From: "Jeff Stark" <jstark@nonsensenyc.com>
Subject: nonsensenyc: 2.3 to 2.9
Date: February 3rd 2012

Friday, February 3
* Turn/Return, Williamsburg
* Flux Factory Presents: Banquet for America, Long Island City * Puppets and Poets, Brooklyn
* Buried Alive, Brooklyn
* Quorum Forum, Brooklyn
* Vitamin B Third Anniversary, Brooklyn

Saturday, February 4
* Dumpling Kung Fu Speakeasy, Manhattan * Come See Inside Brooklyn’s Big House, Brooklyn

Sunday, February 5
* Big Game Party, Brooklyn
* Super Ball 2012, Williamsburg

Tuesday, February 7
* The Society for the Advancement of Social Studies, Williamsburg

Wednesday, February 8
* Chaos Cooking, Brooklyn
* Psychedelic Circus, Brooklyn
* Canyon of Burning Water, Queens

Thursday, February 9
* The Anti-Valentine Show, Brooklyn
* Residency Talk, Brooklyn

Wishlist
* WE Bike

All That We've Met
* Artist Jana K. Weaver

Spectre Priority
* Still in Business: The Wall Street Slave Market

Learning
* Alternative Economies: Occupy, Resist, Produce

Help
* Project Safe Flight

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Thirteen cellos, Quetzalcoatl.

XXXXX FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 3 XXXXX

Turn/Return

DJ Ripley's hosting to celebrate her relocation to Brooklyn, a multi-media experimental dance party in the back room of Public Assembly. Ripley has hand-picked a group of multimedia artists to show their work in film, technology, and music. From midnight until whenever a crew of NYC's boldest DJs will juice the soundsystem in Public Assembly's back room with a mix of global party music from West Africa to Jamaica and Europe.

Boston-based documentarian D'hana will show excerpts from LOOSE, an experimental documentary about 'remixing identity' and the intersections of gender/queer performativity, race and self-expression.

Then DJ Shakey will debut her mind-boggling new wearable controller (think Keytar with trackpad, trackball, MPC and more) with a live performance of original dance music. And MC Mister Chatman will be MCing for the evening inna dancehall style, accompanying DJs Chief Boima, DJ Kat Fyte, D'hana, and DJ Ripley spinning the whole spectrum of global bass music, from Cumbia and dancehall to moombahton and dubstep.

Public Assembly
70 North 6th Street, Williamsburg, Brooklyn 10p; $?

***** Also on FRIDAY *****

Flux Factory Presents: Banquet for America

Flux Factory is pleased to announce Banquet for America, an experimental utopian village centered around a banquet table. Our artist-built town-within-a-gallery will be complete with a theater, specialized shops, and more; come experience a village equipped with bakers, jewelers, barbers, puppeteers, and smorrebrod-makers. Artists will inhabit the space for the duration of the show, eating and living with each other in the structures made from reclaimed materials within gallery. We have a dynamic group of performance and conceptual artists, and the experience will shift and grow as the show goes on.

Banquet for America will include four special event nights: an opening reception with Jean Barberis and Mark Krawczuk tonight. Participating artists: Adam Ende; Adrian Owen, Ian Montgomery and Jason Eppink; Alison Ward; Andy Ralph; Angela Washko; Georgia Muenster; Giustina Surbone; Hector Canonge; Jean Barberis and Mark Krawczuk; Jesper Aabille; Kerry Cox; LuLu LoLo; Stephanie Avery; and Veronica Dougherty.

Flux Factory
39-31 29th Street, Long Island City, Queens 7p; $free
Continues through February 12

***** Also on FRIDAY *****

From Brooklyn Based:

Puppets and Poets

Alphabet Arts presents an evening of experiments, collaborations, and hybrid performances blending poetry and puppetry, two of the world's oldest and most diversely practiced art forms.

Featuring an eclectic array of poets, puppeteers, musicians, and other artists, including Alphabet Arts, Doll Parts, the Occupy Wall Street Puppetry Guild, and more. For mature audiences.

Brooklyn Arts Exchange, Brooklyn
421 Fifth Avenue, Brooklyn
8p; $10
Continues SATURDAY
718 287 1670
info]at]alphabetarts.org
alphabetarts.org
facebook.com/events/321483614550196/

***** Also on FRIDAY *****

The Morbid Anatomy Library presents:

Buried Alive

Buried Alive, a matchbox theatre, is a frightfully funny exploration of our fear of being buried alive, and the curious phenomenon of 19th Century “waiting mortuaries,” it is full of dreadful discoveries for a limited adult audience. Performed on a table top, constructed in and of matchboxes, images and characters slide out, slide through, pop up, and drop out of these tiny stages. Based on historical and medical facts, Buried Alive is creatively anachronistic and plays with scale. Conceived, constructed and performed by Deborah Kaufmann.

The Morbid Anatomy Library and Cabinet, is a research library and private collection surveying the Interstices of Art and Medicine, Death and Culture.

Observatory at Proteus Gowanus Gallery
543 Union Street, Brooklyn
R train to Union Street station
8p; $12, limited to 25 participants, no advanced sales -- first come first served observatoryroom.org/2011/11/08/buried-alive/

***** Also on FRIDAY *****

Quorum Forum

QuORUM, Queers Organizing for Radical Unity and Mobilization, is celebrating the ending of their event, a three-week extravaganza of sharing knowledge, skills, and talents for the purpose of creating sustainable community projects.

There will be performances by Li/or, Pocatello, Suspicious Packages, Girl Crush, GLTR PNCH, Sandy and the Rats, Rude Mechanical Orchestra, DJ Nolita Selector, and DJ Mursi Layne.

Red Lotus Room
893 Bergen Street, Brooklyn, between Classon and Franklin, Brooklyn $free-10 sliding scale donation
9p doors-4a close;
21 and over
quorumnyc.org

***** Also on FRIDAY *****

Vitamin B Third Anniversary

Vitamin B is turning 3 and we're celebrating the only way we know how -- with a big-ass dance party. Join us at the House of Yes as we welcome our newest resident, Barney Iller. The funk will be brought, the booties will bounce, and the bass (oh, the bass), will in fact, be dropped quite low. Special hoopy hour from 10-11:30p. Half price off all drinks with a hoop. Also featuring the regular residents, Tektite, Cecil Grey, and Tim the Enchanter.

House of Yes
342 Maujer Street, Brooklyn
L train to Grand station
10p-4a; $10
21 and over
vitaminbreaks.com
facebook.com/events/142165475900437/

XXXXX SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 4 XXXXX

Dumpling Kung Fu Speakeasy

The Chinese New Year is upon us, and over at BBQ Films, we have a great feeling about the year of the Dragon. We can’t think of a better way to usher it in than a screening of Bruce Lee’s classic Enter the Dragon, so, we’re heading down to Chinatown to put on a big celebration.

Join us for an evening of classic 1970s Hong Kong Kung Fu, and a meal of delicious Chef One dumplings courtesy of our friends at Twin Marquis. We’ll be enjoying unfiltered ginger ale by Bruce Cost and complimentary beer all night long, all included.

To get the year started right, we’ll open the evening with a very special performance by the traditional Lion Dance Team from the United East Athletic Association. They’ll be bringing us all good luck for the New Year. When the dance is done, the movie will follow, and we will find out what it takes to defeat the devious Han.

The evening’s props will be done by the good folks over at FilmBiz Recycling – we can’t wait to see what comes out of their huge Brooklyn warehouse. We hear someone spotted a 20-foot dragon.

A big thanks to our co-promoters, Chinatown Chowdown (if you’re looking to do a little research before the movie night), and Newton Road Film Festival (for rad summer outdoor film fun in Queens). Are you ready for a night of drinks, dumplings, and kung fu?

Old St. Patrick’s Youth Center
268 Mulberry Street, between Houston and Prince, Manhattan 8.30p doors, drinks, and dinner, 9p performance and film; $25 21 and over
bbqfilms.eventbrite.com/

***** Also on SATURDAY *****

Come See Inside Brooklyn’s Big House

The New York City Department of Correction (DOC) invites the community to attend an open house at the Brooklyn Detention Complex, more commonly known at the Brooklyn House of Detention or the House of D.

The open house in being held in advance of the phased re-opening of the House of Detention. Approximately 100 inmates per week will be transferred to the facility beginning in February. This will be an opportunity to meet Warden Walter Nin, ask questions and tour the facility. To take advantage of this (we hope) once in a lifetime opportunity, please RSVP.

275 Atlantic Avenue, between Boerum Place and Smith Street, Brooklyn 10a-1p; $free
718 546 0631
RSVP Delilah.Ortega]at]doc.nyc.gov

XXXXX SUNDAY, FERBRUARY 5 XXXXX

Big Game Party

Watch the big game on our big screen. See our very own Kryssy Madonna Kocktail swallow a sword each time the Giants score. Sideshow with Adam the First Real Man. Burlesque with Heather Whatever and Alfie Bunz!

The Freak Bar
1208 Surf Avenue, Brooklyn
5:30p doors; $10, one free cheap beer and a bowl of chili with admission 21 and over

***** Also on SUNDAY *****

Super Ball 2012

The Woods just installed a 60-inch TV and a giant projector screen, plus another widescreen out back for the smokers. Live half-time show by the Love Show. Heated enclosed outside seating.

The Woods
48 South Fourth Street, between Wythe and Kent, Williamsburg, Brooklyn $1 beer, $3 well until 8p

XXXXX TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 7 XXXXX

The Society for the Advancement of Social Studies

The Society for the Advancement of Social Studies (SASS!) is proud to present a series of lectures designed to both entertain and enlighten. On the first Thursday of each month, we will meet to discuss a different historical topic that you probably knew at one point but don't remember anymore, plus themed drink specials.

This month we're getting you in the mood for Valentines day with some very sexy history: learn about underwear through the ages, sexy scandals from days gone by, and how the definition of a "perfect marriage" has changed throughout the years.

Also as a special treat, we are thrilled to announce that Dottie Dynamo, "the lovable bundle of tits 'n' trouble," will be performing some incredibly sexy Burlesque numbers throughout the evening.

And there's more: After the last lecture of the evening, there will be a free half hour of whiskey at the bar, followed by the hilarious stand up stylings of the Crappy Cinema Council.

Public Assembly
70 North 6th Street, Williamsburg, Brooklyn 7p doors; $free
getsaucedatsass.tumblr.com/

XXXXX WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 8 XXXXX

Chaos Cooking

A continuing social experiment where up to 40 people cook 40 recipes in one kitchen, four burners, one oven. All recipes must be finished and the space returned to original condition in four hours while everyone is drinking wine, socializing, and putting delectable dishes in their mouths.

What to bring: The ingredients to make a dish of your choice. Enough for everyone to try a little bit, one bottle of wine per person. Extra knives and cutting boards, if you have them.

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6:30-10:30p; $3-5 suggested donation to cover hosting costs J,M,Z trains to Myrtle/Broadway station joe]at]chaoscooking.com for exact address

***** Also on WEDNESDAY *****

Psychedelic Circus

Comedienne and YouTube sensation Rosie Rebel hosts her psychedelic variety show every second Wednesday. Psychedelic Circus Wednesday will feature a loaded spectacle of burlesque, alternative comedy, and stimulating music.

Freddy's Bar
627 Fifth Avenue, Brooklyn
8-11p; $free

***** Also on WEDNESDAY *****

Canyon of Burning Water

As part of the exhibition Canyon Candy, the Clocktower Gallery is proud to present an evening featuring an Aztec dance ritual by Sunset Park-based group Atl-Tlachinolli, along with an introduction by film and art producer John Morrow, both exploring concepts of tradition and heritage in the context of the gallery setting.

Atl-Tlachinolli is a group of Sunset Park residents who have been exploring their heritage through dance Aztec dance troupe, with the help of local arts organization Buendia Brooklyn. The name comes from a glyph representing the Aztec symbol of war, or "burning water." You can view a video of a previous Atl-Tlachinolli ritual here.

The Clocktower Gallery
108 Leonard, Ridgewood, Queens
6p; $free
RSVP for limited seating
Events]at]artonair.org

XXXXX THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 9 XXXXX

Supercrush Studio and DJ Keili (WFMU) present:

The Anti-Valentine Show

Performances by EULA, I'm Turning Into, Old Monk, and Spirit People. DJ Sets by DJ SON, DJ Keili.

Supercrush Studio is a multi faceted Production Company based in Brooklyn, New York that was born out of two friend’s passion for relevant contemporary music and image storytelling.

Big Snow Buffalo Lodge
89 Varet Street, Brooklyn
L train to Montrose Avenue station, G train to Broadway station 8p-1a; $7
supercrushstudio.com

***** Also on THURSDAY *****

Residency Talk

Apexart and Bad at Sports are collaborating once again for their Resident Talk with current apexart Inbound Resident, Nanna Nordström, visiting from Stockholm, Sweden. Amanda Browder and Tom Sanford from the Bad at Sports team will interview Nanna in the depths of a once-hospital out in Brooklyn, getting to the bottom of what exactly the apexart Residency is, what her experiences have been during her month in New York, and new influences the city has brought.

Over the course of the series, the Bad at Sports team will grill and provoke apexart residents in increasingly ridiculous scenarios while talking art, residencies, the role of conversation, and the inspiration that comes with travel.

2 Kingsland Avenue, at Maspeth Avenue, Brooklyn 7p; $free

XXXXX UPCOMING XXXXX

• Flux Factory Presents: Banquet for America, February 3–12
• Fifth Annual Panorama Challenge, February 10
• Rubulad, February 11
• Gemini and Scorpio present Meet Me in Paris, February 11
• Williamsburg Fashion Weekend, February 17-18
• Sylvia Rivera Law Project benefit, February 25

XXXXX ONGOING XXXXX

Nonsense is too long. The great thing about the internet is that it doesn't really cost much to run long listings and exhaustive descriptions. It turns out that's ... exhausting. After several complaints and a little deliberation, we're trying a new format: On the first Friday of the month we will run updated ongoing listings in each section: events, learning, and help. Other weeks we're going for leaner, meaner sections. If you're desperate for something to do on an off-Tuesday night we suggest you either look back a few issues ago in your inbox, or poke through our online archives, which you can find under the subscribe page.

Also, a note about better rock shows. Nonsense does not straight list rock shows in New York unless they occur in tandem with puppet shows or jump rope tournaments or in subway tunnels or in graveyards. For listings of good shows, especially shows that feature independent bands at quality venues like Death by Audio and those booked by hard-working promoters like Todd P or Sleep When Dead, consult resources like ohmyrockness.com, brooklynvegan.com/, sleepwhendeadnyc.com/calendar/, garagepunknyc.com, and eardrumnyc.com. For the most exhaustive list of underground shows at unusual venues, track down a copy of the extremely useful -- and handsome -- Showpaper.

XXXXX WISHLIST XXXXX

What have you been wishing for? Collaborators, grant monies, a new home? Please send brief listings to Alita at alita]at]nonsensenyc.com. We only list available apartments, lofts, studios, and one-off rentals -- not spaces wanted.

***** ARTY STUFF *****

• WE Bike NYC (Women's Empowerment through Bicycling) is a group for ladies who bike ... and do other things. We are just starting up and looking for members. Our goal is to create a safe space for women and girls in the city where we can ride together, learn to ride, gain confidence on city streets, and have a lot of fun. We'll be putting together a team for the Five-Boro Bike Ride (deadline February 6) and planning group rides, mechanics classes, commuting buddies, and much more! If you are interested in joining us, please e-mail webikenyc(at)gmail.com.
• Recess is now accepting applications from artists who want to take over our public space. Session invites artists to use our space to realize long-term projects that take advantage of our built-in public audience. Apply now and tell us what you would do with six to twelve weeks in one of our storefront spaces. Application deadline: March 15. Applications will be used to fill residencies beginning September 2012 for SoHo, Manhattan and summer 2012 (dates TBD) for Red Hook, Brooklyn. Read more about Session and how to apply here. recessart.org/activities/4497
• Here's a friendly reminder that proposals from artists and writers are due by midnight on Monday, February 13, for Triple Canopy's third annual call. Commissions will be considered under six project areas and published in the course of the next year. Artistic, editorial, and technical staff will work closely with contributors as they develop the best approach to realizing their projects on the Web, from the conceptual phase to the design and technological production. Recipients receive: Three to six months of artistic, editorial, and technical support, honorarium of up to $300 as well as material costs, opportunity to present the project to an audience in the form of a reading, workshop, or discussion, opportunity for inclusion in our annual print publication, Invalid Format: An Anthology of Triple Canopy, as well as our ongoing broadsheet series, and archiving and long-term maintenance of the final project by technical staff. Triple Canopy welcomes artist projects that tre at the Internet as a medium and seek to develop ideas that engage with—but reach beyond—its specific qualities and attendant modes of readership and viewership; artful reporting, intelligible philosophizing, distinctive fictionalizing and the like. Because of Triple Canopy's unique interface we encourage writers not to be bound by the standard styles of magazine, art, and academic writing. Applicants will be notified by March 1 whether their proposals have reached the second round of review. Commission recipients will be announced on April 3. Projects will be developed in collaboration with Triple Canopy for publication in the online magazine (or live presentation in New York) between July 1, 2012 and June 30, 2013. Contact subscribe(at)canopycanopycanopy.com.
• Innovative, community-based anti-gun violence program Save Our Streets (S.O.S.) Crown Heights is pleased to announce its second annual Arts to End Violence event. We invite artists to submit their work to be displayed throughout the Crown Heights neighborhood. S.O.S. will work closely with local artists and institutions to use art to spread the message of nonviolence at various venues throughout the Crown Heights community during the week of May 21-25. Artists will get the chance to exhibit their art, and to introduce art to non-traditional venues throughout the neighborhood. Submissions of all kind will be considered including (but not limited to) 2-D prints and paintings, film, installations, and public performance art. If your artwork has specific needs in terms of exhibition space, contact us as our search for spaces is ongoing. Submission deadline is April 15. For more info and to receive a copy of the guidelines, please visit artstoendviolence.tumblr.com or call our o ffice and ask for Anthony: 718 773 6886.
• ISCP has immediate openings in our Studio Assistant Program and anticipates future openings this spring. The commitment is eight hours a week for twelve weeks. ISCP provides a stipend of $15 a week (for metrocard and lunch). A $200 honorarium is provided at the completion of the program. Skills and experiences needed varies. We aim to match your skills with those of residents. Send your resume or c.v. to Juliana at jcope(at)iscp-nyc.org. Current openings include: Steffani Jemison is seeking an assistant who has an interest in African American history and/or the history of periodicals and can communicate clearly verbally and in writing. The project they will be working on together is the traveling installation Alpha's Bet is Not Over Yet, a collaborative exhibition that was first presented at the New Museum in Fall 2011. For information on the project: newmuseum.org/blog/?p30
• Imagine Science film festival is accepting submissions: imaginesciencefilms.com/festival/submit/

***** SPACES *****

$900, Sunny Bedroom in Healthy, Positive Home (with yard and trees!) in Bushwick. Very close to JMZ at Central & Myrtle Broadway and Morgan Avenue L. Fifteen minutes from LES. About me: forward thinking, non-profit working, mostly vegan who loves to cook. About you: hopefully similar. I am looking for someone who would be interested in living communally, sharing meals & groceries as well working on the garden in the back. You should also enjoy having a beautiful sunny room with two windows and an ample storage space. Also, you should enjoy the company of an adorable cat. Contact: llagrosa(at)gmail.com.

XXXXX ALL THAT WE'VE MET XXXXX

All That We've Met is Pauline Pechin's series of interviews with artists, underground influencers, and people with interesting stories. You can email her here: pauline.pechin(at)gmail.com

This week: Artist Jana K. Weaver

What have you learned from practicing magic?

"I learned that you don't want to ask for something that you haven't thought out really well, because you might get exactly what you asked for but in the weirdest circumstances possible."

Read the complete interview at
allthatwevemet.com/2012/02/jana-weaver-knows-something-about.html

XXXXX SPECTRE PRIORITY XXXXX

Before we had a name, the Spectre Event Horizon Group used to meet at a bar to commiserate and trade what our business friends like to call "best practices." The group has expanded since then, but it remains focused on smartening the crowd mind. There are no subject limits; our favorites are the incredible sci-fi present, or anything that goes toward a better understanding of human behavior and our universe's ecology. Our simple intent is to connect good minds with as much quality mind-blowing information as we can freely locate, and create a space for the informal trade of specialized investigative research, presented for the non-specialist.

The Spectre email list, which is a separate group from this column, is a moderated open forum. People are encouraged to join and to post. The list is compiled for Nonsense by J. Sinopoli. Contact us at spectre.event.horizon.group gmail com or spectregroup.org / spectrevision.org. Here's some of what came in this week:

***** Still in Business: The Wall Street Slave Market *****

spectregroup.wordpress.com/2012/02/03/still-in-business/

"Many well-known companies and financial institutions benefitted from the trans-Atlantic slave trade. They include Lehman Brothers (which went bankrupt in 2008), J.P. Morgan Chase, Wachovia Bank of North Carolina, Aetna Insurance, Bank of America, and the Royal Bank of Scotland. Banks, such as Wachovia's predecessors Bank of Charleston, South Carolina, and the Bank of North America, and J.P. Morgan Chase's predecessor banks, made loans to slave owners and accepted slaves as "collateral". When the slave owners defaulted on their loans, the banks became the new owners. The Lehman family members who established Lehman Brothers started their company to trade and invest in cotton, a cash crop produced by African slaves. Aetna sold insurance to slave owners who wanted to protect their investments in slaves aboard slave ships in case one of them died (this was a very common occurrence as millions of African slaves died on ships carrying them from Africa to the Americas). The insuran ce company's policies compensated slave owners for the loss of people who were considered "property." To this day, there are lawsuits against these corporations to seek reparations for their participation in the slave trade.

In 1999, the Glass-Steagall Act, which separated commercial from investment banking, was repealed under Clinton. This made it easier for subprime mortgage loans to be bundled into securities and sold on Wall Street for massive profits. When the housing bubble burst in 2007, black and Latino households were hit the hardest. Subprime loans are typically made to people with poor credit histories and, hence, come with higher interest rates. As the Center for Responsible Lending points out, around 25 percent of all black and Latino borrowers lost their home to foreclosure or are close to foreclosure, compared to under 12 percent of all white borrowers. In late-November 2011, a regretful former regional vice president of Chase Home Finance in southern Florida (a subsidiary of JP Morgan Chase), James Theckston, admitted the predatory lending practices of big banks to New York Times columnist Nick Kristof. "These less savvy borrowers were disproportionately blacks and Latinos, he sai d, and they ended paying a higher rate so that they were more likely to lose their homes. Senior executives seemed aware of this racial mismatch, he recalled, and frantically tried to cover it up." In fact, predatory lending was incentivized since lenders earned higher commissions from subprime loans than normal prime loans. Loan officers at Wells Fargo commonly referred to subprime loans as "ghetto loans." Wells Fargo has been sued by individuals and groups, such as the NAACP, for its racial discriminatory practices."

XXXXX LEARNING XXXXX

We look for the sort of classes you circled in college course catalogs but never managed to fit into your schedule. And we also look for the kind of things that no college could teach. Cheap and eclectic is the rule, though all rules get broken occasionally, and we especially love workshops, round-tables, and teachers who won’t take your work out of your hands and show you how to do it right. One-time listings are categorized weekly, with general recurring classes listed at the end on the first Friday of each month We thrive on your suggestions, so make sure to tell us about upcoming classes that you think are nifty-keen.

Learning is compiled and edited weekly by KD Derr. Send listing suggestions to learning(at)nonsensenyc.com.

***** LEARNING: FRIDAY *****

Poi and Mini Hoop

A free demo class of all my classes: Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced Poi, as well as Beginner Mini Hoops. Ever wondered where are those crazy fire spinner folks learn their craft? Want to get in on the action, improve your skills and meet like minded pyromaniacs in the city? Come hang out with us, learn some new skills, meet awesome circus people in the area, and start your journey to becoming a Jedi Master of circus stuff.

Triskelion Arts
118 North 11th Street, third floor-R, Williamsburg, Brooklyn 7-10p; $free

***** LEARNING: FRIDAYS *****

Yes Lab Fridays

First of a series of weekly brainstorms and trainings to help activist groups and individuals carry out media-getting creative actions focused on their own campaign goals. Participation is easy just show up Feb. 3 and see how you'd like to plug in.

Hemispheric Institute
20 Cooper Square, fifth floor, Manhattan 10a-6p; $free
nyu(at)yeslab.org

***** LEARNING: Eight MONDAYS *****

Beginning Spanish

A first course for those with little to no previous knowledge of the language. Students speak Spanish from the first day and acquire basic speaking, reading, and writing skills while learning about Spanish and Latin American culture. The course introduces basic grammar and pronunciation while developing fundamental communication skills. Students learn to express opinions, physical sensations, feelings, and needs in a simple way. Students will be able to comprehend brief letters and texts related to daily life.

Brecht Forum
451 West Street, Manhattan
5:30-7:30p; $275
Brechtforum.org

***** LEARNING: MONDAY *****

A Short History of Anthropomorphic Taxidermy

The Crystal Palace Exhibition of 1851 marks the beginning of many new innovations, both practical and utterly ridiculous: the industrial-grade steam engines, revolutionary iron/glass construction of modernity, objects like the 80 blade sportsman knife and furniture made entirely of India rubber. But Queen Victoria's personal favorites were the taxidermy tableaux of Hermann Ploucquet and others displayed in comic settings. Weasels at the doctor, stoats at the dentist, and kittens at tea. This class addresses aspects of Victorian naturalist collections, comic taxidermy, and aesthetic theory through case studies of Hermann Ploucquet and Walter Potter. Examining the tension between the natural and the artificial can lead us to broaden our understanding of the natural world and its wider representation in contemporary culture.

Brooklyn Brainery
515 Court Street, Brooklyn
8:15-10:15p; $12
brooklynbrainery.com/courses/a-short-history-of-anthropomorphic-taxidermy

***** LEARNING: TUESDAY Four MONDAYS and A SATURDAY *****

Super 8mm Filmmaking

Learn the art and craft of making films at 18 frames per second. This will be a hands-on class designed for the beginner that covers all aspects of Super-8mm filmmaking: cameras, angle, story, timing exposure, lighting, editing, and projection. Students will conceive, shoot and edit their own silent one-reel films. In this class students will learn Super 8 techniques from start to finish. We will also discuss alternatives to projection, sound and how to promote your short film work with a list of Super 8 mm friendly film festivals around the world. All equipment and materials will be provided for. Finished projects will be presented after the conclusion of the course at our student screening.

Mono No Aware
361 Manhattan Avenue, Unit 1, Brooklyn
Tuesday February 7 and Mondays February 13-27, 7-9:30p Saturday February 18, 11am-5p; $125
mononoawarefilm.com/workshops2012

***** LEARNING: TUESDAY *****

Music Migration: Films of Iran

This month's Migration Film Series Event about the impact of forced population relocation on regional music in Iran. George Murer, CUNY PhD Student in ethnomusicology, presents footage he has recorded and collected on the music of Khorasanian Kurds, whose ancestors were relocated to Iran’s Northeastern frontier by a succession of Persian shahs.

Proteus Gowanus
543 Union Street, 1C, Brooklyn
7p; $free
proteusgowanus.org

***** LEARNING: Twelve WEDNESDAYS *****

Reading Capital Vol. 1, Part 2

This ongoing seminar on Vol I of Marx' Capital, began in the Fall. Part 2 will begin this term at Chapter 15. New students are welcome to join the class at any time. A good background reading is Leo Huberman's Man's Worldly Goods. The class introduces participants to Capital in a seminar and discussion format. We focus on Marx’s presentation of the production of surplus value. We are reading selections of Capital focusing on Commodities, Money, Simple Reproduction the accumulation of capital, and Primitive Accumulation.

Brecht Forum
451 West Street, Manhattan
5:30-7:30p; Sliding scale: $95-$125
Brechtforum.org

***** LEARNING: Six THURSDAYS *****

Capitalism & the Ecological Crisis: A Marxist Analysis

This class will examine the capitalist roots of the multi-faceted ecological crisis via a Marxist economic and political analysis. Background will include discussion of the science of climate change, the issue of population and the structural and geopolitical constraints on capitalism that prevent a systemic and coordinated response to the crisis with particular reference to the United States.

Brecht Forum
451 West Street, Manhattan
5:30-7:30p; Sliding scale: $65-$85
Brechtforum.org

***** LEARNING: UPCOMING *****

Alternative Economies: Occupy, Resist, Produce

People talk about alternative economies using all kinds of terms: The Commons, Solidarity Economies, Communization, Inclusive Democracy, Participatory Economy, Anarchist Consensual Democracy, Libertarian Municipalism, and even bolo’bolo. Whatever their partisan affiliation, these diverse thinkers and doers agree that the current economy is a mess, something must be done about it. Despite a resurgent interest in collective and social practice, little emphasis has been placed on the internal relationships that allow creativity to prosper; the labor of nurturing and maintaining often goes under-recognized. As a start, reassessing invisible forms of labor and instituting models that emphasize care underscores the fact that even a solo art practice requires collaboration. We can discuss what we like in the current art economy and what we don’t. We can familiarize ourselves with ideas like Participatory Budgeting, Living Wage, Cohousing, Economically Targeted Investment Program s (ETIs), Worker Cooperatives, Loft Law, Collective Bargaining, Community Land Trusts (CLT), and Worker Justice Centers. We can share our desires and visions for the future.

300 Nevins Street, Brooklyn
February 19, 3-6p; $free
owsartsandlabor(at)gmail.com

***** LEARNING: UPCOMING *****

Introductory Level I Herbal Medicine Class

An introduction to major body systems, herbs and their uses. You will learn over 30 medicinal herbs and their everyday uses, their actions, and doses. This class will include botany and plant identification, guest speakers, plant walks and a field trip wild-harvesting. We will learn medicine-making techniques, study in-depth formulary skills, and build your personal herbal apothecary. We will cover body systems and utilize popular education techniques that make your education more engaging and relevant.

Third Root Community Health Center
380 Marlborough Road, Brooklyn
February 18-June 2, 12:30-4p; $650
thirdroot.org/herbaleducation.html

***** LEARNING: ONGOING *****

NOTE: The Ongoing section of LEARNING runs only on the first Friday of each month.

BODY

• Viva's Body Roll Workout. Work out class meets dance sensation. Breakin Boundaries. 180 North 10th Street, Brooklyn. Tuesday 7:15p; $15. Getsweat(at)gmail.com
• Swing Dancing. Beginner and Intermediate classes. No partner necessary. Wednesdays 7-8p Beginner 8-9p Intermediate; First Class FREE when mentioning nonsensenewyork 151 N3rd Street, Brooklyn brooklynswings]at]gmail.com
• Free Contemptra Congolese Dance at John Jay College's North Hall. Saturdays 1-3p. congo_dancer]at]yahoo.com
• Free West African Dance with Nafisa Sharriff at Countee Cullen / P.S. 194. Harlem. Mondays and Wednesdays 6:15-8:15p; $free. 212-234-4500; 212-841-5449 -
• Anti-Gravity Yoga at Om Factory. Brooklyn. Various days. omfactorynyc.com.
• Evolation Yoga, Body Bou Saf, Core Isolations, Pole, and more at Sacred. Brooklyn. Daily. sacredbrooklyn.com.
• Queer and Trans Yoga is a class specifically for the LGBT community, at Third Root Community Health Center,. Brooklyn. Sundays 5p and Thursdays 8p. $12. thirdroot.org
• Aerial circus classes (trapeze, silks, lyra, conditioning, hula hoop,and strip-tease aerial). Williamsburg. Various times. $25-$30. aerialmoves.com
• Hatha Yoga and Kundalini/Breath Work at Boutique Studios. Brooklyn. Mondays and Fridays, respectively, at 8p. Bring a mat or towel. 917-651-7717. kristinmirabelle(at)yahoo.com
• Free Yoga at BHQFU. Manhattan. Sundays 7:15-8:45p. bhqfu.org/wiki/doku.php?id=start#courses
• Free Hoop Dance, outside of Macy's at Broadway above 34th Street. Manhattan. Mondays 6-7p. $free
• Tao Yoga and Tsa Lung (The Shamanic Yoga of Zhang Zhung) led by Lama Ji at Surreal Estate. Brooklyn. Tao Yoga Saturdays at 10a; Tsa Lung Tuesdays at 5:30p. $donation. surrealestatenyc(at)gmail.com
• Bujinkan Budo Taijutsu at Triskelion Arts. Brooklyn. Training is centered on jissen gata combat fighting. Membership is selective, but you may attend the first class free. Saturdays 5-7p, Sundays 2–4p. triskelionarts.org/events.htm#classes offered
• Afro-Haitian dance with Julio Jean at Ripley-Grier Studios. Manhattan. Saturdays 6:30-8p. $10. jeanjulio(at)gmail.com
• African dance with Imani Faye at the Kennedy Center. Harlem. Thursdays 6:30p; $10. 212 862 6401 Ext: 410
• Flirting with Burlesque at the School of Burlesque. Manhattan. Thursdays 7-8p. $15. schoolofburlesque.com
• Tribal Fusion bellydance class with Fayzah at Battery Dance Studios. Manhattan. Tuesdays 5:30-7p. $20. dancespiral.com or fayzahfire(at)gmail.com
• Contemporary dance, hip-hop, belly dance, African drumming, and much more at Bedford Stuyvesant Restoration Corporation. Brooklyn. Various days and times $10+. 718-636-696
• Congolese dance with Funmilayo at Rod Rodgers, Manhattan, Wednesdays 7:30-9p; at Boy's Harbor Thursdays 7:30-9p; and at Shambala, Fridays 6:30-8p. $varies. fushadance(at)aol.com or krosebud14(at)hotmail.com
• Open company class with Perceptions Contemporary Dance Company, intermediate/advanced. Brooklyn. Thursdays 5-6:15p. $12. RSVP at perceptionsdance.com.
• Balkan folk dance at the Hungarian House. Manhattan. Wednesdays 6:30-8p; $12. nycfolkdance.org
• Introduction to House Dance with Linda La Naija at Black River Dance. Harlem. Fridays 6-7:30p; $14. blackriverdance.com
• The Art of the Samurai Sword with Raab Rashi at The Workman's Circle/NYR Studios. Manhattan Thursdays 6-7p; $free intro lesson, $15 beyond. swordclass.blogspot.com
• Capoeira, a Brazilian martial art and dance, with Capoeira Angola Quintal. Manhattan. Various days; $15. afrobrazilarts.org/newyorkcapoeira/index.htm
• Parkour workshops. Manhattan. Sundays 4p; $15+ nyparkour.com
• Aerial classes (silks, trapeze, lyra, pole dance, ballet) at the Sky Box at House of Yes. Brooklyn. Monday through Saturday; $15. theskybox.org/classes
• Aerial yoga. Manhattan and Williamsburg. Various days; $20. aerialyoga.com
• Group tightwire walking, foot-juggling, and more at Trapeze Loft. Williamsburg. Sundays 5-6p; $25. thetrapezeloft.com
• Trampoline at Streb Lab for Action Mechanics. Brooklyn. Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays 7-8:30p; $25. streb.org/V2/school/adults.html
• Co-ed nonsexual naked yoga. Manhattan. Various days; $?. groups.yahoo.com/group/coyoga/
• Trapeze, silks, lyra, conditioning, hula hoop, and strip tease aerial classes with Harvest Moon at Embody Studios. Brooklyn. $25-$30. aerialmoves.com
• HoopSkool. Manhattan. Various days, times thefunnestbootcamp(at)gmail.com
• Introduction to Birdwatching. Brooklyn. Sundays noon-1:30p. nycgovparks.org/events/2010/11/21/introduction-to-birdwatching

BRAIN

• Yes Lab Fridays, weekly trainings for activist groups and individuals to carry out media-getting creative actions. Friday 10a-6p; $Free. RSVP nyu(at)yeslab.org
• All you can learn pass from Volunteer Lawyers for Artists. 1 East 53rd Street, Manhattan. Classes various dates. $99 per year. vlany.org
• Free Hacker Helpline from Eric Singer of LEMUR (lemurbots.org) to answer your questions about projects, electronics, software, robotics, physical computing, Max/MSP, etc. For help, open Skype, add contact "hackerhelpline," and go to the Mood section to see dates and hours. e(at)ericsinger.com
• Free open craft/hack nights at NYC Resistor. Brooklyn. Thursdays 6-9p; $free. nycresistor.com
• Free math studies at the School of Mathematics, which cultivates a natural, stress-free environment where everyone can explore, study, and discover mathematics. Prior knowledge is not assumed. Brooklyn. Various days; $free. thewe.net/math
• Revolutions: Kenyan National Uprising Against British Colonialism 1952-60. Ongoing study group at The Brecht Forum Manhattan. Monday, 7:30-9:30p; Sliding scale, $55-75 brechtforum.org Each term takes on a specific facet of anti-capitalist and often socialist revolutionary dynamics. See website for readings.
• Luna Lazzzor Mondays open hack night at NYC Resistor Hackerspace, Brooklyn 7:30-10:30p; $free. nycresistor.com Come get some work on your projects on this laser focused.

HANDS

• Dollar Fridays. Various photography classes at Brooklyn Creative. 33 Washington Street, Brooklyn. wearebrooklyncreative.com
• Figure drawing at Kleio Projects. Manhattan. Sundays 6-9p; $15/$10 facebook.com/pages/Sip-n-Sketch-at-Kleio-Projects/293513263994853
• Darkroom lessons and tutorials, at Bushwick Community Darkroom. Brooklyn. Three-hour time slots Mondays through Thursdays 4-7p and 7-10p; $10-18. bushwickcommunitydarkroom(at)gmail.com.
• Juggling classes (various props; all ages and abilities). Manhattan, Mondays 5:30-6:30p. Brooklyn, Tuesdays 6-7p; $20. jugglingclasses.com
• Assorted artstar classes at the Madagascar Institute! Brooklyn. Various times; great prices. madagascarinstitute.com
• Free Make-A-Bot Mondays at Alpha One Labs. Brooklyn. Mondays 7p; $free. psytek(at)alphaonelabs.com, alphaonelabs.com
• Free Craft-On (fun with yarn, thread, and more) with Church of Craft. Brooklyn. Some Thursdays at Etsy Labs and some Sundays at SpaceCraft; $free. churchofcraft.org/2008/10/01/welcome-nyc-crafters/
• Free bicycle repair classes at Time's Up Manhattan and Brooklyn. Various days. $free. times-up.org/index.php?page=bike-co-op
• Free home-improvement classes, from tiling to drywall repair, at Home Depot stores. Saturdays and Sundays; $free. homeimproverclub.com/workshops.aspx?Type=3
• The Fixers Collective is a social experiment in improvisational fixing and mending. Participants bring their broken objects and put them on a large, common fixing table and share ideas and techniques for repairing, mending, enhancing, or repurposing the objects. Brooklyn. Thursdays 7-9:30p; $5 donations. proteusgowanus.com/main/fixers-collective
• Figure drawing at Brooklyn Artists Gym. Mondays 6:30-9:30p and Saturdays 12-3p; $8-plus. brooklynartistsgym.com/events.html#workshops
• Figure Drawing for Illustrators at Triskelion Arts. Williamsburg. Tuesdays 7-10p. $10 model fee.meetup.com/illustrators/
• Guinean Rhythms drum class with Ibrahima Kolipe Camara at Chelsea Studios Please bring a drum. Manhattan Fridays, 6:30-7:30p. $15. kolipe81(at)yahoo.com; 646-897-2293
• Beading classes at Brooklyn Bead Box. Various days; $varies. brooklynbeadbox.com/classes.html
• The needle arts at Brooklyn General Store. Various days; $varies. brooklyngeneral.com/shop/classes/
• Knitting and spinning classes at the Yarn Tree. Various days; $varies. theyarntree.com/studio/classes/
• Mosaic workshops. Manhattan. Wednesdays 1-4p and 6-9p; $100 for four-class workshop. newyorkartworld.com/things/things-mosaichtml
• Wheel and handbuilding classes at La Mano Pottery. Manhattan. Various days; $300 for eight-week class. lamanopottery.com
• Studio Sundays: Intergenerational Programs at Museum of Arts & Design. Manhattan. Sundays 2-4p. $10 (includes admission and materials) http://212-956-3535.madmuseum.org212-956-3535.madmuseum.org
• Females-only African drum class at Oduduwa Cultural Arts Center. Jamaica, Queens. Sundays 11a-noon. $10. balletintlafricans.com
• African drumming with Ibrahima "Kolipe" at Chelsea Studios, 5th Floor. Manhattan. Fridays 6:30. kolipe81(at)yahoo.com
• Drumming with Michael Markus at Church Street School for Music And Art. Manhattan. Mondays 6-8p. $20. All levels. info(at)magbana.com. magbana.com
• Bookmaking, architecture, self-made art supplies, masks, fabric, and more using repurposed materials from our warehouse at Materials for the Arts. Long Island City. $18. Days and time vary. mfta.org/education_workshop_schedule.html

GRAB BAG

• Vokashi holds demonstrations and discussions about fermenting food waste. Trilok Fusion Center for Arts and Education.143 Waverly Avenue, Brooklyn. Last Saturday each month 11a; $Free
• 3rd Ward offers multi- and interdisciplinary courses in visual art, technology, and fabrication. Various days; $varies. 3rdward.com/classes
• Gearilla!, a street theater workshop (on bikes). Various locations. Tuesdays 2p; $10-plus. monicahunken.com/classes.html
• Creative arts classes at Spoke the Hub. Brooklyn. Various days; $varies. spokethehub.org
• First aid for cats and dogs. Manhattan. Saturdays 10-2p; $65 (if purchased online). nyredcross.org/viewclass.php/prmCID/32/month/08/year/2009k

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It is a wonderful thing, to help. Helping strengthens communities and allows you to meet new friends. With that in mind, we look for one-day volunteer opportunities with no long-term commitment required. We want to be open to fresh ideas and think of help in a broad way. These listings could include anything from a large-scale day-long service project to a local theatre company that needs volunteers for load-in; from an artist looking for film extras to a community garden that needs a few extra hands. Our goal is simply to help groups or individuals that serve the greater good in small but significant ways. Unique and interesting job opportunities are acceptable fare for this section as well. Looking for ways to help out? Need volunteers to get your own community project off the ground? Know of any existing opportunities? Send your requests to MeeO at meeo(at)nonsensenyc.com.

***** HELP: SOON *****

Book Arts

The Center for Book Arts in New York seeks friendly and energetic work/study volunteers to help with administrative tasks, special events, exhibitions, publicity, development, and more. Work/study volunteers may study tuition-free at the Center in exchange for working a pre-set number of hours in the day-to-day operations of the Center.

Center for Book Arts
28 West 27th Street, third floor, Manhattan http://bit.ly/wL0Ifr
http://bit.ly/yh0QK2

***** HELP: SOON *****

Yoga or Tai Chi Instructors

The Jewish Association Serving the Aging seeks a volunteer to lead groups of seniors in either Tai Chi or yoga instruction. This volunteer should be proficient in one or both disciplines, and comfortable leading elderly groups of varying skill levels. An aptitude for instruction is required. Previous teaching experience, or experience working with the elderly, is helpful but not required.

200 East 5th Street, Manhattan
212 273 5222
volunteer]at]jasa.org
jasa.org/volunteering

***** HELP: ONGOING *****

SOCIAL

• Trinity Place offers transitional shelter for homeless LGBT youth in Manhattan. Help with various duties. techhelpplease.com/tps/volunteer/
• Street Project serves at the University Soup Kitchen, Saturdays from 11:45a - 3:30p. streetproject.org/eventarchive.php
• St. John's Bread and Life: Help with the Soup Kitchen, Mobile Soup Kitchen, or Food Pantry. breadandlife.org/volunteer.htm
• GiveGoodGet Project recognizes people doing good for their community. facebook.com/givegoodget
• GALLOP, a therapeutic riding program for individuals withdiabilities. gallopnyc.org
• RightRides and SafeWalk offers late night rides. Help to increase safety in our communities. rightrides.org
• The Fortune Society teaches reading, writing and math to former prisoners and young people facing prison time. 212 691 7554 x250 or fortunesociety.org
• Samitarians of NY offers a suicide-prevention hotline. samaritansnyc.org/volunt.html
• New York Cares: Attend an orientation to learn about volunteer opportunities. newyorkcares.org/volunteer
• Books Through Bars sends books to prisoners all over the country. Mondays and Thursdays 7:30-9:30p and Sundays 5-8p. abcnorio.org/affiliated/btb.html
• Volunteer Referral Center will match you with a non-profit organization that needs your help, for free. volunteer-referral.org
• City Harvest feeds the homeless by hosting special events. cityharvest.org
• Housing Works provides housing and services for individuals affected by HIV and AIDS. housingworks.org
• Helping Hands for the Disabled. Volunteer for a special event, or read to a blind person over the phone. 718 728 0868
• New York Road Runners works with kids who run, race, and more. volunteers.nyrr.org
• Computers for Youth increases the availability of educational resources to low-income youth. cfy.org
• National Language Service Corps: Use your language skills to help others. nlscorps.org
• Stoked Mentoring mentors kids through skateboarding, surfing and snowboarding. stoked.org
• Domes for Haiti, a grassroots org building geodesic domes. domesforhaiti.org
• Paws NY helps pet owners experiencing financial hardship care for their four-legged friends. pawsny.org
• Carter Burden Center For The Aging offers support to homebound elderly. burdencenter.org
• GO Project: Become a mentor or tutor for low income elementary school students. goprojectnyc.org
• Bideawee finds good homes for pets and takes care of them while they're waiting adoption. bideawee.org
• Animal Center of Queens helps care for pets awaiting adoption. acq.petfinder.com/
• Arab-American Family Support Center offers support for Arab American families including: After-school programs, Adult Education and more. aafscny.org
• Food Bank of NYC runs various food programs. foodbanknyc.org
• V.I.S.I.O.N.S. has services for the blind that include reading and fitness. visionsvcb.org
• Project Harmonist has an extensive list of volunteer opportunities and civic events in North Brooklyn. projectharmonist.org
• FIERCE, the only LGBTQ youth-led community organization in NYC. Various tasks. fiercenyc.org
• Picture the Homeless, mobilizing people who are homeless to be an organized, effective voice for systemic change. Various support tasks. picturethehomeless.org
• Restaurant Opportunities Center of NY works towards improving working conditions and raise standards in the industry. Various duties. rocny.org
• Urban Justice Center serves vulnerable residents through legal service, systemic advocacy, community education and political organizing. Seeks attorneys on a pro bono basis. urbanjustice.org
• Relit NY recycles books, hosts free book handout events and more. relitny.org
• Brooklyn Community Pride Center provides support for the LGBT community and their families in Brooklyn. lgbtbrooklyn.org
• MCCNY Homeless Youth Services provides emergency shelter and drop-in services for homeless LGBT youth at various locations. homelessyouthservices.org
• Hetrick-Martin Institute, Home of the Harvey Milk High School seeks volunteers for various tasks: graphic designer, food preparation, and more. hmi.org/Page.aspx?pid!4
• Bed-Stuy Food Not Bombs shares food every Saturday at 3 p in Von King / Tompkins Park at the corner of Lafayette and Marcy in Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn. bedstuyfnb.org
• Food Not Bombs serves vegan food in Tompkins Sq Park, Manhattan. Sundays 1p abcnorio.org/affiliated/fnb.html

HEALTH

• You Can Thrive! provides support and healing to those fighting breast cancer. youcanthrive.org
• The Bellevue/NYU Program for Survivors of Torture needs speakers of African languages and Tibetan for medical service translation. meghan.nickerson(at)nyumc.org
• The Medicare Rights Center ensures access to affordable health care for older adults and people with disabilities. medicarerights.org
• Hospice Care with Visiting Nurse Service of New York provides End of Life care for individuals and support for their loved ones. vnsny.org
• Bronx-Lebanon Hospital Center needs help to deliver quality health services to the residents of the South Bronx. asc.bliss(at)gmail.com or nmoss(at)bronxleb.org
• Haitian Centers Council, Inc.: needs health educators to reach out to the Caribbean community in Brooklyn. hccinc.org
• The Rock Dove Project connects holistic, natural, health care practitioners who offer services for cheap/free/barter, with seekers of those services. rockdovecollective.org
• Chemo Comfort: Work on projects to support patients going through chemotherapy. chemocomfort.org
• Positive Health Project, a multi-service agency for New Yorkers at risk of HIV/AIDS and other health problems is looking for volunteers to help with client outreach. dharris(at)phpnyc.org
• Community Emergency Response Teams (CERTs) needs community-based volunteers for disaster preparedness. Free training. nyc.gov/oem
• Third Root Community Health Center provides radical, sliding scale alternative health care including yoga, massage, acupuncture and herbal education/consultations. stephen(at)thirdroot.org

CREATIVE

• NY Street Opera is a non-profit musical theatre. nystreetopera.com
• NY Artists Unlimited brings theatre and art to under-served audiences. nyartists.org
• 826NYC: Volunteer as a writing tutor for 826NYC.org
• El Museo del Barrio: Help this Latino cultural institution with one of their many awesome events. elmuseo.org
• Market Hotel Project has a new initiative to create a sustainable, all-ages, open-to-the-community, 7-nights-a-week home for independent music and art. markethotel.org/
• The Landmark Loew's New Jersey Theater needs help with theater restoration and operation. loewsjersey.org
• The Garden State Theatre Organ Society is currently installing and/or repairing five theatre organs in north and central NJ. No experience necessary. gstos.org/orgproj.htm
• Showpaper is a bi-weekly single sheet newspaper featuring artists and all-ages music events. volunteer]at]showpaper.org

POLITICAL

• Lambda Independent Democrats, Brooklyn's oldest LGBT organization, representing the community in various political matters, voter registration, lobbying, and more. lidbrooklyn.org
• Transportation Alternatives: Biking, walking, and public transit advocacy. Office volunteers needed. elena(at)transalt.org or transalt.org
• lowercased democrats: Design a citywide public meeting house, support a petition drive. lowercased.org
• Occupy Wall Street: occupywallst.org

ENVIRONMENTAL

• Project Safe Flight rescues disoriented and injured birds and help migratory birds. nycaudubon.org
• Brooklyn Animal Rescue Coalition needs help with dog walking and cat petting. barcshelter.org
• Time's Up!: Direct-action environmental advocacy: gardens, bike co-op, Bike Lane Liberation Clown Brigade. times-up.org
• The Bridge Incorporated is seeking open-minded volunteers with a green thumb and big heart to assist and co-manage the residence garden. staylor(at)hsny.org
• The Horticultural Society of New York has many opportunities to work with community garden projects. hsny.org
• The New Jersey Tree Foundation plants trees in Newark, most Saturdays.newjerseytreefoundation.org
• ioby connects donors and volunteers to environmental projects in their neighborhoods to inspire new environmental knowledge and action in NYC. ioby.org
• Trees Not Trash is transforming Bushwick with green space and gardens. treesnottrash.org
• Milliontrees NYC is filling the city with trees and maintaining them. milliontreesnyc.org
• Rainforests of NY, is taking action against NYC's consumption of tropical hardwoods. rainforestsofnewyork.net

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