events, politics

Riseup

I’ve been receiving those New York City area protest calendar announcements in my email inbox from Todd Eaton every week or so for quite a while now. And I can not even remember how I even wound up subscribing to the list in the first place. And somehow I am a subscriber to this New York protest list that seems to be all protest all the time. I imagine if one wanted to be a 24 hour 365 day a year protester and attender of rallies, demonstrations and political events to help save the world, this list would be the list to consult, as it seems as if it has every single political cause, protest, event and party listed in the New York City area. And so I found this weeks calendar interesting to repost. And those links below are clickable in his emails, though I could not get them to be clickable in that sample protest calendar below. Have a great politicking day.

PART 1: ONE-TIME PROTESTS & TALKS with dates, as of Sat. Jan. 5 (only street & court actions are in bold type)

1/5 SAT: protest Wash. Sq. Pk arborcide, privatization

1/5 & Saturdays: Palestine Action Union Sq NEW HOURS

1/5 SAT: IWW picket CANCELLED

1/5 SAT: protest Handyfat unionbuster mass-firing – CANCELLED

1/5 SAT: IWW protest unionbuster mass-firing (8:30 AM/nr Morgan Av/see map)-

1/5 SAT: `Party w/ some Socialists` (it`s back on)

1/5 SAT: open Justice For Brad meeting (a.m.)

1/5 SAT: “party with socialists” CANCELLED

1/5 SAT: plan resistance to NYC port militarization (RSVP)

from 1/5 SAT: Queer Justice League mtgs, events

1/5 SAT: `NYC Elections–The Insider View`

1/5 SAT: benefit for DRUM

1/5 SAT: Socialist Party holiday pot luck Jesse Jackson conference from 1/5 SAT

1/5 SAT: benefit for Desis Rising Up & Moving (DRUM)

1/6 SUN: Bronx procession for exploited workers

1/6 SUN Protest Huntingdon Life Sciences Customers in NYC

1/6 SUN: Pedestrian Memorial Walk

1/6 SUN: Cyclists` & Pedestrians` Memorial Ride & Walk

1/6 SUN: stop displacement in El Barrio

1/6 SUN: 3rd Annual Memorial Ride for Fallen Cyclists-

1/6 SUN: recycle electronics

1/6 SUN: Recycled Electronics Collection Drive

1/7 MON Freegan mtg & trash tour

1/7 MON, court support: `Bushwick 32` defendants

from 1/7 MON: court support for brutality cases

1/7 MON: plan anarchist propaganda

Trial Dates for Victims of NYPD Misconduct (from 1/8 TUE)

1/8 TUE: Court support – Juanita Young (Bronx Supreme Court 10 a.m.)-

1/9 WED: support `Parade W`out A Permit` trial defendant

1/9 WED: `Immigration Policies & HIV`

1/9 WED: `My Journey as an Abortion Doctor`

1/9 WED: making solar happen in NYC

1/9 WED mtg: plan Code Pink NYC actions

1/10 THU: Joel Kovel `Overcoming Zionism` at Revolution Books

1/11 FRI: actions to stop torture

1/11 FRI: rally againxg grand jury political repression of Puerto Rican activists

1/11 FRI: Shut Down Guantanamo (NY & DC actions; NY map)

Jan. 11th-Support PRican Grand Jury Resisters

Jan. 11th-Support PRican Grand Resisters

1/11 FRI: court support f/ Puerto Rican Independistas (Brooklyn Fed Court)-

1/11 FRI: Funeral for Habeas Corpus (D.C.)-

Shut Down Guantanamo: January 11, 2008 (NY & DC actions)-

1/11 FRI: veganism workshop (corrected date)

UPCOMING TIME’S UP! EVENTS thru Jan 12

1/12 SAT: Domestic Workers United gala

1/13 SUN, film: `Occupation 101`

1/13 SUN, film: `Children of Heaven` (Human Face of Iran series)

1/13 SUN: VFP Tribute to David Cline

1/13 SUN: Dave Cline Celebration & Memorial

1/14 MON: trial support from Spring 07 stock exchange action-

1/17 THU: court support for U.N. protest arrestees-

1/17 THU: `Wobblies: Progressive Era Interracial Unionism`

1/17 THU: ‘IWW, first truly interracial union’ (book talk)

from 1/18 FRI: Howard Zinn’s `Marx In Soho` (2 nights)

1/18 FRI: Defend Victor Toro rally

immigrant & refugee rights conference (from 1/18 FRI)

Brecht Forum Upcoming Events thru 1/19

1/19 SAT: MDS activist convergence POSTPONED

1/19 SAT: `San Francisco 8` trial update w/ defendant (at RiB)

from 1/19 SAT: Theatre of the Oppressed workshops

1/21 MON: MLK Day labor march

1/21 MON: Martin Luther King Day March Ag. Racism

1/21 MON: IWW March on all the warehouses

1/24 THU: urge anti-war pedestrians call Congress from street

power & privilege workshops from 1/26 SAT (ALP)

1/26 SAT: Luis Miranda, ¡Presente!

1/27 SUN: Iran slide show, talk (Human Face of Iran series)

1/27 SUN: tribute to families of polit. prisoners

1/28 MON: Lynne Stewart gathering

1/29 TUE: Lynne Stewart court support

Lynne Stewart Oral Argument on Appeal – date changed 1/29

1/31 THU: `trans people in NY prisons`

1/31 THU: disabilities tax credits & benefits w`kshop

JAN. 31 THU: `Abolition of the State: Anarchist & Marxist Perspectives`

from 2/3 SUN: ISRAELI APARTHEID WEEK 2008

from 2/11 MON: The Longest Walk

2/12 TUE: March Against Wage Slavery CANCELLED

2/23 SAT: Fat Queer Visibility & Action (conference)

3/14 FRI: Left Forum (conference)

from 3/15 SAT: Iraq war anniv. march (D.C.)

May 1, 2008 in Minnesota

May 2008 Critical Race Studies in Education Conf

MAY 2008 Augusto Boal to Lead Two Workshops

June 2008: `pre-booking jail diversion`

June 2008: Imprisoned People w/ Psychiatric Disabilities forum

6/4 WED: `Rights for Imprisoned w/ Psychiatric Disabilities` (conf)

6/6 FRI: `Nationalism & Globalization in Conflict & Transition`

street medic planning for RNC Sept 2008 protests

`U.S. Out of Iraq!` march: Sept 1, 2008 at RNC/Minneapolis,

PART 2: ONGOING OR REPEAT EVENTS, AND OTHER CALENDARS

Bluestockings January Events Calendar

January Events at Housing Works Bookstore Cafe

UFPJ calendar (from 1/5 SAT)

A recent note that the riseup people sent us

`A Question of Impeachment` series thru 1/16 (talks)

December Freegan Events Calendar

Freegan events thru 1/29

Flor De Mayo delivery worker pickets Tuesdays & Saturdays

Harm Reduction Trainings

JANUARY WEEK OF HOWLAND HOOK PORT ACTIONS (SDS)

mostly anti-war vigils

NYCABC political prisoner event calendar thru 12/22

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ongoing 123 Community Space projects

Saigon Grill delivery worker pickets Mondays & Saturdays (call)

Time’s Up! events thru Jan. 4

Witness Against Torture actions

Writers Guild daily pickets: hotline

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blogging, events

Mardi Gras

And today on this day I find myself wondering what topic to blah blog about in my internetaholic blogging in the blogosphere bloggerworld. And as usual I find myself wondering these days, how do all of those zillions of other bloggers in the bloggerworld find topics to write about on a daily basis or as often as one blogs. That how does one find content for ones website thing. And what’s the purpose of blogging again? TO rant and ramble away, to log ones diary or share ones thoughts or something. Well this web 2.0 user social media generated content thing still amazes me even to this day. And so the random thought for the day that comes to mind for this blog is that purple Mardi Gras cup I happen to be looking at at the moment. What can I say and write about Mardi Gras? Didn’t the party week just pass with the New Years and isn’t Mardi Gras approaching next month in February or something. More parties? And what does the word Mardi Gras mean anyway. The words sounds French maybe, like Gras grand, more of something. I wonder what that Internet bible dictionary Wikipedia would have to say about this word and holiday. And so this purple cup has written all over it, “Happy Mardi Gras” with images and drawings of clowns, pianos, music symbols, floats, confetti, revelers at a parade grand procession, that tragedy and comedy mask, horns, decks of cards, those Mardi Gras coins, the future dates of Mardi Gras all the way up until 2010 and just one big party scene. I guess these are some of the images of the Mardi Gras. And those Mardi Gras Marching bands from Louisiana rock.

events, holiday

The End Of The Year

It must be that end of the year time again according to the Gregorian calendar. And I also figure it must be near New Years Day 2008, as every time I turn on the television, listen to the radio or look at a newspaper, I see and hear all of those year end, year in review, best of 2007 articles and programing, and that Auld Lang Syne song gets played a thousand times. And I also see people selling those Happy New Year 2008 glasses, horns and confetti on street corners and sidewalks everywhere. And this time of year must also be the most partying day and night time of the year, and the most expensive time of the year to party in New York City also, as those clubland parties admission fees are usually in the hundreds and zillions of dollars range to party or something like that. Well I guess if one is in the New York City area, one could always go to see the ball drop in Time Square, that’s free as far as I know. Me myself, I don’t know what I will do for the New Years Eve celebrations this year, if anything. And I also thought it was the beginning of the end of the world this year in 2007 with all of those prophecy, armageddon, apocalyptic religious fanaticism thoughts about Nostradamus, World War III, the beast and the Anti Christ I posted this year about 2007 being the beginning of the end of the world. So unless some big momentous end of the world events happens in the next two days, happy 2008.
And here are some New Years Eve, New Years Day events in the New York City area that are listed on the nonsense nyc list for this week that look interesting and may be worth checking out:

Rubulad proudly presents:

The Iridescent Ball A New Year’s Eve masquerade. With the Fisherman, the Hungry March Band, Vic Thrill and B.A., and the Ja Ja Jahs with Benjamin Ickies and Joe Exley. DJs: $mall Change, Pork Chop, Mike Simonetti, Tim (Crypt Records), Alabama Mike, and Kris Anton. In the Cabaret Room: Viva DeConcini and Mary Feaster (Paprika; Circus Amok), Master Lee and Mr. Patrick present Talking Stick,Jason BK, and G. Scopitronic’s Non-Stop Film Fest. Plus: Norm Francoeur’s Light Circus, food by Vicious Delicious, sweets by Brownie Points, Yummy Dub Pies and hot cider, and special performances by the Modern Dance Awareness Society and Polly the Clown. Champagne Bunny Toast at midnight. Special door prizes for the first few hundred. This is a masquerade ball; wear a costume. Rubulad Home Base, 338 Flushing Avenue, between Classon and Taaffee, Brooklyn. 10p doors, 11p show; $20 before 11, in costume, or way late, $25 otherwise, 21 and over with ID please

The Danger presents:

New Lost City: New Years Eve A city of glamour: Dress in your best thrift-store formal and self- made chic. Channel the opulence of Monte Carlo by way of Bushwick. With games of chance by Ryan O’Connor, bawdy burlesque shows presented by Gemini and Scorpio, and dance tracks from a time before any of us remember, spun by the Vintage DJ. The dance floor will be live through sunrise with DJs playing classics and deep-beats, with an intelligent techno sunrise. Featuring the Super Family, $mall Change, DJ Kimyon, and the Amoeba Collective with Zemi 17 and Dok. Midnight spectacle: Akim Funk Buddha, the Lady Circus, and a cabal of performers start your New Year with a high-flying riot of champagne, confetti, kisses from strangers, and a touch of fire. In the Rouge Lounge sip sweetened absinthe created by mixologist Danielle Hlatky and listen closely as the Hydrogen Jukebox Cirkus interjects sideshow acts into a soulful live sound born of a performance culture that’s never been lost but is often hidden. And indelicate Feats of Fame: Witness the multi-talented mistress Molly Crabapple,Fifi Dupree sultry tangos by operatic tenor Marc Shreiner delicious Creme Brulee of Big Apple Burlesque naughty antics by Kae Burke and the glittering Jen Upchurch. With worked-up ethnomesh mixologia by DJ Joro Boro through the early morning. 341 Scholes St., East Williamsburg Brooklyn. 9p-morning; $30 includes champagne at midnight and open bar for the first hour New Lost City

Winkel and Balktick present:

A Good Olde Fashioned Future Professor Winkel and Count Balktick have been toiling away in their secret laboratory for the past 11 months, perfecting a time machine capable of transporting its users to fantastic and fanciful realms where past and future collide in spectacular chronological alchemy. Your presence is requested as they unveil their creation on New Year’s Eve. The time machine will be set in motion at midnight. Dinner and breakfast will be served. Please attend in costume! (Victorian chimney sweep, Abraham Lincoln, medieval wench, 1930s robot, Marty McFly, spaceman, HAL, pharoah, sheik, hyperevolved humanoids, Mad Max, etc.) Music: olde-timey boxcar hobo anthems by Shanimal and the Cardiac Arrest, lunar lounge orchestra with the experimental instruments of Isac Zal, ribald tales of time travel debauchery by Jessica Delfino, time warp soul rock by Tommy Mokas and Jenda Wight, stagecoach and bandit sing-a-long with Mickey Western and Tom Beale. Plus future primitive DJ sounds by D_Juice, Arrow Chrome, Ben Jammin’, Reza, and Zemi 17. Activities: fanciful face painting by Kostume Kult, epic jousting tournament with Gnome Camp, Timeless massage by Spatch, ManPeg Video motion machine by Jason Weston, Iain Melvin, and Sandra Cordero, Meet A Time Traveller video conference uplink with a party in Boston, antique video game lounge, 3D Stereoscopic photo booth by Winkel, scandalous den of tobacco delights by Hookah Mike, and marvelous morsels by Meki and Lola. Art: installations and decor by David Bengali, Hali Vik, Gemini and Scoprio, and Dave Schor; inflatables by Anakin Koenig; olfactory immersion by ethnobotanist Nat B.; zeppelin by Remus Pop; screenprinting of the ages by Peripheral Media Projects. Performance: House of Yes, Sparkwerks2000, Wheylan. Dinner and breakfast served. Open bar 10-11 and 3-3:30, plus champagne toast at midnight. Please attend in time travel attire. Bottles of bubbly for the best costumes. Three spaces in a gorgeous private loft in Long Island City with breathtaking views of the city and sunrise. 37-06 36th Street, Long Island City, Queens. 10p-noon; $20 Winkel Little Star

New Year’s Eve at Glasslands

Presented by New York Night Train. With the Stalkers, Puddin Tang, Electric Shadows, Sorceress, and guests. DJs Jonathan Toubin and Josh Styles of Smashed Blocked. The Glasslands Gallery 289 Kent Avenue, Williamsburg, Brooklyn 8p bands, midnight dancing; $10 The Glasslands

New Year’s Eve at Galapagos

Two rooms. Two parties. In the front room: Brooklyn Burlesque-O- Teque, a fabulous, glamtastic, all-star burlesque, champagne soaked, rock and roll discotèque New Year’s Eve for the ages. Ring in the New Year at Galapagos Art Space, the only Premiere New Year’s Eve Party in Brooklyn bringing you hours of entertainment all the way until dawn. With a champagne toast at midnight and late night DJ til the sun comes up. Out with the clothed year in with the nude year. Starring: Trixie Little and the Evil Hate Monkey, Dr. Lukki, Little Brooklyn, Darlinda Just Darlinda, Nasty Canasta, Jonnie Porkpie, go-go dancers, and a late night set starring Miss Saturn. Plus DJ Boyracer spins rawk, electro, glam, disco, indie, and party jams all night and morning long. Featuring a 24-hour liquor license. Back room: The Bunker presents Blood and Thunder II, 18 hours of mayhem. Featuring some of the world’s best DJs, from Berlin to NYC, spinning techno, house, dance, and electronic music. With Lee Curtis, Derek Plaslaiko, Dennis Rogers, Spinoza, Laimur Ngha, and Naudio. Galapagos, 70 North 6th Street, Williamsburg, Brooklyn 8p-dawn front room, 10p-4p back room; $30 before midnight front room, $25 after midnight front room, $20 back Galapagos

Turntables on the Hudson

Our 10th Annual New Year’s Eve Ritual continues. As always, we’re keeping it special, so please join us. With DJs Nickodemus, Mariano, Sabo and Tito Roc. With Nappy G and Christian Rogers on percussion. The Brooklyn Lyceum, 227 4th Avenue, Brooklyn, 8-10p for families with kids, 10p-morning for the party people; $20 advance, $30 at door. Brooklyn Lyceum

Super-Show Every New Year’s Day, traditionally your cultural choices for this day off (a Tuesday this time) are the two giant all-day poetry readings, so finally this year there’ll be an alternative: It’s the Super-Show. Over 50 acts, featuring some of NYC’s most insanely talented maniacs in the fields of comedy, music, video, acting, and hard-to-describe shit. Help us remind people to drink lots of water before they go to bed on December 31 (to avoid hangovers) and then party harder at this clusterfest! Confirmations from: Juggernut, Reverend Jen, Seth Herzog, Puppies Hold Hands, Mike Dobbins, Goatslayer of Uber Luber, Diane ODebra as Murder, Jessica Delfino, the Vox Illuminati, Howling Vic, Rob Latahn, Mike Amato as Mormon Surprise Is Mormon Delicious, Livia Scott, Mike Raphone as the Megalomaniac, John F. ODonnell as Shard, David Jenness as Barry Agida, Dr. Steamwhipple of the Pizzas, Rob Shapiro, the Bitter Poet, Rosie Rebel, Jason Trachtenburg, Peter Mavros of Bellmer Dolls, the Fools, Dame Darcy, Touching You, Tom Ritchford, Chuck Funk, Bohemaphelia, Erick Kirchberger, Kelli Rae Powell, and more. The Green Room,45 Bleecker, Manhattan 1p-midnight.$6

And here’s one that sounds really cool if you want to do absolutely nothing, well if you want to do something and nothing at the same time I guess. You can ohm yourself away in silence at Jivamukti Yoga. Jivamukti will be having their 19th annual New Years Eve Celebration December 31st at 9pm. Jivamukti opens its doors to provide a yogic place of refuge for all. Mauna, the yogic practice of silence, no talking, will be observed from 9:00pm-12:00am. All the practice rooms will be open and available to provide a space for individual reflection on this special evening. At midnight we will break the silence with chanting and elevated messages lead by Sharon Gannon and David Life. The evening will conclude with an ecstatic Kirtan lead by Lokah. The band Lokah was recently created by to visionary artists, Sri Michael and Uma Nanda Saraswati. They will be accompanied By Roderick and Anisa Romero of Sky Cries Mary. Lokah’s debut album, The Ivy Ceiling is a groundbreaking work, which fuses musical elements from across the globe; bringing together ancient Sanskrit mantras and hip modern beats. The Famous Jivamukti New Year’s Eve Yummy Vegan Chai will be served, along with assorted vegan snacks.

events, holiday, poetry

The Poetry Project

Again it’s that time of year again according to the Gregorian calendar. The holiday seasons are upon us. The day of Christ is near and the party season of New Years is here. And a lot of parties there are indeed, as isn’t New Years Eve the biggest party day of the year. And then there is the day after New Years Eve in New York City. New Years Day. And one of the events that come to mind that day is the Annual News Year’s Day Marathon Reading over at St. Marks Church on the Bowery. It’s a poetry reading with seemingly over a million people reading poetry, poetry, and more poetry all day and nite and more. There is so much poetry read there that day that one could go home, cook a meal, go to sleep, wake up again, go back and they will still be there reading poetry. At least over that 24 hour period. So if you are in the New York City area and are looking for some great poetry to hear, this events looks like it may be worth checking out. Have a great poetry day.

The 34th Annual New Year’s Day Marathon Reading
January 1, 2008, 2:00 pm
The Poetry Project at St. Marks Church

Ring in the new year with: Philip Glass, Eric Bogosian, Ernie Brooks, Tony Towle, Open Music Ensemble, Brenda Coultas, John Godfrey, Patti Smith, Jordan Davis, David Henderson, Frank Sherlock, Rich O’Russa, David Mills, Jenny Smith,John Coletti, Johanna Fuhrman, Erica Doyle, Dan Machlin, Cat Tyc, Jessica Rogers, Renato Rosaldo, Stefania Iryne Marthakis, Rodrigo Toscano, Yoshiko Chuma, Elinor Nauen, Frances Richard, Phyllis Wat, Ed Friedman, Christina Strong, Stephanie Gray, Evan Kennedy, Lydia Cortes, Kim Rosenfield, Azareen Van Der Vliet Oloomi, Shanxing Wang, Lauren Russell, Marcella Durand, Marc Nasdor, Brendan Lorber, Alan Davies, Stephen Motika, Bob Rosenthal, Susie Timmons, Eliot Katz, Maggie Dubris, Peter Lucas Erixon, Eve Packer, Chris Stackhouse, David Kirschenbaum, Bill Kushner, Tom Savage, Rob Fitterman, Cliff Fyman, Tara Betts, Jennifer Coleman, Allison Cobb, Jill Magi, Gillian McCain, Emily XYZ, Todd Colby, Elliott Sharp, Paolo Javier, Eileen Myles, John Giorno, Steve Earle, Donna Brook, Bob Hershon, Jen Benka, Carol Mirakove, I Feel Tractor, Lenny Kaye, Anne Tardos, Sharon Mesmer, Greg Fuchs, Douglas Dunn, Wayne Koestenbaum, Renato Gomez, Rebecca Moore, Michael Cirelli, Joe Eliot, Tracey McTague, Jess Fiorini, Murat Nemet-Nejat, Vincent Katz, Merry Fortune, David Vogen, Geoffrey Cruickshank-Hagenbuckle, Jackie Sheeler, Penny Arcade, Michael Lydon, Filip Marinovic, Yuko Otomo, Steve Dalachinsky, Adeena Karasick, Barbara Henning, Tisa Bryant, Bruce Andrews, Sally Silvers, Corrine Fitzpatrick, Arlo Quint, Stacy Szymaszek, C.A. Conrad, Keith Roach, Daniel Higgs, John S. Hall, Maggie Estep, Michael Scharf, Wanda Phipps, Leonard Schwartz, Miles Champion, Citizen Reno, Jaime Manrique, Dael Orlandersmith, Uche Nduka, Laura Jaramillo, Nathaniel Siegel, Jim Behrle, Anselm Berrigan, Dustin Williamson, Macgregor Card, John Coletti, Amelia Jackie, Simone White, Hal Sirowitz, Peter Bushyeager, Guillermo Castro, Simon Pettet, Max Winter, Tonya Foster, Judith Malina, Hanon Reznikov, Ted Greenwald, Patricia Spears Jones, Avram Fefer, Taylor Mead, Lee Ann Brown, Denizé Lauture, Thom Donovan, Franklin Bruno, Drew Gardner, Kyle Schlesinger, Don Yorty, Kimberly Lyons, Katie Degentesh, Tracie Morris, Val Jeanty, Chris Rael, Daniel Higgs, Sparrow/Foamola, Ben Malkin, Erika Recordon, Mónica de la Torre, Emil Bognar-Nasdor, Bob Holman, Janet Hamill, E. Tracy Grinnell, Nada Gordan, John S. Hall and Harris Schiff. General Admission $16 / Students & Seniors $12 / Members $10

events, spiritual

Sputimatra

Hey Bloggers, this sounds like a fun event this Saturday, and I also plan to put a few pieces of artwork in this show. So if you happen to be in the New York City area and could be looking for some great art, music, good food and holistic healing, this event looks like it could be happening. Ohm Shanti. Rock n Roll.

The Art of Living invites you to Sputimatra, a celebration of live music, visual and performance art, spoken word, yoga and meditation, Saturday, December 15th at the Art of Living Center. The evening will begin at 6:30pm with yoga lead by Narciso Cruz and will feature:

Music by:

Percussionist Jim Pugliese, formerly of the Philip Glass Orchestra,will perform a traditional Mbira piece, Butterthief, Kailin Garrity

Performance Art by:

Stephanie Nelson, of the Metropolitan Opera House, will perform an original piece Transition, SteFon the Great from Groove Hoops, Deniz Dinler

Spoken Word Performances by: Elizabeth Rothschild, Christian Rodriquez, Allan Lazare

Visual Art by: Antonio Zito, Karina Perez Aragon, Karen McDermott, David Rapoport, Vincent Castiglia, Ryu Kodama, Ryan and Trevor Oakes, Hank Yaghooti

Special performances by the students of the Y.E.S. program.

DJ Lawrence Wang will spin between performances.

The Art of Living Center is located at 127 W. 25th Street, 3rd floor in Manhattan. There is a suggested donation of $5, but students are welcomed to attend for free.

Entertainment, events, music

Akim Funk Buddha Is Back!

Akim Funk Buddah is Back! So that is what he says in his email that he sent. And from what I remember, he has always been around. This is another one of those emails that I receive every so often that I find interesting to repost because hey, it’s less writing sometimes in my attempt to maintain this blog when I am trying to figure out what to blah blog about. And Akim’s shows are the coolest, the trippiest and rock like nothing you have ever seen before. So again, if you are in the neighborhood of the New York City area, this event may be worth checking out. Happy Thanksgiving, remember the Indians, their beads and trinkets, that twenty four dollars and the land of Manna-hatin, and eat more tofurkey.

Greetings Earthlings

Funk Buddha’s Back!

Its been a long time – sorry I left you with no dope show to come to, been beat boxing through the stars with violinist DBR and moving through the galexcys zones with Bill T Jones. Now its time to re evokes the vibes in the underworld homes, take a moment everyday to be still and silent and hear the music in your chromosomes. Movers Shakers,Poppers Lockers,Tappers beat boxers,Singers and chanters,these are a few of my favorite things. So come out now,don’t be scerd now, lets make memorize, because we about to create a show at BAM that’s legendary. And it’s FREE! So bring out your friends, family and even the babies.

Also after winning the Fringe festival for best choreography. Akim is amped- look out for his next theatrical run the first 2 weeks of January at the legendary La mama theater.

Come out and have fun with Akim Funk Buddha!

BAMcafe Live Present:
Funk Buddha Hip Hop Holiday:
Friday, November 23rd at 9pm
Zimbabwe Legit Mp3.com

Akim Funk Buddha as Zimbabwe Legit (Doomi Right,his younger brother) released a Hip Hop track climbing the national college charts,with hip hop pioneers. Chub Rock, Mike G Jungle brothers, YZ, Stick Man from dread prez, Prince Poetry- Organized confusion. Special guests include DJ Sabine, Blitz the Ambassador, and the Dance Warrior Project.
FREE

Funk Buddha Hip Hop Holiday:
Saturday, November 24th at 9pm
Urban Tea Ceremony

From collaborations with choreographer Bill T. Jones and violinist/compose Daniel Bernard Roumain (DBR), to appearances on The Late Show with David Letterman and Sesame Street. Akim Funk Buddha has taken the world by storm. His movement skills and boundless imagination serve as the inspiration for Urban Tea Ceremony, a wild mix of storytelling, “holistic hip-hop,” and borderless performance art. Cast includes: Akiko Toukuoka, Hypno, Miranti Kisdarjono, Anasama Vuong, Helen Yee, Pete List, Aaron Shragge, Jodicy, DJ Undakova and music by Floyd Fisher with Special appearance by Marsha & Vivian Warfield.
FREE

BAMcafe at Peter Jay Sharp Building

Joe’s Pub New Year’s Party
Saturday, December 29th at 11pm

Funk Buddha introduces The Flying Caravan, a monthly variety show case that will go unparalleled. Featuring some of New Yorks best talents. From Opera to body balancing belly dancing to a rampage of tap dancers and beat boxers and Akim claims he settle all rumors ones and for all weather he can levitate.

events

Party Time

Hey Bloggers, I am not exactly sure for what reason I am reposting this event. Oh, that’s why, it’s less writing to post events sometimes. So this event arrived in my email inbox today and I think I even went to one of their rooftop parties some time ago. And this party is in Bushwick, that extension of East Village, Berlinsburg, Billyburg, Williamsburg and yet to be gentrified and genocided part of Brooklyn that reaches so far as the Jefferson avenue stop on the L train as far as I remember, with the exception of those lofts that are located there. New York City, it is ever changing. And I guess the only thing constant is change. So if you happen to be in this part of town, this may be a great event worth checking out. Have a great party day.

D&S Knitwear Loft, 97 Wyckoff 2nd floor, Saturday, December 1st, 7pm-till we drop. And it’s FREE!

Greetings and Salutations! Winter is upon us, and before the weather becomes too painful, we’re firing up the Collision Machine for this season’s final evening of spectacular art, dance, performance and music. As always, this is a free event, so bring your friends, neighbors and your art lovin? granny. The evening begins inside the 3500 sq ft D&S Knitwear loft with painting, drawing, collage and video installation. The evening wraps with a brilliant collection of bands playing the spectrum from creative and melodious to funkin? and rockin?. Plus guest DJ?s spinning funk, hip hop and the occasional record from the vault, for dancing till you drop.

Art By:

Alec Strasser, Violet Shuraka, Jake Scharbach, Emily Hunt, Heather Morgan, Marina Masic, Ebs, Diana Sabreen,

Music by:

Nica (afternoon folk chanteuse), D.O.V., Heavy Creatures, Creaky Boards, Aeroplane Pageant

DJs:

DJ Coop, DJ Wave

With a special dance performance by Kelly Buwalda.
There will also be a $10 open bar for those who choose to imbibe, including our special blend of ?Hello Winter? hot mulled wine, and a delicately chilled house beer. Of course, those who find little or no satisfaction in the house beverage offerings are welcome to bring their own libation of choice. That means, if you don’t like our bar, bring your drink your own damn self.

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Trash Worship

And as I blah blog along in the blogosphere today despite that Google page rank update the other day that sent me to looking for a fourth day job, I find my self blah blogging about Rolando’s Trash Worship event that isn’t for another month according to the email he sent. And what does Trash Worship mean anyway, to worship trash? And I also find myself posting more and more events these days because hey, it’s less writing sometimes when I run out of things to blah blog about. And Rolando has been the Recycle and Pray, Trash Worship guy for as long as I can remember. He has some really cool artwork of recycled soda cans all over La Plaza Cultural Community Garden in the Lower East Side which is now called the East Village for real estate marketing purposes maybe. And from what I know, Rolando wants to save the world from trash, I think. The following is the email he sent for his event. Have a great art and recycle day.

Good News,

The first monthly meeting of TRASH WORSHIP SOCIETY is set for the first sunday of december. December 2nd. Save this date. An update will follow time and place and directions details.

With the coming of 2008, we plan to meet on the first sunday of every month.

Trash Worship was spawned in the year 2000. The approach to waste is spirited with the aim to elevate trash and trash pickers to a position of respect in society.

Matter, in this case WASTED MATTER becomes one with the human spirit allowing us to be redeemed as a wholesome unit again.

In the first gathering of september 2000, ANUKI, the protector of all insects revealed the third mystery, “TOKAGE” (STORAGE), to the attending Yanbukis.

A mythology about Trash has evolved in the past 7 years. A family of spirits, good vs. evil, angels vs. devils, much like established worships.

We have a PRAYER BOOK in continuos evolution with new TRASH SPIRITS and we have performed services, processions, ceremonies….e.g., THE MISSA PLASTIKON, TAERENWARE, THREE TRASH TREES HOLY DAY, etc…

For more on Trash Worship you can visit Trash Worship

This is a low tech non commercial site. It is based on Open Source and Copy Left Since in Trash we Trust and Waste is openly available to all of society

waste zero seven aka rolando

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