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Caribbean Culture On August 2

The Elephant - A script
reading
Monday, August 4th, 2008 @ 8:00pm
The Living Theatre
On August fourth, The Living
Theatre (the country's foremost politically-committed
theatre) will present a reading of Minoru
Betsuyaku’s play The Elephant, as part
of the international commemoration of the
1945 bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. The
Elephant is set in Hiroshima, only slightly
veiled and referred to as “that town”.
It alludes to the horrific disaster of 1945
both as fact and as symbol.
The Living Theater is presenting
this extraordinary play partly to introduce
New York audiences to the delicate aesthetic
of Japanese drama. Its style is unlike anything
we’ve seen from this country or Europe.
Minoru Betsuyaku was born
in Japanese-ocupied Manchuria. He’s
written over 120 plays, and his works are
produced extensively throughout Japan. The
Elephant was written in 1961, and it’s
been his most enduringly popular play. It
had its English-language premier in Auckland,
New Zealand, in 1971.
Free
The Living Theatre
|21 Clinton Street, Lower East Side, New York
F or V train to 2nd Ave, Lower East Side Station
Zip: 10002
Info: 212-792-8050
See www.livingtheatre.org
B8: Global Justice for
Burma
August 8, 2008, 6-9 pm
Eli Klein Fine Art
On August 8, 2008, the Global
Justice Center, AllDayBuffet, Serene Communications,
the ’88 Generation Students, the U.S.
Campaign for Burma, and the International
Burmese Monks Organization (IBMO), will launch
the Global Justice for Burma campaign with
“B8 Events” held in New York,
San Francisco, London, Delhi, and possible
other global locations. These events, held
in art galleries showing Chinese artists,
will bring together members of the Burma,
human rights, activist, and creative communities
to call for criminal accountability for Burma’s
oppressive military regime, the SPDC. Each
event will include a short video produced
by the IBMO, a short address by an IBMO representative,
and immediate access to an online petition
and postcards asking for support referral
of the situation in Burma to the International
Criminal Court from the presidents of the
countries where events are being held.
All of these events are
free and open to the public. For more information,
contact McKensey Smith at the Global Justice
Center: (212.725.6530, x208; msmith@globaljusticecenter.net),
or visit www.globaljusticeforburma.org.
Eli Klein Fine Art |462
West Broadway
(b/w Houston and Prince); New York, NY 10012
Tel: (212) 255-4388)
Central Park Walking
Tours
Various Dates and Times
Central Park
Discover the Park's history,
ecology, and design on volunteer-led walking
tours sponsored by the Central Park Conservancy.
Year-round, the Conservancy offers at least
ten different walking tours that highlight
several areas of Central Park. These tours
are approximately 1 to 1½ hours. To
see a complete listing of available tours,
please visit www.centralparknyc.org/activities/walkingtours.
All tours are FREE. No reservations
required for individuals or groups of six
or fewer. For larger groups, please call 212-360-2726.
Central
Park Workout
Ongoing Spring, Summer, and Fall in Central
Park
Mondays and Wednesday at 6:30pm
Saturdays at 10:00 am
Central Park
Designed by Sara Dimmick
and taught by all of Physical Equilibrium’s
staff. The Central Park Workout - Combines
cardiovascular and strength training to achieve
total body conditioning in the beautiful surroundings
of NYC’s Central Park. All muscle groups
are utilized and exercisers will use "natural
equipment" as part of this fitness program.
Benches, steps, hills, and open grass spaces
are the center of the workout to increase
muscle tone, stamina, endurance, agility,
as well as lose fat. Partner exercises and
stretching will also be taught. Includes warm
up and stretching. Class is 1 hour in length.
Meet at NW corner of 60th
Street and 5th Avenue, in Manhattan
One month of classes $175
Saturdays only: $100 per month
Weekdays only: $150 per month
1st class: $20 (will be applied to monthly
fee if choose to continue)
Central Park
| Meet at NW corner of 60th Street
and 5th Avenue, in Manhattan
The Horse
May 17, 2008 - January 4, 2009
American Museum of Natural History
The Horse, a comprehensive
exhibition on the powerful relationship between
horses and humans, opens at the American Museum
of Natural History on May 17, 2008. On view
through January 4, 2009, this astounding exhibition
will cover more than 50 million years of the
evolution of the horse and how horses have
transformed our art, culture, and civilization.
The Horse will showcase spectacular fossils
and cultural objects from around the world—including
many from the Museum’s extraordinary
collections. The exhibition also examines
exciting new archaeological discoveries concerning
the domestication of the horse and the role
of horses in sport from the early forms of
polo to the Triple Crown and the Olympics.
Admission to the
exhibition is $22.00 for adults, $13.00 for
children, and $16.50 for seniors and students.
212-769-5200, www.amnh.org
American Museum of Natural
History |
Central Park West at 79th Street
New York, NY 10024
The Lower Eastside Girls
Club presents...
The Saturday Performance Series!
(Almost) every Saturday @ 3:30PM
Art+Community Gallery
The Lower Eastside Girls
Club Saturday Performance Series, now in its
second year, is a weekly afternoon performance
series, open to the
public, free-of-charge and featuring all-women
line-ups of musicians,
singer-songwriters, MC’s and poets.
This project is dedicated to
upholding the Girls Club’s mission of
offering free and innovative cultural
programming to Girls Club members, connecting
the Girls Club to the
greater community, and supporting women in
the arts. Please visit
http://www.girlsclub.org/about/perform
for the calendar and more
information about the Girls Club and our series.
If you are a young
woman under the age of 23, drop in at 2PM
for our
VIP LUNCH workshop! From 2-3pm, before the
performances, enjoy an
exclusive conversation with our artists. Need
more info? Email Caitlin
at development@girlsclub.org
CALENDAR: (See website for
artist links & bios)
http://www.girlsclub.org/about/perform
Art+Community Gallery |56
East 1st St (1st/2nd Aves) NYC, 10003
New York City Photoshoot Tours
Daily
New York
One of our professional photographs will
create spectacular photographs of you at Times
Square, The Empire State Building, Central
Park and other famous New York locations!
A truly memorable way to experience New York.
Visit www.nycityphotoshoot.com/packages.html
to see package options.
Price: $495
Book an exciting 2-hour photoshoot around
New York City with us, call 212-537 6135.
Www.nycityphotoshoot.com
Summer Shorts :
Three Short Plays
Saturday August 9, 3:00 - 4:30
Bloomingdale Branch Library
On Saturday August
9, Bloomingdale Branch Library will host the
Xoregos Performing Company in their presentation
of Three Short Plays : Porcelain and Pink,
by F. Scott Fitzgerald; A Marriage Proposal,
by Anton Chekov; Silence of the Land, by Ade
Ademola. Knitting the 65 minute program together
are poems spoken and danced by the six performers.
Included are poems by e e cummings, Langston
Hughes and the great Russian poet, Alexander
Pushkin.
For more information, call 212-222-8030.
XOREGOS PERFORMING COMPANY
Shela Xoregos, Artistic Director
496 Ninth Avenue New York City 10018 N.Y.
Web site: xoregos.com
Free event!
Bloomingdale Branch
Library| 150 West 100th Street
Btw Columbus and Amsterdam Avenues
New York, NY 10025
SUMMER STREETS
Sat. August 9th, 16th, and 23rd
7am-1pm
Location: from Brooklyn Bridge to Central
Park
Description: On 3 consecutive
Saturdays in August , Summer Streets will
temporarily close off the traffic along Park
Avenue and connecting streets from the Brooklyn
Bridge to Central Park. Summer Streets creates
an open space for New Yorkers and visitors
if the city to use their citys' streets without
inteference of motorized vehicles. They will
be free to run, walk, blade, bike, sit, or
play.
Price: Free
Email: www.nyc.gov./summerstreets
Volunteers are needed for all three Summer
Streets Saturdays to assist with marshalling
the route, directing participants and help
thousands of New Yorkers enjoy Summer Streets.
Visit www.nyc.gov/summerstreets to register
to volunteer today!
Coming Soon
ISABEL TOLEDO TO RECEIVE COUTURE COUNCIL
AWARD FOR ARTISTRY OF FASHION
The Couture Council of The Museum at FIT
Rainbow Room Luncheon
September 3 2008
The Rainbow Room
Isabel Toledo will
receive The Couture Council of The Museum
at FIT with its third annual Artistry of Fashion
award at a benefit luncheon at New York City’s
Rainbow Room on Wednesday, September 3, 2008.
Presenting this award will be André
Leon Tally, American editor-at-large for Vogue,
and Simon Doonan, creative director for Barneys
New York, will emcee the event. Once again,
FIT’s glamorous annual gala luncheon,
hosted by its founding Couture Council chairs
Liz Peek, Yaz Hernandez, and Sarah Wolfe,
will kick off fashion week in New York. Attending
the award luncheon will be members of [FIT1]the
artistic committee including Diane Von Furstenberg,
Narciso Rodriguez, Patricia Field, and Ralph
Rucci, as well
The Couture Council is a [FIT4]membership
group of fashion enthusiasts that helps support
the exhibitions and programs of The Museum
at FIT. For information on the Couture Council,
call 212-217-4532 or e-mail Couturecouncil@fitnyc.edu.
The Rainbow Room|
Rockefeller Center
Let Us Eat Local
Tuesday, September 9. 6:30 pm for general
admission
New York Water Taxi Beach
On Tuesday, September 9,
Just Food will host Let Us Eat Local a gala
celebrating the delicious core of our mission
— uniting local farms and city residents
with sensational, seasonal food. Let Us Eat
Local will bring 20 of New York City’s
most sought-after chefs — including
Michael Anthony (Gramercy Tavern), Bill Telepan
(Telepan), and Mark Ladner (Del Posto) —
together with organic produce, heritage meats,
artisanal cheeses, beer, and wine that’s
all produced within 250 miles of the City.
Under a tent and against the dazzling backdrop
of the Midtown skyline, the chefs will prepare
tasting portions to delight guests’
palates with the best of the season. At the
event, Just Food will honor NYC Council Speaker
Christine Quinn for her unwavering support
of public health and good food access in all
NYC neighborhoods and three other local food
champions — Ted Blomgren of Windflower
Farm, La Familia Verde Garden Coalition, and
Abu Talib, urban garden leader and advocate.Adrienne
Young, Nashville-based folk/rock musician
and local food advocate, will perform as a
special musical guest. The event begins at
5:30 p.m. for VIP attendees, including a special
reception with the chefs, and 6:30 p.m for
general admission.
Tickets start at $150 and
can be purchased online at www.justfood.org/events/letuseatlocal.htm
or by calling 212.645.9880.
New York Water Taxi Beach|
2 Borden Ave, LIC NY 11101
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