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COMMUNITY :: LAUNCHPAD BK :: ANYTHING GOES – OPEN PERFORMANCE NIGHT
Friday, May 24th @ 8pm Anything Goes — Open Performance Night A new open performance/screening series where anyone can present anything under 10 minutes. We will accept almost anything including music, readings, video, demonstrations, film, comedy, dance, animation, presentations and more! Performance slots are limited so please e-mail Zane@brooklynlaunchpad.org to sign-up in advance. Plus, free… Read more »
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[RE:CON]VERSATIONS :: #REFLECTIONS :: JENNIFER SERTL’s RESOURCES FOR RESILIENCE
In this new, weekly [RE:CON]VERSATION series-within-a-series, thought leader and strategist Jennifer Sertl brings us #REFLECTIONS : a curated list of links mined from her substantive, expansive social technology practice. These resources span geographic and disciplinary bounds to identify sources of guidance and resilience that promise to be of use as we grow in our personal… Read more »
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NYC Readings Roundup :: May 13-19
Editor’s note: welcome to the 11th iteration of our new weekly series, the Readings Roundup…which you might notice is growing steadily! Sorry if I’m repeating myself to some of you but if this is your first time here it bears noting that it’s long been a pipedream of ours to revive the NYC… Read more »
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RE:CONVERSATIONS :: OCCUPY LOVE :: WE ARE THE HUNDRED PERCENT :: AN INTERVIEW WITH VELCROW RIPPER
ExSt: How can we as artists work with the information that we’re given? Why is non-informational media so crucial in making this movement really work? VR: Because activists so often think that, you know, the facts will be enough. And they really aren’t. Because we’re bombarded with… Read more »
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RE:CONVERSATIONS :: TRULY FREE FILM :: CREATING VALUE IN FREE FILM
Independent film is currently redefining investment, distribution, and business models in the light of changing world economic structures. New dynamics may make film a frightening place to build a career. However, it is important to acknowledge the creative advantages of taking a film from pre-production to self-distribution. I work with ornana films, and we… Read more »
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MAY 3-4 :: CHAPBOOK FESTIVAL and PRINT! DOCUMENT SERIES 1 READING at MELLOW PAGES
Poetry month has come to a close, but the poetry is still flowing all around us. This weekend will be packed full of amazing events. Exit Strata will be tabling at CUNY’s 5th annual Chapbook Festival. The two day event… Read more »
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NYC Readings Roundup :: May 20-26
Editor’s note: welcome to the 12th iteration of our new weekly series, the Readings Roundup…which you might notice is growing steadily! Sorry if I’m repeating myself to some of you but if this is your first time here it bears noting that it’s long been a pipedream of ours to revive the NYC Poetry Calendar… Read more »
WORK ONLY :: FORGOTTEN HISTORIES :: COFFEE WITH JAMES KALM
Creator / Filmmaker Shanna Maurizi writes: New York does not have a very good memory unless there is a lot of money and press involved, and the real history of the city is sometimes only preserved in the minds of people who are paying attention. Writer James Kalm has been paying attention to the art… Read more »
2ND ANNUAL NAPOMO 30/30/30 :: DAY 30 :: TAYLOR QUILTY ON KENNETH GOLDSMITH
Editor’s note: It seems appropriate that for the final day of this 2nd annual series we bookend our 30 on 30 with our own Program Assistant Taylor Quilty, who I connected with at Naropa’s SWP in June of 2012, writing on Kenneth Goldsmith, who he worked with there. We hope you have enjoyed the second… Read more »
2nd ANNUAL NAPOMO 30/30/30 :: DAY 27 :: BENJAMIN WIESSNER on HARRYETTE MULLEN
I am going to start with an admission—I have a deep and varied past with the poetry of Harryette Mullen. Her masterpiece, Sleeping with the Dictionary, opened my eyes to so many possibilities in poetry. The experience I had is described best by her line, “I’ve been licked all over by the English tongue.”… Read more »