[G&S]: Your NYC & online events 8.21-27

 
From: "Gemini & Scorpio" <gs@PROTECTED>
Subject: [G&S]: Your NYC & online events 8.21-27
Date: August 21st 2020

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/// NYC & ONLINE EVENTS: 8.21 - 8.27 ///
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WEEKEND + WEEK
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DANCE: 39th Annual Battery Dance Festival
https://batterydance.org/battery-dance-festival
New York’s longest running free public dance festival is going virtual this year. Enjoy 52 performances, 28 premieres, and workshops presented by performers from 19 countries. (Fri/Sat, Battery Dance You Tube, see site for details, FREE)

THEATER: Rule of 7x7
https://thetanknyc.org/rule-of-7x7
An ongoing series that premieres 7 new short plays by 7 different writers. Every playwright devises one rule & then each playwright creates a new piece incorporating all 7 rules. The show will feature the work of all womxn and non-binary artists. Hosted & Produced by Brett Epstein. (Fri/Sat, Youtube Live, 8pm, FREE)

FILM: Socially Relevant Film Festival NY for Black Voices
https://www.ratedsrfilms.org
A retrospective of documentary films on Black Lives selected from the seven previous editions of the festival. “Meet the Filmmakers” live broadcast on Saturday with guest and moderators: Chef Jeff Henderson, Prof. Khatchig Mouradian, and NY Film Critic Louis Provect. (Fri/Sat, festival website & YouTube, see site for details, FREE/$sugg don)

FILM: Animation Black Party 2020
https://www.animationblock.com/summerfest2020
A unique program of streaming animated shorts and virtual after-parties. Picture This live animated comedy starring Ian Fidance, Brandie Posey, Sonia Denis, Calise Hawkins and Jaye McBride. Animation by Mike Hollingsworth, Bryan Brinkman, Rotimi Olowu, and Tayen Kim. Plus, Animated East Coast, animation for kids, experimental graphic design, music videos, independent animators, international shorts, student films, and a virtual party featuring a LIVE 16mm tele-steream from Tommy Stathes’ Cartoons On Film. (Fri-Sat, Animation Block Party website & BAM website, see site for details, FREE w/$sugg don)

MUSIC: Fuji Rock Festival
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YdnAWTz0BEg&feature=youtu.be
Classic sets that are set to be relived by the likes of Beastie Boys, Oasis, Radiohead, Coldplay, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Beck, The Chemical Brothers, Foo Fighters, The Stone Roses, and way more. (Fri-Sun, Youtube, see site for detials, FREE)

PUPPETS: The National Capital Puppetry Festival
https://www.nationalcapitalpuppetry.org
A weekend of workshops and performances by world renowned puppeteers. To celebrate the puppetry arts and further education for both professional and amateur puppeteers. Plus family fun with the free Saturday Morning Puppet Shows! (Fri-Sun, see site for details, FREE-$25)

FILM: New York Shorts International Film Festival
https://www.nyshorts.net
Discover 78 short films from 16 film programs. The 2020 edition offers unprecedented free access to all of the film content. This year's selection includes comedies, dramas, animation, documentaries, sci-fi, fantasy, horror, romance, dance, music, experimental, and webisodes. (Fri-Thu, NY Shorts website, see site for details, FREE)


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FRIDAY
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TALK: Accidental Discoveries: Art History
https://www.atlasobscura.com/experiences/accidental-discoveries-art-history
The history of the world is riddled with stories of accidental discoveries. Join your host, Kelly Reidy, as she takes you down a rabbit hole of missed targets and unexpected consequences. Get inspired to go with the flow as you learn about the characters and circumstances surrounding these discoveries, as well as the science behind each! (Zoom, 5:30pm, $7)

COMMUNITY: NYC March for the Dead
https://www.facebook.com/events/2734173156899372
https://www.marchforthedead.org/
A march to mourn the loved ones who have passed due to COVID-19. A march to fight in their honor to prevent more death and suffering. March for the Dead. Fight for the Living. Demand change - not just in leadership, but in a system that crushes human life to the benefit of the few. Wear white. Bring mementos of the dead, candles, flowers, and wear a mask. (Barclays Center, BK, 6pm, FREE)

COMMUNITY: Social DisDance III: DisDance Makes The Heart Grow Fonder
https://www.facebook.com/events/332584404791199
Come stretch, come dance, come remember that you are a vital part of a community that wants you and needs you! Free masks but please bring your own. Drums by Noah. Marked dance floor and 6ft reminders. Hand sanitizer. Lights for when the sun goes down. All the good vibes. (McCarren Park, 769 Lorimer St, BK, 7:30pm, FREE)

THEATER: meet you at the Galaxy Diner.
https://www.facebook.com/events/301729114262752
Bill is in Alaska. AG is in New York. They're old high school pals who have nearly forgotten one another. But when they reconnect by chance over AOL Instant Messenger, a wave of memories and emotions come back. Can outer space give clarity to Bill and AG's relationship and place in the universe? Can looking back help them remember who they are? Written by Gina Femia. Directed by William Steinberger. Co-Produced with New Light Theater Project and The Tank NYC. (on demand, see site for details, 8pm, $10-$20)


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SATURDAY
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ART: Virtual Open Studios Beach Day
https://urbanglass.org/classes/detail/virtual-open-studios-beach-day-saturday
Three demonstrations in the studio showcasing a variety of glassmaking techniques. Demonstrations will be narrated by an expert glass artist explaining the process you are watching, followed by a Q & A session. In between each demo, participate in a fun, hands-on activity, inspired by the many colors of glass, that you can create in your own home as you watch! Demonstrations will include: sandcasting, fusing, and flameworking. (Online, see site for details, 12pm-3pm, FREE/pay what you can/$10 sugg don)

DJ: Deep Playa Dance Party #3!
https://www.facebook.com/events/228048731815131
Beverages by Ass In The Grass. Music by Migs Papa Bear Franco, Ana Castro, Igor Krasnienko, and more. This is a leave no trace event, so whatever you bring with you, you take back with you. And unlike the Gerlach Regional, you are not allowed to burn anything. Let the fire burn within your soul instead and burn it up on the dance floor! Please maintain social distancing and wear your masks and bring water. And light up the night with your playa wear! (Fort Tilden, QNS, 3pm, FREE)

WORD: Ray Bradbury Read-A-thon
https://www.facebook.com/events/217495333007350
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZfddnMsyxERc0NSODTI2lw
To celebrate the 100th anniversary of Ray Bradbury’s birth, the Bradbury Centennial, in partnership with libraries large and small, will bring people from across the United States together to take part in a live streamed reading of the author’s work. Honoring Bradbury’s life-long love of libraries as welcoming places that expand the mind and spark the imagination, writers, scholars, and readers of all ages will bring the fantastical worlds of his timeless stories to life. (Youtube Live, see site for details, 4:30pm, FREE)

PARTICIPATORY: THE OFFICE Fan Trivia : Streamed
https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/the-office-fan-trivia-streamed-mega-mix-usa-and-canada-tickets-116537056473
Pour yourself a quarantini, dial up some app delivered food, and settle in with your loved ones for some amazeballs online trivia. Text questions, video questions, and audio questions in a killer ninety minute extravaganza in the comfort of your own home! You’ll need two devices, one for the stream, one for the answers. Or one computer with two browser windows. There is no setup or apps to install, and easy to play. Prizes for: 1st, 2nd, and Second Last. (Online, link with purchase, 9pm-10:30pm, $5.50-$10)


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SUNDAY
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WORD: Historic Walking Tour of 19th Century Noho
http://merchantshouse.org/calendar
Join in for a journey back in time to the elite ‘Bond Street area,’ home to the Tredwells, who lived in the Merchant’s House. You’ll see how the neighborhood surrounding the Tredwells’ home evolved from a refined and tranquil residential enclave into a busy commercial center. Visit important 19th century landmark buildings on this tour through 21st century NoHo. Masks are required; capacity strictly limited. Registration required. (Merchant House Museum, 29 East Fourth St, 12:30pm, $15/FREE for members)


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MONDAY
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WORD: Savage Pastimes: A Cultural History of Violent Entertainment
https://www.morbidanatomy.org/morbid-anatomy-products/savage-pastimes-a-cultural-history-of-violent-entertainment-a-live-online-zoom-lecture-by-renowned-true-crime-author-harold-schechter
Every time a new type of mass entertainment comes along, high-minded reformers are quick to denounce it as a sign of social decay and a danger to the young. History has proved that, for all the hysteria of the finger-wagging moralists, their dire predictions have never come true. The little readers of dime novels didn’t become a generation of outlaws. The teenage fans of Halloween and Friday the 13th didn’t put on hockey masks and run out to dismember coeds with chainsaws. This illustrated lecture is intended to demonstrate that today’s popular culture is no more violent than the pop entertainments of the past—indeed, in many ways less so. (Zoom, see site for details, 7pm, $8)


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TUESDAY
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WORD: '1918 x 2020: Global Fashion in the Age of Pandemics' Webinar
https://www.nyadventureclub.com/event/1918-x-2020-global-fashion-in-the-age-of-pandemics-webinar-registration-114173933308/
Join New York Adventure Club as they explore global fashion trends during the 1918 Influenza Pandemic, and what they can teach you about coping with today's health crisis one hundred years later. Led by fashion historian Caroline Elenowitz-Hess, this virtual look at fashion during pandemics will include how masks and veils were part of the fashion industry’s response, bizarre fashion trends that took hold including the “Influenza Instep” and dresses with “Flu Backs,” and a look at the fashion trends emerging during COVID-19. Q&A to follow. (online, link with purchase, 1pm-2:30pm, $10)

PERFORMANCE: Online Improv Show
https://www.facebook.com/events/2632776286973778
Tix: https://web.ovationtix.com/trs/pe.c/10553284
Brooklyn Improv Training has gone digital! Players from the house team will perform a short and highly comedic set of improv games and scenes based off audience suggestions. Will the players lose internet connection? Will they glitch out in the middle of a scene? Will they overwhelm the platform's audio capabilities? Tune in to find out! (Zoom, 8pm, FREE-$10)

 

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WEDNESDAY
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WORD: The Forged and the Filched - Mysteries of the Art World
https://www.atlasobscura.com/experiences/the-forged-and-the-filched-mysteries-of-the-art-world
Craving more mystery with your art history? Join Kylie Holloway and Erin Thompson for an exploration of the most fascinating forgeries and thefts in the art world. Dive into the wild world of museum heists! We're skipping the Gardner museum and sharing some unexpected stories, from the thief who baked cookies for the curators he'd steal from, to the stoners who made off with millions of dollars worth of gems—you could say the diamonds went up in smoke. (Zoom, 7pm, $12)

PERFORMANCE: HERE@Home: Sunken Cathedral
https://www.facebook.com/events/667627970505475
A musical and archetypal journey through the subconscious, Sunken Cathedral is a multimedia performance by Korean-American composer, sonic surrealist, and TED Fellow Bora Yoon, fusing voice, electronics, and instruments from various cultures and centuries with evocative video design. Set in a house where things are not what they seem, and where architecture illuminates the various chambers of the mind, body, and spirit, each chapter of this work excavates blood memory, cultural identity, and the intersections where our greatest diamonds and demons are held. (online, see site for details, 7pm, FREE)


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THURSDAY
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WORD: Finding Her Way: The Rise of Women Artists in America' Webinar
https://www.nyadventureclub.com/event/finding-her-way-the-rise-of-women-artists-in-america-webinar-registration-115194411586
Join this art-centric journey surrounding American women artists working before 1945, a period of radical change for women. Led by Rena Tobey, American Art Historian and Professor at NYU’s School for Professional Studies, this virtual showcase will include an overview of women artists from the mid-19th century to the Great Depression, who collectively painted a picture of urban women's lives, a discussion around the challenges women artists faced in a changing America, and how they navigated societal expectations of women’s domestic roles with their drive to be professionals. Q&A to follow. (Online, link with purchase, 5:30pm-7pm, $10)


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ONGOING
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ART: “And Then…” MFA Visual Narrative 2020 Thesis Exhibition
https://sva.edu/events/and-then-mfa-visual-narrative-2020-thesis-exhibition
MFA Visual Narrative presents its annual thesis exhibition from the MFA Visual Narrative class of 2020. Curated by program faculty members Anelisa Garfunkel and Christina Roussos. (thru 8/31, SVA online, see site for details, FREE)

DJ: Virtually Mister Sunday
https://mistersaturdaynight.com/2020/05/virtually-mister-sunday
stream: https://nowadays.nyc
Clear some space on your roof, find a socially distant spot in the park to set up a speaker, or at least open your window, and get down with the Mister Sunday team. AceMoMa, Aurora Halal, Four Tet, Lakuti, Peach, Powder, Russell E. L. Butler, Shaun J. Wright, Soul Summit and Theo Parrish will join resident DJs Justin Carter and Eamon Harkin. Participate by emailing footage (taken horizontally) of yourself dancing to hello@PROTECTED, so it can be dincorporate into the stream. (thru 9/7, Sun, Nowaday’s website, 5pm-9pm, FREE

THEATER: The 7th Voyageof Egon Tich
https://www.sinkingshipproductions.com/the-7th-voyage-of-egon-tichy
A live-streamed digital theater performance based on The Star Diaries by Stanislaw Lem. The team behind A Hunger Artist, in collaboration with Theater in Quarantine, returns with an adaptation of Stanislaw Lem’s story—set in outer space, performed in a closet in the East Village, and beamed straight to you in whichever room you’re finding yourself stuck in. (Sinking Ship website, FREE/$10)

FILM: Outdoor Cinema at Parklife
http://parklifebk.com
Each Wednesday Parklike will present a different film with trivia. (thru 9/30, Parklife, BK, 7:30pm, FREE)

THEATER: Liars and Believers’ “Macbeth” in serialized form.
https://www.liarsandbelievers.com/show/pandemicplay
LAB presents Shakespeare’s Macbeth in serialized form. Each episode is 5-10 minutes long. New episode posted each week. (LAB website, FREE)

FILM: Rooftop Films’ Brooklyn Drive-in
https://rooftopfilms.com/drivein/brooklyn
Enjoy a diverse collection of films from the comfort of your car, with stereo sound tuned directly through your car’s FM stereo. (thru summer, Brooklyn Army Terminal, 80 58th St, see site for details, $35)

FILM: Rooftop Films’ Queens Drive-in
https://www.queensdrivein.com
Enjoy a diverse collection of films from the comfort of your car, with stereo sound tuned directly through your car’s FM stereo. (thru summer, NYSCI in Flushing Meadows Park, see site for details, $35)

THEATER: Performance for One
http://www.untitledtheater.com/previous-productions/performance-for-one.html
A one-on-one theater performance, now presented live over Skype. The performance is about memory, but even more so, it is about relationship between performer, audience member, and author. What is the responsibility of the audience member, and how is it felt differently when there is only one audience member? Who is the story teller, the author or the performer? What happens to a memory that two people share after one of those people is gone? With a rotating cast of actors, including Elizabeth Chappel, Joshua Coleman, Andrea Gallo, Jan Leslie Harding, Allison Hiroto, Yvonne Roen, and Melissa Rakiro. (Skype, see site for details, FREE)

VARIETY: Cabaret Virale
Show One: https://youtu.be/DICAGh31e4o
Show Two: https://youtu.be/jzb9w_FulWY
Show Three: https://youtu.be/QgEhdse3jUM
Some of the world's finest cabaret artistes come to you from their respective places of isolation, in their night attire, doing their best to self-isolate and to help you through this challenging time, all from the privacy of their respective homes. There is song, there is dance, there is comedy and tragedy aplenty. You can tip the artists by going to www.paypal.me/dustylimits and making your donation there. Every little does in fact help, and all donations will be split equally among the cast. (Youtube, $sugg don)

THEATER: 24 Hr Plays’ Viral Monologues
https://24hourplays.com/viral-monologues
New monologues written, rehearsed, recorded and released on IGTV in 24 hours. (24hoursplays online, see site for details, FREE/sugg don)

MUSIC: Beth Morrison Projects Opera of the Week
https://www.bethmorrisonprojects.org
BMP is keeping the work of their artists out in the world as theaters are shuttered by offering an “Opera of the Week" which will stream on their homepage.

DJ: Bootie Mashup
twitch.com/BOOTIEMASHPUP
Spinning the best mashups in the world ever, Bootie Mashup was launched in San Francisco in 2003, shamelessly mixing and matching pop songs both throwback and current. With its creative theme parties and clever mashup formula, Bootie Mashup has been winning numerous nightlife awards in multiple cities for over 15 years. Its fun, danceable song combinations are the soundtrack for the A.D.D. generation. (twitch, see site for details, FREE)

VIRTUAL TOUR: The Louvre
https://www.louvre.fr/en/visites-en-ligne#tabs
The Louvre offers 3 virtual tours on its site: The Advent of the Artist, Egyptian Antiquities, and Remains of the Louvre’s Moat. (see site for details, FREE)

VIRTUAL TOUR: The Met 360 Project
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/online-features/met-360-project
This award-winning series of six short videos invites viewers around the world to virtually visit The Met's art and architecture in a fresh, immersive way. Created using spherical 360° technology, it allows viewers to explore some of the Museum's iconic spaces as never before. (see site for details, FREE)

 


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