Month: July 2009

  • WNYC buys WQXR to save classical music radio

    From the WNYC Newsletter: Laura Walker, the President and CEO, and Herb Scannell, Chairman of the Board of Trustees of WNYC AM/FM, the nation’s largest public radio station, today announced the acquisition of WQXR and 105.9 FM from The New York Times, enabling New York City’s only dedicated classical music station to continue to serve…

  • knowledge gap

    According to an article in the NY TIMES: Almost a third of ordinary Americans say human beings have existed in their current form since the beginning of time, a view held by only 2 percent of the scientists. Only about half of the public agrees that people are behind climate change, and 11 percent does…

  • Les Ephemeres

    There’s not much I can add to the discussion of Ariane Mnouchkine’s Les Ephemeres, currently playing at the Park Avenue Armory as part of the Lincoln Center Festival. Isherwood captures it nicely in the Times when he says, it is “a deep, steady stream that ultimately opens out into a vista of beauty both humble in…

  • Meet The Curator – Mark Yeoman

    Name: Mark Yeoman Title: Artistic Director Affiliation: Noorderzon Festival, Groningen, the Netherlands 1. Where did you grow up and how did you end up where you are now? South of England. Was an actor and freelance director, til i followed my wife to a new city (she had a new job here in Groningen) and…

  • Vintage DJ's Ferocious Spectacular

    Ch-ch-ch-check it out!!! If Ed Sullivan and David Lynch produced a lovechild, this show would be it! Jonathan Jacobs AKA The Vintage DJ directs and hosts the first of his series of spectacle-based concert events. Ferocious Spectacular – Episode One: The Black Death features the haunting music of countertenor singer, songwriter and pianist, M. Lamar.…

  • Life Inc.

    To continue with the theme of “Guides to Living in the Information Age” I’ll point you towards this great interview with Douglas Rushkoff on Reality Sandwich. In his new book, Life Inc., media ecologist and author Douglas Rushkoff tells the story of how the corporation has made us over into its own image, how we have…

  • BRING A WEASEL AND A PINT OF YOUR OWN BLOOD

    In 1928, the 26-year-old Felipe Alfau, a recent émigré to New York from Barcelona, strafed the prologue to his picaresque first novel, Locos: A Comedy of Gestures, with dares, complaints, and disavowals. The reader was invited to begin the book at any page and proceed in any direction. Despite praise from reviewers when finally published…

  • MUSIC AND PODCASTING CAMPS FOR TEENS!!

    Is your teen really into music or multi-media? Nurture their interests at a Harvestworks Summer camp program. This year we will again be offering our popular Digital Music Camp and our new Podcasting Camp both for ages 14-18. DIGITAL MUSIC CAMP – Click here for a complete curriculum Ages 14 – 18 Instructor: Gisburg JULY 20…

  • It Came From Brooklyn at the Guggenheim

    Mark your calendars now! On August 14, the Guggenheim Museum launches It Came from Brooklyn, a new monthly concert series that will showcase Brooklyn’s emerging and established talents in the fields of music and literature as part of the museum’s 50th Anniversary celebrations. Conceived as a tribute to the recent Brooklyn renaissance and to serve…

  • conflux call for entries

    2009 Conflux Festival’s new “Conflux City” program is accepting proposals – deadline July 20. From the website: In keeping with its commitment to urban artistic exploration, community participation, shared knowledge, and critical civic engagement, Conflux will organize a user-generated open format event on Sunday September 20th, 2009 from 10am-6pm. Through an open submissions process, ConfluxCity…

  • Five Questions for Timothy Braun

    Name: Timothy Braun Title/Occupation: Writer/Professor. Organization/Company: A handful of websites, theaters, papers, and universities. URL: http://www.timothybraun.com 1. Where did you grow up and how did you end up where you are now? I was born and raised in Indiana, but I’ve lived for stints in all kinds of places for months at a time doing…

  • Bastille Day on 60th Street

    Bastille Day on 60th Street Sunday, July 12, 2009 From 12 to 6pm between Lexington and Fifth avenues For more information visit www.bastilledaynyc.com Bonjour New York! On Sunday, July 12, 2009 from noon to 6pm everyone is invited to be French for a day. Experience the sights, sounds, and flavors of France right in your…