Category: Benefits

  • The Golden Sound Camp Meeting

    Don’t miss this show on Sunday – a benefit for Andrew Dinwiddie’s Jimmy Swaggart show, Get Mad at Sin ! called The Golden Sound Camp Meeting. Featuring: The Defibulators The Glory Whole Revival Quartet (featuring Christopher Williams) Cynthia Hopkins Karinne Keithley Sibyl Kempson & Ken Rus Schmoll (Featuring Gabriella Barnstone, Kate Benson, Chris Campbell ,…

  • Housing Works Auction Starts Thursday

    You probably know about Housing Works. They’re a fantastic organization with thrift stores, book stores and auctions all raising money to provide lifesaving services for homeless and low-income New Yorkers living with HIV/AIDS, such as housing, meals and medical care. Founded in 1990, Housing Works is New York City’s largest community-based nonprofit AIDS organization. Housing…

  • Save the Date: ERS Spring Benefit

    Well, benefit season is gearing up! One of the first of the season is ERS and it looks like a good one: Elevator Repair Service (ERS) is hosting their spring benefit on Monday, May 3rd, 2010.  The company is currently finishing the third play in a trilogy of critically acclaimed plays based on great American…

  • Sunday at Glasslands – The Golden Sound Camp Meeting

    Sunday, March 28 // 7:45pm // $20 Suggested Donation The Golden Sound Camp Meeting A Benefit for the upcoming production: Get Mad at Sin! Featuring performances by: Rachel Shukert 10:35 // Brendan Connelly 10:15 // Paul Lazar 9:55 // Chase Granoff 9:35 // Heather Christian and the Arbonauts 8:55 // Andy Horwitz 8:30 // Matt Citron 8:15 at Glasslands 289…

  • A Benefit for Haitian Earthquake Relief at St. Mark's Church

    A Celebration of Haitian Culture: Benefit for Earthquake Relief Sunday, March 14, 2010 | 6:30PM Please join the Poetry Project, Danspace Project, Ontological-Hysteric Theater and St. Mark’s Church in the Bowery for a celebration of Haitian culture. All proceeds from the evening will be donated to Partners in Health: Stand With Haiti. Tickets are now available,…

  • Fresh Tracks at DTW

    Put on my wellies and slogged through the slushfest last night to attend Dance Theater Workshop’s “Fresh Tracks” benefit.  It was well worth it. If this particular program (for this 45-year old series) is an accurate barometer of our current artistic atmosphere, I’d forecast rich days ahead for dance.  I’ll admit, despite being a loyal…

  • Benefit for Tuli Kupferberg

    Tuli Kupferberg, the influential songwriter who co-founded the Fugs, suffered two strokes, in April and September 2009, which left him blind, confined to his apartment and in need of 24-hour care. He is recovering well—he is able to speak clearly—but has overwhelming medical expenses not covered by Medicare or the very modest publishing/royalties income he…

  • Now It Is Official!

    Last night took us to Dixon Place for the 100% Official Formal Grand Opening of the new space on Chrystie St.  Complete with Mayoral Proclamations and speeches from Kate Levin, Alan Gerson and the newly-returned Ellie Covan, the evening was a touching, warm-hearted welcome to friends new and old. Ellie’s “thank you” speech was great…

  • Yes We Can Benefit for Judson's Cans

    Judson Memorial Church and Movement Research present YES WE CAN! – a bathroom art auction and benefit party – Friday, November 6, 2009 | 6:00 – 8:30pm Judson Memorial Church 55 Washington Square South   The acclaimed Judson Memorial Church will dip into its historic archives for a benefit party and auction of works by noted…

  • Radiohole Babies!!

    This is the cutest thing ever in the history of downtown – little Baby Radioholes!!: Starring: NOW GIVE THEM MONEY BY CLICKING HERE!!! Seriously. they’re taking the kids on tour and need $$$.

  • PEN Prison Writing Program Benefit

    Year and years and years ago, back when Culturebot was a poet living in Seattle, he volunteered for a “Poetry in Prisons” project. It was a mind-altering experience. I was in my early 20s at the time and was amazed just to meet people in prison, not to mention people serving life sentences. To work…

  • Brooklyn Art:Work BRIC Contemporary Art 2009 Gala

    On Tuesday, October 20, 2009, BRIC Arts | Media | Bklyn celebrated the achievements of 16 Brooklyn-based contemporary artists from various neighborhoods who are emblematic of Brooklyn’s status as a global creative capital at Stage 6 at Steiner Studios. Co-chaired by Leslie Alexander and Kerry Le Blanc Strong, the Brooklyn Art:Work BRIC Contemporary Art 2009…