INDY EVENTS CALENDAR: July 31 – Aug. 6
FRI JULY 31
10am – 5pm · Suggested Contribution $10/ Students $6/ Seniors $6/ Children Free
VIDEO: REFLECTIONS ON THE EKECTRIC MIRROR: NEW FEMINIST VIDEO
This exhibition features the work of nine emerging women artists, all born during the Second Wave of Feminism, four of whom work as collaborative duos.
Brooklyn Museum
200 Eastern Pkwy, Bklyn
brooklynmuseum.org · 718-638-5000
FRI JULY 31
6pm – 10pm · Free
EVENT: AGE OF THE CAKE BY LAZARO VALIENTE
Using memory and written history to create improvised-harmonies live from Lower East Side’s Envoy Enterprises, Lázaro Valiente will channel people who died or were born on July 31st. Physical and virtual visitors will be allowed to influence the piece by giving direct instructions to Valiente from a predetermined list.
Envoy Enterprises, Contemporary Art Space
131 Chrystie St
ageofthecake.com · (212) 2264555
FRI JULY 31
7pm • $10
BENEFIT: PUERTO RICAN FREEDOM PROJECT FUNDRAISER
Listen to performances by Rebel Diaz, Dr Loco and others and support Puerto Rican political prisoners and their families.
478 Austin Pl, 2nd Fl, Brnx
FRI JUL 31
7-9pm • $10
PERFORMANCE: THE TRUTH PRESENTS “EXPOSED”
The Truth will deliver sharp, original, and incisive spoken word poetry.
Nuyorican Poets Café
236 E 3rd St
nuyorican.org • 631-383-6239
SAT AUG 1
1pm-3pm • Free
RALLY: STOP THE WAR ON IRAN
Come speak out against military attacks and sanctions against Iran.
Times Square
42nd St & 7th Ave
info@stopwaroniran.org • 212-633-6646
SAT AUG 1
1:30pm • Free
VIGIL: “ABOLISH NUCLEAR WEAPONS”
Wear black and call for the end of nuclear weapons in honor of Hiroshima Day, August 6.
4th Ave btw 96th & 97th Sts
infaithpeace@yahoo.com • 718-680-2981
SAT AUG 1
6pm • $10 Suggested donation
EXHIBIT: NECROPOLIS: CITY OF THE DEAD
The Alternative Arts Association presents a multimedia production exploring the metaphoric graveyard of modern life.
Brecht Forum
451 West St
brechtforum.org • 212-242-4201
SUN AUG 2
9am-1pm • $20 Registration Required
BIKE RIDE: “BIKING AND BIRDING: RIVERDALE”
The ride will begin in Columbus Circle and travel throughout Manhattan and the Bronx with Transportation Alternatives members to explore parks including Inwood Hill Park and Riverdale Park and will pass historic grounds and gardens at Wave Hill. The ride is 12 miles one way.
Columbus Circle, Manhattan
Transalt.org • 212-629-8080
SUN AUG 2
2:30pm • Free
DISCUSSION: “FEMINIST BOOK CLUB: ANGELA DAVIS’ ‘WOMEN, RACE & CLASS’”
This discussion will focus on Davis’ views of feminism, race and class and is open to all genders.
172 Allen St
feministbookclub@bluestockings.com • 212-777-6028
SUN AUG 2
7pm • $5 Suggested donation
FILM: “PRAY THE DEVIL BACK TO HELL”
Gina Reticker’s award-winning documentary chronicles Liberian women who resisted the rule of warlords. Catherine Shimony, founder of Global Goods Partners, will lead a discussion after the screening.
Bluestockings
172 Allen St
bluestockings.com • 212-777-6028
MON AUG 3
7pm • Free
DISCUSSION: ABORTION, MORALITY, AND THE LIBERATION OF WOMEN
A conversation between Revolution reporter Sunsara Taylor and author Dr. Susan Wickland.
LGBT Community Center
208 W 13th St
revolutionbooksnyc.org • revbooksnyc@yahoo.com • 212-691-3345
MON AUG 3
7pm • Free
READING: “MIRIAM GREENBERG ‘BRANDING NEW YORK.’”
Miriam Greenberg will discuss her book about how NYC was sold and marketed to the world through tourism, the finance industry and real estate.
Bluestockings Bookstore
172 Allen St
Bluestockings.com • 212-777-6028
MON AUG 3
7:30-9pm • Free
DISCUSSION: “OCCUPATION 101: THE U.S.-ISRAEL CONNECTION”
The latest installment in a six-part series, this session will focus on U.S. power and influence over Israel.
Freedom Hall
113 W 128th St
wbai.org • fsp@nyct.net • 212-222-0633
TUE AUG 4
11am-12:30pm • Free (Registration Required)
WORKSHOP: “BEFORE YOU SEEK A GRANT: A CHECKLIST FOR NEW NONPROFITS”
This course will provide essential tools for starting up a nonprofit venture and give you the foundation you need to fundraise.
The Foundation Center
79 Fifth Ave 2nd floor
Foundationcenter.org • 212-620-4230
TUE AUG 4
7pm • Free
MEETING: END THE ILLEGAL SIEGE OF GAZA
Come to discuss how to mobilize to end the siege of Gaza.
451 West St
dasitg@gmail.com • 212-371-6001
TUES AUG 4
7-9pm • Free
DEBATE: NYC MAYORAL CANDIDATES’ CIVIL RIGHTS FORUM
WNYC city hall reporter Bob Hennelly will moderate between candidates.
New York Law School
57 Worth St
nyclu.org • 212-607-3358
TUES AUG 4
8pm • $10 advance, $12 at door
READING: STORIES IN HIGH FIDELITY
The Village Voice’s Rob Harvilla and writers Dean Wareham and Dan Kennedy will discuss their music literature.
Union Hall
702 Union St, Bklyn
unionhallny.com • 718-638-4400
TUE AUGUST 4
8 -10pm · Free
CONCERT: CROSS-POLLINATION CONCERT SERIES
Two of the best singer-songwriters in NYC each play a 40 minute solo set. This is followed by a three song collaborative set during which both artists share the stage.
Pianos
158 Ludlow St
WED AUG 5
3:30pm-4:30pm • Free (Registration Required)
WORKSHOP: CHILDREN’S WORM COMPOSTING WORKSHOP
This event, held by the Lower East Side Ecology Center, will help children learn more about decomposition, worm anatomy and caring for worms. This is for children ages 5 and up.
Whole Foods Tribeca, Upstairs Seating Area
270 Greenwich St
Lesecologycenter.org • info@lesecologycenter.org
WED AUG 5
6:30pm
EVENT: 25TH ANNIVERSARY OF UNIVERSAL PEACE DAY
Enjoy performances by David Amram, Hiroshima survivor Koji Kobayashi, Japanese rock star Shinji Harada and others for the Hiroshima and Nagasaki Commemoration Ceremony.
NY Buddhist Church
331-332 Riverside Dr
WED AUG 5
7pm • FREE
DISCUSSION: SEXUALITY & SOCIALISM: HISTORY, POLITICS & THEORY OF LGBT LIBERATION
Discuss the new book by Sherry Wolf from Haymarket and debate topics such as equal rights for all LGBT people.
76-11 37th Ave, rm 206
WED AUG 5
7pm • FREE
TALK: IRAN TODAY
Learn about Iran’s culture, religion and society and examine U.S.-Iran relations in this talk by Iris Bieri.
Brooklyn Friends Meeting House
110 Schermerhorn St
bfp@brooklynpeace.org • 718-624-5921
WED AUG 5
7pm
MEETING: WE NEED A NEW ABORTION RIGHTS MOVEMENT
This meeting, led by feminist author Jennifer Roesch, will focus on women’s rights in relation to abortion topics.
172 Allen St
nyciso@gmail.com • 585-350-8862
WED AUG 5
7:30pm • $6/$10/$15 Sliding Scale
FILM: “BUFFALO SOLDIERS: AFRICAN-AMERICANS & U.S. MILITARISM”
This 43-minute film from Director Stuart Heisler, “The Negro Soldier,” will be screened alongside the 68-minute “No Vietnamese Ever Called Me Nigger,” from Director David Loeb Weiss. The two are a part of the Black August Film Series from the Brecht Forum.
451 West St
brechtforum@brechtforum.org • 212-242-4201
WED AUGUST 5
8:30pm · $6
EVENT: CHANNEL 101: NY MONTHLY SCREENING
At Channel 101 the destiny of TV entertainment is in your hands! New five-minute shows from the best young writers and directors in NYC battle it out for the right to be turned into a series. The top five shows become the new “prime time” lineup for the following month; losing shows are banished forever.
200 Hudson Street
THU AUGUST 6
6pm – 8pm · Free
EVENT: NEW YORK CiviCRM MEETUP
CiviCRM is the first open source and freely downloadable constituent relationship management solution. CiviCRM is web-based, open source, internationalized, and designed specifically to meet the needs of advocacy, non-profit and non-governmental groups.
79 Leonard Street, Suite #5
THU AUGUST 6
6pm – 8pm · Free
EVENT: IMPACT SHOWCASE
Come and learn in the interactive multimedia performing arts collaborative technology workshop.
Black Box Theatre
82 Washington Sq. East
(212) 998-5281
THU AUG 6
7pm • Free
BOOK RELEASE EVENT: “CONFESSIONS OF A EX-DOOFUS ITCHYFOOTED MUTHA”
Iconic filmmaker and “Black Broadway” pioneer Melvin Van Peebles will introduce his new graphic novel.
146 W 26th St
revolutionbooksnyc.org • 212-691-3345
THU AUG 6
7pm • FREE
READING: “FOR ALL THE PEOPLE”
Listen to author John Curl discuss his work about cooperation, cooperative movements and communalism in the United States.
172 Allen St
info@bluestockings.com • 212-777-6028
THU AUGUST 6
7:30pm · $3 Suggested Contribution
MOVIE: PURPLE RAIN
To celebrate the 25th anniversary of one of history’s greatest pop albums, and the extravagantly, hilariously whacky and over the top film it inspired, we invite you to don something lacey and ruffled and come get your Prince on. Gates open at 6:30pm.
Prospect Park Bandshell
Prospect Park West and 9th Street, Bklyn
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