Programming
Trash Patch Expert Talk
Thursday June 24, at 5pm
Doug Woodring, founding member of Project Kasei, will be speaking about Trash Patch and Ghost Net[works].
The presentation will be followed by a Q&A session. Have a Plastic-less Day! For more information, log on to www.trashpatch.org
Ghost Net[works] is a major collaborative that re-focuses the public’s attention on the oceans sordid transformation by exposing all the untidy litter that passes under our name. It recreates the underwater feeling of standing [floating] underneath a ghost net, from a marine life perspective.
HIP HOP Poetry Slam
July 2nd at 7pm
No Longer Empty, Truth Now Music and fam!LL Entertainment present "The Sixteen Chapel"-a poetry slam in honor of the harlem renaissance, in hip hop a standard verse is 16 bars, or 16 four counts.
HASAN SALAAM \ KAMIKAZE PICNIC AND BS \ PROPAGANDA ANONYMOUS \ TRUTH NOW \ SUPERKING ARMOR \ TECHNICOLOR LENSES ft. THE APOSOUL \ THE FLOWDOWN \ EBONIE SMITH \ WARREN BRITT \ THE MC FACEMAN \ STEVE FOX \ MEGACIPH \ CHI'AKAI
Space for Potential: Mixing Affordabilty and Green Design
July 7th at 6:30pm
We invite you to listen to expert panelists discuss New York City and the way that green architecture and design impacts affordable housing policy, as well as the potential affects of innovative housing development in local communities. Read more on panel discussion page.
24 Hour Draw-A-Thon
July 9-10
Artist Manny Vega along with Sol Sax, Jonathan Glass, Christina Justiz, Jay Moorthy, Michelle Ortiz and Michelle Cruz, will each create their own drawings during the 24 hour period. Jazz musician Joe Carter the III will perform lending inspiration to the process.
Childrens Workshop
July 28th 1- 3pm
This children’s workshop lead by NLE artist Carol Warner and will explore the act of weaving artistically, with children of all ages. Using scissors, glue and various magazine images, children will be able to weave their own images of culture, media and pop aesthetics |
