Happy Summer Solstice!

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The Comedy of Errors - The Musical

Another fun filled evening with the exceptional young talent of Different Directions:

The Comedy of Errors - The Musical

The Theater for a New Audience

155 1st Avenue

Last two performances of the Blue Cast.

Friday June 17 @ 8:00pm/Saturday, June 18 @ 11:00am.

http://www.differentdirections.org/coeticketsales.htm

Friday morning gift from Edgar

Years ago someone told me about an old man walking along some strip of beach, picking up washed/upon the shore: one starfish after another and throwing them back into the receding surf. Someone told him: "There are millions of those, washed up all over the world. Do you think you can save them all? It's useless and so are you." And the old man, finding another, bent down to retrieve it. As he threw it back into the Inextinguishable, he answered, "To this fish, it is not useless nor therefore am I."

~Edgar

http://www.porcelainunicorn.com/

Prize winning entry from global filmmaker competition dubbed “Tell It Your Way” at the Cannes Lions award-winning short-film project “Parallel Lines.”

The Light Bright Project

La MaMa Moves Dance Festival!

Solos, Duets, Trios, and .... Intricate Intimacies

June 9 - June 19 at 7:30pm

First Floor Theatre

Of particular interest:

"Race" Daniel Gwirtzman and Stacy Matorana

"Collected Fictions" (With German Shepard) Will Rawls

http://lamama.org/category/first-floor-theatre/

34th Annual Greek Festival on Schermerhorn Street!

The Church Ladies are back in full force!

A neighborhood favorite noted in numerous food blogs...

Recipes passed down for generations and prepared with

the same love and tradition the parishioners extend to

all who pass by and stop in.

St. Constantine and Helen Cathedrals

64 Schermerhorn Street (Court Street and Boerum Place)

June 6-12

11am-1am

http://www.stconstantineandhelen.org/

Flight Distance II

Helen Simoneau's piece from the A.W.A.R.D. Show at the Joyce SoHo this weekend.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7XQKxT2eHGE

LEGACY Opening Reception this Sunday

Fisher Landau Center for Art

Time	12 June · 14:00 - 17:00
Location	Fisher Landau Center for Art 38-27 30th Street Long Island City, New York
Created by:	Fisher Landau Center for Art
More info	Please join us for refreshments to celebrate the opening of "LEGACY: Selections from Emily Fisher Landau's Gift to the Whitney Museum of American Art."

http://www.flcart.org/exhibit.htm

ART for Japan at WAH

Life moves on: three months after the Japanese earthquake and Tsunami of March 11, 2011, the disaster is no longer headline news. Yet Japan still needs us: thousands are still missing and thousands more are still displaced and suffering. The Fukushima nuclear plant is not yet under control.

We believe that only sustained effort will help Japan recover. The WAH Center has therefore organized a team of volunteers, ARTISTS RESCUE TEAM for JAPAN (ART for JAPAN) and we hope the weekend of Friday, June 10th kick-off will be the first of more fundraising events in the future.

At the Not for Profit WAH Center (Williamsburg Art & Historical Center), we appeal to all of you who love art and care about Japan’s recovery to come out and support our benefit weekend.

The two-day event is a tremendous opportunity to buy an original work of art for under $200, meet the artists and enjoy a terrific program of fashion, dance and music, while savoring delicious international appetizers and cool drinks.

100 % of the proceeds will go to the Japan Society's "Japan Earthquake Relief Fund” We accept only checks or cash!

• Discover your inner art collector without breaking the bank! Artworks for sale include painting, watercolor, drawing, print, photography, mixed media, sculpture, ceramics, glasswork, jewelry, all under $200.
• Must-see events: tickets for dance & music performances only $15
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• Many thanks and we look forward to seeing you and your friends,

Yuko Nii, Director, and Members of the WAH CENTER ARTISTS RESCUE TEAM for JAPAN (WAHCENTER ART for JAPAN):

Peter Arvo, Michael Bales, Orin Buck, Peter Dizozza, Akiko Furukawa, Mayumi Hayashi, Yuka Imata, Farnaz K. Damon Kelmartin, Rachel Kurlander, Terrance Lindall, Riza Manalo, Sanae Maeda, Yumiko Nolan, Carol Quint, Kate Scherer, , Jun Shoji, Albert J Tissian, Mary Westring

WAH CENTER

Presents

ARTISTS RESCUE TEAM for JAPAN

TWO DAY ART BENEFIT EVENT FOR EARTHQUAKE & TSUNAMI VICTIMS IN JAPAN

Friday, June 10th & Saturday, June 11th, 2011

Friday, June 10th

5-6 PM Early Preview

6-10 PM Artworks Sales & Reception

6-8 PM Fashion Show

8-11 PM Dance & Music Performances

Saturday, June 5-6 PM Early Preview

6-10 PM Artworks Sales & Reception

8-11 PM Dance & Music Performances

CONTACT FOR BENEFIT EVENT:

Yuko Nii, Director

Tel.( 718-486-6012) or (917) 648-4290

Email: wahcenter@earthlik.net

or

Kate Scherer, Assistant to Director

(917) 969-3126

E-mail: wahcenterartrescueteam@gmail.com

Directions to The WAH Center at bottom of page

WAH Center (Williamsburg Art & Historical Center)

Located at the corner of Bedford, next to the Williamsburg Bridge:
135 Broadway, Williamsburg Brooklyn, NY 11211
(718) 486-7372 or (718) 486-6012
wahcenter@earthlink.net

Directions from HopStop

Gratitude and Blessings...

... for all who serve.

A Taste of Africa Benefit

Time	13 May · 17:30 - 21:30
Location	El Museo Cultural de Santa Fe 1615 Paseo de Peralta Santa Fe, NM
Created by:	Issa Nyaphaga
More info	JOIN US FOR TRADITIONAL AFRICAN FOOD, MUSIC, DANCE, BODY PAINTING, AND STORY TELLING. Come celebrate the soul of African creativity right here in Santa Fe. Soulful Presence US and HITIP Cameroon are proud to announce the first annual A Taste of Africa benefit in Santa Fe. Artists will be showing their unique visions and expressions in African to benefit the annual Mobile Clinic Project for people of Cameroon this summer. FEATURING: Jambo Café / Culinary artist Ceci Tadfor / Culinary artist Hakeem / Drummer Gasali / Drummer and visual artist Nancy King / Storyteller and writer Shayla / West African dance performer Jen Klarfeld / Visual atist Vikki Scott / Black Art Studio Kamajou Tadfor / Actor and artist Issa Nyaphaga / Performer and visual artist BRING YOUR KIDS! All proceeds benefit Hope International for Tikar People www.hitip.org The event will include: AFRICAN FOOD, LIVE MUSIC, RAFFLE, SILENT AUCTION TICKETS: Children under 12: Free General: $15 ($20 at the door) or $25 for 2 people Supporter: $25 – Includes 1 free raffle ticket Benefactor: $50 – Includes 5 free raffle tickets Advance tickets available at Jambo Cafe For more information, please call 505.992.0591 Donate online http://www.soulfulpresence.org/donate.php

Earth Day 2011!

Happy Earth Day!

http://www.nasa.gov/topics/earth/earthday

http://www.conservation.org/act/get_involved/protect_forests/Pages/deforestation.aspx

http://action.sierraclub.org/site/MessageViewer?em_id=203924.0&dlv_id=175344

http://www.plantafish.org

http://www.nature.org/ourinitiatives/regions/northamerica/unitedstates/newyork/placesweprotect/longisland/mashomack-preserve-slideshow.xml

http://prospectfarmbk.wordpress.com/support-us/membership/

http://www.nycpermaculture.info/events/17141015/?eventId=17141015&action=detail

The Hata Foundation Annual Luau

Save the date and buy a table!

Please join The Hata Foundation for an evening of wonderful live entertainment and great silent auction prizes to support education funds that enable the deserving children of Hawai'i reach their full potential!

Saturday, May 28, 2011

Paradise Cove at the Ko'olina Resort

Oahu

6 pm - 10 pm

thehatafoundation.org

Tsuru Project

Miki Katagiri's second Tsuru Project event this Sunday, April 17!

2:00 pm-5:00pm

232 Bedford Avenue (N.4/N.5)

"L" Train to Bedford

Come by to join the festivities, learn more about the nuclear situation, make a donation, make a tsuru for the upcoming Tanabata (Wishing Tree) Festival in August, or simply come by to take a tsuru home to keep Japan in your thoughts and spread the word! 232 Bedford Avenue (N.4/N.5). "L" Train to Bedford

http://tsuruproject.wordpress.com/

YMCA Honolulu's Healthy Kids Day 2011 at the Bishop Musseum

Please join The Hata Foundation in supporting the YMCA of Honolulu's Healthy Kids Day at the Bishop Museum. Kudos to family and friends who are busy experimenting with healthful recipes for delicious baked goods that will be on sale tomorrow!

Don't forget...Canned goods will also be collected for the Annual Hawaii Food Bank Drive.

Free admission for Kama'aina and Military Families with I.D.

Saturday, April 16.

9 a.m.-2 p.m.

Bishop Museum

1525 Bernice Street.

http://www.ymcahonolulu.org/about/news/healthy_kids_day

http://www.bishopmuseum.org/

http://www.hawaiifoodbank.org/page9.aspx

http://thehatafoundation.org/

Saving Pelican #895

Congratulations to director Irene Taylor Brodsky and HBO for a timely and successful screening

of "Saving Pelican #895" at the Museum of Natural History! Here's to continuing to raise awareness of how human action impacts our environment!

Irene Taylor Brodsky (Director),

Michael Carloss (Biologist), and Jay Holcomb

(Executive Director of International Bird Rescue

Research Center) answer the youngest Q & A participant's

question on the why's of brown pelican #895's

life.

http://www.hbo.com/documentaries/saving-pelican-895/index.html#/documentaries/saving-pelican-895/synopsis.html

2011 Urban Glass Fete de Verre: FUTUR

2011 Fête de Verre: Futur Start: 2011-04-16 19:00 End: 2011-04-16 23:00 Timezone: America/New York 2011 UrbanGlass Fête de Verre: FUTUR A festive evening of fabulous glass, fine cuisine, futuristic fantasy and “fun”d raising Honoring Matthew Eskuche for New Talent and Tina Oldknow for Service to the Field SATURDAY, APRIL 16, 2011 7 pm Cocktails, Entertainment, Silent Auction 8:30 pm Dinner, Awards, Live Auction Capitale, New York City 130 Bowery between Grand and Broome Streets Dress: Futuristic (Click to view gallery) EXCLUSIVE VIP EVENT Exclusive event for VIP ticket holders: Cocktails and Flameworking Demonstration with Honoree Matthew Eskuche @ UrbanGlass Thursday, April 14, 2011 6-8pm Download an invitation and response form. See ticket and advertisement information and to purchase online. AUCTION PREVIEW ONLINE Preview Auction Online beginning at 12 pm EST March 15. AUCTION PREVIEW EXHIBITION An exhibition of artwork from the Auction selected by Jane Adlin, Associate Curator, Metropolitan Museum of Art; Katya Heller, Heller Gallery; David McFadden, Chief Curator and Vice President, Museum of Arts and Design; and Claire Oliver, Claire Oliver Gallery. Live Auction Preview @ Chashama Gallery 217 E. 42nd Street (btw 2nd &3rd Avenues) NYC Exhibition Opening Reception Thursday, March 24, 2011 6-8pm Open to the Public Tuesday, March 22 - Saturday, April 9, 2011 Tuesday-Friday 12-8pm Saturdays 12-4pm URBANGLASS TIME CAPSULE PROJECT Artists and Friends of UrbanGlass from all over the world have donated items to commemorate their memories of learning, experimenting, teaching, socializing, or creating at UrbanGlass. Erica Rosenfeld has created twenty-four time capsules that will be displayed as centerpieces at Fête de Verre: Futur. All centerpieces will be sold to help support the artists who use our facilities. A small group of the time capsules will be on display at the Auction Preview Exhibition. View Time Capsules Online beginning March 24.