Dumbo NYC

What: Flamenco in Dumbo by Amilia Hernandez
When: Monday, March 12, 2007 at 7pm
Where: Water Street Restaurant and Lounge, 66 Water Street, Dumbo Brooklyn

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{http://amiliaflamenca.blogspot.com}

What: Dumbolio: A monthly variety show created, curated, and hosted by Ed Schmidt
When: Saturday, March 10, 2007, starting at 8:00 p.m.
Where: powerHouse Arena * 37 Main Street * Brooklyn, NY 11201

Dumbolio is a monthly variety show featuring a headline musical act and four supporting acts created, curated, and hosted by Ed Schmidt-the mastermind behind The Last Supper, his one-man show that ran for nearly two years in his Brooklyn kitchen and dining room. The second installment of Dumbolio will launch on Saturday, March 10, 2007, at the powerHouse Arena.

The musical headliner will be Taylor Mac, fresh off an international tour and a sold-out performance at the Public Theater, as part of the Under the Radar Festival. A ukelele-strumming pastiche drag singer-songwriter, he manages to be campy and honest, ironic and vulnerable, uproarious and heartbreaking. Taylor Mac is a true original. Thomas L. Bolster, a Corporate Motivational Speaker whose rabble-rousing speeches are, depending on which way you tilt your head, either life-changingly inspiring or utter gibberish. Scotty the Blue Bunny, a magician, comedian, and violin virtuoso who just happens to perform in high heels and a full-body blue lycra bunny suit. NakedGuyNYC, a photographer who takes naked pictures of himself in public places. He will orchestrate a self-portrait with the Dumbolio audience as backdrop/participants. Marina Pavlutskaya, a self-portrait painter, whose work is direct, unflinching, and emotionally raw. A food and drinks concession will be provided by Rice, a superb DUMBO restaurant.

Tickets are $15 and can be purchased at www.powerhousearena.com or www.dumbolio.com or by calling 718-666-3049 ext. 5

Coming next month: the April 21st edition of Dumbolio will feature Howard Fishman, who just played a sold-out performance at Lincoln Center (as part of the American Songbook Series). His latest songs-as always, in his unique jazz-blues-folk mix-were inspired by travels through Romania.

The Wooster Group presents HAMLET

“The Wooster Group’s HAMLET, directed by Elizabeth LeCompte, reconstructs a hypothetical theater piece from the fragmentary evidence of Richard Burton’s “Hamlet”, a 1964 Broadway production which was recorded in performance and shown as a film for two days only in 2,000 U.S. movie houses. The idea of bringing a live theater experience to thousands of simultaneous viewers in different cities was trumpeted as a new form called “Theatrofilm”. This HAMLET attempts to reverse the process, like an archeologist inferring an improbable temple from a collection of ruins.”

Previews start tonight and the show will run for four weeks only, from Feb 27 – March 25, 2007 (Tues – Sat @ 8pm, Sun @ 4pm). At St. Ann’s Warehouse *38 Water St. in DUMBO). Tickets for Tues Feb. 27 – Sun March 4 only: $27.50. All other tickets: $37.50.

For tickets and more info: 718.254.8779, www.ticketweb.com, www.thewoostergroup.org, www.artsatstanns.org

Reminder:
David Serlin, an Associate Professor of Communication at the University of California at San Diego and Editor-at-Large for Cabinet magazine, will present a public talk, “Reel Music for Real People: Unwinding the History of the Scopitone,” on Wednesday, February 28, 2007, at 7 pm in the (dac) gallery.

Wednesday, February 28, 2007 at 7 pm, (dac) gallery:
“Reel Music for Real People: Unwinding the History of the Scopitone”
Suggested admission $5. Seating (bales of hay) limited, come early!

S C O D O W N !
Installation: through March 4, 2007, 10 am – 6 pm, Thurs. – Mon.

d.u.m.b.o. arts center (dac)
30 Washington Street
Brooklyn, NY 11201
T. 718.694.0831
www.dumboartscenter.org

[Previously]:
{Event: SCODOWN at Dumbo Arts Center 2/17/07, DumboNYC.com}

Pomme is pleased to invite you to the opening of ENFANCES

“An exhibit of photography by Coline Irwin and Valentine Bougouin

Since they met nine years ago, Coline and Valentine have shared a passion for childhood. Their images are invitations to dreams and memories, hoping the eye will take a deeper look at these fleeting moments of life.”

Friday, February 23rd
6 to 8pm
Wine and lemonade

Pomme
81 Washington St, at York.
DUMBO, in Brooklyn
Tel 718.855.0623

What: SCODOWN!, the first-ever presentation of Scopitones in a contemporary art venue.
When: Saturday, Feb. 17, 2007, 8pm until late.
Exhibition: Through March 4, 2007, 10am=6pm, Thurs – Mon
Where: d.u.m.b.o. arts center (dac), 30 Washington Street, Brooklyn, NY 11201
Why You Should Go: (dac) will be transforming its gallery space into a barn and all proceeds will benefit (dac)’s year-round programs.

For details, www.dumboartscenter.org

Featuring v-jay Emilie and surprise guests

FUNd-raising party to benefit (dac)’s year-round programs
Suggested admission $10 or $7 for students
Dress as you like or swingin’ synthetic 60s, white go-go boots or hillbilly hot!

Directions to (dac): A or C train to High Street, cross the park, left on Washington Street or F train to York Street, left at York toward Bridges, right on Washington Street

d.u.m.b.o. arts center (dac) is proud to announce SCODOWN!, the first-ever presentation of Scopitones in a contemporary art venue. Originally conceived as a one-night benefit party on Saturday, February 17, the “Hoedown meets Scopitones” genre-bender appears to have touched a nerve among a generation of cell phone-wielding, iPod clad, wired and connected aesthetes, so much so that (dac) is compelled to extend its SCODOWN! installation through March 4, 2007.

Scopitone films are 1960s music shorts, which were distributed on color 16mm film with a magnetic soundtrack. An extinct technology, the Scopitone film jukebox, was the medium for public presentation. The first Scopitones were produced in France in 1960, triggering a Scopitone craze throughout Europe – particularly in West Germany and England – before crossing the Atlantic to the United States in mid-1964. By the end of the 1960s, they were gone.

(dac) will be transforming its gallery space into a barn in homage to the backdrops used in many Scopitones. Complementing the three-week run of SCODOWN!, David Serlin, an Associate Professor of Communication at the University of California at San Diego and Editor-at-Large for Cabinet magazine, will present a public talk, “Reel Music for Real People: Unwinding the History of the Scopitone,” on Wednesday, February 28, 2007,
at 7 pm in the (dac) gallery.

SHADOW MATTER- The Rhythm of Structure
Sculptures by: Nicholas Mukomberanwa, M. Scott Johnson, Lawrence Mukomberanwa, Taguma Mukomberanwa
February 1 till March 16, 2007
Opening Saturday, February 10 2007 3-6pm
Gallery Talk with M. Scott Johnson, Thursday February 22 6-8pm

SHADOW MATTER “the Rhythm of Structure celebrates the aesthetic contributions of a modern giant of African neo-classicism – Zimbabwean Shona sculptor and philosopher Nicholas Mukomberanwa (1940-2002) – as seen through the eyes of his African American apprentice, M. Scott Johnson, and his sons, Lawrence and Taguma Mukomberanwa. This exhibition features the work of these three direct stone sculptors alongside the elder Mukomberanwa’s own work, bringing to light the powerful influence of Nicholas Mukomberanwa on a new generation of sculptors. This exhibition also highlights the effects of the crosspollination of ideas during Johnson’s residency 1996-99 on Mukomberanwa’s farm in Ruwa Zimbabwe.

Sankaranka Gallery Contemporary African Art
111 Front St. suites 206, 230 DUMBO, Brooklyn, NY 11201
sankarankagallery.com

Just a reminder for Dumbo artists. Your submission for your artwork to be displayed in J Condo is due in two weeks.

{Calling All Dumbo Artists}
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 Nada Surf, 20″x30″ c-print, Peter Ellenby

What: Peter Ellenby “Everyday is Saturday”
When: Thursday, February 1, 2007, 6-9pm
Where: Nelson Hancock Gallery, 111 Front St. #204, Brooklyn, NY 11205
Reception for the Artist, booksigning and acoustic performance by Nada Surf

Exhibition Dates: February 1, 2007 – Feb. 25

Nelson Hancock Gallery is pleased to announce an exhibition of photographs by Peter Ellenby. Drawn from his new monograph “Everyday is Saturday” (Chronicle Books), the exhibition includes a survey of Ellenby’s work in the indie rock world during the last decade. The opening reception will feature a rare acoustic performance by Nada Surf, as well as a book signing by Ellenby.

An impromptu shooter with a fan’s eye, Ellenby’s photography embodies the same sort of freewheeling, devil-may-care attitude that underlies the best of indie rock. His arsenal of gear includes plastic cameras, fish-eye lenses, and an array of esoteric filmstocks deftly employed in studios, on location and at live performances. One of his subjects described Ellenby’s as a “Pabst-fueled Pollockesque technique perfected in the beer-soaked expanse between stage and fans.”

{nelsonhancockgallery.com}

What: BAC Gallery Presents Art as Anecdote February 1 – April 20, 2007
Curated by Sarah Schmerler
When: Opening Reception: Feb 1, 6 – 8pm
1st Thursday Curatorial Talk: March 1, 6 – 8pm

Brooklyn Arts Council announces Art As Anecdote, exhibition that looks at the events, impressions, and ambitions that are part and parcel of an artist’s daily grind—and the unlikely meanings they generate for others.

“This show looks to the resources of a nonprofit institution (where, ostensibly, artists’ best interests are always in mind) and begs the question: Why is it that what makes an artwork so meaningful—to a broad audience—is often what makes an artwork incredibly personal, unique? Photographer Annick Ronsenfield claims that she just wandered downstairs one morning to find her mother eating a baguette. Yet (through Rosenfield’s eyes), mom wears a glazed—and utterly enigmatic—look that defies description. Orrie King’s incredibly intimate photograph of “Sebi in Bed” can’t help but make us wonder: who is Sebi to her—and subsequently, to us? And what do we do with Kurt Strahm, a former and well-accomplished painter, who claims he’s stopped making art because the whole prospect is just too futile.”

“Ten other artists—from a note-taking traveler to a woman See-er (who makes artworks as healing documents for her clients)—are included in the exhibition. And in deference to all the good advice (anecdotes, stories, aphorisms) these and other artists have gotten over the years, we’ll be distributing stories and sayings (in the form of printed strips of paper) at random, to visitors at the opening reception.”

{brooklynartscouncil.org, for more info about the exhibition}