NYC: “In Progress” will present its new party theme “Elegantly Wasted”

This Friday, June 29th, 2007, "In Progress" will present its new party theme "Elegantly Wasted"
at the Vault Club, in Lower East Side.

Inspired by the Vault's Romanesque archways, exquisite brick arched ceilings, original bank safe doors, private areas, and the heart-bumping state of the art sound system, "Elegantly Wasted" aims at bringing
back the decadency of New York nightlife scene from the early 80's.

"Elegantly Wasted"maintains Deeperspirits fundamental principle of multicultural collaboration while amping the and spectrum of sounds, expanding onto styles of funk, jazz, blues, ethnic, even a dose of classical. All within universal spirit of electronic sound. The product is a true unconventional incorporation that the universal application of Electronica, House, and Techno music.

In Progress Sessions headlining DJ Velizar along with resident Yohei Nishiyama and Datguy's Tony (Baroque Records) will take you on an experimental 7hr Dj epic journey of electric, soulful, quirky, chunky, funky, minimal, atmospheric, anthemic, eccentric musical contrasts, and the beautiful drama in between them.

In addition, "Elegantly Wasted" debuts with Comandante Zero, a Brooklyn based bass/drum laptop musician minimal, apocalyptically dark electro. In the past two years they performed in NYC, London and Berlin. They are also known for creating unique live shows that incorporate modern dance with heavy grooves. See below for the dancers’ bios.

We are all very excited about this event and are looking forward to share our experience with all of you this Friday night.


VAULT@ element

225 East Houston Street
@ Essex St / Avenue A (Entrance on Essex Street)
Directions: F and V Trains to Second Avenue
Info & Tables 212.254.2200 | reservations@elementny.com
Doors at 9pm, 21+
WWW.ELEMENTNY.COM

For Reduced Admission until 12AM please RSVP@deeperspirits.com

NYC: Today is East River Day!

Today is East River Day! As New York's long-stagnant waterfront comes back to life, the Municipal Art Society and the Metropolitan Waterfront Alliance are part of a coalition of over 50 groups that will launch the East River Agenda, a road map to ensure that we create a waterfront that is not only cleaner and more sustainable than ever before, but also creates more access and public space while addressing community needs.

Please join us today in Manhattan, the Bronx, Queens and Brooklyn to launch the Agenda. There will be four presentations, four narrated boat tours, and the premiere of the new documentary City of Water about the future of New York City’s waterfront. The full schedule for the event is below.
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East River Day Schedule:
To view a google map of the locations of all the meetings, click here.

Locations:

Manhattan
9:00 a.m. - Manhattan East River Agenda Presentation at South Street Seaport Stage, Pier 17, Lower Manhattan
9.45 a.m. - Depart South Street Seaport for Water Taxi tour of Manhattan - Please note changed time

Bronx
10:45 a.m. - Depart E. 34th Street for Water Taxi tour of the Bronx waterfront
11:45 p.m. - Bronx East River Agenda Presentation at SUNY Maritime College, Fort Schuyler, lunch

Queens
12:45 p.m. - Depart Fort Schuyler for Water Taxi tour of Queens waterfront
1.45 p.m. - Queens East River Agenda Presentation at Water Taxi Beach, Long Island City

Brooklyn
2:45 p.m. - Depart Water Taxi Beach for Water Taxi tour of Brooklyn waterfront
3:30 p.m. - Brooklyn East River Agenda Presentation at Barge Music, Fulton Ferry
4:30 p.m. – Reception and discussion of Brooklyn’s industrial waterfront heritage, Tobacco Warehouse, Brooklyn Bridge Park.
6:30 p.m. - Premiere of City of Water at Pier 2 at Furman Street, Brooklyn. To read more about the documentary and for directions, click here or here for a map.

NYC: Unity of Opposites, A Conversation with Doshi-Levien

Unity of Opposites, A Conversation with Doshi-Levien
Cooper-Hewitt
June 27, 2007
6:30 p.m.–8:00 p.m.

Join London-based design duo Nipa Doshi and Jonathan Levien in a conversation about their new furniture collection for Moroso that combines handmade and industrial production, a design approach that reflects a cross-cultural creative process

Guests will have the opportunity to view the installation of the new Doshi-Levien work in the Great Hall at Cooper-Hewitt.

Members and students with valid ID: $5; non-members $10.

Register for this event.

For discounted registration or for more information, please call the Education Department at 212.849.8380.

NYC: Dexter Sinister - book launch of John Russell's FROZEN TEARS III -- THE TRINITY

Please come to Dexter Sinister this THURSDAY JUNE 21 2007 for the book
launch of John Russell's FROZEN TEARS III -- THE TRINITY. This is a
two-part event at two locations:

7:30 - 9:00 pm
Installation and book launch
at Dexter Sinister
38 Ludlow Street at Hester Street

9:00 - 11:00 pm
Readings / performances organized by Mark Beasley for Creative Time
at 205 Club
205 Chrystie Street at Stanton Street

Readings / performances by:

Hillary Raphael
Genesis P-Orridge
Trinie Dalton
Ilana Halperin
Roxy Pain
Mark Harris

Plus White Reggae Disco

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Contents: Kristen Alvanson, Stuart Bailey / Will Holder / Louis Luthi /
John Morgan, Tim Bailey, Stephen Barber, Mark & Stephen Beasley, Marianna
Botey, Jesse Bransford & Casey McKinney, Charles Bronson, Paul Buck,
David Burrows / Simon O'Sullivan, Bonnie Camplin, Lisa Castagner,
ccru/orphan drift, Dennis Cooper, Michael Corris, Karen Cunningham, Kim
Coleman & Jenny Hogarth, Michael Cross / M Satai, John Cussans, Enrico
David, Anthony Davies, Lorenzo de Los Angeles III, Madeline Djerjian, Ross
Downes, Electric Six, Patricia Ellis, John Espinosa, Dick Evans, Keith
Farquhar, Dan Fox, Luca Frei, Barnaby Furnas & Ivette Zieghelboim, Tony
Garifalakis, Babak Ghazi, Ilana Halperin, Mark Harris, Richard Hawkins,
Iain Hetherington, Damien Hirst, Stewart Home, Rachel Howe, Mark Hulson,
Andy Hunt, Andrew Hughes, Gareth Jones, Kevin Killian, Kool Keith, Steve
Klee, The Knockouts, Pete Lewis, Cedar Lewisohn, Fiona Lumbers, Patricia
Macormack, Andrea Mason, Nathaniel Mellors, Anna Mitchell, N.R.K. Mohammad
/ SOS Newsrod / Dan Thurwen, Gean Moreno, HV Morton, Donal Mosher, Neil
Mulholland, Yuki Maruyama, Reza Negarestani, No Bra, Paul Noble, Bernard
Noel, David Osbaldeston / Joe Devlin, Arthur Ou, Mike Pare, Chloe Piene,
Esther Planas, Elizabeth Price, Adam Putnam, Harry Pye, Hillary Raphael,
The Rebel, Steve Rushton/Hubert Czerepok, Amelia Saul / Jo-ey Tang , Kenji
Siratori, Craig Slee, Alison Smith, Emma Stark, John Strutton, Rebecca
Taylor, Simon Thompson , Mark Titchner, Ian Rafael Titus, Dan Torop,
Jeffrey Vallance, Harlan D Wilson.

The book published by Article Press with support from the British Council.
See http://www.frozentears.co.uk

http://www.dextersinister.org/index.html?id=98

NYC: Catch Up (and Friday Happy Hour)

The all knowing Noah has come up with the ingenious idea of holding a get together this Friday night. He's also asked anyone that wants that wants to help host to just say so. Since it will be my last night in NYC before I head back to Canada for a couple days, and cause I like Noah - I'm in. So consider yourself invited.

Where: Sweet & Vicious, 5 Spring Street (off Elizebeth)
When: Friday, June 22nd at 6pm until whenever

Hosts:
Noah
Johanna
Charles
Nicholas
Chet
Michael
Joey
Grant

NYC: Richard Serra

HEAR
Richard Serra
What: The sculptural wizard talks about his torqued metal
mazes and his retrospective at MoMA.
Why: A massive moment with the man of steel.
When: Thursday June 14th, 2007, at 7 p.m.
Where: Strand Bookstore, 828 Broadway, at 12th St.
(212-473-1452).

NYC: ADC - Illustration Portfolio Review and Luncheon

50 outstanding illustrators will be seated with their portfolios in the ADC Gallery from 12 pm to 6 pm. There will be emerging talent and established talent, all with new work to show. Stop by at any point throughout the day to scope out new talent or say hello to familiar faces.

Start: 12 noon
Luncheon: 1 pm - 3 pm
Happy Hour: 5 pm - 7 pm
Refreshments All Day

To RSVP or for more information contact Danielle Epstein at danielle@adcglobal.org or call 212.643.1440. Invitation only for illustrators.