Dick Zigun, the unofficial Mayor of Coney is going the extra mile to help support the arts and culture organization he founded over three decades ago. Coney Island U.S.A., the non-profit based out of the Coney Island Circus Sideshow are having their annual fundraiser and gala Thursday April 16 at Manhattan’s swank M2 Ultralounge.
This fundraiser helps to support the Mermaid Day Parade and all the fun programs the folks at the Sideshow do for us all summer that include a film festival, burlesque, the Coney Island Museum, and even a school for sideshow performers. Read More »
If you live in New York and you’ve been keeping on top of your Flavorpill newsletters, then you already know that this Saturday night the annual Cut&Paste Digital Design Tour lands at Webster Hall. (If not, we’re disappointed in you. And so is your mother.) You might also remember Cut&Paste from the interview we ran last month with founder John Fiorelli.
According to John, one goal of the 16-city, global competition is to help educate the public about the perspiration that goes into good design: “We think learning more about what designers do as part of their process — deliberation, research, experimentation, iteration and technique — would help clients be better collaborators while leading better projects.” And this year’s edition brings both 3D and motion-design categories into play along with the 2D, which means that more up and coming designers than ever are going to get some much needed exposure — in this economy, it’s hard out there for a design pimp.
If you’re not in NYC, don’t despair; you can watch a live Webcast of the competition here. We’ll see the rest of you at Webster Hall, 7:30 p.m. sharp! And remember: it’s *BYOM.
* Bring Your Own Moleskine
We’ve decided that every time Nate Hill sends Flavorpill an email about an event he’s throwing, we’re going to post it here. Why? Because what he writes in his “pitches” is funnier (and much, much weirder) than anything we could ever dream up. He’s like that kid who was making Komodo dragons out of Play-Doh when then rest of us were still rolling out “snakes.” We don’t know him but we think he’s awesome.
Find the latest dispatch from his “prank theater group” after the jump.
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If you live in New York, mark your calendars and don your safety goggles: Tuesday, February 17th, architectural death match. LVHRD’s next battle of creative minds is an Architecture Duel (or ARCHDL. Vowels are so boring) between FRONT Studio and Weiss/Manfredi. This is where the bow-ties get loosened, the Corbusier glasses come off, and the t-squares start flying. Get your tickets, or stay tuned for our report on the carnage later that week.
NFT (Not For Tourists), our favorite city guide for locals, is throwing a huge 10th anniversary bash tonight at Fontana’s that’s open to the public. Throwing caution to the wind in these trying economic times, they are offering guests free booze and copies of their latest book, as long as both last.
Consider it a substitute for your company’s canceled holiday party with the added bonus of the fact that there’s no risk of getting wasted in front of your boss — unless you invite him.
To celebrate their achievement we’ve asked Managing Editor, Craig Nelson, to provide us from some choice snippets from the 1st edition of NFT — after the jump join us as we chortle at what a difference a decade makes.
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This Thursday night from 6 to 9 p.m., our friends at powerHouse Books and The powerHouse Arena will host a once-a-year gathering of its publishing family, featuring appearances by acclaimed fine art photographers, photojournalists, documentarians, filmmakers, artists, and authors. Interested?
Check out the bold-faced names on the guest list after the jump and then send your name to rsvp@powerhousearena.com.
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