Paradigm Shift

In the ultimate act of non-elitism, HAI has made 100 pieces of Outsider Art affordable for the 99%

HAI is hosting 100 Living Rooms, an evening of Outsider Art, live music, wine and food on Saturday June 16^th from 6pm-9pm at The Gallery at HAI (548 Broadway, 3^rd Floor).

Purchase a ticket and you are guaranteed to go home with a piece of original art From HAI’s Archive of Outsider Art. HAI’s Archive of Outsider Art includes thousands of paintings and drawings by individuals with mental illness who were able to find their creative voices through participating in HAI Arts Workshops.  These individuals were institutionalized for decades, and had been released into adult homes in Far Rockaway and Coney Island, where HAI Workshop Artists were introduced to them.  Of the thousands of people who participated in HAI Workshops, these twenty or so individuals became completely absorbed by drawing and painting developing remarkable bodies of work.  HAI began exhibiting their work in galleries and museums in the 1980’s, and continues to represent their work today, along with contemporary Outsider Artists.

Art selection begins at 7pm sharp and work is selected in the order tickets are purchased.

Art Collector- A $100 ticket guarantees you will choose one of the first ten pieces of art
Art Fan– A $35 ticket guarantees you leave with a fabulous piece of art

To purchase tickets by phone please visit http://100livingrooms.eventbrite.com/ OR call 212.575.7660

Art can be previewed online at ww.hainyc.org or at the HAI Gallery starting May 30^th.

100 Living Room benefits HAI’s arts and wellness programs. Every Saturday 50 artists living with mental illness are hosted, free of charge, in a full-day arts workshop at HAI. Artists spend the day drawing, painting, sculpting, making collages and working in the state of the art media lab. Art materials are provided free of charge, and professional artists are available to assist participants in learning the various media and techniques.

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HAI is a non-profit arts and social service organization that was founded in 1969 to inspire healing, growth and learning through engagement in the arts for the culturally underserved.

Each year, HAI touches the lives of more than 350,000 people in the New York City community whose access to the arts has been limited by health, age or income. HAI makes access to music, dance, theater and the visual arts possible by partnering with numerous cultural organizations, government officials and agencies and foundations and individuals. HAI serves K-12 students, seniors, the frail elderly, people with mental and physical disabilities and seriously ill children at health and social service facilities throughout all five boroughs of New York City. For more information about our work, please visit our website at www.hainyc.org.

Mon, May 14, 8 pm, $27
Kay Ryan

TICKETS/INFO | www.92Y.org | 1395 Lexington Ave. | 212.415.5500

PRESS CONTACT: Andrew Sherman | asherman@92y.org | 212.415.5693

Kay Ryan served as US Poet Laureate from 2008 to 2010. Her most recent collection, The Best of It: New and Selected Poems, won the Pulitzer Prize in 2011. “Her poems are compact, exhilarating, strange affairs, like Erik Satie miniatures or Joseph Cornell boxes,” wrote J. D. McClatchy. “She is an anomaly in today’s literary culture: as intense and elliptical as Dickinson, as buoyant and rueful as Frost.”

Ladies Rock Camp

Ladies Rock Camp, a program of Willie Mae Rock Camp for Girls, is a one-of-a-kind, three-day musical adventure! Small group lessons in drums, bass, guitar or vocals. Workshops on everything from songwriting to screenprinting. And the chance to write, rehearse, and perform at a NYC club with your own band.

August 3 – 5, 2012
@ Funkadelic Studios
335 W. 35th St
New York, NY

+ Women 19 years old and up
+ All levels of musical experience welcome
+ Sliding scale tuition – full tuition is $425, reduced tuition available by application
+ Register online or call 347-599-0716

Visit our website for more information about summer camp for girls,
volunteer opportunities, and year-round programs!

www.williemaerockcamp.org

SMALL, BEAUTIFULLY MOVING PARTS, a coming-of-parenthood tale for the internet age.

Long shot factory presents a Sacha Pictures production in association with Salty Features

a film by Annie J. Howell and Lisa Robinson

“Exactly what I want from a drama about women: smart characters who aren’t restrained by stereotypes… with a sense of humor.” CINEMATICAL
When technophile Sarah Sparks (Anna Margaret Hollyman) becomes pregnant, her uncertainties about motherhood trigger an impulsive road trip to the source of her anxiety: her long-estranged mother living far away and off-the-grid. Annie J. Howell and Lisa Robinson co-direct this comic coming-of-parenthood tale for the internet age, inspired by their Sundance Channel-licensed web series Sparks.

Initial Release Date: May 11, Cinema Village, 22 E. 12th St, NYC

Written & Directed by: Annie J. Howell & Lisa Robinson
Producers: Annie J. Howell, Lisa Robinson, Jennifer Dougherty, Yael Melamede
Cast: Anna Margaret Hollyman, Richard Hoag, Andre Holland, Sarah Rafferty, Mary Beth Peil, Susan Kelechi Watson
Run Time: 73 minutes
Language: English
Rating: Unrated
Official Web Site: smallbeautifullymovingparts.com
Like and Share us on Facebook! http://tiny.cc/BeautifullyMovingParts

**Premiered at SXSW // Winner, Alfred P. Sloan Feature Film Prize // Winner, Audience Choice, RiverRun Film Festival // Winner, Best Actress, Fargo Film Festival**

Girls for Gender Equity honors Anita Hill at their 10 year Anniversary Celebration!

What: A cocktail reception honoring Anita Hill and a Decade of Women and Girls’ Leadership

Where: The Brooklyn Historical Society

When: June 14, 6-9pm

You won’t want to miss this special evening celebrating Anita Hill.

TICKETS ON SALE FROM APRIL 14, space is limited!

RSVP at events@ggenyc.org

Women Occupying Wall Street (WOW) invites people and organizations of all gender identities to the first Feminist General Assembly!

Thursday, May 17, 2012
6:30pm until 9:00pm
Washington Square Park
Together, let’s stand for justice and disarm the war on women. It’s time to rise up!

Misogyny is flagrant in our patriarchal society, not only from the politicians, but even from our comrades.  It’s time for us to join, support, and empower each other by amplifying all our voices.

This will be the beginning of what we hope will become an ongoing discussion throughout the nation and worldwide. Through this assembly we will create a public space for collaborating to address patriarchy, violence, and hierarchical structures that harm everyone.

In the spirit of cooperation and transparency of Occupy Wall Street,  we have been meeting and continue to do so once a week, on various days of the week, and at various locations to openly plan the event and make it accessible to as many as possible.

Please RSVP to us at wowsnyc@gmail.com to let us know if you’d also like to take part in planning with us. And of course, feel free to please pass this along!

in solidarity,
WOWs

Find us on Facebook:
http://www.facebook.com/WOWSNYC
http://www.facebook.com/events/175078435948082/?ref=ts

Follow us on Twitter: @wowsnyc

On Tumblr:
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Unite Women New York (UWNY) is a new organization formed by volunteers from all over the state to oppose anti-women legislation and to celebrate the history of women in the United States.

On Saturday, April 28, 2012, women and men across the United States will converge in state capitols and cities to give voice to our opposition to the oppression of women’s access to health care and women’s rights. Politicians in Washington and in legislatures across the country have been trying, and in some cases succeeding, to legislate away the rights that women have fought for and won over 40 years ago. We will not let them turn back the calendar  to the middle of the last century.

Join us as we march united against the war on women  in New York City and  celebrate the history of women in the United States. The march and rally will also provide a platform to honor national and local organizations struggling to support women and to advocate for equal rights as well as  local and state government officials who stand with us in opposition to the current social agenda aimed at reducing women’s rights.

WHAT: Unite Against the War on Women March & Rally

WHEN: Saturday, April 28, 2012

REGISTER: 11:00 AM – Noon  at the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Site, 23-29 Washington Place, New York, NY 10003 (between Greene Street and Washington Square East)

MARCH: 12:00 – 1:00 PM From the Shirtwaist Factory down Broadway to Foley Square/Thomas Paine Park

RALLY: 1:00 – 4:00 PM at Foley Square/Thomas Paine Park (between County Court House, Worth St, Pearl St, and Centre St)

WHO:  The event is free and open to the public

RSVP for our event here!

Unite Women is currently accepting volunteers and interns! If you are interested in becoming more involved in any capacity, please send your resume to UniteWomenNY@gmail.com.

The BALI Board of Directors invite you to attend

The 4th Annual Bella and Bella Fella Awards Reception

Honoring Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney for the Bella Award

Singer, Actor and Civil Right Activist Harry Belafonte for the Bella “Fella” Award

Emerging Writer Activist Maya Catherine Popa for the “Andrea”Young Woman Leadership ” Chutzpah”Award

Hosted at the Residence of Henry Buhl

102 Prince Street, Soho, NYC

(Between Mercer and Greene Street )

Tuesday, April 17th 2012

6:30pm-9:00pm

If you are interested in attending the event, please email BALI Program Coordinator ,Yu Wai Maung, at yuwai@abzuginstitute.org or call our office at 212-650-3071. The response card below contains ticket prices for the fundraiser. You can print out the response card and mail it to our mailing office at :

Liz Abzug Consultant Services

105 Duane Street, #21C

New York,NY 10007

Or you can pay for the ticket by pressing DONATE http://www.abzuginstitute.org/content/donate/ and by using PAYPAL. Please be sure to include the number of party and  full names of the party you are bringing with you. We look forward to seeing you on Tuesday, April 17th.

The Affordable Art Fair NYC returns to the hustling and bustling art capital of the world to showcase new and emerging artists, galleries, programming and must-see installations.  Since its debut, the Fair has become a true international phenomenon, launching in eleven cities, garnering attendance of over 1 million visitors and selling over $300 million of contemporary art.  Continuing to reach new heights, the Affordable Art Fair NYC Spring edition, taking place April 18 – 22 2012 at 7W New York (7 West 34th Street), is sure to be another must-attend event.

This spring we are delighted to welcome over 75 galleries from across the globe, Argentina, Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Singapore, and Vietnam.  We have a strong line up of programming panel discussions with major art world figures from Art.sy, Artnet, Paddle 8 and SVA speaking about the current art market and incorporating art into your home taking place in the Programming Lounge sponsored by The Conran Shop.  One of the partners for this edition is HGTV, and they will be hosting a special installation “HGTV’s The White Room Challenge Showcase” in which their season 4 Design Star winner will be create a site specific designed booth at the Fair.  HGTV who will recreate their White Room Challenge Showcase in a booth at the Fair and on Thursday from 5pm-9pm the designer will be onsite to discuss his design.

Similar to the 2011 Fairs we are delighted to share a combination of physical invitations as well as select electronic codes to use online via a shared link.  We would be pleased to offer you Private Preview Invitations (all printed), and General Admission codes to share for complimentary admission.

Private Preview

Wednesday, April 18, 6pm – 9pm

General Admission

Upcoming Off Broadway Play , “Bonafide Women.”

A  play that deals with Real Life Stories on : Gender Roles in Foreign Countries , Prostitution,Cancer, People with Disabilities Abortion, Homosexuality, Domestic Violence,  and Sexual Discrimination. This theatrical performance includes dance/poetry/ uninhibited sex scenes in a way that will make you question, think and allow you to reminisce and learn. “Bonafide Women” takes the audience on an emotional roller coaster, giving us a TRUE look into what it means to deal with the issues mentioned above, and how to OVERCOME!! We created this show not just for entertainment but to educate our society and enhance our open minds. The show is comedic but also dramatic, so if this is something you are interested in , get everyone one you know and come see it!!!P.S. For MATURE AUDIENCES ONLY!!! (ages 16 and up)

for tickets : https://www.smarttix.com/show.aspx?EID=&showCode=BON9&BundleCode=&GUID=6ad42b28-4d9e-4839-a010-22b435149f79

Venue : ROY ARIAS OFF BROADWAY THEATER : 300 west 43rd street New York N.Y.

show dates:
Friday April 13th,2012: 8-10pm show
Saturday April 14th 2012: 4-6pm & 8-10pm shows
Sunday April 15th,2012: 4-6pm show

More information about the playwright:  http://offbroadway.broadwayworld.com/article/BONAFIDE-WOMEN-Opens-Off-Broadway-April-15-20120313 ( press release)