2. Adopt a dancer. From the wilds of the theater to captivity in the rehearsal studio, the Tiffany Mills Company dancers need a little support to live out their creative dreams. Adopt a dancer from the company and help fund their participation in the renowned Brooklyn Academy of Music’s 2013 Spring Season. This cutting-edge dance production is our Project of the Day.

    Adopt a dancer.

    From the wilds of the theater to captivity in the rehearsal studio, the Tiffany Mills Company dancers need a little support to live out their creative dreams.

    Adopt a dancer from the company and help fund their participation in the renowned Brooklyn Academy of Music’s 2013 Spring Season. This cutting-edge dance production is our Project of the Day.

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  3. Rumpus room. Hey NYC! Stephen Elliott is hosting a shindig in Brooklyn for his Kickstarter backers and he really wants you to come. Back his new film, Happy Baby, for as little as a buck and enjoy this evening of literary hijinxs, oddball jams, and Eugene Mirman at his hilarious best. firstpersonsingular: I am humbled to be somehow (impossibly!) sharing the stage this Thursday evening with: Mike Doughty, Starlee Kine, Eugene Mirman, Jami Attenberg, Kflay, Stephen Elliott and Melissa Febos, whom I’ll be interviewing for a live edition of my Rumpus column, “Conversations With Writers Braver Than Me.”  It’s a fundraiser for Stephen Elliott’s indie film endeavor, turning his novel Happy Baby into a movie. Contribute as little as $1 to his Kickstarter, and you can attend! (Although the suggested donation is $20. But no pressure…) It’s at 8 at Public Assembly, in Williamsburg. It’s going to be a great event, and an even greater movie. Please come! And bring friends!

    Rumpus room.

    Hey NYC! Stephen Elliott is hosting a shindig in Brooklyn for his Kickstarter backers and he really wants you to come. Back his new film, Happy Baby, for as little as a buck and enjoy this evening of literary hijinxs, oddball jams, and Eugene Mirman at his hilarious best.

    firstpersonsingular:

    I am humbled to be somehow (impossibly!) sharing the stage this Thursday evening with: Mike Doughty, Starlee Kine, Eugene Mirman, Jami Attenberg, Kflay, Stephen Elliott and Melissa Febos, whom I’ll be interviewing for a live edition of my Rumpus column, “Conversations With Writers Braver Than Me.” 

    It’s a fundraiser for Stephen Elliott’s indie film endeavor, turning his novel Happy Baby into a movie. Contribute as little as $1 to his Kickstarter, and you can attend! (Although the suggested donation is $20. But no pressure…) It’s at 8 at Public Assembly, in Williamsburg.

    It’s going to be a great event, and an even greater movie. Please come! And bring friends!

    View on Kickstarter
  4. Flex is Kings is a documentary about an emerging form of urban dance movement and the community behind it. Known as “flexing,” the dance style has given rise to an entire culture of competitive movement in Brooklyn — a DIY art form that unites inner-city youth in neighborhoods under siege. While the filmmakers continue with postproduction and festival submissions, a sneak peek will screen at the Brooklyn Museum on Dec. 1, along with a live performance featuring dancers from the doc.

    Flex is Kings is a documentary about an emerging form of urban dance movement and the community behind it.

    Known as “flexing,” the dance style has given rise to an entire culture of competitive movement in Brooklyn — a DIY art form that unites inner-city youth in neighborhoods under siege.

    While the filmmakers continue with postproduction and festival submissions, a sneak peek will screen at the Brooklyn Museum on Dec. 1, along with a live performance featuring dancers from the doc.

    View on Kickstarter
  5. Wondering Around Wandering Artist Mike Perry used his recent Kickstarter project to raise funds and generate interest in a free exhibition and community art space.  For three months, Perry and his crew are hosting workshops, screenings, discussions, and shindigs — all free and open to the public.  Perry just created a new Tumblr to document the process of transforming an empty Brooklyn warehouse into Wondering Around Wandering. Consider yourself reblogged!

    Wondering Around Wandering

    Artist Mike Perry used his recent Kickstarter project to raise funds and generate interest in a free exhibition and community art space. 

    For three months, Perry and his crew are hosting workshops, screenings, discussions, and shindigs — all free and open to the public. 

    Perry just created a new Tumblr to document the process of transforming an empty Brooklyn warehouse into Wondering Around Wandering. Consider yourself reblogged!

    View on Kickstarter
  7. Brooklyn-based arts and events space The Invisible Dog is ready and waiting to blow you away with it’s fourth season. With Kickstarter, they hope to fund half a dozen new exhibitions, a slew of new performances, and a handful of creative residencies — all as part of their ongoing mission to bring little known, up-and-coming artists into the eye of the general public. Well, we’re watching! And we like what we see so far, so we’ve made them our Project of the Day.

    Brooklyn-based arts and events space The Invisible Dog is ready and waiting to blow you away with it’s fourth season. With Kickstarter, they hope to fund half a dozen new exhibitions, a slew of new performances, and a handful of creative residencies — all as part of their ongoing mission to bring little known, up-and-coming artists into the eye of the general public. Well, we’re watching! And we like what we see so far, so we’ve made them our Project of the Day.

  10. On May 11th, Rooftop Films will kick off its 2012 Summer Series, marking the start of their 16th season of bringing underground films, well, aboveground in outdoor screenings all across New York City. More than just a film festival, they’re a thriving community — of filmmakers, audience members, venues, and neighborhoods — and this year’s line-up includes amazing films by the likes of Bart Layton (his documentary, The Imposter, took Sundance by storm), Nina Conti, and Matthew Lillard. Even more exciting? They’re our Project of the Day. (Kidding, we know that’s not anywhere near as exciting!)

    On May 11th, Rooftop Films will kick off its 2012 Summer Series, marking the start of their 16th season of bringing underground films, well, aboveground in outdoor screenings all across New York City. More than just a film festival, they’re a thriving community — of filmmakers, audience members, venues, and neighborhoods — and this year’s line-up includes amazing films by the likes of Bart Layton (his documentary, The Imposter, took Sundance by storm), Nina Conti, and Matthew Lillard. Even more exciting? They’re our Project of the Day. (Kidding, we know that’s not anywhere near as exciting!)

  11. Swanky Hives! From the latest project update by urban farmers Brooklyn Grange, who are raising funds for their city apiary: Did we mention we’re painting the hives? To help our bees find their way home and distinguish their hive from all the others, we’ve got to paint the boxes to make them distinct. And since we have to paint them anyway, why not get some super amazing local artists to do it for us? Pretty brilliant idea, we think. (And FYI, that’s Kate Neckel, above.)

    Swanky Hives! From the latest project update by urban farmers Brooklyn Grange, who are raising funds for their city apiary:

    Did we mention we’re painting the hives? To help our bees find their way home and distinguish their hive from all the others, we’ve got to paint the boxes to make them distinct. And since we have to paint them anyway, why not get some super amazing local artists to do it for us?

    Pretty brilliant idea, we think. (And FYI, that’s Kate Neckel, above.)
  14. Last Call, y’all! 3 Days Left for Symphony for the Dance Floor. They’re about $1k away from success. Composer, performer, violinist, and band leader, Daniel Bernard Roumain (aka DBR) has collaborated and performed with the likes of Philip Glass, Bill T. Jones, and Lady GaGa. His “sonic collages of classical, pop and hip-hop sounds” blend orchestra and club into divine theater. Featuring DBR’s violin playing alongside dance, DJ-ing, photography, and more from a variety of collaborators, Symphony For the Dancefloor needs yo cash. Upcoming performances include 10/6-8 @ Miami Light Project & 10/13-15 @ BAM Next Wave Fest. (Photo by Julieta Cervantes)

    Last Call, y’all! 3 Days Left for Symphony for the Dance Floor. They’re about $1k away from success.

    Composer, performer, violinist, and band leader, Daniel Bernard Roumain (aka DBR) has collaborated and performed with the likes of Philip Glass, Bill T. Jones, and Lady GaGa. His “sonic collages of classical, pop and hip-hop sounds” blend orchestra and club into divine theater. Featuring DBR’s violin playing alongside dance, DJ-ing, photography, and more from a variety of collaborators, Symphony For the Dancefloor needs yo cash.

    Upcoming performances include 10/6-8 @ Miami Light Project & 10/13-15 @ BAM Next Wave Fest.

    (Photo by Julieta Cervantes)

  15. KSR IRL: Thursday 9/29 at LaunchPad in Crown Heights, We Like It Like That: The Story of Latin Boogaloo has its Brooklyn work-in-progress premiere at 8 pm! Mathew Ramirez Warren’s new documentary tells the story of 1960s East Harlem and South Bronx rhythms. As he explores, classic Afro-Cuban sounds combined with jazz, R&B, and rock to create a totally new New York genre of irresistible music. Mathew’s got 10 days to go on his Kickstarter campaign with about $6k more to raise, so the LaunchPad event will be part fundraiser, part screening, part boogie. He promise drinks, snacks, and “all things boogaloo.” (Sounds like you should maybe bring a towel?)

    KSR IRL: Thursday 9/29 at LaunchPad in Crown Heights, We Like It Like That: The Story of Latin Boogaloo has its Brooklyn work-in-progress premiere at 8 pm!

    Mathew Ramirez Warren’s new documentary tells the story of 1960s East Harlem and South Bronx rhythms. As he explores, classic Afro-Cuban sounds combined with jazz, R&B, and rock to create a totally new New York genre of irresistible music. Mathew’s got 10 days to go on his Kickstarter campaign with about $6k more to raise, so the LaunchPad event will be part fundraiser, part screening, part boogie. He promise drinks, snacks, and “all things boogaloo.” (Sounds like you should maybe bring a towel?)