Brave New World Rep: Join us for a free reading of Kristoffer Diaz's #therevolution

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O brave new world, That has such people in't! The Tempest, Act V: Sc. 1           NEW WORKS is a new play initiative designed to help the company deepen its commitment to artists in our borough. Throughout the year, a staged reading series showcases four Brooklyn writers' work presented in diverse, environmentally-specific locations throughout Brooklyn. We invite you to join us for the second of these free events Monday, May 5th: #therevolution By Kristoffer Diaz Directed by Liesl Tommy Sometimes life is too much to take. Sometimes it makes you do dumb things. Sometimes that dumb thing is killing someone. Sometimes when you kill someone, an army rises up in your name. Then you've got to deal with that. #therevolution is an extra dark comedy about two young women who accidentally take over the world and devote themselves to fixing it. Or just enjoying the fame. Either of those. Monday, May 5th, 7p.m. 61 Local 61 Bergen Street Brooklyn, NY A, C to Hoyt Schermerhorn; F, G to Bergen Admission is FREE! No reservation necessary. Please join us at 61 Local, a public house serving local fare--beer, wine, coffee and food. After the reading, we invite you to stay for conversation with the artists. Kristoffer Diaz is a playwright and educator living and working in Brooklyn. Full-length titles include The Elaborate Entrance of Chad Deity, Welcome to Arroyo's, The Upstairs Concierge, and The Unfortunates. Awards: 2011 New York Times Outstanding Playwright Award; finalist for the 2010 Pulitzer Prize for Drama; winner, 2011 Lucille Lortel Award for Outstanding Play; winner, 2011 OBIE Award, Best New American Play; and the inaugural Gail Merrifield Papp Fellowship from The Public Theater (2011). His work has been produced, commissioned, and developed at The Public Theater, Dallas Theater Center, Geffen Playhouse, Center Theatre Group, The Goodman, Second Stage, Victory Gardens, Oregon Shakespeare Festival, Actors Theatre of Louisville, American Theater Company, The Atlantic, InterAct, Mixed Blood, The Orchard Project, Hip-Hop Theater Festival, The Lark, Summer Play Festival, Donmar Warehouse, and South Coast Repertory, among many others. Kristoffer holds a BA from New York University's Gallatin School of Individualized Study, an MFA from NYU's Department of Dramatic Writing, and an MFA from Brooklyn College's Performing Arts Management program. Liesl Tommy is an award-winning director whose world premieres include Party People by Universes at Oregon Shakespeare Festival, The White Man—A Complex Declaration of Love by Joan Rang with DanskDansk Theatre in Denmark, Peggy Picket Sees the Face of God by Roland Schimmelpfennig at the Luminato Festival/Canadian Stage Toronto, Eclipsed by Danai Gurira at Yale Repertory Theatre and Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company, The Good Negro by Tracey Scott Wilson at The Public Theater and Dallas Theater Center, A History of Light by Eisa Davis at the Contemporary American Theatre Festival, Angela's Mixtape by Eisa Davis at Synchronicity Performance Group, New Georges, and Bus and Family Ties at the Play Company for the Romania Kiss Me! Festival. She is the Associate Director at Berkeley Rep. Liesl's other credits include California Shakespeare Theater, Huntington Theatre Company, Center Stage in Baltimore, Sundance East Africa, Manda Island, Kenya, Oregon Shakespeare Festival, La Jolla Playhouse, and Huntington Theatre Company, among others. She serves as the program associate at Sundance Institute Theatre Program, focusing on its activities in East Africa, and she was recently made an artist trustee with the Sundance Institute's board of trustees. Liesl was awarded the inaugural Susan Stroman Directing Award from the Vineyard Theatre, the NEA/TCG Directors Grant, and the New York Theatre Workshop Casting/Directing Fellowship. She is a native of Cape Town, South Africa. New Works continues with the next two readings: Honey Drop By Erin Courtney Directed by Lisa Peterson June 17   Tipoldemoder By Mark Sitko Directed by Knud Adams Date TBA more info     ----------------------------------------------------   Brave New World Repertory Theatre is a company of Brooklyn-based theatre professionals dedicated to creating dynamic productions of classic plays, as well as new works by Brooklyn writers. The company performs in unique and historic Brooklyn venues, reaching out to under-served audiences to promote a love of theatre. On Twitter? On Facebook? "Follow" and "Like" us for updates and special offers!     You are receiving our monthly newsletter because you expressed interest in receiving news about the company's work. Unsubscribe Gochfeldlaw@aol.com from this list. Our mailing address is: Brave New World Repertory Theatre 303 Westminster Rd Brooklyn, New York 11218 Add us to your address book Copyright (C) 2014 Brave New World Repertory Theatre All rights reserved. Forward this email to a friend Update your profile

Last Open House for 2014 Summer Camps - May 26th!!

Hi Ditmas Park Blog, 

We will be hosting our Last Summer Camp Open House on May 26th. 

We would love to have it posted on Ditmas Park Blog.

All the information is included in the blurb below.

Let me know if you need any further information. 

Thank you,

Sivan Hadari 

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Kings Bay Y Family of Summer Day Camps Invites You to Join Us at Our

Last Camps Open House for 2014!

 

This is your chance to explore the amazing summer camp opportunities we have to offer!

 

Register by June 1st and receive $50 off!!

Tour and Meet with our camp representatives and sports coaches. Meet our new soccer coach- Nathan Bell- for our new soccer division. We will have indoor trial classes for kids and parents to get a taste of our soccer camps! Find out about the summer day camp soccer division, inclusion summer day camp, Hebrew camp & MORE!

 

RSVP HERE: www.tinyurl.com/FinalOpenHouse

 

When: Monday, May 26th from 11am-2pm

Where: Kings Bay Y at Windsor Terrace, 1224 Prospect Ave Brooklyn, NY 11218

 

Contact Nadira or Inga at (718) 407-6377 

or info@ywindsorterrace.org

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M. Edgar Rosenblum’s Legacy Honored at Irondale in Brooklyn Tucker Reed, Professor Marvin Carlson and Senator Velmanette Montgomery, June 5

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Contact: press@irondale.org

 

 

M. Edgar Rosenblum's Legacy

Honored at Irondale in Brooklyn

Tucker Reed, Professor Marvin Carlson and

Senator Velmanette Montgomery

 Receive Honor for Service To the Arts

A Benefit for Irondale Ensemble's Theater and Education Programs for Youth

Thursday, June 5, 2014, 6:30pm - 9pm

 

What: The M. Edgar Rosenblum Awards

When: Thursday, June 5, 2014, 6:30 - 9pm

Where: Irondale Center, 85 South Oxford Street

Info: www.irondale.org / 718.488.9233 / For tickets visit: Irondale Ensemble Project

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The fourth annual M. Edgar Rosenblum Awards will be given at a ceremony on November 15, during a benefit for the Irondale Ensemble Project at the Irondale Center, 85 South Oxford Street, in the BAM Cultural District of Fort Greene. Awards will be presented to Tucker Reed, President of the Downtown Brooklyn Partnership, Marvin Carlson, Sidney E. Cohn Professor of Theatre, Graduate Center, CUNY, and New York State Senator Velmanette Montgomery.   The event will be co-chaired by David Lombino, Director of Special Projects at Two Trees Management Company and Joseph Roach, Sterling Professor of Theater, Yale University.

 

M. Edgar Rosenblum (1932-2010), enjoyed a remarkable career in arts management that shaped and gave power to regional theatre in the United States. His legacy will be honored with the first M. Edgar Rosenblum Awards to be given at a ceremony on November 15, at the new Irondale Center, 85 South Oxford Street, in the BAM Cultural District of Fort Greene. His longtime artistic partner at Long Wharf Theatre in New Haven CT., Arvin Brown, called him "one of the most influential executive directors in the country". Tickets to the benefit are $150-$200. For information call: 718 488-9233.

 

The Irondale Ensemble Project, established 28 years ago, is a permanent ensemble known for its innovative theatrical productions as well a ground-breaking education programs with teachers and students in public schools, incarcerated men and women, and adolescents at risk of AIDS/HIV. The founders of Irondale, Jim Niesen, Barbara Mackenzie-Wood and Terry Greiss first met when they were hired as young actors at Long Wharf in 1977. According to

Artistic Director, Jim Niesen, "Working at Long Wharf in a tremendously supportive creative environment, gave us the model of how we wanted to keep working throughout our careers. It also brought the three of us together in what clearly became, for all of us, our most important professional and personal relationship". Terry Greiss, Irondale's Executive Director said, "Jim

and I have been working as a team for 36 years. Although we didn't set out to model ourselves after Arvin (Brown) and Edgar, it was an important and successful example of partnership that we were exposed to early in our careers". Barbara Mackenzie-Wood, now Head of the Acting/Music Theatre Program at Carnegie Mellon University said, "Edgar was a mentor for us all. When we started Irondale, he was always willing to give us advice or talk to our board. I think he was proud of what we created and we were always quick to acknowledge our roots. The honorees we have chosen are people that Edgar would be proud to have his name associated with."

 

Schedule of Events

6:30pm - Cocktails and a sumptuous buffet of hors d'oeuvres.

7:45pm - Award Ceremony and performances by the Irondale Ensemble and special guests.

9:00 pm – Coffee, and dessert.

9:30pm - The Irondale Center comes alive at Night! Stay For the After Party!

 

About the Honorees

Tucker Reed is the President of the Downtown Brooklyn Partnership (DBP), a not-for-profit local development corporation that serves as the primary champion for Downtown Brooklyn as a world-class business, cultural, educational, residential, and retail destination. Under Tucker's leadership the DBP has become the driving force behind the emergence of the Brooklyn Tech Triangle as a key contributor to the growth of the innovation economy in NYC.

From 2008 – 2009 Mr. Reed worked for the State Department in Baghdad, Iraq on the rebuilding of the City and serving as Chief of Staff of the Baghdad Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT).  

Prior to joining the State Department, Tucker was the founding Executive Director of the DUMBO Improvement District, responsible for launching the organization in 2006 that has overseen the flourishing development of that waterfront office and residential district. Previous to his DUMBO position, Tucker was a Senior Policy Advisor for the Department of Small Business Services in the Bloomberg Administration.

Marvin Carlson is the Sidney E. Cohn Professor of Theatre, Comparative Literature and Middle Eastern Studies at the Graduate Center of the City University of New York. He has received an honorary doctorate from the University of Athens, the ATHE Career Achievement Award, the

ASTR Distinguished Scholarship Award, the George Jean Nathan Award for Dramatic Criticism, and the Calloway Prize for writing in theatre. He is the author of twenty-one books in theatre studies.

 

Senator Velmanette Montgomery  (NY District 25) is recognized for her effective leadership and steadfast commitment to her constituents of north and central Brooklyn as well as to New Yorkers statewide.

In her role as the Ranking Democrat on the Senate Committee on Children and Families, Senator Montgomery is committed to helping young people achieve positive outcomes through reform of the State's juvenile justice, foster care and adoptive care systems.

 

About Irondale

As a 31 year old Ensemble, Irondale has received national and international accolades for its theatrical performances which are often driven by themes that emerge from the social and political climate, as well as the ability to take unique approaches to well known tales.  Now with their own space, the Irondale Center in Fort Greene they have also been instrumental in supporting the work of emerging and mature artists.

 

The Irondale Center, part of the Downtown Brooklyn Cultural District is uniquely and entirely run and maintained by the Irondale Ensemble. A beautiful and historic space, the center is a long-dormant Sunday school building  attached to the Lafayette Avenue Presbyterian church. The church boasts an incredible history in its own right, demonstrating an ongoing commitment to positive social activism. Since it opened in 2008, the Center has hosted the work of Sarah Ruhl, BH Barrie, Anthony Braxton, and emerging artists like PigPen Theatre. American Opera Projects, FLICfest, and  In Pursuit of Freedom a collaboration with Brooklyn Historical Society and Weeksville Heritage Center.

 

 

Irondale's Mission

Through the power of the ensemble process, Irondale creates and presents theater, performance and education programs that challenge traditional assumptions about art, and help us to better understand today's world. The Irondale Center, our theater, laboratory and classroom, is a home for ensemble artists of all disciplines and cultures.

 

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(PLEASE LIST through 5/3/2014) URBAN WILDLIFE APPRECIATION DAY

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PLEASE  LIST through May 3, 2014 IMMEDIATE

 

 

 

 

URBAN WILDLIFE APPRECIATION DAY

Learn about the diverse species that call New York City home!

 

DATE:                        Saturday, May 3, 2014

 

TIME:                          12:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.

 

LOCATION:               Inwood Hill Park

                                    Indian Road Lawn and 215^th Street

Manhattan

 

DETAILS:                   Urban Wildlife Appreciation Day, hosted by the NYC Parks Urban Park Rangers, brings our furry and feathered friends to the forefront. With live animals, kid-friendly interactive activities, and educational tables, the Urban Park Rangers will explain the fascinating lives of the diverse species that live in New York City. This year, the Rangers focus on coyotes, skunks, squirrels, and hawks, as well as other animals, and describe the best locations for wildlife viewing across the city.

 

                                    The NYC Parks Urban Park Rangers connect New Yorkers to the natural world through environmental education, outdoor recreation, wildlife management, and active conservation. They lead free, public events and activities in parks throughout New York City.

 

                                    Urban Wildlife Appreciation Day is free and open to the public. People of all ages are welcome. For more information, visit our website at nyc.gov/parks and search for "Urban Wildlife Appreciation Day."

 

 

 

Contact:

Arthur Pincus / Nathan Arnosti

(212) 360-1311

 

 

 

 

PLEASE LIST through November 2014: WALK NYC

www.nyc.gov/parks

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WALK NYC

Getting fit is as easy as a walk in the Park!

 

DATE/

TIME/                         

LOCATION:               WalkNYC is hosted at various locations throughout the five boroughs. For a full schedule and list of locations, visit: nyc.gov/parks/walknyc

 

DETAILS:                   Join NYC Parks to get outside and walk the city!

 

Walk NYC is a free program that encourages New Yorkers of all ages and abilities to get fit and enjoy the outdoors. Thanks to funding from Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield, NYC Parks provides a trained fitness instructor to lead walks at locations throughout the city.  The instructor leads the group in a warm up, a vigorous walk, and a cool down, typically lasting one hour.

 

All are welcome on the walks, including dogs on leashes and strollers.  Select walks are wheelchair accessible. 

 

VIDEO:                       It's My Park: Walk NYC

 

 

Contact:

Arthur Pincus / Meghan Lalor

(212) 360-1311

 

 

 

Roulette Presents: Soundbites: Celebrating 35 Years of Roulette, Thursday, May 8, 8pm

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Contact: Lucy@roulette.org

Roulette Presents:

Soundbites: Celebrating 35 Years of Roulette

Hosted by WNYC's David Garland

Thursday, May 8, 8pm

What: Soundbites: Celebrating 35 years of Rouette, featuring Jen Shyu, Jennifer Choi, Tristan Perich, Darius Jones , Gelsey Bell, and Mario Diaz de Leon

When:  Thursday May 8th @ 8pm

Where: Roulette, 509 Atlantic Ave Brooklyn, 2/3/4/5/A/C/G/D/M/N/R/B/Q trains & the LIRR

Cost: $25/20

Info: www.roulette.org / 917.267.0368

Brooklyn, NY: Roulette presents "Soundbites" a celebration of their 35 years at the helm of experimental music, dance and intermedia. This significant event, the first salute to Roulette's long history of innovative  and experimental programming, will feature six performances by a selection artists whose work truly represents  Roulette's unparalleled and unique perspective. Featured artists will be Jen Shyu, Jennifer Choi, Tristan Perich, Darius Jones , Gelsey Bell, and Mario Diaz de Leon, the event will be hosted by highly acclaimed musician and WNYC host,  David Garland.

Roulette was conceived and incorporated in 1978  by Jim Staley, David Weinstein and Dan Senn, three composers who met at the University of Illinois. The first concert was in Chicago at the Old Town School of Folk Music in November 1978 (a favorite haunt of Odetta, Mason Williams and other greats). By 1979 Staley had established a loft performance space in Tribeca, New York with a piano and a recording facility.

In the summer of 1980 the group produced five concerts there and was inundated with requests by composers who loved the room. Even in these early days, Roulette paid the artists a fee. Weinstein said, "How will we choose who to show?" Staley said, "Let's do them all!"  A community was born, and the work of learning how to support such an endeavor began in full.

Over the next three decades, Roulette built and continues to build, an international reputation for the quality and quantity of its eclectic programming, its dedication to the inquisitive, and its transformation of a loft space into a finely tuned environment for performing and listening to music. Thousands of artists have presented their work at Roulette. Many of them are now recognized as the leaders of avant-garde music. Roulette also continues to foster and support the work of emerging artists presenting a complex spectrum avant jazz, world music, experimental rock, improvisation, computer music, new technologies, and traditional and hybrid chamber ensembles.

In September 2011, Roulette took up residency in an Art Deco concert hall in Downtown Brooklyn. The new space features two levels of seating for up to 400 people (600 standing), an expanded multi-channel sound system, projection screen for film and multi-media events, state-of-the-art lighting system, modular stage, and a specially designed floor to accommodate dance. Since finding a new home, Roulette  has received numerous accolades from major national and international critics and has been tipped as one of the city's best concert halls.

Full Program:

Tristan Perich

Mariel Roberts plays Tristan Perich

Formations, for solo cello and 6-channel 1-bit electronics

Jennifer Choi

Eve Beglarian Well-Spent for violin and electronics.

TAK Ensemble plays Mario Diaz de Leon

The Flesh Needs Fire (2007) for flute, clarinet, and electronics

Featuring: Laura Cocks, flute, Liam Kinson, clarinet

Gelsey Bell

Variaspeed by Robert Ashley

"Love is a Good Example."

Darius Jones

Excerpt from - The Oversoul Manual // Featuring The Elizabeth-Caroline Unit

Jen Shyu

Excerpt solo opera SOLO RITES: SEVEN BREATHS directed by Garin Nugroho

Jen Shyu: Composition, vocals, gayageum, Taiwanese moon lute, piano

Danang Pamungkas: Choreographer

Maria Hooper: Costume Designer

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Hebrew Dual-Language Summer Day Camp Open House- May 4th

Hi Ditmas Park Blog, 

We will be hosting our Hebrew Dual Language Summer Camp Open House on Sunday, May 4th. 

We would love to have it posted on Ditmas Park Blog.

All the information is included in the blurb below.

Let me know if you need any further information. 

Thank you,

Sivan Hadari 

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King Bay Y invites you to attend our

Hebrew Dual Language Summer Day Camp Open House - May 4th

 

Give your child a gift they will cherish forever and connect them to an exciting summer experience

Come learn about exciting opportunities for the summer ahead!

 

Our open house will feature:

Israeli Music, Hebrew activities, a drum circle, Belly dancing by the talented Tsuf, Arts and crafts & a virtual tour of Israel!

 

RSVP HERE: www.tinyurl.com/openhousemay4th

 

When: Sunday, May 4th 11am-1pm.

Where: Kings Bay Y at Windsor Terrace, 1224 Prospect Ave (on the corner of Vanderbilt), Brooklyn, NY 11218

 

For more information, please contact us at info@ywindsorterrace.org. or call 718-407-6377. Visit our website at www.ywindsorterrace.org

 

3rd Annual Autism Awareness Carnival - April 27th!

Hi Ditmas Park Blog, 

We will be hosting our 3rd Annual Autism Awareness Month Carnival on Sunday, April 27th. 

We would love to have it posted on Ditmas Park Blog.

All the information is included in the blurb below.

Let me know if you need any further information. 

Thank you,

Sivan Hadari 

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Kings Bay Y would like to invite you to join us at our

3^rd Annual Autism Awareness Month Carnival

 

Featuring carnival style games!

Dunk tank, inflatable slides, bouncy castles, arts & craft activities, entertainment from local community groups, free throw competition, martial arts demo, food from local vendors, meet our camp specialists for demos, meet professionals & experts in financial planning, health and nutrition & MORE!

 

Entrance is FREE!

 

RSVP HERE: www.tinyurl.com/AutismAwarenessApril27

When: Sunday, April 27th from 12pm-2pm

Where: The Parkside School PS130, 70 Ocean Parkway Brooklyn, NY 11218

 

To sponsor, exhibit, or attend contact Asi or Nadira at (718) 407-6377 orinfo@ywindsorterrace.org 

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PLEASE LIST through 4/26/14: STREET GAMES 2014

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STREET GAMES 2014

Classic outdoor games with a modern twist

 

DATE:                        Saturday, April 26, 2014

 

TIME:                          11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

 

LOCATION:               Thomas Jefferson Park

                                    114^th Street and First Avenue

Manhattan

 

DETAILS:                   Street Games, presented by NYC Parks and The Walt Disney Company, brings back the classic games and sports played by previous generations and gives them a modern twist. New Yorkers young – and young at heart – can visit our Classic Street Games zone and get moving with stickball, pogo sticks, hula hoops, double-dutch, yo-yos, and skateboarding clinics. 

 

                                    Or take it to the street!  Street Games closes 114th Street and Pleasant Avenue just north of the park to vehicle traffic, so kids can participate in a soap box derby, learn to ride a bike clinics, street hockey, and relay races.

 

                                    Test your skills in the Red Bulls Skills Challenge hosted by the New York Red Bulls soccer team or throw a disc with the New York Empire ultimate team on the soccer fields at Thomas Jefferson Park!

 

                                    Remember to stop by the passport booth to pick up a Street Games Passport.  Complete all of the activities on the passport and bring it to the Disney booth to redeem a prize!

 

                                    Street Games is more than just games – Radio Disney will be spinning music all day and there will be live music and entertainment, including several performances by the Dance Theater of Harlem! For more information about Street Games, visit our website at nyc.gov/parks.

 

 

 

Contact:

Arthur Pincus / Nathan Arnosti

(212) 360-1311