Monday, June 20th / 5 PM / FREE

WE HAVE CHANGED OUR PROGRAM

Tom Murrin, AKA The Alien Comic, brought joy and love with him wherever he went and it’s particularly fitting that this Full Moon Show also falls on the Summer Solstice—a time to focus on the positive, on the doors that are opening, on tolerance and on the potential to connect creatively and authentically with one another.

This afternoon, we will bequeath to Tom the names of the 49 souls lost. It will be a real full moon send-off for our brothers and sisters in Orlando as we ask Tom to shepherd them in and fill them with light.

Chris Tanner is a long time friend and admirer of the “fabulous Tom Murrin.”  Tanner is a visual and performance artist living and working in the east village since 1979. He worked extensively at La MaMa and in his own productions including Ravaged by Romance, Up, Up and more Up, Jack of Tarts, and One must do what one Must do. He has performed throughout the country in Make Love, Karen Finley’s cabaret show, and with other collaborators including Penny Arcade, the Bloolips, Maria Irene Fornes, Sebastian Stuart, Cyndi Lauper, Everett Quinton, David Lynch, and Julie Atlas Muz. Tanner’s work will be featured in an exhibition opening August 12th at AMP gallery in Provincetown.
Luna Macaroona is coordinated by curator/performer Salley May.

We are weeping.

About Tom Murrin and the Full Moon Show
Performance is anything done with purpose and style—Tom Murrin

Howl! Happening houses the archive of Tom Murrin that comprises masks, costumes, scripts, correspondence, photographs, and tapes of performances going back to the early 70s. Murrin, aka the Alien Comic, is known as the Godfather of Performance Art. Every full moon, Tom performed his Full Moon Show in honor of his moon goddess, Luna Macaroona. When he had a club date that fell on the full moon, he’d wrangle his friends to perform as his guests—pushing the careers of such groundbreaking performers as David Cale, David Sedaris, Amy Sedaris, Blue Man Group, Ethyl Eichelberger, Lisa Kron and many others. When he didn’t have a club date, he performed on the street for passersby, transforming the pedestrian atmosphere with his madness and magic. Howl! Happening’s monthly series continues that tradition, with performances in the gallery and surprise pop up performances on the street.