BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Howl! Arts - ECPv6.16.3//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:Howl! Arts X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://www.howlarts.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Howl! 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DESCRIPTION:Everything is holy! everybody’s holy! everywhere is holy! everyday is in eternity! Everyman’s an angel! —Allen Ginsberg \nHowl! Happening is delighted to present a 2019 birthday celebration for Allen Ginsberg\, the grandfather of Beatific free expression and the namesake of our gallery. Taking inspiration from Allen who was a lifelong spokesperson for peace and justice\, we are not afraid to speak up and support artists and audiences by providing a forum to join in the creative process and make their voices heard. \nJoin us from 2pm for an afternoon of poetry\, performances\, film and festivities as we toast to another year of the legacy of Allen Ginsberg– and take a Howl! fortune cookie with you for your onward journey! \nAlongside the poets and writers will be performances by downtown ensemble Bear 54\, who formed under the energetic dome created by Arthur Russell and Allen Ginsberg as all members were his friends and collaborators in the 1980’s in New York. Founding members include Ernie Brooks bass and vocals\,  Joyce Bowden vocals and acoustic guitar\, Peter Zummo trombone\, keyboard and vocals\, and Billy Ficca drums. \nFeaturing: \nAnne Waldman \nBob Holman \nBob Rosenthal \nDavid Henderson \nEd Sanders \nFab 5 Freddy \nHelixx C. Armageddon \nHettie Jones \nLuc Sante \nMaggie Dubris \nPamela Sneed \nPuma Perl \n  \nAlso featuring video footage of the 1965 Albert Hall reading by Allen Ginsberg and other Beat icons. \nI saw the best minds of my generation destroyed by madness\, starving hysterical naked\,  dragging themselves through the negro streets at dawn looking for an angry fix\,  angelheaded hipsters burning for the ancient heavenly connection to the starry dynamo in the machinery of night…. —Allen Ginsberg        URL:https://www.howlarts.org/event/happy-birthday-allen-ginsberg/ LOCATION:NY CATEGORIES:Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.howlarts.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/PastedGraphic-1-1024x694.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190530T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190530T210000 DTSTAMP:20260605T161842 CREATED:20190410T213055Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190425T155151Z UID:10000516-1559242800-1559250000@www.howlarts.org SUMMARY:Phyllis Galembo: Mexico\, Masks & Rituals DESCRIPTION:Book Launch and Slide Show \nHowl! Happening is pleased to host a book signing and party to celebrate the launch of Phyllis Galembo: Mexico\, Masks & Rituals. For this project\, Galembo turns her lens to the astounding mask cultures of Mexico. Images from the new book will be projected throughout the evening\, allowing party-goers a unique preview of the book in a festive setting. Published by Radius Books/D.A.P. \nMore about Mexico\, Masks & Rituals: \nSince 1985\, photographer Phyllis Galembo has traveled extensively to photograph sites of ritual dress in Africa and the Caribbean. In her latest body of work\, collected in this new publication\, Galembo turns to Mexico\, where she captures cultural performances with a subterranean political edge. Using a direct\, unaffected portrait style\, Galembo captures her subjects informally posed but often strikingly attired in traditional or ritualistic dress.\n\nMasking is a complex tradition in which the participants transcend the physical world and enter the spiritual realm. Masks\, costumes and body paint transform the human body and encode a rich range of political\, artistic\, theatrical\, social and religious meanings on the body. In her vibrant color photographs\, Galembo highlights the artistry of the performers\, how they use materials from their immediate environment to morph into a fantastical representation of themselves and an idealized vision of a mythical figure. In a gorgeous\, fascinating photographic survey of Mexico’s masking practices\, Galembo captures her subjects suspended between past\, present and future\, with their religious\, political and cultural affiliations—their personal and collective identifications—displayed on their bodies. URL:https://www.howlarts.org/event/phyllis-galembo-mexico-masks-rituals/ LOCATION:NY CATEGORIES:Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.howlarts.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/1_Cover_Phyllis-Galembo_Mexico-Masks-_-Rituals.jpeg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190523T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190523T210000 DTSTAMP:20260605T161842 CREATED:20190508T160800Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190517T223618Z UID:10000506-1558638000-1558645200@www.howlarts.org SUMMARY:Barbara Rubin & the Exploding NY Underground Outtakes and Q&A with Cary Abrams and Chuck Smith DESCRIPTION:Howl! Happening is pleased to give ‘Howlers’ a multi-media celebration of Barbara Rubin in conjunction with the IFC premiere of the documentary “Barbara Rubin & the Exploding NY Underground\, followed by a Q&A with the filmmaker Chuck Smith and host Cary Abrams. \nMade when she was just 18 years old\, Barbara Rubin’s art-porn masterpiece Christmas On Earth shocked New York City’s experimental film scene and inspired its thriving underground. \nFor the next four years\, Rubin’s filmmaking and irrepressible energy helped shatter artistic and sexist conventions. A mythical zelig of the 60s\, she introduced Andy Warhol to the Velvet Underground and Bob Dylan to the Kabbalah. Beyond shaping the spirit of the time\, Barbara sought the deeper meaning of life. After retiring to a farm with Allen Ginsberg\, she shocked everyone by converting to Hasidic Judaism\, marrying and moving to France to live an anonymous life. Tragically\, she died in 1980 after giving birth to her fifth child. For years\, Jonas Mekas treasured all of Barbara’s letters and films and cherished her memory. Working with Mekas’ footage\, the film takes us inside the world and mind of Barbara Rubin\, a woman who truly believed that film could change the world. \n\nCary Abrams is a writer\, historian\, teacher\, and archivist whose collection of Lower East Side written material was recently acquired by Howl! Happening. \nChuck Smith is a New York-based documentary filmmaker\, TV producer\, and author. His films include the award-winning Barbara Rubin & the Exploding NY Underground (2018)\, a bio-documentary about the 1960’s experimental filmmaker and scenemaker Barbara Rubin; and Forrest Bess: Key to the Riddle (1999) which features Willem Dafoe as the voice of the visionary painter. URL:https://www.howlarts.org/event/8677/ LOCATION:NY CATEGORIES:Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.howlarts.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/BARBARA-RUBIN-THE-EXPLODING-NEW-YORK-UNDERGROUND_by-Hoppy-Hopkins_KEY_IMAGE-1.jpeg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190521T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190521T180000 DTSTAMP:20260605T161842 CREATED:20160706T170758Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190125T213727Z UID:10000063-1558454400-1558461600@www.howlarts.org SUMMARY:Insurance Doctor Is In DESCRIPTION:The Insurance Doctor Is In! \nQuestions about a health insurance bill? \nDon’t understand your insurance and can’t get a straight answer? \nNeed some advice on how to negotiate medical debt? \nOur insurance expert will answer your questions during a one-on-one consultation. Vincent Musolino\, Health Benefits Specialist at the Artists Health Insurance Resource Center\, is an unbiased Navigator with the NY State of Health Marketplace and has over 12 years of medical billing and insurance experience. \nConsultations are about 20 minutes and by appointment only. \nPlease RSVP to vmusolino@actorsfund.org with Subject: Insurance Doctor Is In \nAlso\, bring any documents in question (bills\, explanations of benefits\, your insurance policy)! \n  URL:https://www.howlarts.org/event/actors-fund-insurance-drop-in-workshop-3-2016-12-19-2017-07-05-2017-12-11-2018-12-18-2019-01-15/2019-05-21/ LOCATION:Howl! Happening\, 6 East 1st Street\, New York City\, NY\, 10003\, United States CATEGORIES:Workshop ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.howlarts.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/12604881_1563039503987253_7380893755487607748_o-14.jpg GEO:40.7248189;-73.991658 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Howl! Happening 6 East 1st Street New York City NY 10003 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=6 East 1st Street:geo:-73.991658,40.7248189 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190521T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190521T160000 DTSTAMP:20260605T161842 CREATED:20160706T170122Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200118T174033Z UID:10000046-1558447200-1558454400@www.howlarts.org SUMMARY:Actors Fund Affordable Housing Workshop DESCRIPTION:Did you know that New York City is planning to build or preserve 300\,000 units of affordable housing by 2026? This two-hour seminar for performing-arts and entertainment professionals provides an overview of government-subsidized housing in New York City\, which is available for both low- and middle-income households. Complex information is broken down into simple\, straightforward steps. While the applicant pool for these affordable units is highly competitive\, this seminar will help you avoid common mistakes and get organized and prepared to apply. The following questions will be addressed: \nHow do you find and apply for affordable housing? \nWhat are the eligibility requirements? (Income\, household size\, credit\, housing history\, etc.) \nHow does a housing lottery work? \nCan you get on a waiting list? \nHow do you document your income if it fluctuates year to year? \nHow can you best prepare yourself for an interview? \nWhat are your options if you are denied? \n  URL:https://www.howlarts.org/event/2565-2016-12-20-2017-06-06-2017-12-12-2018-02-20/2019-05-21/ LOCATION:Howl! Happening\, 6 East 1st Street\, New York City\, NY\, 10003\, United States CATEGORIES:Workshop ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.howlarts.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/12604881_1563039503987253_7380893755487607748_o-14.jpg GEO:40.7248189;-73.991658 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Howl! Happening 6 East 1st Street New York City NY 10003 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=6 East 1st Street:geo:-73.991658,40.7248189 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190517T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190517T210000 DTSTAMP:20260605T161842 CREATED:20190503T195537Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190517T224128Z UID:10000508-1558119600-1558126800@www.howlarts.org SUMMARY:Walter Robinson: Artist Provocateur DESCRIPTION:A Paul Tschinkel Film \nDiscussion with Paul Tschinkel\, Carlo McCormick\, Jane Dickson\, and Marc H Miller. \nWalter Robinson has been on the New York art scene since the early 70s. Painter\, art critic\, writer\, and publisher\, his work critiques popular culture. Loosely affiliated with postmodernism and The Pictures Generation\, his subversive paintings can be seen in this film\, including visits to Robinson’s Long Island City studio; exhibitions at the Jeff Bailey Gallery in Hudson\, New York; a retrospective exhibition organized by Barry Blinderman in Illinois State University\, Normal\, Illinois; and Deitch Projects\, New York City. Besides Robinson\, critic and curator Carlo McCormick; artist Mark Kostabi; Janelle Reiring\, director of Metro Pictures gallery in New York City; and Jeffrey Deitch of Deitch Projects are interviewed. \nInterviewed by artist and critic Noelle Bodick\, Robinson states: “I am interested in desire and consumer happiness. When I started out\, I wanted to paint like the artists who did illustrations of pulp paperbacks—of romance\, passion\, love. A lot of the things I was reproducing are charged with sexuality…unleashing the libido.” \nView the trailer \nPaul Tschinkel is the producer and director of the ART/new york video series. A painter and video artist\, he is a graduate of the MFA program at Yale University. His work has been shown widely in Europe\, Japan\, and the U.S.\, at prominent institutions including the Whitney Museum of American Art\, MoMA\, and the National Gallery of Art. Over the years\, Tschinkel’s unique work has become a valuable historical resource on contemporary art and artists. Begun in 1979\, the ART/new york series has covered artists such as Alice Neel\, Chuck Close\, Jeff Koons\, and many more. Tschinkel also produced and recorded many of the punk and new wave bands of the late 70s\, and 80s. URL:https://www.howlarts.org/event/walter-robinson-artist-provocateur/ LOCATION:NY CATEGORIES:Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.howlarts.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/Walter-Robinson-Assignment-Murder-2017-acrylic-on-paper-12-x-9-in-2-scaled.jpeg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190516T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190516T210000 DTSTAMP:20260605T161842 CREATED:20190508T163316Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190515T191545Z UID:10000523-1558031400-1558040400@www.howlarts.org SUMMARY:Fence 35 Launch Party DESCRIPTION:With Readings by Tess Brown-Lavoie\, Rachel Levitsky\, and Serena Solin \nHowl! Happening is pleased to host a launch party for Fence 35. Editor Rebecca Wolff is joined by Fence contributors\, editors\, and board members to introduce the latest issue\, and there will be short readings by contributors including Tess Brown-Lavoie\, Rachel Levitsky\, and Serena Solin. \nAbout Fence \nIn continuous publication since 1998\, Fence is a biannual print journal of poetry\, fiction\, art\, and criticism that redefines the terms of accessibility by publishing challenging writing—distinguished by idiosyncrasy and intelligence rather than by allegiance with camps\, schools\, or cliques. \nFence is committed to publishing from the outside and the inside of established communities of writing: seeking always to interrogate\, collaborate with\, and bedevil all the systems that bring new writing to light. As a non-profit\, Fence is mandated to make decisions outside of the requirements of market force or capital concern\, in keeping with its mission: \nTo maintain a dedicated venue for writing and art that bears the clear variant mark of the individual’s response to their context; and to make that venue accessible to as many\, and as widely\, as possible so that this work can reach others\, that they may be fully aware of how much is possible in writing and art; such that Fence publishes almost entirely from its unsolicited submissions; and is committed to publishing the literature and art of queer writers and writers of color. URL:https://www.howlarts.org/event/fence-35-launch-party-with-readings-by-tess-brown-lavoie-rachel-levitsky-and-serena-solin/ LOCATION:NY CATEGORIES:Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.howlarts.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/frontcover35finalv2.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190515T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190515T210000 DTSTAMP:20260605T161842 CREATED:20190509T213442Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190509T213731Z UID:10000505-1557946800-1557954000@www.howlarts.org SUMMARY:Local Knowledge Issue #7 DESCRIPTION:Magazine Launch Party \nHowl! Happening invites you to celebrate the release of Local Knowledge #7. A journal of art and literature\, the magazine brings together poets\, prose writers (fiction and non-fiction)\, and artists to foster conversation\, exploration of the creative flow\, real dialogue\, and experience. As its name implies\, Local Knowledge offers an alternative to the disconnect in the homogenized creative writing scene. The magazine proposes all knowledge is local\, and spreads out from the life and language of people who lead their lives as both artists and individuals struggling with the process of daily experience. Sanjay Agnihotri is the founder and editor-in-chief of the magazine\, with creative director Tom Haynes. \n  \nIncluded in Local Knowledge #7 are: \nWilliam Benton \nMichaela D’Angelo \nSally Davies \nMike DeCapite \nMaggie Dubris \nTadzio Koelb \nMitch Levenberg \nMimi Lipson \nGreg Masters \nCarter Ratcliff \nVictor Schrager \nKate Shepherd \nHannah Thurman \nJohn J. Trause      \nDonald Zirilli     URL:https://www.howlarts.org/event/local-knowledge-issue-7/ LOCATION:NY CATEGORIES:Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.howlarts.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/LK-Vol7coverv2.jpeg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190513T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190513T200000 DTSTAMP:20260605T161842 CREATED:20190512T190557Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190512T191533Z UID:10000519-1557770400-1557777600@www.howlarts.org SUMMARY:Memorial For Our Beloved Friend and Collaborator Clark Render DESCRIPTION:Please join us this Monday at Howl! Happening for a memorial for our dear friend Clark Render\, actor\, writer\, musician\, and caring member of our community\, who passed away in early April. \nAn electric performer and Pyramid pioneer along with Black Lips\, John Sex\, Wendy Wild and others\, Clark became a downtown crowd favorite introducing zany characters like Margaret Thatcher\, Tartar\, Dr. Clark Render\, and The Demographics. With his best friend and comedy partner\, David Ilku\, he created the legendary Dueling Bankheads\, as well as the McNelephant Report with Rachel Young. \nAt Danceteria and the Limelight\, he was a welcome attraction with his The Toys That Don’t Care (a Xmas Fable) and many other hilarious variety sketches. \nClark’s bands ‘Hagatha\,’ and ‘Sex in Miami\,’ performed regularly at CBGB’s and word has it that a film being made about Hagatha will be ready for release in September 2020. URL:https://www.howlarts.org/event/memorial-for-our-beloved-friend-and-collaborator-clark-render/ LOCATION:NY CATEGORIES:Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.howlarts.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/Screen-Shot-2019-05-12-at-2.55.22-PM.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190511T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190511T210000 DTSTAMP:20260605T161842 CREATED:20190418T212346Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190418T212605Z UID:10000507-1557601200-1557608400@www.howlarts.org SUMMARY:Mark Berger Something’s Happening Here: A Sixties Odyssey from Brooklyn to Woodstock DESCRIPTION:A Book Launch with Music by Olivia Quillio \nMark Berger’s memoir of the 1960s and its climactic event\, the Woodstock music festival\, is so richly evocative in its detail and presence\, you’ll swear you were there.\n– TC Boyle\, author of Outside Looking in: A Novel \nHowl! celebrates the publication of Mark Berger’s memoir  Something’s Happening Here: A Sixties Odyssey from Brooklyn to Woodstock. Since music was key to the energy of the 60s\, singer-songwriter Olivia Quillio joins Berger to perform songs from that exhilarating decade as well as her own original material. \nBringing together a writer from the Woodstock generation and a musical artist from today\, the evening bridges generations and connects people who embrace the same values: peace\, freedom\, community\, and joyfulness. Berger’s memoir brings to life the rise of the counterculture\, Olivia Quillio’s music looks back at that time in order to see her way forward. In launching Something’s Happening Here at Howl!\, Berger illuminates the cultural experiences that led to his creation of this book\, including encounters with Allan Ginsberg\, whose humanity and avuncular concern left a deep impression on the author. \nIn concise and thoughtful episodes\, Mark Berger has recreated his entrancing and eye-opening experiences through the years that culminated in the extravaganza of Woodstock. Fresh\, honest\, by turns gentle and wry\, this is a rare and engaging first-hand look at an important time in our cultural history\, with all its delirious ideals and sheer energy. —Lydia Davis\, author of Can’t and Won’t \nAbout Mark Berger \nMark Berger lived most of his life near Prospect Park in Brooklyn. He has driven a potato truck\, sold real estate\, and worked as an elementary school teacher and guidance counselor. In 2012\, attending a memoir class\, he found his voice as a storyteller and discovered a memory trove of tales from his life in the 1960s that were demanding to be told. URL:https://www.howlarts.org/event/mark-berger-somethings-happening-here-a-sixties-odyssey-from-brooklyn-to-woodstock/ LOCATION:NY CATEGORIES:Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.howlarts.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/Somethings-Happening-Here-Book-Cover.jpeg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190501T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190501T210000 DTSTAMP:20260605T161842 CREATED:20190414T151500Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190414T201107Z UID:10000512-1556733600-1556744400@www.howlarts.org SUMMARY:Curt Hoppe: The Hyperrealist Experience Workshop DESCRIPTION:The Vega Arts Workshop Series \nCurt Hoppe hosts a master class in Hyperrealism. This three-part experience starts at Howl! Happening with a 45 minute tour of the Bowery then transitions to Hoppe’s studio for a talk about approaches to his work and hands-on demonstration of air brush painting. Participants will be able to practice the air-brushing technique on an in-progress painting. No previous experience necessary and all materials are provided. Registration is limited to 10 people so please register for the workshop through the google form below. An RSVP to FB does not guarantee seating. \nCurt Hoppe: The Hyperrealist Experience Workshop Form \nhttps://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd4gzI7KP-M4UVnmbPlavWVf8QJQdg3758_FE732ADrjtQlVA/viewform \n  \nAbout Curt Hoppe \nhttps://museumofnonvisibleart.com/interviews/curt-hoppe/ \nhttp://www.itchysilk.com/curt-hoppe-journeys-into-hype URL:https://www.howlarts.org/event/curt-hoppe-the-hyperrealist-experience-workshop/ LOCATION:NY ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.howlarts.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/Curt-Hoppe-with-self-Portrait.jpeg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20190424 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190527 DTSTAMP:20260605T161842 CREATED:20190213T174631Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190518T150802Z UID:10000260-1556064000-1558915199@www.howlarts.org SUMMARY:Curt Hoppe Downtown Portraits DESCRIPTION:Opening Reception: April 24\, 2019 / 6–9 PM / Free\n  \nHowl! Happening: An Arturo Vega Project is pleased to showcase the work of Curt Hoppe\, an artist whose work amplifies and illustrates Howl’s dedication to preserving the past and celebrating the contemporary culture of the East Village and Lower East Side. Downtown Portraits explores Hoppe’s work as a photographer and realist painter—penetrating layers of cultural history to reveal the changing faces of the neighborhood. The 105 photographs in the series will be shown at Howl!\, while 20 larger-than-life paintings will be shown at Frank Bernarducci Gallery. \nHoppe\, a realist painter and photographer\, has enjoyed a successful 40-year career driven by meaningful relationships with pioneering downtown creators. While many of the artists\, writers\, musicians\, activists\, and art entrepreneurs appearing in the photographs that make up the series at Howl! are now well known\, this project is conceived not as a hall of fame but as personal homage. Hoppe has been inspired not only by his subject’s youthful achievements but also by their lifelong perseverance and creativity. These are definitely not images of beautiful young creatives\, but rather visions of determined survivors who continue to influence our culture. \n“It all started with Arturo\,” says Hoppe of the late Arturo Vega\, his longtime friend. Howl! will also feature Hoppe’s larger-than-life painting of Vega—who was not only the source of inspiration for Howl! Happening—but also Hoppe’s first portrait in the Downtown Portraits series. \nWhat began with one large realist painting has become an all-consuming project that Hoppe has pursued for nine years. As a long-time denizen of downtown New York\, Hoppe pays tribute to the core group of artists who offered him friendship and direction when he first arrived in the city in the mid-70s and who continue to inspire and define him today\, both as artist and member of a vibrant and enduring creative community.    \n“I want this exhibition to be forward-looking\,” he says. “These artists found a way to survive and to thrive\, and their wisdom continues to have a profound impact on today’s culture. We’re cooler now than we were back then. Our lives are on our faces.” The famous hang side by side with unsung heroes. His project is not about vanity or celebrity or self-promotion\, but rather\, like a yearbook of friends one hung with\, learned from\, and created mischief with\, the show traces the lines of connection of some of the most influential creators of our time including John and Charlie Ahearn\, Penny Arcade\, Patti Astor\, Beth B\, James Chance\, Diego Cortez\, Brett DePalma\, Jane Dickson\, Coleen Fitzgibbon\, Richard Hambleton\, John Holmstrom\, Lady Pink\, Arto Lindsay\, Colette Lumíère\, Tom Otterness\, Walter Robinson\, Marcia Resnick\, and Robin Winters\, among others. \nThe accompanying catalog\, featuring the photographs and paintings along with essays by Marc H. Miller and Walter Robinson\, among others\, examines the cultural themes and community that were the hallmark of downtown New York in the 70s and 80s.   \nImage: Arturo Vega with his portrait– Acrylic on Canvas \n  \nAbout Curt Hoppe \nhttps://museumofnonvisibleart.com/interviews/curt-hoppe/ \nhttp://www.itchysilk.com/curt-hoppe-journeys-into-hype \n  URL:https://www.howlarts.org/event/curt-hoppe-downtown-portraits/ LOCATION:NY CATEGORIES:Exhibition,Gallery ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.howlarts.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Arturo-with-his-portrait-Acryli-on-Canvas-96x70-inches-2011.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190417T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190417T210000 DTSTAMP:20260605T161842 CREATED:20190323T190842Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190323T190842Z UID:10000513-1555527600-1555534800@www.howlarts.org SUMMARY:An Evening with Daniel Efram's Curiosities DESCRIPTION:Book Launch with Jim Coleman\, Sarah Register\, Nicole Blackman\, Tony Drazan and Nossos Tambores \nDive into an immersive evening of spectacle celebrating the publication of Dan Efram’s photography book\, Curiosities\, inspired by film noir. Named Book of the Month by Leica Fotografie International magazine\, Efram’s debut collection published by Tractor-Beam captures the street opera and bravura of a Fellini cast. \nThis exclusive HOWL! Happening evening brings the spirit of the street into the gallery with a cinematic soundscape of performances and spoken word\, bathed in a multi-screen presentation of images from Curiosities. Sound samples—snatches of overheard conversations\, quotations\, confessions\, and original texts—and Efram’s purposefully gritty black-and-white images surround the audience in a multi-layered setting for candid portraits of the odd\, unusual\, and darkly fascinating characters in the book. \nEfram’s Curiosities are augmented by neo-noir experimental soundscapes from Jim Coleman (This Wilderness\, Gain Control\, Cop Shoot Cop) and Sarah Register (War Bubble\, Talk Normal). Reading from her own work and a collection of other sources\, Nicole Blackman (Golden Palominos\, Recoil\, KMFDM) and actor/screenwriter Tony Drazan (director of Hurlyburly and Zebrahead) give voice to the anonymous pedestrians\, street vendors\, nightcrawlers\, and characters reminiscent of a Weegee cast of sordid superstars. Jubilant drum corps Nossos Tambores opens the evening. \n  \nAbout the Performers \nDANIEL EFRAM: Photographer \nEfram has photographed intriguing characters in Spain\, Portugal\, France\, Cuba\, and the U.S. for years and continues to be inspired by photographers like Weegee\, Diane Arbus\, Brassaï\, Sylvia Plachy\, and Garry Winogrand. Efram shares their desire to master the candid portrait\, and hunting and collecting of the odd\, unusual\, and darkly fascinating. Efram’s work manages to invite his subjects to inhabit their space with often unexpected edge and empathy. \nNICOLE BLACKMAN: Writer/Spoken-word performer \nCreator of multisensory performances The Courtesan Tales\, Beloved\, and Bloodwork\, she has recorded with The Golden Palominos\, Bill Laswell\, Recoil\, KMFDM\, Scanner\, and Firewater. Blackman’s book Blood Sugar became a cult classic (now out of print)\, and her work appears in anthologies and publications including Aloud: Voices from the Nuyorican Poets Café\, Live Through This\, New York Quarterly\, and Bust. She wrote the foreword and co-edited Curiosities with Efram. \nJIM COLEMAN: Musician \nAn American musician who plays keyboards and sampler. He was a member of 90s noise- rock band Cop Shoot Cop. As a solo musician\, he specializes in instrumental electronic music and film scores. His two current projects are This Wilderness and Gain Control. \nSARAH REGISTER: Musician \nCurrently performing with War Bubble. Register has released two albums with noise-rock project Talk Normal\, and toured as guitarist with EMA and bassist with Frankie Rose. She has mastered more than 2\,000 albums\, including Grammy-nominated releases from David Bowie\, Lee “Scratch” Perry\, Meshell Ndegeocello\, Tiësto\, and The Shins.  \nTONY DRAZAN: Actor \nDirected Imaginary Crimes starring Harvey Keitel\, Hurlyburly starring Sean Penn\, and episodes of The West Wing; wrote and directed the 1992 film Zebrahead. \nNOSSOS TAMBORES \nLed by Rob Christiansen (29 Hour Party People\, Eggs\, Grenadine)\, Nossos Tambores is a mini-drum corps named after a song by their favorite group and inspiration Nação Estrela Brilhante do Recife (“National Bright Star of Recife”). \n  URL:https://www.howlarts.org/event/an-evening-with-daniel-eframs-curiosities/ LOCATION:NY CATEGORIES:Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.howlarts.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Screen-Shot-2019-03-23-at-3.06.48-PM.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190416T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190416T180000 DTSTAMP:20260605T161842 CREATED:20160706T170758Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190125T213727Z UID:10000062-1555430400-1555437600@www.howlarts.org SUMMARY:Insurance Doctor Is In DESCRIPTION:The Insurance Doctor Is In! \nQuestions about a health insurance bill? \nDon’t understand your insurance and can’t get a straight answer? \nNeed some advice on how to negotiate medical debt? \nOur insurance expert will answer your questions during a one-on-one consultation. Vincent Musolino\, Health Benefits Specialist at the Artists Health Insurance Resource Center\, is an unbiased Navigator with the NY State of Health Marketplace and has over 12 years of medical billing and insurance experience. \nConsultations are about 20 minutes and by appointment only. \nPlease RSVP to vmusolino@actorsfund.org with Subject: Insurance Doctor Is In \nAlso\, bring any documents in question (bills\, explanations of benefits\, your insurance policy)! \n  URL:https://www.howlarts.org/event/actors-fund-insurance-drop-in-workshop-3-2016-12-19-2017-07-05-2017-12-11-2018-12-18-2019-01-15/2019-04-16/ LOCATION:Howl! Happening\, 6 East 1st Street\, New York City\, NY\, 10003\, United States CATEGORIES:Workshop ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.howlarts.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/12604881_1563039503987253_7380893755487607748_o-14.jpg GEO:40.7248189;-73.991658 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Howl! Happening 6 East 1st Street New York City NY 10003 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=6 East 1st Street:geo:-73.991658,40.7248189 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190416T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190416T160000 DTSTAMP:20260605T161842 CREATED:20160706T170122Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200118T174033Z UID:10000045-1555423200-1555430400@www.howlarts.org SUMMARY:Actors Fund Affordable Housing Workshop DESCRIPTION:Did you know that New York City is planning to build or preserve 300\,000 units of affordable housing by 2026? This two-hour seminar for performing-arts and entertainment professionals provides an overview of government-subsidized housing in New York City\, which is available for both low- and middle-income households. Complex information is broken down into simple\, straightforward steps. While the applicant pool for these affordable units is highly competitive\, this seminar will help you avoid common mistakes and get organized and prepared to apply. The following questions will be addressed: \nHow do you find and apply for affordable housing? \nWhat are the eligibility requirements? (Income\, household size\, credit\, housing history\, etc.) \nHow does a housing lottery work? \nCan you get on a waiting list? \nHow do you document your income if it fluctuates year to year? \nHow can you best prepare yourself for an interview? \nWhat are your options if you are denied? \n  URL:https://www.howlarts.org/event/2565-2016-12-20-2017-06-06-2017-12-12-2018-02-20/2019-04-16/ LOCATION:Howl! Happening\, 6 East 1st Street\, New York City\, NY\, 10003\, United States CATEGORIES:Workshop ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.howlarts.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/12604881_1563039503987253_7380893755487607748_o-14.jpg GEO:40.7248189;-73.991658 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Howl! Happening 6 East 1st Street New York City NY 10003 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=6 East 1st Street:geo:-73.991658,40.7248189 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190414T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190414T180000 DTSTAMP:20260605T161842 CREATED:20190407T153051Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190410T165433Z UID:10000515-1555257600-1555264800@www.howlarts.org SUMMARY:Elizabeth Gregory-Gruen Exhibition Catalog Launch DESCRIPTION:Howl! Happening is pleased to announce the launch of the exhibition catalog for Elizabeth Gregory-Gruen: Cut Work. Featuring essays by Michelle Grabner and Carlo McCormick\, the catalog for Howl!’s third exhibition of 2019 offers a stunning survey of a decade of paper\, leather and metal cut meticulously by hand. \nThe publication offers exquisite detail of the 12-gauge shotgun blasts that run through many of the pieces in Cut Work\, extending the reach of the current exhibition with full-page spreads of some of the artist’s most iconic works as well as reproduced images of the exhibition itself. \nA landmark publication that forms an exposé of a decade of work\, Elizabeth Gregory-Gruen’s Cut Work exhibition catalog will be available to buy at the gallery or available to be shipped to via mail. URL:https://www.howlarts.org/event/elizabeth-gregory-gruen-exhibition-catalog-launch/ LOCATION:NY CATEGORIES:Events,Exhibition ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.howlarts.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/Screen-Shot-2019-04-10-at-12.04.13-PM.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190411T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190411T200000 DTSTAMP:20260605T161842 CREATED:20190403T171650Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190405T213804Z UID:10000514-1555005600-1555012800@www.howlarts.org SUMMARY:Conversations With Gay Elders: Gene Fedorko DESCRIPTION:Film and Discussion with Director David Weissman and Gene Fedorko \nHowl! Happening is pleased to present a screening of a segment of Conversations with Gay Elders about the life of Gene Fedorko a longstanding East Village icon. In Conversations with Gay Elders\, filmmaker David Weissman (The Cockettes\, We Were Here) fosters a cross-generational collaboration\, preceding the era of Stonewall and gay liberation. Working with gay men in their 20s and 30s to profile counterparts in their 70s and 80s\, Conversations with Gay Elders explores the issues of being “different” long before there was any social or political context for a positive LGBTQ self-image. \nFedorko says: “Being gay in those years was lethal. Monolithic systems were in place in our social\, familial\, cultural\, and political institutions that were designed to silence\, demonize\, annihilate\, criminalize\, marginalize\, destroy us…. Despite these oppressive juggernauts\, we formed communities; loved one another; created art\, poetry\, theater\, and music; and gathered our political muster to fight the good fight another day. Asserting one’s sexual identity was not easy. Some of us were exposed to psychiatric systems of conversion\, compulsory heterosexual marriage and family structures\, discrimination at work and school\, and banishment from our families. Some of us broke under the pressure and self-destructed either overtly or passively through alcohol and drugs. A lot of us had fun\, embracing our outlaw identities and flipping the bird to the patriarchal society we viewed as absurd.” \nGene Fedorko is a medical professional\, caregiver\, art collector\, curator\, activist\, sexual outlaw\, and cultural flâneur. He is happily well-traveled: a lieutenant in the Army of Love. He lives in New York City\, a place he loves. \nDavid Weissman is an Emmy Award-nominated filmmaker\, teacher\, film programmer\, public speaker\, and longtime activist. He is best known as producer of the acclaimed documentaries We Were Here  (2011) and The Cockettes (2002). Currently a resident of Portland\, Oregon\, David spent more than three decades in San Francisco\, where he was deeply engaged with the city’s cultural and political life. URL:https://www.howlarts.org/event/conversations-with-gay-elders-gene-fedorko/ LOCATION:NY ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.howlarts.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/56219986_845845085752125_4682506777848184832_o.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190403T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190403T210000 DTSTAMP:20260605T161842 CREATED:20190228T205654Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200428T173645Z UID:10000270-1554318000-1554325200@www.howlarts.org SUMMARY:Elizabeth Gregory-Gruen: Vega Arts Workshop Series DESCRIPTION:When does imperfection become perfection? As part of Howl’s continuing Vega Arts Workshop Series\, artist Elizabeth Gregory-Gruen engages participants in her Cut Work process\, a freehand cutting technique developed by the artist as a way to explore our complex and ever-changing emotions. A contemplative process—with no expectations or fixed outcomes—workshop participants explore this free-flowing technique using mats\, knives\, and cardboard to create 3-D maps of their own imagination. The participant’s finished pieces are taken with them at the close of the workshop. No previous experience is required and all materials are provided. Workshop is recommended for ages 21 and over. Space is limited. All participants must register in advance at the link. \nElizabeth Gregory-Gruen’s exhibition\, Cut Work\, continues at the gallery through April 14\, 2019. \nAbout the Vega Arts Workshop Series \nAs part of its continuing commitment to the community\, Howl! Happening: An Arturo Vega Project presents the free Vega Arts Workshop Series\, an educational initiative designed to offer individuals access to the creative process and broaden opportunities to express themselves through the visual arts. Participants produce their own works of art through hands-on experiences with acclaimed artists working in varied disciplines. \nInspired by Arturo Vega’s legacy and spirit of generosity\, openness\, and forward thinking\, the Vega Arts Workshop Series speaks to Howl! Happening’s mission by recognizing that making connections between people and art generates new ideas and activates our community\, and that creative expression is a potent engine for change. For further information about the Vega Arts Workshop Series contact Katherine Cheairs\, Director of Education. \n  URL:https://www.howlarts.org/event/elizabeth-gregory-gruen-vega-arts-workshop-series/ LOCATION:NY CATEGORIES:Education,Events,Vega Arts Workshops Series ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.howlarts.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/CutWork_Workshop_2019.jpeg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190401T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190401T203000 DTSTAMP:20260605T161842 CREATED:20190321T194014Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190322T171955Z UID:10000517-1554143400-1554150600@www.howlarts.org SUMMARY:CELEBRATING HATTIE DESCRIPTION:• 6:30 PM SECOND LINE / DRAG MARCH LEAVES TOMPKINS SQUARE PARK \n• 7:00 PM  MEMORIAL BEGINS ON ARRIVAL AT LA MAMA \nWalk with friends\, fellow artists\, families\, and others touched by HATTIE HATHAWAY aka BRIAN BUTTERICK\, who died suddenly in late January 2019. This public memorial of the beloved gay cultural icon will begin with a parade and continue to La MaMa’s Ellen Stewart Theater\, 66 East 4th Street\, 2nd Floor. Free and Open to All. \n\nDrag March: Those wishing to join the parade and processional please dress for a “Second Line\, or Drag March.” To find us gather in the middle of Tompkins Square Park\, where you will see and hear a marching band. Line-up starts at 6 PM/ Drag March Parade leaves at 6:30 PM. Bring small walking instruments\, i.e. wild womyn drums\, tambourines; or pictures of Hattie.\n\nMemorial: La MaMa\, Ellen Stewart Theater\, 66 East 4th Street\, 2nd Floor. \n \nHowl! Happening and Jackie Factory welcome everyone to this night of memories\, performance\, dancing\, and celebration. Johnny Dynell will spin the Hattie-centric soundtrack along with remembrances\, video\, performances\, and other tributes. Video curator is Aldo Hernández.  \n  \nSpace is limited but we are trying to include as many participants as possible. If you would like to perform or speak\, or have questions about the program\, please contact Chi Chi Valenti/The Jackie Factory at jackiefactorynyc@gmail.com. All speakers and performers must be arranged with The Jackie Factory by March 28.\n\nFor other matters concerning Celebrating Hattie\, please contact Jane Friedman at jane@howlarts.org. URL:https://www.howlarts.org/event/celebrating-hattie/ LOCATION:NY CATEGORIES:Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.howlarts.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Screen-Shot-2019-03-21-at-3.39.28-PM.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190331T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190331T210000 DTSTAMP:20260605T161842 CREATED:20190214T162719Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190328T161810Z UID:10000264-1554055200-1554066000@www.howlarts.org SUMMARY:Third Eye Film Festival 2019 DESCRIPTION:Friday\, Saturday\, and Sunday: March 29\, 30\, and 31\, 2019 \nHowl! Happening: An Arturo Vega Project is pleased to host the Third Eye Film Festival\, providing a new platform for films that delve into spiritual and supernatural realms. \nFounded by RISD alumnae perpetually in pursuit of the unknown\, Third Eye Film Festival (TEFF) connects an international community of visionary filmmakers who explore ‘otherworldly’ stories. For a complete schedule click here. \nTEFF is proud to amplify the voices of marginalized artists. The official selection of TEFF 2019 celebrates filmmakers whose concepts live at the frontiers of innovation and revolution. Twenty-four of the 29 films in the Festival are made by women directors or cinematographers—more than 80% of the program! \nOther novelties in store for the 3rd Third Eye Film Festival include: \n\nThird Eye’s first-ever screening of a feature: Joe Badon’s freshman film\, the hypnotizing bizarro-horror The God Inside My Ear. Created in New Orleans on a shoestring budget of $8\,000\, it is described in Scream Magazine as “Repulsion by way of David Lynch and Luis Buñuel.” Jump down the rabbit hole on Sunday\, March 31st to watch the mystery unfold.\nFive new films by Third Eye filmmakers from previous years. \nMusic videos in each film block! Including a dream-pop space love story in South Australian caves\, a Norwegian blackmetal cover of Bad Blood by Taylor Swift\, and more. \nShort film highlights include: A neon-colored Swedish teen vampire murder mystery (Blood Sisters)\, a first-person POV fantastical journey of a neurotic stoner struggling to get over her ex-girlfriend (Terminally in Love)\, an Iranian woman’s rebellion against society at her father’s funeral (TAAROF)\, an impatient 16-year-old performing a ritual to summon her first period (Bloody Hell)\, and much more!\n\n  \nFestival Directors Darian Brenner and Namrata Desai \nDarian is a producer and cinematographer from Hell’s Kitchen\, New York City. After receiving a BFA in Film and Animation from Rhode Island School of Design\, she has worked on a host of films and commercials in fine art\, fashion\, medical\, and horror genres. Her work has been displayed on Times Square’s Nasdaq Tower\, and her clients include Patricia Field\, Nicola Formichetti\, Dover Street Market\, and Burness\, among many others. In her free time\, she creates a popular webcomic called Vampire High School. Darian currently lives in New Orleans. \nNamrata was born in Mumbai\, India\, and grew up in northern New Jersey. She is an internationally screened filmmaker and artist\, currently living in Los Angeles. She received a Bachelor of Fine Arts from the Rhode Island School of Design. Subsequently she was awarded the Creative Impact Scholarship to study in Dublin\, Ireland\, where she received a Master of Arts in Creative Process. She currently designs for a major international sports organization in Dublin. \nEmpowering Female Filmmakers \nThird Eye Film Festival strives to elevate the work of all women filmmakers who work in spiritual\, fantasy\, and horror genres. Through the Female Eye category\, TEFF offers discounted submission fees for films made by female directors and cinematographers to encourage their participation. TEFF is proud of its goal to break stigmas and highlight powerful female-driven content\, ultimately opening doors to social change. \nIdentifying Spirituality in Genre Filmmaking \nThird Eye Film Festival supports and encourages unconventional storytelling through its unique \nSpiritual category. This category provides a home for genre-fluid films about humanity\, the intangible\, and what lies beyond. These complex concepts also naturally lend themselves to filmmaking techniques that are dreamlike\, performative\, or otherwise experimental. TEFF proudly celebrates the marriage of art and personal truths. \nFB: www.facebook.com/thirdeyefilmfest \nTwitter: www.twitter.com/thirdeyeff \nInsta: @thirdeyefilmfest \nPhotos by Yoon URL:https://www.howlarts.org/event/third-eye-film-festival-2019/2019-03-31/ LOCATION:NY CATEGORIES:Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.howlarts.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/TEFF_Logo_Lockup_bw_invert.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190330T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190330T210000 DTSTAMP:20260605T161842 CREATED:20190214T162719Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190328T161810Z UID:10000263-1553968800-1553979600@www.howlarts.org SUMMARY:Third Eye Film Festival 2019 DESCRIPTION:Friday\, Saturday\, and Sunday: March 29\, 30\, and 31\, 2019 \nHowl! Happening: An Arturo Vega Project is pleased to host the Third Eye Film Festival\, providing a new platform for films that delve into spiritual and supernatural realms. \nFounded by RISD alumnae perpetually in pursuit of the unknown\, Third Eye Film Festival (TEFF) connects an international community of visionary filmmakers who explore ‘otherworldly’ stories. For a complete schedule click here. \nTEFF is proud to amplify the voices of marginalized artists. The official selection of TEFF 2019 celebrates filmmakers whose concepts live at the frontiers of innovation and revolution. Twenty-four of the 29 films in the Festival are made by women directors or cinematographers—more than 80% of the program! \nOther novelties in store for the 3rd Third Eye Film Festival include: \n\nThird Eye’s first-ever screening of a feature: Joe Badon’s freshman film\, the hypnotizing bizarro-horror The God Inside My Ear. Created in New Orleans on a shoestring budget of $8\,000\, it is described in Scream Magazine as “Repulsion by way of David Lynch and Luis Buñuel.” Jump down the rabbit hole on Sunday\, March 31st to watch the mystery unfold.\nFive new films by Third Eye filmmakers from previous years. \nMusic videos in each film block! Including a dream-pop space love story in South Australian caves\, a Norwegian blackmetal cover of Bad Blood by Taylor Swift\, and more. \nShort film highlights include: A neon-colored Swedish teen vampire murder mystery (Blood Sisters)\, a first-person POV fantastical journey of a neurotic stoner struggling to get over her ex-girlfriend (Terminally in Love)\, an Iranian woman’s rebellion against society at her father’s funeral (TAAROF)\, an impatient 16-year-old performing a ritual to summon her first period (Bloody Hell)\, and much more!\n\n  \nFestival Directors Darian Brenner and Namrata Desai \nDarian is a producer and cinematographer from Hell’s Kitchen\, New York City. After receiving a BFA in Film and Animation from Rhode Island School of Design\, she has worked on a host of films and commercials in fine art\, fashion\, medical\, and horror genres. Her work has been displayed on Times Square’s Nasdaq Tower\, and her clients include Patricia Field\, Nicola Formichetti\, Dover Street Market\, and Burness\, among many others. In her free time\, she creates a popular webcomic called Vampire High School. Darian currently lives in New Orleans. \nNamrata was born in Mumbai\, India\, and grew up in northern New Jersey. She is an internationally screened filmmaker and artist\, currently living in Los Angeles. She received a Bachelor of Fine Arts from the Rhode Island School of Design. Subsequently she was awarded the Creative Impact Scholarship to study in Dublin\, Ireland\, where she received a Master of Arts in Creative Process. She currently designs for a major international sports organization in Dublin. \nEmpowering Female Filmmakers \nThird Eye Film Festival strives to elevate the work of all women filmmakers who work in spiritual\, fantasy\, and horror genres. Through the Female Eye category\, TEFF offers discounted submission fees for films made by female directors and cinematographers to encourage their participation. TEFF is proud of its goal to break stigmas and highlight powerful female-driven content\, ultimately opening doors to social change. \nIdentifying Spirituality in Genre Filmmaking \nThird Eye Film Festival supports and encourages unconventional storytelling through its unique \nSpiritual category. This category provides a home for genre-fluid films about humanity\, the intangible\, and what lies beyond. These complex concepts also naturally lend themselves to filmmaking techniques that are dreamlike\, performative\, or otherwise experimental. TEFF proudly celebrates the marriage of art and personal truths. \nFB: www.facebook.com/thirdeyefilmfest \nTwitter: www.twitter.com/thirdeyeff \nInsta: @thirdeyefilmfest \nPhotos by Yoon URL:https://www.howlarts.org/event/third-eye-film-festival-2019/2019-03-30/ LOCATION:NY CATEGORIES:Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.howlarts.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/TEFF_Logo_Lockup_bw_invert.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190329T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190329T210000 DTSTAMP:20260605T161842 CREATED:20190214T162719Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190328T161810Z UID:10000262-1553882400-1553893200@www.howlarts.org SUMMARY:Third Eye Film Festival 2019 DESCRIPTION:Friday\, Saturday\, and Sunday: March 29\, 30\, and 31\, 2019 \nHowl! Happening: An Arturo Vega Project is pleased to host the Third Eye Film Festival\, providing a new platform for films that delve into spiritual and supernatural realms. \nFounded by RISD alumnae perpetually in pursuit of the unknown\, Third Eye Film Festival (TEFF) connects an international community of visionary filmmakers who explore ‘otherworldly’ stories. For a complete schedule click here. \nTEFF is proud to amplify the voices of marginalized artists. The official selection of TEFF 2019 celebrates filmmakers whose concepts live at the frontiers of innovation and revolution. Twenty-four of the 29 films in the Festival are made by women directors or cinematographers—more than 80% of the program! \nOther novelties in store for the 3rd Third Eye Film Festival include: \n\nThird Eye’s first-ever screening of a feature: Joe Badon’s freshman film\, the hypnotizing bizarro-horror The God Inside My Ear. Created in New Orleans on a shoestring budget of $8\,000\, it is described in Scream Magazine as “Repulsion by way of David Lynch and Luis Buñuel.” Jump down the rabbit hole on Sunday\, March 31st to watch the mystery unfold.\nFive new films by Third Eye filmmakers from previous years. \nMusic videos in each film block! Including a dream-pop space love story in South Australian caves\, a Norwegian blackmetal cover of Bad Blood by Taylor Swift\, and more. \nShort film highlights include: A neon-colored Swedish teen vampire murder mystery (Blood Sisters)\, a first-person POV fantastical journey of a neurotic stoner struggling to get over her ex-girlfriend (Terminally in Love)\, an Iranian woman’s rebellion against society at her father’s funeral (TAAROF)\, an impatient 16-year-old performing a ritual to summon her first period (Bloody Hell)\, and much more!\n\n  \nFestival Directors Darian Brenner and Namrata Desai \nDarian is a producer and cinematographer from Hell’s Kitchen\, New York City. After receiving a BFA in Film and Animation from Rhode Island School of Design\, she has worked on a host of films and commercials in fine art\, fashion\, medical\, and horror genres. Her work has been displayed on Times Square’s Nasdaq Tower\, and her clients include Patricia Field\, Nicola Formichetti\, Dover Street Market\, and Burness\, among many others. In her free time\, she creates a popular webcomic called Vampire High School. Darian currently lives in New Orleans. \nNamrata was born in Mumbai\, India\, and grew up in northern New Jersey. She is an internationally screened filmmaker and artist\, currently living in Los Angeles. She received a Bachelor of Fine Arts from the Rhode Island School of Design. Subsequently she was awarded the Creative Impact Scholarship to study in Dublin\, Ireland\, where she received a Master of Arts in Creative Process. She currently designs for a major international sports organization in Dublin. \nEmpowering Female Filmmakers \nThird Eye Film Festival strives to elevate the work of all women filmmakers who work in spiritual\, fantasy\, and horror genres. Through the Female Eye category\, TEFF offers discounted submission fees for films made by female directors and cinematographers to encourage their participation. TEFF is proud of its goal to break stigmas and highlight powerful female-driven content\, ultimately opening doors to social change. \nIdentifying Spirituality in Genre Filmmaking \nThird Eye Film Festival supports and encourages unconventional storytelling through its unique \nSpiritual category. This category provides a home for genre-fluid films about humanity\, the intangible\, and what lies beyond. These complex concepts also naturally lend themselves to filmmaking techniques that are dreamlike\, performative\, or otherwise experimental. TEFF proudly celebrates the marriage of art and personal truths. \nFB: www.facebook.com/thirdeyefilmfest \nTwitter: www.twitter.com/thirdeyeff \nInsta: @thirdeyefilmfest \nPhotos by Yoon URL:https://www.howlarts.org/event/third-eye-film-festival-2019/2019-03-29/ LOCATION:NY CATEGORIES:Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.howlarts.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/TEFF_Logo_Lockup_bw_invert.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190324T143000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190324T203000 DTSTAMP:20260605T161842 CREATED:20190308T224429Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190508T194217Z UID:10000518-1553437800-1553459400@www.howlarts.org SUMMARY:Happy 100th Birthday Lawrence Ferlinghetti! DESCRIPTION:Sunday March 24th 2019 is Lawrence Ferlinghetti’s 100th birthday. Poet\, painter\, socialist activist\, and the co-founder of City Lights Booksellers & Publishers\, Ferlinghetti has dedicated his life to poetry and free expression over the course of the US’s shifting attitudes towards censorship in the media in the 20th century. \nAs the defendant in the 1957 Howl Obscenity Trial\, Ferlinghetti was backed by the American Civil Liberties Union when he won the case in which California State Superior Court Judge Clayton Horn ruled that Allen Ginsberg’s Howl and Other Poems was of “redeeming social importance” and therefore not obscene. \nPaying tribute to this historic moment and honoring Ferlinghetti’s life and ongoing work\, Howl! Happening along with Bob Holman and Hal Wilner is delighted to host in New York City a 100th birthday party celebration in association with City Lights Bookstore and Knopf Doubleday publishers. The day will include a launch of Ferlinghetti’s new novel Little Boy. \nFeaturing Poets Ed Sanders\, Hettie Jones\, David Henderson\, Eileen Myles\, Bob Holman\, Anne Waldman\, Helixx C. Armageddon\, Puma Perl\, Maggie Dubris and Michael McClure (via videolink) along with performances by Eric Andersen and Lenny Kaye. \nThe afternoon will kick off with the NET documentary USA: Poetry; a screening of Chris Felver’s documentary Ferlinghetti\,  well as moments from Bob Holman’s United States of Poetry. The day will also include a group reading of one of Lawrence Ferlinghetti’s most iconic poems. \n  \nPhotos courtesy City Lights\, Knopf Doubleday & Peter Hale (Allen Ginsberg Estate) \n  \n  URL:https://www.howlarts.org/event/happy-birthday-lawrence-ferlinghetti/ LOCATION:NY CATEGORIES:Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.howlarts.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/a.LF-PR-photo.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20190321 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190415 DTSTAMP:20260605T161842 CREATED:20190203T162742Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190410T164500Z UID:10000258-1553126400-1555286399@www.howlarts.org SUMMARY:Elizabeth Gregory-Gruen: Cut Work DESCRIPTION:A Survey 2008–2018\n  \nOpening Reception: Thursday\, March 21 / 6–8 PM / Free\n  \nHowl! Happening: An Arturo Vega Project is pleased to present Elizabeth Gregory-Gruen’s Cut Work\, a freehand paper-cutting process that charts the contours of our ever-changing emotional landscape through the movement of form\, line\, color—and especially in Cut Work—light and shadow. Evolved over the course of 10 years\, Cut Work travels through Gregory-Gruen’s diverse vocabulary of mediums—from paper and metal to leather and 12-gauge gunshot blasts—to understand the play between visceral responses and meditative rest. \n“Cut Work is a process to open the mind’s imagination through contemplative reflection and vacate the strife of daily life\,” says Gruen. Using scalpel-cut multilayered imagery\, the dimensional layers make space for shadows to fall and move with a meditative vibration. Imperfection becomes perfection. There are no guides\, rules\, drawings\, or plans in the process. The image is determined freehand in the top layer of paper. An adhesive is added under the top layer\, followed by another layer of paper which is in turn cut—the process continuing to create multiple inward layers. \nGregory-Gruen’s work in fashion design was a segue into the rediscovery of this current body of work. In 2000\, she began developing and evolving the technique used in Cut Work. The journey begins with pure shadow—investigating absence and movement against pure atmospheric light. The evolution continues with the infusion of color\, where the multilayered image finds both residence and freedom within defined edges. With the addition of highly saturated pigments\, the image is sharpened: the cut edges vibrate and move\, engaging the viewer in unexpected hypnotic optical experiences. \nWith authority\, but without fixed outcomes\, there is also risk in this work. “The coupling of skin and a surgeon’s scalpel brings forth complicated emotions\,” she says. The act of cutting skin brings life and death into high relief\, just like the artist searches to understand the chaotic jolts of everyday experience and the composure that permeate the work. Though the end result is very precise\, the calm that permeates the cut works is challenged by the artist’s introduction of a highly destructive tool. Random 12-gauge shotgun blasts to the perceived “perfection” of the work produce a visceral reaction. The result is an emotional paradox\, as the viewer’s perception is shaped by the violence and exhilaration of the act. \nThe exhibition also features nuanced metal cut work and silkscreens created in collaboration with artist Gary Lichtenstein. \nElizabeth Gregory-Gruen grew up in Chicago. Both her mother and grandmother were artists\, introducing Elizabeth to visual thinking and imagination at an early age. Inspired to pursue her creative ideas\, she moved to New York City in 1985 to attend Parsons School of Design. She received a BFA in Fashion Design in 1989 and went on to work in well-known design studios. In 2013\, Gregory-Gruen left fashion design to focus on the Cut Work exploration. She currently resides in New York City with her husband\, photographer Bob Gruen. URL:https://www.howlarts.org/event/elizabeth-gregory-gruen-cut-work/ LOCATION:NY CATEGORIES:Exhibition,Gallery ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.howlarts.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Gruen-Cut.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190314T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190314T210000 DTSTAMP:20260605T161842 CREATED:20190303T165547Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190303T180132Z UID:10000272-1552590000-1552597200@www.howlarts.org SUMMARY:Cary Abrams: The East Village in the 60s DESCRIPTION:Panel Discussion with Penny Arcade\, Agosto Machado\, Ben Morea\, and Robert Watlington \nMany fondly look back on the 60s as the heyday of the East Village when throngs of youth descended on the neighborhood. Diggers arrived from San Francisco and opened a free store on East Tenth Street\, Bill Graham turned a local theater into the Fillmore East\, be-ins were held in Tompkins Square Park\, and artists and craftsmen offered their wares in local shops. \nThe arts flourished during the period\, as many influential theater\, poetry\, and dance groups formed which helped reshape American culture—and continue today. St. Mark’s Church became a focal point for poets\, political activists\, radical community organizing\, and dance and theater groups. Ellen Stewart started Café La MaMa\, presenting theatrical works in a basement on East Ninth Street. Rock music from the Grateful Dead and Jefferson Airplane to The Group Image bellowed from the Tompkins Square bandshell at free concerts. \nWhile the era has become mythologized over time\, this evening Howl! Happening invites a panel of intrepid souls who lived in the East Village during the 60s to reflect on their experiences. \nAbout the Panelists \nCary Abrams is a poet\, journalist\, writer\, and historian whose work has been featured in numerous publications. He has taught history in New York City public schools for many years and has worked on numerous projects documenting the history of the Lower East Side—including working with the Lower East Side History Project. \nPenny Arcade fled her working-class Italian immigrant family at age 17\, arriving in the East Village where she became a member of John Vaccaro’s Play-House of the Ridiculous. In 1969\, she performed with Jackie Curtis in Femme Fatale at La MaMa E.T.C. She appeared in Warhol’s film Women in Revolt. Her career has spanned half a century\, during which time she has become a world-renowned performance artist. \nAgosto Machado has had an equally lengthy career as a star of stage and screen\, performing in films including Jack Smith and the Destruction of Atlantis; Beautiful Darling: The Life and Times of Candy Darling\, Warhol Superstar; Pay It No Mind: Marsha P. Johnson; and most recently\, Ruminations. Agosto has performed in countless La MaMa productions\, often sharing the stage with Ethyl Eichelberger. He is worthy of being declared a national treasure. \nBen Morea moved to the East Village in 1958. He cofounded Black Flag & Up Against The Wall Motherfucker\, a group which organized numerous political actions in the 60s. Ben relates during that period the group operated 12 apartments for young runaways in the neighborhood. He is an acclaimed artist\, in addition to possessing great organizational skills and visionary ideas.   \nRobert Watlington is a visual artist\, poet\, and actor. His paintings have been exhibited in numerous galleries and shows in New York City as well as Europe\, and are included in many influential collections. He was featured in Bethany Jacobson’s film Raw Zones\, shot on rubble-strewn lots of the East Village and shown as part of a MoMA PS1 installation in 1987. URL:https://www.howlarts.org/event/cary-abrams-the-east-village-in-the-60s/ LOCATION:NY CATEGORIES:Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.howlarts.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/18382419_1337608992954655_5781698404790829056_n.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190310T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190310T200000 DTSTAMP:20260605T161842 CREATED:20190307T001641Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190308T203339Z UID:10000511-1552240800-1552248000@www.howlarts.org SUMMARY:Scooter LaForge: Homo Eruptus Catalog Launch DESCRIPTION:Howl Happening is pleased to announce the launch of the exhibition catalog for “Scooter LaForge: Homo Eruptus”. Featuring a full poster of Federico Will You Be My Girlfriend? and essays by Darren Jones\, Sur Rodney (Sur)\, Dan Cameron\, Bill Arning and Carlo McCormick. \nThe evening will also feature a performance by Helixx C. Armageddon. \n“The artist’s exhibitions are often a cascading riot of multi-media ghouls\, heroes and villains\, leering at\, and luring the viewer in a fluid\, vibrant rainbow of objects and imagery. This exhibition however\, “HOMO ERUPTUS” is comparatively selective. Only five large-scale canvases are presented (all acrylic on canvas\, 2018) centered on themes of love\, eroticism\, relationships\, and death\, and set against the backdrop of the artist’s experiences in sex clubs\, leather bars and nightclubs. Notes from LaForge’s recent European travels through Italy and Greece\, further infuse the work\, providing visual elements from sun-bleached landscapes to Pompeiian sculpture.” \n– Darren Jones \nCopies of the catalog will be available for purchase\, as well as individual editions of the poster. Please contact the gallery if you would like to order a catalog to be shipped to you. \n  URL:https://www.howlarts.org/event/scooter-laforge-homo-eruptus-catalogue-launch/ LOCATION:NY CATEGORIES:Events,Exhibition ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.howlarts.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Howl2-24-1942478-scaled.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190309T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190309T210000 DTSTAMP:20260605T161842 CREATED:20190127T222317Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190308T220358Z UID:10000254-1552158000-1552165200@www.howlarts.org SUMMARY:NEW DATE: Drew Hubner Podcast from Howl! DESCRIPTION:A Reading from the Old Neighborhood \nPLEASE NOTE that this event is now taking place on Saturday March 9th\, not 2nd.  \nHowl! Happening invites you to join us for a reading and fantastic music from the old neighborhood\, featuring LES luminaries: \nSamoa \nKurt Wolf of Pussy Galore \nPoet legends David Huberman & EAK! Angie Glasscock \nEast of Bowery \nDarius James \nAnnecy TK \nPuma Perl \n…and many more \n  \nHost Drew Hubner is the author of American by Blood\, We Pierce\, and East of Bowery. Produced by Kristin Mathis. \n  \nAbout the Participants \n  \nJournalist and writer Sarah Ferguson has covered the East Village for more than 30 years—first for Downtown magazine\, then the Village Voice\, and now the Villager and Gothamist. She was twice nominated for a Pulitzer (for her reporting on the homeless movement and squatter rebellions)\, and was graced with an Acker Award in 2014. She’s also written features for Esquire\, Vibe\, Details\, High Times\, the Nation and Mother Jones. Now an avant gardener and mom\, she’ll be reading from some of the unpublished screeds she penned as a witness to the neighborhood’s turmoil. \nAngie Glasscock is a singer-songwriter born in Memphis\, Tennessee. After experimenting with LSD in her junior year of college\, she dropped out to pursue a bohemian life and moved into an artist colony in an SRO hotel in downtown San Diego. Glasscock moved to New York City in 1987 and worked as a waitress for several years at the beloved LES dive El Sombrero (The Hat). She works for the City of New York\, specializing in HIV and reproductive health care; writing songs and performing is a new passion. Her songs reflect her country roots.  \nDavid Huberman has work published in Evergreen Review\, A Gathering of the Tribes\, Long Shot\, Icon\, and many other literary journals. He’s performed at The Public Theater\, P.S. 122\, La MaMa E.T.C.\, and other performance venues. \nDarius James ​is a lecturer\, spoken-word performer\, editor\, and author of five books. He​ ​lived and worked in New York City for 22 years as a freelance journalist and moved to Berlin\, Germany\, in 1998. His documentary The United States of Hoodoo was released to the German market in the summer of 2012. He returned to the United States in the winter of 2007 and is currently completing a series of stories for his next book\, ​Aunt Katie’s Tales. \nAnnecy Kenny is a queer\, NYC-based\, self-taught musician and actor originally from North Carolina. They play piano\, ukulele\, guitar\, and the omnichord\, and are currently working on an album called Awakened: The Gospels of Cornchip\, with a tentative release in 2019. Their drag work is inspired by Judy Garland\, Amanda Palmer\, Björk\, John Waters\, David Lynch\, Divine\, and Christeene. They use their platform to lift people up and build solidarity—speaking out against the stigma of mental illness and those affected by it. \nKristin Mathis (Producer) is a poet\, teacher\, translator\, and activist based in New York City.  Her translations of Sappho are forthcoming in Ezra magazine (May 2019) and her own poems have appeared in a wide variety of literary journals. When not writing or teaching\, she advocates for victims of gender-based violence and trafficking with the non-profit organization Sanctuary for Families. \nPuma Perl is the author of two poetry chapbooks\, Ruby True and Belinda and Her Friends\, as well as two full-length poetry collections\, knuckle tattoos and Retrograde (great weather for MEDIA). A fifth\, Birthdays Before and After\, is due for release in winter 2019. She is the creator\, curator\, and producer of Puma Perl’s Pandemonium\, which launched at the Bowery Electric in 2012 and brings spoken word together with rock and roll. \nSamoa was born in Hiroshima\, Japan. He formed the first rock band in his high school and curated numerous music events in his hometown. He moved to Tokyo in 1975\, where he acted and attended beauty school. After arriving in New York City in 1980\, he began to do performance art at The Pyramid Club\, ABC No Rio\, La MaMa E.T.C.\, Area\, Danceteria\, and The Kitchen. In 1988\, Samoa co-founded the notorious punk band The Voluptuous Horror of Karen Black with Kembra Pfahler. He started painting in 1995. After the 1999 WTO protests in Seattle\, his painting has been predominantly focused on themes of political justice. \nKurt Wolf is best known for his contributions to downtown noise ogres Pussy Galore\, Boss Hogg\, and Foetus Inc.\, while continuing to make music under the moniker Lapis Lazuli. The music of Lapis Lazuli exists in a kind of parallel universe where rock was dead on arrival and soundtrack composers dominated the latter part of the 20th century. In a world gone mad\, Lapis Lazuli offers comfort in the oddly familiar and a future that never was.   \n  \n  \nImage: Ted Barron. Houston Street\, New York City\, 1985. URL:https://www.howlarts.org/event/drew-hubner-podcast-from-howl/ LOCATION:NY CATEGORIES:Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.howlarts.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Screen-Shot-2019-01-16-at-4.49.08-PM.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20190305 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190312 DTSTAMP:20260605T161842 CREATED:20190225T233109Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190303T214148Z UID:10000268-1551744000-1552348799@www.howlarts.org SUMMARY:SPRING/BREAK: Tom Murrin: Welcome To Alien Flight School DESCRIPTION:Tom Murrin Collection /The Howl! Arts Archive \nBooth #W25 \nPerformance art is anything done with purpose and style. —Tom Murrin \nHowl! Happening is pleased to present Tom Murrin: Welcome to Alien Flight School\, a showcase of performances\, masks\, and props from The Howl! Arts Archive\, Collection: Tom Murrin. Also known as The Alien Comic and Jack Bump\, Murrin (February 8\, 1939–March 12\, 2012) was a performance pioneer whose life and work inspired artists and audiences for more than 40 years. The Howl! Arts Archive includes  his masks\, costumes\, scripts\, correspondence\, photographs\, and performance videos\, dating from the early 70s. \nAt Spring/Break\, Howl! will be showing an array of handmade masks\, costumes\, and videos that contextualize Murrin as an artist and performer. Known for engaging audiences directly in his mercurial and frenetic performances\, visuals were a unique part of Murrin’s shows. He made no distinction between his art and performance\,and was a masterful maker of masks and costumes using humble materials like cardboard\, plastic bags\, and funky objects found on the street. Rarely seen videos—like Merrill Aldighieri’s footage of a performance in Riverside Park in which Tom teaches parkgoers how to turn themselves into flying aliens—bring to life the full range of his work. \nAs a writer\, entertainer\, performance artist\, actor\, provocateur\, itinerant hit-and-run showman\, and in the loosest sense community organizer and teacher\, Tom never wanted to differentiate between the various aspects of his creative practice and engagement with the world. As long as it was understood that everything—Luna Macaroona\, The Alien Comic\, Tom Trash\, or Jack Bump doing Balloon Theater or Avant-Garde-Arama; playing punk rock clubs\, playgrounds\, and theaters; playwriting or being a journalist; and supporting many generations of younger performance artists—was of one entirety. \n      —Carlo McCormick\, April 2014 URL:https://www.howlarts.org/event/spring-break/ LOCATION:NY CATEGORIES:Exhibition,Gallery ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.howlarts.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/TOM1359CROPPED.jpeg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20190305 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190312 DTSTAMP:20260605T161842 CREATED:20190225T231657Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190313T200017Z UID:10000266-1551744000-1552348799@www.howlarts.org SUMMARY:SPRING/BREAK: Scooter LaForge Mount Vesuvius Fire Sale DESCRIPTION:Spring/Break Art Show NYC \nScooter LaForge Mount Vesuvius Fire Sale \nCurated by Carlo McCormick \nBooth #W14\n \nFor Spring/Break\, Howl! is also pleased to offer the Mount Vesuvius Fire Sale\, curated by Carlo McCormick\, featuring works by Scooter LaForge. Inspired by his painting exhibition Homo Eruptus Mount Vesuvius will include amphora\, paintings and works associated with his show at Howl! Happening– up through March 13th. \nMaster pop-culture contextualizer and prose stylist McCormick updates a classic trope in this tongue-in-cheek “fire sale” of objects which might have been found in Pompeii and Herculaneum at the time when Vesuvius erupted in AD 79 and buried both cities. Artifacts\, graffiti\, and racy murals all are preserved\, revealing what is hidden in contemporary culture: the erotic\, exotic\, and ribald…the rapturous freedom of desires. \n“Mount Vesuvius Fire Sale is a perfect manifestation of the subversive humor and social commentary inherent in both Carlo’s and Scooter’s work\,” says Jane Friedman\, executive director of Howl! Happening. “These 21st century souvenirs are satirical\, but the cloud hanging over all of us is dead serious in these troubling times.” \nCommenting on LaForge’s exhibition\, Homo Eruptus\, currently on view at Howl! Happening through March 13th\, McCormick begins his catalog essay by quoting a passage from Malcolm Lowry’s novel Under the Volcano: “I have no house\, only a shadow. But whenever you are in need of a shadow\, my shadow is yours.” \nCarlo goes on to say: \nAshes to ashes\, funk to funky\, we all live under a volcano\, in the shadows of a doubt. What is certain is only that we will each of us someday die; the only remaining mortal question is if it will be with a bang or a whimper. In an ambitious cycle of new paintings Scooter LaForge allows us the pleasure and peril of contemplating life in the shadows of extinction\, reimagining the frescoes of Pompeii through the bacchanal of another abruptly interrupted era: that of New York’s pre-AIDS gay nightlife. […] In a kind of postmodern marvel of time in a blender remix pastiche\, Scooter doesn’t simply deliver the engulfed and exhumed subterranean splendor of Pompeii but the great homosexual underground clubs that raged through the city of his youth\, the demise of the former conjoined in some anonymous sexual tryst with the latter. \nMount Vesuvius Fire Sale offers the chance to own a piece of history in the making\, as LaForge creates and memorializes historic remnants of a long-buried creative culture. \nFor information about Spring Break \n  \nhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y425tlXIH5w&feature=youtu.be URL:https://www.howlarts.org/event/spring-break-scooter-laforge-mount-vesuvius-fire-sale/ LOCATION:NY CATEGORIES:Exhibition,Gallery ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.howlarts.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Howl2-24-1942478-768x1152.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190227T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190227T210000 DTSTAMP:20260605T161842 CREATED:20190123T164725Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200428T173652Z UID:10000252-1551294000-1551301200@www.howlarts.org SUMMARY:Scooter LaForge: Scooterwear Workshop DESCRIPTION:In this workshop\, multifaceted artist Scooter LaForge leads participants into a world of fantasy and imagination\, helping them to fashion a “statement” piece from a basic white t-shirt. Whether it’s expressed on the canvases on view in Homo Eruptus\, or a t-shirt or found object\, Scooter paints with an enthusiasm that is contagious. Participants will have their choice of two silkscreened t-shirts to use as their canvas. Acrylic paints and all materials will be provided. Limited to 15 people. Register here to reserve your space. \nLaForge’s workshop is part of the new\, free Vega Arts Workshops series\, educational initiatives designed to offer individuals access to the creative process and broaden opportunities to express themselves through the visual arts. Participants will produce their own works of art through hands-on experiences with acclaimed artists working in varied disciplines. \n\nAbout Scooter LaForge \nScooter LaForge is an artist who sees the world as a canvas of possibility. He has lived in the East Village for the past 17 years\, garnering the interest of curators and collectors with a unique style that mines the rich catalog of art history\, the artist’s fertile inner emotional realm\, and his extensive painterly vocabulary. \nLaForge works in various media—including sculpture\, painting\, and drawing—employing unorthodox techniques and striking iconic images. Homo Eruptus\, his second solo show at Howl! Happening\, presents explosive\, mammoth-sized canvases invoking prehistoric cave paintings and the erotic murals of Pompeii. \nThis same passion permeates LaForge’s painting on clothing. Often combine-like\, his works on garments are a walking journal of images\, where ideas are explored and refined—often making their way into the canvas. Above all\, Scooter is intuitive\, absorbing what surrounds and affects him\, “hitting” surfaces with the agility\, focus\, and passion of a graffiti artist. \nThe artist often collaborates with his good friend Patricia Field on garments\, and has supplied paintings to Belgian designer Walter Van Beirendonck\, who has incorporated LaForge’s imagery into the fabric of his menswear. \nLaForge’s paintings have been featured in shows at the Leslie-Lohman Museum in New York\, the Friedrichshof Museum in Vienna\, and the Spritmuseum/Absolut Art Collection in Sweden. His previous solo show at Howl! Happening\, How to Create a Monsterpiece\, was included on Autre’s list of top-10 exhibits of 2015. URL:https://www.howlarts.org/event/scooter-laforge-scooterwear-workshop/ LOCATION:NY CATEGORIES:Education,Events,Vega Arts Workshops Series ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.howlarts.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/workshop1.jpg END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR