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ARTHUR’S LANDING is a group of musicians, all of whom worked at various times in various contexts with the late Arthur Russell, a cellist and composer from Iowa who lived on the Lower East Side for most of the later part of his too-short life. Russell brought together the worlds of dance, pop, and folk…

On Saturday, September 11th, from 11 AM until 1 PM,  The OPEN MUSIC ENSEMBLE will present “Chanting for Everyone,” a multi-cultural program of universal, non-sectarian chants under the same elm tree in Tompkins Square Park where Allen Ginsburg, the author of  the poem, “Howl,” chanted the Hare Krishna mantra with Swami Prabhupada and his followers in 1966. The chants…

SISTER SON/JI at Theatre 80 – HOWL! Festival The HOWL! Festival wants you to know about this rare opportunity. SISTER SON/JI by Sonia SanchezMonday, Sep 6 4 PM – 7 PM$10.00Theatre 80 St. Marks, 80 St. Marks Place 212-388-0388 The Howl! Festival presents iconoclastic poet Sonia Sanchez & a production of her play Sister Son/ji. Ms. Sanchez…

(l to r) Deep Singh and Chris Rael, photo by Bernd Auers …Appearing at the Howl! Festival in Tompkins Square Park, Saturday, September 11th, 5:05PM Chris Rael and Deep Singh are the engine of Church of Betty, one of Downtown’s longest running and most influential bands. They brought sitar and tabla back to rock n…

His name has been misspelled on various Howl! Festival press materials, as were the names of fellow poets Emanuel Xavier, Susan Scutti, Amy Ouzoonian and Thomas Fucaloro.  Just when we were about to correct the spelling and do a little “spotlight” on the poet formerly known as RA Araya (correct spelling), he decided to make…

The Howl! Festival is thrilled to announce that Timbila will perform live in Tompkins Square Park on Saturday, September 11th, 2010.  They will appear on the South Stage, Avenue A at 7th Street, from 4:25 -4:55PM. TIMBILA blazes ecstatic African rock with an East Village edge. The trance of African spirit possession merges with the…

Finding Sukha Yoga School (FSYS) will be offering yoga classes for adults and children from 11AM until 7PM on both Saturday, September 11th and Sunday, September 12th, in Tompkins Square Park.  You will “find” Finding Sukha  in the tree-lined grass section in front of the Park Office, at approximately 9th Street, between Avenues A and…

Artist Ujin Lee at a past “wrapped boxes” event Artist  Ujin Lee will arrive in Tompkins Square Park on Saturday, September 11, 2010, at 11AM, with a truckload of beautifully wrapped boxes, 733 in total, which she will have spent over a month preparing.  All of the 7x7x7 inch boxes will be individually gift-wrapped in a…

Don’t Miss Hip Hop Howl! – A massive live mixtape showcase featuring the hottest up and coming hip-hop artists in the country.Miz Metro & Crosby present: The 5th annual Hip Hop HOWL Live Mixtape Showcase w/DJ Mikey Fresh featuring live performances by New York City’s hottest alternative out of the box hip hop artists: Kale…