East Village Arts

Chris Harcum’s latest show Rabbit Island is part of FRIGID New York 2012. Audiences will watch main character Alex navigate irregular relationships with an erratic therapist, his on-again off-again girlfriend, an untamed burlesque dancer, and The Cleanse. What will it take for this verbose Canadian mime to become a Real New Yorker? Find out more in our interview below, filmed at the FAB Cafe (and be sure to drop the FAB Cafe by with your FRIGID program to redeem a 10% discount!)

Showtimes for Rabbit Island:

Feb 23, 9:00PM
Feb 25, 8:30PM
Feb 27, 7:30PM
Mar 01, 6:00PM
Mar 03, 5:30PM

Edmond Malin is participating in this year’s FRIGID New York Festival with his show Judge, Yuri & Executioner, a solo performance starring an 85 year-old masochist named Zack (Mac Rogers). FABnyc sat down with Edmond in the FAB Cafe to chat about this bittersweet tale, so watch and learn more!

What is his next move?
What can any of us do to change or lives?
Find out why it’s so liberating to watch this show…

Showtimes for Judge, Yuri & Executioner:

Feb 23, 8:00PM
Feb 24, 11:00PM
Feb 26, 12:30PM
Mar 01, 9:30PM
Mar 03, 8:00PM

Nicole Pandolfo’s one-woman show, Love In The Time Of Chlamydia, will be showing at this year’s FRIGID New York Festival. Nicole stopped by the FAB Cafe to chat about her show with FABnyc. The show follows one woman’s search for love in a world full of absent dads, dirtbag boyfriends, and premature ejaculators. Is it possible?!

Find out more in our interview below…

Showtimes for Love in the Time Of Chlamydia:

Feb 23, 10:30PM
Feb 25, 4:00PM
Feb 26, 4:00PM
Feb 29, 6:00PM
Mar 04, 5:30PM

The much awaited FRIGID FAB Minutes kick off today with Missed Connections!

Ricky Dunlop scowered Craigslist’s “Missed Connections” to compile the best posts for his new show featured in this year’s FRIGID New York Festival. Missed Connections: An Exploration Into The Online Postings of Desperate Romantics peruses the sometimes touching, sometimes torrid (and almost always grammatically incorrect) postings on Craigslist’s most notorious section, as Dunlop’s actor friends read the posts out loud. Maybe even invite an audience participant! Find out more in our interview below.

All FRIGID FAB Minutes are filmed in the FAB Cafe, if you’re a FRIGID audience member or presenter, stop by with your program to redeem a 10% discount!

Showtimes for Missed Connections:

Feb 22, 7:30PM
Feb 25, 7:00PM
Feb 27, 6:00PM
Mar 01, 10:30PM
Mar 04, 1:00PM

Beer lovers know that the craft of beer is an art in and of itself. Tomorrow, you can learn more by tuning into Beer Sessions Radio!

“Every Tuesday at 5:00 PM, New York City publican Jimmy Carbone plays host to an audio ale salon celebrating the world of craft beer. Through discussions with beer industry insiders and knowledgeable beer fans from across the country, Jimmy and his friends explore every aspect of the brewer’s craft from grains to pint glass and tasting to toasting [Read more].” Stop by Jimmy’s No. 43 to try artfully crafted beers first hand!

FABnyc gives a BIG thanks to Jimmy’s No. 43 for generously hosting FABnyc’s volunteer party on February 11th!

And speaking of events, Jimmy’s always has a lot going on, so be sure to check out their website for upcoming happenings you can enjoy…

Multi/percussionist and producer, Ronnie Roc brings together an eclectic array of skilled musicianship to present the music of AFRAZZ at Nuyorican Poets Cafe. Bridging the musically rich tradition of West African & Afro-Caribbean rhythms to jazz standards and originals, AFRAZZ delivers traditional jazz melody and improvisation with the spice of polyrhythmic flavor. Tickets are $10

Which East Village show has got nerve and verve? Which East Village show won Best Box Office at the San Francisco Fringe Festival of 2011?

Lorraine Olsen is FIGURATIVELY SPEAKING.

In this striking solo performance, the audience is privy to the protagonist, a fine art model, posing for the artists who sketch her. But the muse is quickly reframed as the creator as she offers personal accounts of her life and work, and her influence in the Figurative Art sphere.
Come and see this colorful memoir at the Wow Café Theater at 59-61 E. 4th St. between Bowery and 2nd Ave.

The show is playing February 24-25 at 8:00 P.M. and February 26th at 2:00 P.M.

Written by Molly Kirschner

Cooper Square Committee is having their next membership meeting and potluck dinner on Wednesday, Feb. 15th! The meeting will take place at 6:30 pm at 59-61 E. 4th Street, 4th floor loft. New members are welcome, so put it on your calendar and join in. Discussions about new initiatives (greening, developing affordable housing), and the looming threat of budget cuts. Help Cooper Square Committee remain a progressive force in our community.

All community members are welcome. Join the meeting and become a CSC member for just $1!

The Rockerfeller Foundation has recently funded the documentation of 16 New York City cultural groups, including Naturally Occurring Cultural Districts! The 5 minute clip takes a close look at Fourth Arts Block, El Museo del Barrio, El Puente, NY Chinatown History Project, Queens Museum of Art, and several other art & community organizations. You can view the video here.