Re:Form School Exhibit Saturday-Monday

I am re-posting this from the 3rd Ward event listing. This event/exhibition definitely looks like something not to be missed, featuring works by Michael Gondry and the like!

This Saturday & Sunday : RE:FORM SCHOOL

RE:FORM SCHOOL is a high profile group art exhibition, event series and
public awareness campaign taking place in New York City, that brings
together the creative community in a call for the reform of the American
Public Education System.

We believe that it is the right of each and every child in the United
States to have access to a high quality education.

We've taken over four floors of an old Elementary school on the corner of
Prince and Mott in Nolita. Within this incredible structure we are
building a labyrinth of participatory art, music and installations
featuring the works of: Swoon, Shepard Fairey, Michel Gondry, The Wooster
Collective, and more.

October 9th – October 11th : 10:00 am – 6:00 pm : $Free (donate if you can)

233 Mott Street (between Houston & Prince) Manhattan
Details are at: http://reformschool.letsredu.com/

First Blog Entry: Swoon Magazine meets the CSV!

Hello and welcome to my new blog! After waking up at 11:00 a.m. from the previous night's adventure, I decided to finally embark on this blog adventure to start honing my writing craft and get my voice out there. I am still a little skeptical, as I have this stereotype of blogs as all-too-personal, in a similar vein as Facebook, yet more detailed, self-gratuitous and very possibly embarrassing or simply giving the public TMI (too much information!). So I will try to refrain from that, or do it in only the most interesting/amusing way possible...

Last night I checked out Swoon Magazine's Summer Issue Release Party -- www.swoonmagazine.com -- a publication I really don't think I previously had even heard of. The event took place at the CSV Center (www.csvcenter.com), a cultural center at 107 Suffolk Street that hosts cultural events as well as parties very reminiscent of the Williamsburg loft party scene.

The crowd last night was largely comprised of very hip, young guys and girls mostly in their early 20's, with varying types of asymmetrical hairstyles and pretentiously casual attire. The party itself consisted of several indoor rooms and a little backyard area. The main indoor scene had live performances and well-known DJ's, as well as stations of little white helium balloons, some with permanent markers attached for the drawing pleasure of the public. At one point my friends and I decided to check out this little station, first looking at some of the already illustrated balloons. A few of them had vulgar images, and my friend simply responded, "Go for it," when I suggested I pop a balloon with a particularly crude drawing. I proceeded in doing this, and much to our surprise, no one apparently noticed! I ended the night taking a cab home with a balloon illustrated by yours truly attached to my wrist.

I can't really complain about the evening!