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Wednesday Nov 28
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6:00PM
BEST AMERICAN POETS
Best American Poets 2007 edition from the University of Virginia and edited by Natasha Trethewey.
Scott Glassman is the author of the chapbooks Exertions (Cy Gist
Press, 2006) and Surface Tension (Dusie, 2006) with Mackenzie
Carignan. His poems have appeared in Jubilat, Iowa Review, 580 Split,
Sentence, The Tiny, and others. He co-curates the Emergency Reading
Series at the Kelly Writers House in Philadelphia.
Cecily Parks is the author of Field Folly Snow, (University of Georgia
Press, 2008) and Cold Work, selected by Li-Young Lee for the 2005
Poetry Society of America NY Chapbook Fellowship. She has received
fellowships and scholarships from the Bread Loaf Writers' Conference,
the Bronx Writers' Center, The MacDowell Colony, The Millay Colony,
and the Ucross Foundation. She is currently a PhD candidate in
English at the CUNY Graduate Center in New York.
Robert Sawyer is a student in the Master's Program in Media Studies at
New School University. Prior to returning to school, he spent 25 years
creating advertising for some of the world's largest brands, and is
the author of Kiss & Sell: Writing for Advertising. He received the
"Discovery"/The Nation Poetry Prize in 2003 and has recent poems in
Margie and The Nation, and a poem in Best New Poets 2007.
Robin Beth Schaer is the recipient of fellowships from the Saltonstall
Foundation and the Virginia Center for the Creative Arts. Her work has
appeared in Denver Quarterly, Spinning Jenny, Barrow Street, and
Washington Square, among others, and recordings of her poems are
featured on From the Fishouse.
Cover $7
(includes one house drink)
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8:30PM
SOUL OF THE BLUES
Jon Sobel
Sarah DeLeo;
Mala Waldron
This special edition of Soul of the Blues features Sarah DeLeo and Mala Waldron.
SOUL OF THE BLUES, NYC's premiere *inexpensive*
live blues and soul music series, happens the fourth
Wednesday of every month at Cornelia Street Cafe.
more information on the artists, please visit:
Sarah Deleo
Mala Waldron
Cover $10
http://souloftheblues.com
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Thursday
Nov 29
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6:00PM
NYU @ CORNELIA
Karen Heuler, host
New York University, School of Continuing & Professional Studies presents:
The Creative Writing Program: Student Writers Read Their Work. Students from the school's creative writing program in an evening of readings.
Cover $7
(includes one house drink)
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8:30PM
GNU VOX VOCAL SERIES: MARYANNE DE PROPHETIS QUARTET
David Devoe, curator
Maryanne de Prophetis, voice;
Frank Kimbrough, piano;
Ron Horton, flugelhorn;
Dean Johnson, bass
The quartet, based on the vocal/piano/flugelhorn trio that recorded 'A
Glance', features tunes by Maryanne de Prophetis as well as other
contemporary writers, and expresses the intimate interplay of
composition and improvisation . . a kind of 'chamber jazz'.
". . . not competing for space . . . the aural equivalent of a flower
breaking through the sun-drenched earth."
Richard Kamins, The Hartford Courant
Cover $10
http://www.maryannedeprophetis.com
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Friday
Nov 30
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6:00PM
SON OF PONY
Bob Hart, special host
Joan Kitcher White, featured poet
The rare fifth Friday in November, NYC's best open mic series, with a long-time friend of Pony hosting, please arrive before 6pm to sign uo.
Cover $7
(includes one house drink)
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9:00PM & 10:30PM
THE SUITE UNRAVELING: CD RELEASE FOR UNBIND
Lily Maase, guitar;
Evan Smith;
Peter Van Huffel, saxophones;
Matt Wigton, bass;
Fred Kennedy, drums
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It's Saturday night in Brooklyn. Far beyond the reach of the club scene, a crowd of tattooed artists, jazzheads, and DIY
scenesters gather on the rooftop of an old factory out in Bushwick. It's the home base for the Suite Unraveling, a band that
even in the wilds of this artists' neighborhood is entirely unique. Saxophones battle the driving drums, videos play across an
old water tower, and fiery redhead Lily Maase shoulders her guitar and begins to play.
The Suite Unraveling is a band that doesn't quite know what to call itself, which suits Maase just fine; "let them show up at our
shows and tell us what it is," she says. She's focused on her music, taking her experiences – of growing up in the Southwest,
of going to art school in rural Texas, of living in the belly of the urban elephant – and folding them together into fractured,
impressionistic, narrative songs
he Suite Unraveling recently released their debut album, "unbind" (Addtract), acclaimed by critic Mel Minter as music that
"illuminates and celebrates the human heart." The band will celebrate its release at the Cornelia Street Café in Greenwich
Village on Friday, November 30th . True to form, they will transform the space as they always do, bringing a bit of their rooftop
flavor to the historic underground cabaret.
recent praise for unbind.:
"Lily's shifting compositional architecture reflects our tendency to warp, recompose and manipulate memory, yet she
manages to reveal its inviolable emotional cargo. Unbind. illuminates and celebrates the human heart."
-the Weekly Alibi
recent praise for theSuiteUnraveling:
"...As much about artistic vision as about a groove you can feel. At times soft and plaintive, the music could change gears
and grow into a powerful wall of sound. Lily Maase has not stood still over the past year, and this music, with this band was
extremely emotionally as well as cerebrally rewarding."
-AllAboutJazz
Cover $10
www.lilymaase.com
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www.rules-of-addtraction.com
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Saturday
Dec 01
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6:00PM
THE LIAR SHOW
Andy Christie, host
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Seek Truth. Get a T-Shirt.
4 Storytellers, 3 True Stories, 1 Pack of Lies. Uncover the liar and win a prize worth its weight in fool's gold.
Four of NYC’s fastest talkers take the stage with personal stories that will make you laugh, make you think, and probably make you glad you don’t live with them. But pay attention, because one of these basically honest people is making it all up.
After enjoying the tales, you take over to interrogate the performers and make them defend their stories. Smoke out the Liar and walk away with an unbelievable “I Can Tell A Lie” T-shirt.
Featuring:
Steve Osborne - Retired NYPD Gang Squad Detective
Mark Katz - Bill Clinton speech writer, author of "Clinton and Me"
Catherine Burns - Artistic Director, The Moth
Mike Albo - author of "The Underminer"
Cover $12
(includes one house drink)
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8:30PM
SONGWRITER'S BEAT 7TH ANNIVERSARY PARTY!!
Valerie Ghent, host
Rebecca Hart;
Deborah Berg;
Valerie Ghent;
Ginny Owens;
Bill Grady;
John Tamburello
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The Songwriter's Beat celebrates SEVEN years of songwriters and new songs! A tremendous thank you to the over 240 songwriters who have shared the Songwriter's Beat stage since December, 2000, bringing new songs each month. And a warm and cheery welcome to the start of our eighth year of supporting performing songwriters!!
This month's Songwriter's Beat features:
Deborah Berg
eyetoeyemusic.com/
Valerie Ghent
valghent.com
Ginny Owens
ginnyowens.com
and special appearances by Rebecca Hart, Bill Grady and John Tamburello!
The Songwriter's Beat is
New York's most popular acoustic songwriter's series,
where songwriters are encouraged to perform new material in a
supportive and intimate atmosphere.
Curated / hosted by multiple ASCAP
Pop Award winner Valerie
Ghent, The Songwriter's
Beat features top up-and-coming
songwriters. Each month four
songwriters of varying
musical styles perform original
songs and are encouraged to try out
their newest material and
arrangements.
Founded in 2000 by Valerie Ghent, The Songwriter's Beat has
presented over 240 songwriters (hailing from all over the globe: from the US, UK, Australia, South Africa and
Japan!) and keeps growing!
The Songwriter's Beat welcomes songwriters from around
the world, so when planning your trip to New York, allow time
for The Songwriter's Beat!
Cover $10
songwritersbeat.com
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valghent.com
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Sunday
Dec 02
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6:00PM
ENTERTAINING SCIENCE -- THINKING, FEELING
Roald Hoffmann
THINKING, FEELING
Hiram Pines’ one-man show, The Day the Universe Came Closer, travels gently and with wit through science, epistemology and religion tries to make a darn good case for the brilliance of the human instrument. Hiram, who recently moved to New York, will perform about half of the 45-minute stage play, focusing on a funny little thing that messed with our heads for hundreds of thousands of years.
Neuroscientist Joseph LeDoux, from the Center for Neural Science at NYU, author of “The Synaptic Self” and “The Emotional Brain,” will talk about the separation of cognition and emotion in the brain and the consequences that has for our interpersonal (and international) relations. He will emphasize fear as the main example. LeDoux is also one of the founding members of the stellar downtown rock group, the Amygdaloids.
And Aud Wilken, a wonderful new voice from Denmark, will sing some of her beautiful songs for us.
Cover $10
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8:30PM
ALICE
Seth Fruiterman, vocals, accordion;
Kyle Saulnier, woodwinds;
Leena Gilbert , violin;
Amali Premawardhana, cello;
Michael MacAllister, guitars;
Moppa Elliot, bass;
Rohin Khemani , tabla, percussion
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With Seth's beautifully subtle soundscapes and Kyle's
infectious intensity, the two highly-caffeinated composers
have created Alice, a unique outlet for their original compositions as
well as their you've-never-heard-it-like-this covers. Drawing
from influences as varied as classical music, folk, jazz, rock,
pop, commercial jingles, and even video game music, Alice brings a seductive, singer-songwriter quality to all their
performances. Equally at home in both a complicated written arrangement and a spontaneous
group improvisation, it is a unique, genre-less sound that is alluring, accessible and organic.
Cover $10
www.myspace.com/alicethebandnyc
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Monday
Dec 03
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6:00PM
WRITERS READ
Gene Albertelli and Teresa Giordano, host
Fiction writers: Adele Glimm and Jackie Ariail
Poets: J. Mae Barizo and Deborah Flanagan
Cover $7
(includes one house drink)
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8:30PM
AMRAM & CO
David Amram, piano, french horn, flutes, composition & surprises;
Kevin Twigg, drums, glockenspiel;
John de Witt, bass;
Adam Amram, percussion;
John Ventimiglia, actor
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This series explores in his highly personable, generous and informal style the astonishing variety of David Amram's interests and accomplishments--renowned composer of symphonic classical music, jazz compositions, improvisation, spoken word, scat, he sits at the piano, schmoozes about music, about the greats, the beats, the obscure, the legendary; plays the French horn, pulls out all kinds of instruments (flutes, drums, horns) gathered from his many circumnavigations of the globe, pulls in guests drawn from just about every artistic walk of life.
Cover $10
www.davidamram.com
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Tuesday
Dec 04
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6:00PM
4 HORSEMEN POETRY
Bob Quatrone, host
Bob hosts an open mic and also "seeds" the list with poets he invites to attend. Among the invited open readers are Joel Lewis, Evie Ivy, Eve Packer, Najla Said, Jane Ormerod, Liza Wolsky, Michael Cook, Bob Heman, Linda Lerner, Boni Joi, Frank Simone, Bob Hart, Jay Chollick and Mike Logan and Jim Klein.
Cover $7
(includes one house drink)
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8:30PM
SPEAKEASY: STORIES FROM THE BACKROOM
Sherry Weaver, host
Mike Daisey;
Greg Walloch;
Michele Carlo;
Andy Christie;
Tracy Rowland;
Jean Michele Gregory
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SpeakEasy is . . .
A new twist on the ancient tradition of oral history.
SpeakEasy is people telling stories-- true stories. Period. No scripts. No crib notes. No rehearsals.
SpeakEasy has a dynamic and constantly changing cast of storytellers that include such greats as Mike Daisey, Jonathan Ames, and Reno, along with homemakers, lawyers, dog walkers, street magicians and writers.
You never know what you'll hear. So join us for what could be a life changing experience!
Cover $8
www.speakeasystories.com
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Wednesday Dec 05
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6:00PM
POETRY
Laure-Anne Bosselaar, host
Nickole Brown;
Deborah Landau
Nickole Brown, poet and long-time Marketing Director at Sarabande Books, will read from
SISTER, her remarkable debut collection
joining Nickole will be Deborah Landau, author of ORCHIDELIRIUM, which won the 2003 Anhinga Prize for Poetry.
Cover $7
(includes one house drink)
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8:30PM
4/FIVE-VI - SIGHTS+SOUNDS - MUSIC & FILM SERIES
Rob Henke, brass;
Alan Brady;
Jody Espina;
Bohdan Hilash, reeds;
Rolf Sturm, guitars;
Jim Whitney, bass;
w/ special guest Brian Dewan, performer & instrument designer
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Produced by the groundbreaking 4/Five-Vi ensemble, this series presents some of New York's most innovative
musicians in collaborative performances with visual media including film, video, and animation.
Wednesday's show will be a very special event. It opens with innovative performer and instrument-designer
Brian Dewan. He will begin the program with his unique filmstrip and film performances accompanied with original
music performed on instruments of his own design such as
the amazing Swarmatron and the Dual Primate Console..
For the evening's second part, 4/Five-Vi will perform a set of original composed and improvised music to films by Jan
Svankmajer, Harry Langdon, and Joanna Priestly among others. The evening's grand finale features Brian Dewan joining the
ensemble for a brief holiday-themed extravaganza.
Please come out and join us for this special series exploring the latest in creative music and imagery !
$10 / $7 students & AFM 802 members
www.4fivevi.com
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www.dewanatron.com
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November 28-December 05, 2007 
