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> Saturday, February 6, 2010: DAY OF RAY:

Ray's Candy Store is in trouble and needs your help!! Sidewalk Cafe will be hosting a benefit show, with both a $5 entrance fee and 15% of sales from the show going into Ray's pocket. There are no drink minimums.

Where: Sidewalk Cafe, 94 Avenue A, at the corner of 6th St.

When: Noon - 6:00pm

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THE TOMPKINS SQUARE REBELLION IS ON!!

Join us for free shows in New York City's Tompkins Square Park in 2010, featuring great music, political speakers, information and lots of surprises!!

These shows celebrate the vitality of the counter cultural scene that has survived on the Lower East Side, despite the rampant gentrification, soaring rents and lost venues that have contributed to the cultural genocide sweeping New York City.

Upcoming Show Dates:
May 1, 2010
May 2, 2010
May 30, 2010
June 13, 2010
June 27, 2010
July 17, 2010
August 1, 2010
August 7, 2010
August 8, 2010
September 11, 2010
September 12, 2010
September 26, 2010
October 24, 2010
October 31, 2010

Sponsors needed – please call 212-631-1181 (24hrs) or email us at: TheSHADOW@MediaFilter.org

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SKITS N TITS: A Burlesque/Comedic/Music Variety Show! 
-- produced and performed by a female-empowered trifecta of talent --
At 10:00pm every 2nd Wednesday of the month

A dizzying array of subversive comics, video shorts, skits, burlesque, and live
music conceived by the twisted comedic minds of Jessica Delifino, Diane O'Debra, and
Steph Sabelli. Stage managed by Our Lady of Perpetual PMS.

Only $ 5.00 -- Bowery Poetry Club -- 308 Bowery (btwn Houston and 1st) -- 10 pm - 12am

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> Now Playing:

In William Kunstler: Disturbing the Universe filmmakers Emily Kunstler and Sarah Kunstler explore the life of their father, the late radical civil rights lawyer. In the 1960s and 70s, Kunstler fought for civil rights with Martin Luther King Jr. and represented the famed “Chicago 8” activists who protested the Vietnam War. When the inmates took over Attica prison, or when the American Indian Movement stood up to the federal government at Wounded Knee, they asked Kunstler to be their lawyer.

To his daughters, it seemed that he was at the center of everything important that had ever happened. But when they were growing up, Kunstler represented some of the most reviled members of society, including accused rapists and assassins. This powerful film not only recounts the historic causes that Kunstler fought for; it also reveals a man that even his own daughters did not always understand, a man who risked public outrage and the safety of his family so that justice could serve all.

For screenings across the US, go to http://www.disturbingtheuniverse.com/Screenings.html

HIGHLY RECOMMENDED BY THE SHADOW!!

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Composting: The Lower East Side Ecology Center accepts organic material for composting 
(fruit and vegetable peelings, cut flowers and similar organic material). LESEC has drop-off bins at the Union Square Greenmarket (Mon, Wed, Fri, & Sat. from 8am-5pm), or drop off at the center on E. 
7th St. btwn. Aves. B & C any time through the opening in the gate. For more info see www.lesecologycenter.org

The W. 181st St. Beautification Project has compost drop-off at the 
garden at 880 W. 181st St. in the Bronx. 
6/15 Green is a public compost site where the general public is invited 
and encouraged to add compostables during open hours from April through 
October: Tuesdays 3-5pm, Thursdays 6-8pm, Saturdays 10am-2pm, and 
Sundays 4-8pm, or whenever the gate is open. At the Green Community 
Garden at 6th Avenue & 15th Street in Park Slope, Brooklyn.

Computer and Electronics Recycling:
Per Scholas is a recycling facility in Hunts Point that allows 
individuals to drop off residential computer & electronic equipment. 
They accept equipment Mon. to Fri. 9am-4pm at 1575 Bronx River Ave. in 
the Bronx. For more information, see www.perscholas.org

The Lower East Side Ecology Center will be hosting e-waste recycling 
from 10am-4pm on September 12 at Tekserve, 119 West 23rd St. in 
Manhattan. For more info see www.lesecologycenter.org

Plastics Recycling:
Park Slope Food Co-op accepts many plastics for recycling that are NOT 
collected by the city. They accept: #1 and #6 transparent plastics (but 
NOT bottles, which NYC recycles), #5 plastics (remove any paper 
labels), and clear plastic film only. All plastics must be CLEAN AND 
DRY. They're open every month on the 2nd Sat, 10am-2pm; the 3rd Thurs, 
7pm-9pm; & the last Sun, 10am-2pm. The co-op is at 782 Union St. (btwn. 
6th & 7th Aves.) in Park Slope. See: www.foodcoop.com/go.php?id=112

Whole Foods now accepts #5 plastics and Brita filters (bagged after 
being allowed to dry out for 3 days) at their stores at Union Square, 
Columbus Circle, Greenwich St. and Houston St. Many of their stores 
also accept household batteries for recycling.

Weekly Bike Repair Workshops by Times Up:
Times Up! bike repair workshops are now in two locations! See 
www.times-up.org for more info.

Manhattan workshops are in the basement of ABC No Rio, at 156 Rivington 
St. between Suffolk and Clinton in the Lower East Side.

Women & Trans Bicycle Repair Night: Every Mon, 6:30pm. No previous 
experience required.

Bike Repair Workshops: Every Tuesday, 6:30pm. Come learn how to fix 
bikes, do simple maintenance and tune-ups at the bike mechanic skill 
share.
> First Sunday- Basics for Beginners
> Second Sunday- Brakes and Gears
> Third Sunday- Cups, Cones, and Bearings
> Fourth Sunday- Wheels and Spokes
Fix Your Bike Workshop: Every Thursday, 6:30pm. Share skills and fix up 
your own bike.

Brooklyn workshops are at the new Times Up Brooklyn space at 99 South 
6th Street, off Bedford Avenue

Fix Your Bike Workshop: Every Wednesday, 6:30 p.m. Share skills and fix 
up your own bike.

Bike Repair Workshops: Every Sunday, Lessons from 2-4 p.m., Open 
Workshop from 4-6 p.m.
> First Sunday- Basics for Beginners
> Second Sunday- Brakes and Gears
> Third Sunday- Cups, Cones, and Bearings
> Fourth Sunday- Wheels and Spokes

Textile Recycling:
Of course, the best thing to do with clothes and other textiles is to 
reuse them! BUT, if you have scraps that can't be used even one more 
time, there is textile recycling:

> Fridays: 8am-2pm at the 97th St. Greenmarket, 97th & Columbus in 
Manhattan
> Saturdays: 8am-6pm at the Union Square Greenmarket in Manhattan;
8am-4pm at the Grand Army Plaza Greenmarket in Brooklyn;
8am-3pm at the Inwood Greenmarket on Isham St between Seaman & 
Cooper in Manhattan;
8am-3pm at the Fort Greene Greenmarket in Washington Park at DeKalb 
in Brooklyn; and
8am-2pm at the McCarren Park Greenmarket on Bedford & Lorimer in 
Greenpoint, Brooklyn.
> Sundays: 8am-4pm at the Tompkins Square Greenmarket, E. 7th St. & 
Ave. A; and
8am-3pm at the Jackson Heights Greenmarket on 34th Ave between 77th 
& 78th Streets in Queens
> Mondays: 8am-6pm at the Union Square Greenmarket in Manhattan

Food Not Bombs:
Food Not Bombs in Manhattan offers a vegetarian meal share (using 
donated food that would otherwise be wasted) Sundays at 3:30pm in 
Tompkins Square Park. Help cook at ABC No Rio, 156 Rivington St. btwn. 
Clinton & Suffolk at 1pm. More info: fnb@abcnorio.org or (212) 254-3697 
ext.395

Bed-Stuy Food Not Bombs prepares food from 1-3pm on Saturdays at the 
123 Community Space in Brooklyn (123 Tompkins, G train to 
Myrtle-Willoughby) and serves at 3pm just outside Von King/Tompkins 
Park (NW corner of Lafayette Ave. & Marcy Ave.). For more info email 
bedstuyfnb@gmail.com.

Bushwick Food Not Bombs prepares food Thursdays at 10:30am at Surreal 
Estate, 1st floor of 15 Thames St. (L to Morgan) and serves at 1pm at 
Maria Hernandez Park, formerly Bushwick Park, at Knickerbocker Ave. & 
Starr St. in Brooklyn. For more info email fnbbushwick@gmail.com or 
call (972) 743-5669.

Wild Food Tours:
"Wildman" Steve Brill holds tours where you can learn to find wild 
growing plants for food and medicine. The fee is $12 ($6 for children) 
sliding scale, but no one is turned away for lack of funds. Tours this 
month in NYC are 9/7 in Central Park; 9/19 in Prospect Park, Brooklyn; 
and 9/20 in Central Park. See details and reserve a spot at 
www.wildmanstevebrill.com or call (914) 835-2153.

Grub Community Building Meal:
1st & 3rd Sunday every month. A mostly freegan dinner for strangers and 
co-conspirators in a relaxed environment. There is no charge but 
donations are requested. At Rubulad, 338 Flushing Ave. (btwn. Classon & 
Taaffe) in Brooklyn. Doors at 6:30pm; dinner at 7. 
www.suckapants.com/grub.html

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PENNY'S OPEN MIKE 
Every Tuesday: 9:00pm - 2:00am

UNDER St Marks Theater 
94 St. Marks Place (between 1st Avenue and Avenue A) 
  Pre-show sign-up by lottery -- 7 minutes maximum per act -- 5 hours of art 
only $3.00 
  
Each week features; a special guest, a different theme to promote creativity, free
raffle prizes (which includes a free beer donated by the theater) a musical
hootenanny (an open jam like none other!) at the break led by professional musician
Mike Milazzo, 
  
 For the last 80 consecutive weeks Penny's Open Mic has given a space for any
artist/performer to share their work on stage with the environment of support and
openness to experimentation, pushing boundaries and delving deeper. With the help
from the many talented artists who grace the stage and for the better part,
respectfully listen, this mic has become an inspiring atmosphere where people feel
free and safe to grow as artists and as people. 
     
Penny's Open Mic is a weekly event of unabashed art. Being a truly open (open to
anything and everything) open mike and within a theater atmosphere, the night turns
towards performance art of an extremely experimental nature. You could see poetry, a
monologue, music, a true story, a film, an interpretive dance, the most amazing
creative and intense performance you can ever imagine and the worst act you'll
probably ever see in your life all within the space of an hour! Really it's a night
that cannot be explained because every night is different and anything can and will
happen. You'll be surprised by the possibilities of a black box.

For more information: Pennysopenmic.com + Myspace.com/penniesopenmike

We would greatly appreciate any and all features, listings and blogs to help
spread the word.

[UNDER St. Marks Theater is a beautiful black box theater with a brand new sound
system, a large stage for dancers, a screen for film-makers, managers dedicated to
art over profit and so much more! 
Right in the heart of the east village's last stand. Horsetrade theater Co has
gained the hearts and attention from a new generation of artists/performers by
rewarding risk-taking and experimentation. The under St. marks scene inspires
innovation while remaining abashed in the true east village spirit.
http://horsetrade.info/]

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FREE MOVIES EVERY MONDAY AT THE PIZZA SHOP!
Showings at 8:00 and 10:00pm
Grab a table some pizza and enjoy the BIG screen!
[We'll be posting a schedule of the upcoming movies soon]
THE PIZZA SHOP
110 Avenue A (between 6th and 7th)
NYC NY 10009
212-614-9798

[DUE TO AN INSANELY HIGH RENT THAT THEY COULD NO LONGER AFFORD,

ON NOVEMBER 13, 2009, THE PIZZA SHOP WAS FORCED TO CLOSE]

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