BOBALOO celebrates Black History Month! :Stories and songs for children of all ages by this interactive entertainer.

NANCI RICHARDS: PEDAGOGY!: (see Fri. Feb 9th description)

MULTIMEDIA: THE DAWN OF THE AGE OF ROBOTS
We are in the early stages of a world change even bigger than
the Internet: the age of ROBOTS. Come and see what has been
happening in the realm of ARTIFICIAL HUMAN BEINGS, and
where we appear to be headed. exciting and colorful night of
unusual entertainment featuring video, slides, music and
performance, with STEVE DAUGHS, KATIE MCCARTHY, and
synthesist JAMES PEARCE.

OPEN MIC
w/ guest host:
jazz-singer Alexis Cole!

You are invited to share your stories,
songs, dance, slideshows, music, paintings,
technology demonstrations, performance art,
i ching reading, instructional demonstrations,
stage magic, real magic, guided visualizations,
drawing contest, comedy, jazz improv, drumming,
web-site presentation, sculpture how, pet tricks,
mind-reading, choral singing, film, what’s-happening-report,
poetry, etcetera.

Our only requirement is that you come with an attitude of
good-will and respect for others. Because of some abusive acts
in the past, we feel we need to make this equirement clear.
If you do not feel comfortable respecting this guideline, please
enjoy presenting your material at one of the many other
excellent open-mic venues.
7 minute limit.

WED
FEB 28

SATURDAY
MAR 3

FULL MOON DRUM CIRCLE : Come on
and drum with us under the influence of
the alignment of the Sun, the Earth and
the Moon. Bring your drum, or play one
of ours. Other non-tonal instruments
also welcome at this very informal event.

FRIDAY
MAR 9

POETRY WORKSHOP with Margueritte Maria Rivas!
3 consecutive Saturdays with a live performance on the 31st.
Develope your poetic voice and learn how to present it well in a
live reading performance at ETG. An award-winning poet, also
an experienced performance poet, Margueritte guides you on
the valuable path to refining and sharing your gift of poetry.
$15 Email: Margueritte for details

BOOKSIGNING: SOLAR ECLIPSE with RAY SETTE
PSYCHIC/ASTROLOGER discusses today's Solar Eclipse and
his new book "THE PLANETS ALIGN SO RARE: TWELVE
DIMENSIONS TO THE HUMAN POTENTIAL". Also, Mr. Sette will
respond to audience questions and give on-the-spot psychic
readings. Come to this rare event and learn interesting things!

SPRING EQUINOX

PARTICIPATORY MUSIC: ROUND-SINGING!
Unusual opportunity to participate in the singing of ROUNDS
with a group of enthusiasts. It's gonna be fun and sound really
great. No experience necessary!

MUSIC: JIM INDELL and THE INDELLIBLES
Rockin rhythm and blues with S.I.'s own Guy Michetti, Jimi White,
and Jim Indell.

SATURDAY
MAR 24

MUSIC: INDIGIE FEMME
From New Mexico!
ELENA is a singer song writer
of Maori ( New Zealand) and
Samoan descent, coming from
Magnetic Island, North Queensland
in Australia. TASH is a phenomenal
Native American singer/songwriter
from the Navajo Nation.  Their music is very empowering and
carries a message of unity for humanity.
"Our aim is to promote cross cultural exchange through
education, music, media and story telling to motivate health,
peace and sovereignty among indigenous people and women as
an inspiration to the next of the earth. Our focus is to perform
and provide educational workshops sharing culture through
music, poetry, song, story and dance."

MOVIE: THE CORNSTARCH GIZMO
Brand new, the latest and greatest feature-length movie by
Staten Island's maverick film-maker, ASTRO SALADINO!
"The world is hungry for death and redemption;
the world is hungry for cornstarch."

MUSIC: CAROLINE CUTRONEO!!! Come and
experience Caroline’s hauntingly beautiful voice
and exquisite guitar playing. She is a world-class
musical artist, and S.I.’s own!

OPEN MIC
You are invited to share your stories,
songs, dance, slideshows, music, paintings,
technology demonstrations, performance art,
i ching reading, instructional demonstrations,
stage magic, real magic, guided visualizations,
drawing contest, comedy, jazz improv, drumming,
web-site presentation, sculpture how, pet tricks,
mind-reading, choral singing, film, what’s-happening-report,
etcetera.

Our only requirement is that you come with an attitude of
good-will and respect for others. Because of some abusive acts
in the past, we feel we need to make this equirement clear.
If you do not feel comfortable respecting this guideline, please
enjoy presenting your material at one of the many other
excellent open-mic venues.
7 minute limit.

BELLY DANCING with NAJA and TEUTA!
& FULL MOON DRUMMING CIRCLE:
TEUTA and NAJA will be performing
wonderful sensuous and skillful
bellydancing movement to exotic music this
night at 8pm. This will energize the
Neighborhood Stage in preparation  for our
Drumming With The Moon.

Come on all you drummers, come and bring the vibe higher
with us. Beginners welcome, but experienced drummers WE
WANT YOU to please come and join us!

Don't forget-- set your alarm for
Tuesday Night Full Moon Drum Circle :-)

FAMILY FUN for APRIL FOOLS
With Bobaloo and Ben
Bob "BOBALOO" Basey and Ben
Jacobs bring together songs,
stories and interactivities to celebrate the season of Fools.

HAPPY EASTER!

MUSIC: BILLY MARE QUARTET JAZZ JAM: Highly skilled JAZZ
players forge a new jam session on the North Shore.

MUSIC: NIGHTDANCERS :
Contemporary Native American
flute music with Staten Island's Gera Clark
and John Sarantos. Enjoy ethereal and
meditative sounds from this duet.

SATURDAY
APRIL 14

ASSEMBLY MAGAZINE #5:
"STATEN ISLAND MOVIE"
The quarterly magazine project of
Every Thing Goes depends entirely on
creative Staten Island neighbors'
expressions. Writers and artists are invited to bring their
work in to be included. For submission details contact
Every Thing Goes Book Cafe at least 2 weeks before this
publication party date.
   This month's theme and title is "STATEN ISLAND MOVIE" and
is being facilitated by ALAN MOORE and ETG. < more info>
    The assembling party is in the afternoon from 2-5pm,
followed in the evening by the Publication Party of
readings and projections of art from the Magazine, as well
as theme-related surprises. Come to this original Staten
Island literary event!

MOVIE: THE SECRET
Time to get this message, as seen on Oprah and
elsewhere: the Law of Attraction explained.

Find out why this film is a world-wide hit. And we get to talk about it after the show! Explore the controversies, etcetera.

FRIDAY
APRIL 20

MUSIC: WAHOO SKIFFLE CRAZIES JUG BAND!
Wahoo Skiffle Crazies play extraordinary oldies
you've never heard of
from the boot of the
way-back-machine, and original fun-time noises in their
inimatable style with wash-boards, gut-bucket-bass, kazoos,
guitars, banjo, and of course, some JUGS!
Buy their CD in the ETG Local Music section.

MUSIC: BLUEGRASS: THREE
PICKERS FROM THE EAST
Master bluegrass and folk artist
Tom Daily and a posse of
talented musicians bring the joyful
high energy and soulful
heartsong of the natural folk
music BLUEGRASS to Every Thing Goes this night. Great fun and deep listening. Dont miss it!

FREE REPEAT SHOWING
MOVIE :THE SECRET

The Law of Attraction explained. May change the way you think about yourself and your power in the world.

Find out why this film is a world-wide hit. And we get to talk about it after the show! Explore the controversies, etcetera.

MUSIC :PARTICIPATORY ROUND-SINGING

"Rounds" are songs that repeat over and over, with the different singers starting at different points in the song so that there is created a weaving of the words and melodies.
The simplest well-known round is "ROW ROW ROW YOUR BOAT, GENTLY DOWN THE STREAM" etc. Other rounds have more complex melodies, but usually they are still relatively easy to learn and sing with others. Mucho fun....try it, you'll like it!

MUSIC:IN THE DISTANCE: A LIGHT!
Indy-folk-rock music performed by
singer/songwriter In the Distance: a
Light!   He is a Wagner College
student (aka Colby Nathan); for a
preview of his work, go to
http://www.myspace.com/inthedistancealight

ETG OPEN MIC : YOU=WE         with host, MARK DAVIS!
It's the last Saturday of the month, time for
Every Thing Goes OPEN MIC where we
open the stage up to whoever comes in
the door with good-will and respect for
others. Story-tellers, song-writers,
animators, magicians, comedians,
performers, etc 7-minute limit.

POETRY: S.I. OUTLOUD presents HOMER!
Literary fun Staten Island style with BETH GORRIE and
YOU! This time we will bring to life the great adventures
of ODYSSEUS as described by everyones favorite
ancient greek historian, HOMER!
Plus experience the ancient greek language under the
thrilling direction of Jonathan Bricklin and Carl Peckham.
And other special surprises, I am told.

East Village Hasidic Rabbi does original Rocking, poetical folk music. Influences: John Lennon, Bob Marley, Pink Floyd and lots
of others. Rare Staten Island appearance.

POETRY: JACKIE CASSEN and ERIC HINES
Artist and poet Jackie Cassen cooperates the stage with poet
Eric Hines. They are both talented tellers of their poetic weaves.
Tonight they share their work amidst projections of Jackie’s
visual artwork.

SATURDAY
JUNE 9

MUSIC: SONGWRITERS IN THE ROUND Come hear members
of the Staten Island Songwriters Circle perform the results of
their circling.

MUSIC:GARY CIANI and ALISA Gary has a smooth style of folk
country style songs and is accompanied by lovely singer Alisa.

ALEXIS ZEIGLER: CULTURE CHANGE: CIVIL LIBERTY,
PEAK OIL, AND THE END OF EMPIRE
What impact will Peak Oil have on the political culture of the
U.S.? What can we do to choose a better future? Alexis Zeigler,
author of the new book, Culture Change: Civil Liberty, Peak Oil,
and the End of Empire will conduct a presentation and
discussion of these issues.

MEET-UP: S.I. ARTISTS CO-OP Come and meet other S.I. artists; bring something of your work to share.

MUSIC: ALLERGIC TO B's Joan and Gary Moore return to the
ETG stage with that thing they do! Special guests...

FULL MOON OPEN MIC AND DRUMMING CIRCLE
It's the last Saturday of the month, and a FULL MOON! So we
are going to experiment with open drumming between OPEN
MIC performances. Yes, OPEN MIC where we open the stage
up to whoever comes in the door with good-will and respect for
others. Story-tellers, song-writers, animators, poets, musicians,
comedians, performers, etc 7-minute limit.
And its a DRUM CIRCLE, so drummers bring your skin and
bone for spontaneous open drumming between the acts.

MOVIE: "THE HEALING GARDENS OF NEW YORK CITY"
Join NYC Community Gardens activist and Labyrinth designer Ariane Burgess as she presents the famous film by Alexandra Isles. This beautiful and inspiring film tells the stories of the lives and communities transformed by gardens and green spaces created in response to crime, neglect, poverty and urban decay.

MUSIC: OUTSIDE THE TEMPLE
Reggae and poetry, groovy original sounds with this group.

FRIDAY
JULY 13

MUSIC: RON B. as TINA TURNER!
Ron B is well known in artistic and in professional circles for his impersonation of the legendary Tina Turner. He has used his unique talent for such major films as Anger Management with Woody Harrison and Jack Nicholson, to H.B.O’S Angels in America, starring Al Pacino and Meryl Streep. His numerous appearances on the television show Oz and Law and Order prove him to be a very talented and multifaceted actor.

PLUS other guests!

SATURDAY
JULY 14

MUSIC ART READING PERFORMANCE: Share your contribution live.

MUSIC: DEVON SPROULE From the famous Walden2-concept-based community TWIN OAKS EcoVillage in Virginia, will be performing music of her new album that shows her talent for combining Appalachian, folk and jazz influences in a folk-style sound. Come see why people are excitied!

MUSIC: TRISH AND CHRISTOPH The Songs From The North Shore crew is back with an exciting multimedia musical presentation of their trans-genre song-cycling. Their new show "Heroes and Home Fries" just might change your life. Don't miss it!

MUSIC: DON LOMBARDI Don writes and sings beautifully his folk-style songs. He sounds at times like Gordon Lightfoot, and that's not bad!

MUSIC:TOM DAILY Folk and Bluegrass guitarist and singer Tom Daily and friends.

MEET-UP: FLUTE CIRCLE with Nightdancers and friends.

MOVIE: EMPTY OCEANS, EMPTY NETS
If you knew nothing about fishing, this would be an awesome introduction. From Indonesian out-rigger canoes to Bering Sea factory trawlers, from cyanided reefs and dynamited fish in the western Pacific to tuna weirs in the Mediterranean, it's all here.

Using vivid images of sweeping nets full of fish unloading their contents onto commercial fishing boats, Empty Oceans, Empty Nets highlights the overwhelming magnitude of the annual worldwide harvest of more than 100 million metric tons of seafood. It also explores the stark reality of the 22 million tons of fish and other sea life that are caught and discarded by fishers each year. Viewers are transported to bustling and exotic international fish markets, where tons of fresh and frozen fish are sold each day to supply an insistent global demand and consumers will learn how they can make the biggest difference of all in sustaining the world’s ocean fisheries.

MEET-UP: S. I. SONGWRITERS CIRCLE
Meet other songwriters who are working on their songs, offer your commentary and get help with your song.

WEAPONS IN SPACE with Bruce Gagnon.
Bruce Gagnon is a co-founder and the Coordinator of the Global Network Against Weapons & Nuclear Power in Space. He will present material about the on-going weaponization of space and the implications of that build-up.
Sponsored by Peace Action of Staten Island, Peace Action of New York State, Code Pink New York. Contact 917-362-0897 for more information.

"Vision for the Peace Movement: 62 Years After Hiroshima and Nagasaki" "We must do as the old saying goes – follow the money. And increasingly the money in the U.S. today is in weapons production. It is abundantly clear that no real alternative sustainable technology investment will be possible on the scale needed to avert catastrophic global warming without conversion of the military industrial complex [to a peaceful humanitarian agenda]. It is imperative that the peace movement, environmental movement, social justice movement, and labor movements create a unifying vision and political demand calling on Congress to use our hard-earned tax dollars for this conversion of the military industrial complex <http://www.commondreams.org/archive/2007/03/28/147/>. By converting the military [to peaceful activities] we can make large strides to dealing with greenhouse gases, create new sustainable industries and stop our free fall into endless war." -- Bruce Gagnon, http://www.space4peace.org/

MUSIC:TINA OLSON
Come and hear Tina Olson play. She sounds like Joan Baez as she sings with her guitar.

MOVIE : PEACE ACTION MOVIE: "MILITARY MYTHS"
Young people today are smacked with military advertisements and recruiters coming into their schools and communities offering sign-up bonuses, money for education, and job training. MILITARY MYTHS takes a critical look at the military's promises. The producers contrast media representations of war and military life with the personal experiences of veterans who have gone to war. Interviews with activists and students are also presented along with statistics from the Veterans Administration, CCCO, SLDN, and recent Pentagon studies that lay clear the myths of military life.

Running time: 28 minutes.

MOVIE:"THE POWER OF COMMUNITY:
HOW CUBA SURVIVED PEAK OIL" The film opens with a short history of Peak Oil, a term for the time in our history when world oil production will reach its all-time peak and begin to decline forever. Cuba, the only country that has faced such a crisis – the massive reduction of fossil fuels – is an example of options and hope.

TUESDAY
AUG 21

SPECIAL: CONGESTION PRICING Transportation Alternatives has put together a traveling roadshow to teach people about the issue of CONGESTION PRICING that Mayor Bloomberg is trying to get happening. Several resources will be available to us tonight: an award-winning documentary film about NYC traffic and how Congestion Pricing can break NYC gridlock; and there will also be experts available to share their perspectives: one on environment and another on transportation issues. Come and learn, and have your questions answered about the implications and effects of this new big change being considered now in City Hall.

FRIDAY
AUG 24

MUSIC:THE JOAN CADELL BAND Prepare to rock out with this talented band fronted by singer songwriter Joan Cadell.

SATURDAY
AUG 25

MUSIC and POETRY: HUSTON SHCARR and friends play and sing folk rock originals and poetry.

MUSIC:DENNIS MALENFANT and
the CROSSFIRE GUITAR ENSEMBLE
Come enjoy some great music by this master player and the group.

FRIDAY
SEPT 14

MUSIC: WAHOO SKIFFLE CRAZIES Experience the Wahoo Skiffle Crazies on their favorite performance stage! Starting with live performance comic old-timey-radio with Doctor Wahoo's Variety Show. Don't miss it!

MUSIC: HOLLEY ANDERSON of VOX POP!
HOLLEY ANDERSON, one of the minds within the inspirational VOX POP, bookstore-cafe and indy-publishing project on Cortellyou Road in Brooklyn, will play her great political and social folk rock songs right here on the ETG stage.

WEDNESDAY
OCT 10

SPECIAL EVENT : NEW MOON JAZZ KIRTAN with DHARMASHAKTI and a host of excellent jazz musicians. A call-and-response-style kirtan like no other that you've experienced before, featuring live modern jazz artistry and multimedia projections.

PLEASE NOTE: This special event has a $10 admission price.

MUSIC: J GOODIN will rock the house with his original songs and covers. His guitar playing is exceptional and his singing has soul.

SATURDAY
OCT 13

SUNDAY
OCT 14

MUSIC: JON SPECTER : BLUE PASSION: JON is joined by PHYLLIS FOREMAN of the Queen Tipsy band to perform 9 Love Songs composed with the support of a grant from S.I.'s Arts Council, COAHSI.

MUSIC AND SPOKEN WORD : STATEN ISLAND OUT LOUD: BRAZIL!!! featuring Musician BEN SHER An out-loud-reading, in honor of Hispanic Heritage Month, by YOU and your neighbors of Brazilian works curated by BETH GORRIE, with special Brazilian by the excellent BEN SHER, a distinguished guitarist (St. George resident) who is internationally acclaimed as a leading performer of Brazilian music. Ben has performed throughout Europe, Japan, South America and the U.S.  He teaches at The New England Conservatory of Music and Berklee College of Music.

We’ll read Brazilian poetry in English and in Portuguese.  Ben will accompany Annie Addington, a jazz vocalist who has made a name for herself in the Brazilian music community.  Annie has toured Europe, singing bossa nova (English and Portugese) as well as jazz standards and her own original music. Everyone is invited, but Portuguese speakers are especially welcome!  Free parking on the street (limited parking on Bay St, lots of parking spaces on Van Duzer and other side streets off Victory Blvd).

Staten Island OutLOUD, a community dialogue and performance project, invites you to this special event.  Since its establishment in September 2001, Staten Island OutLOUD has served over 13,000 participants and has presented over 200 free events (in 20 languages) throughout Staten Island's North Shore, mid-Island and South Shore. 

This event is made possible in part by an Encore Grant from the Council on the Arts & Humanities for Staten Island (COAHSI), with public funding from the New York State Council on the Arts, and fiscal sponsorship by the St. George Civic Ass’n. 

MUSIC: TRISH AND CHRISTOPH The Songs From The North Shore crew is back with an exciting multimedia musical presentation of their trans-genre song-cycling. Says T&C about their new show:
" A farewell to the swim season. 3 reasons to really GO swimming on Midland Beach! (Don't be foolded by the junk!) New Surf Sounds with Electrical Guitar"  
OK! We'll be there! LINK

SPECIAL: BENEFIT for the 4th Annual Staten Island FREEDOM AND PEACE FESTIVAL

MOVIE: ALIVE DAY MEMORIES: HOME FROM IRAQ A film about the experiences of veterans returning from the Iraq war: " In a war that has left more than 25,000 Americans wounded, ALIVE DAY MEMORIES: HOME FROM IRAQ looks at a new generation of veterans. Executive Producer James Gandolfini interviews ten Soldiers and Marines who reveal their feelings on their future, their severe disabilities and their devotion to America. The documentary surveys the physical and emotional cost of war through memories of their 'alive day', the day they narrowly escaped death in Iraq."
Sliding scale admission: pay what you can, $5 - $50

the 4th Annual Staten Island FREEDOM AND PEACE FESTIVAL
coming November 3rd, 2007, Tappen Park, Stapleton, S.I., NYC

MUSIC : MOUNTAIN DULCIMER with HARRY OPPENHEIMER  

FRIDAY
NOV 9

MUSIC : E.D.O.C. RAP and HIP-HOP jams with drummer JOSE RODRIGUEZ and poet TONY GALICA.

MUSIC: THE INDELLIBLES JIM INDELL, GUY MICHETTI, JIMI WHITE, JONATHAN NEMZER and posse, including guitarist GARY MOORE,  rock the house to the bone. Let's go!

TUESDAY
NOV 13

FRIDAY
NOV 16

MUSIC:NIGHTDANCERS Record Release show
Native American style Flute Music artists Gera Clark and John Sarantos present their new CD "MONTANA CROSSINGS" with a special evening of music with imagery, and special guests.

BIG FULL MOON OPEN MIC AND DRUMMING CIRCLE
Once again the OPEN MIC coincides with the FULL MOON and so we have our unusual experiment in open-mic-iness (very successful the last time we did this) wherein an open Drumming Circle provides the context for your poetry, music, mystical movements, short films etc (7 minute limit) (Kid friendly, no X- or R-rated material, please)
   DRUMMERS:  Bring your drum or play one of ours at this exciting informal gathering. Communication and healing play, inspired by the energy of the moon. Beginners welcome.

MUSIC: DOUG PRINCIPATO : THE GRAND PEPPER OF REALITY This 'grand' improvisor is a beatnik guitar master who rocks with surprises and imagination, and he also plays from his repetoir of original songs. He might even be joined by other poets and/or musicians for some live fire.

SATURDAY
DEC 8

ART RECEPTION:
MARY BULLOCK's TROPICAL WINTER
Show of paintings in Acrylic and Oil.

FRIDAY
DEC 14

MUSIC:AMBIENT PASSAGE
Multi-instrumentalist Chris Niles on guitars, keyboard, and sample collages, joined by percussionist Anthony Diblasio, and others. Their compositions are exotic, philosophical, and full of heart. Catch their multimedia show here tonight.

TUESDAY
DEC 25

WEDNESDAY
DEC 26

ETG BIG OPEN MIC
You are invited to share your performance or presentation on the Neighborhood Stage! (Kid friendly, no X- or R-rated material, please)   7 minute limit