VINCENT T. VOK Portraits:
Some (but not all) of the amazing people I have met in the past year that bring energy and inspiration to this community.
REYNALDO BUDHI - Oil Paintings
7:30
JAN CHRISTENSEN folk legend! Original, traditional, and contemporary songs of the Hudson, the Harbor, and Oceans far and near!
9pm
BOB CONROY & NORM PEDERSON great old timey folk with banjo, fiddle, guitars and voices (and possibly more!)
SUNDAY
JAN 10
2:30
MYSTIC ORDER OF THE SPINNING TOP
TAROT CLUB MEET-UP
TUESDAY
JAN 12
7-9
MEET-UP: ST GEORGE DAY 2016 PLANNING -
a new vision takes shape!
WEDNESDAY
JAN 13
7PM
MEET-UP: Staten Islanders Against Racism and Police Brutality
THURSDAY
JAN 14
7-9
ANIMAL SONGS AND SPOKEN WORD OPEN MIC! Songs, Poems, Stories relating to the Animal theme. Little Piggies; White Rabbit; Octopus's Garden; etc for example.
FRIDAY
JAN 15
8pm
KIRTAN with AURORA
SATURDAY
JAN 16
7pm
MUSIC: CAROLINE CUTRONEO and friends
Come out to celebrate Caroline Cutroneo's birthday! There will be music, of course, vine, cheese and other tasties provided. Please come with your instruments, your voice and your positive spirit! Help Caroline make this one birthday celebration she will always remember!
SUNDAY
JAN 17
12:30
MEET-UP: SILVERLAKE FLUTE CIRCLE: Flute music players and afficianados meet-up to play music and
share thoughts and lessons. You are welcome.
Facilitated by Gera Clark
2pm
MEET-UP:
STATEN ISLAND
SONGWRITERS' CIRCLE Anyone interested in creating original music is welcome to join us. Come and meet others who are interested in the creative process. Exchange ideas and pick up a few tips. The SISC is an informal group that meets the 3rd Sunday of the month, usually here at ETG but sometimes elsewhere. Check their facebook page for more info
A WEEK OF SHORT FILMS AND OTHER SURPRISES VOTE FOR YOUR FAVORITE TO CATAPULT THE FILM INTO
OUR SUPER SATURDAY SATURATION EVENT
TUESDAY
JAN 19
suggested
donation $5
7pm
SHORTS FEST DAY ONE curator: ALTAIR
The return of Christopher Columbus, dir. Dylan Mars Greenberg Dreams of Stapleton,
dir. Stephanie Kosinski Watskea, dir. Hunter Zimny
No Love Lost, dir. Tim Francis
Homeland Buffoonery; How to spot a terrorist, dir. Lizzy Beth Elkins
In the Night Kitchen, dir. Alanna Morten
Daynight, dir. Emily Esperanza
The land before Nuggets / The end, dir. Allie and Melanie Barnes The Grind, dir. Daddy Tom
White Noise, dir. David DiLillo The Tampon Trilogies,
dir. Sheena Glass and Piera Yerkes Untitled, dir. Altair
A showcase of 12 NYC experimental filmmakers; seven directed by Staten Islanders. Curated by special effects artist and filmmaker Altair, this group of films and videos will surprise, delight, and amaze. Our promise is that nothing conventional will be presented on this night.
Highlights include a Troma filmmaker's story of vengeance, paper stop motion animation, a man screaming at a real dismembered deer carcass, a chainsaw killing shot in Stapleton, a psychedelic mold infused 8mm reel, dino nugget stop motion, an anti-terrorist training comedy, and rats chewing on spam.
Altair is an NYC filmmaker, sculptor and special fx artist, and the curator for DAY ONE of this festival. His two story mechanical sculpture called 'Psychokinetic Child' was an icon of the 2013 Burning Man Art Festival. Official Sites : www.kineticchild.com and www.crashingart.com
PRIZE FOR FAVORITE
WEDNESDAY
JAN 20
suggested
donation $5
7pm
SHORTS FEST DAY TWO curator: ERIC NORCROSS
The Pancake Killer,
directed by Josh STEINBAUER Lipstick Lies,
directed by Eric NORCROSS Steinway Street,
directed by Eric NORCROSS
... and more to be announced
PRIZE FOR FAVORITE
THURSDAY
JAN 21
suggested
donation $5
7pm
SHORTS FEST DAY THREE : curator: ANNMARIE SELZER
"Animations of
STEVEN LAPCEVIC"
Please join co-hosts Ann Marie Selzer and Ed Varuolo as they screen the short animated films of Steven Lapcevic. Mature themes.
Followed by Q and A.
"RACE AND IDENTITY" Please join us for a night of powerful short films all dealing with issues of race and identity.
Seeds of Change, Dir. Theresa Reed
*Words From Jafar, Dir. Jay Weichun and Sarah Friedland *Semiotics Of Islam: A Primer For *Kuffar, Dir. Fouzia Najar *Breaking In, Dir. Adepero Oduye
*Staten Island Premiere Followed by Q and A.
PRIZE FOR FAVORITE
SATURNDAY
JAN 23
suggested
donation $5
8pm
SHORTSFEST DAY FIVE - FINALE RE-PLAYS See the favorite winning movies of the festival week on one night, interspersed by LIVE MUSIC by experimental artists, WILD POWER OF PEACE & THE ELECTRIC BROTHERS
FAVORITE CREATIVE INVENTIONS OF THE WEEK CELEBRATED!
SUNDAY
JAN 24
2:30
MYSTIC ORDER OF THE SPINNING TOP
TAROT CLUB MEET-UP
TUESDAY
JAN 26
7:30
KIRTAN is a“call and response” format of chanting, a type of yoga in itself and has many of the mind-calming benefits of a yoga class or sitting meditation. Led by AURORA on Harmonium
WEDNESDAY
JAN 27
and
THURSDAY
JAN 28
WED. JAN 27
7pm
PETE SEEGER TRIBUTE part one WEDNESDAY Aurora DeMarco;
Bob Wright;
Dan Masters;
David Romero;
Sharon Ostrov
THUR. JAN 28
7pm
PETE SEEGER TRIBUTE part two THURSDAY
Bob & Ruth;
John Bostrom;
Jonathan Bricklin;
Rob and Elle
FRIDAY
JAN 29
8pm
cancelled: RUDI MWONGOZI - SOUNDS OF NEW WORLD AFRIKA
SATURNDAY
JAN 30
7pm
ETG OPEN MIC- Bring your words, chants, music, short movie, etc. TIME LIMIT 8 MINS . Sign up as you arrive.
FEATURED ARTISTS:
Group show by the LESBIAN UNDERGROUND
MEET-UP: Staten Islanders Against Racism and Police Brutality
THURSDAY
FEB 4
7pm
CHESS NIGHT with your hosts Katie Ballou and Altair. Bring your favorite chess board, but we do also have a couple. En Garde!
FRIDAY FEB5
7pm
DAVID BOWIE TRIBUTE
Many local Musicians performing David Bowie songs in honor of this great contributor to our culture and consciousness.
SATURNDAY FEB6
3pm
BLACK HISTORY MONTH
8pm
PEACE TRAIN!
SUNDAY
FEB 7
BREATHE
OBSERVE
TUESDAY
FEB 9
6:30
MEET-UP: ST GEORGE DAY FESTIVAL 2016 PLANNING
a new vision taking shape!
WEDNESDAY
FEB 10
7-9
OPEN CO-OP JAZZ JAM SESSION Good listeners make good improvisers, so bring your ears!
JAZZ= characterized by improvisation
THURSDAY
FEB 11
7-9
LINKED: "You Gotta See This!"- VIDEO OPEN MIC
Introduce a short YouTube video that you love, in this informal open mic-style format. Any topic! Any style!
10-Minutes Max.
.
Just show up with your link information. Host: JONATHAN BRICKLIN
LESBIAN UNDERGROUND ART & MUSIC
WHACKING GHOSTS: an evening of music and art curated by BONES+ Lesbian Underground
Celebrate the art opening of Lesbian Underground (Lys, Nani, Julia, and Jenna) with an evening of music curated by the inimitable BONES ♥
BANDS: Little Cobweb (Brooklyn) The Fools (Brooklyn) Yeti
LITTLE COBWEB https:// littlecobweb.bandcamp.com/ releases
Little Cobweb is the musical project of Brooklyn-based artist Angela Carlucci. Angela began performing in NYC in 2001 in the band The Baby Skins along with Crystal Madrilejos. The Baby Skins were known for their poignant lyrics, intricate interwoven guitar parts and vocal harmonies- Little Cobweb pays homage by revealing songs of heartbreak, loss and new love accompanied by delicate guitar work.
YETI https:// shaolinyeti.bandcamp.com/
Yeti will be performing as the strangest version of themselves ... there may or may not be an upright bass, and some ghosts being bludgeoned.
SUNDAY
FEB 14
VALENTINE'S DAY
2:30
MYSTIC ORDER OF THE SPINNING TOP
TAROT CLUB MEET-UP
5-7
THEATER: V-day/One Billion Rising/ Vagina Monologues - Eve Ensler's Tony-award-winning revolutionary episodic play comprised of monologues by numerous characters relating to their life experiences. This will be an evening of performances including
segments from Eve Ensler’s Tony-Award-Winning Vagina Monologues as well as individual pieces inspired by her work. CALL FOR PERFORMERS- Let us know if you would like to do a monologue. Contact Aurora at ademarco63@gmail.com
FEATURING: NADETTE STASA; PHOEBE SAKKE; LESLIE GREENWOOD; ELLE LAFORGE; ANJOLI CHADHA; TOOK EDALOW; RONA SOLOMON; PIERA YERKES; JOSEPH CASSAN; AURORA DEMARCO;
TUESDAY
FEB 16
7-9
POETRY BOOK SIGNING: NEVER LICK THE SPOON- An Evening with Jack M. Freedman
Jack M. Freedman will be reading from his new chapbook, Never Lick the Spoon. This will be a special reading, as the book is dedicated to his father. This date would have been his father's 68th birthday. There will be a book signing at the end of the reading. Cost of the book: $10
WEDNESDAY
FEB 17
7pm
MEET-UP: Staten Islanders Against Racism and Police Brutality
THURSDAY
FEB 18
7pm
"SUBURBAN NIRVANA": A performance of poetry and sounds with MICHAEL O'CONNELL and BRIAN WILLIAMS.
plus OPEN MIC POETRY on SubUrban and Urban Spirituality
FRIDAY
FEB 19
8pm
JO Y.
Original Improvised Solo Music
9pm
MUSIC: WEINTER SPECIES - experimental and composed, music, words and sounds with bass, drum, voice, loops w/ Stvjns
SATURDAY
FEB 20
3pm
AFRICAN-AMERICAN HISTORY MONTH- LITERARY:
"The Ferguson Interview Project" - Meet AMA BIRCH, the innovative researcher author and hear excerpts from her new book. The Ferguson Interview Project is a collection of twenty interviews about the events before and after the death of Michael Brown Jr. on August 9, 2014. The interviewees are community leaders, activists, organizers, politicians, faith-based leaders, and law enforcement professionals. These interviews were collected over a two-week period in May of 2015.
Please buy this limited edition book at http://bit.ly/1N3H3RD and the author will autograph it at the reading. ETG Book Cafe will not be taking any part of the book sales, all goes to the author.
7pm
BOULEVARD BOOKS presents Five Staten Island Writers Avi Gvili, Dennis Green, Peter Kearney, Palma Mingozzi, Chris Spollen.WITH LIVE MUSIC BY JUNE PALO
SUNDAY
FEB 21
12:30
MEET-UP: SILVERLAKE FLUTE CIRCLE: Flute music players and afficianados meet-up to play music and
share thoughts and lessons. You are welcome.
Facilitated by Gera Clark
2pm
MEET-UP:
STATEN ISLAND
SONGWRITERS' CIRCLE Anyone interested in creating original music is welcome to join us. Come and meet others who are interested in the creative process. Exchange ideas and pick up a few tips. The SISC is an informal group that meets the 3rd Sunday of the month, usually here at ETG but sometimes elsewhere. Check their facebook page for more info
TUESDAY
FEB 23
6:30
MEET-UP: ST GEORGE DAY FESTIVAL 2016 PLANNING
a new vision taking shape!
WEDNESDAY
FEB 24
7-9
JAZZ JAM SESSION
THURSDAY
FEB 25
TRIPLE 7 TOUR - HIP HOP with IHSAN
FRIDAY
FEB 26
7pm
ANTI-FOLK NIGHT curated by Bernard King
8:00-8:30 BERNARD KING PRESENTS
poetry of antifolk
MOVIE: SHE'S BEAUTIFUL WHEN SHE'S ANGRY SHE’S BEAUTIFUL WHEN SHE’S ANGRY resurrects the buried history of the outrageous, often brilliant women who founded the modern women’s movement from 1966 to 1971.
SHE’S BEAUTIFUL does not try to romanticize the early movement, but dramatizes it in its exhilarating, quarrelsome, sometimes heart-wrenching glory. The film does not shy away from the controversies over race, sexual preference and leadership that arose in the women’s movement. SHE’S BEAUTIFUL WHEN SHE’S ANGRY captures the spirit of the time --- thrilling, scandalous, and often hilarious.
That story still resonates today for women who are facing new challenges around reproductive rights and sexual violence, as the film shows present-day activists creating their generation's own version of feminism. SHE’S BEAUTIFUL WHEN SHE’S ANGRY is a film about activists, made to inspire women and men to work for feminism and human rights.
WEDNESDAY
MAR 2
7pm
MEET-UP: Staten Islanders Against Racism and Police Brutality
THURSDAY
MAR 3
7pm
SPEED CHESS NIGHT TOURNAMENT The ETG Cafe is proud to announce a very special speed chess tournament!
Come hang out with fellow Staten Island chess players, and be a part of the north shore chess community! There will be a gift certificate prize to the winner. 5 minute speed chess tournament (5/2). Double Elimination.
A small library of chess opening books will be on hand.
Bring along your favorite opening book!
hosted by Katie Ballou and Altiar
7:30
FRIDAY MAR4
BEATLES CABARETfirst night
TWO NIGHTS OF BEATLES MUSIC PERFORMED
BY LOCAL MUSICIANS!!
Each night, tonight and tomorrow, twelve different local musicians, singly or in groups, will demonstrate their visions of their 2 favorite Beatles songs.
That makes 24 performers over two nights, and 48 Beatle songs, all together now! All you need is love of the Beatles to dig it. See you there!!! Thank you to Rob Landsman and Ellen LaForge for organizing this CABARET
SATURNDAY MAR5
7:30
BEATLES CABARETsecond night
This is the second night in a row that twelve different local musicians, singly or in groups, will demonstrate their visions of their 2 favorite Beatles songs.
That makes 24 performances over two nights, 48 Beatle songs, all together now! All you need is love of the Beatles to dig it.
Thank you to Rob Landsman and Ellen LaForge for organizing this CABARET
SUNDAY
MAR 6
BREATHE
OBSERVE
TUESDAY
MAR 8
6:30
MEET-UP: ST GEORGE DAY FESTIVAL 2016 PLANNING
a new vision taking shape!
WEDNESDAY
MAR 9
7-9
JAZZ JAM SESSION Good listeners make good improvisers!
JAZZ= characterized by improvisation
THURSDAY
MAR 10
7pm
LINKED: "You Gotta See This!"- VIDEO OPEN MIC
Introduce a short YouTube video that you think is great and everybody shouold see, in this informal open mic-style format. Any topic! Any style!
Approx. 10-Minutes Max.
.
Just show up with your link information. Host: JONATHAN BRICKLIN
FRIDAY
MAR 11
8pm
HAVE YOU HEARD OF THESE WOMEN?
Learn about a few of the little-known women who have made significant contributions throughout history, in the realms of politics, science, medicine, philosophy, human rights, etc. Who is your favorite female hero, and why do you admire her? Tell us about her, in 100 words or less, during the open discussion part of the evening, starting at 9pm. (To honor Women's History Month!)
COMMEMORATE THE IRISH EASTER UPRISING The events of 1916 are seen as the turning point in the struggle for Irish freedom from English rule.
8pm
Reading of the Irish Proclamation What was the Easter Rebellion of 1916? We will read the Proclamation of the Republic,
learn who wrote it, who signed it, and who was arrested and executed within 2 months of the rebellion.
Learn about the women who took leadership roles during the "rising". Also, rousing rebel songs performed by spirited and talented folksinger Kirk Kelly.
SUNDAY
MAR 13
2:30
MEET-UP: MYSTIC ORDER OF THE SPINNING TOP - TAROT CLUB
TUESDAY
MAR 15
JUST CHILLIN'
WEDNESDAY
MAR 16
7pm
"SUBURBAN NIRVANA": A performance of poetry and sounds with MICHAEL O'CONNELL and BRIAN WILLIAMS.
plus OPEN MIC POETRY on SubUrban and Urban Spirituality
THURSDAY
MAR 17
ST PATRICK'S DAY
7-9
Join us for an early evening as we celebrate Irish music and some of our favorite Irish writers!
FRIDAY
MAR 18
6pm
HIP HOP SHOWCASE and DANCE CONTEST - Original jams by IHSAN and SPECIAL GUESTS
SATURDAY
MAR 19
3pm
TRANSPORTATION ALTERNATIVES: HORRORS OF RICHMOND TERRACE OPEN MIC - Pedestrians and cyclists have a chance to be heard while expressing their own "horror stories" about navigating Richmond Terrace without safe walk and ride ways.
Have a story to tell about the Richmond Terrace corridor- about buses that wouldn't show up, cars that wouldn't slow down, biking in debris strewn bike lanes or running on sidewalks that don't exist? Just want to vent? Come on down!
5pm
ART RECEPTION : ROSARIO LOPEZ
8pm
Staten Island SONGWRITERS Circle CELEBRATION
SUNDAY
MAR 20
12:30
MEET-UP: SILVERLAKE FLUTE CIRCLE: Flute music players and afficianados meet-up to play music and
share thoughts and lessons. You are welcome.
Facilitated by Gera Clark
2pm
MEET-UP:
STATEN ISLAND
SONGWRITERS' CIRCLE Anyone interested in creating original music is welcome to join us. Come and meet others who are interested in the creative process. Exchange ideas and pick up a few tips. The SISC is an informal group that meets the 3rd Sunday of the month, usually here at ETG but sometimes elsewhere. Check their facebook page for more info
TUESDAY
MAR 22
6:30
MEET-UP: ST GEORGE DAY FESTIVAL 2016 PLANNING
a new vision taking shape!
WEDNESDAY
MAR 23
7-9
Music that invents itself. Good listeners make good improvisers!
THURSDAY
MAR 24
7pm
ESSENTIAL OILS EXPERIENCE
FRIDAY MAR 25
7:30
NEW YORK STORY-TELLING FESTIVAL - day 1 Two nights of STORY TELLING presented by WESTERLEIGH FOLK FESTIVAL. Tale-spinners compete for cash prizes.
First prize= $75; Second Prize= $50; Third Prize= $25 Email to participate
SATURNDAY MAR 26
7:30
NEW YORK STORY-TELLING FESTIVAL - day 2 Two nights of STORY TELLING presented by WESTERLEIGH FOLK FESTIVAL. Tale-spinners compete for cash prizes.
First prize= $75; Second Prize= $50; Third Prize= $25 Email to participate
SUNDAY
MAR 27
2:30
MEET-UP: MYSTIC ORDER OF THE SPINNING TOP - TAROT CLUB
TUESDAY
MAR 29
7pm
MUSIC: KIRTAN with Aurora
Call-and-response style participatory singing with the ETG KIRTAN BAND and led by Aurora on the harmonium.
WEDNESDAY
MAR 30
7pm
MUSIC: QUEEN BLIZZY (TY BLACK) with Opening Acts:
Remarkable Don and Snaz Castro
Donations; Purchase Items; & Ty Black CD's will be available. All proceeds will benefit LEGACY GARNER's 2nd Birthday Bash.
NATIONAL POETRY MONTH
FEATURED ARTISTS: PIERA YERKES and TOOK EDALOW
STEALTH OPEN MIC
Hosted by Vincent Vok!
Bring your muse.
SUNDAY
APRIL 3
BREATHE
OBSERVE
TUESDAY
APRIL 5
6:30
MEET-UP: ST GEORGE DAY FESTIVAL 2016 PLANNING
a new vision taking shape!
WEDNESDAY
APRIL 6
7pm
MEET-UP: Staten Islanders Against Racism and Police Brutality
7pm
PLAY CHESS!! Speed Chess and otherwise chess!!
Come hang out with fellow Staten Island chess players, and be a part of the north shore chess community!
A small library of chess opening books will be on hand.
Bring along your favorite opening book! Hosted by mavens of the matrix, Katie Ballou and Altiar
THURSDAY
APRIL 7
7pm
LINKED: "You Gotta See This!"- YouTube Open
Share your favorite links from the world of YouTube with a community of interested WATCHERS and let there be a conversation about it. Is there a YouTube video that you think is great and everybody should see? Come to this informal open mic-style format and let's watch it together. Any topic! Any style!
Approx. 10-Minutes Max.
Just show up with your link information, or we can Google it. Host: JONATHAN BRICKLIN
MUSIC: HARRY OPPENHEIMER and ARTIE KOENIG These two skilled musicians have joined forces in the past to great effect. Tonight they will share the bill to play together and seperately.
MUSIC:Kevin & THE TWILIGHTS, tribute To THE PLATTERS Kevin Johnson with Carmen Campo, Robert J. Ciccone, Joanne Gleich, Elle La Forge, Rob Landsman, Lou Russo, Terry Russo, Al Sklar, and Tom Swaffort.
SUNDAY
APRIL 10
2:30
MEET-UP: MYSTIC ORDER OF THE SPINNING TOP - TAROT CLUB
TUESDAY
APRIL 12
6:30
MEET-UP: ST GEORGE DAY FESTIVAL 2016 PLANNING
a new vision taking shape!
Music that invents itself. Good listeners make good improvisers!
THURSDAY
APRIL 14
FRIDAY
APRIL 15
8pm
DUMPSTER COOKIES Performance Art
from Columbia, South Carolina
Rebecca Jane and Blake Godsey are a multiple disciplinary performance art duo that will baffle and amaze with their mixture of music, sculpture and dance. "We use societies unwanted 'trash' and up cycle it into Interactive Art." They draw influence from the 'happenings' of the 1970 DIY culture and Carl Jung's levels of consciousness. Their show is fun and they encourage audience participation. Each audience member will receive a prop that is a relic of their performance.
SATURDAY
APRIL 16
8pm
SPOKEN WORD OPEN MIC Stories, poems, other. 10 min max
SUNDAY
APRIL 17
2pm
MEET-UP:
STATEN ISLAND
SONGWRITERS' CIRCLE Anyone interested in creating original music is welcome to join us. Come and meet others who are interested in the creative process. Exchange ideas and pick up a few tips. The SISC is an informal group that meets the 3rd Sunday of the month, usually here at ETG but sometimes elsewhere. Check their facebook page for more info
TUESDAY
APRIL 19
6:30
MEET-UP: ST GEORGE DAY FESTIVAL 2016 PLANNING
a new vision taking shape!
WEDNESDAY
APRIL 20
7pm
MEET-UP: Staten Islanders Against Racism and Police Brutality
FRIDAY APRIL 22
7:30
EARTH DAY
SATURNDAY APRIL 23
12-7
ST GEORGE DAY FESTIVALof EARTH DAY and the ARTS A NEW LEGEND: It Is Time to replace the old legends of St. George slaying the Dragon with new models of cooperation, non-violent problem-solving and human ingenuity. A NEW WORLD... if you want it... LINK TO FESTIVAL WEBSITE
A gathering on Staten Island for COOPERATION, FORGIVENESS, CREATIVE PROBLEM SOLVING, EARTH DAY, ART and DRAGONS!
This all-volunteer event demonstrates the power of community and connection.
Live Art, Performers, Dancers, Comedy, DIY Galleries, DIY Crafting, Artisan Stores, Rock Climbing Wall, Music, Free Bike Repairs, Solar Car, Maker-Space STEAM Wagon, Hoola Hoops,
Tarot, Yoga Moment, Marching Band, Dragon Parade, Free Store, DT Photo Booth, Facepainting, Chalk Drawing, Kid Performers, MORE!
IRISH TRAD MUSIC SESSION -Seisiún The Irish word Seisiún, refers to those informal gatherings, often is public houses or pubs, dedicated to the practice and performance of Irish Traditional Music. The Staten Island Seisiún is led by Linda Hickman, Douglass Barr, and Bob Wright and is open to musicians and listeners of all levels and ages. Specializing is the musical traditions of East Galway and Claire!
WEDNESDAY
MAY 4
Re-Collect the Events and Meanings of OCCUPY
We are celebrating the power of the people with a 2-day Re-collection of the OCCUPY events and meanings. Both nights will include photography, artwork, short video clips, featured sharers, and OPEN MIC for you to come and share your memories and what it means to you. The second night features a great movie about the change that is happening.
6:30
DAY 1: OCCUPY WALL STREET RE-COLLECTION:
Speakers, Poets, Music, Photos, Artwork
6:30 - Drumming; Slideshow; OCCUPY OPEN MIC; songs by STVJNS; songs by ROBERT ROSS, two-time NY MUSIC AWARD winner
and a NY BLUES HALL OF FAME inductee; Featured speaker, poet/author MITCHEL COHEN, who created the book "What Is Direct Action? Lessons from (and to) Occupy Wall Street"; Short video; More OPEN MIC! Ends 9pm.
Ring the bells that still can ring, Forget your perfect offering.
There is a crack, a crack in everything, That's how the light gets in. ~ Leonard Cohen
THURSDAY
MAY 5
6:30
DAY 2: OCCUPY WALL STREET REMEMBRANCE: OPEN MIC and
GREAT MOVIE: Don't Miss This! Bring your message to the OPEN MIC from 6:30 to 7:30, with featured poet Ashly Santangelo; musician Stvjns Daughs; followed at 7:30 by the excellent movie about the Occupy Movement manifestation. Discussion follows, and fun will be had by all!
FRIDAY
MAY 6
7:30
MUSIC: SIAMS tribute to BOB DYLAN 1
2-days of BOB as interpreted by musicians of the SIAMS network
SATURDAY
MAY 7
3pm
LITERARY: AUTHOR JOY ROBBINS and her new book "CONFESSIONS OF A SIXTIES MOM". Just in time for Mothers' Day! Staten Island author, Joy Robins, will read excerpts from her memoir, sign copies and answer questions about her life and about how you can publish your own book.
7:30
MUSIC: SIAMS tribute to BOB DYLAN 2
Staten Island Acoustic Music Society includes electric music, in case you wondered. This is a tribute to BOB DYLAN wherein numerous local musicians who choose to participate in the SIAMS network each interpret 2 Dylan songs, between which Elle tells tales and factoids related to Dylan, and slideshow plays. Fun!
SUNDAY
MAY 8
2:30
MEET-UP: MYSTIC ORDER OF THE SPINNING TOP - TAROT CLUB
TUESDAY
MAY 10
7:30
MOVIE: "DISOBEDIENCE: The Rise Of The Global Fossil Fuel Resistance" link
WEDNESDAY
MAY 11
7pm
MEET-UP: Staten Islanders Against Racism and Police Brutality
7-9
IMPROV MUSIC TELEPATHY JAM
Music that invents itself. Good listeners make good improvisers!
Hosted by STVJNS
THURSDAY
MAY 12
7pm
LINKED: "You Gotta See This!"- YouTube Open
Wow! Videos from the the planet earth via youTube and Facebook. Come and get your mind expanded by these mini spectacles of our modern world. Do you know about an extraordinary shareable video on the internet that you think this audience should see? TELL and SHOW: We will all watch it together and talk about it. Any topic! Any style!
Approx. 10-Minutes Max. Host: JONATHAN BRICKLIN
MUSIC:BOB CONROY & NORM PEDERSON Bluegrass, Folk and Sea Shanties
SUNDAY
MAY 15
12:30
MEET-UP: SILVERLAKE FLUTE CIRCLE
2pm
MEET-UP:
STATEN ISLAND
SONGWRITERS' CIRCLE Anyone interested in creating original music is welcome to join us. Come and meet others who are interested in the creative process. Exchange ideas and pick up a few tips. The SISC is an informal group that meets the 3rd Sunday of the month, usually here at ETG but sometimes elsewhere. Check their facebook page for more info
TUESDAY
MAY 17
EXTRA-TERRESTRIAL INTER-DIMENSIONAL
TIME-TRAVELER
OPEN MIC GRAPHICS BY PIERA YERKES
7pm
TUESDAY SURPRISE VISITORS FROM THE LARGER WORLD
ET/UFO OPEN MIC (on theme only): Share your experiences and stories, plus
Music, Performances, Short Videos, and Artwork related to the ET/UFO topic.
WEDNESDAY
MAY 18
EXTRA-TERRESTRIAL INTER-DIMENSIONAL
TIME-TRAVELER
OPEN MIC
7pm
WEDNESDAY WHISTLEBLOWERS and PRESIDENTIAL UFOs
ET/UFO OPEN MIC (on theme only): Share your experiences and stories, plus
Music, Performances, Short Videos, and Artwork related to the ET/UFO topic.
THURSDAY
MAY 19
EXTRA-TERRESTRIAL INTER-DIMENSIONAL
TIME-TRAVELER
OPEN MIC
7pm
THURSDAY MESSAGES TO EARTH - MULTI DIMENSIONAL SYMBOLICS
ET/UFO OPEN MIC (on theme only): Share your experiences and stories, plus
Music, Performances, Short Videos, and Artwork related to the ET/UFO topic.
FRIDAY
MAY 20
EXTRA-TERRESTRIAL INTER-DIMENSIONAL
TIME-TRAVELER
OPEN MIC
7pm
FRIDAY MASS SIGHTINGS
ET/UFO OPEN MIC (on theme only): Share your experiences and stories, plus
Music, Performances, Short Videos, and Artwork related to the ET/UFO topic.
GRAPHICS BY PIERA YERKES
SATURDAY
MAY 21
7:30
MUSIC: STVJNS and OLGA PANCHENKO
8:30
GERA CLARK & T.M DUBAS and friends "SPRING SAFARI"
SUNDAY
MAY 22
2:30
MEET-UP: MYSTIC ORDER OF THE SPINNING TOP - TAROT CLUB
TUESDAY
MAY 24
7pm
FILM: "MINDFULNESS": A film By Thomas & Patrik Siudmak This is a wonderful film portraying an ordinary world that becomes extraodinary due to the magic of mindfulness. Patrik and his Borther Thomas have traveled from Germany and have been staying in Brooklyn for the past 3 months to make this film. Join us for the inaugural screening
WEDNESDAY
MAY 25
7pm
MEET-UP: Staten Islanders Against Racism and Police Brutality
FILM SHORTS 9pm MYSTIC MONTAGE w/ STVJNS
When we interact with another species than ourselves, it is a reach across a chasm of culture and of worlds. What we may perceive and believe about the world we share is very likely not precisely the same as what another species would perceive and believe about the very same place, in fact you could say we live in different, closely parallel worlds.
We imagine the other is living in the world we perceive.
Tonight through music, film and lyric we explore some connections to the others with whom we share.
SATURDAY
JUNE 4
Happy Birthday Ezair Beausoleil
7:30
MUSIC: CAROLINE CUTRONEO and friends
This Bird of the Dawn sings her original songs and exquisite interpretations of familiar melodies.
SUNDAY
JUNE 5
2-4
MUSIC: IRISH HARP MUSIC by Rochelle Lisa
WEDNESDAY
JUNE 8
7pm
MEET-UP: Staten Islanders Against Racism and Police Brutality
THURSDAY
JUNE 9
7pm
MARVELOUS MINI-MOVIE BAZAAR
Mini spectacles, touching truths, and some lively commentary you can join in; our modern world is wide-wide-wider than we thought!
Host: JONATHAN BRICKLIN
FRIDAY
JUNE 10
INTERSPECIES HANDSHAKE presents
7:30
KIRTAN
- interspecies communicating beyond words -
led by AURORA DeMarco with Geoff Coe and friends
8:30
FILM SHORTS 9pm MYSTIC MONTAGE w/ STVJNS Tonight, music, film and lyric. Parallel worlds. Always there is a bridge present.
Mandala Mail Art Exhibit - work from international artist on the theme-
Mandala - a circular graphic pattern–
divided into four separate sections,
symbolizing Unity and Harmony, representing the Cosmos
GOAL - to serve as a tool on our spiritual journey, employed for focusing attention to aid in meditation.
ALL proceeds from sales of artwork ($10/ea) go to local food pantries to increase their food stock.
This exhibit is part of the "Food Can Mandala Project" which includes a 24' mandala to be created from cans of food, and on view June 18, noon – 5 pm at the Unitarian Church of Staten Island and then the food cans will be distributed to food pantries.
Project funded in part by a DCA Premier grant from SI Arts with public funding from the NYC Dept. of Cultural Affairs.
6-7
Make a personal mandala with Meg Graham
8pm
ART EVENT:100 YEARS OF DADA
DAY de DADA
performance Art Collective presents a celebration of 100 years of the Dada Art Movement.
SUNDAY
JUNE 12
2:30
MEET-UP: Staten Islanders Against Racism and Police Brutality - Discussion Group
2:30
MEET-UP: MYSTIC ORDER OF THE SPINNING TOP - TAROT CLUB
TUESDAY
JUNE 14
7pm
PHILOSOPHICAL SPEAKEASY with Michael O'Connell "The unexamined life is not worth living" - Socrates.
Join us for a group study and open discussion around philosophical topics such as: existentialism, mysticism, spirituality, ethics, modern culture, and more.
The philosophical speakeasy is a night dedicated to study and discuss philosophy. I will come prepared with some select readings and a basic overview of a topic for us to sink our teeth into for discussion and debate.
This month's topic is: "Existentialism and the search for meaning."
WEDNESDAY
JUNE 15
7pm
Endless Love . Endless Heartache. Endless Love. ANJOLI CHADHA'S SENTIENT DANCE EXPERIENCE "I will be sharing a personal dance or two about endless love affairs, this real thing called Attachment, Illusions and Reality in Love Lessons.
Kenneth Iacoviello Christina Ferrara. Michael O' Connell. Elaichi Cigana, Stvjns, AND MORE Please Come with YOUR words and poetry around the theme to add to the growth and learning.♥ Shukriyah Gracias Thanky Elaichi Cigana
THURSDAY
JUNE 16
7pm
SIOUTLOUD!: JAMES JOYCE-BLOOMSDAY Staten Island OutLOUD’s annual celebration of James Joyce’s comic epic, Ulysses, considered by many as the first modern novel. From Boston to Beijing, from Paris to Perth, every year on June 16, people around the world gather to celebrate "Bloomsday", reading from Joyce's classic book ULYSSES, a chronicle of Dublin life during the course of one day, June 16, 1904. Join Staten Island OutLOUD as we read from Joyce’s work, accompanied by Irish music, good cheer and good company.
FRIDAY
JUNE 17
INTERSPECIES HANDSHAKE presents
7:30
KIRTAN with Aurora DeMarco and the ETG Band
8:30
FILM SHORTS 9pm MYSTIC MONTAGE w/ STVJNS
When we interact with another species than ourselves, it is a reach across a chasm of culture and of worlds. What we may perceive and believe about the world we share is very likely not precisely the same as what another species would perceive and believe about the very same environment, in fact you could say we live in different, closely parallel worlds. And yet always there is a bridge present.
Tonight through music, film and lyric we explore some connections to the others with whom we share.
SATURDAY
JUNE 18
8pm
MUSIC:ALLERGIC TO B's
9pm
MUSIC: HALF MOON is a rock-a-billy combo featuring Morty Jacobi (Vocals, guitars) with Scott Caddell (bass/vocals), Sal Azzarelli (guitar), and Joan Caddell (vocals/percussion).
SUNDAY
JUNE 19
12:30
MEET-UP: SILVERLAKE FLUTE CIRCLE
2pm
MEET-UP:
STATEN ISLAND
SONGWRITERS' CIRCLE Anyone interested in creating original music is welcome to join us. Come and meet others who are interested in the creative process. Exchange ideas and pick up a few tips. The SISC is an informal group that meets the 3rd Sunday of the month, usually here at ETG but sometimes elsewhere. Check their facebook page for more info
TUESDAY
JUNE 21
7:30
MUSIC: MAKE MUSIC NY: Staten Island SNUGS IN TOMPKINSVILLE PARK
WEDNESDAY
JUNE 22
7pm
MEET-UP: Staten Islanders Against Racism and Police Brutality
7-9
MOVIE: “GIULIANI TIME-A Wild Ride of Political Amibition and Cataclysmic Events” Q & A with the director after the screening!
THURSDAY
JUNE 23
7:30
ART PERFORMANCE: "USERS"
by
MANDY MORRISSON and LORI GREEN,
Drumming by DAVID LONDONO Users is a performance that illuminates the perspectives of two women on
opposite sides of the cultural divide; one a woman who works in data
analysis, and the other, a law enforcement officer who works in the prison
system.
FRIDAY JUNE 24
INTERSPECIES HANDSHAKE presents
7:30
MUSIC: COMFORT CAT: Comfort Cat's ukulele & violin heavy music has been described as 'luminous,' 'wonderful,' 'magical,' 'awe-inspiring' and 'bananas.'
8:30
FILM SHORTS 9pm MYSTIC MONTAGE w/ STVJNS
We live in the world of our perceptions, through our beliefs. When we interact with another species than ourselves, with different perception skills, and mental processes, you could say we live in parallel worlds of the unknown. And yet always there is a bridge present.
Tonight through music, film and lyric we explore some connections to the others with whom we share.
SATURNDAY JUNE 25
7pm - 8:45
OPEN MIC: ETG OPEN MIC CLOSING 9pm DUE TO LUMEN FEST
SUNDAY
JUNE 26
2:30
MEET-UP: MYSTIC ORDER OF THE SPINNING TOP - TAROT CLUB
TUESDAY
JUNE 28
7pm
MUSIC: KIRTAN
Call-and-response style participatory singing with the ETG KIRTAN BAND and led by Aurora on the harmonium.
FILM: "TWO-WHEELED ACTIVISM"– a film about bicycle activists in New York City (pre-premiere screening) In this one-woman production, we crash directly into the heart of the bicycle activist community of NYC. We follow the Public Space Party in their fight to get illegally parked cars out of the bike lanes of downtown Brooklyn. We join Transportation Alternatives and Families for Safe Streets in remembering the victims of traffic crashes. We take our bikes aboard the Staten Island ferry for a Peace Bike Ride. We get an exclusive insight into the strategies of Bill Di Paola, director of the environmental organization Time’s UP!, and we learn what it means to “ride like a hippo” from the fierce members of the women empowerment bicycle group WE Bike. During the fall of 2015, visual anthropology student Emma Louise Pedersen, biked the streets of New York City’s five boroughs. Bringing along a camera as her primary research tool, Emma documented her meeting with the passionate bicycle activists, joining the community for both the fun and the frustrations of biking in NYC.
Duration: 45 minutes
The film screening will be followed by a Q&A session with the filmmaker.
MUSIC: AHMED DREAM BAND 7-piece band plays pop, jazz, oldies and rock and roll with piano, trumpet, drumset, guitar, bass, and vocalists.
All youth band with talent!
THURSDAY
JULY 7
7pm
JAZZ: TEHRIN COLE Master bassist leads this ensemble of pro players
FRIDAY
JULY 8
7pm
LITERARY: Two travelling novelists from Portland Oregon: SALLY K. LEHMAN and JESSICA ANN STANDIFIRD.
Sally K. Lehman is a micro-publisher whose novel "IN THE FAT" is an edgy YA novel that explores rough issues of family dysfunction and cutting.
Praise for "In the Fat"..."FINALLY a book for young adults that does not sentimentalize the life or body. This book tells it gut-straight and heart-sure: youth leads with the body and she won't do what you told her any more. It won't surprise me if readers carry this book around with them, in purses and hands and under pillows, frayed and torn, read so hard it's part of them." - Lidia Yuknavitch, author of The Small Backs of Children
Jessica Ann Standifird is a poet, writer, musician and performer from Portland, Oregon. She has been writing both poetry and fiction since she was a child, and is currently working on a memoir. She has two poetry chapbooks – Getting Dressed In The Dark and Getting Dressed In The Dark Two – and one chapbook of short fiction and memoir – Like Feathers. She is also a musician and plays the banjolele, ukelele, and sings backup vocals for the Portland based dark cabaret band Bright And Shiny. Jessica is a co-founder of the publishing company Blue Skirt Productions and the artists' collective Cats In A Dumpster. She currently organizes and runs local literary and arts events, as well as writing workshops for a local mental health organization.
8:30
MUSIC: NICK DeFAZIO: Political songwriter promotes love and peace with his original songs.
MUSIC: MORTY JACOBI - alone, solo & all by himself
With special guest, CAROL RUIZ
9pm
MUSIC: ALL HANDS ON DECK with RACHEL ISAACS and NOEL CATTI and friends
SUNDAY
JULY 10
2:30
MEET-UP: MYSTIC ORDER OF THE SPINNING TOP - TAROT CLUB
WEDNESDAY
JULY 13
Hi! SIARPB changed their schedule, will be here next wednesday. sorry for the confusion.
a/c, chocolate espresso, and my favorite: iced green apple with soy milk. yum!
THURSDAY
JULY 14
7pm
MARVELOUS MINI-MOVIE BAZAAR
Mini spectacles, touching truths, and some lively commentary you can join in; our modern world is wide-wide-wider than we thought! Bring your short movie to share.
Host: JONATHAN BRICKLIN
FRIDAY
JULY 15
6-8
MUSIC: SKYLIGHT Rock music showcase hosted by Tommy Bones
SATURDAY
JULY 16
[SNUG HARBOR PRIDE DAY FEST]
7-10
MARILYN OGBU BIRTHDAY BASH!
SUNDAY
JULY 17
12:00
GATHERING FOR ERIC GARNER EVENT 2nd ANNIVERSARY outside
12:30
MEET-UP: SILVERLAKE FLUTE CIRCLE
with Gera Clarke
2pm
MEET-UP:
STATEN ISLAND
SONGWRITERS' CIRCLE Anyone interested in creating original music is welcome to join us. Come and meet others who are interested in the creative process. Exchange ideas and pick up a few tips. The SISC is an informal group that meets the 3rd Sunday of the month, usually here at ETG but sometimes elsewhere. Check their facebook page for more info
TUESDAY
JULY 19
full moon night
WEDNESDAY
JULY 20
7pm
MEET-UP: Staten Islanders Against Racism and Police Brutality
7pm
MUSIC: IRISH HARP MUSIC by Rochelle Lisa
"Very good stuff!"-S. Jones
THURSDAY
JULY 21
7:30
MOVIE: "SOUL POWER" with Mohammed Ali, James Brown, Miriam Makeba, Bill Withers, B.B.King, Hugh Masekela, and other greats performing at the peak of their powers. This film takes you into the fray of this historic music festival in Zaire 1974, offstage and on, incorporating equipment wrangles and dressing-room encounters — like Sister Sledge teaching African girls how to dance the Bump, direct from Philadelphia — along with Brown showing off his quick footwork and splits. It is vérité with minimal explanation and a whirl of sun-drenched color and rhythm. Q & A follows with Soul Power cinematographer Kevin Keating
FRIDAY JULY 22
8pm
MUSIC: AURORA-KIRTAN Participatory sing-along with AURORA DeMARCO leading the ETG Kirtan Band, using words derived from A Course In Miracles and other english language texts.
8:45
MUSIC: MYSTIC MONTAGE - STVJNS ambient art film, sounds, songs and music on themes of world peace
SATURDAY JULY 23
5pm
VACANCIES IN PARADISE- PAXUS CALTA presents a seminar on the question: "Can you really live in a commune?" Are you ready for a radical departure from what you are used to? TWIN OAKS, the world-famous Intentional Community in Virginia, has openings for new members. Come and find out more about this life option.
8pm
:HIP HOP: STYLING ON 'EM SATURDAY with TY BLACK
SUNDAY
JULY 24
2:30
MEET-UP: MYSTIC ORDER OF THE SPINNING TOP - TAROT CLUB
TUESDAY
JULY 26
7pm
MUSIC: KIRTAN
Call-and-response style participatory singing with the ETG KIRTAN BAND and led by Aurora on the harmonium.
WEDNESDAY
JULY 27
ART RECEPTION: CYCLE OF PEACE Photo Exhibit, hosted by NADETTE STASA. Photo sales will raise funds for the PEACE MUSEUM NY. Live music by Stvjns Daughs performing songs of world peace.
THURSDAY
JULY 28
7pm
MUSIC: LISA SCHERMA w/ GUY MICHETTI
FRIDAY
JULY 29
7:30
MUSIC: SIAMS presents LEONEARD COHEN Tribute SIAMS Presents: Songs of Leonard Cohen Various Performers + Projections & Factoids
Elle will be your MC
SATURDAY
JULY 30
7pm
OPEN MIC: ETG OPEN MIC
FEATURED ARTIST: DOUG SCHWAB : PORTRAITS IN PALLADIUM
MEET-UP: Staten Islanders Against Racism and Police Brutality
THURSDAY
AUGUST 4
7pm
MUSIC: SINGER ALAN SHORT Alan Short performs traditional and mostly nautical folk music in a powerful and rousing acappella style. ‘Infected’ by folk music from early childhood and never cured, with a few side tracks into rock, choral, and new age, his heart and soul is now firmly entrenched in the music of those who sailed the oceans, after all, what’s not to like about songs of sex, death and alcohol, with an occasional spate of cannibalism?
FRIDAY
AUGUST 5
7pm
7pm
MOVIE: "BAREFOOT GEN" Peace Action Staten Island presents this film about an experience of Hiroshima destruction by US Atomic Bomb in 1945.
Discussion follows the screening.
Barefoot Gen is a Japanese manga series by Keiji Nakazawa. Loosely based on Nakazawa's own experiences as a Hiroshima survivor, the series begins in 1945 in and around Hiroshima, Japan, where the six-year-old boy Gen Nakaoka lives with his family.
85 minutes
"Wheat pushes its shoots up through the winter frost, only to be stepped on again and again. The trampled wheat sends strong roots into the earth, endures frost, wind and snow, and grows tall... and one day bears fruit."
— Daikichi Nakaoka
SATURDAY
AUGUST 6
7:30
MUSIC: SIAMS presents BEATLES' REVOLVER TRIBUTE One of the most powerful and influencial albums by the great music group The Beatles is now FIFTY YEARS OLD, and will be presented by the Staten Island Music Society, local bands Allergic to B's and the Staten Island Snugs and special guests will be playing all the songs in album order. Elle LaFarge will tell Beatles and Revolver factoids between songs amidst a slideshow of related imagery gathered by Rob Landsman.
THURSDAY
AUGUST 11
7pm
MEET-UP: DYSLEXIA Meet-Up
FRIDAY
AUGUST 12
S.I. OutLOUD! presents Paul Zindel's RATS
Zindel, a Pulitzer Prize winner, lived on SI and taught at Tottenville High School. FIRST SENTENCE:
"His first day back from the Fourth of July vacation, Leroy Sabiesiak knew he'd get some good target practice with the rats in Area 17."
Rats: A good example of a horror novel for older students!
Paul Zindel's novel "Rats" is a gruesome, horrific, grisly story about killer rats. They are larger than normal sized rats, because of a chemical reaction at a landfill containing a buildup of methane gas underground. It is up to 15- year ol sarah Macafee and her 10- year old brother Michael to stop them. Zindel who is more widely known for his book "The Pigman", takes this novel to new heights and dimensions. The story is a nightmarish thriller that depicts gigantic rodents graphically devouring people. This book leaves nothing to the imagination! There is endless carnage page after page of gruesome details, numerous descriptions of bodily dismemberment, and jolts of horror. Zindel's style is fast paced and takes the reader on a roller coaster ride of horror. There is never a dull moment in this book. The plot is full of spine tingling, stomach-churning action. This book is a great motivator to get older students to read, adolescent readers will not be able to put this book down. This book is appropriate for children who are 11-14 years of age. This book IS NOT RECOMMENDED FOR YOUNG CHILDREN AT ALL!! Teachers or parents may dislike this book, but students/teenagers (especially boys) will love it.
MUSIC: SI SONGWRITERS CIRCLE hosted by JIM INDELL
A community of Staten Island Singer/songwriters who mutually support each others creative process and promote the art of songwriting. This night is a showcase of original material by participants. Great talent in this network.
SUNDAY
AUGUST 14
2:30
MEET-UP: MYSTIC ORDER OF THE SPINNING TOP - TAROT CLUB
WEDNESDAY
AUGUST 17
7pm
MEET-UP: Staten Islanders Against Racism and Police Brutality
THURSDAY
AUGUST 18
5-7
YOUTH SOLIDARITY HOUR Afun teen happy hour for high school students to meet and greet and re-introduce for the coming fall season. First 20 teens get free beverage or book. Featuring a musical performance! Hosted by Tammy Greer-Brown
SATURDAY
AUGUST 20
8pm
FULL MOON DRUM CIRCLE
hosted by ASHLEY SANTANGELO
SUNDAY
AUGUST 21
12:30
MEET-UP: SILVERLAKE FLUTE CIRCLE Join Gera Clark for this meet-up around the joy of air-based music making. Bring your favorite instrument and join the play and discussion among friends.
2pm
MEET-UP:
STATEN ISLAND
SONGWRITERS' CIRCLE Anyone interested in creating original music is welcome to join us. Come and meet others who are interested in the creative process. Exchange ideas and pick up a few tips. The SISC is an informal group that meets the 3rd Sunday of the month, usually here at ETG but sometimes elsewhere. Check their facebook page for more info
FRIDAY AUGUST 26
7:30
JAZZ MUSIC: TiPPLE featuring Frode Gjerstad (sax & clarinet), David Watson (electric guitar) and Kevin Norton (drums, vibes, percussion) - "With great dynamic and discourse the trio show their masterful skill in a variety of approaches to free improvisation, engaging the listener at every twist and turn." LINK TO "DAPPLE" by Tipple
SATURNDAY AUGUST 27
3pm
BOOK: ¡NO WAY, JOSÉ!: FIGHTING FIRES"is a dual-language Spanish/English children’s book, the first in a planned series featuring José Alvarez, a fresh and cunning child who is always armed with his skateboard and an insatiable thirst for adventure. This event will feature a reading of the book in both English and Spanish by author Scott Wagner and illustrator Mike Young, an opportunity to play the ¡NoWay, José! card game, and a chance to purchase a copy of ¡NoWay, José!: Fighting Fires.
7pm
OPEN MIC: ETG OPEN MIC
SUNDAY
AUGUST 28
2:30
MEET-UP: MYSTIC ORDER OF THE SPINNING TOP - TAROT CLUB
TUESDAY
AUGUST 30
7:30
MUSIC: KIRTAN
Call-and-response mash-up style participatory singing with the ETG KIRTAN BAND and led by Aurora on the harmonium working with English language lyrics derived from A Course In Miracles and other metaphysical texts.
WEDNESDAY
AUGUST 31
7pm
MEET-UP: Staten Islanders Against Racism and Police Brutality
FEATURED ARTIST: BEYOND THE BODIES : GROUP SHOW THURS Sept 8th
PEACE MEDITATION: SOLAR ECLIPSE BEHAVIORS
Peace is the condition which enables and empowers creative cooperation and cultivates love. Where there is no peace, the world is crippled. During tonights New Moon leading the way for a Solar Eclipse we will focus our energies towards the World Peace.
FRIDAY
SEPT 2
7pm
MUSIC: STORY SONGS with ARTIE KOENIG & ANDREW CADDELL
Golden singer with the twelve-string guitar Koenig shares the bill with Andrew Caddell and they will each play songs with stories to tell.
SATURDAY
SEPT 3
8pm
MUSIC: PEACE TRAIN Great trio plays progressive and peace-related cover songs as unique creative arrangements.
TUESDAY
SEPT 6
7pm
MEDITATION AND SPIRITUALITY GROUP with LISA FIORE
This group offers the opportunity to learn about the benefit of practicing meditation, it being the tool to connect with Spirit. Sit among others who are exploring their spirituality and what their life path is.
The class will be offered on September 6 and 13 at 7:00 pm and will end by 8:30 pm. The fee is $15.00.
THURSDAY
SEPT 8
7pm
MEET-UP: DYSLEXIA
The Society of Dyslexia shines light on creative brilliance
7pm
ART: JOURNEY BEYOND THE BODIES
Special fun to celebrate this group show of paintings and drawings generated during the spiritual painting workshop series JOURNEY BEYOND THE BODIES led by Rosario Lopez and David Kunin
FRIDAY
SEPT 9
7pm
MUSIC: WORDS AND MUSIC 999 - VINCE VOK, PHOEBE BLUE AND TEH MAKE BALEAVES, POEZ, THOMAS PATRICK MAGUIRE
SATURDAY
SEPT 10
8pm
8pm
WORD: NY STORYTELLING FESTIVAL Everyone has a story. Come out for an entertaining evening of folk tales. legends, ghost stories and personal tales told by some of NEW YORK 's best storytellers. Lots of fun. laughs and heartfelt moments. Come early and maybe even tell your story. Master of ceremonies: Jim Indellicato
Can't make it? TUNE IN TO OUR AUDIO LIVE STREAM!
SUNDAY
SEPT 11
SECRET HISTORY: 9-11 Empowered to self-educate
TUESDAY
SEPT 13
ROALD DAHL 100th BIRTHDAY
Free cup of Dahl House tea with any purchase!
7pm
MEDITATION AND SPIRITUALITY GROUP with LISA FIORE
This group offers the opportunity to learn about the benefit of practicing meditation, it being the tool to connect with Spirit. Sit among others who are exploring their spirituality and what their life path is.
The class will be offered on September 6 and 13 at 7:00 pm and will end by 8:30 pm. The fee is $15.00.
WEDNESDAY
SEPT 14
7pm
MEET-UP: Staten Islanders Against Racism and Police Brutality
7:30
BOOK: "The Governors Island Explorer’s Guide" by Kevin C. Fitzpatrick
Mr. Fitzpatrick will share his new book with us!
"For many, going to Governors Island is a bit of a mystery. By writing this book, which includes just about every building on the island, as well as the complete history of it dating to the pre-colonial era, I hope to provide a guide that can be used by everyone."
THURSDAY
SEPT 15
7pm
PEACEABLE ASSEMBLY
hosted by RICH FLORENTINO
We'll discuss the most controversial issues of the day -- peaceably.
FRIDAY
SEPT 16
5-7
YOUTH SOLIDARITY HOUR Afun teen happy hour for high school students to meet and greet and re-introduce for the coming fall season. First 20 teens get free beverage or book. Hosted by Tammy Greer-Brown
8pm
MUSIC: THE HEARTLESS ARTICHOKES AntiFolk Poet Songwriter
MUSIC: MYSTIC MONTAGE Cinematic Mind Manifestation Music and Film
SATURDAY
SEPT 17
7:30
MUSIC: SIAMS presents LIONS TIGERS AND BEARS
TUESDAY
SEPT 20
6pm
THE ARTIST'S WAY WORKSHOP
hosted by JACLYN SHAW
The Artist’s Way is one of the bestselling gift books of all time. It has many useful tools in it that help to lift the shame we experience as we live on the artistic path. The processes in the book help to rekindle our relationship with ourselves and promote individuality as we seek our own unique path.
We will be doing bi weekly workshops for it's 12 step program for unblocking artists. Purchase the book and engage in our titlating discussions.
MUSIC: MATT BAROUCH
Matthew Paul Barouch is a 22 year old singer-songwriter from Staten Island, New York. He graduated college in May of 2016 and is now pursuing a full-time career in music. His favorite musical influences include The Beatles and Simon & Garfunkel, among many others in a wide range of styles and eras. His own style is catchy and in the tradition of the great rock and pop artists that came before, inflected with a personal touch and awareness of the current state of the world.
FRIDAY SEPT 23
7pm
MUSIC: HARRY OPPENHEIMER APPALACIAN MOUNTAIN DULCIMER
MEET-UP: MYSTIC ORDER OF THE SPINNING TOP - TAROT CLUB
TUESDAY
SEPT 27
7:30
MUSIC: KIRTAN
Call-and-response mash-up style participatory singing with the ETG KIRTAN BAND and led by Aurora on the harmonium working with English language lyrics derived from A Course In Miracles and other metaphysical texts.
FRIDAY
SEPT 30
CANCELLED: SABOR and the AFRO-LATINEERS!!
Featured Artist: Art exhibition by FLORENCE BARRY
SATURDAY
OCT 1
7pm
MUSIC: CRAIG DONOVAN and NICK LANTIGUA These two Brooklyn folk-rockers have creative good songs, lively and well played! From Brooklyn over the water they come, to share the bill!
TUESDAY
OCT 4
6pm
THE ARTIST'S WAY WORKSHOP
hosted by JACLYN SHAW
The Artist’s Way is one of the bestselling gift books of all time. It has many useful tools in it that help to lift the shame we experience as we live on the artistic path. The processes in the book help to rekindle our relationship with ourselves and promote individuality as we seek our own unique path.
We will be doing bi weekly workshops for it's 12 step program for unblocking artists. Purchase the book and engage in our titlating discussions.
THREE DAYS OF COMMUNITY CELEBRATING 11 YEARS OF THE ETG BOOK CAFE AND NEIGHBORHOOD STAGE
Marguerite Rivas & ELEKTROMOTIF with Doug Principato and Andre Martinez; Phoebe Blue and the Make Baleaves; Jimmy Wright presents James Baldwin in Film; Thomas Fucaloro and The Poets; Jeanine Otis and Larry Marshall; Drum Circle Peace Meditation; Melissa West; Anjoli Chadha; Eva Damrosch; Aurora Kirtan; North Shore Four; Julie Bentsen, Justin Dubitably and their Puppets; Vincent Vok; Gera Clark; Kleyko and Patches Band; Mystic Montage; Patches & Kristin; Christine Dixon;
and
MAJOR ART EXHIBIT BY FLORENCE BARRY
Thursday
Oct
6
7-10pm
THURSDAY
OCT 6
7pm
AURORA KIRTAN
7:30
CHRISTINE DIXON
8pm
ELEKTROMOTIF with Marguerite Rivas,
Doug Principato and Andre Martinez
9pm
(to be announced)
FREE REFRESHMENTS
Friday
Oct
7
7-10pm
FRIDAY
OCT 7
7pm
DRUMMING CIRCLE for World Peace
7:30
POETRY DANCE with Melissa West and Eva Damrosch
8pm
JEANNINE OTIS and LARRY MARSHALL Voices In Song
8:30
NORTH SHORE FOUR
9pm
(to be announced)
FREE REFRESHMENTS
Saturday
Oct
8
2-10pm
SATURDAY
OCT 8
(The 8th of OCT)
3pm
GERA CLARK Flute Meditation
3:30
AHMED SHAREEF DREAM BAND
4pm
REBEL WITH A CAUSE
FILM: "PRICE OF THE TICKET" - about JAMES BALDWIN's life Film and Readings and Q&A hosted by JIMMY WRIGHT, local African American scholar with a focus on political activism.
MEET-UP: MYSTIC ORDER OF THE SPINNING TOP - TAROT CLUB
WEDNESDAY
OCT 12
7pm
MEET-UP: Staten Islanders Against Racism and Police Brutality
7pm
6:30
HONK NYC - The Marching Band Festival makes the scene on Staten Island with these three great international marching bands:
-From FRANCE: LE POMPIER PONEY CLUB -From CHICAGO: ENVIRONMENTAL ENCROACHMENT Parade starting at St George Theater at 6:30
7pm
makes its way down to the ETG Book Cafe for a concert at 7pm.
And a wild time was had by all!
ENVIRONMENTAL ENCROACHMENT
LE POMPIER PONEY CLUB of FRANCE
THURSDAY
OCT 13
7pm
MEET-UP: DYSLEXIA
The Society of Dyslexia shines light on creative brilliance
FRIDAY
OCT 14
8pm
MUSIC: MYSTIC MONTAGE
Cinematic Music, Songs and Film by Steve ETG
SATURDAY
OCT 15
New Staten Island Compilation from Studio Bones:
FORGOTTEN BOROUGH 2!! Tonight will be performances of the tracks by the original artists. Tommy Bones is the host. This project by Tommy Bones, to record songs by as many staten island originals bands as he could fit onto a CD, is the second such compilation project. The first was a wonderfully diverse smorgasborg of creativity, and I suspect we can expect the same from this second batch!!
SUNDAY
OCTOBER 16
12:30
MEET-UP: SILVERLAKE CIRCLE MEDITATION
2pm
MEET-UP:
SISC Come and meet others who are interested in the creative process. Exchange ideas and pick up a few tips. The SISC is an informal group that meets the 3rd Sunday of the month, usually here at ETG but sometimes elsewhere.
TUESDAY
OCT 18
6pm
THE ARTIST'S WAY WORKSHOP
hosted by JACLYN SHAW
The Artist’s Way is one of the bestselling gift books of all time. It has many useful tools in it that help to lift the shame we experience as we live on the artistic path. The processes in the book help to rekindle our relationship with ourselves and promote individuality as we seek our own unique path.
We will be doing bi weekly workshops for it's 12 step program for unblocking artists. Purchase the book and engage in our titlating discussions.
MUSIC: NICK DeFAZIO: Political songwriter promotes love and peace with his original songs.
FRIDAY
OCT 21
8pm
MUSIC: JIM INDELL -
Folk rock originals by
the creator of West Fest!
9pm
MUSIC: HALF MOON- Awesome rockabilly with Morty, Scott, Joan & Sal
SATURDAY
OCT 22
8pm
MUSIC: CAROLINE CUTRONEO - Folk, rock, blues, this wonderful singer songwriter also does heart-full covers. Performing with guitarist JAMES BRENNAN who is a masterful accompanist.
SUNDAY
OCT 23
2:30
MEET-UP: MYSTIC ORDER OF THE SPINNING TOP - TAROT CLUB
TUESDAY
OCT 25
7pm
MUSIC: KIRTAN
Call-and-response mash-up style participatory singing with the ETG KIRTAN BAND and led by Aurora on the harmonium working with English language lyrics derived from A Course In Miracles and other metaphysical texts.
WEDNESDAY
OCT 26
7pm
MEET-UP: Staten Islanders Against Racism and Police Brutality
FRIDAY
OCT 28
8pm
MUSIC: MYSTIC MONTAGE
Films with live soundtracks, music and songs by Steve ETG
SATURNDAY OCT 29
7pm
OPEN MIC: ETG OPEN MIC
Featured Artist: Mixed media continued by FLORENCE BARRY
TUESDAY
NOV 1
6pm
THE ARTIST'S WAY WORKSHOP
hosted by JACLYN SHAW
The Artist’s Way is one of the bestselling gift books of all time. It has many useful tools in it that help to lift the shame we experience as we live on the artistic path. The processes in the book help to rekindle our relationship with ourselves and promote individuality as we seek our own unique path.
We will be doing bi weekly workshops for it's 12 step program for unblocking artists. Purchase the book and engage in our titlating discussions.
MUSIC: DOUBLE ENTENDRE Oboes and Bassoons perform classical works.
3pm
MEET-UP: ECKANKAR
7:30
SIAMS presents POLITICS IN SONG The Staten Island Acoustic Music Society presents an evening of diverse performers sharing political songs from all eras.
TUESDAY
NOV 8
VOTING DAY for USA General Election
WEDNESDAY
NOV 9
7pm
MEET-UP: Staten Islanders Against Racism and Police Brutality
THURSDAY
NOV 10
7pm
MEET-UP: DYSLEXIA
The Society of Dyslexia shines light on creative brilliance
FRIDAY
NOV 11
8pm
MUSIC: PEACE TRAIN
Powerful trio performing creative arrangements of great classic tunes.
SUNDAY
NOV 13
2:30
MEET-UP: MYSTIC ORDER OF THE SPINNING TOP - TAROT CLUB
TUESDAY
NOV 15
6pm
THE ARTIST'S WAY WORKSHOP
hosted by JACLYN SHAW
The Artist’s Way is one of the bestselling gift books of all time. It has many useful tools in it that help to lift the shame we experience as we live on the artistic path. The processes in the book help to rekindle our relationship with ourselves and promote individuality as we seek our own unique path.
We will be doing bi weekly workshops for it's 12 step program for unblocking artists. Purchase the book and engage in our titlating discussions.
PEACEABLE ASSEMBLY
hosted by RICH FLORENTINO
We'll discuss the most controversial issues of the day -- peaceably.
THURSDAY
NOV 17
7:30
MUSIC: MILLENIAL MAKE-BELIEVE: Anti-Folk Night
FRIDAY
NOV 18
5pm
MEET-UP: TEEN SOLIDARITY High school students social
SATURDAY
NOV 19
8pm
MUSIC:ANTONIO MANCILLA- Singer songwriter
9pm
MUSIC: CADRE - Creative philosophical music
SUNDAY
NOV 20
12:30
MEET-UP: SILVERLAKE CIRCLE MEDITATION
2pm
MEET-UP:
SISC Come and meet others who are interested in the creative process. Exchange ideas and pick up a few tips. The SISC is an informal group that meets the 3rd Sunday of the month, usually here at ETG but sometimes elsewhere.
WEDNESDAY
NOV 23
7pm
MEET-UP: Staten Islanders Against Racism and Police Brutality
CLOSED THURSDAY AND FRIDAY FOR HAPPY THANKSGIVING!
MEET-UP: MYSTIC ORDER OF THE SPINNING TOP - TAROT CLUB
TUESDAY
NOV 29
6pm
THE ARTIST'S WAY WORKSHOP
hosted by JACLYN SHAW
The Artist’s Way is one of the bestselling gift books of all time. It has many useful tools in it that help to lift the shame we experience as we live on the artistic path. The processes in the book help to rekindle our relationship with ourselves and promote individuality as we seek our own unique path.
We will be doing bi weekly workshops for it's 12 step program for unblocking artists. Purchase the book and engage in our titlating discussions.
TONIGHTS KIRTAN is CANCELLED - 'til next month. Sorry for any inconvenience!
Call-and-response mash-up style participatory singing with the ETG KIRTAN BAND and led by Aurora on the harmonium working with English language lyrics derived from A Course In Miracles and other metaphysical texts.
WEDNESDAY
NOV 30
5-7
Jewel and Family Going Away Party
7pm
MUSIC: EXPERIMENTAL MESSINA and INDESCRIBABLY DELICIOUS
Steve Messina explores sound, and then his band plays on.
Featured Artists:
Gail Middleton; Scott Van Campen; Henry Van Campen
PHOTOGRAPHY: "SUNSET, SUNRISE"
FRIDAY
DEC 2
7:30
WORD: S.I. OUTLOUD!presents Island writer Richard Ryan’s new book (and his first novel), “The Vatican Cameos: A Sherlock Holmes Adventure”. The noted mystery writer Lee Child (author of the Jack Reacher series) said that The Vatican Cameos is, “an extravagantly imagined and beautifully written Holmes story”. Here’s a chance to meet a local author, explore his new novel and hear his ideas on the art and craft of the mystery writer.
FREE.
This event continues our series on The Maltese Falcon for The Big Read/NEA.
ART RECEPTION: "SUNRISE, SUNSET"
Photographs by GAIL MIDDLETON
SCOTT VAN CAMPEN
HENRY VAN CAMPEN
WEDNESDAY
DEC 7
7pm
MEET-UP: Staten Islanders Against Racism and Police Brutality
THURSDAY
DEC 8
7pm
MEET-UP: DYSLEXIA
The Society of Dyslexia shines light on creative brilliance
FRIDAY
DEC 9
8pm
MUSIC: THE BROTHERS WURZBACH "AND THEN I WROTE..."
Come to this evening with
George and CarL singing songs they wrote, songs they say they wrote, and songs they simply stole.
MUSIC: GERA CLARK and T.M DUBAS "A GLIMMER OF LIGHT" For remembering the oneness of us all- all things living- a guiding light as we go into the winter solstice...
STVJNS aka STEVE ETG- will do a short opening set of sounds and songs towards the new Earth At 8pm Thupten Puntshok will start us off in meditation!.
TUESDAY
DEC 13
TUESDAY
DEC 13
6pm
THE ARTIST'S WAY WORKSHOP
hosted by JACLYN SHAW
The Artist’s Way is one of the bestselling gift books of all time. It has many useful tools in it that help to lift the shame we experience as we live on the artistic path. The processes in the book help to rekindle our relationship with ourselves and promote individuality as we seek our own unique path.
We will be doing bi weekly workshops for it's 12 step program for unblocking artists. Purchase the book and engage in our titlating discussions.
PEACEABLE ASSEMBLY
hosted by RICH FLORENTINO
We'll discuss the most controversial issues of the day -- peaceably.
WEDNESDAY
DEC 14
CANCEL
PHILOSOPHICAL SPEAKEASY
hosted by MICHAEL O'CONNELL WILL RE-SCHEDULE
THURSDAY
DEC 15
7pm
MUSIC: HARRY OPPENHEIMER- APPALACIAN MOUNTAIN DULCIMER
The Dulcimer master returns!
FRIDAY
DEC 16
7:30
MUSIC:SIAMS presents a show of popular and new
HOLIDAY SONGS performed by three bands: The North Shore Four (NS4), the SI SNUGS, and Half Moon. Elle will be your mistress of Ceremonies. Entertaining winter, Christmas, and New Year's images will be projected onto
the screen. A show to treat your ears and eyes!
SATURDAY
DEC 17
8pm
MUSIC: Staten Island SONGWRITERS XMAS SHOW
SUNDAY
DEC 18
12:30
MEET-UP: SILVERLAKE CIRCLE MEDITATION
2pm
MEET-UP:
SISC Come and meet others who are interested in the creative process. Exchange ideas and pick up a few tips. The SISC is an informal group that meets the 3rd Sunday of the month, usually here at ETG but sometimes elsewhere.
2:30
STANDING ROCK WITNESS REPORT - HEATHER SIOUX brings stories, images and video from her ongoing connection to the historical events at Standing Rock, ND, where the WATER PROTECTORS are refusing to allow the poisoning of the great missouri river by a new oil pipeline. She is also collecting donations to bring to the camp if you want to help support.
What are the facts? A private oil-pipeline-company with hundreds of oil spills and broken pipelines to its credit, wants to put a new private oil pipeline through the Missouri River and many other waterways. Many thousands of citizens and veterans have put their lives on the line to stop it, and continue to do so today. Militarized police have been brutally enforcing the private oil company's wishes. Occasionally false reports that the pipeline has been stopped are shared through the media, reducing the water protector population and making it easier for the pipeline to further towards completion.
Come experience a first-hand report and discussion.
WEDNESDAY
DEC 21
WINTER SOLSTICE
5pm
WINTER SOLSTICE: THE STAR OF WONDER over T'ville Park
7pm
MEET-UP: Staten Islanders Against Racism and Police Brutality
8pm
MUSIC: PSYCHEDELIC SOLSTICE VERNTRONIX
with guitarist Vernon Reid
FRIDAY
DEC 23
7:30
MUSIC: NANI MATTHEWS - ethereal edgy non-sonnets
8pm
MUSIC: MY GIRL MY WHISKEY AND ME from South Carolina! LINK Progressive bluegrass, folk, Americana, Radiohead meets Flatt and Scruggs. My Girl, My Whiskey and Me is a twosome featuring George William Beardsworth and Kelly Colyer.
SATURDAY DEC 24th - CLOSING EARLY 6PM
SUNDAY DECEMBER 25th - CLOSED FOR HAPPY HOLIDAYS
TUESDAY
DEC 27
6pm
THE ARTIST'S WAY WORKSHOP
hosted by JACLYN SHAW
The Artist’s Way is one of the bestselling gift books of all time. It has many useful tools in it that help to lift the shame we experience as we live on the artistic path. The processes in the book help to rekindle our relationship with ourselves and promote individuality as we seek our own unique path.
We will be doing bi weekly workshops for it's 12 step program for unblocking artists. Purchase the book and engage in our titlating discussions.