Other Means Reading Series Presents:
AN EVENING WITH WRITERS FROM METROPOLIS MAGAZINE
Tuesday, May 29th, 8PM
Last Exit Bar
136 Atlantic Ave, downtown Brooklyn
$5 suggested donation
Please join us as we celebrate an evening with Metropolis Magazine, with readings by Philip Nobel, Karrie Jacobs, and Martin Pedersen, to benefit Hester Street Collaborative. Drop by for some excellent design talk, charity, and $5 drink specials.
The Other Means Reading Series was founded to initiate and encourage meaningful and mutually beneficial relationships between New York City writers, lit fans, and community organizations. Each month, three writers collectively choose a local charity to support. At our readings, attendees can learn more about the charity, make donations on the spot, or find out about volunteer opportunities. All money collected through our $5 suggested donation goes to that month's charity. By working with local community organizations and mobilizing attendees to give small donations, Other Means hopes to change people's minds about how much you have to give to make a difference to show that small donations matter, and that charity isn't just for the rich.
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Come volunteer at HSC's
DIRT AND BUILD DAYS
Every other Saturday in May and June
Come Join HSC at the P.S. 134 Outdoor Classroom and Community Garden, and volunteer at one of our Dirt and Build Days this spring. Dirt Days are devoted to youth gardening and getting your hands dirty, bring your children and come help out! Build Days are adult volunteer days were we work to finish the first phase of construction on the outdoor classroom. The P.S. 134 Outdoor Classroom is is a school-wide initiative to re-claim and transform a derelict community garden into an outdoor classroom for inter-disciplinary hands-on learning.
Please email: dylan@hesterstreet.org, if you'd like to volunteer!
GOVERNORS ISLAND FAMILY DAY
Saturday, June 2
12 Noon - 4 PM FREE!
As part of the Family Day Festival on Governors Island, HSC will hold a Childrens Design Workshop to spur interest and gather insight in the design competition for the parks and public spaces on Governors Island. The goals of the workshop are to provide a greater sense of ownership over both the current and future Island, a more complete understanding of the planning and design process, and to gather additional insight in the desires and needs of children for the Island's parks.
The family festival kicks off the summer season packed with arts and crafts, face painting, storytelling, clowns, musical and theatrical performances, and more.
Access to the Governors Island Ferry is Free for the Summer 2007 Public Visitation Season (June 2 through September 2, 2007). Bicycles are permitted on the ferry and designated areas of the island's trails. Ferries leave from the Battery Maritime Building, Slip 7; visit the website to check the schedule. [212.440.2202; http://www.govisland.com]
DESIGN CAMP for ages 6-10
July 30 - August 3
Design-Build Boot Camp is a week long summer program which combines lessons in design, hands-on making, community service, and stewardship. Working with professional architects and design educators, students between the ages of 6-10 will participate in the reconstruction of an outdoor classroom for an underserved elementary school in the Lower East Side.
Each four day workshop will accommodate ten students at a cost of $550 per student which will include all arts materials, lunch and snacks. All proceeds from the camp will support the Ground Up program at P.S. 134. The camp will be held in the HSC workshop and in the P.S. 134 Outdoor Classroom
For more information email: dylan@hesterstreet.org |
