Monday, March 31, 2014

Now I have seen everything: Annual April Fools' Day Parade

New York, New York, February 22, 2014 -- The 29th Annual April Fools' Day Parade will begin at Fifth Avenue and 59th Street at 12 noon, Tuesday, April 1, 2014. Rain or shine, the parade will march down Fifth Avenue to Washington Square Park for the climactic selection of the King of Fools from the costumed marching look-alikes.

The New York April Fools' Day Parade was created in 1986 to remedy a glaring omission in the long list of New York's ethnic and holiday parades. These events fail to recognize the importance of April 1st, the day designated to commemorate the folly of mankind. In an attempt to bridge this gap and bring people back in touch with their inherent foolishness, the parade annually crowns a King or Queen of Fools from parading look-alikes.

The theme for this year's parade is "Everybody Must Get Stoned." The parade blasts off with Bob Dylan's hit song by the same name sung by the U.S. Congress Marching Band. Grand Marshall Barack Obama marches toward the ever moving "red line." He will be joined by Toronto Mayor Rob Ford trying to march unassisted. Color commentary will be provided by Dennis Rodman.

The first float will be the U.S. Land-Based Nuclear Missile float with all participants either stoned or sleeping. This will be followed by President Ken Hamm with his Creationist Museum Flintstone float featuring Barney & Wilma and Dino the Dinosaur. Then comes the Westboro Baptist float. Bystanders beware: the Baptists misunderstood the theme of the parade and will be stoning other marchers and spectators. Then there will be a Commercial Airplane float looking for the right place to land. Mike Huckabee's Vagina float will provide educational material on the physical and political function of the vagina. Pushing the limits of float size this year will be the Discovery Channel's Megaladon Monster Shark float, which will explain any peculiar parade odors. Expect an intentional gridlock at 34th Street and 5th Avenue as New Jersey Governor Chris Christie supporters slowly make their way cross town to the Lincoln Tunnel.

Marching celebrity look-alikes will include the shirtless Russian President Vladimir Putin shouting anti-gay slurs; Carlos Danger, a.k.a. Anthony Weiner texting selfies; Fox News's Megyn Kelly shouting "Santa is white. So is Jesus. Just get over it!" while San Diego Mayor Bob Filner tries to cop a feel and a kiss. Also see weathercaster Al Roker pitching his new Depends line to a twerking Miley Cyrus; Duck Dynasty's Phil Robertson quoting from his duck bible; celebrity chef Paula Deen with her mouth taped shut; and Geraldo Rivera and Arizona's Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio teaming up to find suspicious-looking people wearing hoodies or carrying backpacks. Bringing up the rear will be the 2013 King of Fools Ted Cruz shouting, "Shut it down, shut it down!".

As the parade enters Washington Square Park, the festivities will begin. Food concessions will include a salmonella-infected chicken tasting; 10 million pounds of McDonald's mighty wings; recalled Chobani GM yogurt; and lab-cloned hamburgers. All will have caffeine added to provide an energy boost to speed your way to the hospital. There will also be a Fukushima glow-in-the-dark sushi bar. Beyond food concessions, there will be an NSA Booth, manned by Dir. of National Intelligence James R. Clapper, where you can get free transcripts of your important phone calls and emails; a Get-your-Measles-Here booth courtesy of Televangelist Kenneth Copland; and a Target Customer Service booth where you can reclaim your identity. Come prepared with your Social Security and PIN numbers. The Obamacare Sign-up booth will be temporarily down.

This year's parade will be televised live by Fox News. London's recently extracted 15-ton Monster Blob sewage of congealed fat and baby wipes will be rolled down 5th Avenue to clean up after the parade, then ceremoniously set aflame.

The public is encouraged to participate, in or out of costume, with or without floats, and may join the procession at any point along the parade route. Floats can be no wider than 10' and no longer than 30'. They can be self-propelled, towed, pushed or pulled. Customized bicycles, tricycles, baby carriages and aerial balloons are welcome. All participants are costumed look-alikes, and the Parade Committee assumes no liability for damages caused by satire. Parade floats and marchers must be at 59th Street and Fifth Ave no later than 11:30 a.m..

We are grateful for the generous support of billionaires Sheldon Adelson and the Koch Brothers and for an Anonymous donation of Bitcoins. Free food and drinks, plus luxury hotel room gift certificates will be provided by the IRS.

The King of Fools will be chosen based on the loudest cheers at Washington Square Park. The winner will reign through March 31, 2015.

Friday, March 28, 2014

Freebies and the Brooklyn Baaaaaaazaaaaar, and RSVP for Science cafe next wed!

FIRST FRIDAYS! 7TH ANNUAL COLLABORATION WITH THE HAVANA FILM FESTIVAL NEW YORK
Friday, March 28, 6pm to 10pm Free Admission and bar (donations suggested)Kicking off the 15th Annual Havana Film Festival New York, The Bronx Museum will host a screening of Los 100 sones de Cuba/The 100 Cuban Sones, followed by a special performance by Yunior Terry y Son de Altura. Music by DJ ASHO.

Free coffee in Mac Donals: From March 31 through April 13, people can stop by participating McDonald’s during breakfast hours for a free small McCafe coffee.

free opening receptions:
- group show: ‘stroke: from under the mattress to the museum wall’ @ the leslie-lohman museum of gay and lesbian art (soho, thru 5/25) >>
- maick sidibé prints from the 1960s-1980s @ jack shainman gallery (chelsea, thru 4/26) >>


7pm-1am (fri-sat, ongoing): the weekly brooklyn night bazaar night market brings bands, food, breweries + wineries, vendors, light installations, and mini golf, ping pong + skeeball to a 24,000 sq ft warehouse. this week's music comes from rubblebucket, nasimiu, toy soldiers, lyle divinsky, darwin deez, ballroom thieves, king holiday and such hounds. 165 banker st @ norman ave (greenpoint), free admission



SciCafe: The Evolution of Irrationality—Insights from Primates. American Museum of Natural History. park west and 77 th st
Wednesday, April 2 | Doors open at 6:30; program at 7 pm

Yale University comparative psychologist Laurie Santos explores the roots of human irrationality by watching the way our primate relatives come to decisions, and explains her recent experiments in "monkeynomics," the ways monkeys make "financial" choices.

WEEKEND

11am line up, 12pm start: all hail kale! veggies get their green on at the seventh annual veggie pride parade. starts at 9th ave + gansevoort st., ends in union square for a post-parade rally/expo and costume contest. free. >>

1:45pm: the annual greek independence day parade makes its way up fifth ave. from 64th st. to 79th st.

Tuesday, March 25, 2014

Afterwork free networking events

This coming Wednesday at Monarch and you haven't RSVPed, yet! Enjoy with us the unique scenery from this magical lounge!

To complete the experience, we�ll offer appetizers and a complimentary glass of Champagne from 7pm to 9pm for our guests who forwarded and shared our Facebook event. A limo service is offered to group of 10 Ladies: contact sam@samnjo.com for more info.

Where: 71 W 35th St
When: Wednesday, March 26th - starts 7:00pm
Dress Code: AfterWork

RSVP mandatory on samnjo.com and check attend to the Facebook event .

Sam n' Jo
We make New York happen

Monday, March 24, 2014

Sense to Synapse 2014 registration is open

Sense to Synapse 2014 registration is open

“Sense to Synapse 2014” mini-symposium will be held on Saturday, April 26th 2014, at Washington Square NYU Campus. Keynote speakers for the event include: Jonathan Demb (Yale), Jose Pena (Albert Einstein), Ofer Tchernichovski (Hunter College), Fred Sachs (Buffalo) and Glenn Turner (CSHL). The key-note lectures will be complemented with 8 short talks by postdocs and young faculty. This is an excellent opportunity for junior scientists to present their work to the experts in the field, as well as to the attending editors of renowned journals.

The success of the previous editions prompted "Sense to Synapse" to become an annual event, and we are happy to announce that the registration for this year's edition is open:

Abstract submission deadline is 31st March
Registration deadline is 18th April

For more information, to register, and to submit an abstract, please visit :http://sense2synapse.com/

Friday, March 21, 2014

Saturday update with Petyly Strong

Vans and the ASPCA are teaming up to host a special pet adoption event on Saturday, March 22, from 1:00 to 4:00 P.M. The event, which will be held at the House of Vans at 25 Franklin Street in Greenpoint, Brooklyn, will feature adoptable dogs and cats from the ASPCA Adoption Center and Animal Care & Control of New York City. We’ll also have food trucks, gifts and an interactive photo booth on site. Two-legged guests of all ages are welcome to attend!

Beginning at 11 A.M. on Saturday, March 22nd, 2014, Gastronomie 491, market and café, will celebrate two years of proudly serving the Upper West Side community with live music, free prizes, and a variety of new items for customers to sample. Live music will be provided by jazz group, Manhattan Vibes, and many of the store’s favorite producers, including Brooklyn Brewery, illy coffee and Broadway Baker, will be showcasing a few of their latest products. Gastronomie 491 will also be holding a drawing where loyal customers will have a chance to win a brand new cappuccino cup set! To round out their festivities, complimentary Mediterranean tapas and sweets will be served.Gastronomie 491, located at 491 Columbus Avenue in New York, NY, is a Mediterranean-inspired market and café with a curated selection of craft beers, artisanal cheeses, and imported groceries.

thru 4/6: wander not amongst beautiful clothes but beautiful flowers at the annual macy's flower show, where trees, flowers, and plants of many kinds will be on display. free admission
Check out today the beautiful Frick collection ( tip: some of the art pieces were originally propriety of JP Morgan,check out his event above!)
6-9pm: the Frick collection, 5th av and 72nd st. opens its doors for free after hours tonight for gallery talks, live music and general wandering around. normally $20 or pay-what-you-wish sundays 11am-1pm.

JP Morgan library in madison and 35 st, open for free after 6 pm with an amazing "little prince" drawing and stories :)

Wednesday, March 19, 2014

Awesome holocenter in LIC

http://www.holocenter.org/
Visit the Holocenter

We are open to the public every Saturday 2-6pm
with additional opening hours for exhibitions and events:
during Uncertain Worlds (March 7 – May 3) we will be open Fridays and Saturdays 2-6pm

Free entry (donations always appreciated)

The gallery is located in the lobby and vault of the Clock Tower in LIC
29-27 41st Ave • cnr of Queens Plaza North and Northern Blvd.
Long Island City, NY 11101 Map

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Tomorrow is macarons day! but today science is taking over


Watch live at 7:30 EST on Wednesday, March 19, as host Dr. Neil deGrasse Tyson,leads the 2014 Isaac Asimov Memorial Debate, Selling Space, with a panel of entrepreneurs and space historians.

Live stream: http://bit.ly/1l3Jo6X

Space exploration is entering a new era. Dozens of aerospace companies have emerged in recent years, all with the goal of commercializing space as never before. From serving NASA's cargo needs to sending tourists on space vacations to mining asteroids for profit, this next generation of entrepreneurs, and not NASA, may be the ones who transform space into our backyard, possibly creating the first-ever trillionaires.

Panelists Include:

Wanda M. Austin, President and CEO of The Aerospace Corporation

Michael Gold, Director of DC Operations and Business Growth, Bigelow Aerospace

John Logsdon, Professor Emeritus, Space Policy & International Affairs, George Washington University

Elliot Pulham, Chief Executive Officer, Space Foundation

Tom Shelley, President, Space Adventures, Ltd.

Robert Walker, Executive Chairman, Wexler & Walker Public Policy Associates

The late Dr. Isaac Asimov, one of the most prolific and influential authors of our time, was a dear friend and supporter of the American Museum of Natural History. In his memory, the Hayden Planetarium is honored to host the annual Isaac Asimov Memorial Debate—generously endowed by relatives, friends, and admirers of Isaac Asimov and his work—bringing the finest minds in the world to the Museum each year to debate pressing questions on the frontier of scientific discovery. Proceeds from ticket sales of the Isaac Asimov Memorial Debates benefit the scientific and educational programs of the Hayden Planetarium.

Sunday, March 16, 2014

Academia-industry dilemma and art events

Tuesday 18 th at 6,30 “Bridging the Innovation Gap Between Academia and Industry”, a panel discussion and reception, which will take place on Tuesday, March 18th at the German House (map: 871 United Nations Plaza – 1st Avenue, at 49th Street).

Thursday, March 20th, NYLON guys + Bloomingdale's Invite You to Attend DENIM DAYS SHOPPING EVENT. Celebrity DJ Set by Brendan Fallis + Meet Nylon's IT Guys of NYC. Complimentary Refreshments and Savory Snacks. 5-7PM
Bloomingdale's, Men's Denim, 59th Street on the Metro Level 1000 3rd Avenue, New York, NY RSVP to RSVPNY@NYLONMAG.COM

Ongoing:
Feeling awesome with Lego: A huge Lego wall.Make sure to share your designs by snapping a picture of what you've made and tagging it #MyLegoMasterpiece. Their very favorites will win complimentary stays with us! But hurry...time is running out! Only a few more days left to see the wall before it comes down!ends 31st

Check it out at:
Yotel NY
570 10th Avenue
New York, NY
Floor of Four, the hotel's restaurant
(646) 449-7700

facebook.com/YotelHQ

Saturday, March 15, 2014

Artistic weekend

free opening art receptions:
afruz amighi 'far from god' @ nicelle beauchene (thru 4/13) >>
group show: 'piece art show' @ shny (thru 3/31) >>
group show: 'in plain sight' @ smack mellon (thru 4/20) >>
group show: 'the elusive key': @ gristle tattoo (thru 4/11) >>

Tuesday, March 11, 2014

haPPI day


Brain awareness week!
Brain Awareness Week Presents - Alzheimer's Disease: Prospects for a Cure Hosted by Brain Awareness Week 2014 / Greater New York City Society for Neuroscience Saturday, March 15, 2014 from 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM (EDT) Hunter College West Building, 904 Lexington Ave (between 67th/68th), Rm HW714, New York City, NY 10065 http://www.eventbrite.com/e/10275469205

more info: www.comebebrainy.com
Nerd Night. Galapagos Art Space, 16 Main Street, Brooklyn, NY 11201 Registration: Tickets $10

Women in Science meet up! www.meetup.com/MetroNY-AWIS-Meetup-Group

Samsung studio is family and cook friendly tomorrow 12-8 pm
http://www.samsung.com/us/galaxy-experience/#Concierge
130 Prince
(Nov. 8th - Dec. 31st)
130 Prince Street
New York, NY 10012

Monday, March 10, 2014

Ben and Jerrys are more than amazing ice cream makers, they donated it for the art gallery last weekend and now they want to help you to race your voice:

Ben and Jerry's are more than amazing ice cream makers, they donated it to support the art gallery last weekend and now they want to help you to race your voice:
The People’s Rights Amendment: S.J.Res. 18 / H.J.Res. 21

Free Speech For People supports two pairs of amendment bills; both pairs have been introduced in both the US Senate and the US House of Representatives in the 113th Congress:

S.J.Res. 18, introduced in the Senate by Senator Jon Tester (D-MT), and the identical H.J.Res. 21, by Rep. Jim McGovern (D-MA), also known as the People’s Rights Amendment, make it clear that corporations do not have constitutional rights, as if they were people. H.J.Res. 21 has bi-partisan support in the House from Rep. Walter Jones (R-NC), along with many other co-sponsors. The text of these bills is below.

We also support a second pair, S.J.Res. 19, introduced by Senator Tom Udall (D-NM), and H.J.Res. 20, also introduced by Rep. McGovern, which we call the Political Equality Amendments. Although differently worded, these two bills have the same effect: they restore Congress’ and the states’ authority to limit campaign spending in all categories.

An online action page in support of both Senate bills is here. A petition and video in support of H.J.Res. 21 are available here.
http://freespeechforpeople.org/

Sunday, March 9, 2014

Geek paradise.. Samsung studio

Experience the Samsung Galaxy Studio popup with free customizable swag, t shirts, giveaways and more!
, located at 130 Prince Street, NYC
Serving up free fresh illy coffee of your choice until 4PM daily -
order it through the tablet
After 4PM, Organic Avenue Juices are served
And all day, from 12 noon to 8PM, little bites of croissant with Nutella, among other pastry nibbles from Breads Bakery are available for free of course,
limit 1 per person
here is the schedule of the upcoming swag that is customizable by day, which is subject to change, because Samsung loves to surprise us!

Daily: NFC Cards
Sunday: Tote Bags
Monday: Coozies (New!)
Tuesday: Tote Bags
Wednesday: Kidrobot related items like tees
and other stuff
Thursday: Tote Bags
Friday: Mirrors
Saturday: Tees

Saturday, March 8, 2014

Artistic weekend

free opening art receptions:
afruz amighi 'far from god' @ nicelle beauchene (thru 4/13) >>
group show: 'piece art show' @ shny (thru 3/31) >>
group show: 'in plain sight' @ smack mellon (thru 4/20) >>
group show: 'the elusive key': @ gristle tattoo (thru 4/11) >>

Thursday, March 6, 2014

God bless Video Games! paradise for gamers! ( 2 events)

First I want to recommend the book "ready player one", it is a homage and a tribute to the 80's and 90's culture and specially to the geeks and gamers whom spend weekends playing video games or watching series marathons :)
Now, lets go tot he business:
1>>>>Bryan ma: 'art video games in china' pop-up arcade @ the ace hotel (open thru 3/31)
॰•⁞* ̽⁞ ̽*⁞•॰ ͓Opening॰•⁞* ̽⁞ ̽*⁞•॰ ͓
March 6th 6-8PM (free! all ages!)

॰•⁞* ̽⁞ ̽*⁞•॰ ͓Dates॰•⁞* ̽⁞ ̽*⁞•॰ ͓
March 6th - 31st (open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week)

॰•⁞* ̽⁞ ̽*⁞•॰ ͓Games॰•⁞* ̽⁞ ̽*⁞•॰ ͓
Fish by Yi Wang, The Well by Peng Bi Tao, Cloudland by Huang Tianxiao, Mad World by Buran Deng. Cabinets by Nick Kuszyk, Kate Kosek, John Mejias.

॰•⁞* ̽⁞ ̽*⁞•॰ ͓Curator॰•⁞* ̽⁞ ̽*⁞•॰ ͓
Bryan Ma with assistance from Amanda Chung, Wesley Bao

॰•⁞* ̽⁞ ̽*⁞•॰ ͓Location॰•⁞* ̽⁞ ̽*⁞•॰ ͓
The Gallery at Ace Hotel New York, 20 W29th Street, New York NY 10001

A month-long pop-up arcade curated by Bryan Ma for Babycastles
Presented by Ace Hotel New York with support from The Armory Show

Free and open to the public daily, 24 hours

Art Video Games in China is an investigation into works by Chinese game designers that attempt to break the norms and subvert the mainstream narratives of the Chinese video game industry through works focused on personal expression and values. At the invitation of Ace Hotel New York, works curated by Bryan Ma will be installed into playable upright arcade cabinets designed by Babycastles featuring bold, one-of-a-kind paint jobs by local New York artists.

http://babycastles.com/
http://www.thearmoryshow.com/
http://www.acehotel.com/newyork
http://bryan-ma.com/

2>>>>NYU Game Center Lecture Series presents
Clara Fernandez Vara
The Art of World Building
Thursday, March 6th, 7PM
2 Metrotech Center, 8th Floor

Exploring the possibilities of how narrative and games can be brought together is exciting and challenging in equal measure. Part of the difficulty derives from basic misunderstandings about how narrative works in other media, such as the idea of the passive audience, or the obsession with plot structure.

So let us shift our attention to world building, which is the key to integrating games and narrative. Through fictional worlds, we create opportunities for action, exploration and experimentation, which we can turn into game mechanics. As narrative designers, we can also leave gaps for the player to fill creatively, as well as provide tools for players to create their own stories. The opportunities for narrative design are as large as the universes that we can create for our games.

Please join us for NYU Game Center Professor Clara Fernandez-Vara’s March installment of the Lecture Series, “The Art of World Buidling”.

RSVP here. Free and open to the public.

Wednesday, March 5, 2014

Japan week in Grand Central and the UNfair...

JAPAN WEEK 2014
MARCH 6 – 8
VANDERBILT HALL

Join us for the 3rd annual celebration of Japanese culture and cuisine in Grand Central Terminal’s Vanderbilt Hall. The program will spotlight unique features of Japanese culture from the last 100 years to the present. Delectable regional foods, technology exhibits, traditional arts and performances will aim to inspire greater understanding of Japan and travel to the country.

March 6 is 11am - 11pm.
March 7 is 10am - 11pm.
March 8 is 10am - 7pm.


Attend THE(UN)FAIR!Art in the best modern expression for free in the http://theunfairartshow.com/?page_id=43
March 5th – 9th, 2014
11am – 8pm free
Opening Party: 3/5, 8-10pm free
Benefit Party: 3/6, 8-10pm $20 click here
Closing Party: 3/9, 8-10pm free
500 W 52nd St. New York, NY 10019



Monday, March 3, 2014

This week events: from science in the museum to science in the bar... mardi grass and some deals

In case you are not going tomorrow to the Riverside chats Tech connect featuring the Merck CEO( Tuesday, March 4, 2014 from 6:00 PM to 7:30 PM 430 E. 67th Street New York 10065 ) , or to the DOC-Women in Science networking event in midtown 6-9 (http://www.eventbrite.com/e/doc-awis-womens-history-month-networking-event-registration-10369339975)
, here are other options for mardi grass (or fat tuesday):
http://murphguide.com/mardi-gras/nyc-2014/

then on wednesday more science:
Sci Cafe March 5 Enjoy cocktails, cutting-edge science, and conversation at this popular after-hours series, which takes place on the first Wednesday of every month. visit amnh.org/scicafe.

Saturday is the brain awareness opening! http://comebebrainy.com/
Poison and the Brain Time: 12:00-5:00pm March 8th, 9th, 15th, and 16th, 2014
Location: American Museum of Natural History, Sackler Educational Laboratory for Comparative Genomics (Hall of Human Origins), Central Park West at 79th Street, New York, NY 10024 Registration: Not required, free with museum admission, please see http://www.amnh.org/learn-teach/families/sackler-educational-laboratory-for-comparative-genomics-and-human-origins
Audience: All Ages

BYOF Day at IKEA EVENT DATE Saturday, March 8, 2014 LOCATION
IKEA Brooklyn 1 Beard Street Brooklyn, NY 11231
We're celebrating friendship at IKEA stores across the country with a day of special perks and rewards for you and your friends—so don't miss out! The event will feature exclusive savings for IKEA FAMILY members, IKEA Gift Card giveaways, FREE breakfast and IKEA blue bag with your coupon, plus tons of fun in-store activities! Check out the list of activities at your store!

Don't miss our in-store Twitter Picture Hunt Sweepstakes on BYOF Day! Follow @IKEA_Brooklyn for a chance to win a $1000 IKEA Gift Card! See official rules »
Don't forget to sign up for IKEA FAMILY before the event to take advantage of all the great savings! Sign up for IKEA FAMILY.

Sunday, March 2, 2014

the good deeds day is coming next week

Sign in soon to be part of this amazing international event.
http://gdd.goodnet.org/about
Please, choose to volunteer and help others, putting into practice the simple idea that every single person can do something good, be it large or small, to improve the lives of others and positively change the world.

tHE VISION

Good Deeds Day was initiated in 2007 by businesswoman and philanthropist, Shari Arison, and launched and organized by Ruach Tova (NGO), a part of The Ted Arison Family Foundation, the philanthropic arm of the Arison Group. "I believe that if people will think good, speak good and do good, the circles of goodness will grow in the world. Good Deeds Day has become the leading day of giving and this year individuals, school children, students, soldiers and employees from many businesses are joining in for the 7th annual Good Deeds Day with the aim of doing a good deed for others," says Shari Arison, initiator of Good Deeds Day.