Monday, 1/15, frontroom, free
7:30 doors, 8pm show,

Smut
"It's art that should carry a Parental Advisory label,
with some of New York City's best writers and performers."  
--New York Times

Hosted by: Desiree Burch

This Week:
Charlie Anders is the publisher of Other Magazine (pop culture and politics for the new outcast) and author of the novel "Choir Boy," satirist, eccentric and "sheep in woman's clothing."

David Rees is a frequent Rolling Stone cartoonist and the comic creator of "Get Your War On" (which has inspired a show running Off-Broadway at 59 East 59) and "My New Filing Technique is Unstoppable"

Greg Walloch (pictured) is a writer and entertainer, and the creator of "F*ck the Disabled," a concert/documentary that has toured the universe.  He's been seen at Joe's Pub, the Guggenheim SoHo, The Mark Taper Forum, Fez & PS 122, among many others.





Monday 1/15, $5
9:30pm

Monday Night Burlesque Presents:
Starshine Burlesque's: Studio 54

A flashback in flesh.
The disco days in pasties and a g-string.
With:
Creamy stevens
Little brooklyn (pictured)
Tigger
Darlina just darlinda
Roja rouge
Honi harlow
Troup de jour

Wednesday 1/17, $10
10pm doors, 10:30 pm show

Punk Rocks the Kid Presents:

Thursday 1/18 front FREE
6:30 doors
7pm show
9:30 end

Jezebel Music Presents:

You wanna get there right as a Beat-the-Devil set begins, because half the fun in seeing this volatile NYC jazz-folk-blues-punk outfit lies in watching the unfamiliar react the first time lead singer Shilpa Ray opens her mouth. Typical reaction: shock and awe. (Village Voice)

http://www.jezebelmusic.com/featureshow.html
Beat The Devil (pictured),
The Soundscapes,
The Press.
http://www.jezebelmusic.com






Thursday 1/18 frontroom, free
10pm doors, 10:30 start,

See and be Scene Presents:

Turkey leftovers are gone, gifts have been returned, the family has gone back home and it's back to life kids!!  Come chillax with See and Be Scene as we celebrate the passing of the crazy holidays at our HOLIDAY DECOMPRESSION PARTY!!

Groovy tunes provided by:

MY PET DRAGON
http://www.myspace.com/mypetdragon

FRO
http://www.myspace.com/frorocks

HOLOGRAPHIC BUTTONS
http://www.myspace.com/holographicbuttons

For more info check us out at http://www.c-n-b-cn.com

Thursday1/18, backroom $10
7pm doors, 7:30 show, 9:30 end,

SALLY DISTANCE

SALLY DISTANCE a half-staged opera for Soprano, laptop, e.guitar.electronics, and video.
Composed by Paul Steven Ray
Featuring Bora Yoon

A revolutionary homebody in total control of
her own personal chaos.

www.paulstevenray.com <http://www.paulstevenray.com>
http://myspace.com/aquiaconverse  <http://myspace.com/aquiaconverse>

1/18, backroom, $10
10pm doors, 10:30 show,

DUBISTAN BROOKLYN

DUBistan a live dub & electronica performance by the members of the Som’ma Music Ensemble featuring DUB GABRIEL & special guest musicians.

A Live Persian & Middle Eastern Electronica & Dub Excursion

After a highly successful debut in the east coast with shows in NYC, Washington DC and Brooklyn following a tour of the west coast & headlining in San Francisco & Los Angeles at the largest Iranian music festivals in the United States, members of the Som’ma Dub Ensemble will be offering a varied and truly multi-sensory evening of dubby Persian & Middle Eastern music when they perform at the Galapagos Art Space with very special surprise guest appearances.

For listening to music and more details about the ensemble & its members please visit www.dubistan.com or www.sommamusic.com.

Friday 1/19 7pm frontroom FREE

KEEP THE ARTS IN WILLIAMSBURG HOSTS SECOND SYMPOSIUM AND CELEBRATION TO ANNOUNCE
MISSION STATEMENT AND ACTION PLAN

co-sponsored by Blue Point and Sierra Nevada and will include free beer (!)

New York, NY – Keep the Arts in Williamsburg will host a symposium and celebration to present their mission statement and action plan on Friday You will hear from distinguished panel including New York State Assembly Member Joseph Lentol will provide an opportunity for high-level dialogue with important collaborators in the artistic and political communities.

with performances by:
Vangeline (pictured top)
Ambrose Martos (pictured bottom), physical comedian from the Happy Hour Clown Trio.

The Williamsburg section of Brooklyn was once an industrial neighborhood. During the 1990s and early 2000s, it experienced a huge influx of young artists drawn to its abundant, affordable raw space. A familiar urban script (e.g. Soho, Chelsea, Tribeca, etc.) then played out, as a vibrant cultural energy converted the neighborhood into a hipster haven, which in turn gave way to rapid gentrification. Soaring rents are now driving a mass exodus of the very
artists who made Williamsburg what it is
today, creating a crisis not only for artists
but for the general community.

As the arts have become a major driver of economic development and global competitiveness, urban
communities around the world have begun to address the
problem of artist dislocation as a serious issue of
community and economic sustainability.
Keep the Arts in Williamsburg seeks to harness the
talents of the local arts and creative industries to conduct
outreach and education for the political and economic
mobilization of the community to ensure that the
neighborhood retains a strong arts presence and mixed
income and economy for decades to come.

Panelists include:
Joseph Lentol, New York State Assembly Member
David Yassky, New York City Council Member
Joshua Nachowitz, New York City Council Committee on Cultural Affairs, Libraries & International Intergroup Relations
Zella Jones, Chair, NoHo Neighborhood Association

The Steering Committee includes:
Robert Elmes, Director, Galapagos Art Space
Adam Forest Huttler, Executive Director, Fractured Atlas
Jacob Krueger, neighborhood artist
Shawn Patrick McLearen, Artspace Projects, Inc.
Paul Nagle, Office of NYC Council Member Alan J. Gerson
Lori Vincent, Director, Black Moon Theatre

Friday 1/19 frontroom $8
10pm doors, 10:30pm show,

Crashin in Presents:



(11pm) Raucous Robot Rock Rocket (www.myspace.com/racucousrobotrockrocket)
(2am) Ravens and Chimes (www.myspace.com/ravensandchimes)
(12am)  Mahi Mahi (www.myspace.com/mahimahi)
(1am) Pony Pants (pictured) (www.myspace.com/ponypants)
Djs Oil and Gerald