March 9-15

> Monday, March 9th, 7pm, $50/ $100

Performance Lab 115 2009 Spring Gala

On March 9, PL115 will take over Galapagos Art Space in DUMBO to kick off our 2009 season with a celebration of collaborative ensemble-based theater in New York.
Come see snippets of new work and classic shenanigans from the likes of:
Banana Bag & Bodice, Connie's Avant-Garde Restaurant, Jollyship the Whiz-Bang, The Shalimar, The TEAM, Waterwell, Woodshed Collective, and of course, PL115.

PLUS enjoy food from a variety of lovely local restaurants, a silent auction, games, prizes and many surprises. You will have fun. We guarantee it.

• 7:00pm - A Toast: A sparkling wine toast to kick off the evening (VIPs only)
• 7:30pm - Doors Open / A Taste of Dumbo: Cocktail hour w/ treats from local restaurants
• 8:30pm - The Main Event: Ensemble Theatre Extravaganza MC'ed by Justin Badger
• 10:00pm - Dance Party: featuring DJ Marty Brown aka MC Stank Booty

tickets available at
http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/54604

> Thursday, March 12th, 7pm , $12

Nerd Nite Trivia!

We decided to reschedule gay nerd speed dating. We'll try again in a few months. BUT We replaced the speed dating portion with trivia!
That's right.
Nerd Nite's bringing Quizo back for one night only!
As many of you know, before Nerd Nite, Matt hosted many a bar trivia night. So like always, get a few teammates, bring your thinking cap, and win a few sweet prizes. Quizo will be from 7-9pm, followed by the regular Nerd Nite program. Ticket price includes entrance to Nerd Nite.

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> Thursday, March 12th, 9pm, $7

Nerd Nite
~ A Galapagos Art Space Resident Artist! ~

This March 2009 edition of Nerd Nite features Ben Bartelle of NYU discussing Genetic Engineering in Humans (less creepy than you might think), Mike Liss talking about Messing with the Chinese Government at the 2008 Summer Olympics, and Kerry P Donny-Clark talking a whole lot about cancer.  But not in a depressing way.  
 
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> Friday, March 13th, 10pm, $10

The Love Show Goes Down
(under the manhattan bridge overpass)
with Georges Brassens Translation Project

The Love Show Dancers (Nutcracker Rated: R) invite you to a night of modern dance with a sensual twist, with live musical accompaniment! Featuring: Flag Dance by Jennifer Carlson & Axis Danz! B-Boy virtuosity by Chris.D a.k.a. Raw Element! Mystifying illusions by The Great Dubini! Surprise guests!

The Love Show gets the sexy goin' with their tightly choreographed and costumed numbers, theatrical appeal and gorgeous girls and boys. A little cabaret, a little ballet and a whole lotta rock and roll, The Love Show has entertained all audiences from the glitzy nightclub life to the gritty downtown theater. Classically trained dancers and detailed choreography tell a story with every number... a story both intimate and universal

Georges Brassens Translation Project:

Pierre de Gaillande sings the songs of legendary French singer Georges Brassens in English. Songs of love, sex, death, and madness. With the Bad Reputation Orchestra, featuring Christian Bongers, Dave Spinley, and Tony Jarvis.

Pierre de Gaillande is a songwriter/composer/producer living in New York. He
makes music for films, television, and dance, and he currently plays in Melomane and The Snow.

www.melomane.org/brassens

Buy tickets here!