Reflections on the Future Salon

"Reflections on the Future will examine the nature of politics at the start of the 21st Century. It seems that the traditional conception of Left and Right means less than ever. This trend was vividly apparent in the 2004 election, when few on either side were excited by their party's own platform. Political positions were defined negatively. Liberals were rarely for Kerry so much as against Bush. Conservatives were not so much united behind Bush as they were against liberals. Even the categories 'liberal' and 'conservative' seemed increasingly meaningless amidst independent, libertarian, neoconservative, moderate, or simply apathetic voters."

Date: Friday, September 30th
Time: 6:30pm
Location: CUNY Graduate Center (365 5th Ave)
Cost: Free

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On Screen at Bauplatz

You may have walked by Bauplatz a million times and not even realized it was there. It’s the little, gravel-filled, open-air space just off Bedford that has sporadically opened its doors to music performances where the sounds come out of hanging gourds and to Sunday night screenings of high quality cinema projected onto concrete walls. The space was dreamed for such sundries. It has modular elements that allow each night to have a setup of its own. (It also has a food cart from which a chef makes cuisine that dabbles in New York corner kebab, Argentinean barbecue and Thai street food.) Tonight begins On Screen, their last weekend of events in their inaugural year. On Screen features the video art installations by Amanda Anderson, Cristina Hernandez-Botero, Julien ourdes, Julian Lwin, Marta Lwin, Werner Morath, Sharpy, Mariko anaka and Jurate Veceraite. Cocoa Cracker Brown accompanies the nstallations with a DJ set.

Date: Friday, September 30
Time: 7-10 pm
Venue: Bauplatz, 174 Grand St. just east of Bedford Avenue in Williamsburg
Cost: Free

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Eastern Bloc Photo Opening

"Having lived in New York City for almost a decade, Susan Marjanovic has used her camera to capture the urban landscape in all five boroughs. Seeking out abandoned, vacant, and decaying areas of the city, she studies the effects of nature and time on manmade structures and examines remnants of long-lost human history.

Recently her Jugoslavian heritage led her to travel to Serbia and Croatia, where she found beauty in the same types of forgotten spaces. While documenting environments and objects that cross all boundaries of race, class and location, she realized that sometimes the further you travel, the closer you are to home. The fragile traces of life that link humanity exist everywhere."

Date: Friday, September 30th
Time: 7:00pm - 9:00pm
Location: Tillie's of Brooklyn (248 Dekalb Avenue)
Cost: Free

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Pink

Free concerts are few and far between after the summer months (yeah, I said it... it's fall) - especially outdoor ones. So its a special treat to see Jersey's finest, Pink, perform today at the Seaport to raise breast cancer awareness. With Butch Walker & DJ Laurent Vacher.

Date: Friday, September 30th
Time: 7:30pm - 9:30pm
Location: South Street Seaport (Fulton Street and Water Street)
Cost: Free

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A Kollektiv Benefit

Okay, since nothing overwhelmed me tonight on the party front, and since there is an hour of open bar, I am going to break a FreeNYC rule and put this Kollektiv event up. Zakhm, DK aka bollygirlNYC, and Dimmsummer bring outstanding tabla infused asian break out for this hurricane benefit. If you have not seen the Kollektive team on the tables yet, tonight is a great chance in an intimate setting. Its $7 but its all for a good cause. Open Bar from 9:30 - 10:30.

Hear DJ's Indian Summer Sessions mix (mp3)
Listen to Dimsummer's online radio broadcast (Live365)

Date: Friday, September 30th
Time: 9:00pm
Leopard Lounge / Sin Sin, upstairs (85 2nd Ave at 5th Street)
Cost: $7

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Crash Into Franz Ferdinand

Tonight swing by Williamsburg staple, Supreme Trading, for a Franz Ferdinand album listening party. So, last Friday I wound up here at about 2am and ended up attempting to climb their newest gallery installation of giant tire spheres until last call came around. I think what I am trying to say here is, you should go to this bar 'cause super fun things always go down.

Date: Friday, September 30th
Time: 10pm - 4am
Venue: Supreme Trading, 213 N. 8th, W'burg
Cost: Free

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Refuse

I'm lazy and behind post this week but this is a really fun party. Eclectic music, cheap rum drinks, and a killer sound system. 'nuff said.

Date: Friday, September 30th
Time: 10:00pm
Location: APT (419 West 13th)
Cost: Free

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Big Shot Baby

Tonight looks like it may be our first autumn frost, so if you need to warm up swing by 6's & 8's for Big Shot. After a couple hours of shot specials and dancing to DJ Synapse, you'll be toasty warm.

Date: Friday, September 30th
Time: 10pm - 4am
Venue: 6's & 8's, 205 Crystie (corner of Stanton)
Cost: Free

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