Event
Van Alen Variety Show
5 Nov 2015
Event times
7pm
Cost of entry
Event registration required — sign up on vanalen.org.
259 Washington Avenue
Address
- 259 Washington Avenue
- New York
New York - 11205
- United States
Beneath the vaults of a vacant Clinton Hill church, we’ll explore the city’s ever-changing periphery through a fast-paced evening of performance, provocations, and presentations ranging from the realms of design, comedy, art, and activism.
About
Artist Patrick Coyle delivers a new performance reflecting on historic and geographic associations of “the peripheral”.
Erin Markey performs songs about life on the edge accompanied by Dane Terry
DW Gibson, author of The Edge Becomes the Center: An Oral History of Gentrification, in conversation with the book’s interviewees: Dylan Gauthier, visual artist and co-founder, Sunview Luncheonette; Nefertiti Macaulay, New York Communities for Change; and Gita Nandan, principal, Thread Collective
Andy Ross, comedian, storyteller, and host of Real Characters delves into Chicago’s blurred neighborhood borders as defined by real estate brokers and Irish Catholic parishes
Artist Chris Soria presents “The Hidden Treasures of Brownsville” alongside collaborator Vanessa Haddox of Groundswell.
Event venue provided by Splacer.
This event is designated for AIA CES (1.5 LU) and ASLA CES PDH/HSW (1.5 LU).