With all that’s going on with the bike lanes in NYC and the “crack down”  it’s good to know somone is looking out for the cyclists. Tonight Billy Hurricane (cyclists & bar owner) would like to appreciate you and your bike by getting you all liqured up and giving out prizes for most gnarly bike attire. So head on down to 25 Avenue B . Between 2nd & 3rd Streets for your free booze. I’m glad someone appreacites us.

Please for the love of everyone, don’t drink and bike. Bike safe(er).

Unlike most avid blog readers I don’t set my my google reader. I find it becomes to hard to read everything every day (information overload!). When I do have down time, I find myself relying on Lost At E Minor, NYT and GOOD.

For the next few days GOOD is hosting a blog festival called Food for Thinkers (I love it) an online conversation looking at food writing from as broad and unusual variety of perspectives. The “food hub” will have up to date news, infographics, stories, interviews and investigative reports exploring important food issues and what you (the eating public/citizens of the world) can do to take action.

While I always enjoy good pairing when it comes to food, the same goes for reading. Awhile back The Times had a great article on people who photograph their food and upload the photos online called “First Camera, Then Fork“.  So feast on that!

p.s. In the Few Good Menus section there is an article about the New York Public Library and their collection of menus. I recognized the menu featured as it is the menu for Florent! I know this become of my involvement with 2010 NYC Food Film Festival not because I was around back then…

May I suggest the upcoming HUNGRY FILMMAKERS EVENT taking place on December 15th at 7:00pm at Film Anthology in NYC.

HUNGRY FILMMAKERS is an evening of excerpts from upcoming doc films that take on food and agricultural issues. Shelley is co-curating the event alongside food writer Cathy Erway. We’ve all asked the questions, so now it’s time to see some reactions to the growing discussion of the environment and food, farming and our eating choices. A panel discussion with the attending filmmakers will immediately follow the screenings.Anna Lappé, food activist and author, will keep the discussion rolling and get your questions answered as moderator.

Now, I did mention food? At 9 pm come on over to Jimmy’s No 43 for an after party filled with good people, good discussion and of course good eats. Sample some hors d’oeuvres from locally sustainable purveyors such as Blue Isle Oyster Company, Mama O’s Kimchee, 3-Corner Field Farm, Schoolhouse Kitchen and more. A bar and Restaurant, Jimmy’s No. 43 uses local farm-sourced ingredients from Slow Food NYC and believes in supporting local arts and sustainable food communities. Bon Appetit!

This has been the year of “GREEN”. Everybody’s doing it or talking about doing it or marketing their products as “green” just to fit in. I’ve seen new green film festivals and business pop over the last year (or two). Al Gore is on SNL and 30 Rock, so people are finally paying attention (or at least that is what we all like to believe).

On December 5th from 12p-6p at The Apartment  (101 Crobsy St) two colleagues of mine are producing GREEN IS DIGITAL: SUSTAINABILITY IS BUSINESS.

Join them for a day of networking  and hear some of the most dynamic leaders in the green movement today speak about the the business of sustainability in the digital and media space. Participants will be engaging in a salon style forum where content and networking are key.

Their speakers are individually selected and share a wealth of business, media and strategic knowledge that is valuable for all those interested in the triple bottom line for green businesses.

Speakers include:

Anurag Ahuja, Co-Founder, PageTurnPro

Christopher Conway, President, GreenT Digital

Brian Clark Howard (The Daily Green)

Daniel Schutzsmith, Digital Strategy Consultant/ Professor SVA

In viral news. The fun theory is everywhere. I LOVE SMART PEOPLE WITH CLEAVER IDEAS. The real question is, if any of these “fun tactics” were implemented permanently, would the behavoir continue or would people go back to resorting to old lazy ways?

I’m taking a break from all my TV rating to share a very exciting project from the folks over at the Life Line. Who will be traveling the world documenting different parts of the world and their methods of sustainability.  

On 9th September 2009 the Lifeline Global Initiative launches from London, New York and Sydney. There mission is to send 3 teams of 3 film-makers on an epic 18,000 mile 12 month journey to arrive Autumn 2010 in Cape Town, Buenos Aires and Tokyo.

Each team of two documentary film-makers and one ‘ordinary’ person will walk, sail, ride and use public transport – no planes allowed! Along the way they will document the individuals, businesses and communities implementing sustainability initiatives and solutions key to providing the Lifeline for our future.

The film-makers will cover nine main areas
Energy, Shelter, Agriculture, Community, Conservation. Transport. Economy, Education, Health

To find out more information about this project or to help support it’s objective go to http://www.thelifeline.tv/.

Extra extra read all about it! DUMBO ART CENTER’s ART UNDER THE BRIDGE FESTIVAL needs VOLUNTEERS for this year’s festival. If you are a lover of the arts (and all things interactive) we need your helping hands!

Volunteers Needed – Join the Crew and be a part of a community of artists and art administrators!  Experience the latest innovative work of local and international artists and be a part of the festival crew in Dumbo, BROOKLYN.

The Dumbo Arts Center relies on your talent as volunteers to ensure the festival continues introducing new and creative ideas to the public within a large collaborative effort.  We welcome anyone to sign up and volunteer for a glimpse into the production of art installations and interactive work.

We hope to see you again if you came out last year! It was a blast and could not have happened with out you!!!! Emailfestival@dumboartscenter.org to be a part of the experience. Please put Volunteer in the subject line. 

Thanks so much,
The DAC festival team

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Last night was the first night of a 4 part film series that I curated for Oval Film Center (located in Stuyvesant Town, NYC). Here is some more information about the event. If you are interested in attending and are not a resident of Stuyvesant Town let me know, I can add you to my guest list. 

In staying with the theme of my Green Series, I’ll be sure to include “Green” events and links on my  blog for the length of the film series. 

Oval Film – Green Film Festival: Environmentally Conscious Films 

Starts August 10, 2009 7:30pm – 10pm

Oval Film brings members a series of engaging and award-winning films from independent filmmakers focused on the worldwide push to “go green.” Presented as both fiction and non-fiction, comedic and serious, learn about the issues on everyones lips, from local concerns to the global issues that threaten the future of our planet.

via Gothamist

Tonight is the official opening of the Trashion-Dungeon, where you’ll have to “navigate through a labyrinth of trash curtains to see illuminated work in a dirty, dingy basement, with guided tours by candlelight only. Artists on display will be Tara McManus, Ben Devoe, Marcus Jefferson, Boneman, and Rolando Politi. Creepy saxophone, live painting, and free wine, cheese, and berries.” As a whole, this is “a refuge for things underused, wasted, or under-appreciated to come together and form a larger work.”

7 to 11 p.m. // Gallery 151 [350 Bowery] // Free