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Presents

Spectrum Squared
4 Painters on Color and Abstraction
Carla Aurich
Julie Gross
Jenifer Kobylarz
Gary Petersen

Arts at Bussaco is pleased to present Spectrum Squared, a journey through the color wheel with abstract painters Carla Aurich, Julie Gross, Jenifer Kobylarz and Gary Petersen. These contemporary artists employ color as anindependent element and tap into formalist, op-art and minimalist painting traditions. Curvilinear, rectilinear and organic compositional strategies are set up as a means to engage color contrasts. What at first glance seems to be structured and logical gives way to rhythm, flow and tension in composition and color relationships.

Our friends at The Brooklyn Lyceum are proudly launching their new monthly literary event: First Sundays Writers Series:

From their website:

Join us October 4th and then the first Sunday of every month, as we host an intimate reading with established and up-and-coming writers and more:  poets, novelists, journalists, graphic novelists, photojournalists and non-fiction writers. This will be a casual and cozy evening as our guests read, answer questions, sign publications, and mingle in our intimate lounge.  Seating is limited, so we advise advance tickets.

On Sunday, October 4, our opening night, three very different city poets will be reading new and selected work –

Katy Lederer, who now lives in Brooklyn, is the author of Poker Face: A Girlhood among Gamblers, a memoir about her family’s life in gambling, and of Winter Sex, a collection of poetry. From 2002-2008, she worked at a hedge fund in midtown Manhattan, which provided much of the inspiration for The Heaven Sent Leaf, her most recent  book of poetry.

Robert Hershon, a longtime Brooklyn resident, is the author of 12 books of poetry, and his work has been included in more than 40 anthologies.  Among his awards are two creative writing fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts.  He co-directs Hanging Loose Press, one of the oldest independent publishers in the country.

Erica Wright, 28, is originally from Wartrace, Tennessee, population 400.  She now lives in New York City, where she teaches poetry at N.Y.U., and is the poetry editor of Guernica.  Her poems have appeared in 2River View, Harpur Palate, Pequod and other literary journals.  Her chapbook Silt, will be published by Dancing Girl Press later this year.

Sunday, October 4th at 7pm

Brooklyn Lyceum

227 4th Avenue

www.brooklynlyceum.com

$10

“Flatbush Flicks Presents:  The Rocky Horror Picture Show”

Let’s do the Time Warp!  Please join FDC for our first “Flatbush Flicks” fundraiser Friday, June 12 at midnight.  The movie is showing at the Kent Theater , 1170 Coney Island Avenue .  Tickets are $13 at the door, pre-show drinks specials are available at Sycamore Bar at 1118 Cortelyou Rd and 773 Lounge at 773 Coney Island Avenue .  If you want to make sure you get a seat, call FDC at 718-859-3800 or log onto fdconline.org.  Bonus – start making toast and bring your squirt guns, tossing things at the screen is acceptable!

Trains: Q to Cortelyou Rd or Avenue H

There’s a flyer here.

Community Forum Night

Wednesday, March 4^th @ 7:00 p.m.

Alternative Energy for your Home!

How Can we be More Green, decrease our Carbon Footprint, and Save Money?

The Community Meets to Discuss:

Green Roofs!  Rooftop Wind generators!  Easy quick and effective measures like painting over your black roof – did you know this is the fastest and most effective thing you can do to reduce energy use?  The State offers tax rebates and incentives for installing green roofs which can half the cost of installation!  A local business found a company who contracts to put a little windmill on your roof – they provide the equipment and you get the reduced bills!  There are lots of ideas being tried out there, and we can surely all benefit from pooling ideas – why reinvent the wheel, or the windmill?

We will be joined by forward thinking specialists from a variety of businesses (rumor has it, including ConEd) and are reaching out other local resources, too.  Once again, and as always, Craig Hammerman will be on hand to guide us through who to appeal to for change, and how.

As ever, the point of this Forum is to draw together all parts of our Community – residents, merchants, landlords, electeds, non-profits, activists, and . . . . you!  We aim to engage in productive discussion addressing issues of mutual concern, and to thus begin finding actual solutions.  We believe that by coming together we can help each other and our neighborhood – Which is to say, our Home.  What have you got to lose?  Please come out, and join the discussion.  Who knows?  We could even make Something happen.

If you didn’t know:

The first Wednesday of every month is declared Community Forum Night at Community Bookstore.  Each month the store will host a meeting to allow the community to come together and explore some question or issue pertinent to our shared life in the neighborhood.  The topic of each meeting will be announced ahead of time, and we will try to find someone particularly knowledgeable to moderate the meeting, beginning with a brief summary of the issue and then being available to answer questions, serve as a font of information, and generally steer the discussion.  We welcome your suggestions and requests for topics you’d like to discuss!  Email catherine@communitybookstore.net with any ideas!  Coming soon . . . Composting, Bat Houses, the Renovation of Seventh Avenue, Landmarking and more!

We’re Having An Inauguration party!

No plans for inauguration day?  Come on over to our place!  It’ll be
completely ad hoc and according to the whims and wants of those of you
who scuttle over here, but here’s what we’ve got in mind…

To begin with, who needs a TV?  Around 10am we’ll rig up ye old
digital projector (the swearing-in starts at 12), and stream video feed
from somewhere like Democracy Now, the AP, or the New York Times
(Decision to be made by those in attendance (We’ll take a vote. Ha!)).

Bring the kids, bring the dog, and maybe bring a snack to share?
We’ll load up on eatables from a few of our favorite local shops
(D’vine Taste, Blue Apron (Ooh, should we have sweets, too? From
Cousin John’s or Sweet Melissa? Oh! I’m excited already.))  And if the
weather’s right, we’ll brew up some mulled wine in the crock pot.

Which brings us to the evening.  I suspect we might just feel like
drinking a toast (or two), and would love for you to join us.  The
wearing of ball gowns is of course optional,  but strongly encouraged
for everyone, of whatever gender, race or political orientation,
whenever possible (weather permitting).

Rosemarie Hester, a Park Slope Learning Specialist, will host a monthly question and answer session for parents who are interested in discussing their child’s learning.  Rosemarie began her teaching career in schools for able learners and also served as the head of a private school for students with learning differences. She has worked with students in first through twelfth grades and has many ideas about activities that can be done at home to support a young person’s confidence and learning.  The discussion group will meet on the first Monday of each month.