The Weekender

I’m home sick today from work my friends. Lucky for me, my computer is at the foot of my bed and I can post this while still under the covers.
This weekend has a bunch of stuff going on that I can hopefully partake of!

Already I have unfortunately missed Art-o-Mat’s opening reception of REAL ESTATE=REAL ART. Even worse was that my buddy Walt was playing there as well. Total bummer. But the exhibit is on display until June 25th so stop by and see this artistic take on the current real estate situation.

Saturday Socrates Sculpture Park begins free weekly Yoga classes from 11 til Noon. Sundays Tai Chi is offered. The classes are offered until September 30th for Yoga and October 1st for Tai Chi. These are excellent opportunities to relax and find your center while surrounded by the current exhibitions at this waterfront park.

Later Saturday evening head over to the Flux Factory for their benefit Works on Paper. $2 gets you in the door. They sent out a call to artists for donation and they received works from 250 artists spread out over 5 continents with works ranging from paper sculptures, paper scrolls, artists zines, even several paper fashion apparels! And of course LOTS and LOTS of drawings, paintings on paper, manipulated photographs, and prints of virtually every form. Flux Factory will also feature live entertainment from four local bands: The Love Loves, Marla Hooch, The Dirty Projectors, and Fur Cups For Teeth as well as DJ brotherbeat. Snacks will also be available, donated by local area restaurants and chefs. Additionally, artist Mamie Tinkler will set up a free "fruit-stand" of fresh, locally-grown berries. All proceeds raised by this event will go to support Flux Factory's not-for-profit projects.

This Sunday from 2-6pm is the opening reception of Socrates Park’s new installation Interstate: The American Road Trip. Chef Jonathan of LIC’s Film Chefs will be on hand selling tasty treats. Stop by and check out the art, the river, the food-good times. If you go on the early side and you have some time you can walk over just a few blocks to the Isamu Noguchi Museum.

After the reception we’ve got more of a bang up weekend with Hell’s Gate Social’s Hell on Reels Festival-Astoria’s own Moving Image Festival. Movies start at 8:30 but the slightly elusive doors open at 7.

Time for me to watch some cheesey TV. There's an episode of Charles in Charge...sweet.