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Friday, September 26, 2008

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12th Annual Art Under the Bridge Festival

Posted: 26 Sep 2008 09:00 AM CDT

FreeNYC Event ImageThe d.u.m.b.o arts center (dac) presents the 12th Annual Art Under the Bridge Festival. Art Under a Bridge is a free, three-day festival, spanning 30 blocks of DUMBO, Brooklyn, with 200,000 visitors expected to attend as galleries, businesses, and the general art collective that is DUMBO. Check the website for the weekend long openings, live art performances, and parties. Read More...

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Tropfest NY

Posted: 26 Sep 2008 09:00 AM CDT

FreeNYC Event ImageThousands of film lovers will descend on Battery Park City tonight for Tropfest NY, the world's largest short film festival. Not your mother's film festival with a bunch of strangers sitting in the dark, Tropfest is "a rock-concert style event with live DJs and musical acts warming up the crowd before the marathon of eight 'Best of Tropfest' short films begin, followed by eight 'Tropfest NY 2008 Competition' shorts. Judges including Julianne Moore, Billy Crudup and Malcolm Gladwell. All ages, rain or shine Read More...

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Basin Art Barn

Posted: 26 Sep 2008 09:00 AM CDT

FreeNYC Event ImageNeed to wall coverings and feel like giving to a good cause? Check out Basin Art Barn tonight, a group art show where a portion of artwork sales will be donated to the charity Giving For Living. Plus, the whole shebang is sponsored by Sixpoint Brewery. Read More...

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Free Absolute Beginner Class in Argentine Tango

Posted: 26 Sep 2008 09:00 AM CDT

FreeNYC Event ImageWhat do I love more than a dance class? A free dance class! For those of you not dressing up and boozing tonight check out a free absolute beginner workshop in Argentine tango. "Featured in Vogue, the National Herald Tribune, and The Economist, TriANGulO specializes in Argentine tango, the original, more intimate predecessor to international ballroom-style tango. Founder Carina Moeller is a professional dancer with training in modern dance and ballet who has worked and studied with such tango greats as Fabian Salas, Pablo Veron, and Mingo Pugliese. Known for her engaging and precise teaching style, Carina creates a stress-free atmosphere that is particularly appealing to novice dancers." Read More...

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Hack the Debate: The presidential debate in 3D!

Posted: 26 Sep 2008 09:00 AM CDT

FreeNYC Event ImagePart of Video DUMBO, part of Art Under The Bridge, Twitter and Current come together to bring you the coolest debate watching ever... Hack the Debate is "the very first integration of real-time Twitter messages (aka "tweets") over major portions of the live TV broadcast of McCain vs. Obama. For visual enhancement, video_dumbo will transform the Broadcast into 3D!" It's all part of a bigger program that kicks off at 7:30 and ends with a dance party featuring DJ $mall ¢hange. (Note, I've been told this is free but can't find proof anywhere so if you're mega tight on cash, you may want to call up) Much more info below. Read More...

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DJs n' Rockstars

Posted: 26 Sep 2008 09:00 AM CDT

FreeNYC Event ImageThose crazy kids from Scion bring you a mish mashed night of DJs and bands at their DJs N' Rockstars Party. Murdertronics, Awesome New Republic, and the Glamour all take the stage while Cobra Krames and DJ Klever kill it on the decks. A nice, eclectic night with some to top talent all around. 21+ Read More...

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Braids & Fades Release Party

Posted: 26 Sep 2008 09:00 AM CDT

FreeNYC Event ImageFool's Gold records just released another stormer of nu-club uptempo hip hop hits from FreeNYC favorite, Sammy Bananas. Braids and Fades is - like most of Sammy's material - 4 cuts of dance floor fire. Help him celebrate tonight at the monthy Record Breakers party. 21+ Read More...

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