INVITATION | ACF CLUBNIGHT | JUN 18

THE AUSTRIAN CULTURAL FORUM NEW YORK AND MEL MERIO PRESENT THURSDAY JUN 18, 11:00 PM CLUBNIGHT GROOVEHEADZ The Power Ball - with performances by Heather Leigh West, Grooveheadz Orchestra, Mel Merio, The Fire and Reason, DJ Kevin Graves, and DJ Christopher Just. A celebration of the dance music community's commitment to expanding the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to include LGBT people. Two years ago the members of the Grooveheadz Orchestra (www.grooveheadz.com) got together and invented the concept of Ethno-Groove to define themselves. Their lyrics are multilingual: Russian, Serbian, Roma and - of course - English. The Balkans meet Funk, Klezmer meets Rock. But really, East and West meet the rest of the World. The Grooveheadz Orchestra makes you feel good, gets the heart dancing and the soul swinging. $5 minimum donation at the door. VENUE Santos Party House 96 Lafayette Street Ground Floor South New York, NY 10013 USA www.santospartyhouse.com ACF RECOMMENDS THROUGH SATURDAY JUL 11 EXHIBITION THE POET, APOCALYPSO and I DON'T WANT TO SET THE WORLD ON FIRE FLORIAN SCHMEISER AND SUSANNE SCHUDA The work of Austrian media artists Susanne Schuda and Florian Schmeiser relates to the present discussion about racism in Europe, which is now imbued with an additional involuntary currency due to the gains made by right-wing parties in the recent EU-elections. Their multimedia-installations explore love and hate, self-hatred and fascism. VENUE medianoche 1355 Park Avenue (at East 102nd St.) New York, NY 10029