Free Play!

From Maital:

Due to extenuating circumstances, the instead of being a fully staged play, Brazil will not be presented as a staged reading. I still encourage you to come. The actors are talented and the stories they tell will be powerful.

Brazil will be presented at the Lion Theatre at Theatre Row Studios, 410 West 42nd St, at 8pm on the 16th, 17th and 18th of December. Tickets are now free but it would be appreciated if you would reserve tickets through Ticket Central: 212-279-4200 or www.ticketcentral.com.
I hope to see you there!

SantaCon 2008 Tomorrow!

Imagine 2000 people dressed up in Santa suits milling around Grand Central, Central Park, and Union Square. Now imagine one of them is you! One of the perks of living in NYC is the opportunity to participate in silly, large-scale events such as SantaCon. All you have to do is pull together a Santa outfit and show up at 10am tomorrow at the start location which will be posted here at 10pm tonight. The event goes all day and all night!

Here are some photos from last year.

Fellows Support Committee

Hello Fellows!
The Fellows Support Committee is having its first meeting on Sunday, December 21st at 1pm at my apartment in Long Island City. We're in need of your new and fresh ideas for 2009 to make the fellow experience the best it can be. Please let me know if you are interested in joining this committee and I'll send you more information. Email me at kristen.nicole.smith@gmail.com.
Thanks!
Kristen

Green Drinks NYC's 7th Annual Holiday Party and Silent Auction

WHAT: Green Drinks NYC is partnering with Islands First for the 7thAnnual Holiday Party. Organic food, silent auction, raffle, dynamicspeakers from the islands of Palau and Tonga, MC Ryan Nerz and morefun while raising awareness of climate change issues. Complimentary Eco-friendly VeeV cocktails from 7-8pm and music provided by DJ Dhundee. A percentage of the proceeds will benefit Islands First, a non-profit dedicated to combating the threats of climate change.
WHEN: Tues., December 9th from 7pm-midnight.
WHERE: BLVD (199 Bowery @ Spring St.)
COST: $20 in advance, $30 at the door. Buy tickets here: https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/48661.
For more info, visit http://www.greendrinksnyc.com/events/2008/island-to-island.html or e-mail info@greendrinksnyc.com.

Recipe

Some have requested this recipe so here it is:

White Chocolate and Cranberry Cookies
2/3 cup butter (room temp)
2/3 cup brown sugar
2 eggs
1 1/2 cups oats
1 1/2 cups flour
1 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
6oz dried cranberries
2/3 cups white chocolate chip

Preheat oven to 375 F. Beat butter and sugar. Add eggs and beat well. Combine oats, flour, baking soda, and salt in a separate, small bowl. Add flour mixture to butter mix in two additions, mixing well after each addition. Stir in cranberries and white chocolate chips. Drop in balls on baking sheets and bake ~8minutes.

Swirl Bday Party Tomorrow!

Join us tomorrow at SwirlNYC's 8th Birthday Party Celebration!
Swirl is a national, multi-ethnic organization that challenges society’s notions of race through community building, education, and action. Learn more on their website: http://swirlinc.wordpress.com/

and more about the BDay Party and RSVPs here:
http://my.pingg.com/Swirlturns8

Where: Drom85 Avenue A (between 5th and 6th Streets)
New York, NY, 10009
www.dromnyc.com
When: Wednesday, December 3rd, 2008, 6pm - 10pm
More info: You heard us right, Swirl has turned eight! This is a night celebrating eight full years of multiracial community building, grassroots leadership, and racial justice activism!
We'll be showcasing Swirl's growth in NYC and nationally to ten cities across the country, as well as the exciting progress underway for the future! Bring a few friends (heck, your mama, too)! All proceeds will help to bring Swirl leaders together from around the country to NYC for our 1st National Leaders Planning Summit in 2009!
$15 minimum suggested donation (no one will be turned away!)
Raffle prizes- one ticket for every $5 donated!
2 for 1 drink specials
Art display by local artists
Performances by: Koba (www.kobasounds.com) Tara Betts (http://tarabetts.net) Deep Foundation (deepfoundation.net) Charan P (www.charanp.com) Leah King (http://www.myspace.com/LeahWrites) Spirit Child of Mental Notes (http://www.myspace.com/spiritchildmentalnotes) Rahj (http://www.myspace.com/rahjmusic) Hydroponikz (http://www.hydroponikz.com/) With CJ the DJ spinning all night long

Funny interpretation of a Bollywood dance video

You may have seen this, but I thought it was funny:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZA1NoOOoaNw
Now I'm curious to know what they're actually saying. Anybody speak Tamil?

Need a Roommate?

Hi guys,

Alyson Zureick '06 served as a PP55 Fellow in NY a couple of years ago at the Vance Center for International Justice Initiatives. Following her Fellowship, she worked in Sierra Leone and in January will return to NY for a position at the Rainforest Foundation.
Alyson is a delightful, interesting and dynamic young woman and she is back in the U.S. looking for housing in NY, preferably in Brooklyn. If any of you need a roommate starting in January or know of anyone looking for a roommate, please contact Alyson. Her email address is azureick@gmail.com.
As you have learned, the PP55 community is a large an active one, not only in NY but across the country and even abroad. If you can be of any assistance to Alyson, please let her know.
Many thanks, Chet.

PP55 NYC Holiday Party!

The PP55 NY Fellows holiday party will take place as follows:
Time and Date: 6 to 9:30 PM, Tuesday, December 16th
Place: Home of Chet and Jenny Safian
1000 Park Avenue at East 84th Street
(a short walk from the Lexington Ave. epress and local subway stop at East 86th Street)

It is absolutely essential that you email me as soon as possible to let us know whether of not you will be attending.
Email: chetsaf@aol.com
A delicious array of food and drink will be provided and we must know how many people to expect. Have a great Thanksgiving and please do not forget to email us with your RSVP. Please do not leave this until the last minute.

Chet and Jenny Safian
1000 Park Avenue, NY, NY 10028212-249-3117
chetsaf@aol.com

New Play only $5!

From Maital Friedman:

Dear PP55 Fellows,
I am writing to invite you to Brazil, a powerful meditation on hope and the distances between action and intention in the lives of seven young New Yorkers. It was conceived and devised by The Insight Project, an innovation of CASES CEP, where I am currently a fellow. Find out more at www.cases.org.
The play will be performed at Theatre Row Studios on 42nd Street on December 16, 17, and 18. I will be going on the 18th.
Advance tickets are available from Ticket Central on 212.279.4200 or www.ticketcentral.com. They are $5 with the code CASES. There is also a $2 service fee for buying them online or over the phone.
Feel free to invite friends. I look forward to seeing you.

Horses!

Were you one of those kids who read all the cheesy horse books you could find and had a full collection of My Little Ponies? No? Well I was. So for all you nerdy horse-lovers out there, don't miss the American Museum of Natural History's Horse Exhibit showing now through January 4th. The exhibit explores the relationship of horses and humans throughout history from Black Beauty to Barbaro.
http://www.amnh.org/exhibitions/horse/

Van Gogh at the MOMA

Don't miss the MOMA's exhibit Van Gogh and the Colors of the Night. The exhibit is free with admission, but you have to sign up for a viewing time, so once you go in, be sure to stop by and sign up for an admission time. Go early in the day to make sure it's not sold out! Hurray because the show ends January 5th.
http://www.moma.org/exhibitions/exhibitions.php?id=5634

Holiday Shopping

It's December and time to stimulate the economy! Check out the holiday fairs around NYC for holiday deals.
http://nymag.com/guides/holidays/holidayshopping/

Funny video

http://blogs.timesunion.com/capitol/archives/9231

Cool Latin American Modern Art show!

Hi guys,

In case you haven't already heard about NYRemezcla.com, they have listings of events, restaurants, articles, and other stuff for Latin American culture buffs in NYC. Check out this cool art show open Nov 13-16 in Chelsea:
http://ny.remezcla.com/re/article.jsp?type=artes&a=773

besos,
Jess

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