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h/t 350.org from Fast Company [Images courtesy of Decker Yeadon]
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Help Beat Radio with our first ever Vinyl release!
Posted on July 15, 2010 by iwilder
Hey guys, Hope everyone is enjoying the summer so far! We’re got lots of great things to tell you about. We’ve been moving along with our 2010 singles collection. This month we posted 2 cover songs – a version of Best Coast’s “When I’m With You” and our take on Bob Dylan’s “If You See […]
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A poem for the fourth
Posted on July 3, 2010 by kwilder
4th of July in a Time of War I want to like the fireworks. Though, they keep reminding me of the bombs. I remember when my mother dressed me up as Betsy Ross, in a frilly and striped, flag colored dress, and pulled me down the street in a little red wagon. I loved waving […]
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We saw Dan Bern in Bay Shore last night…
Posted on June 27, 2010 by kwilder
Ki writes: For my birthday (which was a few weeks ago) Ian bought us tickets to the front row at the Dan Bern concert, for last night at The Boulton Center in Bay Shore. It was a great show. I will probably do a more profound write-up, but for now, here are some stray thoughts:
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Call for Work: Boog Fest’s Poets’ Theater Deadline: 7/18/10
Posted on June 16, 2010 by iwilder
Event: Sun. Sept. 26, 2010 Deadline Thurs. July 18, 2010. Curated by Gary Sullivan on Day 3 of the 4th annual Welcome to Boog City Festival Zinc Bar, 82 W. 3rd St., New York City Open reading period for submissions of plays. New playwrights encouraged, all welcome. Pieces should be no more than 10 minutes […]
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Gulf Oil Disaster: An 11-year-old helps by selling paintings, and links for you…
Posted on June 16, 2010 by kwilder
For lots of background and research on the Gulf Coast ecosystem, and for action items, you can go to The National Audubon Society’s how-to-help page: here. (excerpt from) Newsday Gulf birds get help from Islip’s Olivia Bouler, 11 by Jennifer Maloney …Olivia’s family was gathered in their Islip home three days after the April 20 […]
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Mon. May 31st: How to celebrate Walt Whitman’s birthday
Posted on May 30, 2010 by kwilder
Monday, May 31st, 2010 is poet Walt Whitman’s birthday. Here are words and a video about celebrating Whitman’s birthday with silence, and communion with nature.
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New video: Parkour for Scaredy Cats
Posted on May 3, 2010 by kwilder
The video is “Parkour for Scaredy Cats”. The soundtrack is Beat Radio’s “lonely from rock & roll”. Used with permission. Free downloads at http://beatradio.bandcom This video was shot in Bent Mountain, Virginia.
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Is the comedy of manners “God of Carnage” the new Macbeth?
Posted on May 2, 2010 by kwilder
KW writes: As you may have heard, on Saturday night, a car bomb was found – before it detonated – in Times Square, New York City, in the theater district. (Story at Daily News: here.) Now, that everyone is safe, may I share an amusing irony that I discovered in looking into this…
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Free Fair Housing Month Forum: April 30 Freedom Exhibit: April 30 – May 7
Posted on April 24, 2010 by iwilder
Long Island Housing Services Invites you to “Fair Housing’s Future in a Crisis Economy: A New Decade of Challenges” April 30, 2010 – 11:30 am – 1 pm @ Touro Law Center – Central Islip Nationally Renowned Speakers: Bernie Kleina & Prof. Okianer Christian Dark Special Civil Rights Photo Exhibit: “The Chicago Freedom Movement” The […]
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In honor of Earth Day 2010: Drawing of the last tree
Posted on April 22, 2010 by kwilder
__________________________________________ 2012: Click here for books for Earth Day (From an environmentally-conscious bookstore!) __________________________________________ Drawing copyright Ashleigh Landau. Used with permission.
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BACCA Song Swap 4/18/10
Posted on April 15, 2010 by iwilder
Yep! Once again BACCA is pleased to host the Third Sunday Song Swap – a monthly series that brings together some of Long Island’s most talented musicians and songwriters in a casual “in-the-round” setting that places the musicians right among the audience members. We won’t have a featured artist this month, so we’ll start working our way […]
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Horse Drawn Hummer
Posted on April 14, 2010 by iwilder
American artist and filmmaker Jeremy Dean took his life savings (and combined it with some contributions from friends) and bought an 8mpg (3.4km/liter) HUMMER H2 and turned it into a horse drawn carriage. from GreenMuze
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