E M P T Y | V E S S E L | P R O J E C T | N E W S # 54 | SEPTEMBER . 13 . 06
U P C O M I N G
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 17 ::: THE LOST WORLD on 16mm
The silent dinosaur adventure by Willis O'Brien. The first film to match stop-motion (tabletop miniature) animation with live action, the public was amazed to see dinosaurs come to life. Wallace Beery is half-mad Professor Challenger, leading an expedition to a Jurassic plateau in Brazil. Based on Conan Doyle’s thrilling story, with special effects by Willis O’Brien. We’ll also see Creation, O’Brien’s test reel for his next feature, King Kong!
$5 suggested donation
Refreshments available
***at the boat
7: 30 p.m. doors, 8 p.m. start
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 17
WORK DAY
Agenda: fiberglassing, painting, putting up tin, maybe buying some sheetrock for the final sections of wall.
2-6 p.m., followed by the film (above)
RUSSIAN CLASSES WILL RESUME THE FIRST WEEK IN OCTOBER.
email
pz@emptyvesselprojectREMOVEANTISPAMMEASURE.org for more info.
LECTURE NIGHT ON SOME UNDEFINED EVENING IN THE FUTURE
We are still wanting proposals for an evening of max. 20 minute lectures -- if you have something light or heavy to say that you think the EV community might be interested in please send a one-paragraph proposal to
as@emptyvesselprojectREMOVEANTISPAMMEASURE.org. Where also you can write requesting more details.
We want to know what events you want to set up or attend in the fall. Performance/Arty/Educational events particularly encouraged. Write to
tk@emptyvesselprojectREMOVEANTISPAMMEASURE.org with your ideas.
Our calendar is at
http://www.google.com/calendar/embed?src=info%40emptyvesselproject.org
or
http://log.emptyvesselproject.org/view/Main/GoogleCalendar
ELSEWHERE
Movie Mike's other upcoming film screening, also at 8 p.m.
Forbidden Planet at The Amazing Garden, Columbia St. at Carroll St. September 16th
SCIENCE NOTES
Why is there so much water on earth? The newly prevalent theory is that ice-carrying comets crashed into our young planet, and left the water here. A likely source of many of them is the Kuiper Belt, a region of space discovered in 1992 that contains around 50,000 to 100,000 ice-rich objects larger than 60 miles in diameter, and dozens as big as 600 miles. The Kuiper Belt used to be much larger than it is, and lots of comets originating there would have been dislodged from their orbit of Neptune by the pull of Jupiter and the Sun, many of which would then have crashed into the earth’s atmosphere, depositing water, as well as many of the complex molecules that allowed life on earth to form.
W H E R E I S T H E B O A T N O W ?
Access to the Empty Vessel is from the west side of 1st Street, one block south of the Carroll Street Bridge over the Gowanus Canal.
We have berthed EV at the disused end of First Street since January 2006. Since our arrival, the street is safer and cleaner. We have created an access point for the public to use the water and a lovely perch to watch the sunset on the relics of gowanus history. Unfortunately, our berthing spot, is in peril. Berthing at the end an unused street is restricted by the City Commissioner and the Dockmaster, an employee of the Department of Small Business Services. They have been very generous to EV and appreciative of the positive impact we have had on First Street. Any day, they may ask us to move.
We have two options - convince them to let us stay or find an equally inviting new perch on the Gowanus edge. Can you help us do either? Your letters have been lovely and we have not been forced to move yet. Keep 'em coming!
You send an email to
dcotto@sbs.nycREMOVEANTISPAMMEASURE.gov, Dockmaster Dennis Cotto, expressing your aproval of EV's berthing and asking him to forward your message on to anyone who has the power to let us stay. Please cc
pz@emptyvesselprojectREMOVEANTISPAMMEASURE.org on your message.
Or you can send tips about a new home for EV to
as@emptyvesselprojectREMOVEANTISPAMMEASURE.org.
For directions by train:
http://www.hopstop.com. We are 3 blocks from the Carroll Street Stop on the F and G trains or the Union stop on the R train.
W I S H L I S T
A free and safe new home.
We hope you can help us find the right person to talk to. There is a place on the Gowanus Canal, a mythical space called Public Place. Public Place is a 6.5-acre city-owned brownfield site situated along the west side of the Canal and bounded by Smith, 5th, and Hoyt Streets. It is bound for redevelopment in service of the community. Check out
http://publicplace.org for some fabulous research into the space and the community by students from New York University's Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service.
We think EV would be a happy boat if we could perch her at the watery edge of this Public Place. Our home at 1st Street, picturesque and convenient as it is, is surely temporary. We would love to align ourselves with the powers deciding the future of Public Place and become part of that future.
This is an appeal. Can you help us find the right person to talk to? Email
as@emptyvesselprojectREMOVEANTISPAMMEASURE.org with your connections or ideas.
H E R O E S
A history of heroes:
Danny, GDM, Captain Jim, Fictional Company, Ed, Michael, Madagascar Institute, Cindy Vanden Bosch, Dirty Fingers, Porkchop, northguineahills, Front Room Gallery, DJ Olive, Steven, Ed and Brooke, Paris 1968, Corey and the Free Store, Christian, Mike Topper, Alisa Blanter, Jesse Green, Leo Raphaely, Peter Field, Jeff Stark, Stephen, Lee Azzarello, Nathan,
ToddP?, Dan and Elizabeth, Trevor, Brian Spinks, Andy Baker, Shellshag (Jen and Shell), Urban Stitch (Alessandro and William), Paul Ford, Bez, Brian, Alex Lucas, Leah Beeferman, Brent Arnould, The Daniel Carter Quartet, Estee Pierce, Alison Prete, Jason Enghert, Rosie Weinberg, Johns Manville, Black Label Bike Club, New York Harbor School, Eric Forman, Gregory Zaslavsky, Leslie Stem, Andres Colapinto, Anney Fresh, Justin Green,
BuildItGreen?, Mojo Fine Art Moving, Dave Sharps, David & Sharon Lefkowitz Hannah Marcus, Ruban, Cameron Hull, Bill Wasik, Alyssa Abeta & Zeb Stewart of Union Pool, Dylan Gauthier, Arnie at the Puppet Lending Library, Josh Weinstein, Dept. of Transportation Bridge operators, The Doctor, Erica Freas, Chris Leo, Susanna Conaway & because designs, Iris Lasn, Miss Rockaway Armada, Imaginary People, Watersports, Dedrabbit, Ariella Cohen
W H A T I S T H I S ?
The Empty Vessel Project is an action, art, and sustainability experiment. We salvaged EV, a WWII rescue boat, to create a space for re-imagining the post-industrial urban environment. We are a non-profit, volunteer-run organization and encourage participation on all levels.
EV is moored on Brooklyn's Gowanus Canal. The boat is our first project. We invite you to come join us on board to work and play.
We host work parties, movie nights, seminars, concerts, dinners, and workshops. The Empty Vessel is available to realize your dreams and schemes.
This newsletter is your guide. It appears in your in box each week, listing events and tracking changes. Can it be better? Contact
svm@emptyvesselprojectREMOVEANTISPAMMEASURE.org with suggestions.
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AlexScrimgeour - 13 Sep 2006
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