Flywheel Record Fair

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VILM SCREENING SERIES#1 FACE TIME

PARSONS HALL PROJECT SPACE 

362 DWIGHT ST. / HOLYOKE, MASSACHUSETTS  

PRESENTS:

VILM SCREENING SERIES#1 FACE TIME

http://parsonshallprojectspace.blogspot.com/
FRIDAY, MAY 6TH, 7-10PM / 2011 / FREE 

RECEPTION: 7PM

SCREENING: 8PM - 9PM

Parsons Hall Project Space presents the 1^st in a series of ongoing experimental Vilm screening events. "Face Time" curated by media artist and educator Darrin Martin is a program of short film and video meditations on facial difference and distortion. The works span from documentary to experimental genres and explores issues of memory, disability, age, and aesthetic manipulation. The works span from documentary to experimental genres and explores issues of memory, disability, age, and aesthetic manipulation. The screening includes British filmmaker David Hevey’s “Behind the Shadow of Merrick” which surfaces the archive of Joseph Merrick, better known as the ‘Elephant Man,’ as a means to allow contemporary people living with disability to contemplate their own lives and imagine a relationship with an extraordinary human being.  “Suspension” by video artist Anthony Discenza uses analog technologies to manipulate and mix the faces of celebrities into a vibrant and haunting composite of popular culture.  Three shorts from Steve Reinke’s The Hundred Videos; Wish, Barely Human, and Instructions for Recovering Forgotten Childhood Memories gives voice to nostalgic longings and repressed desires through case study photographs, appropriated pornographic head shots, and childlike performativity, respectively.  Kerry Laitala’s film “Secure the Shadow” cuts between details of interior architecture and stereoscopic medical images, to create a hauntingly ambiguous and open narrative.  Kristin Lucas’s Whatever Your Mind Can Conceive coalesces stress levels, environmental illness, and hypochondria in a humorous meeting between the real and imaginary that surfaces to the skin.  In “Lilith,” Steina evokes the mythical first wife of Adam through the performative gestures and facial expressions of painter Doris Cross, whose words and actions are processed towards the inaudible and sublime.  Come join us for these works and more and to experience an intimate evening of unforgettable close-ups. 

Smith Gamelan Recital - 4/20

Smith College Gamelan Ensemble & Friends... Directed by Sumarsam.

WED APRIL 20th 2011. 8pm @ Earle Recital Hall, Smith College FREE!

The Smith Gamelan is a performance group dedicated to the study of Central Javanese gamelan, one of the great musical traditions of Indonesia. The group was founded in 1995 as a way to introduce Five College students to this unique musical tradition and it is directed by Margaret Sarkissian, Associate Professor of Music, and Sumarsam, a master of the Javanese music tradition and Adjunct Professor of Music at Wesleyan University. The group meets once a week during the school year and presents a performance at the end of each semester. Membership in the Smith Gamelan is open to students, staff, and faculty of the Five College community. Questions can be directed to Professor Margaret Sarkissian at (413) 585-3198 or msarkiss@smith.edu.

Fun at the Bowling Alley

Tonight was special. There was fun bands in Palmer and then these guys finished the night. I felt like I was in on a special treat. Ted Lee and David Russell did a set together and there was half a song of them singing together and I liked how their vocals sounded. David said they often sing together during EggEggs band practice but they never do it where regular people might hear, regular people like me.

All that ended tonight when David shored up the Steve D'Agostino-less Zebu set and the night took a turn. My video catches a bit of the essence but with none of the HD you are all used to from other folks' recordings.

Don't forget to attend the real EggEggs show this coming Thursday at the fabulous Flywheel.

Container/Night Burger/Color Rabbit/Limbs Bin/Baby Barnyard

"I can't wait to taste blueberries."
"Dana's playing in the basement!"
People dance down there to Spring Beats.
It smells nice and it's not too loud.