Get Up, Get Out! (Vol. 54)
Today is Earth Day!
Each year April 22nd marks the anniversary of the birth of the modern environmental movement in 1970. Earth Day founder Gaylord Nelson, then a U.S. Senator from Wisconsin, proposed the first nationwide environmental protest “to shake up the political establishment and force this issue onto the national agenda. Go green to support the green generation and Earth Day!
Our Own Alycia Ercums LIVE!
Tonight head over to 169 Bar to see our very own singer/songwriter Alycia Ercums perform live!
169 Bar, 169 East Broadway at Rutgers St., 7:30PM
Art: Marilyn Minter
Green Pink Caviar, a five-minute video by the artist Marilyn Minter is on view (along with short films by Patty Chang and Kate Gilmore) on MTV’s HD billboard at 44th Street in Times Square. On the origin of Minter’s film project: “We were screwing around in my studio, photographing girls spitting out candy on a piece of glass to get images for paintings—but we looked underneath…It’s about hunger and insatiability, a trailer without a movie behind it, an ad only for itself.” On view until April 30th
Music: Tinted Windows
Tinted Windows is an ultra peppy power-pop supergroup featuring Taylor “MMMBop” Hanson, former Smashing Pumpkins guitarist James Iha, Fountains of Wayne bassist Adam Schlesinger and Cheap Trick drummer Bun E. Carlos. The oddball combination works better than you’d expect, the band offers hooky, lovelorn bubblegum rock, driven by Hanson’s soaring vocals.
Culture: Earth Fair 2009
On Friday, April 24th and Saturday, April 25th Earth Day New York will transform five city blocks in the heart of Manhattan into a festival of music, environmental education, and fun. Grand Central Terminal, FREE!
Did You Know…about Braille E-Book?
2009 marks the 200th birthday of Louis Braille, the ingenious inventor of the eponymously named letter code. Just in time for the bicentennial birthday celebration, a team of designers has created an “e-reader” model that would give visually impaired gadget fans the ability to read via the touch screens on their mobile devices.
This Week’s Non-Holidays
National Jelly Bean Day (Today, April 22nd)
National Jelly Bean Day is a time to enjoy gobs and gobs of jelly beans. Anyone who loves jelly beans knows they aren’t just for Easter. The flavors are limited only by the imagination of candy makers.
Take a Chance Day (Thursday, April 23rd)
If you are a gambler, you will love this day. Today is the day to take a chance on virtually any object or goal. Go ahead and take a chance, as they say “Nothing ventured, nothing gained”.
Pig in a Blanket Day (Friday, April 24th)
Pig in a Blanket Day is a day to eat a sausage wrapped in a pancake. Why? Because that’s what “Pig in a Blanket” is.
