New Eyes for the Needy @ The Griffin - March 25th/6pm

What: A benefit to raise money and resources for youth (ages 4 - 18) in the 5 boroughs and abroad

Where: The Griffin, 50 Gansevoort Street NY NY

When: Thursday March 25 from 6 pm - 10:30 pm

Attire: Dress to impress

ALL PROCEEDS are going to the organization New Eyes for the Needy. This organization is better known for sending resources abroad but also helps visually-impaired people locally so that they too can live active and productive lives.

PLEASE BRING ANY USED EYEGLASSES OR SUNGLASSES YOU MAY HAVE. Collection bins will be set up inside the entrance of the venue.

The eyeglasses collected in good condition are sent to medical missions and international charitable organizations for distribution to the poor in developing nations. Last year New Eyes provided eyeglasses to 161,000 people in developing nations and 5,167 needy residents of the U.S. It costs $60 to purchase 1 pair of eyeglasses for someone in need. My goal is to raise $10,000 which will give glasses to 166 young people in the 5 boroughs.

GOAL: $10,000 and 5,000 pairs of used glasses

GreenPitch at Green Spaces - March 25 / 6:30p

When: Thursday, March 25th from 6:30-8:30pm
Where: Green Spaces, 394 Broadway 5th Floor, New York, NY 10013
Cost: $10 (p/person)

Green Is: gets social! You are invited to an evening of networking and showcasing at the eco-friendly Green Spaces New York. Come see or be seen as up to 30 emerging and established green businesses take center stage in pitching their companies. Each business has 60 seconds to tell the audience what they are all about and what is working for them. Immediately following the presentations will be a networking hour to ask questions, connect, and share resources while sampling sponsored products.

Join us for our first GreenPitch event and walk away with new contacts and ideas while tapping into what’s happening in the green business space!

Register online at http://greenpitchers.eventbrite.com

Barrier Island - Center Stage NY - April 30th

Maieutic Theatre Works (MTWorks) is pleased to present the world premiere of David Stallings’ BARRIER ISLAND, directed by Cristina Alicea. BARRIER ISLAND will play a 4-week limited engagement at Center Stage NY (48 West 21st Street, 4th Floor, Buzzer 401#). Performances begin Friday, April 30th through Saturday, May 22nd.

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Barrier Island tackles the nature of a fearless community that chooses to stake their lives on the strength of the historic Galveston seawall — built to protect the island from natural disasters — as they await the arrival of one of the most devastating hurricanes to hit the United States since Katrina, Hurricane Ike. Nominated for the 2009 Weissberger Award (Williamstown Theatre Festival), Barrier Island is the first play in “The Galveston Cycle.”
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The production features Alex Bond* (Flamingo Court), David L. Carson* (Nixon’s Nixon), Anthony Crep, Mark Emerson*, Anne Clare Gibbons-Brown, Carol Hickey* (Golden Boy of the Blue Ridge; Original cast of Urinetown), Frankie Seratch, Stewart Steinberg* (The Seagull: The Hamptons: 1990’s) and Jennifer Laine Williams*.

Julie Griffith is the producer. Set design by Craig Napoliello, costume design by David Withrow, lighting design by Dan Gallagher, and sound design by Martha Goode. Courtenay Drakos is the production manager, and Carolynn Richer is the production stage manager. Nichol C. Rosas-Ullman is the assistant stage manager.
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BARRIER ISLAND plays the following schedule through Saturday, May 22nd:

Friday, April 30 & Saturday, May 1 at 8:00 pm
Sunday, May 2 at 7:00 pm

Monday, May 3 at 8:00 pm
Thursday, May 6 through Saturday, May 8 at 8:00 pm
Sunday, May 9 at 7:00 pm

Thursday, May 13 through Saturday, May 15 at 8:00 pm
Sunday, May 16 at 7:00 pm

Wednesday, May 19 through Saturday, May 22 at 8:00 pm

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Tickets are $18 ($15 Students/Seniors/Texans with valid I.D.). Advance tickets can be purchased online at www.theatermania.com, or by calling 212-352-3101. Tickets may be purchased at the theatre’s box office half hour before the performance.

Center Stage NY is located at 48 W 21st St, 4th Floor (Buzzer 401#), between 5th Avenue and Avenue of the Americas (6th Ave).

For more information visit www.mtworks.org and www.barrierisland.tumblr.com

Barrier Island is made possible in part with public funds from the Manhattan Community Arts Fund, supported by the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs and administered by Lower Manhattan Cultural Council.

*Appearing Courtesy of Actors’ Equity Association.

Sleepover - Magnet Theater - Every Thursday

Magnet Theater hosts a variety of performances and special events by the best of New York’s improv masters and visiting international artists on Mondays through Sundays at 254 W. 29th Street, ground floor (between 7th and 8th Avenues), NYC. A detailed schedule and description of each night’s line-up can be found at www.magnettheater.com. Ticket prices vary; reservations are recommended and can be made by calling (212) 244-8824.

SLEEPOVER every Thursday at 8:00pm; Tickets $5
For a deeper look into a land of secrets, audiences can check out SLEEPOVER on Thursday nights. You never know who might come to this party and decide to spill it all. Veterans Jessica Allen, Tara Copeland, Paul W. Downs, James Eason, Jesse Falcon, and Rachel Hamilton improvise a world of hilarious and fascinating characters.