THE TANK SPACE FOR PERFORMING AND VISUAL ARTS

On PURIM, it's a Mitzvah to get drunk. On ST. PAT'S, you're an outcast if you're sober. Two cultures, united in inebriation. For one day, everyone's JewIrish.

Celebrate these two great traditions of two immigrant groups that made America great as they collide in one very American tradition. Participatory, punchy and playful. With live music, karaoke, comedy, tricks, acts, delights, snacks & the story of Purim...of course.

Leprechaun: $5
Blarney Stone: $10, 2 drinks
Queen Esther: $25, DRINK ALL NIGHT
St. Purim Superstar: $50, drink all night + Tank membership

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LINE UP:

8pm Comedy
Comedians KATIE HALPER and HARRY TERJANIAN MC the Megillah -- the story of the Book of Esther.

9pm
DEATH MASK
http://www.myspace.com/deathmask

10:30pm
RUSSEL PATRICK BROWN
http://www.russelpatrickbrown.com
Lady Gaga meets Irish step-dance performance with song and harp. Yes, you read that right.

Karaoke Ever-After.
Special thanks to KARAOKE CHAMP for their generous donation! We couldn't make fools of ourselves without you! http://www.karaokechamp.com

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Look for more details at http://www.stpurimsday.com.

New York's top political comedian and Laughing Liberally regular Scott Blakeman hosts a look at the week's news from left to right(or right to left for our Jewish friends).

Scott performs his political standup, interviews special guests from the media, politics and the arts, and hosts a roundtable of liberal and conservative pundits, who talk without talking points and (hopefully) treat each other with civility and respect.

Presale tickets are available here:
http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/103004

Reading Between the Lines is the New York Council for the Humanities' adult book discussion program. The Tank will host 5 weeks of discussion centered around 4 autobiographies by extraordinary African-Americans. The discussion series is led by Dr. George White, Jr., professor of history at York College. For a complete list of the books in the series, please visit http://www.nyhumanities.org/discussion_groups/adult_audiences/syllabus1....

Participants are expected to commit to all five discussion dates:

March 21st, 3:00pm
April 25th, 3:00pm
May 23rd, 3:00pm
June 27th, 3:00pm
July TBA, 3:00pm

Please note: while this is a no-cost program, the Council only provides books on loan for 15 participants. 5 participants will have to commit to buying or borrowing the books on their own.

This series is sponsored by the New York Council for the Humanities with support from the National Endowment for the Humanities and presented in collaboration with the The Tank.

Reading Between the Lines was developed in partnership with The Center for the Humanities at the Graduate Center of the City University Of New York.

Any views, findings, conclusions or recommendations expressed in this program do not necessarily represent those of either the Council or the National Endowment for the Humanities.

To register, please visit https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/97888

A Screening of “Sangram: Sex Worker Organizing In India” by Audacia Ray

Panel Discussion featuring:

AUDACIA RAY,
International Women’s Health Coalition & Co-Founder of Sex Work Awareness

MARYSE MITCHELL-BRODY,
NYC Anti-Violence Project & Founding Member at Sex Workers Action New York

Other panelists to be announced.

Moderated by MELISSA GIRA GRANT, Sex & Technology Writer.

Portion of the proceeds will be donated to Sex Workers’ Project.

Buy Tickets Now- this event will sell out!

Network with your community before & after discussion.

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PARTNERS INCLUDE:

The Woodhull Institute for Ethical Leadership
http://www.woodhull.org

Sex Workers’ Project
http://www.sexworkersproject.org

ABOUT AUDACIA RAY:

http://www.audaciaray.com

Audacia Ray is a media maker and activist who is passionate about sexual rights. Presently, Audacia is the Program Officer for Online Communications and Campaigns at the International Women’s Health Coalition and the co-host of the monthly reading series Sex Worker Literati in New York. Dacia is the author of “Naked on the Internet: Hookups, Downloads, and Cashing In on Internet Sexploration” and an adjunct professor of Human Sexuality at Rutgers University. Audacia is a former sex worker who was an executive editor at $pread magazine for three years and is a co-founder of advocacy organization Sex Work Awareness, for which she edits the public education blog Sex Work 101 and provides media training workshops for sex workers. Dacia is also the award-winning director and producer of the porn feature The Bi Apple as well as the producer and star of the comedic film short Dacia’s Love Machine. She has blogged at WakingVixen.com since 2004 and has also edited a blog for the Village Voice and written for Fleshbot.

ABOUT “SANGRAM: SEX WORKER ORGANIZING IN INDIA”
BY AUDACIA RAY:

The Sangli district in the rural south of India has one of the highest rates of HIV infection in the country. This health issue has become the crux of a powerful sex workers movement that has risen up over the past twelve years, in which sex workers have become agitators for change in health systems and policy that affects them on the local, national, and international levels.

ABOUT MARYSE MITCHELL BRODY:

Maryse is an organizer, proud tía, revolutionary, day-dreamer, tortured artist, badass facilitator, dancer, loud new yorker, good friend, and mad one. Along with her work with the Icarus Project, Maryse is an advocate for sex workers’ rights and a member of the Rock Dove Collective, a radical community health exchange. Born and raised in New York City, she facilitates workshops that examine the links between sexual shame, trauma and emotional well-being, and explore the potential for sex as a healing modality.

ABOUT MELISSA GIRA GRANT:

http://www.melissagira.com

Melissa Gira Grant is a writer, artist, and activist working at the intersection of sexuality, new media, feminism, and human rights. She’s written for Valleywag, Gawker, BlackBook, Slate, $pread, The Huffington Post, The Frisky, and RH Reality Check, and has contributed to Best Sex Writing 2008 (Cleis Press) and Dirty Girls (Seal Press). Her work has been featured in the San Francisco Chronicle, the New York Times, and Cosmopolitan (France), among others. She currently works in communications and development at the Third Wave Foundation, and lives in New York.

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ABOUT SEX WORKERS’ PROJECT:

http://www.sexworkersproject.org

Using human rights and harm reduction approaches, the Sex Workers Project (SWP) protects and promotes the rights of individuals who engage in sex work, regardless of whether they do so by choice, circumstance, or coercion. In addition to providing direct legal and social services to over a hundred individual clients a year in immigration, criminal legal, civil, and police misconduct matters, we offer “know your rights” trainings for sex workers and people who have been trafficked, and conduct training and outreach to service providers and community organizations who may come into contact with trafficked persons or sex workers.

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ABOUT PARADIGM SHIFT: NYC’S FEMINIST COMMUNITY:

http://www.ParadigmShiftNYC.com

Use the “F” word.
Discuss. Evolve. Grow with Us.
Change NYC. Change the World.

Paradigm Shift, the critically acclaimed and largest feminist event series/community group in the New York City metropolitan area, hosts monthly lectures and discussion groups to spotlight leaders in feminist thought, ranging from artists and academics to filmmakers and policy activists. Paradigm Shift presents discussions, workshops, screenings, open mics, and performances of local and internationally renowned talent, and serves as a co-sponsor for policy/protest efforts.

TimeOut New York rated Paradigm Shift’s events “Critics’ Pick” five times, an unprecidented honor among progressive organizations. Our online presence includes a BLOG, featuring community submissions and exclusive interviews and commentary, and PARADIGM SHIFT TV, the pioneering online feminist video channel featuring lectures/discussions, community commentary & submissions including film trailers.

Paradigm Shift, a 501c4 non-profit, supports the community by providing a platform for political/personal/creative expression, marketing, project support, networking, and monetary donations to feminist non-profits. Paradigm Shift was founded in March 2007 by Meredith Villano, Activist & TV/ New Media Executive & Lisa A. Snyder, Founder of Elle*Eye Design. Paradigm Shift has a dedicated and passionate volunteer staff.

Everyone’s connection to feminism is a very personal one. We’ll tell you our stories, and we want to hear yours.

JOIN US ON
MEETUP
http://www.meetup.com/feminism-paradigmshiftnyc-com/

FACEBOOK
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Paradigm-ShiftNYC/34826091106?ref=nf

TWITTER
http://twitter.com/Pshiftnyc

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$7 students/pre-paid, $10 at door

Presale tickets are available here:
http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/103011