a josé gonzaléz song for a friday

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E6MSkG5txAA

Last night I went to the Chelsea Hotel to see Mikael Kennedy's art show, "Shoot the Moon". The show was comprised of 500 polaroids that he had taken over the past ten years. I went to the exhibit with my friend Lucy and we both swooned over all of his photos.

Have you heard about the MOTH? There are story-slams around the city centering around a specific topic. I have never been, but plan to go to the one next week about "earth".

http://www.themoth.org/storyslams_nyc

Some nice collage and journaling work.

Sarah Klein is one of my favorite artists. She did the illustrations for the local foods wheel, a device aimed at showing what produce is in season depending on the time of year and region. http://www.localfoodswheel.com/

She also did a project revolving around the process of making bread. She "used bread as the center of over a dozen videos to explore issues related to consumption, competition, ecology and more...the bread making process acts in contract to the focus of the space, questioning our busy lifestyle and our expectations of a place". http://www.sarahklein.com/projects.html

In the library learning about foraging for my anthropology midterm. Later tonight I'm going to the Chelsea Market to hear the author (my friend's aunt) of the Orangette blog speak!

I'm researching WWOOFing in Italy and California right now! WWOOFing stands for "world wide opportunities on organic farms" and is a free exchange program where you volunteer help and a farm offers you food, a place to live and an opportunity to learn about an organic way of life. Let me know if you have any recommendations of a place to farm!

The sun lit up the city today and the park is overflowing with musicians! I'm really excited to see the city unfold in the spring now. After class I went to the East Village to try Abraco coffee for the first time with some friends. The place was spot on, cozy and had delicious olive oil cake.

Also, last weekend I went to see seabear, an icelandic band, perform at southpaw in brooklyn. Check out their incredible video: http://vimeo.com/9379864