"Simple Things," a new web series created by Anthony Marinelli, is a pulp/noir/thriller about a mild-mannered suburban florist (Rick Schneider) whose simple life becomes very complicated when he meets a dark, mysterious woman (Amanda Greer) and her menacing husband (Joseph Cassese).
The series consists of 8 episodes and also features John Reoli, Jillian Gottlieb, and Peter Evangelista.
This event is being held to kick-off a fundraising campaign with the goal to begin production in June, 2014. "Simple Things" is a sponsored project of Fractured Atlas, a non-profit arts services organization. Contributions are tax deductible to the extent permitted by law.
If you'd like to attend, please RSVP to:
simple.things.webseries@gmail.com
SEATING IS LIMITED!
If you cannot attend, but still wish to contribute, simply visit:
https://www.fracturedatlas.org/ site/fiscal/profile?id=9312
Writer/director, Anthony Marinelli, and the entire cast of "Simple Things" will be on hand for a Q&A after a screening of his and Angelo Berkowitz's short film, "Walt Whitman Never Paid For It," featuring "Simple Things" cast members Amanda Greer and Joseph Cassese. There are sure to be some surprises as well. We hope to see you there!
Visit us at:
http://www.simple-things-webseries .com/
Daniel Nardicio presents...
Joan Collins: One Night With Joan- Direct from London! November 5th at BB Kings
with an intro by Scissor Sister's Ana Matronic
"in a word: FAAAAABULOUS!" New York Times
"a terrific storyteller...not a dull moment. Joan is such entertaining company!" Sunday Times of London
One Night With Joan is a not-to-be-missed opportunity to spendan intimate evening in the company of a true English Hollywood legend. JoanCollins will take to the stage with honesty, style and grace and with the same engaging wit and frankness that turned her two memoirs, Past Imperfect and Second Act, into international best-sellers. Among the many confidences, shetells us the ups and downs of her career and screens rare and often hilarious film footage from her life. It’s a chance to hear first hand about her screen test for Cleopatra and why she lost the role to Elizabeth Taylor, her on-set encounters with the formidable Bette Davis and many others including Bing
Crosby, Bob Hope, Paul Newman and Richard Burton; and, of course, her relationships! Another highlight of the evening are outtakes and her legendary bitch-fights with Linda Evans in Dynasty. The evening includes a question and answer session with the chance to ask Joan anything you’ve always wanted to know about her amazing life.
Joan Collins has appeared in more than 118 feature films and TV shows,including creating the role of Alexis Carrington on Dynasty, one of the most
highly rated television dramas of all time. Her novels and memoirs have sold over 50 million copies worldwide and have been translated into 30 languages.
She is a regular diarist for The Spectator and a contributor to The Daily Mail, The Telegraph, The Times and Harper's Bazaar. On stage, Joan Collins has performed on Broadway, the West End, and in national tours in the UK and
North America. She is recognized world-wide as a fashion maven of timeless beauty, and is a brand ambassador and spokeswoman for top cosmetic, health and beauty companies. On the humanitarian front, Joan Collins is devoted to the well-being of women, children and families and regularly lends her support and celebrity to causes that include finding a cure for breast cancer and
empowering children with learning disabilities. She is also a committed patron of Shooting Star/Chase Hospice for Children. She is married to TheatricalManager Percy Gibson, and they live between their homes in Los Angeles,
London, New York and the South of France. In 1997 she received an OBE for her lifetime contribution to the arts and her continuing charity work.
Tuesday November 5th 8pm (doors 6pm)
BB Kings 237 W 42 St New York
Tickets at http://www.bbkingblues.com/ bio.php?id=3148 
Tuesdays at 10:30 PM Disco Yoga with performer, writer, photographer, nightlife diva, and Philosopher Queen Gerry Visco is an Iyengar trained yoga teacher and practitioner who has studied yoga intensively since the age of 16 and was certified to teach yoga by the Iyengar Yoga Institute of New York (a two year program). We all need to open our bodies up, feel good, and PARTY!
Wear something fun and comfortable, get ready to move and relax, all levels, stiff or flexible, and be ready to have FUN. We will incorporate dance into the yoga session. If you have a mat, block, strap, or blankets, feel free to bring them. Suggested donation: $6 or more
The Spectrum is a fab funky spot and it IS 59 Montrose at Lorimer -- look for an awning and just open the door since there's no big disco sign. We're inside looking for Nirvana (no, not THAT Nirvana. Kurt Cobain will only be there in spirit).
Bio of Gerry Visco:
Gerry Visco has been practicing yoga since the age of 16, back when it wasn't chic. She is an Iyengar trained yoga teacher and practitioner who was certified to teach yoga by the Iyengar Yoga Institute of New York (a two year program). She writes and takes photographs for Interview Magazine and Hyperallergic and has performed in numerous films and live productions, such as "FCKNLZ on Broadway" at the Museum of Arts and Design, Pussy Faggot, Vandam, the R Bar, Dixon Place, Theater for the New City, Cameo Gallery, The Wild Project, the Creative Time Gala, Envoy Gallery, The Slipper Room, the Bowery Electric, Chantal’s House of Shame in Berlin, on television in "Oddities," assorted cool music videos like Sharon Needle’s “Call Me on the Ouija Board” and Ssion’s Luvv Bazaar, and in several full-length feature films, including Woody Allen’s “Stardust Memories," Abel Ferrara’s recent “4.44 Last Day on Earth,” and in the forthcoming "Hellaware." Visco currently writes for Interview Magazine and Hyperallergic. She’s written hundreds of articles that have appeared in publications including New York Press, Vice, and Out Magazine. Gerry holds a BA in Literature, an MFA in Writing, an MS in Journalism from Columbia University, and an AAS from FIT. She’s currently writing a memoir about her colorful life as muse, fag hag, renegade, and rent girl, in the gritty glamorous world of New York City during the 1970s and 1980s. She has a day job, barely sleeps, and is illegally blonde at large on the Upper East Side, so watch out!
She has written articles about yoga for Fit Yoga: http://iyengarnyc.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/ Fit_Yoga_Light_on_Iyengar.p df
Martha Erlebacher "Retrospective" at New York Academy of Art
Downtown: 111 Franklin street, 6-8pm
Ron Haviv "Testimony" at Anastasia Photo
Chinatown/LES: 166 Orchard street, 6:30-8:30pm
Performance: David Mckenzie "All the King’s horse’s…none of his men" curated by Adrienne Edwards at Third Streaming
Soho: 10 Greene street, RSVP info@thirdstreaming.com, 7-8pm
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