Cabin fever be damned! A killer deal on outdoor excursions with Brooklyn Outfitters

When a few trees embedded in concrete and community gardens wrapped in barbed wire just don’t qualify as enough nature, Brooklyn Outfitters is ready to get you out in the open. This local outdoor adventure company leads excursions throughout the Northeast that span from easy-going day hikes to overnight camping, skiing, snowshoeing and ice climbing trips. Your adventure starts at pickup locations in Manhattan and Brooklyn, and continues out to some of the area’s best-kept natural secrets. If you’ve never been winter camping, get ready to learn from the seasoned guides and come home with stories to tell.

Now, access to New York State’s awe-inspiring wilderness just got whole a lot easier. The first 30 guests to mention 3rd Ward will get 20% off any winter trips, which makes for some serious bargain trekking. Plus, become a fan on Facebook and you’re entered to win a FREE trip for two.

To book your winter adventure, call (718) 501-8501 or email info@brooklynoutfitters.com. For more information on the trip lineup, visit http://www.brooklynoutfitters.com/. Happy hiking!

THIS Friday // LANDFILL Issue Two Launch Party

LANDFILL Issue Two Launch Party
Friday, December 17,  6 to 8 pm
195 Morgan Ave, Brooklyn, NY, FREE.  

Please join us for the launch of LANDFILL Issue Two: the Edible Issue; featuring: Leda Meredith, Flatbush Farms, Marlow & Sons, Brooklyn Grange, Bloominghill Farms, WQCI, Neenah Paper, Brooklyn Farmyards, Rouge Tomate, and Hawthorne Valley Farm.

LANDFILL is an annual publication created by Brian Ponto in partnership with the Greg Barber Co. Each issue creates a volume of contemporary sustainable printing, giving other design professionals access to the processes, if only through example. 

Stay for a Q&A with participants of LANDFILL 02. Copies of the magazine will be on hand. Free beer thanks to Sixpoint Brewery! To RSVP and invite your friends, click here. 

www.landfillzine.com

Interactive marketing specialists hiring for entry level & management positions

Pioneers of interactive marketing, prepare your resumes. Leading company, Brightline iTV is seeking top talent for two open positions.  

Brightline iTV has produced high impact campaigns for Unilever, Progressive, Sony Pictures and Stella Artois. They were also named an “Admaker to Watch” by the Wall Street Journal.

Experience Design Associate
This entry level position is perfect for candidates with zero to two years of work experience in marketing, advertising or digital media design. As an Experience Design Associate, you will create interactive interfaces for mass public consumption, build strong relationships with Brightline’s clients, and seek out the most current of media research. You should be proficient in Adobe Creative Suite, a strong writer and communicator, passionate about the creation of interactive experiences, and efficient under tight deadlines. Experience with motion graphics and video editing is a plus.

For a full job description, click here. Sound like you? Send a resume and cover letter to Candace Tomkiel at ctomkiel@brightlineitv.com.

Creative Team Leader
Candidates for this position should have four to seven years of experience in media advertising, as well as in managing teams of at least four people. This is a senior-level position responsible for overseeing prospective and existing client relationships as well as guiding designers through the advertising design process. Strong written and verbal communication is key.

For more details on this position, click here.  Interested in leading your team to victory? Send a resume and cover letter to recruiting@brightlineitv.com.

To learn more about Brightline iTV’s work, visit http://www.brightlineitv.com/index.html.

Tuesday // Town Hall on New Cultural Strategies

ICSCS – The Institute for Culture in the Service of Community Sustainability is a new cultural policy research and think tank in New York City, headed by Paul Nagle.

Find out about their mission and help develop innovative cultural strategies. On Tuesday, December 14^th from 6pm to 8pm, ICSCS will hold the first of its Table series town hall meetings at Dance New Amsterdam – 280 Broadway (entrance on Chambers St.). This free event will begin with a cocktail and networking hour, followed by one hour of a guided community conversation on what the components of a comprehensive cultural policy might look like and where this new institute should direct its time and energies. No panels. You are the experts in the room. 

No rsvp necessary. Email pnagle@demos.org or visit www.artspolicynow.org for more information.

Capturing Revelry from Coast to Coast

It can be hard to wait a whole year for a beloved holiday to come around again. This year, photographer and 3rd Ward Member Amir Ebrahimi didn’t have to.

Amir embarked on a four-day odyssey to photograph his favorite day of the year—Halloween—from East coast to West, celebrating in multiple cities and time zones.

In a journey that began with our very own neighborhood-wide carnival Within the Land of Ash, continued underground in the New York City subways and then Manhattan, and ended days later with San Francisco’s Day of the Dead Parade, Amir captured masquerading merrymaking on both coasts, armed with a Lomo Action film camera (shoots four images onto one 35mm frame) to quadruple the spectacle.
View the images here.
Check out more of Amir’s work at http://www.amirnyc.com/

THIS Saturday, December 11th // Book release party for "Home from the Hardware Store"

Book Release Party
"Home From the Hardware Store"
Saturday, December 11th, 2pm
Hosted by Crest Hardware
558 Metropolitan Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 

If you've ever crafted a piece of home decor from the contents of the junk drawer, this book release party is for you. 

Join Crest Hardware and the Crest Hardware Art Show folks tomorrow, Saturday, December 11th at 2pm for the book release party of "Home From the Hardware Store". This book, born of a collaboration between artist Stephen Antonson and author Kathleen Hackett, shows the world that household gems needn't be expensive nor hard to produce. Be there as the MacGyvers of home decor demonstrate and showcase a few of the many treasures that can be created from ordinary items you can find right in your home or at Crest Hardware.

This book is a great holiday gift for the creative person in your life. Drinks and merriment to be had. 

FREE lecture this Monday December 13 // What is Installation Art?

Free Lecture: What is Installation Art?
Monday, December 13th, 7:30 - 9:30 pm
195 Morgan Ave, Brooklyn NY
RSVP: www.3rdward.com/free-lecture-signup/

This Monday, start your week off right with a free lecture from 3rd Ward Education. Beloved instructor Allison Maletz, who teaches Watercolor and Installation Art, will speak about the art of creating an environment, in which the audience is asked to use senses beyond vision for the experience.

We'll begin with a brief introduction to contemporary installation art and define what it is, breaking down the different approaches – public art, electronic art, land art, sound, web art, graffiti, performance, and sculpture. Allison will also talk about how to draft an installation proposal that one can submit to galleries, organizations and juried shows. 

Lecturer
Allison Maletz is a sound installation artist, photographer, and painter.  She teaches at Marymount Manhattan College and has recently exhibited her installation work in the Moscow Biennale. She received her BFA from the Rhode Island School of Design and her MFA from the Slade School of Fine Art, London.  She has also exhibited various mediums in the Liverpool Biennial, New Contemporaries UK, Zoo Art Italy, and The Royal Watercolor Society in London. You can view her work at www.allisonmaletz.com.

To guarantee your spot, sign up at http://www.3rdward.com/free-lecture-signup/. 

3rd Ward Handmade Holiday Craft Fair // Photos!

© Liz Clayman // www.lizclayman.comThis past Saturday, our halls were filled with holiday cheer, shoppers on the hunt for creative gifts, and over 130 amazing craft vendors. Thank you to all who sold, bought, performed and helped us put together the fair.

Click here to see the photos and enjoy your new treasures!

Joshua Kirsch's sound sculpture at Wired Magazine's Holiday Store

When Wired Magazine asked us to curate an exhibition at their awesome NoHo holiday pop up store, we looked to 3rd Ward solo show alum, Joshua Kirsch. His sense-altering, interactive work entitled Sympathetic Resonance, which employs a touch-sensitive aluminum keyboard to trigger the sounds of 56 different note-producing marimba bars, will be up through December 26th 2010. The best part is symphonies are all created by the audience, so get down there and start conducting!

To steal your moment in the spotlight with Sympathetic Resonance, head over to the 2010 Wired Magazine Holiday Store, located at 692 Broadway at 4th Street. Open Wednesday through Sunday, 11am - 7pm. Check out Wired’s picks for the latest new gadgets and cool holiday gifts while you're there.

To see more of Joshua’s work, visit http://www.joshuakirsch.com/.

THIS Wednesday // Rock out & support Clare Armory's fight against cancer

Clare! Clare! Clare! 
Musicians Kicking Ass for Clare Armory
Wednesday, December 1st, 7pm
Knitting Factory
361 Metropolitan Ave between Roebling & Havemeyer
$25 

This Wednesday, nine bands take the stage at the Knitting Factory to support Clare Armory: a fellow Brooklynite, musician and founder of Flesh and Bone Pilates, who was recently diagnosed with cancer. 

Come for 5 hours of badass live music from Feather Hell, Hide the Knives, Knuckle Children, The Dead Exs, Matamoros, This Frontier Needs Heroes, Seth, S.S.P.S., and DJ Fuzzbox.

All proceeds go directly to Clare's medical care. 

For tickets to Clare! Clare! Clare!, click here, and spread the word through their Facebook invite. Tickets are $25 and attendees have re-entry throughout the night, so this is your destination for an evening of big mid week fun for a great cause.