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Saturday, October 20, 2012

United Solo Festival Features One-Man Shows



United Solo is the world's largest solo theatre festival. . Highly experienced performers and untried new talents perform solo shows in many categories (e.g. storytelling, improv, stand-up, magic, puppetry, dance, multimedia, drama: tragedy or comedy).

When: October 11-November 18, 2012
Where: Theater Row - 42nd Street, New York City
Website: www.unitedsolo.org

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Monday, October 15, 2012

HEALTH: Living by Numbers

Ok, so not really a festival, but a celebration of something very specific: living by numbers means tracking as many measurables as possible. Tim Ferriss and J. Craig Venter are two speakers. The fact is that when you track things about yourself, you can improve a lot of things about yourself that seemed hard or impossible to do. Numbers are being pushed in a lot of frontiers, from fitness to genomics and beyond.

You can't go to this conference, but you can watch it online. Log on and check out some cutting edge conversations.

When: October 15-16, 2012
Where: Online only
Website: http://www.wiredhealthconference.com/

Friday, October 5, 2012

Feast for Good


The Feast gathers remarkable innovators from across industries to engage each other in creating world-shaking change.The Feast has hosted its annual conference since 2008 in New York City as well as in New Orleans during 2009. For 2012, The Feast is expanding its format to host the inaugural Social Innovation Week, a series of events in October including our flagship conference and two new happenings: The Feast Worldwide dinner party and The Feast Pavilion.

The Feast Pavilion will be open to the public from 10AM-6PM on Saturday October 6 and will feature artists, designers and other exhibits based on doing good through innovation. Food will also be present from some well-known food truck purveyors.

Where: 121 Delancey Street, Manhattan
When: October 6, 2012 10AM-6PM
Website: http://www.feastongood.com/pavilion/

Thursday, October 4, 2012

FIRST!! Kings County Fiber Festival


If you can't make it up to Sheep & Wool in Dutchess County this month, this first-ever fiber festival in Brooklyn will be a nice consolation. Artisans peddling their fiber-oriented wares, demonstrations and more. Knitters and crocheters (natch) will be joined by dyers, spinners, weavers and more. This is a first-year event and will sure to flesh out. There's quite a burgeoning fiber community in Park Slope now that will surely embrace this event!

Where: Old Stone House 3rd Street & 5th Ave, Park Slope Brooklyn
When: Sunday October 6, 10-6 PM
Website: http://www.nycgovparks.org/events/2012/10/06/first-annual-kings-county-fiber-festival