Sarah Small

The third issue is here!

SPLOTCH: VISUAL PULSE “EGO” will be online until January 2005 at www.splotches.org

Featuring artists: Jeremy Andrew, Randy Devost, Brian Dreisbach, Marc Fanberg, Jonathan Gitelson, Jose Mertz, Sarah Small, Jonathan Watkins, Mike Weikert, John Zoller and a bunch of others…

Including two political side projects “State-Of-The-Art” and “Stick To Freedom.”

Also come see some of the work from this issue in an actual physical space at Tia Café in Williamsburg, NY from November 6th to December 4th.

Hey Friends, Family, Strangers:

Yasna Voices will be performing a collection of Women’s Work Songs from around the globe Today at 4pm at the Brooklyn Public Library. This show is the culmination of our year long research on Women’s Work Songs from around the world. These songs span from Bulgaria to Poland, Japan to Scotland, Argentina, Croatia, Georgia, India to Scandinavia, and the United States. This Event is free and will be chock full of energy!

“Women’s Work Woven in Song”
Sat, Oct 23rd, Today, 4pm– Free
Brooklyn Public Library, Grand Army Plaza
2nd Floor Auditorium
Subways: 2,3 to Brooklyn Museum or Q to 7th Avenue
Bus: B41, B69, B71

This project is sponsored, in part, by the Greater New York Arts Development Fund of the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, administered by The Brooklyn Arts Council, Inc. (BAC), and The Puffin Foundation.

We were also recent on-air guests at the radio station, WFMU, this past Saturday. My apologies for not putting the word out earlier.

Here is the link if you are interested: http://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/12898

I hope that some of you can make it to our concert in Brooklyn – all the details are below. The venue isn’t ideal, but the concert should be fun.

Yasna Voices, New York City’s only Bulgarian Women’s Choir, journeys around the globe to feature songs about marriage, child-rearing, physical labor, and rituals performed by women. Vocal traditions from Bulgaria, Poland, Japan, Scotland, Argentina, Croatia, Georgia, India, Scandinavia, and the United States, will be heard.

WHEN: Saturday, October 23rd, 4pm, FREE
WHERE:  Brooklyn Public Library, Grand Army Plaza Branch,
2nd Floor Auditorium

Subways: 2,3 to Brooklyn Museum; Q to7th Avenue
Bus: B41, B69, B71

WHO/WHAT: Yasna Voices have delighted audiences with close-knit Bulgarian harmonies since 2002. They were featured at the Golden Festival for Balkan music, and have performed at BAM Café, Symphony Space, and BRIC Studio. Stay tuned for their live radio debut on Saturday, Oct. 16th on WFMU, 7:30pm.

“The Voices ring and chime with an unearthly sharpness and resonance” Lori Ortiz of Offoffoff.com.

This project is sponsored, in part, by the Greater New York Arts Development Fund of the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, administered by The Brooklyn Arts Council, Inc. (BAC), and The Puffin Foundation.