TRASH TALK: A Writing and Art Sharing Series

As most of you know, 500genders is the not-for-profit, feminist writing and performance collaborative I co-run with 6 other women. Please come out to one, or two, or preferably all three of these free and fun and inspiring events.

Hope to see you there,

Coriel

500genders presents

Trash Talk:

A Writing and Art Sharing Series

• Brunch Writing Workshop: Sunday, April 19th 2-5pm at Coriel's apartment : 739 Dekalb Ave Apt 4F. Take G train to Bedford/Nostrand.

Please bring one bit of brunch and a notebook with pen

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• Editing Followup Session: Sunday, April 26th 2-4pm at Tiny Cup (Please RSVP to corgaff@gmail.com for this editing session.)
  

279 Nostrand Ave between Clifton Pl & Lafayette Ave. Take G train to Bedford/Nostrand.

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• Art Share: Sunday, May 3rd 2pm

*Location TBA

You asked for it... and here it is:

Based on your feedback from the In Others' Words series, we have added a step between our next workshop and art share: an editing session! The Sunday following our upcoming brunch writing workshop, you will have an opportunity to bring your writing from the workshop - rough or polished - to an editing session to share ideas, feedback, editing suggestions, and some delicious coffee with other brunch folks. This will be a chance to share your work informally. You might just love it so much that you won't be able to resist sharing it at the next art share...

Looking forward to eating, sharing, and talking trash with you.

Sincerely,
The women of 500genders
Carinne, Christine, Coriel, Hope, Janis/Miriam, Megan, and Pamela

louderARts presents Persona Poetry Slam featuring Coriel Gaffney!

Coriel Gaffney

& the Persona Slam
(click here for info on the slam)
at louderARTS: the reading series

Monday, March 16th

Open Mic sign up at 7pm & show 7:30pm

13 Bar/Lounge at 35 E. 13th St (cor. 13th & University)

$6 ($5 with student ID) plus 2-4-1 drinks all night

http://www.louderarts.com/

500genders Zine at Bluestockings!!!

News! We are pleased to announce that the 500genders Zine is available at Bluestockings, an amazing bookstore and more in the Lower East Side. If you've never been there, you should check it out. Stop by and pick one up!

Happy Daylight Savings,
500genders

Bluestockings
172 Allen Street between Stanton and Rivington
http://bluestockings.com/

a bookstore, fair trade cafe, and activist center in the Lower East Side of Manhattan.

In Others' Words Artshare

THANK YOU to everyone who made it to the In Others' Words Artshare.
THANK YOU to everyone who contributed to the 500genders 2009 Zine.
and
THANK YOU Zack for these amazing photos.


Please send us feedback, suggestions, comments, and keep writing!
500genders@gmail.com

500genders "In Others Words" Art Share, February 23rd at 7:30pm

Friends:

The 500Genders "In Others Words" Art Share is fast approaching!

Please join us on Monday February 23rd at 7:30pm at The Perch Cafe.

The Perch Cafe is at 365 5th Ave between 5th and 6th Streets in Brooklyn.
Take the R or the F trains to 4th and 9th or the B63 bus.


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As always, any and all art is welcome.

You are welcome to take the theme as literally or figuratively as you choose
or to ignore it completely. So you best get to revising those poems and monologues, dusting off those stories and scripts, practicing those dance moves and comedy routines,
collecting those paintings and puppets...

And if you're lucky, you just may get a hot-off-the-presses 2009 500Genders zine!

It's time to spice up our Monday nights!

Hope to see you there,

The Women of 500 Genders: Carinne, Christine, Coriel, Hope, Janis, Megan, Pamela

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500Genders is a feminist not-for-profit

devoted to creating and showcasing original artwork and literary compositions.

Come see (stillness) featuring Megan Gaffney!

You are invited to the reading of

(stillness)

featuring the ravishing sextet: Margot Ebling, Megan Gaffney, Laura Heidinger, Troy Hill, Brett Keyser, and Hillary Spector.

It is FREE
Sunday, February 22nd at noon
in Tribeca at The Flea (41 White between Broadway & Church)

with Kir Royales and croissants to ease you into Sunday afternoon.

(stillness) is:

• a teacup rattling in its saucer
  
• a wooden clock turning itself back into a tree

• a Bergman-esque film of words

• a finalist receiving Honorable Mention for the 2008 Jane Chambers competition for feminist performance text...

In Others' Words

500 Genders is holding a

Brunch Writing Workshop

Theme: In Others' Words

Sunday, February 8th from 1-3:30

NOTE: The In Others' Words Art Share will be held soon after location and time TBD– consider sharing what you write during the workshop.

Time: 1:00 – 3:30
Location: Hope's Apartment 545 Prospect Place Apt.3F
Cross streets: Classon and Franklin Avenues
Trains in walking distance: 2/3, 4/5, Q, the S(Shuttle)

Buses: The B48 lets off at the end of the block.

Please bring: One bit of brunch (anything delicious)

Wins & Losses 2008 Art Share!!!

Hello All!

This is the updated email with time, location and activity changes for the 500Genders "Wins and Losses 2008" Art Share!

WHEN: Saturday, December 20th, 2008, 8:30 PM-11:30 PM

WHERE: Tiny Cup Cafe, Bed-Stuy, BROOKYLN

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DIRECTIONS: G train to Bedford-Nostrand, exit on the Nostrand side, walk one block south to Clifton Place -- Tiny Cup is on the corner of Clifton Place and Nostrand.

WHAT: We will be charging a sliding scale of $5-$10 at the door. There will be lots of free wine and delicous food inside. -or- Take the A to Nostrand, exit at Fulton and Nostrand, walk north on Nostrand towards Macon, 10 minute walk to Clifton Place -or- The B48 and the B38 will both take you there.

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You are invited you to the final 500genders ART SHARE of 2008!

The theme is...(drumroll)... WINS AND LOSSES 2008!

2008... We elected our first African-American president/ Two states placed constitutional bans on same-sex marriage. 2008... We developed the richest friendships/ The economy plummeted.2008... We got laid off/ We sought out more fulfilling work.2008... We lost grandparents/ We gained inspiration from the story of their lives.2008... Got no sleep/ Gained an appreciation for sleep! Got married/ Lost our health insurance! Got rejected/ Kept on writing!

I think you get the point. So... what's your story?

Come with whatever art you "arted"-- poems, stories, dances, music, films (we will not have film-showing equipment this time, so bring your own), rambling statements, a sparkly teal outfit.. Or feel free to just come to listen. (Also feel free to be a rebel and ignore the theme entirely.)

Hope to see your beautiful shiny faces there,

Love,
Carinne, Christine, Coriel, Hope, Janis, Megan, and Pamela

500 G'S Post Election Art Share

500 Genders Post-Election ART SHARE!
Let's celebrate.

When: Friday, (tomorrow!) November 7th @ 8pm
Where: the home of Janis and Zack: 212 North 6th Street @ Driggs Ave in Williamsburg (L train to Bedford Avenue)

There will be joy and wine and snacks and art and words and lots of love. Please feel free to bring more of any of the above.

Looking forward to sharing this with you!!

- The Women of 500Genders: Carinne, Christine, Coriel, Hope, Janis, Megan, Pamela

ART SHARE - Friday the 13th! The theme is sex.

It's getting hot outside, and 500 Genders invites you to take some of that heat inside . . .

(actually, technically we're inviting you to keep it outside since this event will be held outside in a backyard but, you get the point)

The theme of our next art share is: SEX!

We encourage you to bring pieces of writing or of art, including short
films (we will have a projector and a screen set up), based on the theme
of SEX: First times, best times, worst times, works on desire, repulsion,
or turn us on with your hottest, steamiest, sex story. (As always, if you
don't like our chosen theme, feel free to ignore it and just share
whatever you please.)

Date: Friday, June 13th (ominous!)
Place: The backyard at 212 North 6th Street, between Driggs and Roebling
in Williamsburg (L train to Bedford) -- walk through the gate to the right
of the building).
Time: 8:30 p.m.

We will provide the vodka and fixings for sex on the beaches. Bring beer
and/or wine if that's more your speed. Donations in the form of alcohol,
food, and/or hard and fast cash are always welcome.

500 Genders is a not-for-profit organization devoted to creating and
showcasing original feminist (using that term broadly) artwork and
literary compositions. We welcome novices, amateurs, and professional
writers and artists to share with and inspire our community.

Hope to see you there!

--"The Genders" AKA Coriel AKA Cory, Carinne, Christine, Hope, Janis AKA Miriam, Megan, and Pamela AKA Pam

500 Genders Writing Workshop - June 1st, 1-4pm

Friends,

Please join us for a 500Genders writing workshop on Sunday, June 1st from 1-4pm.

500Genders, a Brooklyn based, non-profit, feminist writing and performance collective, provides free bi-monthly(ish) writing workshops for the community in an effort to explore and expand the definition of feminism. You need not consider yourself a writer in order to attend! We use writing and art as forms of expression, and hope to gain knowledge and understanding through fresh media.

This particular workshop will be women-only, so please feel free to pass the word on to any female friends whom you think might be interested. However, we do have limited space, so please RSVP ASAP to corgaff@gmail.com. We will provide snacks and activities. All you need is a notebook. And please try not to be late!

The workshop will be held at Hope Boeve's apartment at 555 Prospect Place Apt 3F Brooklyn, NY. Take the 2,3,4,5 trains to Franklin Ave. Walk about 5 blocks down Franklin (against traffic). Turn left onto Prospect Place. The building will be on your right. Ring the buzzer for Apartment 3F.

If you have any questions, please call Coriel Gaffney at 718-503-4154 or Carinne Luck at 857-891-5610.

We hope to see you there!
500 Genders

Megan and Coriel Perform Spoken Word at the LGT Benefit!

The Looking Glass Theatre Spring Benefit & Gala

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 2, 2008 ---- 6-10 p.m.

The Looking Glass Theatre

422 West 57th Street (between 9th/10th Aves)

http://thelookingglasstheatre.homestead.com/Benefit.html

Megan Gaffney performs in Everyman at the Looking Glass Theater
with sound design by Juan Aboites!

EVERYMAN

Directed by Shari Johnson
May 8 - June 1

Thursday-Saturday @ 8pm; Sunday @ 5pm

www.lookingglasstheatrenyc.com

The Fiction Circus with 500 GENDERS at Stain Bar

500 Genders has been invited to perform with/open for The Fiction Circus this Saturday at 9 PM, March 15th at Stain in Williamsburg (Grand Street and Humboldt).

The Fiction Circus made the flyers. That's all I can say.
Ah, the irony.

Come if you're in the hood and feeling genderific. We'll be an incomplete posse doing old favorites in a new order. Although, Cory's always one to pull a newbie out so you never know what she'll come up with.


L to Grand Street stop (4th in Brooklyn). Exit and walk towards Humboldt on Grand. Pass the intersection of Humboldt and Grand and you'll see Stain on your left.

Save the Date: 500 Genders Afternoon Tea Workshop!

Hello Friends and Fellow Genders,

500 Genders would like to invite you to our latest workshop, our first one ever to bring women, men, and everyone else together to explore and delve into our expansive feminist world through collaborative art, writing, and whatever else emerges through the course of our 2-3 hours together.

The workshop will take place on March 2nd at 4pm (aka tea-time); we will provide some snacks and, yup, tea. You need to bring yourself and one picture/photo that you think invokes the broad theme of gender. And no, we can't be more specific :)

Full details are below. Please please RSVP so we can be sure to have enough grub for everyone. And please pass this invitation along to anyone you think might be interested, curious, and/or open-minded.

We look forward to seeing you.

In peace,

The 500 Genders: Carinne, Christine, Coriel, Hope, Janis, Megan, Pam.

Details:

What: 500 Genders All-genders welcome workshop and tea

Where: Carinne and Pam's apartment205 27th St, Apt 3, Brooklyn! (R to 25th St; or N, D to 36th and walk)When: March 2nd, 4pm

Why: It's a great place to score. JK, because it will be awesome, duh