Volume 2, Number 26 | The Weekly Newspaper of Chelsea | March 28 - April 3, 2008
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The A-list
BY SARAH NORRIS
ART
 PULSE ART FAIR
The programs and installations by the many participating galleries from around the world include Mark Anstee’s Venetian Murano glass exhibit; Jennifer Burkley Vasher’s “Tylenol Room (Entitlement - The Past Is Never Dead and Buried),” a large-scale meditation on loss and survival; and Jenny Marketou’s “Lounge of Ethereal Fun,” inspired by the phenomenon of children between 6 and 14 years old becoming important art collectors using their allowance. A glass kiosk (pictured) is where Arts Corporation avatars present film, video, photography and sculpture as part of their t.oaster multimedia installation. March 27-30, noon-8 p.m.. Pier 40. 353 West St. 212-255-2327, pulse-art.com
FILM
 EVERYTHING HAS A NAME
“Muhheakantuck—Everything Has a Name,” a 40-minute film directed by Matthew Buckingham, explores the social and political impact of the volatile interaction in the early 17th century between the indigenous Lenape people and the Dutch colonists around the Lower Hudson River Valley. Screenings take place aboard a NY water taxi that geographically mirrors the journey depicted in the movie, which is comprised of a single shot from a helicopter. On April 1 at 6:30 p.m., Buckingham talks about the project at NYU Cantor Film Center (38 E. 8th St.) Both events are free. March 28-30, April 4-6. Daily screenings at 7:00 and 8:00 p.m. Departing from Pier 45, Christopher St. and the Hudson River. 212-206-6674, creativetime.org
TALKS/READINGS
 JUNOT DÍAZ & EDWARD HIRSCH
The Writers Studio celebrates poet Edward Hirsch and his new collection, “Special Orders,” and Junot Díaz, whose superlative debut novel, “The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao,” was awarded the 2008 National Book Critics Award. Hirsch is also the author of the surprise 1999 bestseller “How to Read a Poem and Fall in Love with Poetry.” The acclaimed authors, both writing teachers and former recipients of Guggenheim grants, discuss their work with studio member Cynthia Weiner. April 4 at 7 p.m. Village Community School. 272 W. 10th St. 212-255-7075, writersstudio.com
 MOTH STORYSLAM
Fame is the theme of Moth’s StorySLAM, hosted by comedian Sara Barron. Prospective raconteurs, whose names are randomly selected, have five minutes each to recount their tales of brushes with fame, the famous or infamous. March 31 at 7 p.m. The Bitter End. 147 Bleecker St. At the Moth Mainstage, five past Slam winners face off to tell New York Stories. Previous narrators have included an astronaut, a voodoo priestess, a neurosurgeon, a cop, and a former pickpocket. April 2 at 7:30 p.m. The Players Club. 16 Gramercy Park South. 212-742-0551, themoth.org. Each week, the Moth website features a free—and always engaging—story podcast by past performers such as author Richard Price and sex advice columnist Dan Savage (pictured).
 TOD PAPAGEORGE
Photographer Tod Papageorge presents works from his recently published monograph, “American Sports, 1970: or How We Spent the War in Vietnam” (Aperture). He explains the spirit of his powerful series that draws a subtle but acute parallel between the Vietnam War and the American attitude toward spectator sports. His collection captures the electric and anxious atmosphere in stadiums across the country during a time of conflict rife with palpable political, racial and sexual tensions. April 1 at 7:30 p.m. National Arts Club. 15 Gramercy Park South. 212-475-5555, aperture.org
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