Oct. 10, 11, 17 &19 2008 A Benefit Performance of Bill Russell's song cycle with music by Janet Hood. The work features songs and monologues inspired by the NAMES Project AIDS Memorial Quilt and Edgar Lee Masters' Spoon River Anthology. Each of the monologues is written from the perspective of characters who've died from AIDS and the songs represent the feelings of friends and family members dealing with the loss. Tickets $25

FEATURED PIECES: ONE OF THE GUYS by Margaret Heidenry & James Heidenry DYING TO GET MARRIED by Michael King LOCK JAW by Daniel Green Industry Guest to be announced! WHY THE RAW WORD? The event was started as a result of a need spotted by the committee. Rarely do actors, writers, filmmakers and industry executives join together to review potential material. The Raw Word attempts to do just that. WHAT HAPPENS AT THE RAW WORD? Each month The Raw Word organizes a reading. Three screenplay excerpts (10-12 pages each) are performed by up and coming actors. The excerpts are all new material which the writers are seeking to test in front of a live audience and an experienced film executive. One hour before the event, talented actors are provided the material and rehearse. After each piece is performed, the film executive host provides critical feed-back on the work. After all pieces are performed, the film executive is interviewed by one of the committee members. WHO ORGANIZES THE RAW WORD? We're all writers, IFP members and in one way or another involved in the film business. Daniel Green Born in New York and living in Williamsburg , Brooklyn, Daniel has been working on independent films in varying capacities for the last 12 years. He co-wrote and directed "Light Bends" an official selection in the 2004 IFP Market. Daniel is currently working on his fifth screenplay. When not writing or directing films, he's a key player in the interactive media space. Daniel graduated with an MBA from Penn State University and a BSM from Tulane University in New Orleans. Kevin Davidson Born and raised in New York City, Kevin has worked on independent films and theatre since the 1990s. A graduate of SUNY Purchase, Kevin studied film production and screenwriting, and completed several screenplays and short film projects that have run the festival circuit-including Journey Thru Space! and Light Bends. He also co-created the graphic novel project The Zero Heroes, and is a skilled graphic designer. Jared Moshe Currently a Partner at Sidetrack Films, Jared previously worked at the Film Sales Company where he was closely involved in the domestic and international sale of over seventy-five films including My Architect; CSA and Oscar Winner Born Into Brothels. He is an Associate Producer on Destricted directed by Larry Clark, Matthew Barney, Gasper Noe, which premiered in official selection at the 2006 Sundance Film Festival. He previously worked in development with Robert Downey, Sr. and at Magnet Entertainment during the productions of The Truth About Charlie and Adaptation. He graduated from Amherst College with a degree in English and a concentration in film. PAST HOSTS: Charles Puglese, Killer Films (Boys Don't Cry, One Hour Photo, Happiness) Jeb Brody Big Beach Films (Everything is Illuminated, Little Miss Sunshine) Ben Stambler Magnolia Pictures (The Smartest Guys in the Room, The War Within, The Fastest Indian, Pulse, Bubble) Wendy Sax Former Artistic Director, IFP Market Moving Stories Inc. David S. Cohen Writer Pee Wee Playhouse. Twice Emmy Nominated.

Ten Grand Productions, Inc. Presents the Cold Cuts Reading Series for New Works Get Ready for a Brand New Season !!! Fall Sessions Begin October 16 Join us once again this fall when the Cold Cuts Reading Series resumes Tuesday Evening, October 16 at 7:00 p.m., with three subsequent sessions scheduled for October 30, November 13 and November 27. This fall, we're staying put our new venue, The National Comedy Theatre, located at 347 W 36th St., between 8th and 9 th Avenues in Manhattan. The reading series is free and open to all actors, playwrights, directors, industry invitees as well as members of the general public. From October 16 through November 27, we will feature twelve new plays by emerging playwrights across the United States. Each evening, three new plays are given a cold reading by actors who were assigned their roles at the previous session. All actors who attend the readings on a given evening place themselves in the casting pool for the plays to be read at the following session, the parts for which are announced and handed out at the end of the night. New and returning actors are always welcome as are any of their guests. Join us this fall, and let's do theater. Ten Grand Productions, Inc. 532 LaGuardia Pl., Suite 498 · New York, NY 10012 · (212) 696-7344 · www.tengrand.org

Slamdance and the NYC DGA present an evening of films by New York directors, culled from the 2007 Slamdance Film Festival. Directors will be in attendance. TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 18th 7 PM DGA Theater 110 West 57th Street New York City Two great Shorts, and a short Feature! Admission is FREE After party at LIT LOUNGE to follow THE TWO SHORTS: The Listening Dead Directed by Phil Mucci, USA (14 min) A Monarch Cage (Jaula del Monarca) Directed by Paul Di Palma, USA/Mexico (13 min) AND THE SHORT FEATURE: The Path of Most Resistance Directed by Peter Kelley USA (50 min) It's New Year's Eve in New York City and Tom McKenna is alone. But solitude is an essential part of Tom's secretive profession-- a profession he guards even at the expense of love, even on New Year's Eve. But this New Year's Eve, which promises to be the most important night of his life, Tom is confronted with a complication he couldn't have anticipated, and presented with a choice that could change his life forever. Shot in and around New York City, this "unique gem" of a film begins as a lush, quiet observation of urban solitude, but transforms into an utterly surprising and unforgettable fairy tale that reaffirms life's ability, at the unlikeliest of moments, to surprise and reawaken the heart. The film stars Tim Rouhana and Spencer Grammer, and features Tamara Scott, Shawn Fitzgibbons, Amy Shea, Jack Freimann, gerard Urcioli, Nikki Walker, and Steve Belanger.

The Raconteur Presents PARTY # 33! Featuring the mix-media artwork of PETER ARAKAWA. Over 50 Works of Art!! With classical and jazz piano by composer John Wicke (tickling the ivories of the shop's scarred, but in tune, mahagony upright). FREE! Complimentary Wine/Amuse Bouche If you plan to attend please contact raconteurbooks@aol.com. If you know of someone who might be interested in the above event, please forward this notice. Labeled a 'literary center of gravity' by Peter Applebome of The New York Times, The Raconteur is known for its eclectic programming, organizing literary happenings that range from motorcycle rides to arm wrestling tournaments. In addition to the free weekly events (film screenings, staged readings, live music) they mount at their store, The Raconteur sponsors annual film and literary festivals at The Forum Theatre, a 500 seat landmark playhouse/former vaudeville venue three blocks from the shop.

Screened outside in the parking lot behind The Raconteur! The dark urban world of The Asphalt Jungle is one of the essential destinations in film noir. But be warned: despite tough guy Sterling Hayden’s dreams of bucolic escape, there is no way out. John Huston directed this superbly calibrated crime classic, which displays his usual wry appreciation of fringe-dwellers and down-and-outers. The cast includes Sam Jaffee, indelible as the criminal mastermind, and a pre-stardom Marilyn Monroe. Hayden plays the kind of mug he would revisit in Stanley Kurbrick’s The Killing, an informal homage to this film. And the film’s look is definitive: both artful and gritty, it creates a noir landscape that traps its people just as surely as the tar pits traps the dinosaurs. No wonder they call it noir. Thirty folding chairs will be set up in the lot. Feel free to bring you own seat. FREE! With freshly-popped, movie-style popcorn.

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The workshop examines the six consecutive phases of the writing process: proposal, drafting, self/peer evaluation, revising, editing and finally staging/publication. Students should come prepared to revise/resolve a prior project or to draft a pre-existing idea. The workshop does not, for the most part, assign exercises, but rather use the students' own projects to instruct. Interested parties must select either Tuesday’s evening class OR Thursday’s morning class. Classes conducted by Alex Dawson. 8 - 10 PM, Tues. June 12 – July 3 10 - 12 AM, Thurs. June 14 – July 5 For more information regarding the workshop/instructor, please e-mail raconteurbooks@aol.com. Register now! Seating limited!