From ojdingo at gmail.com Mon Sep 14 01:46:41 2009 From: ojdingo at gmail.com (Matt Jones) Date: Sun, 13 Sep 2009 22:46:41 -0700 Subject: [dorkbotsocal-blabber] Frogtown Art Walk Saturday Message-ID: <1A14E57D-9C1B-4504-B3A5-D477B3807BF4@gmail.com> --of potential interest to dorkbotters and art and music fans-- Frogtown Art Walk http://www.frogtownarts.com/ Saturday Sept 19, 2009 (this upcoming Saturday) 4-10pm The artists and artisans of Elysian Valley, otherwise known as Frogtown, are pleased to announce the fourth annual Frogtown Art Walk, a celebration of the creativity and talent flourishing in the industrial buildings along the LA River. Last year visitors wandered along the river, lead by glowing arrows, the sound of music, and a trail of flickering lanterns to the various studios, bright with light and lively chatter. Some took a guided tour of the LA river led by Joe Linton, or watched as Greenmeme created and launched an environmental art installation; the ?River Liver.? This year: Live Bands from 4-10pm at Blake Lofts (1839 Blake Ave) Live Silkscreening at NOMAD Studios 7-9pm (Blake and Newell) Letterpress demos at Lala Press hourly starting at 5 (2810 Clearwater) More as the story develops The boundaries of Elysian Valley (Frogtown) are the 2 freeway to the north, the 110 freeway to the south, the Los Angeles River to the east, and the 5 freeway to the west. The studios will be open from 5-10 PM. Free street parking is plentiful in the area. For further details, images, and a map of the tour sites, visit the Frogtown Art Walk website at www.frogtownarts.com or call the office of Tracy A. Stone Architect at (323) 664-0202 - .... .. ... - .. --- . ... -. - -- . .- -. .- -. -.-- - ... .. -. --. matt jones los angeles, ca www.ojdingo.com -. --- .-. -.. --- . ... - .... .. ... -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://music.columbia.edu/pipermail/dorkbotsocal-blabber/attachments/20090913/071aa77b/attachment.html From tedwards at gmail.com Thu Sep 17 20:25:17 2009 From: tedwards at gmail.com (Thomas Edwards) Date: Thu, 17 Sep 2009 17:25:17 -0700 Subject: [dorkbotsocal-blabber] Machine Project classes of note Message-ID: <2fd1fa350909171725t5f38dbacwbd6d29b1f6abe3d5@mail.gmail.com> Two cool Machine Project classes coming up: Sensors and Pattern Recognition Class Monday Sept 28th :: 7-10pm Wednesday Sept 30th :: 7-10pm Saturday Oct 3rd :: 12-4pm Monday Oct 5th :: 7-10pm Taught by Heather Knight http://machineproject.com/events/2009/09/28/sensors-and-pattern-recognition-class/ The first is taught by Dorkbot SoCal presenter Heather Knight: "This class is a crash course in simple analog circuits and basic pattern recognition techniques. You can use them for charismatic robots or intelligent machines (note: the emphasis will be on applications that improve peoples? everyday lives rather than take over the world). You will learn how to select features, characterize interactions and train perception by separating data into training and testing sets." http://machineproject.com/events/2009/11/01/programming-the-iphone-101-2/ Programming the iPhone 101 Instructor: Chandler McWilliams 4 lessons Sundays November 1st & 8th, 2009 :: 12-4pm Wednesdays November 4th & 11th, 2009 :: 7-10pm "Learning to program for the iPhone can be a daunting challenge. A new language, a new development environment, new hardware, and new ways of thinking all before you have a working app. This four session workshop will get you up and coding quickly so you can learn the intricacies of creating applications for iPhone by diving right in and doing it. We?ll cover the basics of Cocoa Touch, Apple?s framework for creating applications for the iPhone and iPod Touch, become familiar with objective-c, learn to use Apple?s XCode and Interface Builder development tools, learn how to use the built-in application templates, and how to access features like GPS and the accelerometer." -Thomas From tedwards at gmail.com Sun Sep 27 19:25:36 2009 From: tedwards at gmail.com (Thomas Edwards) Date: Sun, 27 Sep 2009 16:25:36 -0700 Subject: [dorkbotsocal-blabber] Video art call Message-ID: <2fd1fa350909271625m77245212l473fb5164d89b87e@mail.gmail.com> -=-=-=-=- PLAY WITH FIRE Festival of Video Art, Performance and Design November 14-21, 2009-New York Venue: Harvestworks, 596 Broadway, Suite 602, Manhattan, NY http://playwithfirefestival.wordpress.com/ CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS Deadline October 15, 2009 If you are an artist or designer who uses video outside ?the box? we want you to participate at Play With Fire! We are seeking submissions for AV performances, installations, panel discussions, VJs, workshops or other video based projects to present or discuss. Please send us a proposal and a description of your history and relationship to video. Weblinks, video or images of your work are also welcome and help us get a better sense of your background. All submissions: playwithfirefestival at gmail.com MORE ABOUT THE FESTIVAL: PLAY WITH FIRE This festival brings together video artists, performers and designers who progress their field by finding new applications for video! Play with Fire is a platform for discussing the common set-backs and advantages of working with video while celebrating its forms by hosting a series of performances and a competition of live video editing. Also, learn a new tool for live video manipulation during a demonstration and workshop in Modul8, a software used across disciplines. VIDEO: INTERDISCIPLINARY GLUE Video has found its way into artworks and installations in gallery settings. It is now an accepted artistic medium, with some galleries dedicated to showcasing these works. Performances time-based practices have also benefitted from the inclusion of video. Theatre groups and musicians collaborate with video artists and designers developing new elements to these performances. The term, VJ, a live video editor, became popular during the Rave era of the 1980s and 1990s. Since then, these artists face the unique obstacle of being situated in a club setting. Although this genre has become blurred at the whim of cultural interest and economic incentive, this type of video performance can be an exciting way to engage the public in a setting where they are both performer and audience. Performance designers specialize in spatial design and apply video onto interesting new surfaces. This practice is more often for commercial entertainment or architectural facades. Under the right circumstances these designers create magical live experiences. Even the challenges that face these artists are a part of the reward in pioneering a creative effort. The Play With Fire festival will give practitioners a chance to build a stronger community between these groups who use video in new ways. The festival will also offer a chance for new interest to emerge through demonstrations and workshops, providing a great opportunity for both parties to share in the exploration of video practices.