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New Haven Documentary Film Festival – Aug 18-23 – check out the flicks!
NHDocs2020, August 18-23: The New Haven Documentary Film Festival will be showing 100 films, many online, but several also in-person, including in the Park of the Arts behind Koffee?, Neighborhood Music School, etc. on Audubon Street. For more information and tickets, please visit: nhdocs2020.
Merchandise from ill-fated Fyre Festival up for auction – bid online thru Aug 13
US Marshals put Fyre Festival merchandise up for auction
NEW YORK (AP) — More than three years after the highly publicized Fyre Festival famously fizzled out in the Bahamas, merchandise and other “minor assets” are up for sale — courtesy of the U.S. Marshals Service.
In a release Thursday, the U.S. Marshals announced that 126 items from the festival will be auctioned off, with proceeds going toward the victims of Billy McFarland.
McFarland acknowledged defrauding investors of $26 million in the 2017 Fyre Festival and over $100,000 in a fraudulent ticket-selling scheme after his arrest in the scam. He was sentenced to six years in prison in October 2018. Now 28, he’s serving his sentence at a low-security prison in Ohio, according to the Bureau of Prisons.
“This Fyre Festival-branded clothing and other items that were seized from Billy McFarland were originally intended to be sold at the Fyre Festival itself but were kept by McFarland, with the intent to sell the items and use the funds to commit further criminal acts while he was on pre-trial release,” U.S. Marshal Ralph Sozio of the Southern District of New York said in the release.
The festival, billed as an ultra-luxurious event and “the cultural experience of the decade,” was supposed to take place over two spring 2017 weekends on the Bahamian island of Exuma. Models and celebrities like Kendall Jenner, Bella Hadid and Emily Ratajkowski had promoted it on social media.
Customers who paid $1,200 to over $100,000 hoping to see Blink-182 and the hip-hop act Migos arrived to learn musical acts were canceled. Their luxury accommodations and gourmet food consisted of leaky white tents and packaged food, prompting attendees to lash out on social media with the hashtag #fyrefraud.
Among the mementos of that festival are sweatpants, shirts and tokens emblazoned with “a conspiracy to change the entertainment world.” As of Saturday, the lots ranged from $10 — the minimum bid for sets of two wristbands — to $300 for a baseball cap bearing the festival logo that had received 20 bids since the auction opened Thursday. At 36 bids, the most popular lot was an aqua blue hoodie featuring the flag of the Bahamas on the back and sleeves patterned with the logo.
The auction, run by Texas-based Gaston & Sheehan, ends Aug. 13.
Wanna bid? Click HERE
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In preparation for the September premiere of our 2020/21 season One City, Many Stages, our summer offerings continue to underline a commitment to emergent programming that breaks traditional barriers to storytelling. On Wednesday, August 5 at 8PM EDT, we’ll present Black Trans Women at the Center: An Evening of Short Plays—a three-part celebration of Black trans talent and experience featuring livestreamed readings of Things Unknown by Dezi Bing, You Will Nevaaa… by CeCe Sauzo, and Sunshine by New Haven native Douglas Lyons. The thought-provoking evening features performances by Angelica Ross, Joaquina Kalukango, Martin BATS Bradford, L Morgan Lee, Samy Nour Figaredo, Ianne Fields Stewart, Tamara M. Williams, and Jaime Cepero—offering distinct glimpses into the lived experiences of the Black trans community, and creating an intersection of art and activism that remains at the heart of our dynamic season of offstage theatre making. Click HERE to register for access to the event. Also, click any (or all) of the following publications to read previews of the upcoming event in The New York Times, DC Metro Theater Arts, Playbill, and New Haven Register. Continuing our commitment to amplifying bold, social commentary we’ve commissioned remarkable author, poet, arts educator, and playwright TS Hawkins to contribute the second installment of our four-part long-form series centering the evolution of women(/yn/xn)hood from local (New Haven), regional (New England), national, and international points of reference. Her contribution, For Spirit, With Love deepens the four-part discussion. Click HERE to read the latest entry of superb and introspective commentary from female-identified voices. Lastly, we’ve partnered with the Bay Area’s trailblazing SCOTUS Theatre—a supremely talented collection of actors, lawyers, and scholars who have committed their brilliance to the dramatic exploration of America’s highest court—for readings of three of 2020’s most compelling Supreme Court decisions. The online event is a blockbuster recap of landmark opinions and dissents spanning access to abortion, LGBTQ+ labor protections, and sovereignty of indigenous land—underscored by dramatic readings and expert panel discussions. Click HERE to register for the free event airing Saturday, August 15 at 8PM EDT. More soon, Long Wharf Theatre
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GNH Chamber hosts webinar “Back to School?? What K-12 will look like in September” – Thurs. Aug. 6th
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Foundations of Fabrication Course at MakeHaven – woodworking, textiles, metalworking & much more!
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Online Cooking Camp with Rachael Ray & Other Celebrity Chefs! – FREE!
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StartupGrind upcoming events – co-founder of Kickstarter, CEO of Mashup Interactive & more!
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Castle Craig Players presents “A light in the dark” a virtual concert of hope and inspiration – FREE – Aug. 12
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