Event

Elastic City 2015 Benefit

Come celebrate festival artists and fellow participants during our annual party to benefit Elastic City! This time, we're taking over The Wild Project in the East Village!

Thursday, July 30th
7:30pm to 10:30pm
The Wild Project (195 East 3rd Street; Manhattan)
$40 admission

Performers: Karen Finley, Ramzi Awn
Music Playlist: Vin Scelsa
Portraits: Santos Muñoz
M.C.: Ben Weber
Featuring: an undressing room, perfect moments and visual poems

Hors d'oeuvre: Butterfield Catering
Champagne cocktails: Tim Miner (Magic Touch Cocktails)
Dessert: Erica's Rugelach & Baking Company

Beer: Lagunitas Brewing Company
Champagne: Roederer Estate
Wine: Urban Wines
Sparkling Water: Perrier

Raffle to include prizes from: Beggars Group, The Bluestone Bed & Basecamp, eNe Salon, HERE Arts Center, Iron & Silk Personal Fitness, Joe's Pub, Kings County Distillery, Landmark Sunshine Cinema, Magic Touch Cocktails, The New Victory Theater, Shakespeare in the Park, Peter Shankman, St. Marks Bookshop, and more!

Host Committee: John DeCicco, Nicolette Dixon, Nora Hennessy, Heather Janoff Johnson, Carla Kasumi, Sonya Kolowrat, Nancy Nowacek, Ben Pryor, Barbara Rogers, Todd Shalom, Peter Shankman, Niegel Smith, Ryan Tracy and Ben Weber

Festival partners: deCordova Sculpture Park & Museum, The Flea Theater, Gibney Dance, The Invisible Dog Art Center, JACK, Jack Geary Contemporary, The Poetry Project, Pratt Institute MFA in Writing, Sunview Luncheonette, UnionDocs and The Wild Project

Publicity: Blake Zidell & Associates
Festival Media Partner: Hyperallergic