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February 12, 2012

Free Historic Flatiron Walking Tour
The Flatiron/23rd Street Partnership is sponsoring free weekly walking tours of the historic Flatiron district. Our expert guides will lead you on a 90-minute journey through this vibrant neighborhood viewing some of the City’s most notable landmarks, including the New York Life Insurance building, the MetLife tower, the Appellate Courthouse and the famous Flatiron Building. Tours meet at 11 a.m. every Sunday year-round. For more information, please call 212-741-2323, or visit www.discoverflatiron.org/tour. No reservations necessary.

South-West corner of Madison Square Park, at 23rd Street and Broadway, in front of the William Seward statue, Manhattan
11:00AM - 12:30PM
Cost: FREE
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The 2012 Harlem Fine Arts Show
The 3-day exhibit will take place from Friday, February 10-Sunday, February 12.

The Third Annual Harlem Fine Arts Show offers a means to support the educating and enriching effects the arts have on global communities. This celebration of art and culture is a vital networking event which brings together individuals from disparate communities offering them a unique opportunity to participate together in the cultural richness that art provides. Among these services includes Diversity Prep Day, which will take place on Friday, February 10 to provide students in New York public schools direct access to exploration of the fine arts and interaction with some of the world’s most prominent artists.

Tickets for the art show are $20 and will be available for purchase at http://hfas.org/tickets or by calling Porcia Gardner at (914) 450-4269. Students from public, independent and charter schools in the tri-state area, as well as members of the military in uniform will be granted admission at no cost.

The Riverside Church, 490 Riverside Drive, New York, NY
12:30PM - 7:00PM
Cost: $20
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February 13, 2012

Midwinter Madness Short Play Festival
John Chatterton and The Midtown International Theatre Festival (MITF) are pleased to announce the Second Annual Midwinter Madness Short Play Festival from February 13 through March 4, 2012. The Festival will take place at Roy Arias Studios’ Payan Theatre, 300 W. 43rd St., 5th fl. Tickets (at $14 and $17, depending on a play’s length; no discounts for seniors or students) are available at www.SmartTix.com (search by play title) or by calling 212/868-4444.

“I have a passion for short plays. With the Short Play Lab throughout the season and the MITF’s Short Subjects in the summer, and the Midwinter Madness Short Play Festival in the winter, it’s all short play all year ’round!” said John Chatterton.

In addition to a tie-in with the MITF Short Subjects, the Midwinter Madness Short Play Festival also echoes the MITF with some international plays, notably CIRCO POEIRA (“Dust Circus”), a solo play with puppets all the way from Brazil (written and directed by Caio Stolai; produced by Milena Nascimento). There is also a play about immigrants in Greece, ONE OUT OF TEN (originally created by Laertis Vasiliou; translated and directed by Aktina Stathak).

Other Midwinter Madness selections (30 in all) include COFFEE HOUSE, GREENWICH VILLAGE, by John Doble; NEVER UNDERESTIMATE KARMA, by Mike Durell; THE TOUPEE, by Tom Dunn; A MONTH OF SUNDAYS, by Tearrance A. Chisholm; NORMA JEANE ENLIGHTENED, by Joanne de Simone; HOLIDAY IN HEAVEN, a musical by Demetria Daniels; HUNGRY PEOPLE, THE MUSICAL. by Jung Han Kim; THE WALLS CAME TUMBLING DOWN and THE TOWER, by Paulanne Simmons; JIMMY AND JANICE, by Jason Cicci; REST, by Leonard D. Goodisman; THE SEVEN STAGES OF GRIEF, by Dimitri C. Michalakis; THE BABBLER, by Jeffrey Fiske; HIROSHI-ME,ME,ME, by Natalie Menna; ONCE, by Dan Bocchino; OUT OF THE CRADLE ENDLESSLY ROCKING, by Nikola Tesla Gojcaj; RED ALL OVER, by Mike Fresta; DICTATORS FOR HIRE, by Joe Beck; WITHOUT A NET, 5 short plays by Meri Wallace; FETAL ATTRACTION, by Sarah M Chichester; WAITING FOR DR. HOFFMAN, by Michele Willens; MEREDITH’S RING, by Andrew Rothkin; STRAWBERRY FIELDS, by Ashley Nicole Audette; LA PETITE MORT, by Joshua R. Pangborn; THE BRINK, by Eugenie Carabatsos; SOCIAL ANXIETY, by Gwen Baer; ANIMAL KINGDOM, by Laura Zlatos; and THE MAN IN THE WINDOW: The Building of the Brooklyn Bridge, by Donald Orwald and Linda Harvey-Burkley.

John Chatterton created the MITF in 2000, a Midtown alternative to other theatre festivals, as a way to present the finest off-off Broadway talent in convenience, comfort, and safety. The MITF’s artistic emphasis is on the script itself, and therefore the Festival focuses on minimal production values. If anything, the Midwinter Madness Short Play Festival, and Mr. Chatterton’s other showcases for short plays, take the theme of minimalism even further. As he puts it, “The shorter the plays, the more plays we have in one space, so the less space we have for each one. We learn to share.”

The Midwinter Madness Short Play Festival's media partner is LocalTheaterNYC.com.

Roy Arias Studios’ Payan Theatre, 300 W. 43rd St., 5th floor, NYC

Cost: $14 and $17, depending on a play’s length
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February 28, 2012

Eric Schneidernman on Restoring Confidence
New York State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman will speak on the topic of “Restoring Confidence in the Public and Private Sectors.”

New York City Bar Association, 42 W. 44th St.
6:30PM -
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March 19, 2012

NYCA Charter School Board Meeting
The NYCA Charter School Board Meetings are open to parents, staff and any other members of the public. The remaining meetings will be from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. on the following dates: March 19, 2012; May 21, 2012; June 11, 2012

433 E. 100th Street, New York
4:30PM - 6:30PM
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