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ZENA GROUP presents FIZZLES BY SAMUEL BECKETT, LIVE AT BUUNNI.

The event will take place on SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 30 at 7:30PM (doors open at 7:00) at BUUNNI INWOOD (4961 Broadway btw 207th Street and Isham in Inwood).

FIZZLES are eight short, impressionistic prose pieces written by SAMUEL BECKETT evoking the struggle in life to be, to be seen, to be heard, to remember and to tell. FIZZLES will be performed by JOSH LIVERIGHT and featuring live electronic accompaniment and sound design by DAVID MARGOLIN LAWSON, with LAMINE THIAM on percussion. This event is conceived as a unique sonic experience of words, music and feelings taking the audience for a ride inside the creative mind of SAMUEL BECKETT and beyond. Lighting design by GRAHAM KINDRED.

DAVID MARGOLIN LAWSON is a sound designer, composer and recording engineer. He has worked with, recorded, and designed for many New York area performing arts organizations including Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM), La Mama, E. T. C., The Juilliard School, The Public Theater, The Signature Theater, Lincoln Center, UP Theater Company, HERE Arts Center, The New School, Repertorio Español and Urban Stages.

JOSH LIVERIGHT is a writer, director, producer, and actor. In 1991 he co-founded Zena Group, a not-for-profit theater and film collective based in New York City. Acting credits include five episodes of Law & Order, A Dog Year with Jeff Bridges, Judge Ranken on Bull, Eco Activist Ray Collins on Tommy, Stephen King’s The Golden Years and a ton of Off Off Broadway theater.

LAMINE THIAM, born in Senegal in 1972, is a world-renowned dancer, choreographer, teacher, drummer, and actor who specializes in cultivating West African Dance and maintaining his traditional homeland dance forms. He specializes in the dance art forms Sabar, Djembe, and Bourgarabou.

Delicious Ethiopian food, beer and wine and other treats available for purchase.

Tickets are $10

Information and tickets available on Eventbrite:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/fizzles-live-at-buunni-tickets-697365477917?aff=erelexpmlt

BUUNNI COFFEE is an independent coffee shop providing exceptional coffee and baked goods in an inviting community meeting place for all that live, work and enjoy the neighborhood.

Located at 4961 Broadway between 207th Street and Isham, conveniently located near the A and 1 trains, the venue presents eclectic programming with the mission to serve the diverse community of upper Manhattan.

ZENA GROUP is a New York City non-profit arts organization operating since 1991. Zena Group has produced, or had a hand in producing, a myriad projects ranging from theater, film and the arts, to educational and health related outreach.

Friends of Inwood Hill Park: Information Meeting

WOW!! About 200 people responded to our survey! There are so many people who love and care for our green oasis!
Come to our meeting to connect with others who 💚 our park, learn about our group, and make some plans for how we can care for our park and community together!
We’ll gather briefly at the Payson and Beak entrance of the park, then take a little walk to see some of our work, and wrap-up near the Seaman and Isham entrance.
Free event! Drop ins welcome, but please register so we have an idea of how many are attending. Event is rain or shine. If the weather is severe, we will announce a nearby indoor location at the same time