Bushwick Starr Presents Oye Group's GHETTO HORS D'OEUVRES: CLIMATE

The Bushwick Starr is thrilled to again be offering this annual day of free programming in Maria Hernandez Park, located just a half a block from our theater. This special one-day-only event brings art and performance out into the open air for a free community festival, open to the public.

Ghetto Hors D'oeuvres: Climate is the next in a series of poetic theatrical performances by Oye Group that paints an ode to Climate Justice in New York City. A FREE event for the community of Bushwick, Brooklyn with food, activities, games for kids & adults, live music and DJs. An eclectic group of Brooklyn artists, both native and immigrant, decipher the block and break down the rock that is the foundation of Brooklyn. Their stories tell of the city's transformation, celebrating the changes and addressing the inequalities while together we rejoice in the ups and downs of el Barrio.

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS:

3-8pm - DJ sets and performances by:

El Puente students
Adam Lomeo & Nina Roefaro Lomeo
Rah Crawford & Well Dressed Villains
Marcus Bowers

8pm - Ghetto Hors D'oeuvres: CLIMATE show
9:30pm - Break Out the Crazy (with Special Guests)

FOOD WILL BE SERVED FROM 3-7pm, featuring:
TONY PIZZERIA
BROOKLYN WHISKERS
BROOKLYN LIMBERS
PASTELITOS ELVYS

TABLES + ACTIVITIES:

ARTS & RHYMES with Mr. Radio - Kids coloring and bracelet making, plus book bags and coloring book give-aways

NANCY AHN - Design custom reusable shopping bags with comics illustrator Nancy Ahn (plain canvas bags and fabric markers provided!). At this table you can also make and send postcards to your local Representatives about issues that matter to you!

BIEN CONECTAO with Noah - Show your game skills at 4 art domino tables! There will also be one table for artists to paint.

GUYONART with Alex Guyon - Express yourself through creating wearable artwork! Second hand clothing will be provided to show the value of recycling old clothes and turning them into something new and unique to you!

WEED HEART STATION: MEETING THE PLANTS OF OUR FUTURE with Jill Sigman & Evelyn Sanchez - Learn about the spontaneous urban plants we call "weeds" that grow in Bushwick and NYC. We will talk with visitors about their relations to weeds and how weeds are related to immigration, class, gentrification, and ideas of home. Throughout the day we will serve wild edible tea!

LA SOPA POETRY with Jani Rose - Write poems and help make small chapbooks (great for both kids and adults!)

T-SHIRT STATION with Sebastian Pinaud - Make t-shirts with climate team paintings!

PABLO RICAURTE - Learn how to re-purpose old materials to new swag!

The Ghetto Hors D'oeuvres: Climate show features MCs, poets, artists, and musicians, including: Elisabet Velasquez, Candace Williams, Sarah 'Little Sheba' Serrano, Rick Villar, Olander Big O. Wilson, Nick E Finn, Rah Crawford, Joaquin Esquillin, Well Dressed Villians

Director: Modesto Flako Jimenez; Boards - Kevin Torres; Lighting design - Jay Murray; Production Manager - Ann Marie Dorr; Production Assistant - Cricket Brown; Musical direction - Lateef Dameer
The Band - Adam Lomeo, Nina Roefaro Lomeo, Lateef Dameer
Featured Band - Break Out the Crazy (Chris Hierro and Katya Diaz)
Set and live painting - Federico Massa aka Iena Cruz
Climate Workshops led by Superhero Clubhouse

Location:

Maria Hernandez Park in Bushwick, Brooklyn, NY located between Knickerbocker Avenue on the southwest to Irving Avenue on the northeast, and Starr Street on the northwest to Suydam Street on the southeast.

Directions:

Via Subway take the L Train to Jefferson Street, exit at Starr Street, walk against traffic on Starr.

For detailed driving directions visit: www.thebushwickstarr.org/DIRECTIONS

Learn more at www.thebushwickstarr.org

About Oye Group:

Oye Group (formerly Brooklyn Gypsies) is an eclectic artist collective made up of New Yorkers both native and immigrant to our city. We present annual showcases of new works of theater, dance, poetry and film that spark dialogues on critical issues of immigration, economics, and urban survival. We curate a mix of established and emerging artists and give them a platform to explore complex issues in a stimulating environment. Oye Group is a playground to celebrate and share what is unique about Brooklyn's converging arts communities.

About The Bushwick Starr:

The Bushwick Starr is an Obie Award winning non profit theater that presents an annual Season of new performance work. We are an organization defined by both our artists and our community, and since 2007, we have grown into a thriving theatrical venue, a vital neighborhood arts center, and a destination for exciting and engaging performance. We provide a springboard for emerging professional artists to make career-defining leaps, and we are a sanctuary where established performance companies come to experiment and innovate. Our past Seasons have included new work from groundbreaking artists such as The Mad Ones, Clare Barron, Dave Malloy, The Debate Society, the TEAM, and Half Straddle.