Welcome to Artery!!

Artery Gallery Opening & Launch Party Featuring Special Guests Joe Franklin & Music Artist Monarch
Come for fine art, sparkling faux wine and cheese at 7pm. Stay for the Launch Party following at 8pm. A sneak peek of the weeks performances. A fun night of great entertainment and food featuring Joe Franklin the king of nostalgia and New York Band Monarch

Childrens Artery Festival Monday-Friday 3:45-5:00pm Dance and Theatre workshops for children Admission: Free

Sunday, October 14 The 411 NYC Admission: Free

The Joe Franklin Show ran on Television for 40 consecutive years! He's even in The Guinness Book of World Records! There isn't now and never will be another show quite like it. Its host Joe Franklin was, in many ways, the pioneer of the modern TV Talk Show Format. Joe Franklin is one of Television and Radio's most durable and beloved personalities ever. Through the course of The Joe Franklin Show Joe interviewed an astonishing 300,000+ guests! For a time, Joe employed Bette Midler and her accompanist Barry Manilow as his in-house singer. Woody Allen, Dustin Hoffman, Barbara Streisand, Bill Cosby, and Liza Minnelli are among the world's great talents who got their first exposure on The Joe Franklin Show. Joe's Franklin 's lovable and funny persona even prompted comedian Billy Crystal to imitate him on NBC's "Saturday Night Live" for four years. Joe has appeared regularly with Conan O'Brien. He's also seen on "The David Letterman Show," "Live With Regis And Kathy Lee," and has been mentioned several times on the hit cartoon series "The Simpsons." He was recently honored by The Museum Of Television and Radio and can currently be heard Saturday nights broadcasting on WOR's "Memory Lane" (710AM in NYC, 12 midnight). Joe can also be heard daily on Bloomberg Radio's "Lifestyles" segment.

Artery Photo Shoot

Need headshots? Need that album cover shot? Why wait? Renew you image during Artery! Artery hosts Lee Anne Simms Studio. 1 hour photo shoot for a special Artery Festival deep discount rate of $150.00!

Wednesday, Oct. 17, 2007 10:00am 3:00pm Time slot reservations are taken on a first come first serve basis.
Childrens Artery Special Guest Artists Performance:

Monarch
Monarch is the musical project of Brennan Strawn. His debut album The Grandeur That Was Rome was released in 2003 to high critical acclaim, naming it one of the best indie releases of 2003 and calling the record a modern day symphony a work of art. Signed to Northern Records (Sony/Red), monarch is filled with unique sounds as well as emotional ups and downs that keep their listeners longing for more. If I were to sit down and try to describe the sound of Monarchs music, I would never be able to do them justice. Several words come to mind: beautiful, emotive, haunting, sad, cathartic, just to name a few (Decapolis). Brennan Strawn has toured throughout the world and has shared the stage with many influential artists in pop music. His sophomore release, Lowly, is scheduled for release this fall on Northern/Sony/Red. The focal point of the heavily melodic, intense and passionate sounds cape, much lauded by writers before me, is the voice of lead singer Brennan Strawn. More dexterous than Jeff Buckleys, richer than Thom Yorkes and sexier than Chris Martins, Strawns vocals capture the kind of melodies where no intelligible words need be present... the bands overall sound reflected and supported Strawn with a calm, controlled sound characteristically brought to an ending crescendo. Not so much subtle as explosive and yearning, Monarch brought the theme of personal Hell that I imposed to a point of salvation, thematically redeeming and original as well as musically surpassing other bands... Monarchs reputation is unique and inimitable, a reputation thats garnered them a local cult following as well as notable national attention. As they develop beyond the belabored references to Radiohead and Sigur Ros, Monarch stands, as far as Ive seen, as a truly worthwhile band.. ~ end Deek Magazine

Hipnotized
with

Jona Biddle
featuring

Empire Dance Broadway/Swing Friday, Oct. 19, 2007 6:00pm Admission is Free Children and Family Day at Artery Saturday, Oct. 20 1-3pm Admission: Free Closing Awards Party Sunday, Oct. 21, 2007 7:00pm Admission: Free Best in festival awards. Food and Entertainment.

Childrens Artery Festival sponsored by Empire Dance and Studio Six Monday, Oct. 15, 2007 Friday, Oct, 19: 3:45- 5:00pm Dance Workshops: Broadway for Kids Swing for Kids HipHop FUNdamentals of Theatre:
Theatre Workshop: Fundementals of Theatre Imagination Teamwork Concentration The building blocks of good theater. Through simple and fun games based on training methods of the Moscow Art Theater school, Studio Six hopes to help kids explore these three FUNdamentals of theater! Each class will include a warm up followed by a series of Imagination and Teamwork exercises. We'll have kids clapping, singing, and maybe even barking like a dog! Please join us for a fun week of theater training. K-12

Mon-Fri Mon., Wed.- Fri. Mon. & Tuesday Wed. Fri Mon- Fri

Grades K-12 grades K-5 grades 6-12 grades 6-12 grades K-12

Studio Six
Upon graduation from MXAT, in the summer of 2005, a group of newly professional actors began the process of founding their own theater company. They were invited to debut in the United States at the ArtsLand Festival in Cambridge , Massachusetts . ArtsLand brought to the US three plays from three Eastern European countries. Prominent directors representing each nation were also invited. The plays were performed in original English translations for their US premiere. The relationships that grew out of the festival between the directors and actors of Studio VI sparked the project that followed in the winter of 2005-2006. Studio VI went back to Moscow and staged three productions with Moscow based directors. Yuri Yeremin directed the company in two of Chekhov's Vaudevilles, The Bear and The Wedding, which received great reviews and performed for large crowds throughout their Moscow run. Ivan Popovski re-staged " A Place I've Never Been To," which had premiered at ArtsLand, for his Moscow audience. The last production in Moscow was directed by a rising American director and assistant director to Moscow 's famous Kama Ginkas. He chose Finer Noble Gases by Adam Rapp, whose work had yet to be performed in Russia . This production inspired Kama Ginkas to invite Studio Six to perform in St. Petersburg at the "Students of the Master Festival: Kama Ginkas" at the end of the year. November 2006 found Studio Six traveling back to Russia for the Ginkas Festival. They performed in Moscow and then in St. Petersburg to large houses in both cities. While in Moscow Studio VI also performed for the American Chamber of Commerce, Russian-American Business Council, at a Moscow theater opening and at the Secretary of Foreign Affairs Holiday Celebration. www.studiosixnyc.org

Empire Dance: Swing, Broadway, & Hip Hop

Empire Dance, founded in 2002, is a unique school where dancing dreams come true! The excitement keeps growing, with world class programs and a vibrant clientele. The key is excellence, with instructors who have passionate involvement and the highest level of professional achievement within their art form. Empire Dances proudest achievement is their people: the instructors who share their talent with our students; the staff who bring their creativity and dedication to make the vision an exciting reality; and the students, who make it all come alive!

Dance Workshops: Broadway for Kids Swing for Kids HipHop FUNdamentals of Theatre:

Mon-Fri Mon., Wed.- Fri. Mon. & Tuesday Wed. Fri Mon- Fri

Grades K-12 grades K-5 grades 6-12 grades 6-12 grades K-12

Children may pre-register to guarantee a spot in the workshops. Email artery@the411nyc.com to Pre-Register. Each child will have one 40 min. dance class and one 40 min. theatre class each day. Children under the grades 6 may take Swing for Kids and Hiphop; and may change dance class selection everyday. Sign-in will begin at 3:00-3:40pm M-F at the Artery Welcome Table. Children should come dress in appropriate clothing to move in and bring water bottles for hydration.

Family Day at Artery Saturday, Oct. 20, 2007 1-3pm Amusement, Activities and Art! Children Workshop Performances and Demonstrations by Empire Dance and Studio Six

Childrens Artery Festival is proud to host a special guest performance:

Hipnotized
with founder

Jona Biddle
and featuring

Empire Dance Company: Broadway/Swing Friday, Oct. 19, 2007 6:00pm Free Event

You are invited to the reception following the performance

Workshops, Seminars and Master Classes

Basics of the Music Business with Executive Director of SMP Publishing, Eddie Eniel Seminar on the basics of the music business, equipping musicians with an overview of the music business with an emphasis on copyright laws and music publishing. He will also talk about record labels, putting a demo together and essential things a rising musician should know about. Date: Friday, Oct. 19, 2007 Time: 5:30-6:30pm Location: Artery Gallery Cost: $10 Dance Connect Dance Connect is a way to "connect" with God through the spirit of movement. Dance Connect is designed for all levels of artists and specifically geared for people who enjoy expressing themselves in motion. Dance Connect involves exploration, improvisation, prayer, and a meeting of souls through a walk of faith. Instructors are members of the Amalgamate Dance Company http://amalgamatedance.blogspot.com / Date: Saturday, Oct. 20, 2007 Time: 12:00-1:00pm Location: Artery Theatre Cost: $10.00 Amalgamate Dance Co. Repertory Master Class This repertory class encompasses choreographic works both past and present of the Amalgamate Dance Company. The dance excerpts that will be work-shopped in this class are all dynamic and unique in style. Floor work, partnering, group phrases, and solos will all be incorporated. An original contemporary warm-up created by Artistic Director, Alana Marie Smith will open the class. http://amalgamatedance.blogspot.com Date: Saturday, Oct. 20, 2007 Time: 1:00-2:00pm Location: Artery Theatre Cost: $10.00 Auditioning for Musical Theatre: A Master Class with director John Ruocco (www.thegymnyc.com) and Musical Director Laura Bergquist John and Laura are the instructors for NYCs popular audition seminar called The Gym as well as educators and theatre professionals. This Master Class is open to 6 performers who will work in front of the rest of the class for 15 minutes each on material of their choice. Interpretation, acting choices, musical guidance and evaluation will be a part of the format. There is no limit to the class size for those wishing to audit, but only 6 will be able to perform. Those wishing to sing in the class should register ahead of time. Date: Tuesday, Oct. 16, 2007 Time: 12-2:30pm Location: Artery Theatre Cost: $20.00 Empire Dance Style Workshops Monday, October 15, 2007 - Salsa Wednesday, October 17, 2007 Fox Trot Thursday, October 18, 2007- Swing Friday, October 19, 2007- Rumba Time: 1:00- 2:00pm All classes are $10.00 each www.empiredance.com Acting Technique and Monologues John Cooper, Artistic Director of Turtleshell Company and Terrapin Troupe will lead this workshop for actors of all levels in explorations in acting technique, exercises and monologue work. Actors who prepare audition monologues may present their pieces to John for coaching in the class. Date: Monday, October 15, 2007 Time: 5:30-7:30 Location: The 411 Theatre Cost: $10.00 Auditioning for Musical Theatre: Q&A with Music Director and audition pianist Laura Bergquist Laura will talk about the audition process step by step and share her insight from behind the piano and the table. Audition material, audition techniques, audition experiences will be shared plus shell talk about what really goes on in the casting room. Bring your questions and your books! Laura Bergquist
Laura conducted National and International Tours of THE KING AND I, TITANIC and MISS SAIGON . She is a frequent guest conductor in regional theaters and a clinician in universities and churches. As an ASCAP Awards recipient for composition, her personal catalogue includes more than 60 works in print and several recordings. Laura was the original Musical Director for JANE EYRE as well as a contributing arranger on the Toronto cast recording. Regional work as Musical Director and Conductor includes Lyric Theater of Oklahoma, Music Theatre of Wichita, Stage One and Atlanta s Theatre of the Stars. Laura also performs with NY Cabaret performer, Steve Ross, maintains a large coaching studio and directs the choir at Redeemer Presbyterian Church. She co-teaches a professional musical theatre seminar, The Gym, and is regularly called on as a musical director for auditions, workshops and showcases. Laura has also taught high-school music and drama as well as serving as an adjunct faculty member at Friends University and NYU. She is married and the proud mom of 3 adult children. Coming up, Laura looks forward to her Broadway debut as the Musical Director and Conductor of ANGELS: the MUSICAL. Check out angelsthemusical.com.

Date: Saturday, Oct. 20, 2007 Time: 10am-12pm Location: Artery Theatre Cost: $15.00 Exploration into the Eric Morris System When I read a book by Eric Morris called No Acting Please, it put it all in perspective for me. -- JOHNNY DEPP (on Inside the Actors Studio) Explore in this Lecture-Demonstration why the Eric Morris System is considered one of the most effective acting systems created to date. Anthonys workshop will consist of a group relaxation cluster workout, relationship exercises, an introduction of the Eric Morris System and ending with Q&A. A few actors from the class will perform a monologue. If you would like to be considered to work with Anthony, please have a monologue ready and tell Anthony at the beginning of the workshop. Bova Actors Studio
Anthony Vincent Bova is the exclusive New York instructor and east coast authority in the Eric Morris System. Anthony runs the Bova Actors Workshop in New York City , and is an accomplished actor, acting instructor, and writer who has been a protg of Eric Morris since 1986. For four years, Anthony was on staff at the Lee Strasberg Theatre Institute and New York University s Tisch School of the Arts. At Strasberg and NYU, he spent much of his time focusing on the elimination of acting blocks through the freeing of the actor's body. At Strasberg he also directed productions in the Young Peoples Program. Anthony also taught at H.B. Studio and the New York Film Academy where he taught directors how to direct actors. Anthony frequently teaches Workshops in the Eric Morris System throughout the country. When he was on tour for a year and a half with the National Broadway tour of CATS, he taught a master class in just about every city he visited. Creating truth as an artist and helping other artists find the creative truth in themselves has been most rewarding to him.

www.bovaactorsstudio.com Date: Tuesday, Oct. 16, 2007 Time: 3:00 5:00pm Location: Bova Actors Studio, 5th Floor Cost: $10.00

FILM
Film Screen in the Artery Gallery, 4th Fl. *Q&A session with the director will follow this screening

poignant themes focusing on both the mundane and the abstract elements of life. Born in Syracuse , New York , Gareth Manwaring studied Film Art at Syracuse University . He is currently working in his field and living in New York City. www.garethmanwaring.com

Thursday, Oct. 18, 2007 Friday, Oct. 19, 2007 Saturday, Oct. 20, 2007

8:00pm* 7:00pm* 8:00pm*

Trick or Treat

Letting Go
A father struggles with his son's growing independence in this heartfelt short film about when a boy decides to put away his security blanket.

Filmmaker:
Genes Life as a lower-class preteen with an aloof mother and a menacing slum outside their apartment does not leave him with much hope for his future. He tried to find beauty in his world but starts to retreat into his imagination and books. Then, one day, he comes across a new neighbor, Mary, and his life will never be the same.
Dan Masucci is a stay-at-home father living in upstate New York . Called an indie iron man by Film Threat, filmmaking has been a pursuit of passion for him. Dan didnt have the money to make it to film school but when the world went digital, he began living his dream. Dan made it into the top one percent of more than 12,000 filmmaking applicants from across the globe for Fox Televisions On the Lot. For his short film "Letting Go" he was awarded the Idaho Film & Television Institute's IFTI Visionary Award which recognizes and encourages the vision of a director whom they feel will have a long and prosperous career in filmmaking. "Letting Go" is currently making a successful tour on the film festival circuit appearing in more than twenty festivals. www.lettinggofilm.com

Filmmaker:
Rachael Moeller has been involved in theater since the age of three. After receiving her undergraduate degree in the craft and working in the industry for a few years, she decided to go back to school to learn about filmmaking. Currently she is a graduate student at The University of Memphis. She has worked on numerous films and television productions from student to professional. She has had eight different shorts shown at five different festivals. She also works as a videographer, primarily shooting and editing theatrical events and processes for theater companies and organizations. Rachael is also a poet and has had numerous publications and awards received for her poetry. Rachael's mother, Rosemary Moeller, is also a poet, and the two have a book of poetry, Unending Reflections, coming out later this year. Her lyrical style in films is an expression of a life lived in theatrical and poetic dwellings. www.beautifullyflawed.com

Thursday, Oct. 18, 2007 Friday, Oct. 19, 2007 Saturday, Oct. 20, 2007

7:00pm 8:00pm 7:00pm

Ed The King

Thursday, Oct. 18, 2007 Friday, Oct. 19, 2007 Saturday, Oct. 20, 2007

7:00pm 8:00pm 6:00pm*

See Ya Brooklyn !

As his prom approached, Ed and introverted high school student becomes infatuated with a new girl in his life: his fathers new wife, Regina . She, however, has plans to get rid of her new husband Melvin and inherit his vast life saving. The story is told as a loose version of Sophocless Oedipus the King.

Filmmaker:
The day before Yin-Ju Chen left Brooklyn, she set a balloon into the sky at Coney Island in Brooklyn . It was a single action, dividing the life she had in Brooklyn and the adventurous future she would pursue.
Jed I. Rosenberg has been making films since he was ten years old. In high school he was the founder and president of the Film Club. He also wrote for the schools literary and humor magazines. Currently, Jed studies Film and Television Production at NYU Tisch School of the Arts. Each year he has had his films selected to the end-of the- year showcase, a screening that displays the best works of the class, hand-picked by the faculty. Jed has directed, produced, and edited music videos and live concert performances for a number of established artists including Louis Logic & J.J. Brown, AG (of Show & AG and DITC,) MC Paul Barman, Tonedeff, Juggaknots, J-Zone, Gnarls Barkley, Planet Asia, and more. www.myspace.com/edthekingmovie

Filmmaker:
Hsuan-Yu Pan has loved drawing since she was a kid, but she found that video has become the best tool for her to express her voice. Born in 1975, originally from Taiwan , Hsuan-Yu Pan attended the University of Baltimore from 2002 to 2004 and majored in Publications Design. Meanwhile, she attended the Maryland Institute College of Art for video/film courses and met many great visual artists. She got the chance to observe artists life but also kept a practical vision of art. Presently, she works as a documentary video editor. She loves to collaborate with different kinds of artists, and look for opportunities to push her video production style in different directions. www.hypan.net

Thursday, Oct. 18, 2007 Friday, Oct. 19, 2007 Saturday, Oct. 20, 2007

7:00pm 8:00pm 6:00pm*

Emilie

Thursday, Oct. 18, 2007 Friday, Oct. 19, 2007 Saturday, Oct. 20, 2007

7:00pm 8:00pm 7:00pm*

Legion

Emilie tells a story of love across generations one early morning at the Charles Bridge in Prague , where Emilie recounts her childhood memories and recognizes subtle clues for inner happiness and for connecting with the spirit of her grandmother.

Filmmaker:
Legion is a surreally mysterious film that plunges deeply into the realm of betrayal and self-deception amidst the beckoning call of repentance. With glimpses of Mark chapter 5, Gareth Manwaring urges us to not only explore the importance of repentance but to evaluate the reward of renewal.
Jehan S. Harney is an Egyptian-American filmmaker and TV journalist. Her first documentary, Feng Shui of New York , was screened at the United Nations headquarters in 2004. While in the Czech Republic, Harney has just finished Sterile Dreams, which is the first documentary ever to explore the world of illegally sterilized minority Roma Czech women. She also taught film and journalism at the New Anglo-American College in Prague . Harneys journalism work earned two national awards, the prestigious Writers Guild of America-Easts John Merriman Award in New York and the Christophers Making a Difference Award for a short documentary, Jimmy, which aired on TLC and Catholic TV. Harney worked in TV news production at ABC affiliate, WJLA in Washington , DC , and at NBC affiliate, WDIV in Detroit , MI . She earned her M.A. in International Broadcast Journalism & Public Affairs at American University in Washington , DC . She also is a graduate of the American University in Cairo ,

Filmmaker:
Gareth Manwaring is a dedicated cinematographer with a passion for storytelling and a commitment to exploration and creativity. With unique style, he conveys

Egypt , where she was a journalist and radio broadcaster. Harney was born in Kuwait . www.jehanharney.com

Thursday, Oct. 18, 2007 Friday, Oct. 19, 2007 Saturday, Oct. 20, 2007

7:00pm 8:00pm 7:00pm*

Dance Festival

Theatre
International Arts Company Presents: Minodia an original piece Mime piece that portrays from creator to the resurrection of Christ. The piece uses abstract, subjective and surrealist techniques from Poland, England, France and America . Monday, Oct., 15, 2007 6:00pm Friday, Oct. 19, 2007 8:00pm Tickets:$10.00 New York Metropolitan Collaborative Presents: The Wooden Pear by Gillian Plowman A man and a woman meet in a park. Ten years ago, they left with their lives changed forever. Anger makes you smaller, while forgiveness forces you to grow beyond what you were - Cherie Carter-Scott About New York Collaborative
Our passions- NYMC is a collective of actors, directors, designers, and playwrights striving to present new diverse works and adaptations. NYMC is an innovative outlet, providing a platform for the emerging artist, giving empowerment to challenge and expand creative limits. Our Visions- NYMC is dedicated in bridging art through intercultural and diverse theatre to audiences of all cultural and social-economic backgrounds. To reach out to the culture art deprived. NYMC strives to impact the next generation of artists by influencing the world through great art. A theatre for the artist: thus stimulating creativity in all audiences.

(Modern dance duet) Sarah Council will present three dance works as part of the Artery: Renewal Festival. She will reveal her fun and quirky side with solo Finding Eve hailed as comic yet poignant by the Washington Post. Also on the program, the more introspective, Common to Man, an intertwining trio comprised of intimate gesture and broad strokes of fluid movement and her newest project Hold Sway. Hold Sway is a dynamic physical duet filled with intricate movement and poignant moments that explore repeating patterns we find in ourselves and our relationships.

Sarah Council Dance Projects

My vision as a dance artist is to create work that is honest, offering movement images, interactions, and relationships that cut through superficial layers and strike at the heart of our experience, speaking poignant truth through bodies, where words fail. From exploring aspects of identity, spirituality, and relationships, to purely celebrating the body in space, I feel compelled to make dances. Art is getting across indefinable but inescapable meaning Arthur C. Danto

Wednesday, Oct. 17, 2007 8:00pm Friday, Oct. 19, 2007 5:30pm* * A Special performance with WAM Dance Co. & RuinedMap Dance Co.

Different Beginnings
(lyrical/modern) We all get tied up in knots at times going through in one way and once we figure out how to get our of the know- we either start a different path or go down the same one and find ourselves in either the same know or a different and the process is repeated until we find those avenues to go down to keep us out of knots.

WAM Dance Company

The mission of WAM Dance Company is to educate communities about the art of dance through teaching and performing. Through the companies work, Marissa strives to provide an entertaining experience while challenging her students and audience to further appreciate the art of dance.

www.newyorkcollaborative.com

Tuesday, Oct., 16, 2007 Friday, Oct., 19, 2007 Saturday, Oct. 20, 2007 Tickets:$10.00

8:00pm 8:00pm 6:00pm

Friday, Oct. 19, 2007 5:30pm* * Special performance with Sarah Council Dance Co. & RuinedMap Dance Co.

You are invited to this special reading Magis Theatre Presents: The Witlings by Fanny Burney Play deals with moral and ethical issues.
www.magistheatrecompany.com

text/tent
(Butoh Dance) text/tent are two dance works that use techniques from the modern Japanese form of dance called Butoh. We use a collection of techniques that, ultimately aim to let the dancers body access movements that are not influenced by societal movement patterns, but come directly from movements from the deep unconsciousness that then present an extremely authentic and moving performance from each of the dancers. text- the dissolution and renewal of all types of human relationships showing the development and breaking of human bonds. tent- themes of transformation through several evolutions of animal and non-animal forms, ending with the ultimate

Saturday, Oct. 20, 2007 Sunday, Oct. 21, 2007

8:00pm 3:00pm