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May 22 – May 28, 2011

1/ The Blue Marble Scoop: From Brooklyn to Rwanda all for the Love of Ice Cream

Alexis Miesen and Jennie Dundas will tell the story of their leap into entrepreneurship with the launch of Brooklyn-based Blue Marble Ice Cream. Learn about their non-profit initiative, Blue Marble Dreams, and its mission to support the joy and prosperity of communities in need through the unlikely medium of ice cream. Through this unique venture, they partnered with a group of Rwandan women to open Sweet Dreams, the country’s first-ever local ice cream shop.

When: Tuesday, May 24, 2011, 6:30 pm – 9:30 pm

Where: Galapagos Art Space, 16 Main Street, DUMBO, Brooklyn

Price: $13 AIGA/NY members, $26 general public

2/ Bright Field: Music and Modernism

In the early 20th century, composers such as Arnold Schoenberg, Alexander Scriabin, and Igor Stravinsky were writing music in active dialogue with the social upheavals, intellectual currents, and political events of their day. This gallery program highlights music by composers such as Claude Debussy, Zoltan Kodály, and Anton Webern, performed by Typical Music. The performance allows for the rare experience of a dialogue between art and music. A talk by American composer R. Luke DuBois, and host of the program, precedes the concert.

When: Tuesday, May 24, 2011, 6:30 pm

Where: Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, 1071 Fifth Avenue, NYC

Price: $10 Guggenheim Museum members, $5 students, $15 general public

3/ Using Social Media to Make Your Organization More Likeable

Are you using social media the right way in order to grow your brand? By following Dave Kerpen’s 18 ways to succeed, your brand can become irresistible in the social media space.

When: Wednesday, May 25, 2011, 8:30 am – 10:30 am

Where: ADC Gallery, 106 West 29th Street, NYC

Price: $49.50 ADC members, $99 general public; early bird price until May 18

4/ Unique New York: The Auction Party

Put on your fancy duds and come to a festive fundraiser, cocktails and art auction. Pentagram will host an evening party with no speeches, no awards, just you and your colleagues and friendly conversation.

When: Thursday, May 26, 2011, 6:30 pm – 9:30 pm

Where: Pentagram, 204 Fifth Avenue, NYC

Price: $60 AIGA/NY members, $80 general public

5/ CONCEIVE, CREATE, DELIVER: Award-winning creatives discuss the design process

Sponsored by Adobe, the Art Directors Club presents a unique evening, bringing together the award-winning creatives behind some of today’s most exciting projects; showcasing the broad scope of innovators in print and multimedia utilizing the tools of the Creative Suite, they’ll explore the process of developing an idea from concept to delivery.

When: Thursday, May 26, 2011, 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm

Where: ADC Gallery, 106 West 29th Street, NYC

Price: Free and open to the public

5/ Verena Gerlach PARADOX ALG(I)ER(S)

Verena designed a serie of screen printed posters for different subjects that especially caught her interest. Since the posters would have shown in Germany and Algeria, the designer really had to decide whether to visually lie (too) and only make nice, touristic posters, which will please the Algerian authorities, or to show the oppressive reality. The solution: There are two sets of posters. One for Algiers and one for Berlin. But the censored (and therefor true) ones are the ones for the »free West«.

When: Thursday, May 26, 2011, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm

Where: Type Directors Club, 347 West 36th Street, Suite 603, NYC

Price: Free TDC members, $15 students, $20 general public