[OLPC-NYC] Conflux Festival NYC Oct 8-10: Participatory Art + Technology!

[Holt]

This event is legendary in its authenticity, if you have a chance to 
attend below this weekend.  Grittier and more delightfully curated urban 
expression than even our May trip to Governors Island, that Hannah wrote 
up @ http://blog.laptop.org/2010/06/18/figment-artsfest-in-new-york/ -- 
Please if you attend report back to the list here (and to 
http://wiki.laptop.org/go/OLPC_NYC) the ideas that OLPC teachers might 
use in NYC and beyond!!


    The 7th Annual Conflux Festival  takes place this weekend, with over
    75 artists creating participatory art and technology events at NYU's
    Barney Building (34 Stuyvesant Street) and throughout the East Village.

    Events kick off on Friday October 8th at 7pm with a keynote address
    by legendary urban explorer Steve Duncan. The keynote address has
    limited seating and tickets are going quickly. Reserve yours now!

    Following the keynote on Friday night will be a party for
    participants and attendees from 8 to 11pm featuring a performance by
    award-winning new media collective Soundwalk. The Friday night party
    is free to attend.

    The Conflux Café (in the Barney Building) opens Saturday 10/09 and
    Sunday 10/10 at noon. Here you can drop in on artist talks,
    workshops, and performances; enjoy complimentary beverages and free
    wifi; and track live updates of Conflux events presented by Artlog.
    A day pass for the Café is $5 ($3 for students).

    Outdoor events take place in the neighborhood and include art
    installations, interactive performances, games, guided expeditions
    and more. For detailed info and locations, stop by Conflux Café or
    view the schedule online or at confluxfestival.org/mobile. Outdoor
    events are free to attend.

    Creative Time Summit + Conflux
    Conflux is pleased to announce that we will honor Creative Time
    Summit tickets for free entry to the Conflux Café on Saturday and
    Sunday. Read more.

    ABOUT CONFLUX
    As a leading venue for cutting-edge work by public-space artists,
    technologists, scholars and practitioners of contemporary
    psychogeography (the study of the geographic environment's effects
    on our emotions and behavior), Conflux provides an open framework
    for the examination, celebration and (re)construction of everyday
    city life."

    http://confluxFestival.org

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