Al Doblar La Esquina / Around The Block
News and Activities / Noticiero
Here is a list of news and activities of Around The Block / Al Doblar La Esquina. Unless otherwise specified, admission is free to these events.
Around The Block cultivates urban community participation in arts and technologies, with a focus on the New York City area. We welcome people of all backgrounds and levels of expertise to our activities, which include workgroups, performances, and exhibits. ATB is a not-for-profit organization.
Membership in Around The Block is not required in order to participate in most ATB activities (and in particular those held at branches of the New York Public Library). Nevertheless, we are grateful to the individuals and organizations listed below that have contributed so generously to our cause.
Membership dues and contributions are tax-deductible.
Details at the end of this page.
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Urban Dramatic Literature Workgroup
All levels of expertise welcome. Improvisation. Reading and discussion of stage and film scenes of participants. Exchange of ideas on issues facing writers and actors. Bring your own material (if you want to), for reading and comments.
Workgroup meeting: Thursday, July 22, 2010 5:30 – 7:45 pm,
Muhlenberg Branch Library – Third floor
209 West 23rd Street [just west of 7th Ave.],
New York, NY 10011
(212) 924-1585
Directions and map for Muhlenberg branch
The group meets every couple of weeks in the evenings.
ATB Web and Systems Workgroup in collaboration with the Object Data and Knowledge Management Group.
Workgroup meeting, Monday, July 12, 2010, 5:30 – 7:45 pm
Epiphany Branch Library – Third floor
228 East 23rd Street [near Second Ave.],
New York, NY 10010-4672.
212-679-2645
Directions and map for Epiphany branch
All levels of expertise welcome.
Wireless environment provided.
(However, participants are not required to bring laptops.)
The group meets every 2 weeks in the evenings.
We will be continuing our study of java, Tomcat, servlets and JSP. Reading assignment: ch 3 in the Harms book (see below). We also discuss REST architecture, work on our interactive website and take up individual computer questions.
The group meets every couple of weeks in the evenings.
Texts: (Reading these is not required for participation.)
| We are grateful for the support we
receive from our public and corporate sponsors. | |
These programs are made possible in part with public funds from the Fund for Creative Communities / New York State Council on the Arts Decentralization Program, administered by the Lower Manhattan Cultural Council. |
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| These programs are supported, in part, by The Puffin Foundation |
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| Microsoft Corporation | |
| Santander–Sovereign Bank |
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New York Public Library / Branch Libraries |
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Around The Block is a not-for-profit organization chartered in the State of New York, tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Service Code.
Contribution Categories
| Individual | $20 | |
| Family | $25 | |
| Contributing | > $25 | |
| Sustaining | ≥ $50 | |
| Angel | ≥ $100 | |
| Delphic Donor | ≥ $350 | |
| Parnassus Patron: | ≥ $1000 | |
| Benefactor | ≥ $4,000 |
Membership dues and contributions are tax-deductible to the full extent
allowed by law.
Please mail to:
Around
The Block
5 E 22nd St., Apt. 9k,
New York NY 10010-5323
To contact us: info@aroundtheblock.org
Last Updated July 11, 2010