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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Cyberscripting Urban Dramatic Literature Workgroup
All levels of expertise welcome. Improvisation. Reading and
discussion of work by participants. Exchange of ideas on
issues facing writers, actors and people working in technology.
Bring your own material (if you want to), for reading and comments.
The group meets every couple of weeks.
Workgroup meeting: Tuesday, May 22, 2012 5:30 – 12:30 pm
Free Admission ( but you need to register).
Register for Cyberscripting Workgroup)
Mid-Manhattan Branch Library
455 Fifth Ave (corner of 40th Street)
New York, NY 10026
(212) 666-9393
Directions and map for Mid-Manhattan Branch
ATB Web and Systems Workgroup in collaboration with the Object Data and Knowledge Management Group.
Workgroup meeting, Friday, May 25, 2012, 5:30 – 7:45 pm
Location to be announced.
Please call for location. 212-673-9187
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 html5, 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.
Texts: (Reading these is not required for participation.)
| We are grateful for the support we
receive from our public and corporate sponsors. | |
| Sovereign–Santander Bank |
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| These programs are supported, in part, by The Puffin Foundation |
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| Microsoft Corporation |  ® |
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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: May 15 2012