Mermaids on Parade

On my way down to the parade to join the Hungry March Band! These girls let me use their compact on the train to do my makeup

Massaged Kale!

How do we feel about our massaged kale salad dinner, with avocado chunks and toasted sunflower seeds? We heart it. Clearly. Thank sister Bisker for the link. (And to the fabulous Annelise and Paul in San Francisco for making it for us last summer when I visited!)

Super Fun Variety: April Extravaganza!



FEATURING: 

WHAT: Super Fun Superfund Variety Show
WHEN: Saturday, April 21, 2012
WHERE: Film Biz Prop Shop
ADDRESS: 540 President Street, Gowanus, Brooklyn, NY 11215
VENUE WEBSITE: filmbizrecycling.org 
DOORS: 8:00pm
SHOWTIME: 8:30pm
TICKET PRICE: $8 - $12 Sliding Scale (includes 10% off Film Biz coupon)
E-MAIL: SuperFunVariety@gmail.com 
SHOW WEBSITE: superfunvariety.com

The Super Fun Superfund Variety Show presents the latest edition of its circus-meets-sustainability cabaret, Saturday April 21 in Gowanus, Brooklyn—featuring live performances by underground literary sensation Chris Gethard (A Bad Idea I’m About to Do), punk-rock puppeteer Carla Rhodes, and a cavalcade of comedy, circus arts, magic, music, death-defying physical daredevilry, a live-format bad advice column, and more! Hosted by sibling ukulele sensations Ellia and Josh Bisker (of Sweet Soubrette and Cobra Gold), April 21’s Super Fun promises genre-bending performances in a one-of-a-kind setting: the Film Biz Prop Shop, a 10,000-square-foot upcycling center filled to bursting with sets, props, and furniture reclaimed from film and TV shoots, all for sale to the general public. One hand-selected mystery treasure will be awarded to a member of the audience, and other fabulous prizes, tasty treats, cheap drinks, and second-to-none performers, from the silly to the sublime, make the Super Fun Superfund Variety Show a night of unbeatable entertainment.

Local business owners and Occupy Wall Street protestors can contact Super Fun Variety, giving their business name or working group, to be listed for half-price admission at the door.

Super Fun Variety’s previous shows have sold out to standing-room-only crowds. We have featured an incredible array of top-flight talents, including world-renowned variety performers, internationally acclaimed circus artists, and the 2012 Academy Award-nominated film short, “Time Freak.” Super Fun Variety applies the mission of the Film Biz Prop Shop—to “reuse, repurpose, and upcycle”—to the wondrous store itself, transforming its treasure-filled warehouse space into an incubator for emerging talent, and an opportunity for filmmakers, musicians, variety performers, and other artists to test and refine new work in front of a live audience. The show’s name refers to the Gowanus Canal’s designation as a federal Superfund site, and reflects our irreverent spirit, our strong social consciousness, and our goal of contributing to an environmentally and creatively sustainable local community.


Aikido in Virginia!

And here's my other side project this month: arranging the first-ever visit to America for my aikido teacher from Japan, Toshio Tanimoto sensei! Grab your gi and head to the DC area, April 28–May2!

Toshio Tanimoto sensei comes to America! It's like that movie with Eddie Murphy.

Super Fun III!!!

It's almost that time again......! Save the date for April 21 and get ready for a whole new adventure with Super Fun Superfund Variety Show!

Super Fun was SUPER FUN!


Super Fun was SUPER FUN! Thank you to all of the amaaaaazing performers and fabulous, rock-of-Gibralter-solid behind-the-scenes folks who made our evening together one of unforgettable, world-class entertainment. And thank you to all of the people who came out for the show—we had more than 120 heads in the crowd, with ages ranging from 7 months to 7 decades! We hope you all come back for more on April 21, for the next round of the Super Fun Superfund Variety Show! All new all-star performers to tantalize, delight, and amuse—save the date, and don't be late!

Click through the photo above to see more of Gretchen Robinette's terrific slideshow from show night at Film Biz Recycling, captured for the curious public in Impose magazine. And mark your calendars: April 21 is Super Fun Superfund!

The Bad Advice Column


One part Dear Abby, one part Savage Love, one part Trampoline Hall: Email us with your burning questions about love (or anything else) and get answers from our panel of certifiable non-experts (circus performers and audience volunteers) during the next Super Fun Variety Show on Saturday, April 21. Live, improvised, highly public answers to life's deepest problems: what could we call it but The Bad Advice Column?

And yes, your question will be read anonymously:)

Brooklyn Base Your Face Off!

We love Brooklyn Based. They give some of the best insider tips around for living a better, more exciting life in BKNY. And, wonder of wonders, they sent us some love back! Jump through the image to see Something Else For Your Saturday...




What else do we love? Up-by-the-bootstraps urban renewal! And that means we keep up with the fine folks listing articles and events at Gowanus Your Face Off...and they sent us some love today too! All damn right! Super Fun gets more Super indeed, what with support from friends like these!

Super Fun's 2/11 Film Short: Oscar Nominated!!!

Breaking! Screening in our upcoming Super Fun Superfund Variety Show on February 11th is the short film “Time Freak,” which has just been nominated for an Academy Award. And the first filmmakers' first reactions upon learning that they are Oscar nominees? Caught on tape. Here's the story from the LA Times.
How great would it be to turn back the clock, peek into the homes of this year’s Oscar contenders and watch their real-time reaction to the nominations announcement? That’s part of the public fascination with a “you-are-there” video made by Andrew Bowler and Gigi Causey, a husband-and-wife filmmaking duo who are now Oscar nominees in the live-action short category thanks to “Time Freak.” The shorts nominees were were announced online Tuesday at 5:50 a.m. and Bowler and Causey’s natural reaction to the nerve-wracking wait was to turn on the cameras.

Mark Your Calendars for SUPER FUN!

SUPER FUN SUPERFUND VARIETY SHOW RETURNS TO GOWANUS 2/11
Oscar Nominated Short Film, Variety Performers, OWS Art Exhibition to 
Repurpose Unique Venue for World-Class Cabaret


WHAT: Super Fun Superfund Variety Show
WHEN: Saturday, February 11, 2011
WHERE: Film Biz Prop Shop
ADDRESS: 540 President Street, Gowanus, Brooklyn, NY 11215
VENUE WEBSITE: filmbizrecycling.org 
DOORS: 8:00pm
SHOWTIME: 8:30pm
TICKET PRICE: $8 (includes 10% off Film Biz coupon)
E-MAIL: SuperFunVariety@gmail.com 
SHOW WEBSITE: superfunvariety.com

The Super Fun Superfund Variety Show presents the second edition of its circus-meets-sustainability cabaret, Saturday Feb 11 in Gowanus, Brooklyn, showcasing comedy, puppetry, circus, burlesque, music, the Academy Award-nominated short film TIME FREAK (Best Live-Action Short), and an Occupation installation of OWS poster art. Super Fun Variety debuted in December to a standing room only crowd and featured an incredible array of talent ranging from the silly to the sublime. The February show will be hosted by ukukele sensations Ellia and Josh Bisker (of Sweet Soubrette and Cobra Gold), and promises more genre-bending performances in a one-of-a-kind setting: the Film Biz Prop Shop, a 10,000 square foot upcycling center for props, sets, and materials donated by film and TV productions. Audience members will have the chance to win a hand-selected mystery treasure item from the Prop Shop, and each ticket includes a 10% off coupon for a future visit.

The Film Biz Prop Shop, located in Gowanus, Brooklyn, creates socially responsible and sustainable solutions from media industry waste, selling and renting a vast array of furniture, household goods, and one-of-a-kind theatrical props donated by film and TV productions. Super Fun Variety applies Film Biz’s mission to “reuse, repurpose, and upcycle” to the Prop Shop itself, transforming the treasure-filled warehouse space into a performance venue for a truly diverse array of artists. Together, we offer an outstanding resource for artists and the community at large.

The Super Fun Superfund Variety Show incubates emerging talent and cultivates seasoned professionals by offering filmmakers, musicians, variety artists, and other performers the opportunity to test and refine new work in front of a live audience. The show’s name refers to the Gowanus Canal’s recent designation as a federal Superfund site, and reflects an irreverent spirit, a strong social consciousness, and the goal of contributing to an environmentally and creatively sustainable local community.

FEATURING:

February 11: Super Fun!!!

Mark your calendars, and dust off that polka-dot bow tie...


FYI, local business owners can email superfunvariety@gmail.com to get listed for half-off admission at the door. If you're working that hard, you deserve a good, cheap night out in the neighborhood.

Also FYI, unemployed and financially stricken Occupy Wall Street protestors can email for complimentary admission to the show. Financially stable Occupiers can email for half-off admission. See, from our point of view, OWS activists are working hard for the sake of all of our futures, often at great sacrifice, so they should be able to come enjoy some entertainment regardless of their financial position. Regarding any Occupiers who do email for complimentary admission, however, a bit of bartered time to help us strike our stage afterward would be very much appreciated.
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