Feb. 6-8, 13-15, 20-22, and 27-March 1. Fri. and Sat. at 7:30PM, Sun. at 2PM.
Downtown Art
Imagine the original 1977 ‘Star Wars’ – without a budget.  Downtown Art will premiere STAR ARGUMENTS, the ultimate low-tech version of Luke and Leia’s first encounter, complete with wookies, Jawas, and a very large Death Star, all performed by a cast of 17 teens working with over 300 objects from the local 99 cent store.   Directed by Ryan Gilliam. Reservations call (212)479-0885.

Thur - Sat at 7:30pm, Sun at 2:30pm
La MaMa E.T.C. - The Annex
A festival of concert play readings celebrating Black History Month. Featured plays are: Thur 2/12 "The Green Book" by Calvin Alexander Ramsey, Fri 2/13 "Palmetto" by Holli Harms, Sat 2/14 "It Matters Where You're Buried" by Beth Campbell and Sun 2/15 "The Haitians (How They Got That Way) " by Owa. Free Admission!!

Thur - Sat at 7:30pm, Sun at 2:30pm. Also on 2/18 at 7:30pm
La MaMa E.T.C. - First Floor Theater
A new work by Leslie Lee, directed by Cyndy A. Marion. The Book of Lambert, a new play by Obie-winner and Tony-nominated playwright Leslie Lee, depicts the lives of several lost souls living in the subterranean depths of an abandoned NYC subway station. Lambert, their leader, a disillusioned young African-American ex-English teacher is writing a prophetic book on life. In an effort to guide and re-focus this lost flock, Lambert unleashes his own identity issues while coming face to face with the...

Exhibition dates: January 24 – May 31, 2009.
Meet at Cuppa Cuppa, 75 E. 4th Street
Join us for the opening of FAB's newest ArtUp exhibition "A Closer NY" by Sherry Mills. The artists work will cover scaffolding.  The exhibition is a reaction to the form of sensory adaptation that debilitates aesthetic recognition through ignorance of scaffolding and industrial equipment on the sidewalks. “A Closer NY” encourages the audience to seek beauty in imperfections.

Fri & Sat at 10:00pm, Sun at 5:30pm
La MaMa E.T.C. – The Club
La MaMa E.T.C. presents in association with the Dyke Division of Two-Headed Calf. Co-programmed by Brooke O'Harra and Sharon hayes. Tickets $15, Students/Senior $12
NO. 1: Friday, February 13th, 10pm
Performances by: John Jesurun, Wu Ingrid Tsang, The Nonsense Theater, Barbara Lanciers & Rachel Mason
NO. 2: Saturday, February 14th, 10pm
Performances by:

Exhibition dates: January 24 – May 31, 2009.
Meet at Cuppa Cuppa, 75 E. 4th Street
Join us for the opening of FAB's newest ArtUp exhibition "A Closer NY" by Sherry Mills. The artists work will cover scaffolding.  The exhibition is a reaction to the form of sensory adaptation that debilitates aesthetic recognition through ignorance of scaffolding and industrial equipment on the sidewalks. “A Closer NY” encourages the audience to seek beauty in imperfections.

Exhibition dates: January 24 – May 31, 2009.
Meet at Cuppa Cuppa, 75 E. 4th Street
Join us for the opening of FAB's newest ArtUp exhibition "A Closer NY" by Sherry Mills. The artists work will cover scaffolding.  The exhibition is a reaction to the form of sensory adaptation that debilitates aesthetic recognition through ignorance of scaffolding and industrial equipment on the sidewalks. “A Closer NY” encourages the audience to seek beauty in imperfections.

Tues at 8:00pm
La MaMa E.T.C. – The Club
Ise Lyfe will read WHO'S KRAZY?
Micia Mosely will read WHERE MY GIRLS AT: a comedic look at black lesbians. Poetry Electric fuses music, movement, sound, and dance with the spoken word. A poetry scene dedicated to poets who seek an alternative way to present the spoken word and word performance. Tickets $8

Exhibition dates: January 24 – May 31, 2009.
Meet at Cuppa Cuppa, 75 E. 4th Street
Join us for the opening of FAB's newest ArtUp exhibition "A Closer NY" by Sherry Mills. The artists work will cover scaffolding.  The exhibition is a reaction to the form of sensory adaptation that debilitates aesthetic recognition through ignorance of scaffolding and industrial equipment on the sidewalks. “A Closer NY” encourages the audience to seek beauty in imperfections.

Wed & Thurs at 7pm
La MaMa E.T.C.
Selected Playwrights from around the Globe participated in La MaMa’s 2nd annual International Playwriting Retreat in the summer of 2008 . We invite you to peer through the window to the Umbrian’ hillside that inspired these eight writers to create new works for the theatre. They hail from Chicago, New York, California, Toronto, Pittsburg and of course Italy! Reuniting in New York, this group celebrates the spirit of creating in an ancient locale, rejoicing in life’s rituals ...

Thur - Sat at 7:30pm, Sun at 2:30pm. Also on 2/18 at 7:30pm
La MaMa E.T.C. - First Floor Theater
A new work by Leslie Lee, directed by Cyndy A. Marion. The Book of Lambert, a new play by Obie-winner and Tony-nominated playwright Leslie Lee, depicts the lives of several lost souls living in the subterranean depths of an abandoned NYC subway station. Lambert, their leader, a disillusioned young African-American ex-English teacher is writing a prophetic book on life. In an effort to guide and re-focus this lost flock, Lambert unleashes his own identity issues while coming face to face with the...