Back in December, Joshua Cohen spoke at a Junta gathering entitled “New York’s Avant-Garde“, in which he ran through a compressed history of the Downtown art scene and many of the cultural, social, and political aspects thereof – revolving around the musician John Zorn, but with plenty of jumping-off points for rabid discussion. It was …
Monthly Archives: April 2009
Wrap Up: Collapse of the System
It’s been ten days since the Junta met to discuss the crisis in the American system and the possibility of collapse, but I’m just getting around to writing it up for a number of reasons, chief of which being that I’m a top procrastinator. Given the topic of discussion, Arrow Bar proved an appropriate locale …
April 9th: Crisis and Collapse at Arrow Bar
The Junta will convene this Thursday, April 9th, 7:30-9:30pm, at Arrow Bar, 85 Avenue A, between 5th and 6th Streets. The door to the bar is easy to miss, as you have to walk down a staircase on the sidewalk to reach it. Drinks are 2-for-1 until 9pm (starting at 4pm, if anyone wants to …