851 Avenue of the Americas (between 29th & 30th Street, behind Eventi Hotel)

kaffny Urban, NYC’s unique annual arts event arrives Sunday, Nov. 13th, 3-9PM at Bar Basque in midtown, facing the 30′ outdoor LED screen at the Big Screen Plaza. kaffny Urban serves as a platform for local and international artists to promote their projects to new and diverse audiences in New York City. This year kaffny Urban presents an eclectic evening of film and music, hosted by DJ Spooky. The event is FREE and OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. Full Schedule to be announced shortly.

DATE, TIME & LOCATION
Sunday, November 13th, 3-9PM
Bar Basque (839 6th Ave, btwn 29/30th st, 2nd fl) offers an eclectic menu and full bar in an elegant setting with direct views of the Big Screen Plaza outdoor screen. This is where the event is hosted and the music performances shall be held.

FoodParc (same location, 1st fl) is a gourmet food court offering new food concepts and a selection of beer which leads out into the outdoor plaza.

Big Screen Plaza: (same location, behind the building) is the outdoor plaza where the 30’ outdoor LED screen presenting the films is located.

FILM
Showcase: Thomas (Hyungkyun) Kim, IFP Emerging Narrative Filmmaker
Short by Ku Hye Sun, popular Korean actress – now director
Soopum Sohn’s 2002 Cannes short
Video of works by U-Ram Choe
“Utopia Project” preview by Helen Park
8-bit video by Raquel Meyers w/ music by Bubbly Fish
Videos by Lumpens (from the Creators Project)
“Global Groove” by Nam June Paik, father of video art
and more!!! (Peter Bo Rappmund, Matt Reed & Naoko Tasaka of CalArts, plus Jiminie Ha, Jane Jin Kaisen)

MUSIC
Misnomers, hip-hop sisters duo MC/violin
Akil Dasan, beatboxer/singer/guitarist
Mobius Collective, jazz/afro-beat/dub
Stone Forest Ensemble, classic hip-hop
Vong Pak’s Blue and White, korean traditional drums with jazz ensemble
DJ Spooky with Eugenia Choi, hip-hop electronic with violin

Momofuku Milk Bar will provide a special treat as well as a signed copy of the new Momofuku Milk Bar cookbook for raffle. kaffny Urban is presented in association with the Big Screen Plaza, Performa 2011 (part of their 2011 Fluxus Weekend), White Box and Electronic Arts Intermix.

More Info and links to artists’ pages at: http://kaffny.tumblr.com