Conflux is the annual New York festival for contemporary psychogeography, the investigation of everyday urban life through emerging artistic, technological and social practice.

Come Out & Play is a festival dedicated to street games. It is three days of play, talks, and celebration, all focused on new types of games and play.

When

The festival will run from September 22-24, 2006. Games will occur throughout the day in locations around the city. See the schedule of games for more details about events.

Where

Informed Democracy at New York University presents a town hall meeting:
United States' Relations with the World Post 9/11:

What's happened? Where are we now? How do we improve U.S.-World relations from here?

featuring:
Gillian Sorensen
Former Assistant Secretary-General of the United Nations
Senior Adviser and National Advocate at the United Nations Foundation

Don't miss this conversation with independent filmmakers whose own rites of passage inspired their films and captured an era. Moderated by David Carr, New York Times culture and business writer, with panelists Catherine Hardwicke, director of "Thirteen," "Lords of Dogtown," and the upcoming "The Nativity Story," Dito Montiel, director of "A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints," (Winner, Best Director, 2006 Sundance Film Festival) and Peter Sollett, director of "Raising Victor Vargas" (which premiered at the 2002 Cannes Film Festival).

Lower Manhattan Cultural Council hosts the second international summit of artists, architects, poets, writers, performers, filmmakers, and musicians, to consider the role of art and culture after crisis in cities across the globe.

September 14 - 17, 2006 for a program of films, exhibitions, symposia, performances, and a public art competition.

http://www.lmcc.net/art/recovery/2006

Conflux is the annual New York festival for contemporary psychogeography, the investigation of everyday urban life through emerging artistic, technological and social practice.

Conflux 2006

WIRED NextFest

WIRED's vision of a new world's fair, WIRED NextFest is a four-day festival of innovative products and technologies that are transforming our world. Patterned on the great World's Fairs of the past, this year's NextFest in New York features more than 130 interactive exhibits from leading scientists and researchers around the world. Experience the future of exploration, entertainment, transportation, health, communication, design, security, and green living.

CHRIS ANDERSON in conversation with Lawrence Lessig

Thursday, September 28, 2006
at 7:00 PM
Celeste Bartos Forum

LIVE from the NYPL books

$15 general admission and $10 library donors, seniors and students with valid identification

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