http://thesecretcity.org we worship art Wed, 22 May 2013 22:24:45 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5 Copyright © The Secret City 2013 anni.poppen@gmail.com (Chris Wells) anni.poppen@gmail.com (Chris Wells) 1440 http://thesecretcity.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/secretcity150x150.png http://thesecretcity.org 144 144 "We Worship Art" This is The Secret City, the Obie Award winning organization that inspires, celebrates and worships art and artists, with monthly gatherings in New York City and quarterly gatherings in Los Angeles. Part salon, part cabaret and part tent revival, each service has a unique theme and features guest artists, live music and community interaction. Our events are open to the public, with a $15 suggested donation. More information can be found at our website, thesecretcity.org the_secret_city, art, music, perform, dance Chris Wells Chris Wells anni.poppen@gmail.com no no http://thesecretcity.org/service-recap-memory-photos-videos-cultural-calendar/ http://thesecretcity.org/service-recap-memory-photos-videos-cultural-calendar/#comments Wed, 22 May 2013 18:59:41 +0000 thesecretcity http://thesecretcity.org/?p=1553 Bobby Lucy, who shared his painting of Farrah Fawcett inspired by the iconic 70s poster. The food offering was sweet New York Honey, presented by Chris Wells. Ayun Halliday presented The Complete History of The East Village Inky- in song! Here’s a video of her performance: We watched swing dance presented by Joy Grad and Nelson Rodriguez. Check out this http://thesecretcity.org/service-recap-memory-photos-videos-cultural-calendar/feed/ 0 http://thesecretcity.org/wereinnewyorkmagazine/ http://thesecretcity.org/wereinnewyorkmagazine/#comments Tue, 07 May 2013 03:14:58 +0000 thesecretcity http://thesecretcity.org/?p=1513 http://thesecretcity.org/wereinnewyorkmagazine/feed/ 0 http://thesecretcity.org/service-recap-the-earth-photos-videos-cultural-calendar/ http://thesecretcity.org/service-recap-the-earth-photos-videos-cultural-calendar/#comments Wed, 01 May 2013 17:12:04 +0000 thesecretcity http://thesecretcity.org/?p=1484 Natalie Collette Wood shared White Noise: paintings, collages and sculptures inspired by nature and represent the landscapes of imaginary worlds. Anastasia Cole Plakias presented the food offering from the urban rooftop farm Brooklyn Grange: French sorrel, a sour leafy green. We played “You and the Earth.” Kaina Quenga danced the hula for us. She explains the meaning of the dance in this video: …]]> http://thesecretcity.org/service-recap-the-earth-photos-videos-cultural-calendar/feed/ 0 http://thesecretcity.org/these-featured-artists-will-celebrate-earth-with-us-on-sunday/ http://thesecretcity.org/these-featured-artists-will-celebrate-earth-with-us-on-sunday/#comments Fri, 26 Apr 2013 14:50:26 +0000 thesecretcity http://thesecretcity.org/?p=1479 This Sunday, April 28th, is our next service in New York, the theme will be THE EARTH!

• Our featured visual artist, Natalie Collette Wood, will present collage, sculpture and paintings that look like fractals, crystals and explosions.
• Melody Allegra Berger will play the fiddle
• Alexandra Cole Plakias from Brooklyn Grange, a 2.5 acre rooftop farm in Brooklyn, will present the food offering
• Our pal Kaina Quainga will Hula for us
• We’ve …]]> http://thesecretcity.org/these-featured-artists-will-celebrate-earth-with-us-on-sunday/feed/ 0 http://thesecretcity.org/upcoming-service-the-earth-sunday-428/ http://thesecretcity.org/upcoming-service-the-earth-sunday-428/#comments Wed, 17 Apr 2013 23:05:08 +0000 thesecretcity http://thesecretcity.org/?p=1473 Dixon Place 161A Chrystie Street btwn Rivington and Delancey $15 suggested donation FREE CHILDCARE! RSVP via Facebook (optional) Volunteers welcome and appreciated! Just leave a comment on the facebook event page. ]]> http://thesecretcity.org/upcoming-service-the-earth-sunday-428/feed/ 0 http://thesecretcity.org/baltimore-fishbowl-bohemian-rhapsody/ http://thesecretcity.org/baltimore-fishbowl-bohemian-rhapsody/#comments Sat, 13 Apr 2013 21:20:40 +0000 thesecretcity http://thesecretcity.org/?p=1466 Sun, Moon, Dog, Pineapple: An Unbeliever’s Creed, written by University of Baltimore Asst. Professor and Baltimore Fishbowl‘s Bohemian Rhapsody columnist Marion Winik, who was inspired by her first experience at The Secret City service. In the beginning was the word. The word was but. Do you believe in God? No, but. Do you believe in the immortal soul? No, but. Do you believe in magic? No, but I believe in hormones, endorphins, serotonin, in the …]]> http://thesecretcity.org/baltimore-fishbowl-bohemian-rhapsody/feed/ 0 http://thesecretcity.org/la-april-2013-service-recap-the-body/ http://thesecretcity.org/la-april-2013-service-recap-the-body/#comments Wed, 10 Apr 2013 17:40:37 +0000 thesecretcity http://thesecretcity.org/?p=1443 http://thesecretcity.org/la-april-2013-service-recap-the-body/feed/ 0 http://thesecretcity.org/upcoming-service-body-april-la/ http://thesecretcity.org/upcoming-service-body-april-la/#comments Tue, 02 Apr 2013 13:30:38 +0000 thesecretcity http://thesecretcity.org/?p=1436 http://thesecretcity.org/upcoming-service-body-april-la/feed/ 0 http://thesecretcity.org/technology-march-2013-nyc-service-recap/ http://thesecretcity.org/technology-march-2013-nyc-service-recap/#comments Wed, 27 Mar 2013 18:20:48 +0000 thesecretcity http://thesecretcity.org/?p=1425 our March 24th service in NYC featuring dancer Sun Kim, poet Jennifer L. Knox, and Afro-Electronica musician Val-Inc.  The Cultural Calendar follows below too. First, a video message from The Secret City founder and artistic director, Chris Wells. A Dance by Sun Kim A Reading by Jennifer Knox A Song by Val-Inc THE CULTURAL CALENDAR Today is Sunday, March 24th, 2013. It is the 83rd day of the year, there are 282 days remaining until the …]]> http://thesecretcity.org/technology-march-2013-nyc-service-recap/feed/ 0 http://thesecretcity.org/kim-keever-is-our-visual-art-guest/ http://thesecretcity.org/kim-keever-is-our-visual-art-guest/#comments Sat, 23 Mar 2013 14:00:46 +0000 thesecretcity http://thesecretcity.org/?p=1392 this Sunday’s service is New York-based visual artist Kim Keever. Keever makes photographs of bonsai-scaled landscapes assembled inside a 200-gallon tank that is filled with water and topped with paint pigment and addressed with lights and gels to create convincing effects of clouds and atmosphere. His tropical vistas, sylvan forests, and mountain views openly wear their own artifice while they also display the fine-grained complexity of the real thing. Looking at them can be an …]]> http://thesecretcity.org/kim-keever-is-our-visual-art-guest/feed/ 0