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Seeking New Columnists & Contributors as The House Of Dandridge Ventures Further Into Its 4th Year!
The House of Dandridge is still on the hunt for blog contributors as it ventures further into its 4th year in business! Do you have something to say but need a platform? Do you see a lot of live shows and/or off Broadway theatre you’d like to review? Do you have strong opinions about...
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2013 HOWL Festival Art Around The Park June 1st and 2nd : Artists! Submit Your Proposals!
Art Around the Park Howl Festival 2013 is coming this Summer to Tompkins Square Park! A live action weekend-long event involving 140 artists of all ages turns an 8 foot high, 900 foot long blank “canvas” encircling the exterior of Tompkins Square Park into an explosion of color and creativity. This year, for the...
Kinho Karsyn Takes A Shot At Madonna’s “Gang Bang” With A Wild Animated Revenge Fantasy
Now that all the fanfare of the album has died down and fans are ravenously awaiting the release of the immensely successful world tour she embarked on throughout most of 2012, let’s take another blog post up to discuss one of the most unexpected and brilliant productions of Madonna’s more recent career. One of...
“Be Soft…” H.O.D. Quote Of The Moment by Kurt Vonnegut
We see quotes by famous and non-famous and infamous people several times a day…we catch them on television, on the subway platform, on the train, on Facebook and Twitter. Every now and then, one of them sticks out among the rest and hits you where it should and often feels like you almost could...
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Exploring Elsewhere : NO ACCIDENTS A Page From “Remember, Be Here Now” by Ram Dass
One of the last books I purchased from Housing Works is a glorious 1971 first edition paperback called “Remember, Be Here Now” by Ram Dass, an American contemporary spiritual teacher known for his connections with the infamous Timothy Leary at Harvard in the early 60s, his relationship with Hindu guru Neem Karoli Baba, his travels...
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Chauncey Chat : Falling Out with Author, Ingenue and Friend Kenyon Aubin Oster
Have we got a new Chauncey Chat for you! It took some time to complete with both Chauncey and Kenyon’s busy schedule. Chauncey saving lives by day at Housing Works and keeping lives exciting at his numerous DJ gigs around New York City while Kenyon spent nights serving hungry New Yorkers and days promoting...
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Kickstarter Aggregator : PACHAMAMA Mother World by Anabella Lenzu. Campaign Ends Friday, February 22nd!
We have been friends with Anabella Lenzu for a little over two years now, meeting through Dance Parade with her group Anabella Lenzu/Dance Drama taking the art of dance and visual narrative to wild and unpredictable heights at Dance Parade NYC’s “Dancing Through The Light” event at Greenwood Cemetery in October of 2011. Here is...
A Four Day Weekend Of Works In Progress at BAX (Brooklyn Arts Exchange) January 24th through 27th!
We went out to catch an amazing show tonight held at The Wild Project called “A CRUCIBLE”. The show was developed through residencies and workshops just like the one we are about to inform you about. There is absolutely nothing like a piece of live theater and nothing will ever be able to...
Happy “Independence Day” to Mr. Chauncey Dandridge, 18 Years Since Leaving Home on 1/13/95!
Important Milestones in history that took place today, January 13th! 1863 Thomas Crapper pioneers one-piece pedestal flushing toilet 1930 “Mickey Mouse” comic strip 1st appears 1943 Hitler declares “Total War” 1979 YMCA files libel suit against Village People’s YMCA song 1989 “Friday the 13th” virus strikes hundreds of IBM computers in Britain 1992 U.S. serial...
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@PerfectDisgrace Theater Christens 2013 with “A Crucible” at The Wild Project January 10th-19th
Perfect Disgrace Theater presents “A CRUCIBLE” A disgraceful new PLAY by Brian Bauman, directed by Kate Gagnon A perfect way to kick off your new year is with some fantastic live theater from @PerfectDisgrace <–click to follow on Twitter! Chauncey was enlisted as lighting technician for two sets of performances of playwright Brian Bauman’s “ATTA...
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CALL FOR ARTISTS (DEADLINE EXTENDED to 1/2/13) : Submit Work To The 15th Annual “Postcards From The Edge” Exhibiton & Benefit for Visual AIDS
Our very own Chauncey has volunteered at this event for the past two years and even submitted a piece of artwork for last year’s benefit sale. The most exciting part about this event is that the people who submit a postcard sized piece of artwork range from seasoned and successful artists all the way to...
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Exploring Elsewhere : What Did The Transgender Day of Rememberance Mean To You and Me?
This year’s “Transgender Day Of Rememberance” certainly crept up on us and it just proves that although ‘Transgendered” people are making quite a decent amount of headway in the realm of their own civil rights war, the media is still somehow avoiding the topic for the most part and obviously the budget for spreading...
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“Writing An Introduction After Placement of the Final Punctuation” aka “The Night Obama was Reelected” by Chauncey Dandridge
what a goddamn relief! i managed to meander down to Times Square after work tonight…just to see what was going on there. I didn’t know what to expect but was quickly swallowed up in the various pockets and pincushions of excitement around me, subdued for the most part, diluted by worry and doubt and fear...
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Exploring Elsewhere : “Status Update from a Single Issue Voter” by Dominick Pupa
We were so incredibly moved by this status update on the eve of the 2012 election that we asked our friend Dominick Pupa, the author, if we could share it with our readers on The House of Dandridge. He said “Yes We Can”. I am a single issue candidate. For me, that issue is quite...
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(CANCELLED) S©ORPIO RISING! new queer extravaganza debuts Saturday, November 17th in the south bronxxx
* UNFORTUNATELY DUE THE DAMAGE THE BRUCKNER BAR & GRILL ENDURED FROM HURRICANE SANDY THIS PARTY HAS BEEN CANCELLED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE! Come celebrate a Decade of Dandridge on Saturday, November 17th as DJ Chauncey D commemorates the 10th Anniversary to the day he first stepped behind the booth at Bruckner Bar & Grill in...
Excerpts from “Something Tsunami A-Z” : a soon to be published collection of original writing by Chauncey Dandridge
Sometimes the only way to make things happen in life is to put yourself into a position of responsibility and/or accountability so that if you fail to deliver on a promise or intention or project, you don’t just disappoint yourself..you let other people down. That’s never a good feeling obviously. Chauncey Dandridge (certainly likes...
Love vs. Lust : Meri Wallace’s new play “Tango Fever”slow burns up and into an inferno at Teatro LATEA
We were recently invited to attend one of the highly acclaimed performances of “Tango Fever” by Meri Wallace at Teatro LATEA located within The Clemente Soto Velez Center on Suffolk Street on The Lower East Side. We have been to this wonderfully quirky space, a former public school turned entertainment venue and gallery, several...
Mykel unspools his life story into Kashmir Nirvana – Unplugged at The Triad Saturday, September 15th
We’ve known the artist, musician, producer, activist and friend Mykel for many, many years now. His unique performance style and unearthly vocal talent along with his soul baring authenticity and charisma all fornicates into a magical musical and theatrical experience with each and every metamorphosis. Finally, he brings his newest version of his Kashmir Nirvana...
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Chauncey Chat : Delving Into The Dance Drama of Anabella Lenzu
Chauncey had the wonderful privilege of asking the amazing Anabella Lenzu some questions about herself, her artistic passions and her newest endeavor “Sangre y Arena (Blood & Sand)” which has its World Premiere at The DUO Multicultural Arts Center on The Lower East Side of Manhattan this weekend, June 1st through 3rd. We first met...
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“Confessions of a Former Homophobe” by Bobby DeJesús
Our friend AB Lugo showed us a status update on Facebook from a friend of his in reference to President Obama’s announcement in support of marriage equality. We asked whether it was possible to post it here on The House. He said yes. Just warning everyone…it’s going to be pretty political around these...
Surprise your Valentine with something unique this year : the art of Rafael T. Melendez!
From now til the end of love. Personalized or blank Valentine’s for that special someone in your life created by extremely talented Rafael T. Melendez. Each card is made on reclaimed paper using the mediums of collage, paint, and drawing. There are many to choose from and they will all be signed and...
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Hidef Artipixel : “I See a Rainbow City” by @PixelLoki
Here’s our next HiDef Artipixel to welcome in the new year; 2012 the year where it all ends-if you believe in the Mayan Calendar-or perhaps its more like the year where it really all just begins. So my gift to you, our dear readers of House of Dandridge and HiDef Artipixel, is ”I See a...
