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Arthur presents STEVEKDANCEPARTY and THICKET tonight (Sat) in Brooklyn

This Saturday, March 8th

Daddy’s
437 Graham Ave
Brooklyn, NY
3rd stop on the L
10pm-Close
FREE

SteveKDanceParty

Special Guest: The Thicket (www.viva-radio.com/thethicket)
The Thicket is a smattering of styles, from brittle neareastpop and handbag trintrunce (you know) to “everything and the kitsch ‘n’ sync” (P. Relic). Technicolor glazedreams & Angela Merkel backrubs.

"Freedom to Roam" benefit t-shirt from patagonia

“Global warming is forcing wild animals to shift habitats. If migration is blocked by human development (suburbs, highways, gas and oil rigs), many species may not survive into the next century. Even though the last golden bear of California was shot in the early 20th century, we want to reclaim the grizzly as the symbol of wildness. Five dollars from the sale of each shirt goes to benefit the Freedom To Roam Coalition.”

ELF action…?

Cops probe fires in development near Seattle
4 homes burned; official says blaze suspicious, may be tied to ELF
MSNBC

WOODINVILLE, Wash. – Fires gutted four multimillion-dollar model homes in a Seattle suburb on Monday, and authorities found a sign purportedly left by eco-terrorists that mocks claims that the homes were environmentally friendly.

“Built Green? Nope black!” said the spray-painted sign that bore the initials of the radical environmental group Earth Liberation Front.

Explosive devices were found in the homes, and crews were able to remove them, said Fire Chief Rick Eastman of Snohomish County District 7. The FBI was investigating the fires as a potential domestic terrorism act, said FBI spokesman Rich Kolko in Washington, D.C.

The fires started at the “Street of Dreams,” a strip of unoccupied, furnished luxury model homes where developers show off the latest in high-end housing, interior design and landscaping. The homes are later sold.

No injuries were reported in the fires, which began before dawn in the wooded subdivision and were still smoldering by midmorning.

The homes are in a development near the headwaters of Bear Creek, which is home to endangered chinook salmon. Opponents of the development had questioned whether the luxury homes could pollute the creek and an aquifer that is a drinking water source, and whether enough was done to protect nearby wetlands.

The sign, a sheet with red scraggly letters, said “McMansions in RCDs r not green,” a reference to rural cluster developments.

One of the people involved in the project said the homes used “green” techniques such as water-pervious sidewalks, super-insulated walls and windows and products made with recycled materials…

The homes that burned were between 4,200 and 4,750 square feet in size, with prices up to nearly $2 million.

The ELF, or Earth Liberation Front, is a loosely organized collection of radical environmentalists authorities claim committed other arsons in the Northwest.

A woman is currently trial in Tacoma for a suspected ELF fire at the University of Washington in 2001. Briana Waters, a 32-year-old violin teacher, is accused of serving as a lookout while her friends planted a devastating fire bomb.

Reading actions in Bloomington

“The Midwest Pages to Prisoners Project is an all-volunteer effort that strives to encourage self-education among prisoners in the United States. By providing free reading materials upon request, we hope to aid in the rehabilitation process and stimulate critical thinking behind bars…

“Volunteer!

Mondays 7-9p
Thursdays 7p-11p
Sundays 2p-5p

at

Boxcar Books and Community Center
310A S. Washington St.
Bloomington, IN 47401

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