Former President of the United States of America, William Jefferson Clinton is speaking on our campus! The weather is alternately soggy and clear, so we're going have to be ready for rain or sunshine at 7:30 PM tonight. (The sun doesn't set until after 9 P.M.) I'm wondering about traffic, but I'm going to try to get my copy of his book autographed.

Sitemeter Sez: Jamaica, New York; Calgary, Alberta, and Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Photographs Anyone?


Osprey fishing over Dry Bridge Slough, Sunday May 11, 2008.
Photo by M.E.

ROCK against Reaganomics at: Theater X-Net

Starring: Ida Rubinstein Belle Epoch Russian/Parisian beauty.
Ida's Places in Paris -- from my first jet-lagged day by the Seine.
Read more about Ida in Sisters of Salome by Toni Bentley

Visit: Michael's Montana Web Archive
Theater, Art, Flash Gordon, Funky Music and MORE!
NEW --Launching NOW! Outre Space Cinema -- Featuring: 1930's Rocketry, Spitfires of the Spaceways and Cellulose to Celluloid, Flash Gordon in the Saturday Matinees and Sunday Comics.





Many thanks to Jim Keefe (Visit his Website) -- the LAST Flash Gordon illustrator of the 20th Century, and Flash's first illustrator of the 21st, for his recommendations -- HERE!

Charity Alert: Check into Terra Sigilata blog -- donate $$$ to cancer patients just by clicking onto the site. Keep that Resolution to click on The Hunger Site every day.

In The Community: Those retouched old Glacier National Park photos for the Hockaday Museum of Art are ready to be printed!
Check out Fall for Glacier -- a fundraiser for several programs that make Glacier National Park even better!

Media Watch: Trash A Go Go is winding down -- Next week there will be three couples in the final show for this season, instead of four. Cristián de la Fuente seemed to develop a whole new capacity for concentration after his injury. Cheryl Burke's choreography has been remarkable for her one-armed partner, plus he's been really IN the dances emotionally, which wasn't always true before. If Jason goes tomorrow, it might be because he still seems preoccupied at times while he's dancing. Tracy (Marissa) Turnblatt is fun, and the fans may be keeping her on the show in order to see her and Tony enjoying themselves so much. Kristi Yamaguchi is the best celeb dancer of all of them -- one of the best Dancing with the Stars has ever had.

Theatre/Theater: Upcoming Bindlestiff Events
* Keith Bindlestiff performs at Clinton Hill Public Library, Brooklyn, NY 5/19/08
* Keith Bindlestiff performs at USO show at FDR Library, Hyde Park 5/23/08
* Keith Bindlestiff performs at Leonard Public Library, Brooklyn, NY 5/28/08
* Bindlestiff Circus Summer Camp at Time and Space Limited, Hudson, NY 7/28-8/1/08
* Bindlestiff returns to Spiegeltent at Bard College, NY 8/15-17/08
* Stephanie Bindlestiff joins the fabulous Miss Una to perform motorcycle thrill
show at select locations throughout summer
* Next Cavalcade of Youth Programs in NYC are 10/19/08 and 11/16/08
Stay tuned. Visit http://www.bindlestiff.org/schedule.html


(L to R) Stephanie and Keith Bindlestiff as jugglers Pink Lady and Blue Guy redigitized from a more conventional photo on
Kinko for President's MySpace Site

WARMING UP TO JUGGLING! with Keith Bindlestiff
Sunday, May 18th at the STREB LAB FOR ACTION MECHANICS(SLAM)!
From 10am to 12pm. Fee: $45 *(prepaid registration required)
Age and experience level open. Call 718-384-6491 to register for the event.
Email TRAPEZE@strebusa.org for more information
Keith Nelson, Bindlestiff Family Cirkus co-founder, is offering and introductory session into the art of juggling and prop manipulation. The focus of this session is to provide the participants with the tools to be able to juggle at least three objects. Balancing objects will be introduced. The session will provide a glimpse into a massive variety of manipulating object possibilities. This session will include a demonstration, a warm up, juggling exercises, and balancing.
SLAM is the home of the Espana Streb Trapeze Academy, SLAM SHOW 11,
and the STREB dance company of Extreme Action Mechanics.
SLAM accepts cash, credit card and Checks (made out to RINGSIDE INC)
Email TRAPEZE@strebusa.org for more information.

Kinko the Clown nominated for "Clown of the Year Award
New York Downtown Clown is proud to present the ONLY Clown Awards Show in North America- The New York Downtown Clown Golden Nose Awards.
Awards presentation:
May 19th, 2008
Red Carpet 7:30pm, Show 8pm
At The Kraine Theater
85 EAST 4TH STREET
BETWEEN 2nd & Bowery, 1st FL
This second-time annual event will honor Clown Excellence from performances of the New York Downtown Clown Monthly Revue's 2008 year. In addition to the awards presented, the evening will include performances, dance numbers, door prizes, red carpet, and audience participation games with prizes. The show will also feature Clown Superstar Presenters.
Visit http://www.newyorkdowntownclown.com/awards.htm for more information