After a Superstorm Sandy setback… the Museum of Reclaimed Urban Space (MoRUS) officially opened at 155 Avenue C on Dec. 8, 2012. And in the past year, MoRUS has hosted an array of compelling events, including the Direct Action Fashion Show, the Save Charas Community Center Pop-Up Exhibit and the First Annual MoRUS Film Fest, among many other workshops and readings.
Tomorrow night, MoRUS commemorates its first year. Here are details about the event:
To celebrate a year of achievement and to set the stage for the 2014 slate, the nonprofit, all volunteer-run and staffed history museum will host its 1st Birthday Bash & Benefit on Friday at MoRUS, 155 Avenue C between 9th and 10th Streets, 7-11 pm. (Admission: $8)
To kick-off the evening, Brooklyn Culture Jammers’ Daniel Kinch will perform an excerpt from his play "A CLOWN, A HAMMER, A BOMB, AND GOD," which is based on the true story of Father Carl Kabat who dressed in a clown suit, broke into a Minuteman III Missile base in North Dakota and disabled a missile by hammering the silo door shut. There's also live music from cowpunk band Effing Al Fresco as well as an appearance by Reverend Billy.
Further into the evening will be a panel discussion, WE KNOW SQUAT! AN ORAL HISTORY SLIDESHOW featuring participants in the Lower East Side squatters’ movement such as Fly, Frank Morales and Peter Spagnuolo. A silent auction featuring the art of such neighborhood visual artists as Darryl Lavare, Harvey Wang and Eric Drooker and a raffle of goods and services donated by such retail neighbors as Two Boots Pizza, ABC Beer and Edi & The Wolf will help raise funds for the museum’s 2014 programming.
About MoRUS:
The mission of the Museum of Reclaimed Urban Space is to preserve history and promote scholarship of grassroots urban space activism by researching and archiving efforts to create community spaces. We will also exhibit materials that document these actions, to educate people on the political implications of reclaimed space. MoRUS is a volunteer-run nonprofit organization.
Find more information on the MoRUS website and Facebook page.
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