the 1st easter eggs & High 5's e-Newsletter

Easter egg
n.

1. A dyed or decorated egg, traditionally associated with Easter.
2. A hidden feature in computer software, a DVD, or a video game.
   
3. slang - one of the hot picks dropped in High 5's e-newsletters by yours truly.
   

Let's run with definition #3, as "eric's easter eggs" have nothing to do with video games, dyed eggs, or The Cadberry Bunny.

As a bonus *EXTRA*every week, starting next week, I'll be hand picking a special event for the High 5 Email Newsletter. My only rule is that has to be something FREE for you to participate in. One rule, infinite possibilities. It could be a music performance, a street fair, a writing contest, a museum program, a break dance battle in Washington Square Park or a march for Peace and Poetry. The only catch is...

You have to be on High 5's email newsletter to hear about it!

There are perks to being on the e-newsletter besides my easter eggs. High 5's newest shows and our Pics of the Week are sent out on a weekly basis, too. When we get those last minute Lion King and Blue Man Group tickets, the newsletter is where you find out. All our programs, like TRaC, are announced there. And, in the very near future, we will post clips of your reviews and any VIDEO REVIEWS you want to do up as well.

So! Don't miss out. Take 2 minutes and sign up for the newsletter by clicking here. (Or use the link on the top of the right column....)

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And now, without further adeiu, I present my first Easter Egg(s).....for the Teen Reviewers and Critics exclusively!
Enjoy.

1st up, an Urban Word Open Mic Night!
It's a FREE open mic and performance tomorrow at Baruch college. You can
just go and watch--OR you can bring a poem and read in the open mic! "The performers are dope, " I've been assured by Erica at Urban Word.

Friday, November 9th / 5-7pm
Location: Baruch College
151 East 25th Street, between Lexington and 3rd Avenues in the Newman Conference Center, Room 750 (VC Building)

Second up, (and you will have to choose between these....)
The Collaborative Spirit: A Discussion of the Legacy of Billie Holiday
FREE at the legendary Apollo Theater!

"In celebration of the launch Art & Soul: The Apollo Performing Arts Series, the Theater will present a series of events and offerings between Nov. 1st-10th, including a panel where Nnena Freelon, Ronald K. Brown, & others discuss the impact Billie Holiday had on American culture & the genesis of Blueprint of a Lady: This lecture is free, on the Apollo Theater Soundstage, & open to the public."

Friday, November 9, 2007, 7pm
The Apollo Theater
253 West 125th Street
New York, NY 10027

Note: This is a discussion featuring Nnena Freelon and Ronald K. Brown - the performance is Saturday night, and THOSE tickets you have to buy. :) I just thought this sounded cool. I love Billie Holiday!

That's it this week.
Next week I'll be on the newsletter, so make sure to sign up!