[NYC] Upcoming LEMUR Events and Classes

Upcoming LEMUR Events and Classes

Here's a run-down of what's coming up from LEMUR and at LEMURplex.
Full details are below.

Friday, Sept 28: Tranzducer @ LEMURplex
featuring
Hans Tammen
Zarth
Jeff Thompson

Saturday, Sept 29: LEMUR @ 3LD Rebirth Day Party
LEMUR presents NotBots
Instruments you can play
including Slime-o-tron I & II, Chime-o-Tron and Slink-o-tron

Wednesday, Oct 3: Eric Singer @ Dorkbot
Eric Singer speaks at Dorkbot about robots, fire and whatever else is
on his mind.

Upcoming Classes
Building MIDI Music & Video Controllers, Tue-Thu, Oct 9-11, 6:30-9:30 pm
Microcontroller Progamming for Artists, Mon-Wed, Oct 1-3, 6:30-9:30 pm

*** MORE INFO ON EVERYTHING ABOVE ***

Tranzducer.009
Friday, Sept 28
8 pm

We are pleased to invite you to Tranzducer.009, taking place this
Friday at LEMURplex in Brooklyn. Doors open at 8 PM. $5 at the door.

This month we will be featuring three eclectic and talented acts,
beginning with Hans Tammen's solo work for prepared guitar. No
stranger to the Brooklyn music scene, Garth Stevenson's project Zarth
coaxes soul from an electrified rythmn section. We'll wrap up the
evening with selections from Jeff Thompson's Media Ecology Project.
Certainly worth the trip, if we do say so ourselves.

Located in Brooklyn at 461 3rd Ave. between 9th and 10th Street, we
recommend taking the F Train to 4th and 9th Street.

Visit <http://www.tranzducer.com>www.tranzducer.com for more details
about the event and artists.

Tranzducer is LEMURplex's performance series curated by Jamie Allen.

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3LD Rebirth Day Party
Saturday, Sept 29
6pm-2am… FREE!

3-Legged Dog will be presenting new work at the 3LD Rebirth Day
Party, including work from 'Pluton', 'Fire Island' and 'A line of
view', a new live video installation for the Eyeliner system on
Studio B. Other installation work by Troika Ranch and LEMUR will be
presented. Other artists and performances include Stephen Earnhart,
'The Curse of the Mystic Renaldo The', Joshua Fried and many more.
Featuring music by DJ Beautiful Crissy.
http://3ldnyc.com/

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Building MIDI Music & Video Controllers: Creating a Sensor Instrument
with MidiTron
Tue-Thu, Oct 9-11, 6:30-9:30 pm
Instructor: Leif Krinkle

Imagine waving your hand and having an orchestra at your fingertips
or tapping on a surface to explore a video archive. This is all
possible through the use of MIDI and sensor-based technology. In
three sessions, you will design and build a controller to create your
art with the easy-to-use MidiTron interface (http://miditron.com).

Emphasis will be on hands-on learning. Basic electronics and
Max/MSP/Jitter (http://cycling74.com/products/maxmsp) programming
will also be covered. No previous knowledge of electronics, sensors
or programming is assumed. Background information will be covered and
the bulk of the class will be focused on building a working
controller that you will take home and begin to create with. Examples
of previous project ideas include a shoe that creates notes for each
step and a glove that determines lighting cues in a theatrical
performance. This is of interest to Artists, Musicians, Dancers,
Actors, Engineers, Programmers, Lighting, Sound and Graphic Designers
and others.

Cost: $495 including MidiTron & sensors
http://lemurbots.org to register

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Microcontroller Progamming for Artists: Introduction to the Arduino System
Mon-Wed, Oct 1-3, 6:30-9:30 pm
Instructor: Roberto Osorio-Goenaga

Have you ever wanted to build a robot or an interactive art
installation? Have you ever wondered how LEDs, sensors and motors
work? Through collaborative exercises and the development of a final
project you will learn how to program and prototype with an Arduino
microcontroller (http://arduino.cc). This class is geared towards
beginners, and no prior knowledge of electronics or programming is
required.

This class will demonstrate programming and electronics basics
through hands-on microcontroller projects. You will learn digital and
analog input and output techniques for controlling motors and
interpreting sensors, as well as the programming skills necessary to
use these components effectively. We will also explore advanced
concepts in interface, motion and display based on student interest.
By the end of this class students will have a firm understanding of
how microcontrollers, sensors and actuators work and how to utilize
these tools in their own creative projects.

Cost: $375 including Arduino board & materials
http://lemurbots.org to register

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Dorkbot-nyc
People doing strange things with electricity
Wednesday, Oct 3, 7pm
at Location One in Soho
http://dorkbot.org

Dorkbot-nyc is a monthly meeting of artists
(sound/image/movement/whatever), designers, engineers, students,
scientists, and other interested parties from the New York area who
are involved in the creative use of electricity. Dorkbot meetings are
free and open to the public.