{My back yard}

I bought the Hipstamatic app (along with several listed in an winter issue of Layers Magazine) back in December. I forgot about it until this past weekend when a friend of mine was playing with the app and it tweaked my curiosity more, so a few test shots have commenced.

For an iphone app, it rocks. It looks very similar to theHolga camera I used to play with when I still shot film. Not the most exciting content I’ve chosen to capture, but fun to play with, if you like retro film affects.

Film stock affects with the appropiate lens make it feel and look pretty damn cool.

{On the left, empty plate at the St. Al’s Sausage Feast.}

Events
1. MLK DAY at the IMA:  Free events/Admission to the museum are planned to celebrate Martin Luther King Day. Also included is a free screening later that day of  The Rosa Parks Story, directed by nationally acclaimed filmmaker Julie Dash.

Monday, January 18
The Indianapolis Musuem of Art
4000 Michigan Rd.
11am-5pm Events are and art tours are scheduled
4pm at the Toby/The Rosa Parks Story
Admission: FREE

2. INvision/Alliance of Photographic Artists showing of “Casserole: A Mixture of Photographic Thoughts.” Spend some time viewing the work of several local photographers.  Free casseroles will be dished out in generous portions during the reception, so get there promptly before 8pm!

Friday, January 15 / Opening Reception
Bona Thompson Memorial Center – Irvington5350 E. University Ave.
5pm-8pm
Admission:FREE

Artist Work on Display:
Andy Chen
Lauren Ditchley
Mary Hansen
Holly Hooper
Holly Jordan
Rich Phelan
Ginny Taylor Rosner
Jon Scott
Mike Stroup

3. Naptown Rollergirls/New Year’s Smear After Party to fight Leukemia: Birdy’s is hosting this smash up to raise cash and awareness of Leaukemia, especially since NRG member Ivanna B. Naughty was diagnosed with Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia in 2009.A Squared Industries will be spinning all night long and you get to hang with the Naptown Rollergirls.

Saturday, January 16, 2010
Birdy’s Bar and Grill
71st & Keystone
Admission: $5
Time: 10pm (after the bout at the Pepsi Coleseum)

4. Winter Warm-up Shimmy Show:  Badriya bint Daa’ood is hosting a night of Middle Eastern music and belly dancing.  Tarot readings and more dancing is scheduled. Looks like the first half of the show is for all ages and then when the second half starts is going to be a little bit more adult. Vavava-voom!

Friday, January 15th
Wheeler Arts Community
1035 Sanders Street
Indianapolis
Doors open at 7pm Show 7:30 pm

Quick Links
1.The one bizarro piece you keep in your portfolio: It’s a little morbid but I would love to have this person’s porfolio piece on my desk to discuss! Holy anatomical correctness!

2. Please don’t mess up my google street view: Google is squelching this report now, but if those annoying pop up ads strart showing up on my street view I’m going back to using a printed map and compass.

3. Did they learn nothing from Austin Powers? I guess not, so there is a fembot on the market now. This is going to end horribly bad, in the near future.

4. Taking a gander at AKA Corleone’s posters-these are DYN-O-MITE.

5. A redesign of the airline boarding pass: Tyler Thompson takes this on and makes me think-hell why didn’t I think of that? Pretty clever.

Well we’ve had a blue moon and now you can see a blue angel, this week is looking pretty awesome for being snowed in and bone chilling cold. Stay warm and have a good time!

Events
1. The Blue Angel: One of Von Sternberg’s greatest German films of the thirties, (before Goebbels took over the German film industry). This film made Marlene Dietrich into an international star. It’s more than a Barry Manilow song, come see what Lola Lola was all about in this particular German Cabaret.

Friday, January 8
WINTER NIGHTS FILM: The Blue Angel
The Indianapolis Museum of Art
4000 Michigan Street
The Toby
7:00 pm
Tickets: $9 Public/ $5 Members/ $7 students with ID

2. Happy Birthday Elvis: Elvis’ Birthday Bash at Locals Only featuring local Rockabilly faves The Danny Thompson Trio, Mandy Mare and the Cool Hand Lukes and Indy’s favorite Zombie rock, Harley Poe.

Friday, January 8
Locals Only
2449 E. 56th Street
9:00 pm
Admission: TBD

3. Gather around the fire for a listening party: Twinpeaks, MOKB & NUVO Present: Vampire Weekend “Contra” Listening Party. As an added bonus you can win some free swag via Nuvo

Thursday, January 7
Upland Tasting Room
4842 North College
8:00pm – 11:00pm
Admission: Free

4. Chill out and LET GO! at The Lockerbie Pub.This is the first of a series of Tuesday nights that features A SQUARED INDUSTRIES DJS, DJ SCOTT MATELIC and DJ ACTION JACKSON. Also the Naptown Roller Girls are swinging by to drink Sun King Beer with y’all.

Tuesday, January 5
Lockerbie Pub
631 East Michigan Street
10:00 pm
Admission: FREE

5. We want the Funk–gotta have that funk now: SO if you ask for it than you shall receive, Super Funk at The Jazz Kitchen this Friday.

Friday, January 8
The Jazz Kitchen
5377 N. College Avenue
8:00 & 10:00 pm.
Admission: TBD

Quick Links
1. Urban Photography tips

2. I’m toying with the idea of an e-newsletter, it’s a lot of work…. But if you are in the market to do it check out some of the pro’s for email marketing.

3. Getting back into the routine: Coming back to work after the holidays doesn’t have to be a drag.

4. Fun with found objects and Visa Cards: Visa Arts on the Go Campaign.