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French director Caroline Deruas’s short film The Children of the Night

“This annual film festival, co-curated by the Film Society of Lincoln Center and The Museum of Modern Art, celebrates the most innovative voices in filmmaking. Now in its 41st year, the festival has premiered hundreds of movies and helped ignite the careers of Pedro Almodóvar, Spike Lee, Steven Spielberg, Darren Aronofsky, Wong Kar Wai and many others. This distinguished history sets the bar high, and New Directors/New Films 2012 is no exception—festival curators scoured the film world for the industry’s greatest emerging talent, promising a groundbreaking program. Visit newdirectors.org for updates on the festival as the date approaches and more information becomes available.” -nycgo.com

WHEN: March 21-April 1

To buy tickets please go to newdirectors.org, and tickets are generally $11-$15.

OVER THE WEEKEND IN NYC 3/15-18

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Here we go fellow CMB members it’s Thursday and lets get ready for the weekend!

I already posted some things for you to do, but here there are again so you won’t have to scroll through the pages.

SQUAREPUSHER TONIGHT AT WEBSTER HALL

Location: Webster Hall (125 East 11th St. between 4th and 3rd Aves)

When: TONIGHT @ 8:00pm

Tickets still available (click)

Listen to Squarepusher do his thing before you go

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FRANCESCA WOODMAN EXHIBITION

You and your date should be the first ones to go to Francesca Woodman’s exhibition that starts tomorrow (Fri 3/16/2012).

Woodman is best known for her black and white photography work which will be on view along with her short films.

Location: Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum (1071 Fifth Ave. between 88th and 89th Sts)

When: OPENS Friday 3/16 through 6/13

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ST. PATRICK’S DAY PARADE

It’s that time of the year again when you can have green beer, Irish car bombs, Guinness…all throughout the day. Join in on St. Patrick’s Days’ festivities by going to the biggest event- the PARADE.

Wear your green shirt and if you’re not Irish, its okay… just believe you are one for this day and have fun!

When: 3/17/2012   11am-5pm

Parade Website

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Have a Feast on St. Paddy’s Day—Southern Style

Are you too lazy to go to the St. Paddy’s Day parade and would rather pig out with your friends and maybe your date?

Check out Southern Hospitality BBQ

They have a special menu for Saturday with great deals for your St. Paddy’s Day special drinks. While you’re at it, you should ready your stomachs- since heavy drinking is bout to happen- with south style deliciousness.

Hope you all have a fantastic weekend!

Squarepusher comes to NYC TONIGHT!

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It took him 6 years to come back to the US and this time Tom Jenkinson is bringing a new project with him called “Ufabulum”. The album hasn’t been even dropped yet. It will be released on May 15, 2012.

With your friends or with your date go out to Webster Hall (even though most of us are out of college we can still do Webster Hall right?) and immerse yourself in true electronic greatness.

When: TONIGHT @ 8:00pm

Location: Webster Hall ….125 East 11th St. (between 4th and 3rd Aves)

Cost: $35 and yes you can still buy them today

get tickets here

If you’ve never heard of him before, CHECK HIS WORK OUT!!

CMB Texting 101

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Hello CMB members and FUTURE CMB members ;)

We text all the time- no biggie. However, when it comes to that first text you send to the Bagel you’re interested in, it becomes a different story where you pause and have to think for a bit.

You don’t want to come off as the boring one or be creepy and ask for drinks at 10:00pm. So how can you be friendly, approachable, and make a good first impression with your text? Here are some good and bad examples our team collected.

BAD

Hey.  (Really? ..That’s a great conversation starter…really..)

Whaddup. (We’re grownups here. Let’s talk like one.)

Meet up for a drink? (This is fine after some actual talking, but this is comes off too abrupt. )

GOOD


Notre Dame! I was just in Indiana for work. How did you survive through the cold? ( Found a relevant topic to talk about- AWESOME!)

Your profile pic was so cute that I had to say hello. Can’t believe it’s almost spring again? Lets chat soon. (compliments the bagel in a sweet way and tries to get to know the person first)

Hello. I love to play golf as well even though it’s hard to do so in the city. Where are you from originally?  (When you share the same hobby or interest it becomes a great conversation starter, and a potential date activity)

Hi I thought it would be great to meet up for coffee since we are both in Finance, but let’s talk about something else :)   (Friendly and suggests that this meet up doesn’t have to entirely romantic. CMB can be a way to network as well.)

As you can see, mentioning your Bagel’s hobby and interest can be a easy way to start a conversation and you can have more fun with it. This is why it is so important to fill out your own profile and be descriptive of what you like to do and to tell the person a little more about yourself. Even your pictures. Don’t just put one picture, but maybe 2 or 3…or even 4 pictures of your face and yourself doing some interesting activity. These are all good conversation starters and gives a better sense of who you are to the other person. Wouldn’t you want to see such information on your Bagel’s profile rather than one picture and no other information?

There are many other ways to say ,”Hello” to your bagel. Hopefully these examples were helpful and inspired you to send a  text that makes your bagel want to talk to you more.

Good luck fellow CMB members!

Francesca Woodman @ Guggenheim

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Francesca Woodman (click for further info)

Francesca Woodman was a photographer who was known for her black and white photos, which mainly featured herself and other female models. Most of her work contain nudity and blurred images that have a haunting yet compelling effect on the viewers.

Woodman’s career came to an end too soon when she committed suicide at a young age of 22 in 1981. Her short but solid career will be shared at this exhibit with more than 120 photographs and her short films will be on view as well.

 

Location: Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum (1071 Fifth Ave. between 88th and 89th Sts)

When: OPENS Friday 3/16 through 6/13

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We don’t recommend going to a bar at 11:00pm for the first date, but maybe a day date out to Brooklyn can be forgiven!
Check out One Stop Beer Shop in Brooklyn to shop and to have some beer. They have more than 100 different beers and also have cocktails. The cocktail featured in the video above looks perfect for a spring day, especially since the weather in NYC is amazing these days.
If you’re a Manhattanite, even trekking down to Brooklyn can be a special date out with your Bagel. Do the whole package- walk the Brooklyn Bridge, chill out at One Stop Beer Shop and bring some back home! Best part of this place is the growlers. You can either get it for pick up or order for delivery but you can bring your favorite beer home in glass jugs, which keeps them carbonated for at least a month.
Done, I’m sold. If I can bring my Dogfish 60 home after a great date out in Brooklyn, I’ll do it.
One Stop Beer Shop
Location: 134 Kingsland Ave, near Beadel St, Brooklyn
Phone: 718-599-0128
 
 

(Source: http://www.thrillist.com/)

St. Patrick's Day Parade

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It’s almost here. The day for you to wear green, be as IRISH as you can be, drink Guinness all day long and ..you know the rest.
ST. PATRICK’S DAY IS ONLY A COUPLE OF DAYS AWAY and here comes the parade.
St. Patrick’s Day Parade
3/17 Saturday 11am-5pm
Fifth avenue from 44th St. to 86th St.
website

should we text or talk on the phone?

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A good number of my friends are on board and are loving Coffee Meets Bagel- not because I’ve brain washed them with it but because they appreciate the quality of the members and  the simplicity of the system.
Many of my friends have been matched and went on dates with their bagels. I was surprised to see the different personalities come out in this process. Once a bagel and coffee gets matched, they have a private line they can communicate through. This way they can text without giving each other’s real phone number.
There are 2 different ways different bagels approach this situation.
The first, which I thought would be the case for most matches, is that the two text for a couple of days to get to know each other. If the two “click” they will exchange their real numbers and plan a date to actually meet up for coffee.
However I’ve noticed that many bagels are much more aggressive, proactive and forward. After the first text, he goes straight to, “This is my phone number*** *** ****, what’s yours?” I’ve seen another bagel ask for the real number and asked if they could talk over the phone that evening. He skipped the whole texting process and jumped right into the phone call stage. Sexy and Confident? I don’t know, but definitely bold.
For my friend’s case she was turned off by such forwardness but I think it take’s great confidence. Also, it shows that the bagel did not want to beat around the bushes and knew what he wanted.
It’s hard to figure when it’s the right time to exchange each other’s real number, TALK on the phone and to meet up for a date, when you two have met through such social platform. But hey, have fun with it, don’t take it too seriously, but not too lightly.
If you two “click” hopefully you don’t have to think about it too much and can just go with the flow.

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