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The Green Renter: Greening NYC's Transportation System
Dani Simons, of the New York City Department of Transportation, talks about the city's plans to make our public transportation system greener.

Solar One Now Accepting Submissions for the 2008 Solar-Powered Dance Series
If you or someone you know is an emerging choreographer who'd like to present their work at Solar One this summer, send us your submissions!

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The Green Renter: Greening NYC's Transportation System

Speaker: Dani Simons, NYC Department of Transportation

Monday, February 25 at 7pm, FREE

One reason that living in New York City is more energy efficient than, say, living in Los Angeles is our unique transportation system According to Wikipedia, about one in every three users of mass transit in the United States and two-thirds of the nation's rail riders live in New York City or its suburbs.But there are plans in the works to make our extensive round-the-clock system even greener.

Join Dani Simons for an insider's look at the "new DOT," and how the agency is working to promote sustainable modes of transporation, improve air quality, and slash CO2 emissions. Hear about NYC DOT's initiatives on bikes, bus rapid transit and reducing traffic congestion.

Solar One Now Accepting Submissions for the 2008 Solar-Powered Dance Series

Solar One's 2008 Solar Powered Dance Series will be held over two weekends in Summer 2008 and will be divided into two three-day programs (Program A: July 24-26, Raindate July 27; Program B: July 31-August 2, Raindate August 3).

Performances will take place in the evening on our 20-foot by 24-foot eco-outdoor stage, made from recycled materials and overlooking the East River. (Please note that the stage design does not include curtains, wings or lighting equipment.) As with our 2007 festival, the sound system for the Solar Powered Dance Series will be powered entirely by energy collected on the solar-paneled roof of the Solar 1 building. Each soloist or group will perform three evenings and is expected to contribute pieces ranging anywhere from 6 to 10 minutes in length.Performances should be accessible to a general audience and appropriate for all age groups. Ten hours of free rehearsal time on stage will be allotted to each individual or group, and each choreographer will receive an honorarium.

In accordance with our energy philosophy, we would prefer that you send us electronic materials only, to the extent possible. Please provide a link to a video segment of your work, preferably the work you intend to present in the series, along with contact information and a brief bio. If a new work is being created especially for the series, please provide links to a completed work and to the work in progress and/or notes. Text may be attached as MS Word documents, and all electronic materials may be submitted online to tamar@solar1.org no later than April 1, 2008.

Those unable to provide electronic submissions should send in a complete piece of work, cued to a five-minute segment, on DVD or video, preferably the piece they intend to perform for the festival, along with contact information and a brief bio. If a new piece is being created especially for this series, send a completed work, and a DVD of the work in progress and/or notes. Please refrain from sending extra materials, including publicity materials and extraneous packaging. Submissions may be delivered to Solar 1, located at East 23rd Street and the East River in Manhattan (10am - 5pm, Monday - Friday) by April 1, 2008. Submission materials, postmarked no later than March 28, 2008, may also be mailed to:

Solar One
2008 Solar Powered Dance Festival
24-20 FDR Drive, Service Road East
New York, NY 10010

If you would like your materials returned to you, please include a self-addressed stamped mailer with submission. (Materials may also be picked up at Solar One during the second week of April.)

For additional information regarding this year's Solar Powered Dance Festival and Solar One's summer arts programs, contact Artistic Director Tamar Rogoff at (212) 533-8589 or tamar@solar1.org.

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