Winter isn’t done with us yet. Sunday night, following a couple of margaritas (blizzard drink of choice, naturally), my roommates and I braved the mostly-empty streets of park slope to dive into the rapidly growing piles of snow. Making our way to a playground, we went down slides, rode swings, and attempted to use the monkey bars. On the way home, we were belting I Am So Blessed by Karen Drucker (warning: Vermont woman is shockingly earnest…) while walking in the middle of the typically-busy 5th Ave. How joyous!

Just a couple days earlier, we were all at a loft in East Williamsburg for Let’s Get Off Together — a celebration of offline nightlife — dancing the night away with phones safely stored away in pouches. I’ve been feeling the late-winter angst, but these two nights revitalized me, connecting me with others and with the natural world. Lately, I’ve been supporting this class at the School of Radical Attention called How To Flourish, and the readings and discussion have mostly been affirming what I know to be true, through these practices. It is vitally important to gather in these times, to practice being together and being with the land. That’s what the Moon Bulletin is all about, too — gathering under moon cycles, relishing in opportunities to be offline and in-person. Hope to see some of yall at the delights ahead of us until the last quarter moon.

🌔 Careful in the Sun at Life World: Waxing Gibbous (Fri Feb 28 @ 8pm). Careful in the Sun aka my favorite band playing some new tunes from their EP which you should definitely check out. Also Isa will be joining — yay music, yay friends! $16.50.

🌔 A Celebration of Labi Siffre at Ciao Bella Coffee: Waxing Gibbous (Fri Feb 28 @ 7pm). Celebrate an iconic songwriter in cozy environs with friends~ anyone is invited to play / share a song of his. Free.

🌔 LUMINESCENCE at Close Up: Waxing Gibbous (Thu Feb 27 - Sun Mar 1). Kalia curated a stacked lineup at one of the best venues in NY… featuring Laraaji <3 many others, and Eden playing on Sunday too! $20-40.

🌔 Ecosomatic Movement with Joan Gutiérrez at Center for Performance Research: Waxing Gibbous (Sun Mar 1 @ 3pm). Embody the life-cycle of a flower, slow down and play with movement and ritual. Surely a welcome antidote to the late-winter urban blues. Free.

🌕 Worm Moon in Park Slope: Full Moon (Tue Mar 3 @ 7pm). Cozy it up and celebrate the worm moon (promises of spring to come) at my apartment. Bring an offering of something of the earth for our altar! And yes, I know the worm is really phallic… listen… it’s a worm okay?? Free, RSVP for address.

🌖 Works in Progress v2 Opening at 3rd Story Gallery: Waning Gibbous (Fri Mar 6 @ 7pm). I will be sharing a cockroach altar as part of this show thoughtfully curated by Eliot and Izzy. Come through for art that explores the “feral interplay of the human and more-than-human; interrogating, deconstructing, and building the scaffolding by which we support our present moment and build new futures.” Juicy! Free.

🌖 Soup Sets by KANA in Park Slope: Waning Gibbous (Fri Mar 6 @ 8:30pm). Right after the gallery opening I’ll be rushing home to serve soups and beats alongside Abbi, Naedo, and Alice in our inaugural Soup Sets party — come experience four musical journeys (DJ sets) alongside a curated soup for each one. Space is limited, so RSVP if you’re interested, and come ready to Dance! Free.

🌖 Sidewalk Study in Chinatown: Waning Gibbous (Sun Mar 8 @ 12:30pm). Sidewalk studies are back, and Cherilyn and I are leading this one on The Disappearance of Rituals by Byung-Chul Han, an incisive philosophical exploration of how rituals have changed the shape of modern society. Featuring tea ceremony! Free, RSVP for address.

🌗 Quietest Places in New York City Book Launch at Rizzoli Bookstore: Last Quarter (Tue Mar 10 @ 6pm). Nicole’s book pairs beautiful watercolors with thoughtful writing that explores the various places you can go to in NYC to calm down and enjoy some quiet. But she also asks what makes some parts of the city quiet, and others not so much, offering a welcome critique of how fossil fuels and inequality shape the sonic landscapes of the city. Free.

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