Sexuality & Motherhood Conference Monday, Feb. 6th At M.O.M.

Give It To Me Baby – Rocks The Night On Tuesday Oct. 18th at M.O.M.

More: Carolyn Castiglia is a New York-based comedian/writer wowing audiences with her stand-up and freestyle rap. You may recognize her hip-hop alter ego Miss CKC from Comedy Central, VH1 and MTV2. Carolyn’s web vids have been nominated for an ECNY Award and featured in two issues of EW magazine. She’s appeared in TONY, The NY Post, The Idiot’s Guide to Jokes and Life & Style. You can find Carolyn’s writing online at Babble.com, MarieClaire.com and The Huffington Post.

Lenora Champagne has been making work as a performance artist, playwright, and director since 1981. She has received three fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts, commissions and project support from the New York State Council on the Arts, residencies at the MacDowell Colony and Yaddo, and the Franklin Furnace Fund for Performance Art. Champagne’s publications include Out from Under: Texts by Women Performance Artists and performance texts, plays and essays published by Smith & Krauss and in Plays and Playwrights 2009, Performing Arts Journal, Performance Research, Women and Performance Journal, Chain and The Iowa Review. She is Professor of Theatre and Performance at Purchase College, SUNY.

Alice Eve Cohen is a writer and solo performance artist.  She will perform from her memoir What I Thought I Knew, one of Oprah Magazine’s “25 Best Books of Summer” and one of Salon.com “Best Books of the Year”.

“Her darkly hilarious memoir, What I Thought I Knew (Viking), is an unexpected bundle of joy.” Oprah Magazine

Cara Lemieux is an Emmy Award winning network news producer and single mom. She found out she was pregnant the day before her 30th birthday and the way she saw the world changed forever.  Now she is relying on her amazing family, friends and sense of humor. You can follow her musings on single motherhood and life in Manhattan on www.MeAndDucky.com

Cassandra Neyenesch is a journalist and novelist. She writes about art for Art in America and the Brooklyn Rail and is the author of two novels.  She is currently finishing her first YA novel.

Artist Darryl LaVare is a painter and performer from Memphis, Tennessee. She is a graduate of The Rhode Island School of Design, and moved to NYC in 1990.  She has shown at Max Fish, CBGB’S Gallery, The Limelight, Danceteria, Exploding Sky, Supreme Trading, Wooster Projects, Stendhal Gallery and The Brooklyn Historical Society.

Christen Clifford (curator) is a curator at Dixon Place (Experiments and Disorders).  At the Culture Project, she created and curated the long running series Heat. Her work is strongly influenced by feminist art and the art of mothering. Her solo BabyLove, about maternal sexuality, had its premier in Ljubljana, Slovenia and toured San Francisco, British Columbia, and ran for three months in New York, where it was named Critic’s Pick by New York Magazine, NBC, and Time Out New York, which gave BabyLove five stars.

Clifford has appeared on panels about maternal sexuality and has been featured in articles about mothering in The New York Times, The Village Voice, and Time Out New York and on Fox New York News.  Clifford’s writing has been published in Salon, Nerve, Smith Magazine, Huffington Post, The Evergreen Review, Bambini, Black and White Magazine, Blue, Identity Theory and The New York Press, as well as anthologized in M Word: Real Mothers in Contemporary Art (Demeter Press),and  Everything You Know About Sex Is Wrong (Disinfo press).  Her graphic graphic memoir “My Home Birth” on Smith Magazine, with cartoonist David Heatley, was a pick of the week on Flavorwire, which called it “hilarious and uncensored.”

Find out more at MOMmuseum.org or by calling 212.452.9816

SEX IN MOMMYVILLE A New Comedy by Anna Fishbeyn

July 27-31, 2011- Three Performances
Wednesday, July 27 @ 9pm
Friday, July 29 @ 9pm
Sunday, July 31 @ 3pm

Manhattan Repertory Theatre
303 West 42nd Street, Third Floor
New York, NY  10036

For more information on the festival, visit www.ManhattanRep.com

For more information on the show, visit www.SexInMommyville.om

Tickets – $20 / for tickets call 646-329-6588

(New York – June 22, 2011) – The Manhattan Repertory Theatre presents Sex in Mommyville, a new comedy by Anna Fishbeyn.  The cast of six includes Anna Fishbeyn, Felicia Masia , Frank Trezza, Kelly Calabrese, Peter Quinones, Angie Shultz.  Sex in Mommyville will play at the Manhattan Repertory Theatre, 303 West 42nd Street, 3rd Floor, NYC, 10036 for three performances from July 27-31, 2011.

In the new comedy-drama, Sex in Mommyville, a guilt-ridden, health-conscious, sex-starved Manhattan mom battles her blackberry-hijacked Wall-Street-lawyer husband, Zeus.  Add to this backdrop failed sex attempts, ingenious children, over-eager Russian parents who refuse to leave, encounters with moms baring their lives on talk shows and a flock of MILFs. The result is a fearless portrayal of modern motherhood and devastating commentary on the state of feminism today.

“I realized very quickly after I gave birth to my second child that I was not alone in my struggles to juggle a career and two children,” stated playwright Anna Fishbeyn. “ Mothers everywhere I met struggled to achieve respect within their marriages and at work, while fashioning new identities for themselves. I felt inspired to use humor to give voice to these extraordinary women, and speak out on their behalf.”

Sex in Mommyville is presented by the Manhattan Repertory Theatre Summerfest 2011.  Assistant Director, Molly Ballerstein; Publicist: Paul Siebold/Off Off PR.

Sex in Mommyville plays for three performances on the following schedule: Wednesday, July 27 @ 9pm; Friday, July 29 @ 9pm; Sunday, July 31 @ 3pm.

Anna Fishbeyn is a playwright and performer. Her one-woman solo show, Sex in Mommyville, played at the Flea Theater in August 2010. The show received rave reviews from critics and parents alike.  Stewart Lewis of WCBS radio called Fishbeyn a “comic genius,” and described the show as a poignant critique of our society’s treatment of women.  Mothers have called the show “The Vagina Monologues for MOMS” and “chicken soup for marriages.”  The show has been featured at the famed La MaMa Experimental Theater Club, Stuyvesant Town, the JCC, and played at the Museum of Motherhood Conference, sponsored by Mamapalooza.  Ms. Fishbeyn has transformed the solo show into an ensemble piece for its premiere at Manhattan Repertory Theatre in July 2011.

Ms. Fishbeyn holds a B.A. from the University of Chicago, an MFA in Fiction from New School University, and Ph.D. from Columbia University. Ms. Fishbeyn’s articles, such as, “Wall Street Makeover,” “The Silence of Jane Eyre,” and “The Miniskirt Dilemma,” examine the media-engendered pressures and socially acceptable double-standards affecting women and mothers today. Her novel-in-progress, The Matrimonial Flirtations of Emma Kaulfield, depicts a woman grappling with feminism, love and a splintered identity.

The run time for Sex in Mommyville is 90 minutes with no intermission

Tickets are $20 and can be reserved by calling 646-329-6588.

Manhattan Repertory Theatre is located at 303 W. 42nd St. (at 8th Ave.) on the Third Floor.

Manhattan Repertory Theatre was founded in August 2005 by Ken Wolf, Artistic Director and Jennifer Pierro, Director of Productions. Since its inception, MRT has produced over 600 plays and worked with over 4000 theatre artists.  MRT’s mission is to help all artists get their work produced in a professional, supportive and clean environment.

Subsequently, Anna will be bringing her talents to the Museum Of Motherhood, opening in Manhattan on Sept. 1st. Check back to see MOM’s growing schedule of events.

Press nights are for all performances.  Artwork and photos are available at www.offoffpr.com/mommyville.html

Mama Expo ~ MAMAPALOOZA Rocks The World! The premier international organization for Women in the Arts…who are raising children as well!

Mama Expo ~ MAMAPALOOZA Rocks The World!

The premier international organization for Women in the Arts…who are raising children as well!

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WHAT: Presenting Multiple Platforms for women, mothers and families to gather, including Mamapalooza Stages, Academic & Arts Conference, Evening Performances, Concerts FREE Family Festivals.

WHEN: May 20-25th 2011

WHERE: Performance & Presentation venues in Mom Entertainment & Education across New York City, including Soter-Lee Blackbox Theater, Arlene’s Grocery, The Delancy, Bar East, The Drilling Company, Marymount Manhattan College (open to the public) and Riverside Park South. Details: www.MamaExpo.com

WHO: Presented by Mamapalooza, www.mamapalooza.com home of the Mom Music, Arts and Culture

Movement. In partnership with Motherhood Foundation, non-profit M.O.M. (Museum Of Motherhood) & New York Parks Department with performances, informational sessions, advocacy, activism and education happen across the world with performances by thousands. Organized by NOW-NYC’s Susan B Anthony award-winning, Joy Rose, MediaMom™ & MAMAPALOOZA Founder, Lynn Kuechle, MotherMonolgues.org & Team Mama.

FEATURING: Music stages, Poetry Readings, Film Screenings, Theatrical Presentations, Comedy, & Burlesque as well as live Performances by Funniest Mom In America finalists and artists, academic presentations and dissertations, bloggers, activists and business women from around the world, including timely discussions and presentations on ‘The Motherhood Movement’; Marymount Manhattan College (open to the public)

WHY: MAMAPALOOZA is an exciting opportunity with artists, educators, mothers, FEMpreneurs & families to:

- foster personal and professional advancement;  – be beneficial to mothers seeking community;

FAMILY EVENTS: Sunday, May 22nd New York City (City of New York Parks & Recreation) Summer on the Hudson @ Riverside Park South presents the 8th Annual Mamapalooza Outdoor Extravaganza. Pre-event Walkathon at 11AM, free. Noon to 5pm: featuring Tot Rock with renowned Mom Bands, Swingset Mamas, Anna Banana Band, Parent’s With Angst, Bilingual Birdies, Moey’s Music Party, Jane Getter, and more, including vendors & crafts, food, sampling, drinks, giveaways and family fare. Riverside Park South – Pier I @ 68th Street and the Hudson River. Bring your good vibes and your pocketbook to shop!

CONFERENCE: May 23-25th Marymount Manhattan College 221 East 71st St. New York City: The Vulnerable Mother, with keynotes by Carol Evans, Working Mother Magazine, Dr. Phyllis Chesler, Feminist and author of 13 plus books, Laura Tropp, Mother Studies, MMC and featuring the voices of The 21^st Century Motherhood Movement, with presentations, discussions, film screenings and workshops. Open to all. www.MotherStudies.org

ADDITIONAL EVENTS: Friday, May 20th – MOMEDY™ Comedy; Soter-Lee Blackbox Theater 236 West 78th 2nd fl. 8PM, l Saturday, May 21st – Family Bands & Singer/Songwriter Showcase; Arlene’s Grocery 95 Stanton St. 2-6PM, hosted by *REW l Saturday, May 21st – Hot Mama Burlesque; The Delancy. 168 Delancy St 7:30PM, hosted Raven Snook l Monday, May 23rd – MOM FUN-raiser; Bar East 1733 1st Ave@90th St 7-10PM, hosted by Carol Lester l Tuesday May 24th – She’s History w/Amy Simon and Fear & Desire with Alana Ruben Free; The Drilling Company 236 W. 78th; Wine & Cheese 6 PM, Performances 7-9:30.

www.MamaExpo.com