Witness Arts

Thanks to everyone who was part of the final Backyard Band/with show of the 2010 season. Close to 200 people gathered in Jamaica Plain, MA, on August 14. It was an incredible night, featuring the performance of a live, original soundtrack for Buster Keaton’s “The General” and a stunning array of homemade pies. On...
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Silent Films. Live Music. Homemade Pies too! Join us at the next  show on Saturday, August 14 at 8 PM. Thanks to Kaitlin Meelia of Planted Seeds Productions for making a promo video for the show: August 14th Show. All ages welcome. BYOB & a lawn chair/blanket Bring a pie too! $5 suggested donation...
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One of BYBW’s curators, Ryan Murdock, is interviewed in this New York Times article. BYBW also gets a shout out.  Describing a New York City program for artists, the article highlight’s Ryan’s work:
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Last night’s Backyard Band/with brought together 150 people from across Boston. It was an incredible night, featuring almost 20 homemade pies of every conceivable flavor, amazing original film and music, and a reprieve from the rain. Stay tuned for pictures and videos from the show. Thanks to everyone who made it such a wonderful...
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If you’re in Boston, you don’t want to miss the first Backyard Band/with show of the 2010 season: Silent Films. Live Music. Homemade Pies. And more.
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TPP is excited to announce that the first Backyard Band/with show of the summer will take place at 8 PM on Sunday, June 13th. The show will feature silent film, live music, homemade pies and more. Featured artists include poet Daniel Johnson, cellist Angela Letizia, filmmaker Ryan Murdock.  Tell your friends. Check us out...
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Backyard Band/with is gearing up for its summer shows in Jamaica Plain,MA, this June and July! We just put up a call to artists to contribute film and video work, which you can check out here. If you missed last summer’s shows, here’s what you can look forward to: silent films, live music and...
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By Andrew Suseno New York, New York Editor’s Note: Every Wednesday this fall, Andrew is hosting “Living Room Chats in the Park,” asking people to join him in talking about the issues that matter to them. You can find him between 5:00 – 6:30 PM on the 14th Street facing steps of Union Square...
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By Andrew Suseno New York, New York Editor’s Note: Andrew has launched a series of Living Room Chats in the Park, which are being held every Wednesday from 5:00 – 6:30 PM on the 14th Street facings steps of Union Square Park in New York City. Each week they focus on a different policy...
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By Joselito Laudencia San Francisco, CA Marriage_equality Labor Day usually marks the start of the mad dash towards the finish line for November electoral races. I’ve personally been involved with many statewide electoral campaigns in California throughout my life. In the 1990s I played a leadership role in the statewide effort to create a...
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