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for updates, pictures and stories about our travels down the Ganges River, Autumn 2011. (everything here has been migrated to there - so update your bookmarks/links!)

Good Morning Rickshaw, Good Evening Ice Bike

The city is hot as hell and beautiful as ever. We walked around Red Fort yesterday and through the markets near there. Goat heads, fish, spices and auto parts for sale...

we're here!

we've arrived in new delhi and it smells wonderful. catching a train to farrukhabad tomorrow, can't wait to see the river and our boats again. here are proposal drawings for our performance in varanasi, scheduled for early november (at the time of the diwali festival)

Swimming Cities crew prepare for departure

From left to right: Robin Frohardt, Charlie Buckets, Orien McNeill, Porter Fox, Mayra Cimet, Lamar VanDriver, Angie Kang (not everyone pictured is traveling - still, bon voyage!)

Ganges Itinerary

Swimming Cities 2011 Ganges Itinerary

September
21 -24 (Wed-Sun) Arrival and Stay in New Delhi
24-25(Saturday) Voyage to Farrukhabad
25- 9 Build in Farrukhabad

October
9 Arual
10 Nanaman
11 Nearby Bithur
11-13 Shivarajpur
13 Nearby Kanpur
14 Najavghar
14-17 Bhidor
17 Navstha
18-21 Kara
21 Nearby Allahabad
22 Rasulpur
23-24 Vindhyanshel
24-27 (Wed) Chanar
27 (Thu) Adlpura
28 (Fri) Varanassi
28-8 Build at Varanassi

November
6-9 Festival Ganga Mahotsav
10 Dev. Diwali Full Moon
8-12(?) Collaborative Finishing of Sculpture
12-20 Break Down to Storage

Come To Our Last Last Last Party! (Before we go to India)

Swimming Cities presents:

The Last Last Last Party

(Before We Get the Hell Out Of Here and Take Our Boats Down the Ganges River)

We’re leaving September 20 for India…but before we do we’re throwing one last blowout in Bed-Stuy, Friday Sept. 16, to party with our friends. Booty dancing, booze, freaks and face paint all night with DJs Stache, Tinseltown and Dave O'Clock. 16 oz. beers for $2 all night; open bar 9:30-10:30. We’ve been building boats and fundraising for two years, and now we’re headed to the Ganges for a 400-mile river trip...Come send us off in style from 9pm-late!

Friday, Sept. 16

80 Vernon Avenue, between Marcy and Tompkins, Brooklyn

G train to Myrtle/Willoughby station

9:30-late; $5 all night

21 and over

weareswimmingcities.org

Swimming Cities presents A Weekend at the Boggsville Boatel

Swimming Cities Presents:

Constance Hockaday’s Boggsville Boatel

September 8- 9- 10.

photo by: lunar camel co

The Boggsville Boatel in Far Rockaway, has been SOLD OUT all summer long. We’re auctioning rooms for a weekend bash September 8-10. (All proceeds go to the Swimming Cities India raft project...We leave Sept 20!) Scroll down to see the boats and current bids. Send an email to swimmingcitiesoceanofblood@gmail.com or text or call 718-757-2558 to bid on your favorite boat and extend your summer one more night! All auctions will end 24 hours before check-in time. So you have time to pack!

Scroll down to see listings and prices for all the boats. Published prices represent the current highest bid. Bid up from there ...

1. The Chris Craft | Current Bid Per Night: Friday 9/9 $95

A new addition to the fleet... This 1960s vintage cruiser was decked out by the Swimming Cities crew. It sleeps 6 in two double beds and two bunk beds and has a sexy bar built into the stern. Plenty of room to lounge on the sky bridge, bow or poop deck.

BID: swimmingcitiesoceanofblood@gmail.com | 718-757-2558

2. Crumb | Current Bid Per Night: Saturday 9/10 $100

Crumb is a quaint and comfortable boat and was probably previously owned by an elderly couple. There is a private sleeping area; it’s spacious and perfect for rolling around in. She sleeps 4 people. This boat also has a shaded top deck with reclining furniture.

BID: swimmingcitiesoceanofblood@gmail.com | 718-757-2558

3. Ms. Nancy Boggs | Current Bid Per Night: Saturday 9/10 $150

Ms. Boggs is a rustic floating cabin. This 1967 Drift-R houseboat has been remodeled into down-home love nest. This boat can sleep 4 or 5 people. There are two beds, one of which can fit 3.5 people and the other just one. It is the perfect place to roll around with more than one or two. It has a spacious breakfast nook and several decks for sun bathing, fishing, or picnicking.

BID: swimmingcitiesoceanofblood@gmail.com | 718-757-2558

4. Four C's | Current Bid Per Night: Saturday 9/10 $80

The Four C's is a little cabin cruiser with a dinette, double V-berth and teak interior. There's a nice deck for sittin' on the stern too...

BID: swimmingcitiesoceanofblood@gmail.com | 718-757-2558

5. Americano | Current Bid Per Night: Saturday 9/10 $70

Americano is a Guido vessel with a long sloping bow. This boat is very private and sleeps 3-4. The windows are tinted and the inside is very Slick Rick.

BID: swimmingcitiesoceanofblood@gmail.com | 718-757-2558

6. New York, NY | Current Bid Per Night: Saturday 9/10 $70

New York, NY is Euro. This boat has been remodeled to be more open than she was originally designed to be. She sleeps 3-4 people, and she has a breakfast nook, a great space for preparing lunches, and a desk for the writer-ly types.

BID: swimmingcitiesoceanofblood@gmail.com | 718-757-2558

7. Queen Zenobia | Current Bid Per Night: Saturday 9/10 $80

Queen Zenobia is a classy little 30-foot yacht. She can sleep 3-4 people, if they are willing to snuggle up. On this boat there is a comfortable little breakfast nook and plenty of deck space for lounging around.

BID: swimmingcitiesoceanofblood@gmail.com | 718-757-2558

The Boggsville Boatel is a floating hotel and theater fashioned out of abandoned and re-claimed boats, all of which sleep 2-5 people. Six of the vessels are leisure fishing crafts from the 60’s, 70’s and early 80’s, ranging from 28 to 40 feet long. Another is a 70’s drifter houseboat remodeled into a rustic penthouse. Rooms include dinner and access to our GOING AWAY PARTY Sept 10 right next door at Marina 59, from 8pm-late. Kick it on your poop deck four blocks from the beach with cold beer, all of your friends and swim trunks—plus Cocktail Cruises in Jamaica Bay, Jerk Burgers & Pineapple Hot Dogs by Carnival Queen Lamar Iposa and Sea Shanty Karaoke.

Photo Credits:

1. Porter Fox 2. Lunar Camel Co 3. Michael DePasquale /Inhabitat 4. Nathaniel Kensinger 5. Jamie Feldmar/Gothamist 6. Flux Factory 7. Make Blog

Marina 59 & Swimming Cities Summer Extension & Going Away Party

facebook event

Saturday, September 10 at 2:00pm - September 11 at 2:00am

The Swimming Cities is extending summer one last weekend with a Far Rockaway Boating & Beach Holiday at Marina 59. Last chance for a summer getaway from the city and only an hour away by train...

Rent out an otherwise sold out Boggsville Boatel boat for a sleepover Thursday, Friday, & Saturday (Sept . 8. 9. 10)

We'll be celebrating Saturday with Cocktail Cruises in Jamaica Bay, Honey Rum Drink Specials, Jerk Burgers & Pineapple Hot Dogs by Carnival Queen Lamar Iposa, DJs, live music, outdoor movie screenings of maritime favorites, affordable art for sale, swimming in the bay, & evening festivities hosted by Brooklyn Pirates.

Paddleboard, kayak, and skiff rentals available. We are expecting temperatures in the mid-70s so please bring an extra layer if you are not planning to sweat on the dance floor

Please no outside booze. Dogs & Moms welcome!

All Ages, $5 Suggested Donation

Four blocks from the beach & Two blocks from the A Train at Beach 60th St!

Marina 59's Flickr page: http://www.flickr.com/photos/67223774@N03/

The Battle for Mau Mau Island!!

The battle is over. The dead have been buried. Now the victors will celebrate their booty(ies) at a grand dance party in Bed-Stuy! (See photos of the battle here.)

An article on Mau Mau in L Magazine here.

A celebration of The Battle for Mau Mau Island with Rusty Lazer (New Orleans, Bounce!), Dirtyfinger (Black Label), Geko Jones (Que Bajo?!) and Barney Iller (Rubulad).

Last weekend the naval gangs of New York assembled to Battle for Mau Mau Island. Come see the fallen soldiers, harvested booty, and glorious victors at a new two-story space in Bed-Stuy.

Mau Mau gangs, gladiator raft jousting, cocktail catacombs, clothing optional watergun fight, underground gambling & film screenings of eerily beautiful movies set on the water, slide show and videos of the battle, and an awards presentation for the victors. Wet & wild all night long.

Saturday, July 30, 9:30- late

80 Vernon Ave, between Marcy & Tompkins

(G train to Myrtle/Willoughby 1 block away; or J,M,Z to Myrtle)

Ice cold beer and watermelon vodka open bar 9:30-10:30

$5 for gangs in matching costumes, Mau Mau vets, or before 11pm, $10 otherwise; 21+

All proceeds go directly to the Swimming Cities India project. www.weareswimmingcities.org

Bordertown photos

Hey, check out some of the photos from Bordertown here:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/dogseat/sets/72157626885669560/

Flickr set by Eric Harvey Brown

http://www.flickr.com/photos/nicknormal/5797248868/in/photostream

Photos on Flickr by Nick Normal (click through to the left)

http://newyork.timeout.com/things-to-do/own-this-city-blog/1516933/photos-swimming-cities-presents-bordertown

Time Out NY Own This City Blog by Syd London

xo

Swimming Cities presents BORDERTOWN

SWIMMING CITIES PRESENTS

B O R D E R T O W N
a party so big we had to divide it in half
FRIDAY JUNE 3RD



DJs
JORO BORO (ex-Bulgarian Bar/Tsunami Bass Experience)
TINSELTOWN (Flux Factory/ImageNode)
GUAPO FEO (Rubulad)
2MELO (Cumba Mela)

FRIDAY JUNE 3RD
9PM-LATE 9-10PM OPEN BAR.
$10 before 11pm or with costume; $15 otherwise.
Bordertown takes place in a converted trolley repair station scheduled to be demolished this summer.

1428 FULTON ST
(at Tompkins Ave)
BED-STUY BROOKLYN
Subway A, C to Kingston-Throop Aves.
www.weareswimmingcities.org

join our mailing list // online invite // facebook event
All proceeds go to Swimming Cities Ganges River project in India, fall of 2011

Choose your allegiance between the two fabulous party nations of VULGARIA & TAKISTAN. After an impassioned disagreement over whether a Pomeranian's nose is mauve or puce, a great wall has been erected between them, patrolled by the world's sexiest border guards.
Celebrate the absurd & arbitrary nature of borders, bureaucracy, and class inequality with us in this epic event that is designed to inspire the joys of insurrection, freedom, & integration.

The grungy Eastern Block gypsy state of VULGARIA invites you to celebrate the most debaucherous of holidays, National Vulgaria Day, the filthiest drunken day of the year. Festivities ruled by the corrupt dictator DAVO , featuring The People's National Thieves Market ,Tattoos, Rickshaw rides, Raunchy Street Food, Bike Jousting, Catherine the Terrible's Cossack Guard, Fortune Telling at the Altar of Saraghina, visuals by VJ FuzzyBastard, and Surprises!

The opulent monarchy of TAKISTAN invites you on the day of the great royal wedding to enjoy decadent attractions, featuring His Majesty's Royal Casino, Princess Cupcake's Naughty Boudoir, The Grand Inquisitor's quiz show, Dr. Adventure's Royal Guard, The Royal Passport Scavenger Hunt, the Royal Ultra-Tacky Runway Show, Live acts by Laura McMillian of the Egyptian Shumba and by Sugar in the Gas Tank, S&M Royal Wedding Visuals by The Housewives' Guide to Anatomy, Dirty Uncle Pony Rides and More Surprises!
Dress in your Princess Best for a chance to wed the dashing Prince of Takistan!

Patriotic Libations include: Vulgaria's national cocktail "The Three-Legged Mule" and Her Majesty's royal imbibement "Groundskeeper's Embrace at the Summer Palace" and yes, back by popular demand "Morning After Pill Jello Shots!"

COSTUME SUGGESTIONS

VULGARIA
SARAGHINA 8 ½
COSSACKS
STROMBOLI
ANAMATRONIC FORTUNE TELLING GYPSY BOOTH
DRUG FRONT BOARDWALK FORTUNE TELLER
BORDELLO MADAM
COCKTAIL THIEVING MONKEY
GHOST OF RASPUTIN
MUSTACHE CONTEST
INTERNATIONAL ARMS DEALER PLAYBOY


TAKISTAN
THIRD WORLD DICTATORS (THE DEVIL WEARS TAUPE)
GADAFFI SEXY BODYGUARDS
CARABINIERI
JERSEYSHORE VICTORIAN
IVANA TRUMP AND LIBERACE’S PROM NIGHT IN MONACO
SIGFRIED AND ROY
MICRONATION ROYALTY
GROOMED POODLE “STANDARD” WITH SHOWPAPERS
MUSTACHE CONTEST
”WHAT IS THAT, VELVET?”
PRINCESS! PRINCESS! PRINCESS!




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we always need help! if you'd like to volunteer, e-mail: theoceanofblood(at)gmail(dot)com

Come Party With US!

Friday, May 27, 10pm-LATE

97 Wycoff Ave., Bushwick, Brooklyn

Dekalb Ave (L), Myrtle/Wycoff (M)

$5 cover

It's a VERY SPECIAL Memorial Day Weekend Party!

Swimming Cities joins up with two dance floor SUPER POWERS!

Dirty Finger (Black Label Bicycle Club, BK)
http://www.facebook.com/DjDirtyfinger
&
Rusty Lazer (New Orleans Bounce)
&
Lady Business (New Orleans)

STRAIGHT UP DANCE PARTY MAYHEM.

... and, because we love you, there will be a Bike Burlesque act with Heather Loop and her foxy, delicious troop!

$5 Cover.
No Costumes necessary.
Cheap Beer.
Summer drinks.
Lots of Boobs.
Lots of Booty.
Yacht Shachts. The Sophisticated Slide. And some classic boat drinks specials are being brewed - plus actual homebrew (what!!) - start inviting all yer friends people!! It's going down next Friday Night!

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and save the date for BORDERTOWN JUNE 3RD

Check out the facebook event

Our hero, Reid Stowe, passing under the Manhattan Bridge today. Last year, Reid broke the record for consecutive days at sea without resupply - 1,152 days - and his partner, Soanya, broke the record for longest sea voyage for a woman. They and their three-year-old son, Darshen, just got booted from their docking space in Queens and are looking for a home! If you have ANY leads for where they might find a space in or around Manhattan, please email them at reidstowe@1000days.net.

Animal Farm Ruled!! (Clear your calendar for our next party, June 3, details TBA.)

More Animal Farm PARTY PICS here:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/rachel_eisley/sets/72157626690207264/

ANIMAL FARM: The Seven Commandments of Animalism BBQ & Dance Party

Time Out's number one party in NYC!!

http://newyork.timeout.com/music-nightlife/nightlife/682433/five-best-parties

Swimming Cities Presents:

A N I M A L F A R M

The Seven Commandments of Animalism BBQ & Dance Party

Friday May 6, 5pm-4a.m.

370 Ten Eyck, between Waterbury and Morgan, Brooklyn

Come early for a real, live afternoon pig roast, robotic petting zoo, swimming pool, lawn chair balloon flights, wife-beater wet T-shirt contest, live bluegrass with "Crooks and Perverts," Frito pie, $3 beers and honey-lemon-pepper-ginger vodka shots. The late show starts at 10pm with a Half Hour of Power® open bar from 10-10:30pm. Stay all night for a dance party with DJ Dirtyfinger.

$5 before 10 or with a costume, $10 after.

COSTUME SUGGESTIONS: Old Major, Bolshevik Old MacDonald, Greased Pig, Colonel Sanders, Miss Piggy, Mr. ED on Raging Coke Bender, Stalin, Trotsky, Or Lenin in Kremlin Casual, Marx-Engels Hybrid, KGB, Templeton

The Boats Are on the Ganges!!!!

Mike O'Toole unpacked the container today in Fatehgarh, India, near the shores of the Ganges River! This closes one chapter and a very long build/fundraise/ship process...many more chapters to come as Mike scouts the trip on his Royal Enfield and reports back. Way to go Mike and Swimming Cities!!

Hey everybody, come out this weekend and support some members of our collective and many other great artists in this amazing show at the GOWANUS BALLROOM . Lots of great bands DJs and performances friday and sat nights.

SEE YOU THERE

Friday & Saturday April 15-16, 7pm-12am

55 9th Street, Brooklyn

Art + Architecture 2011, a diverse and multidisciplinary exhibition of emerging artists, is comprised of works that examine, question, or outright challenge everyday interpersonal and contextual relationships.

Through the integration of a variety of media including painting, sculpture, video, performance and works on paper, the installation weaves a wide ranging fabric of form and style, which envelops the immense Gowanus Ballroom and transforms the space into a thoroughly interactive experience. This affords both artist and audience a chance to dismantle and construct anew one’s perceived environment. By alternately reinforcing and undermining the suppositions defining social and physical arrangements, the exhibition implores participants to reexamine the boundaries delineating self.

Art + Architecture is being presented in collaboration with Mister ArtSee.

Featuring: Adriana Atema, Aimee Bonamie, Amy Consolo, Ben Wolf, Ben Mortimer, Brian Whiteley, Christina Kelly, Domestic Construction, Douglas Draper, Emma Stern, Felix Morelo, Georgie Flores, Gerri Davis, Heidi Tullman, Jay McDonald, Jason Gandy, Kristin Künc, Lopi LaRoe, Manonce Celestine, Matt Allison, Matthew Silver aka Heartpocalypse, Matt Stolle, Matthew William Robinson, Nathan Maxwell Cann, Nicholas Chatfield-Taylor, Patricia Watwood, Rob Zeller, The Objectionists, Serra Victoria Bothwell Fels, Shannon Gillen & Guests, Tod Seelie, Ursula Viglietta, Vanessa Cronan, and a still growing list others. Please check our featured artists page to learn more about our artists.

There will be live music, performances and a cash bar Friday and Saturday nights.

Performers Include: Shannon Gillen & Guests, Yula & The Extended Family, Apocalypse Five and Dime, Joe Keady and The Royal Garden Jass Band, Crooks and Perverts, Melody Allegra Berger, Morgan O’Kane, Sweet Soubrette, Abby Hertz aka Lady C, and others. A performance schedule can be found below, and will be continuously updated.

SCHEDULE Fridays: 6pm – 12am Performances begin at 8pm Saturdays: 11am – 1am Performances begin at 8pm Sundays: 11am-6pm Video work will be screened throughout the day

ADMISSION Friday, April 8: $5 before 8pm – $10 after 8pm Saturday, April 9: Suggested donation before 8pm – $10 after 8pm Friday, April 15: Suggested donation before 8pm – $10 after 8pm Saturday, April 16: Suggested donation before 8pm – $10 after 8pm Sunday, April 10 and 17: Suggested donation only Viewings by appointment during the week, please contactgowanusballroom@gmail.com

The Boats Arrived in India!!

Our boats traveled in a 40-foot container across the Atlantic, through the Suez Canal, past Somali pirates and arrived in India today, at the Nhava Sheva port in Mumbai. They will now hitch a train to New Delhi, where Mike O'Toole will receive them, along with our Indian logistics liaison. Welcome to India Swimming Cities, and bon voyage Mike!

hair of the dog party canceled

sorry folks, hair of the dog is canceled tonight!

the venue pulled out on us at the last minute and we tried very hard to find an alternate space close by but couldn't come up with anything. so so so very sorry we can't party with you tonight :(