Saturday, Apr 19: New York Night Train’s Spring Shakedown, Live With Animals (210 Kent at Metropolitan, Williamsburg), 10pm: The weather’s turning and NYNT’s givin’ you more fun than you can have without driving your motorcycle into the East River - a dance party featuring twin 45 rpm DJ towers of the garage/punk/soul underground Mr. Josh Styles of Smashed Blocked and Mr Jonathan Toubin of NYNT (spinning soul, glam, garage, freakbeat, boogaloo, organ jams, punk, and other wild and raw 1960s and 1970s get-downs) - with live appearances by the NYC punk scene’s party band numero uno Stalkers (who just got NME’s single of the week and, for those of you that haven’t seen ‘em in a while - the new line-up and songs are crazy out-of-control awesome) and THE new band on the block Ex-Humans, led by handsome Josh of the Carbonas - a performance by the extraordinary Hula-Hoop Harlot Melissa-Anne (going for the Guinness Book of World Records - for real!), and an art exhibit featuring work by Angela Wieland, Avi Spivak, Danny Goldstein, Jackie Roman, Jackie Sugarlump, Josh Styles, and Veronica Ibarra. Wild summer action in advance. Please take note - while originally scheduled at the Shangri La, this fiesta is now at NYNT’s favorite art space, the super-fun LIVE WITH ANIMALS.

California native Eric Leiser has been quite busy these last few years. A filmmaker, animator, holographer, painter, puppeteer, illustrator, writer, teacher, sculptor, and former funeral director, his body of work includes several short subject and feature films. Eric's first feature documentary, the experimental Faustbook , and his short film collection, Eclectic Shorts by Eric Leiser , were both distributed in spring 2006 through Vanguard Cinema International. Eclectic Shorts went on to be become a best seller, see (imdb.com). His Second Feature film ”Imagination” has been critically acclaimed by over 60 international critics and is playing in festivals and theatres worldwide. The film was released on DVD February 26th by Vanguard and is being featured in the May issue of Animation Magazine, Campus Circle Magazine, etc. His holograms have been shown in museums in the U.S., including the Holodome in Los Angeles, Ruben H. Fleet Science Center in San Diego, CA. As an animator Eric has worked with Nickelodeon and Disney among other animation production companies, developing his stop-motion series Twilight Park. During this time (2005), he was completing his Bachelors in Experimental Animation at CalArts (California Institute of the Arts), as well as funding and creating his own ambitious, unique animated films and holographic art. He lives and works in Los Angeles.

On Saturday evening we will feature many or Eric's wonderful talents starting off with a Puppet show, excerpts of his animations and his in progress anti novel, and his new film from Ireland. Show starts at 8pm.