For EYE ON THE EAST VILLAGE Episode 12, Co-Hosts Alex Carpenter & Maegan Hayward of the East Village Vintage Collective sit down with our special guests from The Lower East Side Girls Club, Studio Director KELLY WEBB aka DJ Baby K, and Girls Club Alum DJ SLID3. Recorded live at Hi-Note Radio/Bar at 188 Avenue B.

Kelly talks about the Studio Program, and the history of the amazing LESGC, and Slid3, now a working DJ around town, talks about how the organization made her the confident and accomplished young woman she is today. They also get into how they originally got involved with LESGC, how and why they inspire young women and gender-expansive youth in the community, the important work the organization continues to do, plus first hand success stories from DJ Slid3, including how the music and DJ programs, specifically, kept her out of trouble. Plus they each give their own hilarious perspectives on memorable Club visit from Michelle Obama, Simone Biles and much more!

In addition to her full-time work at the Girls Club, Kelly is a veteran radio host and DJ, still killing it with her long-running WBAI-FM show "The Sweet Spot," every Saturday, from 10pm to Midnight. You can also listen to the sensational exclusive mix she created for the jasoncharles.net Music Channel series BASS HEAVY here, or wherever you get your music podcasts. Follow DJ Slid3's upcoming appearances and DJ gigs on her Instagram @_slid_3/.

The Lower Eastside Girls Club connects young women and gender-expansive youth of color throughout New York City to healthy and successful futures through free, innovative year-round programming and mentoring.

Since 1996, the Lower Eastside Girls Club has supported young women and gender-expansive youth of color throughout New York City in leveraging their inner power to shape a better future for themselves, their community, and the world. Through free, year-round, innovative programming they connect young people with their passions, celebrate their curiosity, and channel their creative energy. In 2022, they expanded their mission and service population with the Center for Wellbeing and Happiness, which provides free, full-spectrum wellness services for all generations and genders on the Lower East Side.

Every year, hundreds of youth ages 10–23 visit the Center for Community facility where they offer after-school, weekend and summer programming in STEM, Arts, Digital Media, Sound, Wellness, Civic Engagement and Leadership. Their 35,000 sq. ft facility includes a Maker Shop for coding and robotics; Environmental Studies lab for STEM exploration; Alphabet City Art School for visual arts and crafts; Center for Media and Social Justice for digital media, film and photography; Sound Studio for music production and their radio station/podcast, WGRL (Where Girl Radio Lives); Design Studio for fashion and material arts; an expansive and productive rooftop farm; full Culinary Education Center; and 64-seat dome planetarium.

Go to www.girlsclub.org and follow them @girlsclubny on Instagram

Hi-Note Radio/Bar is located in the heart of Alphabet City & East Village at 188 Avenue B between 11th & 12th Street, hosting community radio, featuring live radio sets and original programming, Day and Night. And they serve a range of offerings from coffee, craft cocktails, natural wine, and beer alongside a selection of small plates. Go to www.hi-note.nyc for more information.

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EYE ON THE EAST VILLAGE Episode 11 features an in-depth interview with artist/filmmaker/puslisher/activist ETHAN MINSKER, featuring Guest Co-Hosts Alex Carpenter & Maegan Hayward of the East Village Vintage Collective and recorded live at Hi-Note Radio/Bar at 188 Avenue B.

For the series’ second co-production with our downtown partner Hi-Note Radio/Bar on Avenue B, our Special Guest ETHAN MINSKER, a longtime fixture on the East Village music/art/film/underground scene, talks about his new feature film “Scooter LaForge, A Life of Art,” along with his thoughts and musings about his 20+ year career and life in the neighborhood, including being a founding member of the Antagonist Art Movement, a New York City-based group of artists, writers, and musicians who promoted work by up-and-coming talent between 2000 and 2011. Ethan has written three novels, produced nine feature films, and continues his relationship with artists as a board member and president of Citizens for the Arts, a nonprofit group whose mission is to promote art for kids in underserved communities. He was also the creator and editor-in-chief of Psycho Moto Zine in publication from 1988–2020. For more info go to www.ethanminsker.com and follow him @ethanminsker on Instagram

Hi-Note Radio/Bar is located in the heart of Alphabet City & East Village at 188 Avenue B between 11th & 12th Street, hosting community radio, featuring live radio sets and original programming, Day and Night. And they serve a range of offerings from coffee, craft cocktails, natural wine, and beer alongside a selection of small plates. Go to www.hi-note.nyc for more information.

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Episode 10 of EYE ON THE EAST VILLAGE features guest MAX WOLF FRIEDLICH, playwright of "JOB," now playing at The Connelly Theater on E. 4th Street. For the series' first co-production with Hi-Note Radio/Bar on Avenue B, guest Host and "Eye On The East Village" Producer Jason Charles sits down with the writer of The NY Times Critic's Pick "Job," which has already extended its run at the Connelly, due to popular demand, rave reviews and blowing up on TikTok and Instagram. The show debuted last fall at the Soho Playhouse, where it was extended twice, and moved to its current home in the East Village in January of 2024. The downtown native and accomplished theater creator talks about developing the show, his thoughts about why it has struck such a nerve with theatergoers, what inspired him to write this tale of therapy and the tech world, and much more!

"JOB" is playing at the Connelly Theater on East 4th Street between A & B, now through March 23rd. We will keep you posted on its next move, which we are sure will be very soon!

For tickets and more information go to www.jobtheplay.com and please note that Rush tickets are available on performance days at 9am on the Today Tix app!

Read more about Max and the play here on www.evgrieve.com

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