Friends,
For the past several years, I have skated in a very interesting event
called "Unsilent Night." This is part performance art, part concert,
part parade, and has been a lot of fun. The organizer is very
supportive of having lots of skaters participate, so I hope that many
of you will find it a good reason to skate in the winter chill and
participate in one of the more festive manifestations of holiday
cheer.

The concept is hard to explain: participants bring their own
boomboxes, and the organizer supplies a cassette tape of music he's
composed. All of the participants start the tapes at the same time,
and the music fills the air for blocks. Since boomboxes are not
precise instruments, the tapes fall out of sync during the slow walk
from Washington Square to Tompkins Square. The piece is designed with
this in mind, and the effect is strange and very wonderful.

For the official announcement of this year's Unsilent Night, see:

http://www.mindspring.com/~boombox/xmas.htm

This year's Unsilent Night will be held on Sunday, 18 December,
beginning at 6:45pm. Participants must e-mail the organizer to make
sure he brings enough tapes. The announcement above provides a link
to his e-mail address.

If you do want to join, please drop me a line as well:
jared@...
Pass this along to anybody you think might be interested in the
event, whether on skates or off.

Happy Holidays!
Jared.