the night heron speakeasy // illicit water tower speakeasy // illicit water tower hot tub :: w// nd austin, myric lehner && many others ::

core onsite team :: myself, myric lehner, nd austin, lindsay arden

:: short by Mike McSweeney :: depicting one of, if not the last night of the Night Heron Speakeasy :: during the eight week run, the water tower hosted a tamer, seated evening of cocktails and live music, rather than the rowdy atmosphere of this closing party :: spending months building and developing this project with Nathan, Myric and Ida :: together we developed the look, layout and structure of the event; implementing a gifted ticket system that allowed guests to pass this experience along :: this system resulted in a wide range of attendees and reactions :: the months of collaborative development and build were beautiful and strange - the abandoned building it perched atop has since been demolished ::

"For six weeks this spring, an illegal Manhattan cocktail lounge gave 700 strangers a night they'll never forget." -Dan Glass, The Atlantic Cities http://www.theatlanticcities.com/arts-and-lifestyle/2013/05/water-tower-flair/5639/ Gothamist Article: http://gothamist.com/2013/05/20/chelsea_water_tower_transformed_int.php#photo-1 Music by Amour Obscur with Dee Dee Vega (Vocals), Matt Dallow (Accordion), Yoni Benshlomo (Upright Bass), Fabio Colombo (Drums, Percussion), Sebastian Isler (Trombone), Jeff Paris (Trumpet) facebook.com/amourobscur For more info about The Night Heron visit: http://nightheronspeakeasy.com/ ____________________ Film by Mike McSweeney

leading the design, aesthetics, fabrication && installation of infrastructure within elaborate illicit experiences :: many went undocumented such as the FoST confessional booths, Kickstarter suitcase bar, Gowanus recycling tube bar && more :: many collaborations w// sextantworks

the birdbath // water tower hot tub