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MLAB

Syracuse, NY

The Mobile Literacy Arts Bus (MLAB) is an artist-run, renovated recreational vehicle that exists as a flexible space open to community members’ proposals for alternative educational and cultural programming.

  1. on December 15, 2010
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    MLAB
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    The Great Regression #1!!! by Mat Heagerty

    The Great Regression is a science fiction comic we've been working on for the past year with hopes of being picked up by a publisher!

    • 165% funded $1,655 pledged
    • 45 backers
    • Funded Dec 25, 2010
  2. on September 21, 2010
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  4. on September 10, 2010
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    MLAB
    Posted project update #3

    MLAB on The Lo-Down

    click the link to view coverage of our trip to NYC by The Lo-Down: News from the lower east-side:
    http://www.thelodownny.com/leslog/2010/09/mobile-arts-bus-plans-arrival-on-orchard-street.html

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  5. on September 10, 2010
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    MLAB
    Posted project update #2

    USAToday POPcandy blog!!!!

    click the link below to read the blog post by Whitney Matheson USA Today's Pop culture columnist & blogger! Special thanks to Nathan Mattise for all his support!
    http://content.usatoday.com/communities/popcandy/post/2010/09/rapper-tots-teaches-kids-how-to-make-their-own-music/1

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  6. on September 8, 2010
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    MLAB
    Posted project update #1

    MLAB kickstarter launched!

    Let the backing begin!

    We're off to NYC this Saturday in MLAB to park curb-side on 29 Orchard St. Help us bring Art, Education, Performances, Video & Film screenings and more to the Stephan Stoyanov Gallery!

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  7. on September 8, 2010
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    MLAB launched a project

    The M(obile)L(itearcy)A(rts)B(us) by MLAB

    The MLAB is an artist-run, renovated RV that exists as a flexible space open to community members’ proposals for alternative & cultural programming.

    Funding Unsuccessful (10/08/2010)
  8. on June 16, 2010
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    MLAB
    Posted project update #11

    World Record Appreciation Society

    BIG GIG!!! ToTs & Mix Master Mash are performing for the first time in NYC at Joe's Pub thanks to our friends at Universal Record Database (http://urdb.org/Content/RecordDetail.aspx...)

    This is an awesome opportunity for us! if you're in the NYC area check it out!!!

    buy tickets here: http://www.joespub.com/component/option,com_shows/task,view/Itemid,40/id,4952

    Dubbed "Best Oddball Night" by New York Magazine, the World Record Appreciation Society features an ever-changing lineup of eclectic performers setting unique world records. The night is hosted by the Universal Record Database (URDB.org), a Web site The New Yorker says "is to the Guinness World Records as Wikipedia is to the Encyclopaedia Britannica.' URDB are regular guests on Late Night With Jimmy Fallon, and host thousands of unique records on their site.

    "Our live events bring out a mix of individual bravery, group participation, hilarity, surprise and all-around general chaos," says URDB co-founder and event host Dan Rollman. "We've seen everything from a wedding proposal to the world's tallest carrot cake to 12 women standing on top of a man rolled up in a carpet."

    Guests for the June 29th will include:
    Writer/Performer Elna Baker (The Talent Show, This American Life)
    Comedian Cory Calvin (Late Night with Jimmy Fallon)
    Magician Richie Magic (Ripley's Believe It or Not, The Marriage Ref)
    Writer/Director Todd Lamb (Loud People, Notes from Chris)
    Rapper Tots feat. Mix Master Mash - Most Potato References In A Rap Song (crispyonthemic.com)
    Matt Reynolds - Most "The Big Lebowski" Catchphrases Recited In One Minute
    Alex Young - Most Red Plastic Solo Cups Held Against Wall Using Body , Ay Buim - Most Gallagher VHS Tapes Smashed With A Sledgehammer In One Minute

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  9. on April 7, 2010
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    MLAB
    Posted project update #10

    Let's get CRISPY!

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  10. on March 14, 2010
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    YOU ONLY RAP ABOUT WHAT?… by MLAB

    Help ToTs (your friendly neighborhood potato rhymer) & Mix Master Mash record and release the 3rd ToTs album "Au No You Didn't" featuring 15 tracks!

    • 111% funded $1,119 pledged
    • 27 backers
    • Funded Mar 14, 2010