At the first Ruckus show in January, we had a great cocktail bar. Dennis Clark and Orlando Klass volunteered their considerable drinks mixing skills to help give the evening a touch of class, and a touch of revenue. Thanks to their work we managed to break even on the night, even covering travel costs for our out-of-town performers. Building a cocktail bar from scratch in a communal kitchen on Flatbush avenue was no mean feat, but we managed to serve up old-fashioneds, whiskey sours complete with egg white foam, aviations, champagne cocktails, and a personal favorite: champagne cocktails spiked with gin. At Cooper Union in September we probably won’t have a classy bar like this for you, because there are rules about food and drink. But a cocktail bar is a great addition to any cultural event. It makes everyone feel that little bit more classy, and it really helps pay the bills.
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At the first Ruckus show in January, we had a great cocktail bar. Dennis Clark and Orlando Klass volunteered their considerable drinks mixing skills to help give the evening a touch of class, and a touch of revenue.

Thanks to their work we managed to break even on the night, even covering travel costs for our out-of-town performers.

Building a cocktail bar from scratch in a communal kitchen on Flatbush avenue was no mean feat, but we managed to serve up old-fashioneds, whiskey sours complete with egg white foam, aviations, champagne cocktails, and a personal favorite: champagne cocktails spiked with gin.

At Cooper Union in September we probably won’t have a classy bar like this for you, because there are rules about food and drink. But a cocktail bar is a great addition to any cultural event. It makes everyone feel that little bit more classy, and it really helps pay the bills.

RUCKUS began as a multimedia variety night in January 2012. We brought together a bunch of amazing performers in a coworking space in Brooklyn and put on one hell of a show. There was a huge crowd. Everyone had a blast. We had a cocktail bar, Occupy Wall Street fed us dinner(!) and we filmed it all for the web. And at the end of the night everyone — performers and audience alike — demanded to know when the next one was going to be. But we realized something: a variety night with this big a cast meant that two dozen extremely talented artists spent most of their day just waiting to sound check. Why not do something better with that time? The result: RUCKUS NYC, a conference and concert happening this September. Instead of making our artists stand around, we’re getting them to tell their stories — and bringing in leaders from the tech world and the arts world too. But we’ll still put on a killer show, don’t you worry. [Photo of Sylvana Joyce and the Moment from January’s RUCKUS]
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RUCKUS began as a multimedia variety night in January 2012. We brought together a bunch of amazing performers in a coworking space in Brooklyn and put on one hell of a show.

There was a huge crowd. Everyone had a blast. We had a cocktail bar, Occupy Wall Street fed us dinner(!) and we filmed it all for the web. And at the end of the night everyone — performers and audience alike — demanded to know when the next one was going to be.

But we realized something: a variety night with this big a cast meant that two dozen extremely talented artists spent most of their day just waiting to sound check. Why not do something better with that time?

The result: RUCKUS NYC, a conference and concert happening this September. Instead of making our artists stand around, we’re getting them to tell their stories — and bringing in leaders from the tech world and the arts world too.

But we’ll still put on a killer show, don’t you worry.

[Photo of Sylvana Joyce and the Moment from January’s RUCKUS]