The Secret Alley is a strange and maybe magical place where people build things, make movies, paint, screen things, make presentations, play and generally have a good time making and doing weird stuff. It’s hard to describe and I do it no justice by trying.

For the past few years there have been Halloween installations in the lobby downstairs, maybe you saw the Death Ray, where you could use the interface to blow up local hot spots (the subwoofer under the seat really made you feel like you might just poop):

Or the hallway monster the year before, which was just part of a larger dungeon theme:

There have also been some other art shows in the lobby, but the space does nothing to showcase the work. It’s not inspiring. It’s not amazing. It’s lame. Just as we brought our talented friends together to build the 360º old alleyway set, now it’s time to build out the lobby. When we started building The Alley seven years ago we did it on our own dimes, but it’s still costing us, and we kind of don’t have the dimes to expand. Plus we want to pay our friends fairly for their time. They’re really good at what they do. That’s where you come in.

If you’ve ever enjoyed spending some time there, or if you want to, or even if it’s not your cup of tea, please consider helping the talented crew create an amazing space to showcase local work. There are some really cool perks you can get for your contribution, including having the place to yourself for a night for you and your friends (pitch in together and have a grand time!). We don’t have the money of Jack Spade NYC, but we want to keep cool places in our hood!

Check out the Kickstarter here!

Please share with your friends, followers, readers, likers and hangers-on!

No . . . fake tragedy made out of tape.

That’s how you get by on Capp Street.

Seen and captured by Cranky Old Mission Guy.

Keep in Touch Operating System? Kyle is The Old School? What does this mean? Mollie claims to have the answer, but is unsure of the language.

On the back of the bar at The Uptown.

UPDATE: And like that it seems we have the answer from Scott: “Short for Kim and Toni’s, previous owners of the bar.”

Fair enough, thanks Scott. Though I still like “Keep in Touch Operating System”. Which would be a good name for a touch screen year book interface.

The buzzer at Oddball Film.

Click on these words and view it as it should be seen.

Capp Street, natch.

Also, this is the urban fairy circle, right?

This Saturday night it will be be filled with art & music. The Yellow Dress, Chris Klippel and Quite Polite will all be playing their awesome music, starting at 9pm. There will be an art show in the lobby, featuring the sweet works of Gretchen Natvig, Taylor Meers Jacobs, Sasha Mace, Michelle Fleck and Sarah Thibault, opening at 8pm. If that sounds good, come by 180 Capp Street, between 16th and 17th Saturday night, it should be fun.

(Disclosure: I am one of those dorks at The Secret Alley, so this is really just self-promotion, which is why it reads like a press release)

Poster design by Cody Frost.