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- I am editor and publisher of Clarisel Media (formerly PRSUN Communications), an independent online media and media consulting business.
Monday, November 30, 2009
Thursday, November 26, 2009
Bronx Latino is moving...
Bronx Latino readers, I have decided to discontinue this blog at Blogger because of technical problems. I plan to open a new blog using another service (most likely WordPress). I am also considering making some changes to the project. TBA.
Thanks for your support of Bronx Latino.
UPDATE: By popular demand from Bronx Latino readers and visitors, I have decided to continue using Blogger for now. This may change in 2010, but Bronx Latino is staying here at this time. Those on Twitter may also follow me @bronxlatino. Thanks for your feedback.
Thanks for your support of Bronx Latino.
UPDATE: By popular demand from Bronx Latino readers and visitors, I have decided to continue using Blogger for now. This may change in 2010, but Bronx Latino is staying here at this time. Those on Twitter may also follow me @bronxlatino. Thanks for your feedback.
Friday, November 20, 2009
Puerto Rican Artisan and Health Fair @ Hostos
Community calendar
The Hostos Center for the Arts and Culture at Hostos Community College will be transformed into a typical Puerto Rican plaza this weekend, with fountains, palm trees, piragua and coquito carts and artists, sculptors, vejigante mask makers and artisans selling traditional wares.
The transformation will take place on Saturday, Nov. 21, for Comité Noviembre’s fourth annual artisans fair. Over 30 artesanos puertorriqueños from throughout the United States and Puerto Rico will showcase their unique and traditional art at the fair. Musical and cultural acts will entertain throughout the day, and children and adults will have the opportunity to take part in workshops on mask-making, the history of the Three Kings Celebration, and the music of Puerto Rico and the Taíno Indigenous People. This year’s event also features a health fair to educate people about the chronic diseases that have a disparate affect on our community, such as diabetes, high blood pressure, heart disease and obesity.
The event is free to the community and will be held at the Hostos Center for the Arts and Culture at Eugenio María de Hostos Community College, at 450 Grand Concourse, from 10 a.m. – 7 p.m. It is a great opportunity to kick-start the holiday shopping season and kick off a healthy New Year.
Each year the fair attracts thousands of people from across the New York metro area.
The event’s workshop schedule is as follows:
Artisans Workshops
11AM – Noon
• Taíno Storytelling
• Three Kings Celebration
Noon – 1PM
• Taíno Petroglyph Symbols
• Vegigante Mask Making
1PM – 2PM
• Taino Spirituality
4PM – 5PM
• Historical Overview of Boricua Music
Health Workshops
Workshops hosted by sanofi-aventis US
12Noon – 1PM
• Health & Flavor in the Latino Kitchen
1PM – 2PM
• Power Over Diabetes
2PM – 3PM
• Stay in Touch
The charge of Comité Noviembre is to promote, acknowledge, create awareness and take ownership of our rich culture, language, and history. Comité Noviembre is the collective effort of ten key Puerto Rican organizations: the Institute for the Puerto Rican/Hispanic Elderly, ASPIRA of New York, the Association of Hispanic Arts, El Centro de Estudios Puertorriqueños, El Museo del Barrio, Eugenio María de Hostos Community College, National Congress for Puerto Rican Rights– Justice Committee, the National Institute for Latino Policy, LatinoJustice PRLDEF, and the Puerto Rico Federal Affairs Administration which plan and coordinate el mes de la herencia puertorriqueña.
source: CN press release
The Hostos Center for the Arts and Culture at Hostos Community College will be transformed into a typical Puerto Rican plaza this weekend, with fountains, palm trees, piragua and coquito carts and artists, sculptors, vejigante mask makers and artisans selling traditional wares.
The transformation will take place on Saturday, Nov. 21, for Comité Noviembre’s fourth annual artisans fair. Over 30 artesanos puertorriqueños from throughout the United States and Puerto Rico will showcase their unique and traditional art at the fair. Musical and cultural acts will entertain throughout the day, and children and adults will have the opportunity to take part in workshops on mask-making, the history of the Three Kings Celebration, and the music of Puerto Rico and the Taíno Indigenous People. This year’s event also features a health fair to educate people about the chronic diseases that have a disparate affect on our community, such as diabetes, high blood pressure, heart disease and obesity.
The event is free to the community and will be held at the Hostos Center for the Arts and Culture at Eugenio María de Hostos Community College, at 450 Grand Concourse, from 10 a.m. – 7 p.m. It is a great opportunity to kick-start the holiday shopping season and kick off a healthy New Year.
Each year the fair attracts thousands of people from across the New York metro area.
The event’s workshop schedule is as follows:
Artisans Workshops
11AM – Noon
• Taíno Storytelling
• Three Kings Celebration
Noon – 1PM
• Taíno Petroglyph Symbols
• Vegigante Mask Making
1PM – 2PM
• Taino Spirituality
4PM – 5PM
• Historical Overview of Boricua Music
Health Workshops
Workshops hosted by sanofi-aventis US
12Noon – 1PM
• Health & Flavor in the Latino Kitchen
1PM – 2PM
• Power Over Diabetes
2PM – 3PM
• Stay in Touch
The charge of Comité Noviembre is to promote, acknowledge, create awareness and take ownership of our rich culture, language, and history. Comité Noviembre is the collective effort of ten key Puerto Rican organizations: the Institute for the Puerto Rican/Hispanic Elderly, ASPIRA of New York, the Association of Hispanic Arts, El Centro de Estudios Puertorriqueños, El Museo del Barrio, Eugenio María de Hostos Community College, National Congress for Puerto Rican Rights– Justice Committee, the National Institute for Latino Policy, LatinoJustice PRLDEF, and the Puerto Rico Federal Affairs Administration which plan and coordinate el mes de la herencia puertorriqueña.
source: CN press release
Wednesday, November 11, 2009
LLADRÓ Celebrates Puerto Rican Day with launch of Our Lady of Providence
As a photographer, one of my favorite subjects to shoot are religious icons. The Virgin Mary is on top of my list. Our Lady of Providence, the patroness of Puerto Rico, is, of course, one of my favorite images to photograph. Actually, I have introduced several people in New York City to Our Lady of Providence through my photography. One of my most popular photographs is an image I shot of Our Lady of Providence at St. Jerome's Church in the South Bronx, and one of my photos will be published in an upcoming religious book (TBA) and is currently on display at an art exhibit at the Bronx Blue Bedroom Project in the Bronx.
As you could imagine, I was so happy to learn that Lladró will launch a sculpture in her likeness at an event in New York City during Puerto Rican Heritage Month. I hope to be there.
Here's the press release:
Lladró, the world renowned Spanish producer of exquisite porcelain works of art, will launch a sculpture in tribute to the patroness of Puerto Rico, Our Lady of Divine Providence, at its boutique in New York City on November 19. The unveiling coincides with Puerto Rico’s celebration of Discovery Day.
The Spanish company honors Puerto Rican traditions and culture with this faithful depiction of the image of the Virgin with the Christ Child in her lap. Ángeles Lladró, member of the Lladró Board of Directors and daughter of one of the three founding brothers, explains that the company decided to create this sculpture during her last visit to Puerto Rico.
“I was so enthralled by the open nature of its people, very similar to the Spanish character in so many ways, and their appreciation of our brand, that we thought of making a piece to show our gratitude,” she says. “This faithful depiction of the image of Our Lady of Divine Providence is our best way to honor the Puerto Rican culture, tradition and religious devotion. It is a very touching scene, in line with other Lladró maternities, and I loved it right from the beginning.”
With this magnificent porcelain depiction of the Virgin, Lladró not only pays tribute to the people of Puerto Rico, but also celebrates two rich cultures united by the same roots.
Created in glazed porcelain and decorated with Lladró’s traditional spectrum of colors, the piece is noteworthy for its size, 16 1/2" x 7", considerably larger than other Lladró Virgins. The combination of white and blue, the colors symbolizing the purity of the Madonna, with ocher tones, further reinforce the splendor of an image venerated mainly by the order of the Servants of Mary.
The Latin phrase on the porcelain base, "Tu honorificentia populi nostril," or "You are the glory of our people," is taken from Tota Pulchra Es, the 4th century anonymous “canto” that includes texts dedicated to the Virgin from biblical books.
Worship of Our Lady of Divine Providence originated in Italy in the 13th century. It was a very popular devotion that later passed to Spain, where a shrine was built in her honor in Tarragona, Catalonia. When Gil Esteve Tomas, a Catalan priest, was appointed bishop of Puerto Rico in the mid 19th century, he brought this devotion with him to the island. In a decree signed in 1969, Pope Paul VI declared Our Lady Mother of Divine Providence as the patroness of the island of Puerto Rico.
During the reception, the sculptor of the piece, don Nacho Aliena, will demonstrate the techniques that he employs in executing his work. He will be available to answer questions about the design of the Virgin of Divine Providence.
The suggested retail price is $1,500. Lladró will donate 10% of all sales during the New York City celebration to the Puerto Rican Family Institute (PRFI), a non-profit organization responding to the needs of the growing Latino population both on the U.S mainland and in Puerto Rico since 1960.
“We are so proud to join with Lladró in launching this Virgin,” says María Elena Girone, President and CEO of the PRFI. “The Virgin not only symbolizes devotion and faith in Puerto Rico, but also reminds us of our mission to help the needy, the essence of our organization.”
About Lladró
Lladró was established by the brothers Juan, José and Vicente Lladró in 1953, and has a presence in more than 120 countries. Lladró has proprietary shops in the most important commercial centers in the world: London, New York, Beverly Hills, Singapore, Hong Kong, Moscow, Tokyo, Miami, Las Vegas, Madrid, Barcelona and Valencia, where the company is headquartered. For further information on Lladró visit www.lladro.com.
About the Puerto Rican Family Institute
The Puerto Rican Family Institute, Inc. (PRFI) is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to strengthen the functioning and self-sufficiency of diverse marginalized communities, and to prevent the disintegration of families. It is a humanitarian services agency that promotes programs dealing with families, provides cultural services to children, youth, adults and families, and that respects all races, cultures and personal identities. The identify and community of each individual, independently of how they define themselves, serve as the foundation for the cultural services offered by the Institute. The principal services include psychological care, preventive care, education, mental health, care for AIDS sufferers, case management programs, home care, crisis intervention, and Head Start. PRFI operates about 48 programs throughout New York, Jersey City, New Jersey and Puerto Rico.
(NOTE: I was having problems with Blogger and hope to upload the image of the sculpture soon.)
source: CapitalWirePR press release
To view some of my photos, visit my "Our Lady" photo set at http://flickr.com/photos/clarisel.
As you could imagine, I was so happy to learn that Lladró will launch a sculpture in her likeness at an event in New York City during Puerto Rican Heritage Month. I hope to be there.
Here's the press release:
Lladró, the world renowned Spanish producer of exquisite porcelain works of art, will launch a sculpture in tribute to the patroness of Puerto Rico, Our Lady of Divine Providence, at its boutique in New York City on November 19. The unveiling coincides with Puerto Rico’s celebration of Discovery Day.
The Spanish company honors Puerto Rican traditions and culture with this faithful depiction of the image of the Virgin with the Christ Child in her lap. Ángeles Lladró, member of the Lladró Board of Directors and daughter of one of the three founding brothers, explains that the company decided to create this sculpture during her last visit to Puerto Rico.
“I was so enthralled by the open nature of its people, very similar to the Spanish character in so many ways, and their appreciation of our brand, that we thought of making a piece to show our gratitude,” she says. “This faithful depiction of the image of Our Lady of Divine Providence is our best way to honor the Puerto Rican culture, tradition and religious devotion. It is a very touching scene, in line with other Lladró maternities, and I loved it right from the beginning.”
With this magnificent porcelain depiction of the Virgin, Lladró not only pays tribute to the people of Puerto Rico, but also celebrates two rich cultures united by the same roots.
Created in glazed porcelain and decorated with Lladró’s traditional spectrum of colors, the piece is noteworthy for its size, 16 1/2" x 7", considerably larger than other Lladró Virgins. The combination of white and blue, the colors symbolizing the purity of the Madonna, with ocher tones, further reinforce the splendor of an image venerated mainly by the order of the Servants of Mary.
The Latin phrase on the porcelain base, "Tu honorificentia populi nostril," or "You are the glory of our people," is taken from Tota Pulchra Es, the 4th century anonymous “canto” that includes texts dedicated to the Virgin from biblical books.
Worship of Our Lady of Divine Providence originated in Italy in the 13th century. It was a very popular devotion that later passed to Spain, where a shrine was built in her honor in Tarragona, Catalonia. When Gil Esteve Tomas, a Catalan priest, was appointed bishop of Puerto Rico in the mid 19th century, he brought this devotion with him to the island. In a decree signed in 1969, Pope Paul VI declared Our Lady Mother of Divine Providence as the patroness of the island of Puerto Rico.
During the reception, the sculptor of the piece, don Nacho Aliena, will demonstrate the techniques that he employs in executing his work. He will be available to answer questions about the design of the Virgin of Divine Providence.
The suggested retail price is $1,500. Lladró will donate 10% of all sales during the New York City celebration to the Puerto Rican Family Institute (PRFI), a non-profit organization responding to the needs of the growing Latino population both on the U.S mainland and in Puerto Rico since 1960.
“We are so proud to join with Lladró in launching this Virgin,” says María Elena Girone, President and CEO of the PRFI. “The Virgin not only symbolizes devotion and faith in Puerto Rico, but also reminds us of our mission to help the needy, the essence of our organization.”
About Lladró
Lladró was established by the brothers Juan, José and Vicente Lladró in 1953, and has a presence in more than 120 countries. Lladró has proprietary shops in the most important commercial centers in the world: London, New York, Beverly Hills, Singapore, Hong Kong, Moscow, Tokyo, Miami, Las Vegas, Madrid, Barcelona and Valencia, where the company is headquartered. For further information on Lladró visit www.lladro.com.
About the Puerto Rican Family Institute
The Puerto Rican Family Institute, Inc. (PRFI) is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to strengthen the functioning and self-sufficiency of diverse marginalized communities, and to prevent the disintegration of families. It is a humanitarian services agency that promotes programs dealing with families, provides cultural services to children, youth, adults and families, and that respects all races, cultures and personal identities. The identify and community of each individual, independently of how they define themselves, serve as the foundation for the cultural services offered by the Institute. The principal services include psychological care, preventive care, education, mental health, care for AIDS sufferers, case management programs, home care, crisis intervention, and Head Start. PRFI operates about 48 programs throughout New York, Jersey City, New Jersey and Puerto Rico.
(NOTE: I was having problems with Blogger and hope to upload the image of the sculpture soon.)
source: CapitalWirePR press release
To view some of my photos, visit my "Our Lady" photo set at http://flickr.com/photos/clarisel.
Friday, November 6, 2009
Places that Matter in the Bronx
Community calendar
Steve Zeitlin, Executive Director of City Lore
Vin Cipolla, President of the Municipal Art Society
and the staff and friends of Place Matters
Invite you to celebrate the places that make New York City thrive!
Join us at the 2nd Annual Place Matters Awards ceremony and reception,
Thursday, December 3, 6:30 -8:30 pm
With music by Trío Los Platinos
This year’s honorees represent the richness, flavor and life of the Bronx, and were drawn from places nominated to the Census of Places that Matter. Future awards will travel to the other boroughs.
Longwood Gallery, Hostos Center for the Arts & Culture, Hostos Community College
450 Grand Concourse (at 149th St), Bronx
RSVP, 212.529.1955 x 306, emartinez (at) citylore.org
Place that Matters is honoring:
52 Park, in Longwood
A popular urban oasis, run by the NYC Parks Department with the notable help of 52 People for Progress (52PFP). In 1980, fearful that this piece of open space—their childhood playground—would fall victim to the borough’s troubles, four locals organized to turn the park around: Al Quiñones, Fred Demera, Eduardo Rivera and Victoria Medina. For the last 20 years, 52 PFP has held summertime concerts in 250-seat Teatro Miranda.
Amalgamated Housing Cooperative, in Kingsbridge
Started by Abraham Kazan of the Amalgamated Clothing Workers Union. Kazan’s first political cause was cooperation, a utopian vision that held special promise for progressive thinkers in the early decades of the twentieth century. But quality affordable housing quickly became a focus, and the first cooperative Amalgamated complex broke ground on Thanksgiving Day, 1926. Similar complexes in other parts of the city followed. Today, the Amalgamated is the oldest limited-equity housing corporation in the United States.
Arthur Avenue Retail Market, in Belmont
Started in the late 1930s when Mayor La Guardia required the city’s thousands of pushcart vendors to come inside and take stalls at indoor municipal markets built by the City. The Arthur Avenue Market proved to be one of the most successful. The merchants were predominantly Italian; one of the original vendors, Joe Liberatore, continues to operate his stall selling plants. Today the market and other food establishments along Arthur Avenue remain a favorite destination for locals and tourists.
Bronx River Houses, in West Farms
Widely known as the epicenter of the hip hop movement in its earliest days. In 1974, Afrika Bambaataa formed Zulu Nation here (now called Universal Zulu Nation), a group which became a pivotal force in the formation of the hip hop sound, dance, and culture. An older generation remembers Bronx River Houses for other notable residents such as 1960s doowop songwriter Ronnie Mack ("Puppy Love") and the girl singing group the Chiffons ("He’s So Fine").
General Sedgwick Houses, in Morris Heights
Known worldwide among the fans of hip hop as the place where DJ Kool Herc (Clive Campbell) first played his "breakbeats" that inspired breakdancers. It is considered the "birthplace" of hip hop. In accepting this award, The General Sedgwick Houses Tenant’s Association seeks to keep this memory alive at 52 Sedgwick where they have been struggling to maintain the complex as affordable housing.
Casita Rincón Criollo, in Melrose
One of the city’s oldest and largest casitas, created in the late 1970s when neighbors led by José (Chema) Soto reclaimed a rubble-strewn lot (casitas are small houses surrounded by gardens created to recall the look and feel of the Puerto Rican countryside). Before long, 50 people found themselves taking care of land they did not own. Since then, neighbors have used their casita to gather, garden, hold community events, and pass down musical and cultural traditions.
source: Place Matters
Congratulations to all the honorees.
Steve Zeitlin, Executive Director of City Lore
Vin Cipolla, President of the Municipal Art Society
and the staff and friends of Place Matters
Invite you to celebrate the places that make New York City thrive!
Join us at the 2nd Annual Place Matters Awards ceremony and reception,
Thursday, December 3, 6:30 -8:30 pm
With music by Trío Los Platinos
This year’s honorees represent the richness, flavor and life of the Bronx, and were drawn from places nominated to the Census of Places that Matter. Future awards will travel to the other boroughs.
Longwood Gallery, Hostos Center for the Arts & Culture, Hostos Community College
450 Grand Concourse (at 149th St), Bronx
RSVP, 212.529.1955 x 306, emartinez (at) citylore.org
Place that Matters is honoring:
52 Park, in Longwood
A popular urban oasis, run by the NYC Parks Department with the notable help of 52 People for Progress (52PFP). In 1980, fearful that this piece of open space—their childhood playground—would fall victim to the borough’s troubles, four locals organized to turn the park around: Al Quiñones, Fred Demera, Eduardo Rivera and Victoria Medina. For the last 20 years, 52 PFP has held summertime concerts in 250-seat Teatro Miranda.
Amalgamated Housing Cooperative, in Kingsbridge
Started by Abraham Kazan of the Amalgamated Clothing Workers Union. Kazan’s first political cause was cooperation, a utopian vision that held special promise for progressive thinkers in the early decades of the twentieth century. But quality affordable housing quickly became a focus, and the first cooperative Amalgamated complex broke ground on Thanksgiving Day, 1926. Similar complexes in other parts of the city followed. Today, the Amalgamated is the oldest limited-equity housing corporation in the United States.
Arthur Avenue Retail Market, in Belmont
Started in the late 1930s when Mayor La Guardia required the city’s thousands of pushcart vendors to come inside and take stalls at indoor municipal markets built by the City. The Arthur Avenue Market proved to be one of the most successful. The merchants were predominantly Italian; one of the original vendors, Joe Liberatore, continues to operate his stall selling plants. Today the market and other food establishments along Arthur Avenue remain a favorite destination for locals and tourists.
Bronx River Houses, in West Farms
Widely known as the epicenter of the hip hop movement in its earliest days. In 1974, Afrika Bambaataa formed Zulu Nation here (now called Universal Zulu Nation), a group which became a pivotal force in the formation of the hip hop sound, dance, and culture. An older generation remembers Bronx River Houses for other notable residents such as 1960s doowop songwriter Ronnie Mack ("Puppy Love") and the girl singing group the Chiffons ("He’s So Fine").
General Sedgwick Houses, in Morris Heights
Known worldwide among the fans of hip hop as the place where DJ Kool Herc (Clive Campbell) first played his "breakbeats" that inspired breakdancers. It is considered the "birthplace" of hip hop. In accepting this award, The General Sedgwick Houses Tenant’s Association seeks to keep this memory alive at 52 Sedgwick where they have been struggling to maintain the complex as affordable housing.
Casita Rincón Criollo, in Melrose
One of the city’s oldest and largest casitas, created in the late 1970s when neighbors led by José (Chema) Soto reclaimed a rubble-strewn lot (casitas are small houses surrounded by gardens created to recall the look and feel of the Puerto Rican countryside). Before long, 50 people found themselves taking care of land they did not own. Since then, neighbors have used their casita to gather, garden, hold community events, and pass down musical and cultural traditions.
source: Place Matters
Congratulations to all the honorees.
Tuesday, November 3, 2009
More than 60 artists featuring at the Bronx Blue Bedroom Pre-Holiday Art Sale
Many new and familiar faces stopped by BBBP this month to share their artwork with us and with you, totaling more than 60 artists…
Andrea ARROYO ║ ANITA ║ Annalisa IADICICCO ║ Anthony TREMBLAY ║ BARA Æ ║ Blanka AMEZKUA ║ Catherine KUNKEMUELLER ║ Chinitas YON ║ Chris BORS ║ Christine GEDEON ║ Christopher KUHL ║ Clarisel GONZALEZ ║ Concetta PREVITTE ║ David HUMPHREY ║ Elena “Mamarazzi” MARRERO ║ Elliot TOOLEY ║ Emcee C.M. MASTER OF NONE ║ Emily STEDMAN ║ Esperanza CORTÉS ║ Fanny ALLIÉ ║ Fanny ALEXANDROPOULOS ║ Felipe GALINDO ║ Francisco ALVARADO-JUÁREZ ║ Francisco OSORIO ║ Gabriela ALVA CAL Y MAYOR ║ Hatuey RAMOS FERMÍN ║ Heather SAUNDERS ║ Jeanne VERDOUX ║ Jessica LAGUNAS ║ John AHEARN ║ Johnathan NEAL ║ Jorge ROJAS ║ Juanita LANZÓ ║ Julien GARDAIR ║ Keliy ANDERSON-STALEY ║ Ketta IOANNIDOU ║ Laura NAPIER ║ Lina PUERTA ║ Linda CUNNINGHAM ║ Liza KAHANE ║ Mariano CINAT ║ Luis D. ROSADO ║ Mario VIÑAS ║ Maryana OLIYNKYK ║ Mary Joy SCOTT ║ Matthew BURCAW ║ Melissa A. CALDERÓN ║ MICHAEL ║ Nancy BENIGNUS ║ Nathalie TROVATO ║ OLEK ║ Philippe AVILA ║ Raul HOFER TORRES ║ Renzo ORTEGA ║ Roni MOCAN ║ SALIAS ║ Saroska CONDE ║ Sol ARAMENDI ║ Sujin LEE ║ Tommy MINTZ ║ Tyko KIHLSTEDT ║ Valérie HALLIER ║ Vince CONTARINO ║ Vittorio OTTAVIANI ║ Will CORWIN ║ Willie WEABER-BEY ║
all to be part of this month’s art sale and celebration at the Bronx Blue Bedroom Project. We announced it as a PRE-HOLIDAY ART SALE but in reality, it has been the coming together of a wide array of styles that now adorn not only the blue bedroom but also the living room and hallway. So we hope that you will allow yourself to be surprised, captivated and hopefully enchanted by the work of these artists. Art price range is $100-500, but a handful of artists decided to differ. In the spirit of the Bronx Blue Bedroom Project all proceeds go directly to the artists.
Dates to keep in mind…
Opening for PRE-HOLIDAY ART SALE!
Saturday November 7th from 12-8pm
Live music from 4-6pm…
Suggested but not required: bring a treat or drink to share with us during the opening…
Also,
BBBP Bronx Culture Trolley Stops…
Hop on the trolley and enjoy attractions at some of the hottest cultural spots along the lower Grand Concourse on
Wednesday November 4th
5:30-8:00
&
Saturday November 21st
12-6pm
For more information:
http://www.bronxarts.org/MonthlyVenuePage.asp
To accommodate the sale, please note that BBBP will be open on Fridays and Saturdays from 12-6, other days by appointment only.
For more information on the Bronx Blue Bedroom Project, go to http://www.bronxbbp.com.
source: Bronx Blue Bedroom Project
Andrea ARROYO ║ ANITA ║ Annalisa IADICICCO ║ Anthony TREMBLAY ║ BARA Æ ║ Blanka AMEZKUA ║ Catherine KUNKEMUELLER ║ Chinitas YON ║ Chris BORS ║ Christine GEDEON ║ Christopher KUHL ║ Clarisel GONZALEZ ║ Concetta PREVITTE ║ David HUMPHREY ║ Elena “Mamarazzi” MARRERO ║ Elliot TOOLEY ║ Emcee C.M. MASTER OF NONE ║ Emily STEDMAN ║ Esperanza CORTÉS ║ Fanny ALLIÉ ║ Fanny ALEXANDROPOULOS ║ Felipe GALINDO ║ Francisco ALVARADO-JUÁREZ ║ Francisco OSORIO ║ Gabriela ALVA CAL Y MAYOR ║ Hatuey RAMOS FERMÍN ║ Heather SAUNDERS ║ Jeanne VERDOUX ║ Jessica LAGUNAS ║ John AHEARN ║ Johnathan NEAL ║ Jorge ROJAS ║ Juanita LANZÓ ║ Julien GARDAIR ║ Keliy ANDERSON-STALEY ║ Ketta IOANNIDOU ║ Laura NAPIER ║ Lina PUERTA ║ Linda CUNNINGHAM ║ Liza KAHANE ║ Mariano CINAT ║ Luis D. ROSADO ║ Mario VIÑAS ║ Maryana OLIYNKYK ║ Mary Joy SCOTT ║ Matthew BURCAW ║ Melissa A. CALDERÓN ║ MICHAEL ║ Nancy BENIGNUS ║ Nathalie TROVATO ║ OLEK ║ Philippe AVILA ║ Raul HOFER TORRES ║ Renzo ORTEGA ║ Roni MOCAN ║ SALIAS ║ Saroska CONDE ║ Sol ARAMENDI ║ Sujin LEE ║ Tommy MINTZ ║ Tyko KIHLSTEDT ║ Valérie HALLIER ║ Vince CONTARINO ║ Vittorio OTTAVIANI ║ Will CORWIN ║ Willie WEABER-BEY ║
all to be part of this month’s art sale and celebration at the Bronx Blue Bedroom Project. We announced it as a PRE-HOLIDAY ART SALE but in reality, it has been the coming together of a wide array of styles that now adorn not only the blue bedroom but also the living room and hallway. So we hope that you will allow yourself to be surprised, captivated and hopefully enchanted by the work of these artists. Art price range is $100-500, but a handful of artists decided to differ. In the spirit of the Bronx Blue Bedroom Project all proceeds go directly to the artists.
Dates to keep in mind…
Opening for PRE-HOLIDAY ART SALE!
Saturday November 7th from 12-8pm
Live music from 4-6pm…
Suggested but not required: bring a treat or drink to share with us during the opening…
Also,
BBBP Bronx Culture Trolley Stops…
Hop on the trolley and enjoy attractions at some of the hottest cultural spots along the lower Grand Concourse on
Wednesday November 4th
5:30-8:00
&
Saturday November 21st
12-6pm
For more information:
http://www.bronxarts.org/MonthlyVenuePage.asp
To accommodate the sale, please note that BBBP will be open on Fridays and Saturdays from 12-6, other days by appointment only.
For more information on the Bronx Blue Bedroom Project, go to http://www.bronxbbp.com.
source: Bronx Blue Bedroom Project
Monday, November 2, 2009
Bronx Latina writer Sofia Quintero is my guest on PRSUN Radio
Bronx-based writer Sofia Quintero is my guest tomorrow night at 9 p.m. PRSUN Radio, http://blogtalkradio.com/prsunradio. For her bio, go to my blog at PRSUN Radio.
UPDATE: PRSUN Radio's interview with Sofia will be rescheduled. TBA.
UPDATE: PRSUN Radio's interview with Sofia will be rescheduled. TBA.
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