http://www.bracabrooklyn.org Bay Ridge Arts + Cultural Alliance Wed, 21 Mar 2012 10:50:57 +0000 http://www.bracabrooklyn.org en http://www.bracabrooklyn.org/CONTACT-US http://www.bracabrooklyn.org/following/bracabrooklyn.org/CONTACT-US Wed, 21 Mar 2012 10:50:57 +0000 Bay Ridge Arts + Cultural Alliance 3050839 <img src="http://payload37.cargocollective.com/1/6/218521/3050839/contact_1.jpg" width="670" height="54" width_o="2048" height_o="167" src_o="http://payload37.cargocollective.com/1/6/218521/3050839/contact_1_o.jpg" data-mid="15882043" border="0" align="left"/> #content_container { background: #AFEEEE; font-size: 14px; font-weight:normal; line-height: 1.3; letter-spacing: 0em; } If you have questions about BRACA and/or would like to be on our mailing list to receive updates regarding BRACA sponsored events, contact: Victoria Hofmo victoriahofmo@aol.com *We promise your information will not be shared. <img src="http://payload37.cargocollective.com/1/6/218521/3050839/group.jpeg" width="20" height="20" width_o="20" height_o="20" src_o="http://payload37.cargocollective.com/1/6/218521/3050839/group_o.jpeg" data-mid="17023346" border="0" align="left"/> LIKE our page on facebook! Website designed and built by Ellen Nygaard and Michelle Farkouh If you have questions about BRACA and/or would like to be on our mailing list to receive updates regarding BRACA sponsored events, contact: Victoria Hofmo... http://www.bracabrooklyn.org/DIRECTIONS http://www.bracabrooklyn.org/following/bracabrooklyn.org/DIRECTIONS Wed, 21 Mar 2012 10:50:56 +0000 Bay Ridge Arts + Cultural Alliance 3050846 <img src="http://payload37.cargocollective.com/1/6/218521/3050846/directions.jpg" width="670" height="54" width_o="2048" height_o="166" src_o="http://payload37.cargocollective.com/1/6/218521/3050846/directions_o.jpg" data-mid="16607111" border="0" align="left"/>#content_container { background: #c9d549; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.3; letter-spacing: 0em; } Bay Ridge is beautifully situated at the entrance of New York harbor and surrounded by parkland. The one and only train to Bay Ridge is the R train. Take it to one of the last four stops on the line. Enjoy the ride! Bring a book. <img src="http://payload37.cargocollective.com/1/6/218521/3050846/BRmapcolor9.jpg" width="670" height="949" width_o="2048" height_o="2902" src_o="http://payload37.cargocollective.com/1/6/218521/3050846/BRmapcolor9_o.jpg" data-mid="16990026" border="0" align="left"/> *map illustration by Michelle Farkouh Bay Ridge is beautifully situated at the entrance of New York harbor and surrounded by parkland. The one and only train to Bay Ridge is the R train. Take it to... http://www.bracabrooklyn.org/PRESS http://www.bracabrooklyn.org/following/bracabrooklyn.org/PRESS Wed, 21 Mar 2012 10:50:55 +0000 Bay Ridge Arts + Cultural Alliance 3050859 <img src="http://payload37.cargocollective.com/1/6/218521/3050859/press.jpg" width="670" height="54" width_o="2048" height_o="165" src_o="http://payload37.cargocollective.com/1/6/218521/3050859/press_o.jpg" data-mid="15892905" border="0" align="left"/>#content_container { background: #FF8C00; font-weight: normal; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.3; letter-spacing: 0em; } Day Trip: Bay Ridge Grand single-family homes. Verdant parks—including a large skate ramp. Middle Eastern delights abutting authentically Irish pubs. And most importantly, it’s all within easy access of the R train... To read full article from Brooklyn Based: link to pdf Day Trip: Bay Ridge Grand single-family homes. Verdant parks—including a large skate ramp. Middle Eastern delights abutting authentically Irish pubs. And most... http://www.bracabrooklyn.org/EVENTS-GALLERY http://www.bracabrooklyn.org/following/bracabrooklyn.org/EVENTS-GALLERY Wed, 21 Mar 2012 10:50:54 +0000 Bay Ridge Arts + Cultural Alliance 3050844 <img src="http://payload37.cargocollective.com/1/6/218521/3050844/eventsgal.jpg" width="670" height="54" width_o="2048" height_o="167" src_o="http://payload37.cargocollective.com/1/6/218521/3050844/eventsgal_o.jpg" data-mid="15892885" border="0" align="left"/>#content_container { background: #AFEEEE; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 1.3; letter-spacing: 0em; } EMBRACE WINTER FESTIVAL <img src="http://payload37.cargocollective.com/1/6/218521/3050844/IMG_1788.JPG" width="670" height="502" width_o="2048" height_o="1536" src_o="http://payload37.cargocollective.com/1/6/218521/3050844/IMG_1788_o.JPG" data-mid="29483134" border="0" align="left"/> Richard Fein reading poetry BROKEN TROPHY by Richard Fein Grandpa won the gold watch for boxing, when palookas such as Battling Bernstein, Two Fists D'Angelo, and Shillelagh O'Hara would swagger to the ring and climb the ropes hoping to rise above the ghetto. The watch would have made a brilliant accessory for that high‑class suit grandpa always wanted but could never afford. I was seven when he called me over and said he would bequeath it to me. Bequeath, he was always so proud of his fancy words. He smiled, patted my head and said, "When the great referee counts ten, when the bell clangs ending the last round." Soon after, ten was counted yet no clanging bells marked the finish. Yet he was buried in an upscale suit. Dad splurged for grandpa's lifelong and dying wish. But the watch was bequeathed to me. It's been decades. The watch spills out of the shoebox. I see my reflection in the crystal. and imagine grandpa's face superimposed. After so many years I pick it up but the minute hand sways loosely and falls off the center pin, and the hour hand quickly follows. The hands rattle around the circle of time. The broken trophy is still worth its ounces in gold. But the price of those ounces varies hourly, and I have no way to track the hours now, even if I wanted to. <img src="http://payload37.cargocollective.com/1/6/218521/3050844/IMG_1794.JPG" width="670" height="502" width_o="2048" height_o="1536" src_o="http://payload37.cargocollective.com/1/6/218521/3050844/IMG_1794_o.JPG" data-mid="29483151" border="0" align="left"/> Ryan Stockton reading poetry SNOWFLAKE JOURNEY by Ryan Stockton From the sky I saw the earth A beauty to behold Descended I from heights unknown Brought by rain and cold Where would I land I wondered much So many spots to fall Would I land and make a home Or pass through in a squall The ground before me gathers white As my brothers reach the ground We cast the earth in winter glow And soften every sound I land on someone's concrete step Cold and hard and wet Why could I not have fallen soft In a forest’s silhouette There the trees would whisper cries of joy to catch my fall The birds that stayed would welcome me in this port of call Or maybe on a country road where horse and buggy trot Where life is slowly lived throughout And slower ways are taught Perhaps on mountains grand and high reaching to the stars I'd land on peaks of majesty And gazed on from afar In forests dark, or country lanes on mountains noble peaks Why could I not have fallen there in nature's fine mystique But here I sit on concrete steps With cars and garish lights The slush from dirty tires kills A snowflake's pure delights It seems a waste to find myself in a man-made, blaring city Alas this is my lot in life arousing thoughts of pity Wait, I, for morn and rising sun a new day to begin I long to find my purpose here Amongst the city's din But wait, what's this that's poking through A crack from opened door A child's face who sees the world as never seen before Her eyes alight with wonderment as on the streets they fall She struggles to contain her glee while taking in it all First one step from in her home lands on whitest snow The crunch beneath her boot begins to set her face aglow Down the stairs she now descends Closer to the stair Where I have come to rest and watch This child's face so fair Cheeks now flush with winter's kiss Lips ablaze with fire Her hair stuffed in a knitted cap and puffy warm attire She watches her feet with every stride Each step brings joy anew She looks around to see her world From a whole new point of view The snow that fell throughout the night Including me, you know Softened all the hard-shorn edges with pillow-like white snow And then she looked down at the ground and saw me lying there She stooped to take a closer look right there upon the stair She reached for me with mittens blue And scooped me in her grasp My many intricate facets caused This wond'rous child to gasp "Oh mommy look! So pretty now Our stairs and sidewalk too! Just look at this new snowflake that I've brought to show to you!" Mother now was outside too To watch her child play She ooh'd and ahh'd with daughter there As my beauty held their gaze Now I know that mountain peaks and forest glades so neat Or even on a country road Where nary a person meets While soft and quiet and peaceful there I never would have known The joy of one little girl who sees Her first fall of the snow Glad am I for this gift of grace To cause a girl-ish smile To fall on city's busy life And the sight of one dear child ADVENTURES OF CLOCK Ryan Stockton Once upon a time there was a Clock A special Clock that could walk and talk There was no time where this Clock lived Which meant that he had much to give "It's time for time!" Clock would yell So he built a tower that held a bell When his face struck one o'clock He'd ring the bell just once, then stop At two, two times the bell would ring At three, three times you'd hear it sing And so and so throughout the day And through the night he'd ring that way Thus the folks of the land could tell What time it was when they heard the bell Clock was proud and puffed his chest "Now people will know when to work or rest!" But one day Clock was caused to grieve When told his bell would have to leave For with every hour the bell would sway The people found how short the day So Clock struck out to find some friends Who wanted to know when the day would end Soon he found a foreign place Where people rushed at frenetic pace They charged ahead from town to glen But had no clock, so had no "when" So there Clock built his bell once more To tell them when to do their chores They now could hear and tell the time Thanks to Clock and his bell's chimes So on rang Clock, hour on hour Over hurried people with faces dour Smile-less rushing from house to employ For Clock had brought time, but not so much joy BAY RIDGE ARTS + CULTURAL ALLIANCE LAUNCH BRACA officially launched on April 14, 2011. Funders, arts advocates and the press were invited. Over 35 individual artists, arts/cultural organizations and businesses participated. There were information tables, performances and compact press packets featuring our wonderful logo designed by Ellen Nygaard. Link to Press Release pdf <img src="http://payload37.cargocollective.com/1/6/218521/3050844/gentile2.jpg" width="300" height="379" width_o="300" height_o="379" src_o="http://payload37.cargocollective.com/1/6/218521/3050844/gentile2_o.jpg" data-mid="16888399" border="0" align="left"/> Councilman Vincent Gentile, co-sponsor of BRACA COUNCILMAN GENTILE AND BRACA FAMILY EVENTS To celebrate the reconstruction of the Overlook at Owl’s Head Park, Councilman Gentile and BRACA presented two family events. The first held on Saturday, September 17, 2011 featured arts & crafts with local artist Michelle Farkouh and yoga with local instructor Patti Kelly. On Saturday, October 22, 2011, the blue grass band, New River Travelers strummed away, while the audience also indulged in a potluck pie tasting. <img src="http://payload37.cargocollective.com/1/6/218521/3050844/100_0443-2.jpg" width="550" height="309" width_o="550" height_o="309" src_o="http://payload37.cargocollective.com/1/6/218521/3050844/100_0443-2_o.jpg" data-mid="16889235" border="0" align="left"/> <img src="http://payload37.cargocollective.com/1/6/218521/3050844/100_0444-2.jpg" width="550" height="309" width_o="550" height_o="309" src_o="http://payload37.cargocollective.com/1/6/218521/3050844/100_0444-2_o.jpg" data-mid="16889240" border="0" align="left"/> Victoria Hofmo, yoga students, and Justin Brannan <img src="http://payload37.cargocollective.com/1/6/218521/3050844/100_0466-2.jpg" width="550" height="309" width_o="550" height_o="309" src_o="http://payload37.cargocollective.com/1/6/218521/3050844/100_0466-2_o.jpg" data-mid="16889246" border="0" align="left"/> <img src="http://payload37.cargocollective.com/1/6/218521/3050844/100_0471-2.jpg" width="550" height="309" width_o="550" height_o="309" src_o="http://payload37.cargocollective.com/1/6/218521/3050844/100_0471-2_o.jpg" data-mid="16889250" border="0" align="left"/> <img src="http://payload37.cargocollective.com/1/6/218521/3050844/100_0493-2.jpg" width="550" height="310" width_o="550" height_o="310" src_o="http://payload37.cargocollective.com/1/6/218521/3050844/100_0493-2_o.jpg" data-mid="16889254" border="0" align="left"/> Jimmy Johnson handing out samples of honey from the Narrows Botanical Garden <img src="http://payload37.cargocollective.com/1/6/218521/3050844/100_0499-2.JPG" width="550" height="309" width_o="550" height_o="309" src_o="http://payload37.cargocollective.com/1/6/218521/3050844/100_0499-2_o.JPG" data-mid="16889709" border="0" align="left"/> Patti Kelly, Olive Reich, Dan Reich, and Jimmy Johnson <img src="http://payload37.cargocollective.com/1/6/218521/3050844/100_0540-2.jpg" width="550" height="309" width_o="550" height_o="309" src_o="http://payload37.cargocollective.com/1/6/218521/3050844/100_0540-2_o.jpg" data-mid="16889255" border="0" align="left"/> <img src="http://payload37.cargocollective.com/1/6/218521/3050844/100_0552-2.jpg" width="550" height="309" width_o="550" height_o="309" src_o="http://payload37.cargocollective.com/1/6/218521/3050844/100_0552-2_o.jpg" data-mid="16889259" border="0" align="left"/> <img src="http://payload37.cargocollective.com/1/6/218521/3050844/100_0558-2.jpg" width="550" height="309" width_o="550" height_o="309" src_o="http://payload37.cargocollective.com/1/6/218521/3050844/100_0558-2_o.jpg" data-mid="16889262" border="0" align="left"/> <img src="http://payload37.cargocollective.com/1/6/218521/3050844/100_0569-2.jpg" width="550" height="309" width_o="550" height_o="309" src_o="http://payload37.cargocollective.com/1/6/218521/3050844/100_0569-2_o.jpg" data-mid="16889263" border="0" align="left"/> *All photos by Joe Rubino BRACA FUNDRAISER AT HINSCH’S BRACA held a fundraiser at Hinsch’s local ice cream parlor on Saturday, December 3, 2011. It was held here to celebrate and promote the reopening of this local treasure, which was saved under new ownership. The events included songs and a sing-along with the Narrows Community Theater and arts & crafts projects in which children or adults could make puppets or hats based on characters from The Snow Queen. The latter was sponsored by the Church After School Center. We were raising money to fund the creation of our BRACA website. Link to article about event <img src="http://payload37.cargocollective.com/1/6/218521/3050844/4ee01366b1abc.preview-300-2.jpg" width="300" height="200" width_o="300" height_o="200" src_o="http://payload37.cargocollective.com/1/6/218521/3050844/4ee01366b1abc.preview-300-2_o.jpg" data-mid="16889973" border="0" align="left"/> BRACA members Ellen Nygaard, Victoria Hofmo, Fran Garber, Joe Rubino, and Dan Cardona. <img src="http://payload37.cargocollective.com/1/6/218521/3050844/4ee012062f2a7.preview-300-2.jpg" width="300" height="199" width_o="300" height_o="199" src_o="http://payload37.cargocollective.com/1/6/218521/3050844/4ee012062f2a7.preview-300-2_o.jpg" data-mid="16889979" border="0" align="left"/> Victoria Hofmo and Gerard Bell <img src="http://payload37.cargocollective.com/1/6/218521/3050844/4ee0129302edc.preview-300-2.jpg" width="300" height="200" width_o="300" height_o="200" src_o="http://payload37.cargocollective.com/1/6/218521/3050844/4ee0129302edc.preview-300-2_o.jpg" data-mid="16889984" border="0" align="left"/> Krystle Pietrafesa of Christ Church puts a newly made hat on Katrina Patrick, eight years old *photos by Denise Romano BRACA NETWORKING EVENT Because BRACA’s goal is to bring artists together we host networking socials. Our first one, co-sponsored by Councilman Gentile, was on January 26, 2012, at The Three Jolly Pigeons, one of the oldest bars in Bay Ridge. It was held here because BRACA’s mission includes supporting local businesses. The place was jam packed and over 50 people attended. Link to article about event <img src="http://payload37.cargocollective.com/1/6/218521/3050844/4f2ab3fca4412.preview-300-2.jpg" width="300" height="200" width_o="300" height_o="200" src_o="http://payload37.cargocollective.com/1/6/218521/3050844/4f2ab3fca4412.preview-300-2_o.jpg" data-mid="16889987" border="0" align="left"/> Victoria Hofmo, Adrienne Mikulka, and David Appel *Photo by Heather J. Chin EMBRACE WINTER FESTIVAL Richard Fein reading poetry BROKEN TROPHY by Richard Fein Grandpa won the gold watch for boxing, when palookas such as Battling... http://www.bracabrooklyn.org/BRACA-BEAT http://www.bracabrooklyn.org/following/bracabrooklyn.org/BRACA-BEAT Wed, 21 Mar 2012 10:43:15 +0000 Bay Ridge Arts + Cultural Alliance 3050827 <img src="http://payload37.cargocollective.com/1/6/218521/3050827/beat_1.jpg" width="670" height="54" width_o="2048" height_o="166" src_o="http://payload37.cargocollective.com/1/6/218521/3050827/beat_1_o.jpg" data-mid="15881830" border="0" align="left"/> #content_container { background: #c9d549; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 1.3; letter-spacing: 0em; } May 15, 2013 AM New York article "At home in Bay Ridge: A diverse community that has it all" by Dan Rivoli. Click here to read the article: http://www.amny.com/urbanite-1.812039/at-home-in-bay-ridge-a-diverse-community-that-has-it-all-1.5270843 ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– May 7, 2013 Traveler article "New York City's Outstanding Urban Gardens" by Marisa LaScala. Click here to read the article: http://www.cntraveler.com/daily-traveler/new-york/2013/05/10-public-gardens-nyc-sightseeing#/slide=5 ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– May 5, 2013 New York Times Slideshow "Living in Fort Hamilton, Brooklyn." Click here to view the slideshow: http://www.nytimes.com/slideshow/2013/05/05/realestate/20130505-LIVING.html#1 ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– April 16, 2013 Home Reporter article "Welcome to Bay Ridge!" by Melisa Stumpf. Click here to read the article: http://www.homereporternews.com/news/general/welcome-to-bay-ridge/article_cbdcface-a3c4-11e2-a2b2-0019bb2963f4.html#.UWzPXBDiJKA.email ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– April 11, 2013 Home Reporter article "Welcome to Bay Ridge!" by Melisa Stumpf. Click here to read the article: http://www.homereporternews.com/news/general/buzz-movie-directed-by-ridgeite-nominated-for-eight-awards-at/article_3a8bad54-a1fd-11e2-8f88-001a4bcf887a.html ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– April 8, 2013 New York Times article "Where Urban Meets Suburban" by Sarah Harrison Smith. Click here to read the article: http://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/07/nyregion/in-bay-ridge-brooklyn-unexpected-intersections.html?_r=0 ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– March 19, 2013 Interview with Paul Curtis from The Storefront 1. What is your background? As an artist I’m less than a hack. I’ve dabbled in drawing, poetry, songwriting, storytelling, and a bit of guitar playing. I like artists more than I have a love for any particular art. But I see the creative arts as potentially very healing to individuals as well communities. My day job is pastoring a local church in Bay Ridge, Crossroads Christian Church (www.2crossroads.com) <img src="http://payload37.cargocollective.com/1/6/218521/3050827/PS102Mural.jpg" width="308" height="206" width_o="308" height_o="206" src_o="http://payload37.cargocollective.com/1/6/218521/3050827/PS102Mural_o.jpg" data-mid="28100816" border="0" align="left"/> 2. What is The Storefront? The Storefront is an art center that enables artists to do what they love as a way of serving the hurting world around them. We offer or have offered drawing sessions, creative writing groups, songwriting circles, dance classes, and crafting groups. Every class or session is led by volunteers in a space donated to The Storefront. That allows 100% of the fees (not including personal supply or model costs) to be donated to the cause of bringing healthy water and sanitation to places around the world that lack it. 3. Who is the sponsor? The Storefront has been sponsored by a number of individuals, but the primary contributor, and the organization that donates the space and utilities for The Storefront is Crossroads Christian Church. <img src="http://payload37.cargocollective.com/1/6/218521/3050827/3003938358_e083c0dc35_b.jpg" width="670" height="446" width_o="1024" height_o="683" src_o="http://payload37.cargocollective.com/1/6/218521/3050827/3003938358_e083c0dc35_b_o.jpg" data-mid="28100842" border="0" align="left"/> 4. Why an arts center? The Storefront was started by a group of artists who had a passion to do what they love to do in such a way that it benefited the local community while also serving the hurting world around us. It was created with artists in mind. The following values drive what we do and how we do it. We have varying degrees of success at each, but behind each class, session, or workshop, we hope the following three elements are present: · Community: We think the best art is created in the context of community rather than isolation. Artists feed off of one another and make each other better. And life is healthier and more fun in community. That means that songwriters will workshop their stuff together, artists will critique each others’ drawings, and social gatherings bring artists together. · Social Change: As artists it can be easy to be self absorbed and inward focused, focused on our thoughts, imagination, feelings and how we want to express them. One of the great gifts to the world is when artists are turned outward to serve others, raise awareness of injustice, and help bring about change. Addressing the need for clean water is our humble beginning to be about bringing change. · Growth: We love to see artists stretched. Some of our sessions have more “instruction” than others. But several give budding artists a small stage to present their work. Gallery nights for our drawing sessions, concerts for our songwriters, and publishing a book of poetry for our poets are just a few examples. 5. How do you decide which types of classes to offer? Classes are chosen primarily based on the availability and relationship with the artist. When we have artists who are part of our community who are available, competent, have a sufficient connection to The Storefront to lead sessions during times that the space is available, we offer those classes. <img src="http://payload37.cargocollective.com/1/6/218521/3050827/4676330158_2ffc81fd45_b.jpg" width="670" height="446" width_o="1024" height_o="683" src_o="http://payload37.cargocollective.com/1/6/218521/3050827/4676330158_2ffc81fd45_b_o.jpg" data-mid="28100858" border="0" align="left"/> 6. Can anyone take a class? Just about all of our classes or sessions are open to entry level artists. There are no requirements to take a class or join a session. Some require advance registration. 7. Is there a charge? Usually there is a $5 charge per session. All of that goes toward the cause of clean water. Occasionally there will be an additional fee if there are material needs (craft supplies or a model, for example). <img src="http://payload37.cargocollective.com/1/6/218521/3050827/5698050474_4d3d47a587_b.jpg" width="670" height="446" width_o="1024" height_o="683" src_o="http://payload37.cargocollective.com/1/6/218521/3050827/5698050474_4d3d47a587_b_o.jpg" data-mid="28100878" border="0" align="left"/> 8. What are the collected fees used for? Currently, the organization that we fund is Living Water International. 9. Why was this mission chosen? The UN has declared that the water crisis is one of the great problems our world must face in the next millennium. Where clean water is inaccessible, disease is rampant and poverty is pervasive. Women who are forced to walk sometimes 7 miles a day to get water and kids who are unable to attend school due to preventable health issues (every day, diarrhea takes the lives of 2,000 children in Africa) makes this a debilitating issue in most underdeveloped countries. Water is a fundamental element needed for life. <img src="http://payload37.cargocollective.com/1/6/218521/3050827/3003128453_8677fd0bb5_b.jpg" width="670" height="446" width_o="1024" height_o="683" src_o="http://payload37.cargocollective.com/1/6/218521/3050827/3003128453_8677fd0bb5_b_o.jpg" data-mid="28100901" border="0" align="left"/> 10. What types of classes are popular now? Drawing sessions meet every Wednesday evening at 6:30-9:30pm. Poetry reading/Open mic nights are the second Sunday of each month, 8:00-9:30pm. 11. It seems like The Storefront offers more than classes. That it is also almost like a club for visual artists. Can you speak about this? Our vision has been that it would be a meeting place for artists. That vision hasn’t become as much of a reality as we had hoped. But in each class, relationships are built. And there are opportunities for artists to support one another or share their work together, even across platforms (poets for painters, etc.) Interviewee, Victoria Hofmo ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– February 28, 2013 Article in the Home Reporter "Bay Ridge ranked top Brooklyn neighborhood to raise children" by Anna Spivak. Click here to read the article: http://www.homereporternews.com/news/general/bay-ridge-ranked-top-brooklyn-neighborhood-to-raise-children/article_c6df894e-812b-11e2-a409-0019bb2963f4.html ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– February 22, 2013 Article in Brooklyn Daily "February festival celebrates Ridge culture, old and new" by Will Bredderman. Click here to read the article: http://brooklyndaily.com/stories/2013/9/br_bb_winterfest_2013_03_01_bk.html ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– February 18, 2013 Brooklyn Spectator article "Embrace Winter Festival does just that" by Denise Romano. Click here to read the article: http://www.homereporternews.com/news/embrace-winter-festival-does-just-that/article_5ca9136c-7a1c-11e2-880c-0019bb2963f4.html ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– February 10, 2013 Interview with Victoria Hofmo by Robert Howe As the blizzard approaches, Brooklyn real estate attorney Robert Howe finds out how to "Embrace Winter" with Victoria Hofmo from the Bay Ridge Arts & Cultural Alliance (BRACA) on tonight's Howe's New York. Click here for a link to the interview: http://www.blogtalkradio.com/roberthowe/2013/02/08/robert-howe-wants-you-to-embrace-winter-with-braca ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– January 2, 2013 Interview with Krystle Pietrafesa by Victoria Hofmo What is your educational background? I began by majoring in studio art in high school and have continued my passion for art during my college career also incorporating my love of education. Are you making a living as an artist? I am not making a living as an artist. I work on my pieces in my free time for the love of it. <img src="http://payload37.cargocollective.com/1/6/218521/3050827/2012-05-19_22.54.52.jpg" width="604" height="453" width_o="604" height_o="453" src_o="http://payload37.cargocollective.com/1/6/218521/3050827/2012-05-19_22.54.52_o.jpg" data-mid="25038166" border="0" align="left"/> What do you do for a living? I work with children at an after school & summer program. How is your art background helpful in your job? My background in art helps me take a different approach to projects that I plan. It also helps me guide this children in thinking outside the box and problem solve in ways they may not learn in the classroom. <img src="http://payload37.cargocollective.com/1/6/218521/3050827/2012-05-19_22.55.34.jpg" width="604" height="453" width_o="604" height_o="453" src_o="http://payload37.cargocollective.com/1/6/218521/3050827/2012-05-19_22.55.34_o.jpg" data-mid="25038168" border="0" align="left"/> You are currently working in ceramics. How did you come to work in that medium? I was a senior in high school when I first worked with clay. It was the first medium that we worked with in my mixed media class. The first time I came in contact with clay I felt right at home and so comfortable and excited. My teacher was so understanding she allowed me to continue working with clay for the remainder of the year in conjunction with my other assignments. What do you like about working with ceramics? One of my favorite aspects of working with clay is that it is an extremely forgiving medium. Unlike most other mediums if something doesn't work just rework the clay and try something else. <img src="http://payload37.cargocollective.com/1/6/218521/3050827/2012-06-04_09.13.31.jpg" width="670" height="502" width_o="2048" height_o="1536" src_o="http://payload37.cargocollective.com/1/6/218521/3050827/2012-06-04_09.13.31_o.jpg" data-mid="25038177" border="0" align="left"/> What is the most frustrating/challenging thing about working in ceramics? For me one of the most frustrating and challenging aspects of ceramics is logistics of creating something you want to create. Sometimes you have a set idea and it takes some work and time to come up with a solution that doesn't change the outcome of the idea in your head. Have you explored all facets of cermics that interest you or are there still things you would like to try? If so, what are they? There are still facets of ceramics that I have been able to explore. There are different glazing and firing techniques that I would like to try and explore. One of these methods is Raku. Raku came from Japan and is a low fire technique. <img src="http://payload37.cargocollective.com/1/6/218521/3050827/2012-07-23_19.32.38.jpg" width="604" height="453" width_o="604" height_o="453" src_o="http://payload37.cargocollective.com/1/6/218521/3050827/2012-07-23_19.32.38_o.jpg" data-mid="25038178" border="0" align="left"/> You have created wonderful, whimsical ceramic characters. How did they evolve? My ceramic characters are very much a reflection of me. However over time my characters have become less focused my intrepretation on figures and more a general concept of a character with a little more mystery in an abstract way. <img src="http://payload37.cargocollective.com/1/6/218521/3050827/photo.JPG" width="397" height="367" width_o="397" height_o="367" src_o="http://payload37.cargocollective.com/1/6/218521/3050827/photo_o.JPG" data-mid="25100690" border="0" align="left"/> photo of artist Krystle Pietrafesa You can see Krystle's ceramic characters on display in the winsows of Annopoli Diner on Third Avenue on Saturday, February 9th from noon to 5:00. Interviewee, Victoria Hofmo "How did it get so late so soon? It's night before it's afternoon. December is here before it's June. My goodness how the time has flewn. How did it get so late so soon?'' -Dr. Seuss ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– December 12, 2012 TO: PRESS FROM: VICTORIA HOFMO RE: BAY RIDGE AS A DESTINATION As Brooklyn becomes more and more hip, one often hears in our corner of the Borough, "What about Bay Ridge? How do we make our community a destination?" I suggest we market what is unique and authentic about our neighborhood - It is truly Old School Brooklyn. There is the Farmacy in Williamsburg - made to be an authentic old school ice cream parlor. Well we have 3 authentic ice cream parlors - Annopoli, Hinsch's and Skinflints. I know the later is not used as an ice cream parlor, but the interior has been left intact and certainly feels as cozy as it did 100 years ago. We can also build upon what we do so well, our street fairs and parades. Bay Ridge has the oldest Street Fair in Brooklyn - The Third Avenue Street Fair. One year older than The Atlantic Antic. These type of events bring scores of people back to the neighborhood and attracts others. I can tell you that Bay Ridge has organically evolved as a destination for Scandinavians looking to see where their family members had lived, married and worked. The Norwegian Day Parade and Viking Fest is attracting people from the tri-state area and beyond. In fact, they have begun to attract people all the way from Norway. This past year, one Norwegian told me they plan to come back and knows many others who plan to also. Last year, the Norwegian Day Parade attracted Ty Pennngton. You can see a clip from his visit. http://www.typennington.com/post/tys-worldly-adventures-episode-1-ty-hits-the-parade This is great for Bay Ridge. We should be shouting about it from the rooftops. Two weeks ago 32 women from Norway (on a shopping trip) came to Bay Ridgefor the second year in a row. They were taken on a historic tour, as well as to the small boutique shops along Third Avenue. They plan to return again next year. All of Bay Ridge's events are steeped in tradition, and have strong foundations. But, we are also open to new events, such as the Arab American Festival, Summer Stroll and this January a new arts & cultural event will be offered by BRACA (Bay Ridge Arts & Cultural Alliance) ww.bracabrooklyn.org in partnership with the Third Avenue Merchants. In fact, there was an exhibit held at the Municipal Art Society honoring the life and work community activist of Jane Jacobs. Those involved in the curatorial work were asked to choose a neighborhood today that reflects her ideals. Bay Ridge was chosen because it offers a place for long time residents, as well as welcoming newcomers. Not a bad reputation to have. This year Bay Ridge was chosen as one of the 6 to Celebrate communities from the Historic Districts Council. The proposal focused on all of the components that make up Bay Ridge: residential architecture, main streets, beautiful intuitional buildings, parks and waterfront. How lucky we are to have all of these. Who else in New York can brag about such rich diversity? So Bay Ridge, let's not hide all we offer under a bushel. As one of my former youth group kids says, "Bay Ridge is the bomb!" Victoria Hofmo, Scandinavian East Coast Museum, President BRACA, President, 6 to Celebrate, Organizer. ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– October 18, 2012 Francine Garber-Cohen, Executive Vice President of Regina Opera Interviewed by Victoria Hofmo 1. What would you say is unique about your organization? Regina Opera presents opera and popular music performances on a year-round basis. The Company presents 3 fully-staged operas with full orchestra and English super-titles, plus several concerts, each season. Regina Opera is unique: it presents high quality performances at affordable prices: For operas, tickets are only $25 - General Admission; $20 – Seniors and College students under 25; Teens - $5; children area always admitted free. Concert tickets are only $12. There are other companies in Brooklyn which present operas, but these are occasional programs, with no set schedule, in a fixed location. Other companies may present full operas, but do not have an orchestra. Manhattan medium-size opera companies present operas at almost double the price. <img src="http://payload37.cargocollective.com/1/6/218521/3050827/_DSC1_309 2.jpg" width="400" height="440" width_o="400" height_o="440" src_o="http://payload37.cargocollective.com/1/6/218521/3050827/_DSC1_309 2_o.jpg" data-mid="22658926" border="0" align="left"/> 2. You recently had to move from a location that had called home for 41 years, what challenges did that pose? We were given only 2 months' notice to leave our theater at Regina Pacis Church. We had to be out of that location by June 30th. But we still had 5 opera performances and one Sunday Concert to present. We had to break down everything – our stage, lighting system, sets, costume pieces, chairs, and stage props – and put them into storage. It was difficult to locate a new “home”. Many places I visited were too small, already had many activities, or were not handicapped accessible. Other venues were not interested in having a performing group based there. <img src="http://payload37.cargocollective.com/1/6/218521/3050827/_DSC1_333.jpg" width="500" height="332" width_o="500" height_o="332" src_o="http://payload37.cargocollective.com/1/6/218521/3050827/_DSC1_333_o.jpg" data-mid="22658997" border="0" align="left"/> <img src="http://payload37.cargocollective.com/1/6/218521/3050827/_DSC4408.jpg" width="500" height="357" width_o="500" height_o="357" src_o="http://payload37.cargocollective.com/1/6/218521/3050827/_DSC4408_o.jpg" data-mid="22659003" border="0" align="left"/> 3. What can you tell us about your new home? Our Lady of Perpetual Help in Sunset Park welcomed us “with open arms”. Their auditorium has over 500 cushioned seats, a large stage, good acoustics, and a handicapped-accessible restroom. We build a wheelchair ramp which makes the location handicapped accessible. We are now working on the stage rigging and installing our stage. <img src="http://payload37.cargocollective.com/1/6/218521/3050827/_DSC4423.jpg" width="400" height="457" width_o="400" height_o="457" src_o="http://payload37.cargocollective.com/1/6/218521/3050827/_DSC4423_o.jpg" data-mid="22659007" border="0" align="left"/> <img src="http://payload37.cargocollective.com/1/6/218521/3050827/_DSC4427.jpg" width="400" height="596" width_o="400" height_o="596" src_o="http://payload37.cargocollective.com/1/6/218521/3050827/_DSC4427_o.jpg" data-mid="22659013" border="0" align="left"/> 4. How was Regina Opera formed? Regina Opera was formed in 1970 as a neighborhood group, offering local singers a place to sing, and offering opera lovers in Bay Ridge, Bensonhurst, and Dyker Heights a place to attend live performances at affordable prices. <img src="http://payload37.cargocollective.com/1/6/218521/3050827/_DSF3202.jpg" width="400" height="598" width_o="400" height_o="598" src_o="http://payload37.cargocollective.com/1/6/218521/3050827/_DSF3202_o.jpg" data-mid="22659015" border="0" align="left"/> 5. How long have you been with Regina Opera? I joined the Company in 1974 as a chorus member. I then sang several supporting roles. In 1982, I became interested in raising the needed funds to support an orchestra. I have been doing the fundraising and publicity since then. <img src="http://payload37.cargocollective.com/1/6/218521/3050827/_DSF3213.jpg" width="500" height="398" width_o="500" height_o="398" src_o="http://payload37.cargocollective.com/1/6/218521/3050827/_DSF3213_o.jpg" data-mid="22659021" border="0" align="left"/> 6. Can you give us some highlights about Regina Opera? Since Regina opera has been performing for 42 years, we have the distinction of having had several generations of performers on our stage. We have had many parents and children, adults with nieces and nephews. Even now, we have 2 small children on stage, and their parents and grandfather play in our Orchestra. My niece Katie sings supporting roles with us, my sister-in-law Sue plays in the orchestra and in Concerts, and my brother-in-law Richard and nephew Daniel help out occasionally. We at Regina Opera have also had extraordinary talent on our stage: Metropolitan Opera stars Dolora Zajick (mezzo-soprano) and Mark Delavan (baritone) as well as New York City Opera basso Don Yule have sung leading roles with us. Many other opera stars from other companies have also sung with us before beginning their international career. Regina Opera presents most performances in the afternoons to make the shows more accessible to all ages. Operas feature not only 2 casts for 4 performances, but also a cast of “Covers” who have their own “Free-to-the-public” full opera performances. <img src="http://payload37.cargocollective.com/1/6/218521/3050827/C2948-1.jpeg" width="500" height="356" width_o="500" height_o="356" src_o="http://payload37.cargocollective.com/1/6/218521/3050827/C2948-1_o.jpeg" data-mid="22659025" border="0" align="left"/> <img src="http://payload37.cargocollective.com/1/6/218521/3050827/DSC_0641_12.jpeg" width="500" height="320" width_o="500" height_o="320" src_o="http://payload37.cargocollective.com/1/6/218521/3050827/DSC_0641_12_o.jpeg" data-mid="22659040" border="0" align="left"/> 7. What does Regina Opera have planned for the coming year? Regina Opera will present the operas “La Boheme” in November, 2012; a double bill of Puccini's “Suor Angelica” and Pergolesi's “La Serva Padrona” in March, 2013; and “La Traviata” in June, 2013. In addition, we have several Sunday Matinee Concerts and Free-Admission Concerts scheduled <img src="http://payload37.cargocollective.com/1/6/218521/3050827/DSC_2249.jpg" width="500" height="380" width_o="500" height_o="380" src_o="http://payload37.cargocollective.com/1/6/218521/3050827/DSC_2249_o.jpg" data-mid="22659036" border="0" align="left"/> 8. Creating an organizations is admirable, but maintaining an organization for decades is really remarkable. Why do you think Regina Opera has been able to achieve this? Regina Opera is fortunate to have had great Staff – Stage and Musical Directors, talented singers, many volunteers who give their time to us. We are also grateful for our many individual, public, foundation and corporate supporters such as NYC Department of Cultural Affairs, Brooklyn Arts Council, Brooklyn Community Foundation, Con Edison, GEICO Philanthropic Foundation, Bay Ridge Federal Credit Union, Ezra Jack Keats Foundation, and the Law Office of Robert Howe. <img src="http://payload37.cargocollective.com/1/6/218521/3050827/DSC_2261.jpg" width="400" height="446" width_o="400" height_o="446" src_o="http://payload37.cargocollective.com/1/6/218521/3050827/DSC_2261_o.jpg" data-mid="22659031" border="0" align="left"/> <img src="http://payload37.cargocollective.com/1/6/218521/3050827/karol_photos_001.jpg" width="450" height="316" width_o="450" height_o="316" src_o="http://payload37.cargocollective.com/1/6/218521/3050827/karol_photos_001_o.jpg" data-mid="22659034" border="0" align="left"/> <img src="http://payload37.cargocollective.com/1/6/218521/3050827/line.jpg" width="524" height="2" width_o="524" height_o="2" src_o="http://payload37.cargocollective.com/1/6/218521/3050827/line_o.jpg" data-mid="22659198" border="0" align="left"/> April 30, 2012 Welcome to our launch of the BRACA website and BRACA Beat! <img src="http://payload37.cargocollective.com/1/6/218521/3050827/victoria2.jpg" width="260" height="174" width_o="260" height_o="174" src_o="http://payload37.cargocollective.com/1/6/218521/3050827/victoria2_o.jpg" data-mid="17016454" border="0" align="left"/> BRACA, the Bay Ridge Arts & Cultural Alliance, is an umbrella organization created: to support and promote the arts and cultural richness of Bay Ridge; to serve as a networking vehicle for artists; to inform local audiences and strategize to create new audiences. Bay Ridge is beautiful, diverse and dynamic. Our community has five parades, some with a history more than six decades long, two street fairs (the Third Avenue Festival being the longest-running one in Brooklyn), a variety of ethnic festivals - Viking Fest and more recently the Arab Festival. Offerings by theater groups and opera companies abound. Local artists display in galleries and storefronts. Musicians proliferate and you can hear them play at dozens of venues on any weekend. And we Bay Ridgites come out in droves to partake in these festivities. But how many outside of our neighborhood know about these activities? How many outside of Bay Ridge think of our community as a cultural destination? Maybe it's time to share Brooklyn's best kept secret. Maybe it's time to blow our own horn! Bay Ridge has something that other neighborhoods do not. It is truly an old-school Brooklyn neighborhood that has retained its past. We need to promote Bay Ridge for its authenticity, a New York neighborhood that survived and maintained much of what it once was, but also welcomes what's new. A place where locals who have lived here for generations co-exist happily with those who just arrived. What other neighborhood can claim that? People are not totally oblivious to Bay Ridge's charms - it has its own niche - known for its wonderful restaurants, amazing waterfront, bucolic parkland and village like atmosphere. But our cultural offerings - not so much. Everyone knows that Brooklyn is hot, especially in its reputation as a hub and incubator for the arts, and it is time for us to piggyback on this celebrity. BRACA was created to change this oversight. Why miss an opportunity?  And who and what we are is cool. People all over New York and abroad are trying to replicate what we have. Old fashioned ice cream parlors and bars with tin ceilings and tile floors are recreated elsewhere, but they are original in Bar Ridge. Learning old New York street games is hip in other neighborhoods, but playing them is part of the everyday life in Bay Ridge. What other neighborhood can claim that?   Bay Ridge is a neighborhood that is truly diverse and not just ethnically. It is diverse in age range, rare in New York today. Most unique is our economic diversity: where those who live above stores rub elbows with those who live in twenty-room mansions. Show me another place in New York that does that and I'll buy you a burger (but locally). With all that we have going for us, how could those who call Bay Ridge home not be inspired? So, Bay Ridge, what's the problem? It’s time to blow our horn. A great place to live, a marvelous place to create. Toot! toot!   Victoria Hofmo May 15, 2013 AM New York article "At home in Bay Ridge: A diverse community that has it all" by Dan Rivoli. Click here to read the article:... http://www.bracabrooklyn.org/EVENTS-CALENDAR http://www.bracabrooklyn.org/following/bracabrooklyn.org/EVENTS-CALENDAR Wed, 21 Mar 2012 10:42:16 +0000 Bay Ridge Arts + Cultural Alliance 3050814 <img src="http://payload37.cargocollective.com/1/6/218521/3050814/eventscal_1.jpg" width="670" height="55" width_o="2048" height_o="168" src_o="http://payload37.cargocollective.com/1/6/218521/3050814/eventscal_1_o.jpg" data-mid="15881730" border="0" align="left"/>#content_container { background: #AFEEEE; font-size: 14px; font-weight:normal; line-height: 1.3; letter-spacing: 0em; } MAY EVENTS ART ON THE CORNER Brooklyn Community Chorus Sunday, May 5, 3pm Lutheran Church of the Good Shepherd 7420 4th Avenue (at Bay Ridge Parkway) 718-745-8520 Art on the Corner welcomes Brooklyn Community Chorus under the direction of co-directors Steven Coburn, Jim DiBenedetto, and Ethan Schlesser! Suggested donation: $10. For more information, call, visit artonthecorner.org or e-mail artonthecornerbr@gmail.com REGINA OPERA Sunday, May 5, 3pm Our Lady of Perpetual Help Auditorium - 5902 6th Avenue, Brooklyn NY 11220 Join us for a two-hour concert of your favorite Broadway tunes. The concert features 6 of Regina Opera's soloists and Eddie Russo, pianist, who will accompany the singers. You'll be dancing in the aisles!! Tickets: $12 - General Admission; $5 - teens; Children - free admission Closest subway" "N" or |"R" to 59th Street station. For Further information, contact: reginaopera@yahoo.com; www.reginaopera.org; or 718-259-2772 NARROWS COMMUNITY THEATER, INC. "9 to 5: THE MUSICAL" Fridays, May 10 & 17, 8pm Saturdays, May 11 & 18, 8pm Sunday, May 12 & 19, 2pm St. Patrick’s Auditorium 97th Street / 4th Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11209 To order tickets call 718-482-3173 or email NCT@NCTheaterNY.com or order online at www.NCTheaterNY.com Narrows Community Theater presents 9 TO 5: THE MUSICAL, with music and lyrics by Dolly Parton and book by Patricia Resnick. Based on the 1980 hit movie, 9 TO 5: THE MUSICAL is the hilarious tale of three female co-workers who challenge the glass-ceiling women faced in the early 1970’s when the feminist movement first began to take hold. These three unlikely friends, an overworked office manager, a jilted woman, and an objectified secretary, join forces to get revenge on their sexist boss by devising a plan to take control of their company. In the process, they learn that there is nothing they cannot do, even in a man’s world. Directed by Christian Fleming, BFA in drama at Carnegie-Mellon University. Music Director Jonathan K. Parks; Choreographer Lisa Kassay. Tickets: $20 Adults; $15 Seniors/Students under 21/Children POETRY OPEN MIC NIGHT Sunday, May 12, 8:00pm-9:30pm The Storefront arts center 6921 4th Avenue 718-439-5801 Details: http://www.thestorefront.cc/poetry-open-mic-nights.html VIKING FEST 2013 Saturday, May 18, 2013, 11:30am - 5:00pm Owl's Head/Bliss Park 68th Street & Colonial Road For further information call 718-748-5950 Program includes: The Norseman half size replica Viking ship & crew; twore-enactment groups - Historic Arms & the Society for Creative Anachronism; educational displays & combat demos; rune readings; rides; food; and children's games. Performances by: Alta Kammerkor AltaChamber Choir from Norway; Lista Trekkspillklubb - Accordion Band from Norway; *Harbor Lore" Brooklyn Arts Council - storytelling & dancers; Clann Eirann Pipers; The Donny Golden Irish Step Dance; Hellevik Mannskor - Men’s Choir from Norway; and Young Dancers in Repertory. Rain or shine. FREE PLANT & HERB SALE - THE NARROWS BOTANICAL GARDENS Saturday, May 18, 2013, 10am - 3pm (raindate Sunday, May 19) Great plants, shrubs, herbs and vegetable plants especialy grown / chosen by our horticuture team - all proceeds help keep the garden growing! LOCATION: just inside the park area between 70 - 69 St off Shore Road vist our group FACEBOOK page and join our facebook family ! call 718 748 4810 on day of event for recording if seems inclement weather NORWEGIAN DAY PARADE - 61st Year Sunday, May 19, 2013, beginning at 1:30pm Theme: "Sharing Norwegian Traditions" Route - Third Avenue from 80th Street to 69th Street. Tuns on 69th Streetto Fifth Avenue. Turns on Fifth Avenue to 67th Street Leif Ericsson Park. Turns on 67th Street from Fifth Avenue to Seventh Avenue Grandstand on 67th Street between 6th & 7th Avenues. Children's games and food available across from the grandstand. For further information call 718-748-1874. REGINA OPERA Tuesday, May 21, 7pm Our Lady of Perpetual Help Auditorium - 5902 6th Avenue, Brooklyn NY 11220 Join us for a fully staged production of Verdi's masterpiece "La Traviata". This tuneful opera will be sung in Italian with English supertitles and piano accompaniment. this performance will feature Regina Opera's "covers" (understudies), a group of talented young artists. Tickets: FREE ADMISSION Closest subway" "N" or |"R" to 59th Street station ART ON THE CORNER Park Slope Singers presents "Mendelssohn's Elijah Part II" Friday, May 31, 8pm Lutheran Church of the Good Shepherd 7420 4th Avenue (at Bay Ridge Parkway) 718-745-8520 Art on the Corner welcomes Park Slope Singers under the direction of Ira Spaulding. Tickets: $15 ($10 for students and seniors),  available at the door or from a chorus member. For more information, call, visit artonthecorner.org or e-mail artonthecornerbr@gmail.com JUNE EVENTS REGINA OPERA Saturday, June 1; Sunday, June 2; Saturday, June 8; Sunday, June 9, at 3:00pm Join us for a fully-staged performance of Verdis masterpiece "La Traviata", sung in Italian with English supertitles. This fully-staged performance will be accompanied by full orchestra. Tickets: $25 - General Admission; $20 - Seniors, and College Students under the age of 25. Our Lady of Perpetual Help Auditorium - 5902 6th Avenue, Brooklyn NY 11220 Closest subway" "N" or |"R" to 59th Street station. For Further information, contact: reginaopera@yahoo.com; www.reginaopera.org; or 718-259-2772 DOCUMENTARY FILM about MARIA CALLAS "La Divina" Sunday, June 2, 2013, 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm TABLA RASA GALLERY 224 48 Street (between 2nd & 3rd Avenues) For additional information: 718-833-9100 info@TablaRasaGallery.com http://www.tablarasagallery.com Suggested donation $10.00 ART EXHIBITION - HORSE IMAGERY "EQUUS" Wednesday, June 19 - Wednesday, July 31, 2013 Artists Reception: Wednesday, June 19, 2013, 6:00 pm - 8:30 pm TABLA RASA GALLERY Gallery hours: THURSDAY, FRIDAY & SATURDAY 1:00 - 5:00 pm 224 48 Street (between 2nd & 3rd Avenues) For additional information: 718-833-9100 info@TablaRasaGallery.com http://www.tablarasagallery.com FREE **please check the organizations websites for any possible event changes or updates MAY EVENTS ART ON THE CORNER Brooklyn Community Chorus Sunday, May 5, 3pm Lutheran Church of the Good Shepherd 7420 4th Avenue (at Bay Ridge Parkway)... http://www.bracabrooklyn.org/PARTICIPANTS http://www.bracabrooklyn.org/following/bracabrooklyn.org/PARTICIPANTS Wed, 21 Mar 2012 10:42:14 +0000 Bay Ridge Arts + Cultural Alliance 3050805 <img src="http://payload37.cargocollective.com/1/6/218521/3050805/partipants_1.jpg" width="670" height="54" width_o="2048" height_o="167" src_o="http://payload37.cargocollective.com/1/6/218521/3050805/partipants_1_o.jpg" data-mid="15881749" border="0" align="left"/>#content_container { background: #FF8C00; font-size: 14px; font-weight:normal; line-height: 1.3; letter-spacing: 0em; } CO-SPONSOR Councilman Vincent Gentile BUSINESSES A Gift to Remember Burger Bistro Hinsch’s HOM Leske's Bakery Long’s Liquor Store Nordic Delicacies The Owl’s Head CHILDREN’S ART SPACES Christ Church After School, Summer Program & Creative Youth Center The Art Room DANCE David Appel  Art on the Corner Bay Ridge Festival of the Arts Bay Ridge Jewish Center Storefront Art Walk - SAW The Store Front MUSEUMS Harbor Defense Museum Scandinavian East Coast Museum OPERA Martha Cardona Regina Opera Company PARKS ORGANIZATIONS CO-SPONSOR Councilman Vincent Gentile BUSINESSES A Gift to Remember Burger Bistro Hinsch’s HOM Leske's Bakery Long’s Liquor Store Nordic Delicacies The... http://www.bracabrooklyn.org/ABOUT-BRACA http://www.bracabrooklyn.org/following/bracabrooklyn.org/ABOUT-BRACA Wed, 21 Mar 2012 09:56:59 +0000 Bay Ridge Arts + Cultural Alliance 3050514 <img src="http://payload37.cargocollective.com/1/6/218521/3050514/about_1.jpg" width="670" height="54" width_o="2048" height_o="168" src_o="http://payload37.cargocollective.com/1/6/218521/3050514/about_1_o.jpg" data-mid="15881093" border="0" align="left"/>#content_container { background: #c9d549; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.3; letter-spacing: 0em; } BRACA is the Bay Ridge Arts & Cultural Alliance. BRACA is an umbrella organization, launched in 2011, to support and promote the arts and cultural richness of Bay Ridge and to develop strategies that will make Bay Ridge a cultural destination. We accomplish this by partnering with local businesses, informing local audiences and strategizing to create new audiences. BRACA promotes Bay Ridge’s ethnic organizations, dancers and dance companies, festivals, art galleries, historical societies, museums, park organizations, opera companies, visual artists, performance venues and local businesses. Everyone knows that Brooklyn is a cultural destination. And Bay Ridge has its own niche—known for its wonderful restaurants, amazing waterfront, bucolic parkland, shopping and village-like atmosphere. But, not enough people know much about what Bay Ridge has to offer culturally. BRACA was created to fill this void. Our website features a monthly calendar of events, links to all of our member organizations and sponsoring businesses, event highlights, and the BRACA Beat column, which focuses on items of local interest. BRACA is the Bay Ridge Arts & Cultural Alliance. BRACA is an umbrella organization, launched in 2011, to support and promote the arts and cultural richness of...