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Calendar of Events
Events for March 2009
March 03, 2009 - April 22, 2009 (6pm)
Growing and Greening New York: PlaNYC and the Future of the City
Museum of the City of New York :: Fifth Avenue, and 103rd Street
Growing and Greening New York: PlaNYC and the Future of the City: exhibit at the Museum of the City of New York, Fifth Avenue and 103rd Street, through April 22nd.
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March 07, 2009 - March 08, 2009 (3:00-5:00pm)
Bronx River Art Center Celbrats the end of " Winter Blues Buster "
1087 East Tremont Avenue / 4th Floor Studio
Adult Art Classes with a
"Kiln Opening" Reception
Bronx, NY............ A couple of months ago, when the harsh winter of 2009 was beginning to set in, Bronx River Art Center's Executive Director, Gail Nathan, had a great idea - "We need a "Winter Blues Buster" for the adults of our community, to help them escape from the harsh realities of these stressful times". So she designed a sequence of art classes that would be a sampling of different art media, one leading into the other, based on direct observation of our local natural environment. And what better place to see nature in the Bronx than the world class New York Botanical Gardens. So on the coldest day of the year, Saturday morning, January 17th, with the temperature barely above single digits, 12 registered adults made off for the FREE entree time at the New York Botanical Gardens to take pictures of snow covered landscape in the crisp winter light under the direction of award winning photographer Marisol Diaz.
"It was SOOOO cold, remembers, Madhulika Atluri, but we really were inspired by our teacher and BRAC's Director, Gail Nathan" (herself an artist in her own right). "In a few short lessons they taught us how to see through the camera composition and space in a way that I never though of when taking pictures before" expressed Magda Amaya. Upon returning to the Art Center that afternoon the students were greeted with hot, spiced apple cider to warm their bodies and sprits. "With the graciousness of this activity we knew we were going to have a great series of class from this special art place in the middle of the Bronx, an uncut jewel of a community resource", said Diane Farrell.
The series continued over seven weeks in which the students manipulated their original photographs into representational or abstract interpretations of the original landscape subject matter, trying printmaking techniques (under the direction of BRAC Printmaking instructor Luanda Lozano, watercolor painting taught by Gail Nathan, and finally ceramics taught by Master Ceramicist, Rubin King. The works produced represent some of the most elegant images of the Bronx's best assets, its natural landscape, and are accomplished artworks from a diverse group of Bronx residents.
This Saturday, the final fruits of the series of 7 classes will be coming out of the Kiln, a set of uniquely individual ceramic relief tiles created by each of the 12 students and it promises to be like Christmas morning again - opening up presents with joyful surprise, on what is predicted to be the first spring-like day of the year.
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March 12, 2009 - March 13, 2009 (6:30-8:30pm)
Worm Bins Made Easy
The New York Botanical Garden, Watson Education Building Room 302
Worm Bins Made Easy
This hands-on workshop on the essentials of indoor composting with worms is ideal for those who want to compost food scraps but do not have access to an outdoor space. All participants will be eligible to “adopt” a dozen worms in a mini-bin made of recycled materials and can receive a 30% discount coupon toward the purchase of a larger system. RSVP required.
Send an e-mail to bronxgreenup@nybg.org or call 718.817.8543.
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March 14, 2009 (10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p)
Burst of Spring Nature Walk
Bronx River Forest, meet at Burke Bridge
Join us for an informative guided walk - observing new growth, listening to the river rushing and hunting out wildflowers. After a long winter, spring is an exciting time to get outdoors. Directions
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March 18, 2009 (3:30-7:00pm)
BCEQ/ 8th Annual Water Conference & Membership Meeting
Manhattan College, Leo Engineering Building, 3825 Corlear Avenue at West 238th Street
This year’s conference will focus on helping Waterfront Stakeholders form a Harlem River Working Group to work toward restoring the Harlem River; reconnecting the waterfront with the people; recreating the water’s edge; and reinvigorating in-the-water recreational and commercial activities. Breakout groups will organize around stakeholder interests. Refreshments will be served. The public is invited to attend this free event.
Parks & Access Points along Harlem River: Spuyten Duyvil, Marble Hill, University Heights Bridge, Roberto Clemente, Bridge Park, Depot Place, Yankee Stadium Replacement Parks & Park Ave. Point.
RSVP or to set up a table: harlemriver@bceq.org or call Dart or Brenda at 718-324-4461
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March 19, 2009 (5:30 PM)
Oyster Restoration Lecture Series: Oyster Reef Restoration in an Urban Estuary
Hudson River Park's Pier 84 Classroom
Oyster Reef Restoration in an Urban Estuary: Are We Ready?
Dr. Beth Ravit, Department of Environmental Sciences, Rutgers.
To RSVP for individual lectures, please contact: Katie Mosher-Smith at NY/NJ Baykeeper: k.moshersmith@gmail.com
For more information about the program, go to http://www.urbanoysters.org
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March 21, 2009 - March 22, 2009 (3-8:30pm)
My Sister's Keeper/ Empowerment Day for Women and Girls
The Point / 940 Garrison Avenue , Bronx New York 10467
FREE for all HS students (with Valid ID) $5 for college students and adults.
Proceeds will go towards seed $ for the establishment of a Young Women/Girls Empowerment Program at THE POINT.
RAFFLE AND DOOR PRIZE
More than A Women's History Month Celebration, this event is in response to a series of incidents of young women being followed and attacked in the Hunt's Point Community. There have been several incidents of young women being harassed on their way to programming at Rocking the Boat on Lafayette Avenue, near the waterfront where it is very dark and isolated. Some of these girls also go to THE POINT for activities. On this peninsula, in this borough, in this city we are one community and we are our sister's keepers
3 PM - 3:45 PM FREE TEEN LED DISCUSSION on how to have a healthy relationship and the issue of domestic/dating violence in our community.
4 PM - 4:45 PM FREE AN ACTION ORIENTATED PANEL
Community leaders will discuss creating safer streets for youth and the specific needs and challenges faced by young women, followed by Q & A. Panelists: Anita Antonetty, Job Skills Advocate, Rocking the Boat; Danny Peralta, Director of Arts and Education, THE POINT CDC; Shihan Warixi Soto, Founder & CEO of F.A.S.T.; and Dayanara Marte, Executive Director of Casa Atabex Ache.
5 PM - 6 PM FREE A SELF DEFENSE WORKSHOP led by Shihan Warixi Soto who teaches F.A.S.T. (Female Alternative Street Tactics) a class designed for young women and the streets of NYC.
6:30 PM - 8:30 PM $5 Donation
EMPOWERMENT SHOWCASE
Showcase hosted by:
MARIPOSA & melleSOL
Featuring:
THE 4 MOST WANTED
MELID INDIGO
TREZURE THE EMPRESS
LEEIA
SHEILA MALDONADO
SHIHAN WARIXI
melleSOL
MARIPOSA
with
PERCUSSIONIST JULISA VALE
THE AMALGAMATE DANCE COMPANY
SURPRISE GUEST
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March 24, 2009 (6:30 pm)
New York Infrastrucure Energy Alternatives: Weaning NY from Fossil Fuels
The Museum of the New York, Fifth Avenue and 103rd Street, Manhattan
Ashok Gupta, Air and Energy Program Director for the Natural Resources Defense Council, will moderate a panel discussion.
$9/$5 MCNY members, seniors and students. Reservations required www.mcny.org; (212) 534-1672 ext. 3395.
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March 24, 2009 - March 25, 2009 (5:30 -7pm)
Garden Planning : Growing More Healthy Food
Mary Mitchell Center 2007 Mapes Avenue
Garden Planning: Growing More Healthy Food
With Karen Washington from Garden of Happiness, in partnership with Just Food and Bronx Green-Up
Learn to grow even more healthy food in your garden. If you plan your garden before you start planting, you can make better use of space and time to produce more fruits and vegetables. Learn valuable tricks of the trade from Karen Washington, who grows food for La Familia Verde Farmer’s Market in the Bronx and just returned from six months of farm school in California. Start planning for a bountiful year. Community garden members registered with GreenThumb will receive a garden journal and market guide. For eligibility requirements or more information, visit www.greenthumbnyc.org or call 212.788.8078.
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March 27, 2009 (7:30 p.m.)
A Sense of Wonder Premiere
Anthology Film Archives Theater, 32 Second Avenue, Manhattan
Rachel Carson's Silent Spring, published in 1962, inspired our nation's most comprehensive legislative protections of the natural world. All of us working on environmental issues today, in the Bronx and elsewhere, benefit from her pioneering work in the field. Now, her story reaches the big screen. Join Sense of Wonder Productions and the National Women's History Project in celebrating the release of the new Rachel Carson film, A Sense of Wonder, in a one-night-only premiere at New York's Anthology Film Archives (www.anthologyfilmarchives.org)
Appearances by actress Kaiulani Lee and special guests.
For more information about the film visit www.asenseofwonderfilm.com.
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March 27, 2009 (7:30)
Free ! A Sense of Wonder Premieres in New York!
Anthology Film Archives Theater
Rachel Carson's Silent Spring, published in 1962, inspired our nation's most comprehensive legislative protections of the natural world. Now, her story reaches the big screen. Join Sense of Wonder Productions and the National Women's History Project as we celebrate the release of the new Rachel Carson film, A Sense of Wonder, in a one-night-only premiere at New York's Anthology Film Archives. New York City March 27, 2009 at 7:30 pm Free! Anthology Film Archives Theater 32 Second Avenue www.anthologyfilmarchives.org
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