Family of Inspiration

NOVO ART OPENING this THURSDAY November 18th

FEATURES talented J.H. MOTHER and DAUGHTER ...

Raised in Jackson Heights, CAITLIN GILBRIDE

received a BS in Art Education and a BFA in Printmaking from the State University of New York at New Paltz. Caitlin began working mainly in oil paint, however her interest shifted to the use of printmaking techniques and incorporating thread into them

Caitlin continues to reside and create work in Jackson Heights and hopes to become an art teacher, just like her mother:

MICHELE GILBRIDE

who was born in Jackson Heights but grew up on the north shore of Long Island.

Some of her favorite childhood memories were coming back to Jackson Heights for visits to her aunt's studio, where she learned how to draw and paint. Michele received a BFA in painting from Pratt and a MSAE from Queens College.

Michele explores the light in Cape Cod while Caitlin experiments with printmaking, monotypes and collage elements in her work.

Come meet and greet this month's artists Michele and Caitlin

NOVEMBER 18th from 5-9!

NOVO is on 37th ave between 78 & 79th Streets

Happy Hour serves up some specials from 4-7pm too

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ANOTHER LIFELONG resident - our Councilman, Daniel Dromm, has launched "CLEAN Jackson Heights!" imploring all our local businesses to commit to beautifying their stores and making sure their storefront and street are maintained. Visit www.cleanjacksonheights.com for more info.

Awards and certificates will be given to the businesses that are participating in DECEMBER to THANK THEM for the role they play in attracting and serving the neighborhood and beyond - you can show your appreciation too by shopping locally this holiday season!

here also was a recent study about how LOVE for a community helps its ECONOMIC GROWTH:

Residents' Emotional Attachment to Community May Boost Local Economy, Study Finds According to a Knight Foundation-funded study of twenty-six U.S. cities, regions with the highest levels of resident attachment also had the highest GDP growth rate over time....

It's all about LOVE in Jackson Heights!

see you on the avenue,Celeste

BOO-TEE - FULL!

HAPPY 21st HALLOWEEN PARADE sponsored by the JHBG, which began with a seed and bloomed into a safe and renowned event with candy distributed to over 3000 local children.

OCTOBER ends on a clear and sunny note but the wind carries a slight chill...

inspiring jack o'lanterns are everywhere...

and painter Carla Lobmier continues to showcase her fantastic paintings in the AUTUMN window of Ultima Florals

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PLUS please visit and see the haunting art at NOVO...

Jeff Terzi 's photographs (above) reveal a texture and a palette that

pop, making everyday scenes come alive. Sara Armstrong creates these dreamy, nuanced panels that draw you in to get a closer look.

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Espresso 77 is highlighting the works of

local artist Nitin Mukul .

Artists of Jackson Heights are emerging! What they have to offer are works that are thoughtful, sophisticated and worldly.

We also say THANKs! to all the people in the neighborhood that appreciate the arts and come out to hear the music, stop by the openings and support the businesses ... working together to highlight all the talent and diversity

in our community.

FRESH OCTOBER ...

...Blown sideways into neighborhood arts and music.

NEW ART OPENING AT NOVO features captured everyday images like "Hear Me Out" (left) by Photographer Luisa Pineda aka lulusolei, (on FB.)

I selected some of my own favorite works for this month including a collage "Cassette Preservation" =>

Shows have been in place since February 2010 and the local

artists featured have been appreciated by the patrons and crowds that pop in for $5MOJITOS...plus their delicious food cooked up fresh...

LIVE ENSEMBLES... Bethany Wild & Friends has been in place on "Thursday Night Lounge" and Jim Hershhorn Trio on "Monday Night Jazz"

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ESPRESSO 77 always has something BREWING with music, an artists salon, book signings or just fantastic coffee and treats, stop by for schedule.

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Popped by CROSSING ART in Flushing for the new QCA Board induction, presented by Borough President Helen Marshall, and hosted by members of the QUEENS COUNCIL ON THE ARTS

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Ari Laura Kreith

is teaming up with Councilmember Danny Dromm

SATURDAY OCT 9

ARI is teaming up with Councilmember Danny Dromm to celebrate the "Clean Jackson Heights" awards initiative

EVENT TIME: 2:30 pm -4pm

LOCATION: 37-32 75th St

"Come be part of Theatre 167's first Street Theatre Event!!! In support of City Councilmember Daniel Dromm's Clean Jackson Heights Intitative, we're turning Jackson Heights into living theatre for an hour.

Come join us, dressed in your finest, Sat. Oct 9 from 2:30-4 pm....for Food, FUN and lots of surprises"

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Ari plus the cast and crew of

167 Tongues

are heading to

QUEENS THEATRE IN THE PARK!

http://offbroadway.broadwayworld.com/art

icle/Queens_Theatre_in_the_Park_Presents_167_TONGUES_101617_20101005

The IDES of SEPTEMBER

went underground for the duration of August and with the help of September weather have resurfaced

Councilmember DANNY DROMM meeting with JH business owners on SEPTEMBER 20th to thank them.

Announcing the clean streets program and

entries for the "SWEEPIES" awards in OCTOBER!

ART jackson HERE & heights THERE

fun crowd Espresso 77 art opening-sept 14 -

see the dazzling wall of 14 artists - stop by, say hi and see a vibrant array of works

from talent in the community. There will be an ART SALON every 3rd THURSDAY starting on September 23

Invitation to everyone to come show at NOVO- the art explosion there has infused the Monday Nite Jazz Jam and now Thursday Night Lounge -

perfect for that delicious meeting for two -

with native Bethany Wild and her command of the standards from 7-10pm.

mojitos are 5 all night every thursday

ART SHOW: "ABSTRACTION"

with

GERARD SANTUOSO paintings (above left)

& CLAUDIA SCHELLENBERG

photographs (right)

on view until sept 29

NOVO LOUNGE & ART SPACE

78-23 37th ave

LOCAL ARTISTS SHOWCASE
SEPTEMBER 30

6-9pm

ART OPENING- everyone invited!!

See you on the Avenue ,

Celeste

AUGUST ARRIVES & none too soon

Are we past the dog days of summer??

we can only hope that JULY took care of that...

I stayed in my cave like everyone else but did venture out for a few events in JULY:

Paul Kelly , Jackson Heights Playwright and Director, and crew (L to R: Andy, Cary, Jane, PK, Celeste) scheduled a shoot on his FERMENTED production,

early on July 17th - we began at 10 am and finished by 1:30 before the heat kicked in.

We even had a few clouds which helped reduce glare and shadows on the performers:

Rhett (l) & Joe (r)

ALTHOUGH their steamy dialogue made it even hotter outside!

More on the video when it gets near completion and hits the silver screen! and more about Rhett too! who has been featured on a new reality show that will premiere in JANUARY... fasten your seatbelts...

JULY 29th was the opening of a very sparkly and exciting art show at NOVO Bar & Lounge - works by Carla Lobmier, Eung Ho Park and Norma Markley were on display.

People enjoyed the food, drinks and razzle dazzle art.

Jackson Heights Folks that are still in the city came out to meet artists and neighbors. The show will be up until AUGUST 25th so stop by to see the intense & colorful artworks and enjoy the A.C. & a Mojito!! while you are there.

See you on the avenue,

Celeste

INSPIRING Community of ARTISTS & BUSINESS

WELL it is almost JULY in Jackson Heights and this has been an extraordinary exhibit along the avenue, showcasing community members who love painting, photography, pastels, sculpture and expressing themselves creatively and sharing their talent.

CLAUDIA SCHELLENBERG

is interested in both photography and pastels. Her love of the outdoors encompasses both plain air and indoor work. She continues to explore the medium through courses and workshops. As a self-taught recreational photographer, she has been shooting in earnest since the winter of 2006, when she set out on her first photo expedition to the Adirondacks.Claudia is a Boardmember of the Sierra Club Photo Committee and has a special interest in nature photography.

BERTINE LAFAYETTE has studied drawing and oil painting at the Art Students League in New York City

She is now working in her current love: watercolors. She enjoys painting various subjects especially landscapes and animals. She has been studying this medium at the Jackson Heights Art Club, at the Brookfield Crafts Center, and with Jairo Toro at the Latino Arts Council. She exhibits in different venues in Connecticut and some of her work may be found in private collections.

MARCUS WOOLLEN grew up in Seattle, Los Angeles, Belgium and New Hampshire and now lives in Jackson Heights, where you're likely to find him over at the new dog park. Marcus’ career as an actor has taken him across the United States three times, and throughout western Europe. Tours include 42nd Street, Zorba, Meet Me in St. Louis, and A Midsummer Night’s Dream. In New York, he has performed Moliere’s The Miser, Shaw’s Candida, Strindberg’s Dream Play, and Euripides’ Medea. He has appeared on HBO, MTV, and in several independent films and has created and produced a number of original plays. He currently is at a theatrical licensing agency, building websites and social network presence. He has enjoyed taking photos ever since he borrowed his father's old Spotmatic when he was 7 and has photographed some NYC locations recently that emphasis how colorful and magical the city can be.

Due to the groundbreaking partnerships of all the artists & store owners, 37th Avenue became more than a series of shops - it connected our unique restaurants and businesses to a larger audience and offered an opportunity for neighbors to display their creations and show the world that the arts are thriving in Jackson Heights.

JUNE 30th - Babel Art Exhibit at 86-08 37th Avenue,

curated by Hector Canonge

Closing Reception starting at 6pm

come celebrate what Councilmember Daniel Dromm and his culture & development liaison Andrew Ronan have instituted: the recognition of exceptional artists and savvy business owners working together to sustain our industrious neighborhood.

OPENINGS & CLOSINGS

37th AVENUE ART GALLERY

ending on SUNDAY JUNE 27

enjoy the art while you shop and eat and stroll and glance and eat and...

TINA SELIGMAN was spotted at La Portena getting food to go and her good friend

LAURA SCHIAVINA had lunch at Armondo's on Tuesday...

and they are both thrilled to be featured in their favorite restaurants!

Laura M. Schiavina has lived in Jackson Heights since 1951. Included in the Who’s Who of American Art, her award winning work has been collected and exhibited nationally and internationally, including exhibitions at the Islip Art Museum, NY; Sumner Museum, Washington D.C.; DuPont Gallery, Washington, D.C.; Citicorp Gallery, LIC; Eleftherias Park Art Center, Athens, Greece; National Academy Museum and School of Fine Arts, NY; New York City College of Technology, CUNY; and Ringel Gallery at Purdue University, IN. One of the first female members of the Salmagundi Club, Laura was chosen by Cynthia Maris Dantzic for her book “100 New York Painters,” published in 2006. She is member of N.A.W.A, National League of American Pen Women, National Art League, Jackson Heights Art Club, Flushing Council on Culture and the Arts, and Audubon Artists. Laura came to New York in 1944 from Springfield, MA to become a fashion illustrator, completing evening courses at the Traphagen School of Fashion, while working in business. Deciding to continue in business, she studied fine art weekends, evenings and vacations from the late 1950's through 1980 with artists including Will Barnet, Carl Molno, Joseph Caine and Paul Puzinas.

Tina Seligman is a mixed media artist, curator, art educator, and writer, who has lived in Jackson Heights for 50 years. Her artwork is represented by Cheryl McGinnis Gallery in New York City, and has been exhibited and acquired by private, public and corporate collectors in Saratoga Springs, NY, Manhattan, Wellfleet, MA, and Queens. Tina has worked as a teaching artist-in-residence at Flushing Town Hall since 2000, facilitating multi-sensory workshops for adults and young people through CASA, Parents as Arts Partners and NYSCA grants. From 2001 through 2006, she contributed a regular column to Magazine.ART and to Art of the Times during 2005. Her poetry and illustrations have been published by several art and literary periodicals including Prehensile Pencil Publications (formerly The Feral Press), Art Times, P.S. 1 Contemporary Art Center website, Pudding Magazine, Prayers to Protest and Cicada Haiku Quarterly. After earning a B.A. in Art from Queens College, she has continued her education with several forms of music and dance classes, which often inspire her work. You can visit www.tinaseligman.com

A few blocks east at NOVO tables were filled with art and food and PEACH MARTINI lovers (we mentioned those before!) everyone was celebrating the OPENING of a new exhibit of works by Afzal Hossain and Greg Stowell. The combination of the dreamlike, colorful and anamorphic paintings with the edgy city realism of the black & white photographs really makes for a very dynamic show. Stop by for one of those MARTINIs you keep reading about...