New Rochelle Arts Fest- Look at this Line Up…
18 Sep, 2012
By Loop Contributor
Arts Fest is the weekend-long celebration featuring 32 venues in New Rochelle and Pelham. For a complete calendar of ArtsFest events visit www.newrochellearts.org. We will post info on some of its offerings over the nest few days.
Lincoln Avenue Arts & Culture Festival
The Charles W. Dickerson Fife, Drum & Bugle Corps will open the Lincoln Avenue Arts & Culture Fest on Saturday, September 22nd. The Charles W. Dickerson Fife, Drum & Bugle Corps is a historic marching band that has performed all over the country since its founding in 1929 as a Boy Scout Band of Troop 16 that served the African American community in New Rochelle. The Corps’ first appearance was at New Rochelle’s Thanksgiving Day Parade in 1929 and the Corps has been a hit and popular attraction ever since. The Corps will get things started on Saturday at 11 am at Prince Street and Lincoln Avenue, by leading a parade to Lincoln Park, where grow!Lincoln Park has organized a festival featuring dance, music, arts, crafts and food.
Damon Jackson, a drum facilitator, will host a drum circle for twenty drummers pounding out rhythms on a variety of percussive instruments, and Jeani Miller will conduct a story hour for children 6 and up at 1pm and 3pm. grow! Lincoln Park Community Garden Committee Members will be on hand at the garden to guide visitors on a tour of the organic, sustainable urban garden. There will also be grow! T-shirts and refreshments available.
There will also be a marketplace at Lincoln Park (located opposite Bethesda Baptist Church, 71 Lincoln Avenue) with authors – including Inga Watkins, Henry May and Linda Tarrant-Reid — signing their books; food will be provided by Neil’s Cafe, Chef El-Amin and D’Chef. The marketplace will also feature vendors like jewelry by Filigree and Lisa Ray, and natural beauty products by Phylicia Henry.
Kyra Johnson’s New Beginnings Dance Company will conduct dance workshops at Bethesda Baptist Church at 71 Lincoln Avenue, where there will also be a film screening on bullying and a photographic exhibit on display. St. Catherine A.M.E. Zion Church at 19 Lincoln Avenue has on display the Museum of Arts & Culture’s original exhibit “Reflections of Change,” which documents the landmark 1961 Taylor v. Board of Education of New Rochelle desegregation case, and will also offer a chicken and fish fry for the hungry fest-goer. Shiloh Baptist Church, at 185 Lincoln Avenue, will host an afternoon of performing arts, visual arts and culinary arts.
The ArtsFest culture trolley will make stops for the Lincoln Arts & Culture Fest at Memorial Highway and Lincoln Avenue and in front of Bethesda Baptist Church. For more information visit: www.newrochellearts.org or call 914-576-7150.
“Concept Cube” Opens at the MAC
The Museum of Arts & Culture will showcase the work of New Rochelle High School alumni artists as part of ArtsFest, September 22nd and 23rd. Created by 2009 graduates Jesus Baez and Rebecca Mills, the show, titled “Concept Cube,” was designed to show off the skills of the New Rochelle High School art alumni while also highlighting the strength of the school’s visual arts program. The exhibit features works in a variety of media including painting, photography, sculpture and video.
Becky Mills and Jesus Baez
The MAC will be open Thursday night, September 20th as part of the ArtsFest preview, and again on Saturday, September 22nd from 12:30 to 5 pm.
The Museum of Arts & Culture, located in the new wing of New Rochelle High School, is a program of the New Rochelle Fund for Educational Excellence, a non-profit organization that supports educational enrichment programs in all of the New Rochelle public schools. For more information, please visit www.dbmac.org or call 914-576-4657.
top: Charles Prioleau 2011 Fly Low Mixed Media
observer says:
Excellent commentary. The sad fact is most people can't imagine the impact of a large development like this - especially as there is no comparable structure in Mamaroneck or Larchmont. It is convenient to accept the developers glossy brochure and think these condos fit into our community. I have heard it said that the only people impacted will be nearby residents. This monstrosity will impact every resident of Larchmont and Mamaroneck - especially those with school-age children. Perhaps the closing of the Weaver Street bridge will heighten awareness of the terrible traffic conditions already existing in this town and get more people to question the wisdom of shoving 120+ condo units on top of our schools and into the middle of a densely populated residential area. Or maybe the opening of the Wahlgreens at the front door to the Hommocks will create a enough of a nightmare at dropoff and pickup that this community will remember that if you want to raise children in a safe and nice place, you need to protect the community before it is too late!observer says:
This large reduction in assessment reflects the most recent reassessment data. Their assessment was reduced by over 30% (not factoring in the "millions of dollars spent on improvements.) Quite frankly, if this project is going to take years and years to come to fruition, the residents of this community deserve better than this. This property's assessment should reflect current market value - and be taxed at that rate.Kim Larsen says:
As chair of the Larchmont/Mamaroneck Safe Routes to School committee, I am concerned about the prospect of a large condominium complex being built on the site of Hampshire Country Club. Were condos to be built, the already significant traffic volumes in and around Central School, Hommocks Middle School, and Mamaroneck High School would increase substantially, jeopardizing the safety of our students. The Boston Post Road from Weaver Street to Rockland Avenue is already a treacherous stretch of road for pedestrians. Yet with three district schools and many apartment buildings nearby, hundreds of students and residents walk this area daily. Not surprisingly, several accidents involving pedestrians and vehicles have occurred in this corridor over the past few years. The potential increase in traffic should a 120+ unit condominium complex be built on Cove Road would make the Post Road even more dangerous for pedestrians. Traffic volumes exiting onto the Post Road at Hommocks Road and at Old Post Road/Richbell Road would increase significantly, precisely where the number of students walking to and from school is heaviest. Additional traffic exiting Orienta Avenue at the Post Road is also worrisome as students walk to Harbor Island for after school sports activities.jjinla says:
If they are anything like the rest of us, their assessments just skyrocketed during the reassessment!observer says:
12.9 million in 2010 and put in 'millions of dollars of improvements" according to owner Dan Pfeffer in a public meeting. The market has rebounded nicely, however, the owners grieved their taxes and are currently assessed at a value of around $9 million. Can anyone explain that?loopeditrix says:
Some history: The Club was sold in 2010 for $12.9 million to New World. The Village of Mamaroneck and Town of Mamaroneck jointly bid on the property and had plans to open the club to the public, but were unsuccessful.Patty says:
As a resident of Pine Brook with older kids, and a husband who owns a business in the Palmer district, I can assure you the ire you are reading isn't over a missed season of T-ball. It is because 1.) the contractor was green lighted, without effectively notifying residents, to park huge machines near children before the majority of the red tape was cut and 2.) it is becoming clear that after having taken residence in the park for a year while no work was being done, the contractor might need to get replaced, with nothing to show for it. Back to square one. I am all for improving the business district, I think it is very, very important for Larchmont and a coup that the mayor and trustees secured such a large grant for the work. However, they need to do a better job communicating to both residents and business owners what this project will entail and what the end result will be so that we can support it. For now, everyone is focused on what is in front of them: big, ugly, dangerous machines in the neighborhood's only park, and no work being done.