Culture Trolley saturdays
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2010 EVENT SCHEDULE |
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MAY 1, 2010 SATURDAY TROLLEY
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2nd Annual Bronx Heroes Comic Book Convention
4th Annual Mott Haven Open Artists Studio Tour
The first Culture Trolley Saturdays event of 2010 starts at Longwood Art Gallery @ Hostos at noon on Saturday, May 1. The trolley will shuttle visitors to studios and art spaces from 12:00-5:00pm. 4th Annual studio tour maps will be posted online soon and will be available at all venues.
Featuring:
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Longwood Art Gallery @ Hostos
Exhibitions: ...in the City:
Memory, Places and Spaces;
Transmit - Transit, and Impractical Hats
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2nd Annual Bronx Heroes Comic Book Convention
at Hostos Community College
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bronxArtworks Artisans Initiative
Bronx artists exhibit and sell their crafts and jewelry
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Bronx Museum of the Arts
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Pregones Theater
Exhibition by En Foco’s Travelling Gallery
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BronxArtSpace
curator: Wayne Northcross
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LDR Studio Gallery
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Bruckner Gallery
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Mott Haven artists open studios (list to be announced)
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MAY 15, 2010 SATURDAY TROLLEY
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Bronx Week 2010 Kick-off Event
Visit West Farms, Westchester Square, and Throggs Neck
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bronxArtworks Artisans Initiative
Bronx artists exhibit and sell their crafts and jewelry
Art activity by BCA’s Artisans Initiative at the Huntington Free Library (Westchester Square)
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Neumma Gallery (off Tremont Avenue)
TBD
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Bronx River Art Center (West Farms)
April 9, 2010 –May 29, 2010
Opening: Friday, April 9 (6-9pm)
Bjargey Olafsdottir (Iceland) & Vidal Centeno (Bronx)
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Tremont Methodist Church (Tremont Avenue)
Proposed: A musical activity
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Music by Members of Bronx Underground at a Westchester Square location
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Exhibition at the Own Dolen Center (Westchester Square)
curated by artist Josie Gonzalez
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Music at the Huntington Free Library (Westchester Square)
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A “Big Read in the Bronx” Event (Westchester Square)
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Art exhibition at Montefiore WIC Center (Westchester Square)
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A visual or performance art activity at Apple Bank (Westchester Square)
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Proposed art activity at Records & Stuff (Westchester Square)
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Historical Tour
Proposed: Bill Toomey (on the trolley)
to do a history of the areas
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JUNE 5, 2010 SATURDAY TROLLEY
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Viva Cultura!
Celebrating Puerto
Rican Heritage in the Bronx
- Longwood Art Gallery @ Hostos
Exhibitions: UAI Show and Ivan Velez
- bronxArtworks Artisans Initiative
Bronx artists exhibit and sell their crafts and jewelry
Site TBD
- Pregones Theater
Exhibition by En Foco’s Travelling Gallery
- Betances Community Center (Bronxworks)
Bomba yo and other scheduled events
- Rincon Criollo
BxIndie summer concert series begin
- Brook Park
Activity TBD
- BronxArtSpace
Exhibition curated by Wayne Northcross
- LDR Studio Gallery
Exhibition TBD
- Bruckner Gallery
Exhibition curated by Barry Kostrinsky
- XL Studio
Exhibition: works of Luis Pagan, Xavier Figueroa other PR artists TBD
- Rebel Diaz
Activity TBD
- Bruckner Gallery
Exhibition curated by Barry Kostrinsky
Karaoke After Party
- Works-in-Motion
Live performance on board the trolley
- Fish Parade
Activity TBD
(stop includes Nos Quedamos)
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AUGUST 7, 2010 SATURDAY TROLLEY |
Visit the West South Bronx
- Hostos Center for the Arts & Culture
Performance by BxIndie Artists
- Rebel Diaz
Activity TBD
- Rocking the Boat
Activity TBD
- bronxArtworks Artisans Initiative
Activity TBD
- The Point
TBD
- 52 People for Progress – 52 Park
Teatro Miranda
BxIndie performance TBD 6:00pm
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OCTOBER 9, 2010 SATURDAY TROLLEY |
Visit the Lower Grand Concourse
- Hostos Center for the Arts & Culture
TBD
- bronxArtworks Artisans Initiative
TBD
- Pregones Theater
TBD
- LDR Studio Gallery
Exhibition: TBD
- Casita Visits
Exhibition: TBD
- Works-in-Motion
Live performance on board the trolley
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DECEMBER 4, 2010 SATURDAY TROLLEY |
Have a Holly Jolly Trolley
- Hostos Center for the Arts & Culture
Performance by BxIndie Artists
- bronxArtworks Artisans Initiative
- “Conversions”
An exhibition curated by Melissa Calderon
- Harlem Activity
TBD
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June 6, 2009 Viva Cultura Trolley delivered its riders at Rincon Criollo,Brook Avenue and East 158th Street. The day featured Bx Indie artists (r., top to bottom) Norka Nadal – Bambula,
Obanilu Allende y Pura Plena,
Matthew Gonzalez y su Cumbalaya. More than 300 people enjoyed an afternoon of music and festivities.
A typical Saturday Trolley begins with a meet-and greet reception at 12:00 noon at the Longwood Art Gallery @ Hostos Community College.
The trolley bell clangs at 12:30pm, indicating the trolley’s departure from Hostos to make its way to the day’s cultural events and it will make continuous loops.
Passengers can simply enjoy the trolley ride or they can hop on and off at different stops along the route to enjoy the day’s free activities.
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For additional information on the Bronx Culture Trolley Saturdays and the Bronx Cultural Card (which offers percentage off discounts at participating Bronx organizations and business establishments), contact Leenda Bonilla 718-931-9500 x23 or Phil Cardone at 718-931-9500 x33 or saturdays@bronxarts.org.
Visit BCA’s website at www.bronxarts.org for more information on trolley attractions as well as other events, activities, and programs of the Bronx Council on the Arts.
The Bronx Culture Trolley, a program of the Bronx Council on the Arts’ Bronx Cultural Card and the Bronx Tourism Council, is made possible with funding from the Rockefeller Brothers Fund/Stimulating Place-Based Revitalization Venture,
JPMorgan Chase Foundation, the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, NYC Department of Small Business
Services Ave NYC Program, the New York State Council on the Arts, the Bronx Delegation of the City Council, and Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz, Jr.
Bronx Museum of the Arts
1040 Grand Concourse at 165 Street, Bronx, NY 10456
718-681-6000 x120
www.bronxmuseum.org
CWanliss@bronxmuseum.org
Bruckner Gallery at the Bruckner Bar & Grill
1 Bruckner Blvd., Bronx, NY 10454
718-665-2001
www.brucknergallery.com
www.brucknerbar.com
info@brucknerartgallery.com
Hostos Center for the Arts & Culture
Hostos Community College
450 Grand Concourse at 149 Street, Bronx, NY 10451
718-518-4455
www.hostos.cuny.edu/culturearts/default.htm
webmaster@hostos.cuny.edu
Longwood Art Gallery @ Hostos
Hostos Community College
450 Grand Concourse at 149th Street, Bronx, NY 10451
718-518-6728
www.longwoodcyber.org
Juanita Lanzo-Guilbe
Kim Vaquedano
Pregones Theater
571 Walton Avenue, Bronx NY 10451
(between 149th & 150th Streets)
718-585-1202
www.pregones.org
info@pregones.org
BronxArtSpace
305 East 140th Street # 1A, Bronx, NY 10454
718-772-4961
www.bronxartspace.com
mitsu@syntheticzero.com
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More Information
FOR MORE INFORMATION
call 718-931-9500
Leenda Bonilla at x23
Saturdays@bronxarts.org
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Phil Cardone at x33
Trolley@bronxarts.org
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