In This Issue...

2005 BRIO APPLICATIONS ARE NOW AVAILABLE AT BCA

Note that the application deadline date for 2005 BRIO submissions has been moved back to January 14, 2005. Applications are now available at the Bronx Council on the Arts (BCA) office at 1738 Hone Avenue. In addition, the application and guidelines will be distributed through direct mail to all Bronx artists listed with the Council, as well as Bronx public libraries, Bronx arts organizations, BCA’s Writer’s Center and BCA’s Longwood Arts Project. An application can be received in the mail by calling the Bronx Council on the Arts at 718-931-9500 x35, and leaving your name, address, and telephone number.

Bronx Recognizes Its Own (BRIO) is a demonstration of the Bronx Council on the Arts’ outreach and support to Bronx artists creating work in the literary, media, performing, and visual arts. BRIO Guidelines and information about the BRIO program can be found by visiting http://www.bronxarts.org/art_grants_brio_guidelines.asp. You can also view and download the 2005 BRIO application by clicking on the image on the left.

Application assistance is available at BCA’s office, by appointment and at our BRIO workshop on December 16, 2004, from 6:00pm to 8:00pm at Hostos Community College, Room C-391, 450 Grand Concourse at 149th Street. Space is limited, so please RSVP by December 13th by calling 718-931-9500 x21.

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THE 2004-2005 BRONX CULTURAL CARD is available and is currently being sent out to all BCA members. The cards will also be freely available at all Cultural Card participating organizations, businesses and dining establishments.

For a listing of the Bronx Cultural Card’s Participants, visit our website. This list is updated periodically, so visit often to check for new additions.

For more information on the Cultural Card program please click on the image to the right.

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THE ARTISANS MARKETPLACE is back as a segment of the Bronx Culture Trolley on the first Wednesday of the month in October (6th), November (3rd) and December (1st). You can browse the Marketplace for a variety of affordable, collectible handmade crafts by Bronx artisans. Crafts include jewelry, beadwork, candles, ceramics, pottery, clothing, hats, rosaries, dolls, and more. Support the borough’s local artists by buying art directly from the artist who created it.

The Artisans Marketplace, a program of BCA’s Artisans Initiative, is designed to assist the under-represented craft community in the Bronx. For more information on the Artisans Marketplace and Initiative, visit http://www.bronxarts.org/gp_bcadc.asp.

1. BCA CALENDAR OF EVENTS & THE BRONX CULTURAL CARD
2. OPPORTUNITIES FOR ARTS ORGANIZATIONS AND COMMUNITY BASED ORGANIZATIONS
3. INDIVIDUAL ARTISTS' OPPORTUNITIES
4. GET IT TOGETHER WORKSHOPS
5. THE BRONX WRITERS CENTER - Literary Events and Opportunities
6. BCA DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
7. HEALTH RELATED INFORMATION FOR THE ARTS COMMUNITY

1. BCA CALENDAR OF EVENTS & THE BRONX CULTURAL CARD

ONGOING ACTIVITIES
(BCA calendar events are listed in red)

ONGOING Bronx Tourism Council / Bronx Borough President Adolfo Carion, Jr.
The Bronx Tourism Council and the Office of Bronx Borough President Adolfo Carion, Jr. also provide a calendar of events and activities for all ages. For additional listings of what’s happening in the Bronx, visit www.ilovethebronx.com.

ONGOING New York Public Library
The New York Public Library offers a variety of free events, exhibitions, tours and classes for children, adults, and young adults at its many branch locations. Activities include books & poetry, computer classes, exhibitions, film, lectures, music, picture book hours, special programs, story hours, theater, video, and workshops. Visit www.nypl.org/events/branchevents.cfm to find out about the New York Public Library’s free offerings at a branch near you.

Thru Oct 2 Bronx River Art Center (BRAC)
Tempo: An Animated Life, The Paintings of Gail Nathan – A selection of work from the past three decades of painter BRAC’s Executive Director Gail Nathan. The work will be the backdrop for a series of events kicking off the Center’s upcoming 20th anniversary. 1087 East Tremont Avenue. For more information, call 718-589-5819. www.bronxriverart.org.

Thru Oct 3 Bronx Museum of the Arts*
Becoming Father, Becoming Infant – Inspired by father-child connections, Becoming Father, Becoming Infant is an exhibition of video art (related to, yet separate from) Subway Series. Organized around Deleuze and Guattari's concept of "Becoming" – how the process of becoming father involves becoming infant to some extent and vice versa--the exhibition is also gender bending in that it presents male perspectives on the traditionally female world of birth and child-rearing. Artists include Guy Benner, Tom Downs, Dennis Oppenheim, Nam June Paik, Alex Rivera, Bert Rodríguez, and Rudy Shepherd. The Bronx Museum is located at 1040 Grand Concourse in the Bronx. For information, call 718-681-6000 or visit www.bxma.org.

Thru Oct 15 Starving Artist Café & Gallery*
View the art of Brian McNamara, a City Island-stationed firefighter, whose Ireland-inspired paintings, paired with those of Bronx artist Anita Bastone, grace the walls of the Starving Artist Café & Gallery. For information, please call 718-885-3779. 249 City Island Avenue, Bronx, NY.
www.starvingartistonline.com/pages/205947/index.htm.

Beginning Oct 23 Starving Artist Café & Gallery*
View the work of Neil and Susan Garcia whose photographs grace the walls of the Starving Artist Café & Gallery. For information, please call 718-885-3779. 249 City Island Avenue, Bronx, NY.
www.starvingartistonline.com/pages/205947/index.htm.

Thru Oct 31 Focal Point Gallery*
Focal Point celebrates 30 years on City Island with this exhibition, opening September 10th at 7:30 – 10:00pm. The work of photographer and founding director, Ron Terner will be on display, featuring his new work of portraits taken in Puerto Rico over the last few years along with A New Beginning, photographs documenting the pregnancy of his wife, Susan and the early birth of their daughter, Ruby. After 300 exhibitions and more than 1,000 artists later, Focal Point is still going strong exhibiting the work of up and coming artists. See the show and share his triumphant 30 years. 321 City Island Avenue, Bronx NY. For more information, call 718-885-1403. www.focalpointgallery.com.

Thru Nov 13 BAAD!*
Bronx Academy of Arts and Dance presents The BlakTino Performance Series with a theatre, dance, poetry and video screening event including “Anonymous Life,” a new multi-media theatrical work by Ricardo Francis and Apanamae Productions. 841 Barretto Street, 2nd Floor, Bronx, NY. For more information, call 718-842-5223. www.bronxacademyofartsanddance.org.

Thru Nov 28 Wave Hill Gallery*
Luis Serrano: Primary Through Experience – Through cumulative pencil marks Luis Serrano captures the growth patterns evidenced in the landscape of Riverside Park and Morningside Park. Each drawing is a complex data set that allows for the materialization of "seeing" and strives to achieve a balance between the physical and the spiritual. Viewing Hours: Tuesday – Sunday, 10:00am – 4:30pm. West 249th St. & Independence Ave., Bronx, NY. For admission or other information and directions, call 718-549-3200. www.wavehill.org.

Thru Nov 28 Wave Hill Glyndor Gallery*
Pondering the Marvelous – Emilie Clark, Karla Knight, and Eva Lee consider the complexity of scale and perception in nature. Each has developed a series of works on paper, imagining and describing unseen worlds. Viewing Hours: Tuesday – Sunday, 10:00am – 4:30pm. West 249th St. & Independence Ave., Bronx, NY. For admission or other information and directions, call 718-549-3200. www.wavehill.org.

Thru Dec 4 BCA’s Longwood Art Gallery @ Hostos
(1) Wanda Raimundi-Ortíz: Mercury/Mercurio, a large-scale mixed-media video installation of magnitude and complexity. This Bronx artist’s work is often interdisciplinary and based on her Puerto Rican heritage and experiences. The exhibition and forthcoming brochure were organized by Wallace I. Edge-combe and Edwin Ramoran.
(2) Cyber_Folio: Longwood Cyber Resident Artists 2003-2004 includes web-based and studio works by Sung-Hee Choi, Ward Shelley, and Daniel Tisdale. Choi’s project examines the language of war, in particular how it relates to Korea and its history through text, video, and photographs. Shelley uses hyperlinks and pop-up menus to produce an interactive project, akin to his performance-based installations in which he inhabits actual environments. Tisdale, who was inspired by self-promotional and commercial websites produces a site on “Tisdale Studio” and its components exploring his past and recent performance-based work. This exhibition was organized by Michelle Echevarria. All of these new web projects will be launched online at www.longwoodcyber.org.
(3) S.O.S. (Straight off the Street): MOMENT, a new video by Mel Chin, Nicolás Dumit Estévez, Wanda Raimundi-Ortíz, and Bronx residents. This collaborative video short includes interviews and interactions with people from different Bronx neighborhoods commenting on current political issues such as the upcoming presidential election. This project is sponsored by Art:21 (www.art21.org) and Longwood Arts Project. Longwood Art Gallery @ Hostos is located at Hostos Community College, 450 Grand Concourse, Bronx, NY. For more information, call 718-518-6728 or visit www.longwoodcyber.org.

Thru Dec 11 BAAD!*
Black, Brown & Red at BAAD! – An art exhibition celebrating radical Black and Latino Freedom Fighters and Social Justice Warriors featuring works by Yasmin Hernandez and Ixrael. Curated by Cassandra. Exhibition dedicated to the memory of Marisol Santiago. 841 Barretto Street, 2nd Floor, Bronx, NY. For more information call 718-842-5223. www.bronxacademyofartsanddance.org.

Oct 19 thru Dec. 15 Lehman College Art Gallery / Edith Altschul Lehman Wing
Intricate Subtleties – an exhibit featuring seven artists whose work, much of which is drawn from nature, is based on drawing, line, shape and repetition. Artists include Uli Brahmst, Hilda Shen, Robin Miller, Eugene Brodsky, Alejandra Villasmil, Geoffrey Detrani, and Mariano del Rosario. 250 Bedford Park Blvd West, Bronx, NY. 250 Bedford Park Blvd. West, Bronx, NY. For more information call 718-960-8731.
http://ca80.lehman.cuny.edu/gallery.

Thru Dec 15 Lehman College Art Gallery / Robert Lehman Wing
Memories of Things to Come – A multimedia installation by Elba Damast, based on childhood, present and future, includes several distinct elements. A schoolroom is set up with found school desks and chairs from Bronx classrooms from decades past. Bronze heart sculptures are on the desks with videos of children inside the ventricles. The installation invites the viewer to roam through the work, be a part of it, and tell one’s own story. Damast, who is from Venezuela, has been living and working in New York for the past 20 years. 250 Bedford Park Blvd West, Bronx, NY. For more information call 718-960-8731. http://ca80.lehman.cuny.edu/gallery.

Thru Dec 31 Bronx Museum of the Arts*
(1) Subway Series: The New York Yankees and the American Dream – The Bronx Museum of the Arts and the Queens Museum of Art present a pair of exhibitions illuminating two of baseball's most storied franchises, The New York Yankees and the New York Mets. Subway Series is an unprecedented celebration of the rich connection between baseball and New York, and furthermore between the two art museums and the teams with which they share a subway stop. Subway Series chronicles the history of each.
(2) Provocations: Selections from the Permanent Collection – This exhibition highlights some of the politically provocative works from the Museum's Permanent Collection. Artists include Willie Cole, Carlos Garaicoa, Adrian Piper, Graciela Sacco, Kara Walker team through contemporary artworks, revered memorabilia, sports photography, and baseball cartoons.
The Bronx Museum is located at 1040 Grand Concourse in the Bronx. For information, call 718-681-6000 or visit www.bxma.org.

Thru Apr 10, 2005 Valentine Varian House / Museum of Bronx History
350 Years: The Jewish American Experience – An exhibition celebrating the 350th Anniversary of Jewish Settlement in America. 3266 Bainbridge Ave. at East 208th St., Bronx, NY. Museum Hours: M-F: 1:00-5:00pm (and Sat by appointment); Sun: 1:00-5:00pm. Admission: $3.00, general; $2.00, children, seniors, & students. For further information, call 718-881-8900 or visit www.bronxhistoricalsociety.org.

OCTOBER CALENDAR LISTINGS

Oct 1, 5:30pm Hostos Community College Atrium
Vejigante Mask-Making Demonstration – Master Craftsman Benny Ayala demonstrates the mask-making traditions of Ponce (papier maché) and Loiza (coconut shells). Admission is free. An event of Hostos Center for the Arts & Culture’s BomPlenazo 2004, a celebration of Afro-Puerto Rican Culture 450 Grand Concourse at 149th Street. For more information, call 718-518-4455. www.hostos.cuny.edu/culturearts/events.html.

Oct 1, 7:30pm Hostos Center for the Arts & Culture / Main Theater*
Los Pleneros de la 21 and Los Pleneros de la 23 Abajo New York's premier bomba y plena group, under the direction of National Heritage Fellow Juan Gutiérrez, and Puerto Rico’s innovative Plena ensemble. Admission is free. An event of Hostos Center for the Arts & Culture’s BomPlenazo 2004, a celebration of Afro-Puerto Rican Culture 450 Grand Concourse at 149th Street. For more information, call 718-518-4455. www.hostos.cuny.edu/culturearts/events.html.

Oct 1, 8:00pm Bronx Academy of Art & Dance (BAAD!)*
The Anonymous Life – A multi-media theatrical work by Ricardo Francis and Apanamae Productions is centered on a fictional character named Theo who eventually discovers his "gayness," although he is married. Theo walks a fine line between what is real and mythic, and presents a poetic look at a man lost in his own curiosity. The work combines movement, dance, fashion, poetry, and an original musical score that serves up a unique stage play that is stylish, introspective and modern. Admission: $12. 841 Barretto St. in the Hunts Point section of the South Bronx. Call 718-842-5223 for tickets and information. BAAD! can be reached by the #6 train to Hunts Point Ave.

Oct 2, 10:00am-12:00pm Hostos Center for the Arts & Culture / Dance Studio
Bomba Dance Workshop – Margarita “Tata” Cepeda and Roberto Cepeda lead an intermediary-advanced dance workshop. (Space is Limited). An event of Hostos Center for the Arts & Culture’s BomPlenazo 2004, a celebration of Afro-Puerto Rican Culture 450 Grand Concourse at 149th Street. For more information, call 718-518-4455. www.hostos.cuny.edu/culturearts/events.html.

Oct 2, 11:00am – 6:00pm Hostos Community College Atrium
Crafts Market – Master artisans exhibit and sell their work. Food, impromptu music, and continuous screenings of documentaries and past BomPlenazo concerts. Admission is free. An event of Hostos Center for the Arts & Culture’s BomPlenazo 2004, a celebration of Afro-Puerto Rican Culture 450 Grand Concourse at 149th Street. For more information, call 718-518-4455. www.hostos.cuny.edu/culturearts/events.html.

Oct 2, 1:00-3:00pm Bronx Museum of the Arts*
Families First – Families with children ages five to ten, are invited to participate in studio activities and take a closer look at some of today's most exciting art. Each session features a different artmaking activity that's guaranteed to jumpstart the imagination of you and your child. For information, call 718-681-6000. 1040 Grand Concourse in the Bronx. www.bxma.org.

Oct 2, 1:00pm-3:00pm Hostos Center for the Arts & Culture / Rep Theater
Pleneros, Pleneros y Más Pleneros – An afternoon of local and visiting groups, including Segunda Quimbamba, Plena Luna, Yaya, Los Bomberos de Brooklyn, and visitors from Chicago. A free event of Hostos Center for the Arts & Culture’s BomPlenazo 2004, a celebration of Afro-Puerto Rican Culture 450 Grand Concourse at 149th Street. For more information, call 718-518-4455. www.hostos.cuny.edu/culturearts/events.html.

Oct 2, 1:00-4:00pm Wave Hill / Spaulding Lane Parking Lot*
Woodland Volunteering: Rediscovering Alderbrook – Plant native woodland vegetation in the Alderbrook section of Riverdale Park. Assist ongoing efforts to recreate a freshwater wetland and restore flow to the Hudson River. 675 West 252nd Street, Bronx, NY. For specific information on this event, call 718-549-3200 x221. For admission & general information, call 718-549-3200 or visit www.wavehill.org.

Oct 2, 1:00-4:00pm Wave Hill / Kerlin Learning Center*
Family Art Project: Roll Out the Landscape/Haga una película de Wave Hill – Experience and sketch some of the many wonders of Wave Hill's natural landscape. Then put the landscape of your choice on a paper movie scroll. 675 West 252nd Street, Bronx, NY. For admission & general information, call 718-549-3200 or visit www.wavehill.org.

Oct 2, 2:00pm Wave Hill*
Garden Demonstration: Harvesting, Drying and Storing Herbs – Wondering what to do with that bumper crop of herbs? Garden Interpretation Manager Laurel Rimmer demonstrates how to preserve the delicious taste of homegrown herbs for the cold months ahead. Take home some herb snippets for roasting, grilling and baking-recipes included. 675 West 252nd Street, Bronx, NY. For admission & general information, call 718-549-3200 or visit www.wavehill.org.

Oct 2, 7:30pm Hostos Center for the Arts & Culture*
Rep Theater: Viento de Agua and Los Pleneros del Quinto Olivo – The much-accclaimed dynamic plena fusion band featuring guest singer Richard Martínez, and Puerto Rico’s exciting 1970s plena ensemble. Tickets: $15 & $12. An event of Hostos Center for the Arts & Culture’s BomPlenazo 2004, a celebration of Afro-Puerto Rican Culture 450 Grand Concourse at 149th Street. For more information, call 718-518-4455. www.hostos.cuny.edu/culturearts/events.html.

Oct 2, 8:00pm Bronx Academy of Art & Dance (BAAD!)*
The Anonymous Life – See Oct 1 listing for details.

Oct 3, 8:30am Wave Hill / Front Gate*
Wildlife Walk: Birding – Step outside with New York City Audubon naturalist Gabriel Willow to enjoy the spectacle of songbirds migrating from their northern breeding grounds to their southern wintering grounds. Bring binoculars and a field guide if you have them. Pre-registration required; call 718-549-3200 x305. Five Sunday Series. Admission: $20/$15 Member. Continues October 10, 17, 24, 31. 249th St. & Independence Ave., Bronx, NY. For information, call 718-549-3200 or visit www.wavehill.org.

Oct 3, 12:00-6:00pm Hostos Center for the Arts & Culture
Casita de Chema: Vente-tú (block party) – A high-energy afternoon of jamming and continuous performances with all the participants of BomPlenazo 2004 at Rincon Criollo at Brook Ave. & 158 St. A free event of Hostos Center for the Arts & Culture’s BomPlenazo 2004, a celebration of Afro-Puerto Rican Culture. For more information, call 718-518-4455. www.hostos.cuny.edu/culturearts/events.html.

Oct 3, 1:00-4:00pm Wave Hill / Kerlin Learning Center*
Family Art Project: Roll Out the Landscape/Haga una película de Wave Hill – See Oct 2 listing for details.

Oct 3, 3:00pm Lehman College / Lovinger Theatre
The Orchestra of the Bronx, under the baton of Michael Spierman, performs its second FREE concert of the year. The program includes Prokofieff’s “Classical” Symphony in D Major, Kuhlau’s Concertino in F Minor for Two Horns, featuring Debbie Schmidt and Timothy McCarthy, French Horns; and Mendelssohn’s Symphony No. 3, “Scottish”. Lehman College’s Music Building, 250 Bedford Park Blvd. West, Bronx, NY. For more information, call 718-365-4209.

Oct 3, 3:00pm Starving Artist Café & Gallery
Enjoy the jazz keyboard and vocals of Robin Radus. For information, please call 718-885-3779. 249 City Island Avenue, Bronx, NY. www.starvingartistonline.com/pages/205947/index.htm.

Oct 4, 7:00pm Johnny O's
Hidden Treasure Reading Series hosted by BRIO winner Mindy Matijasevic presents performance poet ZORK. He is hilarious, serious and touching. It should be alot of fun. 2152 Westchester Avenue. No cover/no minimum, but please make a contribution. For more information, call 718-792-6078 or mindyinthebronx@aol.com.

Oct 6, 1:00pm Bartow-Pell Mansion Museum*
Guided walking tour of historic museum grounds. Tour lasts at least 90 minutes. Please call in advance. Remember to wear long pants and sturdy shoes. 895 Shore Road, Bronx, NY. Fee: regular admission. For more information, call 718-885-1461. www.bartowpellmansionmuseum.org.

Oct 6, 5:00pm Bronx Culture Trolley / Hostos Community College
Bronx Culture Trolley – Tour the lower Grand Concourse by trolley and enjoy featured attractions at the South Bronx’s hottest cultural spots along the way. Attractions include: (1) Longwood Art Gallery @ Hostos for two exhibits (Wanda Raimundi-Ortíz: Mercury/Mercurio and Cyber_Folio: Longwood Cyber Resident Artists 2003-2004) and a screening of S.O.S. (Straight off the Street): MOMENT; (2) Artisans Marketplace at the Hostos Atrium; (3) A tour of the Bronx Museum and its Subway Series exhibit plus a dance performance/workshop with Pepatian’s Merian Soto; (4) The Latin Jazz of Afromantra at Pregones Theater; (5) An art exhibition by mixed-media artist Vernon Bigman plus poetry readings by poet/visual artist Sandra Maria Esteves; (6) Bronx Trivia on the Trolley with prizes provided by WWRL 1600 AM Radio. Hostos is located at 450 Grand Concourse at 149th Street. This is a free event of the Bronx Council on the Arts. For reservations and information, call 718-931-9500 x33 or e-mail trolley@bronxarts.org.

Oct 6, 5:30-8:30pm Artisans Marketplace / Hostos Community College Atrium
The Artisans Marketplace offers you an evening of great browsing and great shopping in the Atrium of Hostos Community College on First Wednesday Bronx Culture Trolley nights. Enjoy affordable, collectible handmade crafts by Bronx artisans, including jewelry, beadwork, candles, ceramics, pottery, clothing, hats, rosaries, dolls, and more. Support our local artists by buying art directly from those who created them. 2004’s remaining Artisans Marketplace dates are November 3rd, and December 1st. Hostos is located at 450 Grand Concourse at 149th Street. For additional information, contact Wanda Raimundi-Ortiz of the Bronx Council on the Arts at 718-401-9558 or wanda@bronxarts.org, or visit www.bronxarts.org.

Oct 7 thru 10 En Foco / Puck Building
Off The Main: The Show of Contemporary African, Caribbean and Latin American Art. En Foco will be at booth #7 selling prints and Nueva Luz. Puck Building, 295 Lafayette St., NYC 10012. www.artoffthemain.com.

Oct 8 Community Arts Grant Deadline
Submit completed application(s) with required documentation to BCA no later than 5pm. If you are mailing the application(s), it must be postmarked (not metered) by this date. Applications are available at Bronx Council on the Arts, 1738 Hone Avenue, Bronx, NY 10461. This application is also available on our website at www.bronxarts.org/Grants.htm For additional information, call 718-931-9500 x19.

Oct 9, 10:00am-1:00pm Wave Hill*
Community Volunteering: Bronx River – Celebrate the revitalization of the Bronx River at the 6th Annual Bronx River Golden Ball. Join other local groups in restoring the river to the treasure it should be. Projects will take place with celebrations to follow. West 249th St. & Independence Ave., Bronx, NY. For admission or other information, call 718-549-3200 or visit their website at www.wavehill.org.

Oct 9, 1:00-4:00pm Wave Hill / Perkins Visitors Center*
Community Volunteering: Future Bird Feeders – Berries with high fat content are the perfect food for many migrating birds. Help tend young flowering dogwood, fragrant spicebush and other native woody plants that produce these useful berries in the Forest Project nursery. For specific information on this event, call 718-549-3200 x221. 675 West 252nd Street, Bronx, NY. For admission & general information, call 718-549-3200 or visit www.wavehill.org.

Oct 9, 1:00-4:00pm Wave Hill / Kerlin Learning Center*
Family Art Project: Sailing the Sky/Sobrevolando el espacio – Spot migrating hawks soaring, circling and gliding above the Hudson. Stretch out your arms and sail across grassy lawns. Then fashion a gliding hawk or feathery windsock for the autumn breezes. 675 West 252nd Street, Bronx, NY. For admission & general information, call 718-549-3200 or visit www.wavehill.org.

Oct 9, 2:00pm Wave Hill / Perkins Visitors Center*
Garden Walk: Gardening for the Birds – Learn what to plant to make your yard or garden a haven for birds year-round. On this walk with garden interpreter Charlie Day, observe plants at Wave Hill that provide food and shelter for our avian visitors. 675 West 252nd Street, Bronx, NY. For admission & general information, call 718-549-3200 or visit www.wavehill.org.

Oct 9, 8:00pm Starving Artist Café & Gallery
Singer-songwriter Sam Leopold returns to the Starving Artist with another lively performance of his original music. For information, please call 718-885-3779. 249 City Island Avenue, Bronx, NY. www.starvingartistonline.com/pages/205947/index.htm.

Oct 10, 1:00-4:00pm Wave Hill / Kerlin Learning Center*
Family Art Project: Sailing the Sky/Sobrevolando el espacio – See Oct 9 listing for details.

Oct 10, 1:00-4:00pm Wave Hill / Perkins Visitors Center*
Future Bird Feeders: See Oct 9 listing for details.

Oct 10, 2:30pm Society for Ethical Culture / Riverdale-Yonkers
Soprano Terrice Truesdale in concert accompanied by pianist Jeffrey Middleton. Composers on the program will include Schubert, Beethoven, Chausson, various Russian composers and traditional Negro spirituals. Tickets: $20 adults; $15 seniors and students. 4450 Fieldston Road, Bronx, NY. For reservations and more information call 718-548-4445.

Oct 10, 7:00pm The Uptown Coffeehouse*
The Sounds of Kim & Reggie Harris – The stunning voices and intelligent harmonies of this talented wife/husband duo prompted one reviewer to describe them as "vocal acoustic joy!" Their music is an eclectic blend of well-crafted originals, spirituals, and freedom songs. Their own writing covers a wide range of styles and topics, such as love and human relationships, global issues, humorous moments, history and heritage. The Uptown Coffeehouse, located at 4450 Fieldston Road at the Riverdale-Yonkers Society for Ethical Culture, presents the best in traditional and contemporary folk music with intimate live performances. Doors open at 6:30pm. Admission: $15. Free Parking. For information, call 718-885-2955. www.uptowncoffeehouse.org.

Oct 11, 1:00-4:00pm Wave Hill / Bronx River*
Community Volunteering – On the Bronx River: Identify and control invasive plants as you work to reclaim a little known spot along the Bronx River waterway. Call 718-549-3200 x221 for directions and information specific to this event. For admission & general information, call 718-549-3200 or visit www.wavehill.org.

Oct 13, 3:30-5:30pm BCA’s Bronx Writers’ Center
After-School Writing Workshop – Does your teen love to write rhymes, lyrics or poetry? BCA’s Bronx Writers’ Center is offering a weekly, after-school writing workshop on Wednesdays for teens between the ages of 14-18. Emphasis will be on exploring the connections between spoken word, performance, hip-hop and poetry. WritersCorps instructor and poet Andre Alexander will teach. The Bronx Writers’ Center is located in the Westchester Square Library at 2521 Glebe Ave. Pre-registration is required. Please register by October 8 by calling BWC at 718-409-1265.

Oct 14, 6:30-8:30pm Longwood Art Gallery @ Hostos / Longwood Project Room
Free Workshop at Longwood** – Arts In Education Curriculum and Assessment. This workshop will continue our study of curriculum ties in arts integration projects. We will learn the "nuts and bolts" of a variety of educational assessment tools for measuring the impact of the arts on student achievement. Good assessment tools are essential to building long term arts partnerships. Consultants: Glenn McClure, Joseph and Donna McElroy. Hostos is located at 450 Grand Concourse at 149th St., Bronx, NY. For details, contact BCA at 718-931-9500 x20 or visit www.bronxarts.org.

Oct 15, 9:00am-3:00pm Bronx Council on the Arts
Free Arts In Education one-on-one counseling available at BCA** with Mr. Glenn McClure. BCA is located at 1738 Hone Ave., Bronx, NY. You must schedule one-on-one counseling appointments. For details and/or appointment, contact Kim Vasquez at 718-931-9500 x20. www.bronxarts.org.

Oct 15, 8:00pm Bronx Academy of Art & Dance (BAAD!)*
Daisy and The Women of The Future – Bronx filmmaker José Vicenty’s award-winning documentary takes us into the world of Daisy Lopez, a beautiful transsexua l. Speaking directly to the camera, a group of male-to-female transgendered people, all friends of Daisy, share their thoughts, feelings and fears about life, hormone therapy, acceptance and trannie bashers. We meet Daisy in various points of her journey to becoming “a woman of the future.” The screening will be followed with a discussion with the filmmaker and the notorious Daisy. $5 suggested donation. 841 Barretto St. in the Hunts Point section of the South Bronx. Call 718-842-5223 for tickets and information. BAAD! can be reached by the #6 train to Hunts Point Ave.

Oct 15, 8:00pm City Island Theater Group / Grace Episcopal Church’s Grace Hall*
Theater: City Island Theater Group presents Cat On A Hot Tin Roof – Tennessee Williams’ play about a dysfunctional family that is forced to deal with hidden deceptions and hypocrisy. 140 City Island Ave., Bronx, NY. For ticket reservations and information: 718-885-3066 or email@citg.net. Admission: $12.00, general; $10.00, seniors, students, and Bronx Cultural Card holders.

Oct 16, 1:00-4:00pm Wave Hill / Brook Park*
Community Volunteering: From Garbage to Garden – In a few short years, community members transformed a garbage dump into Brook Park, where residents garden, participate in art and indigenous culture workshops, and walk the Rainbow Labyrinth. Join local youth and adults as they continue to revitalize this beautiful open green space. 141st St. & Brook Ave. Call 718-549-3200 x221 for directions and specific information on this event. For admission & general information, call 718-549-3200 or visit www.wavehill.org.

Oct 16, 1:00-4:00pm Wave Hill / Kerlin Learning Center*
Family Art Project: Autumn, Dot by Dot/Otoño, punto por punto – Take a colorful leaf from French Impressionist painters Monet and Pissarro. Use dots and dabs of vibrant color to paint your impression of fall foliage and gardens. 675 West 252nd Street, Bronx, NY. For admission & general information, call 718-549-3200 or visit www.wavehill.org.

Oct 16, 1:30-4:00pm Wave Hill*
Workshop: Impressionist Pastels – Capture the fleeting quality of light and color using pastels. Draw inspiration from modern urban and suburban landscapes, just as Monet and Renoir did. Artist Shelley Haven leads this pastel-drawing workshop en plein air. West 249th St. & Independence Ave., Bronx, NY. For more information, call 718-549-3200 or visit their website at www.wavehill.org.

Oct 16, 8:00pm Bronx Academy of Art & Dance (BAAD!)*
The Anonymous Life – See Oct 1 listing for details.

Oct 16, 8:00pm City Island Theater Group / Grace Episcopal Church’s Grace Hall*
Theater: City Island Theater Group presents Cat On A Hot Tin Roof – See Oct 15 listing for details.

Oct 16, 8:00pm Lehman Performing Arts Center*
Salsa-Palooza returns to Lehman Center for an exclusive NYC appearance with an all new line-up of salsa stars. New line-up will be announced shortly. Check website at www.LehmanCenter.org for the latest program updates. 250 Bedford Park Blvd. West, Bronx, NY. Box Office: 718-960-8833.

Oct 17, 8:30am Wave Hill / Front Gate*
Wildlife Walk: Birding – See Oct 3 listing for details. Continues October 24, 31.

Oct 17, 1:00-4:00pm Wave Hill / Kerlin Learning Center*
Family Art Project: Autumn, Dot by Dot/Otoño, punto por punto – See Oct 16 listing for details.

Oct 17, 2:00pm City Island Theater Group / Grace Episcopal Church’s Grace Hall*
Theater: City Island Theater Group presents Cat On A Hot Tin Roof – See Oct 15 listing for details.

Oct 17, 2:00pm Wave Hill / Armor Hall*
New York Piano Quartet in Concert – This string and piano quartet will serenade listeners with the French Impressionistic music of Ravel, Debussy and Fauré. Sonic compositions convey clouds, the dawn and an afternoon in the life of a faun. Tickets: Series $90/$60 Member; Individual $18/$12 Member. For tickets, call 718-549-3200 x385. 675 West 252nd Street, Bronx, NY. For general information, call 718-549-3200 or visit www.wavehill.org.

Oct 17, 3:00pm Starving Artist Café & Gallery*
The City Island Jazz Trio makes Sunday music with performances beginning at 3:00pm. For information, please call 718-885-3779. 249 City Island Avenue, Bronx, NY. www.starvingartistonline.com/pages/205947/index.htm.

Oct 20, 3:30-5:30pm BCA’s Bronx Writers’ Center
After-School Writing Workshop – See Oct 13 listing for details.

Oct 20, 6:30pm BCA’s Bronx Writers’ Center / Uptown Local at the Kingsbridge Library
Reading by Josh Kendall – the winner of the Bronx Writers’ Center Fellowship Award, will read from his winning manuscript. The reading will be followed by a Q & A session, open mic and wine and cheese. The Kingsbridge Regional Branch of the New York Public Library, is located at 280 W. 231st & Corlear Ave, Bronx, NY. Telephone: 718-548-5656. Take the 1/9 Train to 231St and walk 2 blocks west to Corlear Ave. For more information, call BCA’s Bronx Writers’ Center at 718-409-1265.

Oct 20, 6:30-8:00pm Londel's Supper Club
Harlem Poetry Nights – Poetry presented by Blind Beggar Press on the 3rd Wednesday of each month. Come and enjoy an evening of Contemporary Urban Poetry by published writers at Harlem 's premier nightspot. Admission is free. Books will be available for sale. A free Blind Beggar Press book will be raffled each month. 2620 Eighth Ave. (bet. 139th & 140th Sts. in NYC). Call Londel's at 212-234-6114 or visit www.blindbeggarpress.org .

Oct 22, 8:00pm Bronx Academy of Art & Dance (BAAD!)*
Every Mother’s Son – As the nation unites for National Day to Fight Police Brutality, BAAD! presents EVERY MOTHER’S SON, a tragic account of police power gone awry. Focusing on the mothers of Amadou Diallo and Anthony Baez of the Bronx, and Gary (Gidone) Busch of Brooklyn, the documentary paints an intimate p ortrait of three women who would not stand by when their sons had been unjustly silenced forever and how they turned their tragedy into an opportunity for change. Directed and produced by Tami Gold and Kelly Anderson, the work won the Audience Award at the Tribeca Film Festival and aired on PBS’s P.O.V. last summer. The screening will be followed by a discussion with filmmaker Tami Gold and Iris Baez, Anthony Baez’s mother who will also be joined by Haide Velasquez, mother of Rodney Velasquez. Suggested donation: $5. 841 Barretto St. in the Hunts Point section of the South Bronx. Call 718-842-5223 for tickets and information. BAAD! can be reached by the #6 train to Hunts Point Ave.

Oct 22, 8:00pm City Island Theater Group / Grace Episcopal Church’s Grace Hall*
Theater: City Island Theater Group presents Cat On A Hot Tin Roof – See Oct 15 listing for details.

Oct 23 Bronx Zoo/Wildlife Conservation Society*
Boo at the Zoo – Celebrate Halloween with magic shows, hayrides (extra fee), crafts, music for two weekends of some spooktacular fun! Kids 12 years old and under in costume enter free with a paying adult for a safe and fun Halloween. Most activities are free with general Zoo admission. Limited admission. Adults: $11; Children (2-12): $8; Children under 2 free; Seniors (65+): $8; Pay-One-Price Passes available: adults: $20; children and seniors: $16. Parking: $7/car; $15/bus. 2300 Southern Blvd., Bronx, NY. For additional time, admission and other information, call 718-367-1010 / 718-220-5100. http://bronxzoo.com/bz-whatshappening/bz-events.

Oct 23, 12:00-6:00pm Mott Haven Open Artist Studio Tour
1st Annual Mott Haven Open Artist Studio Tour (MHOAST) – Great art, music, performance, and film right here in the South Bronx, home to a burgeoning artist community. Guided tours available. The Mott Haven Open Artist Studio Tours hopes to acquaint the general public, art enthusiasts, collectors and others with the variety of works created by over 25 Bronx artists. Visitors can meet the artists in their workspaces, converse with them about their work, and purchase art directly from the studio. This is a free event. For more, call 917-207-2927 or visit www.motthavenart.org.

Oct 23, 1:00-4:00pm Roberto Clemente State Park Recreation Center
Community Volunteering: Harlem River Waterfront – Clear weeds and care for existing trees along the banks of the Harlem River at Bridge Park. Help restore the park into a space where the community can celebrate, enjoy and learn about a unique aspect of the Bronx waterfront. In cooperation with Standing By Water. Call 718-549-3200 x221 for directions. For admission & general information, call 718-549-3200 or visit www.wavehill.org.

Oct 23, 1:00-4:00pm Wave Hill / Kerlin Learning Center*
Family Art Project: Creature Comforts of Home/Cómodas casas de animales – See what Wave Hill's birds and animals do for housing. Fashion a clay critter and use natural materials to make it a home you can bring home with you. 675 West 252nd Street, Bronx, NY. For admission & general information, call 718-549-3200 or visit www.wavehill.org.

Oct 23, 2:00pm Wave Hill / Perkins Visitors Center*
Garden Walk: Favorite Perennials for Fall – Garden Interpretation Manager Laurel Rimmer reveals the Wave Hill Gardeners' favorite perennial plants for the fall. Learn how to select and grow some of the great plants that make Wave Hill unique. 675 West 252nd Street, Bronx, NY. For admission & general information, call 718-549-3200 or visit www.wavehill.org.

Oct 23, 3:00-6:00pm Starving Artist Café & Gallery*
Opening Reception for the gallery showing of the photography of Neil and Susan Garcia. For information, please call 718-885-3779. 249 City Island Avenue, Bronx, NY.
www.starvingartistonline.com/pages/205947/index.htm.

Oct 23, 6:00-10:00pm Synthetic Zero Loft Event
CMHA Film Festival – Part of an ongoing series of loft events featuring art, music, performance, film/video held in various Mott Haven locales. Tonight's event coincides with the MHOAST, featuring work by filmmakers Jenny Doussan, Barbara Doser, Cara Marisa Deleon, Charles Chadwick, Natasha Spencer, Mac McKean, and Jeremy Newman. Also featured: painter and video artist Miguelangel Ruiz. 305 E 140th Street, 4th Fl. For information, call 718-401-9347 or visit http://www.syntheticzero.com/events/.

Oct 23, 8:00pm Bronx Academy of Art & Dance (BAAD!)*
Sub-Urban – A posse of Bronx poets, writers and performers will present an evening of works that speak from the margins of city life. From women who kick their victimization to the curb to teenage homo thugs works will be shared by Sidney Boone, Mario de la Cruz, Dragonfly, Michael Lynch, Reynolds Mulero, Onome, Robert Ortiz, Prisionera, Charles Rice-Gonzalez and Simply Rob. Admission: $10 (includes a free beverage). 841 Barretto St. in the Hunts Point section of the South Bronx. Call 718-842-5223 for tickets and information. BAAD! can be reached by the #6 train to Hunts Point Ave.

Oct 23, 8:00pm City Island Theater Group / Grace Episcopal Church’s Grace Hall*
Theater: City Island Theater Group presents Cat On A Hot Tin Roof – See Oct 15 listing for details.

Oct 23, 8:00pm The Point*
Live From The Edge Theater – The Point continues its The Living Legends Series with Cuban-born Xiomara Rodriguez. A dancer for most of her life, she holds a Masters of Fine Arts in Dance from the National School of Arts, Havana, Cuba, and has performed in European world festivals and venues throughout the United States. Ms. Rodriguez is prima dancer for NYC-based Los Pleneros de La 21. The Point is located at 940 Garrison Ave., Bronx, NY. For information and reservations, call 718-542-4139.

Oct 23, 8:00pm Starving Artist Café & Gallery*
Jazz guitarist Lou Volpe takes the stage with a lively performance. For information, please call 718-885-3779. 249 City Island Avenue, Bronx, NY. www.starvingartistonline.com/pages/205947/index.htm.

Oct 24 Bronx Zoo/Wildlife Conservation Society*
Boo at the Zoo – See October 23 listing for details.

Oct 24, 8:30am Wave Hill / Front Gate*
Wildlife Walk: Birding – See Oct 3 listing for details. Continues October 31.

Oct 24, 12:00-6:00pm Mott Haven Open Artist Studio Tour
1st Annual Mott Haven Open Artist Studio Tour (MHOAST) – See Oct 23 listing for details.

Oct 24, 1:00-4:00pm Wave Hill / Kerlin Learning Center*
Family Art Project: Creature Comforts of Home/Cómodas casas de animales – See Oct 23 listing for details.

Oct 24, 2:00pm City Island Theater Group / Grace Episcopal Church’s Grace Hall*
Theater: City Island Theater Group presents Cat On A Hot Tin Roof – See Oct 15 listing for details.

Oct 24, 2:00pm Wave Hill*
Celebrate the Seasons with Music – Bountiful harvests, cumulus clouds and brisk winter winds signify the rhythm of the season. Celebrate with nature related music at Wave Hill’s Six Concert Series on Sundays at 2pm. The New York Piano Quartet starts the series with the Impressionist music of Ravel, Faure, Debussy and Saint-Saens. Subscribe to the complete series and receive a discount. Advance purchase is strongly recommended. For more information call (718) 549-3200. Please visit their website at www.wavehill.org for the complete concert series and other events.

Oct 26, 6:30-8:30pm Hostos Community College, Room 391
The Author/Agent Relationship: A Primer for Prose Writers – A professional development seminar for fiction and non-fiction writers. Three agents from major literary agencies, Jim Rutman from Sterling Lord Literistic, Dorian Karchmar from Lowenstein Associates, and Julie Barer from Sanford J. Greenberger, will discuss the basics of the author/agent relationship, give advice on contracts and working with editors, and will take questions from the audience. Amy Holman, literary consultant and founder of the Literary Horizons program at Poets & Writers, will moderate. Hostos Community College is located at 450 Grand Concourse in the Bronx. Take the #4 or 5 train to Grand Concourse. For more information or to register, call BCA’s Bronx Writers’ Center at 718 409 1265. Please pre-register by October 22.

Oct 27, 3:30-5:30pm BCA’s Bronx Writers’ Center
After-School Writing Workshop – See Oct 13 listing for details.

Oct 27, 6:30-8:30pm Longwood Art Gallery @ Hostos / Longwood Project Room
Free Workshop at Longwood** – Arts In Education Technology and more Curriculum and Assessment. Consultant: Glenn McClure. Educational technology provides a wide range of activities for teaching artists, classroom teachers, and students. We will explore ways in which web-based technology, computer animation, and video conferencing hardware can enhance your artistic work with children. We will also see how technology-based documentation can act as a useful assessment tool. Hostos is located at 450 Grand Concourse, Bronx, NY. For details, contact BCA at 718-931-9500 x24 or visit www.bronxarts.org.

Oct 28, 12:30-4:30pm Bronx Council on the Arts
Free Arts In Education one-on-one counseling available at BCA** with Mr. Glenn McClure. BCA is located at 1738 Hone Ave., Bronx, NY. You must schedule one-on-one counseling appointments. For details and/or appointment, contact Ellen Pollan at 718-931-9500 x24.

Oct 28, 6:30-8:30pm Longwood Art Gallery, Hostos Community College, Project Room
Blessed Rage for Order: A Poetry Workshop with BWC Fellow Craig Morgan Teicher
This weekly Thursday workshop will focus on the development of basic poetic skills through critique of student poems and close reading of poems by established masters and contemporary poets. We will discuss the basic elements of poetry writing, such as the image, the line, tone, the associative leap and the relationship of form to content. Through engaged class discussion, we will hone our aesthetic sensibilities, our technique, and our enjoyment of poetry. Craig Morgan Teicher has poems appearing in The Paris Review, American Letters & Commentary and Pleiades. His reviews appear regularly in Boston Review, Chelsea and other publications. He lives and teaches in Brooklyn and is also completing his MFA thesis at Columbia University. To register, call the BCA’s Bronx Writers’ Center at 718 409 1265. Pre-registration required by October 26.

Oct 29, 8:00pm Bronx Academy of Art & Dance (BAAD!)*
DRA Benefit Dance Concert – Over eight Bronx-based dance companies unite to raise money for DRA - Dancers Responding to AIDS. 841 Barretto St. in the Hunts Point section of the South Bronx. Call 718-842-5223 for tickets and information. BAAD! can be reached by the #6 train to Hunts Point Ave.

Oct 30 Bronx Zoo/Wildlife Conservation Society*
Boo at the Zoo – See October 23 listing for details.

Oct 30, 1:00-4:00pm Wave Hill / Kerlin Learning Center*
Family Art Project: A New Face for Fall/Una nueva cara para el otoño – Artist Randy Brozen will help you make handmade paper and then combine it with collected fall finds like leaves and twigs to make a spritely mask just right for celebrating autumn and Halloween. 675 West 252nd Street, Bronx, NY. For admission & general information, call 718-549-3200 or visit www.wavehill.org.

Oct 30, 1:00-4:00pm Wave Hill / Spaulding Lane Parking Lot*
Woodland Volunteering: Understanding the Understory – Plant native vegetation to encourage growth in the understory, a layer of herbaceous plants and young trees that develops beneath the forest's canopy. We will continue to work in the Alderbrook section of Riverdale Park. For specific information on this event, call 718-549-3200 x221. 675 West 252nd Street, Bronx, NY. For admission & general information, call 718-549-3200 or visit www.wavehill.org.

Oct 30, 2:00pm Wave Hill / Wave Hill House*
Garden Walk & Talk: Trees and Shrubs for the Small Garden – Does your garden have room for only a few choice trees or shrubs? Professional arborist Jim McGee reviews some of the best woody plants that will add year-round interest to a small garden. Plant selection, planting techniques and proper maintenance of new and existing plants will be discussed. 675 West 252nd Street, Bronx, NY. For admission & general information, call 718-549-3200 or visit www.wavehill.org.

Oct 30, 8:00pm Harlequin Theatre Company / Riverdale YM-YWHA’s Neuwirth Theatre*
Theater: Harlequin Theatre Company presents Putting It Together – A unique and inventive musical review which includes songs from every score that Stephen Sondheim has written. Directed by Sue Rose. Musical Director: Bryant W. Keller. Choreographer: Carmen Pucci. Call for reserved seating. Admission: $12, adults; $10, seniors and children under 12. Group discounts are offered. Free parking is available. 5625 Arlington Ave., Bronx, NY. Call 718-548-8200 or visit www.RiverdaleY.org.

Oct 31 Bronx Zoo/Wildlife Conservation Society*
Boo at the Zoo – See October 23 listing for details.

Oct 31, 8:30am Wave Hill / Front Gate*
Wildlife Walk: Birding – See Oct 3 listing for details.

Oct 31, 1:00-4:00pm Wave Hill / Kerlin Learning Center*
Family Art Project: A New Face for Fall/Una nueva cara para el otoño – See Oct 30 listing for details.

Oct 31, 2:00pm Harlequin Theatre Company / Riverdale YM-YWHA’s Neuwirth Theatre*
Theater: Harlequin Theatre Company presents Putting It Together –See Oct 30 listing for details.

Oct 31, 3:00pm Starving Artist Café & Gallery*
The City Island Jazz Trio makes Sunday music with performances beginning at 3:00pm. For information, please call 718-885-3779. 249 City Island Avenue, Bronx, NY. www.starvingartistonline.com/pages/205947/index.htm.

Nov 3, 9:00am-12:00pm Hostos Community College (Room TBA)
Free Workshop** – Professional Development with Rita Bowen. 450 Grand Concourse, Bronx, New York. For details, contact Ellen Pollan at 718-931-9500 x24.

Nov 3, 3:30-5:30pm BCA’s Bronx Writers’ Center
After-School Writing Workshop – See Oct 13 listing for details.

Nov 3, 5:00pm Bronx Culture Trolley / Hostos Community College
Bronx Culture Trolley – Tour the lower Grand Concourse by trolley and enjoy featured attractions at the South Bronx’s hottest cultural spots along the way. Attractions include: (1) Longwood Art Gallery @ Hostos for two exhibits (Wanda Raimundi-Ortíz: Mercury/Mercurio and Cyber_Folio: Longwood Cyber Resident Artists 2003-2004) and a screening of S.O.S. (Straight off the Street): MOMENT; (2) Artisans Marketplace at the Hostos Atrium; (3) A tour of the Bronx Museum and its Subway Series exhibit plus a Hip Hop International Film Festival; (4) A musical performance of PECCATORIBUS – Sinners at Pregones Theater; (5) An art exhibition plus poetry readings by poet/comedian Regie Cabico; (6) Bronx Trivia on the Trolley with prizes provided by WWRL 1600 AM Radio. Hostos is located at 450 Grand Concourse at 149th Street. This is a free event of the Bronx Council on the Arts. For reservations and information, call 718-931-9500 x33 or e-mail trolley@bronxarts.org.

Nov 3, 5:30-8:30pm Artisans Marketplace / Hostos Community College Atrium
The Artisans Marketplace offers you an evening of great browsing and great shopping in the Atrium of Hostos Community College on First Wednesday Bronx Culture Trolley nights. Enjoy affordable, collectible handmade crafts by Bronx artisans, including jewelry, beadwork, candles, ceramics, pottery, clothing, hats, rosaries, dolls, and more. Support our local artists by buying art directly from those who created them. 2004’s remaining Artisans Marketplace date is December 1st – A great time to begin your holiday shopping!. Hostos is located at 450 Grand Concourse at 149th Street. For additional information, contact Wanda Raimundi-Ortiz of the Bronx Council on the Arts at 718-401-9558 or wanda@bronxarts.org, or visit www.bronxarts.org.

Nov 3, 6:00pm Longwood Art Gallery @ Hostos
Poetry Readings by Guy LeCharles Gonzalez & Jessica Torres – In conjunction with Mercury/Mercurio, a large-scale mixed-media video installation by artist Wanda Raimundi-Ortíz, the Bronx Writers’ Center & Longwood Art Gallery present Guy LeCharles Gonzalez and Jessica Torres, Bronx-based, Puerto Rican poets who, like Raimunidi-Ortíz, use their work to explore their Puerto Rican heritage and experiences. Guy LeCharles Gonzalez is a Mets fan from the Bronx. He has won poetry slams, founded a reading series, and co-authored a book of poetry. Jessica Torres is an organizer of the Acentos reading series and has been a featured reader at SOUL NATION, the synonymUS Ascencion showcase at the Chashama Art Space, and Bar 13. Hostos is located at 450 Grand Concourse at 149th Street. This is a free event of BCA’s Bronx Cultural Trolley program. For additional information or trolley reservation, call 718-931-9500 x33 or e-mail trolley@bronxarts.org.

Nov 3, 7:00pm Harlequin Theatre Company / Riverdale YM-YWHA’s Neuwirth Theatre*
Theater: Harlequin Theatre Company presents Putting It Together –See Oct 30 listing for details.

Nov 4, 6:30-8:30pm: Longwood Art Gallery, Hostos Community College, Project Room
Blessed Rage for Order: A Poetry Workshop – See Oct 28 listing for details.

Nov 4, 8:00pm Center Stage Community Playhouse (CSCP)*
Theater: CSCP presents The Twilight of the Golds – a drama by Jonathan Tolins (who also writes for Showtime's Queer As Folk) and directed by Sharon Spenser. The show deals with the potential role of genetics in determining sexual orientation, and how a family deals with the news that their unborn child has a 90 per cent change of being homosexual. The poignant and thought-provoking story explores the ethical choices that the family must face, using modern science and Wagner's opera Gotterdamerrung (Twilight of the Gods) as backdrop for a confused and broken family searching for clarity and repair. Admission: Adults: $15.00; Seniors and Students: $13.00. CSCP is located at Foster Hall, 2474 Westchester Avenue, Bronx, New York. For more information about upcoming auditions and performance dates, or to inquire about becoming a member or season subscriber, please call 718-823-6434 or visit us online at www.centerstageplayhouse.org.

Nov 5, 8:00pm Center Stage Community Playhouse (CSCP)*
Theater: CSCP presents The Twilight of the Golds – See Nov 4 listing for details.

Nov 6, 8:00pm Center Stage Community Playhouse (CSCP)*
Theater: CSCP presents The Twilight of the Golds – See Nov 4 listing for details.

Nov 6, 8:00pm Lehman Performing Arts Center*
The Comedians – Lock your seat belts and get ready for a wild ride as politics and social commentary get a good working over when Dick Cavett hosts an unforgettable evening with comedians Shelley Berman, Bill Dana, Dick Gregory, Louis Nye and Mort Sahl. Each has made his mark on television, film, literature and sound recordings and for the first time they will all come together on Lehman’s stage to deliver a relentless tidal wave of laughs on the Saturday after the 2004 Presidential election. Tickets: $40, $35, $30, $25. 250 Bedford Park Blvd. West, Bronx, NY. Box Office: 718-960-8833.

Nov 6, 1:00-4:00pm Wave Hill / Kerlin Learning Center*
Family Art Project: Cornhusk Creations/Creaciones de maíz – Corn is one of the Americas' greatest gifts to the world. Stephanie and Paul Betancourt, from the National Museum of the American Indian and the Seneca Nation of Indians, will tell the story of how cornhusk dolls came to be and help you make your own corn figure or family. 675 West 252nd Street, Bronx, NY. For admission & general information, call 718-549-3200 or visit www.wavehill.org.

Nov 6, 3:00pm Wave Hill / Armor Hall
Sci-Fi Screening: Them! (1954) – Nuclear tests in the deserts of the southwest inadvertently create a race of giant, mutated ants. Working against time, humans must locate the queen ants before they spawn. Catch the first of Wave Hill's nature sci-fi movie series. $4 / $2 Member. To purchase tickets, call 718-549-3200 x222. Popcorn available at the Café. 675 West 252nd Street, Bronx, NY. For general information, call 718-549-3200 or visit www.wavehill.org.

Nov 7 Bronx Zoo/Wildlife Conservation Society*
Harvest Festival – Celebrate fall with seasonal crafts and other fun activities. Activities free with general Zoo admission. Adults: $8; Children (2-12): $6; Children under 2 free; Seniors: $6. Parking: $7/car; $15/bus. For additional time, admission and other information, call 718-367-1010 / 718-220-5100. http://bronxzoo.com/bz-whatshappening/bz-events.

Nov 7, 1:00-4:00pm Wave Hill / Kerlin Learning Center*
Family Art Project: Cornhusk Creations/Creaciones de maíz – See Nov 6 listing for details.

Nov 7, 2:00pm Center Stage Community Playhouse (CSCP)*
Theater: CSCP presents The Twilight of the Golds – See Nov 4 listing for details.

Nov 7, 2:00pm Wave Hill / Wave Hill House*
Panel Discussion: Imagining and Describing – Artists from the exhibition Pondering the Marvelous on view in Glyndor Gallery-Emilie Clark, Karla Knight and Eva Lee-discuss the complexity of scale and perception in nature, and their own idiosyncratic approach to imagining and describing unseen worlds. 675 West 252nd Street, Bronx, NY. For admission & general information, call 718-549-3200 or visit www.wavehill.org.

Nov 7, 2:00pm Lehman Performing Arts Center*
Virsky Ukrainian National Dance Company – Each and every performance of this colorful company of 85 is a romantic and passionate extravaganza. This traditional folk dance form has marveled audiences with their precision, grace, power and command as they will again in this exclusive NYC appearance. 250 Bedford Park Blvd. West, Bronx, NY. Box Office: 718-960-8833.

Nov 7, 7:00pm The Uptown Coffeehouse*
An Evening with Singer David Massengill – His songs are rich with insight and poetic imagery. They are upbeat and engaging, but full of subtle complexities. This Appalachian dulcimer player with the soft-edged vocal style and off-hand stage presence is acknowledged to be one of America's finest songwriters. The Uptown Coffeehouse, located at 4450 Fieldston Road at the Riverdale-Yonkers Society for Ethical Culture, presents the best in traditional and contemporary folk music with intimate live performances. Doors open at 6:30pm. Admission: $15. Free Parking. For information, call 718-885-2955. www.uptowncoffeehouse.org.

* These organizations accept BCA's Bronx Cultural Card. An additional number of Bronx dining and business establishments also accept the Cultural Card. For a list of those who accept the card and the discounts they offer, please visit www.bronxarts.org/gp_bcc_participants.asp.

** This U.S. Small Business administration (SBA) Grant #SBAHQ-03-1-0004 is funded by the SBA. SBA’s funding is not an endorsement of any products, opinions, or services. All SBA funded programs are extended to the public on a non-discriminatory basis. Reasonable accommodations for persons with disabilities will be made, if requested at least 2 weeks in advance. Contact: E. Pollan, BCA, 1738 Hone Ave, Bronx, NY 10461, 718-931-9500x24 to make arrangements.

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2.      OPPORTUNITIES FOR ARTS ORGANIZATIONS AND COMMUNITY BASED ORGANIZATIONS

BRIO 2005

BRIO 2005's deadline has been moved back to January 14, 2005.
Applications will be available on October 1st

Visit the BRIO 2005 section of BCA’s website for all updated BRIO information.

For further information, contact Melissa Calderon at 718-931-9500 x21
or Melissa@bronxarts.org.

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BCA's COMMUNITY ARTS GRANT 2005

The Bronx Council on the Arts invites all eligible arts and community organizations to apply to the BCA Community Arts Grants program for the 2005 funding year. The purpose of the grant is to provide support toward artist fees and other expenses related to cultural and arts activities that provide services and projects for Bronx residents. Eligible organizations may submit up to three requests through one application for a variety of arts and cultural projects, but the total monetary amount for all three requests combined can not exceed $5,000. Submitted application(s) with required documentation must be received at the BCA office no later than 5:00pm on Friday, Oct 8, 2004. No late applications will be accepted. Mailed applications must be postmarked (not metered) by this date. Mail your applications & support materials to: Bronx Council on the Arts (CAG), 1738 Hone Avenue, Bronx, NY 10461.Application, instructions, and guidelines are available online at http://www.bronxarts.org/org_grants_cag.asp. For further information or assistance with this application, please contact Americo Casiano Jr. at 718-931-9500 x19 or americo@bronxarts.org.

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3.       INDIVIDUAL ARTISTS' OPPORTUNITIES (BCA opportunities are listed in red)

ARTISTS, ALL MEDIA: Firehouse Art Gallery, Nassau Community College, 1 Education Dr., Garden City NY 11530 seeks entries for open competition, “ Anything goes” Jan 24 - Feb 16. SASE for prospectus. Deadline: Oct 1, 2004.

CHRISTOPHER ISHERWOOD FOUNDATION’S FELLOWSHIPS FOR FICTION WRITING are $3,000 grants intended to allow authors sufficient time to set aside for writing. Fellowships are available only to writers who have published at least one book of fiction or a collection of stories. Applications should consist of three copies apiece of an application, CV, and a 20-30 page work sample. For complete information on how to apply, call 251-591-8982. Deadline: Oct 1, 2004.

NYFA’S ARTISTS’ FELLOWSHIPS are $7,000 cash awards made to individual originating artists living and working in New York State for use in career development. Eligible disciplines for 2004 are Computer Arts, Crafts, Film, Nonfiction Literature, Performance Art/Multi-Disciplinary Work, Poetry, Printmaking/ Drawing/Artists’ Books, and Sculpture. Applications are available to download on NYFA’s website and in this issue of NYFA Quarterly. Free seminars are given statewide by NYFA staff about the application process. For more information on the seminars and how to apply for a NYFA Artists’ Fellowship, call 212-366-6900 x217 or www.nyfa.org. Deadline: Oct 1, 2004.

SAM AND ADELE GOLDEN FOUNDATION FOR THE ARTS, INC. is a private foundation whose primary purpose is to support individual artists, working in paint, who demonstrate exceptional creative ability. Eligibility: professional artists, 25 years of age or older, working in paint. General Restrictions: the foundation will not accept applications from commercial artists. It does not make grants to students or fund academic study. It does not support photography or installations. The foundation will not fund travel expenses or pay for the cost of commissions or projects ordered by others. (refer to application.) Artists requiring an application, may write, fax, phone or e-mail Lucy Tower Funke, Foundation Director, at the Golden Foundation Office. Phone & fax: (607) 847-8158; e-mail: info@goldenfoundation.org. Deadline: complete applications must be postmarked Oct 1, 2004.

AFTER-SCHOOL WRITING WORKSHOP: Does your teen love to write rhymes, lyrics or poetry? BCA’s Bronx Writers’ Center is offering a weekly, after-school writing workshop on Wednesdays (Oct 13 thru Dec 8) for teens between the ages of 14-18. Emphasis will be on exploring the connections between spoken word, performance, hip-hop and poetry. WritersCorps instructor and poet Andre Alexander will teach. The Bronx Writers’ Center is located in the Westchester Square Library at 2521 Glebe Ave. Pre-registration is required. Please register by October 8 by calling BWC at 718-409-1265.

BCA’s COMMUNITY ARTS GRANT 2005: The Bronx Council on the Arts invites all eligible arts and community organizations to apply to the BCA Community Arts Grants program for the 2005 funding year. The purpose of the grant is to provide support toward artist fees and other expenses related to cultural and arts activities that service Bronx residents. Eligible organizations may submit up to three requests through one application for a variety of arts and cultural projects, but the total monetary amount for all three requests combined can not exceed $5,000. Mail your applications & support materials to: Bronx Council on the Arts (CAG), 1738 Hone Avenue, Bronx, NY 10461. Application, instructions, and guidelines are available online at http://www.bronxarts.org/org_grants_cag.asp. For further information or assistance with this application, please contact Americo Casiano Jr. at 718-931-9500 x19 or americo@bronxarts.org. Submitted application(s) with required documentation must be received at the BCA office no later than 5:00pm on Friday, Oct 8, 2004. No late applications will be accepted. Mailed applications must be postmarked (not metered) by this date.

ARTS RESIDENCIES – AN OPEN CALL FOR PROPOSALS: As part of its ACTION LAB initiative, the Bronx Museum of the Arts is accepting proposals for arts residencies. Projects are to be located in the Hunts Point section of the Bronx, must begin by January 2005, and be completed by June 2005. Funding for residencies will range from $3000 to $7000 depending on the scope of each project. For a complete proposal, visit http://mosaicbooks.com/bxmapoint.htm. Submissions must be received by Friday, Oct 15, 2004.

THE AUTHOR/AGENT RELATIONSHIP: A PRIMER FOR PROSE WRITERS: A professional development seminar for fiction and non-fiction writers on Oct 26, 6:30-8:30pm at Hostos Community College. Three agents from major literary agencies, Jim Rutman from Sterling Lord Literistic, Dorian Karchmar from Lowenstein Associates, and Julie Barer from Sanford J. Greenberger, will discuss the basics of the author/agent relationship, give advice on contracts and working with editors, and will take questions from the audience. Amy Holman, literary consultant and founder of the Literary Horizons program at Poets & Writers, will moderate. Hostos Community College is located at 450 Grand Concourse in the Bronx. Take the #4 or 5 train to Grand Concourse. For more information or to register, call the Bronx Writers’ Center at 718-409-1265. Admission is free. Please pre-register by October 22.

BLESSED RAGE FOR ORDER: A POETRY WORKSHOP with BWC Fellow Craig Morgan Teicher at Longwood Art Gallery, Hostos Community College, Project Room. This weekly Thursday workshop (Oct 28 – Dec 9, 6:30-8:30pm) will focus on the development of basic poetic skills through critique of student poems and close reading of poems by established masters and contemporary poets. We will discuss the basic elements of poetry writing, such as the image, the line, tone, the associative leap and the relationship of form to content. Through engaged class discussion, we will hone our aesthetic sensibilities, our technique, and our enjoyment of poetry. Craig Morgan Teicher has poems appearing in The Paris Review, American Letters & Commentary and Pleiades. His reviews appear regularly in Boston Review, Chelsea and other publications. He lives and teaches in Brooklyn and is also completing his MFA thesis at Columbia University. Hostos Community College is located at 450 Grand Concourse in the Bronx. Take the #4 or 5 train to Grand Concourse. For more information or to register, call the Bronx Writers’ Center at 718-409-1265. Admission is free. To register, call the BCA’s Bronx Writers’ Center at 718-409-1265. Pre-registration required by October 26.

COMPETITION FOR PUBLICATION AWARDS: Direct Art Magazine #11—competition for publication awards over $22,000.00 in value including covers and feature articles. For prospectus, e-mail DirectArtMag@aol.com, print from internet at http://www.slowart.com/prospectus, or mail SASE to SlowArt Productions, PO Box 503, Phoenicia, NY 12464. Deadline: Oct 30, 2004.

1st ANNUAL HARLEM OPEN ARTIST STUDIO TOUR: HOAST was created to unite and promote the visual arts and artists of Harlem. The 1st Annual Harlem Open Artist Studio Tour, a walking tour of contemporary art studios in Harlem, is being planned for April 30 - May1, 2005. For two days artists in Historic Harlem can open their studios' to visitors and show work before it is available in the galleries. This is a chance for art lovers to visit the working spaces of contemporary artists, see their work, talk in a relaxed atmosphere, and perhaps buy art. The artists featured will range from emerging to well-established. Their work spans cutting-edge to more time-honored styles, art from the fringes, to outsider art. All media and styles are welcome. You must be a resident of Harlem, or have a studio in Harlem in order to participate. Participation is on a first-come basis. Participating artists fee: $75.00. Contact: Reuben Sinha at 917-602-1927 or reusinha@yahoo.com. Application Date: Oct 31, 2004.

5th ANNUAL WRITER’S DIGEST SHORT STORY COMPETITION: We're looking for fiction that's bold, brilliant...but brief. Send us your best in 1,500 words or less. The Prizes: 1st Place: $3,000;
2nd Place: $1,500; 3rd Place: $500; 4th through 10th Place: $100. the names and story titles of the 1st-10th place winners will be printed in the June 2005 Writer's Digest, and the winners will receive the 2005 Novel & Short Story Writer's Market. For complete guidelines and an entry form, visit http://www.writersdigest.com/specialoffers.asp?DMshort091604. Deadline for Submissions: December 1, 2004!

ARTISTS, ALL DISCIPLINES: The Corporation of Yaddo, P.O. Box 395, Saratoga Springs, NY 12866 (518) 584-0746 offers residencies of 2 weeks to 2 months to artists working in literature, the visual arts, film and video, musical composition, and performance art. SASE (6x9 or larger envelope with 60 cents postage) for application or visit www.yaddo.org for details and to download application form. Postmark Deadlines: Jan 1, 2005 & Aug 1, 2005.

SUMMER RESIDENCES FOR NYS POETS & ARTISTS: Poets, writers, photographers and painters who live in New York State are invited to apply for month-long summer residencies. Each artist has a private apartment and bath with ample working space (including large studios for the painters and a black-and-white darkroom for the photographer). All studios include a balcony or a patio. A communal vegetarian supper is served on week nights and the kitchen is kept stocked with basic supplies so that residents may make other meals for themselves. The Saltonstall Arts Colony is on 200 acres in Ithaca, NY, located in the heart of the beautiful Finger Lakes region. The residency competition is open to artists throughout the entire New York State. Residency Application forms on are online at www.saltonstall.org. Read guidelines and check out the FAQ page. Type information directly into the form and print for mailing along with supporting materials. Call 607-277-4933 for printed application to be mailed to you. Constance Saltonstall Foundation for the Arts, P.O. Box 6607, Ithaca, NY 14851. The mission of the Constance Saltonstall Foundation for the Arts is to support visual and literary artists in New York State, especially in the Finger Lakes Region. Deadline: Jan 15, 2005.

ONGOING OPPORTUNITIES

ART & PUBLIC RELATIONS SERVICES: Lotus Promotions' mission is to maximize the career potential of artists, playwrights, and musicians by designing a public relations strategy that will bring their unique creative vision to the world. For information, contact: Yvette M Pennacchia, Art & Public Relations Consultant, at 917-415-7439 or yvettempennacchia@yahoo.com. www.lotuspromotions.com.

ARTIST-RESIDENCY PROGRAM. The Studio for Creative Inquiry at Carnegie Mellon University offers this program connects visual artists to Carnegie Mellon's science and technology resources. Residencies last for one year. Recipients receive workspace, technical assistance, and full access to university libraries and labs for the duration of their residency. Artists are selected based on the strength of their resume, documentation of prior work, and their ability to work collaboratively on projects with other residents. Applications are due at least six months prior to the desired residency period. For full information on how to apply, email info@andrew.cmu.edu or visit www.cmu.edu/studio.

ARTS AMERICA PROGRAM
Who’s Eligible: Fine artists and performing groups and individuals of every kind.
Purpose: To communicate that aspect of American life and culture found only in its artists endeavors to the peoples of other countries by sending American performers and artists aboard.
Awards: Travel to foreign countries & stipends.
Contact: United States Information Agency, 301 4th St. SW, Washington DC 20547 (202) 619-4700.

CALL FOR MANUSCRIPTS: Writing Magazine needs how-to & inspirational articles for writer, with emphasis on the writing of fiction, nonfiction, poetry, children’s & young adult literature. Feature articles 2000-3000 words, columns & departments 800-1000 words. Rates for articles range from 450 for book reviews to $300-500 for columns & $350 to $800 for features, depending on length, complexity & research required. Payment on acceptance. Contact: www.writermag.com or www.writermag.com/wrt/static/sudmissionguidelines.shtml.

CARNEGIE FUND FOR AUTHORS’ GRANTS-IN-AID PROGRAM offers emergency assistance to qualified authors of published books who have experienced a financial emergency. Grants vary according to need. Applicants must be at least 18 years of age. For more information on how to apply, write Carnegie Fund for Authors, 1 Old Country Place, Carle Place, NY 11514.

CENTER FOR ALTERNATIVE MEDIA AND CULTURE’S GRANTS award between $100–$10,000 to independent films in the post-production stage that deal with the economy, class issues, poverty, women, war and peace, race, and labor issues. The center is funded primarily by filmmaker Michael Moore. Applicants must be living in the US at the time of application. For more guidelines on how to apply, write Center for Alternative Media and Culture, PO Box 0832, Radio City Station, New York, NY 10101.

CHANGE, INC.'S EMERGENCY GRANTS are $1,000 one-time grants given to US-based professional visual artists in need of emergency aid to avoid eviction or to pay for medical expenses, utility bills, or another emergency the organization’s board deems worthy. Applicants must demonstrate sufficient need. Guidelines can be obtained by calling 212-473-3742.

CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAU is offering Financial Services for the Community in the following areas Matched Savings, Low Interest Loans, Citibank Check and Savings Accounts, and Financial Literacy Workshops. For more info. please contact Jessica Nathan at CAB-Bronx Works, (718) 993-8880 ext. 23.

CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAU is offering the following FREE Programs: Immigration Assistance in many areas, 10-week Advance Office Training program designed to prepare people for demanding administrative assistance positions; English as a second language; Job Search - Preparation and Placement, Personal Care Aide Training (in Spanish).

CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAU is offering FREE English classes for adults, as well as FREE computer classes for qualified individuals. Citizens Advice Bureau is located at 391 East 149th Street, # 520, Bronx, NY 10455. For more information call 718-993-8880.

COMMERCIAL SPACE AVAILABLE: 1600 square feet. 2nd floor. $1600-$1700/month
Bainbridge & 204th Street area. Norwood near D and 4 train. If interested, call 718-519-6900. Ask for Mr. Bourbeau.

TOWNHOUSE AVAILABLE: Landmark townhouse with three floors and full basement completely renovated into open loft space. The entire building is for rent, ideally to a nonprofit corporation or directly to artists who wish to have live work space. Two people maximum can live there. A lot of brick wall space, track lighting, abundant natural light, and 12-foot ceiling heights. Rent is $2850 per month for about 2000 square feet, not including basement. It is located at 411 East 139th Street, very close to trains, grocery stores, Blue Ox bar, and antique district. Call 646-251-2105.

COMPUTER CLASSES are among the free events, exhibitions, tours and classes for children, adults, and young adults at the many branch locations of the New York Public Library. Activities include books & poetry, computer classes, exhibitions, film, lectures, music, picture book hours, special programs, story hours, theater, video, and workshops. Visit www.nypl.org/events/branchevents.cfm to find out about the New York Public Library’s free offerings at a branch near you.

DANCE THEATER WORKSHOP is presenting its Fresh Tracks series in November 2005 at DTW’s Doris Duke Performance Center. Auditions will be held at DTW, 219 West 19 th Street (between 7 th and 8 th Avenues). Choreographers interested in auditioning (and all of their performers) need to be available for the audition, technical rehearsals and all performance dates. For dates, information, regulations, and guidelines, visit DTW’s website at www.dtw.org/pro_freshguid.cfm. There is a $30 fee to audition for Fresh Tracks, but this fee is waived for DTW Artist Members and Associate Members. If you have any questions about the audition (stage, lighting, sound) or special needs such as film, slides or live music, please call Chloe Brown 212-691-6500 x219 or Erik Bruce at x218. For all other questions, contact Sara Nash at x381 or sara@dtw.org.

EXHIBIT ONLINE AT WOOLOO.ORG: Wooloo.org is the premier online promotion tool for artists. Upload your work for free and exhibit to a worldwide audience. To begin or to check it out, visit www.wooloo.org.

FINE ART CLASSES & PRIVATE INSTRUCTION at Brooklyn’s Shuster Studio. Drawing and painting classes & private instruction for all ages – weekly classes offered in NYC & workshops offered in NYC, the Hudson Valley and Montana. Private instruction for all ages. The classes will be kept small to allow for individualized attention and study within the group setting. Students of all levels are welcome and encouraged to attend. Study is progressive, building on previous work in the studio. Wendy Shuster, an exhibiting painter with 14 years teaching experience, is the instructor. SHUSTER STUDIO is a working and teaching studio located in Greenpoint, Brooklyn one block from the East River and 2 blocks from the Greenpoint Ave. stop on the subway G line. For a schedule of classes and workshops, write: Wendy Shuster, 37 Greenpoint Avenue, #B4, Brooklyn , NY 11222 or shusterstudio@yahoo.com.

FINE ART GICLÉE PRINTS: Archival fine art Giclée prints from the Epson 9600. Photographs or artwork. Brilliant color prints on a variety of surfaces including matte, canvas, and rag papers. Color or B&W. Large prints up to 44"x90" from digital files. One-on-one service, the best quality, and the guaranteed lowest cost in NYC. Proofs while you wait. Prices starting about $90 for a 30x40. Brooklyn based. 718-852-4617. www.brooklyneditions.com.

FOCAL POINT VISUAL WORKSHOP is offering classes in Adobe Photoshop 7, Web Design, QuarkXPress and Black and White Photography. Focal Point is located at 321 City Island Avenue, Bronx, NY 10464. For more information call 718-885-1403.

HEALTH INSURANCE RESOURCE CENTER at The Actors' Fund is available to all artists and individuals in the arts. The health insurance portion of their web site is excellent (www.actorsfund.org) for health insurance information, and seems especially useful for self employed folks and small organizations. Other services at The Actors' Fund are only for entertainment professionals, but the health insurance resource center is an exception. If you have questions about this service that are not answered by the web site, you can contact James Brown, Managing Director, Artists' Health Insurance Resource Center, 212-221-7300 x166. E-mail jbrown@actorsfund.org. If you would like to link your web site to this aspect of their web site, he is also available to assist you.

HERBERT AND IRENE WHEELER FOUNDATION’S EMERGENCY GRANTS TO ARTISTS OF COLOR are grants of at least $250 to aid visual artists of color with urgent financial needs such as housing, medical costs, fire, and flood damage. Applicants must live in the greater NYC area (including certain counties in CT & NJ), and must be actively working artists of at least 21 years of age. For more information on eligibility requirements and to receive an application, write Herbert and Irene Wheeler Foundation, PO Box 300507, Brooklyn, NY 11230 or call 718-951-0581.

INNOVATIVE STAGES IS SEEKING SCRIPTS...for our monthly Staged Reading Series. Please spread the word or send your one-act or full-length play or musical, small cast preferred, to scripts@innovativestages.com Playwrights must be present at all three Staged Readings held over the course of a weekend -- usually the second weekend of the month at 3 locations in lower Westchester. For further information, please visit our website: www.innovativestages.com.

MANUSCRIPT EVALUATION FOR FICTION WRITERS: BWC Fellowship winner, fiction writer and editor Josh Kendall will evaluate adult literary fiction manuscripts. If you are interested in getting an editorial viewpoint on your work, send no more than a 30 page excerpt from your manuscript, along with a synopsis, and a self-addressed, stamped envelope to: Manuscript Evaluation, BCA’s Bronx Writers’ Center, 2521 Glebe Ave., Bronx, NY 10461. Manuscripts will be reviewed on a first-come, first-served basis, and no more than 10 will be accepted. BWC will offer this service again in March 2005.

MARQUIS STUDIOS, a not for profit organization, is interested in interviewing Teaching Artists for its programs in the NYC Public School System. Visual Arts and Music only! Teaching artists must have a minimum of two years experience in providing arts in education residencies. Available a minimum two days a week. Fax or e-mail your cover letter and teaching resume to Nikolai Shishkin, Marquis Studios
718-694-0106 or jobs@MarquisStudios.org.

NUYORICAN POETS CAFÉ'S FIFTH NIGHT FILM AND MEDIA PROJECT presents fully-cast, staged readings of original screenplays of works by national and international screenwriters. The venue is located in New York City's East Village. The program provides services in finding a director, casting director, and cast for readings. There is a $15 application fee. Scripts must be less than 80 pages and should be sent to The Fifth Night, PO Box 20328, Tompkins Square Station, New York, NY 10009.

OIL PAINTING CLASSES IN NYC AREA: Basic/intermediate classes provide an introduction to the materials and processes of oil painting. Working from still life and the figure, learn how to mix and apply paint to create form, surface, and space. Advanced students will develop a more personal art-making vocabulary. Current classes began in September. For information on future classes, contact Maria Katzman at: 212-566-4324.

OLGA FORRAI FOUNDATION'S GRANTS award scholarships of between $7,000-$10,000 to musicians and vocalists who are residents of one of New York City's five boroughs. Funds should be used for study and performances. Applications can be requested by writing to The Olga Forrai Foundation, 420 Lexington Avenue #2150, New York, NY 10170.

OPPENHEIMER CAMERA'S NEW FILMMAKER EQUIPMENT GRANT PROGRAM supports emerging filmmakers producing their first film. It awards an Arriflex 16SR camera and several accessories accompanying the camera. Proposals should be submitted at least three months before the scheduled shooting date. For full information on how to submit a proposal, visit www.oppenheimercamera.com.

PARTNERS OF THE AMERICAS’ SMALL PROJECT ASSISTANCE GRANT awards between $2,000–$5,000 to support community-based projects based in any artistic discipline. Applicants should submit proposals at least 60 days before projects’ proposed date of initiation. All applicants must have a 501(c)(3) fiscal sponsor. For complete application information, call 202-628-3300 or visit www.partners.net.

PERFORMANCE, EVENT, OFFICE, REHEARSAL SPACE: OfficeOps art center in Brooklyn, New York provides adaptable and affordable resources for self production and promotion in the creative arts. Services include events, studio rental, rehearsals, office space, web streaming, and short term residency programs for visiting artists. Call 718-418-2509. Detailed information is online at www.officeops.org.

PHOTO & DIGITAL IMAGE SPECIALIST FOR ARTISTS: Archival Benefits – Be ready for: insurance, presentation, inheritance, donation, and sales. Sensitive inventory specialist. On-site photography, image edit or scan any size collection of: “Artwork, heirlooms, estates,” into computer digital files – TIFF & web. Complete a long overdue project & yes, upgrade. A printed version or CD, DVD. Brooklyn based. Call 718-438-4144.

PHOTOGRAPHY OF ART – The Soho Photographer, Inc. The Soho Photographer Inc., D. James Dee has been working with artists, galleries and museums worldwide since 1974. We have the largest studio in New York City to photograph art. Small, large or difficult projects, no problem, our studio or location. Formats: 8x10, 4x5, 35mm. Website Design and scanning. M-F, 10:00am-6:00pm. 12 Wooster, NYC. 212.966.7884. Reasonable Prices. www.thesohophotographer.com.

PHOTOGRAPHY, SLIDES FOR ARTISTS: Make slides of your artwork. Art photography specialist offers reasonable rates, impeccable quality, and references. Arrangements possible, my studio or your location. 35mm, 4x5, 8x10, or prints. Call Jason Mandella at 212-462-9081.

POETRY COMPETITON seeking poetry of all styles, lengths addressing issues of social concern. Previously published poems accepted. For more info contact: Ave Jeanne, Black Bear Review, 1916 Lincoln St, Corydon, PA, 19021.

POLLOCK-KRASNER FOUNDATION offers financial assistance to artists of recognizable merit and financial need working as painters, sculptors, mixed media, and installation artists. For guidelines, write Pollock-Krasner Foundation, 863 Park Ave., New York, NY 10021.

PRINT COLLECTORS PROGRAM: The Print Collectors Program offers a unique opportunity to collect original photographs by internationally recognized artists at affordable prices. Featuring: Adál, Juan Sánchez, Gerald Cyrus, Lauri Lyons, Valdir Cruz, Mariana Yampolsky, Frank Gimpaya, Dawoud Bey, Kathy Vargas, Tetsu Okuhara, Sophie, Rivera, Frank X. Méndez, Rafael Ramírez and SungKwan Ma. Orders include a signed photograph and a complimentary subscription to Nueva Luz Photographic Journal. Order yours online today. www.enfoco.org.

PRINT, MAIL, WEB, PRESS, CONTACTS: Wiselephant is the only full-cycle marketing company built for the creative arts. We'll get your work online, contact galleries, contact record labels, or announce gigs and exhibitions, making the most of your web, marketing, promotion, postcard, and press campaigns. Check out our website at http://www.wiselephant.com or give us a call us at 888-625-9258.

PROFESSIONAL ART COURSES at NYC’s New School for Social Research. Choose from 84 classes in the Visual and Performing Arts. In addition to credit and non-credit courses, you can design your own BS/BA degree and study with practicing artists. 65 Fifth Avenue. For information on classes, call 212-229-5108 or e-mail TNSArts@newschool.edu. www.nsu.newschool.edu.

PUBLIC ART FOR PUBLIC SCHOOLS is a developing program of the Arts Learning Center at Lehman College Art Gallery that includes multiple sessions during which students create permanent mosaics or tile paintings integrated into the curriculum. Collaborative planning with classroom and art teachers and our trained teaching artists is the key. Recent themes include Biomes of Planet Earth: Rainforests, etc., The American Revolution, and Ancient Civilizations. Schools with work installed so far include PS/MS 95, PS 138, CS 199, PS 86, and PS 94. Students’ work is exhibited at Lehman College Art Gallery at the annual Children’s Art Exhibit in May. New ideas welcome. Special needs groups welcome. 250 Bedford Park Blvd. West, Bronx, NY. For details, fee schedule, and additional information, call Annie B. Coan, Education Curator, at 718-960-8732.

REEL SISTERS SEEK ORIGINAL WORKS FOR FLIM FESTIVAL SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES
Reel Sisters of the Diaspora Film Festival & Lecture Series are seeking films directed or produced by women of color. Filmmakers will have their original works viewed at a public screening attended by distributors and application call professionals. For info or an application, call 718-488-1052 or visit www.reelsisters.org.

RESIDENCY PROGRAM – 2-6 month residencies for artists worldwide working in vitreous china, iron, enamel, or brass. Studio space, free materials, use of equipment, housing, weekly honoraria. For more information, send a #10 SASE with 55 cents postage to: Kim Cridler, John Michael Kohler Arts Center, 608 New York Av, Box 489, Sheboygan WI 53082, call 920-458-6144, or email kcridler@jmkac.org.

SHOOTING PEOPLE is for the independent filmmaking community and is coming to New York. New York filmmakers can sign up now (free) at: http://ny.shootingpeople.org. Shooting People has been running in Britain for 5 years and been a massive word-of-mouth success with over 26,000 members and over 250 new members joining each and every week. They join to connect with other filmmakers, crew up, debate latest innovations, swap stuff, offer tips, form creative partnerships all collated and sent out in a daily email. Essentially it is for anyone who is working in independent filmmaking in New York. Shooting People will also connect its communities in New York and Britain, allowing the members of each to read and post to the other's email bulletins in order to open up links, co-productions, advice and other collaboration between filmmakers on both sides of the Atlantic.

SOLO & GROUP SHOWS: 55 Mercer Street Artists/selective co-op (31 years in SoHo) reviews slides for one-person or group guest shows. Rotating artist member selection committee. Cost same for all. All media, all formats. No commissions. Sitter included. Membership possible after first show by vote. 2 large spaces. SASE slides & résumé to: 55 Mercer St., New York, NY 10013. For information, call 212-226-8513.

SPACE AVAILABLE IN THE BRONX: Mott Haven/Port Morris/Longwood. Former arts administrator turned real estate agent working in the same Bronx neighborhoods to which artists and organizations are now migrating has affordable homes and work spaces. Inventory varies. Single and multi-family homes for sale, apartments and workspaces for rent. Contact Allison Jaffe, Sterling Realty Associates, at 718-874-2877 or jaffe501@hotmail.com.

STUDIO COURSES at the Bronx Museum of the Arts: Starting this fall, the Museum offers art classes for teens. These creative offerings are intended to expand your understanding of basic design, drawing, video, printmaking, and much more. Fee: $50/course (scholarships available). Materials included. Ages: 12 – 18 years (exceptions considered). To register, call 718-681-6000 x133

UNITED ODD FELLOW & REBEKAH HOME (1072 Havemeyer Avenue, in the Castle Hill Section of the Bronx) is interested in collaborating with the Bronx Arts community. Currently they offer numerous programs that allow the community to interact with residents, including Reach Out And Read (ROAR) where students and seniors read to each other. They are a host site for the teen age Explorers where 16 to 21-year old students join in for learning workshops. Parties, entertainment and mental stimulation are the prime goals for a large activities staff. Space is also available for rehearsals, performances, meetings, etc. For further information contact Claire Cardillo, Director of Community Outreach at UOF, 718-863-6200 x9173.

WEBSITES FOR ARTISTS: webKazoo specializes in sites for artists, creative people, crafts people. New sites, redesign, site maintenance. Visit www.webkazoo.com or call 860-664-9593.

WEBSITES FOR ARTISTS & SMALL BUSINESSES: Beautiful and easy-to-update web sites for artists and small businesses. New (and renewed) sites designed by artists to meet your needs. Photo and text preparation, domain names and hosting. Learn more at www.clearweave.

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4.      GET IT TOGETHER WORKSHOPS

Attention Bronx Arts Leaders!
New Opportunities for Advancement

Bronx Council on the Arts'
Get It Together Workshops continue!

Brought to you by The Bronx Arts Stabilization Fund*
dedicated to building capacity and stability for
all our arts groups by providing
FREE assessment, FREE seminars, FREE workshops,
FREE one-on-one–consulting and FREE clinics
facilitated by professional consultants

DON'T MISS THIS OPPORTUNITY!!
For details, contact BCA at 718-931-9500 x24 or visit www.bronxarts.org.

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Tuesday: 10/05/04 -- 6:00-9:00pm
Website Building Basics*

Learn ways to utilize free resources over the internet to build your own website. An introductory workshop on what resources are currently available to build a website with little or no start up costs. Workshop begins with a power point presentation on how to search the internet for free resources. We then proceed to the media lab at The Point for a brief hands-on training session. Due to the limited availability of computers, please pre-register for seating. Also, if demand requires more than these two "Website Building Workshops", additional training will be scheduled - dates & times to be announced.

The Point
940 Garrison Avenue in the Bronx
(entrance on Manida Street)
RSVP to Donna McElroy
646-279-2309 or donna@corporatepa.com.

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Thursday: 10/14/04 -- 6:30-8:30pm
Arts in Education Curriculum and Assessment*

This workshop will continue our study of curriculum ties in arts integration projects. We will learn the "nuts and bolts" of a variety of educational assessment tools for measuring the impact of the arts on student achievement. Good assessment tools are essential to building long term arts partnerships. Consultant: Glenn McClure. For details, contact BCA at 718-931-9500 x20 or visit www.bronxarts.org.

Longwood Art Gallery’s Project Room
Hostos Community Community
450 Grand Concourse at 149th Street in the Bronx
718-518-6728

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Friday: 10/15/04 -- 9:00am-3:00pm
Arts in Education One-on-One Counseling Available at BCA*

Arts in Education One-on-One Counseling with Mr. Glenn McClure. You must schedule one-on-one counseling appointments.
For details and/or appointment, contact Kimberly Vasquez at 718-931-9500 x20. www.bronxarts.org.

Bronx Council on the Arts
1738 Hone Avenue (off Morris Park Avenue) in the Bronx
718-931-9500

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Tuesday: 10/26/04 -- 6:30-8:30pm
The Author/Agent Relationship: A Primer for Prose Writers*

A professional development seminar for fiction and non-fiction writers. Three agents from major literary agencies, Jim Rutman from Sterling Lord Literistic, Dorian Karchmar from Lowenstein Associates, and Julie Barer from Sanford J. Greenberger, will discuss the basics of the author/agent relationship, give advice on contracts and working with editors, and will take questions from the audience. Amy Holman, literary consultant and founder of the Literary Horizons program at Poets & Writers, will moderate. For more information or to register, call BCA’s Bronx Writers’ Center at 718-409-1265. Please pre-register by October 22.

Hostos Community College, Room 391
450 Grand Concourse at 149th Street in the Bronx
718-518-6728

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Wednesday: 10/27/04 – 6:30-8:30pm
Arts in Education Technology & More Curriculum and Assessment*

Consultant: Glenn McClure. Educational technology provides a wide range of activities for teaching artists, classroom teachers, and students. We will explore ways in which web-based technology, computer animation, and video conferencing hardware can enhance your artistic work with children. We will also see how technology-based documentation can act as a useful assessment tool. For details, contact BCA at 718-931-9500 x20 or visit www.bronxarts.org.

Longwood Art Gallery’s Project Room
Hostos Community Community
450 Grand Concourse at 149th Street in the Bronx
718-518-6728

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Thursday: 10/28/04 – 12:30pm-4:30pm
Arts in Education One-on-One Counseling Available at BCA*

Arts in Education One-on-One Counseling with Mr. Glenn McClure. You must schedule one-on-one counseling appointments.
For details and/or appointment, contact Ellen Pollan at 718-931-9500 x24. www.bronxarts.org.

Bronx Council on the Arts
1738 Hone Avenue (off Morris Park Avenue) in the Bronx
718-931-9500

Thursday: 11/4/04 – 9:00am-12:00pm
Professional Development with Rita Bowen

For details, contact Ellen Pollan at 718-931-9500 x24.
Hostos Community College (Room TBA)
450 Grand Concourse at 149th Street in the Bronx

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* This US Small Business Administration (SBA) Grant Award #SBAHQ-03-1-004 is funded
by SBA. SBA funding is not an endorsement of any products, opinions, or services.

All *SBA funded programs are extended to the public on a non discriminatory basis. Reasonable accommodations for persons with disabilities will be made, if requested at least 2 weeks in advance, Contact: E. Pollan, BCA, 1738 Hone Avenue, Bronx NY 10461, 718-931-9500 x24 to make arrangements.

Bronx Arts Stabilization Fund supported
by the
US Small Business Administration

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5.      THE BRONX WRITERS CENTER - Literary Events and Opportunities

FOR YOUR CALENDAR

POETRY READING AT THE BLUE OX BAR
Wednesday: Oct 6, 7:30pm
Poet & Visual Artist Sandra María Esteves

Poet and visual artist, Sandra María Esteves, born and raised in the Bronx, has been presenting literary collaborations since 1972. She is one of the founding members of the Nuyorican poetry movement. In addition to chapbooks and student anthologies, she has published six collections of poetry: Finding Your Way, Poems for Young Folks (No Frills Publications, 1999); Contrapunto In The Open Field (No Frills Publications, 1998); Undelivered Love Poems (No Frills Publications, 1997); Bluestown Mockingbird Mambo (Arte Publico Press, 1990); Tropical Rain: A Bilingual Downpour (African Caribbean Poetry Theater, 1984); and Yerba Buena (Greenfield Review Press, 1980; selected Best Small Press by Library Journal). As an active poetry advocate and cultural worker, Ms. Esteves has conducted literary programs for Teachers & Writers Collaborative, the Caribbean Cultural Center, Bronx Council on the Arts, and El Museo del Barrio, among numerous others. Additionally, her work has appeared in countless anthologies. Ms. Esteves’ readings will be followed by an audience open mic session. The Blue Ox Bar is located at 2576 Third Avenue at 139th Street. For more information, call BCA’s Bronx Writers’ Center at 718-409-1265.

AFTER-SCHOOL WRITING WORKSHOP AT BCA’S BRONX WRITERS’ CENTER
Wednesdays, from Oct 13 thru Dec 8, 3:30-5:30pm
Taught by WritersCorps instructor and poet Andre Alexander

Does your teen love to write rhymes, lyrics or poetry? BCA’s Bronx Writers’ Center is offering a weekly, after-school writing workshop on Wednesdays for teens between the ages of 14-18. Emphasis will be on exploring the connections between spoken word, performance, hip-hop and poetry. The Bronx Writers’ Center is located in the Westchester Square Library at 2521 Glebe Ave. Pre-registration is required. Please register by October 8 by calling BWC at 718-409-1265.

BWC’s UPTOWN LOCAL AT THE KINGSBRIDGE LIBRARY
Wednesday: Oct 20, 6:30pm
Fiction Writer Josh Kendall

Josh Kendall, the winner of the Bronx Writers’ Center Fellowship Award, will read from his winning manuscript. The reading will be followed by a Q & A session, open mic and wine and cheese. The Kingsbridge Regional Branch of the New York Public Library is located at 280 W. 231st & Corlear Ave, Bronx, NY. Telephone: 718-548-5656. Take the 1/9 Train to 231St and walk 2 blocks west to Corlear Ave. For more information, call BCA’s Bronx Writers’ Center at 718-409-1265.

THE AUTHOR/AGENT RELATIONSHIP: A PRIMER FOR PROSE WRITERS
AT HOSTOS COMMUNITY COLLEGE, ROOM 391
Tuesday: Oct 26, 7:00- 9:00pm
A Professional Development Seminar for Fiction and Non-Fiction Writers

Three agents from major literary agencies, Jim Rutman from Sterling Lord Literistic, Dorian Karchmar from Lowenstein Associates, and Julie Barer from Sanford J. Greenberger, will discuss the basics of the author/agent relationship, give advice on contracts and working with editors, and will take questions from the audience. Amy Holman, literary consultant and founder of the Literary Horizons program at Poets & Writers, will moderate. Hostos Community College is located at 450 Grand Concourse in the Bronx. Take the #4 or 5 train to Grand Concourse. For more information or to register, call BCA’s Bronx Writers’ Center at 718-409-1265. Please pre-register by October 22.

BLESSED RAGE FOR ORDER: A POETRY WORKSHOP AT
LONGWOOD ART GALLERY’S PROJECT ROOM, HOSTOS COMMUNITY COLLEGE
Thursdays, from Oct 28 thru Dec 9, 6:30-8:30pm

This weekly Thursday workshop, with BWC Fellow Craig Morgan Teicher, will focus on the development of basic poetic skills through critique of student poems and close reading of poems by established masters and contemporary poets. We will discuss the basic elements of poetry writing, such as the image, the line, tone, the associative leap and the relationship of form to content. Through engaged class discussion, we will hone our aesthetic sensibilities, our technique, and our enjoyment of poetry. Craig Morgan Teicher has poems appearing in The Paris Review, American Letters & Commentary and Pleiades. His reviews appear regularly in Boston Review, Chelsea and other publications. He lives and teaches in Brooklyn and is also completing his MFA thesis at Columbia University. Hostos Community College is located at 450 Grand Concourse at 149th Street in the Bronx.To register, call the BCA’s Bronx Writers’ Center at 718-409-1265. Pre-registration required by October_26.

POETRY READING AT THE LONGWOOD ART GALLERY @ HOSTOS
Wednesday: Nov 3, 6:00pm
Reading by Guy LeCharles Gonzalez & Jessica Torres

In conjunction with Mercury/Mercurio, a large-scale mixed-media video installation by artist Wanda Raimundi-Ortíz, the Bronx Writers’ Center & Longwood Art Gallery present Guy LeCharles Gonzalez and Jessica Torres, Bronx-based, Puerto Rican poets who, like Raimunidi-Ortíz, use their work to explore their Puerto Rican heritage and experiences. Guy LeCharles Gonzalez is a Mets fan from the Bronx. He has won poetry slams, founded a reading series, and co-authored a book of poetry. Jessica Torres is an organizer of the Acentos reading series and has been a featured reader at SOUL NATION, the synonymUS Ascencion showcase at the Chashama Art Space, and Bar 13. This is a free event of BCA’s Bronx Cultural Trolley program. For trolley information or reservations, call 718-931-9500 x33 or e-mail trolley@bronxarts.org.

POETRY READING AT THE BLUE OX BAR
Wednesday: Nov 3, 7:30pm
Poet/Comedian Regie Cabico

Poet/Comedian Regie Cabico's television appearances include HBO's Def Poetry Jam, MTV's Free Your Mind and PBS' "In The Life". His work appears in over 30 anthologies including Aloud: Voices from the Nuyorican Poets Cafe and The Outlaw Bible of American Poetry. He co-edited Poetry Nation: A North American Anthology of Fusion Poetry. He is the author of several solo shows, most recently "Straight Out" directed by reg e gaines. He took top prizes at the 1993, 1994 & 1997 National Poetry Slams and won the 1993 Nuyorican Poets Cafe Grand Slam. Mr. Cabico’s readings will be followed by an audience open mic session. The Blue Ox Bar is located at 2576 Third Avenue at 139th Street. For more information, call BCA’s Bronx Writers’ Center at 718-409-1265.

NOTE: BWC will once again host poetry reading at the Blue Ox on December 1st, playing host to Poet Michael Cirelli. Mr. Cirelli is a widely anthologized poet who is currently published in The New York Quarterly, Poetry Motel & Word Is Bond, and has seven self-published chapbooks to his credit.

OPPORTUNITY LISTINGS

MANUSCRIPT EVALUATION FOR FICTION WRITERS: BWC Fellowship winner, fiction writer and editor Josh Kendall will evaluate adult literary fiction manuscripts. If you are interested in getting an editorial viewpoint on your work, send no more than a 30 page excerpt from your manuscript, along with a synopsis, and a self-addressed, stamped envelope to: Manuscript Evaluation, BCA’s Bronx Writers’ Center, 2521 Glebe Ave., Bronx, NY 10461. Mansucripts will be reviewed on a first come, first serve basis, and no more than 10 will be accepted. BWC will offer this service again in March 2005.

5th ANNUAL WRITER’S DIGEST SHORT STORY COMPETITION: We're looking for fiction that's bold, brilliant...but brief. Send us your best in 1,500 words or less. The Prizes: 1st Place: $3,000; 2nd Place: $1,500; 3rd Place: $500; 4th through 10th Place: $100. the names and story titles of the 1st-10th place winners will be printed in the June 2005 Writer's Digest, and the winners will receive the 2005 Novel & Short Story Writer's Market.
For complete guidelines and an entry form, visit http://www.writersdigest.com/specialoffers.asp?DMshort091604. Deadline for Submissions: December 1, 2004!

CALL FOR MANUSCRIPTS: Writing Magazine needs how-to & inspirational articles for writer, with emphasis on the writing of fiction, nonfiction, poetry, children’s & young adult literature. Feature articles 2000-3000 words, columns & departments 800-1000 words. Rates for articles range from 450 for book reviews to $300-500 for columns & $350 to $800 for features, depending on length, complexity & research required. Payment on acceptance. Contact: www.writermag.com or
www.writermag.com/wrt/static/sudmissionguidelines.shtml.

NUYORICAN POETS CAFÉ'S FIFTH NIGHT FILM AND MEDIA PROJECT presents fully-cast, staged readings of original screenplays of works by national and international screenwriters. The venue is located in New York City's East Village. The program provides services in finding a director, casting director, and cast for readings. There is a $15 application fee. Scripts must be less than 80 pages and should be sent to The Fifth Night, PO Box 20328, Tompkins Square Station, New York, NY 10009.

POETRY COMPETITON seeking poetry of all styles, lengths addressing issues of social concern. Previously published poems accepted. For more info contact: Ave Jeanne, Black Bear Review, 1916 Lincoln St, Corydon, PA, 19021.

BWC CONGRATULATES
Merrill Feitell, Allison Lynn, George Edward Tait, Liz Warner and Paula Younger

2001 Chapter One winner Merrill Feitell’s book, Here Beneath Low-Flying Planes, was published in September by University of Iowa Press. For more information on Merrill's book, and her reading schedule, visit www.merrillfeitell.com.

Chapter One winner Allison Lynn's first novel, Now You See It, was published in July by Touchstone Books, a division of Simon & Schuster.

Bronx WritersCorps instructor George Edward Tait’s book, The Baker's Dozen: Selected Dance Poems of George Edward Tait, was recently published by Dance Giant Steps. For more information, e-mail Georgeedwardtait999@yahoo.com.

Bronx WritersCorps instructor Liz Warner’s translation of Nicanor Parra's Antipoems: How to Look Better and Feel Great was published in September by New Directions. Liz wrote the introduction as well. For more information, visit www.ndpublishing.com.

The first chapter of BWC Fiction Fellow Paula Younger's novel, entitled Watering Roses, will appear in the Winter 2005 issue of The Ledge.

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6.       BCA DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION

INTENSIVE ARTHANDLERS TRAINING PROGRAM
An Ongoing Program of BCADC’s Fine Arts & Technical Services Bureau

The Intensive Arthandlers Training Program provides arts institutions with a short but effective career enhancement program for their artists, as well as new hires, mid-level technical staff and administrative staff with risk management responsibilities. The program is designed as a forum and stresses the practical application of generally accepted principles of art handling. During a typical program period, 15 to 20 working artists and museum personnel are trained for employment in museums, galleries, corporations and auction houses throughout NYC and the metropolitan area.

An Arthandler is responsible for the maintenance of fine art works and artifacts, including intake and preparation, packing and shipping, and exhibition installation and dismantling. The training program was designed to enhance the skills of the traditional pool of arthandlers; artists and arts institution personnel who wish to support themselves in arts and cultural institutions, while satisfying a critically important need of the industry. Since its implementation in 1998, the demand for quality arthandlers has exceeded our supply.

NEW PARTICIPANTS ARE INVITED TO APPLY

To qualify for this training program, participants must have institutional support. Sponsor institutions may recommend full-time, part-time, and temporary employees as well as freelancers. BCADC will strive to achieve a balance in work specialties and scope; however enrollment will be weighted at the apprentice level.

There are 9-12 sessions per program (72–120 hours of class/workshop time) currently held at the New York Public Library - Mott Haven Branch, Mondays, Wednesdays and Thursdays from 9:30 am – 5;30 pm (8 hours per day). Participants receive a credit counseling and financial planning seminar, a workshop in legal and tax issues, and independent contracting, and career development.

BCADC coordinates community-based services and functions as job developers to assist participants with careers in arts establishments. The program makes referrals to Adult Education course work, including ESL, GED, computer operation classes and Commercial Driver Licensing classes for those requesting it.
The yearly salary for an experienced full-time arthandler ranges from $20,000 to $60,000 or $15.00 to $35.00 per hour for temporary workers. Also, most employers offer benefit packages for full-time employees valued at $1,500 to $5,000 per year.

The Development Corporation will conduct a review of applications, interview, and one or more orientation sessions to determine applicant eligibility and level of interest.
Applicants must:
• Have basic verbal, mathematical, and measuring skills;
• Demonstrate an appropriate degree of physical strength and agility;
• Be familiar with hand tools such as hammers, saws, and screwdrivers, pliers and wrenches and their safe use;
• Be familiar with elementary construction materials, such as drywall, framing materials, and lumber;
• Demonstrate care and accuracy in any related field.

A copy of the application can be found on www.bronxarts.org/gp_bcadc_ah_application.pdf.
For more information on the Arthandlers program, contact BCADC Director Kim Hamilton-Shakir at 718-401-9558 or finearts@bronxarts.org.

THE ARTISANS INITIATIVE

The Artisans Initiative, a program of BCADC, is designed to provide outreach, services and training to underrepresented artisans of the Diaspora. The program’s goal is to cultivate a viable cultural and economic asset within our communities by providing technical assistance, tips on marketing and valuable small business training. We will create a marketplace to sell their original products and encourage entrepreneurial activities by this special group of craftspeople.

We define Folk Art as works of art originating among the common people of a given nation or region and such work reflects the traditional culture of that area. These can be 'everyday' or seasonal festival items produced by unschooled artists. Artisans and folk artists are people that create works such as handmade jewelry, leather goods, pottery, textiles, and clothing to name a few.

Our main focus includes, but is not limited to, immigrant and/or refugee communities residing in the Bronx and the artists who use their art to perpetuate and preserve cultural practices. We strive to encourage the use of one’s culture as an asset and a tool for community empowerment. We will determine eligibility for participation based on the quality of the craftsmanship and the individual's desire to pursue their interest in their craft. We intend to provide the services and programming necessary to maximize the impact of the economic and cultural assets of these fine additions to our neighborhoods. We believe technical support, loan and grant opportunities, marketing via traditional means, as well as e-commerce, can help them improve the quality of life for all involved.

Career Development in the form of small business management counseling and pre-marketplace marketing workshops to ensure merchant productivity will be offered to participants. Additionally, BCADC coordinates community-based services and functions as market developers to assist participants in launching independent careers as entrepreneurs.

To be considered for the Artisans Initiative program, candidates must:
• Be an immigrant or be a descendant of immigrants/refugees;
• Create original works/contemporary crafts that he/she is willing to sell;
• Be willing to participate in or be represented at marketplace events;
• Be able to produce enough products to sell;
• Participate in pre-marketplace workshops.

For more information on the Artisans Initiative program, contact Project Coordinator Wanda Raimundi-Ortiz at 718-401-9558 or wanda@bronxarts.org.

The Artisan’s Marketplace, a program of BCA’s Artisan’s Initiative & the Bronx Culture Trolley, offers authentic and affordable crafts by Bronx artisans. A featured Trolley attraction on the First Wednesday of the month in the Hostos Community College Atrium, the Artisans Marketplace is a great place to browse and a great place to shop!

Remaining 2004 First Wednesday Marketplace dates are October 6th, November 3rd, and December 1st -- a great time and place to do you holiday shopping! Marketplace hours are from 5:30 - 8:30pm.

For more information on the Artisans Marketplace, contact Wanda Raimundi-Ortiz at 718-401-9558 or wanda@bronxarts.org.

To be considered for the Artisans Marketplace, please fill out and send in the Artisans Application Submission Form found on http://www.bronxarts.org/art_grants_artisans_application.pdf

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7.       HEALTH RELATED INFORMATION FOR THE ARTS COMMUNITY

Pocket Guide to Good Health Care for Children
This nicely organized and clearly written guide provides information on: Doctors and nurses, checkups, tests, and immunizations, growth and development, your child in the world, a list of resource organizations, and checklists to keep track of immunizations, checkups, and the like. Developed by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.

http://www.ahrq.gov/ppip/childguide/

Terrific Food Info Source
The Cook's Thesaurus provides information on food and is a great resource for anyone on a restricted diet. Almost every entry has a picture, and all have information on substitutes and the effect on recipes if you use the substitute. Simple to navigate.

http://www.foodsubs.com/

Drug Savings in NY is Just a Click Away
Albany - A new state web site will help consumers faced with high prescription costs to compare prices and save up to $100 on a drug purchase while driving down the market price.

State Attorney General Eliot Spitzer recently launched the site. The Web site allows consumers to shop online for a prescription, giving comparisons by store, address and price throughout the state. A telephone help line is also provided.

Spitzer demonstrated the site yesterday and found a price difference of $100 and more for the same prescription in stores a few miles apart. He said consumers can also use the information to bargain a matching price from their regular pharmacy.

”Although not comprehensive,” Spitzer said, “the information covers 170 pharmacies including major chains in 25 counties, including all but Suffolk County in the New York area. It will be updated at least monthly.”

A spokesman for Spitzer said Suffolk wasn't included because the county has listed its own price comparisons since 2001.

New Mexico and Maryland have sites that post store prices, but New York's site is the only interactive one that allows consumers to target stores within a few miles of their home or workplace, according to Spitzer's office. The site uses prices that all drug stores must report under state law on common drugs.

The Web site is www.NYAGRx.org, and the toll free number is 800-771-7755, option #3.
Suffolk information is at www.co.suffolk.ny.us.

Free Training Series for Families & Professionals Needing Programs & Services for Children with Disabilities.
Resources for Children with Special Needs, Inc. Presents 2004-2005 Free Training Series For Families & Professionals Needing Programs & Services for Children with Disabilities.

• Bronx -- Steven Sales Day Care Center 80 East 181st Street, Bronx, NY 10453
• November 9, 2004, Education Options for Children with Special Needs, 10:00am-1:00pm
• December 7, 2004, Transition from School to Adult Life, 10:00am-1:00pm

For more information, contact Gary Shulman at 212-677-4650 or gshulman@resourcesnyc.org.

www.resourcesnyc.org

Get Checked for Cervical Cancer
Pap tests save lives.

Cancer of the cervix (the lower end of the uterus that connects with the vagina) develops slowly and usually causes no symptoms. Regular Pap tests can prevent cervical cancer by finding cells that can be treated before they become cancer. Pap tests can also find lesions early to prevent cancer from spreading.

Women 18 and older who have ever been sexually active should get a Pap test every 1 to 3 years. The Cervical Cancer Health Bulletin

http://www.nyc.gov/html/doh/pdf/public/dohmhnews3-07.pdf tells you what you need to know about Pap tests, Cervical Cancer risk factors, and other information about preventative steps and treatment.

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