Friday, February 6, 2009

Event Reminders: TGIF!

Shorewalkers @ Orchard Beach
Tomorrow, 2/7, at 10 a.m., Shorewalkers has organized a five-mile hike along Orchard Beach, possibly with a visit to City Island. Meet at the Orchard Beach restrooms near the beach side of the parking lot; reservations: (914) 478-1172, (212) 330-7686. Cost is $3. Click here for more info.

'The Flight' Opening Reception @ Bronx Blue Bedroom Project
Opening reception for 'The Flight – An Installation and Video by Fannie AlliĆ©' will be held at Bronx Blue Bedroom Project (309 Alexander Avenue, #3A) tomorrow, 2/7, from 2 to 5pm. 'The Flight' is an exhibition in which a video of a window is projected on the actual windows of the bedroom. This video revolves around a character’s interaction with his window. In the blue bedroom, she will also install a bed next to the projection. On this bed, there will be a human body shape, sleeping. The artist is interested in creating an intimate environment where imaginary and real world, fiction and reality would be combined together. Using the image of the window -which is a separation between the viewer and the outside world, she focuses on the dreams or the unconscious desires that anyone can have. The installation will be on view thru Feb 28. Click here for more info.

Family Art Project @ Wave Hill
This weekend's Family Art Project at Wave Hill is 'Zigzag a Book of Winter Wonders.' Guest artist Scherezade shows you how to construct a handmade nature journal. Fill it with sketches and watercolors inspired by twisty bare branches, colorful greenhouse blossoms and other Wave Hill winter delights. Free with admission. Click here for more info.

Last Weekend for 'Graffiti: Spirit of an Age @ 40 x 10
Tomorrow, 2/7, is the last day for 'Graffiti: Spirit of an Age @ 40 x 10,' which highlights works by artists who began their careers as teens creating graffiti art, and have now expanded to drawing, painting and sculpture. This free exhibit is on view at the Longwood Gallery at Hostos Community College, 450 Grand Concourse at 149th Street. Click here for more information, or call (718) 518-6728 or (718) 931-9500, ext. 33. [Listing courtesy of bronxmall.com]

Events @ Bronx Library Center
The Bronx Library Center, located at 310 E. Kingsbridge Rd. off Fordham Road, will host several events this weekend, including: African Dance, for children, Feb. 7 at 2 p.m.; and events for adults, all at 2:30 p.m., and A Musical Tribute to Sam Cooke, performed by NYC jazz/pop vocalist Cody Childs, Feb. 7. Click here for more information, or call (718) 579-4244. [Listing courtesy of bronxmall.com]

Donizetti's @ Lehman
The Met's production of Lucia di Lammermoor unfurls a tight tapestry of family honor, forbidden love, heartbreak, madness, and death. Donizetti's opera is based on a British novel about 17th-century Scotland and is about implacable enemies, cross-purposes that cannot be resolved, and, above all, one woman's unquestioning, unquenchable love. Lucia loves beyond reason and conveys her love in extravagant song. Performance is free and takes place tomorrow, 2/7, at 1pm in the Lovinger Theatre. Click here for more info.

BREAK: The Urban Funk Spectacular @ Lehman
From the streets of the Bronx to the stages of the world, "Break, The Urban Funk Spectacular" traces the history of Hip Hop dancing over the last thirty years. This tribute to a unique American urban art form features young talented artists showing off their moves: Breakdancing, Locking and Popping, Electric Boogaloo, Power Tumbling, as well as DJ-ing and Bucket Drumming. Concert is tomorrow, 2/7, at 8pm in Lehman's Lovinger Theatre. Tickets range from $35 to $10. Click here for more info.

Bronx Symphony Orchestra @ Hostos
The Bronx Symphony Orchestra will have a performance this Sunday, 2/8, at 3pm at Hostos Community College. General admission is $12, and student/senior tickets are $7. Click here for more info.

If there's an event happening this weekend that we missed, please send it to boogiedowner@gmail.com... thanks!

~ErLu

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