Haiku with Iona College @ the Poet's Corner

Poet's Corner 570 Main Street New Rochelle

Join Iona College Students TONIGHT for an Off-Campus Poetry Reading Event at The Poet's Corner.
They are looking for talented poets, comics and musicians. Come out and put your special talent on display. 
 Email ksuatuto1@iona.edu if you are interested in hitting the stage.

Refreshments will be provided!

For transportation to and from Iona

Sponsored by:
Off-Campus Housing, Kaleidoscope,
Office of Student Development,  and the S.E.L.F-Help Foundation of New Rochelle

Bench Press - Take a Seat..Anywhere

Bench Press Seating

Part of my Gallery ROC tour included this super invention to portably park your posterior -Bench Press. Don't be fooled by the name, this nifty creation has nothing to do with pumping iron. It is all about having a seat whilst waiting on a bus. Along the Q39 & B57 bus routes; there are tons of stops however, no place to sit - unless you count an aggressive looking fire hydrant or two. I chatted up the guys from BROLAB and marveled at the craftsmanship of their posthaste chaise. Check out video Bench Press -BRO LAB

                           

Gallery ROC- If These Walls Could Talk

Gallery ROC

The ArtsFest kickoff Thursday night brought out the art aficionados in Westchester. Gallery ROC, at 2 Division street was a labyrinth of liquid latex. Purveyors meandered from studio to studio ogling canvass and sculptures. If you did not come out for the preview, you should definitely check out the gallery soon, the piece I was coveting vanished right before my eyes (sigh). The downtown area is quickly becoming -The "Williamsburg of Westchester" with all of the gallery and shops opening up, you may have to make a reservation to be part of the sensation.

Harps Alive - With the Sound of Music

The New Rochelle ArtsFest music lineup continues!
Friday September 22nd & Saturday September 23rd

Sunday 3-4pm 
The Westchester Harp Ensemble @ The Pelman Arts Center with a performance by Lois Colin and her students.

Saturday 12-6pm
Drumming Circle with Damon Jackson @ grow Lincoln Park Community Garden. Energize your body, mind and sprit as you express yourself through rhythm.

Saturday Afternoon
Music in the Courtyard. Patterson Productions & The Latin Jazz Express come through with a lineup of Hip Hop Artists at the Pelham Art Center.

Concept Cube - Nothing square about this

      

   The Museum of Arts & Culture will showcase the work of New Rochelle High School alumni artists as part of ArtsFest next weekend, September 22^nd and 23^rd. Created by 2009 graduates Jesus Baez and Rebecca Mills, the show, titled “Concept Cube,” was designed to show off the skills of the New Rochelle High School art alumni while also highlighting the strength of the school’s visual arts program. The exhibit features works in a variety of media including painting, photography, sculpture and video. 

The MAC will be open Thursday night, September 20^th as part of the ArtsFest preview, and again on Saturday, September 22^nd from 12:30 to 5 pm. ArtsFest, organized by the New Rochelle Council on the Arts, is a weekend-long celebration featuring free art exhibits and performances at 32 venues in New Rochelle and Pelham; for a complete calendar of ArtsFest events visit www.newrochellearts.org.

New Rochelle High School

     Mr. Baez is currently signed with Tearsheet Education and is also a freelance graphics designer and fashion photographer. Ms. Mills works for the Pelham Art Center as the weekend assistant and is a feminist illustrator. Baez and Mills are currently collaborating on numerous projects and “aspire to arouse an art movement in New Rochelle adopting young underground artists.”

 

Artisan Purveyor - Eye on the Arts Festival

September 22nd & 23rd - New Rochelle Arts Fest

All Aboard! The sound of the New Rochelle Trolley promotes a Pavlovian response evoking visions of abstract lines and baroque influences. If Cristies & Southebys are not rolling out the red carpet for you, don't waste your time securing a publicist to garner you a seat; simply head straight to the New Rochelle Arts Fest and check out Westchester's best kept secret- High Art at affordable prices.

Media Loft

Media Loft-  This Webster Street Gallery is a MUST SEE!
Artist & Friends exhibit Sat12:30-7 Sun 12:30-5

 

 Pelham Art Center - Fifteen artists explore concepts of maps and journeys through a variety of media. Sat 12-5 & Sun 12:30- 5pm

Castle Gallery @ The College of New Rochelle - The works of Nava Atlas, Maureen Cummings and Ann Lovette explore contemporary culture through the lens of the past. Sat & Sun 12-5. Opening reception on Sunday from 2-4

Music to Your Ears - Feastival on the Sound

The New Rochelle Arts Festival rolls into town Saturday September 22nd/23rd  & brings the sounds from the Sound with them. This two day festival has an abundance of musicians to have you dancing in the streets.

Saturday 1-2pm
Sing Along with the Songcatchers @ Garito Manor: Sr.Beth Dowd will lead her Songcatchers Choir and residents in singing a variety of songs.

Sunday 3-5pm
New Rochell Opera @ Iona College presents Four Sopranos. Admission $20/$18

Saturday 12-6
Drumming Circle with Damon Jackson. Head to the Lincoln Park Community Garden to express your self as you dance to the rhythm.

Sunday 3-4pm
Harps o' Plenty! The Westchester Harp Ensemble at Pelham Art Center featuring a performance by Lois Colin and her class of talented students.

Saturday Afternoon
Music in the Courtyard!  Join Patterson Productions & The Latin Jazz Express with a line-up of Latin Hop Hop Artists at the Pelham Art Center

Jugglers, Unicyclicsts & Clowns Oh My!

In a little more than two short weeks the Arts Fest comes to town. The celebrations start at noon and will keep the kids happy while the adults are hoping on and off of the Arts Fest Trolleys!

Saturday 9/22
11:30- 5pm New Rochelle's own AJ's Burgers & New Rochelle Chevrolet will host an Innovative Classic Car Show adjacent to City Hall. Beautiful preserved classic cars from the 20th & 21st centuries will be on display.

12-6 Lincoln Avenue Arts & Culture Fest: Dance performances, drumming, exhibitions, film screenings, cultural bazaar and a garden tour. Lincoln Avenue and Remington Place.

12-5:30  Downtown Circus Performers: Jugglers, fire-spinners, unicyclists and clowns entertain throughout the entire downtown area courtesy of the New Rochelle Public Library and the Downtown Business Improvement District.

12-5:30 Potpourri at the PAC House Theater The Monroe Drama Club performs scenes from "Proof" and "Fool for Love" Westchester Review Literary Journal & Writers from Hudson to the Sound will read from their works. Live music, art gallery exhibit & a fish fry.

Sat 12:30-7pm Sunday 12:30-5 Blackboard Pizza adds tasting treats to accent the Fest! Patterson Productions brings you the Latin Jazz Express! Line up to satisfy your taste buds while you swing to the music!

Curry up and go! Rangoli - New Delhi Comes to New Ro

615 Main Street New Rochelle, NY

Translated as the "Festival of Colors",  Rangoli warms the heart and stimulates the pallet. The room is vibrant and vivid and acts as a tasty temple up north. From the elegant dining room to the comfortable lounge you can covet your curry at Rangoli!

As a featured restaurant in the best of Westchester, this restaurant/bar/lounge defies the odds of how many good things it can be at once. Try the Grilled Lamb Chops, Goan Fish Curry, Malai Kofta, Daal Tadk and I am certain you will be hooked. Then grab a partner and belly dance the night away in this sari ridden sanctuary tucked away on Main street.