Showing posts with label Union City Art. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Union City Art. Show all posts

Friday, March 29, 2013

Cabaret at the Museum






















Get ready for a good old time!!!

www.UnionCityMuseum.org
The place for entertainment!!!

 "Cabaret at the Museum", the new monthly music/cabaret series held at the Union City Museum of Art. 

On Friday, April 19, 2013 the show will feature "Rev. Yolanda's Old Time Gospel Hour"  with special guest Tracy Stark; and hosted by Lucio Fernandez.

Rev. Yolanda's Old Time Gospel Hour is:  "A Gender Bending Gospel Celebration for The New Thought Generation" Taking traditional sounding melodies and instrumentation, Rev. Yolanda creates new inspirational songs with lyrics that affirm the God/Goddess within, and embrace the diversity of humankind.

Refreshments will be served & admission is free. 
For more information, visit:  www.UnionCityMuseum.org

Cabaret at the Museum 
presents
"Rev. Yolanda's Old Time Gospel Hour" 
Special guest Tracy Stark
Hosted by Lucio Fernandez
Friday, April 19, 2013
8:00 PM

Union City Museum of Art
@ The William V. Musto Cultural Center
420 - 15 Street
Union City, NJ

Free Admission
Refreshments Served

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"Rev. Yolanda's Old Time Gospel Hour" 
starring Rev. Yolanda 

Rev. Yolanda is an accomplished singer/songwriter/drag queen/performance artist and Interfaith Minister garnering awards from:
The GLBT Hall of Fame 
Outvoice GLBT Music Charts 
Pride In The Arts 
Stonewall Society 
The Fresh Fruit Festival, and more.

He has been called " The Alien Love Child of Louise Hay and John Waters, with a splash of Tammy Faye ! " 
Rev. Yolanda is an eccentric, and ecstatic performer with a southern rock, country gospel style. He brings his message of Non Duality into every event by merging GLBT and Mainstream Popular Culture with Integrated Spirituality. Possessing a soulful voice, a message of oneness, great costumes, and a wicked sense of humor, his shows and cd's emphasize love, beautiful melodies, interesting stories, and a bit of inspiration.

Rev Yolanda was born and raised as Roger Mapes in Muscle Shoals, Alabama, The Hit Recording Capital of the World and the birthplaces of
Helen Keller and W.C. Handy.

The Muscle Shoals area is populated by an abundance of musicians and visual artists/painters. Rev. Yolanda began studying music, painting and drawing at a young age with local artists and was encouraged to develop his own unique vision, which combines GLBT culture, drag performance, personal spirituality, and a love for Old Time Gospel Music. Rev. Yolanda is influenced by pop, rock, blues,gospel, country, and folk, but doesn’t self-consciously follow any one tradition…combining them all into some hybrid of his own.
Along the way Roger decided to fulfill his childhood dream of becoming a minister. He enrolled at One Spirit Interfaith Seminary in NYC and became an ordained Interfaith Minister in June 2011.

Rev. Yolanda is also a fine artist, who paints abstract expressionist paintings. Rev. Yolanda's paintings on canvas and clothing are in private collections all over the world. You can visit his art gallery here: www.fine-art.com/rogermapes
Rev. Yolanda's official website: http://www.yolanda.net

Monday, January 23, 2012

Art Show "All Too Human"

The City of Union City will host an Opening Reception of Craig Radhuber & Abby Levine's new art exhibit entitled "All Too Human" on Friday, January 27, 2012 at 7:00 PM at the William V. Musto Cultural Center located at 420 - 15th Street in Union City.  The artists will be present at the event greeting everyone; there will be live jazz music by The James Austin Trio, and refreshments will be served.  Admission to the event is free, and everyone in the community is invited to attend. 

Craig Radhuber and Abby Levine are residents of Union City.  In their work, they advocate freedom of thought and movement for all humans on the planet.  

Abby Levine was born in Newark, New Jersey and attended the Tyler School of Art, Temple University, graduating in 1976.  Since then,  her work has been exhibited in Philadelphia, New York City, New Jersey, St. Louis MO,  Massachusetts, Seattle, Lubbock, Dallas, Houston, Marfa and Austin Texas, as well as in Mexico, Canada and India. Her work has been showcased in many publications worldwide. 

Abby began working in wood in 1991, utilizing pyrography (wood-burning,) painting, layering and carving to convey her message. The work revolves around three basic themes:  politics, philosophy, and popular culture.  Her goal is to make it beautiful and playful, as well as thought provoking.

Abby is very active in Union City's thriving arts community, where she is a member of the board of the Union City Artists' Collective.  She received the Premio ARTE in 2010 for her painting and sculpture.

Craig Radhuber was born in Jersey City, and grew up in Wayne Township, New Jersey. Craig has strong ties to Union City since both of his parents were born here in the 1920s. His grandparents on both sides of his family settled in Union City and made it their home for life.
Craig built his first pinhole camera in 1966 and began to play around with photography, and by 1970 he was developing his own black and white film and creating enlargements. Craig began to show his work alongside his grandfather, William Radhuber Sr. who was renowned  for his miniature oil paintings.
Today Craig has begun to show his work again using photography and mixed media. His themes revolve around human dignity and the removal of physical and cultural barriers.  Craig has been a resident of Union City for the past two years.

Opening Reception
Craig Radhuber & Abby Levine's 
new art exhibit entitled "All Too Human" 
Friday, January 27, 2012 at 7:00 PM
William V. Musto Cultural Center
420 - 15th Street, Union City

Live Jazz Music by The James Austin Trio
Free Admission
Refreshments Served

Catch Craig and Abby's interviews on "Live On Stage":