Wednesday, May 28, 2014
Embroidery Plaza Dedication Ceremony
(Union City, NJ) The City of Union City, Mayor Brian P. Stack & Board of Commissioners will hold a Dedication Ceremony for "Embroidery Plaza" on Friday, May 30, 2014 at 6:00 PM on New York Avenue between 30th & 31st Street in recognition of the many persons who worked in Union City in the flourishing embroidery industry. For many years Union City was widely known as the "Embroidery Capital of the World".
The Mayor and Commissioners will be present, as well as historical commentary by City Historian, Gerard Karabin, and Assistant Historian Jane Pedler. Classic cars will be on display, and several sculptures constructed from dismantled embroidery machinery will be unveiled. Following the ceremony there will be a performance by members of West Hudson Opera featuring John Jay Hebert, tenor; Iris Karlin, soprano; and David Maiullo on piano.
One of the sculptures being unveiled will be "The Embroidery Tree" which was originally displayed at the "First Lady Luncheon" on September 25, 2012 at the Pierre Hotel on 61st Street & 5th Avenue in NYC. It was designed by Amy Cheung with Henry & Adam Garcia of Marco Designs LLC, and painted by Aldo Sanchez "Zar". The sculptures are graciously being donated by the artists.
About the making of "The Embroidery Tree" Sculpture
Amy Cheung is a fashion designer. At the time she designed "The Embroidery Tree" she had been invited to display her work at various events throughout NYC. This particular event where the tree was displayed was the "First Lady Luncheon" in NYC in 2012. Amy wanted a unique tree which would bear the "fruits" of her work (shirts that rolled into its own pocket forming a ball). During this time Marco Designs LLC had obtained a property which contained four huge embroidery machines which were disassembled. Using the metal "I" beams the Garcia's cut and welded them together and Aldo Sanchez completed the work with colorful paint. More about Amy Cheung: http://www.handkerchief.com.hk/home
Marco Designs LLC
Henry Garcia
Adam Garcia
Aldo Sanchez aka "Zar"
"Zar" is an old school Graffiti artist who developed a significant amount of recognition through his art he shared with the community during the time when Graffiti art was being implemented as street art.
Everyone in the community is invited to attend. Admission is free.
Benefit Gala to Support Art Youth Group
The Grace Theatre Workshop, Inc., a not-for-profit youth based organization dedicated to providing free classes in the performing arts to children, will be holding their annual Spring Benefit Gala on Thursday, June 5, 2014 at 7:00 PM at the elegant The Graycliff, 122 Moonachie Avenue, Moonachie, New Jersey. The Gala will feature live performances, delicious dinner, dance music, and a great time. The organization will also be presenting Community Service Awards to individuals who have contributed to the betterment of the community as a whole.
The evening will feature first class performances by West Hudson Opera members John Jay Hebert & Jacqueline Thompson accompanied on piano by Jason Hart; a special performance by Jeanne Koehler on the harp; and Eric Grossman on violin with Lida Mancheva on piano.
Donations for the Spring Benefit Gala are $100.00 per person and can be purchased by visiting: http://www.gracetheatre.com/annualspringbene.html
Now into its fourteenth year, The Grace Theatre provides free classes in Ballet, Jazz, Hip Hop, Tap/Rhythm, Folkloric Dance/Salsa, Flamenco, Singing, and Acting to children from Hudson County as well as free admission to professional performances to the students and their families. This school year alone, over four hundred students received free classes at the Grace Theatre.
The Grace Theatre Workshop, Inc. has received much critical acclaim for its professional theatrical productions and is the premiere presenter of bilingual and Spanish language theatre in the State of New Jersey. This year alone, the Grace Theatre has been the recipient of the prestigious ACE Award as well as the ATI Award.
The Grace Theatre Workshop, Inc. is a not-for-profit 501(c)3 organization, and therefore donations are tax deductible. Any contribution is greatly appreciated. If unable to attend but would like to make a donation, please log on to: www.GraceTheatre.com
Or mail a check or money order payable to:
The Grace Theatre Workshop
P.O. Box 4412
Union City, NJ 07087
For more information, please visit: www.GraceTheatre.com
Please support the arts and our children.
It will undoubtedly be a wonderful evening.
Monday, May 12, 2014
Tuesday, April 29, 2014
Cuban Cinema in Union City
Conversation About Cuban Film
with renowned filmmaker Ricardo Bacallao… "The Cuban Woody Allen"
& World Premiere of the film "Mondongo Cubano"
The City of Union City presents Conversation About Cuban Film with renowned filmmaker Ricardo Bacallao, known as "The Cuban Woody Allen" on Wednesday, May 21, 2014 at 8:00 PM at the William V. Musto Cultural Center, 420 - 15 Street, Union City, NJ. There will be live music and refreshments. Admission is free.
The evening will be dedicated to a discussion about Cuban cinema, its style, and its influence on filmmaking world-wide. The World Premiere screening of the short film "Mondongo Cubano" will be followed by a question and answer period with its director/producer, Ricardo Bacallao.
About Ricardo Bacallao
"There is a small group of modern filmmakers who have made a significant impact in the New York City film industry, and in doing so, revolutionized the industry as a whole and most importantly how the general public sees their respective communities; most notably Spike Lee, Martin Scorsese, and Woody Allen. These three exceptional filmmakers are New York. What was missing? The Latino perspective. Now add to this short list a hungry, young, Cuban filmmaker trained at some of the world's most prestigious film schools, and you have Ricardo Bacallao.
Ricardo Bacallao was born in Havana, Cuba. He graduated as Director of film, TV, and Radio from Havana's Superior Institute, and received his MFA in film from NYU (Tisch Asia school of the Art, in Singapore). While living in Madrid and Berlin, Ricardo participated several times in the Berlin Film Festival, including being awarded as the first Cuban representative to the festival's Talent Campus at the first time event in 2003 and awarded again in 2004. In 2010, a segment Ricardo produced for CUNY TV's magazine show Nueva York won a New York Emmy Award. Since that time, he has been working as a freelance director, Cameraman, producer and editor of documentary and Fiction. “Mondongo Cubano”; “Christmas Therapy” are the latest short films. His current documentary is “Rite of Passage” for California Endowment Fund, about the curriculum program of Dr. Maulana Karenga, who created Kwaanza. Ricardo first came to the U.S. in December of 2005 from Germany, when he was invited to tour universities around the United States screening his documentaries on topics such as race, immigration, Santeria, and madness in the arts. Bacallao is just completing "The Uncle’s Request”, his first feature film, a Political thriller, and Romañach, a dramedy, is in pre-production. The goal of Ricardo is to produce a feature film every year in the U.S. with the background of the Cuban perspective as Woody Allen, Scorsese and Spike Lee did films for their communities. No doubt that Ricardo will accomplish this goal. If the aforementioned filmmakers are synonymous to NYC, then we can safely say… Ricardo Bacallao is "The Cuban Woody Allen". "
--The Hudson Independent News
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