The Bronx is burning…but for a different reason,” reports The Wall Street Journal:
That is the unofficial slogan for a new hot sauce being made from thousands of serrano peppers grown in gardens all around the borough. The fiery condiment—called the Bronx Hot Sauce—seeks to connect the artisanal-food fad with economic revitalization of New York City’s poorest borough.
“If it works, we could do some real damage here,” said John Crotty, who owns Bronx apartment buildings and is one of the founders of the hot-sauce company known as Small Axe Peppers.
The project is the first effort by GrowNYC, a nonprofit organization that has created more than 70 community gardens around the city and operates markets such as the Union Square Greenmarket, to sell products made from local gardens. The company also plans to market the sauce online, at greenmarkets and eventually at local food retailers. …
The first batch cost just under $75,000 to produce. The co-founders expect to make about $50,000 in revenue in the first year. They hope the venture will eventually to be profitable and would put much of the money back into the gardens.
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The Municipal Arts Commission and the City’s Department of Development are holding an open call for mural art. This project is open to all artists living anywhere in the U.S. Entries will be submitted digitally. See the download form here. For questions, please contact: [email protected]
"While the Bronx may not be Chelsea or Williamsburg," notes The New York Times, "it has attracted dozens of visual artists, photographers and performers in recent years with relatively affordable rents and an abundance of industrial buildings that can be pressed into use as studios":
"Many community leaders say that the influx has reinvigorated struggling neighborhoods with newcomers who promote cultural activities, and renewed focus on the arts in a borough that has been home to Milton Glaser, Larry Rivers and Daniel Libeskind, among others.
"A new photography exhibit at the Andrew Freedman Home on the Grand Concourse highlights this growing Bronx arts community. Called “The Bronx Artist Documentary Project,” the exhibit, which runs through Oct. 8, features the work of 30 photographers who recorded 80 artists as they engaged in their creative process over the past year.
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Field Day to Celebrate Arts & Culture in Bed-Stuy, Harlem, and Hunts Point
The Laundromat Project (The LP) will present its second annual Field Day festival on September 20–21, 2014. The festival showcases The LP’s own programs, while also highlighting existing cultural assets and celebrating neighborhood arts and culture in Bedford-Stuyvesant, Harlem, and Hunts Point.
Festival goers will be invited to participate in creative activities sited at laundromats and other community spaces in each neighborhood. Activities will include family-friendly art-making workshops led by professional Artist Faculty with themes that relate to the unique geography, culture, and history of each neighborhood; laundromat open “studios” with its Artists-In-Residence, and community-responsive public art programs developed by Fellows in The LP’s professional development program. Except for the Fellows, for whom Field Day serves as an opportunity to put theory into practice through experiential learning, all participating artists are residents of the neighborhoods where their Field Day activities are taking place, reflecting The LP’s mission “to amplify the creativity that already exists in communities.”
Field Day will also feature creative walks led by local artists, who will offer unique perspectives on neighborhood culture and history, and a bicycle art tour exploring Harlem and Hunts Point murals. The walks and the bicycle tour will point out notable cultural assets within each neighborhood and provide ways to connect the various sites where Field Day programs are taking place.
Field Day is the first event that intentionally connects all The LP's programs, and provides its Fellows an opportunity for applied learning, by collaboratively developing neighborhood-based, community-responsive public programs. This collaborative approach reflects The LP’s vision that artists can serve as valuable connectors and creative catalysts, able to tap into a wide range of creative assets and drawing on the creativity and culture already present in the neighborhoods where they work. In keeping with The LP’s commitment to broad arts access for New Yorkers living on modest incomes, all Field Day programs are offered free of charge.
Saturday, September 20, 12–5 PM: Harlem
• Creative Walks with local artists 2011 artist-in-residence LaTasha N. Diggs and Isla York, a culture curating collective with a pan-Caribbean diasporic focus. Walks depart from 143 W. 116th St. at 12:30 & 361 Lenox Ave at 2 PM
• Experience Harlem on My Mind, Too, a participatory project documenting Harlem stories, with artist-in-residence beluvid ola-jendai, at 361 Laundromat (361 Lenox Ave)
• Create a community sound collage and climate change solution tree at Harlem Rooted: A Collaborative Art Making Party for The People's Climate March with Create Change Fellows, WE-ACT, and Brotherhood Sister Sol at Frank White Memorial Garden (512 W 143rd St)
• Harlem Street Jam with teaching artist Sydnie Mosley: use dance, poetry, and music to build connection and creativity, at The Laundry Room (143 W 116th St.)
Saturday, September 20, 12–5 PM: Hunts Point
• Creative Walks with local artists Misra Walker and Joseph Donjai Gilmore. Walks depart from 1325 Lafayette Ave at 12:30 and 860 Longwood Ave at 2 PM
• Trade stories for kites with artist-in-residence Dennis Darkeem, 12–3 at Longwood Laundromat (860 Longwood Ave), then fly kites at Rainey Park at 3
• Greenway Sign Making: design signs to be posted along the South Bronx Greenway to raise awareness and protect and beautify the neighborhood. With teaching artist Alejandra Delfín, at Lucky Laundromat (1325 Lafayette Avenue)
• Art, movement, and yoga workshops; community sculpture, piñata making, garden tours, healthy cooking demos, a pop-up living room and story circle, and a multimedia installation on the history of Kelly Street and Hunts Point, with Create Change Fellows, at Kelly Street Garden (924 Kelly Street)
Bicycle Art Tour from Harlem to Hunts Point with Boogie Down Rides. RSVP here.
Tour departs from 361 Lenox Avenue at 1:30 PM. Bring your bike and helmet!
Sunday, September 21, 12–5 PM: Bedford-Stuyvesant
• Creative Walks with local artists Adeola Enigbokan / Archiving the City and 2012 commissioned artist Aisha Bell. Walks depart from 1618 Fulton St at 12:30 PM and 886 Dekalb Ave at 2 PM
• Experience the Department of Local Affairs, a project that sources local information to create a “reverse tourism” guidebook by and for neighborhood residents. With artist-in-residence Chloë Bass and Create Change Fellows, at Mei Tai Laundromat (886 Dekalb Ave)
• I ♥ COPS: Create button pins about policing and community accountability and reverse common narratives about protecting communities. With teaching artist Aisha Cousins at Fulton St. Laundry (1618 Fulton Street)
For more on Field Day, please visit http://laundromatproject.org/field-day-2014/
About The Laundromat Project
Since 2005, The Laundromat Project has engaged art, artists, and arts programming in laundromats and other everyday spaces, thus amplifying the creativity that already exists within communities to build local networks, solve problems, and enhance our sense of ownership in the places where we live, work, and grow.
Current Funders
The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, David Rockefeller Fund, Dedalus Foundation, EILEEN FISHER, Foundation for Contemporary Arts, Joan Mitchell Foundation, Lambent Foundation, Lily Auchincloss Foundation, Mary Duke Biddle Foundation, Materials for the Arts, Muriel Pollia Foundation, The Nathan Cummings Foundation, National Endowment for the Arts, the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council, the New York State Council on the Arts, Robert Rauschenberg Foundation, The Rockefeller Foundation New York City Cultural Innovation Fund, the Theo Westenberger Estate, and the Union Square Arts Awards.
Laundromat Partners
361 Laundromat, Fulton Street Laundry, The Laundry Room, Longwood Laundromat
Bronx BRIO Award Winner to Exhibit in Arthur Avenue's Rex Hall
Bronx, NY – August 31, 2014 – The Belmont Society of Arts & Culture and Rex Hall is proud to introduce its first artist in residence, sculptor Jeanine Alfieri. Alfieri’s solo exhibition, Ego versus Soul, is a collection of her latest works detailing her observations of our inner thoughts and actions as human beings. The show will run from October 1 through October 29, with the grand opening reception on Saturday, October 4, from 7:00PM to 10:00PM. The show will also feature a musical performance by the Monticelli Trio, a performance piece by Autumn Kioti inspired by Alfieri’s work, and food will be catered by Whoopies Miniature Dessert Company.
About the Belmont Society of Arts & Culture
The mission of the Belmont Society of Arts & Culture is to provide up and coming artists a platform to express new works in theater, film, art and education in the creative arts. To have a resident theater company of actors and writers to develop new plays; to present innovative, thought-provoking and transformational stories; develop a yearly international film festival; and a host of other creative works that inspire the human spirit and help transform lives through the arts. Renovation plans include creating a multi-functioning space that can be utilized as (a) as a cinema screening facility, (b) an exhibit, dance, recital, and theater space, and (c) as a multi-media education center. For more information about Rex Hall or to view photographs featuring the artist in residence, visit BSOAC.org.
EVENT DETAILS
Ego versus Soul
Jeanine Alfieri’s solo exhibition featuring sculpture, painting and mixed media, October 1 – 29
Opening Reception: Saturday, October 4, 7:00PM - 10:00PM
We're having an off day. It must be Triskaidekaphobia...
But, seriously, you guys have been awesome and we're re-working the Idealist Bronx page to bring you fresh and interesting content. We will be back to our regular schedule next week. In the meantime, please stay away from ladders, broken mirrors, and black cats.
This article has been reblogged from Connector Hub’s featured stories on June 4, 2014. To read more featured stories, check out Idealist’s Connector Hub.
by April Greene
We've been enjoying seeing what Connectors around the world are posting to the Resource section of their Team pages. One that's seeming to gain traction is Nextdoor, "the free private social network for your neighborhood community."
Teams in San Diego, California; Washington, D.C.; and Baton Rouge, Louisiana (likely among others) have all added it to their resource libraries. What's the draw?
Connector Stephen Hebert from Baton Rouge says:
The appeal for me is in the flexibility and free advertising. Nextdoor allows would-be community organizers to define neighborhood boundaries for new virtual communities based on what they think their neighborhood is. It also includes features like auto-mailing postcards announcing the network to your 50 nearest neighbors—for free.
Because users draw boundaries on maps around particular households, it is anchored to the land in a way that encourages localization. My Nextdoor network is just a few square miles (<5), 584 households, and about 27 members, but I've heard of other networks with thousands of members. Also, only members who are verified to live within the boundaries of the neighborhood are granted access to view and post.
I look forward to bringing it up to the Team at our next meeting.
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Connectors, have you used Nextdoor, or another social network built for neighborhoods? Tell us what you've liked and haven't liked in the comments.
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Urban Health Plan is celebrating it's 40th anniversary with the 19th annual Fiesta San Juan! Enjoy a day of games, music, entertainment, and free health screenings! For more information, contact 347-439-9090.
In celebration of the life of Dr. Maya Angelou, activist, writer, and nurturer, the following are 10 lessons on courage and creativity we can apply to our lives. This post is an adaptation of the Harvard Business Review’s interview with Dr. Maya Angelou, "Maya Angelou on Courage and Creativity, which appeared on Harvard Business Review Blog Network's on May 2, 2013. You can listen to the interview and read the entire interview transcript on the Harvard Business Review Blog Network’s website.
Lesson # 1. People are not born with courage but you develop it. You develop courage by taking on small challenges and building up to larger ones.
Lesson #2. Live your life with integrity: don’t lie or cheat.
Lesson #3. Take a pulse on the future - listen to the youth.
Lesson #4. Define your own humanity. Don't let anyone define your world or make you feel divided due to cultural/racial, social, or geographic differences. Erasing these barriers frees you to develop respect for your fellow man.
Lesson #5.A work-life balance will help you become productive. Set a regular time and place to work but know when to take a break.
Lesson #6.Be careful about the words you choose. Your words determine your actions.
Lesson #7. Pursing activities you are passionate about can help prevent struggle in your work. Follow the natural order of the things you are good at.
Lesson #8. Great leaders see greatness in other people. You can't be a great leader if you only see the greatness in yourself.
Lesson #9. Let your voice be heard but recognize that we have as much power in our actions as we do our words.
I had the pleasure of interviewing Dr. Angelou as part of a workshop at Ithaca College in 1999. Although I was familiar with her work as a writer, it was at that meeting that I learned about her warm personality, which radiated throughout the cozy room we occupied. During the series of interviews, Dr. Angelou shared some wisdom about how she was able to live her life with purpose:
Lesson #10. Joy is the best medicine. Enjoy it in large doses.
After the Memorial Day weekend post, we thought it would be necessary to keep the party going, so we’ve listed some upcoming fairs in the Bronx:
1. Hunts Point Spring Health Fair (Saturday, May 31. 11 a.m. – 3 p.m. M.S. 424. 730 Bryant Ave. Free)
2. The Co-op City Community Fair & Caribbean Heritage Month Celebration Bring your family out for a day of fun. There will be a DJ, games, food vendors, and more. (Saturday, June 7, 12 p.m. - 7 p.m. Section 1 Greenway, Co-op City. Free)
3. City Island Spring Arts & Crafts Fair The City Island Chamber of Commerce is sponsoring the City Island annual Spring Arts & Crafts Fair on City Island Avenue. There will be a juried show of handmade art & crafts.(Saturday, June 7 from 11 a.m. – 7 p.m. & Sunday, June 8 from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Free)
4. Rose Garden Festival at the New York Botanical Garden The Rose Garden festival program includes performances by Gelber & Manning and Queen Esther, garden tours, a Q&A session, and much more. (Saturday, June 7 11 a.m. – 5 p.m. Adults: $30 Children 2–12: $15 Children under 2: Free Members: Free)
5. Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Church’s The Feast of St. Anthony. Enjoy games, rides, raffles, food, and live entertainment in the heart of Little Italy in the Bronx. (Wednesday, June 11, 2-6 pm. - Sunday, June 15, 5 p.m. Free)
6. Big Backyard BBQ & Music Festival at the New York Botanical Garden Enjoy the start of summer at the NY Botanical Garden’s Big Backyard BBQ with live music, outdoor fun, and a variety barbecue flavors and beer to sample. There will also be tours and cooking demonstrations. (Saturday, June 14 7 p.m. Adult: $30 Adult member: $20 Children 2–12: $15 Children 2–12 member: $10 Children under 2: Free)
7. What going on in your Mind, Body and Soul? Resource Fair Market Participating vendors include: spiritual conversations/connections, weekend mini vacation deals , henna, summer fashion, make-up, natural body products, teas, detox waters, massages, palm readers, tarot, fresh juice/lemonade , pastries , and more. ( Saturday, June 28, 1 p.m. to 7 p.m. The Bronx Museum of the Arts. $5)
Mass Transit Street Theater & Video (MTSTV) is a Bronx-based theater known nationally for a dynamic mix of storytelling, song, dance, and film that entertains and provokes thought about the issues that touch our lives. The company’s original plays – for example, HOUSE ON MAYHEM STREET, HOME FREE, ONCE UPON A BUS, OVERTIME, and UNDER OUR SKIN – explore the contemporary issues of urban life, the value of diversity, and visions of what could be if we learn to work together. Following the show, actors and the audience join in a lively discussion of the play and the questions it raises.
Since 2007, Mass Transit has been offering original plays, films and workshops primarily to young people in schools and community centers. Through film festivals, screenings, mediation trainings and plays we are promoting emotional, economic and environmental literacy in schools and neighborhoods throughout the city.
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Learn a new language with Mango Languages, an interactive database that provides step by step lesson plans for 38 different languages. This database features ESL lessons for Arabic, Cantonese, Mandarin, French, German, Greek, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Brazilian Portuguese, Polish, Russian, Spanish, Turkish, and Vietnamese speakers. A text translator is provided.
Pre-registration for class is in the Auditorium starting Friday, May 30, 2014 at 1:00 pm. For more information about the event, visit their website.
