Kevin Walsh This week we caught up with KEVIN WALSH, the popular amateur historian and Bay Ridge native whose guidebook, Forgotten New York, has won accolades for its careful attention to antiquated but interesting places in all five boroughs. Park Sloper and fellow historian and writer FRANCIS MORRONE gave the book a great review in last..
Simone Dinnerstein Speaking of Park Slopers, we’ve been hearing a lot about pianist SIMONE DINNERSTEIN lately. The Juillard grad (who was born in the Slope and still lives there) had her Carnegie Hall Weill recital debut last year. In September, a New York Times article, “Looking Towards Greatness (And, Perhaps, Their 30’s), counted Dinnerstein as one..
Yasna Voices Raise your hand if you knew Brooklyn had its very own Bulgarian women’s choir. The three-year-old group, YASNA VOICES, is led by VLADA TOMOVA. An a cappella ensemble, Yasna Voices has been seen in our borough at BAMcafe, BRIC Studios and the Brooklyn Public Library, and they’ve received a generous grant from the..
Eric Daniel Metzgar Brooklynites’ invasion of Manhattan continues this weekend at the Natural History Museum. Brooklyn filmmaker ERIC DANIEL METZGAR’s documentary, “The Chances of the World Changing,” will be featured at the Museum’s MARGARET MEAD FILM AND VIDEO FESTIVAL through Nov. 12. Metzgar’s film chronicles a two years in the life of RICHARD OGUST, a writer..
Who says the words “library” and “party” are mutually exclusive? Brooklyn literary darlings JHUMPA LAHIRI and JON SCIESZKA are headlining Brooklyn Public Library’s 10th Annual Gala on Nov. 16. The Pulitzer-prize winning fiction writer and renown children’s book author (respectively), along with the Xerox Corporation, are the 2006 honorees at the black tie event, to be held..
Melissa Reardon It’s not often that you hear the phrase “it’s all about the viola,” but that is how WANDA FLECK described this weekend’s concert presented by BROOKLYN FRIENDS OF CHAMBER MUSIC (BFCM). Co-founder of the 19-year-old organization, Fleck explained to the Eagle, “The viola is not a prominent instrument — it’s a supporting instrument,” she said…
KATHY MALONE, the coordinator of the Brooklyn Indie Market, reports that last weekend’s Design Fair in Cobble Hill Park was a big success. (Who knew that Cobble Hill was getting a reputation as Brooklyn’s Fashion District?) The outdoor, one-day event featured original designs in apparel, handbags, jewelry, home goods and more from 20 local, emerging..
Risa Young Congratulations to RISA YOUNG, who this week was named the new executive director of Brooklyn Kindergarten Society (BKS). Young has more than 23 years of experience in education and community services. Most recently she was director of Early Childhood Services for Lutheran Medical Center’s division of community-based services in Brooklyn. BKS’s Board President MAUD..
KATE HEIBERG, the new Development and Communications Associate at the Brooklyn Historical Society (BHS), announces that BHS will be kicking off its 2006-2007 season on Nov. 1. The free event, from 6-8 p.m., will feature the opening of the exhibit Public Perspectives, the first in a series that will showcase the work of community-based organizations..
Tuesday night, the theatre at MOMA was full for the screening of Park Slope director JIM MCKAY’s new film, ANGEL RODRIGUEZ. McKay was shooting an episode of “Big Love” in L.A. and couldn’t attend, but the film’s co-screenwriter, HANNAH WEYER, (and also McKay’s wife) welcomed the crowd. Heights resident and HBO’s director of media relations..