In the fall of 2010 many Brooklyn friends of BAM, including Chairman Alan Fishman,gathered at this famous house—70 Willow Street—to celebrate the impendingfive-year partnership with American Ballet Theatre.ABT would be coming to BAM each holiday, it was announced, to present the exciting new choreography ofAlexei Ratmansky’s Nutcracker. The dinner at 70 Willow Street, hosted by..
Bake Sale Turns Flour into Flowers by Neil Calet If you were on the Brooklyn Heights Promenade two Saturdays ago at about 10:50AM, you might have noticed an excited cluster of people gathered just north of the Montague St. entrance. Their buzzing chatter in German, French, English and one or two unidentifiable languages probably gave..
Several Brooklyn members of the Civil War Round Table helped honor award-winning actor Sam Waterston as the recipient of the Barondess/Lincoln Award on Feb.16. Shown left to right, Liz Lushpenko, attorney and associate at Connors & Sullivan, Michael Connors, CWRT board member and partner at Connors & Sullivan, Sam Waterston, Dozier Hasty, publisher of..
One of the most recognized names in the entire western world, Larry King, will be the honoree for the next LA reunion of the noted New York Alumni. Every year the spirit of Brooklyn bursts forth in a gathering of people from greater Los Angeles for a celebration founded by Lou and Fran Zigman. Because..
One of the most recognized names in the entire western world, Larry King, will be the honoree for the next LA reunion of the noted New York Alumni. Every year the spirit of Brooklyn bursts forth in a gathering of people from greater Los Angeles for a celebration founded by Lou and Fran Zigman. Because..
A growing number of local patrons of the intimate Brooklyn Heights Cinema are more aware and appreciative of the efforts of manager AMY MASCENA. The 175-seat film house is located at 70 Henry Street, just around the corner from the historic Plymouth Church of the Pilgrims, where HENRY WARD BEECHER preached and President ABRAHAM LINCOLN..
“Driving old-timey bluegrass with a message..” might be one description of the first music cd produced and performed by JONAH BRUNO, long a member of the communications department of the Brooklyn District Attorney’s office. Bruno, who has recently decided to practice law, worked as a journalist for many years while pursuing his passion for music..
Julius Spiegel, affectionately called ‘Julie’ for most of the three decades he served Brooklyn as Parks Commissioner, is the son of Polish Jews who survived the Warsaw Ghetto uprising in 1943. Born in Sweden, he immigrated with his parents to Montreal, then moved to New York for graduate school in the 1960s. He began to..
Charming Park Slope toddler JONAH WEISHAAR has been diagnosed with a genetic disorder, Sanfilippo Syndrome, which prevents his body from processing certain sugars, reports the Daily News. Sufferers are one in a million, and rarely do they live past their early 20s. The new web site dedicated to Jonah reads: “This is Jonah. He’s turning..
Lauren Ambrose The famous mansion here at number 70 Willow St., where TRUMAN CAPOTE was a tenant of theatre set designer Oliver Smith, brought together a sold-out crowd for a memorable evening to hear Capote’s words in the house he occupied for 10 years. The evening was one of many being put together to celebrate the..