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| Seniors Can Get Creative in the City this Summer
Japanese Folk Arts Presentation New Land Senior Center, 70 New Lane, Staten Island July 6, 9:30-11:30am Join the seniors of the New Lane Senior Center and SPARC artist-in-residence Hiroko Otani for an exhibition of original origami and calligraphy works and a special performance of Japanese folk dance and music. Music Chair Boogie Performance Benjamin Selfhelp Rosenthal Senior Center, 45-25 Kissena Blvd, Queens July 9, 1:30pm Dancer-choreographers Dina Denis and Adrianne Rogers and their senior participants present a performance of their dances, which use chairs for support and are inspired by yoga principles. Fragments: From Flora to Sea Exhibition Opening City Hall Senior Center, 100 Gold St, Manhattan July 12, 11:00am – 1:00pm Fragments: From Flora to Sea is an exhibition of photographs by participants from artist-in-resident Weng San Sit’s SPARC program at City Hall Senior Center. The images are made in response to the different themes of the weekly workshop, and they represent fragments of their lives and inspirations. On the opening day, a make-shift studio will be set up for anyone to be both the photographer and the sitter. Photography Exhibition Elmhurst Jackson Heights Senior Center, 75-01 Broadway, Queens Through July 14 Artist-in-residence Alejandra Regalado and her senior participants explore the connection between objects and memories by sharing objects that are meaningful to them by presenting photographs of their items alongside photographic portraits of themselves. Share the Stage Choral Concert Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Senior Center, 54 Nagle Avenue, Manhattan July 22, 2:00pm – 3:00pm The concert combines the professional singers of Underworld Productions Opera with a chorus of SPARC participants directed by Gina Crusco. Choral selections come from the Latino, Hebrew, Gospel, Quaker and musical theatre traditions. Refreshments will be served. Sketchbook Exhibition Stanely Isaacs Center, 415 East 93rd Street, Manhattan July 31, 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm SPARC participants from the Stanely Isaacs Center display their sketchbooks. These creative investigations include mixed-media narratives which tell a story, as well as “traditional” sketchbooks full of sketches and drawings from life. Refreshments will be served. | | |
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