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Cinco-de-Mayo Celebration
Peekskill Business Improvement District (BID)
May 4, 2008 to May 4, 2008
03:00 PM to 11:00 PM
Contact: Ruben Alvarez
Phone: 914-739-4330
Email:
Office@PeekskillBID.com
A Fiesta of fun, food, games, prizes and music.
PEEKSKILL'S Cinco de Mayo celebration begins on Sunday, May 4, 2008 in downtown Peekskill's Historic and Artist District at the intersection of Division Street and South Street, home of Westchester's diverse and unique shopping, dining and entertainment district. The day will be packed with free entertainment including two mariachi bands;tropical music band, banda group pinatas treats, prizes, and games for the kids, dancing and authentic Mexican foods for the entire family to enjoy.
The fun starts at 3:00PM.
At 5:00PM appearing on stage:
Real De Mexico
(Mariachi Band)
Pablito y su Avalancha (Tropical Music Band)
Alcon Musical
(Banda Group)
Los Rufianos de Colocho
(Mariachi Band)
David Borrero
(Master of Ceremony)
Estrundo (D.J.)
Entertainment is scheduled from 5:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. Free public parking is available at all parking lots located in the downtown.
Sponsored By
Anheuser-Busch
Bertolini & Sons
NEMRA
National Electrical Manufacturers Representatives Association
Hudson Valley Hospital
Entergy, NY
C Town Peekskill Market Place
Rubens Mexican Cafe
Garrison Art Center Hosts
CURRENT: A Sculpture Tour
2nd Annual Outdoor Juried Exhibition at Five Garrison Landmark Locations
June 1st – August 10th Free and Open to the Public
To benefit the GAC Gillette Scholarship Fund
May 31st 2:00 – 6:00pm “Meet the Artists” Preview Tour and Party
Garrison Art Center will host their second “expanded” annual summer sculpture exhibition, CURRENT: A Sculpture Tour, on view June 1st through August 11th. The exhibition, which last year was set at four landmark Garrison sites, will include a fifth site and exhibit artwork from regional artists as well as artists of national and international notoriety selected by a jury of three distinguished art authorities. The Garrison exhibition offers visitors access to five breathtaking vista sites including: the riverfront grounds of Boscobel; the woodland paths of the historic former home of designer Russel Wright at Manitoga; the meadows of the Desmond-Fish Library; the riverbanks of Garrison’s Landing, home to Garrison Art Center; and the riverfront park and pier in Cold Spring. All exhibits are free and open to the public. A trolley is available to accommodate visitors from the Metro North parking lot to Boscobel and down Main Street in Cold Spring. In addition the exhibit, to benefit the Garrison Art Center’s Gillette Scholarship Fund, GAC will host a “Meet the Artists” preview Tour and Party May 31st 2:00 – 6:00PM. The price to attend the party is $50.00 per person. 100% of the proceeds from the Preview and Party event and from the sale of artwork will endow the scholarship fund. For reservations to attend CURRENT: A Sculpture Tour Preview and Party, please contact Garrison Art Center. Call 845.424.3960 for additional information, hours and parking. Co-chairs for CURRENT 2008 are Maryann Syrek and Carinda Swann.
Tour maps will be available at all sites throughout the exhibition. House tours at Boscobel (845.265.3638) and Manitoga (845.424.3812) are not a part of the tour, but can be arranged by contacting those organizations directly.
The jury for CURRENT 2008 includes: Merrill Falkenberg, curator of The Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum in Ridgefield, CT; artist Edward Smith, a Guggenheim Fellow in sculpture and drawing and a distinguished professor of art; and Grace Knowlton, an artist of international renown primarily known for her sculpture but equally accomplished as a two-dimensional artist.
According to Libby Turnock, Executive Director of GAC, “In keeping with GAC’s continuing goal of fostering the arts and of community outreach, the purpose of this exhibition is to host a community-wide collaboration that brings artists’ works of national and international notoriety to our own doorstep and to raise monies for GAC’s Gillette Scholarship Fund.”
Preview Party May 31st 2:00 – 6:00pm
To raise monies for the Gillette Scholarship Fund, GAC will again host a The Preview and Party on Saturday, May 31, 2008. After a self-guided tour of the sites and artwork, guests will join the artists at Garrison’s Landing on the banks of the Hudson River for a festive afternoon and evening of lively music and casual dining. 100% of the proceeds from the Preview and Party event and from the sale of artwork will endow the scholarship fund.
The Gillette Scholarship Fund
The Gillette Scholarship Fund is available to deserving artists of any age for classes and workshops, including the Summer Arts on the Hudson for children age 6 through 13 and the Summer Art Institute, an immersion program for high school students. Selection of recipients is need based. GAC is proud to be able to offer this opportunity to art students and emerging and established artists. To inquire about scholarships please contact Garrison Art Center 845.424.3960.
Garrison Art Center is a not for profit cultural and educational center which has been celebrating art for 41 years. GAC opens the door to artistic inquiry and expression and fosters an appreciation of the arts in the community. GAC receives public funds from New York State Council on the Arts. Garrison Art Center is located at 23 Garrison’s Landing, Garrison NY 10524. For information call 845-424-3960, e-mail gac@highlands.com or log onto Garrison Art Center
Here's a Hudson Valley Happening...
The East Fishkill Community Library will be holding a Money Workshop on Tuesday, March 18th.
Everyone needs to know how to save money. After all, we're now paying in excess of $3.30 per gallon for gas. If they can help me to save money, I'm all for it.
Call 845-227-5831 for more information