Vera Hoar’s photos from Artists Without Walls’ “Rise Up Singing,” which was presented by Lehman College: The City and Humanities Program and the CUNY Institute for Irish American Studies, in conjunction with the Irish and African American communities of Lehman College on May 1, 2014. The show is a multimedia presentation, which explores the problems confronted by women and children in the workforce, past and present, through the use of song, live theater and film.
Jack O’Connell as photographer Louis Hine
Diana Jones, Annette Homann and Noah Hoffeld
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Koro Koroye
Erin Layton at the Magdalene Laundry
Antoinette Montague
Julio Santillan and Sofia Tosello performing “Brown Eyed Children of the Sun”
Today, Sunday, April 27th, 1:20-2pm, jazz singer Antoinette Montague will be at the Duke Ellington Statue on 105th and Fifth Ave, NYC . Duke Ellington Center For the Arts.
Angela Alaimo O’Donnell
Celebrate Poetry Month by attending a free poetry reading with Angela Alaimo O’Donnell. Her most recent book of poems, “Waking My Mother” is a collection of elegies focused on the relationships between mothers and daughters. Her previous book, “Saint Sinatra & Other Poems” was nominated for the Arlin G. Meyer Prize in Imaginative Writing. The event is sponsored by Poets @ St. Paul’s, a writing collective that gathers monthly at the Church of St. Paul the Apostle to read, discuss and learn more about the art and craft of poetry. All are welcome to this reading which begins at 7pm on Monday, April 28th at 405 W 59th Street, the parish center.
Artists Without Walls’ “Rise Up Singing”
Experience a wonderful collection of actors and musicians on Thursday, May 1, 7pm, at Lehman College, 250 West Bedford Park Blvd, Bronx, NY, as they perform in an Artists Without Walls’ production, “Rise Up Singing.” The show, a multimedia presentation, explores the problems confronted by women and children in the workforce, past and present, through the use of song, live theater and film. This a free event. Reception to follow.
“Cherry Smoke”
Saturday evening, May 3rd at 6pm, Bob Arcaro will be hosting “Bob’s Night” a wine and cheese reception in the lobby or at a nearby venue before the stage presentation of Cherry Smoke at Urban Stages, 259 West 30th St., NYC. The show is currently running and will run through May 18th. Tickets are $25 but there is a special 20% discount for Artists Without Walls’ members. Click here or call 212-868-4444 and mention code BOB!For more information about CHERRY SMOKE, please click here
Come experience a wonderful collection of actors and musicians on Thursday, May 1, 7pm, at Lehman College, 250 West Bedford Park Blvd, Bronx, NY, as they perform in an Artists Without Walls’ production, “Rise Up Singing.” The show, a multimedia presentation, explores the problems confronted by women and children in the workforce, past and present, through the use of song, live theater and film.
Included in the cast are: Top row, left to right, spoken word artist and poet Koro Koroye, singer Antoinette Montague, and actress Erin Layton. Second row, left to right, cellist Noah Hoffeld, actor Jack O’Connell, violinist, Annette Homann, and singer Niamh Hyland. Third row, left to right, pianist Sharp Radway, singer Sofia Tosello, and singer/guitarist Diana Jones. The show was created by Charles R. Hale and is directed by Tara Elliott.
The event is sponsored by Lehman College: The City and Humanities Program and the CUNY Institute for Irish American Studies. Thanks to the generosity of Lehman College, this is a free event. A reception will follow the event.
