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Join NYC Parks for simple yet fun programs that offer games and activities structured for toddlers. This program is offered Tuesday through Saturday 10am-1pm.

Faber Building Open Access

Nature Seen – Through Our Lens, an exhibition by photographers from Lifestyles for the Disabled is on view at the Greenbelt Nature Center Saturday, Aug. 20 through September 13, 2023.

An exhibition of nature photography by individuals participating in Lifestyles for the Disabled.  Photographers: Meredith Arout, Aaron Bialer, Michael Cilmi, Anthony DiCostanzo, Anthony DiFato, Kevin DiStefano, Christopher Lazzaro, Chris Macina, Andrew Moszenberg, Joseph Padalino, Dolores Palermo, Gregory Perosi, and Eric Schwacke. 

Photo Editor: Anthony DeSimone; Media Center Manager: Eddy Gregory

Lifestyles for the Disabled is grateful to our photographers for sharing their vision.

Thank you to the Greenbelt Conservancy and the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation for hosting our exhibition.

(image: Meredith Arout, Conference House Park)

Opening May 5, 2023, through October 31, 2023, Staten Island Urban Center (SIUC) debuts “We Are A Waterfront: Access, Divide & Potential,” a public multimedia art exhibition that foundationally centers on Staten Island’s north shore waterfront as a place in pursuit of social change and environmental justice. The exhibit is located at Governors Island’s Nolan Park House 5B. Doors open at noon May 5. Subsequently, presenting Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. The exhibit offers art, music, and opportunities for visitors to examine the struggle, potential, creativity and beauty of waterfront neighborhoods when community voices are at the center and fighting for environmental and social justice.

“We know that our city includes some of the most incredible public waterfronts in the world, but we also know that the benefits of incredible waterfront design have not been, equitably, equally, or even fairly realized, so we need to change that.” said Kelly Vilar, curator of “We Are a Waterfront” and CEO of the Staten Island Urban Center.  “Our hope is that this exhibit challenges this view and helps to activate the average New Yorker into being a voice for change.” 

At our opening on May 5, 2023, we will host “Music on the Porch,” a listening and dancing- freedom mixed set with hours of tracks that highlight activism in environmental and social justice movements. Guest DJs to be announced. 

“We Are A Waterfront” installations presented by Staten Island Urban Center and other activists speak to a myriad of social issues such including,

• Video excerpts from “Our Urban Town: Reimagining Staten Island Waterfront Communities”--a short documentary about community-driven ideas for waterfront development in Staten Island’s North Shore community. 

• A multimedia installation called “Landfill Fashionistas: Image, Culture and Environment through the Lens of Young Girls of Color from Staten Island.” (Produced by young people of the Staten Island Urban Center.)

• Collected and borrowed works from Sarah Yuster’s “Vulnerable Landscapes;” Sculpture by Olga Ayala; and north shore waterfront landscape photographs by John Kilcullen. 

“We Are A Waterfront” highlights the need for positive, inclusive social change through participatory art to engage visitors of all ages. The exhibit will not only share beautiful works of art and imagination, but expresses hope to spur environmental activism– whether it be in the form of a reformed litterbug, a newborn environmental justice advocate, or further the hopes of a seasoned agent of social change.  Some of the hands-on activations in the exhibit include: 

• Highlighting the work of city and statewide coalitions such as the Racial Impact Study Coalition, NY Renews and the NYC Environmental Justice Alliance.   

• Access to digital petitions for various environmental and social causes to affect laws, policies and funding.

• Free distribution of clothing to highlight the ideals of recycling, upcycling and reuse in the fight against fast fashion and pollution. 

Staten Island Urban Center is an Organization In Residence at Governors Island exhibiting May 5, 2023, through Oct 31, 2023, showing 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday, Saturday and Sunday. “We Are a Waterfront” is made possible through the Trust For Governors Island, NYC Department of Youth and Community Development, NY Renews-Tides Advocacy, Creatives Rebuild New York with Lost Horizon Films, The Staten Island Foundation, The Pinkerton Foundation and private donors.  Loaned works are provided by artists and collectors Deborah Quinones, Soraya Candelario, Sarah Yuster, Rachel Sanchez, Caryn Davis, Olga Ayala, Virginia Allen, John Kilcullen, Everet Curry, Angelo Roman, and others. 

Staten Island Urban Center is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit charitable organization. The mission of the Staten Island Urban Center (SIUC) is to strengthen neighborhoods by way of community development through community involvement.  We lift the voice of our borough’s most marginalized and disenfranchised people through collective solution building in pursuit of cultural equity, thrivability, self-determination, and independence. We organize with youth and grassroots community leaders and utilize community-produced art and media to uplift social justice issues. 

Vulnerable Landscapes depicts an island at risk in the heart of the Nation’s largest city. This interdisciplinary exhibition centers the shorelines at the forefront of climate change in one of New York City’s most vulnerable landscapes: Staten Island. The borough faces particular challenges due to its geography and history, with industry and community concentrated where water meets ground.

This exhibition examines the shared space between the built and natural environment and highlights local individuals advocating for climate justice and a deeper connection to where we live. Themes of resistance, access, change, and recovery are conveyed through new works of contemporary art, scientific endeavors aimed at resiliency efforts, and art and archival materials from the museum’s collection. Vulnerable Landscapes circumnavigates Staten Island illuminating the past to shed light on the future.

Featuring

Billion Oyster Project, James Vincent Brice, Nate Dorr, Sarah Nelson Wright & Edrex Fontanilla, Nataki Hewling, HERShot students: Madison Davis, Alexandria Anderson, Savannah Washington, Soojin Yoonsmith), Nathan Kensinger, Living Breakwaters: SCAPE, Michael McWeeney, Beryl Thurman, and Sarah Yuster.

OPENING EVENTS

Members’ Preview: Thursday, April 20, 6:00pm – 8:00pm (Click here to become a Museum Member)

Public Opening: EARTH DAY! Saturday, April 22, 2:00pm – 4:00pm
Celebrate Earth Day at the Museum with the opening of our newest exhibition as well as crafts and activities for all ages. Enjoy free seedlings from the NYC Native Plant Center (supplies are limited), try your hand at charcoal landscape drawing with Freshkills Park, make plantable seedpaper, examine habitat los

The Noble Maritime Collection presents Andrea Doria: Rescue at Sea, an exhibition about the 1956 sinking of the SS Andrea Doria and the rescue of her passengers.

The exhibition will be on view from June 16, 2022 through June 2023.  There will be an opening reception on Thursday, June 16 from 6 to 8 PM.

The SS Andrea Doria was the pride of postwar Italy.  A glamorous transatlantic ocean liner, she was a “floating art gallery” and a marvel of midcentury modern design.  She carried celebrities as well as Italian immigrants to new opportunities in America.

On July 25, 1956, the Swedish liner MS Stockholm collided with the Andrea Doria, which was en route to New York.  The subsequent rescue was one of the most dramatic and well-documented in sea history.

The Andrea Doria foundered 11 hours after the collision, and now lays on her starboard side 250 feet below the surface, about 50 miles from Nantucket.

The exhibition will feature objects and artifacts from the extensive collection of diver and researcher John Moyer, Salvor in Possession of the Andrea Doria.

In addition to numerous rare photographs and artwork, on display will be a lifering from the Andrea Doria, as well as china from all passenger classes, pottery, glassware, silverware, and the ship’s brass bell, recovered by Moyer and a team of divers.

The exhibition was developed with the guidance of survivor, educator, author, and filmmaker Pierette Domenica Simpson, who is the gatekeeper of Andrea Doria survivor stories.  She is the author of the books Alive on the Andrea Doria!: The Greatest Sea Rescue in History and I Was Shipwrecked on the Andrea Doria! The Titanic of the 1950s

Archival newsreel footage of the Andrea Doria’s maiden voyage, the collision, and the rescue of her passengers—all provided by the Sherman Grinberg Library—will be shown in the exhibition on a converted Firestone television from 1956, the year of the sinking.

The exhibition also includes underwater footage shot by Bill Campbell and Billy Deans of John Moyer and a team diving to the wreck and recovering two 1,000-pound ceramic mural panels by Italian artist Guido Gambone (1909-1969).

In 1993, Moyer was awarded an Admiralty Arrest in US Federal Court and named Salvor in Possession of the wreck.  In the ruling, US District Judge Joseph H. Rodriguez stated Moyer’s “research and archeological documentation of his effort indicate a respect for the Andrea Doria as something more than just a commercial salvage project.”

Photographs of some of the Andrea Doria survivors are featured in the exhibition, including Simpson, who, at nine years old, was immigrating to the United States with her grandparents, Pietro and Domenica Burzio, to start a new life with her mother Vivian, who had moved to Detroit eight years earlier to pursue the American Dream.

Simpson wrote and produced the 2016 documentary Andrea Doria: Are the Passengers Saved?, directed by Luca Guardabascio of Rome.  To mark the 66^th

The Noble Maritime Collection presents Arc of Twenty Years, an exhibition independently curated by photographer Michael McWeeney and painter Sarah Yuster featuring art created in the aftermath of the September 11th attacks.

The exhibition will be on view from August 12 to October 3, 2021 in the museum’s library.  There will be an opening reception on Wednesday, August 11 from 6 to 8 PM.

Arc of Twenty Years will feature the work of Ghanim Khalil, Scott LoBaido, Diane Matyas, Ann Marie McDonnell, Michael McWeeney, Kristi Pfister, Marguerite Maria Rivas, and Sarah Yuster, all Staten Island artists.  It is a multimedia exhibition about the emotional impact and socio-political changes on Staten Island after the attacks.

A lithograph featuring the World Trade Center by John A. Noble (1913-1983), the museum’s namesake, will also be included in the exhibition. 

Curator Sarah Yuster states, “In the twenty years since 9/11, much of our populace has notably changed.  The way we see ourselves and each other as individuals, as Americans, took a marked trajectory spurred by one event.  The exhibition catalogues and explores major aspects of these permutations through art, photography, written word and short films.”

Ms. Yuster continues, “Staten Island is, in many ways, a microcosm of the United States in terms of ethnicities, economics, and ideologies.  An immediate and long-term aftermath of that day rippled through the nation.  The initial agony of three thousand innocent lives lost at once, the ensuing spasms of fury and fear were felt most intensely here.  Empathy, camaraderie, selflessness and unity soared for weeks, galvanizing New Yorkers, but quickly dissipated into dissenting factions.  The art and response from all factions will be displayed.”

Curator Michael McWeeney added, “This is not just a memorial; it’s a look at how we as a society have grown over the past 20 years.  The artists take you through their personal stories and contemplate how all of our lives have been altered by the 9/11 attacks.”

Sarah Yuster’s painting The Firefighter, on loan from the Staten Island Children’s Museum, as well as three paintings depicting the changing skyline in Lower Manhattan from 1985 to 2014, will be on display.

“Witness,” a poem by Staten Island’s first Poet Laureate Marguerite Maria Rivas, will be featured in the exhibition.  Rivas first wrote the poem as an email to a friend in Colorado immediately after the attacks, and it is now part of the National September 11th Museum’s online collection.

Ann Marie McDonnell contributed two bronze sculptures, The Missing and The Faithful, which honor the lives of those lost and the loved ones who mourn them. 

Diane Matyas contributed a multimedia work incorporating a painting with an apron and napkin, which she made to honor the lives of the Windows on the World restaurant employees.

Scott LoBaido will exhibit a reproduction of an oil painting that he completed in the immediate aftermath of the attacks; it originally hung in Cargo Cafe in St. George, a local gathering place for the community at that time.

Kristi Pfister will display six paintings, five of which are on ceramic tiles, and one drawing completed in the aftermath of 9/11 depicting people in various states of digging and waiting, searching for answers.

Michael McWeeney will display a photograph of the Tribute in Light taken in March 2002, the first time those lights were lit, as well as a series of portraits with accompanying audio in the subjects’ own words about the Muslim experience after 9/11, as conceived by scholar Ghanim Khalil.

The John A. Noble lithograph Ghost of a Bygone Ferry will be on display from the museum’s collection.  This print is his reaction to the passage of time and the decline of numerous ferry routes in New York Harbor by the 1970s; the Twin Towers, under construction, figure prominently in the background of the composition.

For more information about the exhibition, visit noblemaritime.org/arc-of-twenty-years.

This exhibition is supported, in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, in partnership with the City Council; the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew M. Cuomo and the New York State Legislature; and by a grant from the Lily Auchincloss Foundation.

The Noble Maritime Collection, located in a former mariners’ dormitory at Snug Harbor Cultural Center and Botanical Garden, 1000 Richmond Terrace, Building D, Staten Island, New York, is open from 12 until 5 PM, Thursdays through Sundays.  Admission is by donation.

For more information about the museum, call (718) 447-6490 or visit noblemaritime.org.

Senior Gameday

Join NYC Parks at DeMatti fieldhouse for fun arts and crafts activities and interactive games. This program is offered Tuesday through Saturday 2pm-6pm.

Drop in for activities such as sports, fitness, arts and crafts, STEAM, and more. Children ages 6-18 are provided with academic support and physical activities in a safe structured environment.

Children ages 6-13 are provided with academic support and physical activity in a safe, structured environment on weekdays from 3:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. including program built around sports, famous artists, and STEAM.

Learn different cooking techniques at the museum. It's different each month!
Free with museum admission

Also at 4 PM.

I’m pleased to share that I have received a DCA Art Fund Staten Island Arts 2023 grant. I will be presenting a Mexican Heritage's solo photography exhibit featuring a combination of thirty black-and-white and color photographs of the local Mexican immigrant community, a selection from my ongoing photo documentary series,  Simple Moments of an Emerging Presence. 

The Mexican community in Staten Island, New York, is a vibrant and integral part of the diverse tapestry of the borough. After several decades of immigration, this community has enriched the local culture with its traditions, and lively celebrations. From the traditional Staten Island Día Muertos, Our Lady of Guadalupe festivals, private celebrations, to authentic Mexican cuisine from local restaurants and food trucks, their influence is palpable. Despite facing challenges such as language barriers and immigration uncertainties, the Mexican community has shown remarkable resilience, creating support networks and cultural spaces that empower its members. Aspirations for a brighter future and a commitment to preserve their heritage while embracing their new home characterize the spirit of the Mexican community on Staten Island. 

Title of photograph:

Traditional Mexican folk dress in motion

⭐ Lucie Pohl joins forces with a cast of immigrant comedians to make you laugh so hard you'll forget where you came from! Come see the hilarious Immigrant Jam at Caveat, a cabaret comedy venue that’s home to the smartest, joyfully-nerdiest comedy in New York!

Tickets for Immigrant Jam in New York🎫 Standard Admission - includes regular seated entry🎫 Premium Admission - includes premium seating closer to the stage

Highlights🎭 An unforgettable comedy showcase from the migrant perspective🌇 A chance to visit Caveat, a creative hub and cabaret comedy theater that champions nerdy, funny art and much more🤩 Hosted by Lucie Pohl and a cast of NYC's funniest immigrant and first-gen comics

General Info📅 Date: June 2, 2023🕒 Time: 7 p.m.⏳ Duration: 90 minutes📍 Location: Caveat NYC👤 Age requirement: 21+ with physical ID♿ Accessibility: the venue is ADA compliant❓ Please consult the FAQs of this experience here

DescriptionLooking for a comedy experience that celebrates diversity and cross-cultural humor? Look no further than Lucie Pohl's Immigrant Jam Comedy! Featuring some of NYC's funniest immigrant and first-generation comics, this show will have you laughing so hard, you'll forget where you came from! Immigrant Jam celebrates the beauty of everything deliciously different and not from here, all while guaranteeing not to have stolen any of your jobs. Hosted by the talented and hilarious German-born-NYC-raised comedian and actress, Lucie Pohl, this show is a regular feature in Time Out NY, The NY Times, and even ICE's secret group chats. Get your tickets for Immigrant Jam! at Caveat, New York!

Tickets: https://cli.re/39629-immigrant-jam.

Members of all ages can come to our media lab and use a computer for projects, research, email, recreation, and more.

Faber Building Open Access

Nature Seen – Through Our Lens, an exhibition by photographers from Lifestyles for the Disabled is on view at the Greenbelt Nature Center Saturday, Aug. 20 through September 13, 2023.

An exhibition of nature photography by individuals participating in Lifestyles for the Disabled.  Photographers: Meredith Arout, Aaron Bialer, Michael Cilmi, Anthony DiCostanzo, Anthony DiFato, Kevin DiStefano, Christopher Lazzaro, Chris Macina, Andrew Moszenberg, Joseph Padalino, Dolores Palermo, Gregory Perosi, and Eric Schwacke. 

Photo Editor: Anthony DeSimone; Media Center Manager: Eddy Gregory

Lifestyles for the Disabled is grateful to our photographers for sharing their vision.

Thank you to the Greenbelt Conservancy and the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation for hosting our exhibition.

(image: Meredith Arout, Conference House Park)

The Staten Island Zoo is happy to introduce our Saturday Zoofari program. We have created six exciting programs for children in PreK through 6th grade. This is a four hour (10am - 2pm) drop off program at the zoo.

Please pack a lunch for the day. There is no refrigeration for the lunches at the zoo so the lunches need to be non-perishable.

You can register for any number of sessions or all six! There is a 15% discount on the total price if you register for all six sessions.

Register here:
http://statenislandzoo.doubleknot.com/registration/calendardetail.aspx?activitykey=2446149&OrgKey=3637&ReturnURL=%2fOpenRosters%2fViewActivitySpaceAvailable.aspx%3fclassificationid%3d55250%26orgkey%3d3637#

Opening May 5, 2023, through October 31, 2023, Staten Island Urban Center (SIUC) debuts “We Are A Waterfront: Access, Divide & Potential,” a public multimedia art exhibition that foundationally centers on Staten Island’s north shore waterfront as a place in pursuit of social change and environmental justice. The exhibit is located at Governors Island’s Nolan Park House 5B. Doors open at noon May 5. Subsequently, presenting Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. The exhibit offers art, music, and opportunities for visitors to examine the struggle, potential, creativity and beauty of waterfront neighborhoods when community voices are at the center and fighting for environmental and social justice.

“We know that our city includes some of the most incredible public waterfronts in the world, but we also know that the benefits of incredible waterfront design have not been, equitably, equally, or even fairly realized, so we need to change that.” said Kelly Vilar, curator of “We Are a Waterfront” and CEO of the Staten Island Urban Center.  “Our hope is that this exhibit challenges this view and helps to activate the average New Yorker into being a voice for change.” 

At our opening on May 5, 2023, we will host “Music on the Porch,” a listening and dancing- freedom mixed set with hours of tracks that highlight activism in environmental and social justice movements. Guest DJs to be announced. 

“We Are A Waterfront” installations presented by Staten Island Urban Center and other activists speak to a myriad of social issues such including,

• Video excerpts from “Our Urban Town: Reimagining Staten Island Waterfront Communities”--a short documentary about community-driven ideas for waterfront development in Staten Island’s North Shore community. 

• A multimedia installation called “Landfill Fashionistas: Image, Culture and Environment through the Lens of Young Girls of Color from Staten Island.” (Produced by young people of the Staten Island Urban Center.)

• Collected and borrowed works from Sarah Yuster’s “Vulnerable Landscapes;” Sculpture by Olga Ayala; and north shore waterfront landscape photographs by John Kilcullen. 

“We Are A Waterfront” highlights the need for positive, inclusive social change through participatory art to engage visitors of all ages. The exhibit will not only share beautiful works of art and imagination, but expresses hope to spur environmental activism– whether it be in the form of a reformed litterbug, a newborn environmental justice advocate, or further the hopes of a seasoned agent of social change.  Some of the hands-on activations in the exhibit include: 

• Highlighting the work of city and statewide coalitions such as the Racial Impact Study Coalition, NY Renews and the NYC Environmental Justice Alliance.   

• Access to digital petitions for various environmental and social causes to affect laws, policies and funding.

• Free distribution of clothing to highlight the ideals of recycling, upcycling and reuse in the fight against fast fashion and pollution. 

Staten Island Urban Center is an Organization In Residence at Governors Island exhibiting May 5, 2023, through Oct 31, 2023, showing 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday, Saturday and Sunday. “We Are a Waterfront” is made possible through the Trust For Governors Island, NYC Department of Youth and Community Development, NY Renews-Tides Advocacy, Creatives Rebuild New York with Lost Horizon Films, The Staten Island Foundation, The Pinkerton Foundation and private donors.  Loaned works are provided by artists and collectors Deborah Quinones, Soraya Candelario, Sarah Yuster, Rachel Sanchez, Caryn Davis, Olga Ayala, Virginia Allen, John Kilcullen, Everet Curry, Angelo Roman, and others. 

Staten Island Urban Center is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit charitable organization. The mission of the Staten Island Urban Center (SIUC) is to strengthen neighborhoods by way of community development through community involvement.  We lift the voice of our borough’s most marginalized and disenfranchised people through collective solution building in pursuit of cultural equity, thrivability, self-determination, and independence. We organize with youth and grassroots community leaders and utilize community-produced art and media to uplift social justice issues. 

Vulnerable Landscapes depicts an island at risk in the heart of the Nation’s largest city. This interdisciplinary exhibition centers the shorelines at the forefront of climate change in one of New York City’s most vulnerable landscapes: Staten Island. The borough faces particular challenges due to its geography and history, with industry and community concentrated where water meets ground.

This exhibition examines the shared space between the built and natural environment and highlights local individuals advocating for climate justice and a deeper connection to where we live. Themes of resistance, access, change, and recovery are conveyed through new works of contemporary art, scientific endeavors aimed at resiliency efforts, and art and archival materials from the museum’s collection. Vulnerable Landscapes circumnavigates Staten Island illuminating the past to shed light on the future.

Featuring

Billion Oyster Project, James Vincent Brice, Nate Dorr, Sarah Nelson Wright & Edrex Fontanilla, Nataki Hewling, HERShot students: Madison Davis, Alexandria Anderson, Savannah Washington, Soojin Yoonsmith), Nathan Kensinger, Living Breakwaters: SCAPE, Michael McWeeney, Beryl Thurman, and Sarah Yuster.

OPENING EVENTS

Members’ Preview: Thursday, April 20, 6:00pm – 8:00pm (Click here to become a Museum Member)

Public Opening: EARTH DAY! Saturday, April 22, 2:00pm – 4:00pm
Celebrate Earth Day at the Museum with the opening of our newest exhibition as well as crafts and activities for all ages. Enjoy free seedlings from the NYC Native Plant Center (supplies are limited), try your hand at charcoal landscape drawing with Freshkills Park, make plantable seedpaper, examine habitat los

The Museum's meditation class is held Saturdays at 11:30 AM. The fee for the class is $12/$10 for members. Learn more at http://www.tibetanmuseum.org/meditation-classes

The Noble Maritime Collection presents Andrea Doria: Rescue at Sea, an exhibition about the 1956 sinking of the SS Andrea Doria and the rescue of her passengers.

The exhibition will be on view from June 16, 2022 through June 2023.  There will be an opening reception on Thursday, June 16 from 6 to 8 PM.

The SS Andrea Doria was the pride of postwar Italy.  A glamorous transatlantic ocean liner, she was a “floating art gallery” and a marvel of midcentury modern design.  She carried celebrities as well as Italian immigrants to new opportunities in America.

On July 25, 1956, the Swedish liner MS Stockholm collided with the Andrea Doria, which was en route to New York.  The subsequent rescue was one of the most dramatic and well-documented in sea history.

The Andrea Doria foundered 11 hours after the collision, and now lays on her starboard side 250 feet below the surface, about 50 miles from Nantucket.

The exhibition will feature objects and artifacts from the extensive collection of diver and researcher John Moyer, Salvor in Possession of the Andrea Doria.

In addition to numerous rare photographs and artwork, on display will be a lifering from the Andrea Doria, as well as china from all passenger classes, pottery, glassware, silverware, and the ship’s brass bell, recovered by Moyer and a team of divers.

The exhibition was developed with the guidance of survivor, educator, author, and filmmaker Pierette Domenica Simpson, who is the gatekeeper of Andrea Doria survivor stories.  She is the author of the books Alive on the Andrea Doria!: The Greatest Sea Rescue in History and I Was Shipwrecked on the Andrea Doria! The Titanic of the 1950s

Archival newsreel footage of the Andrea Doria’s maiden voyage, the collision, and the rescue of her passengers—all provided by the Sherman Grinberg Library—will be shown in the exhibition on a converted Firestone television from 1956, the year of the sinking.

The exhibition also includes underwater footage shot by Bill Campbell and Billy Deans of John Moyer and a team diving to the wreck and recovering two 1,000-pound ceramic mural panels by Italian artist Guido Gambone (1909-1969).

In 1993, Moyer was awarded an Admiralty Arrest in US Federal Court and named Salvor in Possession of the wreck.  In the ruling, US District Judge Joseph H. Rodriguez stated Moyer’s “research and archeological documentation of his effort indicate a respect for the Andrea Doria as something more than just a commercial salvage project.”

Photographs of some of the Andrea Doria survivors are featured in the exhibition, including Simpson, who, at nine years old, was immigrating to the United States with her grandparents, Pietro and Domenica Burzio, to start a new life with her mother Vivian, who had moved to Detroit eight years earlier to pursue the American Dream.

Simpson wrote and produced the 2016 documentary Andrea Doria: Are the Passengers Saved?, directed by Luca Guardabascio of Rome.  To mark the 66^th

The Noble Maritime Collection presents Arc of Twenty Years, an exhibition independently curated by photographer Michael McWeeney and painter Sarah Yuster featuring art created in the aftermath of the September 11th attacks.

The exhibition will be on view from August 12 to October 3, 2021 in the museum’s library.  There will be an opening reception on Wednesday, August 11 from 6 to 8 PM.

Arc of Twenty Years will feature the work of Ghanim Khalil, Scott LoBaido, Diane Matyas, Ann Marie McDonnell, Michael McWeeney, Kristi Pfister, Marguerite Maria Rivas, and Sarah Yuster, all Staten Island artists.  It is a multimedia exhibition about the emotional impact and socio-political changes on Staten Island after the attacks.

A lithograph featuring the World Trade Center by John A. Noble (1913-1983), the museum’s namesake, will also be included in the exhibition. 

Curator Sarah Yuster states, “In the twenty years since 9/11, much of our populace has notably changed.  The way we see ourselves and each other as individuals, as Americans, took a marked trajectory spurred by one event.  The exhibition catalogues and explores major aspects of these permutations through art, photography, written word and short films.”

Ms. Yuster continues, “Staten Island is, in many ways, a microcosm of the United States in terms of ethnicities, economics, and ideologies.  An immediate and long-term aftermath of that day rippled through the nation.  The initial agony of three thousand innocent lives lost at once, the ensuing spasms of fury and fear were felt most intensely here.  Empathy, camaraderie, selflessness and unity soared for weeks, galvanizing New Yorkers, but quickly dissipated into dissenting factions.  The art and response from all factions will be displayed.”

Curator Michael McWeeney added, “This is not just a memorial; it’s a look at how we as a society have grown over the past 20 years.  The artists take you through their personal stories and contemplate how all of our lives have been altered by the 9/11 attacks.”

Sarah Yuster’s painting The Firefighter, on loan from the Staten Island Children’s Museum, as well as three paintings depicting the changing skyline in Lower Manhattan from 1985 to 2014, will be on display.

“Witness,” a poem by Staten Island’s first Poet Laureate Marguerite Maria Rivas, will be featured in the exhibition.  Rivas first wrote the poem as an email to a friend in Colorado immediately after the attacks, and it is now part of the National September 11th Museum’s online collection.

Ann Marie McDonnell contributed two bronze sculptures, The Missing and The Faithful, which honor the lives of those lost and the loved ones who mourn them. 

Diane Matyas contributed a multimedia work incorporating a painting with an apron and napkin, which she made to honor the lives of the Windows on the World restaurant employees.

Scott LoBaido will exhibit a reproduction of an oil painting that he completed in the immediate aftermath of the attacks; it originally hung in Cargo Cafe in St. George, a local gathering place for the community at that time.

Kristi Pfister will display six paintings, five of which are on ceramic tiles, and one drawing completed in the aftermath of 9/11 depicting people in various states of digging and waiting, searching for answers.

Michael McWeeney will display a photograph of the Tribute in Light taken in March 2002, the first time those lights were lit, as well as a series of portraits with accompanying audio in the subjects’ own words about the Muslim experience after 9/11, as conceived by scholar Ghanim Khalil.

The John A. Noble lithograph Ghost of a Bygone Ferry will be on display from the museum’s collection.  This print is his reaction to the passage of time and the decline of numerous ferry routes in New York Harbor by the 1970s; the Twin Towers, under construction, figure prominently in the background of the composition.

For more information about the exhibition, visit noblemaritime.org/arc-of-twenty-years.

This exhibition is supported, in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, in partnership with the City Council; the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew M. Cuomo and the New York State Legislature; and by a grant from the Lily Auchincloss Foundation.

The Noble Maritime Collection, located in a former mariners’ dormitory at Snug Harbor Cultural Center and Botanical Garden, 1000 Richmond Terrace, Building D, Staten Island, New York, is open from 12 until 5 PM, Thursdays through Sundays.  Admission is by donation.

For more information about the museum, call (718) 447-6490 or visit noblemaritime.org.

Faber Building Open Access

Since 1895, the Richmond County Fair has been a staple of Staten Island, showcasing local products, entertainment, and competitions reflective of the borough’s vibrant community. For 43 years, Historic Richmond Town has hosted this annual celebration, opening its landmark campus to over 15,000 visitors each Labor Day Weekend.The Richmond County Fair combines classic fairground festivities with a unique touch of Staten Island history, including inside access to many of the site’s historic structures and signature demonstrations of historical trades by costumed interpreters. Guests can enjoy food, rides, games, contests, vendors, live music, and fun for the whole family all weekend long. Proceeds from the Richmond County Fair support the education, preservation, and restoration efforts of Historic Richmond Town. 

Tickets: https://www.historicrichmondtown.org/rcf.

Join NYC Parks at DeMatti fieldhouse for fun arts and crafts activities and interactive games. This program is offered Tuesday through Saturday 2pm-6pm.

Tai Chi is held on Saturdays at 3:30 PM. The fee for the class is $12/$10 for members. Learn more at http://www.tibetanmuseum.org/tai-chi

Tavern Concerts — Historic Richmond Town

This indoor winter concert series will take place in the newly restored Guyon Tavern, located on Richmond Road. The Tavern boasts a wood-burning stove, flickering candles, live music and the true feel of a 19th century saloon. Beverage options harken back to the period and include hot spiced apple cider, scratch made mulled wine, as well as a refreshing selection of beers. Restoration projects recently completed at the nearly 200 year old historic Guyon Tavern, repaired damage from a 2017 car accident as well as structural and cosmetic work giving the building a functional tavern space that is true to its 1820s heritage. Shows are scheduled for every Saturday, at 6:00:PM and 8:00PM.

Join New York Road Runners for FREE weekly runs in your neighborhood! Open to all ages and experience levels. Walkers, strollers, and dogs on a leash are welcome. No advance registration is required, but is encouraged

For more information visit openrun.nyrr.org

DAY & TIME:
Sundays @ 9 a.m.
DISTANCE:
3.1 m (5k)
WHERE TO MEET:
Off Hylan Blvd., next to the parking lot, on the path that leads to the water

Members of all ages can come to our media lab and use a computer for projects, research, email, recreation, and more.

Faber Building Open Access

Nature Seen – Through Our Lens, an exhibition by photographers from Lifestyles for the Disabled is on view at the Greenbelt Nature Center Saturday, Aug. 20 through September 13, 2023.

An exhibition of nature photography by individuals participating in Lifestyles for the Disabled.  Photographers: Meredith Arout, Aaron Bialer, Michael Cilmi, Anthony DiCostanzo, Anthony DiFato, Kevin DiStefano, Christopher Lazzaro, Chris Macina, Andrew Moszenberg, Joseph Padalino, Dolores Palermo, Gregory Perosi, and Eric Schwacke. 

Photo Editor: Anthony DeSimone; Media Center Manager: Eddy Gregory

Lifestyles for the Disabled is grateful to our photographers for sharing their vision.

Thank you to the Greenbelt Conservancy and the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation for hosting our exhibition.

(image: Meredith Arout, Conference House Park)

Opening May 5, 2023, through October 31, 2023, Staten Island Urban Center (SIUC) debuts “We Are A Waterfront: Access, Divide & Potential,” a public multimedia art exhibition that foundationally centers on Staten Island’s north shore waterfront as a place in pursuit of social change and environmental justice. The exhibit is located at Governors Island’s Nolan Park House 5B. Doors open at noon May 5. Subsequently, presenting Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. The exhibit offers art, music, and opportunities for visitors to examine the struggle, potential, creativity and beauty of waterfront neighborhoods when community voices are at the center and fighting for environmental and social justice.

“We know that our city includes some of the most incredible public waterfronts in the world, but we also know that the benefits of incredible waterfront design have not been, equitably, equally, or even fairly realized, so we need to change that.” said Kelly Vilar, curator of “We Are a Waterfront” and CEO of the Staten Island Urban Center.  “Our hope is that this exhibit challenges this view and helps to activate the average New Yorker into being a voice for change.” 

At our opening on May 5, 2023, we will host “Music on the Porch,” a listening and dancing- freedom mixed set with hours of tracks that highlight activism in environmental and social justice movements. Guest DJs to be announced. 

“We Are A Waterfront” installations presented by Staten Island Urban Center and other activists speak to a myriad of social issues such including,

• Video excerpts from “Our Urban Town: Reimagining Staten Island Waterfront Communities”--a short documentary about community-driven ideas for waterfront development in Staten Island’s North Shore community. 

• A multimedia installation called “Landfill Fashionistas: Image, Culture and Environment through the Lens of Young Girls of Color from Staten Island.” (Produced by young people of the Staten Island Urban Center.)

• Collected and borrowed works from Sarah Yuster’s “Vulnerable Landscapes;” Sculpture by Olga Ayala; and north shore waterfront landscape photographs by John Kilcullen. 

“We Are A Waterfront” highlights the need for positive, inclusive social change through participatory art to engage visitors of all ages. The exhibit will not only share beautiful works of art and imagination, but expresses hope to spur environmental activism– whether it be in the form of a reformed litterbug, a newborn environmental justice advocate, or further the hopes of a seasoned agent of social change.  Some of the hands-on activations in the exhibit include: 

• Highlighting the work of city and statewide coalitions such as the Racial Impact Study Coalition, NY Renews and the NYC Environmental Justice Alliance.   

• Access to digital petitions for various environmental and social causes to affect laws, policies and funding.

• Free distribution of clothing to highlight the ideals of recycling, upcycling and reuse in the fight against fast fashion and pollution. 

Staten Island Urban Center is an Organization In Residence at Governors Island exhibiting May 5, 2023, through Oct 31, 2023, showing 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday, Saturday and Sunday. “We Are a Waterfront” is made possible through the Trust For Governors Island, NYC Department of Youth and Community Development, NY Renews-Tides Advocacy, Creatives Rebuild New York with Lost Horizon Films, The Staten Island Foundation, The Pinkerton Foundation and private donors.  Loaned works are provided by artists and collectors Deborah Quinones, Soraya Candelario, Sarah Yuster, Rachel Sanchez, Caryn Davis, Olga Ayala, Virginia Allen, John Kilcullen, Everet Curry, Angelo Roman, and others. 

Staten Island Urban Center is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit charitable organization. The mission of the Staten Island Urban Center (SIUC) is to strengthen neighborhoods by way of community development through community involvement.  We lift the voice of our borough’s most marginalized and disenfranchised people through collective solution building in pursuit of cultural equity, thrivability, self-determination, and independence. We organize with youth and grassroots community leaders and utilize community-produced art and media to uplift social justice issues. 

Vulnerable Landscapes depicts an island at risk in the heart of the Nation’s largest city. This interdisciplinary exhibition centers the shorelines at the forefront of climate change in one of New York City’s most vulnerable landscapes: Staten Island. The borough faces particular challenges due to its geography and history, with industry and community concentrated where water meets ground.

This exhibition examines the shared space between the built and natural environment and highlights local individuals advocating for climate justice and a deeper connection to where we live. Themes of resistance, access, change, and recovery are conveyed through new works of contemporary art, scientific endeavors aimed at resiliency efforts, and art and archival materials from the museum’s collection. Vulnerable Landscapes circumnavigates Staten Island illuminating the past to shed light on the future.

Featuring

Billion Oyster Project, James Vincent Brice, Nate Dorr, Sarah Nelson Wright & Edrex Fontanilla, Nataki Hewling, HERShot students: Madison Davis, Alexandria Anderson, Savannah Washington, Soojin Yoonsmith), Nathan Kensinger, Living Breakwaters: SCAPE, Michael McWeeney, Beryl Thurman, and Sarah Yuster.

OPENING EVENTS

Members’ Preview: Thursday, April 20, 6:00pm – 8:00pm (Click here to become a Museum Member)

Public Opening: EARTH DAY! Saturday, April 22, 2:00pm – 4:00pm
Celebrate Earth Day at the Museum with the opening of our newest exhibition as well as crafts and activities for all ages. Enjoy free seedlings from the NYC Native Plant Center (supplies are limited), try your hand at charcoal landscape drawing with Freshkills Park, make plantable seedpaper, examine habitat los

The Noble Maritime Collection presents Andrea Doria: Rescue at Sea, an exhibition about the 1956 sinking of the SS Andrea Doria and the rescue of her passengers.

The exhibition will be on view from June 16, 2022 through June 2023.  There will be an opening reception on Thursday, June 16 from 6 to 8 PM.

The SS Andrea Doria was the pride of postwar Italy.  A glamorous transatlantic ocean liner, she was a “floating art gallery” and a marvel of midcentury modern design.  She carried celebrities as well as Italian immigrants to new opportunities in America.

On July 25, 1956, the Swedish liner MS Stockholm collided with the Andrea Doria, which was en route to New York.  The subsequent rescue was one of the most dramatic and well-documented in sea history.

The Andrea Doria foundered 11 hours after the collision, and now lays on her starboard side 250 feet below the surface, about 50 miles from Nantucket.

The exhibition will feature objects and artifacts from the extensive collection of diver and researcher John Moyer, Salvor in Possession of the Andrea Doria.

In addition to numerous rare photographs and artwork, on display will be a lifering from the Andrea Doria, as well as china from all passenger classes, pottery, glassware, silverware, and the ship’s brass bell, recovered by Moyer and a team of divers.

The exhibition was developed with the guidance of survivor, educator, author, and filmmaker Pierette Domenica Simpson, who is the gatekeeper of Andrea Doria survivor stories.  She is the author of the books Alive on the Andrea Doria!: The Greatest Sea Rescue in History and I Was Shipwrecked on the Andrea Doria! The Titanic of the 1950s

Archival newsreel footage of the Andrea Doria’s maiden voyage, the collision, and the rescue of her passengers—all provided by the Sherman Grinberg Library—will be shown in the exhibition on a converted Firestone television from 1956, the year of the sinking.

The exhibition also includes underwater footage shot by Bill Campbell and Billy Deans of John Moyer and a team diving to the wreck and recovering two 1,000-pound ceramic mural panels by Italian artist Guido Gambone (1909-1969).

In 1993, Moyer was awarded an Admiralty Arrest in US Federal Court and named Salvor in Possession of the wreck.  In the ruling, US District Judge Joseph H. Rodriguez stated Moyer’s “research and archeological documentation of his effort indicate a respect for the Andrea Doria as something more than just a commercial salvage project.”

Photographs of some of the Andrea Doria survivors are featured in the exhibition, including Simpson, who, at nine years old, was immigrating to the United States with her grandparents, Pietro and Domenica Burzio, to start a new life with her mother Vivian, who had moved to Detroit eight years earlier to pursue the American Dream.

Simpson wrote and produced the 2016 documentary Andrea Doria: Are the Passengers Saved?, directed by Luca Guardabascio of Rome.  To mark the 66^th

The Noble Maritime Collection presents Arc of Twenty Years, an exhibition independently curated by photographer Michael McWeeney and painter Sarah Yuster featuring art created in the aftermath of the September 11th attacks.

The exhibition will be on view from August 12 to October 3, 2021 in the museum’s library.  There will be an opening reception on Wednesday, August 11 from 6 to 8 PM.

Arc of Twenty Years will feature the work of Ghanim Khalil, Scott LoBaido, Diane Matyas, Ann Marie McDonnell, Michael McWeeney, Kristi Pfister, Marguerite Maria Rivas, and Sarah Yuster, all Staten Island artists.  It is a multimedia exhibition about the emotional impact and socio-political changes on Staten Island after the attacks.

A lithograph featuring the World Trade Center by John A. Noble (1913-1983), the museum’s namesake, will also be included in the exhibition. 

Curator Sarah Yuster states, “In the twenty years since 9/11, much of our populace has notably changed.  The way we see ourselves and each other as individuals, as Americans, took a marked trajectory spurred by one event.  The exhibition catalogues and explores major aspects of these permutations through art, photography, written word and short films.”

Ms. Yuster continues, “Staten Island is, in many ways, a microcosm of the United States in terms of ethnicities, economics, and ideologies.  An immediate and long-term aftermath of that day rippled through the nation.  The initial agony of three thousand innocent lives lost at once, the ensuing spasms of fury and fear were felt most intensely here.  Empathy, camaraderie, selflessness and unity soared for weeks, galvanizing New Yorkers, but quickly dissipated into dissenting factions.  The art and response from all factions will be displayed.”

Curator Michael McWeeney added, “This is not just a memorial; it’s a look at how we as a society have grown over the past 20 years.  The artists take you through their personal stories and contemplate how all of our lives have been altered by the 9/11 attacks.”

Sarah Yuster’s painting The Firefighter, on loan from the Staten Island Children’s Museum, as well as three paintings depicting the changing skyline in Lower Manhattan from 1985 to 2014, will be on display.

“Witness,” a poem by Staten Island’s first Poet Laureate Marguerite Maria Rivas, will be featured in the exhibition.  Rivas first wrote the poem as an email to a friend in Colorado immediately after the attacks, and it is now part of the National September 11th Museum’s online collection.

Ann Marie McDonnell contributed two bronze sculptures, The Missing and The Faithful, which honor the lives of those lost and the loved ones who mourn them. 

Diane Matyas contributed a multimedia work incorporating a painting with an apron and napkin, which she made to honor the lives of the Windows on the World restaurant employees.

Scott LoBaido will exhibit a reproduction of an oil painting that he completed in the immediate aftermath of the attacks; it originally hung in Cargo Cafe in St. George, a local gathering place for the community at that time.

Kristi Pfister will display six paintings, five of which are on ceramic tiles, and one drawing completed in the aftermath of 9/11 depicting people in various states of digging and waiting, searching for answers.

Michael McWeeney will display a photograph of the Tribute in Light taken in March 2002, the first time those lights were lit, as well as a series of portraits with accompanying audio in the subjects’ own words about the Muslim experience after 9/11, as conceived by scholar Ghanim Khalil.

The John A. Noble lithograph Ghost of a Bygone Ferry will be on display from the museum’s collection.  This print is his reaction to the passage of time and the decline of numerous ferry routes in New York Harbor by the 1970s; the Twin Towers, under construction, figure prominently in the background of the composition.

For more information about the exhibition, visit noblemaritime.org/arc-of-twenty-years.

This exhibition is supported, in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, in partnership with the City Council; the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew M. Cuomo and the New York State Legislature; and by a grant from the Lily Auchincloss Foundation.

The Noble Maritime Collection, located in a former mariners’ dormitory at Snug Harbor Cultural Center and Botanical Garden, 1000 Richmond Terrace, Building D, Staten Island, New York, is open from 12 until 5 PM, Thursdays through Sundays.  Admission is by donation.

For more information about the museum, call (718) 447-6490 or visit noblemaritime.org.

Since 1895, the Richmond County Fair has been a staple of Staten Island, showcasing local products, entertainment, and competitions reflective of the borough’s vibrant community. For 43 years, Historic Richmond Town has hosted this annual celebration, opening its landmark campus to over 15,000 visitors each Labor Day Weekend.The Richmond County Fair combines classic fairground festivities with a unique touch of Staten Island history, including inside access to many of the site’s historic structures and signature demonstrations of historical trades by costumed interpreters. Guests can enjoy food, rides, games, contests, vendors, live music, and fun for the whole family all weekend long. Proceeds from the Richmond County Fair support the education, preservation, and restoration efforts of Historic Richmond Town. 

Tickets: https://www.historicrichmondtown.org/rcf.

Participants are welcome to explore the arts through different mediums including dance, theater, music, comic book creation, woodcarving, painting, and drawing as well as attend a lecture, panel, or talk.

Members of all ages can come to our media lab and use a computer for projects, research, email, recreation, and more.

Join NYC Parks for simple yet fun programs that offer games and activities structured for toddlers. This program is offered Tuesday through Saturday 10am-1pm.

Faber Building Open Access

Since 1895, the Richmond County Fair has been a staple of Staten Island, showcasing local products, entertainment, and competitions reflective of the borough’s vibrant community. For 43 years, Historic Richmond Town has hosted this annual celebration, opening its landmark campus to over 15,000 visitors each Labor Day Weekend.The Richmond County Fair combines classic fairground festivities with a unique touch of Staten Island history, including inside access to many of the site’s historic structures and signature demonstrations of historical trades by costumed interpreters. Guests can enjoy food, rides, games, contests, vendors, live music, and fun for the whole family all weekend long. Proceeds from the Richmond County Fair support the education, preservation, and restoration efforts of Historic Richmond Town. 

Tickets: https://www.historicrichmondtown.org/rcf.

Program is intended to help keep members social and mentally active with the use of memory games, puzzles, board games and cards.

Join NYC Parks at DeMatti fieldhouse for fun arts and crafts activities and interactive games. This program is offered Tuesday through Saturday 2pm-6pm.

Drop in for activities such as sports, fitness, arts and crafts, STEAM, and more. Children ages 6-18 are provided with academic support and physical activities in a safe structured environment.

Children ages 6-13 are provided with academic support and physical activity in a safe, structured environment on weekdays from 3:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. including program built around sports, famous artists, and STEAM.

Teen Movie Monday

Participants are welcome to explore the arts through different mediums including dance, theater, music, comic book creation, woodcarving, painting, and drawing as well as attend a lecture, panel, or talk.

North Coast, New York City’s premier hip-hop improv team, has long been known for their seamless melding of freestyle rapping and long form improv comedy. But in the heat of Lin Manuel’s smash Broadway hit Hamilton, people have been going f** bonkers for historical raps. We hear you loud and clear.

Join North Coast as the team takes your favorite historical figure and performs a full, factually-accurate improv set to satisfy your hunger for hip-hop history. Nikola Tesla? Bawse. Ida B. Wells? Flawless. Louisa May Alcott? Mic drop.

Stand on the right side of history and buy your tickets today!

Tickets: https://cli.re/45990-anybody-improvised-hamilton.

Location:

Act Adult Day Care

1698 Victory Blvd. Castleton Corners

Staten Island, NY 10314

These class are offered free with a suggested donation of $10.

To attend this workshop, please click here:

https://goo.gl/pPnvWM

or

TheCompassionCenter.com

For more information, contact Dan Globus at (888) 377-7761 or e-mail info@TheCompassionCenter.com

About Act Adult Day Care

ACT is a comprehensive educational/social program which focuses on strengthening, stimulating and retraining the brain of people diagnosed with Alzheimer's/Dementia. Our mission is to keep people with AD/D involved in carefully planned activities that have been shown to significantly improve cognitive and physical health.

About The Compassion Center

The Compassion Center teaches Meditation classes to people and organizations seeking anxiety solutions, stress relief, depression treatment, anger treatment, ways to deal with emotional trauma, loss and grief.

Tickets: https://www.spotlighttheatresi.org/vlt213897.htm.

Tickets: https://www.spotlighttheatresi.org/vlt213897.htm.

I’m pleased to share that I have received a DCA Art Fund Staten Island Arts 2023 grant. I will be presenting a Mexican Heritage's solo photography exhibit featuring a combination of thirty black-and-white and color photographs of the local Mexican immigrant community, a selection from my ongoing photo documentary series,  Simple Moments of an Emerging Presence. 

The Mexican community in Staten Island, New York, is a vibrant and integral part of the diverse tapestry of the borough. After several decades of immigration, this community has enriched the local culture with its traditions, and lively celebrations. From the traditional Staten Island Día Muertos, Our Lady of Guadalupe festivals, private celebrations, to authentic Mexican cuisine from local restaurants and food trucks, their influence is palpable. Despite facing challenges such as language barriers and immigration uncertainties, the Mexican community has shown remarkable resilience, creating support networks and cultural spaces that empower its members. Aspirations for a brighter future and a commitment to preserve their heritage while embracing their new home characterize the spirit of the Mexican community on Staten Island. 

Title of photograph:

Traditional Mexican folk dress in motion

We host neighborhood organics drop-off sites and compost the material locally at sites managed by NYC Compost Project staff. Our drop-off sites located at greenmarkets, major public transit stations, public libraries, and other popular locations let residents recycle their waste conveniently.

Learn what to drop off here:
http://www1.nyc.gov/site/dsny/recycling-and-garbage/residents/what-food-waste-to-drop-off.page

Members of all ages can come to our media lab and use a computer for projects, research, email, recreation, and more.

Join NYC Parks for simple yet fun programs that offer games and activities structured for toddlers. This program is offered Tuesday through Saturday 10am-1pm.

Faber Building Open Access

Explore a different nature theme each week during this indoor play group. Story time starts at 10:30am followed by a short hike at 11:00am, weather permitting. Ages 0-3.

Nature Seen – Through Our Lens, an exhibition by photographers from Lifestyles for the Disabled is on view at the Greenbelt Nature Center Saturday, Aug. 20 through September 13, 2023.

An exhibition of nature photography by individuals participating in Lifestyles for the Disabled.  Photographers: Meredith Arout, Aaron Bialer, Michael Cilmi, Anthony DiCostanzo, Anthony DiFato, Kevin DiStefano, Christopher Lazzaro, Chris Macina, Andrew Moszenberg, Joseph Padalino, Dolores Palermo, Gregory Perosi, and Eric Schwacke. 

Photo Editor: Anthony DeSimone; Media Center Manager: Eddy Gregory

Lifestyles for the Disabled is grateful to our photographers for sharing their vision.

Thank you to the Greenbelt Conservancy and the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation for hosting our exhibition.

(image: Meredith Arout, Conference House Park)

Program is intended to help keep members social and mentally active with the use of memory games, puzzles, board games and cards.

Assist members in learning and becoming fluent with Microsoft and its various products Excel, Office, Powerpoint and Word

Join NYC Parks at DeMatti fieldhouse for fun arts and crafts activities and interactive games. This program is offered Tuesday through Saturday 2pm-6pm.

Drop in for activities such as sports, fitness, arts and crafts, STEAM, and more. Children ages 6-18 are provided with academic support and physical activities in a safe structured environment.

Games and exercises based on theatrical disciplines to assist and teach members how to read sheet music. write songs, and create improv skits.

Children ages 6-13 are provided with academic support and physical activity in a safe, structured environment on weekdays from 3:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. including program built around sports, famous artists, and STEAM.

Join New York Road Runners for FREE weekly runs in your neighborhood! Open to all ages and experience levels. Walkers, strollers, and dogs on a leash are welcome. No advance registration is required, but is encouraged
For more information visit openrun.nyrr.org

DAY & TIME:
Tuesdays @ 7 p.m.
DISTANCE:
3.1 m (5k)
WHERE TO MEET:
At the lake bridge, down the hill from the intersection of Victory Blvd. and Eddy St.

Scribes from some of your favorite TV shows break out of the writers' room and test out their newest stand-up material onstage.

This month:Dan Ahdoot Cobra KaiAlexa Loftus The Problem With Jon StewartMike Drucker Full Frontal With Sam Bee

Hosted by Matt Goldich (Late Night with Seth Meyers) and Matt Koff (The Daily Show)

Tickets: https://cli.re/45986-pencils-down.

ADULT ACTING ~ Tuesdays, 7:30 - 9:00pm ~ ages 18 - adult

Also back by popular demand! This acting class is open to all experience
levels. Participants will explore the fundamentals of acting through
monologue work, scene study, improvisation, story-telling, and journaling.
The class size is limited to 8 actors. There will be a final presentation.
This class is taught by Mary Lee Aloia, Meggan Herod, and John Stewart.

8-week session starts October 18, 2022 Fee: $150

I’m pleased to share that I have received a DCA Art Fund Staten Island Arts 2023 grant. I will be presenting a Mexican Heritage's solo photography exhibit featuring a combination of thirty black-and-white and color photographs of the local Mexican immigrant community, a selection from my ongoing photo documentary series,  Simple Moments of an Emerging Presence. 

The Mexican community in Staten Island, New York, is a vibrant and integral part of the diverse tapestry of the borough. After several decades of immigration, this community has enriched the local culture with its traditions, and lively celebrations. From the traditional Staten Island Día Muertos, Our Lady of Guadalupe festivals, private celebrations, to authentic Mexican cuisine from local restaurants and food trucks, their influence is palpable. Despite facing challenges such as language barriers and immigration uncertainties, the Mexican community has shown remarkable resilience, creating support networks and cultural spaces that empower its members. Aspirations for a brighter future and a commitment to preserve their heritage while embracing their new home characterize the spirit of the Mexican community on Staten Island. 

Title of photograph:

Traditional Mexican folk dress in motion

We host neighborhood organics drop-off sites and compost the material locally at sites managed by NYC Compost Project staff. Our drop-off sites located at greenmarkets, major public transit stations, public libraries, and other popular locations let residents recycle their waste conveniently.

Learn what to drop off here:
http://www1.nyc.gov/site/dsny/recycling-and-garbage/residents/what-food-waste-to-drop-off.page

We host neighborhood organics drop-off sites and compost the material locally at sites managed by NYC Compost Project staff. Our drop-off sites located at greenmarkets, major public transit stations, public libraries, and other popular locations let residents recycle their waste conveniently.

Learn what to drop off here:
http://www1.nyc.gov/site/dsny/recycling-and-garbage/residents/what-food-waste-to-drop-off.page

Members of all ages can come to our media lab and use a computer for projects, research, email, recreation, and more.

Join NYC Parks for simple yet fun programs that offer games and activities structured for toddlers. This program is offered Tuesday through Saturday 10am-1pm.

Faber Building Open Access

Nature Seen – Through Our Lens, an exhibition by photographers from Lifestyles for the Disabled is on view at the Greenbelt Nature Center Saturday, Aug. 20 through September 13, 2023.

An exhibition of nature photography by individuals participating in Lifestyles for the Disabled.  Photographers: Meredith Arout, Aaron Bialer, Michael Cilmi, Anthony DiCostanzo, Anthony DiFato, Kevin DiStefano, Christopher Lazzaro, Chris Macina, Andrew Moszenberg, Joseph Padalino, Dolores Palermo, Gregory Perosi, and Eric Schwacke. 

Photo Editor: Anthony DeSimone; Media Center Manager: Eddy Gregory

Lifestyles for the Disabled is grateful to our photographers for sharing their vision.

Thank you to the Greenbelt Conservancy and the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation for hosting our exhibition.

(image: Meredith Arout, Conference House Park)

Participants are welcome to explore the arts through different mediums including dance, theater, music, comic book creation, woodcarving, painting, and drawing as well as attend a lecture, panel, or talk.

Senior Gameday

Program is intended to help keep members social and mentally active with the use of memory games, puzzles, board games and cards.

Join NYC Parks at DeMatti fieldhouse for fun arts and crafts activities and interactive games. This program is offered Tuesday through Saturday 2pm-6pm.

Drop in for activities such as sports, fitness, arts and crafts, STEAM, and more. Children ages 6-18 are provided with academic support and physical activities in a safe structured environment.

Children ages 6-13 are provided with academic support and physical activity in a safe, structured environment on weekdays from 3:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. including program built around sports, famous artists, and STEAM.

Be a part of our First Lego League Robotics Team. Join our team to learn science, technology, engineering, and math through fun hands-on learning experiences. Learn to solve real-world problems, build and code Lego robots, and learn how to work as a team to compete in Robotics competitions. Ages 9 - 14 years old!

Modeled after pub quizzes in Ireland and the U.K., Geeks Who Drink is an authentic homegrown trivia quiz. It’s a great way to drink with friends, without burning brain cells. And it’s where useless knowledge means everything. Our quizzes cover everything from Hungary to The Hunger Games, from science to sports, from the Billboard Hot 100 to Better Call Saul. Each quiz consists of seven rounds of eight questions each, in a variety of formats, including audio and visual rounds. Teams can be up to six players, so bring your smartest friends (or some likable dummies)—or come solo. We can always help you join a team! No reservations needed, just show up! Winning teams get bar cash and other prizes, depending on the venue. Bonus questions sprinkled throughout the quiz will net you additional goodies. But mostly it’s about establishing your dominance—or at least pleasantly surprising yourself. You’re into that, right?

This is a Weekly Recurring Event

Runs from Jul 19, 2023 to Sep 27, 2023 and happens every:

Wednesdays: 7:30pm - 9:30pm EDT

I’m pleased to share that I have received a DCA Art Fund Staten Island Arts 2023 grant. I will be presenting a Mexican Heritage's solo photography exhibit featuring a combination of thirty black-and-white and color photographs of the local Mexican immigrant community, a selection from my ongoing photo documentary series,  Simple Moments of an Emerging Presence. 

The Mexican community in Staten Island, New York, is a vibrant and integral part of the diverse tapestry of the borough. After several decades of immigration, this community has enriched the local culture with its traditions, and lively celebrations. From the traditional Staten Island Día Muertos, Our Lady of Guadalupe festivals, private celebrations, to authentic Mexican cuisine from local restaurants and food trucks, their influence is palpable. Despite facing challenges such as language barriers and immigration uncertainties, the Mexican community has shown remarkable resilience, creating support networks and cultural spaces that empower its members. Aspirations for a brighter future and a commitment to preserve their heritage while embracing their new home characterize the spirit of the Mexican community on Staten Island. 

Title of photograph:

Traditional Mexican folk dress in motion

Members of all ages can come to our media lab and use a computer for projects, research, email, recreation, and more.

Join NYC Parks for simple yet fun programs that offer games and activities structured for toddlers. This program is offered Tuesday through Saturday 10am-1pm.

Faber Building Open Access

Nature Seen – Through Our Lens, an exhibition by photographers from Lifestyles for the Disabled is on view at the Greenbelt Nature Center Saturday, Aug. 20 through September 13, 2023.

An exhibition of nature photography by individuals participating in Lifestyles for the Disabled.  Photographers: Meredith Arout, Aaron Bialer, Michael Cilmi, Anthony DiCostanzo, Anthony DiFato, Kevin DiStefano, Christopher Lazzaro, Chris Macina, Andrew Moszenberg, Joseph Padalino, Dolores Palermo, Gregory Perosi, and Eric Schwacke. 

Photo Editor: Anthony DeSimone; Media Center Manager: Eddy Gregory

Lifestyles for the Disabled is grateful to our photographers for sharing their vision.

Thank you to the Greenbelt Conservancy and the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation for hosting our exhibition.

(image: Meredith Arout, Conference House Park)

Participants are welcome to explore the arts through different mediums including dance, theater, music, comic book creation, woodcarving, painting, and drawing as well as attend a lecture, panel, or talk.

The Noble Maritime Collection presents Andrea Doria: Rescue at Sea, an exhibition about the 1956 sinking of the SS Andrea Doria and the rescue of her passengers.

The exhibition will be on view from June 16, 2022 through June 2023.  There will be an opening reception on Thursday, June 16 from 6 to 8 PM.

The SS Andrea Doria was the pride of postwar Italy.  A glamorous transatlantic ocean liner, she was a “floating art gallery” and a marvel of midcentury modern design.  She carried celebrities as well as Italian immigrants to new opportunities in America.

On July 25, 1956, the Swedish liner MS Stockholm collided with the Andrea Doria, which was en route to New York.  The subsequent rescue was one of the most dramatic and well-documented in sea history.

The Andrea Doria foundered 11 hours after the collision, and now lays on her starboard side 250 feet below the surface, about 50 miles from Nantucket.

The exhibition will feature objects and artifacts from the extensive collection of diver and researcher John Moyer, Salvor in Possession of the Andrea Doria.

In addition to numerous rare photographs and artwork, on display will be a lifering from the Andrea Doria, as well as china from all passenger classes, pottery, glassware, silverware, and the ship’s brass bell, recovered by Moyer and a team of divers.

The exhibition was developed with the guidance of survivor, educator, author, and filmmaker Pierette Domenica Simpson, who is the gatekeeper of Andrea Doria survivor stories.  She is the author of the books Alive on the Andrea Doria!: The Greatest Sea Rescue in History and I Was Shipwrecked on the Andrea Doria! The Titanic of the 1950s

Archival newsreel footage of the Andrea Doria’s maiden voyage, the collision, and the rescue of her passengers—all provided by the Sherman Grinberg Library—will be shown in the exhibition on a converted Firestone television from 1956, the year of the sinking.

The exhibition also includes underwater footage shot by Bill Campbell and Billy Deans of John Moyer and a team diving to the wreck and recovering two 1,000-pound ceramic mural panels by Italian artist Guido Gambone (1909-1969).

In 1993, Moyer was awarded an Admiralty Arrest in US Federal Court and named Salvor in Possession of the wreck.  In the ruling, US District Judge Joseph H. Rodriguez stated Moyer’s “research and archeological documentation of his effort indicate a respect for the Andrea Doria as something more than just a commercial salvage project.”

Photographs of some of the Andrea Doria survivors are featured in the exhibition, including Simpson, who, at nine years old, was immigrating to the United States with her grandparents, Pietro and Domenica Burzio, to start a new life with her mother Vivian, who had moved to Detroit eight years earlier to pursue the American Dream.

Simpson wrote and produced the 2016 documentary Andrea Doria: Are the Passengers Saved?, directed by Luca Guardabascio of Rome.  To mark the 66^th

The Noble Maritime Collection presents Arc of Twenty Years, an exhibition independently curated by photographer Michael McWeeney and painter Sarah Yuster featuring art created in the aftermath of the September 11th attacks.

The exhibition will be on view from August 12 to October 3, 2021 in the museum’s library.  There will be an opening reception on Wednesday, August 11 from 6 to 8 PM.

Arc of Twenty Years will feature the work of Ghanim Khalil, Scott LoBaido, Diane Matyas, Ann Marie McDonnell, Michael McWeeney, Kristi Pfister, Marguerite Maria Rivas, and Sarah Yuster, all Staten Island artists.  It is a multimedia exhibition about the emotional impact and socio-political changes on Staten Island after the attacks.

A lithograph featuring the World Trade Center by John A. Noble (1913-1983), the museum’s namesake, will also be included in the exhibition. 

Curator Sarah Yuster states, “In the twenty years since 9/11, much of our populace has notably changed.  The way we see ourselves and each other as individuals, as Americans, took a marked trajectory spurred by one event.  The exhibition catalogues and explores major aspects of these permutations through art, photography, written word and short films.”

Ms. Yuster continues, “Staten Island is, in many ways, a microcosm of the United States in terms of ethnicities, economics, and ideologies.  An immediate and long-term aftermath of that day rippled through the nation.  The initial agony of three thousand innocent lives lost at once, the ensuing spasms of fury and fear were felt most intensely here.  Empathy, camaraderie, selflessness and unity soared for weeks, galvanizing New Yorkers, but quickly dissipated into dissenting factions.  The art and response from all factions will be displayed.”

Curator Michael McWeeney added, “This is not just a memorial; it’s a look at how we as a society have grown over the past 20 years.  The artists take you through their personal stories and contemplate how all of our lives have been altered by the 9/11 attacks.”

Sarah Yuster’s painting The Firefighter, on loan from the Staten Island Children’s Museum, as well as three paintings depicting the changing skyline in Lower Manhattan from 1985 to 2014, will be on display.

“Witness,” a poem by Staten Island’s first Poet Laureate Marguerite Maria Rivas, will be featured in the exhibition.  Rivas first wrote the poem as an email to a friend in Colorado immediately after the attacks, and it is now part of the National September 11th Museum’s online collection.

Ann Marie McDonnell contributed two bronze sculptures, The Missing and The Faithful, which honor the lives of those lost and the loved ones who mourn them. 

Diane Matyas contributed a multimedia work incorporating a painting with an apron and napkin, which she made to honor the lives of the Windows on the World restaurant employees.

Scott LoBaido will exhibit a reproduction of an oil painting that he completed in the immediate aftermath of the attacks; it originally hung in Cargo Cafe in St. George, a local gathering place for the community at that time.

Kristi Pfister will display six paintings, five of which are on ceramic tiles, and one drawing completed in the aftermath of 9/11 depicting people in various states of digging and waiting, searching for answers.

Michael McWeeney will display a photograph of the Tribute in Light taken in March 2002, the first time those lights were lit, as well as a series of portraits with accompanying audio in the subjects’ own words about the Muslim experience after 9/11, as conceived by scholar Ghanim Khalil.

The John A. Noble lithograph Ghost of a Bygone Ferry will be on display from the museum’s collection.  This print is his reaction to the passage of time and the decline of numerous ferry routes in New York Harbor by the 1970s; the Twin Towers, under construction, figure prominently in the background of the composition.

For more information about the exhibition, visit noblemaritime.org/arc-of-twenty-years.

This exhibition is supported, in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, in partnership with the City Council; the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew M. Cuomo and the New York State Legislature; and by a grant from the Lily Auchincloss Foundation.

The Noble Maritime Collection, located in a former mariners’ dormitory at Snug Harbor Cultural Center and Botanical Garden, 1000 Richmond Terrace, Building D, Staten Island, New York, is open from 12 until 5 PM, Thursdays through Sundays.  Admission is by donation.

For more information about the museum, call (718) 447-6490 or visit noblemaritime.org.

Program is intended to help keep members social and mentally active with the use of memory games, puzzles, board games and cards.

Assist members in learning and becoming fluent with Microsoft and its various products Excel, Office, Powerpoint and Word

Join NYC Parks at DeMatti fieldhouse for fun arts and crafts activities and interactive games. This program is offered Tuesday through Saturday 2pm-6pm.

Drop in for activities such as sports, fitness, arts and crafts, STEAM, and more. Children ages 6-18 are provided with academic support and physical activities in a safe structured environment.

Games and exercises based on theatrical disciplines to assist and teach members how to read sheet music. write songs, and create improv skits.

Children ages 6-13 are provided with academic support and physical activity in a safe, structured environment on weekdays from 3:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. including program built around sports, famous artists, and STEAM.

The Pipes are Calling...

Join Richmond County Pipe & Drums

A Staten Island community Bagpipe & Drum band proudly serving Staten Island and the greater NYC area for almost 40 years

Free Lessons on Bagpipes & Drums

Every Thursday Night, except holidays

7:30pm - 10pm

St. Alban's Episcopal Church in Eltingville

Family Fun / Bring a Friend

No Experience Necessary!

We will teach you everything you need to know

Please email ahead in case of any unforeseen cancellations: richmondcountypipesdrums@gmail.com

More Info: http://www.richmondcountypipesanddrums.com

Any other questions: Kathy Burke 917-837-3272

I’m pleased to share that I have received a DCA Art Fund Staten Island Arts 2023 grant. I will be presenting a Mexican Heritage's solo photography exhibit featuring a combination of thirty black-and-white and color photographs of the local Mexican immigrant community, a selection from my ongoing photo documentary series,  Simple Moments of an Emerging Presence. 

The Mexican community in Staten Island, New York, is a vibrant and integral part of the diverse tapestry of the borough. After several decades of immigration, this community has enriched the local culture with its traditions, and lively celebrations. From the traditional Staten Island Día Muertos, Our Lady of Guadalupe festivals, private celebrations, to authentic Mexican cuisine from local restaurants and food trucks, their influence is palpable. Despite facing challenges such as language barriers and immigration uncertainties, the Mexican community has shown remarkable resilience, creating support networks and cultural spaces that empower its members. Aspirations for a brighter future and a commitment to preserve their heritage while embracing their new home characterize the spirit of the Mexican community on Staten Island. 

Title of photograph:

Traditional Mexican folk dress in motion

Members of all ages can come to our media lab and use a computer for projects, research, email, recreation, and more.

Join NYC Parks for simple yet fun programs that offer games and activities structured for toddlers. This program is offered Tuesday through Saturday 10am-1pm.

Faber Building Open Access

Nature Seen – Through Our Lens, an exhibition by photographers from Lifestyles for the Disabled is on view at the Greenbelt Nature Center Saturday, Aug. 20 through September 13, 2023.

An exhibition of nature photography by individuals participating in Lifestyles for the Disabled.  Photographers: Meredith Arout, Aaron Bialer, Michael Cilmi, Anthony DiCostanzo, Anthony DiFato, Kevin DiStefano, Christopher Lazzaro, Chris Macina, Andrew Moszenberg, Joseph Padalino, Dolores Palermo, Gregory Perosi, and Eric Schwacke. 

Photo Editor: Anthony DeSimone; Media Center Manager: Eddy Gregory

Lifestyles for the Disabled is grateful to our photographers for sharing their vision.

Thank you to the Greenbelt Conservancy and the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation for hosting our exhibition.

(image: Meredith Arout, Conference House Park)

Opening May 5, 2023, through October 31, 2023, Staten Island Urban Center (SIUC) debuts “We Are A Waterfront: Access, Divide & Potential,” a public multimedia art exhibition that foundationally centers on Staten Island’s north shore waterfront as a place in pursuit of social change and environmental justice. The exhibit is located at Governors Island’s Nolan Park House 5B. Doors open at noon May 5. Subsequently, presenting Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. The exhibit offers art, music, and opportunities for visitors to examine the struggle, potential, creativity and beauty of waterfront neighborhoods when community voices are at the center and fighting for environmental and social justice.

“We know that our city includes some of the most incredible public waterfronts in the world, but we also know that the benefits of incredible waterfront design have not been, equitably, equally, or even fairly realized, so we need to change that.” said Kelly Vilar, curator of “We Are a Waterfront” and CEO of the Staten Island Urban Center.  “Our hope is that this exhibit challenges this view and helps to activate the average New Yorker into being a voice for change.” 

At our opening on May 5, 2023, we will host “Music on the Porch,” a listening and dancing- freedom mixed set with hours of tracks that highlight activism in environmental and social justice movements. Guest DJs to be announced. 

“We Are A Waterfront” installations presented by Staten Island Urban Center and other activists speak to a myriad of social issues such including,

• Video excerpts from “Our Urban Town: Reimagining Staten Island Waterfront Communities”--a short documentary about community-driven ideas for waterfront development in Staten Island’s North Shore community. 

• A multimedia installation called “Landfill Fashionistas: Image, Culture and Environment through the Lens of Young Girls of Color from Staten Island.” (Produced by young people of the Staten Island Urban Center.)

• Collected and borrowed works from Sarah Yuster’s “Vulnerable Landscapes;” Sculpture by Olga Ayala; and north shore waterfront landscape photographs by John Kilcullen. 

“We Are A Waterfront” highlights the need for positive, inclusive social change through participatory art to engage visitors of all ages. The exhibit will not only share beautiful works of art and imagination, but expresses hope to spur environmental activism– whether it be in the form of a reformed litterbug, a newborn environmental justice advocate, or further the hopes of a seasoned agent of social change.  Some of the hands-on activations in the exhibit include: 

• Highlighting the work of city and statewide coalitions such as the Racial Impact Study Coalition, NY Renews and the NYC Environmental Justice Alliance.   

• Access to digital petitions for various environmental and social causes to affect laws, policies and funding.

• Free distribution of clothing to highlight the ideals of recycling, upcycling and reuse in the fight against fast fashion and pollution. 

Staten Island Urban Center is an Organization In Residence at Governors Island exhibiting May 5, 2023, through Oct 31, 2023, showing 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday, Saturday and Sunday. “We Are a Waterfront” is made possible through the Trust For Governors Island, NYC Department of Youth and Community Development, NY Renews-Tides Advocacy, Creatives Rebuild New York with Lost Horizon Films, The Staten Island Foundation, The Pinkerton Foundation and private donors.  Loaned works are provided by artists and collectors Deborah Quinones, Soraya Candelario, Sarah Yuster, Rachel Sanchez, Caryn Davis, Olga Ayala, Virginia Allen, John Kilcullen, Everet Curry, Angelo Roman, and others. 

Staten Island Urban Center is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit charitable organization. The mission of the Staten Island Urban Center (SIUC) is to strengthen neighborhoods by way of community development through community involvement.  We lift the voice of our borough’s most marginalized and disenfranchised people through collective solution building in pursuit of cultural equity, thrivability, self-determination, and independence. We organize with youth and grassroots community leaders and utilize community-produced art and media to uplift social justice issues. 

Vulnerable Landscapes depicts an island at risk in the heart of the Nation’s largest city. This interdisciplinary exhibition centers the shorelines at the forefront of climate change in one of New York City’s most vulnerable landscapes: Staten Island. The borough faces particular challenges due to its geography and history, with industry and community concentrated where water meets ground.

This exhibition examines the shared space between the built and natural environment and highlights local individuals advocating for climate justice and a deeper connection to where we live. Themes of resistance, access, change, and recovery are conveyed through new works of contemporary art, scientific endeavors aimed at resiliency efforts, and art and archival materials from the museum’s collection. Vulnerable Landscapes circumnavigates Staten Island illuminating the past to shed light on the future.

Featuring

Billion Oyster Project, James Vincent Brice, Nate Dorr, Sarah Nelson Wright & Edrex Fontanilla, Nataki Hewling, HERShot students: Madison Davis, Alexandria Anderson, Savannah Washington, Soojin Yoonsmith), Nathan Kensinger, Living Breakwaters: SCAPE, Michael McWeeney, Beryl Thurman, and Sarah Yuster.

OPENING EVENTS

Members’ Preview: Thursday, April 20, 6:00pm – 8:00pm (Click here to become a Museum Member)

Public Opening: EARTH DAY! Saturday, April 22, 2:00pm – 4:00pm
Celebrate Earth Day at the Museum with the opening of our newest exhibition as well as crafts and activities for all ages. Enjoy free seedlings from the NYC Native Plant Center (supplies are limited), try your hand at charcoal landscape drawing with Freshkills Park, make plantable seedpaper, examine habitat los

The Noble Maritime Collection presents Andrea Doria: Rescue at Sea, an exhibition about the 1956 sinking of the SS Andrea Doria and the rescue of her passengers.

The exhibition will be on view from June 16, 2022 through June 2023.  There will be an opening reception on Thursday, June 16 from 6 to 8 PM.

The SS Andrea Doria was the pride of postwar Italy.  A glamorous transatlantic ocean liner, she was a “floating art gallery” and a marvel of midcentury modern design.  She carried celebrities as well as Italian immigrants to new opportunities in America.

On July 25, 1956, the Swedish liner MS Stockholm collided with the Andrea Doria, which was en route to New York.  The subsequent rescue was one of the most dramatic and well-documented in sea history.

The Andrea Doria foundered 11 hours after the collision, and now lays on her starboard side 250 feet below the surface, about 50 miles from Nantucket.

The exhibition will feature objects and artifacts from the extensive collection of diver and researcher John Moyer, Salvor in Possession of the Andrea Doria.

In addition to numerous rare photographs and artwork, on display will be a lifering from the Andrea Doria, as well as china from all passenger classes, pottery, glassware, silverware, and the ship’s brass bell, recovered by Moyer and a team of divers.

The exhibition was developed with the guidance of survivor, educator, author, and filmmaker Pierette Domenica Simpson, who is the gatekeeper of Andrea Doria survivor stories.  She is the author of the books Alive on the Andrea Doria!: The Greatest Sea Rescue in History and I Was Shipwrecked on the Andrea Doria! The Titanic of the 1950s

Archival newsreel footage of the Andrea Doria’s maiden voyage, the collision, and the rescue of her passengers—all provided by the Sherman Grinberg Library—will be shown in the exhibition on a converted Firestone television from 1956, the year of the sinking.

The exhibition also includes underwater footage shot by Bill Campbell and Billy Deans of John Moyer and a team diving to the wreck and recovering two 1,000-pound ceramic mural panels by Italian artist Guido Gambone (1909-1969).

In 1993, Moyer was awarded an Admiralty Arrest in US Federal Court and named Salvor in Possession of the wreck.  In the ruling, US District Judge Joseph H. Rodriguez stated Moyer’s “research and archeological documentation of his effort indicate a respect for the Andrea Doria as something more than just a commercial salvage project.”

Photographs of some of the Andrea Doria survivors are featured in the exhibition, including Simpson, who, at nine years old, was immigrating to the United States with her grandparents, Pietro and Domenica Burzio, to start a new life with her mother Vivian, who had moved to Detroit eight years earlier to pursue the American Dream.

Simpson wrote and produced the 2016 documentary Andrea Doria: Are the Passengers Saved?, directed by Luca Guardabascio of Rome.  To mark the 66^th

The Noble Maritime Collection presents Arc of Twenty Years, an exhibition independently curated by photographer Michael McWeeney and painter Sarah Yuster featuring art created in the aftermath of the September 11th attacks.

The exhibition will be on view from August 12 to October 3, 2021 in the museum’s library.  There will be an opening reception on Wednesday, August 11 from 6 to 8 PM.

Arc of Twenty Years will feature the work of Ghanim Khalil, Scott LoBaido, Diane Matyas, Ann Marie McDonnell, Michael McWeeney, Kristi Pfister, Marguerite Maria Rivas, and Sarah Yuster, all Staten Island artists.  It is a multimedia exhibition about the emotional impact and socio-political changes on Staten Island after the attacks.

A lithograph featuring the World Trade Center by John A. Noble (1913-1983), the museum’s namesake, will also be included in the exhibition. 

Curator Sarah Yuster states, “In the twenty years since 9/11, much of our populace has notably changed.  The way we see ourselves and each other as individuals, as Americans, took a marked trajectory spurred by one event.  The exhibition catalogues and explores major aspects of these permutations through art, photography, written word and short films.”

Ms. Yuster continues, “Staten Island is, in many ways, a microcosm of the United States in terms of ethnicities, economics, and ideologies.  An immediate and long-term aftermath of that day rippled through the nation.  The initial agony of three thousand innocent lives lost at once, the ensuing spasms of fury and fear were felt most intensely here.  Empathy, camaraderie, selflessness and unity soared for weeks, galvanizing New Yorkers, but quickly dissipated into dissenting factions.  The art and response from all factions will be displayed.”

Curator Michael McWeeney added, “This is not just a memorial; it’s a look at how we as a society have grown over the past 20 years.  The artists take you through their personal stories and contemplate how all of our lives have been altered by the 9/11 attacks.”

Sarah Yuster’s painting The Firefighter, on loan from the Staten Island Children’s Museum, as well as three paintings depicting the changing skyline in Lower Manhattan from 1985 to 2014, will be on display.

“Witness,” a poem by Staten Island’s first Poet Laureate Marguerite Maria Rivas, will be featured in the exhibition.  Rivas first wrote the poem as an email to a friend in Colorado immediately after the attacks, and it is now part of the National September 11th Museum’s online collection.

Ann Marie McDonnell contributed two bronze sculptures, The Missing and The Faithful, which honor the lives of those lost and the loved ones who mourn them. 

Diane Matyas contributed a multimedia work incorporating a painting with an apron and napkin, which she made to honor the lives of the Windows on the World restaurant employees.

Scott LoBaido will exhibit a reproduction of an oil painting that he completed in the immediate aftermath of the attacks; it originally hung in Cargo Cafe in St. George, a local gathering place for the community at that time.

Kristi Pfister will display six paintings, five of which are on ceramic tiles, and one drawing completed in the aftermath of 9/11 depicting people in various states of digging and waiting, searching for answers.

Michael McWeeney will display a photograph of the Tribute in Light taken in March 2002, the first time those lights were lit, as well as a series of portraits with accompanying audio in the subjects’ own words about the Muslim experience after 9/11, as conceived by scholar Ghanim Khalil.

The John A. Noble lithograph Ghost of a Bygone Ferry will be on display from the museum’s collection.  This print is his reaction to the passage of time and the decline of numerous ferry routes in New York Harbor by the 1970s; the Twin Towers, under construction, figure prominently in the background of the composition.

For more information about the exhibition, visit noblemaritime.org/arc-of-twenty-years.

This exhibition is supported, in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, in partnership with the City Council; the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew M. Cuomo and the New York State Legislature; and by a grant from the Lily Auchincloss Foundation.

The Noble Maritime Collection, located in a former mariners’ dormitory at Snug Harbor Cultural Center and Botanical Garden, 1000 Richmond Terrace, Building D, Staten Island, New York, is open from 12 until 5 PM, Thursdays through Sundays.  Admission is by donation.

For more information about the museum, call (718) 447-6490 or visit noblemaritime.org.

Senior Gameday

Join NYC Parks at DeMatti fieldhouse for fun arts and crafts activities and interactive games. This program is offered Tuesday through Saturday 2pm-6pm.

Drop in for activities such as sports, fitness, arts and crafts, STEAM, and more. Children ages 6-18 are provided with academic support and physical activities in a safe structured environment.

Children ages 6-13 are provided with academic support and physical activity in a safe, structured environment on weekdays from 3:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. including program built around sports, famous artists, and STEAM.

Learn different cooking techniques at the museum. It's different each month!
Free with museum admission

Also at 4 PM.

⭐ Explore etymology and wordplay alongside some of the best wordsmiths NYC has to offer. Experience the hilarious and interesting Vocabaret live at Caveat, a cabaret comedy venue that’s home to the smartest, joyfully-nerdiest comedy in New York!

Tickets for Vocabaret🎫 Standard Admission - includes regular seated entry🎫 Premium Admission - includes premium seating closer to the stage🎫 Standing Admission - includes standing entry

Highlights🎭 A unique comedy event focusing on wordplay and etymological creativity and knowledge🌇A chance to visit Caveat, a creative hub and cabaret comedy theater that champions nerdy, funny art and much more🤩 Featuring 5 of the best wordsmiths as your hosts for the evening

General Info📅 Date: June 9, July 14, August 11, September 08, October 13, November 10, December 08 (select during purchase)🕒 Time: 7 p.m.⏳ Duration: 90 minutes📍 Location: Caveat NYC👤 Age requirement: 21+ with physical ID♿ Accessibility: the venue is ADA compliant❓ Please consult the FAQs of this experience here

DescriptionAt Vocabaret, New York City’s most-decorated wordsmiths come together for an eclectic variety hour (and a half) of raucous wordplay, etymological deep dives, and alphabetic absurdity that investigates the intersection of language and everyday life, inspired by a new theme each month. Hosted by none other than five of the biggest heavyweight champions of wordplay, Sam Corbin, Tim Donnelly, Jerzy Gwiazdowski, Ally Spier, and Nikolai Vanyo, this is one you won't want to miss! Come see what Vocabaret is all about while you sip on a delicious drink in the heart of NYC. Get your tickets for Vocabaretat Caveat, New York!

Tickets: https://cli.re/41336-vocabaret.

⭐ Come along for an incredibly unique mix of science and comedy alongside an interdisciplinary group of scientists. Experience the unique Science 101 at Caveat, a cabaret comedy venue that’s home to the smartest, joyfully-nerdiest comedy in New York!

Tickets for Science 101 in New York🎫 Standard Admission - includes regular seated entry🎫 Premium Admission - includes premium seating closer to the stage

Highlights🎭 Come for a unique mix of comedy and science that will have you hollering in laughter and engaged in a challenge🌇A chance to visit Caveat, a creative hub and cabaret comedy theater that champions nerdy, funny art and much more🤩 Hosted by an amazing group of multidisciplinary scientists doing comedy

General Info📅 Date: July 14, August 11, September 8, October 13, November 10 and December 8 (select during purchase)🕒 Time: 9:30 p.m.⏳ Duration: 90 minutes📍 Location: Caveat NYC👤 Age requirement: 21+ with physical ID♿ Accessibility: the venue is ADA compliant❓ Please consult the FAQs of this experience here

DescriptionThought science class ended with high school? Think again! This 'class' will put your knowledge to the test and have you roaring with laughter. Participate in games, ridiculous audience polls, blistering hot takes, art challenges, and much, much more! Science 101 at Caveat NY will be hosted by Dustin Growick (dinosaur expert and Science Specialist at Sotheby's), Kristina Gustovich (geologist and Middle School science teacher), and Dr. Justin Charles Williams (stand-up comedian and Associate Professor of Interdisciplinary Studies at the City University of New York). This amazing show will have you hollering in laughter and engaged in a challenge. Get your tickets for Science 101 at Caveat, New York!

Tickets: https://cli.re/41337-science-101.

I’m pleased to share that I have received a DCA Art Fund Staten Island Arts 2023 grant. I will be presenting a Mexican Heritage's solo photography exhibit featuring a combination of thirty black-and-white and color photographs of the local Mexican immigrant community, a selection from my ongoing photo documentary series,  Simple Moments of an Emerging Presence. 

The Mexican community in Staten Island, New York, is a vibrant and integral part of the diverse tapestry of the borough. After several decades of immigration, this community has enriched the local culture with its traditions, and lively celebrations. From the traditional Staten Island Día Muertos, Our Lady of Guadalupe festivals, private celebrations, to authentic Mexican cuisine from local restaurants and food trucks, their influence is palpable. Despite facing challenges such as language barriers and immigration uncertainties, the Mexican community has shown remarkable resilience, creating support networks and cultural spaces that empower its members. Aspirations for a brighter future and a commitment to preserve their heritage while embracing their new home characterize the spirit of the Mexican community on Staten Island. 

Title of photograph:

Traditional Mexican folk dress in motion

All levels Gentle Flow by Donation. 

Must pre-register for class at www.beyogasi.com. 

Only students who are registered my attend class. Occupancy 24 students. Social distancing will be practiced and masks are required to and from mat. Please wear comfortable clothing and bring yoga mat, towel, water, and anything else you need for practice. Portion of proceeds benefit the Alice Austen House Museum. 

Members of all ages can come to our media lab and use a computer for projects, research, email, recreation, and more.

Faber Building Open Access

Looking to show off your latest  creation? Need help starting that knitted baby blanket you’ve been promising yourself you’d make? Want to learn how to crochet?

Why not stop by our textile meet-up group! Participants are welcomed to bring their current projects to share with the group. Open to all skill levels. Join for a friendly discussion and maybe find a new hobby!

The group meets on the second Saturday of every month.

Patrons are encouraged to bring their own materials!

Nature Seen – Through Our Lens, an exhibition by photographers from Lifestyles for the Disabled is on view at the Greenbelt Nature Center Saturday, Aug. 20 through September 13, 2023.

An exhibition of nature photography by individuals participating in Lifestyles for the Disabled.  Photographers: Meredith Arout, Aaron Bialer, Michael Cilmi, Anthony DiCostanzo, Anthony DiFato, Kevin DiStefano, Christopher Lazzaro, Chris Macina, Andrew Moszenberg, Joseph Padalino, Dolores Palermo, Gregory Perosi, and Eric Schwacke. 

Photo Editor: Anthony DeSimone; Media Center Manager: Eddy Gregory

Lifestyles for the Disabled is grateful to our photographers for sharing their vision.

Thank you to the Greenbelt Conservancy and the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation for hosting our exhibition.

(image: Meredith Arout, Conference House Park)

The Staten Island Zoo is happy to introduce our Saturday Zoofari program. We have created six exciting programs for children in PreK through 6th grade. This is a four hour (10am - 2pm) drop off program at the zoo.

Please pack a lunch for the day. There is no refrigeration for the lunches at the zoo so the lunches need to be non-perishable.

You can register for any number of sessions or all six! There is a 15% discount on the total price if you register for all six sessions.

Register here:
http://statenislandzoo.doubleknot.com/registration/calendardetail.aspx?activitykey=2446149&OrgKey=3637&ReturnURL=%2fOpenRosters%2fViewActivitySpaceAvailable.aspx%3fclassificationid%3d55250%26orgkey%3d3637#

Opening May 5, 2023, through October 31, 2023, Staten Island Urban Center (SIUC) debuts “We Are A Waterfront: Access, Divide & Potential,” a public multimedia art exhibition that foundationally centers on Staten Island’s north shore waterfront as a place in pursuit of social change and environmental justice. The exhibit is located at Governors Island’s Nolan Park House 5B. Doors open at noon May 5. Subsequently, presenting Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. The exhibit offers art, music, and opportunities for visitors to examine the struggle, potential, creativity and beauty of waterfront neighborhoods when community voices are at the center and fighting for environmental and social justice.

“We know that our city includes some of the most incredible public waterfronts in the world, but we also know that the benefits of incredible waterfront design have not been, equitably, equally, or even fairly realized, so we need to change that.” said Kelly Vilar, curator of “We Are a Waterfront” and CEO of the Staten Island Urban Center.  “Our hope is that this exhibit challenges this view and helps to activate the average New Yorker into being a voice for change.” 

At our opening on May 5, 2023, we will host “Music on the Porch,” a listening and dancing- freedom mixed set with hours of tracks that highlight activism in environmental and social justice movements. Guest DJs to be announced. 

“We Are A Waterfront” installations presented by Staten Island Urban Center and other activists speak to a myriad of social issues such including,

• Video excerpts from “Our Urban Town: Reimagining Staten Island Waterfront Communities”--a short documentary about community-driven ideas for waterfront development in Staten Island’s North Shore community. 

• A multimedia installation called “Landfill Fashionistas: Image, Culture and Environment through the Lens of Young Girls of Color from Staten Island.” (Produced by young people of the Staten Island Urban Center.)

• Collected and borrowed works from Sarah Yuster’s “Vulnerable Landscapes;” Sculpture by Olga Ayala; and north shore waterfront landscape photographs by John Kilcullen. 

“We Are A Waterfront” highlights the need for positive, inclusive social change through participatory art to engage visitors of all ages. The exhibit will not only share beautiful works of art and imagination, but expresses hope to spur environmental activism– whether it be in the form of a reformed litterbug, a newborn environmental justice advocate, or further the hopes of a seasoned agent of social change.  Some of the hands-on activations in the exhibit include: 

• Highlighting the work of city and statewide coalitions such as the Racial Impact Study Coalition, NY Renews and the NYC Environmental Justice Alliance.   

• Access to digital petitions for various environmental and social causes to affect laws, policies and funding.

• Free distribution of clothing to highlight the ideals of recycling, upcycling and reuse in the fight against fast fashion and pollution. 

Staten Island Urban Center is an Organization In Residence at Governors Island exhibiting May 5, 2023, through Oct 31, 2023, showing 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday, Saturday and Sunday. “We Are a Waterfront” is made possible through the Trust For Governors Island, NYC Department of Youth and Community Development, NY Renews-Tides Advocacy, Creatives Rebuild New York with Lost Horizon Films, The Staten Island Foundation, The Pinkerton Foundation and private donors.  Loaned works are provided by artists and collectors Deborah Quinones, Soraya Candelario, Sarah Yuster, Rachel Sanchez, Caryn Davis, Olga Ayala, Virginia Allen, John Kilcullen, Everet Curry, Angelo Roman, and others. 

Staten Island Urban Center is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit charitable organization. The mission of the Staten Island Urban Center (SIUC) is to strengthen neighborhoods by way of community development through community involvement.  We lift the voice of our borough’s most marginalized and disenfranchised people through collective solution building in pursuit of cultural equity, thrivability, self-determination, and independence. We organize with youth and grassroots community leaders and utilize community-produced art and media to uplift social justice issues. 

Vulnerable Landscapes depicts an island at risk in the heart of the Nation’s largest city. This interdisciplinary exhibition centers the shorelines at the forefront of climate change in one of New York City’s most vulnerable landscapes: Staten Island. The borough faces particular challenges due to its geography and history, with industry and community concentrated where water meets ground.

This exhibition examines the shared space between the built and natural environment and highlights local individuals advocating for climate justice and a deeper connection to where we live. Themes of resistance, access, change, and recovery are conveyed through new works of contemporary art, scientific endeavors aimed at resiliency efforts, and art and archival materials from the museum’s collection. Vulnerable Landscapes circumnavigates Staten Island illuminating the past to shed light on the future.

Featuring

Billion Oyster Project, James Vincent Brice, Nate Dorr, Sarah Nelson Wright & Edrex Fontanilla, Nataki Hewling, HERShot students: Madison Davis, Alexandria Anderson, Savannah Washington, Soojin Yoonsmith), Nathan Kensinger, Living Breakwaters: SCAPE, Michael McWeeney, Beryl Thurman, and Sarah Yuster.

OPENING EVENTS

Members’ Preview: Thursday, April 20, 6:00pm – 8:00pm (Click here to become a Museum Member)

Public Opening: EARTH DAY! Saturday, April 22, 2:00pm – 4:00pm
Celebrate Earth Day at the Museum with the opening of our newest exhibition as well as crafts and activities for all ages. Enjoy free seedlings from the NYC Native Plant Center (supplies are limited), try your hand at charcoal landscape drawing with Freshkills Park, make plantable seedpaper, examine habitat los

The Museum's meditation class is held Saturdays at 11:30 AM. The fee for the class is $12/$10 for members. Learn more at http://www.tibetanmuseum.org/meditation-classes

The Noble Maritime Collection presents Andrea Doria: Rescue at Sea, an exhibition about the 1956 sinking of the SS Andrea Doria and the rescue of her passengers.

The exhibition will be on view from June 16, 2022 through June 2023.  There will be an opening reception on Thursday, June 16 from 6 to 8 PM.

The SS Andrea Doria was the pride of postwar Italy.  A glamorous transatlantic ocean liner, she was a “floating art gallery” and a marvel of midcentury modern design.  She carried celebrities as well as Italian immigrants to new opportunities in America.

On July 25, 1956, the Swedish liner MS Stockholm collided with the Andrea Doria, which was en route to New York.  The subsequent rescue was one of the most dramatic and well-documented in sea history.

The Andrea Doria foundered 11 hours after the collision, and now lays on her starboard side 250 feet below the surface, about 50 miles from Nantucket.

The exhibition will feature objects and artifacts from the extensive collection of diver and researcher John Moyer, Salvor in Possession of the Andrea Doria.

In addition to numerous rare photographs and artwork, on display will be a lifering from the Andrea Doria, as well as china from all passenger classes, pottery, glassware, silverware, and the ship’s brass bell, recovered by Moyer and a team of divers.

The exhibition was developed with the guidance of survivor, educator, author, and filmmaker Pierette Domenica Simpson, who is the gatekeeper of Andrea Doria survivor stories.  She is the author of the books Alive on the Andrea Doria!: The Greatest Sea Rescue in History and I Was Shipwrecked on the Andrea Doria! The Titanic of the 1950s

Archival newsreel footage of the Andrea Doria’s maiden voyage, the collision, and the rescue of her passengers—all provided by the Sherman Grinberg Library—will be shown in the exhibition on a converted Firestone television from 1956, the year of the sinking.

The exhibition also includes underwater footage shot by Bill Campbell and Billy Deans of John Moyer and a team diving to the wreck and recovering two 1,000-pound ceramic mural panels by Italian artist Guido Gambone (1909-1969).

In 1993, Moyer was awarded an Admiralty Arrest in US Federal Court and named Salvor in Possession of the wreck.  In the ruling, US District Judge Joseph H. Rodriguez stated Moyer’s “research and archeological documentation of his effort indicate a respect for the Andrea Doria as something more than just a commercial salvage project.”

Photographs of some of the Andrea Doria survivors are featured in the exhibition, including Simpson, who, at nine years old, was immigrating to the United States with her grandparents, Pietro and Domenica Burzio, to start a new life with her mother Vivian, who had moved to Detroit eight years earlier to pursue the American Dream.

Simpson wrote and produced the 2016 documentary Andrea Doria: Are the Passengers Saved?, directed by Luca Guardabascio of Rome.  To mark the 66^th

The Noble Maritime Collection presents Arc of Twenty Years, an exhibition independently curated by photographer Michael McWeeney and painter Sarah Yuster featuring art created in the aftermath of the September 11th attacks.

The exhibition will be on view from August 12 to October 3, 2021 in the museum’s library.  There will be an opening reception on Wednesday, August 11 from 6 to 8 PM.

Arc of Twenty Years will feature the work of Ghanim Khalil, Scott LoBaido, Diane Matyas, Ann Marie McDonnell, Michael McWeeney, Kristi Pfister, Marguerite Maria Rivas, and Sarah Yuster, all Staten Island artists.  It is a multimedia exhibition about the emotional impact and socio-political changes on Staten Island after the attacks.

A lithograph featuring the World Trade Center by John A. Noble (1913-1983), the museum’s namesake, will also be included in the exhibition. 

Curator Sarah Yuster states, “In the twenty years since 9/11, much of our populace has notably changed.  The way we see ourselves and each other as individuals, as Americans, took a marked trajectory spurred by one event.  The exhibition catalogues and explores major aspects of these permutations through art, photography, written word and short films.”

Ms. Yuster continues, “Staten Island is, in many ways, a microcosm of the United States in terms of ethnicities, economics, and ideologies.  An immediate and long-term aftermath of that day rippled through the nation.  The initial agony of three thousand innocent lives lost at once, the ensuing spasms of fury and fear were felt most intensely here.  Empathy, camaraderie, selflessness and unity soared for weeks, galvanizing New Yorkers, but quickly dissipated into dissenting factions.  The art and response from all factions will be displayed.”

Curator Michael McWeeney added, “This is not just a memorial; it’s a look at how we as a society have grown over the past 20 years.  The artists take you through their personal stories and contemplate how all of our lives have been altered by the 9/11 attacks.”

Sarah Yuster’s painting The Firefighter, on loan from the Staten Island Children’s Museum, as well as three paintings depicting the changing skyline in Lower Manhattan from 1985 to 2014, will be on display.

“Witness,” a poem by Staten Island’s first Poet Laureate Marguerite Maria Rivas, will be featured in the exhibition.  Rivas first wrote the poem as an email to a friend in Colorado immediately after the attacks, and it is now part of the National September 11th Museum’s online collection.

Ann Marie McDonnell contributed two bronze sculptures, The Missing and The Faithful, which honor the lives of those lost and the loved ones who mourn them. 

Diane Matyas contributed a multimedia work incorporating a painting with an apron and napkin, which she made to honor the lives of the Windows on the World restaurant employees.

Scott LoBaido will exhibit a reproduction of an oil painting that he completed in the immediate aftermath of the attacks; it originally hung in Cargo Cafe in St. George, a local gathering place for the community at that time.

Kristi Pfister will display six paintings, five of which are on ceramic tiles, and one drawing completed in the aftermath of 9/11 depicting people in various states of digging and waiting, searching for answers.

Michael McWeeney will display a photograph of the Tribute in Light taken in March 2002, the first time those lights were lit, as well as a series of portraits with accompanying audio in the subjects’ own words about the Muslim experience after 9/11, as conceived by scholar Ghanim Khalil.

The John A. Noble lithograph Ghost of a Bygone Ferry will be on display from the museum’s collection.  This print is his reaction to the passage of time and the decline of numerous ferry routes in New York Harbor by the 1970s; the Twin Towers, under construction, figure prominently in the background of the composition.

For more information about the exhibition, visit noblemaritime.org/arc-of-twenty-years.

This exhibition is supported, in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, in partnership with the City Council; the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew M. Cuomo and the New York State Legislature; and by a grant from the Lily Auchincloss Foundation.

The Noble Maritime Collection, located in a former mariners’ dormitory at Snug Harbor Cultural Center and Botanical Garden, 1000 Richmond Terrace, Building D, Staten Island, New York, is open from 12 until 5 PM, Thursdays through Sundays.  Admission is by donation.

For more information about the museum, call (718) 447-6490 or visit noblemaritime.org.

Faber Building Open Access

Join NYC Parks at DeMatti fieldhouse for fun arts and crafts activities and interactive games. This program is offered Tuesday through Saturday 2pm-6pm.

Tai Chi is held on Saturdays at 3:30 PM. The fee for the class is $12/$10 for members. Learn more at http://www.tibetanmuseum.org/tai-chi

Tavern Concerts — Historic Richmond Town

This indoor winter concert series will take place in the newly restored Guyon Tavern, located on Richmond Road. The Tavern boasts a wood-burning stove, flickering candles, live music and the true feel of a 19th century saloon. Beverage options harken back to the period and include hot spiced apple cider, scratch made mulled wine, as well as a refreshing selection of beers. Restoration projects recently completed at the nearly 200 year old historic Guyon Tavern, repaired damage from a 2017 car accident as well as structural and cosmetic work giving the building a functional tavern space that is true to its 1820s heritage. Shows are scheduled for every Saturday, at 6:00:PM and 8:00PM.

⭐ A comedy game show inspired by the nightmare that is the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services. Experience the hilarious entertainment of Citizenship Live! at Caveat, a cabaret comedy venue that’s home to the smartest, joyfully-nerdiest comedy in New York!

Tickets for Citizenship Live!🎫 Standard Admission - includes regular seated entry🎫 Premium Admission - includes premium seating closer to the stage

Highlights🎭 Find out how much immigrants and citizens know about America🌇A chance to visit Caveat, a creative hub and cabaret comedy theater that champions nerdy, funny art and much more🤩 Hosted by comedy duo Felipe Torres Medina and Taylor Kay Phillips

General Info📅 Dates: various dates available (select during purchase)🕒 Time: 7 p.m.⏳ Duration: 90 minutes📍 Location: Caveat NYC👤 Age requirement: 21+ with physical ID♿ Accessibility: the venue is ADA compliant❓ Please consult the FAQs of this experience here

DescriptionHow hard is the U.S. citizenship test? It’s time for you to find out with a game show inspired by the nightmare that is the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services. Watch as a team of immigrants goes head to head with a team of citizens in a competition filled with trivia questions about America and the rest of the world. Hosts Felipe Torres Medina (real-life immigrant) and Taylor Kay Phillips (real-life U.S. citizen) will even be sharing their own experiences, so you know you’re in for a hilarious night. Get your tickets for Citizenship Live at Caveat, New York!

Tickets: https://cli.re/41343-citizenship-live.

Join New York Road Runners for FREE weekly runs in your neighborhood! Open to all ages and experience levels. Walkers, strollers, and dogs on a leash are welcome. No advance registration is required, but is encouraged

For more information visit openrun.nyrr.org

DAY & TIME:
Sundays @ 9 a.m.
DISTANCE:
3.1 m (5k)
WHERE TO MEET:
Off Hylan Blvd., next to the parking lot, on the path that leads to the water

Members of all ages can come to our media lab and use a computer for projects, research, email, recreation, and more.

Faber Building Open Access

Nature Seen – Through Our Lens, an exhibition by photographers from Lifestyles for the Disabled is on view at the Greenbelt Nature Center Saturday, Aug. 20 through September 13, 2023.

An exhibition of nature photography by individuals participating in Lifestyles for the Disabled.  Photographers: Meredith Arout, Aaron Bialer, Michael Cilmi, Anthony DiCostanzo, Anthony DiFato, Kevin DiStefano, Christopher Lazzaro, Chris Macina, Andrew Moszenberg, Joseph Padalino, Dolores Palermo, Gregory Perosi, and Eric Schwacke. 

Photo Editor: Anthony DeSimone; Media Center Manager: Eddy Gregory

Lifestyles for the Disabled is grateful to our photographers for sharing their vision.

Thank you to the Greenbelt Conservancy and the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation for hosting our exhibition.

(image: Meredith Arout, Conference House Park)

Opening May 5, 2023, through October 31, 2023, Staten Island Urban Center (SIUC) debuts “We Are A Waterfront: Access, Divide & Potential,” a public multimedia art exhibition that foundationally centers on Staten Island’s north shore waterfront as a place in pursuit of social change and environmental justice. The exhibit is located at Governors Island’s Nolan Park House 5B. Doors open at noon May 5. Subsequently, presenting Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. The exhibit offers art, music, and opportunities for visitors to examine the struggle, potential, creativity and beauty of waterfront neighborhoods when community voices are at the center and fighting for environmental and social justice.

“We know that our city includes some of the most incredible public waterfronts in the world, but we also know that the benefits of incredible waterfront design have not been, equitably, equally, or even fairly realized, so we need to change that.” said Kelly Vilar, curator of “We Are a Waterfront” and CEO of the Staten Island Urban Center.  “Our hope is that this exhibit challenges this view and helps to activate the average New Yorker into being a voice for change.” 

At our opening on May 5, 2023, we will host “Music on the Porch,” a listening and dancing- freedom mixed set with hours of tracks that highlight activism in environmental and social justice movements. Guest DJs to be announced. 

“We Are A Waterfront” installations presented by Staten Island Urban Center and other activists speak to a myriad of social issues such including,

• Video excerpts from “Our Urban Town: Reimagining Staten Island Waterfront Communities”--a short documentary about community-driven ideas for waterfront development in Staten Island’s North Shore community. 

• A multimedia installation called “Landfill Fashionistas: Image, Culture and Environment through the Lens of Young Girls of Color from Staten Island.” (Produced by young people of the Staten Island Urban Center.)

• Collected and borrowed works from Sarah Yuster’s “Vulnerable Landscapes;” Sculpture by Olga Ayala; and north shore waterfront landscape photographs by John Kilcullen. 

“We Are A Waterfront” highlights the need for positive, inclusive social change through participatory art to engage visitors of all ages. The exhibit will not only share beautiful works of art and imagination, but expresses hope to spur environmental activism– whether it be in the form of a reformed litterbug, a newborn environmental justice advocate, or further the hopes of a seasoned agent of social change.  Some of the hands-on activations in the exhibit include: 

• Highlighting the work of city and statewide coalitions such as the Racial Impact Study Coalition, NY Renews and the NYC Environmental Justice Alliance.   

• Access to digital petitions for various environmental and social causes to affect laws, policies and funding.

• Free distribution of clothing to highlight the ideals of recycling, upcycling and reuse in the fight against fast fashion and pollution. 

Staten Island Urban Center is an Organization In Residence at Governors Island exhibiting May 5, 2023, through Oct 31, 2023, showing 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday, Saturday and Sunday. “We Are a Waterfront” is made possible through the Trust For Governors Island, NYC Department of Youth and Community Development, NY Renews-Tides Advocacy, Creatives Rebuild New York with Lost Horizon Films, The Staten Island Foundation, The Pinkerton Foundation and private donors.  Loaned works are provided by artists and collectors Deborah Quinones, Soraya Candelario, Sarah Yuster, Rachel Sanchez, Caryn Davis, Olga Ayala, Virginia Allen, John Kilcullen, Everet Curry, Angelo Roman, and others. 

Staten Island Urban Center is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit charitable organization. The mission of the Staten Island Urban Center (SIUC) is to strengthen neighborhoods by way of community development through community involvement.  We lift the voice of our borough’s most marginalized and disenfranchised people through collective solution building in pursuit of cultural equity, thrivability, self-determination, and independence. We organize with youth and grassroots community leaders and utilize community-produced art and media to uplift social justice issues. 

Vulnerable Landscapes depicts an island at risk in the heart of the Nation’s largest city. This interdisciplinary exhibition centers the shorelines at the forefront of climate change in one of New York City’s most vulnerable landscapes: Staten Island. The borough faces particular challenges due to its geography and history, with industry and community concentrated where water meets ground.

This exhibition examines the shared space between the built and natural environment and highlights local individuals advocating for climate justice and a deeper connection to where we live. Themes of resistance, access, change, and recovery are conveyed through new works of contemporary art, scientific endeavors aimed at resiliency efforts, and art and archival materials from the museum’s collection. Vulnerable Landscapes circumnavigates Staten Island illuminating the past to shed light on the future.

Featuring

Billion Oyster Project, James Vincent Brice, Nate Dorr, Sarah Nelson Wright & Edrex Fontanilla, Nataki Hewling, HERShot students: Madison Davis, Alexandria Anderson, Savannah Washington, Soojin Yoonsmith), Nathan Kensinger, Living Breakwaters: SCAPE, Michael McWeeney, Beryl Thurman, and Sarah Yuster.

OPENING EVENTS

Members’ Preview: Thursday, April 20, 6:00pm – 8:00pm (Click here to become a Museum Member)

Public Opening: EARTH DAY! Saturday, April 22, 2:00pm – 4:00pm
Celebrate Earth Day at the Museum with the opening of our newest exhibition as well as crafts and activities for all ages. Enjoy free seedlings from the NYC Native Plant Center (supplies are limited), try your hand at charcoal landscape drawing with Freshkills Park, make plantable seedpaper, examine habitat los

The Noble Maritime Collection presents Andrea Doria: Rescue at Sea, an exhibition about the 1956 sinking of the SS Andrea Doria and the rescue of her passengers.

The exhibition will be on view from June 16, 2022 through June 2023.  There will be an opening reception on Thursday, June 16 from 6 to 8 PM.

The SS Andrea Doria was the pride of postwar Italy.  A glamorous transatlantic ocean liner, she was a “floating art gallery” and a marvel of midcentury modern design.  She carried celebrities as well as Italian immigrants to new opportunities in America.

On July 25, 1956, the Swedish liner MS Stockholm collided with the Andrea Doria, which was en route to New York.  The subsequent rescue was one of the most dramatic and well-documented in sea history.

The Andrea Doria foundered 11 hours after the collision, and now lays on her starboard side 250 feet below the surface, about 50 miles from Nantucket.

The exhibition will feature objects and artifacts from the extensive collection of diver and researcher John Moyer, Salvor in Possession of the Andrea Doria.

In addition to numerous rare photographs and artwork, on display will be a lifering from the Andrea Doria, as well as china from all passenger classes, pottery, glassware, silverware, and the ship’s brass bell, recovered by Moyer and a team of divers.

The exhibition was developed with the guidance of survivor, educator, author, and filmmaker Pierette Domenica Simpson, who is the gatekeeper of Andrea Doria survivor stories.  She is the author of the books Alive on the Andrea Doria!: The Greatest Sea Rescue in History and I Was Shipwrecked on the Andrea Doria! The Titanic of the 1950s

Archival newsreel footage of the Andrea Doria’s maiden voyage, the collision, and the rescue of her passengers—all provided by the Sherman Grinberg Library—will be shown in the exhibition on a converted Firestone television from 1956, the year of the sinking.

The exhibition also includes underwater footage shot by Bill Campbell and Billy Deans of John Moyer and a team diving to the wreck and recovering two 1,000-pound ceramic mural panels by Italian artist Guido Gambone (1909-1969).

In 1993, Moyer was awarded an Admiralty Arrest in US Federal Court and named Salvor in Possession of the wreck.  In the ruling, US District Judge Joseph H. Rodriguez stated Moyer’s “research and archeological documentation of his effort indicate a respect for the Andrea Doria as something more than just a commercial salvage project.”

Photographs of some of the Andrea Doria survivors are featured in the exhibition, including Simpson, who, at nine years old, was immigrating to the United States with her grandparents, Pietro and Domenica Burzio, to start a new life with her mother Vivian, who had moved to Detroit eight years earlier to pursue the American Dream.

Simpson wrote and produced the 2016 documentary Andrea Doria: Are the Passengers Saved?, directed by Luca Guardabascio of Rome.  To mark the 66^th

The Noble Maritime Collection presents Arc of Twenty Years, an exhibition independently curated by photographer Michael McWeeney and painter Sarah Yuster featuring art created in the aftermath of the September 11th attacks.

The exhibition will be on view from August 12 to October 3, 2021 in the museum’s library.  There will be an opening reception on Wednesday, August 11 from 6 to 8 PM.

Arc of Twenty Years will feature the work of Ghanim Khalil, Scott LoBaido, Diane Matyas, Ann Marie McDonnell, Michael McWeeney, Kristi Pfister, Marguerite Maria Rivas, and Sarah Yuster, all Staten Island artists.  It is a multimedia exhibition about the emotional impact and socio-political changes on Staten Island after the attacks.

A lithograph featuring the World Trade Center by John A. Noble (1913-1983), the museum’s namesake, will also be included in the exhibition. 

Curator Sarah Yuster states, “In the twenty years since 9/11, much of our populace has notably changed.  The way we see ourselves and each other as individuals, as Americans, took a marked trajectory spurred by one event.  The exhibition catalogues and explores major aspects of these permutations through art, photography, written word and short films.”

Ms. Yuster continues, “Staten Island is, in many ways, a microcosm of the United States in terms of ethnicities, economics, and ideologies.  An immediate and long-term aftermath of that day rippled through the nation.  The initial agony of three thousand innocent lives lost at once, the ensuing spasms of fury and fear were felt most intensely here.  Empathy, camaraderie, selflessness and unity soared for weeks, galvanizing New Yorkers, but quickly dissipated into dissenting factions.  The art and response from all factions will be displayed.”

Curator Michael McWeeney added, “This is not just a memorial; it’s a look at how we as a society have grown over the past 20 years.  The artists take you through their personal stories and contemplate how all of our lives have been altered by the 9/11 attacks.”

Sarah Yuster’s painting The Firefighter, on loan from the Staten Island Children’s Museum, as well as three paintings depicting the changing skyline in Lower Manhattan from 1985 to 2014, will be on display.

“Witness,” a poem by Staten Island’s first Poet Laureate Marguerite Maria Rivas, will be featured in the exhibition.  Rivas first wrote the poem as an email to a friend in Colorado immediately after the attacks, and it is now part of the National September 11th Museum’s online collection.

Ann Marie McDonnell contributed two bronze sculptures, The Missing and The Faithful, which honor the lives of those lost and the loved ones who mourn them. 

Diane Matyas contributed a multimedia work incorporating a painting with an apron and napkin, which she made to honor the lives of the Windows on the World restaurant employees.

Scott LoBaido will exhibit a reproduction of an oil painting that he completed in the immediate aftermath of the attacks; it originally hung in Cargo Cafe in St. George, a local gathering place for the community at that time.

Kristi Pfister will display six paintings, five of which are on ceramic tiles, and one drawing completed in the aftermath of 9/11 depicting people in various states of digging and waiting, searching for answers.

Michael McWeeney will display a photograph of the Tribute in Light taken in March 2002, the first time those lights were lit, as well as a series of portraits with accompanying audio in the subjects’ own words about the Muslim experience after 9/11, as conceived by scholar Ghanim Khalil.

The John A. Noble lithograph Ghost of a Bygone Ferry will be on display from the museum’s collection.  This print is his reaction to the passage of time and the decline of numerous ferry routes in New York Harbor by the 1970s; the Twin Towers, under construction, figure prominently in the background of the composition.

For more information about the exhibition, visit noblemaritime.org/arc-of-twenty-years.

This exhibition is supported, in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, in partnership with the City Council; the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew M. Cuomo and the New York State Legislature; and by a grant from the Lily Auchincloss Foundation.

The Noble Maritime Collection, located in a former mariners’ dormitory at Snug Harbor Cultural Center and Botanical Garden, 1000 Richmond Terrace, Building D, Staten Island, New York, is open from 12 until 5 PM, Thursdays through Sundays.  Admission is by donation.

For more information about the museum, call (718) 447-6490 or visit noblemaritime.org.

Participants are welcome to explore the arts through different mediums including dance, theater, music, comic book creation, woodcarving, painting, and drawing as well as attend a lecture, panel, or talk.

I’m pleased to share that I have received a DCA Art Fund Staten Island Arts 2023 grant. I will be presenting a Mexican Heritage's solo photography exhibit featuring a combination of thirty black-and-white and color photographs of the local Mexican immigrant community, a selection from my ongoing photo documentary series,  Simple Moments of an Emerging Presence. 

The Mexican community in Staten Island, New York, is a vibrant and integral part of the diverse tapestry of the borough. After several decades of immigration, this community has enriched the local culture with its traditions, and lively celebrations. From the traditional Staten Island Día Muertos, Our Lady of Guadalupe festivals, private celebrations, to authentic Mexican cuisine from local restaurants and food trucks, their influence is palpable. Despite facing challenges such as language barriers and immigration uncertainties, the Mexican community has shown remarkable resilience, creating support networks and cultural spaces that empower its members. Aspirations for a brighter future and a commitment to preserve their heritage while embracing their new home characterize the spirit of the Mexican community on Staten Island. 

Title of photograph:

Traditional Mexican folk dress in motion

Members of all ages can come to our media lab and use a computer for projects, research, email, recreation, and more.

Join NYC Parks for simple yet fun programs that offer games and activities structured for toddlers. This program is offered Tuesday through Saturday 10am-1pm.

Faber Building Open Access

Program is intended to help keep members social and mentally active with the use of memory games, puzzles, board games and cards.

Join NYC Parks at DeMatti fieldhouse for fun arts and crafts activities and interactive games. This program is offered Tuesday through Saturday 2pm-6pm.

Drop in for activities such as sports, fitness, arts and crafts, STEAM, and more. Children ages 6-18 are provided with academic support and physical activities in a safe structured environment.

Children ages 6-13 are provided with academic support and physical activity in a safe, structured environment on weekdays from 3:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. including program built around sports, famous artists, and STEAM.