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SUMMARY:"Our Stories\, Our Space" Reception
DESCRIPTION:Organized by Manny Cantor Center\nEducational Alliance invites you to experience the vibrant creativity and cultural contributions of older New Yorkers during the 5th Annual CelebratEArts Festival\, a month-long arts festival held in May in honor of Older Americans Month. \nThis milestone year continues the celebration of creativity\, expression\, and connection through the arts. Our theme\, The Power of Belonging\, invites reflection on lived experience\, creative process\, and the stories that connect us. \nThe festival brings together five Educational Alliance sites\, including the 14th Street Y\, Co-Op Village NORC\, Sirovich Center for Balanced Living\, Weinberg Center for Balanced Living\, and Project ORE. Throughout the month\, you can enjoy a diverse array of gallery exhibitions\, performances\, ceramic and craft sales\, and intergenerational programs. \nCelebratEArts provides a dynamic platform for older adults to share their art\, express themselves\, and connect with community. \n\nOUR STORIES\, OUR SPACE\nManny Cantor Center\, Jewish Communal Fund Gallery (Lobby)\n& Rubenstein Gallery (M Level)\nMonday – Friday | 6:30 AM – 9:00 PM\nSaturday – Sunday | 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM \nAn exhibition highlighting artwork created by members of the Weinberg Center and Co-op Village NORC. The collection features a wide range of artistic expression\, including origami\, watercolor\, acrylic\, drawing\, Chinese beading\, handbuilding\, knitting\, collage\, ink blot\, poetry\, art therapy\, AI music\, and more. Created by artists aging in place\, these works reflect lived experience\, ongoing creativity\, and the spaces we shape—and are shaped by—through art and community. \nMCC GALLERY RECEPTION\nThursday\, May 14 | 1:30 – 2:30 PM\nManny Cantor Center\, Rubenstein Gallery (M Level) \nJoin us for the Our Stories\, Our Space Gallery Reception\, where you can engage with the artists\, explore their work\, and enjoy light refreshments. Celebrate the creativity\, lived experience\, and artistic expression reflected in each piece.
URL:https://www.peoplesles.org/event/our-stories-our-space-reception/
LOCATION:Manny Cantor Center\, 197 Broadway\, New York\, NY\, 10002
CATEGORIES:Exhibit,Lower East Side History Month
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SUMMARY:Tigers on a Tightrope: Around the World in 50 years!
DESCRIPTION:Organized by Bond Street Theatre\nJoin us for an immersive hour celebrating 50 years of Bond Street Theatre’s global impact through a vibrant mix of stories\, images\, and video. As part of Lower East Side History Month\, this event highlights the company’s deep roots in New York City alongside its remarkable theatre projects in Afghanistan\, Myanmar\, India – 60 countries around the world –  showcasing how art bridges cultures.  It is a heartfelt tribute to a half-century of humanitarian theatre and the enduring spirit of creative adventure. \nFree! RSVP: info@bondst.org
URL:https://www.peoplesles.org/event/tigers-on-a-tightrope-around-the-world-in-50-years/
LOCATION:Downtown Art\, 70 E 4th Street\, New York\, NY\, 10003\, United States
CATEGORIES:Lower East Side History Month
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