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The coronavirus pandemic makes it near impossible to visit a museum, so the Bronx Council on the Arts along with the Hostos Center for the Arts and Culture decided to bring the art straight to his admirers with the virtual ‘Shifting Streams: Twelve Artists by the Hudson River,’ on display through Dec. 9.
A dozen artists, a massive river, a new kind of gallery
For anyone who has a chance to look across the Hudson River from the Bronx side, it’s a lot of views of the Palisades. But when people from the New Jersey side look back toward us, what do they see? A dozen Cuban-born artists who live on the other side of the Hudson have come together for “Shifting Streams: Twelve Artists by the Hudson River,” bringing a mix of watercolor, photography and more to the walls of Hostos’ Longwood Art Gallery. more
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Debra Rodriguez
Webinar shares safe, healthy senior living
Winter is coming, and it’s making no secret of its arrival as the days get colder and colder. The coronavirus pandemic has made staying inside the norm for many people — especially senior citizens. But how can our older and wiser population stay healthy and happy this time of year? more
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Brother Ralph Bucci shares his sculpture work at Manhattan College as part of an exhibit that features four different themes — dolmens, scapes, closed and winged vessel forms, and messengers.
Brother Ralph proves there’s angels among us
The beauty of art is in the eye of the beholder. Its symbolism and mystique can provide solace to anyone who studies it. more
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In the first year of the Scribe Writing Contest that Vishnu Bharathram created, more than 900 students representing 17 countries submitted either a short story or poem for consideration.
Riverdale Country School senior shares power of words
Five minutes. No more, no less. Read the prompt, then write down anything and everything that comes to mind. Don’t worry about grammar, punctuation or crafting a complex plot arc. Just write. more
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In July, 50 individual musicians from around the world got together in a virtual performance of ‘World Piano Jam,’ a piece written by professional musician Ron Drotos.
Coming together for a global (piano) performance
Musical improvisation may be the art of making it up as you go along, but music is a language like any other. Learning a language that has no alphabet, however, may seem difficult — but it just takes a good teacher. more
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Anna Blanco, 7, watches her brother Alex, 3, take a turn at Bowlerland.
Bowling for dollars for KHCC [Photo gallery]
Marisol Díaz was on hand along with 60 bowlers and a few loungers, Kingsbridge Heights Community Center B-o-w-l-a-t-h-o-n at Bowlerland raises $10,000 on Oct. 17 for general operating funds. … more
Educator Minnie Krakowsky is already decided. “I’m inclined to go with Cohen [for councilman] because the teacher’s union is supporting him,” the longtime educator said. “I think that’s a very important element. I’m not for charter schools.” Ms. Krakowsky laments that teachers seemingly have less influence in deciding the outcomes of city elections. “I’m very distressed that the union has lost a lot of its clout,” she said. Ms. Krakowsky voiced a widespread view in the primaries that Democratic contenders Mr. Cohen and Cliff Stanton differ little on the issues. “I don’t know them that well, but many of them are similar,” she said, referring to Mr. Cohen and Mr. Stanton.
Voters' voices [Photo gallery]
Democratic Primary voters will go to the polls on Sept. 10 to choose standard bearers for citywide offices and either Andrew Cohen or Cliff Stanton to represent the party in the Nov. 5 general … more
Ahmani Croon of Marble Hill shows off a bumble bee and flower pattern fashioned by barber Garfield Myrie.
He gives Marble Hill the kindest cuts of all [Photo gallery]
Everyone calls him Rosey, short for Roosevelt Spivey. He’s been cutting hair at the Marble Hill International Unisex Salon since he bought the place back in 1962. He’s seen a lot of changes since then, but one thing has stayed the same. He loves cutting hair. more
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Riverdalians extend hands (and green thumbs)
NEIGHBORHOOD kids who came to St. James Park on Sunday to play were inspired to help in the Riverdale Y's effort to spruce up the Bronx park. THINK FAST! At near right, Andrew Upton, a … more
Miami artists put themselves in the picture
BEATRICE KATZ, a resident at the Hebrew Home for the Aged, checks out the photograph 'Adonia,' part of the 'GisMo Girls: Photographs from Miami' series. more
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