Until 2/27/13 Celebrate American Heart Month with the Art to Heart Exhibit @ Agora Gallery

Until Wednesday, February 27, 2013

Gallery hours: Tuesday-Saturday, 11am - 6pm


Agora Gallery

530 West 25th Street

New York, NY (212) 226-4151
Cost: Free
For all ages

Since 1963 February has been celebrated as American Heart Month. In keeping with this tradition, Agora Gallery is hosting a special event "Art to Heart" in support of the Children's Heart Foundation. Artists in the February exhibition have created a collection of small works specifically made to honor little hearts all over the world. The entire sales proceeds from the sales of these particular pieces of art will be donated to the Children’s Heart Foundation. Entrance is free and all art enthusiasts are warmly welcomed to attend and meet some of the artists responsible for creating these remarkable works of art. 

Featured Artists
Nazik Aslanyan | Wendy Carmichael-Bauld | Jennifer Contini Enderby | Anne-Marie Crosby | Escoto.Carrara | Krzis-Lorent FrédériqueK | Gary Iles | Dinah Cross James | Dr. Diane M. Kline | Silvana Di Martino | Gabriele Maurus | Blanca Plata | Martyn Royce | Christine Sellman


http://www.agora-gallery.com/ExhibitionAnnouncement/art_to_heart_2_7_2013.aspx

2/17/13 14th Annual Chinatown Lunar New Year Parade & Festival

Sunday, February 17, 2013 at 1:00pm

Location: Starts at Little Italy and goes through the main streets of Lower Chinatown/Manhattan
Cost: Free
For all ages

Cultural Festival & Booth

Sara Roosevelt Park (Canal & Forsyth St)

One block from major subway system, next to Manhattan Bridge, nearby all out of town buses, and surrounded by major market place.

Background
The Chinatown Lunar New Year Parade & New Year's Day Firecracker Ceremony was founded in 1999 to provide New york's Chinese American community with a large scale celebration on par with those in San Francisco and Los Angeles. In recent years it has suppressed it, the event has grown into a New York City-wide affair and New York's biggest winter tourist attraction, luring thousands of visitors from all over the United States and the world. With the dog parade 5 years ago and 4 years ago the Pig race, 2- colorful float, 20 antique cars, 200 cultural performers & 3000 marchers participating making the parade more exciting. Last year, a record 500,000 spectators flooded the streets of Chinatown to welcome the year of the Rabbit. A truly pan-Asian spectacle, the Parade features cultural performers and organizations from all across Asia, including China, Korea, Japan, Vietman, Taiwan, Malaysia, Singapore and Hispanic & American dancer, bands and cultural floats.

Description

A colorful spectacle featuring floats, marching bands, lion and dragon dancers, antique cars, beauty queens, Asian & Hispanic musical performers, magicians and acrobats, and local organizations. The floats will feature various cultural performances and special guests. Over 6,000 individuals will march in the Parade, which will span every major street in Chinatown. This is the biggest winter parade in the East Coast and a national and international tourist attraction. Elected officials, celebrities and community leaders are scheduled to take part in the Parade, which will be covered by local, national and international media. An outdoor cultural festival will take place at the Sara Roosevelt Park by Canal St & Forsyth St that will feature booths and performances by musicians, dancers, and martial artists.

See route map at:

http://betterchinatown.com/HOME.php

2/16/13 Traditional English Sword Dancing @ Chatham Square Library

2 performances: Saturday, February 16, 2013 at 1-2pm and at 3-4pm

Chatham Square Library, Community Room
33 East Broadway
New York, NY 10002-6804
(212) 964-6598
Cost: Free
For all ages

Half Moon Sword is an all women’s sword team who have been dancing together since 1981. Their skillful dance displays have gained them a reputation here and in England for precision and fresh interpretations of traditional dances. The women of Half Moon Sword share a love of this dance form with all its ritual and mystery. The festival is their opportunity to share the excitement of sword dancing with other dancers and the public.

http://www.nypl.org/events/programs/2013/02/16/traditional-english-sword-dancing?pref=node_type_search%2Fevents

Half Moon Sword's website: www.halfmoonsword.org

2/2/12 Harlem Gospel Choir @ David Rubenstein Atrium (at Lincoln Center)

Saturday, February 2, 2013 at 11:00am

David Rubenstein Atrium (at Lincoln Center)
61 W 62nd St (at Broadway)
(212) 875-5350
Subway: 1 to 66th St–Lincoln Center
Cost: Free
For all ages

Meet the Artist Saturdays
David Rubenstein Atrium at Lincoln Center, Frieda and Roy Furman Stage

Meet the Artist welcomes the return engagement of the world-famous Harlem Gospel Choir, whose members will have audiences on their feet, clapping and singing to their hearts' content, enthusiastically spreading the universal message of peace, hope, and joy. In this encore visit, the choir joins Lincoln Center in honoring Black History Month by offering a rare interactive concert experience. Spend your morning with these amazing vocalists, known for their performances for (and with) Pope John Paul II, Nelson Mandela, U2, Sir Elton John, and more.

Gospel music ranks among the priceless musical gifts that Harlem has given the world. Deeply rooted in American history and African tribal song, gospel music is the heart and soul of the African American church, an expression of faith, and a merging of cultures and musical styles.

http://atrium.lincolncenter.org/index.php/atrium-2013-harlem-gospel-choir