Gale A Brewer News

The Shadow Box Theatre is staging Sandra Robbins' critically acclaimed dance puppet musical The Earth & Me on Earth Day, today, April 22.

It's official! Second Stage Theatre has added a Broadway theatre to its lineup of venues.

The Shadow Box Theatre is staging Sandra Robbins' critically acclaimed dance puppet musical The Earth & Me on Earth Day, April 22.

This weekend, New Yorkers celebrated the 19th annual MulchFest by recycling their Christmas trees at over 80 locations across the city. NYC Parks, partnering with the Department of Sanitation, GreeNYC, and numerous community organizations, provides New Yorkers with the opportunity to act sustainably and mulch their Christmas trees into wood chips that will be used to nourish parks and gardens throughout the city. Participants were also invited to take a free bag of mulch home. This year's MulchFest recycled nearly 30,000 trees.

NYC Parks Commissioner Mitchell J. Silver, FAICP, yesterday joined NYC Department of Design and Construction Commissioner Dr. Feniosky Peña-Mora, Manhattan Borough President Gale A. Brewer, City Council Members Margaret Chin and Corey Johnson, Community Board 2 Chair David Gruber, and children from P.S. 41, to cut the ribbon on the third phase of the renovations to Washington Square Park, celebrating the completion of the historic park's $30.6 million restoration.

No Name co-founder Eric Vetter celebrated two decades of producing 'NYC's Best Damn Comedy / Variety Show' on Wednesday, February 26th with a special anniversary show at The United Palace (UPCA) in Washington Heights. Scroll down for photos!

NYC Parks Commissioner Veronica M. White today joined Borough President Scott M. Stringer; Congressman Jerrold Nadler; Council Member Gale A. Brewer; Chair of Community Board 7's 59th Street Recreation Center Task Force, Mel Wymore; and niece of Gertrude Ederle, Mary Ederle Ward, for the much-anticipated reopening of the Gertrude Ederle Recreation Center.

On Saturday, January 26 from 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM, Theater for the New City will ceremonially burn its mortgage to celebrate becoming debt-free. The gathering, to be attended by elected officials, local activists, artists and celebrities, will include performances and the opening of an art exhibit.

El Museo del Barrio will celebrate its 36th Annual Three Kings Day Parade on Friday, January 4, 2013, at 10:30am. The time-honored holiday procession will include Honorary Kings, Madrinas, Padrinos, thousands of school children, real camels, gigantic hand-made puppets, and performers who will bring lively music and colorful dancing to the streets of El Barrio.

Wingspan Arts announced its 10th Anniversary Benefit. This year's milestone event will be an exciting celebration of the arts education and enrichment programs Wingspan has provided to students and communities over the past decade.

Wingspan Arts today announced its 10th Anniversary Benefit. This year's milestone event will be an exciting celebration of the arts education and enrichment programs Wingspan has provided to students and communities over the past decade.

Women's Project's follow-up to its widely-acclaimed co-pro Milk Like Sugar is Catherine Trieschmann's How The World Began, her first play produced in New York since her highly-acclaimed and award-winning crooked and her debut film Angels Crest.

Women's Project's follow-up to its widely-acclaimed co-pro Milk Like Sugar is Catherine Trieschmann's How The World Began, her first play produced in New York since her highly-acclaimed and award-winning crooked and her debut film Angels Crest.

Women's Project's follow-up to its widely-acclaimed co-pro Milk Like Sugar is Catherine Trieschmann's How The World Began, her first play produced in New York since her highly-acclaimed and award-winning crooked and her debut film Angels Crest.

On Friday, October 21, 2011, Angela Lansbury; New York City Council Speaker Christine Quinn; New York City Council Member Gale Brewer; Assembly Member Linda Rosenthal; Assembly Member Richard Gottfried; Congressman Jerrold Nadler and The Actors Fund co-hosted a kick-off event for the Seniors Community Survey, an online survey designed to better understand the quality of life of older New Yorkers in the Clinton/Hell's Kitchen and Chelsea Neighborhoods. The event, held at American Airlines Theatre, marked the beginning of the online survey of seniors 60 years and older who reside in the zip codes of 10001, 10011, 10018, 10019, 10036 on Manhattan's West Side. Findings of the survey, being conducted from mid-October through December 31, 2011, are intended to help provide information concerning seniors' needs, identify gaps in senior services and help community leaders organize and advocate for resources and services for seniors in these neighborhoods.

Artopia, will be held, Saturday March 13th from 11-2, at PS 334/The Anderson School (100 W. 77th Street) on the Upper West Side. This exciting, family focused event will be free to the public- we will ask for a suggested donation at the door, all proceeds to benefit Wingspan Arts' Free Summer Theatre Conservatory.

Artopia, will be held, Saturday March 13th from 11-2, at PS 334/The Anderson School (100 W. 77th Street) on the Upper West Side. This exciting, family focused event will be free to the public- we will ask for a suggested donation at the door, all proceeds to benefit Wingspan Arts' Free Summer Theatre Conservatory.

The Alliance for the Arts will celebrate the performing arts in New York City by presenting the 2009 Alliance for the Arts Prize to Frederic S. Papert, founding president of the 42nd Street Development Corporation and the founder of Theatre Row; the Jerome Robbins Foundation; and the late Gerald Schoenfeld, longtime head of the Shubert Organization.

The Alliance for the Arts will celebrate the performing arts in New York City by presenting the 2009 Alliance for the Arts Prize to Frederic S. Papert, founding president of the 42nd Street Development Corporation and the founder of Theatre Row; the Jerome Robbins Foundation; and the late Gerald Schoenfeld, longtime head of the Shubert Organization.

New York Philharmonic Principal Clarinet Stanley Drucker, who will retire from the Orchestra at the end of the 2008-09 season concluding a 60-year tenure, has set a new Guinness World Record for the 'Longest Career as a Clarinetist.' The record text reads: 'The longest career as a clarinetist was achieved by Stanley Drucker (USA, b. 4 February 1929) who performed professionally for 62 years, 7 months, 1 day as of June 4, 2009.'