Human Trafficking is a worldwide epidemic that affects more than 40 million people across the globe! Millions of which live right here in the United States of America, entering with an average age of 12-14 years old!
Often referred to as "modern day slavery", human trafficking is defined as "the trade of humans for the purpose of forced labour, sexual slavery, or commercial sexual exploitation for the trafficker or others, by methods of force, fraud or coercion."
We have assembled an incredible panel of experts who will answer the vital questions:
We welcome you to join us for a powerful discussion on an issue that will define the next generation.
Doors Open: 6:30 P.M.
Panel Discussion: 7:00 P.M. - 8:30 P.M.
Mix & Mingle: 8:30 P.M. - 9:00 P.M.
Our amazing panelists have been fighting to end the injustice of human trafficking for decades. They have counseled hundreds of survivors and provided education, support and hope for countless others.
Panelists & Presenters:
Mary Carparas, LMSW & Manager at WomanKind
Rachel Lloyd, Founder & President of G.E.M.S.
Lois Rowman, Esq. of The Law Office of Lois Rowman
More To Be Announced...
This event is a joint venture and collaboration of The Rotary Club of Harlem, The Rotaract Club of the United Nations, and The Rotary Club of New York. This is event is free to attendees and is for educational purposes only. Snacks and light refreshments will be served to all guests. Alcohol is available only to those guests with a pre-purchased wristband. Wristband purchasers can consume unlimited beer, red wine, or white wine during the event while supplies last. ID will be required for those consuming alcohol. Wristbands can only be purchased in advance of the event. They will not be sold on-site. Deadline to purchase will be Friday March 1st.
************************************************************
Often referred to as "modern day slavery", human trafficking is defined as "the trade of humans for the purpose of forced labour, sexual slavery, or commercial sexual exploitation for the trafficker or others, by methods of force, fraud or coercion."
We have assembled an incredible panel of experts who will answer the vital questions:
- Who trafficking affects?
- How traffickers operate and who they target?
- What it is like to be involved in human trafficking?
- How a survivor can heal and reclaim their life after trafficking?
- What laws exist to protect victims?
- How you may knowingly or unknowingly be supporting human trafficking?
- What you can do to help STOP the suffering?
We welcome you to join us for a powerful discussion on an issue that will define the next generation.
Doors Open: 6:30 P.M.
Panel Discussion: 7:00 P.M. - 8:30 P.M.
Mix & Mingle: 8:30 P.M. - 9:00 P.M.
Our amazing panelists have been fighting to end the injustice of human trafficking for decades. They have counseled hundreds of survivors and provided education, support and hope for countless others.
Panelists & Presenters:
Mary Carparas, LMSW & Manager at WomanKind
Rachel Lloyd, Founder & President of G.E.M.S.
Lois Rowman, Esq. of The Law Office of Lois Rowman
More To Be Announced...
This event is a joint venture and collaboration of The Rotary Club of Harlem, The Rotaract Club of the United Nations, and The Rotary Club of New York. This is event is free to attendees and is for educational purposes only. Snacks and light refreshments will be served to all guests. Alcohol is available only to those guests with a pre-purchased wristband. Wristband purchasers can consume unlimited beer, red wine, or white wine during the event while supplies last. ID will be required for those consuming alcohol. Wristbands can only be purchased in advance of the event. They will not be sold on-site. Deadline to purchase will be Friday March 1st.
************************************************************
Saturday, April 13th, from 12:00pm until 3:00pm. RAIN OR SHINE.
The 4th Annual Taste of Battery Park City will showcase the restaurants in Battery Park along the BPC riverfront beginning at North Cove Marina. Ticket price includes 5 tastes.
****To receive your Tasting Card please print Eventbrite ticket receipt and present at a ticket booth the day of the event. TICKETS
For more information please visit us at tasteofbatteryparkcity.com If you are interested in purchasing a VIP table please contact tasteofbatterypark@gmail.com
***************************************************************************
The 4th Annual Taste of Battery Park City will showcase the restaurants in Battery Park along the BPC riverfront beginning at North Cove Marina. Ticket price includes 5 tastes.
****To receive your Tasting Card please print Eventbrite ticket receipt and present at a ticket booth the day of the event. TICKETS
For more information please visit us at tasteofbatteryparkcity.com If you are interested in purchasing a VIP table please contact tasteofbatterypark@gmail.com
***************************************************************************
Junior explorers Bella and Marcus join famed explorer Fabien Cousteau and his research team as they embark on an ocean journey off the coast of South Africa, where the world’s largest concentrations of great white sharks are found. Their mission is to investigate a sighting of a massive white shark, and tag it so they can track and protect it. Along the way, they’ll encounter whales, seals, dolphins, penguins, and a colorful array of other marine life. They’ll also enter a shark cage and come face to face with these powerful creatures.
Dramatic, graphic illustrations and a compelling story help young readers discover tons of facts about sharks and other marine creatures. Children will also learn the many damaging myths about sharks, why they are so misunderstood, and what is being done to protect them from further exploitation and possible extinction.
Great White Shark Adventure (Part of Fabien Cousteau Expeditions)
By Fabien Cousteau with James O. Fraioli; Illustrated by Joe St.Pierre
Margaret K. McElderry Books | Pubclication Date: March 5, 2019| For Ages: 8 - 12
ISBN 1534420886 HC, $19.99 | ISBN 9781534420878 Paper Over Board, $12.99
**********************************************
Dramatic, graphic illustrations and a compelling story help young readers discover tons of facts about sharks and other marine creatures. Children will also learn the many damaging myths about sharks, why they are so misunderstood, and what is being done to protect them from further exploitation and possible extinction.
Great White Shark Adventure (Part of Fabien Cousteau Expeditions)
By Fabien Cousteau with James O. Fraioli; Illustrated by Joe St.Pierre
Margaret K. McElderry Books | Pubclication Date: March 5, 2019| For Ages: 8 - 12
ISBN 1534420886 HC, $19.99 | ISBN 9781534420878 Paper Over Board, $12.99
**********************************************
********************************************************
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
AMORE OPERA PRESENTS MEYERBEER AND MOZART IN MARCH 2019
The Company’s Meyerbeer Renaissance Debuts with Rarity Dinorah, March 19-23, 2019,
In Repertory With New English Production of Mozart’s Così fan tutte, March 15-24, 2019.
February 5, 2019, New York City—Amore Opera continues its 2018-19 season at the Riverside Theatre at Riverside
Church (91 Claremont Ave, New York, NY 10027) with a production of Giacomo Meyerbeer’s long-forgotten comic
opera, Dinorah, sung in the original French. Amore will be using the score and orchestral parts recently restored by the
Deutsche Oper Berlin. Serving Amore’s mission to discover and present hidden gems of the operatic repertoire, this
production will be the first time Dinorah has been seen fully staged since its last production at the Metropolitan Opera in
1925, when it was performed in the Italian adaptation. Despite Meyerbeer’s popularity during his lifetime and his
important role in the evolution of the genre, his works were later criticized and suppressed by anti-Semitic contemporaries
and governments throughout the 19th and early 20th
-centuries owing to his Jewish heritage. Interest in Meyerbeer’s
oeuvre has only recently been reignited in Europe, and Amore Opera is proud to bring the attention of the American
audience back to this groundbreaking composer.
Opening on Tuesday evening, March 19, 2019, Amore will present Meyerbeer’s Dinorah (March 19-23, 2019) in four
performances, directed by Nathan Hull, conducted by Richard Cordova, and featuring a new set by Richard Cerullo. The
rotating cast includes, in the role of Dinorah: sopranos Holly Flack and Jennifer Moore; in the role of Corentin: tenors
Juan Gilberto Hernandez and Michael Celentano; and in the role of Hoël: baritones Suchan Kim and Nobuki Momma.
Bellah, Dinorah’s pet goat, will be played by eight-year-old child actress Carina Golden.
The schedule of performances for Dinorah is as follows: Tuesday evening, March 19, 2019, 7:30 pm; Wednesday
evening, March 20, 7:30 pm; Saturday afternoon, March 23, 2:30 pm; and Saturday evening, March 23, 7:30 pm.
Next season, Amore Opera will continue its Meyerbeer Renaissance with the previously scheduled L’Etoile du Nord.
For tickets at $45 adults; $35 seniors/students/children under 12; $35 - $25 partial view; $150 adult season pass and
$115 senior season pass (includes any four productions) please visit www.amoreopera.org or call 1 866-811-4111.
Dinorah was last staged in its Italian version in 1925 at the Metropolitan Opera and known in modern times mostly for the
virtuoso coloratura aria “Ombre légère,” which has been recorded by stars from Joan Sutherland to Pretty Yende.
Bringing the merry scene and people of Ploërmel on stage, the light opera Dinorah tells the love story of a sweet Breton
peasant girl Dinorah and Hoël, an ambitious goatherder.
Giacomo Meyerbeer, who has been described as perhaps the most successful stage composer of the nineteenth century,
blazed the path for the integration of music and theatricality that would continue to develop in the works of many of the
most well-known names in the opera including Verdi, Wagner, and Puccini. Best known for his large-scale works Robert
le Diable, les Huguenots, and l’Africaine, all with librettos by the highly popular French dramatist Eugène Scribe, the
German-born Jewish composer Meyerbeer established the great tradition of French “Grand Opéra.”
His fame was such that as a young composer Richard Wagner initially sought his help and approval, but later on, Wagner
began the vitriolic anti-Semitic campaign against him that caused Meyerbeer’s works to fall out of favor, prompted by
Wagner’s extreme envy. Fortunately there is now renewed interest in mounting his operas in Europe. Most recently, the
Opéra de Paris presented a production of Les Huguenots in September 2018; the Deutsche Oper Berlin continues to
present a cycle of Meyerbeer operas in Germany, beginning this project in 2014.
One of Amore’s principal missions is to rediscover and present lost or unjustly neglected operas every season; some of its
ambitious productions have included the American debut of the 1826 opera I due Figaro by Mercadante; Das Labyrinth
by Peter von Winter and libretto by Schikaneder, which was the American debut of the 1798 Magic Flute, Part II;
Kálmán’s The Circus Princess in its first New York production since 1927; and three works by Donizetti, Poliuto in the
first American production since 1859, the 1827 work Olivo e Pasquale in its American debut, and La Zingara, the
American debut of the 1822 opera.
In repertory with Dinorah, Amore Opera will stage a new English version of Mozart’s classic: Così fan tutte, directed by
Nathan Hull and conducted by José Alejandro Guzmán, with sets designed by Richard Cerullo. The rotating cast includes,
in the role of Despina: sopranos Deborah Surdi, Jessi Goebel, and Megan Marod; in the role of Fiordiligi: sopranos Iris
Karlin, Rachel Hippert, and Elizabeth Treat; in the role of Dorabella: sopranos Melissa Serluco, Perri Sussman, and
Victoria Tomasch; in the role of Ferrando: tenors Colm Fitzmaurice, Drew Watson, and Riad Ymeri; in the role of
Guglielmo: baritones Robert Garner, Conrad Schmechel, and Jonathan Green; and in the role of Don Alfonso: baritones
Nathan Hull, David Tillistrand, and Jay Stephenson.
The schedule of Così follows: Friday evening, March 15, 2019, 7:30 pm; Saturday evening, March 16, 7:30 pm;
Sunday afternoon, March 17, 2:30 pm; Thursday evening, March 21, 7:30 pm; Friday evening, March 22, 7:30 pm;
and Sunday afternoon, March 24, 2:30 pm.
About Amore Opera:
Heralded as “an important tradition and a gift to the New York cultural scene,” by Classical Music Editor Zachary Woolfe
of The New York Times, Amore Opera has built a loyal following among opera lovers of all ages. Thanks to having
inherited numerous sets and thousands of costumes from Amato Opera, Amore is able to offer fully-staged productions.
The company features a 30-member orchestra. Each year, Mr. Hull gives a platform to rising star singers, guest
conductors, designers, directors, and, by maintaining a children’s choir, offers opportunities for new opera aficionados
and performers. In November 2017, in an interview for Operawire, Mr. Hull explained: “I’m really keen on educating the
next generation of people on opera and classical music in general.” In an effort to give more singers a chance to
participate in a fully-staged live operatic production, Amore usually assigns several singers to each role, so the cast rotates
with each performance.
“Much love and effort were lavished on the production,” wrote James R. Oestreich in The New York Times about a rarely
performed sequel to Mozart’s Die Zauberflöte called Das Labyrinth, with libretto by Mozart’s collaborator Schikaneder
and music by Peter von Winter. And, Classical Singer Magazine recently exclaimed, “All is not lost! The Amore Opera
Takes Over!!”
During the 2018-19 season, Amore Opera also presented Giacomo Puccini’s classic La Bohème (December 21 – 31,
2018), the company’s yearly production of Scrooge & Gilbert & Sullivan (December 27 – 30, 2018), and the company’s
10th Anniversary New Year’s Eve Dinner Gala (December 31, 2018). Still to come in 2019, Amore will offer a production
of Giuseppe Verdi’s Un Ballo in Maschera (May 24-June 2, 2019) and a children’s production of Gilbert & Sullivan’s
Iolanthe (May 25 & June 1, 2019).
For further information, please contact Hemsing Associates at (212) 772-1132 or visit www.hemsingpr.com.
AMORE OPERA PRESENTS MEYERBEER AND MOZART IN MARCH 2019
The Company’s Meyerbeer Renaissance Debuts with Rarity Dinorah, March 19-23, 2019,
In Repertory With New English Production of Mozart’s Così fan tutte, March 15-24, 2019.
February 5, 2019, New York City—Amore Opera continues its 2018-19 season at the Riverside Theatre at Riverside
Church (91 Claremont Ave, New York, NY 10027) with a production of Giacomo Meyerbeer’s long-forgotten comic
opera, Dinorah, sung in the original French. Amore will be using the score and orchestral parts recently restored by the
Deutsche Oper Berlin. Serving Amore’s mission to discover and present hidden gems of the operatic repertoire, this
production will be the first time Dinorah has been seen fully staged since its last production at the Metropolitan Opera in
1925, when it was performed in the Italian adaptation. Despite Meyerbeer’s popularity during his lifetime and his
important role in the evolution of the genre, his works were later criticized and suppressed by anti-Semitic contemporaries
and governments throughout the 19th and early 20th
-centuries owing to his Jewish heritage. Interest in Meyerbeer’s
oeuvre has only recently been reignited in Europe, and Amore Opera is proud to bring the attention of the American
audience back to this groundbreaking composer.
Opening on Tuesday evening, March 19, 2019, Amore will present Meyerbeer’s Dinorah (March 19-23, 2019) in four
performances, directed by Nathan Hull, conducted by Richard Cordova, and featuring a new set by Richard Cerullo. The
rotating cast includes, in the role of Dinorah: sopranos Holly Flack and Jennifer Moore; in the role of Corentin: tenors
Juan Gilberto Hernandez and Michael Celentano; and in the role of Hoël: baritones Suchan Kim and Nobuki Momma.
Bellah, Dinorah’s pet goat, will be played by eight-year-old child actress Carina Golden.
The schedule of performances for Dinorah is as follows: Tuesday evening, March 19, 2019, 7:30 pm; Wednesday
evening, March 20, 7:30 pm; Saturday afternoon, March 23, 2:30 pm; and Saturday evening, March 23, 7:30 pm.
Next season, Amore Opera will continue its Meyerbeer Renaissance with the previously scheduled L’Etoile du Nord.
For tickets at $45 adults; $35 seniors/students/children under 12; $35 - $25 partial view; $150 adult season pass and
$115 senior season pass (includes any four productions) please visit www.amoreopera.org or call 1 866-811-4111.
Dinorah was last staged in its Italian version in 1925 at the Metropolitan Opera and known in modern times mostly for the
virtuoso coloratura aria “Ombre légère,” which has been recorded by stars from Joan Sutherland to Pretty Yende.
Bringing the merry scene and people of Ploërmel on stage, the light opera Dinorah tells the love story of a sweet Breton
peasant girl Dinorah and Hoël, an ambitious goatherder.
Giacomo Meyerbeer, who has been described as perhaps the most successful stage composer of the nineteenth century,
blazed the path for the integration of music and theatricality that would continue to develop in the works of many of the
most well-known names in the opera including Verdi, Wagner, and Puccini. Best known for his large-scale works Robert
le Diable, les Huguenots, and l’Africaine, all with librettos by the highly popular French dramatist Eugène Scribe, the
German-born Jewish composer Meyerbeer established the great tradition of French “Grand Opéra.”
His fame was such that as a young composer Richard Wagner initially sought his help and approval, but later on, Wagner
began the vitriolic anti-Semitic campaign against him that caused Meyerbeer’s works to fall out of favor, prompted by
Wagner’s extreme envy. Fortunately there is now renewed interest in mounting his operas in Europe. Most recently, the
Opéra de Paris presented a production of Les Huguenots in September 2018; the Deutsche Oper Berlin continues to
present a cycle of Meyerbeer operas in Germany, beginning this project in 2014.
One of Amore’s principal missions is to rediscover and present lost or unjustly neglected operas every season; some of its
ambitious productions have included the American debut of the 1826 opera I due Figaro by Mercadante; Das Labyrinth
by Peter von Winter and libretto by Schikaneder, which was the American debut of the 1798 Magic Flute, Part II;
Kálmán’s The Circus Princess in its first New York production since 1927; and three works by Donizetti, Poliuto in the
first American production since 1859, the 1827 work Olivo e Pasquale in its American debut, and La Zingara, the
American debut of the 1822 opera.
In repertory with Dinorah, Amore Opera will stage a new English version of Mozart’s classic: Così fan tutte, directed by
Nathan Hull and conducted by José Alejandro Guzmán, with sets designed by Richard Cerullo. The rotating cast includes,
in the role of Despina: sopranos Deborah Surdi, Jessi Goebel, and Megan Marod; in the role of Fiordiligi: sopranos Iris
Karlin, Rachel Hippert, and Elizabeth Treat; in the role of Dorabella: sopranos Melissa Serluco, Perri Sussman, and
Victoria Tomasch; in the role of Ferrando: tenors Colm Fitzmaurice, Drew Watson, and Riad Ymeri; in the role of
Guglielmo: baritones Robert Garner, Conrad Schmechel, and Jonathan Green; and in the role of Don Alfonso: baritones
Nathan Hull, David Tillistrand, and Jay Stephenson.
The schedule of Così follows: Friday evening, March 15, 2019, 7:30 pm; Saturday evening, March 16, 7:30 pm;
Sunday afternoon, March 17, 2:30 pm; Thursday evening, March 21, 7:30 pm; Friday evening, March 22, 7:30 pm;
and Sunday afternoon, March 24, 2:30 pm.
About Amore Opera:
Heralded as “an important tradition and a gift to the New York cultural scene,” by Classical Music Editor Zachary Woolfe
of The New York Times, Amore Opera has built a loyal following among opera lovers of all ages. Thanks to having
inherited numerous sets and thousands of costumes from Amato Opera, Amore is able to offer fully-staged productions.
The company features a 30-member orchestra. Each year, Mr. Hull gives a platform to rising star singers, guest
conductors, designers, directors, and, by maintaining a children’s choir, offers opportunities for new opera aficionados
and performers. In November 2017, in an interview for Operawire, Mr. Hull explained: “I’m really keen on educating the
next generation of people on opera and classical music in general.” In an effort to give more singers a chance to
participate in a fully-staged live operatic production, Amore usually assigns several singers to each role, so the cast rotates
with each performance.
“Much love and effort were lavished on the production,” wrote James R. Oestreich in The New York Times about a rarely
performed sequel to Mozart’s Die Zauberflöte called Das Labyrinth, with libretto by Mozart’s collaborator Schikaneder
and music by Peter von Winter. And, Classical Singer Magazine recently exclaimed, “All is not lost! The Amore Opera
Takes Over!!”
During the 2018-19 season, Amore Opera also presented Giacomo Puccini’s classic La Bohème (December 21 – 31,
2018), the company’s yearly production of Scrooge & Gilbert & Sullivan (December 27 – 30, 2018), and the company’s
10th Anniversary New Year’s Eve Dinner Gala (December 31, 2018). Still to come in 2019, Amore will offer a production
of Giuseppe Verdi’s Un Ballo in Maschera (May 24-June 2, 2019) and a children’s production of Gilbert & Sullivan’s
Iolanthe (May 25 & June 1, 2019).
For further information, please contact Hemsing Associates at (212) 772-1132 or visit www.hemsingpr.com.
There are over 40 Million people who experience human trafficking in the world.
Join us on February 18 at 6:30 PM - 9 PM (EST) in the chapel of St. George's as Raleigh Sadler talks about the realities of human trafficking and vulnerability. Raleigh and a special guest will have a conversation about the work that Let My People Go Network is doing and how you can be involved.
Come celebrate with us as Raleigh launches his new book published by B&H, Vulnerable: Rethinking Human Trafficking. As vulnerable people, we can serve vulnerable people because Christ was made vulnerable for us. Join Raleigh as he talks about the ways in which we are all vulnerable or are potentially vulnerable. At the same time, we are all capable of serving the vulnerable in our own communities.
Each attendee will receive a free copy of the book. Food will be provided by Mentari, an organization that seeks to empower survivors and victims of trafficking. Also, there will be fair-trade coffee provided.
This night promises to be a night of encouragement and engagement.
INFO HERE
*********************************************************
Join us on February 18 at 6:30 PM - 9 PM (EST) in the chapel of St. George's as Raleigh Sadler talks about the realities of human trafficking and vulnerability. Raleigh and a special guest will have a conversation about the work that Let My People Go Network is doing and how you can be involved.
Come celebrate with us as Raleigh launches his new book published by B&H, Vulnerable: Rethinking Human Trafficking. As vulnerable people, we can serve vulnerable people because Christ was made vulnerable for us. Join Raleigh as he talks about the ways in which we are all vulnerable or are potentially vulnerable. At the same time, we are all capable of serving the vulnerable in our own communities.
Each attendee will receive a free copy of the book. Food will be provided by Mentari, an organization that seeks to empower survivors and victims of trafficking. Also, there will be fair-trade coffee provided.
This night promises to be a night of encouragement and engagement.
INFO HERE
*********************************************************
Pets Are Wonderful Support (PAWS NY) is a grassroots, volunteer-driven organization. If you enjoy spending time with both people and pets, we offer wonderful opportunities for our volunteers (18 years old+)* to provide direct services to our clients, mainly through our Housecall Program. Volunteers help walk dogs, clean the litter box, transport to the vet, and other daily tasks our clients are struggling to do on their own. Volunteers are asked to make the following minimum commitment: at least one visit per week for at least 6 months.
In order to begin providing services, all volunteers are required to attend an orientation. You will learn more about PAWS NY and the services you will ultimately provide to our clients, so please sign up today. We hope you will join us!
Light snacks and beverages will be provided, and please bring a copy of your photo id.
For more information on PAWS NY, please visit our website at www.pawsny.org.
Sincerely,
Rachel Herman
Founder and Executive Director
www.pawsny.org
MORE INFO HERE
**************************************************
In order to begin providing services, all volunteers are required to attend an orientation. You will learn more about PAWS NY and the services you will ultimately provide to our clients, so please sign up today. We hope you will join us!
Light snacks and beverages will be provided, and please bring a copy of your photo id.
For more information on PAWS NY, please visit our website at www.pawsny.org.
Sincerely,
Rachel Herman
Founder and Executive Director
www.pawsny.org
MORE INFO HERE
**************************************************
GAZILLION BUBBLE SHOW
New World Stages Theatre is located at 340 West 50th Street
Playing Schedule:
Friday at 7pm; Saturday at 11am/ 2pm/ 4:30pm; Sunday at 12noon / 3pm
(Check www.gazillionbubbleshow.com for updated schedule)
Added shows for Presidents Day
Monday, February 18 at 11am/ 2pm / 4:30pm
Thursday, February 21 at 11am/ 2pm
Tickets are $59-$79 and $99.50 (VIP package) and can be purchased at
Telecharge at 212.239.6200 or at www.telecharge.com
Running time is 60+ minutes no intermission
************************************************************
New World Stages Theatre is located at 340 West 50th Street
Playing Schedule:
Friday at 7pm; Saturday at 11am/ 2pm/ 4:30pm; Sunday at 12noon / 3pm
(Check www.gazillionbubbleshow.com for updated schedule)
Added shows for Presidents Day
Monday, February 18 at 11am/ 2pm / 4:30pm
Thursday, February 21 at 11am/ 2pm
Tickets are $59-$79 and $99.50 (VIP package) and can be purchased at
Telecharge at 212.239.6200 or at www.telecharge.com
Running time is 60+ minutes no intermission
************************************************************
Join us as we come together to celebrate International Women's Day 2019.Enjoy a beautiful and festive afternoon with women from New York City. We will hear from inspiring speakers, share our own stories and be empowered to do our part in making a positive difference for women and girls everywhere.This year’s theme is #balanceforbetter, as we celebrate women’s achievements and lend our voices to the call for gender balance across the world. As Gloria Steinem, world-renowned activist once explained, "The story of women's struggle for equality belongs to no single feminist nor to any one organization but to the collective efforts of all who care about human rights."If you cannot be with us, please consider a donation in support of One World Girl. You can do so on EventBrite or call Lesley Mazzotta at 917-623-4554
********************************************
********************************************
Although most pet owners would agree that every day is love your pet day, National Love Your Pet Day officially takes place on February 20. Its popularity comes as no surprise considering that last year consumers spent over $750 million on Valentine’s Day gifts specifically for their furry friends, and in 2017 U.S pet owners purchased almost $70 billion dollars-worth of products for their pets.
In honor of this unique and important day, Canine Retreat by AKC will host its first-ever Smooch Your Pooch (SYP) event at their Upper East Side location. The event will feature a kissing booth where attendees can have their pictures taken sharing a smooch with their dog, as well as receive goodies bags( while supplies last) filled with dog-friendly items from OXYFresh, Stella & Chewy’s and Austin and Kat. The Pet Lady Dana Humphrey will be on-hand to share tips on fun and thoughtful ways to show your pet a little extra appreciation.
The event is free and open to the public.
WHEN: Wednesday, February 20, 9am-10:30am and 6-8pm
WHERE: AKC Canine Retreat East 60th, 1105 1st Ave, 212-317-1222
SOCIAL: #AKCCanineRetreat, #smoochyourpooch @akccanineretreat
***********************************************************************
In honor of this unique and important day, Canine Retreat by AKC will host its first-ever Smooch Your Pooch (SYP) event at their Upper East Side location. The event will feature a kissing booth where attendees can have their pictures taken sharing a smooch with their dog, as well as receive goodies bags( while supplies last) filled with dog-friendly items from OXYFresh, Stella & Chewy’s and Austin and Kat. The Pet Lady Dana Humphrey will be on-hand to share tips on fun and thoughtful ways to show your pet a little extra appreciation.
The event is free and open to the public.
WHEN: Wednesday, February 20, 9am-10:30am and 6-8pm
WHERE: AKC Canine Retreat East 60th, 1105 1st Ave, 212-317-1222
SOCIAL: #AKCCanineRetreat, #smoochyourpooch @akccanineretreat
***********************************************************************
Thursday night kicks off Winter Film Awards 8th annual International Film Festival. Filmmaker’s Reception & Opening Night Party at VNYL NYC!Come meet our amazing filmmakers and sponsors, make some new friends & industry contacts and get a photo on the red carpet!
This event is FREE and open to the public.
VODKA OPEN BAR 7-8PM
Featuring djFRiTZo
Try delicious goodies courtesy of Le Pain Quotidian
FREE!! Doors open at 7pm
Must be 21+ ! Bring your friends!!
This event is FREE and open to the public.
VODKA OPEN BAR 7-8PM
Featuring djFRiTZo
Try delicious goodies courtesy of Le Pain Quotidian
FREE!! Doors open at 7pm
Must be 21+ ! Bring your friends!!
********************************************************
Join the Young Leadership Associates of the American Society for Yad Vashem for our biggest night of the year! There will be great food, an open bar, dancing, and an auction with tons of wonderful prizes! All proceeds will go to Yad Vashem's 11th Hour Campaign to Record Survivor Testimonies.
Hundreds of young professionals will come together in support of Yad Vashem's sacred mission of Holocaust remembrance and education. We must continue to spread awaress and educate about the horrors of the Holocaust and work to ensure that the memories of both the victims and survivors are not forgotten. But, Yad Vashem is not only about remembering the past, but also shaping the future. So, at this year's YLA Gala, as we celebrate the lives the survivors rebuilt, we also celebrate the generations that will continue their legacy. We proudly stand up to hate and let the world know that #WeAreStillHere.
We hope to see you there!
TICKETS HERE
for questions please contact Jill Goltzer jgoltzer@yadvashemusa.org
**************************************************************
Hundreds of young professionals will come together in support of Yad Vashem's sacred mission of Holocaust remembrance and education. We must continue to spread awaress and educate about the horrors of the Holocaust and work to ensure that the memories of both the victims and survivors are not forgotten. But, Yad Vashem is not only about remembering the past, but also shaping the future. So, at this year's YLA Gala, as we celebrate the lives the survivors rebuilt, we also celebrate the generations that will continue their legacy. We proudly stand up to hate and let the world know that #WeAreStillHere.
We hope to see you there!
TICKETS HERE
for questions please contact Jill Goltzer jgoltzer@yadvashemusa.org
**************************************************************
Larger Than Life Young Leadership Gala
On Wednesday, February 13, 2019, Larger Than Life Young Leadership will host its 6th annual
Fundraising Gala at Sony Hall in NYC. The event will be hosted by Super Model &
Philanthropist Adi Neumann. It will feature live musical performance from Israeli International
Rapper Subliminal, cocktails, a live auction, and a meaningful program.
Since its founding in 2000, Larger Than Life (Gdolim Me-Hachaim), a non-profit organization
based in Israel, works to improve the quality of life for children, teenagers and young adults with
cancer, helping to alleviate their suffering. Our goal this year will be to build for Larger Than
Life to build its 2nd Early Childhood Education & Recovery Center for children with cancer
located in Southern Israel. In 2014 LTL opened up its first educational center in Ramat Gan, a
unique sterile kindergarten for children with cancer who cannot attend a normal school due to
their need for sterile living conditions and specific health needs. Due to its overwhelming
success, LTL is planning to build a second Kindergarten in Southern Israel near Be’erSheva, for
children from Kindergarten through Grade 4.
Join us in a partnership as we celebrate these children with love, and attempt to give children
living in the south of Israel the best educational environment in which to recover, flourish, gain
self-confidence, and be able to socialize in a compassionate and caring environment in this very
vulnerable stage.
********************************************************************
On Wednesday, February 13, 2019, Larger Than Life Young Leadership will host its 6th annual
Fundraising Gala at Sony Hall in NYC. The event will be hosted by Super Model &
Philanthropist Adi Neumann. It will feature live musical performance from Israeli International
Rapper Subliminal, cocktails, a live auction, and a meaningful program.
Since its founding in 2000, Larger Than Life (Gdolim Me-Hachaim), a non-profit organization
based in Israel, works to improve the quality of life for children, teenagers and young adults with
cancer, helping to alleviate their suffering. Our goal this year will be to build for Larger Than
Life to build its 2nd Early Childhood Education & Recovery Center for children with cancer
located in Southern Israel. In 2014 LTL opened up its first educational center in Ramat Gan, a
unique sterile kindergarten for children with cancer who cannot attend a normal school due to
their need for sterile living conditions and specific health needs. Due to its overwhelming
success, LTL is planning to build a second Kindergarten in Southern Israel near Be’erSheva, for
children from Kindergarten through Grade 4.
Join us in a partnership as we celebrate these children with love, and attempt to give children
living in the south of Israel the best educational environment in which to recover, flourish, gain
self-confidence, and be able to socialize in a compassionate and caring environment in this very
vulnerable stage.
********************************************************************
Jackson Galaxy's Cat Camp - the only event in the country where patrons can arrive donning their finest cat ears and leave as the next generation of impassioned rescue advocates! We're excited to return with a partnership with the Petco Foundation.
************************************
************************************
********************************************************
The No Suffer Society cordially invites you to celebrate a festive evening in honor of a United World of Rescue!
Fall 2019
**********************************************
On Saturday, May 4, 2019 there will be a cocktail Charity bash! Lots of Vegan hors d'oeuvres, DJ with a dance floor, an awesome photo booth and raffles!!! Please come and let's enjoy the night together we show or compassion for the animals. The inspiration for the black and white theme is to show there is no colour in the eyes of compassion. We all bleed, breathe and have a heart that beats.
WHITE is for pureness, for dedication & love
BLACK is for strength, for courage & fearlessness
This is an all black and white affair.
Come wearing your best black or white cocktail attire.
Chose all black, all white, or a combination of both.
**This event space has a wheelchair accessible entrance**
$5 from every ticket purchased will be donated a local Sanctuary of your choosing.
100% of your donation will be matched by us
TICKETS HERE
*********************************************************
Mexican artist Frida Kahlo’s unique and immediately recognizable style was an integral part of her identity. Kahlo came to define herself through her ethnicity, disability, and politics, all of which were at the heart of her work. Frida Kahlo: Appearances Can Be Deceiving is the largest U.S. exhibition in ten years devoted to the iconic painter and the first in the United States to display a collection of her clothing and other personal possessions, which were rediscovered and inventoried in 2004 after being locked away since Kahlo’s death, in 1954. They are displayed alongside important paintings, drawings, and photographs from the celebrated Jacques and Natasha Gelman Collection of 20th Century Mexican Art, as well as related historical film and ephemera. To highlight the collecting interests of Kahlo and her husband, muralist Diego Rivera, works from our extensive holdings of Mesoamerican art are also included.
Kahlo’s personal artifacts—which range from noteworthy examples of Kahlo’s Tehuana clothing, contemporary and pre-Colonial jewelry, and some of the many hand-painted corsets and prosthetics used by the artist during her lifetime—had been stored in the Casa Azul(Blue House), the longtime Mexico City home of Kahlo and Rivera, who had stipulated that their possessions not be disclosed until 15 years after Rivera’s death. The objects shed new light on how Kahlo crafted her appearance and shaped her personal and public identity to reflect her cultural heritage and political beliefs, while also addressing and incorporating her physical disabilities.
Frida Kahlo: Appearances Can Be Deceiving is based on an exhibition at the V&A London curated by Claire Wilcox and Circe Henestrosa, with Gannit Ankori as curatorial advisor. Their continued participation has been essential to presenting the Brooklyn exhibition, which is organized by Catherine Morris, Sackler Senior Curator for the Elizabeth A. Sackler Center for Feminist Art, and Lisa Small, Senior Curator, European Art, Brooklyn Museum, in collaboration with the Banco de México Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo Museums Trust, and The Jacques and Natasha Gelman Collection of 20th Century Mexican Art and The Vergel Foundation.
Kahlo’s personal artifacts—which range from noteworthy examples of Kahlo’s Tehuana clothing, contemporary and pre-Colonial jewelry, and some of the many hand-painted corsets and prosthetics used by the artist during her lifetime—had been stored in the Casa Azul(Blue House), the longtime Mexico City home of Kahlo and Rivera, who had stipulated that their possessions not be disclosed until 15 years after Rivera’s death. The objects shed new light on how Kahlo crafted her appearance and shaped her personal and public identity to reflect her cultural heritage and political beliefs, while also addressing and incorporating her physical disabilities.
Frida Kahlo: Appearances Can Be Deceiving is based on an exhibition at the V&A London curated by Claire Wilcox and Circe Henestrosa, with Gannit Ankori as curatorial advisor. Their continued participation has been essential to presenting the Brooklyn exhibition, which is organized by Catherine Morris, Sackler Senior Curator for the Elizabeth A. Sackler Center for Feminist Art, and Lisa Small, Senior Curator, European Art, Brooklyn Museum, in collaboration with the Banco de México Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo Museums Trust, and The Jacques and Natasha Gelman Collection of 20th Century Mexican Art and The Vergel Foundation.
