Ms. MacNeil speaks...: December 2017

Wednesday, December 20, 2017

January 2018 UPTOWN ARTS at United Palace

https://www.unitedpalace.org/upca

We believe that going to the movies should be a special experience. Yes, you can watch just about any movie on your phone, tablet or computer any time you want, anywhere you want. But that is not goingto a movie. When the lights go down in a movie theatre you are transported, immersed, lost in the story. Part of the thrill is basking in a community of hundreds - or thousands - of fellow audience members all temporarily joined by a shared moment. It’s not the same as trying to watch a tiny screen with buds shoved in your ears while being jostled on the A-train.

As it was then known, the Loew’s 175th Street theatre opened in 1930 as a temple for film, designed in the exotic style that was all the rage, built to whisk you away from your day-to-day troubles into a world of fantasy. The setting remains as spectacular today as it was during the Depression: the ornamental Buddhas, cherubs, lions, and even elephants preserved in their gilded outrageousness.

They stopped showing movies at the Palace in 1969 when Rev. Ike purchased, and preserved, the building for his church, which continues to be the theatre’s caretaker. But since 2012 UPCA has led fundraising campaigns to purchase a new screen, audio, and, thanks to a major donation from Broadway superstar Lin-Manuel Miranda, a DCP projector, returning movies to the Palace in grand fashion.

In the 1930s the theatre also served as a vaudeville house. We honor that legacy by presenting pre- or post-movie entertainment at most screenings. That has included:

a flash mob performance of the gym scene from “West Side Story” followed by an interview between Rita Moreno and Lin-Manuel Miranda
a 10-year anniversary celebration with students from “Mad Hot Ballroom”
“Phantom of the Opera” with live organ accompaniment followed by a mini-concert by cast members from the Broadway production.

These “movies and a show” have captured the imagination of thousands of film-goers, as well as the city’s media, prompting amNY newspaper to call our events "the best way to see movies the way they used to be." The biggest compliment we receive is when audience members say watching a movie at the Palace is as exciting as seeing live theatre on Broadway.

The current movie season is called "Movies that Reawken Wonder." The schedule is below:

Mar 5: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

Apr 2: Blade Runner (2007)

May 7: The Sound of Music

June 5: Dog Day Afternoon

June 25: Coming to America

Aug 6: Jaws

Sept 10: City Lights (with live organ)

Oct 29: Night of the Living Dead

Nov 19 (Annual Movie Gala): Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (1968)

Dec 17: It's a Wonderful Life

Past movies include:

2016

“It’s a Wonderful Life” with pre-show caroling and introduction by Donna Reed’s daughter Mary Owen

“The Wizard of Oz” introduced by New York Post Chief Film Critic Lou Lumenick

“Mary Poppins” with pre-show thank you to Lin-Manuel Miranda

“Fiddler on the Roof” with pre-show mini-concert by musicians from the Broadway revival, including violinist Kelly Hall-Tompkins

Opening night of the Dominican Film Festival of New York with the international premiere of “La Familia Reyna” (The Reyna Family)

“Wild Style” with Q&A by director Charlie Ahearn and a pre-show breakdance

“Singing in the Rain” with song and dance routine by the Bathtub Ginnys

And a vintage clothing fashion show

“Frozen” with a magic show by Queen Elsa

2015

“Miracle on 34th Street” as part of “The Women of Fox Film Festival” with the Fort Lee Film Commission

“Seven Year Itch” as part of “The Women of Fox Film Festival” with the Fort Lee Film Commission

“Phantom of the Opera” with live organ, mini concert by Broadway performers, and costume parade

“Down Argentine Way” as part of “The Women of Fox Film Festival” with the Fort Lee Film Commission

“A Fool There Was” & “Bright Eyes” as part of “The Women of Fox Film Festival” with the Fort Lee Film

“Mad Hot Ballroom” The 10-year anniversary and reunion

“Selma” and Q&A with Amelia Boynton Robinson

“On the Town" with Lou Lumenick and mini concert by cast members from the Broadway show

"Rear Window" with Lou Lumenick and a vintage clothing fashion show

"Sweet Smell of Success" with Lou Lumenick

"Moonstruck" with Lou Lumenick

2014

“It's a Wonderful Life” with Donna Reed’s daughter Mary Owen

“Elf” with youth performances by Broadway Performing Arts Center

“Frankenstein” with Gary Lucas performing the world premiere of his new score

“Guys and Dolls” with Lin-Manuel Miranda and mini concert by Broadway performers

“The Fisher King” with Lin-Manuel Miranda and writer Richard LaGravenese

“Manhattan” with Lin-Manuel Miranda and assistant director Fred Blankfein

“The Warriors” with Lin-Manuel Miranda and Lemon Anderson

“King Kong” with John Landis and Lin-Manuel Miranda

“Ghostbusters” with Lin-Manuel Miranda, David Margulies (Mayor Lenny), and “real life” Ghostbusters

“West Side Story” with Rita Moreno and Lin-Manuel Miranda

“The Muppets Take Manhattan” with Lin-Manuel Miranda and actor/director Lonny Price

2013

“Casablanca” with Lou Lumenick and a celebration of the Return of Film to the Palace

The U.S. premiere of “200 Cartas”

“Celebrating Sousa in Film and Musical Theatre”

The Best of the Dominican Film Festival

The World Premiere of “Trouble in the Heights”

December 2017 & January 2018 NO & LOW cost arts tickets in NYC for teens with NYC school IDs

https://teens.artsconnection.org/

ArtsConnection Teen Programs provide young people with various art-going, art-making and writing opportunities that challenge them intellectually and socially, helping them to develop greater college and career readiness skills, extending their experience beyond the classroom. Our program attracts 20,000 young people each year through High 5 Tickets to the Arts, Teen Advisory Council, Teen Reviewers and Critics, Student Art Program, Pizza and a Movie and Internships.

January 2018 APPLY NOW Museum of Modern Art TEENS

http://teens.moma.org/

Our hands-on art-making programs. From In the Making to the MoMA + MoMA PS1 Cross-Museum Collective to our recently created Digital Advisory Board, we are constantly looking to find new ways of engaging young audiences and connecting them more deeply with the worlds of modern and contemporary art. But how can we translate these physical, MoMA-based experiences into a vibrant, digital presence? How do we capture the experimental messiness of, say, last season’s Clubs, Gangs, and Secret Societies course, and translate that into something that still makes sense online?

When we sat down last year to rethink the Museum’s website for teens, we knew that there were literally dozens of different ways to approach the project. We wanted to create something that could be a hub of information and content, like the Red Studio site we created a few years back, but we also wanted it to be a teen-directed social space, that could respond quickly to new events that pop up on a daily basis, like our popular MoMA Teens Facebook page. It also needed to have the ability to hold concrete information like course descriptions and online applications, like the official MoMA.org MoMA Teens page does. And then of course we wanted it to be just plain cool, like the teen-created (and Webby Award-winning) PopArt site. As the saying goes, at a certain point it probably would have been easier to just make a list of what we DIDN’T want the site to do.

January 2018 APPLY NOW for El Museo del Barrio TEENS

http://www.elmuseo.org/teens/

EL MUSEO TEENS

El Museo del Barrio recognizes the important role teens have in shaping the cultural landscape of East Harlem and beyond. Because of this, El Museo del Barrio is dedicated to creating a space where teens can explore and create in a supportive environment. Teen programs are designed to empower youth, using El Museo del Barrio’s rich history and art to develop strategies for thinking critically and communicating effectively.

January 2018 APPLY NOW for drop in ART & DESIGN opportunities in NYC

https://www.cooperhewitt.org/education/teen-programs/

DESIGNPREP

Program registration is now open.
Reserve your spot now!

The design field is exploding with in-demand, 21st-century jobs in product design, interaction design, architecture, fashion, and more! Our FREE programs offer students real-world experiences in design, exploring the many ways designers think and make.

Our hands-on workshops, led by professional designers, will help you build your skills and portfolio. While working on design projects, you’ll also learn about designers’ creative processes, including how they solve problems,

During our studio visits, go behind the scenes at working design firms and see what it’s like to work as a designer. And learn about more opportunities to study design on DesignPrep college tours to local art and design schools.

Past designers and firms include: Tim Gunn, Todd Oldham, Nike, Kate Spade, J.Crew, Google, Van Cleef & Arpels, Marimekko, and many, many more!

SCHOLARS PROGRAM

Destined for a future in design? If you’re an aspiring young creative professional, apply to be a DesignPrep Scholar and upgrade your design savvy. A free one-year program, DesignPrep Scholars focuses on design education, portfolio development, and building professional skills. This intensive design experience also includes hands-on workshops with professional designers, college tours, studio visits, and the opportunity for paid internship placements.

Rising sophomores, juniors, and seniors enrolled in high schools in New York City are invited to apply. Scholars must commit to a 1-week summer intensive program and weekly after-school sessions.

DIGITAL BADGES

As part of DesignPrep, teens can earn digital badges. These digital credentials are based on the design skills and knowledge gathered during any one of DesignPrep’s free programs; they can be shared with friends and teachers, and help with college applications.

TEEN DESIGN FAIR

Join us at Teen Design Fair!

Every year during National Design Week, Cooper Hewitt hosts the Teen Design Fair, where teens are invited to talk with top designers working in the fields of fashion, product design, architecture, graphic design, and more! Explore design careers from professional designers, discover career paths, learn the complexities of what designers do, and find out what designers love about their jobs. Design colleges from across the country are also on hand to answer questions.

Past designers include: Tim Gunn, Cynthia Rowley, Isabel and Ruben Toledo, and designers from Facebook, Ann Taylor Loft, Kenneth Cole, Heath Ceramics, Milton Glaser, Smart Design, Pentagram, Rocawear, and Herman Miller.

Past design colleges include: Parsons, SVA, RISD, SAIC, CalArt, FIT, and Pratt.

NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL DESIGN COMPETITION

Taking place annually and organized in collaboration with Target, the National High School Design Competition invites students to design a solution to a real-world challenge. Learn more.

January 2018 https://www.wishbone.org/about APPLY NOW for summer 2018

https://www.wishbone.org/about

We find promising students with specific passions

Students learn about Wishbone from their teachers and apply online. Students must meet these criteria:

Current high school student (grades 9 through 12)
Living in New York City, the San Francisco Bay Area, Los Angeles and Connecticut
Low-income
Passionate about a particular interest, such as music, science, leadership, or athletics

Students apply for a program that fits their needs

Students start by selecting their interests from our list of over 60 subjects. This data is used to curate a selection of high-quality programs that are personalized to the student’s interests and organized by location, duration, and degree of competitiveness. This format makes it easy for students to compare programs and select their first, second, and third choices.

Once students have selected their program choices, they complete a full application, including:

Contact information
Two short essays
Consent from a parent or guardian
A recommendation from their Advocate

Every Wishbone student has an adult Advocate. In addition to submitting the recommendation, the Advocate helps the student fundraise their program fees using Wishbone’s crowd-sourced fundraising platform.

We enable program affordability through a combination of fundraising channels

Through exclusive tuition discounts from program partners, crowd-sourced campaign funding, and negotiated corporate and foundation sponsorships, we’re able to help a growing number of students afford program opportunities to pursue their passions.

We share success stories to inspire others

Our students share updates about their experience with donors online and by email. After finishing their program, they return to classrooms more engaged — inspiring peers with a heightened sense of personal motivation and involvement in their education.

Tuesday, December 12, 2017

WINTER 2017 REACT to FILM tomorrow night Wed. Dec. 13th at a special PBS Screening of "Abacus: Small Enough to Jail" followed by a Q&A with Steve James!

REACT to FILM tomorrow night Wed. Dec. 13th at a special PBS Screening of "Abacus: Small Enough to Jail" followed by a Q&A with Steve James!

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WINTER 2017 Application for Bank of America About Student Leaders® open now thru Feb. 2

Application for Bank of America About Student Leaders® open now thru Feb. 2

Since its inception in 2005, the Bank of America Student Leaders® Program has recognized more than 2,500 exemplary high school juniors and seniors who have a passion for improving their communities. The program helps students gain a greater understanding of how nonprofits create impact in the community and helps develop them as the next generation of community leaders through two components:

· A summer eight-week paid internship with a nonprofit organization selected by the bank. This internship is designed to provide opportunities for the students to develop and apply leadership skills through hands-on work experience, while raising their awareness of community issues addressed by their Host Organization.

· The week-long, all-expense paid Student Leaders Summit in Washington, D.C. from July 8-13, 2018. Conducted in partnership with the Close Up Foundation, the Summit introduces students to aspects of civic, social and business leadership and provides them with knowledge and skills they will use throughout their life to create positive community change.

Students can apply for the program by going to www.bankofamerica.com/studentleaders. Please note the application deadline of February 2, 2018. There will be no deadline extensions.

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WINTER 2017 DesignPrep | December 2017 Thursday, December 14 | Modern Calligraphy Workshop

DesignPrep | December 2017

Cooper Hewitt offers free hands-on workshops for teens to learn about design's creative process. Led by professional designers, the workshops help build skills and a portfolio. All programs are from 4:30 p.m.–6:30 p.m. Pre-registration is required. Open to New York City high school students only.

Thursday, December 14 | Modern Calligraphy Workshop
Celebrate the holidays with Cooper Hewitt! With designer Danielle Rothman, learn the basic techniques of brush and pointed pen calligraphy to design a greeting card for family and friends.

RSVP TODAY!

DesignPrep is made possible by the generous support of the Altman Foundation, The Pinkerton Foundation, Carnegie Corporation of New York, The Richard and Jean Coyne Family Foundation, and the Milton and Sally Avery Arts Foundation. This program is also supported, in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council.