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Greenpoint Artist will show Arab/Israeli Peace Lithograph in Prague

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Greenpoint artist Noa Bornstein will show her lithograph, Ach (the word for “brother” in Arabic and Hebrew) in a group exhibition at the HOLLAR Gallery in Prague, Czech Republic in the fall (Sept. 18—October 13, 2013). Bornstein printed the limited edition on a scholarship at the Manhattan Graphics Center which co-organized the show. She has been studying Arabic at ABC Languages on 29th street in Manhattan since 2010. Having previously studied Hebrew, the striking similarities between the two languages led her to the image which incorporates the Arabic and Hebrew letters: “Eleph Che” in Arabic, and “Aleph Chet” (the ‘ch’ being the guttural ‘h’ sound) that spell, “Ach”—pronounced exactly the same in both languages. The word in English also appears.

For further information on the show itself, contact Manhattan Graphics Center
(MGC) via Eileen Zyko Wolter (eileen@manhattangraphicscenter.org) / www.noabornstein.com

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Greenpoint Pulaski Bridge is Ready for Her Close-Up

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Poster by Nathan Punwar

Poster by Nathan Punwar

Here’s your chance to catch a sneak peak showing of The Circle Bridge, tonight at 7:30 at Dixon Place.

Moviehouse’s The Circle Bridge is a new site-specific video performance that combines live choreography of Mayuna Shimizu’s Blue Muse Dance and large-scale animated projections of Nathan Punwar to tell a story of interconnectivity, travel and history. Audience members follow their own distinct narrative as they walk the span of the 2810 foot Pulaski Bridge that connects Greenpoint, Brooklyn with Long Island City, Queens across the Newtown Creek. Along their walk, they encounter four separate projections and two unique performances that each tell a distinct part of their tale. Each element is integrally designed to give each viewer a unique all-encompassing visual, audio and physical experience.

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Local Pols Arrested at Rallies to Save Long Island College Hospital

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Congresswoman Nydia Velázquez is handcuffed by a New York Police Department officer on Hicks Street and Atlantic Avenue on Aug. 5, 2013. Velázquez intended to be arrested in protest of the closure of nearby Long Island City Hospital. (Sarah Matheson/Epoch Times)

Congresswoman Nydia Velázquez is handcuffed by a New York Police Department officer. Photo by Sarah Matheson / Epoch Times.

Congresswoman Nydia Velázquez is handcuffed by a New York Police Department officer on Hicks Street and Atlantic Avenue on Aug. 5, 2013. Velázquez intended to be arrested in protest of the closure of nearby Long Island City Hospital.

Also arrested were Public Advocate and mayoral candidate Bill DiBlasio, and Brooklyn Councilman Steve Levin. Rally the CHA’s Jeff Strabone was also arrested.

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End Your Summer w/ the Endless Summer Pop of Cayucas @ The Knitting Factory

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cayucasCelebrate the last gasp of summer with Cayucas’ brand of musical sunshine at The Knitting Factory on August 28.
Cayucas (ky-yook-us) borrows its name from the legendary surf town on the SoCal coast, just north of the band’s Santa Monica home.

Bigfoot, their indie-surf-pop album debut, brings us closer to that town’s dreamy, lazy vibe while “summer’s starting to drift away” here in the Big Apple.
 

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