Arts

"We try to keep it open for everyone looking to escape the doldrums of the East End in February," Brendon Henry concluded.

"Discovery of new artists informed my gallery vision over the years, and I have the opportunity to pursue this still," Arlene Bujese added.

"We are delighted we can hold our 10th anniversary concert at the place where it began for us, Bay Street Theater!" said Joe Lauro. "We are expecting some very special friends including Morris Goldberg and Dan Koontz to help us set the room on fire!"

"The Songwriter's Share evening is one of my favorite nights of the year," Eaton explained. "It's intimate, authentic and the perfect answer to winter."

"We are thrilled to bring a film series back that incorporates the filmmakers to our line-up as we have in the past," Tracy Mitchell expressed.

"Shirely Chisholm is one of the great American stories," Giulia D'Agnolo Vallan, head of SHCAC's Programming Committee, expressed. "Shunned by the political and the media establishments, her campaign for the presidential nomination took on head first issues of power, racism and gender discrimination we are still struggling with today."

"Why Roots? We are interested to see where the artists take this," Perez reflected. "Some questions that we talked over included: What are the roots of a community and what keeps them healthy? Family, country, tradition, story? How do we define our origin stories? How do they intertwine?"

"We are excited to kick off our winter series of 'A Night Out With Peter Spacek,' in collaboration with Nick & Toni's. It's a fun evening spent hanging with the artist, viewing and discussing his work while having a delicious meal," remarked Nancy Rowan.

"One of my favorite moments is an elegant soliloquy Jerry Saltz does on Jackson Pollock towards the end of the film," Carla Solomon noted.

"The class is custom-designed to the individual participant's specific goals," Allen O'Reilly relayed.