Bridge Culture Haiti at Brooklyn Bridge Park SATURDAY!

Brooklyn Bridge Park

EVENT LISTING
July 27, 2010

Media Contacts
Brian Tate
Full Spectrum Experience, Inc.
718-398-6960 / briantate99@gmail.com

Ellen Ryan
Brooklyn Bridge Park Corp.
212-803-3139 / ERyan@empire.state.ny.us

Photos available

CELEBRATING HAITI AT BRIDGE CULTURE FESTIVAL THIS SATURDAY

Sat. July 31, 4-6pm @ Brooklyn Bridge Park, Pier 1
www.bridgeculture.org
[Rain Location: Tobacco Warehouse]

Featuring Performances By:
Jennifer Celestin [Haiti Cultural Exchange] / Storytelling
Peniel Guerrier Dance Company / Dance
Buyu Ambroise & the Blues in Red Band / Music

FINAL WEEKEND!

FREE!

DUMBO, Brooklyn, NY - On Saturday, July 31, 2010, 4-6pm, BRIDGE CULTURE: An International Festival of Music, Storytelling & Dance, will welcome families, friends and visitors to Brooklyn Bride Park, Pier 1, for its final weekend of free performances that showcase New York City's great cultural diversity. The closing event will celebrate the culture of HAITIwith a thrilling musical set by Buyu Ambroise & the Blues in Red Band, dance by the renowned Peniel Guerrier Dance Company, and storytelling by Jennifer Celestin of the Haiti Cultural Exchange.

[Note: In the event of rain, the performances will take place at the Tobacco Warehouse. See below for addresses and directions to both venues.]

The first three weeks of BRIDGE CULTURE have celebrated Russia, India and Brooklyn with performances by some of New York City's hottest artists. Now the spotlight turns to Haiti.

"Contemporary Haitian culture is a creative mix of old world and new world traditions," said musician Buyu Ambroise. "This vibrant mix is manifested through music, religion, and language. For 50 years the Haitian community in NYC has grown and developed its own particular mode of cultural expression. I am a product of that," continued Abroise, "bridging the art and expressions of the island with the resilient and hardworking immigrant community of the city. My music has its roots in traditional Haitian sounds and rhythms but is influenced by modern American jazz."

Buyu Ambroise & the Blues in Red Band will perform at 5:00 p.m. For the full schedule, see below.

"Brooklyn Bridge Park has quickly become a sought after destination for Brooklynites and the borough's visitors" said Regina Myer, president of Brooklyn Bridge Park. "By hosting the Bridge Culture festival, we celebrate the vibrancy of Brooklyn's many communities with a month of cultural Saturdays at Pier 1."

BRIDGE CULTURE was conceived by artist/philanthropist Danny Simmons, a member of the Park's Board of Directors. "This program was developed to highlight the cultural and artistic diversity that makes Brooklyn the great destination that it is," said Mr. Simmons. "The city's new premiere park is a wonderful place, and we thank Bloomberg LP for helping us present Brooklyn to New York City and beyond."

BRIDGE CULTURAL was developed and is produced by Brian Tate, president of The Tate Group and co-founder of Full Spectrum Experience, Inc., which is producing the series "BRIDGE CULTURE offers a great way to build community among New Yorkers whose roots extend across the U.S. and around the world," said Mr. Tate. "Culture is the bridge that brings us together."

BRIDGE CULTURE is produced by Full Spectrum Experience, in partnership with Rush Philanthropic Arts Foundation, and Brooklyn Bridge Park. Sponsored by Bloomberg.

For more info, please visit www.bridgeculture.org, and see the event schedule below.

BRIDGE CULTURE - Event Schedule

Week 4 - Saturday, July 31: HAITI
4:00pm - Jennifer Celestin / Haiti Cultural Exchange: storytelling
4:30pm - Peniel Guerrier Dance Company: dance
5:00pm - Buyu Ambroise and the Blues in Red Band: music

DIRECTIONS TO BROOKLYN BRIDGE PARK, PIER 1
Old Fulton St at Furman St
DUMBO, Brooklyn NY 11201
A/C to High St • F to York St • M/R to Court St
2/3 to Clark St • 4/5 to Borough Hall
Interactive Map

RAIN LOCATION
The Tobacco Warehouse
26 New Dock St [at Water St, in DUMBO]
Brooklyn NY 11201

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Mandeville Presents Dakota McLeod for the Thursday Night Jazz Series

Orange, NJ - July 26, 2010:-- Mandeville is proud to present Dakota McLeod as the 2010 Thursday Night Jazz Series winds down for this summer. Join us at 7:30 p.m. We look forward to seeing you at 15 South Essex Avenue, Orange, NJ.

Reservations are recommended; call us at 973-672-2900.

Dakota McLeod is well versed in Jazz, Pop, R&B, Latin and Blues among her musical and vocal talents. She’s appeared on stage nationally at home in the U.S and on stage abroad. Having bounced back earlier this year from the same vocal ailment that caused Julie Andrews to be unable to sing for some years, she took the Dame’s advice and avoided surgery at the cost of not performing for some time and has made a stellar comeback with her versatile sound and style.

McLeod said she used the quite time to regroup and reassess the important things in her life and as such has made changes to the benefit of her well-being and continued success as a musician/vocalist with her husband and business partner Ray Naccari. Married for 24 years the couple have played and sang back up for the likes of Bob Marley and appeared with Benny Golson and Shirley Stewart Farmer. She and Naccari perform consistently throughout the New York and tri-state area and appear with their band Nytehawke-The Rhythm & Soul of New York.

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Bklyn FREE Summer Concerts in Wingate Park

BROOKLYN BOROUGH PRESIDENT MARTY MARKOWITZ HOSTS THE 2010 MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. CONCERT SERIES

ALL SHOWS FREE!

http://brooklynconcerts.com/mlk.html

Guyanese born British Baroness gets U.N. Appointment

Lady Amos given top UN humanitarian affairs job

Ban Ki-moon appoints Valerie Amos, who sat in Tony Blair's cabinet, after getting David Cameron's blessing.

Lady Amos, who has been named as the top UN official in charge of humanitarian affairs and emergency relief. Photograph: Reuters

Lady Amos, the first black woman to sit in the cabinet, was today appointed as the most senior UN official in charge of humanitarian affairs and emergency relief.

Ban Ki-moon, the UN secretary general, announced the appointment of Amos as under-secretary general for humanitarian affairs and emergency relief after David Cameron gave his blessing.

Amos, 56, currently the British high commissioner to Australia, became the first black woman to sit in the cabinet when she replaced Clare Short for a brief stint as international development secretary in 2003. She then served as leader of the House of Lords until 2007 when Gordon Brown nominated her as the EU's special representative to the African Union.

British officials were delighted by the appointment of Amos, who will replace Sir John Holmes, the former British ambassador to Paris, to become the most senior British figure at the UN.

The appointment is made by the UN secretary general, though he did so after a signal from Cameron, who met Amos yesterday.

"This is a massively significant job, one of the top five at the UN," one source said. "It would be unthinkable for Britain not to have one of the top five jobs.

France has peacekeeping, the US has political affairs and China has health. It makes sense for Britain, which has pledged to meet the 0.7% target [to spend that amount of gross national income on overseas aid by 2013], to have this job."

Sources said that Cameron, who forwarded just one name to Ban Ki-moon's office, was not appointing a former Labour cabinet minister to try to recreate Tony Blair's famous "big tent" from the other side of the spectrum.

"This is not about big tentery," one source said. "Valerie got the job on merit. She was Africa minister in the Foreign Office before she became development secretary so Valerie is very well known there. She knows her way round. Valerie is also not seen as a political person."

Amos will replace Holmes who was appointed to the UN humanitarian affairs job in January 2007. There were not high hopes for Holmes, who was given the job as a consolation prize after Blair declined to appoint him as ambassador to Washington or head of the Foreign Office.

But Holmes threw himself into job. "The NGOs went for John because they saw him as a grey haired diplomat," one source said. "But he surprised everyone. He has been steady and highly competent."

http://worldbbnews.com/2010/07/lady-amos-given-top-un-humanitarian-affairs-job

Da'Ville's Visit to Maplewood Cafe, Delights Fans

Jamaican Singer Da`Ville on U.S. Promotional Tour

CaribWorldNews, MAPLEWOOD, NJ, Fri. July 23, 2010: Jamaican recording artist, Da`Ville, whose hit `Always On My Mind` was remixed with dancehall artiste Sean Paul is ramping up his presence in the U.S.

The singer was recently in New York for performances and also used the time to appear at iLand Breeze Café in Maplewood, New Jersey.

The artist was relaxed and happy to showcase his talent to the fans who showed up at the restaurant to chat and take photos with the singer.

The Guyanese owner of iLand Breeze Cafe, Avalia Moore, was just as excited to have Da`Ville drop in to her brand new café. `I want to keep supporting the community and to keep giving them reasons to love our community and to support our businesses,` she said. (Pictured: Da'Ville with Avalia Moore, VisionsInPictures Image)

Asked why he opted to come to the other side of the Hudson since he had other scheduled appearances in New Jersey, the singer told CWNN: `Everyone knows and comes to New York and of course it`s a great to be in New York, but it`s a pleasure to come to where you have small businesses that`s the heart of the community. These are the places that are keeping our culture alive even though we`re not in our actual homelands,` he said.

Fans young and old were truly surprised at the humility of the artiste who signed autographs and distributed samples of his latest single, `Wine U A Wine.`

iLand Breeze features a weekend buffet and the appearance of Da`Ville, a native of Kingston, Jamaica, meant a special classic Jamaican cuisine menu was featured, with guests enjoying Curry Goat, Jerk Chicken and more heartily. - By Allison Skeete/Special to CWNN

http://www.caribbeanworldnews.com/entertainment_one.php?sid=2348&a=2&cut=301&ad=entertainment

Condolences to the Family of Guyanese attorney, Clarence Barry-Austin

Maplewood, NJ - July, 2010:-- The Guyanese-American community wishes to express it's support and sympathy to attorney, Clarence Barry-Austin and family on the passing of his mother Joan Barry-Austin. Information about the arrangements are listed on the attached postcard.

Guyanese among the Network Journal's 40 under 40, 2010 honorees

Aziz Gueye Adetimirin, TNJ’s founder, publisher and CEO; Woolforde-Gardner & Rosalind McLymont, Editor of TNJ’s Magazine.

NEW YORK, NY - June 17, 2010:-- Launette Woolforde-Gardner, Ed.D. (c), DNP, North Shore-LIJ Health System was named to the class of 2010 40 under 40 honorees as selected by The Network Journal. Launched in 1998, The Network Journal's 40 Under-Forty Black Achievement Awards honors men and women under age whose professional accomplishments have significantly impacted an industry or profession, and who also have made an important contribution to their community. They are typically business owners, or management executives with significant decision-making authority in the corporate, nonprofit or academia and medicine, or government sector.

The Guyanese native declared nursing to be her calling and has a committed passion about health and education and she has the experience and background to prove it. Having been a registered nurse for 17 years, she has worked in many positions, from staff nurse to assistant director of nursing. She currently is the corporate director for nursing education at the North Shore Long Island Jewish Health System, where she oversees related activities for the system’s 15 hospitals, 10,000 nurses and other health staff.

Woolforde-Gardner’s family emigrated from the South American country and settled in Long Island. She has lived there for 31 years. She has a bachelor’s degree in nursing from Pace University, a master’s degree in adult health nursing; clinical nurse specialist from Hunter College, City University of New York, a post-master’s certificate in nursing education from the College of New Rochelle, a doctorate of nursing practice from Case Western Reserve University, and six certifications in aspects of nursing, education, decision making and problem solving. She completed a doctorate of Education at Teachers College, Columbia University just days before this event. Over the years of her studies, she’s won more than 16 scholarships and awards. “I believe that being equipped in the full breadth and scope of organizational leadership, along with research generation, translation and implementation maximizes my impact as a health care leader,” she says.

A member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Woolforde-Gardner is just as passionate about mentoring as she is about nursing and education. She hopes to establish a program to inspire, motivate and guide young people to choose education and maximize their potential.

iLand Breeze Cafe is proud to present Da'Ville

Wednesday, July 14, 2010 - Maplewood, NJ:

This Saturday, yes ladies and all Da'Ville fans... this Saturday live and direct in Maplewood, NJ... iLand Breeze Cafe is going to heat temperatures up more that the mercury...

We're featuring a special classic Jamaican cuisine menu for the weekend buffet as a treat for our Special Guest Artiste Da'Ville... come show him why he'll miss his NJ fans when he leaves...

Though the singer has many hits like... You Won’t Find, In My Arms, It’s So Hard, My Heart and Cry for Me since debuting on the music scence; his most popular tune is On My Mind... the song has especially become an anthem for some troops who are serving in the armed forces... the melodious voice helps many to smile when they hear the song and know that they have a special someone waiting for their safe return. It's also a popular Dancehall Remix with Sean Paul who added his signature tone to the hit.

So come out this Saturday, July 17 to iLand Breeze Cafe at 1901 Springfield Ave., in Maplewood, NJ... @ 3:00 p.m. to enjoy meeting Da'Ville and our special Classic Jamaican Cuisine Buffet!

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Mandeville Presents a Summer Gospel Jazz Night

Wenesday, July 13, 2010: Orange, NJ: Come out for a night of cool and refreshing Gospel Jazz; chase the summer heat away with us at Mandeville Contemporary Caribbean Resturant as we present the Joel Weiskopf Quartet, Thursday night, July 22nd @ 7:30 p.m.

Enjoy GREAT food, ambience and good company; reservations recommended; just call Roger at 973-672-2900 and we'll see you at 15 South Essex Avenue, Orange NJ.

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