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Thank you to all those who came to the Prospect Park Picnic House to celebrate BAX’s 20 years of arts and artists in progress.

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Page 1: BAX 20th Birthday Celebration

Thank you to all those who came to the Prospect Park Picnic House to celebrate BAX’s 20 years of arts and artists in progress.

Page 2: BAX 20th Birthday Celebration

Three generations of BAX Board members: Deborah Schwartz, President (1999-2007); Steven Flax, treasurer (current); Marya Warshaw, Founder and Executive

Director; Regina Hawkey, President (1991-1999).

Not pictured: former board presidents Maurine Knighton (2007-2009), Jane Friedson (2009-2010), and Oli Fein (2010-present)

Page 3: BAX 20th Birthday Celebration

BAXco members: Anna Vomacka, Ariel Dineen, Isabel Cruz, Kyra Zimmerman, Maya Gonzalez, Rose Allen, Clea Howard.

Not pictured: BAXco Co-Directors, Beth Bradford and Pene McCourty

Page 4: BAX 20th Birthday Celebration

2010/11 BAX Artists In Residence: Luciana Achugar, Catharine Dill, Dan Fishback, Levi Gonzalez and Mina Nishimura.

Not pictured: Jenny MaryTai Liu

Page 5: BAX 20th Birthday Celebration

Longtime advocate and supporter, representing District 39 in Brooklyn, City Council Member, Brad Lander.

Page 6: BAX 20th Birthday Celebration

Representing Brooklyn girls all over the world, theater artist Mike Albo had the audience in stitches.

Page 7: BAX 20th Birthday Celebration

Mutual admiration – Marya Warshaw presents Gus Solomons jr with the 2011 BAX arts and artists in progress award for a performing artist.

Page 8: BAX 20th Birthday Celebration

Leslie Strongwater, recipient of the 2011 BAX arts and artists in progress award for an arts manager, delivered one of the most memorable lines

of the evening: “The arts will not disappear into nothing. The arts will disappear into everything.”

Page 9: BAX 20th Birthday Celebration

While receiving the Honorary award for long standing theater/dance partnership between the Brooklyn New School (BNS) and BAX, with José Joaquín García as

lead teaching artist, José sang and danced into our collective hearts.He told a story about a teacher who told him that he could sing and dance.

He told us that he believed that teacher. Well, José ... so do we.

Page 10: BAX 20th Birthday Celebration

The evening’s hosts, Christalyn Wright and George Emilio Sánchez lead the room in singing “Happy Birthday” to BAX, accompanied by

Bob Goldberg on the accordion.

Page 11: BAX 20th Birthday Celebration

BAX’s birthday cupcake tower was as beautiful as it was delicious. Thanks to our season long cupcake sponsor, Sweet Cheeks Brooklyn.

Happy Birthday to BAX! Happy Birthday to you!