THE OFFICE

OF

GOVERNMENT

AND COMMUNITY

AFFAIRS

Letter from the Vice President 2

Government and Community Affairs 3 General Announcements

Department Programs 4

Arts and Culture 5 Harlem Ambassadors, Faith Ringgold, Matrix Comes to CCNY,

Joining Forces: Living Art on the Hill, Collaborations,

Calendar of Events

Aaron Davis Hall 11 Opera Ebony, Calendar of Events

College and Community Events 15

Resources 17

Staff 18

Governor Cuomo Address at

City College

Opera Ebony Performs at City

College

Building Collaborations within

the Harlem Community

FROM THE VICE PRESIDENT

“In My Eyes View” at the Windows on

Amsterdam Gallery

Dance through the African Diaspora,

Asase Yaa African American Dance Theatre,

2012

Carmen Bradford and Melba Joyce,

2011

CCNY Arts Day, 2012

Ray Santos directs orchestra at his

tribute, 2012

Welcome to the inaugural issue of The City College of

New York’s Office of Government and Community Affairs newsletter.

This quarterly newsletter is aimed at highlighting our office’s

endeavors to fortify and expand City College’s presence within the

Harlem community.

As City College’s link to political and civic engagement, our

office is active on many fronts. We promote a passion for lifelong

learning to community youth through the management of grant

funded educational programs. Our Office of Events Management

ensures the successful execution of community-based and college

sponsored events on Campus. The Office of Government and

Community Affairs also serves as City College’s cultural connection.

We are most visible when reaching out to the community through

the visual and performing arts: from art exhibits on Amsterdam

Avenue to concerts and plays at Aaron Davis Hall, we are committed

to producing robust artistic and vanguard programs for City College

and the Harlem community.

In the President’s Strategic Plan, President Coico calls for a

college-wide culture steeped in the arts. In response to the

President’s initiative, art historian and quilt artist, Dr. Myrah Brown-

Green, was appointed Executive Director of Arts and Culture under

the Office of Government and Community Affairs. Dr. Brown-Green

curates both The Gallery at Aaron Davis Hall, and City’s community

gallery, Windows on Amsterdam. Most recently, Dr. Brown-Green

curated the popular “Harlem and The City” exhibit on Amsterdam

Plaza which brought together a diverse array of photography and

history, illustrating the remarkable interdependent relationship

between The City College and Harlem.

Aaron Davis Hall is another integral part of our office’s

commitment to the arts. Since becoming Managing Director of Aaron

Davis Hall in 2011, Gregory Shanck has hit the ground running,

programming events such as a tribute to legendary Latin music

composer and City Professor, Ray Santos, which brought together

great musicians from around the world. Aaron Davis Hall has also

presented R&B vocalist Lillias White, jazz and tap performer Andrew

Nemr, as well as avant-garde stage actor Daniel Beatty. In January,

Aaron Davis Hall received capital funding from the New York City

Council for renovations, ensuring Aaron Davis Hall will continue to

be one of Harlem’s premiere performing arts centers for years to

come.

Most importantly, the office of Government and Community

Affairs is City College’s political liaison. Within the next year, in

addition to the race for the Mayor and the Borough of Manhattan

Presidency, two Harlem City Council seats will be up for election. As

the names and faces of our key elected officials change, The City

College is committed to bridging communication between the

Harlem community and their city and state representatives.

For the past century, The City College of New York has

journeyed alongside the dynamic, ever-evolving community of

Harlem. We are proud of the great strides we have made and are

excited about the many challenges and successes that lie ahead. The

office of Government and Community Affairs is dedicated to keeping

the pace as the paths shift, to facilitate the bridge between the College and the Community.

Issue #1, Spring 2013

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General Announcements Office of Government and Community Affairs

Governor Cuomo Address at City College

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo delivered his State of the State and budget proposals at The City

College of New York’s Aaron Davis Hall on Wednesday, February 6, 2013. City College President Lisa

S. Coico opened the event and introduced a City College Senior pursuing a private enterprise career in

New York State. Among issues addressed by the Governor were the cost of the recovery from

Hurricane Sandy, policing, economic development and education. His $142.6 million executive budget

would increase state spending by 2 percent and raise school aid by 4.4 percent, to $21 billion.

CUNY Budget Letter Writing Campaign

The supportcuny.org website is a one stop resource that is dedicated to CUNY/ CCNY. Currently, the

college is in the midst of a State and Federal letter writing campaign to legislators regarding the New

York State Executive Budget and Federal Budget and the impact that they currently will have on your

education. Sample letters are letters and many additional resources and information is available at

www.supportcuny.org. Please take this opportunity to get involved in supporting public higher

education.

Continuing and Professional Studies (CPS) Receives the Bernard Harris Exxon Mobil

Foundation Grant for the 2nd Year and is awarded the Metropolitan Transit Authority

Grant

The Bernard Harris Exxon Mobil Foundation grant provides funding for 54 fifth, sixth and seventh graders

in STEM instruction. In partnership with the CUNY Crest Institute, the students do hands on research in

an intense 2 week program that requires the middle schoolers to stay in the college dorms. The project

this year is Clean Water to Clean Power – Maintaining New York’s Water Supply. Students attend free

of charge. The Metropolitan Transit Authority grant offers training to MTA employees in business

planning leadership development. CPS offers Food Service Management training, certified by the National Restaurant Association to meet

the growing need for qualified managers in the restaurant and hospitality industry. CPS has taken the

lead in offering training for Med Star’s new Billing and Coding language. CPS is also offering a class in How to Produce on Broadway, taught by Broadway Producer Alia Jones

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(Continued from previous page). Award winning actress, producer, writer, singer, director, Lonette

McKee will once again teach her Actor’s Workshop. To inquire or register for any of the CPS classes, call 212-650-7312 or online at www.cps.ccny.edu.

WHCR, 90.3FM, CCNY Community Radio Station Forms Emergency Broadcast Team

(WEBT)

The function of WEBT is to broadcast real-time alerts and helpful information on WHCR, in the event of

emergencies or disasters like Hurricane Sandy, affecting Harlem, Washington Heights, Inwood and the

Bronx. Citywide1 Disaster Services (CDS), a lifeline for Far Rockaway residents during Hurricane Sandy

serves as a model for WEBT, which is comprised of WHCR on-air personalities, members of the local

CERT team and volunteers from the community. To effectively carry out its mission, WEBT is in the

process of applying for grants and other subsidies to: acquire a FCC industrial and business license to

operate and purchase two-way radios, to purchase and install scanners and a repeater, a generator to

power the station in case of loss of power and crank radios to pass out to the community.

For more information about WEBT please contact Angela Harden, General Manager of WHCR, 90.3FM

at aharden@ccny.cuny.edu or 212-650-7147.

Greater Harlem Chamber of Commerce Holds Forum on “OBAMACARE”

The 2nd Quarterly Regional Business Breakfast Exchange and Dialogue hosted by the Greater Harlem

Chamber of Commerce took place on February 21, 2013 at the Harlem State Office Building. Centering

around “OBAMACARE”, panelists discussed The National Affordable Healthcare Act; its current and

future impact on individual, businesses, unions, government and the entire health care industry.

Greater Harlem Chamber of Commerce 2nd Quarterly Regional Business Breakfast Exchange and Dialogue

l-r: Dr. Maurizio Trevisan, acting provost, the City College of New York & dean, the Sophie Davis School of

Biomedical Education; Dr. Jo Ivey Boufford, president, New York Academy of Medicine; Keynote Speaker, Hon.

David A. Patterson, former governor of New York and distinguished professor at the Touro College of Osteopathic

Medicine; Barbara Edmonds, director of Field Operations, District Council 37 AFSCME, AFL-CIO and Marko Nobles

senior consultant at The Greater Harlem Chamber of Commerce/Partner Injoy Enterprises

General Announcements Office of Government and Community Affairs

The Office

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Community Affairs

On Saturday, April 13, 2013 in

partnership with the City College of New

York and the Japanese delegation, Voza

Rivers/ New Heritage Theatre Group

presented a commemorative program and

installation of a recast of the original 1912

plaque that was installed in Sakura Park, but

was missing for many years.

The commemorative program and

ceremony was followed by an announcement

from two Tokyo organizations, Kasumi

Kaikan and Ikebana International regarding

the future planting of two cherry blossoms

trees: one in tribute to Townsend Harris who

was the founder of City College and also the

first Consul General to the Empire of Japan in

July 1856, and credited as the first diplomat

to open the Empire of Japan to foreign trade

and culture in the Edo period. The second

General Announcements Office of Government and Community Affairs

tree honors Dr. Jokichi Takamine, first

President of Daiichi Sankyo and founder of the

Nippon Club, who arranged in 1912 to donate

2000 cherry trees to what was then known as

Claremont Park, owned by the Rockefeller

family, and then name changed to Sakura Park,

in grateful recognition of Dr. Takmine’s efforts

to further friendly relations between Japan and

United States.

Daiichi Sankyo, the global

pharmaceutical company with corporate

origins in Japan sponsored the replication of

the original 1912 plaque. President & CEO

John P. Gargiulo gave opening remarks at the

10 AM Ceremony.

The City College of New York, Daiichi Sankyo, and New Heritage Theatre Group Participates in a plaque installation

celebrating the 1912 gift of Cherry Blossom trees to New York City on the campus of the City College. First Row: Voza

Rivers, Executive Producer New Heritage Theatre Group, Katsuya Abe, International Producer New Heritage

Theatre Group, Yohei Suzuki, Suzanne Harvey, Researcher Second Row: John P. Gargiulo, President Daiichi

Sankyo, Karen Witherspoon, Vice President The City College of New York, Geoff Eaton, Chief of Staff, Office of

Congressman, Charles B. Rangel, David Weaver, Chairman Arts & Culture Committee Community Board #10,

Lloyd Williams, President & CEO, The Harlem Chamber of Commerce. Third Row: Distinguished Guests 1 and 2,

Dr. Carlos Riobo’, Chairperson and Associate Professor in the Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures,

Comparative Literature Program at the City College of New York, Distinguished Guest.

Department

Programs

The Office of Events Management (OEM)

is proud to support many events that help make

City College a world class higher-education

institution. We provide quality planning and

management services for faculty, staff, and

client-based events.

Event planning is a team effort between the Office of Events Management, your

department, and all of our support services

(Public Safety, Physical Plant Services, A/V

support, etc.). OEM staff members can help in

coordinating support services, scheduling,

reserving space, and consultation. The OEM also

creates guidelines and policies for campus

events.

The Office of Events Management is

committed to assisting you in accomplishing

your goals.

For more information, please visit

www.ccnyevents.wordpress.com and fill out an

event inquiry form or call (212) 650-5433.

We look forward to helping make your event a success.

The City College of New York Community

Youths Program, in partnership with local

intermediate schools and High Schools, the

community, local businesses and other city and

state agencies, provide dropout prevention

services to students who attend school or live in

the Harlem and Washington Heights

community. This program is known as the Urban

Scholars. Its overall mission is to challenge

student participants to become leaders of

tomorrow. The Urban Scholars create and provide

activities designed to address the academic,

social, personal and cultural needs of each

participant.

One of the programs that make up the

Urban Scholars is Upward Bound.

Upward Bound is one of the programs under

“TRIO,” an initiative that was begun as part of

President Lyndon B. Johnson’s War on Poverty. Its

focus is on preparing first generation, low-income

students for college.

The goal of Upward Bound is to prepare

youth for success in educational and/or training

endeavors beyond high school by developing

skills needed and the motivation necessary to

become successful both academically and

socially. The program services 77 students and

their families. Using a "Back-To-Basics" Approach,

participants receive instruction in English, Math,

and Science. They also receive career and

personal development training and exposure to the Fine Arts.

Upward Bound

It is estimated that over 2.2 million students

nationwide have benefited from the TRIO

programs.

For more information on the Upward Bound

and other community programs, visit uspny.org.

Office of Events

Management

Shepherd Hall, The City College of New York

Arts and

Culture

The Harlem in the City Ambassadors Program provides both middle and high school

students with the tools to research a Harlem historical figure or event, write a paper about

who they have researched, and finally have that paper published. Selected students will be

chosen to present there research to an audience.

The first group of Harlem and the City Ambassadors came together on April 19, 2013. The

goal for each Harlem in the City Ambassador is to become:

“Keepers of Harlem history”

Published writers; able to present what they have written

Gain mentorship opportunities with college students and administrators

Network with fellow Harlem in the City Ambassadors

*If you are interested in becoming an Harlem in the City Ambassador Program mentor please

contact us at cccarts@ccny.cuny.edu or 212/650.5361.

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Program CCNY’s Art and Culture mentors a new generation of

scholars

Public school students participate in “ Harlem Then and Now” during Arts Advocacy Week at Aaron Davis Hall, 2012

Arts and

Culture

Honoring Faith is an exhibition of art

quilts celebrating the life work of Faith

Ringgold; artist, author, educator, quilt

maker, and CCNY Alumni curated by Dr.

Myrah Brown Green. The exhibition includes

28 quilts made by artists from throughout the

U.S. and features Ringgold’s editioned quilt,

Tar Beach 2. Dr. Green describes Ms.

Ringgold as an artist of uncommon ability and

an inspiration to generations of artists, “she

has excelled in the various art forms that she’s

pursued, earning recognition worldwide.”

Faith Ringgold is one of America’s

most gifted and generous visual storytellers.

Ringgold is best known for the painted story

quilts in which she draws on African American

folklore tradition, often to dramatize - to

humanize - institutional and national histories.

Ringgold’s life as an author began in 1991,

with the publication of Tar Beach, the winner

of multiple awards and the first of more than a

dozen books. She is the recipient of more than

75 awards and honors including the Simon

Guggenheim Award for Painting, two National

Endowment for the Arts Awards in sculpture and

painting, the Visionary Woman Award from

Moore College, The American Academy of Arts

and Letters Award, and the Visionary Project

Honoree, Washington, DC.

This exhibition was organized and

circulated by The City College of New York - Arts

and Culture in the Office of Government and

Community Affairs.

For more information about Faith

Ringgold send her a message through:

www.anyonecanfly.org

l-r VP Karen Witherspoon, Faith Ringgold, Dr. Myrah Brown Green, President Lisa S. Coico

Faith Ringgold Honors Exhibition travels to Evergreen State College in Olympia,

Washington

Arts and

Culture

Honoring Our Own A Biennial Celebration of Women in Arts and Culture at CCNY

CCNY hosted the “1st Biennial Celebration of Women in Arts and Culture Awards in

March, 2012 to pay tribute to seven outstanding women who have made invaluable

contributions to the world of arts and culture.

The honorees included Ms. Angela Harden, General Manager of WHCR—90.3 FM, Dr.

Ramona Hernandez, Executive Director of the Dominican Studies Institute at the City College of

New York, Dr. Brenda M. Greene, Professor and Executive Director of the Center for Black

Literature at Medgar Evers College, Ms. Camille A. Brown, Master choreographer, Ms. Pamela

Laskin, English Lecturer –Director of the Poetry Outreach Center at the City College of New York,

Ms. Lynne Scott Jackson, Distinguished Lecturer - Ad/PR Program, Media & Communication Arts

at the City College of New York, and Ms. Janet Steele, Adjunct Assistant Professor/Vocal Studies

at the City College of New York.

Through determination, these brilliant women have overcome many challenges and

fought past the gender barrier to contribute to the world of arts and culture.

In honor of these prestigious women, an art exhibition titled “Mothers, Daughters,

Sisters and Scholars” curated by Dr. Myrah Brown Green was on display featuring artists from

across the New York area.

If you know a woman who you think deserves to be honored at our 2nd Biennial

Celebration of Women in Arts and Culture in 2014 please submit her name for consideration

to cccarts@ccny.cuny.edu or call 212/650.5361.

l-r. Dr. Myrah Brown Green, Executive Director of Arts and Culture at the City College of New York, Ms. Angela

Harden, General Manager of WHCR—90.3 FM, Dr. Ramona Hernandez, Executive Director of the Dominican Studies

Institute at the City College of New York, Dr. Brenda M. Greene, Professor and Executive Director of the Center for

Black Literature at Medgar Evers College, Ms. Camille A. Brown, Master choreographer, Ms. Pamela Laskin, English

Lecturer –Director of the Poetry Outreach Center at the City College of New York, Ms. Lynne Scott Jackson,

Distinguished Lecturer - Ad/PR Program, Media & Communication Arts at the City College of New York, Ms. Janet

Steele, Adjunct Assistant Professor/Vocal Studies at the City College of New York and Ms. Karen Witherspoon, Vice

President of Government and Community Affairs at the City College of New York.

Arts and

Culture

This past February, Dr. Myrah Brown

Green was invited by the Michigan State

University Quilt Museum through the Cuesta

Benberry Endowment and the African

American and African Studies PHD Program

to deliver her lecture titled “A Quilter’s

Journey” to a group at Michigan State

University. Dr. Green is the first recipient of

the endowment, named for the late Cuesta

Benberry, a historian and scholar who

specialized in North American quilt culture of

the nineteenth through twenty-first centuries.

Michigan State University holds Benberry’s

collection of quilts, research, and various

other forms of scholarship. Presently

Benberry’s papers are being integrated into

Michigan State University’s research

database, MATRIX. During her visit to MSU,

Dr. Green had the opportunity to meet with

the administrators of MATRIX (Center for

Humane Arts, Letters, and and Social Sciences

Online). MATRIX is a multimedia initiative

specializing in expanding the use of new

technologies to enhance education and

research. Dr. Green and the leadership at

MATRIX discussed how City College could

benefit from a research think tank like

MATRIX. A database of its kind would support

City College’s academic endeavors. It could

also be an indispensable educational tool that

could benefit educators and researchers for

years to come. The City College continues to

explore new technologies and programs that

will aid in achieving the college’s vision of

becoming a world-renowned research

institution.

To learn more about the MATRIX

visit: http://www2.matrix.msu.edu/

A software database for the future

Great Hall, Presidential Inauguration 2010

MATRIX on Campus

Arts and

Culture JOINING FORCES:

LIVING ART ON

THE HILL

Call For Artists Applications Now Available!

“Joining Forces: Living Art on the Hill” is a three month monumental

public art installation that seeks to unite, inspire, and support the

revival of public arts in Harlem. The works of over 50 artists throughout

New York City will be showcased for three months in the open-air

North Academic (NAC) Plaza at the City College of New York.

Given the success of the previously installed Harlem & the City:

Over 100 Special Moments, Living Art on the Hill furthers the opportunity

to establish an annual event that will continue to build the foundations

for further collaborations between the City College art community and

the greater New York art community.

For applications please contact: cccarts@ccny.cuny.edu, call

212/650.5361, or visit the official Joining Forces website at:

www.JoiningForces2013.com

"Windows on Writers,” a literary series at

Windows on Amsterdam, is a collaboration

between Arts and Culture in Government and

Community Affairs and the English Department.

The spring semester includes talks by three

English faculty members: Pamela Laskin,

Professor of Children’s literature and Director of

the Poetry Outreach Center, Linsey Abrams, the

MFA Director, and Renata Miller, the English

Make a Wish Foundation

We are proud to partner with the Make A Wish

foundation. Students, faculty, staff and community

residents are being recruited to be trained and become

Make a Wish Foundation Ambassadors.

* For an Application come to Rm. 208 in the Wille

Administration Building.

Arts and

Culture Collaborations

Ms. Pamela Laskin, English Lecturer –Director of the Poetry Outreach Center at the City College of New York

reads poetry at the gates of CCNY, 2012

Windows on Writers

Series Department Chair. They will each speak

briefly about a literary figure who has

influenced them and then read a short

selection from that person's work.

Pamela Laskin, Monday, March 4th at 4pm

Linsey Abrams, Thursday, April 4th at 4pm

Renata Miller, Monday, May 6th at 4pm

Calendar of Events, Spring 2013 Arts and Culture

“Sumi-e: the way of the brush"

Featuring works by the Metro NY Sumi-e

Society (MNYSS)

Opening Reception Thursday, May 16th. Exhibition

runs May 16 – June 14, 2013

“Music is the Message” Works by Hubert

Williams

Master photographer exhibits works of prominent

music artist who he has photographed over the past

decade.

Opening Reception Thursday June 13. Exhibition

runs June 13-July 12, 2013

“Women Dream, Women Inspire”

In celebration of Women’s History Month, “Women

Dream, Women Inspire” highlights the works of

artists who are inspired by women from around the

world. Using various mediums, the artists presented

depict in their work visions of what it means to dream

and be inspired. March 14–May 10,2013

Opening Reception Tuesday, March 12th. Exhibition

runs March 12 – May 10, 2013

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+ Aaron Davis Hall Partners with the Renowned African-American

Opera Company

From performances of Mozart in Harlem to

African-American Heritage concerts in Iceland -

Gershwin in Moscow to Duke Ellington in the

Caribbean, Opera Ebony is considered one of the

world's great cultural treasures. Benjamin

Matthews, Sister Mary Elise S.B.S. and Wayne

Sanders founded Opera Ebony in 1973. Since then,

the company has served as a professional platform

for thousands of American artists, administrators

and technical staff helping them to refine their

talent and perfect their craft. Opera Ebony is the

longest surviving African-American opera

company in American history.

Since 1988, Opera Ebony's impressive

repertoire has delighted overflowing audiences

throughout the United States and in Brazil, Russia,

Estonia, Sweden, Finland, Iceland, Canada,

Switzerland and Martinique. The company has also

partnered with several major international

orchestras, opera companies and music festivals

including the Icelandic Symphony Orchestra, the

Finnish National Opera, the Estonia Philharmonic

and the Savonlinna Opera Festival.

In 1998, Opera Ebony was selected as the

only American opera company to perform for the

opening of the Novaya Opera House in Moscow,

Russia. During the winter of 2000, members of

Opera Ebony appeared in performance and

engaging conversation on the PBS GREAT

PERFORMANCES series - Aida's Brothers and

Sisters: Black voices in Opera. For Black History

Month 2001, the company joined with the

Metropolitan Museum of Art to present the

premiere workshop performance of Harriet

Tubman, a new opera / musical theatre work by

acclaimed American composer, Leo Edwards.

In November of 2012 The City College of

New York’s Aaron Davis Hall hosted Opera

Ebony’s performance of “Sass n’ Class” featuring

music of Henry Purcell, George Frideric Handel,

W.C. Handy, and Spirituals combined to create a

story of alluring intensity sung and spoken by

artists from Opera Ebony. This performance

marked the start of Opera Ebony’s 40th

Anniversary Season. It was also a homecoming

celebration for Opera Ebony and the start of a

partnership and residency with Aaron Davis Hall.

To learn more about Opera Ebony and find

out where they are performing go to:

www.OperaEbony.org or call (212) 877-2110.

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Davis

Hall

Opera Ebony

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Davis

Hall

$1.4 Million Secured in Funding for Aaron Davis Hall On Monday, January 14, 2013, The City College of New York received $1 million in capital

funding from the New York City Council for renovations to Aaron Davis Hall. Councilmember

Robert Jackson, who secured the funding, presented a check to CCNY President Lisa S. Coico

at a ceremony held in the facility. The funds provided by the City Council will support

projects to improve the building’s exterior, interior and infrastructure. Earlier in January,

New York Borough President, Scott Stringer secured $400, 000.00 to assist in renovations of

Aaron Davis Hall. As the cultural hub of upper Manhattan and Harlem, Aaron Davis Hall is the

only facility of its kind north of Lincoln Center in Manhattan.

General Announcements Aaron Davis Hall

College Summer Theater Program Presents

Pulitzer Prize Winning Play Stage and screen veteran Khalil Kain will direct this year’s summer

theater production of Sam Shepard’s Pulitzer winning play Buried

Child. The production will have three preview performances

starting July 8th and open on Thursday, July 11 at 7pm with

performances on Thursday, Friday and Saturday’s at 7 and

matinee’s at 2pm on Saturday’s through August 3rd.

Sam Shepard originally wrote Buried Child in 1978, and it was first

presented at the Magic Theatre in San Francisco on June 27 of the

same year. In 1979, the play won the first Pulitzer Prize ever

awarded to a work premiering off-Broadway. Buried Child is a

chilling look at an American Midwestern family with a dark, terrible

secret.

Anthony Achille, Executive Director of Government and Community Affairs, Gregory Shanck, Managing

Director of Aaron Davis Hall, Dr. Lisa S. Coico, President of the City College of New York, Councilmember

Robert Jackson, Karen Witherspoon, VP Government and Community Affairs, Johanna Garcia, Chief of Staff.

Calendar of Events, Spring 2013 Aaron Davis Hall

Association of Dominican Classical Artists

Presents a Tribute Concert to Dante

Cucurullo

ADCA celebrates the music of Dominican

composer Dante Cucurullo. Friday, May 24 @

7pm / Theater B

Free

Aaron Davis Hall Celebrates

Father’s Day Weekend with

Ramsey Lewis Start your Father’s Day Weekend with great

music from the American Jazz Icon Ramsey

Lewis and his Quartet. For over 50 years

Ramsey has created unforgettable sounds and

countless collaborative projects with other

jazz masters including Billy Taylor, Nancy

Wilson, Grover Washington Jr., and Earl

Klugh. Come see Ramsey in his debut

performance at Aaron Davis Hall. Tickets:

Reserved Orchestra $35 / Reserved

Mezzanine & Balcony $25 / Reception with

Ramsey Lewis $150.

For more information on any of the above

listed events and for ways to purchase tickets,

please visit www.adhatccny.org or visit Aaron

Davis Hall on Facebook

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Ramsey Lewis & His Electric Band | Ramsey, Taking Another Look. Photo Credit: Photography by Michael Coakes

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Calendar of Events, Spring 2013 College and Community Activities

Harlem Arts Alliance (HAA) presents an

Arts Development Seminar Series “Our professional development series is

designed to strengthen and grow the skills and

capacity of the individual artists and arts

organizations. The workshops, seminars and

forums are open to individual artists and arts

organizations seeking to build their

administrative tool kit and improve their

effectiveness.” April 25th, May 14th and 15th

New York City Public Art Programs Adam Clayton Powell Jr State Office Bldg Art

Gallery (2nd Floor) 163 West 125 Street.

Discover the New York City Public Art Programs

and Preserving Public Art (who should apply and

how). Presenters: Reina Shibata, Associate,

Percent for Art, DCA; Jennifer Lantzas, Public Art

Coordinator, Parks Dept; Emily Colasacco,

Manager, Urban Art / Summer Streets, NYC DoT

Moderator: Greg Mills, Curator, ACP JR S.O.B. Art

Gallery. 6:30 – 8pm.

Discovering City College

Adam Clayton Powell Jr State Office Bldg Art

Gallery (2nd Floor)

163 West 125 Street New York, NY 10027

Discover The City College of New York’s Art

Programs and Gallery Spaces. The discussion will

provide visual artists with some key tools of how &

where to seek opportunities, how to prepare &

present themselves for the opportunities, become

familiar with a selection process.

Presenter: Myrah Brown Green, Ph.D., Executive

Director of Art and Culture in the Office of

Government and Community Affairs The City

College of New York (CUNY)

Moderator: Frank DeGregorie, Curator,

InterChurch

6:30 – 8pm

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Calendar of Events, Spring 2013 College and Community Activities

The Trip to Bountiful

Starring Cuba Gooding Jr.,

Vanessa Williams, and Cicely

Tyson The Trip to Bountiful follows Carrie Watts

(Tyson), an active, highly motivated widow

living in a cramped apartment in Houston in

the Spring of 1953 with her son (Gooding Jr.),

and daughter-in-law (Williams). Carrie

escapes her relatives’ watchful eyes to realize

her dearest dream: to return to her beloved

hometown, Bountiful. What starts as an

ordinary trip soon becomes an inspiring and

life-changing journey of discovery.

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Touch

APRIL MAY

Karen Mackey Witherspoon, Vice President

Anthony Achille, Director

Myrah Brown Green, PhD, Executive Director of Arts & Culture

Gregory Shanck, Managing Director, Aaron Davis Hall

Yuri Job, Director of Community Programs

David Covington, Events Manager

Mathew Albanese, Events Specialist

Dennis Barnes, Events Coordinator

Annetta McKenzie, Executive Assistant

Jessica Lino, Office Coordinator

Alexander Smith, House Manager

Charnae Betton, Student Assistant

Olivia Roldan, Intern

Office of

Government and

Community

Affairs Staff

Clockwise from top: CCNY Alumni teaches a special art workshop to CCNY daycare students during Harlem in the City week, John Finley Day School students

plant bulbs on CCNY campus, CCNY art student participates in Hip Hop USA Sneaker Competition.

*Unless otherwise specified, All Photo Credit: Hubert Williams

For more information contact:

Office of Government and Community Affairs www.ccny.cuny.edu or 212/ 650.6400