first wednesdays Bronx culture trolley
Hop on the trolley and enjoy attractions at some of
the hottest cultural spots along the lower Grand Concourse |
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Catch the trolley on the first Wednesday evening of each month (except January & September) at Longwood Art Gallery @ Hostos, on the campus of Hostos Community College at 450 Grand Concourse. The trolley departs at 5:30, 6:30, and 7:30pm for other venues in the South Bronx Cultural Corridor. The trolley ride and admission to participating venues along its route are free. The Bronx Culture Trolley vehicle is wheelchair accessible.
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Directions: Hostos Community College is located at 450 Grand Concourse near 149th Street in the Bronx. Take the 2, 4 & 5 trains or Bx1, Bx19 buses to Grand Concourse and 149 Street. More detailed directions.
Group Reservations: Call 718-931-9500 x33 or e-mail trolley@bronxarts.org
For additional information about the Bronx Culture Trolley, email trolley@bronxarts.org.
A printable flyer of this month's trolley attractions will be posted in mid-September. |
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*note: programming and venue information subject to change
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Longwood Art Gallery @ Hostos
450 Grand Concourse at 149th Street
Bronx NY 10451
718-518-6728
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Opening Reception for Las Casitas Revisited
Las Casitas Revisited is an updated remounting of the legendary Casitas exhibition curated twenty years ago by Betty-Sue Hertz and William Aguado of the Bronx Council on the Arts. The exhibition opened at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C., traveled to Chicago and closed at the Bronx Museum of the Arts in 1991.
This remounting, curated by Mr. Aguado, and Wallace Edgecombe, director of the Hostos Center for the Arts & Culture, will include elements of the original exhibition including Martha Cooper’s highly acclaimed photographs. It will also include elements (photographs, found objects, video footage and musical instruments) reflecting the history of the legendary Casita de Chema on Brooke Avenue in the Bronx which, for over 30 years, has served as an important forge and incubator of Puerto Rican culture in the Diaspora.
The centerpiece of the installation will be a recreation of la Casita de Chema designed and installed by José “Chema” Soto, founder of the Casita, and the exhibition’s designer, Juan Fernando Morales. The installation will be one of the principal components of the Hostos Center’s BomPlenazo festival, a biennial celebration of Afro-Puerto Rican culture. This year's festival will focus on cultural traditions of the area of Mayagüez on the west coast of Puerto Rico.
This exhibition, on view in the Main Gallery and Project Room, is co-organized by by BCA's Longwood Gallery @ Hostos and the Hostos Center for the Arts & Culture. |
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8:30pm |
BCA's bronxArtworks Artisans Initiative
Hostos Community College Lobby
450 Grand Concourse at 149th Street
Bronx NY 10451
718-401-9558
bronxArtworks Artisans Initiative
Imaginative bronxArtworks Creations in all price ranges are yours for the browsing and for the buying. Items included are Korean knot tying novelties, art cards and prints, original ceramics, silver jewelry, and much more. |
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The trolley bell rings at 5:30, 6:30, and 7:30pm,
just before the Bronx Culture Trolley departs for other destinations.
View First Wednesdays Bronx Culture Trolley in a larger map
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along the trolley route |
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5:45-
7:45pm |
Bronx Museum of the Arts
1040 Grand Concourse at 165th Street
Bronx, NY 10456
718-681-6000
Tour the current exhibitions on view:
Urban Archives: Happy Together
Asian and Asian-American Art from the museum’s Permanent Collection.
Yankee Stadiums
Jeff Chen-Hsing Liao’s iconic image of the two Yankee Stadiums capturing a unique moment of transition in the South Bronx.
Lobby-For-The-Time-Being
A project by Acconci Studio. |
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6:00-
9:00pm |
BronxArtSpace
305 East 140th Street
Bronx, NY 10454
718-401-8144
An Exhibition by Doris Cacoilo
Doris Cacoilo is an artist, activist, curator and educator. She is the director of gaia an artist collective working to help support women artists and the advocacy of women's issues. She has an MFA in Integrated Media Arts from Hunter College and has been teaching at Hunter College and New Jersey City University. Her screen-based work, sculpture and performances have been exhibited in NY and NJ. Click here to learn more about the artist.
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A renovation project at BronxArtSpace has caused all August programming to be cancelled. Check their website at www.bronxartspace.com for further information |
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5:30-
10:00pm |
LDR Studio Gallery
137 Alexander Avenue, Suite 10, 4th floor
Bronx, NY 10454
917-558-2389
Exhibition TBA
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5:30-
8:30pm |
Bruckner Bar & Grill
1 Bruckner Blvd
Bronx, NY 10451
718-665-2001 |
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5:30-
8:30pm |
Exhibition TBA
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The Bronx Council on the Arts thanks
Fox Networks
Montefiore Medical Center
Throgg's Neck Merchants Association
for supplying the give-aways we used this past trolley
year for our Bronx Culture Trolley Bronx Trivia Contest
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A Special Thanks to
Our Funders and Supporters |
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The Bronx Culture Trolley is a program of:
- The Bronx Council on the Arts’ South Bronx Cultural Corridor,
- The Bronx Cultural Card, and
- The Bronx Tourism Council.
It is made possible with funding from:
- The Rockefeller Foundation,
- The JPMorgan Chase Foundation,
- The Scherman Foundation,
- The Carnegie Corporation,
- The New York City Department of Small Business Services,
- The Bronx Empowerment Zone,
- The New York City Department of Cultural Affairs,
- The New York State Council on the Arts, and
- Council Member Maria del Carmen Arroyo.
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Visit the South Bronx
Cultural Corridor
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The Bronx Culture Trolley runs on First Wednesdays, but these venues have a lot to offer between trolley nights. Call or check web sites for more information. more...
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BronxArtSpace
305 East 140th Street
Bronx NY 10454
718-401-8144 |
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Bronx Academy
of
Arts & Dance
842 Barretto Street (between Garrison & Lafayette Avenues)
Bronx, NY 10474
718-842-5223 |
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Bronx Museum of the Arts
1040 Grand Concourse
(at 165 Street)
Bronx, NY 10456
718-681-6000 |
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| Bruckner Gallery Bruckner Bar & Grill
1 Bruckner Blvd, Bronx, NY 10454
718-665-2001 |
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| Hostos Center for
the
Arts & Culture
Hostos Community College
450 Grand Concourse
at 149 Street Bronx, NY 10451
718-518-4455 |
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LDR Studio Gallery
137 Alexander Avenue, Suite 10 (4th floor), Bronx, NY 10454
917-558-2389 |
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| Longwood Art Gallery
@ Hostos
Hostos Community College
450 Grand Concourse (near 149th Street) Bronx, NY 10451
718-518-6728 |
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| The POINT
940 Garrison Avenue (at Manida Avenue) Bronx, NY 10474
718-542-4139 |
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Pregones Theater
571 Walton Avenue
(between 149th & 150th Streets)
Bronx, NY 10451
718-585-1202 |
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