First Wednesdays Bronx Culture Trolley
Hop on the trolley and enjoy attractions at some of the hottest cultural spots along the lower Grand Concourse. Visit BCA's website regularly to find out more about each month’s trolley attractions as well as other BCA programs and events. Trolley riders meet at Hostos Community College on the first Wednesday of each month (except January & September).

Directions to Hostos: Hostos Community College is located at 450 Grand Concourse at 149th Street in the Bronx. Transportation: IRT 4 & 5, Bx1, Bx19 to Grand Concourse and 149 Street. Click here for directions. Click here for map of the Hostos area.

Information: Call 718-931-9500 x33 or e-mail trolley@bronxarts.org.

Click here for a map of First Wednesdays Bronx Culture Trolley Venues.

This Month's Bronx Culture Trolley includes
A visit to the Tree Museum along the Grand Concourse
and Literary Readings at St. Mary's Park

Hostos Community College
450 Grand Concourse at 149th Street (click link for directions)

Longwood Art Gallery
5:00 – 8:30pm / 718-518-6728

Bangin' and Linger
Two shows curated by Wanda Raimundi-Ortiz

Bangin'
A provocative and seductive show which includes the work of nine emerging women artists – stars on the rise – that allures the viewer to a deeper level of conversation and appreciation by going beyond the beauty and seduction of the surfaces and contents of drawings, paintings, photographs, sculpture and video. The show includes works by Emma Amos and Heather Hart (tapping into the issues of race), works by Traci Tullius, Alison Ward, and Emily North, (exploring the corporeal), works by Wonder Koch and Tamara Kostianovsky (taking you into the realm of politics), and works by Clarissa Cummings and Swati Khurana (questioning the notions of culture and tradition). On view in the Main Gallery through August 6.

Linger
An installation of video, sculpture and performance by Bronx artist Melissa Calderon. The artist includes this media to create a hauntingly, obsessive introspection of new work that challenges the notion of intimacy, landscape and creation. Calderon aims to address the issues of vulnerability, loss and the obsessive thought process of art-making. On view in the Project Room through August 6.

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The trolley bell clangs at 5:30, 6:30, and 7:30pm
indicating the trolley's departure from Hostos
 to make its way to the evening's cultural events

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Bronx Museum of the Arts
1040 Grand Concourse at 165th Street (Click link for directions)

5:45-7:45pm / 718-681-6000

Intersections: Grand Concourse at 100
This year the Bronx commemorates the centennial of the Grand Concourse, the visionary thoroughfare designed by Louis Risse, inspired by the Champs Élysées in Paris and conceived as a means of connecting residents of Manhattan to the green parks of the North Bronx. To mark the occasion, The Bronx Museum of the Arts examines the past, present, and future of the Grand Concourse with Intersections, a year-long, three-part centennial celebration. The first segment Intersections: The Grand Concourse at 100 features archival documentation and original artworks by Diane Arbus, Alvin Baltrop, Aaron Birk, Burgoyne Diller, Adolph Gottlieb, Skowmon Hastanan, Pablo Helguera, Daniel Hauben, André Kertész, Jay Leyda, Pia Lindman, Gordon Matta-Clark, Ira Moskowitz, Hélio Oiticica, and Henry E. Rile. This exhibition was organized by The Bronx Museum of the Arts in collaboration with Bronx County Historical Society. Special Advisor: Ray Bromley. This exhibition is on view thru July 20, 2009. Click here for more on this exhibition.

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AIM 29: Living and Dreaming
The Bronx Museum of the Arts proudly presents Living and Dreaming, an exhibition culminating the 29th annual Artist in the Marketplace (AIM) Program; one of the most celebrated and competitive programs for emerging artists in the country. It features the works of 36 emerging artists from throughout the New York metropolitan area. This show, curated by Micaela Giovannotti, will be on view through September 13th.

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5:30-7:30pm

Book Signing
The Bronx Museum’s First Wednesdays Book Signing features author Jackie Battenfield who will sign and speak about her book The Artist’s Guide: How to Make a Living Doing What You Love (Da Capo Press). The Artist's Guid is a comprehensive handbook that provides the information, tools, and techniques, for developing and sustaining a successful art career. It provides answers to the challenges artists face everyday and includes real-life examples, illustrations, step-by-step exercises, and bulleted lists that allow readers to dive in and begin working immediately. Author Jackie Battenfield maintains her own career as a visual artist and teaches professional development classes at Columbia University and the Creative Capital Foundation.

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The Tree Museum
Grand Concourse from 138th Street to Mosholu Parkway

5:30-7:45pm / 212-729-1457

The Tree Museum
100 trees run the entire length of the Grand Concourse from 138th Street to Mosholu Parkway giving voice to 100 perspectives. Trees with stories to tell can be identified by their sidewalk markers. Trolley riders can begin their visit at any point along the Grand Concourse and listen in on local stories and the intimate lives of trees offered by current and former area residents – from beekeepers to rappers, historians to gardeners, school kids to politicians. The Tree Museum was created by Katie Holten to celebrate the communities and ecosystems along the Bronx’s Grand Concourse.

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Alexander Avenue Art & Antiques District
5:30-8:30pm / 718-401-7866

Stops include:

• Books, Notes & News at 137 Alexander Avenue
  Antique books, maps, records, and more
  646-496-6178
• Custom Design Studio at 49 Bruckner Blvd.
  Antique restoration, fine furniture upholstery, custom-made slipcovers, wall upholstery and throw pillows
  718-993-8370
• Thrift World Antique at 122 Alexander Avenue
  Antiques and more
  718-665-5619

For information about the Alexander Avenue Antiques District, e-mail Laura Napier or call 718-401-7866

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LDR Studio Gallery
137 East 140th Street #1A
5:30-8:30pm / 917-558-238

Five Points
The LDR Studio Gallery is proud to present Five Points, a multimedia exhibition of five emerging Puerto Rican-American artists living and working in New York City: photographer Luis D. Rosado; poet Bedford C. Martinez, Jr.; stencil artist David Pochoir; painter Luis Pagan; and multimedia Artist Xavier Figueroa. Using a wide range of media, the artists address varying perspectives of Puerto Rican and Nuyorican culture in relation to their heritage, traditions and localities in favor of their struggles and creation of their own culture. 

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Bruckner Gallery at the Bruckner Bar & Grill
1 Bruckner Blvd. (click link for directions)

5:30-8:00pm / 718-665-2001

OBAMA! Reflections
A collection of work inspired by the campaign, election and inauguration of President Barack Obama that reflects the multiplicity of experience and emotion surrounding this historical moment. The variety of media and subject matter ranges from snapshot photographs to assemblage art to pen and ink, cartoon-style drawings. It attests to this experiential spectrum, while collectively celebrating the impulse for creative expression in light of this significant event. The juxtaposition of works by established and emerging artists speaks not only to the ways in which the vast, seemingly disparate nation was united by the 2008 presidential election, but also to the curatorial mission of Art Belongs To Everyone. The exhibition is facilitated by Art for Change.

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St. Mary's Park Literary Reading
147th Street and St. Ann's Avenue

6:30-8:00pm

Open City's Park Lit Reading Series
Now in its sixth season, Park Lit Reading Series is an outdoor summer reading series sponsored by Open City, Mr. Beller’s Neighborhood, and the New York City Department of Parks & Recreation. Reading takes place in a different City parks and are curated by the editors of a local literary magazine. This evening’s reading is curated by Ron Kavanaugh, publisher of Mosaic Literary Magazine.

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Synthetic Zero Art Space
305 East 140th Street # 1A, Bronx, NY 10454
6:00-11:00pm / 718-772-4961

Inter-Action
Curated by artist Carey Clark, Inter-Action emphasizes the theater in art and how it actively engages the viewer.  The show includes "en plaine aire" artists Rob Seyffert and Louis Nieves, works by Joseph Ferriso, Nautical Flag Alphabet workshops facilitated by Carey Clark, the Point Apache Skate Team, and more.

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Bruckner Gallery at the Bruckner Bar & Grill
1 Bruckner Blvd. (click link for directions)

8:00-11:00pm / 718-665-2001

Mistress Wanda's Karaoke Survivor
Part Game Show, Part Karaoke, Part S&M. This ain't your momma's karaoke party! Join us on the first Wednesday of every month for the official Trolley After-Party hosted by artist and all around Bad Girl Wanda Raimundi-Ortiz. Drink specials and full menu available. Come to Sing, Laugh or just watch (voyeurs welcome).

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Advance Reservations are Suggested!

For trolley reservations and information, call 718-931-9500 x33 or e-mail trolley@bronxarts.org.

Visit BCA's website at www.bronxarts.org for updated information on the Bronx Culture Trolley as well as other BCA's programs & events.

Visit BCA's website in mid-July for information
about the next First Wednesdays Bronx Culture Trolley Night.

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Our Bronx Culture Trolley Venues

The Bronx Culture Trolley runs on First Wednesdays, but trolley venues have a lot of activities that happen between trolley nights. Call or check their web sites to see what they have to offer!

Artisans Marketplace
Hostos Community College Atrium
450 Grand Concourse at 149th Street, Bronx, NY 10451
718-401-9558
www.bronxarts.org
lisa@bronxarts.org

Bronx Acadmey of Arts & Dance
842 Barretto Street (between Garrison & Lafayette Avenues), Bronx, NY 10474
718-842-5223
www.bronxacademyofartsanddance.org
rice-gonzalez@usa.net

Bronx Blue Bedroom Project
309 Alexander Avenue #3A, Bronx, NY 10454
347-776-7504
www.bronxbbp.com
bronxbbp@yahoo.com

Bronx Museum of the Arts
1040 Grand Concourse at 165 Street, Bronx, NY 10456
718-681-6000 x120
www.bronxmuseum.org
CWanliss@bronxmuseum.org

Bronx Museum of the Arts Project Space
11 Bruckner Blvd. at the corner of Lincoln Avenue, Bronx, NY 10454
718-681-6000 x120
www.bronxmuseum.org
CWanliss@bronxmuseum.org

Bruckner Gallery at the Bruckner Bar & Grill
1 Bruckner Blvd., Bronx, NY 10454
718-665-2001
www.brucknergallery.com
www.brucknerbar.com
info@brucknerartgallery.com

Hagan Saint Philip Gallery
112 Lincoln Ave.#514, Bronx, NY,
718-877-1176
hagansaintphilip@yahoo.com

Haven Arts Gallery
50 Bruckner Blvd., Building A, Bronx, NY 10454
5:30-8:00pm / 718-585-5753
info@havenarts.org

Hostos Center for the Arts & Culture
Hostos Community College
450 Grand Concourse at 149 Street, Bronx, NY 10451
718-518-4455
www.hostos.cuny.edu/culturearts/default.htm
webmaster@hostos.cuny.edu

LDR Studio Gallery
137 Alexander Avenue, Suite 10, Bronx, NY 10454
917-558-2389
l.d.r.studio10@gmail.com

Longwood Art Gallery @ Hostos
Hostos Community College
450 Grand Concourse at 149th Street, Bronx, NY 10451
718-518-6728
www.longwoodcyber.org
juanita@bronxarts.org
kim@bronxarts.org

The POINT
940 Garrison Avenue (at Manida Avenue), Bronx, NY 10474
718-542-4139
www.thepoint.org
thepointcdc@hotmail.com

Pregones Theater
571 Walton Avenue, Bronx NY 10451
(between 149th & 150th Streets)
718-585-1202
www.pregones.org
info@pregones.org

Spanic Attack's Bronx Salon
271 Alexander Avenue, Bronx, NY 10454
646-388-1857
www.bronxsalon.com
spanicattack@optonline.net

Sweetwaters Bar & Grill
2576 Third Avenue at 139th Street, Bronx, NY 10454
718-292-9470
marvin.robbinsjr@astrocomny.com

Synthetic Zero Art Space
305 East 140th Street # 1A, Bronx, NY 10454
718-772-4961

Yankee Tavern
72 East 161st Street, Bronx, NY 10451
718-292-6130
www.yankeetavern.com