Wednesday, june 6, 2012

*note: programming and venue information subject to change

THIS MONTH's VENUES
Longwood Art Gallery @ Hostos bronxArtworks Artisans Collective Bronx Museum of the Arts Pregones Theater BronxArtSpace Clock Cafe and Martini Bar Bruckner Gallery at the Bruckner Bar & Grill
Preceding the Bronx Culture Trolley
5:00- 9:00pm	Longwood Art Gallery @ Hostos 450 Grand Concourse at 149th Street Bronx NY 10451 718-518-6728
OUR CURRENT EXHIBITION
CCC Home Is Where the Bronx Is presents recent work by 2010 and 2011 BRIO (Bronx Recognizes Its Own) Awards in visual arts and media. Featured Artists: Justin Allen, Benton Bainbridge, Gerardo Ciprian, Vidal Centeno, Michael Cuomo, Donna Diamond, Darnell Edwards, Nicolas Dumit Estevez, Michael Ferris, Jr., Xavier Figueroa, Nadia Hallgren, Skowmon Hastanan, Lisa Lebofsky, Ebony Lewis, Ira Merritt, Josh Millis, Rony Quevedo, Diana Rivera, Hrjove Slovenc, Christy Speakman, and Pam Sporn. This exhibition co-curated by Juanita Lanzo, Edwin Ramoran and Kimberly Rose, is the third Bronx artists' biennial and focuses on the notion of home, cultural and political assimilation, personal narratives and histories, the construction of identity, the environment, the natural and urban landscape, and intimate spaces.
	Outside the Gallery
5:00- 8:30pm	bronxArtworks Artisans Collective Imaginative bronxArtworks creations in all price ranges are available for browsing and buying. BCA’s bronxArtworks Artisans display and sell their imaginative creations in all price ranges. A variety of items are available for browsing and for the buying. Illustrations, cards, and scarfs Knit artwear Drawings, pins, and crafts Metal works Handmade silver jewelry Ethnic jewelry and crafts Handmade jewelry and crafts
	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
along the trolley route
5:45 - 7:45pm	Bronx Museum of the Arts 1040 Grand Concourse at 165th Street Bronx, NY 10456 718-681-6000
5:15- 7:30pm	Book Signing Homenaje a las guerreras/Homage To The Warrior Women Homenaje a las guerreras/Homage To The Warrior Women by Peggy Robles-Alvarado is a collection of poetry and prose dedicated to the inherited strength of women as expressed in their labor, love, sensuality, spirituality and movement. This book honors the vitality, power and prowess of everyday women and how their rituals, wit, and perceived imperfections can create an evocative legacy. Through English, Spanish and Spanglish, readers are introduced to domestic divas, healers, dancers and spiritualists that have strengthened the author’s spirit and taught her to embrace their legacy of love and struggle. There will be a special opening meditation dedicated to our ancestral women led by Iya Jacqueline Odusinya Martin, reading by Christina Marie Tapia-Echevarria, handmade gifts created by Red Sirens for the first 25 women, food catered by Flora La Poeta Montes, and a performance by The Legacy Women: All Women's Afro Caribbean Drum Troupe.
5:45- 7:45pm	Guided Tour of Juan Downey: The Invisible Architect Organized in collaboration with the MIT List Visual Arts Center, Juan Downey: The Invisible Architect is the first U.S. survey of this pioneering video artist that brings together more than one hundred works, including drawings, artist's notebooks, paintings, video and photographic installations spanning from early experimental work with art and technology to the groundbreaking video installations from the 1970s through the 1990s. On view thru May 20. Urban Archives: Our Town Pictures of the Bronx by Emilio Sanchez This exhibition presents a group of fourteen paintings and twelve works on paper by Cuban-born artists Emilio Sanchez recently donated to the Bronx Museum Permanent Collection. Sanchez's works depict commercial buildings in the Hunts Point area of the South Bronx. With their colorful palette and rigorous architectural design, these works depict the bodegas and auto shops of the Bronx in an almost idyllic style that make a stark contrast with preconceived views of the borough. This exhibition is accompanied by a display of related archival material and a resource guide for educators. On view thru June 17. Lobby-For-The-Time-Being A project by Acconci Studio (ongoing exhibition). Artists: Vito Acconci, Adam Jakubowski, Taylor Levy, William Mowat, Brad Rosenberg, Che-Wei Wang, and Marina Zurkow.
	Pregones Theater 571-575 Walton Avenue off 149th Street Bronx, NY 10451 718-585-1202
5:30- 7:30pm	TRANSICIONES An exhibition of photographs from Colombia and the US by Tony Rocco. delving into the transitions of place, subject matter, and technique during Mr. Rocco's 20-year photographic career. Learn more about Tony Rocco at www.tonyroccophoto.com. ccc
7:00pm	Ayer y Hoy/Then and Now Inspired by the wonderful experiences of seniors from Casa Boricua Senior Center, "Ayer y Hoy" recounts memories of the Puerto Rican Migration during the late 1940s through the late 50s, incorporating the touch and flare of Afro-Puerto Rican Bomba. Choreography & direction by Milteri Tucker, featuring Casa Boricua Seniors and BOMBAZO Dance Company members: Jillianna Rickcrick, FAFA, Nicole Bryant, Fabian Zarta, Charles Otero, with live Bomba percussion by William Tucker. Milteri Tucker is a Puerto Rican native company member of Danza Fiesta. She has performed in the Macy’s Day Parade, Puerto Rican Day Parade, SummerStage Central Park and South Street Seaport's summer festival, as well as many performance venues throughout NYC. She has taught salsa at STEPS on BROADWAY, contemporary jazz at Flamenco Latino and at several dance studios in NYC and Puerto Rico. Learn more about Milteri at www.milteritucker.com. This presentation is a project of SPARC (Seniors Partnering with Artists Citywide). Admission is free; suggested donation: $20.00. Please arrive early, as seats are first-come, first-served.
5:30 - 8:30pm	BronxArtSpace 305 East 140th Street Bronx NY 10454 718-401-8144
	Synthetic Zero Multi-Disciplinary Event Synthetic Zero Multi-Disciplinary Event featuring performances, experimental film and video, visual art, readings, and music. .
	The Clock Café & Martini Bar 112 Lincoln Avenue (off Bruckner Blvd.) Bronx, NY 10454 718-684-2338
	Recent Work by Ezra Cohen View the exhibition then enjoy the Clock’s full menu and signature drinks.
8:00pm -	Bruckner Gallery at the Bruckner Bar & Grill 1 Bruckner Blvd Bronx, NY 10454 718-665-2001
	Art Exhibition TBA View the exhibition then enjoy the Bruckner’s drink specials and full menu.
The Bronx Council on the Arts thanks Capital One Bank, Crown Trophy of the Bronx, Fox Networks, Montefiore Medical Center, and The Throgg's Neck Merchants Association for supplying the give-aways we used this past trolley year for our Bronx Culture Trolley Bronx Trivia Contest
A Special Thanks to our Funders and Supporters
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: Bloomberg Philanthropies Lambent Foundation The Scherman Foundation, 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.