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Youth Project student (Photo: Natalie Russo)
I volunteer much of my time and services to an amazing organization: Bush Mango Drum & Dance. I do this because I believe in what they do: they are a performing company, a teaching center and a hub of safety, creativity and love for city kids.
Bush Mango is all about immersing people of all ages in the music, movement, culture and community inspired by West African drum and dance. They engage the young and the old, the rich and the poor – the full human family of all colors – through programming, performances and learning experiences for people at all levels.
From 7 pm until 10 pm on April 21st, my good friends there will hold their 2nd annual “Beat the Drum” friend-raiser. Proceeds will benefit Bush Mango’s Youth Project, a program that teaches city youth a whole lot more than “just” West African drum and dance. Along the way, these students learn essential life skills that propel them into their futures. They learn teamwork, discipline, joy, creativity and so much more.
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PITTSFORD, N.Y. – breathe, the unique yoga studio, store, kitchen and spa headquartered in Pittsford, announced that it will host three yoga-inspired workshops Friday, May 25th and Saturday 26th with renowned yoga teacher and humanitarian, Seane Corn. Her visit kicks off breathe’s plans to offer 10 inspiring events to mark 10 years in business. breathe first opened its doors in Pittsford on Nov. 22nd, 2002.
“Seane Corn has been a good friend who has always supported what we do here at breathe, from the yoga we offer to the food we serve to our humanitarian efforts to how we do business,” said Cyndi Weis, breathe’s owner. “We are thrilled she will help us kick off our 10th anniversary year and will inspire people with her gifted teaching style and her very centered approach to life and service.”
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This spring, Bush Mango Drum & Dance will hold two events designed to inspire and energize its audiences and make a difference in the community.
Bush Mango performing (Photo: Elissa Sundman)
At 7:30 p.m., Friday, April 13th and Saturday, April 14th, Bush Mango’s 13-member, multi-generational company will present its spring performance. Entitled Wongai! (which means Let’s Go! in Susu, a West African language), the performance is a celebration of the poly-rhythmic music and dynamic dancing of West Africa.
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2011/2012 Rochester Philharmonic Youth Orchestra (Photo: Royal Photography)
The Rochester Philharmonic Youth Orchestra (RPYO), a symphony orchestra comprised of 100 dedicated young musicians in grades eight through 12 from around the greater Rochester area, will complete its 2011/2012 41st season this spring with two concerts, including its annual side-by-side concert with members of the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra. All performances are led by Dr. David Harman, music director and conductor of the RPYO.
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Scott Miller, the renowned hair stylist and salon, store and spa owner (and my client) based in Rochester, N.Y., once again helped make style history, this time at Fashion Week in New York City, Feb. 10th to 15th with Kérastase and the legendary hair stylist, Odile Gilbert. One of his team members, Jason Wieland was on the scene, too, working in a coveted position on Bumble and bumble’s styling team.
Ms. Gilbert hand-selected a small group of five, of which Mr. Miller is one, world-class styling professionals to join her team. Throughout the week, Mr. Miller and the rest of Ms. Gilbert’s team brought her vision to the runway at the shows of these five ground-breaking, trend-setting designers: Jason Wu, Jill Stuart, Monique Lhuillier, Theyskens Theory and Rodarte.
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Don Boice
Don Boice, LCSW-R, is a counselor specializing in gender communications and couples counseling who was just published in the February issue of Rochester Healthy Living magazine. His article is entitled “Relationship Resolutions.” An excerpt follows. For the full article, visit the RHL Web site. For more on Don and his counseling services, visit www.boicecounseling.com.
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The Friends of the Mendon Public Library will hold a “Heart Beats for Mendon” benefit at 8 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 11, 2012 at the Mendon Golf Club. Featuring a performance with Gary Lewis & the Playboys, the benefit will raise funds for the completion of the new Mendon Public Library building project.
Gary Lewis & the Playboys now
Tickets are $30 per person. Guests will enjoy light fare, desserts and a cash bar along with a silent and live auction – all in an intimate lounge-style setting. Steve Grills and the Roadmasters, a local blues group, will open for Gary Lewis & the Playboys.
An optional pre-event dinner at the Rabbit Room in Honeoye Falls will also be held. Beginning at 5 p.m., it will include an elegant multi-course gourmet experience as well as an opportunity to meet Mr. Lewis before the event. The Rabbit Room dinner costs $125 per person and includes the Mendon Golf Club event.
Tickets are available at the Mendon Public Library, the Honeoye Falls Market Place, the Mendon Market Place and Colonial Liquors in Honeoye Falls. They can also be ordered online at www.mendonlibrary.org.
Ron is a friend and a client of mine. He is also a graphic designer and an artist (not an art historian as some news reports are saying). His findings are compelling and quite intriguing. Here’s the press release we recently issued about them. For more information, a number of photos and even his YouTube video, visit http://www.pitchengine.com/monalisadiscoveries/rochester-ny-artist-makes-discoveries-regarding-the–mona-lisa-and-other-renaissance-art. Also visit Ron’s Web site, www.thehiddenhorsehead.com.
The Rochester Folk Art Guild will present its 50th Holiday Festival of Crafts from 10 am to 5 pm on Friday, Nov. 25th and Saturday, Nov. 26th and from 11 am to 5 pm, Sunday, Nov. 27th. The show will be held at The Harley School, 1981 Clover Street in Rochester, between Elmwood Ave. and Allens Creek Road.
Hand-crafted pottery, wooden furniture and turnings, woven items, hand-made clothing from all natural fibers, folk toys, handmade art glass jewelry, imported vintage and contemporary Middle Eastern rugs and books for all ages will be for sale. Admission is $2 per person or free with an invitation which can be downloaded and printed out at www.folkartguild.org.
Folk Art Guild Potter Sachiko Gillan applies a careful brush stroke, glazing a leaf tile.
During this half century, countless people have enjoyed the Rochester Folk Art Guild’s functional and decorative work. Many of those people have also learned to make useful crafts in their experiences of working in the Guild’s Middlesex-based studios. Today, seasoned craftspeople continue to share their knowledge of process, working alongside younger apprentices.
To mark this milestone, Guild members have collected examples of early craft and will present them alongside their recent work. A photographic and descriptive display of the origins of the craft shops will be mounted next to views and text about the Guild today.
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To kick off the launch of its downtown annex, breathe just hosted a fabulous benefit to support its 2011 Seva Challenge, a fund-raising program it participates in annually to raise $20,000 for a country-in-need. The event featured music by local artist, Angelo Rose; food by breathe and the Good Food Collective; and a silent auction. Proceeds will help breathe meet a $20,000 fund-raising goal to help those in Haiti affected by the 2010 earthquake.
For photos I took at the event, visit Flickr: http://flic.kr/ps/24EbcD
Cyndi Weis of breathe
For four years, breathe has aligned with Off the Mat, Into the World (OTM)’s annual Seva Challenge. Led by celebrated yoga instructor Seane Corne, OTM is a not-for-profit organization that challenges the national yoga community to raise funds for global needs. Those who raise $20,000 for each year’s project are invited to join OTM on a humanitarian trip to the benefitting country. “Seva” means “service.”
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