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The Secret Elephant

“If You Like Calvin and Hobbes, And Are a Little Crazy, You’re Going to Like This Book!”

November 30, 2016December 8, 2016 Henry  Arts, Culture  children's books, isabelle garbani, portrait of the artist, The Secret Elephant

Talking to the local author and illustrator of The Secret Elephant, a new children’s book.

A painting by Tina Joy Sclafani

On Parenting, Painting and Jazz: Tina Joy Sclafani (Interview)

July 16, 2015July 16, 2015 John  Arts, Culture, People  jazz, Long Island, painting, parenting, photography, portrait of the artist, Tina Joy Sclafani

Talking with the Bay Ridge artist before her two-person exhibition opens this weekend.

The artist Tamara Zahaykevich

Interview: Artists As Activists For Affordability

July 3, 2015July 6, 2015 John  Arts, Culture, People  artist, Artist Studio Affordability Project, ASAP, portrait of the artist, sculpture, Tamara Zahaykevich

Aside from being an artist, Tamara Zahaykevich has taken on a role as an activist, and is working to create a more sustainable environment amid the outrageous rent increases families, artists and businesses face in NYC.

Anthropology of a Book Club

Interview: A Play About a Bay Ridge Bookclub

June 24, 2015June 24, 2015 John  Arts, Culture, People  Anthropology of a Book Club, Barbara Cassidy, bookclubs, Brooklyn College, Mac Wellman, portrait of the artist, theater

Talking with playwright Barbara Cassidy about her Bay Ridge-inspired theater piece, her work on “seeing rape,” and more.

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