BP11222019 - Page 4

4 AWP Brooklyn Paper • www.BrooklynPaper.com • (718) 260-2500 November 22–28, 2019 PADEREWSKI DAYS IN NEW YORK CITY As part of the celebration 100th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Poland and the USA, on November 16-24, Paderewski Days Festival (II edition) will be presented in New York City. The festival, through various activities addressed to the New York audience, presents, promotes and reminds Ignacy Jan Paderewski and his great merits in the field of music and Polish-American diplomatic cooperation for Polish independence. The festival is supported by the Honorary Patronage of Consul General of the Republic of Poland in New York Maciej Golubiewski, and co-financed by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Poland as part of the competition “Cooperation in the field of public diplomacy 2019”. The program of Paderewski Days includes a series of cultural events: concerts, recitals, exhibitions, art-shows, lectures and meetings with artists from Poland. The originator of the festival is Adam Wibrowski - a member of international music associations. During “Paderewski Days 2019” the music of Maestro Paderewski will be heard in various districts of New York City. On November 16, on the concert „KEYS TO FREEDOM“ in Lincoln Center (Bruno Walter Auditorium, NYPL, 2:30 PM) internationally acclaimed pianist Radosław Sobczak performs two epic, romantic sonatas by revolutionary Polish composers: Paderewski and Szymanowski. After that, on November 24, during the concert „PADEREWSKI & CHOPIN“ at the Polish & Slavic Center, pianist Radosław Sobczak will perform together with soprano Anna Koźlakiewicz. Both concerts will be hosted by Adam Wibrowski - artistic director of festival. An important event will be exhibitions dedicated to Maestro Paderewski. On November 22 (Friday, 5:00 PM) at the Polish & Slavic Center, Andrzej Renes will present the SCULPTURE EXHIBITION „Between music and diplomacy“ inspired by the music and life of Paderewski and Chopin. Artist from Poland will perform also audiovisual show. The second presentation will be the HISTORICAL EXHIBITION “PADEREWSKI” with archival photographs from the Polish Museum in America. The premiere show of this exhibition and the meeting with its authors is scheduled for November 23. The program of festival includes also lectures „Ignacy Paderewski - pianist and diplomat“, meetings & workshops with artists from Poland and presentation of the guide “In the footsteps of Paderewski in New York” (November 20, 12:30, KRAKUS CLUB, PSC). The Paderewski Days Festival is co-organized and supported by: RenesArt Foundation, Consulate General of the Republic of Poland in New York, New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, Polish & Slavic Center, Polish Museum of America. More information on the FB > Paderewski Forever. Participation in the events is free. PROGRAM – PADEREWSKI DAYS FESTIVAL NOVEMBER 16-24, 2019, NEW YORK CITY NOVEMBER 16 / SATURDAY, 2:30 PM – free admission CONCERT „KEYS TO FREEDOM: PADEREWSKI AND SZYMANOWSKI“ Piano: Radosław Sobczak (Poland). Artistic director: Adam Wibrowski LINCOLN CENTER – NYPL FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS BRUNO WALTER AUDITORIUM / 40 Lincoln Center Plaza, NY 10023 NOVEMBER 20 / WEDNESDAY, 12:30 PADEREWSKI IN NEW YORK - PRESENTATIONS, WORKSHOPS, LECTURE Program: Presentation of the guide “In the Footsteps of Paderewski in New York”. Workshops with Andrzej Renes. Lecture “Paderewski - pianist and diplomat” KRAKUS CLUB, POLISH & SLAVIC CENTER 176 Java Street, Brooklyn, NY 11222 NOVEMBER 22 / FRIDAY, 5:00 PM – free admission SCULPTURE INSPIRED BY PADEREWSKI’S MUSIC Program: Audiovisual show and vernissage of the sculpture exhibition: „Between music and diplomacy“. Creator of the exhibition: Andrzej Renes (Poland) POLISH & SLAVIC CENTER 177 Kent Street, Brooklyn, NY 11222 NOVEMBER 23 / SAT., 5 PM, POLISH & SLAVIC CENTER HISTORICAL EXHIBITION – PADEREWSKI (free admission) Premiere presentation of the exhibition “PADEREWSKI” and meeting with the authors of the exhibition. Lecture by Marek Rózycki & Adam Wibrowski NOVEMBER 24 / SUN., 5 PM, POLISH & SLAVIC CENTER CONCERT „PADEREWSKI AND CHOPIN“ (free admission) Anna Kozlakiewicz (soprano), Radosław Sobczak (piano) Artistic director: Adam Wibrowski Information material prepared by the RenesArt Foundation’s promotion office, contact: renesartbiuro@gmail.com FESTIVAL ‘PADEREWSKI DAYS’ IS CO-ORGANIZED AND SUPPORTED BY: PADEREWSKI DAYS IN NEW YORK FESTIVAL 2019 is a public task co-financed by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Poland in the competition „Cooperation in the field of public diplomacy 2019”.” Goons ambush man D’town 84TH PRECINCT Brooklyn Heights– DUMBO–Boerum Hill– Downtown Brutal revenge A band of bruisers ambushed a guy on Fulton Street on Nov. 13. The victim told police he was confronted by a guy who he had a fight with about a year prior, along with 15 of his friends, at Hoyt Street at 3:15 pm, before the posse punched and kicked him and grabbed his phone, headphones, and sweatpants. Poked! Two villains jumped a guy on Gold Street on Nov. 11. The victim told police that the two good-for-nothings approached near Nassau Street at 5 pm and grabbed his phone and AirPods, at 5 pm. Subway swipe! Cops arrested a man they suspect of punching a subway conductor at Cadman Plaza W. on Nov. 11. The victim told police that the man stuck his foot in the train’s closing door near Henry Street at 5 pm, but when the conductor told the defendant to stop, the suspect allegedly punched him three times in the face. Cops arrested the man at the Hoyt-Schermerhorn Station some 20 minutes later and slapped him with felony assault charges, the authorities said. The victim went to Cobble Hill hospital for treatment, according to police. Apple thief A looter snatched a phone from an Atlantic Avenue store on Nov. 15. Witnesses told police that the man went into the store near Fourth Avenue at 7 pm and yanked an iPhone 11 from a display table, before bolting toward Flatbush Avenue. 88TH PRECINCT Fort Greene–Clinton Hill Pencil in the peeper! Police arrested a man suspected of stabbing anther man in the eye with a pencil at Prince Street on Nov. 12. The victim told police that his alleged attacker stabbed him near Tillary Street at 4 am, leaving him with a cut to his eyeball and a fracture to his eye socket. Paramedics rushed the victim to Brooklyn Hospital, and police cuffed the 25-year-old suspect and slapped him with felony assault charges, according to the authorities. Blade runners Blade-wielding bandits jumped a guy on S. Oxford Street on Nov. 13. The victim told police that the two louts approached him near Fulton Street at around 4:30 pm, when one pulled out a knife — before the thieves grabbed the victim’s phone and earphones and fled to a nearby C train subway stop. Persistent Prowlers Knife-wielding Scumbags attacked a guy after a botched robbery on Flushing Avenue on Nov. 14. The victim told police that the the two nogoodniks held him up at Washington Avenue near Park Avenue at 9:20 am, demanding his wallet and any money. When the victim told the malefactors that he didn’t have any money and kept walking towards Flushing Avenue, the robbers began punching him several times before leaving the scene. Delinquent duo Police arrested a teen for allegedly robbing another youngster at Willoughby Street on Nov. 15. The 17-year-old victim told police that he was coming out of Fort Greene Park near Saint Edwards Street at around 6:20 pm when he noticed two guys were tailing him, before one of them allegedly claimed to have a knife — before they grabbed his phone and ran off. Police picked up one of the two suspects, a 17-year-old Bronx resident, at the park and slapped him with felony robbery charges, according to cops. Bat to the head! Some rake smacked a guy with a bat at a N. Oxford Street storage facility on Nov. 16. The victim told police that the ruffian struck him several times in the arm and face between Flushing and Park av- POLICE BLOTTER Find more online every Wednesday at BrooklynPaper.com/blotter Computer smash Some jerk smashed a women’s computer inside an Eighth Avenue women’s shelter on Nov. 13. The victim told police that the bully broke the $1,200 computer on a table inside the shelter near 15th Street at around 10:50 pm. Plate pirate Some weasel stripped the license plates from a car on Sixth Street on Oct. 18. The victim told police that he left the car between Fourth and Fifth avenues at night, but when returned at 8 am the next morning, the license plates were gone. Nice kicks A thief swiped a pair of shoes from a Flatbush Avenue shopping mall on Nov. 15. The fashion-forward pilferer nabbed a $69.00 pair of shoes from Designer Shoe Warehouse in the mall near Atlantic Avenue at 5:10 pm, before a security officer for the store stopped the thief and recovered them. The store declined to press charges, according to the report. — Ben Verde A SUV overturned on McDonald Avenue. SUV overturns in Kensington Affordable Family Dentistry in modern pleasant surroundings State of the Art Sterilization (autoclave) Emergencies treated promptly Special care for children & anxious patients WE NOW ACCEPT OXFORD • Tooth Bleaching (whitening) • Cosmetic Dentistry, Porcelain Facings & Inlays, Bonding Crowns & Bridges (Capping) • Painless, Non-Surgical Gum Treatment • Root Canal • Extractions • Dentures • Cleanings • Implant Dentistry • Fillings (tooth colored) • Stereo headphones • Analgesia (Sweet air) Dr. Jeffrey M. Kramer 544 Court Street, Carroll Gardens 624-5554 �� 624-7055 Convenient Office Hours & Ample Parking and insurance plans accommodated enues at 4:35 pm. Wallet snatcher A thief took cash from a teen at a Fulton Street subway station on Nov. 3. The 15-year-old victim told police that the ne’er-dowell asked him “What’s in your pocket” near S. Portland Street at 4:55 pm, before the boy took out his wallet out of confusion — when the jerk snatched the wallet from his hands and took out $16 before giving the purse back to him. — Kevin Duggan 76TH PRECINCT Carroll Gardens-Cobble Hill–Red Hook Carpet snagger A bandit stole a $495 rug from a Smith Street stoop sometime between Nov. 16 and 17. The victim told police that the perp stole the delivery from outside the residence on the corner of Smith and Carroll streets sometime between 1:30 pm and 11:30 am the following day. Tip jar jerk A pilferer stole $30 from a Carroll Street store’s tip jar on Nov. 17. An employee said that the burglar stole the money from the store at the corner of Henry and Carroll street at 11:08 am. Cellphone snatcher A thief took a cellphone from a Court Street store on Nov. 14. The victim told police that the bandit swiped an employee’s $830 Samsung Galaxy from the shop between Huntington and W. Ninth street at 6:17 pm. Pedaling thief A thief stole two bikes from a storage room on Baltic Street on Nov. 11. The victim told police that the bandit snuck into the storage room between Smith and Hoyt streets at about 8:15 am and made off with the two bikes and the gear attached to them, worth $1,520 total. — Rose Adams 78TH PRECINCT PARK SLOPE Brothel alert A guy with a grudge harassed a President Street spa on Nov. 12. The owner of the business told police someone hung up signs that read “Brothel alert – on our block – Healing Garden Spa – They are performing sexual acts at this location!” at the spa near Fifth Avenue. By Ben Verde Brooklyn Paper An SUV overturned in Kensington on Tuesday, after a high-speed crash that left one driver injured. According to witnesses, both drivers were heading southbound on Mc- Donald Avenue near Caton Avenue at around 8 am, when the driver of a white Toyota lost control, sideswiped another car, crashed into another car and ended up sidewise. Locals surrounded the scene as the Fire Department inspected the damage .T he driver of the SUV was treated for non-lifethreatening injuries, while the driver of the blue car was checked by medics at the scene. The two-block stretch of McDonald Avenue between Caton and Church avenues has seen 11 crashes since 2011, resulting in 15 injuries according to Crashmapper. Photo by Paul Martinka �� ADOPT A PET TODAY! A COOPERATIVE ADOPTION EVENT: K9 KASTLE & NORTH SHORE ANIMAL LEAGUE AMERICA UNLEASHED BY PETCO 81 7th Ave. �� Brooklyn, NY SUNDAY �� NOVEMBER 24 12 PM - 4:30 PM 25 Davis Ave., Port Washington, NY 11050 • animalleague.org • 516.883.7575 • RR006 FOLLOW US ON: /blotter link /www.BrooklynPaper.com /www.BrooklynPaper.com /animalleague.org link