FEATURES Times Newsweekly Community Profiles • Local History • Nightlife • Food Reviews • Neighborhood Events And Memories 15 • TIMES, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 2015 by Kelly Marie Mancuso Local civic leader, Community Board 5 member and Hosh Kids co-founder Henry Cross is devoted to enriching and improving lives within the community through a series of affordable health, wellness and cultural programs. Spend Valentine’s Day At Onderdonk House What’s a better way to celebrate Valentine’s Day than with candlelight, love songs and sweet treats at the historic Onderdonk House? Greater Ridgewood Historical Society will be celebrating love at the Vander Ende-Onderdonk House, Ridgewood, Queens, on Saturday, Feb. 14, with a program for children of all ages to make vintage valentines from noon to 4 p.m. along with learning about the history of the holiday. All children are admitted free, and a separate $3 donation is requested for each adult for the afternoon program. Later that evening, the society will be lighting candles, warming up the mulled cider and hosting candlelight tours of the Onderdonk House and grounds from 6 to 9 p.m. There will be a musical program of love songs and sampling of special treats. Donation is $10.00 for adults. While visiting the historic early 18th century farmhouse, guests can enjoy the current exhibit, “Unearthed at the Onderdonk House—Artifacts from the 1970’s Archaeological Investigations”; tour the restored colonial kitchen; and view the newly restored gambrel roof. The gift shop will be open for last minute gifts for Valentine’s Day including colonial gifts, books, small items for children and handcrafted jewelry. Valentine’s Day, or St. Valentine’s Day, has a long history and there are multiple -SEE GRHS ON PG. 49- Seek Artists For Brewery Exhibit R’wood Coalition Calls For Entries As the co-founder and executive director of Hosh Kids, a Brooklyn-based non-profit youth organization, Cross (at right) abides by the principle of “health and wellness as a vehicle for social change.” Hosh Kids is an offshoot of Hosh Yoga, a non-profit, donation driven Pilates and yoga studio located in Greenpoint, Brooklyn. Cross co-founded Hosh Kids in January 2013 with the hope of making enrichment classes such as dance, music, creative movement and yoga available to parents and children regardless of income level or background. “Movement is key for everyone,” he explained, “Hosh Kids is an effort to provide cost effective and fairly priced programs to communities that need it most and can afford it least.” Hosh Kids was founded with a basic mission: “Enrichment education as a right of life rather than a luxury.” “How many parents do you know that can afford to take their kids regularly to a $25-$40 -SEE CAVALCADE ON PG. 49- News From The GRHS The Greater Ridgewood Historical Society by Kelly Marie Mancuso The Ridgewood Artists Coalition (RAC) is seeking submissions from local artists for the first in a series of ongoing music and art exhibitions to be Glendale’s Finback Brewery. RAC founder and local Ridgewood resident Emily Heinz announced the open call for artwork and live music on the group’s Facebook page. Heinz and Finback Brewery manager Leah Blair will cocurate the inaugural exhibit. The exhibit is scheduled to open during the first weekend in March and will remain on display in the brewery’s taproom for two months. The show will be open to the public and both RAC members and non-members alike are encouraged to apply. Heinz hopes to showcase primarily local artists and their perspectives at the exhibit. “We are mostly only accepting submissions from people who live and/or work in Ridgewood, Glendale, Maspeth and Middle Village,” she explained. The RAC was founded in 2014 in an attempt to create an organized forum where local artists could meet and exchange ideas. The group holds monthly meetings at various Ridgewood establishments such as Queens Tavern, The Spot and 1882 Woodbine. The monthly roundtables feature an eclectic mix of existing local artists as well as those who are new to the area. Members will often bring examples of their work to the group meetings for discussion and feedback. At times, the group’s dialogue will turn toward the roles and impact of local artists within the changing fabric of the community. This exhibit marks the first of its kind for the RAC. Both Heinz and Blair welcome submissions in a variety of media, including visual and performance art as well as writing and site-specific, installation art. Visual artists are encouraged to submit up to five photographs of each finished piece or project they wish to enter. They must also include the dimensions of each piece in inches, as well as the type of materials or media used. In addition to visual artists, the RAC is also looking for local performers and musicians to play during the exhibit’s opening reception. Musicians -SEE RAC ON PG. 28- Pop-Up Market Helps Youth Ctr. Find Something Special At Valentine’s Sale by Kelly Marie Mancuso A special Valentine's Day themed Pop-Up Market to benefit a local non-profit youth center, will be held in Glendale this Sunday, Feb. 8. As announced, the event will take place from 1 to 5 p.m. at the Finback Brewery, located at 78- 01 77th Ave. Admission is free. The market will help raise funds for the Glendale-based Excalibur Reading Progra. Finback Brewery manager Leah Blair has teamed up with Excalibur founder Angelica Harris to host the flea market in the brewery's taproom. The market will feature local crafters and artisans, such as Glendale's own Wilk Apiary and their "11385" brand of locally harvested honey. Shoppers will also have the chance to browse through tables or handcrafted jewelry, textiles, artwork, crochet, greeting cards and vintage wares. Visitors will also be treated to a special brewery tour complete with beer samples. The Excalibur Reading Program, located at 80-17 78th Avenue in Glendale, is a nonprofit organization dedicated to bringing literacy, creative writing and the arts to children within the community. The group also works in partnership with organizations in an effort to assist low-income and special needs children. Harris, a local author, founded Excalibur nearly a decade ago. As native New Yorker, Harris was raised in the city and studied theater and history at Hunter College. She went on to pen three novels based on her life-long love of medieval history and tales: “The Quest for Excalibur,” “Excalibur and the Holy Grail” and “Excalibur Reclaims Her King.” Harris also created her own comic book called “The Crusaders.” Harris established The Unicorn Project/Raven's Hope, an offshoot of the Excalibur Program, as a way of helping families dealing with incidents of domestic or sexual abuse. By sharing her own painful, personal experiences with domestic and sexual abuse, Harris hopes to create what she refers to as a "community of conquerors that will together fight domestic violence and help others- and one another- find healing." The Excalibur Program will often partner with local organizations to provide community outreach and mentoring programs to victimized or at-risk youth. They also host teen and young adult workshops where local youths can gather to discuss issues affecting them and begin to problem solve. In addition, Excalibur also features a host of creative and artistic workshops and offerings. -SEE BENEFIT ON PG. 49- Ridgewood Resident Stays Active All Different Ways
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