29 • TIMES, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 2015 DONATIONS FOR THE BIG NIGHT Ridgewood Group Keeping Its ‘PROMises’ To Local Girls The first Prom Dress Drive last year in Ridgewood helped give many middle school and high school girls the chance to find the perfect dress for them. by Anthony Giudice For every girl, the prom should be a magical evening filled with fun, laughs, sharing memories with close friends and— of course—a beautiful prom dress. Thanks to Joan England’s second annual PROMises Prom Dress Drive, girls who thought it might not be possible can find the dress of their dreams. Instead of having dresses that have only been worn a handful of times taking up space in a closet, the prom dress drive allows women to donate their gently used prom dresses, bride’s maids gowns and other special occasion evening wear to those who cannot afford to purchase one. PROMises Prom Dress Drive will take place on Saturday, Mar. 28, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at The Greater Ridgewood Youth Council located at 59-03 Summerfield St. Here middle school and high school girls can come and try on dresses that they like until they find the right dress for them, all they need to bring is a parent and a school ID card or report card. Locations to drop off lightly used dresses throughout Queens are: Moves & Motions Dance located at 74-02 Eliot Ave., in Middle Village; Moves & Motions Dance at 70-20 88th St., in Glendale; and The Greater Ridgewood Youth Council at 59-03 Summerfield St., in Ridgewood. For more information contact Christine Nelson at 1- 718-629-8589 or by email at cnelson1125@gmail.com. Ridgewood Neon Signmakers In Bright Lights Nominated For Best Documentary At Queens World Festival by Anthony Giudice Jen G. Pywell, a born and raised Queens native, will have her film, Gasper & Son, make its New York premier at the Queens World Film Festival and was nominated for best documentary. Gasper & Son is based on a family-run neon sign shop in Ridgewood. The film focuses on the dying art form of neon sign making told by father, Gasper, and his son, Robbie. Instead of going off to college, Robbie decides to become an apprentice at his father’s neon sign shop in Queens called Artistic Neon. After five years of apprenticeship and 25 years of experience, Robbie looks back on what neon sign making is today in comparison to what it was like when he started in the 70s. Robbie has to navigate a New York City that is overflowing with mass produced and cheaper lighting technologies that threaten his craft. The short documentary will have a one-time screening at P.S. 69 in Corona on Friday, Mar. 20 at 6:30 p.m. as part of the Queens World Film Festival. A still from Queens native Jen G. Pywell’s documentary Gasper & Son, which is nominated for best documentary in the Queens World Film Festival.
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