FEATURES Our Neighborhood: The Way It Was • Interesting People • Local History • Events Around Town And More 19 • TIMES, THURSDAY, JUNE 12, 2014 Artists Make Most Of Bushwick Open Studios Visual Artists To Photographers by Noah Zuss Over 623 performances, artists studios, satellite events and group shows showed off the transformed north Brooklyn neighborhood and its thriving art scene at Bushwick Open Studios, beginning Friday May 30, and concluding Sunday June 1. The annual event, begun in 2007, celebrated its eighth year with more shows and events than ever before. This year’s open studio’s were spread through north Brooklyn in East Williamsburg, Bushwick and into Ridgewood. The event is organized by an all-volunteer team that works year-round to support local artists. One slight alteration this year was the decision to require individual artists to have a year-round presence in Bushwick to participate, meaning they must either work, live, or have a studio in the neighborhood. For group shows, 50 percent of the artists had to meet this requirement. Arts events were set-up in myriad places; in apartments, group shows on the street, and installations and performances in parks around the neighborhood. Local businesses also participated, including some that have no traditional connection to the arts, like a laundromat. Norman Jabaut showed some new work at Norte Maar, Bushwick’s longest running nonprofit arts organization, co-founder Jason Andrew said. The show for Jabaut’s work was curated by Andrew. Norte Maar collaborates to present several other events throughout the year, including the upcoming selection of contemporary drawings from Arshile Gorky, later this month. Another event collaboratively presented by the nonprofit in June will be a sound event––a multiple site specific sound performance by Ridgewood Artists Andrew Hurst and Shona Masarin––during a celebration of the summer Solstice, at Socrates Sculpture Park in Astoria. The nonprofit arts collaboration group was founded in 2004, “because we were concerned about the lack of collaboration between the visual arts,” Andrew said. It seeks to bring together artists from different disciplines to work on projects that amplify each other’s work, which include writers, poets, performance artists and ballet dancers. “Norte Maar for collaborative projects in the arts creates, promotes and presents collaborations in the disciplines of visual, literary, and the performing arts: connecting visual artists, choreographers, composers, -SEE ARTISTS ON PG. 57- Ray Henders, originally from Chicago was inspired by the elevated lines there. When he moved to Brooklyn, he found similar inspiration in the tracks above Broadway in Bushwick. (photo: Ray Henders) Civil War Stories Shared In Kew Gardens Sights and sounds of the Civil War came to life at Maple Grove Cemetery in Kew Gardens on Sunday afternoon, June 8. Historians portrayed members of the Union Army’s Company K, 67th Long Island NY Division and told stories of the conflict between North and South. The presentation also included demonstrations of Civil War-era weapons and tours of a typical military encampment. (photo: Marcin Zurawicz) Flag Day Parade Sat. Sunnyside Celebrates Stars & Stripes by Robert Pozarycki Sunnyside streets will turn into a sea of red, white and blue this Saturday morning, June 14, with the community’s annual Flag Day Parade. Organized by the Kiwanis Club of veterans will be held. Sunnyside and Woodside, the march Leading the way will be Rachel gets underway at 11 a.m. at the corner Thieme, executive director of the of Greenpoint and 39th avenues. Sunnyside Shines Business Participants will proceed west on Improvement District, who serves as Greenpoint Avenue to Sabba Park, at the parade’s grand marshal this year. the corner of Queens Boulevard and Among those scheduled to 48th Street, where a memorial participate in this year’s march ceremony for fallen soldiers and -SEE FLAG DAY ON PG. 56- Wdhvn. BBQ To Thank Vets Serving Up Gratitude On Flag Day The Woodhaven Residents’ Block Association (WRBA) will host a community barbecue this Saturday, June 14, from noon to 4 p.m., to thank the members of American Legion Post 118 for their service. The barbecue is open to all. There will be no charge for the hot dogs, burgers and salads that will be served to express Woodhaven’s gratitude on Flag Day. “The American Legion has been a part of the Woodhaven community for nearly a century,” said WRBA Director Edward K. Wendell. “Over the years, many traditions have gradually disappeared, but the American Legion has remained a constant. The barbecue will be a -SEE BBQ ON PG. 56-
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