Saturday, May 29, 2010

Capturing the Rich Culture of Italy at www.Casa-Belvedere.org


    In the Italian language, Casa Belvedere means “house with a beautiful view” and nowhere is this more evident than at 79 Howard Avenue in Staten Island. With its lavish grounds and rich history, Casa Belvedere, a New York City historic landmark, sits on nearly three acres atop Grymes Hill and boasts a spectacular view of the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge and the New York City Harbor.
    In November 2008, Staten Island residents Gina Biancardi-Rammairone and Luciano Rammairone purchased the mansion with dreams of restoring it to its original splendor while converting it to an arts and cultural center for the community to enjoy.
    Through innovative programs, exhibits, and events, the Foundation seeks to preserve and promote an appreciation of Italian language, arts, literature, history, fashion, cuisine, and commerce while also celebrating the Italian heritage and the contributions of Italians and Italian-Americans to the fabric of the United States.
    Award-winning Producer, writer and director Tony De Nonno gave a presentation on CELEBRATING the MANTEO  MARIONETTE TRADITION and took his audience on an enlightened journey into Papa Manteo Sicilian Marionette Theater.  Audience members will see how the marionette, resplendent in its suit of armor, struts, walks, talks and engages in battle-ready combat stances with chivalrous aplomb.  Several
'children of all ages' in attendance will be given the opportunity to experience manipulating the puppet.  It was evident that Tony De Nonno not only is a master at puppetry but has such tender caring love and respect for the Craft that he wants to share. 

Monday, May 17, 2010

Ryan and Avalon - Can You Duet (Amtrack aka. American Track)

Great News. Joel Barnaby the Agent for Brenda Angel is coming from Nashville with Ryan Larkins who will perform at the World Wide Urban Art Festival this weekend. MAY 22 & 23, 2010. Visit the FB FAN page or visit http://www.worldwideurbanartfestival.blogspot.com/ for more info. Or just plain come... It's FREE!
It's a FLINT...DANGER 59 Production and it's our way of giving back to the country we LOVE...
45-46 Davis Street in Long Island City, Queens. Across from MOMA's PS.1.
IT'S AT THE FIVE POINTZ... Visit http://www.5ptz.com/ Also 100 Artists from around the world showcasing their ART and many more Bands, DJs, Dancers, excitment, popcorn etc.

Saturday, May 15, 2010

StatenIslandCreativeCommunity.org

night is the GRAF ART SHOW in Harlem. BAMA, KING 2 and LAVA are waiting for you.
Every Friday, Saturday and Sunday in May 2010,  FLINT... will have his GRAFFITI PHOTGRAPHY displayed at ART AT BAY which is in Staten Island but easy to get to cause it is right across from the S.I.Ferry.   Please come down and enjoy the exhibit.  We have food, drink, Bands, Poets, Bellydancers on hand so far and who knows who or what will be the entertainment next week...

Thursday, May 13, 2010

Bride and Groom Dance

More Pictures

This was a very multi cultural wedding. The brides family is arabic and her dad hired dancers to enter after the bride and groom danced into the reception hall. I've never been to a wedding where there was so much culture. It was awesome. They played Arabic music throughout the night and everybody was on the dance floor trying to learn the steps. I must say it was a lot of fun to try and learn. All the family members were teaching all of us the moves.




Another batch of Wedding Photos




Wednesday, May 12, 2010

Wedding Pictures Part 4

Wedding Pictures Part 3



Wedding Pictures Part 2




New Pictures

Hello Friends,

Here are a few more pictures from my friends wedding that I did. I hope you like them. I am almost done with all the editing. So far I have about 375 pictures that have been provided to the bride and groom and I'm not even done yet. Enjoy!!!