December 2007 - West 104th Street Block Association
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December 2007 - West 104th Street Block Association
West th 104 BLOCK ASSOCIATION NEWSLETTER Street DEC 4, 2007 Editor: Nancy Lian Happy Holidays Our Broadway sparkles When you walk down Broadway, you’ll see that our neighborhood sparkles in this holiday season. Juan Rojas Campos, owner of Mama Mexico, is responsible for this gift of lighted trees which stretch from 103rd St. to 96th St. This is the sixth year that he has sponsored this visual treat for us. On Nov. 29 the neighborhood celebrated ‘Light up the Nights” with the lighting of this string of Christmas trees. Mama Mexico’s Mariachi Band and folk dancers, as well as the Ascension School Children’s Choir, provided entertainment for all in listening distance. Bill Castro, Manhattan Parks Commissioner, and Robert Herrmann, President of the Broadway Mall Association, were among the officials to honor this special evening. Children are invited to hang Christmas wishes on the trees, which will remain lighted until January 6, Three Kings Day. Celebrating a Great West 104th St. Year! Coming home at dusk as lights glow from block windows and the cold air hurries us home, it seems the right time to celebrate a year of West 104th Street gains big and small. Inside the restaurant elaborate glittering red and green, blue and white decorations hang from the ceiling adding to the already festive mood created by the restaurant’s unusual colored glass chandeliers. Snowflakes, ornaments and candy canes decorate the windows. Orchids, provided year-round, add an additional welcome at each table. And walls display countless plaques attesting to the quality product offered by Juan Rojas Campos and his team. Juan will offer daily holiday menu specials including chicken tamales and posole. At the top of the block stands our new linden tree, a sapling still but with a sturdy profile to show its first block winter. With the hard work and effort of board member Teresa Elwert and her planting volunteers, the spring bulbs are in our tree gardens, waiting for the wrm weather’s return. The Yard Sale’s many volunteers can give themselves one final pat on the back, with a record net for the 2007 Yard Sale of more than $7000. The biggest gains came from the bake table, generously provisioned by our many talented bakers, and the new What-a-Bargain table. Thank you everyone! Juan has been a staunch supporter of the Broadway Mall Association and our block association for many years. He continues his outreach to all in the neighborhood, not just at this holiday time, but all year round. He is pleased to offer an introduction to Mexican culture and cuisine for any class. A teacher from public, parochial or private school can call 212.864.2323 to make an appointment to bring a class for a lunch treat. Not only will the students get a good free lunch, a lesson in making guacamole and tacos, but a “backstage” tour of the restaurant, including the storage area for vegetables, meat, and ice! Juan has already inspired many children to go into restaurant or other businesses. West 104 Newsletter December 2007 And not least, the neighborhood rallied around a proposal to change the zoning of the area from 96th St. to 110th St., park to park. At the proposal’s heart was a philosophy of contextual development that would keep the neighborhood’s special flavor intact. The block association and many block residents joined with other local groups to make the case for the new zoning. It passed the City Council and earned the mayor’s approval this past October. With gratitude for our neighbors and friends who help to make it special, we wish West 104th St. a wonderful new year! May our block’s peace and beauty join with the season’s to bring joy to us all! 1 www.bloomingdale.org Remembering Michael Dillon Michael Dillon, a painter and long-time resident of 315 Riverside, recently succumbed to brain cancer. A tall, large man with an always-ready, easy laugh, Michael was beloved by many of his neighbors up and down the block and by the doormen and staff of 315 Riverside to whom he regularly brought coffee. Michael engaged everyone he met in lively conversation on all types of subjects, from sports to nature to art and always back to sports! Michael painted his large-scale abstract pieces at night in his apartment studio. WEST 104 STREET BLOCK ASSOCIATION 2007 Yard Sale Final Report INCOME: Vendor Spaces Books Silent Auction What a Bargain Table Food and Drink Bakery/Breakfast 50/50 Raffle T shirts Lee Lowenfish, a friend in 308 W. 104, attended Mike’s funeral. He recounted a speaker talking about how cruel it was to lose Mike who had been such a great conversationalist over their 35-year friendship. This friend praised Mike’s “gift for high art and low comedy” and called him “an earthy man with very keen sense of the sublime.” He offered perhaps the best description of Mike: “a combination leprechaun, Irish sea captain and linebacker.” Michael is missed. TOTAL INCOME: $3,105.00 1,254.00 1,552.00 556.00 1,382.50 885.00 485.00 427.00 $9,446.00 EXPENSES Entertainment Music Instrument Rental 50/50 Raffle Food and Drink Permits Port-o-San Printing, Postage & Misc. Letter to the Editor As one who only contributes financially, I want to thank all the people who give of their time and energy as well to help make this block the positive and beautiful neighborhood it has become. Thanks to all of you! Peter and Ann Ratray, 905 WEA $500.00 704.00 319.00 527.00 46.00 168.00 122.00 TOTAL EXPENSES $2,067.00 FINAL NET $7,379.00 Contributors to this issue: Teresa Elwert, Ira Gershenhorn, Sid Herzfeld, Nancy Lian, Joyce Mann, David Reich, Hanna Rubin ELECTION RESULTS. 104th Street Block Association members have elected the slate of officers on the ballot which appeared in the October, 2007 issue. They are listed on page this page, and will serve for two-year terms until the fall of 2009. If you visit our advertisers, please mention that you saw their ad in our newsletter. WEST 104 STREET BLOCK ASSOCIATION FINANCIAL REPORT NOVEMBER 2007 OPENING BALANCE 11/1/07: $25,203.90 INCOME: Individual Dues Newsletter Advertising TV Production Donation Misc. TOTAL INCOME: West 104th Street Block Association Board 485.00 999.00 500.00 180.00 $2,164.00 President Hanna Rubin 315 RSD 212.865.4579 VP/Secretary Nancy Lian 320 RSD 212.316.6112 Treasurer Sid Herzfeld 895 WEA 212.749.0085 Members Gina Boonshoft 321 W 104 212.864.1786 Barbara Bryan 905 WEA 212.864.5663 Missy Cohen 320 RSD 212.662.8710 Miriam Duhan 309 W 104 212.866.2791 Teresa Elwert 320 RSD 212.866.4260 Alex Grannis 895 WEA 212.316.1644 Jeff Howitt 315 RSD 212.866.5569 Elly Ledogar 315 RSD 212.864.7148 Joyce/Martin Mann 309 W 104 212.721.6341 Lynn Max 315 RSD 212.666.3129 Gary Waskow 320 RSD 212.932.9082 Steven Zirinsky 315 RSD 212.866.6732 $2,164.00 EXPENSES Guard Service $2,577.07 Landscaping, spring bulbs 1,040.89 Yard Sale music instruments 701.44 Misc. 97.51 TOTAL EXPENSES $4,419.91 CLOSING BALANCE 11/30/07 www.bloomingdale.org $4,419.91 $22,947.99 2 West 104 Newsletter December 2007 The lobby was tall and wide and 100 feet long. Along the balcony overlooking the great space, musicians, including brass and timpani, played merrily while hundreds of Revels audience members danced below. Christmas Revels is a tapestry of dances, songs and drama--theater for all ages, full of spirit, humor and beauty. If you would like to experience this unique way to usher in the Christmas season, dash off now a few blocks to the Peter Jay Sharp theater at Symphony Space (Broadway at 95th St.) and get your tickets or go to http://www.symphonyspace.org/event/2295. In the Spotlight: There are only 5 performances of The Christmas Revels, so hurry!! Tickets: $45 / $39 / $27; Children $31 / $27 / $19 Showdates: Friday, December 7, 2007 @ 8 p.m. Saturday, December 8th @ 2 pm and 8 pm Sunday, December 9th @ 2 pm and 6 pm Happy Holidays to all! Joyce Mann Michael Deegan and “The Revels” 104th Street’s own Michael Deegan, whose regular job is set and lighting designer for ABC TV’s “The View,” has a very special yearly Christmas gig. Back in 1977, when Michael was a young designer working in Boston, he met John Langstaff, the founder and creator of “The Revels,” who hired him to do the lighting for his fledgling theatrical company, and, with only a few years off, he’s been doing it ever since! The “Christmas Revels, A Celebration of the Winter Solstice” is a fully costumed and staged performance highlighting the traditions of different cultures as they celebrate the shortest day of the year. Integral to each production are performing artists from the featured countries that bring to audiences a better appreciation of their culture and history through authentic, traditional songs, dances and stories. Past ‘Revels’ have included French, Irish, Appalachian, Scottish, Victorian, and Medieval themes. This year travel to Finland and Scandinavia, the wintry land of forests, lakes and villages. Hear the lyrical cadence of the Kalevala, Finland's epic poem telling of the birth of the world and the grand theft of the moon and the sun. Enchanting music is brought to life by the Karelian Folk Music Ensemble, Sweden's nickelharpa player, Lief Alpsjo, hardanger fiddle player Loretta Kelley, Norway's championship dancers Karin Brennesvik, Tom Lovli and Eivind Bakken, and the Revels adult and children's choruses. When I asked Michael what would be special about this year’s show, he replied that there is shadow puppetry and mime in addition to the traditional Mummer’s play and Morris dancing that appear every year. L Originating in Boston, “The Revels” are now performed in Cambridge, Houston, Tacoma, Portland OR, Oakland, Hanover and Washington D.C. as well as N.Y. Based on Langstaff’s vision of a community celebration, “Revels” consists of a cast of more than eighty professional actors, student performers, and talented adult amateurs. In addition, audiences are invited to sing, dance, and engage with the cast throughout the performance, especially during the close of Act I, “The Lord of the Dance.” A favorite memory of Michael’s was when the show was performed in Boston at Sander’s Theater at Harvard, a grand, medieval, Gothic space. West 104 Newsletter December 2007 3 www.bloomingdale.org Special neighborhood holiday gift suggestions ‘Tis better to give away than to receive Yard Sale vendors really love making money from nolonger-useful items in their apartments. But sometimes, you don’t need to make money off the stuff or you can’t wait until the next Yard Sale to get rid of something. In those cases, you can give it away or sell it using one or more Internet sites. Many social service agencies (such as Salvation Army, Goodwill and Housing Works) happily accept most donations. Check with them first, however, before you haul off that stair master! Another way to donate and maintain some control over who receives it, is Freecycle.org. I recently gave Freecyclers a VCR, drapery hardware, used tennis balls, wireless speakers, a dehumidifier and even my pumpkin (the taker was making pumpkin pie!). The New York Freecycle group is quite active, with about 100 posts a day and more than 25,600 members. NYC Stuff Exchange is a governmentsponsored site offering a quick and simple way to search for places in the neighborhood and throughout the city where you can donate, sell, buy, rent, or repair different types of gently used goods. Great Gifts that Help our Block Show your block pride by wearing a West 104 T-shirt! Our current style is white lettering spelling out West 104th Street New York on royal blue cotton. We have sizes for children ($9 each) and adults ($12 each). We also have M, L, XL and XXL sizes of the old style shirt: white cotton with a navy blue man-in-the-moon design and the words West 104 Street. Because we have no room to store them, they’re priced to disappear at the low, low price of $2 each. The XXL size makes a great nightshirt! Contact Teresa Elwert at 212.866.4260. New York City Trees is a field guide to the City’s broad range of leafy giants. Written by former resident Ned Barnard, the block association has a limited number for sale at $10 each. Get one for yourself or the naturalist on your list by contacting Teresa Elwert at 212.866.4260. If you want to get some money for your items, however, try Craigslist.org (fairly easy), eBay (more complicated, in my opinion) or wait until the block association’s 2008 Yard Sale! That option is definitely the most fun! Teresa Elwert Keys to heaven is Bob Ost’s latest CD. Bob, who lives on the block, is a playwright, composer and lyricist. You can also buy his other CDs (Everybody’s Getting into the Act and A Special Place: Songs from the Heart), all for the neighbor’s special price of $13 each. To order, send an e-mail to [email protected]. Wells-Ware is personalized jewelry made by Wells Jenkins (also a block resident) from your family photos and other memorabilia. You can buy Wells’ ready-made necklaces, bracelets, pins, cufflinks, money clips and more at Grand Central’s Vanderbilt Hall until Dec. 29. After that, visit her website: wellsware.com. www.bloomingdale.org 4 West 104 Newsletter December 2007 customers who’d like to help them—and enjoy their handiwork. To make sure that the work she sells truly benefits its makers, all of her sources are Fair Trade members, which means that their businesses have been vetted for fair practices and profit sharing. And, as a further benefit, many of the materials used are recycled. The Spirit of the Season: Crafts That Help The World, Right Down the Street Someone walking briskly up Broadway might miss Bazaar de la Paz, tucked between two storefronts near 101st St. But step inside and a magical world of treasures from every corner of globe claim your attention. On one shelf sits handsome Peruvian hand-molded pottery; on another hand-painted South African votives. Across the room an Indonesian bureau glows with rich, hand-carved designs. Some of the most surprising finds are furniture, from bureaus to blanket chests to bookcases. All are salvaged wood from Indonesia. Pieces range from simple, elegant side tables for $150, to big chests of drawers decorated with salvaged brass for $1250. The variety and afford-ability have earned Bazaar a Citysearch nomination as one of New York’s best furniture stores, neck in neck for more than a week with ABC Carpet. A resident of the New York area all her life, Carol Puzone dreamed of launching Bazaar de la Paz during her many trips abroad working in the non-profit sector. An epide-miologist with a degree from Hunter College, Puzone saw first-hand that in the world’s most impoverished countries, finding a way to put food on the table trumped any other consideration, even an environmental one. She noticed locals often took materials that would otherwise be discarded, and turned them to ingenious use. “Poor people don’t throw things out,” she says, drawing a visitor’s attention to a display of pins and earrings made with recycled refrigerator wire from Kenya. Eventually, she quit her day job to start Bazaar de la Paz, eager to be a link between the artisans she’d met and the Puzone’s enthusiasm seems as unquenchable as her ideals. “This is furniture that belongs in someone’s house,” she says firmly. “Yes, there are days when you’re tired, but then you look at these artisans’ work, and you can feel, no, see, that their heart is in it. You feel their passion.” And when you step in Bazaar de la Paz, you can feel Puzone’s. For more information go to www.bazaardelapaz.com. Suba Pharmacy, Home and Health Care Supplies th Celebrate our 25 Anniversary with us Find all your medical needs and holiday gifts at competitive prices. Special orders filled on request. We deliver. 10% Discount for Seniors Fax and Copy Center Gift catalogs available Prescriptions filled with special care Phone 212.866.6700 FAX 212.866.7129 Hours: Mon-Fri 9-8; Sat 10-7; Sun Closed Pharmacy at the Corner of Broadway & 104th St. for 100 years West 104 Newsletter December 2007 5 www.bloomingdale.org Hula Hoops in Riverside Park Flowers bulbs have been put to bed As you walk past our block’s tree beds this winter, keep in mind that they’re holding hundreds of daffodil and tulip bulbs just waiting to burst into colorful bloom when it warms up -- finally! -- in the spring. You’ll have plenty of time, meanwhile, to thank your neighbors who planted them: Rita Houlihan and Alex Grannis (of 895 WEA), Katherine Randall and the Fritz family: Ernie, Lee, Maddy, Pauline (of 309 W 104), Ira Gershenhorn, Marsha Ra and Teresa Elwert (320 RSD), Elly Ledogar, Marsha Tantleff and Kay Cynamon (of 315 RSD). Kay carved time out of her schedule to plant at 5PM on a Wednesday. Yes, it was dark, but experienced gardener that she is, she “could have done it by feel.” Despite the hour, she had a crowd -doorman, handyman, super, residents -- all encouraging her with great good humor. For Marsha Ra, planting was “a piece of cake” and a way to exercise without going to the dreaded gym! If you have spotted me carrying piles of huge hula hoops towards Riverside Park and wondered what I was up to, here is the explanation: I have discovered a fascination with circus arts, a whole series of activities that I never dreamed I could do. The skills I’ve acquired have not occurred naturally – I’ve had to practice quite a bit – but they are tremendous fun and somewhat addictive once you begin to learn them. I also believe that they are fun for “kids of all ages” and many will discover a talent they did not know existed. A terrific and unexpected public resource is located at the sand volleyball courts and traveling rings just below and west of the Hudson Beach Café and 105th Street dog run. In addition to the Parks Department’s permanent installation, regular users bring equipment, happy to share it and provide instruction, assistance and encouragement. I keep a public Google calendar called Riverside Traveling Rings to let people know when I will be there with my equipment. The link is http://gershenhorn.com/cal.html. Neighbors Launch “Green Team” Projects A Green Team got started in October with six members of the 102/103 Block Association and the W. 104th Street Block Assn.. Several others have expressed interest in future meetings. The attendees spoke about those “green” actions they were most interested in taking and a number of issues were identified.: Building boilers and heating systems: 300 Riverside Dr. recently installed a new energy-efficient boiler. Jon Reiner, 300 RSD Co-op Board member and chair of the building’s Green Team, document building energy conservation options. Green Roofs: Mark Seaman and Avery Hudson will research options for green roofs to keep buildings cooler in the summer. Green Stores: Jon Reiner and Joe Rappaport will study reusable shopping bags instead of plastic bags, better electronics recycling, and deposit bottle recycling. Alternative Energy Options: Amy Cherry will research green energy supply sources available to Con Ed customers to identify options andt cost. Low Energy Bulbs: Alan Leidner will study bulb alternatives, identify best options, and try to develop a bulk purchase strategy. Also discussed were establishing liaisons with other environmental groups in the city, enlisting neighborhood teenagers to help with initiatives, and establishing Green Team liaisons in other Block Association buildings. To join the team or for more information, contact Alan Leidner at (212) 678-7085 or [email protected]. Most of the regulars are non-professionals. Many of them nevertheless have impressive skills on the equipment. On occasion, true professionals do drop by; they put on amazing demonstrations. On the area’s traveling rings, with just minimal upper body strength you can become a Tarzan swinging from vine to vine. Everyone is welcome to use, with or without instruction or assistance, whatever I usually bring: slacklines (a kind of stretchy tightrope), twelve hula hoops in four sizes, various types of poi (balls on ropes), throwing balls (with tails!), juggling balls and scarves, devilsticks, a pair of diabolo (also called Chinese yo-yo), and some huge brightly colored scarves solely for mood and decoration. Other people may bring more poi, juggling clubs and rings, stilts, and the occasional unicycle. Someone with expertise is usually there a good part of the weekend and when the weather is decent enjoying the equipment and glad as well to demonstrate or instruct. Whether a novice or a seasoned athlete, everyone who tries the rings and all the other equipment – including, of course, the hula hoops – is bound to have a splendid and unusual time. Just remember to shake the sand off your feet before you enter your building. By Ira Gershenhorn James Perez Senior Vice President/Associate Broker ________________________________________ Brown Harris Stevens Residential Sales, LLC 1926 Broadway, New York, NY 10023 www.brownharrisstevens.com Tel 212.588.5656 Cell 917.902.7193 Fax 212.418.9763 Email [email protected] West 104 Newsletter December 2007 7 www.bloomingdale.org Selected Calendar of Events The food of 20 regions www.bloomingdale.org 12/5-28 The Station at Citigroup Center, 20th year in NYC, 750 sq. ft of model railroads in O, S, and HO scales, depicting 4 seasons in NY State, with elaborate scenery. Free. Lexington Ave.& 53rd St. Mon-Sat 106, Sun 12-5. Free. 12/7-9 New York Revels: Scandinavian Christmas. Celebrate Christmas and the Winter Solstice in a multicultural experience. Finland, Iceland and the region of Karelia and the Kalavala, an ancient epic poem, with music, dance and stories. Symphony Space, Peter Jay Sharp Theatre, ages 7 and up. 12/7 at 8 pm, 12/8 at 2 pm and 8 pm, 12/9 at 2 pm and 6 pm. Call 212.864.5400 for information and tickets or go to Box Office at 95th & Bwy. for best seats. (See related article on p. 3) 12/7 Shelter, reading of a new play by Jordan Buck, featuring Michael Graves and Gavino Olvera. A younger man invades an older man’s space in an abandoned building. Undercroft Theatre, Trinity Lutheran Church, 168 W. 100th St. Suggested contribution $15. Call Michael Graves at 212.663.5133 for info. 12/7 Choral Classics of Our Time. From Russian liturgy to Shaker hymns from 1935-2005. New Amsterdam Singers. Immanuel Lutheran Church, Lex. Ave. at 88th St. 8 pm. Also 12/9 at 4 pm. Call 212.842.1511 for info. 12/10 Cafe Science Understanding Space and Time…the World’s biggest Atom Smasher with Columbia Physicist Emlyn Hughes, PicNic, Bwy & 101, 6-7 pm 12/11 Make Your Own Greeting Cards. Pamela Isaac explains and instructs. For ages 12-18. Morningside Heights Library, 2900 Bwy. at 113th St. 4 pm. Free. 12/11 Gadgets and Gizmos: Gears. Assemble a see-through clock. Presented by the Children’s Museum of Manhattan. Preregister at 212.222.8030. Bloomingdale Library, 150 W 100 St. 4 pm. Ages 7-11. 8 12/11 An Evening of Saxophones. Paul Cohen, Coordinator. Manhattan School of Music, Gordon K. and Harriet Greenfield Hall, 120 Claremont Ave. Free. 7:30 PM 12/12 Café Jazz, Mitzi Newhouse Pavilion at Manhattan School of Music, 120 Claremont Ave. 7:30 pm. Free. 12/14 Beautiful Words, Beautiful Writing. Learn calligraphy with Elinor Holland, expert on Arabic illuminated manuscripts and calligraphy. Ages 1218. Materials provided. Bloomingdale Library, 150 W 100 St. 4 pm.Free. 212.222.8030 for info. 12/15 The Nutcracker by students from the Dance Conservatory of NY under Valentina Kozlova. Ages 5 and up. Peter Jay Sharp Theater, Skymphony Space, 11 am. Call 212.864.5400 for tickets. 12/16 Goldberg Variations by Bach presented by Ronald Hawkins, pianist. Nicholas Roerich Museum, 319 W. 107 St., 5 pm. Call 212.864.7752 for more information. 12/16-1/1 Knight of Comedy: Sir Alec Guinness. Double features Sundays and Tuesdays like Kind Hearts and Coronets, The Lavender Hill Mob, The Ladykillers. Go to symphonyspace.org for show times and titles. Call 212.864.5400 for tickets. 12/17 A Christmas Carol. Traveling Lantern Theatre Company presents Dickens’ classic tale. Ages 5-12. Bloomingdale Library, 150 W 100 St. 4 pm. Free. Call 212.222.8030 for more information. 12/19 Handel’s Messiah, by New York Choral Artists. Avery Fisher Fall, open rehearsal, 9:45 am. Tickets $16. Call 212.875.5656 for more information. (cont’d on p.9) West 104 Newsletter December 2007 Selected Calendar of Events (cont’d from p. 8) 1/27 Musica Bella Orchestra presents Bach Mass in B Minor, The Church of the Blessed Sacrament, 152 W. 71st St. 3 pm. Contributions requested. Call 917-579-7535 for info. 1/28 Pre-Super Tuesday. The Thalia Follies, political cabaret depicting candidates. Leonard Nimoy Thalia at Symphony Space, 6:30 & 8:30. Call 212.864.5400 for tickets. 1/29 Prodigal Son at the New York City Ballet. Behindthe-scenes tour with NYCB Dancer, 6:30 pm, Performance, NY State Theater at Lincoln Center, 7:30 pm. Program includes Square Dance and The Four Seasons. Call 212.408.1436 Museum of Biblical Art for ticket information. 1/31 Manhattan School of Music Symphony. Kenneth 12/25 Family Celebration. Arts, live music, gallery hunts. The Jewish Museum, 1109 Fifth Ave. Free with museum admission. Age 3 and up.11:30 am – 4 pm. 12/26 Really Rosie to The Muppet Show. A day of classic family films and TV episodes. Jewish Museum, 1109 Fifth Ave. Free with admission. Age 3 to 9. 11:30 am – 4 pm. 12/29 Ugly Duckling and Me, animated contemporary update film of Hans Christian Anderson’s story. 90 minutes. For children 6-12. Leonard Nimoy Thalia, Bwy & 95th St. Tickets $10, children $8. 11 am. Repeats 12/30. 1/3 NY Philharmonic Rehearsal with Mendelssohn Violin Concerto, Mozart Horn Concerto and Elgar Enigma Variations. Avery Fisher Fall, open rehearsal, 9:45 am. Tickets $16. Call 212.875.5656 for more information. 1/4 Manga Drawing Workshop with Misako Rocks!. Create your own characters and storylines in this special comics workshop with the author of Biker Girl and Rock N Roll Love. All materials provided. Bloomingdale Library, 150 W 100 St. 4 pm. Free. Call 212.222.8030 for info. Also 1/11, 1/18, 1/25. For young adults. 1/11 Scenes from Spain. Alejandro Cote presents classical guitar music of the early 20th century. Works of Tarrega, Llobet, Turina and Albeniz Bloomingdale School of Music, 323 W 108th St. 7 pm. Call 212.663.6021 for info. 1/11-1/13 Dance Gotham. 3-day Dance festival with Montreal Danse, Paradigm, Carolyn Dorfman Dance Company, Battleworks and more. Peter Jay Sharp Theatre at Symphony Space, 8 pm. Call 212.864.5400 for tickets. 1/23 NY Philharmonic Rehearsal. Ricardo Muti conducts Schumann Piano Concerto, Bruckner Symphony No. 6. Avery Fisher Fall, open rehearsal, 9:45 am. Tickets $16. Call 212.875.5656 for info. West 104 Newsletter December 2007 Kiesler, Conductor. Works by Barber, Sirota and Mahler. John C. Borden Auditorium, 120 Claremont Ave. 7:30 pm.Call 212.7493.2802. 2/1 Mayam (Water). Rafi Malkiel, trombonist and composer, presents his ensemble and Middle Eastern rhythms and modes. Instruments include percussion from the Middle East and a large gourd filled with water. Bloomingdale School of Music, 323 W. 108 St. 7 pm. Call 212.663.6021 for more information. 2/2 Sacred Kurdish Tanbur Music performed by Ali Akbar Moradl. Music of Kurdistan on the tanbakur, an ancient lute with tombak (goblet drum) Peter Jay Sharp Theatre at Symphony Space. 8 pm. Call 212.864.5400 for ticket information. 2/3 Copland Symphony #3, American Symphony Orchestra, Symphony Space, 4 pm. 212.864.5400 for tickets. 2/5, 2/7 Harry, Hoagy & Harold. Hits by Harry Warrne, Hoagy Carmichael and Harold Arlen with Jonita Lattimore, Mary Testa, James Martin and Steven Blier, pianist, Greg Utzig, guitarist. NY Festival of Song, Weill Recital Hall. Tickets $48 at 212.247.7800 or at Carnegie Box Office. 8 pm. 2/6 Mastering the Art of Writing About Cooking. Judith Jones and Alex Prud’homme discuss their books and involvement with Julia Child. 7:30 pm. Leonard Nimoy Thalia at Symphony Space. Call 212.864.5400 for ticket information. 9 www.bloomingdale.org Neighborhood Services Needed or for Hire ESL Tutor..... Help With: Composition Writing, Conversation, CPE/ACT exam. Reasonable rates, flexible hours. Marsha 212.203.2894. METISSE RESTAURANT Celebrate the Holidays with lunch or dinner 7 days a week in a typical rustic French Bistro with a warm ambience. LIVE JAZZ by a very live French Combo 7-10 pm 10% off Take Out Menu Reservations: 212.666.8825 239 W 105 Street www.metisserestaurant.com Art for Sale. Marsha Ra's original wildlife and botanical drawings and paintings are available as are lovely notecards. For more info go to www.marshara.com Keep track of your personal business – financial affairs – medical bills and app’ts – social schedule – shopping of all types – skillful, creative cook. Flexible schedule, will travel. Call Olga – 973-752-8546 or [email protected] Excellent references including block residents. Math Tutor. Former Math teacher for NYC Dept. of Ed. On W.104 St. Pursuing MA in Middle School Math Ed. I would love to tutor your child(ren) in algebra, geometry and trigonometry. Reasonable rates. Contact Linda at [email protected] or 201.280.6783. Organizing Apartments. Help to organize/recycle your possessions; aesthetically hang paintings, etc. Call Possession Placement Planning at 212.724.9391. Very reasonable rates. Guitar teacher. 104 St. resident has experience working with all ages. Reasonable rates and flexible schedule. Contact John at 917.756.6678 Piano and/or French Lessons. Beginner to advanced, child to adult, by congenial, multidegreed professional. Call Irina at 212.749.1193 Juilliard Staff Pianist, experienced teacher and coachaccompanist is willing to teach in your home or apt. Enthusiastic, supportive teacher for students of all levels and ages. Call Linda at 212.877.1292 or 917.538.2719. Computer Consultant/PC Doctor Computers repaired, maintained, viruses removed and junk mail controlled. Advise to repair or buy depending on condition of machine and your pocketbook. I do Windows!! Call Greg Williams, block resident, at 212.749.2398. Jack of All Trades: Apartment cleaning and painting; Handyman. Very reasonable rates. Excellent references from various block residents, including board members. Phone: 718-961-4542. Your Neighborhood service publicized - free! Publicize your neighborhood service (babysitting, dog walking, apartment cleaning, etc.) free in the newsletter and on our web site for one year, renewable. To submit an ad, fill out the form on our web site (www.bloomingdale.org Neighborhood Services for Hire) or mail/deliver the following information to Teresa Elwert, 320 RSD, #9D. For our records: your name and mailing address For publication: your name, contact method (phone # or e-mail address), description of your service Placement: newsletter, website, or both Dues 4th Quarter 10/07 – 12/07 Please allocate my contribution to: Amount of check: ____________ ___ Security ___ Beautification ___Social ___Newsletter ___Board Decision (Suggested amount: $30 per quarter or $120 per year ) Name ______________________________________________________________ Address ________________________________________________________ Apt. No. _________ E-mail Address _______________________________________________________ (For internal use only. The Block Association will not sell, exchange, or lend your e-mail address to any outside parties) Make checks payable to West 104th Street Block Association Inc. Mail to our treasurer: Sid Herzfeld, 895 WEA., Apt. 5D, NY NY 10025 www.bloomingdale.org or drop off at 315 RSD: Rubin, Apt 17C, 320 RSD: Waskow, Apt. 8G 905 WEA: Bryan, Apt 141, 309 W. 104: Duhan, Apt 8C 10 West 104 Newsletter December 2007