Arts group to honor landlords.chashama, a non-profit arts group headed by artistic director Anita Durst durst v. Archaic A past tense and a past participle of dare. , will host a benefit to support its A.R.E.A. program (Accessing Real Estate for the Arts) on November 15. The fundraiser will take place at 6:30 p.m. at Osteria Stella at 135 W. 50th St. The event will honor Jeffrey Gural, president of Newmark, and Cora Cahan, president of The New 42nd Street, for their contributions to the New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. artistic community. A.R.E.A. is an initiative to create temporary art performance space using underutilized New York City real estate, donated to chashama on a temporary basis. It provides subsidized sub·si·dize tr.v. sub·si·dized, sub·si·diz·ing, sub·si·diz·es 1. To assist or support with a subsidy. 2. To secure the assistance of by granting a subsidy. space to thousands of new and emerging artists. In 1995, Mr. Gural donated the second floor of 40 Worth St. to chashama, enabling the fledgling non-profit to perform experimental productions. Recently, he has again provided space: this time more than 40,000 s/f. "Jeff Gural helped catapult chashama into the art world nine years ago," said Ms. Durst. "Thanks to his generosity and vision, the idea for A.R.E.A. was born." Ms. Cahan has also been a major force in revitalizing New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of theater. As president of The New 42nd Street she has helped to restore and recreate seven theaters on the block between Broadway and Eighth Avenue. "Cora recognizes how vital artistic expression is to New Yorkers, and, through The New 42nd Street, she has provided numerous opportunities for performing artists to pursue the creative process. She's a heroine to artists and audiences alike." The evening will feature performances by some of New York City's most innovative artists, including Julie Arias Muz, a 2004 Whitney Biennial The Whitney Biennial is a biennial exhibition of recent American art, typically by young and lesser known artists, on display at the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York City, USA. The event began as an annual exhibition in 1918. Exhibitioner Ex`hi`bi´tion`er n. 1. (Eng. Univ.) One who has a pension or allowance granted for support. A youth who had as an exhibitioner from Christ's Hospital. - G. Eliot. Noun 1. ; The Red Bastard; Happy Hour Clowns; choreographer cho·re·o·graph v. cho·re·o·graphed, cho·re·o·graph·ing, cho·re·o·graphs v.tr. 1. To create the choreography of: choreograph a ballet. 2. Edisa Weeks; and movement sculpture installation artist, Claire Barratt. There will also be a fire performance by "Flambeaux." A silent auction will contain works donated by chashama mists in residence. Raffle prizes will include vacation packages, tickets to many New York City cultural institutions and gift certificates to New York City restaurants. |
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