Award winning theater, opera and film director, Julie Taymor was honored on June 13 at the 2013 Elizabeth A. Sackler Center for Feminist First awards at the Brooklyn Museum. Museum Trustee, Elizabeth A. Sackler hosted the event. The evening included a conversation between Taymor and feminist icon Gloria Steinem and the presentation of the award, followed by a cocktail reception. […]
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Michelle Williams, by Jenny Belin
Made in Red Hook! This “Boudoir Portrait” of actress Michelle Williams was inspired by her stunning cover photograph for GQ Magazine in February, 2012. Posed as Marilyn Monroe, Ms.Williams wore a teasedout platinum wig and baby doll lingerie. The GQ pictures were to promote her film performance in “My Week With Marilyn”, a role for which she won critical acclaim. […]
Josh Parker lectures on Red Hook’s past fires by Kimberly Gail Price
The Smoke of the Flames could be noted from Lower Manhattan “The destructive force of a fire leaves a permanent trail of information. By using the archival information from various fires that occurred over the past two centuries, the development of the neighborhood will be reconstructed.” Join Pioneer Works on July 14 for a unique lecture on the past fires […]