I want to thank everyone who came to visit us at Brown Street Studios in Peekskill, NY on Saturday, August 8th for our Ribbon Cutting Ceremony announcing our new signage for the building that houses our artists' studios. It was a great day weather-wise so there was quite a bit of traffic through the building. It's really exciting to be part of such a great group of artists — and now we're "on the map" so to speak.
From left to right (front row): Stephen Mancusi, Mary Foster - Mayor of Peekskill, Susan Weinreich, Ilse Schreiber-Noll, Marcy B. Freedman, Elana Goren, Keren Valentin, Donna Rossi, Michael Lanier. (back row): John Ford, Monique Brideau, Lavinia Wiggins. Our sign is in the above right corner of the picture. Photo courtesy of Mike Slevin.
Our August 8th Ribbon Cutting Ceremony & Open Studios Day was a great success. Our group of artists enjoyed opening their studios to the public and talking about their art.
We featured the very talented singer/songwriter Tonya Carmen for our music entertainment. Visitors strolled through each studio, viewing a wide range of artwork, chatting with the artists and listening to fabulous original music.
Special thanks to Lavinia Wiggins who put together a wonderful spread of food & drink for the artists and our guests in her studio. Note her beautiful paintings!
Here's the North County News write-up announcing the event:
http://www.ncnlocal.com/lifestyles/ncn_mind_body_sprit.aspI will send out the post-event article soon.
THANK YOU TO EVERYONE FOR
HELPING TO MAKE OUR DAY A SUCCESS!
