WELCOME
Alumni & Friends of Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts
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You may contact us at info@alumniandfriends.org. All paper correspondence and contributions may be mailed to our P.O. Box:
Alumni & Friends of LaGuardia
P.O. Box 230015
Ansonia Station
New York, NY 10023
We hope to see you soon!
ALUMNI & FRIENDS HIGHLIGHTS
Friday September 17th, 2021
Get to know Dawnn Lewis (M&A '78) and her road from Music and Art to Broadway's 'The Tap Dance Kid,' tv's 'A Different World' and 'Hangin’ with Mr. Cooper' and now starring on Broadway in 'Tina - The Turner Musical.' amsterdamnews.com/news/2021/sep/16/dawnn-lewis-back-broadways-big-return/
Dawnn Lewis back for Broadway’s big return
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Actress and singer Dawnn Lewis is best known for her role as Jaleesa Vinson on the NBC sitcom “A Different World.” Today, she’s back in New York City on Broadway in a major role in the musical ...Friday September 17th, 2021
#fiorellofriday is back! Every Friday morning students perform in the lobby, welcoming students, faculty, and staff. What a great start to the day!
Love it! Do they take requests?
Bravo ! Can’t wait to see the musical in February.
Max Medvedev Robert Myers Marina Lvovskaya Sandra Restrepo ♥️ #LaGLove
Wednesday September 15th, 2021
Enjoy a bit of the LaGuardia Senior Chorus on the first day of school singing “Only in Sleep” by Erik Esenvalds! Jana Ballard, Choral Director. #maskedmusic
I see you Ms. B! ❤️
Beautiful...
LOVE it!!!!
Seeing you all singing together again… This makes me so happy!
Beautiful!❤️
So nice to see and hear. There is hope for the holidays after all.
They sound marvelous
Alumni ‘97: I miss my LaGuardia and beautiful concerts and exhibits. Great job Senior Chorus!
Fabulous!! So glad to see you in person together!
Dame I miss those days
Wednesday September 15th, 2021
Shoutout to Anais Reno (LaG ‘21) who sang “America the Beautiful” at the Yankees/Mets baseball game on September 11, 2021. Please click the link to watch the video of her beautiful performance - www.foxsports.com/watch/1944942659584
More about Anais at www.anaisreno.com/
Watch 'America The Beautiful' performed by 17-year old New York Jazz recording artist, Anaïs Reno
www.foxsports.com
Ahead of tonight's game between the New York Yankees and New York Mets, 17-year old Anaïs Reno delivered a moving rendition of America The Beautiful.Congratulations to Anais … great job 👏🏾 🎶
We are LaGuardia, and we are everywhere!!
So wonderful. Just beautiful!
M&A '63 Anais, you make me proud to be an alum. Congratulations!!
Didn’t see this but saw her at the Westchester Jazz Festival in White Plains, NY
She just came out with an album.Watch her soar!!!!!!!!’nn
Wonderful. I was there and she was great. Didn't know she was a laguardian.
Beautiful 🔥
Tuesday September 14th, 2021
A trip down memory lane ... here's a Music & Art student subway pass from 1982!
Yes, I have several of these from 79-82...
Me too plus bus passes
Come on, Alan, u used to jump the turnstiles, If my memory serves me…
my mom used to volunteer to sell the bus passes in the M&A cafeteria in the 1960's!
Brigitte Ariadne
I took a bus and 3 trains to school_E to the D to the 1...i think it took an hour an a half. Crazy.
took the N from 2nd stop in Brooklyn. I caught up on my sleep. Riding the N train still gets me in sleepy mode. lol
Wow!
I remember paper bus passes. You got them once a month and if you lost it you were screwed.
1982-----YOUNGSTER😂
Didn't have such things in my day. Of course in my day (Class of '48), the subway was a nickel and the Fifth Avenue bus a dime.
I don't recall those in my time (1958). I took the subway from the Bronx to get there.
"A" train to 145th, then "AA" to 135th, then up the steps of Morningside Park, cello and all. Class of 1958.
Monday September 13th, 2021
Welcome to the first day of school at LaGuardia! Cheers to a great school year!
YESSSS!!!! 💯 Have 🎉🎈😊THE BEST Day/ Month/Year/decade EVERRR LaGUardia HS of Music & Art & The Performing Arts!!! ❤️🎶🎨💃🏼🎭❤️
Shout out to my niece Lo Boller!
Fantastic school! I loved going to LaGuardia! I was fortunate enough to be there, when it was the castle 🏰 on the hill. My Father also went there! Enjoy your first day of school! 🎶 🖼
God! Seems like only yesterday we walked these sidewalks for the first time.... 27 years ago! Good luck to everyone!! You're so lucky, don't ever forget that!
Enjoy! Best school ever!!
Miss my old school...graduate 1975
Many blessings to the new generation of artists✨
Saturday September 11th, 2021
Julian LaVerdiere (LaG '89) is one of the creators of the beautiful Tribute in Light, which has memorialized the attacks on the Twin Towers since 2002.
Tribute in Light is a commemorative public art installation first presented six months after 9/11 and then every year thereafter, from dusk to dawn, on the night of September 11. It has become an iconic symbol that both honors those killed and celebrates the unbreakable spirit of New York. www.911memorial.org/visit/memorial/tribute-light
As an extension of Tribute in Light, for the 20th anniversary of the September 11 attacks, the 9/11 Memorial & Museum has once again partnered with buildings throughout the city to light up their facades and rooftops in sky blue.
Current participants include the Empire State Building, Bloomberg L.P., the Perelman Performing Arts Center, One World Trade Center, 7 WTC, the Metropolitan Opera, Lincoln Center Plaza, New-York Historical Society, The Oculus, Brookfield Place, New York City Hall, Governor’s Island, Edge, RXR Realty, Helmsley Building, Bank of America Tower, Alexandria Real Estate, Barclays Bank, Bloomingdale’s 59th Street, Federal Reserve Bank of New York, Greater Ridgewood Historical Society - the Vander Ende Onderdonk Museum, NYC Fire Museum, Museum of the City of New York, National Lighthouse Museum, Alice Austen House, New Victory Theater, Pier 17 New York, Pier 16 New York, 55 Water Street, Con Edison, Hudson Yards, DSNY Salt Shed Complex, NY Hall of Science, Queens Borough Hall, QC New York Spa, Goethals Bridge, Bayonne Bridge, JFK Air Traffic Control Tower, LGA West Parking Garage façade, Niagara Falls, USCGC Katherine Walker (WLM-552), Circle Line, NY Waterway, South Cove Marina, Bronx Terminal Market, The Shops at Columbus Circle, One Vanderbilt, 1515 Broadway, and the Times Square Ball.
That’s amazing congratulations to our fellow alum 💙💙
Friday September 10th, 2021
September 11 at 8am, Jacqulyn Buglisi (PA '68), Artistic Director of Buglisi Dance Theatre, and Lincoln Center, in partnership with Dance/NYC, honor the 20th year since the events of 9/11, and current crises that face humanity today, with a live-streamed performance of the Table of Silence Project 9/11, an annual free public performance ritual for peace conceived and choreographed in 2011 by Jacqulyn Buglisi.
www.lincolncenter.org/lincoln-center-at-home/show/table-of-silence-project-911-714
Table of Silence Project 9/11 · Lincoln Center
www.lincolncenter.org
A Project of the Arnhold Dance Innovation Fund The performance will be streamed live on this page and🙏🏼🤍
I remember having transferred to Lag as a sophomore, 9-11 was the first “regular” day of HS for me…boy was it anything but. Thinking of that day today and always #neverforget
You may watch the video here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=HLXXWYRiNqc&t=229s
Wow I just watched a little bit of it before seeing this post. Congratulations to our fellow alum 🎶🤩🎶
Friday September 10th, 2021
🎨 Check out the exhibit 'My Favorite Year' by Yoichiro Yoda (LaG '90) at the New York Public Library, Mulberry Street Branch (10 Jersey Street) through October 29, 2021! Reception is on Saturday, September 18 from 1:30-4:30pm and there will also be a special screening of Yoda's documentary 'Last Days of 42nd Street: 1994-2003' during the opening.
Congrats to Yoichiro 👏🏾🤩👏🏾
Friday September 10th, 2021
See two Music and Art alumni in 'TINA - The Tina Turner Musical' reopening October 8, 2021! Dawnn Lewis (M&A '78) plays Tina's mother, Zelma and Myra Lucretia Taylor (M&A '77) plays Gran Georgeanna! tinaonbroadway.com/
See their bios below:
DR. DAWNN LEWIS is President & CEO of Morning Jewel Inc. – a multi-platform production company of film, television, animation, music/music publishing projects. She is also the Founder & CEO of the A New Day Foundation – a non-profit 501(c)3 organization, that provides financial & programmatic support to underprivileged youth and grassroots community organizations. She is an: NAACP Image Award, Trumpet Award, Grammy Award-winning singer, multiple ASCAP & BMI Award-winning songwriter, film, television & stage actor, and a series TV creator/producer. She is currently co-starring with Kristen Bell in the highly anticipated reboot of “Veronica Mars” as The Chief in “Where in the World is Carmen San Diego” reboot, and recently seen recurring on three hit series: “This is Us!,” “Major Crimes” and “iZombie” or heard in: “The Simpsons,” “Futurama” and “Doc McStuffins.” Dawnn starred in two recently released award winning feature films: Revival, written & produced by acclaimed actor Harry Lennix featuring an all-star cast, and Be The Light written and directed by “iZombie” star Malcolm Goodwin. For 5.5 years, Dawnn starred as one of the original cast members of the groundbreaking TV Series “A Different World” (also composer of shows theme song) and “I’m Gonna Git U Sucka!” Stage credits include: The Wiz (Encore City Center), Intimate Apparel, Sister Act: The Musical (orig cast), The Marriage (NAACP Image award – Best Actress), How To Succeed In Business . . . (with Matthew Broderick & Megan Mullally). www.DAWNNLEWIS.com
MYRA LUCRETIA TAYLOR Broadway: Nine (Tony Award® Best Revival), Macbeth, Electra, Chronicle of a Death Foretold, MuleBone, and A Streetcar Named Desire. Off Broadway: The Rolling Stone (LCT), The Lucky Ones (Ars Nova; Lortel nom., Best Featured Actress in a Musical), School Girls; Or, the African Mean Girls Play (MCC; Special Drama Desk Award, Best Ensemble), Familiar (Playwrights Horizons; Lortel and OCC nominations for Best Featured Actress in a Play). Regional: School Girls; Or, the African Mean Girls Play (CTG; LA Drama Critics’ Circle Best Ensemble – nomination) Where Storms Are Born (Williamstown Theatre Festival, world premiere), Our Town (Long Wharf), Mary (Goodman), The Old Settler (McCarter, Long Wharf, world premieres). National Tour: Wicked (first African American Madame Morrible). International: The Winter’s Tale, Pericles (member Royal Shakespeare Company). TV: Upcoming: “Cortex,” “The Hunt,” Previous: “Atlanta,” “Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt,” “Girls,” “Madam Secretary,” “Elementary,” “Instinct.” Film: Ben is Back, The Big Sick, Catfight, Bushwick, Madeline’s Madeline. WEB: “Best Thing You’ll Ever Do” (Indie Web nom., best supporting actress). Ms. Taylor is a Fox Fellow.
Brava!! Also returning to the cast, M&A alumna Myra Lucretia Taylor, as Tina Turner's grandma tinaonbroadway.com/cast-creative/
Friday September 10th, 2021
Check out the new EP release 'Remnants' by Peter Wilson's (LaG '89) band Four Trips Ahead! www.amazon.com/gp/product/B097PMFM8J/ref=dm_ws_sp_ps_dp
And watch a video for the title song: www.youtube.com/watch?v=o9mE78bvqVw
More info at: fourtripsahead.com/
Friday September 10th, 2021
Read an interview with Josh Tepper (LaG '15) who is working on a duet with Madisyn Shipman (from Nickelodeon's "Game Shakers")! theknockturnal.com/exclusive-singer-josh-tepper-talks-collaboration-with-influencer-madisyn-shipm...
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NYU Tisch grad Josh Tepper chats about working with Nickelodeon alum Madisyn Shipman on a new album.Thursday September 9th, 2021
Read a great feature on artist, activist and SVA Faculty member Sophia Dawson (LaG '06).
"Artist Sophia Dawson has created artwork using correspondence and ephemera from jailed activists to call attention to their situation, past and present."
www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2021/sep/01/correspondence-exhibition-sophia-dawson-incarcerated...
‘They sacrificed their freedom’: remembering incarcerated black activists
www.theguardian.com
Artist Sophia Dawson has created artwork using correspondence and ephemera from jailed activists to call attention to their situation, past and presentThursday September 9th, 2021
Members of the LaGuardia jazz band welcomed faculty this morning as we prepare for an amazing school year (school starts on Monday, Sept. 13). Yay for live music!
They are amazing!
This was a great way to welcome people back! I definitely miss this place.
Thursday September 9th, 2021
Congratulations to Kamillah Hanks (LaG '90, Art), who is running for City Council in Staten Island! Our Alumni are true leaders! Learn more about Kamillah - www.hanks2021.nyc/meetkamillah
Thursday September 2nd, 2021
Check out a great feature on Tomás Matos (LaG '16), who is in the ensemble for the new Broadway musical "Diana," which premieres on Netflix October 1, and opens on Broadway in November!
www.nytimes.com/2021/08/31/theater/dancers-broadway-debuts.html
More about "Diana the Musical" here: thedianamusical.com/ #dianathemusical
They Finally Get to Dance on Broadway
www.nytimes.com
These young dancers have Broadway debuts in store when the industry reopens. Some of them have been waiting more than a year to show their stuff.Thursday September 2nd, 2021
Check out Adrian Grenier (LaG '94) in the #1 Netflix show "Clickbait."
www.purewow.com/entertainment/clickbait-netflix
Tuesday August 31st, 2021
Read about salsa trailblazer Larry Harlow (M&A '56), who passed away on August 20, 2021.
When speaking of his time at the High School of Music and Art, he said "it was very advanced and prestigious to have gone there. You got, in four years of high school, what today you get in a four-year conservatory. A lot of the players in the New York Phil had gone to the school. In those days, besides your primary instrument, you had to take a secondary and a tertiary instrument as well. The oboe was my secondary one, and I got decent enough at it that I used to play occasionally in the Brooklyn Philharmonic.”
“When I got off the subway, you had to walk up this long hill to get to the school. I used to hear Latin music coming out of the bodegas. I dug the rhythm… the music was popular with us Jews, but I really didn’t know anything about it.”
www.nytimes.com/2021/08/26/arts/music/larry-harlow-dead.html and
www.wbgo.org/music/2021-08-26/a-toast-to-salsa-trailblazer-larry-harlow-dead-at-82
Larry Harlow, Influential Figure in Salsa, Dies at 82
www.nytimes.com
He was born into a family of Jewish musicians, but he made his mark in Latin music, as a pianist, bandleader and producer.Tuesday August 31st, 2021
Read a great interview with Alvin Ailey dancer Khalia Campbell (LaG '11)! Khalia was also one of our 2020 LaGuardia virtual graduation speakers!
www.thecut.com/2021/08/how-alvin-ailey-dancer-khalia-campbell-does-wellness.html
Alvin Ailey Dancer Khalia Campbell Talks Faith, Skin Care, Self-Discovery
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“Your body is your instrument and you have to take care of it — you only have one.”Friday August 20th, 2021
Enjoy a virtual screening of "The Sixth Reel" starring Charles Busch (M&A '72). Streaming 8/20-8/22.
"Outfest is proud to present the World Premiere of the latest creation from the legendary Charles Busch (Psycho Beach Party, Die, Mommie, Die!). Co-written and directed with Carl Andress, this hilarious caper stars Busch as Jimmy, an Old Hollywood-obsessed New Yorker who’s one of an extended community of discerning – and extremely catty – movie memorabilia collectors. Featuring memorable turns from Margaret Cho, Tim Daly, and Julie Halston, The Sixth Reel is equal parts salty and sweet, and an utter delight. We can think of no better way to celebrate a return to the movies than this celebration of unbridled – and sometimes unhinged – movie love!"
outfestla2021.com/the-sixth-reel/?
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When the death of a close friend unearths the long-thought lost final reel of a classic undiscovered film, Jimmy (Charles Busch - Psycho Beach Party and Die, Mommie, Die!) and his social circle of obs...Friday August 20th, 2021
Read this great feature on artist Brenda Horowitz (M&A '49)! And if you're in the Provincetown area, check out her exhibit “Brenda Horowitz, Peter Watts: Truro & Wellfleet Motifs." Fun fact - Brenda's husband and daughter attended Music and Art, and her grandaughter graduated from LaGuardia in 2010!
Opening Saturday, Aug. 21, 3 to 5 p.m.; Thursday through Monday, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., through Sept. 11
At Berta Walker Gallery, 208 Bradford St., Provincetown
provincetownindependent.org/the-indelible-life-and-landscapes-of-brenda-horowitz/
The Indelible Life and Landscapes of Brenda Horowitz - The Provincetown Independent
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“I’m always working,” Brenda Horowitz says, sitting in her North Truro studio with her right wrist wrapped in a tight bandage, the result of a recent fall. “I don’t stop. […]Thursday August 19th, 2021
Tonight, August 19 catch Grammy Award-winning trumpeter Michael Leonhart (LaG '92) playing with Common Black Thought, Sean Kuti, & Questlove on 'The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.' They'll be playing the new single “When We Move" from the upcoming album “A Beautiful Revolution Pt. 2."
Thursday August 19th, 2021
Enjoy this great feature on Grace Van Patten (LaG '14) who stars in the Hulu series "Nine Perfect Strangers." www.vogue.com/article/grace-van-patten-nine-perfect-strangers-hulu-interview
www.vogue.com
The actor recently caught up with Vogue to discuss the new Hulu series, helping to celebrate Regina King’s 50th birthday, and her fondness for farce.Just started watching this!
So happy to read this… and can’t wait to watch it! Couldn’t happen to a lovelier person.
Thursday August 19th, 2021
Read a great interview with Broadway veteran Danny Burstein (PA '82 - #dannybur)! He recently earned his 7th Tony Award nomination for "Moulin Rouge" and will be back on Broadway on September 24, 2021!
www.timeout.com/newyork/news/back-to-broadway-a-q-a-with-moulin-rouge-star-danny-burstein-081821
Back to Broadway: A Q&A with Moulin Rouge star Danny Burstein
www.timeout.com
Burstein opens up about COVID, the death of his wife and the lessons of a lost year.Wednesday August 18th, 2021
Congratulations to Tomas Matos (LaG '16) who was cast in the new film "Fire Island" alongside Joel Kim Booster (Sunnyside), Bowen Yang (Saturday Night Live), and Margaret Cho (All-American Girl)!
"The film is billed as a modern-day romantic comedy inspired by Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice, which is set in the New York hamlet of Fire Island Pines. The story centers on two best friends who set out to have a legendary, weeklong summer vacation, with the help of cheap rosé and a cadre of eclectic friends."
deadline.com/2021/08/fire-island-andrew-ahn-searchlight-pic-adds-11-to-cast-1234813029/
‘Fire Island’: Andrew Ahn’s Searchlight Pic Adds 11 To Cast
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EXCLUSIVE: Conrad Ricamora (The Resident), James Scully (You), Matt Rogers (I Love This For You), Tomas Matos (The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel), Torian Miller (Goliath), and Nick Adams (The Other Two) ha…Monday August 16th, 2021
Check out these great online sewing and fashion classes for kids at MAKE IT! Studio in Park Slope, run by Lara Kazan (LaG '89). Camp and after school classes available.
"After a long career designing in the fashion industry, Lara Kazan has left the fast pace of the industry for what she feels is a much more rewarding and fulfilling career of teaching sewing, fashion and other fun crafty creative skills. After spending a year teaching at the Guggenheim artist residency program at P.S. 8 she became convinced that this was where she was meant to be, and her new life path of educating began."
www.studiomakeit.com/copy-of-online-summer-camp-2?utm_campaign=52d7ad50-9c9f-4cfd-a32e-9519dd7460...
MAKE IT! Studio sewing & fashion design camp in Park Slope Brooklyn
www.studiomakeit.com
Beginners sewing, fashion design and crafts camp for children aged 9-12 years in Park Slope, Brooklyn. Sewing projects: plushy charms, skirts, dresses, tops, up-cycled back packs & bags from jeans. Cr...Monday August 16th, 2021
Shoutout to Demi Ramos (LaG '14) on her new single "Killer 4U."
"A Puerto Rican Bronx native, at the age of eleven, Demi started her first rock band, followed by studying opera at LaGuardia High School ... Presently signed with Elite Model Management, Demi also hosts events at New York’s Fashion Week, and pilots Popdust’s “It’s Real with Jordan and Demi.”"
guitargirlmag.com/featured/demi-ramos-releases-wicked-killer-4u/
Demi Ramos Releases Wicked “Killer 4U” - Guitar Girl Magazine
guitargirlmag.com
Thrumming with feral ferocity and wanton sensations, “Killer 4U” ebbs and rises with protean power, crowned by the untamed voice of Demi Ramos.Monday August 16th, 2021
🎨⭐️Job opportunity for visual artists!⭐️🎨
Here is a job posting from Creatively WILD Art Studio in DUMBO:
"Join our team! We are looking for professional teaching artists for immediate hire. Looking for part time + full time teaching artists with professional teaching experience for Summer and Fall programs. Flexible schedules are a must, we are open 7 days a week. If you think you've got what it takes to be part of our dynamic team please email us a letter of interest with your resume/ + or website to hello@creatibvelywildartstudio.com .
Serious professional inquiries ONLY!"
www.creativelywildartstudio.com/index.php/programs/classes
www.creativelywildartstudio.com
Creatively Wild has been a local favorite and staple of the DUMBO and Brooklyn community since 2009! Our hugely popular children's Art program offers beginner and...Friday August 13th, 2021
Happy #fiorellofriday! A feel-good story about helping those less fortunate and a shout-out to LaGuardia's UNICEF club who placed 3rd in the U.S. in a UNICEF fundraising challenge!
"A growing number of young people all across the U.S. continue to be inspired by Harrison's legacy and connection to UNICEF. A GHFU-sponsored Clubs Challenge invites members of UNICEF Campus Clubs at high schools and colleges across the U.S. to compete to see who can raise the most money for UNICEF, offering to match donations up to $100,000. The clubs that finished first, second and third for the 2020-2021 Clubs Challenge, respectively, were The University of Michigan (UM) - Ann Arbor, Stockdale (Calif.) High School and New York's Fiorello H. Laguardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts."
www.forbes.com/sites/unicefusa/2021/08/12/the-george-harrison-fund-and-unicef-usa-celebrate-50-ye...
UNICEF USA BrandVoice: The George Harrison Fund And UNICEF USA Celebrate 50 Years
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A look back at a fruitful partnership and how a legacy that began with the Concerts for Bangladesh is inspiring young people across the U.S.Thursday August 12th, 2021
Shout out to Niall Cunningham (LaG '14) who stars in the new "Sex and the City" revival on HBO Max. He plays Brady, the son of Miranda and Steve.
Cunningham played Tyler Hughes in the CBS comedy 'Life in Pieces,' which ran from 2015-2019.
ew.com/tv/sex-and-the-city-revival-brady-hobbes-niall-cunningham-life-in-pieces/
'Life In Pieces' alum Niall Cunningham joins 'Sex and the City' revival as Brady Hobbes
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And just like that, baby Brady's all grown up!Life In Pieces was awesome, shame it was cancelled! I didn't realize Niall was a fellow alumni, very cool 🙂 Congrats to Niall on the new role!
Xiomara Menendez
Thursday August 12th, 2021
Calling all incoming LaGuardia freshmen and sophomores!
There will be an orientation for all incoming students at LaGuardia on Wednesday, September 1, and Thursday, September 2 from 9am-1pm. Students do NOT need to RSVP or register for orientation and check-in begins at 8:15am. All information for LaGuardia students can be found on the website at: www.laguardiahs.org/
From the LaGuardia administration:
Information about these days was emailed to families. Incoming students are asked to attend both dates. Orientation events are suggested; however, we do understand that families may have other plans and may not be able to attend. Attending or not attending any of these events is not meant to be stressful on either families or students.
Our Orientation is designed for students to get to know LaGuardia, learn important information, and take care of some business that will make their first days of school run more smoothly. During this time, students will be moving in groups to various locations (a mini-tour), as well as seeing their studio spaces.
The Parents Association will have information sessions for families while their students participate in the student orientation.
Alumni & Friends will also present information about resources and scholarship programs.
Tuesday August 10th, 2021
See current LaGuardia student Liza Li Loube in the theatrical production of "She/Her" at the PS21 Performance Spaces for the 21st Century, in Chatham, NY.
The show consists of 8 monologues about first love, anxiety and abuse, pandemic mothering, family miscommunication, teaching music, writing poetry — and a Turkish grandmother.
When: 8pm, Aug. 12 and 13; 2pm and 8pm, Aug. 14
Tickets: $20 (minimum two seat purchase), students and teachers $20 for two tickets
Information: 518-392-6121, ps21chatham.org
www.berkshireeagle.com/arts_and_culture/arts-theater/ps21-she-her/article_742ab502-f48b-11eb-b0db...
At PS21, women speak their truth in 'She/Her'
www.berkshireeagle.com
From Aug. 12 to 14, eight women from a multitude of backgrounds, at different stages of life, from teenager to maturity, will stand on this airy stage at PS21 inTuesday August 10th, 2021
Check out this book by Alain Hunkins (LaG '86), who owns a leadership development practice, which helps leaders and teams to achieve performance goals. www.amazon.com/Cracking-Leadership-Code-Secrets-Building/dp/1119675545/
You can also see his speaker rel at vimeo.com/548141679 and visit his website at alainhunkins.com
Cracking the Leadership Code: Three Secrets to Building Strong Leaders
www.amazon.com
Cracking the Leadership Code: Three Secrets to Building Strong LeadersFriday August 6th, 2021
#fiorellofriday! Alumni & Friends was so happy to host a reunion gathering on August 5 for the class of LaG 2020, who missed out on their graduation and prom, and didn't get a chance to have closure due to COVID. Pizza, Italian icies, yearbooks, and perfect weather at Riverside Park. Many more photos to come! And many more reunions for all classes to come!
All photos by Jesi Kelley (M&A '84).
Thanks to Zoe & Leigh @ Alumni & Friends for making this happen! 🙌
You are the BEST!!!!! Thank you for hosting this!!!!❤️❤️❤️
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Looks like you all had a good time ! Do keep in touch-. Class of '63.
Friday August 6th, 2021
Shout out to #MarlonWayans (LaG '90) who stars in the new Aretha Franklin biopic #Respect. He's gotten great reviews for his portrayal of Aretha’s former husband and manager, Ted White.
www.hollywoodoutbreak.com/2021/08/04/marlon-wayans-gets-to-show-some-serious-skills-in-respect/
Watch the trailer here: youtu.be/f_ux1R1IJmY
Marlon Wayans Gets To Show Some Serious Skills In 'Respect'
www.hollywoodoutbreak.com
We're used to seeing Marlon Wayans do funny stuff on the screen, but not in the biopic "Respect." And he's happy he got a chance to show us his serious side in the movie.Can’t wait to see it!! 💛🎶Bravo Marlton!
Love Marlon!!
Sunday August 1st, 2021
Calling all incoming LaGuardia families! If you have been accepted to LaGuardia for fall 2021 and are interested in a tour of LaGuardia, sign up for the "Getting to Know Our Building" event on Thursday, August 5. You must register in advance and registration will close at the end of the day on August 2. docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScC_iv2DlGKb3IyepwHAtffAxtM6Uxu4Ku6vgqJk_KsGz6lHg/viewform
Please see the LaGuardia home page for more information for incoming families! www.laguardiahs.org/
"Getting to Know Our Building"
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This form is for current LaGuardia students entering grades 9, 10, 11, or 12. It has been a while since many of us have visited our building; for some, you may be seeing our building for the very firs...Rosa Salimeni
Im an alumni of PA '58 Ive never been to La Guardia Id love to see it too
Friday July 30th, 2021
If you're in the Provincetown, MA area, check out "Tidal Motion" - the art exhibit by the late artist David Wojnarowicz (M&A '73).
“David Wojnarowicz: Tidal Motion" is an exhibit of artwork by Wojnarowicz in conversation with contemporary emerging artists
Fridays, 6 to 8 p.m., through Aug. 31, and by appointment; email zackery@joesheftel.com
445 Commercial St., Provincetown
The exhibit is called “Tidal Motion,” which comes from a line in Wojnarowicz’s indelible 1991 book, Close to the Knives: A Memoir of Disintegration, published a year before his death from AIDS at age 37: “If I were to leave this country and never come back or see it again in films or sleep I would still remember a number of different things that sift back in some kind of tidal motion.”
provincetownindependent.org/david-wojnarowicz-from-downtown-to-our-town/
David Wojnarowicz: From Downtown to Our Town - The Provincetown Independent
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Walking by 445 Commercial St. in Provincetown when the shades are pulled down, you’d hardly know there’s a priceless link to queer history inside. Once home to the Kiley Court […]Thursday July 29th, 2021
#ThankfulThursday
🎼 Alumni & Friends is thankful that we were able to facilitate the gifting of a beautiful violin and bow to one of our 2021 Instrumental graduates, Athena Wilkinson.
The violin comes from artist Jeanne Heifetz, the daughter of two 1948 alumni (Elaine and Simon Heifetz) who met at Music and Art. The violin belonged to her father and was sitting unused for decades. Jeanne brought it to a luthier to make sure it was in great shape, and asked us to find the right recipient. With the help of the incredible LaGuardia string teachers, a deserving student was found. Athena will be pursuing music education in the fall at SUNY Stonybrook. Music - the gift that keeps on giving! 🎼
Athena is a wonderful student and person. I’m so happy about this kind gesture.
This is incredible!
Beautiful. <3
This is AMAZING. And Stonyrbook is fabulous- congratulations!
Awesome!!!!!!
Blackness
LaGuardia is family.
How wonderful!
May she enjoy many years of playing.
Wonderful
👏👏👏
Monday July 26th, 2021
#MusicMonday
If you're looking for a job in the music world, here's a great resource for music related job opportunities at all levels: jobs.musicalamerica.com/jobseeker/search/results/
Recent Jobs - Musical America Career Center
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View jobs available on Musical America Career Center. Search for and apply to open jobs from Musical America Career Center.super 👍✨✨🌻
Tuesday July 20th, 2021
Read a great NY Times profile of Vera Fox Jiji (M&A '44).
Jiji says, "Music is a perfect language; it’s like a conversation between people who never misunderstand each other and never get bored. When you play music with people, it’s a kind of friendship. Music is a world of pleasure. It has given me a way to communicate without using words. It gave me a next step in life."
She is also the author of the book “Cello Playing for Music Lovers.”
www.nytimes.com/2021/07/20/arts/adult-cello-lessons.html
It’s Never Too Late to Play the Cello
www.nytimes.com
Vera Jiji’s beloved cello, tucked away in the back of her closet, remained untouched, almost forgotten, for over 40 years. It’s been like a second life for her.Monday July 19th, 2021
Check out Zazie Beetz (LaG '09) in her new film "Nine Days" - www.marieclaire.com.au/zazie-beetz-nine-days
Zazie Beetz 'Nine Days' interview: Meet the star leading the new guard of Hollywood
www.marieclaire.com.au
In this exclusive interview, Zazie Beetz talks starring in the new film, Nine Days, what it was like attending the prestigious New York performing arts high school LaGuardia and how she’s using her ...Friday July 16th, 2021
Happy #fiorellofriday! Check out this installation at Lincoln Center's Hearst Plaza through July 30, 2021. Dramaturg Iyvon E. (LaG '09), portrait performer Elijah Schreiner (LaGuardia Technical Theater teacher), and dance performances by GALLIM dancers including Nouhoum Koita (LaG '20)!
www.lincolncenter.org/lincoln-center-at-home/page/you-are-here-sound-installation
and additional details at: www.playbill.com/article/in-the-news-brian-stokes-mitchell-will-receive-key-to-the-city-elaine-ma...
Monday July 12th, 2021
Read this great feature on Lillian Colon (Performing Arts '73) - the oldest dancer in the new film 'In the Heights' - she's 66 and amazing!
www.nbcnews.com/know-your-value/feature/meet-only-dancer-over-50-who-auditioned-got-cast-heights-...
Meet the only dancer over 50 who auditioned for — and got cast in — 'In the Heights'
www.nbcnews.com
Lillian Colón, 66, is no stranger to finding success in her own time. She became the first Latina Rockette at the age of 32, gave birth to her daughter at 46 and is currently writing a memoir.Too bad the article doesn’t display/lead with a photo of the actual dancer 🙄
Amazing life! God Bless
Monday July 12th, 2021
Shoutout to Adrien Brody (LaG '91) and Timothee Chalamet (LaG '13) on the red carpet at Cannes premiering Wes Anderson's "The French Dispatch!" Our alumni are everywhere!
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May just head to a theater down the autumn road for this one
WOW !!!
BRAAAAAVO, Guys!! 🤗🌷💗❤️💕 🛸🛸🛸✨✨✨✨✨✨
Wednesday July 7th, 2021
⭐We have 40 FREE tickets to see the new documentary "Ailey" at Lincoln Center's Damrosch Park on Monday, July 12, 8pm, thanks to our partnership with Film at Lincoln Center! Visit
tickets.lincolncenter.org/booking/production/bestavailable/22303 and enter the code LaGuardia. The code will be valid through Friday, July 9.
Watch the trailer: www.youtube.com/watch?v=e14XoL2D99c
Wish i was here that day
Oops i was too late! 😜next time!❤️
Friday July 2nd, 2021
Don't miss the stunning LaGuardia Senior Graduation Dance Concert viewable only through July 5!
The concert features choreography by the following alumni artists: Michael Greenberg (LaG '14), Meagan King (LaG '16), Damani Pompey (LaG '08), Amanda Krische (LaG '12), Mayte Natalio (LaG '01), and Darrell Moultrie (LaG '95).
vimeo.com/566262534/de5374fee3
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This is "Graduation Dance Concert 2021" by LaGuardia Dance on Vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them.The dances and choreographies are all very well done.
Friday July 2nd, 2021
Congratulations to Zora Howard (LaG '10) for being the 2021 Pulitzer Prize Finalist in Drama for "Stew," an intimate, tightly constructed drama about three generations of Black women over the course of one day, and the violence they are forced to live with, absorb and attempt to overcome. www.pulitzer.org/finalists/zora-howard
"Zora Howard is a Harlem-bred writer and performer. Plays include STEW, Bust, AtGN, and In Good Faith. Her work has been developed by Page 73 Productions, SPACE at Ryder Farm, Pipeline Theatre Company, Yale University, and Collaborative Artists Bloc, among others. As a performer, she has appeared on HBO, TV One, PBS, and NBC. In 2019, her feature film Premature, which she co-wrote and starred in, had its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival and was released by IFC Films in early 2020. She was a member of the 2019 Interstate 73 Writers Group and Pipeline PlayLab. She holds a BA from Yale University and an MFA from UCSD."
Chloé Hayat, have you heard of this writer?
Congratulations!
She is one of my favorite poets from years ago. I didn’t even know she went to LaG!
Bravo!
Congrats to this celebrated author and fellow alumna!
Friday July 2nd, 2021
More #fiorellofriday!
Congratulations to all of the talented LaGuardia students who navigated virtual performances! Please enjoy LaGuardia Opera Workshop's Opera Scenes - Mary Ann Swerdfeger, Musical Director.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Cx7lwaW04A&t=1s
Friday July 2nd, 2021
Happy #fiorellofriday! Mayor LaGuardia would be so proud of our amazing students! Enjoy the LaGuardia Senior Chorus performing "Afternoon on A Hill" by Eric Barnum, Jana Ballard - Choral Director.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=eKV6OHyc9sc
If you ever wanted to know what angels sounded like❤️
Thursday July 1st, 2021
Congratulations to John Jalandoni (LaG '07, Technical Theater), who does set design for music videos for pop artists, including Olivia Rodrigo's #1 trending video on YouTube! Follow him on Instagram - @John_Doni
www.youtube.com/watch?v=9syCTdjUhCA
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Stream SOUR, out now: oliviarodrigo.lnk.to/sour Watch SOUR music videos: www.youtube.com/watch?v=gNi_6U5Pm_o&list=PLNE0tq7X_7rMfZS2NS_AOzKpYpH...Congratulations, John! It was at LaGuardia where he learned tech. theatre first! Congrats to LaGuardia,too!
Thursday July 1st, 2021
Enjoy this gorgeous piece performed by LaGuardia's 2021 Senior Chorus: "Dies Irae" from Mozart's Requiem, Jana Ballard - Choral Conductor.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=TAEhCR59Bxw
Bravo!
Hooray Jana Ballard!!🎶
Wow! Truly fantastic!
Beautiful!!!
Fantastic!
Thank you!!!! This is incredible ❤️🙌
I remember when we did the Mozart Requiem in chorus. M&A '65 ❤
This was amazing! Congratulations to the senior chorus and Ms. Ballard. Can we also give it up for the editing? Wow!
Brava Jana Ballard and this year's wonderful Sr. Chorus.
👏🏾 Bravo!
Soul-stirring....
Thursday July 1st, 2021
Congratulations to soprano Reri Grist (M&A '49), who received an honorary doctorate from Juilliard! She was the voice of "Somewhere" in the original Browadway production of "West Side Story."
www.juilliard.edu/news/148811/juilliard-hold-its-116th-commencement-ceremony-friday-june-18-2021-...
"Coloratura soprano Reri Grist was born in New York City and debuted on Broadway at age 14 with Ossie Davis and Ruby Dee. In 1957, as Consuelo in West Side Story, she was the voice of “Somewhere.” Grist then recorded Mahler’s Fourth Symphony with Leonard Bernstein. She debuted with the Santa Fe Opera in 1959, and then joined the Cologne Opera (1960), the Zürich Opera (1961-64), the Vienna State Opera (1963), and the Munich State Opera (1970). Her career included a 1966 debut (with return performances over 12 years) at New York’s Metropolitan Opera, and 73 performances at the San Francisco Opera, including L’elisir d’amore opposite Luciano Pavarotti in 1969."
Lovely woman. Was her daughter's room mate in college and met her briefly.
Wow!!! What a career. Congratulations!
One of the best parts of being alumni director for 17 years was getting to know some of the guest artists I recruited for master classes. Reri Grist and I became close friends and the article here tells a good part of her story. The last work Reri performed was a one woman opera by the late M&A alumnus, Morton Feldman. Her dear friend and M&A classmate, the late Coleridge Taylor Perkinson's compositions have been performed frequently. I was thrilled to attend the Juillliard ceremony which may still be available on live-stream. You can also find "Somewhere" on the 50th anniversary of West Side Story on youtube; it brought the house down! (This photo convinced me to get a phone with a better camera.) She will be thrilled that so many folks appreciated this post!
What took Juilliard so long??? What a fabulous performer! And what an amazing HS we went to!
Amazing !! What a singer !!
l love Reri Grist !! She sang Blondchen under Karl Boehm in 1980, when l was fresh in Vienna on a Fulbright, with Gruberova as Constanze. I had only just arrived in 1979, and they flew me to Hamburg and Munich that preceding fall to audition to be her understudy! l didn't get it 🙂 .. But l then later SAW her, with Boehm in the pit, on TV!!
Bravissima Divinetta!!
Friday June 25th, 2021
Happy #fiorellofriday!
Please enjoy some wonderful LaGuardia culture today!
The beautiful Semi-Annual Art Show is online and viewable: www.lagartstudiopa.org/semiannual-art-show-spring-2021
The stunning Senior Graduation Dance Concert video will be up until July 5: vimeo.com/566262534/de5374fee3
FAME LIVE FROM LONDON'S WEST END IS"HEART-STOPPINGLY BRILLIANT!" DON'T MISS IS IT STREAMING NOW ON BROADWAYHD.ORG
I am suitably impressed! What a spectacular presentation of the current talent from my Alma mater!
Monday June 21st, 2021
Monday, June 21 and Tuesday, June 22 at 7pm enjoy the stunning work of the LaGuardia Dance Department at the
2021 Graduation Dance Concert. vimeo.com/566262534/de5374fee3
The concert features choreography by the following alumni artists: Michael Greenberg (LaG '14), Meagan King (LaG '16), Damani Pompey (LaG '08), Amanda Krische (LaG '12), Mayte Natalio (LaG '01), and Darrell Moultrie (LaG '95).
Monday June 21st, 2021
Enjoy the gorgeous artwork in the online Semi-Annual Art Show, opening today! www.lagartstudiopa.org/semiannual-art-show-spring-2021
Monday June 21st, 2021
Monday, June 21, 2021 at 12pm enjoy LaGuardia's wonderful Solo Voice Spring Showcase #1!
Join Zoom Meeting
us02web.zoom.us/j/82287275752?pwd=c3hvVVNoZVVlTFgxTVJCejZKSy9wQT09
Meeting ID: 822 8727 5752
Passcode: 872727
Monday June 21st, 2021
We say goodbye to prolific writer Janet Malcom (M&A '51), "a longtime writer for The New Yorker who was known for her piercing judgments, her novel-like nonfiction and a provocative moral certainty that cast a cold eye on journalism and its practitioners." www.nytimes.com/2021/06/17/business/media/janet-malcolm-dead.html
Janet Malcolm, Provocative Journalist With a Piercing Eye, Dies at 86
www.nytimes.com
Her subjects ranged widely, but she took special aim at journalism itself, writing that every journalist “knows that what he does is morally indefensible.”Janet Malcolm's yearbook photo
🙏
🕯️🌟❤️
Friday June 18th, 2021
Tonight, June 18 at 7:30pm, make sure to tune in to LaGuardia's New Music Ensemble June Premiere!
New Music Ensemble (NME) provides a space for talented young artists to write, produce, perform, and record contemporary music. Under the direction of Mr. Robert Apostle, the songwriters' collective has traditionally held three performances per school year, one of which takes place at the Rockwood Music Hall on the lower east side.
NME musicians have always mastered the vital skills of collaboration, creativity, leadership, and responsibility. The ensemble is structured as an independent study, which is paired with the guidance and mentorship of Mr. Apostle.
Check out our Instagram for more frequent updates and content on the class! (@newmusiclag)
We would also like to thank Alani Smith for creating our new music thumbnail as well as our new music logo!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=poQvtvwveQw
Thursday June 17th, 2021
Tonight, June 17 at 7pm, enjoy the amazing Spring Musicale #2 on Vimeo! vimeo.com/event/1073359
Thursday June 17th, 2021
#ThankfulThursday
“I met my husband and my best friends for life at LaGuardia. And while I didn’t continue on to be a musician, the academic education I received there (thanks, Dr. Rowes!) helped pave the way for me to become a writer. Right now, I am writing with Faure’s Requiem in the background, and I can thank LaGuardia for this gift.” - Danielle Braff Karpinos, LaG ’97.
⭐️ Fill out our quick form at alumniandfriends.org/thankful/ and tell us why YOU are thankful for your FREE high school arts education at M&A, PA, and LaGuardia! And read why others are thankful. ⭐️
I loved Dr. Rowes! She was tough but she made you a better writer!
Wednesday June 16th, 2021
Tonight, June 16 at 7pm, enjoy the amazing Spring Musicale #1 on Vimeo! vimeo.com/event/1064308
See all details and the program of tonight's performances here: alumniandfriends.org/laguardia-calendar-of-performances/
Tuesday June 15th, 2021
Congratulations to Victoria Platt (LaG '90) on her Daytime Emmy nomination for her role as Dr. Amanda Raynor on "Days of Our Lives!" In addition to her first time Daytime Emmy nomination, Platt has also been nominated for an Ovation Award for her portrayal of the character “Emilia” in the Kirk Douglas Theatre’s run of the hip-hopera Venice in 2011 and reprised her role in The Public’s production of Venice the following summer.
The 48th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards will be air on Friday, June 25, 2021 (8PM – 10PM ET/PT) on the CBS television network and streamed on Paramount +.
www.prweb.com/releases/victoria_platt_nominated_for_48th_annual_daytime_emmy_award/prweb17980991.htm
woohoo
Go Vicky!!!!!!
🎉🎉🎉
Tuesday June 15th, 2021
Congratulations to LaGuardia Fine Arts senior Nadine Zhan, whose photographs appear in the New York Times Magazine!
"Nadine Zhan is an artist from Brooklyn whose work is inspired by film and friends. She is part of the ICP Teen Academy Imagemakers program." See her photographs here: www.nytimes.com/interactive/2021/06/09/magazine/nyc-reopening.html
And the accompanying article here: www.nytimes.com/2021/06/11/insider/new-york-young-photographers.html
"For Sunday’s issue of The New York Times Magazine, which focuses on the city as it searches for its post-pandemic life, the publication enlisted 15 photographers ages 25 and under to capture the city’s reawakening. For 31 days in May, they fanned out across the five boroughs to capture the hope and excitement of a cultural rebirth, but also the anxiety and uncertainty of what might happen next."
A Recharged New York, Through Young Eyes
www.nytimes.com
For a special project of The Times Magazine, 15 photographers ages 25 and under captured an electric, joyous, anxious city slowly becoming itself again.Congratulations Nadine! The photographs are amazing!
Monday June 14th, 2021
Save the date for the fabulous LaGuardia Solo Voice Spring Showcase #1!
Monday, June 21, 2021, 12pm EST
Join Zoom Meeting
us02web.zoom.us/j/82287275752?pwd=c3hvVVNoZVVlTFgxTVJCejZKSy9wQT09
Meeting ID: 822 8727 5752
Passcode: 872727
Please join us on Monday, June 21, at 12 Noon! 😊
Saturday June 12th, 2021
Check out Jasmine Cephas Jones (LaG '07, Vocal) who stars in “Blindspotting” on June 13 on Starz - an eight-episode series based on the film from Daveed Diggs and Rafael Casal.
Cephas-Jones starred with Diggs in "Hamilton" and originated the dual roles of Peggy Schuyler and Maria Reynolds. In 2020, Cephas Jones won a Primetime Emmy for portraying Tyisha in the Quibi series #freerayshawn.
www.nytimes.com/2021/06/11/arts/television/blindspotting-jasmine-cephas-jones-starz.html
In ‘Blindspotting’ Series, Jasmine Cephas Jones Steps Into Full View
www.nytimes.com
After nailing her small role in the 2018 film, the actress takes the lead in a new spinoff Starz series, centered on the people left behind when their loved ones are imprisoned.FAME LIVE FROM LONDON'S WEST END IS "HEART-BREAKINGLY BRILLIANT!" DON'T MISS IT STREAMING NOW ON BROADWAYHD.ORG
CONGRATULATIONS 🎉🎉🎉
Saturday June 12th, 2021
The LaGuardia Spring Drama Festival productions are streaming on-demand June 12 - 13 AND June 19 - 20 (12am - 11:59pm ET)! www.broadwayondemand.com/series/VyS7vlLeu8hi-spring-drama-festival-season--fiorello-h-laguardia-h...
Friday June 11th, 2021
Happy #fiorellofriday! Enjoy Spring Drama Festival (SDF) #4 tonight at 7:30pm! WAR OF THE WORLDS, (H.G. Cast), Friday, June 11th at 7:30 PM, Directed by Jonathan Davidson.
Get the link, cast, and playbill here: laguardiahspa.org/sdf-war-of-the-worlds/
And see listings for ALL SDF shows here: laguardiahspa.org/SDF/
In 1938, Orson Welles utilized a new type of media to entertain, manipulate and subvert. In the shadow of World War II, he convinced an anxious and exhausted American public that Martians had invaded Earth. In 2021, who says it can’t happen again?
It was SO good!!!!
Friday June 11th, 2021
Read a great piece from Colorado Public Radio written by M. Roger Holland, II (PA '82), Teaching Assistant Professor of African American Music and Theology at the University of Denver’s Lamont School of Music, and Director of DU’s Spirituals Project Choir.
Professor Holland’s monthly musical selections and commentary can be heard throughout the year on CPR Classical, including Sunday mornings on the choral music show Sing!
www.cpr.org/2021/06/10/m-roger-holland-reflects-on-judgement-escape-and-release/
M. Roger Holland Reflects On Judgment, Escape and Release
www.cpr.org
Recently, I shared with some of my colleagues memories of childhood; elementary school, junior high and high school. I was bussed into a white neighborhood starting in the second grade.Great writing... sensitive and historic and musically aware!
Thursday June 10th, 2021
Tonight! Spring Drama Festival (SDF) presents "THE TEMPEST"
Thursday, June 10th at 7:30pm, directed by Stacey Cervellino
Get the link, cast, and playbill here: laguardiahspa.org/sdf-the-tempest/
And see listings for ALL SDF shows here: laguardiahspa.org/SDF/
Twelve years ago, Prospero, rightful CEO of Milan Corp and a powerful magician, fled to an island off the coast of Manhattan after a hostile takeover by her sister, Antonia. As her enemies return from a wedding, Prospero and her spirit, Ariel, use magic to create a powerful storm, pulling the plane out of the sky and right to her doorstep.
Thursday June 10th, 2021
Enjoy this article and amazing video premiere from Curtis Stewart (LaG '04 and teacher at LaGuardia for a decade).
"Have you ever wondered what would happen if Paganini met trap beats and 8-bit heart emojis? This combo was the quarantine brainchild of violinist Curtis Stewart, and the resulting 'Improvisation on Paganini Caprice #11' is one of 17 new tracks on his forthcoming album Of Power, which features music of resistance and resilience.
Grammy nominated violinist Curtis Stewart enjoys an eclectic career bouncing between various realms of music: from sold out shows at Madison Square Garden with Stevie Wonder, Bruce Springsteen, and Seal, to stints at the Kennedy Center with the Jimmy Heath Big Band and performance installations at the Whitney Museum, the Guggenheim Museum, and Museum of Modern Art."
www.icareifyoulisten.com/2021/06/video-premiere-curtis-stewarts-improvisation-on-paganini-caprice...
Video Premiere: Curtis Stewart's Improvisation on Paganini Caprice #11
www.icareifyoulisten.com
I CARE IF YOU LISTEN premieres the video for "Improvisation on Paganini Caprice #11" by Curtis Stewart from his forthcoming album, Of Power.Tuesday June 8th, 2021
You may now enjoy 2021 Rising Stars: Behind the Mask online after an incredible weekend airing on All Arts television!
Our students continue to amaze us!!
allarts.org/programs/all-arts-performance-selects/rising-stars-2021-behind-the-mask-7zymp7/
Rising Stars 2021: Behind The Mask | ALL ARTS Performance Selects
allarts.org
Students from LaGuardia, the renowned NYC public arts "FAME" school, transcend the pandemic with their music, dance, vocals, drama, art and tech skills - turning dark stages into a screen debut that s...The performances were amazing!!
Friday June 4th, 2021
Happy #fiorellofriday!
Today at 4pm EST, tune in to WNET's ALL ARTS channel to watch the televised production of LaGuardia's "Rising Stars: Behind the Mask!" Rising Stars 2021 features nearly 200 performers, 24 pieces of art, 4 short films, as well as countless students working behind the scenes. Also airing Saturday, June 5 at 1pm and Sunday, June 6 at 9am.
allarts.org/schedule/?program=44989
I just ran into a group or parents they have a big screen set up in stone park In park slope snd they are watching it!!! Stop by! 3rd street and 5th ave
Friday May 28th, 2021
Happy #fiorellofriday!
Enjoy the beauty of LaGuardia's Senior Art Show #3 - OVATION!
lagartstudiopa.org/senior-art-show-3
OVATION — A SUSTAINED AND ENTHUSIASTIC SHOW OF APPRECIATION FROM AN AUDIENCE, ESPECIALLY BY MEANS OF APPLAUSE.
ARTISTS HAVE DIFFERENT DRIVES FOR MOTIVATION, BUT REGARDLESS, A SHOW OF APPRECIATION AND ENCOURAGEMENT GOES A LONG WAY. WE WANT TO COMMEND ALL SENIOR ARTISTS FOR THEIR DEDICATION AND HARD WORK THROUGHOUT THEIR LAGUARDIA CAREER. WE ARE HERE TO CELEBRATE THE DIVERSITY, SKILL, AND CREATIVITY OF ARTISTS, FROM THE PATIENT PRINTMAKERS TO THE PROLIFIC PAINTERS. WE HOPE TO END ON A HIGH NOTE, AND THEREFORE WE NOW PRESENT TO YOU THE LAST SENIOR ART SHOW OF 2021: OVATION.
Curated by Cathy Li, Kailin Cedeno, & Kristen Lew