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Monday November 18th, 2019
Enjoy this new children's book by Elliot Kreloff (M&A '67)! www.amazon.com/Luckiest-Snowball-Elliot-Kreloff/dp/0823441059?
Friday November 15th, 2019
Come to LaGuardia this afternoon for the opening reception of the Student Art Show! The Student Art Show was also curated by the talented LaGuardia art students. Hope to see you in the gallery!
Friday November 15th, 2019
Congratulations to Esai Morales (PA '80) for receiving the 2019 International Puerto Rican Heritage Film Festival (IPRHFF) Lifetime Achievement Award!
iprhff.org/2019-lifetime-achievement-award/
Yes my friend well deserved and so happy to have been there for La Bamba. What a memorable time that was ❤️
Congratulations Esai 🎉👋🏽👍🏽🌺😍
Oh my god! Deathstroke from Titans went to Lag???
Jorge Castillo from How to get away with Murder went to Laguardia!?! Amazing
Thursday November 14th, 2019
#thankfulthursday
"Having graduated from 3 universities, taught at Tufts and Northeastern, and been a staff member at MIT, I have to say that Music and Art was (without doubt) the best educational experience of my life. Thank you to Alumni & Friends for helping to give current and future generation of LaGuardia kids the same, priceless, experience that we had!" - Elliot Eichen (M&A '70)
Tell us why YOU are thankful for your FREE public school arts education by filling out this form: alumniandfriends.org/thankful/
We Are Thankful for Our FREE Public Arts Education! | Alumni & Friends of LaGuardia
Thank you to everyone who submitted reasons why you are thankful for having received a free, public high school arts education at Music & Art, Performing Arts, or LaGuardia. Please read the wonderful ...It saved my life! Had I succumbed to the innate mediocrity and assimilation my mother required of me, I would have been an adolescent suicide! Instead, my teachers and, particularly, my fellow students at M& A, encouraged my individualism and creativity that let me be my strongest self. Thank you M & A!
The only place I would’ve thrived .thank you M&A
Paul Reggio
Wednesday November 13th, 2019
The alumni reunion is 7 months away! If you're from a class ending in "0" or "5" (1970, 1995, etc.) and you did NOT receive an email about the reunion in June 2020, that means we do not have your contact information. Please take a minute to fill out our alumni update form at: alumniandfriends.org/connect
Thank you and hope to see you at the reunion in June 2020!
Yamani Da Silva
Tuesday November 12th, 2019
Read a great interview and review of Cecil Castellucci's (PA/LaG '87) graphic memoir, "Girl on Film," which includes scenes from both Performing Arts and LaGuardia. popculturesquad.com/2019/11/09/spotlight-on-girl-on-film-by-cecil-castellucci-a-review-and-interv...
Spotlight on Girl On Film by Cecil Castellucci - A Review and Interview | Pop Culture Squad
Spotlight on Girl On Film by Cecil Castellucci - A Review and InterviewYes! A lot of it takes place at PA and LaGuardia! If you’re in LA book launch is this Friday www.thesecretheadquarters.com/news/girl-on-film-release-party
Tuesday November 12th, 2019
Tonight! The LaGuardia Choral Concert at Riverside Church! Tuesday, November 12th, 7pm, at Riverside Church, 490 Riverside Drive at 121st Street. The concert features the Senior Chorus, Women's Chorus, Mixed Chorus and Girl's Chorus. Tickets are available only at the door.
Memories
Will Weaver
Kathy Mcclure This
Tuesday November 12th, 2019
Check out M&A '71 alum Lloyd Green's books about M&A, which are DISCOUNTED up to 50% from the list price.
'AUDITION STORIES’ - In Kindle and Paperback
www.amazon.com/dp/1717870171
'PRECIOUS MEMORIES' - In Kindle and Paperback (Black & White or Full Color)
www.amazon.com/dp/1092215298
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"Regardless of the year, every student had to go through THE AUDITION in order to be accepted. These are the stories from alumni who experienced the anxiety of being tested and soon found that that glorious feeling of getting in was only the beginning. Both books are filled with anxiety and joy from those who dreamed of becoming part of a very special place."
Audition Stories: I Got Accepted To The High School of Music and Art
Every student who wished to be accepted to the HIGH SCHOOL OF MUSIC AND ART had to go through THE AUDITION. These are the true stories from alumni who experienced the anxiety of being tested and soon ...Karen Mack
Thursday November 7th, 2019
#thankfulthursday
We are thankful for our amazing community of alumni and we are so excited for the 2020 Alumni & Friends Reunion! Please save the date: June 12-13, 2020! alumniandfriends.org/reunions/
looking forward to this! the last one was wonderful!
I hope I can make it!
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Friday November 1st, 2019
Read a great piece by Tye Bourdony (LaG '89) about "Supergirl" Helen Slater (PA '82)! Helen shares some beautiful sentiments about her time at Performing Arts, "...when I went to the Performing High School in Manhattan and there were a bunch of us oddballs that were there and it was just this extraordinary experience ..." Read more at: www.scifipulse.net/helen-slater-credits-nys-school-of-performing-arts-with-greatly-influencing-he...
Friday November 1st, 2019
Congratulations to Samuel Henry Levine (LaG '13) who stars in the brilliant new play 'The Inheritance' on Broadway!
"It begins with a gathering of young, gay New Yorkers.
Each has a story aching to come out… Profoundly touching and wickedly hilarious, Matthew Lopez’ highly anticipated two-part play, THE INHERITANCE, asks how much we owe to those who lived and loved before us, and questions the role we must play for future generations." theinheritanceplay.com/
The Inheritance Play | Home | Official Broadway Site
THE INHERITANCE is the four-time Olivier Award-winning new play by Matthew Lopez coming to Broadway. Buy Broadway tickets today.Friday November 1st, 2019
Thank you Jennifer Anison (PA/LaG '87) for your shoutout to PA and LaGuardia on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert this week! See the clip at 4 minutes into the video. We are LaG/PA/MA proud!
I remember her so well. Too funny about Jackson Hole- they had the best burgers!
PA strong forever!!!
PA. That was my school too. Yeah
Lisa Heller Lesser Gina Spagnuolo Principato Joan Noll Melissa Melnick Alexander Virga
Thursday October 31st, 2019
Happy Halloween! We are thankful for the creativity we see every day at LaGuardia, especially on Halloween! #ThankfulThursday
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Happy Halloween!!🎃🎃
Thursday October 31st, 2019
Congratulations to Ellenore Scott (LaG '08), who is the choreographer for the off-Broadway production of "Little Shop of Horrors!"
www.broadway.com/shows/little-shop-horrors/
She did a fantastic job!
And it’s phenomenal
Monday October 28th, 2019
Look who Alumni and Friends of LaGuardia High School invited to LaGuardia! Thank you to Emmy winner Jharrel Jerome (LaG '15) for giving back to LaGuardia and coming to speak to students today! What an inspiration! With Lee Lobenhofer #lagislove!
Abundant in Talent and Character! Blessings the way of Jharrel Jerome and students he affirmed and inspired. 💛
So glad to see this I can’t imagine what he shared but would love to see a recap or footage
Please come back next year for Class of 2021, Jharrel Jerome!! 💜
Of course he would return to mentor the students!! That’s the kind of person he is. Pay it forward.
My daughter Kaÿ Marïe was there to experience his visit!!! She was beyond inspired and elated!!!
Gina Florentino nice to see him staying connected to our school!
Lee Lobenhofer
how cool
Angelo Valerio did you see him??
🌺❤️🌺
❤️
Friday October 25th, 2019
The LaGuardia All-School Musical this year is "Cinderella." Don't miss this magical opportunity to see these talented students in action! The show is double-cast - to purchase tickets and to see the split cast list, see laguardiahspa.org/lagmusical
All tickets are $30 plus fees.
They are expecting a sold-out run, so purchase your tickets soon!
Cinderella is depicted as a woman of color! This is PostMars LaGuardia? The school is “goin’ in with change”!!! I hope we continue to see diversity rise!!!
Is this Grace???
Lynn Shapiro
Jordan Henry Powell Moran
Friday October 25th, 2019
TONIGHT! Friday, October 25, 2019, 7pm. Come to the first fabulous performance of the school year! The Symphonic Band and Senior Jazz Band, one night only! Tickets at the door: $15 students/$20 adults.
Friday October 25th, 2019
Congrats to drama student Alex Garfin (LaG '21) who is starring in "Fear" at the Lucille Lortel Theatre! www.playbill.com/production/fearlucille-lortel-theatre-2019-2020
Fear Off-Broadway @ Lucille Lortel Theatre - Tickets and Discounts | Playbill
Fear follows a little girl’s disappearance as it prompts a tense confrontation among a plumber, college professor and teenage boy. In this psychological drama, three neighbors discover how far they ...Alex is awesome in this production! Don't miss it.
Thank you for the well-wishes Alumni and Friends of LaGuardia High School!
Friday October 25th, 2019
EXTRA EXTRA read all about it! We are thrilled that Yeou-Jey Vasconcelos is officially LaGuardia's new principal!
Three cheers for Principal Yeou-Jey Vasconcelos, for the fiercely determined LaGuardia students, faculty, parents & alums who fought for long overdue regime change — and for Vivian Orlen, who listened.
Congratulations. Very excited to hear you got the right person to head this amazing prestigious school .
Congrats to LaGuardia students, teachers and alumni who were persistent over the years to make change happen and to save the arts at an arts school! Who would have thought!
We are so happy and excited about the new direction our school is heading and there is no better person to lead the way.
Fantastic!
The Community of artists created positive change without violence! A model for all types of communities...this is the kind fo ensemble work that will save our country, and their future. Bravo!
Fantastic news
Ms. Vasconcelos was the principal of my daughter’s high school before going to LaG. She’s a great principal and is missed. I’m glad to see that you guys realize what you’re getting with her.
Thrilled! Thank you!
This is great news
I knew it! Had a feeling this would happen.
Prayers up!...All around!
"actually likes teenagers" HAHAHAHA
Natalia J. Donofrio
Yayaya!! Congratulations
Sandy Faison good?
Thursday October 24th, 2019
Shout out to Yoni Carver (LaG '15) doing great things with his LaGuardia technical theater background!
www.taittowers.com/2019/10/22/tait-take-over-yoni-carver-controls-integrator/
Climb inside the Wells Fargo Center's Kinetic Scoreboard with Controls Integrator, Yoni Carver
Meet Yoni Carver! He's a Controls Integrator at TAIT HQ participating in the co-op program between TAIT and Drexel University.Thursday October 24th, 2019
#thankfulthursday
"Thank you Alumni and Friends of LaGuardia High School for everything that you’ve done for me & for the support you guys have given to students for so many years." - Caroline Meade (LaG '19, recipient of the 2018 Alumni & Friends Ruth Dolgow Scholarship for Vocal Music and the 2019 Alumni & Friends Ruth Coleman Bilchik Award for Composition).
Check out Caroline's amazing YouTube series where she and her LaGuardia alumni songwriter friends perform together in her backyard: www.youtube.com/channel/UCyJmPvnkT9GZulaeHfzVD3Q
Tell us why YOU are thankful for your FREE public school arts education by filling out this form: alumniandfriends.org/thankful/
Tuesday October 22nd, 2019
If you're from a class ending in "0" or "5" (1960, 1970, 1985, 2010, etc.) and you did NOT receive an email about the Alumni & Friends reunion in June 2020, that means we do not have your up to date contact information. Please take a minute to fill out our alumni update form at: alumniandfriends.org/connect
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Monday October 21st, 2019
Friday, October 25, 2019 come to the first fabulous performance of the school year! The Symphonic Band and Senior Jazz Band, one night only! 7pm in the Little Flower Theater. Tickets at the door: $15 students/$20 adults.
Monday October 21st, 2019
If you're from a class ending in "0" or "5" (1970, 1995, etc.) and you did NOT receive an email about the reunion in June 2020, that means we do not have your contact information. Please take a minute to fill out our alumni update form at: alumniandfriends.org/connect
Class of 1960! Upcoming 60th reunion!
Charlotte Vincent 👋🏽
Monday October 21st, 2019
Tonight, October 21, 8:30pm, catch alto saxophonist Justin Robinson (LaG '87) at Nublu (151 Avenue C) playing with the Danton Boller Trio - with Willie Jones III on drums and Danton Boller on bass. These three were part of the legendary Roy Hargrove Quintet. nublu.net/program151
Friday October 18th, 2019
SAVE THE DATE‼️JUNE 13, 2020‼️
For LaGuardia, Music & Art and Performing Arts alumni!
Reunion 2020 will be on Saturday, June 13, 2020 from 1pm to 11pm. For more details, stay tuned to alumniandfriends.org/reunions
The Reunion this past June was AWESOME - Classes ending in 9 and 4. I had a GREAT time!! Enjoy the 2020 Reunion!
Class of 1980! Can’t wait!
Sounds good. Hope to see what the activities are going to be like before I make a decision. Got to be accessible for me. But I sure would like to see some old friends from back in the day.
If 2020 is your reunion year I highly recommend that you attend. It will be a magical day full of love. You will be so happy that you decided to go!! 💖🤩😉 #LaG4Life #LaGLuv
So excited!!!
'85! Whohoo!!!
Wish they had this much enthusiasm for 90 & 94. Tgsts gotta change
Unfortunately, I don't graduate until the 30th of June so I won't be able to make it... Maybe I will FaceTime in. Hahaha
Class of 1976
Nicole Teck our first reunion lol
Iryna Stashuk did we missed ours last year
Yay.
Kalin Ellison Julia Carmel maybe we can finally hang out
Madi Chassin soooo we out?
2000!
Friday October 18th, 2019
Ellen Schneid Mirojnick (M&A '67) is the visionary costume designer for "Maleficent: Mistriss of Evil" where she adorned three queens in distinctive, sumptuous style. Read this terrific interview and see how Ellen Mirojnick's design sketches came to life on screen.
www.etonline.com/maleficent-mistress-of-evil-costume-designer-reveals-secrets-behind-the-movies-m...
'Maleficent: Mistress of Evil' Costume Designer on the Iconic Looks
All of the Easter eggs and hidden details in Angelina Jolie, Michelle Pfeiffer and Elle Fanning's costumes.Just checked IMDB for her resume... WOW... Add "Greatest Showman' and SO MANY OTHER GREAT MOVIES to her credit... AMAZING... (Again... it reminds us of just how much talent surrounded us at M&A)!!!!
Very cool!
I LOVE MY M&A PEEPS. 😁🥰💖
Wow.. A great talent
my daughter went to school with Ellen’s daughter Lily. I didn’t know Ellen was an alum
Marilyn Mansfield
Thursday October 17th, 2019
#thankfulthursday
"Take a quiet kid who feels that she doesn’t quite fit in, surround her with kids like her, and seemingly all of a sudden she finds her voice. If you think you hear me advocating for funding for the arts, you hear right."
- Nina Tisara (M&A '55)
Tell us why YOU are thankful for your FREE public school arts education by filling out this form: alumniandfriends.org/thankful/
thezebra.org/2019/10/11/on-music-and-art/
Nina Tisara c/o Alumni and Friends of LaGuardia High School wrote: "Take a quiet kid who feels that she doesn’t quite fit in, surround her with kids like her, and seemingly all of a sudden she finds her voice. If you think you hear me advocating for funding for the arts, you hear right." - Nina Tisara (M&A '55) / This is one of the most beautiful quotes advocating young artists and the essentiality of arts education. Gratitude, B. Wojnarowicz
I attending Performing Arts for music. It was one of the most outstanding experiences of my life If it were not public I never could have gone.
Nice 🤩
Tuesday October 15th, 2019
Check out the amazing annual LaGuardia faculty art show! Friday, October 18, 4:15-7pm in the LaGuardia Art Gallery.
Friday October 11th, 2019
Look who came to visit Alumni and Friends of LaGuardia High School yesterday with his lovely family - Wesley Snipes, PA '80! We gave him a tour of the school and he reminisced while looking at yearbooks in the Alumni & Friends office!
(We have copies of all M&A, PA, and LaGuardia yearbooks.)
Hi classmate 👍🏽👋🏼looking good brother 😍😄
Wesley was a good student in my sophomore class. Then his family moved to Florida. So technically he didn'
t graduate from PA. But neither did Al Pacino who had to leave school to make money for his family. But when Al visited my class he shared that he did the same exercises in his class that we were still using in ours. Tradition!
Hooray fellow alumni⭐️⭐️
I am a very big fan of his. Never miss his movies!
I did not know he was an Alum!
I love Wesley!
I love this picture thank you for sharing 😍
I thought I saw him hanging out at M&A. Someone told me he use to hang!
Fantastic!
Well, now he’s got no excuse for not showing up at next year’s reunion.
Wow!! My year!
That’s so cool! Big fan of his.
Lol, I’m beginning to wonder who, (in the arts) didn’t go to LaGuardia, PA or M&A...
I'm impressed. Nice that he didn't forget where IT ALLLL STARTED.
Post the yearbook pic!
Yaaassss!!!
Cool. So how do you visit anyway?
Wesley Snipes went to PA?
Cool
👍👍👍
Hip
Cool.
👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Thursday October 10th, 2019
#thankfulthursday
Thank you to John Cappelletti (Performing Arts and LaGuardia theater teacher from 1968-1992) for establishing the Alumni & Friends John Cappelletti Fund for Teachers of Acting. This Fund provides an annual award to a graduating senior who plans to pursue a career teaching acting. Read the heartfelt thanks from the 2019 recipient, Molly Walsh.
Tell us why YOU are thankful for your FREE public school arts education by filling out this form: alumniandfriends.org/thankful/
Donate to the Alumni & Friends John Cappelletti Fund here: alumniandfriends.org/fund/john-cappelletti-fund-for-a-future-teacher-of-acting/
John Cappelletti! The memories of this wonderful teacher! Thank you Mr Cappelleti wherever you might be! Elizabeth Kourtesis graduate 1975 !
Blessings to John Cappelletti who met me at the door to my LaGuardia teaching career, and congrats to Molly Walsh my acting student!! A multi-generational gift that will continue giving.
Monday October 7th, 2019
DEAR EVAN HANSEN AUDITIONS! Open Call in New York on Sunday, October 20th (male roles), and November 10th (female roles) for the teen roles. If unable to attend the audition, please submit via the show website: dearevanhansen.com/auditions-submission/
Kaÿ Marïe
Monday October 7th, 2019
We mourn the passing of the amazing and groundbreaking Tony and Golden Globe winner Diahann Carrol (M&A '53), who passed away last week at age 84. www.nytimes.com/2019/10/04/arts/television/diahann-carroll-dead.html
Diahann Carroll, Actress Who Broke Barriers With ‘Julia,’ Dies at 84
In addition to being a sitcom pioneer, she sang on television, in nightclubs, on recordings and on Broadway, where she won a Tony Award.Thursday October 3rd, 2019
#thankfulthursday
"What could be more special than attending a school devoted to wisdom and the arts?" - Stephen Jablonsky (M&A '58)
Tell us why YOU are thankful for your FREE public school arts education and read why others are thankful: alumniandfriends.org/thankful/
(Artwork by Hyojee Choi, recipient of the 2019 Stephen Jablonsky Art Award)
Musically, I had the time of my life at M&A. I played in senior orchestra under Isidore Russ, studied composition with Mark Lawner, and learned to conduct as well. I attended a school with well behaved, bright, and talented peers some of whom were in the drama class with me when we performed Henry V.
Wednesday October 2nd, 2019
Join drummer Marcello Pellitteri, David Gilmore, Tim Ries, Donny McCaslin, and a host of amazing musicians at Birdland on Sunday, October 6, 5:30pm for the annual benefit concert to support the Alumni & Friends Veronica Pellitterri (LaG '09) Memorial Fund.
www.birdlandjazz.com/e/marcello-pellitteri-in-a-benefit-for-the-veronica-pellitteri-memorial-fund...
Wednesday October 2nd, 2019
Read a great interview with MacArthur Genius Grant recipient and M&A '82 alumnus Jonathan Lethem, where he talks about studying painting at M&A, writing, and the dramatic changes in Brooklyn since he was a kid.
arktimes.com/rock-candy/2019/09/30/on-jumping-medium-five-questions-with-jonathan-lethem
On jumping medium: Five questions with Jonathan Lethem - Arkansas Times
Ahead of Lethem’s visit to Arkansas as one of UA Fayetteville's 2018-19 2019-20 McIlroy Family Visiting Professors, we spoke to him about his love of used bookshops — he spent years working in the...Thursday September 26th, 2019
#thankfulthursday
"I am thankful for my arts education at the High School of Music & Art (class of 1967) because it provided me a place to explore, and encouraged creativity while allowing me to witness art being made in sights and sounds around me! It was a place that was a glimpse of my life and lifelong friendships that endure today."
- Dee Bronstein Urban, M&A '67
Tell us why YOU are thankful for your FREE public school arts education and read why others are thankful: alumniandfriends.org/thankful/
(Artwork by Georgia Carbone, LaG '20)
Still painting at 90. Wonderful Education and an opportunity to study Art in a great setting. In addition, our studies covered many aspects of life. I consider myself very fortunate to have been selected to attend that magnificent school so long ago. Incidentally, an old Music and Art friend found me on Facebook after not seeing each other for 72 years.
Right there with ya, Dee... We are BOTH so lucky to have had this wonderful exposure to so many special people...
Dee Bronstein Urban, why not post this on our M&A class of 1967 page? 🤗
Wednesday September 25th, 2019
Enjoy a great video of Emmy winner Jharrel Jerome (LaG '15) rehearsing for LaGuardia's production of "In the Heights" in 2014. Lin-Manuel Miranda was watching this rehearsal and getting down!
gothamist.com/arts-entertainment/jharrel-jerome-wins-emmy-when-they-see-us-reveals-his-lin-manuel...
Jharrel Jerome Wins Emmy For 'When They See Us,' Reveals His Lin-Manuel Miranda Connection
"'I don’t know if you remember me, but you came to my high school performance of In The Heights, I played Usnavi.'"And this one! people.com/tv/lin-manuel-miranda-learns-attended-jharrel-jerome-high-school-rehersal-musical-emmys/
The Emmy announcement of his being a graduate of LaGuardia High School of Music & Art was dignified and prestigious. He took care to include his alma mater prominently in his bio for his high school to be included in his Emmy win announcement and acceptance walk introduction. Traditionally, only colleges and universities are officially acknowledged. Jharrel Jerome is a true genius with excellent character. If an Oscar could be awarded, he‘s deserving of an Oscar as well.
Congratulations Jharrel Jerome....and Congratulations LaG for providing him the foundation upon which he stands tall.... I would have loved to hear Jharrel give a shout out to his outstanding public education and how important arts education is!
M&A folks NEVER disappoint!!! Congrats!!! 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
I LOVE THIS YOUNG MAN.
🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽 Lag stand up!!!!amazing work!!!!!
Congratulations to Jharrel Jerome 💥 and to LaG for providing the arts education to make this even possible!!! 💫
Damn I miss that room so much.
Sunday September 22nd, 2019
Congratulations to Jharrel Jerome (LaG '15) on his Emmy for lead actor in a limited series for "When They See Us!" Go LaG!!!
Congratulations Jharrel!! We’re proud to have such a remarkable young man representing LaG! Much deserved and looking forward to see what else you have in store for us 😊🎉🍾
Congratulations!
Congratulations!!!
Between Ithaca College and LaGuardia, my entire newsfeed is Jharrel Jerome right now. Mazel tov!
So proud of Jharrel Jerome 🙌🏾🤩 I was amazed to learn after watching When They See Us that you were my fellow LAG alum so proud!!! Congratulations
GENIUS Jharrel Jerome. PURE GENIUS.
Congratulations Jharrel I knew you could do it you got this,Did you see King korey crying he was Sooo Proud....
this is soooo well deserved. Love him soooo much❤️❤️
CONGRATULATIONS! Always glad to hear about the success of anyone from Performing Arts or the earlier version I attended, Music and Art.
So amazing so see the talent from La Guardia make it in this world . Congratulations to this young man .
Brilliant performances.. and LaG grad.
Was SO PROUD when they announced his LaGuardia roots on the show... Congratulations to yet another uber talented alum!!!
Well deserved!👏👏👏❤️❤️❤️
AMAZING! Congratulations
👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 well deserved! Could not be more proud!!!
CONGRATULATIONS!
Congrats !!
Amazing performance!
Congratulations!
CONGRATULATIONS!
Congratulations
Congratulations!
Wow! Good job! Congratulations!
Congratulations
Congrats Brother!
Friday September 20th, 2019
We are so proud of our amazing LaGuardia students for participating in today's Climate Strike! Your voices and actions are powerful and you are making a brighter future!
We were always at the forefront of political movements... particularly during those 'turbulent 60s'... Proud our legacy continues!!!
Absence should not be excused. Did anyone attend classes. Or was school closed? What are they proposing to do about China, India and other countries who pollute far more than the USA? I believe we should be more concerned in dealing with some of the affects of climate change. Stopping it in it's tracks does not seem doable to me. Man has added, and maybe sped up the cycle, but I don;t know where we've ever been able to thwart nature. With the less developed industrial nations giving less effort than we do, I think dealing with it is more logical than preventing the results.
YES
Thursday September 19th, 2019
#thankfulthursday "I am so thankful for my education at LaGuardia. It was the first place where I felt like I could express myself truthfully. I couldn’t believe there was a place with so many kids like me (all of the friends I made there are still my friends). The level of dedication by both faculty and students were astounding both creatively and academically. I am forever grateful for my time and experiences at LaGuardia.
Could not have happened if it weren’t free."
- J. O’Brien (Drama) LaG ‘88
Tell us why YOU are thankful for your FREE public school arts education and read why others are thankful: alumniandfriends.org/thankful/
(Artwork by Hannah Muallem, LaG 19)
Amen....go LaG & go M&A🎸🎼🌈🌟
Wednesday September 18th, 2019
For those in the Tampa area, check out jazz fusion drummer extraordinaire Bill Cobham (M&A '62) with his Crosswinds Project at the Central Park Performing Arts Center on September 21.
www.suncoastnews.com/billy-cobham-s-crosswinds-project-to-perform-at-central-park/article_de75b62...
Billy Cobham's Crosswinds Project to perform at Central Park Performing Arts Center
LARGO — Billy Cobham will bring his Crosswinds Project featuring Randy Brecker to Pinellas for one performance Saturday, Sept. 21, 8 p.m., at Central Park Performing Arts Center, 105 CentralA very special man!!!!
Tuesday September 17th, 2019
Congratulations to LaG '04 dance alumni Chanel DaSilva and Nigel Campbell of MOVE(NYC) for receiving the 2019 Martha Hill Award! The Gala will be held on November 25, 2019 in NYC. www.marthahilldance.org
Founded in 2015, MOVE(NYC) is a multi-pillared NYC-based arts and social justice organization whose mission is to cultivate greater diversity and equity within the dance profession and beyond.
Congrats! And well deserved!
Yes! Amazing!!!
That’s just beautiful
How wonderful and well deserved!
Monday September 16th, 2019
Read a great interview with Ilfenesh Hadera (LaG '03), who has been in four Spike Lee projects and will be starring in a new show on Epix called "Godfather Of Harlem." www.wwno.org/post/ilfenesh-hadera-spike-lee-alum-and-dj-school-dropout
Ilfenesh Hadera: Spike Lee Alum And DJ School Dropout
Long before she appeared in the 2017 big screen reboot of Baywatch alongside Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, and the recent Netflix series She'sFriday September 13th, 2019
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Luved my HS yrs 62 grad . Totally immersed in school & Art with great friends & teachers! Hope it is same experience today!
The High School of Music and Art was one of the greatest, most enduring influences in my life.
Go LaG....go M&A🎵💜
Thursday September 12th, 2019
#thankfulthursday
"I am thankful for the most extraordinary environment a teenager could be in for learning! My love for music and the arts only grew exponentially as I grew, and my teachers and fellow students inspired me, always." - Ricki F. Wasserman (M&A '68)
Tell us why YOU are thankful for your FREE public school arts education and read why others are thankful: alumniandfriends.org/thankful/
Artwork by Karen Mogami (LaG '20)
I am thankful for my arts education at the High School of Music & Art (class of 1967) because it provided me a place to explore, and encouraged creativity while allowing me to witness art being made in sights and sounds around me! It was a place that was a glimpse of my life and lifelong friendships that endure today.
Tuesday September 10th, 2019
Read about the amazing investigative journalism work of Sasha Urban (LaG '17 drama) in this compelling NY Times piece. Our alumni continue to do incredible work! www.nytimes.com/2019/09/08/business/media/university-of-southern-california-student-journalists.html
A School for Scandal Is a Haven for Student Journalists
As part of an investigative journalism program at the University of Southern California, a student found dozens of new sexual abuse allegations against a former campus doctor.Wow !! Great work!
Tuesday September 10th, 2019
Catch Merritt Wever (LaG '98) in the new Netflix true-crime series "Unbelievable." Wever is a two-time Emmy winner for "Nurse Jackie" and "Godless." ew.com/tv/2019/09/09/merritt-wever-unbelievable-profile/
In her first leading TV role, 'Unbelievable' star Merritt Wever gave everything she had
Merritt Wever is nervous. Very nervous, in fact. Why? “Well, I'm always nervous,” she says. “That’s my baseline experience of…Godless was sooo good and she was brilliant in it! www.netflix.com/title/80097141
In the small world department, Merritt's mom, Georgia Wever, sings in the NYC Labor Chorus led by Jana Ballard, of LaG choral teaching fame.
I hope you get this message. Awsome work on unbelievable!!!! I’m with awsda= American women’s self defense association. Ive been teaching these classes for over 15+ years. In Washington and I have never heard of what was going on with the rapes of these women until the movie and could not stop watching it and will watch it again. Al Semple.
I had no idea she was a LaG alum. SO talented!!!
I was a baby faced freshman in 97/98. Lol!
Always amazed at her skills.
Can’t wait to watch! Love her ❤️❤️❤️
Marilyn Schappacher
Congrats, Merritt! Seems like AP Lit was just yesterday 😊 Always love watching you do your thing! 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
So, proud of Merritt
❤️Merritt! Hi!
Thursday September 5th, 2019
Catch Michael Che (LaG '01) and Colin Jost, Saturday Night Live “Weekend Update” co-anchors, hosting a comedy show to benefit the Staten Island Museum. September 19, 2019 at 8pm at the historic St. George Theatre. Tickets available: www1.ticketmaster.com/colin-jost-michael-che-friends-staten-island-museum-benefit-show/event/0000... and
www.facebook.com/events/437168463681749/
Michael Che hosted the PA gala in The Little Flower Theater 4 years ago and he was hilarious! Art Studio grad.
Wow I didn’t know how neat 🤩
Stefan Ilea
Thursday September 5th, 2019
#thankfulthursday
"LaGuardia HS gave me the opportunity to fully express myself as a visual artist and learn skills and techniques I still apply to my art work and teachings today. What an opportunity it was to be surrounded by so many talented peers that continue to inspire me every day. The friendships became life long. To have walked down the hall with students who shared a passion for the arts, and the freedom to explore our various mediums was a true blessing. I’m grateful for those four years. It was the best education I ever had. Everyone should be so lucky."
- Joy Langer (LaG '98)
Tell us why YOU are thankful for your FREE public school arts education and read why others are thankful: alumniandfriends.org/thankful/
We Are Thankful for Our FREE Public Arts Education! | Alumni & Friends of LaGuardia
Thank you to everyone who submitted reasons why you are thankful for having received a free, public high school arts education at Music & Art, Performing Arts, or LaGuardia. Please read the wonderful ...Thanks for sharing my message LaGuardia High School! ❤️
Wednesday September 4th, 2019
Timothee Chalamet (LaG '13) can be seen on the big screen as King Henry V in Netflix’s “The King,” out Nov. 1 - a film based upon a series of “Henry V” plays by Shakespeare.
He will also star in the film “Little Women,” which is set to be released on Dec. 25, 2019.
wwd.com/eye/lifestyle/what-to-watch-the-king-little-women-parasite-hustlers-goldfinch-your-guide-...
What to Watch: The Timothée Chalamet Drought Ends
“The King” and “Little Women” — plus other fall movies you can’t miss.Congratulations! That's wonderful news!!
Wednesday September 4th, 2019
LaG '17 alumna Micaela Diamond just ended her run in Broadway's "The Cher Show" and will be starring in Ethan Coen's "A Play is A Poem." Performances begin in L.A. September 11-October 13 and Off-Broadway May 20–June 21, 2020, at Center Theatre Group's Mark Taper Forum.
www.playbill.com/article/micaela-diamond-nellie-mckay-joey-slotnick-and-more-tapped-for-world-pre...
Micaela was absolutely incredible in The Cher Show. Didn’t know she was a LaG alum while watching and couldn’t have been more proud when I found out. Incredible work! Congrats!
Tuesday September 3rd, 2019
Check out Linus Coraggio's (M&A '80) "Ramifications," a one-man show of sculpture, painting, and mixed media opening Thursday, September 12, 2019 from 6–8pm at Howl! Gallery (6 East 1st St.). The exhibition runs through October 10, with a special closing event on October 12.
The exhibition surveys Coraggio’s entire body of work, including paintings in expressionist and graffiti style, mobiles, furniture, neon, sculpture, mixed-media collage, and both classic and 3-D graffiti. The exhibition will also include recent collaborations with well-known downtown artists, and an installation of his painted and “sculpturalized” car that has become a recognized cultural fixture on the streets of New York City over the last 10 years.
www.howlarts.org/event/linus-coraggio-ramifications/
Tuesday September 3rd, 2019
Check out a new exhibit at The Great Frog's '72 Gallery,' featuring the work of John Holmstrom, best known as the creator and illustrator of 'Punk' Magazine - September 5-October 17 at 72 Orchard Street. The September 5 opening party is produced by Rima D Bien (PA '84).
Holmstrom is known for his work depicted in the film 'CBGB,' several Ramones album covers, and for illustrating icons in 'Punk' Magazine like Joey Ramone, and many others during the greatest era of CBGB.
Tuesday September 3rd, 2019
Read a great review of "Fabulation," by Pulitzer Prize and MacArthur Genius Grant winner Lynn Nottage (M&A '82). The article is written by M&A '54 alumna Ravelle Brickman.
"Fabulation," or "The Re-Education of Undine" plays through September 22, 2019, at Mosaic Theater Company of DC, located at the Atlas Performing Arts Center at 1333 H Street NE.
dcmetrotheaterarts.com/2019/08/30/fabulation-mosaic-theater-company-eric-ruffin/
Many thanks to Carol Fineberg (M&A '54) for telling me about this! (I had no idea this page existed!) And I'm thrilled to have my review of the Lynn Nottage play posted here. I've reviewed two other plays involving M&A alums--Cousin Bella, the Whore of Minsk by Broadway lyricist and playwright Sheldon Yellin, and Broadway singer and actress Natalie Toro:
The review of "Cousin Bella" by M&A alum Sheldon Yellin is in this story about the Page to Stage Festival at the Kennedy Center. ("Bella" was one of the top draws at the festival.) dcmetrotheaterarts.com/2019/09/04/page-to-stage-2019-part-two/
Here's the link for the story about Natalie Toro, which includes a section on her memories of M&A: dcmetrotheaterarts.com/2018/04/14/from-les-miserables-and-evita-to-snow-child-at-arena-stage-bron...
Friday August 30th, 2019
If you're in Belgium, check out M&A '65 alumnus Charlemagne Palestine at the Meakusma Festival, September 6-8, 2019.
thequietus.com/articles/26989-charlemagne-palestine-interview-favourite-films
Friday August 30th, 2019
PA '64 alumna Anna Maria Horsford can be seen weekdays on the soap opera "The Bold and the Beautiful." Along with her soap role, Horsford has appeared on a number of television shows including Grey’s Anatomy, New Girl, Entourage, It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia, and The Wayans Bros.
soaphub.com/bold-beautiful/five-fast-facts-bold-beautiful-star-anna-maria-horsford/
Five Fast Facts About B&B Star Anna Maria Horsford
Find out more--->Thursday August 29th, 2019
Sophia Dawson (LaG '06) was just named BET's Artist of the Week! Check out this video of the activist artist at work:
bit.ly/30KIC6r
She has been holding classes in her Industry City studio, but her knowledge is available in this ebook she recently released
"So You Wanna Paint A Mural." Check it out! sellfy.com/p/yOWi/?utm_source=Contacts+2017&utm_campaign=f571e1369e-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2019_08_22_08_...
Thursday August 29th, 2019
"The arts have the potential to humanize, enlighten, uplift, and thrill us. That's what Performing Arts did for me...AND in the company of like-minded people ..." - Thelma Rosenblum Blanc, PA '51
#thankfulthursday
Tell us why YOU are thankful for your FREE public school arts education and read why others are thankful: alumniandfriends.org/thankful
Friday August 23rd, 2019
Spotted in Paris! Marcus Miller (M&A '76) will be performing at Jazz a la Villette on August 29th. If you are lucky enough to be in the city of light that night, check him out!
en.lavillette.com/programmation/jazz-a-la-villette-2019_e260
Congratulations Marcus!
Thursday August 22nd, 2019
#thankfulthursday
"It was a progressive & diverse learning space which allowed us as young people to find or express our voice through artistic modalities. It helped me and all of us at a pivotal stage in life. I am forever grateful for how it shaped me and for the connections I made with peers. We were very fortunate to have the opportunity."
– Jill Chatanow Flores (LaG ’89)
Tell us why YOU are thankful for your FREE public school arts education and read why others are thankful: alumniandfriends.org/thankful
LaG 89 button made by Arrow Kleeman (LaG '89)
M&A ‘67 is right there with you!
PA66 agrees Thankyou
Friday August 16th, 2019
Glynn Turman (PA '65) and Marlon Wayans (LaG '90) were both trained in the drama department! See them together in Marlon Wayans latest amazing creation "Sextuplets" on Netflix, where Marlon plays all SIX separated-at-birth siblings. But before tuning in, read this great interview with Glynn Turman during the filming down in Georgia:
www.bet.com/celebrities/exclusives/glynn-turman-sextuplets-set-visit-interview.html
I had no idea!
Thursday August 15th, 2019
#thankfulthursday
"I am most thankful for discovering my love of education. Because of the many dedicated teachers at LaGuardia, I became a public school educator." - Sarah Cohen Spurge (LaG '05)
Tell us why YOU are thankful for your FREE public school arts education and read why others are thankful: alumniandfriends.org/thankful
Artwork by Athena Capo-Battaglia (LaG '17)
Wednesday August 14th, 2019
Catch Li Jun Li (LaG '01) in the new Netflix series "Wu Assassins." Now an actress, Li was accepted to LaGuardia for both art and dance, and chose to spend half a day each day for four years dancing on the 8th Floor at 100 Amsterdam Ave! Read all about how she almost didn't become an actress, and watch the trailer for "Wu Assassins" - available now on Netflix.
charactermedia.com/why-did-wu-assassins-actress-li-jun-li-swear-off-acting-as-a-kid
Accepted for art and dance? Nice!
Monday August 12th, 2019
Read a great piece on artist Shawn Martinbrough (LaG '89) and SVA alumnus. His many credits include work on Detective Comics, which made him the first black artist to draw a monthly Batman series for DC Comics. He's also worked with Marvel, Milestone Comics, Dark Horse, and Skybound/Image Comics.
www.sva.edu/features/the-moody-cinematic-comics-of-sva-alumnus-shawn-martinbrough
Thursday August 8th, 2019
"Music & Art taught me that it's okay, and desirable, to be different and original and unique!"
- Joan Zimmerman Shore, M&A '52 #thankfulthursday
Tell us why YOU are thankful for your FREE public school arts education and read why others are thankful: alumniandfriends.org/thankful
Artwork by Audrey Gatta, LaG '19
Im M&A 1983 !! I can speak volumes too- but you put it nicely!!
It was a place it was safe to be me! M&A Class 1967
Wednesday August 7th, 2019
On August 20, Ethan Gabriel Riordan (LaG '18) will be performing his original song cycle entitled "Flicker" with special guests, including Micaela Diamond (LaG '17) of the "Cher Show." A rising sophomore at Yale University, Ethan studies composition and performance. Get your tickets to this performance at The Green Room 42 @ The Yotel, 570 10th Ave, thegreenroom42.poptix.com.
Tuesday August 6th, 2019
Get your tickets to see Victoria Beaudoin (LaG '16), who will be making her professional debut at Feinstein's/54 Below on August 24. Victoria and Joseph Hayes, rising stars of theatre and television, team up in "The New York State of Mind Chronicles," featuring songs from "Grease," "A Chorus Line," "Fugitive Songs" and more. Use the code LAGUARDIA20 for a 20% discount for seating in the main dining area.
54below.com/events/victoria-beaudoin-joseph-hayes/
Tuesday August 6th, 2019
Check out the gorgeous photos from Lincoln Center Out of Doors Friday, August 2, featuring the LaGuardia Senior Dancers and the LaGuardia Senior Jazz band!
The photos were taken by Kevin Yatarola, one of Lincoln Center's official photographers.
kebya.photoshelter.com/gallery/20190802-Liza-with-a-Z-Caleb-Teicher-Laguardia-High/G0000NJmPArII3...
From mid-audience, uncompressed video: drive.google.com/open?id=1pVhZGOk69tcHwJkehnHabIuv0J8xSSQE
Thursday August 1st, 2019
#thankfulthursday
Tell us why YOU are thankful for your FREE public school arts education and read why others are thankful: alumniandfriends.org/thankful
Artwork by members of the LaGuardia H.O.P.E. Club, a student-led community service club, which received a grant from Alumni & Friends to support their efforts.
Thursday August 1st, 2019
Catch a sneak peek of the LaGuardia Senior Dancers and the Senior Jazz Band rehearsing for tomorrow's performance of Fosse's "Sing, Sing, Sing" at Lincoln Center Out of Doors! August 2, 2019, 7pm, Damrosch Park - FREE! www.lincolncenter.org/out-of-doors/show/liza-with-a-z-caleb-teicher-and-company-and-the-verdon-fo...
Best of luck on this performance. If this is any indication it should be fantastic!
i wish i could go looks great! go LaGuardia!
Wow! Did they do this in our time, Judy-Ann Gray? The dancers, jazz band and New Music Singers...would’ve been incredible!
The actual performance, from mid-audience, uncompressed video: drive.google.com/open?id=1pVhZGOk69tcHwJkehnHabIuv0J8xSSQE
wish I was near‼️😊
Break a leg.... 1st trumpet player pitch was a little sharp
Monday July 29th, 2019
Get to know tap dancer Dario Natarelli, LaG '16 alumnus and 2016 YoungArts winner in dance and U.S. Presidential Scholar in the Arts.
www.dancemagazine.com/meet-dario-natarelli-the-21-year-old-tap-dancer-whos-already-been-on-broadw...
Love my LaG fam!! ♥️
Love this guy!
When he first performed this at Rising Stars at LaGuardia HS it brought the house down every night. Perfection.
Dario is the best!
Awesomeness ❤️
💖
Monday July 29th, 2019
Check out a great review of the recent release "Broadway, Balanchine, & Beyond: A Memoir" by PA '60 alum Bettijane Sills (co-written by LaG parent Elizabeth McPherson).
lareviewofbooks.org/article/side-by-side-on-bettijane-sillss-broadway-balanchine-beyond-a-memoir-...!
Friday July 26th, 2019
LaG '04 alumna Chanel DaSilva choreographed "The Black Clown" at Lincoln Center July 24-27:
"Fusing vaudeville, gospel, opera, jazz, and spirituals, The Black Clown brings Langston Hughes’s famed 1931 poem to life in a stunning new music-theater piece. Powerful and prescient, the experience of a Black man’s resilience against a legacy of oppression unfolds, featuring baritone Davóne Tines in the title role. He’s joined by an ensemble of 12 and a chamber orchestra performing a vibrant score by Michael Schachter."
DaSilva also teaches dance at LaGuardia!
www.lincolncenter.org/mostly-mozart-festival/show/the-black-clown
We need to have a Sorority/ fraternity of our own!!!! We are so talented snd gifted, this is necessary!!! I would join/ subscribe ❤❤❤❤
I'm so thrilled to learn that the choreographer is an alum! Although not surprised 🙂 Davone told me she was amazing- now I know why. xxx
Saw this last night. The choreography and lighting design in particular are wonderful.
Wish I knew about this!
❤️❤️❤️
Friday July 26th, 2019
CALLING ALL BUDDING FASHIONISTAS AGES 9 TO 12!
LaG '89 art alumna Lara Kazan is running MAKE IT! STUDIO, a fashion/sewing summer camp and after school program in Park Slope. www.StudioMakeIt.com
Lara says:
Sign up for MAKE IT! Studio's August 19-23 and/or August 26-30 week of camp and build self-confidence through learning how to engineer and sew your own designs! A skill you will have fun learning and cherish always. We are offering a 15% discount until July 31st.
Make hip clothes, accessories, plushies and plenty more! You will learn how to use a sewing machine, how to make beautiful fashion design boards, and all about sustainable fashion! We supply all the materials, and we limit our classes to 8 kids with a 4 to 1 student-teacher ratio so that everyone gets the thoughtful attention they need.
Lara Kazan pls check your pm from me
Iris Cohen Fels
Friday July 26th, 2019
In December 2020 we will see the remake of "West Side Story," starring Ansel Elgort (LaG '12) as Tony, with Adriel Fly Flete (LaG '16) as a Shark and Corey Stoll (LaG '94) as Lieutenant Schrank. How excited are you?
www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-7280727/Ansel-Elgort-seen-time-Tony-set-Steven-Spielbergs-W...
Ansel Elgort seen for first time as Tony on the set of West Side Story
The 25-year-old Baby Driver star plays the leading man in Steven Spielberg's remake of the hit Broadway classic, and seemed in high spirits as he made his way around the set in New York.
Can’t wait !!!!
This is great... fantastic to see our alumni in such an iconic piece. While I didn't see "Tony" or the others (wouldn't know them if we bumped on the street) I did get to see some of the filming. Last weekend the production blocked off St. Nicholas Ave from 145th to 141st St in Harlem. My church is on the corner of 141st St. They shipped in vintage period cars and buses and transformed a vacant lot to a construction site for a 1958 High Rise. I look forward to seeing this. M&A/LaG Forever!!
I cannot wait!!
Thrilled! A wonderful actor and Former student of a terrific school!!
this is so fantastic 💕💕
Thursday July 25th, 2019
#thankfulthursday We are thankful for our amazing students and to our donors who help us support students like Chloe Chen, LaG '19, who received an Alumni & Friends Grant to study at the School of Visual Arts over the 2018 summer. Chloe received both the M&A Class of '54 Award and M&A Class of '63 Award. Chloe will be attending Cornell in the fall.
Tell us why YOU are thankful for your FREE public school arts education: alumniandfriends.org/thankful/
Monday July 22nd, 2019
LaGuardia students will be performing August 2 at Lincoln Center Out of Doors! Dancing to Bob Fosse’s Masterpiece "Sing, Sing, Sing!" with live music by the LaGuardia Jazz Band! FREE, 7pm at Damrosch Park.
The dance performance will be followed by a rare screening of the Emmy and Peabody Award winning "Liza with a Z." Capturing a one-woman, one-night-only production Minnelli gave at the Lyceum Theater in 1972, directed by Bob Fosse, costumed by Halston, with songs by Kander & Ebb.
www.lincolncenter.org/out-of-doors/show/liza-with-a-z-caleb-teicher-and-company-and-the-verdon-fo...
Let me check my schedule. Looks amazing
Zoe Schneider Emma Granna Frank Zagottis Danielle Beckmann Rachel Vine Samm Cohen Colleen Jasinski Pietro G Berzolla Peter Slatin Samora Free Mark L Mann Henry Rudolph Stephanie Bryant Luisa Tedoff Cohen Efren Olivares Jane Geller Ron Longe You can PM me...
WE MUST ATTEND!!! Lori Colon Ivy Navarro Mariana Bekerman-Taglienti
Wish I could be there
Wish I could be there
I sent this to you.... it’s a Friday.. won’t make it
Sure, I can do this. This is a gorgeous piece.
Monday July 22nd, 2019
Catch LaG '14 alumna Sadie Scott in season 2 of "Sweetbitter" on Starz!
www.tvovermind.com/meet-the-cast-of-sweetbitter-season-2/
Meet The Cast of Sweetbitter Season 2
Based on Stephanie Danler’s best-selling novel of the same name, Sweetbitter tells the story of Tess, an impressionable young woman who lands a job in aThursday July 18th, 2019
"It wasn’t just a free public high school arts education. LaGuardia taught me to be human, to love people regardless of race, socioeconomics, religion etc. because we all spoke the same artistic language and it was an experience like no other. I was zoned for a school where bullying and drugs were prevalent and being the 'weird' performer in middle school I dreamt of a way out and into a world where everyone was a dreamer. Thank you LaGuardia."
– Suzanne Adelman Eldridge, LaG ’92 #thankfulthursday
Why are YOU thankful for your FREE arts high school experience? Please share! alumniandfriends.org/thankful/
(Artwork by LaG '18 alumna Athena Capo-Battaglia)
I am grateful to have been admitted to Music & Art where every day we were affirmed by our teachers and fellow students! I never knew I was talented or special until it was affirmed by M&A. Even afterward I lost touch with my skill until our 30th reunion when Mr. Kosakoff said to us, “Just the fact that you were admitted to M&A proved you had talent!” I know I still got it...but I keep forgetting.
And thank you for same values at Performing Arts. The precursor of LaGuardia. PA music sept. 1958
I'm thankful for Athena. She's amazing!!
Thursday July 18th, 2019
Check out the spoken word video of LaG '19 alumna Eliza Schiff, recipient of the Alumni & Friends Connie Boykan Award for Social and Political Activism. New York City Climate Museum put on a spoken-word poetry performance at the Apollo Theater where NYC high school students came to describe a rapidly warming planet to a packed house.
www.nrdc.org/onearth/watch-these-young-spoken-word-poets-take-climate-change
Watch These Young Spoken-Word Poets Take On Climate Change
The Climate Museum’s poetry slam at Harlem’s Apollo Theater was equal parts grief, anger, and hope.Eliza is amazing!!!!!!
Wednesday July 17th, 2019
A great feature on Awkwafina (aka Nora Lum, LaG '06) and her new film "The Farewell."
"Awkwafina plays Billi, a Chinese-American woman (based on Wang herself) who discovers that her Nai Nai (the Mandarin term for grandmother) has stage IV cancer and only three months to live. Which is devastating enough—and then she finds out that, per Chinese tradition, her family has decided to keep the diagnosis a secret from Nai Nai. When Billi and her parents go visit Nai Nai in China, they are forced to pretend everything is perfectly fine, an act of achingly hidden pre-bereavement."
www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2019/07/awkwafina-the-farewell-interview
Awkwafina Finds Herself in The Farewell
“I feel like I have been preparing for this, in a way, my whole life.”She was on Live with Kelly and Ryan talking about it this morning.
didn't know she was alum. cool!
Kimberly NeeShane Araujo Finally a mention on an Asian-American alum (who has been releasing work WAY before this?) MAYBE one day they’ll post about visual art majors?
Tuesday July 16th, 2019
Shout out to LaG/PA '87 alumna Cecil Castellucci whose new graphic novel memoir "Girl on Film" will be released November 2019! Castellucci is an award-winning young adult novelist and Eisner-nominated comic book writer and tells us that many parts of her book take place in the old PA building and LaGuardia.
www.shelf-awareness.com/dedicated-issue.html?issue=48#m287
Good for you Miss Cecil. ....
So cool!!
Tuesday July 16th, 2019
Congratulations to LaG '15 alum Jharrel Jerome on his first Emmy nomination for the Netflix miniseries "When They See Us," the story of the Central Park Five. Jerome portrays Korey Wise. He previously starred in the Oscar-winning film "Moonlight."
www.vibe.com/2019/07/jharrel-jerome-earns-first-emmy-nomination-for-when-they-see-us
Jharrel Jerome Earns First Emmy Nomination For "When They See Us"
Jharrel Jerome's powerful performance in When They See Us has earned the actor an Emmy nomination.Genius.
Fabulous performance. Definitely a rising star!
That's fantastic!Congratulations!!!!
Big congratulations from an older alum!
Congratulations Jharrel Jerome!
He’s one of us??? Oh my, much Congratulations!🎉🎊🍾🎈
Congrats!
Proud of you! Congratulations !
What He is a fabulous actor why am i not surprised...Music and Art Class of 79 and his performance in Moonlight oh my God
Congratulations to Jharrel!
Congratulations!
Congratulations!!!
Congratulations! 💕
Fabulous. He was great!
Kudos Jharrel and continued success!
We see you!
Yamani Da Silva
Tuesday July 16th, 2019
A great feature on LaG '89 alumna Cara Buono, star of "Stranger Things" on Netflix! www.nytimes.com/2019/07/04/arts/television/stranger-things-mrs-wheeler-and-billy.html
‘Stranger Things’: Mrs. Wheeler and Billy Pick Up Where They Left Off
Cara Buono, who plays Mrs. Wheeler, discusses Season 3 and her part in one of the show’s most provocative pairings.