by Debrah Charatan | Dec 2, 2019 | blog, Cultural Organizations
On November 13th, the Lincoln Center for Performing Arts officially announced the members of its Emerging Artists cohort for 2020. The annual class sources its members from the Lincoln Center’s 11 resident organizations and recognizes the incredible talent and...
by Debrah Charatan | Jun 13, 2019 | blog, Cultural Organizations, Philanthropy
The Women’s Committee of the Central Park Conservancy celebrated its 35th anniversary in 2018, an event which is also seeing positive ripple effects into 2019. In honor of the occasion, the committee and the Central Park Conservancy’s Campaign, Forever Green: Ensuring...
by Debrah Charatan | Feb 24, 2019 | blog, Cultural Organizations
Today, New York City’s Lower East Side (LES) neighborhood is known for its eclectic mix of bistros, bodegas and Buddhist temples that have overtaken now-defunct synagogues nestled in between many old shmatte shops; remnants which pay tribute to a bygone era. Around...
by Debrah Charatan | Dec 4, 2018 | Cultural Organizations, Philanthropy
The Jewish Museum and New York Public Library have jointly acquired the full collection of 57 gouache illustrations by Maira Kalman for the 2005 edition of The Elements of Style. The Elements of Style is a grammar reference book originally published by William Strunk...
by Debrah Charatan | Jan 9, 2018 | Cultural Organizations, Philanthropy
The song Winter Wonderland may evoke scenes of a bucolic countryside for many but, as a lifelong New Yorker, Central Park is my wonderland in the winter. The Park stretches about 50 blocks, spanning 843 acres from 59th Street to 110th Street between 5th Avenue and...
