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Sat. 4/7 The Panorama Challenge!
Saturday, March 17th, 2007
For More Information contact matt@cityreliquary.org or call (718) R-U-CIVIC.
The Queens Museum of Art Presents:
THE PANORAMA CHALLENGE!
A benefit for the City Reliquary
Hosted by The Levys
Feb. 22 Required Readings: An Evening of Poetry, Music & Libations
Friday, February 16th, 2007
Join us for the first ever City Reliquary Poetry Event! Thursday February 22 at 7:30 PM at The City Reliquary Museum (370 Metropolitan Ave.) Seating is Limited, so come early. Featured Readers: Michael McDonough, Jeremy Schmall, and New York Times guest-columnist, Jennifer Michael Hecht. John Foti will be performing original music with Charlie Faye. Admission: a very affordable $5 museum donation which includes one free drink.
Sunday 11/19 Tribute to A.H. Green
Tuesday, November 14th, 2006
Manhattan Borough Historian, Mike Miscione, will be hosting a tribute to New York’s most forgotten civic leader on Sunday November 19th at the A.H. Green memorial bench in Central Park. See the flyer for more details. Download file
Friday 11/17 Unveiling & Reception, 1939 World’s Fair Collection of Kyle Supley
Tuesday, November 14th, 2006
Our current Community Collections window and Holiday display
THIS FRIDAY 11/17/06 beginning at 7:30 PM,
Unveiling Ceremony at 8:00 PM *promptly*
Refreshments and museum tours to follow.
This special sidewalk reception will reveal the astounding collections of Kyle Supley, a current Williamsburgh resident. Beginning at the young age of 8 years old, Kyle has ammassed an impressive collection of memorabilia from the 1939-1940 New York World’s Fair among many other collections. The extensive and educational display featured in the CR sidewalk windows extends into one full display case inside our museum, complete with actual technicolor film footage of the fair. In addition to this exhibition, we will also be unveiling our annual Holiday Window Display decorated with care by another of Kyle’s extensive collections, Vintage Holiday Decor. Please stop by to help us celebrate the astounding collections on display and enjoy free refreshments and museum tours.
Following our reception, stop by the Cinders Gallery around the corner for more fun, spirits, and a collection of fine artworks by our friend David “Scout” McQueen entitled “Cloudbursts”. Cinders is located on Havemeyer St. at Hope St. Reception; Friday Nov. 17th 7-11 PM
Dec. 11 – Fundraising Dinner to Benefit the City Reliquary
Sunday, October 29th, 2006
Folks, be sure and save the date. The Lodge is generously hosting us for our first ever fund-raising dinner. It promises to be a fabulous evening, with fine food, outstanding company and excellent conversation. Our guest of honor, Philip Lopate (author of Waterfront: A Journey Around Manhattan) will be joining us for dinner and no doubt dazzling us with his love and knowledge of New York. Dinner is from 6:00 – 9:00 at the Lodge (318 Grand St. at Havemeyer.) Tickets are $100.00 per person with proceeds to directly benefit the City Reliquary. With our modest 50 cent admission fee to the museum, events like these are how we keep our doors open. Click on the Make a Donation button below, and reserve your tickets for dinner. Thanks!
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Village Voice “Best Of New York 2006″
Sunday, October 29th, 2006
Just as you suspected, the City Reliquary is officially the “best-dressed window museum” in New York. Read all about it in this year’s “Best of New York” edition of the Village Voice.
Also, in case you missed it, view this earlier article about the Reliquary and founding member Dave Herman in the Village Voice article, “Collection Agency, An ever evolving periscopic museum intended “for the people” by Silke Tudor, September 19th, 2006 10:53 AM
CR on TV
Sunday, September 24th, 2006
The City Reliquary is featured in October on Brooklyn Community Access Television’s “Neighborhood Beat,” a program highlighting Brooklyn’s diverse neighborhoods. The show featuring the Reliquary will air several times in October on channel 56 (Time Warner) and on channel 69 (Cablevision.)
Tuesday, October 3rd: 12:30 pm, 8:30 pm
Monday, October 9th: 12:30 pm, 8:30 pm
Friday, October 13th: 12:30 pm, 8:30 pm
Thursday, October 19th: 12:30pm, 8:30 pm
Sept. 20-26 CR Featured in the Village Voice
Saturday, September 23rd, 2006
Read a great article about Dave Herman and the City Reliquary in this week’s Village Voice (Sept. 20 – 26th. page 36)
Oct. 13- Nov. 12 CR at DUMBO Arts Festival
Wednesday, September 20th, 2006
The City Reliquary will be designing a satellite museum for the upcoming Dumbo Arts Festival. The City Reliquary will be installing a mini-mini-museum in the DUMBO Arts Center building, which will be on display through November 12th. The temporary exhibit will feature a tribute to one of our heroes and a major inspiration for the Reliquary, Adam Petrella, as well as previously unexhibited New York City Artifacts.