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MARCH 25 - 31, 2021
At NCC, the shows went on College theater, dance department adapted to the pandemic dress rehearsal for “Smokey Joe’s Café” last year, when the prospect of a lockdown became a For longtime Baldwinite Rich- reality. “When the school closed ard Ginsburg, taking on a new down by state decree, it was like role as chair of the a 2 o’clock phone Nassau Communicall, and everybody ty College Theatre was asked to be off and Dance Departcampus by 3 ment turned out to o’clock,” he said. be more challeng“And we were in ing than he anticishock . . . We closed pated, because he down, say, 3:15. We did so during a put whatever we pandemic. could away, and I Ginsburg startwent to my office ed the job last and I gathered the August, after some hard drives and 36 years in the everything I department, teachthought I might ing set and cosneed for a couple of tume design and weeks.” lending his experThe entire coltise to theater and lege geared up to dance productions go online, which at the college. meant that the fac“I’m not workulty had to learn ing with strang- RiCHARd giNSBuRg Zoom and adjust ers,” he said. “I’m Chair, NCC Theatre and t h e c u r r i c u l u m working with famiaccordingly. “We Dance Department ly.” had one online And with the class — theater use of modern technology and appreciation — that had always support from the school’s admin- b e e n o n l i n e , ” G i n s b u r g istrators, the department’s oper- explained. “But the rest of us are ations changed with the onset of very tactile experiences, be it the pandemic — quickly. Ginsburg, 63, recalled the last Continued on page 3
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diANNe CATTRANo ATTACHed crocheted pieces known as “granny squares” to a wheelbarrow in the Baldwin community garden two years ago. Similar activities will soon take place outside the Baldwin Public Library as part of the “yarn bombing” community art project.
Baldwin embraces ‘yarn bombing’ beautification
Colorful community art project returns By NiCole AlCiNdoR nalcindor@lherald.com
By April 11, most of the exterior of the Baldwin Public Library building will be covered in colorful knitted and crocheted fabrics, as a part of a “yarn bombing” community art project. The project, which began last fall, is a community art exhibit cosponsored by the library and the Community Coalition of Baldwin, featuring knitted and crocheted cre-
ations that have been made and donated by residents, and people from neighboring communities, of all ages. The hope is to decorate the library’s exterior and add to the beautification of Baldwin. “Public art is very important because it brings people together and enhances our involvement in the community, which is good for our creativity and emotional well being,” library Director Elizabeth Olesh said. “People have been very joyful helping with
this project, and the community will be able to come and enjoy this great socially distanced art exhibit collaboration. We expect that this project will last until summer depending on how the public art elements last.” A few years ago, there was a similar yarn-bombing project in Baldwin, and Olesh and other library staff members wanted to recreate it during the pandemic. Throughout Ja nu a r y, Fe b r u a r y a n d Continued on page 4
t is the nature of theater to reinvent itself and work its way out of every problem, because as the adage is, the show must go on, and we will find ways to make the show go on.