the east. Dr. Glasser will trace the history of Yiddish from its beginnings in western Europe through its expansion eastward and finally to its reaching the Americas, Asia and Africa with jewish immigration. Please join us for a stimulating and informative afternoon.
Thursday, May 17, 2012 • The RIVERDALE REVIEW
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Musical to be presented at the Riverdale Y
The award-winning Riverdale Rising Stars present a limited engagement of their spring musical classic 42nd Street! This Tony Award-winning musical features well known songs including Lullaby of Broadway, We’re In The Money, 42nd Street and more. Boasting a cast of 29, these talented teens will tap their way into your hearts with this old-fashioned musical comedy - perfect for all ages. Show times and dates are Thursday, May 17 at 7:30pm, Saturday, May 19 at 9:00pm and Sunday, May 20 at 3:00pm and 7:00pm. Please visit riverdalerisingstars.com for tickets and more information. Group sales are available. Contact Lwalton@riverdaley. org. The Riverdale Y is located at 5625 Arlington Avenue.
Free writers workshop at Bay Plaza
Presented by the Bronx Council on the Arts’ Bronx Writers Center, World Building for Fantasy & Science Fiction Writers is a free hands-on workshop for all writers (even the secret ones.) Bring a notebook and a pen and prepare to create a unique world. A brief Q&A will follow The workshop will be held at Barnes & Noble at Bay Plaza on Friday, May 18, 2012, from 6:00-8:00pm. Admission is free and all are welcome. This workshop will be facilitated by
Allison Alberts, a PhD candidate in the English Department at Fordham University where she teaches both writing and literature classes and is the director of Fordham’s Rose Hill Writing Center. She is currently writing her dissertation on medieval and early modern women. Allison lives in the Bronx with her husband and enjoys cooking, wandering around the New York Botanical Garden and watching old movies. World Building for Fantasy and Science Fiction Writers is one of a series of free workshops for writers produced by the Bronx Writers Center. Upcoming BWC workshops through September 21, 2012 at Barnes and Noble at Bay Plaza are: • Ask an Editor, Ask an Agent on June 15th, • Getting to the Finish Line: How to Prepare Your Writing for the Next Stage on July 20th, • First Lines: Getting Started on Your Writing Project on August 17th, and • How to Get Your Work Published on September 21st. For additional information on this workshop or other events presented by the Bronx Writers Center, call 718-931-9500 x21, e-mail bronxwriters@bronxarts.org, or visit the Bronx Writers Center’s web pages at www.bronxarts.org. Barnes & Noble at Bay Plaza is located at 290 Baychester Avenue in the Co-op City section of the Bronx. To find out about other literary activities at the store, please call 718-862-3945 or visit www.barnesandnoble. com (click on “Stores and Events”).
Volunteers needed to survey beaches
Get fit, help protect the city’s beaches and save marine wildlife by enrolling in the annual Volunteer Beach Floatables Program. Under the initiative, run by the New York City Department of Environmental Protection, volunteers are mobilized each summer to survey more than 45 beaches across the five boroughs. Participants are asked to walk along the shoreline or on their favorite beach and spot debris such as styrofoam, wood, glass or plastic waste. They do not have to pick up or touch anything and instead simply record any items they see and report it to the agency each week. The program is critical as it provides
authorities with useful data, ensures fewer beach closures and helps save marine wildlife from ingesting the debris. Upon registration, each volunteer will receive all materials necessary for monitoring, including letters of authorization and acknowledgment. For more information, please contact 212-889-4216 or 917-658-2380.
Card party to be held at St. John’s School
St. John’s Card Party will be held on Saturday, May 19, at Old St. John’s School, 3030 Godwin Terrace. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Admission of $5 includes door prizes and refreshments. There is plenty of parking. For more information, call 718-543-3003.
Community Board 8 celebrates It’s My Park Day
On Saturday, May 19, 2012 join Bronx Community Board No. 8, Ft. Independence Park Neighborhood Association, Kingsbridge Heights Neighborhood Improvement Association, Our Lady of Angels Parrish, the High School of American Studies at Lehman College Key Club and NYC Parks Department, between 10:00AM and 3:00PM to help beautify and celebrate IT’S MY PARK DAY at Fort Four Park located at Reservoir Avenue between Sedgwick Avenue and Goulden Avenue. It’s a family and community event! It’s a family and community event! On It’s My Park Day, give a little back to your favorite park: volunteer! Throughout the city, New Yorkers will be chipping in to clean up and help maintain their parks and playgrounds. Volunteering to clean up in New York City parks is a great way for New Yorkers to give back to their communities. You can join us and volunteer to work in Fort Four Park. Paint benches, fencing, comfort stations, park houses, clear litter, rake leaves throughout the park playground and park greenspace. Everyone will meet at the Fort Four Park Playground gates at 10:00 AM. Equipment and tools will be provided by NYC Parks Department. Bring work or gardening gloves if you have them. Celebrate this wonderful park that is a vital center of our neighborhood. Bring your family, bring your neighbors, and bring your friends! Participate in a fun, free event for the whole family!
YIVO Jewish Culture Series at Riverdale Temple
The YIVO Jewish Culture Series in partnership between the YIVO Institute for Jewish Research and Riverdale Temple, will hold its last lecture in the series for this year on Sunday, May 20 at 2PM at the Riverdale Temple. This is the fourth of a series of four lectures for the 2011-2012 year. The response to this lecture series has been very positive and we look forward to the event again next season. The event is FREE. The Riverdale Temple is at 4545 Independence Avenue (at 246th Street). Paul Glasser, the Dean of the Max Weinreich Center of Yivo will speak on the History of the Yiddish Language. At its height, Yiddish was spoken fro the North Sea im the west almost to the Caucasus in
The Great Women of Woodlawn
What do Nelly Bly, Celia Cruz and Elizabeth Cady Stanton have in common? They are all women who were ahead of their time and all are buried at Woodlawn Cemetery Friends of Woodlawn Cemetery is pleased to present a special program with folklorist Elena Martinez who will tell the stories of, and give voice to, many women whose works and actions have opened doors for those of us today. From globe-trotting investigative reporter, Nellie Bly, to feminist leader Elizabeth Cady Stanton; to Carmen Miyares de Mantilla who organized women’s groups to fight Spanish colonialism in Cuba. And to make the program even more interesting we’ll have four amazing poets: the Godmother of Nuyorican poetry, Sandra Maria Esteves, Bronx star Caridad ‘La Bruja’ De La Luz, tour veteran Maegan ‘La Mamita Mala’ Ortíz, and Brooklyn poet and musician, Bekah Dinnerstein. They’ll recite their poems inspired by the likes of trendsetting dancer Irene Castle, the Queen of Magic, Adelaide Herrmann, and the Queen of Salsa, Celia Cruz among others. The program will be held on Sunday, May 20, at 1:00 p.m. at The Woodlawn Cemetery, Bronx, New York. Meet at the Jerome Ave. entrance (near Bainbridge Ave., across from the last stop on the #4 train). Cost: $15 for adults, $10 for seniors, students, and Friends members. Purchase tickets and make reservations at www. thewoodlawncemetery.org (Upcoming Events) or call 718-920-1469.
Riv. Temple announces upcoming activities
The Arthritis Foundation Exercise Program (AFEP) is being offered at the Riverdale Temple with Stan. For those who are unfamiliar with the program, it offers gentle stretching, balancing, endurance and strengthening components for eight one hour sessions. There will be no cost to participants. Mondays, 10-11 a.m., from May 7th until June 28th. *NOTE: No class on Memorial Day* Held at Riverdale Temple 4545 Independence Ave Riverdale, NY 10471 Please call the office for registration 718-548-3800 ext 0 We will host a YIVO lecture on the history of Yiddish language, given by Paul Glasser, at 2pm Riverdale Temple 4545 Independence Ave Riverdale, NY 10471 To RSVP, please visit www.yivo.org/reservations or call 212-294-6127. Tot Shabbat, May 18th @ 5:30 pm in the West Lounge at Riverdale Temple 4545 Independence Ave Riverdale, NY 10471 718-548-3800 ext 0 Come enjoy music, dance, and crafts! Open to all children birth to 6 (older siblings welcome, too). Please join us at Sabbath Evening Services May 18 to honor Cantorial Intern, Aviva Kolet for sharing her angelic voice with us for the past two years. Professional quartet and Organist. Special kiddush will follow the service. Riverdale Temple 4545 Independence Ave Riverdale, NY 10471 718-548-3800 ext 0 Shavuot at Riverdale Temple! Shavuot Festival Service with Yizkor 10:30am Sunday, May 27 and Chavurah Shavuot Second Day Observance on Monday, May 28, 10am