Rachel Dowling with photos by Irina Island ImagesAug 11, 20193 minBuilding Confidence and Memories at Broadway BootcampNext week launches the final week of the enormously popular Broadway Boot Camps at Main Street Theatre Dance Alliance (MSTDA), and there...
Rachel Dowling with photos by Irina Island ImagesJun 29, 20193 minWith Humor and Courage, Open Doors Presents FADEFade is what they refuse to do. Disappearing into the background is not going to happen. Fighting to ensure their fate does not befall...
Rachel Dowling with photos by Irina Island ImagesJun 5, 20194 minAdventure in the Great Wide Somewhere: Island Kids Take the Stage with Beauty & the Beast Jr.This weekend 48 Roosevelt Island kids in three different casts will take the stage in the Main Street Theatre and Dance Alliance (MST&DA)...
Rachel Dowling with photos by Alexandre TolipanMar 19, 20193 minVernissage XVIII- The Newest Group Show at RIVAA GalleryThe month of March has brought yet another exciting and eclectic art exhibit to the RIVAA (Roosevelt Island Visual Arts Association)...
Rachel Dowling with photos by Irina Island ImagesMar 19, 20194 minRiveting Theater Comes to Island AudiencesWe have great theater all around us in New York City, and you don’t always need to travel across the river to see it. Oh What A Lovely...
Lauren BlanksteinFeb 22, 20194 minColer Based Reality Poets Publish Anthology and Host Poetry ShareArtists’ and the neighborhoods where their careers took flight can become inextricably linked – Allen Ginsberg and the East Village,...
Rachel DowlingFeb 21, 20197 minGet Your Inner Artist On and Make Way for FigmentThings are going to start to get colorful around here come June, and it won’t just be the typical color of summer abloom. Roosevelt...
Rachel DowlingFeb 11, 20195 minRIVAA Celebrates Black History with 'Cultural Preservation' ExhibitThe RI Jazz Collaborative Band, featuring Lynn Beville, provided live music at the opening, by Alexandre Tolipan This year’s annual Black...
Rachel DowlingJan 14, 20194 minMST&DA: Gearing up for an Exciting Spring SeasonThree casts comprising a total of 49 children from Main Street Theatre & Dance Alliance (MSTDA) Musical Theater Class will produce the...
Briana WarsingNov 3, 20185 minOculus Sculpture Trades Octagon For Island HouseWhen the historic Octagon building, formerly an insane asylum, reopened in 2006 as an apartment building, Victoria Thorson’s sculpture,...
Rachel DowlingOct 6, 20184 minOctagon Trades an Art Gallery for Rental Office SpaceAlthough it is still listed as one of the “amenities” on the Octagon website, the 10-year old art gallery in the historic landmark insane...
Dottie JeffriesOct 4, 20185 minRoosevelt Island Featured in Exhibit on Museum MileRoosevelt Island's distinguished history in medicine, healthcare, and treatment of communicative diseases, is on display as part of the...
Rachel DowlingJul 28, 20184 min'The Monkey King' Returns with Polish and DepthKimbirdlee and Jonathan Fadner of Common Man Musicals (CMM) are bringing a grown-up version of their new production, The Monkey King,...
Briana WarsingJun 25, 20184 minNew Exhibit Explores FDR's FreedomsLooking at the women featured in Sara Bennett’s photos, currently printed across stretched canvas on the grassy slope of Four Freedoms...
Briana WarsingJun 8, 20186 minViolinist Brings Art of Tango HomeAs a featured performer on multiple Grammy- and Latin Grammy-awarded albums, Leonardo Suarez Paz can have his pick of concert venues. The...
Briana WarsingJun 8, 20184 minRIOC Unveils New Public ArtOn Wednesday morning, a few dozen Islanders and art lovers sat in front of a podium on the hill that connects Good Shepherd Plaza with...
Briana WarsingMay 12, 20183 minA Night of Art and Poetry That’s Bigger Than the Chair That Binds ThemAndres “Jay” Molina is tired of talking about his wheelchair. As part of the Open Doors program, he and a small group of fellow Coler...
briana644May 2, 20181 minCalling All ArtistsThe Main Street WIRE is seeking art submissions on an ongoing basis for our Letters section. In the last few issues, we have featured...
Dottie JeffriesMay 1, 20187 minMST&DA: Nurturing a Love of the Stage – and Launching CareersOver the last 37 years, the Main Street Theatre & Dance Alliance (MST&DA) has offered acting, dance, and music classes to hundreds of...
Kelly TurnerMay 1, 20182 minMST&DA Children’s Theatre Brings New Musical to LifeIsland audiences will soon be the first to watch a brand-new musical, The Monkey King, premiering at the Main Street Theatre & Dance...