DISTINGUISHED GUESTS: (From left) Associate Justice Sylvia Hinds-
Radix and Councilman Mathieu Eugene. Judge Ingrid Joseph, Dr. Judy
Newton, Judge Harriet Thompson, and Sharon Borno. Organizer Lori Citron
Knipel, the district leader for the state’s 44th Assembly District, and
Borough President Adams. Photos by Stefano Giovannini
CARNEGIE HALL PRESENTS UNIQUE MULTIMEDIA SHOW
CARMINA BURANA BY CARL ORFF
Bolshoi Symphonic Orchestra of the Moscow State Tchaikovsky Conservatory, Yurlov Capella Choir, Soloists
of Bolshoi Theater, Conductor Jan Latham-Koenig (UK), Director Igor Ushakov (Bolshoi Theatre Russia)
Bolshoi Theater soloists Anna Aglatova, Stanislav Mostovoy, and Vasiliy Laduk sing with Yurlov Capella Choir and
Bolshoi Symphonic Orchestra of Moscow Conservatory. Inspired by Medieval poetry, Carl Orff wrote his cantata Carmina
Burana. To emphasize the power of this work and its philosophical and emotional meaning, the music will be accompanied
by visual effects, including laser projections of art masterpieces housed in Russian museums from the Middle Ages.
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December 29TH 8PM
BY KEVIN DUGGAN
These Dems traded their signature
blue for red and green!
Local Democratic leaders
recently came together to celebrate
the holiday season at a
soiree at Gravesend’s Metropolitan
Ballroom.
Members of the Brooklyn
Independent Democrats political
club hosted a who’s who
of powerful people from the
borough and beyond at their
annual holiday party on Nov.
28, including judges, council
members, district leaders,
Borough President Adams,
and even Mayor DeBlasio,
who dropped by to shake some
hands before he went to light
the tree at Rockefeller Center
on the distant isle of Manhattan.
The yearly bash is the go-to
political event of the season in
all of New York City, according
to its organizer, who said
it brings together movers and
shakers for a night of casual
conviviality.
“It’s got a reputation of being
the best political party
in the city,” said Lori Citron
Knipel, the district leader for
the state’s 44th Assembly District
encompassing neighborhoods
including Park Slope
and Windsor Terrace, who
has staged the get-together for
almost 20 years.
One do-gooder from Canarsie
who attended said she appreciated
the opportunity to
hobnob with the local luminaries
that packed the Shell
Road venue for the event.
“You could discuss whatever
you wanted with whomever,
and you didn’t have
anybody hanging over your
shoulder,” said Dr. Judy Newton,
president of the Newton
Foundation, which helps inneed
families secure basic necessities
such as food and access
to transportation.
Newton praised Citron
Knipel for the effort she makes
each year to put the party together,
saying that the bash’s
singular appeal is a direct
result of its organizer’s hard
work.
“Everybody pays homage
to Lori, she works really
hard,” she said.
Politicos party at holiday bash