11 BRONX WEEKLY January 13, 2019 www.BXTimes.com
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1994 championship NY Rangers at Empire Casino Casino
Holiday Train Show at the New York Botanical Garden. Photo by Robert Benson Photography
Bronx County Chorus spring auditions
Bronx County Chorus announces membership
auditions for spring 2019. The theme
of this May’s concert is, Disney, ‘Dedicated
to Disney.” It will have selections showcasing
music throughout Disney history.
Have you thought of joining or auditioning
for a chorus? Now is the time
to come, and try Bronx County Chorus.
This spring begins their 80th
year, so it is the oldest ecumenical chorus
in the Bronx. Members come from
many Bronx and lower Westchester
neighborhoods, including Co-op City,
Parkchester and Throggs Neck. Come
to conveniently located First Lutheran
Church of Throggs Neck, 3075 Baisley
Avenue, , on Monday, January 7 or
Sunday, January 13 or Monday, January
14. Chorus begins at 7:30 p.m., and
if you are trying us out, come earlier.
By coming earlier, you will benefi t by
meeting the director, Miles Fellenberg;
assistant director Chris Aquino and
choral members. Requirements are
fi rst and foremost, the desire to join a
chorus, having some choral or vocal experience
and of course it’s helpful
to be able to read music.
Past concerts have included live instrumental
accompaniment as they
celebrated for example, December holidays.
This May’s concert is dedicated
to Disney music and should be a delight
for people of all ages. Openings
in all voice parts are available. Bronx
County Chorus performs two outreach
concerts and two formal concerts, each
semester. They have sung for Kings
Harbor Multicare Center this past December.
Other community participation
opportunities are considered.
Bronx County Chorus is partially supported
by performances and with public
funds from the Bronx Council On
the Arts, through the New York State
Council on the Arts Decentralization
Program
First Lutheran Church of Throggs
Neck is accessible by train or bus. Semester
dues for chorus members are
$40 for individuals, $60 for families and
couples.
For more information, visit Facebook
or their website, http://www.Bronxcountychorus.
org/, or email Bronx County Chorus
at: bronxcountychorus@gmail.com.
Hockey history heads to Empire
City Casino when the New York Rangers
takeover on Saturday, January 12
with members of the 1994 championship
team joining hockey fans to watch
the Rangers take on the New York Islanders
at the Casino Night Pre-Party.
The Casino Night Pre-Party is free to
attend, with online pre-registration
required. Fans wishing to attend can
RSVP here.
The Pre-Party kicks-off the countdown
to the New York Rangers Casino
Night, presented by Empire City Casino,
taking place on Wednesday, February
13, 2019. At the annual Casino
Night charity benefi t, guests can dine
with their favorite Rangers players
for an exclusive night of chef tastings
and casino-style gaming to benefi t the
Garden of Dreams Foundation. Details
and ticket information for the Casino
Night event is available here.
The Casino Night Pre-Party fun on
January 12 begins at 12:30 p.m. in the
casino’s Red Room (located on the 2nd
fl oor next to the Alley 810 bowling alley)
with New York Rangers legends and
Stanley Cup champions Mike Richter,
Adam Graves, Stéphane Matteau and
Mike Hartman (fi rst time they have all
been on property together for a family
reunion of sorts) watching the game together
with fans.
These core four players, who each
had game-changing roles during the
Rangers 1994 championship run, will
mingle with fans, sign autographs and
cheer the Rangers on. Islanders’ fans
are also welcome to attend and enjoy
a variety of free food, games, and giveaways
throughout the festivities, including
a chance to win tickets to the
Casino Night benefi t in February.
As part of Empire City’s close collaboration
with the New York Rangers,
the casino hosts a variety of Rangers
viewing parties throughout the year,
each hosted by a different Rangers legend,
such as Stéphane Matteau, who
hosted the fi rst viewing party of the
current season late last year.
Fans who can’t make the event on
January 12 can still attend one of the
remaining Rangers viewing parties at
Empire City Casino this season. Upcoming
dates include: Tuesday, February
12, 8:00 p.m. at Winnipeg Jets;
Thursday, March 7, 7:30 p.m. at Detroit
Red Wings; and Monday, April 1, 7 p.m.
at New Jersey Devils.
For the latest announcements on
upcoming Rangers hosts or for more information
and other events at Empire
City Casino, visit www.empirecitycasino.
com.
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Upcoming New York Botanical Garden
events and programs:
Don’t Miss All Aboard with Thomas
& Friends® at the New York Botanical
Garden through Monday, January 21
Children join Thomas and Driver
Sam on a fun-fi lled, sing-along, miniperformance
adventure. In Thomas’s
Budding Adventure, kids will help
Thomas discover the steps to growing
a beautiful garden. Make sure to have
a professional photo taken with the Really
Useful Engine to capture the special
day.
All Aboard with Thomas & Friends®
joins the Botanical Garden’s Holiday
Train Show®, a beloved New York City
tradition celebrating its 27th year. This
year, the Holiday Train Show® showcases
Lower Manhattan, the birthplace
of New York City. Enchanting model
trains zip through a display of more
than 175 New York landmarks, each
re-created with bark, leaves, and other
natural materials—all under the twinkling
glow of the Enid A. Haupt Conservatory.
Replicas debuting this year
include the historic Battery Maritime
Building, vintage ferry boats, the Battery
Park Control House, the Woolworth
Building, One World Trade Center, the
Oculus, and the Terminal Warehouse.
The Holiday Train Show runs through
Monday, January 21, 2019.
Holiday Train Show through Monday,
January 21: The New York Botanical
Garden’s Holiday Train Show®
showcases Lower Manhattan—the
birthplace of New York City—in the
27th year of this beloved tradition.
Enchanting model trains zip through
a display of more than 175 New York
landmarks, each re-created with bark,
leaves, and other natural materials—
all under the twinkling glow of the
Enid A. Haupt Conservatory.
Replicas debuting this year include
the historic Battery Maritime Building,
vintage ferry boats, the Battery
Park Control House, the Woolworth
Building, One World Trade Center, the
Oculus, and the Terminal Warehouse.
The new Lower Manhattan replicas
will share the spotlight with old favorites
including the Statue of Liberty and
the Ellis Island Immigration Station.
Accompanying programs include a
cappella performances, children’s activities,
and Bar Car Nights.
Evergreen Express through Monday,
January 21: Children step into
Discovery Center Depot to investigate
samples of evergreen tree branches
and cones, mount a conifer sample,
craft a cone critter, and design an evergreen
swag (a miniature, simple evergreen
wreath with a bow) to take home.
Children can pretend to ride the rails
aboard our child-sized play train and
put on a puppet show in the Woodland
Puppet Theater.
Putting Down Roots: Celebrating 30
Years of Bronx Green-Up through Sunday,
April 28: NYBG is commemorating
the 30th Anniversary of its community
gardening outreach program with a
photo exhibit including 36 photographs
from 15 of the gardens and urban farms
where NYBG’s Bronx Green-Up works.
Bronx Green-Up supports more
than 200 local greening groups, schools,
and community organizations in their
missions to improve their neighborhoods
through greening projects. In
honor of this anniversary, four teen
photographers from the Bronx Documentary
Center’s Bronx Junior Photo
League—18-year-old Tony Baizan-Garcia,
19-year-old Kayla Beltran, 18-yearold
Mitchell Harris-Dennis, and
16-year-old Tianna Maldonado—spent
the summer visiting Bronx Green-Up
community gardens and urban farms,
documenting the activity of these organizations,
from planting, weeding, and
composting to harvest and celebration.
Their dynamic photos will be on view
showcasing community-building and
activism taking place all across the
borough.
The New York Botanical Garden is
located at 2900 Southern Boulevard.
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