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‘Natural Lacquer’ Paintings by Renowned Chinese Artist WENZHI ZHANG

August 27, 2012 By Leave a Comment

GoodNews attends the event... The artist is wonderful and full of energy.  Her work shows the skill that she has developed over the years.  She is a dedicated artist with many mediums.  We were excited to meet her and applaud her vision of art.  Great Show.  Paul August 21 – October 4. Opening reception: Thursday September 13. 6:30 – 8:30 pm. Chinese Lacquer is the processed sap from lacquer trees that has been an integral component of Chinese decorative art from early times. Zhang, who teaches at the well-respected Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts in China, has transformed traditional lacquer technique into a medium of modern abstract painting.   “To understand Wenzhi Zhang's pictorial goals, one must see them as emerging from a long Chinese tradition,” said gallery … [Continue reading...]

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EXCITING NEWS FROM THE GIVING BACK FOUNDATION IN THE U.S. AND INDIA

August 22, 2012 By Leave a Comment

The Eleanor Roosevelt Leadership Center at Val Kill, Hyde Park, New York: On July 15 and July 29, 2012, the first Meera Gandhi Girls' Leadership Awards were presented to the four young participants who best demonstrated the leadership qualities of Courage, Compassion, Collaboration and Curiosity during the Girls' Leadership Worldwide program at the Eleanor Roosevelt Leadership Center's annual global leadership program for high school students. The winners, chosen by their peers, were Keira Higgins, Vasiliki Mitsakis, Giovanni Marie Roper and Liza Stambaugh. Meera Gandhi presented the young ladies with new Giving Back Foundation crystal trophies and honorariums. These awards are part of the Giving Back Foundation's five-year commitment to the Eleanor Roosevelt Leadership Center's inspiring … [Continue reading...]

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Chamber President Mark Jaffe is going to the White House

August 21, 2012 By Leave a Comment

We're proud to announce that Chamber President, Mark Jaffe has been invited by the White House Business Council for a forum on Transportation and Infrastructure Development on August 22nd. "Infrastructure development costs billions of dollars and creates good paying jobs in our region. That"s why we need to work with the federal government to bring in money for Metro Area projects like the Tappan Zee Bridge, the 2nd Avenue Subway and the infrastructure around the new Barclays Center in Brooklyn. New York deserves Washington's support." - Mark Mark, would like to hear your imput on other projects to help improve the Metro Area transportation and infrastructre needs.   To share your input with Mark before his trip, email: Jaffe@chamber.com  Save the Dates: 9-7-12 Open House Networking … [Continue reading...]

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John Seeger

August 20, 2012 By Leave a Comment

A artist biography is an attempt to offer the reader an opportunity to discover a musical environment, an atmosphere, the songwriter’s inner being, personality, his emotions and inspiration, that which emanates from his creativity. His musical journey. For some it begins early in life and takes years or what seems like a lifetime to surge. John Seeger was definitely born a musician. Learning, practicing and mastering guitar was as much an everyday occupation to him as speaking Japanese and Spanish fluently, obtaining his black belt in karate, creating and building his successful NYC-based construction company, raising his 19 year old daughter and tending to his home and family. It may have seemed at times, even to John, that music was just another one of his passions and thirsts. Except … [Continue reading...]

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Foxwoods, Resort and Casino

August 16, 2012 By Leave a Comment

THE 22nd ANNUAL HONG KONG DRAGON BOAT FESTIVAL in NEW YORK THE OLDEST, LARGEST, MOST TRADITIONAL DRAGON BOAT FESTIVAL IN THE US - LAUNCHES ON MEADOW LAKE THIS SATURDAY AUGUST 4 & SUNDAY, AUGUST 5, 2012 - WITH CASH & PRIZES at STAKE! WITH 180+ TEAMS, INVOLVING MORE THAN 2,500 PARTICIPANTS COMPETING FROM ACROSS the U.S. & CANADA + SPECIAL PERFORMING GUESTS- AN AWARD WINNING LION DANCE TEAM from CHINA AUG 2nd , 2012 NY, NY - In Celebration of the "Year of the Water Dragon" the organizing committee of the 22nd Annual Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival in New York (HKDBF-NY) announced that this year’s competition is to be held on Saturday, August 4th & Sunday, August 5th, 2012. It will feature cash & prizes for competitors in this year’s US Dragon Boat Open … [Continue reading...]

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Helen Marshall, Queens Borough President

August 15, 2012 By Leave a Comment

THE OLDEST, LARGEST, MOST TRADITIONAL DRAGON BOAT FESTIVAL IN THE US - LAUNCHES ON MEADOW LAKE THIS SATURDAY AUGUST 4 & SUNDAY, AUGUST 5, 2012 - WITH CASH & PRIZES at STAKE! WITH 180+ TEAMS, INVOLVING MORE THAN 2,500 PARTICIPANTS COMPETING FROM ACROSS the U.S. & CANADA + SPECIAL PERFORMING GUESTS- AN AWARD WINNING LION DANCE TEAM from CHINA AUG 2nd , 2012 NY, NY - In Celebration of the "Year of the Water Dragon" the organizing committee of the 22nd Annual Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival in New York (HKDBF-NY) announced that this year’s competition is to be held on Saturday, August 4th & Sunday, August 5th, 2012. It will feature cash & prizes for competitors in this year’s US Dragon Boat Open Championship. Other festival events consist of several new special Cup … [Continue reading...]

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Ashley Parker, Greater New York City Area – EVP and Regional President at HSBC

August 15, 2012 By Leave a Comment

Ashley Parker, Greater New York City Area - EVP and Regional President at HSBC THE 22nd ANNUAL HONG KONG DRAGON BOAT FESTIVAL in NEW YORK THE OLDEST, LARGEST, MOST TRADITIONAL DRAGON BOAT FESTIVAL IN THE US - LAUNCHES ON MEADOW LAKE THIS SATURDAY AUGUST 4 & SUNDAY, AUGUST 5, 2012 - WITH CASH & PRIZES at STAKE! WITH 180+ TEAMS, INVOLVING MORE THAN 2,500 PARTICIPANTS COMPETING FROM ACROSS the U.S. & CANADA + SPECIAL PERFORMING GUESTS- AN AWARD WINNING LION DANCE TEAM from CHINA AUG 2nd , 2012 NY, NY - In Celebration of the "Year of the Water Dragon" the organizing committee of the 22nd Annual Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival in New York (HKDBF-NY) announced that this year’s competition is to be held on Saturday, August 4th & Sunday, August 5th, 2012. It will feature cash … [Continue reading...]

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Bill Tyson, Time Warner Cable…

August 15, 2012 By Leave a Comment

TIME WARNER CABLE OPENS STATE-OF-THE-ART LEARNING LAB AT GOOD SHEPHERD SERVICES    First TWC Learning Lab in Brooklyn to Provide Access to Computers and High-Speed Internet For the Benefit of Local Residents   BROOKLYN, NEW YORK, AUGUST 13, 2012 – Time Warner Cable today was joined by the Department of Information Technology and Telecommunications (DoITT) and local officials to open a state-of-the-art Learning Lab at Good Shepherd Services in Park Slope, Brooklyn. The community services organization is the first in the borough to receive a Learning Lab, which is a Time Warner Cable-funded initiative providing New Yorkers with access to computers, e-learning programs and high-speed Internet to assist with their educational and professional development needs.   “Time Warner … [Continue reading...]

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Sister Paulette LoMonaco and Brien Kelley, of Good Shepherd Services and Time Waner Cable

August 14, 2012 By Leave a Comment

TIME WARNER CABLE OPENS STATE-OF-THE-ART LEARNING LAB AT GOOD SHEPHERD SERVICES First TWC Learning Lab in Brooklyn to Provide Access to Computers and High-Speed Internet For the Benefit of Local Residents BROOKLYN, NEW YORK, AUGUST 13, 2012 – Time Warner Cable today was joined by the Department of Information Technology and Telecommunications (DoITT) and local officials to open a state-of-the-art Learning Lab at Good Shepherd Services in Park Slope, Brooklyn. The community services organization is the first in the borough to receive a Learning Lab, which is a Time Warner Cable-funded initiative providing New Yorkers with access to computers, e-learning programs and high-speed Internet to assist with their educational and professional development needs. “Time Warner Cable is proud to … [Continue reading...]

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HSBC’s John, the driver and Elizabeth Lee…

August 14, 2012 By Leave a Comment

Senior Vice President, Head of Asian Market and Chinese Business Strategy HSBC.  Elizabeth shares Good News at the Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival. John, the wonderful Old Time Checker Cab Driver for HSBC THE 22nd ANNUAL HONG KONG DRAGON BOAT FESTIVAL in NEW YORK THE OLDEST, LARGEST, MOST TRADITIONAL DRAGON BOAT FESTIVAL IN THE US - LAUNCHES ON MEADOW LAKE THIS SATURDAY AUGUST 4 & SUNDAY, AUGUST 5, 2012 - WITH CASH & PRIZES at STAKE! WITH 180+ TEAMS, INVOLVING MORE THAN 2,500 PARTICIPANTS COMPETING FROM ACROSS the U.S. & CANADA + SPECIAL PERFORMING GUESTS- AN AWARD WINNING LION DANCE TEAM from CHINA AUG 2nd , 2012 NY, NY - In Celebration of the "Year of the Water Dragon" the organizing committee of the 22nd Annual Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival in New York (HKDBF-NY) … [Continue reading...]

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