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  • Eric ZORK Alan

    Category: Literary, Visual,

    Zork is the author of two books in national distribution: "Stolen Snapshots: I am NOT a poet."  Zork is probably best known for standing on chairs.   It just so happens that when upon a chair he belches out PopTart, Pez, and Push Up poems.  He...

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  • Rashaun Allen

    Category: Literary, Voice,

    Rashaun J. Allen is the first Fulbright scholar in SUNY Stony Brook’s MFA in Creative Writing & Literature program history. A Vermont Studio Center and Arts, Letters, and Numbers residency recipient whose three independently published poetry...

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  • Deborah Batterman

    Category: Literary,

    Symbols, and their metaphoric underpinnings, play a large part in the stories I write. Getting beneath the surface of words, past the literal, is what makes stories resonate, and as a writer, I think a lot about resonance . . . the resonance of...

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  • Deborah Batterman

    Category: Literary,

    Symbols, and their metaphoric underpinnings, play a large part in the stories I write. Getting beneath the surface of words, past the literal, is what makes stories resonate, and as a writer, I think a lot about resonance . . . the resonance of...

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  • Cindy Beer-Fouhy

    Category: Literary,

    Throughout my life, writing and teaching writing have been my passions and my talents.  There is no other work I do that feels as natural and fulfilling to me than teaching writing to children, teens and senior adults.  My goal is to help...

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  • Sally Bliumis-Dunn

    Category: Literary,

    I have been a poet-in-residence in Schools, homeless shelters and prisons throughout Westchester for the last ten years. My manuscript, Talking Underwater, was a finalist for the Nimrod/ Hardman Pablo Neruda Prize. My poems have appeared in...

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  • Torrey Anne Bonington

    Category: Actor, Film, Literary, Music, Voice,

    Hello!  My name is Torrey and I'm an actor, published author, comedian and storyteller in a broad spectrum of artistic mediums, genres and subject matters. I'm an outgoing, witty, charming and highly dedicated young woman that thrives in both...

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  • Charisse Brown

    Category: Actor, Literary,

    "Through the dramatic roles and worlds that are available vicariously in theatre and directly in process drama, we can learn both who we are and what we may be. It is this that makes the essential nature of both theatre and process drama...

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  • Tim W. Brown

    Category: Literary,

    My writing reflects my widely varied intellectual and personal interests. I have always thought in big-picture terms, and early in life I realized that one must approach complex modern reality from multiple perspectives. My university major,...

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  • Ann Chiappetta

    Category: Literary,

    Since 1990, Ann Chiappetta's writing has been featured in both print and electronic publications, most notably, Dialogue MagazineReader's Digest and  Matilda Ziegler online magazine. Her poetry has been featured in small press journals...

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  • Richard Cirulli

    Category: Literary,

    As a playwright, my goal is to use the stage as a venue to teach people  about the family of behavioral disorders so prevalent in our society today, in the hope of bringing  about awareness and to help remove the taboos associated with these...

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  • Bob Clark

    Category: Film, Literary, Visual, Visual-Illustration,

    Bob Clark is a writer and artist who has worked in Westchester for over fifteen years. His plays for children have been performed at Albert Leonard Middle School and the New Rochelle Public Library as part of the Theatre in a Trunk program,...

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  • Jehan Clements

    Category: Literary, Visual,

    Jehan Clements is a Storyteller, Author, Illustrator, Inventor, Teaching Artist, and Literacy Educational Consultant. He has performed in Elementary Schools, Libraries, Museums and Festivals in New York for the past 40 years.

    Jehan is the inventor...

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  • D. Colin

    Category: Literary, Visual,

    She has competed in the National Poetry Slam and participated in the Voices of Our Nations poetry workshop with Ruth Forman.  She has featured throughout the northeast at such places as the Nuyorican Poet's Cafe, The Bronx Museum and University...

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  • Mary Crescenzo

    Category: Literary,

    Playwright, poet, Jazz singer, producer, installationist, cofounder and coartistic director of The Peekskill Playhouse, the staging of my first and second play took place after soliciting my principal as a fourth grader at PS 59 in the Bronx to...

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  • Damon Della Greca

    Category: Literary, Music, Visual,

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  • Kendra Eager

    Category: Literary, Visual,

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  • Teresa Fellion

    Category: Ballet, Dance, Dance-Jazz, Dance-Modern, Literary,

    As an avid arts advocate and activist, Teresa Fellion creates work that integrates and empowers audiences with new perspectives and addresses human experiences. Many of these works are site-specific and involve innovative methods of audience...

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  • Jeffrey Fuerst

    Category: Literary,

    Playwright and author of many children's books, plays, TV shows, magazine articles and website features. In Spring, 2003, "The Substitute Tooth Fairy," a farce for family audiences, toured Westchester-area libraries with support from the a WAC...

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  • Nina Gabriele-Cuva

    Category: Actor, Literary,

    The arts can change the life of any student!  I love what I do and learn as much from students as I hope to teach them.  I am a professional actor, director, published author, theater company founder and artistic director.  Using theater...

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  • Kate Gallagher

    Category: Literary,

    Kate Gallagher is the author of numerous publications including work done in The Westchester Review and The Sun.  She has also contributed works of poetry in One Word/Many Voices: a Bilingual Poetry Anthology and Let the Poets Speak...

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  • Paul Gallanter

    Category: Literary,

    A theater professional for over 30 years with degrees in art and philosophy, Paul is currently working on Drinking Eros, a musical adaptation of Plato’s Symposium.

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  • Sarah Glickman

    Category: Literary, Visual, Visual-Illustration,

    I am an artist who wears many hats!  I am a fine artist working with mixed media, a muralist, a children's book illustrator and an art teacher.  All of my art interests relate to each other, help me grow as an artist and become a better art...

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  • C D Grant

    Category: Literary, Visual,

    C.D. Grant is a nationally-published writer of poetry, fiction, scholarly articles and a featured writer for magazines and newspapers. His novel "Jaime's Place" was published in 2012 and is available from Amazon.com or directly from the writer...

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  • Anastasia Werner Guadron

    Category: Literary,

    "At any age, we are all poets. We are all writers. Expression on paper doesn't have to be designated to a genre. If we learn the power and play of writing, inspiration is inevitable."   Anastasia Guadron is the owner of Mightier than the Sword,...

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  • Tania Guerrera

    Category: Literary, Visual,

    The process of creating can be a healing medium.  Setting the mind free during the creative process allows us, with the right setting, to enter into meditative states of awareness.

    The images, words and crafts I create become power objects and...

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  • Pamela Hart

    Category: Literary,

    Pamela Hart is writer-in-residence at the Katonah Museum of Art where she teaches and manages an arts-in-education program called Thinking Through the Arts.  She was awarded a National Endowment for the Arts poetry fellowship in 2013.  Her...

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  • Dona Elena Hatcher

    Category: Actor, Literary,

    I am committed to Inspire, Encourage & Support anyone of any age that desires to express themselves through the creative arts of Poetry Writing and or Acting for Film, TV and Stage. I own Take Flight Talent Workshops where we give fun, fast &...

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  • Susan Henle-Christensen

    Category: Actor, Literary,

    Susan Henle-Christensen is a professional dancer, choreographer, and arts consultant.  She is a Merce-Cunningham trained modern dancer who has performed regionally and internationally with a host of distinguished modern dance companies.  She...

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  • Teisha Hickman

    Category: Actor, Literary,

    Teisha Hickman is a film director who recently helped co-direct the short film The Forgiven.

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  • Relda N. Hill

    Category: Literary, Music, Visual,

    I have been an artist since I was a child; I took music lessons in classical piano.  However, my formal education took precedence.  However, I continued to draw in my 20's and 30's.  During high school and undergrad, I was in choirs for singers...

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  • Susan Hodara

    Category: Literary,

    I am a freelance journalist and memorist. My articles have been published in the New York Times, Communication Arts, Harvard Magazine and more. I teach memoir writing workshops at the Hudson Valley Writers' Center and the Pelham Art Center. My...

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  • Leslie Holder

    Category: Literary, Visual,

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  • Frank Ingrasciotta

    Category: Actor, Literary,

    As a produced playwright, published writer and award-winning performer, I create a container of sharing and trust to inspire community building and experiential learning. I also foster a creative atmosphere for my participants, encouraging...

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  • Stephen M. Jacoby

    Category: Literary, Visual,

    On and off and off and on, I have been a photographer, sculptor, sketcher, painter, writer, and other occupations as well.  But always the greatest satisfaction is in the doing, the touch and feel of materials, the effort to catch the ephemeral,...

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  • Jasmine Johnson

    Category: Literary,

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  • Ulla-Maija Kivimäki

    Category: Literary, Music, Visual,

    Ulla-Maija Kivimäki is a New York artist active in the fields design, photo, video, music, internet communication & marketing, and Yoga philosophy and practice.

    Her current projects include a book about her life experiences and a world music...

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  • A Thousand Stories

    Category: Literary,

    A Thousand Stories is a continuously moving documentary through which I share my conversations with artists. The project features artists who, despite their brilliance, are often overlooked. To date, I've shared conversations with artists of...

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  • Richard Lattarulo

    Category: Literary,

    Recently Rich and his son wrote a book called "The Artist: Born to Create." Besides exploring the source and purpose of creativity, the book will include two complete compositions: a screenplay, "Set the Captives Free," written last year while...

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  • nancy maloy

    Category: Actor, Film, Literary,

    Theater is an art form that speaks to multiple intelligences, making it a dynamic educational tool for all types of learners as well as being a wonderfully expressive medium.  Theater/drama brings together an exploration of both inter- and...

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  • Suzanne Kraus Mancuso

    Category: Literary,

    Published Author & Primitive Folk Artist

    Books-The Shirley Temple Identification & Price Guide Volume 1 & 2 2001-2003 The Secret World of Magic Dolls & Imaginary Friends series children’s books 2005 “All Life Is, Is Little Strings-A...

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  • MaryAnn McCarra-Fitzpatrick

    Category: Literary, Visual,

    MaryAnn McCarra-Fitzpatrick is currently working on a manuscript of poems and creating collages.

    Her poetry has been published in Make Room for Dada, The Mount Vernon Independent, OBSOLETE! Magazine, The Mount Vernon Inquirer, Cavalier Literary...

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  • MEL MCCARTER

    Category: Literary, Visual,

    Melissa McCarter is a writer, teaching artist, and a lifelong resident of the Hudson Valley. She received her Bachelor of Arts in Literature from Vassar College, and her MFA in Writing from Sarah Lawrence College. She holds several certificates...

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  • Tara Meddaugh

    Category: Actor, Literary,

    I am a playwright with a passion for bringing theater and writing to youth. Please check out my work at www.tarameddaugh.com

    My theatrical work has been performed throughout the US and world-wide at theaters, schools, universities and festivals....

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  • Angela Messina

    Category: Actor, Literary, Visual,

    Angela Messina is an actor/producer with newscast, acting and commercial experience.  Angela has worked on several television productions including Jimmy Breslin's People (ABC/PBS Emmy Award), Another World and Search for Tomorrow (NBC).  She...

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  • Donna Miskend

    Category: Literary, Visual,

    My work is nature and literary themed. I've added scientific and botanical illustration to my portfolio to deepen my understanding of individual species. And I integrate nature themed and environmental issues into my teaching programs wherever...

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  • Robert Edward Miss

    Category: Literary,

    I am interested in offering group sessions to senior citizens seeking cultural enhancement, particularly through fun with poetry. A typical session would involve reading poems along with a description of their origins from real life; audience...

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  • Stuart Nager

    Category: Actor, Literary,

    I believe that there is no box to think outside of. Think, imagine, create. I utilize the Workshop Model (Doing instead of being talked at) to its fullest potential. No matter the age or subject matter, my pedagogical lens focuses on creation...

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  • Cristina Necula

    Category: Literary, Music,

    Romanian-born singer and poet Cristina Necula currently works as Director of Alumni Affairs for her alma mater, Purchase College, SUNY. She speaks and writes in 6 languages. Since 2001, she has been a regular contributor to Classical Singer...

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  • Harry Edgar Palacio

    Category: Literary, Music, Visual, Visual-Illustration,

    Harry Edgar Palacio is a straight single male U.S born celebrity: numerous award-winning musician, author and fine artist. He is signed to Interscope Records & performed with Grammy winners and Grammy nominated artists including Ari Up; lead...

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  • Karen Rippstein

    Category: Literary,

    I’m a certified poetry therapist, a journal writer, and a creative writing instructor.  The discovery and empowerment received from my ever evolving journal allows me to inspire students to create a writing space of their own to find comfort,...

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  • bob ruppert

    Category: Literary,

    Bob Ruppert is a Westchester author how's works include recent book, Adventures of a Bipolar Mind.

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  • Julienne Ryan

    Category: Actor, Folk/Traditional, Literary,

    I am a Communication Catalyst who engages my audiences in creative ways that promote constructive interactions and conversations. Skilled in the art of using storytelling to engage my audiences in active listening and laughter, I always focus on...

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  • Deirdre Rylander

    Category: Literary,

    Deirdre (Hoare) Rylander was born and raised in Yonkers, where her family has lived for generations. She returned to Yonkers with her husband in 2004 as a first-time homeowner in the Armour Villa neighborhood, and quickly became involved in local...

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  • Esmeralda Santiago

    Category: Literary,

    ESMERALDA was born in San Juan, Puerto Rico. She came to the United States at thirteen, the eldest in a family that would eventually include eleven children. Ms. Santiago attended New York City’s Performing Arts High School, where she majored...

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  • Mayra Sergranes

    Category: Literary,

    I'm a writer and poet who is also a Licensed Clinical Social Worker in New York State. I have spent most of my time working as a social worker. Recently I have begun to put some of my work on the web and have received very positive feedback, I...

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  • Jaimey Steele

    Category: Literary, Visual,

    Jaimey Steele is a composer/songwriter. She has been an ASCAP composer, song writer and educator for 20 years. Steele has written songs for Sesame Street, The NYC Zoo, NASA and the Space Program, and for environmental organizations like...

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  • David Surface

    Category: Literary,

    “When you write, you want what you write to be real.  You want your readers to experience the things you’re writing about.  You do this by paying attention to the world outside of yourself and the world inside of yourself, and how they both...

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  • Traci B. Timmons

    Category: Actor, Literary, Visual, Voice,

    I have dedicated my life to making sure that every child has an opportunity to feel the joy of creation and the safety of knowing they have something to contribute. I believe in theatre education as a force for a better world. Children who...

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  • Lisa Tolliver

    Category: Actor, Folk/Traditional, Literary, Visual,

    My seemingly diverse creative pursuits - showing-and-telling community stories, creative writing and journalism, teaching and consulting - actually support one "four-eyed" mission: to inform, instruct, intrigue, and inspire. Moreover, offering...

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  • Ann van Buren

    Category: Literary,

    Ann van Buren is a Hudson Valley based poet, writer and educator who integrates nature, science, and sensorial perception with language.  Her poems have been published locally in The Westchester Review, "Let the Poets Speak" and by the Blue Door...

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  • shobha vanchiswar

    Category: Literary, Visual,

    Nature is the muse for all my creative efforts. Everything about this big, beautiful earth fascinates me. There is magic everywhere and every day is a miracle. How, what and why things are the way they are intrigues me. Simply put, I study life.

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  • M.C.

    Category: Literary, Music, Visual,

    My paintings and drawings are a poetic evolution and constant exploration of the human experience. Involved in the act of creation, with creativity. I paint and draw each piece as if it were my last. Taking my time to show intricate detail...

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  • Phylisha Villanueva

    Category: Literary,

    Writing poetry, epistle, and slamming poems is how I cope. The spoken word is how I riot, rejoice, and recharge. 

    The improvisation of my performance originates from my involvement with the Jazz and Poetry Choir Collective. I've been performing...

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  • Catherine Wald

    Category: Literary,

    Catherine Wald's poetry has been published as a chapbook ("Distant, burned-out stars" Finishing Line Press, 2011, and in numerous journal including American Journal Of Nursing, Jewish Literary Journal and Westchester Review. She' the author of...

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  • Sarah Bracey White

    Category: Literary,

    Sarah Bracey White is a writer, teacher, motivational speaker and arts consultant. Her literary work includes a collection of poetry, "Feelings Brought to Surface," many short stories, several novels and a memoir. Her creative non-fiction has...

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  • Lana Yu

    Category: Literary, Visual,

    "Art is a way to understand ourselves and the world we live in more deeply."  Lana Yu is a mixed-media painter and multidisciplinary artist who draws on her emotions and the physics of paint and materials to explore her relationship with...

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  • Regine Zamor

    Category: Literary,

    As a Freelance writer, Regine has contributed to TRACE, iStyle, New York Spirit, Unchin, Music+ TV, Beautyaddict.com, and regularly contributes to Edge New York, and Upscale magazine. From the world of advertising, Regine has worked her way...

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