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Brooklyn Arts Council will hold its annual benefit and auction, Alive With Art, on March 23, 2010 from 6:30-9pm at The Bell House. Alive With Art will honor Michael A. Armstrong, a lifelong and ardent supporter of Brooklyn\'s cultural community; Jane Walentas, acclaimed visual artist and restorer of Jane\'s Carousel; and Randy Weston, world-renowned African rhythms pianist, composer and lecturer. More details about the benefit as well as a link to a preview of our auction of artwork and other goodies can be found here: http://www.brooklynartscouncil.org/documents/1366
Guests at Alive With Art will enjoy cocktails, hors d”˜oeuvres by Taste Caterers and entertainment by the David O\'Rourke Quintet with David O\'Rourke (guitar), Jeremy Pelt (trumpet), George Mesterhazy & Fintan O\'Neill (piano/keyboards) and Jonathan Mele (drums), performing classics from the Great American Songbook and more. The evening\'s entertainment also includes the Jazz Standard Youth Orchestra, a fiscally sponsored project of Brooklyn Arts Council featuring young musicians ranging in age from 11 to 17. Brooklynites Johannes Smith (trumpet), Nick Green (saxophone) and Luca Rosenfeld (bass) are among the line-up of stellar young performers.
The benefit auction will include original artworks by artists Audrey Frank Anastasi, A.J. Bocchino, Steve DeFrank, Julian Jackson, Lisa Kellner, Anders Knutsson, Mike Lash, Fahamu Pecou, Melodie Provenzano, Susan Rowland, Danny Simmons, and Heidi Van Wieren, among others; a New York Water Taxi private charter, a one-week stay at a beautiful villa in Calabria, Italy; fine wines and a host of other tempting items.
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