The Morgan Library & Museum Announces....

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David, Delacroix, and Revolutionary France:
Drawings from the Louvre

Charles Dickens at 200

Also on view: Ingres at the Morgan

David, Delacroix, and Revolutionary France: Drawings from the Louvre
September 23—December 31, 2011

This unprecedented exhibition features eighty of the Musée du Louvre's finest drawings—rarely allowed to travel—by artists working in France from the onset of the Revolution in 1789 through the establishment of the Second Empire in 1852.

This exhibition is made possible by a major gift from Karen H. Bechtel.

City Island Arts & Crafts Fair

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Saturday and Sunday September 10th and 11th from 11am until 7pm-City Island's Annual Fall Arts & Crafts Fair.

Showing 50 + Artists and Craftspeople, featuring Paintings, Photography, Jewelry, Stained Glass, Native Crafts, Bath & Body products, Clothing, Face Painting, Fishing Trophies, Live music and Great food.

Located along the Avenue, in the village center of City Island, from Bay Street to Schofield Street.
Sponsored by The City Island Chamber of Commerce, supporting small business for over 100 years.

718-885-9100 - http://www.cityislandchamber.org

Headlines 9/8/11

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STORMY MORNING. Damaging Winds and Flooding..

BACK TO SCHOOL. Million Students in Class.

TEXAS FIRES. Thousands Acres Burning.

TWO TO TANGLE. Perry vs Romney.

OBAMA JOB PLAN. One Term Man?

VOICES OF 911. Chilling Words.

WHAT'S GOING ON IN NYC?

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Are some New Yorkers turning into mad dogs? Let's hope not, but according to the latest recorded facts and figures - Almost 100 people were shot in NYC this past week, which is about double the amount of people shot during the same time span last year. This according to NYPD statistics.

As of Sunday, there were 72 incidents in each of the five NYC Boroughs, up from 40 last year.

98 individuals were shot, up from 53 for the same period last year - an increase of about 46%.

These figures do not include the 15 people shot on Labor Day, including two police officers.

FRIENDS OF PELHAM BAY TRAIL DAY

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TRAIL DAY - Join Friends of Pelham Bay Park this Saturday from 10AM - 2PM to reinforce the Hunter Island catwalk and do shoreline clean-up.

Meet at the NE corner of the Orchard Beach. TRAIL DAY parking lot at 9:45 AM. Bring lunch, water & sturdy shoes.

Headlines 9/7/11

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USPS NEAR DEFAULT. Postal Service Makes Cuts.

12 SHOT IN NEVADA. National Guard Targets.

WILDFIRES. 1000 Texas Homes Destroyed.

FLOODING CONTINUES. Many Areas Being Drenched.

GOP DEBATES. Presidential Candidates Go After Each Other.

BOMBINGS IN PAKISTAN AND INDIA. Attacks Kills Dozens.

LIBYAN REBELS CANT FIND HIM. Storm of Moammar Speculation.

JOURNALISM- Past, Present and Future

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News breaks every day, not once a month and we know that readers like their news fresh, fast and accurate.

The first newspaper was Publick Occurrences. It was published in Boston back in 1690. Today, more than three centuries later, we have more than 1400 dailies in this country, with the two largest The Wall Street Journal and USA Today, which claim circulations exceeding two million each.

STATE SENATOR KLEIN BBQ

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While we still keep strong the memory of those we lost on September 11th, some of us also don’t want to forget to stop to say THANK YOU to our first responders like you; not only for what you did on September 11th, but also for your continued commitment to protecting our safety in the face of constant danger.

In this spirit of thanks, please join me and your local veteran groups for a special event, my first annual:

FIRST RESPONDER APPRECIATION BBQ

Saturday, September 10th, 2011

3:00 – 7:00 p.m.

Ferry Point Park

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