RIP - Bonnie Franklin 'One Day at a Time'

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69 year old Actress Bonnie Franklin, who was best known as divorced mom Ann Romano on the '70s sitcom "One Day at a Time," has died. Her family says her death was due to complications from pancreatic cancer, which Franklin revealed she was battling back in September.

Bonnie Franklin earned Emmy and Golden Globe nominations for "One Day at a Time," the groundbreaking 1975-1984 comedy from producer Norman Lear which tackled hard-hitting issues like sexual harassment, suicide, and premarital sex.

MOMA FILMS

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Emmanuelle Demoris's Mafrouza Cycle
March 6–11
The Mafrouza cycle comprises five films shot by Emmanuelle Demoris over a two-year period in the neighborhood of the same name, a shantytown built by its inhabitants on the remains of a Greco-Roman necropolis in Alexandria, Egypt. The area has since been destroyed, but the film captures to a remarkable degree the very special people who lived here–their daily lives of struggle and happiness, and the special strength and heterogeneity of the community. The five films of the Mafrouza cycle will be screened once each in chronological order; each is an autonomous work that can be appreciated independent of the others.
MoMA Presents: Herbert Danska's Right On!
March 6–11
Described as "a conspiracy of ritual, street theater, soul music, and cinema," Right On! is a pioneering concert film, a compelling record of radical Black sentiment in 1960s America, and a precursor of the hip-hop revolution in musical culture. Shot guerilla-style on the streets and rooftops of lower Manhattan, it features the original Last Poets performing 28 numbers adapted from their legendary Concept-East Poetry appearance at New York's Paperback Theater in 1969. The film has rarely screened over the past 30 years, and this is the premiere run of MoMA's new restoration. Poets Felipe Luciano, David Nelson, and Amiri Baraka will be present for a post-screening discussion.

WOMEN IN SPORTS

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March 2, 2013 - 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Live a karate demonstration

Al Oerter Recreation Center Queens, 131-40 Fowler Avenue, NYC, NY

In honor of National Girls and Women in Sports Day, NYC Parks will host a fun day of free fitness, sports, and social activities exclusively for girls and women. The event will also celebrate the conversion of a lightly used multipurpose room into a cardiac-room, complete with $77,000 worth of fitness equipment.

CITY ISLAND ART EXIBITION

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Focal Point Gallery
321 City Island Ave.
Bronx NY 10464
(718) 885-1403

March 1st - March 31st - With an opening reception TONIGHT Friday, March 1st. 7pm-10pm.
If you are an artist or love art and just wish to enjoy this exhibition.
call Ron Terner 718 885-1403, or just show up.

RIP Richard Street, The Temptations

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Former Temptations singer Richard Street is dead. The 70 year old died in a Las Vegas hospital from a blood clot in his lung.

The Detroit native performed with The Temptations from 1971 to 1993.

Street can be heard on the group's signature hits "Papa Was a Rollin' Stone," "Superstar [Remember How You Got Where You Are,]" "Heavenly" and "Hey Girl [I Like Your Style.]" Mr. Street is survived by his wife and four children.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uZd346cQIrI

The Temptations were known for their success in the 1960s, '70s, and '80s at Motown Records.

COUNTDOWN CONTINUES

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11:59 p.m TONIGHT, THE President will be required to initiate the budget process known as sequestration. As Obama is forced by law to trigger $85 billion in automatic budget cuts, now a bipartisan delegation marches to The White House on this first day of March to negotiate. But all are expected to restate long-held positions, making this of a photo op. In fact, now that sequestration has arrived, the budget gridlock gripping Washington may be about to get worse.

NOW WHAT, WASHINGTON?

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Congressional leaders will begin wishing and praying to keep hope alive, now that time has run out those automatic spending cuts. They are apparently counting on a higher power to help them, so all these so called sequester cuts they previously agreed on can now be avoided.

The US Senate chaplain opens the day with a prayer: "Rise up, O God, and save us from ourselves." Good luck and they will now wake up and finally realize this is one fine mess they've made for US.

Positive Psychology

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Express gratitude. Gratitude is a thankful appreciation for what you have — from a roof over your head to good health to people who care about you. When you acknowledge the goodness in your life, you begin to recognize that the source of that goodness lies at least partially outside yourself. In this way, gratitude helps you connect to something larger than your individual experience — whether to other people, nature, or a higher power.

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