Brooklyn Lyceum Writers Series presents NYC street photographer VIVIAN CHERRY

50_antoinetteWhen:Sunday December 6, 2009
Time:7:00 PM
Where:Brooklyn Lyceum
718-857-4816.
Cost:Free

 

The Brooklyn Lyceum continues its monthly literary event, First Sundays Writers Series, on December 6 with Vivian Cherry. Join them for the first Sunday of every month, as they have intimate readings with established and up-and-coming writers and more: poets, novelists, journalists, graphic novelists, photojournalists and non-fiction writers, among others. This will be a casual and cozy evening – hosted and curated by Susan Hartman, journalist and poet – as our guest reads, shows slides of her work, answers questions and signs copies of her book of collected photographs.

Vivian Cherry, a veteran street photographer, started out as a Broadway dancer, then switched to photography in the early 1940s. Her photos of the Lower East Side, the Third Avenue El, and Hells Kitchen are in the collections of The Museum of Modern Art, the International Center of Photography, and the Brooklyn Museum of Art. At the Lyceum, shell be presenting her work, and discussing her remarkable life. Shell also sign copies of Helluva Town, New York City in the 1940s and 50s, published by powerHouse Books.

Since trees have grown here and there have been Betty Smiths to tell of it, Brooklyn has been a hub of literary voices, and in recent years, however, Park Slope especially has become a haven for New York writers who find their pens’ stride among the coffeeshops and old brownstones. The old Bathhouse, with its ideal Park Slope location and its growing contribution to the arts in Brooklyn, is the perfect host venue. Come relax with some wine, beer or coffee, and engage with writers and creators you may only know from the page; hear them read, ask questions, and partake in discussions about their process, their work, and the successes and challenges of the changing literary world.

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