Summer Movie NightS In the Park Promo Event
Tuesday, July 23 12 noon Addeo’s Pizza 5654 Riverdale Avenue Bronx, NY
Summer Movies in the Park Promo Event Live Music, Penguins, A Generous Senator, Blocks & More!
Thank you for joining us for an afternoon of music and entertainment in North Riverdale! This event offered a small taste of our Summer Movies in the Park series which is underway. Musician Jostein Gulbrandsen played his guitar throughout the promo event. He is also scheduled to perform before the movie starts on July 27th. The promo event also featured large stuffed penguins as visuals to promote the movie, Mr. Popper’s Penguins, which will be shown on July 27th. State Senator Jeff Klein was also thanked at the promo event for his generous grant to support the movie nights. The Kingsbridge-Riverdale-Van Cortlandt Development Corp./KRVC ‘s new signature exhibit “BLOCKS” was also featured at the promo event. Postcards promoting the upcoming movie series were distributed and the organizers and sponsors were on hand to discuss the upcoming events. This promo preview event was held for the media and the general public.
When: Tuesday, July 23rd at 12 noon Where: Addeo's Pizza, 5654 Riverdale Avenue, Bronx, NY 10471
For More Information, Contact - Tracy McCabe Shelton, 917-570-9027; [email protected]
Guitarist and composer Jostein Gulbrandsen, grew up in Norway and started playing the guitar at the age of 9. In 1997 he attended Agder College of music in Norway. After two years he left to continue his studies at University of North Texas. He later moved to New York to attend Manhattan School of Music. He studied with Chris Rosenberg, Dave Liebman and Phil Markowitz and received his Masters of Music in Jazz Performance in 2003. He released his first CD "Twelve" in 2007 (with Jon Irabagon, Eivind Opsvik and Jeff Davis) on the Spanish record label Fresh Sound New Talent. The CD was recently on the top 5 list in Village Voice, NY (Tom Hulls jazz consumers guide), and has been played on NPR and received great reviews both in Europe, the U.S and Japan.He has performed at several great venues with his own groups and as a sideman, including Blue Note, Blues Alley, The Kennedy Center, B.B Kings Blues Bar, Hard Rock Cafe NYC, Smalls, Cornelia Street Cafe, Saint Peter's Church and Bar Next Door. He has also toured in Scotland and Japan. As a sideman he has worked in many musical genres, both live and in the studio. In 2005 Gulbrandsen performed for the Norwegian Royal Family, where he was featured both as a composer and improviser. This concert was shown on Norwegian National television. He later worked with the Norwegian SONY/BMG artist Christine Guldbrandsen. He plays guitar on Matt Grason Motel projects "Lost and found" a CD that received great reviews in Jazz Times Magazine and Mari Tochi’s “Aligato” and Nathaniel Smith's Fresh Sound release "Quartet". He leads Jostein Gulbrandsen trio and is also involved in projects with Gian Tornatore and Megumi Yonezawa. In 2011 he recorded with Norwegian Artist San Elmo and he is playing on his new EP that was just released and received airplay on National Radio. Thomas Popper has spent his entire life working to become the #1 real estate mogul in New York City. He has sacrificed everything...friends, family, and even his own happiness. But on the brink of the biggest deal of his career, he receives a gift - a mysterious crate from Antarctica - from his long missing father. What's inside the crate marks the end of Popper's comfortable and well-ordered existence, and the beginning of his new life as caretaker, landlord and parent figure to six unforgettable penguins, each with a distinct personality.
“Mr. Popper’s Penguins, based on the venerable and charming children’s book by Richard and Florence Atwater, signifies an important stage in Jim Carrey’s maturation, or at least his transition from nitwit man-child to goofy dad. “ The New York Times
The July 27th movie will mark the debut of KRVC’s new 20 foot movie screen purchased under a generous grant sponsored by New York State Senator Jeff Klein. The movie screen is one of several purchases to be made under this grant to support the movie nights and festivals held by KRVC. Our senator is supportive of all the work of KRVC and of all organizations who bring vibrant, community-building events to his district, which now includes all of Riverdale. KRVC is very grateful for his help and excited to own the equipment they need to hold their movie nights and festivals, which will include tents, a bouncy castle, carnival games, a projector, sound system, portable stage and much more.
KRVC's logo has featured 3 blocks for about 3 decades and we are celebrating that with our new, fun, interactive, signature exhibit—”BLOCKS.” We launched the first exhibit recently at RiverFest with a table featuring BLOCKS banners , signs and Legos. It was a real hit! BLOCKS are a fun way to really symbolize what KRVC is all about and stay true to its history. Be sure to check out BLOCKS at all our upcoming KRVC events. It’s an exhibit where kids (and adults) can create and build. The BLOCKS exhibit demonstrates how, in many ways, we can come together and: Build a Better Community 1 Block at a Time! Check out these Great Photos of our Promo Event! Summer Movie Night Series Festivities begin at 8pm & Movies will begin at Dusk:
Saturday, July 27th – Vinmont Park, Mosholu Avenue at 255th Street, Riverdale, “Mr. Popper’s Penguins.” Pre-movie festivities include Live Music performed by Guitarist, Jostein Gulbrandsen and Capoeira by ABADA-Capoeira Bronx, sponsored by Kidaroo.
Wednesday, August 7th - Veteran's Park, Throggs Neck Expressway, between Ellsworth & Schley Avenues, Throggs Neck, “Jaws”
Thursday, August 29th - Loreto Park, Morris Park Avenue, between Haight & Tomlinson Avenues, Morris Park, “Mary Poppins” Saturday, Sept 7th – Seton Park, Independence Avenue at 232nd Street, Riverdale, “UP!” More Sponsors Needed! Free Admission!