“Coney Island Celebrates the Arts 2008” was held on June 8, 2008 at Keyspan Park in Coney Island, Brooklyn, New York. The following account of that show includes photographs by Takeshi Yamada and his friends. The manuscript was produced by Dr. Eriko N. Bond, noted art critic and New York City author, as told by Yamada. Takeshi Yamada is one of the most active artists in New York City and has had over 400 fine art exhibitions internationally with his paintings and sculptures.

 

 

Takeshi Yamada on

 

CONEY ISLAND CELEBRATES

THE ARTS 2008

 

Part 4

 

 

 

Music performers  

For this art fair, six music band groups and an individual musician performed.  

 

The historical Parachute Jump stood tall watching over Lost in the Stacks.

The Coney Island moment!

 

Awesome young musicians from the Coney Island Seventh Day Adventist Church.

 

Marc Barnhill & The Sorely Missed

 

Bruce Spears & Dubstown

 

Kenn Lowy

 

 

Artists

 

Abbazia, Deborah

Barbot, Gerard

Barone, Ed

Berman, Jeffrey

Bloomberg Music Radio

Bohana, Roxanne

Brener, Mila

Brodnikova

Brudent, Michael

Combis, Pamela

Coney Island Hysterical Society

Daniels, Demetria

Deluca, Marietta

Devi, Swaha

Dono, Lezlie

Doogan, Chris

Eagan, Richard

Edouard, Maryse

Gervais, Francisco

Goguen, Paul

Eleizer, Rochelle

 

 

Graham, John

Harlem, Stan

Herrera, Manuel

Hernandez, Mia

Hill, Nate

Jeff Berman’s Group

Josephs, Alison

Kalas, Leon

Kelly, Zerita

Kompel, Steve

Lapin, Victoria

Laudando, James

Lespes, Pierre R.

Lin, Ben

Lomonoco, Carmen

Lopez, Eddie

Manutti, Joseph

Marano, Philomena

Marino, Dan

McCatty, Shirley

Mikalevskaya, Svetlana

Morano, Karen

 

Marbury, Robert

Morgenstern, Lora

Norman, Daniel

Ortiz, Renee

Pilgrim, Anderson

Pollisky, Rita

Schreber, Caroline

Sgroi, Sal

Sierra, Johanna

Sievers, Philip

Sonsino, Reggy

Spittler, Janet

Striniak, Thomas

Storoniak, Bill

Suazo, Juan Carlo

Van Cort, Philip

Verillo, Fred

Volcy, Jean D.

Weekes, Alfred

Yamada, Takeshi

Zagaroli, Robert

 

Other Participants

 

Amethyst Women’s Project

Astella Development Corp

Bay Currents

Brooklyn City Streetcar Company, Inc.

Coney Island Lighthouse Mission

Community Board 13

 

 

Coney Island Day Adventist Church

Davis Consulting Corp.

HOPE Center of Coney Island

Kingsborough CC Family Coll. Program

Lighthouse Mission of Coney Island

You Gotta Believe

 

Sponsors

Assemblyman Alec Brook-Krassny

Health Plus

Independence Community Foundation

Astroland

Wonder Wheel Park

Citibank

Surf & Turf

Coney Island Memorial Chapels

Friscia and Mermaid Pharmacies

We thank Brooklyn Borough Hall so much for printing our post cards!

 

Final Note: Newly formed Brooklyn Streetcar Artists’ Group (BSAG) is planning future exhibits, including "Coney Island Celebrates the Arts 2009". If you are interested in becoming part of this exciting new venture, check back at this site for further info.

 

We are also seeking sponsors for future events.

 

Seara (Sea Rabbit) sits quietly at the art booth of Takeshi Yamada.

 

 

END

 

Copyright by Takeshi Yamada, Museum of World Wonders in Coney Island, Brooklyn, New York, June 2008. All Rights Reserved.    

E-mail: yamada108@verizon.net

Special thanks to Dr. Eriko N. Bond, Lauren D. Travis, Maremi Kakushina, Abraham Morris, and Seara (Sea Rabbit).

Also special thanks to Arthur Melnick (Senior Proofreader)

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