Al Hirschfeld Exhibit Celebrates Black History Month
Al Hirschfeld was a legendary artist, known for his stylized line drawings of performers.
In honor of Black History Month, a wonderful curated exhibit celebrating black dancers drawn by this renowned caricaturist can be viewed at the Al Hirschfeld Foundation website through March 13.
Titled “Amplified Dignity: Black dancers drawn by Hirschfeld” this stunning virtual exhibit was curated by dance scholar, educator, choreographer, and dramaturg Melanie George. Melanie is the founder and director of Jazz Is…Dance Project and is associate curator at Jacob’s Pillow. View this excellent collection at Amplified Dignity
To hear my conversation with Melanie George and other fascinating people from the worlds of theatre and food, including a special segment on unique Valentine’s weekend experiences, tune in to “Bagels and Broadway” this Sunday at 2 PM on WNYM Radio. Available on podcast following the broadcast.
Valerie Smaldone is a 5-time Billboard Magazine Award winner and is well known for her unprecedented success holding the #1 on-air position in the New York radio market on 106.7 Life-FM, an iHeart station. She has hosted, produced, and created several award-winning nationally syndicated programs featuring in-depth interviews with stars like Paul McCartney, Celine Dion, Rod Stewart, Elton John and Mariah Carey among others. Her radio talk show "Bagels and Broadway" highlighted theatre and food personalities. She is an accomplished interviewer and voice artist heard on commercials, narrations, promos and audiobooks, as well as a sought after live announcer.
Most recently, Valerie produced and directed a film, The Thursday Night Club, featuring pop diva Gloria Gaynor in her movie acting debut. She is one of the creators and producers of a docu-series, Divine Renovation, starring Erik Estrada, on streaming networks soon.
