April 7 – 9

1st Annual Lighthouse Garden Tour
• When: July 10th 11am – 4pm
• The tour will include the historic terraced gardens of the JMMTA located at 338
Lighthouse Avenue and the lovely Lighthouse Garden at 442 Lighthouse Avenue.
Guided tours, light refreshments, a plant and gift sale, and a guest speaker are all
planned.
• Tickets cost $18 per person in advance, $22 on the day of the tour. To order
tickets, please log on to www.tibetanmuseum.org or call 718-987-3500.

Beauty Rediscovered: Paintings by Adeline and Charles Wigand•
When: June 24th 6pm to 9pm
• Where: 75 Stuyvesant Place
• For more information and tickets, please contact Cheryl Adolph at (718) 483-
7113.

Beading Knotting and Weaving Workshop
• When: July 11th from 2:30pm – 3:30pm
• Where: Jacques Marchais Museum of Tibetan Art
• Learn beading, knotting and weaving techniques together at our workshop
on Sunday, July 11, 2010! Make a traditional piece or something of your
• Admission charges are $5 for individuals, $10 per family of four.
• For more information, please log on to www.tibetanmuseum.org or call 718-987-
3500.

Midsummer Night Mixer
• A night of wine, cheese, music and networking out on the patio. Enjoy the
cool evening breeze while taking in the sight overlooking Lighthouse Hill.
• When: August 4the evening
• Where: Jacques Marchais Museum of Tibetan Art
• Admission charges are $30 per person. For more information, please log on to
www.tibetanmuseum.org or call 718-987-3500.
Learn how to make Tibetan Dumplings
• Join us in the gardens, where we will sample and learn to make dumplings,
or “momos”, as they are better known in Tibet.
• When: August 15th 2:30 pm to 3:30 pm.
• Where: Jacques Marchais Museum of Tibetan Art
• Admission charges are $5 for individuals and $10 for each family of four. For
more information, please log on to www.tibetanmuseum.org or call 718-987-
3500.

BREAKFAST WITH THE BEASTS
• One of Staten Island Zoo’s most loved programs. Join us for a tour of our animal
kitchen, help prepare some food for critters and watch them eat. Meet some
animals close up and have a breakfast snack while you are here.
• When: Sat., July 24, Sun., Sept 26 from 8:30-10:00am
• Where: Staten Island Zoo
• Members: $10 / Non-members: $13
• Children ages 5 and up – please no younger siblings. A paying adult must
accompany a paying child.
• Pre-registration required.

WILDLIFE FILM SERIES
• Enjoy a short film or two as you visit the zoo.Animal/nature films, geared for
families, shown throughout the day.
FREE with regular admission – Donation requested
• When: August 14th and November 3rd from 11:00am – 3:00pm
• Where: Staten Island Zoo
• Pre-registration not required.
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The Bluegrass Hit Parade

Sunday, March 21, 2-3pm

The Bluegrass Hit Parade: 1946-2010 – Band members Vincent Cross, Mark Farrell, Allen Cohen and Bob Wright will present the “signature songs” of the first generation of Bluegrass performers, continue with the most popular songs from the “middle years” and end with 2 new songs written by band members. Hear songs that were made famous by Bill Monroe, Flatt and Scrugs, Jim and Jesse, Jimmy Martin, Reno and Smiley, the Stanely Brothers and the Osborne Brothers. All ages invited, free admission.

Location: St. George Library, 5 Central Avenue

Staten Island’s Jacques Marchais Museum of Tibetan Art opens a new exhibition, Tibetan Portrait: The Power of Compassion on March 29. The exhibition will be open to the public through December 2010.

Tibetan Portrait highlights photographic portraits of Tibetan people by renowned contemporary artist Phil Borges. Borges’ portraits introduce viewers to individuals from a deeply spiritual culture who have been marginalized and displaced by the occupation of their homeland.

Tibetan Portrait also features interactive displays focusing on aspects of traditional Tibetan culture such as a map of Tibet’s changing borders, a moveable display of Himalayan Mountains, audio recordings of mantra chanting, and a hands-on display of Tibetan prayer wheels.

March 2009 marks the 50^th anniversary of the Dalai Lama’s flight from Tibet and the popular uprising against Chinese occupation.

Eternally thankful,
Katrina Mackey, McKinney Highschool 2010
Founding Member of the McKinney Highschool Impact Broadway Theater Club

And if you don’t find anything there, you can always support other students who are doing amazing work like a number of notable jazz scholars will present their research on various facets of Louis Armstrong’s life and music at the College of Staten Island on Saturday, November 21 in the Center for the Arts Recital Hall (Building 1P, Room 120) from 9:00am to 5:00pm. For more info about this most important research about one of our great historical figures go to http://www.csitoday.net/full_story/?storyid=4531.

Susan E. Wagner High School

School Bio:

It is the mission of Susan E. Wagner High School to create a unified community of students, parents and educators, which will provide a rigorous instructional program in a supportive atmosphere. This community will strive to stimulate in each child a thirst for knowledge, which will result in the acquisition of the skills and competencies necessary to be successful and to be lifelong learners. It is our desire that all students will experience the social, emotional, and intellectual growth necessary to become socially conscious citizens with a respect for all peoples of our society.

Current Impact Broadway students:

Impact Broadway Teacher:
Diane Zerega

School principal:
Gary M. Giordano

School contact information:
1200 Manor Drive
Staten Island, NY 10314
www.wagnerhigh.net

People always forget about the rich and cultural diversity that is in the borough of Staten Island. Food, celebration and art paints a canvas for their residence and we invite you this summer to take a different look at this borough.

Rich in historical relevance for all people, Staten Island brims with extraordinary museums and attractions. The Snug Harbor Cultural Center  The Alice Austen House Museum, The Conference House, The Garibali-Meucci Museumand Historic Richmond Town will broaden your view of American life. The Jacques Marchais Museum of Tibetian Art will open your mind to eastern philosophy and The Staten Island Botanical Garden and zoo will afford you the peace and calm that only comes from hanging out in nature.

There are also theaters that open this summer for patrons like St. George Theatre and the Sundog Theatre.

Key websites for Staten Island happenings:
www.statenislandusa.com,  (official tourism site)
www.siconservatoryofmusic.org,
www.statenislandarts.org
www.lcaofsi.org.