The Austen House is proud to be a featured site on Gray Line's Hop-On Hop-Off Discover Staten Island Tour.  The red trolley leaves the Staten Island ferry terminal ever hour provides wonderful opportunity to experience some of what Staten Island offers.  Be sure to Hop-Off at the Austen House.  For more info please contact Gray Line at 800 669 0051 or www.GrayLine.com

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A Juried Photography Competition

        For High School Students

Winners are: 1st Place Ashley Lagzia, Petrides School; 2nd Place Brittany Heimerie, Tottenville High School; 3rd Place Sheina Godovich, Staten Island Tech;

New Exhibit   On Display from March 5 - May 5

Bitter Sweet: a collection of street photographs by Arlene Gottfried.

 Tim Murphy of New York Magazine recently described Gottfried as a "quiet defender of the grimly vibrant denizens of an older New York that's disappearing daily."

Austen at the Arsenal

Opening Reception   6-9 P.M.

Exhibit of Alice Austen photographs at the Arsenal in Central Park, 830 Fifth Avenue, at 64th and 5th.

GRACIE MANSION TEA and TOUR   2pm - 4pm

Exhibit Opening    1-5 P.M.

Please join us at the Opening Reception for Bitter Sweet: a collection of street photographs by Arlene Gottfried.

The day will begin at 1:00 P.M. with a discussion of Arlene Gottfried's work followed by a book signing and reception.

Visit www.arlenegottfried.com to learn more about the exhibit and the artist.

Celebration Picnic

Everyone is welcome - Hope to see you there!

Exhibit Opening: Dogs! Dogs! Dogs!

During May and June the Austen House is proud to present amateur snapshots of dogs taken from the early 1900 till 1950.  A collection of Catherine Johnson, considered one of America's foremost collectors of this type of work. 

12th Annual Alice Austen Gala

It was the best party ever, said Brian, Andy, Fred, Janele, Aurelia, and Fran.  It also raised a lot of money for the House.  Thank you to all of you who helped make it happen.

Free Summerfest

Independence Day Concert 6:30 P.M. and ZviDance

The Isadora Dance Foundation Presents: Lori Belilove & Company

6:30 P.M. Saturday evening July 26th 

An Outdoor Dance Performance on the front lawn of the Museum, overlooking New York Harbor and the magnificent Manhattan Skyline.  Bring your family, friends, a picnic basket, and be prepared for an extraordinary experience as two creative forces, Austen and Duncan, come together in a program of nature and dance.

Starlight Concert      7:30-10:00 P.M.

Bring a blanket or lawn chair, snacks or a picnic basket, and enjoy the Starlight Concert sponsored by the Borough President, featuring "Witness" and "Alive n' Kickin."

A celebraion of experimental music and art featuring Marcel Blum and Jerrold Kavanagh, Pantagruel, Video Giant, and an experimental film program created by Geoff Celis.

This evening cannot be described, it can only be experienced!

You are invited to experience "A Medley of Music"

A fundraiser for Island Voices

Saturday, July 12, 2008 at 5:00 P.M. on the lawn of the Alice Austen House Museum.

Enjoy an afternoon of Gospel, Jazz, Opera, Reggae, African Drums, Steel Orchestra and more.

The Alice Austen House Museum and the Staten Island Firefighters will host the annual: Remembrance of September 11 to remember 343 brothers who were lost.

John Sollazzo, President of the Staten Island Retired Firefighters and the National President of United Retired Firefighters Association, is chairing the event that will be held on the front lawn of the Alice Austen House Museum, overlooking the Manhattan Skyline, on Thursday, September 11, 2008 from 5-9 p.m.

1968: Magnum in New York

Opening Party 2-6 P.M.

The more you read and learn about 1968 the more difficult it becomes to understand how the Nation survived. And yet it did. Perhaps it is because there were so many momentous events, so much emotion, we forget that most people simply went along with their daily life. Tuning out the world around them, turning off the television, or at the very least changing channels. Isn't that, after all, what most of us do today?

Though this exhibit includes images related to many of those history-changing events, it also includes photos of people going about their business in pretty much the same way they had and would.

The exhibit closes December 31, 2008.

BRIDGE THE GAP

A Staten Island Art Happening (or Be-in)

MUSICIANS, VISUAL ARTISTS, POETS, DANCERS,

ACTORS, PHOTOGRAPHERS, PERFORMERS, FILMS,

COMEDY, FOLK ARTS, FACE/BODY PAINTING, FOOD & GAMES

From 11am to 8pm, artists and art-lovers of all ages, disciplines, backgrounds, and geographic locations are invited to attend and participate in the day’s collaborative creation.

Participants can bring anything from a chair or blanket to tents and tables. Artists, artists groups, cultural organizations, vending folk artists, clubs, bands, groups of friends, etc., are encouraged to set up a camp or installation. The more creative, specific, and involving the better. We will bridge the gap by creating a hyper-real community.

Open House New York

During one weekend people get access to sites that they cannot normally see.

This year, visitor's can see Alice Austen's dark room!

Never before home videos will also be shown!

For more information about Open House New York visit www.ohny.org

SI OUT LOUD and the Austen House present: A reading and discussion of The Making of the President 1968 

   Please join us at 3PM --- two days before our election --- to talk about one of the most momentous years in American History.  The event takes place in our gallery where our 1968 show hangs.