Dear Friends:
"What fascinating person will open the door and walk into our little shop today?"
It's a question I ask myself more and more...as more and more fascinating people find their way here. Yesterday we were interviewed by a lovely TV anchorwoman who filmed Zoe and me talking about ArtsEcho Galleria (what else?) and the show was already on TV (on channel 20-WMBS) last night! Then we met a superb artist from Ridgefield Park who paints on glass with tiny beads of colored ink (an exhibition in the making!)
And tonight, at 8pm, Diego Rivera from Madrid, will be playing virtuoso guitar here and lots of wonderful neighbors (including, hopefully, you!) will be here to listen and enjoy, and meet Diego and some really interesting and charming people in our community.
Sunday is our FIRST Arts & Accessories Party (with lots of our lovely jewelry, bags, scarves, and artwork...in New Milford, NJ) and we already have two more parties set up for the following week in New York City. (This should come under the category of "no rest for the weary"...but "weary"? Me? Not on your life. I'm having much too good a time with it all!)
On Monday, ArtsEcho Design, our new fashion label dedicated to SUSTAINABLE COUTURE, will have its first fashion shoot, photographed by Edwin Flores. Ji Young Song, one of our new designers, has created a dress that is so beautiful, it almost had me in tears. Ji Young is a graduate of both Seoul's famous School of Fashion Design and FIT Couture. She chose leathers and silks from my vast collection of designer fabrics (30 years in the making, collected all over the world) that is the basis of the new ArtsEcho Design collection, and created a dress that interweaves the fabrics and the leather. Wait 'til you see it!
Speaking of fashion, our first fashion show will take place on Saturday eve, May 15th. We will introduce designs from our new label (I get to be Heidi Klum...hey, I can dream, can't I?) and we'll also present some of our special ArtsEcho Galleria pieces on some special ArtsEcho Galleria gals. Our models will also include a few professional ones like our new neighbor, Natalia, (who just moved into the "Watertower District") below, photographed by Edwin Flores at the Galleria in one of our lovely, black velvet, (slightly backless!) gowns. You see? Never a dull moment here!
Next Saturday, March 13th at 7pm is BRAVO BRAZIL!! Join us for the opening of the solo exhibition of amazing artwork by Brazilian painter, Duda Penteado. The musical side of the evening embodies the sounds of two young Brazilians from Rio, singer Renan Farias on cavaquinho (the "sound of the samba" instrument), and guitarist Bruno Menezes. The two are recent arrivals in the US and will perform not only traditional Brazilian music, but the latest songs heard today in the edgy clubs of Rio. Here are Renan and Bruno (smiling on our pink couch) and Duda (who has graciously offered to translate during the concert since Renan and Bruno speak almost no English...
Warm regards,
Sandra and the charming ArtsEcho Galleria team, Karina, Zoe, Crystal, Ben, Arianna, Lina, Claude and Sommer.
PS: We're at 3809 Park Ave in the "Watertower District" right across from the Weehawken Pathmark PARKING LOT! You can reach us at 201-617-1110
PPS: We're up the block from the Park Ave Grill and across from Paula at Rigolettos...just south of Beyti and the new (and totally yummy) Touch of Spice restaurant.
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