BOOK BUSINESS MAGAZINE: http://www.bookbusinessmag.com/ Book Business was launched as BookTech the Magazine in 1998 as the magazine for book production and manufacturing. The hugely successful publication has evolved with the changes in the book market, and has expanded its mission to have a wider appeal to all business executives at book publishing companies. LITERACY ASSISTANCE CENTER: http://www.lacnyc.org The Literacy Assistance Center is a nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting and promoting the expansion of quality literacy services in New York. We provide services for Adult students who want to find free classes in reading, writing, and speaking English or information on getting their GED; Literacy instructors who want to become more effective teachers; Program managers who want to build a stronger literacy program; Parents who want to help their children become better learners; Policymakers who need information from the literacy field to inform their decisions. All New Yorkers who want to participate in building a more vibrant, prosperous community. Link to Literacy Recognition Awards: http://lacnyc.org/support/recog/ Link to Charity Softball Game: http://lacnyc.org/about/announcements/SoftballProgram.pdf THE NATIONAL ARTS CLUB: http://www.nationalartsclub.org/ The mission of the National Arts Club is to stimulate, foster and promote public interest in the arts and educate the American people in the fine arts. The National Arts Club was founded in 1898 by Charles de Kay. Charles de Kay was the literary and art critic for The New York Times for 18 years. He and a group of distinguished artists and patrons conceived of agathering place for artists, patrons and audiences in all the arts. American art at the turn of the century had begun to look inward for inspiration, rather than to Europe, and the American art world was alive with energy. As The National Arts Club moved into its first home in a townhouse on 34th Street, American art had found a new home. The National Arts Club is located in the historic Tilden Mansion. 15 Gramercy Park was built in the 1840's and its original flat-front, iron-grilled appearance matched the style of the houses still maintained on the west side of Gramercy Park. Samuel Tilden acquired 15 Gramercy Park in the 1860's, and in the 1870's gave the house a massive overhaul. Tilden hired Calvert Vaux, a famed architect and one of the designers of Central Park to "victorianize" the facade with sandstone, bay windows and Gothic Ornamentation. John LaFarge created stained glass ceilings for the inside of the mansion, and Italian wood carvers made the fireplaces. Glass master Donald MacDonald wrought a unique stained glass dome for the building. All of this prompted architect Philip Johnson to call the mansion, "among the most beautiful in New York." Spencer Trask and the Board of Governors acquired the Tilden Mansion in 1906 as the new home for the National Arts Club. |