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The new season of the Tudor City Greens FREE outdoor concert series resumes on Wednesday, May 5th at 6pm..This event will feature performers from Broadway and the New York City cabaret scene. The concert will be hosted by Tudor City resident, Broadway and cabaret performer Raissa Katona Bennett (Phantom of the Opera, Chess). The evening concert is called Whose Garden Was This? The Folksinger/Songwriters Take the Park!
Concerts will continue monthly through October 2010, featuring a variety of performers and themes.
Fred French called it a “city within a city,” the Tudor City apartment complex he built in the late 20's between 40th and 43d Streets on a bluff just west of First Avenue. As a centerpiece he created two small parks, a sparkling pair of green patches in crowded midtown. In the late 1970s, when Harry Helmsley owned the complex, he was determined to construct two high rise buildings on the land where the North and South parks are. However, the residents of Tudor City were equally as determined that he would not! One long holiday weekend Sunday, bulldozers suddenly appeared and began hauling down the then wooden fencing. John McCain (of The Manor), ran out into the street with a bullhorn shouting; "Come out. Come out. Residents of Tudor City, come out and save our parks!" Sure enough, as the story goes, little old ladies rushed out and threw themselves in front of the bulldozers, stopping all activity. This gave the Tudor City Association time to organize legal measures which effectively stopped any further movement on Helmsley’s part and saved the parks. Now, the parks have been renovated by Tudor City Greens, the non-profit tenants’ group that owns and maintains the gardens that are open to the public. www.TudorCityGreens.org.
The Concerts at Tudor City Greens Series were organized by Raissa Katona Bennett in 2008 to present the art and vitality of cabaret to an untapped audience while also promoting the concerts to increase donations for the Tudor City Greens parks. A great by-product of the concerts is the added visibility of local businesses that choose to sponsor post-show gatherings. These partnerships will only strengthen the impact of the TCG concerts.
Sponsored, in part, by 925 Lounge and Smart Workout.
Special thanks to:
Feinstein’s at the Regency for donating printing services.
Hector Coris for donating graphic design and press services.
Sound system provided by Dr. Garrett Bennett, Facial Plastics and Nasal Surgery
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