Culture Vision NYC: Envisioning a City Sustained by Culture and the Arts Saturday, May 21, 5-8 pm (doors open at 4:30 pm) at the Museum of the Moving Image in Astoria, Queens.

Hosted by New York City Council Member and Chair of the Cultural Affairs Committee, Jimmy Van Bramer, the NYC Department of Cultural Affairs and the Museum of the Moving Image, this evening promises to be full of excitement and a great chance to interact with the arts community. For more information or to RSVP for this free event open to the public, please contact kcariello@council.nyc.gov or call (718) 383-9566, x1.

The event will feature three panels of distinguished guests, including Academy Award nominee Sigourney Weaver. Join us as we dream and vision about the future of arts and culture in New York City.

Confirmed participants include:

Sigourney Weaver, Academy Award Nominated Actress Kate D. Levin, Commissioner, Department of Cultural Affairs

Arthur Aviles, Dancer and founder of Bronx Academy of Arts and Dance
Lauren Flanigan, Opera Singer/Performer
Carl Goodman, Museum of the Moving Image
Margaret Honey, President & CEO, NY Hall of Science
Warrington Hudlin, Film Maker
Letitia James, NYC Council Member
Paul King, NYC Dept of Education, Director of Arts & Special Projects
Ginny Louloudes, Alliance of Resident Theatres/New York
Charles Rice-Gonzalez, Bronx Academy of Arts and Dance
José Serrano, NY State Senator
Jim Simpson, The Flea Theater

See the event flyer, here. Click here for directions to the museum.