“I sang a lot in college - I was in a choral group in college. But, then, when I moved to New York, I really just concentrated on acting.” ActingGroupsNew YorkCollegeMoved Author:Callie Thorne
“In the end, through simple illustrations I believed I had accomplished my purpose. A dozen invitations to speak to similar groups were proffered. The conversation went on and on, and when we were finally through it was too late to return to New York.” EndsPurposeSpeakSimpleGroupsNew YorkReturnConversationLateAccomplishedToo LateDozenInvitationsIllustration Book:The Autobiography of Margaret Sanger Source: The Autobiography of Margaret Sanger
“I've been trained in dancing and I used to be quite good, though I am a bit rusty right now. But I could probably brush up in a couple of months. The funny thing is that I actually took classes from Savion Glover, who worked in Happy Feet, when I was a kid. Isn't that wild? I was part of a selected group that was brought into New York from New Jersey (which is where I'm from) to study, every Saturday: ballet, jazz and tap. It was a musical comedy group.” KidsUsedBitsClassStudyComedyGroupsFeetNew YorkMonthsCoupleRight NowDancingJazzMusicalUsed To BeBalletSaturdayBrushesJerseyFunny ThingsSelectedNew JerseyHappy Feet Author:Brittany Murphy
“Saturday mornings in spring should always start with a jolt of dance by Paul Taylor performed by Taylor 2. The touring ensemble, an adjunct of the Paul Taylor Dance Company, offered a rare New York performance... It was an impressive event, presented by a group of highly individualistic dancers.” ShouldCompanyMorningGroupsEventsNew YorkSpringPerformancesDancerSaturdayImpressiveTouringEnsembleIndividualisticSaturday Morning Author:Jennifer Dunning
“I am all for cultural diversity and would be willing to see each recognizable group value its cultural heritage. I am a New York patriot, for instance, and if I lived in Los Angeles, I would love to get together with other New York expatriates and sing "Give My Regards to Broadway".” IfsGivingWould BeTogetherValuesGroupsNew YorkWillingDiversityRegardInstanceLos AngelesHeritagePatriotBroadwayGet TogetherCultural DiversityCultural HeritageExpatriates Book:I, Asimov: A Memoir Source: I, Asimov: A Memoir
“As a chef, I had started working with groups like Share Our Strength and various local food banks in New York, raising money for hunger-related issues. And not only me, but the entire restaurant industry has been very focused on this issue.” Has BeensIssuesGroupsShareNew YorkIndustryHungerVariousFocusedLocalsRelatedRestaurantsChefRaising MoneyFood BanksLocal Food Author:Tom Colicchio
“I just started playing around different clubs, and I got a good reputation around New York City of having good timing, a good right foot, and I was "funky", "soulful", and all that stuff. Then I ran into this group, the Pigeons.” DifferentStuffCitiesGroupsFeetNew YorkClubsReputationRanNew York CityTimingPigeonsSoulfulFunkyGood ReputationPlaying Around Author:Carmine Appice
“When I talk about the city, I talk about a city that elevates people, which is the strength of New York. We always had the ability to do that. We had the services to do that: good schools, living-wage jobs. We're moving away from that toward a two-tiered system: a small group of very wealthy people and the rest of the city, poor and working poor.” PeopleTwoSchoolJobsMovingAbilityPoorCitiesGroupsNew YorkWealthySmall GroupsMoving AwayLiving WageGood School Author:Sal Albanese
“It used to be, if you wanted to have a strong, influential voice in the feminist movement, you really needed to be part of this New York/D.C. elite group of feminists, or part of a mainstream feminist organization. And now it's kind of an amazing thing that you can just start a blog and put your voice out there and build your readership.” IfsKindWantedUsedStrongVoiceGroupsNew YorkMovementNeededOrganizationFeministUsed To BeElitesMainstreamBlogsInfluentialAmazing ThingsReadershipFeminist Movement Author:Jessica Valenti