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Cultural Exchange

Ridgewood, NJ
Readers' Choice
Best Art Museum/Gallery In Bergen County In 2024: Art Mora Gallery Best Art Museum/Gallery In Bergen County In 2024: Art Mora Gallery Best Art Museum/Gallery In Bergen County In 2024: Art Mora Gallery
Best Art Museum/Gallery In Bergen County In 2024: Art Mora Gallery We are thrilled to announce that Art Mora Gallery has been named Best Art Museum/Gallery in Bergen County in the 2024 Daily Voice Readers' Choice Awards! Art Mora offers diverse opportunities for emerging artists while hosting public events and lectures that make contemporary art more accessible and while serving as a space for meaningful dialogue between artists, curators, and the public, according to its website. With a unique mission, Art Mora also acts as a cultural "Silk Road," introducing Western artists to Asian audiences and Asian artists to Western audiences, fostering cross-cultu…

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by Daily Voice
National Interest
Richard Gere 'Happier Than Ever' After Ditching $10.75M New Canaan Mansion For Spain Richard Gere 'Happier Than Ever' After Ditching $10.75M New Canaan Mansion For Spain Richard Gere 'Happier Than Ever' After Ditching $10.75M New Canaan Mansion For Spain
Richard Gere 'Happier Than Ever' After Ditching $10.75M New Canaan Mansion For Spain Richard Gere said he doesn't regret leaving the US for his wife's homeland of Spain. In fact, he said in a recent interview that his family has never been happier. The "Pretty Woman" star and his wife, Alejandra Silva, sold their New Canaan mansion in October for $10.75 million before moving abroad. Gere found a buyer for his $28 million Pound Ridge, NY mansion in 2022, MansionGlobal reports. "The truth is that you are seeing us in our momentum," the 75-year-old told Elle España. "We are happier than ever. She is, because she is home, and I am because, if she is happy, I am happy." Gere's&…

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by Josh Lanier
Cortlandt, NY
Your Community
Hendrick Hudson High School Student To Perform At Famous Concert Venues Hendrick Hudson High School Student To Perform At Famous Concert Venues Hendrick Hudson High School Student To Perform At Famous Concert Venues
Hendrick Hudson High School Student To Perform At Famous Concert Venues After years of hard work, a Northern Westchester high school junior will be showcasing their talents at two iconic concert venues along with other gifted singers.  Alexandra Numeroff, a junior at Hendrick Hudson High School in Montrose, will be performing at Manhattan's Carnegie Hall and Australia's Sydney Opera House after being accepted into the WorldStrides Honors Performance Program as an Honor Choir member.  According to Hendrick Hudson School District officials, the Honors Performance Series recognizes students for their talent, dedication, and achievements shown i…

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by Ben Crnic
Hackensack, NJ
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Mexican National Keeps Mom's Memory Alive With New Kosher Restaurant In Hackensack Mexican National Keeps Mom's Memory Alive With New Kosher Restaurant In Hackensack Mexican National Keeps Mom's Memory Alive With New Kosher Restaurant In Hackensack
Mexican National Keeps Mom's Memory Alive With New Kosher Restaurant In Hackensack Elmer Jimenez spent years working in kosher catering after immigrating from Oaxaca, Mexico to Teaneck in 2007.  What the dad of five noticed was that the Jewish community had plenty of kosher food options from around the world. What he couldn't find, though, was kosher Mexican food. So, 34-year-old Jimenez opened a spot of his own: Blue Star Cafe in Hackensack, a kosher Mexican restaurant under the Rabbinical Council of Bergen County. "The Jewish community will eat anything, like Italian or Indian," said Jimenez. "But they don't have kosher Mexican here and the challenge for me …

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by Cecilia Levine
DV Plus - Westchester, NY
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Friend, "Mom," Cultural Ambassador: North Salem's Maryanne D'Amato Helps Local Au Pairs Friend, "Mom," Cultural Ambassador: North Salem's Maryanne D'Amato Helps Local Au Pairs Friend, "Mom," Cultural Ambassador: North Salem's Maryanne D'Amato Helps Local Au Pairs
Friend, "Mom," Cultural Ambassador: North Salem's Maryanne D'Amato Helps Local Au Pairs It all started because Maryanne D’Amato was a friendly neighbor. After working in television, she and her husband left New York City for suburban life in North Salem. And it is there where D’Amato met and befriended her neighbor’s au pairs while out and about with her own children. “I just adored these girls,” said D’Amato. “I enjoyed seeing them; they’d walk with me and tell me about their countries.” Au pairs, not to be confused with nannies, are part cultural exchange, part child care—with heavy emphasis officially put on the cultural exchange. They are typically young women and men fro…

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by Vira Mamchur Schwartz
DV Plus - Westchester, NY
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New Rochelle Teacher Brings 'Poetry Project' To Azerbaijan New Rochelle Teacher Brings 'Poetry Project' To Azerbaijan New Rochelle Teacher Brings 'Poetry Project' To Azerbaijan
New Rochelle Teacher Brings 'Poetry Project' To Azerbaijan Everyone knows the arts can bridge cultural gaps. But do you know anyone who's been to Azerbaijan? A teacher from Westchester flew to the ancient capital of Baku this month to teach filmmaking and poetry. New Rochelle High School English instructor Anthony Stirpe has taken his innovative program on the two subjects as far as California but this trip was 5,800 miles. The flight took 15 hours.  "It's a strange part of the world to be going to," he said ahead of the long journey. His week-long trip involved teaching students at the International School of Azerbaijan. Stirpe also led a pro…

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by Donna Christopher
New City, NY
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Students From China Visit Rockland Students From China Visit Rockland Students From China Visit Rockland
Students From China Visit Rockland Rockland received some special visitors recently as students from China visited County Executive Ed Day. Day welcomed students from China on Friday, Aug. 10 who are visiting the area from the Mei Han of Blue Sky Educational Services, which provides students with “an opportunity to experience American culture.” During their visit, the students took a tour of local government buildings, visited the Palisades Mall, Bear Mountain State Park and Harriman State Park. They also made stops at some Rockland County historical sites, including the DeWint House, Harmony Hall and the 76’ House.

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by Zak Failla