Haitian art, networking and a sip of Barbancourt in NYC November 4
The Public-Private Alliance Foundation is holding an event at Affirmation Arts in New York, where an outstanding exhibit of Haitian paintings is on display, “*Saving Grace: A Celebration of Haitian Art,” curated by Gerald Alexis.
We will be joined by actor/director Tony Plana (of “Ugly Betty” fame) and pundit and rum historian Ian Williams. Ian will turn mixologist for samples of Haiti’s internationally famous Barbancourt Rum. Michael Yarema, Executive Vice President and National Sales Manager at Crillon Importers will comment on the importance of Barbancourt Rum to the Haitian economy.
In June the Foundation partnered with the Haitian Diaspora group SImACT,Inc. to organize a workshop on reconstruction in historic Jacmel. Follow-up is underway. A current main focus for the Foundation is collaboration with several partners to promote improved cookstoves and fuel in Haiti. Locally-grown and distilled sugar ethanol will fuel cookstoves manufactured, marketed and distributed in the country. The project aims to improve lives and health, especially for women and children, and reduce the heavy reliance on wood and charcoal that has stripped the country of forest and topsoil. Livelihoods for farmers and small scale entrepreneurs will likewise be improved.
Come enjoy the artwork, the networking with interesting people, refreshments, and learn more about the Foundation’s work and how you can be involved.
WHEN: Thursday, November 4, from 6 to 8 pm WHERE: Affirmation Arts, 523 West 37th St., Manhattan (1/2 block from the Javitts Center; nearest subway is Penn Station) REFRESHMENTS: Wine, soft drinks hors d’oevres and a tasting of Barbancourt Rum!
For information and tickets, call 914-924-1413 or e-mail David Stillman at ppafoundation@gmail.com
Please also visit www.ppafoundation.org and www.ppafoundation.org/blog
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