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A message from Sting – Honorary Chair, Still Waters Benefit Committee:
Photo: Frank Ockenfels 3 “As both a songwriter and a former English teacher, I’m delighted to support an initiative that recognizes the importance of music education for young people, particularly those who may not otherwise have access to the arts.” At our City Winery benefit event on February 22nd, we will have a live auction […]
2015 Benefit
Tickets are now ON SALE for our 2015 Benefit at City Winery NYC on February 22nd! This unique event to support Still Waters in a Storm will feature music by Grammy-award winning violinist Joshua Bell, readings by worldwide bestselling author Salman Rushdie and a live auction of bass guitar signed by legendary rock star Sting. […]
Musicians at Still Waters!
We have been so fortunate to witness the wonderful music of William Parker and Daniel Carter on November 22nd and Cornelius Eady and Rough Magic on December 6th! These musicians filled our space with their magical music and bright personalities. As they played, the children were encouraged to free write whatever came to their mind: poems, thoughts, stories, […]
Still Waters in a Storm Mural – Day 2
On Sunday November 23rd, Arts in Bushwick returned to Still Waters to finish up the mural on our front gate. It looks FABULOUS! Please come by sometime to check out the beautiful work that they did together with our students. Here are some photos from Day 2: Helen puts finishing touches […]
Still Waters in a Storm Mural – Day 1
Last Saturday we started the mural on our front gate! The kids had a great time. We will have a few more Sunday painting sessions before the mural is complete. Come by and check out our progress so far! The kids designed the mural with help from some volunteers from Arts in Bushwick. Thanks to Arts […]
Mary Gaitskill comes to Still Waters!
Mary Gaitskill came to visit Still Waters last Saturday! Mary is the author of essays, short stories and novels, including VERONICA, DON’T CRY, and BAD BEHAVOIR. She read part of her new book to the children and together they wrote beautiful stories that they all had the opportunity to read aloud. Thank you to Mary for […]