The 2012 edition of the Riverdale Festival of the Arts took place on Sunday with hundreds of people enjoying the event. Ms. Lisa Cooper (owner, Elisa Contemporary Art), Ms. Linda Manning (Linda Manning Productions), and Ms. Tracy Shelton (Executive Director KRVDC) were the driving force behind putting this years event together on Johnson Avenue in the Riverdale Section of the Bronx. In all Ms. Shelton said that between the merchants of Johnson Avenue, local service providers, and others there were around 70 different tables set up on Johnson Avenue. We are going to let the photos that we took show you some of the action that occurred. Click on any photo to enlarge it.
Left is Johnson Avenue at 10 AM one hour before the start of the Festival of the Arts 2012. Right is the stage area at the corner of Johnson Avenue and West 236th Street.
Left is Ms. Lisa Cooper with some of her art displayed in front of the Capital One Bank on Johnson Avenue. Right is Adam Auslander Street Performer who grew up a few blocks from Johnson Avenue.
Left is Chef Claude Solliard of the New Restaurant Oregano's located at 3522 Johnson Avenue handing out samples of the fine food available at Oregano's. Right is food that was for sale at Nam Thai Restaurant across the street from Oregano's.
Left is a demonstration of a new solar panel skylight made by New York City Daylight. Right are Congressman Eliot Engel and State Senator Gustavo Rivera.
Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz is speaking to the crowd as Congressman Eliot Engel, and State Senators Gustavo Rivera and Jeff Klein look on as the band takes a break while the elected officials talk.
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