CAC@SJB is BACK!!!

CAC@SJB Director, Community Coordinator, and Artist,
Glenn Angel Echevarria, paints at the Center

The Center for the Arts & Culture at St. John the Baptist is back!

Yes.. once again, after the long Summer break, CAC@SJB is re-opening its doors for the community again for a series of special events and activities this fall and winter. All community residents are welcome to attend.

Glenn (center left) with Dominique Roberts and members
from teen rap group, Epi-F-Any, at the Center last year

CAC@SJB will be open on Mondays and other selected evenings during the week beginning next Monday, 4 pm – 8pm. This year, the Center is celebrating 6 years of existence at St. John the Baptist parish, where we’ve been offering the community various events, programs, workshops, and live performances in celebration of the arts since 2002.

St. John's Youth Group Mural - Designed by Glenn Angel

This mural was painted by 16 youth group members in Sept. 2001,
and is presently on display in the Youth Area at St. John's Parish in Brooklyn.

The human spirit is reborn and lifted to new heights whenever we come together in this very special place. We welcome you to be a part of it as we celebrate 6 amazing and blessed years of living, breathing, and overdosing on all the beautiful and wonderful expressions of art we've created and have experienced at the Center.

Glenn Angel instructs a young teen in the painting of a mural

You will no doubt come to realize, as many others before have, that CAC@SJCAC@SJB has proven itself to be “the little Center that could.” It's the dedication B is simply the hidden gem of St. John’s parish, and one of Brooklyn's unknown treasures. With all the obstacles placed before and around it since day one, and commitment to keep our Center alive for the whole community that drives the family members of CAC@SJB to keep fighting the good fight, overcome the obstacles, bypass the haters, and focus on achieving new goals through our "faith with works." This is not a venture for money, or personal ambitions.. solely a unified mission and true passion to fill a great void in our community.. a place where there is no favortism, nepotism, or negativism. We love giving back what God has given us.. the gift of love through the beautiful art of life.

CAC@SJB Advisory Team member, Howard Folk (squatted in the center)
poses with a group at last Spring's Poetry Workshop

Once again, we look forward to seeing you back at the Center this year, as well as getting to meet the new faces that are sure to come by and enjoy what CAC@SJB has been offering the community for the past 6 years; a safe haven in the community of Bedford-Stuyvesant where art, music, poetry, culture, and community activism are alive and celebrated as an integral part of our lives and our very souls. We are a committed group of individuals who hold firmly to the gift of art and self-expression.. and we always look to connect with others in the community to work together to help lift up our community. How about you?

Long-time friend (CAC@SJB Advisory Team member) and multi-talented
musician, Richie Robles, paints a panel for the Center

For more info, if you would like to join us at the Center this year, contact Glenn Angel Echevarria at (646)763-4260, or via e-mail at GlennAngel@Gmail.com or Richie Robles at (646)335-7144.

You could always e-mail us at the Center at

CACSJB@yahoo.com

Some of the upcoming activities and events to look forward to..

Open-house Painting Sessions w/ Glenn Angel

Guitar Lessons for Beginners w/ Richie Robles

The Center’s 6^th Anniversary Group Art Exhibition

The Return of the Lyrical Sanctuary

New Poetry Events

Holiday Jam 2008

Celebrating Black History & Love II.. and more!

We look forward to seeing you at the Center soon

at one of our special events!