The Bijou Theatre has a long and colorful history dating back to 1909. Silent films were growing in popularity and Lillian Ashmun commissioned architect Ernest G. Southey to design a movie house with a two-story ballroom above. It was common for the Bijou to offer three or four Vaudeville shows every day. The price per ticket back then? 5 cents for matinees, 10 cents for evening shows! Aside from movies, the Bijou Theatre was alive with music and dance. Peter Dawe bought the building and Daniel J. Quilty, a master dance instructor, operated his College of Dancing, bringing waltz, polka, tap and ballet lessons to the city of Bridgeport until 1950. Trends come and go, and in the second half of the 1900s the Bijou Theatre underwent different identities and was renamed The Rivoli, Downtown Cinema and then Downtown Family Cinema. One hundred years after showing its first movie, the Bijou Theatre regained its original name. Our goal now is to retain the spirit that comes with it.
Established in 2001, The Jacob Burns Film Center (JBFC) is a nonprofit educational and cultural institution that specializes in presenting independent, documentary and world cinema. Located in Pleasantville, N.Y., the center has a state-of-the-art theater complex, a 27,000-square-foot media arts lab and a residence for international filmmakers. It presents a number of popular annual and monthly series, including a documentary series dealing with human rights and social justice and several other movie categories. The Jacob Burns Film Center has partnerships with a wide range of community organizations, including Boys & Girls Clubs of Mt. Vernon and Northern Westchester and Ossining Children s Center.
The Artful Event is always remembered for our artistry! We stay up to date on what kids love...because we often love the same things! Moms Night Out, Mardi Gras parties, Prenatal Belly Painting, Halloween Weddings...we've done it all! We serve Westchester and the surrounding areas including Manhattan and The Hamptons providing Face Painting, Balloon Twisting, Caricatures and more! Some of our corporate clients include: The Westchester, Unos, Bronxville Library, Swirls and Sweets, Ice Hutch, Kidville Riverdale and Southampton Arts Center.
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