Staten Island Ballet hosts International Choreographers' Festival Saturday at CFA
Former New York Ballet principal dancer Charles Askegard is among the guest performers at Saturday's 2012 International Choreographers' Festival. (Bob Bailey/Staten Island Advance)
Virginia Allen Book Signing "The Black Angels" at The Staten Island Ballet
Join Virginia Allen, a nurse at Sea View Hospital from 1947-1957 and subject of The Black Angels: The Untold Story of the Nurses Who Helped Cure Tuberculosis as she recounts and answers questions about The Black Angels - The intrepid women who risked thier lives caring for the city's poorest - 1,800 patients at Staten Island's Sea View Hospital - and aided in the 1951 clinical trial of a breakthrough tuberculosis treatment. Book signing to follow. Bring your book or purchase book at event. A limited number of books will be available for sale at the event. Proceeds benefit the Staten Island Ballet and the Staten Island Museum.
May 19, 2024 Sunday, 2 pm – 5 pm Reservations necessary, Limited Seating $10 per person Call 718 980 0500
Staten Island Ballet Studios 460 Brielle Avenue Staten Island, NY 10314
The Staten Island Ballet is a 501 (c) (3) not for profit cultural entity. Donations are tax deductible as per IRS rules.