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Virgil Carrillo creates abstract art using cake tools
Bergen County-based artist Virgil Carrillo will be featured in a group exhibit, Pathway to Abstraction, at Chelsea’s Agora Gallery. The exhibition opens on December 23 and runs until January 15, with a reception on January 8. Virgil makes use of cake icing tools and silicone wedges, in conjunction with the usual paintbrush, to craft his […]
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A Balikbayan Manifesto
Last year, about a dozen fellows from Kaya Collaborative spent some time in the Philippines to learn about the country of their parents and a culture that seemed vague to some and complex to others. For several months, they lived with host families and relatives, got to shake hands with government officials, had conversations with […]
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University president Gabriel Esteban receives papal honor
Seton Hall University President A. Gabriel Esteban was inducted as knight in the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem at an investiture Mass at Saint Patrick’s Cathedral. Being knighted in the Order of the Holy Sepulchre is one of the highest papal awards for clergy and laity in the Catholic Church. Esteban was […]
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On Thanksgiving, grateful teachers recall the struggles, triumphs working in high-risk NYC schools
By Mayette Timblaco Geraldino There was something refreshing and familial in the fun-filled celebration by the New York’s brightest and their families, while the rest of the country was occupied with snatching the best Black Friday deals. Full of gratitude, the Association of Filipino Teachers in Eastern America (AFTEA) Inc. held a Thanksgiving Party on […]
