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Photo of the Day: Coney Island Boardwalk at Dusk

Posted in Photo of the Day, Photography, tagged Boardwalk, Coney Island, dusk, Luna Park, Parachute Jump, Paul's Daughter, summer on August 29, 2013| 2 Comments »

Coney Island Boardwalk at Dusk, July 23, 2013. Photo © Tricia Vita

While summer doesn’t officially end until September 21st, Labor Day Weekend is the last Friday night fireworks show of the Coney Island season and the last time the lifeguards will be on duty this year. The rides remain open weekends and school holidays. We’ll be posting our favorite photos of the summer like this one of dusk on the Boardwalk.

Coney Island Prize of the Day: Mardi Gras Tigers

Posted in Photo of the Day, Photography, Uncategorized, tagged Coney Island, plush, Prize on July 1, 2013| Leave a Comment »

Two Tigers, Coney Island. May 12, 2013 Photo © Tricia Vita via flickr

Sorry, ATZ is not having a prize giveaway! These plush tigers wearing Mardi Gras beads are among the prizes at the High Striker on West 12th Street in Coney Island.

Thrills: Group Show Featuring Coney Island Photos & Art

Posted in art, Events, Photography, tagged Art exhibit, Charles Denson, Coney Island, Hazel Hankin, Marc Kehoe, Marie Roberts, Philomena Marano, Richard Eagan on June 26, 2013| Leave a Comment »

THRILLS. Copyright Philomena Marano

“Thrills,” a group show featuring Coney Island and carnival-themed photography and art opens today at Smart Clothes Gallery on the Lower East Side. The artists are Lawrence Berzon, Charles Denson, Jane Dickson, Richard Eagan, Hazel Hankin, Marc Kehoe, Philomena Marano, and Marie Roberts. The reception is tonight from 6-9pm and the show runs through July 28th.

Thunderbolt. Photo copyright Hazel Hankin

Photographer Charles Denson is the author of “Coney Island: Lost and Found” and director of the Coney Island History Project. Artists Richard Eagan and Philomena Marano founded the Coney Island Hysterical Society in the 1980s. Coney Island has also been a longtime source of inspiration for painter Marc Kehoe and photographer Hazel Hankin, who have exhibited with CIHS. Marie Roberts is artist-in-residence at Coney Island USA, where she paints the banners for Sideshows by the Seashore and the Mermaid Parade.

“Thrills” at Smart Clothes Gallery, 154 Stanton Street, New York, NY 10002. Open Wednesday through Sunday, 12:00 pm – 6:30 pm. Phone 212-627-3276.