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Saving Landmark Theaters and the Environment

Written by admin on November 10, 2010. Posted in Special Sections, WESTYS

Ecofest organizer began by working to keep the Beacon open By Kara Bloomgarden-Smoke The West Side Cultural Center started with a knock on Nanci Callahan’s door in 1989. A neighbor told Callahan that the historic Beacon Theatre was in danger of becoming a nightclub, and she realized that she would have to get involved in
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Ecofest Fights For Survival

Written by admin on July 16, 2010. Posted in News & Features West Side Spirit

By Allen Houston Ecofest, an event organized by the West Side Cultural Center in city parks for the past 21 years, is fighting extinction. In May, the organization was denied a permit to host its annual day-long celebration in Central Park Oct. 10. The group appealed the decision in June, but that request was also
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