FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
March 2nd, 2011
Gallery 364 Hosts Interview and Book Signing with Celebrity Chef Daisy Martinez
BAY RIDGE, Brooklyn: Soon it will be Spring, and the winter of 2010-2011 will dissolve to a vague memory! Join Gallery 364 in a special tribute on
March 19 and March 24 to one of nature's glorious bounties: FOOD. Our bodies are nourished by food; likewise, our souls are nourished by art.
On March 19, Gallery 364 presents a very special book-signing featuring celebrity chef, author, and television personality, Daisy Martinez. Star of the PBS show, "Daisy Cooks!" and The Food Network's "Viva Daisy!" Martinez is the author of several bestselling cookbooks: Daisy: Morning, Noon, and Night: Bringing Your Family Together with Everyday Latin Dishes, Daisy Cooks: Latin Flavors That Will Rock Your World, and her most recent, Daisy's Holiday Cooking: Delicious Latin Recipes for Effortless Entertaining.
Martinez is also a regular columnist for Every Day with Rachel Ray and Selecciones magazines.
Prior to the book signing, Martinez will be interviewed by Mickey Burns, Host of PROFILES on NYC Media life channel 25 on all cable providers. Go to their website for info www.profilestvshow.net. Immediately following the interview, Martinez will take questions from the audience. A special prize drawing, limited to the audience members, will be held.
Gallery 364's Open Call Artist's Competition for March, entitled, "Food" - which officially opens to the public on March 24th - will also be on display in a special sneak preview.
The first 40 people who make a $35 donation (at time of pre-ordering of books) to Gallery 364 will be part of the audience for the interview, Q&A session, and will share in refreshments and noshes compliments of CEBU, Coldwell Banker Reliable Realtor Mary Kae Higgins, and Gallery 364. The $35 includes entrance to the "Food" exhibit. Space is limited, so you must reserve by March 11th . Doors open at 6PM for audience members, and 7:30PM for book signing.
After the interview, doors will open for the book signing. Donations will also be accepted at the door to Gallery 364 for those who were not part of the audience for the interview/Q&A session, but wish to make a donation to support the arts in Bay Ridge.
On March 24, Gallery 364 will officially open its "Food" Open Call Artist's Competition, which runs through April 21st.
Copies of Martinez's books can be pre-ordered through The Book Mark Shoppe, a local bookstore, at a 20% discount, (go to www.bookmarkshoppe.com for pre-order pricing). Payment can be made in-store, online or by phone with a major credit card. Orders must be placed by March 18th to receive the discounted price. The BookMark Shoppe is at 8415 Third Avenue, 718-833-5115, www.bookmarkshoppe.com. All book sales and donations will be handled exclusively by The BookMark Shoppe.
Gallery 364 is at 364 72nd St., Brooklyn, N.Y., www.gallery364.com , and on Facebook. Contact:
Georgine Benvenuto, curator
Email to georgine@gallery364.com
917-767-3848
Event Sponsors: Coldwell Banker Reliable Realtor Mary Kae Higgins and CEBU Restaurant
For information on Mickey Burns, go to www.questmedia.net. For information on Daisy Martinez, go to www.daisymartinez.com
About Gallery 364 Gallery 364 opened on May 17th, 2007, is housed in an historic 1910 limestone, and is privately owned and operated by Georgine Benvenuto, a longtime Bay Ridge resident. Gallery 364 is the only fine arts studio/gallery in the Bay Ridge neighborhood and has been featured on Brooklyn Community Access Television, NY1 and Channel 12. Gallery 364 offers affordable classes in digital and film photography, digital printing, painting, watercolor, drawing, and other media. Every month, the gallery conducts open art competitions, and the selected entries are displayed in a group show. Winners are awarded cash prizes and gift certificates to aid in the funding of creating their artwork.
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