Maybe it's because of all those episodes of "Mister Rogers' Neighborhood" that I watched as a child, but I just can't resist a trolley ride. And why should one resist at all when the trolley will take you to the hottest arts and culture spots in the Bronx?
It's the first Wednesday of the month, so hop aboard the Bronx Culture Trolley tonight.
NewYorkology's Anna Links calls it "not your mama’s gallery walk...Much more than a wine and cheese gallery reception, the Culture Trolley experience is essentially an open house for the South Bronx’s lively arts scene... On a standard trolley night, the [Bronx Council on the Arts] arranges an itinerary that includes music, theater, visual arts, vendors, openings, private tours, poetry readings and dance. It’s a showcase, and the Bronx is proud of what it has to show you."
Catch the trolley at Longwood Art Gallery @ Hostos, on the campus of Hostos Community College at 450 Grand Concourse. It departs at 5:30, 6:30, and 7:30 PM for other venues in the South Bronx Cultural Corridor. You'll want this venue information, featured acts, and a map.
Thank you, Bronx Council on the Arts, for making the trolley ride and admission to participating venues along its route free. All aboard! Lady Elaine Fairchild would approve...
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Making a cultural loop through the lower Grand Concourse, the Bronx Culture Trolley enables its passengers to sample several of the area’s hottest cultural attractions, dining establishments and entertainment venues on the first Wednesday evening of the month. The trolley ride and admission to participating venues along its route are free.