Category: misc/personal

opening of the asian american pacific islander heritage art exhibition at westbury arts

pictures from the opening of the asian american pacific islander heritage art exhibition at westbury arts on may 6, 2022

photographs by ed shin/shinbone photography

#asianamericanpacificislander #asianamericanpacificislanderheritagemonth #artexhibition #openingreception #westburyarts #westbury #longisland #opening #artopening

back in chicago

after taking off for laguardia this morning, we were told that the plane didn’t have enough ‘pressure’ so we had to turn back. we circled on top of chicago for an hour and then landed back at o’hare, close to the time we would have landed in ny had everything gone as planned.

but my sister picked me up, we had lunch at portillo’s, fresh samosas from asian island, and then chai with her lovely friends. everything works out in the end <3

edward ryerson conservation area and then shopping

my sister’s gorgeous artwork, a morning walk at the edward ryerson conservation area (an enchanted place with fairies and magic dust), and then some shopping at the fashion outlets here in chicago – my sister helped me find the the eyeglasses of my dreams.

#chicago #edwardryersonconservationarea #morningwalk #natureisbeautiful #shoppingwithmysister #art #artwork #hangingoutwithmysister

spring in central park

spent the day in manhattan with our daughter. what a treat to see our hardworking child (who is studying, working part time and doing an internship at IRC). a lovely sunny day and central park is glorious right now. more pictures on IG @mara__ahmed

#centralpark #nyc #newyorkcity #manhattan #daughtersareablessing #walkinthepark #sunnydayinnyc #weekendfamilytime

Virtual convo with Warp & Weft writers

This is coming up on Thursday! Pls register and join us.

Repost from Rochester Contemporary Art Center:

Join us on April 21 for a virtual conversation with the writers, artists and activists behind The Warp & Weft. From across the globe, the speakers will share their reflections about 2020 and the inspiration behind their stories. Together they will highlight the crucial role storytelling can play in times of uncertainty and upheaval.
Our speakers will connect with us from Gaza (Palestine), the Gambia, Ireland, Oakland (California), Rochester (New York) and Long Island. Registration is necessary. Please register at the RoCo website.

Cherry blossoms at Branch Brook Park

Drove two hours each way to visit Branch Brook Park in NJ. “With more than 5,200 trees, Branch Brook Park in Newark is the country’s largest collection of Japanese cherry blossom trees.” The 360-acre park was designed by the Olmsted brothers in 1895. Felt like I was in the center of a water color painting. For lunch stopped over in Paterson and had Turkish red lentil soup and koftas at Toros. 70F and sunny. Heaven <3

#branchbrookpark #branchbrookparknj #branchbrook #torosrestaurant #paterson #newark #cherryblossoms #japanesecherryblossoms #cherryblossomtrees #spring