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🎉 Celebrating another year of life—with purpose!
Join me for a Friend-Raiser Dinner & Live Jazz Concert in support of the Canvas Institute’s powerful community work.

✨ Good food. Soulful jazz. Great people. Real impact.
🎺 Featuring a mini concert by jazz legend Eric Frazier and his band!

🙏🏽 Can’t make it? You can still support the cause.
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The Friend-Raiser : Jazz , Joy & Culture | A Birthday that feeds the youths, arts and culture. Welcome to The Friend-Raiser: Jazz, Joy & Culture — a magical evening that embodies the spirit of community, celebration, and impactful change. Join us under the stars at the Canvas Institute Headquarters on Thursday, June 27th from 6:00PM, as we fuse the rhythms of jazz with the warmth of fel...

Save the date! This will be a great learning experience for all!!
Free food and drinks and lots of CHESS!

The architect has taken the energy created from his work in Brownsville and brought it to other projects. He is currently working on designing a space with Bobby Digi, the founder of the non-profit Canvas Institute, a Black-led multidisciplinary arts and culture space in Staten Island.

“What excites me in architecture is how we can work on different platforms and how it can bring different people and different disciplines together.”

Coming Soon to Brownsville: A Sleek New Garden Pavilion, Donated by Local Architect Manhattan Architect Ali Höcek has designed two community spaces in Brownsville pro-bono, all while building meaningful connections with the community.