EGDG News - Caribbean-America Heritage Month: EGDG Honors Champions of the Arts



Caribbean-America Heritage Month: EGDG Honors Champions of the Arts – with a Presentation, Performance & Fundraiser in Fort Greene, NYC

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(L-R) Jessica Odle-Baril, EG, Council Letitia James, Dr. Mason, Elinor Ratner, Tony Best	(L-R) Yvonne Graham, Brooklyn Deputy Borough President, Lance Westergard	Clinton Turner Davis receives award on behalf of Andre Deshields

The Errol Grimes Dance Group marked its anniversary with a June 14 (2009) event honoring local “Champions of the Arts.” The event attended by 80 persons took place at the brownstone home and garden of Dr. Marco A. Mason in Brooklyn’s historic Fort Greene neighborhood. Who and what is a Champion of the Arts? These are persons who understand the value inherent in art performance, and its importance to individual and community well-being – and have been supportive and helpful to Errol Grimes Dance Group over the years. The EGDG Champion of the Arts honorees included: Dr. Marco Mason, consultant and chief executive officer of the Caribbean Women’s Health Association; New York State Supreme Court Judge Sylvia Hinds-Radix; Journalist Tony Best; Actor Andre DeShields; Brooklyn Deputy Borough President Yvonne Graham, and long-time EGDG patron Elinor Ratner. The event also featured an esteemed list of presenters, including Jessica Odle-Barril, former Barbados Consul General in New York; Lance Westergard, dance department head at Hofstra University; Professor Clinton Turner Davis of Colorado College; and retired New York City Principal Mary Timson. The event included a VIP reception, and was followed by an EGDG performance (from By the Sea) and public reception, featuring teas and light refreshments.			Dr. Mason Elinor Ratner


(L-R) Ana Richardson, Ann Levits, Elinor Ratner, Mary Timson	Lance Westergard, EGDG Ad. Comm	(L-R) Salome Ifil-Mazard, Ingrid Phillip