A performing arts center should be a private undertaking, if at all. There is no way it will break even.
The library should stick to their mission. Entertainment is not a public sector responsibility.
The head of the Library Ms. Green has for the last 10 years complained that there is no enough parking for the library. she has suggested that that people using Veterans Field park anywhere but the Library Parking. She even wanted the police intervene. So now the the brain trust at the Library want a performing arts center. They may say that the will raise the money for this by donations but like the turf field we are stuck with all the expenses after it built. It like the gift that keep on giving.
Performing arts center is not needed and placing it adjacent to the library would be a huge mistake. The driveway between the buildings should never have been removed, and this would ensure that it could never be restored, as I have hoped since they removed it. Why do we allow the library and other entities to go hog wild? As one comment above notes, between the library staff and patrons, village hall staff and visitors, band shell attendees, and sports participants and observers, the lot is often full precisely when such an event would be taking place. Attracting more cars to the same parking lot would be a nightmare, especially as people giving up and leaving all had to circle around and exit via that ridiculous narrow driveway with a 90-degree angle and speed bumps. And nobody could get to the library for a BOOK. FORGET IT!
Not to mention that the property is in a flood zone.
Don’t we auditoriums in EVERY school which can be rented for a very reasonable price. Why do we need a performing arts center?
DON’T EXPAND THE GOVERNMENT.
See any common threads here?
Board of Trustees Ridgewood Library
John Johansen, President 12/31/2015
Elisa R. Legg, Vice President
Arlene Sarappo, Secretary 12/31/2018
Gail Campbell, Treasurer
Christine Driscoll 12/31/2018
John Saraceno 12/31/2017
Janis Fuhrman 12/31/2018
Paul Aronsohn, Mayor
Albert Pucciarelli, Mayor’s Delegate
Dr. Daniel Fishbein, Superintendent of Schools
Linda Diorio, Superintendent’s Delegate
From the July 2015 Ridgewood Library Board of Trustees Meeting
A couple of library board trustees said they want to move ahead with the original plan, which called only for the renovation of the library, and add in the construction of a performing arts center next to the library and village hall. This would turn the library and its surrounding area into the cultural hub the members are seeking.
The cost of the library renovations alone is estimated at around $5 million, according to Ralph Rosenberg, who was responsible for the renovations 20 years ago. Rosenberg has agreed to advise the trustees throughout the process as “owner’s representative.”
The estimated cost of the renovations, including the hypothetical performing arts center, is unknown.
Community News | At the Library | Ridgewood
Inside NorthJersey.com
Wouldn’t there have to be a resident vote to allow for such a thing?
Will we need to purchase the land next door first? How large a space do they think we need? And for what type of performances? I imagine all the dance companies in Bergen having their Nutcracker shows there.
Blend tried having live entertainment. That did not last long and they served slcohol.
In most towns this would be a private, nonprofit undertaking. Have a go at it. Maybe a small venue would break even. Nyack tried it and could not make a go of it in an old movie theater.
The Village, and its library, should stay out of it. No business gamble with taxpayer money.
And no committee to review a performing arts center.
No, non, nyet. Flood zone!!! No parking!!! Not self-sustaining!!! Maple can’t absorb more traffic!!! JUST NO.
Building this will just exacerbate the parking problems at that complex. What stupidity.
Hmmm…wasn’t the Elks over there recently mysteriously shut down?
Yes, the National Elks organization appears to have been “gotten to”, at least indirectly, by a cabal of local supporters of the idea of building a performing arts center where the Elk’s Lodge now stands. The Local Elk’s club membership is probably reeling at the treatment they have been receiving from their national – level hierarchy. The tax status of the property on which the Elk’s Lodge now sits appears to have also been the subject of hijinks or skullduggery of some sort. Its valuation was dropped by more than half, if memory serves, with no apparent explanation for the change, which sounds like a setup.
We already have a Ridgewood Performing Arts Center. We don’t need another.
About RPAC
RPAC opened its doors in the Fall of 2006. The school was started by Alexia Hess-Sheehan and Amy Armbruster to fill the need for a multi-disciplinary dance facility that was both professional in its approach and that was made up of some of the best dance teachers in the New York Tri-State area.
Our highly qualified and supportive teachers inspire and work with every student on the importance of proper technique, giving them a strong foundation from which they can pursue their individual goals in dance.
RPAC
215 Chestnut Street
Ridgewood, NJ 07450
201-251-RPAC (7722)
ridgewoodpac@gmail.com
this is the staff for Bergen PAC. Look how many salaries. Roberta will have a lot of jobs for her friends.
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Staff
Administration:
Dominic Roncace
Chief Executive Officer
Molly Mantell
Assistant to the CEO
mmantell@bergenpac.org
201-816-8160, Extension 40
Customer Service
customerservice@bergenpac.org
201-816-8160, Extension 43
Programming & Marketing:
Cory Ness
Director of Programming
cness@bergenpac.org
201-816-8160, Extension 19
Aly Adamopoulos
Programming & Special Accounts Manager
aadamopoulos@bergenpac.org
201-816-8160, Extension 15
Diane Niedzialek
Director of Marketing
dniedzialek@bergenpac.org
201-816-8160, Extension 21
Nina Bachrach
Director of Communications
nbachrach@bergenpac.org
201-816-8160, Extension 38
Development:
Alison Kenny
Director of Development
akenny@bergenpac.org
201-816-8160, Extension 61
Helene Cohen
Community Engagement Manager
hcohen@bergenpac.org
201-816-8160, Extension 18
Elizabeth Iannaconi
Development Associate & Grant Writer
eiannaconi@bergenpac.org
201-816-8160, Extension 17
Rosalie Berlin
Program Guide and Sponsorship
rberlin@bergenpac.org
201-816-8160, Extension 14
Box Office:
Amanda Abbott
Ticketing Manager
boxoffice@bergenpac.org
201-227-1030
Jason Ver Hage
Administrative Manager
boxoffice@bergenpac.org
201-227-1030
Operations:
Marc Farrand
Director of Operations
mfarrand@bergenpac.org
201-816-8160, Extension 31
Jessica Thom
Asst. Director of Operations
housemanager@bergenpac.org
Daniel Hayden
Maintenance Manager
dhayden@bergenpac.org
Cultural Initiatives:
June Rhee
Manager of Korean Relations
jrhee@bergenpac.org
Finance:
Scott Foster
Director of Finance / Controller
sfoster@bergenpac.org
201-816-8160, Extension 28
Venetia DiMarzo
Assistant Director of Finance
vdimarzo@bergenpac.org
201-816-8160, Extension 11
Education:
Alexander Diaz
Creative Director, The Performing Arts School
adiaz@bergenpac.org
201-816-8160, Extension 49
Becky Hinkle
Managing Director, The Performing Arts School
bhinkle@bergenpac.org
201-816-8160, Extension 65
Arlene Grunfeld
Operations Manager, The Performing Arts School
agrunfeld@bergenpac.org
201-816-8160, Extension 33
Gerrilynn Guerrero
Education Outreach Manager
gguerrero@bergenpac.org
201-816-8160, Extension 71
Roberta Mathes
Artistic Director, beyondDANCE
rmathes@bergenpac.org
201-816-8160, Extension 68
Wendy Bain
Program Director, Early Stars
wbain@bergenpac.org
Production:
Joe Feola
Technical Director
jfeola@bergenpac.org
201-816-8160, Extension 12
Greg Freedman
Sound Engineer
gfreedman@bergenpac.org
201-816-8160, Extension 36
Volunteers:
Jessica Thom
Director of Volunteers
volunteer@bergenpac.org
201-816-8160, Extension 23
Taken from the March 2014 Council Meeting. Do the poster see a familiar name?
The second reason is because Mayor Aronson has a vision of someday having a Ridgewood Arts Center in the Village, which would be a performing arts center to showcase the many musicians, singers, and other artistic talent in the Village.
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all to attend.
Mayor’s Corner / Paul’s Writings
Ridgewood Mayor’s Corner: On the agenda for the new year
Performing Arts Center: Last year, about 40 of us came together to discuss an ambitious, yet perfectly reasonable and appropriate goal: the development of a Ridgewood Performing Arts Center. Ridgewood Guild President Tony Damiano and well-known local producer/director Dotti Fucito have stepped forward to lead the way and are putting together a team to transform this idea into a reality – a team that will include the deputy mayor and has my full support.
Ridgewood: A year in review – News – NorthJersey.com
http://www.northjersey.com/news/ridgewood-a-year-in-review-1.518211?page=allThe Record
Dec 31, 2012 – New council members sworn in were Gwenn Hauck and Albert …. met to gauge interest in establishing a new performing arts center and the …
Looks like another 3 amigos idea trying to get push through What a legacy