Friday, June 27, 2014

End of the Year BBQ 2014



Last Friday, June 20th we said goodbye to Spring and hello to Summer with our annual "End of the Year BBQ".  We celebrated the end of the season with our South East friends at the Veterans Memorial Park in Harrison. 

We had great food and fun activities! With all the BBQ fixing such as hot-dogs, hamburgers and potato salad, no one went home hungry. Out on the field we have a game of kick ball going along with volley ball, badminton and a bean bag toss. Some of the participants even made up some games of their own, it was a fun evening!





Monday, June 23, 2014

Spring Clay Workshop


On Saturday June 21st South East held their first clay workshop at the Clay Art Center in Port Chester, NY. Our instructor Jean helped us create planting pots, bowls, plates and small decorative dishes. We learned how to make coils to create these projects as well as just adding small clay pieces to create a different look. We also used stamps and other clay tools to decorate all of our clay projects. Later we used different color glazes to paint our artwork.

We will be receiving our finished clay pieces in about two weeks after they are fired in the kiln. Since this clay workshop as a success we will be looking to do more workshops in the Fall Season.  





Monday, June 16, 2014

Spring Fishing Trip


There were big adventures on the high seas last Saturday as South East Consortium embarked on an afternoon fishing trip. The excursion began as one of the Island Current Fleet’s finest vessels pulled anchor off of City Island in the Bronx.

The air was heavy with the sweet mixture of sunscreen and sweat, a staple scent of the summer months as our first mate, Anthony, set up our reels. The open aired boat chugged along out of the harbor passing other anglers eager to get out to the water.

The target of the day was fluke; a flattened, bottom dwelling fish that looks like something out of a sci-fi movie. The finned fiend proved elusive to our cleverly placed bait. The only fluke caught was by seasoned seafarer Johnny Reichelt. Unfortunately said fish failed to reach the 18 inch minimum length. Salvation! The fish was freed, avoiding a one way ticket to an evening dinner plate.

Sea robins on the other hand were practically jumping into our boat. The sea robin is a swift and heavily armored fish that is equipped with sharp, protruding stickers lathered in bacteria. Our first mate quickly took over to remove these ferocious fish from our jagged hooks. Not the deadliest catch but still a formidable foe from the murky depths.

Although the crew of anglers didn’t pull in a tremendous catch this time around the sky was blue, the air was warm and the waters clear, combined with good friends there is not much better in life. As we were shaking off our sea legs and easing back into our roles as landlubbers once again, the relaxed looks on everybody’s face could only mean one thing: been fishing.  



Wednesday, June 4, 2014

Your Invited To: Dancing Through The Decades


Join the South East Play Production and Dance Company members in "Dancing through the Decades" Friday June 13th at 7:00pm. The show will take place that the Heathcote school, 26 Palmer Ave, Scarsdale NY. See you there!