Dear Friends,

On this beautiful day - sun, breeze, birds tweeting - I can't help humming this french song from Les Negresses Vertes, Voilà l'été, Voilà l'été... / Here's summer, Here's summer.

Summer means beaches and we are so lucky to live in a city surrounded by beautiful beaches, all accessible by public transportation ($2.75): Coney Island in Brooklyn, Rockaway and Riis in Queens, Cedar Glove on Staten Island, Orchard Beach in the Bronx and many more. Take a train and relax a couple of hours watching the horizon. And if you can't go to the beach, look at Sophie Fenwick and Pauline Vermare's beautiful book, New York Waterfront Diary.

I wish I could move The Invisible Dog on the beach shore for the summer... An idea to think about for the future but for now, let's stay at our beloved Bergen street location where I invite you to spend days and evenings with us.

There will be Pride, on June 8, an event hosted by our partner KULE and co-host by illustrator Grace Miceli. The event is from 5 to 8pm and 20% of the sales of that evening will be donated to Ali Forney Center.

The Ali Forney Center was founded in 2002 in memory of Ali Forney, a homeless gender-nonconforming youth who was forced to live on the streets, where they were tragically murdered. Committed to saving the lives of LGBTQ+ young people, its mission is to protect them from the harms of homelessness and empower them with the tools needed to live independently.

There will be music with Talea Ensemble's unique and exceptional concert on Friday June 9 celebrating brilliant contemporary composers.

There will be food, cakes, pastries and flavorsome dishes, on Saturday June 17 for Andrea Sham's Sensational Gastronomic Journey in the garden of The Invisible Dog. Sham is a pastry artist, currently in residency at la Salle A Manger (SAM) and she is going to prepare some wonders for you all to devour. Full disclosure, I will be Andrea's sous-chef. Book your spot right now, it's a very limited number of guests.

I want to thanks MOFAD, Perrier and L'Imprimerie for being marvelous partners of the event.

One the same day, from 6 to 7 pm, artists Raphaël-Bachir Osman and Candice Chemel invite you to "fare la scarpetta", this gesture made after eating a delicious dish when the bread dances on the surface of the plate. I can't tell you yet what sauces will be prepared but they promise to be delicious.

There will be shopping with FAD Market ans their summer residency. Check out their extraordinary makers presented in June and July

And of course, there will be art, with the School of Visual Arts (SVA) MFA Art Practice exhibition by thesis candidates Alison Pasquini, C Fodoreanu, Heather Link-Bergman, Janine Brown, Laura Valentina Cifuentes Almanza, Maria Dolores Gregori, and Maya Ballen.

And stay tuned, very soon we will announce the exciting fall program of our 15th season that will open in September, with two solos exhibitions, a choreography, a chef in residence. a book launch, concerts of music and much more.

And the song keeps going:

Voila l'été Here's summer

Enfin l'été Finally summer

Toujours l'été Always summer

Encore l'été. Again summer.

Sincerely yours

Lucien Zayan
Director

Talea Ensemble Encores: Kendall, Saariaho, Saunders, Lewis.

Friday June 9

7pm

The second edition of Talea Encores celebrates continued collaborations with composers the ensemble has worked with throughout the season. Hear members of Talea up close - Karen Kim (violin), Rane Moore (clarinet), Sam Jones (trumpet), and Adrian Morejon (bassoon) - as they perform solo works by Hannah Kendall, Kaija Saariaho, Rebecca Saunders, and George Lewis

Full program of the evening here

A Sensational Gastronomic Journey

Unveiling the Exquisite Creations of Pastry Chef Andrea Sham

Saturday June 17

4-8pm

Indulge in an extraordinary culinary voyage as we present to you an exclusive event that unveils the artistic prowess of the illustrious Venezuelan-born, Paris-based pastry chef, Andrea Sham. Prepare to be transported to a realm of decadence and elegance as we invite you to savor her delectable creations, marrying the opulence of Parisian pastry with the rich heritage of Venezuela

An event presented in partnership with MOFAD, Perrier and L'Imprimerie

Very limited attendance. Book your tickets here

The Little Shoe

with Raphaël-Bachir Osman and Candice Chemel

Saturday June 17

6-7pm

Through a playful performance, guests will be brought together around sauces created by the duo, playing on color, intimacy and togetherness. Bread, meant to be broken and shared, will be the tool for this gustatory and pictorial interaction, an invitation to savor.

Read more about the performance and the artists

FAD Market Summer Pop Up

Saturday June 24 & Sunday June 25

Saturday July 29 & Sunday July 30

11am-6pm

This summer, FAD Market is at The Invisible Dog Art Center in Brooklyn’s Boerum Hill. They will be hosting two summer makers markets in neighborhood — celebrating the creative energy of New York City.  Come shop a rotating vendor lineup of handcrafted goods from over 50 makers, designers, and small businesses each weekend — everything from impeccably-crafted jewelry and apparel to bath and body care, tableware, home furnishings, artisanal packaged food, and stay to explore the best of the neighborhood.

More info about FAD Market

School of Visual Arts MFA Thesis Show

Liminal Forms

July 5 - 26

Opening reception

Wednesday, July 12th

7–9pm

School of Visual Arts (SVA) presents Liminal Forms, an exhibition of work by 7 MFA Art Practice thesis candidates: Alison Pasquini, C Fodoreanu, Heather Link-Bergman, Janine Brown, Laura Valentina Cifuentes Almanza, Maria Dolores Gregori, and Maya Ballen.

More info about Liminal Forms

Andrea Sham, Pastry Artist In Residency

Until June 28, 2023

la Salle A Manger (SAM)

Self-taught pastry artist, Andrea Sham approaches culinary creation like an artist composing her canvas: first comes inspiration and imagination, then comes ornamented shapes and soft, sour colors. recognizable at first glance, andrea sham’s ultra-aesthetic cakes are like poetic gourmet compositions. Deeply inspired by the beauty and potential of nature, Sham’s creations are as good as they are beautiful.

Originally from Venezuela, with a Chinese father and a Portuguese mother, she arrived in France at the age of 12. After a long search for her path in different fields such as anthropology, naturopathy, cinema, or millinery, it is thanks to a happy accident during a professional experience in a juice bar that Andrea Sham launched into pastry making. The owner, dissatisfied with the cakes from another supplier, suggested she sells her own creations. The success is immediate.

Read more about Andrea Sham

Andrea Sham in the New York Times

Friends we love

New York Waterfront Diary

Sophie Fenwick and Pauline Vermare

More than a mere documentation of an essential part of the life of the city, New York Waterfront Diary is a meditation on time and distance. Echoing the richly observed details in the stories of the New Yorker writer and waterfront wanderer Joseph Mitchell, and the grittily poetic settings of Elia Kazan’s 1954 film On the Waterfront, Fenwick’s project summons both memory and imagination.

A longtime New Yorker, Fenwick was born in Manhattan, spent part of her childhood in France, and moved back to New York at the age of nine. After she began living in Brooklyn when she was in her early twenties, and while she was working at Magnum Photos, Fenwick was inspired to begin documenting the waterfront, often capturing scenes of abandonment and decay.

New York Waterfront Diary includes images taken in all five boroughs of New York City as well as the Port of New York and New Jersey.

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