| Join the DLFNY for a presentation and backstage tour of the storied and recently restored Kings Theatre in Brooklyn.
Upon its inception in 1929, the Loew’s Kings Theatre was one of the most exquisite theatres in the nation. Originally designed by architectural masters Rapp & Rapp with interior design by Harold W. Rambusch, the theatre was truly an ornate spectacle for the masses. In 2013, Martinez + Johnson Architecture, based in Washington, D.C., was selected as the architectural firm for the ineffable restoration project. Today, the $95 million project features an authentic restoration of the 1929 design. Along with a recreation of the historic lighting fixtures, the original plaster and painting schemes have been restored, and vintage carpet and seating have been reproduced. The restoration of this former movie palace marks the rebirth of an historic venue into a state-of-the-art performance space. |
| Date | October 24, 2018 |
| Speakers | Steven Ehrenberg, Director of Production, Kings Theatre Michael DiBlasi, Project Consultant and Architectural Lighting Designer |
| Time | 6:00 reception 7:00 tour |
| Location | 1027 Flatbush Avenue, between Tilden & Duryea Brooklyn, NY 11226 directions |
| Cost | DLFNY members & students: $10 Non-members: $25, or $10 with new $50 membershipSpace is limited. Register here. Registration deadline: Tuesday, October 23. |
Events of Interest
Seeing Light:
An Interdisciplinary Approach to Lighting Design
To design light, you must ‘see’ light first. The audience will be treated to a hands-on demonstration of the physical properties of light and their application in design.
Sponsored by the DLFNY and presented by the Interior Design Department, Fashion Institute of Design/SUNY
Speakers: Cindy Lamauro and Christopher Popowich
Thursday, October 11
6:30 – 8:00 pm
Katie Murphy Amphitheatre
Save the Dates
Monday, November 12
Spyscape Museum:
Classified Lighting Secrets Revealed!
Details to follow
Thursday, December 6
The DLFNY Annual Holiday party
The DLFNY is proud to support Phoscope’s Recreo De Noche (RDN) pilot project with a $10,000 grant.
Days are short at the tropics, and PhoScope is launching ?Recreo de Noche? in Puerto Rico to rapidly deploy solar lighting in community playgrounds for use after sunset. This initiative will serve the immediate recreational and social needs of many Puerto Ricans who are deprived of electrical power and until longer-term utility and infrastructure projects are developed and implemented.
?Recreo de Noche? is a replicable model for the procurement of a set of solar lighting products to community groups who will distribute and install them in collaboration with teams of volunteers. These will assist the process with public discussions and participatory workshops on light and lighting.
PhoScope partnered with Lighting in Action (LIA) and Concepteurs Lumière Sans Frontières (LSF) to implement a pilot project in San Juan with the Corporation del Proyecto ENLACE del Caño Martín Peña (ENLACE) and the local communities in the fall of 2018. The model will then be replicated throughout Puerto Rico.
You can find more information here.
DLFNY thanks our 2018/2019 Corporate Sponsors:
| 3G Lighting Acuity Brands Lighting Amerlux Lighting Solutions Anolis Lighting archlit Aurora Lampworks, Inc. Axis Lighting Chelsea Lighting Dark No More Eaton Lighting Solutions Edison Price Lighting, Inc. Electric Lighting Agencies, Inc. Electrix Illumination Enterprise Lighting Sales, Inc. Erco Lighting Hess America HTA Arch Lighting |
i2 Systems iGuzzini Lighting NA Intense Lighting International Lights Inc Jesco Lighting Inc. LightAbilities Lighting By Gregory, Inc. Lighting Services Inc. Lites on West Soho, LLC Louis Poulsen USA Inc Lucifer Lighting Luminii Corporation Lutron Electronics Company, Inc. Mercury Lighting Moxie Lighting National Lighting Company |
New York Digital O’Blaney Rinker Associates Prudential Lighting Pyramid Lighting Group Selux Corporation Specialty Lighting Industries Spot on Lighting Stan Deutsch Associates Tech Lighting Tempo Lighting The Dulanksi Group The Lighting Group Times Square Lighting Vode Lighting XAL Lighting Zaneen Lighting |
