Street Honor for Late Bronx Arts Ensemble Founder

By DAVID GREENE

Residents joined members of the Bronx Arts Ensemble (BAE) for a street re-dedication in honor of the late William J. Scribner, founder of the Bronx Arts Ensemble (BAE). The unveiling of a new street sign bearing his name on Nov. 15.

It’s at the intersection of Hillman Avenue and Van Cortlandt Park South, just near the Amalgamated Houses, where William J. Scribner Way can be seen.

Scribner founded the BAE in 1972, which brings different performances and styles of music free to public spaces. In 1993, BAE launched Arts-In-Education, bringing artists inside Bronx schools. BAE currently brings 14,000 art classes to 40 Bronx public schools annually. The non-profit also brings more than 50 live performances a year, to such venues as Fordham University, Lehman College and the Bronx Library Center.

BAE artists perform free or at a reduced rate for 50,000 people a year. Scribner died in September, 2016.

For more information on the BAE, visit their website at: www.bronxartsensemble.org.

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