New Sign for City Lights Vintage Unveiled

City Lights Vintage in Downtown Bridgeport, a unique resale shop of memorabilia from yesteryear on consignment, unveiled a new outdoor sign by the staff and the board of directors. It contains vintage clothing, clocks, gently used trunks, vases and various other accent pieces, home decor and accessories. Located next to the City Lights Gallery is a retail store for local artists to showcase and sell their works. The address is 267 Golden Hill Street, next to the Downtown Cabaret Theatre and can be easily accessed through the Broad Street Steps.

The shop is open on Thursdays from noon to 7 p.m., with wine available to customers between 5 p.m. and 7 p.m.; Fridays from noon to 5 p.m.; and Saturdays from noon to 4 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, the shop will sometimes stay open until around 8:30 p.m. to accommodate those attending shows cabaret shows in the same building.

Suzanne Kachmar, Executive Director of City Lights Gallery, City Lights Vintage and the Bridgeport Art Trail is featured in photo 1 along with Steve Gerber who runs the framing shoppe in City Lights Gallery. City Lights Gallery Board of Directors includes (left to right in photo 2) Treasurer Jeffrey Goldwasser of Spectra Advisors; President Kelly O'Donnell, Esquire of Pullman & Comley LLC; Elizabeth Zezima of Lansing Trade Group; Ann Franzen of Southport Marketing Group; Courtney George, Esquire of Cohen & Wolf; and Vice President John Brannelly of the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association.

The mission of City Lights is to leverage the power of the arts to enrich, engage, nurture, heal and inspire. City Lights provides opportunities for artists of all levels, backgrounds and abilities to present and sell their art. City Lights offers a common ground for students, youth, arts enthusiasts, artists, patrons, visitors, business people and residents to experience art, meet and exchange ideas. Proceeds from City Lights Vintage help support this work.

By working with diverse populations City Lights works to strengthen community relationships and improve the quality of life in the Park City. City Lights's goals are to serve the community through art, raise awareness of the growing arts community in Bridgeport and make art an essential part of everyday life for the residents, visitors, and youth and business people of Greater Bridgeport. To learn more, call 203-334-7748 or email citygallerybpt@gmail.com or visit www.citylightsgallery.org