Oakland photographer Sean Henry recently spent a week in New York City, working on his latest effort, "Ground Zero." At the moment, the National September 11 Memorial and Museum is in the process of construction on the Ground Zero site. The curious can visit the burgeoning Memorial's website and see what the phases of construction are like. In the lower right-hand corner are tabs that one can click on to see what the site was like before the attacks, what the construction looks like right now, and what the completed site is expected to be like.

Not deterred by current visitor reviews of the site, most of which say, "Nothing to see yet," and the like, Henry tracked down the real story: the stories of the people who live and work nearby, who were most affected by the attacks, and who continue to be so affected every day. He "spoke with New Yorkers about what many consider to be a mass grave and sacred ground." Henry will share those stories tomorrow night at Regeneration Church. 

In addition, this free event will feature black-and-white photographs of Central Park at night, and photographs of church architecture (primarily St. Patrick's and St. John the Divine). Henry also captured a great deal of "crazy graffiti and aerosol from the Lower East Side to Brooklyn and 5ptz"--"5ptz" being shorthand for Five Points, where the five boroughs of New York City come together, a location long considered an epicenter of graffiti and aerosol artwork.

In that spirit, artists are welcome to show their work at this event, with spoken word and aerosol being especially welcome. This is a casual evening of art, music, candles and community, held free at Regeneration Church, 238 East 15th Street in Oakland, from 6:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. on Tuesday, December 1.