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From The Publisher... by Barry Plaxen This month’s issue was truly the work of many members of the local arts community. Many people were involved in helping us to prepare the issue, and some even went out of their way, beyond the call of duty - so to speak. Emails were constantly going back and forth and then, lo and behold, on January 13 my email program crashed. Fortunately, my “second” address, calendar@ was still working, but I had to advise the entire arts community of the problem which was finally rectified on January 21, three days before we were to go to press. Kudos to: Jay LeRoy, for his creating and coordinating new art alliances in Cornwall and Highland Falls. Marie Liu for her new position at the ARTery Gallery.

Get Well Wishes to Catskill Art Society’s Robyn Almquist, and to Hudson Valley Ebony Strings Ensemble’s E’lissa Jones. Welcome Back from the Pandemic: SUNY Orange’s Orange Hall and SUNY Orange’s Mindy Ross Galleries. Highlight of the Month: One amateur artwork on the walls of Wallkill River School. In this issue: Though our calendar entries are scaled back a bit - there are not that many live events this February - we’ve got a good portion of our area covered nevertheless: Art exhibits in Callicoon, Cornwall, Goshen, Greenwood Lake, Huguenot, Livingston Manor, Lords Valley, Middletown, Montgomery, Narrowsburg, Newburgh, Port Jervis, Rock Tavern, Warwick and online. Theatre in Goshen, Loch Sheldrake (we hope), and online.

Classic films in Cornwall, Milford, Walden and Warwick. Celebrating Black History Month in Cornwall, Monticello and Warwick. Celebrating Washington’s Birthday in Vails Gate. Live animals in Wurtsboro. Live music in Cornwall, Middletown, Salisbury Mills, and Warwick. Jazz in Callicoon, Greenwood Lake and Marlboro. Poetry in Campbell Hall, Montgomery and Newburgh. Lectures in Dingmans Ferry, Florida, Newburgh, Wurtsboro and online. ...and, of course, thanks to our beloved/ faithful/talented/witty/erudite columnist Carol Pozefsky, ...and a deeply heartfelt, loving farewell to one of the greatest human beings I have ever been privileged to know; whose knowledge, skills, love and friendship shall live on forever in the hearts of those he inspired.

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Letters To The Editor If it’s not too late to add something to your In Memoriam for Lynn Hoins... In the often tumultuous sea of the Hudson Valley poetry community, Lynn was a peaceful breeze. Joyful and friendly at all times, whose presence was missed when she moved away, and now missed even more. - Christopher Wheeling Greenwood Lake Public Library I just picked up a copy of the January issue...G R E A T. J O B. Thank you. - Michael Piotrowski

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February 6: Pop-Up Group Art Show at UpFront Exhibition Space, Port Jervis

Pottery & candles by Aaron DeMark

Enjoy viewing a one-day-only PopUp Group Art Show along with a Wine Tasting at UpFront Exhibition Space in Port Jervis. The Pop-Up Group Art Show will feature a variety of original paintings, mixed media works, prints, pottery, candles, and other small gifts from various local artisans. A little something for everyone! Some of the artists featured in the show include: Aaron DeMark, Gordon Graff, L.Misty, Amy Row, Alex Hine, Big Steezy, Kali Nicole, Axel Howard, Lia Milsom, Daisy Burnett, and more! Aaron DeMark is a ceramic artist and photographer. His DeRow Gallery in Milford is a storefront for some of the Objet Trouvé that he produces as well as antiques.

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Work by Gordon Graff

Local artistsculptor Gordon Graff is an assemblage artist and co-owner of UpFront Exhibition Space. His work has been shown at UpFront & Twenty Seven Gallery in Port Jervis, the Bluestone Gallery in Milford, Marion Royael Gallery in Beacon, and the River Market in Barryville. Gordon has also exhibited in the Art

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From Detritus Shows in Soho and in the Williamsburgh Art & Historical Center in Brooklyn. Artist Amy Row says, “Working with different mediums, I fancy bold vibrant paint colors, yet appreciate the many shades and details of a simple pencil... “...In a dark moment, laughter is thought to be the best medicine, so sometimes adding humor to my artwork feels therapeutic in

a way.” While drinking in the art, drink in a complimentary wine tasting of Scout & Cellar clean crafted wine! Free wine glass included. First come, first serve. Light refreshments will be offered as well. The Pop-Up Show, themed around love in honor of the upcoming Valentine’s Day holiday, takes place on one day only, so don’t miss it: February 6 from 1:00pm7:00pm at Upfront Exhibition Space, 14 Jersey Avenue, Port Jervis. In addition, there will be an art basket drawing. All of the proceeds will benefit the Precious Paws & Friends Cat Rescue. Check out the ad on page 8 for more details about the show. Visit upfrontexhibitionspace.com

Join Sadie, the Josephine-Louise Public Library’s “Tail Waggin’ Tutor”, in the Children’s Room of the Library on February 7 from 5:30pm-6:30pm. Sadie invites children of all ages to pick a book and spend 15 minutes (or more) reading to her! The Library is located at 5 Scofield Street, Walden. See ad page 6.

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Meet The Highlands Arts Alliance

Meet Jay LeRoy

Nestled between the Storm King and Bear Mountains, the communities of Highland Falls, Fort Montgomery and West Point have long played host to numerous artists, writers, musicians and performers. It is with this in mind that Highlands Arts Alliance (HAA) was founded. HAA is a not-forprofit community “American Dream XIII” by Morten Ender group dedicated to “50 Miles” by Karen Parashkevov “Healer” by Jay LeRoy supporting and promoting the arts in and around the Town of Highlands in Orange aims to support arts education within presents its first Winter Arts Showcase. County (not to be confused with the the Highlands Falls - Fort Montgomery This virtual exhibition, featuring HAA Town of Highland in Sullivan County). Central School District, and enhance members and non-members alike, Its mission is to raise awareness and community life through art. can be viewed on the group’s website support for the many talented creators HAA membership welcomes creative from February 1 through March 1. in and around the Town of Highlands types of all kinds, whether they’re The general exhibition features the through such avenues as public and beginners, hobbyists or professionals. work of several Hudson Valley artists, virtual exhibitions, community outreach, And you don’t need to be a resident of showcasing their talents in such media demonstrations and speaking events, the Town of Highlands to join - just a as photography, sculpture, musical all the while providing a network of love and appreciation of the Arts! performance, mixed media and more. encouragement for HAA members. Visit www.highlandsartsalliance.org In the spirit of fostering creativity and In addition, HAA also endorses and community, Highlands Arts Alliance and click on “events” to view the show.

Jay LeRoy is an artist, graphic designer, sometimes writer, and the creator of the limited edition R.M. Tarot Deck. In 2018, he founded Cornwall Arts Collective, an organization dedicated to promoting and supporting the arts in the Town of Cornwall. In March 2021, he founded Highlands Arts Alliance to promote the arts in the Town of Highlands. Drawing is Jay’s favorite form of expression, but he also works in collage, loves to paint and craft, as well as experiment with digital photography and illustration. His work has been described as “mystical” and doesn’t shy away from metaphysical, occult, and paranormal themes. Inspired by the symbolic art of alchemy and tarot, 1960’s psychedelia and pop art, Surrealism and Art Deco, even comic books have had a major impact on Jay’s artistic evolution. For more information about Jay, visit his website: www.JayLeroy.com

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“Hot Pink Getaway” in Newburgh

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The opening alignment via exhibit of 2022 mental process, to at Mindy Ross satisfy the inner Gallery is a solo need to do so,” show by Surrealiststates Pacione. Abstract artist Hot Pink Getaway Andrea Pacione ~ a solo art exhibit who teaches several of oils, is an art courses at educational exhibit SUNY Orange and as it introduces recently opened fresh ideas in a a studio-gallery lively manner that “Prototype” by Andrea Pacione at 75 Broadway, will bring you back Newburgh. because one sees different details with Paintings in oils on large and medium- each view. It runs through March 7. sized canvases comprise the selection However, hours open to the general of works that are a hybrid of abstract public are very limited, as are capacity and recognizable shapes, many in bold numbers because of social distancing. colors set within gracefully unsettling Masks are required regardless of dystopian landscapes. Others fascinate vaccination status. The following dates one’s eyes with the tiny repetitive strokes and times are tentative, and therefore, and dots of color reminding the viewer please check the Cultural Affairs website of pointillism. sunyorange.edu/culturalaffairs or Pacione’s innovative style of sculpting, email cultural@sunyorange.edu before bending, and twisting paint to create coming. Here are the dates and times: doorways to the inner dimensions is an February 5: 2:00pm-4:00pm; intriguing technique which draws the February 11 & 18: 6:00pm-8:00pm; viewer to seek the details of the paintings March 2: 5:00pm-7:00pm. as well as the broader overall scene. Mindy Ross Gallery is in Kaplan “My work is the result of an alchemical Hall, at the corner of Grand and First journey of coming into emotional Streets, Newburgh.

Meet the last survivor of The All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. Meet the man who won the Silver Medal at the ’68 Olympics. Meet the catcher who Bruce Gluckman Cynthia Topps Marianne Ciuffetelli followed the late, great Thurman Munson. Meet the legendary “Babe” Didrikson Zaharias. Hear Ernest Hemingway’s reflections on being a sportsman. Jason Luna John Redman Kevin McDonnell These and other interesting Sports Stories On Stage is an characters and tales are in a original theatre piece prepared show sponsored by the Goshen by vaccinated performers Public Library & Historical Bruce Gluckman, Cynthia Society, directed by Ken Topps, Marianne Ciuffetelli, Tschan, designed by Victoria Jay Luna, John Redman and Cottone, and produced by Kevin McDonnell, performed Cornerstone Theatre Arts (CTA) Evelyn Albino, Artistic Mildred Ella “Babe” on February 26 & 27 & Didrikson Zaharias March 5 & 6 at 2:00pm in the Director. CTA is committed to producing high Goshen Music Hall, 223 Main Street. quality plays of historical, cultural, Admission is free. Donations are greatly social, and educational significance. appreciated. At press time, masks are CTA’s premium efforts are designed to required. The theater is on the 2nd floorengage audiences and explore the power walkup. Reservations are required. Phone: 845-294-4188. of the living theater.

ARTery’s New Director: Marie Liu Founded by Jennifer Bauser in 1999, the ARTery Gallery will mark its 23rd anniversary in July. The gallery functions with the artist-members running the day-to-day operations. A gallery member since 2009, Marie Liu (see photo) has been involved in all phases of its operations throughout her years there. She is now its new Director. Formerly co-owner of Star Gallery in Middletown as an art teacher, restorer and framer, she now calls herself the “Painter of the Poconos” since all of her works center around the landscape and history of the region. As the Resident Artist of the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area for the 2015-16 season, she began her research on the art history of the Pocono/ Minisink region and continues to give that presentation in various locations and historical societies. She also writes for Pocono Living Magazine. Elizabeth ‘Libby’ Cotterill had served as the gallery director since 2008. The stability that she has brought to the gallery has made her a wonderful asset to the community and the gallery. Her mother Harriet was one of its earliest

members and exhibited her paintings there from 1999 until her passing in 2018 at the age of 100. Libby will continue at the gallery as Director Emeritus. The ARTery is located at 210 Broad Street, Milford. For information, call 570-409-1234 or visit arterygallerymilford.com

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G. Oliver King is F. Douglass In Honor of Frederick Douglass will be presented virtually by local actor G. Oliver King in honor of Frederick Douglass’ 204th birthday. King is offering one of Douglass’ most electrifying orations entitled, The Lessons of the Hour which challenged accusations that the African-American community was responsible for the racial tensions

that existed in our country years after the abolition of slavery. This program, offered by the Ethelbert B. Crawford Public Library, will be presented on ZOOM, February 17 at 6:00pm, as well as on YouTube Live. Registration is required. Visit ebcpl. org and hover over ‘Events’ then click ‘Adult Calendar’ to register.

Sidney Poitier (1927-2022) Sidney Poitier States for five will be honored weeks in the with a special autumn of 1967 showing of the and ultimately 1967 film, To was the bestSir, with Love, selling single in a British drama the United States film that deals of that year. with social and A made-forPoitier in “To Sir, with Love” (1967) racial issues television sequel, in an inner city school. James Clavell To Sir, with Love II (1996), was released directed from his own screenplay, which nearly three decades later, with Poitier was based on E. R. Braithwaite’s 1959 reprising his starring role. Film Historian John DiLeo will autobiographical novel of the same introduce the film at its February name. The film’s title song, To Sir, with Love, 6, 4:00pm showing in the Milford sung by Lulu, peaked at the top of the Theater, 114 E Catharine Street. For information: 570-296-2600. Billboard Hot 100 chart in the United

Teri Roiger Trio at The Cove An American jazz musician, vocalist, pianist, songwriter, educator, and producer, Teri Roiger began playing piano at age five, and played church organ throughout her teens. When she discovered jazz in her early 20s, and soon after made her first demo with the legendary stride pianist, Butch Thompson, her musical path was set. One afternoon in Minneapolis, a young Teri sat down at a piano amidst a group of seasoned musicians, and played a burning rendition of John Coltrane’s Giant Steps. An astounded nearby bass player said, “Hey, you aren’t supposed to be able to do that,” a remark that ignited Teri’s determination to pursue a life in jazz. Noting that Billie Holiday provided the initial spark that led to her lifelong commitment to jazz, Teri says, “I was immediately moved upon first hearing Holiday’s recordings. I felt all kinds of emotions I didn’t know how to express; emotions I hadn’t felt before, and it awakened something in me that I treasure. “I began singing Billie Holiday’s music in my 20’s. In spite of her challenges, Billie was able to persevere and make

incredible music that was filled not only with sorrow, but also with joy. I’m in awe of that ability.” New York City bassist John Menegon started his career playing bass in Montreal. After having worked for several years on the Canadian jazz scene he went on to hone his skills in NYC in the mid-80s. He has also taught master classes at Jazz Festivals around the world, including the Panama Jazz Festival, Bolzano, (Italy) and San Miguel de Allende. Drummer Matt Garrity has been on the NYC music scene since 1994. Since 2017, Garrity has been producing Barnstock, a jazz series featuring recording and live streaming from his studio in Woodstock. The Teri Roiger Trio performs on February 6, 1:00pm-4:00pm at The Cove (Cove Castle Restaurant), 13 Castle Court, Greenwood Lake. For information:845-477-5599.

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Classic Movie Night! February 25 at 6:00pm “The Shop Around the Corner” (1940)

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Orange Hall: The North East Watercolor Society’s “2022 Members’ Exhibition”

“Clamming on Cape Cod” by Arthur Gilmore of Greenwood Lake

“Ashokan Reflection” by Ann Higgins of Grahamsville

Watercolor is a transparent and semi- Gallery and Fringe. In addition, these transparent medium with occasional paintings are included in the virtual gouache adding an opaque quality. version which has a total of 109 artworks by 63 artists. The The versatility of virtual show is watercolor offers accessed through a broad variety of the SUNY styles from tight Orange Cultural representational to Affairs website: the loose use of the sunyorange.edu/ brush or other tools. culturalaffairs This is demonstrated The in-person in the still lifes, gallery show is land and seascapes, on view through portraits, genre “Resilience at Sunset” by Shar Kennett of Morris Plains, NJ March 10; however, paintings, and semiabstracts in the North East Watercolor hours open to the general public are very limited, capacity numbers are limited Society 2022 Members’ Exhibition. A hybrid show this year, fifty-three because of social distancing, and masks works are now on view in Orange Hall are required regardless of vaccination

“Breakabeen General Store” by Elise Hornbeck of Grahamsville

“Make Scents” by Kate Hyden of Livingston Manor

status, all due to covid restrictions. The virtual, is free and open to the public. following dates and times are tentative, This annual show offers a wonderful and therefore, please check before educational opportunity as well as an coming: enjoyable experience February 6, to visitors and the 1:00pm-3:00pm, college community February 12, 20, alike. and 26, 1:30pmFree parking is 3:30pm, March 4, available in the 6:30pm-8:30pm, lot at the corner and March 7, of Wawayanda 3:00m-5:00pm. and Grandview The virtual show Avenues, (GPS: 24 version will be Grandview Ave.) available for viewing on the Middletown “Aran Isle Sheep” by Laura Kohman of Newburgh through April 30 as campus of SUNY well as on the NEWS website: Orange. www.northeastws.com Questions may be directed to cultural@ The exhibit, both in-person and sunyorange.edu and 845-341-4891.

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Ebony Strings to Celebrate at Munger Cottage Celebrate African American History Month with a concert by the Hudson Valley Ebony Strings Ensemble (HVES), a string chamber group comprised of young and talented African American musicians who have a pure love for music. Established in 2017 by E’lissa Jones, violinist and singer-songwriter (see page 17), and also an original member of the Colorado Ebony Strings Quartet, Jones created the HVES group to continue the legacy of her teacher Tom Humphrey who created the Colorado Ebony Strings. Just as Jones’ life was greatly changed by her teacher, her goal is to continue Humphrey’s mission. That mission is to promote classical music played by African American musicians, as well as to inspire other young African Americans to embark upon classical music with all four string instruments. With a strong classical background, HVES effortlessly demonstrate various styles of music including classical, spirituals, African pieces, and new compositions by Jones and others.

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“Due to the pandemic, the group is a little smaller than normal and currently stands at about 12 students,” said Jones. “Some of the students graduated and moved on, others moved away, and some stopped playing all together due to hardships brought on by online learning in the midst of a pandemic. The pandemic has hit the arts pretty hard and I believe that in the years to come the Hudson Valley Ebony Strings will flourish. “But for now, we are in the rebuilding stage. This year’s concert will feature members’ solos as well as ensemble pieces. “We have quite a few seniors and some will be performing solos in the styles of classical and jazz. “If there are students who would love

to play with us for the rest of the school year, we would love to have them. They should reach me through my J.S. Bach (1685-1750) Tchaikovsky (1840-1893) Carrie Lane Gruselle website: www. elissajones.com.” Deborah Baker Monday is a retired string educator. Throughout her Susan H. Day D. Baker Monday L. Bernofsky (b.1967) 25-year tenure with the award-winning Logan City, Utah orchestra program and beyond, she pursued her interest in composition and arranging for educational strings and has over 135 original and arranged S. H. Newbold (b.1974) B. Balmages (b.1975) R. Sheldon (b.1954) classical, African and other works Hudson Street (behind the Cornwall published. Her studies in composition Library) on February 27 at 1:30pm. Admission is free by pre-registration and experience in string teaching only. Space is limited. CDC guidelines combine to make her one of the leading for indoor gatherings will be followed. contributors to the repertoire for young For information and to register: 845-534string players. 3178 or www.cornwallpubliclibrary.org As of press time, four of her works If you are interested in learning more and works by Bach, Tchaikovsky, Jones about HVES or becoming a member, and other composers (see pics) will be email ejbmusic7@gmail.com. performed at Munger Cottage, 395

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“Twelve Angry Men” Henry Fonda �� Josephine-Louise Library, Walden, Jan 28, 6pm FREE “North by Northwest” Cary Grant, intro by John DiLeo ��Milford Theater, Jan 30, 4pm “The Emu Runner” Rhae-Kye Waites �� Wisner Library, Warwick, Jan 31, 1pm FREE “Minari” Steven Yeun, Youn Yuh-jung �� Cornwall Library, Feb 1, Noon FREE “To Sir, With Love” Sidney Poitier, intro by John DiLeo �� Milford Theater, Feb 6, 4pm “Respect” Jennifer Hudson, Forest Whitaker �Wisner Library, Warwick, Feb 7, 1pm FREE “Roman Holiday” A. Hepburn, G. Peck, intro by John DiLeo ��Milford Theater, Feb 13, 4pm “The Great Debaters” Denzel Washington ��Wisner Library, Warwick, Feb 14, 1pm FREE “Love with the Proper Stranger” Natalie Wood, Steve McQueen, intro by John DiLeo �� Milford Theater, Feb 20, 4pm “The Way We Were” B. Streisand, R. Redford, intro by John DiLeo ��Milford Theater, Feb 27, 4pm “The Shop Around the Corner” James Stewart, Margaret Sullivan �� Josephine-Louise Library, Walden, Feb 25, 6pm FREE “Charming the Hearts of Men” Anna Friel ��Wisner Library, Warwick, Feb 28, 1pm FREE

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American Brass Quintet Newburgh Chamber Music �St. George’s Church, Newburgh, Jan 30, 3pm Hudson Valley Ebony Strings classical, African, spirituals, folk, jazz �� Munger Cottage, Cornwall, Feb 27, 1:30pm FREE

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Hal Galper Trio �� Rafters Tavern, Callicoon, Saturdays, 3pm Ozmosys! �� The Falcon, Marlboro, Jan 29, 7pm Ryan Berg Trio �� The Cove, Greenwood Lake, Jan 30, 1pm Immanuel Wilkins Quartet �� The Falcon, Marlboro, Jan 30, 7pm Terri Roiger Trio �� The Cove, Greenwood Lake, Feb 6, 1pm Joe Vincent Tranchina Trio �� The Cove, Greenwood Lake, Feb 13, 1pm

Poetry Readings w/Open Mic

Laurie Byro ��Noble Coffee Roasters, Campbell Hall, Feb 3, 7pm Poetry at the Karpeles host:Hayden Wayne ��Karpeles Museum, Newburgh, Feb 5, 1pm FREE Robert Milby, Hayden Wayne ��The Giving Tree Cafe, Newburgh, Feb 10, 7pm FREE Elena Botts �� Java Blue Coffee, Montgomery, Feb 15, 6pm

Recreation

Vegan Board Game Dinner ��Pocono Environmental Education Center, Dingmans Ferry, Feb 26, 5pm:Games, 6pm:Dinner

Theatre

“Rosemary with Ginger” SUNY Sullivan Theater Program & Performing Arts Club �� Broadway on Demand virtual:jbarkl@sunysullivan.edu Feb 4-5 “V-Day: Until the Violence Stops” SUNY Sullivan Theater Program �� SUNY Sullivan, Loch Sheldrake, Feb 11, 8pm “In Honor of Frederick Douglass” w/G. Oliver King �� Zoom/Crawford Library, Monticello, Feb 17, 6pm FREE “Sports Stories On Stage” Cornerstone Theatre Arts ��Goshen Music Hall, Feb 26-Mar 6 FREE

“Little Shop Around the Corner”

Ernst Lubitsch was a German-born American film director, producer, writer, and actor. His urbane comedies of manners gave him the reputation of being Hollywood’s most elegant and sophisticated director; as his prestige grew, his films were promoted as having “the Lubitsch touch”. In 1946, he received an Honorary Academy Award for his distinguished contributions to the art of the motion picture. In 1935, Lubitsch was appointed Paramount’s production manager, thus becoming the only major Hollywood director to run a large studio. He subsequently produced his own films and supervised the production of films of other directors. But he had trouble delegating authority, which was a problem when

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he was overseeing sixty different films, so he was fired after a year on the job, and returned to full-time moviemaking. In 1936, he became a naturalized citizen of the United States. In 1940, he directed The Shop Around the Corner, an artful comedy of cross purposes starring Margaret Sullavan, James Stewart (pictured) and Frank Morgan. The supporting cast included top-notch/ well known, supporting actors Joseph Schildkraut, Sara Haden, Felix Bressart, and William Tracy. The film is the feature for JosephineLouise Public Library’s monthly Classic Movie Night. See it on February 25 at 6:00pm at the Library, 5 Scofield Street, Walden. Free admission. To register: 845-778-7621.

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Cindy Cashdollar & Friends swing, rockabilly, jazz ��The Falcon, Marlboro, Jan 31, 7pm E’lissa Jones Band multi-genre ��Wisner Library, Warwick, Feb 6, 2pm FREE Oxford Station Band acoustic classic rock ��Tapped, Middletown, Feb 12, 8pm Willa Vincitore & Co blues, Bonnie Raitt. �� The Falcon, Marlboro, Feb 17, 7pm Reelin’ In The Years | An All Star Tribute to Steely Dan. �� The Falcon, Feb 18, 7pm Jim Campilongo 4-Tet country swing, jazz �� The Falcon, Marlboro, Feb 19, 7pm Music for Humanity folk �� Noble Coffee Roasters, Feb 19, 7:30pm FREE The Don Byron Quartet multi-genre. �� The Falcon, Marlboro, Feb 20, 7pm Latin Jazz Express “The Music of the Masters”!. �� The Falcon, Marlboro, Feb 24, 7pm Bernard McClinton’s Gospel Celebration . �� The Falcon, Marlboro, Feb 25, 7pm Ed Palermo’s Chemistry Set zany big band �� The Falcon, Marlboro, Feb 26, 7pm Hudson Valley Ebony Strings classical, African, spirituals, folk, jazz �� Munger Cottage, Cornwall, Feb 27, 1:30pm FREE Mardi Gras! Glen David Andrews Band. �� The Falcon, Marlboro, Feb 27, 7pm The Red Hot Chilli Pipers rock ��Paramount Theater, Middletown, Mar 6, 8pm OPEN Mic & IN-HOUSE MUSIC Listings below are not included in our centerspread calendar

Open Mic �� Heartbeat Music Hall, Grahamsville, Wednesdays, 7pm Open Mic �� Rafter’s Tavern, Callicoon, Sundays 3pm The Parting Glass Band Celtic ��Loughran’s Pub, Salisbury Mills, Thursdays, 5:30pm-6:30pm

Books: discussions / readings / Signings Book Discussion �� Liberty Library, Jan 27, 1pm “The Heart’s Invisible Furies” by John Boyne �� Zoom-Cornwall Library, Jan 27, 7pm “The Darwin Affair” by Tim Mason ��Zoom-Cornwall Library, Feb 2, 4pm Mystery, Thriller & Suspense Book Club �� Zoom-Sunshine Library, Eldred, Feb 2, 6pm Non-Fiction Book Club �� Wisner Library, Warwick, Feb 3, 2pm “The Stranger Diaries” by Elly Griffiths ��Florida Library, Feb 4, 1pm Virtual Short Story Discussion �� virtual-Mamakating Library, Wurtsboro, Feb 4 &18, 3pm “The Searcher” by Tana French ��Zoom-Moffat Library, Washingtonville, Feb 8, 7:30pm “The Lincoln Highway” by Amor Towles �� Chester Library, Feb 14, 6:30pm “The Heart of a Woman” by Maya Angelou �� Dingman Library, Milford, Feb 16, 3:30pm Books & Tea Discussion group �� Mamakating Library, Wurtsboro, Feb 17, 2:30pm “Beautiful Country” by Qian Julie Wang �� Milford Library, Feb 17, 4pm “Crooked Heart” by Lissa Evans ��Zoom-Newburgh Library, Feb 22, 2pm “Crooked Heart” by Lissa Evans ��Zoom-Newburgh Library Town Branch, Feb 22, 2pm “Anxious People” by Fredrik Backman. �� Wisner Library, Warwick, Feb 22, 5:30pm Beartown/Book Discussion ��Liberty Library, Feb 24, 1pm Novel Reads book discussion ��Josephine-Louise Library, Walden, Feb 24, 6:30pm “The Victory Garden” by Rhys Bowen ��Florida Library, Feb 24, 6:30pm “Sister Days: 365 Inspired Moments in African American Women’s History” �� by/wJanus Adams, Wisner Library, Warwick, Feb 27, 2pm “Nothing Ventured” by Jeffrey Archer �� Goshen Library, Feb 28, 3:30pm

Opportunities - Opera Singers & Artists The Delaware Valley Opera is casting Rigoletto, Pirates of Penzance, Merry Widow, Faust, and Rape of Lucretia for its 2022 and 2023 seasons. Auditions are on February 19 in NYC and February 20 at the Delaware Valley Opera Center in Lake Huntington. A pianist will be provided. To register for a date and time, contact Carol Castel, call or text 646-3352457. The Highlands Arts Alliance (HAA) and the Highland Falls Library are celebrating books and the power they have on us. A literature themed exhibition,

More Than Words, hosted at the Library, will run from March 18 through April 15. Artists are invited to interpret the theme as they wish. You can paint a scene from your favorite story, create a portrait of your favorite author or literary character, make a still life drawing of your book collection, maybe give new life to worn, tattered pages as an engaging collage! The possibilities are only limited by your imagination! If you are an artist age 13 or older and would like to participate in this exhibition, visit the HAA website for details: www.highlandsartsalliance.org. See ad page 17.

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Cinema “Minari” Cornwall Library, Noon

Cinema “Respect” WISNER 1pm

Cinema “The Great Debaters” WISNER 1pm

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Poetry...............................Laurie Byro............................NOBLE 7pm Theatre.....................“Rosema Aedan Ciganek, Instructor “Animation Classes for Teens” Feb 3, 10, & 17, at 4:00pm at the Wallkill River School, Montgomery

GOSHEN Cornerstone Theatre Arts �� Goshen JLPL �� Josephine-Louise Libr MILFORD �� Milf MONTLIB ��Zoom-Ethelbert B. Crawford Library

10 Poetry...................Robert Milby, Hayden Wayne..........GIVING 7pm

Work by Michele Meek: “Winter Stroll in the Park” Goshen Art League’s by Jo Ann Johnson: Goshen “Winter Escape” show Art League’s“Winter Escape” through February 25. show, through February 25.

Poetry Elena Botts Java Blue Coffee, Montgomery, 6pm

17 Theatre........“In Honor of Frederick Douglass”.......MONTLIB 6pm Music - Bonnie Raitt...........Willa Vincitore & Co. ...............FAL 7pm

“Self” by Chuck Tudor, on view for the Wallkill River School’s “Self Portrait” exhibition, thru February 27

24 Music - Puente...............Latin Jazz Express ......................FAL 7pm

Knox’s Headquarters State Historic Site is offering tours: Feb. 20 & 21 with canon firings!

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Cinema “Charming the Hearts of Men” WISNER 1pm

“Judi Silvano Solo at Bariff” by Judi Silvano, on view for the Wallkill River School’s “Self Portrait” show through February 27. “Making a Mark” by Sal Russo See pages 5 and 17 for on view in the “Self-Portrait” Oxford Station Band is a Mid-Hudson Valley region acoustic classic rock band performing at “Tapped” in Middletown on February 12 at 8pm. more about Judi. show, Wallkill River School

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MUNGER ��Cornwall Library-Munger Cottage, Cornwall NOBLE �� Noble Coffee Roasters, Campbell Hall PEEC �� Pocono Environmental Education Center, Dingmans Ferry, PT �� Paramount Theatre, Middletown

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ary with Ginger”..................BoD 8pm

he Violence Stops”.......SEELIG 8pm

Reelin’ In The Years ..............FAL 7pm

RAFT �� Rafter’s Tavern, Callicoon SEELIG �� SUNY Sullivan, Seelig Theatre, Loch Sheldrake TAPPED �� Tapped Craft Beer & Restaurant, Middletown WISNER ��Albert Wisner Library, Warwick

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Music - Jazz..............Terri Roiger Trio.............................COVE 1pm Poetry......Poetry at the Karpeles....Karpeles Museum, Newburgh, 1pm Music......................E’lissa Jones Band......................WISNER 2pm Music - Jazz........................Hal Galper Trio......................RAFT 3pm Theatre...............“Rosemary with Ginger”........................BoD 2pm Theatre.....................“Rosemary with Ginger”...................BoD 8pm Cinema...................“To Sir, With Love”....................MILFORD 4pm

12 Music - Jazz........................Hal Galper Trio......................RAFT 3pm Music - Rock..................Oxford Station Band.............TAPPED 8pm Music - Rock......................Absolute Queen..........................PT 8pm

13 Music - Jazz.......Joe Vincent Tranchina Trio .................COVE 1pm Cinema.......................“Roman Holiday”...................MILFORD 4pm

Music - Jazz......................Hal Galper Trio........................RAFT 3pm Cinema.............“Love with the Proper Stranger”....MILFORD 4pm Music - Country-Jazz............Jim Campilongo 4-Tet............FAL 7pm Music - Multi-Genre.......The Don Byron Quartet......................FAL 7pm Music - Folk...................Music for Humanity...............NOBL 7:30pm

Theatre - Play...........“Sports Stories On Stage”.......GOSHEN 2pm Around the Corner”............JLPL 6pm Music - Jazz......................Hal Galper Trio........................RAFT 3pm on’s Gospel Celebration ......FAL 7pm Recreation................Vegan Board Game Dinner.............PEEC 5pm Music - Zany Big Band....Ed Palermo’s Chemistry Set.......FAL 7pm

Theatre - Play...........“Sports Stories On Stage”.......GOSHEN 2pm Music - Jazz.....................Hal Galper Trio.........................RAFT 3pm

Theatre - Play...........“Sports Stories On Stage”......GOSHEN 2pm Music ................. Hudson Valley Ebony Strings......MUNGER 1:30pm Cinema.......................“The Way We Were”...............MILFORD 4pm Music - Treme....Mardi Gras! Glen David Andrews Band .....FAL 7pm

Theatre - Play...........“Sports Stories On Stage”......GOSHEN 2pm Music - Rock..............The Red Hot Chilli Pipers..................PT 8pm

s of New York” on February 5 at 1:00pm ern Coyote” on February 26 at 1:00pm, mental Education Center. See page 16.

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Art exhibits

CAS-LK ��Catskill Art Society-Laundry King, Livingston Manor DVAA ��Delaware Valley Arts Alliance, Narrowsburg SUNYO-OH �� SUNY Orange, Orange Hall Gallery, Middletown SUNYO-MRG ��SUNY Orange, Mindy Ross Gallery, Newburgh UUC �� Unitarian Universalist Congregation, Rock Tavern WRS ��Wallkill River School, Montgomery

T.A. Clearwater paintings, pastels, prints ��Clearwater Gallery at Jones Farm, Cornwall, ongoing Karen E. Gersch, Gabrielle Dearborn, Josiah Dearborn drawings, paintings, silverwork Gersch Home Gallery, Montgomery, by appt, ongoing Daniel Giordano “Stink Stank Stunk” ��Ann Street Gallery, Newburgh, thru Jan 28 Kali Seastrand paintings, mixed media ��Rafter’s Tavern, Callicoon thru Jan 30 Rebecca Fry “Terrain of Thought” ��Lake Effect Co., Greenwood Lake, thru Jan 30 River Valley Artists Guild Art About Town: “Winter Spirits” �� “Winter” group show Gio’s Gelato Café, Port Jervis, & Joe Petrosi color pencil art Mayor’s Office, Port Jervis City Hall, & Joan Kehlenbeck “Winter”, oils & pastels Deerpark Town Hall, Huguenot, & Susan Miiller “Winter”, oils & Gene Iovine still life paintings Bon Secours Hospital Cafeteria, Port Jervis, thru Feb 4 4 Pastelists: Judy Byrne, Cathy Cahill, Lily Norton, Cathy Prager �� 2Alices Coffee Lounge, Newburgh, thru Feb 6 “Pets” group show �� WRS thru Feb 13 “Winter Escape” Goshen Art League, group show �� Goshen Music Hall, thru Feb 25 Annie Raife Artist-in-Residence ��CAS-LK thru Feb 26 “Self Portrait” group show ��WRS thru Feb 27 Richard Taddei “Looking at Men” ��WRS thru Feb 27 Legacy Exhibit: Robert V. Albarino ��WRS thru Feb 27 2021 Hudson Valley Plein Air Festival Winners ��UUC thru Feb 28 Judi Silvano paintings ��Leo’s Pizzeria & Restaurant, Cornwall, thru Feb 28 North East Watercolor Society group show �� limited access: cultural@sunyorange.edu SUNYO thru Mar 10 “The Record Museum: Moved by Music” �� Narrowsburg Union, thru Mar 22 Sally Hendee paintings, photos, prints ��Gallery at Chant Realtors, Lords Valley, thru Mar 27 “La Vie Quotidian: The Art of Everyday Life” community art group show �� paintings, photographs, drawings, sculpture, etc.,Wisner Library, Warwick, thru Mar 31

NEW ART EXHIBITS

North East Water Color Society �� SUNYO-OH Jan 13-Mar 10 & virtual: www.sunyorange.edu/culturalaffairs. thru Mar 10 & virtual: www.northeastws.com thru Apr 30 Andrea Pacione “Hot Pink Getaway” surrealist-abstract ��SUNYO-MRG Jan 19-Mar 7 “Winter Arts Showcase” Highlands Arts Alliance, group show �� virtual: www.highlandsartsalliance.org/events Feb 1-Mar 1 “Beauty of Winter” pop-up Art Show II ..love is in the air �� Upfront Exhibition Space, Port Jervis, Feb 6, 1pm-7pm River Valley Artists Guild Art About Town: “Winter Spirits: Part 2” �� Susan Miiller winter-themed oils & pastels, Port Jervis Library & Joe Petrosi color pencil art Mayor’s Office, Port Jervis City Hall, & Joan Kehlenbeck “Winter”, oils & pastels Deerpark Town Hall, Huguenot, & Gene Iovine winter-themed works, Bon Secours Hospital Cafeteria, Port Jervis, & “Winter” group show Gio’s Gelato Café, Port Jervis, Feb 7-Apr 4 “Food” group show ��WRS Feb 14-Mar 12 2022 Members’ Exhibit ��WRS Mar 4-27

Photography exhibits

“Along the Towpath: The D&H Canal in Mamakating, 1828-1898” �� Wurtsboro Library

ART & Photography receptions

Annie Raife Artist-in-Residence ��CAS-LK Feb 12, 4pm-5pm “Self Portrait” group show, Richard Taddei, Robert V. Albarino �� WRS Feb 12, 5pm-7pm 2022 Members’ Exhibit ��WRS Mar 12, 5pm-7pm

Children & Teens Calendar

JLPL ��Josephine-Louise Library, Walden PEEC �� Pocono Environmental Education Center, Dingmans Ferry

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Winter Story Time 3-5yrs ��JLPL Tuesdays, 10:30am Toddler Time 18-36months ��Wisner Library, Warwick, Tuesdays & Wednesdays, 10:15am Toddler Time 1-3yrs �� Chester Library, Wednesdays 9:30am Toddler Time �� Newburgh Library, Wednesdays, 10am Storytime in the Park ��Mamakating Library, Wurtsboro, Wednesdays, 10:30am Winter Story Time ��Liberty Library, Wednesdays, 11am Sprouts & Shoots Storytime! 2-5yrs ��Newburgh Town Branch Library, Wednesdays 12:30pm 12

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Mother Goose 10-18months �� Wisner Library, Warwick, Thursdays, 11;15am Storytime with Miss Sophie �� Zoom-Milford Library, Fridays, 10am Drop-in Saturday Storytime 2-7yrs �� Wisner Library, Warwick, Saturdays, 10:30am “Penguin and Pinecone: A Friendship Story” by Salina Yoon, grades k-2 �� Cornwall, Library, Feb 1, 4:30pm “Tail Waggin’ Tutor”, w/Sadie kids read aloud �� JLPL Feb 7, 5:30pm Teen Time �� Florida Library, Feb 7 & 14, 2:30pm Toddler Time 3yrs & up ��JLPL Feb 8, 15, & 22, 10:30am “Hate that Cat” by Sharon Creech, grades 3-4 �� Cornwall, Library, Feb 8, 4:30pm “Roxy” by Neal & Jarrod Shusterman, grades 9-12 �� Cornwall, Library, Feb 14, 6:30pm “A Wish in the Dark” by Christina Soontornvat, grades 5-8 ��Cornwall, Library, Feb 24, 4:30pm EntertainmenT & Recreation

Bridge the Gap: Bird Bonanza all ages �� PEEC Jan 30, 1pm “Magic! The Gathering Club” teens ��JLPL Feb 5 & 19, 2pm FREE Ecozone Discovery Room all ages ��PEEC Feb 5 & 26, 1pm-4pm Critter Connection Jan Berlin & Sloopy the Opposum + film �� MEEC Feb 6, 1:15pm, 1:45pm, 2:15pm, & 2:45pm FREE Art for Kids ��JLPL Feb 9, 4:30pm FREE Wacky Science Adventures: Physics Edition �� PEEC Feb 12, 1pm

Lectures

sponsored by SUNY Orange and Town of Newburgh Desmond Center DESM ��Desmond Center, Newburgh MEEC ��Mamakating Environmental Education Center, Wurtsboro SUNYO-V.. (see ad page 20 for Zoom links) virtual-www.sunyorange.edu/culturalaffairs PEEC �� Pocono Environmental Education Center, Dingmans Ferry Lectures, Discussions, Talks & Walks are FREE unless otherwise noted: (FEE) (Events Not lncluded in Centerspread Calendar)

lectures - Discussions “Surviving and Thriving through the COVID-19 Pandemic” Scott Batulis �� thru Feb 15 & “COVID-19: Lessons from the Past and Prospects for the Future” David S. Jones � thru Mar 15 virtual-www.sunyorange.edu/culturalaffairs, thru Mar 15 Open Studio Day with Muralist Kevin O’Neill ��MEEC Jan 29, 10am-4pm Bridge the Gap: Bird Bonanza ��PEEC Jan 30, 1pm “Caring for your Heart” Dr. Neel Khanna ��Zoom-Cornwall Library, Feb 1, 6pm “The Science of Astro-Meterology” Joe Rao �� Zoom-Goshen Library, Feb 3, 6:30pm “Woodpeckers of NY” ��MEEC Feb 5, 1pm Critter Connection Jan Berlin & Sloopy the Opposum + film �� MEEC Feb 6, 1:15pm, 1:45pm, 2:15pm, & 2:45pm Winter Ecology Hike ��PEEC Feb 6, 1pm FEE “Art Restoration” Matthew Soltis & Paul Gould ��DESM Feb 7, 11am, FEE “NY State Cannabis Program Overview” Patrick McKeage ��SUNYO-V Feb 7, 7pm “Henry Osawa Tanner: an American in Paris” Laura Nicholls �� DESM Feb 9, 12:30pm FEE “Afro-Futurism’ Eve Dunbar. �� Zoom/Crawford Library, Monticello, Feb 9, 7pm “Gardening with NUFFI- Indoor Gardening: Herbs and Microgreens” �� Newburgh Library Town Branch, Feb 12, 11am “Cornelius Vanderbilt-The First Tycoon” Rick Feingold ��DESM Feb 15, 10am, FEE “Orange County Dairies & Their Milk Bottles” Alex Prizgintas �� Zoom-Moffat Library, Washingtonville, Feb 15, 6:30pm “Niagara: The Falls and the River Kevin Woyce ��Florida Library, Feb 16, 6:30pm “The Last of the Mohicans, The Daniel Nimham Saga” Peter Cutul ��DESM Feb 17, 12:30pm, FEE “Root Doctors & Hoodoo Medicine: The Healing Practices of Enslaved African Americans” �� Dr. Yvonne Chireau virtual-Newburgh Library, Feb 17, 6:30pm “Almost President- a Local History” w/Johanna Porr Yaun �� virtual-Newburgh Library Town Branch, Feb 20, 2pm “Faith of Our Founders” Rev. Bill Banuchi Sr. ��DESM Feb 22, 11am, FEE “The Three Wyeths in Maine” Laura Nicholls �� DESM Feb 23. 12:30pm FEE “Black Patriots In Washingtonville’s All Faith Cemetery” Jill Moore & Sherri Bruen �� Zoom-Moffat Library, Washingtonville, Feb 24, 6:30pm “Understanding the Eastern Coyote” �� MEEC Feb 26, 1pm FEE Eagle Watch Trip ��PEEC Feb 27, 9am-3pm FEE “Renovation, Restoration, & Sustainability” architecture lecture, Suzan Matos �� Zoom link: https://sunyorange.zoom.us/j/97880540344, Feb 28, 7pm “Our Instinctive Biases Towards Cannabis Produced Through Human Group Selection” �� Monty Vacura SUNYO-V Mar 3, 6:30pm

Opportunity - Artists & Crafters

The ARTery Fine Art and Fine Craft Gallery will be opening its space to nonmembers for the month of March for Limitless, a regional juried exhibit and sale for local professional and emerging

artists, open to all forms of art and craft, including jewelry. Submission deadline: February 13. For information and prospectus, visit: www.arterygallerymilford.com

The Record Museum in Narrowsburg The Record Museum is a celebration their own wares: t-shirts, belt buckles, of the record album. It is a portable, beer can clocks(!). mobile museum to peruse for used The Galleries at the Narrowsburg records: An interactive installation called Union announced the opening of Wearing “musee dans une caisse”. Our Label on Our Sleeve: An Incomplete Each gallery - or crate - contains a History of Record Promotion co-curated rotating program dedicated to exploring by The Record Museum founder John the artistry and history of Philip Hamilton and the record album. Programs Galleries at the Union curator highlight and explore such Krystal Grow. topics as: cover art, label The Record Museum: design, album construct, Moved by Music is a sleeve art & design and celebration of the record artist’s lyrics & art. album and a tribute to The record sleeve: A clean, the physical and tangible static-free paper envelope elements of a visceral, whose primary purpose was non-visual art form. This to swaddle your delicious, Hot lips logo, Rolling exhibition will feature a Stones Records new piece of vinyl. Before the curated selection of pieces (1971). Designed by days where a band’s concept Jon Pasche, Jagger from Hamilton’s traveling of an album extended to the requested the artist collection of musical artifacts sleeve - printed lyrics, candid create a logo in tribute and ephemera and original to Hindu goddess photos, personal thanks - Kali. works by local artists. Pasche sites the the record label (or parent inspiration for the mouth As the title suggests, company) utilized this space logo as Jagger himself. this installation is not all to sell product. Throughout the decades, encompassing and offers a general labels promoted their own stable of overview on the subject. recording acts; pushing new releases and The exhibit will be on display through direct sales to an interested consumer. March 22 at Narrowsburg Union, 7 Erie Eventually, even the artist got wise to Avenue, Narrowsburg. For inquiries: this opportunity and began promoting curator@narrowsburgunion.com

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Quips, Quotes & Quiddities with Carol Pozefsky CHIEF OF STATE/ LOVING MATE It’s February: Valentine’s Day and Presidents’ Day... let’s go for it! On their 31st anniversary, Ronald Reagan wrote to his wife Nancy: “You are life itself to me. When you are gone I’m waiting for you to return so I can start living again.” Abigail Adams called husband, John, her dearest friend. “With an indescribable pleasure I have seen near a score of years roll over our heads, with an affection heightened and improved by time.” Richard Nixon proposed to high school teacher Pat Ryan on their first date. Later, he wrote: “Let’s go to the mountains weekends; let’s read books in front of fires...let’s really grow together and find the happiness we know is ours.” In February 1826 Andrew Jackson wrote from Washington to his wife Rachel: “I am happy that there is nothing on your mind to trouble and perplex it, except by absence...my love...although I cannot say with positiveness when I will be able to leave here...be assured that I

will not remain one day longer than I can help.” WHO COULD HAVE KNOWN? Wherever you happened to be on New Years Eve 2020, it’s unlikely you imagined that in a couple of months, you’d be wearing a mask every time you left home. Bill Gates might have foreseen it. In 2015 he predicted, “If anything kills over 10 million people in the next few decades, it’s most likely to be a highly infectious virus rather than a war.” During the 17th century London Plague, doctors wore head coverings with beaks covering their noses and mouths. The beaks were filled with spices and dried flowers to ward off wafting, odorous air blamed, at the time, for spreading the disease. In 2022, the Center for Disease Control now urges us to wear an N95 mask or equivalent whenever we’re inside.

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In Memoriam: Beloved poet, author, and professor Dr. James Finn Cotter was the longestserving faculty member Mount Saint Mary College (MSMC) has ever known. In addition, he was Master of Ceremonies at forty Mount graduations, including the Mount’s first Commencement in 1964. He also wrote the college’s alma mater, which is sung at every Mount Commencement ceremony to this day. Cotter had been a reviewer with the Times Herald-Record for over 38 years, and was a celebrated translator of Dante’s Commedia, which he began on the backs of envelopes and scrap papers early one Christmas morning in the 1980s before his children woke up. Among a great many other publications, Cotter authored Beginnings: The First Twenty-Five Years of Mount Saint Mary College and A New Life: Learning the Way of Omega. A tribute to James Finn Cotter, including a recording of his poetry reading, can be found at www.msmc.edu/Cotter. In the spring there will be a celebration open to all at Mount Saint Mary. James Finn Cotter’s legacy is truly part of the DNA of the college. We are so thankful to have had the honor of knowing this wonderful man and his memory will be cherished by all. - Dr. Jason N. Adsit, President, Mount St. Mary College James Cotter was a remarkable individual: a gifted poet, translator, and scholar as well as a man of spiritual depth. He brought poetry to the college he loved and he was willing when invited to read his work in cafes. An ordinarily modest man, he was ambitious enough to assume the titanic task of translating The Divine Comedy and competent enough to do the job creditably. His expertise in studies of Gerard Manley Hopkins was nationally recognized. His devotion to teaching was not restricted to the classroom. Many Orange County residents read his sophisticated reviews of classical concerts in the Times-Herald Record. He thought with care and spoke with care and acted and even dressed with similar care. Writers of such deep and humane learning are rare. The death of Prof. Cotter is a loss not only to his beloved family and friends, but to higher education and to the broader Hudson Valley artistic community as well. - William Seaton 14

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James Finn Cotter James Finn Cotter was truly the fabric of Mount Saint Mary College. Gerard Manley Hopkins would say ‘the world is charged with the grandeur of God.’ I would say Jim brought some of that grandeur to our world at MSMC. Rest in Peace, my friend and mentor. - Sr. Catherine Walsh, O.P. I knew Dr. Cotter as a fellow Poet and Classical Music lover over the past 21/22 years. We read poetry together from venues such as the Howland Cultural Center in Beacon, to Noble Coffee Roasters in Campbell Hall, and the Cornwall Library in Cornwall. I was honored, thanks to Jim, to have read my poetry before student audiences at Mount Saint Mary College for National Poetry Month, 2015 and 2018. Another honor was to have him read my poem, The Grand Montgomery Chamber Series in Spring, aloud before a large crowd of Classical Music enthusiasts, a few years ago. It was a pleasure to know him, and hear his fine poetry. My condolences to his family. - Robert Milby, Orange County Poet Laureate Emeritus

Remembering James Finn Cotter by Dennis Sprick When I was a senior at Clifton (NJ) High School in the spring of 1974, I wrote a term paper on Gerard Manley Hopkins, an English poet and Jesuit priest who lived from 1844-1889. Among the works I cited in my term paper was Inscape: The Christology and Poetry of Gerard Manley Hopkins by James Finn Cotter. The author’s unusual middle name stuck with me, as did Hopkins’ innovative poetry, and I later revised my high school work for a paper and oral presentation in my Aesthetics class at Lehigh University in my senior fall semester of 1977. In April 1981, 10 months after I had joined the Times Herald-Record as a news copy editor, I moved to the features department as entertainment copy editor. Among my duties were the assigning and editing of the freelance reviews of Hudson and Delaware Valley concerts and theater productions. One of the reviewers was James F. Cotter. It took me a little while to

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connect the reviewer/English professor at Mount Saint Mary College in Newburgh with the author of Inscape. But when the realization finally hit me and I mentioned to Jim how his book had helped me write my high school term paper, he was as pleased as could be, and our mutual love of the poetry of Gerard Manley Hopkins was one of the grounding elements of our long professional relationship. I served as Jim’s editor for more than three decades. In all those years and in the thousands of reviews he wrote, I found Jim to be as insightful and magnanimous as he was reliable. I could send him anywhere—south to Westchester Broadway Theatre in Elmsford and the Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival in Garrison; north to Bard College or SUNY New Paltz or Woodstock; east to the Hudson Valley Philharmonic in Poughkeepsie; or to Monroe, Warwick, Middletown, Ellenville or to Sullivan. Wherever I sent Jim to cover a play or concert, the next day he would send in a crisply written, thankfully short (considering our typical space limitations) review that typically required only a minimum of editing, if that, and a headline to get into the paper. The way I received his reviews changed over the years - from typewritten pages pouched from the Record’s Newburgh Bureau to Jim typing the review into a bureau computer (he was given a key to the office) to him eventually typing it into his home computer and transmitting to my office computer - but the high quality of his writing and observations never varied. Talking to him on the phone to assign him reviews was always a pleasure, too the professorially honed, booming highpitched voice, the upbeat tone, the good humor, the usual willingness to take on whatever I assigned him. After making those phone calls for more than 30 years, I still remember his landline home phone number. In one of those countless phone calls he told me a story about his middle name. When his book Inscape was published, he proudly showed it to his mother. She looked at the title page, looked at Jim and said, “But your middle name is Francis.” It seems, Jim revealed, that without

first telling her he had adopted her maiden name as his middle name to give his moniker a little more distinction. Like his distinctive name, Jim’s professionalism and personality remain vibrant in my memory. Rest In Peace, Dr. Cotter. Jim frequently reviewed our productions at The Playhouse at Museum Village. I was always impressed that no matter how many times he had seen a particular show elsewhere before, he never let that dampen his enthusiasm for what he was about to watch. Always fair and balanced, Jim was every bit the epitome of a professional reviewer, although he often confessed that he especially enjoyed coming to Playhouse because he looked forward to the pie. We always had a slice of his favorite flavor waiting for him at intermission. - Bruce Roman In 2013, the Mount dedicated the Villa Library to him. It is now The James Finn Cotter Library. The renaming was totally apt and fitting, as the Library is home to lectures, social gatherings, readings by authors, conferences, discussions, and other types of historical and arts events that parallel Dr. Cotter’s psyche. What a wonderful joy it is to go by the Library and see his name on the edifice. Jim, I shall miss your nod of greeting, hearing your voice, full of kindness and warmth, acknowledging me with your “Hello, Barry”, seeing your countenance at, and ‘comparing notes’ with you after, the hundreds of theatrical, opera and musical productions that we both attended. - Barry Plaxen Newburgh Chamber Music has lost a treasured friend. Jim was one of NCM’s most enthusiastic supporters. He was a regular concert-goer and reviewer for many years. He was well-known in Newburgh’s arts community and beyond. He helped to publicize local arts organizations in the places where most of their patrons live. He enriched campus life and learning at Mount Saint Mary College. Jim’s interests also took him to the outdoors. He was an avid hiker and walker who never seemed to grow old. He regularly walked along the Hudson River waterfront with an NCM contingent. Our friend will be sorely missed. Carole Cowan, Artistic Director

James Finn Cotter

A few years before retiring, Dr. Cotter, while seated in the MSMC campus library named in his honor, was recorded reading some of his poetry. He ended the session with his poem, The Day I Die. It reads, in part: The day I die can be part of a journey, into the bright, starry, heavenly harmony of this great galaxy: another odyssey across an unknown sea. The day I die shall be the moment of unity, when my humanity and His divinity meet at last, lovingly, to end my short story in unending glory.

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The Other Shore: For Frederick & Claske Franck by James Finn Cotter (1929-2022) Now ever together In the garden at last Of Pacem in Terris With steel, glass, wood icons: Seven Generations, St. Francis and his Birds, Black Madonna and Child, True Self and Cosmic Fish, Amid maples, oaks, pines By the Wawayanda River And the old fieldstone mill, Sanctuary and oasis With the music of Bach, Vivaldi, Mozart and Schubert Summer Sunday afternoons On Covered Bridge Road In the town of Warwick In the State of New York In the United States Of America, here Across manmade borders, Pilgrims from Holland, Immigrants and exiles, Pioneers and lovers, here You have both come to rest Under the earth you nurtured, Under the sky you loved.

Poetry Hosts Featured in Newburgh Poetry readings almost always include a featured guest poet or two, followed by an open mic, during which audience members are invited to the podium to read poetry by a Robert Milby host/emcee/interlocutor who usually also partakes in the open mic. Robert Milby has been reading his poetry in the Hudson Valley, NYC, Long Island, NJ, PA, and New England since 1995. He’s given over 450 featured readings and has been onstage in front of poetry crowds over 1,500 times, and has hosted 30 poetry series since 1995, including: featured readings, open mics, workshops, lectures, presentations, radio commentary, indoor & outdoor festivals, independent tv shows, etc. Currently, he hosts 7 Hudson Valley poetry readings. He wrote regularly for CANVAS from 2004-2009 and periodically from 2014 to the present (see page 14). Milby was voted Best Poet, in the Times Herald-Record “Annual Best Of Listings” in 2010 and 2011, and was Poet Laureate of Orange County from May,

2017 until November, 2019. Visit www. robertmilbypoetry.com Hayden Wayne, who hosts poetry readings in the Hudson Valley, including every Hayden Wayne first Saturday at the Karpeles Museum in Newburgh, is also a prolific modern American composer and librettist who has several film scores and award-winning commercials for television to his credit. His study of the piano began at the age of four. He played tenor drum in the orchestra pit of The King And I at the age of five which his father was conducting, and performed his first composition in concert at the age of eleven. For his readings from The Reading Room, visit www.haydenwayne.com For his music info, visit: www. haydenwayne.net For Poetry Night at The Giving Tree Cafe, 136 Lake Street, Suite 3, Newburgh on February 10 at 7:00pm, both Milby and Wayne are the featured poets. Admission is free, donations appreciated. Phone: 845-522-8944.

Desmond Lectures Return Cornelius Vanderbilt: First Tycoon Cornelius Vanderbilt began operating his own ferry in New York Harbor at the age of 16. He would work from dawn until dark ferrying passengers between Staten Island and the tip of Manhattan. The tiny business would grow into a massive steamship company. Vanderbilt would undercut his competitors by pricing his services so low that he would drive them out of business. Eventually he built a railroad empire from New York to Chicago and the first Grand Central Station at 42nd Street. Bonus: Special Anderson Cooper tribute to his mother, Gloria Vanderbilt. Rick Feingold presents the lecture on February 15 at 10:00am. The Three Wyeths in Maine N.C. Wyeth, one of America’s finest illustrators; his son Andrew, an important realist painter (who doesn’t know that!?!); and Andrew’s son Jamie, a popular portraitiste, are an integral part of Maine’s artistic legacy. In 1930, NC Wyeth moved into an old sea captain’s house in the coastal fishing village of Port Clyde, introducing his children - including a young Andrew - to the raw natural beauty and inhabitants along mid-coast Maine. Andrew firmly

“Christina’s World” by Andrew Wyeth

established his artistic reputation with Christina’s World, picturing his nearby neighbor looking up towards her home. Jamie’s reputation was solidified as a youth with his painting of John F. Kennedy. Each of these three generations of the Wyeth family all showcase a commitment to realism, technical brilliance, and narrative sensibility. Laura Nicholls is the presenter on February 23 at 12:30pm. See the Lectures calendar on page 12 for additional Desmond presentations including a joint presentation, Art Restoration by art conservator Matt Soltis and landscape artist Paul Gould of Hudson Valley Gallery in Cornwall-onHudson. To register for the events at the Town of Newburgh Recreation Department’s Desmond Center, 6 Albany Post Road, visit: www.townofnewburgh.org and click on Recreation Dept/Desmond Activities.

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River Valley Artists Guild’s “Art About Town” Series: “Winter Spirits, Part II”

“Manza Farm” by Joan Kehlenbeck

“Cardinal” by Samantha Petrosi

“Winter Garden” by Susan Miiller

“Flowing River” by Joe Petrosi

The River Valley Artist Guild (RVAG) continues its Art About Town exhibition series with Winter Spirits: Part II. Curator Susan Miiller says, “This exhibition is a beautiful celebration of colorful paintings and pastels that portray the visual beauty of winter and those cold wintry days when snow fills the air and icicles glisten!” Enjoy viewing winter-themed artworks by RVAG members at Gio’s Gelato Cafe. Exhibiting artists include RVAG president Joan Kehlenbeck, who exhibits her pastels and oils regionally; Daniela Cooney, whose love of animals and natural landscapes is prevalent in her vibrant paintings; Judith Cramer, who creates Impressionism abstracts in acrylic; Roz Hodgkins, who is inspired by the natural phenomena of day and night, along with the cycle of the seasons; self-taught artist Patty Koch who has nearly 50 years of art experience working in oils on canvas, and Joe & Samantha Petrosi, a father and daughter artist team. Joe is an awardwinning artist and certified art and textile airbrush specialist. He founded the Paterson Association of Progressive Artists (PAPA) in the 1970s. Daughter Samantha is an art teacher who teaches mixed media at Circleville Middle School and creates oil paintings. Gene Iovine will display his winterthemed art at Bon Secours Hospital. Gene specializes in still life and landscapes using acrylics and oils, but he has been creating art in various mediums

for the past forty years. Susan Miiller’s winter-themed oils on canvas and pastels will grace the walls of the Port Jervis Free Library. Miiller shares the mysterious luminosity and meditative winter spirit of the landscape in her winter wonderland-themed works. The recipient of several awards, Susan is teaching faculty at SUNY since 1999 and her work is in many important collections nationwide. At the Mayor’s Office in City’s Hall, enjoy viewing the vividly colorful and bold color pencil works of Joe Petrosi. RVAG president Joan Kehlenbeck is also exhibiting her work in an ongoing show at Deerpark Town Hall. Joan has shown her oils and pastels regionally and includes local buildings and scenes in her work. She was awarded the Individual Artist Award (2016) from the Orange County Arts Council. The exhibits are on display from February 7 to April 4 at the following locations: Gio’s Gelato Café, 30-32 Front Street, Bon Secours Hospital, first floor cafeteria, 160 E Main Street, Mayor’s Office, Port Jervis City Hall, 138 Pike Street, and the Port Jervis Free Library, Community Room, 138 Pike Street, all located in Port Jervis. Deerpark Town Hall is located at 420 Route 209, Huguenot. To become an RVAG member, or for additional information, email susanmiiller@yahoo.com or visit www. rivervalleyartistsguildofportjervis.com

MEET Sloopy the Opossum at MEEC

“Great Blue Heron” by Roz Hodgkins

“Adopt Me” by Daniela Cooney

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“Think Spring” by Judith Cramer

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Everything Animals Resource & Activity Center’s live animal presentations and educational materials are lively, fun, and offer plenty of interesting facts and scientific information. The Center’s main focus is on the importance of respect, kindness, tolerance, compassion and personal responsibility. Jan Berlin, Director, (see photo) is a certified teacher with 35 years of classroom experience. As a former Director of Humane Education for the Humane Society of Port Jervis/ Deerpark, Curator of Living Exhibits at the Museum of the Hudson Highlands in Cornwall-on-Hudson and Interpreter for the Living Science Foundation, Jan has an extensive background working with people of all ages. Berlin’s “animal ambassadors” are the highlight of every presentation. These formerly unwanted - currently

celebrated creatures range from “Indie”, a hairless cat to “Miss Hedda Quills” an African Pygmy hedgehog. There are also doves, opossums, tarantulas, millipedes, a wide variety of lizards, tortoises, frogs, toads, domestic rats and more. All animals are accustomed to being around people. No program animals are vicious or venomous. Drop in to the Mamakating Environmental Education Center’s (MEEC) monthly Critter Connection program on February 6 for the movie premiere of Help Me Mary starring MEEC’s very own opossum friend Sloopy! Watch the short film and meet the star! Show times are 1:15pm; 1:45pm; 2:15pm; and 2:45pm (drop in when you want). Refreshments available, too. MEEC is located at 762 South Road, Wurtsboro. Call 845-644-5014. NYS mask requirement in effect.

Silvano’s Solo Show, Leo’s in Cornwall Mark your Calendar: E’lissa & the Marks Artist Judi Silvano’s Awarded the colorful history has prestigious Mary Evelyn led her from an early Whitehill Award for one dance career and of her watercolors and training as a classical First Prize for her pastel singer, to becoming at Mount St. Mary an accomplished jazz College’s Artists on vocalist and composer, Campus show, she is a to her first show as an member of the Goshen Emerging Artist at the Art League, Woodstock Wallkill River School Art Association, North in May of 2013. Since East Watercolor then, she’s exhibited in Society, Middletown countless group and solo Art Group, Wurtsboro exhibitions in the TriArt Alliance, “Flowering Bradford Pear” by Judi Silvano State area and beyond. Washingtonville Art “Drawing and painting have always Society, Kent Art Association, and the been a way for me to express myself Cornwall Arts Collective. through the years. Having a visual way Judi continues to perform as a of expressing myself has enhanced my vocalist and has a passion for sharing musical-self.” her knowledge of song interpretation Silvano became a collector of art and and vocal improvisation in concerts artifacts from around the world with an and master classes around the world in appreciation for diverse cultures during addition to painting an ever-expanding her travels. Since moving to the mid- subject material of the world around her. Hudson Valley, she became a gardener View Judi’s art for an exhibit in the and the magnificent natural surroundings dining room of Leo’s Restaurant and rekindled her passion for painting. With Pizzeria, 23 Quaker Avenue, Cornwall, the encouragement of many accomplished through February 28. painters in the area, Silvano’s evolution For more information about Judi, visit as a visual artist blossomed. www.judisilvano.com

E’lissa Jones is a legends and has recorded beautiful singer, prolific and released six albums. songwriter, violinist, Her music has been used pianist, and guitarist. She in the soundtrack of the is an exceptionally talented films Strings Attached and artist with a wide range When the Dust Settles. whose songs embrace She brings her audiences with powerful multigenre talents to melodies and expressive the Wisner Library, lyrics. Influential styling 1 McFarland Drive, ranges from folk to rock in Warwick, on February 6 E’lissa Jones. her catalogue of over 250 at 2:00pm. Photo by Cheryl Barra original songs. “It’s an acoustic Born into a show. Performing musically gifted with me is Mark family, E’lissa McNutt on guitar began singing and Mark Dann and playing piano on bass. I will be around the age of performing my Mark McNutt Mark Dann five. Jones wrote her first song at the age original music,” explained E’lissa. of seven and began studying violin at the Mark McNutt comes from a musical age of ten. By eleven, she was writing family. His father, Mark McNutt, Sr. was love songs and short classical works also a well-known guitarist. for violin and piano. While classically Mark Dann is a professional recording trained as a violinist, E’lissa is largely engineer and sideman/bass player self-taught as a vocalist and a plethora of extraordinaire. For more than 30 years, other instruments she performs with. he has worked with hundreds of artists at E’lissa has toured the world as a his studios in NYC and Woodstock. backup singer as well as the exceptional Admission is free. To register: www. artist that she is. Throughout her career albertwisnerlibrary.org or 845-986-1047. she has performed and toured with many See page 8. www.elissajones.com

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Three Cinematic Valentines in Milford

Afrofuturism

Did you know? The script for the 1953 Gregory Peck/ Audrey Hepburn romance film Roman Holiday was written by John Dighton and Dalton Trumbo, “Love with the Proper Stranger” “The Way We Were” Streisand & though with Hepburn & Peck in “Roman Holiday” McQueen & Wood: February 20 at 4pm. Redford: February 27 at 4:00pm. Trumbo on the Hollywood blacklist in Elizabeth Taylor and Jean Simmons Roman Holiday was not Hepburn’s 1951, he did not receive a credit; instead, for the princess’ role, but both were first acting role, as she had appeared Ian McLellan Hunter fronted for him. unavailable. in Dutch and British films from 1948 Trumbo’s credit was reinstated when Gregory Peck’s contract gave him solo and on stage, but it was her first major the film was released on DVD in 2003. star billing, with newcomer Hepburn film role and her first appearance in an On December 19, 2011, full credit for listed much less prominently in the American film. Wyler wanted an “antiTrumbo’s work was restored. Blacklisted credits. Halfway through the filming, Italian” actress who was different from director Bernard Vorhaus worked on Peck suggested to Wyler that he the curvy Italian stars of that the film as an assistant director under a elevate her to equal billing - an era: “She is perfect...my new pseudonym. almost unheard-of gesture in star has no arse, no tits, no tightDirector William Wyler first offered Hollywood. fitting clothes, no high heels. In the role to Hollywood favorite Cary On September 18, 1951, short a Martian. She will be a Grant. Grant declined, believing he was director Thorold Dickinson sensation.” too old to play Hepburn’s love interest, made a screen test with Hepburn And, as we all know now, she though he played opposite her ten years and sent it to director Wyler, who was. John DiLeo later in Charade. Other sources say was in Rome preparing Roman Holiday. Roman Holiday is the first of three Grant declined because he knew all of Wyler wrote to Dickinson, saying that romance films being shown this month, the attention would be centered around “as a result of the test, a number of the with intros by film historian John DiLeo, the princess. producers at Paramount have expressed at the Milford Theater, 112 E. Catharine Wyler had initially considered interest in casting her.” Street, on February 13 at 4:00pm.

Afro-Futurism is a cultural aesthetic, a philosophy of science and history that explores the developing intersection of African diaspora culture with technology. Afrofuturism addresses themes and concerns of the African diaspora through technoculture and speculative fiction, encompassing a range of media and artists with a shared interest in envisioning black futures that stem from Afro-diasporic experiences. While Afrofuturism is most commonly associated with science fiction, it can also encompass other speculative genres such as fantasy, alternate history, and magic realism. Find out more about it from Eve Dunbar, anAssociate Professor of English at Vassar College in a program offered by the Ethelbert B. Crawford Public Library in conjunction with the Nyack Library. It will be presented on ZOOM on February 9 at 7:00pm. Registration required. Visit ebcpl.org, hover over ‘Events’ and click “Adult Calendar” to register.

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Wallkill River School of Art: Self Portraits, The Male Figure, and A Legacy Artists are generally observant of the occupation of the space which draws you world around them. Depending on their in to inspect further details.” subject of choice, they spend a great Taddei awarded Honorable Mentions deal of time studying the natural world, to: The Impressionist Gardener an oil objects, animals, and light, as well as the painting by Dennis Fanton (see January human figure in order to interpret and 2022 CANVAS); Self Portrait, an oil depict them. painting by Michael Tobin (see wall “In this exhibit, we asked the artists photo); and Self Portrait, a mixed media to turn their gaze and attention onto piece by Joseph Radoccia (see cover). themselves,” said Sarah Fortner See additional photos on pgs. 10 & 11. Pierson, executive director of Wallkill Richard Taddei presents an exhibit of River School and Gallery (WRS.) portraits and male nudes in oil, partially “These very intimate and self-conscious abstracted, and influenced by both works each express a uniquely distinct classical painting traditions as well as approach and personality.” modern sensibilities. As is the custom at WRS, the solo Taddei attended art school at artist exhibiting in the adjacent gallery is University of Toledo, before moving the juror for the group show. In this case, on to Pratt Institute for Architecture the featured painter, Richard Taddei and then switching over to Pratt’s art had a rich variety of works from which to school. Taddei traveled extensively in choose. The 26 works in the show span a Europe, England, and Ireland, where broad spectrum museum visits of approaches inspired him to to the self in pursue a career various media as an artist. He including oil has also enjoyed paint, charcoal, a rich and watercolor, storied career gouache, pastels, as a muralist and photography. and decorative The genres painter. run the gamut Of the from traditional paintings in representational this exhibition, to vividly Taddei states, modernist “While I regard abstract. distortion Best in Show: “My Mother Visiting My Studio” by Richard Arnold About the necessary as a Best in Show: Mom Visiting My Studio path to a different beauty and truth, I am by Richard Arnold, juror Taddei writes, also enamored of the sensuous volumes “We are invited in by the artist at his of the nude figure. They may be truncated easel. There is an intriguing juxtaposition or fragmented or metamorphosed of figures - one of the artist’s mother and cubistically into the geometry of armor also a mysterious profile of a sculpture or architecture, but they always express looming in the corner. All of the the grandeur of the pose.” artist’s paraphernalia are a fascinating Pierson states, “Richard uses a vibrant,

6 self-portraits by 5 highly respected artists and 1 rank amateur. Can you guess which is the “1”? “What a honor/thrill it is for this amateur to have a beginning work hanging in a gallery surrounded by works of five of the most respected artists in the Hudson Valley.” photo by Michael Tobin

“Casey Portrait” by Richard Taddei

optimistic palette which is uplifting and modern. The portraits are sensitive and the expressions are delicately emotive and profound.” Taddei elaborates, “As a gay artist, my artistic preoccupation must unashamedly be the male nude. Resurrecting the erotic pose of a “sleeping satyr,” the universally recognized martyr “St. Sebastian,” or the iconic pose of a “river god,” is to continue

a tradition of male eroticism in the fine arts.” Taddei currently lives in the Village of Montgomery and WRS is pleased to “Woman Seated at a welcome this Table” by John Albarino neighbor as a first-time exhibitor in their historic gallery space. The exhibits, along with John Albarino’s Legacy Exhibit (see January 2022 CANVAS) are on view through February 27 at 232 Ward Street, Montgomery. The reception for the three exhibits is on February 12, from 5:00pm-7:00pm. At press time Pierson announced: “We are working on a potential Fire & Ice theme for the reception to add an outdoor component, despite the winter weather.”

“V-Day Until the Violence Stops” at SUNY Sullivan V-Day is a vision: We see a world where women live safely and freely. V-Day is a demand: Rape, incest, battery, genital mutilation and sexual slavery must end now. V-Day is a spirit: We believe women should spend their lives creating and thriving rather than surviving or recovering from terrible atrocities. V-Day is a catalyst: By raising money and consciousness, it will unify and strengthen existing anti-violence efforts. Triggering far-reaching awareness, it will lay the groundwork for new educational, protective, and legislative endeavors throughout the world.

V-Day is a process: We will work as long as it takes. We will not stop until the violence stops. V-Day is a day. We proclaim Valentine’s Jessica Barkl Day as V-Day, to celebrate women and end the violence. V-Day is a fierce, wild, unstoppable movement and community. V-Day Until the Violence Stops is a presentation by SUNY Sullivan’s Theater Program on February 11 at 8:00pm. Jessica Barkl, Associate Professor of

Theater and Speech/Theater Program Director at SUNY Sullivan writes: “I’m sorry to say we’re in a holding pattern in regards to part of this... because, yes, we are closed to spectators right now. I will say that there will be a virtual version of it, if there isn’t an inperson version. “However, it won’t include the actual Vagina Monologues because Eve Ensler will not release those rights. We have some original works as a part of our Eve Ensler event this year, so...we

will include only those, if we’re forced to go virtual. “It will be streamed on my YouTube Channel: Jessica Barkl. The admission is free, but there will be a link to Fearless Hudson Valley (FHV) to donate to their work.” The mission of FHV is to build an informed, just, and accountable society so all people can experience supportive and safe relationships free from abuse, exploitation, and oppression. If V-Day can be seen live, it will be at SUNY Sullivan in the Seelig Theatre, 112 College Road, Loch Sheldrake. COVID restrictions will apply.

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Multi-Genre Don Byron Quartet A singular voice in an astounding range of musical contexts, Don Byron explores widely divergent traditions while striving for what he calls “a sound above genre.” As clarinetist, saxophonist, composer, arranger, and social critic, he redefines every genre of music he plays, be it classical, salsa, hip-hop, funk, klezmer, rhythm & blues,

gospel, or any jazz style from swing and bop to cutting-edge downtown improvisation. The Don Byron Quartet appears at The Falcon, 1348 Rte 9W, Marlboro, February 20 at 7:00pm. Patrons, performers and staff must be fully vaccinated. Proof of vaccination, and masks when not eating or drinking, are required. Phone: 845-236-7970.

Janus Adams in Warwick Throughout history, African American women have tapped hidden sources of strength and inspiration to conquer impossible odds. They have persevered through dangerous times, have nurtured families, loved knowledge, and pursued dreams as various and different as the women who dreamed them. Along the way, they have forged new identities, fought for human rights, and made history. Join Emmy-award winning journalist, historian, entrepreneur and best-selling author of eleven books, Dr. Janus Adams for a discussion of her book

Sister Days: 365 Inspired Moments in African American Women’s History, 365 uplifting meditations on courage, daring, and resistance that bring us valuable reminders of how real women in real times created a better way of life for themselves and a better world

for others. Dr. Adams is also the host of public radio’s The Janus Adams Show. Join her on February 27 at 2:00pm in the Albert Wisner Library, 1 McFarland Drive, Warwick. For information: 845-986-1047. To register: www.albertwsnerlibrary.org

“Almost President”, A Lecture William Henry Seward was a determined opponent of the spread of slavery in the years leading up to the American Civil War. He was a prominent figure in the Republican Party in its formative years, and William H. Seward Johanna Porr Yaun Geraldine A. Ferraro was praised for his work on behalf of the vice-presidential nominee representing Union as Secretary of State during the a major American political party. Civil War. She was also a journalist, author, and Seward was born in 1801 in the village businesswoman. of Florida, where his father was a farmer Join Orange County Historian and owned slaves. He was elected Johanna Porr Yaun and learn how governor of New York in 1838 and these two Orange County natives rose to won a second two-year term in 1840. the highest levels of political influence, During this period, he signed several both nearly reaching the office of the laws that advanced the rights of and Presidency. They were from different opportunities for black residents, as well centuries and different political parties, as guaranteeing fugitive slaves jury trials but surprisingly there are many parallels in the state. His legislation protected in their rise to prominence and the abolitionists, and he used his position to legacies they left behind. intervene in cases of freed black people A Newburgh Library Town Branch who were enslaved in the South. online event, Almost President, takes Geraldine Anne Ferraro served in the place on February 20 at 2:00pm. United States House of Representatives, Registration is required. There are 50 and was the Democratic Party’s vice seats available. Event URL will be sent presidential nominee in 1984, running via registration email. alongside former vice president Walter Visit www.newburghfreelibrary.org Mondale. This made her the first female and click on Town Branch. 20

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