MSMC: Banned Books Symposium Mount Saint Mary College reading, a panel comprised of will host a Banned Books children’s literature professors, Symposium on campus on school librarians, and public March 7 from 8:30amlibrarians will discuss the 1:30pm. current status of access to This half-day symposium LGBTQ literature in children’s will feature presentations libraries. on banned, challenged, or Breakout sessions will Author Nick Bruel controversial books and a feature presentations on keynote presentation by Nick Bruel, author all aspects of banned, challenged, and of the Bad Kitty series. controversial books. The conference will kick off with a reading Mount Saint Mary College is located at from a children’s book that was challenged 330 Powell Avenue, Newburgh. due to its LGBTQ content. Following the For further details visit www.msmc.edu
Mamakating Library’s Club Triumvirate The Culinary Club The Fiction & Foodies group that met at the Mamakating Library has morphed into the new Culinary Club. Every second Thursday from 5:00pm-7:00pm, fellow foodie club members prepare items at home and bring them to the Community Room at the Library to make a delicious themed potluck! “We have a bunch of cookbooks on hold for patrons to check out which pertain to the month’s theme,” stated Joy Patton, Library Assistant. March’s theme is Spuds, Anyone? (bring your own baked potato toppings!).
K.I.S.S Club The K.I.S.S. Club (Keep It Short...Story) is a brand new club. Members pick up a copy of the month’s two short story selections at the beginning of each month and come to the meeting prepared to discuss the stories, every third Wednesday from 3:00pm-4:30pm. Tea and refreshments served. Books & Tea Club Alternating between fiction and non-fiction selections while enjoying tea/coffee and light snacks, the Books & Tea Club meets every fourth Wednesday from 4:00pm-5:30pm. For information: 845-888-8004.
First Sunday Concerts: Van Manakas Trio The Sullivan County Museum and Historical Society will present the Van Manakas Trio. The group features Van Manakas on guitar, Mike Bisio on bass and Bob Meyer on drums. This performance will be a very special reunion of the band that toured on the west coast in the 1990s. Jazz guitarist Van Manakas has performed on five continents and in all 50 states. He has produced numerous CD’s, with his first solo album Physical, released in 1980. He produced three other albums, including Letters from the Equator (1992), Mountain (1995), and American Guitar (2000). As a sideman Van has worked with jazz greats Paul Bley, Miroslav Vitous and countless others. He is known in Sullivan County as an honoree member of local band, Little Sparrow, who is hosting this event. Jazz double bassist and composer Mike Bisio has eightyfive recordings in his discography, and ten of them document his
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Mike Bisio
photo: Peter Gannushkin, downtownmusic.net
Bob Meyer
extraordinary association with modern piano icon Matthew Shipp. Mike has been called a poet, a wonder, and one of the most virtuosic and imaginative performers on the double bass. Nate Chinen wrote in the New York Times: “The physicality of Mr. Bisio’s bass playing puts him in touch with numerous predecessors in the avant-garde, but his expressive touch is distinctive...” Jazz drummer Bob Meyer has performed with jazz luminaries Joe Lovano, John Abercrombie, Ed Schiller and dozens of others. Bob is also currently leading his own band, The Bob Meyer Project. The concert will be held on March 1 at 2:00pm, and is part of the Sullivan County Historical Society’s Music and History Concert Series. The Sullivan County Museum is located at 265 Main Street, Hurleyville. The event is free, but donations are gratefully accepted. Call 845-434-8044 or visit www. scnyhistory.org for more info. March 2020
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