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by Barry Plaxen September is the month in which I was born, and I am about to have the bestest presents that I could ever possibly be rewarded with.

My two favorite works of music are being performed locally.

Those who know me well, know that Verdi’s Requiem Mass is my favorite piece of music.

To hear it live locally is most likely a oncein-a-lifetime happening. And there will be two performances of it to boot, one in Middletown and one at the newly re-opened Sugar Loaf Performing Arts Center. (See page 23) My second favorite work is Sibelius’ Violin Concerto, and Dr. Woomyung Choe and the Greater Newburgh Symphony Orchestra have invited Yeon-Kyung Lindsey Joo to perform it for the first concert of Dr. Choe’s last season before he retires in 2015. (See page 7) What more could anyone ask for on their 37th birthday? Thank you Maestri!

Writer’s Corner You can find opera, theatre and classical music reviews by J.A. Di Bello and Barry Plaxen at www.CatskillChronicle.com Sullivan’s online newspaper

ERRATUM CANVAS printed incorrect information for Bethel Theatre Works’ “1950’s Catskills Golden Age Revue”, the all new Vaudeville in the Catskills in our August issue. Our sincerest apologies to both the Company and the sponsorvenue, the Sullivan County Historical Society & Museum in Hurleyville.

Under the Direction of Producer, Artistic Director Victoria V. Leighton, for its third year, Vaudeville in the Catskills celebrated the Borscht Belt with entertainment as it occurred throughout the Catskills’rich history. The production featured Billy Vine, (Stage Manager of the Concord, 30 yrs), Emcee: Ken Windheim (Raleigh, Pines, etc., 20+ yrs) along with the entertainment of Jeff Krolick (Music and Entertainment Director of the Nevele, 28 yrs,), Larry Ravdin, Buddy Allen, Cecil Allen, Bobby Cordani, Leon Hilfstein, Teri Paris, Allen Frishman, Lorrie BlankFrishman, Elaine Corrington, John Wombacher, and Valeria Henry, and was made possible with NYS Council on the Arts Decentralization Grant Funds administered by the Delaware Valley Arts Alliance.

We look forward to the Company’s 2015 presentation.

Letters to the Editor Dear Editor, Thanks to J. A DiBello for a beautiful piece about Route 97 and what it can take you to.

My husband and I have driven that route many times and have always enjoyed the views and the fascinating places to stop (like the Roebling Aqueduct and the Zane Grey house.)

Mr. DiBello mentions that Stephen Crane may have gathered material for “The Red Badge of Courage” by talking to Union veterans in Port Jervis. Crane himself said that he learned something about Civil War-style combat by playing college football. In his day the forward pass was illegal, so if you wanted to move the football down the field, you had to carry it.

Injuries were spectacular and fatalities common

(18 deaths in 1905 alone.) This was as close to the experience of a combat infantryman as a young man could get without joining the army.

Looking forward to your next issue, as always.

Judith Wink, New York City Dear Ms.Susan Handler, I want to thank you for the excellent job that you did with your column in the August 2014 issue of CANVAS about Middletown’s Mulberry House and the Senior Express Band.

Thank you for all the hard work and research.

Denard Michael Senior Express Band Director, Middletown

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Oil & Water Really Do Mix at The Old Stone House of Hasbrouck

Science may tell us oil and water won’t mix, but an upcoming art show at the Old Stone House of Hasbrouck proves the opposite.

Starting with an opening reception on Labor Day, September 1 from 2:00pm-4:00pm, the watercolors of Janet Campbell will be joined by the oil paintings of David Munford in depictions of landscapes, still-lifes, people and animals.

Campbell has been an avid watercolorist since the late 1990s and, after winning the Dong Kingman Award at the American Watercolor Society’s 2013 International Exhibition, her enthusiasm for the medium blossomed. In the brief time since then, she has won awards in North East Watercolor Society (NEWS) International juried exhibitions, and Adirondacks National Exhibitions of American Watercolors. Her work now hangs in the 2014 Transparent Watercolor Society of America’s show in Kenosha, Wisconsin.

“When I was very young,” she recalls, “I was absorbed by the translucency of my mother’s colorful bingo chips, the lights bright with color on the Christmas tree, and the stained glass church windows on Sundays. Ever since, I’ve had a love affair with color pierced by light.”

Janet’s paintings reflect a loose and transparent style. “I paint from the heart,” she says. Many of her works are poured watercolors, as she enjoys the adventure of letting the paint mix on its own.

Janet is a Signature Member of NEWS as well as an active member of the Wurtsboro

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Art Alliance (WAA). She is represented by the Wallkill River School (WRS) in Montgomery where she teaches classes and workshops.

“Janet is a warm, wonderful and giving teacher. Her pictures bring out the essence of her subject by creating a beautiful and magical light throughout,” said Midge Monat and Paula Baldinger, co-WAA members and past students of Janet’s. “Janet teaches through her demonstrations and encouraging support. You always come away from her classes with a feeling of accomplishment.”

David Munford studied painting and printmaking at the Art Institute of Boston, and holds a B.A. in Fine Art from Empire State College. A member of the WAA, Catskill Art Society and Barrett Art Center, David is a represented artist with the WRS.

Munford has worked in many different styles and media, but his passion is painting in oils. “I find great inspiration in landscape,” he says, “and try capturing that feeling in my paintings.”

His current work is especially drawn to scenes in the Catskills and Hudson Valley where he often chooses farms, rivers, fields, mountains, and rural landscapes.

“David doesn’t worry about every tiny detail of a landscape. Instead, his bright, bold brush strokes draw together the total scenic bundle color, shape, line, tone, flavor - all at once. The finished canvas thus becomes a beautifully wrapped gift package, to be joyfully re-opened time after time, and revealing new surprises at each viewing,” said photographer Bob Garrett.

Munford prefers working on location so as to deal directly with nature; thus much of his work consists of plein air landscapes using a direct, or “alla prima,” technique. “For me, painting and drawing from life is key,” he explains. “Being on site allows me to engage all my senses in gathering information - the sights, smells, the touch of a breeze - then interpreting and reacting to the whole scene. My aim in painting the landscape is to convey a rich sense of time and place that others can later relate to and enjoy.”

In addition to landscapes, he paints still-lifes, portraits and abstracts.

The exhibit is at the Old Stone House of Hasbrouck, 282 Hasbrouck Road in Woodbourne, through September 30.

For more information, call 845-985-7663.

Once again, Sons of Norway Bernt Balchen Lodge #3-566 is sponsoring their annual Scandinavian Craft Fair on September 6 from 10:00am-4:00pm at the Central Volunteer Fire House, 574 Westcolang Road, in Lackawaxen. All are invited to come and enjoy a nice lunch, make new friends, and enjoy the Scandinavian culture and heritage.

Traditional Norwegian panekake, lapskaus, split pea soup and open-faced sandwiches will

be available including a variety of Norwegian cheeses, fiskeboller, lefse, lingonberry jam, and chocolates.

Enjoy Scandinavian and American arts and crafts and see demonstrations of traditional Norwegian rosemaling. Jewelry will also be on sale, along with Scandinavian sweaters.

A beautiful handmade quilt crafted by Elsie Andersen will be raffled off at the end of the fair.

For more information, call 570-729-7628.

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T he Orange County Ar ts Council’s Open Studio Tour 2014

“Autumn at Pierson’s Farm” by Mitchell Saler

Artist Cynthia Harris Pagano’s hand at work

Artist Sandy Faland Spitzer will be at The Crawford Gallery, 65 Main St., Pine Bush

The Orange County Arts Council, through generous sponsorships from M&T Bank and C & S Wholesale Grocers, is organizing its 6th annual free, self-guided, Open Studio Tour.

Creating a greater awareness of the diversity and quality of local arts among the general public, the 2014 Orange County Open Studio Tour provides a friendly and informal way for the general public to experience and enjoy the life of local visual artists at work in their studio environment.

The Open Studio Tour opens up the world of artists to everyone – students, seasoned collectors, first-time art buyers and the curious general public.

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“Rainbow People” by Judi Silvano

The 2014 Tour will take place over FOUR weekends this year.

September 6 & 7 will showcase the Eastern quarter of the County: Newburgh, Vails Gate, Cornwall, Cornwall-on-Hudson, Highland Mills, Central Valley, and Highland Falls; September 13 & 14 will showcase the Northern Central quarter of the county: Pine Bush, Walden, Montgomery, Washingtonville, Rock Tavern, and Salisbury Mills; September 20 & 21 will showcase the Western quarter of the County: Port Jervis, Huguenot, Cuddebackville, Otisville, Middletown, Westtown and Slate Hill;

Artist Dennis Fanton

September 27 & 28 will showcase the Southern Central quarter of the County: Warwick, Greenwood Lake, Tuxedo, Harriman, Monroe, Sugar Loaf, Chester, Goshen, Florida, and Pine Island.

“The annual studio tour is always great fun for us in meeting our neighbors, and I know visitors are having a good time on the tour as well. It’s like a treasure hunt for hidden art through the back roads of Orange County,” states Rhoda Mack, owner of Center for Metal Arts in Florida. “Our studio is unique in that it is a museum of metal arts history, process, styles, and design ideas. I love watching people walk through the gallery.”

Wallkill River School Executive Director

T he Orange County Ar ts Council’s Open Studio Tour 2014

“Lawrence Farms” by Debbe Cushman Femiak

Shawn Dell Joyce says, “Wallkill River School likes to participate each year because it brings in new arts audiences. Many people are intimidated by a gallery reception, but would just love to peek over an artist’s shoulder and get a glimpse of their creative process!”

This is artist Sandy Spitzer’s third year on the tour. “It’s a great way to meet new people and be able to share my art with them. Many of the new art pieces I create are with the Open Studio Tour in mind. I look forward to it every year...a time to share new works and encourage those who perhaps thought about picking up a paintbrush.”

New to this year’s tour is Amy Lewis’

Sculptor Robert Breuer

Agrisculpture, farm equipment restructured to create new works of art. Lewis makes metal works with farmer-welder Doug Sweetman of Sweetman Farms in Warwick.

Together they use art to teach people about farming and encourage dialogues across disciplines. Original fountains, sculptures and candlestick collections crafted from vintage Orange County agricultural machines will be exhibited in an 1860s barn, and they will be on hand to tell their stories as triumphant examples of our area’s extraordinary history.

The tour encourages visitors to explore, experience and shop local. Dana Anders, owner of Bliss Co-op in Sugar Loaf believes

Artist Anne Kelly

Pottery by Judy Duboff

“It’s great to have an organization that is there to support and promote the arts for local artisans. Why not support someone who may be your next door neighbor?” Anders’ co-op features the work of approximately 55 female artisans from the Hudson Valley region.

Booklets list each artist, their location, contact information and a visual representation of their artwork.

To request a copy of this year’s Open Studio Tour booklet or to find the closest distribution location, call OCAC at 845469-9168 or email dawn@ocartscouncil. org. Download a version by visiting www. ocartscouncil.org.

Artwork by Bridget Wolbeck who will be at 23 Seybolt Avenue, Otisville

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T he Orange County Ar ts Council’s Open Studio Tour 2014 NEW: Crawford Gallery of Fine Arts

Award-winning local watercolorist Lana Privitera is participating again in the Orange County Art Council’s Open Studio Tour 2014. This year she can be found at the hub in the new Crawford Gallery of Fine Arts, located at 65 Main Street in Pine Bush.

Mrs. Privitera is part of a talented group of artists that will be showing their artwork at the Gallery during the weekend of September 1314, and will be answering any questions from visitors about techniques and paintings. Demos in different media are also scheduled for both days. Gallery hours for that weekend are from 10:00am - 4:00pm.

“Red Temptress” by Lana Privitera was accepted into the North East Watercolor Society’s 38th Annual International Exhibition.

“A Singular Vision” at Artology

show at Artology Studio in Award winning artist Susan an exhibit titled, A Singular Miiller works to transform Vision, from September traditional landscape subjects 6-20. An artist reception will by collaging photographs be held on September 6 from to prepare for oil paintings.

11:00am-5:00pm during Working additively and the Orange County Art subtractively, she builds a paint Council’s Open Studio Tour. surface as subtle and varied Susan will also be offering a as the earth’s topography. plein air demo on September Her work abstractly surveys 6 from 1:00pm-4:00pm.

Hudson Valley waterfalls.

She teaches drawing, painting “Reflecting Pool” by Susan Miiller Artology Studio is located at 318 Blooming Grove Turnpike, New Windsor. and art criticism at SUNY New Paltz.

For info: 845-391-8686.

Miiller’s paintings will be featured in a solo

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NEW: Amity Gallery

Recently opened, Amity and representational works Gallery is located just by over a dozen artists that off County Route 1 in include pastel, acrylic, oil, Warwick. The property collage, mixed media and has a rich history. It was photography. once a roadhouse where The gallery is at 110 travelers could stay, a school Newport Bridge Road, classroom, a bakery and a Warwick and will be open workshop and gallery.

September 6, 7, 20, 21 and An opening reception for for the Open Studio Tour on the September Group Show the weekend of September Work by Ernie Haim will be held on September 6 27 and 28. from 5:00pm-7:30pm and will feature abstract For more information call 845-258-6030.

Open Studio Tour 2014: Small Sneak Peek!

Bruno Krauchthaler

Susan Hope Fogel

Rebecca Cornell

T he Greater Newburgh Symphony Orchestra’s 20th Season

In a world where so many orchestras have been shuttered, the Greater Newburgh Symphony Orchestra (GNSO) is about to present it’s twentieth season of music to the mid-Hudson Valley - and it’s a very ambitious season, featuring no less than two world premiere works.

“The existence of the GNSO, can be attributed to two dedicated men with exceptional vision,” remarked Gordon Shacklett, cellist with the orchestra since its beginning, “George Handler and Dr. Woomyung Choe saw the opportunity, and were successful in bringing together the musicians, board, and volunteers. Now here we are, 20 years later, and we’re still going forward, bringing music to more and more people every year!”

Indeed, the 20142015 season expands the performance calendar to five concerts, and to get the season off to a dramatic start, the GNSO welcomes Yeon-Kyung Lindsey Joo, performing the intricate Sibelius Violin Concerto in Yeon-Kyung D minor. Sibelius’ concerto is the most frequently recorded and performed concerto of the violin concertos composed in the 20th century.

At the beginning of 1904 Sibelius was writing the concerto like a man possessed and playing the themes on his violin day and night. His wife, Aino Sibelius, described the composition process

to a friend: “Janne has been on fire all the time (and so have I!) and this time there has once again been an ‘embarras de richesse’. He has such a multitude of themes in his head that he has been literally quite dizzy.

Thank you, He stays awake all night, plays incredibly beautifully, cannot tear himself away from the delightful melodies - he has so many ideas that it is hard to believe it. And all the themes are so capable of development, full of life.”

“The Sibelius Violin Concerto is an epic, expansive piece that literally asks everything of the soloist,” said Lindsey Joo Shacklett, “and that is what makes it such a rewarding work to hear in a live concert setting.”

Wrapped around the featured work, are Beethoven’s lively King Stephan Overture, Opus 117, and Brahms’ towering masterpiece, the Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Opus 68.

The 2014-2015 season is also an important, and bittersweet time for the Newburgh Symphony,

as its co-founder and music director, Woomyung Choe, will be retiring from conducting the orchestra. “At the time of the GNSO’s inception, Woomyung (who is also an oncologist) had a medical practice Dr. Choe! in Newburgh,” said Shacklett. “He’s been commuting up from New Jersey for many years now, so it’s understandable that it’s time for a change! We’re indebted to his dedication to the orchestra’s growth and sustainability.

“I encourage everyone to visit our website, and see what we’ve got planned for the coming year,” suggested Shacklett. “There is truly something for everyone.”

Dr. Choe begins his last season with the GNSO on September 6, 7:30pm at Mount Saint Mary College’s Aquinas Hall, 330 Powell Ave, Newburgh.

Purchase tickets online, or at the door.

You won’t want to miss any of the 2014-2015 concerts, including Beethoven’s Symphony #9 which will include singers from USMA Cadet Glee Club and many other Orange County choruses, and will be performed in both Newburgh and at Sugar Loaf PAC in April.

Details about the 2014-2015 season can be found online at www.newburghsymphony.org or by calling 845-913-7157.

Two dynamic, 24carat Newburgh arts supporters, Mayor Judy Kennedy (see photo) and Restoration member Hannah Brown,willbehonored as “Cornerstones of The Community” at the Safe Harbors Gala on September 18 in the Ritz Theater Lobby, 107 Broadway, Newburgh.

For more information, call 845-562-6940

The Downing Park Planning Committee has announced that Affinity Health Plan’s Family Fun Fest will take place in the park on September 27 from Noon to 4:00pm. (photo from a NYC Affinity FunFest)

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AU T U M N I S BAC K - TO - S C H O O L T I M E !

It is never too late to learn a new craft. The area abounds with workshops and demos, many opportunities to teach your hands (and eyes) to see the world in new and creative ways.

September We know about the three Rs, but do you know about the five Ps? Poetry, Publishing, Pencils, Printmaking and Photography.

Poetry: James Finn Cotter will offer a workshop using his recent book A New Life: Learning the Way of Omega on September 6 at 1:00pm at the Seligmann Center for the Arts, 23 White Oak Drive, Sugar Loaf. The program for the NY College of Poetry is free and open to all.

No preregistration is required.

J. Finn Cotter Using his book which combines prose reflections with poetry, Cotter will present poetry as an experience of seeing, hearing, reading, loving and being. He will discuss his experience of finding his own poetic voice in the process of working on his translation of Dante’s Divine Comedy which was published

by SUNY Stony Brook.

After the workshop, Richard Parisio will present a reading of his original work at 3:30pm followed by an open reading. On October 4 Bruce Spang from Maine will conduct a workshop.

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Publishing: The Western Sullivan Public Library is announcing a series of “how-to” writer’s presentations covering topics such as self-publishing and memoir writing.

Author Myron Gittell will discuss how to self-publish on September 10 at the TustenCochecton Branch in Narrowsburg at 6:30pm.

On September 18 at 6:30pm, Elizabeth Rose will be reading from her new book, Yo Miz! which is a memoir of her years teaching at 25 different schools in Manhattan. The reading is at the Jeffersonville branch.

And on October 3 at 6:30pm, Robert Kopecky, a three time survivor of neardeath experiences, will be Elizabeth Rose reading from his book, How to Survive Life (and Death): A Guide for Happiness in this World and Beyond in Narrowsburg.

To register, visit WSPLonline.org or call 845-482-4350 Jeffersonville, or 845-252-3360 Narrowsburg.

Pencils: Botanical Art serves to help educate the public on plant diversity, regional plant ecology and the rationale for preservation of plant species.

At the Wurtsboro Art Alliance Gallery, member Roberta Rosenthal will be offering Botanical Watercolor Pencil Drawing workshops on September 13, 20 and 27 from

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1:00pm-3:00pm.

“I hope the viewers find the joy and peace I get from the process of creation,” writes Roberta. “The reason why I paint is similar to the bee or butterfly attracted to a flower. Each season I interpret nature as a guide to renewal.

My inspiration comes from botanical, nature science subjects, landscapes and spiritual cultures.”

The WAA Gallery is at 73 Sullivan Street, Wurtsboro.

Printmaking: On October 1 from 6:00pm-8:30pm, Joan Mamelok (see page 30) will present a master class in Orange Hall, A Peek into the World of Printmaking: Shellac Plates and Intaglio.

During this hands-on master class, Joan will explain the intricacies of printmaking and assist attendees in creating their own prints to take home. This will be done on a press, and Joan will explain the options of materials and colors.

Orange Hall Gallery, is located at Wawayanda and Grandview Avenues, Middletown.

For more information, call 845-341-4891 October - Photography October 4: Hudson Valley Landscape is a one day workshop for photographers of all levels.

Join Nick Zungoli at a beautiful Hudson Valley location in the morning for group and one-on-one field instruction on using various focal length lenses, creative depth of field,

From “Cuba: Forbidden Fruit” by Nick Zungoli

shooting water and reflections. The afternoon is spent at the studio reviewing work and learning to produce pro quality images with point and shoot or DSLR cameras. Ten participants max and includes lunch.

October 18 - Shoot and Print From digital capture to the final print, Nick will provide all the information needed to get your photography to the next level. The morning is spent on location learning creative control and composition with point and shoot or DSLR cameras. The afternoon session at the gallery covers color management and Photoshop basics to create exhibition quality prints. Six participants max, includes lunch and a 13”x19” print of your work.

October 25 - Alumni HDR Photo Workshop A one day workshop for those who have previously participated in the intro print workshop. Morning at a location to be selected and afternoon spent creating an exhibition

BAC K - TO - S C H O O L : quality print of your work back at the studio using Photoshop’s HDR tool as well as the newest CS6 additions. Six participants max, includes lunch and 13”x19” print of your work.

Contact Nick at his Exposures Gallery, 1357 Kings Highway, Sugar Loaf, 845-469-9382.

November & December Coming in November, Blacksmithing 101

This foundation course in blacksmithing will teach the basics of working hot iron at the forge with hammer and anvil, and build your technique to be able to take a class for advanced skill levels. Learn how to use the hammer and anvil surfaces to execute the essential forms of blacksmithing - twists, scrolls and - if you are up for it, perhaps even a dragon head. No prior blacksmithing experience required.

Save the date: November 8, 9:00am4:00pm. The workshop for November will be led by Teresa Costa and for December by Barbara Henning.

L e a r n Yo u r P ’ s a n d S ’ s

Center for Metal Arts, 44 Jayne Street, Florida. Call 888-862-9577.

type of challenge into joyful and abundant blessings.

Crystal Connection is located at 116 Sullivan Street in Wurtsboro. Phone: 845-888-2547.

Music & Art in New Windsor New Windsor is a veritable hub for classes in music and visual art at Artology (see page 6) and the New Windsor Music Academy (see page 34), 318 Blooming Grove Turnpike.

And now we come to the four Ss, Schools, Spirit, Spinning and Sketchbooks.

Schools Arts schools offer classes in every possible form of visual art from drawing to painting to sculpture to digital, for beginner, intermediate and advanced levels.

The Wallkill River School in Montgomery also has free drop-ins for seniors and programs for kids and teens. Janet Campbell’s (see page 3) watercolor classes run most Saturdays, September 6 to November 8.

The Catskill Art Society in Livingston Manor offers classes in a variety of formats and the Wurtsboro Art Alliance has classes for beginners also.

Mount St. Mary College has a veritable plethora of adult education classes at Desmond Campus, and visual arts is a major component, with beginner classes taught by Gayle Clark Fedigan.

For the Mount’s complete guide to classes and other activities, call 845-565-2076.

Spinning in Chester Watch the Spinning Demo at the Chester Library, September 29 at 6:00pm, 1784 Kings Highway.

Phone for infomration: 845-469-4252.

Left: Art by Gayle Clark Fedigan, teacher Right: Art by Sandra Brandman, former student

Spiritual Arts As a complement to the Crystal Bowls Trunk Show, a concert on September 6 at 7:00pm at Crystal Connection, there are two workshops on September 7.

Quantum Plant Medicine at 2:00pm & AUM Alchemy Workshop at 6:00pm.

Learn about Vedic and Himalayan chakra/key protocols and use these and other powerful “keys” to help heal yourself and others, reduce discord, remove spiritual blockages and augment the harmonious vibrations of love, health, abundance and inner peace.

Master Alchemist Rasamayi’s (see photo) clients have reported transformations of every

Sketching at The Old Stone House Learn about personal “sketchbooks”ofdrawings, collages, photos, writings, and other works suitable for the printed page at the Old Stone House of Hasbrouck.

The workshop, Somewhere in the Catskills, encourages participants to Paulina Tracz explore the scenery, buildings, events and people that make the area so special. Prominent area artists will conduct the program’s workshops on September 18 and October 16. They are: Poet, painter, and teacher Alana Sherman, artist David Munford (see page 3) and Global Spa & Wellness Summit Art Director Paulina Tracz.

Old Stone House of Hasbrouck is at 282 Hasbrouck Road, Woodbourne. 845-436-0070.

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Music & Drama in Ellenville

out of whack. For their Honky Tonk Highway autistic son Josh, routine is “Honky-Tonk Highway paramount. will fill your soul with a Directed by Artistic great story, outstanding Director, Brendan Burke music and heartfelt and produced by Jim performances. It’s a trip Gebhard; Candido & Maria you don’t want to miss.”

Perez, the play explores the Carol Montana, Times dynamic and complicated Herald-Record. reality of a family with an “That appealing country autistic young man. twang coupled with wellThe play bravely asks placed stuttering guitar riffs “Honky-Tonk Highway” “How do you love someone are now at the Shadowland Theatre in Ellenville, giving an immense shout who is difficult to love?”

It is semi-autobiographical: out to those souls who find pleasure in music, “I’ve always been a journaler, and I’ve fulfillment in live performance, and happiness written some non-fiction essays about in fun.

“Pleasure, fulfillment and happiness remain parenting a child with autism. So I started just available at the Shadowland Theatre through writing down some experiences when [my family] had a particularly difficult summer September 7.” that’s very similar to what happens in the play.

J. A. Di Bello, The Catskill Chronicle.

And, [after] talking with some friends, they said, “Why aren’t you writing a play? You’re Falling in theatre!” I said, “Well, this is my life; not a Shadowland Theatre, play. Plays have a beginning and a middle and the premiere professional an end, and I have no clue where my life is Actors’ Equity theatre in the going!” And, a friend said, “Well, what if you region, is offering Deanna just made these...characters.”

Jent’s (see photo) play (From Playbill.com, by Michael Gioia.)

Falling: Falling is live on stage at Shadowland When a relative comes to from September 12-28 at 157 Canal Street in visit, the Martin family is Ellenville. thrown out of equilibrium Box office: 845-647-5511. and their essential, familiar routine is thrown

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Into the Woods at Pacem in Terris

Come into the woods alongside along with music by Granados and the Wawayanda River and listen to Francisco Tárrega. music for meditation, for pleasure, Tárrega is considered to have laid for enlightenment! the foundations for 20th century “I was trained and have performed classical guitar and for increasing as a modern wind player but was interest in the guitar as a recital always drawn to early music and the instrument. Tárrega preferred small sounds of such early instruments as intimate performances over the Il Grillo the Renaissance recorder and viol.” concert stage. Some believe this was Denis Carpenter because he played without the nails “I’ve been playing Renaissance needed for volume. Others say this and Baroque strings for many was related to his childhood trauma. years. Early music was always my As a child, he ran away from his preference, and viol was my first nanny and fell into an irrigation bowed instrument.” Virginia Kaycoff channel and injured his eyes.

Having played outdoors, Denis and Fearing that his son might lose his Matthew Rohde Virginia (a.k.a Il Grillo) desired a more formal sight completely, his father moved the family concert setting and contacted Lukas Franck to Castellón de la Plana to attend music classes with the idea of playing short “mini-concerts” because as a musician he would be able to earn a during afternoons at Pacem In Terris. Happily living, even if blind. he agreed to present these free informal concerts.

In 1862 concert guitarist Julián Arcas, heard the They perform inside the beautiful stone 10 year old young Tárrega play and convinced mill at 29 Covered Bridge Road, Warwick, on Francisco’s father let him go to Barcelona to September 7 at 1:00pm, 2:00pm, 3:00pm and study with him. When Arcas left for a concert 4:00pm, and will be able to be heard by visitors tour abroad, he ran away and tried to start a to the Frederick Franck sculpture gardens. career on his own by playing in coffee houses in Into the Woods is also the title of a musical Barcelona. opus by Toru Takemitsu, works for guitar based In 1865, he ran away again, this time to on images of nature, composed in Takemitsu’s Valencia where he joined a gang of gypsies. more traditional tonal and melodic style, shaded His father looked for him and brought him back

by Debussy-influenced Impressionist harmonies. home, but he ran away again to Valencia.

Classical guitarist Matthew Rohde will perform Eventually he returned home to help his family it at Pacem on September 14 at 5:00pm, and entered the Madrid conservatory in 1874.

Slam Allen Joins the Festival

For over 20 years, Slam Allen has been entertaining audiences with his unique blend of soul and blues. For the past eight years he has been the lead singer and guitarist in the legendary James Cotton Band. Says Allen, “He is one of the last living legends, and there’s so much history there. Cotton was directly connected to Muddy Waters, a major factor in the blues world as well as one of my all time favorites.”

Music is in Slam Allen’s blood. He got his start from his father and uncles who were known as the Allen Brothers Band. It’s often difficult to tell if Slam is performing one of his originals or an old blues / soul cover. He makes the music his own.

Slam has traveled and performed around the world. Here are three ecstatic reviews from Sweden, Israel and Parksville USA. “Klockan hade slagit ett natten mot fredag.

En del av Plaza restaurants gäster började smått gnugga sig lite lätt i ögonvrån och smyg gäspa en aning.”

“‫ ןוטוק סמיי’ג‬- ‫תויחופמ‬, ‫םאלס‬ ‫הרישו הרטיג – ןלא‬, ‫– דנלוה םוט‬ ‫הרישו הרטיג‬, ‫סב – לינ לאונ‬, ‫ינק‬ ‫היה אלש ימ םיפות – רוינו’ג לינ‬ ‫וזה העפוהב‬.”

“He gave an extraordinary concert at the Live Music Series, that’s for sure, and he wins the audience over very quickly as he goes into the audience and sings to individuals. A very comfortable and extraordinary performer. He represents the best of the blues!”

See Slam jam when he appears at the Dead End Café for the Parksville USA Music Festival on September 6 at 7:00pm. Optional dinner is available.

The Lyric Quartet returns to the Festival on October 4 at 7:30pm. For tickets and dinner reservations, call 845-292-0400.

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Galen Pittman Joins the Series

After filling in at the last moment for the Liberty Free Theatre’s evening of poetry and jazz in August at the Dead End Cafe, pianist Galen Pittman was asked to return for one of the Cafe’s Live Music Series for a Friday concert. He is presently planning to bring tenor saxophonist Will Jhun with him on September 19, 6:30pm.

Watch Your Step...

Catskill Art Society’s (CAS) Executive Director Bradley Diuguid will lead a free public tour of the current exhibition of art by Ruth Hardinger and Lucienne Weinberger, Watch Your Step, on September 13 at 2:00pm.

Participants of all ages are encouraged to drop in (BUT watch your step!) to make

observations, ask questions, and experience the exhibit in a group environment, with an informed guide on hand to lead with behind-the-scenes information.

Tours last about 45 minutes. No reservations are required. To book large groups, call 845-436-4227.

Native American poets Susan Deer Cloud and Evan T. Pritchard are seasoned literary artists who write on a variety of subjects and themes, dealing with matters indigenous, place, spirit of place, and all Susan Deer Cloud the perennial themes of literature tied in with

birth, life, love, death, loss, and transformation.

They will read their poetry at CAS Arts Center on September 6 at 3:00pm. This event is free and open to the public, Evan T. Pritchard and small donations will be accepted at the door.

...Listen Closely...

...and Dance in the Aisles!

Thurman Barker is a jazz the 1990s. His 1994 work drummer, known for his time Dialogue was premiered at playing with Billy Eckstine, Merkin Concert Hall in New Bette Midler, Marvin Gaye, York City. He composed and many others.

Expansions (1999) and “Joining us from Bard Time Factor (2000) for College, this American giant the Woodstock Chamber of jazz will treat us to works Orchestra.

Drummer Thurman Barker on percussion and marimba For reservations for with guitar accompaniment that will have you Barker’s September 13, 7:00pm concert, call dancing in the aisles,” writes Bradley Diuguid. the CAS Arts Center at 845-436-4227 or email Born in Chicago, his first professional info@catskillartsociety.org. experience was at age sixteen with Mighty Joe Tickets are available for a suggested donation Young. After a luminous career as a performer, of $10. Seating is limited. Reservations are Barker began to concentrate on composition in recommended.

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Meet: Dr. Seymour I Schwartz Author and Professor of Surgery at the University of Rochester Many a casual observer journeying through the Hudson Valley from Newburgh to Montgomery along the Cochecton Turnpike (NYS Route 17K) has contemplated the plight of a broken down, disheveled stone house, known to many locals as the Stone Castle and to others as the Colden Mansion. Why? What has happened here? Why does this rubble stand propped against time?

This once magnificent Orange County home was designed, built and occupied by Cadwallader Colden, (7 February 1688 - 28 September 1776). He was an Irishman of Scottish parents, a physician, farmer, surveyor, botanist, and Lieutenant Governor for the Province of New York. Perhaps the most well-known of his writings is History of the Five Nations (1727), the tribal history of the Iroquois Indians based on firsthand observation. Colden was one of the most scholarly, diversified individuals in New York and the Colonies, as he corresponded regularly with Benjamin Franklin and Samuel Johnson. With assurance, Cadwallader Colden was and remains Orange County’s most underappreciated Renaissance Man.

Return to the question: Why does this rubble stand propped against time?

A portion of a frequently evasive explanation lies in the opening stanza of Ralph Waldo Emerson’s Concord Hymn (1837): By the rude bridge that arched the flood, Their flag to April’s breeze unfurled, Here once the embattled farmers stood, And fired the shot heard round the world.

The Bridge, of course, is the North Bridge of Concord, Mass and the skirmish: the Battle of Concord, the beginning of the American battle for independence! Here, that traveler must learn: Cadwallader Colden was a staunch Loyalist, a devoted and committed supporter of the Crown and the controversial Stamp Act. When, as Lieutenant Governor, Colden announced his intention to vigorously enforce the Stamp Act, his carriage was attacked by angry citizens protesting the Act’s implementation.

Cadwallader Colden was subsequently burned in effigy by demonstrators.

Had the protesters’ struggle for American freedom been unsuccessful, and the fate of the Colonies reversed, those who journey the Cochecton Turnpike this day might stop to marvel a magnificent, restored Stone Castle, the Colden Manor, with well-tended gardens,

attractive barns and household furnishings, celebrating the Crown’s success in bringing “civilization” to a new and savage land, the American Colonies. And likewise other travelers might stand overlooking the Newburgh harbor near what is now Liberty Street and contemplate Cadwallader Colden the history of another pile of stones, once said to be the headquarters of a rebellious and defeated general.

Interesting as it may be to contemplate the fate of old buildings and the fascinating world of What-if’s, the real issue lies in the history of Cadwallader Colden and the indisputable, positive impact he had on the development of Orange County, its boundaries, and the State of New York.

Dr. Seymour I. Schwartz, MD is the author of the recently published Cadwallader Colden: A Biography. It is the first complete biography of Cadwallader Colden, detailing the astonishing circumstances that surrounded the “longestserving Lieutenant Governor of New York as

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a brilliant intellectual, multifaceted colonial Renaissance man, and consummate Royalist.”

Further, he is “the author of a history of American surgery called Gifted Hands: America’s Most SignificantContributions to Surgery. Dr. Schwartz is equally renowned as a Dr. Seymour I. Schwartz cartographic historian and is the author of many books on historical maps, including Putting “America” on the Map: The Story of the Most Important Graphic Document in the History of the United States.

The Josephine-Louise Public Library in association with Coldenham Preservation and Historical Society will present Dr. Schwartz on September 21. Beginning at 2:00pm, on the 3rd floor of the Walden Municipal Building in the Bradley Assembly Room, Dr. Schwartz will present a lecture pertaining to his new book, Cadwallader Colden: A Biography, as well as a signing and sale.

Additional information pertaining to this prestigious event is available from Mary Ellen Matise, 845-778-1369.

Absurdist Farce & Alzheimer’s Drama

September 4-7 at the NACL Theatre.

Written in 1958 by Polish playwright NACL continues its collaborations Slowomir Mrozek (1930-2013), with various theatre companies when The Police takes place in a mythical Sprat Theatre Company, a multicountry where all opposition to the generational ensemble that uses state has disappeared, and the last interdisciplinary artistic approaches remaining political prisoner is to be and community partnerships to tell released. Rather than face the prospect the stories of those who have been of retiring, the chief of police decides marginalized, brings Henri to Highland to create an enemy of the state by ordering one of his officers to commit Lake on September 20 at 7:30pm. political crimes.

The title character is portrayed from Slowomir Mrozek Mrożek was a dramatist, writer and cartoonist. his youth to old age in this exploration of aging He joined the Polish United Workers’ Party and experience with Alzheimer’s. during the reign of Stalinism in the People’s The development of Henri was made possible Republic of Poland, and made a living as political with the support of the dementia unit at Isabella journalist. He began writing plays in the late Geriatric Center, Arts@Renaissance, Vermont 1950s. His theatrical works belong to the genre of Studio Center, and Brooklyn Play Reading absurdist fiction, intended to shock the audience Group. with non-realistic elements, political and historic NACL Theatre is located at 110 Highland references, distortion, and parody.

Lake Road, Highland Lake.

Directed by Paul Austin, Artistic Director of For tickets: www.nacl.org or by phone 845Liberty Free Theatre, The Police will run from 557-0694.

Bourbon in Bethel Saloon

Born in France, Claude Bourbon grew up in Switzerland, where he was classically trained for many years. This guitarist has performed and studied all over the world, and has crafted a fusion of classical and jazz, with Eastern influences, Spanish and Western folk elements.

Bourbon says his roots are in the blues, but he is “inspired by music from all over the world.”

His style incorporates all five digits on each hand dancing independently but in unison, plucking, picking and strumming at such speed that his fingers often seem to melt into a blur.

Hear him pluck and pick on September 10 at 8:00pm when he performs at the Dancing Cat Saloon, State Route 17B, Bethel.

For further information, call 845-583-3141.

2 Young Masters, 2 Old Masterpieces

Shandelee Music Festival is that suffuses each movement. bringing two young, masterful Aside from his dynamic performers to Bethel Woods Symphony in D minor, which has Center for the Arts to perform become a staple of the concert two of the greatest works for violin hall, Franck’s Violin/Piano Sonata and piano in the repertoire for the is his best-known work, and last concert of its 21st Festival rightly so: It is a superb example Season after two weeks of world of his own uniquely rich harmonic class musical events in its home language. base, the Sunset Concert Pavilion The Sonata was composed on Shandelee Mountain, up the Lana Trotovsek, violin as a wedding present for the road a piece from Livingston famous Belgian violinist Eugene Manor.

Ysaÿe. Its popularity is suggested In addition to performing the by the number and variety of duo version of Arvo Pärt’s Fratres arrangements that were eventually (he wrote numerous versions for made, including versions for flute, various ensemble configurations) cello, viola, and even tuba! and Igor Frolov’s Concert Fantasy Franck’s Sonata is all at on Themes from Porgy & Bess, once poetic, tranquil, dramatic, violinist Lana Trotovsek (“One tender, full-blooded, mysterious, of the most gifted violinists I have tumultuous and electrifying. And Anna Shelest, piano heard!” Ruggiero Ricci) and pianist melodic. A must-hear.

Anna Shelest (“...fiery sensibility and warm You can hear it performed by two superb touch” The New York Times) will bring the early artists in the beautiful Event Gallery on romantic genius of Beethoven’s beautiful Spring September 7 at 3:00pm.

Sonata and the late romanticism, perhaps with a Visit www.shandelee.org for online ticket hint of impressionism, of Cesar Franck’s superb reservations or phone 845-439-3277.

Sonata for Violin and Piano to Bethel Woods.

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Sundays With Friends at Bethel Woods

Sunday with Friends is a series of eclectic chamber music performances curated by Warwick resident and new electee to the Orange County Arts Council’s Board of Directors, Eileen Moon, who just happens to be Associate Principal Cello of the New York Philharmonic.

For the next concert in the series, which is held in the beautiful Event Gallery in the Museum at Bethel Woods Center for the Arts, Moon has obtained the services of an extraordinary sextet which includes some of her Philharmonic colleagues: Ani Kavafian, violin; Ida Kavafian, violin; Steven Tenenbom, viola; Hsin-Yun Huang, viola; Carter Brey, cello; and Peter Wiley, cello.

They will perform one of Mozart’s viola quintets (No. 2 in c minor, K.406/516B), a string sextet by Frank Bridge and Tchaikovsky’s String Sextet in d minor, Souvenir de Florence.

Frank Bridge (1879-1941) was an English composer, violist and conductor, “who performed with the English String Quartet, in 1913 introducing Ravel’s Introduction and Allegro with the composer directing the ensemble. In 1914, as the world began to ‘turn on its dark side,’ Bridge also participated in a performance of one of the Fauré piano quartets, with the composer at the piano. These French references are significant, and the Gallic influence can be heard in the French-polished brilliance of much of the Bridge’s chamber

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music. His early style derived loosely from Delius, Debussy and Ravel.” musicwebinternational.com Bridge composed his String Sextet from 1906-1912. In 1915 he wrote his Lament (for Catherine, aged 9 “Lusitania” 1915), for string orchestra, as a memorial to the sinking of the Lusitania. He had strong pacifist convictions, and he was deeply disturbed by the First World War, after which his compositions, beginning in 1921–24 with the Piano Sonata, were marked by a radical change in musical language. He was frustrated that his later works were largely ignored while his earlier “Edwardian” works continued to receive attention.

Bridge is mostly remembered for privately tutoring Benjamin Britten, who later championed his teacher’s music and paid homage to him in the Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge (1937), based on a theme from the second of Bridge’s Three Idylls for String Quartet (1906). When Britten left for the United States in 1939, Bridge handed Britten his Giussani viola and wished him ‘bon voyage and bon retour’. Bridge died in 1941 without ever seeing Britten again.

Ani Kavafian has appeared as soloist with the NY Philharmonic, the Philadelphia and Cleveland orchestras as well as the Los Angeles and St. Paul chamber orchestras. She was last

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seen and heard here in 2004 for a superb allBach concert with harpsichordist Kenneth Cooper for the Grand Montgomery Chamber Music series in 2004.

Violinist/Violist Ida Kavafian enjoys an international reputation as one of the most active and versatile musicians performing today. Artist-Member of the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center and former violinist of the renowned Beaux Arts Trio. She has toured and recorded with jazz greats Chick Corea and Wynton Marsalis. Ms. Kavafian breeds, trains and shows prize-winning Hungarian Vizsla dogs, including the #1 Vizsla in the US in 2003 and the National Champion of 2007.

Violist Steven Tenenbom has appeared as guest artist with such eminent ensembles as the Guarneri and Emerson String Quartets, the Beaux Arts Trio, the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, and Chamber Music at the “Y.” Married to Ida Kavafian, the Tenenboms live in Connecticut where they raise the Vizsla dogs.

At age 17, violist Hsin-Yun Huang was the youngest-ever winner of the gold medal at the Lionel Tertis International Viola Competition.

Recent highlights include collaborations with the Guaneri, the Juilliard, the Brentano and the St. Lawrence String Quartets and a special project of new chamber concertos for viola with premiere in the Aspen Festival.

Carter Brey was appointed Principal Cellist of the New York Philharmonic in 1996. He rose to international attention in 1981 as a prizewinner in the Rostropovich International Cello Competition, followed by a memorable PBS cello-duet special with Yo-Yo Ma. Among his outside interests are marathon running, ballroom dancing, and sailing (he holds two U.S. Sailing certifications and restored a classic sloop that he sails out of City Island).

Cellist, Peter Wiley enjoys a prolific career as a performer and teacher. From 1987 through 1998, Mr. Wiley was cellist of the Beaux Arts Trio. In 2001 he succeeded his mentor, David Soyer, as cellist of the Guarneri Quartet. Mr. Wiley teaches at the Curtis Institute of Music and Bard College Conservatory of Music.

These six world class artists perform at Bethel Woods on September 28 at 2:00pm.

For tickets: 1-800-745-3000.

The Liberty Poetry Festival 2014 Honors Walter Keller

The 2014 Liberty Poetry Festival is being dedicated to the memory of beloved Liberty poet, educator, WJFF classical music DJ and curmudgeon-extraordinaire, Walter Keller.

“I first met Walter Keller in 1976, when he and others opened the Great Liberty Craft and Trading Company, on South Main Street. I was just 15 years old, and the store was a revelation, and a revolutionary idea for Liberty: “The finest hand made crafts from the Americas”.

“Along the way in the early 1990's I joined the Chamber of Commerce and joined their effort to revitalize Liberty. The main revitalization idea or theme was to build an economy for the village based largely on culture and the arts; in short a village of shops that would complement Walter’s wonderful store.

“Over the last 20+ years we have strived to accomplish that, and Walter helped steer the rudder. He became the Village’s poet laureate in 1994, and during his time in that position created approximately 20 poems about Liberty, that were performed at dozens of events and festivals.

“Walter was an important part of Radio Catskill, WJFF. He hosted the popular talk show The People Talk Back, and the music program First Class Classicals. He was a college professor, a teacher, and a mentor, who will never be replaced.” Robert Dadras.

“Walter was the quintessential curmudgeon, with a bad word for nearly everyone, excluding, perhaps, Fidel Castro (who Walter came to

resemble more and more), Che Guevara, Amy Goodman and Howard Zinn. His studied surliness chased away more customers from his gift and craft shop than most retailers ever see.

“Walter was an excellent poet and his poetry was always performed with superb improvisatory musicians. As the Poet Laureate of the Village of Liberty (the only municipal poet laureate in the Country), his belt was emblazoned with “POET LAUREATE” and he wore it exclusively and with pride.

“Despite his almost universal misanthropy, Walter was a fiercely loyal and generous friend who would literally offer you the shirt off his back (except, perhaps, his Guatemalan wedding shirt, reserved for the few weddings he deigned to attend).

“Finally, he was a rabid baseball fan whose loyalty switched from the Brooklyn Dodgers to the New York Mets when the Dodgers abandoned New York. His recall of players old and new was phenomenal. We spent many summer days in nosebleed seats at Shea stadium, rooting fruitlessly for the Amazin’s, Walter with his transistor radio glued to his ear, recounting to us each play we had just seen.

“For a poet, he was remarkably conservative in his use of language. I miss his nearly daily phone calls decrying the latest gerund. He hated them. He’d hear a new one on NPR and go ballistic: “JOURNALING!?!” I even miss driving him to Syracuse to the only hairstylist in the country he allowed to cut his curls.” Matthew

B Frumess.

“Walter Keller, he just loved to argue. He would fix you with his one eye and tell you all the stuff that he knew about why you were wrong, then you would tell him all that you knew about why you were right, and then you’d both laugh and have at it again.

“Once he called me a shiksa...I laughed, it seemed like an endearment.” Mary Hall.

“Walter taught English and creative writing in the Corrections System for many years. At one time, I participated in performances of his poetry, improvising music at various venues in the area.

“His passion for human rights and the dignity of the everyday person will long well be remembered. Larry Ravdin.

The Poetry Festival is on September 27 at 2:00pm, along with a Noon-4:00pm Book Fair, at the Liberty Museum & Arts Center, 46 South Main Street. 845-292-2394.

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Music - blues / country/ folk / pop / rock/ Latin sponsored by Steve’s Music Center, Rock Hill

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Open Mic & in-house music

Some listings below are not included in our centerspread calendar.

Open Mic w/Steve Schwartz & Antoine Maglione �����Dutch’s Tavern, Rock Hill, Mondays, 7:30pm Open Mic w/Bryan & Erin Keegan ������������Brian’s Backyard Barbecue, Middletown, Tues & Weds Senior Express Band ��������������Mulberry House Senior Center, Middletown, Wednesdays, 1pm-3pm Open Mic w/Joe Frazita or Steve Wells �������������������������Blarney Stone, Warwick, Wednesdays, 8pm Open Mic w/Bob Keegan ����������������������������Brothers Barbecue, New Windsor, Wednesdays, 8:30pm Open Mic w/Eric Callari ��������������������������������������������������Eddie’s Restaurant, Warwick, Wednesdays Open Mic ����������������������������������������������������������������������������������� Mountaindale Inn, Wednesdays, 8pm Open Mic �������������������������������������������������������������������������������Tuscan Cafe, Warwick, Thursdays, 7pm Open Mic w/Jack Higgins �������������������������������� Palaia Vineyards, Highland Mills, Sep 4, 7pm-11pm Open Mic “Out Loud Performance Party” poetry & music ����������� UpFront, Port Jervis, Aug 22, 7pm Karaoke w/live band �������������������������������������� Brothers Barbecue, New Windsor, Thursdays, 8:30pm Sullivan County Songwriters Circle ���������������Catskill Distilling Company, Bethel. Saturdays, 3pm Karaoke w/Bill Braine ����������������������������������������� 2Alices, Cornwall-on-Hudson, 3rd Saturday, 8pm Marilyn Kennedy vocal & Jake Lentz piano �������La Piazzetta, Wurtsboro, Wednesdays, 6pm-9pm Marilyn Kennedy vocal, Jake Lentz piano Giovanni’s Inn, Wurtsboro, Fridays & Saturdays, 6pm-9pm Musician’s Gathering w/Stacy Cohen ������������������ Dancing Cat Saloon, Bethel, Thursdays, 7:30pm The Parting Glass Band Celtic ������������������Loughran’s Pub, Salisbury Mills, Thursdays, 7pm-10pm Joplin’s Pearl ������������������������������������������������������������������������ Catskill Distillery, Bethel, Aug 15, 8pm Sing with Evan ���������������������������������������Palaia Vineyards, Highland Mills, Sep 5, 7:30pm-10:30pm Ray Longchamp ���������������������������������������Palaia Vineyards, Highland Mills, Sep 7, 2:30pm-5:30pm Claude Bourbon ������������������������������������������������������Dancing Cat Saloon, Bethel, Sep 18, 8pm-11pm Rob Schiff ���������������������������������������������Palaia Vineyards, Highland Mills, Sep 12, 7:30pm-10:30pm Jack Higgins ���������������������������Palaia Vineyards Outdoors, Highland Mills, Sep 14, 2:30pm-5:30pm Fundraiser ��������������������������������������������Palaia Vineyards, Highland Mills, Sep 19, 7:30pm-10:30pm Big Time Tomato ����������������������������������Palaia Vineyards, Highland Mills, Sep 20, 7:30pm-10:30pm Alec Phillips ��������������������������������������������Palaia Vineyards, Highland Mills, Sep 21, 2:30pm-5:30pm Al Westphal �������������������������������������������Palaia Vineyards, Highland Mills, Sep 26, 7:30pm-10:30pm Whitney Rose Band, Doug&Ann O’Connor&friends. Palaia Vineyards, Sep 28, 2:30pm-5:30pm

Lectures

see also lectures on page 20

sponsored by SUNY Orange & Mount St. Mary College

MSM-DC ������������������������������������������������������ Mount St. Mary College, Desmond Campus, Newburgh NVM ����������������������������������������������������������������������������������Neversink Valley Museum, Cuddebackville PEEC �������������������������������������������������������������Pocono Environmental Education Center, Dingmans Ferry SUNYO-GCL ������������������������������������������������������� SUNY Orange, Gilman Center Library, Middletown SUNYO-KH �������������������������������������������������������������������������� SUNYO Orange, Kaplan Hall, Newburgh SUNYO-OH �������������������������������������������������������������������������� SUNY Orange, Orange Hall, Middletown

Tree Identification Walk �������������������������������������������������������� Grey Towers, Milford, Sep 7, 11:30am “What Kind of Smart are You?” Howard Gardner ���������������������������������������MSM-DC Sep 8,10am “A View of Dutchess County” Tom Daley �������������������������������������������������������MSM-DC Sep 8, 1pm “How to Self Publish” Myron Gittell ������������������������������������� Narrowsburg Library, Sep 10, 6:30pm “Walk Like A Duck and Talk Like A Duck: Clearing the Myths About Hypnosis” ���������������������� George Toth & Diana Underwood MSM-DC Sep 12, 10am Pinchot Family & Milford Walking Tour ������������ Harford & Broad Streets, Milford, Sep 13, 11am “Fashion Geek For Hire” ���������������������������������������������������������������������Chester Library, Sep 13, 1pm Around Neversink Carol Smythe, Town Historian Time & Valley Museum, Grahamsville, Sep 13, 2pm CAS Public Tour Series ��������������������������������������� CAS Arts Center, Livingston Manor, Sep 13, 2pm “Women in Surrealism” Susan Aberth ����������������������� Seligmann Center, Sugar Loaf, Sep 14, 3pm “The Educational Value of Stamp Collecting” Anthony Musso ����������������MSM-DC Sep 15, 10am “19th C Fortification of the East Coast of the U.S. - The Rise & Fall of a Construction Type - The Unit Masonry Fortress” Andrew Warren SUNYO Rowley Center, Middletown, Sep 15, 7pm “Immune System Health (How to Build a Strong Immune System)” Richard Huntoon ��������������� MSM-DC Sep 17, 1pm “Ghost Stories” Linda Zimmerman ����������������������������������������������������������MSM-DC Sep 17, 6:40pm “‘Deep in the Mire and....Divided as to its Releaf’: The Founders, the People, & the Necessity of the Constitution” Michael B. McCoy, SUNYO-GCL Sep 18, 7pm

“Fall Warblers” Terry Master ������������������������������������������������������������������������������� PEEC Sep 20, 8am “What Did Your Ancestors Leave Your? Probing into Probate” ��������������������������������������������������� Christine Crawford-Oppenheimer MSM-DC Sep 22.1pm “Tenant’s Rights & Responsibilities” Jaime S. Samarel ����������������� Thrall Library, Sep 22, 6:30pm “Antarctica: Evolution of Marine Living Fossils and their Modern Importance” Sam Bowser �� SUNYO-OH Sep 23, 7pm “The Orange County Mastodon (aka Tunkamoose Mastodon)” Gary Keeton ������������������������������� MSM-DC, Sep 26, 10am “Studying the Civil War through Monuments and Memorials at West Point” David R. Siry ������ MSM-DC Sep 30, 6:30pm “The Electoral College: How We Got It, Why We Still Have It, and What Were the Founders Thinking?” Mark Weston SUNYO-KH Sep 30, 7:30pm

masterclasses

A Peek into the World of Printmaking: Shellac Plates & Intaglio” Joan Mamelok ���������������������� SUNYO-OH Oct 1, 6pm

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Concerts

Fridays at the Dead End jazz, country, blues, folk, etc. Dead End Cafe, Parksville, Fridays 6:30pm Saturdays at the Dead End jazz, country, blues, folk, etc. ���������� Dead End Cafe, Saturdays 6:30pm Music for Humanity ������������������������� Noble Coffee Roasters, Campbell Hall, 3rd Saturdays, 7:30pm Murali Coryell blues ���������������������������������������������Festival Square, Middletown, Aug 29, 7pm FREE Harrison Street Band rock & blues ����������������������Festival Square, Middletown, Aug 30, 7pm FREE Popa Chubby ������������������������������������������������������������������������������ The Falcon, Marlboro, Aug 30, 7pm Mulligan Stew ������������������������������������������Waterfront Park, Greenwood Lake, Aug 30, 7:30pm FREE Miranda Lambert, Justin Moore, Thomas Rhett & Jukebox Mania Bethel Woods, Aug 31, 7pm Buffalo Stacks, Ife & Danny �������������������������������������������������������� The Falcon, Marlboro, Sep 3, 7pm The Eric Winter Group ����������������������������������������������������������� Pine Bush Gazebo, Sep 5, 7pm FREE “Twist and Shout” �������������������������������Palaia Vineyards Outdoors, Highland Mills, Sep 6, 2pm-5pm Hurley Mountain Highway ��� Palaia Vineyards Outdoors, Highland Mills, Sep 6, 7pm-10pm FREE Tisziji Munoz & Paul Schaffer ���������������������������������������������������� The Falcon, Marlboro, Sep 6, 7pm Closer to Home, Peter Florance & The New Kings ������������Ann Street Park, Milford, Sep 7, FREE Ann McCue blues guitar ������������������������������������������������������������� The Falcon, Marlboro, Sep 10, 7pm Marc Berger ”Music of the American West” ������������������������ Newburgh Library, Sep 10, 8pm FREE KJ Denhert & The New York Unit urban folk, blues ��������������� The Falcon, Marlboro, Sep 12, 7pm Rausch Brothers country, rock ��������������������������������Forestburgh Playhouse Tavern, Sep 12, 8:30pm Bryan Gordon folk ������������������� Seven Freedoms Music Center, Salisbury Mills, Sep 13, 2pm FREE The Amigos, Roseann Fino Americana, rock ���������������������������� The Falcon, Marlboro, Sep 13, 7pm Palaia All-Stars �����������Palaia Vineyards Outdoors, Highland Mills, Sep 13, 7:30pm-10:30pm FREE Tom Chapin ���������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� Bethel Woods, Sep 13, 8pm Amy Grant Christian ������������������������������������������������������� Eisenhower Hall, West Point, Sep 13, 8pm Garland Jeffreys �������������������������������������������������������������������������� The Falcon, Marlboro, Sep 19, 7pm Mike Baglione, Anne Loeb & Friends Neversink Valley Museum, Cuddebackville, Sep 20, 7:30pm Somerville ������������������������������������������������������������������Forestburgh Playhouse Tavern, Sep 20, 8:30pm Alexis P. Suter & The Ministers of Sound gospel, blues The Falcon, Marlboro, Sep 21, 10am-2pm The Felice Brothers & Steve Gun �������������������� Storm King Art Center, Mountainville, Sep 21, 2pm RJ Storm &Old School Bluegrass Band ���������� Thrall Library, Middletown, Sep 23. 6:30pm FREE Pat O’Shea&The Honest Men, Stephen Clair&Millionaires �� The Falcon, Marlboro, Sep 25, 7pm The Costellos pop, rock, country, surf ���������������������������Forestburgh Playhouse Tavern, Sep 26, 8pm The Last Waltz live re-creation of the film ��������������������������������������������� Bethel Woods, Sep 26, 8pm Jo Dee Messina country ��������������������������������������������������� Eisenhower Hall, West Point, Sep 26, 8pm Garnet Rogers, Karen Savoca jazz, funk ����������������Forestburgh Playhouse Tavern, Sep 27, 7:30pm “Una Noche De Salsa” various groups ����������������� Paramount Theater, Middletown, Sep 27, 7:30pm Jermaine Paul ��������������������������������������������������������������� Newburgh Armory Unity Center, Sep 1, 7pm

clubs

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Newburgh Library Camera Club �������������������������������������� Newburgh Library, 3rd Wednesday, 6pm St. James Camera Club �����������������������������������������������St. James Church, Goshen, 2nd Tuesday, 7pm Chess Club ���������������������������������������������������������������������������������� Ellenville Library, Wednesdays, 4pm Friday Night Chess ���������������������������������������������������������������������� Narrowsburg Library, Fridays, 6pm Knit and Stitch �������������������������������������������������������������������������� Narrowsburg Library, Mondays, 6pm Knitting & Crocheting “Crochety Knitters” ��������������������������������Liberty Library, Tuesdays 10:15am Newburgh Knitting Club ��������������������������������������������� Newburgh Library, 2nd & 4th Tuesdays, 6pm Knitting Group ������������������������������������������������ Josephine-Louise Library, Walden, Tuesdays, 6:30pm Knitting & Crocheting “Knitwitz” ����������������������Jeffersonville Library, 1st & 3rd Tuesdays, 6:30pm Knitting “Chain Gang Knitting Club” ��������������� Mamakating Town Hall, Wurtsboro, Tuesdays 9pm Knitting Club �������������������������������������� Noble Coffee Roasters, Campbell Hall, Wednesdays, 2:30pm Knitting “Stitch and Bitch” ������������������������������ Palaia Vineyards, Highland Mills, Wednesdays, 7pm Knit/Crochet Club ����������������������������������������������������������������������Wallkill Library, Thursdays, 6:30pm Knimble Knitters ������������������������������������������������������������������������� Ellenville Library, Saturdays, 10am Laurel & Hardy Sons of the Desert Int’l Org. ������� First Sunday, Ellenville, ray@themtharhills,org The Music Lovers Group classical �������������������3rd Thursdays, 7:30pm Montgomery, 845-457-9867 Electronic Music Meetup w/Neil Alexander �������������������������Newburgh Library, 3rd Thursdays, 7pm Ladies Night Painting Social ����������������������� Wallkill River School, Montgomery, Thursdays 6:30pm Hudson Highlands Photo Workshop ���� St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Chester, 2nd Monday, 7:30pm Newburgh Photography Club �����������������������������������������������������������Newburgh Library, Sep 17, 6pm Calico Geese Quilters Guild ���������������� Cornwall Cooperative Extension, Liberty, 2nd Monday, 7pm The Country Scrappers cardmaking, scrapbooking ��Walker Valley Schoolhouse, Tuesdays, all day Scrabble Mania �������������������������������������������������������������������������������Ellenville Library, Tuesdays, 6pm Highlands Spinning & Weaving ���������������������������������������������������Cornwall Library, Aug 10, 1:15pm Trivia Night w/Sam Hill �������������������������������������� Two Alices, Cornwall-on-Hudson, Thursdays, 8pm Trivia Night �������������������������������������������������������������Penning’s Pub & Grill, Warwick, Thursdays, 8pm UFO Support Group ����������������������������������������� Walker Valley Schoolhouse, 1st Wednesday, 7:30pm Woodcarvers Guild ������������������������������������������������������� Museum Village, Monroe, Wednesdays, 7pm

demos

Susan Miiller Plein Air Demo ������������������������������Artology Gallery, New Windsor, Sep 6, 1pm-4pm Hiney Extraction Demo �������������������������������������������������� Rogowski Farm, Pine Island, Sep 13, TBA Farm/Art Trail Kick-Off Live Demos w/WRS members Orange County Farms, Sep 13, Noon-3pm Spinning & Weaving Demo Ann Willis, fiber artist ���������������������������� Chester Library, Sep 29, 6pm

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cabaret

Lumiri Tubo ��������������������������������������������������������������������� Forestburgh Playhouse Tavern, Sep 5, 8pm “The Best of Broadway” ���������������������������������������������SLPAC Pavilion, Sugar Loaf, Sep 12, 7:30pm Broadway Concerts Direct cabaret, etc. ��� United Church of Christ, Blooming Grove, Sep 13, 6pm Wigsticks: Drag Cabaret benefit for WJFF ���������� Forestburgh Playhouse Tavern, Sep 13, 7:30pm Lois Morton ������������������������������������������������������������������� Forestburgh Playhouse Tavern, Sep 19, 8pm The Lyric Quartet Parksville 2014 Music Festival ���������Dead End Cafe, Parksville, Oct 4, 7:30pm

cinema

Adult Independent Film Night ��������������������������Greenwood Lake Library, 2nd Tuesday, 7pm FREE “Madcap Mayhem” Mack Sennett ������� Neversink Valley Museum, Cuddebackville, Sep 3, 7:30pm Reel Eclectic Movie ��������������������������������������������������� Thrall Library, Middletown, Sep 4, 7pm FREE “Walk the Line” (Johnny Cash Story) ���� Sullivan County Museum, Hurleyville, Sep 7, 1pm FREE “The Bachelor & the Bobby-Soxer” ������������������������������������ Cornwall Library, Sep 11, Noon, FREE Monday Night at the Movie ���������������������������������������������Newburgh Library, Sep 15, 6:30pm FREE “Gone With the Wind”& potluck lunch �Mt. St. Mary College, Desmond Campus, Sep 16, 9:30am Afternoon Movie ����������������������������������������������������� Thrall Library, Middletown, Sep 17, 2pm FREE “The Grocer’s Son” ������������������������������������������������������������Cornwall Library, Sep 19, 5:30pm FREE Big Eddy Film Festival ������������������������������������������������������� Tusten Theatre, Narrowsburg, Sep 19-21 “Driving Miss Daisy” �������Mount St. Mary College, Desmond Campus, Newburgh, Sep 30, 9:30am Manhattan Short Film Festival.................................SUNYO Kaplan Hall, Newburgh, Sep 27, 7pm & SUNYO Gilman Center Library, Middletown, Oct 2, 6:15pm

comedy

Jessica Kirson, Rich Kiamco, Tim Dillon, Kate Wolff �������� Henning’s Local, Eldred, Aug 31,8pm Jay Leno ���������������������������������������������������������������������������� Eisenhower Hall, West Point, Sep 19, 8pm Jeff Pirrami, Joey Callahan �����������������������������������������Jester’s Comedy Club, Chester, Sep 20, 8pm Professional Comedy Tour “Not Too Far From Home” ������������������� Palaia Vineyards, Sep 27, 8pm Richie Byrne, Rob Ryan �����������������������������������������������Jester’s Comedy Club, Chester, Sep 27, 8pm Sandy Marks, Seymour Swan, Katie Schreiber ����������� Jester’s Comedy Club, Chester, Oct 4, 8pm

dance

“Giselle” Dutch National Ballet, video ����������������������������������������������� Cornwall Library, Sep 21,1pm

fairs - Festivals

NY Renaissance Faire ����������������������Tuxedo Ridge, Saturdays & Sundays & Labor Day, thru Sep 1 26th Annual International Festival ����������������������� Newburgh Armory Unity Center, Aug 29-Sep 1 Harvest Festival Rosehaven Alpaca Festival ������������������������������� Bethel Woods, Aug 31, 11am-4pm Narrowsburg Music Day jazz, walking tour, classical concert �������� Main Street, Aug 31, 2pm-9pm Livingston Manor Labor Day Parade & Festival Renaissance Park & Main St., Sep 1, 11am-4pm Scandinavian Craft Festival ���������� Lackawaxen Volunteer Fire House, Bohemia, Sep 6, 10am-4pm Harvest Festival Music & Arts Fair ������������������������������������������������Bethel Woods, Sep 7, 11am-4pm Harvest Festival w/McMule 3pm �������� Palaia Vineyards Outdoors, Sep 13, Noon-6pm, kids r FREE Harvest Festival Farm Fest �����������������������������������������������������������Bethel Woods, Sep 14, 11am-4pm Harvest Festival Earth Day �����������������������������������������������������������Bethel Woods, Sep 21, 11am-4pm Free Fee Day tours, music, kids, films, exhibits ���������������Grey Towers, Milford, Sep 27, 10am-4pm Harvest Festival �������Pocono Environmental Education Center, Dingmans Ferry, Sep 27, 10am-4pm Family Fun Festival music, food, kids, etc. ���������������Downing Park. Newburgh, Sep 27, Noon-4pm Harvest Festival Rustic Craft Fair ������������������������������������������������Bethel Woods, Sep 28, 11am-4pm Bethel Wine Fest �������������������������������������������������������������������������������Bethel Woods, Oct 4, 11am-4pm

holistic events

Live Crystal Sound Healing Concert ��������������������������� Crystal Connection, Wurtsboro, Sep 6, 7pm Quantum Plant Medicine lecture ���������������������������������� Crystal Connection, Wurtsboro, Sep 7, 2pm AUM Alchemy Tuneup lecture �������������������������������������� Crystal Connection, Wurtsboro, Sep 7, 6pm

magic

Mike Super ������������������������������������������������������������������������� Eisenhower Hall, West Point, Oct 5, 3pm

Music - Band - RAGA

Pandit Ronu Majumdar flute ���������������������������������������������������Shanti Mandir, Walden, Aug 30, 7pm West Point Band w/fireworks display ����������������Trophy Point Amphitheater, Aug 31, 7:30pm FREE Pine Bush Community Band ���������������������� Town of Crawford Park, Pine Bush, Sep 14, 2pm FREE Steve Gorn & Bill Buchen raga ��������������������� CAS Arts Center, Livingston Manor, Sep 26, 7:30pm

Music - Classical

The Serenade Orchestra ����������������������������������������������������������Pacem In Terris, Warwick, Aug 31, 5pm Emerald Trio “Music of Our Time” ����������������������������� Tusten Theatre, Narrowsburg, Aug 31, 7:30pm Greater Newburgh Symphony Orchestra � Mount St. Mary, Aquinas Hall, Newburgh, Sep 6, 7:30pm Il Grillo ��������������������������������������������������������������������Pacem In Terris, Warwick, Sep 7, approx 1pm-6pm Lana Trotovsek violin, Anna Shelest piano, “An Afternoon of Chamber Music” ������������������������������� Shandelee Music Festival @ Bethel Woods, Sep 7, 3pm Alice Shane organ ���������������������������� St. Thomas Epsicopal Church, New Windsor, Sep 13, 3pm FREE Manhattan Symphonie “Tribute to American Movies” �������������������� Milford Theater, Sep 13, 7:30pm New York Wind Symphony “Out of this World for the Brave” ������������ Sugar Loaf PAC, Sep 13, 8pm Matthew Rohde guitar ������������������������������������������������������������� Pacem In Terris, Warwick, Sep 14, 5pm

Verdi Requiem Ron De Fesi, cond., soloists & Hudson Opera Theatre Chorus ����������������������������������� United Presbyterian Church, Middletown, Sep 21, 3pm & Sugar Loaf PAC, Sep 28, 3pm Sunday With Friends Chamber Music Series ������������������������������������������ Bethel Woods, Sep 28, 2pm Guidonian Hand Trombone Quartet classical & jazz �������������������������Milford Theater, Oct 4, 5:30pm NY Philharmonic Strings Tuxedo Performing Arts Group ���� Tuxedo Park private home, Oct 5, TBA

music - jazz

Brunch with the Jazz Cats ������������������������������� Dancing Cat Saloon, Bethel, Sundays, 10am-1pm The Nanga World Trio w/Latin flare �������Cilantro Tapas & Bar, New Windsor, Wednesdays, 7pm Liberty Jazz Festival �����������������������������������������������Liberty Museum & Arts Center, Aug 30, 6pm The Erik Lawrence Quartet ���������������������������������������� The Falcon, Marlboro, Aug 31, 10am-2pm Joe Piela Band ������������������������������������������������������� Main Street, Narrowsburg, Aug 31, 2pm FREE Etienne Charles ���������������������������������������������������������������������������� The Falcon, Marlboro, Sep 5, 7pm Dick Wells / Jim Perry Swing Band ������������������������Railroad Green, Warwick, Sep 6, 6pm FREE “The Blues” The Smoky Side of Jazz, Parksville Music Festival � Dead End Cafe, Sep 6, 7:30pm Steel House ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� The Falcon, Marlboro, Sep 9, 7pm Frank Vignola & Vinny Ranilo guitars ������������������������������������ The Falcon, Marlboro, Sep 11, 7pm Thurman Baker percussion, marimba, guitar ���� CAS Arts Center, Livingston Manor, Sep 13, 7pm The Alexis Cole Trio ����������������������������������������������������������The Falcon, Marlboro, Sep 14, 10am-2pm Berger-Fonda-Sorgen Trio ��������������������������������������������������������� The Falcon, Marlboro, Sep 17, 7pm Libor Šmoldas Quartet ��������������������������������������������������������������� The Falcon, Marlboro, Sep 18, 7pm Galen Pittman piano & Will Jhun tenor sax �����������������Dead End Cafe, Parksville, Sep 19, 6:30pm The Softwinds All Stars �������� The Horse & Sulky Pub & Grill, Campbell Hall, Sep 21, 3pm & 5pm The James Weidman Quintet, w/Terell Stafford ���������������������� The Falcon, Marlboro, Sep 21, 7pm Cameron Brown & The Hear & Now ��������������������������������������� The Falcon, Marlboro, Sep 26, 7pm Soñando! Latin jazz ��������������������������������������������������������������������� The Falcon, Marlboro, Sep 27,.7pm The Erik Lawrence Quartet ���������������������������������������������The Falcon, Marlboro, Sep 28, 10am-2pm Kazzrie Jaxen Quartet ������������������������������������������������������ Tusten Theatre, Narrowsburg, Oct 4, 8pm

poetry & prose readings

EXHIBIT: Sandra Graff (poetry) & Barbara Graff (paintings) “Pen and Print” ������������������������� SUNY Orange, Kaplan Hall, Newburgh, thru Oct 2 Robert Phelps Poetry Night, Robert Milby host Noble Coffee Roasters, Campbell Hall, Sep 4, 7pm Hudson River Poets �����������������������������������������������������������������������������Newburgh Library, Sep 4, 7pm First Fridays Contemporary Writers ����������������������������Narrowsburg Library, Sep 5, 7:30pm FREE Tara Yetter, Larry Sasone Calling All Poets �������������Howland Cultural Center, Beacon, Sep 5, 8pm Richard Parisio Poetry on the Loose ���������������Seligmann Center, Sugar Loaf, Sep 6, 3:30pm FREE Norma Bernstock Poetry in the Gallery �������������������������� Wurtsboro Art Alliance, Sep 7, 7pm FREE “OUT LOUD Performance Party” poetry, music, etc. �������� UpFront, Port Jervis, Sep 26, 7pm FREE Liberty Poetry Festival �������������������������������������� Liberty Museum & Art Center, Sep, 27, Noon-4pm Poetry at the Church host: Ted Gill ������������������������� Goshen Methodist Church, Sep 29, 7pm FREE Sandra Graff Pen and Paint Coffee House �����SUNYO Kaplan Hall, Newburgh, Oct 2, 7pm FREE Poetry on the Loose ������������������������������������������� Seligmann Center, Sugar Loaf, Oct 4, 3:30pm FREE Susan Deer Cloud & Evan T. Pritchard �������������� CAS Arts Center, Livingston Manor, Sep 6, 3pm

recreation - Dancing - tours

Swing Dancing w/Swing Shift Orchestra ���������������������� Newburgh Brewery, 1st Thursdays, 7:30pm Dancing ��������������������������������������������� MISU Ellenville, 1st Saturdays, Lesson 8:30pm, Dancing 9pm Discovery Quests �Hudson Highlands Nature Museum, Cornwall, Saturdays & Sundays, 10am-1pm Thunder 102 Game Night benefits �����������Forestburgh Playhouse Tavern, Sep 6, 6pm & Oct 3, 7pm Ghost Tour ����������������������������������������������������������������������������� Museum Village, Monroe, Sep 12, 8pm

storytelling

Black Dirt Storytelling Guild ������������������������������������������������ Florida Library, Sep 11, 7:30pm FREE Hudson Valley Storytellers ����������������������� Newburgh Library, Town Branch, Sep 24, 6:30pm FREE Yarnslingers “Memoirs” �������������������������������������� CAS Arts Center, Livingston Manor, Sep 20, 7pm

theatre - Musical

“Honky-Tonk Highway” ������������������������������������������������� Shadowland Theatre, Ellenville, thru Sep 7 “The Secret Garden” Just Off Broadway, Inc. �����������������OC Arboretum, Montgomery, Sep 6, 7pm “Failing Forward - A Bluesical” �������������������������������������������������� The Falcon, Marlboro, Sep 7, 7pm “The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee” Creative Theatre-Muddy Water Players ����������� The Playhouse at Museum Village, Monroe, Sep 12-28

theatre - Play

“The Chosen” Chaim Potok ���������������������������������������������������������Forestburgh Playhouse, Aug 26-31 “The Police” Liberty Free Theatre �������������������������������������� NACL Theatre, Highland Lake, Sep 4-7 Air Pirates Radio Theater “Space Cadet: Take me To Your Lender” ����������������������������������������������� Orange County Citizens Foundation Fundraiser Seligmann Center, Sugar Loaf, Sep 6, 8pm “Falling” by Deanna Jent ���������������������������������������������� Shadowland Theatre, Ellenville, Sep 12-28 “The Mystery of Montley’s” dinner-theatre �������United Methodist Ch., Dingmans Ferry, Sep 5 & 6 “The Foreigner” Sullivan County Dramatic Workshop �����Rivoli Theatre, So. Fallsburg, Sep 12-21 “Crimes of the Heart” Cornerstone Theatre Arts �����������������������������Goshen Music Hall, Sep 13-28 “Rosie the Riveter” w/Adriana Rogers ��������������������������������� Florida Library, Sep 18, 6:30pm FREE “Henri” Sprat Theatre ��������������������������������������������� NACL Theatre, Highland Lake, Sep 20, 7:30pm “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest” ������������������������������� New Rose Theatre, Walden, Sep 26-Oct 5 “Musings & Amusements” Leora Cassells ������� Thrall Library, Middletown, Sep 30, 6:30pm FREE

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SEPTEMB BW ���������������������������������������������Bethel Woods Center for the Arts, Bethel CAS ����������������CAS Arts Center, Catskill Arts Society, Livingston Manor CTMW �������������������������������������������Playhouse at Museum Village, Monroe DCAT ������������������������������Dancing Cat Saloon & Catskill Distillery, Bethel DEAD �����������������������������������������������������������������Dead End Cafe, Parksville DOWN �����������������������������������������������������Downing Film Center, Newburgh

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MONDAY

FAL �������������������������������������������������������������������������������� The Falcon, Marlboro FPT ����������������������������������������������������������������Forestburgh Playhouse Tavern GMCM Grand Montgomery Chamber Music ���Senior Center, Montgomery GOSH Cornerstone Theatre Arts ����������������������������������� Goshen Music Hall HCC �����������������������������������������������������������Howland Cultural Center, Beacon IKE �������������������������������������������������������������������� Eisenhower Hall, West Point

TUESDAY

Please check the schedule for Gallery Art & Photography Opening Receptions see page 20

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Music Buffalo Stack, Ife & Danny FAL 7pm

Festival Renaissance Faire Tuxedo Ridge Festival International Festival Noon-11pm & Music Jermaine Paul 7pm Newburgh Armory Unity Center

WEDNESDAY

“Escaping Chaos” by Irv Suss Back Room Gallery, Beacon.

Reception: Sept.13, 6pm-8pm Exhibition ends September 28.

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Music - Jazz Steel House FAL 7pm

Cinema “Madcap Mayhem” silent NVM 7:30pm

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Cinema Monday Night at the Movie NFL 6:30pm

16 Cinema & Potluck Lunch ”Gone With the Wind” MSM-DC 9:30am

23 “The Porch” by Alice Judson RiverWinds Gallery, Beacon.

Closing Reception: September 27, 4pm-7pm

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Poetry Poetry at the Church Goshen Methodist Church, 7pm

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Music RJ Storm & Old School Bluegrass Band THRALL 6:30pm

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Theatre - Variety Show “Musings & Amusements” THRALL 6:30pm

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Music - Roots Anne McCue FAL 7pm Music Claude Bourbon DCAT 8pm-11pm

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Cinema Afternoon Movie THRALL 2pm

Music - Jazz Bergen-Fonda-Sorgen Trio FAL 7pm

24 Storytelling Hudson River Storytellers Newburgh Library, Town Branch, 6:30pm

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THURSDAY

Cinema.............................Reel Eclectic Film.................THRALL 7pm Poetry.............................. Robert Phelps.............................. NCR 7pm Poetry......................... Hudson River Poets.......................... NFL 7pm Open Mic......................Musician’s Gathering...............DCAT 7:30pm Theatre - Play..“The Police” Liberty Free Theatre...... NACL 7:30pm Theatre - Musical..... “Honky-Tonk Highway”......................... ST 8pm

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by Nancy Reed Jones Leo’s Restaurant, Newburgh Exhibit runs thru September 30.

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JEST ��������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������Jester’s Comedy Club, Chest MSM-AQ ���������������������������������������������������������Aquinas Hall, Mount St. Mary College, Newburg NACL ���������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� NACL Theatre, Highland La NCR �����������������������������������������������������������������������������������Noble Coffee Roasters, Campbell H NFL �������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������Newburgh Free Libra NVM �������������������������������������������������������������������������� Neversink Valley Museum, Cuddebackvi

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Music - Jazz....................

Prose....First Friday

Theatre - Play..“The Poetry..........................

Theatre - Musical.....

Cabaret..............................

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Cabaret....................

Cinema..The Bachelor & the Bobby-Soxer”.Cornwall Library, Noon Music - Folk-Jazz................

Music - Jazz....... Frank Vignola & Vinny Raniolo..................FAL 7pm Theatre - Play.........

Open Mic......................Musician’s Gathering................DCAT 7:30pm Theatre - Musical.“ Storytelling.......Black Dirt Storytelling Guild..Florida Library, 7:30pm Recreation.....................

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Theatre - Play.................”Rosie the Riveter”..Florida Library, 6:30pm Music-Jazz..Galen P Music - Jazz.............. Libor Smoldas Quartet........................FAL 7pm Theatre - Play............

Open Mic.......................Musician’s Gathering...............DCAT 7:30pm Music.............................

Theatre - Play......... “Falling” by Deanna Jent....................... ST 8pm Theatre - Play.........

Theatre - Musical.“ Theatre - Play.................

Comedy................................

Cabaret..............................

Music.......................

Poetry & Music....OUT

Theatre - Play............

Open Mic......................Musician’s Gathering...............DCAT 7:30pm Music - Jazz......Cam Theatre - Play......... “Falling” by Deanna Jent....................... ST 8pm Theatre - Play.........

Theatre - Musical..“25th Putnam County Spelling Bee”.CTMW 8pm Theatre - Musical.“ Music...............................

Music - Raga..........

Music - Country..............

Music - Pop-Rock-S Music-R&R.Pat O’Shea&Honest Men, Stephen Claire&Millionaires.FAL 7pm

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Cinema........Manhattan Short Film Festival.....SUNYO-GCL 6:15pm

Poetry & Music.Sandra Graff Pen&Paint CoffeeHouse.SUNYO-KH 7pm

Open Mic......................Musician’s Gathering...............DCAT 7:30pm

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PACEM ����������������������������������������������������������������������������������������Pacem In Terris, Warwick PEEC �����������������������������������Pocono Environmental Education Center, Dingmans Ferry PT ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������ Paramount Theatre, Middletown PVT ��������������������������������������������������������� Palaia Vineyards Outdoor Tent, Highland Mills SCDW ��������������� Sullivan County Dramatic Workshop, Rivoli Theatre, South Fallsburg SCM �������������������������������������������������������������������������Sullivan County Museum, Hurleyville

FRIDAY

.......................Fridays at the Dead End.............. DEAD 6:30pm

tery of Montley’s”.United Meth. Ch, Dingmans Ferry, 7pm

..........................Eric Winter Group......Pine Bush Gazebo, 7pm ....................Etienne Charles..............................FAL 7pm

y Contemporary Writer.Narrowsburg Library, 7:30pm

e Police” Liberty Free Theatre...... NACL 7:30pm ..........................Tara Yetter, Larry Sasone................HCC 8pm ..... “Honky-Tonk Highway”......................... ST 8pm .............................. Lumiri Tubo................................ FPT 8pm

.......................Fridays at the Dead End.............. DEAD 6:30pm ....................“The Best of Broadway”............ SLPAC 7:30pm ................KJ Denhart..................................FAL 7pm ......... “Falling” by Deanna Jent....................... ST 8pm “25th Putnam County Spelling Bee”..CTMW 8pm .....................Ghost Tour.....Museum Village, Monroe, 8pm .................“The Foreigner”......................... SCDW 8pm ock....Rausch Brothers....................... FPT 8:30pm

..................... Big Eddy Film Festival......................TUST TBA ......................”The Grocer’s Son”....Cornwall Library, 5:30pm Pittman guitar, Will Jhun tenor sax.DEAD 6:30pm ............ “Crimes of the Heart”.................... GOSH 7pm ............................. Garland Jeffreys..............................FAL 7pm ......... “Falling” by Deanna Jent....................... ST 8pm “25th Putnam County Spelling Bee”..CTMW 8pm .................“The Foreigner”......................... SCDW 8pm ................................Jay Leno.................................... IKE 8pm .............................. Lois Morton................................ FPT 8pm

.......................Fridays at the Dead End.............. DEAD 6:30pm

T LOUD Performance Party....UpFront, Port Jervis, 7pm

............ “Crimes of the Heart”.................... GOSH 7pm meron Brown & The Hear and Now........FAL 7pm ......... “Falling” by Deanna Jent....................... ST 8pm “25th Putnam County Spelling Bee”..CTMW 8pm ...............................The Last Waltz............................... BW 8pm ..........Steve Gorn & Bill Buchen.....................CAS 8pm ..............Jo Dee Messina.............................. IKE 8pm Surf.....The Costellos............................... FPT 8pm

.......................Fridays at the Dead End.............. DEAD 6:30pm under 102 Benefit Game Night............... FPT 7pm

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SLGMN ����������������������������Seligmann Center for the Arts, Sugar Loaf SLPAC ����������������������������������������� Sugar Loaf Performing Arts Center ST �������������������������������������������������������Shadowland Theatre, Ellenville STORM �������������������������������������Storm King Art Center, Mountainville SUNYO-GCL ������SUNY Orange, Gilman Center Library, Middletown SUNYO-KH ����������������������������SUNY Orange, Kaplan Hall, Newburgh

SATURDAY

Festival.Scandinavian Craft Fair.Lackawaxen Firehouse, Bohemia, 10am-4pm Dinner-Theatre.”Mystery of Montley’s”.United Meth. Ch, Dingmans Fry, 1&7pm

Music.................................... “Twist & Shout”............................PVT 2pm-5pm Open Mic..................Sullivan County Songwriter’s Circle............DCAT 3pm Poetry...................Susan Deer Cloud & Evan T.Pritchard................CAS 3pm Poetry....................................Richard Parisio.........................SLGMN 3:30pm Recreation.............. Thunder 102 Benefit Game Night...................... FPT 6pm Music.....Dick Wells /Jim Perry Swing Band.. Railroad Green, Warwick, 6pm Holistic..Live Crystal Sound Healing Concert..Crystal Conn, Wurtsboro,7pm Theatre - Musical....”The Secret Garden”...OC Arboretum, Montgomery, 7pm Music.................. Tisziji Munoz Quartet w/ Paul Shaffer................... FAL 7pm Music............................ Hurley Mountain Highway..................PVT 7pm-10pm Music - Blues.............................Slam Allen......................................DEAD 7pm Music-Classical......Greater Newburgh Symphony Orch.....MSM-AQ 7:30pm Theatre - Play........ “The Police” Liberty Free Theatre.............. NACL 7:30pm Theatre - Play............... Air Pirates Radio Theatre....................... SLGMN 8pm Theatre - Musical............ “Honky-Tonk Highway”................................ ST 8pm

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Festival..................... Harvest Festival.......................... PVT Noon-6pm Music - Jazz..............Thurman Baker.................................... CAS 2pm Music................Bryan Gordon. Seven Freedoms Music, Salisbury Mills, 2pm Theatre - Play.............. ...“Falling” by Deanna Jent.................ST 2pm & 8pm Music - Classical...Alice Shane organ..St. Thomas Epis. Ch., New Windsor, 3pm Open Mic..................Sullivan County Songwriter’s Circle............DCAT 3pm Cabaret....Broadway Concerts Direct...United Ch. of Christ, Blooming Grove, 6pm

Music........................... Saturdays at the Dead End...................DEAD 6:30pm Music - Jazz.....Thurman Baker marimba, guitar, percussion......... CAS 7pm Theatre - Play...................“Crimes of the Heart”............................ GOSH 7pm Cabaret......................... WIGSTICKS Drag Cabaret....................... FPT 7:30pm Music.....................................Palaia All-Stars.................PVT 7:30pm-10:30pm Music - Films............Manhattan Symphonie..Milford Theatre, Milford, 7:30pm Music........................................Tom Chapin.........................................BW 8pm Music - Christian........................Amy Grant..........................................IKE 8pm Music - Classical................NY Wind Symphony............................ SLPAC 8pm Theatre - Musical...........“25th Putnam County Spelling Bee”.....CTMW 8pm Theatre - Play....................... “The Foreigner”................................SCDW 8pm

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Cinema............ Big Eddy Film Festival........................ TUST TBA Open Mic....Sullivan County Songwriter’s Circle......DCAT 3pm Music........................Saturdays at the Dead End............... DEAD 6:30pm Theatre - Play............... “Crimes of the Heart”........................GOSH 7pm Storytelling...............................Yarnslingers................................CAS 7pm Music..............................Music for Humanity........................NCR 7:30pm Music............... Mike Baglione, Anne Loeb & Friends........ NVM 7:30pm Theatre - Play............... “Henri” Sprat Theatre.................... NACL 7:30pm Theatre - Play............ “Falling” by Deanna Jent...........................ST 8pm Theatre - Play....................“The Foreigner”............................ SCDW 8pm Theatre - Musical.“25th Putnam County Spelling Bee”.......CTMW 8pm Comedy................... Jeff Pirrami, Joey Callahan......................JEST 8pm Music..................................... Somerville.................................FPT 8:30pm

THRALL ������������������������������������������������������������������������ Thrall Library, Middletown TUST ������������������������������������������������������������������������Tusten Theatre, Narrowsburg TWSS �������� Just Off Broadway, Inc., Theatre at West Shore Station, Newburgh WAA ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������Wurtsboro Art Alliance

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Music.Closer to Home, Peter Florance&New Kings.Ann St. Park,Milford 1pm

Cinema.........“Walk the Line” (Johnny Cash Story).......... SCM 1pm Music - Classical.................... Il Grillo........... PACEM approx 1pm-6pm Theatre - Musical..... “Honky-Tonk Highway”......................... ST 2pm Music........Lana Trotovsek violin, Anna Shelest piano.......BW 3pm Theatre - Play..“The Police” Liberty Free Theatre........... NACL 3pm Poetry........................... Norma Bernstock........................... WAA 7pm Theatre - Musical......“Failing Forward - A Bluesical”...........FAL 7pm

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Music............Pine Bush Community Band..Town of Crawford Park, 2pm

Music - Classical........Matthew Rohde guitar.................. PACEM 5pm

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Music - Jazz........ Jazz Cat Brunch................ DCAT 10am-1pm

Music - Gospel-Blues...Alexis P. Suter & Ministers of Sound.. FAL 10am-2pm

Festival................................ Earth Day......................... BW 11am-4pm Cinema..................... Big Eddy Film Festival......................TUST TBA Dance -Video..................”Giselle”....................Cornwall Library, 1pm Music............... The Felice Brothers & Steve Gun......... STORM 2pm Theatre - Play......... “Falling” by Deanna Jent....................... ST 2pm Theatre - Play............ “Crimes of the Heart”.................... GOSH 2pm Theatre - Play.................“The Foreigner”......................... SCDW 2pm Music-Classical..Verdi “Requiem”...United Presby. Ch. Middletown, 3pm

Theatre - Musical.“25th Putnam County Spelling Bee”.CTMW 3pm

Music-Jazz.Softwinds All Stars.Horse&Sulky Pub,Campbell Hall, 3pm&5pm

Music - Jazz............ James Weidman Quartet.......................FAL 7pm

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Festival..................... Harvest Festival.......................PEEC 10am-4pm Festival.......................Free Fee Day...Grey Towers,Milford, 10am-4pm Poetry.............................Liberty Poetry Festival..Liberty Museum, Noon-4pm Festival.............................Wine & Food Festival........................... SLPAC TBA Open Mic.,,,,,,,,,,.......Sullivan County Songwriter’s Circle............DCAT 3pm Music........................... Saturdays at the Dead End...................DEAD 6:30pm Cinema..................... Manhattan Short Film Festival.............SUNYO-KH 7pm Theatre - Play...................“Crimes of the Heart”............................ GOSH 7pm Music - Latin Jazz.......................Sonando!.......................................... FAL 7pm Cabaret......................Garnet Rogers, Karen Savoca.................... FPT 7:30pm Music...............................“Una Noche De Salsa”............................ PT 7:30pm Theatre - Play................“Falling” by Deanna Jent............................... ST 8pm Theatre - Musical....“25th Putnam County Spelling Bee”.CTMW 3pm & 8pm Comedy........Professional Comedy Tour......... Palaia Vineyards, H. Mills 8pm Comedy..........................Richie Byrne, Rob Ryan............................ JEST 8pm

Open Mic..........Sullivan County Songwriter’s Circle......DCAT 3pm Poetry.........................Poetry on the Loose..............SLGMN 3:30pm Music-Classical-Jazz..Guidonian Harp Quartet..Milford Theatre, 5:30pm Cabaret.............................The Lyric Quartet....................... DEAD 6:30pm Music - Jazz..................Kazzrie Jaxen Quartet......................... TUST 8pm Comedy... Sandy Marks, Seymour Swan, Katie Schreiber.....JEST 8pm Music - Folk-Jazz-Blues.....Sloan Wainwright..............................FPT 8pm

Music - Jazz................... Jazz Cat Brunch................ DCAT 10am-1pm Music - Jazz.............. Erik Lawrence Quartet.............. FAL 10am-2pm Festival.......................... Rustic Craft Fair.................... BW 11am-4pm Music - Classical.”Sunday with Friends” Chamber Series. BW 2pm Theatre - Play............ “Crimes of the Heart”.................... GOSH 2pm Theatre - Play......... “Falling” by Deanna Jent....................... ST 2pm Theatre - Musical.“25th Putnam County Spelling Bee”.CTMW 3pm Music - Classical............ Verdi “Requiem”....................... SLPAC 3pm

Music - Jazz................... Jazz Cat Brunch................ DCAT 10am-1pm Music - Classical.....NY Philharmonic Strings.....Tuxedo Park, TBA Magic..................................Mike Super.................................. IKE 3pm

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Art exhibits

CAS ������������������������������������������������������������Catskill Art Society, CAS Arts Center, Livingston Manor DVAA ������������������������������������������������������������������������������ Delaware Valley Arts Alliance, Narrowsburg SUNYO-KH ������������������������������������������������������������������������������ SUNY Orange Newburgh, Kaplan Hall SUNYO-OH ����������������������������������������������������������������������������SUNY Orange Middletown, Orange Hall WRS ���������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� Wallkill River School, Montgomery

Group Show ����������������������������������������������������������������������������� Back Room Gallery, Beacon, ongoing Carolyn Duke Pottery ����������������������������������������������� Duke Pottery, Tennanah Lake, Roscoe, ongoing Lisa & John Strazza paintings & photography �������������������������� Strazza Gallery, Warwick, ongoing David & Joanne Wells Greenbaum pottery, paintings ��������������BlueStone Studio, Milford, ongoing T.A. Clearwater paintings, pastels, prints ����� Clearwater Gallery at Jones Farm, Cornwall, ongoing Jules Medwin outdoor sculpture ����������������������� Seligmann Center for the Arts, Sugar Loaf, ongoing Lana Privitera paintings ������������������������������������������������Blazing Bagels Cafe, Montgomery, ongoing “The Man, His Music, A River: Tribute to Pete Seeger” Artists in the Park ����������������������������������� Artists in the Park Gallery, Bear Mountain Inn, thru Aug 31 Anya Roz & Susan Pascale “Summer Colors” ��������������Rolling River Cafe, Parksville, thru Aug 31 “Studio Monday Art Group” Exhibit �����������������������������������������Grahamsville Library, thru Aug 31 Midge Monat, Paula Baldinger, Nelson Pantoja “Reaching Towards the Sun: Three Dimensions .. of Art that Preserve the American Experience” Wurtsboro Art Alliance, thru Aug 31 “Art in the Wild: Naturally Inspired Trailside Creations” Dan Mack, curator ����������������������������� HHNM Cornwall, Saturdays & Sundays 10am-4pm, thru Aug “The Chuck Show” ��������������������������������������������������� The Plunk Shop, Livingston Manor, thru Sep 1 Roberta Rosenthal, Becky Cornell �������������������������������������� PBAAC Gallery, Pine Bush, thru Sep 5 “Paint by Pixels” digital tablet art ��������������������������������������������������������������������������� DVAA thru Sep 6 Family Paint-In Artworks ������������������������������������������������ Ann Street Gallery, Newburgh, thru Sep 7 Rosalind Hodgkins ����������������������������������������������������������������������������������� ARTery Gallery, thru Sep 8 “Windows on Main Street” �������������������������������������������������������������� Downtown Beacon, thru Sep 13 “Summer” WRS members group show ������������������������������������������������������������������� WRS thru Sep 14 “Inspiration” group show ������������������������������������������������� Crawford Gallery, Pine Bush, thru Sep 15 Summer Exhibit group show ������������������������������UpFront Exhibition Space, Port Jervis, thru Sep 27 Alice Judson Memorial Fundraiser ����������������������������������RiverWinds Gallery, Beacon, thru Sep 27 “Six Generations of Gould Family Art” ������������������������Karpeles Museum, Newburgh, thru Sep 28 Mitchell Saler “Meditations” ����������������������������������������������������Berkshire Bank, Goshen, thru Sep 30 Sandra Graff (poetry) & Barbara Graff (paintings) “Pen and Print” ������ SUNYO-KH thru Oct 2 Sam Bowser and Laura Von Rosk “AntARTica: Exploring Art and Science at the Bottom of the World!” paintings, photography, woodcuts, artifacts, prints SUNYO-OH thru Oct 9 Tom Gottsleben: What Goes Around Comes Around outdoor sculpture ������� Bethel Woods, thru Oct 13

Sculptures on Main Street �������������������������������������������������������������� Main Street, Beacon, thru Oct 15 Fay Wood sculptures “Artist of Excellence” ����������������������������������������������� SUNYO-KH thru Oct 27 Zhang Huan “Evoking Tradition” �����������������������Storm King Art Center, Mountainville, thru Nov 9

St. James Photography Club �����������������Builder’s Assn. of Orange County, New Windsor, Sep 1-30 Jan Tyniec &John Back �������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� DVAA Sep 12-Oct 4 Robert Skinner “Salt of the Earth” ������������������������������������������ Greenwood Lake Library, Sep 13-30

ART & Photography receptions

Ruth Hardinger & Lucienne Weinberger “Watch Your Step” ���� CAS Aug 30, talk 3pm, 4pm-6pm Last Saturday Exhibit Reception �������������������� Healing Arts Gallery, Newburgh, Aug 30, 4pm-8pm Sandra Graff (poetry), Barbara Graff (paintings) “Pen and Print” SUNYO-KH Aug 30, 4pm-8pm Janet Campbell & David Munford “Oil and Water” Old Stone House, Hasbrouck, Sep 1, 2pm-4pm Susan Miiller “A Singular Vision” ���������������������Artology Gallery, New Windsor, Sep 6, 11am-5pm Roberta Rosenthal & Gene Weinstein “Abundant Nature” ��������������������������WAA Sep 6, 2pm-4pm St. James Photography Club �����Builder’s Assn. of Orange County, New Windsor, Sep 6, 3pm-6pm Come Paint With Me plein air painters ���Gallery at Chant Realtors, Lords Valley, Sep 6, 5pm-7pm Group Show paintings & photography ����������������������� Amity Gallery, Warwick, Sep 6, 5pm-7:30pm Maria Lago ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������The Falcon, Marlboro, Sep 7, 4pm Diane Green & Isaac Green-Diebboll, Jan Tyniec & John Back ������������DVAA Sep 12, 7pm-9pm “A Gaggle of Artists” WRS group show, Emerging Artists group show ���� WRS Sep 13, 5pm-7pm Juanita Guccione “Defiant Acts” ������������������������� Seligmann Center, Sugar Loaf, Sep 13, 5pm-8pm Louis, Jeff Boisvert, Irv Suss wood art, sculpture, digital ��Back Room, Beacon, Sep 13, 6pm-8pm David Link sculpture, Eleanor White playing cards & objects ���� BAU, Beacon, Sep 13, 6pm-9pm Michele Jaffe & Linda Urcioli ��������������������������������������ARTery Gallery, Milford, Sep 13, 6pm-9pm Group Show �������������������������������������������� Highlands Photographic Guild, Milford, Sep 13, 6pm-9pm Alice Judson Memorial Fundraiser ������������������������RiverWinds Gallery, Beacon, Sep 27, 4pm-7pm “Shades of Gray” & Henry Syverson illustrator �� Crawford Gallery, Pine Bush, Sep 27, 5pm-7pm Alexandros Megas “The Other Side” ����������������� Healing Arts Studio, Newburgh, Sep 27, 7pm-9pm Sandra Graff (poetry) & Barbara Graff (paintings) “Pen and Print” ���� SUNYO-KH Oct 2, 7pm

books - Discussions/Readings /siGNings

Book Lover’s Club ������������������������������������������������������������������ Greenwood Lake Library, 4th Tuesday, 7pm Book Discussion Group �������������������������������������������������������������� Narrowsburg Library, 3rd Friday, 4:00pm “See Now Then” by Jamaica Kincaid �����������������������������������������������������������Cornwall Library, Sep 3, 7pm Scholars Book Discussion �������������������������������������������������������������������������� Newburgh Library, Sep 17, 7pm “Fungus Among Us” ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������ PEEC Sep 14,10am “The Burglar on the Prowl” by Lawrence Block ���������������������������������������Cornwall Library, Sep 17, 7pm “Yo Miz!” Elizabeth Rose ����������������������������������������������������������������� Jeffersonville Library, Sep 18, 6:30pm “Seriously Not All Right” Ron Capps ���������������������������CAS Arts Center, Livingston Manor, Sep 20, 3pm “Cadwallader Colden: A Biography” Seymour I. Schwartz �� Walden Municipal Building, Sep, 21, 2pm “So Far Away” by Meg Mitchell Moore �����������������������������������������������������Cornwall Library, Sep 25, 7pm Great Books Discussion ���������������������������������������������������������������������� Newburgh Library, Sep 26, 11:30am Liberty Book Fair ��������� Liberty Museum & Arts Center, Sep 27, Noon-4pm, Book Signings: Noon-2pm Tuesdays at Two Book Discussion “Elsewhere” by R. Russo ������������������ Newburgh Library, Sep 30, 2pm “How to Survive Life (and Death): A Guide for Happiness in this World and Beyond” ������������������������ Robert Kopecky Narrowsburg Library, Oct 3, 6:30pm

NEW ART EXHIBITS

Ruth Hardinger & Lucienne Weinberger “Watch Your Step” ����������������������������CAS Aug 30-Oct 5 Come Paint With Me plein air painters ���������������Gallery at Chant Realtors, Lords Valley, Sep 1-29 “A Gaggle of Artists” WRS members group show, Emerging Artists group show �� WRS Sep 1-30 William Noonan’s Drawing Classes, ������������������������������������������������������������������������� WRS Sep 1-30 Janet Campbell & David Munford “Oil and Water” �����Old Stone House of Hasbrouck, Sep 1-30 Gita Nadas ���������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� Newburgh Library, Sep 2-30 Joan Mamelok “Exploration” printmaking ����������������������������������������������� SUNYO-OH Sep 3-Oct 1 Susan Miiller “A Singular Vision” �����������������������������������Artology Gallery, New Windsor, Sep 6-20 Group Show paintings & photography ������������������������������ Amity Gallery, Warwick, Sep 6, 7, 20, 21 Roberta Rosenthal paintings, Gene Weinstein photography, “Abundant Nature” �� WAA Sep 6-30 Alexandros Megas “The Other Side” �������������������������Healing Arts Studio, Newburgh, Sep 6-Oct 11 Maria Lago ���������������������������������������������������������������������������������The Falcon, Marlboro, Sep 7-Oct 28 Michele Jaffe & Linda Urcioli ��������������������������������������������� ARTery Gallery, Milford, Sep 11-Oct 6 Diane Green & Isaac Green-Diebboll paintings & drawings ������������������������� DVAA Sep 12-Oct 24 “Always Searching” (art rotates throughout the year) Michael Byro, Janet Howard-Fatta, & ������ Billie Robson, Craig Wetstein Unitarian Universalist Gallery, Rock Tavern Sep 12-Aug 2015 Louis “Lava”, Jeff Boisvert “Endless”, Irv Suss “Escaping Chaos” wood art, sculpture, digital �� Back Room Gallery, Beacon, Sep 13-28 David Link sculpture, Eleanor White playing cards & found objects ��BAU, Beacon, Sep 13-Oct 5 Juanita Guccione “Defiant Acts” ������������������������������� Seligmann Center, Sugar Loaf, Sep 13-Nov 1 “Farms” WRS members group show ������������������������������������������������������������������ WRS Sep 15-Oct 14 “Shades of Gray” & Henry Syverson illustrator �������Crawford Gallery, Pine Bush, Sep 20-Oct 20 Doug Milne �����������������������������������������������������������������������������������������Elant at Goshen, Sep 22-Oct 13 Liza Mills ������������������������������������������������������������������ Artology Gallery, New Windsor, Sep 27-Oct 10 Early 1900s Halloween Vintage Crepe Designs ������������������� Back Room Gallery, Beacon, Oct 3-31

Photography exhibits

Karen Bell “Flotsam & Jetsam” ������������������������������������������������������������������������������ DVAA thru Sep 6 Linda Bock-Hinger “50 Shades of Grey” ��������� Highlands Photographic Guild, Milford, thru Sep 7 “Celebrating Summer:Our 11th Anniversary” group show �RiverWinds Gallery, Beacon, thru Sep 7 Carol Mindnich �������������������������������������������������������������������������Caffé ala Mode, Warwick, thru Oct 1 Nick Zungoli “Cuba Exhibit” ���������������������������������������� Exposures Gallery, Sugar Loaf, thru Dec 31

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museums

Terwilliger House Museum �������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������Ellenville, ongoing Sullivan County History Exhibits �����������������������������������������������Sullivan County Museum, Hurleyville, ongoing 19th Century Rural Living ������������������������������������������������������������������������������ Museum Village, Monroe, ongoing “The Adams Family” �������������������������������������������������������Karpeles Manuscript Museum, Newburgh, thru Aug 31 “Made in Newburgh” Newburgh Historical Society ����������������������������Crawford House, Newburgh, thru Aug 31 Tibetan Prayer Stones ����������������������������������������������Tibetan & Himalayan Cultural Center, Walden, thru Aug 31 “Pollock’s Hotel - Architectural Photos & Artifacts” �������������������������������������������� Liberty Museum, thru Oct 11 “Pre 1900-1960s Footwear” ���������������������������������������������������Sullivan County Museum, Hurleyville, thru Oct 31 “D&H Canal” ������������������������������������������������������������������������� Neversink Area Museum, Cuddebackville, thru Oct “Unpacked & Rediscovered” over 1300 artifacts ���������������������Washington’s Headquarters, Newburgh thru Fall “Celebrating Catskill Waters: Past & Present” ����������Time&theValleysMuseum, Grahamsville, thru Dec 2015 9/11 Memorial Tribute Exhibit �����������������������������������������������������������������������Greenwood Lake Library, Sep 9-29 Open House “Transportation & WW1 Memorabilia” ����������� Deerpark Museum, Huguenot, Sep 28, 11am-4pm Swami Satchidananda: Woodstock Guru’s 100th Anniversary............. Museum at Bethel Woods, thru Oct 13

children & Teens Calendar

HHNM �����������������������������������Hudson Highlands Nature Museum, Outdoor Discovery Center, Cornwall HHNM-CoH �������������������� Hudson Highlands Nature Museum, Education Center, Cornwall-on-Hudson PEEC �������������������������������������������������������������Pocono Environmental Education Center, Dingmans Ferry

Cinema

Teen Movie Night grades 5-12 �������������������������������� Greenwood Lake Library, Tuesdays, 6pm FREE “Godzilla” PG13 ���������������������������������������������������������������������Newburgh Library, Sep 27, 2pm FREE

Museums

“Mastodons: Ice Age to Discovery” & Brook Trout Exhibit & Meet the Animal of the Week ����� HHNM-CoH Saturdays & Sundays, Noon-4pm Grasshopper Grove Gateway to Nature Play ������������������� HHNM Saturdays & Sundays, 10am-4pm Eco-Zone ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������PEEC Sep 6 & Sep 21, 1pm-4pm

recreation & Lectures - see also lectures on page 16

Painting Social for Children, Teens & Adults �� Wallkill River School, Montgomery, Saturdays, 3:30pm Free Teen Drop-in ��������������������� Wallkill River School, Montgomery, Wednesdays thru Sep 3, 2pm-5pm Nature Strollers families w/babies, toddlers, youngsters ����������������������������HHNM Thursdays, 10am “Majestic Monarch” ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� HHNM Sep 6, 10am “The Farm that Became a Museum” lecture and walk ������������������������������������ HHNM Sep 7, 10am

Theatre

“Goldilocks & the Three Bears” Just Off-Broadway, Inc. ����Arboretum, Montgomery, Sep 7, 2pm

A Tavern in the Forest

by J. A. Di Bello

In Western Sullivan County, there’s word of a tardy sunrise, a chill in the evening air, and fading memories of a summer’s glory.

These signs signal a change, a change in the season, signaling an end to a summer of intriguing drama, tantalizing Cabaret and memorable musical theatre. All remain the pleasures consumed by patrons of the Forestburgh Playhouse.

Franklin Trapp, in his rookie year at the Playhouse, has demonstrated his unique ability to gather and produce quality entertainment. The transition was seamless and Franklin has demonstrated he is in possession of that elusive je ne sais quoi.

But as seasons pass from summer to fall, it is appropriate that the Playhouse expand and continue its offerings of tasteful nourishment and quality entertainment. Franklin Trapp has announced his determination to do just that! A new and inspired Forestburgh Tavern will open its doors on September 5, as it will provide Friday and Saturday night “Food, Spirits and Song,” through the month of September and into the second weekend in October.

As was the case in season, the noted culinary cutie, Chef Jill Padua, will continue to prepare her savory creations and tantalizing sweets in the Tavern’s now popular kitchen.

And Franklin, just to let all know that this is a serious venture, has booked Lumiri Tubo, for the Tavern’s opening on September 5.

“This vivacious performer is a charmer with Lumiri Tubo a diverse vocal September 5, 8pm style that at times ranges from Anita Baker to Alberta Hunter,” said John Hoglund in a recent review for Backstage. “Tubo was awarded the prestigious MAC Hanson Award for Outstanding Newcomer to the Cabaret Scene by The Costellos the Manhattan pop, rock, country, surf Association of September 26, 8pm Cabaret Clubs.”

For a glimpse into the six weekends of toptier entertainment at the Forestburgh Tavern, one can call for reservations and/or details: 845-794-2005, or check out the Tavern’s new website: www.forestburghtavern.com

CTMW spells Music

The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee is a long one-act musical comedy centering on a fictional spelling bee set in a geographically ambiguous Putnam Valley Middle School. Six quirky adolescents compete in the Bee, run by three equally quirky grown-ups.

The 2005 Broadway production was nominated for six Tony Awards, winning two, including Best Book. An unusual aspect of the show is that four real audience members are invited on stage to compete in the spelling bee alongside the six young characters (played by adults) in the throes of puberty, overseen by grown-ups who barely managed to escape childhood themselves, learn that winning isn’t everything and that losing doesn’t necessarily make you a loser.

Grown-ups play kids, some audience interaction, name calling, inappropriate word spelling, cheap jokes, big laughs...an absolutely c-h-a-r-m-i-n-g good time!

Running from September 12-28 at the Playhouse at Museum Village, Route 17M in Monroe, the Creative Theatre-Muddy Water Players’ production is directed and choreographed by Terri Weiss with musical direction by Brian Flint.

Tickets include dessert at intermission consisting of apple pie, ice cream, cheese, iced tea and coffee. Group rates are available and reservations are suggested. This play is recommended for patrons 12 years old and over.

For more information, visit www.ctmwp.org or call the Box Office at 845-294-9465.

Huguenot Exhibits

This year marks the centennial of the beginning of World War I. A trunk full of WWI memorabilia, photos and uniforms Stagecoach: was donated to the “The Hiawatha” Town of Deerpark On loan for the exhibit Museum by the courtesy of the Milford Hagan family which Historical Society has resided in Deerpark since the 1840s.

This collection will be on display when the Town of Deerpark Museum has an Open House, September 28 from 11:00am-4:00pm at the 1863 Huguenot Schoolhouse, 25 Grange Road, Huguenot, and the Neversink Valley Grange Building, adjacent to the 1863 Huguenot Schoolhouse.

This year’s theme in the Grange Building is Transportation. The Town of Deerpark has been the crossroads for the Old Mine Road, the oldest 100 miles road in America, river transportation for the logging industry, the D&H Canal, the Port Jervis & Monticello RR later purchased by the O & W RR, the Erie RR and Interstate 84.

On display will be a stage coach, D & H Canal artifacts, antique cars and motorcycles, and railroad memorabilia. T The National Parks Service will have an outdoor D & H Canal exhibit with docents in canal era dress.

Call 845-754-8070 or 845-856-2702.

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Meet: The Cuckoo Bird and its Alleged Nest in Walden In Walden, a picturesque, historic Orange County river town, there’s street talk of Cuckoos at the New Rose Theatre. For patrons of the New Rose, this is not news.

Conversation has addressed the presence of Cuckoos there for years. But when patrons learn of an alleged Cuckoo’s nest under construction in the prop room of the New Rose, surprise coupled with the element of suspense grasp the imaginations of Walden’s finest. All beware: a significant number of Cuckoo Birds do not construct nests of their own. They are known to simply move into the nests of others, sometimes evicting with fatal consequences, the prenatal children of the occupants, e.g., they push existing eggs from the nest.

Samuel E. Wright, two-time Tony Award nominee, is the noted producer and director at the New Rose Theatre in Walden. He has adapted and directed Ken Kesey’s 1962 novel One Flew over the Cuckoo’s Nest for the stage. Literary works of this type are an inspiration for the creativity that has become Sam Wright’s emblem. The intrinsic nature

and indispensable quality of the especially when considering the subject exist in three different pliability offered by Mr. Wright’s media: the novel, the film and New Rose Theatre, a “Black Box the play, which incidentally Theatre.” premiered on Broadway in The simplicity that is Black Box November of 1963. All are creates flexibility; it’s pure and similar, yet all are different. unadorned. Usually it’s a box-like A film version released in room, painted a flat black with no 1975 was based on the novel, fly space. Rigging is accomplished with horizontal beams which are but not on Dale Wasserman’s capable of holding pieces of sets, stage adaptation. As suggested, Samuel E. Wright curtains and lighting. Further, the differences of this type appeal to the inventiveness and imagination of black is convenient since it allows costumes a director in love with originality. Sam’s and lighting to dominate and hold the stage initiative and artistry have been on display when so designed. The great thing about The in the recent past, when he adapted John New Rose Theatre’s black box configuration Steinbeck’s Of Mice and Men to the stage is that it can be anything anyone wishes to at the New Rose. He drew on the novella, imagine!

One Flew over the Cuckoo’s Nest in this the play and the movie, all different, yet all the same. Presenting Lennie Small and setting offers unlimited opportunities for George, as two inseparable migrant laborers imagination and originality. The setting is remains unforgettable, especially Charles the day room of a mental asylum that houses D’ Andrea as Lennie and his hallucinatory strong and conflicting personalities. To begin, confrontations with the rabbit and Aunt there’s a war vet, Chief Bromden who suffers Clara. The scene is not in the movie, but from what appears to be post-traumatic stress Mr. Wright’s artistic vision smacks it down disorder (PTSD). This intense character will stage center at the New Rose. It’s an in-your- be represented on stage by a competent face approach, which is effective theatre, Lenard Pitts. Further, there’s a defiant, but

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fun-loving convicted felon named McMurphy, portrayed by the popular Chris Kelly. To make this caldron boil is the toil and trouble of Nurse Ratched, a mean spirited tyrant who exhibits nearly complete control over those in her “care.” Nurse Ratched’s function is not to surprise anyone with her behavior, but to maintain the essential element of suspense.

This collection of characters, zanies, is prime material for maintaining a level of dramatic conflict especially in the hands of a theatrical director whose flame of inventiveness burns bright.

Vintery, mintery, cutery, corn, Apple seed and apple thorn, Wire, briar, limber lock, Three geese in a flock, One flew East, One flew West, And one flew over the cuckoo’s nest Samuel Wright’s adaptation of Ken Kesey’s One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest will be presented at the New Rose Theatre, 35 East Main Street, Walden from September 26-28 and October 3-5.

For tickets and additional information, call 845-778-2478.

Verdi Requiem Comes to Middletown and Sugar Loaf in All its Glory!

Dear Readers, As I mentioned on page 2, Verdi’s Requiem Mass is my favorite classical music opus.

Why? Because I relate to melody. I see, read, sense and feel emotion from music moreso via melody than by rhythms or harmonies, and Verdi’s Requiem is just under one and half hours of non-stop, lyrically beautiful and inspired melodies.

To give Verdi all the credit he is due, his rhythms (there are some) and harmonies (yes, lots) in the Requiem also move one to deep emotion. Perhaps it is all of the above added to his dramatic and emotionally intense orchestrations that do the trick.

Or perhaps it his incredible instant key changes and modulations that he has the soloists do a capella that evoke one’s tears.

Or could it be the blaring trumpets and their impending-doom-ish powerful fanfare.

Or the hair-raising climax, a five-note scaleclimbing motif to a high C and then, coda-like, a downward scale to an ambiguous unison C (neither major nor minor).

In any event, to perform the work is a technical and musical undertaking as complicated, intricate and demanding as mounting, say, Beethoven’s 9th. Certainly, for a live performance in Orange County, it is a once in a lifetime experience.

The work is often referred to as “Verdi’s greatest opera”. Along those lines, who better to bring it and all its gloriousness, thundering,

lachrymose, gloryfilled genius to us than Hudson Opera Theatre’s maestro Ron De Fesi? And you are invited!

“We will have a large and excellent Maestro De Fesi orchestra and, of course, our wonderful chorus, as well as a quartet of outstanding soloists,” states De Fesi.

And he can gush about the work as much as I can, as evident in his statement: “and then there’s the magnificent, majestic, mellifluous, magical, mighty, masterful, melodious, matchless, memorable, miraculous, momentous, monumental, moving, mystical music of Verdi.”

Don’t miss it!

Sincerely, Barry Plaxen

From Hudson Opera Theatre website: The sacred music of the 19th century culminated in Verdi’s setting of the Roman Catholic Mass of the Dead. Adored by the vast majority of people at the time, the piece was criticized by a few skeptical critics who contested that Verdi’s Requiem was too operatic, “...an opera in clerical garb,” as one of them said. But Verdi was a man of great spirituality, if not devotion, and his ability to capture the

essence of the text in his music, learned from years of setting opera, raises the tone of this work from the mere theatrical to the Leilah Dione Ezra & Korin Kormick Adam Cromer & Andrew Martens sublimely Dramatic soprano Korin Kormick has awe-inspiring.

This is an intricately woven tapestry of been acclaimed for her luscious voice, emotion, A work indeed as dramatic as any commanding stage presence, and theatrical Verdi opera. A prayer for peace by a man conviction, as noted in last season’s H.O.T. who had devoted his music to conflict. Its production of Norma.

Possessing a luxuriant tenor voice, Adam very strength lies in its exploration of Verdi’s ambivalent views toward religion, given reign Cromer delights audiences by delivering through the unparalleled sense of theatre he splendid long held high notes in the lyric spinto repertoire. had developed.

Andrew Martens, bass, is a versatile Death is a complex character in the Requiem, playing multiple roles - an object performer, remembered for his recent Bard of terror, a comforter, an emancipator - fully College Summerscape appearances.

The Hudson Opera Theatre Chorus and reflecting Verdi’s penchant toward intensely human drama rather than a staid presentation Orchestra conducted by Ron De Fesi will of liturgical dogma or an intellectual effort at give two performances, not un-ironically, one in a church and one in a theatre: theological exploration.

September 21 at 3:00pm at the United Soprano Leilah Dione Ezra has appeared in Italy, France, Israel, Canada and the NY Presbyterian Church, 25 Orchard Street, Metropolitan area. A product of the wonderful Middletown, and September 28 at 3:00pm Monroe-Woodbury Music Program for in the Sugar Loaf Performing Arts Center, Violin & Voice from Elementary through 1351 Kings Highway.

For tickets: 845-661-0544.

High School, she thrilled Montgomery www.HOTopera.com audiences during a 2011 concert.

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Chester’s Jester’s: Back for Business!

Richie Byrne has worked the top comedy venues in the U.S. and abroad for over twenty years. He has been the warm-up comic for The Dr. Oz Show since 2009.

Richie is also an accomplished actor and singer with theatrical and television credits including Sex & the City, The Sopranos and Law & Order: Criminal Intent. He also writes, produces and stars in his own musical variety series, The Richie Byrne Show, which can be seen at Gotham Comedy Club in New York City.

Rob Ryan hails from Long Island. After graduating valedictorian from Stony Brook University, he “immediately threw out my

degree and relentlessly pursued stand-up comedy.”

Rob has performed in many New York City comedy clubs, and is a writer for a number of sketch comedy groups. His style is a perfect blend of clean, relatable observational humor wrapped in an energetic delivery. Audiences love that Rob not only shares the thoughts parading through his mind but he shows them, with vivid characters and spot on delivery.

See Richie & Rob perform at Jester’s Comedy Club’s season opener, 109 Brookside Avenue, Chester on September 27 at 9:00pm.

(Doors open at 8:00pm.) For tickets, call 845345-1039.

Pulitzer Prize Play in Goshen

Playwright Beth Henley a dysfunctional family, have a completed her play, Crimes of penchant for ugly predicaments. the Heart in 1978. It won the Each sister is forced to face the Pulitzer Prize for Drama in consequences of the “crimes of 1981. the heart” she has committed.

The 1986 movie starred See the play LIVE! at Diane Keaton, Jessica Lange, Goshen Music Hall, 223 Main Sissy Spacek and Sam The MaGrath Sisters: Marianne Ciuffetelli, Street, when it is presented by Shepard, and returning to the Evelyn Albino and Rebecca Robbins Cornerstone Theatre Arts, screen after many years, the original “Dorian from September 13-28.

Directed by Ken Tschan, the cast includes Gray” (1945) Hurd Hatfield.

This tragic comedy is about the MaGrath Evelyn Albino, Marianne Ciuffetelli, Rebecca sisters, Meg, Babe, and Lenny, who reunite at Robbins, Crystal Gilbert, Ben Hudson and BJ Granddaddy’s home in Mississippi after Babe Boothe.

Reservations are required. Call 845-294-4188. shoots her abusive husband. The trio, raised in

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Seligmann Award: Richard Kimball

Warwick resident Richard Kimball, a well-known jazz composer and pianist, has inspired many with the beauty of his compositions, his efforts to promote public awareness of the arts, and his volunteerism throughout the Hudson Valley and the world.

“Mr. Kimball’s dedication to musical excellence and our community makes him the perfect choice for this year’s Seligmann Award,” said Orange County Citizen Foundation (OCCF) President Nancy Proyect.

“Mr. Kimball has made a positive impact on thousands of people’s lives, from his compositions to musical instruction and encouragement, as well as his humanitarian efforts here and abroad.”

The Seligmann Award is named for the late Kurt and Arlette Seligmann, on whose former

estate the OCCF makes its home. The OCCF presents the Seligmann Award on an annual basis to recognize unparalleled commitment to arts and culture in Orange County.

Kimball will be honored with the Seligmann Award at the OCCF’s 43rd annual Meeting & Picnic on the Seligmann Lawn on September 4 at 5:30pm. The public is invited to attend.

The “Picnic” portion of the event features a locally sourced BBQ dinner. Guests are also invited to explore the Seligmann grounds and facilities. The evening will feature both live and silent auctions, as well as a preview of a new art exhibit, Juanita Guccione: Defiant Acts (see page 36).

For tickets and information: 845-469-9459.

On September 6 at 8:00pm, the Air Pirates Radio Theater, a mixture of live contemporary interactive theater and old time radio drama, is performing for a fundraiser for the Seligmann Center in Sugar Loaf.

Voted the Best Theater Troupe in the Hudson Valley by the Times Herald Record Readers’ Poll six years in a row, the Pirates will perform Tica Maroo, Space Cadet. Take Me To Your Lender continues the story of Captain Maroo and the illustrious crew of the Star Ship Vision Quest.

The Air Pirates Radio Theater begins with four

actors portraying all the characters in original radio scripts and audiences making all the sound effects, crowd noise and any other noise needed. Prior to the performance, the audience is auditioned and given all the necessary props and a review of what they are to do.

The cast for Take Me to Your Lender includes BrainNieves,LindseyGraham,KateBrannan, Paul Madel and Jamie Kracht, and it is written and directed by Paul Ellis. Technical support is provided by Hit the Road Productions.

Call 845-469-7563 for tickets.

Tica Maroo Returns to Raise Funds!

Cartoon Art in PB

Community Building Through the Arts The Arts Spark Discussion on Social Justice Issues When the arts are utilized as an educational informational communication tool, they can be an effective way to spark discussion on social justice issues. Social Work is one area where the arts could provide clarity.

In this country there are 607,300 social workers with a projected growth of 19 percent by 2022. There are child and family social workers, clinical, school, and healthcare social workers, geriatric, hospice and palliative care social workers, medical, mental health and substance abuse social workers. In the area of children, it is not well understood by the public how social workers protect our youth, and unfortunately, research has proven that our children need protecting.

Children are suffering from a hidden epidemic of child abuse and neglect. “Every year more than 3 million reports of child abuse are made in the U.S. involving more than 6 million children (a report can include multiple children). The U.S. has one of the worst records among industrialized nations, losing on average between four and seven children every day to child abuse and neglect.” (www.childhelp.org) There have been few attempts to show how complex the work of a Child and Family Social Worker really is, and what it is like to be a parent

with Susan Handler

and child on the receiving end of it. Newburgh social worker, writer, and resident Courtney Allen (see photo right) is doing just that. She is in the process of filming a television web series called At Risk with co-writer Jessica Colombo and Director Shawn Strong. The series focuses on the difficult decisions and situations social workers face every day in protecting children at risk in our communities. The web series chronicles the lives and tragic realities of five social caseworkers from the fictional At Risk Agency, a child and family protection service dedicated to provide hope and healing to broken families. The series directs attention to the fragility of our humanity and the multiple ways humanity is violated as seen through the lens of social workers.

As a Child and Family Social Worker, Ms. Allen has worked in the field for 11 years. In 2003 she stumbled into ‘casework’ directly out of college where her major was Media and Communications. Since then she has done extensive work in the Human Service field.

However, she has kept her fingers in the creative pot working as a freelancer at TBN, the Christian TV Network, and as an editor for Tri-County Woman Magazine. In 2009 she conceived the concept for the At Risk series and a year later

Behind the scenes at the “At Risk” web series set

she hired Jessica Colombo.

In 2013 Ms. Allen was the recipient of the Orange County Arts Council’s SPARK funding for the At Risk concept. In May 2014, the At Risk web series shot three scenes and they were previewed at a mixer in Newburgh on June 7. Visit www. atriskseries.com to view the scenes. (See updated information on the recently concluded www.indiegogo.com crowd funding campaign.)

Creative projects, such as the At Risk series, have rippling effects. This web series benefits the field of Social Work and the children social workers are striving to help, the national and international viewing audiences, freelance artists from a huge range of disciplines that work on these projects, and the Newburgh film industry.

For more information email Courtney Allen at info@atriskseries.com or contact her at C. Elizabeth Productions, 358 North Montgomery Street, Newburgh, NY 12550.

Henry ‘Hank’ Syverson (1918-2007) was born in and lived in Pine Bush. He contributed cartoons regularly to many major periodicals.

Syverson attended the Walt Disney Animation Studios in the company of many animators destined for fame in magazine cartooning such as Walt Kelly (Pogo), Hank Ketcham (Dennis the Menace) and George Baker (Sad Sack).

His characters have the appeal and fluidity associated with Disney, somehow coupled with a slightly more Thurber-esque abstraction.

“For thirty years I have pursued my favorite hobby. But perhaps to consider cartooning a hobby is deceiving. My son once asked me, ‘Daddy, are you unemployed?’” once remarked Syverson.

Syverson’s work is featured at the Crawford Gallery of Fine Art, 65 Main Street in Pine Bush, September 20-October 20, along with a group show with art by local artists. (See page 6 for more information.)

For more information, call 845-744-8634.

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May I Have A Word With You...Language and its Oddities with Carol Pozefsky Word Portraits My friend Lesley has the gift of description. She’ll tell you about her weekend and it’s as though you were there; a perfect word picture.

The Describer’s Dictionary features authors who had that gift: F. Scott Fitzgerald - The Great Gatsby “She was a slender, small-breasted girl, with an erect carriage, throwing her body backward like a young cadet.”

Alice Walker - The Color Purple “She got a long pointed nose and big fleshy mouth. Lips look like black plum. Eyes big, glossy. Feverish. And mean. Like, sick as she is, if a snake cross her path, she kill it.”

Thomas Wolfe - Look Homeward, Angel “She was a tall beanpole of a girl with a prognathous mouth...” (meaning her jaw and mouth jutted far forward).

Composer Richard Wagner: “The most tremendous genius raised Mozart above all masters, in all centuries and in all the arts.”

Musician, satirist, Peter Schickele: “The highest rave is a gross understatement.”

Composer Hector Berlioz: “The marvelous beauty of his quartets, quintets and sonatas first converted me to this celestial genius, whom thenceforth I worshipped.”

Composer Frederic Chopin: “Mozart encompasses the entire domain of musical creation but I’ve got only the keyboard in my poor head.”

Composer Edvard Grieg: “The death of Mozart before he had passed his 35th year was perhaps the greatest loss the musical world has ever suffered.”

In Mozart’s own words: “When I am entirely alone, or when I cannot sleep, it is on such occasions that my ideas flow best and most abundantly.”

Genius on Genius Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was 35 years old when he died in 1791. During his life and ever after the world has searched for words to describe his talent Musicologist Alfred Einstein: “Mozart’s string quartets; the purest, most satisfying and most perfect that ever assumed musical form.”

Actual Country Song Titles How Can I Miss You If You Won’t Go Away?

I Bought The Shoes That Just Walked Out on Me. I’d Rather Pass A Kidney Stone Than Another Night With You. When Your Phone Don’t Ring You’ll Know It’s Me.

In November of 1987, drummer-turnedjazz vibraphonist Ron Crosta and actress and vocalist Madeline Shaw launched their dream, the Softwinds Restaurant & Jazz Club between Goshen and Washingtonville.

“When we took our first look, I had negative feelings about it,” said Ron. “It had that classic shabby roadhouse bar appearance. It was rundown and badly in need of repairs and lots of TLC. But Maddy had a vision and after lots of arm twisting, finally convinced me that we could turn it into something cool. So, we incorporated and set upon the enormous task of transforming this seedy tavern into a jazz club.”

It wasn’t long before the news of a jazz club along the Sarah Wells Trail reached the U. S. Military Academy at West Point and members of The West Point Jazz Knights began to frequent the club as did many notable musicians from NYC and local jazz composer Chris Parker.

Among the many fine players that graced the bandstand on a regular basis were Hal Gaylor, Vivian Lord, Bucky Pizzarelli, Richard Kimball, Mike Jackson, Mike Antonelli, and even more recognizable names in the jazz world

made appearances at ‘The Winds’ helped along by Warwick Jazz promoter Russ Lane.

“It was a good run for a little over a year, but due to the very limited seating it was an impediment to the gross receipts. That, coupled with the failing systems of an 100 year old building spelled doom and The Winds stopped blowing in 1988.

“After falling out of touch for many years, Tom Cabrera and I rekindled our friendship.

He had a plan to get some of the Softwinds alumni together and went to the club and made arrangements with the present owners. We had a reunion there this past July.”

On September 21 at 3:00pm and for another set at 5:00pm, Tom Cabrera, drums; Paul Duffy, piano; Lou Pappas, bass; Ron Crosta, vibes; and saxophonist Mike Antonelli (see photos) will be at the upgraded The Horse & Sulky Pub & Grill, 206 Sarah Wells Trail, Campbell Hall.

Suggested donation $5.

“Word has it that there are going to be future jazz things happening there. I hope that I’m a part of it,” Ron concluded.

For information, call 845-614-5928.

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Third Annual Big Eddy Film Fest

Produced by Delaware Valley Arts Alliance, the arts council for Sullivan County, the Big Eddy Film Festival (BEFF) aims to advance the traditional art of storytelling by showing the newest and best independent films from around the world and our own backyard.

The BEFF has announced the official selections for the third annual event taking place in Narrowsburg from September 19 to 21.

Twenty seven new independent films have been selected, including a documentary about the use of music to reawaken memories in those with dementia.

Directed by Michael Rossato-Bennett, Alive Inside is a joyous cinematic exploration of music’s capacity to reawaken our souls and uncover the deepest parts of our humanity.

This stirring documentary follows social worker Dan Cohen, founder of the nonprofit organization Music & Memory, as he fights against a broken healthcare system to demonstrate music’s ability to combat memory loss and restore a deep sense of self to those suffering from it.

Filmmaker Rossato-Bennett chronicles the astonishing experiences of individuals around the country who have been revitalized through the simple experience of listening to music. His camera reveals the uniquely human connection we find in music and how its healing power can triumph where prescription medication falls short.

The Festival opens with the IFC Films

Where else can you see and hear great artists for the modest price of free?

PLEASE RETAIN THIS FOR FUTURE REFERENCE All concerts are held at the beautiful Senior Center, 36 Bridge Street, Montgomery +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ “Alive Inside” documentary

release Goodbye to All That, directed by Angus MacLachlan and starring Paul Schneider, Melanie Lynskey, Amy Sedaris, and Heather Graham.

Festival Program Director Tina Spangler said, “The festival will feature an exciting array of new work by established and emerging filmmakers covering fascinating subjects and captivating characters.”

The film selection includes four documentaries, two narrative features, and 21 short films, plus a program of films currently being made by local youth. A total of 31 directors will be presenting works. Five of the film selections have a local connection to Sullivan County and/or the Catskills region. There are two programs of family-friendly short films.

All screenings take place at the Tusten Theatre, 210 Bridge Street in Narrowsburg.

Purchase tickets and all-access passes at www.

BigEddyFilmFest.com or phone 845-252-7576.

Calling All Artists!

The re-grant program of the New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA) is designed to support community-based arts activities in an effort to make quality arts programming available to all residents, as well as to support local cultural expression.

There are three distinct grant programs: Project Grants support community-based arts and cultural activities of non-profit groups, organizations and individual artists.

Projects can be in any artistic discipline and may include (but are not limited to) workshops, exhibitions/studio tours, performances, community music festivals, multi-discipline collaborations and public programming whose central focus is the arts. The maximum funding request is $5,000.

The Individual Artist Commission Program provides $2,500 to an individual artist to create new work with community engagement.

The Artist in Residence/Public Schools grant supports residencies by artists and/or cultural organizations in a public school classroom (K-12), that focuses on sequential, skill-based knowledge. Inter-curricular collaboration is encouraged.

These awards are made possible with funds from the Decentralization Program, a regrant program of the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew Cuomo and the New York State Legislature and administered by Arts Mid-Hudson.

All new applicants MUST attend an informational seminar prior to applying for funds,

The Grand Montgomery Chamber Music Series: Our 27th Season

returning applicants are strongly encouraged to attend as well. All sessions will cover the same material and include info on each of the three grant programs.

You do not need to have a project identified to attend. Learn more about the program guidelines, what projects may be eligible for funding, how to develop a compelling grant application and what steps are needed to apply.

RSVP at: http://tinyurl.com/2015-InfoSeminar Seminars last an average of 90 minutes, and will be held: Sept. 11 at 5:30pm, Josephine-Louise Public Library, 5 Scofield Street, Walden.

Sept. 16 at 4:15pm, SUNY Orange - Middletown Campus, 115 South Street, Middletown Sept. 20 at 2:00pm, Ann Street Gallery, 104 Ann Street, Newburgh Sept. 30 at 5:30pm, Beacon Recreation Center, 23 W Center Street, Beacon Oct. 7 at 4:30pm, The Falcon, 1348 Rt. 9W, Marlboro Oct. 21 at 4:30pm, Orange County NY Arts Council at The Seligmann Studio, 23 White Oak Drive, Chester

Visit www.artsmidhudson.org for Dutchess and Ulster locations, complete guidelines and eligibility for each grant program.

Application deadline: November 13, 2014.

If you are unable to attend any of the sessions, and still wish to apply, contact Eve Madalengoitia, at evem@artsmidhudson.org or 845-454-3222 ext.16.

Free Concert Series September 2014 - May 2015 Sunday, September 28, 2014 at 3:00pm - Karine Poghosyan, piano

“Great news! Karine is back again!

This remarkable powerhouse Armenian-American pianist is one of the finest and most exciting pianists you may ever see. She played this Spanish program recently in Vienna and at Symphony Space in Manhattan.”

Howard Garrett, producer.

Sunday, October 19, 2014 at 3:00pm - Valentine Hirsu, cello

“Valentine is a retired NY Philharmonic cellist. He will play 3 Cello Suites by J.S. Bach.

The ability to play this program is a monumental achievement.

If you appreciate the greatest composer in history (not just my opinion), don’t miss this.”

Sunday, November 16, 2014 at 3:00pm - Alacorde Piano Trio

“This superb trio consists of Jacqueline Schiller-Audi, piano; Jee Sun Lee, violin; and Suji Kim; cello.

They will play piano trios by Beethoven, Mendelssohn as well as music by Gershwin.

If you miss this you might spend the rest of your life feeling sorry for yourself! Don’t let that happen.”

Sunday, January 4, 2015 at 3:00pm - Gregg Michalak, piano

“Gregg is a well-known pianist and fine piano restorer and tuner. He may be the world’s only one who excels in both arts. He will play Scarlatti, Beethoven, Chopin, Grieg and Schubert. Sounds like a winner!”

Sunday, March 15, 2015 at 3:00pm - All Seasons Chamber Players

“This fine quintet is well known in New Jersey, but is new to this area. Their program, called Spring Mix, will consist of Kuhlau, Tchaikovsky, Charlie Chaplin (not a typo), Faure, Piazzolla and Doppler.

It should be an enjoyable concert that will leave you feeling happy.”

Sunday, May 17, 2015 at 3:00pm - Maestro Khan and Ensemble

“Maestro Ustad Shafaat Khan has performed all over the world. He and his colleagues play Indian classical and folk music on Sitar, Tabla and vocal. This concert should be fascinating and different.”

“Some of the musicians are on YouTube and have their own websites.

I also have a policy that promises to give you your money back if you don’t like any of our free concerts.” +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

Special Concerts Saturday, October 18, 2014 at 7:30pm Music for Humanity Concert/Fundraiser

”Award-winning artists perform at the 6th annual Music for Humanity Concert/Fundraiser for music scholarships. Featured will be a good number of excellent classical musicians and singers.

Order in advance $10, for reserved seats $20. At the door, the admission is $15 and $25.

Call 469-0900 for reservations.

Sponsored by the New York School of Music.

Monday, December 15, 2014 at 8:00pm Pine Bush Community Band Holiday Concert “This is a fine band playing joyous music and it’s free.”

OUR WONDERFUL SPONSORS: Village of Montgomery, Town of Montgomery, Historic Montgomery Assn., Walden Rotary, Attorneys McAdam & Fallon, Montgomery Village Pharmacy, Town of Montgomery Chamber of Commerce, Scotts Corners Paint and Hardware, Devitt Management, Noble Coffee Roasters, Shaggy Dog Groomers, Iron Café, Walden Savings Bank, J.W. Landscape Management, Copperfields, Vic’s Italian Restaurant, Mike’s Deli, Perfect Temperature, Cup & Saucer Diner in Pine Bush, Montgomery Florist, Ward’s Bridge Inn, Sohn’s Appliances, Montgomery Mills/UPS Shipper, M. Mahbub Islam, M.D., Becker’s Auto Repair, Glen Arden Residents Association, Daxxon Chinese Restaurant in Walden.

This program is funded in part by Orange County Tourism and the County of Orange.

This series has no committees, advisory boards, etc. It is a voluntary effort by myself, Howard Garrett, with assistance from the Village of Montgomery Clerk Monserrate Stanley and her fine staff, General Lisa Caruso, Judy Garrett, Bob Campbell, Barry Plaxen, Eric Hamblin, Melody O’Connor, Ray Richalde, Betty and Karl Lauritzen, Ed and Linda Dubin, Jake Henry, Buddy Nelson and one or two others.

For any questions call 845-457-9867.

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Rapturous Raptors at the Wurtsboro Art Alliance Gallery

Following his retirement from teaching, Gene Weinstein continued his interest in outdoor photography, particularly bald eagle behavior.

For 22 years he was a volunteer bald eagle monitor for the D.E.C. in the NYS Bald Eagle Restoration Project and his articles and photos have been published in several publications.

His photographs of bald eagles have been exhibited at the Museum of the Hudson Highlands; National Park Service Center; Sullivan County Community College (SCCC); Times Herald Record offices; Marywood University; Catskill Center for Conservation & Development; Mount St. Mary College; and Orange County Community College.

Six of his eagle photos were presented on behalf of SCCC’s Student Exchange program to South Korean authorities, as uniquely representative of this region. Most recently, over $2,000 worth of local bald eagle framed photos were donated to the Delaware Highlands Conservancy to support their efforts in preserving the environment.

Roberta Rosenthal, an internationally award winning artist with over forty years of experience, has been an art instructor at the New York Botanical Gardens for twenty-five years and also teaches art at her studio Squirrel Nest in Bloomingburg. Locally, she has taught botanical and landscape art at almost all major art schools and community centers in Orange and Sullivan Counties, and at community residences.

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“Hawk w/ Trumpet Flower” Roberta Rosenthal

School, the Institute for Ecosystem Studies, and the Catskill Art Society.

See page 8 for information about Roberta’s

Botanical Watercolor Pencil Drawing Workshops being offered at the WAA Gallery, Saturdays in September.

Abundant Nature, an exhibit of photographs

by Gene Weinstein and the paintings of Roberta Rosenthal, which explores their love of nature with flora and fauna, will run from September 6-28 at the Wurtsboro Art Alliance. Gene’s close-up photographs specialize in eagles and hummingbirds while Roberta’s natural science botanical studies and expressive sumi-e paintings focus on flowers and wildlife.

The opening reception, on September 6 from 2:00pm-4:00pm, will be held at the WAA Gallery, 73 Sullivan Street, Wurtsboro.

Visit www.waagallery.org for information.

Batik with a European Twist at Rolling River

Eagle photo by Gene Weinstein

museums and galleries. She is recognized for her international postage stamps, book and magazine illustrations, logos and textile designs and is a member of the American Society of Botanical Artists, Society of Illustrators, Catskill Art Society and Wurtsboro Art Alliance (WAA).

Roberta paints in watercolor, gouache, oils, and mixed media. Her fine art has been featured on postage stamps, books, magazines, packaging, stationary, and giftware. Rosenthal has been an art instructor at the New York Botanical Gardens, Mount Saint Mary College, the Wallkill River

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Ksenia Golubkov tells her furniture design. story through the medium of It was there that she first her brush. Like Nabokov, she learned about Batik, and has experienced the life of started to experiment with an emigre, preferring exile to this ancient art technique life under an imposed system.

- combining it with all the Having grown up in Moscow, elements of classical European she left her homeland in 1981 painting. Ksenia creates oneto pursue a peripatetic artistic of-a-kind scarves as wearable art. Her pieces are marvels of career which took her to France, Portugal, Holland and the U.S. B a t i k b y K s e n i a G o l u b k o v draughtsmanship and color.

View Ksenia’s work in a solo show at Rolling Ksenia studied art with her father, well known painter Philip Golubkov. She consolidated her River Café, Gallery & Inn in Parksville through education at the elite Moscow School of Applied September 18.

For info, see Rolling River’s ad on page 11.

Arts by earning an MFA in interior, texture, and

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“Grand View” by Michael Jaroszco

Artists from The Wallkill River School (WRS) have teamed up with 15 farms that are open to the public to create the Farm/Art Trail.

In preparation for the creation of the trail, for the past year 15 artists have been diligently painting on 15 farms and exhibiting their work in solo shows at the WRS and at the farm stands. Now the trail will open to the public!

A kick off celebration takes place on September 13, in conjunction with the Orange County Art Council’s (OCAC) Open Studio Tour, featuring each artist demonstrating live at the farms listed from Noon-3:00pm. (Artists will be demonstrating later in the day at the WRS from 5:00pm-7:00pm if you missed them on the farm!)

The live demonstrations are as follows: • George Hayes: Palette Knife painting. Scheuermann

“Blooming Hill Barn” by Lorraine Furey • • • • • • • • • • •

Farms, 73 Little York Road, Warwick; Gene Bové: Limited Palette Oil. Soons Orchards, 23 Soons Circle, New Hampton; Mitchell Saler: Luminous Oil. Pierson’s Farm, 1448 Route 211 West, Middletown; Mike Jaroszko: Realism in Oil. Hoeffner’s Farms, 405 Goodwill Road, Montgomery; Shawn Dell Joyce: Pastel Painting. Sycamore Farm, 1887 New York 211, Middletown; Lorraine Furey: Expressionistic Acrylic. Blooming Hill Farm, 1251 Route 208 Monroe; Jane Lawrence & Debbe Cushman Femiak demonstrate at Lawrence Farms, 39 Colandrea Road, Newburgh; Elizabeth Ocskay: Expressionism in Oil and Pastel.

Jones Farm, 190 Angola Road, Cornwall; Mickie MacMillan: Watercolor Realism. Froelich’s Farm, Albany Post Road, Montgomery; Mary Mugele Sealfon: Impressionism. Bellvale Creamery, Warwick; Michael Piotrowski demonstrates at Late Bloomer Farm, 3100 New York 207, Hamptonburgh; Marge Morales: Watercolor Realism. Roe’s

“Pierson’s Barn” by Mitchell Saler

Orchards, 3278 Route 94, Chester; • Janet Howard Fatta demonstrates live. Applewood Farm, 82 4 Corners Road, Warwick; • Christina Pahucki: Acrylic Realism. Warwick Valley Winery, 114 Little York Road, Warwick.

This unique partnership of artist and farmer is part of a larger effort by the WRS in conjunction with Orange County Tourism and the County of Orange, and Orange County Arts Council to develop agricultural tourism and create more local economic impact through the arts. It is a creative place-making project, and was recently funded by a federal grant from the National Endowment for the Arts “Our Town” geared specifically to creative place making.

The map is available online at www. orangecountytourism.org or stop in at the WRS, 232 Ward Street, Montgomery, and get a printed brochure.

“End of Season” by George Hayes

September’s Gaggle of Artists An exhibit celebrating the art of the Wallkill River School’s represented and emerging artists entitled, Gaggle of Artists, will run from September 1-30.

Also on view for September are works by professional and amateur artists from William Noonan’s Drawing Class in the Student Gallery.

And in the Hallway Gallery, Summer through September 14, and Farms (but of course, what else?) from September 15-October 14.

An opening reception for all the exhibits will be gaggly held on September 13, from 5:00pm7:00pm.

For information, call 845-457-ARTS.

The project was also funded by New York State Council for the Arts (NYSCA) with the support of Governor Cuomo and the NYS Legislature

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Visit Antarctica in Middletown

“Crithionina” by Sam Bowser

Have you ever known anyone who has gone to Antarctica, let alone someone who has dived through drilled holes in the ice more than 180 times? In fact, why would anyone do that? For the sake of science!

A man who grew up on a country road in the Town of Wallkill has gone to Antarctica twenty times to perform scientific research dives to bring back small specimens of Foraminifera. Sam Bowser, PhD, is a polar biologist, protistologist, and art/science enthusiast specializing on “forams” - unicellular aquatic creatures that play a crucial role in marine environments.

Some may recognize him as one of the characters featured in Werner Herzog’s documentary, Encounters at the End of the World or for being the featured scientist on the Discovery Channel’s Forces of Nature. His work has shown that Antarctica is populated with forams that evolved hundreds of millions of years ago. They are like dinosaurs that are still around. A new genus of Foraminifera, was named Bowseria in his honor in 2008. And, Bowser Valley, lying East of Crawford Valley in St. Johns Range, Victoria Land, Antarctica, was named in 2005.

Sam Bowser graduated with an AAS degree from SUNY Orange. He received a BS in biological sciences and a PhD in cell biology from SUNY Albany. He has done extensive postdoctoral work on cell biology and polar biology at Wadsworth Center, NYS Department of Health and Scripps Institution of Oceanography, respectively. He has received numerous awards and honors including the Science Teachers Association of New York Executive Award.

Artist Laura Von Rosk travelled to Antarctica in the fall of 2011 to work with Dr. Bowser. She was there to assist with the scientific research and dive teams and, in one way or another,

incorporate this experience into her own work as a visual artist. Von Rosk is known for her small surreal paintings of landscapes often lush with vegetation. After her Antarctic trip, icy scenery and landscape of many shades of white have become prevalent in her work. By recombining, emphasizing, manipulating, or inventing elements of the landscape, she explores the tension between natural forms and memory.

Laura received her MFA from the University of Pennsylvania, and her BFA from the SUNY Purchase. Her paintings have been exhibited nationally in both solo and group shows. She is currently director of the Lake George Arts Project’s Courthouse Gallery.

Orange Hall Gallery is the venue for an exhibit that was inspired by the expedition to Antarctica. AntARTica: Exploring Art & Science at the Bottom of the World! It will be on view through October 9.

Bowser’s watercolors of the jewel-like Foraminifera and Von Rosk’s oil paintings of the Antarctic vista along with specimens plus short video documentaries by exploration team members Hilary Hudson and Henry Kaiser comprise this fascinating educational opportunity.

In addition, Bowser and Von Rosk will give a presentation on the research work on forams as well as art-science projects on October 9 at 7:00pm-9:00pm during the closing reception.

Orange Hall is located at the corner of Wawayanda and Grandview Avenues, Middletown on the SUNY Orange campus.

For information: 845-341-4891.

Artist/printmaker Joan Mamelok will display a representation of various printmaking techniques in a show entitled, Exploration at SUNY Orange’s Middletown campus.

“I’m not one who likes a lot of repetition, so with the many options, I can always switch how I’m working. I love the variety offered by print-making,” said Joan.

The show runs from September 3 thru October 1 in the Orange Hall Gallery Fringe, SUNY Orange.

On October 1 Joan will present a master class. See page 8 for more details.

For information, call 845-341-4891.

“Tangled Up in Blue & Orange 3” by J. Mamelok

“Pressure Ridges” by Laura Von Rosk

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Montley Murder in Dingmans Ferry

It appears old Montley was murdered. Or was he? If so, who, what, where, when, why and how? The family and staff of the wealthy man gather for the reading of his will and gasp in surprise as Montley’s air-head nurse inherits his mansion.

But that is just the beginning of things not being as they appear. Unpredictable fun, with bickering money-grabbing relatives and the eccentric butler, klutzy maid, drill sergeant cook, snobby sister and gold-digger ex-wife, plus a phony, a wimp and a hothead!

Guests get involved as they dine by asking “whodunit” questions. Everyone’s got a theory but there are more twists than a plate of rotini!

The Mystery of Montley’s Manor by Kimberlee R. Mendoza takes place in New England, in the living room of the late Chester Montley. It will be presented at the Dingmans Ferry United Methodist Church at 115 Myck Road on September 5 at 7:00pm and on September 6 at 1:00pm and 7:00pm.

Call 570-828-9725 or 570-828-2288 for tickets as seating is limited.

Two Autumn events are taking place in Pike County, and you can visit one or both.

The Pocono Environmental Education Center’s (PEEC) Harvest Festival includes animal presenters, arts & crafts, hands-on activities, conservation exhibits, live music, local food, old-timey activities, and more!

The September 27, 10:00am-4:00pm event at 538 Emery Road, Dingmans Ferry is free, with a small parking fee per car. www.peec.org or phone: 570-828-2319.

Community Appreciation Day & National Public Lands Day is a fee-free day at Grey Towers in Milford, with self-guided mansion

tours, Smokey Bear, local musician John Curtin and the Trim Trio, and a puppet show for the whole family by magician John Carlson (see photo) September 27, 10:00am-4:00pm.

The Forestry Discovery Trail is used by visitors to learn about forest health and science, today’s forestry challenges and the history of forest conservation.

It includes a re-created early 20th Century campsite used by the Yale School of Forestry students. Storms and time have taken their toll and help is needed to repair the damage.

From 9:00am to Noon you can help reinforce the trail with wood chips along the surface!

Call 585-764-8611 for more information.

Fall in Love with Fall on Sept. 27

Dual Art Show for The ARTery in September

Still life by Michele Jaffe

One may describe Michele Jaffe’s life as a “painting interrupted.” After graduating from Port Jervis High School, Michele found herself pondering the direction of her life.

When she discovered her talent and passion for painting, Buzz Wallace, then Art Director of Orange County Community College, encouraged her to paint.

Instead, Michele focused on raising her six children with her husband in Bethesda, MD. After moving back to the area, and watching her children fly the coop one by one, Michele began to revisit her “painting interrupted.”

Upon her return, she became involved with Pike County Arts & Crafts. In 1999 she opened The Gallery at Forest Hall in Milford, which showcased local artists. Presently, as a member of The ARTery, Michele says she finds herself “in that comfortable and inspiring place where art and community meet.”

She now lives on top of a mountain in Pike County, where she can finally paint,

Still life by Linda Urcioli

uninterrupted.

Award winning artist Linda Urcioli studied for many years with master artist John Philip Osborne. She is primarily a still life painter, but enjoys working on landscape and portraits. Linda is also drawn to sculpture, woodcut printing and encaustic.

She attended the American Woodcarving School, the Ridgewood Art Institute, the Old Church Cultural Center, and has shown in many juried shows.

She teaches metaphysics and has an equal love for both the arts and the spirit world.

“I am fascinated with the Kabala, as well as astrology, tarot, numbers and letters. They do weave their magic into our lives.”

Meet Michele and Linda at their opening reception on September 13 from 6:00pm9:00pm for a dual art exhibit running from September 11-October 6 at The ARTery, 210 Broad Street, Milford.

For information, phone 570-409-1234.

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“It’s really great that Last Saturdays is being renewed!,” said Newburgh promoter Kippy Boyle. “So many new artists in town and lots of new energy. It’s been my experience that every successful art initiative was the result of enthusiastic collaboration!”

Boyle was instrumental in the first incarnation of Last Saturdays along with many others including Nancy and Peter Billman. Sadly, Peter passed away in 2006.

Born and raised in Oyster Bay, Peter moved with Nancy and their daughters from Hilton Head, SC to Newburgh. There he used his many talents to restore an early 1820’s Federal Style house, built for a local attorney who later served in the New York State legislature. Modified in the 1880s with the addition of a bay window and marble fireplaces, the house was updated in 2001-04 by Nancy, who is a caterer, and Peter.

From his studio on the top floor of this beautiful Bed and Breakfast, the Goldsmith Denniston House, Peter had spectacular views of the Hudson River. A Hudson Valley plein air painter, Peter captured the many moods, essence of place and richness of the Hudson Valley. His paintings combine the style of the new Hudson River School with a contemporary appeal.

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“Autumn in Beacon” by Peter Billman (1951-2006)

Trust. His paintings are in private collections in the U.S. and Europe.

On September 27 from 4:00pm to 6:00pm, Nancy (Billman) Thomas will open the Billman Gallery for Last Saturdays where you can view Peter’s paintings in the elegant Bed and Breakfast in the heart of the historic district of Newburgh.

Goldsmith Denniston House is located at 227 Montgomery Street. For more information: www.dennistonbb.com or 845-562-8076.

And don’t miss the art exhibit at Healing Arts Studio, 75 Broadway, just off the corner of Grand Street, where, after 4:00pm, you can pick up a full list of Last Saturday events that includes lots of music, plus cinema, pilates, dining, chess, shopping and more art exhibits!

Short Film Festival Some films grab your interest while others make you hope for a quick ending. Here’s a great

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option: a short film festival. Getting bored just doesn’t happen. The subjects and types of the films are extremely different.

Now, in its 17th year, the Manhattan Short Film Festival (MSFF) offers families and friends (15-70+) the opportunity of viewing the ten finalists (out of 589 entries) in this worldwide event and then voting on their favorites. It’s fun and inexpensive.

The 2014 MSFF takes place worldwide, September 26-October 5. The filmmakers represent 47 countries around the globe. Each film is 18 minutes or less in length. Three hundred venues on six continents are participating and two of those are in Orange County, one at SUNY Orange, Newburgh and one at SUNY Orange, Middletown.

One of the most popular aspects of the festival comes at the end of each screening. The audience becomes the judge. Filmgoers are given voting sheets on which the film titles and actors are listed. Then, they are asked to vote for their favorites. Each venue tabulates and on October 7 the winners are announced in New York City.

On Last Saturday September 27 at 7:00pm, the 10 films will be screened in Kaplan Hall, corner of Grand and First Streets, Newburgh.

Free parking is available in the garage under Kaplan Hall via the entrance on First Street.

A second screening of the 10 films will be at the Gilman Center Library, corner of South Street and East Conkling Avenue, Middletown

on October 2 at 6:15pm.

Come and be part of this inter-continental event! Students allowed free entrance at both venues.

The MSFF is brought to Orange County by SUNY Orange Cultural Affairs.

For questions: 845-341-9386/4891.

Anthropocentric Art Auction “What if a portrait could be one’s magical mirror? The side of us that is hidden from our conscious mind and that which holds all our secrets? A portrait is not a mere optical reflection of oneself, but rather a soul mirror, a reflection of who we are, who we have been and the map to unlock who we are about to become. In this sense, one’s portrait becomes a paradigm for others as well. It is a mold, if you will, that maps the human condition in it’s most vivid and magical form.” Alexander Megas Alexandros Megas’ wood, canvas and aluminum artworks attempt to explore this kind of relationship, as it is purely anthropocentric and mainly focuses on the esoteric side of humanity, rather than the exoteric part of it.

“For Last Saturday, Art by Healing Arts Studios is Alexandros Megas

E V E RYO N E I S I N V I T E D TO L A S T S AT U R DAYS ! doing something different this time,” said ownercurator Lisa Gervais. “We are choosing 5 of Alexandros’ pieces that we will sell as a silent auction, starting below market value, giving a considerable discount. The auction will open up on September 6 for the Orange County Open Studio Tour and will end on October 11 when the exhibit closes.”

A listing for all September 27 events, venues and contact info is on the Facebook page at Newburgh Last Saturdays, in hard copy at Healing Arts Studio, 75 Broadway, on September 27 after 10:00am, and at other participating venues.

Phone: 520-609-1866 OCCC Artists of Excellence The Artists of Excellence exhibit series opens the new academic year with a display of works by artist Fay Wood of Saugerties. Wood paints in several media, but it is her sculptures which will be on view in the large vitrine glass case in the foyer of the Mindy Ross Gallery at SUNY Orange’s “Family”

by Fay Wood Kaplan Hall.

Wood uses a meticulous, process-oriented approach that gives the many found objects and

M a n y o f t h e a rt i s t s f ro m N e w b u rg h ’s O p e n S t u d i o To u r 2 0 1 3 p h o t o b y N e w b u rg h re s i d e n t & p h o t o g ra p h e r, R u e d i Hof m a nn

materials she gathers a new life by transforming them into art. She uses wood, metal, wire, paper, glass, and paint. In 2004, she was the winner of the Proskauer Prize given by the National Sculpture Society. But, she states that most of all she is proud of being in the “generation of women of transition who were trying to be everything at once!” She certainly attained that in art.

This show will be on view weekdays through October 27, and on Last Saturdays.

For questions: 845-341-9386/4891.

Newburgh Open Studios 2014 Newburgh Open Studios 2014 will be the 4th annual studio tour featuring Newburgh artists taking place on September 27 and 28 from 11:00am-5:00pm both day. Maps will be available starting at 10:00am on September 27

at Newburgh Art Supply, 5 Grand Street.

Organized by co-owners Gerardo Castro and Michael Gabor, Newburgh Open Studios will introduce the public to Newburgh’s burgeoning arts community with the opening of artists’ work studios, alternative gallery spaces and special events. Interact directly with the artists who produce the work while traversing Newburgh’s renowned Historic District.

One of the many participants in Last Saturdays is Space Create which will be exhibiting Odyssey, art by Joe Pimentel for the Open Studio Tour. The new venue is an “alternative work space for collaborative ideas” at 115 Broadway.

It includes artists and businesses, a space for people to work as well as sell their goods, with flexible space to be used for community events.

“When I look at all of the animate and

inanimate objects in my surroundings, I continually see opportunities to create unique objects,” states Pimentel. “I draw Art by Joe Pimental on imagery from this waking, dreamlike state and morph them into detailed, complex images that are rendered with the intention of giving insight into other planes of existence that await us. I attempt to morph these unique objects into a flowing, cohesive visual aesthetic that creates a semi-abstract, organic representation of the familiar in an unrecognizable way.”

Email spacecreate0@gmail.com for details.

Visit www.newburghopenstudios.org for more Open Studio information.

Nadas at Newburgh Free Library Also on view for Last Saturday and Newburgh Open Studios 2014 weekend is Gita Nadas’ art exhibit at the Newburgh Free Library, 124 Grand Street.

For information, call “Forbidden Fruit” 845-563-3601.

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New Windsor Music Academy: Learning From the Best

by Naomi Kennedy

When his successful home-based music school, Mike’s Guitar Studio, was expanding and the need for more teachers became apparent, Mike Benninger opened the New Windsor Music Academy.

That was last year. Today, with an enrollment of over 300 students ranging from ages 3 to adult, all styles of music are available. The instructors, all from the Hudson Valley, specialize in guitar, piano, voice, drums, violin, viola, cello, ukulele, music theory, songwriting, and rock band classes.

At 12 years old, Mike found his uncle’s guitar in the attic and the journey began. During high school he took private music lessons while playing in rock and metal bands. Mike earned a Bachelor’s degree in Music Performance from Keene State College and a Master’s in Music Performance from Yale University. For over 20 years he taught high school and college, and was a freelancer.

Guitar, piano, and voice are the most popular instruments in his academy. Although the ukulele is not a widely used instrument, they have four young students who take lessons. “It’s kind of cool that these kids are learning to play that particular instrument,” said Mike.

His instructors studied in prestigious schools such as: Yale, Juilliard, and Manhattan School of Music. Some of them have performed with wellknown artists such as Enrique Iglesias, Jermaine

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“Under Sail” by Kathleen C. Downey

Guitar student William LaCombe

Paul, Aretha Franklin, and Pink Floyd.

With over 25 years of experience, the faculty are well-versed in rock, pop, heavy metal, and classical music. “I’m very happy with my instructors. We see a lot of good results especially at recitals - which take place two times a year,” said Mike.

Because many school districts have limited music programs, The New Windsor Music Academy is committed to meeting the needs of their students. The majority are kids, although adults do attend. They are taught songs that they want to learn, which usually fall into the genres of pop and rock. Local TV and radio personalities who would like to enhance their speaking voices are also welcome, as well as students who are preparing for NYSSMA, concerts/recitals/ performances, and competitions.

“I always knew I would be teaching. I like

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Voice student Leighan Navarro

seeing the kids perform and improve. This is not only good for the community, but also directly for the growth of our children. This is what I chose for my life; to be a musician and a teacher. I care about the progress of my students,” concluded Benninger.

The New Windsor Music Academy is located at 318 Blooming Grove Turnpike, (Route 94) in New Windsor. Music lessons are offered seven days a week from early in the morning to late at night “to accommodate your busy schedule”.

For information, call 845-784-4071. www.NewWindsorMusicAcademy.com

The St. James Camera Club, which meets every second Tuesday of each month at 7:00pm at St. James Church, St. James Place and Church Street in Goshen, will have an exhibit of their work from September 1-30 at the Builder’s Association of Orange County, 1161 Little Britain Road, New Windsor.

An opening reception will be held on September 6 from 3:00pm-6:00pm. Come and view their work while enjoying some coffee and treats - the reception is being catered by Noble Coffee Roasters Café (see ad on page 14).

The Camera Club, which was started in 1996

by Emil Pignotti, a member of the Church Congregation, who also taught photography at Orange County Community College, has members whose talents encompass the beginner to the professional.

New members are always welcome.

For further information, call 845-346-6616.

Poghosyan Back Once Again to Set GMCM Season Ablaze!

Some people run early and run both fast and beautifully. The exceptionally accomplished young pianist Kariné Poghosyan, who will perform Khachaturian’s landmark Piano Concert in D flat Major, Op 38 with the Greater Newburgh Symphony Orchestra (GNSO) on November 22, is just such a person.

Poghosyan made her professional debut in her native Armenia when she was fourteen, moved to the USA to do her B.A. in California, went on to do her doctorate at the eminent Manhattan School of Music and then joined its faculty.

Poghosyan has become a pride and joy for Armenian-American communities. Hers is a classic immigrant success story: arrive, work very hard and very smart, and work your way up. New York City and London are the two global classical music capitals that attract top talent from all over the world. These musicians become New Yorkers or Londoners, but globalization also means that they maintain active performance ties with their countries of origin. So Poghosyan is also a pride and joy in Armenia, the promising youngster who went to America and became a professor and Carnegie Hall performer in record time.

And, by the way, Poghosyan completed her doctorate in only two years, a feat last accomplishedatthatrigorousconservatorytwenty years previously. And that was accomplished while she traversed the demanding first career

steps of a concert pianist. Those first career steps included performances at Carnegie Hall and Merkin Hall.

After stunning audiences with her outstanding talent playing Tchaikovsky for the GNSO in 2011, Howard Garrett had the smarts to hire Karine Poghosyan for the first concert of his Montgomery series in 2012, 2013 and, thanks to popular demand, again for 2014.

If you have not heard Poghosyan perform, introduce yourself to the intensity and precision of her playing at the opening concert of the Greater Montgomery Chamber Music 20142015 season when she will perform Firedance, a solo program that she recently performed in Vienna and New York City that includes works by Albeniz, de Falla, Lecuona, and Ginastera.

Albeniz and de Falla are, arguably, Spain’s greatest composers. Ernesto Lecuono was born in Havana. His talent for composition has influenced the Latin American world

in a way quite similar to George Gershwin in the US, in his case raising Cuban music to classical status.

His popular tunes Siboney, Malagueña and The Breeze And I along with Oscar-nominated Always in my Heart, are just a sampling of his success. He also cofounded the Havana Symphony Orchestra.

If not as popular today as his countryman (and his student) Ástor Piazzolla who, like

Gershwin and Lecuono, raised the status of tango music to classical, Argentine composer Alberto Ginastera is nonetheless Argentina’s most respected 20th Century composer.

Poghosyan brings her special magic and her fiery pianism to the Montgomery Senior Center, 36 Bridge Street, on September 28 at 3:00pm. Free admission.

For info: 845-457-9867.

Dine out and support our Advertisers!

Why not make a day of it. Weather permitting, grab some nice salads for lunch at Mike’s Deli (see ad below) or “free-range” bagels at Blazing Bagels (see page 29) and dine al fresco in the park behind the Senior Center.

Or stop by Ward’s Bridge Inn or Garrison’s Tavern for a delicious post-concert dinner (see ads this page.).

Rosie the Riveter in Florida

Want to learn about the six million American women who worked in the factories, shipyards and plants during World War II and changed the image of women forever? Come and see Rosie, a one-woman, one-act play about Rosie the Riveter performed by author, playwright, and lyricist, Adriana Rogers.

Audience participation is

Adriana Rogers as Rosie the Riveter

required to help Rosie re-enact lively war time recruiters and disgruntled male workers who resent the female presence in the factories.

This adults-only play will be performed on September 18 at 6:30pm at the Florida Public Library, 4 Cohen Circle, Florida.

For more information call the Florida Library at: 845-651-7659.

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Spotlight On Sugar Loaf Guild

by Naomi Kennedy

Ju a n i t a G u c c i o n e : D e f i a n t A c t s

When a part-time director position became available in April 2014 at the Seligmann Center for the Arts in Sugar Loaf, Olivia Baldwin grabbed the opportunity. “It seemed to be a good fit; the history of the site interested me and my background aligned well with what they were looking for.”

As an artist, Olivia predominately works with oils on large scaled 6’ x 7’ paintings, all abstract.

She served as curator for the Wisconsin Union Directorate Art Committee, and worked in the education departments of the Madison Museum of Contemporary Art, and deCordova Museum and Olivia Baldwin Sculpture Park. Her work has been exhibited in the United States, Austria and Italy, where she lived for a time. She is also a writer.

Her hybrid role as artist-in-residence and director at the Seligmann Center includes producing her own work, organizing, promoting and executing events, grant writing, and in some cases, selecting the artwork for exhibitions.

In the newest Seligmann Center exhibition, surrealist painter Juanita Guccione (1904-

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1999), will be explored as one of many under-recognized women in the Surrealist movement. “She was unrecognized not only because was she a woman, but also because she was difficult to classify,” said Baldwin.

Cubist, realist, abstract, surrealist, and abstract surrealist strains are found in Guccione’s work, but by 1970 she was even more difficult to categorize with her new electrifying works in watercolor and acrylic. “There are magical and dreamlike elements to her “The Way the Wind Blows” by Juanita Guccione work,” added Baldwin. years. Hofmann expressed high regard for her Born Anita Rice, she became Juanita work and gave her a number of scholarships.

Guccione in part through a series of three Her mid-career surrealist paintings do not share marriages. Her reclusiveness, name changes, the literary interests of many of her European and the critics’ difficulty in characterizing contemporaries. They reveal a magical and her work, deprived her of the recognition she whimsical world ruled by women. might have received.

Of feminists, she was fond of remarking, Originally from Massachusetts, she lived “I’m not at all interested in what they say, only for four years among the Ouled Nail Bedouin in what they do.” tribe in eastern Algeria in the early 1930’s. In The Seligmann Center and the Weinstein 2004 the People’s Democratic Republic of Gallery of San Francisco present Juanita Algeria acquired 165 works she had painted Guccione: Defiant Acts on September 13there. These paintings are now in the National November 1. At the September 13 reception: Museum of Fine Arts in Algiers. It is believed 5:00pm-8:00pm, Hudson Valley poet and that Guccione is the first American woman artist Guccione’s son, Djelloul Marbrook, will so singularly honored by a Muslim nation. present a talk. Refreshments will be served.

She studied with Hans Hofmann for seven Susan Aberth, Art History Professor at

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Bard College, will present a lecture, Women in Surrealism, on September 14 at 3:00pm. A closing reception will take place on November 1, 3:30pm-6:00pm.

“We are eager to acknowledge Guccione and her work in a place where her male surrealist colleagues gathered,” concluded Olivia.

The Seligmann Center is located at 23 White Oak Drive, Sugar Loaf. 845-469-9459.

NY Wind Symphony

The New York Wind Symphony is honoring the men and women who serve our country overseas and at home with an “Out of this World Concert” featuring the music of American composers, John Adams and John Williams, and a thrilling journey through our solar system, via Gustav Holst’s masterpiece, The Planets, featuring a stunning montage of images from the Mars Rover and past probe missions Magellan, Voyager, and Galileo.

Artistic Director, Richard F. Regan conducts the ensemble of dedicated music educators and professional musicians at Sugar Loaf Performing Arts Center, 1351 Kings Highway, September 13 at 8:00pm.

Tickets by phone 1-800-745-3000 or online at Ticketmaster.com.

All the proceeds from this concert will benefit The Wounded Warrior Project and the Committee for the Families of War Veterans.