April 2019 ArtsNews

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Detail, Moon Radiance by Oscar Florianus Bluemner photo credit: Joshua Nefsky)

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Caramoor Center for Music and the Arts Leyla McCalla (A10)

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from the County Executive Spring time is officially here, and there are dozens of inspired opportunities to explore the arts in every corner of Westchester County. With ArtsWestchester serving as our partner, the possibilities for creativity and culture are endless, with a vast array of arts organizations showcasing a multitude of disciplines and talents.

ArtsNews is your guide to the arts and culture throughout Westchester. From dance and theater, to visual art and music, there is truly something for everyone.

I invite you to keep track of upcoming arts and cultural programs in your neighborhood by browsing the articles and calendars on these pages, such as:

• a flower and contemporary art show in Tarrytown (see page A5) • the Pulitzer Prize-winning play Proof in Armonk (see page A6) • family-friendly musical storytelling in New Rochelle (see page A10)

There are so many new exhibits, performances and workshops to enjoy this spring. As you travel our beautiful County, I certainly hope you will take some time to enjoy the arts.

Thank you, George Latimer Westchester County Executive

The work of ArtsWestchester is made possible with support from Westchester County Government.

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Benjamin Boykin

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from the CEO Vickie Morris: Passionate Philanthropist

By Janet Langsam, ArtsWestchester CEO Next week, we will be celebrating philanthropy. Derived from the Greek words "philos," which means loving, and "anthropos," which means humankind, philanthropy is just that: a love for humankind. It is centuries old and crosses cultures. Conceptually it is not simply about "giving" but about improving the well-being of humankind.

Each year, ArtsWestchester presents the Emily & Eugene Grant Arts Patron Award to “A Committed and Selfless Supporter of the Arts”. On April 11, at the Arts Award Luncheon, this award will be given to Victoria (Vickie) Morris – a philanthropist who distinguishes herself with her Vickie Morris (photo courtesy of Morris) boundless enthusiasm for the arts. She will tell you that the arts are "powerful,” "transformational,” "a life force" and "worth living for" and that philanthropy is the "magic that makes it happen."

As a couple, Vickie, and her adored late husband Steve, took great pleasure in supporting the arts and the environment. Some of the commitments that they made together were to Parsons Dance Company where Steve was Board Chair and Vickie was Chair of the International Council; New York Public Radio where they co-chaired the Campaign for Digital Innovation and the Bedford Playhouse where they were enthusiastic donors. On her own, Vickie has treasured her work with the Katonah Museum of Art, especially her role in bringing the Jacob Lawrence retrospective to fruition. At the Museum, Vickie was Board President from 2007 to 2010 and Chair of the Board of Overseers.

She now serves as a Trustee Emerita. In addition to the Museum, Vickie serves on the Board of Bedford 2020, a small-but-mighty not-for-profit dedicated to battling and beating climate change. Recently, she joined Storm King’s External Affairs Committee.

Vickie believes that a healthy world, with access to the arts for everyone, is the world she wants to live in, and that it is worth her time, money and passionate personal commitment. To explain how deeply she cares about the arts, she cites the film Defiant Requium, a story about inmates of Terezin concentration camp — artists, musicians, poets and writers — who performed Verdi's Requium in the face of their hardship. She says "The singing kept them alive."

Correction: In the March edition of ArtsNews on page A4 we mistakenly identified John Farr from the Bedford Playhouse as Steve Morris.

Don’t miss Janet’s weekly blog posts at: thisandthatbyjl.com /ArtsWestchester | @ArtsWestchester

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Mary Alice Franklin

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Melinda Anderson Contributor

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ArtsNews Contents aw briefs .............................................. A4 event highlights .................................. A5 events calendar.................................... A8 exhibitions............................................ A13 workshops............................................ A15

Upcoming Grant Opportunities Mount Vernon Initiative Grant is open to individual artists who are based in Westchester County and Mount Vernon-based nonprofit cultural organizations. Organizations may apply for open-to-the-public projects that will take place in Mount Vernon. Individual artists may apply for the creation of a new Mount Vernon-based work of art or a community-engagement project that will take place in Mount Vernon.

Yonkers Arts Initiative Grant is open to Yonkers-based individual artists and nonprofit cultural organizations. Organizations may apply for open-to-the-public projects that will take place in Yonkers. Individual artists may apply for the creation of a new Yonkersbased work of art or a community-engagement project that will take place in Yonkers.

Email lbrady@artswestchester.org with questions or for additional information. For full guidelines, visit:

artswestchester.org/grants

Submission deadlines: Tuesday, April 9, 11:59pm ArtsWestchester’s 2019 Project Support grant: Guidelines and applications are now available.

Deadline: Wednesday, April 17, 2019 Please contact: Programs staff at grants@artswestchester.org with questions or to discuss your application.

For more information and to access the application please visit: artswestchester.org/grants/project-support/

news in brief In Memoriam: Carol Schmidt ArtsWestchester is deeply saddened that Board member Carol Schmidt has passed away after being ill for some time. Carol joined the Board in 2003 and was a great friend to ArtsWestchester.

She enjoyed the gala, always sponsoring two bronze tables and making lots of auction donations. A resident of Armonk for more than 48 years, Carol was a highly successful realtor with Houlihan Lawrence in Armonk.

Carol graduated from New York University with a Bachelor of Social Science. She attended NYU Graduate School as an Industrial Psychology major, and she graduated also from the New York School of Interior Design.

She is survived by her husband of 52 years, Robert, and her son, Robert Jr. In lieu of flowers, please consider a donation in Carol's name to: The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society at donate.lls.org; or the Shriners Hospital at shrinershospitalsforchildren.org/ shc/donate; or ArtsWestchester at artswestchester.org/donate

Greenwich Couple Funds Neuberger Acquisition

Yale I. Paprin, Eric Aho, Lori Paprin (photo credit: Tim Grajek)

In March, Director of the Neuberger Museum of Art Tracy Fitzpatrick announced the acquisition of Approach

by Eric Aho, made possible by a major gift from Lori and Yale I. Paprin.

Ardent contemporary art collectors and avid supporters of the Neuberger, the Paprins’ signed the $40,000 check for one of the American artist’s large-scale gestural paintings from the DC Moore gallery in New York in consultation with Fitzpatrick and the museum’s Chief Curator Helaine Posner.

Other new additions to the collection include works by Louise Fishman, Stephen Mueller, Ann Messner, Dulce Pinzon and Betsabee Romero. Along with Aho’s painting, they are on view in Recent Acquisitions through June 16.

Call for Teaching Artists!

Are you a professionally recognized artist based in the New York Tri-State area? Are you interested in supplementing your income while fostering your own development? If yes, please visit ArtsWestchester’s website to learn more about our Teaching Artist Roster.

When grants are available, Westchester-based schools and others partner with Teaching Artists to develop a creative and educational experience for their community. Participating artists use their practice as a teaching tool, strengthen networks and continue their artistic endeavors. For more information, visit artsweschester.org/programs/teaching-artist

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AW briefs 5 Performances and Talks Inspired by James Van Der Zee's Modern Family Photos The photo exhibition Modern Families, on view at ArtsWestchester through May 25, explores diverse representations of what “family” means through the works of James Van Der Zee and 10 contemporary photographers. A slate of events scheduled for April and May expand on the themes presented in the show.

“The programs highlight the diversity of families in our community," says Aaron Paige, Director of Folk Arts.

“Performing Families” is two evenings of music, dance and Family of Seven, 1946 by James Van Der Zee conversation. The first, on April 13, celebrates the bonds of performing arts with four family ensembles who explore the meaning of kinship, tradition and the arts. The second in the series, on May 4, is an evening of dance and conversation with two award-winning “families of choice”: The Legendary House of Comme des Garçons and Prestige.

"Community Conversation" on April 10, features award-winning children’s book author and illustrator Todd Parr.

He'll read from The Family Book, Grupo Atl-Tlachinolli (photo courtesy of the artist) which celebrates the love we feel for our families and the varieties they come in. For children ages 3-7, the afternoon event encourages early literacy, enhances emotional development, and embraces multiculturalism.

The significance of chosen families to LGBTQ communities is at the center of "One Stride" on May 3. The evening features a talk about queer kinship by Sarah Lawrence Professor Dr. Mary A. Porter, a screening of award-winning Director/ Producer Stephen Winter’s short documentary One Stride: Chosen Family, a talkback with Winter, and a special performance by the the LOFT’s Pride Chorus.

“James Van Der Zee’s Family Portraits: A Dialogue with Dr. Drew Sawyer and Donna Mussenden Van Der Zee” rounds out spring programming on May 9. Modern Families is anchored by the rarely exhibited works of James Van Der Zee. His wife Donna is joined by art historian Drew Sawyer for a lively discussion about the photographs, practice and impact of the Harlem Renaissance giant.

For more info, visit artsw.org/events

Todd Parr (photo courtesy of the author)

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event highlights Monthly Web Feature: Frank’s Picks “Frank’s Picks” is a monthly column in which music journalist, author and radio producer Frank Matheis helps readers, through his personal recommendations, to find their way through the many concerts and performances that take place in Westchester County.

April 7 Westchester Philharmonic: All-Beethoven Season Finale The Performing Arts Center at Purchase College, Purchase, New York Carnegie Hall is not far from here, but for some people it might as well be a million miles away. Rejoice. You can get equal quality nearby for an amazing daytime concert.

The Westchester Philharmonic will roll out the red carpets for a performance of two of Beethoven’s most exquisite concertos: Violin Concerto and the seminal Symphony No. 5. World-renowned violinist Pamela Frank will be featured by Jaime Laredo and the Westchester Philharmonic. The sheer beauty of this concert should not be underestimated as we will be treated to Beethoven’s masterpieces by a world-class orchestra, and a virtuosic violinist who has been featured in by New York Philharmonic, the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, the San Francisco Symphony, Academy of St. Martinin-the-Fields, the Berlin Philharmonic and the St. Petersburg Philharmonic. Pamela Frank performed regularly with the Zurich Tonhalle Orchestra. Her accomplishments were recognized in 1999 with the prestigious Avery Fisher Prize. She is professor of violin at the Curtis Institute of Music and teaches and coaches annually at the Tanglewood, Ravinia and Verbier Festivals. Since 2008, she has been the artistic director of the Evnin Rising Stars, a mentoring program for young artists at Caramoor Center for Music and the Arts. It simply does not get better than this. This symphony closes their 36th season!

Read about more of Frank's Picks at artsw.org/frankspicks

Regeneron Commissions Artwork for Gala

Kathleen Reckling and Shawn Lawson with Chief Scientific Officer George Yancopoulos

The Regeneron Science Talent Search is the most competitive and coveted prize ($250K) for high school scientists. ArtsWestchester's Gallery Director Kathleen Reckling joined 800 other guests, including notable STS alumni, Noble Prize Laureates, and the head of the National Institutes of Health at the event in Washington D.C.'s National Building Museum.

Artist Shawn Lawson created a sitespecific work Bubbling Horizon, a visual interpretation of an “L-System.”

White Plains Hospital and Con Edison Launch ArtsMobile ArtsWestchester, with major support from White Plains Hospital and Con Edison, launches the ArtsMobile in midApril. It brings free arts programming to children and audiences of all ages outside the traditional classroom or studio setting. While the initiative is an extension of ArtsWestchester’s 30-year commitment to arts education, the ArtsMobile is a new concept for the council, which allows it to bring creative activities to youth and their families where they live. Teaching artists, including Barry Mason, Miguel Cossio and Vicky Youngman, will lead hands-on workshops in neighborhoods with little or no access to the arts. From April through October, the ArtsMobile will be scheduled to visit White Plains Housing Authority sites, Westchester festivals, parks and community events.

Workshops will include: print-making, ceramics, painting, botanical drawing, landscape drawing and mask-making.

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event highlights Tarrytown Show Makes April Flowers and Contemporary Art Spring's Best Buds For the first time, the Lyndhurst Flower Show adds contemporary art installations to its standout traditional floral displays. In its fourth year, the April 6-7 weekend event features artists who focus on nature alongside creations from local florists.

The works span material and genre.

The Gothic Revival-style mansion serves as a backdrop for Portia Munson’s three-story floral print. The artist, who focuses on themes related to the environment and feminism, used gardening as a way to transition to Naila Reuchel/Flowers by Seasons on the Hudson country life when she moved from New York City to the Catskills. Imaginative headpieces by Brooklyn flower-crown king Joshua Werber punctuate the show. His sculptural toppers practically beg to play dress up with viewers. Known for her luxe art terrariums contained by hand-blown glass that graced the MoMA and Lever House, Paula Hayes has been a fixture of the New York art scene for more than 20 years. Her work offers engagement through sculpture, drawing, installation, botany and landscape design. Brooklyn-based textile designer Whitney Crutchfield founded We Gather to spread her material love to regular people through workshops, DIY kits and commissions. She will lead a botanical weaving class for families ages 6 to 106.

For more info, visit lyndhurst.org/flowershow

Web Feature: Marsha On the Move When Marsha Gordon is not advocating for businesses in Westchester, she can be found at the cinema or theater. Marsha On the Move is a web column in which she gives her thoughts on films and productions.

CAPTAIN MARVEL: Eli Gordon was so very helpful this week that I decided to put my good wife hat on and go to see Captain Marvel. Now I am admittedly not an expert in superhero movies, though I do seem to always enjoy them. This one is not only entertaining but LOL funny, with intriguing special effects, and a message of good versus evil.

It is a great example of female empowerment with a superhero wonderfully played

by Brie Larson, who embraces her power and clearly derives joy from it. The movie also illustrates that emotions are valid despite our hero being told otherwise. I loved the Stan Lee tribute and the warm audience applause. It was great to see so many families together with not a cell phone on in sight. Movies still have magic. Enjoy!

Read more of Marsha's reviews on ArtsWestchester's "As a Matter of Art" blog: artsw.org/artsblog.

COME SEE THE ARTSMOBILE IN ACTION Take part in art activities led by area artists

Annual Neighborhood Health Fair Calvary Baptist Church 188 Orawaupum Street White Plains, NY 10606

Saturday, April 27, 2019 8:30am–2:00pm FREE TO ALL. Health screenings and information, entertainment, raffles and fun for the whole family.

Register upon arrival; registration ends at 1:30pm.

For more information on the health fair, visit WPHOSPITAL.ORG/EVENTS.

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event highlights 42 Films, Carl Reiner and More Featured at The Westchester Jewish Film Festival Beginning April 2 and running through April 17, the Westchester Jewish Film Festival at Jacob Burns Film Center features movies and TV episodes from around the world that explore the Jewish experience through a mix of narrative, documentaries and hit Israeli series.

The festival opens with two simultaneous screenings: the New York premiere of the documentary thriller You Only Die Twice by Israeli filmmaker Yair Lev and the first four episodes of award-winning comedy series The New Black (Shababniks). A reception follows.

A six-film tribute to Carl Reiner includes The Jerk, The Man With Two Brains and Oh, God! On April 6, following a screening of Dead Men Don’t Wear Plaid, the legendary director (and Bronx native) joins the audience for a Q&A live via Skype.

Interviews made in the 1970s with women who survived the Holocaust are featured in Shoah: Four Sisters, a satellite movie to the late Claude Lanzmann’s 1985 masterpiece.

Tovah Feldshuh’s role as the titular subject of the bio-drama Golda’s Balcony written by William Gibson was the longest-running one-woman show in Broadway history. Contemporary audiences who missed the run have a chance to see it in the festival's centerpiece: Golda’s Balcony, the Film. Throughout her life, Golda Meir is seemingly at the center of every major event of the Jewish people in the 20th century: the pogroms in Russia, emigration to America, Zionist fundraising, Israeli service, the Holocaust and the founding of Israel. The actress takes part in a post-screening discussion on April 6.

For more info, visit burnsfilmcenter.org The New Blacks (Shababniks) (photo credit: Ohad Roma)

Arthur Dove Shoots for the Moon — and Delivers

Pulitzer-Winning Play Proof in Limited Run

Through more than 60 paintings and works on paper, including loans from museums and private collections throughout the U.S., the moon is the center of the universe at a Hudson River Museum exhibit through May 12.

The Color of the Moon: Lunar Painting in American Art, explores curiosity with the celestial body and coincides with both the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 mission and the Museum’s planetarium.

The show spans 150 years of art and is organized around three main Moon by Arthur Dove (photo courtesy of Hudson groups: “Popular Moon from Myth River Museum) to Destination” includes scenes of goddess Diana by Samuel F. B. Morse and a painting of the Apollo 11 takeoff by Jamie Wyeth; “The Romantic Moon from the Hudson River School to 20-th Century Modernists” features work by Thomas Cole and Arthur Dove; “The Moody Moon from Forest Glades to the Open Sea” is preoccupied with spirituality and moonlight at the end of the 19th century with paintings by Edward Bannister and George Inness.

“The prevalence of the moon in American art speaks to its universal appeal; it is something that unites us across the globe. Visitors will be awestruck by these views,” says co-curator Laura Vookles, chair of the Hudson River Museum’s Curatorial Department.

For more info and related programing, visit hrm.org

Tony Award winner for Best Play and Pulitzer Prize winner for Drama, Proof by David Auburn is the story of young Catherine who grieves the loss of her father, Robert, a legendary mathematician who suffered from dementia and whom she cared for.

As she determines if she also suffers from mental illness, her older sister Claire returns home to take charge and an ex-graduate student, Hal, makes a monumental discovery in Robert’s office. The revelation tests the sisters’ relationship and growing romantic feelings between Catherine and Hal. Jenna Krasowski (Catherine) and Cadden Jones Dan Foster directs this run starring (Claire) in Proof (photo credit: Richard Termine) Kate Abbruzzese as Catherine, John Wojda as her father, Jayson Speters as Hal and Cadden Jones as Claire. An NYU MFA graduate, Abbruzzese has appeared as Elizabeth Bennett in Pride and Prejudice at Center Stage in Baltimore. Wojda received an Obie award for Ecstasy and appeared in Hudson Stage Company's production of Kimberly Akimbo. Speters was on the international tour of Legally Blond and has performed at the Guthrie Theater and Actors Theater. Jones recently appeared in hit TV shows The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, Billions, Mr. Robot. Through April 13.

For more info, visit hudsonstage.com

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Day Mason and her father Photographer Barry Mason at the opening of Modern Families.(photo credit: John Vecchiolla)

CEO Janet T. Langsam and ArtsWestchester welcomed photography fans to celebrate the opening of Modern Families on view in the gallery through May 25. The exhibition focuses on the families we’re born to and the ones we choose. Rarely exhibited works by Harlem Renaissance legend James Van Der Zee are presented alongside contemporary pictures that illuminate the diverse definitions of family.

Photographer Sandra Wong Geroux talks about her work, Sam: Zero-18 with an ArtsWestchester guest. (photo credit: John Vecchiolla)

Debbie and Alan Simon, CEO Janet T. Langsam and Jacqueline Walker at the Modern Families reception. (photo credit: John Vecchiolla)

Fred Mussenden, Jr. and Donna Mussenden Van Der Zee enjoy viewing Couple in Raccoon Arthur MacMillan with Co-Curator Coats, 1932 and other works by James Van Der Zee throughout the gallery. (photo credit: John Kathleen Reckling. (photo credit: Vecchiolla) John Vecchiolla)

Exhibiting Artists: Chris Verene, Tom Atwood, Sandra Wong Geroux; ArtsWestchester Co-Curators Kathleen Reckling and Amy Kurlander; CEO Janet T. Langsam; Exhibiting Artist Iaritza Menjivar; Donna Mussenden Van Der Zee; Exhibiting Artists: Barry Mason and Stefan Radtke at the opening reception for Modern Families. (photo credit: John Vecchiolla)

Piano Duo Joel A. Martin and George Lopez Fuse Classical Music With Jazz Improv The Sanctuary Series continues its spring season with a concert by the Sonicals Piano Duo at the South Salem Presbyterian Church on April 7. Formed by musicians George Lopez and Joel A. Martin, the pair interweaves solo classical piano music with jazz improvisation to create a new genre of music for two pianos. Lopez and Martin are faculty members of Sonata Piano Camps in Vermont, where they met three years ago, and began performing impromptu concerts with two pianos, but without duo music. The artists have since performed improvised solo classical piano music, remaining true to the melody and overall structure, but reinventing it into a collaborative experience.

Lopez, who is currently artist-in-residence at Bowdoin College in Maine, has performed internationally as a soloist with various ensembles and orchestras, including the award-winning Emerson String Quartet. Martin’s robust career, which spans more than 40 years, includes solo performances with the New York Philharmonic and collaborations with Grammy Award-winners Kathleen Battle, Fergie, Brooklyn Youth Chorus and cellist Eugene Friesen of the Paul Winter Consort. He also created "Jazzical” – a fusion of classical and jazz.

The April 7 program will include: Rachmaninoff’s Études-Tableaux; Bach’s Italian Concerto BWV 971; a selection of Chopin’s Preludes and Carnaval Sonicals, which is adapted from Schumann’s piano cycle Carnaval, Op. 9.

For more info, visit thesanctuaryseries.org

Joel A. Martin and George Lopez (photo credit: Jimmy Williams)

CALENDAR ARTS A8

4/1 MONDAY

Lectures: Color Camera Club of Westchester presents From Amateur to Professional. Richard Getler will demonstrate how he developed his photographic and business skills and confidence. 7:309:30pm. colorcameraclub.org Open Studios: Music Conservatory of Westchester presents Summer Program Open House. The Conservatory offers fun and engaging performing arts experiences for children in grades K-8.

5:30-7:30pm. musicconservatory.org

4/2 TUESDAY

Film: Jacob Burns Film Center presents Brooklyn. The film tells the story of Eilis Lacey, a young Irish immigrant navigating her way through 1950s Brooklyn. Part of the “Senior Afternoon Cinema” series. 1-3pm. burnsfilmcenter.org Reception: Sarah Lawrence College presents Barbara Walters Gallery Opening Reception. An opening reception for an exhibition of works by Shahpour Pouyan. 4-6pm at Heimbold Visual Arts Center. sarahlawrence.edu Film: Jacob Burns Film Center presents Westchester Jewish Film Festival 2019. The festival will feature 42 films and TV shows that capture the Jewish experience around the world. Through 4/17. Times vary. burnsfilmcenter.org

4/3 WEDNESDAY

Music: Downtown Music at Grace presents Yilun Xu, Pianist. Xu is the winner of the 2018 New York International Piano Competition. 12-1pm. dtmusic.org Spoken Word: White Plains Public Library presents Poetry Slam. Participants should bring at least one original poem of up to 3 minutes. 6:30-9pm at Galleria at White Plains. whiteplainslibrary.org

4/4 THURSDAY

Reception: ArtsWestchester presents April Gallery Nite Out. Guests will enjoy happy hour as they view the

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new photography exhibition, Modern Families. 6-8:30pm. artsw.org Film: Sarah Lawrence College presents Every Day a Gift. Faculty member Sungrai Sohn will perform violin works and share a film, which documents his liver transplant in 2001. 1-2:30pm at Heimbold Visual Arts Center. sarahlawrence.edu Theater: The Schoolhouse Theater presents The Color Of Light. This factbased play explores Henri Matisse’s late-in-life bond with a nurse-turnednun who helped inspire him to design the Chapelle du Rosaire de Vence on the French Riviera. Through 4/28.

Times vary. schoolhousetheater.org Theater: Westchester Collaborative Theater presents The Legend. The play is about a young boxing protégé who seeks to overcome many obstacles in the way of achieving professional success.

Through 4/27. 8-10pm. wctheater.org

4/5 FRIDAY

Spoken Word: Antonia Arts presents First Friday Open Mic. Musicians, spoken word artists, comedians and others share their talents. 7:30-10pm at studio 4 life. 914-393-2382 Theater: Arc Stages presents Avenue Q. The musical comedy features puppets and human actors with music and lyrics by Robert Lopez and Jeff Marx. 8-10pm. arcstages.org Theater: Hudson Stage Company presents Proof. This play tells the story of an enigmatic young woman, Catherine, her manipulative sister, their brilliant father and an unexpected suitor. Through 4/13. Times vary at Whipppoorwill Theatre. hudsonstage.com Music: Jazz Forum presents Chico Freeman Quartet. Freeman is a modern jazz tenor saxophonist. Also 4/6. 7 & 9:30pm. jazzforumarts.org Reception: The Gordon Parks Foundation presents Honor and Dignity. The exhibition explores the four-decade-long career of documentary photographer Jamel Shabazz through

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The Weiss-Kaplan-Stumpf Trio, Sarah Lawrence College, 3/23 (photo courtesy of The Weiss-Kaplan-Stumpf Trio)

nearly 60 lesser-known images.

6-8pm. gordonparksfoundation.org

4/6 SATURDAY

Music: Ars Antiqua presents Eszterháza to London. This program is inspired by Franz Joseph Haydn’s colorful diaries, which recount the challenges of traveling from Eszterháza to London.

8-9:30pm at The Historic Church of St. Mary the Virgin. ars-antiqua.org Theater: Harrison Public Library presents M&M Productions: Four on

the Floor. Four award-winning writers present a collection of comic short plays that look at life’s serious twists and turns. 2-3:30pm. harrisonpl.org Spoken Word: New Rochelle Public Library presents New Rochelle Open Mic. A monthly platform for local musicians, dancers, spoken word artists and singers to share their talents. 3-4:30pm. nrpl.org Music: RiverArts presents Kandinsky Trio. The group will bring a multimedia

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visit artsw.org for more event information presentation of Olivier Messiaen’s Quartet for the End of Time. 7:30-9:30pm at Andrus on Hudson Auditorium. riverarts.org Music: Smart Arts at Westchester Community College presents I AM KING: The Michael Jackson Experience. This tribute concert features Michael Firestone as Michael Jackson.

8-10pm. sunywcc.edu/smartarts Family & Kids: The Rye Arts Center presents Free Arts Day. Families enjoy free hands-on activities in painting, ceramics, 3D printing and robotics. 1-3pm. ryeartscenter.org Theater: Yonkers Public Library & Studio Theater in Exile presents AJUMA: A Journey U Make Alone.

This original work, written and performed by spoken word and visual artist Katori, is based on generations of the artist's family. Also 4/7. 3-4:30pm at Yonkers Riverfront Library. ypl.org

4/7 SUNDAY

Music: Concordia Conservatory presents A Crossing Song. This concert celebrates composers who became some of the most influential, boundarycrossing musicians of our time, as art song repertoire is explored. 3-4pm at The OSilas Gallery at Concordia College. conservatory.concordia-ny.edu Film: Bedford Playhouse presents newly restored Lawrence of Arabia. Film restorer Bob Harris will give a talk following the screening.

1pm. bedfordplayhouse.org Music: Downtown Music at Grace presents The Highbridge Voices Chamber Choir. The choir will perform music from around the world and across centuries. 4:30-6pm. dtmusic.org

Music: Jazz Forum presents Massimo Farao Quartet. Farao is an Italian jazz pianist who studied with Flavio Crivelli. 4 & 6pm. jazzforumarts.org Spoken Word: New Rochelle Public Library presents 650 Where Writers Read. Writers will read their works (650 words or less) involving public libraries. 3-6pm. nrpl.org Music: The Performing Arts Center at Purchase College presents Tiempo Libre. The Miami-based group is celebrated for its performances of timba music, a mix of Latin jazz and Cuban melodies. 3-4:30pm. artscenter.org Theater: The Play Group Theatre presents Miss You Like Hell. This new musical follows a mother on the verge of deportation and her troubled relationship with her daughter. Also 4/14. 2 & 7pm. playgroup.org Music: The Sanctuary Series presents The Sonicals Piano Duo. George Lopez and Joel A. Martin have been reinventing music for two pianos with informed improvisation that redefines the chamber music experience.

4-6pm at South Salem Presbyterian Church. thesanctuaryseries.org Music: Westchester Philharmonic presents All-Beethoven Season Finale. Violinist Pamela Frank will perform Beethoven’s Concerto for Violin. 3-4:30pm at The Performing Arts Center. artscenter.org Festivals: Pelham Art Center presents Japanese Cherry Blossom Festival. The Center will celebrate the arrival of spring with a Japanese Taiko drum performance, and flower arranging and origami workshops.

1:30-3:30pm. pelhamartcenter.org

Tiempo Libre

April 7, 3pm

Westchester Philharmonic

April 7, 3pm

The Triplets of Belleville

April 20, 8pm

BODYTRAFFIC

April 25, 8pm

Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center

May 4, 5pm

Daniel Kelly’s Rakonto May 5, 3pm

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Lectures: Color Camera Club of Westchester presents Creative Photography of Iconic Structures, a presentation by New York-based photographer Ashok Sinha. 7:309:30pm. colorcameraclub.org Music: Hoff-Barthelson Music School presents Master Class: New York Philharmonic. There will be chamber music classes with members of the New York Philharmonic, followed by a live concert. 3:30-9pm. hbms.org

4/9 TUESDAY

Music: Hudson Valley Music Club presents April Mostly Morning Music Concert. The program will feature works

by J.S. Bach, Richard Strauss, Joseph Haydn and more. 11am-12pm at Dobbs Ferry Woman’s Club. 914-478-0417 Reception: Mamaroneck Artists Guild presents The Exceptional Aging Artist. During this panel discussion, several artists will talk about the importance of art in people’s lives.

3:30pm. mamaroneckartistsguild.org Robert Bonfiglio, Downtown Music at Grace, 4/24 (photo courtesy of Downtown Music at Grace)

4/10 WEDNESDAY

Family & Kids: ArtsWestchester presents An Afternoon with Author Todd Parr. Parr will read several of his family-themed books and discuss the representation of family in children’s books and television during a community conversation. 4:30 & 5:30pm. artsw.org Music: Downtown Music at Grace presents Soprano Abigail Fischer and Pianist Susan Ellinger. The program will feature a selection of Brahms' late piano works and Berg’s early songs. 12-1pm. dtmusic.org

4/11 THURSDAY

Reception: ArtsWestchester presents Arts Award Luncheon 2019. Guests can celebrate with the winners of ArtsWestchester’s most prestigious annual awards. 11:30am-2:30pm at Hilton Westchester. artsw.org Reception: The Rye Arts Center presents Artist Talk: Fiber Now. A group of artists will discuss their works that feature fiber materials. 6-7pm. ryeartscenter.org

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Westchester Community College CENTER FOR THE DIGITAL ARTS OFFERING CREDIT AND NON-CREDIT CLASSES The Peekskill Extension is one of the Hudson Valley’s premier resources located in downtown Peekskill at 27 North Division Street. This center offers credit courses in all subjects including digital media offerings. The center also offers a specialized non-credit certificate and related courses in User Experience (UX) Design as well as a NEW 3D Animation certificate, ESL and other student services. Learn 21st Century skills in an arts technology facility equipped with a Maker Space and 3D printing.

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4/12 FRIDAY

Music: Jazz Forum presents Bob James Trio. James is recognized as one of the progenitors of smooth jazz. Also 4/13. 7 & 9:30pm. jazzforumarts.org

4/13 SATURDAY

Family & Kids: ArtsWestchester presents Performing Families Celebrate the bonds of music with four family ensembles as they perform and discuss the meaning of kinship, tradition and the arts. 7-9pm. artsw.org Music: Caramoor Center for Music and the Arts presents Alexandre Tharaud, piano. Tharaud took a sabbatical year to perfect his interpretation of J.S. Bach’s Goldberg Variations. 3pm. caramoor.org Music: Caramoor Center for Music and the Arts presents Leyla McCalla. A classically trained cellist, McCalla merges classical and roots traditions. 8pm. caramoor.org Music: Common Ground Concerts presents David Bromberg Quintet.

Bromberg plays bluegrass, blues, folk, jazz, country and western and rock and roll. 8-10:30pm at Irvington Town Hall Theater. irvingtontheater.com

Music: Friends of Music Concerts, Inc. presents Jerusalem Quartet concert. The concert program will include works by Claude Debussy, Bela Bartok and Maurice Ravel. 8-10:30pm at Kusel Auditorium at Sleepy Hollow High School. friendsofmusicconcerts.org Reception: Hammond Museum presents An Opening Reception. An opening celebration for the Museum’s three indoor exhibits and outdoor sculpture show. 1-3pm. hammondmuseum.org Reception: Harrison Public Library presents The Art of Retirement.

This opening reception will feature the drawings and paintings of Frank Sierzega. 2pm. harrisonpl.org Film: New Rochelle Public Library presents Singin’ in the Rain. The 1952 musical and romantic-comedy follows three actors struggling to make the switch from silent movies to “talkies” in 1920’s Hollywood. 2-4:30pm. nrpl.org Music: Walkabout Clearwater Coffeehouse presents Mustard’s Retreat Trio. This trio delights audiences with their folk music for 40 years. 7:3010pm at Memorial United Memorial Methodist Church. walkaboutchorus.org

Music: Copland House presents Crumbling Walls: Picasso’s Musical Canvas. The ensemble performs works inspired by Picasso.

3-5pm. coplandhouse.org Music: Jazz Forum presents John Marshall Quintet. Marshall will perform with a group of jazz musicians.

4 & 6pm. jazzforumarts.org Music: New Rochelle Public Library presents Songs and Dances of the Americas. Cellist Nelly Rocha and pianist Jessica Osborne perform music from South America. 3-4pm. nrpl.org Reception: New Rochelle Public Library presents NRCA Dermot Gale Award Show. This annual show features works in a variety of media. 5:15-6:30pm. nrpl.org Music: PJS Jazz Society, Inc. presents Wycliffe Gordon. The acclaimed trombonist performs hard-swinging, straight-ahead jazz. 6-9pm. pjsjazz.org Music: Westchester Chamber Music Society presents American String Quartet. The Quartet is well-known for its intricate recordings of masterwork quartets. 4-6pm at Congregation EmanuEl. westchesterchambermusicsociety.com

4/15 MONDAY

Lectures: Sarah Lawrence College presents Ross Gay Poetry Reading.

Gay will read from his latest book.

5-6pm. sarahlawrence.edu

4/16 TUESDAY

Family & Kids: New Rochelle Public Library presents Green Golly & Her Golden Flute. This performance uses musical storytelling and comedy to inspire imagination, creativity and positive self-expression. 2-3pm. nrpl.org

4/17 WEDNESDAY

Lectures: Center for the Digital Arts, Peekskill presents The Hudson River Valley in the Antebellum AfricanAmerican Imagination. This is the final installment of a three-part series on the architectural history of the Hudson Valley region. 7pm. sunywcc.edu/peekskill Music: Downtown Music at Grace presents Violinist Anna Rabinova and pianist Svetlana Gorokhovich.

The musicians collaborate on a program featuring works of Beethoven and Debussy. 12-1pm. dtmusic.org Film: New Rochelle Public Library presents The Very Hungry Caterpillar and Five Other Stories. Five of Eric Carle’s most popular stories bring the wonders of the world around young children into focus. 2:30-3:15pm. nrpl.org

4/18 THURSDAY

Family & Kids: New Rochelle Public Library presents Live Show with Animal Embassy. Children will have the opportunity to observe, touch and hold live animals as they learn how each uses its senses to find food, water and protection from predators. 11am-12pm. nrpl.org

Detail of Small Universe by Cynthia Mullens, Oak and Oil Gallery, through 4/28 (photo courtesy of Oak and Oil)

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Dance: Ballet des Amériques presents Westchester Wednesday Dance.

These weekday evenings of dance offer audiences a break in the workday routine and a chance to witness original works. 7-8:30pm at Tarrytown Music Hall. balletdesameriques.company Music: Downtown Music at Grace presents Harmonica Virtuoso Robert Bonfiglio. Bonfiglio will demonstrate various harmonica styles and techniques and perform a variety of short pieces. 12-1pm. dtmusic.org Film: Jacob Burns Film Center presents Senso. The troubled Countess Livia Serpieri betrays her country for the love of an Austrian rogue, Franz Mahler. Part of the “Retro Revival” series. 2 & 7:30pm. burnsfilmcenter.org

4/25 THURSDAY

Red Molly, Emelin Theater, 4/25 (photo credit: Annabel Braithwaite)

4/19 FRIDAY

Spoken Word: Hudson Valley Writers Center presents Open Mic. Writers and performers in every genre will share their words, music or comedy with an audience. 7:30-9:30pm. writerscenter.org Music: Jazz Forum presents Alexis Cole Trio. An award-winning jazz vocalist, Cole will perform with her band. Also 4/20. 6 & 9:30pm. jazzforumarts.org Film: New Rochelle Public Library presents The Lorax. A 12-year-old boy discovers the story of The Lorax, the grumpy yet charming creature who fights to protect his world. 2-3:30pm. nrpl.org

4/20 SATURDAY

Film: New Rochelle Public Library presents La La Land. An actress and a jazz musician pursue their Hollywood dreams in a vibrant celebration of hope, dreams and love. 2-4:30pm. nrpl.org Film: The Performing Arts Center at Purchase College presents The Triplets of Belleville. A screening of this animated film will feature dancing, foley sound effects and the original score performed live. 8-9:30pm. artscenter.org

Music: Vento Trio presents Chamber Music Concert. The woodwind trio of flute, clarinet and bassoon will perform music from the Americas.

3-4pm at Philipse Manor Hall State Historic Site. ventotrio.com

Music: Emelin Theatre presents Red Molly. This Americana vocal trio is known for its harmonies, infectious songwriting and engaging stage presence. 8-10pm. emelin.org Lectures: Sarah Lawrence College presents Forms of Joy.

Author T. Fleischmann will explore the work of trans artists and writers.

2-3pm. sarahlawrence.edu Dance: The Performing Arts Center at Purchase College presents Bodytraffic. This dance company performs contemporary dance by distinctive choreographic voices. 8-9:30pm. artscenter.org

4/26 FRIDAY

Music: Jazz Forum presents Vincent Herring Quintet. Vincent Herring is an alto and soprano saxophonist, composer and educator. Also 4/27.

6 & 9:30pm. jazzforumarts.org Tours: Katonah Museum of Art presents Stroller Tours. Families will enjoy an interactive tour of the museum’s current exhibitions. 9:3010:30am. katonahmuseum.org Tours: Katonah Museum of Art presents Senior Social. Guests will enjoy a tour of the museum’s exhibition, LandEscape. 1-2pm. katonahmuseum.org Theater: M&M Performing Arts presents Botanic Garden. This comedy-drama is a portrait of an imperfect marriage between people

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4/22 MONDAY

Music: Hudson Valley Music Club presents Annual Student Awards Concert. The winners of the competition for talented Westchester County high school students perform. 1-2pm at Dobbs Ferry Woman’s Club. 914-478-0417

4/23 TUESDAY

Film: Jacob Burns Film Center presents Of Fathers and Sons. Documentarian Talal Derki gains the trust of a radical Islamist family and shares their daily life for two years. Part of the “Global Watch” series. 7:30-9:15pm. burnsfilmcenter.org Music: Sarah Lawrence College presents The Weiss-Kaplan-Stumpf Trio. This performance features Beethoven’s Piano Trio in E-flat Major, Op. 70 No. 2. 1:30-3pm at Performing Arts Center’s Resinger Concert Hall.

Also 4/24 at 7:30pm. sarahlawrence.edu

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Pacifica Quartet, Concordia Conservatory, 4/27 (photo credit: Lisa-Marie Mazzucco)

who always loved each other, even when they didn’t get along. 7:30-9pm at Croton Free Library. mmpaci.com Theater: White Plains Performing Arts Center presents The Bodyguard.

This musical is based on the 1992 Oscarnominated film that starred Whitney Houston and Kevin Costner. Through May 12. Times vary. wppac.com

4/27 SATURDAY

Family & Kids: ArtsWestchester presents ArtsMobile at White Plains Hospital's Annual Neighborhood Health Fair. Community members of all ages will be able to participate in arts activities guided by professional teaching artists. 8:30am-2pm at Calvary Baptist Church. artsw.org Music: Concordia Conservatory presents Hoch Chamber Music Series Concert: Pacifica Quartet. The quartet will be joined by internationally acclaimed violist Lawrence Dutton. 7pm at Sommer Center. conservatory.concordia-ny.edu Music: Hoff-Barthelson Music School presents Master Class: Robert Stallman. The School’s "Master Class" series will continue with Stallman, a flutist, chamber musician, recording artist and teacher. 2-4pm. hbms.org Music: New Rochelle Public Library presents Music in Our Lives. This performance will feature a

baroque ensemble piece and a variety of classical compositions by Rachmaninoff. 3-4pm. nrpl.org Music: Emelin Theatre presents John Pizzarelli. Pizzarelli will perform a tribute to the artist who has inspired him most – Nat King Cole. 9:30pm. emelin.org Open Studios: RiverArts presents 2019 RiverArts Studio Tour.

Audiences will meet artists in their workspaces during this multivillage tour. Also 4/28. 11am-5pm at varying locations. riverarts.org Dance: Smart Arts at Westchester Community College presents Mystic India: Colors of India. This Bollywood dance spectacular depicts ancient India’s transition into modern India.

8-10pm. sunywcc.edu/smartarts Music: The Symphony of Westchester presents All-Mozart Concert. This all-Mozart program will feature pianist Alon Goldstein. 8-10pm at Christopher J. Murphy Auditorium. thesymphonyofwestchester.org

4/28 SUNDAY

Music: Caramoor Center for Music and the Arts presents Quatuor Ebène. This French ensemble engages a traditional repertoire with a variety of other genres. 3pm. caramoor.org Music: Jazz Forum presents Carlos Barbosa-Lima & Larry Del Casale.

These guitarists will present their new CD, Delicado. 4 & 6pm. jazzforumarts.org Lectures: Katonah Museum of Art presents Writers Speak: Farah Pandith.

Pandith reveals how people can stop the rapid spread of extremist ideology.

3:30-5pm. katonahmuseum.org Music: Music Conservatory of Westchester presents Musical Storytelling. Adult music lovers will discover the stories behind the compositions of Chopin, Debussy, Lizst, Mussorgsky and more.

2-3:30pm. musicconservatory.org Lectures: New Castle Historical Society presents Phantoms of the Hudson Valley. Monica Randall captures the architectural splendor of twenty-six palatial estates along the Hudson River. 2-4pm at Church of St. Mary the Virgin. newcastlehs.org Music: New Rochelle Public Library presents A Happiness of Larks. The Pelham Larks will perform popular songs and medleys. 3-4pm. nrpl.org Music: The Sanctuary Series presents Easy Virtuosity. Grammy Award-nominated pianist Andrius Žlabys will perform works by Bach,

Beethoven and Prokofiev. 4-6pm at South Salem Presbyterian Church. thesanctuaryseries.org

4/29 MONDAY

Lectures: Color Camera Club of Westchester presents Rethinking The New Digital Photographic Image.

This talk will trace the development of digital photography and imaging with examples of digital photographs, hybrid images and digital fine art images.

7:30-9:30pm. colorcameraclub.org Film: Jacob Burns Film Center presents La Religieuse. In 1760s France, Suzanne is sent to a convent, where she faces oppression and torment, leading her to expose the dehumanizing effect of cloistered life. Part of the “Retro Revival” series. 2 & 7:30pm. burnsfilmcenter.org

4/30 TUESDAY

Lectures: Sarah Lawrence College presents In Defense of Navel Gazing.

During this talk by Melissa Febos, guests will consider why “personal” writing can be therapeutic. 2-3pm. sarahlawrence.edu

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Abstract Landscapes: Your Journey is Your Own. Artist Barry Shenkman will display his abstract Landscapes. Through 5/3, times vary.

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Modern Families. A visual exploration of who and what constitutes the American family today. Through 5/25. Mon-Fri: 12-5pm, Sat: 12-6pm.

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The Collection of Milt J. Ellenbogen. Ellenbogen will display pieces by Picasso, photography by Kertesz, oils by Theo Fried and other works he has accumulated over 25 years. Through June 30. Tues- Fri: 11:30am-4:30pm, Sat: 12-3:30pm.

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Tropospheric Painting. Laurel Shute’s abstract paintings are inspired by walking around the woods and riverside in Beacon. Through 4/25, Mon-Thurs: 10am-5pm, Fri: 10am-4pm, Sat: 10am-3pm.

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Abundance. Susan Wortman’s ceramics are influenced by classical Greek and Roman sculptures in addition to nature and the human form. 4/13-6/15. Wed-Sat: 12-4pm.

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Brush with Nature. The group exhibition features different styles of Chinese brush painting. 4/13-5/4. Wed-Sat: 12-4pm.

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Full Bloom. This outdoor exhibition features the artist group 14 Sculptors, Inc. and its flower sculptures made with a variety of materials, ranging from acrylics to steel and aluminum to wood. 4/13-10/26. Wed-Sat: 12-4pm.

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Mingle. Artist Tom Smith’s installation chronicles the infinite chaos of nature, particularly the minutiae of sticks. 4/13-6/15. Wed-Sat: 12-4pm.

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Lyndhurst Flower and Antiques Show. A weekend-long showcase of floral displays, contemporary art installations and antiques. 4/6-7. 10am-5pm.

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Hidden Masters. This group exhibition celebrates the art of Westchester artists aged 70-99. Through 4/11, Tues-Sat: 12-5pm.

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Ansel Adams and Our Cadillar Desert. Selections from photographer Ansel Adams' work highlight locations and concepts in Marc Reisner’s environmental book, Cadillac Desert. Through 5/26, Wed-Sun: 12-5pm.

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Much Madness is Divinest Sense. Lilla LoCurto and Bill Outcault explore issues relating to the human body, its physical and psychological vulnerability and cultural identity, using advanced technologies. Through 6/30, Wed-Sun: 12-5pm.

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The Art of Retirement. Retired artist Frank Sierzega is inspired by orchids and lotuses at the NY Botanical Gardens, waterfalls in the Catskills and Berkshires and surprises found in his own backyard. 4/7-5/3. Times vary.

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A Century of Lunar Photography and Beyond. A selection of lunar photographs are on view from NASA, the Hastings Historical Society, the Lick Observatory Archive and private collections. Through 12/15, Wed-Sun: 12-5pm.

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Death is Irrelevant: Sculptures from the Marc and Livia Straus Family Collection. Works created over a forty-year period (1975–2018) examine humans’ inclination to recreate themselves. Through 8/2. Fri: 11am-5pm, Sat-Sun: 12-6pm.

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Where is the Madness You Promised Me: Paintings from the Marc and Livia Straus Family Collection. Dystopian landscape paintings examine society’s increasing anxiety over the future. Through 4/14. Fri: 11am-5pm, Sat-Sun: 12-6pm.

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LandEscape. This show reveals how a diverse range of artists broke from the established landscape painting traditions of their predecessors and changed the way landscape was perceived. Through 6/16. Tues-Sat: 10am-5pm, Sun: 12-5pm.

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Seasons. Artist Carol Perron Sommerfield’s landscape and still life paintings are featured. Through 4/30. Times vary.

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SHE Voices: Expressions of Femininity. Three artists explore female themes using earth mediums. Through 4/4. Mon-Wed: 12-5pm, Thurs: 12-8pm, Sun: 2-5pm

Dragon Fruit by Frank Sierzega, Harrison Public Library, through 5/3 (photo courtesy of Harrison Public Library)

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Studio Tour Preview Show. One work from each artist showing in this year’s Studio Tour is displayed in several group shows throughout the Rivertowns. Times and locations vary.

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Honor and Dignity. The exhibition explores the four-decade-long career of documentary photographer Jamel Shabazz in nearly 60 lesser-known images. 4/57/12. Mon-Fri: 10am-4pm, Sat: 10am-3pm.

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A Spring Preview. Painter Cynthia Mullins focuses the viewer’s attention on the beauty of her botanical subjects and textured brushstrokes. Through 4/28, Mon-Sat: 10:30am-5:30pm, Sun: 11am-3pm.

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New Rochelle Art Association: Dermot Gale Award Show. This annual show will feature works in a variety of media, with a cash prize in Dermot Gale’s name to be awarded for best two-dimensional work in the show. Through 4/18, times vary.

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The Photography of Frank Stewart. Stewart, a Senior Photographer for Jazz at Lincoln Center, captures images of musicians, people and places that portray sensitivity and depth. Through 4/30, Mon-Fri: 9am-4pm at the Rotunda Gallery.

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Fiber Now: Textile Artists on the Cutting Edge. Artists from a wide-range of backgrounds gather together to exhibit works that feature fibrous materials. Through 4/27. Mon & Sat: 9am-3pm, Tues-Fri: 9am-7pm.

Beauty on the Inside No. 1 by Susan Wortman, Hammond Museum, through 10/26 (photo courtesy of Hammond Museum)

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Free Children’s Art Workshops. Artist lead children’s workshops feature different projects each week. Saturdays, 10am-12pm.

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Floral Weaving Family Workshops. Brooklyn-based floral artist Whitney Crutchfield will lead this workshop series for families ages 6 to 106. 4/6-7.

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Hands-On Mixed Media Collage. This workshop, led by Judith Weber, is inspired by the Guild’s Hidden Masters exhibition. 4/6, 3pm.

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Make Your Own Decorative Sampler. Children (ages 7+) will make a decorative burlap sampler, featuring a fish and a variety of decorative borders. 4/27, 1-5pm.

Stitch & Sip. Guests will work on a decorative sampler while enjoying wine and the company of other stitchers. 4/25, 6-9pm.

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Website Optimization, AdWords and Analytics. An overview and understanding of how website analysis works and how Google Analytics enables website managers to analyze traffic. 4/27, 1-4pm.

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Mother’s Day Themed Project. This Saturday class invites children to make a hand-made gift for their mothers for Mother’s Day. 4/27, 1-3pm.

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English Country Dance. Guests of all levels can learn the basic steps of English country dance. 4/4, 4/13 & 4/25. 7:30-10pm at The Church in the Highlands.

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Japanese Tea Class. Tea Master Yasuko Hara will teach participants the basic principles of Japanese tea and etiquette. 4/20, 1-3pm.

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Life Drawing. Participants will work from a life model in this open drawing session monitored by the museum’s staff. 4/25, 7-9pm.

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Monday Night Poetry Workshop. Long-time teacher Kathleen Ossip returns to the Center to teach her poetry class. 4/1, 6:30-9pm

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Writing for Stage, Screen, and Television Workshop with Bill Bigelow. This is a course designed for writers looking to create screenplays, stage plays, and teleplays for one-hour televisions shows. 4/5, 1-3pm.

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Master Watercolorist Charles Reid. Reid will provide a demonstration each morning and students will have the opportunity to work from the still life and model in the afternoon. 4/6-7. 9:30am-4pm.

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Artful After School. Students will enjoy activities inspired by the art on view around the museum campus. 4/26, 3-5pm.

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Loosen Up & Paint. Participants will enjoy an evening of self expression through paint during this BYOB class. 4/25, 6:15-9pm.

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Whimsical Terrariums. Students ages 6+ will create a fun environment for their favorite creature figurines. 4/6, 10am-12pm.

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The Artists’ Loft with Art Bennett. Musicians are welcome to join Bennett and other guest teaching artists for an evening of fun, creativity and community. 4/24, 6-8pm.

Robert Allensworth Fine Art

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Fine & Decorative Art - Photography - Ceramics - Numismatics

Good Things To Believe In...

We Believe in Community You might not know Curtis Instruments because we don’t sell our products directly to the public, but we are very engaged in the community. Headquartered in Mount Kisco since 1960, we design and build highly specialized engineering products used by electric vehicle manufacturers worldwide.

One of our 10 operating principles is Curtis companies are citizens of the larger community and we have a responsibility to contribute to its well-being and progress. We proudly support non-profit community organizations including the Boys & Girls Club of Northern Westchester, Feeding Westchester, Ability Beyond, the Mount Kisco Child Care Center, Bedford 2020, the Community Center of Northern Westchester and Neighbors Link. That’s Curtis Instruments – your clean, green and good neighbor.

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Imagine yourself at Curtis Check out our open positions: http://bit.do/CurtisCareers