D & H CANVAS January 2011 by Delaware & Hudson CANVAS

Monthly Arts & Entertainment Guide Covering Orange and Sullivan Counties and the neighboring towns of Beacon, Marlboro, Walker Valley, Ellenville and Milford.

January 2011

Ring in the New Year With...

Tanya Tyler Barber - Pg. 2

Chris Farlekas - Pg. 2

Paper Bag Players - Pg. 2

Los Caribenos - Pg. 2

Mikey Teutel - Pg. 6

Ruthanne Schempf Pgs. 4, 12 and 16

Joe Manglass - Pg. 12

Ada Margoshes - Pg. 12

The MusicMan Pg. 14

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Dorothy Day (1897-1980), was at first an agnostic and, after two common law marriages and an abortion, a convert and advocate of the Catholic Economic Theory of Distributism and a “Christian Anarchist”. Day had rejected organized religion in college because she didn't see so-called "religious people" helping the poor. During the depression she created the Catholic Worker communal farms and sent food to NYC to feed people. The first “House of Hospitality” opened in 1933 in Ulster County and another opened later in Dutchess. Today over 130 Catholic Worker communities exist in thirty-two states and eight foreign countries Day alienated many Catholics with her condemnation of Franco during the Spanish Civil War. In response to her criticism of Cardinal Francis Spellman and his stand on

Best friends, old friends, heroic friends, striking cemetery workers in 1951, she came under pressure by the Archdiocese of and furry friends are just some of the friends New York. Dorothy Day is now being that the Paper Bag Players are bringing to SUNYO Orange. The actors and considered for sainthood. composer/pianist John Stone are all friends, and at every performance, they work at “Three Lives” Day is one of three historic figures in making kids and the entire audience feel Three Lives, produced and directed by like friends, too. “This is the fifth time this wonderful Chris Farlekas (see cover photo): Vincent Van Gogh (portrayed by Farlekas), Allen company will be performing at SUNY Ginsberg (portrayed by Dennis O’Brien) Orange,” writes Cultural Affairs Director, Dorothy Szefc.. “Every time the show is and Day (portrayed by Denise Assante). Ginsberg caused a senasation when he new and refreshed, full of educational read his banned poem Howl and undressed. opportunities, and lots of fun and laughs. The new show is a truly unforgettable hour O’Brien will portray that event Admission is free. A Free Will donation of theatrical fun. Stone has composed some new pieces which he plays live. And the for The Salvation Army is requested. At UpFront Exhibition Space, 31 Jersey actors have created all new costumes, sets, Ave., Port Jervis on January 1. 845-856- and props for the play which is all about friends and friendships.” 2727, and at-Five skits cover topics such as paddling a New Rose Theatre, 35 East Main St. Route 52 in Walden on January 2. 845-778- canoe, fishing on the lake, catching a train, baking cookies, and a new puppy. In Paper 2478, both at 2:00pm. Bag Boogie, everyone including the Coffee, tea and dessert will be served. audience, gets to dance. These all lead up to the grand finale Whoop-Dee-Doo, a most “Her work is artful, entertaining, and exciting game show. Tickets for the 2:00pm, January 30 moving,” states series producer William Seaton. Following the featured poet, others performance in Orange Hall Theatre can be purchased online:at www.sunyorange.edu; are welcome to read original work. The subsequent Poetry on the Loose click on "Events," then "Online Ticketing." Call for group rates. 845-341-4891. reading will be held February 5 with David B. Austell. Free admission. Donations are requested. For info: 845-294-8085.

2011 Begins on January 1 with Theatre....

....and continues with Poetry.... Tanya Tyler-Barber (see cover photo) will ring in the New Year for the Poetry on the Loose Reading/Performance Series. The event will be held at 7 West Street in Warwick at 4:00pm on January 1. (Enter at side door). Tyler-Barber has long been active as a poet, performer and storyteller in New York City, but now lives in the Hudson Valley.

....and continues Jan. 8 with “Parranda” A “parranda” is when a small group of friends gathers together and celebrate the Puerto Rican version of Christmas by caroling. Most “parranderos” play some sort of instrument, either guitarras, tamboriles, güiro maracas, or palitos. And they all sing. A parranda tends to be more secular than religious, However many of the traditional aguinaldos (Puerto Rican Christmas songs) retain the holiday spirit. Judy Battista of the Jubilee MultiCultural Center descibes “parranda” as

Latin rather than Puerto Rican. Her studio will be hosting a parranda on January 8 at 7:00pm, 87 Ronald Reagan Blvd., Warwick. Los Caribenos (see cover photo) will be playing tradiitonal Latin Christmas Music. Watch the dance presentation by the Jubilee Kisdz and Stepz Teens, bring a buffet dish to share. Donations requested. Children under 12 free. Please RSVP 845-987-4207.

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EagleFest 2011

Sullivan Music News sponsored by Steve’s Music Center, Rock Hill

The 10th annual award winning EagleFest in Narrowsburg celebrates a decade of entertainment and education. It is more than a festival, more than an entertainment, more than a seminar, more than art & photo & ice sculpture exhibits.

Photo by Yoke DiGiorgio

There are Sustainability Lessons, Eagle Viewing, Exhibits, Lectures, Wood Carving Demonstrations, Snake Exhibit, Honeybee Exhibit, Art Contest Winner Awards and multiple "LIVE Birds of Prey" presentations, the most popular item of the EagleFests. The festivites begin at 8:30am and run all day at various Narrowsburg locations. Food is available at all village restaurants and the Narrowsburg Fire House. Visit www.dveaglealliance.org for a full schedule of the immense progrtam.

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Richard Tucker and Leontyne Price

Marcello Giordani and Deborah Voigt

“Although he is perhaps most famous for having penned Madame Butterfly and The Girl of the Golden West for the stage, David Belasco is recognized for bringing naturalism, a movement in European drama and theatre that developed in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, to the American stage. “Belasco was further known for his use of color to evoke mood and setting.” (from Wikipedia) Naturalism? Color? To evoke mood and setting? To some that may sound like Giacomo Puccini. Ecco! And so it is! In September 1961, Leontyne Price opened the Met season his La Fanciulla del West., Price shared the role with Dorothy Kirsten, who replaced her when she lost her voice during a performance and had to shout her “lines” to the audience until Kirsten arrived to step in and sing. Fanciulla has since remained in

the repertory. For the 100th anniversary of the opera’s world premiere at the Met, Deborah Voigt sings the title role in the Live From the Met in HD viewing in the beautiful and accoustically satisfying Seelig Auditorium at Sullivan County Community College on January 8 at 1:00pm. Snacks served. For tickets: 845-434-5750, ext. 4472.

A Theatrical Happening

“THREE LIVES” with Chris Farlekas as Vincent van Gogh

CSA FARM DIRECTORY

Denise Assante as Dorothy Day

Dennis O’Brien as Allen Ginsberg

CANVAS FRIENDS DIRECTORY PERFORMANCE VENUES Air Pirates Radio Theater Exclusive Live Radio Theater Lycian Centre, Sugar Loaf 845-469-7563 www.airpiratesradiotheater.com Downing Film Center Independent, Classic & Foreign Films 19 Front Street, Newburgh 845-561-3686 www.downingfilmcenter.com

DINING OUT:

New Bethel Music Hub

Greater Newburgh Symphony Orchestra Dr. Woomyung Choe, conductor Seasonal Subscriptions P.O. Boc 7215, Newburgh, NY 12550

Music, Art, Food and Spirits Tasting all in one place. Spirits: That’s the Catskill Distilling Company at 2037 Route 17B in Bethel: tours, a tasting room and Handcrafted Distilled Spirits. Beer, wine, liquors and Grappa, a fragrant grape-based brandy. Food: That’s the Dancing Cat Saloon’s price-friendly menu. www.dancingcatsaloon.com. Art: That’s the exhibits of the work of “featured artsts”. Music: “We are all about community, music, art, fun and getting great people together,” says co-owner Stacy Cohen. “Hop on and come along for the ride!” That’s major area musicians on Friday and Saturday evenings, an acoustic jam every Sunday at 3:00pm and a Stacy and Friends Musicians Gathering Thursdays from 8:00pm to midnight when “the core band starts and others join in or do their own thing. The result is magical,” Stacy goes on. “People come together from all diffrent backgrounds. You never know who might show up, so every Thursday is different.” And its a great place for before or afterconcert dining, only minutes from Bethel Woods. Phone: 845-583-3141.

Lycian Centre for the Performing Arts Music-Theatre-Cinema-Art Exhibits King's Highway, Sugar Loaf 845-469-2287 www.lyciancentre.com Opera Company of the Highlands Valentine’s Day at the Opera Feb 13 - Operatic Love Duets Calvary Presbyterian Church, Newburgh 845-496-9626

Featuring Van Gogh speaking of working with the poorest coal miners in Europe, Day on her life as founder of the Catholic Workers Movement, and Ginsberg reading his banned poem Howl , and the notoriety surrounding it.

Mature Audiences Only, No Children Free Will offering for The Salvation Army, to feed the poor. Coffee, Tea & Dessert follow.

January 1, 2pm UpFront Exhibition Space 31 Jersey Ave. Port Jervis 845-856-2727

January 2, 2pm New Rose Theatre 35 East Main Street, Rt 52, Walden 845-778-2478

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Flute, Piano and Euphonium at Senior Center by Naomi Kennedy The euphonium, a small version of the tuba, is one of the least known musical instruments in Western civilization. Derived from the Greek word euphonos, meaning "beautiful-sounding", it also has an extensive range. In the United States, there are approximately 50 professional euphonium players who make their living off this instrument which is often labeled the "tenor tuba" because of its lack of recognition. Euphonium music has developed dramatically in the last 50 years. However, there is still very little orchestral literature written for it. Composers are just beginning to realize that the euphonium is comparable to the trumpet, flute, clarinet, and even possibly the violin, because of its versatility. Jason Ham, thought of as one of the most

superb euphonium soloists of our time, grew up in South Carolina where he began playing the euphonium at 12 years old. He

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now resides in Walden with his wife, flutist Bonnie Ham. An international performer, since 2002 Jason has played in the U.S. Military Band at West Point. On April 8, 2009 he performed as a soloist in Carnegie Hall. "It was a great opportunity. When you think about the soloists that have performed at Carnegie, you then think, why am I on this stage; a euphonium player in Carnegie Hall at the age of at 30 years old! I consider myself very blessed to get to perform on an instrument I love." Jason said. Jason claims the euphonium is "the greatest instrument on the planet. It's like a paintbrush or pencils for drawing in the visual arts. For me, because the euphonium has the sound that it does, it conveys the message I need to express. The euphonium is a musical instrument that can do anything!" Jason emphatically and proudly stated. OOM-PAH! For the 113rd free concert in the Grand Montgomery Chamber Music Series on January 23 at 3:00pm in the Senior Center, 36 Bridge Street, Jason and Bonnie will be joined by the ubiquitous Ruthanne Schempf (see pages 12 and 16) for what promises to be a most unique concert. For more information: 845-457-9867.

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Destination...... Panis Angelicus: The Heavenly Art of Baking Bread

Sunday mornings in the Historic Village of Montgomery are not unlike those in a hundred or so small hamlets located throughout the picturesque Northeast. Church bells ring. A mom, a dad and a little guy walk hand in hand along a modest and unsoiled sidewalk. Historic homes and quaint shops line spacious streets. With the greatest of ease, one could almost believe a Rockwell documentary was in production. If you dare, chart your course for a stroll on the Western end of Clinton Street, in the vicinity of Montgomery's Downtown Breads & Bake Shop. Sensuous aromas from baking breads permeate the area and lure the Sunday morning stroller, intoxicating the mind and transporting thoughts to a simpler, more comfortable time. Apart from any religious connotations associated with the bread of angels, the essence of companionship tingles and tears from within, and with a little imagination one can faintly hear the late great tenor's heavenly refrain, "Panis angelicus...Dat

panis caelicus..." Stacy Hillman's business has become a successful attraction that literally causes mouths to water and nostalgic tears to accumulate. Shelves are lined with varieties of sumptuous cakes, artisan breads and imported cheeses. But on a Sunday morning it is the lure of the still warm-from-the-oven semolina bread, pane di semola, that is most tempting. Semolina flour is drawn or taken from durum wheat and when coarsely ground is notorious for its use in the production of pasta and couscous. When processed for baking it has a vibrant, golden color, a rich flavor and a distinctively chewy texture. It gets better: Some Mediterranean cultures determine that Sunday is the day dedicated to making sauces, e.g., sauces flavored with onions, garlic, tomatoes, celery, basil, parsley, oregano and lots and lots of tradition. These recipes generally call for the sauce, once brought to a boil, to simmer for four to five long, tempting hours. The culinary process is monitored by periodic stirring with a large wooden spoon and, of course, tasting. To avoid double dipping it is best to carefully tear pieces of fresh semolina bread from the mother loaf and cautiously dip each into the sauce. Repeat as necessary. The full flavor of a delectable sauce is best monitored and appreciated by using this method. Thus, if you stroll on Sunday mornings and find yourself in the vicinity of the Downtown Breads and Bake Shop and are party to the practice of Sunday sauces, purchase two loafs of Stacy's Semolina, for the first will, to the surprise of the unconscious, be consumed by the time all are called to the table. It is at this table we break bread and come to understand the indisputable relationship of bread to companions, and the importance of a home town bakery.

..........Montgomery.......... Art and Love Are Not Extra

Montgomery Calendar CALENDAR SPONSORED BY MONTGOMERY BUSINESS ASSOCIATION Art Demo “A Gaggle of Artists” Wallkill River School - Jan 8, 5pm-7pm Art Exhibits Robert Score “Bicentennial” pen & ink Marilyn Richter acrylics Catherine Hagerty oils Di Bello Gallery, ongoing Mike Jaroszko luminist James Douglas Gallery - ongoing Mikey Teutul “Unleashed” WolfGang Gallery, ongoing Group Show Devitt Wing Emerging Artists Show Workshop Room “Night” Hall Gallery Wallkill River School, Jan 1-31 Book Signing Puja Thompson “Experiencing Wellness” Wallkill River School, Jan 9, 3pm-5pm Music - Classical Bonnie Ham, Flute, Jason Ham, Euphonium, Ruthanne Schempf, Piano Grand Montgomery Chamber Music Series Senior Center - Jan 23, 3pm

by J. A. Di Bello "Montessori." Say it slowly, syllable by syllable, and feel how it rolls from the tip of your tongue with all the sensations associated with melodious sounding, delectable creations. No, this is not one of Montgomery's famous culinary marvels. It is a concept and by definition is the essential component of the Montgomery Montessori School, a private, child-centered environment where the development of love, a love of learning, is the focus of each activity. Interestingly, the fine arts and language arts are justifiably awarded high academic

standing in the Montessori environment. Music delivered via Kindermusik and the elements of visual literacy are not considered to be "Extras"! Montessori as a practice is linked to Dr. Maria Montessori (1870-1952), a noted physician and educator who viewed the art of learning as an adventure-filled journey created from within the learner. The application of what developed from the work experiences of Dr. Montessori has expanded through many countries and is referred to as the Montessori philosophy, consisting of predetermined situations that steer a learner in the direction of developmentally appropriate outcomes.

The activities are of particular importance as one considers the development of visual literacy as it is integrated with the language arts. And here, perhaps, lies the rub; there is no predetermined philosophy or defined list of activities approved by Dr. Montessori. There are, fortunately, various methodologies associated and utilized in the "Montessori" setting. Formation of the plans relies on the instincts of the student as each confronts his/her world. Approaches and applications are as diversified as the students, for it is the function of the director or teacher to monitor the environment and allow the child to discover and love the joys of self-directed development. Thus the role of the director is critical to the success of the child and the school. The Montgomery Montessori School is fortunate to have at its helm, Parinaz Mokhtari. She is trained and knowledgeable of various learning styles and corresponding cognitive skills. The ability to articulate the skills contained within the disciplines with the enthusiasm demonstrated by Ms. Parinazis is exceptional. As a child grows, knowledge and appreciation of the arts is an essential. To smooth this process with enthusiastic appreciation shows that the arts in Montgomery are not, will not and cannot be EXTRAS!

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..Destination Montgomery A Gaggle of Artists at WRS

For This Teutul, Art Mimics Reality (TV)

If you’re curious about the creative process, considering an art class, or just want to meet artists in your community, come to the Wallkill River School (WRS) on January 8 from 5:00pm to 7:00pm when forty Mike Jaroszko demonstrating at artists from the artist’s Gaggle of Artists nonprofit cooperative are inviting the public to a live demonstration. These artists will be creating artworks using art techniques varying from traditional oil, pastel, acrylic, and watercolor painting, to palette knife painting and portraiture. The public is welcome to enjoy free drinks and hors d’oeuvres while mingling with working artists and emerging artists (who will not be demonstrating). The artists will be featured in the three WRS galleries though the month of January, the Main Gallery in the Devitt Wing, the Workshop Room and the Hall Gallery. Wallkill River Gallery is located at 232 Ward Street (Route 17K) in the beautiful Patchett House. For info: 845-457-2787.

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by Jim Hiller The antics of the Teutul family may be nothing special to folks in Orange County, but for millions of TV viewers across the globe, American Chopper has fed the weekly appetite of those craving high tech bike building mixed with lowbrow verbal exchanges. Now the show’s junior star, Mikey Teutul, has emulated his brother Paul Jr. and father Paul Sr. by opening his own business, the WolfGang Gallery in Montgomery. But unlike his kin, Mikey’s

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pursuit is fine art, and his preferred medium is commercial-grade canned paint on canvas. Teutul’s works are generally characterized by their large sizes, modest use of color, and uncomplicated compositions. Many are monotone, and admittedly take him minutes, or even seconds, to execute by pouring or splattering the paint on the canvas. With no formal training, the results tend to be raw, palpably expressive, and befitting of his unconstrained, amiable TV persona.

In December, the Discovery Channel filmed an opening party at the Wolf Gang Gallery for an upcoming TV episode, attended by members of the Orange County Arts Council, family and friends. On the TV show, Mikey’s artistic undertaking has not always been taken seriously by the crew at his brother’s shop. “The biggest kick for me was seeing my brother's and mother's faces when they came in and they saw that the place actually looked professional… that I'm being constructive, and not destructive. That I'm making a real go at something,” says Teutul. As for the big leap to his own commercial space, “You know, what you really need for a gallery is white walls and paintings. I had the paintings, so I was just hoping to find a space to put the white walls. And I have, and I love it. This place has a real New York City feel, and there's a quality to that, especially being that we're kind of a starter kit right now.” While his painting career is a recent undertaking, his love for art goes back some time. “I've made some trips to museums in the city. At the Met I saw some real masterpieces from long ago. At MOMA, I was awed by Pollack’s real depth and different levels of emotion. I visited the Guggenheim to see some wacky, crazy stuff — sculpture art, ropes hanging from ceilings, turning into piles on the ground. That was kind of a lesson in how B.S. could be presented as art too. And that people would apparently pay top dollar for it.” With titles like Radio Activist, Avocado’keefe, Dirty Charles, and Poodle Jazz, Teutul’s pieces are thought-provoking as well as visually assaulting. He’s happy to tell visitors the story behind each titled work without much prodding. As for his immediate plans for 2011, “Straight to the Louvre! But seriously, I'll be happy if I can make enough to keep my doors open, afford some paint and canvas, and continue to do what I enjoy.” The WolfGang Gallery is located at 40 Railroad Avenue in the Village of Montgomery. Hours Wednesday through Saturday, 11:00am – 5:00pm. Phone 845-769-7446. Online at www.wolfganggallery.com

CATEGORY CALENDAR EHT GMMT HCC HHNM-O KMM LC NFL PEEC RITZ SCCC TL

= Eisenhower Hall Theater, West Point = Greater Monrgomery Chamber Music Series, Senior Center, 36 Bridge St. = Howland Cultural Center, Beacon = Outdoor Discovery Center, Cornwall = Karpeles Manuscript Museum , Newburgh = Lycian Centre for the Performing Arts, Sugar Loaf 845-469-2287 = Newburgh Free Library, 124 Grand Street 845-563-3619 = Pocono Environmental Education Center, Dingmans Ferry = Ritz Theater Lobby, Newburgh = Sullivan County Community College - Seelig Theatre, Loch Sheldrake = Thrall Library, Middletown

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ART TOURS / walks Second Saturday in Beacon Trolley Service......................................................Jan 8, all day Art After Dark Milford Galleries ..................................................................Jan 8, 6pm-9pm

CINEMA Reel Eclectic Film Series in Mandarin w/titles, 1992 Oscar nominee ........TL Jan 6, 7pm FREE Hot Movies for a Cold Day w/Julia Roberts ..........................................NFL Jan 10, 6pm FREE

festivalS & HOliday Events EagleFest Delaware Valley Eagle Alliance ....Downtown Narrowsburg, Jan 15, 9:30am-4:30pm

lectureS, DEmos & SymposiumS / Forums Introduction to Winter Ecology ..............................................................PEEC Jan 15, 1pm Introduction to Beekeeping ....................................................................HHNM-O, Jan 16, 10am “Donald Judd” w/Karen Stein ......................................................Dia: Beacon, Jan 29, 2pm

museum exhibits

(Museum hours vary. Call first. Some museums have FREE admission)

Meet the Animals................................................................HHNM Saturdays & Sundays 2:30pm The Sturgeon Swims through Time ................................................................HHNM Noon-4pm Grey Towers House Tours ........................................................Weekends, Grey Towers, Milford Preservation of 19th Century Life, Village Tours ..............................Museum Village, Monroe Montgomery Bicentennial Exhibit ..............................................Montgomery Village Museum “Summer Camps of the early 1900’s in Pike County” ............The Columns, Milford, ongoing Sculpture Exhibits Imi Knoebel, Walter De Maria ......................................Dia:Beacon, ongoing Sullivan County Museum Historical Museum & Archives ........................................Hurleyville 24th Annual Theme Tree Exhibit....................Sullivan County Museum, Hurleyville, thru Jan 2 The History of Medicine ................................................................................KMM Jan 6-Mar 31

Music - Broadway - classic pop - Opera Broadway Concerts Direct ..................................Wurtsboro Community Church, Jan 22, 8pm West Point Concert Band classical & B’way, Sutton Foster, vocalist ..LC Jan 23, 3pm FREE

music - classical Greater Newburgh Symphony Orchestra Family Concert w/Carnival of the Animals .......... Ruthanne Schempf & Ada Margoshes, pianos Mount St. Mary College, Jan 15, 3pm Greater Montgomery Chamber Music Series................................GMMT Jan 23. 3pm FREE Bonnie Ham, flute; Jason Ham, euphonium; Ruthanne Schempf, piano Potluck Concerts “Herr Mozart”......................Cornwall Presbyterian Church, Jan 28, 7:30pm Kairos & Newburgh Chamber Ensemble Newburgh Chamber Music .................................... Pre-concert talk w/Dr. Joel Evans, 2pm St. George’s Church, Newburgh, Feb 6, 3pm

music - jazz (plus...) Jazz Trio ..............................................Aroma Thyme Bistro, Ellenville, Thursdays, 8pm-11pm Carmen Souza (jazz-Creole-African) ....................................The Falcon, Marlboro, Jan 7, 7pm Adam Nussbaum Quartet, Martin Domingues ..................The Falcon, Marlboro, Jan 8, 7pm West Point Jazz Knights ............................................................The Falcon, Jan 13, 8pm FREE Jamire Williams & Erima, The Callen Sisters (jazz-folk-pop) ..........The Falcon, Jan 14, 7pm Ben Allison jazz, Hallow Dog americana ......................................................The Falcon, Jan 15 Libby & Co. Libby Irchman & ensemble play movie themes, etc. ......NFL Jan 16, 3pm FREE Jo-Yu Chen Trio, Michael Hollis ........................................The Falcon, Marlboro, Jan 20, 7pm Kneebody, Dante DeFelice & Good Night Brother ..........The Falcon, Marlboro, Jan 23, 7pm Bernstein, Mehldau, Weiss & Stewart ..............................The Falcon, Marlboro, Jan 28, 7pm Frank Vignola’s Hot Club Trio Django Reinhardt Tribute ........................RITZ Jan 29, 8pm

music - Latin / Holiday “Paranda” Latin Christmas w/Los Caribenos & DJ - music-dance-food................................ Jubilee Multicultural Dance Studio. Warwick, Jan 8, 7pm

OPera - cinema “La Fanciulla Del West” Puccini - Live from the Met in HD ......................SCCC Jan 8, 1pm

POETRY & PROSE READING (Open mic session usually included) Tanya Tyler-Barber Poetry on the Loose......................7 West St., Warwick, Jan 1, 4pm FREE Poetry in the Gallery ................................................Wurtsboro Art Alliance, Jan 2, Feb 6, 8pm Hudson River Poets ......................................................................NFL Jan 6, Feb 3, 7pm FREE David Kline Robert Milby, host ..................Noble Coffee Roasters, Campbell Hall, Jan 6, 7pm First Fridays Contemporary Writers Neil Shepard, Susan B. Anthony Somer-Willet............ poetry & prose Narrowsburg Lib., Jan 7, 7:30pm James Cotter & Adrianna Delgado Calling All Poets ....................................HCC Jan 7, 8pm Poetry Night Franklin Schneider, host ..............................Tuscan Cafe, Warwick, Jan 25, 7pm Poetry at the Church Ted Gill, host ............................Goshen Methodist Church, Jan 31, 7pm David B. Austell Poetry on the Loose ..........................7 West St., Warwick, Feb 5, 4pm FREE

MUSIC - blues / COUNTRY / FOLK / pop/ rock /etc. EHT LC PT

= Eisenhower Hall Theater, West Point = Lycian Centre , Sugar Loaf 845-469-2287 = Paramount Theater, Middletown

RedCred......................................................................................The Falcon, Marlboro, Jan 6, 7pm SoulFood Slam Allen & Mike Moss - blues ................................Dancing Cat, Bethel, Jan 7, 8pm Brandon Ross “Promised Land” Collective Trio..................The Falcon, Marlboro, Jan 27, 7pm Robert Glasper acoustic & hip-hop ........................................The Falcon, Marlboro, Jan 29, 7pm Hot Tuna Blues Concert blues & bluegrass ..........................................................LC Jan 29, 8pm Gabe, the professor ....................................................................Dancing Cat, Bethel, Jan 29, 8pm “Loco Lobo Events presents 1964...The Tribute” Beatles tribute........................PT Jan 29, 8pm Yasgar............................................................................................Dancing Cat, Bethel, Feb 4, 8pm Jim Brickman Valentine’s Concert ......................................................................EHT Feb 5, 8pm open mic Open Mic w/ Eric Callari........................................Logan’s Well, Florida, Wednesdays, 9pm Open Mic Musicians Gathering............................The Dancing Cat, Bethel, Thursdays, 8pm Open Mic Acoustic Jam ..........................................The Dancing Cat, Bethel, Sundays, 3pm Heritage Coffee House ........Hopewell Presbyterian Church, Thompson Ridge, Jan 15, 7pm

recreation adults & children 15th Annual Liberty Bell Drop ........................................................LMAC Dec 31, 10pm SPARC Hike-Walk-Ski-Snowshoe ..............................Stewart State Forest, Jan 22, 10am Animal Tracking ....................................................................................PEEC Jan 8, 10am Eagle Watch I..................................................................................PEEC Jan 30, 9am-3pm

storyelling Black Dirt Storytelling Cafe “Bridges” ......................Florida Library, Jan 13, 7:30pm FREE “Winter Classics” Storytelling Cafe for adults ......................Florida Library, Jan 29, 7:30pm

theatre - musical “Fiddler on the Roof” ......................................................................................EHT Jan 23, 4pm “The Music Man” ..............................................................................................LC Jan 28, 8pm

theatre - reading “Three Lives” by Chris Farlekas, w/Farlekas, Denise Assante & Dennis O’Brien .................. UpFront Exhibition Space, Port Jervis, Jan 1, 2pm “Three Lives” by Chris Farlekas, w/Farlekas, Denise Assante & Dennis O’Brien .................. New Rose Theatre, Walden, Jan 2, 2pm

Slam Allen at Bethel’s Dancing Cat Saloon

For over 20 years, Slam Allen has been entertaining audiences with his unique blend of soul and blues. Playing the famous Chitlin' Circuit as well as performing around the world, Allen's music and enthusiasm has been shared with thousands of people. He has played an important role, as the lead singer and guitarist, in the legendary James Cotton Band. "It's one of the highlights and privileges of my life to play with Cotton" says Allen, "He is one of the

last living legends, and there's so much history there. Music is in Allen's blood. He got his start from his father and uncles who were known as the Allen Brothers Band. Slam carries on the family legacy wherever he goes. His music runs deep. "When I play," he says, "people who may have never heard of me leave the show with a feeling that we're old friends or family." From B.B. King to Otis Redding, Slam has a way of making you feel the Soul of the Music. It's often difficult to tell if he's doing one of his originals or an old blues or soul cover. Regardless, he makes all the music his own. He and Mike Moss will be at Dancing Cat Saloon, 2037, Route 17B in Bethel on January 7 at 8:00pm. 845-583-3141.

“Flatiron” by G.G.Stankiewicz

G.G. Stankiewicz is only one-third of the Catskill Art Society exhibit in Livingston Manor, Figure / Ground. Richard Brachman and Richard J. Kreznar are the other two artists exhibiting from January 22 to Feburary 27. There will be an artists talk at 2:00pm on January 22 followed by a recption. See it all in full color. For info: 845-436-4227.

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= Mount St. Mary College, Aquin = Noble Coffee Roasters, Camp = Newburgh Free Library 845-56

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Poetry Reading ........................David Kline ........................NCR 7pm

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Music..............................RedCred ............The Falcon, Marlboro 7pm Music - Jazz-Crealoe-African....Carmen So Cinema ........................Reel Eclectic Film Series ................TL 7pm Prose Reading.First Friday Contemporar

Open Mic...Musician’s Gathering ....The Dancing Cat, Bethel, 7pm Poetry Reading ....James Cotter & Adrian Music - Jazz...Jazz Trio ..Aroma Thyme Bistro, Ellenville, 8pm-11pm Music - Blues.........Slam Allen & Mike Mos

Yellow Orchid - P by Marlene Weide

Open Mic...Musician’s Gathering ......The Dancing Cat, Bethel, 7pm Music - Folk-Pop......Jamier Williams & Erima, Callen SIsters ......Flcn, 7pm

Cinema Hot Movies for a Cold Day NFL 6pm

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Storytelling.....Black Dirt Storytelling Guild ..Florida Library, 7:30pm Music - Jazz...West Point Jazz Knights ..The Falcon, Marlboro, 8pm Music - Jazz...Jazz Trio ..Aroma Thyme Bistro, Ellenville, 8pm-11pm

19 Cinema Afternoon Movies for Grown-Ups TL 2pm

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Open Mic...Musician’s Gathering ......The Dancing Cat, Bethel, 7pm Music - Jazz....Jo-Yu Chen Trio, Michael Hollis ....The Falcon, 7pm Music - Jazz...Jazz Trio ..Aroma Thyme Bistro, Ellenville, 8pm-11pm

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Open Mic...Musician’s Gathering ......The Dancing Cat, Bethel, 7pm Open Mic Logans Well, Florida 9pm

Poetry Reading Tuscan Cafe 7pm

Poetry Reading Poetry at the Church Goshen Methodist Church, 7pm

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Music....Brandon Ross “Promised Land” Collective Trio ..Falcon 7pm Music - Jazz......Bernsetein, Mehldau, We

Music - Jazz...Jazz Trio ..Aroma Thyme Bistro, Ellenville, 8pm-11pm Music - Classical...Potluck Concerts ..Cor

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3 Open Mic...Musician’s Gathering ......The Dancing Cat, Bethel, 7pm Poetry Reading ................Hudson River Poets ..................NFL 7pm Music - Jazz...Jazz Trio ..Aroma Thyme Bistro, Ellenville, 8pm-11pm

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Theatre Reading..Chris Farlekas’ “Three Lives” UpFront, Port Jervis 2pm Poetry Reading......Tanya Tyler-Barber ..............7 West St., Warwick, 4pm

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Open Mic...................Acoustic Jam ................Dancing Cat, Bethel, 3pm __________________________________________________________________

Recreation ..........Animal Tracking ..........................................PEEC 10am Art Walk......Second Saturday in Beacon ........Downtown Beacon, All Day

Opera - Cinema ............“La Fanciulla Del West” ....................................SCCC 1pm

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Open Mic..........Acoustic Jam ..........Dancing Cat, Bethel, 3pm

Art Walk ................................Art After Dark ..................Downtown Milford, 6pm-9pm Music - Jazz.....Adam Nussbaum Quartet, M Domingues ....Falcon, Marlboro, 7pm

Festival.......................EagleFest..................Downtown Narrowsburg, 9:30am-4:30pm Music - Classical..........Greater Newburgh Symphony Orchestra..............MSM 3pm Open Mic...............Heritage Coffee House ........Hopewell Presbyterian Church, 7pm Music - Jazz-Americana.....Ben Allison, Hallow Dog ........The Falcon, Marlboro, 7pm

Open Mic...................Acoustic Jam ................Dancing Cat, Bethel, 3pm Miusic - Jazz ................Libby and Co. Ensemble ......................NFL 3pm

23 Music - Classical, Jazz..Music in Central Valley ..United Meth. Ch., 3pm Music - Classical...Greater Montgomery Chamber Music ....GMMT 3pm

Recreation ............SPARC Hike-Walk-Ski-Snowshoe ....Stewart State Forest, 10am Music - B’way-Opera-Pop-etc...Broadway Concerts Direct ..Wurtsboro Comm. Ch. 8pm

Music - Classical-B’way..West

Point Concert Band, Sutton Foster ..LC 3pm

Ppen Mic...................Acoustic Jam..................Dancing Cat, Bethel, 3pm TYheatyre - Musical........“Fiddler on the Roof” ........................EHT 4pm Music - Jazz...Kneebody, Dante DeFelice & Good Night Brother ....Falcon, 7pm

Music - Acoustic & Hip-Hop.........Robert Glasper ..............The Falcon, Marlboro, 7pm Storytelling...............Black Dirt Storytelling Guild ..................Florida Library, 7:30pm Recreation..............................Eagle Watch ....................PEEC 9am-3pm Music - Jazz..............Frank Vignola’s Hot Club Trio....................................RITZ 8pm Open Mic...................Acoustic Jam ................Dancing Cat, Bethel, 3pm Music - Blues ................Hot Tuna Blues Concert............................................LC 8pm Music - Pop............”Loco Lobo presents 1964.........the Beatles Tribute” ....PT 8pm Music ................................Gabe, the Professor ..................Dancing Cat, Bethel, 8pm

Poetry Reading ....................David B. Austell ................7 West Street, Warwick, 4pm Music - Classical.....Newburgh Chamber Music ..St. George’s Ch., 3pm Music - Pop ............................Jim Brickman..................................................EHT 8pm Open Mic...................Acoustic Jam ................Dancing Cat, Bethel, 3pm Music ..........................................Yasgar..............................Dancing Cat, Bethel, 8pm Poetry Reading ................Poetry in the Gallery ........................WAA 8pm

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EXHIBITS CAG ..........................................................Catskill Artists Gallery 38 S. Main St., Liberty 845-292-0310 CAS ................................................................................................Catskill Art Society, Livingston Manor DVAC ......................................................................................Delaware Valley Arts Center, Narrowsburg KMM ........................................................................................Karpeles Manuscript Museum, Newburgh SUNYO SUNY Orange (Orange Cty. Community College) Orange Hall Gallery & Loft 845-341-4891 WAA..........................................................................................................................Wurtsboro Art Alliance WRS ........................................................................................................Wallkill River School, Montgomery

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Hudson Highlands Nature Museum, Outdoor Discovery Center, Cornwall Hudson Highlands Nature Museum, Education Center, Cornwall-on-Hudson Interactive Museum, 23 Center St., Middletown Pocono Environmental Education Ctr, Dingmans Ferry

books Story Time Families ..............................Monroe Library, Jan 8, Jan 15, Jan 22, Jan 29, 10am Teen Book Club grades 6-12 ......................................................Monroe Library, Jan 18, 5pm

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art EXHIBITS Robert Score pen & ink, Marilyn Richter acrylics, Catherine Hagerty oils.............................. Di Bello Gallery, Montgomery Mikey Teutul “Unleashed”..........................................WolfGang Gallery, Montgomery, ongoing Carolyn Duke pottery..........................................Duke Pottery, Tennanah Lake, Roscoe, ongoing Ed Vermehren “Clear Sailing to the The New Year” ..Rhinebeck Svngs Bk, Beacon, thru Jan 4 “Trees of Orange County” art & photography, Citizens Foundation exhibit.............................. Executive Suite, Gov’t Center, Goshen, thru Jan 6 Zoe Leonard “You see I am here after all, 2008” ....................................Dia: Beacon, thru Jan 9 “Meet the Makers Holiday Show” 11 artists ..........................Cornwall Grail Center, thru Jan 9 Winter Art Exhibition Hemlock Farms Artists ..........Chant Realtors, Lords Valley, thru Jan 29 Bluestone Classics 8 artists ............................................BluerStone Gallery, Milford, thru Jan 30 “Come Paint With Me” Artists Group Show ........................Grey Towers, Milford, thru Jan 31 Franz Erhard Walther “Work as Action” ............................................Dia: Beacon, thru Feb 13 Dona McPhillips Couch “Portraits in American History” ............................KMM thru Mar 31 “Art Is A Gift” 28 artists ................................................Red Eft Gallery, Wurtsboro, thru winter Koo Jeong “A Constellation Congress” ................................................Dia: Beacon, thru Jun 26

NEW art EXHIBITS Group Shows ................................................................................Wallkill River School, Jan 1-31 Cyntha Harris-Pagano portriats, still life, landscapes ..............................SUNYO Jan 9-Feb 13 Cynthia Hall paintings, drawings, prints, sculptures ................................SUNYO Jan 9-Feb 13 Richard Brachman, Richard Kreznar, GG Stankiewicz “Figure / Ground” ............................ CAS Jan 22-Feb 27

PHOTOGRAPHY EXHIBITS FOV....................................................................................................................Fovea Exhibitions, Beacon HPG ..............................................................................................Highlands Photographic Guild, Milford LC......................................................Lycian Centre for the Performing Arts, Sugar Loaf 845-469-2287 SUNYO SUNY Orange (Orange Cty. Community College) Orange Hall Gallery & Loft 845-341-4891

“Early to Rise: Working Farms in Orange County” ....................................................ongoing Cornell Cooperative Extension, Middletown Nick Zungoli “Trifecta” ................................................Exposures Gallery, Sugar Loaf, ongoing Dave Anderson “One Block: A New Orleans Neighborhood Rebuilds” ............FOV thru Jan 2 Hudson Highlands Photo Workshop ..................................................Galleries at LC, thru Jan 7 Jeff Bleckman, Dana Duke, Charlie Maraia, “Black & White” ................................................ Flour Power Bakery, Livingston Manor, thru Jan 9 “Celebrating the Season” members show ..........................................................HPG thru Feb 6

NEW photography EXHIBITs “Be Mine Also” photography, poetry, poetry objects..................................DVAA Jan 29- Feb 19

Art & Photography receptions Group Shows ....................................................................Wallkill River School, Jan 8, 5pm-7pm Cyntha Harris-Pagano portriats, still life, landscapes ........................SUNYO Jan 9, 1pm-4pm Cynthia Hall paintings, drawings, prints, sculptures ........................SUNYO Jan 9, 1pm-4pm Richard Brachman, Richard Kreznar, GG Stankiewicz ............................................................ CAS artists talk Jan 22, 2pm, Reception Jan 22, 3pm-5pm “Be Mine Also”........................................................................................DVAA Jan 29, 2pm-5pm

Books & Clubs A Lillian Jackson Braun Book Club ......................................Jeffersonville Library, Dec 8, 6pm Audubon Society First Sunday Field Trip ..........................845-744-6047 Goshen, 8am or 9am Book Discussion ....................................................................Narrowsburg Library, Dec 16, TBA Book Discussion Great Books Discussion - Shared Inquiry Method ....TL Jan 26, 7pm FREE Book Discussion Great Books Discussion - Shared Inq. Method ....TL Jan 29, 11:30am FREE Walden Chess Club all ages, all level ..............Walden Library, Saturdays 10am, Mondays 6pm Friday Night Chess ................................................................Narrowsburg Library, Fridays 6pm Knit and Stitch ....................................................................Narrowsburg Library, Mondays, 6pm Knimble Knitters ..................................................................Ellenville Library, Saturdays, 10am Laurel & Hardy Sons of the Desert Int’l Org. ................Last Sundays, ray@themtharhills.org The Music Lovers Guild ........................3rd Thurs, 7:30pm FREE, Montgomery 845-457-9867 Listen to recorded classical music, open informal discussion follows. Photography Club ................................................................Walden Library, 2nd Mondays. 7pm Photography Club Hudson Highlands Photo Workshop ..........................2nd Monday, 7:30pm St. Paul’s Epsicopal Church, Chester Scrabble Players ........................................................................Walden Library, Thursdays, 6pm Scrabble Players ......................................................................Ellenville Library, Tuesdays, 6pm Trivia Night ........................................................2 Alices, Cornwall-on-Hudson, Thursdays, 8pm

school & conservatory Young Artists from Monroe Woodbury HS Music in Central Valley, classical, etc. .................. Central Valley Methodist Church, Jan 23, 3pm FREE

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Kids Cook K-5........................................................................Monroe Library, Jan 12, 4:30pm

crafts Crafts K-1 ..............................Monroe Library, Jan 5, 4:30pm, Jan 15, 11am, Jan 19, 4:30pm Crafts grades 2-5 ................Monroe Library, Jan 6, 4:30pm, Jan 15, 1:30pm, Jan 20, 4:30pm Crafts 2-4yrs, 3-5yrs ................................................Monroe Library, Jan 8, 11:30am, 1:30pm

lectures Snow Flakes: Natures Works of Art 5yrs & up ................................HHNM-O, Jan 8, 10am Winter Birds at Your Feeder5yrs & up ..............................................HHNM-O, Jan 9, 10am Discovering Animals Together 2-4yrs ..........HHNM, Jan 11, 18, 25, Feb 1, 8, 15, 22, 10am Discovering Animals Together 2-4yrs............HHNM, Jan 12, 19, 26, Feb 2, 9, 16, 23, 10am Snakes Alive! 5yrs & up ......................................HHNM-O, Jan 15, 10am, 11:30am, 1:30pm Introduction to Ice Fishing 7-15yrs............................................................PEEC Jan 23, 9am Winter Animal Scene Investigation..................................................HHNM-O, Jan 23, 10am Geology Fair 5yrs & up ............................................................HHNM-O, Jan 29, 10am-2pm

Museum Meet the Animals ....................................................HHNM-CoH, Sat & Sun, 1pm & 2:30pm Hands on Exhibits ................................................................................IM Sundays, 2pm-4pm “The Sturgeon Swims Through Time” exhibit ................................HHNM-CoH Noon-4pm

Music Wii Rock Band Teens, grades 6-12 ..............................................Monroe Library, Jan 4, 5pm Manga & Japanese Pop Teens, grades 6-12..............................Monroe Library, Jan 28, 5pm

Recreation - holiday Family Board Games..................................................................Monroe Library, Jan 22, 1pm

theatre “Whoop-Dee-Doo” Paper Bag Players ..................................................SUNYO Jan 30, 2pm

Destination: Wurtsboro The Art of Recycling by Sharon McKane Going green is one of the ways we can help our planet. The Art of Recycling hopes to encourage you to create art from objects that most consumers toss away. As you know, we all contribute to the landfill and it's over-flowing with items that can be recycled to create fabulous art. The first challenge is an easy one for all to participate in whether you are an accomplished artist or a recycling devotee. Although Chanukah, Christmas, and Kwanza have passed, this project can be started now in preparation for next year. Start collecting those burnt out light bulbs, which can be re-cycled into fabulous

ornaments for any occasion. A simple project and easy to do. Here's how to get started making light bulb ornaments: First clean the light bulbs thoroughly with rubbing alcohol or warm soap and water, then use white paint for your basecoat, let dry and repeat. Let your creativity take it from there. Paint a scene; make a Santa or a ghost for Halloween. What about fireworks for July 4? The possibilities are endless. Paint stars on a curly bulb. Keep your glue gun handy and add texture with fabrics and buttons or jewelry. To hang, simply attach a pipe cleaner or use the wire from a damaged light cord. Get wire cutters and pick the color you want. What about a light bulb ornament bouquet from tiny bulbs? How's about

adding toilet paper cardboard as a holder for place settings, paint the guests name on the cardboard and they get to take the ornament home as a favor. This can be a solo project, family affair, or fundraising idea. I can go on and on, but now it's time for you to create your recycled light bulb ornament. Photo provided katiescowsandudderthings.com/lightbulbornaments.htm

I invite you to send in your ideas, and photos of your completed recycled projects to: Consignium P.O. Box 297 Wurtsboro, NY 12790 or email Sharon@consignium.com.

Wurtsboro Love-IIn

Two Wurtsboro venues will be closed in January and will re-open for the Valentine’s Day weekend and WinterFest. Crystals and Well-Being Center will close on January 2. Owner Cephora will re-open the Center on February 12 for the weekend. Wurtsboro Art Alliance is also closed in January and its members will have their Valentine's Day Love Exhibition and Sale during the WinterFest on February 12. WinterFest is an annual all day event featuring ice sculptures, artisans, the WAA Gallery, Red Eft Gallery, Crystals Center, Eli’s Main Street, Rinwa’z Day Spa and others participating. And check the Febuuary CANVAS to see if Broadway Concerts Direct will perform that weekend.

Wurtsboro Calendar Art & Photography Exhibits Members Holiday Show thru Dec 20 Wurtsboro Art Alliance “Art Is A Gift” thru winter season Red Eft Gallery Music-Broadway-Opera-Operetta Broadway Concerts Direct Wurtsboro Community Church, Jan 22, 8pm

Casady & Kaukonen & Hot Tuna Blues Rock into Sugar Loaf

Kings Theatre Company is presenting Hot Tuna Blues at the Lycian Centre for the Performing Arts in Sugar Loaf on Saturday, January 29 at 8:00pm. This exciting program includes both the acoustic and electric programs of Hot Tuna

and features Rock and Roll Hall of Famers Jack Casady and Jorma Kaukonen, blues icon Charlie Musselwhite on harmonica and guitar, and two-time Grammy®- winner Jim Lauderdale. From their days playing together as teenagers to their current acoustic and electric blues, probably no one has more consistently led American music for the last 50 years than Kaukonen and Casady, the founding and continuing core members of Hot Tuna. Kaukonen co-founded Jefferson Airplane and with Casady created much of the Airplane's signature sound. From their

jam sessions Hot Tuna was born and the group has toured and recorded steadily since then, for more than forty years! Along with other members of Jefferson Airplane, both were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall

of Fame in 1996. Musselwhite incorporates a lifetime of musical experience from his early Mississippi Delta days to his immersion in Chicago urban blues and beyond. The New York Press has called him "the world's greatest living blues harmonica player". Two-time Grammy winner, Jim Lauderdale is one of the premier Americana and Bluegrass artists in music today. Collectively, Kaukonen, Casady, Musselwhite and Lauderdale will deliver an exciting musical odyssey not to be missed! For tickets calling the Lycian Centre Box Office at 845-469-2287. Online at www.LycianCentre.com.

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Destination..................... GNSO Family Concert’s “Double” Masterpiece For the Greater Newburgh Symphony Orchestra’s (GNSO) 2011 Family Concert, Music Director, Dr. Woomyung Choe, has selected classical music that will please both adults and children: music from Bizet’s Carmen, music from Grieg’s Peer Gynt, a popular Brahms Hungarian Dance, and a lively Rossini overture. To complement these short and entertaining pieces, Dr. Choe has invited Ruthanne Schempf and Ada Margoshes as guest pianists for two great works. Schempf will be the soloist for Mozart’s Piano Concerto no. 23 in A, K.488, one of his finest. The second highlight of the afternoon is Camille Saint-Saens’ fourteen movement masterpiece Carnival of the Animals, originally written for two pianos and chamber ensemble, and later arranged for two pianos and full orchestra. Saint-Saëns, was apparently concerned that the piece was too frivolous and likely to harm his reputation as a serious composer, so he suppressed performances of it and only allowed The Swan movement to be published in his lifetime. Small private performances were given for friends like Franz Liszt. SaintSaëns did, however, include a provision which allowed the suite to be published

after his death. What Saint-Saens never imagined was that 28 years after his passing, his masterwork would be totally transformed by poet Ogden Nash in 1949 into even more of a delight to the ears. Originally performed on a popular recording with Noel Coward as narrator, Nash’s brilliant, humorous verse opus is a masterpiece on its own. When combined with the musical masterwork, Carnival of the Animals becomes one of the greatest concert entertainments of the twentieth centruy. Joining Schempf and Margoshes and the orchestra will be “the Dean of Hudson Valley radio”, Joe Manglass, who will recite Nash’s deliciously delightful words. “Camille Saint-Saens was racked with pains when people addressed him as ‘Saint Saynes’. He held the human race to blame because they could not pronounce his name. And so he turned with metronome and fife to glorify other forms of life.” The performance will take place on January 15 at 3:00pm in Aquinas Hall, Mount St. Mary College, Powell Street, Newburgh, (Snow date is January 16 at 3:00pm). For reservations: 845-913-7157.

Opera News sponsored by New Windsor law office of Drake, Loeb, Heller, Kennedy, Gogerty, Gaba & Rodd Newburgh is blessed with a symphony orchestra, a chamber music ensemble, an ongoing jazz guitar series and an opera company. No other Hudson Valley location between New York and Troy can make that statement. Now, if we are lucky, another “genre” of music might be joining the above groups on a permanent basis. 2010 will mark the year Newburgh gained an early music vocal and intrumental ensemble, MUSE, the heartchild of Newburghian

Jonathan Dobin. Dobin offered his group’s services for a concert benefitting Opera Company of the Highlands (OCH) last month, and from the audience’s reception of the highly successful concert, it is hopeful that this new ensemble will become an area mainstay. Proceeds went to help fund a forthcoming OCH summer production of a fully staged opera. Additional OCH fund raisers will be happening soon, with the next one around Valentine’s Day, with OCH singers performing operatic love duets. For information: 845-496-9626.

2011 = Trestle, Inc’s Yearr of the Herroes

Patrick Carfizzi to sing in Benefit

by Susan Roth Trestle, Inc. is a non-profit foundation dedicated to the mission of enhancing community through the arts. Most notably, Trestle, Inc. has been involved in the creation of public murals in Newburgh and was responsible for helping to create one of the longest public displays of artwork along the Hudson River on the railroad trestle in Newburgh. Trestle, Inc. is dedicating the year 2011 to saluting our heroes. The first event in this series of performances is called Heroes Among Us: an Evening of Cabaret, starring

international Opera Singer and Bass Baritone, Patrick Carfizzi who will be accompanied by Joseph Li on the Piano. The music will feature popular Broadway tunes, jazz, gospel, R&B, contemporary and pop music. This evening celebration will also feature artwork, essays, and performances by students at the Newburgh Free Academy (NFA).. A graduate of Yale University School of Music, Mr. Carfizzi has won several prestigious awards and grants and has performed with prestigious Opera companies including New York's Metropolitan Opera. Proceeds from this event will benefit the VA Medical Center in Castle Point, Arts Leaf, and Trestle, Inc. The VA Medical Center supports the needs of former and returning veterans and their families. Arts Leaf is a non-profit formed by Carfizzi to mentor young people in the arts. . The concert takes place at NFA, 201 Fullerton Avenue, on February 11, at 7:00pm. Tickets are $20.00. For more information on how to purchase tickets please call Trestle, Inc. at 845-5650844 or go to www.trestle.org for more information on this event.

Young Palettes on the Hudson Sponosred by Trestle, Inc, and funded by Orange County Executive, Ed Diana, the “Banner Project” was a Newburgh School System contest for which elementary school kids created artworks for the Hudson River Quadricenntenial. Some of the winning art can now be seen on lamposts along Colden Street at the foot of

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Broadway near the Newburgh Campus of Orange County Community College. More of the students’ artworks will be added later. People can donate to this worthy cause to help with the transferring of the drawings and paintings for permanent installation. For information, email info@trestle.org.

................Newburgh Hot Club Paris: 1934. Hot Club Newburgh: 2011 Instrumentalit and composer Jean "Django" Reinhardt (1910-1953) was born in Liberchies, Pont-à-Celles, Belgium, into a family of Romany gypsies. He invented an entirely new style of jazz guitar technique (sometimes called 'hot' jazz guitar) that has since become a living musical tradition within French gypsy culture. "Django" is Romani for "I awake." He spent most of his youth in Romany encampments close to Paris, playing violin, banjo, guitar and banjo-guitar from an early age, eventually abandoning the banjo-guitar in favor of the guitar. He was influenced by two older gypsy musicians, the banjoist Gusti Mahla and the guitarist Jean "Poulette" Castro. Able to make a living in music from his early teens onwards, he received little formal education and only acquired the rudiments of literacy in adult life. At the age of 18, Reinhardt was injured in a fire. The third and fourth fingers of his left hand were badly burned. With rehabilitation and practice he relearned his craft in a completely new way, even as his third and fourth fingers remained partially paralysed. He played all of his guitar solos with only

two fingers, and used the two injured digits only for chord work. In 1934, Reinhardt and Parisian violinist Stephane Grappelli were invited to form the "Quintette du Hot Club de France", one of the few well-known jazz ensembles composed only of string instruments. The rest is history. For a Djano Reinhardt Tribute, world renown jazz guitarist and composer Frank Vignola has assembled a

“Hot Club” for the ongoing Tom Humphrey Guitar Series. The trio will bring the sound of Gypsy Jazz to the Ritz Lobby on January 29 at 8:00pm. Reservations are recommended: 845-7841199.

NCM, Kairos and Bach

Newburgh Chamber Music was founded in the year 2000 by Philip West and Carole Cowan to promote music in the beautiful setting of Newburgh and its many historic venues. The concerts draw on the professional talents of widely-acclaimed musicians in the Hudson Valley and beyond. For its February 6 concert, Newburgh Chamber Music is bringing Hudson Valley favorite Kairos back to Newburgh. The word kairos is from the ancient Greek meaning the right or opportune moment (the supreme moment). The ancient Greeks had two words for time, chronos and kairos. While chronos refers to chronological or sequential time, kairos signifies a time in between, a moment of undetermined time in which something special happens. It denotes the state of mind the ensemble hopes to achieve in their music, in which the past and future merge with the present in

the listener’s experience,” their website says. Prior to the performance, Dr. Joel Evans, o b o i s t extroadinaire, is offering a preconcert talk at 2:00pm on Bach’s choral and chamber music, the focus of the concert, which will be performed by Kairos and the Newburgh Chamber M u s i c Ensemble. The concert itself will begin at 3:00pm in St. George’s Church, 105 Grand St., across from the Newburgh Free Library parking lot. Snow date is February 13. For info: 845-562-1861.

Cool Club Newburgh 2011 For some cool jazz, travel north of Broadway to Grand Street on January 16 for a free Jazz Matinee 3:00pm concert by Libby and Co. Alto saxophonist Libby Richman leads an ensemble that plays favorite movie themes, featuring music by Henry Mancini and Jule Styne. Listen to such tunes as Time After Time, Black Orpheus and The Days of Wine and Roses. Sit back, tune in and enjoy! At the Newburgh Free Library 124 Grand Street. Free admission. Call 845-563-3619 for information.

newburgh calendar Sponsored by Kiki Hayden, Roseann Cozzupoli and John J. Lease Realtors Art & Photography Exhibits Contemporary Art by Emerging and Established Artists Ann St. Gallery Dona McPhillips Couch: "Portraits in American History" Karpeles Manuscript Museum, thru Mar 31 Cinema Specials “Journeyman” - Jan 16, 12:30pm “Mutually Assured Destruction - (M.A.D.)” Jan 24, 7:30pm Downing Film Center

Greater Newburgh Symphony Orchestra Ruthanne Schempf, Ada Margoshes, Joe Manglass, guest artists cond. Dr. Woomyung Choe Family Concert - Jan 15, 3pm Aquinas Hall, Mount St,. Mary College Music - Jazz Libby & Co. Newburgh Free Library, Jan 16, 3pm Frank Vingnola’s Hot Club Trio Tom Humphrey Guitar Series Ritz Lobby, Jan 29, 8pm

Museum Exhibit “The History of Medicine” Karpeles Manuscript Museum, Jan 6-Mar 31

Poetry Reading Hudson River Poets, Jan 6, Feb 3, 7pm Newburgh Free Library

Music - Classical Kairos & Newburgh Chamber Ensemble Newburgh Chamber Music St. George’s Church, Feb 6, 3pm

Recreation Hile, Walk, Ski SPARC Traditional Event Stewart State Forest, Jan 22, 10am

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DVAA and Romance Be Mine Also, Alliance Gallery’s third annual exhibition of photographs, poetry, and “poem objects” celebrating the universal theme of love, opens on Saturday, January 29 with an opening reception from 2:00pm-4:00pm. The exhibit runs thru February 19. “This is the first exhibition of our 2011 season,” says Alliance Gallery director Rocky Pinciotti. “It is a festive group event where writers, photographers, art lovers, and romantics gather in the gallery to see touching images and hear moving poems to start off the Valentine season.” The exhibition includes artwork inspired by ideas of romance, beauty, cupid, friends, family, the heart, art, love lost or found, and the concept of Valentine’s Day in general. The photographers images run the gamut from romantic scenes to abstract images that imply love. Mary Greene of the Upper Delaware Writers Collective and the River Reporter curated the poetry portion of the exhibition. The poets will create “poem objects” to sculpturally illustrate the concept of their prose. Each poet will also recite their poem during the opening reception. Alliance Gallery is located at the Delaware Arts Center at 37 Main St., Narrowsburg. Hours are Tuesday thru Saturday from 10:00am. to 4:00pm. For more information about the exhibit call (845) 252-7576 or visit www.ArtsAllianceSite.org.

combination of abilities - singing, acting and (ballet) dancing. In September 1957, when it opened at the Winter Garden theatre, everyone said it would win all the Tony’s for the 1957-58 season including: Best musical (book-music-lyrics), Carol Lawrence, actress in a musical, Larry Kert, actor in a musical, all the design awards, and the two very obvious shoo-ins: Jerome Robbins for choreography and by Derek Leet Chita Rivera for best featured actress in a musical. Ah. The golden age of the American NOT! Musical. That was a time! When did it start? Most musical-ologists In December The Music Man opened, say in 1927 with Show Boat. Others claim and the critics could not contain their it was when Of Thee I Sing won the Pulitzer enthusiasm. Not since Guys and Dolls and Prize for drama. Yes, “drama” (1931). My Fair When did it end? That date is up for Lady did a grabs since no one musical has ever been Broadway given the distinction of being the last great musical work in the 30s-40s-50s-60s “book” genre. receive Mame? Fiddler on the Roof? She Loves such rave Me? Cabaret? Man of La Mancha? reviews. Whichever it was, the golden age ended When it when the Sondheim-Lloyd Webber, et al came time “age” took over, overlapping with the bookfor the driven likes of Chicago, Annie and The Tony’s, leading ladies Carol Lawrence and Rothschilds. However, what HAS earned distinction is Barbara Cook, not stars at the time, were the acme, the culmination opus of the put into the featured category. Larry Kert golden age and that was: the year - 1957, the and - the big shock- Chita Rivera, were not show - West Side Story, which is said by nominated. Robert Preston’s Music Man many to be the musical wherein the art form performance is now legendary, as is Barbara reached its peak with a brilliant, imaginative equalization of all the elements - music, Cook’s. David Burns (winner) and Iggie lyrics, dialogue and dance, and the Wolfington were nominted in the featured performers artistry required an equal category where leading man Kert probably

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would have been “put”. Interestingly, Cook was never nominated for any of her subsequent miraculous musical-dramatic performances in The Gay Life, She Loves Me and The Grass Harp, performances that are now considered supreme. Her “performances” on the original cast recordings are so vivid you can easily visualize her stage movements as you listen to her sing. She did not begin to garner other Tony nominations and awards until she switched careers from singing in book musicals to her now world-renown concertizing and one-woman shows. And she is still going strong today at age 83. West Side Story lost in all categories, The Music Man won the awards in every category, including stagehands! And the other big shock - Jerome Robbins lost to Music Man choreographer Onna White. Why? Many theatre people thought the critics, mostly curmudgeons at that time, and Tony voters could not accept fighting and killing in a musical. Remember, it was 1957-58. Times have changed. But there are valid reasons for Music Man sweeping the Tonys. It is uplifting Americana and great fun, as opposed to the competition’s downers. And it has brilliant book, lyrics and music by Meredith Willson. In a word - it is “perfect”. See for yourself. Don’t miss the great Tony winner and perennial favorite, The Music Man, with a top drawer touring Broadway cast, at Lycian Centre in Sugar Loaf on January 28 at 8:00pm. Call 845-469-2287 for tickets. Leave your Trombone home.

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Jazz Knights First Annual Composers Forum The West Point Band's Jazz Knights will present their first annual Jazz Composers Forum on January 12 and 13. It will consist of a two-day workshop intended to encourage new music composition for large jazz ensemble, and to offer experienced writers the chance to explore their craft with the guidance of revered jazz composer/arranger Jim McNeely and the resources of a live rehearsal band (the Jazz Knights). Jim McNeely was born in Chicago and moved to New York City in 1975. As a pianist he has enjoyed long-term affiliations with the Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Jazz Orchestra (later Mel Lewis Jazz Orchestra), the Stan Getz Quartet, and the Phil Woods Quintet. Currently he leads his own tentet and trio, and he appears as soloist at concerts and festivals worldwide. 14

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Jim's reputation as composer, arranger, and conductor continues to grow. In January of 1996 he re-joined The Vanguard Jazz Orchestra as pianist and Composer-inResidence. From 1998-2003 Jim was Chief Conductor of the Danish Radio Jazz Orchestra, and is currently Artist-inResidence with the Frankfurt Radio Big Band. He continues to work as guest conductor with the Metropole Orchestra and many other major jazz orchestras in the U.S. and Europe. The Jazz Composers Forum will finish with an evening concert on Thursday, January 13 at 8:00pm at the Falcon Jazz Club in Marlboro, which will feature the Jazz Knights performing the original music of Jim McNeely and the participants. This concert is free and open to the public. For concert information, cancellations and updates, call the Academy Band's 845-938-2617; or visit us on the Internet at www.westpoint.edu/band.

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Auditions for the New Rose Theatre's Summer/ Fall 2011 Season: Wed. January 12th at 6:00pm and Thu.

January 13th at 6:00pm. For further info please contact 845-7782478 or w8amn@aol.com.

Warm up at Milford’s Galleries After Dark On the 2nd Saturday of every month downtown M i l f o r d comes alive from 6:00pm9:00pm with Pottery by David Greenbaum multiple art at BlueStone Gallery openings, live music, fine food, shopping and special events. There are free-standing galleries, and galleries that combine art and photography with antiques, crafts, furniture, fabrics, coffee, and fine dining. Most of the exhibiting artists reside and work in Pike, Orange, Sullivan, Sussex and Wayne Counties. Recently, Pike County Arts & Crafts, a non-profit artists organization with over 200

Andy Warhol kissing John Lennon photo by Christoper Makos on view in the Hotel Fauchere

SPARC - Hike, Walk, Ski with John Gebhards

SPARC (the Stewart Park and Reserve Coalition), is an Orange County-based environmental group that led the fight to save the Stewart Buffer Lands as open space. These lands, almost 7,000 acres, are

now managed by the New York State DEC and known as Stewart State Forest. Well-known area environmentalist John Gebhards will, as in past years, lead SPARC’s traditional Hike, Snowshoe, Ski Event in the Forest on Saturday, January 22.. The event is free, but please call John at 845-562-6249 or Sandra at 845-564-3018 (email sparc@frontiernet.net) for more information about this 10:00am event, including the starting location and possible plans to lunch out afterward! Here's a chance to see and experience this wonderful multi-use open space area.

members, created a Milford Trash Can Project, involving high school students as well as adult artists. And up the road a piece, not open evenings, is historic Grey Towers where Medicinal Manuscripts at Museum plein air works from the Come Paint With From January 6 thru March 31 the treatment of disease are dramatically Me outdoor painting group are being shown Karpeles Manuscript Museum will illustrated. thru January 31. exhibit a collection documenting some of Included are first-hand records of such Visit www.milfordpa.us. the most significant developments in heroes as Albert Schweitzer, Christiaan medical history. Records of the conquest of Barnard, Casimir Funk, Alexander such terrifying diseases as the bubonic Fleming, Clara Barton, Joseph Lister, plague, leprosy, diphtheria, and polio are and Louis Pasteur. included, and major innovations in The Museum is located at 94 Broadway, nutrition, sanitation, and the prevention and Newbuirgh. Phone: 845-569-4997.

Downing Benefit & Discussions Downing Film Center in Newburgh is having a fundraiser for It Takes a Village, an organization that aims at creating pathways for at-risk young men to become mature citizens through mentoring programs. The film Journeyman will be shown on January 16 at 12:30pm, followed by a discussion.

Then on January 24 at 7:30pm, the premiere of Mutually Assured Destruction (M.A.D.) by local director Steve Strauss, will be shown, followed by a discussion with Strauss and the actors. Downing Film Center is located at 19 Front Street. Reservations are suggested. 845-561-3686.

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CRAFTS Miskris Beads Retail, Stones, Jewelry, Judaica Items 22 Laurel Avenue, South Fallsburg 845-434-4804 HOLISTIC & SPIRITUAL The Crystals Center Retail, Workshops, Events, Healing 116 Sullivan Street, Wurtsboro Re-opens Valentine’s Day Weekend RETAIL Consignium A Consignment Emporium Sharon McKane, prop. 108 Sullivan Street, Wurtsboro 845-888-2121 Steve's Music Center Musical Equipment 248 Rock Hill Drive, Rock Hill 845-796-3618 www.stevesmusiccenter.com

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East Orange Music News Sponsored by Hudson n Streett Cafe MICV Goes Forward in Time

Potluck Goes Backward in Time

Potluck Concert’s producers-musicians Ruthanne Schempf and Emily Faxon began a cycle of Beethoven Sonatas with their Decemeber concert. Now they are featuring one of Beethoven’s icons, a fellow named Mozart, for their Herr Mozart concert on January 28 at 7:30pm in the Cornwall Presbyeterian Church, 222 Hudson Street, two blocks from Hudson Street Cafe where we can recommend dining prior to the concert.

Every January, Music in Central Valley (MICV), in conjunction with the school district, offers the community a concert featuring skilled student musicians performing solo and in various ensembles. The Young Artists of Monroe-Woodbury concert features the most advanced students, many going on to noted music conservatories, performing at the highest levels. “This event is the brainchild of MICV producer Janice Nimetz who felt it important to feature students from our nationally recognized music program at the High School,” reports music educator Linda Dziuban. Included on this year's concert will be works by Mendelssohn, Hammerstein, Beethoven and Mozart. The 11th annual concert on January 23, 3:00pm is free, donations requested, at the Central Valley United Methodist Church, 12 Smith Clove Road, 20 minutes from the Hudson Street Cafe. Phone: 845-928-6570.

Art at Cornwall Retreat The Cornwall Grail Center is an international, interfaith women's movement committed to spiritual search, social transformation, ecological sustainability and the release of women's energy throughout the world. 11 artists of all types are showing water color, photography, oils, collage, calligraphy, jewelry and more, thru January 9, for the Meet the Makers Holiday show at the Center, 119 Duncan Avenue, Cornwallon-Hudson. For further information 845-534-2031.

Discovering Animals Together

Environmental Educator Pam Golben explains all about the screech owl. Photo by George Potanovic, Jr.

The Hudson Highlands Nature Museum will begin its popular winter program: Discovering Animals Together at the Museum’s Wildlife Education Center, 25 Boulevard, Cornwall-on-Hudson. Designed for children ages 2-4, this

Two Cynthias Exhibit at SUNYO Orange, Middletown

program gives children and their parents/caregivers the opportunity to explore the world of animals together in a fun creative environment utilizing crafts, songs, movement, stories, hands-on activities and outdoor exploration. This one-of-a-kind program helps to build an understanding and respect for the animals and plants in our natural community. A great way to prepare young children for preschool! You can choose between Tuesdays, (beginning January 11) from 10:00am11:00am, or Wednesdays, (beginning January 12) from either 10:00am-11:00am Self-Portrait, Cynthia Harris-Pagano or 1:00pm-2:00pm. Cynthia Harris-Pagano will have an Pre-paid registration is required. For exhibition of non-commissioned portraits, information and pre-paid registration call still lifes, and landscapes in Orange Hall 845-534-5506, ext. 204. Gallery from January 9 thru February 13. Included in this extensive exhibition is a series of large oil paintings entitled Genesis Observed. The show demonstrates the artist’s varied interests and talents from 1970 through the present. 50% of all proceeds from sales will be donated to the designated choice of the buyer: Middletown Humane Society, Deerpark Humane Society, or Pets Alive.

Cynthia Hall

Cynthia Hall, will have an exhibit of paintings, drawings, prints, and sculptures in Orange Hall Gallery Loft from January 9 thru February 13. Hall received a BA in Painting and Drawing from SUNY Fredonia and an MFA in Sculpture from SUNY New Paltz. She states, “Art is that which drives me, and it is my tool for communication of life’s impression on me and my goals. Art is an experience that transcends material reality as it unites technique and style to create a spiritual manifestation of beauty.” Cynthia Hall’s varied works in several media— acrylic, pencil, prints from metal, and threedimensional pieces—will give the viewer much to process and ponder.

The two art shows will be opening on January 9 with a reception from 1:00pm-4:00pm in Orange Hall Galleries. Judith Hosmer Garrett, pianist, will provide music. Gallery hours are Monday through Thursday 9:00am to 8:00pm and Friday 9:00am to 6:00pm. In addition, the Gallery will be open Sundays, January 9 & 30 and February 13 from 1:00 to 4:00pm. Orange Hall is ADA compliant and is located at the corner of Wawayanda and Grandview Avenues, Middletown. The shows, which are free & open to the public, are presentations of Cultural Affairs to which questions may be directed: 845-341-4891 16

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