D & H CANVAS December 2012

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December 2012 Covering Orange & Sullivan Counties & the neighboring towns of Milford, Dingmans Ferry, Beacon, Marlboro, & Ellenville

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by Barry Plaxen Thanks to all our local creators, our readers, our writers, our calendar-submitters our advertisers, and, last but not least, our subscribers. (Are you one? If not, wouldn’t you like to not miss an issue and receive each and every one by first class mail the day after we pick them up? See the form below for home delivery.)

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We are so happy to have been able to offer the Guide in the November and December issues. Those businesses (and others) written about in the Guides have helped manifest our being able to let you know about the wonders that do abound within this issue, including • The incredible coming together of various Newburgh arts groups to honor Mary Evelyn Whitehill who “transitioned” earlier this year, • The plethora of chorale groups giving Holiday Concerts, • The arts events listed in our calendars throughout the area - an impressive list of locations that includes the expected cities, towns and hamlets BUT also Cragsmoor, Ellenville, Shohola, Rock Tavern, Beacon, Marlboro, Mountaindale, Mountainville, Hurleyville, Woodbourne, Blooming Grove, Huguenot, Lords Valley, Tennanah Lake and Bear Mountain!

Now we all know what artistic magic lurks in the heart of the Delaware and Hudson Valleys.Kudos to all!

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CATSKILL ARTS SOCIETY ..............................31 CLASSIC CHORAL SOCIETY

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CRAGSMOOR HISTORICAL SOCIETY ................37 DELAWARE ARTS CENTER

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by M.E. WHITEHILL see pages 5, 6, 7 DOWNING FILM CENTER ..............................5 HOLIDAY SHOPPING & DINING GUIDE 14-17, 24-27 HUDSON OPERA THEATRE ............................3 JESTERS COMEDY CLUB ..............................39 JEWISH FEDERATION FILM FESTIVAL ..............37 KINDRED SPIRITS ........................................23 LIVE AT THE FALCON ..................................18 MUSIC IN CENTRAL VALLEY ..........................10 MUSIC INSTITUTE OF SULLIVAN & ULSTER ......37 NEWBURGH CANDLELIGHT TOUR ..................7 NEWBURGH SYMPHONIC CHORALE ................13 NEW ROSE THEATRE ..................................30 NOBLE COFFEE ROASTERS ..................35 & 38 PHOTOGRAPHER TOM DOYLE ........................10 PIKE COUNTY CHORAL SOCIETY ....................23 PINE BUSH AREA ARTS COUNCIL ..................36 RAILROAD PLAYHOUSE ................................4 SHADOWLAND THEATRE ..............................36 SUGAR LOAF PERFORMING ARTS CENTER 39, 40 SULLIVAN COUNTY COMMUNITY CHORUS ........13 SULLIVAN COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE ......11 SUNY ORANGE-HUMAN RIGHTS EXHIBIT ........8 SUNY ORANGE SYMPHONIC BAND..................3 WALLKILL RIVER SCHOOL ............................34 WOLFGANG GALLERY ........................34 & 35

End of the World in Middletown: Two Musical Views

by Derek Leet

Optimism-Pessimism “2012: The End...or the beginning?”

The above title inclusion “...or the beginning” suggests an optimistic outlook for one of Middletown’s two End of the World concerts.

But the program contains “dark” (read pessimistic) titles amidst “holiday” music because the SUNY Orange Symphonic Band November 3 concert was canceled due to Sandy, so Band conductor Kevin Scott, has a combination of works originally planned for November and some holiday music from the planned December 15 concert for which Scott says, “There will be no cancellation...unless we get a monumental snowstorm!”

(Optimism...Pessimism!)

“It hasn't been totally finalized,” he continued, “but this is what is definitely on the concert: Mussorgsky’s A Night on Bald Mountain, Charles Lee Hill’s At the Gremlin Ball, Philip Sparke’s Fanfare for St. Cecelia, Donald Johnston’s Ritual for Band, Douglas Townsend’s Two Christmas Fantasies, and the world premiere of Carlton Winston’s Nibiru, the Bringer of Doom.

“As a big thank you to my good friend Kevin Scott for greatly supporting my music,” says Winston, “I decided to approach him about composing a work specifically for his ensemble. A countless number of ideas came to mind, but we initially settled on a Native American themed work. With many drafts started, but a tight composition deadline, I scrapped the idea and approached Kevin again about composing a work based on the end of the world. He was intrigued by the idea. Immediately, I decided to center this work on the fictional planet Nibiru.

(If you are not familiar with Nibiru - also known as Planet X - it is the fictional planet that is supposed to collide with our planet sometime in 2012.)

“Nibiru, the Bringer of Doom is not meant

to sound pretty at all.

In fact, my goal with this work,” continued Winston, “is to portray what I call “primordial” beauty.

As the title suggests, this piece is also somewhat of a tribute to one of the greatest Kevin Scott composers of all time (in my opinion), Gustav Holst. You will even hear a minor alteration of the opening melody from Holst’s infamous work, Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity, from his Carlton Winston popular suite The Planets.”

Scott ended by saying, “some other selections are being considered, while some of the originally scheduled November 3 pieces will appear on a later date, i.e. Michael Schelle's The End of the World is now slated for our Fall 2014 concert.”

Now, THAT’S optimism!

Scott and the Band’s concert is slated for December 15 at 8:00pm in the Paramount Theatre, 17 South Street, Middletown.

For tickets: 845-346-4195.

“My idea was to pick some of the greatest pieces one might want to hear if it was a last concert.

Bach’s Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring the Hallelujah Chorus, the chorus of the Ron De Fesi Hebrew slaves from Verdi’s Nabucco, and excerpts from Carmina Burana.

“People wanted us to do Mahler's second symphony, but we only have till the end of the world,” he quipped.

Allan Plumb “There will be some surprises to me as well as to others, but for sure we’ll have Allan Plumb playing Mozart’s Clarinet Concerto, the Die Meistersinger Overture, a couple of excerpts from Wagner’s Ring Cycle, a lot of short fun pieces for chorus and the sumptuous Regina Coeli from Cavalleria Rusticana.

“Maybes might be a Strauss Waltz, some Butterfly and/or Traviata, the exquisite tenor/baritone duet from The Pearlfishers for

which I might sing, and maybe the Dance of the Knights from Prokofiev’s Romeo and Juliet. Maybe a couple of old ballet favorites from Faust and Gioconda, maybe a Swan Lake, maybe the 2nd movement from Mozart’s Elvira Madigan piano concerto. Just a bunch of things that I think are of some of the great works of all time.

“That’s a lot of music,” I said.

“Well, the concert is from 7:00pm until the end - whatever that is!”

Optimism or Pessimism?

“We have an orchestra, really fabulous, the chorus is terrific and the soloists are great, a lot of people who have done a lot of things with us over the years. But the chorus is worrying because I am working on including some Beethoven Symphonies too.”

“How many?”, I asked.

“At least nine.”

“In how many minutes?”

“Not sure yet.”

Optimism or pessimism?

Tickets can be obtained online by visiting www.hotopera.com or by calling 845-6610544.

The End of the World concert will be held at the United Presbyterian Church, 25 Orchard Street in Middletown at 7:00pm on December 21 - ONE NIGHT ONLY!!!

Pessimism-Optimism “2012: The End of the World” Hudson Opera Theatre conductor, Ron De Fesi, holds a possibly pessimistic view of the Mayan prophesy as he states, “If the Mayans were right, we’ll all go out singing and hearing some of the greatest music ever written.”

And then, on an optimistic note he states, “If they were wrong, we’ll all go out humming, having heard some of the greatest music ever written. It’s a win-win situation.

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Radio Drama on the Railroad

It’s A Wonderful Life, as everyone knows, is a classic Frank Capra movie starring James Stewart with a brilliant screenplay by Frances Goodrich and Albert Hackett, with additional scenes written by Capra and Jo Swerling, from a story by Philip Van Doren Stern.

Michael Wilson was an uncredited contributor to screenplay.

It’s A Wonderful Life, as few people know, is a radio play adapted from the film by Joe Landry, in which six actors portray all of our favorite characters in Bedford Falls while we experience a 1947 radio broadcast, complete with live sound effects and music.

Glen Macken stars as George Bailey in a Just Off-Broadway presentation. Cat Capolupo; Craig Patrick Browne, A.J. Hankins and Amanda Baumler are also in the cast. John Marro will be behind the “Foley Table” and perform the dozens of fascinating, live sound effects as they were used in the days of live radio broadcasts.

newburgh calendar sponsored by Kiki Hayden & Roseann Cozzupoli

Directed by Ed Romanoff, one Art & Photography Exhibits performance will be broadcast live to the Kelly Patton Greater Hudson Valley as a special benefit for Caffe Macchiato, ongoing the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation.

Tickets are specially priced for this event, so Briana Cox “Through My Eyes” Healing Arts Studio, thru Dec 7 check the Just Off Broadway, Inc. website for details.

Since 1947, the Marines have donated toys “The Nemeth Family; 3 Generations of Art” Crawford House, thru Dec11 to needy children through their Toys For Tots program. Please join them as they support F.T. Mitchell “Up Close and Personal”” Toys For Tots this Holiday Season by Karpeles Museum,thru Dec 23 bringing a new toy to donate to a child for Christmas. A donation box will be at the Clayton Buchanan, Linda Richichi, Railroad Playhouse throughout the run of It’s Mary Sealfon “Reality & Beyond” Kaplan Hall, SUNY Orange, thru Jan 4 A Wonderful Life: A Radio Play.

All seats are reserved for this production.

“An Artist’s Response to Human Rights” No general seating.

Kaplan Hall, Dec 6-20 The production runs from December 6-16 Reception: Dec 6, 6pm-9pm at the Railroad Playhouse.

Tickets are available through PayPal at Book Discussions www.justoffbwy.com or by calling 845-875Great Books Discussion Dec 7, 11:30am 4325, ext. 03.

Newburgh Free Library

Crumpet, Santa’s Elf, Comes to Newburgh

Many Morning Edition listeners are awfully glad Santa’s Helper was one of the jobs held by David Sedaris before he became the bestselling writer and humorist that he is today. Sedaris once worked as an elf at Macy's in NYC. His reading of an excerpt from his Santaland Diaries has become a Morning Edition holiday tradition.

So here, once again, is David Sedaris as Crumpet the Elf. “I wear green velvet knickers, a forest green velvet smock and a perky little hat decorated with spangles.

This is my work uniform.

“I've spent the last several days sitting in a crowded, windowless Macy's classroom, undergoing the first phases of elf training. You

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can be an entrance elf, a water-cooler elf, a bridge elf, train elf, maze elf, island elf, magicwindow elf, usher elf, cash-register elf or exit elf.

“We were given a demonstration of various positions in action, acted out by returning elves, who were so onstage and goofy that it made me a little sick to my stomach. I don't know that I could look anyone in the eye and exclaim: Oh, my goodness, I think I see Santa. Or can you close your eyes and make a very special Christmas wish?

“Everything these elves say seems to have an exclamation point on the end of it. It makes one's mouth hurt to speak with such forced merriment. It embarrasses me to hear people talk this way. I think I'll be a low-key sort of elf.

“Twenty-two thousand people came to see Santa today, and not all of them were well behaved. Today, I witnessed fistfights and vomiting and magnificent tantrums.

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“The back hallway was jammed with people.

There was a line for Santa and a line for the women's bathroom. And one woman, after asking me a thousand questions already, asks: Which is the line for the women's bathroom?

And I shouted that I thought it was the line with all the women in it.

Sedaris’ book, The Santaland Diaries, about his experiences as an elf, has been adapted for the stage

by Joseph Mantello, an American actor and director best known for his work in and on Broadway productions. The Railroad Playhouse's Locomotion Series is presenting the play featuring James Phillips (see photo) from December 8-16, at 27 South Water Street.

For tickets and information: 845-565-3791.

Cinema

“Scrooge” Downing Film Center, Dec 17, 7pm

Comedy Mission: Improv-able Railroad Playhouse, Dec 1, 8pm

Holiday - Recreation Candlelight Tour begins at Crawford House, Dec 9, Noon-3pm Open House Warm Up with the Washingtons Washington’s Headquarters, Dec 9, Noon-4pm

Museum Exhibit “Unpacked & Rediscovered” Washington’s Headquarters, ongoing “Boy Scouts of America: The Great Depression”

Karpeles Manuscript Museum, thru Dec 23

Music - Jazz Judi Silvano Holiday Concert Newburgh Library, Dec 2, 3pm

Poetry Reading Hudson River Poets Newburgh Library, Dec 6, 7pm

Theatre - Play “Santaland Diaries” Railroad Playhouse, Dec 8-16

Theatre - Play Reading “Box Car Series” Dec 2, 2pm “It’s A Wonderful Life” Dec 6-16 Railroad Playhouse ++++++++++++++++++ Dance “Romeo & Juliet” Newburgh Free Academy Dance Department NFA, Dec 7, 7pm & Dec 8, 2pm

Festival “Bells on Broadway” kids arts & crafts Ritz Theater Lobby, Dec 1, 10am-4pm

.................................................................................................Newburgh The Whitehills Donate to the Downing Film Center’s “Drive to Digital”

The Downing Film Center has entered the new age of cinema. It has converted its one screen theater projection system from thirtyfive millimeter to digital, a move triggered by the film industry’s own migration to digital, which began over a decade ago and is expected to accelerate in 2013.

(SHHHHH! Did you know 35mm enthusiasts are now ILLEGALLY saving, collecting and hoarding 35mm equipment and films? Big Brother Billion Big Bucks industry has once again Bought Bully politicians who voted to make it against the law to NOT destroy 35mm films and projectors.)

To keep pace with this change, in July 2012 the Downing, a 501(c)(3)member supported not-for-profit arts organization, launched its “Drive to Digital” capital campaign. Thanks to generous audience contributions, it has already raised $11,000 of the total $75,000 it will need.

Because of increasing wear-and-tear on its current projector, in place since the Downing’s opening in 2006, the Center’s Board of Directors agreed to accelerate its conversion to digital with a pair of commercial loans that give its fundraising drive time to achieve its goal.

On October 1, the “Drive to Digital” received a game-changing boost when an anonymous donor and Downing patron offered to match every new dollar raised through December 31, 2012, up to $20,000, for a potential $40,000 opportunity.

All of this comes at a time when many local theaters across the United States are facing closure as a result of the heavy costs involved in making the industry-mandated jump from 35mm projection, the standard for over a hundred years.

“This is as significant as the introduction of sound and color,” said Brian Burke, the Downing’s co-founder and current Executive Director. “It’s not just that filmgoers will no longer hear the hum of a thirty-five millimeter

Pictured at the opening reception of the “World of M.E. Whitehill” exhibit at Orange Hall Gallery in November are: Brian and Walter Whitehill & Joan Roth (children of M.E. Whitehill) & Sharon Burke of Downing Film Center

projector behind them. The digital revolution is transforming the way movies are produced, distributed and seen. We’re very fortunate to have a community of generous supporters behind us who want to see the Downing continue to offer the best of independent, foreign and rarely seen classic films.”

“This is exciting news for the independent film movement and an expression of confidence in the Downing’s future,” Kevin Burke, President of the Downing Board, said.

“Thanks to the outpouring of support we’ve received from large and small donors, many who attend our theater as regulars, our overall campaign goal is within reach. With the announcement of our matching gift challenge, every dollar donated between now and the end of the year will be doubled. In every way, we are a community theater, and the challenge before us is being met by a community.”

The family of M.E. Whitehill has generously donated an original watercolor (Walkway Over The Hudson, see photo) to be raffled for the benefit of the Downing Film Center's Drive To Digital campaign.

The painting is on display at the film center and raffle tickets ($5 each) are available there

Walkway over the Hudson by M.E. Whitehill

before and during showtimes. The winning ticket will be drawn on December 17 at the free 7:00pm screening of the 1970 film Scrooge starring Albert Finney.

Information can be found at

www.downingfilmcenter.com or by calling the box office at 845-561-3686.

The works of M.E. Whitehill are currently being shown at Picture It Framed on North Plank Road in Newburgh.

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“Reality and Beyond” - Richichi, Sealfon & Buchanan

Not one, but two inspirational women from the Hudson Valley are winners of the 2012 About.com Readers’Choice Awards for their intuitive abilities, Deborah Hanlon and Linda Richichi.

Owned by the New York Times, About.com is an online information resource with topic sites for everyday living. Both women were nominated under the Holistic Healing category and overwhelmingly won their respective area.

Hanlon won for Best Psychic Medium. Her website, beingknowingdoing.com encourages you to “Learn to trust your own intuition with your loved ones.” Richichi won for Best Intuitive Artist. Her Soul Portraits, Goddess Vision artwork and workshops are creative and powerful tools that explore the higher self and can be seen on her online gallery at lindarichichi.com.

For the current SUNY Orange show at Kaplan Hall, Richichi might be considered the second half of the show’s title, Reality and Beyond. The first half of the title certainly applies to the realistic works of Mary Sealfon and of Clayton Buchanan who states: "I paint the real world - those endless combinations that we see every day. The

Sky #7, acrylic by Linda Richichi

spontaneity and natural fitting together of colors and shapes is a remarkable learning Riverside, by Clayton Buchanan ground. My goal in painting is to comprehend and interpret what is in front of me and share capture that intrinsic mood, that fleeting my vision. Composing those colors and moment of recognition when light gives birth shapes drives me from painting to painting, to the poetry of color." and I am always searching to do it better - to The exhibits runs thru January 4.

Rotary Joins Plans to Save Shelter House

The Downing Park Planning Committee (DPPC) says, “cheers to the Newburgh Rotary Group for offering to help DPPC in their ongoing efforts to revive and maintain this Vaux-Olmstead designed treasure for our City.”

DPPC was formed in 1985 and has been following their past plan restoring the Shelter House, designed by Gordon Marvel, adding gardens, with constant maintenance done by members. It is being used for meetings, Shelter House by M.E. Whitehill concerts, weddings, children’s parties, to DPPC is a self supporting group and name a few. They have future plans for Spring donations are greatly appreciated.

2013 and with help from friends and groups Send your donation to: DPPC, PO Box like the Rotary, they will persevere.

306, Newburgh, NY 12550.

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“Along with her amazing marvels, Mother nature can impose horrible losses. HMS Bounty sank during Hurricane Sandy. My condolences to the family and crew with their loss of captain, crew member and ship. I have wonderful memories of visiting and painting her when she docked in Newburgh last spring (see photo above).

“She will also live on in the movies she starred in: Mutiny on the Bounty, and Pirates of the Caribbean.” - Mary Mugele Sealfon

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by Tod Westlake

Candlelight Tour 2013 Dedicated to M.E. Whitehill

If you're looking for a little local history to enhance your holiday fun, be sure to visit Newburgh on Sunday, December 9, from Noon-5:00pm, when the Historical Society of Newburgh Bay & the Highlands will host its annual candlelight tour.

Anne Coon, who is a member of the tour's organizing committee, say that this year's itinerary includes a little something for everyone, including homes that are historically significant, as well as other notable buildings in the Newburgh area.

"Either they're architecturally important, or they have a fabulous view of the river, or perhaps they're on fabulous grounds," Coon says. "The person that currently lives there could be an artist, or someone who has a wonderful collection. There are all different kinds of reasons why we would include someone."

This year's tour, as always, begins at the Crawford House at 189 Montgomery Street.

And for those who have done the tour on previous years, Coon says that the group is

Montgomery Street by M.E. Whitehill (1920-2012)

careful to pick from a range of different sites so as not to be repetitive. Other than the Crawford House, which is also the society's main office, the tour this year will be very different than last year's. Coon says that the society tries to change its focus each year, so returning guests should always have a chance to see something new.”

Through My Eyes: An Exhibition by Briana Cox

Briana Cox was inspired by art at an early age, influenced by her grandmother who helped to nurture the creative spark in Briana by introducing her to all forms of art.

Cox is dedicating her first art exhibit, Through My Eyes: A Photography Exhibition, to the memory of her grandmother Carolyn Currier (1933-2012).

"Photography does not end at the push of a shutter. Taking the time to find the perfect shot - the best lighting, angle, and subject - is all part of the creative process," Briana Cox expresses. “The entire artistic process of capturing moments, whether in nature or portraits, is very rewarding to me.”

Her exhibition is on display in The Healing Arts Studio at 75 Broadway, upper floor through December 7.

This year’s tour is dedicated to watercolorist Mary Evelyn Whitehill. Her paintings will be on display at most destinations.

"We never do the same tour twice," Coon says, adding that the group works to ensure that the tour is geographically easy for folks to navigate. Most of the sites are within a relatively contained area, which means they can be visited on foot after you park your car.

Coon also notes that the society's large

geographic area gives them a chance to pick and choose from a range of different locations in Crawford House the Newburgh

by M.E. Whitehill Bay and Hudson Highlands area.

"The organization does not exist just for the City of Newburgh," Coon says. "It includes the Town of Newburgh and the Town of New Windsor, so we have a vast area we can use."

Newburgh is also noteworthy in that it's the home to General George Washington's Headquarters, the first-ever designated historic site in the young United States of America, according to Coon. The headquarters will be a highlight of this year's tour.

"Washington's headquarters is in this candlelight tour, as it has been for many years," Coon says, reminding potential visitors that the headquarters site has a major new exhibit of Revolutionary War artifacts.

For further information about the tour, call 845-561-2585, or visit the society's website at www.newburghhistoricalsociety.com.

Queen Anne’s Lace in Violet by Briana Cox

For information about the exhibition or the Healing Arts Studio, visit www.thestudiosat75broadway.com or call 520-609-1866.

To view more of Cox’s work visit the artist's website at www.brianacox.com or email her directly at brianalcox@me.com.

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Community Building Through The Arts with Susan Handler

Unspoken Heroes of Human Rights Education This month's article will look at Human Rights and the educational work being undertaken by the United Nations. The UN defines Human Rights as those rights that are inherent in our nature, and without which we cannot live as human beings.

Human rights and fundamental freedoms allow us to develop fully and use our human qualities, our intelligence, our talents, and our conscience.

December 10 is the 64th anniversary of the ratification of the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR). In recognition of this day, the Orange County Human Rights Commission, in conjunction with SUNY Orange, the Orange County Arts Council, (OCAC) and Orange County Educators, are providing an opportunity for Orange County 11th and 12th grade students to express themselves artistically on the importance of human rights in today's world.

The Celebration of Human Rights Art Exhibit will display art depicting topics related to the 30 Articles of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

Although the UN General Assembly emphasizes that the responsibility for human rights education rests with all elements of society, government, nongovernmental organizations, professional associations, and all other sectors of civil society, as well as

individuals, the unspoken heroes in this effort are classroom teachers. Teachers are the key to creating learning environments were students could make meaningful connections between their studies and making a difference in the world. With globalization threatening our biological, linguistic and cultural environments, it is essential that students develop and understand the knowledge, skills and values of human rights. To aid teachers in becoming more effective human rights communicators the UN has published the manual The Human Rights Education Handbook. Sergio Vieira de Mello, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, believes that an early foundation is the beginning of "a life-long process by which people at all levels of development and in all strata of society learn respect for the dignity of others and the means and methods of ensuring that respect in all societies."

Dawn Ansbro, Executive Director of the OCAC, "Art is the one form of expression that

Neil Okeson is a Brooklyn based singer-songwriter and composer for whom music is a central part of life. Writing music that reflects both his urban homestead and his upstate New York studio, Neil’s songs live in a real world - one that is full of wonder, love, and even some human sadness.

Neil has constructed moments that are musically built to stand on their own, with melodies that stay with you long after you've gone home. Neil is keeping busy playing NYC and the southern Hudson Valley region.

His forthcoming EP, Beautiful World, can be previewed at www.neilokeson.com.

The Rock Tavern Chapter of the Hudson Valley Folk Guild, at the Unitarian Universalist Congregation at Rock Tavern, will be featuring Okeson on December 8 at 7:30pm. Open mic performances will be available to all.

The Unitarian Universalist Congregation at Rock Tavern is located in the Town of New Windsor at 9 Vance Road, Rock Tavern.

For information call 845-978-5620.

This ceramic tile painting by Washingtonville HS student Vashni Balleste, has a famous quote by activist Angela Davis: “We have to talk about liberating minds as well as liberating society.”

bridges all communication barriers…in a sense, it is a universal language. So when the Human Rights Commission came to talk to us last year about creating an exhibit that gave students an opportunity to use the arts to express their thoughts and ideas about the Declaration of Human Rights, we immediately agreed to participate. It is one thing to read about the fundamental aspects of Human Rights, but quite another to see a visual interpretation. In this case, the phrase "a picture paints a thousand words" is incredibly accurate. Personally, I think this exhibit is more of an education for the viewer than it is for the creator because, when you see this artwork exhibited all in one space, it becomes a very powerful commentary on how

our young people see the world and how they hope to change it."

Every student who participates is given a certificate. This year, there will be two exhibits - one at SUNY Orange Middletown and one at SUNY Orange Newburgh. Each exhibit will have its own opening reception. The Newburgh reception will be on December 6 at 6:00pm in Kaplan Hall and the Middletown reception will be on December 9 at 1:00pm in Orange Hall Gallery.

For information about the exhibit call Dawn Ansbro at 845-469-9168.

To speak to the Orange County Human Rights representatives, Fred Cook and Sue Varden, email SVarden@orangecountygov.com.

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Destination.........................................................................Wurtsboro Wurtsboro Art Alliance’s Annual Holiday Show

Welcome! by Gene Weinstein

Sam's Point by David Munford Amaryllis by Roberta Rosenthal Acrylic by John Neilson

The Wurtsboro Art Alliance will be presenting their Annual Holiday Show through December 23. This year's show is dedicated to the memory of John Neilson, the Art Alliance's founding member, who recently passed away.

Born 1927 in India, Neilson spent his early years in India and went to the United Kingdom to continue his education. He then returned to

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India where he joined his father who ran a munitions factory.

Neilson became part of the airline industry in its early infancy and remained there for 42 years when he retired as Manager of American Airlines in Bermuda. In 1986 he and his second wife left to live in the UK where they joined art classes with Melville Brotherstone.

Later, they moved to Wurtsboro where he was instrumental in the development of the

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Wurtsboro Art Alliance (WAA) and its current showroom. His enthusiasm of the arts was never ending and his legacy will remain in Wurtsboro.

For the WAA annual show, a wide assortment of original works of art, including paintings, watercolors, drawings, photographs, sculptures, ceramics, prints and note cards, will be available to choose from.

The Wurtsboro Art Alliance Gallery is located at 73 Sullivan Street, and is open weekends from Noon to 4:00pm or by appointment. For information, visit www.waagallery.org.

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Destination................................................Cornwall-woodbury The Hunt and the Rush of Landscape Photography with Tom Doyle

by Naomi Kennedy Talent runs in Tom Doyle's family. His mom and dad were a watercolorist and professional musician, respectively, his older sister is a musician, and older brother a professional oil painter. Tom is a landscape photographer.

When he was 17 years old he joined the Marine Corps. Years later, Tom became a NYC cop and retired as a lieutenant in l994 after 33 years. As a marine and a cop, Tom learned to observe his surroundings, be patient, and persevere until a job/mission was completed, even if he was uncomfortable.

In 2000, Tom became serious about landscape photography when he traveled and explored in the Dakotas, Montana, Utah, and Wyoming. "I tried to do justice to the locations. The images were okay, but I was determined to do better," said Doyle.

As Tom pursued photography, he applied the valuable lessons he learned earlier in his life to be patient and persistent. His background in surveillance photography, which required the use of sophisticated equipment, helped develop his skills in landscape photography by laying a technical foundation.

Tom's goal is to create esthetic landscape images with impact that make the viewer "stop and really look." He feels his job is to capture

Tom Doyle captures Storm King.

images that have never happened before and might not happen again, so others can enjoy the same experience. "The fact that there is so much beauty in the world is a source of wonder to me," he stated.

The thought of running out of ideas or places to photograph has never occurred to Tom. "We are dealing with infinite possibilities. When I return to places I frequent, the light, weather,

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Doyle’s work has been featured in 2007 at time of day, season, and the tide are never the Eisenhower Hall, West Point; the Hudson same," said Doyle.

Doyle concentrates on three things when Valley Gallery in Cornwall; Karpeles capturing an image: light, composition and Museum in Newburgh; the Wallkill River simplicity. "There is an excitement of the hunt School in Montgomery; and other various local when I search for a subject and a rush I get when venues.

Tom's wife Barbara, whom he jokingly refers the image starts to form in the chemical bath," to as his "Command Sergeant Major of 50 said Doyle.

As a member of the Newburgh Camera years", feels that anyone who's willing to get up Club, in 2002, Tom was privileged to work with at 4:00am on a summer morning to catch a Ralph Aiello, an award winning photo sunrise, or live in a twelve foot camper in the journalist. "Ralph, amongst the other middle of nowhere, must have great passion. "I experienced photographers, took me under his love what I do and will do it until the backpack wing, and was generous with his time and gets too heavy," said Doyle. "The pure joy of constantly working to improve my craft and guidance," said Doyle.

Tom will be lecturing once again at Mount occasionally capturing a truly beautiful moment Saint Mary College in the spring of 2013 on is crucial to me."

In September, Doyle expanded his horizon The Basics of Landscape Photography and Creative Landscape Photography. "I am very and became the curator for the new gallery at fortunate to have the opportunity again to Leo's Pizzeria & Restaurant, 22 Quaker Road present this series. It was a great learning in Cornwall, where an exhibit featuring a mix of his old and new works of the Hudson experience," said Doyle.

Tom has received competitive recognition for Highlands, including recent photos of Plum the 2006 and 2009 Print of the Year Dutchess Point in New Windsor and Kenridge Farm Regional Professional Photographer's (Hudson Highlands Nature Museum) in Association; 2009 Print of the Year Hudson Cornwall, Home in the Highlands, will be Valley Regional Professional Photographer's shown in the gallery at Leo’s from December 2 Society of New York; and acceptance in thru January 2, with a reception on December Photowork '07, a juried exhibit at 8, from 1:00pm to 4:00pm.

For information, call 845- 534-3446.

Poughkeepsie's Barrett Art Center. cornwall - Woodbury calendar sponsored by Hudson Valley Society for Music, Potluck Concerts & Peggi’s Place

Art & Photography Exhibits

Anna Conigliari

Julian Rose

Due to Hurricane Sandy in October, Music in Central Valley’s first 2012-2013 concert is in December with the PanTone Quartet presenting an afternoon of flute quartets by Gulio Briccialdi, Jorge Calleja, Jacques Castérède, Max Dubois, Fauré and Mendelssohn.

Flutist Megan Szymanski is currently a Staff Sergeant in the United States Military Academy Band at West Point. Flautist Felipe Tristan is currently coordinator and manager of artistic programming at Renewal, LLC. Flute player Julian Rose spent a year at the Sorbonne in Paris, where he undertook an intensive study of twentieth-century French music. Fluteist (sic) Anna Conigliari has performed in a variety of flute workshops and as principle flutist in both university and chamber music ensembles.

All four performers have been Kenan Fellows at Lincoln Center Institute, a prestigious program for emerging artists.

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Megan Szymanski

Felipé Tristan

accessible Central Valley United Methodist Church, 12 Smith Clove Road on December 2 at 3:00pm. Admission is free with a suggested donation at the door. For further information phone the church office at 845-928-6570.

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Paul Gould Hudson Valley Gallery, ongoing Emily Waterfield photography Gary Hoff & Terri Clearwater paintings Clearwater Gallery, ongoing Tom Doyle “Home in the Highlands” Dec 2-Jan 2 Leo’s Italian Restaurant & Pizzeria 3rd Annual Art & Gift Show Cornwall Grail Center, Dec 8, 9am-4pm

Cinema “La Tigra, Chaco” Cornwall Library, Dec 20, 6pm

Lectures “Bear Necessities” Carl Heitmuller Dec 2, 10am HHNM Outdoor Discovery Center

Museum Book Discussion “Serena” by Ron Rash Dec 5 “The Submission” by Amy Waldman Jan 2 Cornwall Library, 7pm

World of Bees & Brook Trout Exhibits Sat & Sun, Noon-4pm Meet the Animal of the Week Sat & Sun, 2:30pm

HHNM Wildlife Education Center

Music Karaoke 2 Alices Style 2 Alices, Jan 5, 7:30pm

Music-Classical Potluck Concerts “Not Yet Wintry Mix” Cornwall Presbyterian Church, Nov 30, 7:30pm PanTone Quartet Music in Central Valley United Methodist Church, Dec 2, 3pm

Opera - Video “The Magic Flute” Mozart Cornwall Public Library, Dec 16, 1pm

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“Amahl’s” Day Visit at Bethel Woods Unmasking the Met’s New Conductor Just in time for the holidays, Delaware Valley Opera (DVO) presents a family-friendly opera about a young boy's special visit from the Three Magi. The special holiday performance includes a holiday art activity before the show and gingerbread cookies after the performance.

In keeping with the holiday theme, participants will have the opportunity to create colorful stained glass-inspired holiday decorations.

Gian-Carlo Menotti’s Amahl and the Night Visitors was the first opera specifically composed for television. There had already been several television productions of Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol since circa 1947, but they had not been shown annually or presented by the same television network, with the same general technical staff, as Amahl was.

Until 1963, Amahl was nearly always presented with many of the same singers and production staff. From 1951 until 1966 it was presented every year on NBC (which commissioned Menotti to write it) on or around Christmas Eve, as an episode of an existing anthology series, such as The Alcoa Hour, NBC Television Opera, or the Hallmark Hall of Fame.

This inspiring and charming opera about a crippled shepherd boy and his encounter with

the three kings following the star of Bethlehem in search for a newborn king, is directed by DVO Artistic Director, Carol Castel. The Music Director/pianist is Christopher Berg.

The DVO performances, “will offer children the opportunity of being involved in the opera itself,” Castel announced. “Miss Mason Clark of Hawley, PA is our Amahl. Mason was a member of the "Youth Opera Experience", a collaborative program offered by Bethel Woods for the Performing Arts and the DVO.” Other cast members include Eric Barsness (Jeffersonville), Wayne Line (Montreal, CA) John Kaneklides (North Carolina), Carol Diefenbach (Beach Lake, PA), Angie Swendsen (Tyler Hill, PA) and Marty Strasinger.

The childrens' crafts and dance is at Noon, and the opera begins at 2:00pm on December 8 in the Events Gallery at Bethel Woods.

(Possibly sold out by press time.)

A performance at the Grace Episcopal Church, Church Street in Honesdale, PA, follows on December 9th at 3:00 pm.

Children are admitted free.

For reservations and tickets contact DVO at 845-252-3136 or online by visiting www.delawarevalleyopera.org.

Marcelo Alvarez, Sandra Radvanovsky, Fabio Luisi, Stephanie Blythe, Dmitri Hvorostovsky

by Derek Leet Fabio Luisi is an Italian conductor, born in Genoa in 1959. On September 6, 2011, he was named Principal Conductor of the Metropolitan Opera when then Music Director James Levine withdrew from his scheduled fall 2011 performances.

Luisi developed an interest in conducting while working as a piano accompanist. Later, he worked at the Graz Opera as an both accompanist and conductor. His first conducting appearance was in Italy in 1984.

From 1990 to 1995, he was principal conductor of the Graz Symphony Orchestra, and he was the principal conductor of l'Orchestre de la Suisse Romande from 1997 to 2002. Since 2005, he has served as principal conductor of the Vienna Symphony.

In the United States, Luisi made his Metropolitan Opera conducting debut in March 2005, with Giuseppe Verdi's Don Carlos. For the Live from the Met in HD series this month, he will conduct Verdi’s Un Ballo in Maschera, which stars Sondra Radvanovsky, Mongaup Valley’s Stephanie Blythe, Marcelo Alvarez and Dmitri Hvorostovsky on December 8 at 1:00pm which is being “livecast” at Sullivan County Community College in Loch Sheldrake.

It’s Verdi again on December 15 at 1:00pm as Luisi conducts Aida. It stars Roberto Alagna, George Gagnidze, Olga Borodino and newcomer Liudmyla Monastyrska in the title role of Verdi’s masterpiece.

Call 845-845-434-5750, ext. 4377.

(And there’s Mozart, Dec.1, sans Luisi).

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Let’s Be Jolly! ‘Tis the Choir Concert Season

by Derek Leet

Classic Choral Society

The origins of choral music are found in traditional music. Singing in big groups was extremely widely spread in traditional cultures, both singing in one part, or in unison. The oldest repertory that survives is that of the Delphic hymns of ancient Greece, 2nd century BC. The tradition of unison choir singing lasted from the 4th century up to the present.

During the Middle Ages, a new type of singing involving multiple melodic parts, became predominant for certain functions, but initially this polyphony was only sung by soloists. The first evidence of polyphony with more than one singer per part comes in 1420, though containing music from the late 14th century.

During the Renaissance, sacred choral music was the principal type of formally notated music in Western Europe. Throughout the era, hundreds of masses and motets (as well as various other forms) were composed for a cappella choir. As in other genres of music, choral music underwent a period of experimentation and development during the 20th century. At the turn of the 21st century, choral music has received a resurgence of interest as witnessed in this area by the plethora of choirs.

Though listed in the CANVAS calendars in

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United Church of Christ, Blooming Grove, Dec 16, 4pm First Presbyterian Church, Goshen, Dec 22, 7pm

Delaware Valley Choral Society Milford Theatre, Dec 2, 3pm

Middletown Concert Chorale North Congregational Church of Christ, Dec 1, 7pm St. John’s Lutheran Church, Dec 8, 7pm Harmony Baptist Church, Dec 9, 3pm

Newburgh Symphonic Chorale St. George’s Church, Dec 9, 3pm

Pike County Choral Society Good Shepherd Church, Milford, Dec 8, 7pm

Sullivan County Community Chorus Immaculate Conception Church, Woodbourne, Dec 16, 2pm

Warwick Valley Chorale United Methodist Church, Goshen, Dec 7, 7:30pm Warwick Reformed Church, Dec 9, 4pm

the Holiday-Music category, each choir performs old and new classical choral music, favorites and unknown works, and each concert ends with a sing-along of carols.

Though the choirs differ in size, or in use of orchestra, organ and/or piano, they do share one thing in common - their outstanding and diversified programs.

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As an example - the composers included in Classical Choral Society’s concerts are J. S. Bach, Mendelssohn, Gwyneth Walker, and Randol Alan Bass.

“Except for the rousing opening from Bach’s: Christmas Oratorio, the entire program will be new to our audiences. “I can’t wait!,” exclaimed Society Director Janiece Kohler.

“The Mendelssohn pieces are truly stunning. Janiece Kohler Gems, if you will. When I was doing some research before we began rehearsing in September, I was tickled to learn that one of the two Mendelssohn pieces we’re doing, was the manuscript that Mendelssohn’s father brought, with young Felix in tow, to Cherubini - to get Cherubini’s opinion about whether his son Felix was talented enough to pursue a career in music (composition)! Can you believe it? questioning

whether Felix Mendelssohn was talented enough…to me, an amazing thought!

“Now, the new stuff: Gwyneth Walker, a new composer to me, lives Oy vey! What will really close to us, in Signor Cherubini think?

Vermont. Fresh treatments of old melodies, Of the Father’s Love Begotten and We Three Kings, though the final movement, A Child is Born, uses a newly-composed melody of hers. I’m anxious for the audience to hear her! A refreshing treat, I think.

“The Randol Alan Bass piece that ends the program, Sing We Now of Christmas, was actually written to include the audience! We’ll get a chance to “share” our orchestra in a different way. Bass really did a spectacular job of writing brand new material to accompany our most favorite, traditional Christmas carols.

“When the chorus and audience join forces, I think the roof will be raised a few inches, so Santa and Rudolph’s team…watch your step this year!,” Kohler concluded.

Classic Choral Society’s concerts are on December 16 in Blooming Grove and December 22 in Goshen.

Visit www.classicchoralsociety.org.

Local Chorales, Local Conductors, Local Caroling

by Anna Lillian Moser Sipple Takes Lifelong Love of Music to Newburgh Symphonic Chorale For close to 50 years now Peter Sipple (see photo right) has been singing, composing and directing chamber ensemble music. This season he'll take that nearly half a century of knowledge and put it into directing the Newburgh Symphonic Chorale's holiday concert. Sipple took over as the chorale's director after his friend and fellow singer Ingrid Narkin stepped down from the position last spring.

The concert, which will be held on December 9 at 4:00pm in St. George's Episcopal Church, 105 Grand Street, will feature mostly A Cappella chorale music spanning the last thousand years, all of it relating to the theme of Advent, with the central figure being the Virgin Mary. "It all relates, either directly or indirectly, to Mary," Sipple said.

Prior to becoming the Newburgh Symphonic Chorale's director, Sipple was a college professor, and before that a school administrator for 30 years. "Music - both instrumental and chorale - is a hobby. I'm not in any sense a professional as a singer and a very, very part-time composer. I've enjoyed music all my life and love coming at it from an amateur status," Sipple said.

In the 1960s, while doing graduate work at UC Berkeley, Sipple and his wife joined the Berkeley Chamber Singers. The couple went on to form three separate chamber ensembles, performing chorale music from the Renaissance up through the 20th Century, using the Berkeley Chamber Singers as their model.

"It was my hobby to lead them and find

music for them," Sipple said. "It was an outlet for our artistic sides and our social sides. It was a nice way to meet people. It was a great source of joy."

Sipple said one of the things he loves most about working with chamber ensembles is the complexity of the voice arrangements. "What we do is largely A Cappella, and what I like about that is that the individual vocalists' dependence is on, first of all, him or herself, and then interdependence with singers in the same section," Sipple explained. "In order to create a pleasant sound your voice has to be independent, but also dependent and I like that sense of sharing a musical line with others. It's very difficult to do well, to blend.

I love the vocal challenge."

And then of course there's the music itself.

"I love a lot of the music that was produced for this ensemble, starting roughly a thousand years ago with what is now considered early music, and moving into early Renaissance, and then through the Renaissance onto the Baroque and on up. It's just a joy to find the music and discover the composers that wrote the repertoire and then produce it."

Giroux (see photo right) has been singing. It is, he says, the only thing he really knows how to do. "I actually grew up on a family poultry and dairy farm and would sing breaking hay on the tractor, I would sing in the hen house, collecting eggs. It was something I did all the time."

Growing up in Plattsburgh, NY, Giroux found outlets for his talent far and few between. "I had numerous solos growing up in elementary school. I was educated Catholic school K-12, so my musical experience was very limited because there wasn't a fullblown, massive music department per say, so I did a lot of my singing and early training in church."

Giroux followed in the footsteps of many of our local music educators with some musical training in elementary and high school and then college at SUNY Potsdam, though first as a chemistry major before enrolling in the University's Crane School of Giroux Takes Life-long Love of Singing Music. "I had to audition for music school to Sullivan County Community Chorus three times before I could actually be accepted because I couldn't pass the test. I For as long as he can remember, Kevin didn't have any background. It was through

sheer will and determination that I was finally accepted into Crane after being at Potsdam for a year and a half."

Giroux went on to receive his Master of Music from Ithaca College. He came to the area in 1998 when he began teaching music at Tri-Valley Central School in Grahamsville where he also presently conducts four choirs.

Back then Giroux was simply a chorus member in the Sullivan County Community Chorus. He eventually took over as the group's full-time conductor two years ago.

This season the choir, whose ages range from 16 to over 80 years of age, will be performing a Mostly Mozart-style concert, with a number of Mozartian pieces, as well as various Christmas carols and Hanukkah selections.

"The Christmas carols are actually from four different periods and cultures, so they're from a wide variety," Giroux said. "It's not the normal carol stuff. I would say it's Christmas Choral literature. There's no 'Deck the Halls.'"

The Sullivan County Community Chorus presents its 36th concert, on December 16 at 2:00pm at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, 6317 Route 42, Woodbourne. There will be a reception open to all following the concert.

For information contact Lucille Horton at 845-794-7869.

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Holiday Shopping & Dining Guide

Hello again dear readers! As promised, we are back with Part II of our Holiday Shopping & Dining Guide! We hope you enjoyed reading about the local businesses in our Part I Guide in our November issue, and really hope that when you go out and get your holiday shopping started, you support them!

They keep this newspaper free!

From gifts and theatre subscriptions to gift certificates for dining establishments, these guides will not only give you great gift ideas, but they also encourage you to spend your dollars locally! You’ve heard it before - for every dollar spent locally, 45 cents stays in the community. With larger chains, the amount goes as low as 13 cents.The more your money stays in the community, the healthier we all are economically.

Local merchants and artists offer something unique to the community. A handmade, locally produced item, a friendly atmosphere, and superior service. Each shop has their own personality, and that distinctiveness leads to interesting choices for the consumer.

We can’t stress this enough: Shop LOCAL!

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Alternative Counseling

Diana Underwood and George Toth of Alternative Counseling do traditional psychotherapy and are licensed in the State of New York as traditional therapists. After many years of such practice, the couple decided to incorporate a number of other techniques, including hypnosis, the use of imagery, vibration therapy, breathing exercises, free-form drawings, the use of color and the Mandala Assessment Research Instrument. And for those who may be thinking about starting therapy, but may not think they can afford it, the couple have a sliding-scale payment system and are flexible regarding fees. How about buying someone a Mandala session with George or Diana? Gift certificates are available.

(See ad pg 38).

Reiki session, take a class, and of course shop for books, calendars, herbs, belly dancing outfits, candles, organic soap, perfumed oils, bath salts, tons of jewelry, tarot decks, incense, art and more!

A gift certificate to this shop is the perfect gift for your holistically-aware loved ones! (see ad pg 10).

Carbonella Pizzeria & Restaurant Master Pizziaolo Anthony Altadonna welcomes you to try their extensive new menu featuring interesting appetizers, authentic coal fired pizza and their chef's seasonal entree selections using locally sourced ingredients wherever possible. Gift certificates are available. (see ad pg 16).

Consignium

The consignment emporium takes you on a unique shopping experience. They offer Brid's Closet new to nearly new clothing, shoes, jewelry, Brid's Closet is a place where you can and gift items. Current designer labels and come to relax, have a cup of tea, have a vintage stock items fill the racks and tarot reading done, get a message, have a

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shelves.

This shop is more than a boutique...they offer unusual select antiques and collectibles, which make for fabulous one of a kind gifts! A striking selection of jewelry, new and vintage, costume and estate, shimmer in the showcase.

Their apparel, accessories, and gifts come from consignors as far as California! (see ad pg 26).

Emporium Shopkeepers Brenda and Ted Blair extend a warm invitation to visit them at their Emporium, a friendly and homey atmosphere where you will be greeted by Bailey, a loving black lab, and have time to find yesterdays' treasures and memories at very affordable prices. You'll find old tools, household items, glassware, baskets, furniture, lamps, wall hangings, dolls, teddy bears and more. Everything is clean and in working order. Visit and check out the antiques, collectibles and gift ideas as well Guide continues on pg 15

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as the unique and one of a kind items. (see ad pg 27).

Fiddlestix Cafe If you are looking for a casual hometown restaurant with exceptional food and attentive service, get over to Fiddlestix Cafe.

Fiddlestix Cafe's dining experience includes a selection of items unique to the area that suit every taste. Flavorful food choices abound. Chef Patrick uses premium ingredients to create tasty breakfast and lunch favorites. His innovative offerings, prepared from "scratch" feature fresh seasonal produce from local farms and regional products. A mouth watering catering menu, you'll want to taste everything on it! Gift certificates are available. 319 Main Street, Cornwall.

This eclectic cafe offers breakfast and lunch only. A customer favorite? Their pumpkin stuffed french toast! (which can also be raspberry stuffed, banana walnut stuffed, or apple cinnamon stuffed!) cream cheese blended with syrup between 2 pieces of texas french toast and embellished with a li’l syrup and sugar on top! There is even a “tea book” in which you can pick a specialty tea to drink and warm you up!

The gift shop features small trinkets, signs and collectibles. There are always 3 or 4 varieties of soups and quiches, special salads made with only the finest, freshest vegetables and fruits. There are even games for the kids to keep them occupied before their omelette is served! Gift certificates are available. (see ad pg 27).

vases, pretty pottery, and A LOT of original artwork. Handmade, one of a kind bird houses, (they sold a whopping 40 of them this season alone!) stained glass pieces, collages, pencil & pastel sketchings, tea cups from England, and a variety of candles. Books are hand selected, not just taken in on consignment, so expect a classic collection of novels and CDs. And all of this is available at reasonable prices. What more can you really ask for? (see ad pg 27).

Irene’s Tailoring

Have to get ready for a big holiday dinner? Better make sure your outfit is clean and pressed! Irene’s Tailoring has been open for over 20 years. When you are preparing for the holiday, owner Maureen Maute can get some errands out of the way for you like laundry, dry cleaning, sewing and alterations. She even has tuxedo rentals! She can alter prom dresses, or just about any dress for any special occasion. (see ad pg 23).

Gotta Luv It Pizzeria

Gotta Luv It Pizzeria is not your regular pizza place. They have a wide variety of different foods. Not in the mood for pizza?

Have a hot or cold (Boars Head Meats) sandwich. Not in the mood for a sandwich?

How about a specialty wrap? or maybe a cheeseburger? chicken? veal? eggplant Gotta Get It parmesan? sausage and peppers? And after This home decor consignment shop your delicious dinner, how about some Forklift Cafe Where can you find a Cafe AND little gift boasts carefully selected items. Eclectic homemade tiramisu? cannoli? cheesecake? shop in one place? At the Forklift Cafe! furniture, one of a kind lamps, unique You Gotta Luv It! (see ad pg 16).

Jimmy Changa’s Salsa, nachos, fajitas, and tacos are just a few of the delicious Mexican foods that Jimmy Changa’s Restaurant offers! They use 0-trans fat oil when they fry to top it all off so no guilty calorie counting for waist watchers! Don’t feel like cooking for the holidays? Jimmy Changa’s offers catering too. (see ad this page).

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Leo’s Pizzeria

Since 1981, Leo's Italian Restaurant & Pizzeria has provided their customers with delicious food in a family environment.

Leo's offers a full menu of pizza, calzones, hero sandwiches, and complete dinners. There is full selection of Leo's famous pizzas, including regular, Sicilian, and personal size, with all the toppings.

They feature premium wines from around the world and their diverse menu features pasta, chicken, veal and seafood, highlighting a variety of delicious Italian specialties - all made with the freshest ingredients. Eat in ,catering (in the new art gallery)and To Go catering available.

They offer daily specials and a friendly, comfortable family dining experience. (see ad page 15, and Leo’s Art Gallery story on pg 10.)

breakfast & lunch in a cozy, homey atmosphere! The breakfast menu features everything from omelettes to French toast and their lunch menu offers panninis, sandwiches and hot food! It’s a perfect stop to rest your tired feet from all of that holiday shopping - and if you’re not hungry, have a cup of a hot coffee or a tall, cold glass of OJ! (see ad pg 14).

Matthew’s Pharmacy

Ok, so who goes shopping at a pharmacy for holiday gifts? This writer does! Three generations strong and committed to their community, Matthew’s Pharmacy is the definition of prompt, personal and courteous service. And believe it or not, you can get TONS of gifts at this family owned pharmacy. From Russell Stover Candies and fine fragrances, to Carlton greeting cards.

Lunchbox Cafe Are you shopping for a diabetic loved Shopping in Wurtsboro and need a bite to one? Matthew’s “Diabetic Emporium” eat to keep your energy going? Stop in at features all kinds of sweets and baking the Lunchbox Cafe where they’re cooking mixes that are sugar free, low fat,

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cholesterol free and low sodium. From banana cake, chocolate cake, chocolate chip cake, gingerbread, to lemon cake they even have sugar free frostings and pancake mixes, taffy, fudge and hard candies! Yes, you can get some of that holiday shopping done at a pharmacy! (see ad pg 11).

Mix N Mac Mix N Mac offers mac and cheeses that cater to the kid in you! They have over twenty varieties of mac and cheeses to choose from! You can also have it your way and mix in anything you like.

From Fried Mac and Cheese Balls, Monster Melts on Texas Toast, Mac & Cheese Cold Salads to Fried Ice Cream, (Wow!) Have a seat and have some good, ole’ fashioned mac n cheese!

Catering options for parties available. (see ad pg 17).

Paraiso Latino Paraiso Latino is a Mexican Restaurant

with a casual, family atmosphere. At Paraiso Latino, every dish is created using only the freshest, finest ingredients. They serve soups, salsas, meats and delicious desserts that are made fresh and onsite daily. Try the Paraiso Queso, a special blend of white cheeses, onions, jalapenos, cilantro, tomatoes & spices or how about the Molcajete De Guacamole: avocado mixed with tomatoes, onions, lime, cilantro & jalapeno. Their authentic menu and atmosphere create a truly enjoyable dining experience. Every dish made to order. (see ad this page).

Pike County Outfitters Have a husband who hunts? a father that fishes? or maybe an adventurous cousin?

Pike County Outfitters is a sporting goods store specializing in products to help the outdoor enthusiast enjoy all the seasons.

They sell outdoor clothing, footwear and gifts, rods & reels, live bait, kayaks, rafts & waterwear.

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Holiday Shopping & Dining Guide Name brands include Columbia, Life is Good, Woolrich, Crocs, Merrell, Teva, Sorel, Quantum, and Shimano brands. (see ad pg 23).

Pine Bush Chinese What Chinese Restaurant offers a Flaming French Toast shot on their menu?

The Pine Bush Chinese Restaurant does!

Mai Tais, Zombies and Long Island Iced Teas are customer favorites! A dine in or take out Chinese Restaurant offering everything from Chicken, Pork, Beef and Seafood, this restaurant has been open for over 22 years! That says something.

General Tso’s chicken is the most popular dish on their menu. Customers come from every county to eat at this family-style dining establishment. Get over to this award winning restaurant and find out what all the fuss is about! (see ad pg 14).

in the middle of nowhere! This cute shop showcases jewelry, artwork, t-shirts, and greeting cards. Of particular note are owner Claire Coleman’s “Armeffects” handmade handbags and her tutus, painted constructions by artist James Karpowicz, Heirloom Botanicals (herbal, all natural skin care products), MiLu Couture baby accessories, ink drawings by Barnaby Frumess, and much more! (see ad this page).

Prime Time Meats

Second to None Pizza Trattoria

Great tasting food made from the freshest and finest ingredients - welcome to Second To None Pizza Trattoria!

Their offerings define delicious! From chicken, pastas, wraps, hot appetizers, veal, seafood, soups, salads, eggplant, pizza, specialty pizzas, to cold heroes. They have foods from the grill, and you can dine in or takeout, and what a bonus - utilize their party room (at no extra charge!), they guarantee a great dining experience all the time!

Not only will you make someone’s tummy happy by buying them a gift certificate to Second to None, but you will also be supporting local business!

(See ad pg 12).

This is a proper butcher shop, set up to provide protein of any type, for any event be it a quiet dinner for two or a holiday party at your place!

They offer bulk meat packages, pig roasts, a deli and catering. Their catering includes a variety of platters, Boar's Head Wildlife Gift Shop cold cut platters, hot and cold trays, three Something for everyone...that phrase fits to six foot subs and sides. the Wildlife Gift Shop perfectly! Open for (see ad pg 23).

27 years, the Wildlife Gift Shop sells The Plunk Shop everything from sun catchers to socks!

A tiny boutique & gallery in a tiny town Some ideas for a gift? how about an

afghan? silver jewelry? maybe a scarf?

This shop is perfect for the animal and flower lover - they carry anything and everything related to wildlife and flowers!

They specialize in gifts for newborns, and carry a large variety of animal hand puppets for the kids! Christmas decorations, greeting cards, towels, place mats, Russell Stover candy, and even gnomes! - you will certainly find a gift or three! (see ad pg 26).

Gift Cards by M.E. Whitehill Original watercolors by this renowned artist are available in a gift card format at “Picture it Framed” in Newburgh. These boxed gift cards contain miniatures of Whitehill’s exquisite watercolors of historic Newburgh buildings, landscapes and riverscapes of the Hudson Valley, florals and snow scenes, and her superb still life paintings. (see ad pg 7).

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the canvas beat with Tina Piaquadio

Better Late Than Never (BLTN) is a trio of multi-talented local teenage boys with high hopes of earning not only recognition for their music, but also money for charities and programs near and dear to them.

The band was formed in March of 2011 by Sal Fratto and Dorian Miele. At the time both boys were middle school students. After winning their local talent show they decided to get serious with their music. Within a few months they added bass player Angel Salcedo, which brought the band to completion.

Their influences, Green Day, Blink 182, and Foo Fighters, just to name a few, can be heard clearly in their original songwriting. BLTN also plays covers by Nirvana, Weezer, Ramones, and many more.

Sal, who writes the original songs, mainly plays the drums and sings, but also plays the guitar for the band. His other instruments of interest are piano, cajon, and bass, and he currently plays saxophone in the high school marching band.

Dorian plays the guitar and sings for the band, and occasionally will play drums too. He also plays the saxophone. Outside of music, he enjoys cheerleading and competes nationally.

Angel was taught to play bass by his father and enjoys spending his extra time on the trampoline and skateboarding.

All the boys are now students at Newburgh Free Academy. They perform every other week

for Open Mic Night at Imperial Guitar & Soundworks. BLTN tries to play at least four gigs a month. Sal and Dorian will also play acoustic sets together. They have great vocal harmonies, and enjoy adding the cajon to their sets.

The band is proud to announce the release of their first EP titled Hold On, and they are planning to get back into Leopard Studios this spring to work on the next one.

Contrary to the image of the stereotypical punk rock band, BLTN strives to excel in school as honor students and put a lot of heart into playing for local charities, such as Relay for Life (American Cancer Society) and Bells on Broadway at The Ritz Theatre (supporting the arts and businesses in the community.)

BLTN is now competing in a national Battle of the Bands with School Jam USA. If the boys make the finals they will get to go to California, and from there they would go on to Germany. If they win, their high school music program will get funding - prizes range from $1,000 to $5,000, according to where the winners place.

They would appreciate your votes! You can do so by visiting www.schooljamusa.com.

Le Jazz Electronique is an exciting musical exploration of the connections between modern jazz and musical forms like Hip Hop, Jazz Fusion, Ambient, Electronic Music & Progressive Rock. Featuring a wide range of material, including tunes by Pat Metheny, Joe Zawinul, John Scofield plus originals and standards, this duo covers enormous musical ground while keeping improvisation and interplay in the forefront.

Peter Furlan (saxophones) is a composer, arranger and educator currently living in Congers, NY, and the founder, artistic director and conductor of the Rockland Youth Jazz Ensemble, an adjunct music professor at Bergen Community College in Paramus, NJ; the jazz ensemble director and ProTools instructor for Bergen Catholic High School in Oradell, NJ; a board member of the Rockland County Jazz and Blues Society and an active member of the Rockland County Music Teachers Guild.

Neil Alexander (synthesizers, keyboards &

loops) who has been performing, composing and arranging since age 14, and is about to release a new CD titled Darn That Dream: Solo Piano Vol. 1.

Throughout 2013 he will be performing his solo piano transcription of Stravinsky’s Rite Of Spring to mark the centennial of it’s premiere.

In addition to maintaining his own working groups (The NA3, Inner Circle, NAIL, etc.)

Alexander performs solo acoustically and electronically, and is involved with several different ensembles including the Mahavishnu Project. He does sessions as both player and programmer, composes for and/or is the musical director for a variety of NYC based Modern Dance and Avant Garde theater companies, teaches music technology clinics at both high school and college levels, and produces concerts in both small venues and large outdoor settings. www.nailmusic.com.

They perform as Le Jazz Electronique at The Falcon on December 5 at 7:00pm.

For information call 845-236-7970.

Concerts SA..............................................................................................................................Sounds Asylum, Middletown

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December 2012

KJ Denhert & The New York Unit, Dante Defelice & Good Night Brother ..........................

The Falcon, Marlboro, Dec 1, 7pm Life As A Ghost, Letter To The Exiles ..............................................................SA Dec 2, 6pm JD/S Soul Jazz Trio jazz, blues, soul ........................The Falcon, Marlboro, Dec 2, 10am-2pm Akie B & the Falcons soul, jazz ..........................................The Falcon, Marlboro, Dec 6, 7pm Bill Sims, Jr, w/Adam Levy & The Mint Imperials blues........Falcon, Marlboro, Dec 7, 7pm Kevin Cronin guitar ............................MPB Coffee House, Father Sullivan Hall, Walden, 7pm Common Energy, Early Rainbow ......................................................................SA Dec 8, 6pm Professor Louie & The Crowmatix, David Kraai & Amy Laher ............Falcon, Dec 8, 7pm Neil Okeson folk ................Unitarian Universalist Congregation, Rock Tavern, Dec 8, 7:30pm Deep Chemistry ....................................................................The Falcon, Marlboro, Dec 9, 7pm Tracy Grammer folk ..................................................Beacon Theatre Front Stage, Dec 9, 8pm Lucky Peterson’s 2 Day B’day, Texas BBQ, Jonny Monster Band The Falcon, Dec 13, 7pm Lucky Peterson’s 2 Day B’day, Texas BBQ, Myles Mancuso Band ......Falcon, Dec 14, 7pm “Rock the Silent Night” 16-25 yr old musicians ......Castle Fun Center, Chester, Dec 15, 7pm Judy Collins & Rachel Sage......................................................Bethel Woods, Dec 15, 7:30pm Gustafer Yellowgold ................................................The Falcon, Marlboro, Dec 16, 10am-2pm The Funk Junkies ..............................................................The Falcon, Marlboro, Dec 16, 7pm Chris Cubeta & The Lion’s Club rock ............................The Falcon, Marlboro, Dec 22, 7pm Murali Coryell ....................................................................The Falcon, Marlboro, Dec 26, 7pm Clarence Spady blues ........................................................The Falcon, Marlboro, Dec 27, 7pm Oz Noy, John Abercrombe, Jay Anderson & Adam Nussbaum ....The Falcon, Dec 28, 7pm The Ed Palermo Big Band “eddie loves frank (zappa)” ..The Falcon, Marlboro, Dec 29, 7pm Alexis P. Suter roots, blues, soul ........................................The Falcon, Marlboro, Dec 31, 7pm Cyro Baptista & Beat The Donkey percussion, rock, etc. ........Sugar Loaf PAC, Dec 31, 8pm

Open Mic & In-house music BBQ.......................................................................................................Brian’s Backyard Barbecue, Middletown

Open Mic w/Bob Keegan ..........................................................BBQ Tuesdays & Wednesdays Open Mic w/Eric Callari ......................................Eddie’s Roadhouse, Warwick, Wednesdays Open Mic ........................................................................Mountaindale Inn, Wednesdays, 8pm Stacy & Friends Musicians Gathering ..............Dancing Cat, Saloon, Bethel, Thursdays, 7pm Blues Night Blues Jam ............................................Dancing Cat, Saloon, Bethel, Fridays, 8pm Lee Delray Band Blues ......................................................Dancing Cat, Saloon, Bethel, Dec 1 Still Hand String Band........................................................Dancing Cat, Saloon, Bethel, Dec 8 Peter Florance & The New Kings....................................Dancing Cat, Saloon, Bethel, Dec 15 Karaoke Night ....................................................2 Alices, Cornwall-on-Hudson, Jan 5, 7:30pm

lectureS / DEmos / SymposiumS / Forums /Master Classes sponsored by Hannah Brooks, MD, FACS HHNM..............................................Hudson Highlands Nature Museum, Outdoor Discovery Center, Cornwall PEEC ...................................................................... Pocono Environmental Education Center, Dingmans Ferry

“Between Two Fires: American Indians in the Civil War” Laurence Hauptman ..........................

Josephine-Louise Library, Walden, Nov 28, 7pm “Lenape of the Eastern Woodlands” Mike Dennis ..............................................PEEC Dec 1, 1pm Introduction to Astronomy outdoors ....................................................................PEEC Dec 1, 6pm “Bear Necessities” Carl Heitmuller ..................................................................HHNM Dec 2, 10am DEMO Glass Blowing Demos ..................................Gillinder Glass, Port Jervis, Dec 8, 10am-3pm Science Cafe "Chagas, the disease that killed Darwin" John McLaughlin....................................

Diana’s Restaurant, New Windsor, Dec 19, 7pm

CANvas category calendar sponsored by Hudson Valley Planning and Preservation, Monroe

ART TOURS / walks Second Saturday in Beacon Beacon Galleries ........Downtown Beacon, Dec 8, all day to 9pm Art After Dark ....................................................................Milford Galleries, Dec 8, 6pm-9pm

cabaret Tom Judson............................................................Shadowland Theatre, Ellenville, Dec 7, 8pm

Cinema “The Adventures of Robin Hood” & Ellen Kaye, vocals ..Paramount, Middletown. Dec 1, 6:30pm

“Babes in Toyland” Laurel & Hardy ..................Shadowland Theatre, Ellenville, Dec 1, 7pm 4th Annual Jewish Film Festival CJ Hooker Middle School, Goshen, Dec 1, 8, 15 @ 7:30pm Monday Afternoon at the Movies ..............Wisner Library, Warwick, Dec 3 & 10, 2pm FREE Reel Eclectic Film Series ..................................Thrall Library, Middletown, Dec 6, 7pm FREE “Who Framed Roger Rabbit?” ..........................Wolfgang Gallery, Montgomery, Dec 7, 7pm “Scrooge” ..............................................Downing FIlm Center, Newburgh, Dec 17, 7pm FREE Afternoon Movie ............................................Thrall Library, Middletown, Dec 19, 2pm FREE “La Tigra Chaco”............................................................Cornwall Library, Dec 20, 6pm FREE “It’s a Wonderful Life” & Ellen Kaye, vocals..........Paramount, Middletown, Dec 22, 6:30pm

Comedy Mission Improv-able ............................................Railroad Playhouse, Newburgh, Dec 1, 8pm Sheila Kay, Kevin Bartini......................................Jester’s Comedy Club, Chester, Dec 1, 8pm Chris Roach, Anthony DiDomenico ....................Jester’s Comedy Club, Chester, Dec 8, 8pm John Tobin, Alex Barnett ....................................Jester’s Comedy Club, Chester, Dec 15, 8pm Carol Montgomery, Katie Hayes ........................Jester’s Comedy Club, Chester, Dec 15, 8pm Chris Monty, Scott Schedlinger ..........................Jester’s Comedy Club, Chester, Dec 29, 8pm

“Circa 1971:Early Video & Film from the EAI Archive” ................Dia:Beacon, thru Dec 31 “Jean-Luc Moulene “Opus + One” ....................................................Dia:Beacon, thru Dec 31

Music - broadway - tin pan alley - light classics Broadway Concerts Direct “Good Cheer ”..........Wurtsboro Community Church, Dec 8, 8pm Steve Kazlauskas, Rhonda Denet “Frank & Ella” ....Castle Fun Ctr, Sugar Loaf, Dec 8, 8pm

Music - Classical Potluck Concerts Not Yet Wintry Mix ............Cornwall Presbyterian Church, Nov 30, 7:30pm PanTone Quartet Music in Central Valley..........United Methodist Church, Dec 2, 3pm FREE Greater New York Wind Symphony ....................................Sugar Loaf PAC, Dec 15, 7:30pm SUNY Orange Symphonic Band ......................Paramount Theatre, Middletown, Dec 15, 8pm MISU Community Chamber Orchestra ....................................................................................

St. John’s Episcopal Church, Ellenville, Dec 20, 7:30pm FREE “A Concert for the End of the World” Hudson Opera Theatre................................................

United Presbyterian Church, Middletown, Dec 21, 7pm

Music - jazz Judi Silvano “A Jazzy Holiday Concert with Judi” ......Newburgh Library, Dec 2, 3pm FREE Le Jazz Electronique Neil Alexander & Peter Furlan ......The Falcon, Marlboro, Dec 5, 7pm Zach Brock’s Cris Cross Quintet ........................................................The Falcon, Dec 5, 8pm Erik Lawrence Trio....................................................The Falcon, Marlboro, Dec 9, 10am-2pm Scott Feiner & Pandeiro Jazz............................................The Falcon, Marlboro, Dec 12, 7pm Carmeron Brown, Hear & Now, Sheila Jordon, Joe Lovano..........The Falcon, Dec 15, 7pm Matthew Stevens Group, Ben Williams, Eric Dooh, Taylor Eigsti ........Falcon, Dec 20, 7pm Bucky Pizzarelli & Nicky Parrot w/Rossano Sportielli..........Falcon, Marlboro, Dec 21, 7pm Bella Winds Holiday & Christmas favorites............The Falcon, Marlboro, Dec 23, 10am-2pm

dance “Nutcracker” NJ Ballet & American Youth Ballet ................Sugar Loaf PAC, Dec 10, Noon “The ‘Cracked-Up’ Nutcracker” ................................New Rose Theatre, Walden, Dec 13-16

holiday - Music Warwick Valley Chorale......Denton Presbyterian Ch., New Hampton, Nov 30, 7:30pm FREE & Goshen United Methodist Church, Dec 7, 7:30pm FREE & Warwick Reformed Church, Dec 9, 4pm FREE Jimmy Sturr Christmas Show w/Four Aces ..........................Paramount Theater, Dec 1, 3pm “Mrs. Santa Presents” vaudeville..............Sullivan County Museum, Hurleyville, Dec 2, 2pm Delaware Valley Choral Society....................................................Milford Theater, Dec 2, 3pm “Christmas Concert” ..............................................St. Jacobi Lutheran Church, Shohola, 3pm Pine Bush Community Band ......................Graham’s Presbyterian Church, Dec 3, 7pm FREE & St. Paul’s Catholic Church, Bullville, Dec 10, 6:45pm FREE Madrigal Singers & Chamber Ensemble ....................Morrison Mansion, Dec 8, 3pm FREE Pike County Choral Society ..............................Good Shepherd Church, Milford, Dec 8, 7pm Chamber Ensemble ..................................Morrison Mansion, Middletown, Dec 9, 1pm FREE Newburgh Symphonic Chorale..............................................St. George’s Church, Dec 9, 4pm New York Voices & Jubilate ........................................................Sugar Loaf PAC, Dec 9, 7pm “A West Point Holiday” West Point Band........................Eisenhower Hall, Dec 15 & 16, 3pm “Medieval Christmas” Bacheler Consort..............................Milford Theater, Dec 15, 5:30pm “End of the World & HOliday Concert” SUNY Orange Symphonic Band ............................

Paramount Theater, Middletown, Dec 15, 8pm Sullivan County Community Chorus....Immaculate Conception Ch., Woodbourne, Dec 16, 2pm Classic Choral Society ......................United Church of Christ, Blooming Grove, Dec 16, 4pm & First Presbyterian Church, Goshen, Dec 22, 7pm

holiday - recreation Christmas in the Village ..................................................Museum Village. Monroe, Dec 1 & 2 Holiday Party ........................................................Liberty Museum & Arts Center, Dec 1, 6pm Mount Hope Historical Society Open House ....Eleazor Harding Farm, Dec 2, Noon-3:30pm Holiday Tea & Open House ........................Jacob T. Walden House, Walden, Dec 2, 1pm-4pm Tree Lighting & Sing Along......................Town of Deerpark Museum, Huguenot, Dec 3, 7pm Candlelight Tour ..................................start at Crawford House, Newburgh, Dec 9, Noon-3pm Open House “Warm Up with the Washingtons” ........................................................................

Washington’s Headquarters, Newburgh, Dec 9, Noon-4pm FREE Holiday Open House ....Morrison Mansion, Middletown, Dec 8 & 9, Dec 15 & 16, 1pm-5pm Christmas at Knox’s Headquarters” ..New Windsor, Dec 15, 5pm-8pm & Dec 16, 2pm-6pm Open House..........................Ellison Mansion, Knox’s Headquarters, New Windsor, Dec 26-28

museums Sculpture Exhibits Imi Knoebel, Walter De Maria ..................................Dia:Beacon, ongoing “Unpacked and Rediscovered” ....................Washington’s Headquarters, Newburgh, ongoing “Boy Scouts of America: The Great Depression” Karpeles Museum, Newburgh, thru Dec 23

opera - livecast “La Clemenza di Tito” Mozart....................Sullivan County Community College, Dec 1, 1pm “Un Ballo in Maschera” Verdi ....................Sullivan County Community College, Dec 8, 1pm “Aida” Verdi ..............................................Sullivan County Community College, Dec 15, 1pm “The Trojans” Berlioz ..................................Sullivan County Community College,Jan 5, Noon

opera - theatre “Amahl & the Night Visitors” Delaware Valley Opera..............................................................

Bethel Woods, Dec 8, Kids crafts & dance, Noon & Opera 2pm FREE

opera - video “The Magic Flute” Mozart..............................................Cornwall Library, Dec 16, 1pm FREE

poetry & PRose reading Diane Lockward Poetry on the Loose ....Seligmann Estate, Sugar Loaf, Dec 1, 3:30pm FREE John Douglas Poetry in the Gallery ..................................Wurtsboro Art Alliance, Dec 2, 8pm Ariana Den Bleyker host, Robert Milby ..Noble Coffee Roasters, Campbell Hall,, Dec 6, 7pm Hudson River Poets....................................................Newburgh Library, Dec 6, 7:30pm FREE Calling All Poets ................................................Howland Cultural Center, Beacon, Dec 7, 8pm Steve Dalachinksy ....................................Seligmann Estate, Sugar Loaf, Dec 8, 3:30pm FREE William Seaton Dada Poetry ..................Seligmann Estate, Sugar Loaf, Dec 9, 3:30pm FREE “A Child’S Christmas in Wales” prose ........Josephine-Louise, Library, Walden, Dec 12, 7pm Poetry Night....................................................Ruthie’s Restaurant, New Windsor, Dec 12, 7pm Poetry Night ..................................................Bank Square Coffeehouse, Beacon, Dec 19, 7pm Poetry at the Church ..................................................Goshen Methodist Church, Dec 31, 7pm

Storytelling Black Dirt Storytelling Guild Good Night, Sleep Tight....Florida Lib., Dec 13, 7:30pm FREE

Theatre - musical Revue “Happy Holidays” Tri-City Stage..................................Milford Theatre, Dec 21 & 22, 7:30pm

Theatre - Play “Santaland Diaries” w/James Phillips ....................Railroad Playhouse, Newburgh, Dec 8-16 “Welcome to Christmas Town” Sullivan County Dramatic Workshop ....................................

Sullivan County Museum, Hurleyville, Dec 14-16 “The Eight Reindeer Monologues” ..................................Sugar Loaf PAC, Dec 21 & 22, 8pm “Mr. Dickens Tells a Christmas Carol” ................Stone Church, Cragsmoor, Dec 22, 7:30pm

Theatre - Play Readings & Radio PLays “The Time of Year” Box Car Series ....................Railroad Playhouse, Newburgh, Dec 2, 2pm “It’s A Wonderful Life” Just Off Broadway......................Railroad Playhouse, Newburgh, Dec 6-16 “It Ain’t Such a Wonderful Life” Air Pirate Radio Theater ..............Sugar Loaf PAC, Dec 17, 8pm December 2012

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= Downing Film Center, Newburgh = Eisenhower Hall Theatre, West Point = The Falcon, Marlboro = Grand Montgomery Chamber Music, Montgomery Senior Center = Howland Cultural Center, Beacon = Hudson Highlands Nature Museum, Cornwall

LMAC NACL NCR NFL NUT PEEC

= Liberty Museum & Arts Center = NACL Theatre, Highland Lake = Noble Coffee Roasters, Campbell Hall, 845-294-1056 = Newburgh Free Library = Nutshell Arts Center, Lake Huntington = Pocono Environmental Education Center, Dingmans Ferry

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Cinema “Scrooge” Downing Film Center, Newburgh, 7pm DVAA’s Art in Sixes

Please check the HolidayRecreation category for Open House events see page 19 Music Alexis P. Suter FAL7pm

Music- Percussion, Rock, Samba, etc. “Cyro Baptista & Beat The Donkey” SLPAC 8pm

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Prose Reading “A Child’s Christmas in Wales” Music Lucky Peterson’s 2-Day B’day, Jonny Monster Band FAL 7pm Josephine-Louise Library, Dance............“The Nutcracker” ..New Rose Theatre, Walden, 7pm Walden, 7pm Storytelling.....Black Dirt Storytelling Guild Florida Library, 7:30pm Poetry Reading Theatre - Play Reading ......’It’s A Wonderful Life” ............RRP 7:30pm Ruthie’s Restaurant Open Mic...Musicians Gathering Dancing Cat Saloon, Bethel, 8pm New Windsor, 7pm Music - Jazz...Jazz Trio ..Aroma Thyme Bistro, Ellenville, 8pm-11pm Music - Jazz Scott Feiner & Pandeiro Jazz FAL 7pm

Dance “Nutcracker” NJ Ballet Principals& American Youth Ballet SLPAC - Noon

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“Moonset in the Valley” by Tom Doyle Cinema ....................Reel Eclectic Film Series ..................TL 7pm Poetry Reading ............Ariana Den Bleyker....................NCR 7pm Poetry Reading ............Hudson River Poets ....................NFL 7pm Music ..................................Akie B & The Falcons ..................FAL 7pm Play Reading......................’It’s A Wonderful Life” ............RRP 7:30pm Open Mic...Musicians Gathering Dancing Cat Saloon, Bethel, 8pm Music - Jazz...Jazz Trio ..Aroma Thyme Bistro, Ellenville, 8pm-11pm

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Please check the schedule for Gallery Art and Photography Opening Receptions

Music - Holiday Pine Bush Community Band Graham’s Presbyterian Church 7pm

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Music....................Kevin Cronin guitar ..........M

Music ..................Bill Sims, Jr. w/Adam Levy

Cinema....“Who Framed Roger Rabbit?” ........

Music - Holiday....Warwick Valley Chorale .......

Prose Reading.........First Friday Contemporary W

Theatre - Play Reading ........................’It’s A Wonder Poetry Reading ........................................Calling All

Cabaret......................Tom Judson ...........................

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Music..Lucky Peterson’s 2-Day B’day

Theatre - Play.“Welcome to Christmas Tow

Theatre - Play Reading ......’It’s A Wonde

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Cinema........................“La Tigra, Chaco” ......Cornwall Library 6pm Music - Classical.....“End of the World” U

Poetry Reading Bank Square Coffeehouse, Beacon, 7pm

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Festival ........................................“Cornucopia 2012” ....................................................SCCC 10am-4pm Opera - Livecast .....................“La Clemenza di Tito” Mozart ................................................SCCC 1pm Music - Holiday ..............Jimmy Sturr Christmas Show w/Four Aces ................................................PT 3pm Poetry Reading.........................................Diane Lockward ..........................Seligmann Estate. Sugar Loaf, 3:30pm Holiday ............................................Museum Holiday Party ......................................................LMAC 6:30pm Cinema & Music ...........”The Adventures of Robin Hood” & Ellen Kaye ....................................PT 6:30pm Music................KJ Denhert & The New York Unit, Dante DeFelice & Good Night Brother ............FAL 7pm CInema.........................4th Annual Jewish Film Festival ............CJ Hooker Middle School, Goshen, 7:30pm Comedy ............................................Mission: Improv-able ..............................................................RRP 8pm Comedy........................................Sheila Kay, Kevin Bartini ..................Jester’s Comedy Club, Chester, 8pm

MPB Church, Father Sullivan Hall, Walden 7pm

y & The Mint Imperials ........................FAL 7pm ..........Wolfgang Gallery, Montgomery, 7pm .Goshen United Methodist Church, 7:30pm

Writers ................Narrowsburg Lib. 7:30pm

rful Life”........................................RRP 7:30pm Poets ................................................HCC 8pm .................Shadowland Theatre, Ellenville, 8pm

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Recreation...Tea & Open House ........Jacob T. Walden House, 1pm-4pm Music ............................JB’s Soul Jazz Trio ....................FAL 10am-2pm Theatre - Play Reading.....“The Time of Year” ..........................RRP 2pm Holiday...“Mrs. Santa Presents” ..Sullivan County Museum, Hurleyville, 2pm Music - Holiday..Delaware Valley Choral Society ..........Milford Theater, 3pm Music - Holiday.“Christmas Concert” St. Jacobi Lutheran Ch., Shohola, 3pm Music - Holiday ......................Judi Silvano jazz................................NFL 3pm Music - Classical.PanTone Quartet ....United Methodist Ch., Central Valley, 3pm Poetry Reading ........................John Douglas ................................WAA 8pm

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Art Walk ......................................Second Saturday........................................Downtown Beacon, all day Opera - Livecast.....................“Un Ballo In Maschera” Verdi ................................................SCCC 1pm Theatre - Play Reading..................’It’s A Wonderful Life”....................................................................RRP 2pm Music - Holiday ........................SUNY Orange Madrigal Singers ..........................................SUNYO-MM 3pm Poetry Reading.........................................Steve Dalachinsky ......................Seligmann Estate. Sugar Loaf, 3:30pm Art Walk ..................................................Art After Dark ......................................Downtown Milford, 6pm-9pm Music - Holiday ..........................Pike County Choral Society............Good Shepherds Church, Milford, 7pm Music ..............Professor Louie & The Crowmatix, David Kraai & Amy Laber ..............................FAL 7pm Theatre - Play ....................................“Santaland Diaries”............................................................RRP 7:30pm CInema.........................4th Annual Jewish Film Festival ............CJ Hooker Middle School, Goshen, 7:30pm Comedy ................................Chris Roach, Anthony DiDomenco ........Jester’s Comedy Club, Chester, 8pm Music - Broadway - Opera - etc..........Broadway Concerts Direct ..........Wurtsboro Community Church, 8pm Music - Pop, Jazz....Steve Kazlauskas, Rhonda Denet Frank & Ella ....Castle Fun Center, Sugar Loaf, 8pm

= Unitarian Universalist Congregation, Rock Tavern = Wurtsboro Art Alliance = West Point Cadet Chapel = West Point Jewish Chapel

Music- Jazz ........................Erik Lawrence Trio ........................FA: 10am-2pm Recreation.....Newburgh Candlelight Tour ..........Crawford House, Noon-3pm Recreation ....................................Holiday Tours ..............SUNYO-MM, 1pm-5pm Music - Holiday..................SUNYO Chamber Ensemble ............SUNYO-MM 1pm Theatre - Play Reading ............’It’s A Wonderful Life”..................................RRP 2pm Poetry Reading...........William Seaton Dada ....Seligmann Estate, Sugar Loaf, 3:30pm Music - Holiday............Newburgh Symphonic Chorale ........St. George’s Church, 4pm Music - Holiday.....Warwick Valley Chorale ................Warwick Reformed Church, 4pm Music - Holiday......................New York Voices & Jubilate ........................SLPAC 7pm Music ..............................................Deep Chemistry ..........................................FAL pm Theatre - Play ..........................“Santaland Diaries” ................................RRP 7pm Music ..........................................Tracy Grammer ................Beacon Theatre, 8pm

Opera - Livecast ...................“Aida” Verdi ..................................................SCCC 1pm Recreation ......................Holiday Tours....................................SUNYO-MM, 1pm-5pm Theatre - Play Reading ............’It’s A Wonderful Life” ......................................................RRP 2pm Music ................................Gustafer Yellowgold................FAL 10am-2pm Dance ........................................“The Nutcracker” ....New Rose Theatre, Walden, 2pm & 7pm Music - Holiday ......“A West Point Holiday” West Point Band ..................................EHT 3pm Recreation ............................Holiday Tours ........SUNYO-MM, 1pm-5pm Music & Dance - Holiday....“Medieval Christmas Bacheler Consort ............Milford Theater, 5:30pm Opera - VIdeo......................“The Magic Flute ........Cornwall Library 1pm

...New Rose Theatre, Walden, 7pm Music - Jazz.......Cameron Brown & Hear & Now, Sheila Jordan, Joe Lovano ....................FAL 7pm Dance............“The Nutcracker” ..........New Rose Theatre, Walden, 2pm Music - Rock..............................“Rock the Silent Night” ..................Castle Fun Center, Chester, 7pm y, Myles Mancuso Band ..FAL7pm Theatre - Play....“Welcome to Christmas Town” ....Sullivan County Museum, Hurleyville, 7pm Theatre - Play Reading ......’It’s A Wonderful Life” ..........................RRP 2pm

wn” Sullivan Museum, Hurleyville, 7pm Theatre - Play ..........................“Santaland Diaries” ..............................................RRP 7:30pm Theatre - Play.“Welcome to Christmas Town” Sullivan Museum, Hurleyville, 2pm Music - Classical..........Greater New York Wind Symphony ..............................SLPAC 7:30pm

erful Life” ......................RRP 7:30pm Music ................................Judy Collins & Rachel Sage ........................Bethel Woods, 7:30pm

United Presby. Ch., Middletown, 7pm

rrot & Rossano Sportielli ..FAL 7pm

olidays” ....Milford Theatre, 7:30pm

eer Monologues” ........SLPAC 8pm

Music - Holiday.Sullivan Cty Comm. Chorus ..Immaculate Conception Ch. Woodbourne, 3pm

Music - Folk ....................................Neil Okeson......................................................UUC 7:30pm CInema.......4th Annual Jewish Film Festival ........CJ Hooker Middle School, Goshen, 7:30pm Music - Classical ....................SUNY Orange Symphonic Band ....................................PT 8pm Theatre - Live Radio ............Air Pirates Radio Theater............................................SLPAC 8pm Comedy................................John Tobin, Alex Barnett ....Jester’s Comedy Club, Chester, 8pm Music ............................Peter Florance & The New Kings ............Dancing Cat Saloon, Bethel

Music - Holiday....“A West Point Holiday” West Point Band....EHT 3pm

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Music - Holiday.....Classic Choral Society ..United Ch. of Christ, Blooming Grove, 4pm

Theatre - Play ..................“Santaland Diaries” ........................RRP 7pm Music ..................................The Funk Junkies............................FAL 7pm

Music - Holiday....Classic Choral Society ..First Presbyterian Church, Goshen, 7pm Music - Jazz................................Bella Winds..........................FAL 10am-2pm Music ......................Chris Cubeta & The Liars Club ..................................FAL 7pm On Left: Theatre - Play.”Mr. Dickens Tells a Christmas Carol Stone Church, Cragsmoor, 7:30pm Dee Wright's Theatre - Musical ..“Happy Holidays” Tri-City Stage..........Milford Theatre, 7:30pm "Cracked Up Nutcracker" Theatre - Play................“The Eight Reindeer Monologues”..................SLPAC 8pm New Rose Theatre, Comedy......Carol Montgomery, Katie Hayes ..Jester’s Comedy Club, Chester, 8pm Walden, Dec 13-16

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Comedy.....Chris Monty, Scott Schedlinger ....Jester’s Comedy Club, Chester, 8pm

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ART exhibits CAS ................................................................................Catskill Art Society Arts Center, Livingston Manor DAC ..................................................Alliance Gallery & Loft Gallery, Delaware Arts Center, Narrowsburg OSH..........................................................................................Old Stone House, Hasbrouck (Woodbourne) SUNYO ..........................................SUNY Orange Middletown, Orange Hall Gallery & Loft 845-341-4891 SUNYO-KH..........................................................................................SUNY Orange Newburgh, Kaplan Hall WRS ..................................................................................Wallkill River School, Montgomery 845-457-2787

Carolyn Duke pottery ..............................................Duke Pottery, Tennanah Lake, Roscoe, ongoing Mike Jarozsko luminist paintings ............................James Douglas Gallery, Montgomery, ongoing Lisa Strazza paintings............................................................Strazza Art Gallery, Warwick, ongoing David & Joann Wells Greenbaum potter, paintings ..............BlueStone Studio, Milford, ongoing Jacqueline Schwab, Mikey Teutul ..................................Wolfgang Gallery, Montgomery, ongoing Local Artists (19) ..........................................................................Stray Cat Gallery, Bethel, ongoing Kelly Patton ............................................................................Caffe Macchiato, Newburgh, ongoing Shawn Dell Joyce ....................................Leo’s Italian Restaurant & Pizzeria, Cornwall, thru Dec 1 Marge Morales ........................................................................................Elant at Goshen, thru Dec 3 "Artists Choice, the Best of...". ....................................................The ARTery, Milford, thru Dec 3 “The Nemethy Family:3 Generations of Art”....................Crawford House, Newburgh thru Dec 9 “Harvest” members show........................................................................................WRS thru Dec 14 “Art in Sixes” mixed media & small works ............................................................DAC thru Dec 22 WAA Annual Holiday Show ....................................................Wurtsboro Art Alliance, thru Dec 23 Winter Members Show & Holiday Fair ................................................................CAS thru Dec 23 F.T. Mitchell “Up Close and Personal”..........................Karpeles Museum, Newburgh, thru Dec 23 Art & Craft Show & Boutique......Unitarian Universalist Congregation, Rock Tavern, thru Dec 23 “Buone Feste”....................................................................RiverWinds Gallery, Beacon, thru Dec 31 Ron Gee & Gar Wang “Nature’s Way ........................The Gallery at Sugar Loaf PAC, thru Dec 31 Chaim Gross Drawings, 1944-1950............Seligmann Center for Surrealism, Sugar Loaf, thru Dec Jules Medwin outdoor sculpture ................Seligmann Center for Surrealism, Sugar Loaf, thru Dec “Tale Me Home For The Holidays” small paintings Bannerman Island Gallery, Beacon, thru Dec Annual Holiday Show ”Art is a Gift” ................................................The Forge, Milford, thru Jan 2 Clayton Buchanan, Linda Richichi & Mary Sealfon “Reality & Beyond” ....................................

Kaplan Hall, SUNYO Newburgh, thru Jan 4

New art Exhibits Members Show ............................................................................................................WRS Dec 1-30 Robert Trondsen. Gayle Clark Fedigan ....................Wolfgang Gallery, Montgomery, Dec 1-Jan 3 Hemlock Farms Artists & Friends................................Chant Realtors, Lords Valley, Dec 1-Jan 29 “Celebration of the Season” over 20 artists....................Wolfgang Gallery, Montgomery, Dec 2-30 Artists in the Parks “Small Works in a Big Way” ..............................Bear Mountain Inn, Dec 2-31 ”An Artists’s Response to Human Rights” ................Orange Hall Gallery, Middletown, Dec 5-19 Kaplan Hall, Newburgh, Dec 6-20 “Come Paint With Me” Artists Holiday Show ..............................Grey Towers, Milford, Dec 7-31 Florence Hurewitz “Retrospective” ..........................................WVFA Gallery, Warwick, Dec 7-31 “A Winter Gathering of Artists” Pine Bush Area Arts Council ......................................................

Town of Crawford Government Center, Dec 8-Feb 8 “Holiday” ............................................................................................................WRS Dec 15-Jan 14

photography exhibits FOV ........................................................................................................................Fovea Exhibitions, Beacon HPG....................................................................................................Highlands Photographic Guild, Milford

“Early to Rise: Working Farms in Orange County” Cornell Cooperative Extension, Middletown James Hiller ..............................................................James Douglas Gallery, Montgomery, ongoing John Strazza ..........................................................................Strazza Art Gallery, Warwick, ongoing Nat Baines ”Photography Around the World”..................Wolfgang Gallery, Montgomery, ongoing Catskills Preservation Photography Exhibit ................Liberty Museum & Art Center, thru Dec 1 Briana Cox “Through My Eyes” ..................................Healing Arts Studio, Newburgh, thru Dec 7 Hudson Highlands Photo Workshop................Brotherhood Winery, Washingtonville, thru Dec 15 Roberta Price “Across The Great Divide” ..............................Bethel Woods Museum, thru Dec 31 “The Lexicon of Sustainability” ..............................................................................FOV thru Jan 20

New Photography Exhibits Tom Doyle “Home in the Highlands” ............Leo’s Pizzeria & Restaurant, Cornwall, Dec 2-Jan 2 ”Peace on Earth” ....................................................................................................HPG Dec 8-Jan 6

Art & photography receptions Hemlock Farms Artists & Friends ..................................Chant Realtors, Lords Valley, Dec 1, 5pm-7pm Artists in the Parks “Small Works in a Big Way” ..........................Bear Mountain Inn, Dec 2, 1pm-3pm ”An Artists’s Response to Human Rights” ............................Kaplan Hall, Newburgh, Dec 6, 6pm-9pm Florence Hurewitz “Retrospective” ......................................WVFA Gallery, Warwick, Dec 7, 7pm-9pm Tom Doyle “Home in the Highlands” ............Leo’s Pizzeria & Restaurant, Cornwall, Dec 8, 1pm-4pm Robert Trondsen. Gayle Clark Fedigan ....................Wolfgang Gallery, Montgomery, Dec 8, 2pm-5pm

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“A Winter Gathering of Artists” Pine Bush Area Arts Council ..Crawford Gov’t Ctr, Dec 8, 4pm-7pm Members Show ........................................................................................................WRS Dec 8, 5pm-7pm “Celebration of the Season” over 20 artists................Wolfgang Gallery, Montgomery, Dec 8, 6pm-9pm ”Peace on Earth” ....................................................................................................HPG Dec 8, 6pm-9pm ”An Artists’s Response to Human Rights” ............Orange Hall Gallery, Middletown, Dec 9, 1pm-4pm

books Book Lover’s Club ..........................................Greenwood Lake Library, Fourth Tuesday, 7pm Discussion “Pearl Harbor” by Newt Gingrich ..............Wisner Library, Warwick, Dec 4, 2pm Discussion “Persuasion” by Jane Austen ................Wisner Library, Warwick, Dec 4, 6:30pm Discussion & Book Signing “The Ghost Whistle” by Robert H. Score ....................................

Noble Coffee Roasters, Campbell Hall, Dec 5, 7pm Discussion “Serena” by Ron Rash ....................................................Cornwall Library, Dec 5, 7pm Mystery Book Discussion ......................................................Wisner Library, Warwick, Dec 6, 6pm Discussion & Book Signing “Ava Gardner’s Daughter?” Mary Elizabeth Foglia ..........................

Josephine-Louise Library, Walden, Dec 6, 7pm Great Books Discussion..............................................................Newburgh Library, Dec 7, 11:30am Discussion “The Submission” by Amy Waldman ................................Cornwall Library, Jan 2, 7pm

clubs Walden Chess Club all ages, all levels Josephine-Louise Library, Saturdays 10am, Mondays, 6pm Friday Night Chess ....................................................................Narrowsburg Library, Fridays, 6pm Knit and Stitch ........................................................................Narrowsburg Library, Mondays, 6pm Knitters & Crocheters Crochety Knitters ................................Liberty Library, Tuesdays, 10:15am Knitting Circle “Stitch & Bitch” ....................Palaia Vineyards, Highland Mills, Wednesdays, 7pm Knitting Group ............................................Josephine-Louise Library, Walden, Thursdays, 6:30pm Knit/Crochet Club ....................................................................Wallkill Library, Thursdays, 6:30pm Knimble Knitters ..................................................................Ellenville Library, Saturdays, 10:15am Knitting Club ..........................................................................Newburgh Free Library, Dec 11, 7pm Knitting Circle......................................................................................Florida Library, Nov 19, 6pm Laurel & Hardy Sons of the Desert Int’l Org......Last Sundays, Ellenville, ray@themtharhills.org The Music Lovers Guild ..............................3rd Thurs, 7:30pm FREE, Montgomery 845-457-9867 Photography Club Hudson Highlands Photo Workshop ..................................................................

St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Chester, 2nd Monday, 7:30pm Country Quilters Guild............................................Mondays, all day, Walker Valley School House Scrabble Players................................................Josephine-Louise Library, Walden, Thursdays, 6pm Scrabble Players ............................................................................Ellenville Library, Tuesdays, 6pm Trivia Night ............................................................2 Alices, Cornwall-on-Hudson, Thursdays, 8pm Women’s Support Dinner Diva Night ......................................Fauchere Patisserrie, Milford, TBA Woodcarving Guild....................................................Valley Cabinets, Harriman, Wednesdays, 7pm

School & COnservatory SUNY Orange Theatre Students Improvisation Performance ..Orange Hall Theatre, Dec 5, 8pm SUNY Orange Theatre Students Acting Class Performance ....Orange Hall Theatre, Dec 7, 8pm “Romeo & Juliet” NFA Dance Dept. ............Newburgh Free Academy, Dec 7, 7pm & Dec 8, 2pm SUNY Orange Choir ......................................................................Orange Hall Theatre, Dec 9, 3pm

Children and teens calendar Festivals, Lectures & Recreation - adults & children, see page 19 HHNM ........................................Hudson Highlands Nature Museum, Outdoor Discovery Center, Cornwall HHNM-CoH ..............................Hudson Highlands Nature Museum, Education Center, Cornwall-on-Hudson PEEC ...................................................................... Pocono Environmental Education Center, Dingmans Ferry

museums Meet the Animals .. ........................................................HHNM CoH Saturdays & Sundays 2:30pm World of Bees and Brook Trout Exhibits ........................HHNM-CoH, Fri, Sat & Sun, Noon-4pm Eco-Zone! ........................................................................................PEEC Dec 1, 8, 9, 16, 1pm-4pm

opera - theatre “Amahl & the Night Visitors” Delaware Valley Opera ............................................................

Bethel Woods, Dec 8, Kids crafts & dance, Noon & Opera, 2pm FREE Grace Episcopal Church, Honesdale PA, Dec 9, 3pm KIDS FREE

Theatre - play “Little Town of Christmas” Sullivan County Dramatic Workshop ..........................................

Sullivan County Museum, Hurleyville, Dec 14-16

Destination.................................................................................milford Kindred Spirits: The Bacheler Consort

A consort of instruments was a phrase used in England during the 16th and 17th centuries to indicate an instrumental ensemble. These could be of the same or a variety of instruments.

Consort music enjoyed considerable popularity at court and in households of the wealthy in the Elizabethan era and many pieces were written for consorts by the major composers of the period. In the Baroque era consort music was absorbed into chamber music.

The earliest documented example of the English word 'consort' in a musical sense is in George Gascoigne’s The Princelye Pleasures (1576). Only from the mid-17th century has there been a clear distinction made between a 'whole' consort, that is, all instruments of the same family (for example, a set of viols played together) and a 'mixed' or 'broken' consort, consisting of instruments from various families (for example viols and lute).

Major forms of music composed for consorts included: fantasias, cantus firmus settings (including In nomines), variations, dances or ayres, and fantasia-suites. In modern times, a number of ensembles have adopted the term Consort in their names.

The Bacheler Consort is named after the late-Elizabethan lute virtuoso Daniel Bacheler (1572–1619), a most imaginative composer of instrumental music whose genius is becoming

Pike county calendar Art & Photography Exhibits David Greenbaum pottery Joann Wells Greenbaum paintings BlueStone Studio, ongoing

Museum Exhibits “Witness to History” Forestry ongoing Grey Towers

Music - Holiday

Christopher Morrongiello, Matthew Weinman, Doc Rossi & Diann Flanagan

more widely known today. The Consort varies its ensemble size and instrumental lineup to offer a variety of music concerts, from intimate recitals of lute music to fully-staged masques and dramatic works. The Consort has been together since 2003 and has acquired a reputation for combining scholarly research with cutting-edge historical performance practice. It is in this alchemy that the Consort aspires to conjure up the more elusive aesthetics of Renaissance music-making.

On December 15 at 5:30pm in the Milford Theater, Bacheler Consort will perform in Renaissance Celebration of Christmas for the Kindred Spirits series.

For information call 570-409-1269.

“Artists Choice, the Best of...” thru Dec 3 The ARTery

Delaware Valley Choral Society Milford Theater, Dec 2, 3pm

Annual Holiday Show thru Jan 2 The Forge

“Christmas Concert” Dec 2, 3pm St. Jacobi Lutheran Church, Shohola

“Peace on Earth” Dec 8-Jan 6 Highlands Photographic Guild

Pike County Choral Society First United Methodist Church, Dec 8, 7pm

Hemlock Farm Artists & Friends Dec 1-Jan 29 Reception: Dec 1, 5pm-7pm Chant Realtors, Lords Valley

“Renaissance Christmas” Bacheler Consort Kindred Spirits Milford Theater, Dec 15, 5:30pm

“Come Paint With Me” Holiday Show Grey Towers, Dec 7-31

Theatre - Musical Revue “Happy Holidays” Tri-City Stage Milford Theatre, Dec 21 & 22, 7:30pm

Art After Dark Receptions Dec 8 The Forge, 6pm-8pm The ARTery, 6pm-9pm Highlands Photographic Guild, 6pm-9pm

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Children's Activities EcoZone! Dec 1, 8, 9, 16, 1pm-4pm Pocono Environmental Education Center

Lectures “Lenape of the Eastern Woodlands” w/Mike Dennis Dec 1, 1pm, PEEC

Pike County Choral Society’s Holiday Concert 2012 The Ecumenical Food Pantry serves families and individuals from the Tri-state area who are struggling to make ends meet. The Pike County Choral Society invites you to celebrate the Christmas season and help feed hungry families by joining them at their 11th annual holiday concert.

The performance will feature Richard Shephard's Mass of the Nativity, a Christmas Mass based on traditional European carols. Also on the evening's program is the classical masterwork Magnificat by Dietrich Buxtehude, lesser-known carols from ancient Europe to 20th

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century Appalachia, and familiar and sacred sounds of the season, and a Christmas Carol sing-along.

Directing this year's concert is Henry F. Repp who has gives organ concerts at major venues including the Cathedral of the Sacred

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Heart in Newark and St. Thomas Church in Manhattan. The evening's concert will include a solo interlude by Repp, showcasing Good Shepherd Church's Schantz organ, with its 25 ranks and 1,600 pipes.

The event will be held at the Good Shepherd Church on the corner of 5th and Catharine streets on December 8, at 7:00pm. Bring a nonperishable food item for the Ecumenical Food Pantry.

For advance tickets or further information, call Carolyn at 570-296-8583 or email pccs.milford@gmail.com.

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Holiday Shopping & Dining Guide

“Handmade for the Holidays” at WRS “Valley Artists Holiday Sale” at DVAC

Handmade for the Holidays is a local gift bazaar of handmade goods from local artisans (most using local materials). Fifteen fine crafters will be set up around the Wallkill River School Gallery and workshop space.

Visitors can sample crisp apple cider, and pumpkin bread while strolling through a marketplace of local craftspeople displaying everything from hand-knitted scarves, unique jewelry, felted and sewn bags, and Victorian trinkets. Special crafts to keep children busy while Mommy shops! Don’t send your

money to China for the holidays when you can choose one-of-a kind hand-crafted gifts made by your friends and neighbors!

Bazaar hours are from Noon thru 7:00pm, Sunflower beaded December 8. pendant by The Wallkill River Roseanne Andrea School, 232 Ward Street, Montgomery.

For information phone 845-457- 2787.

Surving Studios “Holiday Outlet” Middletown’s Surving Studios will be holding an Outlet and Holiday Gift Gallery every Saturday, from 11:00am-3:00pm through December 22.

Surving Studios has many unique handmade gifts based on their nature themed tiles and are priced below $25. These gifts include ornaments, boxed and framed tiles, planters, soap dishes, and small mirrors.

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You can also find vases, candlestick holders, sculptures, custom mirrors and murals of all sizes that would make a truly one-of-a-kind gift for someone special. (see ad pg 36).

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Animal Tile by Natalie Surving

Signature Gifts at the Arts Center, Delaware Valley Arts Alliance's (DVAA) year-round gift shop, will double its size again this year for the Valley Artists Holiday Sale.

Both the shop and the Loft Gallery above “Lucky Lake” DVD it will be stocked full documentary by with handcrafted work by local filmmaker nearly 100 artists and Tina Spangler. artisans, and with books by local authors.

The Holiday Sale will remain open through December 22.

A new feature this year will be ornaments handcrafted and/or painted by local artists.

These mini works of art will be suitable for hanging in your favorite window or on a tree.

You can also use them to send a small piece of the Upper Delaware River Valley to friends and

family.

A highlight, for the first time, will be works by members of the Catskill Artists Gallery, a cooperative that has been working together for over a dozen years. The group will be featuring textiles, pottery, jewelry, glass, paintings, prints, sculpture, and wood works. Kids will love the harmonicas, wood toys, kazoos, coloring books, banks and clay, along with stickers, yo-yos, and other great stocking stuffers.

Signature Gifts, Delaware Arts Center, 37 Main Street, Narrowsburg.

For information: 845-252-7576.

Temple Sinai Gifts

The Sisterhood of Temple Sinai’s (75 Highland Avenue, Middletown) Gift & Craft Boutique is on December 2 from 10:00am3:00pm. Holiday items for Chanukah & Christmas, decorations, jewelry, clothing, food, hand crafted items, items for the home and much more!

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Rock Tavern “Holiday Craft Boutique”

Cornwall Grail’s “Holiday Art & Gift Show”

For those looking for beautiful holiday gifts that will be treasured, artisan-made crafts are available at the Unitarian Universalist Congregation at Rock Tavern's meeting house each weekend through December 23.

A unique collection of work by Hudson Valley artists in ceramics, silver, glass, fiber, wood, and more are available for sale in all price ranges.

In addition, the Dozen Points of View art exhibit of paintings and prints of twelve local

artists will remain up and available for sale along with the crafts.

The hours of the craft show and art exhibit are Saturdays from Noon to 5:00pm and Sundays from 1:00pm to 5:00pm. There is plenty of parking and admission is free.

The Unitarian Universalist Congregation at Rock Tavern is located in the Town of New Windsor at 9 Vance Road, off Route 207.

For information call Roberta Green at 845-988-1813 or visit www.uucrt.org.

Find unique crafts and gifts and support your local artists by shopping at the Cornwall Grail Center’s (119 Duncan Avenue, Cornwall on Hudson) 3rd Annual Holiday Art & Gift Show on December 8, from 9:00am 4:00pm.

Participating artists include, Ameriken Candle Co., Coyote Kitchen, Marge Bell, Joyce Davis, Alaina Enslen, Susan Fink, Anne Greehy, Alyssa Seamon, Natasha Mercado, Jacqueline Murray, Mary Ann

G. Neuman, Rita Ponessa, Simonetta Romano.

The Grail is an international women’s movement committed to spiritual search, social transformation, ecological substantiability and the release of women’s creative energy throughout the world.

For more information call Simonetta at 845-534-2031 or 845-591-0019 or visit the Cornwall Grail Center’s website at: www.thegrailatcornwall.org.

The Catskill Art Society will hold Holiday Bazaars on December 1 & 2, 8 & 9, 15 & 16 and 22 & 23 that will feature local art and craft vendors with a wide variety of handmade and hand-crafted items including vintage buttons, embroidery services, hand knit items, holiday baked goods, holiday decorations and ornaments, fine jewelry, fresh wreaths, beautiful yarns, and more! Look for different vendors each weekend.

Shop at the CAS Arts Center, 48 Main

Street, Livingston Manor, on Saturdays in December from 11-6 and Sundays 11-2.

And on December 1, Holiday Trains on Main at CAS and Morgan Outdoors. Opening Reception at the CAS Arts Center, 3:00pm to 5:00pm. There will be Christmas Carols and visits with Santa, as well as professional portraits with Santa by Wilkes and Bernard Photography.

For more information, call 845-436-4227 or visit www.catskillartsociety.org.

Bethel Woods Center for the Arts is presenting their annual Holiday Market on December 1 & 2 from 11:00am - 4:00pm in the Event Gallery - turned winter wonderland.

The market will feature regional artisan craft and specialty food vendors, music, children’s arts and crafts, and more fun activities, including photos with Santa!

The Museum and The Muse Café will also be open so families and friends can make a full day of their visit. Shoppers are encouraged to

bring an unwrapped toy to donate to the annual holiday toy drive Sullivan County Court Appointed Special Advocate which will give a child a happier holiday.

The Holiday Market at Bethel Woods is an opportunity to embrace and support our artist community who create handcrafted wares, food and wine. Buying an item from the person who spent hours making it truly embodies the spirit of giving. For information: 866-781-2922.

Catskill Art Society’s “Holiday Bazaars”

Bethel Woods Center’s “Holiday Market”

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Holiday Shopping & Dining Guide Steve’s Music Center: Jazzmosis Just about all our local musicians offer CDs for gift-giving and Steve’s Music Center in Rock Hill is no exception. Owner Steve Schwartz and three of his fellow Monticelloarea musicians have just released a new CD, Jazzmosis, with Steve on guitar, drummer Mike Cervone, Greg Fiske on sax (and WX5) and Tom Volpe on bass. The group has a unique sound that includes elements of, jazz, pop, and rock. A more-detailed story on Jazzmosis by Philip Ehrensaft will be featured in our January 2013 issue.

CDs are available at Steve’s Music Center, online at www.cdbaby.com/Jazzmosis1, and Amazon. (see ad pg 24).

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families & their villages.

Join their 10 year celebration Sunday, December 2 from 2:00pm-6:00pm in the heart of Newburgh’s historical corridor for refreshments, door prizes, entertainment, handmade, jewelry, scarves, clothes, carvings and even musical instruments, ranging anywhere from a dollar to $125. (see ad page 4).

Shopping locally for Arts gifts is not limited to paintings, photographs, crafts, CDs or tickets & subscriptions to performing arts events.

As a family, you and your loved ones can treat the Significant (or budding) Artist in your family’s life to a working-trip to France or Italy.

Newburgh Artisans

Gayle Clark Fedigan & Newburgh Artisans has been serving local artisans and providing support to those Sandy Brandman in Provence around the world struggling to create decent Provence is a region of south eastern living conditions for themselves, their France on the Mediterranean adjacent to Italy

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and include the Côte d'Azur. Artists have been painting in Provence since prehistoric times.

Known paintings of bisons, seals, auks and horses date back to 27,000 and 19,000 BC. In the 19th and 20th centuries, many of the most famous painters in the world converged on Provence, drawn by the climate and the clarity of the light. The special quality of the light is partly a result of the Mistral wind, which removes dust from the atmosphere, greatly increasing visibility.

Gayle Clark Fedigan is the founder and director of The Hudson Valley Pastel Society.

She teaches pastel painting at Mount Saint Mary's College in Newburgh and in May 2013 will lead a week-long workshop with Sandy Brandman from Monroe, who was voted best pastelist by The Times HeraldRecord, as her assistant.

Primarily, Fedigan’s local and European pastel students are attending, but watercolor and oil will also be taught, though her demos are in pastel only. You can visit the Picasso

museum, too!

Trip flyer at www.gaylefedigan.com or call 845-401-3553. (see ad page 36).

Laura Martinez-Bianco & William Noonan in Umbria For painters of all levels and mediums, digital photographers too, every summer Laura Martinez-Bianco and William Noonan lead a plein air painting and photography workshop in the beautiful Umbrian hills on the outskirts of Perugia, a well-known artistic centre in Italy. The land of St. Francis is known for its intensely beautiful and spiritual landscapes, and you can visit the world famous Perugina Chocolate factory for a dose of sweets’ history. Light, color, time and essential impressions of the landscape are on the docket for July 2013, and students may work in any medium they choose. Info at www.Williamnoonan.com or 845-565-9403.

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And then there are classes and private Old Stone House instruction for art, dance and music. Give a Winter Classes at The Old Stone House f gift certificate for an introduction, or one for Hasbrouck include Basic Drawing (ages 8an entire workshop season.

12), StageWorks (up to 9th grade), Messy Smocks (up to 6th grade), Art via watercolors, glue, chalk, Art Journaling (adults and kids).

Wallkill River School Learn to paint, draw, sketch, etch, make Check the website for schedules, costs, and prints, and work with acrylic, oil, watercolors, contact/registration details. www.TheOldStoneHouseOfHasbrouck.org pastels, create landscapes, portraits, still life, and much, much more surrounded by art Soaring Dance Studio exhibits. Kids can learn to draw automobiles, Soaring Dance Studio is more than a dance work with clay, create cartoons. emporium.

Director Roberta Monkash is a (see ad pg 13). professional dancer, choreographer, musician, writer, and teacher. Her school.offers dance, Catskill Art Society Give a kid a gift certificate for “Pots for piano and theatre lessons for ages three to Tots” (ages 4-7), “Pictures and Poems”, adult in a beautiful setting near Walton Lake. (see ad page 3).

“Wheel Throwing Clay” and “Let’s Get Creative” (7-10yrs). Give a gift to adults for Noreen Davis botanical art classes, still life, the clothed Noreen Davis was the manager of the figure, Chinese Brush & Sumi-e. Even Abstract Gouache. There’s plenty of time as Greater Newburgh Symphony Orchestra for winter classes do not start until after the New many years. Noreen also performs with various local choral groups, is a past member Year. Call for winter information. of the Hudson Valley Philharmonic, plays (see ad page 31).

chamber music, and has served as an all state Canale's Gift Gallery in Port Jervis. (see ad pg 16). adjudicator for the New York State School Music Association. She teaches violin, viola and cello in her private studio to adults and Adults Only children as young as three years.

Yule Log, the movie. Huh? Your guess is as (see ad page 5). good as ours as to what it’s all about. (see ad pg 8).

Elex Vann

You can treat kids, teens, and adults, who wish to learn to sing from the heart or hone their vocal skills at bass-baritone Elex Vann’s Sing From the Heart Studio. They can even get beginner piano lessons, learn how to prepare for auditions, learn to read music, develop style and to be expressive. 145 Poplar Street, Newburgh. Info: 845-234-8473.

AND FINALLY: Happy Herbs Soap Locations In our November guide we accidentally omitted listing some of the many locations at which you can find Happy Herb’s herbal soaps and incenses. Here are just three: The Secret Garden Florist in Walden, Agway in Pine Bush (by the register), and

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Destination....................................................................... “And It Must Follow, as the Night the Day�

by J. A. Di Bello

"To Thine Own Self Be True" is a clever, Shakespearean bromide extracted from a glib Polonius. It might serve as an interesting approach to utilize while discovering the truth as it exists in the life on a Montgomery woman, Marie Elizabeth Foglia. Her quest to know who she is remains the subject of a recently published book, Ava Gardner's Daughter, An Investigation into Two Women's Pasts, coauthored by Douglas Cooper and Marie Foglia.

Marie Elizabeth Foglia (her maiden name) believes she is the love child of the attractive MGM movie star of the forties and fifties, Ava Gardner.

Douglas W. Cooper, Ph. D. is Walden's wellknown and distinguished author of the publication, Ting and I, A memoir of courage, and devotion. It is a description of love by those blessed with courage and the devotion of the great poets. Now Cooper has applied his talents to the story of Marie Foglia as she attempts to unravel her past and demonstrate to all who she is. Marie has been a housewife, mother, supervisor and clerical worker. Now semiretired, this auto-biographical narrative stands as her premiere in print.

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during the war in a tumultuous, abusive environment by her father and step-mother. As her father's marriage crumbled, she was placed at the Sacred Heart Orphanage, where reportedly she suffered severe depression and further abuse. Marie's memory includes visits from Ava Gardner and Frank Sinatra as well as a request to accompany Ava to Europe. Add to that, other pertinent situations that caused Marie

to believe Ava Gardner to be her natural mother.

It seems, however, that Marie's birth certificate is sealed by the City of New York.

Strangely, it appears the document was officially sealed during Maria's teenage years. The timing of this action is noteworthy since it occurred two years after Ava was married to Frank Sinatra. A steamy enough affair for the tabloids without the "revelation" that Ava, at age fifteen, gave birth to a daughter! To this day it remains sealed. In these times of widely professed "openness," who is being protected and why?

Neither Marie nor Douglas Cooper is a "noble youth" but they, as Laertes, are on a journey, a journey to discover truth. Considered here, Polonius' windy advice is more New Age than Elizabethan. The existential quest for the discovery of self is multi-dimensional and takes into account all aspects of the human existence, i.e., the environmental, the physical and the genealogical. As the pieces will join each other "it must follow, as the night the day," to create a unified whole, the truth!

Cooper and Foglia will discuss their book on December 6 at 7:00pm at the JosephineLouise Public Library in Walden.

The book, published in paperback and ebook formats this year in mid-September, is available through amazon.com and outskirtspress.com.

........................................................................................................Walden Meet Rosie Rion Cellist, Composer, Advocate To encounter Rosie Rion (see photo) in her professional environment is an experience to be savored. That vision is best provoked by joining the names of Respighi, RimskyKorsakov and Disney with the concept known in the realm of music performance as a symphonic poem or more simply a tone poem. These ingredients blend well with a young artist that is bright, attractive, alarmingly articulate and filled to the brim with enthusiasm. Rosie Rion is the Operations Manager, Events & Programs Coordinator at the New York School of Music in Walden.

The beginnings of Rosie's performance adventures are found in the upstate hamlet of Krumville. That's right, Krumville with a K. It's near Olive, if that helps. "It's so small, they took away our post office," Rosie quips.

But in that remote and cloistered environment was a nurturing family, complete with a talented mom and dad, musicians both, guitar and voice.

Rosie, partly in jest, relates the first lyrics she mimicked as a youngster were from the Stones' '69 hit single, Honky Tonk Woman, hardly age-appropriate, but in reflection she recalls the irresistible appeal of rhythm and sound and its ability to create visual images.

More important is the relationship associated with her home, i.e., the internal peace and comfort she found in a family that musics together.

The tiny inklings and notions that occupy space in the creative atmosphere of a youth's mind need stimulation to grow and develop into manageable, productive concepts. Enter stage right Walt Disney of Disney Productions and the studio's animated film Fantasia (1940). Perhaps it was the film's

visuals of the animated bows in the clouds or the spectacle of humpback whales flying through space accompanied by Respighi's symphonic poem, Pini de Roma that cast the die for Rosie. Or consider even the vivid yet frightening images that accompany the RimskyKorsakov arrangement of Mussorgksy’s Night on Bald Mountain from that same film as having an impact that set the stage and primed the creative juices that energized Rosie to follow a path to music performance.

Rosie is first to point out that it was Disney and Fantasia that set her compass.

Remote and rural as Krumville may be, it is part of the Onteora Central School District which fortunately supports a music program on an achievement level with some of the "more culturally elite schools" of the Hudson Valley. For all one knows it was the flying bows in the just mentioned Fantasia that delivered Rosie to the string section of Onteora's music program. Her choice of instrument: the cello. Academically rich and musically superior, Rosie was offered and accepted a full 4 year scholarship to Syracuse University. Of her high school music program's inclusion of strings, she's eternally grateful, proudly commenting, "A high school music program that doesn't offer strings is like an art program that doesn't offer painting."

The talents and appeal of Rosie Rion are multiple. Her activities include numerous appearances with her band, Tanager, a group noted for presenting a musical genre known simply as Americana. Musical compositions are written by Rosie and other members as she not only plays the electric cello but performs as a vocalist. As a professional cellist Rosie frequently appears with the Trans-Siberian Orchestra, which has "become

one of the world's top acts including a recent mention in Billboard magazine as one of the top touring orchestras of the past decade."

As programs coordinator for the New York School of Music in Walden, her vision is quite unique. Unique, because in a performance world filled with promises, delusions and dreams, the reality is frequently a shattered narrative. And jumping back to the Syracuse scene, Rosie's BA degree, Music Performance, Cello was accompanied by a minor in Entrepreneurial Enterprises. "The goal of Syracuse University's Entrepreneurial & Emerging Enterprises Department is to help students discover their innate entrepreneurial potential, and to give them a set of tools and perspectives to capitalize on that potential." The New York School of Music Conservatory Curriculum is a course of study developed by Rosie for the School and is a direct reflection of her University's philosophy and her own point of view, which simply stated is, "You might be good but you have to make a living." Moreover, she's quite

emphatic, "I have always approached music not as a hobby but as a career choice. My artistic values and my consistent inspiration to perform have been balanced with a business sense and a realistic approach to my art as a way for me to make a living."

Rosie Rion is quick to command attention at the school. She brazenly tells students, "You're not going to get anywhere with just a music education and I am sorry!" She additionally emphasizes her observation that the very talented, more frequently than not, have no idea of how to turn those talents into salable products. "You either have to naturally possess all the other skills necessary to be a successful individual or you have to learn them. A lot of musicians didn't naturally possess those business savvy abilities and that's where starving artists come from"!

To conclude, Rosie was asked if she had completed in any university course work that would license her to teach. Ironically her response was a resounding, "I don't want to be a teacher, I could never do that, I am just excited about a great idea and I want others to know about it!"

This writer's reply, "Isn't that the definition of a good teacher?"

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Destination..................................................................................Walden Christmas on Main Street

by J. A. Di Bello Sponsored by the Walden Business Association, the 4th annual Christmas on Main Street has been scheduled for Saturday, December 1. Its purpose is to welcome and celebrate the holiday season while promoting local businesses and encouraging the concept of "Shop Local."

Walden's Main Street will be closed beginning at 3:00pm on Saturday and will reopen after 8:00pm, when the ceremonies are concluded.

To begin the celebratory activities, a live Nativity scene is planned for 4:00pm and if the past is any indication, it will draw an appreciative crowd. At 4:30pm the NY School of Music Singers will perform, followed at 5:50pm by dancers from the Smalling School of Dance.

To add an element of mystery to the proceeding, the Hudson Valley Conservatory will capture the attention of all and present The Case of the Missing Key, at 6:00pm.

And as is custom, Walden's special day to welcome the Holiday Season will conclude (7:00pm - 8:00pm) with the ever popular tree

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Book Discussion & Signing

Music

“Ava Gardner’s Daughter?

An Investigation into Two Women’s Pasts” Marie Elizabeth Foglia Josephine-Louise Library, Dec 6, 7pm

Kevin Cronin guitar Dec 7, 7pm MPB Coffee House at Father Sullivan Hall

Dance “The ‘Cracked-Up’ Nutcracker” New Rose Theatre, Dec 13-16

Cracked Up Nutcracker!

lighting, combined with caroling and refreshments.

Of course, the event must be finalized as Saint Nicholas, Father Christmas or Santa will arrive to the delight of children of all ages as they gather about the decorated tree on Walden's Main Street.

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One of the area’s favorite Nutcracker performances is the Hudson Valley Conservatory’s (HVC) “cracked up” version, an hilarious, brilliantly conceived (by Dee Wright), interpretation of the classic.

Cracked up and nuttier than the traditional tale, Clara and her Prince journey from under the Christmas tree to under the big top in a whimsical world where they encounter winter-white school kids, popcorn angels, candycane acrobats, and many more hilarious big top characters.

The ‘Cracked-Up’ Nutcracker will be performed from December 13-16 at the New Rose Theatre, 35 East Main St., Route 52.

For tickets, call 845-778-2478.

Prose Reading “A Child’s Christmas in Wales” Kevin McFadden Josephine-Louise Library, Dec 12, 7pm

Recreation Chess Club Mondays, 6pm-8pm Chess Club Mondays, 6pm & Saturdays, 10am Scrabble Club Thursdays 6pm Knitting Group Thursdays, 6pm Josephine-Louise Library Christmas on Main Street December 1, 4pm-8pm Holiday Tea & Open House Jacob T. Walden House, Dec 2, 1pm-4pm

Children’s Recreation After School Holiday Activity Dec 3, 4:30pm “Lego Sculptures for the Holidays!” Dec 10 Josephine-Louise Library

Destination.......................................................livingston Manor Holiday Trains on Main Opens December 1!

Catskill Art Society (CAS) is currently celebrating its 40th anniversary as a nonprofit cultivating public interest, participation, and enjoyment of the arts.

Through its multi-arts center, CAS explores contemporary art practices and facilitates creative and professional development for established and emerging artists. Located in Livingston Manor, the renovated 4,500+ square foot facility includes a designated fine arts gallery, a large multi-purpose space, a pottery studio, a painting studio, and a digital arts lab.

Visit the Catskill Art Society Arts Center and neighbor Morgan Outdoors for a nostalgic trip back in time this holiday

season. Handmade model trains will be on display in both locations beginning December 1. Wilkes and Bernard Photography will be at CAS to take instant portraits with Santa from 2:00pm to 5:00pm. Professional photographs will be taken and prints made on the spot for $10.

Proceeds will benefit CAS. December 1 also begins four weekends of Holiday Bazaars at the CAS Arts Center, featuring the work of local art and craft vendors. All holiday gifts are handmade or crafted and will include children's books illustrated by Helena Clare Pittman, children's superhero capes from Teresa Bortree, fine jewelry from Light Curves,

hand-dyed up-cycled clothes from I Upcycle, handmade scarves and hats, holiday decorations and ornaments from Sugar Blossom Flowers and others, holiday baked goods from Flour Power

Catskill Art Society (CAS) will present its annual Winter Members Show, an exhibition of work by CAS member artists appearing throughout the CAS Arts Center, 48 Main Street, thru December 31.

This year's show is dedicated to the memory of long-time CAS board member and artist Cecily Fortescue, and includes a selection of her pottery. Visit www.catskillartsociety.org.

nonconformity of the slabs is a desirable feature in my style of work, and I never make preliminary sketches for my pots.

"I like the spontaneity that results from not knowing their exact outcome. Sometimes I produce composite pieces where the elements can be arranged in different configurations.

"My slabs, once rolled, are worked into their final shape using a variety of molds and supports. I form bowls upside down by draping single or multiple slabs over tough, deflatable vinyl balloons (normally used in physiotherapy exercises). I gradually release air from the balloon to prevent cracking as the clay contracts during the initial drying.

Once the bowl is leather hard, I set it right side up on a foam-rubber pad, extract the balloon

and smooth the interior seams.

"Vases are often supported during construction by sections of stove pipe or the cores from bolts of fabric. In both bowls and vases, I often leave the exterior seams showing so as to emphasize the structure of the piece.

They may be flush with the body of the pot, or the upper slab may project in the form of a wing or a torn flap.

"Sometimes I texture the outside of my pots, using such diverse objects as catalpa seeds, a piece of threaded plastic tubing, a carved table leg, scraps of metal from New York's streets the list is endless! In many cases, particularly in the largest bowls, I opt for an unglazed exterior, since I like the contrast between the bare external clay and the richness of the glazed interior.

"My preferred clay is a dark red stoneware body which unfortunately includes the now unavailable Jordan clay. I dread the day when my supply is exhausted, and I am obliged to use a reformulated version.

"In order to achieve depth of color, I often apply three layers of glaze to my pieces, the first two poured quickly to avoid excessive thickness, and the third sprayed. I try to control glaze overlaps when I pour in order to achieve interesting variations of color. I glaze-fire slowly to cone 6 in an electric kiln. Small

Bakery, incense burners (made from repurposed wine bottles), notecards featuring drawings and monoprints of cats and florals, novelty and luxury yarns from Brokemarys, "Smile Tiles," upcycled collaged bathroom tiles (that are sure to make you smile) from songwriter/artist Karen Hudson, and more!

The exhibit reception (see story below) is on December 1 from 3:00pm-5:00pm.

CAS Arts Center is located at 48 Main Street, Livingston Manor..

The CAS Arts Center is wheel chair accessible.

For more information, visit their website at: www.catskillartsociety.org.

CAS Winter Members’ Show Dedicated to Cecily Fortescue

In Her Own Words...

"I was first attracted to clay as an artistic medium because of the many options that it offers. After rolling it into slabs, I can cut and reassemble it, fold it, tear it, overlap it, paddle it. With patience and persuasion I can form it into a great variety of organic shapes, most of which evolve as I work. Clay is a medium that invites spontaneity, and for this reason, too, I am drawn to it.

"Since I favor the asymmetry of free-form shapes, handbuilding is a natural medium for me. In this area I am basically self-taught and have acquired techniques by trial and, frequently, by error. My methods are as rustic as my surroundings. Slabs, for example, are formed with a rolling pin, since I have neither the space nor the inclination to use a slab roller. I very rarely make templates, because

pieces I manage to once-fire, but repeated disasters when I try to glaze large greenware pieces have convinced me that bisquing is in their case a real necessity. Under the repeated glaze applications, the greenware simply disintegrated.

"I sell my work chiefly through galleries, either on a regular basis or in special shows.

My favorite selling method, however, is to visitors to my studio, since I enjoy the direct contact and the opportunity to show them how I work."

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Art & Photography Exhibits

Mike Jaroszko luminist James Hiller photography James Douglas Gallery, ongoing Members Show, Linda Yater Dec 1-30 Reception: Dec 8, 5pm-7pm “Harvest” thru Dec 14, “Holiday” Dec 15-Jan 14

Wallkill River School Jacqueline Schwab, Mikey Teutul, Nat Baines ongoing, Robert Trondsen paintings

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Gayle Clark Fedigan paintings Dec 1-Jan 3, Reception: Dec 8, 2pm-5pm “Celebration of the Season” over 20 artists Dec 2-30, Reception Dec 8, 6pm-9pm Wolfgang Gallery

Book Discussion & Signing “The Ghost Whistle” Robert H. Score Noble Coffee Roasters, Campbell Hall, Dec 5, 7pm

Cinema “Who Framed Roger Rabbit?

Wolfgang Gallery, Dec 7, 7pm

Poetry Reading

Ariana Den Bleyker Dec 6, 7pm Noble Coffee Roasters, Campbell Hall

Recreation

Pearl Harbor Remembrance Parkland Pavilion by the river, Dec 7, 11am Old Fashioned Holiday Weekend Dec 8 Downtown Businesses, 10am-6pm Horse & Carriage Rides, Noon-4pm Santa at Village Hall, 1pm-3pm

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by J. A. Di Bello

“Did you see that?”

“See what?”

“That glow, over there! Orange, red, yellow. Wow! It's spilling out from behind those half naked trees and bushes.”

“Half naked?! Stop the car.”

That excited little exchange took place in a car between a young couple traveling during last year's Holiday Season. They were on Route 416, Hamptonburgh, in the vicinity of Grove Street and Eager Road. To their credit and satisfaction they stopped and discovered Orange County's celebration of lights.

New York State's Route 416 is but a brief stretch of pavement, reaching from its intersection with Route 211 at the Orange County Airport in Montgomery to Clark's Crossing in Hamptonburgh, the intersection of Route 207. For several legitimate reasons it is officially designated as a "Scenic Highway," not the least of which is the Orange County Arboretum, located at the Thomas Bull Memorial Park, Route

Holiday Lights in Bloom

416. So, if on a winter's night, a warm and colorful glow is noticed behind some half naked shrubbery and trees, its because it’s more likely than not the annual Holiday Light Show, a treat for one and all to savor.

This Holiday Season will mark the fourth consecutive season the Orange County Park will celebrate the Holidays with a light show at the Arboretum. The thematic approach this year is quite logically, Holiday Lights in Bloom. The display's garden theme features a wide variety of flowers and cozy "critters" that will mark the paths through the gardens of the Arboretum. Inspiration, design and surely perspiration generated for this glorious illumination are to be credited to Tamara Moson, of the Orange County Department of Parks.

In conjunction with the Holiday Light Show, the Friends of the Orange County Arboretum will sponsor its annual Holiday Boutique from November 30 through December 30 in the Ottaway Education Center, located at the Orange County Arboretum.

"We invite our residents to visit the

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Arboretum during the holidays, and to share the experience with their family and friends," said County Executive Edward Diana. "The Holiday Boutique is a wonderful opportunity to shop in a festive atmosphere while supporting the Arboretum."

Little "elves", this writer has been led to

believe, are members of the Friends' group of hard-working volunteers and have hand crafted ornaments, wreaths, garland and miniature trees. And in case this was not common knowledge, the Arboretum has a collection of bee hives from which these amazing little "elves" and others have possibly extracted Orange County's finest honey. It will be included with the unique merchandise available.

"There will be plenty of opportunities to shop and then visit the Holiday Lights in Bloom presentation as the Boutique will be open in the Ottaway Education Center on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays, 5:00pm to 8:00pm from November 30 to December 23 and then daily, 5:00pm to 8:00pm from December 24 through December 30, but closed on Christmas Day." Orange County Commissioner of Parks Richard L. Rose said, "All of the proceeds raised at the Boutique will go to benefit the plantings and programs at the Arboretum," This fun family activity is FREE and will be open to the public.

For more information on the event, contact Tamara Moson at 845-615-3828.

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Wallkill River School Holiday Exhibits

The Wallkill River School and Art Gallery’s (WRS) Annual Members Exhibit features works by 100 regional artists, and showcases the cultural diversity and deep talent pool of Orange County’s first homegrown arts movement.

In addition, the WRS is showcasing a new talent in Orange County in the school’s Emerging Artist gallery; Pine Island resident Linda Yater. This is her first solo show in Orange County.

Yater has always been very interested in drawing and painting, but raising her daughter, teaching piano, and her garden and quiltmaking kept her from pursuing it. But the creative spirit prevailed, and Yater went from tending plants in her garden, to setting up her easel and painting them instead. She also observed that her quilts were becoming actual fabric pictures composed of tiny squares of fabric, and were exercises in color and value.

When Yater stopped teaching, she decided it was time to try taking some art lessons. This led her to the WRS. Now Yater sets up her easel right in her garden and paints on a regular basis.

The exhibits fills the entire exhibition space of the WRS from December 1 thru December 31. Besides the Emerging Artist

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Artist Linda Yater

Gallery, there are two Main Gallery rooms and the Hallway Gallery always features WRS members works with a unified theme: Holiday runs from December 15-January 14.

The Wallkill River School of Art is located at 232 Ward Street. The opening reception is on December 8 from 5:00pm-7:00pm.

For information call 845-457-ARTS.

Wolfgang Works

Starting out as a still life painter, Robert Trondsen’s later works include landscapes in the tradition of Hudson Valley School, but with a more contemporary painting style. These luminous landscapes Abigail by border on the ethereal Robert Trondsen mood of the tonalists.

Trondsen was one of five artists contracted to paint landscapes in the Dutchess Land Conservancy and in 2008 he was chosen as one of the artists to represent the U.S. in the U. S. Consulate in Hong Kong.

Guest artist Gayle Clark Fedigan’s artwork is a visual communication of the artist’s inner life aided by technical proficency. Her still lifes are rich in color and texture - almost as if you could touch or taste them. Her paintings hang in collections throughout the United States and abroad. For more on Gayle, see page 26.

The work of Trondsen & Fedigan will be on display at the Wolfgang Gallery from December 1 thru January 3.

An opening reception will be held on December 8 from :002:00pm-5pm.

For information: 845-769-7446.

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Movies in Montgomery

Local Talent in Montgomery

Well, there may be no movie theatre left in the by Jacqui Schwab Wolfgang Gallery’s Celebration of the Village of Montgomery, but you can still see a movie there! Wolfgang Gallery has a double Season artists include Maureen Drury, Jacqui feature on November 30 at 7pm: Fear & Loathing Schwab, Robert Hoover, Morgan Haude, Janet in Las Vegas & Big Lebowski and on December 7 Baskerville, Ellen O'Brien, Leonie Lacouette, at 7pm: Who Framed Roger Rabbit. $10 includes soda and popcorn. For reservations email: Jenny@therealmikeyteutul.com.

by Janet Baskerville

Jerry Levinstein, Mike Jarozko, Nat Baines, Terry Decker, Robert Trondsen, Gayle Fedigan, Emily Adamo. The show runs through December 31. For information: 845-769-7446.

Noble Poetry Reading

“Ariana D. Den Bleyker can make you shudder. Her poems can make you gasp with their haunt. They are poems that linger on a threshold of pure truth, pushing you over into a place of almost pure understanding, enlightenment. She embodies emotion in her work, asks you to whisk it around, let it simmer.” Stone Highway review.

Ariana will read her poetry at Noble Coffee Roasters, 3020 State Route 207 in Campbell Hall on December 6 at 7:00pm.

For information, call 845-294-8090.

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Cabaret at Shadowland "Since I moved to Ellenville, I have been amazed at the growth of effort and energy of the theatre and how it has positively affected the community and surrounding area," said Ray Faiola, a long time collector of original 16millimeter film and a member of the board of directors at the Shadowland Theatre.

Besides the summer subscription series, Shadowland has brought music, film, play readings and playwrighting & acting workshops to Ellenville. New to the list is cabaret.

Tom Judson is bringing his newest cabaret show Nature Boy: Songs of the Earth and Sky, an evening of music and songs which use the natural elements of the universe as a starting point to tell their stories, along with the stories behind the songs and personal reminiscences of

a rural childhood.

The song list is drawn from writers as diverse as Claude Debussy to Lionel Hampton to The Beatles.

There are even a couple of cowboy songs

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thrown in in for good measure.

Originally hailing from the Hudson Valley, Judson has appeared onstage as a singer, musician and actor. His cabaret shows have been seen across the country and he has composed music for off-Broadway, film and television. The performance at the Shadowland will be at 8:00pm on December 7. Reservations are recommended. Call the Shadowland Box Ray Faiola is showing Laurel & Hardy’s Office at 845-647-5511, or visit the theatre’s “Babes in Toyland”, from his own extensive 16mm personal collection, at Shadowland, website at www.shadowlandtheatre.org.

December 1 at 7:00pm.

Art in Sixes Celebrating its eighth year, Art in Sixes is the Delaware Valley Art Center’s premier year-end art event. It features small artworks by local artists in a wide Christina’s World range of studio oil on wood m e d i u m s by Helena Clare Pittman including painting, drawing, sculpture, fiber, ceramics, and photography from artists in Sullivan County and the upper Delaware River region.

The exhibition which showcases art no larger than six inches in any direction has become the largest of it's kind in Sullivan County. All works of art are for sale and priced reasonably for holiday gift giving.

The Delaware Arts Center is located at 37 Main Street, Narrowsburg. The exhibit runs thru December 22.

For information, call 845-252-7576.

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The Pine Bush Area Arts Council’s art show A Winter’s Gathering of Artists, benefits Toys for Tots. The opening reception coincides with the annual Toys for Tots Dinner, December 8, 4:00pm-7:00pm. Dessert, coffee and tea will be served in the Gallery with live music by Jeff Krolick, a well-known musician-singer and arranger, equally comfortable with classical, jazz, or modern styles, with interesting twists on classic pieces.

The show runs through February 8, in the Government Center, Route 302. For questions regarding the show, email the Arts Council at arts@pbaac.org or call Gallery Committee Event Chair, Bob Scully at 845-744-3862.

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Federation’s Film Festival in Goshen

Cragsmoor’s “Christmas Carol”

Charles Dickens is alive and This presentation is produced by M&M Productions Acting well in Cragsmoor. This year, he will maintain the tradition of his Company. Directed by Michael annual appearance at the historic Muldoon, it has been adapted for Stone Church and "retell," his the stage by Melinda O'Brien, based on the original text as beloved Christmas Carol.

Although he wrote this classic published in 1890 and the 1951 film more than 150 years ago, it still version with Alastair Sim. Demos speaks to the chasm that separates Eitzer is the stage manager. the "haves" and the "have-nots," as The performance will be well as the power of all individuals to transform presented on December 22 at 7:30pm greed into generosity. following the Festival of Lessons and Carols in Once again, Gregg Shults (see photo) will the Stone Church, 270 Henry Road, Cragsmoor. perform this one-man production of Mr. Dickens The church will be festively adorned with Tells a Christmas Carol, by recreating Dickens's traditional holiday decorations and a towering 1876 tour of the U.S. He personifies Dickens as Christmas tree. Hot cider and cookies will be he opens the performance by reading the story served. from the book, gradually transforming himself A donation of $10 is suggested. All proceeds into each of the 23 characters, from the will benefit the Cragsmoor Historical Society endearing Tiny Tim to the selfish Ebenezer Building Restoration Fund and the Stone the Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present, Church.

MISU “Introduces” Composers to Ellenville Scrooge, and Future, and all the supporting characters in For information call 845-647-6487 or 845The Music Institute of Sullivan and styles to Northern Europe.. The very prolific between.

647-6384.

Ulster’s (MISU) Holiday Concert includes Juon (1872-1940) was born in Moscow and Holiday Art Show in Milford music by two very much unknown his teachers included Arensky and Taneyev. composers, Johann Rosenmuller and .Paul The MISU Community Chamber Orchestra Twenty-one artists from the Come Paint With Juon, in addition to music by Bach, will perform chamber works by those Me plein air group will be participating in the Hindemith, Corelli and, with the pipe organ, composers on December 10 at 7:30pm at St. Holiday Art Show in the Pinchot Mansion at John’s Episcopal Church, 40 Market Street in Grey Towers. All artworks represents the Albinoni’s exquisite Adagio.

Rosenmuller (1619-1684) was a German Ellenville. Phone: 845-626-2605. beautiful landscape at Grey Towers NHS. Baroque composer who was instrumental The concert is free but donations to MISU Call Grey Towers 570-296-9630 for dates, (pun intended) in bringing Italian musical are always appreciated.. times and tours of the mansion.

The Jewish Federation of Greater Orange County’s 4th Annual Jewish Film Festival lineup features genres for all ages and interests.

Footnote: This 2012 Academy Award nominee for Best Foreign Film, explores the complex relationship between a father and son who are rival professors in Talmudic Studies. In Hebrew with English subtitles.

Alone: From Israel's Ma'ale Film School, a rare glimpse into the lives of three divorced ultra-Orthodox women, who tell about their daily hardships, fears, and diminished status in the eyes of the community. In Hebrew with English subtitles.

A Film Unfinished: An historical document exposes how the Reich manufactured scenes of life inside the Warsaw Ghetto. In German, Hebrew, Yiddish and Polish with English subtitles.

Seltzer Works: The last bottler in Brooklyn fends off the supermarket seltzer take-over and honors this simple drink's place in history.

In English.

Brothers: Israel's religious-secular divide has become more of a chasm, and nowhere is the fault line more evident than in Jerusalem, the location of this story of two brothers. In Hebrew with English subtitles..

Cohen on the Bridge: This animated short tells the story of the 1976 hostage rescue in Entebbe, Uganda, through the point of view of the first commando to enter the terminal.

In English, 21 minutes.

The Festival will be hedl at CJ Hooker Middle School, 41 Lincoln Avenue, Goshen, December 1, 8 and 15 at 7:30pm. A short film will accompany each full-length film.

Contact Joyce Waschitz at 845-562-7860 for more information.

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Meet Robert H. Score, Sr. - Artist, Author, Farmer’s Child December serves as a month of consequence, important and frequently urgent.

Residents of the Wallkill Valley are reminded again of the trials of war, as plans are appropriately placed for a Pearl Harbor Remembrance. "A day which will live in infamy." Or be aware too, of the farmers' vital dependence on a lone star, the sun and the significance of a winter solstice. December is further a month of faith, a time to live, love and rejoice.

These consequences are the subjects of Robert H, Score's just published, The Ghost Whistle. It is on the surface simply a conversation between the past and the present, a prosaic train ride through time. It's a narrative extracted from the history of the Wallkill Valley, its villages, its farms, its tragedies and its railroad.

Bob's initial artistic notoriety was achieved through his accomplishments as an artist, pen and ink on paper. His accurate and attractive portrayals of Orange County agriculture, specifically his representations of life on the farm, its chores, glories, and inspirations were the foundation of his efforts that followed.

His works are found today in many of this County's finest homes and galleries of note.

In the year 2010, he composed and displayed a bicentennial series of drawings from the history of the village of Montgomery. It was a time when the Village and the Town of Montgomery thrived and survived on the agriculture that surrounded it, the small businesses that nourished it and the people

the "War to End All Wars," the Great Depression, and the Second World War; it's the generation that defined America. It is also a personal, adoring homage to Robert's grandfather, Harry John Score, who like no other human being, defined Robert as a farmer's child.

The Di Bello Gallery of Montgomery will present Robert Score, reading from The Ghost Whistle at the Noble Coffee Roasters' CafĂŠ, Campbell Hall, on December 5, at 7:00pm.

The reading will be followed by a Q&A and a book signing and sale.

Additional information is available at the CafĂŠ or call 845-294-8090, 845-457-2773.

For I had before me hay bales, hounds, and crazy little kittens.

I flew recklessly through fields of grain and sailed ships on streams and ponds, and I wished upon a Harvest Moon to forever be A Farmer's Child.

Classified that populated it. To borrow from the ultimate crooner, Bing, it was and remains a town of "dear hearts and gentle people" that have lived, loved and passed on in the Town Montgomery.

The Ghost Whistle is a tale, a tale inspired by real people, real events, and a real place.

The people are the grandparents of the author Robert H. Score, (see photo) Harry and Martha Score, and some of their friends and relatives who lived through the frightening and tragic human firestorm remembered as World War I. The events are but a few of several, drawn from a long series of tales from "years and years ago," and told to Robert by his grandfather, Harry. The location is the Score's comfortable ancestral home in the Wallkill River Valley.

Robert Score's account is a tribute to a generation that endured and triumphed over

FOR RENT Business Space If your business does not have walk-in clients, and you would like to operate out of a rural farm house, there is an office available (former 2nd floor apartment) in this Bloomingburg location, with scenic views of the Shawangunk Ridge.

Four rooms including kitchen. Sorry, no dogs. $900, electric and heat included. Propane for kitchen not included.

For information: 845-926-4646.

FOR SALE Growing flower shop located in developing area. Turn-key business includes all fixtures, equipment and inventory.

Contact readytoretire57@yahoo.com if interested.

FOR SALE Capri boat with trailer. Boat needs work; trailer in good condition. 845-500-0005.

Destination............................................................greenwood lake A Peaceful Christmas

Join the Greenwood Lake Library for their family program, Music Makers Concert Series and experience the solo piano of Steinway Signature Artist, Louis Landon.

This holiday concert is all about peaceful holiday music! Join them in a very special sing along on December 6 at 7:00pm.

For further information, call the Library at 845-477-8377 extension 108.

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Destination.....................................................Chester/Sugar Loaf Distinguished Visiting Poet of 2012

Chester/Sugar Loaf Calendar

Steve Dalachinsky is a downtown New York poet. His books include Reaching Into The Unknown, a collaboration with French photographer Jacques Bisceglia, Logos and Language, co-authored with pianist Matthew Shipp, a PEN Award Winning book, The Final Nite & Other Poems, and A Superintendent's Eyes, a compendium of poetry written while watching saxophonist Charles Gayle perform throughout NYC. Dalachinsky’s main influences are the Beats, Blake, The Odyssey, obsession, sociopolitical angst, human disappointment, music (especially jazz), and visual art with leanings toward abstraction. His work for the most part is spontaneous and leans towards transforming the image rather than merely describing it, in what he now refers to as

“transformative description / descriptive transformation.”

Dalachinsky is the Northeast Poetry Center’s Distinguished Visiting Poet of winter 2012. He will read at a free event on December 8 at 3:30pm in the Seligmann Estate, 23 White Oak Drive.

In addition to this program which bring nationally-known writers to Orange County, the Northeast Poetry Center sponsors three terms a year of poetry writing workshops, publishes the Wawayanda Review, and offers numerous readings and lectures.

For information, email William Seaton at seaton@frontiernet.net.

Because he is only four feet two inches tall, Herb Marks is a little grumpy guy who hates Christmas because everyone thinks he is an elf and that makes him angry. Ergo, unlike the title of the perennial holiday film, Marks feels It Ain’t Such a Wonderful Life.

This new radio play is not a parody of the movie. The title was borrowed to name the finale of the Air Pirates Radio Theater fall

season, another Herb Marks Mystery, BUT a Christmas story, complete with carols. The actors sing, and, to be sure, the audience will feel comfortable to join in on any standard carol, and maybe a new ‘Piratic’ one. “Because it is a holiday special all of the characters who appeared in previous Herb Marks mysteries will be making an appearance,” said playwright /director/producer Paul Ellis. “Santa is missing and Marks is hired to find Santa by ‘the

temporary assistant to the holiday manager/director of special events’ for a department store. This is kind of a reunion - like an Andy Williams Christmas special without the variety show, BUT complete with Air Pirate sound effects and some special ones like jingle bells”.

In the Pavilion at the Sugar Loaf Performing Arts Center on December 15, 8:00pm.

For information call 845-469-7563.

Steve Kazlauskas was inspired to become a singer by an exchange of letters with Frank Sinatra. He has honed his craft in a way that would have made "Ol' Blue Eyes" proud. His show, Echoes of Sinatra, is a journey through the life and times of Sinatra with songs and stories about the Chairman’s wonderful career.

Rhonda Denét’s repertoire includes more than 200 songs and spans across many music genres covering Jazz, Soul, R&B, Blues, Gospel, Pop, and Rock from the 1930’s through today.

Kazlauskas and Denét work together often, combining his Echoes tribute and her Echoes of

Ella, with Steve phrasing exactly like Sinatra and Rhonda singing Ella’s songs, though in her own individual style.

They are bringing their talents to the Event Center at the Castle, 109 Brookside Avenue in Chester, on December 8 at 8:00pm.

For more information: 845-469-2116.

A Funny Tall Guy

3 parts Rodney Dangerfield, 1 part Jackie Gleason, a splash of Benny Hill,: mix together, add one microphone, and get the hell out of the way!

Standing 6’6” tall, Chris Roach is bringing comedy to new heights. His self deprecating humor and mannerisms make this gentle giant stand out from the rest (or at least taller than the rest!).

Chris brings you into his world talking about everything from his family to some of his unusual life experiences.

Roach’s love for comedy came at an early age. “I remember trying to stay awake as a young kid so I could watch programs like Saturday Night Live and The Benny Hill Show,” he said. His ability to make people laugh began early in his childhood. “I became addicted to the sound of laughter immediately. I would’ve run full speed into a brick wall for a laugh. It’s something that only another comedian could understand,” says Chris.

Chris Roach will perform at Jesters Comedy Club, 109 Brookside Avenue, on December 8 at 8:00pm.

For information call 845-345-1039.

A Funny Short Guy

sponsored by Orange County Citizens Foundation and Air Pirates Radio Theater

Comedy

Sheila Kay, Kevin Bartini Dec 1 Chris Roach, Anthony DiDomenico Dec 8 John Tobin, Alex Barnett Dec 15 Carol Montgomery, Katie Hays Dec 22 Christ Monty, Scott Schedlinger Dec 29 Jesters Comedy Club, 8pm

Dance

“Nutcracker” American Youth Ballet & New Jersey Ballet Principal Dancers Sugar Loaf PAC, Dec 10, Noon

Ron Gee & Gar Wang “Nature’s Way” The Gallery At Sugar Loaf PAC, thru Dec 31

Music

Steve Kazlauskas & Rhonda Denet “Echoes of Sinatra” (& Ella) Dec 8, 8pm Rock the Silent Night Dec 15, 8pm 16-25 yr old musicians Castle Fun Center “Cyro Baptista & Beat the Donkey” Dec 31, 8pm

Sugar Loaf Performing Arts Center

Exhibits

Music - Holiday & Classical

Micro Gallery Exhibit Utopian Direction, ongoing Julius Medwin outdoor sculpture Chaim Gross Drawings 1944-1950 Seligmann Center for the Arts, thru Dec.

New York Voices & Jubilate Dec 9, 7pm Greater NY Wind Symphony Dec 15, 7:30pm Sugar Loaf Performing Arts Center

Poetry & Prose Reading

Diane Lockward Dec 1, 3:30pm Poetry on the Loose Steve Dalachinsky Dec 8, 3:30pm William Seaton Dada Poetry Dec 9, 3:30pm Seligmann Center for the Arts

Theatre

“The Eight Reindeer Monologues” adults only Dec 21 & 22, 8pm “It Ain’t Such a Wonderful Life” Air Pirates Radio Theatre Dec 15, 8pm Sugar Loaf Performing Arts Center

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Destination...............Sugar Loaf “The Nutcracker” in Sugar Loaf

The Nutcracker is being presented by the American Youth Ballet (AYB) at the Sugar Loaf Performing Arts Center (SLPAC).

The SLPAC is the perfect venue for the guest Principle Dancers from the New Jersey Ballet Company who bring their magic and

a breath of fresh air to this classical ballet.

Come enjoy the excitement and fun as Drosselmeyer enchants us all. This onetime event takes place on December 10 at 7pm.

Tickets are available by visiting AYB’s website www.AmericanYouthBallet.com.

Beat The Donkey is more than just a band.

It is a multicultural, polyphonic, highly creative and entertaining group that takes rhythms beyond their natural frontiers and creates a brand of music too innovative and varied to be labeled.

The ensemble’s name, Beat The Donkey, comes from the Brazilian expression "Pau Na Mula" meaning "Let’s go, let’s do it!"

There is an undeniable aura of fun and humor whenever Cyro Baptista takes the stage, and this is particularly true with Beat The Donkey. It is a wild, unstoppable and torrid world beat percussive ensemble that blends and beats a bewitching stage stew of untamed percussion, tap dance, martial arts, samba, jazz, rock and funk. They accomplish this by mixing instrumentation from multifarious cultures all over the globe and unusual percussion inventions of Cyro’s own creation.

The musicians hail from all over the world, wear wild, elaborate costumes and frequently

leave their instruments to break into spontaneous dance, making the group fascinating to watch as well as listen to.

Cyro has always rejected rigid classifications in terms of instrumentation and compositional approach. With Beat The Donkey he gives free reign to his imagination, mixing instruments from Brazil, U.S., Indonesia and Africa with his own instruments.

It is mysterious, spellbinding, infectious, irresistible dance music. Cyro himself roams the stage, conducting his troupe with fiendish glee, keeping the audience's attention captive for the whole show.

The amazing thing about Beat The Donkey is the unending variations; you could listen to them all night and still want to hear more.

Cyro comes to the Sugar Loaf Performing Arts Center, 1351 Kings Highway, on December 31 at 8:00pm.

For information and tickets, call 845-6105335.

Beat, Tap, Jump into 2013

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