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Orange, Pike & Sullivan Counties, Ellenville & Marlboro

January 2018

art • cinema • dance • festivals • holistic living • music • opera • poetry • theatre

Publisher’s Column by Barry Plaxen Synchronicities of the month: Two December exhibits will be “held over” through January, and they are both located in Cornwall. The names‘r’ almost the same: Megan Gugliotta, violin, and Megan Gould, violin, both performing in Ellenville. Vocabulary Lesson: Ferro-cement: a system of reinforced mortar or plaster (lime or cement, sand and water) applied over a layer of metal mesh, woven expanded-metal or metal-fibers. Pontypool: The original eighteenth century European hard, gloss black finish imitating Japanese black lacquer. Compounded with naturally occurring fossilized asphaltum,

this pre-historic paint was a versatile finish before modern coatings. SIC of the month: “Rabbbitts”. In this issue: Introduce your youngest (ages 3 and up) to live theatre in Middletown. Poetry read AND drawn in Pine Bush. Story-swapping in Florida. A cinematic World Premiere in Hurleyville. Two music adaptation World Premieres in Monticello and Callicoon. Eagle watches in Mongaup Valley. Eagles and other raptors in Cornwall-onHudson. A blue rhapsody in West Point. A rock opera in Marlboro.

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Letters to the Editor I greatly appreciate your help in publicizing the Time and the Valley Museum’s many events and activities throughout the year. It is because of you that our events have been so well attended and successful. Thank you! - Donna Steffens, Grahmsville Thank you for the December CANVAS. My ad looks great! And the story is even better. - Sharon Galbraith, East Ridge Pottery Thank you so much for the lovely writeup you gave our “4 Pastelists” show in the Cornwall Library. It’s so exciting to see the pictures too! - Cathy Prager Let me express the Newburgh Chorale’s appreciation for the excellent coverage you gave our concert. We are humbled and grateful. - Peter Sipple

The CANVAS looks great. I always look forward to getting it each month. The ad for the Historical Society and the story about the Candlelight Tour were beautifully presented and I thank you for your help. - Tom Knieser You do SOOOOO much to support our region’s arts community, Barry. CANVAS has become one of our true treasures and an icon. Thank you for all the hard work you’ve put in over the years, and know that all of us “out here” are grateful every month for your contribution and your insights. You are a true champion of the arts, and enriching people’s lives, and a true friend. You and Sophie are a joy to work with. - Nancy Karp Such a terrific job on Handel’s “Messiah”! Thank you so much for supporting the arts of our world here in the Hudson Valley. - Christa Demaris

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A Newburghian bass-baritone Live from the Met in HD in Loch Sheldrake. Opportunities to write (Eldred) and act (Forestburgh and Goshen). Opportunities to sing in Blooming Grove, Milford, Monroe, Middletown, Newburgh, Woodbourne and Warwick. And the winner is: For most pictures in one CANVAS issue: Birthday boy W.A.M. with three pictures. And the winners are: All of You - CANVAS readers who take advantage of the myriad of events and venues throughout the tri-county area created by an incredibly talented, versatile and imaginative group of artists in all art disciplines. HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL OF US!

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INSIDE Calendars Art & Photography ��14 Books �� 11 Category �� 11 Children & Teen’s ��14 Lectures ��10 Music - Pop, Folk, Rock, etc., ��10 January 2018 Calendar ��12-13 Columns May I Have A Word With You ��3 Meet Me in The Greenroom ��9 Meet Me in The Library ��16 Stories Artists’ Market, Shohola ��5 Barryville Area Arts Association ��5 Chorale Opportunities ��15 Cornerstone Theatre Arts Auditions ��14 Cornerstone Theatre Arts ��9 Cornwall Library ��12, 17 Creative Theatre Muddy Water Players ��9 Cynthia Harris-Pagano, portraiture ��19 Daniela Cooney ��7 Delaware Highlands Conservancy ��20 Delaware Valley Opera ��9 Delaware Valley Raptor Center ��7 Eisenhower Hall Theatre, West Point ��4 Exposures Gallery, Sugar Loaf ��23 Falcon, Marlboro ��6 Florida Library ��15, 17 Forestburgh Playhouse Auditions ��10 Forestburgh Playhouse ��9 Gallery at Chant Realtors, Lords Valley ��5 Goshen Art League ��7 Grand Montgomery Chamber Music ��20 Greater Newburgh Symphony Orchestra ��22

Greenwood Lake Library ��8 Greg Rhein, photographer �� 21 Heather Masse, singer ��3 Highland Mills Library �� 19 Hudson Highlands Nature Museum ��7 Hudson Valley Bluegrass Express �� 22 Hurleyville Arts Centre ��5 Live from the Met in HD �� 23 Mary Cathryn Roth, artist ��8 Mt. St. Mary College, Newburgh �� 16 Mt. St. Mary College Desmond Campus �� 22 Music for Humanity �� 12 Nancy Hopping, photographer ��5 Nesin Cultural Arts, Monticello �� 21 New Rose Theatre, Walden ��9 Newburgh Free Library �� 22 Nick Zungoli, photographer �� 23 Orange County Arts Council ��4 Paper Bag Players, Middletown �� 18 Pine Bush Library �� 17 Playhouse at Museum Village, Monroe ��9 Pocono Environmental Education Ctr. �� 20 Potluck Concerts, Cornwall-on-Hudson � 18 Ranelle Loray, photographer ��8 River Valley Artists Guild ��4 River Valley Wellness, Callicoon �� 17 Robert Milby, Poet Laureate �� 17 Shadowland Stages, Ellenville �� 3, 9 Skye Jazz Trio �� 12 Sullivan County Chamber Orchestra �� 21 Sullivan County Dramatic Workshop ��9 Sunshine Hall Library, Eldred �� 23 SUNY Orange, Middletown �� 4, 12, 18 SUNY Orange, Newburgh ��8 SUNY Sullivan, Loch Sheldrake �� 23 Tusten Theatre, Narrowsburg ��9 Upper Delaware Visitor Center, Lackawaxen ��20 Wallkill River School, Montgomery �� 6, 12 West Point Concert Band ��4

Music at Shadowland Stages Although trained at the New England Conservatory of Music as a jazz singer, New York singer/songwriter Heather Masse is equally versed in a variety of American song traditions, which influences her more prevalent work in folk, pop, and bluegrass. A member of the Billboard-charting folk group, The Wailin’ Jennys, she has performed at hundreds of venues across the world. She was a frequent guest on Garrison Keillor’s A Prairie Home Companion, both as a solo performer and as a member of The Jennys. On the show, she collaborated with artists such as Elvis Costello, Wynton Marsalis, Sheryl Crow, Renee Fleming, and Emmylou Harris. In 2008, Heather released Many Moons, an EP of jazz-inspired folk duets with pianist Jed Wilson. She followed that up with her first full-length solo album, Bird Song. Her solo debut on Red House Records showcased her luscious alto voice and her superb songwriting. The title track Bird Song won her 1st prize at the International Acoustic Music Awards, and in 2012 she also won a prestigious Juno Award for the album Bright Morning Stars, with The Wailin’ Jennys. Masse returned to her jazz roots in 2013 with Lock My Heart, an album of standards she recorded with piano legend Dick Hyman that had a long run on the jazz charts, and again in February 2016, with her

album August Love Song, released with the renowned trombonist Roswell Rudd. Heather continues to perform with The Wailin’ Jennys supporting their newest album, Fifteen, released on Red House Records in October 2017. She can often be heard performing at venues across the country with pianist Jed Wilson. Shadowland Stages celebrates the New Year with a special one-night-only concert starring Heather Masse on January 6 at 7:00pm. Heather will perform brand new songs in a special concert accompanied by a string quartet that includes: Megan Gugliotta, violin, Megan Gould, violin, Andrew Borkowski, cello, Scot Moore, viola. For tickets, call Shadowland Stages, 157 Canal Street, Ellenville, at 845-647-5511 or online at shadowlandstages.org

May I Have A Word With You ... Quips, Quotes & Quiddities with Carol Pozefsky DECEMBER 7TH Second only to 9/11/01, December 7, 1941 is likely the most well remembered date in American history. 150 years earlier to the day, Austrians were reading about the death of 35 year old Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. “Known from his childhood as the possessor of the finest musical talent in all Europe...he climbed to the pinnacle of the greatest masters; his works, loved and admired by all, bear witness to this, and are the measure of the irreplaceable loss that the noble art of music has suffered by his death.” Vienna newspaper Wiener Zeitung, 12/7/1791. “Mozart’s music is so pure and beautiful that I see it as a reflection of the inner beauty of the universe.” - Albert Einstein “As a director, my definition of paradise would be to be perpetually rehearsing Mozart’s operas.” - Peter Hall

“It is thanks to Mozart that I have devoted my life to music.” - Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky. RECORD CONCERT AUDIENCES WERE YOU THERE? 1. Rod Stewart, Copacabana Beach (1994) - 3.5 million. 2. Jean Michel Jarre, Moscow (1997) 3.5 million. 3. New York Philharmonic, Central Park (1986) - 800,000. 4. Garth Brooks, Central Park (1997) 750,000. 5. Steve Wozniak, U.S. Festival, San Bernardino, California (1983) - 670,000. DID YOU KNOW? Scramble the letters in “the classroom” and you get “schoolmaster.” The part of a wall between two windows is called the interfenestration. Oysterhood is the overwhelming desire to stay at home. The “paddywhack” mentioned in the song This Old Man is Victorian slang for a severe beating. If something is said to be transpontine, it is located on the opposite side of a bridge. Aquabob is an old-time word for icicle.

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Members’ Exhibits at SUNY Orange, Middletown Campus

“Winter Passage” by Susan Miiller, RVAG

RIVER VALLEY ARTISTS GUILD The River Valley Artists Guild (RVAG) will have its 2018 Members Winter Exhibit in Orange Hall Gallery Loft on the Middletown campus of SUNY Orange. Approximately 25 RVAG members will be represented in the show through their artworks, many of which will follow a winter theme. Works in representational as well as abstract styles are included: drawings, graphics, mixed media, weavings, and paintings in oil, acrylic, pastel, watercolor, and airbrush. Most RVAG members reside in communities bordering the Delaware River; however, several live in Middletown, Poughkeepsie, and Monroe, as well as Branchville, NJ and Milford and Matamoras. RVAG president Joan Kehlenbeck was the recipient of the 2016 Individual Artist Award presented by the Orange County Arts Council. Several other

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“Island Garden” by Pat Foxx, OCAC

community in Orange County and that is at the “Archimedes” by Daniela Cooney, RVAG heart of what the Council does every day.” members have won awards in many shows The exhibit will feature pastel, watercolor, throughout the years. oil, acrylic, photography, sculpture, collage, ORANGE COUNTY ARTS COUNCIL and mixed media. The Orange County Arts The show, running concurrently Council (OCAC) is once again with RVAG’s exhibit, will be partnering with SUNY Orange held in Orange Hall Gallery Cultural Affairs to host its annual at the corner of Wawayanda 2018 Members Exhibit. and Grandview Avenues OCAC’s Executive Director (GPS: 24 Grandview Avenue) Dawn Ansbro states, “We are Middletown. so excited to be able to host this Both exhibits open on January exhibit again in Orange Hall 5 with a reception from 6:00pmGallery at SUNY Orange. It is a 8:00pm and extend through venue that is known for its rich and February 2. Pianist Beverly diverse cultural events and we are Poyerd will provide music “Stark Reality” by happy to be a part of their creative Linda Barboni, OCAC during the reception. calendar.” Ansbro believes, “events like these See ad page 7 for SUNY Orange hours. support and promote the strong, thriving arts For information, call 845-341-4891.

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West Point Concert

The West Point Concert Band announces a Winter Concert Series showcasing four of its ensembles in a thoughtful exploration of our country’s musical heritage. The West Point Concert Band, the Hellcats field music group, Quintette 7, and the Benny Havens Band will present performances featuring works by American icons from John Philip Sousa to Carrie Underwood. Series highlights include masterpieces for band, a celebration of African American History Month, country jams, and of course, a march or two! The Concert Band returns to Eisenhower Hall Theatre on January 20, at 2:00pm for Rhapsody in Blue, George Gershwin’s quintessentially American piano concerto played by the band’s own Sgt. 1st Class Yalin Chi, and Percy Grainger’s masterpiece for wind band, Lincolnshire Posy. These concerts are free and open to all. No tickets are required. Eisenhower Hall Theatre is located at 655 Pitcher Road, West Point. Snow date: January 21, 2:00pm. For information: 845-938-4159.

World Premiere in Hurleyville

Celebrating Wildlife in Lords Valley

Great news! Local film kids, Lulu and Zelda. maker John Adams will Shot entirely in the premiere his latest feature Catskills, The Hatred at the Hurleyville Arts is brought to life by the Centre! father and daughter team, Set in the Blackfoot John and Zelda Adams. territory of the late Inspired by their band’s 1800’s, The Hatred spins videos (Kid Kalifornia) the dark tale of a young “The Hatred” premieres at the Hurleyville which play with dark orphan (Zelda Adams) Arts Center on January 20 at 6:00pm. imagery, the two decided who conjures a soldier back from the dead, a feature film where a young girl is the tour and together they deliver vengeance on a de force would be fun and different. With the band of ruthless cavalry. More of a beautifully help of some terrific local actors they brought dark poem than a horror movie, The Hatred their idea to life. weaves its characters into their cold, majestic “The Hatred packs a ton of suspense and surroundings, as if the wilderness is an action into a solid thrilling hour,” continued expression of their souls: frozen, still and Adams. “Metaphorically, it also is an barren. “Edgar Allan Poe meets Clint Eastwood observation on where we are as a country with a touch of Poltergeist!,” says Adams. and how we will pass on an intolerance to our When not making films, John Adams is an children if we can’t begin to communicate accomplished artist and musician. He is also without this deafening vitriol.” known as John Law and for years has been The world premiere of The Hatred is on blasting loyal audiences in the Northeast January 20 at 6:00pm at the Hurleyville Arts rock scene with his unabashed performances Centre, 12 Railroad Avenue. with bands Banana Fish Zero and Statues of After the movie showing there will be a Liberty. John enjoyed an illustrious modeling Q&A for which not only John and Zelda but career in the ‘90s, having represented the likes the entire cast will be present. Then all are of Armani and Calvin Klein and traveling all invited to enjoy a potluck celebration in the over the globe. He’s also a carpenter, barn- ballroom afterwards. “It will be a terrific night builder, house-raiser and soccer coach. He of entertainment!” lives in Sullivan County with his wife and For tickets and info on additional weekend filmmaking partner, Toby Poser, and their two films for adults and kids, see ad on page 8.

Start the new year off with one another through by visiting the Gallery at my photography. Humming Chant Realtors for a stroll birds on flowers that I have into the world of wildlife planted. Black bears that when nature photographer stop by for a swim in my Nancy Hopping brings her casting pond. I never know photos to Chant for another who will stop by! I am exhibit. She never fails to always ready with camera astonish viewers with her “Morning Chat” by Nancy Hopping in hand.” unusual, close-up shots of animals in their The opening reception will be held on natural habitats and visiting nearby neighbors! January 6 from 5:00pm-7:00pm at Chant “My goal is to give a better understanding Realtors, 631 Route 739, Lords Valley. The of the wildlife around us,” says Nancy. “One show runs from January 1- February 26. can see how wildlife teaches and interacts For information, call 570-775-7337.

Celebrating Cabin Fever in Shohola

The idea of “cabin fever” has wait out these winter months been inspiring great art since the cursing the cold and watching the first caveman drew on a wall, weather channel,” says BAAA waiting out the Ice Age. More volunteer Claudine Luchsinger. recently, it has inspired projects “Put on your flannel pajamas and such as Charlie Chaplin’s The join us for some fun!” Gold Rush, Stephen King’s The The program is still taking Shining, and a Simpsons’ episode shape, but the list of creative called Mountain of Madness. contributors so far includes 7 The Barryville Area Arts poets and several local artists Association is claiming to have “Cabin Fever” by Nick Roes showing original work. There will come up with a “cure” for cabin fever, and is be an original dramatic reading by Bizzy Coy, planning a party. The Cabin Fever Celebration live music, and refreshments and it all takes is a multi-disciplinary community event place on January 6, from 4:00pm-6:00pm sponsored by the BAAA that will feature art, at the Artists’ Market Community Center, poetry, performance art, sculpture, and music - 114 Richardson Ave., Shohola. The show runs much of it created just for this occasion. “Don’t through January 13. Info: 845-557-8713.

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Wallkill River School: Free Demos from Acrylics to Watercolors

Kids & Seniors Free Classes In 2017 the Wallkill River School (WRS) had 1500 in adult enrollments, and 588 in child enrollments. The senior drop-in on Tuesdays led by Louise McCutcheon attracts and average of 15 seniors per week, serving a total of 1040 drop-ins per year for free! The WRS also awarded more than 50 scholarships to children and teens through their summer art programs. This year marks ten years in the historic Patchett House for the WRS.

Members’ Exhibit The January 6, 5:00pm-7:00pm Members’ Exhibit reception, which is open to the public, features work from all WRS members, including young protégés up to established Senior artists. During the reception, viewers will vote on their favorite work, and awards will be given based on the votes. There will be live jazz music by the Damian Jackson Trio, free raffles, and refreshments. WRS artists are primarily “plein air” or outdoors artists who often paint on farms

and work to support small scale agriculture in our county. Therefore, they are all very good cooks, and so there will also be a potluck dinner during the reception with lots of delicious homemade goodies using local ingredients. Feel free to bring your own specialty to share, and sample goodies from the WRS table as well. Best dish of the day wins Orange County Bounty, a local foods cookbook authored by the WRS and illustrated by its artists. The exhibit runs through January 14.

Represented Artists Demo & Exhibit Forty artists from the WRS artist’s cooperative are inviting the public to a live demonstration on January 20 from 5:00pm7:00pm. (Snow date: January 27). These artists will be creating artworks using art techniques varying from traditional oil, pastel, acrylic, and watercolor painting, to palette knife painting and portraiture. The creative process varies from artist to artist, and the goal of these demonstrations is to give the community insight into the unique creative process used by each artist. The public is encouraged to ask questions, and engage artists in hopes of bridging the gap between artist and observer. The public is welcome to enjoy free drinks

“The Mailbox” by Lana Privitera

and hors d’oeuvres while mingling with working artists. If you’re curious about the creative process, considering an art class, or just want to enjoy a night of fun and creativity, come to the WRS and meet the local artists that help make your community beautiful. The exhibit is free and open to the public from January 14-31. Hallway Exhibits While viewing the main exhibits, you can also check out the “crafts room” and two members exhibits in the Hallway, Winter: Local Scenes showing through January 14 and, to chase away your winter blues, Tropical Beach Paintings, January 15-March 15. The WRS is located at 232 Ward Street, Montgomery. Call 845-457-ARTS for info.

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Rock Opera

The 3Bs are coming to The Falcon. No, it ain’t Bach, Beethoven or Brahms. Nor is it Bartok, Boulez or BB King. Rabbbits in Delusionville is a rock opera that will be like post-factual Animal Farm meets Aesop’s Fables on LSD. Delusionville tells the story of a society that formed as different animals fell down a rabbbit hole and created a world with their own mythologies, religion, and politics. Every animal group represents an embedded archetype in the social structure that is about to come in question. This is largely a commentary on faux news, stagnation of social mobility, and downright delusional thinking. An opera in three acts, Rabbbits in Delusionville was created by POPaganda artist Ron English and opera singer Russell Cusick (see photo), with producer Joe Johnson. January 6 at 8:00pm at The Falcon, 1348 Route 9W, Marlboro. Call 845-236-7970.

A Warm and Welcoming Reception for Wintry Art An unprecedented number of works have been hung for the Goshen Art League’s winter show aptly titled, WHITE OUT: Snow, Ice, and All Things Wintry White. Thirty-nine GAL members have contributed works for this show. The 63 works vary widely from oil and acrylic paintings, to pastels and pen and ink, to works on wood. Also included are 3D works in mixed media and beadwork. The League boasts a number of photographers among its ranks, several of whom are also represented in this show. The Yellow Foyer of the Goshen Music Hall lobby, where the photographs are hung, was curated by Peter Kopher, a recent addition to the GAL board. “Peter has been an extremely helpful presence at many of our installations over the past year,” said board president, Julissie Saltzberg. “He is detail-oriented and patient, with a great eye for hanging work. And with a show this big, we knew an extra curatorial eye would be an asset. Peter was the obvious choice.” While Saltzberg has been the long time president of the board and oversees all League projects, she had never curated an exhibit herself. For her first such effort, she was challenged by the sheer number of entries in WHITE OUT. “I was both excited and apprehensive,” said Julie. “At first one worries that not enough artists will choose to participate. But as the call-for-entries period went on, more and more works were

“Spring Fever” by Dennis Fanton

“Blizzard in the Neighborhood” by Oluwafiropo Margaret Ibitoye

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submitted. It was thrilling.” WHITE OUT is on exhibit at the Goshen Fitting 63 works into a space that had only Music Hall, 223 Main St., through March previously held approximately fifty at any one 8. The League board and participating artists time, seemed a daunting task. But the chief invite the public to a reception on January installation technician of the show and GAL 11, from 6:00pm-8:00pm where all are vice-president, Chris VanVooren was unfazed welcome to enjoy the works, meet and greet as he supported and guided Saltzberg in her the artists, and enjoy an array of finger foods efforts. “We are so pleased and beverages. with the results!” exclaimed In an embarrassment Julissie. “The theme may of riches, the League also be wintry, but the results are organizes invitational solo warm and welcoming.” shows at the Griffith Olivero Mention must be made of Realtors, directly across Gerry Hluchan, who hosts Main Street from the Music the League at the Music Hall. Hall (at 226). Currently Saltzberg says, “As such, he on exhibit there through can rightfully be called one February 28, are 23 works of the biggest art patrons in by Daniela Cooney, whose Goshen, if not the region. works illustrate her passion Ultimately, Gerry is the one “Fetch” by Daniela Cooney for animals and the luscious who welcomes us all into his landscapes of the Hudson Valley. historic Goshen Music Hall, to enjoy the art.” Visit www.goshenartleague.com

DVRC’s Bill Streeter with a feathered friend!

The Delaware Valley Raptor Center (DVRC) is dedicated to the rehabilitation and conservation of birds of prey (hawks, eagles, owls, falcons, and vultures). Their goals are to provide humane professional care for orphaned, ill and injured raptors so they can ultimately be returned to the wild, healthy and no longer dependent upon humans for survival. The DVRC will introduce you to the fascinating world of raptors when they come to the Hudson Highlands Nature Museum’s Wildlife Education Center, 25 Boulevard, Cornwall-on-Hudson, on January 20 at 6:00pm for Close Encounters with Birds of Prey. Experience the majesty of hawks, falcons, owls, and eagles up close, while gaining an understanding of how important these birds are to the balance of nature. Leave with a greater respect for these magnificent birds! Prepaid registration recommended. Call 845-534-7781.

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Photography in Greenwood Lake Born in Paterson, NJ, to home, Renelle captures photographer Renelle the details that make up Lorray inherited her the whole picture. She has painterly vision from her found that people enjoy art collecting father, who “looking at and making holds degrees in art and a connection with what’s music. familiar - just presented in Renelle worked in a different light.” retail and administrative A member of the positions, retiring last year. Warwick Art League, Photo by Renelle Lorray While in retail, she bought Orange County Arts herself a camera. She photographed trips to Council, and Goshen Art League, Renelle is the Grand Canyon in the early 1970’s and the featured January artist at the Greenwood England in 1998. In 2007, she moved into Lake Public Library, 79 Waterstone Road. digital photography. Exploring locations close For information: 845-477-8377 (ext. 104).

Contemporary Fine Art & Photography

Mary Cathryn Roth began Cathryn Roth will be on view painting in 1990, photographing in the Mindy Ross Gallery, in 1996 and shooting digital January 3 - March 9. video in 2001. Her fine art The reception for this focuses on abstract depictions captivating show is scheduled for of time, light, space, absence or January 27 in cooperation with presence, and the body in motion. Last Saturdays in Newburgh. Patterns, structure and order play The artist will be present to share a key role in the composition of her insights about the show from her work. She is intrigued by 3:00pm to 5:30pm. how we structure and order our The gallery is closed January lives, bodies, and minds; “Untitled, the Earth” by Mary C. Roth 15, Martin Luther King universally, primally, and specifically to our Day. The Mindy Ross Gallery is located in time. She uses the camera and occasionally the eastern section of the 1st floor of SUNY video camera like the brush - as an extension of Orange’s Kaplan Hall which is located at the body, mind and spirit. She often uses extended/ corner of Grand & First Streets, Newburgh. slowed shutter speeds to portray motion and Free, secure parking is available in the Kaplan the passing of time. Hall parking garage entered at 73 First Street. On Time: Paintings & Photographs by Mary For information: 845-341-4891/9386.

Early American Decorative Art

Hand-decorated American objects from the 18th and 19th century link us to the past in a personal and tangible way. Brushstroke by brushstroke, we feel a connection to the talented people who made these beautiful functional objects that were used in the households of ordinary people. The Historical Society of Early American “Tinsmith peddled cart” by Anne Dimock Decoration (HSEAD) is a group of practicing the accepted authority on Early American guild artists who conduct education programs, Decoration, a pioneer in recognizing it as a research and exhibitions to valuable art form. She devoted perpetuate and expand the many years to studying and unique skills and knowledge of preserving original pieces, Early American Decoration. and elevating the standards of The society extensively reproducing decoration. researches original decorative The Past Comes Alive art from the period of the features five members of the 1700-1800s. Decorated Central New York Chapter of Tin tray by Mary C. Roth articles from the homes of our forefathers the HSEAD (Linda Mason, Anne Dimock, are the focus. These include furniture, Joanne Balfour, Charlie Gruman, Mary cornice boards, painted tin trunks, coffee C. Roth) reproductions in painted tinware, pots, trays, bellows, glass panels in clocks, stenciling, theorem, free hand bronze, pen gilded looking glasses, and painted and work, and reverse glass. stenciled walls and floors. Members work in Part of the Artists of Excellence series, the stenciling, pontypool painting, gold leafing, exhibit is located in the glass vitrine cases in Victorian flower painting, penwork, reverse the Foyer of the Mindy Ross Gallery, SUNY glass painting, clock dials, country painting, Orange Newburgh, January 9-March 9. freehand bronzing and theorem painting. For information, call Cultural Affairs at Esther Stevens Brazer (1898-1945) was 845-341-4891/9386. 8

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“What’s in a name?” This simplistic question encapsulates the timeless validity of absorbing theatrical themes in Western literature. Take for starters love, family and beauty. All of this did not begin with Shakespeare’s lyrical tale of doomed lovers, nor will it end there. Conceptually, from the Greeks to the Elizabethans to those who frequent Broadway and the West End, and of course the regional theatres of the Hudson Valley, this is the basic material or “stuff,” if you like, of live theatre. “Live Theatre” is its own name and in this Valley, the term becomes more frequent each day. To know and love live theatre, to experience its thrills, laughs and more somber moments do not require one to sacrifice family and friends, or even to taste the forbidden flesh of a Capulet lass. From one who makes a point of observing the basic functions and inner workings of regional theatre, the vital signs are very much alive and beckon. There are expanded seasons, more frequent runs and a general perception of vitality. As perceptions go, viewpoints are found in the words of those who review live theatre as well as the performing arts. One speaks here of those theatres operating in an area that stretches from Narrowsburg through Orange County to

the Great River. The nesting place of those writers is: Meet Me in the Greenroom (Yes, the same as this column), a publication designed to promote live theatre and published on the internet as http://meetmeinthegreenroom.com/ Its writers are talented individuals experienced in various aspects of theatre and know first-hand the necessities of accomplished theatre. To promote credibility, the publication accepts no advertising from productions or the theatres in which they play. Tucked away in the most scenic corner of Sullivan County is Narrowsburg and the historic Tusten Theatre. It is the home of Delaware Valley Opera which will be celebrating it 32nd season in 2018. Carol Castel, artistic director, has plans for an exciting season beginning with Arthur Sullivan’s Cox and Box and Gilbert and Sullivan’s Trial by Jury, both one act comic operas. For a full length opera, all can anticipate Mozart’s popular The Magic Flute, in English. Sullivan County’s Route 42 is the path most followed to reach the Miracle of the Forest, Forestburgh Playhouse. Producer Franklin Trapp is well on the way to the theatre’s 71st anniversary season. Another star-spangled season is anticipated, highlighted by Annie, Fiddler on the Roof and (are you ready?) Mama

Mia! See pg. 21 for audition information. Another stop on Route 42, the historic Rivoli Theatre in South Fallsburg. There, the Sullivan County Dramatic Workshop, an awardwinning community theatre, makes it home. The theatre itself is a masterpiece of theatrical preservation maintaining its late 30s decor; a delicious leftover from the heyday of the Borscht Belt. Excitement is building as auditions have been held and a rehearsal schedule published for a May opening of A Mid-Summer Night’s Dream. A significant number of productions at the Rivoli are under the directorial hand of Harold Tighe. In Ulster County, there’s a revitalized Ellenville. Its current and well-earned surge owes a debt to Shadowland Stages, an Equity theatre, under the firm hand of artistic director Brendan Burke and a knowledgeable Board of Directors. To a notable extent, much of the vitality and excitement that surrounds an active theatre trickles down to the fine restaurants that populate Ellenville’s theatre district. As a life giving economic and educational force in this historic canal town, Shadowland has acquired an additional building and has constructed an appealing and functional black box theatre, with adjoining classrooms, rehearsal space and

an enviable education program. Shadowland has several appealing mainstage productions in store for 2018 (see pg. 3). A standout in this celebrated valley is Cornerstone Theatre Arts in Goshen. Under the direction of Ken Tschan, Cornerstone and its dedicated thespians have blossomed and are a theatrical force to be reckoned with. For the 2018 season, the company will present six separate productions from February-November. See page 14 for audition dates. In Walden, there’s Samuel E. Wright’s New Rose Theatre. Sam is best known as the voice of Sebastian in Disney’s The Little Mermaid, and as the dominating Mufassaa from Broadway’s The Lion King. Creative Theatre-Muddy Water Players and its astute president Bruce Roman dominate another position of Orange County using the Playhouse at the Museum Village in Monroe. The CTMWP have continually offered a diverse collection of theatrical entertainment. With a season that traditionally opens in May, announcements re play selection and audition dates should appear in the near future. Note also, this is the only dessert theatre in Orange County. Find out what that’s all about! If theatre be the food of love, play on.

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sponsored by SUNY Orange and Mount St. Mary College’s Desmond Campus CAS ��Catskill Art Society, Livingston Manor HHNM ��Hudson Highlands Museum Outdoor Discovery Center, Cornwall MSM-DC �� Mount St. Mary College, Desmond Campus, Newburgh PEEC ��Pocono Environmental Education Center, Dingmans Ferry SUNYO-KH �� SUNY Orange, Kaplan Hall, Newburgh SUNYO-OH �� SUNY Orange, Orange Hall, Middletown Lectures, Demos, Talks & Master Classes are FREE unless otherwise noted: (FEE)

lectures Hurleyville Maker’s Lab TOUR �� Hurleyville Makers Lab, Tuesdays, 6pm & Thursdays, 9am “Healthy Living for “Committee for Detecting and Defeating Conspiracies in the Hudson Valley” Kieran O’Keefe MSM-DC Jan 2, 1pm FEE “Bloodiest Day: The Legacy of Antietam” David Topps �� MSM-DC Jan 4, 10am FEE “Healthy Living for Your Brain and Body” Janet Syvertsen �� MSM-DC Jan 8, 10am “Healthy Relationships with Adult Kids” Diane Lang ��MSM-DC Jan 8, 10:30am FEE Safe Harbors of the Hudson TOUR ��Safe Harbors, Newburgh, Jan 9, 9am “This Chair Rocks: a Manifesto Against Ageism” Joan Monk ��MSM-DC Jan 9 & 16, 1pm FEE “Newburgh’s Other Waterfront: Quassaick Creek” Peter Smith �� MSM-DC Jan 10, 11am FEE “Choosing the Right Supplement for Your Health” Richard Huntoon ��MSM-DC Jan 10, 1pm “Griffin’s Tavern-From American Revolution to Preservation” Julie Diddell ��MSM-DC Jan 11, 10am FEE “Mentoring Matters” Joan Monk ��MSM-DC Jan 11, 1pm FEE “The Delaware & Hudson Canal” Bill Merchant �� MSM-DC Jan 12, 10am Fee Guided Eagle-Watching TRIPS Delaware Highlands Conservancy �� from: Upper Delaware Visitor Center, Lackawaxen, Jan 13 & 27, 10am “Hudson Valley Honor Flight Generation Bridge” Patricia Maher, Bill Sestrom & Tom Walraven �� MSM-DC Jan 17, Noon FEE “Conservative and Surgical Management of Arthritis” Lori Schneider MSM-DC Jan 18, 11am FEE “Last of the Mahicans: The Daniel Nimham Saga” Peter Cutul ��MSM-DC Jan 18, 1pm FEE Winter Ecology HIKE ��PEEC Jan 21,10am FEE “Hudson-Fulton Celebration of 1909” Joe Santacroce �� MSM-DC Jan 22, 10am FEE “1948: A Year of Containment!” George Burke ��MSM-DC Jan 23, 9:30, FEE “Kitchen Herbs Wisdom for Winter Health” Ashley Sapir Lathrop �� MSM-DC Jan 25, 10am FEE “Put Your Home on a Diet!” Claudia Jacob ��MSM-DC Jan 26, 1pm FEE Eagle Watch TRIP ��PEEC Jan 27, 9am FEE Animal Tracking ��PEEC Jan 28, 10am FEE “The Four Dutch Governors of New Netherland (1625-1664)” Leon DiMartino �� MSM-DC Jan 29, 10am FEE “Irish Bridget: History of Irish Immigrant Women in Domestic Service in America, 1840-1930” Margaret Lynch-Brennan Wisner Library, Warwick, Jan 29, 6:30pm “Newburgh’s Drinking Water” Peter Smith �� MSM-DC Jan 31, 11am FEE Great Decisions DISCUSSION: “The Waning of Pax Americana” � Cornwall Library, Jan 31, 7pm “The History of Sing-Sing Prison” Dana White �� MSM-DC Feb 1, 10am FEE

Adult, Teen, & Children’s Artist Opportunity

The Forestburgh Playhouse will hold local auditions for their 2018 season on January 20 & 21 from 1:00pm-6:00pm at the Seelig Theater at SUNY Sullivan, 112 College Road, Loch Sheldrake. The Playhouse is seeking: Kids! Boys and girls, ages 6-13.

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Teens! Ages 14-18. Adult female & male character actors. Adult & high school or college students over the age of 16 who sing and move well for possible ensemble roles in all shows. Check out the Playhouse ad on page 21 for more information!

January 2018

Music - pop, Folk, Country, Blues, rock, etc. sponsored by Steve’s Music Center, Rock Hill and Al’s Music Center, Port Jervis CANVAS cannot be responsible for errors & omissions. Please verify dates and times

Thunderhead Organ Trio jazz-fusion ��The Wherehouse, Newburgh, 3rd Thursdays, 8pm FREE Music for Humanity folk ��Noble Coffee Roasters, Campbell Hall, 3rd Saturdays, 8pm Common Tongue rock, fusion �� The Falcon, Marlboro, Jan 3, 8pm Andy Stack’s American Soup ��The Falcon Underground, Marlboro, Jan 4, 8pm Cuboricua Salsa, Latin dance ��The Falcon Underground, Marlboro, Jan 5, 8pm Heather Masse folk, pop, bluegrass ��Shadowland Stages, Ellenville, Jan 6, 7pm “Rabbbits in Delusionville” rock opera by Ron English �� The Falcon, Marlboro, Jan 6, 8pm Bernstein Bard Trio eclectic bluegrass, swing, + ��The Falcon Underground, Marlboro, Jan 6, 8pm Big Joe Fitz & The Lo-Fis swing, blues �� The Falcon, Marlboro, Jan 7, 11am Lena Bloch & Feathery world, jazz �� The Falcon. Marlboro, Jan 7, 8pm Albert Lee guitar & Band �� The Falcon, Marlboro, Jan 8, 8pm Kristen Capolino classic guitar rock �� The Falcon, Marlboro, Jan 11, 8pm Gina Chavez Austin-based Latin pop �� The Falcon, Marlboro, Jan 12, 8pm Abraham & the Groove classic soul ��The Falcon Underground, Marlboro, Jan 12, 8pm Gary Solomon solo acoustic Dylan ��The Falcon Underground, Marlboro, Jan 13, 8pm Josh Deutsch’s Pannonia folk, jazz �� The Falcon, Marlboro, Jan 17, 8pm Foxfires, Alex Prizgintas, Bruce T. Carroll rock �Noble Coffee Roasters, Campbell Hall, Jan 20, 7:30pm Carolyn Wonderland Austin blues �� The Falcon, Marlboro, Jan 20, 8pm Deadgrass Garcia ��The Falcon Underground, Marlboro, Jan 20, 8pm Hudson Valley Bluegrass Express ��Newburgh Library, Jan 21, 3pm FREE Tenores de Aterúe songs of Sardinia & Corsica �� The Falcon, Marlboro, Jan 24, 8pm Poet Gold’s POELODIES spoken word, hip hop ��The Falcon Underground, Marlboro, Jan 24, 8pm Chris Bergson Band blues, rock �� The Falcon, Marlboro, Jan 27, 8pm The Reveries The Dead ��The Falcon Underground, Marlboro, Jan 27, 8pm Times Square a cappella doo wop �� The Falcon, Marlboro, Jan 28, 11am OPEN Mic & IN-HOUSE MUSIC

Listings below are not included in our centerspread calendar.

Open Mic w/Steve Schwartz & Antoine Magliano �� Dutch’s Tavern, Rock Hill, Mondays, 7:30pm Open Mic music, poetry ��Gallery 222, Hurleyville, Mondays, 7pm Joanna Gass and the Search & Rescue Orchestra ��Brew, Rock Hill, Tuesdays, 6:30pm-8:30pm Robert Kopec & Solo Bajo jazz + ��Dos Amigos, Fair Oaks, Wednesdays, 7pm The Parting Glass Band Celtic �� Loughran’s Pub, Salisbury Mills, Thursdays, 7pm-10pm Open Mic poetry, music, spoken word, etc. Calabash Restaurant, Newburgh, 2nd Thursdays, 6:30pm Marc Von Em soul, blues, funk �� WaterWheel Cafe, Milford, Last Fridays, 8pm-11pm Jake Lentz piano & Marilyn Kennedy vocals �Giovanni’s Inn, Wurtsboro, Fridays & Saturdays, 6pm-9pm Songwriter Sessions Host: Jason Gisser ��The Falcon Underground, Marlboro, Jan 3, 8pm Ken Nicastro & Gregg Vangelder �� Palaia Winery, Highland Mills, Jan 5, 7:30pm Will’s Minstrels �� Palaia Winery, Highland Mills, Jan 6, 7:30pm Christine Alivente �� Palaia Winery, Highland Mills, Jan 7, 2pm Danger Days �� Palaia Winery, Highland Mills, Jan 12, 7:30pm California Dreaming �� Palaia Winery, Highland Mills, Jan 13, 7:30pm Erol Ogut �� Palaia Winery, Highland Mills, Jan 14, 2pm Roots & Blues Sessions Host: Petey Hop The Falcon Underground, Marlboro, Jan 17 & Jan 31, 7pm Ferry Godmother Open Mic Night poetry, prose, comedy, music, dance, spoken word �� Calabash Restaurant, Newburgh, Jan 18, 6:30pm Swamp Fox �� Palaia Winery, Highland Mills, Jan 19, 7:30pm Songwriters Anonymous open mic ��Artists’ Market, Shohola, Jan 20, 2pm Stone Flower Santana Tribute �� Palaia Winery, Highland Mills, Jan 20, 7:30pm In Transit Trio �� Palaia Winery, Highland Mills, Jan 21, 2pm Jack Higgins and Friends �� Palaia Winery, Highland Mills, Jan 26, 7:30pm Hurley Mountain Highway �� Palaia Winery, Highland Mills, Jan 27, 7:30pm Rob Schiff �� Palaia Winery, Highland Mills, Jan 28, 2pm

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ArtS Walks - Open Studio Tours

Art After Dark ��Milford, Jan 13, 5pm-9pm Newburgh Last Saturday �� Newburgh, Jan 27, 4pm-8pm

Hudson River Poets host: Hayden Wayne �� Newburgh Library, Jan 25, 7pm FREE Jared Levine �� Country Store, Jones Farm, Cornwall, Jan 26, 7pm FREE Illustrated Poetry hosts: Ed Fisher & Francine D’Alessandro Pine Bush Library, Jan 27, 1pm FREE Robert Milby ��Goshen Methodist Church, Jan 29, 7pm FREE

recreation

Cabaret

Salsa Dancing �� Hurleyville Arts Centre, Fridays, 7:30pm

Cinema

Black Dirt Storytelling Guild “When I was 17” �� Florida Library, Jan 11, 7:30pm FREE Winter Classic: Dog Tales �� Florida Library, Jan 27, 2pm FREE

“Cabin Fever” art, poetry, music, performance ��Artists’ Market, Shohola, Jan 6, 4pm “Maudie” Sally Hawkins & Ethan Hawke �� Wisner Library, Warwick, Jan 8, 1pm FREE “Gigi” Leslie Caron, Louis Jordan, Maurice Chevalier, Hermione Gingold �� w/intro by George Burke Mount St. Mary College, Desmond Campus, Balmville, Jan 9, 9:30am “Something’s Gotta Give” Jack Nicholson & Diane Keaton �Cornwall Library, Jan 10, Noon FREE “The Secret Life of Pets” �� Wisner Library, Warwick, Jan 15, 1pm FREE “The Hatred” dir. John Adams WORLD PREMIERE! ��Hurleyville Arts Centre, Jan 20, 6pm “Room” Brie Larson and Jacob Tremblay �� Wisner Library, Warwick, Jan 22, 1pm FREE “All Saints” John Corbett �� Wisner Library, Warwick, Jan 29, 1pm FREE

Comedy

Tommy Gooch ��Jokers Comedy Club, Chester, Jan 6, 9pm Comics at The Underground �� The Falcon Underground, Marlboro, Jan 11 & Jan 25, 8pm Carie Karavas ��Jokers Comedy Club, Chester, Jan 13, 9pm Joey Kola ��Jokers Comedy Club, Chester, Jan 20, 9pm Jimmy Shubert ��Jokers Comedy Club, Chester, Jan 27, 9pm Chris Monty �� Jokers Comedy Club, Chester, Feb 3, 9pm

Holistic - Spiritual

Morning Meditation �� Milkweed, Sugar Loaf, Sundays, 10:30am

Museums

Bloomingburg Restoration Foundation ��Bloomingburg Cultural Center, Sundays, 2pm-4pm Woodstock Festival History �� Museum at Bethel Woods, ongoing Terwilliger House Museum �� Ellenville, ongoing “Tunnels, Toil and Trouble: New York City’s Quest for Water” and “Rondout-Neversink Story & Water and the Valleys” Time & The Valleys Museum, Grahamsville, ongoing Multiple Sullivan County Exhibits �� Sullivan County Museum, Hurleyville, ongoing Pinchot Mansion Tours �� Grey Towers, Milford, ongoing Knife-Making History................................................Wawarsing Knife Museum, Napanoch, ongoing “Unpacked & Rediscovered “ �� Washington’s Headquarters, Newburgh, ongoing Railroad Museum �� Port Jervis Community Center

Storytelling

Theatre - Play

“#9Lives” monologues �� Ritz Theatre Lobby, Jan 14, 4pm

Books: discussions / readings / Signings

Peace Lab “Nonviolent Communication: A Language of Life” by Marshall Rosenberg ��

Milkweed, Sugar Loaf, Alternate Tuesdays, 11:30am, & Sundays 3:30pm Book Lover’s Club �� Greenwood Lake Library, 4th Tuesday, 7pm Mystery Thriller & Crime Book Group ��Jeffersonville Library, 2nd Wednesday, 6:30pm Urban Book Club ��Mulberry House Senior Center, Middletown, 4th Wednesday, 7pm Book Discussion Group �� 1st Friday, Daniel Pierce Library, Grahamsville, 1pm Book Discussion Group ��Narrowsburg Library, 3rd Friday, 4pm “Maisie Dobbs” by Jacqueline Winspear ��Florida Library, Jan 5, 1pm “Men Explain Things To Me” by Rebecca Solnit ��Morrison Hall, Middletown, Jan 11, Noon “The Woman in Cabin 10” by Ruth Ware �� Port Jervis Library, Jan 17, 7pm “To Dwell in Darkness” by Deborah Crombie �� Cornwall Library, Jan 17, 7pm “A Mountain of Crumbs” by Elena Gorokhova, w/Patty Sussmann Newburgh Library, Jan 23, 2pm “The Pillars of the Earth’ by Ken Follett �� Cornwall Library, Jan 25, 7pm “The Nightingale” by Kristin Hannah �� Florida Library, Jan 25, 6:30pm Great Books Discussion �� Newburgh Library, Jan 26, 11:30am “The Great Reckoning” by Louise Penny, w/Matt Pfisterer Thrall Library, Middletown, Jan 31, 3pm

Music - Classical

West Point Band “Rhapsody in Blue” ��Eisenhower Hall Theatre, Jan 20, 2pm FREE Greater Newburgh Symphony Orchestra �� Aquinas Hall, Newburgh, Jan 20, 7:30pm Alacorde Trio Grand Montgomery Chamber Music Senior Center, Montgomery, Jan 21, 3pm FREE Potluck Concerts “Happy Birthday Herr Mozart” �� Cornwall Presbyterian Church, Cornwall-on-Hudson, Jan 26, 7:30pm Sullivan County Chamber Orchestra �� Nesin Theatre, Monticello, Jan 27, 7pm & St. James Episcopal Church, Callicoon, Jan 28, 3pm

Music - jazz

Thunderhead Organ Trio jazz-fusion ��The Wherehouse, Newburgh, 3rd Thursdays, 8pm FREE Eric Person Band ��The Wherehouse, Newburgh, 3rd Saturdays, 9pm Jazz Sessions Host: Doug Weiss ��The Falcon Underground, Marlboro, Jan 10, 7pm The Hazelrigg Brothers �� The Falcon, Marlboro, Jan 14, 8pm bigBANG ��The Falcon Underground, Marlboro, Jan 18, 8pm Skye Jazz Trio �� Iron Forge Inn, Warwick, Jan 21, Noon-3pm Rodney Green drums & Camden Chronicles �� The Falcon, Marlboro, Jan 21, 8pm “Swing & the Great American Songbook” Newburgh Chamber Music �� St. George’s Church, Newburgh, Feb 4, 3pm

Opera

“Tosca” Puccini, Live from the Met ��SUNY Sullivan, Loch Sheldrake, Jan 27, 1pm

Poetry Readings

Milkweed Poetry �� Milkweed, Sugar Loaf, Wednesdays, 7pm Open Mic music, poetry ��Gallery 222, Hurleyville, Mondays 7pm Robert Milby guest host: Ted Gill ��Noble Coffee Roasters, Campbell Hall, Jan 4, 7pm Hudson River Poets host: Hayden Wayne ��Karpeles Museum, Newburgh, Jan 6, 1pm FREE Ted Gill �� Montgomery Book Exchange, Jan 9, 7pm FREE Robert Milby Poet Laureate Event ��Cornwall Library, Jan 10, 6:30pm FREE Magdalen Radovich ��Elsie’s Luncheonette, Goshen, Jan 11, 7pm Poetry/Spoken Word Open Mic Calling All Poets �� Empowering Ellenville, Jan 12, 7pm Milkweed Poetry Slam host: Bryan Roessel �� Milkweed, Sugar Loaf, Jan 19, 6:30pm January 2018

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ATLAS ��Atlas Studios, Newburgh BAAA Barryville Area Arts Association �� Artists’ Market, Shohola BW ��Bethel Woods Center for the Arts CAS Catskill Art Society �� CAS Arts Center, Livingston Manor FAL ��The Falcon, Marlboro FAL-U �� The Falcon Underground, Marlboro GMCM Grand Montgomery Chamber Music �� Montgomery Senior Center

MONDAY

TUESDAY

Please check the schedule for Art & Photography Exhibit Receptions, pg. 14 Art by Lily Norton, one of the “4 Pastelists” exhibiting at the Cornwall Library now thru Jan. 29

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GOSH Cornerstone Theatre Arts ��Goshen Music Hall GWL ��Greenwood Lake Library HAC �� Hurleyville Arts Centre HOT Hudson Opera Theatre Orchestra ��First Presbyterian Church, Monroe IKE ��Eisenhower Hall Theater, West Point JOKERS ��Jokers Comedy Club, Chester KARP �� Karpeles Museum, Newburgh

WEDNESDAY

Poetry Milkweed Sugar Loaf, 7pm Music - Rock, Fusion Common Tongue FAL 8pm

Movie “Something’s Gotta Give” Cornwall Library, Noon

Cinema “Maudie” Wisner Library, Warwick, 1pm

Cinema “Gigi” MSM-DC 9:30am

Music Albert Lee guitar & Band FAL 8pm

Poetry Ted Gill MONTBK, 7pm

Poet Laureate Event Robert Milby Cornwall Library, 6:30pm Poetry Milkweed, Sugar Loaf, 7pm

THURSDAY

MAMA �� MISU �� MONTBK �� MSM-AQ �� MSM-DC ��M NCM Newburgh Chamber Music �� NESIN ��

Poetry............................... Robert Milby............................. NOBL 7pm Music - Latin dance Music.................. Andy Stack’s American Soup...............FAL-U 8pm

Poetry.......Magdalen Radovich..Elsie’s Luncheonette, Goshen, 7pm Poetry - Spoken Wo Storytelling.........Black Dirt Storytelling Guild.....Florida Library, 7:30pm Music - Austin Latin Music - Rock............ Kristen Capolino guitar .......................FAL 8pm Music - Soul............ Comedy.........................Stand-up Comics.........................FAL-U 8pm

Music - Jazz Jazz Sessions FAL 7pm

Poetry Milkweed Sugar Loaf, 7pm

Cinema “The Secret Life of Pets” Wisner Library, Warwick, 1pm

Music - Jazz-Fusion.Thunderhead Organ Trio.Wherehouse,Newburgh,8pm

Music - Jazz......................... bigBANG................................FAL-U 8pm

Poetry Milkweed, Sugar Loaf, 7pm Music - Sardinia & Corsica Tenores de Aterúe FAL 8pm

Cinema “Room” Wisner Library, Warwick, 1pm

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Hudson Valley pianist Beverly Poyerd will provide music during the River Valley Artists Guild and Orange County Art Council’s “Member Exhibits” at SUNY Orange, Middletown, on January 6 from 6:00pm-8:00pm. See page 4 for details.

Music - Folk, Jazz Josh Deutsch’s Pannonia FAL 8pm

“Dorothy Szefc” by Cynthia Harris-Pagano. See page 3 and 19.

Poetry......................... Hudson River Poets.......................... NFL 7pm Poetry........Robert Comedy.........................Stand-up Comics.........................FAL-U 8pm Music - Classical....

Spoken Word Hip Hop POELODIES FAL-U 8pm

Cinema “All Saints” Wisner Library, Warwick, 1pm

The Foxfires (above) along with special guests Alex Prizgintas, cello, and Bruce T. Carroll, guitar, will perform at Noble Coffee Poetry Roasters in Campbell Hall on Robert Milby January 20 at 7:30pm for the 92nd Goshen Methodist Church, 7pm Music for Humanity “Free Performance Night.”

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31 Poetry Milkweed Sugar Loaf, 7pm

Forty artists fro

ry 2018

�� Mamakating Library, Wurtsboro ��St. John’s Episcopal Church, Ellenville �� Montgomery Book Exchange �� Mount St.Mary College, Aquinas Hall, Newburgh Mount St. Mary College, Desmond Campus, Balmville ��St. George’s Church, Newburgh ��Eugene D. Nesin Theatre, Monticello

FRIDAY

NFL ��Newburgh Free Library NOBL ��Noble Coffee Roasters, Campbell Hall PARA �� Paramount Theatre, Middletown RITZ �� Ritz Theatre Lobby, Newburgh ROSE �� New Rose Theatre, Walden SCCC ��SUNY Sullivan Community College, Loch Sheldrake SCM �� Sullivan County Museum, Hurleyville

SATURDAY

SHAD �� Shadowland Stages, Ellenville SUNYO-KH �� SUNY Orange, Kaplan Hall, Newburgh SUNYO-OH �� SUNY Orange, Orange Hall, Middletown THRALL �� Thrall Library, Middletown TUST ��Tusten Theatre, Narrowsburg UUC �� Unitarian Universalist Congregation, Rock Tavern WCPA �� Warwick Center for the Performing Arts

SUNDAY

Poetry.......Hudson River Poets...Karpeles Museum, Newburgh, 1pm Art-Music-Poetry, etc.....Cabin Fever Celebration ............BAAA 4pm Music - Folk-Pop.............Heather Masse .......................... SHAD 7pm Music -Swing-Blues.....Big Joe Fitz & The Lo-Fis ..............FAL11am e.......Cuboricua Salsa Band.....................FAL 8pm Rock Opera.......... “Rabbbits in Delusionville” ....................FAL 8pm Music - Jazz-World...Lena Bloch & Feathery........................FAL 8pm Music - Bluegrass-Swing-+.......Bernstein Bard Trio..........FAL-U 8pm Comedy...........................Tommy Gooch.......................JOKERS 9pm

Music - Gospel-Blues. ....Dave Keyes Band......................... FAL 11am ord......Open Mic.........Empowering Ellenville, 7pm Music - Dylan................... Gary Solomon ..........................FAL-U 8pm Children’s Theatre...........The Paper Bag Players ....SUNYO-OH 2pm n Pop .......Gina Chavez.............................FAL 8pm Comedy........................... Carie Karavas ......................JOKERS 9pm Theatre - Monologues...........“#9Lives”................................ RITZ 4pm ...Abraham & the Groove....................FAL-U 8pm Music - Jazz..............The Hazelrigg Brothers .......................FAL 8pm

Music - Classical............ West Point Band............................. IKE 2pm Poetry Slam ......... Milkweed, Sugar Loaf, 6:30pm Cinema - World Premiere.......“The Hatred” ........................ HAC 6pm Music - Holiday....Greater Newburgh Symph. Orch....MSM-AQ 7:30pm Music - Rock.Foxfires, Alex Prizgintas, Bruce T. Carroll NOBL 7:30pm The Skye Jazz Trio, Music - Austin Blues.....Carolyn Wonderland.............................FAL 8pm Steve Rubin, drums, Music - Garcia.................... Deadgrass...............................FAL-U 8pm Dave Smith, keyboards, and Music - Jazz...........Eric Person Band....Wherehouse,Newburgh,9pm Jeremy Goldberg on bass, Comedy...............................Joey Kola ..........................JOKERS 9pm will perform on January 21

21 Music - Jazz... Skye Jazz Trio.....Iron Forge Inn, Warwick, Noon-3pm Music.... ......... Hudson Valley Bluegrass Express.............. NFL 3pm Music - Classical.... .........Alacorde Trio...........................GMCM 3pm Music - Jazz.... .Rodney Green & Camden Chronicles........FAL 8pm

from Noon-3:00pm at the Iron Forge Inn, Warwick.

Milby..Country Store, Jones Farm, Cornwall, 7pm .Potluck Concerts....Cornwall Presby. Ch.7:30pm

“A GAGGLE OF ARTISTS!”

om the Wallkill River School of Art are inviting the public to a live demonstration. Wallkill River School, January 20, from 5:00pm-7:00pm. See page 6 for details.

Poetry.........Open Mic & Illustrated Poetry....Pine Bush Library, 1pm Opera.............................“Tosca” Puccini..........................SCCC 1pm Storytelling..........Winter Classic: Dog Tales.......Florida Library, 2pm Music - Doo Wop................Times Square............................ FAL 11am Music - Classical....Sullivan County Chamber Orch........ NESIN 7pm Music - Classical...Sullivan County Chamber Orch...St..James.Epis.Ch., Callicoon, 3pm Music - Blues-Rock..... ..Chris Bergson Band ..........................FAL 8pm Music - The Dead............ ..The Reveries ...........................FAL-U 8pm Comedy.......................... Jimmy Shubert ......................JOKERS 9pm

Comedy............................. Chris Monty ........................JOKERS 9pm Music - Jazz-Pop..“Swing & Great American Songbook”..NCM 3pm

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Art exhibits CAS ��Catskill Art Society, CAS Arts Center, Livingston Manor DVAA ��Delaware Valley Arts Alliance, Delaware Arts Center, Narrowsburg MSM-DC �� Mount St. Mary College, Desmond Campus, Balmville SUNYO-KH �� SUNY Orange Newburgh, Kaplan Hall SUNYO-OH ��SUNY Orange Middletown, Orange Hall WRS �� Wallkill River School, Montgomery

Group Show �� Stray Cat Gallery, Bethel, ongoing Georgia Chambers etchings, paintings ��Georgia Chambers Art Gallery, Callicoon, ongoing Catharine De Maio paintings ��Rustic Wheelhouse, Chester, ongoing T.A. Clearwater paintings, pastels, prints �� Clearwater Gallery at Jones Farm, Cornwall, ongoing Karen E. Gersch, Gabrielle Dearborn, Josiah Dearborn drawings, paintings, silverwork �� Gersch Home Gallery, Montgomery, by appt, ongoing Carolyn Duke pottery ��Duke Pottery, Tennanah Lake, Roscoe, ongoing Inscribed Tibetan Prayer Stones ��Tibetan & Himalayan Cultural Center, Walden, ongoing Wurtsboro Art Alliance group show �� Mamakating Town Hall, Wurtsboro, ongoing Ron English Popaganda artist ��The Falcon, Marlboro, thru Jan 6 “Winter - Local Scenes” WRS members group show �� WRS thru Jan 14 “Silent Sentinels” group show ��Ann Street Gallery, Newburgh, thru Jan 20 Judy Byrne, Cathy Cahill, Lily Norton, Cathy Prager “4 pastelists”, still lifes, local landscapes �� Cornwall Library, thru Jan 29 Nita Klein paintings ��Leo’s Italian Restaurant & Pizzeria, Cornwall, thru Jan 31 “Kindred Spirits” River Valley Artists Guild’s “Art About Town” �� Joan Kehlenbeck: “Winter themed works”, & RVAG members Deerpark Town Hall, Huguenot Lindsay Brown & Lauryn de Leeuw Port Jervis City Hall, Mayor’s Office, & Bon Secours Hospital Cafeteria, Port Jervis, thru Feb 12 Art Instructors’ Small Works Art Show & Sale group show �� MSM-DC thru Feb “WHITEOUT: Snow, Ice, and All Things Wintry White” Goshen Art League �� Goshen Music Hall, thru Mar 8

NEW ART EXHIBITS

11th Annual WRS Member’s Exhibit ��WRS Jan 1-14 Orange County Arts Council Members Show �� SUNYO-OH Jan 5-Feb 2 River Valley Artists Guild Winter Show �� SUNYO-OH Jan 5-Feb 2 “Cabin Fever” Barryville Area Arts Association, group show ��Artists’ Market, Shohola, Jan 6-13 “On Time” Paintings & Photographs by Mary Cathryn Roth ��SUNYO-KH Jan 3-Mar 9 Linda Mason, Anne Dimock, Joanne Balfour, Charlie Gruman, Mary C. Roth “The Past Comes Alive” Early American Decoration Art, Artists of Excellence Series SUNYO-KH Jan 9-Mar 9 WRS Represented Artist’s Exhibit ��WRS Jan 14-31 Tropical/Beach paintings WRS members group show ��WRS Jan 15-Mar 15 “Triggered” �� Milkweed, Sugar Loaf, Jan 20-Feb TBA Marjorie Morrow, Naomi Teppich, Gail Tuchman “Ask the Old Trees”, art & photography �� River Family Wellness, Callicoon, Jan 5-Mar 20

Children & Teens Calendar

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

Books

Listings not included in our centerspread calendar.

Teen Book Club �� Wisner Library, Warwick, Fridays, 3:30pm “Bridge to Terabithia” film, book discussion, teens �� Wisner Library, Warwick, Jan 9, 5pm “Tacky and the Winter Games” by Helen Lester, K-2nd grade �� Cornwall Library, Jan 11, 4:15pm “Wonder” by R.J. Palacio, teens & tweens �� Wisner Library, Warwick, Jan 13, 2pm “The Adventures of Pumpkin Jackson” by/w Glenda Faison-Crawford, ages 8-13 �� Newburgh Library, Jan 27, 2pm Cinema

Teen Movie Night 11-17yrs �� Greenwood Lake Library, Wednesdays, 6pm FREE Teen Movie Matinee �� Crawford Library, Monticello, 1st Saturday, 1pm FREE Saturday Family Movie �� Crawford Library, Monticello, Saturdays, 1pm FREE “Ferdinand” animated ��Hurleyville Arts Center, Jan Entertainment

Storytime 3-5yrs �� Crawford Library, Monticello, Mondays 10am FREE “That’s Quite Absurd” Paper Bag Players, Children’s Theatre ��SUNYO-OH Jan 14, 2pm Close Encounters With Birds of Prey Delaware Valley Raptor Center �� HHNM-CoH Jan 20, 6pm Winter Classic: Dog Tales storytelling �� Florida Library, Jan 27, 2pm FREE Lectures

“A Mystery Celebration: Intro to Sherlock Holmes” ages 5-13 &up Newburgh Library, Jan 6, 1pm “Brrr! It’s Cold Outside: Winter Adaptations” �� HHNM Jan 7, 10am StarLab: Indoor Planetarium �� HHNM Jan 13, 10am, 11:30am & 1pm Winter Ecology HIKE ��PEEC Jan 21,10am Animal Tracks and Traces �� HHNM Jan 28, 10am Museums

Meet the Animals “Birds on the Wing” ��HHNM-CoH Saturdays & Sundays, 1pm & 2:30pm

Artist Opportunity

Photography exhibits

Catharine Bale �� Green Light Gallery, Cornwall-on-Hudson, ongoing Frank E. Schoonover “Breaker Boys” + paintings �� Columns Museum, Milford, thru Jan Greg Rhein ��The Grange, Warwick, thru Feb 26 Nick Zungoli “Up Close” ��Exposures Gallery, Sugar Loaf, thru May 20

NEW Photography exhibits

Renelle Lorray ��Greenwood Lake Library, Jan 1-31 Kayla-Marie Bienwald & Anthony DaSilva “Syndicate” �� Highland Mills Library, Jan 1-31 Nancy Hopping �� Gallery At Chant Realtors, Lords Valley, Jan 1-Feb 26

ART & Photography receptions

Marjorie Morrow, Naomi Teppich, Gail Tuchman “Ask the Old Trees”, art & photography �� River Family Wellness, Callicoon, Jan 5, 4pm-8pm Orange County Arts Council Members Show & River Valley Artists Guild Winter Show �� SUNYO-OH Jan 5, 6pm-8pm Kayla-Marie Bienwald & Anthony DaSilva “Syndicate” �Highland Mills Library, Jan 6, Noon-4pm “Cabin Fever” art, poetry, music, performance �� Artists’ Market, Shohola, Jan 6, 4pm-6pm Nancy Hopping �� Gallery At Chant Realtors, Lords Valley, Jan 6, 5pm-7pm 11th Annual WRS Member’s Exhibit �� WRS Jan 6, 5pm-7pm Greg Rhein �� The Grange, Warwick, Jan 10, 5:30pm-8pm “WHITE OUT: Snow, Ice, & All Things Wintry White” Goshen Art League �� Goshen Music Hall, Jan 11, 6pm-8pm WRS Represented Artist’s Exhibit �� WRS Jan 20, 5pm-7pm “Triggered” �� Milkweed, Sugar Loaf, Jan 20, TBA “On Time” Paintings & Photographs by Mary Cathryn Roth ��SUNYO-KH Jan 27, 3pm-5:30pm

Schools & Conservatories Budding Artists art exhibit �� Greenwood Lake Library, ongoing 14

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Cornerstone Theatre Arts’ (CTA) 2018 Open Company Auditions are slated for January 13 & 14 from 11:00am-3:00pm. No appointment is necessary. Auditions will be held at the Goshen Music Hall, 223 Main Street, (2nd floor walk up). CTA are seeking adult aged men and women, 21 & up. All roles are stipend paying. Have a prepared, memorized, and rehearsed monologue. Any style/genre. One to three minutes in length (mandatory). Please do not arrive unprepared. Bring resume and photo. The 2018 Main Stage Season will feature six separate productions from February through November. The 2018 In-School Shows require daytime availability on weekdays (Shakespeare & History). CTA are casting six to eight shows during this audition. All adult roles are open. Individual directors may ask for cold readings after the prepared monologue. E-mail artistic director Ken Tschan with questions: kentschan@hotmail.com

How the Heck Did We Survive?! by Sophia Krcic When I was 17, a friend and I were joy riding in my just-purchased (and first car ever!) used 1986 Dodge Charger hatchback that I had affectionately named Betsy. We were heading over to Burger King’s drive-thru for a few burgers to celebrate my new and first major purchase! To my utter horror, while waiting for the young lady to give me our order at the drive thru window, my beloved Betsy started coughing, spitting, hiccupping, wheezing, and barking at me furiously. I had no idea what was going on, and all of a sudden, the car gave a LOUD violent cough and stalled out. My passenger jumps out and proceeds to push my car through the drive thru lane (cue Dionne Warwick’s That’s What Friends Are For) and across the street, where I park in an abandoned parking lot. I call a friend (who works in a garage part time) and ask for help. He comes by and voila! gets the car started again. Oh, but wait, - it’s not over. We are back in the car cruising along, (cue Willie Nelson’s On the Road Again) and happily munching out on burgers, not feeling humiliated anymore (Burger King’s staff laughed at us through the window). Next thing you know, my passenger and I are completely lopsided because one of my tires flies right off

the car! All I see out of my window are sparks flying while I continue to drive (down a hill, no less) on three wheels! Pulled the car over, called my dad, and the rest is history! Needless to say, I only had Betsy for 7 months. What a lemon! I don’t even know how she managed to chug along for that long! Story lovers are invited to join the Black Dirt Storytelling Guild at the Florida Public Library for their story swap on January 11 at 7:30pm. Can you guess what the theme is? Yep, that’s right: When I was 17. Swap stories about teenagers - your own, or classics from family, friends, or urban folktales. How the heck did we survive!? The Guild, which meets on the second Thursday of each month, is dedicated to the following goals: •To preserve and promote the art of storytelling and story listening. •To inspire the discovery of the storyteller within each person. • To encourage the collection of oral history and local history. •To explore the history and development of stories from around the world. For adults & teens over 16. Register online at www.floridapubliclibrary.org or call the library at 845-651-7659.

The Joy of Singing in Packed Houses by Derek Leet What a joy it was attending some of the December Holiday Concerts and seeing the fully packed houses! The conductors and the singers were thrilled with the larger-thanusual audience sizes and, as an audience member, I thought how nice it would be for us music lovers if the choirs themselves had more singers to make even more joyful noises unto the Lords and Goddesses. That sentiment highly echoes back to us directly from both the chorale conductors and singers, who are always inviting us to join their chorus and sing with them. Now’s your chance. Auditions are generally not required to join an ensemble, though there are an exception or two. Don’t hesitate any longer. You need not be reminded about the joys and the positive health and well-being effects that singing in a volunteer chorale affords, not to mention the exposure to great works of art. Take a deep breath and contact:

Classic Choral Society Blooming Grove Janiece Kohler, director. 845-713-4543. classicchoral@hvc.rr.com www.classicchoralsociety.org Delaware Valley Choral Society Milford Jeffrey Fornoff, director. 570-267-8773 hdfornoff@gmail.com Hudson Opera Theatre Chorus Monroe Ron De Fesi, director. 201-906-2958 info@hotopera.com www.hotopera.com Middletown Concert Chorale Danielle Cornacchio, director. 845-391-7524 www.middletownconcertchorale.weebly.com Newburgh Symphonic Chorale Peter Sipple, director. 845-534-2864 sipplemp@gmail.com www.newburghsymphony.org Sullivan County Community Chorus Kevin J. Giroux, director www.scchorus.org Warwick Valley Chorale Stanley Curtis, director 845-477-8391 savazoo@optimum.net www.warwickvalleychorale.org (Phone numbers are not necessarily those of the directors.)

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Without question, there is a special quality about the Knights of the Hudson. Not only the Black Knights of the Hudson, but the Blue Knights as well, the men, women and students who are Mount Saint Mary College (MSMC) of Newburgh. They act different, talk different, dress different. For sure, no accident. It’s a Catholic College; but then there are lots of Catholic colleges. It’s a small college. There are many of them, too. Are they held to a higher standard? Perhaps. There is on campus a grand and comprehensive library/media center as also found on innumerable other colleges. But behind the doors of the Kaplan Family Library at the Mount there appears to be a practiced concept called collaborative innovation. No doubt this is found throughout academia. But at the Mount, the concept is publicly, judiciously and effectively celebrated! Some might call it “ownership.” Recently, while attending the The First Noel concert, an afternoon of familiar religious music presented by the Greater Newburgh Symphony Orchestra and generously hosted by MSMC, flyers advertising an approaching library event were evident and available. The flyer carried an attention gathering headline News of the World. It seems kinda

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tricky, but News of the World is also the title of a National Book Award finalist, written by Paulette Jiles. Her noted works includes Light House Island and The Color of Lightning. This novel is the anticipated first segment of the Mount’s Knight Reading Program, 2017-18. As a teaser, this News of the World is available at the campus library for $5, as contrasted to the $16 charge at area book stores. Essentially the story line follows Captain Kidd, a 71 year-old army vet of 2 wars, as he travels with an orphaned 10 yearold girl, Johanna, through the hill country of North Texas in 1870. Johanna’s parents were killed in a Comanche-Kiowa raid when she was young and she was subsequently captured and raised Kiowa by the Kiowa. Following 4 years of captivity, she knows nothing of her Caucasian parents, their language or the white man’s life. She’s Kiowa through and through and does not wish to be returned. Captain Kidd has accepted the challenging job of returning Johanna to her relatives and “civilization” for a $50 gold piece. Captain Kidd is a news reader. As an educated man who was once a printer, he travels from town to town addressing groups of people assembled, after paying a fee of 10 cents to listen to Captain read from the

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newspapers he’s carried with him. Since the number of people who could read was limited and the number who had access to the printed page, even fewer, Captain Kidd’s services were in demand. One might easily fantasize and see Captain as a traveling Fox News, alternating with CNN. Knight Reading is the result of a year-long process involving student, faculty and other interested parties. It is the first-ever campuswide shared reading experience. The narrative is captivating (no pun intended) and lends itself to multidisciplinary discussions and study. There are the three wars (Captain fought in two of them), the social aspects and relationship between a 10-year-old girl and a 71 year-old man, the conglomeration of the ComancheKiowa, the hodge-podge assortment of Dutch, Irish, German settlers as they blend, mix and clash with Mexicans in what becomes a miscellaneous Tex-Mex assortment. The process of the program becomes intriguing, as there are several group discussions planned. Many, it is expected, will take unforeseen and unintended directions. Discussions are held during what is commonly called lunch time and are open to students, faculty, staff and interested members of the general public. Although collaborative innovation is an

academic term best used in a leadership classroom, its existence especially on a college campus, is undeniable. It does not, however, exist in a vacuum. There are seeds to be selected and fallow fields to be cultivated. UCLA Professor Dr. Madeline Hunter, commented: “You can lead a horse to water, but you can’t make him drink. But, you can salt the oats!” Fortunately, Barbara Whitney Petruzzelli, MLS, is the insightful and talented Director of the Kaplan Family Library and Learning Center at MSMC. Her description of the Knight Reading project follows. It also provides for the curious, a glimpse of what the “salted oats” look like. “Exploring a work of literature within the context of multiple disciplines is a hallmark of academic excellence. The Knight Reading project aims to offer students an exceptional learning opportunity. In addition, it speaks to one of the core values of Dominican higher education, which is community. Knight Reading allows not only our entire campus community, students, faculty, and staff, but also our broader community in the Hudson Valley, to share in a common experience. The general public is welcome to be part of this experience and attend our book-related programs.” Visit www.msmc.edu/library/library_hours_ and_events

Dog Stories for All Ages in Florida According to the Chinese Zodiac, 2018 is the year of the Dog, and its characteristic word is Action! Earth Dogs are very talented and perceptive persons with many great skills in life. They are capable of going very far in their profession due to the fact that they are extremely efficient and are proactive workers. Earth Dogs may seem to be quite reserved and quiet at times but they have a persuasive manner and usually reach their goals with the greatest of ease. They are

kind and generous and are always ready to lend a helping hand to others. Their friends and family think very much of them. Start celebrating early for the Chinese New Year of the Earth Dog on January 27 at 2:00pm at the Florida Public Library, 2 Cohen Circle, with Winter Classic: Dog Tales, stories for all ages about dogs in myth, folklore and real life adventures. Register at www.floridapubliclibrary.org or call 845-651-7659.

Poetry Declaimed, Discussed, & Drawn Poet Laureate Event Orange County’s Poet Laureate (2017-2019) Robert Milby has been reading his poetry throughout the Hudson Valley and beyond since 1995. Milby will read and discuss his poetry at the Cornwall Public Library, 395 Hudson Street on January 10 at 6:30pm. Free admission. For info: 845-534-8282. In addition to his duties as Poet Laureate, Milby is THE Hudson Valley disseminator of information about current poetry events. CANVAS thanks him for his keeping our poetry calendar up to date and informative!

Two Arts are Better than One! The Pine Bush Library will have a Winter 2018 Open Poetry Reading where one can read their own poetry or prose, share a favorite author, or to just listen and be entertained. The reading will be followed by Illustrated Poetry, an innovative and creative pairing of word and image, featuring original works by Ed Fisher and Francine D’Alessandro. “The Illustrated Poetry is a new and innovative way to present poetry to non-poets,” said Karen Fox, Pine Bush Library Adult Program Coordinator. All are welcome on January 27 at 1:00pm at the library, 223 Maple Ave., Pine Bush. For information: 845-744-4265.

“Ask The Old Trees” in Callicoon Art and nature lovers will join together for an opening reception at River Family Wellness in Callicoon on January 5 from 4:00pm8:00pm for the launch of a new mixed media exhibit. The show features the work of three local artists: Marjorie Morrow, Naomi Teppich and Gail Tuchman, a painter, sculptor and Painting by Morrow Sculpture by Teppich Photo by Tuchman photographer, respectively, who have been fungi, bark and lichens that I observe in inspired by the unique beauty of the outer forests and alongside roads,” says Naomi. textures and coloration of trees. The exhibit, “These beautiful species can grow in a titled, Ask the Old Trees includes work in multitude of environments and can replenish ceramic and stone, on canvas, and in archival depleted soils and dead environments. Living metal photographic prints, and runs from in a rural area has allowed me to explore my January 5-March 20. medium thoroughly.” Marjorie Morrow is an abstract painter Gail Tuchman responds to nature and whose work references the landscape - natural elements in her photographic work. especially that of Sullivan County. “My “The poetic whisper of the drip of a lacy paintings are about energy and freedom, icicle - whatever inspires me, I photograph! gestural interpretations of what I see in my I look for the essence, the feeling I get...I am environment,” says Marjorie. “My subjects excited by light dancing off of a surface or include both the natural world and the the lack of light and a darker moodiness. I cultural climate. I work with acrylic and like to take one subject and look at it fully mixed media, sometimes collage.” - often reducing/simplifying to capture an Naomi Teppich, a sculptor who creates aspect of the whole.” smaller pieces in ceramic and stone, also River Family Wellness is located at 21 builds larger ferro-cement public sculpture. Lower Main Street, Callicoon. “I am intrigued by the many biomorphic For information, call 845-887-9004.

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Paper Bag Players: “That’s Quite Absurd!” The Paper Bag Players are coming to Middletown for a performance of their new play That’s Quite Absurd! Since 1958, this innovative company has set the standard for original productions that speak directly and vividly to children, while amusing adults with sly wit. Perfect for children ages 3 through 8, the Paper Bag Players plays are lively, colorful and thoughtprovoking performances for any theatre-goer. The play features cardboard and paper sets, paper bag costumes with painted shoes, whimsical stories, lovable characters, live music, freewheeling dances, painting, and audience participation! The opening number, Welcome to Friendly, invites the audience into a fanciful town buzzing with charming characters, from an elephant riding a scooter to a giraffe in a car. A walking bell reminds the town - and audience - it’s time to dance! The friendly theme continues with That’s Quite Absurd! in which a girl and a bird meet on a park bench and become fast friends. The bird happily teaches his new friend how to fly. In Sing To Me, a giant seed only grows when it hears a special song. Rise and Shine

follows the sun as he wakes up and prepares for work, punching in as the moon punches out. A Girl Named Sam uses paper, ink, and paint to tell the story of a young girl who goes fishing and gets more than she bargained for - a whale! That’s Quite Absurd! was created by artistic director Ted Brackett, musical director John Stone, and Equity actor Kevin Richard Woodall, all longtime Paper Bag Players. They are joined on stage by Lily Emilia Smith and Rachel Eddy who keep the funny, fast-paced, thrilling show in high gear. So, collect the kids and come out of the cold and into the cozy warm venue of the William & Helen Richards Theatre at Orange Hall in SUNY Orange on January 14 at 2:00pm. Orange Hall is located at the corner of Wawayanda and Grandview Avenues, Middletown (GPS: 24 Grandview Ave., Middletown) where free parking is available in the adjacent lot. Tickets can be purchased online at www. sunyorange.edu/arts_comm/ticketing.shtml SUNY Orange students with ID admitted free. For information, call Cultural Affairs at 845-341-4891.

Come to My Birthday Party!

J. Tibbs

R. Schempf

E. Faxon

T. Calahan

Wilkommen to my Birthday Party! I was born on January 27 on the Getreidegasse, a busy shopping street in the historic Altstadt section of Salzburg, and a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1996. Altstadt is the German language word for “old town”, and generally refers to the historical town or city centre within the old town or city wall, in contrast to younger suburbs outside. The party is in the form of a concert, but there will be cake and the original Austrian ice cream, Das Hagen, a favorite of MarieAntoinette. (She was Austrian, you know.) Hagen is a city in Germany and also the villain in Wagner’s opera Götterdämmerung. (Not to worry - you won’t hear any of his music at my party.) What you will hear includes my third Violin Concerto in G major, K. 216, I wrote it when I was an adult - 19 years old. It is CANVAS editor Barry Plaxen’s favorite of my violin concerti. There will also be his favorite of my

S. Tusch

M. Small

D. Chiu

v/p sonatas, Violin/Piano Sonata in E-flat, K. 481, and another of his favorites (no, this was not planned, it is a coincidence), and my Clarinet Quintet in A major, K. 581. An arrangement of it will be performed by my new friend Jennifer Tibbs on clarinet, and my long-time friend Ruthanne Schempf on piano. Also present at my party will be violinists Emily Faxon, Tricia Calahan and Sarah Tusch, and expect Margaret Small and Ruthanne to play a four-hand work of mine for piano. Baritone Dan Chiu will be along to add a vocal work of mine to the celebration. The party is the night before my birthday, on January 26 at 7:30pm in the Cornwall Presbyterian Church, 222 Hudson Street, Cornwall-on-Hudson. Tickets are available at the door. Proceeds go to the Hudson Valley Society for Music. www.hudsonvalleysocietyformusic.org Pre-concert dining at Leo’s Italian Restaurant and Pizzeria. See ad below.

While enjoying a scrumptious meal, enjoy viewing artwork by Nita Klein at Leo’s Cornwall location throughout the month of January!

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Portaiture by Cynthia Harris-Pagano by Anna Lillian Moser For artist Cynthia Harris-Pagano, there is nothing more special or exciting than creating the likeness of a person through paint. She has been painting portraits in her North Light Studio in Otisville since the 1970s. Suzanne Barnes While she has received formal training in many mediums, she’s unique in the fact that she paints exclusively, and has so for the majority of her career. In fact, it was years before she even ventured outside of oils, discovering pastels. “I think I stuck with oils until later when I learned that pastels could really do a lot,” she said, adding that pastels and oils are very much related. As a child she was drawn to the art of recreating the human face. “Portraits just seem to be very special for me. What did the Bible say? Man is a little lower than the angels? Even though I love nature, and I want to try to conserve nature, it seems to me making a likeness of a person is somehow so special,” she said. “Even in art history they say that portraits are really the backbone

of Western painting...that it emphasizes the importance of the individual.” Cynthia’s North Light Studio takes its name from the fact that she paints in natural, north light, which she says is unique and hard to come by in the portrait world. While she is often called upon to create portraits by working from photos, she prefers to work with her subjects in person. “I do both, and both can come out very beautiful, but Benjamin Gilman I’m what you call ‘classically-trained.’ “When I work from a photograph, I have the experience of painting models from north light in the studio. This becomes background in my memory, so that in a sense, I am interpreting the photograph in a more classic way. That actually makes a big difference. So many people think of the camera as being so true. By my standards the camera is just a machine which is recording light in a certain situation the best it can, whereas the eye can do all sorts of things. Sometimes the eye can see what the camera cannot.” Take advantage of Cynthia’s talent for a lasting memory! Check out her ad on pg. 3.

“Syndicate” in Highland Mills “Although I’m you, to appreciate the currently based in fact that beauty can Boston, I grew up in be found in the most Newburgh. I’ve always random places, and to been fascinated by my embrace the fact that we heritage and blends of are a part of something different cultures. Art much larger. Enjoy!” museums and historical Kayla-Marie periods are often sources Beinwald of Newburgh of inspiration for me and Anthony DaSilva of as well,” says Kayla- “Black Ice” by Kayla-Marie Bienwald New Windsor will show Marie Beinwald. “In their photography in an my work I make a point exhibit titled Syndicate to abstract something at the Highland Mills normally recognizable to Library, 16 County keep the viewer engaged Route 105, Highland and actively thinking. Mills. The artists will The more your eyes attend a reception in wander around the piece their honor on January 6 the better in my eyes.” from 12:00pm-4:00pm. “Although theatre is Light refreshments will my life, photography “The Butterfly Effect” by Anthony DaSilva be served. The show has always been a passion of mine,” says runs throughout the month of January. Anthony DaSilva. “Growing up in the “Anthony and I both grew up in the Hudson Valley, my life has been a conjuncture Hudson Valley and are often in cities. The of both urban and rural; city in harmony with goal of our show, Syndicate, is to show the nature. That was what this show was about juxtaposition of both halves of our lives for me: bringing the constantly opposing through an artistic visual representation. As forces together while showing my “window we take on new, fast paced ways of life, rural to the world” through snapshots. My goal homegrown roots will always be engrained for this show is three-fold: for you to leave in both of us,” concluded Beinwald. with a wanting to observe the world around For information: 845-928-6162, x102.

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Alacorde Piano Trio Returns to Montgomery

The Grand Montgomery Chamber Music Series continues its 31st season with the Alacorde Piano Trio, last heard in Montgomery in November 2014. Not only are Jee Sun Lee violin, Suji Kim cello, and Jacqueline Schiller-Audi piano superb soloists in their own right, having enjoyed diversified musical careers that transcend international boundaries and range from solo appearances with various orchestras to chamber music collaborations, but they are also talented arrangers. They have been performing together since 2007 and are on the faculty at College of Saint Elizabeth and Ramapo College of New Jersey. Their performances have been called “magical with a level of virtuosity and musicality that is truly impressive.” “We will be playing a Haydn Piano Trio in C Major, three short jazzy pieces by the Israeli composer Ilan Rechtmann, and Mendelssohn’s D minor Piano Trio, Op 49,” announced Schiller-Audi. “Haydn’s piano trios are a uniquely important body of work in the classical spectrum. The piano trio form (where the piano took centre stage and was accompanied by a violin and a cello) was popular in domestic circles and many composers supplied the market. Haydn took

the form beyond the domestic arena, and indeed poured into his accompanied sonatas as much inventiveness and range of musical expression as he did into his mature piano sonatas and string quartets. “But the music requires a very different approach from the great piano trios of later composers. It requires a particular sensitivity to the shifting relationships between strings and piano, which Haydn exploits so subtly. When it receives it, these trios are revealed as works with a very special sense of unified, cooperative musicmaking, unlike anything else in the history of music.” Hyperion Records. llan Rechtman gave his first performance with the Israel Philharmonic at age 11, performing a Mozart concerto. As a composer, some of Rechtman’s works have been commissioned and conducted by Zubin Mehta and Lorin Maazel. In the 2008 Beijing Olympics, Rechtman’s music was used by Nastia Liukin when she won the gold medal

in her floor exercise. His music was also used in the 20th season (2015) of Dancing with the Stars in the U.S. Mendelssohn’s Op. 49 is one of the most popular chamber works and is recognized as one of his greatest along with his Octet. During the initial composition of the work, Mendelssohn revised the piano part. The revised version was in a more romantic, Schumannesque style with the piano given a more important role in the trio. The revised piece was reviewed by Schumann who declared Mendelssohn to be “the Mozart of the nineteenth century, the most illuminating of musicians.” The concert is at the Montgomery Senior Center, 36 Bridge Street on January 21 at 3:00pm. Admission is free. For information, call 845-457-9867. For pre and post concert dining, see CANVAS suggestions by viewing the ads on page 9.

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Eagle Watches

Photo by Stephen Davis

The Upper Delaware Visitor Center (UDVC) in Lackawaxen is provided by the National Park Service (NPS) and is a center for visitors looking to learn more about viewing and protecting eagles. Visitors can pick up information about the bald eagle, get maps and directions to eagle viewing locations, watch a short film, and view new interpretative exhibits. The Delaware Highlands Conservancy (DHC) has partnered with the NPS and the NYS Department of Conservation to maintain well-marked eagle observation areas open to the public. These viewing blinds are also staffed on weekends through the winter, and visitors can look through binoculars and spotting scopes to see bald eagles in the wild. The UDVC is open weekends, beginning January 6, from 10:00am-4:00pm. EAGLE VIEWING BUS TRIPS Join the DHC on a guided bus trip. Learn from an expert guide while taking a scenic drive to look for bald eagles and their habitats, on January 13 & 27. The trips commence at the UDVC, 176 Scenic Drive, Lackawaxen, and run from 10:00am-1:00pm. Dress warmly, wear boots, and bring binoculars, a camera, and snacks. Refunds are not given for cancelled reservations. Seats are limited, reservations required. Call 570-226-3164 or 845-583-1010 to register. The Pocono Environmental Education Center, 538 Emery Road, Dingmans Ferry, is taking a van trip to eagle watch on January 27 from 9:00am-3:00pm. Visit the Mongaup Reservoir, Delaware River, and the DHC to look for winter residents and nesting pairs. Bring lunch, a camera and warm clothes. Call to reserve a seat in the van, maximum of 20 spaces: 570-828-2319.

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Photographer Greg Rhein

Warwick native Greg Rhein is a commerical photographer living in NYC. He specializes in food/beverage, fine art, portrait and wedding. “I have this idea in my mind of where I want to go and who I want to become,” says Greg. “It’s simultaneously extravagant and elementary. When I was younger I was blindly stubborn and believed beyond a doubt that I would never “conform” to what I perceived the world to be. Naturally, with age comes life and its humbling lessons. My passion for photography has translated into a balance of how I need to live and how I want to live. I document, I distort light and time. I create memories. I like to think I make people happy.” A black & white architectural exhibit of Greg’s work will be on display at The Grange, 1 Ryerson Road, Warwick, through February 26. A formal opening reception is tentatively scheduled for January 10, 5:30pm-8:00pm. For more information: 845-820-1479.

Sullivan Chamber Orchestra: “Intrigue of the Masquerade” After a wondrous debut season (20162017) during which the Sullivan County Chamber Orchestra (SCCO) ensconced itself as one of Sullivan County’s cultural gems, the SCCO is presenting its second full orchestra concert of the 2017-18 season, Intrigue of the Masquerade, with four works connected to masquerading being performed by the professional eleven piece ensemble. The January concerts will feature collaboration with Nesin Cultural Arts’ Visual Arts students and Visual Arts Director Laurie Kilgore, who will create masks to be on display at the concerts. Le carnaval de Venise Suite is an adaptation of music from a comédie-lyrique (comic opera) by the French composer André Campra (1660-1744) who blended the styles of Lully, Monteverdi and Cavalli, and managed also to foreshadow Handel and Rameau. (Not to be confused with the very popular song and trumpet virtuoso work: The Carnival of Venice by Herbert L. Clarke.) Written quite late in Fauré’s life, his Masques et Bergamasques Suite Op. 112 is commonly heard today as an orchestral suite. It was originally designed as incidental music to accompany a one-act divertissement, a danced-and-sung entertainment, with a scenario by René Fauchois inspired by the poet Paul Verlaine. The divertissement was about how members of a commedia dell’arte

troupe would spy on the amorous encounters of aristocrats in its audience. (A bergamask is a rustic dance.) The original eight movements were almost all drawn from earlier works of Fauré, and he chose four of them, mostly from his abandoned 1869 symphony, for his Suite. Widely considered a masterpiece, Pavane pour une infante défunte (Pavane for a Dead Infanta) is a well-known piece written for solo piano by Ravel in 1899 when he was studying composition under Fauré. Ravel also published an orchestrated version of the Pavane in 1910 for strings, harp & winds. SCCO will premiere a string orchestra arrangement by SCCO Artistic Director, Monticello native Andrew Trombley. Pulcinella, a character originating from commedia dell’arte, is a neoclassical ballet by Stravinsky based on an 18th-century play from which Stravinsky adapted a handful of musical pieces by Giovanni Battista Pergolesi and some of his contemporaries.

Where Stravinsky alters harmonies and other structural features, it is primarily through manipulation of existing elements in the work rather than insertion of new material. The Pulcinella Suite, derived from the ballet, was written in 1922 and revised by the composer in 1949 and 1965. Again, you’ll get to hear the premiere of another Trombley arrangement for string orchestra. The opening night performance is January 27 at 7:00pm at the Eugene D. Nesin Theatre, 22 St. John Street, Monticello. The matinée performance is January 28, at 3:00pm at St. James’ Episcopal Church, 7 Mountain View Drive, Callicoon. Purchase a three-concert bundle and SAVE. Visit: www.nesinculturalarts.org or call 845-798-9006. Students are free. For questions contact Marina Lombardi at: marina@nesinculturalarts.org In addition to the orchestra concerts, watch for the continuation of the SCCO’s chamber music series in April.

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GNSO: Mozart, Tchaikovsky & Berlioz The Greater Newburgh Symphony Orchestra (GNSO) will offer Forbidden Fruit to its expanding audience in its first concert of 2018. The program, under the direction of Maestro Russell Ger, will feature Mozart’s Don Giovanni Overture, Tchaikovsky’s Romeo & Juliet Fantasy, and Berlioz’s Symphonie Fantastique, three tales of forbidden love. W. A. Mozart P. I. Tchaikovsky L-H. Berlioz Describing the program, Mr. less evident is Berlioz’s originality in opening Ger said: “Don Giovanni explores both the up new paths that Beethoven had not explored, lighthearted and darker implications of the and the sound world of Berlioz is entirely his Don’s flippantly irreverent seductions, while own. Tchaikovsky’s famous soaring love theme In his first year at the helm of the GNSO, Mr. portrays the ardent intensity of the young Ger became well-known for his informed and lovers, Romeo and Juliet. witty commentary from the podium at each “New to this audience will be Hector Berlioz’ program. Since September 2016, audiences astonishing Symphonie Fantastique. It tells for the orchestra’s performances virtually the story of a lovelorn artist who is plunged doubled and this response even enabled the into the depths of despair by an unrequited GNSO to add an extra concert in March 2017. passion. The artist attempts to take a lethal Six performances have also been scheduled drug dose, but instead experiences a series of for the 2017-18 season. vivid hallucinations, which slowly turn into Forbidden Fruit will be presented January ghoulish nightmares. It is a blazingly fun piece 20 at 7:30pm at Mount Saint Mary College’s and sure to become an instant favorite with Aquinas Hall, Powell Avenue, Newburgh our wonderful Greater Newburgh audience.” (arrive at 6:30pm for the concert preview by The Symphonie Fantastique has always been Gordon Shacklett). Tickets can be purchased the work with which Berlioz’s name is most online or at the door. Students are free. Visit closely associated. The impact that Beethoven www.newburghsymphony.org or call 845had on Berlioz is evident in the work, but no 913-7157. Snow date: January 21 at 7:30pm.

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Bluegrass & “Newgrass” in Newburgh The Hudson Valley Bluegrass Express carries on the tradition of classic bluegrass with a mix of “Newgrass” and contemporary music styles, ranging from classic tunes from Flatt & Scruggs and Bill Monroe to contemporary takes on Sam Bush and Neil Young. The band features Doctor Romo on

mandolin and fiddle, Mike Aiese on stand up bass and guitar, and Matt Lamborn on acoustic and electric guitar. Listen to some bluegrass, old and new, when they come to the Newburgh Free Library, 124 Grand Street, and perform a free concert on January 21 at 3:00pm. Snow date: Jan. 28. Info: 845-563-3601.

Thank Heaven for “Gigi” Gigi is a 1944 novella by French writer Colette. The plot focuses on a young Parisian girl being groomed for a career as a courtesan and her relationship with the wealthy cultured man named Gaston who falls in love with her. Gigi is a 1949 French film starring Danièle Delorme. Gigi is a 1951 play, adapted from the novella for the stage by Anita Loos. Colette had personally picked the yet unknown Audrey Hepburn on first sight to play the title role. Gigi is a 1958 American musical-romance

film directed by Vincente Minnelli. The screenplay by Alan Jay Lerner is based on Colette’s 1944 novella. Lyrics by Lerner and music by Frederick Loewe. Gigi is a 1973 Broadway musical adapted for the stage by Lerner and Loewe. Gigi, with Leslie Caron, Louis Jordan, Maurice Chevalier and Hermione Gingold, is the 1958 film that you can see at Mount St. Mary College’s Desmond Campus, 6 Albany Post Road, Newburgh on January 9 at 9:30am with an intro by George Burke. To reserve: 845-565-2076.

Is it a Melodrama? Is it a Drama? It’s “Tosca”! by Derek Leet Since the 18th century, a melodrama (noun) is a work in which the plot, which is typically sensational and designed to appeal strongly to the emotions, takes precedence over detailed characterization. Characters are often simply drawn, and may appear stereotyped. Melodramatic (adjective) behavior is behavior in which someone treats a situation as much more serious than it really is. I DARE YOU to align Tosca, almost always called melodrama, to the above descriptions. Give it up! Tosca is great drama! Movie director Sidney Lumet said in 2007, “In a well-written drama, the story comes out of the characters. The characters in a wellwritten melodrama come out of the story.” Thanks to librettists Luigi Illica and Giuseppe Giacosa, three of the most welldrawn characters in the operatic repertoire are Floria Tosca, Mario Cavaradossi and Baron Scarpia. And, their behaviors emanate directly from their well-drawn individual characteristics, NOT from the plot. Without human expressions of love, fear, jealousy, betrayal, lust, patriotism, corruption, depravity, et al, Tosca would be a one-act opera-melodrama: seek a revolutionary-inhiding, find him, and execute him. Instead we

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are given the dramatic force Live in HD leading roles in of Tosca and its characters, 2018, Mimi (La Boheme) a force which continues to and in the title role of Verdi’s fascinate both performers Luisa Miller. (I believe and audiences. Only drama singing three leading roles can do that. Melodrama in one Live in HD series is cannot. unprecedented.) How many times can you Adding excitement to watch the melodrama of the love, fear, jealousy, Little Nell tied to the tracks betrayal, lust, patriotism, by the evil landlord? Maybe corruption and depravity, twice? How many times and last seen together in can you watch the drama of Live from the Met in La Tosca unfold? Maybe untold Boheme (November 2014) Sonya Yoncheva as Tosca times? are tenor Vittorio Grigolo as Cavaradossi and Tosca is structured as a through-composed Newburgh’s native son, bass-baritone Patrick work, with arias, recitative, choruses and other Carfizzi as the Sacristan. Mr. Carfizzi made elements musically woven into a seamless his Metropolitan Opera debut in 1999 at the whole. Puccini used Wagnerian leitmotifs age of 25 and has performed over 300 times to identify characters, objects and ideas. The with the company in a wide variety of leading power of its score and the inventiveness of its and supporting roles. orchestration have contributed to its being one Rounding out the cast is baritone Željko of the most frequently performed operas since Lučić as Scarpia and, in the driver’s seat 1900. - moving forward the great momentum of Much interest and attention has been created Puccini’s brilliant music-drama - will be about soprano Sonya Yoncheva because she, conductor Emmanuel Villaume. not Anna Netrebko, is Tosca for the Live in HD Tosca will be shown at SUNY Sullivan in performance - (Netrebko is also performing as Loch Sheldrake on January 27 at 1:00pm. Tosca this season, as is famed soprano Kristine Tickets at the door. Opolais) - and will also appear in two other For information: 845-434-5750, ext. 4472.

Acclaimed author, poet, artist and art educator Helena Clare Pittman will conduct a series of free creative writing workshops at the Sunshine Hall Library, 14 Proctor Road, Eldred. The workshops will be held on January 12 and 26 at 3:00pm. Light refreshments. Reservations required. Contact Patty Kennedy at 845-557-6258.

Up Close w/ Zungoli A suite of black & white photographs titled Up Close by Nick Zungoli runs through May, 2018 at his Exposures Gallery, 1357 Kings Highway, in A b&w square from Zungoli’s “Up Close” series. Sugar Loaf. Bold and graphic, each of the images were created in a variety of sizes. Framed or as acrylic floats, they make a big statement, and grouped together create visually intriguing montages. Note: If you own a vintage Nick Zungoli photo that has print or framing issues, bring it in for repair. He’ll replace the photo for free! For information: 845-469-9382.

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