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We received the following from Montgomery artist Karen E. Gersch: “One of the other multiple personalities I cultivate is writing; I consider it another form of painting - just with words. But I am a closet writer; rarely showing or promoting my work. “In a likely wine-induced bravada, I submitted a series of poems to a competition I saw listed in CANVAS a few months ago! (Hey - ya never know!) “There were hundreds of entrants and from around the globe, not just the states. So it was with great surprise and delight that I discovered days ago, I had been awarded the Hudson Valley Honorable Mention and one of my poems posted prominently on the Classical Poetry home page! I thought I

Thanks to info from Peter Lyons Hall of warwickinfo.net, CANVAS congratulates Steinway artist and composer, Richard Kimball, together with conductor David Crone who is director of choral studies at Monroe-Woodbury High School and music director for Warwick’s Jubilate youth choir. Kimball and Crone have been asked to travel to Gaza this summer to present a week long music clinic for students at the Nawras Theatre. As soon as they know for sure that they can get in, they will have an instrument drive in our region to collect unused orchestral instruments and take them to the school in Gaza. KUDOS to Kimball & Crone! Have instruments? Email barry@dhcanvas. com or editor@dhcanvas.com

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Letters to the Editor Dear Editor, As always, I enjoyed Carol Pozefsky’s column, May I Have a Word With You, especially her list of idiotic product warnings in the January, 2016 issue. But here’s one that’s not at all idiotic. During Prohibition, so the story goes, wineries were in trouble. One enterprising vintner started selling kegs of grape juice. Each one came with a warning label: “Do not add yeast to this product, or you will have wine.” I don’t know if this is true, but we can hope. Cheers! Judith Wink, New York City

Dear Barry, So many thank yous for the write up in CANVAS! I read the paper each month and to my surprise in print...my name, and a great article for the Chester Public Library. Thank you CANVAS. Irene Dunn, Chester Public Library Hi Sophia, Thanks to you and Barry for the cheery reference to Wurtsboro Art Alliance in the Winterfest article. Michael Piotrowski, Middletown

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ARTery Gallery, Milford ��9 Ann Street Gallery, Newburgh ��20 Artists’ Market Community Ctr., Shohola �� 9 Barryville Area Arts Association ��9 Bethel Woods Center for the Arts ��9 Black Dirt Storytelling Guild ��20 Blarney Station, Warwick ��18 Caffé ala Mode, Warwick ��20 Catskill Art Society, Livingston Manor ��7 Cornwall Library ��19 Crawford Gallery of Fine Art, Pine Bush �10 Dancing Cat Saloon, Bethel ��26 Dead End Cafe, Parksville ��24 Delaware Valley Arts Alliance, Narrowsburg � 25 Delaware Valley HS Students ��9 Eisenhower Hall, West Point ��19 Elant at Goshen: Paul Gould, artist ��18

Community Arts: News, Views And Schedules Managing Editor, Barry Plaxen barry@dhcanvas.com Editor, Sophia Krcic editor@dhcanvas.com ads@dhcanvas.com Delaware & Hudson CANVAS 297 Stone Schoolhouse Road Bloomingburg, NY 12721 www.dhcanvas.com 845.926.4646 phone 845.926.4002 fax Please email calendar submissions by the 15th of the prior month to calendar@dhcanvas.com Please email submissions for classifieds to classified@dhcanvas.com Nothing in this publication may be reproduced without written permission of the publisher. Ellenville Library �� 19 Florida Library �� 18, 20 Four Seasons Chorale, Port Jervis ��4 Goshen Art League ��8 Grand Montgomery Chamber Music �� 27 Greenwood Lake Library �� 19 Guided Imagery & Music (GIM) ��3 Healing Arts Gallery, Ellenville �� 10 Honors Youth Chorus ��5 Hudson Valley Chamber Music ��5 Ilya Yakushev, piano & Thomas Mesa, cello �17 Jennifer Circosta, poet & author ��6 Karpeles Museum, Newburgh ��4 Kat Parella, artist �� 28 Live from The Met in HD �� 22 Madelaine Ventre, Music Therapy ��3 Monroe Library Art Exhibit ��7 Mt. St. Mary College Desmond Campus 11 NACL’s Stilt Workshops, Callicoon �� 10 Nat Adderley, Jr. Concert ��3 New York Philharmonic Members ��5 New York Wind Symphony ��5 Newburgh Free Library �� 18 Noble Coffee Roasters, Campbell Hall ��6 North East Watercolor Society ��8 Parting Glass Band �� 18 Ritz Theatre, Newburgh ��3 Rolling River Café, Parksville ��7 Seligmann Studio, Sugar Loaf �� 21 Shadowland Theatre, Ellenville �� 23 Space Create, Newburgh �� 28 St. Patrick’s Day Festivities �� 18-19 Sugar Loaf Performing Arts ��5, 17, 18, 21, 25 SUNY Orange, Middletown �� 8, 17 SUNY Orange, Newburgh �� 28 SUNY Sullivan, Loch Sheldrake �� 22 Wallkill River School, Montgomery ��11 Washington’s Headquarters, Newburgh 24

The Joy of Guided Imagery and Music: Meet Madelaine Ventre by Naomi Kennedy In 1975 I participated in a new student program at CUNY in Queens: Music Therapy. I was very excited to be able to do something even more meaningful with my music; to help people with their lives. My teacher, Ms. Madelaine Ventre, who coordinated the program at CUNY, was someone who inspired me to reach out to others through music. Forty years later, with no prior contact since then, serendipity, fate, and a most wonderful surprise awaited me. Today I followed through with an interview given to me by my editor at CANVAS. Once again, I was speaking with Ms. Ventre, but this time to write her story as a creative arts therapist. It is truly a small world! Madelaine Ventre, a creative arts therapist with the primary modality of music, practices the Bonny Method of Guided Imagery and Music (GIM). This method is a music oriented exploration of consciousness which offers people the opportunity to integrate mental, emotional, physical, and spiritual aspects of well-being, as well as awaken to a greater transcendent identification. It is practiced primarily in psychotherapy and counseling settings. “We use classical music because we work with internally focused states, also known as alternate states of consciousness,” said Madelaine. She further explained: “We found

that depth and harmonic structure, and the form and power of classical music, work best when you explore your inner world of imagery.” Intrapersonal, interpersonal, and transpersonal relationships are addressed with GIM. People respond to the genius of the great masters as they work with the images that arise in response to the music. “GIM enables and supports people to tap into their healthy, whole, and creative spirit. They are able to use this core of wisdom and strength to work through difficulties and problems, lead more fulfilling and productive lives and tap into the source of that which is greater than we are individually,” said Madelaine. GIM has been used with adults, adolescents, and children. Issues such as divorce, childhood abuse, past trauma, or people hoping to better their lives, persons with serious illnesses or in recovery, psychiatric inpatients, and the terminally ill, are all areas that can be successfully treated. “The joy of GIM has shown people how to be strong and healthy. After 40 years, I cannot imagine anything more beautiful than watching people live to their fullest, and open up to their strengths that they either have buried or never knew existed.” One of Madelaine’s clients, a man with a difficult childhood, was healed in a unique and joyous way. He was brought up by very

strict, authoritative and demanding parents who weren’t “forthcoming in reassurance or acceptance.” They forced him to play the piano, even though he strongly objected. He hated the piano. His parents would hit his knuckles with a ruler until he performed. All he wanted was to learn how to dance, which they would not allow. During the course of treatment, when he was ready, Madelaine slowly introduced music to him once again. “I didn’t want him to relive the pain. The object of therapy is to go back to the pain and heal it.” One day during his therapy, he actually stood on the piano and with his feet played the keys - in essence he danced to Mozart’s Twelve Variations on Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star. He eventually took ballroom dancing! As a Fellow of the Association for Music and Imagery and a Primary Trainer and graduate faculty member at several universities, including SUNY-Fredonia, SUNY-New Paltz, Montclair (NJ) State University, and Nazareth College, Rochester, Ms. Ventre has taught the GIM nationally and internationally at the undergraduate, graduate, and post-graduate levels. She has been published in professional journals and books, and maintains a private practice in Forestburgh. For more information, call Madelaine Ventre at 845-796-2554.

Adderley Jr. at Ritz

Nat Adderley, Jr. is best known for his work with Luther Vandross. Nat wrote (and arranged) Luther’s first top 20 pop hit, Stop to Love, Wait for Love and the Grammy-nominated Give Me the Reason. More recently, Nat has been performing in jazz clubs and festivals in Asia, Europe and California with saxophonist Tom Scott, and in the New York area with other artists and his own trio. Now it’s his turn to take his welldeserved spotlight. After all, this unassuming arranger, composer and producer has been making others shine for years. Safe Harbors Lobby at The Ritz Theatre, 109 Broadway, Newburgh, welcomes pop and R&B artist Nat Adderley Jr., on March 5 at 8:00pm. For tickets, the box office is open at 7:00pm on the night of the performance, or call the box office at 845-784-1199. This event is sponsored by New York State Council of the Arts and Ulster Savings Bank.

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“Meditation & Exploration” in Newburgh

Wai-lin Osofsky and miles from the North Pole, her daughters Lu-ling and recording not only Jarema are an adventurous the awesome natural family who have traveled grandeur of the Arctic but widely and maintained the melancholy remains contact through the of a Soviet ghost town exchange of photographs abandoned in the 1920s. recording experiences Jarema is an artist living both aesthetic and spiritual and working in Brooklyn. of the places they have She visited Hollywood visited. Described as and was moved by both the “landscapes, cityscapes, beauty and the emotional and abandoned scapes,” resonance of its day-tothese images present a day life - the dilapidated “Abandoned Town, Pyramiden” by Lu-Ling Osofsky wide-ranging series of Victorian neighborhoods, locales the three women have visited, and all the bustling strip malls, and the earnest dreams reflect the meditative spirit with which they of the residents. have experienced them. The public is invited to a meet-the-artists Wai-lin is a native of Hong Kong who has reception at the Karpeles Manuscript lived in the Mid-Hudson area for the past Museum for the exhibit, Meditation and 30 years. She was a contributing editor of a Exploration - A family album: Photography women’s magazine in Taiwan and is currently a from the U.S., the Arctic, and Asia by Wai-lin, librarian with the Newburgh Free Library. A Lu-ling, and Jarema Osofsky on March 6, keen sense of composition informs her studies from 2:00pm -4:00pm. of nature in the Hudson Valley as well as her The show runs from March 4 - April 30. record of visits to her homeland, Taiwan, and The Karpeles Library Museum is located at Vancouver. 94 Broadway, Newburgh. Admission is free. Lu-ling is an adjunct professor at the For more information: 845-569-4997. University of Wyoming, where she teaches Also on view in the manuscript section of writing and art history. During the summer of the Museum are a collection of letters, maps 2014 she visited the northernmost inhabited and documents related to the creation and the area of the world, an archipelago about 500 dropping of the A-bomb on August 6, 1945.

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PJ: “American Treasures” on April 3

The Four Seasons Players was thought Chorale, under the by some to be the direction of Kathy preeminent community Brink, is presenting theater program of its American Treasures, kind in the nation. including choral music The concert will also such as Shenandoah, feature Lip Service, an Yankee Doodle, Battle ensemble of six diverse Hymn of the Republic and accomplished and music by Randall professional musicians, Thompson, Alice Parker, who can’t get over the Four Seasons Chorale Donald S. Marsh (1923fact that you can make a 2010) and others. living by blowing into plumbing (in Marsh was, for 40 years, the public), and not be shown the door. Choirmaster and Director of Arts These musicians (brought together of the First Presbyterian Church by the lack of any demonstrable of Port Jervis. He collaborated common sense) have diverse careers with the Rev. Richard Avery, the as soloists, chamber and orchestral church’s pastor, in the composition performers, and in Broadway of more than 150 published hymns, musicals, recording, broadcast and carols and anthems that have been Donald S. Marsh teaching. “Our only intent is to play performed in many churches. Beginning with music that we enjoy, and hope that you’ll a small songbook called Hymns Hot and have a good time listening to us too.” Carols Cool, the team of “Avery and Marsh” Enjoy the concert on April 3 at 3:00pm at wrote songs in a variety of contemporary the First Presbyterian Church of Port Jervis, styles that are now found in hymnals and 60 Sussex Street. The concert will be held in songbooks around the USA and in Europe. Marsh Hall. Marsh not only directed three choirs at the Obtain tickets by calling 845-856-1231 or Presbyterian Church in Port Jervis, but he by purchasing one at the door. Refreshments also founded a church-sponsored community will be available at intermission. theater program called Presby Players and For additional information, call Kathy directed 75 major plays and musicals. Presby Brink at 570-430-1755.

Honors Youth Chorus & Cellist Join Wind Sym.

What do Thomas Jefferson and Casanova have in common? They served as the inspiration to the main works being presented at the next New York Wind Symphony (NYWS) concert. The New York Wind Symphony Principal guest take the stage in a performance of conductor, Johan de Meij, returns Randall Thompson’s The Testament to lead the NYWS through his cello of Freedom, the text of which is concerto, Casanova, featuring guest taken from the writings of Thomas soloist Eileen Moon, Associate Jefferson. Principal Cellist of the New York Thompson composed three Philharmonic. symphonies and numerous vocal Dutch composer and conductor de works including Americana, Eileen Moon Meij received his musical training Frostiana, and The Peaceable at the Royal Conservatory of Music in The Kingdom, inspired by Edward Hicks’s painting. Hague. His award-winning oeuvre of original His most popular and recognizable choral work compositions, symphonic transcriptions is his anthem, Alleluia, commissioned by Serge and film score arrangements has garnered Koussevitzky for the opening of the Berkshire him international acclaim and have become Music Center at Tanglewood. permanent fixtures in the repertoire of renowned The Witches’ Sabbath from Puccini’s first ensembles throughout the world. opera Le Villi will also be performed. De Meij’s Symphony No. 1: The Lord of The Wounded Warrior Project and the the Rings was awarded the prestigious Sudler Hudson Valley based Committee for the Composition Prize and has been recorded Families of War Veterans are the beneficiaries by myriad ensembles including the London of this concert on April 3 at 3:00pm at the Symphony Orchestra. He currently maintains Sugar Loaf Performing Arts Center, 1351 posts with both the NYWS and the Kyushu Kings Highway. Wind Orchestra. For tickets call the box office at 845-610Then the Honors Youth Chorus will 5900 or online at www.ticketmaster.com

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Franz Schubert may be famous for his Unfinished Symphony, but amongst chamber musicians, he is known for his unfinished string quartet. His last three quartets (Nos. 1314-15) are considered masterpieces and his Quartettsatz in C minor D. 703 (Quartet Movement) comes just before them, and is regarded as one of the first products of Schubert’s mature phase of composition. It is a/k/a as No. 12, with only one completed movement. Felix Mendelssohn’s great String Quartet No. 6 in F minor, Op. 80 (1847) was the last major piece he completed before he died two months later on November 4, 1847. He composed the piece as an homage to his sister Fanny who had died on May 17 of that year, and it bore the title Requiem for Fanny. The first public performance was in November 1848 in Leipzig with composer Joseph Joachim playing the violin. Speaking of masterworks in the string quartet repertoire, Antonin Dvořák composed his Quartet # 12 in F major, Opus 96 1893 sketching it in three days and completing it in only thirteen more days, finishing the score with the comment “Thank God! I am content. It was fast.”

While the influence of American folk song is not explicit in the quartet, the impact of Dvořák’s 12th quartet on later American compositions is audibly evident. The use of folk-songs in 20th century American music and the ‘wide-open-spaces’ atmosphere of ‘Western’ film scores have at least Patrick Jee some of their origins in Dvořák’s new ‘American’ style. You can hear echoes of Dvorak’s New World Symphony in, among music by scores of other composers (pun intended), Jerome Moross’ magnificent film score for the dramatic oater The Big Frank Huang Country (1958). If you missed hearing Dvořák’s “American Quartet” recently performed live in Newburgh, Parksville and Montgomery, here’s your chance to witness its glories in person. New York Philharmonic cellist Patrick Jee & Friends with Nanae Iwata special guest Frank Huang NY Philharmonic concertmaster, violinist Nanae Iwata and violist Danny Kim are performing the quartets on March 20 at 3:00pm for the second program in the Hudson Valley Performing Arts Foundation’s Chamber Music Series at the Sugar Loaf Performing Danny Kim Arts Center, 1351 Kings Highway. Call 845-610-5900 for tickets.

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Meet: Jennifer Circosta - Poet To be a poet is to command an imagination, an imagination capable of turning figments into characters, times and places. Couple that with the ability to inspire, to reach inside another and discover a voice needing to be heard. Such was the affect of Emily Dickenson’s sensitive and touching verse on a young, impressionable Jennifer Circosta: If I can stop one heart from breaking, I shall not live in vain; If I can ease one life the aching, Or cool one pain, Or help one fainting robin Unto his nest again, I shall not live in vain. - Emily Dickenson “The die is cast” is an often used historical allusion, frequently associated with military decisions or actions from which there is no turning back, no way out. For Jennifer the course was now set, the power of the pen and the avenue of the written word quickly became

to be heard. Each verse exists, Jennifer’s stage. It was a healthy sensuously craving a spoken voice, means to release her innermost a voice capable of delivering the thoughts, desires and frustrations. intimate essence of passion, joy, As detailed above, Jennifer was love and the individual’s ultimate stirred by the poetry of Emily freedom. Dickenson. But where Dickenson’s Jennifer’s horizons stretch works frequently sit relentlessly in beyond the young adult (YA) to the realm of heartsick dramas of adult genre. As an author, her first unrequited love, Jennifer’s voice in published work was The Many Be Beautiful is clear, celebratory, Tails of Luck-shmee. First know it an invitation to know the self and is a children’s story. A tale about explore the excitement of passion Jennifer Circosta the sweetest of all adventurous cats and love. Jennifer’s more recent publication, Be who lives in a big house with his mommy. It Beautiful is a unique and compelling collection was written and bound by hand originally and of visual and aural poetry. Visual in the sense was intended to be a gift to a small boy who that she employs multiple fonts, colors and was in desperate need of love and genuine font sizes on the printed page, exposing a affection, not simple attention. There’s a tale technique reminiscent but certainly not similar of intrigue and hope associated with The Many to e. e. Cummings’ purposeful disregard Tails... each worthy of its own explication. of orthography. However, that may stand, The account and reading of this work will be Jennifer’s writing exposes her theatrical and the feature of Jennifer’s presentation at the academic background. Her composition with Noble Coffee Roasters Café on March 5, its creative and meaningful use of couplets, from 1:00pm to 3:00pm. Jennifer resides with her cat Lakshmi in attention seeking rhyme schemes and alliteration vigorously yearns to be spoken, Campbell Hall. Although Brooklyn born and

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bred, she commuted to Rockland County Community College, majoring in Criminal Justice, with an eye on becoming a homicide detective. But the footlights were always on for Jennifer, and one might accurately say, “it’s in her blood.” From the time she was a child she acted, designed and created her own dramas. She heard the call; and to resurrect a 60s theatrical transposition, the “The Roar of the Greasepaint - the Smell of the Crowd” beckoned. Jennifer proudly notes she is a graduate of the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York City and has earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in psychology from Mount Saint Mary College in Newburgh. Jennifer’s presentation of The Many Tails of Luck-shmee will be held at the Noble Coffee Roasters Café, Route 207 in Campbell Hall. It’s designed to be an educational and fun afternoon for children and adults. Also scheduled in the near future are presentations and author book signing events at the Newburgh Library on March 13 from 1:00pm-3:00pm; and at Mount Saint Mary College on April 5 at 4:00pm in the library.

Galen Pittman in The Elevator...

Artist Galen Pittman was passionate about sound before he went to Boston University’s School of Fine Arts to study painting. That passion presented itself at the time music often does in children, at two or three months old. Art came a little later. By four, he worked next to his painter-illustrator mother, Helena Clare Pittman, absorbed in his own drawings. Galen was consumed by three careers: painting, being a jazz musician, and piano tuning. When asked if he sees a parallel between painting and piano tuning, Galen replied, “In painting, you begin with a broad and general

overview, refining as you paint. It’s the same with tuning. You keep checking, re-checking the notes, within the broad context of the keyboard. Every note, like every color in a painting, has its context - depends on the notes around it. The way every color depends on every color around it.” The Catskill Art Society (CAS) will host a free opening reception for Figurative Pastels, an exhibition of artwork by Galen in the Elevator Gallery, April 1, from 4:00pm-6:00pm. The show runs through May 30. For information about the exhibit, call CAS at 845-436-4227.

Pietro Spica is an Italian contemporary surrealist artist. Spica has traveled much in Central and South America, and his biomorphic forms take inspiration from the pre-Columbian rainforest of his imagination. The visual emotions displayed on Spica’s canvases are rich and engaging, and subject to change according to the viewer’s fancy. Spica has dedicated over twenty years to the development of his virtuoso watercolor technique. Here,

friendly objects and beings can be recognized, although they do not follow any of reality’s rules. The Rolling River Café, “where people can eat, drink, relax, talk, and enjoy or buy art,” will host a group exhibition entitled Spring Splurge featuring artworks by Linda Eklund, Ksenia Golubkov, Bagram Ibatoulline, Rob Rayevsky, Pietro Spica and Les Stone. The show runs through May 1. For further information, call 845-747-4123.

Spring Splurges at Rolling River, Parksville

WWW’s Art in Monroe

In March, Monroe Free Library will feature the art of Orange County resident Walter William Woods. The library has more display space than ever before as a result of its expansion Art by Walter W. Woods last year and features the visual art of a different local artist every month. Woods (who signs his artworks WWW) became a self-taught painter at age 70. His approach to painting involves putting his “feelings” on canvas - meaning he has to feel the inspiration before putting paint to paper. Mr. Woods was born in 1930 in Atlantic City, and reared in Manhattan’s Spanish Harlem. He served in the Navy during the Korean War. After marrying in 1966 and raising two sons in Flushing, he moved to Monroe in 2008. He paints mostly in watercolor, occasionally using colored markers. For a glimpse of Walter’s artwork, visit the Monroe Free Library during the month of March to see his paintings - they just might inspire feelings in you as well! The library is located at 44 Millpond Parkway, Monroe. For info: 845-783-4411.

...Tory Dean in The Laundry

Recording artist Tory Dean’s musical style is a unique blend of pop / alternative rock, hip-hop and electronic dance music. At 22 years old, he released covers on his SoundCloud and even released a mix tape called We Are The Plastics that sound-experimented with dance / pop and hip-hop. He has released his second mix tape entitled Teenage Idol. His influences include Nirvana, No Doubt, Jeffree Star, Marina and The Diamonds, Madonna, Courtney Love, Britney Spears,

Eminem, Joan Jett, the Dixie Chicks, and Janis Joplin. The Catskill Art Society (CAS) will present Tory Dean in concert rocking the Laundry King on April 2 from 7:00pm-10:00pm. The Laundry King, a project of the CAS, is a former storefront at 65 Main Street in Livingston Manor repurposed as a community-curated art and performance space. Ages 16+ please, doors open at 6:00pm. Call 845-436-4227 for more information.

“Intricate Realities” in Livingston Manor

As a teaching artist, Hannah synthesizes hair sculpture, video, Raine Brenner-Leonard has the photography and performance unique opportunity to be inspired to create an immersive, sensual by children’s artwork, which and spiritual experience, which is how the omnipresent square encourage viewers to rethink and triangle house became the their own personal awareness. foundational component of her The Catskill Art Society drawings. Hannah examines (CAS) will host a free opening concepts of home and place reception for Intricate Realities, using sumi ink, watercolor, maps a group exhibition of artwork and Rives BFK. by Brenner-Leonard, Duffy, Patrick Walker Duffy creates and Yoon, on March 19, from 3:00pm-6:00pm. CAS will an environment where a sense of hold an Artist Talk at 3:00pm rhythm, fluidity and layering of “Placid Peaks” compositions become elements by Patrick Walker Duffy followed by the reception. This event is free and open to the public, and that reflect the dimension of time within donations will be accepted at the door. surrounding spaces. The exhibit runs through April 17. Interdisciplinary artist Jayoung Yoon

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Happy 55th Birthday Goshen Art League!

Art Reception & Watercolor Demo

The Goshen Art League of these components join to bring (GAL), originally founded in together area artists and creatives February 1961, provides ample with persons interested in the and varied opportunities for various forms of art and cultural member artists to exhibit their development. work in venues throughout the In celebration of GAL’s 55 region. GAL also encourages Year Anniversary, GAL has been art appreciation and community invited by Gerry Hluchan of participation by administering Gerard Associates to present an various programs, the most exhibit in the lobby of Goshen recent and notable of which is the Music Hall. Along with a recent Goshen Art Walk held on the first surge of new members, the GAL Friday of the month from May welcomes the opportunity to through December. The League Work by Victor Pasaran curate various exhibits in the also plans to offer various historical Hall. It seemed workshops, group paint only fitting that the premiere sessions, and museum trips GAL exhibit in this venue and studio visits. should be a show of works While located in Goshen, by the organization’s newest GAL welcomes members members, the First Annual from throughout the New Member Works. Hudson Valley. Membership The exhibit runs through categories are Artist, Civic April 26, Mondays-Fridays, Member (those work 10:00am-5:00pm, and Work by Vaune Sherin with the organization on evenings, presently through an administrative level or in support of the March 6 and then April 16-24, when there is a various programs) and finally the all important performance in the Music Hall’s Theater. Sponsors. From 2014 through present, GAL All are invited to an artist’s reception in sponsors have included: Mayor Kyle Roddey the lobby of the Music Hall, 223 Main Street, and the Village of Goshen, the Goshen March 11, from 5:30pm-7:30pm. Chamber of Commerce, and on an advisory Visit www.facebook.com/people/Goshenbasis, the Orange County Arts Council. All Art-League for more information.

“I was meant to do reception, will directly this,” states Pat Morgan benefit a disabled veteran about her fascination in and/or his/her family in painting with watercolors. Orange County. She didn’t take up painting An award-winning until after her retirement. artist in her own right Once she experimented having received several with brush, paints, and local and regional awards, water, “It was love at first this year she was the stroke,” she recalls. judge of the 110 paintings Morgan has become an entered in the North East avid painter as she creates Watercolor Society’s “Alabama Cowgirl” by Pat Morgan artworks that depict Members’ 2016 Exhibit the beauty in ordinary running concurrently with moments, through broad, her exhibit in the Gallery. loose strokes of color. A During the dual varied selection of her reception for her show works is on display on the and the NEWS exhibit on large wall of Orange Hall March 6, from 1:00pmGallery Fringe in her 4:15pm, Morgan will solo show Watermarks offer a demonstration ~ Watercolors by Pat on working in this fast Morgan through March medium. 24. The demo Capturing NEWS Best in Show: “Crepes on 9th Ave.” by NEWS member Roberta Oliver Some of her watercolors Gesture and Movement are also included in four books of poetry by her will begin at 2:30pm in the Orange Hall Gallery, husband Richard, I Am Sea Glass, Sea Glass corner of Wawayanda and Grandview Avenues, People, Sea Glass Soul, and Hebrew Lessons, (GPS: 24 Grandview Ave.) on the Middletown which will be on display during the reception. campus of SUNY Orange. While sharing her love of watercolors, her The reception and exhibits are free and open generous spirit has led her to promise that to the public. For further information, call the sale of any of her works and books at the Cultural Affairs at 845-341-4891.

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Future Famous Artists Exhibit in Milford

Art by Chloe King

Pottery by Ari Wilkins

The Delaware Valley High School (DVHS) art students’ annual art exhibit has become a much enjoyed and anticipated event for the students, community, and members of the ARTery Gallery in Milford, where their show is held every year. “The artists who own and operate this gallery live here in the region. We are thrilled to share our space with our young artists to give them a real life experience of the art business and encourage their artistic efforts. The families and community enjoy supporting it and we all look forward to seeing their new and exciting creations,” said gallery member and curator Marie Liu. DVHS has demonstrated that it has a strong and dynamic arts program which emphasizes the importance of creative thinking. Several pieces in the exhibit will represent gold and

Family Arts in Bethel

Art by Rachel Mutino

silver medals won in the recent Scholastic Art and Writing Competition. This year’s selections will include painting, drawing, photography, ceramic and pottery, sculpture, jewelry, and digital art. Most of the entries are for sale and the public has the opportunity to buy pieces from potential future famous artists! Many participants will be returning this year with recently created artwork while others will be new to the gallery experience. The students will be available to talk about their work with gallery visitors on the evening of the show’s reception, March 12 from 6:00pm-9:00pm. The 5th annual DVHS art exhibit runs from March 11-April 4 at the ARTery Gallery, 210 Broad Street, Milford. For information, call 570-409-1234.

Renaissance Man? PUH-LEEZE!

When you are asked to think artists. of an artist, the first name that Co-sponsored by the pops into your head is likely Barryville Area Arts to be Michelangelo, DaVinci, Association and the Artists’ or some other “Renaissance Market Community Center Man.” But you’d be surprised (AMCC) this exhibit, at long how many Renaissance Men last, gives the women artists were actually women! of the Renaissance and At a special exhibit for Baroque periods their due! Women’s History month, And displayed along you’ll learn how men often with the work of women attached their names to artwork artists of the Renaissance created by Renaissance and and Baroque periods is the Self-portrait of Sofonisba Anguissola, Baroque women. Some had whose work has been misattributed work of contemporary local good motives, like the Dad to Titian, da Vinci, and other men. female artists: Linda Cobb, who put his name on his Rebecca Esposito, daughter’s paintings, Laura Gagliardi, so they would reach a Mef Gannon, Alexiswider audience. Brianna Kramer, But other Stephanie McClure, “Renaissance Men” Kate Rosalia Kozel, were outright thieves. Joan Standora, For example, the Louvre Brianna Woods, and bought a “Frans Hal” Elva Zingaro are being painting in 1893, only to featured. find out soon after that A free opening it was actually painted reception will be held in 1620 by Dutch artist on March 5, from “Bedazzled Behemoth” by Kate Rosalia Kozel Judith Leyster. Thanks 4:00pm-6:00pm at the to modern technology, we’re discovering more AMCC, 114 Richardson Avenue, Shohola. and more female signatures and monograms, The show runs weekends through March 27. erased or painted over by respected male For additional information: 845-557-8713.

Saturdays at the Woods is a creativityfueled morning for the entire family to start the weekend! This program offers sequential, arts based explorations that are inspired by the lessons of the 1960s to empower every participant to express themselves. Running in the spring and fall, each season creates a place for families to engage in introductory lessons through art with our inspiring teaching artists. Every Saturday at the Conservatory at Bethel Woods from March 12 - May 21, 10:00am-Noon. A light breakfast is provided. For information, call 845-583-2097 or education@bethelwoodscenter.org

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Stilt Workshops in Highland Lake

In keeping with NACL Theatre’s commitment to invite community members into the creative process of making performances, NACL’s co-artistic director Tannis Kowalchuk is developing the NACL Stilt Corps, a collection of 30+ community members of all ages and from all walks of life who are interested in learning the extraordinary skill. The NACL Stilt Corps meets every Thursday

evening at the Delaware Youth Center in Callicoon and the workshops will travel to communities with less access to transport options and resources in the spring. People 13 years of age or older may attend the stilt corps workshops which are free of charge. The Delaware Youth Center is located at 8 Creamery Road, Callicoon. For information about the stilt workshops, call 845-557-0694.

Serenity & Healing for Patients at ERH A painter in oil for Embassy in Djibouti, W. over 30 years, Lynne Africa and the Marshall Friedman may be seen Islands. working outdoors in The landscape works the warm weather in she has chosen for an and around Mohonk, exhibit at the Ellenville Minnewaska and the Regional Hospital Art by Lynne Friedman Shawangunk Mountains Healing Arts Gallery taking in the beauty of the landscape. She (ERH) are meant to bring the healing power of art maintains her studio in Rosendale where she to viewers, transforming public and patient areas lives with her playwright husband Sid Norinsky into an inspiring environment that encourages a sense of serenity and hope for patients, their and a wonderful cat named Puff. Lynne’s most recent show was at LaGuardia families, and healthcare providers. Lynne’s selected paintings will be on display Community College in the Fall 2015. Her work was selected by the U.S. Department of in the Healing Arts Gallery at ERH from March State Art-In-Embassies Program for the US 7-April 29. For information: 845-210-3043.

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Crawford Gallery: “ART Is...” Extended!

“Tom” by Frederic Spione

Purse & bowl by Andrea Spadola

The current show at the Crawford Gallery of Fine Art, ART Is… is being extended through March 19. This extraordinary exhibit that features unusual art paired together with paintings and photographs, answers the age old question “What is Art?” Here are some examples: It is found objects placed together called assemblage. Handcrafted jewelry, pottery and glass. Very unusual pop-up book and origami. Unconventional maybe, however eye catching! It is rope sewn and shaped into a bowl or purse. It is a quilt that involved many artists from the designing of small pieces of fabric to the final quilting design. Also it is a portrait using a particular style of painting that allows the viewer to engage in the painting.

Quilt by Nan Aiello

Many of these items exhibit a form of artistic endeavor that is created by individuals who see them for their color, line, texture and form. The exhibit ART Is... is a rare opportunity to have this many various types of creative works in one place. After seeing this show, the next time you look at any object you may see the artistic content. Located at 65 Main Street in Pine Bush, the Crawford Gallery of Fine Art is open Wednesday-Saturday, 1:00pm-5:00pm. For information, email cgfa@hvc.rr.com or call 845-744-8634. Stop by for viewing, visiting and chatting! And be sure to check out what’s NEW for April: Room with a View, a group show, runs from April 2-May 7. An opening reception will be held on April 2 from 5:30pm-7:00pm.

A Variety of Live Demos in Montgomery

Did you know that you a demo for children on can create watercolor clowning and acrobatics paintings by not using (March 12, 5:30pm). a brush? That you can The WRS spotlights actually throw the paint an emerging artist every or pour the paint on the month and March will canvas? feature Jennifer Burns. Well, pouring is what “I’ve always loved artist Janet Campbell will Janet Campbell “pouring” a watercolor photography since I was be demonstrating for the in high school, getting Wallkill River School’s up in the middle of the (WRS) Teaching Artist night to capture star Exhibit, March 1-30. trails. Career goals The exhibit will feature didn’t always allow live demonstrations by me to devote as much various WRS artists who time as I want to my will teach everything craft; but I’ve always from watercolor pouring kept shooting,” said to charcoal drawing Jennifer. “I decided Photo by Jennifer Burns every Saturday from 5:00pm-7:00pm. to go into business this past summer. I really See live and in person, how artists create! enjoy shooting family portraits, events, and Demonstrations in pet portraits, pastel still the fabulous beauty of the Hudson Valley. I lifes, acrylic, and oils are just some of the like to shoot night photos, long exposures and many demo offerings featured at the WRS. See landscapes,” concluded Jennifer. the demo calendar on page 12. Don’t forget to visit the student artworks in Two special demos will be geared towards the WRS’s Upstairs Gallery, and check out the teens and children. Artist Liam Vogel will members’ Hallway Theme, which is Night thru teach teens about portfolio building and March 14 and Still Life, March 15-April 14. drawing from direct observation (March 5, The WRS is located at 232 Ward Street in 6:30pm) while artist Karen Gersch will do Montgomery. For information: 845-457-2787.

“Hopper” On Over to Desmond Campus

Nighthawks is a 1942 painting by Edward Hopper that portrays people sitting in a downtown diner late at night. It is Hopper’s most famous work and is one of the most recognizable paintings in American art. Within months of its completion, it was sold to the Art Institute of Chicago for $3,000, and has remained there ever since. Nighthawks was probably Hopper’s most ambitious essay in capturing the night-time effects of man-made light. For one thing, the diner’s plate-glass windows cause far more light to spill out onto the sidewalk and the brownstones on the far side of the street than is true in any of his other paintings. As well, this interior light comes from more than a single light bulb, with the result that multiple shadows are cast, and some spots are brighter than others as a consequence of being lit from more than one angle. Across the street, the line of shadow caused by the upper edge of the diner window is clearly visible towards the top of the painting. These windows, and the ones below them as well, are partly lit by an unseen streetlight, which projects its own mix of light and shadow. As a final note, the bright interior light causes some of the surfaces within the diner to be reflective. This is clearest in the case of the right-hand edge of the rear window, which reflects a vertical yellow

“Nighthawks” by Edward Hopper, 1942

band of interior wall, but fainter reflections can also be made out in the counter-top of three of the diner’s occupants. None of these reflections would be visible in daylight. Hopper’s biographer, Gail Levin, speculates that Hopper may have been inspired by Van Gogh’s Café at Night, which was showing at a gallery in New York in January 1942. The similarity in lighting and themes makes this possible; it is certainly very unlikely that Hopper would have failed to see the exhibition, and as Levin notes, the painting had twice been exhibited in the company of Hopper’s own works. Join art educator Laura Nicholls as she explores Hopper’s life, and discover why his work remains relevant today, on March 16 at 1:00pm at Mount St. Mary’s Desmond Campus, 6 Albany Post Road in Newburgh. For tickets and reservations:845-565-2076.

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LectureS - DEMos - Books

sponsored by SUNY Orange & Mount St. Mary College’s Desmond Campus GWL �� Greenwood Lake Library HHNM ��Hudson Highlands Nature Museum, Outdoor Discovery Center, Cornwall MSM-DC �� Mount St. Mary College, Desmond Campus, Newburgh PEEC �� Pocono Environmental Education Center, Dingmans Ferry SUNYO-GL �� SUNY Orange, Gilman Center Library, Middletown Campus SUNYO-KH ��SUNY Orange, Kaplan Hall, Newburgh Campus SUNYO-OH �� SUNY Orange, Orange Hall, Middletown Campus SUNYO-RCSE ��SUNY Orange, Rowley Center for Science & Engineering, Middletown Campus All Lectures are Free - except those for HHNM, MSM-DC & PEEC unless otherwise noted

“Creative Conversations” arts related �� Artists’ Market, Shohola, 2nd Saturday, 2pm Maple Sugar TOURS one mile hike ��HHNM March: 5, 6, 12, 13, 19, 20 , 11am & 1pm & 2pm Family Maple Sugar TOURS �� HHNM March: 5, 6, 12, 13, 19, 20, Noon & 3pm “Gifford Pinchot and the South Seas” Lecture & BYO Lunch �� Milford Library, Feb 29, Noon “Saving Our History” State Historic Preservation Office speakers ��Ellenville Library, Mar 1, 10am “Plein Air Painting in Ireland” Paul Gould ��Elant in Goshen, Mar 1, 2:30pm “Backyard Birding “ Minnewaska State Park Preserve speakers ��Ellenville Library, Mar 2, 10am “Marketing and Social Media” Marcus Guiliano �� Callicoon Library, Mar 2, 10:30am “The Shared Origins of Football, Rugby and Soccer” Christopher Rowley �� Ellenville Library, Mar 2, 6:30pm “The Human Footprint now on the Galápagos Islands “ Warren Allmon �SUNYO-RCSE Mar 2, 7:30pm

“Cats: Interactive Afternoon” lecture, book reading, sing-along, w/Jennifer Circosta �� Noble Coffee Roasters, Campbell Hall, Mar 5, 1pm “With Pictures: Female Magic & Trasngression in Wester Art” Pam Grossman �� Seligmann Studio, Sugar Loaf, Mar 5, 6pm “Healthy Hiking and Biking” Kieth Duarte ��Ellenville Library, Mar 7, 6:30pm Safe Harbors of the Hudson TOUR ��Safe Harbors/Ritz Theater, Newburgh, Mar 8, 9am “Liver Health and Cholesterol” Dr. Richard Huntoon �� MSM-DC Mar 9, 1pm FREE “Eleanor Roosevelt: Challenges and Triumphs” Anthony Musso �� MSM-DC Mar 9, 1pm DISCUSSION “Kurdistan’s Future” ��Cornwall Library, Mar 9, 7pm “The Irish - a lecture & film on Irish Immigration” Jeff Dosik ��SUNYO-GL Mar 10, 7pm “What is Islam?” Rasheed Hosein �� MSM-DC Mar 11, 1pm DISCUSSION “What Makes Someone an Artist?” Glenn Pontier, Creative Conversations �� Artists’ Market, Shohola, Mar 12, 2pm “Irish Immigration” Jeffrey Dosik �� GWL Mar 13,1pm Highland History HIKE John Conway ��Minisink Battleground, Minisink Ford, Mar 13, 2pm “Teaching the American Revolution with Community Engagement” Jennifer Dorsey �� Washington’s Headquarters, Newburgh, Mar 13, 3pm “Think Globally, Act Locally:How NASA’s Apollo Program Launched the Environmental Movement” Neil M. Maher SUNYO-GL Mar 14, 7pm

“Edward Hopper, The Original Nighthawk!” Laura Nicholls �� MSM-DC Mar 16, 1pm “Constellation” Melissa McGill �� MSM-DC Mar 18, 10am Woodcock Walk ��PEEC Mar 19, 6:30pm FREE “Become a Museum Docent” �� Time & the Valleys Museum, Grahamsville, Mar 20, 2pm “Biblical Nutrition” Toni-Jean Kulpinski �� MSM-DC Mar 21, 1pm “The Revolutionary War in the Hudson Valley: A Photographic Adventure” R. Ulrich �� MSM-DC Mar 22, 10am “Gifford Pinchot’s Conservation Legacy” Lunch & Learn series, Q&A �� Grey Towers, Milford, Mar 22, 11:30am NOT FREE Film: “Chinese Box”, Lecture: Hong Kong: The Handover 1997 Cornwall Library, Mar 23, 5:30pm “Women in the Civil War” Jim Williams and Charlie Ford �� Newburgh Library, Mar 23, 7pm “Forcing Bulbs” ��Greenwood Lake Library, Mar 26, 1pm “The New York, Ontario & Western Railway” Ray Kelly Thrall Library, Middletown, Mar 29 6pm “Climate Change: Adam Kalkstein �� MSM-DC Mar 30, 10am OPEN HOUSE The Birch School ��Unitarian Universalist Cong., Rock Tavern, Mar 30, 5pm-7pm “Boon Lot’s Elephant Sanctuary in Thailand” Richard Chiger ��Florida Library, Mar 30, 6:30pm “Harry S. Truman: Out from the Shadow of a Giant” George Burke including: �� Film: “Give’ Em Hell Harry!” w/James Whitmore MSM-DC, Mar 31, 9:30am “Are LGBTs the worst Homophobes of all?” Michael Musto �� SUNYO-GL Mar 31, 11am “Comic Art: Fantasy and Imagination” Arlen Schumer Ann Street Gallery, Newburgh, Apr 2, 2pm master classes “The Joy of Wood-turning” Andy Komonchak, demo w/Q&A �� SUNYO-KH Mar 29, 7pm DEMOS Laura Bolle acrylic pet portraits, Shawn Dell Joyce pastel still life, & �� Nancy Reed Jones acrylic working from photos WRS Mar 5, 5pm Shawn Dell Joyce “Using water over pastel for watercolor effects on a still life” �� Warwick Senior Center, Mar 6, 2pm Pat Morgan “Watercolors: Capturing Gesture and Movement” �� SUNYO-OH Mar 6, 2:30pm Glass Blowing ��Gillinder Glass, Port Jervis, Mar 12, 10am-2:30pm William Noonan charcoal drawing from direct observation, & �� Joseph Sundall oil fine art portraiture WRS Mar 12, 5pm Dorrie Rifkin expressive watercolor, Karen Gersch the art of balance and acrobatics, & �� Dennis Fanton impressionistic pastel and oil, Jeannie Beers watercolor batik WRS Mar 19, 5pm Lana Privitera fine details in watercolor, Gene Bove beginner’s oilpainting & �� Janet Campbell watercolor pouring, Nancy Reed Jones acrylic-capturing light WRS Mar 26, 5pm 12

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Music - pop, Folk, Country, Blues, rock

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Thunderhead Organ Trio jazz-fusion �� The Wherehouse, Newburgh, 3rd Thursdays, 8pm FREE Music for Humanity �� Noble Coffee Roasters, Campbell Hall, 3rd Saturdays, 8pm Princess WOW CD Release w/ Roland Mousaa folk, rock �� The Falcon, Marlboro, Mar 2, 7pm The Falcon Underground Songwriter Sessions �� The Falcon Underground, Marlboro, Mar 2, 7pm Gina Sicilia blues �� The Falcon, Marlboro, Mar 3, 7pm Gabriel Butterfield Band blues, Phil Butta Band �� The Falcon, Marlboro, Mar 4, 7pm Adrien Reju, Silver City Bound folk, rock �� The Falcon, Marlboro, Mar 5, 7pm Nat Adderley, Jr. r&b, pop ��Ritz Lobby, Newburgh, Mar 5, 8pm Big Joe Fitz & The Lo-Fis blues �� The Falcon, Marlboro, Mar 6, 10am-2pm Sari Schorr w/ Chris Bergson blues �� The Falcon, Marlboro, Mar 6, 7pm Corey Dandridge’s World of Gospel Residency �� The Falcon, Marlboro, Mar 7, 14, 21, 28 , 7pm John Tropea Band jazz, rock �� The Falcon, Marlboro, Mar 12, 7pm Charlie Lang HudsonValleyFolkGuild � Unitarian Universaliat Cong., Rock Tavern, Mar 12, 7:30pm Alexis P. Suter & The Ministers of Sound gosblues �� The Falcon, Marlboro, Mar 13, 10am-2pm Roots & Blues Sessions �� The Falcon Underground, Marlboro, Mar 16, 7pm Chris Vitarello & Friends blues, rock �� The Falcon, Marlboro, Mar 17, 7pm Ed Kowalczyk & “Throwing Copper Unplugged-20th Anniversary” ��Sugar Loaf PAC Mar 17, 8pm Paul Green Rock Academy w/Ed Mann rock �� The Falcon, Marlboro, Mar 18, 7pm David Bromberg Quintet ��Sugar Loaf PAC Mar 18, 8pm Arlen Roth’s Slide Guitar Summit w/Cindy Cashdollar blues, “Brass, Glass & Steel” film �� The Falcon, Marlboro, Mar 19, 7pm Willa McCarthy Band blues, rock �� The Falcon, Marlboro, Mar 20, 10am-2pm Connor Kennedy & Minstrel Residency roots, rock �� The Falcon, Marlboro, Mar 24, 7pm Bill Payne & Friends roots, rock �� The Falcon, Marlboro, Mar 25, 7pm The Vine Brothers ��Catskill Distillery, Bethel, Mar 25, 8pm Jeffery Gaines acoustic, Jim Bacon guitar �� The Falcon, Marlboro, Mar 26, 7pm Akie Bermiss neo-soul piano �� The Falcon, Marlboro, Mar 27, 10am-2pm Mokoomba! Afro pop �� The Falcon, Marlboro, Mar 29, 7pm Tory Dean pop, rock, hip-hop ��CAS Laundry King, Livingston Manor, Apr 2, 7pm

Open Mic & in-house music Some listings below are not included in our centerspread calendar.

Open Mic w/Steve Schwartz & Antoine Magliano ��Dutch’s Tavern, Rock Hill, Mondays, 7:30pm Songwriter Sessions Casey Erdmann, host �� Falcon Underground, Marlboro, 1st Wednesdays, 7pm Musicians Gathering open mic �� Catskill Distillery, Bethel, Thursdays, 7:30pm The Parting Glass Band Celtic ��Loughran’s Pub, Salisbury Mills, Thursdays, 7pm-10pm Jake Lentz piano & Marilyn Kennedy vocals � Giovanni’s Inn, Wurtsboro, Fridays & Saturdays, 6pm-9pm Marc Von Em soul, blues, funk ��WaterWheel Cafe, Milford, Last Fridays, 8pm-11pm Songwriter’s Anonymous open mic �� Artists Market, Shohola, 3rd Saturday, 2pm Gregg Van Gelder Band �� Palaia Winery, Highland Mills, Feb 27, 7:30pm-10:30pm Robert Schiff ��Palaia Winery, Highland Mills, Feb 28, 2pm-5pm Open Mic Night poetry, painting, music, comedy, mime, storytelling �� Chester Library, Feb 29, 6pm Big Time Tomato ��Palaia Winery, Highland Mills, Mar 4, 7:30pm-10:30pm TWD Band ��Palaia Winery, Highland Mills, Mar 5, 7:30pm-10:30pm Jim Hayes Band “Sunday Blues” �� Palaia Winery, Highland Mills, Mar 6, 2pm-5pm Gregg Van Gelder Band ��Palaia Winery, Highland Mills, Mar 11, 7:30pm-10:30pm Elements of Musical Theater & Open Mic Karaoke �� SUNY Sullivan Student Union, Mar 11, 9pm Floyd Pink Band ��Palaia Winery, Highland Mills, Mar 12, 7:30pm-10:30pm Evan Teatum & Friends �� Palaia Winery, Highland Mills, Mar 13, 2pm-5pm Channel Drifters ��Palaia Winery, Highland Mills, Mar 18, 7:30pm-10:30pm Groovy Tuesday ��Palaia Winery, Highland Mills, Mar 19, 7:30pm-10:30pm Erol Ogut �� Palaia Winery, Highland Mills, Mar 20, 2pm-5pm Don Lewis ��Palaia Winery, Highland Mills, Mar 25, 7:30pm-10:30pm Hurley Mountain Highway ��Palaia Winery, Highland Mills, Mar 26, 7:30pm-10:30pm The Last 25 Years of Broadway & Open Mic Karaoke �SUNY Sullivan Student Union, Apr 1, 9pm Books Discussions / readings / Signings

Book Lover’s Club ��Greenwood Lake Library, 4th Tuesday, 7pm Mystery Thriller & Crime Book Group ��Jeffersonville Library, 2nd Wednesday, 6:30pm Book Discussion Group �� Narrowsburg Library, 3rd Friday, 4:00pm “Gutenberg’s Apprentice” by Alix Christie ��Cornwall Library, Mar 2, 7pm “I Am Malala” by Malala Yousafzal, w/Toni Sardella �� SUNYO Morrison Hall, Middletown, Mar 9, Noon “The Mare” by Mary Gaitskill w/Jess Gerson ��Newburgh Library, Mar 9, 7pm “Be Beautiful” & “The Many Tails of Luck-shmee” by/wJennifer Circosta �� Newburgh Library, Mar 13, 1pm-3pm Local Author Book Fair �� Newburgh Library, Mar 13, 1pm-3pm “Cockoo’s Calling” by Robert Gailbraith �� Cornwall Library, Mar 16, 7pm “The Grace Murder Case” by/w Lisa Mellville �� Thrall Library, Middletown, Mar 22, 6pm “Girl Underwater” by Claire Kells �� Cornwall Library, Mar 24, 7pm “Last Bus To Wisdom” by Ivan Doig w/Patty Sussman ��Newburgh Library, Mar 29, 2pm Joseph Bruchac children’s books author �� Josephine-Louise Library, Walden, Mar 30, 11am “Designing Gardens with Flora of the American East” by/wCarolyn Summers �� Time & the Valleys Museum, Grahamsville, Apr 2, 2pm\

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cabaret

Surreal Cabaret �� Seligmann Center, Sugar Loaf, Apr 1, 8pm

cinema

“Portrait of Jennie” Jennifer Jones, Joseph Cotten �� UDGLBT Center, Milford Mar 1, 7pm FREE Reel Eclectic Film Series �� Thrall Library, Middletown, Mar 3, 2pm FREE “Hound of the Baskervilles” Basil Rathbone, Nigel Bruce ��Shadowland Th., Ellenville, Mar 5, 2pm “For the Sake of the Song: The Story of Anderson Fair” documentary �� Delaware Arts Center, Narrowsburg, Mar 5, 2pm “The Good War & Those Who Refused to Fight It” & discussion w/Peter Phillips �� Unitarian Universalist Congregation, Rock Tavern, Mar 5, 7pm FREE Adult Independent Film Night �� Greenwood Lake Library, Mar 8, 7pm FREE “Leap Year” Amy Adams, Matthew Goode �� Cornwall Library, Mar 9, Noon FREE Monday Night at the Library ��Newburgh Library, Mar 14, 6:30pm FREE “Waking Ned Devine” Ian Bannen, David Kelly �� Mount St. Mary College, Desmond Campus, Balmville, Mar 15, 9:30am “Age of Adeline” Blake Lively �� Thrall Library, Middletown, Mar 16, 3pm FREE “The Jungle Book” ��Shadowland Theatre, Ellenville, Mar 19, 2pm “Finian’s Rainbow” Fred Astaire, Petula Clark, Tommy Steele Cornwall Library, Mar 20, 1pm FREE “Fill the Void” Israeli w/titles ��Cornwall Library, Mar 22, 6pm FREE Saturday Matinee at the Library ��Newburgh Library, Mar 26, 2pm FREE

comedy

Mike Burton, Meghan Hanley �� Joker’s Comedy Club, Chester, Mar 5, 9pm Harrison Greenbaum comedy & magic ��Sugar Loaf PAC, Mar 11, 8pm Jon Rineman �� Joker’s Comedy Club, Chester, Mar 12, 9pm Brad Lowery �� Joker’s Comedy Club, Chester, Mar 19, 9pm TBA �� Joker’s Comedy Club, Chester, Mar 26, 9pm Richie Byrne, Brian Cichocki ��Joker’s Comedy Club, Chester, Apr 2, 9pm

magic

Harrison Greenbaum comedy & magic ��Sugar Loaf PAC, Mar 11, 8pm

museums

Terwilliger House Museum ��Ellenville, ongoing Celebrating Catskill Waters Past & Present ��Time & The Valleys Museum, Grahamsville, ongoing “Wildlife”, “Woodstock”, “Frederick A. Cook” ��Sullivan County Museum, Hurleyville ongoing Pinchot Mansion Tours ��Grey Towers, Milford, ongoing “The Atom Bomb” �� Karpeles Manuscript Museum, Newburgh, thru Apr 30 FREE

Music - Celtic/american

Parting Glass Band “Irish Day” ��American Legion Hall, Greenwood Lake, Feb 28, Noon Hair Of The Dog, Professor Louie & The Crowmatix Irish-American �Sugar Loaf PAC, Mar 12, 8pm Parting Glass Band ��Sloatsburg Library, Mar 12, 1pm FREE Parting Glass Band �� Bandstand, St. Patrick’s Day Parade, Goshen, Mar 13, 12:30pm Parting Glass Band ��BVH Sports Bar, Barryville, Mar 13, 5:30pm The Gravichord Duo “Out of Ireland:The Beat Goes On” �� Florida Library, Mar 16, 6:30pm FREE Parting Glass Band ��Blarney Station, Warwick, Mar 18, 9pm Dylan Foley violin & Friends �� Ellenville Library, Mar 20, 2pm FREE Tom Gardner and the Hooley Shooters ��Newburgh Library, Mar 20, 3pm FREE

Music - Classical

Bach Concert Hudson Opera Theatre Orchestra, Chorus & Soloists, cond:Ron De Fesi �� First Presbyterian Church of Monroe, Feb 27, 7pm & Feb 28, 4pm American String Quartet �� SUNY Orange Hall, Middletown, Feb 28, 3pm Potluck Concerts “Old, But Excellent” ��Cornwall Presby. Ch., Cornwall-on-Hudson, Mar 11, 7:30pm Ilya Yakushev piano, Thomas Mesa cello “Elegant Versatility: Pianoforte” �� SUNY Orange Hall, Middletown, Mar 13, 3pm HV Chamber Music Series w/NY Philharmonic’s Frank Huang ��Sugar Loaf PAC, Mar 20, 3pm NY Wind Symphony, w/NY Philharmonic’s Eileen Moon �� Sugar Loaf PAC, Apr 3, 3pm Julie Ziavras opera, Greek, classical, folk, B’way, Grand Montgomery Chamber Music Series �� Montgomery Senior Center, Apr 3, 3pm FREE Four Seasons Chorale, Lip Service Brass Sextet �First Presbyterian Church, Port Jervis, Apr 3, 3pm

music - jazz

Live Jazz Brunch with The Jazz Cats ��Dancing Cat Saloon, Bethel, Sundays, 1pm Thunderhead Organ Trio jazz-fusion �� The Wherehouse, Newburgh, 3rd Thursdays, 8pm FREE Hudson Valley Jazz Trio ��Iron Forge Inn, Warwick, Feb 28, Noon-3pm Miguel Zenon Quartet, Peter & Will Anderson Trio �� The Falcon, Marlboro, Mar 11, 7pm Sheila Jordan & Jay Clayton bebop, bop �� The Falcon, Marlboro, Mar 20, 7pm

Music - variety (Classical-Jazz-Pop)

“Chris Farlekas Tribute Concert” Port Jervis Food Bank Fundraiser �� Unitarian Universalist Congregation, Rock Tavern, Feb 27, 7pm

Opera

“Manon Lescaut” Puccini, Live from the Met ��SUNY Sullivan, Loch Sheldrake, Mar 5, 1pm “Madama Butterfly” Puccini, Live from the Met �� SUNY Sullivan, Loch Sheldrake, Apr 2, 1pm poetry & prose readings Michael P. Collins �� Noble Coffee Roasters, Campbell Hall, Mar 3, 7pm Hudson River Poets ��Newburgh Library, Mar 3, 7pm FREE Hayden Wayne �� Montgomery Book Exchange, Montgomery, Mar 8, 7pm FREE Oliver Grech ��Bears & Cubs Bagel Den, Wurtsboro, Mar 13, 6pm FREE Robert Milby host ��Clearwater Gallery, Jones Farm, Cornwall, Mar 25, 7pm FREE Karen Corinne Herceg Poetry at the Church �� Goshen Methodist Church, Mar 28, 7pm FREE Ariana Den Bleyker �� Stella’s Frozen Yogurt, Washingtonville, Mar 30, 7pm

recreation, Dancing

Swing Dancing w/Swing Shift Orchestra ��Newburgh Brewery, 1st Thursdays, 7:30pm Dancing (Ballroom) �� MISU Ellenville, 1st Saturdays, Lesson 7:30pm, Dance 8pm Dojo Dance Company’s Tango & Salsa �Falcon, Marlboro, Mar 15, Lessons:6:30pm, Dance:8:30pm

storytelling

The “Un” One Storytelling Cafe ��Florida Library, Mar 11, 7pm FREE

theatre - musicals - revues

“Beauty and the Beast” �� Eisenhower Hall Theatre, West Point, Feb 28, 5pm “Women of Ireland” music, dance, song ��Eisenhower Hall Theatre, West Point, Mar 5, 8pm “Godspell” �� Sugar Loaf PAC, Mar 24-27 “Live From Nashville” �� Eisenhower Hall, West Point, Apr 2, 8pm

theatre - plays

“Where in the Hell is Heaven on this Earth?” by Brian Joseph Boothe �� Cornerstone Theatre Arts Goshen Music Hall, thru Mar 6 “Woman Banned “ Nancy Hulse, multi-media �� SUNYO Kaplan Hall, Newburgh, Mar 15, 11am

Clubs Bridge Club �� Ellenville Library, Wednesdays, 6pm Newburgh Library Camera Club ��Newburgh Library, 3rd Wednesday, 6pm St. James Camera Club �� St. James Church, Goshen, 2nd Tuesday, 7pm Chess Club �� Ellenville Library, Wednesdays, 4pm Chess Time �� Cornwall Library, 3rd Thursday, 4:30pm Friday Night Chess ��Narrowsburg Library, Fridays, 6pm Knit and Stitch ��Narrowsburg Library, Mondays, 6pm Knitting & Crocheting “Crochety Knitters” �� Liberty Library, Tuesdays, 10:15am Knit & Stitch Club ��Newburgh Library Town Branch, 1st & 3rd Tuesdays, 6;30pm Newburgh Knitting Club ��Newburgh Library, 2nd & 4th Tuesdays, 6pm Knitting Group �� Josephine-Louise Library, Walden, Tuesdays, 6:30pm Knitting & Crocheting “Knitwitz” ��Jeffersonville Library, 1st & 3rd Tuesdays, 6:30pm Knitting “Chain Gang Knitting Club” �� Mamakating Town Hall, Wurtsboro, Tuesdays 9pm Knitting Club ��Noble Coffee Roasters, Campbell Hall, Wednesdays, 2:30pm Knitting, Crocheting, Crafts “Stitch and Bitch” ��Palaia Vineyards, Highland Mills, Sundays, 1pm Knit/Crochet Club ��Wallkill Library, Thursdays, 6:30pm Knimble Knitters ��Ellenville Library, Saturdays, 10am Knitting Circle �� Florida Library, 3rd Thursdays, 6pm Laurel & Hardy Sons of the Desert Int’l Org. ��First Sunday, Ellenville, ray@themtharhills.org The Music Lovers Group classical �� 3rd Thursdays, 7:30pm Montgomery, 845-457-9867 Electronic Music Meetup w/Neil Alexander Newburgh Library, 3rd Wednesdays (exc. Apr 20), 7pm Ladies Night Painting Social �� Wallkill River School, Montgomery, Thursdays 6:30pm Painting Social ��Wallkill River School, Montgomery, Saturdays, 3:30pm Hudson Highlands Photo Workshop �� St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Chester, 2nd Monday, 7:30pm Calico Geese Quilters Guild �� Cornwall Cooperative Extension, Liberty, 2nd Monday, 7pm The Country Scrappers cardmaking, scrapbooking �� Walker Valley Schoolhouse, Tuesdays, all day Scrabble Mania �� Ellenville Library, Tuesdays, 6pm Trivia Night w/Sam Hill ��Two Alices, Cornwall-on-Hudson, Thursdays, 8pm Trivia Night ��Penning’s Pub & Grill, Warwick, Thursdays, 8pm UFO Support Group ��Walker Valley Schoolhouse, 1st Wednesday, 7:30pm Woodcarvers Guild �� Museum Village, Monroe, 1st Wednesday, 7pm

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March BW �� Bethel Woods Center for the Arts, Bethel CAS Catskill Art Society ��CAS Arts Center, Livingston Manor CAS-LK �� CAS Laundry King, Livingston Manor DCAT �� Dancing Cat Saloon & Catskill Distillery, Bethel DOWN �� Downing Film Center, Newburgh DVAA ��Delaware Valley Arts Alliance, Narrowsburg

MONDAY

Please check the schedule for Gallery Art & Photography Opening Receptions, page 16

TUESDAY

Cinema “Portrait of Jennie” UDGLBT Center, Milford, 7pm

Music Corey Dandridge’s World of Gospel Residency FAL 7pm

Cinema Adult Independent Film Night Greenwood Lake Library, 7pm Poetry Hayden Wayne Montgomery Book Exchange, 7pm

Theater-Spoken Word “Woman Banned” SUNYO-KH 11am

Cinema Monday Night at the Library Newburgh Library, 6:30pm

Recreation Dojo Dance Company’s Tango & Salsa FAL 6:30pm

Music Corey Dandridge’s World of Gospel Residency FAL 7pm

21 Music Corey Dandridge’s World of Gospel Residency FAL 7pm

Cinema “Waking Ned Devine” MSM-DC 9:30am

WEDNESDAY

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THURSDAY

Open Mic.....Stacy & Friends Musician’s Gathering.....DCAT 7:30pm Hudson Highlands Nature Museum Wildlife Education Center, Cornwall-on-Hudson “Meet the Animals Special” March 24th & 25th Noon - 4:00pm

Cinema “Leap Year” Cornwall Library, Noon

17 Cinema “Age of Adeline” Thrall Library, 3pm

Music - Celtic The Gravichord Duo Florida Library, 6:30pm

Music - Blues-Rock...........Chris Vitarello & Friends..............FAL 7pm Open Mic.....Stacy & Friends Musician’s Gathering.....DCAT 7:30pm

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

Music............................... Ed Kowalczyk ......................... SLPAC 8pm

Music - Blues......G

Storytelling.....The

Music - Jazz..Migue

Music - Classical..P Comedy & Magic..

Poetry................... Music - Rock.....Pa Music.................... Music - Celtic...Pa

Music Roots & Blues Sessions FAL Underground 7pm

24 Music - Roots-Rock.Connor Kennedy&Minstrel Residency.FAL 7pm Open Mic.....Stacy & Friends Musician’s Gathering.....DCAT 7:30pm Theatre - Musical..................Godspell ........................ SLPAC 7:30pm

Open Mic Night Chester Library, 6pm

Music Corey Dandridge’s World of Gospel Residency FAL 7pm

JOKER ��Joker’s Comedy Club, Chester MICV Music in Central Valley �� Central Valley United Methodist Church MISU �� Music Institute of Sullivan & Ulster, Ellenville MONTBK �� Montgomery Book Exchange MSM-AQ ��Mount St. Mary College, Aquinas Hall, Newburgh MSM-DC ��Mount St. Mary College, Desmond Campus, Balmville

Music - Folk-Rock Princess WOW w/Roland Mousaa Cinema................... Reel Eclectic Film Series............... THRALL 2pm FAL 7pm Poetry........................... Michael P. Collins......................... NOBL 7pm Poetry......................... Hudson River Poets.......................... NFL 7pm Music - Blues......................Gina Sicilia..................................FAL 7pm Music Open Mic.....Stacy & Friends Musician’s Gathering.....DCAT 7:30pm Songwriter Session FAL Underground, 7pm

North East Water Color Society Members 2016 Exhibit Orange Hall Gallery SUNY Orange, Middletown through March 24

Poetry Karen Corinne Herceg Goshen Methodist Church,7pm

FAL �� The Falcon, Marlboro GMCM Grand Montgomery Chamber Music Series......Montgomery Senior Center GOSH Cornerstone Theatre Arts �� Goshen Music Hall GWL �� Greenwood Lake Library HOT Hudson Opera Theatre Orchestra & Chorus �� First Presbyterian Ch., Monroe IKE �� Eisenhower Hall, West Point

Poetry...Poetry Ni Music - Roots-Roc Theatre - Musical.. Music....................

“Busy Hands” by Lana Privitera

30 Art by Elise Hornbeck

March 2016

Poetry Ariana Den Bleyker Stella’s Frozen Yogurt, Washingtonville, 7pm

Open House..................The Birch School .................. UUC 5pm-7pm Open Mic.....Stacy & Friends Musician’s Gathering.....DCAT 7:30pm

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

h 2016 NCM Newburgh Chamber Music �� St. George’s Church, Newburgh NFL �� Newburgh Free Library NOBL �� Noble Coffee Roasters, Campbell Hall PEEC �� Pocono Environmental Education Center, Dingmans Ferry PT �� Paramount Theater, Middletown ROSE ��New Rose Theatre, Walden

FRIDAY

Gabriel Butterfield & Phil Butta Bands.....FAL 7pm

e “Un” One Storytelling Cafe...Florida Library, 7pm

el Zenon Quartet, Peter&Will Anderson Trio.. FAL 7pm

Potluck Concerts,Cornwall Presbyterian Ch. 7:30pm ...... Harrison Greenbaum.................... SLPAC 8pm

.............. Poetry Cafe................ Florida Library, 7pm aul Green Rock Academy w/Ed Mann......FAL 7pm ....David Bromberg Quintet................. SLPAC 8pm arting Glass Band.... Blarney Station, Warwick, 9pm

ight.Clearwater Gallery-Jones Farm, Cornwall, 7pm ck.... Bill Payne & Friends..........................FAL 7pm . ................Godspell ........................ SLPAC 7:30pm .........The Vine Brothers ....................... DCAT 8pm

........... Surreal Cabaret ...................... SLGMN 8pm

SCCC �� Sullivan County Community College, Loch Sheldrake SLGMN �� Seligmann Center for the Arts, Sugar Loaf TUST �� Tusten Theatre, Narrowsburg SLPAC �� Sugar Loaf Performing Arts Center UUC �� Unitarian Universalist Congregation, Rock Tavern SUNYO-KH �� SUNY Orange, Kaplan Hall, Newburgh WATER ��Water Wheel Cafe, Milford SUNYO-OH �� SUNY Orange, Orange Hall, Middletown THRALL �� Thrall Library, Middletown

SATURDAY

Opera - Live from the Met... .“Manon Lescaut” Puccini...SCCC 1pm

Cinema.“For the Sake of the Song:The Story of Anderson Fair”.DVAA 2pm

Cinema................The Hound of the Baskervilles...................ST 2pm Theatre - Play...“Where the Hell is Heaven on this Earth?.GOSH 7pm Cinema.”The Good War & Those Who Refused To Fight It.UUC 7pm Music - Folk-Rock.........Adrien Reju, Silver City Bound........FAL 7pm Music - R&B-Pop...... ..........Nat Adderley, Jr........................ RITZ 8pm Theatre - Dance-Musical.........“Women of Ireland”............... IKE 8pm Comedy...............Mike Burton, Meghan Hanley............. JOKER 9pm

Music - Celtic...............Parting Glass Band... Sloatsburg Library, 1pm Music - Jazz-Rock.........John Tropea Band............................FAL 7pm Music - Folk...................... Charlie Lang.......................... UUC 7:30pm Music - Irish.Hair Of The Dog/Professor Louie&Crowmatix.SLPAC 8pm

Comedy............................ Jon Rineman..........................JOKER 9pm

19 Cinema........................ “The Jungle Book”............................. ST 2pm Music - Blues & Film.....Arlen Roth’s Slide Guitar Summit...FAL 7pm Music...........................Music for Humanity.................. NOBL 7:30pm Comedy............................ Brad Lowery...........................JOKER 9pm

26 Theatre - Musical..................Godspell ............. SLPAC 2pm & 7:30pm Cinema..............Saturday Matinee at the Library................ NFL 2pm Music - Acoustic Guitar.......Jeffery Gaines, Jim Bacon ........FAL 7pm Comedy....................................TBA..................................JOKER 9pm

2 Opera - Live from the Met.“Madama Butterfuly”Puccini..SCCC 1pm Music - pop-rock-hip-hop............Tory Dean.................... CAS-LK 7pm Theatre - Musical....... “Live from Nashville”......................... IKE 8pm Comedy...............Richie Byrne, Brian Cichocki............. JOKER 9pm

SUNDAY

Music - Blues..........Big Joe Fitz & The Lo-Fis........... FAL 10am-2pm Music - Jazz.......... Jazz Cats Live Jazz Brunch...............DCAT 11am Music......Songwriter’s Anonymous...... Artists’ Market, Shohola 2pm

Music - Blues.......... Sari Schorr w/Chris Bergson...................... FAL 7pm

13 Music - Gosblues..Alexis P. Suter&Ministers of Sound.FAL 10am-2pm Music - Jazz.......... Jazz Cats Live Jazz Brunch...............DCAT 11am Music - Celtic.Parting Glass Band.Goshen Bandstand, Mar 13, 12:30pm

Music - Classical.Ilya Yakushev piano Thomas Mesa cello.SUNYO-OH 3pm Music - Celtic.Parting Glass Band.BVH SportsBar, Barryville, Mar 13, 5:30pm

Poetry..............Oliver Grech....Bears & Cubs Bagel Den, Wurtsboro, 6pm Music - .......................................TBA........................................... FAL 7pm

20 Music - Blues-Rock... Willa McCarthy Band............... FAL 10am-2pm Music - Jazz.......... Jazz Cats Live Jazz Brunch...............DCAT 11am Cinema ......................“Finian’s Rainbow”...... Cornwall Library, 1pm Music - Celtic........... Dylan Foley & Friends.... Ellenville Library, 2pm

Music - Celtic.Tom Gardner & Hooley Shooters.Newburgh Library, 3pm Music - Classical........HV Chamber Music Series..................SLPAC 3pm Music - BeBop-Bop........Sheila Jordan & Jay Clayton............... FAL 7pm

27 Music - Soul................ Akie Bermiss piano................ FAL 10am-2pm Music - Jazz.......... Jazz Cats Live Jazz Brunch...............DCAT 11am Theatre - Musical..................Godspell ............................. SLPAC 2pm Music - Afro-Pop................ Mokoomba!..................................FAL 7pm

3 Music - Jazz.......... Jazz Cats Live Jazz Brunch...............DCAT 11am Music - Classical...NY Wind Symph., Eileen Moon cello.SLPAC 3pm Music - Opera-Greek-Folk Julie Ziavras & Steve Margoshes GMCM 3pm

Music - Classical.Four Seasons Chorale.FirstPresby.Ch. Port Jervis 3pm

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Art exhibits

CAS ��Catskill Art Society, CAS Arts Center, Livingston Manor DVAA ��Delaware Valley Arts Alliance, Narrowsburg MSM-DC ��Mount St. Mary College, Desmond Campus, Newburgh 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 T.A. Clearwater paintings, pastels, prints ��Clearwater Gallery at Jones Farm, Cornwall, ongoing Ron Lusker paintings, drawings ��Left Bank Gallery, Liberty, ongoing Karen E. Gersch, Gabrielle Dearborn, Josiah Dearborn drawings, paintings, silverwork �� Gersch Home Gallery, Montgomery, by appt, ongoing Lana Privitera paintings ��Blazing Bagels Cafe, Montgomery, ongoing Sara Baloga photography, John Gould & Anthony Spano paintings �� Mount St. Mary College, Aquinas Hall, Newburgh, ongoing Carolyn Duke Pottery ��Duke Pottery, Tennanah Lake, Roscoe, ongoing Jules Medwin outdoor sculpture ��Seligmann Center, Sugar Loaf, ongoing Inscribed Tibetan Prayer Stones ��Tibetan and Himalayan Cultural Center, Walden, ongoing Lisa & John Strazza paintings & photography �� Strazza Gallery, Warwick, ongoing Daniel Angeli & Candy Spilner “Into the Storm” �� CAS thru Feb 28 William Noonan “Colors” �� SUNYO-KH thru Feb 29 Rosemary Baker watercolors ��Greenwood Lake Library, thru Feb 29 “Gifford Pinchot and the South Seas” artifacts ��Pike County Library, Milford, thru Feb 29 “It’s Cold Outside. Take Home a Nude” ��The Studio Gallery, New Windsor, thru Mar 2 Heidi Lanino & Janet Howard-Fatta “Field/Flower” �Orange Regional Medical Center, thru Mar 4 Fen-Lan H.Bohan woodcuts, etchings, lithographs, mixed media prints �� The Healing Gallery, Ellenville Regional Hospital, thru Mar 4 “Love Birds” group show ��ARTery Gallery, Milford, thru Mar 8 “Night” group show ��WRS thru Mar 14 Martin Dominguez Ball “Reenganche” sculpture ��SUNYO-KH, thru Mar 16 “ART is...” group show, multi-genre �� Crawford Gallery of Fine Art, Pine Bush, thru Mar 19 North East Watercolor Society group show ��SUNYO-OH thru Mar 24 Pat Morgan “Watermarks”, watercolors ��SUNYO-OH thru Mar 24 “About Face” portraits, group show ��DVAA thru Mar 26 Bob Madden stone sculpture, Karen Madden fiber art, “Out of Shape” �� Space Create, Newburgh, thru Mar 26 Judith Cramer, Judith Weiss “Kindred Spirits”, Port Jervis Council for the Arts’ “Art & About” � Bon Secours Hospital Cafeteria, Port Jervis, & Port Jervis City Hall (Wednesdays), & Deerpark Town Hall, Huguenot, thru Mar 28 Goshen Art League New Members Show ��Goshen Music Hall, thru Apr 26 Philip Jacobi “Light in the Forest” wood sculptures �� CAS thru Apr 28 “Spring Splurge” group show �� Rolling River Cafe & Gallery, Parksville, thru May 1 Zimbabwe Artists Project �� Unitarian Universalist Congregation, Rock Tavern, thru Sep 2016

NEW ART EXHIBITS

WRS Teaching Artists Exhibit ��WRS Mar 1-30 Rosa Chiporukha oil paintings & textural collages ��Greenwood Lake Library, Mar 1-31 Walter Woods �� Monroe Library, Mar 1-31 Paul Gould “Majestic Art of Ireland” ��Elant at Goshen, Mar 1-Apr 4 Laura deLeeuw ��Gallery at Chant Realtors, Lords Valley, Mar 1-Apr 28 Artists of New Hope Community Teacher/Student group show ��CAS Mar 3-13 “Renaissance, Baroque & Local Contemporary Women Artists” Barryville Area Artists Assn. �� Artists’ Market, Shohola, Mar 5-27 Lynne Friedman “Selected Paintings” ��Healing Arts Gallery, Ellenville Hospital, Mar 7-Apr 29 John F. Simon, Jr. “Well Planned Improvisations” �� SUNYO-KH Mar 8-May 10 Sullivan ARC Art Show ��Crawford Library, Monticello, Mar 10, 5pm-7pm “Comic Art: Fantasy and Imagination” �� Ann Street Gallery, Newburgh, Mar 12-May 7 “Still Life” group show ��WRS Mar 15-Apr 14 Patrick Duffy, Hannah Brenner-Leonard, Jayoung Yoon “Intricate Realities” �CAS Mar 19-Apr 17 Andy Komonchak “What Wood You Make?” Artists of Excellence �� SUNYO-KH Mar 29-Jun 15 Marilyn Vanderpool & Elizabeth Ocskay, Chuck Tudor �� WRS Apr 1-30 Dale Emmart “Shape Shifter” paintings ��DVAA Apr 1-30 Galen Pittman “Figurative Pastels” ��CAS Apr 1-May 30 “Room with a View” group show �� Crawford Gallery of Fine Art, Pine Bush, Apr 2-May 7

Photography exhibits

Catharine Bale �� Green Light Gallery, Cornwall-on-Hudson, ongoing St. James Camera Club “Where We Live” ��Wisner Library, Warwick, thru Feb 29 Keith Marsiglia �� Caffe ala Mode, Warwick thru May

NEW photography EXHIBITS

Jennifer Burns �� WRS Mar 1-30 Newburgh Library Photography Club ��Newburgh Library, Mar 1-31 “Meditation and Exploration: a family album” �� Karpeles Museum, Newburgh, Mar 4-Apr 30 16

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ART & Photography receptions

William Noonan “Colors” closing reception ��SUNYO-KH Feb 27, 4pm-7pm Bob Madden stone sculpture, Karen Madden fiber art, “Out of Shape” �� Space Create, Newburgh, Feb 27, 5pm-7pm Paul Gould “Majestic art of Ireland” ��Elant at Goshen, Mar 1, 2:30pm Newburgh Library Photography Club ��Newburgh Library, Mar 2, 6pm Artists of New Hope Community Teacher/Student group show �� CAS Mar 3, 6pm-8pm “Renaissance, Baroque & Local Contemporary Women Artists” Barryville Area Artists Assn.. �� Artists’ Market, Shohola, Mar 5, 4pm-6pm North East Watercolor Society, Pat Morgan “Watermarks” �� SUNYO-OH Mar 6, 1pm-4:15pm “Meditation and Exploration: a family album” ��Karpeles Museum, Newburgh, Mar 6, 2pm-4pm Sullivan ARC Art Show �� Crawford Library, Monticello, Mar 10, 5pm-7pm Goshen Art League New Members Show ��Goshen Music Hall, Mar 11, 5:30pm-7:30pm Delaware Valley High School Art Students �� The ARTery Gallery, Milford, Mar 12, 6pm-9pm “Comic Art: Fantasy and Imagination” ��Ann Street Gallery, Newburgh, Mar 12, 6:30pm-8:30pm Keith Marsiglia photography ��Caffe ala Mode, Warwick, Mar 13, 5pm-7pm Patrick Duffy, Hannah Brenner-Leonard, Jayoung Yoon “Intricate Realities” �� CAS Mar 19, Talk: 3pm, Reception: 4pm-6pm Bob Madden stone sculpture, Karen Madden fiber art, “Out of Shape” �� closing reception Space Create, Newburgh, Mar 26, 5pm-8pm Galen Pittman “Figurative Pastels” ��CAS Apr 1, 4pm-6pm Dale Emmart “Shape Shifter” paintings ��DVAA Apr 1, 7pm-9pm Marilyn Vanderpool & Elizabeth Ocskay, Chuck Tudor ��WRS Apr 2, 5pm-7pm “Room with a View” group show ��Crawford Gallery of Fine Art, Pine Bush, Apr 2, 5:30pm-7:30pm Debbie Femiak ��Elant at Goshen, Apr 5, TBA Laura deLeeuw ��Gallery at Chant Realtors, Lords Valley, Apr 9, 5pm-7pm

Schools & Conservatories

Budding Artists ��Greenwood Lake Library, ongoing Student Exhibit ��WRS Mar 1-30 Delaware Valley High School Art Students �� The ARTery Gallery, Milford, Mar 11-Apr 4 African Art Show students of Heidi Bilezikian �� Florida Library, Mar 15, 4:30pm-7pm

children & Teens Calendar

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

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Teen Movie Night 11-17yrs ��Greenwood Lake Library, Wednesdays, 6pm FREE Saturday Movie ��Crawford Library, Monticello, Saturdays, 1pm FREE “The Fox and the Hound” 5 yrs & up �� Ellenville Library, Mar 4, 6pm FREE “The Muppet Movie” 5 yrs & up �� Ellenville Library, Mar 18, 6pm FREE “The Jungle Book” Disney ��Shadowland Theatre, Ellenville, Mar 19, 2pm “Toy Story” 5 yrs & up ��Ellenville Library, Apr 1, 6pm FREE Museums

Meet the Animal of the Week �� HHNM-CoH Saturdays & Sundays, 1pm & 2:30pm Meet the Animals �� HHNM-CoH, March 24 & 25, 1pm & 2:30pm Eco-Zone ��PEEC Mar 5 & Mar 19, 1pm-4pm Family Maple Sugar Tours �� HHNM March: 5, 6, 12, 13, 19, 20, Noon & 3pm recreation & Lectures

“Marvelous Moths” �� HHNM-CoH Fridays, Saturdays & Sundays, Noon-4pm Teen Painting Drop-in �� Wallkill River School, Montgomery, Saturdays, 1pm “Saturdays at the Woods” family arts exploring ��Bethel Woods, Mar 12-May 21, Saturdays, 10am “Project: Identity” teens ��Bethel Woods, Mar 13-May 25, Saturdays 1pm,Wednedays 6pm Childen’s activities eagle themed lectures, videos, crafts �� Upper Delaware Visitors Center, Lackawaxen, Sundays, Noon-3pm Family Maple Sugar Tours ��HHNM March 5, 6, 12, 13, 19, 20, Noon & 3pm “Cats: Interactive Afternoon” lecture, book reading, sing-along, w/Jennifer Circosta �� Noble Coffee Roasters, Campbell Hall, Mar 5, 1pm Portfolio building & drawing from direct observation teens, w/Liam Vogel ��WRS Mar 5, 6:30pm “Sensational Snakes! “ ��HHNM-CoH, Mar 12, 10am Clowns & Acrobatics Demo, w/ Karen E. Gersch ��WRS, Mar 12, 5:30pm Little Eco Explorers: “Foxes” ��PEEC Mar 13, 10am “Hippity Hoppity Bunnies” �� HHNM Mar 26, 9:30am & 11am “Boon Lot’s Elephant Sanctuary in Thailand” Richard Chiger ��Florida Library, Mar 30, 6:30pm

“The piano is a versatile instrument,” Dorothy Szefc, SUNY Orange Cultural Affairs Director informs us. “Beethoven’s Piano Sonata No. 8 in C minor, Op. 13, Pathetique was written specifically for the piano. The orchestral delight, Rhapsody in Blue, has been arranged for solo piano. Paganini’s Variations on One String on a Theme by Rossini (Moses) shows the piano as an accompanying instrument. And, Rachmaninoff wrote Cello Sonata in G minor, Op. 19 in which the piano has as much to say as the cello, and (someplace I read) Rachmaninoff, the pianist, most certainly would want the piano to have equal billing. It should really be a Sonata for Cello and Piano.” Szefc has invited pianist Ilya Yakushev back to SUNY Orange to prove those points. “Ilya played here with the Delaware Valley Chamber Orchestra in 2004, gave solo recitals in 2006 and 2012 in Orange Hall Theatre, and did a master class in 2012. Ilya is returning from Russia where he played Mendelssohn’s Piano Concerto No. 1 with the St. Petersburg Philharmonic on February 18, and he is bringing cellist Thomas Mesa with him.” Ilya Yakushev studied at the RimskyKorsakov College of Music in St. Petersburg. He later moved to New York and continued his studies at the Mannes College under the legendary pianist Vladimir Feltsman. In 2007

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and 2009 he appeared Keyboard Institute with the San Francisco and the Festival at the Symphony Orchestra Mannes College in under Michael Tilson New York. Thomas. “Yes, there are 32 He has performed Sonatas by Beethoven with the BBC Concert and every single one Orchestra, the Boston of them is a thing of Pops orchestra, the beauty,” Yakuskev symphony orchestras Ilya Yakushev, piano Thomas Mesa, cello explains. of Utah, Syracuse, “Why the Edmonton and Pathetique? The Winnipeg, the Pathetique Sonata philharmonic is one of the more orchestras of popular ones and it Rochester and is always tough to Rhode Island, play the “famous” the Symphony ones since everyone Orchestra of the Three Young Composers: Can you name them? knows every note of St Petersburg State Philharmonic and the them and has certain expectations. Mariinsky Orchestra among others. He has “The purpose of artistry, in my subjective presented recitals at the Musikverein in opinion, is to find your own interpretation in Vienna, Victoria Hall (Singapore), Carnegie every piece you play. Even those pieces that Hall, Davies Symphony Hall (San Francisco) get played a lot in every corner of the world and the Sejong Center for the Performing Arts every day need to sound fresh every time, (Seoul). and to find that “freshness” is our, musicians’, In November 2013 Yakushev concluded a responsibility to the listeners. Lastly, the main recording contract with Great Britain’s Nimbus reason for choosing this Sonata is because I Records. He is currently working with the absolutely love it! company to release all of Prokofiev’s sonatas. “I love and play other sonatas by Beethoven, Since 2002 Yakushev has served as the as well, of course, but this time it will be the Executive Director of the International Pathetique!”

Twenty-five year old Mesa is a soloist, chamber musician, teacher, and doctoral candidate at the Manhattan School of Music. As a performing artist, he has toured with Itzhak Perlman both nationally and internationally, and he and Yakushev are members of the St. Petersburg Piano Quartet. Mesa will solo on Paganini’s Variations in a transcription by world renown cellist Pierre Fournier. “It’s actually a transcription from the original violin work that Paganini wrote based on Rossini’s tragic opera, Moses in Egypt,” Mesa explained. “99.9% of the notes are the same EXCEPT in a different key and of course, a little lower so the cellist has any chance of executing it. “It’s all on the A string, the highest string, which all cellists love to play because of its fiery quality and natural projection! Through the cello, instead of the violin, it’s much easier to imagine a tenor voice, Moses, on the edge of the Red Sea praying for deliverance from a pursuing army. “There are very subtle things different in the violin and cello version but technically, all the notes are the same - just in a different key,” he concluded. Elegant Versatility: Pianoforte will take place at SUNY Orange Hall Theatre, 50 Grandview Avenue (for GPS) in Middletown on March 13 at 3:00pm. For information, call 845-341-4891.

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Raised in Tarrytown, his solo album Try Me One David Bromberg is an More Time. The recording eclectic artist known for his of 2009’s Use Me, on proficient guitar skills and which David collaborated willingness to embrace a with artists such as Levon variety of musical stylings. Helm, Los Lobos and Vince The Greenwich Village Gill, can be seen in the folk scene in the mid-1960s compelling documentary drew David to downtown David Bromberg: Unsung clubs and coffeehouses, Treasure. where he could watch and David Bromberg David Bromberg learn from the best performers. His dynamic continues to tour and record genre-bending approach to guitar-playing earned him albums, such as 2013’s Only Slightly Mad, employment as a backing musician for an which features a marriage of blues, bluegrass, array of artists such as Tom Paxton, Jerry Jeff gospel, folk and pop. David has been Walker and Rosalie Sorrels. David became a described by Jerry Jeff Walker as “the reason first-call guitarist for recording sessions and man created stringed instruments,” and his as the years passed he played on hundreds of ability to play both rhythm and lead guitar records by artists including Bob Dylan, The at the same time makes him a true musical Eagles, Ringo Starr, Willie Nelson, and Carly magician. The combination of guitar mastery Simon. with the ability to weave musical styles into a David’s strong career as a backing musician rich tapestry of sound makes David Bromberg set the groundwork for a successful solo an integral part of Americana music. career, and he released his first solo album The Sugar Loaf Performing Arts Center in 1971. He has collaborated with various and SLP Concerts are welcoming Grammymusical icons on several of his albums, nominated singer, songwriter and multiincluding George Harrison of the Beatles and instrumentalist David Bromberg to the various members of the Grateful Dead. SLPAC on March 18 at 8:00pm! David’s music, based in folk and blues but Purchase tickets at the SLPAC box office: encompassing bluegrass, ragtime and country, 845-610-5900, all Ticketmaster locations, continually expanded with each new album, charge by phone 1-800-745-3000 or leading to a Grammy nomination in 2007 for Ticketmaster.com. March 2016

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St. Patrick’s Day Festivities! Sugar Loaf: Professor Louie & The Crowmatix Professor Louie & The Kick off your Saint Crowmatix will bring roots Patrick’s Day festivities rock and Americana to this with a night of great exciting celebration. The traditional Irish music, group began as the studio Americana, rock, folk and back band for productions upbeat tunes! Hair of the ofAmericana Rock and Roll Dog, one of the world’s Hair of the Dog Hall of Fame inductees The foremost Celtic rock bands, Band and its original members. and Professor Louie & the For this celebration, the band Crowmatix, Woodstock’s own will perform songs co-written by Americana group, are coming to the gifted Irish singer-songwriter Sugar Loaf Performing Arts Kevin Doherty, along with their Center (SLPAC) on March 12 Americana-driven favorites. at 8:00pm for a St. Patrick’s SLPAC is located at 1351 Day Celebration! Originally formed in 1993, Professor Louie & The Crowmatix Kings Highway. Tickets are Hair of the Dog is one of the country’s most on sale now at the SLPAC box office, charge well-known Celtic rock bands. They regularly by phone 1-800-745-3000 or online at Ticketmaster.com headline or co-headline at Celtic festivals.

Florida: Gravikord, Flute & Percussion People everywhere love hearing and seeing something new. Let the captivating sounds of the Gravikord and Flute add excitement and interest to your holiday! The Gravikord is a double electric harp with 24 strings that Bob Grawi developed from the kora, a 21-string lute-bridge-harp used extensively in West Africa. Be entertained by

traditional Irish tunes with Grawi on the Gravikord, and Pip Klein on flute and percussion, when they perform a mix of their original and traditional songs. Traditional refreshments, tea and Irish soda bread, will be served on March 16, 6:30pm at the Florida Public Library, 4 Cohen Circle. For reservations: 845-651-7659.

Newburgh: Tom Gardner & The Hooley Shooters

with a mix of Irish, classic Singer-Songwriter Tom rock, oldies, originals, and Gardnerhasbeenperforming for several decades, winning pub favorites. multiple parenting awards Tom & The Hooley for his work as a family Shooters will perform performer with The Uncle American and Irish Brothers. He has performed classics as part of a free in schools across the U.S as concert at the Newburgh well as Australia. Free Library, 124 Grand Tom Gardner & Barry Wiesenfeld Tommy performs as a solo, duo, or trio with Street, Newburgh, on March 20 at 3:00pm. Axel Belohoubek and Barry Wiesenfeld as For more information: 845-563-3601. Tom Gardner & The Hooley Shooters. Visit www.hooleyshooters.com for more The band performs highly entertaining shows about Tom & The Hooley Shooters.

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Warwick-Barryville-Greenwood Lake-GoshenSalisbury Mills-Sloatsburg: The Parting Glass Band vocalist/guitarist (and Al & The Parting Glass is an Irish, Patti’s son!) Tom Gessner, Scottish and Newfoundland Walter Hughes on guitar and traditional song, often sung vocals, and Jonathan Koza, at the end of a gathering of guitar and vocals. friends. It was allegedly the The multi-faceted musicians’ most popular song sung in St. Patrick’s Day month has an Newfoundland, Scotland and impressive list of gigs. Check Ireland before Robert Burns The Parting Glass Band the CANVAS Music calendar on page 13 for wrote Auld Lang Syne. The Parting Glass Band is an Irish ensemble The Parting Glass’ March events. AND - they perform Thursday nights who present a musical tour of melodies, familiar to the Irish in the “Old Country” and from 7:00pm-10:00pm at CANVAS’ main distribution drop in Salisbury Mills: their immigrant sons and daughters. Al Gessner, who plays flute and accordion, Loughran’s Irish Pub, 10 Schoolhouse Road, played in Green Velvet, The Bearded Lady and a local favorite for lunch, dinner and also for has done many sessions with Jim and Mary catering. For information: 845-496-3615. The Blarney Station is an Irish bar and Coogen. He is the owner of Al’s Music Shop in restaurant in Warwick owned by John and Port Jervis. (Check out his ad below!). Singer Kevin McComb plays guitar, uke, Lisa O’Connell. John was born and raised and banjo. He is a brass and string repairman, in Ireland and brings traditional Irish fare and with roots in Gospel. He has played in the Irish American favorites to the restaurant. Everything from shepard’s pie, corned beef & cabbage and rock group, Emish. Versatile vocalist Patti Gessner: flute, tin fish n’ chips to burgers, steaks, sandwiches and whistle and percussion: “My roots are from salads. Kids? Check out “Little Tikes” menu. After a warm, delicious meal at The Blarney Cork. I am a teacher, shopkeeper, pianist, mother of 4, and wife (of Al). I have sung Irish Station, (10 Railroad Avenue, Warwick) end music my whole life. This is my first official your St. Paddy’s Day festivities by listening to The Parting Glass Band on March 18 at band outside of the band I raised.” Friends of The Parting Glass Band who 9:00pm. Safe Home! For more information: 845-986-1509. sometimes perform along with the band, are

Gould’s Ireland Comes to Goshen

Artist Paul Gould is displaying original paintings that he created on location during his many trips to the Emerald Isle as well as larger studio paintings that were created upon his return. Most of these trips featured outdoor painting instruction with his Hudson Valley students as well as students from throughout Europe in attendance. The Irish landscapes represent the western

coastal areas such as County Clare and the Burren. Several oils of the famous Cliffs of Moher will be featured. The exhibit continues the Jeffrey Weiss Art Series at Elant at Goshen through April 4. Gould will deliver a talk about his paintings on March 1 at 2:30pm. All are welcome. He can be reached by emailing mail@ paulgouldart.com or 845-401-5443.

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West Point: Women of Ireland

Women of Ireland is an innovative and exciting fullstage concert production, showcasing the next generation of Ireland’s leading female performers. This isn’t just another Irish dance show; it is a production which brings together all that is great about the traditions of Irish music, song and dance, uniquely intertwining these genres with external influences, giving rise to a kaleidoscopic entertainment experience. Special significance is placed on depicting the

pure qualities of Irish music in a contemporary setting. The production features vocalists The O’Neill Sisters, Fiddler Lotta Virkkunen, and award-winning aerialist Taylor Rowland. Principal Dancer Kelly McDonnell will be joined by Anthony Fallon (representing the “spear” or non-distaff side), and fourteen other exciting Irish dancers. Women of Ireland clogs its way to Eisenhower Hall on March 5 at 8:00pm. For tickets, visit: www.ikehall.com

Greenwood Lake: “Irish Immigration”

While St. Patrick’s Day is a holiday of much celebration now, things were not always so cheerful for the Irish who came to America. Throughout the Famine years, nearly a million Irish arrived in the United States. Famine immigrants were the first big wave of poor refugees ever to arrive in the U.S. and Americans were simply overwhelmed. Upon arrival in America, the Irish found the going to be quite tough. Join the Greenwood Lake Public Library when they present the historical lecture, Irish

Immigration with Jeffrey Dosik on March 13 at 1:00pm. Come experience this historic time with Professor Jeffrey Dosik and see how Irish Immigration has so much relevance today. Dosik is Librarian and Historian in charge of the Ellis Island Research Library. The lecture is free, but registration is required. Register in person or by phone at the Greenwood Lake Public Library, 79 Waterstone Road, Greenwood Lake. Call 845-477-8377 for more information.

Ellenville: Fiddlin’ Foley is Back!

A 3-time All-Ireland Fiddle Champion, Dylan Foley was a student of the great Rose Flanagan (the original fiddler in Cherish the Ladies) and counts Joanie Madden, Brian Conway, Mike McHale, and Monsignor Charlie Coen among his primary influences. Dylan has played on Jay Unger’s Dancing On the Air show on WAMC four times and

has also performed with many artists including Conway. Now in his mid-twenties, Foley plays concerts, sessions and “celli’s” around the greater New York area. Listen to fiddlin’ Foley and Friends when they perform at the Ellenville Public Library, 40 Center Street, Ellenville, on March 20 at 2:00pm. For information: 845-647-5530.

Cornwall: “Finian’s Rainbow”

Recognize this face? It is Glocca Morra resident Finian McLonergan (Fred Astaire) who has happened upon a Glocca Morra leprechaun’s (Tommy Steele) cache of gold, and reflects the magnificence of its rainbowlike glow! Astaire takes the gold and his daughter (Petula Clark) and they run away, pursued by Steele, ending up in Rainbow Valley, Missitucky,

USA, dancing and singing to Broadway’s’ great, classic score by E.Y. Harburg and Burton Lane. With hilarious comedic performances by Keenan Wynn and Al Freeman, Jr., Finian’s Rainbow can be seen at the Cornwall Library, 395 Hudson Street, on March 20 at 1:00pm. Admission is free. Limited seating. Call 845-534-8282.

May you always have walls for the winds, a roof for the rain, tea beside the fire, laughter to cheer you, those you love near you and all your heart might desire! - Irish Blessing March 2016

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Warwickian’s Photographs

“My name is Keith these images are based on R. Marsiglia. I am an the way I see the world, aquarius and lived in through beauty and Warwick most of my life. compassion.” I am an artist who loves Keith’s work is on exploring and seeing display at Caffé ala Mode anything new. I travel the through May. “We will country and world taking be hosting a reception pictures capturing the on March 13, from beauty I see. I have been 5:00pm-7:00pm. There photo by Keith Marsiglia in the photography world for more than ten will be wine, food, snacks and great images! years and have done everything from high-end Much love and light to all you beautiful souls advertising to landscape and design. and hope to meet you there!” Caffé ala Mode is located at One Oakland My exhibit at Caffé ala Mode has images from all around the country and world. All of Avenue, Warwick. For info: 845-986-0079.

The “Un”-One Storytelling Café, Florida

Do you have a story that’s unacceptable, unambiguous, unapologetic, unbound, unexpected, unexpurgated, unblushing, uncaged, undead, unforgiven, unforgotten, unhonered, unknown, unperformed, unsanctioned, or unwritten? Come share it with members of the Black Dirt Storytelling Guild and guests at their Storytelling Café for March theme, The “Un” One on March 11 at 7:00pm. Free homemade desserts, coffee and tea will be available. This program is suited

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for adults and teens age 16 and up who can listen like adults! The Florida Public Library is located at4 Cohen Circle in Florida. For more information, call 845-651-7659.

Comic Art: Fantasy & Imagination

There is nothing new about the artistic appeal of comic art and its influence on the fine art world. In the 1960’s, pop art icon Roy Lichtenstein began the appropriation of comic fundamental features, such as the “Entrippy” by Drew Morrison sequencing of words and images, to create his new work. The present the many different styles artists employ today. day convergence of comics and fine art sees Using various themes and their imagination, the contemporary artists taking that same approach diversity of the works represented lie between but moving towards the more visual side of the traditional and the innovative, providing comics, while employing techniques that owe unprecedented access to original art that explores the fantastical world of comics. more to art than to traditional comics. In conjunction with the exhibit, the Ann The Safe Harbors Ann Street Gallery, 104 Street Gallery will host a Gallery Talk about Art Ann Street, Newburgh, will present Comic Art: & Comic Book Art by Arlen Schumer on April Fantasy & Imagination with an artist reception 2 at 2:00pm. Schumer is an award-winning on March 12 from 6:30pm-8:30pm. comic book-style illustrator for the advertising Curated by Virginia Walsh, the show and editorial markets, and an author of coffee highlights artists whose work examines a diverse table art books, including The Silver Age of array of comic styles, as well as, investigates Comic Book Art which won the Independent how contemporary artists - beginning with pop Book Publishers Award for Best Popular art legends Roy Lichtenstein and Andy Warhol Culture Book. He is also a recognized expert on - are appropriating the comic book medium, its American popular culture, presenting lectures at imagery, and visual tropes into their work. universities and cultural institutions across the In this exhibition, “comics” is not used as a visual descriptor; it does within the context of country since 1988. For information call 845-784-1146. the show describe a media that encompasses

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Broadway-ites & Locals Perform in Sugar Loaf!

Michelle Pruiett

Zack Crocker

Daniel Lendzian

Ann Marie Moloney

Alexandra Haines

Andrew J. Hankins

Witches in Sugar Loaf

Amanda Baumler

From the producers who brought you the Ray Dance Jr. as Jesus who many may performance when he sings We Beseech Thee smash hits Rent, Footloose and Hairspray remember for his touching performance during the show! Joining this amazing group during SLPAC’s highly at Sugar Loaf Performing Arts of Broadway performers will be acclaimed production of Center (SLPAC), comes a new Daniel Lendzian, Ann Marie Hairspray. production not to be missed! Moloney, Alexandra Haines, From the Broadway Godspell was a sensational hit Andrew J. Hankins, M’Lanie National Tour of when it opened Off Broadway 40 Hunter and Amanda Baumler. Sweeney Todd, SLPAC years ago, running more than 2,000 Directed for SLPAC by Joyce welcomes Jeffrey performances and was nominated A. Presutti, this classic family Funaro who will play for a Tony Award for Best Score musical featuring hit songs Day John the Baptist/Judas. for its 2011 Broadway revival by Day, Bless The Lord, and Michelle Pruiett has production. the joyous Prepare Ye, will be Garland Ray Dance Jr. Jeffrey Funaro been seen on Broadway Godspell is from the creative presented at SLPAC, 1351 Kings mind of Broadway composer Stephen as Ariel in The Little Mermaid and in the Highway, March 24-27. Schwartz who brought you the award- Broadway National Tours of Jersey Boys, Tickets are on sale at the box office 845winning musicals Wicked, Pippin, and The Beauty & The Beast, Joseph & The Amazing 610-5900, all Ticketmaster locations; charge Baker’s Wife. The music will have you Technicolor Dreamcoat, My Fair Lady and by phone 1-800-745-3000 or online at clapping and singing along! Here’s your Sweet Charity. Ticketmaster.com SLPAC audiences swooned and cheered chance to dance in the aisles and join the Special surprise events will take place cast on stage during intermission for fun and last summer for Zack Crocker as Link during certain performances! An Easter Egg Larkin in Hairspray, and they will get Hunt will follow the closing performance on laughter! The talented cast features Garland another chance to witness his high energy Easter Sunday!

In the mid-nineteenth century, a family tree of female visionary artists began to take root. Deeply entrenched in esoteric studies, and often engaging in their own ritual practices, these women began creating works that used their own metaphysicalexperiences as inspiration, thus becoming their own muses. “Witch Going to The In a richly illustrated Sabbath” presentation, Pam by Remedios Varo Grossman, independent curator, writer, and teacher of magical practice and history, will explore the witchy women artists of abstraction, surrealism, modernism - and movements that have yet to be classified - and shine a light in the corners of art history where craft and Craft are one and the same. A lecture by Grossman: Witch Pictures: Female Magic & Transgression in Western Art will take place on March 5, 6:00pm at Kurt Seligmann’s Studio, 23-26 White Oak Drive, Sugar Loaf. The event is free and open to the public. Donations are much appreciated. E-mail obaldwin@occitizensfoundation.org for additional information.

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Puccini, Opolais & Alagna at SUNY Sullivan: Modern and Kabuki by Derek Leet There is little doubt today that of all operatic music, Puccini’s is the most universally known; more people know the famous arias from La Boheme, Madama Butterfly and Turandot than any others, with the single possible exception of those from Bizet’s Carmen. After two “failures” (Le Villi and Edgar), music publisher Ricordi was unnerved by the composer’s next choice of subject, the Abbe Prevost’s novella Manon Lescaut, particularly in view of the fact that the story had been given successful operatic form by Jules Massenet in his Paris production of Manon in 1884. When it came to establishing an acceptable libretto, Puccini showed that he had learnt from his experiences with Edgar and Le Villi. This time he engaged and dismissed three librettists before finally accepting Ricordi’s suggested pairing, Luigi Illica and Giuseppe Giacosa. The result was a quantum leap forward from his previous efforts. From 1740 to 1940 Manon Lescaut was premiered in Turin in 1893, receiving the unanimous praise for which Puccini had waited for nearly a decade, and before the year was out it had been successfully staged in St. Petersburg, Rio de Janeiro, Buenos Aires and Munich. Witness a new updated production (1940s

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occupied France with a film noir setting, in place of the original intent: mid-18th century Paris) of the opera Live from the Met in HD starring Kristine Opolais and Roberto Alagna, and conducted by the fabulous Fabio Luisi, on March 5 at 1:00pm. Tickets at the door. The Three Faces of Cio-Cio San Madama Butterfly is based in part on the short story Madame Butterfly (1898) by John Luther Long, which in turn was based partially on stories told to Long by his sister Jennie Correll and partially on the semi-autobiographical 1887 French novel Madame Chrysanthème by Pierre Loti. Long’s version was dramatized by David Belasco as a one-act play, Madame Butterfly: A Tragedy of Japan, which, after premiering in New York in 1900, moved on to London, where Puccini saw it in the summer of that year. The following is excerpted from Paul Thomason’s Puccini-Madama Butterfly.

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“In 1900 Puccini saw the London production of Madam Butterfly by David Belasco. Although unable to understand English, Puccini was profoundly moved by its plot. Once a contract was signed with Belasco, Puccini began the work in earnest, including a painstaking search for background information on Japan and its culture. “Long’s story and Belasco’s play, tell us much more, today, about the American culture that produced them, than they do about actual life in Japan. In both, Butterfly herself is a caricature. For one thing, she speaks a pigeon English, and in the Long story often behaves like an ill-mannered child. Pinkerton himself scarcely comes off any better. His view of Butterfly is reflected in a song he used to sing her, which she, in turn, sings to her son: “Roga-by, bebby, off in Japan / You jus’ a picture off of a fan.” “Which sums up the Butterfly of Long’s short story and Belasco’s play, a child unable (or unwilling) to deal with reality. Puccini’s heroine, though still 15 years old, is not the helpless victim found in Long and Belasco. She’s a truly tragic figure who matures as the opera progresses. “As Edward Berkeley, director of the Aspen Opera Center, points out: “She’s a rebellious teenager, fighting the world she is from, rebelling against her own religion and family. So going through with this whole marriage

to Pinkerton is a renunciation of family and religion. She’s really doing it as much to escape her own world as anything. He makes complete sense for her. Unfortunately, the guy she chooses is not capable of the kind of commitment she needs.”” Borrowing some aspects of Kabuki Theater making for a most exciting dramatic experience, including stagehands dressed in black holding props and “being” furniture, AND! one helluva magical surprise in the casting of one of the supporting characters that brings the audience to the highest possible peak of being awestruck and is sure to blow you away (and worth the price of admission by itself), the Met’s glorious production starring, once again, Kristine Opolais and Roberto Alagna, conducted by Karel Mark Chicon, will be shown on April 2 at 1:00pm. For both operas, there is a pre-talk starting at approximately 12:30pm in the lobby of the Seelig Auditorium, SUNY Sullivan in Loch Sheldrake. Tickets are available at the door.

SHAZAM On Over to Shadowland! The Hound of the Baskervilles

Did you know... After being out of circulation for many years, partly because of the 1959 remake in Technicolor starring Peter Cushing, the 1939 Rathbone-Bruce The Hound of the Baskervilles film was restored and re-released to theaters in 1975 with great fanfare, to the point of having the national evening news do a story on it. The film was shown at its full 80-minute length, and newspaper and magazine articles commented on the fact that the line “Oh, Watson, the needle!”, referring to Holmes’ cocaine habit (and usually misquoted as “Quick, Watson, the needle!”) was put back in after having been cut by the censors. It will be shown on March 5 at 2:00pm with a Mickey Mouse Cartoon, an Our Gang

short, AND Chapter One of The Adventures of Captain Marvel. SHAZAM! The Jungle Book Sabu stars in this exotic filmization of Kipling’s stories of Mowgli, the jungle boy. Produced in Technicolor, it features an outstanding musical score by Miklos Rozsa. If you go to www.shadowlandtheatre.org and click on “Matinee at the Shadowland”, you can then click on the picture of the album cover and listen to the original 1942 RCA album of Miklos Rozsa’s musical score with narration by Sabu. Along with Bob Clampett’s cartoon version of Dr. Seuss’ Horton Hatches the Egg, see Bob Hope, Judy Garland, and Lana Turner in Command Performance AND Chapter Two of The Adventures of Captain Marvel on March 19 at 2:00pm at the matinee series. Shadowland Theatre, 157 Canal Street, Ellenville. For information: 845-647-5511.

May I Have A Word With You ... Quips, Quotes & Quiddities with Carol Pozefsky WHEN THEIR WORK DAY WAS OVER Our sixth president, John QuincyAdams, enjoyed billiards, fine wines AND swimming in the nude. We learned this by reading a Forbes magazine article entitled Ten Surprising Presidential Hobbies. George Washington was an avid farmer and pet fancier. He had two hound dogs, Captain and Lady Rover; a Dalmatian called Madam Moose, a Parrot named Polly and a Chestnut Arabian steed called Magnolia. James Buchanan was the only president who never married BUT he had a pet eagle and an elephant. Abraham Lincoln was said to enjoy wrestling. Lincoln had a pet turkey named Jack, goats Nanny and Nanko, dogs, cats, pigs and a white rabbit. Lincoln’s favorite general, Ulysses Grant, our 18th president, liked to play poker and fly kites. Teddy Roosevelt was a hiker, a hunter, a boxer and a bird watcher. Harry Truman enjoyed reading classic

literature and playing the piano. Jimmy Carter liked sailing and flyfishing. JFK played touch football, sailed and, like most other presidents, was an avid reader. LITTERA The word alphabet comes from the first two letters in the Greek alphabet; alpha and beta. The earliest written letters were Chinese and were found on pottery from about 5000 BC. The language with the most letters is Cambodian (72). The fewest letters are found in the Rotokas language (12). Rotokas is spoken in central Bougainville Island, the main island of Papua, New Guinea. More people speak Mandarin than any other language. In second place, Hindi followed closely by English and Spanish. By the year 2050, the United States is expected to be the biggest Spanish speaking country in the world. At present, there are 45 million Hispanophones or Spanish speakers in the United States, more than in Spain. In addition, there are six million Spanish language students in the United States.

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The General’s Lady Meet our Advertisers! Hidden away in the hinterlands of Sullivan County, midway between Livingston Manor and Liberty is a crossroads known as Parksville. Stripped of its once notorious landmark, a traffic light smack dab in the middle of a four-lane highway, Parksville remains a beacon, a shining star on the darkest of nights. In Parksville there’s a man, and not just an ordinary man, but a man with a passion “pure and chaste.” Tom Caltabellotta is that extraordinary man. Sicilian by heritage, he carries the alluring customs and habits of an enchanted isle of myth, magic and music. Tom’s earliest memories are sensual in nature and serve to verify the power of the environment on the developmental process during the formative years. His bedroom in the family’s home in Staten Island was situated in a location that collected the aromas from a simmering kitchen and the intriguing sounds from the large vintage, console radio, tuned, no doubt to New York City’s Italian station, WBAI. Eyes closed, nostrils flared, ears on auditory alert, Tom was passively inculcated into a culture that thrived in the kitchen and found ecstasy in music. Consider: slowly simmering tomato sauce, fresh garlic, onions and basil sautéed in

extra virgin olive oil, combined proportionally with the celestial sounds of Puccini and Verdi commingled with Neapolitan tenors and their amorous laments thrown in for good measure. This is not where tailors or cobblers are raised. Young and slight of stature, Tom continued his study as a vocalist while crossing paths with acting, tap and ballet. “If you’re going to wear tights,” he’s quick to point out, “Carry a sword!” As a bass, companions playfully provoked him with the label “Basso de Cartone.” He was a relatively short man compared to those one normally associates with the bass vocal range. First as a bass and then a baritone, Tom Caltabellotta has been cast in over 70 operatic roles selected from the classic Puccini and Verdi repertoire with several of the more well-known New York and regional opera companies. After purchasing a summer home in Sullivan County, Tom and his wife Michele learned of a little place for sale in Parksville. It, they planned, would provide sufficient room for a small restaurant and a new venue for concerts: classical, opera, even country. Michele’s hope was to develop their dream and subsequently

Parksville itself into an area that would be popular and known for the quality and variety of the music featured and the food served. Their quaint little café was soon known as the Dead End Café in Parksville. Its reputation included quality ethnic food derived from traditional Sicilian family recipes, delicately combined with classical music founded in the operas of Europe. Sadly, Michele Caltabellotta passed in 2011, but it appears to this writer that their dream, to create a shining star on the darkest of nights, remains with Tom and the Dead End Café. This is his quest. “We are in the process of giving a new look to the old house,” Tom happily informed. Beginning April 1, the Café is open for dinner Friday and Saturday at 5:00pm-10:00pm, and Sunday brunch, lunch and dinner, Noon to 6:00pm. Tom and his non-singing crew also provide catering on and off premises. His celebrated Parksville USA Music Festival 2016 begins with The Lyric Quartet on April 10 at 3:00pm. Save the date. A full buffet dinner after each concert is included in the admission price! For reservations: 845-292-0400.

In honor of Women’s History Month, Washington’s Headquarters State Historic Site will hold The General’s Lady, on March 13 at 3:00pm. Inspired by Martha Washington, the event pays tribute to both the impact of noteworthy historical women, and to contemporary women making a difference in Hudson Valley history and preservation. The guest speaker is Dr. Jennifer Dorsey, Associate Professor of Early American History at Siena College and Director of Siena College’s McCormick Center for the Study of the American Revolution. Her topic, Teaching the American Revolution with Community Engagement, will touch upon her experience teaching the American Revolution to college students. Following Dr. Dorsey’s talk will be the presentation of the 2016 Martha Washington Woman of History Award, recognizing a woman’s outstanding contribution to the Hudson Valley’s history community. This year’s recipient, history advocate and author, Denise Doring VanBuren (see photo) will take her place as the 14th recipient of the award. Call 845-562-1195 for information.

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Comedy & Magic in Sugar Loaf

Both the NY Daily News and TimeOut NY called Harrison Greenbaum the hardestworking man in comedy, and he was named one of Comedy Central’s Comics to Watch. Harrison has received many awards and honors for his comedy, including the Andy Kaufman Award for creativity and originality in comedy. Harrison has appeared on numerous television programs such as NBC’s Last Comic Standing, AXS.TV’s Gotham Comedy Live, and National Geographic Channel’s Brain Games. He was a regular panelist on CurrentTV’s Viewpoint, and also appeared on FOX, MTV, Spike, the Discovery Channel, and the Science Channel. As a magician, Harrison was named “one of today’s best” by Newsday and described by Genii Magazine as “brimming over with crazy, frenetic energy, [he] blew audiences away.”

Harrison has performed at the Magic Castle in Hollywood and the Mystery Lounge in Boston, and he is the most requested performer at Monday Night Magic, the longest-running offBroadway magic show in New York. He was also one of only 30 magicians chosen to perform at the International Festival of Magic, Illusion and the Unusual in Louisville, Kentucky, alongside such notable magicians as Lance Burton and Mac King. Harrison, the talented and energetic standup comedian and magician, will take the stage at the Sugar Loaf Performing Arts Center (SLPAC) on March 11 at 8:00pm in the SLPAC Pavilion. Purchase tickets at the SLPAC box office, all Ticketmaster locations, charge by phone 1-800-745-3000 or Ticketmaster.com.

Women & Wikipedia in Narrowsburg Wikipedia is a free online encyclopedia that has just celebrated its 15th anniversary. It is a collaborative project, written by the people who use it, creating a worldwide repository of shared knowledge in over 250 languages. Many people are constantly improving Wikipedia, making thousands of changes per hour. In the English version alone there are currently over 5 million articles, written by over 27,000 active editors, with an average of 800 new articles every day. A large majority of the Wikipedia editors are men, and content is skewed by the lack of female participation. In a 2011 survey, the Wikimedia Foundation found that less than 10% of its contributors identify as female. The reasons for the gender gap are up for debate; suggestions include leisure inequality, how gender socialization shapes public comportment, and the sometimes-contentious nature of Wikipedia’s talk pages. But the outcome of disproportionate participation is an alarming absence of pages about, by, and of interest to, women. Let’s change that! The Delaware Valley

Arts Alliance (DVAA) invites you to celebrate women and the arts at the Art+Feminism Wikipedia Edit-A-Thon on March 12 from 11:00am to 3:00pm at the Delaware Arts Center’s Krause Recital Hall, 37 Main Street, Narrowsburg. This event is part of an international effort that aims to improve coverage of women and the arts on Wikipedia, and to encourage female editorship. The DVAA joins over 100 organizations worldwide hosting events to train people on how to participate in Wikipedia. No Wikipedia editing experience is necessary, there will be tutorials and one-on-one coaching available. Bring a laptop, power cord and ideas! For the editing-averse, we urge you to stop by to show your support. People of all gender identities and expressions are invited. RSVP at wikieditathon@gmail.com or sign into the event on Wikipedia: https:// en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/ Narrowsburg/ArtAndFeminism_2016. For more information call 845-252-7576.

Anderson Fair in Narrowsburg

For forty years, Houston’s legendary folk and acoustic music venue, Anderson Fair Retail Restaurant, has fostered and nurtured some of the most important songwriters in America, including Grammy Award-winning artists Nanci Griffith, Lyle Lovett, and Lucinda Williams. Lyle Lovett claims, “Without Anderson Fair, I wouldn’t have been driven to try to write songs the way I was.” Recalling her early development as a songwriter, Nanci Griffith says, “I wasn’t yet that confident with my songwriting, and Anderson Fair gave me that

confidence.” For the Sake of the Song: The Story of Anderson Fair is a 2009 documentary about the artists and volunteers that transformed a Houstonbased neighborhood coffee house into a unique American music institution. Sponsored and presented by Delaware Valley Arts Alliance, the movie will start with an introduction by Maureen Neville, on March 5 at 2:00pm in Krause Recital Hall, Delaware Arts Center, 37 Main Street, Narrowsburg. Suggested donation: $10. Call 845-252-7576 for reservations. March 2016

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ROOT VEGETABLES What we call root vegetables aren’t actually all roots. The category also includes other strangely named things such as corms, rhizomes and tubers. For instance, a potato isn’t a root; it’s actually a tuber. Peanuts are technically root vegetables, because they are tubers that grow off a rhizome underground, but they are treated as a nut (and so would you, if you went looking for them next to the parsnips.) To be a true root vegetable, the vegetable should meet two conditions: grow underground and play the role of a root for the plant, absorbing moisture and nutrients from the ground. The following vegetables are examples of true root vegetables: carrots, horseradish, radishes, rutabagas, parsnips, salsify, and turnips. They are actually the taproot of the plant, which is formed from the very first root that the seed put out. Generally, though, the term is used for any underground part of a plant that we eat. Root veggies have never been very fashionable. Throughout history, they were largely seen as peasant food. Bulbs: Bulbs of a plant that grow underground, such as onions and garlic. Corms: underground stems that grow vertically. Celeriac, eddo, taro and water chestnuts are corms (even though water

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chestnuts grow underwater, not underground). Corms store starch. Rhizomes: stems that grow horizontally underground. Off of rhizomes grow roots, and the parts of the plant that will appear above ground. Ginger, galangal, kratchai, and turmeric are rhizomes. Tubers: underground stems. They grow in thickness instead of length. I personally love all types of root vegetables. Here are two of my favorite recipes. Enjoy! ROOT VEGETABLE SOUP

2 leeks white part only 4 T unsalted butter 2 ½ T flour 6 c chicken stock 3 carrots peeled and cubed 3 turnips peeled and cubed 2 parsnips peeled and cubed 2 red potatoes peeled and cubed 2 hearts of bibb lettuce, leaves separated 2 c fresh spinach leaves Salt and white pepper to taste ½ c heavy cream 2 T fine minced chives Parsley for garnish

Cut leeks in half lengthwise and then crosswise into thin slices. Place in colander; run under warm water to remove sand. Drain; set aside. In large casserole, melt butter over low heat. Add flour, and cook, stirring for one minute w/out browning. Add chicken stock; whisk until blended. Add reserved leeks, carrots, turnips, parsnips, potatoes. Bring to

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boil, reduce heat and simmer until veggies are almost tender. Add lettuce & spinach leaves to soup; season with salt & pepper. Lettuce should just wilt, but still remain crisp. Do not overcook. Before serving, add heavy cream and heat soup without letting it come to boil. Transfer soup to large tureen, sprinkle with chives & parsley; serve hot with thin slices of black bread. POTATO & ROOT VEGGIE GRATIN

4 c sliced potatoes, 1/4 inch thick 2 c sliced turnips, rutabagas or parsnips, 1/4 inch 1 c chopped onion 1 T chopped garlic 1 T fresh sage 2 c milk 1/4 c flour 1/8 t salt 1/8 t pepper 4 oz parmesan cheese

Lightly spray 12-inch baking dish w/ vegetable oil. Arrange 1/3 each of the potatoes, rutabagas or parsnips, and chopped onion in dish. Sprinkle with salt, pepper, and 1/3 of flour. Continue to layer vegetables, salt, pepper, flour. Combine chopped garlic & sage with milk and pour over vegetable mixture. Sprinkle with parmesan cheese. Bake covered with foil for 30 min. Uncover; bake 10 min. longer or until vegetables are tender when tested with knife. For all of your culinary questions, catering needs or personal chef services: Whispering Pines Caterers: 845-647-1428 or doubledgoatfarm128@gmail.com

Criss-crossing the country from the Atlantic Ocean to the Colorado Plateau, acoustic trio The Vine Brothers use mandolin, guitar, upright bass, and vocal harmonies to captivate audiences with their crafty songwriting, fiery improvisation, and soulful delivery. The band’s versatility makes them equally at home whether performing in a theater, intimate club or on a large festival stage. Their latest album, The Devil and The Deep Black Sky, spans the range from rootsy folk to gypsy swing to bluegrass and blues. For a night of bluesy-folk-gypsy-jazz straight off the vine, head to the Catskill Distilling Company / Dancing Cat Saloon, 2037 Route 17B, Bethel on March 25 at 8:00pm. These talented performers are a crowd favorite and their semi-annual performances are eagerly anticipated by the Saloon’s eclectic music loving clientele. For tickets, call 845-583-3141.

The Grand Montgomery Chamber Music Series - April 3

The Impact of Mentoring by Susan Handler

At the turn of the 21st century the academic world led the way for discussions about combining and merging different skills and expertise to solve new world problems. This process is presently identified as interdisciplinary, cross-disciplinary, multidisciplinary, and transdisciplinary thinking, which means crossing traditional boundaries resulting in new solutions. The concept has its roots in the Baroque Arts period which was based on the overlapping of new thought. For example, the composers of Baroque music held to the idea that music, mathematics and science possessed cosmic relationships. As opposed to Renaissance Art with its clearly defined planes and where each figure is placed in isolation from each other. Baroque is centered in creative communication. This approach opens the doors to critical thinking and communal problem solving. From the 1950’s through the early 80’s the classical music disk jockey and musicologist DeKoven focused on the Baroque period and it’s unique approach to society’s evolution. His radio show DeKoven Presents was broadcast from Fordham University’s WFUV. The program blended short musical segments

exciting to watch. “You’ve got Singer Julie Ziavras is well-known as with enthusiastic historical and a handful of musicians, each an interdisciplinary, cross-disciplinary, contemporary commentary. The with a unique role and each multidisciplinary, and, transdisciplinary New York Times called DeKoven completely dependent on the vocalist. Let Julie and her accompanist, the “passionately opinionated” others. Everyone is listening well-known inter-genred, cross-genred, multibringing attention to the greater and watching intently for the genred, and, trans-genred composer Steve level of the intellectual and subtlest cues, responding, Margoshes, entertain you with: Art songs emotional intensity of the instantly and flexibly to share in German, Spanish, Catalan and French, Baroque period. In the early Howard & Judy Garrett lines and meld their individual Broadway (including Margoshes), folk, 1980’s DeKoven’s assistant was voices into a coherent greater opera in Russian, and “Steve Howard Garrett. will accompany me on some Hudson Valley Life writer Jay Blotcher wrote whole. That’s the dynamic Greek songs and I will do a folk that Howard Garrett used to describe himself of chamber music whether selection by Ken DeAngelis on as an “inflexible musical purist.” Garrett it’s amateurs who are sightguitar,” Julie explained. formerly agreed with his mentor, DeKoven, reading for fun, as sometimes “The legendary Greek that worthwhile music ended in the era of happens in my living room, songwriters of the modern era Schubert. Happily, Garrett’s stringent rules on or a professional group that are Manos Hadjidakis & Mikis musical history have relaxed and the Grand spends hours a week honing Steve Margoshes & Theodorakis. I had been invited Montgomery Chamber Music Series that every nuance of a piece.” Julie Ziavras The 2015/2016 Series is well underway. to Greece by Hadjidakis when I was out of Howard and wife Judy introduced 29 years Visit www.villageofmontgomery.org conservatory to perform recitals on the Greek ago features classical music from all eras. National Radio and in concert while he was With municipal funding and local The Art of Julie Ziavras the Musical Director of ERT3 (the equivalent contributions, Garrett stages five Sunday by Derek Leet of their PBS). My selections will include concerts each season. His efforts have been Just as “Baroque is centered in creative songs by both. recognized by the Orange County Arts Council. “Steve will play a Beethoven solo and a In fact, in special recognition of launching and communication”, come, watch and listen as nurturing a free concert series in the Village two shining, creative communicators prove composition of his or Erik Satie’s, and we may of Montgomery, Howard was named the 2009 that, when you come down to it, hearing music do a Greek operetta aria,” she concluded. as a solely emotional experience can be the The Art of Julie Ziavras is on April 3 at Orange County Champion of the Arts. Howard shared that he believes live ultimate goal of performers, no matter when 3:00pm in the Montgomery Senior Center, 36 Bridge Street. Admission is free. chamber music is intimate, passionate and the musical period or what the genre.

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Spotlight On: The Sugar Loaf Guild

“Woman Banned”

Merrily Paper Boutique by Jessica Cohen Paper has long had an important place in Kat Parrella’s life. As a youngster, she carried around notebooks. “I’d write little stories just so I could illustrate them,” she says. Her evolution, which took her through 30 years in the computer industry, eventually brought her back to decorating paper in her own shop, Merrily Paper Boutique, which she opened in October. There she sells her custom cards, stationery, invitations and ready-to-frame decorative art. Was her inclination inherited? Perhaps a Merrily Paper Boutique, Sugar Loaf variation of her grandfather’s love of wood? He carved birdhouses. “I’ve loved paper all always been a pencil and paper (Kat is a my life,” she says. “I’ve always been drawn represented artist at the Wallkill River School to cards, paper crafts, paper of any in Montgomery, see page 11). It kind. I’ve never been able to pass was only much later in life that a card store without going in and I discovered the joy of creating most likely buying something. I still digital art and combining my have cards in my stash that I bought strengths as a sketch artist, and love when I was in college from a card for color, with the technical aspect store around the corner from my of graphic design and illustration.” apartment.” That discovery gave her a new Parrella arrived at paper as her vocation. Fifteen years ago she left medium after other explorations. Kat Parella her corporate job and found work “When I was young, I wanted only to draw. in card and stationery design. Much later I began oil painting and enjoyed Growing up living in rural Orange County that very much, although my first love has was a source of inspiration and visual material

for her, and Sugar Loaf always intrigued her. After meeting her husband in Connecticut and having children there, she returned to Orange County. Now she lives in Monroe, where she does plein air painting in pastels, and those paintings adorn the walls of her shop. But paper is her preoccupation. “I have a passion for letter writing and love creating paper for others to use, to share their thoughts,” says Parrella. She likes the idea of her paper carrying others’ messages around the world. “The “Carpe Diem” design is one that I created to remind myself not to waste a single day,” she says. “It must resonate with others as well, because it’s been very popular at the shop. I love the combination of the bold graphic stripes mixed with softer, more whimsical florals, to make a statement that’s strong, but playful.” Merrily Paper Boutique is located at 1375 Kings Highway in Sugar Loaf. For more information, call 845-469-5595.

Newburgh: Wood, Stone, and Fiber Art SUNY Orange Artists of Excellence SUNY Orange’s Artists of Excellence series was initiated to spotlight talented regional sculptors, potters, wood crafters and other artisans who create three-dimensional works. Their artworks are placed in the glass vitrine cases located in the Foyer of the Mindy Ross Gallery in Kaplan Hall, SUNY Orange. “It is a wonderful setting afforded with natural light and multi-directional viewing of the pieces,” explained Cultural Affairs coordinator, Dorothy Szefc. Visitors may see the exhibits Bowls by Andrew Komonchak during regular college hours and on selected “At different times I have been a Newburgh Last Saturdays. watercolorist, pen & ink artist, The next exhibit What Wood furniture builder, wood turner. I You Make? runs March 29-June love building garden sculpture 15 and features handcrafted and outdoor spaces. More than wooden bowls “plus” by Andrew 50 years of searching for one Komonchak, an original medium while practicing many. Orange County Arts Council “My fascination with wood Board Member, and presently turning began about 10 years the Executive Director of The ago with the purchase of a used National Purple Heart Hall of wood lathe. I have never done it Honor in New Windsor. for profit, only pleasure. I enjoy Komonchak, a diverse artist, the ability to go out in my woods Andrew Komonchak states, “I am a sort of jack-of-all-trades when and find a log that I cut to put on the lathe and it comes to my art. I tend to try something and turn into something beautiful and utilitarian. become totally immersed for a period of time Oftentimes the uglier and scruffier the original, which varies greatly. Commercial art, as we the more beautiful and interesting the final called it, was my vocation and what put bread result.” on my table. Fine arts is where my passion Komonchak will give a masterclass and resided. demo with Q&A, The Joy of Wood-turning, 28

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“Age of Aquarium” by Bob Madden

“Perseverance” by Karen Madden

on March 29 at 7:00pm in the OCTC Great Room 101, Kaplan Hall. Free, secure parking is available via the Kaplan Hall parking garage at 73 First Street, Newburgh. Call 845-341-4891 / 9386 for information. Space Create - Last Saturday Out of bounds, out of thin air, out of context, out of hand, out of left field, out of nowhere, out of reach, out of whack...Where does art come from? How does it take “SHAPE”? Husband and wife, Bob Madden, stone sculptor and Karen Madden, fiber artist, address the idea of the shape of art in their respective mediums. Curated by Carol Flaitz, the present exhibit featuring work by the Maddens will have a closing reception on March 26, 5:00pm8:00pm at Space Create, 115 Broadway, Newburgh. Call 845-234-1961. And be sure to stop by Ann Street Gallery around the corner at 104 Ann Street for Last Saturday. See pg 20.

Nancy Hulse (see photo) is a performance artist and educator who produces live, multimedia programs dealing with the issues of violence against women. Her spoken word production of Woman Banned deals with rape, relationship violence, mental illness, and addiction. Subtitled My Life as a Feminist: “This new life is daunting with no clear direction. Strong women are seen as less than perfection. There is no book of rules for women like me. Who stand up and say I want to be free.” Hulse performs on March 15 at 11:00am in SUNY Orange’s OCTC Great Room 101 in Kaplan Hall, Grand and First Streets in Newburgh. All are welcome. Call Cultural Affairs at 845-341-4891/9386 or email cultural@sunyorange.edu for more information. Visit www.sunyorange.edu/culturalaffairs