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CANVAS March 2022

Your Free Arts, Entertainment and Buy Local Guide Orange, Pike & Sullivan Counties | Cragsmoor, Damascus, Ellenville, & Marlboro

From The Publisher... by Barry Plaxen

Arts Alliance, Farm Arts Collective, Hurleyville Performing Arts Centre, Orange County Arts Council and Safe Harbors of the Hudson for their successful grant awards from New York State Council on the Arts and PA Humanities. Welcome back from the Pandemic: Four Seasons Chorale in Port Jervis and Tango Café in Hurleyvlle and Delaware Valley Arts Alliance’s Salon Series in Krause Hall in Narrowsburg. In this issue: Albanian musicians perform for an Albanian-produced music series in Montgomery. Celebrating St. Patrick’s Day in

Synchronicity of the month: “Best Picture” Oscar winners in Milford and Walden. Vocabulary Lesson: Gobsmacked: utterly astonished; astounded. Favela: a type of slum in Brazil. Bodhran: a frame drum of Irish origin. Highlight of the Month: World renown performers in Middletown (Melissa Manchester, Red Hot Chili Pipers) and West Point (MOMIX). Kudos to: Catskill Art Society, Delaware Valley

Cornwall, Greenwood Lake, Ellenville, Middletown, Milford, Newburgh, and Shohola. Kids and teens events and classes in Highland Falls, Hurleyville, Montgomery, Newburgh, Washingtonville. Thanks again to all arts community members who helped prepare this ‘chockful” month’s issue.

The Cover “Sax Master Joe Lovano Morphing”

by Judi Silvano See page 5

Letters To The Editor I just read CANVAS cover to cover and I’m especially impressed with the memoriam of Jim Cotter. You did a great job with that. Thank you. - Karin Warner, Newburgh Chamber Music That has to be one of THE MOST beautiful covers! I am, as Jo says: gobsmacked! Joseph Radoccia’s painting is simply sensational and having seen it in person, I think it translated well here. Sophia’s graphic sense was equally aligned in using the white type and placing it so well. A keeper, this one! Bravo! - Karen Gersch, Montgomery I was so happy to read all the fine writing about Dr. James Cotter in the CANVAS. After I read the obituary in the newspaper I was so affected.

After having known him at Mount Saint Mary College where I taught Art and Art History, I later enjoyed seeing him at the Montgomery Concert Series and to read his write ups about music and theatre. I was so very inspired by his book on spirituality. And just the friendship of talking with him when he stopped by my art class at Desmond, or at concerts. Finally I asked him if he would sit for me for his portrait. He was good enough to come to Bloomingburg where Angelo drove him to my north light studio in Otisville. I donated the portrait to the Mount Saint Mary College Library. I felt that I got something special in his eyes which made me happy. Cynthia Harris-Pagano, Otisville I am so happy with how the cover

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Hey BP! I saw the February issue and wow, I feel so lucky to have you as a friend. Hoping by March we’ll have a reception and I can give you a big hug! Stay warm and well, and the same to Sophie! - Kate Hyden, Livingston Manor

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Community Arts: News, Views And Schedules Delaware & Hudson CANVAS 297 Stone Schoolhouse Road Bloomingburg, NY 12721 Co-Publisher, Barry Plaxen barry@dhcanvas.com calendar@dhcanvas.com 845.733.4979 Co-Publisher, Sophia Krcic editor@dhcanvas.com ads@dhcanvas.com 845.666.0000 Email calendar submissions by the 15th of the prior month to calendar@dhcanvas.com Nothing in this publication may be reproduced without written permission of the publisher. and their publication has proved an invaluable resource for information and for connecting with other creatives in the Hudson Valley. Keep up the great work and thank you again! Jay LeRoy Highlands Arts Alliance I got some copies of the paper and the ad and article were great. We got a decent amount of people that came in because they saw the event in the paper so it worked out nicely. The show went great. Thank you! Amy Row, Port Jervis Grand Montgomery Chamber Music ��6 Highlands Arts Alliance ��7 Hurleyville Performing Arts Centre ��7,8,10 Josephine-Louise Library, Walden ��9 Judi Silvano, artist / singer ��5 Milford Theater ��5 Mount Saint Mary College ��9, 23 Munger Cottage, Cornwall ��5, 7 Music Institute of Sullivan & Ulster ��17 Music on Market, Ellenville ��17 Newburgh Armory Unity Center ��9 Newburgh Free Library ��8 Newburgh Historical Society ��4 North East Watercolor Society ��24 Orange County Arts Council ��10 Paramount Theatre ��3, 12, 21 Safe Harbors of the Hudson ��10 Shadowland Stages, Ellenville ��17, 19 Sullivan County Chamber Orchestra �� 23 SUNY Orange, Middletown ��24 SUNY Orange, Newburgh ��24 Unitarian Universalist Congregation ��5 UpFront Exhibition Space, Port Jervis 8,20 Wallkill River School, Montgomery ��15 Wisner Library, Warwick ��18 WJFF Radio Catskill ��18

Bagrock: Bagpipers who Rock! Bagpipes with attitude. Drums with a Scottish accent. A blazing rock band and show so hot, it carries its own health warning! It’s Bagpipes. It’s Rock. It’s Bagrock. AC/DC meets the poet Robert Burns. Where rock anthems sit comfortably alongside the great tunes from the glens and the mountains of Scotland. The Red Hot Chilli Pipers - (NOT the Peppers!) - a 9-piece ensemble consisting of pipers, guitarists, keyboards, and drummers - have been rocking the world with musicianship of the highest order and a passion for pipes that will leave you breathless. The band has four music degrees from the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama and all the pipers and drummers have played at the top level in bagpiping. Since they walked away with the top prize on the prime time TV talent show, When Will I Be Famous in the U.K. in 2007, the Red Hot Chilli Pipers haven’t stopped for a breath, other than to inflate their bagpipes! Formed in 2002, The Chillis have fast become a global phenomenon, taking their signature ‘Bagrock’ sound to the

masses with their unique fusion of rocked up Bagpipes and clever covers of popular songs from all genres. Their trademarked sound is a unique fusion of traditional pipe tunes, contemporary anthems and rock medleys. The Chillis have never been more in demand for their infectious style of feelgood music which appeals right across the age range to people all over the world. Theirs are the very best musicians from Scotland and across the globe, many holding World Champion titles and all serious players with impressive credentials and qualifications. It’s time to come closer to the fire! Feel the Chilli heat at the Paramount Theatre, 17 South Street, Middletown on March 6 at 3:00pm. For tickets: 845-346-4195 or visit www.middletownparamount.com

Cragsmoor’s First Photographer Cragsmoor is Botsford was born widely recognized in 1861. He was for the many wellraised on a farm at known artists who the foot of Sam’s established one of Point. His subject the first summer matter includes: art colonies in the Landscapes, country in the late Portraits, Details 19th Century. In of Everyday Life, their midst, however, “Pallette”, oil on board, Charles Curran Local Architecture, (from the Berg Family Collection) was LeGrand and Paintings by Botsford (1861-1937), a native-born Cragsmoor artist. E. L. Henry. talent who left behind vivid written and Fortunately for Cragsmoor, its first visual records of year-round life on the photographer had a keen eye and the [Shawangunk] Mountain. He researched necessary skills to operate the complex the past in his historical writings and photographic equipment of his time, recorded the present in photographs of his allowing him to develop fine prints contemporaries and their environment. under the most primitive conditions. This year, the Cragsmoor Free Through this medium, he combined the Library received a generous gift of 137 vision of an artist with the precision of a Botsford glass negatives dating from scientist to produce a significant record 1904 to 1914 from former resident, of the world around him. In doing so, Jake VanKleeck. Exhibition curator, he provided future generations with a Beat Keerl rescued the images from the window to the past that may otherwise murky past by scanning all of them and have been closed as each year, decade printing 23 for this exhibition. In doing and century erases more of these details so, he brought to life the people, the from communal memory. landscape, and the architecture of this The exhibit, Part 2 of the Library’s mountain community as it was seen by Cragsmoor Collections, is on view Botsford through his camera lens more through March 26 at 355 Cragsmoor than a hundred years ago. Road. Phone: 845-647-4611.

Cornerstone’s Fundraiser & Show Cornerstone Theatre Arts (CTA) will hold its annual fundraiser on March 12 from Noon-4:00pm at Delancey’s Restaurant, 40 Park Place, Goshen. The afternoon includes beer, M. Ciuffetelli wine, soda, and a buffet of Stuffed Bruce Gluckman Cynthia Topps Mushrooms, Beef on Crouton, Mini Crab Cakes, Buffalo Wings, Penne ala Vodka, and Desserts. There will also be raffles, prizes, and entertainment. The cost is $50 per person, payable at the door. Jay Luna John Redman Kevin McDonnell RSVP is necessary, so please email your name and number of people in your who followed the late, great Thurman party to drwsmith30@gmail.com Munson, the legendary “Babe” Didrikson The folks at CTA heartily look forward Zaharias, and hear Ernest Hemingway’s to seeing you and celebrating the start of reflections on being a sportsman. Plus, the 2022 theater season! other interesting characters and tales are Sports Stories On Stage is an original included. theatre piece prepared by the performers: The show, which is being performed Bruce Gluckman, Cynthia Topps, on February 26 & 27 and March 5 & 6 Marianne Ciuffetelli, Jay Luna, John at 2:00pm is sponsored by The Goshen Redman, and Kevin McDonnell. It is Public Library & Historical Society, so directed by Ken Tschan (see page 18) admission is free - donations are greatly and designed by Victoria Cottone. CTA’s appreciated. Artistic Director is Evelyn Albino. The Goshen Music Hall is located at Meet the last survivor of The All- 223 Main Street, Goshen. The theater is American Girls Professional Baseball on the 2nd floor-walkup. League, the man who won the Silver Reservations are required by calling Medal at the ’68 Olympics, the catcher 845-294-4188. March 2022

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GNSO Plays the 5th & 9th Symphonies - No, Not Beethoven’s Fundraiser & Brew The Greater Newburgh Symphony Orchestra (GNSO), one of the leading cultural institutions of the Hudson River Valley, will present a Beethoven-inspired concert, The Long Shadow featuring symphonies by Dmitri Shostakovich and Pyotr Tchaikovsky. Russell Ger, Music Director of the GNSO, said “Sadly, because of Covid, we missed the opportunity to perform Beethoven during his 250th anniversary year in 2020. One of the programs that was to be featured is this one, which is a reference to Beethoven’s enormous lingering influence on composers of later generations. “The Fifth and Ninth are big numbers for Beethoven. Those famous four notes that erupt at the start of the Fifth: dada-da-DUM and that immortal melody of Ode to Joy are known to just about every human. And on March 26 we have a Fifth and Ninth by two composers for whom Beethoven loomed large. “In his Ninth,” Mr. Ger continued, “Shostakovich delivers one of the most deliciously sardonic symphonies ever written. And in complete contrast to this, Tchaikovsky’s Fifth is an earnest affirmation of hope filled with soaring

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melodies to uplift the spirit, truly a grand melodrama. Both are direct reflections of the great Master.” Shostakovich remarked that “musicians will like to play it, and critics will delight in blasting it.” The initial reaction of his peers to the new symphony was generally favorable. Soviet critics censured the symphony for its “ideological weakness” and its failure to “reflect the true spirit of the people of the Soviet Union.” The Ninth Symphony was nominated for the Stalin Prize in 1946, but did not win. By order of Glavrepertkom, the central censorship board, the work was banned in 1948 in his second denunciation together with many other

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works, and his family had privileges withdrawn. Yuri Lyubimov says that at this time he waited for his arrest at night out on the landing by the lift, so that at least his family wouldn’t be disturbed. Possibly for its very clear exposition of the idea of “ultimate victory through strife”, Tchaikovksy’s Fifth was very popular during World War II. One of the most notable performances was by the Leningrad Radio Orchestra during the Siege of Leningrad. City leaders had ordered the orchestra to continue its performances to keep the spirits high in the city. On the night of October 20, 1941 they played Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 5 at the city’s Philharmonic Hall and it was broadcast live to London. As the second movement began, bombs started to fall nearby, but the orchestra continued playing until the final note. Since the war it has remained very popular. GNSO performs The Long Shadow on March 26 at 7:30pm at Newburgh Free Academy, 201 Fullerton Avenue, Newburgh. Tickets can be purchased online or at the door. Call 845-913-7157 or visitnewburghsymphony.org. Students are admitted free to open seating.

The Historical Society of Newburgh Bay and the Highlands, headquartered in the 1830 Captain David Crawford House (pictured) is a private not-forprofit organization chartered by NYS. Incorporated in 1884, the Society was dedicated to the collection and of records and data pertaining to the Hudson River Valley, focusing especially on its Revolutionary War history. Today, it is dedicated to preserving, promoting and protecting the unique history, architecture and culture of Newburgh. In addition to its extensive archives, the Society now boasts an impressive collection of 19th century furnishings, decorative arts, paintings and portraits. A fundraising event will be held on March 4, from 4:00pm-9:00pm at the Newburgh Brewing Company, 88 Colden Street. Reservations recommended: 845-569-2337. See ad page 23.

Scat Singer’s Visual Art Scattered Around Orange County Born in Philadelphia, enthusiasm and sounds in the visual with a degree in both Music know no dimension. The amazing and Dance from Temple limits. She’s thing is that I have known University, Judi Silvano off and all of these people, many of made her way to New York running again, whom I’ve performed with! City in 1976 where she bringing her That is, with the exception launched her career as an abundant of Isadora Duncan. I have improviser - of dance at talents and been in the room and felt first. But jazz would not be tireless spirit the vibrations of these far behind. to her next artists creating their magic! An alchemist of music endeavors, “I’m thrilled to share and movement, her career as immediately this first-ever exhibit of the “Michael Abene at the Keys”, charcoal. a choreographer and dancer following collection of my paintings led her straight to NYC’s a solo exhibit at Leo’s of Musicians and Dancers who have “Dance Pioneer Isadora Duncan”, oil. downtown music scene Restaurant in Cornwall enriched my life,” concluded Judi. where her improvisational spirit could and in a group show at The collection is at the run free. It also steered her toward what Wallkill River School Unitarian Universalist would become a long-term collaboration in Montgomery, both in Congregation, 9 Vance with saxophonist Joe Lovano that began January and February. Lane, Rock Tavern in 1980 and continues to this day. Not to mention her (GPS: New Windsor), Judi has also painted her whole life and many jazz gigs and March 1 to April 30. recently began showing her watercolor, recordings for which Meet the Artist pastel, oil and encaustic paintings in solo Judi both sings and reception dates are: and group shows, and has won the “Mary (sometimes) composes. March 5, 19 & April Evelyn Whitehill Award” for one of her “I have lived a 23, from 3:00pmwatercolors and First Prize for a pastel in lifetime as a musician, 5:00pm. For the juried shows. dancer and artist,” said March 19 & April 23 You may have to stop and take a Judi. “This exhibit is an “Judi Silvano Solo at Banff”, acrylic. receptions, Teri Roiger deep breath just from reading what Judi outpouring of my inspiration in recent (keyboard), John Menegon (bass), and Silvano has accomplished to date - but years documenting my innermost feelings Joe Lovano (drums) will present live she won’t! Judi’s ideas, spark, talent and and trying to capture their movement music. Masks are required.

“Jazz Singer & Composer Abbey Lincoln at Healdsburg Festival”, acrylic.

“Please come to any of these receptions where you can meet me and enjoy the artwork and light refreshments. If you cannot attend one of the reception dates, the show may be viewed by appointment on Friday evenings, Saturdays, and Sunday afternoons only. To make an appointment, email me: judisilvano10@ gmail.com and I will arrange to meet you there and have the building opened. Or call Mike Landrum at 845-851-6024 or 917-647-7893.” Stay tuned (April CANVAS) for Judi’s music event in honor of Jazz Appreciation Month at Munger Cottage in Cornwall, April 3 at 1:00pm, and an upcoming solo exhibit in Goshen at Griffith Olivera Realty, April to June. www.judisilvano.com. See ad pg. 18.

Four of The Best in Milford Film Historian John DiLeo continues his classic film series with the month of March dedicated to four Best Picture Oscar winners in lieu of the Oscars being presented on March 27. DiLeo offers an Lionel Barrymore & Joan Crawford John Barrymore & Greta Garbo strong Swedish accent, playing a introduction just prior to each showing. The initial presentation will be Grand Russian. Trivia: It was the first film to feature Hotel, a 1932 pre-Code drama directed by Edmund Goulding. To date, it is the brothers Lionel and John Barrymore only film to have won the Academy together. Later in the year, they would Award for Best Picture without being join their other sibling, Ethel, in Rasputin nominated in any other category, quite and the Empress. The film was also seen as an artistic a surprise since there are numerous outstanding performances by a covey of achievement in its art direction and stars and a bevy of famous supporting production quality. The art director, Cedric Gibbons, was one of the most actors. Producer Irving Thalberg purchased the important and influential in the history rights to Vicki Baum’s novel Menschen of American film. The lobby scenes were im Hotel and then commissioned extremely well done, portraying a 360° William A. Drake to adapt it for the desk. This allowed audiences to watch stage. It opened on Broadway at the the hotel action from all around the National Theatre in 1930, and ran for characters. It changed the way sets were 459 performances. Pleased with its made from that point onward. Join John DiLeo on March 6 at success, Thalberg had Drake and Béla 4:00pm, at the Milford Theater, 114 E. Balázs write the screenplay. Trivia: There was some controversy Catharine Street. Phone: 570-296-2600. See page 11 for the films to follow. about casting Greta Garbo, with her March 2022

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Grand Montgomery Chamber Music Series: The Malolli Trio The Malolli Trio are three superb musicians whose creativity and artistic virtuosity are a great asset for bringing rich European musical traditions to the U.S. with their mastery and musical background, re-energizing concert halls with innovations and new ideas. Flute virtuoso Raimond Malolli, is a native of Albania. His international career includes performances with major symphony and chamber orchestras in Albania, Greece, France, Italy, and the U.S., both as a soloist and as orchestral first flute. As an artist he is a recipient of numerous awards, including the Naim Frasheri award, Albania’s highest national medal. Composer and pianist, Fatmira “Mira” Kamberi-Malolli, has composed music for instruments, vocal, chamber and symphony orchestra. She studied piano at the Lyceum of Fine Arts, and composition at the University of Arts of Albania. She has performed on radio and television in Albania and Greece and collaborated with the Vaganova ballet system of Russia and Bulgaria, as well as with England’s Royal Academy of Dance. Marsel Malolli has performed with many artists of different music

genres; chamber Nikolay Platonov and symphony to Montgomery, orchestras, and along with a currently with both composition by of his parents. He Mira, herself. is the recipient Grigoraș Ionică of many music Dinicu (1889awards, and in 2001, 1949) was a received a full-ride Romanian violin scholarship from virtuoso and CentralWashington composer. He is University to study most famous for cello performance. his often-played The Trio’s The Malolli Trio performs for GMCM, March 27 virtuoso violin planned program showpiece Hora for the Grand Staccato (1906), Montgomery made famous in Chamber Music America by Jascha Series (GMCM) Heifetz who was includes popular rumored to have masterworks by said Grigoraș Mozart, Verdi, Grigoraș Dinicu Dinicu was the Franz Doppler Beethoven greatest violinist Brahms, J. Strauss, he had ever heard. Shostakovich, Raimond Malolli Chopin/Rossini and will perform Bach/Gounod. In the virtuosic addition, they are masterpiece on bringing the music flute! of Grigoraș Dinicu, Pietro Morlacchi Franz Doppler’s Nikolay Platonov Franz Doppler, Pietro Morlacchi and (1821-1883) music contains aspects of

Russian and Hungarian music. He wrote seven operas and fifteen ballets in total (which were quite popular in their time) and was a brilliant orchestrator. He is also known for the orchestral arrangements of six of Franz Liszt’s Hungarian Rhapsodies. One of his Nocturnes was performed at GMCM in 2015. Pietro Morlacchi (1828-1868) was an Italian flutist and composer. While still a student in 1850, he composed and published his original fantasia for flute and piano Il Pastore Svizzeroi (The Swiss Shepherd) one of renowned flutist James Galway’s favorite pieces. Nikolay Platonov (1894-1967) is to flute students what Kreutzer and Hanon are to violin and piano students thanks to his 30 Studies for Flute. The Trio will also perform Mira’s Do These Springs Have Water?, based on an Albanian Folk song, and her arrangements of music by Brahms, Strauss and Shostakovich. Next up for GMCM, they perform in the Montgomery Senior Center, 36 Bridge Street, on March 27 at 3:00pm. Please wear masks. Admission is Free. These free concerts are made possible by the generous support of the Village of Montgomery and others.

Celebrate Ireland in Shohola For such a small island, garb, or even dressed as Ireland has made a huge a Leprechaun,” chuckles contribution to the arts. event coordinator, Nick For example, Dublin is the Roes. “You won’t have to birthplace of more Nobel close your eyes to picture Prize Winners in Literature the Emerald of the Sea. than any other city. (In case We’ll have Irish art on the you’re counting, that’s walls and Irish music in William Butler Yeats, the air.” George Bernard Shaw, and James Barry (1741Samuel Beckett.) 1806) was an Irish The world’s oldest painter. Because of his vernacular poetry (poetry determination to create “Self-Portrait” not written in Latin) is art according to his own by James Barry (1803) in Irish (Gaelic), and the principles rather than traditions of Irish folk music and dance are those of his patrons, he is also noted widely known. Perhaps the explanation for being one of the earliest romantic for this creative output is Ireland’s rich painters working in Britain, though as an history of conquest and colonization, artist few rated him highly until the fully famine and mass emigration, resistance, comprehensive 1983 exhibition at the rebellion, and civil war. Tate Gallery led to a reassessment of this The Barryville Area Arts Association “notoriously belligerent personality.” He (BAAA) is celebrating all things Irish at was also notable as a profound influence their Celebration of Irish History event. on William Blake. The event will include a historical exhibit The Celebration of Irish History is on that traces the history of Irish art from its March 5 from 4:00pm-6:00pm, at the origins - stone carvings circa 3,200 BC, Artists’ Market Community Center, called “petroglyphs”. Plus several other 114 Richardson Avenue, Shohola. The interesting displays, entertainment, and art exhibit runs thru St. Patrick’s Day. complimentary refreshments. For information, email: nickroes@aol. “Feel free to join us in traditional Irish com or call 845-557-8713. 6

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Kids to Exhibit with Adults The proposed for March More Than Words exhibition is postponed. Fear not! The show is not canceled, just pushed forward until August! That’s because Highlands Arts Alliance (HAA) is now collaborating with Highland Falls Library to incorporate the theme into the Library’s Summer Reading Program! As such, HAA will host some arts-related classes for kids during the July program. The More Than Words exhibition will follow the conclusion of the Summer Reading

Program and incorporate the children’s work into the show! This does not change the nature of the exhibition and adult artists are still invited to submit their works based on their interpretation of the theme. Those interested in registering for the show may do so at www.highlandsartsalliance. org/morethanwords. There is no hanging fee for HAA members and a $10 hanging fee per piece for non-members. Fifty percent of hanging fees will be donated to Highland Falls Library.

Parting Glass at Munger Cottage Since 2008, The Parting Glass band has played the songs we all know - love songs, hate songs, whiskey songs, death songs, life songs, boat songs, songs about adultery, songs about garbage men, songs about Dutch men, songs about suffering, and green places across the ocean! This family-band / Irish folk trio (and sometimes quartet), consists of Al Gessner, vocals, flute, peg-leg and button accordion (and proud owner of Al’s Music Shop in Port Jervis, see ad pg. 17), his wife, Patti Gessner serving up vocals, whistle, harmonica (along with some miscellaneous objects here and there!) and their son, Tom Gessner, who plays guitar and sings, too. Friends of the

band, who sometimes perform along with them, are vocalists/ guitarists Dylan Little and Kevin McComb. Enjoy an afternoon of toe-tapping Irish music with The Parting Glass on March 20 at 1:00pm in Munger Cottage, 183 Main Street, Cornwall. CDC guidelines for indoor gatherings will be followed. Admission is by pre-registration only at www.CornwallPublicLibrary.org and space is limited. If the program is full, call the Cornwall Library at 845-5348282 to be placed on a waiting list. And you can also catch the band perform every Thursday night at 5:30pm at Loughrans Irish Pub, 10 Schoolhouse Road, Salisbury Mills.

Opportunity: Orange County Grants The Orange County Arts Council (OCAC) 2022 Community Arts Grants are open for applications. These grants are designed to encourage the growth of new arts and culture opportunities in Orange County. Grants range from $750-$2000. All projects must be completed by March 2023. The Community Arts Grants are administered by the OCAC and Photo by Brian Wolfe. Courtesy of funded through individual donations The Newburgh Performing Arts Academy from donors and sponsors, including a generous gift from the Wesley-Krueger performance, exhibit, workshop, class, lecture, presentation, etc., that will Family Foundation. Priority will be given to projects be accessible to the Orange County that focus on community engagement. community. Only one project per Consideration will be given to the funding applicant will be considered. Funded of artistic projects in any discipline that artists will be required to provide proof are created by an individual artist 18 of residency, studio or workspace in years of age or older, living or working Orange County prior to receiving a in Orange County and a member of the Community Art Grant. Grant applications must be submitted Council. Consideration is also given to projects by March 31, by 11:59pm. Award created by an arts organization located notifications will be announced in April in Orange County that is a member of 2022. For a complete description of the Council, and are exhibited at an art OCAC’s Community Arts Grant and its venue in Orange County. To be considered eligible, an requirements, visit https://ocartscouncil. application must describe a project, org/2021-community-arts-grants.

Open Mic & Drag Brunches Join

the staff of Hurleyville Performing Arts Centre (HPAC) at their monthly Open Mic Nights and Drag Brunches. For the open mic nights, the floor, and the mic, are yours! Caswyn Moon Bring your family, friends, talents, and face masks for a fun night of supporting each other! There are no advance tickets needed for Open Mic Night, just come out ready to share your talents. Hosted by the one and only Caswyn Moon! The Tango Café opens for dining at 4:00pm on March 7, with the magic of First Monday Open Mic at 7:00pm. Drag Brunches are held at the Tango Café every second Saturday at 1:00pm and 3:30pm. The Tango Cafe’s doors will open a half hour prior to each show. Join NYC’s most entertaining foul mouthed bombshell, Pixel the Drag

Jester, for an hour and a half of the most delicious brunch and absolutely outrageous drag entertainment in the Catskills! With specialty cocktails, wacky games like Pixel the Drag Jester “Musical Shots,” and a new special guest drag queen every month, it’s the show that keeps you guessing (and is nothing short of laughs). This is an intimate affair - with limited tickets, which include Brunch Bar, Drag Show, and one drink. Additional drinks available at the bar. 18 and over strongly recommended: Adult Language and Sensual Content. HPAC’s Tango Café , 221 Main Street, is directly across the street from Gallery 222 where HPAC’s Thrift Pop-Up Show fundraiser with women’s & men’s wear, jewelry, and accessories are on sale every weekend.

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Classic Movie Night! March 25 at 6PM

“All About Eve” (1950)

A Bette Davis classic starring a host of heavy hitters such as: George Sanders, Gary Merrill, Celeste Holm, Ann Baxter, and a surprise cameo featuring a very famous blonde!

Stay up to date on additional programs by visiting our Facebook page: www.waldenpubliclibrary.org and find us on Instagram!

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Fundraising Book Sales in Newburgh What was once just a vision, is now a reality! “In years past, many people eagerly anticipated the Friends of the Library Annual Book Sale,” explained Suzanne Dawes, President, Friends of Newburgh Free Library. “Due to Covid and other circumstances, it became impossible to move 10,000+ books to the sale area. Library Director Mary Lou Carolyn suggested turning an old storage space in to a book shop. Thanks to the vision and hard work of Donna Rickey and her team of dedicated volunteers this has become a reality.” “I have always been an avid reader and visited the Newburgh Free Library (NFL) at least once a week,” said Donna Rickey. “I joined the Friends of NFL back in May 2021, when Covid stopped everything. The storage room in the basement of the Library was overflowing with hundreds of boxes of donated books. So instead of carting those hundreds of boxes of books upstairs for the Book Fairs, we could now have a permanent space. “I was made the Book Committee Chairperson during this transition, working with a dedicated group of volunteers, trying to bring Back Door Books to life. It is still a work in progress,

but the final results are coming soon. Currently we are open one Saturday a month,” Donna concluded. Friends member/volunteer (and wellknown area pastelist) Cathy Prager added: “Being a book sorter has its good side: you get a preview and first crack at all the books. That is also the bad side. When I go to the book sales I try not to buy more books than I donated. Unfortunately, this usually does not happen.” Back Door Books, a “sale by donation” used book store, can be found on the ground floor of the Newburgh Free Library (NFL), around the back on Montgomery Street. Book lovers are invited to “rummage” at the next Back Door Books events on March 19 and April 30, from 10:00am to 2:00pm. Masks required.

Jazz Improvisations in Port Jervis In the 1980s, bassist/composer Michael Formanek worked as a sideman with Freddie Hubbard, Joe Henderson, Dave Liebman, Fred Hersch, and Attila Zoller. In 1993 he led a septet, and in 2000 he played in the quartet Northern Exposure. Formanek has done extensive work as a session musician and was the director of the Peabody Jazz Orchestra and the jazz bass instructor at the Peabody Conservatory of Music in Baltimore. Chet Doxas is a saxophonist, clarinetist and composer. His work has been nominated for numerous Juno, Grammy and Academy Awards, and he has released a number of albums as a leader, receiving accolades for his work as a performer, composer and arranger. His work can be heard on over one hundred recordings. In his youth, Doxas was in a swing jazz ensemble which performed around Montreal. He later attended McGill University, where he would perform his music. In 2014, Doxas moved to New York City to further his career. Vinnie Sperrazza is a Brooklyn-based jazz drummer. Music and drumming is a family affair for Sperrazza. His father plays and taught drums in Central New

York, and his mother sang at church and did live sound for his father’s bands. He has made a mark on the New York jazz community with his swinging, enthusiastic playing and his commitment to original projects. In 2017, he premiered the Mark Morris Dance Group’s Pepperland in Liverpool, England, with a score by pianist and composer Ethan Iverson, and has continued to tour with the company. As The Drome Trio, they will perform Improvisation Jazz for the “groove port” music series at UpFront Exhibition Space, 31 Jersey Ave, Port Jervis, on March 11 at 7:00pm. BYOB. The UpFront Gallery opens at 1:00pm for viewing the current art show and will be open through to the concert. Tickets at the door. Info: 845-754-1808.

Sullivan Teen Event at HPAC Sullivan 180 and partners are planning an exciting new event, “What’s Your Blueprint?” Youth Summit, on March 18 at the Hurleyville Performing Arts Centre (HPAC). This is a free event Damola Akinyemi open to Sullivan County youth (grades 9-12) from 10:00am to 2:00pm. “What’s Your Blueprint?” Youth Summit promises teens will be inspired by the importance of their VOICE, their ability to ACT for change, and help them CREATE their personal blueprint for life. Students will experience interactive workshops to open their minds and hearts to greater service for themselves and their schools. The day will be centered on the famous Dr. King speech, “A Blueprint for Your Life”, with workshops around the principles from the speech; Belief in Oneself, Determination and Commitment. Students who attend will also receive: • 4-hours of community service for graduation. • Free hoodie sweatshirt & journal. • Free locally-sourced lunch from A 8

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Single Bite. • Chance to win Bethel Woods 4-pack lawn tickets. • Resources for local summer jobs. • Resources for local summer paid internships. Martin Luther King A Single Bite is a non-profit founded by Foster Supply Hospitality to make a positive impact on the health and wellbeing across Sullivan County, teaching why real food is important and empowering young people to choose to care about the food they eat and where it comes from. The event will also feature keynote speaker, Damola Akinyemi, who is a former international basketball player, world renowned body builder, founder of Ayo Fitness, creator of the Ayo Jam fitness program, inventor of the Hydra Glove, and former co-lead of the award winning Warrior Kids program which taught thousands of children across the Hudson Valley about healthier choices. Registration is REQUIRED. For additional information and for Covid restrictions, visit: www. Sullivan180.org.

How It All Began at JLPL Mary Orr was an actress and writer. She appeared in ten Broadway plays from 1931-1955, including the awardwinning play, The Desperate Hours (1953). Her first short story was titled The Wisdom Oscar Losers: Bette Davis, Thelma Ritter, Anne Baxter & Celeste Holm Orr wrote it up and sold it to of Eve, and it appeared in the May 1946 issue of Cosmopolitan. The story Cosmopolitan for $800. In 1949 a radio originated in an anecdote related to Orr dramatization of the story, written by Orr and broadcast on NBC, caught by actress Elisabeth Bergner. While Bergner was performing on Hollywood’s attention. Just nine pages Broadway in The Two Mrs. Carrolls long, Orr’s story was fleshed out (directed by Reginald Denham, whom considerably to make a feature-length Orr would marry in 1947) during 1943 film. Orr, who was paid $5,000 for the and 1944, night after night, a waif-like film rights, received no onscreen credit. The film version, brilliantly written by young woman stood outside the stage door. Taking pity on her, she eventually Joseph L. Mankiewicz, was released in invited the woman into her dressing room 1950. The rest is history. All About Eve won six Academy and later engaged her as a secretary. Bergner allowed the young fan to Awards, including Best Picture, Best become part of her household and Director and Best Screenplay. Enjoy the employed her as an assistant, but later brilliant “repartee” at the Josephineregretted her generosity when the woman Louise Library, 5 Scofield Street, attempted to undermine her. She repaid Walden, on March 25 at 6:00pm. Bergner by trying to take over both her Admission is free. Call 845-778-7621. See ad on page 7. acting career and her husband.

Enrichment Classes at the Armory Registration is now open for the Newburgh Armory Unity Center (NAUC) Saturday Enrichment Program Spring Session. NAUC recently upgraded its dance studio and offers two different classes to choose from: Cultural Dance Explorers and Music and Movement. As Nancy Proyect, NAUC Executive Director explains, “We took one of our larger classrooms and turned it into a “real” dance studio so the children feel more like they’re no longer in a converted classroom. Actually, they had been dancing in the former officer’s club. The Cultural Explorers focus on African and Central and South American dances. The second class is more of a traditional introduction to dance.” Cultural Dance Explorers Dancers of all abilities are welcome! Students will learn to tell stories with movement through exploration of different dances from around the world and learn techniques in a wide range of disciplines. Students are invited to travel to performances outside of the NAUC. Class is limited to 20 students, Saturdays from 9:00am-11:00am, grades 1 to 8. Music and Movement This class will focus on cardiovascular health and keeping the children entertained and engaged. Students will

be introduced to different dance styles every week including Salsa, Lyrical, Step, Hip Hop, and even Aerobics. All abilities and levels are welcome. Class is limited to 20 students, Saturdays from 11:00am-Noon, grades 1 to 6. NAUC Founder and Chairman of the Board William Kaplan said, “I’m looking forward to seeing new and returning students taking classes that they know will help them grow. We have a great group of committed instructors and volunteers! We welcome new volunteers and ideas for classes that positively impact the lives of our students.” NAUC is located at 321 South William Street, Newburgh. To register, visit www.newburgharmory.org or email Diana Bernal, NAUC Saturday Enrichment Program Registrar, at dbernal@newburgharmory.org or call 845-245-4035 x112.

“Dissolving Boundaries” at MSMC

Mount Saint Mary through the presentation College’s CMA of media that is sourced, Gallery was created in developed, and informed 2019 as a professional by the experience of artist space to exhibit living and working in media picked by Mount Newburgh. faculty from among An opening reception the rising population for the exhibit will be of artists who live and held on March 10 from work in Newburgh, 6:00pm to 8:00pm. Beacon, and throughout Wine and cheese will the Hudson Valley. be served. Visitors must Dissolving wear a mask and may Boundaries is a be asked to complete a dynamic exhibition, short COVID symptom Work by Vernon Byron featuring printmaking, questionnaire before paper folding, video, drawing, mixed coming on campus. media, and more, and will showcase After the opening reception, the the work of local artists Vernon M. gallery will be open weekdays or by Byron and Dharman Abdullah. Byron appointment through August 24. Email (see page 10) and Abdullah create work cma-gallery@msmc.edu for further that activates a variety of perceptual information. pathways, evoking the interconnectivity In addition, a talk featuring the artists of space, time, and place. Both are will be held on April 7 at 4:00pm in the involved with Newburgh’s Watershed Kaplan Family Library on the Mount Studios, an up and coming Newburgh campus. More information will be landmark at the front of the cultural released in the coming weeks. movement in the city of Newburgh. The gallery is located on the first floor The aim of Dissolving Boundaries of Aquinas Hall, 330 Powell Avenue, is to deepen the connections between Newburgh. For further information, the Mount and the City of Newburgh visit: www.msmc.edu

The Four Seasons Chorale of First Presbyterian Church Presents: “Freedom From Fear” under the direction of Kathy Brink, accompanied by Seth Riehl and featuring “Brassanova” led by Bruce Dedrick

Sunday, March 27, 2022 at 3:00PM First Presbyterian Church, 60 Sussex Street, Port Jervis

Admission is FREE. Donations gratefully accepted. For more information, call 570-430-1755. March 2022

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New York State Council on the Arts 2022 Grants In accordance with its mandate from the State Legislature to encourage participation in the grants decisionmaking process at the county and regional level, the New York State Council on the

Arts (NYSCA) inaugurated the Statewide Community Regrant (SCR) Program (formerly known as Decentralization) in 1977 for the redistribution of public funds to ensure that New York’s cultural

Safe Harbors of the Hudson Safe Harbors of the Hudson includes the Cornerstone Residence, supportive housing for 128 neighbors; the Lobby at the Ritz, the performing arts venue; the Ann Street Gallery, a contemporary visual arts venue; Safe Harbors Green, a vital green space in the center of its community and the historic Ritz Theater, which Safe Harbors is committed to restoring into a large scale performance space for presentation, creation, education and engagement. Safe Harbors works for equitable

access to housing and the arts and strives to present inclusive, relevant and reflective programming in the City of Newburgh. Safe Harbors of the Hudson has announced a grant award totaling $49,500 from NYSCA to support the recovery of the nonprofit arts and culture sector. “These funds will help support Safe Harbors Ann Street Gallery exhibitions and expanded programming,” announced Executive Director Lisa Silverstone.

Hurleyville Performing Arts Centre The Hurleyville Performing Arts Centre was awarded $49,500 per year for two years through the State & Local Partnership program. Despite the financial impacts of the pandemic, HPAC maintained a continued dedication to the local community, artists, and staff. The funds awarded to HPAC will support new commissions by performing and visual artists and presenters that are part of HPAC’s annual Indigenous Women’s

Voices Summit. Funds will also help HPAC acquire much-needed lighting equipment, engineering, digital and promotional support services. “The Hurleyville Performing Arts Centre is sincerely grateful to the Council, Gov. Kathy Hochul, and the NY State Legislature for recognizing the immense value in the arts sector and following through with meaningful support,” said HPAC Executive Director Erin Dudley.

The New & Improved CAS Arts Center The Catskill Art Society’s building at 48 Main Street, Livingston Manor is undergoing an extensive renovation project and is scheduled to reopen in fall 2022. The opening of the expanded CAS Arts Center will host exhibitions of artists of international repute and will make CAS a regional arts destination. The new 2nd floor gallery and performing arts spaces will offer a variety of major single artist presentations, live performances Digital representation of the CAS Arts Center and film screenings for larger audiences. Katherine Nicholls. “2022 will continue to bring change These exhibitions will be fully integrated with CAS’s ongoing operations, and and the Catskill Art Society will play a will be used as a significant platform to vital role in the renewal of our state’s develop parallel programming including economy and creative ecosystem,” said presentations by invited guests, public NYSCA’s Mara Manus. CAS Interim Director Robyn tours, and other education-focused Almquist said, “Thank you to the workshops. CAS has announced a NYSCA award NYSCA and Governor Hochul for totaling $49,500. “Council [NYSCA] recognizing the positive impact CAS has congratulates Catskill Art Society on on our community.” Visit www.catskillartsociety.org their grant award,” said NYSCA’s 10

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funding reaches every part of the state. This program enables selected local arts councils, county governments, or regional advisory boards to regrant state funds for arts events and cultural

development within their communities. NYSCA has so far awarded more than $80 million to support the recovery of the nonprofit arts and culture sector for Fiscal Year 2022.

Delaware Valley Arts Alliance “Delaware Valley Arts Alliance is honored to have received $94,000 in support of our 2022 programs. This includes $38,000 in regrant funds that DVAA will administer on behalf of NYSCA to support individual artists and cultural projects in Sullivan County. “DVAA will be announcing the recipients of our 2022 Arts for Sullivan - Community Arts funding and the recipients of our 2022 Restart NY Live Performance Grants in February. Additionally we’ll be awarding four fellowships to Literary and Visual Artists. Those awards will be announced

in late February. “DVAA is thrilled to see arts funding increase statewide and here in Sullivan County. This year featured both new organizations getting NYSCA funding for the first time and an overall increase in the funding support many Sullivan County organizations receive. It’s a testament to the great arts programming available here in Sullivan County. “Lastly, we expect to announce funding guidelines for our 2022 Sullivan County Arts & Heritage Grant program in Spring 2022 funded by the County.” -Ariel Shanberg, Executive Director.

Orange County Arts Council The Orange County Arts Council (OCAC) has announced four grant awards totaling $85,500 from the New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA). Among these grants are $49,500 State and Local Partnership; $10,000 Recovery Grant; $16,000 Senate Initiative Grant for implementation of the Newburgh “Sculptural Bike Racks” public art project; and $10,000 Artist Vernon Byron Fiscal Sponsorship. (See page 9 for more about Byron’s art.) “These grants will help us support Orange County’s resilient arts communities and enable us to continue our mission,” says Sarah McKay, Executive Director, OCAC. “We are especially grateful for the support we’re receiving from NYSCA

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and the State of New York. We’re also pleased that we could partner with Newburgh artist Vernon Byron to create his work, Skin Deep in collaboration with Wickham Works, and to further assist in public arts projects in Newburgh,” concluded McKay. For more information about programs offered by the Orange County Arts Council, or to learn how you can become a member, visit: OCArtsCouncil.org

Farm Arts Collective Farm Arts Collective (FAC) in Damascus has received a $6,000 grant from PA Humanities as part of its recovery and growth program. Funds from PA SHARP (Sustaining the Humanities through the American Rescue Plan) aim to help address the ongoing impact of COVID-19 on the cultural sector by supporting creative programming, capacity building, and

general operations. “There has never been a better time to address the human condition and we are so grateful for the support and recognition from PA Humanities that Farm Arts Collective can respond creatively to our community through agri-cultural humanities programs,” said FAC artistic director, Tannis Kowalchuk. For more on FAC, visit farmartscollective.org

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sponsored by Matthews Pharmacy, Ellenville, Endico Watercolors, Sugar Loaf, High Withers, Goshen and WaterWheel Café, Milford CANVAS cannot be responsible for errors & omissions. Please verify dates and times.

Cinema

“The Shop Around the Corner” James Stewart, Margaret Sullivan �� Josephine-Louise Library, Walden, Feb 25, 6pm FREE “The Way We Were” B. Streisand, R. Redford, intro by John DiLeo �Milford Theater, Feb 27, 4pm “Grand Hotel” Garbo, J.Barrymore, intro by John DiLeo �� Milford Theater, Mar 6, 4pm “Radium Girls” Joey King, Abby Quinn ��Wisner Library, Warwick, Mar 7, 1pm FREE “It Happened One Night” Gable, Colbert, intro by John DiLeo �� Milford Theater, Mar 13, 4pm “Belfast” Jamie Dornan, Caitriona Balfe” ��Wisner Library, Warwick, Mar 14, 1pm FREE Movies on the Mountain �� Cragsmoor Library, Mar 18, 8pm FREE “Mrs. Miniver” Greer Garson, intro by John DiLeo �� Milford Theater, Mar 20, 4pm “Il Postino” Massimo Troisi, Philippe Noiret Wisner Library, Warwick, Mar 21, 1pm FREE “All About Eve” Bette Davis ��Josephine-Louise Library, Walden, Mar 25, 6pm FREE “His Girl Friday” C. Grant, R. Russell The Studio @ Shadowland, Ellenville, Mar 27, 2pm “From Here to Eternity” Sinatra, Lancaster, intro by John DiLeo �� Milford Theater, Mar 27, 4pm “Spencer” Kristen Stewart. ��Wisner Library, Warwick, Mar 28, 1pm FREE

Festivals

The Trout Town Festival �� Various Roscoe Locations, Feb 26, 10am-6pm

FUndraisers

Newburgh Historical Society �� Newburgh Brewing Company, Mar 4, 4pm-9pm Cornerstone Theatre Arts �� Delancey’s Restaurant, Goshen, Mar 12, Noon-4pm Newburgh Free Library Back Door Books (sale) ��Newburgh Library, Mar 19, 10am-2pm Music for Humanity �� Noble Coffee Roasters, Campbell Hall, Mar 26, 8pm Farm Arts Collective April Fools’ Fête ��Seminary Hill Cidery, Callicoon, Apr 1, 6pm-9pm

Music - Celtic

Hooley Shooters �� Newburgh Library, Mar 6, 3pm FREE Brian Conway fiddle ��Greenwood Lake Library, Mar 10, 7pm FREE Celtic Angels ��Paramount Theater, Middletown, Mar 12, 3pm Eric Banger & the Mashers �� MISU, Ellenville, Mar 17, 7:30pm The Parting Glass Band “Songs of Ireland” ��Milford Library, Mar 19, 3pm FREE & Munger Cottage, Cornwall, Mar 20, 1pm FREE

Music - Classical

Greater Newburgh Symphony Orchestra Concert of Concertos �� Aquinas Hall, Newburgh, Feb 26, 4pm Greater Newburgh Symphony Orchestra “The Long Shadow” �� Newburgh Free Academy, Mar 26, 7:30pm Malolli Trio Grand Montgomery Chamber Music Series �� Montgomery Senior Center, Mar 27, 3pm FREE Four Seasons Chorale “Freedom from Fear” �� First Presbyterian Church, Port Jervis, Mar 27, 3pm FREE Sullivan County Chamber Orchestra Quartet “Ladies Night!” �� Hurleyville Performing Arts Centre, Apr 2, 6pm & DVAA Krause Hall, Narrowsburg, Apr 3, 2pm FREE

Music - jazz

Hal Galper Trio �� Rafters Tavern, Callicoon, Saturdays, 3pm Thurman Barker Trio �� DVAA Krause Hall, Narrowsburg, Mar 12, 2pm FREE Drome Trio “groove port” series, improvisations ��UpFront Exhibition Space, Mar 11, 7pm Jonathan Blake’s TRION ��The Falcon, Marlboro, Mar 13, 7pm Brandee Younger harp ��The Falcon, Marlboro, Mar 20, 7pm Lew Tabackin Trio 82nd B’Day Concert ��The Falcon, Marlboro, Mar 27, 7pm Judi Silvano, Teri Roiger, John Menegon “Swing into Spring” �� Munger Cottage, Cornwall, Apr 3, 1pm FREE

Poetry Readings w/Open Mic

Elena Botts �� Noble Coffee Roasters, Campbell Hall, Mar 3, 7pm Christopher P. Gazeent �� The Giving Tree Cafe, Newburgh, Mar 10, 7pm FREE Annie Christain ��Java Blue Coffee, Montgomery, Mar 15, 6pm Poetry Discussion: “Pablo Neruda” ��Wisner Library, Warwick, Mar 23. 6pm FREE “Artfully Poetic” poetry display �� Gallery at Chant Realtors, Lords Valley, Apr 1-27 FREE “Artfully Poetic” poetry reading ��Gallery at Chant Realtors, Lords Valley, Apr 2, 5pm FREE

Recreation

Vegan Board Game Dinner ��Pocono Environmental Education Center, Dingmans Ferry, Feb 26, 5pm:Games, 6pm:Dinner “Nature on Ice” ��HHNM Outdoor Discovery Center, Cornwall, Feb 27, 4pm-6pm Open House �� The Studio @ Shadowland Stages, Ellenville, Mar 20, 3pm-5pm

Theatre - Musical

“Next to Normal” SUNY Sullivan Theater Program �� virtual: jbarkl@sunysullivan.edu, Mar 30-Apr 9

Theatre - Play

“Sports Stories On Stage” Cornerstone Theatre Arts ��Goshen Music Hall, Feb 26-Mar 6 FREE

“Stone Soup Cooking Class” Farm Arts Collective �� DVAA Krause Hall, Narrowsburg, Mar 19, 2pm FREE

Theatre - Variety

Drag Bruch w/Pixel ��Tango Cafe, Hurleyville, Mar 12, 1pm & 3:30pm “The Magic of Rob Lake” Magic Show ��Eisenhower Hall, West Point. Mar 20, 3pm MOMIX Dance-Illusion ��Eisenhower Hall, West Point, Mar 27, 3pm

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

Hudson Valley Ebony Strings classical, African, spirituals, folk, jazz �� Munger Cottage, Cornwall, Feb 27, 1:30pm FREE Mardi Gras! Glen David Andrews Band. �� The Falcon, Marlboro, Feb 27, 7pm Calla Sun folk �� DVAA Krause Hall, Narrowsburg, Mar 5, 2pm FREE Sarah Perrotta, Sandrine ��The Falcon, Marlboro, Mar 3, 7pm March Forth ��The Falcon, Marlboro, Mar 4, 7pm Deadgrass & Friends Jerry Garcia ��The Falcon, Marlboro, Mar 5, 7pm Tim Ries’s Universal Spirits Ensemble ��The Falcon, Marlboro, Mar 6, 7pm The Red Hot Chilli Pipers rock ��Paramount Theater, Middletown, Mar 6, 8pm Popa Chubby ��The Falcon, Marlboro, Mar 10, 7pm Alexis P. Suter Band gospel, blues ��The Falcon, Marlboro, Mar 11, 7pm Gabriel Butterfield & Friends blues ��The Falcon, Marlboro, Mar 12, 7pm Niall Connolly & Band folk ��The Falcon, Marlboro, Mar 17, 7pm Mark Lettieri funk, guitar ��The Falcon, Marlboro, Mar 18, 7pm Aztec Two Step 2.0 ��The Falcon, Marlboro, Mar 19, 7pm Music for Humanity folk ��Noble Coffee Roasters, Mar 19, 7:30pm FREE Dylan Doyle Band roots, rock, funk ��The Falcon, Marlboro, Mar 25, 7pm Johnny Society r&r, The Mommyheads alt-rock ��The Falcon, Marlboro, Mar 26, 7pm Melissa Manchester ��Paramount Theater, Middletown, Mar 26, 8pm Gabriel Kahane art-pop ��The Falcon, Marlboro, Mar 31, 7pm OPEN Mic & IN-HOUSE MUSIC Listings below are not included in our centerspread calendar

Open Mic ��Tango Cafe, Hurleyville, Mar 7, 7pm, Open Mic �� Rafter’s Tavern, Callicoon, Sundays 3pm The Parting Glass Band Celtic ��Loughran’s Pub, Salisbury Mills, Thursdays, 5:30pm-6:30pm

Books: discussions / readings / Signings Mystery, Thriller & Suspense Book Club ��Zoom-Sunshine Library, Eldred, Feb 2, 6pm Non-Fiction Book Club ��Wisner Library, Warwick, Feb 3, 2pm Virtual Short Story Discussion ��virtual-Mamakating Library, Wurtsboro, Feb 4 &18, 3pm Books & Tea Discussion group ��Mamakating Library, Wurtsboro, Feb 17, 2:30pm “Sister Days: 365 Inspired Moments in African American Women’s History” �� by/wJanus Adams, Wisner Library, Warwick, Feb 27, 2pm “The Violin Conspiracy” by Brendan Slocumb �� Zoom-Crawford Library, Monticello, Feb 28, 1:30pm “Nothing Ventured” by Jeffrey Archer ��Goshen Library, Feb 28, 3:30pm “The Mystery of Mrs. Christie” by Marie Benedict ��Florida Library, Mar 4, 1pm “Once Upon A River” by Diane Setterfield �� Chester Library, Mar 14, 6:30pm “Lost Roses” by Martha Hall Kelly ��Milford-Dingman Library, Mar 16, 3:30pm “The Lincoln Highway” by Amor Towles ��Milford Library, Mar 17, 4pm “Four Lost Cities” by Annalee Newitz �� Wisner Library, Warwick, Mar 21, 11am Novel Reads book discussion ��Josephine-Louise Library, Walden, Mar 24, 6:30pm “The Personal Librarian” by Marie Benedict ��Florida Library, Mar 24, 6:30pm Anxious People/Book Discussion ��Liberty Library, Mar 31, 1pm

Lectures

sponsored by SUNY Orange and Town of Newburgh Desmond Center DESM ��Desmond Center, Newburgh HHNM �� Hudson Highlands Nature Museum, Outdoor Discovery Center, Cornwall MEEC �� Mamakating Environmental Education Center, Wurtsboro PEEC ��Pocono Environmental Education Center, Dingmans Ferry RCSE ��Rowley Center for Science & Engineering, SUNY Orange, Middletown Lectures, Discussions, Talks & Walks are FREE unless otherwise noted: (FEE) (Events Not lncluded in Centerspread Calendar)

lectures - Discussions “COVID-19: Lessons from the Past and Prospects for the Future” David S. Jones �� virtual-www.sunyorange.edu/culturalaffairs, thru Mar 15 “Understanding the Eastern Coyote” �� MEEC Feb 26, 1pm FEE Eagle Watch Trip �� PEEC Feb 27, 9am-3pm FEE ...................continued on page 14.......................... March 2022

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MARCH 4SEASONS Four Seasons Chorale �� First Presbyterian Church, Port Jervis BARKL SUNY Sullivan Theater Program �� Virtual: jbarkl@sunysullivan.edu DEL ��Delancey’s Restaurant, Goshen CHANT ��Gallery at Chant Realtors, Lords Valley DVAA ��Krause Hall, Delaware Valley Arts Alliance, Narrowsburg

FAL �� The Falcon, Marlboro GIVING �� Giving Tree Cafe, Newburgh GMCM Grand Montgomery Chamber Music Series �� Montgomery Senior Center GWL �� Greenwood Lake Library GOSHEN Cornerstone Theatre Arts �� Goshen Music Hall

MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY

Please see the schedule for Art & Photography Exhibit Receptions, pg. 14

Cinema “Knives Out” Cornwall Library, Noon

Cinema “Belfast” WISNER 1pm

The Celtic Angels perform at the Paramount Theatre, 17 South Street, Middletown, on March 12 at 3:00pm

Poetry Annie Christain Java Blue Coffee, Montgomery, 6pm

“The Women Pioneers Of American TV” will be presented virtually by Evan Weiner (pictured) on March 17, at 6:00pm in honor of International Women’s Month, Crawford Library, Monticello

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“April Fools’ Fête” (to benefit Farm Arts Collective, pictured) April 1 from 6:00pm to 9:00pm at Cinema............................“All Seminary Hill Cidery, Music -Roots-Rock-Funk........ 43 Wagner Lane, Callicoon

Visual Artist and Art Instructor Nicole Asendorf will offer “After School Art” for children in grades 1-4 at Nailed It, 4 South Street in Washingtonville, on March 3, 10 17, 24

Cinema “Il Postino” WISNER 1pm

Cinema “Spencer” WISNER 1pm

Music - Folk................Niall Connolly & Band......................FAL 7pm Music - Funk..................Mark Music - Celtic..........Eric Banger & the Mashers..........MISU 7:30pm Cinema...........Movies On The

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Poetry......................Christopher P. Gazeent.................GIVING 7pm Music - Jazz...........................D Music...............................Popa Chubby ..............................FAL 7pm Music - Gospel-Blues.....Alexi Music - Celtic.............Brian Conway fiddle........................GWL 7pm

Cinema “Radium Girls” WISNER 1pm

Poetry...............................Elena Botts............................NOBLE 7pm Fundraiser........Newburgh His Music.............................Sarah Perrotta .............................FAL 7pm Music...............................Marc “The Three Bs of Music: The Broader Version!”, lecture by Barry Wiesenfeld, Greenwood Lake Library, Mar 24, 31 & Apr 7, at 7pm

THURSDAY

HPAC �� IKE �� Ei JLPL �� MILFORD �� MISU �� Music Inst

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Theatre “Next to Normal” BARKL 8pm

Music - ArtPop.................Gabriel Kahane ...........................FAL 7pm Fundraiser - Fete.........Farm A Theatre - Musical...........“Next to Normal”.....................BARKL 8pm Theatre - Musical...........“Next

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��Hurleyville Performing Arts Centre isenhower Hall Theatre, West Point ��Josephine-Louise Library, Walden ��Milford Theater titute of Sullivan & Ulster, Ellenville

NBREW ��Newburgh Brewing Company MUNGER ��Cornwall Library-Munger Cottage, Cornwall NFA ��Newburgh Free Academy NFL �� Newburgh Free Library NOBLE �� Noble Coffee Roasters, Campbell Hall

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storical Society.....NBREW 4pm-9pm ch Forth.................................FAL 7pm

SATURDAY

PT ��Paramount Theatre, Middletown RAFT �� Rafter’s Tavern, Callicoon SHADOW ��The Studio @ Shadowland Stages, Ellenville SHC �� Seminary Hill Cidery, Callicoon UpF “groove port” Music Series ��UpFront Exhibition Space, Port Jervis WISNER �� Albert Wisner Library, Warwick

SUNDAY

Theatre - Play...........“Sports Stories On Stage”......GOSHEN 2pm Music - Folk...........................Calla Sun............................DVAA 2pm Music - Jazz........................Hal Galper Trio......................RAFT 3pm Music - Celtic....................Hooley Shooters........................NFL 3pm Theatre - Play...........“Sports Stories On Stage”.......GOSHEN 2pm Cinema...............................“Grand Hotel”.................MILFORD 4pm Music - Jerry Garcia.......Deadgrass & Friends....................FAL 7pm Music...............Tim Ries’s Universal Spirits Ensemble.....FAL 7pm Music - Rock..............The Red Hot Chilli Pipers..................PT 8pm

Fundraiser.................Cornerstone Theatre Arts.......DEL Noon-4pm Music - Jazz...................Thurman Barker Trio..................DVAA 2pm Cinema....................“It Happened One Night”..........MILFORD 4pm Drome Trio............................UpF 7pm Music - Jazz........................Hal Galper Trio......................RAFT 3pm Music - Jazz...............Jonathan Blake’s TRION..................FAL 7pm is P. Suter Band....................FAL 7pm Music - Blues..........Gabriel Butterfield & Friends...............FAL 7pm Music - Celtic........................Celtic Angels.............................PT 8pm

Lettieri .................................FAL 7pm e Mountain....Cragsmoor Library, 8pm

About Eve”.........................JLPL 6pm ..Dylan Doyle Band ..............FAL 7pm

Fundraiser.......Newburgh Library Book Sale...........NFL 10am-2pm Theatre - Play.........“Stone Soup Cooking Class”...........DVAA 2pm Music - Celtic............The Parting Glass Band....Milford Library. 3pm Music - Jazz......................Hal Galper Trio........................RAFT 3pm Music..............................Aztec Two Step 2.0 ......................FAL 7pm Music - Folk...................Music for Humanity............NOBLE 7:30pm

20 Music - Celtic............The Parting Glass Band..........MUNGER 1pm Theatre - Magic............The Magic of Ron Lake........................IKE 3pm Recreation............................Open House...............SHADOW 3pm-5pm Cinema............................“Mrs. Miniver”...................MILFORD 4pm Music - Jazz..................Brandee Younger harp .......................FAL 7pm

Music - Jazz......................Hal Galper Trio........................RAFT 3pm Music - Rock........Johnny Society, The Mommyheads.......FAL 7pm Music - Classical......Greater Newburgh Sym. Orch......NFA 7:30pm Music - Pop...................Melissa Manchester.........................PT 8pm Fundraiser.....................Music for Humanity..................NOBLE 8pm

Cinema.............................“His Girl Friday”...............SHADOW 2pm Music - Classical....................Malolli Trio.......................GMCM 3pm Music...Four Seasons Chorale & Brassonova.....4SEASONS 3pm Theatre - Dance-Illusion............MOMIX................................IKE 3pm Cinema........................“From Here to Eternity”........MILFORD 4pm Music - Jazz....Lew Tabackin Trio 82nd B’Day Concert....FAL 7pm

Music - Jazz.....................Hal Galper Trio.........................RAFT 3pm Music - Jazz.. Judi Silvano, Teri Roiger, John Menegon..MUNGER 1pm Arts Collective.............SHC 6pm-9pm Poetry.............................“Artfully Poetic”......................CHANT 5pm Music - Classical.....Sullivan County Chamber Orch......DVAA 2pm t to Normal”.....................BARKL 8pm Music - Classical.....Sullivan County Chamber Orch......HPAC 6pm Theatre - Musical...........“Next to Normal”.....................BARKL 2pm Theatre - Musical...........“Next to Normal”.....................BARKL 8pm

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Art exhibits

CAS-LK ��Catskill Art Society-Laundry King, Livingston Manor DVAA ��Delaware Valley Arts Alliance, Narrowsburg SUNYO-OH �� SUNY Orange, Orange Hall Gallery, Middletown SUNYO-MRG ��SUNY Orange, Mindy Ross Gallery, Newburgh UUC �� Unitarian Universalist Congregation, Rock Tavern WRS ��Wallkill River School, Montgomery

Georgia Chambers paintings �� Georgia Chambers Studio, Callicoon, ongoing T.A. Clearwater paintings, pastels, prints ��Clearwater Gallery at Jones Farm, Cornwall, ongoing Karen E. Gersch, Gabrielle Dearborn, Josiah Dearborn drawings, paintings, silverwork Gersch Home Gallery, Montgomery, by appt, ongoing Carolyn Duke pottery ��Duke Pottery, Lake Tennanah, Roscoe, ongoing Inscribed Tibetan Prayer Stones �� Tibetan & Himalayan Cultural Center, Walden, ongoing Judi Silvano paintings ��Leo’s Pizzeria & Restaurant, Cornwall, thru Feb 28 “Winter Arts Showcase” Highlands Arts Alliance, group show �� virtual: www.highlandsartsalliance.org/events thru Mar 1 North East Watercolor Society group show �� limited access: cultural@sunyorange.edu SUNYO-OH thru Mar 10 & virtual: www.sunyorange.edu/culturalaffairs. thru Mar 10 & virtual: www.northeastws.com thru Apr 30 “Food” group show ��WRS thru Mar 12 Celebration of Irish History ��Artists’ Market Community Center, Shohola, thru Mar 17 “The Record Museum: Moved by Music” �� Narrowsburg Union, thru Mar 22 Tif Wolf “Breathe”, paintings ��DVAA thru Mar 26 “For the Love of Wood” group show ��DVAA thru Mar 26 Sally Hendee paintings, photos, prints ��Gallery at Chant Realtors, Lords Valley, thru Mar 27 “La Vie Quotidian: The Art of Everyday Life” community art group show �� paintings, photographs, drawings, sculpture, etc.,Wisner Library, Warwick, thru Mar 31 Holly Rostkowski multiple-media abstract �� Griffith Olivera Realty, Goshen, thru Mar 31 River Valley Artists Guild Art About Town: “Winter Spirits: Part 2” �� Susan Miiller winter-themed oils & pastels, Port Jervis Library & Joe Petrosi color pencil art Mayor’s Office, Port Jervis City Hall, & Joan Kehlenbeck “Winter” oils & pastels Deerpark Town Hall, Huguenot, & Gene Iovine winter-themed works, Bon Secours Hospital Cafeteria, Port Jervis, & “Winter” group show Gio’s Gelato Café, Port Jervis, thru Apr 4 Mitchell Saler landscape paintings �� Berkshire Bank, Goshen, thru May 4

NEW ART EXHIBITS

“Flight” Goshen Art League, group show ��Goshen Music Hall, Feb 28-Apr 30 Marcy Talbot “Outside the Lines” �� Wisner Library, Warwick, Mar 1-31 Judi Silvano “Musicians and Dancers Collection”, paintings ��UUC Mar 1-Apr 30 Andrea Pacione “Hot Pink Getaway” surrealist-abstract ��SUNYO-MRG Mar 2, 5pm-7pm 2022 Members’ Exhibit ��WRS Mar 4-27 Teacher’s Showcase group show ��WRS Mar 4-27 Paul Rubino “80 Self-Portraits” �� UpFront Exhibition Space, Port Jervis, Mar 4-31 Spring Show group show �� UpFront Exhibition Space, Port Jervis, Mar 4-Apr 24 Celebration of Irish History ��Artists’ Market Community Center, Shohola, Mar 5-17 Polly Giragosian “Flotsam and Jetsam” ��SUNYO-MRG Mar 10-May 20 Vernon M. Byron & Dharman Abdullah “Dissolving Boundaries” multiple genres �� CMA Gallery, Aquinas Hall, Newburgh, Mar 10-Aug 24 “Toys” group show �� WRS thru Mar 15-Apr 17 Judi Silvano paintings ��Griffith-Olivero Realty, Goshen, Apr 1-Jun 30 “Spring Fling” group show ��Wurtsboro Art Alliance, Apr 2-TBA

Photography exhibits

“Along the Towpath: The D&H Canal in Mamakating, 1828-1898” �� Wurtsboro Library Legrand Botsford: Cragmoor’s First Photographer ��Cragsmoor Library, thru Mar 26 Sarah Van Ouwerkerk “Epiphanies” ��DVAA Apr 2-May 7

ART & Photography receptions

Judi Silvano “Musicians and Dancers Collection” � UUC Mar 5 & 19, & Apr 23, 3pm-5pm Celebration of Irish History � Artists’ Market Community Center, Shohola, Mar 5, 4pm-6pm Vernon M. Byron & Dharman Abdullah “Dissolving Boundaries” multiple genres �� CMA Gallery, Aquinas Hall, Newburgh, Mar 10, 6pm-8pm 2022 Members’ Exhibit, Teacher’s Showcase ��WRS Mar 12, 5pm-7pm Spring Show & Paul Rubino �� UpFront Exhibition Space, Port Jervis, Mar 20, 1pm-6pm

Children & Teens Calendar

HHNM �� Hudson Highlands Nature Museum, Outdoor Discovery Center, Cornwall JLPL ��Josephine-Louise Library, Walden PEEC �� Pocono Environmental Education Center, Dingmans Ferry

Books

Listings not included in our centerspread calendar.

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Baby Time Storytime up to 18 months �� Newburgh Library, Tuesdays, 9:30am Storytime 1-5yrs �� Chester Library, Tuesdays, 10:30am Toddler Time �� Newburgh Library, Wednesdays, 10am Rhymetime 12 to 35 months ��Florida Library, Wednesdays, 10:30am Storytime in the Park ��Mamakating Library, Wurtsboro, Wednesdays, 10:30am Bookworm Club grades K-2 ��Liberty Library, Tuesdays & Wednesdays, 2:30pm Pajama Story Time 1yr-pre-k �� Greenwood Lake Library, Wednesdays, 6:30pm Baby Rhyme Time w/Miss Julie ��JLPL Thursdays, 10:30am Storytime Mini Mathletes w/Miss Beth 3-5yrs �� Florida Library, Thursdays, 10:30am Brainy Babies Story Time under 2 yrs ��Greenwood Lake Library, Thursdays 11:00am Preschool Power Story Time 4-5yrs �� Greenwood Lake Library, Thursdays 1:00pm Bookworm Club grades 3/4 ��Liberty Library, Thursdays, 2:30pm Storytime with Miss Sophie �� Zoom-Milford Library, Fridays, 10am Little Listeners Story Time 2-3yrs �� Greenwood Lake Library, Fridays 1:00pm Winter Story Time 2&1/2-5yrs ��Liberty Library, Mar 2, 11am Traveling Book Club teens ��Greenwood Lake Library, Mar 2, 5:30pm “Tail Waggin’ Tutor”, w/Sadie kids read aloud ��JLPL Mar 7, 5:30pm Toddler Time w/Miss Beth, 3yrs & up ��JLPL Mar 8, 15, & 22, 10:30am Saturday Morning Story Time 3-7yrs ��Newburgh Library, Mar 12, 10am Young Adult Book Club teens ��Milford Library, Mar 15, 4:30pm EntertainmenT & Recreation

Dungeons & Dragons “The Royal Heist” teens �� JLPL Mar 4, 6pm FREE “Magic! The Gathering Club” teens ��JLPL Mar 5 & 19, 2pm FREE Ecozone Discovery Room all ages �� PEEC Mar 6 & 27, 1pm-4pm Teens Trivia Night �� Wisner Library, Warwick, Mar 8, 5:30pm FREE “HOCUS POCUS” w/magician Joe Fischer Greenwood Lake Library, Mar 12, 11am FREE “What’s Your Blueprint?” Youth Summit �� Hurleyville Performing Arts Centre, Mar 18, 10am-2pm FREE Maple Lane Tours �� HHNM Mar 19 & 20, 11am-3pm Lectures....continued from page 10

“The Palens: A Sullivan County Tanning Industry Dynasty” David Rotenstein �� Zoom:Time and the Valleys Museum, Grahamsville, Feb 27, 2:00pm “Renovation, Restoration, & Sustainability” architecture lecture, Suzan Matos �� Zoom link: www/sunyorange.zoom.us/j/97880540344, Feb 28, 7pm “Meet Queen Elizabeth I” Carolyn Invanoff ��DESM Mar 1, 10:30am FEE “Put Your Home on a Diet” Claudia Jacobs ��DESM Mar 3, 10am, FEE “Our Instinctive Biases Towards Cannabis Produced Through Human Group Selection” �� Monty Vacura Zoom: www.sunyorange.zoom.us/j/98591595753 & RCSE Mar 3, 6:30pm “The Battle of the Twin Forts” Peter Cutul ��DESM Mar 4, 10:30am FEE Banned Books Symposium ��virtual: senylrc.org/bannedbookssymposium, Mar 5, 9am-Noon Sugar Shack Scramble Hike �� PEEC Mar 5 & 6, 9am FEE Maple Sugar Tours �� HHNM March 5, 6, 12, 13, 19 & 20 11am-3pm FEE “James Cagney Hollywood Star & An American Legend” �� Leon Di Martino DESM Mar 8, 10am FEE “When Animal Diseases “Spillover” to Humans Causing Tragic Consequences” �� John Albarino DESM Mar 8, 11am FEE “Suzanne Valadon” Impressionist Model & Painter too!” �� Laura Nicholls DESM, Mar 9, 12:30pm FEE “The First Cartoon Stars” Frank Kieck ��DESM Mar 11, 11am FEE “From Plantations To Prohibition To Proliferation-The History of Cannabis in America” David C. Holland Zoom: www.sunyorange.zoom.us/j/98726709686, & RCSE Mar 15, 7pm “Three Visionary Women/ Three Great Art Museums” Janet Mandel �� Zoom-Cornwall Library, Mar 16, 6:15pm “Jersey City Mayor Frank Hague: I am the Law” Ken Tschan ��DESM Mar 17, 10:30am FEE “The Women Pioneers Of American TV” Evan Weiner �� Zoom:Crawford Library, Mar 17, 6pm Sugar Bush & Maple Lane Tours �� HHNM Mar 19 & 20, 11am-3pm “Salamanders, Frogs, and More!” Tour �� PEEC Mar 19, 1pm, & Mar 27, 10am FEE\ Woodcock Walk �� PEEC Mar 19, 6:30pm “The Cradle of Aviation” The Early Aviation History of the Hempstead Plains 1908-1920 �� Paul Martin III DESM Mar 22, 10:30am FEE “Louise Nevelson: Sculptress” Laura Nicholls ��DESM Mar 23, 12:30pm FEE “Join the Conservation Conversation” � Zoom-Delaware Highlands Conservancy, Mar 24, 5:15pm “The Three Bs of Music - The Broader Version!” Barry Wiesenfeld �� Greenwood Lake Library, Mar 24, 31 & Apr 7, 7pm “Communicating with Cats” Rebecca Golgoski ��DESM Mar 29, 10am FEE “Bossanova, the Music of Antonio Carlos Jobim & The Girl from Ipanema” �� Rick Feingold DESM Mar 29, 10am FEE “Coping with Change in an ever-Changing World” Diane Lang ��DESM Mar 29, Noon FEE “Machu Picchu-Civilizations of the Incas” Barry Kass ��DESM Mar 30, 11am FEE “The Kate Project” John Conway �� Zoom:Crawford Library, Monticello, Mar 31, 6pm “The Pharmacology of Medicinal and Recreational Cannabis” Donald F. Slish �� & Zoom:www/sunyorange.zoom.us/j/94423816246 & RCSE Mar 31, 7pm “Orange County Dairies & Their Milk Bottles” Alex Prizgintas �� Zoom-Port Jervis Library, Mar 31, 6:30pm

Wallkill River School and Gallery: Art Exhibits, Art Classes & Fiber Art

“The Old Homestead” by Lisa O’Gorman

“View from Mummy Cliff” by Mark Rosengarten

The Annual Member Exhibit and Annual Teacher’s Showcase at Wallkill River School and Gallery (WRS) is an annual opportunity for member artists and teachers to show a piece of artwork of their choosing. It offers the audience a glimpse into a widely eclectic variety of offerings from the WRS community. Mark Rosengarten, a newly retired chemistry teacher, who has long been known for his stunning landscape and weatherscape photographs, has been taking classes at WRS and enjoys working in various painting mediums. Mark exclaims, “The Wallkill River School is a wonderful community of creatives who share, educate and lift each other up. The Member Exhibit is a wonderful opportunity to see the best of what the members have created and to get inspired for the coming year of exhibits and classes.” Holly Rostkowski’s recent works are richly detailed, mixed media abstracts, inspired by deeply personal themes. Rostkowski eagerly anticipates the coming season at WRS. “Being a part of the Wallkill River School has opened the doors to so many fabulous opportunities; not only have I been able to share my work with others but, I have made some invaluable friendships, had great conversations about art and have been exposed to some amazing local

“Reminds Me” by Holly Rostkowski

artists,” she says. (See pg. 22 for more on Holly.) Lisa O’Gorman, a long-time WRS member, will offer a traditional representational oil painting of a pastoral scene. O’Gorman especially looks forward to seeing the works of new members and appreciates the connections WRS offers, not just among members but also with the viewing public. These are just three, from among the dozens of artists who will offer their works for viewing and sale at this annual exhibit. The Teachers’Showcase in the adjacent gallery, offers the opportunity for some of the WRS instructors to show their own work. Visitors can expect to see works from some longstanding and popular instructors such as William Noonan, Gayle Clark Fedigan, Cynthia Harris Pagano, and Alan Lewis. Lewis is holding watercolor classes for beginners in March. He has been painting in watercolor since 2013, and usually paints every day. His subjects vary from portraits to pets to landscapes, and he enjoys painting plein air whenever possible. “This beginning watercolor class will be focused on producing finished work,” explained Lewis. “I have noticed that I have learned best when

following along painting with an artist, so that is the approach this class will follow: to paint fast and loose, to cover the basics of watercolor by doing them, and hopefully to have some fun.” “We’re also very excited about a number of new instructors who are offering a variety of both adult and children’s classes,” says Sarah Pierson, WRS executive director. Aedan Ciganek, an animator from the Hudson Valley, has recently begun teaching introductory animation classes to youngsters in the 3rd-6th grades. “It has been such an awesome privilege to see the creativity from the young minds of these amazing students. I hope this class can help them springboard into further creative pursuits, and let their artistic and storytelling talents shine!,” enthuses Ciganek. “Animation is the art of bringing your drawings to life! Whether you’re interested in traditional animation, game animation, anime, 3D animation, or just want to make your doodles move around with style, this class is for you. Students will learn about the principles of animation, and how to apply their knowledge in creative ways. They’ll see how observing the natural world can bring their animation skills to the next level. And most importantly, it’s going to be a lot of fun!,” he concluded.

Elizabeth, a student in Aedan Ciganek’s animation class at the WRS

Beginning on March 1, Denise Aumick, who has been creatively working with threads, needles, and cloth to make fiber art for many years, will offer a Slow Stitch Maker’s Drop-in on the 1st and 3rd Tuesday of the month from 3:00pm-5:00pm. Denise invites all to “Gather your threads, needles, yarns, hooks, etc., and join other makers to work on portable/ lap projects such as: hand stitching, embroidery, knitting, and crocheting. Enjoy this self-guided time to leisurely work while socializing with others.” There will be a $5 donation to benefit WRS for each session. Pierson adds, “We continue to accept resumes from artists who are interested in teaching a variety of enrichment classes. And we are especially seeking instructors for after-school as well as summer classes for youngsters. The artists’ reception on March 12, 5:00pm7:00pm is a good opportunity to see the wide variety of art offerings from both members and instructors. All are welcome.” The exhibits run from March 4-27. Gallery hours are Friday-Sunday, Noon5:00pm at 232 Ward Street, Montgomery. Call 845-457-2787, info@wallkill.art or visit: wallkillriverschool.com

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MOMIX at Ike Hall Known internationally for presenting works of astounding inventiveness and physical beauty, MOMIX is a company of dancerillusionists founded and directed by Moses Pendleton, one of America’s most innovative and widely performed choreographers and directors for over 40 years. A co-founder of the ground-breaking Pilobolus Dance Theater in 1971, he formed his own company, MOMIX, in 1980. Pendleton combines his muscularly sculpted dancers with unique costumes and props, sets them amongst artfully created lighting and light effects, and finally completes everything with a personally selected diverse musical score, ranging from Vivaldi to New Age to birdsong. Each production focuses not only on the beauty of the human form, but also the beauty of nature, music scenography, and life itself. Full of surprises, each show features dancers manipulating their bodies and props in unique and astounding ways. While there is no concrete story-line, MOMIX performances evoke through imagery a theater of light and physical bodies.

Whether the concept is nature’s wonders, the ancient art of alchemy, or the creatures of the desert, MOMIX will not fail to surprise, enchant, and astonish. MOMIX is perfect for all ages, and for all occasions. Children love the fun and magical props and costumes, parents can appreciate the subtle beauty in the imagery, and young couples can see the romance in a simple duet. Watching the show alone allows for deep internal reflection, or sharing the experience with a friend can bring discussion and debate about the mysteries and secrets of the show. Get mesmerized by MOMIX on March 27 at 3:00pm in Eisenhower Hall Theatre, West Point. For info, call the Box Office at 845-938-4159 or email: ticketsatike@westpoint.edu

Thurman Barker & His Trio The Delaware Valley Arts Alliance (DVAA) announced the return of its annual Salon Series presented in-person and live streamed. This year’s series, which began in February, features performances and events that focus on the concept of “building up” - the process of creative construction. Thurman Barker grew up in Chicago during the early 1950’s. As a child he was exposed to R&B, doo-wop, soul, jazz and blues music that later influenced his musical career that began at seventeen. Barker is a celebrated percussionist who built his career on innovation. In his work as a professional musician, composer, and college professor, he brings endless passion and decades of experience together to entertain, educate, and expand the horizons of his art. His career has spanned decades, and his talent encompasses and crosses over into many musical genres. From jazz and blues to contemporary, classical, and beyond, he aims for a unique experience that blurs

traditionally rigid lines to the delight of his audiences. His percussion performances strike home with a force that can’t be pigeonholed by anything as limiting as a label. Barker’s wealth of knowledge was built through countless incredible collaborations. He was the house drummer at the Schubert Theater in Chicago for ten years and has played behind the likes of Bette Midler, Marvin Gaye, Billy Eckstein, Vicky Carr, and blues legend Mighty Joe Young. Barker returns back to DVAA with his trio to amaze audiences with an afternoon filled with music, melody, and improvisation on March 12, at 2:00pm in Krause Recital Hall, 37 Main Street, Narrowsburg. Capacity is limited and advanced registration is required. Proof of vaccination or current negative test and masks required. Social distancing will apply. Visit delawarevalleyartsalliance.org

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Shadowland: Cinema at the Studio

Shadowland Stages is once again presenting its “love letter to the community” in the form of showcasing classic films at an affordable price this spring with Shadowland Studio Cinema. The Studio at Shadowland Stages will adapt its flexible space to digital film presentation on four Sundays, March through May, providing an intimate setting for viewing classic films on a big screen. Each of the presentations will run approximately two hours and include a short subject from the same period as the showcase feature. “As the world works its way back to ‘normal’, we’re thrilled to bring back our classic film series, and get back to year-round programming at Shadowland Stages,” said artistic director Brendan Burke. The series kicks off with director Howard Hawks’ His Girl Friday, the 1940 adaptation of Ben Hecht and Charles MacArthur’s stage perennial The Front Page, starring Cary Grant, Rosalind Russell and Ralph Bellamy, a lightning-paced satire of the newspaper game with amazing rapid-fire dialogue, and a harbinger of the cynicism that some ascribe to the current state of journalism.

“The Front Page” Illustration by Randy Glass

“There’s a rhythm and a pacing that becomes almost musical in its presentation. In an interview with Peter Bogdonovich, Hawks explained, ‘We wrote the dialog in a way that made the beginnings and ends of sentences unnecessary.’ The dialogue carries a fast and staccato delivery that mimics the tapping of its characters’ fingers on their typewriters, drumming out a rhythm that creates a beautiful story.” - Jeff Saporito Let the actors’ deliveries awe you on March 27 at 2:00pm at The Studio, 14 Market Street (corner of Center Street), Ellenville. For tickets in advance: 845647-5511 or at the door. Proof of vaccination and masks required. Additional information on the vaccination requirements for children and others, plus protocols may be found at ShadowlandStages.org/faqs/

Banger & the Mashers on Market

Eric Banger and the Mashers have been performing locally in the Hudson Valley for eight years. They formed in 2012, and their current line-up features Jeff Doolittle on guitar and vocals, Anastasia Solberg on fiddle, Liza Doolittle on bodhran and vocals, and Zach Brandman on acoustic bass and mandolin. They have been strongly inspired by Irish folk bands such as the Clancy Brothers, the Dubliners and the Pogues, as well as the print collections of Irish and British traditional music compiled in the nineteenth century. The members lead varied lives: Jeff teaches Medieval History at Fordham University & SUNY Orange; Anastasia, a classically-trained violist who performs internationally and also teaches at SUNY Ulster, is the producer of Ellenville’s Music on Market (MoM) series and director of the Music Institute of Sullivan and Ulster (MISU); Liza is a jazz and blues singer and mom, and Zach, an insurance underwriter, plays bass in other local bands. Over the years, the band has played at a

variety of venues across the Hudson Valley region, performed several thematic shows exploring the meaning and history of Irish folk music, and has been featured on WJFF Radio. Now, back by popular demand, celebrate both the opening of the 2022 MoM season and St. Patrick’s Day, on March 17 at 7:30pm at MISU, 40 Market Street, Ellenville. Limited seating/space. Masking is encouraged. Air filters are on at all times. Appropriate refreshments will be served. Dancing and singing will be encouraged. Suggested donation: $15. $10 for seniors and students. Children under 12 free. This concert will be both live and on zoom. Pre-registration required for both via eventbrite. The direct link for the tickets is www.eventbrite.com/e/ eric-banger-and-the-mashers-tickets272475841577. Up and coming in this MoM season: classical, jazz, world & pop concerts, as well as the reopening of the Coffeehouse Series on Saturday evenings. For information: 845-377-3727.

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Volunteer Opportunities at WJFF Tim Bruno, General Manager of Radio Catskill has announced that WJFF has volunteering opportunities available. Training is provided. Public Service Announcement Editor: Writing and computer skills. Review press releases from non-profit and governmental entities and distill the info into a format suitable for WJFF’s on-air announcements and website copy. Office Assistant: There are a number of volunteer positions available in the office. Tasks include: Data entry for Quarterly Issue Reports, Donor database maintenance, answering phones, taking pledges, sending invoices and writing thank you cards during on-air fund drives: General

office duties that include filing, copying, preparing mailings, etc. Weather Volunteer: Using station guidelines and information from the National Weather Service website, write daily weather report scripts of fixed lengths to be used by on-air staff and volunteers. Record weather reports and transfer them to the station to be used in automated playlists at times when the control board is unattended. For information including complete descriptions of the jobs, training procedures, time requirements, locations, necessary skills, computer needs, remote work possibilities, etc., contact Kit Hulit, office manager, at kit@wjffradio.org

Marcy Talbot at Wisner Library instructor in watercolor The Warwick Art painting, drawing, and League (WAL) is a notarts & crafts throughout for-profit, volunteer-based Orange County, and is the organization sponsored Community Liaison for by its membership and the WAL. dedicated to promoting Outside the Lines is her and supporting the visual diverse collection for sale arts and encouraging artists of original watercolor, within the community. mixed media paintings Since its inception in and prints with a touch 1955, the League has of whimsy and an artistic provided support for local antidote to uncertain emerging and established artists. Members include “Pip Berries” by Marcy Talbot times. Her artwork will be in the Boardroom artists of all skill levels, from the beginner and the hobby artist to the professional of the Albert Wisner Public Library, 1 McFarland Drive, Warwick, from artist. WAL member Marcy Talbot is a March 1-31. For Library info: 845-986-1047. professional watercolor artist and an

Blame It On the Bossa Nova & Hague The bossa nova sound originated in Rio de Janiero, home to the Copacabana and Ipanema beaches. Rio, a city of contrasts, features Rick Feingold one of the seven wonders of the modern world, the pre-Lenten celebration Carnaval, and striking favelas. The city comes alive through the music of Antonio Carlos Jobim, including the Sinatra recordings, Sergio Mendes and Elis Regina. The Town of Newburgh’s Desmond Center for Community Enrichment is offering an engaging lecture titled, Bossanova, the Music of Antonio Carlos Jobim and The Girl from Ipanema. The Girl from Ipanema won a Grammy for Record of the Year in 1965. Presented by Rick Feingold, the program will take place on March 29 at 10:00am. Feingold has 30 years of 18

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teaching experience, has written for the Boston Herald and Christian Science Monitor, and has lectured at over fifty local libraries. Ken Tschan Editor’s note: Desmond Community Education Coordinator Ken Tschan (founder of Cornerstone Theatre Arts in Goshen, see pg. 3) will present his own lecture, Jersey City Mayor Frank Hague: I am the Law, on March 17 at 10:30am. During the height of his power, Hague’s political machine, aka “the organization”, was one of the most powerful in the United States, controlling politics on local, county, state and federal levels. The Desmond Center is located at 6 Albany Post Road, Newburgh. Visit www.townofnewburgh.recdesk to register. Call the Desmond Center at 845-565-1326 for information.

“Freedom from Fear” in Port Jervis

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The Four Seasons Chorale announces its seventh concert, Freedom from Fear, which derives its title from the famous Norman Rockwell paintings The Four Freedoms, and is the second in a series Kathy Brink The Four Seasons Chorale of concerts using the famous paintings as a theme. The Chorale will be performing a variety of choral works under the direction of Kathy Brink, accompanied by Seth Riehl and includes compositions by Harry Nick Page M. L. Lightfoot Harry Belafonte Belafonte, Nick Page, Mary Lynn Freedom from Fear will be performed Lightfoot among others. on March 27 at 3:00pm in the sanctuary The chorale will share the concert with of First Presbyterian Church, 60 Brassanova, which is under the direction Sussex Street, Port Jervis. of Bruce Dedrick. The group is made Admission is free; donations gratefully up of instrumentalists from Port Jervis’ accepted. The concert will follow current Broome Street Band, and utilizes a safety protocols for Covid. \ brass quintet instrumentation. In addition This project is made possible with funds to Bruce Dedrick (trombone), the group from the Statewide Community Regrants includes Stacy Joergle, Al Gessner Program, a regrant program of the New York and Dylan Little (trumpets), Barbara State Council on the Arts with the support of Sardone and Christine Honders the Office of the Governor and the New York (French horns), Shary Kranch (tuba), State Legislature and administered by Arts Mid-Hudson. and percussionist Frank Gloss.

All are welcome to 20 any time from 3:00pm attend Shadowland to 5:00pm. Stages’ 2022 Season “Pick up a brochure, Celebration/ Subscriber meet some of the artists, Appreciation Day/Open renew your subscription, House! get to know our Board Stop by The Studio at of Directors, see the Shadowland Stages the new space, AND be new second stage/black the first to hear our big box theatre at 14 Market Board Member Ray Faiola, Artistic announcement about the Director Brendan Burke, & Executive Street - entrance is on Director Elena Holy cut the ribbon at the final season show!,” said Center Street, on March opening of The Studio at Shadowland Elena Holy.

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Paintings & Wood in Narrowsburg Painting operates as a many functions of wood form of meditation for in our lives, and celebrates Tif Wolf. Working with a the inspiration that comes restricted color palette, she from it. creates fluid forms, using See abstract paintings by only palette knives and Tif Wolf in an exhibit titled scrapers, no brushes. Her Breathe and woodworks in works offer glimpses into the Delaware Valley Art how skies can provide a Alliance’s (DVAA) second space for the self, whether Untitled work by Tif Wolf exhibit, For the Love of in populated cities or Wood, at the DVAA’s Alliance Gallery, more remote areas like 37 Main Street, Sullivan County. Narrowsburg, through A group show curated March 26. by Eric Baylin and Bo Masks and social Stevens, For the Love of Wood surveys the “Platter” by Alexandra Climent distancing are required.

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Port Jervis’ UpFront Exhibition Space: The 2022 Season Begins “Here at UpFront Exhibition Space in Port Jervis, we are planning a few exciting updates for this upcoming year which we really want you to be a part of. And whether it’s an opinion, suggestion, purchase, or contribution, chances are, if you love paintings or saxophones or stage performance; if you find respite in or glimpse beauty through unconventional details and wondrous curiosities, your involvement will have an impact as we move eagerly into 2022!” Gordon Graff. UpFront opens the 2022 season with a group show of art in diverse styles. Winter and cabin fever seem to help the production of art. This first show of the year includes several of the area’s well “Beach House” by Gordon Graff known artists plus some new creative talent. Judith Cramer’s mastery of the pastel landscape evokes an aerial impression

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of a stormy coast. Gordon Graff has reconstructed a California memory of beach life with its habitation debris. Roz Hodgkins convenes an atmosphere in shallow waters with looming leaves, drama in a quiet space. Paul Rubino is featured in this group show with a series of self-portraits that began in 1969 and continued to the present. They offer insight into his

life and state of mind, and run a gamut of styles. (See adjacent article.) UpFront Exhibition Space is located at 31 Jersey Avenue, Port Jervis. The show runs March 4 to April 24. An artist’s reception will be held on March 20, from 1:00pm6:00pm. For information, call 845-754-1808. “On High” Judith Cramer

Pictured on right: “Shallows” by Roz Hodgkins

Paul Rubino: 80 Self-Portraits over 53 years by 1 Artist Artist Paul Rubino, whose subjects include landscapes, portraits, and still lifes and whose work is largely abstract, describes himself as an expressionist. “In my paintings and drawings I’m mostly concerned with the effects of medium and color, trying to create a picture that changes with the light as well as

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within the line of sight of the viewer,” says Paul. Born in New York City in 1951 and raised in Queens, he began drawing and painting at an early age. He attended the High School of Art and Design and the School of Visual Arts in New York City before embarking on a career as a freelance graphic

designer. A series of Rubino’s self-portraits spanning fifty-three years will be shown at UpFront Exhibition Space, March 4-31. The over eighty self-portraits in this exhibit reflect the artist from 1969 up to the present, and range in style from realistic to purely abstract. “Some look like me. Some are how I feel,” concluded Paul. An artist’s reception will be held on March 20, 1:00pm-6:00pm. A portfolio of Paul Rubino’s work can be seen at paulrubinoartist.com For information, call 845-754-1808.

Melissa Manchester in Middletown Melissa Manchester was born in the Bronx to a musical family. Her father was a bassoonist for the Metropolitan Opera for three decades. Her mother was one of the first women to design and found her own clothing firm. Melissa started a singing career at an early age, learned the piano and harpsichord at the Manhattan School of Music, began singing commercial jingles at age 15, and became a staff writer at age 17 for Chappell Music while attending Manhattan’s High School of Performing Arts (CANVAS co-publisher Barry Plaxen’s alma mater). She studied songwriting at New York University with Paul Simon when she was 19, and played the Manhattan club scene, where Barry Manilow, a friend and fellow jingle singer, introduced her to Bette Midler. In 1971 she became a member of the Harlettes, the back-up singers for Midler, which she co-created with Manilow. Her debut album, Home to Myself, was released in 1973; she co-wrote many of its songs with Carole

Bayer Sager. Two years later, Manchester’s album Melissa produced her first top-ten hit, Midnight Blue. In 1980, Melissa became the first recording artist in the history of the Academy Awards to have two nominated movie themes in a single year, and to perform them both on the Oscar telecast. She has composed music for animated features and theatrical musicals, and won the Grammy Award for best female vocalist in 1982. In November 2021 she was inducted into the Great American Songbook Foundation’s Hall of Fame. “Her music has touched the lives of so many people over the years. Her songs have become standards and are part of the fabric of our lives.” - Michael Feinstein. See Melissa perform at the Paramount Theatre, 17 South Street, Middletown, on March 26 at 8:00pm. Proof of vaccination or negative test and masks required. For tickets visit: www.middletownparamount.com

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Quips, Quotes & Quiddities with Carol Pozefsky LAST WORDS (Maybe)

New York Times puzzle guru Will Shortz once edited a puzzle featuring the last words of famous people. We’re fully aware that quotes, last words and such often get mangled down through the years but Shortz is a careful researcher so let’s just assume there were earwitnesses. Irish poet/playwright, Oscar Wilde’s final words were said to be: “My wallpaper and I are fighting a duel to the death. One or the other of us has to go.” Groucho Marx’s last words: “Die, my dear? Why, that’s the last thing I’ll do!” Chubby funnyman Lou Costello: “That was the best ice cream soda I ever tasted.” Poet Dylan Thomas: “I’ve had 18 straight whiskies. I think that’s the record.” Mexican revolutionary Pancho Villa: “Don’t let it end like this. Tell them I said something.” Old-time movie Don Juan Errol Flynn’s parting words: “I’ve had a hell

of a lot of fun and I’ve enjoyed every minute of it.” LEGAL IN EIGHT COUNTRIES People who are terminally ill, in serious pain or depression, may prefer euthanasia, (assisted suicide), rather than suffering and prolonging the inevitable. Critics argue that God gives us life and only God has the right to take it. At present there are 8 countries in which euthanasia is legal; Switzerland, the Netherlands, Spain, Belgium, Luxembourg, Canada, Columbia and certain Australian states. Euthanasia is also known as mercy killing and the right to die. YOU SAY TOMAYTO AND I SAY TOMAHTO We have an idiom to describe a relationship that’s cooling off. The honeymoon is over. In Japan they say, an autumn breeze begins to blow. We call a womanizer a dog or a player. The Japanese say, he has fast hands. We say, she wears too much makeup. The French say, she’s sugaring her waffle. We say, practice makes perfect; In Arabic they say, repetition teaches the donkey.

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Goshen Art League: Three Exhibits

“Hummingbird” by Vaune Sherin

Goshen Music Hall Goshen Art League (GAL) soars into 2022 with Flight, a new exhibit at the Goshen Music Hall, as well as many more opportunities to view the works of local artists in solo and group exhibits. GAL president Robb Gomulka is the curator for the show. “We hoped that the simplicity of the theme would produce a wide variety of subject matter from our artists. As usual they didn’t disappoint. It is a great show!”, said Gomulka. Flight will be on display weekdays at their home gallery in the Goshen Music Hall, 223 Main Street, February 28 to April 30. The public is invited to view works in various media. Interested parties may also make appointment requests during off-hours by emailing goshenartleague@gmail.com

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“Southbound” by Pat MacDonald

Berkshire Bank In addition to the show at the Music Hall, a solo show by Mitchell Saler is on display at the Berkshire Bank, 2 South Church Street. Eighteen of his beautiful realistic oil paintings can be viewed during bank hours until May 4. Saler has received awards in various exhibits including two awards from the Salmagundi Club, and he teaches an art class at the Mulberry House Senior Center as well as private lessons. In his landscapes, Saler enjoys conveying vastness, dramatic lighting and atmospheric effects. His paintings include scenes depicting Goshen and the local Hudson Valley area as well as the Catskills and Adirondacks. “I am excited to be displaying my art at this wonderful location. Thank you to the Goshen Art

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“Depths of My Soul” by Holly Rostkowski

League for coordinating the show,” stated Saler. You may also see the show online at www.mitchellsaler.com/ berkshirebankexhibit Griffith Olivero Realtors Holly Rostkowski’s work explores intuitive painting in the abstract in a variety of media. Her solo show is on display at Griffith Olivero Realtors, 226 Main Street, until the end of March. While using bold, bright colors she combines textures and mark making to express herself. She loves to explore different mediums but her true love is cold wax medium and oil paint. GAL is grateful to the Berkshire Bank as well as Griffith Olivero Realtors for their support of our local artists through

“Goshen United Methodist Church” oil by Mitchell Saler

the use of their businesses as art exhibit venues. The generosity of Goshen Music Hall owner, Gerry Hluchan, provides GAL with a home gallery and allows for the creative license to mount several uniquely themed exhibits year-round. There is always a GAL show on view at the Music Hall, which is home to the only art gallery in Goshen. Thank you to these three local businesses for their continued support of the arts community. Currently masks are required while viewing the art in all three locations. Email: goshenartleague@gmail.com

SCCO Quartet: “Ladies Night”, in Hurleyville & Narrowsburg Since 1995, March has been designated as “Women’s History Month” in the U.S. The Sullivan County Chamber Orchestra (SCCO) will celebrate by performing chamber music from three amazing composers. Fanny Mendelssohn-Hensel (Felix Mendelssohn’s sister), Teresa Carreño, and Ethel Smyth were highly regarded for their talents as performers, but rarely acknowledged by the masses for their abilities as composers. Their music rivaled their male counterparts, but it wasn’t until very recently that there has been a revival of their sound. Mendelssohn-Hensel’s music reflects her deep reverence for Bach and Beethoven as well as a strong influence from her brother. It exhibits a fine craftsmanship and lyricism typical of the post-Classical Mendelssohnian style, combined with her own experimental and inventive approach to form and content. Due to the reservations of her family, and to social conventions of the time, a number of her works were published under her brother’s name. Her father was tolerant, rather than supportive, of her activities as a composer. In 1820, he wrote to her, “Music will perhaps become his [Felix’s] profession, while for you it

can and must (rhymes with be only an Forsythe) was ornament.” marginalized Although as a “woman Felix was composer” privately and her music broadly was never supportive accepted of her as a Fanny Mendelssohn- Teresa Carreño into the Ethel Smyth composer and Hensel (1805-1847) mainstream. (1853-1917) (1858-1944) a performer, When she he was cautious of her composed more publishing her works delicate compositions, under her name. they were criticized María Teresa for not measuring up Gertrudis de Jesús to the standards of her Carreño García was male counterparts. Akiko Hosoi, Adrienne Harmon, a Venezuelan pianist, Like Beethoven, violin violin soprano, composer, Smyth shows a and conductor. Over masterful command the course of her of the quartet form 54-year concert with dramatic themes career, she became and developments that an internationally were often considered renowned virtuoso “too masculine” for a Chiu-Chen Liu, Kirsten Jermé, viola cello pianist and was female composer. often referred to as the “Valkyrie of the Smyth was a member of the women’s Piano”. Several composers dedicated suffrage movement (for which she spent their compositions to Carreño, including two months in prison). She was granted Amy Beach and Edward MacDowell. a damehood, the first female composer Dame Ethel Mary Smyth DBE to be so honoured. Her opera, Der Wald,

mounted in 1903, was for more than a century the only opera by a woman composer ever produced at New York’s Metropolitan Opera. SCCO Artistic Director Andrew Trombley says, “Their individual styles and sounds are so unique compared to their contemporaries. Each of their sounds is reflective of their remarkable careers, relationships, and personalities. We are thrilled to bring these extraordinary works to the stage for you all to enjoy.” The performances are April 2 at 6:00pm at the Hurleyville Performing Arts Centre, 219 Main Street, and April 3 at 2:00pm at the Delaware Valley Arts Alliance (DVAA), 37 Main Street, Narrowsburg. Tickets for April 2 may be purchased at hurleyvilleartscentre.org. Advanced ticket purchase is encouraged. However, tickets will be available at the door until capacity is met. Call 845-985-4722 with any inquiries. Masks required. Tickets for April 3 are free as part of the DVAA’s Salon Series. Advanced registration for the event is required at delawarevalleyartsalliance.org. Limited seating, masks and proof of vaccination or negative Covid test are required. Call 845-252-7576 with any inquiries.

Banned Books Virtual Symposium The Banned Books Symposium is co-sponsored by Mount Saint Mary College’s Kaplan Family Library; the Ramapo Catskill Library System; the Southeastern N.Y. Library Resources Council; and the School Library Systems of Dutchess, Orange-Ulster, Sullivan, and Ulster. This virtual symposium will feature presentations on banned, challenged, or controversial books, and will feature a keynote presentation, Defending Discussions: The 1619 Project by John Piche, Outreach Librarian for Heights Libraries in Cleveland, Ohio.

Piche will discuss the New York Times Magazine’s 2019 The 1619 Project, and how the conflicting issues about the project were resolved. There will also be concurrent breakout sessions throughout the virtual symposium including Getting Comfortable with the Uncomfortable by Alexis McBride, assistant professor of Education at Mount Saint Mary College, and director of the ALA Office for Intellectual Freedom, Deborah CaldwellStone’s The Best Defense on March 5, 9:00am-Noon. To register, or for more info, visit senylrc.org/BannedBooksSymposium

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SUNY Orange: Art Exhibitions on both Middletown & Newburgh Campuses Mindy Ross Gallery The opening exhibit of 2022 at Mindy Ross Gallery, Hot Pink Getaway, is a solo show by surrealist-abstract artist Andrea Pacione of Newburgh. The Gallery, in SUNY Orange’s Newburgh campus, (corner of First and Grand Streets) is open-to-the-public on March 2 from 5:00pm-7:00pm. Masks are required, limited capacity. Orange Hall Gallery & Fringe Orange Hall Gallery is open for the public viewing of the North East Watercolor Society (NEWS) 2022 Members’ Exhibition, a hybrid show with 55 works on view. In addition, these paintings are included in a virtual version which has a total of 111 artworks by 63 artists. The in-person/gallery show is on view through March 10; however, capacity numbers are limited because of social distancing, and masks are required. The following dates and times are open for the public: February 26 from 1:30pm-3:30pm; March 4 from 6:30pm-8:30pm and March 7 from 3:00pm-5:00pm. Free parking is available in the lot adjacent to Orange Hall which is located

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NEWS Best in Show: “Sunlit Leafy Pear” by Janet Laird-Lagassee

at the corner of Wawayanda & Grandview Avenues, (GPS: 24 Grandview Ave.) on the Middletown campus of SUNY Orange. The virtual show can be viewed through April 30 by visiting the NEWS website: www.northeastws.com. Mindy Ross Gallery Flotsam and jetsam refer to kinds of refuse found in the ocean, what is cast aside. The difference between the two is in the intention. Polly Giragosian creates textile artworks from scraps. “The pieces are themselves scraps - objects separated from a larger whole. Like artifacts, real or imagined, they are talismans, unsolved tangles. Like flotsam and jetsam, they reference what has been lost, jettisoned, carried forth or what

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NEWS Honorable Mention: “A Point Well Taken” by Alexis Lavine

NEWS Honorable Mention: “Kit Kats” by Mary Jane Magoon

an MFA from the sinks and weighs down: University of Arizona the experiences of a life,” with a concentration states Giragosian. in fibers and in 1996 “Texture, the sense of attended Skowhegan touch, is key in my work.” artist residency. She Her works visually tell has shown her work in her life experiences as both local and national a woman and through exhibitions. the perspective of her Flotsam and Jetsam: Armenian heritage. Mixed Media Fiber Work Giragosian began by Polly Giragosian will her art career studying be on exhibit in Mindy painting and drawing at Ross Gallery, Kaplan the École des Beaux Arts Hall, SUNY Orange, at in Paris, Massachusetts “Rue du Tapis Vert 3”, fiber by Polly Giragosian the corner of Grand and College of Art, and the School of the Museum of Fine First Streets, Newburgh from March 10 Arts in Boston. She holds a BA from to May 20. Hours are limited. For info: cultural@sunyorange.edu Smith College. She went on to receive