D & H CANVAS May 2014 by Delaware & Hudson CANVAS

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May 2014

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Publisher’s Column by Barry Plaxen Did you know May is National Thank your Columnist month? For the origins of Mother’s Day, thanks goes to our monthly recipe columnist and chef, Douglas Frey. He always manages to cook up an interesting article regarding the history of a holiday, and of holiday foods. See page 19. Here’s a typo worthy of our own new columnist Carol Pozefsky’s (see page 7) sense of humor: Tenor? Soprano? Alto? Baritone? Bass? A fabulous new opera singer is coming to the Cornwall Library. As per the website: “This video of the Leoncavallo opera Pagliacci features vocalists such as Placido Domingo and Vesti la Giubba in the leading roles.” We welcome Mr. or Ms. la Giubba.”☺ Kudos to our prolific columnist J.A. Di Bello for his dedication to the arts and artists of our area, from Forestburgh to Newburgh and within his adopted home towns of Montgomery and Walden. (He grew up in Middletown.) His consistently creative writing adds much in the way of literary excellence to CANVAS. See pages 9 and 23.

Letters to the Editor Dear Editor, I just looked at the lastest issue of CANVAS online...It was great! Thanks for putting in the article about the St. James Camera Club. I am a member of that club and I am excited that one of my photographs was chosen to be displayed at Noble Coffee Roasters. Sincerely, Elaine Heinsman

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for his May contributions. And speaking of literary excellence, this month we happily have another local music story by Philip Ehrensaft, our world class music columnist. See page 31. We are happy once again to feature almostmonthly poetry event submissions by Robert Milby after a too-long hiatus. The Hudson Valley has a vital and extremely productive poetry community of which Robert is a distinguished and unbiquitous presence. His next story (we published one last month) will be in our June issue. Welcome back, Robert. And best wishes go out to our “Community Building Through the Arts” columnist Susan Handler. We wish her a speedy and painless recovery from her recent accident. Lastly, we look forward to hearing from both Susan and our on-leave rock-folkcountry-blues “CANVAS Beat” music columnist Tina Piaquadio very soon. Thank you (and our story writers) all.

Writer’s Corner You can find opera, theatre and classical music reviews by J.A. Di Bello and Barry Plaxen at www.CatskillChronicle.com - Sullivan’s online newspaper. Barry will also appear on the Ferry Godmother’s (Aquanetta Wright) radio talk show, May 5 from 7:30pm-8:30pm. You have to register to tunein, so it is suggested that you access at www. BlogTalkRadio.com/FerryGodmother by 7:15pm.

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May Day Fairs & Festivals

Palaia Vineyards & Brid’s Closet Palaia Vineyards is having their annual May Day Celebration in collaboration with Cornwall’s Brid’s Closet on May 3 from 9:00am-6:00pm. There will be live entertainment throughout the day, including games of chance, classes, music, belly dancing, Maypole, tarot, tons of shopping and food items from vendors of all kinds. Wear your Renaissance Faire best! Entrance fee includes classes during the day. 10 Sweet Clover Road, Highland Mills. For information: 845-928-5384. Mulberry House Craft Fair Looking for that special gift for Mom? A bride, graduate, or that special someone? Come to the craft fair at The Mulberry House Senior Center, 62-70 West Main Street, Middletown, on May 3 from 9:00am3:00pm. Refreshments will be available. For info: 845-346-4070. 24th Annual Kite Festival at SUNY Sullivan FREE kites for the first 200 kids! Bring the kids to see professional and amateur kite fliers, live music, food, inflatable bouncy houses, craft vendors, kids activities and more!

Admission is free for the May 3, 10:00am-4:00pm event at the college in Loch Sheldrake. Mom’s Pop-up Market for May Day On May 3 from 9:00am-4:00pm master gardeners from Cornell Cooperative Extension will join Wallkill River School (WRS) artists in Montgomery for a handpainted flower pot fair and floral related paint-in. 845-457-ARTS.

Spring Psychic Fair in Wurtsboro Palm, tarot, mediums, intuitives, and new this year: “Soul Listening Readings” are all offerings that the Crystal Connection in Wurtsboro is giving on May 10 from Noon5:00pm for the 2014 Spring Psychic Fair. The Soul Listening Readings are conducted by Anjahlia Kate Loye, Shaman, Vibrations & Sound Healer, and Channeler. For information call 845-888-2547. WJFF’s Foodstock 2014 WJFF’s Foodstock 2014 fundraiser is a day filled with free food samples, wine tastings, kitchen items and all the best flavors this area has to offer. May 10, 11:00am-3:00pm at the Villa Roma in Callicoon. Call 845-482-4141.

“Songs for a New World” in Newburgh

Songs for a New World is a work of musical theater written and composed by Jason Robert Brown (see photo). It was originally produced Off-Broadway at the WPA Theater in 1995. Brown and director Daisy Prince put together songs he had written for other venues, resulting in “neither musical play nor revue, it is closer to a theatrical song cycle, a very theatrical song cycle.” The show is an abstract musical, a series of songs all connected by a theme: “the moment of decision.” The show employs four performers who do not play the same characters throughout the show but who do have consistently developing character arcs

nonetheless. Brown has said, “It’s about one moment. It’s about hitting the wall and having to make a choice, take a stand, or turn around and go back.” Brown’s songs are heavily influenced by a broad range of musical genres, including pop, gospel and jazz, and show Brown is a songwriter of the Alan Menken school: commercial show-tune pop, palatable sentiment and easy-to-take melody. Songs for a New World is being presented by Just Off Broadway, Inc. at the Theatre at West Shore Station, 27 South Water Street, Newburgh in May. For dates call 845-565-3791.

“HolyHolyHoly” in South Fallsburg

Courtesy of time. And then there’s the awkward The Catskill Chronicle aspect: Avery, Will and Zeke are priests. Playwright Bill Duncan was a social Or were. activist in NYC in the late ‘60s and early The Sullivan County Dramatic ‘70s. He has two Bachelor’s Degrees - Bill Duncan Workshop (SCDW) will open their one in Philosophy, and one in Theology 2014 season with HolyHolyHoly. The - and also has a Master’s in Sociology. cast features Darren Fouse, John Inspiration for his play, HolyHolyHoly, Higgins, Albee Bockman, Mike comes not only from Duncan’s Theology Gastwirth, DeLois House, Ellen degree, but also from having lived DeLois House Pavloff, Carol Montana, and Leif through those heady times of war protests, Johansen. The play is directed by the college student uproar, anti-poverty fights author and is recommended for mature and general urban unrest in the ghetto audiences. neighborhoods of Brooklyn and Chicago Performance dates are May 2-10. Albee Bockman that were decimated by rioting. For times, see page 17. Tickets will be His new play tells the story of three available at the door of the Rivoli Theatre, men, the faith that nourished them and 5243 Main Street, South Fallsburg. the women who loved them. The values For information visit www.scdw.net or are universal; their struggles are for our Carol Montana call 845-436-5336.

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Variety is the Spice of Chorale Concerts

The area’s Clever Community Chorale Conductors have come up with a month (and more) of innovative programming for their spring concerts. A Gershwin Madrigal & The Roaring 20s

photo by Ed Bailey

For its 73rd Annual Spring Concert, The Warwick Valley Chorale (WVC), Orange County’s longest continually active chorus, will present An All American Program under the direction of Stanley Curtis, with accompaniment by Gail Johnson. Maestro Curtis is celebrating his 27th year of conducting the Chorale! Chorale members will perform a tribute to Randall Thompson with a variety of his choral music including The Gift Outright from A Concord Cantata. Gershwin selections will include arias from Porgy And Bess, a medley from the musical Crazy For You, Joan Fontaine and his faux madrigal Sing of Spring from the 1937 film Damsel in Distress,

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just in time to honor the recent passing of Fred Astaire’s Damsel co-star, Joan Fontaine. Completing the program will be Harley Ades’ Twentiana, a collection of favorite Broadway songs from the Roaring Twenties. See Music-Chorale calendar page 15 for the time and locations of WVC concerts in Middletown, Warwick and Goshen. Admission is free. Donations are gratefully accepted to support the Chorale. Visit www.warwickvalleychorale.org or contact the Chorale’s President, Zoey Savale, at 845-477-8391. “They’ve got plenty of plenty for you!” “Alleluia!” Community, Elementary & HS Choirs

The Gershwin variety is At The Opera, a Gershwin Swing Set, Gershwin In Love, and Gershwin Show-Stoppers. The concert is on May 18 at 4:00pm in the Dingman Delaware Middle School 1365 Route Guest appearances by Folk singers Ken 739 in Dingmans DeAngelis & Julie Ziavras will feature Ferry. original acoustic Tickets may be folk music written by purchased in advance DeAngelis. by phoning 845856-5696 or 570-296-5333 or 570-267-8773. “Tickets will also be available at the door,” said Jeffrey Fornoff, DVCS Director. “Strike Up That Chorale!” “Doo-Dah Doo-Dah!” Birdies and Beasties

The Delaware Valley Choral Society (DVCS) will be performing Feelin’ Good featuring music by Stephen Foster, George Gershwin and Ken DeAngelis. Joining the DVCS will be the Delaware Valley High School Chamber Choir directed by Richard Horst and the Dingman Elementary Choir directed by Brian Krauss.

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Newburgh Symphonic Chorale director Peter Sipple told CANVAS, “We will have a

program of all nature music, related to pasture and the pond, pastoral music about water and the creatures that live in and around it. A section is allocated to songs about birds, and then the beasties, with a fun section, Caterwalling, with songs about cats. “We’ve got Renaissance songs by Palestrina, some madrigals, songs by Randall Thompson with poetry by Robert Frost, folk songs by Brahms, a setting of The 23rd Psalm by Vaughan-Williams for soprano solo and choir, Irving Fine’s Lobster Quadrille (Alice in Wonderland), bird songs settings from Renaissance poetry by Aradelt, a vocal quintet singing a madrigal by Orlando Gibbons, Mendelssohn’s The Nightingale, a beautiful piece by C V Stanford called The Blue Bird, Copland’s I Bought Me a Cat, The Farmer’s Wife Lost her Cat by Mozart and my own composition, a setting of Blake’s The Lamb. “And thanks to Kairos conductor Ed Lundergan who suggested The Woodpecker by Stephen Chatman - all woodpecker noises - peck peck peck,” he concluded. Jenine Livingston accompanies the singers on June 1 at 3:00pm in St. George’s Church, 105 Grand Street, Newburgh. Parking is avilable opposite the church. For admission: “Good-will offerings” are accepted. “Will you, won’t you, will you, won’t you? Won’t you walk a little faster and attend the concert?” Kudos to all involved!

The Other Adams Family at Karpeles

Not Gomez, Morticia, Lurch or peace treaty with Great Britain. Itt, the May 1-August 31 exhibit John Adams’ son John Quincy at Karpeles Library Manuscript Adams, the sixth U.S. President, Museum features the other, one-d, was a brilliant diplomat who Adams Family. served as Minister to Prussia, From the second President of the Minister to Great Britain, United States, John Adams (1735Secretary of State, and, for many 1826), to the sixth, his son John years after his presidency, in the Quincy Adams (1767-1848), and U.S. Senate and the House of several before and since, members Representatives. Documents in John Adams of the family made profound the exhibition reveal his important contributions to the shaping of contribution to the formulation of American thought and policy. the Monroe Doctrine. No family in American Samuel Adams, a second cousin history has made as significant a of John Quincy Adams, was a contribution to the development of successful lawyer, a brewer in the thinking and legislation of the colonial Massachusetts, and later country as that of the Adamses. governor of that colony. He was John Adams, Vice-President a leader of the protest movement during both of George that brought on the Revolutionary Washington’s terms as President War and a political philosopher. Abigail Adams before attaining that office himself Also included in this exhibition in 1797, was important as a are manuscripts of Abigail Adams, diplomat and political theorist wife and close personal advisor whose writings were influential of John Adams, and of Louisa from the earliest days of the Catherine Adams, wife of John nation. Documents on display at Quincy Adams, both important the museum include significant contributors to the emerging material on his aid to Thomas American philosophy of equal Jefferson in the drafting of the rights. Declaration of Independence and, The Museum is located at 94 as a representative of Congress John Quincy Adams Broadway, Newburgh. in Europe, his negotiations of the eventual For information: 845-569-4997.

Music, Mayhem, Mystery & Mirth

Shadowland Theatre celebrates 30 years in 2014 with a regular 5-show season PLUS two additional “optional shows”, a season of music, mayhem, mystery and mirth! Subscribers save off single ticket prices, and if you wish, you can add either (or both) the Spring Comedy and the Fall Musical to your discounted subscription! The “regular season” begins May 30 with Good People by David Lindsay-Abaire who received the Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 2007 for his play Rabbit Hole. Good People was nominated for a Best Play Tony Award in 2011, and won for Best Leading Actress in a Play: Frances McDormand. McDermott and Bonnie & Clyde Oscar winner Estelle Parsons won Drama League and Outer Critics Circle Awards for their performances in the 2011 Broadway production. The Spring Comedy, Greater Tuna opens first and runs from May 1-18. “The play is essentially a satire of small minds in a small town,” said Shadowland’s Artistic Director Brendan Burke. “The cast is Jim Ligon and Michael Irvin Pollard. Jim Ligon is also directing. Both have worked here prior with great success. Jim was in Rounding Third (2007) and Rising Water (2008), and Michael was in Rounding Third, Natural History (2007) and the hilarious farce Ladies Man (2011).” Greater Tuna debuted in Austin, Texas, in the fall of 1981, and had its off-Broadway

Jim Ligon and Michael Irvin Pollard

premiere in 1982. According to the play’s official website, by 1985, Greater Tuna was the most-produced play in the United States. It is the first in a series of 4 plays (followed by A Tuna Christmas, Red, White and Tuna and Tuna Does Vegas) each set in the fictional town of Tuna, Texas, the “third-smallest town in the state, where the Lion’s Club is too liberal and Patsy Cline never dies!” It is an affectionate comment on smalltown, Southern life and attitudes, but also a withering satire of same, and is notable in that two men play the entire cast of over twenty eccentric characters of both genders and various ages. Shadowland, the Hudson Valley’s premier professional Equity Theatre, is located at 157 Canal Street in Ellenville. For season subscriptions and other information visit www.shadowlandtheatre. org or phone 845-647-5511.

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2 Great Singers, 1 Great Composer

The “tenore contraltino” is a specialized form of the tenor voice found in Italian opera around the beginning of the 19th century, mainly in the Rossini repertoire, which rapidly evolved into the modern ‘Romantic’ tenor. It is sometimes referred to as “tenore altino.” It is a type of tenor voice able to sustain far higher notes with full voice (mostly with exciting, shimmering, clear, thin ‘head tones’) rather than falsetto (fake soprano tones) and still be able to articulate syllabic singing. During the early to mid 20th century, the craft all but disappeared, but thanks to the Rossini revival later in the century when operas were being produced specifically to showcase the talents of Rossini-Mezzo superstar Marilyn Horne, the Rossini-Tenor reappeared once again in major opera houses. Today, the Met’s star Rossini-Tenor is Juan Diego Florez, also a skilled comic actor (Le Comte Ory 2010 & Barber of Seville 2013) and serious actor (La Sonambula 2008). He will be joined in April by the Met’s star mezzo-coloratura, Joyce DiDonato, skilled as both a comedic actress (Ory & Barber) and as a tragedienne (Maria Stuarda 2013). They are bound to thrill audiences once again in Rossini’s comic opera La Cenerentola, capturing all the vocal sparks and dazzle generated by these two charismatic singers, with Florez’ airy,

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effortless high notes and perfect command of rapid-fire Rossinian parlando, once again proving that he was born to sing Rossini, and DiDonato as she moves with ease and grace from the most delicate pianissimi to the most heartrending outbursts of passion! In case you don’t know the plot, it is difficult to follow, so please concentrate as you read: La Cenerentola lives with her father, stepmother and stepsisters. Her stepsisters and stepmother are mean to her. She is required to wait on them hand and foot, non-stop. Not to worry, her Fairy Godmother comes to help her so that she can go to a ball and lose a slipper so that later the prince can fit it on her foot so that he can marry her so they can live happily ever after. Got it? La Cenerentola, the last Live from the Met in HD simulcast for the 2013-2014 season, is on May 10 at 1:00pm in the “perfect viewing for opera” Selig Auditorium at SUNY Sullivan in Loch Sheldrake. For info: 845-434-5750, ext. 4377.

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Murders at the Museum in Monroe

Ten little Indian boys went out to dine; One choked his little self and then there were nine. Nine little Indian boys sat up very late; One overslept himself and then there were eight. Eight little Indian boys travelling in Devon; One said he’d stay there and then there were seven. Seven little Indian boys chopping up sticks; One chopped himself in halves and then there were six. Six little Indian boys playing with a hive; A bumblebee stung one and then there were five. Five little Indian boys going in for law; One got in Chancery and then there were four. Four little Indian boys going out to sea; A red herring swallowed one and then there were three. Three little Indian boys walking in the Zoo; A big bear hugged one and then there were two. Two little Indian boys sitting in the sun; One got frizzled up and then there was one. One little Indian boy left all alone; He went and hanged himself and then there were none.”

One of the very best, most genuinely bewildering of Agatha Christie mysteries is And Then There Were None (a/k/a Ten Little Indians). “If this had been an old house, with creaking wood, and dark shadows, and heavily panelled walls, there might have been an eerie feeling. But this house was the essence of modernity. There were no dark corners, no possible sliding panels, it was flooded with electric light. Everything was new and bright and shining. There was nothing hidden in this house, nothing

CTMW actors: Alexis Gray & Mark Von Oesen

concealed. It had no atmosphere about it. Somehow, that was the most frightening thing of all. They exchanged good nights on the upper landing. Each of them went into his or her own room, and each of them automatically, almost without conscious thought, locked the door...” Creative Theatre-Muddy Water Players begins its 19th season with Agatha Christie’s And Then There Were None, directed by Steve Davis. Performances are May 2-18 in The Playhouse at Museum Village, Route 17M, in Monroe. This is the first production in the 2014 season, so subscriptions that offer savings and other benefits are still available. For information, visit www.ctmwp.org or call 845-294-9465. Tickets include dessert at intermission consisting of apple pie, ice cream, iced tea and coffee. “I don’t know. I don’t know at all. And that’s what’s frightening the life out of me. To have no idea...” “One of us in this very room is in fact the murderer.”

Music for Wind Band

The SUNY Orange Symphonic Band, under the direction of Kevin Scott, concludes its African Composers’ Series with From the Nubian Diaspora: A Musical Summit of African Traditions by African- O’Neal Douglas American Composers. It features O’Neal Douglas’ Harriet, a symphony in three movements honoring Harriet Tubman, and Shawn K. Okpebholo’s This is Africa, which incorporates tribal dances Shawn K. Okpebholo and chants from the Esan region of southern Nigeria. Both works are receiving their first complete performances in New York State. The remainder of the fiveworks program includes Gary Gary Powell Nash Powell Nash’s Giovanna’s Song and Dance. The event, sponsored through a generous grant from Walden Savings Bank, is on May 17 at 8:00pm at the Paramount Theater, 7 South Street in Middletown. Paul Basinski There will be a pre-concert discussion with Dr. Nash, Dr. Okpebholo and Paul Basinski, chair of SUNY Orange’s Global Studies Department, at 7:15pm. For more information, call 845-341-4787.

The Pirates Sing!

In addition to the regular monthly Air Pirates Radio Theater season at Brothers BBQ in New Windsor, producer Paul Ellis is bringing the acting company’s musical westerns, Los Tres Balceneros, to Middletown. You can attend and add your own ‘assigned’ sound effects to The Legend Begins, the musical origins of a band of cowboys, on May 3 at 8:00pm at The Meadows (restaurant), 270 Schutt Road. The Air Pirates Radio Theater cast includes Brian Nieves, Alan Andrews, Kate Brannan, and Lindsey Graham. This season they welcome Emma Delia and Jamie Kracht as new pirates to their troupe. The second Jamie Kracht installment of the Detective Herb Marks series, It Ain’t’ Over til the Fat Lady Swings is on May 10, 8:00pm at Brother’s BBQ. Tickets can be purchased for one show or for a season subscription. For further information visit Air Pirates website at: www.airpirateradio.com or call 845-469-7563. The Meadows: 845-342-0255. Brothers BBQ: 845-534-4227.

May I Have A Word With You ~ “Language and its Oddities” with Carol Pozefsky

Break a Leg What comes to mind when you hear the word ‘banjo’? Bluegrass music? Or perhaps you think of comedian Steve Martin; an accomplished banjo performer. In theater slang, banjo has another meaning. It is the rail along which a curtain runs. A follow spot is a spotlight with a handle designed to follow a performer around the stage in a beam of light. The follow spot was also known as the ‘lime’; hence the term “being in the limelight.” Pyro, short for pyrotechnics, refers to the explosions, smoke, lightening and other such special effects on stage. Did They Really Say That?! Yes, our top earning movie and sports stars bring home far more bacon than most of us ever will, but do we envy them that unrelenting media scrutiny? Cameras capturing their cellulite thighs and microphones recording their embarrassing misspoken words? Pop singer Britney Spears: “I never really wanted to go to Japan...I don’t like eating fish. And I know that’s very popular out there in Africa.” Asked whether he had visited the Parthenon in Greece, Basketball player Shaquille O’Neal

said: “I can’t really remember the clubs we went to.” Paris Hilton commenting on superstore Walmart: “Do they like, make walls there?” Songs From The War World War 1, known as the war to end all wars, began in 1914 and ended in 1918. As always in wartime, the songs reflected the mood at home. In 1914, Irving Berlin wrote the words and music to the song I Want to go Back to Michigan...Down on the Farm. Other 1914 song titles include: Moonlight on the Rhine, Sister Susie’s Sewing Shirts for Soldiers, When You’re a Long, Long Way from Home, and I Didn’t Raise My Boy to be a Soldier. For Your Information The word ‘decant’ means to pour a liquid from one container to another. Here’s a sample sentence: One of the jobs Ashley gave to her meek husband Joshua was to decant the cheaper scotch into the high-priced scotch bottle for all their guests to see. A Little Tip To offset that interminable wait in the doctor’s office, write out your full name and see how many words of 4 letters or more you can make (capitalized words not allowed). Hope that helps! See you next time!

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Debbie’s Art & Gift Room in Port Jervis

Debbie Gioello’s art is not limited to any one style, evident from her changing monthly installations at the ARTery Gallery in Milford. What some may not know, is that Gioello has her own gallery and gift shop inside UpFront Exhibition Space’s gallery in Port Jervis Debbie’s Art & Gift Room. When asked how the Yonkers native ended up with a shop in Port Jervis, “My daughter bought a house in Milford, and I opened a gallery and gift shop across the street from her home. After closing the Milford shop, I started showing my art at the ARTery. “While exhibiting there, Debbie Raia from UpFront asked if I was interested in becoming a co-op member. I said yes, and I’ve been showing at UpFront for the past seven years. At UpFront, there was a small portion of the gallery that became available. I decided to rent it and show and sell my work there. I gradually added gift items, too.” Mother’s Day is almost here. We asked Debbie what one can buy for Mom from the shop. “My items are selective and my prices are reasonable. All of my gift items are $30 and under. “There is so much to choose from. Some of the gift items are beautiful pieces adorned with gems and stones. I sell them at low wholesale prices. I have a whole line of vintage jewelry, handcrafted, beautiful pieces. I have wonderful soy candles that are all naturally scented. I also have limited quantities of a mixture of hand soaps. Some are French-milled, some novelty design. I have pretty trinket boxes, magnifying glasses, perfume. There is an eclectic collection of my art for sale, too.” This writer is in love with Gioello’s series of large, realistic and colorful butterfly works. The paintings are made using acrylic paints and varnish in a glazing technique. The completed painting of the butterfly is cut away from the canvas and superimposed on another painted canvas producing a layered, three-dimensional look. “My butterfly paintings are now more

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Debbie Gioello

affordable. Recently, I had some printed on canvas.” Hours of the shop? “Debbie Raia of UpFront takes care of my space and sales as well, so when UpFront is open, my room is open too: ThursdaySunday from Noon-5:00pm.” Now readers, Mother’s Day is right around the corner. Instead of purchasing the same old, mass produced items from department stores, why not take a peek inside Debbie’s Art & Gift Room and pick up an artistic, one-of-a-kind item or artwork at a reasonable price? While checking that off your list, be sure to check off that you supported a local business too! Debbie’s Art & Gift Room at UpFront Exhibition Space, 31 Jersey Avenue, Port Jervis. Phone 845-856-2727. www.debbiegioello.com

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May Art in The Gallery at Chant

Nancy Pitcher was born in in the outdoors. However, she likes Minnesota but lived in New Jersey change and can become inspired by for 38 years of her life. During that many different genres including still time she worked in education as a life paintings, landscapes, portraits, Spanish teacher, guidance counselor, birds, animals as well as abstracts. vice principal, and in her final years Pitcher presents watercolor before retirement, she was a middle workshops to the Pocono Painters school principal. She began painting group and has participated in art shows about 20 years ago in the folk art and and exhibits throughout the Poconos. decorative painting modality. See Nancy’s work at The Gallery In the past she and husband at Chant Realtors, 631 Route 739, “Butterflies” by Nancy Pitcher Phil spent a great deal of time in the Lords Valley, PA in an exhibit that runs outdoors mountain climbing, hiking, rock climbing, from May 1-May 31. skiing and biking. Therefore, most of her artistic The reception is on May 3, 5:00pm-7:00pm. inspirationcomesfromobservationsandexperiences For information: 570-775-7337.

Celtic in Glen Spey

The Parting Glass Band musicians, Patty, Al, and Kevin, are bringing their guitars, flutes, banjos, tin whistle - and maybe even accordion - to Glen Spey for Music of A Proud People, traditional Irish folk music, for the Lumberland Cultural Series in the Town Hall, 1054 Proctor Road, Glen Spey on May 4 at 3:00pm. For information: 845-856-6372.

EFT at Thrall

Debra M. Hollinrake of Intentional Power, LLC, (see ad below) will offer an interactive discussion on Releasing Grief with Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT) in Middletown. This hands-on session will help to release the grief that affects EFT Diagram happiness, and will offer you very simple tools to use for permanent well-being. Debra is also a certified energy & light healer, Law of Attraction counselor and ordained spiritual life coach. Admission is free to the May 6, 6:30pm program. It will be held in the second floor community room of Middletown’s Thrall Library, 11-19 Depot Street. For information call 845-341-5483.

Franklin Trapp:Actor, Vocalist, Director,Attorney & New Producer at the Forestburgh Playhouse “The hills are alive...” is a recognizable and alluring snippet from the pen of musical theatre’s most immortal lyricist Oscar Hammerstein II. Following an intriguing conversation with the newly arrived Producer of the Forestburgh Playhouse, Franklin Trapp, those immortal words and its addictive melody echoed through my mind, as snow-covered roads and songful hills of Sullivan County passed by. To grasp the causal relationship present here, is to know the tradition of the Forestburgh Playhouse and its lengthy and memorable journey. It certainly did not begin with Norman Duttweiler, but Norman is the individual who delivered. Norman made it happen! The Playhouse grew with his tutelage, through its formative years and adolescence to become the “Miracle in the Forest” it is today. As might be expected, when word of Norman’s departure as producer was announced, there was a concern that those melodious hills might be lost or that je ne sais quoi element would fade as a result of Norman’s departure. Those concerns were quickly dashed as Franklin Trapp related his personal development in theatre and commented on his own, intriguing journey. His

academic thirst resulted in his commitment to the “Miracle” earning a law degree, J.D., is revealed by his enthusiasm, from the university, a standingdevotion to musical theatre ovation achievement under and personal history at the any circumstance. Playhouse. To begin, and this But this is now. Franklin may be referenced by some is present in the house and as happenstance, Franklin’s he proudly wears the badge theatrical career began quite of Producer. He will begin prophetically with his own sound of music in the hills. As this season with Agatha a young man he auditioned Franklin Trapp & Norman Duttweiler Christie’s A Murder is with a regional theatre and landed the part of Announced, which will include a grand opening night celebration. Those details are in the process Friedrich von Trapp in The Sound of Music. Note also, Franklin’s background as an of finalization as this publication goes to print, but undergraduate at the prestigious Vanderbilt will be published on the Playhouse website online University where he majored in Spanish with a at www.FBplayhouse.org There are new ideas for the Playhouse as the level minor in Theatre Arts. Perhaps it was Thespian roots in cahoots with good fortune that his journey’s path of talent, experience and inspiration continues to brought him to the hills surrounding and celebrating expand. As Franklin states emphatically, “The one the Forestburgh Playhouse. From 2001 through thing I want to emphasize is that we are going to 2004 Franklin was a Resident Company Member maintain the quality and the heart and soul of what where he played multiple lead roles, and “directed the Playhouse is. We are going to continue doing our cabarets, children’s theatre and some main stage seven shows. We are going to continue to have great productions...” American musical theatre and plays happening. All He also was able to broaden his horizons, that said, we do have ideas and goals to enhance and spending time in Chile and becoming more familiar grow the playhouse.” This is positive and exciting: with the published works of the celebrated, popular “I have been at the Playhouse and know what is Chilean romantic, the poet Pablo Neruda. Franklin’s important.” Franklin added.

“Some of this growth will take place in the Tavern, where we do our cabarets. For example, this year we are going to keep the Forestburgh Tavern open on weekends through September and up until Columbus Day. Our ultimate goal is to extend our season, whether at the Tavern or other venues throughout the area. We’d like to do some contemporary works. We’d like to do educational theatre with local schools.And we’d like to introduce newer plays and newer musicals on a smaller scale than in the summer.” “The tavern is one of those spaces that can be adapted to do very small pieces of theatre and that is something I would like to do.” When asked if he was considering the concept of black box theatre, Franklin’s response: “Exactly, Exactly.” And that’s a goal. The Tavern will continue to grow in that sense and the Playhouse will continue to be what we know and love. We would also like to take the Playhouse name to other locations and try to have a winter production and readings of new works by new artists.” It is with great promise and high expectations that the 68th season of the Forestburgh Playhouse begins. And on that opening night, when the lights dim and the house settles, rest easy and know for certain: Franklin Trapp is family! See ad page 11 for the exciting 2014 season.

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Hold On To Your Pews: Move Over Franz Joseph and Wolfgang - Heeeeere’s Dan! by Derek Leet

Innovation and melodic beauty are always a part of Classic Choral Society’s concerts. Recently performed contemporary works of that ilk which come to mind are: a Gospel Mass by Robert Ray, The Last Words of David and Testament of Freedom by Randall Thompson, John Rutter’s beautiful Benedictus, Lux Aeterna by Morton Lauridsen, Gloria by Mark Hayes and composer Steve Margoshes’ exciting Musicians of the Sun, which was dramatically narrated by Samuel E. Wright. Now, Artistic Director Janiece Kohler is introducing local audiences to Requiem for the Living (2013) by Dan Forrest, in my opinion, the next 21st Century choral masterpiece, after Lee Hoiby’s 2006 composition Last Letter Home that was introduced to area music lovers by Weekend of Chamber Music in Jeffersonville about eight years ago. “Middletown conductor Dr. Kevin Scott (see page 7), is a wealth of information about new and obscure music Dan Forrest from ‘whatever’ period, and he brought it to my attention,” said Kohler. “I don’t know how Forrest has stayed unknown to me for so long. I was surprised. What a great find. I am praying

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he has the time and energy to keep composing extended works.” Forrest’s Requiem forms a narrative, just as much for the living and their own struggle with pain and sorrow, as for the dead. After a sumptuous, but pensive introduction by the strings, the chorus enters Classic Chorale Society photo by John F. Maney of Ragtime at the Westchester and sings “gorgeous” music for the first 10 minutes, more like Faure than Broadway Theatre. The soprano soloist is our often Verdi or Duruflé or Saint-Saëns. Then organ is added and so it begins to be featured guest soloist, Jody more Duruflé than Faure. When the sopranos Weatherstone who just follow, it’s a little bit like Puccini’s Suor Angelica happens to be Jeremy’s voice (yes, he also wrote a requiem, as did all of the teacher,” Kohler added. Jody Weatherstone The work ends with a above mentioned composers). To that comment, Kohler remarked, “I agree 150% percent. It is a another “gorgeous melody” combination of old and new, and reminiscent of sung by a solo tenor, and then the happy return of the boy Lauridsen and Rutter, too.” After some aggressive rhythmic gestures soprano. “The first time I saw the (Orff-like) juxtaposed with long, floating melodic lines (Faure-like), enter the piece de resistance, a score, in my ear I heard a J. Michael Lanuti boy soprano singing a “gorgeous melody”. Then “young” tenor voice, so I a soprano singing another “gorgeous melody”, asked Dr. David Crone, the and you (I did) stop paying attention to what Jubilate Choirs (Warwick) other composer it sounds like and give credit to conductor, if he had a young Forrest alone for his talent and inspiration, and lyric tenor confident enough for the emotions he stirs within you with his to do this. He led me to Conor Shatto, who recently played Conor Shatto melodic writing. “Jeremy Michael Lanuti, our boy soprano, “Beast” in Beauty and the is in the 5th grade, and is presently in the cast Beast at Monroe-Woodbury High School.”

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Quickly becoming Forrest’s best-known work, Requiem for the Living is a 40-minute, 5-movement work. The opening movement sets the traditional Introit and Kyrie texts, pleas for rest and mercy. The second movement, instead of the traditional Dies Irae, sets scriptural texts that speak of the turmoil and sorrow which face humanity. The Agnus Dei is performed as a plea for deliverance and peace. The Lux Aeterna closes the work portraying light, peace, and rest for both the deceased and the living. “The orchestra features instrumental musicians and this time will include Nicholas Szucs (see page 29) as concertmaster. And I am using a trio of solo voices for an excerpt from Haydn’s The Creation, very valuable choral musicians and long-time section leaders, soprano Carolyn Topliff, tenor Rudolf Kellmann and bass Jeffrey Knight,” Kohler concluded. Mozart’s Kyrie in d minor, Haydn’s Te Deum Ladamus and the choral excerpt from his oratorio The Creation are included in the program, and these masterworks will add to the excitement of hearing a new work that I consider to be of equal beauty and power. The concerts are on May 4 at 4:00pm in the United Church of Christ, 2 Old Dominion Road, Blooming Grove, and May 11 at 4:00pm in the First Presbyterian Church, 33 Park Place, Goshen. No tickets are required. Donations are appreciated. For information: 845-928-6462.

Spotlight On: Sugar Loaf Guild Sugar Loaf University Isn’t a Place, It’s a State of Mind

by Anna Lillian Moser

Sugar Loaf University isn’t a college in the traditional sense. There aren’t chairs or desks or chalkboards or lecture halls, and there are certainly no stuffy professors. There isn’t really even a campus to speak of, but it’s a place of learning nonetheless. Plus, it has T-shirts! Sugar Loaf University began when Bob Fugett, a Sugar Loaf artist (Fugett and his wife have been members of the community for 37 years), decided to revive the Sugar Loaf Guild’s website, www.sugarloafguild.org What he found was that nearly every studio was - and always had been offering up classes, but no one really knew about them. One studio didn’t know what the other one was doing and vice-a-versa, so Fugett came up with Sugar Loaf University; a means of putting such classes under one umbrella, while promoting Sugar Loaf to the larger community. “He [Fugett] just thought why don’t people know about this?” Sugar Loaf artist, Connie Rose, explained. “It’s not like a mall where there’s someone overseeing the whole picture. What makes Sugar Loaf different is it’s all individual businesses, so I don’t know if the woodcarver necessarily knew

that while he was giving classes there want to know what we know; who were pottery classes down the street, or want to at least try what we do, and they that there were stained glass windowseek us out.” making classes, or that there was a What Sugar Loaf University offers jeweler giving classes.” beyond all else is truly hands on Rose, one could say, is a Sugar experience. Rose, for example, recently Loaf University professor, teaching took a class at Bliss Women’s Art pottery classes, but in a way she’s also a Cooperative where she and a few lifelong Sugar Loaf University student. other women learned how to make A Goshen native, she arrived in Sugar Tree of Life pendants. Afterwards, she Rose Loaf about 30 years ago when she photoConnie went to YouTube and found a number by Theresa Boswell realized her college art classes weren’t giving her of different instructional videos documenting how the hands-on, real-life experience she needed. “The to make the same exact pendant, but there was artisans who live and work here, it’s what they really something missing. “We made this really cool do,” Rose said. “I wanted to be one of them.” piece of jewelry for $25! As wonderful as YouTube Since first arriving, Rose has worked and tutorials are, I can’t say, ‘Can you show me that apprenticed at a number of different studios, and again?’ I can’t find out why somebody knows how therefore, as an artist, worked in a number of to do this, or why they do it.” different mediums, from stained glass to jewelry. Rose compares it to a room filled with toys, and For the last seven years, however, she’s been one child playing with just one of the toys. When working with artist Ray Boswell at the Bostree another child enters, does he or she want any of Pottery Studio on Wood Road. When she arrived, the other toys? No, just the one that’s already being Rose admits, she didn’t know a thing about played with. “That kid brought that toy to life, and throwing pots, and now helps Boswell run the with crafts, sure there’s lots of magazines, and studio, meeting with clients, working on her own there’s lots of books and lots of YouTube tutorials, designs, and yes, teaching classes. but when you come to a place like Sugar Loaf, and “The thing I liked that Bob [Fugett] said was that you walk into an artist’s home, you’re part of their it’s not that Sugar Loaf University was established, presence; you feel how they live, and what they it was just observed,” Rose said. “There are some like, and what they make,” Rose said. people like me, or our customers, or our fans, who So what about the T-shirts?

“Basically there are T-shirts that are printed that say Sugar Loaf University, and Bob gives them to people for free for people who are taking the classes, and it’s just a simple T-shirt, but just the same way someone wants to show they have pride in their experience by looking nice, the women who come to these classes just love these shirts because they want their friends and family to know, I do this special thing; I come to this town, and I take these classes, and I get to work with these artists, and little by little I’m learning and being able to create,” Rose said. And now attendees can get actual college credit! All that’s required is for a student to be enrolled in an accredited college or university (such as SUNY Orange), following an appropriate study program, and the approval and reference by a faculty member of that institution. A few ongoing classes are Art and Communication; Fashion Design and Assembly; Jewelry; Pottery; Sculpture; Stained Glass; Woodcarving. Visit The Sugar Loaf Guild website at www. sugarloafguild.org for more information. For class listings, visit the guild’s forum at: http:// www.sugarloafguild.org/SugarLoafUniversity/

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Middletown Art Group’s Spring Members’ Exhibit 2014

Art & Architecture Celebrating Art

“Monochromatic Still Life” by Kiah Jimenez

“Beach Memories” by Renee Buckheit

Even though the name “Middletown Art Group” (MAG) seems to give the impression of exclusiveness to Middletown residents, that is not the case as members reside in other parts of Orange Clayton County as well as Ulster, Buchanan Sullivan, Dutchess, Sussex, and Pike Counties. Two events in Orange Hall Gallery each spring are the MAG Spring Members’ Exhibition and its accompanying reception. This active group counts 70 members and is celebrating its 68th anniversary. The annual show, which will be on view May 9-June 18, will include artworks in a variety of media: oils, acrylics, watercolors, pastels, graphite, wax pencils, collage, mixed media, sculpture, and photography.

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“Nude on Chaise Longue” by Cynthia Harris-Pagano

Judging the show is awarding-winning fine artist Clayton Buchanan of Newburgh. Buchanan is a pastelist whose style is representational realism. The reception for the show Linda is scheduled on May 18, from Barboni 1:00pm to 4:00pm. During the reception from 2:40pm to 3:45pm, Linda Barboni of Goshen, will give a watercolor demonstration entitled Expressive Skies in Landscapes. Barboni works in watercolor and pastels, as well as mixed media. She holds a BFA from the School of Visual Arts, NYC and is a member of the North East Watercolor Society, Garrison Art Center, Pascack Art Association, and the Orange County Arts Council. She states, “My painting subjects vary and include

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“Blue Wave” by Rick Loggia

landscapes en plein air, still life, figure, and floral. I like to keep mixing it up, enjoying the stimulation of diversity.” From 1:00pm to 2:35pm, pianist Beverly Poyerd of Washingtonville, a favorite Beverly of the art group, will play Poyerd contemporary,jazz,andclassical compositions. Awards will be presented at the end of the reception at 3:45pm by the show chair Renee Buckheit and MAG president Jill Constantino, both of Middletown. The reception and exhibit are free and open to all. Orange Hall is located at the corner of Grandview and Wawayanda Avenues on the Middletown campus of Orange County Community College. For information, call 845-341-4891 or cultural@sunyorange.edu.

The Arts & Communication Department of SUNY Orange Middletown is presenting its 10th Annual Student Art Exhibit in Orange Hall Gallery, showcasing a variety of student art works, thru May 5. Systems and Space III

“Middletown Market” by Matthew Lung

The Science & Technology Department has Systems and Space III, its first public exhibit, in Orange Hall Gallery Fringe, with works by students from SUNY Orange’s Architecture Program, also thru May 5. For information, call 845-341-4891.

“Artists Untamed” atvoices CAS in contemporary art.

Artists Untamed spotlights a spectrum of artists from around the region, working in multiple mediums and styles, with one aspect in common - the unbridled, wild spirit of creativity. Whether in painting, photography, or sculpture, these works are unbound by conventionality to grasp at the animal aspect of our world. Some works depict nature at its brightest and its darkest, while some peer through strange perspectives on humanity’s place in the world. All of them showcase unique, fearless

“Animal” by Amy Talluto

The Catskill Art Society (CAS) is presenting Artists Untamed, a jury-selected group exhibition featuring regional artists at the CAS Arts Center, 48 Main Street, Livingston Manor from May 31-July 6. CAS will host an Artist Talk on May 31 at 3:00pm, followed immediately by a free Opening Reception from 4:00pm-6:00pm. All are welcome and light refreshments will be served. For further information, call CAS at 845-436-4227.

Auctions: 500 B.C. to 2014 A.D.

Auctions have been the highest bidder. Didius Julianus recorded as early as 500 outbid everyone else for the price B.C. In Babylon, auctions of of 6,250 drachmas per guard, an women for marriage were held act that initiated a brief civil war. annually. In England during the 17th and During the Roman Empire, 18th centuries, auctions began following military victory, the by lighting a candle, after which, spoils of war were auctioned bids were offered until the candle off. Later, slaves, often captured spluttered out. as the “spoils of war”, were “At the Seashore” by Anne Jarema And that brings us to 2014 auctioned in the forum with the featured at the 2013 CAS Silent Auction and the Catskill Art Society’s proceeds of sale going towards the war effort. silent auction, where the selling of art will benefit In 193 A.D. the entire Roman Empire was put CAS, May 10-25. Reception on May 10, 4:00pmon the auction block by the Praetorian Guard. After 6:00pm and the Grand Finale on May 25, 4:00pmkilling emperor Pertinax, they offered the empire to 7:00pm. Call 845-436-4227 for details.

Composing Words for Yarnslingers

Marion Kaselle is a familiar face to many Sullivan concertgoers. “I have an appreciation for music,” she said. “My partner and I started a chamber music series a while back. I like a dose of folk music too, and jazz, but classical is my first love. I play piano and flute, and I have danced. Which I now use as Qi Gong: energy moving my hands and whole body. “My horse and I had whiplash from an accident and at one point I turned to alternative healers. I found a practitioner who showed me how to do energy healing. I never thought I would be able to heal; I come from a family of doctors!” she quipped. “It took hold of me. I could feel the energy and I was healing my horse. “It made me want to study further. I found two 5th generation doctors from Shanghai and I took an intensive course with them in Kingston. I felt deeper into the energies and my own way eventually evolved.” She calls it “Hiekie Therapy”. That is the name of Marion’s enterprise. Hiekie means highest energy. It includes acupuncture, martial arts and Chinese medicine. “I work on all animals and humans. The energy of whomever I work on tells my hands where to move. “I am also an artist and I write. I co-wrote a book, Touching Horses: Communication, Health and Healing Through Shiatsu. It was published in

1995. I began writing my memoirs in 2005 or 2006, but I stopped for a while and began to concentrate on essays. And that led me to Yarnslingers. “Originally, it was not Yarnslingers. Andrea Brown of The Outsider’s Studio Collective arranged for a storytelling evening at Flour Power Bakery. There were 12 storytellers. Ramona Jan was there, too, and after that event Ramona created Yarnslingers and the “memoirs” series of readings. “I take part because, as I have always written in a journal, I had stories that would fit in with the topics Ramona would choose, and it has also enabled me to get back to writing my memoirs. I also had a fear of speaking in public. Reading my first story forced me to focus on speaking and be well-heard. “I hear music in my head. When I play the piano I improvise. And I hear music and rhythms in the sounds of words, so I “compose” my memoirs. I’ll change words or leave out words or make up new ones to keep the meter, keep the beat. “Yarnslingers and Ramona have given me an opportunity to share what I had been writing, and that is important to me,” Marion concluded. Yarnslingers’ next monthly presentation at CAS Arts Center, 48 Main Street, Livingston Manor, is on May 17 at 7:00pm.

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Lectures / demos / seminars

sponsored by SUNY Orange & Mount St. Mary College GLL ��Greenwood Lake Library HHNM �� Hudson Highlands Nature Museum, Outdoor Discovery Center, Cornwall MSM-DC �� Mount St. Mary College, Desmond Campus, Newburgh NVM ��Neversink Valley Museum, Cuddebackville PEEC ��Pocono Environmental Education Center, Dingmans Ferry SUNYO-GCL �� SUNY Orange Middletown, Gilman Center Library SUNYO-KH �� SUNY Orange Newburgh, Kaplan Hall SUNYO-OH ��SUNY Orange Middletown, Orange Hall Listings below are not included in our centerspread calendar.

lectures

“Haumana:-Rebirth & Renewal the Hawaiian Way” Toth, Underwood �� MSM-DC May 2, 10am “Sarah Wells” �� MSM-DC May 2, 10am “Traditional Chinese Medicine” Marc Grossman �� MSM-DC May 2, 1pm Evening Frog Walk �� HHNM May 2, 7:30pm Wildflower Walk Josie D’Alessandro �� PEEC May 4. 9am “Four Hundred Years of Change” The Hudson River D. Strayer �� MSM-DC May 5, 6:30pm “Jasper Cropsey Paints Greenwood Lake” Marilyn Hayden ��GLL May 6, 6:30pm “Connecticut Yankee Redux” Stephen Skye �� NVM May 7, 7:30pm “There’s a Robot in Your Future!” John Tracy ��GLL May 8, 6:30. “Jesus in the Company of Women” Sr. Virginia Wilkinson �� MSM-DC May 12, 1pm ”The Dangers of Genetically Modified Organisms” Tonijean Kulpinski �� MSM-DC May 12, 1pm “The Cause of All Headaches” Richard Huntoon �� MSM-DC May 14, 1pm Bird ID Hike Darryl Speicher ��PEEC May 17, 8am “Evolution of the Grey Towers Landscape: Springtime in Cornelia’s Gardens” tour �� Elizabeth Hawkem Grey Towers, Milford May 17, 11am “Herpetology” Thomas LaDuke ��PEEC May 17, 1pm “The Battle for Water: One Big City & Many Little Towns” Nancy Burnett �� Time & The Valleys Museum, Daniel Pierce Library, Grahamsville, May 18, 2:30pm “The Beatles, Higher Consciousness & Meditation” Cary Bayer ��MSM-DC May 19, 10am “Tuxedo Park: Lives, Legacies, Legends” Chiu Yin Hempel ��GLL May 20, 6:30pm “Memorial Day Tribute: Lady Liberty” Kevin Woyce ��GLL May 22, 6:30pm “The First Phone Call from Heaven” �� MSM-DC May 29, 1pm “John James Audubon & Birds of America” Kerry Dean Carso ��Grey Towers, May 31, 5:30pm

demos

“Healthy Wishes for Healthy Dishes” Chef Elke Noll � Greenwood Lake Library, May 10, 1:30pm Watercolor Deco “Expressive Skies in Landscapes”, Linda Barboni SUNYO-OH May 18, 2:40pm

Seminars

“Using Technology to Advance Your Career and Your Business” �� Callicoon Library, Wednesdays, thru May 28, 10am-Noon

books - Discussions/Readings /siGNings

Book Lover’s Club �� Greenwood Lake Library, 4th Tuesday, 7pm Book Discussion Group ��Narrowsburg Library, 3rd Friday, 4:00pm Millennial Book Discussion: “Gone Girl” by Gillian Flynn �Crawford Lib., Monticello, Apr 27, 6:15pm

“The Red House” by Mark Hadon �� Cornwall Library, May 7, 7pm Scholar’s Book Discussion �� Newburgh Library, May 14, 7pm Tuesday at Two Book Discussion �� Newburgh Library, May 20, 2pm Great Books Discussion �� Newburgh Library, May 23, 11:30am “The Unforgiving Land, Hardscrabble Life in the Trapps, a Vanished Shawangunk Mountain Hamlet” by Robi Josephen and Bob Larsen �� Cragsmoor Historical Society, May 31, 4pm

May is Mixed Media at DVAA

“I want to make images that resonate,” says artist Barbara Buckman. “We live in a world that moves fast and is multi-layered. It is my intent to make work that reflects this while following an instinctive need to make pictures. I want to provoke and engage the imagination while developing images that playfully question plausibility and logic.” A native New Yorker who earned an MFA in painting from Hunter College and a BFA from SUNY Buffalo State, Buckman works with traditional drawing and painting media, manipulating, adding and subtracting “until I arrive at an image that is recognizable to me.” “My recent work involves setting up compositions that contain opposing forces and counterpoints. I use stable geometric shapes 14

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and arrange them in animated dialogue with invented imagery and automatic drawing,” she explains. Buckman taught painting, drawing, and design at SUNY Buffalo and SUNY Buffalo State College, and is currently teaching in the art department at SUNY Niagara County Community College in Sanborn. Buckman lives in Youngsville with her husband artist Richard

Gubernick. An exhibit of mixed media drawings by Barbara Buckman opens with a reception on May 23 from 7:00pm to 9:00pm at the Delaware Arts Center’s Alliance Gallery, 37 Main Street, Narrowsburg. The exhibit will be on view through June 14. For information 845-252-7576.

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Music - blues / country/ folk / pop / rock/ Latin sponsored by Steve’s Music Center, Rock Hill

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Concerts

Sullivan County Songwriter’s Circle �� Catskill Distilling Company, Bethel, Saturdays, 3pm-5pm Toby Foyeh & Orchestra Africa ��Alumni Green, SUNY Orange, Middletown, May 1, 11am Reverend Jefferson Band rock �� The Falcon, Marlboro, May 1, 7pm Paul Pesco guitar �� The Falcon, Marlboro, May 2, 7pm HotFlash & The Hormones w/dinner ��Tuxedo Ridge, May 3, dinner 6:30pm, show 8pm Rock Ridge Band Benefit Concert country �� Nesin Theatre, Monticello, May 3, 7pm Marshall Crenshaw �� The Falcon, Marlboro, May 3, 7pm Aztec Two-Step “Classic Duos” ��Tusten Theatre, Narrowsburg, May 3, 8pm Albi Belulli ��Dancing Cat Saloon, Bethel, May 3, 8pm Rob Paparozzi Quartet rock, blues, jazz �� The Falcon, Marlboro, May 4, 10am-2pm The Parting Glass Band Celtic �� Lumberland Town Hall, Glen Spey, May 4, 3pm Wolff & Clark Expedition blues, funk, pop �� The Falcon, Marlboro, May 4, 7pm Joe Louis Walker, Stephen Clair blues �� The Falcon, Marlboro, May 9, 7pm Jim Weider’s PRoJECT PERCoLAToR groove �� The Falcon, Marlboro, May 10, 7pm KJ Denhert urban folk, jazz �� The Falcon, Marlboro, May 11, 10am-2pm Jack Grace Band �� The Falcon, Marlboro, May 15, 7pm Bill Payne rock �� The Falcon, Marlboro, May 16, 7pm Midnight Slim w/Laurie Ann ��Dancing Cat Saloon, Bethel, May 16, 8pm Mike Baglione, Anne Loeb & Friends Neversink Area Museum, Cuddebackville, May 17, 7:30pm Lucky Peterson, Jason Damicio & The New Blue rock, blues �� The Falcon, May 17, 7pm Somerville! - the Brothers ��Dancing Cat Saloon, Bethel, May 17, 8pm Akie Bermiss rock �� The Falcon, Marlboro, May 18, 10am-2pm The Big Takeover, The Bansai Bills rock, reggae �� The Falcon, Marlboro, May 23, 7pm Paul Cataldo ��Dancing Cat Saloon, Bethel, May 23, 9pm Sonando Latin �� The Falcon, Marlboro, May 24, 7pm Groovy Tuesday �� Palaia Vineyards Outdoor Tent, Highland Mills, May 24, 7pm-10pm Bruce Perone �� Palaia Vineyards Outdoor Tent, Highland Mills, May 25, 2:30pm-5:30pm “Remembering Phil Ochs” w/Sonny Ochs �� Tusten Theatre, Narrowsburg, May 30, 7:30pm Popa Chubby rock & roll �� The Falcon, Marlboro, May 29, 7pm Hurley Mountain Highway �� Palaia Vineyards Outdoor Tent, Highland Mills, Mar 29, 7pm-10pm Slam Allen blues, soul ��Dead End Cafe, Parksville, 7:00pm & 9:30pm Frank Sorino vocals �� Something Sweet Outdoors, Middletown, May 31, 6pm FREE Jeff Pitchell & Neville Brother New Orleans blues �� The Falcon, Marlboro, May 31, 7pm Lady Antebellum w/Billy Currington & Joe Nichols ��Bethel Woods, Jun 1, 7pm

Open Mic & in-house music

Some listings below are not included in our centerspread calendar.

Open Mic w/Steve Schwartz & Antoine Maglione ��Dutch’s Tavern, Rock Hill, Mondays, 7:30pm Open Mic w/Bryan & Erin Keegan ��Brian’s Backyard Barbecue, Middletown, Tues & Weds Open Mic w/Joe Frazita or Steve Wells ��Blarney Stone, Warwick, Wednesdays, 8pm Open Mic w/Bob Keegan �� Brothers Barbecue, New Windsor, Wednesdays, 8:30pm Open Mic w/Eric Callari ��Eddie’s Restaurant, Warwick, Wednesdays Open Mic �� Mountaindale Inn, Wednesdays, 8pm Open Mic ��Tuscan Cafe, Warwick, Thursdays, 7pm Open Mic w/Jack Higgins ��Palaia Vineyards, Highland Mills, May 1, 7pm-11pm Open Mic �� Noble Coffee Roasters, Campbell Hall, Apr 17, 6pm Open Mic “Out Loud Performance Party” poetry & music �Port Jervis Community Ctr, Mar 22, 7pm Karaoke w/live band �� Brothers Barbecue, New Windsor, Thursdays, 8:30pm Karaoke w/Bill Braine �� 2Alices, Cornwall-on-Hudson, 3rd Saturday, 8pm Marilyn Kennedy vocal & Jake Lentz piano �� La Piazzetta, Wurtsboro, Wednesdays, 6pm-9pm Musician’s Gathering w/Stacy Cohen �� Dancing Cat Saloon, Bethel, Thursdays, 7:30pm The Parting Glass Band Celtic ��Loughran’s Pub, Salisbury Mills, Thursdays, 7pm-10pm Feast of Friends “Doors” Tribute ��Palaia Vineyards, Highland Mills, Mar 29, 8pm-11pm Jack Higgins �� Palaia Vineyards, Highland Mills, Mar 30, 2:30pm-5:30pm 2014 Oldies Show doo-wop ��Paramount Theater, Middletown, Apr 26, 7pm Evan Teatum sing along ��Palaia Vineyards, Highland Mills, May 2, 8pm-11pm Whitney Rose, Doug & Ann O’Connor Palaia Vineyards, Highland Mills, May 4, 2:30pm-5:30pm Gregg Van Gelder ��Palaia Vineyards, Highland Mills, May 9, 8pm-11pm The All Star Band ��Palaia Vineyards, Highland Mills, May 10, 8pm-11pm Mother’s Day with Leo B. ��Palaia Vineyards, Highland Mills, May 11, 2:30pm-5:30pm Rob Schiff ��Palaia Vineyards, Highland Mills, May 16, 8pm-11pm HIK-R - Jack Higgins Band ��Palaia Vineyards, Highland Mills, May 17, 8pm-11pm Fred Scribner ��Palaia Vineyards, Highland Mills, May 18, 2:30pm-5:30pm Jack Higgins & Friends ��Palaia Vineyards, Highland Mills, May 23, 8pm-11pm

schools & Conservatories

Orange County Arts Council All-County Dance Celebration �� Paramount Theatre. Middletown, Apr 27, 3pm Timothy Mumford Memorial Poetry Competition �� Cornwall Library, Apr 27, 3pm SUNY Orange Chamber Ensemble �� Morrison Hall Mansion, Middletown, May 4, 3pm FREE NY Orange Mother’s Day Choir �� Orange Hall Theatre, Middletown, May 11, 3pm FREE Two Children’s Choruses & Aspriring Young Musicians Nesin Cultural Arts �� Nesin Theatre, Monticello May 18, 3pm

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cinema

Midday Movie ��Fallsburg Library, Tuesdays & Thursdays, Noon FREE Adult Independent Film Night �� Greenwood Lake Library, 2nd Tuesday, 7pm Reel Eclectic Movie ��Thrall Library, Middletown, May 1, 7pm FREE Afternoon Movie ��Thrall Library, Middletown, May 21, 2pm FREE Monday Night at the Movies ��Newburgh Library, Mar 31, 6:30pm FREE “Dark Victory” Bette Davis �� Mount St. Mary College, Desmond Campus, Apr 30, 9:30am “Ride Along” �� Newburgh Library, May 3, 2pm FREE “Sound City” �� Bethel Woods, May 2, 7pm “Auntie Mame” Rosalind Russell �� Mount St. Mary College, Desmond Campus, May 8, 9:30am “Revisioning Newburgh” documentary ��Newburgh Library, May 8, 7pm “Philomena” Judi Dench �� Cornwall Library, May 14, Noon, FREE “Ain’t In It For My Health: A Film About Levon Helms” �� Bethel Woods, May 16, 7pm “Gasland II” documentary �� Wisner Library, Warwick, May 18, 1:30pm FREE ”Gloria” �� Newburgh Library, May 19, 6:30pm FREE “The Story of Vernon & Irene Castle” Astaire-Rogers �MSM Desmond Campus, May 20, 9:30am Hoboken Film Festival ��Paramount Theater, Middletown, May 30-Jun 5 “Herman’s House” The New Jim Crow Film Series �� Newburgh Library, May 31, 10:30am FREE

comedy

Open Mic �� Jester’s Comedy Club, Chester. 2nd Friday “A Night of Comedy” ��Walden Firehouse, May 3, 8pm Jeff Pirrami, Adrienne Iapalucci �� Jester’s Comedy Club, Chester, May 3, 8pm Michael Somerville, Bob DiBuono �� Jester’s Comedy Club, Chester, May 10, 8pm Tom Whiteley, Nore Davis �� Jester’s Comedy Club, Chester, May 17, 8pm Kevin Meany The Laugh Tour �� Hennings Local, Eldred, May 25, 9pm Jimmy Failla, Jonathan Randall �� Jester’s Comedy Club, Chester, May 31, 8pm

dance

Aztec Dance with Ati-Tlachinolli �� Bethel Woods, May 4, 2pm FREE

fairs - Festivals

Craft Fair �� Mulberry House Senior Center, Middletown, May 3, 9am-3pm Pop-up Plant Fair & Plein Air Art Fair ��Wallkill River School, Montgomery, May 3, 9am-4pm May Day Festival �� Palaia Vineyards, Highland Mills, May 3, 9am-6pm 24th Annual Kite Festival music, food, crafts, kids activities �� SUNY Sullivan, May 3, 10am-4pm WJFF FoodStock 2014 Fundraiser �� Villa Roma, Callicoon, May 10, 11am-3pm Mysteryland ��Bethel Woods, May 24 & 25, 1pm-2am

holistic events

Drumming Circle �� Crystal Connection, Wurtsboro, Mar 7 & 21, 6:30pm “Haumana:-Rebirth & Renewal the Hawaiian Way” Toth, Underwood �� MSM-DC May 2, 10am “Women’s Health” Sheela Porter-Smith, includes yoga �� Jeffersonville Library, May 3, 3pm “Releasing Grief with EFT” Debra Hollinrake ��Thrall Library, May 6, 6:30pm Acupuncture Workshop ��Newburgh Library, May 6, 7pm “Medicinal Herbs” Nathaniel Whitmore ��Narrowsburg Library, May 7, 6:30pm “Essential Oils” Nandini Weitzman ��Jeffersonville Library, May 13, 6:30pm “The Beatles, Higher Consciousness & Meditation” Cary Bayer �� MSM-DC May 19, 10am Holistic Networking all disciplines �� Goshen Acupuncture, May 28, 6pm

museums

Terwilliger House Museum �� Ellenville, ongoing Sculpture Exhibit ��Dia: Beacon, ongoing Sullivan County History Exhibits �� Sullivan County Museum, Hurleyville, ongoing 19th Century Rural Living ��Museum Village, Monroe, ongoing “America Meets the Beatles!” �� Museum at Bethel Woods, thru Aug 17 “D&H Canal” �� Neversink Area Museum, Cuddebackville, thru Oct “Unpacked & Rediscovered” over 1300 artifacts Washington’s Headquarters, Newburgh thru Fall “The Adams Family” �� Karpeles Manuscript Museum, Newburgh, May 1-Aug 31 Opening Weekend �� Time & The Valleys Museum, Grahamsville, May 24 & 25, Noon-4pm

music - chorales - cabaret

Broadway Concerts Direct cabaret, etc. ��United Church of Christ, Blooming Grove, May 10, 6pm Warwick Valley Chorale “An All American Program” classical, Broadway �� Grace Episcopal Church, Middletown, May 2, 7:30pm FREE & Warwick Reformed Church, May 4, 4pm FREE & Goshen United Methodist Church, May 9, 7:30pm FREE Middletown Concert Chorale “A Night at the Theatre” Broadway �� North Congregational Church, Middletown, May 10, 7pm & St. John’s Lutheran Church, Middletown, May 17, 7pm & St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church, Walden, May 18, 3pm Newburgh Symphonic Chorale classical �� St. George’s Church, Newburgh, June 1, 3:00pm FREE

Music - Classical

“TITANIC Revisited” Hudson Opera Theatre �United Presbyterian Ch., Middletown, Apr 27, 3pm & First Presbyterian Church, Monroe, May 4, 3pm Community Orchestra �� Paramount Theater, Middletown, May 3, 7:30pm Juilliard Trombone Choir ��West Point Cadet Chapel, May 4, 3pm FREE Shanghai String Quartet �� Howland Cultural Center, Beacon, May 4, 4pm Greater Newburgh Symphony Orchestra Nicholas Szucs, violin & Durward Entrekin, organ �� Mount St. Mary College, Aquinas Hall, Newburgh, May 10, 7:30pm American String Quartet Ode to Beethoven �� St. George’s Church, Newburgh, May 11, 3pm Greater Newburgh Sym. Orch. String Ensemble Deerpark Reformed Ch., Port Jervis, May 17, 7pm Symphonic Band Kevin Scott, cond. ��Paramount Theater, May 17, 8pm Anne-Marie McDermott piano, Sundays with Friends �� Bethel Woods, May 18, 2pm Ruthanne Schempf piano,. Grand Montgomery Chamber Music Senior Center, May 18, 3pm FREE Delaware Valley Choral Society “Feelin’ Good” S.Foster, G.Gershwin, + folk �� Jeffrey Fornoff, cond. Dingman Middle School, Dingmans Ferry, May 18, 4pm Potluck Concerts “Americana” �� Cornwall Presbyterian Ch., Cornwall-on-Hudson, May 23, 7:30pm Anirban Dasgupta sarod, Suryaksha Deshpande tabla �� Shanti Mandir, Walden, May 24, 7pm

music - jazz

Brunch with the Jazz Cats �� Dancing Cat Saloon, Bethel, Sundays, 10am-1pm Kendra Shank & John Stowell �� The Falcon, Marlboro, May 8, 7pm Hudson Valley Jazz Ensemble �� The Venue, Campbell Hall, May 10, 7pm-10pm Coyote Anderson Quartet Nesin Cultural Arts �� Nesin Theatre, Monticello, May 17, 7pm & Parksville USA Music Festival Dead End Cafe, Parksville, May 18, 3pm Sheila Jordan & Cameron Brown Duo �� The Falcon, Marlboro, May 18, 7pm Donald Harrison’s Berklee Quintet �� The Falcon, Marlboro, May 21, 7pm Bucky Pizzarelli & Ed Laub Duo guitars �� The Falcon, Marlboro, May 22, 7pm Erik Lawrence Quartet ��The Falcon, Marlboro, May 25, 10am-2pm Skye Jazz Trio �� Iron Forge Inn, Bellvale (GPS Warwick), May 25, Noon-3pm Scott Feiner & Pandeiro Jazz �� The Falcon, Marlboro, May 28, 7pm Sexmob! �� The Falcon, Marlboro, May 30, 7pm

opera - Operetta

“La Cenerentola” Rossini, Live from the Met in HD �� SUNY Sullivan, May 10, 1pm “I Pagliacci” Leoncavallo, video ��Cornwall Library, May 18, 1pm FREE

poetry & prose readings

EXHIBIT: Joel Solonche & Joan Siegel “Celebrate Poetry” �� SUNYO Kaplan Hall, Newburgh, thru May 15 David J. Phillips IV �� Fallsburg Library, Apr 30, 7pm FREE Jean LeBlanc Poetry Night �� Noble Coffee Roasters, Campbell Hall, May 1, 7pm Hudson River Poets �� Newburgh Library, May 1, 7pm FREE First Fridays Contemporary Writers ��Narrowsburg Library, May 2, 7:30pm FREE Patricia Kett Poetry on the Loose �� Seligmann Center, Sugar Loaf, May 3, 3:30pm FREE Irene O’Garden, Christi Shannon Kline �� Howland Cultural Center, Beacon, May 2, 8pm Alyta Adams Poetry in the Gallery �� Wurtsboro Art Alliance, May 4, 7pm FREE “OUT LOUD Performance Party” poetry, music, etc ��UpFront, Port Jervis, May 23, 7pm FREE Poetry at the Church host: Ted Gill �� Goshen Methodist Church, May 26, 7pm FREE David Massenio Poetry in the Gallery �� Wurtsboro Art Alliance, May 4, 7pm FREE

recreation & Dancing

Line Dancing ��Jester’s Restaurant, Chester, Thursdays 7:30pm Line Dancing ��Mon. & Wed, TBA & 1st Saturday, TBA, Catholic War Veterans Hall, Pine Bush Swing Dancing w/Swing Shift Orchestra �� Newburgh Brewery, 1st Thursdays, 7:30pm Discovery Quests Hudson Highlands Nature Museum, Cornwall, Saturdays & Sundays, 10am-1pm Senior Citizen Prom dinner & dance �� Monticello Firehouse, May 10, 4pm

storytelling

Black Dirt Storytelling Guild Mothers �� Florida Library, May 8, 7pm FREE Yarnslingers Memoirs ��CAS Arts Center, Livingston Manor, May 17, 7pm,

theatre

“One Act Masters” 2 one-acts Cornerstone Theatre Arts �� Goshen Music Hall, thru May 11 FREE “Songs for a New World” Just Off-Broadway, Inc. �� Theatre at West Shore Station, Newburgh, May TBA “Holy,Holy,Holy” Sullivan County Dramatic Workshop ��Rivoli Theatre, So. Fallsburg, May 2-4 “And Then There Were None” Agatha Christie, Creative Theatre-Muddy Water Players �� Playhouse at Museum Village, May 2-18 “Greater Tuna” by Jason Williams, Joe Sears, Ed Howard ��Shadowland, Ellenville, May 2-18 “The Legend Begins” Air Pirates Radio Theatre �� The Meadows, Middletown, May 3, 8pm “It Ain’t Over til The Fat Lady Swings” Air Pirates Radio Theater �� Brothers BBQ, New Windsor, May 10, 8pm “Catfish Goes the Distance” �� Tusten Theater, Narrowsburg, May 16 & 17, 8pm “For England With Love” Sullivan Cty Dramatic Workshop � Rivoli Theatre, So. Fallsburg, May 16-18 “Good People” by David Lindsay-Abaire �� Shadowland Theatre, Ellenville, May 30-Jun 15

May 2014

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May BW ��Bethel Woods Center for the Arts, Bethel CAS ��CAS Arts Center, Catskill Arts Society, Livingston Manor CTMW.Creative Theatre Muddy Water Players, Museum Village, Monroe DCAT ��Dancing Cat Saloon & Catskill Distillery, Bethel DEC ��Dead End Cafe, Parksville DOWN ��Downing Film Center, Newburgh

MONDAY

DVAA ��Delaware Valley Arts Alliance, Narrowsburg FAL ��The Falcon, Marlboro HCC �� Howland Cultural Center, Beacon HHNM �� Hudson Highlands Nature Museum, Outdoor Discovery Center, Cornwall JCC �� Jester’s Restaurant and Comedy Club, Castle Fun Center, Chester MSM-AQ ��Aquinas Hall, Mount St. Mary College, Newburgh

TUESDAY Oil Portrait by Cynthia Harris-Pagano On view at SUNY Orange, Middletown Campus for the Middletown Art Group’s 2014 Exhibition from May 9-June 18

6 Cinema Afternoon Movie Fallsburg Library, Noon

shown above: “Concklin Orchards” by Sue Barrasi on view in the “Flower Power” exhibit - works by Artists in the Parks in the Gallery of the historic Bear Mountain Inn thru May 31

Cinema “Gloria” Newburgh Library, 6:30pm

Poetry Poetry at the Church Goshen Methodist Church, 7pm

13 Cinema Afternoon Movie Fallsburg Library, Noon Cinema Adult Independent Film Night Greenwood Lake Library, 7pm

Cinema “The Story of Vernon & Irene Castle” MSM-DC, 9:30am Cinema Afternoon Movie Fallsburg Library, Noon

Delaware & Hudson CANVAS

Cinema Afternoon Movie Fallsburg Library, Noon

May 2014

WEDNESDAY

Cinema “Dark Victory” MSM-DC, 9:30am Poetry David J. Phillips IV Fallsburg Library, 7pm

NCM �� Newburgh Chamber Music, St.George’s Church, Newburg NCR ��Noble Coffee Roasters, Campbell Ha NFL ��Newburgh Free Libra NVM ��Neversink Valley Museum, Cuddebackvil PT ��Paramount Theater, Middletow PVT ��Palaia Vineyards Outdoor Tent, Highland Mil

THURSDAY

Music....Toby Foyeh & Orch.Africa..SUNYO-MM 11am Cinema........Midday Movie........Fallsburg Library, Noon Recreation..Swing Dancing...Newburgh Brewery. 6:30pm Poetry.......................Poetry Night.................... NCL 7pm Poetry................ Hudson River Poets............. NFL 7pm Recreation............... Line Dancing................... JCC 7pm Cinema.........Reel Eclectic Film........Thrall Library, 7pm Music - Rock...Reverend Jefferson Band........FAL 7pm Open Mic....Musician’s Gathering.......Dancing Cat, Bethel, 7:30pm

Theatre - Play..........“One-Act Mas Cinema............................. “Sound Music............................ Paul Pesc Prose......First Friday Contemporary

Music.Warwick Valley Chorale.G Theatre - Play....................“HolyH Theatre - Play..... “And Then Ther Theatre - Play................. “Greater

Cinema...................“Auntie Mame”..... MSM-DC 9:30am Cinema.........Midday Movie........Fallsburg Library, Noon Cinema........... “Revisioning Newburgh.......... NFL 7pm Recreation............... Line Dancing................... JCC 7pm

FRI

Theatre - Play..........“One-Act Mas Music - Blues..........Joe Louis Wal Music.Warwick Valley Chorale.G Please check the schedule Comedy............................... Open for Gallery Art & Photography Storytelling.....Black Dirt Storytelling Cafe..Florida Lib. 7pm Theatre - Play................. “Greater Opening Receptions Music - Jazz...Kendra Shank & John Stowell..FAL 7pm see page 18 Theatre - Play..... “And Then Ther Open Mic....Musician’s Gathering........Dancing Cat, Bethel,7:30pm Theatre - Play....................“HolyH Theatre - Play.........“Greater Tuna”.....................ST 8pm

14 Cinema “Philomena” Cornwall Library, Noon

Cinema Afternoon Movie Thrall Library, Middletown, 2pm Music - Jazz Donald Harrison’s Berklee Quintet FAL 7pm

Music - Jazz Scott Feiner & Pandeiro Jazz FAL 7pm

Cinema.........Midday Movie........Fallsburg Library, Noon Open Mic............... Open Mic Night........ NCR 6pm-9pm Cinema.................. “Ain’t In It For Storytelling.....Black Dirt Storytelling Cafe..Florida Lib. 7pm Music - Rock.................... .......Bill Recreation............... Line Dancing................... JCC 7pm Theatre - Play..... “And Then Ther Music.................... Jack Grace Band.................FAL 7pm Theatre - Play................. “Greater Open Mic....Musician’s Gathering.......Dancing Cat, Bethel, 7:30pm Theatre...... “And Then There Were None”.CTMW 8pm Theatre - Play...... “Catfish Goes t Theatre - Play.........“Greater Tuna”.....................ST 8pm Music....................Midnight Slim w

Cinema.........Midday Movie........Fallsburg Library, Noon Poetry & Music.”OUT LOUD Perform Recreation............... Line Dancing................... JCC 7pm Music - Rock-Reggae.The Big Tak Music - Jazz....Bucky Pizzarelli & Ed Laub......FAL 7pm Music - Classical...Potluck Concerts.. Open Mic....Musician’s Gathering.......Dancing Cat, Bethel, 7:30pm Music.....................“Remembering Music................................ Paul Ca

Cinema........ Hoboken Fil Cinema.........Midday Movie........Fallsburg Library, Noon Music - Jazz.......................... Sex M Recreation............... Line Dancing................... JCC 7pm Music - Soul-Blues.Slam Allen.Dead Music - Rock&Roll... Popa Chubby....................FAL 7pm Music ....................“Remembering Open Mic....Musician’s Gathering.......Dancing Cat, Bethel, 7:30pm Theatre - Play................. “Good P

2014

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RITZ �� Ritz Theater Lobby, Newburgh, ROSE ��New Rose Theatre, Walden SCCC ��Seelig Auditorium, SUNY Sullivan, Loch Sheldrake SCDW �� Sullivan County Dramatic Workshop, Rivoli Theatre, South Fallsburg SCM ��Sullivan County Museum,. Hurleyville SLGMN �� Seligmann Center for the Arts, Sugar Loaf

IDAY

SSO �� Something Sweet Outdoors, Middletown ST ��Shadowland Theatre, Ellenville SUNYO-GCL ��Gilman Center Library, SUNY Orange, Middletown SUNYO-KH ��Kaplan Hall, SUNY Orange, Newburgh SUNYO-MM � College Green behind Morrison Mansion, Middletown SUNYO-OH ��Orange Hall, SUNY Orange, Middletown

SATURDAY

Fair....................................Craft Fair......Mulberry House, Middletown 9am-3pm Festival................................... May Day Festival............................. PV 9am-6pm Festival............................................. Kite Festival..........................SCCC 10am-4pm Cinema.............................................“Ride Along”.......................................NFL 2pm Theatre - Play................................. “Greater Tuna”........................... ST 2pm & 8pm sters”.......Goshen Music Hall, 7pm Open Mic...................... Sullivan County Songwriter’s Circle.................DCAT 3pm d City”................................ BW 7pm Poetry............................................... Patricia Kett.............................SLGMN 3:30pm co guitar.............................FAL 7pm Music & Dinner...................HotFlash & The Hormones........Tuxedo Ridge, 6:30pm Writers.... Narrowsburg Library, 7:30pm Music - Country.....................Rock Ridge Band........Nesin Theatre, Monticello, 7pm Theatre - Play..............................“One-Act Masters”......... Goshen Music Hall, 7pm Grace Episc. Ch. Middletown, 7:30pm Music...........................................Marshall Crenshaw . ............................... FAL 7pm HolyHoly”...................... SCDW 8pm Music - Classical....................... Community Orchestra............................PT 7:30pm re Were None”.............CTMW 8pm Music - Pop........................Aztec Two-Step Classic Duos ..................... TUST 8pm r Tuna”................................ ST 8pm Comedy..................................... “A Night of Comedy” ........ Walden Firehouse 8pm Theatre - Play................................ “HolyHolyHoly” . ............................. SCDW 8pm Theatre - Play.....................“And Then There Were None” . ................. CTMW 8pm Comedy............................ Jeff Pirrami, Adrienne Iapalucci .................... JCC 8pm Theatre - Musical........Air Pirates Radio Theatre..The Meadows, Middletown, 8pm Music..................................................Albi Belulli . ...................................DCAT 8pm

sters”.......Goshen Music Hall, 7pm lker, Stephen Clair...........FAL 7pm Goshen United Methodist Ch.,7:30pm Mic...................................JCC 8pm r Tuna”................................ ST 8pm re Were None”.............CTMW 8pm HolyHoly”...................... SCDW 8pm

r My Health”...................... BW 7pm Payne................................FAL 7pm re Were None”.............CTMW 8pm r Tuna”................................ ST 8pm the Distance”.................TUST 8pm w/Laurie Ann................ DCAT 8pm

mance Party”.UpFront, Port Jervis, 7pm

keover, The Bansai Bills. .FAL 7pm

...Cornwall Presbyterian Church, 7:30pm

g Phil Ochs”.............TUST 7:30pm ataldo............................. DCAT 9pm

lm Festival................ PT 6pm-11pm Mob....................................FAL 7pm

d End Cafe, Parksville, 7pm & 9:30pm

g Phil Ochs”.............TUST 7:30pm People”................................ ST 8pm

Festival......WJFF FoodStock 2014 Fundraiser....Villa Roma, Callicoon, 11am-3pm Opera - Live from the Met. “La Cenerentola” Rossini.............. SCCC 1pm Open Mic........... Sullivan County Songwriter’s Circle.................DCAT 3pm Recreation.......................Senior Citizen Prom ..... Monticello Firehouse 4pm

Music-Bway-Cabaret..Broadway Concerts Direct..United Ch. of Christ, Blooming Grove 6pm Music - B’way-Opera..Middletown Concert Chorale..North Congregtnl Ch. Middlletown, 7pm

Theatre - Play..............................“One-Act Masters”......... Goshen Music Hall, 7pm Music - Groove............ Jim Wieder’s PRoJECT PERCoLAToR.................. FAL 7pm Music - Classical........Greater Newburgh Symphony Orchestra...MSM-AQ 7:30pm Theatre - Play.....................“And Then There Were None” . ................. CTMW 8pm Theatre..............Air Pirates Radio Theatre......... Brother’s BBQ New Windsor, 8pm Comedy.......................... Michael Somerville, Bob DiBuono.................... JCC 8pm Theatre - Play................................. “Greater Tuna”........................... ST 2pm & 8pm Theatre - Play................................ “HolyHolyHoly” . ............................. SCDW 8pm

THRALL �� Thrall Library, Middletown TUST ��Tusten Theatre, Narrowsburg TWSS �� Just Off Broadway, Inc., Theatre at West Shore Station, Newburgh UUC �� Unitarian Universalist Congregation Meeting House, Rock Tavern WAA ��Wurtsboro Art Alliance WPCC �� West Point Cadet Chapel

SUNDAY

Music - Jazz........................ Jazz Cat Brunch............DCAT 10am-1pm Music - Jazz-Rock-Blues...Rob Paparozzi Quartet.....FAL 10am-2pm Music-Classical.....“TITANIC Revisited”.....First Presby. Ch. Monroe 3pm Theatre - Play..........”One-Act Masters”.......Goshen Music Hall, 2pm Theatre - Play...................... “Greater Tuna”............................ST 2pm Dance.................................... Aztec Dance.............................BW 2pm Music-Classical............Juilliard Trombone Choir............. WPCC 3pm Theatre - Play..........“And Then There Were None”......... CTMW 3pm Theatre - Play......................“HolyHolyHoly”.................... SCDW 3pm Music - Celtic..The Parting Glass Band..Lumberland Town Hall, 3pm Music - Classical.......... Shanghai String Quartet.................HCC 4pm Music........Warwick Valley Chorale...Warwick Reformed Church, 4pm Poetry.................................... Alyta Adams.......................... WAA 7pm

11 Music - Jazz........................ Jazz Cat Brunch............DCAT 10am-1pm Music - Urban Folk, Jazz.........KJ Denhart...................FAL 10am-2pm Theatre - Play...................... “Greater Tuna”............................ST 2pm Theatre - Play..........”One-Act Masters”........Goshen Music Hall, 2pm Music-Classical.American String Quartet.St. George’s Ch., Nwbgh, 3pm

Theatre - Play...................... “Greater Tuna”........................... ST 2pm & 8pm Music - Jazz........... Jazz Cat Brunch............DCAT 10am-1pm Open Mic........... Sullivan County Songwriter’s Circle.................DCAT 3pm Music........................Akie Burmiss.................FAL 10am-2pm Storytelling................................ Yarnslingers Memoirs..............................CAS 7pm Music - Blues-Rock...Lucky Peterson, Jason Damico & the New Blue....FAL 7pm Opera - Video.....“I Pagliacci” Leoncavallo......Cornwall Library, 1pm Music-Classical.Nwbgh Symphony Strings..Deerpk Reformed Ch. Port Jervis, 7pm Cinema....................“Gasland II”......Wisner Library, Warwick, 1:30pm Music - Jazz...............Coyote Anderson Quartet.....Nesin Theatre, Monticello, 7pm Theatre - Play...................... “Greater Tuna”............................ST 2pm Music - Classical...... Anne-Marie McDermott piano...............BW 2pm Music-B’way-Opera..Middletown Concert Chorale.St. John’s Lutheran Ch., Middletown, 7pm Music - Classical......... Ruthanne Schempf piano............ GMCM 3pm Music - Folk..................Mike Baglione, Anne Loeb & Friends............ NVM 7:30pm Theatre - Play...........“And Then There Were None.......... CTMW 3pm Theatre - Play.....................“And Then There Were None” . ................. CTMW 8pm Theatre - Play......................“Catfish Goes the Distance” ...................... TUST 8pm Music - Classical.................... Symphonic Band Concert..............................PT 8pm Comedy................................. Tom Whiteley, Nore Davis .......................... JCC 8pm Music..................................... Somerville! - the Brothers ........................DCAT 8pm

Music - Jazz..Coyote Anderson Quartet..Dead End Cafe, Parksville 3pm

Music-B’way-Opera.Middletown Concert Chorale.St. Andrews Ch, Walden, 3pm Music.Delaware Valley Choral Soc..Dingman Middle Sch. Dingmans Ferry, 4pm

Music - Jazz...... Sheila Jordan & Cameron Brown Duo....... FAL 7pm

Festival............................................. Mysteryland................................ BW 1pm-2am Open Mic...................... Sullivan County Songwriter’s Circle.................DCAT 3pm Music.................................Classical Indian Music.......Shanti Mandir, Walden, 7pm Music - Latin........................................ Sonando ......................................... FAL 7pm Music............................................. Groovy Tuesday ........................ PVT 7pm-10pm

Cinema. “Herman’s House” The New Jim Crow Film Series........NFL 1pm Cinema.........................Hoboken Film Festival................................. PT TBA Theatre - Play................................. “Good People”........................... ST 2pm & 8pm Open Mic...................... Sullivan County Songwriter’s Circle.................DCAT 3pm Music..........................................Frank Sorino vocals ...............................SSO 6pm Music - Blues....... Jeff Pitchell & “Neville Brother, Charles Neville ......... FAL 7pm Music..................................... Hurley Mountain Highway ................ PVT 7pm-10pm Comedy............................ Jimmy Failla, Jonathan Randall...................... JCC 8pm

Music - Jazz........................ Jazz Cat Brunch............DCAT 10am-1pm Music - Jazz................... Erik Lawrence Quartet..........FAL 10am-2pm Music - Jazz........Skye Jazz Trio....Iron Forge Inn, Bellvale, Noon-3pm Festival...................................Mysteryland.................... BW 1pm-2am Music.................................... Bruce Perone........ PVT 2:30pm-5:30pm Comedy.Kevin Meany The Laugh Tour.Hennings Local, Eldred, 9pm

Music - Jazz.................. Jazz Cat Brunch............DCAT 10am-1pm Cinema.......................... Hoboken Film Festival...................... PT TBA Theatre - Play...................... “Good People”............................ST 2pm Music - Classical.Newburgh Sym. Chorale.St. George’s Church 3pm Music..................................Lady Antebellum.........................BW 7pm Poetry..................................David Massenio....................... WAA 7pm

May 2014

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Art exhibits

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

Group Show ��Back Room Gallery, Beacon, ongoing Carolyn Duke Pottery �� Duke Pottery, Tennanah Lake, Roscoe, ongoing Lisa & John Strazza paintings & photography ��Strazza Gallery, Warwick, ongoing David & Joanne Wells Greenbaum pottery, paintings ��BlueStone Studio, Milford, ongoing T.A. Clearwater paintings, pastels, prints ��Clearwater Gallery at Jones Farm, Cornwall, ongoing Jules Medwin outdoor sculpture ��Seligmann Center for the Arts, Sugar Loaf, ongoing WM Landau “I Wasn’t Young When I Left Home” ��Green Door Magazine, Liberty, thru May 3 Paolo Bari “Fired Up” porcelain paintings �� RiverWinds Gallery, Beacon, thru May 4 Gayle Clarke Fedigan Spring Inspired” pastels ��MSM-DC thru May 5 William Gould �� Elant at Goshen, thru May 13 “Floral” members’ group show �� WRS thru May 14 Jane Dell “Scrambled Realities” mixed media paintings �� DVAA thru May 17 Jay Brooks “Catskill Landscapes” �� River Gallery, Narrowsburg, thru May 17 River Valley Artists Guild Small Works Show �� Deerpark Town Hall, Huguenot, thru May 19 2014 Spring Exhibition 35 artists group show �UpFront Exhibition Space, Port Jervis, thru May 30 “Flower Power” Artists in the Park �� Bear Mountain Inn, thru May 31 Amanda J. Light Return to Primitive” �� Healing Art Studios, Newburgh, thru May 25 “Show of Spring” group show �� Rolling River Cafe, Parksville, thru Jun 1 Roslyn Fassett “African Code: A Secret Language” paintings ��SUNYO-KH thru Jun 25 Barbara Bonham, Stuart Sachs “Artists of Excellence” sculptures ��SUNYO-KH thru Jun 25 “Art in the Wild: Naturally Inspired Trailside Creations” Dan Mack, curator �� HHNM Cornwall, Saturdays & Sundays 10am-4pm, thru Aug 2014 “Wonder & Mystery” group show ��Unitarian Universalist Gallery, Rock Tavern, thru Aug 2014

NEW ART EXHIBITS

Mike Jaroszko “Hoeffner’s Farms” & Mitchell Saler “Pierson’s Farm”, Kristin Roberts �� WRS May 1-30 Stephanie Fuller, Carole Halle, Barrie Samuels, “Form & Figure” �� Studio Art Gallery, Westbrookville, May 1-31 Nancy Pitcher landscape & still life ��Gallery at Chant Realtors, Lords Valley, May 1-31 Amity Arts Pottery ��Amity Arts, Florida, May 3 River Valley Artists Guild Spring Show �� The Barn at Elm Lake, Middletown, May 3 & 4 2014 Middletown Art Group Exhibit ��SUNY Orange Hall Gallery, Middletown May 9-Jun 18 “SHHH!” silent auction benefit �� CAS May 10-25 Kirsten Lyon “Compositions in Clay”, Joe Concra “Insecurity” bau Gallery, Beacon, May 10-Jun 8 Judi Silvano pastel, oil, watercolor, encaustic ��Elant at Goshen, May 13-Jun 2 “Green” members’ group show ��WRS May 15-Jun 14 Artists on Campus &Taste of Newburgh Mount St. Mary College, Newburgh, May 18, 11am-4pm Pattie Eakin Spring Paintings �� MSM-DC May 18-Jun 16 Barbara Buckman mixed media drawings ��DVAA May 23-Jun 14 “Artists Untamed” group show �� CAS May 31-Jul 6 Shawn Dell Joyce “Sycamore Farm” & Lorraine Furey “Blooming Hill Farm”, Ray Parker, �� WRS Jun 1-30

Photography exhibits

Quintet Photographers “Hudson Valley Explored” ��Brotherhood Winery, Washingtonville, thru May 21

“Spring Ahead” members group show ��Highlands Photographic Guild, thru May 4 LaVerne Black “Saved by the Camera: Functional Farm Buildings from the Past” �� Morgan Outdoors, Livingston Manor, thru May 5 Judy Winter ��Artology Gallery, New Windsor, thru May 10 Nyssa Calkin & Brad Walrod �� The Cutting Garden, Youngsville, thru May 11 Craig Wettstein ��Caffe ala Mode, Warwick, thru late Jun “War & Memory” 11 photojournalists �� Fovea Exhibitions, Beacon, thru Jul 6

ART & Photography receptions

Amity Arts Pottery �� Amity Arts, Florida, May 3,10am-4pm Mike Jaroszko “Hoeffner’s Farms” & Mitchell Saler “Pierson’s Farm”, Kristin Roberts �� WRS May 3, 5pm-7pmt River Valley Artists Spring Show �� The Barn at Elm Lake, Middletown, May 3 & 4, 2pm-7pm Carole Halle “Form & Figure” �� Studio Art Gallery, Westbrookville, May 3, 2pm-6pm Nancy Pitcher landscape & still life ��Gallery at Chant Realtors, Lords Valley, May 3, 5pm-7pm Port Jervis HS Art Exhibit ��UpFront Exhibition Space, Port Jervis, May 3, 6pm-9pm Barrie Samuels, “Form & Figure” �� Studio Art Gallery, Westbrookville, May 10, 2pm-6pm “SHHH!” silent auction benefit ��CAS May 10, 4pm-6pm Kirsten Lyon “Compositions in Clay”, Joe Concra “Insecurity” bau Gallery, Beacon, May 10, 6pm-9pm

Temple Hill Academy Students Art Exhibit ��Artology Gallery, New Windsor, May 12, 4pm-6pm Stephanie Fuller, “Form & Figure” �� Studio Art Gallery, Westbrookville, May 17, 2pm-6pm Artists on Campus & Taste of Newburgh Mount St. Mary College, Newburgh, May 18, 11am-4pm Pattie Eakin Spring Paintings �� MSM-DC May 18, 1pm-3pm

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2014 Middletown Art Group Exhibit SUNY Orange Hall Gallery, Middletown May 18, 1pm-4pm Barbara Buckman mixed media drawings �� DVAA May 23, 7pm-9pm “SHHH!” silent auction benefit, closing reception �� CAS May 25, 4pm-6pm “Artists Untamed” group show �� CAS May 31, talk 3pm, reception 4pm-6pm

schools & Conservatories

TBA Student Art Gallery ��Greenwood Lake Library, May 1-31 “Celebrate Art - the 10th annual student art exhibit” �� SUNYO-OH thru May 5 “Systems and Space III” student architecture exhibit �� SUNYO-OH thru May 5 Sullivan County High School Art Show �� CAS Arts Center, Livingston Manor, thru May 4 Janet Campbell’s Watercolor Classes ��WRS Student Gallery, May 1-31 George F. Baker Advanced Art Students ��Greenwood Lake Library, May 1-31 Port Jervis HS Art Exhibit �� UpFront Exhibition Space, Port Jervis, May 3-10 Temple Hill Academy Students Art Exhibit �� Artology Gallery, New Windsor, May 12-24 Mike Jaroszko’s Luminism Class �� WRS Student Gallery, Jun 1-30

clubs

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Newburgh Library Camera Club ��Newburgh Library, 3rd Wednesday, 6pm St. James Camera Club ��St. James Church, Goshen, 2nd Tuesday, 7pm Chess Club ��Ellenville Library, Wednesdays, 4pm Chess Club �� Cornwall Library, Apr 2, 4;30pm Friday Night Chess �� Narrowsburg Library, Fridays, 6pm Knit and Stitch �� Narrowsburg Library, Mondays, 6pm Knitting & Crocheting “Crochety Knitters” ��Liberty Library, Tuesdays 10:15am Knitting Group �� Josephine-Louise Library, Walden, Tuesdays, 6:30pm Knitting & Crocheting “Knitwitz” �� Jeffersonville Library, 1st & 3rd Tuesdays, 6:30pm Knitting “Chain Gang Knitting Club” �� Mamakating Town Hall, Wurtsboro, Tuesdays 9pm Knitting Club �� Noble Coffee Roasters, Campbell Hall, Wednesdays, 2:30pm Knitting “Stitch and Bitch” ��Palaia Vineyards, Highland Mills, Wednesdays, 7pm Knit/Crochet Club ��Wallkill Library, Thursdays, 6:30pm Knimble Knitters �� Ellenville Library, Saturdays, 10am Knitting Club ��Newburgh Library, May 13 & 27, 7pm Knit and Stitch ��Newburgh Library Branch, Route 300, May 16, 6pm Knitting Circle �� Florida Library, May 19, 6pm Laurel & Hardy Sons of the Desert Int’l Org. �� First Sunday, Ellenville, ray@themtharhills,org The Music Lovers Group classical �� 3rd Thursdays, 7:30pm Montgomery, 845-457-9867 Electronic Music Meetup w/Neil Alexander �� Newburgh Library, 3rd Thursdays, 7pm Ladies Night Painting Social ��Wallkill River School, Montgomery, Thursdays 6:30pm Hudson Highlands Photo Workshop ��St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Chester, 2nd Monday, 7:30pm Calico Geese Quilters Guild ��Cornwall Cooperative Extension, Liberty, 2nd Monday, 7pm The Country Scrappers cardmaking, scrapbooking Walker Valley Schoolhouse, Tuesdays, all day Scrabble Mania ��Ellenville Library, Tuesdays, 6pm Trivia Night w/Sam Hill �� Two Alices, Cornwall-on-Hudson, Thursdays, 8pm Trivia Night �� Penning’s Pub & Grill, Warwick, Thursdays, 8pm UFO Support Group �� Walker Valley Schoolhouse, 1st Wednesday, 7:30pm Woodcarving Guild ��Museum Village, Monroe, Wednesdays, 7pm

children & Teens Calendar

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

Book discussion

“Those Darn Squirrels” �� Florida Library, May 16, 5:30pm

Museums

“Mastodons: Ice Age to Discovery” & Brook Trout Exhibit & Meet the Animal of the Week �� HHNM-CoH Saturdays & Sundays, Noon-4pm Grasshopper Grove Gateway to Nature Play ��HHNM Saturdays & Sundays, 10am-4pm Eco-Zone �� Pocono Environmental Education Center, Dingmans Ferry, Jun 8, 1pm-4pm

music - Theatre - Dance - Magic

“Much Ado About Nothing” Hudson Valley Shakespeare Fest Bethel Woods, May 2, 11am FREE 3D Ritmo de Vida “Latin Grooves and Island Tunes” ��GLL May 4, 1pm Aztec Dance with Ati-Tiachinolli �� Bethel Woods, May 4, 2pm FREE Magic with Scott Morely �� Florida Library, May 17, 1pm

recreation & Lectures

Painting Social for Children, Teens & Adults �� Wallkill River School, Montgomery, Saturdays, 3:30pm Nature Strollers families w/babies, toddlers, youngsters �� HHNM Thursdays, 10am Open House Children’s activities, refreshments ��Artology Gallery, New Windsor, May 3, 10am-4pm 24th Annual Kite Festival music, food, crafts, kids activities �� SUNY Sullivan, May 3, 10am-4pm “Lovely Ladybugs” �� HHNM May 4, 10am “Frogs” w/HHNM �� Museum Village, Monroe, May 4, 2pm Birding & Breakfast with the Bakers �� HHNM May 10, 8:30am Story Walk & Meet the Animals �� HHNM-CoH May 24 & 25, Noon & 2:00pm

Whispering Pines

The History of Mother’s Day As far back as 250 B.C., the ancient Greeks started celebrating this holiday in honor of Rhea, the Mother of Gods as well as the Romans who celebrated Cybele the Mother of Goddess. In the British Isles however, St. Brigid was celebrated in the spring with the celebration of the First Milk of the Ewes. The first celebration in the U.S. was on May 10, 1908 when church services were publicly held honoring the Mother of Miss Anna Jarvis, Anna’s mother, Mrs. Anna M. Jarvis, had been instrumental in developing “Mothers Friendship Day” which was part of the healing process of the Civil War. In 1912, at the Minnesota General Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church, a delegate from another Church introduced a resolution recognizing Anna Jarvis as the founder of Mother’s Day. It suggested that the second Sunday in May be observed as Mother’s Day. On May 8, 1912, Grafton, West Virginia became the first state to celebrate Mother’s Day and finally in 1914 the U.S. Congress passed a Joint Resolution, signed by President Wilson, establishing Mother’s Day as a national holiday and that the U.S. flag was to be flown on all government buildings as well as on people’s homes. Many people follow the custom of wearing a carnation on Mother’s Day. White carnations were chosen for Mothers Day because they represented

the sweetness, purity and endurance of motherly love. Red carnations became the symbol of a living mother. The following are a few things you can do for your Mom on this special occasion: • Send a contribution in your Mom’s name, to a cause she supports. • Patch up an old quarrel before it is too late. • If possible, visit your Mom in person. • Sending a card? Attach a personal note. • And finally, make a meal for your Mom or for someone else’s Mom. Clean up all the dishes afterwards. She’ll remember this and love it for years to come. Recipes for a nice Mother’s Day Tea Brunch Oatmeal-Raisin Scones

¼ c orange juice ½ c water 1 c raisins 2 c oatmeal 3 c flour 1 t salt 2 t baking powder 1 t baking soda 1 stick of butter 1 1/3 c chilled milk Preheat oven to 375 degrees

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with Chef Douglas Frey

Heat orange juice, water and raisins in pan. Simmer for 1 minute and let cool slightly. In food processor, pulse oats with flour, salt, baking powder, baking soda, sugar. Add butter. Pulse machine in short spurts until mixture has consistency of small peas. Transfer mixture to large bowl and add cooled liquid

mixture to mixing bowl. Stir until mixture begins to come together. Form dough into large ball, roll it out one inch thick. Cut dough into 16 triangles. Bake scones on ungreased baking sheet for 15 minutes or until lightly browned on edges. Cool on wire rack. Mix 1 T orange juice with enough confectioners’ sugar to form thin paste, drizzle over scones.

Ricotta and Raspberries Phyllo Tarts

5 Sheets frozen phyllo dough, thawed 4 T melted butter 1 c ricotta cheese ¼ c sugar 1 egg ½ t orange zest 1 t vanilla extract 2 c fresh raspberries 1 t confectioners’ sugar 1 pinch nutmeg

Drain ricotta cheese in strainer for 20 minutes; set aside. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Spray six 3-inch tartlet pans with cooking spray. Stack phyllo sheets and use ruler to trace six 5-inch squares onto top sheet. Using sharp knife, cut along traced lines, through all 5 sheets. Line tart pans with 5 sheets of dough, lightly brushing melted butter between each layer. In mixing bowl, combine ricotta, sugar, egg, orange rind, vanilla extract, nutmeg. Beat with electric mixer until smooth. Pour equal amount of mixture into tart pans. Bake in oven for 25 minutes, until golden brown. Cool tarts slightly, remove from pans, arrange raspberries and sprinkle with confectioners’ sugar.

For all of your catering needs, culinary questions or personal chef services:Whispering Pines Caterers, 845-647-1428 or doubledgoatfarms@gmail.com

Coach Tom Whiteley, a former college and high school football coach, has made a name for himself in another profession as one of the funniest men “on or off the field.” Whitely has been on ESPN, opened for Joe Piscopo, appeared on the Chris Rock Show, and is a frequent performer at major events. The Coach offers amusing takes on his former coaching career as well as his other life experiences. Whiteley’s on-stage antics are second to none with his unique rubber hat and whistle! He still coaches football, on the peewee level. While sports may be king, The Coach whispers, “Comedy is my number one love!” Noré Davis, the young refreshing face of comedy, delivers an energetic performance filled with witty quips and sharp punch lines, combined with an amazing stage presence. A comedian for the masses, Noré relates to everyone from teens to the mature adult, delivering original content, and leaving no topic unturned. He has appeared on MTV’s Yo Momma and Kiss & Tell: The Do’s & Don’ts of Dating. “A comedian is just as good as a doctor. Never underestimate the true power in laughter. Laughter is like medicine and I devote my life to it!” says Noré. See them perform at Jester’s Comedy Club, 109 Brookside Avenue, Chester on May 17 at 8:00pm. See ad page 30 for discount coupon. For tickets: 845-345-1039.

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Two Views by Two Artists at the Wurtsboro Art Alliance

As CANVAS reported last month, Montgomery artist Sandy Spitzer is the new president of the Wurtsboro Art Alliance (WAA). Sandy is a landscape oil painter who paints in the Hudson River luminist style. Luminism is a style of painting which is characterized by the effect that light plays in the natural landscape and interpreting those same effects on canvas. The light has always captivated Sandy and her paintings reflect that very essence. Sandy will be teaching oil painting at the WAA in May. She says she has many new and fresh ideas for the future of the WAA such as reaching out to the local community by providing diverse art classes led by Wurtsboro artists. “The Alliance wishes to

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reach out to the community because art does make a difference,” stated Sandy. An award winning artist, Sandy has shown her work throughout the tri-state area and not only is a represented artist for the Wallkill River School (WRS) but also has a studio in their building in Montgomery. Artist Michael Piotrowski considers himself a light worker. Using his experiences as a family photographer and his long creative career as a dance lighting/set designer, he captures light in his plein air paintings. He rekindled his passion for oil painting after a 40 year hiatus when a friend asked, “if not now, when?” Feeding his creativity through Sumi-e brush painting and a passion for Ikebana

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flower arranging, he currently studies Ikebana with a 97 year old Japanese Master. Michael is a three year member of the WAA and represented artist at the WRS since 2009. He is one of fifteen artists currently partnered with one of fifteen Orange County farms for the year-long Farm/Art Trail Project (see page 25). His studio is in Middletown. Sandy and Michael are the featured artists for the month of May at the WAA Gallery, 73 Sullivan Street, Wurtsboro. The show, titled Two Views, will feature new works by both of the artists. The opening reception is on May 10 from 2:00pm to 4:00pm. Email info@waagallery.org for further information.

“Spring Works”

“Studio Lilacs” by Pattie Eakin

Pattie Eakin has been teaching oils and watercolors for over 16 years. She has taught her Watercolors Made Easy class on Thursday evenings at Mount St. Mary College’s Desmond Campus for four years. A graduate of The Art Institute of Pittsburgh and West Chester State University, Pattie was named best artist in the Hudson Valley by Hudson Valley Magazine for 2010. She owns and operates the Bruynswick Art Studio & Gallery in Gardiner. Eakin’s new exhibit at Desmond Campus featuring her Spring Paintings runs from May 18June 16 with a reception on May 18 from 1:00pm3:00pm. (Her next watercolor class begins on May 8 for six Thursdays, from 5:00pm-7:00pm.) Desmond Campus, 6 Albany Post Road, Newburgh. Call 845-565-2076 for viewing hours.

New: Westbrookville’s Studio Art Gallery Mark Philip Stone is a Monstre Sacre, the cousin everyone dearly loves yet never discusses in polite conversation. His opinions border on revolution. He reminds us that his creed is Sexuality is Creativity. “Polymath, author, scientist, artist, photographer; he moves with facility over several genres allowing them to seamlessly overlap, he simply does not see the boundaries that constrain the rest of us,” Ars et Lettres Review. Mark is the owner/manager of The Blackfeather Retreat Artists & Writers Colony in Westbrookville. He also restores and renovates barns for his company, Barns are Noble. CANVAS spoke with Mark about being an artist and his new art gallery, The Studio Art Gallery in Westbrookville. The grand opening is May 1. “I am an artist although I do a little bit of everything. My latest creations are sculptures in wood and stone. I worked my way through college painting oil portraits, so as an artist, Mark Philip Stone I started off with portraiture, went through the crazy abstract phase, and now I’ve settled down. I am mostly intrigued by forms.” When asked what led Mark to opening the gallery, “When I moved back to Westbrookville, I opened the Blackfeather Retreat as an artist colony. We run an annual Artist Figure Model Day in August. Somewhere between 30-50 artists and a dozen models venture out into the middle of the

Artology: Student Show

“Red Sneaker,” ceramic by 8th grader Shayna Crespo

woods and sketch and paint and talk. It’s like a big party with good company! We have been doing this for 17 years now so it’s more like a family reunion. “As this was going on, one of the artists had mentioned that they ‘wish we had a place where we could show our work.’ The artists then all talked me into setting up the gallery, since I already had the space at the retreat.” The Studio Art Gallery opens with Form and Figure, an exhibit featuring works by Stephanie Fuller, Carole Halle, and Barrie Samuels. The works represent the human figure. Three perspective views and distinct styles combine to show viewers the wide spectrum of expressions available to depict an idea. Fuller “creates clean ink drawings that have an ‘Art Deco’ feel. The black lines composing Fuller’s posters are almost minimalist representations of the

Artwork by Barrie Samuels

human form.” Halle’s “large format works present soft zaftig images reminiscent of renaissance masters merged with impressionism.” Samuels’ work “merges colors and figures, as an expression of mood. Her works challenge viewers to see familiar things in a new light.” Meet the Artist receptions are as follows: Carole Halle: May 3, 2:00pm-6:00pm; Barrie Samuels: May 10, 2:00pm-6:00pm; Stephanie Fuller: May 17, 2:00pm-6:00pm. “I have artists lined up for future exhibits. I guess it really depends on community interest. I sincerely hope we get a nice response and if there is, then we will continue,” concluded Mark. Artists and art lovers: show Mark some interest! The Studio Art Gallery, 1833 Route 209, Westbrookville. Call 845-707-2818.

Artwork by Newburgh’s Temple Hill Academy students will be showcased in an art exhibit in New Windsor’s Artology. The artwork, done by students in the third and eighth grades, will include pen and ink still life drawings by third grade students under the guidance of art teacher Nancy Bleadow, and ceramic sculpture by eighth grade students under the guidance of art teacher Liza Mills. The show runs from May 12-May 24. An opening reception will be held on May 12, from 4:00pm-6:00pm. Artology is located at 318 Blooming Grove Turnpike, (between Oakwood Terrace and Cherie Lane) New Windsor. For more information, visit www.artology studio.org or call 845-391-8686. New for Artology: Not sure if you or your child will like a particular class? Try one class for $15. Learn the details at www.artologystudio.org

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Ludwig’s Homages to Franz Joseph and Wolfgang

The world class American String Quartet has been thrilling audiences in Newburgh, Middletown and Tuxedo for a number of years, and in October 2013 they began taking people on a two-year journey through all of Beethoven’s string quartets for Newburgh Chamber Music’s Ode to Beethoven series. For their final concert of this season they will perform two quartets inspired by Haydn and Mozart and a third indicating his deepening admiration for the music of J.S. Bach. Violist / Musicologist Daniel Avshalomov is the ensemble’s spokesperson. “One of the many pleasures of programming a Beethoven Cycle is discovering what juxtaposing one quartet with another reveals about both. “Although we know that Beethoven was greatly influenced by the quartets of Haydn and Mozart when he composed his first six quartets, his fourth, Op. 18/4 in C Minor, shows a confident young man at work. “In his zeal to demonstrate his individual view of C Minor as a dramatic key, he forgot to write a slow movement. All the fervor and vigor of this key are audible in the outer movements, but in the middle we have a scherzo-like movement and a Menuetto, where most classical works would have one or the other. But what we glimpse is the Beethoven to come: the Andante is a precursor to that of Op. 59/1, while the Menuetto is almost an exaggeration of Haydn’s impish fascination with off-beat accents. (Op. 59/1 will be performed during

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American String Quartet photo by Peter Schaaf

NCM’s 2014-2015 season.) “By contrast, Op. 18/5, his fifth quartet, offers a real hommage to Mozart. Among the clearest examples of Beethoven’s reverence for the accomplishments of his predecessors are the scores he copied out by hand. His opinion of one of those - Mozart’s A Major Quartet, K. 464 - is that it was too good for the era in which it was written. And a comparison of his

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A Major with Mozart’s reveals the extent of his fealty. “Two years before his death Beethoven wrote a quartet whose luminous core is a song of thanksgiving upon recovery from serious illness, the Heiliger Dankgesange (Holy Song of Thanks) of Op. 132. This piece was written during and after Beethoven’s struggle with a serious life-threatening illness. He thought he was going to die. But with the help of his doctor’s advice (“avoid alcohol and coffee...”), the need to finish composing this quartet, and the Grace of God, he made it through. “His symphonies and concerti included many of his most powerful works, while the piano sonatas and quartets were his most intimate. But after he stopped writing concerti, sonatas, and symphonies, he continued to write quartets, and the view we are given of a creative genius no longer concerned with fame, fortune, or even contemporary comprehension is the most personal self-portrait of all.” Like a Bach fugue, it begins simply with a four-note statement in the cello part that the other voices immediately pick up and start developing. “The Quartet in A Minor, Op. 132 is a revelation,” Avshalomov concludes. The Mother’s Day concert is on May 11 at 3:00pm in St. George’s Church, 105 Grand Street, Newburgh. Parking is available opposite the church. Tickets can be purchased online at www. NewburghChamberMusic.org and at the door.

Bricks are Back!

It’s that time again! Trestle, Inc., has opened a new window for new beginnings and it all starts with a personalized brick to be displayed on the walkway at the Newburgh Waterfront. This walkway was developed specifically to showcase these Kiki Hayden beautiful bricks that maintaining the highlight so many Brick Walkway personal memories and shared events. The bricks can be whatever you want them to be. In memoriam, congratulations, to celebrate a birth, to offer a marriage proposal, to celebrate an anniversary, to say thank you or you’re welcome, or simply “I love you”, whatever the message, the words and the sentiments are yours alone, engraved forever on the beautiful walkway. This is a great opportunity to reach out and speak to the world around you. The unveiling of the new bricks will be in the Fall and buyers will be informed directly of the exact time and date. Don’t miss out on an opportunity to send a message that will last forever. For information, call 845-565-1052, by mail to PO Box 1403, Newburgh, NY 12550, or visit the new website: www.trestle.org and click on “projects”.

Meet David C. Lustig Jr. Mid-gunner, Radio Operator B17, WWII It was the night before... Even the most casual student of American History is aware of numerous dates signifying major events. A brief examination of this fact is to associate a few with the event. Begin with the most notable: September 1, 1939, December 7, 1942, June 5, 1944, November 22, 1963 and, of course, September 11, 2001. The one to stumble on is June 5, ’44. It was the night before the largest, most intricate land invasion in military history: The invasion of Europe by Allied Forces, June 6, 1944. This year Americans will remember and recognize the seventieth anniversary of that notorious event. On June 5, the night before D Day, the interested will have the opportunity to visit with and learn of personal episodes related to Dave Lustig’s part in the big picture, as the Axis Powers fell to the overwhelming forces and determination of the Allies. Lustig will be at the Josephine-Louise Library on Scofield Street, Walden on that evening to share his recollections as recorded in his most recent publication, Initial Point. It’s a narrative vividly describing his part of the air invasion, as a B-17 Bomber radio operator/gunner. It’s a personal memoir, filled with innuendo, small memories, tragedies and happenstance all occurring in the most dangerous

of environments. It’s the kind of stuff that doesn’t make the history books, the Hollywood screen or even the cutting room floor. It’s the real human drama. Understand initially that Dave Lustig is a proud native of a diminutive river town in Orange County known to most as Walden. Dave was once described in print as “an annoying and persistent wise-ass child.” Not much has changed. Except, of course, the annoying child part. Dave remains bright, articulate with the ability to recall minute detail that one may not consider pertinent until viewed as a part of a greater whole. At the age of twenty-two, Dave was the oldest and most experienced of the enlisted men in his bomber crew. His crew mates were mostly 19 or 20 years old, some fresh out of high school. Circumstances here are quite alarming as one considers how dependent each was on the others for a safe ride over hostile territory. And “Ride” somehow does not describe the full

impact of a mission on the crew members of a B-17. The B-17 is better known as the Flying Fortress; it is a four-engine heavy bomber developed in the 30’s for the United States Army Air Corps (USAAC). The first version of the B-17 was lent to the Royal Air Force (RAF) in 1941 as the war in Europe raged. A redesigned, improved B-17 was brought to the European Theatre with the United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) in its daylight precision strategic bombing campaign against the industrial and military targets of the Axis Powers, primarily Germany. For each of Dave’s “rides” on a combat mission there was what Dave prefers to call the moment of truth. It was as the title of his book reveals the I.P. or Initial Point, the book’s title. Dave recollects, “The Initial Point was the start of a daunting ten-mile or so straight and unwavering flight through ever increasing intense anti-aircraft fire until ‘bombs away.’ The sound of shrapnel ricocheting off the thin aluminum shell of our

plane or the sight of daylight streaming through a newly punctured shrapnel hole, initiated a tense five or ten minutes.” Regardless of the intensity or damage to men and craft, the bombardier was required to hold a course on a straight line to the target. “The direction of the plane was determined by the Norden Bomb Sight, which was connected to the plane’s auto-pilot.” Flying a B-17 was a dangerous activity, absent the threat of enemy fire. Official Air Force statistics reveal that between 1941 and 1945 there were 47,462 training accidents in the U.S. with 13, 261 fatalities. Add the element of enemy fire and the picture becomes even harsher. On average, bomber crews “had the lowest rate of survival of all the armed services in WWII. In fact, in 1943 a crew man on a B-17 had a one in five (20%) chance of completing his mandatory tour of duty, 25 missions. V-E Day, V-J Day and the thunderous roar of the four-engine B-17 are long absent from the memory of most. It was a long time ago. Dave Lustig has a piece of history to share. On June 5 at 7:00pm, the night before the D-Day, Dave will be at the Walden Library to share a vital, and rapidly disappearing first-hand recollection of World War II. And to close with a familiar refrain from an antiquated barracks ballad, “Old soldiers never die. They just fade away.”

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Ruthanne Schempf plays for GMCM

Chopin’s Études are the foundation of a system of technical piano playing that was radical and revolutionary the first time they appeared. They are some of the most challenging and evocative pieces of all the works in concert piano repertoire, elevating the musical form from purely utilitarian exercises to great artistic masterpieces. The first set, Études, Opus 10, were written when Chopin was still in his teens. They rank alongside the early works of Mendelssohn as rare examples of extremely youthful compositions that are regarded as both innovative and worthy of inclusion in the standard canon. Pianist Ruthanne Schempf is an active chamber and solo musician and has performed throughout the United States. She is on the faculty of SUNY-New Paltz, is a member of the Poné Ensemble for New Music, and is a co-founder of the Hudson Valley Society for Music which produces Potluck Concerts (see adjacent story) and the annual Hudson Valley BachFest in June. Her solo piano recording, An American Mirage: Exotic Piano Images, was released in March of 2009 on the MSR Classics label. This recording features works by American

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composers of the late 19th century and early 20th century. Selected as “CD of the week” on July 4, 2009 by radio station KBAQ of Phoenix, AZ, this recording has also been heard on Wisconsin Public Radio. Grand Montgomery Chamber Music (GMCM) producer Howard Garrett has, “seen Schempf perform many times in her own series (Potluck). I consider her to be a wonderful pianist, a good friend and a terrific human being. She has it all.” Schempf will perform for the last concert of GMCM’s 26th season, playing music by Bach (English Suite # 2 in a minor), Haydn (Variations), Chopin (Op. 10 Etudes) and Ravel, repeating her profoundly beautiful April 2013 Potluck performance of his Valses nobles et sentimentales. Ravel chose the work’s title in homage to Franz Schubert, who had composed waltzes entitled Valses nobles and Valses sentimentales, and it contains Ravel’s blend of Impressionist and Modernist music. The concert is on May 18 at 3:00pm in the Montgomery Senior Center, 36 Bridge Street. Admission is free. For information: 845-457-9867.

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Madison String Quartet at Potluck

Drawing on the international experience of its members, the Madison String Quartet “has carved a niche out for themselves by exploring Hispanic literature from both sides of the Atlantic.” (Paul Somers, Classical New Jersey). The Quartet is involved in blurring the line between performer and audience, creating a comfortable performance atmosphere for masterworks from past and present. For the Potluck Concerts series, ‘Past’is Beethoven’s Quartet in A minor, Op. 132 # 15. ‘Past or Present’can refer to Shostakovich’s magnificent Quartet # 8, and ‘Present’ can refer to Astor Piazzolla’s La Muerte del Angel. “Nuevo tango = tango + tragedy + comedy + whorehouse” was an equation Piazzolla used to define his new direction. To that could be added greater chromatic and harmonic sophistication combining baroque ground bass forms and jazz. Two contrasting responses to thoughts of death are involved in the creation of both the Beethoven and Shostakovich masterpieces. Beethoven wrote his quartet after he recovered from a serious illness. It is subtitled Heiliger Dankgesange (Holy Song of Thanks). Shostakovich, on the other hand, wrote his Quartet in just three days and, it is said, thought of the work as his epitaph, as he planned to commit

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Michael Avagliano viola, Evelyn Estava violin, Gerall Hieser cello, Rebecca Harris-Lee violin

suicide around this time. It was written after two traumatic events in his life: the first presentation of debilitating muscular weakness that would later be diagnosed as a rare form of polio, and his reluctant joining of the Communist Party. According to the score, it is dedicated “to the victims of fascism and war.” His son, Maxim, interprets this as a reference to the victims of all totalitarianism, while his daughter Galina says that he dedicated it to himself. A different published dedication was imposed by the Russian authorities. The Madison Quartet’s concert (followed by ice cream and homemade cakes) is on May 23 at 7:30pm in the Cornwall Presbyterian Church, 222 Hudson Street, Cornwall-onHudson. Suggested donation is $8. See ad page 28.

More Farm-Art at The Wallkill River School in May

Fifteen artists have been painting at fifteen farms for the past year. Each of these artists are being featured in month-long solo shows at the Wallkill River School (WRS). Fresh produce from these farms is served at the receptions, and the artist’s work is also being displayed at the respective farm’s stand. This unique partnership of artist and farmer is part of a larger effort by the WRS, in conjunction with Orange County Tourism and the Orange County Arts Council, to develop agricultural tourism, and create more local economic impact through the arts.

Mike Jaroszko - Hoeffner’s Farms Award-winning artist Mike Jaroszko was born in Canada and studied art at the Canterbury College of Art in England. To celebrate the 400 year anniversary of Henry Hudson, Mike created a series of illuminist paintings depicting the Half Moon sailing on the Hudson River. One was used as the official poster by the Albany’s New Netherland Museum, which owns the replica of the Half Moon. In 2010, Mike created a series of historical prints in honor of Montgomery’s bicentennial. Mike is an art teacher at the Wallkill River School (WRS) and gives lessons in private homes. He says of his work, “I am inspired to portray the local hills and rivers with the

“Hoeffner’s Farms” by Mike Jaroszko

nostalgic atmosphere of a luminist artist. With intense light and color, I aim to convey the tranquility and beauty of nature.” Mitchell Saler - Pierson’s Farm Mitchell Saler was born and raised in Middletown. In 2009, he graduated with an Associate Degree in Visual Arts from SUNY Orange in Middletown. In 2011, he received a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Painting and Drawing, summa cum laude, from the SUNY New Paltz. The university awarded him the Alex Martin Scholarship for painting and drawing. Mitchell’s works emphasize vastness, dramatic lighting, and atmospheric effects. His large scale oil paintings convey overwhelming natural forces, grandeur, and seemingly impossible phenomena in nature. He is influenced by the Hudson River School and

“Pierson’s Barn” by Mitchell Saler

“Smilin’ Eli” by Kristin Roberts

fantasy stories. Kristin Roberts - May’s Emerging Artist Fascination with the beauty and excitement of nature and animals stirs remembrance since early childhood for Kristin Roberts. Growing up in Pine Bush in view of the Shawangunk Mountains, with its many farms, animal occupants and natural beauty, one didn’t have to look far for inspiration. Riding since the age of five, training dogs at nine and drawing since “too early to remember”, Kristin was aware of her passions from a young age. A graduate of Cornell University, she gained employment in medical research focusing in Biochemistry. After the birth of her two children she directed her interest in an art and dog training career. Currently working in diverse media, many works include dogs and

horses in bronze, stone, clay, various organic materials, oil paints, watercolor and graphite. Kristin feels that works produced should highlight the subject of choice and provide a lasting celebration of the life, talent, beauty and love of the animal and the relationship with its person. Mike, Mitch, and Kristin exhibit their work from May 1-30. The opening reception will be held on May 3 from 5:00pm-7:00pm. More for May at the WRS - In the Student Gallery: Janet Campbell’s Watercolor Classes, also May 1-30. Members’ works in the Hallway Gallery; Floral runs thru May 14 and becomes Green on May 15. Green runs through June 14. The WRS is located at 232 Ward Street (17k) in Montgomery. For information visit www. wallkillriverschool.org or call 845-457-ARTS.

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Music in Monticello & Parksville

The Coyote Anderson Quartet is a new modern-jazz group that performs primarily the original compositions of guitarist and Sullivan County native Coyote Anderson, who won Honorable Mention in the 2014 ASCAP Young Jazz Composer’s Awards and is a regular member of the BMI Jazz Composer’s Workshop. Coyote began playing the guitar at age 12 and within a year was frequenting local blues jams. His first paid gig was playing in the pit orchestra at the Forestburgh Playhouse, which he returns to every summer to do at least one musical. Though he started by playing rock, blues and Americana music, Coyote soon became intrigued by jazz and classical music. He continues his studies in the BMI Workshop and with Pulitzer Prize composer David Del Tredici. In Anderson’s Quartet, vocalist Corina Hernandez replaces the traditional role of a horn. This allows the ensemble to not only do ‘instrumental’ tunes but also newer works of Coyote’s that set the poetry of others into a jazz context. The quartet includes Carl Limbacher on bass and Max Maples on drums. The Coyote Anderson Quartet performs at

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the Eugene D. Nesin Theatre, 22 St. John Street, Monticello, on May 17 at 7:00pm. Tickets can be purchased online at www. nesinculturalarts.org or by calling 845-7946013. Students are free with an ID. Parksville USA Music Festival producer/ singer Tom Caltabellotta has chosen Anderson’s Quartet for the second concert of his 2014 Festival series. “Ann Trombley of Nesin Cultural Arts recommended the ensemble to me,” said Caltabellotta. “We did include jazz last year, and I felt a guitar quartet would sound good in my little hall. There are so many good jazz players around us and people find it exciting to watch because it is spontaneous.” The Quartet performs on May 18 at 3:00pm at Dead End Cafe, 6 Main Street, Parksville. Caltabellotta is also beginning a new series, Fridays at Dead End, with jazz, blues, country and folk artists. Soul and blues singer Slam Allen opens the new Friday series with two shows on May 30, 7:00pm and 9:30pm. “Concertgoers can come at 6:00pm for dinner. We will take orders up to 6:30pm, but there will be no serving once the performance begins,” Tom concluded. For tickets and information: 845-747-4247.

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PJCA Music, Art & Plants Benefit Students

Piotr Kargul

Jay Ungar

Errol Garner

Music comes to Port Jervis when the Greater Newburgh Symphony (GNSO) String Ensemble is joined by flutist colleague Laura Giorgio and they perform under the aegis of the Port Jervis Council for the Arts (PJCA). GNSO manager Greg Phillips will be selecting music from a vast and eclectic repertoire, a potpourri of classical, Broadway, film, pop, folk and jazz. You might hear part of a Bach Brandenberg Concerto, or a bit of Mozart, some pop and show tunes by Erroll Garner, Leroy Anderson, Michel Legrand, Leonard Bernstein, Bock & Harnick (Fiddler on the Roof) and Andrew Lloyd Webber, in addition to classical and folk tunes by Brahms and fiddler Jay Ungar. GNSO violist Piotr Kargul has had a few of his compositions performed in Middletown and Montgomery recently, including an arrangement for piano accompaniment of Valse Lointaine. “For Port Jervis, we will be playing the original version of the Valse, for viola solo and strings,” he explained. “We’ve never had a chance to gather enough people to play that version until now.”

Leroy Anderson

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The vast repertoire of the ensemble includes items like a Fiddle Dance, lovely string music ranging from Pachelbel’s famous baroque Canon to music by popular 21st Century’s Karl Jenkins, Latin pop (Besame Mucho) and Latin classical (Bachianas Brasilieras # 5 by Villa Lobos), and music by Handel, Purcell, SaintSaens, Vivaldi and Michel Legrand. The event is at the Deerpark Reformed Church, 30 East Main Street, May 17 at 7:00pm. There is no charge for students. A reception follows the concert. The concert will be proceeded by an On the Lawn Art Show & Plant Sale featuring River Valley Artist Guild artists and students of local Hand and Hearts Art Center under a tent in the churchyard from Noon to 7:00pm. You can even sneak a concert preview while the orchestra rehearses inside. For advance tickets and more info visit www. PortJervisCouncilForTheArts.org. A portion of concert proceeds will go to PJCA’s scholarship fund. This program is funded, in part, by Orange County Tourism and the County of Orange.

Danielle Cornacchio: Conductor, Middletown Concert Chorale by Naomi Kennedy

This January, Danielle Cornacchio started her first season with the Middletown Concert Chorale (MCC). Justin Glodich, the conductor of MCC for the last 3 years, and a close college friend of Danielle’s, asked her to take over while he was on sabbatical. 28 year old Danielle has accomplished more than some of us in a lifetime. She teaches K-12 Vocal Music to six hundred (600!) kids every week in Cold Spring’s Haldane Central School District and is now the conductor of fifty (50!) MCC members. “It’s a lot of names to remember, but I do remember them and love seeing all of them,” said Danielle. The members, ranging in age from their 20’s through 70’s, rehearse Mondays from 7:00pm9:00pm, once a week for 14 weeks. Some cannot read music, but often have a good ear and love to sing. Within each section of the group, there are very strong leaders who offer their support. “The great thing about working with the members is their enthusiasm. All of them have a great passion for singing; it makes it an even more wonderful experience for me to work with people who love making music as much as I do. They are a great bunch of kindhearted people.”

Danielle works with those who need help by phrasing her vocabulary to accommodate all ability levels. “When you are doing something that you love to do, even though it’s a full day, it’s so much fun, that you find the energy to do it.” As a conductor, Danielle has taught and directed elementary through high school ensembles in the public school, various collegiate ensembles and church choirs, and has worked with community choirs. Some of her past choirs have been recognized with superior ratings at the New York State School Music Association Ensemble Festival. She is an avid performer, having held roles in various opera productions; has had her own solo recitals; and appeared as the soprano soloist with various choirs, including the MCC. The MCC, now in its 17th year, under the direction of Danielle and accompanied by Gregg Michalak, has announced its 2014 Spring Concert Series: A Night at the Theatre. Performances will feature music by Rodgers & Hammerstein, Gershwin, Rodgers & Hart, Verdi, Purcell, Bernstein, Offenbach, and Puccini; with songs from Les Miserables, Oklahoma, Il Trovatore, Candide, The Lion King, Rent, La

Traviata, Wicked and other well-known shows and operas. Make Our Garden Grow, a powerful piece of music from Bernstein’s Candide, is one of Danielle’s favorites. “He bridges the gap between classical and Broadway styles...a nice blend enjoyed by everyone,” she says. Concerts are on May 10 at 7:00pm: North Congregational Church, 96 North Beacon Street, Middletown, May 17 at 7:00pm: St. John’s Lutheran Church, 391 Mount Hope Road, Middletown, and May 18 at 3:00pm: St Andrew’s Episcopal Church, 15 Walnut Street, Walden. There will be receptions with light fare following each performance. For tickets, call Rob Abramson at 845-3864398 or Jack Austin at 845-856-0706. Tickets are also available at the door.

Music & Drama at Tusten Drama in The Catskills “In 1980 a man and a woman, married, but not to each other, head to the Catskills for a romantic weekend. They are never heard from again” Sound intriguing? That is the plot for John Klemeyer’s play Catfish Goes the Distance which was given a staged reading at the Milford Theater in 2012. His other plays include Twice Removed, Island Girl, Just Result, Profit for Prophets and Height of Ignorance. Klemeyer’s Negatives was first produced by Sullivan County Dramatic Workshop and was one of only three plays chosen for the 2007 TANYS Theater Festival where it won seven awards. Sponsored by the Delaware Valley Arts Alliance, (DVAA) Catfish is receiving a fully staged production at the Tusten Theater, 210 Bridge Street, Narrowsburg on May 16 & 17 at 8:00pm. For tickets, phone 845-252-7576. A Musical Remembrance Philip David Ochs (1940-1976) was anAmerican protest singer and songwriter who was known for his sharp wit, earnest humanism, political activism, insightful lyrics, and distinctive voice. He wrote hundreds of songs in the 1960s and ‘70s and released eight albums in his lifetime. The DVAA and RiverFolk Concerts present Remembering Phil Ochs Song Night hosted by Phil’s sister, Sonny Ochs on May 30 at 7:30pm in the Tusten Theater.

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“We Place Our Greatest Historical & Artistic Treasures in Museums” The Museum at Bethel Woods

Photo courtesy of Bethel Woods Center for the Arts.

In February, 1964, the Beatles came to America for the first time. They were booked to appear on The Ed Sullivan Show, and the publicist at CBS made sure that the relatively unknown band from Liverpool would receive a warm welcome. In addition to hundreds of screaming young people, an army of journalists met the Beatles at JFK airport, and what followed over the next two weeks launched what would be known as “The British Invasion.” LIFE magazine sent photographer Bill Eppridge to cover the arrival, and he followed them for six days, through screaming fans, chaos at the Plaza Hotel, media interviews and staged photo ops, rehearsal at the CBS Studio 50 and their first appearance on the show, the wild train ride to Washington, D.C. and performance at the Washington Coliseum, a party at the British Embassy, and finally, the band’s triumphant performance at Carnegie Hall. A special exhibit, America Meets the Beatles! Unseen Photos of The Fab Four’s First U.S. Visit by LIFE Photographer Bill Eppridge & Beatlemania Memorabilia from The Rod Mandeville Collection on view thru August 17, marks the 50th anniversary of the Beatles’ arrival in America, highlighting the reasons behind the Fab Four’s popularity; where

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their music came from, who the fans were, and why the Beatles created a lasting legacy. LIFE only published four of Eppridge’s photos and then proceeded to lose the negatives of the entire six days. It wasn’t until years later, after the Beatles had broken up, that the negatives turned up. America Meets The Beatles! features 55 of these highly personal photos of John, Paul, George, and Ringo, many still largely unseen until now. In addition to Eppridges’ photographs, the exhibit alsofeaturesBeatlesmemorabiliafromlocalcollector, Rod Mandeville, including records, posters, pins, fan club mailings, figurines and bobbleheads, fan magazines, and much more. The Museum offers $5 admission two hours prior to show time for all outdoor evening concerts. 200 Hurd Road, Bethel. Phone 866-781-2922. Neversink Valley Museum

The Neversink Valley Museum occupies historic canal-era buildings in the D&H Canal Park right on the Neversink River. See artifacts from the canal and its boats, learn about life on the canal, visit a canal boat cabin replica, hear canal songs, take a selfguided walking tour and explore canal remains to imagine what it was like to live along the canal over a century ago.

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Exhibitions include Black Diamonds and the D&H Canal with videos, artifacts and photographs on canal technology, Orange County Archaeology and the history of the Lenape Native Americans; The Artistry of the Blacksmith: Illustrates the art and life of the blacksmith in the blacksmith shop; Movies Before Hollywood: A look at the early motion picture industry and the film pioneers who worked in this region. Folk musicians Anne Loeb and Mike Baglione perform at the Museum on May 17 at 7:30pm. 26 Hoag Road, Cuddebackville. 845-754-8870. Time and the Valleys Museum

The opening weekend of Time and the Valleys Museum on May 24 & 25 from Noon - 4:00pm includes an exhibit of military materials from its collection, tours of the Museum and a discount in the shop. Anyone with photos or memorabilia is encouraged to come and share. Free admission to the families of all active duty military and those with past military service. See their permanent exhibition, Tunnels, Toil & Trouble: New York City’s Quest for Water & The Rondout-Neversink Story. This exhibit tells the history of the building of the Rondout and Neversink Reservoirs and the connecting tunnels, and how they fit into the Delaware Water Supply System.

On May 18 at 2:30pm, the Museum features Battle for Water: One Big City & Many Little Towns, a free audio presentation by Nancy Burnett. A story about conflict and resolution, this documentary is told by eight key participants who negotiated the landmark 1997 NYC Memorandum of Agreement.Attendees are welcome to share their experiences. Refreshments included. 332 Main Street, Grahamsville. 845-985-7700. The Liberty Museum & Arts Center

LMAC is having a fundraising luxury bus trip to the The Cloisters and Botanical Gardens on June 8 from 8:00am to 6:30pm. Reservations must be made by May 8. Call 845-798-2188. The Sullivan County Museum

The Sullivan County Museum is having an Antiques Appraisal on May 18 at 2:00pm. Limit of three items per person; small fee applies. 265 Main Street, Hurleyville. Call 845-434-8044.

Fiery and Grandiose Passion at the GNSO

Cataldo at Cat

Montgomery Chamber Music Series, both enthusiastically greeted by well-earned bravos and standing ovations for his performing with style, substance and showmanship. The Symphony No. 3 in C by Camille SaintSaëns is also known as the “Organ Symphony”. The work is a history of his own career with its virtuoso keyboard passages, brilliant orchestrations, and the grandiose sound of a cathedral-sized pipe organ. Performing this grandiose masterpiece with the GNSO under the baton of Dr. Woomyung Choe (pronounced Chay) is organist Durwood Entrekin (photo right) who, in addition to his position as professor of music at Mount Saint Mary College, has concertized extensively on the East Coast and has also performed in the Midwest, Canada, the Soviet Union, Czechoslovakia and Sweden. It is not often that these three masterpieces

See the man on the stage with the guitar. The one with the perpetual five days scruff on his face and the not so clean flannel shirt. The one with the Martin guitar who’s belting out a song about mountains or rivers or roads. See the sardonic look on his face? It’s not for long, he’s just into his song. As soon as he’s finished singing you’ll see a smile bloom on his face when he realizes that he’s one of the few people who’ve found what they’re made for and is doing it for a living. - Kevin Galligan Paul Cataldo has been playing guitar since the age of fourteen and eventually started playing lead with Shortbus, a Boston-based cover band. Hear him singing songs and telling stories about everything from alcoholism, war, poverty and jealousy all the way down the road to songs of peace and love at The Dancing Cat Saloon, Route 17B, Bethel on May 23 at 9:00pm. (Dinner starts at 5:00pm.) For more information: 845-583-3141.

Pablo de Sarasate’s two best known virtuoso compositions for violin, the fiery Carmen Fantasy and the equally fiery Zigeunerweisen, will be performed by none other than the Greater Newburgh Symphony Orchestra’s (GNSO) fiery and perennially popular, former concertmaster Nicholas Szucs (pronounced Sooch). Many composers and violinists have arranged music from Bizet’s Carmen, but Pablo de Sarasate’s (along with Franz Waxman’s) variations are the most popular in the world’s concert halls. The Gypsy airs used in Zigeunerweisen are not the flamenco melodies of Sarasate’s native Spain, but rather those of the Hungarian Gypsies he encountered on his extended concert tours. Szucs (photo right) is a violinist, soloist, chamber musician, teacher and more. He has worked with symphonies all over the United States, including the Hudson Valley Philharmonic. Among his 2007 solo performances were the unforgettable GNSO world premiere of Steve Margoshes’ New Hungarian Rhapsody, and his tour-de-force and pyrotechnical solo violin concert for Grand

are performed locally, so this once-in-a-lifetime chance to hear them “live” must be taken advantage of. You’ll also be treated to another passionate work, Romeo and Juliet Ballet Suite II, Prokofiev’s orchestral suite, rich in melody and rich in content. It combines the tenderness of the love story with music of real violence which is, after all, a lot of what Shakespeare’s play is about. Dr. Choe and his greater Newburgh area musicians end their 19th season on May 10 at 7:30pm in Aquinas Hall, Mount Saint Mary College, 330 Powell Avenue in Newburgh. The Shacklett Preview at 6:30pm is a pre-concert introduction to the evening’s music by Gordon Shacklett. Tickets may be purchased at the door, by visiting www. newburghsymphony.org or reserved at 845-913-7157. Students are admitted free of charge.

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Sunday With 3 New (and 2 old) Friends Paramount Hosts Hoboken Film Festival In 1970 Charles Wuorinen (b.1938) became the youngest composer at that time to win the Pulitzer Prize for the electronic work Time’s Encomium. Wuorinen has written more than 260 compositions to date. His newest works include an opera on Annie Proulx’s Brokeback Mountain, which premiered at the Teatro Real in Madrid in January 2014. Children’s book author Karen LeFrak’s interestsincludebreeding and showing champion Standard Poodles. She is also a composer, pianist, Director of the New York Philharmonic where she not only chairs its Music Policy and Special Events Committee, but also serves on the Executive and Education Committees, and an appointee to the New York State Council on the Arts. For over 25 years, pianist Anne-Marie McDermott has played concertos, recitals and chamber music throughout the United States, Europe and Asia. A testimony to her curatorial imagination, she was appointed Artistic Director of the Vail Music Festival in 2011, as well as Curator for Chamber Music for the Mainly Mozart Festival. She has recorded

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the complete Prokofiev Piano Sonatas, Bach’s English Suites and Partitas, solo works by Chopin, and Gershwin’s Complete Works for Piano and Orchestra with the Dallas Symphony. In 2013, McDermott gave special performances of works by Charles Wuorinen in New York and Washington in celebration of his seventyfifth birthday. She has also appeared in solo recitals throughout the US, and in duo recitals with longtime duo partner, Nadja SalernoSonnenberg, and has also recently appeared on tour in Europe with Chamber Music Society of the Lincoln Center. Ms. McDermott has performed with the New York Philharmonic, Philadelphia Orchestra, Minnesota Orchestra, Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra, Australian Chamber Orchestra, and the Symphony orchestras of San Diego, Dallas, Columbus, Seattle, Houston, Colorado, Pittsburgh, St. Louis, Atlanta, New Jersey, and Baltimore, among others. McDermott is a member of the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center (CMS) with whom she performs and tours extensively each season. She has performed the complete Prokofiev piano sonatas with CMS. As part of Bethel Woods’ Sunday With Friends series, McDermott will perform works of old friends Haydn and Prokofiev, along with solo piano pieces by Wuorinen and LeFrak on May 18 at 2:00pm in the Event Gallery. For tickets: www.BethelWoodsCenter.org or 845-583-2060.

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Now in it’s 9th year, The Hoboken International Film Festival (HIFF) will be held at the Paramount Theater in Middletown and kicks off with an Opening Night Celebration on May 30 at 6:00pm. The affair will be hosted by stand-up comedian and actor, Gilbert Gottfried. HIFF is dedicated to showcasing and promoting fine non-studio films, TV pilots, and screenplays from filmmakers throughout the United States and internationally. The best Gilbert Gottfried submissions will be rewarded with cash prizes in nearly ten categories. HIFF also features a celebrity jury including multiple film & TV stars. The 2014 Opening Night’s feature film on May 30 is Rock Story, a rock n’ roller coaster drama/mystery with a powerful twist at the end. The film stars Joyce DeWitt (Three’s Company), Eric Roberts Joyce DeWitt (The Expendables), Dominique Swayne (Face/Off; Pumpkin), Robert David Hall (CSI: Crime Scene Investigation), Robert Bogue (Grand Theft Auto; Oz), Mandy Bruno (Guiding Light), Eric Etebari (The Lincoln Eric Roberts Lawyer), Justin Deas (Guiding Light), Sean McNabb (Guitarist; Quiet Riot & Great White),

Angela Gots (The L Word), Suzi Lorraine (Captured Hearts) and Gilbert Gottfried (Aladdin; Problem Child). Rock Story is produced by Kenneth Del Vecchio (The Life Zone; The Great Fight; An Affirmative Act) and written by Del Vecchio, Mandy Bruno and Robert Bogue. The film is directed by Dylan Bank (Scavenger Killers; Captured Hearts). The 2014 HIFF Lifetime Achievement Award will be personally accepted by Academy Award Nominee Burt Young (Rocky; Back to School; The Adventures of Pluto Nash; Mickey Blue Burt Young Eyes). A tribute video honoring Young’s career will be played before the award presentation. Past winners of the HIFF Lifetime Achievement award include Cloris Leachman, Paul Sorvino, Eric Roberts, Robert Loggia, Billy Dee Williams, Carroll Baker, and Charles Durning. An Oscar-like Gala Awards Ceremony will close out the Festival on June 5 at 6:30pm. This event will feature numerous celebrity guests and opportunities to “mingle with the stars” and speak with filmmakers during an elegant cocktail hour, with an array of complimentary fine hors d’oeuvres/meals and deserts, as well as complimentary cocktails. Paramount Theatre, 17 South Street, Middletown. For tickets, call 845-346-4195.

Million-Album Seller Hampton String Quartet Settles in Middletown by Philip Ehrensaft

It's unusual for musicians to hit the magic million album sales point on their very first try. It’s rare for a string quartet album, by neophytes or veterans, to get there. And outright improbable that a brand new ensemble, the Hampton String Quartet, (HSQ) would cross that finish line. But that’s exactly what the HSQ did in 1986, with their What if Mozart Wrote “Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas?” An A&R (Artist and Repertoire) man at RCA came up with an idea to have a classically trained string quartet perform warhorse Christmas tunes using arrangements based on Mozart’s tool kit for composing knock-down gorgeous string quartets. In contrast to many of today’s electrified fiddle ensembles, this was going to be straight, no-chaser acoustic violin playing. Minus lining up several musical ducks, What If Mozart Wrote could have been a corny, ephemeral album that sold only a handful of albums in the perpetually crowded market of each Xmas season’s new releases. First, RCA needed a class-act string quartet. When things go right, the mid-eighteenth century invention of combining two violins, one viola and one cello produces some of the finest music on earth. If things don’t go right, the result is less than mediocre. RCA risked inventing a brand new ensemble, the HSQ, comprised mainly of young Juilliard graduates

The Hampton Rock String Quartet, L-R: Regis Iandorio, Abe Applebaum, Richard Maximoff & John Reed

who knew one another from previous work in studios and on Broadway. Second, the warhorse tunes needed expert arrangements by people who knew their Mozart cold, and could use Mozartian principle to make wonderful but common currency tunes sparkle in unexpected ways. Third, it had to be evident that the four musicians were having a grand old time pulling this off. Everything clicked. What could easily have been a neglected novelty item turned into a million-plus album. Most importantly, this success was not a one-shot deal. The HSQ reinvented themselves as the Hampton Rock String Quartet. Their next two releases also made the Billboard Top 15 album list: What If Mozart Wrote “Roll Over Beethoven” and What If Mozart Wrote “Born to Be Wild”.

The HRSQ features cellist John Reed, violinists Regis Iandiorio and Abe Applebaum, and violist Richard Maximoff. They're still going strong. All of their dozen albums are still in print, and also available as digital downloads, at the iTunes, Amazon and Google Play stores. Their Grammy-nominated Get a Job! video should be mandatory viewing for all discouraged music school grads. Watch it on YouTube, along with a slew of other HSQ videos:www.youtube.com/watch?v=eEckAj7944 What shines in the HRSQ’s arrangements is the discovery that deservedly iconic rock songs are even better than we thought when hearing the original hits. The HRSQ pulls our ears into the remarkably fine melodic lines and harmonic possibilities of these rock classics. Hello Middletown! Thanks to ever-mounting New York City

housing prices and Superstorm Sandy, the nerve center of the HRSQ joined the arts exodus from the Big Apple to the Hudson Valley: in this case, Middletown. That HRSQ nerve center comprises cellist Reed and his partner Janet Glasser, an entertainment lawyer who’s very important for the business end of the quartet, plus flourishing sheet music sales of HRSQ arrangements, via the associated Mona Lisa Sound company. Crazy New York City real estate prices had already pushed Mona Lisa Sound to Edgewater, NJ. As the town’s name indicates, Edgewater is right on the Hudson River’s shore, which is not where you wanted to be when when Superstorm Sandy put so much of New Jersey under water in 2012, especially if you have a warehouse full of sheet music. So searching for digs began anew, and, lucky for us, led to Middletown. That luck goes beyond Reed’s easily assembling his three nearby colleagues for local gigs. Mona Lisa Sound’s sheet music provides a wonderfully effective tool for getting students of any age, from grade school through adult, to play, and love playing, string instruments. Reed, a past board member of the American String Teachers Association, is ready and willing to teach in formats ranging from individual students to residencies for the whole quartet in local colleges. Contact Reed at JMReed@hvc.rr.com, or toll-free at 877-263-5691.

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The Barn at Elm Lake, Town of Greenville, Middletown

Story and photos by Leslie Fandrich

The 200-year-old dairy barn on the edge of Elm Lake in Greenville had fallen into disrepair when Bruno Loehrer purchased it over 10 years ago. He fell in love with the post and beam structure and decided to renovate it into a minimalist weekend home with the help of his neighbor, builder Bruce Decker and architect Emma Gonzalez-Laders. Now, during many weekends throughout the summer, it is open to the public and features outstanding local and international artwork. Emma’s firm, EGL Architecture, is located in Goshen and handles new construction and renovations with a specialty in fire restoration. Her work on this project was remarkable and Bruno says that the best piece of Emma Gonzalez-Laders art he has shown there is Emma’s, the barn itself. The vision for the project was to maintain the rustic nature of the barn, create a minimalist setting to highlight the gorgeous post and beam structure, and bring the barn back to it’s original configuration. In addition, the space needed to accommodate two bedrooms, an office, two bathrooms, a kitchen and a central area to display artwork. The renovation project was an ambitious one

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and has succeeded fireplace did not in maintaining reach the ceiling almost 90% of the so rather than add original hardwood new stonework, structure and 50% it was extended of the rest of the with steel pipe. building. Walking Nothing fake or into the soaring disingenuous was main room is to be included. The breathtaking. The result is a beautiful, vaulted ceilings are honest structure framed beautifully that blends the old by the structure and rustic and new The Barn at Elm Lake appear even higher modern perfectly. because of the Challenges scale of the beams. with the project The bedrooms are included rotted nestled into each wood elements side of the building near the floor and with two separate an entire section staircases to avoid where the floor having to interrupt structure was the main space compromised. with a walkway. The post and Anything that beam structure needed to be added was supported by to the structure to Barn interior: Emma, Daniela & Casey Cooney a temporary frame shore it up and upgrade it was not hidden or made while the foundation wall was raised, the rotted to look original. Pressure treated sill plates secure section was cut out and pressure treated plates many of the beams and are left visible and add to were added. the charm. One section of the beam was missing The greatest success of the project is the main and a replacement piece was found to match and room that capitalizes on tons of natural light to attached with steel plates. The existing stone create a bright, soaring, minimalist space in which

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the artwork can really shine. Bringing new life to an old timber structure with an unconventional, spacious configuration is also something to be admired. Clients have said that Emma is a delight to work with. Her firm has undertaken over 100 residential Loehrer’s grandson, Casey projects, including extensive renovation work, a ZeroEnergy home and two barn conversions. You can find out more about her work online at www. eglarchitecture.com or call 845-294-4206. The River Valley Artists Guild Select Spring Show is May 3 & 4 from 2:00pm-7:00pm, featuring works by George Centamore, Al Champy, Daniela Cooney, Jennifer Ferdinandsen, Joan Kehlenbeck, Susan Miiller, Joan Standora and Elva Zingaro. The Barn is located at 2 Decker Drive, Middletown, in the Town of Greenville. For more about events at the Barn, visit www. thebarn-art.com or call 845-697-4291.