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November 2012
Good Night, Sweet Queen Cecily Fortescue 1930 ~ 2012
Publisher’s Column
by Barry Plaxen
The wealth of creative ideas that are brought forth from local artists and artisans in the area never ceases to amaze me. Beautifully designed cook books created by visual artists, sculptures made with toothpicks, and now “word maps”. Word maps are poems by Howard Horowitz that are printed and shaped in the “physical” form of the subject, as with the poem Manhattan. And, the words of the poem are in relation to where the place being described is situated, i.e. a poetic line about the Triborough Bridge is on the map where the bridge is located. Because the Wallkill River flows northward, Horowitz’ poem Wallkill Watershed is to be read from the bottom up. We featured a story on Howard Horowitz’ word maps in the October 2012 issue, but inadvertently gave an incorrect date for his upcoming poetry reading for Poetry in the Gallery which will happen on November 4 at 8:00pm at the Wurtsboro Art Alliance, 73 Sullivan Street. Admission is free, donations are accepted. An open mic follows Horowitz’ reading.
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The entire congregation wishes to thank you for your ongoing support of Chamber Music at St. Andrews with all the great articles. We have been getting a lot of reservations from new people from the CANVAS October jazz article. The joint should be jumping! Thank you! Peggy Friedman Chamber Music at St. Andrews
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CANVAS contributor Lynn Hoins is at the helm of Northeast Poetry Center’s At Play in the Fields of Poetry workshops, Saturdays at 10:00am, thru December 1, at the Seligmann Studio in Sugar Loaf. The series engages the question “to rhyme or not to rhyme.” To register: 845-294-8085. Visit TheCatskillChronicle.com for J.A. Di Bello’s theatre and Barry Plaxen’s classical music and opera reviews, in addition to many other articles and Sullivan County news in this interesting and informative online newspaper.
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Our apologies to Bob Keegan, who was featured in our Holistic Arts section, October, 2012 issue (and taught us a thing or two about Falun Dafa!) The photo entitled, “Bob Keegan” in last month’s issue was actually Randy Jackson from the band Zebra! See photo. That’s the REAL Bob! And our apologies to Howard Horowitz. We had the wrong date in for his Poetry Reading at the Wurtsboro Art Alliance. Correction: He will read poetry on November 4 at 8:00pm (see publisher’s column on this page!).
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On the Cover In Memoriam: Cecily Fortescue
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CHESTER / SUGAR LOAF ......................32-34 CORNWALL ................................................13 LIVINGSTON MANOR ..................................27 MIDDLETOWN ............................................26 MILFORD ..................................................12 MONTGOMERY ......................................14-17 MONROE ..................................................40 NEWBURGH ..........................................37-39 WALDEN ..............................................29-31 CALENDARS MUSIC, LECTURES ....................................18 CATEGORY CALENDAR................................19 NOVEMBER 2012 CALENDAR ................20-21 ART & PHOTOGRAPHY CALENDAR ..............22 CHILDREN & TEEN’S CALENDAR ................22
CREATIVE THEATRE MUDDY WATERS ..........40 DOWNING FILM CENTER ............................37 GMCM ....................................................14 ILYA YAKUSHEV, PIANO ..............................26 JESTER’S COMEDY CLUB............................33 JONATHAN DOBIN, ARTIST ..........................36 KARPELES MUSEUM ..................................37 KINDRED SPIRITS ......................................12 LEO’SRESTAURANT & ART GALLERY ..........13 MARY EVELYN WHITEHILL RETROSPECTIVE ..24 NACL THEATRE ........................................35 NEWBURGH CHAMBER MUSIC ....................39 OLD STONE HOUSE ..................................24 OCAC AWARDS ........................................10 PHILIP PEARLSTEIN ....................................33 RAILROAD PLAYHOUSE ..............................39 SUGAR LOAF PERFORMING ARTS CTR...32, 34 SULLIVAN COUNTY BLUES FESTIVAL ............18 SURVING STUDIOS ....................................25 TUXEDO PERFORMING ARTS ......................35 WARWICK VALLEY CHORALE ......................10 WEST POINT ORGAN RECITAL ....................23 WURTSBORO ART ALLIANCE ......................19
COLUMNS MEET ME IN THE GREEN ROOM .............................. MEET ME IN THE LIBRARY ..................................29 MEET OUR ADVERTISERS: BETTINGER BLUFF ......17 MEET OUR ADVERTISERS: ROSCOE ROCKLAND ....27 OPERA NEWS: THE TEMPEST ..............................28 THE CANVAS BEAT ..........................................11 COMMUNITY BUILDING THROUGH THE ARTS ..........11
In Loving Memory...Cecily Fortescue Cecily Fortescue, who styled herself as "The Queen of Dead Air," was in fact one of the most knowledgeable, most intelligent, most engaging music hosts I have ever had the pleasure of knowing. In addition to being an inexhaustible fount of musical knowledge, Cecily was a rare individual - as rare, perhaps as the music composed for the viola, the instrument she pursued and studied with great passion, which included time spent with her friends who shared her love of the instrument every summer in Vermont. Cecily was also, if memory serves, a devotee of tennis, a game she played with the same relish she demonstrated in all her many activities and friendships. Most of all, Cecily was a "gute neshama," a good soul, who certainly brightened my day and my life. She was a cheerleader for all her colleagues at WJFF, constantly supporting our efforts and praising our efforts. I was never in her league, but she always made me feel special in that wryly humorous way that helped define her so well. I first became aware of Cecily many years ago, when I had just joined the WJFF volunteers, and she suggested that I attend a performance of Alfred Schnittke's Don Carlos in Peekskill, I think. I was new to my own specialty, and Cecily's suggestion was an eyeopener, which she followed up, of course, with conversation about Schnittke and many other 20th century composers. That piece became "our" piece, and we often reminisced about the experience. Cecily was, in a phrase, sui generis. As we spoke to each other on the phone last week, even though she was in more than a little discomfort, the twinkle in her eye winked at me as we laughed at something she had said. Her sense of humor was still intact. We have all lost a good friend, but I must admit that I am much happier that she lived and touched my life than I am sad that she had to leave it, and believe me, I am plenty sad that she is gone. May her memory be for a blessing. I dedicated my Monday Afternoon Classics program to her on October 22, a program that features her favorite instrument. Requiescat in pace, Dear Cecily, Dear Friend. Gandalf
human being, but of someone who championed the work of so many other artists. I like to think that the thunder, lightning and wind swept rain that surrounded us the morning that she passed was Cecily's not-soquiet exit from this earth. Elaine Giguere Delaware Valley Arts Alliance
as Cecily was modest and gentle. In memoriam, I honor Cecily as a fine woman and superior artist. Dorothy D. Szefc SUNY Orange, Cultural Affairs
Many of us are saddened by the death of Cecily Fortescue. She was a true intellectual aristocrat, wonderful artist, musician, WJFF Cecily was such an interesting, talented and radio personality (The Queen of Dead Air), accomplished woman - a joy and inspiration and a supporter of the arts in Sullivan County. to be around - so full of life and personality, A founding member of the Catskill Artists and oh! her wry sense Gallery, she exhibited of humor. I feel so her ceramics there, at lucky to have known other local venues, and her. in Europe. From a professional Condolences to her standpoint, everyone at husband Arnie Catskill Art Society Friedman. will always be grateful Peggy & Robert for the many years of Friedman (no relation) leadership and passionate dedication I was so sad to hear Cecily contributed to that Cecily had passed our Board, and as a away. I didn't even CAS member artist. Lady Cecily's celebration of her life “and know that she was big health Ann Manby our love for her”, was held at the CAS Arts having problems lately, though Center earlier this year. “From all of us at I knew Cecily for a I wasn't in touch CAS, Thank you Lady Cecily.” long time socially, and enough with people as a member, then consignor, of that were closer to her to the Catskill Artists Gallery. necessarily know. I'm just so She appeared very patrician, sad about this - what a love she with her elegant carriage, was - everything that Buff said intelligence, and distinguished to Barry, except I disagree with accent (though somewhat the part about the clothing - I eccentric in dress). But she was thought she was a wonderful, very human, warm, kind, creative, artistic dresser, not always upbeat, and had a eccentric! More how I would wonderful sense of humor. Her dress if I weren't so chubby - I accomplishments were many used to dress a lot like her in a language, pottery, viola, way when I was younger. I'm "Queen of Dead & rambling. Can't believe I won't Disorganized Air" at WJFF, hear her voice on WJFF and probably many more I anymore. What a loss to our don't know about. It was community. She was the best. always a joy to see her - she always Very cultured, but funny and down to earth as brightened my day. I will miss her. well, and such an individual. She always made me feel that she loved to see me and Buff McAllister that always made me so happy and honored. She loved a good giggle and a good bit of I'd better stop...I'm tearing up. silliness. Kathy Jeffers Valerie Mansi Cecily, give Lee a hug for me, tell him I'm Liberty Free Theatre ok. He's always near. Ask him if I should go I felt like I was in the presence of a true to Hawaii. Brent's doing The Tempest, I'm lady (who had well-worn hands because of sure he knows that. The two of you can speak what she produced in art). Cecily was Italian together. cultured, soft-spoken, and a very nice person. Mark Shulgasser The artworks of Cecily Fortescue mirrored We mourn the passing of Cecily, not only the woman who created them. Understated It is rare indeed to thoroughly know more for the absence of a spectacular potter and elegance was the essence of each piece, just than a few facets of another person’s life.
Such was made clear during our years of friendship with Cecily. We would get together - at a concert, over lunch or dinner, at her gallery openings - thinking we knew her fairly well, only to gain n u m e r o u s unexpected insights about her, revelations leading to an ever-deeper appreciation of Cecily’s amazing diversity, grace, intellect and beauty. She entered our lives initially at poetry readings, then as a fabulous and innovative potter. We fell head-over-heels for the exquisite shape and detail of her delicate clay creations. As the years passed and the pages of our
relationship turned over, we would come to appreciate how completely music filled and enriched Cecily’s life, and how her radio broadcasts enriched the lives of her enthusiastic audience. Her wry sense of humor made Cecily a wonderful storyteller, whether of her tennis games, years teaching in London, Rome and New York City, or the latest adversity of everyday life. In any conversation the subject could just as easily be the practicality of interstellar space travel…an innovative glaze compound for her next firing…or whether C major is a “better” musical key than, say, B-flat minor. Cecily’s wise nuggets of observation on the human condition will always be with us. Her empathy was warm enough to kindle a fire on a frigid winter’s night. Her smile was always radiant, conversation eternally enchanting, her knowledge extraordinary. Jewels might have a hundred glittering facets. And so did she. The legacy of a life truly well lived will forever enrich all who ever met Cecily Fortescue. Robert & Ursula Garrett CANVAS wishes to thank Ann Manby and Bob Garrett for their assistance with the preparation of this paean to dear Cecily.
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Holiday Shopping & Dining Guide
Is it that time of the year already?! Yes, folks. It sure is. And we here at CANVAS have been working hard to get all of you, dear readers, a Holiday Shopping & Dining Guide that focuses on LOCAL businesses and what they have to offer you to help get that shopping list done! Welcome to Part I of our guide. Please tune in next month for Part II which will feature more information about other local businesses. And don’t forget: please shop local and support your business community! They keep our newspaper free.
Blarney Station The Irish-owned Blarney Station brings a touch of the Emerald Isle to town. Their menu marries Irish fare with continental cuisine and uses the freshest local ingredients when available. Vegetarian friendly. And friendly for the little tikes, too! Live music featured every other Friday & Saturday. (see ad pg 5)
Classic Reruns Classic Reruns is a family consignment store that sells women’s clothes, children’s clothes,
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women’s accessories, household items and Encore small furniture items. The shop is bursting with Consign for a cause: help the environment, fall and winter clothing, home decor and holiday put money in your pocket and aid The Greater items. Shop here before the mall and save a Hudson Valley Family Health Center, Inc., a bundle! (see ad pg 7). non-profit, multi-disciplinary community health center. Encore offers quality, new and like-new, Di Bello Gallery & Frame Shop Di Bello Gallery & Frame Shop offers name-brand merchandise for tweens, teen boys photographic restorations and conservation and girls and women. Encore also offers framing. Further, the gallery specializes in accessories, home goods, furniture and antiques, Giclée printing on fine art, acid free papers and and is staffed by a dedicated group of archival inks. The process specifies inks volunteers. Abercrombie • Aeropastale • American Eagle composed of pigments, as opposed to dyes. The gallery maintains an inventory of quality Giclée • Anne Taylor • Banana Republic • BCBG • prints composed by local artists. The gallery dkny • Express • jcrew • nike • Rampage • steve also devotes time and skill to the design of madden • Gucci • Coach • Escada • Micheal advertising copy including a new feature: Kohrs • Hollister • Ralph Lauren • Liz Claiborne personally designed banners for advertising • Chanel and much more! (see ad pg 9). specials and personally designed celebratory banners, i.e., “Happy Anniversary” or “Sad to Juckas Stables, Inc. See You Go.” These are especially unique when Holistic: addressing all three aspects of pictures of the celebrants are incorporated into people's beings, psychological, physical and the banner. Since services at the gallery are spiritual. We pretty much “agree” on what individualized, it is recommended that visits be psychological and physical means, but as for a by appointment. (see ad pg 6).
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definition of spiritual, well...everyone has a different definition. Some people consider our interaction with creatures food for spirit, and based on that belief, how about giving a gift that brings wellness to all three aspects of our being? Established in 1965, Juckas Stables is a family-owned and operated business. They have 117 acres of trails winding through the Hudson Guide continues on page 5
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Valley countryside. Their variety of barnyard animals are sure to delight you and your children. Their primary business is giving lessons and renting horses by the hour to folks with a wide range of abilities. Overnight camping by horseback is a great way to introduce young and old alike to the pleasures of the great outdoors! (see ad pg 6).
FNB Toys
Playhouse is the oldest continuously operating professional summer theatre in New York State. The Playhouse operates during the summers only, from mid-June through Labor Day, and offers 3 different types of performance experiences: Broadway musicals and plays on the main stage, a youth theatre performed at 11am on Thursdays and Saturdays, and musical cabaret shows presented in the adjoining Tavern after every evening performance. The perfect gift for your theatre-going loved ones? A holiday gift certificate to the Playhouse! You give the gift, they pick the show! (see ad pg 9).
you'll be pleased to find some of the most desirable autoloaders in our display cases. Looking for that perfect gift? Gold N Guns also has a wide variety of jewelry ranging from bracelets, charms, to earrings and neckwear. (see ad pg 6).
Happy Herbs Soap
incense. Using home-raised, happy herbs and local bee products, they strive to create goods as “green” as possible. Soaps infused with herb olive oil, plantain, comfrey, lavender nettles, patchouli, lemon ti tree, cocoa mint, coconut oil, rosemary rose geranium/rose hips, oatmeal/milk & honey and vegetable fats, are sure to to make
Happy Herbs specializes in herbal soap and
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FNB Toys is an online-based toy store featuring a unique selection of toys and games for infants through early teens. 99% of their toys and games are kid powered and do not plug in or require batteries. When batteries are required, they are free. They believe they carry the largest Gold N Guns selection of American made toys in the Hudson For over 17 years, Gold N Guns have been Valley. They offer catalog ordering, free gift wrapping, and can be your personal shopper committed to serving the community with all when you’re unsure of what is age appropriate their firearm needs. Gold N Guns has over 2,500 new and used Rifles, Pistols, and Shotguns in and safe! (see ad pg 7). stock. Whether your interest is hunting, competition, Forestburgh Playhouse self-defense, or just plinking, they have the gear Founded in 1947, the Forestburgh for you. If your interest is military style rifles,
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the perfect gift for the person in your life who till 8:00pm give customers great opportunities needs to unwind and relax! (see ad this page). to sample new wines from around the world. Going to visit family for the holidays? Don’t go empty handed. Pick up a bottle of wine at The Heron High Withers today. (see ad page 9). The Heron is a restaurant by the team of Paul Nanni and Marla Puccetti. The menu is based upon modern American cuisine and leverages the tremendous agricultural resources of the region and focuses on seasonal and sustainable provisions. Chef Paul Nanni supports the current farm-to-table movement happening throughout New York City, but views this restaurant as an opportunity to bring the table back to the farm.
Katelyn’s Kreations Katelyn’s Kreations offers earth friendly,
High Withers High Withers offers wines in all price ranges. Ranging from $5 to $250 and everything in between, they have a wine for you or a special loved one! From specialty wines to every day table wines, there is something for everyone. Don't know what to have with a special dinner? They will match up any dish with the appropriate wine for you! Weekly tastings every Friday from 4:00pm
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handmade, organic items at reasonable prices. They sell everything from palm wax candles, soaps, jewelry and handbags to local honey. They also specialize in items for your pet: shampoos, leashes, collars, harnesses and toys. The store carries a small line of clothing made of organic hemp fibers.
Marilyn’s Consignments Boutique
How about making some extra money for your holiday shopping? Marilyn's Consignments Boutique specializes in turning your clothes into cash. They can help you recycle designer, better department and specialty store clothing and accessories by selling them and passing the profits along to Guide continues on page 7
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you! Just remember: designer and better department store labels sell! The better the label and the better condition of each garment, the quicker it will sell, and the better price it will fetch! Don't wait, clean out those closets and make some cash for the holidays! (see ad pg 8).
Miskris Beads
pay respect to the most American of icons: The Burger, Homemade Mac and Cheese Skillets, The Hot Dog, French Fries, Coca- Cola, Cherry Lime Rickeys, (Wow!) Milkshakes, Egg Creams, Ice Cream Sodas and more! (see ad pg 6).
Rifka’s Curiosity Shop Rifka's is a small shop with a varied selection
of items. From psychic readings (by appointment) to custom medieval clothing, Rifka’s has something for everyone. For kids and the vintage toy collector, a 50% discount is being offered on all vintage games! Vintage fabric, trims and yarns are also available. Gift certificates for anything from a meditation class to odd gifts are sold here too.
(see ad pg 9).
Rolling River Cafe An intimate café / Inn / & Art Gallery serving international cuisine with soup, appetizer and entree specials every week. Rolling River Cafe has a full range of food offered from tapas to racks of lamb. Gentle music piped in,a full bar Guide continues on page 8
A family owned business, Miskris Beads carries swarovski crystals, sterling and gold findings, charms, semi precious, delica and seed beads, czech glass, tools and stringing, all types of different pendants and letters, and a variety of body jewelry. For the holidays, special Judaica items are sold and all natural Soy candles are also available for that special someone on your shopping list. (see ad pg 9).
Moose’s Retro Cafe Moose’s Retro Cafe offers cooking from the good old days...with a retro twist! For all of you nostalgic diners out there, here is a time machine to take you back in time! Designed to
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and take-out available. Rolling River also features local artists in exhibits at the cafe’s gallery. Next door to the cafe gallery is a four bedroom Inn right on the river. Rates are daily and weekly, with 10% off meals at the cafe for guests. How about buying someone a weekend at the Rolling River Cafe & Inn? Music, art, food and a cozy room? What better gift can you ask for? (see ad pg 4).
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Salem’s Moon
Salem’s Moon is a shop that carries all things Mystical, Magickal, Pagan and Wiccan. The store boasts a full line of hand-blended and triply blessed loose spell incenses, blended oils, carved 7-day spell candles, soaps, athames and ritual tools, crystals, jewelry and much more! Psychic/Tarot readings are available by appointment. And new for the store: Children’s books and gifts! Stop by for any of your
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magickal yule gifts! (see ad pg 8).
The Sell All The Sell All started out as an online business and eventually grew into a store front. They carry all kinds of fun novelty and gift items. They also create personalized products for everyone - the perfect holiday shopping stop! (see ad pg 6)
Steve’s Music Center
Steve's Music Center is a full-service, musical instruments store. They feature new and used acoustic guitars, electric guitars, guitar effects, amps, bass guitars, drums, pro audio equipment, guitar pickups, school band instruments, and guitar accessories. They will try to match any authorized dealer's best advertised price on in stock merchandise! Plenty of music books for Guide continues on page 9
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Susie’s Sweet Shop Candy, fine chocolates, truffles, sugar free candy, gifts, and favors for all occasions! They specialize in Valentine’s Day, Easter, and Christmas. From Hand dipped chocolate & strawberries, Chocolates and truffles to Gift
baskets - Susie’s Sweet Shop is a must-stop for but the eye as well. tasty and sweet holiday gifts! (see ad pg 4). Enjoy live music in the Bar's intimate venue. Every Thursday night they feature a Blues Jam hosted by a variety of musicians. Waterwheel Cafe Through the glass walls of the Waterwheel Since 1989, Waterwheel Café, Bakery and Café and bar, view a restored 19th century Bar has been a favorite neighborhood haunt for water-powered grist mill with its 24' working locals, tourists and visitors alike. waterwheel, listed on the National Register of The kitchen staff consistently prepares a fresh Historic Places. Originally built in the early eclectic menu that excites not only the palate, 1800's, this lively example of American history
is now in action. (see ad pg 5).
That’s All Folks! And so, beloved readers, this concludes Part I of our Holiday Shopping and Dining Guide. We hope you found it helpful, and hope that you will visit the shops and support local businesses this holiday season! Stay tuned!
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Orange County Arts Council’s 2012 Award Honorees The Orange County Arts Council has announced the recipients of this year's Annual Art Awards to be presented at the Powelton Club in Newburgh at 5:30pm on Friday, November 9. The event will honor and celebrate those individuals and organizations which made an outstanding contribution to the arts in Orange County. Everyone is invited to celebrate and honor these individuals at the annual open-tothe-public event. Recipients were chosen by a Selection Committee of Orange County residents appointed by the Orange County Arts Council and include individual artists, art patrons, volunteers, nonprofit cultural organizations and corporate patrons. Those nominated were evaluated on a variety of merits including artistic excellence, sustained contribution to the community, extraordinary achievement, perseverance and deep commitment to the arts and the community. The award for Individual Artists will be presented to Ron Gee and Gar Wang, a husband and wife team who collaboratively created mural paintings for the Department of
The SUNY Orange Community Orchestra
Wally McGuire, Walter Bill, David Collens & Eddie Dirr
Mental Health offices in Goshen and Newburgh and who volunteer their time and talents for schools and many other community organizations and causes. The SUNY Orange Community
Annual Choral Holiday Concerts Begin in New Hampton
In the upcoming December CANVAS, we will be featuring a story on the many local annual choral holiday concerts in Blooming Grove, Goshen, Middletown, Milford, Monticello, Newburgh, Warwick and West Point. The 2012 choral concerts begin on November 30 when the Warwick Valley Chorale performs in New Hampton, and on December 2 with the Delaware Valley Choral Society in Milford (see page 12). Under the direction of Stanley Curtis with Gail Johnson accompanying, the Warwick Chorale’s 72nd Anniversary year repertoire will feature Vivaldi's Gloria, and traditional holiday songs of the season - Come All Ye Faithful, Handel's Joy To The World, Hot Chocolate, The Christmas Song (“Chestnuts Roasting...”), Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas and other favorites. After the New Hampton concert, the Warwick Chorale’s Home for the Holidays will be 10
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performed in December in Goshen and Warwick. The November 30, 7:30pm concert is at the Denton First Presbyterian Church, 22 County Road 56, New Hampton, off Routes 6 &17M. For information: 845-986-1088.
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Orchestra, a group that provides a venue for the fulfillment of its members' abilities and opportunities for talented high school musicians to be seen and heard, will receive the award for Arts Organization. Wally McGuire, retired art teacher and creator of a unique instructional strategy for helping children make a "heart connection" with art, will be presented the award for Arts in Education.
The Salute to Veterans Award will be given to Walter Bill, a World War II veteran and talented visual artist. David Collens, Curator and Artistic Director for Storm King Art Center, will receive the Champion of the Arts Award. The award for Corporate Champion of the Arts will be presented to the Greater Newburgh Partnership, a non-profit organization committed to the renewal of the city of Newburgh and sponsors of the “Transformation” mural located on the South Street Overpass. The Lifetime Achievement Award will be presented to Eddie Dirr, jazz guitarist, teacher and lifelong Orange County resident. Toya Dubin, a senior at Cornwall Central High School and a talented dancer and dance costume designer, will be given the award for Youth with Exceptional Promise. Ryan Kennedy, a previous Youth with Exceptional Promise awardee, will provide piano music. The Powelton Club is at 29 Balmville Road in Newburgh. For information and tickets which include Cocktail Style Dining, a cash bar and a Silent Auction, call Jen D'Andrea at the Arts Council offices, 845-469-9168 or emailing info@ocartscouncil.org.
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Groovy Tuesday Grooves Any Day of the Week
Bring Your Kazoos to Monticello
with Tina Piaquadio
with Susan Handler
Sullivan Strings Ensemble Raising Cultural Awareness
Groovy Tuesday is a classic 4-piece acoustic/electric rock band that is guaranteed to invoke the nostalgia of the 60's and 70's. Throughout the Hudson Valley, you can find them performing the music of The Hollies, The Doors, The Beatles, James Taylor, The Eagles, Mountain, The Byrds, Bad Finger, and many more. Their dynamic vocal harmonies promise a great listening/dancing experience for your winery, club, outdoor event, or private party. Brothers Mike and John Lanzano established the band originally, and later brought in Neil Di Lorenzo and James JB Brogan. Mike and Neil are on vocals and guitar, JB is on bass, and John is on drums. Mike and John grew up in the Bronx, but are now long-time Orange County residents. Mike, who has done lead vocals for several bands though the years, says Groovy Tuesday is the first band he's played guitar in. His musical influences include Steely Dan and Stevie Wonder. John, with 34 years of drumming experience, attributes his influences to Led Zeppelin, Deep Purple, Tony Bennett, and Tom Jones. James JB Brogan from the Bronx has played bass for 45 years. He learned from various bass players in Woodlawn in the Bronx, and is strongly influenced by The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, and Chris Hillman of The Byrds. JB says he auditioned for the band and, "loved Groovy Tuesday's dedication to vocal harmonies."
photo by Cheryl Fils-Aime
Neil Di Lorenzo of Pompton Plains, New Jersey sings, plays harmonica, and plays a number of different guitars including twelvestring acoustic and electric guitars, six-string acoustic and electric, and a synth guitar which simulates various instruments. Neil's experience includes singing with a state choral group at Carnegie Hall and studying cello with the conductor of The New Jersey Symphony for five years. His guitar skills are self-taught since childhood. His influences include Joe Satriani and Vinni Moore. Neil first heard Groovy Tuesday in 2004, and found that brothers Mike and John, "really stood out as vocalists." Consistent from all four band members is their love for vocal harmonies. It is a quality of sound that many local musicians cannot create. Crosby, Stills and Nash is not commonly found on the set list of the average cover band, but Groovy Tuesday delivers it effortlessly. You can check them out November 3 at The Chapala Grill in New Windsor from 9:00pm to midnight, and December 29 at Palaia Vineyards (Sweet Clover Room) in Highland Mills, 7:00pm to 10:00pm. For more information about Groovy Tuesday and any future performances, find them on Facebook as: "Groovy Tuesday - GT."
Rarely do the youth in our community have the opportunity to make music, engage in sophisticated listening, gain insight into the concept of creative collaboration, and practice their performance skills along side accomplished musicians. The Sullivan Strings Ensemble understands the importance of this type of quality experience for students. On November 18 you will have an opportunity to attend a concert at the Eugene D. Nesin Theatre to listen to the professional Ensemble and regional amateur musicians perform the Kazoo was the name given by Warren Toy Symphony. The Toy Herbert Frost to his Symphony is a invention, patented on cassation composition January 9, 1883. with parts for Such instruments have children’s toy been used in Africa for hundreds of years, to instruments. It is disguise the sound of interesting to note that somebody's voice or the identity of the to imitate animals. composer, either Joseph Haydn or Leopold Mozart (Wolfgang’s father) is still highly debated. Sullivan Strings includes members of the New Haven Symphony Orchestra, Binghamton Philharmonic, The Greater Newburgh Symphony Orchestra, and music teachers from the public schools in Sullivan County. The musicians have been mentoring Sullivan County elementary to high school students, between the ages of 8 and 17, in preparation for the upcoming performance.
Josef Haydn & Leopold Mozart Will the real Toy Symphony composer please stand?
The ensemble musicians are committed to raising cultural awareness. They understand that music is a fundamental part of the fabric of our society. Its intrinsic value is widely recognized by educational, health, and psychological researchers as being beneficial for our children and communities in real and substantial ways. Music trains you to listen to the multiple voices in a composition simultaneously, a transferable skill into everyday life. Sullivan Strings member Andrew Trombley spoke about the importance of demonstrating to the students shared leadership between professional musicians, and between the musicians and students. He believes that this process is Monticello HS much easier when there is a bond of friendship graduate & Juilliard School student between the Andrew Trombley professional and amateur musicians. Audience participation is a large part of this concert. Young children are encouraged to bring their toy instruments so they too can be part of the performance. The Toy Symphony will be presented on November 18 at 5:30pm at the Eugene D. Nesin Theatre, 22 St. John Street, Monticello. For ticket information call 845-794-6013.
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Destination.................................................................................milford Elisaveta Kopelman Saves the Day by Derek Leet Listed originally in CANVAS as an All in the Family concert, Kindred Spirits’ September concert did not end up that way. Only two-thirds of The Feigelson Trio performing in the Milford Theater were Feigelsons. Just prior to the concert, Masha Feigelson, niece of director Yosif Feigelson and cousin of Eugene Feygelson (sic) became indisposed (sick). A former colleague of Yosif’s, Elisaveta Kopelman, stepped in - or sat down on the piano bench - at “almost” the eleventh hour. Born in Moscow in 1974 to a family of musicians, Kopelman studied at the Central School of Music in Moscow and at the Royal Northern College of Music, where she won numerous prizes and awards. She has appeared at major venues and festivals throughout the UK and Europe including critically acclaimed debut recitals. At the opening of the 1999/2000 season she performed Mozart’s Piano Concerto K.467 in Manchester and at the Royal Festival Hall in London. For the first half of the September Milford concert she played somewhat as an accompanist to the father-son violin/viola players as they performed popular, short pieces by Tchaikovsky, Rachmaninoff, Prokofiev and Gliere. But in the second half of the program she was outstanding as the pianist in the Arensky Piano Trio, Op 32 # 1, a masterwork new to most of the audience, if not all. A thrilling surprise!
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Comedy
David Greenbaum pottery Joann Wells Greenbaum paintings BlueStone Studio, ongoing
Kevin Meaney The Laugh Tour Milford Theatre, Nov 17, 8pm
Marie Liu & Randall FitzGerald thru Nov 4 The ARTery
“Introduction to Astronomy” Nov 24, 7pm Pocono Environmental Education Center
Stephanie Brody Lederman thru Nov 10 Annual Holiday Show Nov 10-Jan 2 The Forge
Delaware Valley Choral Society Milford Theater, Dec 2, 3pm
Lectures
George Gershwin
The audience response to the concert was so favorable that Hal Rosenblum “Cuba Exposed” thru Nov 5 an encore was Highlands Photographic Guild inevitable. The trio played an outstanding Jill Swersie paintings Nov 1-30 Reception: Nov 3, 5pm-7pm arrangement of George Hemlock Farm Artists & Friends Dec 1-Jan 29 Gershwin’s aria It Ain’t Elisaveta Kopelman Reception: Dec 1, 5pm-7pm Necessarily So. Chant Realtors, Lords Valley The arrangement, perfectly suited to a Art After Dark Receptions Nov 10 piano trio, had the The Forge, 6pm-8pm violin and viola The ARTery, 6pm-9pm conversing by the Highlands Photographic Guild, 6pm-9pm splitting up of musical phrases, given to each string instrument, Yosif Feigelson enhancing the work and turning it into a classical marvel. When I asked Yosif Feigelson “who arranged the song/aria”, he replied, “Yours Truly.” Any composer should be happy to have Mr. Truly arrange his/her work. Kudos to all. Kindred Spirits: 570-296-2600.
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Museum Exhibits “Witness to History” Forestry ongoing Mansion Tours Nov 3, 4, 10, 11, 17, 18, 1pm & 3pm
Grey Towers
Recreation Game Dinner & 40th Anniversary Nov 17, 6pm Pocono Environmental Education Center
Children's Activities EcoZone! Nov 11 & Nov 25, 1pm-4pm Pocono Environmental Education Center
“Christmas Olde & New”
Meaney in Milford for the Laugh Tour
Making people laugh has always been a top priority for Kevin Meaney. From his early years doing standup comedy in San Francisco and Boston, he's amassed an impressive list of credits along the way. His first HBO special in 1986 catapulted him
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to the forefront of the comedy scene. In 1987, he made his debut on The Tonight Show and was invited by Johnny Carson to join the guest panel. Meaney, Sabrina Jalees and host Rich Kiamco will perform for The Laugh Tour at the historic Milford Theatre, 114 E Catherine Street on November 17 at 8:00pm. The show will also feature For tickets and more information, call 570-296-2600.
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Benjamin Britten's A Ceremony of Carols, is a collection of Carols that consists of eleven movements, with text in Middle English from The English Galaxy of Shorter Poems by Gerald Bullett. Written in 1942, it was originally conceived as a series of unrelated songs and was later unified into one piece. A harp solo also serves to unify the composition. The Delaware Valley Choral Society is
performing the work in its original form at the Society’s annual holiday concert, featuring member soloists, Adista Wightman and Susan Rustin. Harpist Diane Michaels is joining them for the December 2, 3:00pm concert in the Milford Theater, 114 East Catharine Street. A collection of old(e) and new carols will also be performed featuring an instrumental surprise or two along the way. For information phone 570-267-8773.
Destination................................................Cornwall-woodbury New Cornwall Art Gallery at Leo’s
It is always wonderful to see a wellestablished neighbor assist a newcomer. That is what happened in September when the inaugural exhibit in a new Cornwall Gallery offered the paintings of Paul Gould whose Hudson Valley Gallery in Cornwallon-Hudson is down the road a piece from Leo’s Italian Restaurant and Pizzeria, the “new kid on the block”. Danny Maniscalchi, owner of Leo's Restaurant in Cornwall, and photographer Tom Doyle have joined forces to create the new exhibit space, another merging of Art and a Local Business. KUDOS! Next door to Leo’s is Cornwall Wine and Spirits. Owner Elena Brodmerkel passed away in August. She was an accomplished artist who delighted her family and friends
Paintings done by Dell Joyce is the third exhibit at Leo’s, from November 6 thru December 1. Reception date TBA. She is also known as a writer/columnist, and activist for sustainability. What makes art sustainable? “In my case, it can be the materials used to make the work, the subject of the painting, and also the
Tuscan Hillside by Elena Brodmerkel
sponsored by Hudson Valley Society for Music, Potluck Concerts & Peggi’s Place (All events are in Cornwall or Cornwall-on-Hudson unless otherwise noted)
Art & Photography Exhibits Paul Gould Hudson Valley Gallery, ongoing Emily Waterfield photography Gary Hoff & Terri Clearwater paintings Clearwater Gallery, ongoing Elena Brodmerkel thru Nov 6 Shawn Dell Joyce Nov 6-Dec 1 Leo’s Italian Restaurant & Pizzeria
impact the work has on the community.” Amazingly, the above pictured artwork “took two hours, working from life/direct observation”. Shawn is co-creator of the Wallkill River School and Gallery, representing 40 Orange County based artists featured in monthly exhibits, with an art leasing program and apprenticeship program to encourage the next generation of emerging artists. Its art school offers fine art instruction for adults and children in painting, drawing, photography, printmaking, clay, and offers many regional artists the opportunity to teach their skill. Leo's Italian Restaurant & Pizzerias are family-owned and operated businesses with three locations: Newburgh, Wappingers Falls and Cornwall. “Our family appreciates all of your support over the years and we look forward to serving you for many more to come.” The Cornwall restaurant & gallery is located at 22 Quaker Road. For more information: 845-534-3446.
“New York City Draft Riots” Laurence M. Hauptman Cornwall Library, Nov 5, 7pm “Those Chipper Chipmunks” Nov 3, 10am “Wildlife History of NY” Hike Carl Hietmuller Nov 8, 1pm HHNM Wildlife EducationCenter
Museum World of Bees & Brook Trout Exhibit Sat & Sun, Noon-4pm Meet the Animal of the Week Sat & Sun, 2:30pm
HHNM Wildlife Education Center
Book Discussion
Music
“Serena” by Ron Rash Nov 7 “Olive Kitteridge” by Elizabeth Strout Nov 29, Cornwall Library
Palaia Vineyards Highland Mills, (see page 18)
Cinema
Potluck Concerts “Not Yet Wintry Mix” Cornwall Presbyterian Church, Nov 30, 7:30pm
“The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel” Nov 13, Noon
Artwork by Shawn Dell Joyce
with expressive and sometimes humorous depictions of their lives. Her art work was also featured in local gallery showings. And in memoriam, a retrospective of Elena Brodmerkel's paintings from 2000-2012 is the second exhibit at Leo’s, on display thru November 6. Proceeds from her paintings (that are for sale) will go to the Food Bank of the Hudson Valley. "When we lose a local artist, we have lost a bit of the local color that beautifies Orange County," said well-known Montgomery artist Shawn Dell Joyce, speaking about Brodmerkel, whom she did not know.
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Karaoke 2 Alices Style 2 Alices, Nov 3, 7:30pm
Cornwall Library
Opera - Video
Lectures
“Madama Butterfly” Puccini Cornwall Public Library, Nov 18, 1pm
“Native American Toys & Games” Carl Heitmuller Nov 4, 10am HHNM Outdoor Discovery Center
Discovery Quests Saturdays & Sundays, 9am-1pm HHNM Outdoor Discovery Center
Recreation
HHNM Celebrates The Reddens
The Hudson Highlands Nature Museum (HHNM) will be celebrating David and Jeannette Redden as one of the First Families for the Environment at a Champagne Brunch at the Powelton Club in Newburgh on November 11 at Noon. The Reddens are well-known for their passionate support of the environmental organizations and land conservation efforts that help maintain the Valley’s beauty. Jeannette was a valued member of the Board of Trustees for nearly 20 years and David served as chairman from 2006 to 2012. Under his leadership the museum grew to become the region’s leading provider of nature education experiences. Intriguing one-of-a-kind items will be available at a Silent Auction to benefit the Museum's environmental education
programs. Items include: get-away destinations, VIP tours, fine wine, Broadway tickets and so much more will also be offered; all donated by Hudson Valley merchants and Museum friends. For tickets and information, visit the HHNM’s website at hhnaturemuseum.org or call 845-534-5506 x212.
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Destination...................................................................................................... The St. Petersburgh Mens Ensemble is performing Russian Sacred & Folk Music for the Grand Montgomery Chamber Music Series on November 4. In our October issue we addressed Russian Sacred Music. Now it’s time for Russian Folk Songs. Russian folk music has been developing for several ages. (Yes, it still is.) Russian folk musical art includes humorous rhymes, ritual song, wedding songs, dance songs and lyrical songs. The roots of folk music in Russia lie deep in pagan traditions of Slavonic tribes and many other nationalities. In Russian folk songs they sing about Russian epical heroes, defenders of the mother land and characters from Russian legends. Most of these songs disappeared with time because they were created before written language appeared in Russia and they could not be recorded. However, some of them went from mouth to mouth and passed from one generation to another. Finally they were recorded and remained very similar to their original versions. When towns and cities started growing in Russia, music created by people who lived there was different from folk music. After this tendency was appreciable enough, people started paying more attention to folk music and collecting folk songs in the 19th century. Russian composer, Mikhail Glinka, was the one
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who introduced folk music from Russia to the western world. During the 20th century Russian folk music was supported by soviet governors, which helped keep the musical folk tradition alive. From aerotranslate.com: To become more deeply familiar with Russian spiritual music, as well as to get acquainted with the unforgettable diversity of Russian folk songs in a variety of genres and periods, Part One of the concert features Russian Sacred Music by Dmitri Bortniansky, Mikhail Ippolitov-Ivanov, Stravinsky, Tchaikovsky, Rachmaninoff, Pavel
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Chesnokov, Rotach-Sokolo and the perennial, prolific world favorite, Anonymous. Part Two: Russian Secular Music & Folk Songs has music by S.I. Taneyev, César Cui, Anton Arensky Tchaikovsky, Dargomyzhskiy, The Volga Boatmen Song - "Yo, heave-ho!", the well-known traditional Russian song collected by Mily Balakirev, and published in his book of folk songs in 1866, and A.Varlamov. The free concert is on November 4 at 3:00pm in the Senior Center, 36 Bridge Street. For further information about this concert, information: 845-457-9867.
Declared as, "one of the very greatest bass voices of the century," Kevin Maynor has sung throughout the world in both concert halls and the world’s major opera houses, including New York City Opera, Santa Fe Opera, Teatro Municipal of Santiago, Edmonton Opera, L'Opera de Montreal, The Spoleto Festival and Carnegie Hall. As a recitalist, Maynor has received praise throughout North America, South America. Europe, Australia and Africa as well as Asia. And now he can add Montgomery to his illustrious roster of geographical locations after he sings Brahms, Mussorgsky and Schubert lied for the Grand Montgomery Chamber Music Series for a special added free concert, thanks to the generosity of realtor Ed Devitt, on November 17 at 3:00pm in the Senior Center. For information: 845-457-9867.
..........................................................Montgomery Chapin at Wolfgang
Artist’s Statement As my brother once said as a child, “It wonders me.” I find the universe a strange and marvelous place. What it is, exactly, I have no idea. I am still trying to figure it out. For me, it is all a mystery. Did you ever get the feeling maybe somebody is “Moon boy” by messing with us? B. Chapin The workings of the known universe, on one hand, make complete sense to me and simultaneously seem completely absurd. God, or some other force, has seen fit to condemn me to a Sisyphisian existence. Perhaps enjoying the idea of taunting me, knowing I will find nothing, reveal nothing, and accomplish nothing. Basically I am a frustrated philosopher, who doesn’t have the command of words or logic to talk and think like a philosopher, so images and ideas help me to work through my metaphoric searches and subconscious misgivings. Wood...I guess I like wood. It has so many possibilities and potentialities: surfaces, finishes, constructions, carvings, assemblages. While I am always on the lookout for different materials and techniques
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Art & Photography Exhibits Mike Jaroszko luminist James Hiller photography James Douglas Gallery, ongoing
Music 3 Part Invention Senior Center, Nov 3, 7pm
Music - Classical
Bruce & Lita Thorne, Rick Parenti Nov 1-31 Reception: Nov 3, 5pm-7pm “Fall” thru Nov 14 “Harvest” Nov 15-Dec 14 Wallkill River School
St. Petersburg Men’s Ensemble Nov 4, 3pm Kevin Manynor bass Nov 17, 8pm Greater Montgomery Chamber Music Series Pine Bush Community Band Nov 26, 8pm Senior Center
Jacqueline Schwab, Mikey Teutul, Nat Baines ongoing - Legacy of John F. Gould & Military Art Show thru Nov 4 Bruce Chapin sculptures Nov 7-Dec 2 Reception: Nov 10, 6pm-9pm Wolfgang Gallery
Mike Platsky Nov 1, 7pm Noble Coffee Roasters, Campbell Hall
Poetry Reading
Recreation
Lecture
Halloween Party Nov 3 Parade from Fire Museum, 4pm Judging, 5pm Senior Center
“Wartimes that Impacted Our Village” Village Museum, Nov 10, 2pm
Veterans Day Ceremony Town Hall, Nov 12, 11am
to use and incorporate into my work, it seems I always come back to wood. I have been working with it since I was a small boy. Building and carving things down in the basement. You know, its funny. I just realized I have spent probably about 20 years of my life creating things in basement spaces. I wonder if that has affected what I do? or how I view the world? Dark, dirty, damp? Mysterious?”
Senior Independence Resource Day Town Hall, Nov 14, 2pm
The work of sculptor Bruce Chapin will be on display at the Wolfgang Gallery from November 7 thru December 2. An opening reception will be held on November 10 from 6pm - 9pm. Wolfgang Gallery is at 40 Railroad Avenue. For information: 845-769-7446.
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Destination....................................................................... Wallkill River School: In Search of Color, Light, & Energy
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Artwork by Lita Thorne
Artwork by Bruce Thorne
Color. Light. Energy. These are three of the many strengths of the work of oil painters Bruce and Lita Thorne. The Thornes paint together often, and while their work reflects an outlook shared over many years of art and marriage, their styles diverge widely. At the center of Lita's work is a strong sense of color and composition. She simplifies and condenses shapes, while emphasizing pattern, rhythm and vivid hues. At the center of Bruce's work is a complex vision of light and shadow. In the tradition of the Impressionists, Bruce, who often paints with a palette knife instead of brushes, captures the broken prisms of light that make sense and shape of the world. Rick Parenti is the emerging artist in
November, and is an upcoming pastelist in Orange County. His art education background includes drawing, painting, sculpting and 3-D design. His wood working skills have informed his paintings by making them very modeled and dimensional. Parenti uses pastel on wood, not paper, and makes his own supports from materials in his shop. He also custom builds each frame to perfectly accent the painting. Parenti’s paintings are hand-crafted works of art. The Thorne's new show, In Search of, will be on exhibit for the month of November at the Wallkill River School of Art, (WRS) 232 Ward Street. The work of emerging artist Rick Parenti will be featured in the workshop gallery at the
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same time. The opening reception is November 3 from 5:00pm-7:00pm. Warm appetizers and local wines will be served. Also on view in the Hall Gallery at WRS are works by WRS members: Fall thru November 14 and Harvest from November 15 thru December 14. The WRS is located at 232 Ward Street. For information call 845-457-ARTS.
..........................................................................................Montgomery Meet our advertisers: Where’s the Beef!? Bettinger Bluff Farm by J. A. Di Bello Bettinger Bluff Farm is a leading, commercially operated, grass-fed beef farm in the Hudson Valley. It's easily noticeable along route 17K, just a tad west of the Village of Montgomery on the road to Bullville (pun intended). Hundreds of leisurely grazing beef cattle in wide, spacious pastures are conspicuously visible from the road. The herds consist mainly of Herefords, Angus and Black Baldies, a type of crossbred beef cattle. The entire operation began in 1997 when the brothers, Eugene and Stephen Pirog, dairymen from Pine Bush, purchased 285 acres in Montgomery for the sole purpose of producing prime, self-contained, grass-feed beef. As dairymen in Pine Bush, the Pirog brothers were well versed in the practice of feeding their cattle with home-grown grains supplemented with concentrated grains purchased. One persistent question, however, remained on their minds during the dairy days, "We never really knew what was in the purchased feed." Their long standing
conclusion established a p o s i t i v e correlation between the amounts of commercial feeds, feeds containing pesticide residue and the number of veterinary visits. For the last fifteen years, the Bettinger Bluff Farm has expanded from its modest, diminutive nine cow beginning to an impressive herd that numbers in the hundreds. The whole process is truly self-contained with wide, fenced pastures, where stock is rotated from pasture to pasture for the Spring, Summer and Fall seasons. When the days become shorter and flurries are in the forecast, the winter mode of feeding begins. Stock is fed a fermented highmoisture grass (haylage) and hay (dry grass), both harvested by the Bettinger Bluff Farm to guarantee the quality and especially the
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content of the feed. "The only way you can have a quality product is, first - you have to care; and second - to keep watchful eyes on all operations. That's why we are completely selfcontained, from feed to finished product." The bottom line: "Where's the beef?" Does it make a difference? According to the Pirog brothers, the farm's herd, during its 15 years of operation, never had to utilize a "veterinarian's service on the farm due to poor health or sickness." As stated, the exemplary health of the herd has a direct and causal relationship to the fact that no herbicides, pesticides, growth hormones, antibiotics or any other chemicals are used in the production of feed for the cattle on the Bettinger Bluff Farm. The herds of the Bettinger Bluff Farm are
healthy and it is generally accepted as fact that a healthy diet is necessary to produce and maintain a healthy body. The same is true for the consumer of grass-feed beef! Reference is to an article printed in the June/July 2011 issue of the Mother Earth News, by Oscar Will, (motherearthnews.com/sustainablefarming/grass-fed-meat-zmgz11zrog.aspx.) The article supports clear evidence that grassfed red meat is better than industrial red meat in a number of ways: • More vitamin A and vitamin E. • The omega-6 to omega 3 fatty acid ratio is closer to the dietary ideal. • Higher levels of conjugated linoleic acids (CLA). • Significantly better fat and antioxidant profile. Bettinger Bluff Farm grass-fed beef is UDSA inspected and is processed at an offsite facility. Its product returns to the Bettinger Bluff Farm freshly frozen, providing a tender, juicy and healthy product. As far as substance to the catchphrase, "Were's the Beef?" Down on the farm the response is a resounding, "You betcha!"
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lectureS / DEmos / SymposiumS / Forums /Master Classes
Music - blues / country/ folk / pop / rock
sponsored by Hannah Brooks, MD, FACS
sponsored by Steve’s Music Center, Rock Hill
GLL ...................................................................................................................................... Greenwood Lake Library HHNM ..............................................Hudson Highlands Nature Museum, Outdoor Discovery Center, Cornwall PEEC ........................................................................ Pocono Environmental Education Center, Dingmans Ferry
Concerts DCS............................................................................................................................Dancing cat Saloon, Bethel SA...........................................................................................................................Sounds Asylum, Middletown
LEctures, DEMOS, Symposiums & MASTER Classes Linda Zimmermann Ghost Investigator ....................................Thrall Library, Middletown, Oct 30, 7pm SYMPOSIUM 11th Annual Preservation/Main Street Conference .................................................. Liberty Museum & Arts Center, Nov 4, 10am-8pm Native American Toys & Games lecture & hike ..............................................HHNM Nov 4, 10am “New York City Draft Riots” Laurence M. Hauptman ....................Cornwall Library, Nov 5, 7pm “Silk and Bamboo:Music of South China” Mercedes Dujunco ........................................................ Kaplan Hall, SUNYO, Newburgh, Nov 7, 7pm “Wildlife History of NY” Hike Carl Heitmuller ..HHNM Education Center, Cornwall-on-Hudson, Nov 8, 1pm “Hydraulic Fracturing & Marcellus Shale Development-Managing Environmental Risks” ...... John A Conrad Harriman Hall 111 Lecture Hall, SUNYO, Middletown, Nov 8, 7pm DEMO Glass Blowing Demos ..........................................Gillander Glass, Nov 10 & 23, 10am-3pm “Wartimes that Impacted Our Village ......................Montgomery Village Museum, Nov 10,. 2pm “Abstracting the Landscape in Watercolor” Kamilla Talbot ............................................................ Orange Hall Gallery, SUNYO Middletown, Nov 13, 11am “Galapagos: Iguanas, Tortoises & More” Bill Fiero Josephine-Louise Library, Walden, Nov 15, 7pm MASTER CLASS “No Time Wasted” Ilya Yakushev, piano ............................................................ Orange Hall Room 23, SUNYO Middletown, Nov 16, 11am Introduction to Astronomy ..................................................................................PEEC Nov 24, 7pm “Personal & Professional Perspectives on Women & Heart Disease Kathleen W. McNicholas .... Gilman Center Library, Room 130, SUNY Orange, Middletown, Nov 27, 7pm “Between Tow Fires: American Indians in the Civil War” Laurence Hauptman .......................... Josephine-Louise Library, Walden, Nov 28, 7pm
New Blues Festival in Rock Hill!
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Akie B & The Falcons soul-jazz............................................The Falcon, Marlboro, Nov 1, 7pm Mike Baglione & Anne Loeb ................Sullivan County Museum, Hurleyville, Nov 3, 6:30pm 3 Part Invention ............................................................Montgomery Senior Center, Nov 3, 7pm Sounds Asylum NY SummerCD Release Show..................................................SA Nov 3, 7pm David Maxwell Maximum Blues ..........................................The Falcon, Marlboro, Nov 3, 7pm Toots and the Maytals w/Anders Osborne ......Sugar Loaf Performing Arts Center, Nov 3, 8pm JB’s Soul Jazz Trio w/Myles Mancuso & Lee Falco ........The Falcon, Marlboro, Nov 4, 10am-2pm Garland Jeffrey’s Acoustic Duo w/Gray Reinhard ............The Falcon, Marlboro, Nov 4, 7pm Adam Arcuragi & the Lupine Chorale Society, Spirit Family Reunion ..........Falcon, Nov 7, 7pm The Oz Noy Trio with Will Lee & Anton Fig, Adam Falcon ....Falcon, Marlboro, Nov 9, 7pm Rusted Root & Laurie Mann & the Fairly Odd Folk ....................Bethel Woods, Nov 9, 8pm Aolie O”Donovan, The Knox Sisters ................................The Falcon, Marlboro, Nov 10, 7pm From Dead to Worse, Soundcrusher metal ......................................................SA Nov 10. 7pm Yasgur ..............................................................................................................DCS Nov 10, 8pm Del McCoury Band ........................................Sugar Loaf Performing Arts Center, Nov 10, 8pm “Illusion of Elvis” Danny Vernon................................Castle Fun Center, Chester, Nov 10, 8pm Kelly Ash & Perry Smith jazz-folk-soul-pop............The Falcon, Marlboro, Nov 11, 10am-2pm King Conquerer, Aegaeon, When Everything Else Dies metal........................SA Nov 11. 7pm George Winston blues piano ......................................................Bethel Woods, Nov 11, 7:30pm Bob Malone blues-rock-soul................................................The Falcon, Marlboro, Nov 15, 7pm Sufi Rock Concert Salma Ahmad & Samir Chatterjee ..........Kaplan Hall, Newburgh, Nov 16, 7pm Gustafer Yellowgold, Rachel Loshak ......................The Falcon, Marlboro, Nov 18, 10am-2pm Aleksander Vesuli ..........................................................Newburgh Library, Nov 18, 3pm FREE The Funk Junkies ................................................................The Falcon, Marlboro, Nov 18, 7pm Alpha Male Gorillas, St. Francis Food Pantry Benefit ............The Falcon, Marlboro, Nov 21, 7pm Sullivan County Blues & Music Festival .................................................................................... The Sullivan, Rock Hill, Nov 23, 5pm-12am & Nov 24, from Noon-12am Benefit for Orange County Kids 20 Bands ....................................SA Nov 24, Noon-Midnight Jim Campilongo Quartet, Tony Mason, Jeff Hill & Erik Deutsch, Daniel Goldman ............ The Falcon, Marlboro, Nov 29, 7pm The Holmes Brothers!, Matt Surich ..................................The Falcon, Marlboro, Nov 30, 7pm
Open Mic & In-house music BBQ....................................................................................................Brian’s Backyard Barbecue, Middletown PV.......................................................................................................................Palaia Vineyards, Highland Mills
Lt to rt: Fred Scribner, Laurie Ann, Little Sammy Davis, Big Joe Fitz & M. Coryell
Fred Scribner, a former member of the Levon Helm Band, has created The First Annual Sullivan County Blues Festival to be at The Sullivan in Rock Hill, November 23 and 24. “We have an incredible line up of the best of the best,” he told CANVAS. Scribner has an impressive history as a performer. “Legendary bluesman Little Sammy Davis and I , were the "Opening Act" at Helm's now legendary studios/barn. We are dedicating this new festival to Sammy who has had a stroke. His birthday is November 28 and he will come to the Festival. Scribner was also an album producer, but as far as producing a festival...“this was never my thing. But somebody believed in me. Actually I got booked with my duo partner, Laurie Anne, at Bernie's Holiday Restaurant in Rock Hill. I did not know Randy Resnick owned it, and we re-established our former connection. Randy used to hire us with Little Sammy Davis and has now renovated the venue, renamed it and it is now ‘Sullivan County’s newest boutique hotel’. “I asked him about doing some more gigs and he was not excited about booking music “people come for food” he said, and I said “boy this would be a great place for a blues festival,” 18
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and he stopped me and said “now THAT would be a great idea!” Scribner moved here from Jersey when the Atlantic City music scene began to wane. He has played with Tom Jones, Donald Fagen, Joss Stone, Gavin Degraw, Delbert Mclinton and has recorded with Buddy Miles, Levon Helm and Harvey Brooks, to name a few. “My band was the house band for Imus in the Morning for the years on WFAN Radio and MSNBC TV. Once you have experienced him you are never the same. I learned a lot from dealing with him - he was a good friend of the band and he was the first one that took notice of Little Sammy Davis.” The Festival includes Scribner’s new band, Midnight Slim, Laurie Anne and a host of Multi Award Winners (see ad on page 36 and photos). The festivities begin Friday at 5:00pm and end at midnight with an an open jam afterwards. On Saturday, the music begins at Noon, and plays on until midnight followed by another open jam. “And Steve’s Music Center is giving us a guitar to raffle off!” he concluded. The Sullivan is located at 283 Rock Hill Drive. For information: 845-796-3188.
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Open Mic w/Bob Keegan ......Brian’s Backyard BBQ, Middletown, Tuesdays & Wednesdays Open Mic w/Eric Callari ......................................Eddie’s Roadhouse, Warwick, Wednesdays Open Mic ........................................................................Mountaindale Inn, Wednesdays, 8pm Stacy & Friends Musicians Gathering ..............Dancing Cat, Saloon, Bethel, Thursdays, 7pm OpenMic Night..........................................................................................PV Nov 1, 7pm-11pm Dave Fields ......................................................................................................BBQ Nov 2, 9pm Al Westphal ................................................................................................PV Nov 3, 2pm-4pm Longchamp & Manza ..............................................................................PV Nov 3, 7pm-10pm Karaoke 2 Alices Style ......................................2 Alices, Cornwall-on-Hudson, Nov 3. 7:30pm Groovy Tuesday....................................................The Chapala Grill, New Windsor, 9pm-12am Good Rats ........................................................................................................BBQ Nov 3, 9pm Jack Higgins......................................................................................PV Nov 4, 2:30pm-5:30pm Johnny and the Feds........................................................................................BBQ Nov 4, 5pm Evan Teatum ............................................................................................PV Nov 10, 2pm-4pm Prime Cut Band ......................................................................................PV Nov 10, 7pm-10pm Doug & Ann O’Connor..................................................................PV Nov 11, 2:30pm-5:30pm Steve Wells ......................................................................................................Nov 17, 2pm-5pm The Reddan Brothers band ..................................................................PV Nov 17, 7pm-10pm Bruce Perone Pre-Thanksgiving Bash ..................................................PV Nov 21, 7pm-10pm Jack Higgins ..............................................................................................PV Nov 24, 2pm-4pm McMule! ..................................................................................................PV Nov 24, 7pm-10pm Chris Palmerini ..............................................................................PV Nov 25, 2:30pm-5:30pm
CANvas category calendar sponsored by Hudson Valley Planning and Preservation, Monroe ART TOURS / walks Second Saturday in Beacon Beacon Galleries......Downtown Beacon, Nov 10, all day to 9pm Art After Dark ..................................................................Milford Galleries, Nov 10, 6pm-9pm
Potluck Concerts Not Yet Wintry Mix ............Cornwall Presbyterian Church, Nov 30, 7:30pm Warwick Valley Chorale ..........................Denton First Presbyterian Church, Nov 30, 7:30pm
Music - jazz Cinema Reel Eclectic Film Series ......................................................Thrall Library, Nov 1, 7pm FREE “Young Frankenstein” ....................................................................Bethel Woods, Nov 3, 7pm “The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel” Judi Dench..........Cornwall Library, Nov 13, Noon FREE “The Life of Jimi Hendrix” ..............................................The Falcon, Marlboro, Nov 23, 7pm Saturday Movie Matinee..............................................Newburgh Library, Nov 24, 1pm FREE Monday Night Movie ..............................................Newburgh Library, Nov 26, 6:30pm FREE “The Adventures of Robin Hood” & Ellen Kaye, vocals ..Paramount, Middletown. Dec 1, 6:30pm
Phil Markowitz & Zach Brock, Complex Jazz Movement The Falcon, Marlboro, Nov 2, 7pm Omer Avital & His Band of the East ..................................The falcon, Marlboro, Nov 8, 7pm West Point Concert Band & Jazz Knights....Eisenhower Hall Ballroom, Nov 11, 3pm FREE The Ben Allison Band, Samir Zarif..................................The Falcon, Marlboro, Nov 16, 7pm Arlen Roth Band, Lexie Roth ..........................................The Falcon, Marlboro, Nov 17, 7pm Nat Adderly, Jr. Trio ........................................................Ritz Lobby, Newburgh, Nov 17, 8pm Edmar Castenada jazz harp ..............................................The Falcon, Marlboro, Nov 24, 7pm Vic Juris..............................................................................The Falcon, Marlboro, Nov 25, 7pm
opera - livecast Comedy Mission Improv-able ............................Railroad Playhouse, Newburgh, Oct 31 & Dec 1, 8pm Carole Montgomery, Kevin Nartini ....................Jester’s Comedy Club, Chester, Nov 3, 8pm Paul Virzi, Chris Clarke......................................Jester’s Comedy Club, Chester, Nov 10, 8pm Kyle Grooms The Laight Tour................Nutshell Arts Center, Lake Huntington, Nov 10, 8pm Brian Ahearn Children’s Fund Benefit w/Dinner ............Castle Fun Center, Chester, Nov 17 Jimmy Failla, Johnny Watson ............................Jester’s Comedy Club, Chester, Nov 10, 8pm Kevin Meaney The Laugh Tour..................................................Milford Theatre, Nov 17, 8pm Sandy Marks, Brian Cichocki ............................Jester’s Comedy Club, Chester, Nov 24, 8pm Sheila Kay, Peter Bales ..........................................Jester’s Comedy Club, Chester, Dec 1, 8pm
festival “Cornucopia 2012” artisans, food, gifts, etc.....Sullivan County Comm. Coll., Dec 1, 10am-4pm
holiday - Music & Recreation Thanksgiving Tasting ..................................................Museum Village, Monroe, Nov 10 & 11 Benefit Holiday Tea & Fashion Show ......Delaware Arts Center, Narrowsburg, Nov 11, TBA Holiday Craft Fair ..............................................Neversink Area Museum, Nov 25, 10am-3pm Pine Bush Community Band ........................Montgomery Senior Center, Nov 26, 8pm FREE Warwick Valley Chorale ..........Denton Presbyterian Church, New Hampton, Nov 30, 7:30pm Holiday Party ........................................................Liberty Museum & Arts Center, Dec 1, 6pm Christmas in the Village ..................................................Museum Village. Monroe, Dec 1 & 2 Delaware Valley Choral Society....................................................Milford Theater, Dec 2, 3pm
museums Sculpture Exhibits Imi Knoebel, Walter De Maria ..................................Dia:Beacon, ongoing Mansion Tours..............................Grey Towers, Milford, Nov 2, 3, 10, 11, 17, 18, 1pm & 3pm “Light and Landscape” ..........................Storm King Arts Center, Mountainville, thru Nov 11 Sullivan County Civil War Regiment Battle Flag ..............Hurleyville Museum, thru Nov 25 “Portrait of a Family: Papers form the Westbrook Family from the 1700s and 1800s” ...... Neversink Area Museum, thru Nov 25 “Boy Scouts of America: The Great Depression” Karpeles Museum, Newburgh, thru Dec 23 “Circa 1971:Early Video & Film from the EAI Archive”................Dia:Beacon, thru Dec 31 “Jean-Luc Moulene “Opus + One” ....................................................Dia:Beacon, thru Dec 31 “Unpacked and Rediscovered” ..............Washington’s Headquarters, Newburgh, opens Dec 1
Music - broadway - tin pan alley - light classics Broadway Concerts Direct “Simple Gifts” ........Wurtsboro Community Church, Nov 17, 8pm The New York Tenors ................................................................Eisenhower Hall, Nov 30, 8pm
Music - Classical SUNY Orange Symphonic Band........................Paramount Theatre, Middletown, Nov 3, 8pm Douglas Bruce organ............................................West Point Cadet Chapel, Nov 4, 3pm FREE Harlem Quartet Newburgh Chamber Music ......St George’s Church, Newburgh, Nov 4, 3pm St. Petersburg Men’s Ensemble ......................Montgomery Senior Center, Nov 4, 3pm FREE “African Santus” Orchestra, Newark Boys Choir, Kofi & Sankofa Ensemble ........................ Baker HS, Tuxedo, Nov 10, 7pm SUNY Orange Community Orchestra ............Paramount Theatre, Middletown, Nov 10, 8pm Rachel Crozier Lever violin, Piotr Kargul viola, Ron De Fesi piano ...................................... United Presbyterian Church, Middletown, Nov 11, 4pm FREE First Presbyterian Church, Monroe, Nov 18, 4pm FREE Kevin Maynor, bass Grand Montgomery Chamber Music Series ............................................ Montgomery Senior Center, Nov 17, 8pm FREE Ilya Yakushev piano........................................Orange Hall Theatre, Middletown, Nov 18, 3pm Sullivan County Strings “Toy Symphony” ....Eugene D.Nesin Theatre, Monticello, Nov 18, 4pm
“The Tempest” Ades ......Sullivan County Community College, Loch Sheldrake, Nov 10, 1pm “La Clemenza Di Tito” Mozart ..................Sullivan County Community College, Dec 1, 1pm
opera - video “Madama Butterfly” Puccini ..................................................Cornwall Library, Nov 18, 1pm
poetry & PRose reading Mike Platsky host Robert Milby ..............Noble Coffee Roasters, Campbell Hall,, Nov 1, 7pm Hudson River Poets ..................................................Newburgh Library, Nov 1, 7:30pm FREE Teresa Costa & Bruce Weber ..........................Howland Cultural Center, Beacon, Nov 2, 8pm Dennis Bernstein Poetry on the Loose....Seligmann Estate, Sugar Loaf, Nov 3, 3:30pm FREE Howard Horowitz Poetry in the Gallery ..........................Wurtsboro Art Alliance, Nov 4, 8pm Poetry Night ..................................................Ruthie’s Restaurant, New Windsor, Nov 14, 7pm Symphony Space prose, Selected Shorts......Sugar Loaf Performing Arts Center Nov 16, 8pm Poetry Night ..................................................Bank Square Coffeehouse, Beacon, Nov 21, 7pm Poetry at the Church ..................................................Goshen Methodist Church, Nov 26, 7pm Diane Lockward Poetry on the Loose ....Seligmann Estate, Sugar Loaf, Dec 1, 3:30pm FREE
recreation Ballroom Dancing Latin ....................Sullivan County Museum, Hurleyville, Tuesdays, 10am
Storytelling Black Dirt Storytelling Guild ........................Greenwood Lake Library, Nov 1, 6:30pm FREE Black Dirt Storytelling Guild Totems ............................Florida Library, Nov 8, 7:30pm FREE 13th Annual Tellabration! ........................................Florida Library, Nov 17, 2pm-4pm FREE Stories & Experiences of Veterans ......SUNY Orange, Kaplan Hall, Newburgh, Nov 20,.7pm
Theatre - juggling Michael Moschen..............................Sugar Loaf Performing Arts Center Nov 24, 3pm & 7pm
Theatre - Musical “Nunset” ..............................................................Eisenhower Theater, West Point, Nov 4, 3pm
Theatre - Play America’s Brightest Star........................................Railroad Playhouse, Newburgh, thru Nov 3 “The Dining Room” Creative Theatre-Muddy Water Players ..Museum Village, Monroe Nov 2-10
“Maria Kizito” ......................................................NACL Theatre, Highland Lake, Nov 3, 4pm ”A Few Good Men” Just Off Broadway................Railroad Playhouse, Newburgh, Nov 13-18 “Shakespeare’s Will” ................NACL Theatre, Highland Lake, Nov 17, 7pm & Nov 18, 4pm
Theatre - Play Reading “Search for the Tenders of the Golden Arches” Air Pirates Live Radio Theatre .................... Pavilion at Sugar Loaf Performing Arts Center Nov 17, 8pm “The Time of Year” Box Car Series ....................Railroad Playhouse, Newburgh, Dec 2, 2pm
WAA’s Annual Holiday Show
Extreme/Outside the Box is the theme of the current show at the Wurtsboro Art Alliance Gallery which will be on display through November 11. (Note: this show has been rated for mature audiences - viewer discretion is advised.) The Wurtsboro Art Alliance Annual Holiday Show opens on November 17 and runs through
December 23. An opening reception will be held on November 17 from 2:00pm - 4:00pm. The opening is free and open to the public, music and refreshments will be served. The Wurtsboro Art Alliance Gallery is located at 73 Sullivan Street, Wurtsboro For information, email: info@waagallery.org, or visit www.waagallery.org.
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= Creative Theatre Muddy Water Players, Playhouse at Museum Village, Monroe = Downing Film Center, Newburgh, 845-561-3686 = Eisenhower Hall Theatre, West Point = The Falcon, Marlboro = Grand Montgomery Chamber Music, Montgomery Senior Center = Howland Cultural Center, Beacon
HHNM LMAC NACL NAM NCR NFL
= Hudson Highlands Nature Museum, Cornwall = Liberty Museum & Arts Center = NACL Theatre, Highland Lake = Neversink Area Museum, D&H Canal Park, Cuddebackville = Noble Coffee Roasters, Campbell Hall, 845-294-1056 = Newburgh Free Library
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Poetry Reading Liberty Green, Bldg. 3, Warwick, 7pm
Comedy Mission Improv-able RRP 8pm
Cinema “House on Haunted Hill 6:15pm & “Psycho” 7:45pm, Downing Film Center, Newburgh
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Poetry Reading Poetry at the Church Goshen Methodist Church, 7pm Music Pine Bush Community Band Montgomery Senior Center, 8pm
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Poetry Reading Ruthie’s Restaurant, New Windsor, 7pm
Theatre-Play “A Few Good Men” RRP 7:30pm
Theatre-Play “A Few Good Men” RRP 7:30pm
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20 Storytelling Stories & Experiences of Veterans SUNYO-KH 7pm
Right: Artwork by Ben Van Steenburgh on view at the ARTery, Milford Nov. 9 thru Dec. 3
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= Nutshell Arts Center, Lake Hun = Pocono Environmental Educa = Paramount Theatre, Middletow = Palaia Vineyards, Highland Mi = Railroad Playhouse, Newburg - Sounds Asylum, Middletown
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Music - Jazz ........Omor Avital & His Band of the East ....FAL 7pm Storytelling.....Black Dirt Storytelling Guild Florida Library, 7:30pm
Prose Reading......First Friday Contempor
Theatre - Play ..................“The Dining
Poetry Reading ........Teresa Costa & B
Music..The Oz Noy Trio with Will Lee &
Theatre - Play ..................“The Dining Open Mic...Musicians Gathering Dancing Cat Saloon, Bethel, 8pm Music Adam Arcuragi & the Music......Rusted Root, Laurie Mann, Fa Lupine Chorale Society, Spirit Music - Jazz.....Jazz Trio Aroma Thyme Bistro, Ellenville, 8pm-11pm Family Reunion FAL 7pm
Cinema “The Social Network” SUNYO-HH 3pm Cinema Monday Night Movie NFL 6:30pm
Poetry Reading Ruthie’s Restaurant, New Windsor, 7pm
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Music Alpha Male Gorillas FAL 7pm Poetry Reading Bank Square Coffeehouse, Beacon, 7pm
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= Sullivan County Community College, Seelig Auditorium = Sullivan County Dramatic Workshop, Rivoli Theatre, South Fallsburg = Sugar Loaf Performing Arts Center (formerly Lycian Centre) = Harriman Hall 111 Film Theatre, SUNYO Orange, Middletown = Kaplan Hall, SUNYO Orange, Newburgh = Orange Hall, OCCC, SUNY Orange, Middletown
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Theatre - Play ................“America’s Brightest Star”........................................RRP 2pm & 8pm Poetry Reading..................Dennis Bernstein ........................Seligmann Estate. Sugar Loaf, 3:30pm Music.JB’s Soul Jazz Trio, Myles Mancuso, Lee Falco ..FAL 10am-2pm
k, Complex Jazz Movement FAL 7pm Theatre - Physical ........................“Maria Kizito” ......................................................NACL 4pm Music - Classical ....St. Petersburg Men’s Ensemble ..........GMCM 3pm
ghtest Star” ..................RRP 7:30pm Music - Folk......Mike Baglione & Anne Loeb ......Sullivan County Museum, Hurleyville, 6:30pm
Cinema ..................................“Young Frankenstein” ..................................Bethel Woods, 7pm Music - Classical......Harlem Quartet....St. George’s Church, Newburgh, 3pm
rary Writers ..Narrowsburg Lib. 7:30pm Music ..........................................3 Part Invention ..................Montgomery Senior Center, 7pm
Music - Classical ................Douglas Bruce organ ......................WPCC 3pm g Room” ......................CTMW 8pm Music..........................................CD Release Party................Sounds Asylum, Middletown, 7pm Music ..............................David Maxwell Maximum Blues ............................................FAL 7pm Theatre - Musical ..............“Nunset Boulevard’ ........................EHT 3pm Bruce Weber ..................HCC 8pm Theatre - Play ..........................“The Dining Room” ................................................CTMW 8pm Music - Classical..........SUNY Orange Community Symphonic Band ..........................PT 8pm Music ........Garland Jeffrey’s Acoustic Duo, Gray Reinhard ..FAL 7pm Music ......................................Toots and the Maytals ..............................................SLPAC 8pm Poetry Reading ..................Howard Horowitz ..........................WAA 8pm Comedy.............Carole Montgomery, Kevin Bartini ........Jester’s Comedy Club, Chester, 8pm
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Art Walk ....................Second Saturday ......................Downtown Beacon, all day Opera - Livecast ....“The Tempest” Ades ............................................SCCC 1pm Art Walk ....................................Art After Dark ......................Downtown Milford, 6pm-9pm Music - metal ................From Dead to Worse, Soundcrusher ............................SA 7pm Anton Fig, Adam Falcon ..FAL 7pm Music ......................Aoife O’Donovan, The Knox Sisters ..................................FAL 7pm g Room” ......................CTMW 8pm Music - Classical ..................“African Sanctus” ..........................Baker HS, Tuxedo, 7pm ailry Odd Folk ....Bethel Woods, 8pm Theatre - Play ......................“The Dining Room”............................................CTMW 8pm Music ....................................Del McCoury Band ............................................SLPAC 8pm Music...........“Illusion of Elvis” Danny Vernon ..............Castle Fun Center, Chester, 8pm Music - Classical.................SUNY Orange Community Orchestra ......................PT 8pm
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Music ............................Kelly Ash & Perry Smith ......................FAL 7pm
Theatre - Play ..................“The Dining Room” ....................CTMW 3pm Music - Jazz....West Point Concert Band & Jazz Knights ..Ike Hall Ballroom 3pm Music - Classical....De Fesi Piano Trio ..United Presbyterian Ch., Middletown 4pm
Music..King Conquer, Aegaeon, When Everything Else Dies ..SA 7pm Music - Blues...........George Winston piano ........Bethel Woods, 7:30pm
Comedy................................Paul Virzi, Chris Clarke ........Jester’s Comedy Club, Chester, 8pm
Comedy......................................Kyle Grooms ....................................................NUT 8pm
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and, Samir Zarif ..............FAL 7pm
od Men” ....................RRP 7:30pm
y Space........................SLPAC 8pm
Theatre - Play ........”A Few Good Men” ..............................RRP 2pm & 7:30pm Storytelling..................................Tellabration! ............................Florida Library, 2pm-4pm Comedy-Dinner.Brian Ahearn Children’s Fund Benefit ........Castle Fun Center, Chester Recreation...........Game DInner & 40th Anniversary Celebration ..................PEEC 6pm Theatre - Play......................“Shakespeare’s Will” ............................................NACL 7pm Music - Jazz..................Arlen Roth Band, Lexie Roth ........................................FAL 7pm Music - Jazz ........................Nat Adderly, Jr., Trio..................Ritz Lobby, Newburgh, 8pm Music - Classical ..................Kevin Maynor bass ............................................GMCM 8pm Music - Bway, etc..Broadway Concerts Direct ..........Wurtsboro Community Church, 8pm
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Music........Gustafer Yellowgold, Rachel Leshak ....FAL 10am-2pm
Holistic....Psychic Fair&Aura Photog.Crystal Connection, Wurtsboro, 10am-6pm
Opera - VIdeo.............“Madama Butterfly” Puccini ....Cornwall Library, 1pm Theatre - Play....................”A Few Good Men” ........................RRP 2pm Music ....................................Aleksander Vesuli ..............................NFL 3pm Music - Classical..................Ilya Yakushev piano ................SUNYO-OH 3pm Music - Classical...Sullivan County Strings ..Nesin Theatre, Monticello, 4pm
Comedy.............Jimmy Failla, Johnny Watsoni ..............Jester’s Comedy Club, Chester, 8pm Music - Classical..........De Fesi Piano Trio ....First Presbyterian Ch., Monroe, 4pm
Comedy ....................................Kevin Meaney ..................................Milford Theatre, 8pm Theatre - Play ..................“Shakespeare’s Will”......................NACL 4pm Theatre - Live Radio Theatre..”Search for the Tenders of the Golden Arches” ....SLPAC 8pm
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Music ..................................The Funk Junkies............................FAL 7pm
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estival ....The Sullivan, Rock Hill, 5pm-12am Cinema..........................Saturday Movie Matinee ........................................NFL 1pm Holiday................................Holiday Craft Fair ................NAM 10am-3pm
x, Dusck Can Groove ........FAL 7pm Theatre - Juggling ..............Michael Moschen ............................SLPAC 3pm & 7pm Music - Jazz..........................Vic Juris guitar ....................FAL 10am-2pm
Music - Jazz ..................Edmar Castaneda harp ........................................FAL 7pm Comedy.......Sandy Marks, Brian Cichocki ......Jester’s Comedy Club, Chester, 8pm
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CANvas category calendar sponsored by Wurtsboro Art Alliance
ART exhibits CAS ................................................................................Catskill Art Society Arts Center, Livingston Manor DAC ..................................................Alliance Gallery & Loft Gallery, Delaware Arts Center, Narrowsburg OSH..........................................................................................Old Stone House, Hasbrouck (Woodbourne) SUNYO ..........................................SUNY Orange Middletown, Orange Hall Gallery & Loft 845-341-4891 SUNYO-KH..........................................................................................SUNY Orange Newburgh, Kaplan Hall WRS ..................................................................................Wallkill River School, Montgomery 845-457-2787
Carolyn Duke pottery ..............................................Duke Pottery, Tennanah Lake, Roscoe, ongoing Mike Jarozsko luminist paintings ............................James Douglas Gallery, Montgomery, ongoing Lisa Strazza ............................................................................Strazza Art Gallery, Warwick, ongoing David & Joann Wells Greenbaum potter, paintings ..............BlueStone Studio, Milford, ongoing Jacqueline Schwab, Mikey Teutul ..................................Wolfgang Gallery, Montgomery, ongoing Kelly Patton ............................................................................................Caffe Macchiato, Newburgh Ron Lusker “Six Decades” ....................................Drawing Room Gallery, De Bruce, thru Summer “Sandy Brandman at the Desmond” ......Desmond Campus, Mount St. Mary College, thru Nov 2 “Legacy of John F. Gould” & Military Art Show ....Wolfgang Gallery, Montgomery,. thru Nov 4 Marie Liu & Randall FitzGerald ..................................................The ARTery, Milford, thru Nov 4 Kevin Cook “The Season of Gold”......................................RiverWinds gallery, beacon, thru Nov 4 Elena Brodmerkel ..................................Leo’s Italian Restaurant & Pizzeria, Cornwall, thru Nov 6 Stephanie Brody Lederman............................................................The Forge, Milford, thru Nov 10 “Light and Landscape” sculpture ....................Storm King Art Center, Mountainville, thru Nov 11 “Extreme / Outside the Box” ..................................................Wurtsboro Art Alliance, thru Nov 11 “Fall” members show ..............................................................................................WRS thru Nov 14 Seven Printmakers ................................................................................................CAS thru Nov 18 Marybeth Hraniotis..............................................................................Elant at Goshen, thru Nov 19 Dale Emmart plein air landscapes ....................................River Gallery, Narrowsburg, thru Nov 24 “The Nemethy Family:3 Generations of Art” ..........Ritz Theater Lobby, Newburgh , thru Nov 25 & Crawford House, Newburgh thru Dec 9 Irene Dunn “Impressions of our Natural World” ..Ellenville Hospital Healing Arts Gallery, thru Nov 30
Chaim Gross Drawings, 1944-1950............Seligmann Center for Surrealism, Sugar Loaf, thru Dec Jules Medwin outdoor sculpture ................Seligmann Center for Surrealism, Sugar Loaf, thru Dec Clayton Buchanan, Linda Richichi & Mary Sealfon “Reality & Beyond ...................................... Kaplan Hall, SUNYO Newburgh, thru Jan 4
New art Exhibits Bruce & Lita Thorne, Rick Parenti ..........................................................................WRS Nov 1-30 Jill Swersie paintings ............................................................Chant Realtors, Lords Valley, Nov 1-30 F.T. Mitchell “Up Close and Personal”......................Karpeles Museum, Newburgh, Nov 1-Dec 23 “The Watercolor World of M.E. Whitehill - A Retrospective”..........................SUNYO Nov 2-30 David Munford “Landscapes”....................................................................................OSH Nov 4-25 Shawn Dell Joyce ................................Leo’s Italian Restaurant & Pizzeria, Cornwall, Nov 6-Dec 1 Bruce Chapin sculpture ............................................Wolfgang Gallery, Montgomery, Nov 7-Dec 2 Annual Holiday Show ..................................................................The Forge, Milford, Nov 10-Jan 2 “Harvest” members show..................................................................................WRS Nov 15-Dec 14 “Art in Sixes” mixed media & small works ......................................................DAC Nov 17-Dec 22 WAA Annual Holiday Show ..............................................Wurtsboro Art Alliance, Nov 17-Dec 23 Marge Morales ..................................................................................Elant at Goshen, Nov 19-Dec 3 Winter Members Show & Holiday Fair ..........................................................CAS Nov 24-Dec 23 Hemlock Farms Artists & Friends................................Chant Realtors, Lords Valley, Dec 1-Jan 29
Jill Swersie paintings ........................................................Chant Realtors, Lords Valley, Nov 3, 5pm-7pm LaVerne Black & David Munford “Manescapes & Landscapes”........................OSH Nov 4, 1pm-4pm Catskills Preservation Photography Exhibit ..............Liberty Museum & Art Center, Nov 4, 7pm-9pm Bruce Chapin sculpture ............................................Wolfgang Gallery, Montgomery, Nov 10, 6pm-9pm WAA Annual Holiday Show ..................................................Wurtsboro Art Alliance, Nov 17, 2pm-4pm Winter Members Show & Holiday Fair ............................CAS Nov 24, Talk 3pm, Reception 4pm-6pm “The Nemethy Family:3 Generations of Art”..........Ritz Theater Lobby, Newburgh, Nov 25, 3pm-6pm Hemlock Farms Artists & Friends ..................................Chant Realtors, Lords Valley, Dec 1, 5pm-7pm
books Book Lover’s Club ..........................................Greenwood Lake Library, Fourth Tuesday, 7pm Scholars Book Discussion ..............................................................Newburgh Library, Nov 14, 7pm Great Books Discussion ............................................................Newburgh Library, Nov 28, 6:30pm Discussion “Serena” by Ron Rash ....................................................Cornwall Library, Nov 7, 7pm Discussion “Olive Kitteridge” by Elizabeth Strout ..........................Cornwall Library, Nov 29, 7pm
clubs Walden Chess Club all ages, all levels Josephine-Louise Library, Saturdays 10am, Mondays, 6pm Friday Night Chess ....................................................................Narrowsburg Library, Fridays, 6pm Knit and Stitch ........................................................................Narrowsburg Library, Mondays, 6pm Knitters & Crocheters Crochety Knitters ................................Liberty Library, Tuesdays, 10:15am Knitting Circle “Stitch & Bitch” ....................Palaia Vineyards, Highland Mills, Wednesdays, 7pm Knitting Group ............................................Josephine-Louise Library, Walden, Thursdays, 6:30pm Knit/Crochet Club ....................................................................Wallkill Library, Thursdays, 6:30pm Knimble Knitters ..................................................................Ellenville Library, Saturdays, 10:15am Knitting Club ................................................................Newburgh Free Library, Nov 13 & 27, 7pm Knitting Circle......................................................................................Florida Library, Nov 19, 6pm Laurel & Hardy Sons of the Desert Int’l Org......Last Sundays, Ellenville, ray@themtharhills.org The Music Lovers Guild ..............................3rd Thurs, 7:30pm FREE, Montgomery 845-457-9867 Photography Club Hudson Highlands Photo Workshop........St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Chester 2nd Monday, 7:30pm Country Quilters Guild............................................Mondays, all day, Walker Valley School House Science Cafe “Ascent of Cosmology - from myth to method”, Stan Schmidt .................................... Diana’s Restaurant, New Windsor, Nov 28, 7pm Scrabble Players................................................Josephine-Louise Library, Walden, Thursdays, 6pm Scrabble Players ............................................................................Ellenville Library, Tuesdays, 6pm Trivia Night ............................................................2 Alices, Cornwall-on-Hudson, Thursdays, 8pm Women’s Support Dinner Diva Night ......................................Fauchere Patisserrie, Milford, TBA Woodcarving Guild....................................................Valley Cabinets, Harriman, Wednesdays, 7pm
School and Conservatory Two One-Act Plays Apprentice Players ..SUNY Orange Hall Theatre, Middletown, Nov 2-11 SUNY Orange Jazz Ensemble ................................SUNY Orange Hall Theatre, Nov 30, 8pm
Children and teens calendar Festivals, Lectures & Recreation - adults & children, see page 19
photography exhibits FOV ........................................................................................................................Fovea Exhibitions, Beacon HPG....................................................................................................Highlands Photographic Guild, Milford
“Early to Rise: Working Farms in Orange County” Cornell Cooperative Extension, Middletown James Hiller ..............................................................James Douglas Gallery, Montgomery, ongoing John Strazza ..........................................................................Strazza Art Gallery, Warwick, ongoing Nat Baines ”Photography Around the World”..................Wolfgang Gallery, Montgomery, ongoing Dana Giro ................................................................Crawford Gov’t Center, Pine Bush, thru Oct 31 “One Earth” group exhibit........................................................................................FOV thru Nov 4 Hal Rosenblum “Cuba Exposed” ............................................................................HPG thru Nov 5 Catskills Preservation Photography Exhibit ................Liberty Museum & Art Center, thru Dec 1 Roberta Price “Across The Great Divide” ..............................Bethel Woods Museum, thru Dec 31
New Photography Exhibits LaVerne Black “Manescapes” ............................................Old Stone House, Hasbrouck, Nov 4-25 Hudson Highlands Photo Workshop ............Brotherhood Winery, Washingtonville, Nov 2-Dec 15
Art & photography receptions Hudson Highlands Photo Workshop ..........Brotherhood Winery, Washingtonville, Nov 2, 6:30pm-8pm “The Watercolor World of M.E. Whitehill - A Retrospective” ......................SUNYO Nov 3, 1pm-4pm Bruce & Lita Thorne, Rick Parenti ......................................................................WRS Nov 3, 5pm-7pm
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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 SKAC ............................................................................................................ Storm King Art Center, Mountainville
cinema “The Secret of Kells” teens, ages 11-17......................Greenwood Lake Library, Nov 6, 5pm FREE
Festival “Bells on Broadway” ..........................................Ritz Theater Lobby, Newburgh, Dec 1, 10am-4pm
museums Meet the Animals .. ........................................................HHNM CoH Saturdays & Sundays 2:30pm World of Bees and Brook Trout Exhibits ........................HHNM-CoH, Fri, Sat & Sun, Noon-4pm Eco-Zone!............................................................................................PEEC Nov 17 & 25, 1pm-4pm
Recreation Nature Strollers..........................................................................................HHNM Tuesdays, 9:30am
storytelling Theater Stories grades K-2 ........................................................Bethel Woods, Nov 3, 10, 17, 10am
theatre - Operetta “Pirates of Penzance” New York Gilbert &Sullivan Players ......Bethel Woods, Nov 4, 2pm FREE
Celebrating Light at the Brotherhood Winery
Selected members of the Hudson Highlands Photo Workshop (HHPW) will exhibit their fine art photography at the Fieldstone Gallery of Brotherhood, America’s oldest winery, beginning with an opening reception on November 2, from 6:30pm until 8:00pm. The exhibit will be on display from 11:00am until 5:00pm daily through December 15. Admission is free. Brotherhood is located at 100 Brotherhood Plaza Dr., Washingtonville. The exhibit, entitled, Celebrating Light, consists of peer-reviewed fine art photography by some of the finest
photographers in the Hudson Valley. Approximately 55 photos will be on display and may be viewed and purchased by the general public. The HHPW is a non-profit organization composed of serious amateur, semiprofessional, and professional photographers in the lower Hudson Valley. For information visit www.hhpw.org. Brotherhood, America’s Oldest Winery is commonly acknowledged to be the oldest operating winery in the United States. For more information about the winery visit www.brotherhood-winery.com.
Mozart in Middletown & Monroe
Mozart's masterpiece Sinfonia Concertante for VIolin & Viola, with a crescendo and a soloists entrance to die for, is the major work in a concert of a selection of works by Classical & Romantic composers performed by Rachel Crozier Lever, violin; Piotr Kargul, viola; and Ron De Fesi, piano. These artistically expressive, professional musicians will be performing on November 11 at 4:00pm in the United Presbyterian Church in Middletown and on November 18 at 4:00pm in the First Presbyterian Church in Monroe. Admission to both concerts is free. Donations accepted.
Crozier Lever, Kargul and De Fesi will perform Mozart’s Sinfonia Concertante
Organ Recital at West Point Cadet Chapel
West Point's Cadet Chapel has the world's largest church pipe organ with over 23,500 pipes in a splendid cathedral sanctuary measuring over 200 feet long. The organ pipes fill the space from the massive six-tier galleries in the front to the horizontal trumpets in the back. This organ is heard by literally thousands of visitors every year including heads of state, members of Congress, cabinet members and foreign dignitaries. On November 4 at 3:00pm, European concert organist Douglas Bruce will perform a recital of organ masterworks on the West Point Cadet Chapel pipe organ, one of the
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largest in the world. Mr. Bruce has served as cathedral organist in many of the great centers of Europe including Edinburgh, Scotland as well as Germany and Switzerland. Bruce has played all over the United States on numerous occasions over the last two decades though this will be his premiere performance at West Point. His program will feature great works of Johann Sebastian Bach, (of course) Franz Liszt, Alexandre Guilmant and others. This organ recital is free and open to the general public. A freewill offering will be accepted. Visit www.westpoint.edu/special before leaving for the recital.
The Historical Society of Sullivan County is proud to announce that the battle flag of Sullivan County’s own 143rd Civil War regiment will be on display in the county for the first time in 150 years! The soldiers carried it when they left to join the struggle in October, 1862. The grueling contest took them to Chattanooga, through Virginia, and on to Atlanta, where they joined Sherman’s famous march to the sea. The flag has never been seen in Sullivan County since. The flag will remain on display thru November 25 in the Museum, 265 Main Street, Hurleyville. For information call 845-434-8044.
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“Manescapes & Landscapes”
Black Zebra Grass by LaVerne Black
A combination of images showing nature’s exquisite beauty arrives at the Old Stone House of Hasbrouck this November. The exhibit is entitled Manescapes & Landscapes. The month-long exhibition unites the photographs of LaVerne Black with the paintings of David Munford, both of them Catskills residents with keen interests in the outdoors. For Black, that interest led to a collection of close-up photos depicting the flowing manes of countless horses, thus “manescapes.” Meanwhile, Munford has been creating sweeping new landscapes in oil portraying both the Catskill Mountains and the Hudson Valley. In addition to those endeavors, a twelveminute video by Black, A Dance of Horses, will be on view during the opening reception, November 4, from 1pm - 4pm. The artworks are on display until November 25. LaVerne Black lives in Hasbrouck on a portion of the family farm where she was born. “My photographs reflect the love and admiration for a country lifestyle, rural landscapes and vernacular architecture,” she says. “Photography allows me to record the structures of an agrarian society, presenting to
Hayfields (Marshal Farm) by David Munford
the viewer images of the past.” She has exhibited her photographs widely throughout the Catskills. Many of Black’s photographs can be seen on her website: www.LaVerneBlack.com. David Munford lives in Grahamsville. He often chooses rural scenes, including rivers and streams, farms and mountains as subject matter for his paintings. Many of the paintings for Manescapes & Landscapes are of local, familiar views in and around the Catskills of Sullivan and Ulster Counties, near where he lives. “I wanted to keep fairly close to home with most of these, and explore some of the incredible landscapes right here in our own back yard,” says Munford. Munford is a member of the Catskill Art Society and the Wallkill River School, and is currently President of the Wurtsboro Art Alliance. Visit www.davidmunford.com. The Old Stone House of Hasbrouck, at 282 Hasbrouck Road, is a community and arts center with a Woodbourne PO for GPS-ers. For more information call 845-985-7663 or www.TheOldStoneHouseOfHasbrouck.org.
Mary Evelyn Whitehill: “A Retrospective” Mary E. Whitehill (1920-2012) was a Newburgh resident all her life. At her 80th celebration she observed that her life had so far been divided into stages of twenty years each: student, parent, librarian, artist. And, always the humorist, her reply to the query, “the next stage?” was succinctly put: "A successful artist!” A prolific painter, her art has preserved forever much of the beauty of the Hudson River Valley. "When I first started to paint they were tearing down Newburgh and everything was disappearing. I really wanted to record some of the buildings." Many of her images are found today on greeting cards she started as a donation project. She truly enjoyed depicting florals and landscapes and loved painting outdoors, believing the world needs its nature and the world needs its art. At 89, Mary Evelyn realized her dream of opening her own gallery, combining her marketing and business skills with her love of art. On her 90th birthday she arranged a celebration and benefit to help preserve Bannerman Castle, a scene she had painted many times. Her art will continue to inspire. A retrospective of her paintings are on view in Orange Hall Gallery at SUNY Orange in Middletown, Grandview and Wawayanda Avenues, from Nov. 2 thru Nov. 30 with a reception on November 3, 1:00pm-4:00pm with music provided by pianist Beverly Poyerd. For more information call SUNYO Cultural Affairs at 845-341-4891.
Ellenville’s Healing Arts Gallery
Irene Dunn’s paintings will be shown at the Healing Arts Gallery at Ellenville Regional Hospital through November 30. The show, titled Impressions of Our Natural World, is free and open to the public. As a young student, Dunn had inspirational and generous art teachers. These ingredients helped to create the foundation that she works studied art throughout her life. Ellenville Hospital is located at 10 Healthy from. She earned her Bachelor of Arts Degree in Geography from SUNY New Paltz and has Way. For information call 845-210-3043.
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Unique Art + Unique Artists = A Very Special Couple...Meet the Survings! by Naomi Kennedy Natalie and Richard Surving of Surving Studios are are favorably balanced and work well together. Where he's strong, she's weak, and where he's weak, she's strong. Surving Studios designs and produces bas relief art tiles with nature themes and the human form. Bas relief, a sculpture technique in which figures or other design elements are slightly more prominent than its flat background, is created either by carving away material such as wood or stone, or adding material to the top of a smooth surface. Natalie sculpts eclectic animal designs of reptiles, amphibians, bugs, and fish, and her husband Richard specializes in the human form, both on tiles. "We can work together without talking and we're able to fight without it being too personal," jokes Natalie. "He's been an incredible support for me." She only works with nature themes partly because of her background. Her family owned lots of animals and took many nature trips. She was brought up in upstate New York with parents who appreciated nature. The deciding factor for Natalie was when a customer once told her that the people on her mugs looked angry, but the animals on her mugs looked happy. "This is when I realized I was
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happiest, when working with animal themes. I often become overwhelmed by bugs, flowers, or watching the deer come down to the pond in the morning." Natalie has always been inspired by nature. Last year her dream came true when she and Richard took a safari to Africa. "It was my dream forever, and it was beyond my best dream," said Natalie. As a member of the Herpetological Society, she borrows reptiles and animals to work from life, but she also has a huge photo collection. Richard worked for many years as a graphic artist and professor of graphic and computer art. His artwork is inspired by women. Being surrounded by four aunts and his mother, he became very comfortable with women and appreciates them. He sculpts the female form,
Natalie w/ Sarah Thompson, Art Director of OCMC who commissioned Healthy Tree mural.
An animal tile creation by Natalie now on the walls of the Children’s Exam room at OCMC.
including life-sized works. Every year the International Society of Animal artists has an annual show and picks the top ten pieces. Natalie was in the top 10 three consecutive years. Her work has been sold at Christie's Animal Art Auction, and reproduced in limited edition by Boehm Porcelain. Surving Studios has murals of animals on display in local venues such as the children's floor of the Orange County Medical Center (OCMC) and the Marriot Hotel in Middletown.
Other installations throughout the country include Disney Animal Kingdom in Florida, Epcot Center, three bridges to Treasure Island near Tampa, FL, the Branson Missouri Airport, the North Carolina State Aquariums, the Brookfield Zoo in Chicago, and several casinos in Las Vegas and Connecticut. On November 24 & 25, from 9:00am 4:00pm, Surving Studios will exhibit their work at The Christmas Crafts Fair in the Holiday Bazaar at the Fernwood Hotel and Convention Center in East Stroudsburg, PA. Go visit Natalie and Richard Surving at Surving Studios and experience true art at its best: 17 Millsburg Road, Middletown, off Route 6 & CR22 in South Centerville. For more information: 845-355-1430.
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Destination.......................................................................middletown 20 Bands Perform for Kids Benefit
In late 2009, Sounds Asylum was established to cater to the needs of the tri-state area music scene. Bernadette Clark of Sounds Asylum is hosting 20 bands for an All Day Gift Wrapped Benefit event for Orange County kids, on November 24 from Noon to Midnight, featuring local artists from all genres. “We ask everyone to please bring a gift to this event. We also ask any people who may be in need of help this holiday season to please contact
us. We really want to help! No need to be ashamed - with our economic times we could all use a helping hand! We will keep all requests confidential unless you ask us not to! “Bring new unwrapped toys and/or nonperishable food & monetary donations to Sounds Asylum, 59 North Street. Our 20 bands/performers are donating their time and ticket sales to this event,” she concluded. You can contact Bernadette at 845-234 9396.
Mussorgsky on the Piano
Modest Mussorgsky (1839 – 1881) was a Russian composer, one of the group known as "The Five". He was an innovator of Russian music in the romantic period and strove to achieve a uniquely Russian musical identity, often in deliberate defiance of the established Modest conventions of Western Mussorgsky (1839-1881) music. For many years Mussorgsky's works were mainly known in versions revised or completed by other composers. Many of his most important compositions have recently come into their own in their original forms, and some of the original scores are now also available. Rimsky-Korsakov, a musician who had acquired a more conventional technique of orchestration and composition, revised and completed a number of Mussorgsky's works, versions which now may seem inferior to the innovative original compositions as Mussorgsky conceived them. Mussorgsky's is known for his operas, such as Boris Godunov, orchestral favorites such as A Night on Bald Mountain, and a few song
cycles. Because of composers like Rimsky-Korsakoff, Ravel and Shostakovich, among others, revising and/or rearranging his works, it is s o m e t i m e s forgotten that his most famous work Pictures at An Ilya Yakushev Exhibition, a monumental translation into music of an architectural design for a triumphal gateway, was originally written for solo piano. What is not widely known, is that Mussorgksy wrote over three dozen solo piano pieces, some unfinished, some lost. (Editor’s note: See page 14 for a concert that includes Songs by Mussorgksy.) Lucky us. Along with music by Beethoven and Chopin, Russian pianist Ilya Yakushev is performing the piano music of Mussorgsky Yakushev made his San Francisco Symphony debut in 2007 with Music Director Michael Tilson Thomas, performing Prokofiev’s First and Fourth Piano Concertos as part of the Symphony’s “Prokofiev Festival”. With many awards and honors to his credit, he also performed recitals
Thanks, Mr. Sondheim by Derek Leet To borrow a phrase from West Side Story: “Gee, Governor Cuomo, Frack You!” It will be interesting to learn about the risks of managing the environmental impact of fracking directly from a hydrogeologist. In this case, John A. Conrad, when he presents a public lecture on the subject on November 8 at 7:00pm in Harriman Hall Room 111 at SUNY Orange in Middletown. Questions may be directed to SUNY Orange Cultural Affairs, 845-341-4891 (Opinion expressed above is that of the writer.)
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Middletown calendar sponsored by Carbonella’s coal fired Pizza Cinema
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Reel Eclectic Film Series Thrall Library, Nov 1, 7pm
“Abstracting the Landscape in Watercolor” Kathleen Talbot Orange Hall Gallery, Nov 13, 11am “No Time Wasted” Ilya Yakushev Orange Hall, Room 23, Nov 16, 11am
Cinema & Music “The Adventures of Robin Hood” & Ellen Kaye vocals Paramount Theatre, Dec 1, 6:30pm
Exhibits “The Watercolor World of M.E. Whitehill: A Retrospective” Orange Hall Galleries, Nov 2-30 Reception: Nov 3, 1pm-4pm
Lecture “Hydraulic Fracturing & Marcellus Shale Development-Managing Environmental Risks” John A. Conrad Harriman Hall 111 Lecture Hall, Nov 8, 7pm “Personal & Professional Perspectives on Women & Heart Disease” Kathleen W. McNicholas Nov 27, 7pm Gilman Center Library, Room 130
and taught master classes at the Lee University in Cleveland, TN and Furman University in Greenville, SC. Mr. Yakushev received his first award at age 12 as a prizewinner of the Young Artists Concerto Competition in his native St. Petersburg, later attended the RimskyKorsakov College of Music, and subsequently came to New York City to attend Mannes College of Music where he studied with legendary pianist and Hudson Valley resident Vladimir Feltsman. Since 2002, Mr. Yakushev has served as Executive Director of the International Keyboard Institute and Festival at the Mannes College in New York City. The forthcoming concert takes place at SUNY Orange in Middletown, in Orange Hall. Theatre on November 18 at 3:00pm. Programming at SUNY Orange is diverse
Music Brian’s Backyard Barbecue, see page 18 Sounds Asylum, see page 18 SUNY Orange Jazz Ensemble Orange Hall Theatre, Nov 20, 8pm
Music - Classical SUNY Orange Symphonic Band “2012...End of the World?” Paramount Theatre, Nov 3, 8pm SUNY Orange Community Orchestra Paramount Theatre, Nov 10, 8pm Rachel Crozier Lever violin, Piotr Kargul viola, Ron De Fesi piano United Presbyterian Church, Nov 11, 4pm Ilya Yakushev piano Orange Hall Theatre, Nov 18, 3pm
Theatre Two One-Act Plays Apprentice Players Orange Hall Theatre, Nov 2-11
and is meant to provide enriching experiences for both the college community and the community-at-large. The programs represent the highest professional standards of presentation and performance and, in so doing, maintain the profile of SUNY Orange as a dynamic center of the arts, culture and learning in Orange County SUNY Orange warmly invites all members of the community to its events. Master Class Mr. Yakushev is offering a master class, open to the public, on November 16 at 11:00am in Orange Hall, Room 23. The subject, “No Time Wasted” is an explanation on how to improve memory confidence issues and performance presence on stage.
Destination.......................................................livingston Manor Meet Our Advertisers: Roscoe-Rockland Car Service CANVAS had a chance to chat with Daniel Clark, owner of Roscoe-Rockland Car Service. Friendly and personable, Daniel told us about opening up a Car Service business. Check out our interview below. Q: Where are you from? “I am originally from Kingston. Born and raised. I worked in the Hudson Valley almost all of my life...went to school at SUNY Oswego and graduated in 1986 with a degree in Communication Studies. I now live in Livingston Manor...love the small town atmosphere, far enough away from NYC but close enough to drive down to to NYC should I have to!”
Q: What made you decide to open up a car service? “I had a previous car service business called SNK in Saugerties from 2000 to 2006. Due to the economy and the new livery service regulations, I didn’t feel it was profitable enough to keep it going. If you were a small business, you had to follow the rules while big businesses got away with everything. In Saugerties we had to oblige fully by the village board while the cabs in nearby Kingston didn’t have to follow any rules - they were allowed to pick folks up with no medallions, no questions asked. When I thought about opening my business in Sullivan County, I spoke to Town of
Rockland Supervisor Ed Wheittmann and within 5 minutes he was very supportive of my efforts and gave me the green light to open. On May 1, 2012, I opened my doors. In the Town of Rockland all you need to operate is NYS livery insurance and you have to become a NYS corporation. The only request that I was asked by the Town of Rockland was to make sure we have livery insurance and follow NYS DMV guidelines. I just didn't want to work in Ulster County anymore.” Q. What do you think makes your company special? “Roscoe-Rockland car service is a locally owned and operated business. All of our
drivers live in the Livingston Manor area. We have two full time drivers and one part time driver. My part time driver is assigned strictly to airport transports. We had been asked by the community about medical transportation - to accommodate folks with medical issues through a Medicaid program and we agreed. We pick up medicaid clientele not only in Sullivan County but Delaware County too.” Roscoe Rockland Car Service can be called for any travel occasion, and go anywhere anytime! The Holidays are right around the corner. Give Roscoe-Rockland a call for any of your car service needs at 607-498-4400 or 845-866-1031.
local artists including Jack Yelle, Roberta Rosenthal and the late Francis Davis. Her work has been displayed and sold through various galleries in Sullivan and Delaware Counties as well as at local shows. Linda paints at home in Livingston Manor. There she creates the work she collectively calls Blueberry Hill Original Watercolors. The Livingston Manor Library is located at 92 Main Street, across from the firehouse. For information call 845-439-5440.
It's time to clean out your closets again to benefit Catskill Art Society (CAS). CAS is hosting its second Glitz & Glamour Used Clothing and Jewelry Sale on November 3 at the CAS Arts Center in Livingston Manor from 11:00am to 6:00pm and November 4 from 11:00am to 3:00pm. This sale will also include 14 vintage wedding gowns donated by Alice Lindholm of Right to the Moon Alice. All proceeds will benefit CAS. For more information call 845-436-4227.
The CAS Annual Members Show & Holiday Fair will run from Nov. 24 to Dec. 23, with a reception on Nov. 24 at 3:00pm. Included in the exhibit is the pottery of Cecily Fortescue.
Watercolors at the Manor Library
Livingston Manor Library will hold an exhibit by local watercolorist and former library employee Linda Hare. Linda’s seasonal landscapes, florals and bird paintings will be on display through November. A lifelong love of art prompted Linda to spend many hours sketching and painting even as a youngster. She eventually found that watercolor paint and pencil are the media in which she most likes to work. Over the years Linda has studied with many
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Opera News sponsored by New Windsor Law office of Drake, Loeb, Heller, Kennedy, Gogerty, Gaba & Rodd
Two Landmark Tempest Operas: Lee Hoiby & Thomas Ades by Philip Ehrensaft Hailed by many as this generation's Benjamin Britten, Thomas Ades conducted the Met Opera premier of his Shakespeare-inspired opera, The Tempest, on October 23. One reason that Ades succeeds in crafting an opera from Shakespearean theater, where so many have not, is that his own music profession profile parallels that of The Bard's theatre professional profile four centuries ago. Shakespeare was an actor, author, and director, plus theater manager to boot. That was par for the course in those times. The now 41 year-old Ades started as a concert pianist, and continued that role when he became a wunderkind composer and then sought-after conductor as well. Like The Bard, those multiple musical handles gives Ades an edge in making things work as a whole. There have been many tries to re-craft Shakespeare for opera during the last four centuries, especially The Tempest, the last of The Bard's plays that he wrote entirely himself. Ades' venture is only the second successful attempt, the first being by the Long Eddy-based composer Lee Hoiby, premiered in 1986, and revised in 2008.
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Ariel, Live from the MET in Ades’ The Tempest
That revised version, performed at SUNYPurchase, is available on an excellent recording from Albany Records. (see photo right). Shakespeare's theatrical genius and the birth of modern opera are simultaneous developments: the Bard was born in 1564; the first great opera composer, Claudio Monteverdi, was born in 1564. Shakespeare died in 1616. Before the seventeenth century ended, the young professions of composing opera scores and writing librettos started mining the infinitely rich vein of Shakespeare's plays. By most accounts, the first attempt at transforming Shakespeare into opera was Henry
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Purcell's Fairy Queen in 1692, inspired by A Midsummer Night's Dream. Modern research reveals that first attempt was actually Davenant and Dryden's The Tempest, or The Enchanted Isle in 1667. From that time on, Tempest inspired considerably more operatic adaptations than any other Shakespeare play. As of 1966, the opera historian Winton Dean inventoried over 30 Tempest operas. To put that number in context, the most recent Shakespeare in opera overview, by Jeremy Tambling for the Literary Encyclopedia in 2002, inventoried 270 operas based on Shakespeare's plays, and more Tempest operas had been
created since 1966 to augment Dean's list of 30. Thirty-seven manuscripts of Shakespeare's plays have survived for posterity, and most scholars think that there Lee Hoiby’s The Tempest were more that were lost for all times. Why all this focus on the Tempest? Especially after seeing this summer's Tempest production by Shakespeare & Company, with Olympia Dukakis turning Prospero deposed king into a deposed queen of great dignity, I understood why so many composers and librettists wanted to have a go at this script. The play may not have the dramatic movement and bite of Hamlet. What it has is the whole gamut of the human enterprise - comedy and cruelty, love and family betrayal, magic and hardheaded practicality, you name it. Ades’ opera will be shown at Sullivan County Community College on November 10 at 1:00pm. Phone: 845-434-5750, ext. 4377.
Destination..................................................................................Walden Meet Stephen Crane: Poet, Novelist by J. A Di Bello "Once more unto the breach..." stands as an ominous and well-known call to arms. From the earliest of times through Shakespeare's Henry the V, and as recently as yesterday, citizens have proudly served as defenders of their beliefs and territories. On the eleventh day of the eleventh month at the eleventh hour, soldiers of the United States of America are honored for their sacrifices on a day once designed to commemorate the 1918 armistice. It was the conclusion of the Great War for America, the war to end all wars. It is now Veterans' Day, with a Monday holiday attached, recognizing and honoring all who served. For multitudes, the service was a duty with integrity, an honorable expenditure of time yet for others it was a frequently sudden end of a life. For the great majority, the fear, courage and pride of the combat soldier are unknown. Stephen Crane, a onetime resident of Orange County's Port Jervis,
vividly presented those emotions up front and personal to the American public with his acclaimed second novel, the American classic The Red Badge of Courage. It stands as a stunning narrative of a young soldier, Henry Fleming and his initiation to the horrors of close combat. To a significant extent it was not simply the brief war story about the Civil War that brought notoriety to its author. It was Crane's tone and style. The main character, Fleming, struggles to understand the subjectivity of his battlefield experience, as well as the larger more objective view of the war itself. Regardless of which war or battle, Fleming is just an ordinary man, the Everyman of literature. Scott J. Payne, Civil War historian notes the following regarding Crane's knowledge of the Civil War as he prepared to write The Red Badge of Courage. "Local folklore has it that the young Stephen would sit in Orange Square (Port Jervis) and talk to Union veterans about their experiences. Most of these men would have been part of
the 124th NYVI, The Orange Blossoms. More than 1000 Orange Blossoms left Orange County in the fall of 1862, as an answer to the call by President Lincoln for more volunteers. They fought in most of the major engagements of the Eastern Theater, and among their members were five Medal of Honor recipients. No proof has been found in any letters, diaries or conversations to prove that the 124th NY was the model for Crane’s fictional 304th NY, but the evidence within the book proves to be very strong." The work is impressionistic, realistic and loaded to the bindings with symbolism, clearly an English teacher's delight. Further, Crane's use of imagery has the capacity to expose the terror and trepidation of the moment to a suspecting reader. The style with its emphasis on character and setting was considered unique by the literati of the period. Critic Edwin H. Cady commented, "There is no previous fiction like it." Consider the subjective aspect of fear developed in the passage that follows. "The moment the regiment ceased its advance the protesting splutter of musketry became a steadied roar. Long and accurate fringes of smoke spread out. From the top of a small hill came level belchings of yellow flame that caused an inhuman whistling in the air. The men, halted, had opportunity to see some of their comrades dropping with moans and shrieks. A few lay under foot, still or wailing. And now for an instant the men stood, their rifles slack in their hands, and watched the regiment dwindle. They appeared dazed and stupid.
This spectacle seemed to paralyze them, overcome them with a fatal fascination. They stared woodenly at the sights, and, lowering their eyes, looked from face to face. It was a strange pause, and a strange silence." (pp. 92-93) The Red Badge of Courage. Crane was born in Newark, New Jersey in 1871, the fourteenth child of a minister in the Methodist Episcopal Church. The family moved to Port Jervis in 1878 and lived in a modest house on East Main Street at the intersection of Sullivan Avenue. Crane often camped with friends in Forestburgh, near a small pond, now called Stephen Crane Pond. The official New York State Historical Marker reads, "Here at the home of his brother Edmund the author of The Red Badge of Courage lived and wrote in the early 1890s." As a matter of fact, if one wished to experience the atmosphere of the "lake," it's conveniently located on the scenic, backroad to the Forestburgh Playhouse. From NYS Route 209 adjacent to the Orange County Delaware and Hudson Park, turn on to Oakland Valley Road and proceed to and enter Cold Spring Road, traveling a short distance and there it is: Stephen Crane Pond! There is much to say and write about Stephen Crane's short life and even more about his literary accomplishments. He died of pulmonary tuberculosis at the age of 29. His adventures, writing assignments in the Spanish American War in addition to his poetry are the fascinating subject of a work requiring more space than what's available here. With a little peeking it will quickly be clear why the works and life of this local author should be more than a high school reading assignment. It serves as a fitting tribute to the men and women who served this country as members of the armed services.
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The Difference Between Coffeehouse and Cabaret? HVC’s Pamela Murphy Explains
The Hudson Valley Conservatory (HVC) put on two Halloween Shows last month, A Halloween Cabaret and A Halloween Coffee House under the direction of Pamela Murphy. The HVC Halloween Shows offered a variety of fun-filled entertainment from the HVC Singers Ensemble “Glee-style” numbers to the individual vocalist singing a variety of solos ranging from classical to pop music. Dance numbers were portrayed, as some of HVC's ballet, jazz and hip-hop students and teachers performed. Each Halloween Show contained dramatic skits. When asked what the difference in the Coffee House and Cabaret are, Murphy explained. “I have been putting on these shows since I taught music at Valley Central School District. It was a great fundraiser for the musicals, as well as allowing the various talents of the students to shine through. “Throughout the years, I have tried not to edit certain acts and have tried to leave the artistic integrity of the performer intact. In doing so, I also have to keep in mind families who have young children attending or performing; they should feel secure about the content of the show and should know that if they come to the show it is fine for all ages to
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Hudson Valley Conservatory’s Artistic Directors, left to right: Amanda Wright, Samuel E. Wright & Pamela Murphy. photo courtesy of Arts in Orange
attend (PG Rating, no swearing, content of skit is age appropriate, etc.). The content in the Halloween Coffee House was just that: perfect for all ages. “On the other hand, I have then allowed a show like The Halloween Cabaret to be able to contain material for mature audience members (R Rating, some cursing, music is of a more intense nature, etc.). There is something for everyone then.” Hudson Valley Conservatory is home to some of Walden's finest music, dance and drama talents. Artistic Directors Murphy, Samuel E. Wright and Amanda Wright
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have opened the doors to many community events and fundraisers at HVC. The Cabaret and Coffee House Shows were a fantastic way to support Hudson Valley Conservatory's New Rose Theatre. Walden's Mayor, Brian Maher, said, “The New Rose Theatre is a hidden gem in Walden and in Orange County, I hope many come out to witness the many talents it has to offer.” Don't miss the performances that the HVC has to offer! Support local theatre in your community! For more information, call 845-
778-2478, visit the website at www.hvcfa.com or email w8amn@aol.com.
Christmas in November All I Want For Christmas is Hudson Valley Conservatory’s holiday show and it runs on weekends at the New Rose Theatre, 35 East Main Street, from November 16 thru 25. No additional information was available at press time. For more information, email w8amn@aol.com or visit the website at www.hvcfa.com.
........................................................................................................Walden Walden: The Smell of the Greasepaint, the Roar of the Crowd by J.A. Di Bello Once a pulsating mill town on the banks of the Wallkill River, Walden's marquee beckons in a starry sky and designates a location worthy of a traveler's attention. As the largest of the three villages in the Town of Montgomery, it is located at the base of the Shawangunks. Walden is known to many as a center of the performing arts. The influence and notoriety of Walden's stage position is accentuated by vibrant businesses and parties interested in promoting the performing arts as Walden's welcoming beacon, boasting and embellishing the village's profile. Walden as a community is no stranger to involvement in the arts. Main Street was once blessed with the Didsbury Opera House, a vibrant theatre of 650 plus seats. Referenced by the Walden Historical Society, it was the venue of choice for community performers such as Randles Ladies Band in the early part of the last century and the Walden Fife, Drum and Bugle Corps Band, led by Walden's most prominent man of music, J.A.A. Sohns during Walden's own version of the roaring twenties. Walden and the Didsbury were proud to have hosted concert performances by the great tenor
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Enrico Caruso, John Philip Sousa and his Marching Band. Although only a distant memory to this writer, the theatre's design with its towering proscenium and a seriously raked balcony caused one to imagine and marvel at the intimacy of performances once hosted by the Didsbury Opera House. Emerging in a village with such a rich theatrical history is the New Rose Theatre, a black-box theatre established in 2000, with a comfortable seating capacity (200). The arrangement is technically a breakaway from traditional proscenium staging and allows for an intimacy and theatrical creativity not ordinarily found in traditional theatres. This inviting and comfortable arrangement is the performance area of the Hudson Valley Conservatory,
competently and enthusiastically led by artistic directors Samuel E. Wright, Pamela A. Murphy and Amanda A. Wright. Also in Walden is the Smalling School of the Arts, specializing in dance instruction. And there's the charming presence of Donna Hall's New York School of Music, located in the Gridley building. It is there that an equally gregarious and welcoming Rosie Rion, Operations Manager, Events & Programs Coordinator will let the casual visitor know in no uncertain terms that the New York School of Music is a venue where, "Every One Plays!" Included on a growing list of organizations specializing in performance as an art is the Big Apple Circus, a classical, traditional circus that calls Walden home. (See Sept. 2012 CANVAS.) With its history firmly cemented to the performing arts, it is only appropriate that the village of Walden continue its fruitful quest and retain its advantageous stage position as a village whose artistic awareness and achievement are glowing and growing throughout the Wallkill Valley, Orange County and the Hudson Valley. It is the roar of the crowds. It is the smell of the greasepaint. It's that glowing beacon that recognizes and appreciates live theatre!
Walden calendar sponsored by Walden Business Association
Lecture “Galapagos: Iguanas, Tortoises & More” Bill Fiero Nov 15, 7pm Between Two Fires: American Indians in the Civil War” Laurence Hauptman Nov 28, 7pm Josephine-Louise Library,
Recreation Chess Club Mondays, 6pm-8pm Chess Club Mondays, 6pm & Saturdays, 10am Scrabble Club Thursdays 6pm Knitting Group Thursdays, 6pm Josephine-Louise Library Veterans Day Ceremonies Veterans Memorial Park, Nov 11, 1pm Town Gov’t Center, Montgomery, Nov 12, 11am Tribute to Veterans exhibits Jacob T. Walden House, Nov 18, 1pm
Theatre “All I Want For Christmas” New Rose Theatre, Nov 16-25
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Children’s Storytelling “Nighttime in New York” Mondays & Tuesdays, 6:30pm Josephine-Louise Library
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Destination...................................................................................................... Symphony Space Stars at SLPAC
Selected Shorts is a weekly public radio show broadcast on over 130 stations to about 300,000 listeners, produced by one of New York City’s major entertainment venues, Symphony Space, and WNYC Radio and Patricia Kalember distributed by Public Radio International. The radio show has been recorded live at Symphony Space since its beginnings in 1985 and still enjoys sell-out audiences today. Spellbinding short stories by established and emerging writers take on a new life when they are performed by stars of the stage and screen. A terrific lineup, including TV, screen and Broadway star and multiple Tony Award winner Christine Ebersole, TV and screen star Patricia Kalember who just finished a successful run on Broadway in Don’t Dress for Dinner, and stage, screen
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and TV star Stephen Lang, who was the coartistic director of the famed Actor's Studio at its headquarters in New York City from 2004 to 2006, are headed to Sugar Loaf to perform powerful, surprising, passionate, and humorous tales about food and love by Roald Dahl, Haruki Murakami, Alice McDermott and others at Sugar Loaf Performing Arts Center on November 16 at 8:00pm. For tickets and further information call 845-610-5335.
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Chester/Sugar Loaf Calendar sponsored by Orange County Citizens Foundation and Air Pirates Radio Theater “Illusion of Elvis” Danny Vernon Comedy Castle Fun Center, Nov 10 8pm Carole Montgomery, Kevin Bartini Nov 3 Paul Virzi, Chris Clarke Nov 10 Poetry & Prose Reading Jimmy Failla, Johnny Watson Nov 17 Dennis Bernstein Nov 3, 3:30pm Sandy Marks, Brian Cichocki, Nov 24 Diane Lockward Dec 1, 3:30pm Sheila Kay, Peter Bates Dec 1 Poetry on the Loose Jesters Comedy Club, 8pm
Exhibits Julius Medwin outdoor sculpture Chaim Gross Drawings 1944-1950 Seligmann Center for the Arts, thru Dec. Christine Ebersole
Micro Gallery Exhibit Utopian Direction, ongoing
Seligmann Center for the Arts Symphony Space prose Nov 16, 8pm Sugar Loaf Performing Arts Center
Theatre - Juggling Michael Moschen Nov 24, 3pm & 7pm Sugar Loaf Performing Arts Center
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Toots & the Maytals Nov 3, 8pm Del McCoury Band Nov 10, 8pm Sugar Loaf Performing Arts Center
“Search for the Tenders of the Golden Arches” Air Pirates Radio Theatre Nov 17, 8pm Pavilion at Sugar Loaf PAC
Poetry Reading with Diane Lockward
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Diane Lockward is the author of three full-length collections of poetry, most recently, Temptation by Water. She is also the author of two chapbooks, Against Perfection and Greatest Hits: 1997 - 2010. Her poems have been published in several anthologies and have appeared in
such journals as Beloit Poetry Journal, Spoon River Poetry Review, Harvard Review, Poet Lore, and Prairie Schooner. Lockward reads for Poetry on the Loose on December 1 at 3:30pm at the Selimann Center for the Arts, we White oak Lane. 845-469-9459.
..................................................................................CHester / Sugar Loaf Artist Philip Pearlstein Visits the Seligmann Center for the Arts
After graduating art school in Pittsburgh, Philip Pearlstein came to New York City in 1949 with his fellow classmate and future roommate, Andy Warhol. Both men began their careers in commercial art and eventually, as history has shown, met with great success in the fine art world. Pearlstein's work can be found among the collections of over 65 museums throughout the world, including the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Museum of Modern Art and the Whitney Museum. Renowned as an "American Realist," Pearlstein's work revolutionized realistic figure painting in the 1960s. He is best known for his honest, unromantic depiction of the human form, as well as his compositions, with their occasional cropped figure or antique toy creating a compelling image. Breaking through the flatness of the picture plane has been a goal of Pearlstein's and it is this concept that offers a unique perspective within his work. It gives us pause as we shift our vision from the comfort of our traditional vantage point to the new ones he has created confronting us. "It is my contention that any artist who is intensely concerned with a twodimensional depiction of an object, will lose
“He is fascinated with the beauty of form, and by beauty I mean power. This is a man studying structure and the math of its glamour as deeply as the ancient philosophers. As if understanding the essence of the endoskeleton might uncover the sublime.” - Desiree Avarez (Pearlstein’s model of 18 years)
themselves in the process of the technical struggle to depict that object; they will have had a very intense, even profound confrontation with that object. It is that honesty of attempting to recreate the forms
Comic Clarke with an “E”
Comedian Chris Clarke (not to be confused with Christian comedian Chris Clark) burst onto the scene in 2004 and quickly became a familiar face at New York City comedy clubs. With his high energy style, and ruthless work ethic, it's no surprise that he was invited to be a part of the 2004 Las Vegas Comedy Festival, and had the honor of performing to a packed house alongside George Wallace.
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visually, without artistic, stylistic editing that is the hallmark of realist painting," said Mr. Pearlstein. Pearlstein has agreed to be recognized to benefit the Seligmann Center for the Arts - art
galleries and performance space recently created by the Orange County Citizens Foundation to honor benefactor and Surrealist artist Kurt Seligmann (a contemporary of Pearlstein). On November 10, world-renowned American Realist Philip Pearlstein will visit the Seligmann Center for the Arts for a reception and discussion. The event will be held from 1:00pm - 3:00pm at 23 White Oak Drive. Musical accompaniment is provided by the Warwick Valley High School Chamber ensemble. Light refreshments will be served. The Seligmann Center for the Arts is housed on Swiss-American Surrealist painter Kurt Seligmann's former estate. The mission of the Center is to further the understanding of the life and work of Mr. Seligmann and his contemporaries, as well as advance the study of Surrealism and its ongoing legacy. Reservations are now being accepted with a minimum donation of $15 (more is appreciated). Call Bonnie Neucall at 845-469-9459 or visit the website at: www.occitizensfoundation.org to register online. Seating is limited - reserve early.
Raised in Bridgeport, Connecticut, Clarke grew up listening to the comical skits of legends Richard Pryor, Eddie Murphy, Robin Williams, and the classic comedy sitcom In Living Color. He shares the bill with headliner Paul Virzi (who grew up in the Hudson Valley) on November 10 at 8:00pm at Jester’s Comedy Club. For more information: see ad below!
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Destination..chester/Sugar Loaf Moschen in Motion
Juggling has been recorded throughout history from 1994 BCE. 770-476 BC - China: Various jugglers are mentioned in histories, usually warriors who would display their skill to their enemies, sometimes managing to end a conflict before they began. Juggling was an acceptable diversion until the decline of the Roman Empire, after which it fell into disgrace. Throughout the Middle Ages most histories were written by religious clerics who frowned upon the type of performers who juggled, called 'Gleemen', accusing them of base morals or even practicing witchcraft. Jugglers in this era would only perform in market places, streets, fairs or drinking houses. They would perform short, humorous and bawdy acts and pass a hat or bag among the audience for tips. Some king’s and noblemen’s bards, fools, or jesters would juggle or perform acrobatics, though their main skills would have been oral (poetry, music, comedy and story telling). 1066 - England: Taillefer, the warrior-bard of William of Normandy, juggles before the enemy lines and makes the first kill at the Battle of Hastings. 1528 - America: Christoph Weiditz draws Native Mexicans toss juggling and foot juggling/antipodism, which is also often found in Aztec art. 1680 - Germany: The first recorded juggling workshop, the Town Council of Nuremberg hired a "ball-master" who juggled and taught others juggling and other skills. 1768 - England: Philip Astley opens the first modern circus. A few years later he employs jugglers to perform acts along with the horse and clown acts. 1774 - Pacific Islands: First record of hiko in Tonga, young girls throwing limes, gourds, or tui tui nuts in the shower pattern, by George Forster, aboard Captain Cook's second Pacific voyage. 1793 - North America: John Bill Ricketts presents America's first circus. In the opening 34
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(c. 1994-1781 BCE) This Egyptian wall painting appears to depict toss jugglers
show, watched by George Washington, Ricketts juggled on horseback. 1795 - China: Foot juggling/antipodism recorded at the Court of the Emperor of China. Mid-Late19th century - Europe and North America: Variety and music hall theatres become more popular, and jugglers are in demand to fill time between music acts, performing in front of the curtain while sets are changed. Performers start specializing in juggling, separating it from other kinds of performance such as sword swallowing and magic. 2012 - November 24, 3:00pm & 7:00pm One of the world's most visionary performing artists, Michael Moschen, juggler without compare, who has revolutionized this ancient circus art and turned it into a mesmerizing form of theatre appears on the main stage at Sugar Loaf Performing Arts Center (SLPAC), 1351 Kings Highway. Incorporating the rich beauty of art, science, physics and mathematics, this MacArthur Fellow has, for the first time, added unique audience participation to a show of creative, fantastic and impossible feats of manipulation and illusion. Moschen’s work crosses ethnic and social borders, and is greeted with standing ovations and critical acclaim in every country and by audiences of all ages. Recognized by the MacArthur Foundation with the prestigious Genius Award, his work is seen often on stages, film and television. For further information about the show, call SLPAC at 845-610-5335.
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David Fanshawe’s “African Sanctus” to be Performed in Tuxedo British composer David Fanshawe's (1942-2010) first ambition was to be an explorer but when he attended school he discovered a love of music. However, his severe dyslexia prevented him from reading a musical score and becoming a chorister. On completing his studies in 1969 Fanshawe travelled up the Nile visiting Egypt, Sudan, Uganda and Kenya over a three year period before finally reaching Lake Victoria. Taking with him a small stereo tape recorder, he would persuade local musicians to play for him. Returning to the United Kingdom in 1972 with several hundreds of hours of recordings made during his travels, Fanshawe used the material to compose what became his best known work, African Sanctus. Tuxedo Performing Arts is bringing together a number of musical performers, both familiar and new, for its 2012-2013 season to perform the Sanctus. For more than 40 years, the Newark Boys Chorus has been training young men to enjoy learned and artistic pursuits, and contribute to their local communities. In addition to
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performing throughout the Country, the chorus of fourth through eighth grade boys also tours internationally every third year and appeared in concert with Sting in 2010. Recent American Idol finalist, Anwar Robinson, was a member of the chorus’ class of 1994. Other performers known to local Jody Weatherstone audiences include Warwick soprano Jody Weatherstone and Greenville-based master drummer and founder of Sankofa Drum & Dance Ensemble, Maxwell Kofi Donkor.
“Shakespeare’s Will” at NACL Written by award-winning playwright, Vern Thiessen, Shakespeare’s Will will be performed at NACL on November 10 at 7:00pm and on November 11 at 4:00pm. A full length one-act solo performance, this play sheds light on William Shakespeare’s wife, Anne Hathaway. Shakespeare’s Will looks through the eyes and heart of a woman and mother who spent a lifetime with and without the great poet. This work is a celebration of a life unbowed by tragedy and unapologetic in the face of public scorn. It will be performed as a
chamber concert by NACL Artistic Director Tannis Kowalchuk, with sound and music by Kurt Knuth, costuming by Karen Flood, directed by Mimi McGurl. And on November 3 at 7:00pm, NACL presents Maria Kizito. Maria Kizito is a spiritual biography of a Rwandan genocidaire, the young nun Maria Kizito, as mediated by a young American nun who attends her trial. NACL is located at 110 Highland Lake Road in Highland Lake. For info call 845-557-0694.
David Fanshawe making a recording with the Luo tribe in Kenya in 1973
Sankofa will enrich the multimedia presentation with live dance and drums. New to the area is The New Chorale, the brainchild of Liviu Blumenthal, a wellknown NYC conductor. Born of the rich choral tradition of Orange County, the group features some of the finest singers in the area, hailing from Tuxedo, Greenwood Lake, Warwick, Harriman, Cornwall, Middletown, Newburgh, Port Jervis, and New York City, including members of the Newburgh Symphony Chorale, Peter Sipple is the Newburgh Chorale’s new conductor. For Sanctus, the Latin mass is harmonized with the traditional African music recorded by
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Fanshawe. His taped music is heard in counterpoint with the live chorales and instrumentals. The special collaborative concert will take place on November 10 at 7:00pm in the auditorium of Tuxedo’s Baker High School, on Route 17 near the gates of Tuxedo Park. For tickets or information, phone: 845-3513473. To pay by credit card online: www.africansanctusbytpag.eventzilla.net. This project is made possible, in part, with funds from Orange County Tourism and the County of Orange.
Woodsongs Coffeehouse Re-Opens
Now in it’s fourth year, the Woodsongs Coffeehouse will re-open on November 3 for the first in a series of acoustic music concerts held at the Sullivan County Museum. The event is hosted by the Sullivan County Historical Society and produced by Americana group, Little Sparrow. The featured band for the evening is the Orange County duo Mike Baglione and Anne Loeb (see photo) performing songs from artists like Gillian Welch, John Hartford and John Prine. Both Loeb and Baglione are vocalists and multi-instrumentalists, so expect to see
some fancy guitar picking, sweet harmonies, and lively performances on accordion and banjo. The evening, as always, will be hosted by the Little Sparrow band, featuring Aldo Troiani, Carol Smith, Kurt Knuth, Lynn Reno and Lester Wilson. They are also expecting a special surprise guest to drop by for some picking, so don’t miss this
one! Coffee, tea and fresh baked goods will be available at 6:00pm. The concert begins at 6:30pm. The Sullivan County Museum is located at 265 Main Street, Hurleyville. For information call 845-434-8044.
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From Darkness to Light: A Retrospective of Jonathan Dobin’s Work 1969-2012 by Anna Lillian Moser Starting with the ballpoint drawings he created as a teenager, to the colorful watercolors he completed in his studio just this year, the walls of Safe Harbors' Cornerstone Gallery are covered with a lifetime of artist Jonathan Dobin's work. The artwork ranges from the eerie and haunting to joyful and whimsical, taking visitors on a sort of journey through Dobin's life, beginning with the artistic prodigy he was as a teen in Bergen County, NJ, and ending with the man he is today, one at peace and at home in the Hudson Valley. Dobin began drawing when he was a child, first becoming fascinated by suspension bridges and then planetary movements. "Always an insomniac, I would go outside and draw the stars as they changed positions through the night, and walk around different towns unbeknownst to my parents - and sketch things," Dobin said. While Dobin has always had a fascination with science and anatomy, the real influence in his work comes from the Renaissance, particularly German artist Albrecht Dürer. "His etchings and engravings were very dark and kind of scary and enticing, and appealed to my troubled mind," Dobin said. "I'm self-taught in art, and he actually became my teacher." The influence of Dürer's work on Dobin's is apparent most prominently in Dobin's early work, many of the pieces are ballpoint pen drawings Dobin describes as "grotesque." "Most of the people that see my art are troubled by it," Dobin said. "My work is kind of disturbing, particularly my early stuff because of the love of the grotesque and the angles and all the planes." When he was 18, Dobin moved across the river from New Jersey to New York City, making his career as a commercial illustrator, producing album covers as well as creating illustrations for National Lampoon and The Daily News. For a time he even produced his own line of greeting cards. When the AIDS crisis hit, Dobin became a caregiver to many of his friends. He was also hit by a vehicle and left for dead. "There was a tenyear period of time where I was recovering from my accident and caring for sick people," said Dobin. Out of these tragedies came some of Dobin's darkest works, including Brian - Ready and AIDS - Stages of Denial. The pieces are as moving as they are disturbing and stick with you. Like the artists he grew up admiring, Dobin himself is a bit of a Renaissance Man. Besides being a talented visual artist, Dobin is an accomplished musician, having written his first musical composition when he was 7-years-old. Dobin's specialty is the reconstruction and arrangement of 17th and 18th century music 36
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Jonathan Dobin from fragmentary sources. "A lot of the music exists in very fragmentary sources, like just melodies or whatever, and you have to flesh it out, sort of like folk or jazz," Dobin explained. In 1982 Dobin founded MUSE - Early Music Chamber Ensemble, performing music of the Renaissance, Baroque and early American periods. MUSE performances include everything from vocal solos, vocal ensembles, instrumentals, as well as period dance performances. While MUSE went dormant for a while, Dobin, who sings, plays harpsichord, arranges the pieces and directs, revamped the ensemble in 2010 and is currently seeking nonprofit status. Dobin is in the midst of planning a benefit performance for MUSE on December 7 from 6:00pm-9:00pm at Safe Harbors. MUSE will also perform at Safe Harbors during the June 2013 Newburgh Illuminated Festival. While his artwork may sometimes seem disturbing or even unsettling, Dobin says music brings out entirely different aspects of his personality. His music is a representation of his lyrical and poetic self. Dobin says what draws him to the Renaissance period, both within his artwork and his music, is "the sense linear-ness and detail, dark and shadow and line." After decades spent in the city, Dobin arrived in the Hudson Valley in 2006, finding muchneeded calm after the drudgery and chaos of Post-9/11 New York City. To Dobin, an artistin-residence at Safe Harbors, Newburgh truly is the queen city of the Hudson.
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In 2009, inspired by his new community, Dobin wrote, arranged and recorded (with singer Claudia Cummings) Newburgh Old Newburgh! My New Hometown! which was performed during Mayor Judy Kennedy's 2012 inauguration. The song, like the retrospective at Safe Harbors, is a chronicle of Dobin's life. As the narrator of Dobin's song states, "As a child I had a curious, restless mind, never feeling quite at home, no matter when…" He runs off to New York City "with all its vim and glam," but after years of pain, the luster of the city having by then extinguished, the narrator seeks "a Hudson Valley life to start my life again." "As I've gotten older, my artwork has become more abstract," Dobin said. One of his latest works, a trilogy of pieces incorporating found objects on wood, each titled Quassaick, is a
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stark contrast to Dobin's early works. Entirely white, the trilogy gives one a sense of warmth and hope. "I've become a lot more serene, especially since moving here to the Hudson Valley," Dobin said. The retrospective of Dobin's work will hang until June of 2013, with a percentage of sale proceeds going to Safe Harbors of the Hudson Valley and MUSE, Dobin's early music chamber ensemble. The MUSE / Safe Harbors fundraiser that will be auctioning off Dobin’s works is slated for Friday, December 7, from 6:00pm - 9:00pm in the Ritz Lobby. Safe Harbors Cornerstone Gallery is located at 111 Broadway, Newburgh. For further information about this exhibit, call 845-562-6940.
Destination...........................................................................Newburgh All in the Family: Adderley, Jr. at Ritz
Nat Adderley, Jr. is the son of famed jazz composer and trumpet player Nat, and nephew of legendary jazz saxophonist Cannonball. A much in demand arranger and pianist, his work with Luther Vandross earned him a Grammy nomination. Nat, Jr. began playing the piano after his fifth birthday, “and I was just 11 when Cannonball and my father recorded my song 'I'm on My Way,'" he says. Though his professional career has been in pop, he is now returning to his jazz roots. For the next concert of the Tom Humphrey Guitar Series he will entertain on November 17 at 8:00pm, in the Ritz Theater Lobby, 107 Broadway. A reception follows the concert. Seating is limited. For tickets, call 845-784-1199.
Art & Photography Exhibits
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Kelly Patton Caffe Macchiato, ongoing
Harlem Quartet Nov 4 Newburgh Chamber Music St. George’s Church, 3pm
F.T. Mitchell “Up CLose and Personal”” Karpeles Museum, Nov 1-Dec 23
Poetry Reading Hudson River Poets Newburgh Library, Nov 1, 7pm
“The Nemeth Family; 3 Generations of Art” Ritz Lobby, thru Nov 25 & Crawford House, thru Dec11
Storytelling Stories & Experiences of Veterans Kaplan Hall, Nov 20, 7pm
“Sandy Brandman at the Desmond” thru Nov 2 Desmond Campus, Mount St,. Mary College
Clayton Buchanan, Linda Richichi, Mary Sealfon “Reality & Beyond” Kaplan Hall, SUNY Orange, thru Jan 4
Theatre - Play “America’s Brightest Star” thru Nov 3 “A Few Good Men” Nov 13-18 Railroad Playhouse
Book Discussions
F.T. Mitchell Exhibits at Karpeles Up Close and Personal, an exhibit of diverse work in two and three dimensions by F. T. Mitchell runs from November 1 through December 23 at the Karpeles Manuscript Library Museum. One of the best-known and most admired artists in the region, Fred Mitchell works in different media on many subjects in his precise and dramatic views of nature. Equally expert with land and seascapes, florals, sports scenes, historical and contemporary portraiture, and animal studies, he captures the spirit of his subjects by the meticulous detail in which he renders them in his oil and watercolor paintings. Both human and animal figures are brought vividly to life in views that are seen from a close perspective. His work is in the Goshen Government Center in Goshen, the Catskill Fly Fishing Museum in Livingston Manor, Paintings by Mitchell were commissioned for the Friends of the Milton Train Station Benefit Auctions in 2007 and 2008, and for the last three years he has won first and second place ribbons in
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Theatre - Play Reading
Scholars Book Discussion Nov 14, 7pm Great Books Discussion Nov 28, 6:30pm Newburgh Free Library
“Box Car Series” Railroad Playhouse, Dec 2, 2pm
Festival
Cinema Short Films with Local Flavor Downing Film Center, Nov 11, 5:30pm Saturday Movie Matinee Nov 24, 1pm Monday Movie Night Nov 26, 6:30pm Newburgh Library
“Bells on Broadway” kids arts & crafts Ritz Theater Lobby, Dec 1, 10am-4pm
Downing’s Shorts
Comedy Work by F.T. Mitchell
Mission: Improv-able Railroad Playhouse, Dec 1, 8pm
the annual Newburgh Free Library Museum Exhibit Community Art Shows. “Boy Scouts of America: Besides his paintings in oil and watercolor, The Great Depression” Mitchell both sculpts in wood and works in Karpeles Manuscript Museum, thru Dec 23 scrimshaw, the ancient folk art of carving images onto the surface of bone, ivory, and Music horn. Examples of his wood carving and his Sufi Rock Concert Kaplan Hall, Nov 16, 7pm figures scratched on moose and caribou horn Aleksander Vesuli Newburgh Lib., Nov 18, 3pm will be included in this exhibition. Nat Adderly, Jr. Trio Jazz The Karpeles Manuscript Library Museum Tom Humphrey Guitar Series is located at 94 Broadway. For information Ritz Lobby, Nov 17, 8pm call 845-569-4997
Life in Colors is a short documentary film about award-winning Chilean-born graffiti artist Francisco "Dasic" Fernandez and the work he is doing as part of the Newburgh Mural Project. It is one of four “Films with a Local Flavor” at Downing Film Center. Allegheny Creek is a story about a man returning from prison who is desperate to reconnect with the family he left behind. The Can Man offers a unique and insightful look into the personality, personal life, and routine of a man many dismiss at face-value as "crazy". Silver is a generational character study of beauty, vulnerability, perception, self-worth, and the emotional ups and downs that go along with aging and relationships deteriorating. Postdivorce, a mother and her two daughters try their best navigating through a seemingly superficial world. The shows include Q & A’s with filmmakers following screenings. The proceeds will benefit the DFC Drive to Digital campaign. Come check out these shorts at the Downing Film Center, 19 Front Street on November 11. Films begin at 5:30pm. For reservations: call 845-561-3686.
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Trestle Inc. Thanks DP Planning Committee Bells on Broadway: Children’s Holiday Festival
The Downing Park Planning Committee (DPPC) is a grass roots community group that formed in the late 1980s to revitalize a neglected historic treasure in Newburgh: Downing Park. Incorporated in 1987, the DPPC is a not-forprofit, tax-exempt corporation. It's efforts on behalf of Downing Park are governed by contract with the park's owner, the City of Newburgh. In the summer, Father Bill Scafidi, creator of Trestle, Inc., and volunteers work a food garden on Gidney Avenue to help feed the needy. Now the Committee has asked the City for use of two greenhouses in the park, which in its heyday were used to grow flowers so that Father Bill and the volunteers can continue to provide food to the poor during the winter. This year, Trestle, Inc. has been honoring
non-profits so they want to thank the DPPC for the use of the two greenhouses. Besides Trestle Inc., other community organizations such as Kiwanis will be helping in various ways “Opening the gardens to the public is a systematic way for people to obtain food but this indoor garden will also be used to show people A Few Good Men is a play by Aaron Sorkin how to plant, and they would be cultivating the food for themselves,” said Committee member who adapted his work into a screenplay for the now famous 1992 film. Kiki Hayden. Sorkin got the inspiration for the play from a phone conversation with his sister Deborah, who had graduated from Boston University Law School and signed up for a three-year stint with the Navy Judge Advocate General's Corps. She was going to Guantanamo Bay Naval Base to defend a group of Marines who came close to killing a fellow Marine in a hazing ordered by a superior officer. Sorkin took that information and wrote much of his story on cocktail napkins while bartending at the Palace
“Unpacked & Rediscovered”
Unpacked and Rediscovered: Selections from Washington’s Headquarters’ Collection, the new exhibit opening at the recently renovated Museum, features rare, curious, and important collections not seen by the public for many years. Displayed in two galleries of open storage, this selection of amazing objects was amassed over 160 years and represents the very roots of the preservation movement in American history. One of the artifacts on view in the new exhibit is a set of U.S. Army officer's epaulets (see photo) worn by Augustus van Horne Ellis of New Windsor. He wore these during the Civil War when he was the Captain of Company M of the 71st NYS Militia. These would have been worn as part of the “full dress” uniform. Unpacked and Rediscovered will be unveiled on December 1 at Washington’s Headquarters State Historic Site. Keep watching for more sneak peeks into this innovative new exhibit. For more information, call 845-562-1195. www.facebook.com/washingtonsheadquarters.
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Safe Harbors of the Hudson will hold its fifth annual Bells on Broadway Arts & Crafts Show and Children's Holiday Festival on December 1 from 10:00am to 4:00pm in the Ritz Theater Lobby and the Green Room in Newburgh. Bells on Broadway is the perfect opportunity to shop for everyone on your list and bring the little ones to meet Santa and Frosty. Admittance to this event is free. Holiday wreaths will also be available for purchase. pm the night of Newburgh's annual tree lighting. Safe Harbors Merry Mixer, which will be For information, call June Henley at either held in the Ritz Theater Lobby along with other 845-784-1110 or jhenley@safe-harbors.org, or local businesses, will be open from 6:00pm-8:00 visit www.safe-harbors.org.
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A Few Good Men
Theatre on Broadway. Produced by Just Off- Broadway, it is at the Railroad Playhouse from November 13-18. The play is directed by Joyce A. Presutti and Ed Romanoff is Joyce A. Presutti production manager. All seats are reserved. There is no general seating. Call 845-875-4325 for information.
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by Derek Leet Newburgh Chamber Music (NCM) has been bringing world class string quartets to Newburgh for quite some time. In February 2008 the Harlem String Quartet wowed the enthusiastic audience, and that included myself, and they were invited back for a repeat concert in February 2009. After a hiatus of a few years, they are returning for the next concert in the 2012-2013 series. As performers, teachers, and orchestral collaborators, the Quartet is widely acclaimed for its repertoire diversity, engaging young and new audiences through the discovery and presentation of varied repertoire that includes works by minority composers. First Violinist Ilmar Gavilán is a native of Cuba. At the age of 14 he was selected for advanced studies at the Tchaikovsky Conservatory in Moscow. Violinist Melissa White is a graduate of The Curtis Institute of Music, where she studied with Jaime Laredo and Ida Kavafian. She recently won the prestigious Isaac Stern Award at the 2010 Sphinx Competition for outstanding
musicianship and artistry. Violist Juan Miguel has collaborated with distinguished artists such as Itzhak Perlman, Lynn Harrell, Orion Weiss, Robert Spano, Misha Dichter, Chick Corea, Gary Burton and Paquito D'Rivera to name a few. Cellist Paul Wiancko has performed on
A Scandal at Railroad Playhouse?! Mae's having an art opening. And an affair with a younger woman. And a baby. With no viable road map, six thirtysomethings struggle to negotiate the stage in life when everyone who got together is coming apart. Ashlin Halfnight received a BA from Harvard and an MFA in playwriting from Columbia. His plays have been performed in Canada, The US, and Europe. He is a Fulbright Award winner, and is the recipient of a TCG Grant, a Ludwig Volgelstein Artist Grant, and the Howard
Stein Playwriting Fellowship. Ashlin, currently the Artistic Director of the award-winning New York theater company Electric Pear Productions, was an artist in residence at the National Theater of Hungary in 2005/2006, was a member of The Royal Court’s New York Residency, is a member of MCC’ s Playwrights’ Coalition, and is now Resident Playwright at the Railroad Playhouse. For the first offering in the Playhouse’s 2012-2013 Box Car play reading series, Halfnight’s play This Time of Year will be read on December 2 at 2:00pm. The reading will be directed by Seth Soloway. The Playhouse is at 27 South Water Street. For tickets: 845-565-3791.
stages in South America, Asia, Europe, and across the United States. Many of his chamber, solo, and orchestral performances have been broadcast on American, Polish, and online radio stations. Since its public debut in 2006 at Carnegie Hall, the New York-based ensemble has performed throughout the U.S. as well as in France, the U.K., Belgium, Panama, Canada, and recently in South Africa where, under the
auspices of the U.S. State Department in May 2012, they spent two weeks on tour performing concerts and participating in outreach activities. Their recording career began in 2007 when White Pine Music issued Take the "A" Train, a release featuring the string quartet version of that jazz standard by Billy Strayhorn which they performed here in February 2008. The upcoming program includes Joaquin Turina’s La Oracion del Torero (The Bullfighter's Prayer), Chick Corea’s The Adventures of Hippocrates and a standard from the string quartet repertory, Alexander Borodin’s String Quartet No. 2. Corea was recently featured in the October 2012 NCM concert when his classical piano music, arranged for wind and percussion ensemble, was performed by Beacon-based Madera Vox. “Exquisite” is a good word for the lush impressionistic La Oracion del Torero, and “beloved warhorse” are two descriptive words for Borodin’s masterwork.Don’t miss them when they are performed on November 4 at 3:00pm in St. George’s Church, 105 Grand Street, opposite the Library parking lot. Tickets can be purchased at the door or by phone at 1-800-838-3006, for event # 273088.
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“Nobody comes near a dining room anymore…Nowadays, people eat in kitchens, or in living rooms, standing around, balancing their plates like jugglers. Soon they’ll be eating in bathrooms,” grumbles a character in A.R. Gurney’s acclaimed off-Broadway hit The Dining Room. In year’s past, the dining room was often the heart of a home, where families gathered for daily meals and special occasions. Through this lens, we glimpse at the lives of several families. In their heartwarming, funny and sometimes heartbreaking stories, we witness the end of an era in American life. A.R. (“Pete”) Gurney was born in 1930 in Buffalo, New York. He graduated from Williams College in 1952, served as an officer in the Navy, and afterwards attended the Yale School of Drama. For many years, he taught literature at M.I.T., but moved to New York in 1982 to devote more time to writing for the theatre. He has won a fair amount of awards during his career, and is now a member of the Theatre Hall of Fame and of the American Academy of Arts and Letters. Gurney has been married to his wife Molly for over fifty years. They have four children, and eight grandchildren, and now
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live in Roxbury, Connecticut and New York City. C r e a t i v e Theatre-Muddy Water Players’ 2012 Fall Finale features Gurney’s light drama from A.R. Gurney November 2 thru November 11th.at The Playhouse at Museum Village, Route 17M, in Monroe. The production is under the direction of Christine Crawfis, presently Christine Crawfis Executive Director of the Unison Arts and Learning Center in New Paltz. In 1995, she co-founded a community theatre troupe that has gone on to become quite a fixture in the local cultural firmament: the Mohonk Mountain Stage Company. Tickets include CTMWP’s famous dessert at intermission. Reservations are suggested. For information, call 845-294-9465 or visit their website at www.CTMWP.org.
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