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November 2018

Orange, Pike & Sullivan Counties, Cragsmoor, Ellenville & Marlboro

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FROM THE PUBLISHER by Barry Plaxen Errata: Our sincerest apologies to Shadowland Stages and the cast for our incorrect cast listing for the October showing of Papermaker. For Sunday, November 4 events, don’t forget to turn your clock back one hour Saturday evening. Synchronicities of the Month: Two lectures on historic Catskill industries, tanning in Grahamsville and fur trading in Huguenot. Flight of the Bumblebee in Ellenville and Milford, both on clarinet. Vocabulary Lesson: alla prima portraiture: The term comes from the Italian meaning “at once” and later the French referred to it as “premier coup”. It is also known as working “wet-on-wet” or “direct painting”. These days the term is more loosely applied to any painting done in a direct, expressive style, with minimal preparation.

In this issue: Welcome back Youngsville and Rock Tavern to our calendar listings. Pedro Giraudo in Marlboro (Latin Jazz Sextet) and in Hurleyville (Tango-Dance). Native American events in Greenwood Lake (music & discussion), and Middletown (Dakota Pipeline documentary & panel discussion). Veteran’s Day Commemoration in New Windsor. Frederick Douglass honored in Newburgh. 19th Annual Tellabration in Florida. Students’ work in Liberty (scene design), Middletown & Loch Sheldrake (theatre).

Dance in Monticello (Balinese) and Warwick (African). Do You Love What You Do? in Warwick and What We Do for Love in Newburgh. Bill Winters (art) and Winter Wonderettes (theatre) in Ellenville. Painting Food (art) in Shohola and Growing Food (documentary) in Hurleyville. One Musical Master in Bethel. Two Musical Masterworks and a Mystery in Monroe, Moonchildren in Middletown, and a Madrigal in Monticello. Cacophony in Lords Valley. Sixes in Narrowsburg. Christmas in Goshen. Eat your cranberries!

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TO THE EDITOR It was so nice of you and Barry to come and meet us and say such encouraging words about our pastels. We really enjoyed your visit and meeting you both, the people who put together that lovely newspaper. Thank you both for all you do to promote the 4Pastelists exhibits! The piece in CANVAS was really nice, we do appreciate it! Cathy Cahill, Cathy Prager, Judy Byrne and Lily Norton Thank you so much for the link to your online October 2018 issue. The articles are beautiful and with colorful images of our

works. I shared the articles on all of our Facebook pages! - Susan Miiller Thank you for doing all you have to build culture. It was a wasteland when we started all this! It has been a strange and wonderous journey! - Shawn Dell Joyce Thank you and Barry soooo much for the terrific article and photos in October CANVAS for Music at St. Andrew’s. I now have my hard copy and it looks great. - Peggy Friedman

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Orange County is indebted to Dawn for her creative endeavors while Executive Director of The Orange County Arts Council in cohering the Arts Community into a formidable and lasting entity. With deep gratitude, we thank Dawn for everything and wish her the very best with any and all of her future endeavors.

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CALENDARS Art & Photography �� 16 Books �� 16 Category �� 13 Children & Teen’s �� 16 November 2018 Calendar �� 14-15 Lectures, Masterclasses, Demos, Artist Talks �� 12 Music - Pop, Folk, Rock, etc., �� 12 COLUMNS May I Have A Word With You �� 26 Meet Me in The Library �� 17 STORIES Alternative Counseling, Cornwall �� 14 Amity Gallery, Warwick �� 28 Artists’ Market, Shohola �� 21 Barbershop Conversations, Newburgh ��4 Bethel Woods �� 23, 27 Big Sky Productions �� 18 Black Dirt Storytelling Guild ��7 Caffe ala Mode, Warwick �� 28 CAS Laundry King, Livingston Manor ��5 Catskill Art Society, Livingston Manor ��5 Classic Choral Society �� 27 Cornerstone Theater Arts, Goshen �� 25 Crawford Library, Monticello �� 19 Creative Theatre-Muddy Water Players ��8 Delaware Arts Center, Narrowsburg �� 28 Domesticities, Youngsville �� 14 Ellenville Public Library & Museum �� 20 Florida Public Library ��7 Gallery at Chant Realtors, Lords Valley � 28 Goshen Christmas House Tour �� 19 Grand Montgomery Chamber Music �� 24 Greenwood Lake Library �� 6, 20, 24 Grit Works Gallery, Newburgh �� 18 Highland Mills Library �� 21

Community Arts: News, Views And Schedules Publisher, Barry Plaxen barry@dhcanvas.com Editor, Sophia Krcic editor@dhcanvas.com ads@dhcanvas.com Delaware & Hudson CANVAS 297 Stone Schoolhouse Road Bloomingburg, NY 12721 www.dhcanvas.com 845.926.4646 / 4647 Facebook: D&H CANVAS Please email calendar submissions by the 15th of the prior month to calendar@dhcanvas.com Please email submissions for classifieds to classified@dhcanvas.com Nothing in this publication may be reproduced without written permission of the publisher. Howland Cultural Center, Beacon ��6 Hudson Opera Theatre Orchestra, Monroe �� 23 Hurleyville Arts Centre �� 8, 13 Kindred Spirits Arts, Milford �� 10 Liberty Museum & Arts Center �� 10 Live from The MET �� 19 Mamakating Library, Wurtsboro �� 27 Megaphone Series, Sugar Loaf �� 25 Moving Company Dance, Warwick �� 19 Mt. St Mary College CMA Gallery ��11 Mt. St. Mary College Desmond Campus �� 14 Music on Market, Ellenville ��11 National Purple Heart Hall of Honor ��4 Nesin Cultural Arts, Monticello �� 21 Newburgh Chamber Music ��9 Orange County Arts Council Gala ��3 Pennings Farm Cidery, Warwick �� 26 Pine Bush Library �� 27 Playhouse at Museum Village, Monroe ��8 Ritz Theatre, Newburgh ��9 RITZKIDZ, Newburgh ��9 River Valley Artists Guild �� 10, 21 Seligmann Center, Sugar Loaf �� 25 Shadowland Stages, Ellenville ��11 Shakespeare & Associates, Milford �� 18 Sullivan County Historical Society ��3 Sullivan County Museum ��3 SUNY Orange Apprentice Players �� 22 SUNY Orange, Middletown �� 22 SUNY Orange, Newburgh ��5 SUNY Sullivan, Loch Sheldrake �� 19, 22 Time & the Valleys Museum, Grahamsville ��27 Town of Deerpark Musuem, Huguenot ��6 Unitarian Universalist Cong., Rock Tavern ��14 UpFront Exhibition Space, Port Jervis �� 21 Wallkill River School, Montgomery ��7 Washington’s Headquarters, Newburgh �� 27 Wisner Library, Warwick �� 25 Wurtsboro Art Alliance �� 20

The Orange County Arts Council 2018 Gala & Art Awards

Jacobs’ Jazzin’

She has been dancing for over The Orange County eight years and is trained in ballet, Arts Council presents an pointe, jazz and acro, and has won evening dedicated to honoring first-place awards in various state professionals in the arts who have and national dance championships made significant contributions to as well as appeared in on-stage the cultural life of Orange County productions of Grease and and beyond. The honorees are Howard Howard Shore J. Wesley-Krueger Dawn Ansbro Jessica Bessler Matilda. The Arts Council is going the extra mile Shore, an awardwinning composer from Krueger Family Foundation. Along with Tuxedo Park, Jonnie Wesley-Krueger, her twin sons Gabriel and Zachary, Wesley- and partnering with Independent Helicopters an arts benefactor from Pine Bush, Dawn Krueger guides the Foundation, providing at Stewart Airport to provide the 2018 Ansbro, former Orange County Arts Council grants to support non-profit organizations honorees a memorable helicopter ride to Executive Director from Goshen and Jessica and educational programs in Orange and the event. The event will also include a red carpet reception with music, hors d’oeuvres, Bessler, a talented dancer from Sugar Loaf. Sullivan Counties. Dawn Ansbro, the Orange County Arts dinner, signature cocktails, live performances Howard Shore, one of the world’s most respected composers, is a native of Toronto, Council’s former Executive Director including tantalizing performances by an an Officer of The Order of Canada, the and current Executive Director at SUNY extraordinary acrobat and teen acrobats, (see second-highest honor bestowed by the Orange Foundation, will be honored for page 9) and a thrilling live auction. The public is invited to attend this Canadian government, and an Officer of her contribution to the Arts. Ansbro served as the Order of Arts and Letters in France. In the Orange County Arts Council’s Executive event. Proceeds from the event will benefit 1975, Shore became the first music director Director from 2011 to early 2018. Over the significant community programming and of the legendary show Saturday Night Live. years, she has been a part of many social services including the Community Arts His scores for The Lord of the Rings and The services organizations and has initiated Grants and strategic initiatives to grow and Hobbit films have earned him four Grammy many programs dedicated to supporting the empower the arts in Orange County. The ceremony will be held on November Awards, three Academy Awards, two Golden arts and culture in Orange County, including Globes, and several festival and Critic’s the creation of the Orange County Film 2 at 5:30pm at Motorcyclepedia Museum, 250 Lake Street, Newburgh. Choice awards. His film scores also include Office. The 2018 Youth with Exceptional Promise For additional information and details The Departed, Hugo, Gangs of New York, Award will be presented to Jessica Bessler, about purchasing tickets, ads or sponsorships, and The Silence of the Lambs. Jonnie Wesley-Krueger is an arts benefactor a senior at Warwick Valley High School visit www.ocartscouncil.org, e-mail info@ and Orange County Woman of Achievement and resident of Sugar Loaf. Bessler excels ocartscouncil.org or call the Orange County award recipient representing The Wesley- at painting, drawing, dance and gymnastics. Arts Council at 845-469-9168.

Jazz trumpeter, composer and educator Freddie Jacobs has seen the music business from many sides. He has toured with jazz legends Lionel Hampton, Buddy Rich, Eddie Palmieri and Jimmy McGriff, and performed around New York with the Sam Jones/Tom Harrell Band, Nina Sheldon, Judi Silvano, Pucho and the Latin Soul Brothers. Hosted by Sullivan County band Little Sparrow, the Sullivan County Historical Society will present an afternoon of live jazz and stories with trumpeter Freddie Jacobs on November 4, from 2:00pm-3:00pm. Freddie will be joined by keyboardist Peter Tomlinson, and they will perform some jazz standards and discuss their experience performing around New York and in the legendary Catskill hotels. Admission is free and donations are welcome at the Sullivan County Museum, 265 Main Street, Hurleyville. For more information, call 845 434-8044.

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Veteran’s Day Commemoration Veteran’s Day began as Armistice Day to commemorate the ending of combat in World War I. Since 1954, it has been known as Veteran’s Day to honor all those who have served in the Armed Forces. In keeping with this tradition, The National Purple Heart Hall of Honor will conduct a brief ceremony and wreath laying on November 11 at 2:00pm in commemoration of Veteran’s Day. This ceremony will take place outside, weather permitting, by the flag poles at the Hall of Honor. The program will continue inside at the Hall of Honor program space at 2:30pm. In honor of the World War I Centennial, the focus this year will be about local Purple Heart veterans of the Great War as it was then known. Hear about some of the experiences of our local veterans and also come see the uniform worn by local World War I veteran and Purple Heart recipient Malcolm Tuthill. Come and help preserve their history and commemorate their sacrifices. Seating is limited for the indoor portion of the program

Newburgh Doughboys, 1917

and reservations are strongly encouraged. Call 845-561-1765 for reservations. The National Purple Heart Hall of Honor is located at 374 Temple Hill Road (Route 300) in New Windsor. For additional information, visit www.thepurpleheart.com or call 845561-1765. The National Purple Heart Hall of Honor is part of the Palisades Interstate Park Commission. The Palisades Interstate Park Commission administers 29 parks, parkways and historic sites for the Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation in New York as well as the Palisades Interstate Park and parkway in New Jersey.

Barbershop Conversations, Newburgh Frederick Douglass: Barbershop Frederick Douglass: Barbershop Conversations is directly inspired Conversations, a reading and by Frederick Douglass’ visit discussion series developed and to Newburgh in 1870 and the sponsored by Humanities New legacy on voter rights and civic York, takes place in various engagement. Newburgh barbershops. Each week, the discussion will “Frederick Douglass was a begin with a select reading from strong advocate for voter rights, the anthology, The Civically which makes kicking off this Engaged Reader: A Diverse commemoration project during our Young portrait, mid-term elections an important Frederick Douglass Collection of Short Provocative (1818-1895) Readings on Civic Activity. launch point. Barbershops are The schedule of November readings, community anchors. This program is an opportunity for men - and boys, especially, each beginning at 6:00pm, are as follows: to come together to share, discuss, learn and November 1: Krispy Fresh Cutz, 90 Gidney engage in this topic in a comfortable setting. Avenue and November 9: FXDED, 126 Women are welcome too!” says Tiombe Liberty Street. Selected readings include What Price Tallie Carter of Black History Committee Freedom, James Baldwin; The Lesson by of the Hudson Valley. “With its thematic focus, the program Toni Cade Bambara; The Wife of His Youth offers an unusual twist on the standard book by Charles W. Chestnutt; Theme for English group format by making time for thinking B by Langston Hughes; Recitatif by Toni deeply about one idea, over time, from a Morrison, and The Soul of Black Folks by variety of perspectives,” says Humanities W.E.B. Dubois. Free and open to the public, no RSVP New York Executive Director, Sara Ogger. The public is invited to come together necessary. To receive PDFs of the readings, to discuss a variety of thematically linked email frederickdouglassNB@gmail.com For information visit www.facebook.com/ texts facilitated by Gabrielle Hill Burton of The Restorative Center. The conception of FrederickDouglassinNewburgh

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AWAKE, A Dream From Standing Rock On November 9 at 7:00pm, SUNY Orange Cultural Affairs presents AWAKE, A Dream From Standing Rock, a documentary film about the water protectors’ 2016 protest of the oil pipeline through their Native American homelands with introduction by awardwinning filmmaker James Spione and panel discussion to follow in the OBTC Great Room 101 at Kaplan Hall, Newburgh. The evening will begin with a Native American blessing by Sachem Robert Hawkstorm of the Schaghticoke Tribe, followed by a brief introduction of the film by Spione. After the screening, a panel discussion will feature Spione, Hawkstorm, and activist Rachel Marco-Havens, with moderator William Makofske, PhD, Professor Emeritus, Ramapo College of New Jersey. A unique collaborative documentary created in three chapters, each helmed by a different filmmaker, the feature length film is directed by Academy Award nominated filmmaker and activist Josh Fox (Gasland, How To Let Go Of The World And Learn To Love Everything Climate Can’t Change), Academy Award nominated filmmaker James Spione (Silenced, Incident in New Baghdad) and indigenous filmmaker and Digital Smoke Signals founder Myron Dewey. The water protectors (activists) at Standing Rock captured world attention in 2016 through their peaceful resistance. While many may

Sachem Hawkstorm

Rachel Marco-Havens

James Spione

know the details, AWAKE captures the story of Native-led defiance that forever changed the fight for clean water, the environment and the future of the planet. AWAKE follows the dramatic rise of the resistance at Standing Rock Sioux Reservation near Cannon Ball, North Dakota. Thousands of activists converged from around the country to stand in solidarity with the water protectors protesting the construction of the $3.7 billion Dakota Access Pipeline, which is intended to carry fracked oil from North Dakota’s Bakken oil fields through sovereign land and under the Missouri River, the water source for the Standing Rock reservation and 17 million people downstream. This Cultural Affairs program is free and open to the public. For information, email cultural@sunyorange.edu, call 845-341-9386 or visit www.sunyorange.edu/culturalaffairs. Kaplan Hall is located at the corner of Grand and First Streets, Newburgh. See ad on page 25 for parking and more information.

CAS: Solo Shows and a “Sneak Peek” The Catskill Art Society Manor. (CAS) will present two In addition, CAS will solo exhibitions featuring present a sneak peek of My Robin Dintiman of Autonomous Neighbor, a Barryville: Back From the film by Michel Negroponte Bardo; Bereavement and featuring Fred “Tate” Mary Sweeney of Roscoe: Billings on November 3 Leaf Piles from November at 6:30pm at the Laundry “In the Nature of 1” by Mary Sweeney King, 65 Main Street, 3-December 31. Dintiman’s installation Livingston Manor. is characterized by a deep The subject of My Autonomous connection to nature. Whether Neighbor is the outsider artist, she is working directly with post-psychedelic philosopher objects found in nature, or taking and compulsive knick-knack nature as her subject, Dintiman collector, Fred “Tate” Billings. strives to capture the intimate, Tate spends his time creating emotional quality of certain work about hidden dimensions natural settings, suffused as and galactic time travel using they are with time, change, and clip art, found objects, distressed memory. boxes and automatic drawing. Fred “Tate” Billings Sweeney will present ceramic photo by Eric D. Wilson Inspired by Tate’s techniques, sculptures from her Leaf Piles series which the film uses the collage format to create a is an exploration of the natural environment, layered portrait with surprising twists and its sustainability and its fragility. Extracted turns. As he journeys from his ramshackle from the natural cycles of growth and decay, house in the Catskills to New York City, the piles of leaves become a frozen moment the Maine coast, and the battlefields of in time, and a meditation on transience and Gettysburg, Tate excavates personal and permanence. historic mysteries, both real and imagined, CAS will host an Artists Talk at 3:00pm, to fuel his creative momentum. In the end, followed by a free opening reception on he boldly hurtles towards an unexpected November 3 from 4:00pm-6:00pm at the destination...a place where no man has gone CAS Art Center, 48 Main Street, Livingston before. For information: 845-436-4227.

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“Hudson Valley Artist Mentors”

Hudson Valley Artist Mentors is an exhibit featuring twelve artists who are being recognized by the show’s curator, Mary Mugele Sealfon. Many of these artists were Mary’s G. Baker C. Buchanan S. Hope Fogel C. Harris-Pagano A. Lattimore teachers and have enriched her life immeasurably. Sealfon will also be showing many of her works. Nationally recognized for his art murals in the U.S. and abroad, J. P. Osborne G. Van Hook H. Zhang L. Woolley L. Zukowski Garin Baker teaches figure painting at air painting in Ringwood Park. the Art Students League in NYC. George Van Hook teaches workshops Known for his brilliant and vivid all over the country. His paintings paintings of people, Clayton Buchanan are primarily a visual response to the has taught students to “capture thatM. Mugele Sealfonenvironment, be it landscape, figure or intrinsic mood, that fleeting moment artist & curator still life. of recognition, when light gives birth to the Hongnian Zhang and Lois Woolley teach poetry of color”. at the Woodstock School of Art. Together, Susan Hope Fogel teaches drawing and they have written the book, The Yin/Yang of painting at her school, The Warwick Atelier Painting: A Contemporary Master Reveals and leads workshops here and abroad. the Secrets of Painting Found in Ancient Portrait artist Cynthia Harris-Pagano’s Chinese Philosophy. studio in Otisville was built to bring in a north Lisa Zukowski has taught workshops at light and provides beautiful light and shade multiple locations and at her Warwick studio. to the face and clothing of her models. Mary joined Lisa for her first Tuscany, Italy Andrew Lattimore teaches at his Cornwall workshop and loved it so much that Mary atelier and at Westchester Community has since participated in Tuscany workshops College. He has also led plein air workshops with other artists. in various locations both home and abroad. The show, running November 3-25, opens One of the first artists Sealfon studied with, with a reception on November 4 from John Phillip Osborne is a master teacher 1:30pm-3:30pm at the Howland Cultural who taught Sealfon how to work with north Center, 477 Main Street in Beacon. For light at the Ridgewood Art Institute and plein information: 845-831-4988. See ad pg. 21.

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Native American Music & Magic

Reuben Fast Horse, born in 1971 on the Standing Rock Sioux Reservation, is a traditional Lakota singer, dancer, flutist, drummer, craftsman, storyteller and educator. In 2001, he was a Grammy nominee with the group Lakota Thunder for Best Native American Music Album. Touring the U.S., he performs Lakota songs as well as songs in the Ojibway, Dine and Blackfoot languages. Known as an edu-tainer, he loves sharing Native American music and history with

everyone. “If you peel back the layers of American history, you will find roots in Native America. Much of our foods, tools, medicines, and government structures derive from Ancient America,” says Reuben. He will discuss how Native Americans changed the world, entertaining with traditional Lakota flute (and some comedy!), at the Greenwood Lake Library, 79 Waterstone Road, on November 18, from 1:00pm-2:00pm. To register: 845-477-8377, ext. 101.

“A History of the American Fur Trade” Town of Deerpark Historian will share the history of his Norma Schadt will offer a collections of Plain’s Indian presentation about the origins and Lakota Sioux Indian of the American fur trade which artifacts including tomahawks, began when Henry Hudson moccasins, war clubs, shields, explored the river which knives, a bow case and quiver. bears his name. The fur trade Life-size mannequins in was a major influence in the period dress, along with European/American westward power point pictures and expansion of North America. narration, complete this The beaver top hat worn by program about this fascinating Europeans drove the fur trade Indian fur traders at a Hudson period of American history, until 1850. Indian women and Bay Company trading post on November 4 at 3:00pm, the Hudson Bay Company played major at the Town of Deerpark Museum, 25 roles in this movement. Grange Road, Huguenot. Enjoy homemade Popular local historian and speaker about refreshments after the program. early Native Americans, Frank Salvati For info: 845-856-2702 or 845-754-8070.

Wallkill River School: 3 Solo Shows - Pastels, Nocturne Art, Holiday Works & More! As November brings the beauty of fall into full swing, expect to see beautiful works at the Wallkill River School’s (WRS) November solo exhibits featuring artists Vaune Sherin, Liam Vogel and Shane Daley. Vaune Sherin’s early experience was in the art department of a silk screener for the garment industry. She eventually branched out and began working on set/mural painting. She painted two murals in the children’s room of the Maybrook Library, and has also painted numerous sets for Valley Central High School’s Performing Arts department. Vaune focuses on still lifes and plein air landscapes, and her work is clearly defined by her delicate treatment of texture and light. A represented artist at the WRS, she studied pastel with WRS founder Shawn Dell Joyce. She is also a member of the Goshen Art League, and exhibits frequently with both organizations. Her love of nature and the beauty of the Hudson Valley inspire her work. Born and raised in Montgomery, Liam Vogel had an interest in the visual arts from a young age. He started his art education as an adolescent working in charcoal and taking beginner level classes at the WRS. In 2010 Shawn Dell Joyce officially took Liam on as her protégé, spending the next several years training him in pastel painting techniques. Liam pursued a formal art education and returned to work at the WRS where he is an

“Gomez Mill House” by Vaune Sherin

instructor and the Gallery Director. Liam’s work is extremely diverse and can be defined by a figurative approach to his subjects with an emphasis on the relationship between color and light. He currently works in pastel and watercolor, producing landscapes, still lifes, and alla prima portraiture. Driven by his passion for discovering interesting approaches to new mediums, he strives to capture the beauty of the mundane. Whether it’s printmaking, silverpoint, or digital art, he finds the experimentation with materials to be just as exciting as the production of his work. For his third WRS exhibit, he has focused heavily on nocturne painting, which is a style of painting that evokes the feeling of night. Originally from Newburgh, Shane Daley moved to Montgomery in 2001. After a lifelong interest in art, he studied illustration

“Lonely Roads” by Liam Vogel

while in school. In time, he set aside his passion for a varied career path to start a family, after which his artistic skills were used for drawing cartoon and comic characters for his children. In 2013, Shane’s wife gave him oil paint supplies for Christmas, in an attempt to reconnect him with his passion and talent. Taking up art again, Shane put brush to canvas, something he had not done in many years. He found interest in the fast paced, direct approach of the late Bob Ross, whose wet-on-wet painting techniques spoke to Shane. He soon started channeling that style in his paintings and made it his own. Shane’s work can be described as rich and full of depth, with sweeping landscapes and misty

“Hudson River Majesty” by Shane Daley

moonlit forests. Last year Shane produced a collection of smaller works which will be shown in this exhibit. These ornamental paintings are holiday themed for the holiday gift-giving season. Be sure to check them out! Enjoy refreshments while mingling with the artists at the November 3, 5:00pm-7:00pm opening reception. An artists’ demonstration and discussion about nocturne painting with Vogel takes place at 6:00pm. The WRS is located at 232 Ward Street, Montgomery. See ad on page 28.

Florida’s Black Dirt Storytelling Guild Celebrates The 19th Annual Tellabration! Join members of the Black Dirt Storytelling Guild and special guests as they share stories from around the world about families in myths, folktales, legends, history and real life. The 19th annual Tellabration!, a day of storytelling celebrated worldwide, is traditionally held on the Saturday before Thanksgiving and is sponsored by the National Storytelling Network headquartered in Kansas City, MO. Guilds and storytelling enthusiasts all around the globe will share their storytelling talents in cities and towns to celebrate the art of storytelling. Locally, Tellabration!

brings together each area’s most celebrated storytellers, to delight, captivate, and mesmerize audiences with their stories. This year’s event at the Florida Public Library, 4 Cohen Circle, takes place on November 17 at 2:00pm. A potluck supper will follow the program at 5:00pm. Tellabration! celebrates the art of storytelling and story listening and the wisdom and values found by close attention to heritage and original tales. Volunteer storytellers, experienced or novices, are welcome to join in the story swap with stories no longer than seven minutes. Contact

Florida Public Library Director Madelyn Folino to discuss your tale in advance. Admission to the Florida Public Library’s Tellabration! is one donation per person of a canned or packaged good for the Florida Community Food Pantry. To register for the program, visit www. floridapubliclibrary.org and click on “Calendar” or call the Library at 845-6517659. To sign up for the potluck supper, call Marie at the Library to find out what’s needed for the table. Listeners of all ages, kindergarten and up, are invited to attend both the program and the supper.

The Black Dirt Storytelling Guild during Tellabration! 2016 at the Florida Public Library. The 2018 Tellabration! will be held November 17.

46 South Main St., Liberty (845) 292-2394 libertymuseum.com

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Ira Levin Thriller in Monroe Novels: A Kiss Before Veronica’s Room is the Dying, Rosemary’s Baby, story of a woman and her The Stepford Wives, The new boyfriend invited to Boys from Brazil. spend time at a mansion Plays: No Time for because of her resemblance Sergeants, Critic’s Choice, to the owners’ deceased Deathtrap, Dr. Cook’s daughter, Veronica. The Garden. woman is eventually Got the caliber? We’re encouraged to impersonate speaking about the great Veronica to soothe the only author Ira Levin. remaining family member, Levin said in 2002, “I but plans quickly change feel guilty that Rosemary’s once the woman dresses Baby led to The Exorcist up in her new character. and The Omen. A whole Because identifying the Pictured left to right: Karyn Meier, generation has been characters by name would Peter Serritello, Alexa DeAmico, exposed, has more belief spoil the plot of the play and Gerald Weiss. in Satan. I don’t believe in Satan. And I feel for audience members, printed programs that the strong fundamentalism we have normally identify the four characters as would not be as strong if there hadn’t been Woman, Man, Girl, and Young Man. Two so many of these books...Of course, I didn’t legendary Broadway and Hollywood actors send back any of the royalty checks.” starred in the original Broadway production Creative Theatre-Muddy Water in 1973: Eileen Heckart played the Woman, Players’ (CTMW) 2018 Fall Finale features and Arthur Kennedy played the Man. performances of Ira Levin’s psychological The CTMW production, under the direction thriller, Veronica’s Room. This chilling of Terri Weiss, runs November 3-11 at The mystery explores the thin line between Playhouse at Museum Village, Route 17M, fantasy and reality, madness and murder. Monroe. Reservations are suggested. For “Like being trapped in someone else’s information, call the Box Office at 845-294nightmare...jarring and [with a] surprising 9465 or visit www.AtThePlayhouse.org climax...a neat, elegant thriller.” - author Recommended for mature audiences. unknown. See ad on page 11.

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2nd Annual “Taste of ReelAbilites” The Hurleyville Arts Centre in partnership with ReelAbilities Film Festival and The Human Rights Commission of Sullivan County will host the second annual Taste Of ReelAbilities on November 1 and 2. Two days, three screenings, each including one short and one feature film and a Panel Discussion and/or community Q&A. The Hurleyville Arts Centre and ReelAbilities Film Festival share a vision to raise the consciousness of the community about people with disabilities and our shared humanity, as well as to provide outstanding films and performances here in Sullivan County and beyond. The two-day event will feature four films that will fill the screen with miraculous transformations, impossible accomplishments, hidden beauty, and rekindled loves. The festival opens on November 1 with ReelEducation. Screenings and discussions that highlight films specifically for students, educators and families; a second screening the same day begins at 4:30pm. Taste of ReelAbilities continues

“Design Ability”

“2E: Twice Exceptional”

“Mr. Connolly Has ALS”

“Deej”

with feature screenings November 2 at 6:00pm. Founded in 2007 by the Marlene Meyerson JCC Manhattan, ReelAbilities Film Festival is the largest festival in the country dedicated to promoting awareness and appreciation of the lives, stories and artistic expressions of people with different abilities. The Hurleyville Arts Centre is located at 219 Main Street, Hurleyville. The Hurleyville Arts Centre and ReelAbilities strives for inclusion of all people. Individuals needing accommodations should IMMEDIATELY contact the Hurleyville Arts Centre directly. ASL interpretation, assisted listening devices and information in braille are available upon advance request. All films are captioned and all venues are wheelchair accessible. For additional information, email info@hacny.org or call 845707-8047. For the schedule and tickets, visit: hurleyvilleartscentre.org Also, see ad on page 18. Pictured are movie posters.

RITZKIDZ, Newburgh

South America Comes to Newburgh Four South American composers will be featured in Hemispheres: South America when Newburgh Chamber Music (NCM) presents the Catalyst Quartet. The quartet will perform Suite del Angel by Piazzolla, and Bachianas Brasileiras # 5 by Villa-Lobos. The program will also include string quartets by Villa-Lobos, Ginastera, and Diego Vega. Piazzolla’s works met resistance from tango traditionalists, many of whom dismissed them outright; indeed, he viewed his compositions as essentially works of classical chamber music. It is in that spirit that they suddenly began to be embraced in the mid-1990s by a number of distinguished classical musicians. Ginastera’s music is beginning to be performed locally almost as often as that of Piazzolla and Villa-Lobos, with solo piano works of his recently heard at Bethel Woods and SUNY Orange, and a major orchestral work played this year by the Greater Newburgh Symphony Orchestra. “As I have sought my voice,” writes Diego Vega, “I have continuously synthesized classical music, Colombian music, jazz, and my favorite composers. Besides composing regularly since about 1990, I also have taught music theory and composition in Colombia and the United States.” The lively, young Catalyst Quartet was

Piazzola

Villa-Lobos

Ginastera

Vega

Catalyst Quartet includes violinists Karla Donehew Perez & Jessie Montgomery, cellist Karlos Rodriguez & violist Paul Laraia

founded by the Detroit-based Sphinx Organization, which is “dedicated to transforming lives through the power of diversity in the arts.” They combine a commitment to diversity and education with a passion for contemporary works. The quartet is comprised of top laureates and alumni of the internationally acclaimed Sphinx Competition. Members serve as principal faculty at the Sphinx Performance Academy at the Cleveland Institute of Music. The ensemble’s recordings include The

Bach/Gould Project, its debut recording featuring the members’ own string quartet arrangement of Bach’s Goldberg Variations paired with Glenn Gould’s String Quartet, on the Azica label. For NCM they will display their arranging talents with the Piazzolla work and also with their quartet version of, arguably, the most beautiful melody ever to float from the pen of a composer: VillaLobos’ Aria (Cantilena) from Bachianas Brasileiras # 5. Villa-Lobos’ Quartet # 1, Vega’s String Quartet and Ginastera’s Quartet No. 2 round out the exciting program on November 4 at 3:00pm at St. George’s Church, 104 Grand Street, Newburgh. St. George’s is handicapped accessible with parking across the street. The audience is invited to meet the quartet at a reception after the concert. Tickets are available at the door (cash or checks only) or online: www.newburghchambermusic.org For more information contact: Mary Anne McEnery at mamcenery@verizon.net Audience members are invited to bring instruments that they wish to donate to Valentina’s Instrument Fund to be repaired, if necessary, and given to area schools and music students. For information, or to donate at another time, contact Dr. Joël Evans at evansj@newpaltz.edu or visit www.newburghchambermusic.org

Trained and choreographed by Karen Gersch, a unique troupe of eight teenaged acrobats, RITZKIDZ: The Art of Balance, have been asked to perform at the upcoming Orange County Arts Council Gala & Art Awards (see page 3), presenting their anchored ladder act: an 8-foot tall apparatus on which they dance, suspend themselves and move in perfect synchronicity. In addition, RITZKIDZ are proud to be accepted into the Small Plates Choreography Festival for Pre-Professionals on November 4 at 4:00pm in the Lobby at the Ritz, 107 Broadway, Newburgh. Sponsored by Haven Movement Company and Safe Harbors of the Hudson, the festival is a curated dance performance series bringing dance makers and their audiences together in an intimate performing arts experience. For more information: 845-784-1199.

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“Bees Please!”, Milford Englewinds Ensemble, a woodwind quintet and piano performs its virtuosic Bees, Please! program for the Kindred Spirits Arts Series featuring clarinetist Mitch Kriegler. Naturally, the ensemble will perform Romsky-Korsakov’s fast-aslightning Flight of the Bumblebee. The group will also perform a world premiere by Edwin Avril, and works by Guillaume Ballay, Kevin Kim, Sarah Davol, Monte Morgenstern, Elise Carter, Macdowell, Chopin, and John McMurtery. Englewinds commissions and performs music by living composers, and specializes in music that creates environmental awareness. Englewinds members are some of New York City’s finest musicians. They perform at Lincoln Center with the New York Philharmonic, Mostly Mozart, American Classical Orchestra, American Ballet Theater and New York City Opera, and on Broadway. The ensemble has commissioned and premiered over 60 new works by living composers to address environmental issues. It’s Not Just Bees! Englewinds seeks to call attention to the rapid decline of the bee population in the United States, which is a threat to American farmers and to our food supply. However, that is not the group’s only concern. When Director Sarah Davol assembled some of New York City’s top freelance woodwinds players to form

Left to right: R.J. Kelley, horn; Marcia Hankle, flute; Tomoko Ohno, piano; Englewinds’ Artistic Director Sarah Davol, oboe; Mitch Kriegler, clarinet, and Atsuko Sato, bassoon.

Englewinds, the musicians undertook a broad environmental and humanitarian mission. Englewinds addresses the need for clean drinking water, the overbuilding of wetlands, maintaining parklands, and more. This program related to the disappearance of honeybees has been emblematic of this awardwinning eco-ensemble. Titles of works included are L’Aurore Sur La Forét, An Old Garden, The Bee, The Bees, Honeybee, To Be a Bee (or not to be), The Lone Queen, and Hive Mind. The concert, in the historic Milford Theater, 114 East Catherine Street, takes place on November 3 at 7:30pm. For tickets: www.kindredspiritsarts.org or at the door. See Apple Valley and Waterwheel ads below for pre-concert dining options.

River Valley Artists Guild: Holiday Fair The River Valley Artists features paintings, pastels, Guild (RVAG) of Port color pencil drawings, and Jervis is an accomplished holiday crafts created by professional group of more talented local artists. Find than fifty artists who show perfectly affordable small extensively throughout the scale pieces of original fine region of Port Jervis and arts and crafts for holiday beyond. gift giving! The RVAG will be The event will be held at holding its 2nd annual RVAG artist-member, Judy Cramer the Greenville Resource Members’ Holiday Arts & Crafts Fair on Center, Route 6, Greenville. Snow date: December 2, 11:00am-4:00pm. November 18 from 11:00am-4:00pm. Join Call 845-754-8232 for more information. RVAG in celebrating this holiday event that

Liberty Museum: Cobalt Studios’ Students Rachel Keebler and an active part of their Howard Jones founded community life, bound Cobalt Studios in White together through mutual Lake in 1988. Next year, respect; craftsmen who Cobalt Studios celebrates taught the traditions, skills 26 exciting years training and art of their craft and students in the Scenic passed this down through Arts. their “knowing” hands,” Cobalt Studios is writes Keebler. modeled after the Guilds View work by Cobalt Studios’ students at the from the Renaissance. “Here we combine the Cobalt students hanging their work at Liberty Museum & Arts classroom experience The Liberty Museum & Arts Center Center, 246 Main Street, with the workshop experience. We reflect every Saturday through November 10. For info: www.libertymuseum.org those guilds where a cohesive group of See ad on page 7. artists nurtured a respect for their craft as

Enjoy viewing work by photographer Mary Roth at Leo’s Cornwall location thru Dec. 30!

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“Winter Wondrettes” at Shadowland For the holidays, Shadowland Stages will be staging a familyfriendly musical, Winter Wonderettes by Roger Bean. This seasonal celebration features 60’s versions of all the great holiday hits such as Jingle Bell Rock, Run Rudolph Run, Winter Wonderland and Santa Claus is Coming to Town. And then there’s We Wanna See Santa Do the Mambo and Donde Esta Santa Claus! This energetic and glittering holiday package is guaranteed to delight audiences of all ages. This seasonal celebration finds the girls entertaining at the annual Harper’s Hardware Holiday Party. When Santa turns up missing, the girls use their talent and creative ingenuity to save the holiday party! “The perfect Christmas revue! Crackles with energy and joy!” - LA Weekly “A scrumptious confection! This glittering holiday package is a sugar plum delight for audiences of all ages!” - Backstage Roger Bean created the long-running Off-Broadway smash hit The Marvelous Wonderettes (Westside Theatre), along with the sequels Wonderettes: Caps & Gowns, and Wonderettes: Dream On. Original cast albums for all Wonderettes shows are available from iTunes and Amazon. The Marvelous Wonderettes received the

“Complex Ecologies”, MSMC’s CMA Gallery

Work by Jackie Skrzynski

2007 LA Ovation Award for Best Musical for its record-breaking Los Angeles run and continues to be an audience favorite in regional and amateur theatre companies throughout the country. Roger Bean’s doo-wop hit Life Could Be A Dream had a record-breaking 12-month run in Los Angeles, receiving the Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Award, the LA Weekly Theatre Award, and the Backstage Garland Award for Outstanding Musical. See the Wonderettes November 30December 16 at Shadowland Theatre, 157 Canal Street, Ellenville. For tickets, visit www.shadowlandstages.org or from the Box Office: 845-647-5511. This year, Shadowland is offering two Holiday Show Matinees each week! (Please note that there will be no Thursday evening performances.)

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Throughout her career, Jackie Skrzynski’s art has challenged physical and psychological boundaries between humans and nature. The folds, curves, and branches in her imagery suggest similarities between anatomical and botanical forms. Gathering inspiration from her garden or walking through the woods near her home, these places “provide a sense of connection with a larger natural system,” she says. Observing growth, decay, and rebirth, she intends to convey her perception of nature as equally beautiful and unsettling. Marieken Cochius was born and raised in the Netherlands, and now lives and works in the Hudson Valley. Her art encompasses drawing, painting, sculpture, and printmaking. Her unique take on nature and her playful treatment of ecology examines life on all levels of existence. Cochius’ work has been shown in

Work by Marieken Cochius

places ranging from New York City and Los Angeles to Japan, Germany, and the Netherlands. Her work is in numerous private and public collections in the U.S. and Europe. Mount Saint Mary College’s CMA Gallery presents Complex Ecologies, featuring works by Jackie Skrzynski and Marieken Cochius. The exhibit is on view through December 14. The mission of the CMA Gallery is to exhibit professional art and media picked by Mount faculty from among the rising population of artists who live and work in Newburgh, Beacon, and throughout the Hudson Valley. The gallery space features focused lighting to highlight the artworks. The CMA Gallery is located on the first floor of Aquinas Hall, 330 Powell Avenue, Newburgh. Email cma-gallery@msmc.edu for more info. Visit www.msmc.edu

The Breezy Hill Wind C.P.E. Bach’s Rondo Quintet is bringing Espressivo arranged by a wonderfully varied well-known area pianist program (Oldies but Jake Lentz who told Goodies) to the Music CANVAS, “I wrote that on Market series playing [arranged] when I played selections as diverse as clarinet with the group a J.S. Bach, his son C.P.E, few years ago (I played and his friend Buxtehude, lead alto with the Jimmy and American composers Dorsey Orchestra in Edward MacDowell and Nancy Vanderlee, flute; (oboist not the 60s),” - to popular included in November 15 concert), Ernest Bloch, along with Allan favorites such as Flight Kjellman, clarinet; Rick Jones, Rossini, Juan Bermudo, horn and Eric Goldberg, bassoon. of the Bumblebee, a fugue L.E. Jadin and Romanus Hoffstetter. arranged for wind ensemble from Bach’s Bermudo (c.1510-c.1565) was a Spanish Well-Tempered Clavier, and an arrangement Friar best known as a composer, music for winds of a movement from a Haydn theorist and mathematician. string quartet attributed to Hoffstetter. Jadin (1768-1853) was born in Versailles. A special arrangement of the Rondo His first opera was staged in 1788. In 1806 from Rossini’s Wind Quartet No. 4 by area he became director of the Théâtre Molière, composer Eric Goldberg created especially and later won fame as a pianist, taught at the for the Breezy Hill Wind will also be Paris Conservatory and was made Chevalier performed. of the Légion d’honneur in 1824. The Four members of the Quintet: Nancy playwright and chansonnier Adolphe Jadin Vanderlee (flute), Allan Kjellman (clarinet), was his son. Rick Jones (horn) and Eric Goldberg The music, from Renaissance to Baroque (bassoon), will perform the program of to Classical to Romantic to 20th Century, minor masterworks in the beautiful wooden includes unknown pieces by Bermudo and upside-down ark at St. John’s Episcopal Jadin - to ‘somewhat’ known works like Church, 40 Market Street, Ellenville, on MacDowell’s In Autumn from his Woodland November 15, at 7:30pm. Sketches, Bloch’s Wedding March III, and Tickets at the door. November 2018

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Lectures - Demos - Talks

sponsored by SUNY Orange and Mount St. Mary College’s Desmond Campus MSM-DC �� Mount St. Mary College, Desmond Campus, Newburgh PEEC �� Pocono Environmental Education Center, Dingmans Ferry SUNYO-GCL �� SUNYO Orange, Gilman Center Library, Middletown SUNYO-KH �� SUNY Orange, Kaplan Hall, Newburgh SUNYO-OH ��SUNY Orange, Orange Hall, Middletown SUNYO-RCSE �� SUNY Orange, Rowley Center for Science & Engineering, Middletown Lectures, Master Classes, Demos & Talks are FREE unless otherwise noted: (FEE)

lectures “Legends in the Sky Astronomy Party” WoodsTalk: Live! �� Bethel Woods, Oct 7, 6:30pm “Fixing the D&H Canal” Rob Honders ��Neversink Valley Museum, Cuddebackville, Oct 10, 7pm “Heirloom Vegetable Growing & Urban Farming” Ken Greene �� SUNYO-KH Oct 29, 7pm “How to Become a Vegetarian’ (part II) Ginger Singer �Crawford Library, Monticello, Nov 1, 6pm “Know What You’re Eating” Brandon Grimila �� Artists’ Market, Shohola, Nov 3, 4pm “The Chain That Saved The Colonies” Donald “Doc” Bayne �� Washington’s Headquarters, Newburgh, Nov 4, 2pm “The Art and Craft of Catskill Leather” Ryan Trapani �� Time & the Valleys Museum, Grahamsville, Nov 4, 2pm FEE “A History of the American Fur Trade” Frank Salvati & Norma Schadt �� Town of Deerpark Museum, Huguenot, Nov 4, 3pm About Grief Nancy Witt �� MSM-DC Nov 7, 12:30pm FEE “Large Intestine Health” Dr. Richard Huntoon ��MSM-DC Nov 7, 1pm “19th C Virtual Reality, the Panorama & the Gettysburg Cyclorama” �� Laura Nichols MSM-DC Nov 7, 1pm FEE “The Spiritual Origins of Numbers” Nathan Rosenblum ��MSM-DC Nov 7, 2pm FEE Medicare 101 James W. Farnham ��Crawford Library, Nov 7, 6pm “Baby Planets, Rainbows and Telescopes, Observing Planets in Formation” Colette Salyk �� SUNYO-KH Nov 7, 7pm “Walk Disney: A Man, A Mouse, An Empire” George Burke ��MSM-DC Nov 8, 9:30am FEE “First Steps to Becoming a Vegetarian: Part II”’ Ginger Singer ��Crawford Library, Nov 8, 6pm “Be (Corp) the Solution” Joan Monk ��MSM-DC Nov 13, 1pm FEE “Urban Gardening and Justice Food” Lorrie Clevenger ��SUNYO-KH Nov 13, 7pm “I Will Give Them One More Shot!” David Topps ��MSM-DC Nov 14, 10am FEE “West Point Foundry” Mark Forlow �� MSM-DC Nov 14, 6:30pm FEE “Finding Comfort in the Cold & Dark Season” A. Sapir ��MSM-DC Nov 15, 10am FEE “Who is Bishop Oscar Romero & Why is His Statue Over a Door in the Westminster Cathedral?” ��: Marion Imperatore MSM-DC Nov 15, 1pm FEE Group Critique with Kate + Stella of Hudson River Exchange DISCUSSION �� Gather+Give series Bethel Woods, Nov 15, 5:30pm “Self-Hapnosis: Identify 6 Steps to Increase Your Happiness” George Toth & Diana Underwood MSM-DC Nov 16, 10am FEE “Getting the Most From an Obituary” Christine Crawford-Oppenheimer ��MSM-DC Nov 16, 1pm FEE “Leonard Bernstein” Kenneth Korn ��Wisner Library, Warwick, Nov 18, 1pm “The History of Carnegie Hall and the Establishment of its Archives” Gino Francesconi �� St. George’s Church, Newburgh, Nov 18, 3pm “Stress Less, Savor More” Diane Lang ��MSM-DC Nov 19, 10:30am FEE “Me, “Holy?” You Have Got to Be Kidding!!” Sr.Virginia WilkinsonMSM-DC Nov 19, 1pm FEE “From George Washington to Donald Trump: Historical and Contemporary Challenges to the Constitution by U.S. Presidents” Brigid Harrison SUNYO-GCL Nov 19, 7pm “J.F.K.” George Burke ��MSM-DC Nov 20, 9:30am FEE Animal Tracking �� PEEC Nov 25, 10am FEE “Martha Washington: A Timeless Woman” Karen Monti ��MSM-DC Nov 27, 10am FEE “The Peter Pan Paradox” Joan Monk ��MSM-DC Nov 27, 1pm FEE “Eugene Delacroix: A Restless Romantic” Laura Nicholls ��MSM-DC Nov 28, 1pm FEE “Direct to Consumer DNA Tests: Hype or Hope?” Evan Merkhofer �� Hudson Valley Science Cafe, Flaming Grill & Buffet, Newburgh, Nov 28, 7:15pm FEE “Women Behind the Chador” Susan & Paul Sprachman ��MSM-DC Nov 29, 10 am FEE “The Beatles - 50 Years Later” Barry Wiesenfeld ��Crawford Library, Nov 29, 6pm FREE “Friendly Rivals: Bela Lugosi & Boris Karloff” Leon DiMartino ��MSM-DC Nov 30, 10am FEE “Looking Back: The Desmond Estate Before Alice” Vincent Begley ��MSM-DC Nov 30, 1pm FEE Master Classes Frank Sardella “The Voiceovers:The Sound, Secure and Successful Career” ��SUNYO-OH Nov 5, 1pm Star Nigro “Eco Art Mural” ��SUNYO-KH Nov 8, 2:45pm Guitar Summit James Emery, John Stowell, Vic Juris �� SUNYO-OH Nov 26, 11am DEMOS “Nocturne Painting” Liam Vogel ��Wallkill River School, Montgomery, Nov 3, 6pm “Cook’s Choice; Apple Pie: Sharing recipes and tasting pie.” ��Chester Library, Nov 6, 6pm Catharine DeMaio watercolor collages ��Mulberry House, Middletown, Nov 18, 1:30pm Maker Demos Love Local Market �� Warwick Valley Community Center, Nov 23 & 24, 10am-6pm Artist Talks Robin Dintiman, Mary Sweeney talk ��CAS Arts Center, Livingston Manor, Nov 3, 3pm “Think-n-Ink: Peter Max, Color, and Culture” Thomas Bosket & Wade Lawrence �� Bethel Woods, Nov 9, 7pm 12

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

Thunderhead Organ Trio jazz-fusion �� The Wherehouse, Newburgh, 3rd Thursdays, 8pm FREE Music for Humanity folk �� Noble Coffee Roasters, Campbell Hall, 3rd Saturdays, 8pm FREE Brad Cole’s Bossa Blue “Tribute to The James Taylor Songbook” �� The Falcon, Nov 1, 8pm Andy Stack’s American Soup ��The Falcon Underground, Marlboro, Nov 1, 8pm Bruce Katz Band soul, blues �� The Falcon, Marlboro, Nov 2, 8pm JB’s Boogaloo Dance Party w/ Boom Boom Shake! ��Falcon Underground, Marlboro, Nov 2, 8pm The Harvest Duo rock, pop, Motown, country ��Greenwood Lake Library, Nov 3, 2pm FREE Jimmy Webb �� Bethel Woods, Nov 3, 8pm Joni Mitchell: “Shadows & Light” A Tribute ��The Falcon, Marlboro, Nov 3, 8pm The Greyhounds roots, rock’n’roll ��The Falcon Underground, Marlboro, Nov 3, 8pm Big Joe Fitz & The Lo-Fis swing, blues �� The Falcon, Marlboro, Nov 4 & Nov 18, 11am Cindy Cashdollar & The Syncopators Texas swing ��The Falcon Underground, Marlboro, Nov 5, 8pm Common Tongue Jaco Pastorius tribute ��The Falcon, Marlboro, Nov 7, 8pm SLATEC Septet improvised techno �� The Falcon Underground, Nov 8, 8pm’ Cuboricua! salsa �� The Falcon, Marlboro, Nov 9, 8pm Don and Maureen Hudson Valley Folk Guild ��UUC, Rock Tavern, Nov 10, 7:30pm Chris Bergson Band blues, soul �� The Falcon. Marlboro, Nov 10, 8pm Reverend Jefferson Band Jefferson Airplane, Hot Tuna ��The Falcon Underground, Marlboro, Nov 10, 8pm Pete Levin & Co. jazz-blues-soul �� The Falcon, Marlboro, Nov 11, 11am Roland Vazquez Nonet funky salsa-bebop ��The Falcon, Marlboro, Nov 11, 8pm Hudson Valley Swing Band ��Wallkill Community Center, Middletown, Nov 13 & 27, 1pm FREE Myles Mancuso Unplugged �� The Falcon, Marlboro, Nov14, 8pm Chris Raabe Band blues, soul, funk, rock ��The Falcon Underground, Marlboro, Nov 15, 8pm Bobby Harden’s Soul Purpose Band r&b, soul ��The Falcon, Marlboro, Nov 16, 8pm Hurley Mountain Highway. 60s, 70s, + ��The Falcon Underground, Marlboro, Nov 16, 8pm Professor Louie & The Crowmatix THE BAND ��The Falcon, Marlboro, Nov 17, 8pm The Bennett Brothers blues, rock ��The Falcon Underground, Marlboro, Nov17, 8pm Reuben Fast Horse “A Celebration of Native American Culture” music, storytelling, comedy �� Greenwood Lake Library, Nov 18, 1pm FREE Peter Yarrow folk �� Bethel Woods, Nov 18, 8pm Theo Bleckmann & Ben Monder Duo jazz art song ��The Falcon, Marlboro, Nov 18, 8pm Thanksgiving Eve! Annual AMG Tradition ��The Falcon, Marlboro, Nov 21, 8pm Prisoners of 2nd Avenue Spirit of the Fillmore East ��The Falcon, Marlboro, Nov 23, 8pm Walker Adams drums, groove ��The Falcon Underground, Marlboro, Nov 23, 8pm Chris O’Leary Band �� The Falcon, Marlboro, Nov 24, 8pm Deadgrass Jerry Garcia ��The Falcon Underground, Marlboro, Nov 24, 8pm Somerville Somerville Thanksgiving Party ��Catskill Distilling Company, Bethel, Nov 24, 8:30pm Poet Gold’s POELODIES spoken word, hip hop �The Falcon Underground, Marlboro, Nov 28, 7pm Myles Mancuso Band blues �� The Falcon, Marlboro, Nov 28, 8pm Daisycutter, Jeff Wilkinson Band ��The Falcon, Marlboro, Nov 29, 8pm Marlboro // Sun Not Yellow // Sleepy Limbs indie rock ��The Falcon Underground, Nov 29, 8pm Lost Leaders �� The Falcon, Marlboro, Nov 30, 8pm Fred Zepplin rock ��The Falcon Underground, Marlboro, Nov 30, 8pm Alice Shane piano & vocals, pop ��Unitarian Universalist Cong., Rock Tavern, Dec 1, 3pm OPEN Mic & IN-HOUSE MUSIC

Listings below are not included in our centerspread calendar.

Open Mic w/Steve Schwartz & Antoine Magliano �� Dutch’s Tavern, Rock Hill, Mondays, 7:30pm Joanna Gass and the Search & Rescue Orchestra ��Brew, Rock Hill, Tuesdays, 6:30pm-8:30pm Robert Kopec & Solo Bajo jazz + �� Dos Amigos, Fair Oaks, Wednesdays, 7pm Open Mic ��Heartbeat Music Hall, Grahamsville, Wednesdays, 7pm The Parting Glass Band Celtic ��Loughran’s Pub, Salisbury Mills, Thursdays, 7pm-10pm Marc Von Em soul, blues, funk ��WaterWheel Cafe, Milford, Last Fridays, 8pm-11pm Jake Lentz piano & Marilyn Kennedy vocals Giovanni’s Inn, Wurtsboro, Fridays & Saturdays, 6pm-9pm Run for Cover 80s ��Palaia Winery, Highland Mills, Nov 2, 7:30-10:30pm Bruce Perone ��Palaia Winery, Highland Mills, Nov 3, 2pm-5pm Say 80’Thing �� Palaia Winery, Highland Mills, Nov 3, 7:30pm-10:30pm Barely Acoustic ��Palaia Winery, Highland Mills, Nov 4, 2pm-5pm Songwriter Sessions ��The Falcon Underground, Marlboro, Nov 7, 7pm David Kraai Duo �� Palaia Winery, Highland Mills, Nov 9, 7:30pm-10:30pm Gary Adamson ��Palaia Winery, Highland Mills, Nov10, 2pm-5pm Tangent �� Palaia Winery, Highland Mills, Nov 10. 7:30pm-10:30pm Erol Ogut ��Palaia Winery, Highland Mills, Nov 11, 2pm-5pm Jack Higgins & friends ��Palaia Winery, Highland Mills, Nov 16, 7:30-10:30pm Jim & Michelle Iannucci ��Palaia Winery, Highland Mills, Nov 17, 2pm-5pm Floyd Pink �� Palaia Winery, Highland Mills, Nov 17, 7:30pm-10:30pm Roots & Blues Sessions host: Petey Hop ��The Falcon Underground, Marlboro, Nov 21, 7pm Bruce Perone Gobble Party �� Palaia Winery, Highland Mills, Nov 21, 7:30pm-10:30pm Twisted Corks �� Palaia Winery, Highland Mills, Nov 23, 7:30pm-10:30pm Kevin Finnan ��Palaia Winery, Highland Mills, Nov 24, 2pm-5pm TWD 2.0 band �� Palaia Winery, Highland Mills, Nov 24, 7:30pm-10:30pm Evan Teatum & Alan Battiatto ��Palaia Winery, Highland Mills, Nov 25, 2pm-5pm Acoustic Sludge �� Palaia Winery, Highland Mills, Nov 30, 7:30pm-10:30pm

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Art Walks

Newburgh Last Saturdays ��Newburgh, Nov 24, 4pm-8pm

Cinema

Reel Abilities Film Festival �� Hurleyville Arts Centre, Nov 1 & 2 “My Autonomous Neighbor” �� CAS Laundry King, Livingston Manor, Nov 3, 6:30pm “Casablanca” Humphrey Bogart, Ingrid Bergman ��Crawford Library, Nov 8, 6pm FREE The Bullish Farmer documentary (w/Director Q&A) ��Hurleyville Arts Centre, Nov 8, 7:30pm “AWAKE, A Dream From Standing Rock” documentary, w/panel discussion �� SUNY Orange, Kaplan Hall, Newburgh, Nov 9, 7pm “Hacksaw Ridge” �� Bethel Woods, Nov 9, 7:30pm “It’s a Wonderful Life” film & A Visit from Santa! �� Hurleyville Arts Centre, Dec 1, 7:30pm

Comedy

Joey Kola ��Joker’s Comedy Club, Chester, Nov 3, 9pm Mike Epps �� Eisenhower Hall Theatre, West Point, Nov 4, 5pm Rob Falcone ��Joker’s Comedy Club, Chester, Nov 10, 9pm Kevin Downey Jr. ��Joker’s Comedy Club, Chester, Nov 17, 9pm Tommy Gooch ��Joker’s Comedy Club, Chester, Nov 24, 9pm

Dance

Small Plates Choreography Festival ��Ritz Theatre Lobby, Newburgh, Nov 3, 8pm & Nov 4, 4pm Balam Dance Theater �� Crawford Library, Monticello, Nov 5, 6pm FREE “Blind” Pedro Giraudo & Tango for All, w/dinner �� Hurleyville Arts Centre, Nov 17, 7pm Moscow Ballet’s Great Russian Nutcracker �� Eisenhower Hall Theatre, West Point, Nov, 18 5pm

Fundraisers

Orange County Arts Council 2018 Art Awards ��Motorcyclopedia Museum, Newburgh, Nov 2, 5:30pm Classic Choral Society �� Panera Bread, Newburgh, Nov 5, 4pm-8pm Federation for the Homeless Craft Fair Holiday Bazaar �� Sullivan County Federation for the Homeless, Monticello, Nov 11, 11am-4pm St. George’s Cemetery” Lecture w/ Gino Francesconi ��St. George’s Church, Newburgh, Nov 18, 3pm

Holiday Events

“Christmas in November” Flea Market ��Stormville Airport, Nov 3 & 4, 8am-4pm “Shorts & Sweets for Thankfulness” Carol Montana, stories, humor, w/sweet snacks �� United Methodist Church, Monticello, Nov 11, 1:30pm Bells on Broadway Holiday Market & Children’s Festival �� Ritz Theatre, Newburgh, Nov 17, 11am-4pm River Valley Artists Guild 2nd Annual Members Holiday Arts & Crafts Fair �� Greenville Resource Center, Port Jervis, Nov 18, 11am-4pm Holiday Vendor Fair ��Palaia Winery, Highland Mills, Nov 18, Noon-5pm Love Local Holiday Market 2018 �� Warwick Valley Community Center, Nov 23 & 24, 10am-6pm “It’s a Wonderful Life” film & A Visit from Santa! �� Hurleyville Arts Centre, Dec 1, 7:30pm Goshen Christmas House Tour �� Begins: Harness Racing Museum, Goshen, Dec 1, 1pm-5pm Museum Holiday Party ��Liberty Museum & Arts Center, Dec 1, 5pm

Holistic - Spiritual

Journey Into Self-Awareness self-inquiry, meditation �� Milkweed, Sugar Loaf, Sundays, 10:30am

Museums not Listed in Centerspread

“It was dark back then” ��Knox’s Headquarters, Vails Gate, Oct 28, 7pm-10:30pm FREE Veterans Day Wreath Laying and Commemoration of the Centennial of the Armistice �� Purple Heart Hall of Honor, New Windsor, Nov 11, 2pm “Your Excellency’s Dog kennel at Mt. Vernon is as good as that I am in now” �� Edmonston House, New Windsor, Nov 11, 4pm

Music - Classical

Baroque Aria Ensemble ��St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church, So. Fallsburg, Oct 27, 7:30pm Sullivan County Chamber Orch. Chamber Music Series “Music in the Key of Love” �� St. John’s Episcopal Church, Monticello, Oct 27, 7pm & Liberty Museum & Arts Center, Oct 28, 3pm Englewinds Ensemble Kindred Spirits Arts �� Milford Theatre, Nov 3, 7:30pm SUNY Orange Community Orchestra ��Paramount Theatre, Middletown, Nov 3, 7:30pm Catalyst Quartet Newburgh Chamber Music �� St. George’s Church, Newburgh, Nov 4, 3pm Arianna Korting & Robin Giesbrecht duo pianists, Grand Montgomery Chamber Music Series �� Montgomery Senior Center, Nov 18, 3pm FREE Breezy Hill Wind Quintet Music on Market series �� St. John’s Episcopal Ch., Ellenville, Nov 15, 7:30pm Hudson Opera Theatre Chorus & Orch ��First Presbyterian Church, Monroe, Dec 1, 7pm & Dec 2, 4pm

Music - Holiday

Pine Bush Community Band Holiday Concert ��St. Paul’s Church, Bullville, Nov 26, 7pm FREE Jimmy Sturr Holiday show “The Magic of Christmas” ��Paramount Theatre, Middletown, Dec 1, 3pm,

Music - jazz

Thunderhead Organ Trio jazz-fusion ��The Wherehouse, Newburgh, 3rd Thursdays, 8pm FREE Eric Person Band ��The Wherehouse, Newburgh, 3rd Saturdays, 9pm String Trio of New York �� Amity Gallery, Warwick, Oct 27, 7:30pm

Freddie Jacobs trumpet, Peter Tomlinson keyboard, music & stories �� Sullivan County Museum, Hurleyville, Nov 4, 2pm FREE Pedro Giraudo Sextet pan-Latin jazz ��The Falcon, Marlboro, Nov 4, 8pm Jazz Sessions Host: Doug Weiss ��The Falcon Underground, Marlboro, Nov 14, 7pm Kevin Quinn’s Protocol guitar quintet ��The Falcon, Marlboro, Nov 15, 8pm Saints of Swing swing, klezmer, + �� The Falcon, Marlboro, Nov 25, 11am Nate Wood’s “fOUR” solo prog-jazz instrumentalism ��The Falcon, Marlboro, Nov 25, 8pm

Opera

“Marnie” Muhly, Live from the Met ��SUNY Sullivan, Loch Sheldrake, Nov 10, 1pm

Poetry & PRose Readings

Milkweed Poetry ��Milkweed, Sugar Loaf, Wednesdays, 7pm Poetry for Autumn and Halloween! �� Chester Library, Oct 27, 2pm, FREE Eva Strasser �� Noble Coffee Roasters, Campbell Hall, Nov 1, 7pm Christopher P. Gazeent �� Elsie’s Luncheonette, Goshen, Nov 2, 7pm Hudson River Poets �� Karpeles Museum, Newburgh, Nov 3, 1pm FREE Dan Andreana MEGAPHONE series ��Seligmann Center, Sugar Loaf, Nov 4, 2pm “Fall Poetry Reading” �� Pine Bush Library, Nov 8, 7pm FREE Terence Chiesa �� Montgomery Book Exchange, Nov 13, 7pm FREE Margaret Fox �� Goshen Methodist Church, Nov 26, 7pm FREE Hudson River Poets ��Newburgh Library, Nov 29, 7pm FREE

recreation

Salsa Dancing �� Hurleyville Arts Centre, Fridays, 7:30pm Oktoberfest Dinner Dance Sons of Norway �� Lackawaxen Fire House, Oct 27, 6pm “Blind” Pedro Giraudo & Tango for All” performance, dinner, drinks, dancing, live music �� Hurleyville Arts Centre, Nov 17, 7pm

Storytelling

Black Dirt Storytelling Guild “War and Peace ” ��Florida Library, Nov 8, 6:30pm FREE Peter Lyons Hall DYLWYD series ��Pennings Farm Cidery, Warwick, Nov 14, 6pm Jonathan Fox autobiographical stories ��Crawford Library, Monticello, Nov 15, 6pm FREE 19th Annual Tellabration! “All Kinds of Families” ��Florida Library, Nov 17, 2pm FREE Yarnslingers �� Cafe Adella Dori, Callicoon, Nov 18, 4pm FREE

Theatre - Musical

“Fun Home” ��SUNY Sullivan, Loch Sheldrake, Nov 8-18 “Winter Wonderettes” ��Shadowland Stages, Ellenville, Nov 30-Dec 16

Theatre - Play

Studio Upstairs Theater Repertory �� SUNY Orange, Kaplan Hall, Newburgh, Oct 27, 7:15pm “A View of the Harbor” Cornerstone Theatre Arts ��Goshen Music Hall, Nov 3-18 “Veronica’s Room” by Ira Levin, Creative-Theatre-Muddy Water Players �� Playhouse at Museum Village, Nov 3-11 “Moonchildren” SUNY Orange Apprentice Players ��Orange Hall, Middletown, Nov 9-18 “Holidays Are Murder!” The Killing Kompany, dinner-theatre ��West Point Club, Nov 30, 7pm

“The Bullish Farmer” The Bullish Farmer is a feature-length documentary on sustainable agriculture. It journeys into the life of a Wall Street investment bankerturned farmer as he struggles to build and run a farm that feeds his family and his community. But John’s dream of living an uncomplicated, traditional, agrarian life gets complicated when he comes up against Big Agriculture (Big Ag). This very private farmer becomes a passionate and outspoken activist lobbying for GMO (genetically modified organisms) labeling, animal rights, the preservation of crop diversity, and the reduction of chemical fertilizers to help preserve small farms and rural America. It is hoped that the documentary will inspire families to reconsider their eating habits and to better understand how their food choices affect their health, and that the film will contribute to society’s current shift

toward good clean food, and will spark dialogue about how to change prevailing farm policies. The screening at the Hurleyville Arts Centre on November 8, at 7:30pm will be followed by a Q&A with director Ken Marsolais. See ad on page 18.

Blind: Tango For All BLIND features 4 musicians and 4 dancers performing enticing vignettes; each with their own storyline with Tango dance, contemporary movement and original live music by Pedro Giraudo. It all comes with dinner, live music and open dancing at the Hurleyville Arts Centre on November 17 at 7:00pm. Tickets: www.hurleyvilleartscentre.org

November 2018

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AMITY ��Amity Gallery, Warwick BW ��Bethel Woods Center for the Arts CAS-LK ��Catskill Art Society, Laundry King, Livingston Manor CTMW Creative Theatre-Muddy Water Players ��Playhouse at Museum Village, Monroe DCAT �� Dancing Cat Saloon & Catskill Distilling Company, Bethel FAL & FAL-U �� The Falcon & The Falcon Underground, Marlboro GMCM Grand Montgomery Chamber Music Series �� Montgomery Senior Center

MONDAY

TUESDAY

GOSH Cornerstone Theatre Arts ��Goshen Music Hall GWL ��Greenwood Lake Library HAC �� Hurleyville Arts Centre HOT Hudson Opera Theatre Chorus & Orch. ��First Presbyterian Church, Monroe IKE ��Eisenhower Hall Theatre, West Point JOKER ��Joker’s Comedy Club, Chester LMAC ��Liberty Museum and Arts Center

WEDNESDAY

“Catskill Artist Friends” Show Fundraiser Classic Choral Society “View From The Bridge” (top) by Panera Bread, Newburgh, 4pm-8pm Kate Hyden, & “Buffalo Hunter” by Elise Hornbeck (top right) Dance are on view at Domesticities in Balam Dance Theatre Youngsville from Crawford Library, November 17 - December 16. Monticello, 6pm Other artists displaying works include Ann Higgins,Valerie Music - Texas Swing Taggart and Laverne Black. Cindy Cashdollar & An opening reception will be The Syncopators held on November 18 FAL-U 8pm from 1:00pm-2:30pm.

Music Hudson Valley Swing Band WCC 1pm Poetry Terence Chiesa MONTBK, 7pm

“Self-Hapnosis: Identify 6 Steps to Increase Your Happiness” with Diana Underwood & George Toth takes place at Mount St. Mary College’s Desmond Campus on November 16, at 10:00am. To register: 845-565-2076. See ads on pages 9 & 10.

Music - Holiday Pine Bush Community Band St.Paul’s Church, Bullville

Poetry Milkweed, Sugar Loaf, 7pm Music - Jaco Pastorius Common Tongue FAL 8pm

Storytelling Peter Lyons Hall Pennings Farm Cidery, Warwick 6pm Poetry Milkweed, Sugar Loaf, 7pm

Music Myles Mancuso Unplugged FAL 8pm

Cinema................“Casablanca”.... Crawford Library, Monticello, 6pm Storytelling.........Black Dirt Storytelling Guild.....Florida Library, 6:30pm Poetry........................Fall Poetry Reading.....Pine Bush Library, 7pm Cinema.......... “The Bullish Farmer” documentary....... HAC 7:30pm Theatre - Musical...............“Fun Home”.............................SCCC 8pm Music - Techno Improv.......SLATEC Septet........................FAL-U 8pm

Storytelling............Jonathan Fox... Crawford Library, Monticello, 6pm Music - Classical.......Breezy Hill Wind Quintet............... MoM 7:30pm Theatre - Musical...............“Fun Home”.............................SCCC 8pm Music - Jazz Fusion.Thunderhead Organ Trio.Wherehouse, Newburgh, 8pm Music -Jazz ............. Kevin Quinn’s Protocol .......................FAL 8pm Music - Blues-Soul-Funk.......Chris Raabe Band................FAL-U 8pm

Cinema w/discussion..“A

Theatre - Play ........ Theatre - Play......... Cinema................... Theatre - Play......... Theatre - Musical... Music - Salsa .........

Theatre - Play ........ Theatre - Play......... Theatre - Musical... Music ........... Bobb Music - 60s-70s.....

Music - Jazz Jazz Sessions FAL-U 8pm

Don & Maureen perform for the Hudson Valley Folk Guild at the Unitarian Universalist Congregation in Rock Tavern on November 10 at 7:30pm.

Poetry Margaret Fox Goshen Methodist Church, 7pm

THURSDAY

MoM Music on Market Series �� MONTBK �� MSM-DC ��Mou NOBL �� PARA �� PENN �� PHILL ��

Cinema..................R Cinema..................Reel Abilities Film Festival................... HAC 1pm Fundraiser.....OC Arts Poetry............................... Eva Strasser............................. NOBL 7pm Poetry....Christoph Music - James Taylor.......Brad Cole’s Bossa Blue ..............FAL 8pm Music -Soul-Blues . Music.................. Andy Stack’s American Soup...............FAL-U 8pm Music...Boogaloo D

Please check the schedule for Art & Photography Exhibit Receptions, pg. 16

novemb

27 Music Hudson Valley Swing Band WCC 1pm

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Poetry Milkweed, Sugar Loaf, 7pm Music Thanksgiving Eve! Annual AMG Tradition FAL 8pm

Poetry Milkweed, Sugar Loaf, 7pm

Music Myles Mancuso Band FAL 8pm Spoken Word Hip Hop POELODIES FAL-U 7pm

November 2018

Alice Shane, (piano and vocals) performs at the Unitarian Universalist Congregation, Rock Tavern, on December 1 at 4:00pm.

Holiday...................L Music - Fillmore Ea Music - Groove......

Theatre - Musical... Poetry......................... Hudson River Poets.......................... NFL 7pm Dinner-Theatre.....“ Music .............. Daisycutter, Jeff Wilkinson Band ...............FAL 8pm Music ..................... Music - Rock.......Marlboro//Sun Not Yellow//Sleepy Limbs. FAL-U 8pm Music - Rock...........

ber 2018

�� St. John’s Episcopal Church, Ellenville �� Montgomery Book Exchange unt St. Mary College, Desmond Campus, Balmville �� Noble Coffee Roasters, Campbell Hall �� Paramount Theatre, Middletown ��Pennings Farm & Pennings Cidery, Warwick ��Phillipsport Community Center

FRIDAY

PW ��Palaia Winery, Highland Mills RITZ �� Ritz Theatre Lobby, Newburgh SCCC Sullivan County Community College ��SUNY Sullivan, Loch Sheldrake SCCO Sullivan County Chamber Orchestra ��St. John’s Episcopal Church, Monticello SCM �� Sullivan County Museum, Hurleyville SHAD �� Shadowland Stages, Ellenville SLGMNN �� The Seligmann Center, Sugar Loaf

SATURDAY

SUNYO-KH �� SUNY Orange, Kaplan Hall, Newburgh SUNYO-OH �� SUNY Orange, Orange Hall, Middletown TUST ��Tusten Theatre, Narrowsburg UUC �� Unitarian Universalist Congregation, Rock Tavern WCC ��Wallkill Community Center, Middletown WCPA �� Warwick Center for the Performing Arts WVCC ��Warwick Valley Community Center

Holiday...”Christmas in November” Flea Market..Stormville Airport, 8am-4pm Poetry.......Hudson River Poets...Karpeles Museum, Newburgh, 1pm Music - Pop-Rock-Country......The Harvest Duo...................GWL 2pm Cinema................“My Autonomous Neighbor ” ..... CAS-LK 6:30pm Reel Abilities Film Festival................... HAC 6pm Theatre - Play .......... “A View of the Harbor”................... GOSH 7pm s Council...Motorcyclopedia Museum, Newburgh, 5:30pm Music - Classical..........Englewinds Ensemble .Milford Theatre, 7:30pm her P. Gazeent...Elsie’s Luncheonette, Goshen, 7pm Music -Classical......SUNY Orange Community Orch....PARA 7:30pm ........ Bruce Katz Band ...........................FAL 8pm Music................................ Jimmy Webb ............................... BW 8pm Dance Party w/Boom Boom Shake....FAL-U 8pm Theatre - Play...........“Veronica’s Room” by Ira Levin ....CTMW 8pm Dance............Small Plates Choreography Festival ......... RITZ 8pm Music .......Joni Mitchell: “Shadows & Light” A Tribute ......FAL 8pm Music - Roots-R&R........ The Greyhounds.........................FAL-U 8pm Comedy...............................Joey Kola.............................JOKER 9pm

AWAKE, A Dream From Standing Rock”. SUNYO-KH 7pm

.... “A View of the Harbor”................... GOSH 7pm .........“Moonchildren”............SUNYO-OH 7:30pm ....... “Hacksaw Ridge”........................ BW 7:30pm ...“Veronica’s Room” by Ira Levin ....CTMW 8pm .............“Fun Home”.............................SCCC 8pm .............Cuboricua! .................................FAL 8pm

.... “A View of the Harbor”................... GOSH 7pm .........“Moonchildren”............SUNYO-OH 7:30pm .............“Fun Home”.............................SCCC 8pm by Harden’s Soul Purpose Band.............FAL 8pm ...Hurley Mountain Highway.................FAL-U 8pm

Love Local Holiday Market......WVCC 10am-6pm ast .......Prisoners of 2nd Avenue .............FAL 8pm ..... Walker Adams drums.....................FAL-U 8pm

Opera............................. “Marnie” Muhly..........................SCCC 1pm Theatre - Play .......... “A View of the Harbor”................... GOSH 7pm Theatre - Play.................“Moonchildren”............SUNYO-OH 7:30pm Music - Folk...............Don & Maureen Black ................. UUC 7:30pm Theatre - Play...........“Veronica’s Room” by Ira Levin ....CTMW 8pm Theatre - Musical...............“Fun Home”.............................SCCC 8pm Music - Blues ............. Chris Bergson Band .........................FAL 8pm

SUNDAY

Holiday...”Christmas in November” Flea Market..Stormville Airport, 8am-4pm Music - Swing-Blues.....Big Joe Fitz & The Lo-Fis................FAL11am Music - Jazz...........Freddie Jacobs & Peter Tomlinson ..... SCM 2pm Theatre - Play .......... “A View of the Harbor”................... GOSH 2pm Poetry.............................. Dan Andreana ..................SLGMNN 2pm Music - Classical..Catalyst Quartet..St. George’s Ch., Newburgh, 3pm Theatre - Play...........“Veronica’s Room” by Ira Levin ....CTMW 3pm Dance............Small Plates Choreography Festival ......... RITZ 4pm Comedy.............................. Mike Epps .................................. IKE 5pm Music - Latin Jazz...........Pedro Giraudo Sextet ...................FAL 8pm

Music - Soul-Jazz-Blues.....Pete Levin & Co.........................FAL11am

Fundraiser. Sullivan Cty Federation for the Homeless Holiday Bazaar.11am-4pm Humor. “Shorts & Sweets for Thankfulness”. Monticello United Methodist Church 1:30pm

Theatre - Musical...............“Fun Home”.............................SCCC 2pm Theatre - Play .......... “A View of the Harbor”................... GOSH 2pm Theatre - Play.................“Moonchildren”.................SUNYO-OH 3pm Theatre - Play...........“Veronica’s Room” by Ira Levin ....CTMW 3pm Music - Jefferson Airplane-Hot Tuna..The Reverend Jefferson Band..FAL-U 8pm Music - Funk-Salsa-Bebop...........Roland Vazquez Nonet ....FAL 8pm Comedy.............................Rob Falcone........................... JOKER 9pm

Festival ....................... Bells on Broadway ............... RITZ 11am-4pm Storytelling.....................Tellabration 2018...........Florida Library, 2pm Dance - Dinner..“Blind” Pedro Giraudo & Tango for All . HAC 7pm Theatre - Play .......... “A View of the Harbor”................... GOSH 7pm Music - Folk..................Music for Humanity.................NOBL 7:30pm Theatre - Play.................“Moonchildren”............SUNYO-OH 7:30pm Theatre - Musical...............“Fun Home”.............................SCCC 8pm Music -The Band .......Professor Louie & The Crowmatix ...FAL 8pm Music -Blues-Rock.......The Bennett Brothers ...................FAL-U 8pm Music - Jazz........Eric Person Band....Wherehouse, Newburgh, 9pm Comedy........................ Kevin Downey Jr........................JOKER 9pm

Music - Swing-Blues.....Big Joe Fitz & The Lo-Fis................FAL11am

Fair..River Valley Artists Guild Arts & Craft Fair.Greenville Resource Ctr, 11am-4pm

Holiday............................... Vendor Fair ...................... PW Noon-5pm Music - Native American...........Reuben Fast Horse ...........GWL 1pm Theatre - Musical...............“Fun Home”.............................SCCC 2pm Theatre - Play .......... “A View of the Harbor”................... GOSH 2pm Theatre - Play.................“Moonchildren”.................SUNYO-OH 3pm Music - Classical..Arianna Korting & Robin Giesbrecht .GMCM 3pm Dance..........Moscow Ballet’s Great Russian Nutcracker ... IKE 5pm Music - Folk...................... Peter Yarrow ............................... BW 8pm Music - Jazz...........Theo Bleckmann & Ben Monder Duo ..FAL 8pm

Holiday...................Love Local Holiday Market......WVCC 10am-6pm Music ..........................Chris O’Leary Band ..........................FAL 8pm Music - Swing +............ ....Saints of Swing..........................FAL 11am Music - Jerry Garcia........... Deadgrass...............................FAL-U 8pm Music - Jazz.................Nate Wood’s “fOUR ..........................FAL 8pm Music.................Somerville Thanksgiving Party! ....... DCAT 8:30pm Comedy...........................Tommy Gooch.........................JOKER 9pm

Holiday...Goshen Christmas House Tour...Harness Museum 1pm-5pm .....“Winter Wonderettes”..................... SHAD 8pm Theatre - Musical.......“Winter Wonderettes”..........SHAD 2pm & 8pm “Holidays Are Murder!”.......West Point Club, 8pm Music - Pop........... Alice Shane piano, vocals.................... UUC 3pm Theatre - Musical.......“Winter Wonderettes”..................... SHAD 2pm ........... Lost Leaders ................................FAL 8pm Music - Holiday.......Jimmy Sturr Holiday Show..................PARA 3pm Music - Classical...Hudson Opera Theatre Chorus & Orch.... HOT 4pm ............Fred Zepplin.............................FAL-U 8pm Holiday...................... Museum Holiday Party.................... LMAC 5pm Music - Classical....Hudson Opera Theatre Chorus & Orch.... HOT 7pm Cinema..................... “It’s A Wonderful Life”.................. HAC 7:30pm

November 2018

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Canvas category calendar

sponsored by Catskill Art Society, Wallkill River School & Wurtsboro Art Alliance CANVAS cannot be responsible for errors & omissions. Please verify dates and times.

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

Group Show �� Stray Cat Gallery, Bethel, ongoing Georgia Chambers etchings, paintings ��Georgia Chambers Art Gallery, Callicoon, ongoing Catharine De Maio paintings “Beginnings of Fall” ��Rustic Wheelhouse, Chester, ongoing T.A. Clearwater paintings, pastels, prints �� Clearwater Gallery at Jones Farm, Cornwall, ongoing June Ponte paintings, stained & painted glass ��Poe & Raven Gallery, Milford, ongoing Karen E. Gersch, Gabrielle Dearborn, Josiah Dearborn drawings, paintings, silverwork �� Gersch Home Gallery, Montgomery, by appt, ongoing Carolyn Duke pottery ��Duke Pottery, Tennanah Lake, Roscoe, ongoing Inscribed Tibetan Prayer Stones ��Tibetan & Himalayan Cultural Center, Walden, ongoing Wurtsboro Art Alliance group show �� Mamakating Town Hall, Wurtsboro, ongoing Leonie Lacouette unique clocks ��Orange Regional Medical Center, Cafeteria Lobby, thru Oct 29 Glenn Zweygardt “Set in Stone: The Sculpture of Glenn Zweygardt” ��Bethel Woods, thru Oct 31 Kate Horan paintings, “Public Spaces/Private Places” ��ARTery Gallery, Milford, thru Nov 5 Randall Fitzgerald “Public Spaces/Private Places” ��ARTery Gallery, Milford, thru Nov 5 Members Show Crawford Art Association ��Crawford Gov’t Center, Pine Bush, thru Nov 6 “RINSE, REPEAT” Goshen Art League, group show �� Goshen Music Hall, thru Nov 14 “Pumpkins or Produce” group show ��WRS thru Nov 14 Daisy dePuthod, Terri Vargas paintings ��Grit Works Gallery, Newburgh, thru Nov 15 4 Pastelists Judy Byrne, Cathy Cahill, Lily Norton, Cathy Prager ��2Alices, Newburgh, thru Nov 17 Chrissy Pahucki “Summer Travels: Landscapes” paintings ��SUNYO-OH thru Nov 19 Hudson Valley Plein Air Festival Exhibit ��SUNYO-OH thru Nov 19 Fall Artists Show ��UpFront Exhibition Space, Port Jervis, thru Nov 23 “Autumn Spectacular! ” Art About Town, River Valley Artists Guild ��thru Nov 26 Susan Miiller pastels, paintings Port Jervis Library & Judith Weiss expressionistic paintings Bon Secours Hospital & Joan Kehlenback oil paintings, pastels Deerpark Town Hall, Huguenot & Rena Hottinger painting, clay, collage, floral design Port Jervis City Hall “Doorways to Originality” outdoor art installation ��Bethel Woods, thru Nov 30 A Gathering of Artwork: Goshen Art League Members’ Exhibit 2018 �� 911 Emergency Services Center, Goshen, thru Dec 6 Jackie Skrzynski, Marieken Cochius “Complex Ecologies” ��Aquinas Hall, Newburgh, thru Dec 14 “The World War I Home Front - How Newburgh Supported the Colors” ��SUNYO-KH thru Dec 14 Janet Campbell watercolors ��Berkshire Bank, Goshen, thru Dec 26 Juried Small Works Exhibition �� Bertoni Gallery, Warwick, thru Dec 30 Peter Max “Early Paintings” �� Museum at Bethel Woods, thru Dec 31 “Streams – art in motion” group show �� Morgan Outdoors, Livingston Manor, thru Dec 31 Linda Fay Berger �� Griffith Olivero Realtors, Goshen, thru Jan 9 Bill Winters ��Ellenville Library, thru Jan “Bear Mountain & Harriman Parks” Book Exhibit ��Exposures Gallery, Sugar Loaf, thru May19

NEW ART EXHIBITS

Vaune Sherin, Liam Vogel, Shane Daley ��WRS Nov 1-30 Diane Ouzoonian paintings ��Greenwood Lake Library, Nov 1-30 Sarah Fields “Sfields” photographer and digital artist. ��Highland Mills Library, Nov 1-30 Qaasim Muñoz ��Caffe Ala Mode, Warwick, Nov 1-30 Jason Strapec “Cacophony in Color” �� Gallery at Chant Realtors, Lords Valley, Nov 1-Dec 27 Rena Hottinger, Yolanda Ramirez-Goldsack “Beautiful Spaces” �� Shakespeare & Assocs. Gallery, Milford, Nov 1-Dec 30 Hudson Valley Artist Mentors �� Howland Cultural Center, Beacon, Nov 3-25 James Garvey “Vessels” sculpture & drawings ��Amity Gallery, Warwick, Nov 3-25 “Food in Art” Barryville Area Arts Assn., group show ��Artists’ Market, Shohola, Nov 3-25 “Point of View” Wurtsboro Art Alliance, group show ��John Neilson Gallery, Wurtsboro , Nov 3-30 Ancestral Origins Cultural Arts Exhibit ��Element Square Art Gallery, Middletown, Nov 3-Dec 1 Robin Dintiman, Mary Sweeney �� CAS Nov 3-Dec 31 “Forget Me Not” Veteran Artist Group Show �� Ann Street Gallery, Nov 3-Jan 5 “Winter” Crawford Art Association ��Crawford Gov’t Center, Pine Bush, Nov 15-Jan 8 “Portraiture” group show ��WRS Nov 15-Dec 14 Catskill Artist Friends “For the Love of Painting” ��Domesticities, Youngsville, Nov 17-Dec 16 Wurtsboro Art Alliance Holiday Gift Show �� John Neilson Gallery, Wurtsboro, Nov 17-Dec 16 “Art in Sixes” ��DVAA Nov 17-Dec 23

Photography exhibits

Catharine Bale �� Green Light Gallery, Cornwall-on-Hudson, ongoing “Eye of the Beholder” Quintet Photographers Capturing Life ��Clearview Vineyard, Warwick, thru Oct 31 “The World War I Home Front - How Newburgh Supported the Colors”. ��SUNYO-KH thru Dec 14 Mary Cathryn Roth “On Time: Surface Series” �� Leo’s Restaurant & Pizza, Cornwall, thru Dec 31 16

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November 2018

NEW Photography exhibits

Star Nigro “Everyday Latin America” photography, photo jewelry ��SUNYO-KH Oct 15-Nov 21

ART & Photography receptions

Star Nigro “Everyday Latin America” photographs, photo jewelry � SUNYO-KH Oct 27, 3:30pm-5:45pm Robin Dintiman, Mary Sweeney ��CAS Nov 3, talk:3pm, reception:4pm-6pm Sarah Fields “Sfields”. ��Highland Mills Library, Nov 3, 2pm-4pm Ancestral Origins Cultural Arts Exhibit ��Element Square Art Gallery, Middletown, Nov 3, 2pm-5pm “Food in Art” Barryville Area Arts Assn., group show �� Artists’ Market, Shohola, Nov 3, 4pm-6pm Vaune Sherin, Liam Vogel, Shane Daley �� WRS Nov 3, 5pm-7pm Jason Strapec “Cacophony in Color” �� Gallery at Chant Realtors, Lords Valley, Nov 3, 5pm-7pm James Garvey “Vessels” sculpture & drawings �� Amity Gallery, Warwick, Nov 3, 5pm-7pm “Forget Me Not” Veteran Artist Group Show �� Ann Street Gallery, Nov 3-6:30pm-8:30pm Hudson Valley Artist Mentors �� Howland Cultural Center, Beacon, Nov 4, 1:30pm-3:30pm Rena Hottinger, Yolanda Ramirez-Goldsack “Beautiful Spaces” �� Shakespeare & Assocs. Gallery, Milford, Nov 10, 5:30pm-8pm Daisy dePuthod, Terri Vargas paintings ��Grit Works Gallery, Newburgh, Nov 10, 2pm-6pm Qaasim Muñoz �� Caffe Ala Mode, Warwick, Nov 11, 5pm-7pm “Bear Mountain & Harriman Parks” Book Exhibit �� Exposures Gallery, Sugar Loaf, Nov 17, 2pm-5pm Catskill Artist Friends “For the Love of Painting” �� Domesticities, Youngsville, Nov 18, 1pm-2:30pm “Art in Sixes” group show �� DVAA Nov 18, 2pm-4pm Ancestral Origins Cultural Arts Exhibit �� Element Square Art Gallery, Middletown, Dec 1, 2pm-5pm

Schools & Conservatories Budding Artists art exhibit ��Greenwood Lake Library, ongoing Cobalt Students’ Scenic Artists’ Exhibit ��Liberty Museum & Arts Center, Oct 20-Nov 10

Children & Teens Calendar

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

Books

Listings not included in our centerspread calendar.

Book Hipsters Book Club teens ��Wisner Library, Warwick, Fridays, 3:30pm Cinema

Teen Movie Night 11-17yrs ��Greenwood Lake Library, Tuesdays, 6pm FREE Teen Movie Matinee ��Crawford Library, Monticello, 1st Saturday, 1pm FREE Saturday Family Movie ��Crawford Library, Monticello, Saturdays, 1pm FREE EntertainmenT & Lectures see also Fairs & Festivals page 13

Storytime 3-5yrs ��Crawford Library, Monticello, Mondays 10am FREE Halloweenfest 2018 ��Sullivan Street, Wurtsboro, Oct 27, Noon-3pm Little Eco Explorers: Bats �� PEEC Oct 28, 10am “5th Annual Trunk or Treat Festival” come in costume ��Walker Valley Auto, Oct 28, Noon-4pm Bells on Broadway Holiday Market & Children’s Festival ��Ritz Theatre, Newburgh, Nov 17, 11am-4pm Reuben Fast Horse “A Celebration of Native American Culture” music, storytelling, comedy �� Greenwood Lake Library, Nov 18, 1pm FREE “It’s a Wonderful Life” film & A Visit from Santa! ��Hurleyville Arts Centre, Dec 1, 7:30pm Museums

Meet the Animals “Birds on the Wing” �� HHNM-CoH Saturdays & Sundays, 1pm & 2:30pm Hiking Trails �� HHNM Saturdays & Sundays, 10am-4pm Eco-Zone Discovery Room �� PEEC Nov 4 & Nov 17, 1pm-4pm “Animals & Nature Together…ANTs!” ages 2-4 �� HHNM CoH, Mondays thru Nov 19 & Thursdays thru Nov 8, 9:30am OR 11am Nature Strollers �� HHNM Nov 6, 9:30am Meet the Animals “Live Animals” ��HHNM-CoH November 23-25, 12pm-4pm Wild Turkey Trek �� HHNM Nov 25, 10am

Books: discussions / readings / Signings Book Lover’s Club ��Greenwood Lake Library, 4th Tuesday, 7pm Mystery Thriller & Crime Book Group �� Jeffersonville Library, 2nd Wednesday, 6:30pm Books & Tea ��Mamakating Library, Wurtsboro, 4th Wednesday, 4pm Urban Book Club �� Mulberry House Senior Center, Middletown, 4th Wednesday, 7pm Fiction & Foodies �� Mamakating Library, Wurtsboro, 2nd Thursday, 6pm Book Discussion Group ��1st Friday, Daniel Pierce Library, Grahamsville, 1pm Book Discussion Group �� Narrowsburg Library, 3rd Friday, 4pm “Frederick Douglass: Barbershop Conversations” ��Krispy Fresh Cutz, Newburgh, Nov 1, 6pm “A Simple Murder” by/wEleanor Kuhns , Mystery Book Club �� Florida Library, Nov 2, 1pm “Frederick Douglass: Barbershop Conversations” ��FXDED, Newburgh, Nov 9, 6pm “Journey in a Wheelchair by/w/ Cynthia Cartaya ��Mamakating Library, Wurtsboro, Nov 17, 11am “Bear Mountain & Harriman Parks” by Nick Zungoli Exposures Gallery, SugarLoaf, Nov 17, 2pm-5pm “The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid” by Bill Bryson �� Florida Library, Nov 29, 6:30pm

Meet Me in The Library: “Poppies and Crosses” by J. A. Di Bello As the month of November has been designated New York State History Month, libraries throughout the region will examine, no doubt, local history as it is connected to popular literature and media. Important, and in that vein, November is also the month characterized by the signing of the Armistice at Conpiègne, the agreement that brought the brutalities of World War I to a thunderous and far-reaching conclusion. Conflict and literature, it is well-noted, are inseparable. And so, to briefly glance at the mark of war on popular literature consider the year 1918. It was exactly a hundred years ago, and is an exciting place to jump into the fray. Fall of that noteworthy year, began in September, as scheduled, announcing its arrival with a series of chilly evenings, the aromas of falling leaves and, of course, baseball’s The World Series. It was all very familiar and yet quite portentous. The Chicago Cubs lost the World Series to The Boston Red Sox 4 games to 2 in 1918, and Babe Ruth was a two-time winning pitcher for Boston! Meanwhile, enlisted and commissioned men and women from the Hudson Valley carried the American flag into battle on European soil for the first time in history! No longer familiar, it remained portentous. And by November of that year, WWI would reach a momentous and important conclusion. The Armistice called an end to the barbaric hostilities between the Allied

nations, including the U.S. and Germany. As if choreographed by an almighty, peace came at the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month. Church bells rang, fire whistles sounded and mothers wept. The Great War had ended. But endings have a way of providing first-hand fodder for related sagas, recollections, and other well founded melancholia, i.e., recorded history on assorted personal levels. Authors, especially novelists and poets, thrive on events of such proportions. There are after all, The Iliad and The Odyssey to begin the rather ill-defined genre called the war story. Conceived and altered in the midst of the battlefield, one of this genre’s most familiar remains Ernest Hemingway’s 1929 bestseller, A Farewell to Arms. Remaining a good read, it’s considered to be largely autobiographical. The protagonist, Frederick Henry, an expat American in the Italian Ambulance Corps is wounded. He and his British nurse fall in love as the complication develops and the resolution unfolds. Hemingway’s description of the war’s effect is often blunt and reflects the despair of a wartime environment where the deaths of thousands of men is taken in stride. It’s been described as “the premiere American war story from that fiasco, World War I.” Novels as well as semi-biographical

literature pertaining to military conflicts more often than not are written by the victors. “Im Westen Nichts Neues” All Quiet on the Western Front was written by Erich Maria Remarque, a conscripted veteran of the defeated German army of WWI. The book reveals the realities of the war, the vivid experiences of a young man and his school yard buddies who find themselves in the fog and stench of an unmerciful battle field. His writing is unnerving, as it reflects a belief that those comrades not destroyed by a shell were destroyed by the shelling, PTSD. Less than 5 years after its publication, 1933, this astonishing book was banned by the German government. Copies were collected and burned. Remarque’s sister, Elfriede Scholz, was brought to trial in her brother’s place, and determined to be “undermining morale.” She was executed in 1943, in Dresden. A snippet of local history related to WWI’s recorded history is the significance the Hudson Valley played in the war’s end. The 107th infantry was a national Guard Unit based in Newburgh and Middletown. Young vigorous men throughout Orange County became a part of that noted infantry, some because of the Mexican Problem of 1916 and others who simply wanted to be part of “The Yanks are Coming.” But in those dark

and ominous days of September 1918, the unit was deeply engaged in a brutal offensive against the heavily fortified Hindenburg Line (in the vicinity of St. Quentin canal, Northern France). It was the last line of defense on Germany’s Western Front. The 107th, with spirited ferocity, broke through, leaving German forces in disarray and contributing directly to the armistice that ended the fighting. A great victory at a great cost, for spread among the massive fatalities were 40 young men. Each a soldier from Orange County. Their individual heroics scattered to the wind. They are today merely listed as KIA, September 29, 1918. Soldiers from the 107th Infantry remain in France. Peacefully, now, they lie, as “poppies blow between the crosses, row on row” in Somme, the American Cemetery, a lush green field in the vicinity of Bony, Asine in Northern France. In recognition of the unusually high local death toll on that date, the Orange County Legislature declared September 29 as: “Orange County Veterans’ Memorial Day.” To paraphrase the British poet Rupert Brooke’s The Soldier: Know today There’s is a peaceful green field In Northern France That will be Through eternity A part of Orange County

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“Shorts & Sweets for Thankfulness” As the season of Thanksgiving A free-will offering of $10 will approaches, Big Sky Productions benefit the UMC’s Renaissance and the Monticello United Meditation Garden and Farm-toMethodist Church (UMC) will Table Garden. Please bring either collaborate to present Shorts a non-perishable food item, a & Sweets for Thankfulness on personal hygiene item or a cleaning November 11 at 1:30pm. item to help stock the church’s food Big Sky’s Artistic Director pantry. Carol Montana will be reading Carol Montana The Monticello United Methodist short stories and jokes from her extensive Church is located at 445 Broadway, collection of material, while audience Monticello. There is plenty of parking behind members enjoy delicious sweets, including the church, with access to the parking lot off North Lakewood. For info: 845-985-7783. cookies, brownies and more.

Duo Exhibition in Newburgh Daisy de Puthod’s raw emotion which needs to get representational oils of figures and onto a canvas so that my mind can landscapes, and abstract works by then take over and push it around, Terri Vargas are on view until shape it, build upon it or throw it November 15 at Grit Works away. I am not particular about Gallery. the medium used, as long as it is Daisy de Puthod’s illustration fluid enough to allow me to have background is reflected in her my way with it. The important line work accompanied by a loose thing is my relationship to the fresh style and bold strong color. A canvas, the excitement I feel as I Signature member of the American watch the images being born from Impressionist Society and the New my hand and the satisfaction that York Plein Air Painters, the artist comes after figuring out what the “The Boxer” prefers working from life to best by Daisy de Puthod heck I was feeling.” capture the essence of her www.terrivargas.com subject. A closing reception for www.daisydeputhod.com the exhibit takes place Terri Vargas says, “My at Grit Works Gallery, approach to art comes (formerly Space Create) from two entirely different 115 Broadway, Newburgh places - one place is my on November 10, from mind which simply wants 2:00pm-6:00pm. to depict something pretty For further information: “The Carousel” by Terri Vargas or interesting - the other is 845-565-0700.

Duo Exhibition in Milford Yolanda utilizes various As a nurse practitioner media such as acrylic, with many years in watercolor, pastel, pencil healthcare, Rena Hottinger and collage. She has shown has consistently balanced her work in many locations her career with a passion for in Scranton, PA. In 2015, the arts. If she is not creating she exhibited work depicting floral bouquets with flowers, the Amish community at the she is painting them! Rena utilizes multiple Work by Yolanda Ramirez-Goldsack Pennsylvania State Capitol in Harrisburg. mediums such as watercolor, A prolific painter of portraits and acrylic, oil, soft pastel, charcoal, Buddha figures, she also excels in clay, collage, photography and bakery cuisine. Art lovers can view floral design. Appreciating Buddhist her artworks at leisure in her bakery, philosophy, she feels creating art Grandma Goldsack’s Bakery & is a virtue of wholesomeness, an Coffee Lounge located in Lords exploration of truth, contributing to a meaningful life that benefits all. Valley, while enjoying some Rena has also volunteered for scrumptious bakery treats! Artworks, a foundation in New Beautiful Spaces, an exhibit of Jersey created to bring art expression work by Rena and Yolanda, on view to chronically ill children. November 1-December 30, opens Yolanda Ramirez-Goldsack with a reception on November 10 has been painting for most “Crystal Vase Bouquet after Manet” from 5:30pm-8:00pm at by Rena Hottinger Shakespeare & Associates, of her adult life and is an 214 E Harford Street, Milford. accomplished self-taught artist and baker! 18

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Balam Dance Theatre in Monticello Balam Dance Theatre was founded in 1979 by choreographer, dance educator, and movement researcher Islene Pinder. A New York City based chamber-size ensemble offering a vision of contemporary dance that fuses diverse dance styles and historical periods from around the world, the company’s repertoire, inspired by the dazzling opulence and magical aura of Balinese theatre, blends eclectic movement and music, striking masks, imaginative props, and vibrant costumes to create a dance-theatre that captivates audiences of all ages. Adorned with beautiful costumes, the artists will leap and spin as they perform a story ballet during a family friendly program of Balinese, fusion and contemporary dance at the Ethelbert B. Crawford Library, located at 479 Broadway, Monticello, on

photo by Julie Lemberger

November 5 at 6:00pm. Free and open to the public. For information, call 845 794-4660

This project is made possible in part by funds from the Decentralization Program, a regrant program of the NYS Council of the Arts, with support of Gov. Cuomo and the NYS Legislature and administered by the Delaware Valley Arts Alliance and with funds from the Friends of the Library.

Goshen Christmas House Tour: Dec. 1 Join Catholic Charities of Orange, Sullivan, and Ulster to kick-off the holiday season with the 4th annual Goshen Christmas House Tour. The Tour provides an inside look at the beautiful Christmas decorations and festive finery of eight private homes in the greater Goshen area. “Each year, generous homeowners put outstanding effort into decorating their homes with their holiday finest and welcome Catholic Charities’ guests inside to help raise much-needed funds to support our mission to provide help and create hope for those in need in our community,” said Kristin Jensen, Chief Advancement Officer for Catholic Charities. “The Goshen Christmas House Tour is a day full of fun, friends, and festivities to start the Christmas season - all for a good cause,” added Jensen. Check-in, and “day-of” ticket sales on December 1 for the Christmas House Tour will open at 11:30am at the Harness Racing Museum and Hall of Fame, located at 240 Main Street, Goshen. At check-in, guests will receive their map, guidebook, and guest pass. Live music, refreshments, and restroom

African Dance for Kids and Adults Born and raised on the Ivory Coast, dancer Yahya Kamate was a member of the National Ballet Cote D’Ivorie before moving to the U.S. in 1994. He has worked as a lead dancer and choreographer for several dance companies throughout the U.S. including Kulu Mele Dance Company and the Seventh Principle. He is currently an instructor at the Alvin Ailey American Dance

Theater. The Moving Company Dance welcomes back Yahya Kamate to teach an African dance workshop on November 2 at 7:00pm. The dance school is located at Vastu, 17 Main Street, Warwick. Children ages 8+ and adults are welcome. No experience necessary. To register, text Linda at 914-443-1643 or email movingcompanydance@gmail.com

“Marnie”: From Novel to Film to Opera Composer Nico Muhly unveils his second new opera for the Met with a reimagining of Winston Graham’s novel Marnie, set in the 1950s, about a beautiful, mysterious young woman who assumes multiple identities. Director Michael Mayer and his creative team have devised a fast-moving, cinematic world for this exhilarating story of denial and deceit, which also inspired the film by Alfred Hitchcock. With a libretto by Nicholas Wright, mezzosoprano Isabel Leonard sings the enigmatic Marnie, and baritone Christopher Maltman is the man who pursues her - with disastrous results. Robert Spano conducts.

See it Live from the Met on November 10 at 1:00pm in the beautiful Seelig Auditorium at SUNY Sullivan, 112 College Road, Loch Sheldrake, at 1:00pm. Pre-concert talk begins at approximately 12:15pm. Tickets at the door. For info: 845-434-5750, ext. 4472.

2017 Goshen Christmas House Tour. Left to right: Father George Hafemann, Sheila, Shannon, & Tim Toohey.

facilities will also be available at check-in. Homes will be open to ticketed visitors from 1:00pm-5:00pm for self-guided tours. House Tour tickets are discounted when purchased by November 26. All proceeds from the Tour will support Catholic Charities’ programs. Snow date: Sunday, December 2. For information, or to reserve tickets, contact Sheila Toohey at 845-294-5124, ext. 308, or email sheila.toohey@cccsos.org Tickets may also be purchased online at www.cccsos.org

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Wurtsboro Art Alliance: “Point of View” Wurtsboro Art Alliance member-artist Patricio Robayo moved from The Bronx a few years ago and was at that time documenting a Bronx neighborhood in the middle of several changes. “I am interested in the formal qualities of a photograph,” explains Robayo. “With the mixture of urban neglect, architectural rehabilitation, and the area’s natural elements that are all struggling to co-exist, I wanted to explore this area and find those nuances that make this place unique and beautiful,” he said. The Wurtsboro Art Alliance will present their latest exhibition entitled Point of View from November 3-30 at the John Neilson Gallery in Wurtsboro. The exhibit will feature unique pieces in a variety of media using Point of View as the theme. Members of the Wurtsboro Art Alliance worked with various mediums such as paint, mixed media, ceramics and photography to showcase their view of the world in this November exhibit. “The Wurtsboro Art Alliance members will be representing diverse forms of art for this show,” said Wurtsboro Art Alliance Board President Kitty Mitchell. “I love

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Ellenville Library: Bill Winters (1931-2018) Former Town of but he also collected and Wawarsing historian, included fascinating and Ellenville Public Library extensive history about and Museum supporter, Napanoch and Ellenville. and self-taught artist, He always claimed he beloved resident Bill was not “a historian but Winters’ paintings are rather an artist with a concentrated on preserving deep feeling for his native what he called “the area.” “Ellenville Railroad Station” by Winters vanishing landscape.” The Ellenville Public Bill also created websites that not only Library, 40 Center Street, is pleased to exhibit displayed his lovely paintings, which depict Winters’ work through January, 2019. some of the region’s historical structures, For information: 845-647-1497.

“Zerega #34” by Patricio Robayo

when a new visitor comes in and is shocked to see not just the same-old, same-old. It’s not just landscapes and still lifes, but also tapestries created with scraps of clothing, woodblock prints, and hand thrown pottery using Grandma’s crocheted doilies for texture,” said Mitchell. In addition, the Wurtsboro Art Alliance will host their annual Holiday Gift Show from November 17-December 16. The John Neilson Gallery will be transformed into a winter wonderland and will feature tables filled with various art and ceramic pieces that will make the perfect gift for your loved ones during the holiday season! The John Neilson Gallery is located at 73 Sullivan Street in Wurtsboro. Visit waagallery.org and like them on Facebook!

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Greenwood Lake Library: Diane Ouzoonian Artist Diane Ouzoonian in pastels, watercolors and is never without a sketch oils. book, she is constantly An active member of drawing. Her work reflects the Northeast Watercolor what she sees around her: Society, Warwick Art landscapes in different League and Orange seasons, people at work, County Arts Council, her children at play. Her work has been shown at ultimate goal is to tell a more than 100 exhibitions Work by Diane Ouzoonian story through her artwork, throughout the U.S. capturing something beautiful before it fades On Tuesdays, she facilitates life drawing away. for the Warwick Drawing Group at the At Montclair State University, she received Seligmann Center in Sugar Loaf. a teaching credential and taught art in the Diane is the featured artist for the month of public and private school system. She retired November at the Greenwood Lake Public from teaching drawing at Mount St. Mary Library, 79 Waterstone Road. College in Newburgh and now paints daily For information: 845-477-8377, ext. 104.

“Food and Art” Exhibit & Talk in Shohola Meet chef Brandon Grimila and learn the secret meaning of food in art at the Food and Art event in Shohola. Brandon, a master chef from Hotel Fauchere in Milford, will be hosting a Q&A on the Farm To Table movement. Know What You’re Eating is the movement’s mantra, and discussion will include how locally sourced food and drink may spell the end for a processed food empire that has limited our choices in unhealthy ways.

There will also be an exhibit of classical art by the Masters, and work by contemporary artists, both related to the Food and Art theme. Want to know what the Broken Eggs symbolize in Jean Baptiste’s 1756 painting (see photo) of the same name? Come to the free exhibit which includes complimentary refreshments on November 3 from 4:00pm6:00pm at the Artists’ Market Community Center, 114 Richardson Avenue, Shohola. For information: 845-557-8713.

“Sfields” Photography, Highland Mills November’s featured artist resulting in a singularly unique at the Rushmore Memorial product. Each completed work Branch of the Woodbury Public offers a glimpse into a reality Library in Highland Mills is and existence parallel to the Sarah Fields. The exhibit, universe as the viewer knows Sfields, opens with a reception it. She currently works at on November 3 from 2:00pmthe Orange County School 4:00pm. of Dance in Monroe as the Director and Instructor of both Sfields is a photographer the Theater Arts and Visual and digital artist working out Arts programs. of Monroe. Her work focuses Sfields’ work is on view on time, space, and creation, Work by Sfields throughout the month of using digital photography to fabricate new images of alternate existences November at the Library, 16 Route 105, and realities. The raw photographic work Highland Mills. For more information, call 845-928-6162. is digitally processed and manipulated,

See Art Up Close at UpFront, Port Jervis A group show at my artwork will featuring members enjoy the burst of of the River Valley color and serenity Artists Guild and of the scene,” says others takes place at Joseph. UpFront Exhibition Retired teacher Space for their Elva Zingaro is annual Fall Show. now a full time Daniela Cooney artist. She captures will display her the beauty of realism winter-themed together with the works for this show. Sculpture by F. Shuback “Autumn Glow” by S. Miiller pure emotion of She takes her inspiration from nature’s handiwork. Her around her home in the Hudson impressionistic works express Valley, painting in water the power of nature. soluble oils and acrylics. The show, on view through Debbie Gioello expresses November 23, also includes herself in a range of works by Frank Shuback, styles from realism to Kenneth Agnello, Gordon expressionistic rendered in Graff, Nancy Davis-Kessler, etching, watercolors, acrylics Don Hutchinson, Shari and photography. She will be Hahs, Heather Hubbard, displaying her mixed-media “Seclusion” by D. Cooney Nancy Kaericher, James works at UpFront. MacIsaac, Michael Marcino, Gary Martin, Susan Miiller will display her Fall-themed Robert Mcguigan, Dixie Rich, Nick Roes, works that she recently created during an Paul Rubino, Benjamin Seaman, Craig invitational artist’s plein air event this past Smedley, Wendell Upchurch, Derek October. Susan’s colorful works are included Vittum, and Leonard “Buzz” Wallace. in many public and private collections. Be sure to also check out vintage 1960’s art Joseph Petrosi creates vivid colored as well as the Unclaimed Art Sale in the back pencil drawings which he will show in this room at UpFront Exhibition Space, 31 Jersey UpFront exhibit. “I hope people looking Avenue, Port Jervis. Info: 845-754-5000.

“A Madrigal Feaste” in Monticello The Sullivan County of Monticello Manor, and Chamber Orchestra baritone David Trombley (SCCO) and students and mezzo-soprano Lori from Nesin Cultural Arts Orestano-James as Lord (NCA) will present two & Lady Chamberlain. performances of A Madrigal There will also be a craft Feaste in December. fair hosted by St. John’s The performances of Episcopal Church for guests A Madrigal Feaste are a to view and purchase items form of comedic dinner by local vendors. theater set in the Middle The performances take Ages, and the Renaissanceplace on December 8 style meal is divided into at 4:00pm and 7:00pm courses, each of which is at St. John’s Episcopal heralded by a traditional Church, 15 St. John song. The audience Street, Monticello. Dinner will hear Renaissance From left: SCCO Orchestra Manager included. instruments including a Akiko Hosoi, NCA General Manager The dinner is a poultry Marina Lombardi, Vicar of the Delaware performance by renowned Catskill Episcopal Ministry the Rev. meal (vegetarian option lutenist, Christopher Diana Southwick Scheide, & SCCO available) served with Artistic Director Andrew Trombley. Morrongiello. seasonal vegetables, Joining the SCCO musicians will be Wassail punch and the traditional flaming additional featured artists in collaboration Christmas pudding. Wine and ale also with students of NCA’s Aspiring Young available. Limited seating. Musicians, Children’s Choirs, dance and Tickets must be purchased in advance visual arts programs. This interactive online by visiting www.nesinculturalarts.org celebration of the holiday season will or by phone at 845-798-9006. Please note: feature tenor Jared Goldstein and mezzo- Children’s tickets available by phone only. soprano Marina Lombardi as Lord & Lady See ad on page 23. November 2018

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Apprentice Players: “Moonchildren”

SUNY Sullivan: “Fun Home”

Playwright Michael Weller has long had his hand on the pulse of youth culture in America. He is best known to the general public for his screenplay adaptations of Ragtime and Hair, but made his reputation as a playwright in a trio of plays about the 1960’s (Moonchildren, Loose Ends and Fishing). These plays depict the passionate and sometimes unfocused zeal for life that fuels Left to right: George Gallo, Autumn Tinsley, Joseph T. Fox, college students. Christian J. Williams, Ian Miller (sitting), Reinaldo Martinez, Jewel Sanchez (sitting), and Natalie Bronson. Set in 1965, Moonchildren is a universal story about eight college students November 16-18. There will be a talk-back with the director on the verge of graduation who are forced to and cast following each Saturday evening make life choices they are not well prepared performance. to make. It explores how these students The William and Helen Richards Theatre react to the impending transition from the at Orange Hall is universally accessible. unmoored existence of student life - free Parking is available at the intersection of love, idealistic protest, romantic illusion, Wawayanda and Grandview avenues. care free poverty and hedonism - to the Some content may not be suitable for demands of adulthood; leaving behind selfchildren. Active duty military are admitted indulgence for a life of consequence and free. Student tickets are available at the box assessing their prospects in it. office only. All other tickets may be purchased The SUNY Orange Apprentice Players in advance online at www.sunyorange.edu. will present Moonchildren, under the direction of SUNY Orange Theatre Professor For group prices (10 or more) call 845-341David Cohen, on stage at the William and 4790. The box office opens one hour before Helen Richards Theatre at Orange Hall on curtain time. See ad on page 19. For further information, contact Max the Middletown campus of SUNY Orange Schaefer at 845-341-4790. during the weekends of November 9-11 and

In a world where female the story of the volatile, customers account for brilliant, one-of-a-kind 65% of ticket revenue, but man whose temperament only 39% of actors, 36% and secrets defined her of directors, and 28% of family and her life. writers of plays, we must Moving between past and do better to educate our present, Alison relives her emerging theater artists unique childhood playing and audiences of the work at the family’s Bechdel of female theater artists. Funeral Home, her Studies have shown growing understanding of only 1 in 5 productions her own sexuality, and the produced in regional looming, unanswerable theater are written by questions about her women. Therefore, this father’s hidden desires. year, SUNY Sullivan will The character of Alison Regina Furphy as “Alison” be producing a diverse Bechdel is portrayed by array of plays written by women. three actors. 43-year-old “Alison” is the The Tony Award-winning musical Fun play’s narrator who reviews her family and Home, book and lyrics by Lisa Kron, music early life, 19-year-old “Medium Alison” by Jeanine Tesori, based on the graphic who is an Oberlin student discovering her novel by Alison Bechdel, will be the second sexuality, and 10-year-old “Small Alison” production of SUNY Sullivan’s 2018-2019 who is a child struggling against her father’s Women Playwright’s Season, highlighting expectations. the first mainstream musical about a young Directed and choreographed by Jessica lesbian and the first all-female writing team López-Barkl, Associate Professor of Theater to win the Tony Award for best musical. and Speech at SUNY Sullivan, with musical Fun Home is a refreshingly honest, wholly direction by Leon Hilfstein, the production original musical about seeing your parents runs in the Seelig Theatre from November through grown-up eyes. 8-18 at 112 College Road, Loch Sheldrake. When her father dies unexpectedly, graphic For additional information, email: novelist Alison dives deep into her past to tell jbarkl@sunysullivan.edu

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Yarrow at Bethel

France’s Mozart and/or Beethoven and/or Mendelssohn? by Philip Ehrensaft The Hudson Opera Theatre, under the baton of Ron De Fesi, offers us an early Christmas present: two landmark pieces by the leading composer of late 19th century France, Camille Saint-Saëns (1835-1921): his early career Christmas Oratorio and his mature Symphony No. 3, the “organ symphony.” Saint-Saëns was France’s leading composer - and musical writer and organizer - during the 1850’s through 1880’s. At a time when Paris was still continental Europe’s dominant cultural city, despite London’s world economic dominance, and before Berlin’s emergence as a hotbed of artistic innovation. The young Saint-Saëns’ breakthrough Christmas Oratorio was composed in 1858 when he was twenty-three, but already in his thirteenth year as a professional musician. Saint-Saëns was a musical prodigy who began piano training when he was three and made his formal professional début in one of Paris’ principal venues, the Salle Pleyel, at the grand old age of ten, with a program featuring such easy ditties as Beethoven’s Piano Concerto in C minor and then a Mozart Concerto, with a cadenza composed by Saint-Saëns himself. Just as stunning as the sheer beauty of the young Saint-Saëns’ Christmas Oratorio is

how soon he arrived at the music from Bach onward as compositional framework opposed to breaking entirely and imagination that marked new ground, some termed his mature work. To quote him France’s Mendelssohn as Fanfare’s review of the Mainz well. Not bad company at all. Bach Collegium’s oratorio Now turn the clock ahead recording: “Most of Saintby 28 years, to 1886. The Saëns’ musical fingerprints London Philharmonic Society from his more widely known, has commissioned and is mature works are in evidence premiering Saint-Saëns’ throughout the score: the third symphony, just as it did exquisite aptitude for melody, Beethoven’s ninth symphony. the seemingly improbable yet With Saint-Saëns himself always persuasive rightness of directing. His third symphony the harmonic progressions and is generally referred to as the Camille Saint-Saëns their heart-easing resolutions, organ symphony, and this by Alberto Rossi and the perfection of balance is no accident. Franz Liszt between tension and repose. All of this comes announced far and wide that Saint-Saëns together in the meltingly beautiful “Tecum was Europe’s greatest organist, and this at Principium” trio for soprano, tenor, bass, and a time when the organ was front and center harp, over four minutes of music guaranteed in classical music. Every large to middling to transport you to a place of radiant bliss.” cathedral took pride in its organ and organist. With these precocious accomplishments in To be the best of the best organists was a very mind, we understand why the musical world big thing indeed. readily drew comparisons between Mozart De Fesi will conduct the two melodic and Saint-Saëns. And the piano virtuoso and masterworks with vocal and organ soloists composer Beethoven. Plus, like Beethoven, and the Hudson Opera Theatre Orchestra Saint-Saëns earned his keep through at the First Presbyterian Church, 142 Stage performances and commissions as opposed Road, Monroe on December 1 at 7:00pm to a steady academy or royal gig. Then, since and December 2 at 4:00pm. Saint-Saëns opted for imaginative, balanced Tickets: www.hotopera.com and (if still combinations of everything in classical available) at the door. See ad on page 8.

by Philip Ehrensaft Bethel Woods will host a solo concert by Peter Yarrow: yes that Peter, of the Peter, Paul and Mary trio that brought folk songs to the top of 1960’s hit charts. The trio was catalyzed by folk music manager Albert Grossman, who sensed that their voices and progressive political sensibilities could mesh into a sixties version of the iconic Weavers (Pete Seeger and company, starting out as the No Name Quartet and then naming themselves after a play by the radical writer Gerhart Hauptman). The trio tried it out; found that Grossman sensed things right. After a decade, they each went their own way in American folk music channels. After several stuttering starts at reuniting, public interest in their progressive folk singing was rekindled by Ronald Reagan’s presidency. The trio combined frequent joint appearances with their independent careers until Travers lost a long fight against leukemia in 2009. Peter and Paul continue along similar lines. For the Bethel Woods evening, it will be a solo flight by Peter on November 18 at 8:00pm. www.BethelWoodsCenter.org

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Grand Montgomery Chamber Music Series: 4 Hands, 1 Piano Steinway pianists Arianna Korting and Robin Giesbrecht met at the Juilliard School as prodigious individual artists, but soon found themselves performing together to rousing ovations wherever two pianos were on stage, from concert halls in Europe to East Asia and throughout the U.S. Increasingly in demand for their combined brilliance and marvelous technique since their debut at the Hamburg Philharmonic Hall, their recent performances include debuts at the Rising Stars Series and Salon Series in the Hamptons, as well as in the Philippines. And now their program, 4 Hands 1 Piano, Fall 2018 can be seen and heard for the Grand Montgomery Chamber Music Series. The Fantasia in F minor, D.940 is one of Franz Schubert’s most important works for more than one pianist and one of his most important piano works altogether. Schubert composed it in 1828, the last year of his life, and dedicated it to his pupil, Karoline Esterházy. Musicologist Christopher Gibbs has characterized the work as “among not only his greatest but his most original” compositions for piano duet. Schubert’s fantasy will be followed by

Arianna Korting and Robin Giesbrecht perform for GMCM on November 18 at 3:00pm

another fantasy: Saint-Saëns’ depiction of the dead coming out at night and dancing above their graves. Yes, it’s his Danse Macabre, poème symphonique, op. 40. As a symphonic poem Danse Macabre was elaborated from Saint-Saëns’ earlier song-setting of a poem by Henri Cazalis - in which the devil, playing a mistuned fiddle, conjures skeletons from their graves at midnight into a macabre dance. Debussy’s Petite Suite was published in its original four-hands version in 1889, and transcriptions for solo piano and for violin and piano appeared in 1906. It is probably the least characteristic work by Debussy to

have found a place in the enduring repertory, composed a year before his personal sound became consistently imprinted. Its simplicity is in stark contrast with the modernist works that Debussy was writing at the time. Carl Czerny (1791-1857) was an Austrian composer, teacher, and pianist of Czech origin whose vast musical production amounted to over a thousand works. His books of studies for the piano are still widely used in piano teaching. Czerny began playing piano at age three and composing at age seven. His first piano teacher was his father, who taught him mainly Bach, Haydn and Mozart. In 1801, Czerny was brought to Beethoven’s home. Beethoven was impressed with the 10year-old and accepted him as a pupil. Czerny remained under Beethoven’s tutelage until 1804 and sporadically thereafter. Along with the aforementioned works of Schubert, Saint-Saëns and Debussy, Czerny’s Grande Sonate Brillante en Ut Mineur (c minor), op. 10 will be performed on November 18 at 3:00pm in the Montgomery Senior Center, 36 Bridge Street. Admission is free. Refreshments provided by Adam’s Fairacre Farms. See ads below for pre and post concert dining suggestions.

The Harvest Duo

Debbie and Denny, a.k.a. The Harvest Duo, cover a wide variety of music including contemporary hits, classic rock, oldies, Motown, country and standards. Vocalist and percussionist Debbie has been singing professionally for fifteen years. She attended Hartt School of Music and has appeared in numerous community plays. She was a lead vocalist for area bands, Bosco & The Storm and The Hittmen. Vocalist and guitarist Denny has worked with many of the Hudson Valley’s popular bands including Bill’s Toupee, the Michael Dell Orchestra, the Big Band Sound and the Chain Gang to mention just a few. Several of Denny’s original compositions have been published and are listed in BMI’s catalog. The Harvest Duo performs at the Greenwood Lake Library, 79 Waterstone Road, on November 3, from 2:00pm3:00pm. To register: 845-477-8377, ext. 101 or in person at the front desk.

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Leonard Bernstein Lecture, Warwick Kenneth Korn has spent 36 years as a music teacher in the New Jersey Public school system. Recently retired, Ken is now the music director at Care One Nursing facility in Paramus. Korn During his teaching years he observed that fewer and fewer students had any familiarity with essential composers such as George Gershwin, Duke Ellington or Leonard Bernstein. It was becoming increasingly evident that even a significant number of teachers had little idea who some of these legendary composers were. Leonard Bernstein’s 100th birthday is

being celebrated this year. To help keep Bernstein’s legacy alive and well, Ken will give a lecture discussing how Bernstein’s wealth of talent in so many disciplines including conductor, educator, author, Bernstein and composer of music for Broadway, film and the concert stage, make him one of the most significant musicians of the twentieth century. The lecture is scheduled for November 18 at 1:00pm at the Albert Wisner Library, 1 McFarland Drive, Warwick. For information and to register, e-mail soriordan@rcls.org or call 845-986-1047.

Seligmann Center Gets Rad As a painter and lover novels, Micro Bus and Saint of magic, Swiss-American Virus. Dan also organized surrealist, Kurt Seligmann the very rad Exmistry, which favored that which was VERY “delivers a mash-up of text different from the usual and book laboratory experiments traditional. He liked the woven through passages pulled extremely new and radical. from classic literature.” Dan’s And that’s what they like at latest works include a surreal Megaphone, the Seligmann short story collection, Seven, Center’s Literary wing. and a “brutal pulp noir series Embodying the absence of called Haze: Deactivation Dan Andreana tradition, Megaphone presents Specialist.” Locally, Dan the extremely excellent, cool, radical poet, foments radical art with the Council of Dan Andreana as its next feature. In Poetic Experimentation, If, Bwana and the November, the former Lower East-Sider Generator. Dan brings his brand of surrealist will bring his brand of Surreal poetry to the poetry to Megaphone on November 4, from main Seligmann Studio. 2:00pm-4:00pm at the Seligmann Center, Andreana, a musician as well as a writer and 23 White Oak Drive, Sugar Loaf. poet, is a veteran of Manhattan’s downtown $5 donation at the door. Noise scene of the 1980’s, popularized by For information, call 845-469-9459. This event is made possible by the Puffin Foundation. Sonic Youth. He has written two dystopian

“A View of The Harbor” in Goshen Written by awardwinning playwright Richard Dresser (Augusta, The Pursuit of Happiness, Rounding Third) and directed by Cornerstone Theater Arts’ Artistic Director Ken Tschan, A View From the Harbor is a comedy/drama that explores the many and varied facets of family dynamics, human relationships, and the quirkiness of power. “Nick is a child of privilege who grew up with every possible advantage. But along the way he came to believe that he could never measure up to the demands of his father, Daniel, a powerful and mercurial man who has run the family businesses with ruthless cunning.” - Dramatic Publishing. Dresser’s work has been widely performed in theaters across the U.S., as well as in Europe. Since his early career, Dresser has been unusually prolific for a playwright. As of May 2009, he had published seventeen plays; at least fourteen full-length plays and six one-acts by Dresser have been performed for American audiences. In addition to his plays, he wrote the book

Pictured left to right: Rebecca Robbins, Joe Barra, Sara Johnson and Ben Hudson.

for the Broadway musical Good Vibrations and the musical Johnny Baseball. Dresser also served as a writer and producer for multiple television series, most notably The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd. The Cornerstone Theater Arts cast features Joe Barra, Ben Hudson, Sara Johnson, and Rebecca Robbins. Jaqueline Dion designs lights and sound. Marianne Ciuffetelli is Assistant Director. A View of the Harbor will be staged at the Goshen Music Hall, 223 Main Street, Goshen (2nd floor walk-up) November 3-18. Reservations required: 845-294-4188. November 2018

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Do You Love What You Do? at Pennings Peter Hall has extensive experience in the wine industry and was director of marketing for The CIT Group. He also served as director of marketing for McGraw-Hill Information Services. Hall has appeared on MSNBC and is a frequent guest on Cablevision’s Neighborhood Journal. He has provided information for public radio station WAMC and TV News 12 Hudson Valley. An active volunteer for many community organizations and events, he designed and edited the final document that allowed the Town of Warwick, under the direction of John Hicks, to purchase the Mid-Orange Correctional Facility from New York State. Hall has helped communities grow by improving their visibility through website design, traditional print media, and other branding solutions. In 2003 he and his wife, Sondra, introduced a new web-based directory for the Warwick Valley: WarwickInfo. net which was designed to enhance the flow of information about businesses and events taking place in lower Hudson Valley communities. Warwickinfo.net is now the largest internet directory in the region dedicated to the three villages and eight hamlets of the Town of Warwick (also including Sugar Loaf and Vernon, NJ). The site reached a million annual page views during 2011, and 2 million

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in 2018. Today, the site has more than 1,000 pages of content, with monthly traffic of between 120,000 to 150,000 page views. “Warwickinfo.net also enjoys high page rankings that are at or near the top of major search engines, a high visitor repeat rate and a visit duration that lasts almost two minutes - a long time by directory standards - when people are trying to find the right answers quickly. Plus, I enjoy revealing the beauty and bounty of the Warwick community,” says Hall. “We gather information from a variety of sources that include public bulletin boards, post offices, schools, churches, email sources and non-profits.” The site’s content is “updated manually because it’s the only way that we can ensure that the content is accurate and meets the needs of our audience,” explains Hall. The site, he added, provides an opportunity for internet exposure for small mom and pop businesses at an affordable rate. Created by Amy Lewis Sweetman, Do You Love What You Do? is a monthly community lecture series featuring different speakers at Pennings Farm Cidery, 4 Warwick Turnpike, Warwick. Next up in the series is Peter Hall on November 14 at 6:00pm (replacing Dr. Richard Hull who will speak in 2019). Tickets at the door or by visiting: www.agrisculpture.com

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May I Have A Word With You ... Quips, Quotes & Quiddities with Carol Pozefsky THEY NEVER KNEW Nineteenth century Dutch artist, Vincent Van Gogh was poor and virtually unknown throughout his short life. Despite the challenges of mental illness and epilepsy, Van Gogh managed to complete more than 2000 paintings but sold only one during his lifetime: The Red Vineyard. Its price was approximately $109. One hundred years later in 1989, Van Gogh’s Portrait of Joseph Roulin sold for $118.5 million and 10 years after that, his Portrait of Dr. Gachet was sold at auction for $150 million. Some 200 years earlier, struggling Dutch artist Rembrandt van Rijn died in obscurity, his paintings worth not more than a few shillings. In 2016, a pair of Rembrandt portraits were purchased jointly by the Rijksmuseum and the Louvre for $185 million. Although prolific in her reading and correspondence throughout her life, poet Emily Dickinson seldom left her Amherst, Massachusetts home. Emily’s similarly reclusive sister, Lavinia, lived her entire life under the same shared roof.

It wasn’t until Emily’s death in 1886, that Lavinia discovered nearly forty hand-bound volumes containing more than 1800 of her sister’s poems. When the first volume was Vincent Van Gogh (1853-1890) published in 1890, Dickinson’s literary and intellectual gifts were immediately recognized and now, more than 130 years since her death, her profound literary legacy and influence endure. Rembrandt van Rijn Wild nights - Wild nights! by Emily Dickinson

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Wild nights - Wild nights! Were I with thee Wild nights should be Our luxury! Futile - the winds To a Heart in port Emily Dickinson Done with the Compass (1830-1886) Done with the Chart! Rowing in Eden Ah - the Sea! Might I but moor - tonight In thee!

“Journey in a Wheelchair”, Wurtsboro Cynthia Cartaya of Wurtsboro will speak about her recently published book at the Mamakating Library. Cartaya found herself confined to a wheelchair after surgery. Living independently, she had to figure out how to take care of herself and her home. Journey in a Wheelchair is a step-by-step guide to safely performing daily tasks in a wheelchair, based on the author’s own experience. Journey in a Wheelchair includes

Cartaya’s story, the lessons she has learned and the solutions she discovered to everyday problems. She published the book with the hope that it will serve as a tool for those with physical challenges who live alone, and for caregivers assisting loved ones and clients. This hour-long event on November 17 at 11:00am will include time for Q&A. To register, call the Mamakating Library, 128 Sullivan Street, Wurtsboro, at 845-8888004 or visit www.mamakatinglibrary.org

The Tanning Industry, Grahamsville For an illustrated talk titled, The Shawangunk Journal, The Art and Craft of Catskill Kaatskill Life, Catskill Leather, Ryan Trapani, Mountain News, The Walton Director of Forest Services for Reporter, and CFA News. the Catskill Forest Association In addition, he handles the (CFA) will discuss the broadcast of CFA’s radio show impacts of the hemlock bark From The Forest on WIOX tanning industry on Catskill Roxbury 91.3 FM. communities and forests. He The talk will be held on will also describe how he uses November 4 at 2:00pm in hemlock bark today to convert the Time and the Valleys deerskins into leather. Museum, Route 55, Ryan Trapani has been Grahamsville. Education Forester at CFA for Admission to the program the past ten years. He is involved includes Museum admission A 19th century woodcut in the creation, administration, showing the tanning process. and light refreshments. and marketing of CFA’s programs and For additional information call events. He researches forest-related topics the 845-985-7700 or e-mail info@ and writes articles for publications such as timeandthevalleysmuseum.org

Pine Bush Poetry If you think poetry is not really your thing, think twice! Poetry is all around you! After all, you’re surrounded by song verses, children’s rhyming books, greeting cards, and so much more! Hosted by Gloria Winter, all poets and non-poets are invited to read their own original or favorite seasonal Fall/Autumn poetry or prose at the Fall Poetry Reading on November 8 at 7:00pm at the Pine Bush Area Library Community Center, 223 Maple Avenue, Pine Bush. Bring friends! Light refreshments. No cover. To register, call 845-744-4265, ext. 2.

What We Do For Love

Linking Hudson River Valley History The Friends of the Forest and how the State Historic Sites of Sterling Forge was used the Hudson Highlands to create the Great Chain (FSHSHH) will host a that was placed across talk by Donald “Doc” the Hudson River at West Bayne, The Chain That Point, as a measure to Saved The Colonies, stop the British during at Washington’s the Revolutionary War. Headquarters State The program will Remnants of the chain were preserved Historic Site. follow a brief FSHSHH and displayed throughout New York “Doc” will speak about State, such as this one in West Point. business meeting on the discovery of the forge in Sterling Forest November 4 at 2:00pm, at Washington’s where the Great Chain was made. Included Headquarters, 84 Liberty Street, Newburgh. Free admission, donations welcome. with his presentation will be the history of the iron industry that started in 1736 at Sterling For information call 845-562-1195.

Think-n-Ink: Peter Max, Color and Culture On November 9 at 7:00pm, Bethel Woods’ 2018 special exhibit Peter Max: Early Paintings comes to life for Think-n-Ink: Peter Max, Color, and Culture. The evening will consist of Thomas Bosket cocktails and conversation as artist Thomas Bosket and Bethel Woods Museum Director and Senior Curator Wade Lawrence unpack Max’s 1960s and reveal the hidden meanings of color and how it informs the ways we think and communicate. After the talk, guests are invited to create with Thomas Bosket for an immersive color exploration in the exhibit.

The Bethel Woods grounds also feature an outdoor art installation and walking tour, Doors to Originality, inspired by the special exhibit. Using Max’s cosmic ‘60s art Wade Lawrence style as inspiration, twelve regional artists have created a series of Peter Max-inspired designs on vintage wooden doors which have been placed throughout the Bethel Woods campus. The free outdoor installation is on display until November 30 and the special exhibit during regular Museum hours thru December 31. Visit www.bethelwoodscenter.org

The Middletown Men Of Note tion n e t t A alley V n o Huds gers! n i S e Mal Barbershop Singing Group seeks new members from the Hudson Valley! The Middletown Men of Note announces an open invitation to all men interested in singing 4-part harmony, “a capella”. Sit-in and sing-along! Rehearsals take place every Thursday at 7:00 p.m. at Promenade Senior Care Facility, 70 Fulton Street at Academy Avenue, Middletown. Contact Stan Spencer (355-1678) Fred Cosh (344-5530) or Jack Austin (649-8720)

“The Classic Choral Society remains committed to bringing first-class choral performances to the Hudson Valley, free of charge,” says Director Janiece Kohler. “Join us at Panera Bread, 1278 Route 300, Newburgh, on November 5, between 4:00pm and 8:00pm and Panera will donate 20% of the gross sales from anything you buy to eat in or take out.” Visit www.classicchoralsociety.org and download a copy of the Panera flyer to your phone or print a copy to present to the cashier for the Society to receive credit. The flyer is posted under upcoming events. “Thank you for helping to keep classic choral music alive and free!” November 2018

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Sculptures & Drawings at Amity Gallery “Blacksmithing involves Garvey has a “working process passion, intellect and full force by which he maintains vitality physical input,” says sculptor in his work and stimulates and artist James Garvey. aliveness to his viewers.” A student of the late Mrs. Vessels, an exhibit of Louise March, a spiritual sculpture and ink drawings by teacher and director of the Garvey opens with a reception Rochester Folk Art Guild, on November 3, from 5:00pmGarvey later joined the New “3-Chamber Tea Cup” 7:00pm at the Amity Gallery, by James Garvey York City Ironworkers Union 110 Newport Bridge Road in and participated in the repair of the Statue Warwick. of Liberty. He was also a designer for the The show can be viewed weekends in Urban Fixtures company and taught at the November from Noon-4:00pm. Art Students League of New York City. For information, call 845-258-0818.

DVAA’s 14th Annual “Art in Sixes” Fun Fact #1: The number of works in this exhibition has grown every year since its first version in 2005 with 98 artworks - in 2017 there were 538! Fun Fact #2: Artwork in the exhibition does not have to be exactly 6” x 6” although many artists do make their work exactly 6” x 6” to fit the gridded walls. This help gives the exhibit a beautiful cohesive look - see photo. Fun Fact #3: Since 2015, all artwork is

“no larger than” six inches in any direction not including frame or base. Frames are no larger than 12”. Art in Sixes, the Delaware Valley Art Alliance’s 14th annual small works show, will be held in Alliance Gallery, 37 Main Street, Narrowsburg, from November 17December 23. The opening reception is on November 18 from 2:00pm-4:00pm. For information: 845-252-7576.

Artworks by Qaasim Muñoz, Warwick Life is the canvas of practices and teaches Chinese multi-faceted artist, Qaasim Tuina medical massage, Qi Muñoz. “I am fascinated with Gong, and meditation. When people and the human form. I this renaissance man is not love bringing them to life on painting, performing with his canvas through portrait work.” string bass guitar, or teaching, Incorporating a broad range find him cooking up meals of traditional and illustrative and bringing together family styles, he utilizes pen and ink, and friends. acrylic, oil pastels and digital Meet Muñoz at his artist art. He also offers group Portraits by Qaasim Muñoz reception on November 11 instruction to aspiring students throughout from 5:00pm-7:00pm at Caffe Ala Mode, NY and northern NJ. 1 Oakland Ave, Warwick, where his work A Sifu level 4th Dan at Yee Hung Ga will be on view through November. International Kung Fu Academy, Qaasim also For information: 845-406-7452.

“Cacophony of Color” in Lords Valley Artist Jason Strapec group show in the Gallery grew up with a paint brush at Chant Realtors, Lords in his hand and is today a Valley, brought numerous third generation member of accolades. his family’s painting and Jason heads back to the decorating business. Gallery at Chant, 631 Route A resident of Hemlock 731, Lords Valley, for his Farms, Jason has pushed his first ever solo exhibition brushes beyond their usual titled, Cacophony in Color. boundaries into a world The show is on view from of abstract art. His large November 1-December 27. Work by Jason Strapec canvases shout color, a true cacophony Come and meet the artist while viewing featuring clashing layers of paint loosely his colorful mixed media abstract pieces at fused together on broad grounds. the opening reception: November 3, from A few paintings of Jason’s mixed media 5:00pm-7:00pm. abstract compositions at a previously held For more information, call 570-775-6896. 28 Delaware & Hudson CANVAS November 2018