music hall spring/summer 2018 Music • Theater • Dance • Film • Comedy and more MUSIC HALL NEWS 2017 VISITOR’S GUIDE NEW: MUSIC HALL ACADEMY! JOE JACKSON JULY 6 spring/summer 2018 edition 2018 spring/summer EXPERIENCE WHAT HIS PAST CLIENTS’ KNOW WHEN IT COMES TO BUYING AND SELLING REAL ESTATE... “We’ve bought and sold six homes. Never have we met anyone as knowledgeable and competent as Dan. His combined knowledge in the areas of construction, fnance and taxation make him unparalleled as a broker.” - Tom & Andrea STRONG NEGOTIATING SKILLS | BUSINESS ACUMEN EXTENSIVE KNOWLEDGE OF LOCAL MARKETS INNOVATIVE MARKETING STRATEGIES STAGING SERVICES | APPRAISAL SKILLS Daniel Bucci Associate Real Estate Broker Your Full-Time Partner Residing and Serving in The Tarrytowns Cell: 914.372.6631 Email: [email protected] Website: dbuccirealestate.com Facebook.com/dbuccirealestate Experienced | Educated | Effective © 2017 Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage. All Rights Reserved. Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage fully supports the principles of the Fair Housing Act and the Equal Opportunity Act. Operated by a subsidiary of NRT LLC. Coldwell Banker® and the Coldwell Banker logo are registered service marks owned by Coldwell Banker Real Estate LLC. 2 3 Contents 7. Letter from Executive Director, Björn Olsson 9. Letter from Board President, Robert Clarfeld 10. The Music Hall, a Timeline 13. Our Mission 13. Going Green 15. Rock the Hall 16. Members & Donors 26. Membership & Benefits 28. Philanthropy 30. Advertising & Sponsorship Programs 34. The Music Hall Academy 36. Peace, Love, and Gala at The Music Hall 39. We Are The Music Hall, Staff & Volunteer Directory 42. Board of Directors 45. School & Family Programming 47. Resident Companies 48. Family Fun Day Open House 51. Visitors Guide 54. Music Hall Highlights 56. Parking Map 61. Guide to Advertisers 62. Seating Chart, Box Office Info The Muse design: Howard Grossman, 744 Creative 4 Letter From the Executive Director Welcome to The Music Hall, at the heart of Westchester since 1885! Ever since I got involved with The Music Hall, I have wanted to offer our community a the- ater arts education program. And now, we are about to embark on a new adventure by starting The Music Hall Academy. The guiding motto of The Academy is “Art for Life” and our mission is to provide young people with valuable life skills developed through partici- pation in the theater arts. There will be workshops and events throughout the Spring, then Summer Camps and regular scheduled classes by Fall 2018. We are thrilled to have former Off-Broadway director and local theater educator Peter Royston at the helm for this en- deavor! Stay tuned… As a nonprofit organization, we stand or fall by the support we are able to inspire from our community. Whether you are involved with The Music Hall mostly as a patron, or if you are one of our 200+ amazing volunteers or a Music Hall member, sponsor or donor, or serve on our Board of Directors, you are part of keeping the music playing, THANK YOU! The love for our theater is really an inspiration. We strive every day to be worthy of the trust you place in us. And the decisions we make, we consider how it will benefit the future of our theater and our community. As you might imagine, restoring and caring for a 133-year-old building can be challenging. Rather than focus on the difficulties, I love this quote from a colleague of mine at The League of Historic American Theaters, “We have an historic theater ADVANTAGE!” And this is so true. There is something special about experiencing a show in an old space, saturated with memories of generations of theatergoers and artists. So many treasured theaters were lost in decades past, but show me a community that rallied to save theirs and I will show you a town with thriving stores, restaurants and coffee shops. Few things are better economic engines for a downtown area or a region than an active theater. Supporting your local theater is supporting a wonderful place to live, raise a family and locate your business. But primarily, a theater is a magical machine for larger than life experiences. We know our ancestors had become humans when they started painting on cave walls and made musical instruments. Later we began constructing whole buildings specifically to enjoy art together. It’s a pretty wondrous thing, if you think about it, something that binds all humans together. I hope you thoroughly enjoy the event that brought you here tonight. I look forward to welcoming you back to Tarrytown and The Music Hall again soon! Enjoy the show! Björn Olsson, Executive Director 6 7 Letter From the Board President A Warm Welcome To Music Hall Patrons: Choose 100% I am pleased to introduce myself and to welcome you to The Tarrytown Music Hall. I have been a fan and a patron since I first moved to Tarrytown in 2003. I am sure you will understand pollution-free when I tell you that it was a natural progression to go from attending concerts, to becoming a member, then a member/donor and most recently President of the Board. There is just something about this place that makes you want to chip in and contribute to the success of electricity this “gem”; a historic treasure and non-profit arts organization that means so many things to so many people in our community. As a music enthusiast I am grateful to have the opportunity to see so many remarkable Power your home with performances right here in Tarrytown, my own backyard, without having to commute far 100% wind and solar into the city for world-class entertainment. Many people express an appreciation for the electricity from the intimacy of the setting here as well as superior acoustics. If you are as wowed as I am—and I hope you are—by the roster of artists who take to our stage nation’s longest and by the vibrancy of camaraderie within our community serving retail supplier of patrons, staff and volunteers then I whole-heartedly invite of renewable energy. you to strengthen your involvement and join our ranks. You’ll be working with a great group of people committed to serving the arts and our community and have a blast while doing so. We at The Music Hall work hard to ensure there is something for everyone—from the youngest child witnessing his or her first live play to music fans of all genres. Please consider becoming a member—or increasing your membership level; I am confident you will find it quite rewarding to help sup- port the arts, keeping live music and theater performance at the Music Hall thriving for decades to come. If you have any questions or comments, please contact me via email at: [email protected] greenmountain.com Warm regards, Rob Clarfeld, President © 2016 Green Mountain Energy Company. All Rights Reserved. Green Mountain Energy and the Green Mountain Energy logo are registered service marks of Green Mountain Energy Company. 8 9 The Music Hall Timeline l 1960’s and 1970’s: Single screen Main Street movie houses decline, in 1976 the Music Hall shows its last film. l Erected in 1885 by chocolate manufacturer William Wallace. One of only 6% of theatres in the US built before 1900 l 1980: Founding board members Helen and that still exists today. Berthold F. Ringeisen spearhead the mission to save the theater from becoming a parking lot, l 1890’s: The annual flower show is a fixture on orchestrating the purchase of The Music Hall on the High Society calendar. “New World Symphony” Valentine’s Day with the purpose of establishing composer Antonin Dvorak performs a nonprofit, performing arts center. l 1900’s: The Music Hall is one 2014: The Music Hall undergoes of the first theaters in the area a $3M restoration project that to progress from silent films to ensures the structural integrity of “talkies”. Presidents Theodore our landmark theater for the next century. l Roosevelt and Woodrow Wilson speak at the theater. 2015: Becomes the only solar powered music venue in Westchester. l 1925: A larger marquee is added and the main entrance on Going strong! l Kaldenberg Place is moved to Main Street l 2018: 1880 1890 1900 1910 1920 1930 1940 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2010 2020 10 11 Our Mission The Music Hall is a nonprofit, historic, performing arts theater in the heart of Westchester. The Music Hall matters because… l We present world-class musicians and performing artists right here in Tarrytown l We provide our resident companies a “home stage advantage” so they can reach a wider and more diverse audience l Local children often have their earliest experience with live theater at The Music Hall l Our 133-year-old-historic theater that has been a gathering place for art & culture in Westchester since 1885 l We are proving that a 19th century building can be a showcase for renewable energy l We are an economic engine driving $6 million into our community annually Finding inspiration is important. Going Green As the only venue in Westchester to have all shows, including tour buses, powered by the sun, The Music Hall carries an array of solar panels Shames JCC School of Music At M&T Bank, we understand how important art is to a on its rooftop that produces nearly 28,000 vibrant community. That’s why we offer our time, energy kilowatt-hours per year. Additional energy up- Private Lessons grades include efficient LED lighting as the and resources to support artists of all kinds, and encourage cleanest and most eco-friendly way of stage Group Classes illumination, and thanks to a generous gift from others to do the same.