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ge s This issue is n cha Arts Award sponsored by Luncheon Tickets venue Fl3 on Sale Now rtsWestchester A 31 Mamaroneck A White Plains, NY 10601-3328 A2 Westchester County Business Journal • artsWnews march 2013 contents thisandthatbyjl.com news in brief Page A3 Rainmaker arts award Page A4 Last week, ArtsWestchester lost a dear friend. advocating for the arts Page A8 Bill McNamee, our board member for nearly ten years passed away all too soon. As a busy senior calendar Page A10 executive, he travelled the world for Citigroup, yet exhibitions Page A15 always found ways to help ArtsWestchester, and in doing so, helped thousands. More often than not, he’d return our calls from some remote location around the world. Our staff would call out: “It’s Bill ArtsWNews (www.artsw.org/artswnews), your guide to McNamee, calling from India!” OMG. I’d ask myself: “How can I possibly arts and culture in Westchester County, NY, is published by talk to him about the gala menu when he is half way around the world solv- ArtsWestchester, a private, not-for-profit organization ing some global crisis?” I’d pick up the phone and it’s a meat and potatoes established in 1965. The largest of its kind in New York State, conversation, but not about the gala menu. “How many tables have we it serves more than 150 cultural organizations, 43 school got?” he’d ask. “Is Aramark in? What about Flight Safety?“ Bill was more districts, hundreds of artists, and audiences numbering than our board member; he was our “impresario” and “rainmaker,” hosting more than one million. Our goal is to ensure the availability, our gala for seven years, advising us on construction matters at our historic accessibility, and diversity of the arts in Westchester. bank building and, yes, even donating the equipment for our state-of-the-art catering kitchen, which he designed.

Janet Langsam, Chief Executive Officer Bill first came into our lives in 2000 when we needed a space to hold a Salina Le Bris, Director of Communications crowd of 700 for our growing gala...a Citigroup airport hanger might do. Mary Alice Franklin, ArtsWNews Editor An expert on food and wine, he had attended our gala for years as a guest of our architect, John Sullivan. So when Bill got the okay from Senior VP Vanessa Reitz & Clare Maker, Designers George C. Ross (also an exceptional supporter of ArtsWestchester), he did Lisa DiCarlucci, Calendar Editor what Bill always did. He pulled out all the stops, bringing his five-star culi- Alison Kattleman, News in Brief Editor nary team to cater our gala. For more information about ArtsWestchester, please call 914.428.4220. Bill McNamee was an extraordinary board member. I Googled to find a Our work is made possible with support from Westchester County Government. way to describe him. According to Board Source, “It takes more than just Robert P. Astorino, County Executive a commitment to an organization’s mission to become an exceptional board Kenneth W. Jenkins, Chair, Westchester County Board of Legislators member. You need to be so passionate about the mission that you are eager to use your connections, resources, and professional skills to enrich the Westchester County Board of Legislators organization.” That was Bill. Catherine Borgia James Maisano MaryJane Shimsky Ask any not-for-profit CEO or Gordon A. Burrows Sheila Marcotte Michael J. Smith Executive Director. They will David B. Gelfarb Judith A. Myers Bernice Spreckman tell you that scant resources… Peter Harckham Virginia Perez John G. Testa never enough staff… tight budgets…all make for a feeling Michael Kaplowitz William J. Ryan Alfreda A. Williams that the job is never done. But Lyndon Williams Thanks to our generous sponsors: then, there are those excep- A&A Maintenance, Anchin Block & Anchin, Benerofe Properties, Con Edison, Entergy, Ethan tional board members, like Bill Allen Interiors, First Niagara, IBM, Jacob Burns Foundation, John Meyer Consulting PC, Joseph McNamee, who with their ener- & Sophia Abeles Foundation, Journal News, JP Morgan Chase, Key Bank, The Liman Foundation, gy and passion, make us feel Macy's, The Margaret Cargill Foundation, MAXX Properties, Morgan Stanley Smith Barney, proud of the work we do. New York Power Authority, Nordstrom, Peckham Industries, Inc., Pepe Auto Group, PepsiCo, Pernod Ricard, Reader’s Digest Association, Inc., Reckson, A Division of SL Green Realty, Ronald Bill and Claudia McNamee at an ArtsWestchester gala McDonald House Charities, RPW Group, Swiss Re, TD Charitable Foundation, Wells Fargo Bank, Westchester Community Foundation, Westchester Magazine, White Plains Hospital. Don't miss Janet's weekly blog posts at RD OF LE OA G B IS Y L T A UNT T N CO Y O U R

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Read a digital version of ArtsWNews every month: /ArtsWestchester @ArtsWestchester /ArtsWestchester www.artsw.org/artsnews march 2013 Westchester County Business Journal • artsWnews A3 news in brief Howard Zar Joins and photography by Lisa Sorensen, Director James Sadewhite will Schoolhouse Theater Lyndhurst as Executive this exhibition is a powerful discus- precede the 3pm concert at the Returns With Ten sion of human rights and the ideals Performing Arts Center at Purchase Director of liberty and justice. College. For more info on YPO, visit: Unknowns www.yonkersphilharmonic.org. Block’s paintings draw a personal connection to particular moments of Axial Theatre Pays Tribute strife, as a biography of the subject to Journalist and Arts in each painting accompanies the work, giving the exhibition a richer Advocate Robert Heisler context. Sorenson’s photographs portray the Statue of Liberty, an interna- tional symbol of freedom. Images Ten Unknowns Portrait, Schoolhouse Theater Howard Zar, Lyndhurst Executive Director from varying perspectives give light After undergoing renovations, The The National Trust for Historic to how this symbol is viewed, both Schoolhouse Theater in Croton Falls Preservation has appointed Howard by those struggling for justice and will take the stage again this spring Zar as the next Executive Director those who are champions for it. with a production of the drama of Lyndhurst in Tarrytown. Zar For more information, please visit: Ten Unknowns, written by Tony- brings a strong understanding of www.osilasgallery.org. nominated playwright Jon Robin historic preservation and longtime Rob Heisler Baitz. Baitz has written for the involvement in contemporary art. Yonkers Philharmonic television series "The West Wing" On Saturday, March 23, at 7 pm, “Lyndhurst is arguably one of the Presents Free Anniversary and "Alias" and was the Executive Axial Theatre will present “An most significant American houses Producer of the ABC-TV hit drama Concert Evening of Note,” a benefit high- of the 19th century and I value "Brothers and Sisters." lighting a filmed memorial tribute the opportunity to reawaken this to theatre critic and arts advocate beloved, local sleeping beauty,” "We are excited to be opening our Robert Heisler. The film will fea- said Zar. He began his career newly renovated theater with this ture interviews by newscaster and as an art expert and auctioneer masterful play by one of America's Axial board member Roslyn Abrams for Sotheby’s and most recently most talented playwrights," said and ArtsWestchester CEO Janet served as Director of Marketing director Pamela Moller Kareman. Langsam; Peter Kramer, Senior Arts and Communications at the Anti- "Ten Unknowns explores the ten- & Entertainment Editor, Journal Defamation League. sions that exist between art and Yonkers Philharmonic Orchestra News; Axial Theatre Artistic commerce, causing fame and Director Howard Meyer; Content integrity to collide in a battle of OSilas Gallery Presents In celebration of its 50th anniver- Creator Bruce Apar; and Gayle wills. This is theater at its best and Journey of Justice sary, the Yonkers Philharmonic Williams, Editor, Consumer Reports. a perfect project for our talented Orchestra (YPO) will perform a free The event will feature pianist Dan Schoolhouse team." concert on March 10, featuring Forman, and a live auction includ- Brahms’ Academic Festival Overture ing international vacations as well Ten Unknowns will run March 7-30, and Beethoven's Ninth Symphony. as hors d’oeuvres and desserts. For with show times on Thursdays, The Orchestra will be joined by the information, visit: www.axialthe- Fridays and Saturdays at 8 pm and Central Presbyterian Church of New atre.org or call 914-286-7680. Sundays at 3 pm. For tickets, visit York Chorus and the Westchester www.schoolhousetheater.org. Choral Society. For five decades, (continued on page A7) YPO has been performing free clas- sical music concerts for residents February ArtsWNews of Yonkers and its surrounding com- Correction: Missing Photograph Credit munities and was also a 2012 Arts In last month's issue, we featured an image Albanian Refugee by Tom Block Award recipient in the Community on our cover to represent RiverArts, one of OSilas Gallery at Concordia category. Their anniversary con- ArtsWestchester's 2013 Arts Award winners. College’s “Journey” series comes cert is sponsored by the Rudyard For this image, we neglected to include a cap- to an end with the final installment and Emanuella Reimss Foundation tion. The photograph, pictured to the left, of of Journey of Justice: Looking for under the aegis of the Westchester Maxine Sherman in Pascal Rioult's No Exit, Liberty, on view through April 13. Community Foundation. A 2:15pm was taken by Ellen Crane. Featuring paintings by Tom Block lecture by Conductor and Music A4 Westchester County Business Journal • artsWnews march 2013 artsw briefs "From shore to shore" Sets Sail Developing a The ArtsWestchester exhibition, which caused Strong Board quite a wave this winter, is coming to an end. A collaboration with Long Island Traditions, From Rescheduled for Shore to Shore: Boat Builders and Boatyards in Wednesday, March 6, 2013 Westchester and Long Island will remain on view in ArtsWestchester’s Arts Exchange building through ArtsWestchester offers Developing a Strong March 9. The show, which explores the occupa- Board, a workshop, previously scheduled for tional traditions of boating in our region, boasts a November. It will take place on March 6 at wealth of knowledge in the form of informational ArtsWestchester’s Arts Exchange building in profiles on local boatyards and builders, full-sized White Plains. Moderator Mark Rollins, CEO, boats and kayaks, a historic timeline, models, and Rollins Insurance Agency, will host a group an interactive audio-visual installation. With sup- of four panelists in an interactive discussion port from the National Endowment for the Arts and that includes: how to successfully cultivate a the New York State Council on the Humanities, this board, organizational and financial expecta- show is the culmination of two years of planning tions, thinking strategically, best practices, and and field research by co-curators Tom van Buren what should happen during a board meeting to (ArtsWestchester) and Nancy Solomon (Long engage and involve participants. The program Island Traditions) on the current and historical art is made possible in part with support from New of boat building. For more information, visit: York State Council on the Arts. For more infor- www.artsw.org/from-shore-to-shore. mation about the workshop, visit: www.artsw. Youths constructing the Mellonseed at Rocking the Boat in org/professional-development. the Bronx.

A Community Pictures Hurricane Sandy An Exhibition Captures Nature’s Wrath and the Human Heart By Kathleen Reckling In the hours and days after Hurricane Sandy, Mia Buck’s Saving a Broken Home shows a res- we emerged from our safe havens to assess the cue team making its way out to a completely sub- damage and make plans for recovery. We record- merged house in Fairfield, CT. Other photographs ed what we saw with our cameras. We came show boats misplaced on street corners or front together as a community to help our neighbors. lawns, or homes torn in two by toppled trees. As a response to the tremendous stories of The exhibit will also feature photographs from destruction and survival, ArtsWestchester asked The Journal News’ vast archives of images that the community to share photographs document- document the havoc wreaked along the Hudson ing Sandy’s wake. More than 50 photographers and in Rockland County. submitted hundreds of images for consideration. Some of the most poignant images capture our The result is a community-powered exhibition, day-to-day experience in the wake of the storm. Photo credit: Laura Glabman Hurricane Sandy: Through the Lens of Local Chatschik Bisdikian shows a family preparing Photographers, which opens with a reception on a meal by candlelight together in their home. March 21, and will be on view through April 27, Tara Graham-Turner’s photo of a laughing baby, Hurricane Sandy: at ArtsWestchester’s Arts Exchange building in swaddled in a Red Cross blanket, reminds us of Through the Lens of Local Photographers White Plains. the need that drove many to seek warmth and On view: March 22-April 27, 2013 Many of the images put nature’s power on dis- comfort in shelters. Opening Reception: March 21, 6-8:30pm play. The stories of Hurricane Sandy are stories Hurricane Sandy: Through the Lens of Local Gallery Hours: Tues-Sat, 12-5pm of endurance and survival, of community and Photographers is curated by Marc Weinstein, The Peckham and Shenkman Galleries kindness. The hundred-plus images by some 50 President, Color Group Imaging and Graphics, @ArtsWestchester individuals are personal stories that speak to our and Kathleen Reckling, Gallery Director, 31 Mamaroneck Avenue, White Plains collective experience of a historic storm. ArtsWestchester, with curatorial assistance from For more info, call: 914-428-4220 x330 www.artsw.org/sandy Lea Banks, Gallery Assistant, ArtsWestchester. march 2013 Westchester County Business Journal • artsWnews A5

LIVE@ArtsWestchester Spring Concert Series Live @ArtsWestchester Spring Lineup Several styles of jazz will be pre- Koleva, Bulgarian folk ensemble sented in the series, beginning Kabile and dance troupe Bosilek. Saturday, March 16 @ 7pm with Peekskill trumpet master On April 27, flute master Ralph Bulgarian Dance Evening with Fred Smith. This former director of Samuelson and Japanese string Cherven Traktor the Harlem Blues and Jazz band virtuoso Yoko Hiraoka will per- will lead his quartet in an evening form traditional and contemporary Saturday, March 23 @ 8pm of classic swing on March 23. music, including exciting new com- Fred Smith and the Masters of Swing Saxophonist Gerry Malkin returns positions for the classic Japanese with a program of classic jazz on shakuhachi flute. Acoustic blues Saturday, April 6 @ 8pm April 6, performing selections from promoter and scholar Frank The Gerry Malkin Jazz Collective Miles Davis to John Coltrane. On Matheis finishes the series by pre- April 28, the Jazz Poetry Choir senting an electric evening of the Saturday, April 27 @ 8pm Collective, led by jazz poet Golda East Coast Piedmont blues tradition Sounds of Japan Solomon, will take the art of the on May 3. Blues harmonica master Music for Shakuhachi, Koto and spoken word to a whole new level Phil Wiggins will be joined by rising Shamisen Valerie and Ben Turner of Piedmont Bluz as it explores new work in the stars Toby Walker on guitar and the improvisatory intersections of Piedmont Bluz duo Valerie and Ben Sunday, April 28 @ 3pm The eighth season of Live@ poetry and jazz. Turner on guitar, percussion and Jazz & Poetry Choir Collective, ArtsWestchester kicks off this vocals. For more information, visit: In Folk Arts, Bulgarian band Led by jazz poet Golda Solomon spring with an exhilarating concert Cherven Traktor (Red Tractor) www.artsw.org/live or call 914- series of dynamic Westchester- 428-4220 x329. offers a taste of the thriving Friday, May 3 @ 8pm based Jazz and Folk Arts per- regional Eastern European dance An Evening of Piedmont Blues formers. The series will ignite scene, led by Yonkers’ own Michael ArtsWestchester’s Peckham Gallery Featuring Phil Wiggins with guitarist Ginsburg, on March 16. Visitors can Toby Walker and Piedmont Bluz with music, dance and spoken word let go on the dance floor with fiddle performances for every taste. master Nicolay Kolev, singer Donka

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ARTS PATRON ARTS AWARD Judy Evnin ARTISTS Craig Schulman (pictured left/top) 2013 LUNCHEON (photograph by T. Vaccaro left/bottom) Tony Vaccaro Thursday, April 4 ARTS ORGANIZATION RiverArts COMMUNITY Crowne Plaza Hotel Sponsored by Arc of Westchester White Plains Dr. Caroline Bauman, Westchester Chamber Music Society 12 Noon ■ Reception Friends of North Castle Public Library 12:30pm ■ Luncheon & Awards Presentation EDUCATION Archbishop Stepinac High School Drama Club For tickets and sponsorship info, visit: SOPHIA ABELES EDUCATION AWARD www.artsw.org/artsawards Rosalie Sauerhaft, The Performing Arts Center A6 Westchester County Business Journal • artsWnews march 2013

ART AS HISTORY: HISTORY AS ART by LisaMarie DeSanto

New Castle Historical New Rochelle Council on Katonah Museum of Art: Society: New Castle the Arts: Freedom! A 150- Beyond the Bed: The Beginnings: Our Founding Year Commemoration of the American Quilt Evolution Farms Emancipation Proclamation Crafted for more than just fashion This exhibition traces New Castle’s Freedom!, which celebrates or function, quilts have often been evolution from its Native American the signing of the Emancipation used for a more significant purpose origins, through farms of the 19th Proclamation, displays the work of – to bolster a cause. Dating as far century, to the many estates and 14 artists who examine themes of back as the Civil War era, they were The Lesson by Murray Beaver housing developments that turned freedom in everyday life. The show often sold to raise funds for the abo- the town into the suburban com- is an opportunity to view art that litionist movement. Since then, quilt- Times change, people change, and munity that it is today. A seminar explores the basic right of freedom ing has evolved into a significant art as a result, trends in art change. series and the interactive aspects in a broader context. This exhibition form, representing diverse cultural Thus, artwork documents history of the exhibition will demonstrate is free to the public at New Rochelle styles, geographic areas and sto- and chronicles the evolution of our the town’s growth while maintain- Council on the Arts, and will run ries. This exhibition, which runs until social, environmental and politi- ing a deep appreciation for its past. through March 31. For more infor- June 16, examines the significance cal climate. Three organizations This show will run through the end mation, call 914-576-7150 or visit: of quilts as cultural artifacts and are currently exploring American of the year at the Greeley House in www.newrochellearts.org. showcases their visual diversity and History, allowing visitors to see how Chappaqua. For more information, artistry. For more information, call our country has evolved over time. call 914-238-4666 or visit: 914-232-9555 or visit: www.newcastlehs.org. www.katonahmuseum.org.

LOFPROpresents support for the arts LOFPROpresents Application Deadline: March 25, 2013 ArtsWestchester provides financial SANDRA support to organizations that pro- SANDRA vide a full season of the highest cul- turally-diverse events and activities BERNHARD for the community. This basic sup- BERNHARD port funding is made possible by the LIVE Westchester County Government in LIVE order to provide county residents “Bernhard’s live performances with a culturally-rich environ- “Bareernahathrdri’lslinligvehpyberfidoromfances ment and encourage visitation to astraenadtuhprilclionmgehdyybarinddoRf ock ’n Roll.” the county. These grants reach (sLtoasnAndgeuleps Tcimomese8d/1y1)and Rock ’n Roll.” every part of the county, making (Los Angeles Times 8/11) possible an extraordinary array Previous grantee, Lagond Music School of cultural activities and educational opportunities. Organizations can electronically upload required documents SATURDAY,MARCH 9,2013 AT8PM for the 2013-2014 grants onto the GoGrants online application system. TSarArytoTwUn MuRsicDHaAll 1Y3 M,aMAin StreeRt | CTarrHytow9n, N,2013Y AT8PM | ArtsWestchester is transitioning to GoGrants and will no longer be accept- TaicrkryettoswanreMauvsaicilaHballel 1a3t tMhaeibnoSxtoreffeitce,byTarrpyhtoownen,8N7Y7.840.0457 ing paper applications beginning with the 2013-2014 Basic Program Support oTircokneltisnearaet atavrariylatobwlenamtutshiechbaoxll.oofrfgice,by phone 877.840.0457 application process. To view the guidelines please visit: or online at tarrytownmusichall.org www.artsw.org/basic-support. march 2013 Westchester County Business Journal • artsWnews A7 news in brief continued

Westchester Artist a creative learning hub focused on ing Westchester resident Edward ArtsWestchester Hosts Rosalind Schneider promoting digital literacy is launch- Giobbi. As part of the exhibition, New York Folklore Society ing a new co-working space, which the WICC will host a series of lec- Exhibits at ARTIFACT they call Home Base, in White tures and events beginning with The at Annual Conference Plains. Future of Futurism on March 7, during which futurist critics will discuss Rob Kissner, President of the DAE, their views on the movement and its is aiming to provide a collaborative future. For more info on the exhibi- and stimulating environment where tion and its programs, please call 914- “professionals can work side-by- 771-8700 or visit www.wiccny.org. side with other professionals with- out the high overhead costs of rent- Chappaqua Library: 12 ing an office.” Museums Under One Roof Rosalind Schneider On Saturday, March 2, The New A promotional video (www.youtube. York Folklore Society, a statewide The Alaska Series is the first exhibi- com/watch?v=bHvKFfIs3Eo) for the non-profit arts organization sup- tion of Westchester artist Rosalind space boasts a cutting edge facility porting folklife and traditional arts, Schneider at ARTIFACT Gallery that houses a professional record- will present its annual conference, (84 Orchard Street, Manhattan). ing studio, photo/video studio, and Occupational Folklore, with presenta- Schneider has previously exhib- computer labs equipped with state- tions and discussions by folklorists ited at the Whitney Museum of of-the-art Apple computers loaded and community-based scholars. The American Art, Hirshhorn Museum with Adobe CS6 & other profession- conference is being co-hosted with al software. Other standard office and the Museum of Modern Art Chappaqua Public Library ArtsWestchester and Long Island (Paris, France). The Alaska Series amenities include print/scan/fax Traditions, and will take place at includes mixed media paintings machines and conference rooms. On March 2, from 1-4pm, Chappaqua ArtsWestchester, 31 Mamaroneck based on video stills, as well as a For more information, visit: www. Library presents One Dozen Museums Avenue in White Plains. 25-minute video featuring superim- workhomebase.com. Under One Roof, a unique and excit- A presentation The Teaching of posed images of the Alaskan land- ing opportunity to visit a plethora of a Traditional Craft, will be given scape. The multilayered paintings Westchester Italian Westchester’s cultural destinations by Adam Green, founder and incorporate drawing, acrylic and Cultural Center Exhibits without leaving the building. Executive Director of Rocking the glass particle collage, resulting in a Boat. Featured panelists include luminous translation that speaks to Open to Westchester residents of all Steve Zeitlin from CityLore in NYC, its moving image origin. The exhibi- ages, guests are invited to sample discussing his project Erie Canal tion is currently on view through art museums, historic sites, nature Stories; Hannah Harvester from March 3. For more info, visit www. centers and other cultural institu- Traditional Arts of Upstate New York artifactnyc.net. tions throughout the county. This year’s participants are Hammond (TAUNY) who will talk about the Digital Arts Experience Museum & Japanese Stroll Garden, changing relationship of dairy farm- Launches Co-Working Hudson River Museum, Jacob Burns ers and farm workers in northern New York; and Ellen McHale from Space for Creative Painting by Giulio D'Anna Film Center, John Jay Homestead, Katonah Museum, Philipse Manor the New York Folklore Society in Professionals Hall State Historic Site, New Castle Schenectady, who will discuss her The Futurism Imagination Historical Society, Stone Barns work with the backstretch at the Saratoga racetrack. Robert Baron The Westchester Italian Cultural Center for Food and Agriculture, from the New York State Council Center (WICC)’s new exhibition, Van Cortlandt Manor, Westchester for the Arts (NYSCA) will lead a The Futurist Imagination will open Children’s Museum, Westmoreland discussion on The Apprenticeship on March 2. The show, which will Sanctuary and the Wolf Conservation Model in Professional Development remain on view through May 2, Sanctuary. and the Revival of Traditional Trades. explores Italian futurism – an avant- There will be live animals, as well as For more information and to RSVP, garde movement, begun in 1909, that origami, colonial crafts and games, please visit the Folklore Society rejects traditional forms in art and Digital Arts Experience Hudson River-themed crafts, mask- website at www.nyfolklore.org, or literature. Several artists who are making, paper “quilts” and more. For call 518-346-7008. For venue infor- key figures of the movement will be Why work, when you can co-work? more info, visit: www.chappaquali- mation call 914-428-4220 x 330. featured in the exhibition, includ- The Digital Arts Experience (DAE), brary.org. A8 Westchester County Business Journal • artsWnews march 2013 advocating for the arts in new york state Arts Day in Albany

On Wednesday, February 27, ArtsWestchester led Among the illustrative points she Another important number was a contingent of arts supporters to Albany to advo- made, Langsam outlined the $5,914,726,003 – the total expenditures cate for a $4 million increase for New York State results from recently produced of 2,008 nonprofit arts and cultural Council on the Arts (NYSCA). If successful, these studies by the Americans for organizations participating in the NY funds will directly impact cultural organizations the Arts of the economic impact State Cultural Data Project Funder throughout Westchester. of the non-profit arts and cul- Report in 2011. State-wide, these 2,008 tural sector from five New York nonprofit arts organizations are directly As a member of ArtsNYS – a coalition of New State counties – Auburn, Chenango, responsible for 303,529 jobs. York State arts councils and organizations – Tompkins, Greater Syracuse, and ArtsWestchester CEO Janet Langsam gave tes- In closing, Langsam put the Westchester. timony to the New York State Senate Finance Governor’s proposed $41,683,000 Committee and the New York State Assembly Based on 2012 information, total indus- allocation for NYSCA in per- Ways and Means Committee on behalf of NYSCA. try expenditures were $156,441,002 in spective. The agency’s budget In it, she stated that the request for a $4 million Westchester and $133,360,641 in Greater in 2007-08 was $55,066,000; increase was based on the belief that the nonprofit Syracuse. Moreover, spending by arts and in 2009-10, $46,084,783; and arts sector is not thoroughly recognized for its cultural organizations and their audiences for 2012-13, it was $41,683,000. enormous contributions to the economic strength supported 4,800 full-time jobs in Westchester While ArtsNYS applauds level of New York State, and specifically, as a reliable and 5,117 full-time jobs in greater Syracuse. funding, it is still less than generator of tourists, jobs and economic contribu- Even in Chenango County, with a population of adequate for an industry tions in every county in NY State. just over 50,000, the nonprofit arts sector pumps of its scope, impact and almost $2 million into the local economy and potential. For more infor- supports 41 full-time jobs. mation on ArtsNYS, visit: www.artsnys.org Arts Partners Challenge Grants The Arts Partners Challenge Grant is a local arts-in-education fund- THE ARTS MATTER ing program supported by the Decentralization Program (DEC) at the New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA) that is administered by ArtsWestchester. This year, we gave three grants totaling $5200: Artist Barbara Galazzo in partnership with the Peekskill High School, Peekskill. Middle School students will create a permanent mosaic installation while exploring the work of Antonio Gaudi and Spanish culture. Pelham Art Center and artist Mary Louise Gladstone in partnership with Amani Public Charter School, Mount Vernon. “The arts ignite creativity, Fifth grade students will examine quilts in relation to the American folk inspiration and passion and art tradition, learn about depression-era America and create collabora- play a vital role in enriching tive quilts. our communities.” Anna Damiano, Community Banking Copland House, Inc. in partnership with Lakeland High School, Shrub Oak. President, Wells Fargo High school students will be introduced to Copland House’s band arrange- ment of The Red Pony (Ernest Hemingway; Lewis Milestone film, 1949) to The arts matter because they benefit everyone. strengthen understanding of the music-film-literature relationship. www.artswestchester.org For more information about these grants, visit: www.artsw.org/arts-partners. march 2013 Westchester County Business Journal • artsWnews A9

Members of the New York State Legislative delegation and Westchester County officials joined ArtsWestchester’s Board Arts Alive of Trustees at an awards breakfast on Friday, February 15, to award more than $41,000 in Arts Alive Grants to 35 local arts organizations, artists, and special projects. ArtsWestchester’s Arts Alive grants are made possible with support from the Breakfast Decentralization Program of New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA). For more information, visit: http://bit.ly/ArtsAlive2013

Left to right: Lisa Robb; Executive Director at New York State Council on the Arts, Shelley Mayer, State Assemblywom- Left to right: Andrea Stewart-Cousins, State Senator (35th District); with an (90th District); Catherine Borgia, County Legislator (9th District); Janet Langsam, CEO ArtsWestchester; Ken Jenkins, Janet Langsam Chair, Board of Legislators; and David Buchwald, State Assemblyman (93rd District)

County Executive Robert Astorino

Left to right: Artist David Licata and Bill Ryan County Legislator (District 5)

Left to right: Erica Itzkowitz, Big Apple Playback Theatre; Yoko Battista, Niji No Kai; and Amy Paulin, State Assemblywoman (88th District)

Left to right: David Gelfarb, County Legislator (6th Dis- trict); Shayok Mukhopadhyay, Port Chester Works; George Latimer, State Senator (37th District)

Sandy Galef, State Assemblywoman (95th District); Left to right: Gary Pretlow, State Assemblyman (89th Left to right: Steve Otis, State Assemblyman (91st District); and Sister Eric Kramer, Collegium Westchester; Catherine Borgia, District); Marion Archer, Revelators; and Froma Benerofe, Beth Dowd, Songcatchers; and Lisa Robb County Legislator (9th District) ArtsWestchester Executive Vice-President A10 Westchester County Business Journal • artsWnews march 2013 calendar 1/ FRIDAY Music: Hoff Barthelson presents audiences begging for more. 3/2, 8pm. Family & Kids: Hudson River HB Artist Series-The Faculty in www.tarrytownmusichall.org Museum presents The Gallery Stage: Workshop: Pelham Library presents Performance. Lani King Chang, violin Two Rivers, Two Cultures. An interac- From Page to Stage: Storytelling Dance: The Performing Arts Center as part of the music schools ongoing tive, family-friendly performance. 2/3- through Playwriting. Adults ages 55 presents “A RITE” - Bill T. Jones/ series. At Greenville Community Church. 5/5, 1-1:20pm & 3-3:20pm. and older are invited to participate in Arnie Zane Dance Co. and SITI 3/1, 8pm. www.hbms.org www.hrm.org this free 8-session creative playwriting Company. A new dance-theater work workshop. Fridays 10am-12pm. Music: Tarrytown Music Hall reflecting on themes of Stravinsky’s Family & Kids: The Performing Arts www.pelhamlibrary.org presents Legends of Country Rock “The Rite of Spring.” 3/2, 8pm. Center presents Jamie Adkins in featuring POCO, Pure Prairie League www.artscenter.org Circus Incognitus. An unforgettable Film: Irvington Town Hall Theater and Firefall. Infused by a common one-man circus comedy for the family. presents Sound City. Musician Dave Family & Kids: Chappaqua Library thread of a rock beat with country and 3pm. www.artscenter.org Grohl of the Foo Fighters and Nirvana presents Museums @ the Library folk melodies, acoustic and electronic fronts a mission to resurrect the human Day: One Dozen Museums Under Family & Kids: Tarrytown Music instruments. 3/1, 8pm. www.tarrytown- touch behind the creation of music. 3/1, One Roof! Sample the riches of the art Hall presents The World Famous musichall.org 8pm. www.irvingtontheater.com museums, historic sites, nature centers Popovich Comedy Pet Theater. A Tour: Katonah Museum of Art and other cultural institutions. 3/2, European-style circus act filled with Free: Ruth Keeler Memorial Library presents Stroller Tour. Join KMA on 1-4pm. www.chappaqualibrary.org family-oriented comedy and performing presents Care-Givers - Coffee and special Friday mornings for a before- pets. 3/3, 1pm. www.tarrytownmusi- Chat. Nannies, au pairs, moms, dads, Fundraiser: OSilas Gallery at Museum-hours gallery tour and refresh- chall.org grandparents, and other caregivers, Concordia College presents For the ments. 3/1-6/14, 9-10am. www.kato- relax with a cup of coffee or tea and Luv of Art - OSilas Gallery Gala. Lecture: Ruth Keeler Memorial nahmuseum.org meet others. 2/8-6/28, 10:30am. www. Please join the OSilas Gallery for a Gala Library presents Author Talk - Paul keelerlibrary.org Workshop: Center for the Digital Evening Benefit. 3/2, 5:30pm. Bracken. Paul will talk about his book, Arts at Westchester Community www.osilasgallery.org The Second Nuclear Age: Strategy, Free: Sarah Lawrence College pres- College presents OPEN STUDIO Danger, and the New Power Politics. ents 15th Annual Women’s History Music: Irvington Town Hall Theater Access Package at Peekskill. This 3/3, 3pm. www.keelerlibrary.org Conference. The two-day conference presents 2013 - Yeah, Yeah, Yeah! A package is for the professional or aspir- features a keynote address by historian Beatles Concert Celebration. PreFab Music: Copland House presents ing artist with competent computer Alice Kessler-Harris. 3/1-3/2, 4pm & 4 is the world’s most exciting and inno- From Stravinsky to Sophia Loren: skills. 3/1-5/6, Mon-Thur: 9am-9pm, Fri- 8:30am. www.sarahlawrence.edu vative Beatles tribute band. 3/2, 8pm. The Musical World of Lucio Sat: 9am-4pm. www.irvingtontheater.com Gregoretti. The concert presents the Fundraiser: Sarah Lawrence www.sunywcc.edu/peekskill College presents Students for Music: Ossining Arts Council pres- Students Scholarship Fund Auction. 2/ Saturday ents Strange Pools Benefit Concert. Includes a silent auction from 11am- Comedy: Tarrytown Music Hall Join Strange Pools in an evening of 4pm and a live auction at 5pm. 3/1. presents Rob Bartlett & Tony Powell. live music to benefit the Ossining Arts www.sarahlawrence.edu Their Stand-Up is hilarious and leaves Council. 3/2, 8-11pm. www.ossinin- gartscouncil.org Music: Taconic Opera presents World Premiere of a New Oratorio: Enoch. Featuring professional soloists, Free Arts Day ipad Winnner chorus and full orchestra. At Ossining United Methodist Church. 3/2, 7:30- Barbara Tanzman was the 10pm. www.taconicopera.org winner of ArtsWestchester’s Free Arts Day iPad giveaway. Tour: Hudson River Museum pres- Free Arts Day, which took ents Trip to Yale Center for British Art. Take a private, curator-led tour place this year on December at the Yale Center for British Art. 3/2, 2, is an annual program which Depart 12pm, Return 5:30pm. www. offers the entire family an hrm.org opportunity to enjoy free admission to historic sites, 3/ sunday museums, films, concerts, art- Family & Kids: Hudson River making workshops and more Museum presents Family Arts throughout Westchester. Project. Creative activities inspired by the Museum’s collections and exhibi- Barbara Tanzman tions. 2/3-5/12, 1-4pm. www.hrm.org Sound City, Irvington Town Hall Theater, 3/1 march 2013 Westchester County Business Journal • artsWnews A11 get more event information, visit www.artswestchester.org

Cities, a Vision of the Evolutionary Lecture: Sarah Lawrence College Future. Frank Vitale’s Multimedia presents Bozeman Lecture presented Presentation “The Metropolis by Michael Walzer on Just and Organism” comes alive before your eyes Unjust Wars. Professor Emeritus at and within your mind. 3/5, 7pm. the Institute for Advanced Study since www.sunywcc.edu/peekskill 1980, Michael Walzer has published 27 Lecture: Sarah Lawrence College books and more than 300 articles. 3/7, presents Tanya Melich: Did 5:30pm. www.sarahlawrence.edu Mitt Romney’s Defeat End the Theater: Sarah Lawrence College Republican War Against Women? presents Lady in the Dark. Students in A discussion of why the majority of the college’s Graduate Theatre Program America’s women turned against the will perform “Lady in the Dark” a musi- Republican Party in 2012 and what hap- cal play by Moss Hart, music by Kurt pens next. 3/5, 5:30pm. www.sarahl- Weill and lyrics by Ira Gershwin. 3/7- awrence.edu 3/9, 7pm. www.sarahlawrence.edu 6/ wednesday Theater: The Schoolhouse Theater presents Ten Unknowns. An explosive A Rite: La Michael Leonard,Jr., Talli Jackson, Will Bond, Barney O'Hanlon, Performing Arts Free: Ruth Keeler Memorial Library Center at Purchase College, 3/2. (Photo credit: Paul B. Goode) drama by Tony nominated playwright, presents Writers’ Workshop. Come Jon Robin Baitz. 3/7-3/30, Thu-Sat: 8pm, world premiere of a brand new work of with Our Mothers. The four authors join us for a series of writing workshops Sun: 3pm. www.schoolhousetheater.org Lucio Gregoretti. 3/3, 3pm. www.cop- read from their book. 3/3, 4:30pm. led by Pam Pooley. 3/6-8/7, 11am. landhouse.org www.writerscenter.org www.keelerlibrary.org 8/ friday Free: Sarah Lawrence College pres- Music: Downtown Music at Grace Tour: Hudson River Museum pres- Music: Tarrytown Music Hall ents Women’s History Lunchtime presents West African Troubador, ents First Sunday Gallery Tour. Tour presents Afro-Cuban All Stars. The Abdoulaye Diabate, in Concert. The Panoramic River with a Museum Roundtable. Join members of the ensemble spans three generations of Traditional African instruments are used Docent. 3/3, 1:30pm. www.hrm.org Women’s History Graduate Program musicians, and the full range of Cuban in this program. 3/3, 4pm. as they discuss “Activism and styles. 3/8, 8pm. www.tarrytownmusi- www.dtmusic.org 4/ monday Scholarship.” 3/6, 12pm. www.sarahl- chall.org awrence.edu Music: Hendrick Hudson Free Free: Hendrick Hudson Free Library 9/ saturday Library presents Rhonda Donet presents Beading for Women’s 7/ thursday Shelters. Beading with instructor Joan Comedy: Tarrytown Music Hall pres- Concert. Rhonda Denet and the Silver Free: Ruth Keeler Memorial Library ents Sandra Bernhard. Comedienne Fox Songs Trio will perform. 3/3, 2pm. Lloyd. 3/4, 6-8pm. www.henhudfreeli- brary.org presents Bagels and Books - Caleb’s Bernhard challenges fans and critics www.henhudfreelibrary.org Crossing. Discuss these books over with her outrageous humor, keen satire Music: Irvington Town Hall Theater Lecture: Color Camera Club of bagels and coffee. No registration; and stage shows. 3/9, 8pm. www.tarry- presents The Last Waltz - Live. Music Westchester presents Lighting talk drop-ins welcome. Ask the library if you townmusichall.org by William Lulow. A step-by-step walk In Common and The Rev Tor Band have need help obtaining copies of the books. teamed up to bring you a live perfor- through of how to use lighting for best 3/7, 10:30am. www.keelerlibrary.org mance. 3/3, 7pm. www.irvingtonthe- effect. 3/4, 7:30-9:30pm. ater.com www.colorcameraclub.org Music: Sound Shore Chorale pres- Lecture: Katonah Museum of Art ents Music Extravaganza Benefit presents Unexpected Quilts: Evening Concert. A musical extravaganza Lecture Series Kaffe Fassett - The emceed by the Chorale’s Music Director Glorious Quilt. Hear from a quilt Richard Slade. 3/3, 4pm. designer, a quilt historian, and a muse- um curator about how quilts change Music: Taconic Opera presents and reflect our world. 3/4, Reception: World Premiere of New Oratorio: 7pm, Lecture: 7:30pm. www.katonah- Enoch. The Book of Enoch has its first museum.org oratorio based on the narrative! At White Plains Presbyterian Church. 3/3, 5/ tuesday 3-4:30pm. www.taconicopera.org Lecture: Center for the Digital Spoken Word: Hudson Valley Arts at Westchester Community Writer’s Center presents Still Here College presents The Metropolis Thinking of You: A Second Chance Organism: a New Perspective of West African Troubador, Abdoulaye-Diabate, Downtown Music at Grace, 3/3 A12 Westchester County Business Journal • artsWnews march 2013 get more event information, visit www.artswestchester.org

and contemporary jazz women. 3/10, Film: OSilas Gallery at Concordia 2-3:30pm. www.whiteplainslibrary.org College presents Film Night: Ai Spoken Word: Hudson Valley Weiwei - Never Sorry. Presented by Writer’s Center presents Slapering Kit Fitzgerald - Professor of New Media Hol Press: Thomas Sayers Ellis with at Concordia College, Video Director and saxophonist James Brandon Lewis. Media Artist. 3/14, 7pm. www.osilasgal- Thomas Sayers Ellis reads from his lery.org work. James Brandon Lewis plays the 15/ friday saxophone. 3/10, 4:30pm. www.writer- scenter.org Theater: Fort Hill Players presents 33 Variations. Solving the puzzle of 11/ monday Beethoven’s obsession- Why, at the Lecture: Color Camera Club of height of his powers, did he neglect Westchester presents Photographic his Ninth Symphony and The Mass - to Talents of Alan Cohen. Alan Cohen obsess over a simple beer hall waltz? will present a program surrounding his 3/15, 16, 22, 23 at 8pm, 3/16 at 2pm. wonderful manipulated image making www.forthillplayers.com talents. 3/11, 7:30-9:30pm. www.color- 16/ saturday cameraclub.org Music in the Rosen House: Amphion String Quartet, Caramoor Center for Music and the Arts, 3/16 ArtsWEvents: ArtsWestchester 13/ wednesday presents Bulgarian Dance Evening Music: Tarrytown Music Hall pres- and pianist; Michael Barrett, mentor and Film: Irvington Town Hall Theater with Cherven Traktor. An invigorating ents Tom Chapin’s Birthday Party. pianist. 3/10, 4pm. www.caramoor.org presents Koch. Presented by: Best of evening of participatory Bulgarian and Macedonian folk dance to live music by Join us in celebrating Chapin’s birthday Music: Fine Arts Orchestral Society Film Series/ITHT 1 hour 40 minutes, NR Cherven Traktor, and special dance per- with a concert for the whole family. 3/9, of Yonkers presents Beethoven’s Ninth 3/13, 8pm. www.irvingtontheater.com formance by Bosilek. 7pm. 1pm. www.tarrytownmusichall.org - Yonkers Philharmonic Orchestra. Lecture: Hudson River Museum pres- www.artswestchester.org Music: Walkabout Clearwater pres- The Yonkers Philharmonic Orchestra, two ents A Tale of Two Rivers: Panoramic ents Vance Gilbert in Concert. choruses and four soloists will perform Points of View. Enjoy a discussion on Family & Kids: Tarrytown Music Hall “...The voice of an angel, the wit of a Beethoven’s Symphony #9. At SUNY the panorama as an art form with indus- presents Guess How Much I Love You devil, and the guitar playing of both…” Purchase Performing Arts Center. 3/10, try professionals. 3/13, 1:30pm. & I Love My Little Storybook. Two --Fort Worth Star Telegram. 3/9, 7:30pm. 3pm. www.yonkersphilharmonic.org www.hrm.org wonderful children’s stories brought to life by the renowned Mermaid Theatre www.walkaboutclearwater.org Music: Harrison Public Library pres- 14/ thursday of Nova Scotia. 3/16, 11am. www.tar- Theater: Irvington Town Hall ents The Silver Age of Jewish Music. rytownmusichall.org Theater presents La Cage aux Folles. Mariya Bukhina, soprano, performs Family & Kids: Harrison Public This indisputable musical comedy clas- well-known songs. 3/10, 3pm. www. Library presents Author/Illustrator sic is fabulously outrageous and outra- harrisonpl.org Melissa Guion Melissa Guion will read her new book Baby Penguins geously fabulous! 3/9-3/17, Fri-Sat at Music: Lagond Music School pres- Everywhere! 3/14, 10:30am. 7:30pm, Sundays at 2pm. www.irving- ents Todd Isler. An afternoon of jazz www.harrisonpl.org tontheater.com world fusion with a great set by renown 10/ sunday percussionist, Todd Isler. At North Castle Public Library. 3/10, 3-4pm. www.north- Family & Kids: Hudson River castlelibrary.org Museum presents Family Day. A day of gallery tours, performances, creative Music: PJS Jazz Society presents projects and planetarium shows. 3/10, Laura Mann. Rising young artist Laura 12-5pm. www.hrm.org Mann brings her jazz vocal stylings to PJS! 3/10, 5:15-9pm. www.pjsjazz.org Lecture: HVCCA presents Artist Talk: Mark Frieburghaus. Matt Frieburghaus Music: Tarrytown Music Hall pres- discusses his work. 3/10, 4pm. ents Al Jarreau. Al Jarreau’s unique www.hvcca.org vocal style is one of the world’s most precious treasures. 3/10, 8pm. www.tar- Music: Caramoor Center for Music rytownmusichall.org and the Arts presents Music in the Rosen House: Schwab Vocal Rising Music: White Plains Public Library presents Ladies Day Jazz Trio. The Trio Stars - Song of the Midnight Sun. Author Illustrator Melissa Guion reads her new book Baby Penguins Steven Blier, Artistic Director, mentor, celebrate the compositions of classic Everywhere, Harrison Public Library, 3/14 march 2013 Westchester County Business Journal • artsWnews A13 get more event information, visit www.artswestchester.org

Music: Tarrytown Music Hall pres- Theater: Irvington Town Hall ents They Might Be Giants. Don’t miss Theater presents BTC - A Little Night this unforgettable show. 3/21, 8pm. Music. Stephen Sondheim creates www.tarrytownmusichall.org a stunning tour de force of Ingmar Bergman’s comedy. 3/22-3/24, 7pm and 22/ Friday 3pm. www.irvingtontheater.com Dance: Evolve Dance Inc. presents Y Dance Festival 2013. A joyous 23/ saturday celebration of dance by students of ArtsWEvents: ArtsWestchester the Y Dance Program. At The Claudia presents Fred Smith and the Masters Boettcher Theatre. 3/22-3/24, Fri-Sat: of Swing. Westchester’s own trumpet 7pm, Sun: 1pm. www.evolvedance.org master, jazz educator and former director Music: Tarrytown Music Hall pres- of the Harlem Blues and Jazz presents ents Rickie Lee Jones. One of the an evening of classic swing music. 8pm. most acclaimed and talented singer- www.artsw.org/live. songwriters of our time. 3/22, 8pm. Comedy: Tarrytown Music Hall pres- www.tarrytownmusichall.org ents Artie Lange. One of the most sought They Might Be Giants, Tarrytown Music Hall, 3/21 Spoken Word: Hudson Valley after live comedians in the business. 3/23, 8pm. www.tarrytownmusichall.org Music: Caramoor Center for Music has been heating up box offices around Writer’s Center presents Slapering and the Arts presents Music in the country. 3/17, 8pm. www.tarrytown- Hol Press Poets in NYC at the Family & Kids: Tarrytown Music the Rosen House: Amphion String musichall.org Cornelia Street Cafe. Performances Hall presents Strawberry Shortcake by Michele Poulos, Susana H. Case, and & Special Guest The Doodlebops. Quartet. The 13th Ernst Stiefel Quartet- Music: Collegium Westchester pres- Estha Weiner. 3/22, 6pm. www.writer- Introducing an all-new musical produc- in-Residence at Caramoor. 3/16, 8pm. ents Orchestra Concert. Eric Kramer scenter.org tion starring red-haired girl, Strawberry www.caramoor.org will conduct. At St. Bartholomew’s Shortcake! 3/23, 1pm. www.tarrytown- Music: Collegium Westchester pres- Church. 3/17, 8pm. www.collegium- musichall.org ents Orchestra Concert. Eric Kramer westchester.org will conduct Beethoven’s Symphony No. Theater: SmartArts presents 5 and Dvorak’s Symphonic Variations. National Players Romeo & Juliet. 14TH ANNUAL ARTSWESTCHESTER At First Presbyterian Church. 3/16, 8pm. Shakespeare’s timeless tale of star- www.collegiumwestchester.org crossed lovers, re-imagined and irresist- & Open Music: Concordia Conservatory of ibly reinvigorated. 3/17, 3pm. ARTS BASH Studios Music & Art presents Hoch Chamber www.sunywcc.edu/smartarts Music Series: Sounds of Brazil and FRIDAY, MAY 17, 6-9PM Mendelssohn. F. Mendelssohn Octet 18/ monday in E-flat Major Op20. At Sommer Center, Lecture: Color Camera Club of Concordia College. 3/16, 7pm. Westchester presents CCCW’s www.concordiaconservatory.org Monthly Competition. Come and enjoy Music: Lagond Music School pres- the club members' monthly competition. ents Live! at The Haven. Features 3/18, 7:30-9:30pm. www.colorcamera- Lagond Soloists and Student ensembles. club.org 3/16, 8-10pm. www.lagondmusic.org 20/ wednesday Music: Tarrytown Music Hall pres- Music: Tarrytown Music Hall pres- ents Cowboy Junkies - The Trinity ents Madeleine Peyroux. Peyroux Session. Cowboy Junkies have long proves distinctive renditions of old secured their place in pop rock history classics and modern tunes. 3/20, 8pm. with their lauded 1988 release, The www.tarrytownmusichall.org FOOD, FUN & FABULOUS ART Trinity Session. 3/16, 8pm. www.tarry- ArtsBash is your invitation to see a new exhibition, meet the artists, sample townmusichall.org 21/ thursday fine wines and taste signature dishes from Westchester’s top restaurants. 17/ sunday Lecture: OSilas Gallery at Concordia Every ticket purchased supports the arts in your community. College presents Panel Discussion: GET TICKETS AND INFORMATION Comedy: Tarrytown Music Hall Human Rights at Home and Abroad. presents SPANK! The Fifty Shades Led by Dr. Zehra F. Kabasakal Arat. 3/21, www.artsw.org/artsbash Parody! The hilarious new musical that 7pm. www.osilasgallery.org A14 Westchester County Business Journal • artsWnews march 2013 get more event information, visit www.artswestchester.org

Folk Arts: SmartArts presents Linda Michele Poulos with Kathleen Smith “Tragedy to Triumph...The Graber. Michele Poulos and Kathleen Story of Artemisia.” An enchanting Graber read from their work. 3/24, evening of art and song. 3/23, 8pm. 4:30pm. www.writerscenter.org www.sunywcc.edu/smartarts 29/ friday Lecture: Katonah Museum of Art presents Kaleidoscope Quilts with Film: Irvington Town Hall Theater Paula Nadelstern. Her quilts reference presents Amour. Presented By: Best the minute, colorful detail and inher- of Film Series/ITHT A film by Michael ent symmetry of a kaleidoscope. 3/23, Haneke Starring Jean-Louis Trintignant, 12-4pm. www.katonahmuseum.org Emmanuelle Riva and Isabelle Huppert 3/29, 8pm. www.irvingtontheater.com Music: The Performing Arts Center presents Sir James Galway, Flute. 30/ saturday A program ranging from Mozart and Music: Tarrytown Music Hall pres- Debussy to Henry Mancini. 3/23, 8pm. ents Mandy Patinkin. Mandy Patinkin www.artscenter.org is a famously passionate artist who has 24/ sunday always followed his heart and instincts. 3/30, 8pm. www.tarrytownmusichall.org Spoken Word: Hudson Valley  Writer’s Center presents The 2012 Kaleidoscope Quilts lecture with Paula Nadelstern, Katonah Museum of Art, 3/23 SHP Chapbook Competition Winner workshops

ArtsWestchester skills for the future. Programs provide a well-round- Katonah Museum of Art www.artswestchester.org ed approach to the digital arts, focusing on technical www.katonahmuseum.org • Portrait Drawing with Alan Reingold. Students skills required to complete creative projects. • Quiltmaking in the Classroom with artist Diana will get the opportunity to work step by step with a Hendrick Hudson Free Library Goulston Robinson. Diana Robinson’s workshops professional artist and delve into the processes of www.henhudfreelibrary.org are designed for use in classrooms, grades K-12. portraiture. 1/26-3/23, 12:30-2:30pm. • Zentangles -- The Relaxing Way to Draw! 3/18, 4-7pm. Center for the Arts, WCC Learn about Zentangles, the hottest trend in decora- • Tuesdays for Tots. Specially planned for 3 to 5 www.sunywcc.edu/arts tive doodling! 3/5, 6pm. year-old children. 3/12-5/7, 1-2pm. • Classes at Center for the Arts. Classes offered for Hudson River Museum • Art Adventures After School. Students will create black & white and digital photography, digital arts, www.hrm.org unique textiles using paint, print and dye. 3/14-5/9, ceramics, jewelry/metalworking, sculpture, painting, • School’s Out Stars Are In: Art Project. Students 4:30-5:45pm. and drawing, printmaking, and multimedia-equipped on school break join teaching artist in residence • Picture This! Saturday Story Time. Be inspired by lecture rooms. Dahlia Broul for fun art projects. 3/27-3/29, 1-4pm. great children’s book stories and illustrations, read • Spring Art Camp. A program for kids to have fun • School’s Out Stars Are In: Science! Visualize and to families by special guests. Then, create artwork in exploring different media such as sculpture, painting imitate the sounds of Hudson River animals then the Learning Center. 3/2-6/8, Sat: 10:30am. and digital photography. 3/25-3/28, 10am-2:30pm. create a sculpture that reminds you of it. 3/25-3/29, • School’s Out / Art’s In. Teaching artists present Center for the Digital Arts at Westchester 1-4pm. different quilt-inspired art projects. 3/26-3/29, Drop Community College • Family Science Project. Creative activities inspired in 10-3pm. www.sunywcc.edu/peekskill by the Museum’s collections and exhibitions. 3/2- Mamaroneck Artists’ Guild • Classes at Center for the Digital Arts. Students 3/30, 1-4pm. www.mamaroneckartistsguild.org explore arts technology. The Center offers digital HVCCA • Wildlife Sketching Workshop. Artist Alison software training for adults, studio arts and a www.hvcca.org Nicholls will give an introduction and demonstration. renowned pre-college program every summer for 3/21, 7-9pm. children 7-17 years of age. • Educational Workshop @ HVCCA. Students will explore the ideas behind ecological art and create Westchester Italian Cultural Center Digital Arts Experience works based on nature. 3/17, 2pm. www.wiccny.org www.thedae.com • Language Course: Contiamo Insieme. Ages 12 to • Classes at Digital Arts Experience. Kds and teens 15. Through 12/7/2013, Fri 4-5pm. explore their creative sides while developing useful march 2013 Westchester County Business Journal • artsWnews A15 exhibitions

ArtsWestchester 9pm, Wed: 11am-9pm, Fri: 9am-5pm, Sat: 10am-5- 2/13-3/2, 12-5pm. www.artswestchester.org pm, Sun: 1-4pm. New Rochelle Council on the Arts • From Shore to Shore: Boat Builders and Boat • “The Power of Place: Works by Members of the • FREEDOM! A 150-Year Commemoration of Yards of Westchester and Long Island. The exhi- Peekskill Artist Club.” Exhibition of works in vari- the Emancipation Proclamation. The exhibition bition explores the worlds of the boat builders and ous media by The Peekskill Artist Club, a group of explores themes of freedom in everyday life. At the historic locations where boats and ships are built emerging contemporary artists, all working within NRCA Rotunda Gallery. 2/19-3/31, 10am-4pm. www. or maintained today. 1/18-3/9/2013, Tue-Sat 12-5pm. the Hudson Valley region. 1/27-4/28/2013, Fri: newrochellearts.org • Hurricane Sandy: Through the Lens of 11-5pm, Sat-Sun: 12-6pm; Tue-Thu by appt. n e w New Rochelle Council on the Arts Local Photographers. A community exhibi- • Peekskill Project V @ Field Library, Ben Altman. www.newrochellearts.org tion featuring your stories and photographs Ben Altman uses photographs and audio recordings • OUTRAGEOUS! Member’s Exhibition and from Super Storm Sandy. 3/22-4/27/2013, to investigate how residents of Peekskill like their n e w Tue-Sat 12-5pm. Opening reception, a fund- town, how they spend their time, and how they Variety Show. A juried exhibition centered raiser for Habitat for Humanity’s Westchester came here. At Field Library. 1/12-3/28/2013, Mon- on the theme of Freedom. 3/4-3/28, New Chapter, 3/21, 6-8:30pm. Tue, Thu: 9am-9pm, Wed: 11am-9pm, Fri: 9am-5pm, Rochelle Public Library Gallery Hours. • New Horizons: Photographing the Contemporary Sat: 10am-5pm, Sun: 1-4pm. OSilas Gallery at Concordia College Landscape. Features the work of four Westchester • Peekskill Project V @ HVCCA Video Room, www.osilasgallery.org photographers. At The Horizon at Fleetwood. Asya Resnikov. Resnikov is a multi-media artist • Journey of Justice: Looking for Liberty. This is 11/30/2012-4/1/2013, 9am-5pm. www.horizonfleet- who often incorporates video and photography into the final exhibition in the Journey trilogy held this wood.com her sculptural installations. 2/8-3/3/2013, Regular year at OSilas Gallery. 2/15-4/14/2013, Tue, Wed, Castle Gallery Museum Hours. Fri: 12-5pm, Thu: 12-7pm, Sat-Sun: 2-5pm. www.cnr.edu/cg • Peekskill Project V: The New Hudson River Pelham Art Center • Terra Incognita. See the work of artists who are School. The fifth installment of Peekskill Project: www.pelhamartcenter.org A Citywide festival of Contemporary Art. interested in connection between physical and psy- 9/29/2012-7/28/2013, 12-5pm. • Vital Signs Art Exhibition. A colorful and arresting chological spaces. 1/29-3/31/2013, Tue-Fri: 10am-5- exhibition of photographs, installation art, and video. pm, Sat-Sun: 12-5pm. Harrison Council for the Arts 2/1-3/30, Tue-Fri: 10am-5pm, Sat: 10am-4pm. www.harrisoncouncilforthearts.org Center for the Digital Arts at Westchester Westchester Arc Community College • Youth Art Month. The exhibit consists of multi- www.westchesterarc.org n e w media art reflecting the talents of students in www.sunywcc.edu/peekskill • rock, PAPER, scissors, Art! The exhibition the Harrison schools. At Harrison Public Library. n e w • Brian Doyle: Obsidian Collapse. Brian will display a wide variety of paper art. 3/10- n e w 3/1-4/1/2013, Mon, Wed: 9:30am-9pm, Tue, Doyle’s artwork questions the idea of common 6/1, Mon-Fri: 9am-4pm. Thu-Sat: 9:30am-5:30pm, Sun: 1-5pm. experience. His films, installations, and photos examine the collision of cultural and natural Horace Greeley House - New Castle Historical phenomena. 3/5-4/6/2013, Opening: March 5, Society www.newcastlehs.org 5:30-7pm, Artist’s Gallery Talk: 6:30pm. • New Castle Beginnings - Our Founding Farms. Color Camera Club of Westchester Purchased from the Native American tribes large www.colorcameraclub.org tracts of land became the first farms. 2/5-1/15/2014, 1-4pm. • Photogrphic Program -Learn Better n e w Photography. Alan Cohen’s work is a unique Hudson River Museum blend of photo deconstruction and reconstruc- www.hrm.org tion. 3/11, 7:30-9:30pm. • The Panoramic River: the Hudson and the Greenburgh Arts and Culture Committee Thames. Shows new ways of seeing the two iconic www.greenburghartsandculture.org rivers. 2/2-5/19/2013, 12-5pm. • Matters of the HeART. This is the 9th annual Katonah Museum of Art n e w visual arts exhibit by Westchester County www.katonahmuseum.org seniors 55 and older. At Greenburgh Town Hall. • Beyond the Bed: The American Quilt 3/8-5/2/2013, 9am-5pm. Opening: 3/17, 1-4pm n e w Evolution. Traces the dynamic evolution of Hudson Valley Center for Contemporary Art the North American quilt. 2/24-6/16, Tue-Sat: www.hvcca.org 10am-5pm, Sun: 12-5pm. • “Say Peekskill:” Solo Exhibition by Ben Altman. Mamaroneck Artists’ Guild A series of audio and photographic portraits of www.mamaroneckartistsguild.org Terra Incognita, Castle Gallery On View through 3/31, the interviewees about living in Peekskill. At Field • New Members’ Exhibit. Works in a variety of Sculpture by Caitlin Masley, Neo Habitat, Castle Gallery, Library Gallery. 1/12-3/28/2013, Mon-Tue, Thu: 9am- two- and three-dimensional media will be on exhibit. ����_����� x��.��� c

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Jamie Adkins in Circus Incognitus Romeo and Juliet Madeleine Peyroux Performing Arts Center, Purchase College National Players, SmartArts Tarrytown Music Hall So much to see and do in Westchester

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