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A Sensational Summer! Your Complete Guide to Music and Much More

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W O . D Y E R E . S G A I Z N T N , Y C T HE N ARTSWESTCHESTER: YOUR Complete arts Guide ST OU ER C July-August 2011 Westchester County Business Journal • artsWnews A3 news in brief www.artswestchester.org People in the News Buy tickets now for the Fall Season Lowey Recognizes Student Artists Taconic Opera Announces Its 14th Season in Westchester County Taconic Opera has announced that the company will open its 14th season in October with Verdi’s masterwork, Nabucco, the story of the Jewish Babylonian captivity in 586 BCE. It features the famous Chorus of the Hebrew Slaves, Va pensiero, and is arguably the most difficult singing in the world by a lead soprano. The following March, the company will present its premiere of Donizetti’s comic masterpiece, Don Pasquale, the story of an old buffoon who needs to be taught a lesson about Taconic Opera, “Viva Verdi” women. And finally, in June 2012, Taconic Opera For more info, visit will present a master choral work by Rossini, the www.taconicopera.org or call their new composer of the Barber of Seville, entitled Petite toll-free number, Messe Solennelle, a work full of both controversy 1-(855) 88-OPERA (67372). and excitement. Harrison High School student Sofia San Marco is congratulated by Congresswoman Nita Lowey for her first place win in the Congressional Art Competition. Westchester Philharmonic Unveils Its 2011-12 Season San Marco’s submission, an original collage titled, ‘The Fight’s Not Over,’ will hang in the Capitol building The Westchester Philharmonic’s 2011-12 season for one year. The Music Conservatory of Westchester presents the superb artistry of some of the world’s exhibited the artwork of over 40 local high school leading soloists. Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg, students throughout the competition. Branford Marsalis, Lynn Harrell, Kelli O’Hara, and Raymond Leppard are just a few of the musical masters who will join the Philharmonic over the Skip Reiss Honored course of the season that runs October through Alvin “Skip” Reiss May 2012. Concerts are held at the Purchase of Somers, NY, and Performing Arts Center in Purchase, NY. New York City, has Philharmonic Executive Director Joshua Worby been named one of states, "The full arc of the season defines the 20 semifinalists what a truly great symphony orchestra can in the national do. The breadth of styles and eras, the sheer “Beautiful Minds: sonic power, the emotional intimacy, the raw Finding Your beauty, and in our case, the unmistakable Lifelong Potential” sound of true virtuosity.” For more info, visit c o m p e t i t i o n , www.westchesterphil.org. which recognizes Anne Hobson Pilot, 11/12 & 11/13 individuals who are doing beautiful things with their 2011-2012 Bluegrass Series at the Emelin Theatre minds without letting age be a barrier. Reiss, 80, says that words keep Tickets are now on sale for The Emelin Theatre’s him young. Throughout his life he has written books, (153 Library Lane, Mamaroneck) Bluegrass humor, magazine articles, columns, taught college Series. courses and lectured around the world. He serves on the board of the Westchester County Library System, Upcoming acts include and is the editor of Arts Management which he The Gibson Brothers, October 21 co-founded nearly 50 years ago. He has also completed J.D. Crowe, December 9th a full-length musical about life in an over-55 community. Valerie Smith and Liberty Pike, February 17, 2012 Says Reiss, “I’ve never lost my missionary zeal for Monroe Crossing, March 9th promoting the arts or turning others on to creative The Grascals, April 20th involvement.” More info on the competition can be found at www.beautiful-minds.com, and you can vote J.D. Crow, 12/9 Order tickets online at www.emelin.org onsite through June 30. or call (914) 698-0098 A4 Westchester County Business Journal • artsWnews July-August 2011 on the cover The Songbird of Wassoulou Comes to Caramoor Omar Sangaré: West African Sensation and Champion of Women’s Rights By Tom van Buren mother, who made her living singing for their dignity, and warning against the cians and arrangements. Music lovers weddings and baby naming ceremonies. wrongs of polygamy and forced mar- should note that her ensemble includes Sangaré accompanied her mother from riage and even celebrating the taboo all the traditional instruments of the the age of five and soon began singing subject of female sensuality. Speaking Wassoulou repertoire, supplemented in her own right. on women’s expression through music only by acoustic guitar, bass and drum In a short span, in an interview for set. For tickets and information call: her music be- Ms. Magazine in 914-232-1252; e-mail: boxoffice@car- came widely "...In ceremonies, she can 2000, she said: “… amoor.org; or visit: www.caramoor.org women have al- popular, appear- sing. That is the moment Tom van Buren, Ph.D. is director of the Folk ing in homes, ways been a very On July 23, Caramoor will present the when she can release all powerful force in Arts Program at ArtsWestchester. His doctor- great Wassoulou singer of Mali, Oumou markets, and al research in Ethnomusicology was on Fran- even on buses, Malian society. But Sangaré, and her ensemble. Oumou she has inside." as the tradition has cophone West Africans in New York City. Sangaré brings a special variation to as a kind of soundtrack to never wanted them the stage with the music of her home to speak in the men's milieu, never region of Wassoulou in south Western the 1990s Mali. Keeping close to the Upcoming Arts at the X concert wanted them to express their ideas, features Jeliya music of Mali Mali. The Wassoulou musical tradition traditional rural Wassoulou sound of the hunters music, she has modernized she has preferred to sing. Singing takes on Saturday, September 17. is considered one of the oldest in Mali. place at ceremonies when everyone in it with a funk-driven rhythm. Since her African music fans who enjoy the music It is associated with songs of the hunt- present. Women, old people, youth. Ev- first album, she has recorded four more, of Oumou Sangare should mark their er class and the characteristic Donso eryone is there. In ceremonies, she can earning the title “Songbird of Wassou- calendars for September 17 when Kora ngoni pentatonic “hunter’s” harp. It's sing. That is the moment when she can lou.” Throughout the past 20 years, she Master Yacouba Sissoko and his en- more modern variation, the Kamale release all she has inside.” Ngoni or "young man's harp." It was has toured internationally, performing semble, featuring singer Awa Sangho, into this milieu that Sangaré emerged both her own music and in concert with The July 23 concert in Caramoor’s Ve- perform as part of ArtsWestchester’s in the late 1980s. international stars such as Tracy Chap- netian Theater will provide a stunning African Arts and Culture Week featur- man and Alicia Keyes. venue where Westchester audiences ing artwork from Dafco’s Gallery and Born into a Wassalou family in the cap- will get a special preview of Sangaré’s performances. For more info, visit ital of Bamako, she was raised by her Often, her songs address themes di- rectly affecting women, encouraging 2011 line up of accomplished musi- www.artswestchester.org.

Argh! Pirates are on the way to Philipsburg Manor! Family Friendly Festival Slated for July 2-4 By Johanna M. Costigan Back in 1693, when the Dutch carpenter Frederick If you enjoyed Philipsburg Manor’s infamous Hore- Schweitzer continued, “But others will find it a Philipse, fresh off the boat, was granted a charter for seman’s Hollow, you’re bound to enjoy the Pirates clever way to present the seventeenth century trade 52,000 acres in what is now Sleepy Hollow. No one of the Hudson event, though they are certainly happenings in a fun context. Either way, you’re guar- would have guessed he would become the richest contrasting in nature. Pirates of the Hudson is much anteed a good time.” man in the colony of New York, especially given the more laid back and family friendly, but the produc- Tickets are available on the hour beginning at 3 p.m., omnipresent pirates that plagued his trade routes and tion values and the creative team are very similar. July 2-4. The last admission is at 6pm. Ticket prices threatened his ships and cargoes. Schweitzer continued, “Horeseman’s Hollow is a are $16 for adults and $12 for children under 18. Mem- The upcoming event located on Philipsburg Manor, different event because it’s at night and more scary, bers of Historic Hudson Valley receive a $5 discount Pirates of the Hudson: The Siege of Sleepy Hollow, is and this is kid friendly, as well as intended to evoke per ticket. Pirates of the Hudson is held rain or shine. hoping to showcase the historical connection between more of a festival atmosphere.” the Manor and piracy, while also enabling attendees to Regardless of whether you’re an avid historian or have good, family-friendly fun. merely a family looking for unique and pirate-themed Philipsburg Manor is Rob Schweitzer, Director of Public Relations for the 4th of July entertainment, there is merit in attend- at 381 North Broadway Historic Hudson Valley, the non-profit organization that ing. When asked if the event was meant as more (Route 9) in Sleepy Hol- operates Philipsburg Manor, says, “The Philips family of a historical or fun-focused function, Schweitzer low, N.Y. For info and was involved extensively in the Trans-Atlantic sea said, “It depends on which perspective you come to tickets: 914-631-8200, trade and therefore had to deal with issues of pirates the event with. Some people will just have fun with www.hudsonvalley.org. and piracy. We used that historical context as the jump- the festival, with over forty actors and musicians ing off point to create a fun event about pirates.” dressed in pirate garb, and they won’t necessarily make the connections.” July-August 2011 Westchester County Business Journal • artsWnews A5

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Arts in Education Events at the ArtsExchange 20th Annual Golf Tounament

The foursome from Westchester Magazine scored a low net prize at ArtsWestchester's 20th Annual Golf Tounament at Wykagyl Country ArtsWestchester Roster Artist Evelyn Eidelberg conducts a Club on June 20. (From left: Ralph Martinelli, Sam Wender, Chris workshop at the Mt. Vernon Public Library on making jewelry from Martinelli, Mike Martinelli and Dan Cooke of Entergy, presenter.) recycled materials. The program was part of ArtsWestchester's ongoing exhibition and workshop series at the Library.

More than three-hundred people attended the opening of ArtsWestchester's Spring exhibitions at the Arts Exchange on June 17.

Laurel Browne, art teacher art Grime's Elementary School, views student art displays with ArtsWestchester teaching artist Dene Ross. Through this residency, students learned how ancient Egyptians made papyrus (paper). ArtsWestchester's CEO Janet T. Langsam greets Armando Rodriguez, Co-Chair of ArtsWeschester's June 20 Golf Tournament at Wykagyl Country Club.

During ArtsWestchester's Open Studios event Arts Exchange resident artists Marina Kohl and Thomasenia Myers welcomed visitors to their studios on May 20.

Frances Ann Lightsy, principal of Grime's Elementary School, in Mt. Vernon with ArtsWestcher teaching artist Judith Leire. Miss Leire worked with students to create an arctic environment out of ceramic pieces. The students also wrote about ceramics as part of their Golf Co-Chair, Andrew Benerofe, during the tournament awards dinner. language arts curriculum. Arts Exchange resident artist Gail Freed during ArtsWestchester's Open Studios. July-August 2011 Westchester County Business Journal • artsWnews A19 get more event information, visit www.artswestchester.org

7/11 Monday Party: Neuberger Museum of Art presents Neu Nights Out. Art, music, and Film: New Rochelle Public Library cocktails. 6-9pm. www.neuberger.org presents Disney Summer Hit Parade Series: The Shaggy Dog. After years of clashes with cranky canines, mail carrier 7/16 saturday Wilson Daniels (Fred MacMurray) sees Film: Jacob Burns Film Center presents man’s best friend as his worst enemy. Against All Flags - “Movies for Kids 6pm. www.nrpl.org (And Their Families)” Every weekend at Theater: Paramount Center for the noon. 7/16-24, 12pm. www.burnsfilmcen- Arts presents The Paper Bag Players ter.org Whoop-Dee-Doo. 11am. www.para- Film: Tarrytown Music Hall presents mountcenter.org Summer Nights with Ingmar Bergman -- Monika. 7/16, 7pm. www.tarrytownmu- 7/12 Tuesday sichall.org Music: Westchester Choral Society, Music: Caramoor Center for Music Inc. presents Summer Sing. A reading of and the Arts presents Orchestra of St. Todd Rundgren, Tarrytown Music Hall, 7/1 the Vivaldi “Gloria” and Faure “Requiem.” Luke’s, Sarah Chang, Douglas Boyd. At Music Conservatory of Westchester. pm. www.caramoor.org 7/7 Thursday 7:30pm. www.westchesterchoralsociety.org july Music: Really Terrible Orchestra of Music: Tarrytown Music Hall presents Music: New Rochelle Public Library Westchester presents Music for a sum- 7/1 Friday Dana Fuchs. A singer whose voice and presents International Music and Dance: mer Saturday. 2pm. rtowestchester.org presence has led critics to compare her to Brazilian Capoeira. The astounding move- Music: Tarrytown Music Hall presents rock legends from Janis to Jagger. 8pm. ments and drumming of the martial art-dance Workshops: Neuberger Museum of Art Todd Rundgren. Rundgren’s musical www.tarrytownmusichall.org form are performed. 7pm. www.nrpl.org presents Summer Studio Series: Are you career has gone from pop to the more an art mechanic? Enjoy an afternoon of art- complex Progressive Rock of Utopia. 8pm. making for kids and caregivers at this drop-in www.tarrytownmusichall.org 7/8 Friday 7/13 Wednesday workshop. 1-4pm. www.neuberger.org Fundraisers: New Rochelle Public Film: New Rochelle Public Library pres- 7/4 Monday Library presents Friends’ Book Sale. ents Family Films About Little Creatures: 7/18 monday Books, DVDs, CDs, jigsaws and more at Horton Hears a Who. At New Rochelle Festivals: Historic Hudson Valley very affordable prices. 9am-3pm. www. Public Library. 11am. www.nrpl.org Film: New Rochelle Public Library presents Historic Independence Day. nrpl.org presents Disney Summer Hit Parade Experience a traditional Independence Day Film: New Rochelle Public Library pres- Series: Swiss Family Robinson (1960). celebration at Van Cortlandt Manor and Music: Caramoor Center for Music ents Family Films About Little Creatures: 6pm. www.nrpl.org Washington Irving’s Sunnyside. 11am-3pm. and the Arts presents Chamber Music Stuart Little. 1pm. www.nrpl.org www.hudsonvalley.org Goes Late-Night. The Virtuosi explore and animate the treasure trove of the Music: Tarrytown Music Hall presents 7/19 tuesday Music: Taconic Opera presents Viva chamber music literature. 8pm. www. Dave Mason. Singer/guitar player, found- Dance: New Rochelle Public Library Verdi! Part II of a free lecture series. At caramoor.org ing member of Traffic, former member of Mt. Kisco Library. 7/4-18, Mondays, 2pm. presents International Music and Dance: Fleetwood Mac and prolific solo artist. Russian and Eastern European Music, mountkiscolibrary.org Theater: White Plains Performing Arts 8pm. www.tarrytownmusichall.org Center, Inc. presents Songs for a New Dance and Song. 7pm. www.nrpl.org World. Jason Robert Brown’s hit show Music: Westchester Choral Society, 7/5 Tuesday comes to life in a way you’ve never seen 7/14 thursday Inc presents Westchester Choral Society before. 7/8-10, Fri-Sat, 8pm; Sun, 2pm. Dance: New Rochelle Public Library Summer Sing. Reading of Brahms’s www.wppac.com Music: Really Terrible Orchestra of presents International Music and Westchester presents Mamaroneck “Ein deutsches Requiem.” At Music Dance - Korean Drums & Dance. The Shares International Night Block Party. Conservatory of Westchester. 7:30pm. 28th season kicks off with a stunning per- 7/9 Saturday Classical and international music from www.westchesterchoralsociety.org formance with the sounds, costumes and around the world. 7pm. rtowestchester.org movement of Korea. 7pm. www.nrpl.org Music: Caramoor Center for Music and the Arts presents Opera: Guillaume Spoken Word: Friends of the Warner 7/20 wednesday Festivals: Jacob Burns Film Center Tell (William Tell) by Gioachino Rossini. Library presents Author Talk at Warner Music: Concordia Conservatory of presents Sounds of Summer: New Music Rossini’s final opera powerfully influenced Library. Professor Emil Draitser will show Documentaries. A series of films on rock, the half-century of French and Italian Music & Art presents Summer Music slides and speak about his book, Stalin’s Festival 2011. Culminating performances folk, classical, reggae, and more! 7/5-8/10, opera that followed after its 1829 pre- Romeo Spy: the Remarkable Rise and Fall times vary. www.burnsfilmcenter.org miere. 7:30pm. www.caramoor.org for students of Concordia’s Summer Music of the KGB’s Most Daring Operative. 7pm. Camps: musical theater workshop, piano www.warnerlibrary.org Music: Westchester Choral Society, camp, Suzuki violin and piano, rock band, Inc presents Summer Sing. A read- 7/10 Sunday chamber music and vocal arts. 7/20-21, ing of Mendelssohn’s “Elijah.” At Music 7/15 friday 6-9pm. www.concordiaconservatory.org Conservatory of Westchester. 7:30pm. Festivals: Neuberger Museum of www.westchesterchoralsociety.org Art presents Artfest! Founder’s Day Music: Caramoor Center for Music Celebration. Celebrating the life of founding and the Arts presents Opera: Guillaume patron Roy R. Neuberger with art, music, and Tell (William Tell) by Gioachino Rossini. dance! 1-4pm. www.neuberger.org 7:30pm. www.caramoor.org A20 Westchester County Business Journal • artsWnews July/August 2011 get more event information, visit www.artswestchester.org

7/21 thursday Workshops: Neuberger Museum of 7/30 saturday 8/5 friday Art presents Summer Studio Series: Music: Caramoor Center for Music Functional Figures. An afternoon of art- Film: Jacob Burns Film Center presents Film: Jacob Burns Film Center presents and the Arts presents Jason Vieux: making for kids and caregivers at this drop- Captain Blood - “Movies for Kids (And Enter the Void: Uncut Version. Late-night Guitar in the Garden. One of the “young- in workshop. 1-4 pm. www.neuberger.org Their Families)” Every weekend at noon. screenings of the strange, beautiful, and est stars of the guitar world” (New York 7/30-31, 12pm. www.burnsfilmcenter.org offbeat. 10pm. www.burnsfilmcenter.org Times, 2010). 7:30pm. www.caramoor.org Workshops: Pelham Art Center presents Capoeira Workshop. Learn the Film: Tarrytown Music Hall presents Music: Caramoor Center for Music basics of Capoeira, a traditional Brazilian Summer Nights with Ingmar Bergman and the Arts presents Caramoor Jazz 7/22 friday art form that combines elements of martial -- Wild Strawberries. 7pm. www.tarry- Festival: Renee Rosnes Quartet. Pianist arts, dance and music. 1:30-3:30pm. www. townmusichall.org returns with her own superlative quartet. Music: Caramoor Center for Music pelhamartcenter.org 7:30pm. www.caramoor.org and the Arts presents Prizing the Music: Caramoor Center for Music and Pulitzer: Music From Copland House. the Arts presents Orchestra of St. Luke’s, The first of two wonderfully crafted pro- 7/24 sunday Jennifer Koh, Alisa Weilerstein, Pablo 8/6 Saturday grams of works by composers who won Heras-Casado. Its final appearance of the the Pulitzer Prize for Music and by over- Spoken Word: Hudson Valley Writers’ season. 8pm. www.caramoor.org Festivals: Caramoor Center for Music looked finalists. 8pm. www.caramoor.org Center presents HVWC Featured Class and the Arts presents Caramoor Jazz Reading with Students from the Jo Ann Workshops: Neuberger Museum of Art Festival: Christian McBride and his Big Clark Poetry Workshops. 4:30pm. www. Band. 3pm. www.caramoor.org 7/23 saturday presents Summer Studio Series: Print writerscenter.org Print Revolution. Enjoy an afternoon of art- Film: Jacob Burns Film Center presents Film: Tarrytown Music Hall presents making for kids and caregivers at this drop- in workshop. 1-4pm. www.neuberger.org The Black Swan - “Movies for Kids (And Summer Nights with Ingmar Bergman 7/25 monday Their Families)”. Every weekend at noon. -- The Seventh Seal. 7pm. www.tarry- 8/6-14, 12pm. www.burnsfilmcenter.org townmusichall.org Film: New Rochelle Public Library 7/31 sunday presents Disney Summer Hit Parade Film: Tarrytown Music Hall presents Music: Golden Apple Chorus pres- Series: The Three Lives of Thomasina Music: Hudson Valley Writers’ Center Summer Nights with Ingmar Bergman -- ents Sweet Adelines International Day (1964). Story of a little girl’s undying love presents HVWC Presents: Goin’ Back Persona. 7pm. www.tarrytownmusichall.org Concert. In 1945, Edna Mae Anderson for her cat. 6pm. www.nrpl.org Home: The Blues in Word & Song. A invited women to raise their voices in four- concert and reading by one-man blues part, a cappella harmony, barbershop style, band and author Adam Gussow. 4:30pm. 8/7 sunday and Sweet Adelines International was born. 7/26 tuesday www.writerscenter.org Festivals: Caramoor Center for Music At Mount Pleasant Community Center. Dance: New Rochelle Public Library 11am. www.goldenapplechorus.com and the Arts presents Caramoor Jazz presents International Music & Dance Festival. 2010 MacArthur ‘Genius’ Fellow Family Series: Arabian Dance by august recipient Jason Moran and his trio, The Aszmara. Renowned dancer and belly Bandwagon. 1pm. www.caramoor.org dance instructor Aszmara performs to the folkloric sounds of Arabia and the Middle 8/1 monday Spoken Word: Hudson Valley Writers’ East. 7pm. www.nrpl.org Film: Jacob Burns Film Center pres- Center presents HVWC’s Annual Small ents Rush: Beyond The Lighted Stage. Press Celebration. Meet members of 7:30pm. www.burnsfilmcenter.org Inkwell, Toadlily Press, the Westchester 7/27 wednesday Review, and our own Slapering Hol Press. Film: New Rochelle Public Library Film: New Rochelle Public Library pres- 4:30pm. www.writerscenter.org presents Family Films Starring Pigs: ents Disney Summer Hit Parade Series: Charlotte’s Web. The 2006 film adaptation Herbie Rides Again (1974). 6pm. www. 8/8 monday of E. B. White’s classic. 11am. www.nrpl.org nrpl.org Film: New Rochelle Public Library pres- Film: New Rochelle Public Library pres- Spoken Word: Friends of the Warner ents Disney Summer Hit Parade Series: ents Family Films Starring Pigs: Babe. Library presents Author Talk. Richard The Shaggy D.A. (1976). 6pm. www.nrpl.org 1995 movie featuring the barnyard full of Borkow will speak about his book, George captivating characters unlike any you’ve Washington’s Westchester Gamble: The ever met. 1pm. www.nrpl.org Encampment on the Hudson and the Trapping 8/9 tuesday of Cornwallis. 7pm. www.warnerlibrary.org Music: New Rochelle Public Library 7/29 friday presents International Music & Dance: 8/3 wednesday Bokandeye African Dance and Drums. Music: Caramoor Center for Music 7pm. www.nrpl.org and the Arts presents Encounters: Film: Jacob Burns Film Center pres- Kahane and Weilerstein. Experience ents The Other Side of the Mirror: Bob these passionate, mesmerizing artists Dylan Live at the Newport Folk Festival. 8/10 wednesday reinventing the recital format. 8pm. www. 7:30pm. www.burnsfilmcenter.org caramoor.org Film: New Rochelle Public Library presents Films with Animals on the Move: 8/4 thursday Curious George. 11am. www.nrpl.org Film: Jacob Burns Film Center pres- Film: New Rochelle Public Library ents Looking Through A Glass Onion: presents Films with Animals on the Deconstructing The Beatles’ White Move: Homeward Bound: Incredible Films with Animals on the Move: Curious Album. 7:30pm. www.burnsfilmcenter.org Journey. An incredible journey of three George, New Rochelle Public Library, 8/10 animals takes place in this wonderful film. 1pm. www.nrpl.org July-August 2011 Westchester County Business Journal • artsWnews A21 get more event information, visit www.artswestchester.org

Greenburgh 9/11 Memorial to be Restored in Time for 10th Anniversary of National Tragedy

The Town of Greenburgh, ArtsWestchester and Rotary Clubs International are working to restore the People's Memorial Wall at Presser Park (formerly Webb Park) on Central Avenue in Greenburgh. The memorial wall originally consisted of 1800 tiles that were created by hundreds of Westchester residents in 75 workshops sponsored by ArtsWestchester with funding from Project Liberty-Westchester, a program financed by the Federal Emergency Management Association and guided locally by the Westchester County Department of Community Mental Health.

Copeland House, T Sullivan starring in Colored Lights, 8/20 Ron Mineo, a Port Chester-based sculptor, was commissioned by ArtsWestchester to oversee the mural’s design and worked with workshop 8/11 thursday 8/19 friday participants to design their tiles. The People’s Memorial Wall was formally dedicated at a public ceremony at Webb Park in 2003. Music: Tarrytown Music Hall presents Film: Jacob Burns Film Center presents Steve Earle & The Dukes (& Duchesses). Trollhunter. Late-night screenings of the 8pm. www.tarrytownmusichall.org strange, beautiful, and offbeat. 10pm. "With continued www.burnsfilmcenter.org 8/12 friday volunteer help, we 8/20 Saturday Film: Jacob Burns Film Center presents will have this project Great Party Films. Celebrate our 10th Film: Jacob Burns Film Center presents anniversary with some of our favorites. The Crimson Pirate - Movies for Kids (And completed and the wall 8/12-9/1, Times vary. www.burnsfilmcenter. Their Families). Every weekend at noon. org 8/20-21, 12pm. www.burnsfilmcenter.org restored in time for the Free: New Rochelle Public Library Music: Copland House presents KT 10 year anniversary presents Friends’ Book Sale. Books, Sullivan starring in Colored Lights. DVDs, CDs, jigsaws and more at very Autumn in New York starring KT Sullivan. At of 9/11, this coming affordable prices. 9am-3pm. www.nrpl.org Merestead. 8pm. www.coplandhouse.org September." A volunteer works to resore the People's 8/13 saturday 8/21 sundayv Memorial wall that will be rededicated in - Sarah Bracey-White Greeburgh this September. Film: Tarrytown Music Hall presents Film: Tarrytown Music Hall presents Summer Nights with Ingmar Bergman Summer Nights with Ingmar Bergman -- Fanny and Alexander. 7pm. -- Smiles of a Summer Night. 7pm. “After 9/11, 2001, residents wanted to come together to do something constructive www.tarrytownmusichall.org www.tarrytownmusichall.org to honor those lost on 9/11 and their families,” says ArtsWestchester CEO Janet T. Langsam. “We thought a memorial that was composed of the collective work Music: Copland House presents Darius 8/14 sunday deHaas and Steven Blier in Quiet of hundreds of individual residents was fitting.” Please. At Merestead. 3pm. www.cop- The wall was dedicated in 2003, but several years later, due to the use of Free: Mamaroneck Village Council landhouse.org for the Arts presents Sundays in the improper adhesive, tiles began to fall off the wall. The rest of the tiles were Park with the Arts: Festive Latin Music removed and all were stored until Rotary International recently secured funding with Edgar & Friends. Local musicians 8/27 saturday from Walmart/Sam's Club for the replacement of the tiles on the original wall. in Mamaroneck. At Harbor Island Park. 7-9pm. www.village.mamaroneck.us.org Film: Jacob Burns Film Center presents In collaboration with, Greenburgh Town Supervisor Paul Feiner, and Moonfleet - “Movies for Kids (And Greenburgh Town Clerk Judith Beville, Sarah Bracey White, the Executive Their Families)”. Every weekend at noon Director of Greenburgh's Arts and Culture Committee, is organizing a cadre 8/16 tuesday in celebration of their 10th anniversary. 8/27-28, 12pm. www.burnsfilmcenter.org of volunteers of all ages, who are working to restore the layout of the tiles and Music: Westchester Chorale, Inc. prepare them for re-application. presents August Sing: Ralph Vaughan Williams. Join us for a summer sing- 8/28 sunday "It is my intent to maintain the design that artist Ron Mineo originally created through of Williams’ “Five Mystical Songs.” as closely as possible, considering the loss of the 300 tiles that broke when At Music Conservatory of Westchester. Spoken Word: Hudson Valley Writers’ they fell off the wall," says Sarah Bracey White. Ms. White and Judith Pollack, 7:30pm. www.westchesterchorale.org Center presents HVWC Presents: Fables, Parables & Songs: The Humor a Hartsdale volunteer, have been painstakingly restoring as many broken tiles & Wisdom of the Jewish People. as volunteer "puzzlers" have pieced together. "With continued volunteer help, Storyteller Arthur Strimling, with cantor we will have this project completed and the wall restored in time for the 10 Lisa Segal, and guest musicians. 8/28, year anniversary of 9/11, this coming September." 4:30pm. www.writerscenter.org  A22 Westchester County Business Journal • artsWnews July-August 2011 exhibitions www.artswestchester.org

temporary art by artists who were educated at the transitional period between commu- nism and democracy. 7/2-24, Sat & Sun, 12-6pm; or by appointment. • First Look III. Featuring work by MFA students, selected from more than 1500 studio visits to top universities across the country. 7/2-24, Sat & Sun, 12-6pm; or by appointment.

Katonah Museum of Art www.katonahmuseum.org

• Double Solitaire: The Surreal Worlds of Kay Sage & Yves Tanguy. The exhibition integrates, for the first time and in one space, the paintings they created during their 15 years together. 7/1-9/18, Tues-Sat, 10am-5pm; Sun, 12-5pm.

• Joseph Wheelwright. Situated among the KMA’s majestic spruces, Joseph Wheel- wright’s uncanny figures look as though they, too, grow out of the earth. 7/1-5/20/2012, Tue-Sat, 10am-5pm; Sun, 12-5pm.

• Michele Gage. In the Front Hall. Features the work of KMAA Artist Michele Gage. 7/1- 9/18, Tue-Sat, 10am-5pm; Sun, 12-5pm.

• Sarah Perry: If.... The Surrealist-inspired watercolors in Sarah Perry’s book. 7/1-9/18, Bestbee Romero. Bestbee Romero: Lagrimas Negras, Neuberger Museum of Art, 7/1-8/14 Tue-Sat, 10am-5pm; Sun, 12-5pm.

ArtsWestchester www.artswestchester.org • Stephen Talasnik: Elusive Landscape. Draftsman and sculptor Stephen Talasnik cre- • A Spin on Green. 27 Katonah Museum Artist Association's artists address the ever- ates intricate fantastical structures. 7/1-9/18, Tue-Sat, 10am-5pm; Sun, 12-5pm. changing, ever-challenging relationship between man and nature while considering the Lazarus Gallery of United Hebrew of New Rochelle www.uhgc.org role art plays in the “Going Green” movement. 7/1-31, Tues-Sat, 12-5pm. • Birds, Bees and Butterflies. This juried exhibition is a collection of mixed media, pho- • Nature Through the Lens. From sweeping primordial landscapes to intimate flower tography, oils, and sculptures from over 40 artists. 7/1-9/9, Mon-Sun, 9am-6pm. portraits. 7/1-30, Tues-Sat, 12-5pm. www.artswestchester.org Mamaroneck Artists’ Guild www.mamaroneckartistsguild.org Center for the Digital Arts at Westchester Community College www.sunywcc. edu/peekskill • “Dimensions” a spotlight show. A group exhibition featuring the work of Phyllis Tar- low, Robin Henschel, Debora Solomon, Brenna Rosenfeld, Lynne Lederman, Rita Baunok, • Of Line and Form, works by Peekskill Arts Council Member Artists. The and Ruth Raskin. 7/5-9, Tues-Sat, 12-5pm. Westchester Gallery is pleased to host a juried exhibition by Peekskill Arts Council member artists. At Center for the Digital Arts at Westchester Community College. 7/1-29, • Summer Visions. Showcases the work of its members. 7/12-30, 12-5pm. Mon-Thru 10am-4pm. Mount Vernon Public Library www.mountvernonpubliclibrary.org Greenburgh Arts and Culture Committee greenburghartsandculture.org • Out of Africa. Featuring art work of all media inspired by the many cultures, landscapes and • Capturing the Captivating. A photo exhibit by Victoria DelBene in the Madeleine Gut- materials of the African continent. 7/1-7/5, Mon-Thu: 9am-8:30pm; Fri: 9am-6pm. man Gallery. At Greenburgh Town Hall. 7/1-11, Mon-Fri, 9am-5pm. Museum of Arts and Culture www.dbmac.org Greenburgh Public Library www.greenburghlibrary.org • Under the Sea. Dazzling underwater photographs by Penn State professor Jeremy Cohen. • Craig Usher Art Exhibit. The exhibit is predominantly concrete and plaster castings. At New Rochelle High School. 7/7-9/16, Mon-Fri, 9am-3pm; Tues-Thurs, 7-9pm. 7/1-4/1/2012,

Harrison Council for the Arts www.harrisonpl.org • Beneath the Surface: An Exploration of Color on Ceramic Tile by Judith Weber. Judith Weber is a ceramic artist, product designer and educator. At Harrison Public Library. 7/6-7, Mon, Wed: 9:30am-9pm; Tues, Thurs-Sat, 9:30am-5:30pm. • Marilyn Cohen Retrospective: Closing the Circle - 1965-2006. This exhibit consists of watercolor-dyed torn paper collage on canvas. At Harrison Public Library. 7/11-8/4, Mon, Wed: 9:30am-9pm; Tues, Thurs-Sat, 9:30am-5:30pm. • Watercolor Landscapes from the Southwest by Jim Maciel. Jim is a retired social worker. He tells us, “As a social worker who has dealt with all types of human nature (now) I just paint nature.” At Harrison Public Library. 8/8-9/9, Mon, Wed: 9:30am-9pm; Tues, Thurs-Sat, 9:30am-5:30pm.

Hudson River Museum www.hrm.org • Susan Wides: The Hudson Valley, From Mannahatta to Kaaterskill. Susan Wides explores the changing Hudson Valley in photographs. 7/6-9/11, Wed-Sun, 12-5pm.

Hudson Valley Center for Contemporary Art www.hvcca.com

• After the Fall: Emerging Artists from Eastern and Central Europe. Emerging con- 'Francine's Vibration,' Paul Greco. Yonkers Artists Showcase 2011, Yonkers Riverfront Library, 4/23-8/26 July-August 2011 Westchester County Business Journal • artsWnews A23

exhibitions Charles W. Brown, Jr. (1954-2011) Neuberger Museum of Art www.neuberger.org • Art in Cameroon: Sculptural Dialogues. Highlights two iconic works in the Neuberger Charles W. Brown, Jr., founder and owner of C.W. Brown, Museum’s African art collection and features thirty powerful objects including several Inc. passed away on June 6 at his home in South Salem, NY. rarely seen sculptures. 7/5-8/14, Tues-Sun, 12-5pm. Mr. Brown, along with his wife, Renée, founded C.W. Brown, • Betsabee Romero: Lagrimas Negras (Black Tears). A ten-year survey of one of Mexico’s leading artists, Betsabee Romero. 7/1-8/14, Tues-Sun-12-5pm. Inc., a General Contracting firm located in Armonk, NY. Mr. Brown was an established figure within the Westchester • New Rochelle Public Library www.nrpl.org County business community. Along with being Chairman of • New Rochelle’s Bravest: 150 Years of Firefighting. Archival photographs, artifacts, and the Board of the Business apparatus trace the story of New Rochelle’s bravest. 7/11-8/12, Mon, Tues, Thurs: 9am-8pm; Council of Westchester, he Wed: 10am-6pm; Fri: 9am-5pm; Sat: 10am-2pm. was an active member of the • On the Wall Poetry: an exhibit of poetry and art by Bill Scher. The 35 poems are boards of a variety of county the poet’s humorous take on everyday experiences from relationships and fantasies to ironies and absurdities. 8/15-9/9, Mon, Tues, Thurs: 9am-8pm; Wed: 10am-6pm; Fri: businesses and organizations. 9am-5pm; Sat: 10am-2pm. For the past eighteen years, Pelham Art Center www.pelhamartcenter.org he served as a Village Trustee/ • Faculty and Student Showcase. An exhibition of work by Pelham Art Center’s distin- Deputy Mayor of the Village guished faculty and enthusiastic students. 7/8-8/13, Tues-Fri, 10am-5pm; Sat, 10am-4pm. of West Hampton Dunes. In • Opening reception for the Faculty and Student Showcase. There will be an opening lieu of flowers, the family reception and all-age art workshop for the Faculty and Student Showcase. 6:30-8pm. asks that donations in honor transFORM Gallery www.transformhome.com/art-gallery of Charlie Brown be made • Influence of the Land. More than 60 paintings and sculptures will be featured. 7/1-30, to Westchester Community Mon-Sat, 5-8:30pm. College Foundation, 75 Grasslands Road, Valhalla, NY Westchester Community College Center For the Arts www.sunywcc.edu/arts Charles W. Brown, Jr. 10595. • Canned: An exhibition of mixed media sculpture. An exhibition of sculpture and mixed media exploring the idea of trash receptacles as works of art. 7/1-22, Mon-Thur, 10am-8:30pm; Fri, 9:30-11:30am. &(175$/$9(18( &+5<6/(5-((3'2'*(35(6(176 7+(6800(5 &21&(576(5,(6 Wednesdays, July 6 - July 27, 7PM - 9PM On the Green, near Victoria's Secret

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