SEPTEMBER 2017 ARTSNEWS by Laura Renee Laura by Larchmont Theater Mamaroneck Artists’ Guild – Jazz Fest White Plains – RiverArts – Reflections Ray Blue Quintet Trisha Brown: In Plain Site (photo courtesy artist) the of (photo Detail of of Detail Trisha Brown Dance Company (photo source: danceinforma.com / photo credit: Alexandre Moyrand) Alexandre danceinforma.com Dance Brown credit: / photo source: Company (photo Trisha A publication of ArtsWestchester artsw.org/artsnews This issue is sponsored by: A2 Westchester County Business Journal • ARTSNEWS SEPTEMBER 2017 from the from the CEO County Executive As County Executive, I am proud of Westchester’s thriving art and cultural scene. Art exhibits, museums, gardens, music venues, theaters and much more – there’s Honoring the Bridge something for everyone here in Westchester. by Janet Langsam, ArtsWestchester CEO Thanks to ArtsWestchester, ArtsNews is the best way to stay on top of all the great art and cultural events that take place in Westchester each month. The September issue features: • Educational opportunities for both children and adults will be held in artistic disciplines such as dance, music and film. (page A4) • The annual Jazz Festival, which will take the streets of White Plains from September 13-17, concluding with an all-day outdoor street festival (page A7) • Art festivals, which will take place across the county (page A10) ArtsNews is available in various locations and publications throughout the county, including the Westchester County Business Journal and The Examiner. New this month, ArtsNews will be distributed online through The Brief, the county’s weekly email newsletter. For an additional way to receive ArtsNews every month, readers can now visit westchestergov.com and subscribe to The Brief. Its free and an easy way to stay in tune with the arts. Thank you, Robert P. Astorino, Westchester County Executive Can a bridge be a work of art? At ArtsWestchester, we think it can. That is why we will be honoring the New New York Bridge at our upcoming 2017 The work of ArtsWestchester is made possible with support from gala on November 18 at the Ritz Carlton in White Plains. Like most creative people, designers of public works aspire to create uplifting, aesthetically Westchester County Government. pleasing and awe-inspiring works. Engineering of course is most critical Robert P. Astorino Michael Kaplowitz to its function. However, aesthetics are important to its embrace by its County Executive Chairman, Westchester Board of Legislators users. On the University of Bristol’s Engineering website, it is postured: “Their undeniable beauty derives naturally from their structural form in a WESTCHESTER BOARD OF LEGISLATORS naturally harmonious context. It is almost an unintended consequence of Catherine Borgia Kenneth W. Jenkins MaryJane Shimsky their structure – the flow of their internal forces.” Our bridge, soon to be Benjamin Boykin James Maisano John G. Testa known as the Governor Mario M. Cuomo Bridge, has a special motivation Gordon A. Burrows Sheila Marcotte David Tubiolo to inspire as it traverses the great Hudson River, which for centuries has Francis T. Corcoran Catherine Parker Alfreda A. Williams inspired artists. It was the Hudson River that stirred the imaginations of Margaret A. Cunzio Virginia Perez Lyndon Williams artists, giving prominence to the much admired Hudson River School of David B. Gelfarb artists. If only for this reason, our bridge dares not be ordinary. And... ordinary it is not. Its span, its grace, its beauty, its form, its lightness, its Thanks to our generous supporters curves and its harmony with the landscape are all among its attributes. Will it achieve the stature of the Golden Gate? Only time will tell. But for Joseph and Sophia Abeles Foundation, Aetna Foundation, Anchin Block & Anchin, AvPorts, Bank of America, Bloomingdales, Benerofe Properties, The Thomas and Agnes Carvel Foundation, CBRE, Clarfeld Financial now, we at ArtsWestchester invite you to celebrate with us its harmony of Advisors, Con Edison, Curtis Instruments, Empire City Casino, Entergy, Ethan Allen Interiors, The Examiner, form and function. To join us, visit: artsw.org/gala. Inspiria Media, Jacob Burns Foundation, JMC Consulting, P.C., The Journal News, The Liman Foundation, Macerich Co. Cross County Shopping Center, Macy's, MAXX Properties, Neiman Marcus, Nordstrom, Peckham Industries, Inc., People’s United Bank. Pernod Ricard USA, Reckson, A Division of SL Green Realty, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Smart Family Foundation, VENU Magazine, Wells Fargo Foundation, Westchester Family, Westchester Magazine, Westchester Medical Center, Westfair Communications, White Plains Hospital and Wilson Elser D OF L AR EG O I B S Y L T A T Don’t miss Janet’s weekly blog UNT N CO Y O U R O S C 1683 W O . D Y E R E . S G A I Z N T N , C Y H T posts at: thisandthatbyjl.com E N STER COU /ArtsWestchester | @ArtsWestchester SEPTEMBER 2017 Westchester County Business Journal • ARTSNEWS A3 ARTSWESTCHESTER | 31 Mamaroneck Ave., White Plains | 914.428.4220 ArtsNews (artsw.org), your guide to arts news in brief and culture in Westchester County, NY, is published by ARTSWESTCHESTER, a private, not-for-profit organization established residencies and family programming. Songcatchers Appoints in 1965. The largest of its kind in New York Said WPPAC Artistic Director Jeremy New Executive Director State, it serves more than 150 cultural organizations, numerous school districts, Quinn: “With the addition of WST, both hundreds of artists, and audiences numbering more than one million. The goal of theaters can bring theatrical education Songcatchers welcomes a new ArtsWestchester is to ensure the availability, accessibility, and diversity of the arts to a greater number of students Executive Director (ED) following in Westchester. and increase the amount of family the retirement of the organization’s Robert W. Roth Janet Langsam Debbie Scates programming for our loyal audiences.” Founder, Sr. Beth Dowd, who led Board President Chief Executive Officer Director, Marketing & For more info, visit: WSTshows.com the group for 40 years. Zane Myers Communications and WPPAC.com. John R. Peckham Mary Alice Franklin has served as ED for Theatre Bristol Board Chairman ArtsNews Editor & Erika Reinhart and Symphony of the Mountains Froma Benerofe Communications Manager Sr. Designer & Creative Manager Artwork by Mental Health and was Director of Development and Marketing for the New West Board President Emeritus Rocío De La Roca Alfredo Ponce Community Showcased in Contributor & Graphic Designer Symphony in Los Angeles. His Communications Associate White Plains Gallery skillset blends music and business, as he has sat on several Boards and fundraising committees. ArtsNews Contents Myers has a significant list of fall arts classes ................................................A4 prior accomplishments that include teaching, working as a conductor and artsw briefs .....................................................A6 pianist for Broadway productions and jazz fest white plains .......................................A7 acting as Associate Music Director for the original off-Broadway production event highlights................................................A8 of The Fantasticks!. He began working september arts festivals ..................................A10 alongside Sr. Beth in May. calendar ...........................................................A12 exhibitions and workshops .............................A17 Westchester International Exhibited artwork from Visions 2017 Children’s Film Festival From September 8-14, Westchester Pelham’s The WESTCHESTER Music Conservatory Expands today’s families living such busy County’s Department of Picture House Community Mental Health (DCMH), INTERNATIONAL to Seven Days a Week lives…this is a great opportunity (TPH) recently to meet the needs of our students.” Rockland Psychiatric Center and announced children’s Voted as Westchester’s “Best ArtsWestchester will present Visions the 3rd annual film festival Music School” by Westchester 2017: Art Odyssey, a collection of Westchester at the Picture House Magazine. For more info, visit: works by recipients of mental health International musicconservatory.org. services in Westchester County. For Children’s Film Festival (WICFF), a more than 30 years, a partnership 5-day event that brings new films between ArtsWestchester and from around the world aimed at Local Theater Companies DCMH has provided art services and children aged 3-18 to Westchester Join Forces residencies to people with chronic County. Films from Germany, the mental illness. The exhibition, Two local theaters, White Plains United States, the Middle East and Class at Music Conservatory of Westchester which coincides with “Recovery beyond will be presented, including (photo credit: Alye Carlevaro) Performing Arts Center (WPPAC) Month,” features 125 works by and Westchester Sandbox Theater a sensory-friendly screening (with 60 artists at ArtsWestchester’s lights turned up and the sound Music Conservatory of Westchester (WST), will enhance their educational gallery in downtown White Plains turned down) of Swim Team, which (MCW) has announced the expansion programming in a collaborative and demonstrates a capability chronicles the rise of a competitive of its classes to seven days a partnership set to begin this fall. of engaging in challenging art- swim team made up of diverse week, including private lessons WST will produce numerous Young making experiences. In