February
2008
NAC SPONSORED EVENTS
NAC WEDNESDAY
February 13, 2008 at 7pm. (NAC Wednesday) The Northport Arts Coalition in cooperation with the Northport Library present... Exercising the Creative & Calculating Brain ... Whole Brain Games for 4th ~ 8th Graders ... with Emily Eisen, Artist & Licensed Brain-Body Fitness Instructor 7 p.m. -8:30 p.m. Northport Library Community Room
4th - 8th Graders* ... Come and learn to bring your 'whole brain' into action for your artistic, academic & athletic best. This is more than interactive fun ~ IT'S EMPOWERING! Wear comfortable clothes & shoes! Bring a big bottle of water, with your name on it! Adult accompaniment required & their participation most welcome!
*Space is limited. Please register with the library. NAC members can register at NACnewsletter@gmail.com Pre-registration a must... By Thursday, February 7, 2008
POETS IN PORT
THE NORTHPORT READERS’ THEATER
A READING OF ‘Notes to Self’ by John Passadino
A contemporary story of a man’s struggle to
find himself, followed by a discussion with the Playwright, Monday, February
11 at 7:30pm. St. Paul’s United Methodist Church, 270 Main Street,
Northport. All are welcome to come to listen. To sign up to read
call Jo Ann Katz 631 261-5089 or e-mail
jak@cosmeticmall.com
Next meeting will be on March 17.
MUSIC
New Jersey City University presents LA BOHEME
Wednesday January 30 & Friday, February 1, 2008 at 7:30pm at 2039 Kennedy Blvd,
Jersey City, NJ 07305 - Building: Rossey 101 –
In a major role, our own Tara Kavanagh!
OPERA NIGHT
Opera Night in Northport has become an
increasingly popular event. Join us for a festive celebration of Long Island's
finest voices. Friday, February 1st, 2008, 7:30 pm. 270 Main St.,
Northport. $5 suggested donation.
http://www.myspace.com/operanight or call 631-261-8808 OPERA NIGHT
JANUARY 2008 (video)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v
Award-winning singer-songwriter Patricia
Shih was interviewed on Jan. 13 on WABC Eyewitness News (Channel 7 in the NY
metro area) about her work using music to empower and educate children.
The anchorwoman Michelle Charlesworth asked her about her newest CD, "The Power
of One," which won two major national awards. The segment can be viewed
through this link:
http://abclocal.go.com/wabc
Also Patricia takes off for her semi-annual
tour to California in February, appearing at the Children's Discovery Museum of
San Jose, a school and a lot of libraries.
The Luminescent Orchestrii Plays
Gypsy/Appalachian/Klezmer at Last Licks Café in Huntington on January 26 the
Luminescent Orchestrii will appear at the Last Licks Café in a concert of
traditional gypsy, klezmer, Appalachian and contemporary hip-hop music on
Saturday, January 26. The four-piece band accompanies their
vocal harmonies with violins, guitar and bass. The Café is located at the
Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, 109 Brown's Rd, Huntington, New York.
Showtime is 8:30 p.m.; with an open mic at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $15; $13
seniors and students. Information, tickets:
www.lastlickscafe.org.
Phone: 631-427-9547.
Long Island Masterworks Chorus and Orchestra presents
a concert titled A Mid-Winter Musical Journey, a celebration of the music
of Long Island composers Norman Dello Joio, Paul Moravec , Carl Strommen, and
Roger Ames. Friday, February 15, 8 pm, St. Elizabeth Church,
Melville, NY. Adults: $25; Seniors & Students: $15. For information, visit www.limasterworks.org
. or call 631.262.0200.
VISUAL ARTS
"John Ellsworth: a Photographer and the Sea," by R. B. Stuart, was published in the "Style & Living" section of Hampton.com in January 2008.
http://johnellsworth.com
Alan Pearlman photo
James Twomey III (fine art photography) and
Victoria Twomey (digital art) will both be featured in the Village Connection
Magazine's January and February issues. The Long Island Press published their
Best of 2008 issue in January, listing the Twomey Gallery under the best
Galleries on Long Island. For more information, go to
www.twomeygallery.com
or call 631-754-1009.
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Detail of Lynda’s
painting”Hoopla” which is 48” x 60.”
Lynda Lehmann will show her recent paintings at
the Alfred Van Loen Gallery at the South Huntington Library on Pigeon Hill Road,
from February 9 until March 6. The Opening reception will be on
Saturday, February 9 from 2:00 - 4:00 p.m. You can contact the library
at 631-549-4411 if you need directions. If you can't attend the show but
would like to view Lynda's art, please visit her primary site at
www.lyndalehmann.com.
Mary Ahern, the Botanical Fine Artist, was
recently the focus of an article in Newsday, entitled, “Dream Chasers." As a
featured artist at the Connecticut Flower and Garden Show, February 21-24,
2008 at the Connecticut Convention Center, Hartford CT., Ahern will be
showing her Digital and Traditional Fine Art Botanicals. These stunning florals
reflect the passion of her career as a full-time Fine Artist as described in
Newsday. For additional information please visit the website:
http://www.MaryAhernArtist.com
NAC member Leila Atkinson is currently showing
some of her paintings at Batata Cafe in Northport, at corner of Fort Salonga
Road and Waterside ave. The display remains through April 08. For more
information please go to
Batatacafe.com NAC member Leila Atkinson is currently showing some of her
paintings at Batata Cafe in Northport, at corner of Fort Salonga Road and
Waterside Ave. The display remains through April 08. For more information please
go to Batatacafe.com
Long Island Artist Jo-Ann Corretti will be exhibiting her painting entitled "My Cherie II", the courtship of Cherie for Valentine's Day in The Red Show at Ripe Gallery, 67a Broadway, Greenlawn. There will be an
opening Reception on February
14, 7pm-9:30pm. After that there will be dancing...JoannCorretti.com
November Wind
9" x 30" pastel
Member Anthony Davis' painting November Wind has been selected for The American Society of Marine Artists 14th National Exhibition which will travel to 5 different museums in 5 different states beginning this May in Delaware.
Anthony has also been invited to show at this
years annual Modern Marine Masters Exhibition held at The Maritime Gallery at
Mystic Seaport this coming April.
THEATER
The TOWNSHIP THEATRE GROUP will hold its next
monthly meeting on Tuesday February 12th at the Countrywood School, 499 Old
Country Road, Huntington Station. TTG’s monthly meetings are open to the public
at no charge, and include one act plays, scenes and workshops presented after a
brief business meeting. Call (631) 421-9832 for information or visit our web
site at
WWW.TownshipTheatreGroup.Com.
SLAPSTICK
COMEDY HITS NORTHPORT IN LEND ME A TENOR
Northport, N.Y., January, 2007) - The John W. Engeman Theater at Northport’s next production of LEND ME A TENOR by Ken Ludwig, is sure to have audiences rolling on the floor with laughter. The story is set in 1934. The Cleveland Grand Opera is celebrating the biggest night in its history. World famous tenor TITO MORELLI, known to his fans as "Il Stupendo," is scheduled to sing the lead in OTELLO, produced as a gala fundraiser set to raise $50,000 for the company. Before the star gets beyond his hotel room however, things begin to unravel. Chaos sets in when a "Dear John" letter is mistaken for a suicide note and Tito's appearance onstage seems unlikely. But for HENRY SAUNDERS, General Manager of the Cleveland Opera, "the show must go on!" ... under any circumstance - even if it means sending a replacement onstage in disguise. A sensation on Broadway and in London's West End, LEND ME A TENOR is guaranteed to leave you teary eyed with laughter.
Tickets are NOW ON SALE and are $45.
Tickets may be purchased by calling (631) 261-2900, by visiting
www.engemantheater.com,
or at the Engeman Theater Box Office at 250 Main Street, Northport. Visa,
MasterCard, Discover and American Express accepted
FILM
Screening & Champagne Reception Valentine’s Day @ CINEMA ARTS CENTRE: CELEBRATE WHAT YOU LOVE, WITH WHOM YOU LOVE
Thursday, February 14 @ 7:30pm only
$12 Members / $15 Public
Advance Tickets Suggested
www.CinemaArtsCentre.org
Gary Grant & Grace Kelly in Alfred Hitchcock’s
TO CATCH A THIEF
Admission includes Screening, Champagne Reception & Exclusive Gifts and Offers in the Cinema’s “Lover’s Fair” Celebration of the Senses
Susan Finkelstein, Publicist
POETRY
Friday, February 1, 7:00 p.m.
The Emma Clark Memorial Library - 120 Main Street, Setauket - 631-941-4080
Discussion of Walt Whitman led by Gladys
L.Henderson, plus a reading from "primal sanities!"
Saturday, February 23, 6:00 p.m
Canio's Books - 290 Main Street, Sag Harbor - 631-725-4926
Reading from the anthology "primal sanities!" mankh@allbook-books.com
.
Welcome new member:
The L. I. Masterwork Chorus & Orchestra
Our website is: www.northportarts.org
Our email address is nacnewsletter@gmail.com
Webmaster: Kevin McMahon
Editor, Pat Bond
A Chronology of Events extracted from NAC NEWS for February
(See above for details)
Friday, February 1, 2008 – LaBoheme - Tara Kavanagh
Friday, February 1 – Reading Primal Sanities
Friday, February 1st, 2008, 7:30 –Opera Night
Saturday -February 9 until March 6 Lynda Lehmann will show her recent paintings
Monday -February 11 at 7:30pm. Readers’ Theater St. Paul’s
Tuesday - February 12 - Meeting TOWNSHIP THEATRE GROUP
Wednesday - February 13, 200 8 at 7pm NAC Wednesday – Whole Brain Games
Thursday - February 14 - Reception - Artist Jo-Ann Corretti
Thursday -February 14 – Cinema Arts – To Catch a Thief
Friday -February 15 - Long Island Masterworks Chorus and Orchestra
Until to February 17 – -Lend Me a Tenor – Engeman Theater
Thursday… -February 21-24, 2008 - Mary Ahern, the Botanical Fine Artist
Saturday - February 23 – Canio Books - Readng
Saturday - February 23 - A Winter Soiree – Engeman Theater
Currently through April - Leila Atkinson, Artist
Web page by
STOOMZEE.