NAC ARTS NEWS APRIL 2010
April 14th -The Northport Arts Coalition, in cooperation with the Northport/E. Northport Library, celebrates NAC's dozen years of "making Northport a vibrant hub of the arts and humanities". Some of the premier poets of Long Island will be performing works of Walt Whitman, including Andrea Rowen, George Wallace, Kempton Boone van Hoff, Michelle Whittaker, Tara Propper, Christina Rau, Will Steiglitz, Kerry Cowan, and Mankh...along with special guest Walt Whitman impersonator Darryl Ford. Demonstrating Whitman's wide and lasting influence with music by Maria Fairchild. Settings of Whitman's "A Clear Midnight" and "Song of the Open Road" by composer and pianist Jane Leslie, sung by tenor Bruce Solomon. At 7pm, Join us for some party fare and socializing afterwards.
LIBRARY VOTE:
NAC
asks all NAC members and fans who are residents of the Northport-East
Northport School District to please support the public library that
supports us by
voting for the library budget
at the Northport or East Northport Public Library buildings on April 13th,
2010 between the hours of 9am and 9pm.
Music
Northport Arts Coalition and the Northport Public library present: Do-Ing Music Friday, April 23rd, 7:30 p.m. Northport Library 151 Laurel Ave. The Canta Libre Chamber Ensemble is proud to share an exciting new spring program, after a wonderful year of recording and concerts in the New York metropolitan area, including a live performance on WNYC public radio!Featured music will include an exciting mix of styles and time periods, including composers: Villa Lobos, Handel, living composer Nancy Gufstafsen, Beethoven, D'Indy and Arnold Bax. Meet the artist reception immediately following. Reservations recommended: 261-6930.
Also, Canta Libre Fans,Mark Your Calendars for our First Fantastic Spring Concert of 2010:
Town of Oyster Bay Distinguished Artist Concert Series: MASSAPEQUA LIBRARY 40 Harbor Lane, Massapequa Park, NY Sunday, April 11th, 2pm Music for all ages, including music and narration to Ferdinand the Bull by Alan Ridout. Free admission. Feel free to call 516-799-0770 ext.316 Please visit www.cantalibre.org for further details.
Denise Romas will be performing on Saturday, April 17 from 7-10 pm at Long Island's Best Desserts- 104 Main St., Port Jefferson. She will be offering a night of cover tunes and originals and would be delighted to see you! Further details at www.deniseromas.com and www.longislandsbestdesserts.com
LI's Biggest Fundraiser for Haiti will be held on April 11 at the Cinema Arts Center. There will be a family concert at 2:00 with six acts including Patricia Shih performing with Dick Kniss, Peter, Paul and Mary's bass player; an adult concert at 6:00 featuring ten acts including Toby Walker; and a dance at 8:00 with a '50s and '60s rock band and a 10-piece swing orchestra. Admission is $15 for adults, $8 for kids under 12, PLUS one item of nonperishable food for Long Island Cares. Tickets at the door or in advance (highly recommended) at 1-800-838-3006. Doctors Without Borders is the recipient of all proceeds
Music & Minstry Committee of the First Presbyterian Church announces the following, Noontime Recitals: 12:30 pm. April 28th Chris Morrongiello, Lute; Marcia Young, soprano; May 26: Carl Gscheidle, organ; Pam Myers soprano; Sunday, April 11, 4:00 p.m. Young Artist Showcase- children and youth share their gifts of music, dance, art, poetry,theatre. Followed by a spaghetti dinner in Fellowship Hall. April -25 - 4:00 P.M. Hymn Festival with Tom Trenney - How can I keep from Singing.
Last Licks Café: Stand-up comics Carie Karavas, Chris Roach and Harry Freedman bring three different styles of humor to A Night of Comedy at the Last Licks Café on Saturday, April 24. The Last Licks 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 $15; $13 seniors and students. 631-427-9547. www.lastlickscafe.org
Congratulations to Mr. Frank Doyle! NYSSMA received a grant from the New York State Attorney General’s Office for use in the creation of a DVD entitled NYSSMA Music Views: Standards-Based Teaching & Learning Across the State, to provide the music teaching and learning community a resource that deepens educational understanding of the New York State Arts and National Content Standards through exemplary models of instruction. He is one of the featured exemplary model teachers who presented a composition lesson titled, "Lennon, McCartney and You Guys" where students compose background harmonies for a Beatle hit.
Ridotto,
Concerts "with a Touch of Theatre", presents “Michael Berkovsky in
recital”.
The dynamic Canadian-Israeli pianist Michael Berkovsky was the winner of
the 2007 Yale Gordon Competition, the Russian Music Competition, and the
Juilliard Concert Competition. He will perform Beethoven’s Tempest
Sonata, Mozart Sonata KV 331 “The Turkish March” and works by Liszt,
including Liszt’s transcriptions of three Schubert songs. The
performance is Sunday, April 11, 2010 at 4 pm in Old First Church, on
Rt. 25A in Huntington. Tickets are $20, $18 (seniors), $15 (members),
and $10 (students). Group price (min.10) is $12. For information, call
(631) 385 0373 or visit
www.Ridotto.org
Visual Art
Fantasmagoric Journey Through the Art of Con Artist! at the Northport Tasting Room Gallery,70 Main Street, Northport, NY 11768 Ph. 631-261-0642. Opening reception April 18, 2010 2 - 5pm, Exhibit runs through June 2nd. Hours of Operation: Mon - Thur 10am - 11pm, Fri - Sat 10am - 2am, Sun 12pm - 11pm. Artists interested in applying to exhibit at the Tasting Room, email Kate Kelly: kate@katekellyart.com (subject: Tasting Room Exhibits). The photography exhibit, "The Study of Frozen Time" by Harry Slutter will be on view through April 15th.
Kate
Kelly
will be exhibiting a new body of work, “GRAFFITI UNDER GLASS” at the
Ripe Art Gallery located at 67a Broadway, Greenlawn, NY, Info.
631-239-1805
www.ripeartgal.com
OPENING RECEPTION: SATURDAY, APRIL 10, 4-7pm.Exhibit runs through May 8th, 2010.
(for further information of upcoming exhibits visit www.katekellyart.com - COLORSCAPES II opening May 2nd, 2-4pm, Cold Spring Harbor Library Gallery)
May 4th to May 30th, 2010, Elizabeth Ehrlichman will show monotypes and mixed media works in Studies for Ulalume, a solo show inspired by Edgar Allan Poe’s poem. They will be at the b.j. spoke gallery 299 Main Street, Huntington, open from Tuesday to Sunday 11-5 and Friday evenings until 9 PM. The artist’s reception will be Saturday, May 8 from 6 - 9 PM.
The Huntington Arts Council is seeking artists for its Seventh Annual Juried Photography Show, which will be at the Council's Main Street Petite Gallery May 5 through June 21, 2010.The juror is Neil Scholl, a street and documentary photographer whose work is in the permanent collection of the Heckscher Museum, Fenimore Art Museum, corporations and galleries. For 20 years he taught photography and graphic design at The New York Institute of Technology, Old Westbury.The exhibit is open to all artists 17 years and older; juried by CDs or photos. Details and a downloadable prospectus are at www.huntingtonarts.org or pick one up at the Main Street Petite Gallery, 213 Main St., Huntington (hours Mon.-Fri. 9 am – 5 pm). DEADLINE: April 23, 2010.
Northport Art Walk April 11th 2010, 4-7PM, the Northport Chamber of Commerce in association with Northport Arts Coalition will be holding a free self-guided walking tours of established and emerging artists at many galleries, studios and eclectic gallery-for-a day venues in Northport's Main Street area. The Art Walk will be a great way to check out Northport's bustling and diverse art community! Questions should be directed to Lisa Harris, ArtWalk Coordinator.
Website: Northport ArtWalk Website
Email: NORTHPORTARTWALK@gmail.com
June
25th-27th Plein Air Painting Event: The search for
the region’s most accomplished plein air
painters
continues this June in NAC’s 4th Annual Plein
Air Painting Event. Select artists will be invited to paint
within the Village of Northport (along the harbor and Main Street) on
June 25th and 26th. At the end of the second day they
will submit one painting for a silent auction to be held June 27th at
LaMantia Gallery. Event will be held rain or shine. Sundaythe 27th
will feature an exhibition and silent auction for the “wet” paintings at
LaMantia Gallery. Prospectus will be posted next month.
Attention Artists and Craftspeople: the Art League of Long Island seeks entries for its 43rd Annual Art in the Park Fine Art & Craft Fair, June 5 & June 6, 2010 at Heckscher Park in Huntington, rain or shine. Call (631) 462-5400 or www.artleagueli.org for prospectus.
Painters & Sculptors: Salamagundi Club seeks entries for Annual Open Non-Member Painting & Sculpture Juried Exhibition June 29-July 30, 2010 in NYC. Download prospectus at www.salmagundi.org
Face & Figure 2010 Juried Competition & Exhibition at The Art Guild Elderfields Preserve 200 Port Washington Blvd. Manhasset, NY 11030, On View: March 13- April 24, 2010Gallery Hours: Saturday & Sunday 1:00-5:00pm, or by appointment. Free and open to the public.
Smithtown Township Arts Council seeks entries for 30th Annual Juried Photography Exhibition, "In Search of People," to be held at Mills Pond House Gallery June 5-July 2, 2010. Deadline: April 16, 2010. Prospectus at www.stacarts.org/exhibits
Suffolk Center on the Holocaust, Diversity and Human Understanding announces A Call to all artists...Embracing Our Differences: Fourth Annual Outdoor Art Exhibition Open to all students, professional and amateurs. Selected work (up to 33) will be displayed at multiple venues and will have an enormous impact on building an inclusive society, one that rejects hatred.Submissions in Jpeg: selected works displayed 16'x12'. For the criteria, submission details and release form, go to www.chdhu.org/EOD or call 631-451-4700 Deadline is May 27,2010
Andrea M. Gordon of Heart
To Heart Photography, will be showing her
photography at Urban Coffee 101 Broadway Greenlawn, NY 261-7979
from 1/29-6/30/10.
Portrait
Photographer Cheryl Lynn Hager-Reilly will be practicing her studio
portraiture
during the month of March at the children's clothing boutique Sophi Blu,
on Main Street in Northport Village, NY. Those interested in a free
photo sitting session for babies, children, and families to create
images for purchase may call 631-560-2772 or email
cldesigns@live.com.
Poetry
Northport Arts Coalition presents Poets in Port, a series of poetry readings on the fourth Friday of every month at 7:30 at Caffé Portofino, 249 Main St., Northport, opposite the theatre. This April 6, 2010 will feature reader Cliff Bleidner.
Upcoming readers are:
May 28 Dorothy Friedman
Jun 25 Mary Jane Tenerelli
Jul 23 Joli Ienuso
Aug 27 Christine Z.
Sep 24 Tara Propper
Oct 22 Max Wheat
"PAUMANOK, Poems and Pictures of Long Island" is honoring the Poets Laureate of Long Island:and invites you to a dinner party and poetry reading on Sunday, May 2nd from 5pm-9pm at the Three Village Inn150 Main Street, Main St. on the Harbor, Stony Brook, NY 11790 (631-751-0555)Honorees: Maxwell Corydon Wheat, Jr., Gayl Teller George Wallace, David Axelrod, Daniel Thomas Moran (unable to attend), Tammy Nuzzo-Morgan and special guest: Claire Nicolas White. Tickets available $50, $150, $250. To purchase tickets, call 516-607-9111(limited seating), RSVP by April 10th. Tickets will be sent via snail-mail after receiving a check mailed to: Kathy Donnelly 574 Moriches Road St. James, NY 11780 Poetry books by the Poets Laureate And Claire Nicolas White will be available for purchase as well as some of the photography from Paumanok, Poems and Pictures of Long Island.http://poetographyLongIsland.com/
Theater
THIS
MONTH!!! The Northport ONE ACT Play Festival April 16th-17th
at the Little Theater, Northport High School
14 New Plays – 3 Shows!
Reservations are being taken for the Festival performances Friday and Saturday evening as well as Saturday afternoon at NorthportPlays@gmail.com 631-223-8053. Suggested donation for the two evenings is $10. There is no charge for the afternoon performance. Space is limited, make your reservation today.
The Northport Reader's Theater, under the auspices of the Northport Arts Coalition, will be reading the plays "The Eighth Dwarf” by Stephen Loomis and “Three Women” by Eileen Morrone. The readings will be followed by a discussion with the playwrights. All are welcome to read or to listen. We will be meeting on Monday, April 5, 2010, 7:30 at St Paul's United Methodist Church, 270 Main St, Northport. For further information contact Jo Ann Katz 631-261-5089 or JoAnnKatz@gmail.com. The next meeting will be on May 3.
Casting Call for New Theater Company on Long Island, Playback Theater L.I.
PlaybackNYC has received a generous grant from the Hagedorn Foundation to train and build a new improvisational theater company for Long Island. They encourage people from all walks of life and levels of experience, not just those with acting experience, to check out the details of auditioning for this new project. Playback uses music, dance, FreeStyle hip hop and improvisational theater to transform the stories of our audience into theater. Playback Theater LI will be holding a free training workshop from May 13-16, 2010 for those selected. Those selected will be working as a team, taking scripts from the audience’s memories, dreams, and social and political conflicts. Also seeking MUSICIANS interested in taking their cue from the audience and working as a team with the actors.Email questions and paragraph about why you are interested to playbacktheaterli@gmail.com or call or Project Manager Jessica McAvoy 516-446-2371 for more info.
Young Playwrights Inc. is opening a Workshop Leader Search for Long Island Playwrights. Contact education@youngplaywrights.org or visit www.youngplaywrights.org
Noel Coward’s Blithe Spirit Performed by The Minstrel Players of Northport. Performances will be on Saturdays, April 17 & 24 at 8 PM, and Sundays, April 18 & 25 at 3 PM at Houghton Hall theatre at Trinity Episcopal Church located at 130 Main Street in Northport Village. Prices are $15 Adults and $12 Seniors/Children. Group rates (10 or more) $10 paid in advance. For more information, please call 631-732-2926 or visit us online at www.minstrelplayers.org or become a fan on Facebook.
From George Sidoti of New Five Star Millenium Entertainment: The play, Abigail Summers, and author, George Sidoti, received great notoriety in the March 18 edition of The Times of Northport. Sidoti now seeks actress 23-35 to play Janet, most notably known as the former lead prosecutor in the case of the State of New York vs. United Chemical. All roles are non-paying and will be rehearsed/ performed in Northport, New York during the months of May/June 2010.All money raised (gross receipts) are given to benefit “Jerry’s Kids”. Please submit résumés and photo via e mail to Georgesidoti@aol.com , or call 631-368-2039.
Two Grandmothers & a Nun! Charlotte Koons, a NAC Board Member, will be appearing as "Gran" in Drama Queens, in the Saturday afternoon, April 17th group of plays "Teen Age Angst" of NAC's One Act Play Festival. On May 12th, she will be part of Bare Bones Alumni Showcase, playing the part of the Nun, with Annette Kirk as Miss Jean Brody in scenes from "The Prime of Miss Jean Brody". Then on June 9th, Charlotte will appear as part of NAC Wednesday's Reader's Theater Special: Three Plays by Mike Casano.
Bare Bones Theater Company presents "The Complete Works of William Shakespeare" (abridged). Starring John Dorcic, Nino Ascencio, and Tom Chillemi. Directed by Lee Meyer, Produced by Loren Boiarsky. Shakespeare as written by Reader's Digest, acted by Monty Python, and performed at the speed of Chopin's "Minute Waltz". Thursday, Friday, Saturdays , April 1, 2, 3, 8, 9, 10 at 8:00 PM. Posey School. 57 Main Street, Northport.Tickets: $20.00, available at www.barebonestheater.com
Dance
Yoga
for Creativity workshop With Sumati Johnson At Simplicity Yoga Studio
Kings Park, on Sunday April, 25th 2010 from
1:00pm-3:30pm, Cost: $35 This workshop is
designed to bring together all interested yoga practitioners, artists,
and anyone who is interested in discovering how yoga, the union of
breath, body and mind, can open the space for creative energy to flow.
The workshop will consist of several artistic activities that
will allow an expression of the practitioner’s yoga practice. All who
are interested please contact Sumati through Simplicity Yoga Studio @
631-546-8894 or e-mail directly at
sumati012681@aol.com
DANCE
at The Posey School This Summer:
Intensive Ballet Program for serious dancers daily 9am to 3pm; Also Teen
Jazz • Hip Hop Contemporary African Dance
www.poseyschool.com 631.757.2700 Summer Dance for
all 7 Weeks July 6 thru Aug. 20 ♥Mommy, Daddy & Me ♥Preschool Creative
Dance ♥Children’s Dance ♥Adult Ballet at the Posey School • 57 Main
Street, Northport Village
Film
LI Filmmakers, Cinema Arts Centre Huntington, seeks video and film entries for Long Island Biennial (in partnership with Heckscher Museum of Art), featuring works by filmmakers living in Nassau and Suffolk counties. Submission guidelines, application available at www.cinemaartscenter.org
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