NAC Arts NEWS
March 2010
MARCH 10th -The Northport Arts Coalition, in cooperation with the Northport/E. Northport Library, presents "Travels to Armenia through Song" with Ruthann Turekian Drewitz, soprano and Daniel Ragone, pianist. Ruthann will share songs of her Armenian heritage that range from love songs to patriotic songs to opera. Come to the Northport Library, 151 Laurel Ave. at 7:00 p.m. to learn about this ancient civilization that is located in the southern Caucasus. For additional information call 631 261 6930. Free Admission.
Ruthann holds a Bachelors of Music from Queens College (now the Aaron Copland School of Music) and a Masters of Music in Voice from the Manhattan School of Music where she studied with Uta Graf. She is a founding member of OperAlive!, a new group whose vision is to bring “opera alive” and to make it accessible to all audiences.
Daniel Ragone, Pianist, received his formal education at Penn State University and the University of Illinois. His credits include the musical preparation of the world premiere of "Hester Prynne at Death" by Stephen Paulus at the 92nd St. Y and the Weill Hall world premiere of vocal music by the Croatian composer Bozidar Kunc. He appears regularly at Opera Night where he sometimes directs special programs.
Music
February
28th - The Northport Arts Coalition also announces a
Concert for Haiti on February 28th
starting at 7 PM at The Church of St. Paul and St. Andrew, which will be
hosted by Northport's Bassam Saba and The New
York Arabic Orchestra and will feature exciting guests in
performance ranging from traditional Haitian dance to excerpts of
influential "rock" music that transcended genre and generation, the work
of John Lennon and Maynard James Keenan, to traditional West African
folk music. For more information, click
New York Arabic Orchestra
Church Location:263 W 86th St. (b/t Broadway and West End Ave), NY, NY.
Convenient 1-block walk west from the 86th stop of the 1 train. All
proceeds go directly to Haiti, and all donations accepted through the
Church of SP & SA. $10 - Minimum donation,$20 Suggested .
March 5th Music Department Faculty
Recital. Please join the Northport-East Northport Music Teachers
as they present their 20th annual Faculty Recital to support
student scholarships. It will be held on Friday, March 5th at
7:30 p.m. in the High School Auditorium. All students are admitted free
with a suggested $5 donation for adults. Enjoy a night of eclectic music
performed by our district music teachers.
The
Northport Symphony Orchestra (formerly the Northport Community
Orchestra) seeks new members in all sections.
A diverse group, including both music professionals and those for whom
music is a joyful avocation, repertoire ranges from Baroque through
Classical and Romantic to early twentieth century, and has included
music by Bach, Telemann, Haydn, Mozart, Schubert, Mendelssohn, and
Vaughan Williams. Perform several times a year on our own as well
as with talented local soloists and accompany the Northport Chorale for
some concerts. Music Director, Richard Hyman, is an award winning
music educator and composer. Please call Mr. Hyman at 631.462.6617
to arrange an audition, and visit our website at
northportorchestra.org.
March 27th Gathering Time (a folk-harmony trio made up of NAC member Glen Roethel, along with Stuart Markus and Hillary Foxsong) will be performing a concert with Mike Agranoff at the Last Licks Café on Saturday, March 27th .The two acts will perform together a great number of traditional songs, as well as parodies, classics from the '60s, and original material. Concert at 8:30 p.m. Open Mic at 7:30 p.m. (sign up 7:00 p.m.) The Café is located at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, 109 Brown’s Rd., Huntington, NY. Info: 631-239-5401; www.lastlickscafe.org. Tickets $15, $13 students, seniors at www.brownpapertickets.com
Visual Art
March 14th - The Northport Arts Coalition, in cooperation with Matthew Spirn of the Northport Tasting Room and Wine Cellar, presents a photography exhibit, "The Study of Frozen Time" by Harry Slutter. Slutter believes, "One of the wonderful things about photography is that you can freeze moments, little fractions of time. Within those moments, beauty is revealed, memories are created". Photographs will be on view March 12 - April 15. Opening reception March 14, 2-5 p.m. at the Northport Tasting Room and Wine Bar; Paintings by Jean Luongo and Evan Hammer are on view through March 11th, 70 Main Street, Northport, NY. (631) 261-0642 All invited! *Artists interested in displaying their work at the Tasting Room may email coordinator Kate Kelly at kate@katekellyart.com.
Are
you an artist interested in being part of the newly formed
Northport ArtWalk?
Beginning April 2010, the Northport Chamber of Commerce in association
with Northport Arts Coalition will be holding three 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, bringing visitors to enjoy possible
performances/music, restaurants, antique shops, boutiques and
cafes!Submissions are due by March 5th and will be juried by
March 11th. Artists will be notified immediately via email. Please
click here for the
Art Walk Application or visit
www.northportarts.org.If your work is not selected, your money
will be refunded. You may also submit your application in person at
Caffe' Portofino 249 Main Street, Northport. Please submit the
application and 3 printed images of your work or a disk containing files
of your work by March 5th, 2010. The application can be mailed or
delivered not later than March 5, 3PM to: Caffe' Portofino, 249 Main
Street, Northport, NY 11768 (attn: Lisa/ArtWalk).Questions should be
directed to Lisa Harris, ArtWalk Coordinator. Click here for
Northport ArtWalk Website Email: NORTHPORTARTWALK@
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. Sunday, June 27th, will feature an exhibition and
silent auction for the “wet” paintings at LaMantia Gallery. Prospectus
will be posted next month.
CALL
TO ARTISTS: Embracing Our Differences, a project of the Suffolk Center
on the Holocaust, Diversity & Human Understanding, is a curated outdoor
art exhibition. We invite your submissions by May 27, 2010.
Detailed criteria and submission format can be found at
www.chdhu.org/eod
Below is one of the works from our 2009 exhibition. Artwork
is displayed on 16’ x 12’ banners.
February
27th - Andrea M. Gordon,
owner 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. She will also be part of an East End
Show-"Fresh Start Art Show" at Mayfair Gallery
73 Main Street East Hampton, tel.: 324-6882 from February 27th
-March 7th, 2010. Opening Reception Saturday February 27
5:30-8pm.
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.
Jennifer
Okubo‘s art work
will be on display for the months of March and April at the South
Setauket International Deli. She will sell her children’s book, No More
Cancer 4 Me and will be donating the proceeds to the Division of
Pediatric Hematology/Oncology at SBUMC. She will also visit the
pediatrics cancer center on March 8th for a day of drawing and reading
with the children.
http://www.jennspaintings.com
