Historic Hudson River Towns

The Enchanted Garden: Colors in Motion - Sculptures by Dorothy Gillespie
2022-12-14 09:00 - 20:00, 2022-12-15 09:00 - 20:00, 2022-12-16 09:00 - 20:00, 2022-12-17 09:00 - 20:00 (America/New_York) | Rockland Center for the Arts,27 South Greenbush Road, West Nyack, NY 10994, USA
The Enchanted Garden: Colors in Motion
Sculptures by Dorothy M. Gillespie
The Catherine Konner Sculpture Park
Oct. 15, 2021 – Oct. 2023
Free to the Public, Dawn to Dusk
RoCA is proud to present the The Enchanted Garden: Colors in Motion exhibit as a part of a tribute to the 20th Century artist and feminist, Dorothy Gillespie. The exhibit will open October 15th in The Catherine Konner Sculpture Park at RoCA.
Dorothy Gillespie’s joyful and brilliantly colored starbursts glimmer hanging from the trees as well as lining the pathway. The pieces create an enchanted garden of colors in motion. Though stationary they seem to possess a kinetic quality. Two larger pieces can be seen at the entry to RoCA. The exhibit was partially installed this summer and will be completed for exhibit October 15th. The exhibit will remain on display through October 2023.
Gillespie (1920-2012) was born in Roanoke, VA and lived in Nyack during the later years of her life. She pioneered joyful, new directions of metal sculpture and is best known for large-scale, colorfully painted arrangements of cut aluminum strips curling, radiating, or undulating in giant arrangements of ribbons, enchanted towers, or bursting fireworks. She was well known as a painter, sculptor and installation artist whose work incorporated many significant 20th-century trends in art.
During Dorothy Gillespie’s youth … “girls did not attend art school, at least not ‘nice’ girls,” said Gillespie in 2010. Nevertheless, she was determined to be an artist and attended the Maryland Institute College in Baltimore. She was more fortunate than women sculptors in the 19th Century who were mostly hired as studio assistants by established male sculptors with few exhibitions. Harriet Hosmer, Emma Stebbins, Edmonia Lewis, Frances Grimes and Helen Mears were some of the few who made names in the arts as women during that time. They did not pursue monumental work as frequently as men did and mostly produced works in bronze and consistent middle-class demand for small-scale sculpture to decorate the home and garden. Today many more women are now entering traditional male dominated sculpture roles in metal, wood and stone, thanks to the pioneering activism of women like Dorothy Gillespie in the 20th century.
An influential force in the women’s movement, Gillespie encouraged more women’s art in museums and art in public spaces. In 1970, Gillespie joined Women in the Arts and created picket signs protesting at the Whitney Museum demanding that the curators choose more women artists for their “Annual exhibition. The demonstration worked, and more women artists were chosen for the show. Although the increase was very slow, over time it increased from 8 percent to 40 percent. Gillespie was the Founder of the Women Artists Historical Archives of the Women’s Interart Center in NY, NY, filming and taping interviews of some of the most important women artists of the 20th century as well as presenting her own radio show. Gillespie along with Joyce Weinstein founded a group called the NY Professional Women Artists. The 14 members lectures at Universities and wrote articles to encourage other women artists.
Gillespie also coordinated a course to educate and enlighten women in the visual arts, after being invited to teach at The New School in NYC. The intent was to prepare women for a new, more aggressive role to function in the art world. Due to her already busy schedule, she asked artist Alice Barber to share the task of revealing to the young students the ‘system’ that drove the NY art world and how to succeed. In 1974 she organized an innovative outdoor exhibition, Walk Through Art, mounted in Central Park, Battery Park, and Rockefeller Center, then travelling to fifty colleges, universities and street fairs. Compelled to involve viewers in her work, she created large 7 ft high triangles of art for people to walk through the sculptures. Gillespie has held positions of designing programs as a Professor of Art, being a Board of Trustees for more than one college or art center, as a visiting artist in residency and as the Chairperson of the Fine Arts Committee for the International Women’s Art Festival.
Dorothy Gillespie’s career spanned seven decades, always at the forefront of the American Art movement. She studied at the Maryland Institute College in Baltimore before moving to New York City, where she studied at the Art Students League. Her works grace many institutions, museums, colleges, universities and public spaces, including the permanent collection of the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum and the United States Mission to the United Nations. She was one of the first artists to offer her art to the world through displays in the lobbies of public institutions and governmental centers such as the Mayo Clinic, Epcot Center, Warren Wilson College, Fort Lauderdale Airport-Delta Terminal, Fort Lauderdale Museum of Art, the Miami Public Library, United States Mission to the United Nations, and the Court House Square – Roanoke, VA and Universities across the country.
Among her many honors, Gillespie received the Alice Baber Art Fund, Inc. Grant Award: a Doctor of Pedagogy from Niagara University in Niagara Falls, A Doctor of Fine Arts (Honoris Causa) from Caldwell College in Caldwell, NY, an Allied Professions Award from the Virginia Society, the American Institute of Architects in Richmond, VA., the Distinguished Alumni Award from Maryland Institute College of Art in Baltimore, the Outstanding Services Award from University of Arkansas at Little Rock, and the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Women’s Caucus for Art, and the Gala 8 “Distinguished Woman” Award at Birmingham Southern College.
The Catherine Konner Sculpture Park is open from dawn to dusk, free to the public. Brochures can be picked up at the registration desk. For more information visit: www.rocklandartcenter.org or call 845-358-0877.
This exhibition was made possible thanks to the generous support of The Dorothy M. Gillespie Foundation and Gary Israel.
RoCA’s programs are made possible, in part, with funds from the New York State Council on the Arts, with the support of Governor Andrew Cuomo and the New York State Legislature. Funding is also made possible by the County of Rockland.
RoCA gratefully acknowledges support for its programs from The Richard Pousette-Dart Foundation, M&T Bank, The M&T Charitable Foundation, The Dorothy Gillespie Foundation, Peter & Rebecca Lang, Kantrowitz, Goldhamer & Graifman P.C., Luxury Kitchen and Bath, Golden Artist Colors, Inc., QuietEvents, the Estate of Joan Konner, Lighting Services Inc., Sarah and Stephen Thomas, the Mark and Jessie Milano Foundation, Zaklin Family Charitable Fund, The County of Rockland, Simona and Jerome Chazen, Art Services Group, RoCA members, donors and business members.

Affordable Art and Pottery Bazaar
2022-12-14 11:00 - 16:00, 2022-12-15 11:00 - 16:00, 2022-12-16 11:00 - 16:00, 2022-12-17 11:00 - 16:00 | Rockland Center For the Arts, 27 S Greenbush Rd, West Nyack, NY 10994, USA
Artisan made holiday gifts

Rockland County Pride Center Holiday Party
2022-12-14 18:00 - 21:00 | Black Parakeetz Paint, Swig, and Sing, 298 Main Street, Nyack, NY, 10960, United States
Wednesday, December 14
Starts @ 6:00 PM
Black Parakeetz, 298 Main Street, Nyack
Get your Karaoke on with the Pride Center at Black Parakeetz in Nyack.
– $20 suggested donation (to benefit Pride Center Youth Programs)
– Free Apps
– Cash Bar
Questions? Contact Matt at MattKoke@rocklandpridecenter.org

Rockland County Pride Center Holiday Party
2022-12-14 18:00 - 21:00 | Casa del Sol,104 Main St, Nyack, NY 10960, USA, 1 Main St, United States
Wednesday, December 14
Starts @ 6:00 PM
Casa del Sol, 104 Main Street, Nyack
Get your Karaoke on with the Pride Center at Casa del Sol in Nyack.
– $20 suggested donation (to benefit Pride Center Youth Programs)
– Free Apps
– Cash Bar
Questions? Contact Matt at MattKoke@rocklandpridecenter.org

Nyack Farmers Market
2022-12-15 08:00 - 14:00 | Main Street Parking Lot, 119 Main Street, Nyack, NY, 10960, United States
Nyack Farmers Market – A Four Season Outdoor Farmers Market
The Market offers a cornucopia of the best local produce, grass-fed meat, fresh seafood, beautiful baked goods, perfectly prepared foods, and handcrafted goods ready to fill your tables and gift baskets.

Nyack Farmers Market
2022-12-15 08:00 - 14:00 | Main Street Parking Lot, 119 Main Street, Nyack, NY, 10960, United States
Nyack Farmers Market – A Four Season Outdoor Farmers Market
The Market offers a cornucopia of the best local produce, grass-fed meat, fresh seafood, beautiful baked goods, perfectly prepared foods, and handcrafted goods ready to fill your tables and gift baskets.

HOURS:
Thursdays from 8am to 2pm, outdoors year-round in the Main Street parking lot year-round.

PARKING:
Parking in the Artopee Lot is free during Market hours, and street parking is free before 10am. Meters throughout the Village are in effect Monday-Saturday from 11am to 7pm. Farmers Market vendors and patrons: please do not park in the M&T Bank parking lot.

Victorian Christmas at the Octagon House
2022-12-15 10:00 - 16:00, 2022-12-16 10:00 - 16:00, 2022-12-17 10:00 - 16:00 | Armour-Stiner Octagon House, 45 W Clinton Avenue, Irvington, NY, 10533, United States
Celebrate the holiday season in Victorian splendor at The Armour-Stiner Octagon House in Irvington, New York. Join us for an opportunity to experience this lyrical, eight-sided home surrounded by the sights of Christmas in 1872. The restored National Landmark will be filled with elaborate holiday décor featuring wreaths, garlands, and the sparkle of ornaments on a grand Christmas Tree inside the salon.
Created as a whimsical summer retreat in 1872 by tea-importer Joseph Stiner, this National Historic Landmark’s shape was based on the theories of Orson Squire Fowler, a phrenologist, who believed octagonal houses enclosed more space, allowed the sun in at all times, and permitted more views into the landscape. The Armour-Stiner Octagon House retains its magnificent ornamentation and furnishings and includes the only remaining Egyptian Revival Room in America with its original decoration and furniture.

Edward Hopper's Hudson River Boyhood and Emerging Artistic Vision
2022-12-15 12:00 - 17:00, 2022-12-16 12:00 - 17:00 | Edward Hopper House Art Center, 82 N Broadway, Nyack, NY 10960, USA
Curated by Carole Perry and Kathleen Motes Bennewitz, with Lynne Z. Bassett
This exhibition investigates how the artistic vision of Edward Hopper (1882-1967) coalesced during his youth in Nyack until he moved away in 1908, at age 26, to pursue his career in New York City. It features selections of the artist’s early drawings and sketches on loan from the Whitney Museum of American Art, private collections and the Arthayer R. Sanborn Hopper Collection Trust, as well as school notebooks, artmaking materials, and costumes, memorabilia, and artworks by Hopper and family members from the Edward Hopper House Museum’s collection and its Sanborn-Hopper Family Archive. Together, these objects provide a glimpse into Hopper’s early years, the influence of his boyhood proximity to the busy waterfront and commercial district of his hometown, and insights into his life at home and his family’s support of his developing talent and ambitions.
$10 Non-Members
$8 Seniors
Membership checked at door
Exhibit runs from November 3, 2022-March 26, 2023 during the Hopper House’s regular hours, which are as follows:
Thursdays 1pm-5pm
Fridays 1pm-5pm
Saturdays 12pm-5pm
Sundays 12pm-5pm

North Broadway Friends & Family Shopping Event - SIP & SHOP!
2022-12-15 12:00 - 20:00 | Downtown Nyack, Main Street & Broadway, Nyack, NY, 10960, United States
Join us for North Broadway’s first ever friends and family holiday shopping event!
Thursday, December 15th from 12pm-8pm
Come stroll, shop, and dine North Broadway’s shops and restaurants from Main Street to First Avenue including:
Hope Wade Designs (15% off)
Honor & Blume (buy 1 item, get 20% off the second item)
Gena Lisa
The Editor
A Second Chance
Knitting Nation

North Broadway Friends & Family Shopping Event - SIP & SHOP!
2022-12-15 12:00 - 20:00 | Downtown Nyack, Main Street & Broadway, Nyack, NY, 10960, United States
Join us for North Broadway’s first ever friends and family holiday shopping event!
Thursday, December 15th from 12pm-8pm
Come stroll, shop, and dine North Broadway’s shops and restaurants from Main Street to First Avenue including:
Hope Wade Designs (15% off)
Honor & Blume (buy 1 item, get 20% off the second item)
Gena Lisa
The Editor
A Second Chance
Knitting Nation
DPNB
Turiello’s Pizza
Maureen’s Jazz Cellar
The Greek-ish
My Father’s House
Runcible Spoon Bakery

Up Late with SoBro
2022-12-15 12:00 - 20:00 | South Nyack, NY 10960, USA
Open Late… starting Thursday, December 15th offering fun holiday cheer for all with:
Mulled Wine
Prosecco & Panettone tasting
and our favorite winter drink from Turin is back: The Bicerin
Plus shop specials, gift baskets, and special musical performances.
Shop Broadway like your favorite European Winter Market.

Lagstein Gallery Presents "art by the people who run this place"
2022-12-15 13:00 - 18:00, 2022-12-16 13:00 - 18:00 | Lagstein Gallery,85 South Broadway, Nyack, NY 10960, USA
art by the people who run this place
Opening reception December 11th from 2-4pm
December 11-January 15
Lagstein Gallery
85 South Broadway
Nyack, NY 10960
Gallery Hours: Thursday-Friday 3-6pm, Saturday 1-6pm, Sunday 1-4pm

Ladies Night @ Maria Luisa Boutique
2022-12-15 17:00 - 19:30 | Maria Luisa,77 S Broadway, Nyack, NY 10960, USA, 2 N Broadway Ave, United States
Gather with friends, finish up holiday shopping, and enjoy a glass of holiday cheer at Maria Luisa Boutique.

December 15th from 5pm-7:30pm

Tarot Basics with Lexi
2022-12-15 18:30 - 20:30 | Modern Druid, 60 S. Broadway, Nyack, NY, 10960, United States
Join Lexi la Bruja for a three-week ‘basics of tarot’ course where you will explore the Minor Arcana cards, meet the members of the Tarot Court, journey through the Major Arcana, and find out how to put it all together!
You’ll gain a solid grasp on the 78 cards of the Rider-Waite-Smith Tarot system and you’ll be more confident to start reading for yourself and others!
Can’t make all the classes? Don’t worry, classes will be recorded and you will be able to access any that you miss (recordings will be available to everyone that participates in the class to watch over and over).
$90 per person for 3 classes PLUS on-demand access to class recordings so that you can refer back to the material whenever you like. Need a deck? Purchase in-store and receive a 15% discount!
Sign up here: https://modern-druid.shoplightspeed.com/lexi-tarot-3-class-december-2022.html

My Talented Friends: An Evening of Short Documentaries by Marta Renzi
2022-12-15 19:00 | Rockland Center For the Arts, 27 S Greenbush Rd, West Nyack, NY 10994, USA
Join us for a film screening of rarely-seen documentaries by filmmaker and choreographer, Marta Renzi. A series of documentary films featuring talented artists who just happen to be filmmaker Renzi’s friends and colleagues. Each has graciously agreed to appear in a brief live performance, and /or exhibit their art. Films include: Arthur & Aileen, Dancing is an Old Friend, The Circus According to Cecil, Where the Dance Is, and Cathy & Harry. This event is in partnership with Rivertown Films. . . .
With Brief Performances by Special Guests:
Arthur Aviles
Doug Elkins
Cecil MacKinnon
For more information or to register, call (845) 358-0877 or visit www.rocklandartcenter.org
Free to the public (space is limited and reservations are suggested)

Croton Point Park: Westchester’s Jewel on the Hudson
2022-12-15 19:00 - 20:30 | Croton Free Library, 171 Cleveland Drive, Croton-on-Hudson, NY, 10520
Croton Point Park encompasses miles of Hudson River shoreline with astonishing views and remnants of the region’s past. Ancient shell mounds shed light on the Indigenous peoples who inhabited the area for centuries, prior to European colonization. Wine cellars from the first commercial vineyard in New York State are hidden in a hillside and discarded bricks from brickyards that helped build Manhattan are scattered on the shore. Although the point served as a dumping ground for much of the twentieth century, local efforts have restored the park into a model of environmental conservation. Today, bald eagles have returned to the delight of visitors, who also explore the remarkable landmarks, cruise the waters of the Hudson or enjoy scenic picnics. Authors Scott Craven and Caroline Ranald Curvan present the story of Westchester’s crown jewel, based on their just-published book—available from Arcadia Publishing.

The Glenn Miller Orchestra: Home for the Holidays
2022-12-15 20:00 - 21:30 | Tarrytown Music Hall, 13 Main Street, Tarrytown, NY, 10591, United States
The first Glenn Miller Orchestra did not make it at all. It was a total and absolute economic failure. But Glenn knew what he wanted, held to that dedication and relentlessly worked to succeed. He launched his second band – the one that lives on today – in March of 1938. The Glenn Miller Orchestra has been a “hit” ever since.
The legendary Glenn Miller was one of the most successful of all dance bandleaders back in the Swing Era of the 1930’s and 40’s. A matchless string of hit records, the constant impact of radio broadcasts and the drawing power at theatres, hotels and dance pavilion, built and sustained the momentum of popularity.
Today, the 18 member ensemble continues to play many of the original Miller arrangements both from the civilian band and the AAFB libraries. Additionally, it also plays some more modern selections arranged and performed in the Miller style and sound.

The Vienna Boys Choir - Christmas in Vienna
2022-12-16 20:00 - 21:30 | Tarrytown Music Hall, 13 Main Street, Tarrytown, NY, 10591, United States
The Vienna Boys Choir, an illustrious group of child musicians, has been delighting music lovers across the globe for six centuries with their purity of tone, distinctive charm and popular repertoire. Christmas in Vienna showcases these gifted musicians with voices of unforgettable beauty in an extraordinary program featuring Austrian folk songs, classical masterpieces, popular songs and, of course, holiday favorites.
