Historic Hudson River Towns

Pangalay Beginner Dance Workshop
2022-12-04 11:00 (America/New_York) | Creative Arts Workshop, 48 Burd St, Nyack, NY, 10960, United States
Come with us next Sunday, December 4 starting at 11am for a fantastic afternoon celebrating, learning, and eating!
Pangalay Beginner Workshop with Desiree Quintero, PhD
Participants will learn the aesthetics of Pangalay Tau’Sug/Suluk as a foundation for pangalay dancing that manifests within local-cultural contexts. The workshop will include a vital lecture component to bring participants into a better understanding of what the “people of the Sug” strive for in performing the movement motifs of pangalay dancing.
Creative Arts Workshop Nyack
171 Main Street, Nyack
$30 workshop only; $50 with lunch at Karenderya
RSVP @ www.arts-workshop.com

Brunch•ish & Beats at The Greek•ish
2022-12-04 12:00 - 16:00 | The Greek•ish, 8 North Broadway, Nyack, NY, 10960, United States
Join The Greek•ish for Brunch•ish & Beats Every Sunday from 12:00 PM to 4:00 PM.
Listen to tunes provided by Joe Davids Events as you enjoy a two-course menu featuring specials like Poached Egg Spanakopita, Greek Honey French Toast & Fruit, or Sausage Spetsofai & Sunny Egg. Plus, Bottomless Mimosas, Bloody Marys, and Rosé on tap.
$35 per person
Reserve your spot now: 845-353-1200

Brunch•ish & Beats at The Greek•ish
2022-12-04 12:00 - 16:00 | The Greek•ish, 8 North Broadway, Nyack, NY, United States

Edward Hopper's Hudson River Boyhood and Emerging Artistic Vision
2022-12-04 12:00 - 17:00, 2022-12-08 12:00 - 17:00, 2022-12-09 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

Artist Talk by Marla Anzalona
2022-12-04 14:00 - 15:00 | Ketonet Passim Books,72 N Broadway, Nyack, NY 10960, USA

Lewis Black: Off The Rails
2022-12-04 19:00 - 20:30 | Tarrytown Music Hall, 13 Main Street, Tarrytown, NY, 10591, United States
Known as the King of Rant, Lewis Black uses his trademark style of comedic yelling and finger pointing to expose the absurdities of life. His comedic brilliance makes people laugh at life’s hypocrisies and the insanity he sees in the world. A GRAMMY Award-winning stand-up, Lewis Black performs his critically acclaimed shows more than 200 nights annually, to sold-out audiences throughout Europe, New Zealand, Canada, and the United States.
He is one of a few performers to sell out multiple renowned theaters, including Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, Brooks Atkinson Theatre, New York City Center, the Main Stage at the Mirage in Las Vegas and a sold-out Broadway run at the Richard Rodgers Theatre in New York City. Since 2014 Lewis Black has done over 400 live streaming shows, called THE RANT IS DUE, at the end of each of his standup performances.
Adding his own unique style, Lewis delivers audience-written Rants which have been submitted from the fans at his show and throughout the world. These rants are now available on Lewis Black’s podcast, Rant Cast. Black is the longest-running contributor to THE DAILY SHOW on Comedy Central. He has had comedy specials on HBO, Comedy Central, Showtime and Epix. In 2001, he won Best Male Stand-Up at the American Comedy Awards. His newest special Thanks for Risking Your Life (streaming premiere October 6, 2020) was his last live performance before the Covid lockdown. He has released eight comedy albums, including the 2007 GRAMMY Award-winning The Carnegie Hall Performance. He won his second GRAMMY Award for his album Stark Raving Black and has published three bestselling books: Nothing’s Sacred (Simon & Schuster, 2005), Me of Little Faith (Riverhead Books, 2008) and I’m Dreaming of a Black Christmas (Riverhead Books, 2010).
In 2012, he performed eight sell-out shows at Richard Rodgers Theatre on Broadway as well as did one of his two HBO Specials BLACK ON BROADWAY. In 2015, Black notably voiced the character “Anger” in the Academy Award-winning film from Pixar, Inside Out. A published playwright, he’s written over 40 plays and has found his work performed throughout the country, including at the A.C.T. Theatre, the Magic Theatre, The Williamstown Theatre Festival, and The Public Theatre. In addition to his professional pursuits, Lewis is dedicated to a number of charitable organizations including the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, The Rogosin Institute, and The 52nd Street Project. He’s also deeply committed to supporting our troops. A seasoned USO tour veteran, he’s performed for the troops on three Christmas tours in Iraq and Afghanistan.

The Enchanted Garden: Colors in Motion - Sculptures by Dorothy Gillespie
2022-12-05 09:00 - 20:00, 2022-12-07 09:00 - 20:00, 2022-12-08 09:00 - 20:00, 2022-12-09 09:00 - 20:00 | 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.

Victorian Christmas at the Octagon House
2022-12-05 10:00 - 16:00, 2022-12-08 10:00 - 16:00, 2022-12-09 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.

World Aids Day Event
2022-12-05 18:30 | Nyack Library, 59 S Broadway, Nyack, NY 10960, USA
WORLD AIDS DAY EVENT
Monday, December 5, 6:30 PM
Hosted by the Nyack Library
59 South Broadway, Nyack
Join the Pride Center in recognizing the history and ongoing impact of the HIV/AIDS crisis. Our annual event is joined by speakers and an original panel of the AIDS quilt will be on display in the Carnegie Reading Room of the Library through the week.
This event is free and open to all. Arrive early to guarantee seating.
For questions about the program or accessibility, contact Matt at MattKoke@rocklandpridecenter.org

Embrace Your Inner Cailleach
2022-12-05 18:30 - 20:30 | Modern Druid, 60 S. Broadway, Nyack, NY, 10960, United States
Who is the Cailleach?
The ‘Crone’. A powerful personage, full of wisdom and experience…A seasoned deity who rules the winter months…In keeping with the triple aspect of the Celtic tradition, the Cailleach evolved from the Maiden and The Mother. She is the embodiment of our Wise Selves. She is the Wise Old Woman.
Our guide, Patricia (Patsy) Brennan is a native of Ireland and a lover of the Old Ways. Formerly a scientist, she is a folklorist, breathwork trainer and crystal lover, Patsy considers herself a fully evolved Cailleach, and Creative Researcher Of New Experiences (CRONE) as she continues to research Life and all that intrigues her.
Over the course of three evenings, Patsy will explore the influences of each of the triple aspects (Maiden, Mother and Crone) and through them, how it is that we have come to be who it is that we now are. Through exploring the lore, meditation and cognitive practices and by sharing our collective wisdom, this series is designed to be a celebration of the wisdom and gifts of women in their middle and later stages of life.
Only $33 per person for all 3 classes
Sign up here:
https://modern-druid.shoplightspeed.com/the-callieach.html

Phoenix Theatre Ensemble Presents Women Rock III
2022-12-06 18:30 - 20:30 | Black Parakeetz Paint, Swig, and Sing, 298 Main Street, Nyack, NY, 10960, United States
5 short plays written by 5 talented and gifted Rockland writers on the theme of
The Unexpected Guest
Performed impromptu by courageous actors who have roles assigned on -the-spot by drawing an actor’s name from hat #1 and character description from hat#2 regardless of age or gender . Actors are then handed the script (unseen prior to this moment) and are given 5 minutes to prepare to present a fully staged performance. A hilariously fun evening of theatre…
Join us at 6:30 for a meet and mingle with the artists — Drinks and Food available for purchase
Black Parakeetz is dedicated to bringing art-based entertainment to Nyack, NY and its surrounding communities featuring an eclectic bar that boasts the best Martini and Manhattan outside of Manhattan. And ask about the “The Phoenix” — PTE’s Signature Cocktail.
Performance begins at 7pm sharp. Seating is limited.
All proceeds benefit Phoenix Theatre Ensemble, Phoenix Festival and our Artists
Featuring: Bea Pohl, Bethany Ball, Diana Green, Jennie Redling, Julie Goldberg, and
“An Unexpected Guest”

An Evening with Steve Hackett
2022-12-07 20:00 - 21:30 | Tarrytown Music Hall, 13 Main Street, Tarrytown, NY, 10591, United States
Steve Hackett is renowned as an immensely talented and innovative rock musician. He was lead guitarist with GENESIS as part of, that produced acclaimed albums such as SELLING ENGLAND BY THE POUND (a favorite of John Lennon).
With GENESIS, Steve’s guitar playing produced some of the most memorable moments, from the sensitivity of his acoustic sound on Horizons and Blood on the Rooftops to the dramatic rock guitar solos of Firth of Fifth and Fountain of Salmacis. As he embarked on his solo career he developed his exceptional range, pushing musical boundaries into exciting areas, exploring unchartered depths, and utilizing sounds and instruments from the four corners of the globe.
Since 2013 with the reintroduction of his album GENESIS REVISTED, STEVE HACKETT has re-ignited the passion, drama and sheer musical mastery with his highly acclaimed tours which span not only the splendid years of Genesis and their classic line up with Gabriel, Collins, Banks and Rutherford, but also a vast repertoire of his highly successful solo career which sprang to life with magical and mysterious debut album SPECTRAL MORNINGS in 1979. 2019 saw the peak of STEVE’s performances with the sell out tour combining the entire albums of SPECTRAL MORNINGS and SELLING ENGLAND BY THE POUND, together with gems form his other solo works, most notably from his latest album AT THE EDGE OF LIGHT. Reviews from this tour show STEVE to be arguably at his peak of his career.

Nyack Farmers Market
2022-12-08 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
2022-12-08 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.

The Machine
2022-12-08 08:00 - 21:30 | Tarrytown Music Hall, 13 Main Street, Tarrytown, NY, 10591, United States
With stellar musicianship and passionate delivery The Machine has forged a 30+ year reputation of extending the musical legacy of Pink Floyd. The New York-based quartet performs a diverse mix of The Floyd’s extensive 16-album repertoire, complete with faithful renditions of popular hits as well as obscure gems.
The band features founding member Tahrah Cohen (drums), and longtime bandmates Scott Chasolen (keys, vocals) and Ryan Ball (bass, vocals). The band continues on to celebrate the music of Pink Floyd and to honor the life of Joe Pascarell, who co-founded the band with Tahrah in 1988.
“They duplicate the sound and hits of Pink Floyd with chilling accuracy, and they play for a hell of a long time.” – Matt Diehl, Rolling Stone
“These guys are great!” – Bob Ezrin, Co-Producer, Pink Floyd’s The Wall

Winter Wine Pairings Class @ Scott & Joe
2022-12-08 18:30 - 20:00 | Scott & Joe, 4 South Broadway, Nyack, NY, 10960, United States
Winter White Wine Pairings
White wine is the drink of choice for cheesemongers and cheese eaters alike. We will show you how to pair different varietals with our very best cheeses.
Thursday, December 8, 6:30-8pm
Cost: 85
Thursday, January 19, 6:30-8pm
Cost: 85

Register: (845) 535-3736 or info@simardandco.com

Tarot Basics with Lexi
2022-12-08 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

Food Enthusiasts Class: Easy & Elegant Holiday Entertaining
2022-12-08 18:30 - 21:00 | RCC Hospitality and Culinary Arts Center, 70 Main St, Nyack, NY, 10960, United States
Learn how to prepare and present the following items with chef Steve Brunner
Baked Brie in Puff Pastry
Noshing Nacho Table
Charcuterie boards
Focaccia Parmesan Crisps
Mac & Cheese Cocktails
Snacks are provided upon your arrival and you get to take the food you make home with you.
Contact Mark Davidoff at 845-875-7571 or mark.davidoff@sunyrockland.edu with any questions.
Please arrive on time.
