The Enchanted Garden: Colors in Motion - Sculptures by Dorothy Gillespie
2023-01-19 09:00 - 20:00, 2023-01-20 09:00 - 20:00, 2023-01-21 09:00 - 20:00, 2023-01-22 09:00 - 20:00, 2023-01-23 09:00 - 20:00, 2023-01-24 09:00 - 20:00, 2023-01-25 09:00 - 20:00, 2023-01-26 09:00 - 20:00 (America/New_York) and 2 more dates | 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.

Edward Hopper's Hudson River Boyhood and Emerging Artistic Vision
2023-01-19 12:00 - 17:00, 2023-01-20 12:00 - 17:00, 2023-01-21 12:00 - 17:00, 2023-01-22 12:00 - 17:00, 2023-01-26 12:00 - 17:00, 2023-01-27 12:00 - 17:00, 2023-01-28 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

Winter Wine Pairings Class @ Scott & Joe
2023-01-19 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

Photo Exhibit: 82 Pieces of '82: Main Street, Nyack
2023-01-21 - 2023-01-22, 2023-01-28 - 2023-01-29 | Historical Society of the Nyacks 50 Piermont Ave., Nyack, NY, 50 Piermont Ave., Nyack, 10960, United States
82 Pieces of ’82
Main Street, Nyack
Photos by Brad Hess
The Historical Society of the Nyacks
50 Piermont Avenue

The exhibit will be open Saturdays from 1 – 4 January 21st through April 15th
In 1982, photographer Brad Hess walked Main Street in Nyack every Sunday morning, taking over 3,000 black and white photographs. Trying out a new film, he decided Main Street was where he would experiment with it. As the images emerged from his dark room, he became fascinated with the quality of the film as well as the opportunities Main Street offered him. He returned nearly every Sunday morning for the next year, walking from 9W to the riverfront.

82 Pieces of ’82, Main Street, Nyack will be our first traditional “opening” since COVID. Please join us in thanking Brad for sharing his amazing work with us, and hearing what he has to say about these street scenes and their meaning for Nyack. We look forward to your questions, feedback and commentary. Brad will have the floor around 1:30. Please come masked – we want to minimize everyone’s exposure to our current variant with its high transmission potential. And for that reason also, our refreshments are very minimal.

ArtsRock's Milk & Cookies Playhouse: Musiquita --A Family Show
2023-01-21 11:00 - 12:00 | First Reformed Church of Nyack, 18 S Broadway, Nyack, NY 10960, USA
Milk & Cookies Playhouse Returns!
Musiquita–A Family Show
This unforgettable musical adventure inspires children and grown-ups alike to sing and dance as they navigate their way through a diverse musical landscape presented in English and Spanish.
Join wife/husband musical duo Blanca Cecilia González (voice/violin/uke/percussion) and Jesse Elder (voice/piano/melodica/percussion) for this high-energy show which includes original compositions as well as classical, jazz, Latin folk, children’s classics and popular music styles designed to delight.
This sensory-friendly concert will be followed by milk and cookies for all.

Lagstein Gallery - Gallery Artists I
2023-01-22 - 2023-02-14 | Lagstein Gallery,85 South Broadway, Nyack, NY 10960, USA
Margery Theroux
Beryl Watson
Janet Dyer
January 22-Feburary 19
Opening Reception: Sunday, January 22, 2-4pm

Lagstein Gallery
85 South Broadway
Nyack, NY 10960
845-535-1509
Gallery Hours: Thurs/Fri 3-6pm, Sat 1-6pm, Sun 1-4pm

Ogham with Morgana @ Modern Druid
2023-01-25 - 2023-01-26 | Modern Druid, 60 S. Broadway, Nyack, NY, 10960, United States
OGHAM WITH MORGANA
Ogham, the mysterious ancient Irish alphabet, is based on a set of characters (feda) that are associated with specific trees and/or plants and is considered to represent an ancient system of knowledge. Most often used today for divination, each letter symbol has specific, and often complicated, and multi-faceted, concepts associated with each one. The 20 symbol letters (‘feda’) are organized across 4 ‘families’ (aicme). Morgana will guide us in learning about each feda and its associated plant over the course of a year.
We will learn where Ogham originated, how to pronounce and write the feda, and utilize plant matter, teas, poetry, art, historical lore, guided meditations and of course the Ogham Intention Oils, to integrate us with each plant’s healing essence.
Sign up for a single class, an Aicme of 5, or all 20 classes!
December 14: Fern (Alder)
https://modern-druid.shoplightspeed.com/ogham-class-with-morgana-aicme-1-fern-alder.html
January 11: Sail (Willow)
https://modern-druid.shoplightspeed.com/ogham-class-with-morgana-aicme-1-sail-willow.html
January 25: Nin (Ash)
https://modern-druid.shoplightspeed.com/ogham-class-with-morgana-aicme-1-nin-ash.html
Each class only $21
Each Aicme (5 Feda) $90 (save $15)
All Feda (20) $360 (save $60)
(Already missed a few? You can sign up to watch the recordings)

Film Screening of Sextortion: The Hidden Pandemic
2023-01-25 18:00 | Nyack Library, 59 South Broadway, Nyack, NY, 10960, United States
January is Human Trafficking Awareness Month
This event is free, open to community, and will be followed by a talk back and expert panel discussion featuring a representative from Homeland Security Investigations (HSI),
Andrea Panjwani, Chief Legal Officer, Center for Safety & Change, and Jennifer Hammer, Coordinator of Anti-Human Trafficking Outreach and Services, Center for Safety & Change.
About the Film: Sextortion: The Hidden Pandemic is an investigation into the world of online grooming and sextortion–a present-day reality for one in seven children online. By unsealing the federal case of a top-gun pilot with hundreds of victims, and interviewing survivors and their parents, this true-crime piece exposes an often-overlooked crime against children, the tactics of online predators, and the voices of parents and law enforcement poised to stop online child exploitation in its tracks.
This event is co-sponsored by:

Nyack Farmer's Market
2023-01-26 09:00 - 13:00 | 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 9am to 1pm, 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.

Pro-Am Races @ Palisades Center
2023-01-26 17:30 | Palisades Center Mall, 1000 Palisades Center Dr F212, West Nyack, 10994
The Autobahn Indoor Speedway and Orange County Fair Speedway will host a Charitable Pro-Am Race on Thursday at the Palisades Center, with all proceeds going to help local children with serious medical challenges.
Spectators are welcome. A $15 donation will go to Nyack Penguin Plunge.
Doors will open at 5:30 p.m. for Silent Auction and extensive “Tricky Tray.” The opening ceremonies will start at 7 p.m., followed by an invitational Match Race. Rockland and Orange county executives and county sheriffs will compete in a three-lap go-kart race “for fun and bragging rights” along with movie actor and director Paul Borghese, WRCR morning radio host Jeff Lewis and Jay Hood, chairman of the Rockland County Legislature.
Then, actual professional drivers from Orange County Fair Speedway and other racing venues will compete against Autobahn Racing League drivers, including race fans.
An after-race celebration will occur at the Yardhouse on Level Four at the mall.

Jazz is Dead - 25th Anniversary Celebrating the Grateful Dead
2023-01-26 20:00 - 21:30 | Tarrytown Music Hall, 13 Main Street, Tarrytown, NY, 10591, United States
Jazz is Dead – The acclaimed All-Star instrumental ensemble, famous for interpretations of classic Grateful Dead songs with jazz influences, returns in 2023 to celebrate its 25th Anniversary. Co-founder Alphonso Johnson will be joined by Steve Kimock, Pete Lavezzoli & Bobby Lee Rodgers, performing Grateful Dead’s ‘Wake of The Flood’ marking it’s 50th Anniversary, in addition to other beloved selections. Jazz Is Dead XXV ‘reunites’ two greats! Steve Kimock & Alphonso Johnson, who together in heavyweight post-Garcia Grateful Dead offshoot The Other Ones together with Bob Weir, commanded the instrumental prowess of that band.
Formed in 1998 by bassist Alphonso Johnson (Weather Report, Santana, Bobby & The Midnites, The Other Ones), drummer Billy Cobham (Miles Davis, Mahavishnu Orchestra, Bobby & The Midnites), keyboardist T Lavitz (Dixie Dregs) & guitarist Jimmy Herring (Aquarium Rescue Unit, Widespread Panic), with drummers Rod Morgenstern (Dixie Dregs) & Jeff Sipe (Leftover Salmon) replacing Cobham in 1999, and guitarist Jeff Pevar (CSN, David Crosby CPR, Phil Lesh & Friends) replacing Herring in 2000, recorded 3 acclaimed albums, the second of which ‘Laughing Water’ in 1999 was in fact an instrumental ‘Wake of The Flood’ reinterpretation – so there is precedent. That album also featured Derek Trucks, Donna Jean Godchaux & Vassar Clements.
JAZZ IS DEAD XXV is
Alphonso Johnson (bass & Chapman stick)
Steve Kimock (guitar)
Pete Lavezzoli (drums)
Bobby Lee Rodgers (guitar)

Dolce Vita Restaurant Presents The Gold Standard
2023-01-26 20:00 - 23:00 | Dolce Vita Bar & Restaurant,66 Main Street, Nyack, NY 10960, USA
Dolce Vita
Nyack Restaurant & Bar
Presents
The Gold Standard
Thursday, January 26th from 8-11pm
66 Main Street, Nyack
Reservations 845-539-3357

Unique Crystal Fine Art Paintings
2023-01-28 13:00 - 16:00 | Arts Alive Art Gallery,85 South Broadway, Nyack, NY 10960, USA
Do you love crystals? Experience the power of crystals
in a new collection of 20+ original fine art crystal paintings.
Each painting combines the power of a specific Color, Image, and Crystal to
produce positive energy for peace, joy, success, and/or wealth. Crystals in the paintings include: Citrine, Amethyst,
Rose Quartz, Clear Quartz, Peridot, Moonstone, and others.
You will feel the power of these unique crystal paintings when you visit.
Paintings come with info about the crystal, color, and image used
and are affordably priced from $60 to $195.
This is a must-see, brand-new, unique fine-art genre.
Arts Alive Art Gallery, 85 South Broadway, Nyack, NY
Saturdays & Sundays 1 – 4 pm.

Joey G's Nyack Food Tours: From Naples to Nyack
2023-01-28 16:30 - 19:00 | Downtown Nyack, Main Street & Broadway, Nyack, NY, 10960, United States
What is better than pizza? Eating lots of it, paired with crafted beers and Italian wines along with old and new friends. Dessert is included! This will be an unforgettable and tasty journey from Naples to Nyack in one evening! Your evening will include a cheese and tomato blind tasting, 3 slices of pizza, traditional Southern Italian dessert and wine or beer tastes along the way. You will leave with a deep-dish knowledge of the amazing street food.
Cost: $75
