Historic Hudson River Towns

The Enchanted Garden: Colors in Motion - Sculptures by Dorothy Gillespie
2023-02-24 09:00 - 20:00, 2023-02-25 09:00 - 20:00, 2023-02-26 09:00 - 20:00, 2023-02-27 09:00 - 20:00, 2023-02-28 09:00 - 20:00, 2023-03-01 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.

Edward Hopper's Hudson River Boyhood and Emerging Artistic Vision
2023-02-24 12:00 - 17:00, 2023-02-25 12:00 - 17:00, 2023-02-26 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

The Irish Comedy Tour
2023-02-24 20:00 - 22:00 | Paramount Hudson Valley Theater, 1008 Brown St, Peekskill, NY, 10566, United States
THE IRISH COMEDY TOUR Returns this February!
The Irish Comedy Tour takes the party atmosphere of a Dublin pub and combines it with a boisterous, belly-laugh band of hooligans.
The group’s comedians and musicians, whose ancestors hail from the Emerald Isle, include Detroit native Derek Richards; Washington D.C. born Patrick Garrity; Ohio’s Michael Malone; Nova Scotia’s Damon Leibert; and from Inchicore, a suburb of Dublin, Ireland Derrick Keane.
Audiences howl at Richards’ tales about his child free existence, living in Las Vegas and his blue collar upbringing . He has appeared on Amazon Prime, The Bob & Tom Show, SiriusXM, and The Weather Channel’s Top 10. He just released his fourth album, Double Down, available on iTunes, Spotify and Soundcloud. Leibert’s unique and energetic style of fiddle playing lies somewhere between the driving dance beat of Cape Breton, and the lyrical music of Ireland. His power packed performance adds an incredible dimension to the show. Keane, originally from Inchicore, Derrick first distinguished himself musically when the duo in which he sang and played swept the All Ireland Talent Competition. His band, Inchicore, sets the gold standard for the Irish music scene in New England and across North America. A brilliant voice and razor sharp wit make him a huge hit on the tour. Garrity is known for his constant road schedule appropriately dubbed, The Never Ending Tour. This 20 year comedy veteran brings his hilarious observations and impressions to the stage. He’s a favorite from coast to coast and across the border in Canada. And finally, Malone, with his blistering humor that focuses on breaking down the idiotic ways we deal with life, death, love, and grief. An absolute hammer of a comedian seen on Fox, Comedy Central, Showtime and HULU. Watch his special, Laugh After Death.
Don’t miss these hilarious Irish American comedians as they tear apart as well as validate all of the Irish myths and stereotypes.

Photo Exhibit: 82 Pieces of '82: Main Street, Nyack
2023-02-25 - 2023-02-26 | 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.

Unique Crystal Fine Art Paintings
2023-02-25 13:00 - 16:00, 2023-02-26 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.

Murder Mystery Dinner, Wine & Evening of Glamour and Glitz
2023-02-25 17:30 - 19:30 | Hotel Nyack,400 High Ave, Nyack, NY 10960, USA
Join us for another night of delicious food, crooning, cocktails, and a murder!
Prizes for best costumes and whodunit include a free night stay at the Hotel nyack as well as a four pack of food tour tickets to any Joey G’s Nayak food tours!
Ticket includes appetizers, Champagne, dinner, wine/beer, desserts, coffee, and plenty of MAYHEM! All gratuities and taxes included in ticket. Ages 21 to drink.

Countess Cabaret starring Luann de Lesseps
2023-02-25 19:30 - 21:00 | Tarrytown Music Hall, 13 Main Street, Tarrytown, NY, 10591, United States
Countess Luann de Lesseps is an original cast member of one of the most successful franchises in television history, The Real Housewives of New York City. She was ranked the #1 Housewife by TV Guide, topping all 46 housewives across all franchised cities, and recently starred in The Real Housewives Ultimate Girls Trip, a spin-off featuring top talent from across The Real Housewives franchises, released on Bravo this year.
Luann transformed her career as a nurse, model, actress, author, philanthropist and TV star into a wildly successful cabaret entertainer.
In 2017, she made her cabaret debut with #CountessAndFriends selling out shows across the country including Feinstein’s/54 Below in New York City. “you’re in for an entertaining three hours.. an absolute spectacle in the best way possible.. says Vanity Fair – “Inspiring”, says The New York Times.
Now, she has again teamed up with iconic director Richard Jay-Alexander and Musical Director Brian Nash, for her new show Countess Cabaret, which recently kicked off at Feinstein’s/54 Below in NYC.
Her hit songs “Money Can’t Buy You Class,” “Chic C’est La Vie,” “Girl Code,” and “Feelin’ Jovani” have been streamed and downloaded tens of millions of times and resulted in her own Pandora station. Luann teamed up with Grammy-Award-winning songwriter/producer Desmond Child (Barbara Streisand, Bon Jovi, Aerosmith, Ricky Martin) for her dance single “Viva La Diva”.
Her holiday single, “What Do I Want For Christmas?”, released in December 2021, was written and produced by Bruce Roberts & Billy Stritch and features fun cameos from her Real Housewives of New York City cast-mates.
Her latest single, F-Bombs on the G with the OG’s , which she wrote and produced, was based on her experiences on The Real Housewives Ultimate Girls Trip & features a music video with highlights from the show.
Luann has made many appearances on shows including The Today Show, The View, Wendy Williams, Dr. Oz, Access Hollywood, ET, and many others.
She has appeared as a guest star on many popular shows including Royal Pains, the Hulu show Difficult People & Law & Order: SVU, alongside Mariska Hargitay,
A champion for many charitable organizations including The American Cancer Society, GLAAD, and ACE Partnership for the Homeless. Luann has partnered with The Fortune Society which supports those who have been formerly incarcerated, by helping them build a successful life path & vows to help build people, not prisons.
A mother of two successful artists, Victoria and Noel, Luann currently divides her time between her homes in New York City, and the Hamptons, where she is working on her next book, a memoir, after authoring her first book Class with the Countess: How to Live with Elegance & Flair.

Toby Walker in Concert
2023-02-25 19:30 - 21:30 | Rockland Center For the Arts, 27 S Greenbush Rd, West Nyack, NY 10994, USA
Toby Walker in Concert
Saturday, February 25th @ 7:30pm
Tickets: $25.00 ($20 seniors/students)
Masks Encouraged

Enjoy an evening of great music in an intimate gallery setting.
Join Rockland Center for the Arts for a concert with internationally-acclaimed musician and songwriter, Toby Walker, on Saturday, February 25th at 7:30 pm.
A virtuoso performer of roots music, he has been hailed as a specialist of fingerstyle guitar. He has toured both the US, and Europe to thunderous accolades. Blending the blues, ragtime, country, bluegrass, old-time jazz and rock, Walker’s style is his own. His unique musicianship has earned him numerous awards, including being the 1st place recipient of the International Blues Challenge Award—Solo Division given out by the Blues Foundation in Memphis, TN. He has taught at Carnegie Hall and at the acclaimed Fur Peace Ranch guitar camp, owned by Jorma Kaukonen of Hot Tuna and Jefferson Airplane fame.
Walker apprenticed and learned from legendary masters like R.L. Brunside and ‘Son’ Thomas, Jack Owens and Bud Spires. His command of a guitar has earned him a place among the elite acoustic guitar players around the globe. Walker’s well versed styles can soothe with delicate finger-picked patterns of low and slow to lightning-fast runs up and down the neck, rivaling the fireworks that his electric counterparts generate. Walker can do it all on a six-string.
“If he doesn’t get them with his phenomenal guitar playing or catchy songs, he gets them with his wonderful stories. True entertainers have an engaging spirit that puts a smile on your face. Arlo Guthrie has it. David Bromberg has it. And so does Toby.”
—John Platt, WFUV
“You have to hear this great musician . . . I’m blown away.”
—Jorma Kaukonen of Hot Tuna and the Jefferson Airplane
This concert is Saturday, February 25th, 2023 at 7:30 pm. You may purchase tickets in advance for $25 (seniors & students $20), call 845-358-0877 to reserve tickets. Rockland Center for the Arts is located at 27 S. Greenbush Rd., West Nyack, NY. Regular hours are: Mon-Sat 11-4; closed Sundays. For more information visit www.rocklandartcenter.org or call 845-358-0877.
RoCA gratefully acknowledges support for its programs from The Rea Charitable Trust, ArtsWestchester, Sarah and Stephen Thomas, The Richard Pousette-Dart Foundation, M&T Bank, The M&T Charitable Foundation, The Dorothy Gillespie Foundation, Walter Cain & Paulo Ribeiro, Kantrowitz, Goldhamer & Graifman P.C., QuietEvents, the Estate of Joan Konner, Lighting Services Inc.,, the Mark and Jessie Milano Foundation, Zaklin Family Charitable Fund, The County of Rockland, Art Services Group, RoCA members, donors and business members.
RoCA’s programs are made possible, in part, with funds from the New York State Council on the Arts, with the support of Governor Kathy Hochul and the New York State Legislature. Funding is also made possible by the County of Rockland.

Toby Walker - Music Sessions in The Gallery
2023-02-25 19:30 - 21:30 | Rockland Center for the Arts,27 South Greenbush Road, West Nyack, NY 10994, USA
Toby Walker in Concert
Saturday, February 25th @ 7:30pm
Tickets: $25.00 ($20 seniors/students)
Enjoy an evening of great music in an intimate gallery setting.
Join Rockland Center for the Arts for a concert with
internationally-acclaimed musician and songwriter, Toby Walker, on
Saturday, February 25th at 7:30 pm.
A virtuoso performer of roots music, he has been hailed as a specialist of
fingerstyle guitar. He has toured both the US, and Europe to thunderous
accolades. Blending the blues, ragtime, country, bluegrass, old-time jazz
and rock, Walker’s style is his own. His unique musicianship has earned him
numerous awards, including being the 1st place recipient of the
International Blues Challenge Award—Solo Division given out by the Blues
Foundation in Memphis, TN. He has taught at Carnegie Hall and at the
acclaimed Fur Peace Ranch guitar camp, owned by Jorma Kaukonen of Hot Tuna
and Jefferson Airplane fame.
Walker apprenticed and learned from legendary masters like R.L. Brunside
and ‘Son’ Thomas, Jack Owens and Bud Spires. His command of a guitar has
earned him a place among the elite acoustic guitar players around the
globe. Walker’s well versed styles can soothe with delicate finger-picked
patterns of low and slow to lightning-fast runs up and down the neck,
rivaling the fireworks that his electric counterparts generate. Walker can
do it all on a six-string.
“If he doesn’t get them with his phenomenal guitar playing or catchy songs,
he gets them with his wonderful stories. True entertainers have an engaging
spirit that puts a smile on your face. Arlo Guthrie has it. David Bromberg
has it. And so does Toby.”
—John Platt, WFUV
“You have to hear this great musician . . . I’m blown away.”
—Jorma Kaukonen of Hot Tuna and the Jefferson Airplane
This concert is February 25th, 2023 at 7:30 pm. You may purchase tickets in
advance for $25 (seniors & students $20), call 845-358-0877 to reserve
tickets. Rockland Center for the Arts is located at 27 S. Greenbush Rd.,
West Nyack, NY. Regular hours are: Mon-Fri 10-4; Sat and Sun 1-4 pm. For
more information visithttp://www.rocklandartcenter.org or call
845-358-0877.
RoCA gratefully acknowledges support for its programs from The Rea
Charitable Trust, ArtsWestchester, Sarah and Stephen Thomas, The Richard
Pousette-Dart Foundation, M&T Bank, The M&T Charitable Foundation, The
Dorothy Gillespie Foundation, Walter Cain & Paulo Ribeiro, Kantrowitz,
Goldhamer & Graifman P.C., QuietEvents, the Estate of Joan Konner, Lighting
Services Inc.,, the Mark and Jessie Milano Foundation, Zaklin Family
Charitable Fund, The County of Rockland, Art Services Group, RoCA members,
donors and business members.
RoCA’s programs are made possible, in part, with funds from the New York
State Council on the Arts, with the support of Governor Kathy Hochul and
the New York State Legislature. Funding is also made possible by the County
of Rockland.

Broadway Perspectives: A Concert Celebrating Diversity!
2023-02-25 20:00 - 22:00 | Paramount Hudson Valley Theater, 1008 Brown St, Peekskill, NY, 10566, United States
BROADWAY PERSPECTIVES: A CONCERT CELEBRATING DIVERSITY is a unique recognition of Black History Month.
Created exclusively for our venue by New York Casting Director/Producer Stephen DeAngelis, five Broadway artists of color will celebrate their identity through their art by recreating their most memorable musical performances and honoring the icons that came before them. The evening will showcase musical selections from Hamilton; Ain’t Too Proud: The Life and Times of the Temptations; The Lion King; Ragtime; The Wiz; The Color Purple; Chicago; The Book of Mormon; The Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess; Aida; Ain’t Misbehavin’ ; Smokey Joe’s Café; Show Boat; Five Guys Named Moe and more. The cast will display their versatility as well as share personal stories that enrich their narrative and provide new and exciting perspectives. Cast still being finalized and will be announced as added!
Join us as five of New York’s finest vocalists take to our stage in this special concert event which is certain to enlighten and entertain audience members of all ages.

Hook Mountain State Park Guided Hike with Long Path Outfitters and West Mountain Guide Co.
2023-02-26 09:30 | Nyack Beach State Park, 700 N. Broadway, Nyack, NY, 10960, United States
February 26
Join Long Path Outfitters and West Mountain Guide Co. for a guided hike in Hook Mountain State Park. This 5.6 mile hike combines a mix of rugged trail and paved path and features interesting geology, beaches, forests and of our favorite view points in the Hudson Valley.
Hikers are invited back to Long Path Outfitters after the completion of the hike for exclusive in-store discounts and a Long Path Outfitters Travel Mug to celebrate the start of our guided hiking program!

Time: 9:30am
Hike rating: Moderate
Milage: Approx. 5.6
Elevation gain: 1,500
Features: Diverse habitats, excellent views, geological features, unique history

About your guides: Lauren & Henri de la Vega are long distance backpackers, New York State Licensed Guides, and founders of West Mountain Guide Co. LLC. Together, they have backpacked the Appalachian Trail, Pacific Crest Trail, and the Continental Divide Trail, with Henri also completing the Florida Trail. The combined 16,000+ miles of thru-hiking they’ve experienced has fueled their desire to help others experience the backcountry.

Double Vision at Lagstein Gallery
2023-02-26 13:00 - 18:00 | Lagstein Gallery,85 South Broadway, Nyack, NY 10960, USA
DON BRADFORD
Don Bradford, a ceramic artist for more than 40 years, has worked with raku, pit-barrel firing and ceramic sculpture. His pieces have been exhibited at the New Jersey State Museum, the Zimmerli Museum at Rutgers University, The Bergen Museum, and Morris Set Museum, among others.
A practicing ceramic instructor, he has taught and lectured for the NJ Arts in Education Foundation’s Project Impact, the Thompson Park Creative Arts Center in New Jersey; St Thomas Aquinas College, and RoCA in New York. Bradford holds a BA from Montclair University and a MA from William Patterson University, and independent studies at Tuscarora Pottery School, NV, the Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts, TN, the Greenwich House Pottery, NYC, and the Aegean School of Fine Arts, Greece.
MELISSA SGROI
Melissa Sgroi, an emerging abstract expressionist painter, primarily works on oversized primed canvas attached to the wall with pushpins and nails, which she later stretches. Sgroi paints on paper as well, developing gestural brushstrokes and color groups.
LAGSTEIN GALLERY
85 South Broadway
Nyack NY 10960
845.535.1509
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Sparkill Concert Series: Vassily Primakov
2023-02-26 15:00 | The Union Arts Center 2 Union Street Sparkill, NY
A performance not to be missed in a venue that is equally extraordinary.
BIO
Vassily Primakov
In recent years, Vassily Primakov has been hailed as a pianist of world class importance. In 1999, as a teen-aged prizewinner of the Cleveland International Piano Competition, Primakov was praised by Donald Rosenberg of the Cleveland Plain Dealer: “How many pianists can make a line sing as the Moscow native did on this occasion? Every poignant phrase took ethereal wing. Elsewhere the music soared with all of the turbulence and poetic vibrancy it possesses. We will be hearing much from this remarkable musician.”
Vassily Primakov has released numerous recordings for Bridge Records that include works by Bach, Mozart, Beethoven, Schubert, Schumann, Mendelssohn, Brahms, Chopin, Dvorak, Debussy, Tchaikovsky, Scriabin, Rachmaninoff, Philip Glass, Arlene Sierra and Poul Ruders.
In 2011, Mr. Primakov, along with Natalia Lavrova established a new and vibrant record company, L.P. Classics, Inc. Their first release was Anton Arensky: Four Suites for Two Pianos. Most recently, they released Primakov’s Live in Concert Album that includes works by Medtner, Schumann, Brahms’ Handel Variations and Ravel’s La Valse. www.lpclassics.net
In March 2012 Vassily Primakov became a Yamaha Artist.
Vassily Primakov is Artistic Director of Sparkill Concert Series since 2018 together with Oxana Mikhailoff.

Sparkill Concert Series Presents Liszt performed by Vassily Primakov
2023-02-26 15:00 - 17:00 | Union Arts Center,2 Union Street, Sparkill, NY 10976, USA
A performance not to be missed in a venue that is equally extraordinary.
Vassily Primakov
In recent years, Vassily Primakov has been hailed as a pianist of world
class importance. In 1999, as a teen-aged prizewinner of the Cleveland
International Piano Competition, Primakov was praised by Donald Rosenberg
of the Cleveland Plain Dealer: “How many pianists can make a line sing as
the Moscow native did on this occasion? Every poignant phrase took ethereal
wing. Elsewhere the music soared with all of the turbulence and poetic
vibrancy it possesses. We will be hearing much from this remarkable
musician.”
Vassily Primakov has released numerous recordings for Bridge Records that
include works by Bach, Mozart, Beethoven, Schubert, Schumann, Mendelssohn,
Brahms, Chopin, Dvorak, Debussy, Tchaikovsky, Scriabin, Rachmaninoff,
Philip Glass, Arlene Sierra and Poul Ruders.
In 2011, Mr. Primakov, along with Natalia Lavrova established a new and
vibrant record company, L.P. Classics, Inc. Their first release was Anton
Arensky: Four Suites for Two Pianos. Most recently, they released
Primakov’s Live in Concert Album that includes works by Medtner, Schumann,
Brahms’ Handel Variations and Ravel’s La Valse.http://www.lpclassics.net
In March 2012 Vassily Primakov became a Yamaha Artist.
Vassily Primakov is Artistic Director of Sparkill Concert Series since 2018
together with Oxana Mikhailoff.

Shawn Colvin, Marc Cohn & Sarah Jarosz: Together In Concert
2023-02-26 19:00 - 20:30 | Tarrytown Music Hall, 13 Main Street, Tarrytown, NY, 10591, United States
Shawn Colvin, Marc Cohn and Sarah Jarosz come together onstage for a special evening. A singular and enduring talent, Grammy winner Shawn Colvin’s songs like “Sunny Came Home” are slow-release works of craft and catharsis that become treasured, lifetime companions for their listeners. After winning a Grammy for his soulful ballad “Walking in Memphis,” Marc Cohn solidified his place as one of this generation’s most compelling singer-songwriters, combining the precision of a brilliant tunesmith with the passion of a great soul man. Though just barely in her thirties, Texas native Sarah Jarosz has compiled a remarkable career, winning four Grammy Awards in both the Americana and Folk categories.

Post-Impressionism In Its Own Right: Online Class
2023-02-28 10:00 - 11:00 | Bethany Arts Community, 40 Somerstown Rd, Ossining, NY, 10562, United States
Join Jill Kiefer, Ph.D. as she leads her Online Course series for BAC entitled: “Post-Impressionism In Its Own Right” for 6 Tuesdays, 02/21-03/28, 2023 from 10 – 11 AM.
Discussions of Post-Impressionism are often limited to its relationship with Impressionism. But this diverse and distinctive movement stands very much on its own—having traveled quite different paths than those explored by the Impressionists. Indeed, Post-Impressionism embraced the past, the present, and the future—and its influence remains a force today.
In this program, we’ll focus on the key Post-Impressionists (Seurat, Cézanne, Van Gogh and Gauguin) to examine their unique achievements. Which ones most avidly pursued symbolic and subjective meanings in their art? How and why did structure, optics and order become the obsession of others? In what ways did their combined efforts and aesthetic visions define what would become the modern idiom? Join us as we seek the answers to these questions, and identify how Post-Impressionism fits into the broad tapestry that is art history.

Poetry Workshop with Lily Greenberg at the Nyack Public Library
2023-02-28 18:30 - 19:30 | Nyack Public Library,59 South Broadway, Nyack, NY 10960, USA
Local Nyack poet Lily Greenberg will leading a generative poetry workshop.
Event description: Imitation of other writers has long been a practice of
poets. By learning how other poems work, we can, in turn, sharpen our tools
to use in our own work. In this one-hour workshop, we will explore two very
different poems and take time to draft imitations, as well as share and
discuss our findings.
About the author: Lily Greenberg is a poet from Nashville, Tennessee and
the author of In the Shape of a Woman, published with Broadstone Books in
2022. Her work has appeared or is forthcoming in Iron Horse Literary Review
, On the Seawall, Kissing Dynamite Poetry, About Place Journal, and LEON
Literary Review, among others, and she is the 2023 prize winner of Iron
Horse Literary Review’s NaPoMo Contest as well as the 2021 recipient of the
Dick Shea Memorial Prize for Poetry. Her work has been funded by Bread Loaf
Writers, University of New Hampshire, and Maine Writers and Publishers
Alliance. Lily holds an MFA from the University of New Hampshire and lives
in New York where she serves as Grants Coordinator for Columbia University
and Poetry Editor for Longleaf Review. Learn more at
http://lily-greenberg.com/ .

Keith Rousseau
2023-03-01 - 2023-04-01 | Bunbury’s Coffee,460 Piermont Ave, Piermont, NY 10968, USA
These 6 abstract pieces on reclaimed material will be on display and for
sale at @bunburyscoffee https://www.instagram.com/bunburyscoffee/ in
Piermont NY for the month of March. They are acrylic on wood panel 16×35
and ready for hanging as is.

Birding at Rockefeller State Park Preserve
2023-03-01 08:00 - 10:00 | Rockefeller State Park Preserve, 125 Phelps Way, Pleasantville, 10570, United States
Rockefeller State Park Preserve together with adjoining private lands is one of the largest undeveloped tracts of land in Westchester County. With its mix of woodlands, fields, wetlands and a lake, the Preserve supports a diversity of species, especially birds. Come find out why the National Audubon Society has designated this an Important Bird Area. A hint: nearly 200 bird species have been spotted here! Our local Audubon chapter, Saw Mill River Audubon, regularly leads small group bird walks here. Group sizes are limited, registration is required. They are good for all levels of birding experience and beginners are very welcome! Walks are for adults and youth age 8 or older. Let the society know in advance if you want to borrow binoculars by emailing them at: office@sawmillriveraudubon.org

March Jazzlounge Supperclub with David Kikoski Trio
2023-03-01 17:00 | Roost at the Union Arts Center,2 Union St, Sparkill, NY 10976, USA
Roost Restaurant is happy to invite you to the March Jazz Lounge at Union Arts Center! Presented by Mz. Valentine, March’s Jazz Lounge will showcase The David Kikoski Trio with Joe Martin on bass, Jimmy McBride on drums and David Kikoski on piano. David Kikoski is a pianist, composer, and arranger steeped in the great tradition of Jazz.
“The brilliant playing of David Kikoski just smokes. His playing is sparkling.” – Chick Corea
“Dave has so much feeling. He can play anything. I can depend on him for so much.” – Roy Haynes
A highly regarded jazz pianist, Dave Kikoski, emerged in New York jazz scene in 1980s and quickly established himself as a go-to performer working with top players like Roy Haynes, Bob Berg, Randy Brecker, and many others. Kikoski is known for his adept post-bop style and spontaneous swinging performances.
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We have two dinner seatings upstairs with the concert:
Doors open at 5pm first come first served
6pm (arrive by 5:30) and 8pm (arrive by 7:30)
Please arrive promptly. Seating is first come first served. Roost will be offering a delicious seasonal menu with the concert ($25 minimum per person at tables)
We recommend purchasing tickets at least 48 hours in advance.
Entrance to the concert is through the door on the LEFT
NOTE: Concerts take place on the second floor. Roost and Union Arts Center are located in a one-hundred-year-old restored firehouse without an elevator.
For more information, call 914-488-4698
Follow on IG: @mzvalentinepresents

March Jazzlounge Supperclub with David Kikoski Trio Wednesday 3/1
2023-03-01 17:00 - 22:00 | Roost Restaurant,2 Union Street, Sparkill, NY 10976, USA
Roost Restaurant is happy to invite you to the March Jazz Lounge at Union
Arts Center! Presented by Mz. Valentine, March’s Jazz Lounge will showcase
The David Kikoski Trio with Joe Martin on bass, Jimmy Macbride on drums and
David Kikoski on piano. David Kikoski is a pianist, composer, and arranger
steeped in the great tradition of Jazz.
“The brilliant playing of David Kikoski just smokes. His playing is
sparkling.” – Chick Corea
“Dave has so much feeling. He can play anything. I can depend on him for so
much.” – Roy Haynes
Kikoski won a 2011 Grammy Award with the Mingus Big Band for the “Best Live
Jazz Ensemble Album” for Live at the Jazz Standard. He also had a Grammy
nomination with Roy Haynes for the album, “Birds of a Feather: A tribute to
Charlie Parker,” in 2001.
A highly regarded jazz pianist, Dave Kikoski, emerged in New York jazz
scene in 1980s and quickly established himself as a go-to performer working
with top players like Roy Haynes, Bob Berg, Randy Brecker, and many others.
Kikoski is known for his adept post-bop style and spontaneous swinging
performances.
As a leader, Kikoski has released 20 albums, including “Presage” with Eddie
Gomez and Al Foster (1989), “Beatle Jazz” featuring Michael Brecker, John
Scofield, and Mike Stern (2007), and “Consequences” featuring Jeff “Tain”
Watts and Christian McBride (2015).
As an invaluable go-to sideman, Kikoski recorded and toured with luminaries
such as Roy Haynes, Michael Brecker, John Scofield, Ravi Coltrane, Chris
Potter, Dave Holland, Roy Hargrove, Donny McCaslin, Mike Stern, Chick
Corea, Kurt Rosenwinkel, Toots Thielemans, Tom Harrell, Marcus Miller, Pat
Martino, Jack Dejohnette, Billy Hart, and many others. He is also a
longtime member of the Mingus Big Band, the co-leader of BeatleJazz, and a
member of Opus Five.
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We have two dinner seatings upstairs with the concert:
Doors open at 5pm first come first served
6pm (arrive by 5:30) and 8pm (arrive by 7:30)
Please arrive promptly. Seating is first come first served. Roost will be
offering a delicious seasonal menu with the concert ($25 minimum per person
at tables)
We recommend purchasing tickets at least 48 hours in advance.
Entrance to the concert is through the door on the LEFT
NOTE: Concerts take place on the second floor. Roost and Union Arts Center
are located in a one-hundred-year-old restored firehouse without an
elevator.
For more information, call 914-488-4698
Follow on IG: @mzvalentinepresents http://twitter.com/mzvalentinepresents

Lesbian Happy Hour
2023-03-01 18:00 - 21:00 | Maureen’s Jazz Cellar, 2 North Broadway, Nyack, NY, 10960, United States
Lesbian HAPPY Hour!
Wednesday, March 1, 2023
6:00 PM – 9:00 PM
Music and mingling…a Lesbian-only evening in the heart of Nyack.
Trans, cis, Non-Binary: all Lesbians are welcome!
18+
This event is held at Maureen’s Jazz Cellar, 2 North Broadway, Nyack. For questions about this event contact Kris at KrisHillen@rocklandpridecenter.org.
