2007 Archives

Hands On Learning: Students Through the Center For Teaching And Learning

Opening Reception: Wednesday, January 17 at 2 PM - 4 PM with accompanying music provided by Joe Gattuso, guitarist; free and open to the public

Exhibit: Open 9 AM- 8 PM Monday - Thursday and 9 AM- 5 PM on Friday, as well as during events in Orange Hall Theater.

The exhibit consists of student-designed demonstrations, and illustrates concepts important to the field. The exhibits are "stand-alone" and have instructions or other written guides to understanding the demonstration, and require participation by the observer.

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History and Historical Sites In The Hudson Valley: Paintings, Drawings & Photographs

Reception: TBA; free and open to the public.

A CHANGE OF ART: 3RD ANNUAL SUNY ORANGE ART & HONORS STUDENTS' ART SHOW

Reception: April 19 3-5pm
Music: Jazz by Dave Miele-drums, Robert Kopec-bass, Beverly Poyerd-piano

Admission: Free and open to the public

Exhibit hours are Monday-Thursday 9am to 8pm and Friday 9am to 5pm. Also the exhibit will be open for viewing on Saturday, May 5 from 7-9pm and Sunday, May 13 from 2:30-4:30pm.

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2007 MIDDLETOWN ART GROUP: SPRING EXHIBITION

Exhibit Chairwoman: Donna Lamascolo

Place: Orange Hall Gallery

Judges:

Jeffrey Parker, DPM ~ a versatile artist, printmaker, a creator of
abstract collage, and a painter who works in acrylics or pastels with mixed paper

Maureen Caska ~ a sculptress and recognized artist from the Ridgewood School

Joanne Tracy ~ successful interior designer and collector of 19th C landscapes

Reception: Saturday, June 2 1:30 - 4pm
Music during the Reception: contemporary and classical music played by Judith Hosmer Garrett, pianist

free and open to the public

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Views of Greenwood Lake:

• pastels and oils by Sylvia Levy
• oils and watercolors by Ping Xu
• watercolors by Susan Baresel

Exhibit timeframe: May 23 - June 23, 2007

Place: Orange Hall Gallery Loft

Reception: Saturday, June 2 1:30 - 4pm

Music during the Reception: contemporary and classical music played by
Judith Hosmer Garrett, pianist

free and open to the public

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River Valley Artists Guild Summer Show &
Applied Vision ~ artworks by Joan Kehlenbeck and Rosalind Hodgkins

June 27 ~ July 31, 2007
Orange Hall Galleries

Reception:
A Reception for both exhibits, which is free and open to the public, will be held from 2-4:30pm on Sunday, July 8, 2007 during which time music will be provided by Beverly Poyerd, pianist, of Washingtonville, NY. In addition, a demonstration will start at 3:15pm entitled "The Portrait in Pastel" by Clayton Buchanon, pastelist, who is a Newburgh resident.

Admission: Free and open to the public

Exhibit hours: 9am to 6pm Monday through Friday; plus Sunday, July 22 2-8pm

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North East Watercolor Society Members’ 2007 Show

Reception: Sunday, September 9 1-4pm

Demonstration by Elise Morenon of Fort Lee, NJ: 2:30-3:30pm
Experimental Techniques in Watercolor

Music provided by Beverly Poyerd, pianist of Washingtonville:
1-2:30pm

Awards presentation: 3:45pm

End-of-Exhibit Reception with slides:
Thursday, September 20 7-8:30pm

Show organizers: Winnie O'Dougherty and Joan Ross both of Highland Lakes, NJ and Elaine Garvin of Warwick who is also the second vice-president of the North East Watercolor Society.

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Latin American Visuals

an art show, will feature the works of Elisa Pritzker, Jose Acosta, Henry Stiemerling, Marge Morales, Delia Tolz, Lisie Orjuela, Ana Laura Gonzalez, and Enrique Rob Lunski.

These multi-talented artists are showing artworks in several media including oils, acrylics, collage, mixed media, photography, and sculpture.

The Opening Reception will be held from 6 to 8pm on Friday, September 28 during which time Beverly Poyerd, pianist and Ben Graef, electric bassist will provide music for the occasion

admission: free and open to public

Gallery hours: Monday-Thursday 9am to 8pm; Friday 9am to 6pm; and during events in Orange Hall especially Friday, October 12 6 to 9:30pm and Sunday, October 21 2 to 4:30p

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Maya Black Series #3
mixed technique drawing on a CD by Elisa Pritzker

Images of Peru

a photographic exhibit by Barry Kass, anthropologist

September 28 ~ October 29, 2007
Orange Hall Galleries

Images of Peru, a photographic exhibit will give viewers an 'up-close and personal' view of indigenous Peruvians, plus some of Peru's most famous mountain scenes.

A Reception for this exhibit is scheduled from noon to 1pm on Wednesday, October 3.

admission: free and open to public

Gallery hours: Monday-Thursday 9am to 8pm; Friday 9am to 6pm; and during events in Orange Hall especially Friday, October 12 6 to 9:30pm and Sunday, October 21 2 to 4:30p

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The Emotionalists

art show

Twenty-one artists of a dynamic group will show their works in The Emotionalists art show November 4 through December 13, 2007 in Orange Hall Galleries, Orange County Community College. The Opening Reception, which is free and open to the public, is slated for Sunday, November 4 from 1 to 4pm with music being provided by internationally recognized musicians Krzysztof Medyna, sax and director and Andrzej Winnicki, pianist of the Komeda Jazz Group.

Gallery hours are 9am to 8pm Monday through Thursday, 9am though 6pm Friday, and during performances in Orange Hall Theater; closed Thursday & Friday, November 22 & 23.

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• Sample artwork

Renaissance Florence: Power Point overview of The Medici As Patrons of Art

Lecture: 7:45 PM; free and open to the public.

A lecture giving an overview of the huge number of artworks the Medici commissioned by Penny Howell, PhD.

The lecture will focus on 15th century Florence and the patronage of Cosimo through his grandson Lorenzo the Magnificent, as well as the Medici family's relationship to the city, to politics, and to culture. The lecture will cover the Medici Palace and some of its internal decoration with brief looks at Uccello's Battle of San Romano, the Pollaiuolo Hercules cycle (lost, but reflected in two small paintings), Donatello's bronze David, and Benozzo Gozzoli's Chapel frescoes, with altarpiece by Fra Filippo Lippi.

Penny Howell Jolly, Professor of Art History and the William R. Kenan Chair for Liberal Arts, Skidmore College, received her B.A. from Oberlin College, and her M.A. and Ph.D. from the University of Pennsylvania. She teaches courses in medieval and Renaissance European art and architecture, from 3rd-century Early Christian imagery through art of the 16th century. Her publications on 15th-century Flemish and Italian painting, by artists such as Jan van Eyck, Rogier van der Weyden, Jacques Daret, and Antonello da Messina, have appeared in various journals, including The Art Bulletin, The Burlington Magazine, the Zeitschrift für Kunstgeschichte, and Oud Holland. In 1997, she published a book on a 13th-century mosaic cycle entitled Made in God's Image? Eve and Adam in the Genesis Mosaics at San Marco, Venice. Her current work focuses on gender issues in 15th-century art, particularly imagery that relates to pregnancy, maternity, and breastfeeding.

HUMAN'S RIGHTS, PEOPLE'S RIGHTS: AN AFRICAN PERSPECTIVE

Lecture: 7:15 PM; free and open to the public.

A lecture by Emmanuel Dongala, PhD, chemist and novelist, Richard B. Fisher Chair in Natural Sciences, Simon's Rock College of Bard.

This event is sponsored in part by James H. Ottaway, Jr.

Dr. Emmanual Dongala is a former president of the Congelese chapter of PEN, the international writers' organization that fights for freedom of expression. He is a professor of chemistry with a specialty in stereochemistry and asymmetric synthesis.

Dr. Dongola was the recipient of a Guggenheim Fellowship. In addition, he was the 2003 recipient of the Fonlon-Nichols Award for his contributions to both African literature and freedom of expression. He is an author of award-winning novels such as Johnny Mad Dog (French: Johnny Chien Mechant), Little Boys Come from the Stars, and The Fires of Origin. His work is also featured in the Penguin Book of Modern African Poetry.

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JACKIE ROBINSON, JOE DIMAGGIO AND HANK GREENBERG: ETHNIC HEROES IN BASEBALL'S MELTING POT

Lecture: 7:15 PM; free and open to the public.

A lecture by William M. Simons, DA, Professor of American Social History, Ethnic Studies, Sports History, SUNY Oneonta. The lecture is sponsored by the New York Council for the Humanities' Speakers in the Humanities.

WOMEN WRITERS OF THE ITALIAN RENAISSANCE: RINALDinA RUSSEll, PHD

Lecture: 7 PM; free and open to the public.

A lecture by Rinaldina Russell, PhD, Professor of European Languages and Literatures , CUNY Queens College, author, translator of Sarrocchi’s epic poem, Scanderbeide. The lecture is sponsored by the New York Council for the Humanities' Speakers in the Humanities.

During the sixteenth century in Italy, the appearance on the literary scene of highly educated women in numbers that astonished the rest of Europe, became quite evident.  Dr. Russell will explain the phenomenon that promoted this situation and then focus on a group of writers, each one stemming from a different social class, who were caught in the shifting political, cultural, and religious events that transformed this freewheeling literary society into one tightly controlled by the Index of Forbidden Books and the Inquisition.  Several examples of women's writing will also be discussed during the lecture. They will range from poetry of spiritual meditation and criticism of the Church of Rome, to erotic love lyrics, to a treatise on the theory of love and sexuality, and to a lengthy poem rich in striking descriptions of political conflict and warfare.

BIO-TERRORISM AND NATURAL DISASTERS: A PANEL FORUM

Lecture: 7 PM; free and open to the public.

with

• Jean Hudson, MD,MPH
  Commissioner, Orange County Department of Health
• Seamus Leary, MPA, CEM
  Director of Public Health Emergency Response, Orange County Department of Health
• Walter Koury, BS
  Commissioner of Emergency Services, Orange County
• Chris Ashman, MS
  Commissioner, Orange County Department of Mental Health
• Susan Deer, PhD
  Assistant Vice-President, Academic Affairs, Health Professions Division, SUNY Orange
• Moderator: Paula Crawford, MS
  Instructor of Nursing, SUNY Orange

-- an opportunity to listen to and learn from and to question the experts who are guiding the preparation for public health, emergency response, and safety in the event of Bio-Terrorism and Natural Disasters --

The public is invited to come to the Biology-Technology Bldg, Lecture Hall 207 at Orange County Community College to learn from and question at a panel-forum on Wednesday, March 14, 2006 at 7pm.

How are government departments and officials preparing for the possiblility of an attack of Bio-Terrorism or a Natural Disaster?
What precautions are being taken? Who will lead?
Also, who will be the future leaders in this field and how are they being educated in these important issues?

These are some questions. Attendees should bring their questions.

This Lyceum Event is free and open to the public. No reservations are required.

strategic points on the hudson river during the american revolution: retired us army colonel james m. johnsoN, PhD

Lecture: 7:15 PM; free and open to the public.

A lecture by Colonel James M. Johnson, U.S. Army, Retired, PhD, Military Historian of the Hudson River Valley National Heritage Area, Executive Director, Hudson River Valley Institute, Marist College.

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Writing for Love and/or Money
~ a conversation with Frank D. Gilroy

2:30 PM; free and open to the public.

• playwright, screenwriter, filmmaker, novelist
  best known for his Pulitzer Prize Winning Drama, The Subject Was Roses
• author of I Wake Up Screaming – everything to know about independent filmmaking
  

A magna cum laude graduate of Dartmouth College, Frank D. Gilroy completed his education at the Yale School of Drama. He entered television as a writer in the early 1950s, contributing to the many live dramatic anthologies of the era such as Kraft Theatre, Omnibus, and Playhouse 90.

Awards

• 1971: Berlin Film Festival Best Screenplay Award in Desperate Characters
• 1965: Outer Circle Critics Award for New Playwright in The Subject Was Roses
• 1965: Tony for Best Play in The Subject Was Roses
• 1965: Pulitzer Prize in Drama in The Subject Was Roses
• 1964/65: New York Drama Critics Circle Award for Best Play in The Subject Was Roses
• 1962: Obie Award for Best American Play in Who'll Save the Plowboy?

Behind the Bright Lights: The Great Broadway Theaters

a lecture with slides by Anthony Robins,

• an historian specializing in NYC architecture and history
• former Deputy Director of Research and Director of Survey at the New York Landmarks Commission
• former Director of Education and Programs at New York's Municipal Art Society
• presently Director of Survey at Thompson and Columbus, Inc., NYC
• a founding member of the Art Deco Society of New York
• author of books and articles

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The "Blockbuster" Era in Hollywood: How Steven Spielberg and George Lucas Changed the Motion Picture Industry

by Brian Rose, PhD, University of Wisconsin
Professor of Communications and Media Studies, Fordham University

a lecture with powerpoint sponsored by the New York Council for the Humanities, Speakers in the Humanities.

This lecture is made possible through the support of the New York State Legislature and the National Endowment for the Humanities.

The 1970s marked an important transformation in Hollywood, as films like Jaws and Star Wars changed virtually everything about the industry, from how movies were made, to the ways in which they were marketed and the types of audiences they reached. This talk will discuss the revolutionary impact of Steven Spielberg and George Lucas on Film production over the last three decades. Dr. Rose will explain the nature of the films they directed and produced, their impact on a new generation of directors, and how the business and artistry of motion pictures was inextricably changed as a result of their achievements.

Brian Rose is a Professor in the Department of Communication and Media Studies at Fordham University, where he teaches courses in film and television history, theory, and economics. He has written these books and an anthology on television history and cultural programming:

• Directing for Television
• Televising the Performing Arts: Interviews with Merrill Brockway, Kirk Browning, and Roger Englander
• Televising the Performing Arts
• TV Genres, edited anthology

Visual Arts and Politics in Latin America: the 20s/30s and the 60s, a lecture with slides

by Alejandro Anreus, PhD, Professor of Art History and Latin American Studies, William Paterson University

sponsored by the Global Initiative, SUNY Orange

Regarding the era of the the 1920s/1930s, Dr. Alejandro Anreus’ lecture with slides presentation will include

• The Mexican Revolution, Nationalism, Socialism
  • The Mexican muralists: Rivera, Orozco, and Siqueiros
  • Prints for the People: Leopoldo Mendez
  • The Politics of the Personal: Frida Kahlo
• Argentina
  • The New Realism: Antonio Berni
• Cuba
  • Social Visions: Carlos Enríquez and Marcelo Pogolotti

Concerning the timeframe of the 1960s, Dr. Anreus’ presentation will incorporate examples of

• Argentina
  • Neo-figurative Artists
• Venezuela
  • The Carnival of Jacobo Borges
• Cuba
  • Raúl Martínez Revolutionary Pop
  • The Monsters of Antonia Eiriz
  • Military Dictatorships and The Cuban Revolution

This lecture is free and open to the public and is sponsored in part by the Global Initiative, SUNY Orange

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The Grand Experiment: Climate Change and Global Warming

a lecture with powerpoint presentation by Wallace S. Broecker, PhD

Newberry Professor, Department of Earth and Environmental Science, Columbia University
Scientist at Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory

Attendance at this lecture affords Professional Engineers the opportunity to earn one Professional Development Hour (PDH) toward their NYS PE license.

Dr. Wallace S. Broecker is perhaps the world's foremost interpreter of the Earth's operation as a biological, chemical, and physical system. He began his research in the 1950s with the development of techniques for measuring the radiocarbon content of ocean water and the ages and accumulation rates of deep sea and lake sediments, using this data to trace ocean circulation patterns over time. One of a group of scientists researching climate change with radiocarbon dating of marine shells found in sediment deposits on the sea bottom, Dr. Broecker helped discover that the abrupt end of the most recent ice age occurred approximately 11,000 years ago.

• The Ashabi Glass Foundation Blue Planet Prize Recipient 1996

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The Media and the Marketplace

a lecture by Trudy Lieberman, veteran journalist, author

The lecture is free and open to the public and sponsored by James H. Ottaway, Jr. No registration is required.

Through the lecture, Trudy Lieberman will examine how media organizations function as profit-making institutions and try to preserve their role as watchdogs for the public interest. She will also demonstrate how the imperative to turn a profit affects the news, and whether the business model of newspapers and magazines is viable in the age of web blogs and other interactive communications. In addition, the talk will consider whether hard-hitting consumer reporting is compatible with the advertising necessary to sustain today’s media corporations.

Trudy Lieberman is a 1968 graduate of the University of Nebraska and holds a certificate in economics and business journalism from the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism where she was a Knight-Bagehot Fellow in 1976-77.

Trudy Lieberman started her career in journalism as a reporter with the Detroit Free Press. She has been a journalist  for more than 35years, and is now a contributing editor to the Columbia Journalism Review, a contributor to The Nation, and does a monthly health and the marketplace column for the Los Angeles Times. Also, she is former director of the Center for Consumer Health Choices at Consumers Union and former senior investigator/health policy editor at Consumers Report.  Presently, Ms Lieberman is director of the health/medicine reporting program, Graduate School of Journalism, CUNY and has been an adjunct professor at Columbia University and a media ethics teacher at New York University. During the Spring 2007 semester, she was the James H. Ottaway, Sr Professor of Journalism at SUNY New Paltz, an endowed position. She has won numerous awards and honors including two National Magazine Awards, ten National Press Club Awards, a Fulbright Fellowship to study health care in Japan, a John J. McCloy Fellowship to study health care in Germany, a Joan Shorenstein Fellowship at Harvard University to study coverage of medical technology, and an honorary doctorate from the University of Nebraska. She is the author of five books including Slanting the Story-the Forces That Shape the News.

DAVE LIEBMAN BIG BAND: Master Class

Open Rehearsal/Master Class: 3:30 PM; free and open to the public.

The Dave Liebman Big Band, under the direction of saxophonist Gunnar Mossblad, is made up of some of the most experienced and creative New York based jazz musicians -- gentlemen who are recording artists in their own right. Featuring original Liebman compositions which are worked by some of the most unique jazz arrangers in the world, the band made a splash in the jazz world from its first concert. In addition to the unique and thoughtful compositions and arrangements, the band breaks the bonds of the traditional big sounds through creative collaborations of improvised music. Dave Liebman’s broad spectrum of eclectic musical interests makes for a sound unlike any band on the current scene.

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The Writing Life - master class:

- 11 AM, Harriman Hall 111 Film Theatre

A Reading of Original Works

- 7pm, Morrison Hall Mansion Music Room & Salon

with
Paul Kane, PhD, Poet

both programs are free and open to the public

During the master class, entitled The Writing Life, Dr. Kane will describe how he became interested in writing at a young age and what has sustained that interest over time. He’ll also name some of his favorite writers and bring some samples of their writings which he will read. In addition, he will explain what he found was best in getting published in magazines, journals, on-line journals, and then publishing a book.

Dr. Kane wants to take questions so that a wide-ranging conversation about issues in writing and publishing can be discussed.

Paul Kane is a Fulbright Scholar and a Professor at Vassar College. He holds BA, MA, PhD degrees from Yale University and an MA from the University of Melbourne, Australia. In addition, he has received fellowships from the National Endowment for the Humanities and the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation, as well as a grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. He has published ten books, including three collections of poems, a study of Australian poetry, an edition of Ralph Waldo Emerson, a collaboration with the photographer William Clift, and several anthologies. His latest book of poems is Work Life (See cover - PDF, 4 MB). His teaching ranges from courses in American and British literature and post-colonial literature to poetry, creative writing, and literary theory. Also, he teaches in the American Culture and Environmental Studies programs. He serves as poetry editor for Antipodes and as a member of the advisory board for a number of journals, too.

Paul Kane is a resident of Big Island, Town of Warwick.

Oriental Brush Painting ~ techniques in Chinese and Japanese styles

a lecture presentation and short hands-on workshop by Midge Bremer associate in fine arts, Pratt Institute, Brooklyn

Midge studied Chinese Brush Painting with Han Ling Yueng, Hong Kong and Japanese Sumi-e Painting with Yukio Tashiro, NYC and at the China Institute of Manhattan.

She is a member of the Oriental Brush Artists Guild and the Middletown Art Group, and teaches in her studio in Middletown.

Oriental Brush Painting is a "one-time-shot" type of art; once the paint is on the rice paper, it is permanent as rice paper is highly absorbent.

Chinese brush painting is distinguished by the use of vibrant colors and many strokes. In contrast, Japanese Sumi-e Painting is mostly done in black and white with the use of inks and fewer strokes.

All painting needs will be supplied, and registration is not required. Free admission.

Attendees should plan on arriving early as parking is limited.

DANDELION: CHILDREN-FAMILY THEATER BY THE PAPER BAG PLAYERS

Performance: 2PM; Admission: $4 children/students [aged 3 to 16); $7 general public; $6 senior citizens/SUNY Orange alumni, faculty, staff;  group rates;  free SUNY Orange credit students.

Reserved seat tickets may be purchased at the George F. Shepard Student Center (845)341-4015 from 9 AM to 7:30 PM Monday through Thursday and until 4:30 PM on Fridays.

In addition to the performance of DANDELION, children and their families and friends are invited to come early at 1 PM to Orange Hall Gallery and join in the fun of Hands on Learning, a projects exhibit presented by the Center for Teaching and Learning.  The exhibit is free and open to the public.

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DAVE LIEBMAN BIG BAND: JAZZ CONCERT

Performance: 8 PM; Admission: $10 adults; $8 non-SUNY Orange students; $9 senior citizens, group rates; free all SUNY Orange students

The Dave Liebman Big Band, under the direction of saxophonist Gunnar Mossblad, is made up of some of the most experienced and creative New York based jazz musicians -- gentlemen who are recording artists in their own right. Featuring original Liebman compositions which are worked by some of the most unique jazz arrangers in the world, the band made a splash in the jazz world from its first concert. In addition to the unique and thoughtful compositions and arrangements, the band breaks the bonds of the traditional big sounds through creative collaborations of improvised music. Dave Liebman’s broad spectrum of eclectic musical interests makes for a sound unlike any band on the current scene.

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Viva Flamenco

by Los del Barrio Dance Company

Maya de Silva Chafe, director

accompanied by Walter Guzman, dancer, Alfonso Cid, vocalist and flutist and Jose Ramos, flamenco guitarist

admission: adults - $8; faculty/staff/alumni - $6; senior citizens- $5; all students - free; group rates

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A Piano Recital by Hector Martignon

Latin American and European Classical and Contemporary Music

admission: adults - $8; faculty/staff/alumni - $6; senior citizens- $5; all students - free; group rates

sponsored in part by the Global Initiative, SUNY Orange

Hector Martignon studied classical piano with Robert Bohnke and Rosa Sabater and composition with Klaus Huber at the prestigious Musikhochschule Freiburg in Germany. He also studied with Solomon Mikowski at the Manhattan School of Music. In his childhood, he received informal piano lessons from his mother Maria Luisa and the great Maestro Giacomo Marcenaro. He is on the faculty of Lucy Moses School of Music and the Special Music School at the renowned Kaufman Center, NYC.

piano recital of 18TH & 19TH CENTERY EUROPEAN MUSIC: works by bach, beethoven, chopin, liszt, & ravel

Performance: 3PM; Admission: $7 adults; $5 senior citizens, alumni, faculty, staff; free all students; group rates.

James John Boyce is a learned scholar having received his PhD in Historical Musicology from New York University as well as Masters Degrees in Historical Musicology (NYU), Theology/Scripture (Washington Theological Union), Piano (Catholic University), and Bachelor Degrees in Piano and French (both at McGill University, Montreal).  He a priest and the Commissary Provincial for the eastern region of the Chicago Province Carmelite Order. He resides at St. John's Priory in Leonia, New Jersey.

He has written numerous books and articles and received many awards and fellowships.  Also, he is an Assistant Professor of Music and Chair of the Department of Art History and Music at Fordham University.

Rev. Dr. Boyce performs recitals regularly in New York, New Jersey, and Florida.

Poetry Reading: paul kane, phd

Performance: 7 PM; Admission: Free

A poetry reading by Paul Kane, PhD, Poet, Professor of English, Vassar College.

During the master class, entitled The Writing Life, Dr. Kane will describe how he became interested in writing at a young age and what has sustained that interest over time. He’ll also name some of his favorite writers and bring some samples of their writings which he will read. In addition, he will explain what he found was best in getting published in magazines, journals, on-line journals, and then publishing a book.

Dr. Kane wants to take questions so that a wide-ranging conversation about issues in writing and publishing can be discussed.

Paul Kane is a Fulbright Scholar and a Professor at Vassar College. He holds BA, MA, PhD degrees from Yale University and an MA from the University of Melbourne, Australia. In addition, he has received fellowships from the National Endowment for the Humanities and the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation, as well as a grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. He has published ten books, including three collections of poems, a study of Australian poetry, an edition of Ralph Waldo Emerson, a collaboration with the photographer William Clift, and several anthologies. His latest book of poems is Work Life (See cover - PDF, 4 MB). His teaching ranges from courses in American and British literature and post-colonial literature to poetry, creative writing, and literary theory. Also, he teaches in the American Culture and Environmental Studies programs. He serves as poetry editor for Antipodes and as a member of the advisory board for a number of journals, too.

Paul Kane is a resident of Big Island, Town of Warwick.

A Fall evening of poetry in several languages

Languages and Speakers:

POETS:

• English -- Joan Siegel
• English -- Joel Solonche
• English -- Donna Spector
• English -- Sandra Graff
• Spanish -- German Restrepo
  

READERS OF POETRY:

• French -- Gigi Sesti
• Hindi & Urdu -- Renuka Khanna
• Russian -- Artur Charukhchyan
• Greek -- Demosthenes Kontos
  

Poets will read their original works. In addition some lovers of poetry who are not poets, will read selections from their favorite poets. Attendees can sit back and listen to poetry and also to the sound of the words. Packets which include translations and/or summations of the poems will be available.

Come and enjoy.

Refreshments will be served.

COMEDY Film Series: SOME LIKE IT HOT

Showing: 7:15 PM; Admission: $2 for general public; all students free. Introduction by Chris Farlekas.

Directed by Billy Wilder. Starring Marilyn Monroe, Tony Curtis, and Jack Lemmon. Jack Lemmon received an Oscar and a Golden Globe for Best Actor. Billy Wilder received an Oscar Nomination for Best Director.

Set in 1929, Lemmon and Curtis are out of work musicians who witness the St. Valentine's Day Massacre. Fleeing for their lives, they disguise themselves as female musicians in order to get to Florida and away from the mob. This is where the fun begins. Renamed "Daphne" and "Josephine," they try their best to keep their secret. But when "Josephine" (Curtis) meets sexy ukulele player Sugar Kane (Marilyn Monroe) you know he's going to blow his cover somehow. While Curtis tries to woo Monroe by pretended to be her dream man as she has told him, Lemmon is courted by Osgood Fielding (Joe E. Brown). Curtis adopts a Cary Grant accent and pretends to be frigid in the movie's funniest scenes. Lemmon seems to forget he's a boy and has so much fun with Fielding and adores the things he buys him. Between the cases of mistaken and pretend identities, the mobsters come to Florida for their Opera Lovers Meeting. It all winds up with a hilarious ending.

COMEDY Film Series: mash

Showing: 7:15 PM; Admission: $2 for general public; all students free. Introduction by Steve Harpst, Director of Student Activities who will speak about the director and the film. Chris Farlekas will also present a personal memoir of his experiences as a US Army medic in Korea and compare those to the episodes in the film.

Directed by Robert Altman. Starring Donald Sutherland, Elliot Gould, Tom Skerritt, Sally Kellerman, Robert Duvall, and Roger Bowen.

The staff of a Korean War hospital use humor and hi jinks to keep their sanity in the face of the horror of the war. Mobile Army Surgical Hospital - that's where two young surgeons, Duke and Hawkeye, end up during the Korean War. There is no plot as such, but instead a series of episodes during which they put their stamp on the camp including a football game against a larger unit with thousands riding on it, a trip to Tokyo to operate on a congressman's son, and play a little gold, and finding out if the head nurse is a natural blonde.

COMEDY Film Series: harold and maude

Showing: 7:15 PM; Admission: $2 for general public; all students free. Introduction by Roz Smith.

Harold and Maude is a movie directed by Hal Ashby in 1971. The film features both dark and light humor, social satire (including anti-war), promotes the notion of living life to its fullest, and has long had a cult following. The film is number 45 on the American Film Institute's list of 100 Funniest Movies of all time, number 42 on Bravo's 100 Funniest Movies and on IMDB's list of the best 250 movies ever made. In 1997, it was selected for preservation in the National Film Registry of the Library of Congress.

The film was a commercial failure when it was released although the critical reception was extremely positive. The screenplay upon which the film was based was written by Colin Higgins, and published as a novel in 1971. The movie was shot in the San Francisco Bay Area. Harold and Maude was also a play on Broadway for some time.

COMEDY Film Series: SLEEPER

Showing: 7:15 PM; Admission: $2 for general public; all students free. Introduction by Rich Heppner.

Sleeper (1973) is a futuristic science fiction comedy film, written by, directed by, and starring Woody Allen. The title is likely a reference to the classic science fiction novel The Sleeper Awakes by H. G. Wells which also deals with a man in suspended animation who awakens in a dictatorial future against which he rebels, although the plots of Allen's film and Wells' novel otherwise have few similarities.

COMEDY Film Series: YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN

Showing: 7:15 PM; Admission: $2 for general public; all students free. Introduction by Steve Harpst.

Young Frankenstein is a 1974 comedy film directed by Mel Brooks, starring Gene Wilder as the title character. Teri Garr, Cloris Leachman, Marty Feldman, Peter Boyle, Madeline Kahn, Kenneth Mars, and Gene Hackman also star. The screenplay was written by Brooks and Wilder.

The film is a parody of the horror film genre, in particular the various film adaptations of Mary Shelley's novel Frankenstein, mainly those made by Universal in the 1930s, to which the film is best seen as an affectionate homage. This is reflected by the fact that most of the pieces of lab equipment were the very ones used in the 1931 film Frankenstein, designed by Ken Strickfaden. To further reflect the atmosphere of the earlier films, Brooks shot the picture entirely in black-and-white, a rare choice at the time.

COMEDY Film Series: HAIRSPRAY

Showing: 7:15 PM; Admission: $2 for general public; all students free. Introduction by Rich Heppner.

The American movie Hairspray (1988) (also known by its code title, White Lipstick) was written & directed by John Waters. It is a cult classic known for an unusual portrayal of racial issues through Waters' characteristic edgy humor.

In the film, 'Pleasantly Plump' teenager Tracy Turnblad achieves her dream of becoming a regular on the Corny Collins Dance Show. Now a teen hero, she starts using her fame to speak out for the causes she believes in, most of all integration. In doing so, she earns the wrath of the show's former star, Amber Von Tussle, as well as Amber's manipulative, pro-segregation parents. The rivalry comes to a head as Amber and Tracy vie for the title of Miss Auto Show 1963.

Science Fiction Series: Forbidden Planet

• directed by Fred M. Wilcox
• introduced by Paul Basinski

Admission: $2 general; free - all students

Science Fiction Series: Brazil

• directed by Terry Gilliam
• introduced by Alex Jakubowski

Admission: $2 general; free - all students

Science Fiction Series: Donnie Darko

• directed by Richard Kelly
• introduced by Alex Jakubowski

Admission: $2 general; free - all students

Science Fiction Series: The Day the Earth Stood Still

• directed by Robert Wise
• introduced by Steve Harpst

Admission: $2 general; free - all students

Science Fiction Series: Metropolis

• directed by Fritz Lang
• introduced by Steve Harpst

Admission: $2 general; free - all students

Science Fiction Series: Gattaca

• directed by Andrew Niccol
• introduced by Stone Lamb

Admission: $2 general; free - all students