October, 2004

NAC PROGRAMS START THE MONTH OF OCTOBER WITH REMARKABLE PERFORMANCES AT THE NORTHPORT LIBRARY AT 7:30 P.M.

 

October 1, 2004, (Friday) 7:30 p.m. Do-ing Music, a program featuring clarinetist Gene Keyes and pianist Isabella Eredita performing a re-creation of an historic recital presented during the lifetime of the composers  Brahms ( Sonatas, Opus 120) and Schumann ( Fantasie pieces, Opus 73.)

 

October 13, 2004, (Wednesday) 7:00 p.m.   We will hold our monthly meeting at the Northport Library Community Room where elections will take place in the gallery area. All members are eligible to vote.  Following a short meeting the following program will take place in the community room:

 

Enjoy The Beat Goes On. Celebrating Jack Kerouac and David Amram's first jazz/Poetry readings in NYC in 1957, featuring David  Amram & Friends co-hosted by Kate Kelly & George Wallace. 

 

October 8th, (Friday) at 8:00 pm  - NAC Night at the Opera

Cafe Portofino, Main Street, Northport (Opposite Northport Post Office) Open to singers and audience. Bring Music.

 

NAC's popular DO-ING MUSIC concert series will feature the Canta Libre Chamber Ensemble Fri. November  5th, 2004 7:30 p.m. at the Northport Library. This unique ensemble of accomplished musicians consist of harp, strings, flute and clarinet and will play an ambitious program which will include The Handel Harp Concerto, French romantic era pieces of Ropartz, Ravel and Roussel, as well as Jolivet and Berlioz.  Meet the artists reception and refreshments immediately following.     Call the Library at 261-6930 for free advance tickets.  They are also performing on Sunday, October 17 in Garden City. For details call (516)742-8405

 

Northport Village Art Show, “Rebuilding our Future: Life after Nine Eleven.”  exploring how America, Northport, and/or the individual have moved on since nine/eleven. Exhibition opens to all.   Organized by Elaine Stein and curated by Doris Rowe. Now on display through November at the Village Hall.

 

NAC MEMBERS ARE BUSY CREATING ART FOR THE COMMUNITY  

SOME OF THEIR ANNOUNCEMENTS FOLLOW:

MUSIC EVENTS

 

October 3,(Sunday )at 3pm. -   Christ and St. Stephen's Church
120 West 69th Street, New York, NY 10023       
Leslie Swanson, soprano, Katie Franklin, piano, and Audra Moricca, soprano, Kelly Horsted, piano.   Program to include:Trois Melodies de Paul Verlaine, Chansons de Bilitis & L'Isle Joyeuse – Debussy Poèmes Pour Mi, Premier Livre et Deuxième Livre – Messiaen Befreit, Frühlingsfeier, Cäcilie, Wiegenlied & Zueignung - R. StraussRain Tree Sketch I  - Takemitsu 

 

 October 8^th (Friday) from 7:30pm to 11pm songwriter and poet Alan Semerdjian will host and perform at the next installment of The Conklin Barn Singer/Songwriter Series..  This unique event takes place on the second Friday of every month and features some of the most talented songwriters on the island doing two short sets of music acoustically in a relaxed and intimate historic space.  In addition to Alan, this month's performers are Dave Diamond (Zen Tricksters, Pozzy Ghuru), Carol Thomas (One and Twenty), and Sean Llewellyn (The Bel Airs).  For past performers at this event and other information on Alan Semerdjian, see www.alanarts.com.   The Conklin Barn is located at 2 High Street and New York Avenue, two lights south of Main Street.  There is a $5 suggested donation.  The Conklin Barn Singer/Songwriter Showcase is an all ages event.

 

October 9 (Saturday)   Shenole Latimer Trio  -Chapin Rainbow Stage @ Heckscher Park, 3:45pm - 4:15pm

 

October 9  (Saturday) CATHY Kreeger AND HER BAND, WHAT IT IZ WILL BE AT CODA IN HUNTINGTON

 

October  9 (Saturday)  and Nov. 13 Glenn Baldwin & Friends of Jazz having played the final performance for Happenings on Main Street on September 3, will be featured at Sweetwater’s, Rt. 111, Hauppauge,  and at the Mills Pond House on Sunday, Oct. 24 at 3:00 p.m. This jazz ensemble --including trumpet, trombone, piano, bass, drums, and vocals--delivers swing, bossa, bop, and blues in an easy-to-listen style.

October15 (Friday) The First Presbyterian Church of Northport (Church at Main Street) announces their 6th annual Choral Festival Weekend for October 15-17.  Guest conductor Marguerite Brooks comes from the Yale Sacred Institute of Music in New Haven, CT.

The Sunday October 17th concert at 4 pm will feature the music of Hogan, Hatfield, Dorsey, Bach, Handel, and Tompkins in the church sanctuary.

For further details or to register as a singer, please call Deborah Jenks at 631-261-6434

 

October 16 (Saturday) 8:00 p.m. - the Folk Music Society of Huntington is presenting guitarist and songwriter Bob Westcott and jazz chanteuse Marty Winkler for the Hard Luck Cafe coffeehouse concert series. held at the Congregational Church of Huntington, 30 Washington Dr., Centerport. Tickets are $8 and the event starts with an Open Mike. More info is at www.fmshny.org or (631) 661-1278

 

October 20 (Wednesday)  College Night for Long Island Music Students   
The annual College Night for Long Island Music Students will take place this year on Wednesday, October 20th 2004 from 7:30pm to 9:30pm at Kings Park High School, 200 Route 25A, Kings Park.
Music Students grades 9-12 (and transfer students) who wish to continue music study as an undergraduate are invited to attend. Parents are also welcome or to attend in their place if students have a conflict.   Students interested in classical, jazz or contemporary music, opera, musical theater, conducting, composition, music business, music technology, music and communications, etc., will find this event helpful.
Representatives from local, statewide and national conservatories, colleges and universities will be available to answer questions on applications, auditions, requirements, courses, and college life. Summer program representatives will also attend. For more information, directions, and a list of colleges attending visit the web site or contact Yvonne Langer at 631 754 2244 for a flier.

 

October 21 – (Thursday) at 8PM, the Inter-Media Art Center at 370 New York Ave., Huntington will present an important concert, ‘LOCAL ARTISTS DESERVING WIDER RECOGNITION’, featuring three of Long Island’s notable musical acts. The evening promises to appeal to fans of all stripes, especially those who appreciate outstanding musicianship and intelligent songwriting.  MARTHA TRACHTENBERG and TOM GRIFFITH have been making beautiful music together and separately for quite some time. MARTHA was a founding member of the first all-female Bluegrass band, the Buffalo Gals. Her songs have been covered by IBMA award-winners.

 

THEATER

 

October 21st (Thursday) NAC members Charlotte Koons and Ghislaine Grillo will be offering ROOTS & WINGS: A dramatic Arts Experience for students 12 to 16 years of age 8 Thursdays, 5 to 6:30 pm. Posey School, 57 Main St. Northport.  Charlotte will 'root' the students in basic theater exercises, games, improv, monologues, scripted scenes and Ghislaine will give them their 'wings' of improvisational dance.  For information and registration, contact msPosey@optonline.net

 

October 23 – (Saturday), Northport Performing Arts Center (NPAC) will be presenting a benefit at a sponsor's home. Although this event is open to a private guest list, upcoming events are not.  To join our mailing list and receive information about November's and December’s events, please call 888-524-NPAC (6722)

 

October 31, Jerome Vivona, PAC’s Artistic Director, and other NPAC staff members will be judging a children’s' Halloween Costume Parade in the Park.  The Parade is sponsored by the Chamber of Commerce as part of their Halloween Celebration in the Village.

 

DANCE

October 16 - On Saturday at 12 midday a group of intergenerational dancers will be “Gathering in the Harvest” on the lawn outside the museum at Heckscher Park in Huntington. Free. Come watch and join in the final improvisational dance. Bring drums!  Elizabeth Yaari For information call our choreographer, Dafna Soltes Stein (631) 427 3471

Danskinetics - Express yourself , have fun, dance,With GHISLAINE at Posey School 7 Main Street .Northport Danskinetics also called ”spirit in motion” is a transformative movement experience designed to give you a unique joy of freebody expression through guided movement inspired by exciting multicultural music. Classes on Thursdays 10:00-11:30am For information please call Ghislaine at:(631) 262-7844

Belly Dancing -Isabella Johnson will be offering classes at the Posey Studio Thursdays, 8:00 to 9:00 p.m.  For more information http://www.poseyschool.com/adultdance.html

October 20 to 23 -Posey School’s dance faculty members Allison Smith, Elyssa Vanderpool and Elsa Posey will be attending the National Dance Education Organization (NDEO) conference at the University of Michigan in East Lansing. A student scholarship fund has been established in recognition of NDEO’s Past President, Elsa Posey, “a mentor who always had faith in our ability to educate, to research, to build bridges across the sectors, and to reach our destiny in the field of dance education. Elsa has unsparingly shared her experiences and insights and supported our efforts in the field.” The Elsa Posey Student Scholarship Fund can accept further donations for information contact the national office of NDEO at 301-657-2880.

 

VISUAL ARTS

October 2 – (Saturday), The 7th Annual Fundraising Gala will be held at the Marshall Field Dairy Complex on the grounds of the park, and will feature an auction for all donated artwork.  

Incorporating the Caumsett State Historic Park in her artwork, Pamela Nolan has donated her newest piece titled, "His Majesty, King of Caumsett, 2004", to the Caumsett Foundation. Rendered in pastel on 100% rag, the painting was inspired by the flora and fauna of the beautiful park.  The painting can be viewed on Pam's website at www.pamelalongnolan.com Tickets for the Gala can be purchased by contacting The Caumsett Foundation at (631) 367-8062

 

October 9 – 10  Mary Ahern will be showing her Fine Art Botanicals at the Westhampton Beach Arts & Crafts Show. This show is held in conjunction with the Westhampton Beach Fall Harvest Festival.  The Heckscher Museum of Huntington NY is now carrying her Frameable Note Cards in their Gift Shop.

 

October 17- Kate Kelly will be exhibiting her newest work in a solo show

"Contemplations & Migrations" at Memorial Gallery located in Nathan Hale Hall on the campus of Farmingdale State University of NY, located in Farmingdale.  The opening reception will be held on Sunday at 2:30 pm and the work will be on display through November 12, 2004. Email Kate at friekey20@optonline.net for directions and gallery hours. Kate is one of four artists in a show titled "Metamorphosis" curated by William Grabowski for the Huntington Arts Council's satellite gallery, Art-trium. The show runs through November 15, 2004. The Art-trium is located at 25 Melville Park Road (off Rte.110, just south of the LIE).

 

NAC member Jane McGraw Teubner won the Harbor House Award for outstanding seascapes at the 39^th Annual Gallery North Outdoor Show.

 

Stoomzee.com is now displaying "ARLENE'S GARDEN" Scudder Park photos by Kevin McMahon - These artistic photo's can be viewed and enjoyed by visiting the Stoomzee.com website  - homepage http://www.stoomzee.com/pages/1/index.htm  (FRONT PAGE PHOTO'S) and the full collection is archived on the Northport page - http://www.stoomzee.com/pages/14/index.htm ...

 

Poetry

 

October 23  - The North Sea Poetry Scene is proud to present A Tribute to Vince Clemente, Saturday, at 6 :00 P.M. at The Southampton Inn, 91 Hill Street, Southampton, New York. There will be a cocktail hour, three course dinner, and poetry readings. Cost for the evening:  $45.00 .  R.S.V.P. by October 9 with choice of entrée. Please make checks payable to:The North Sea Poetry Scene 33 Woods LaneSouthampton, New York 11968     Phone / Fax: 631-204-1240     Email: Springrain20@hotmail.com

 

Membership News

Emily Eisen, instructor, presented SMART ART® at the International Brain Gym® Conference at Marquette University, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, in July 2004. It was a great success, enjoyed by people from all over the world. Now, in Northport, she will be teaching two sessions, SATURDAYS, OCTOBER 23 and NOVEMBER 20, 9am-1pm. Contact BRAINWORKS PLUS® at 631-651-9207 for class information and schedules offered in Northport at The Inner Spirit Yoga Center and at the director's/artist's studio

 

Pearl Talent Group - Pearls is a privately organized agency that arranges fine entertainment in the privacy of homes. We are looking for artists to add to our Talent Registry.   -   OPEN CALL TO AUDITION
(Actors, Artists, Dramatists, Musicians, Poets, and Vocalists)
 Email:  tara_kavanagh@yahoo.com for an appointment. Include name, email address, phone number, expertise, and a short/recent bio of no more than 115 words. Be prepared for a video-taped audition.

If you wish to join us, please send a check to NAC, P. O. Box 508, Northport, NY 11768  Dues are $25 per year.  Some of the advantages of membership are free entertainment, a chance to link to our web site  www.northportarts.org , to contribute announcements to NAC NEWS,  and to receive the Northport Arts Journal.

 

We welcome new members:  Anthony and Mary Falleo, Mary and Stan Hall, Lauren Paige,and Leila Atkinson.

Check out our web site to learn more about us.  www.northportarts.org