SEPTEMBER, 2004

 

NAC SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETES ITS GOAL OF SUPPORTING THE ARTS IN THE NORTHPORT COMMUNITY THIS SUMMER!  A BIG THANK YOU TO ALL THE GENEROUS ARTISTS WHO SHARED THEIR TALENTS AND THANKS TO OUR GENEROUS MEMBERS WHO SUPPORTED THEM.

 Among the many programs we brought you were the: Do-ing Music Series; Art, Music, and Poetry in the Park; NAC at the Café; Happenings on Main Street; Northport Village Hall Art Show; Jazz for a Summer Night; and the Poetry of Neruda .

 

 

NAC WEDNESDAYs

 

September 8, 2004, at the Northport Library at 7:30pm.  Our opening season.  Join us and enjoy the talent that has been lined up!
Featured performers include:

Jeff Curtis, guitarist, Barbara Reiher-Meyers, original poetry,Kate Kelly, original poetry,Joe Mannix, singer/songwriter, Jim Friel, original poetry, Charlene Knadle, original poetry, Tara Kavanagh, voice, Isabella Eredita-Johnson, belly dance, Elizabeth Yaari, silk painting

organized by, Tara Kavanagh at tara_kavanah@yahoo.com

 

We will be announcing our upcoming October elections.   At present our board members are:

Isabella Johnson, Chairperson, Pat Bond, Secretary, Bruce Johnson, Treasurer, and Board members: Charlotte Koons,  Sally Shorrock,  Joan Hauser, and Tara Kavanagh.  If you would like to serve, or know someone who would, please contact Pat Bond at 499-3901 or at pbond@suffolk.lib.ny.us 

 

Our upcoming NAC Wednesday, October 13  will be The Beat Goes On.   Celebrating Jack Kerouac and David Amram’s 1^st jazz/poetry 1957 readings in NYC featuring David Amram & Friends co-hosted by Kate Kelly & George Wallace. Northport Publice Library

 

Art Opportunity: Northport Village Art Show, September 2004

“Rebuilding our Future: Life after Nine Eleven.”  Exhibition open to all artists exploring how America, Northport, and/or the individual has moved on since nine/eleven.  Looking for work that reflects how life, freedom, trust and security have changed since nine/eleven.

Work must be at least 16” x 20” and no larger than 36” x 36”.  $10.00 for NAC members, $15 for non-members.  Artists will be responsible for transporting their work to the Village Hall.  For more information, contact: estein9560@aol.com or call (631) 261-0303

                

                                        NAC at the Cafe

 Friday, September 17^th – Opera night at Café Portofino at 8:00 p.m. (Main Street, Northport, opposite Npt. Post Office)

                                                  

                                                    Do-ing Music

October 1, 2004, (Friday) 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's Fantasie pieces. Northport Public Library, 7:30 pm

 

MEMBER’S ANNOUNCEMENTS

 

MUSIC EVENTS

 

September 8, 15, and 23 – The Northport Chorale will hold auditions for new members at 7:00 p.m. at Northport High School Choir Room –A115.  Prospective members must call Su Ronneburger for an appointment; (631)754-3144 or go to http://www.northportchorale.org/.

 

Thursday, September 9^th – Shenole Latimer, jazz saxophonist, will appear at 8 p.m. at the Patchogue Theatre for the Performing Arts.  Call box office at (631)207-1313.

 

Saturday September 18^th – Oak Street Quartet – live jazz sets at Sweetwaters, 470 Wheeler Road, Route 111, Hauppauge.  Sbennet5@optonline.net

 

CALL FOR VOCALISTS AND PIANIST , Auditions in late September for Opera Scenes group. Please contact Tara Bluejups@aol.com or (631) 327-1833 with Name, Email, phone number and voice type.

 

 

THEATER

October 21-Charlotte Koons and Ghislaine Grillo are co-facilitating “Roots and Wings”:A Dramatic Arts Experience for Students ages 12-16 at the Posey School, 57 Main Street, Northport.  It will 'root' the student in basic acting techniques, theater games, improvisation, monologues and scripted scenes.
    They will try their 'wings' with creative movement, yoga stretches & breathing, and improvisational dance.  For information and registration, contact   MsPosey@optonline.net

September 18 and 19 -Connie Cocciolone and Alice Weiser of Constant Wonder will be performing their special blend of original children's songs and interactive theater games at Long Island Children's Museum in Garden City.. There will be 2 shows each day at 1pm and 3pm.  www.constantwonder.com

 

 

Northport Performing Arts Center (NPAC) will be hosting a table in the park at the Cow Harbor Day festival.  Be sure to stop by, join our mailing list, and pick up a t-shirt or hat.  Anyone donating $100 or more before the theater opens will join the "Original Cast" and receive a limited edition "Original Cast" t-shirt.

 

  

 

DANCE

 

Friday, September 3, at 7:30 p.m. – Dance to the beat of Middle Eastern Music.  Isabella Eredita Johnson will be showing you moves from the Serena Technique of Belly Dancing.  Posey School, 57 Main Street, Northport. Formal classes will begin Sept. 9. 8:00-9:00 pm

For more information: http://www.poseyschool.com/adultdance.html

 

Thursdays, starting September 23 from 10 to 11:30 a.m. – Danskinetics for Adults at Posey School, 57 Main Street, Northport. For info and registration call Ghislaine at (631)262-7844.

 

 

VISUAL ARTS

 

Kate Kelly will be one of 4 featured visual artists in a show entitled METAMORPHOSIS, curated by William Grabowski. The exhibit will be on view at the Art-trium Gallery (a satellite gallery of the Huntington Arts Council), UNTIL November 15, 2004. The Art-trium Gallery is located at 25 Melville Park Road, Melville.  (2 lights south of the LIE off of Route 110, east side of 110) For more information call the Huntinton Arts Council @ 631.271.8423 or visit their website:www.huntingtonarts.org

 

Stoomzee.com will be presenting beautiful landscape photo's taken by Kevin McMahon - of the Northport Village Gold Coast area including Cold Spring Harbor, Huntington and Centerport.  Three of our best photo's will be displayed each day on the http://www.stoomzee.com/ Homepage.  P.S.  If you have a photo (maximum of three) of artistic interest you think might look good for Stoomzee's Front Page Photo please email it to Stacy@Stoomzee.com.

If you have taken a photo, made a drawing or sketch but can't email it, you can send it via U.S.mail and we will scan it in on our computer.  Your picture will be displayed in the appropriate place on our website.

 

Be part of a group of like-minded people interested in experiencing three different methods in emotional education. The Spontaneous Painting Method created by Susan Bello Phd, Focusing developed by Eugene Gendlin and introducing the Nonviolent Communication (NVC) philosophy of Marshall Rosenberg. For more information please contact Susan Bello PhD at 212-956-2291 or Lori Ketover CSW at 516-692-0613.  Free Introductory class Thursday from 5:30 - 9:30 pm.

 

Saturday & Sunday, September 18,19 – Mary Ahern will be showing her work at Gallery North, 39^th Annual Outdoor Art Show in Setauket, NY 10am to 5 pm.  You can contact her at http://www.maryahernartist.com/

 

Phyllis Hicks was pleased with her experience in August’s “Art in the Park” and is looking forward to next year’s show.

 

George Hart our illustrious Web Master and former board member won an award from the town of Huntington to install a temporary sculpture in Billy Joel Park in Cold Spring Harbor.  A photo and directions for visiting it can be seen at http://www.georgehart.com/sculpture/compass-points-large.html

 

George also visited Taiwan, at the invitation of the Taiwanese Ministry of Science, to give a series of lectures and run a sculpture assembly contest.  Pictures of the event can be seen at http://www.georgehart.com/taiwan2004/taiwan.html

 

September 8 - David T. Haussler-Sculptor (LIPSS), has been busy working on a new 9/11 Memorial Project which Channel 21 wants to air on this date.

His web site is http://www.dthsculptor.com/  He can be reached at http://www.lipss.net/ (Long Island Professional Sculptors & Supports.) 

 

 

PHILOSOPHY

 

The Long Island Philosophy Society will meet at New York Institute of technology, at Old Westbury, Long Island.  A NAC member, Jim Friel, who is a Philosophy Professor, is the Co-Chair of LIPS. Everyone is invited to attend for a day of "thinking out loud".  The convention starts at 9:00 A.M.  For further information, you can contact  frielkelly@optonline.net.   

 

Membership

Due to the many expenses incurred in presenting so many programs, we are raising our membership dues to $25.00 a year.  We hope our membership will continue to grow.  If you wish to join, please send a check to NAC, P. O. Box 508, Northport, NY 11768.

 

Our website http://www.northportarts.org  has been updated now that George has returned from his travels.  And many of our members have taken the opportunity to link their site to ours, as well as having their news published in The Journal for the Arts and in this on-line newsletter.

 

We welcome our new members:

Beth Reis

Joe Mannix (http://www.mannixrock.com/)

Leslie Strait

Nora Nolan (http://www.pamelanolan.com/)

The North Sea Poetry Scene (Tammy Morgan)

 

 

 

 

 Looking forward to an exciting season. . Pat Bond pbond@suffolk.lib.ny.us