April 2006

 

 

NORTHPORT THEATER PERFORMANCE A SELL -OUT SATURDAY, MARCH 25TH! (Above:  Jon Cooper, Suffolk County Legislator and Dennis Tannenbaum theater owner, celebrate an historic opening on March 23rd.)  Bare Bones Theatre Company continues its run of Brooklyn Boy March 30 and 31 at 8 pm and on Sunday April 2 at 3:00 pm. Location is Northport Theater of the Performing Arts, 250 Main St., and Northport.  Tickets are $20 and $18 for senior/students.  Available at

1-866-811-4111       or  www.barebonestheater.com  Box is open Tues. thru Sat. 3:30 to 6:30 pm

 

"Jeff Bennett and Frank Zinghini would like to thank NAC and all of its members for this amazing show of support for the theater!"

 NAC EVENTS

 

Opera Night

Friday March 31st, 8:00 pm   Caffé Portofino, 249 Main Street, Northport  Singers---bring music, buy coffee, have fun.

NAC Wednesdays

The Northport Opera Company - Friday, April 7th at 7:30 pm (Correction!  Library newsletter has April 11^th which is incorrect.) Join us for a musical evening as the Northport Opera Company presents scenes from its Spring Production, "Opera Romantica" at the Northport Library.

 

 

Village Hall Art Show

Call for photographers! Targeted date: April 22^nd Curator, Margita Hatfield is organizing the upcoming show, featuring photographers. For information, call: 261-6362

 

NAC at East Northport Library

The first meeting of the Northport Reader's Theater will be held at the East Northport Library on Wednesday, April 26th at 7:00 PM.  They will be reading Terrence McNally's "Lips Together, Teeth Apart," a riveting comedy about a brother and sister and their spouses, attempting to celebrate a 4th of July weekend on Fire Island, while examining the uncertainty of their affluent habits and petty prejudices.   The cast will rotate between readers, in order to accommodate the maximum number of actors. If you wish to read, contact Jo Ann Katz  JAK@COSMETICMALL.COM  to sign up. Audience members are welcome.

 

Poets in Port

 Friday, April 28th. Cafe Petrofina, 249 Main Street. 7:30 pm featuring Duane Esposito, hosted by Kate Dellis-Stover at Café’ Portofino , 249 Main Street , Northport, NY  11768 (Across from the Post Office)

 

NAC in the Northport Theater

Northport Opera Company's Opera Romantica   Saturday, May 6th, 2006 at 7 pm at The Northport Theater for the Performing Arts located at 250 Main Street, Northport, NY 11768.
Tickets can be purchase online at www.NorthportTheater.org or at the Northport Theater box office (631) 261-2900.  $20.00 General Public and $18.00 Senior/ Students. There will be refreshments too!

 

Art in the Park.

 June 11th and August 20^th dates are confirmed!

Artists/Poets: e-mail vivaldi222@aol.com for application

Musicians: e-mail:  musictara_kavanagh@yahoo.com if you are interested in performing

 

 

 

Past News

On Wednesday, March 5, 2006, NAC hosted A Poet in the Heart, - A Tribute to Jay Johnson – It was a delightful memorial, well attended by Jay’s many friends and admirers, Jay would have enjoyed it.  NAC was pleased to have such an event.  And a thank you goes to the Library for their generous hospitality.     Among the attending poets were: Bruce Johnson, Gloria Murray, Barbara Reiher Meyers, Alan Semerdjian, Shannah Levi, Kate Kelly, and Binnie Pasquier.   

 

DANCE

“Photo by Rhonda Dorsett”

 Summer Ballet is Fun at Posey School where you can  learn the classic variation from Swan Lake, “Four Little Swans”  National Registry of Dance Educators, Inc. www.nrde.org         631-757-2700

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Intro to Belly Dancing, Saturday, April 8th, 9:00 to 10:00 am , Elwood Public Library, 3027 Jericho Turnpike, Elwood, (631-499-0057) Dress Comfortably, and register for a fun (and free!) class of Belly Dancing taught by NAC member, Isabella Eredita Johnson

 

DANSKINETICS... A wonderful way to celebrate the Spring!  Come, explore your own creative movement in a nurturing non judgmental environment.   NO dance background necessary.

Classes open on: Thursdays 10:00 am -11:30 at Posey school, 57 Main Street. NORTHPORT

                             Saturdays   9:45 am -11:00 at Variations, 180 spring rd. HUNTINGTON

Go to www.dancerwithin.com or call ghislaine at 631-262 7844

 

MUSIC

 

Constant Wonder, the children's performing duo, is performing a benefit concert for the Make-A-Wish Foundation on Friday April 7th at 7pm at the newly reopened Northport Theater. And then they're heading to the BIG CITY for an Earth Day Celebration at Grand Central Station! On April 14th and 15th, Constant Wonder will perform shows inside Grand Central Station. On April 22nd, they will join a line-up of great musicians on stage outside Grand Central! Come join in the fun and let your children learn how they can help to save the Earth! For all the performance details, go to

www.constantwonder.com     

 

 

The Northport Community Band has a new website (www.ncb.homestead.com) that offers a wealth of information, including the newly published 2006 concert schedule (July 6, 13, 20, 27 and August 3). This season’s theme – “Great Band Music Under the Stars” – promises to be the group’s best yet, so mark your calendars! As summer approaches, the Concert Schedule page of the site will provide overviews of each concert, as well as downloadable programs (posted a day or two before each concert) that users can print in advance and bring with them on Thursday nights. Bob, Don and the members of the band look forward to seeing area music lovers during the group’s 2006 summer season and hope the new website will become a valuable community resource.

 

Last Licks Cafe, @ UUF Huntington, 109 Browns Road Huntington, presents folk legend Jack Hardy at 8 PM April 22nd. Tix $15. Lastlickscafe.org

 

Jack Hardy is a mentor and inspirational force to many of those at the forefront of the "new folk" movement. Suzanne Vega, Shawn Colvin, Steve Forbert and John Gorka have all honed their craft at Hardy's New York City Songwriter's Exchange. Lucinda Williams believes Jack "has written some of the most beautiful songs I have ever heard." And John Gorka notes, "Jack Hardy writes literature. His songs don't just lie there on the page. He makes a song come alive." 

 

Ridotto Arts Organization - Concerts with a touch of theater - "Distinctive Dances" Piano Recital - Soyeon Lee, winner of the 2004 Concert Artists Guild Competition.

 Sunday, April 2 at 4 pm Old First Church, Main Street, Huntington (opp. Town Hall),

 Tickets $18, reservations 631-385-0373

 

Apr 15, 2006, 8:00 PM, Hard Luck Cafe' - Folk Music Society of Huntington: CONCERT, Centerport, NY. The Congregational Church of Huntington (Wheelchair Accessible) 30 Washington Drive, Centerport, NY (at the Eastern border of Huntington off Route 25A).Info: (631)661-1278 - http://www.fmshny.com/hard.htm *glenroethel.com - inspireline.com reports: Bookings: 516-456-8004 Calendar: http://www.glenroethel.com/tour.shtml*  

 

SHE GROOVES LIVE! Theresa Orlando is producer & host of this NYC music event,
showcasing diverse female artists. Interviews with Grammy award winning artists, multi-musical performances, and music industry networking are all elements that make this show unique. Every last Sunday of the month at Café Vivaldi, 32 Jones St NYC (near Bleeker & 7th) Next show: April 30th 5PM-8PM. More info: www.femalemusician.com 

 

Canta Libre – Chamber Ensemble.  Saturday, April 8^th, 1:00 pm, Barge Music, 718 Fulton Ferry Landing near the Brooklyn Bridge.  www.bargemusic.org  Free and Open to the Public 718-624-2083

 

Sun. Apr. 2, 2:00 pm – Patricia Shih in a rare area appearance for adults at the Deer Park Public Library.  Free.

 

VISUAL ARTS

 

OPEN GALLERY 70 Main Street, Northport is having a two person show "Organic Grace & Dance" with paintings by Kyle Blumenthal and Sculpture by Arthur Berstein.  March 27 thru April 16.  There will be an opening reception Saturday April 1^st from 6:00 to 9:00 pm.  The Galluccio Family Wineries will be offering a wine tasting.

 

Thursday, March 16th 5:30-8pm, 25 Melville Park Road (second building on left /off route 110 near Broadhollow) 4 person show "Reflections" from March 15-June 5.  By NAC member  Thea Williams.

 

James Twomey III & Victoria Twomey, recently featured in the "Movers and Shakers" column in the Times of Northport newspaper, will celebrate the grand opening of the Twomey Gallery on Saturday, April 29th & Sunday, April 30th, from 1-5 pm. The exhibition will include new and established photographs by James and digital images by Victoria.  For information on how to attend this invitation-only event, go to www.twomeygallery.com and complete the contact form or call 631-754-1009.  The invitation will include directions to the gallery which is located in Huntington.

 

Kate Kelly, Director of the Jeanie Tengelsen Gallery, announces the opening of Sea Fever   a collaboration of American Society of Marine Artists & Whaling Museum of Cold Spring Harbor hosted by Art League of Long Island 107 East Deer Park Road, Dix Hills, NY. April 2 - May 14th, 2006.  Reception:  Sunday, April 2
3-5pm, Gallery Talk:  Tuesday, April 18^th 7pm ALL INVITED!

 

 

An Eagle and the Hexagon, a new book from the Doris Rowe is ready.

 

 

NORTHPORT THEATER EVENTS

 
 
MUSIC FOR MAYA is an interactive children's concert which will be performed by Constant Wonder on Friday, April 7th at 7 p.m. at the newly opened Northport Theater for Performing Arts Center (once the old movie theater...right in downtown Northport!) MUSIC FOR MAYA came to be when Taylor Cocciolone of the National Junior Honor Society of Northport High School suggested raising funds for a girl named Maya Murray in his brother's first grade class at Norwood Avenue School.  Maya, a bright-eyed, enthusiastic and joyful little girl is undergoing weekly chemotherapy treatments. When Taylor asked Maya’s mom, Liz Lister if she thought a Constant Wonder fundraising concert was a good idea, she enthusiastically said, "YES!" and suggested all the proceeds be donated to the Make A Wish Foundation of Suffolk County. Maya was recently visited by that organization and has been granted a wish. Tickets are only $5.00. For all the performance details, go to www.constantwonder.com.

 

 THE LION IN WINTER

An historical drama made famous by the movie version starring Peter O'Toole as Henry II, King of England and Katherine Hepburn as Eleanor of Aquitaine. You won't want to miss THE LION IN WINTER performed at the Northport Theater for the Performing Arts on Thursday evening, April 27th and Friday evening, April 28th. Tickets may be purchased online at          www.NorthportTheater.org or calling 1-866-811-4111. For further information, visit the website, http://www.AuthorsPlayhouse.org www.northporttheater.org  or call the box office at 631-261-2900.

 

 (Upcoming!) NORTHPORT OPERA COMPANY PRESENTS:  Opera Romantica     
Saturday, May 6th, 2006 at 7 pm at The Northport Theater for the Performing Arts located at 250 Main Street, Northport, NY 11768.
Tickets can be purchase online at www.NorthportTheater.org or at the Northport Theater box office (631) 261-2900. 

$20.00 General Public and $18.00 Senior/ Students. There will be refreshments too!

 

FILM

 

Thank You for Smoking a film now playing at the Huntington Cinema is more about lobbyists than it is about smoking.    Jason Reitman, the director,    shows us how lobbyists can manipulate information by playing games with the truth.  Based on Christopher Buckley's best-selling novel, the film is funny and educational.  The cast includes Aaron Eckhart as the talented manipulator of truth, along with Katie Holmes, Robert Duvall, William H. Macy, and Rob Lowe. Maria Bello and David Koechner.  For more information call  631-423-7611 or go to  www.cinemartscentre.org

 

 

 

PERFORMING ARTS

 

Sun. Apr. 30, 6:00 pm – Patricia Shih appearing with Malachy McCourt (author and comic, also Frank McCourt’s [Angela’s Ashes author] brother), Jay Mankita and the Christmas Coup Comedy Players in a Night of Humor and Song; benefit for WBAI and Clearwater Festival.  At the Cinema Arts Center, Huntington.  Refreshments available. $25 in advance, $30 at door.

 

POETRY

 

The North Sea Poetry Scene's  1st Annual Poetry Contest Awards  & 2006 Long Island Sounds Anthology Poetry Reading, Sunday, April 30th, 2006, 2 PM
North Sea Community House, 130 Noyac Road, Southampton, NY 11968
For Information: 631-204-1240 Email:     Springrain20@hotmail.com 

 

Tammy Morgan has created a website where you can post your reading or other poetry related event, or find out about what else is happening on long Island or N.Y.C.  Here's the link:   http://groups.msn.com/LongIslandNewYorkCityPoetryEvents It is simple to join and it is free. If you want daily updates in you email inbox make sure you click the inbox choice instead on read on the web.  If you have any trouble getting started, let me know, I'll help you.

 Poetry on Long Island - A Symposium-  George Wallace, Suffolk County's first Poet Laureate, will talk about ~300 years of poetry on Long Island, and Mankh (Walter E. Harris III) will highlight current poetry activities, such as, local groups & workshops, publishing guidance, contests, and anthologies. 

Monday, April 17, Sachem Public Library 7:00 - 9:00 p.m. (631)588-5024

Tuesday, April 18, Port Jefferson Free Library 7:00 - 9:00 p.m. (631)473-0022

Thursday, April 27, 7:00 - 8:45p.m. Middle Country Public Library (631)585-9393

 

Public television will be broadcasting a profile on Suffolk Poet Laureate, Dan Moran and and an interview with him and Graham Everett about The Suffolk County Poetry Anthology.          It will be broadcast on a program called "Setting the Stage" on WNET 13 on April 13 at 8:00pm.

 

Saturday, April 1^st, 7:00 P.M. Alan Semerdjian hosts an evening of Music for Peace,

with Wolfeboro and Northern from New Hampshire, at HHS  Conklin Barn, Corner High St/Rte 110, Huntington  (Route 110 and High Street, two blocks south of Main Street)

 

Wednesday, April 5, 2006 @ 4:00 pm Readings from The Light of City and Sea, an Anthology of Suffolk County Poetry 2006, edited by Daniel Thomas Moran. Stony Brook University Wang Center, Stony Brook, New York Adjacent to the Parking Garage. When you come in the second entrance as you head north from The LIE, it will be dead in front of you with a huge unusual tower on top .

 

Every Thursday-7:30 P.M.

LIPC Peer Workshop.  Bring copies of a poem in need of peer review and critique. Open to poets at all levels, at Huntington Public Library, 338 Main Street, Huntington Voice: (631)427-5165 (meeting room will be displayed on computer screen in lobby)

 

Friday, April 7^th, 7:30-9:00 P.M.

PPA presents featured poets, Cliff Bleidner and Ed Stever at Barnes and Noble Bookstore , 380 Walt Whitman Road  (Route 110; accessible from all East/West highways) Huntington Station, NY 11746   421-9886

 

Saturday April 8^th, 1:30-3:30 P.M.

Peer Poetry Workshop, facilitated by Barb Reiher-Meyers at United Methodist Church, 792 Hawkins Ave (At Five corners), Lake Grove. Open to poets at all levels. . Please bring 8-10 copies of a poem needing review. Free event. Please Email reiherbpoet@aol.com  for directions

 

Monday, April 10^th, 7:00 – 9:00 P.M.

PPA presents featured poet, Phil Asaph, hosted by Ginger Williams and Gladys Henderson at Cool Beanz Cafe (Coffee House), 556 North Country Road (Rte 25A) St. James, 11780.  (Just East of Lake Ave.) No cover, no minimum, but the management is happy when poetry patrons purchase something

 

Friday, April 21^st, 6:00 – 9:00 P.M.

Poetry Reading and Art Opening. Readings and live music by the Chimera Group, presented by Peter Haughwout and Damon Tommolino at Walt Whitman Birthplace, 246 Old Walt Whitman Rd, South Huntington Phone: (631) 427-5240 / Fax: (631) 427-5247 Admission $3.00  WWBA members= free

 

Thursday, April 27^th, 7:00-8:30 P.M.

“Poetry  On Long Island” A symposium, hosted by Mankh. Guest speaker, George Wallace, will review the history of L.I. poetry and its relation to today’s writers, at Middle Country Library, 101 Eastwood Blvd., Centereach, NY 11720 (631) 585-9393  For more information on poetry go to: www.poetz.com/longisland

 

MEMBERSHIP NEWS

 

The Northport Opera Company - c/o Northport Arts Coalition – is seeking Sewing Assistants, Flyer Distributors, and Grant Writers. Those interested in sewing will work with retired designer, TJ     DiMiso. Sewing assistance will be directed and guided by professional.*  Contact: Tara (631) 327-1833

*Student volunteers seeking community service credits are welcomed. Certificates awarded upon request.

 

Jim Friel, Co-Chair of The Long Island Philosophy Society (LIPS): LIPS is holding a NY and NJ philosophy meeting at LIU in Brooklyn, April 8. All welcome.  No fee. There are over 20 panels on a whole range of topics. For more info. check with Margaret.Cuonzo@liu.edu  Also the new issue of Humanities Magazine will be out in May, the latest. Northport subscribes to it. Jim Friel is the editor. Articles are welcome.  Thank you.

 

 

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We welcome new members: Township Theatre Group, Lynda Lehmann, Christopher Cook (L.I.Film Festival), Michael Killelea, Margaret Pecchio, Bob Walsh. Patricia Shih

 

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