On
SUNDAY OCTOBER 22, NEWSDAY, RECOGNIZED NAC as one of the “liveliest” of
Long
Island art alliances which
“harnesses the
varied talents of that community to form “a vibrant hub for the arts
and humanities.”
Lauren Paige, our executive director, was interviewed by a
Newsday reporter about
our attendance at an educational forum last summer designed to help
member
organizations gain access to the media. NAC has joined the
Long Island Arts
Alliance. In connection with that, Pat Bond recently attended a
workshop in New Hyde Park in which
RogerTilles, New York State Regent: Past Chair, LIAA Advisory Board
conducted a
forum to encourage communities to collaborate with schools to promote
the
importance of art in education and in our lives. We are planning
several
projects in this area, and hope to grow even more. Your
membership has
allowed this to happen.
The Northport Arts Coalition executive board officially resumed office on October 11th, 2006 at the General Board meeting held in the Northport Library. The executive board is very excited about working together and bringing wonderful artistic programs and events into the community for all to enjoy. We are working on outreach to the schools as well. We look forward to enriching our community and bringing the community together through the arts.
Executive Director, Lauren Paige
THE BOARD
Pat Bond, Lauren Paige, Helene Dunat, Charlotte Koons, and Tara Kavanagh
NAC SPONSORED EVENTS
NAC Wednesday
Solo & Session
DANSKINETICS and THE SYMPHONICA DANCE COMPANY. Enjoy an evening of improvisational dance with Ghislaine Grillo, certified teacher of Danskinetics, and members of her class as they explore the spontaneity of personal and group dance work. Dianne Chapitis, founder of Symphonica Dance Company, will perform an improvisational dance with cellist Tomas Ulrich. Free Admission.
Wednesday, November 8 at 7:00 PM. Northport Public Library, 151 Laurel Ave., Northport.
Village Hall Art Series
RANDOM ACTS OF ART - A Northport Village Hall Art Series Exhibit. Oils, acrylics, photographs, collages, limited editions, and charcoal drawings will be on view at the Northport Village Hall, 224 Main St., Northport, NY through Saturday, December 16. Exhibit is open from 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM, Monday through Friday. Curated by Kate Kelly.
Philip Falino is a student from Harborfields High School. His painting is acrylic on canvas. The one on the left is called "Woman" and the one on the right is called "Father and Son." You can see his paintings along with 16 other art works hanging at the Northport Village Hall exhibit "Random Acts of Art", curated by Kate Kelly.
Opera Night
Friday, November 3rd,
8:00 pm.
Caffe Portofino, 249 Main Street,
Northport. Last month, Opera Night at Caffe Portofino glowed with
talent
and enthusiasm, with a rotation of six singers - three Sopranos,
two mezzos,
and one baritone performing 22 pieces ranging from the serious songs of
Vivaldi
(Linda Pytko) and Barber (Frances Valenti), to the scorching
and torrid tragedies of Lucia di Lammermoor (Connie
Shakalis) and
Verdi (Ruthann Turekian), to the comedy of Gilbert and
Sullivan
(Chris Garvey). The beautiful conclusion of the evening came with
Lauren
Haber's performance of "Depuis le Jour"--- "Since the
Day."
This event takes place the first Friday of each month, and is made up
of
generous performers who donate their time and talent.
Connie Shakalis, Soprano
Poets in Port
- Enjoy an evening of poetry reading, in a cafe environment, with fellow poets, friends, and poetry lovers. Featured poet will be Barbara Hoffman. Caffe Portofino, 249 Main St., Northport, NY. Friday, November 24 at 7:30 PM.
Northport Opera Company
NORTHPORT OPERA COMPANY will perform Friday, November 24 at the Festival of the Trees to benefit the United Cerebral Palsy Association of Nassau County. Children's performance 6:00 PM to 7:00 PM. Sing and dance with Hansel and Gretel by Englebert Humperdinck. Scenes and Arias with Narration 7:30 PM to 8:30 PM. Long Island Marriott Hotel in the Grand Ballroom, 101 James Doolittle Blvd., Uniondale, NY (near the Nassau Coliseum). Admission Fee $5.00. Children under 2.
Some pictures from last month’s Opera in Autumn:
MUSIC
New "arts-oriented" nightspot in Huntington - NAC member, pianist Ann Stevens is playing piano every Saturday night from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. at a new, casual nightspot in Huntington Village. Asta Wine Cafe & Art Gallery, 335 Main Street, features ongoing art exhibits by Long Island artists, along with an extensive variety of wines from L.I. vineyards. The menu of moderate-priced cheese/fruit platters, fondues, crudites, dips and homemade desserts makes this friendly cafe a refreshing addition to the local restaurant scene; and there is no cover or minimum to sit, relax, enjoy the food, music and magnificent artwork.
Ridotto Arts Organization - Sunday November 12, at 4 pm: Passionate Pursuits Two rarely performed solo cantatas: Arianna aufNaxos (1789) by Haydn, and Giovanna d’Arco (Joan ofArc) a chamber cantata by Rossini. Also performed are: Haydn’s Divertimento X and a Rossini String Sonata. Performers are soprano Tammy Hensrud, Walter Winterfeldt, piano, and the Ridotto Chamber Players. Parish Hall of Old First Church, 125 Main Street, Huntington information, #385-0373
Children's Music and Theater
Constant Wonder will be performing at the Long Island Children's Museum on November 18th and 19th at 1:30. Alice and Connie are excited to perform some new songs for children ages 3-9 at their Circle of Life show. This month the Grammy ballots are out and Constant Wonder's debut CD Walk with Wonder has been entered in the Children's Category. To learn more about Constant Wonder go to their website at www.constantwonder.com
Please join us in welcoming keynote speaker, Roger Tilles of the Tilles Center for the Performing Arts (and recently appointed NYS Regent) on Wednesday evening, November 15th, 7:00 pm at the Douglaston Manor, Douglaston, NY. Cuban music sensation, "Afrodysia", will perform, with lead singer Debbie Aviles and renown Latin percussionist, Danny Aviles. For Tickets and for more information, please call (516) 466-2509. Also joining Mr. Tilles that evening, as an honoree, is Dolores Huerta, Co-Founder of the United Farmworkers Union (with Cesar Chavez
Award-winning
singer-songwriters and long time veteran touring musicians and
recording
artists Little Toby Walker and Patricia Shih are teaming up to present
a
workshop for musicians--"Do What You Love and Improve What You Do."
Marketing, building a fan base, performance coaching and much
more will be covered. Saturday, Nov. 18, 9 am - 4 pm at the Conklin Barn, NY Ave. & High Sts., Huntington.
$100, 50% deposit due upon registration--advance registration required.
Contact
Patricia at (631) 549-2332, patshih@pb.net
Northport Community Orchestra - Responding to the wealth of musical talent in the Northport area and the need for a local orchestra to display said talent, the Northport Chorale has undertaken the task of founding a Community Orchestra. Rehearsals will begin in January of 2007 for a performance of a major work to be presented in the Northport High School Auditorium in May, 2007. Rehearsals will be on Wednesdays at the High School from 7 PM to 8 PM. Number of rehearsals to be determined. The Orchestra will be under the direction of Richard Hyman. If interested, please contact him at 462-6617.
Last Licks Cafe @ UUFH 109 Browns Road in Huntington November 25th: Bennett Harris and Gail Storm - Smoking post turkey Blues with two of the Island’s best performers. and ballads and is sure to make you forget that you ate way too much pumpkin pie. http://www.bennettharrisblues.com http://www.gailstormmusic.com 8 PM Open Mic, 8:30 Headliners. Tickets $15/$13 students and seniors 631-427-9547 www.lastlickscafe.org http://www.myspace.com/lastlickscafe
VISUAL ARTS
Join Northport artist Marney Schorr, for Little Art Retreats! Nov.4 – Angel windows from 11-2 p.m. at the Cenacle, Lake Ronkonkoma; Nov. 12- Travel Diary from 6-8 p.m. at Borders, Holbrook; Nov. 19- Mobile of Memories from 10-1 p.m. at Artist’s home in Greenlawn; Dec. 10- Travel Diary Part 2 from 12-3 p.m. at Book Revue in Huntington, Dec. 16- Art of Boutique Shopping from 1-4 p.m. at Portofino Caffe, Northport. Price: $25. Call for registration, catalogue and details. Marney Schorr (631) 697-8291; marn73@hotmail.com.
Blue Cat in Window
(there really is one)
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The Twomey Gallery, which features the fine-art photography of James Twomey III and digital art of Victoria Twomey, is holding its 1st Annual Holiday Show on Saturday, November 25th & Sunday, November 26th from 10 am to 5pm, both days. Just in time for the holidays, the gallery will be filled with new work and ongoing favorites at prices ranging from $25 to $245. For more information and directions to the gallery in Huntington, call 631-754-1009, send an email to info@longislandfinearts.com or go to www.twomeygallery.com
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Thea Lanzisero is having an OPEN STUDIO, FRIDAY NOVEMBER 24, 2PM- 9 PM and SATURDAY NOVEMBER 25, 11AM- 2PM. Featuring new work, sculpture, painting, prints and cards. Music, afternoon tea, wine and cheese. Work is available for sale. 16 Virginia Avenue, Huntington, NY. For information call 631-547-5119.
LaMantia Gallery Annual Fall Oil Show November 18th & 19th 2-4pm. Each Day Hans Peeters of Amsterdam returns with his collection of close to 300 original oil paintings to view and purchase. These pieces are from artists with strong biographies from The Untied States, Europe, Russia, and South America. 631-754-8414
The jury committee of the Florence Biennial International Exhibition has reviewed Lynda Lehmann's website and invited her to attend the December, 2007 event.
Group Show at Christopher Gallery, 131 Main Street, Stony Brook, N.Y., 11790 Opening reception:
Sunday, November 5th 2-5pm
FILM
AN EVENING WITH JOHN WATERS LIVE! @ CINEMA ARTS CENTRE - HILARIOUS NEW ONE-MAN ‘VAUDEVILLE’ SHOW ONLY NEW YORK AREA PERFORMANCE BY THE DIRECTOR OF “PINK FLAMINGOS” & “HAIRSPRAY”
Legendary filmmaker, actor, and raconteur John Waters takes the stage for a live 90-minute comedy performance that offers his unique perspectives about a life in cinema, his work, and “bad taste.” Co-presented by Camp Festival and Vamp Productions, the show is a fundraiser for the Cinema Arts Centre, Long Island’s acclaimed premier venue for Independent, International and Repertory Film.
Advance Tickets for the Friday, November 17 show at 8pm are available by phone 631-423-7611, online www.CinemaArtsCentre.org or at the box office, 423 Park Ave, Huntington. $50/CAC Members, $60/Public for live performance only; $75/Members, $85/Public for performance plus reception. A private dinner with John Waters -limited to 6 people- is offered for $450/Members, $500/Public, which includes the performance and reception.
POETRY
Thursday, November 9th, 6:30 P.M. Contributors to an anthology of poetry, For Loving Precious Beast ;a fund raising book for Loving Touch Animal Shelter, will read at Smithtown Library, 1 North Country Rd., Smithtown, NY. (631) 265-2072
25% of the profits from the sale will go to Loving Touch Animal Shelter.
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, November 10th, 7:30 – 9:30 PM PPA presents featured poets, Anthony Policano and Judy Turek at Barnes and Noble Bookstore , 380 Walt Whitman Road Huntington Station, NY 11746 , 421-9886 Open reading to follow.
Friday, November 17th, 8:00 PM Yolanda Coulaz will present many readers from an anthology of poetry For Loving Precious Beast ;a fund raising book for Loving Touch Animal Shelter,at HHS Conklin Barn, Corner High St/Rte 110, Huntington .(Route 110 and High Street, two blocks south of Main Street)
Sunday, November 19, 2006, 1:30 p.m. Primary Care: Poetry and Healing. Poems by practicing physician-poets, featuring the editors, Angela Belli, PhD and Jack Coulehan, MD, and contributors Richard Bronson, Patrick Clary, D.A. Feinfeld, and Marc Straus. Walt Whitman Birthplace, 246 Old Walt Whitman Rd, South Huntington. Phone: (631) 427-5240 / Fax: (631) 427-5247
www.waltwhitman.org Reception to follow. $3 donation.
Tuesday, November 28th, 7:30 – 9:30 P.M.
PPA presents featured poet, James P Wagner, hosted by Geoff Kubulis , at
Starbucks, 3011 Jericho Tpke., East Northport, NY 11731 631-499-0258
PERFORMING ARTS
No Auditions! No Rehearsals! No Memorizing Lines! Just For Fun! The Northport Reader's Theater, under the auspices of the Northport Arts Coalition, will be reading a play 7:30 PM on Wednesday, November 29 at St Paul's United Methodist Church, 270 Main St, Northport. Please use the west (rightmost) door to enter. All are welcome to read or to watch the reading. Contact Jo Ann 631-261-5089 or jak@cosmeticmall.com for questions or further info.
Gene Connor directs "I Never Saw Another Butterfly" with his award-winning Syosset High School Theater Program. This powerful drama is based upon the writings and artwork of children in Terezin, a way-station en route to the Nazi concentration camps. Of the 15,000 children who passed through Terezin, only 138 are known to have survived the camps. Their poems and their art are the only legacy these youngsters were able to leave the world. Performances are Thursday 11/16 at 7pm, Friday 11/17 at 7:30pm and Saturday 11/18 at 7:30pm at Syosset High School and tickets are only
$5.
The TOWNSHIP THEATRE GROUP (TTG), Long Island’s longest continuously operating community theatre, opens its 54th season with Father of the Bride. Written by Caroline Franke and directed by Debbie Starker, Father of the Bride is about the delightful doings of the Banks family as they prepare to marry off their daughter. Performances will be at the Walt Whitman High School Performing Arts Center, 301 West Hills Rd., South Huntington on October 27, 28, and 29 and November 3 and 4, at 8:00 PM on Fridays and Saturdays, and 2:00 PM on Sunday. Ticket prices are $20.00. Students and seniors take $2.00 off ! For information or to purchase tickets, call (631) 421-9832 or visit our website at TownshipTheatreGroup.com. Tickets may also be purchased at www.theatermania.com.
Fiddler On The Roof - LAUREL AVE School Nov 10, 11, 12,17,18,19
DANCE
On October 20th, the National Dance Education Organization (NDEO) presented the Lifetime Achievement Award to Elsa Posey. �A founding member of NDEO, Ms. Posey was President from 1998 to 2001. The National Registry of Dance Educators (NRDE) which Posey founded and directs, establishes codes for ethics, safety, and responsible teaching practices for the private sector dance educator. Nationally she contributes to the activities and goals of the Arts Education Partnership (AEP), the International Association of Dance Medicine and Science (IADMS) and the Congress on Research in Dance (CORD). She is on the Board of the New York State Dance Education Association (NYSDEA). In addition to her state and national activities, Elsa is the President and Director of Posey School in Northport. Dr. Rima Faber, NDEO’s Program Director and an author of the National Standards in Dance Education concludes, “Elsa has been a prominent leader in dance education, and, indeed has greatly influenced and changed the course of the professional field in the United States.”
Bellydancing with Isabella Eredita Johnson of the Posey School Saturday, November 18, 9:00-10:00 AM Registration begins October 10. Learn the ‘Serena’ technique of bellydance including arm movements, footwork, and hip movements. No previous dance experience required. All are welcome!
Bellydancing at the Elwood Public Library -Registration is required for this program is on a first come, first served basis. Elwood residents may register in person at the Adult Reference Desk or call (631) 499-3722. 3027 Jericho Turnpike, Elwood
Isabella Eredita Johnson
Get ready for the winter coming. Fill up your body and mind with rebalanced shinning energy. Ghislaine (Certified Kripalu Danskinetics teacher) will guide you to enjoy your own joyful, fun, creative movements in a friendly non-judgemental environment. For more information, please call Ghislaine: 631-262 7844
DANSKINETICS classes are open on Thursdays at Posey school of Dance, Northport and Saturdays at Variations, Huntington....
Interested?... Come to the Northport Library Wednesday November 8th, Ghislaine Grillo and a few DK participants will demonstrate what DANSKINETICS is about
Member News
MEET THE AUTHOR: MOTIVATIONAL SPEAKER, AUTHOR and NAC MEMBER JIM RYAN, PREMIERS BOOK AT NORTHPORT’S BATATA CAFÉ DECEMBER 11TH 5-7PM: Simple Happiness: 52 Easy Ways to Lighten Up offers straightforward solutions for you to relax and be in the moment. Ryan suggests that life doesn’t have to be complicated and full of stress. On the contrary, he shows how every day can be a new opportunity to experience joy. To learn more visit www.JimRyanTalks.com, call 1.866.JIM-RYAN or email us at JimRyanTalks@yahoo.com.
On Saturday, November 4th, 10:15 am to 1:30 pm, at the Cinema Arts Centre, Code Pink L. I. will mark the 4-year anniversary of the congressional authorization of the “Use of Force against Iraq” and the 4th anniversary of the creation of Code Pink–Women 4 Peace with a special screening of “The Ground Truth.” Includes cake & coffee, games and prizes, and more. All for $10 at the door. Call Charlotte Koons, 631 261-8590.
On October 26, NAC board attended the Fifth Annual Women’s Networking Day, where our former Chairwoman, Isabella Eredita Johnson, was recognized as one of the Town’s five outstanding women this year for her work with the Northport Arts Coalition. Congratulations Isabella!
Councilman Stewart Besen and NAC’s new Executive Director Lauren Paige
. Welcome new members! Marney Schorr, Mary Greenless, Anne Fox, Andrea Felino, Fred and Lois Wilson, , Patricia Falk, Batata Café, Roni Murillo, Dean Allen Everhart , and Creative Magazine
66 members have websites linked to NAC’s website www.northportarts.org
A website link is one of the privileges of membership, as is an announcement in the NAC NEWS which now is sent to over the !, 000 recipients. . Membership is $25.00 a year. If you would like to support our programs, please send a check to Northport Arts Coalition.
Northport Arts Coalition
P. O. Box 508
Northport, NY 11768
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