21 November, 8 pm

Lycian Centre for the Performing Arts
CR-13/Kings Highway
Sugar Loaf, NY

The Orange County Arts Council presents Orange County Open Studio Weekend 2009, a county-wide event during which Orange County artists and craftspeople open their studios to the public for the sale and demonstration of their work. This event will be held on Saturday, October 17 and Sunday, October 18 from 11am to 5pm

Over 40 artists and craftspeople are participating including Art In The Barn, Amity Arts Pottery, Beatrice Bloom Ceramics, Bertoni Gallery, Big Pig Designs, Boogiehouse, Cedarwood Center For the Arts, Daniel Mack Studio, Di Bello Gallery/ Frame Shop, Exposures Gallery, Fine Art Studios, Gallery Warwick, Gourd Art By Claudia, Holton – Smith Photos, J.Howard Fatta and Louis Fatta, Rahl Nadas Gallery and Potshop, Linton Designs, M.E Whitehill- Watercolors, Mary Cathryn Roth, Michael Tobin Fine Art, Orange County Ballet Theatre, Susan Miiller Fine Art, The Blue Rose Studio, Michael Piotrowski, RG Bruer, Roslyn Fasset Studio, Fine Art Studios, Strazza Fine Arts & Photography, and Wallkill River School.

A full, 17 page brochure is available for download here.  It gives a fantastic map broken down for each area making it easy to plan your driving between studios -

Taped in April 2009 at the Lycian Centre for the Performing Arts, the Parsons Dance and The East Village Opera Company performance will air on WLIW tomorrow night.  You might also find it on WHMT Albany (it aired there on the 10th and possibly will have encore broadcasts).

Saturday, July 4th at 8-30pm, Bluesky Center, Ananda Ashram, 13 Sapphire Road, Monroe, NY 10950
Information: 845-782-5575/783-7514
Choreographed by Pandit S. N. Charka, Produced by the East-West School of Dance & Ananda Ashram, NY.
Performing by the leading dancers from the East-West School of Dance and the character Goddess Ganga by Bollywood actress Rinil Routh.

The theme of this production is the human struggle to bring the celestial river Ganga from heaven down to earth, for the betterment of the entire human race. The music composed by Mr. Rash Bihari Datta from India.

Pandit S.N. Charka has won many prestigious awards, and was appointed by the government of India to serve as cultural representative in Japan, Australia and the Fiji Islands. Over the last 25 years, he has presented numerous traditional dance recitals as well as dance dramas, and since 1981, he has been the director of the East-West School of Dance, New York.

July 4th
8-30pm

Bluesky Center
Ananda Ashram
13 Sapphire Road
Monroe, NY

Information: 845-782-5575/783-7514

July 1 Chiku Awali African Dancers & Drummers; A Perfect Gift; All That Jazz

July 2 The Big Band Sound

July8 Patti Grieco’s Quartet

July 9 Big Blue Big Band

July 15 Sam “Magic Man” Waymon and the Magic Band

July 16 The Reese Project

July 22 Dangling Success

July 23 Swing Shift Orchestra

July 29 Judi Silvano’s All Women Band

July 30 Jazz Pioneers

Aug 5 Taeko

Aug 6 STRING OF PEARLS

Aug 12 Sweet Plantain String Quartet

Aug 13 Swingin’ Jive Patrol

Aug 19 Neil Alexander with Nail

Aug 20 Matt Jordan’ Big Band

Aug 26 The Rodriguez Brothers

Aug 27 Ali Jackson

As always the Newburgh Jazz Series offers a blend of musical styles and embraces the total jazz and big band experience. With more than 36 concert hours of musical performances the Newburgh Jazz Series 2009 will deliver a full-range of concert experiences in a relaxing intimate setting, making it the best hot spot of the Hudson Valley.

Afro-Cuban Dance Class

Come and dance to the warm rhythms of Cuba! Learn popular and folkloric dances of Cuba, including rumba, orisha and comparsa (carnival). Each class will begin with stretching exercises. Fun choreography that is a fat-burning workout! No prior dance experience necessary!

Description: In this eight-week series, participants will learn the African-derived dances of Cuba, including Orisha, Arara, Comparsa and Rumba. Some popular styes (Son and Salsa) will be taught as well .

Offered through Orange Community College, Office of Continuing and Professional Education. Classes to the be held at the Middletown Campus, Physical Education Building.

For registration, please visit SUNY Orange to register, r for more information on the instructors, visit their web site.

Date: Saturday, September 12, 2009 (8 Saturdays)
Time: 11:00am-12:30pm

For the uninitiated, click on the above links to be introduced to some fantastic and modern Greek traditions, then join Julie and the Greek community, Thursday through the weekend and see it for yourself.  Did we mention that there is continuous music, great, inexpensive Greek traditional entrees and pastries, traditional dancers, vendors, flea market, raffles, potted flowers and games for the children?  It’s a tented event, rain or shine.

$2 admission

“THE GREEK EXPERIENCE” FESTIVAL
Friday, June 5, 7 pm.
Holy Cross Greek Orthodox Church,
2250 Goshen Turnpike
Middletown, NY 10940
For more info call: 845-695-1976

The festival is from 12:00
noon to 11:00 pm all weekend starting Thursday night

About Julie, from this web site:

Soprano Julie Ziavras, is known for her diversity of repertory and styles and her ability to infuse a classical technique with the popular and folk genres. She has been featured as both a folk and classical singer in concert, radio and television in the U.S. and abroad in a repertory ranging from opera and traditional folk, to Greek and international ballads. She holds both bachelor and master’s degrees in voice from the Manhattan School of Music. A New York Times reviewer described her as “an estimable vocalist with a silvery voice…cradling her guitar, Miss Ziavras sang a variety of Greek numbers , plaintive to rhythmic, then rounded out the set with a group of English folk ballads…she held the spotlight alone.” Dr. James Cotter of the Times Herald Record said that “Soprano Julie Ziavras masters the most difficult instrument, wowing her Montgomery listeners with her warm and compelling voice, appealing presence and wide range of repertoire… pour(ing) her full energy into each number with virtuosity and verve.”

$75 for 5 weeks ($15/class)

Intermediate Bellydance at Brid’s Closet
5 week session
Fridays 5/15, 5/22, 5/29, 6/5, 6/12
8:00 pm
$75 for 5 weeks ($15/class)

Elizabeth Muise is a visual artist and a dancer. She has been dancing for eighteen years and bellydancing for seven of those years.

Please wear comfortable clothes that you can move in! No need to show bellies (unless you want to!) and please bring water!

Contact Elizabeth with any questions.

Bellydance Workshop at Yoga Mountain New City
Saturday May 30th, 2009
1:00-3:00 pm

$30 in advance
$40 at the door

To register for the New City Workshop contact:
Tel: 845-639-0736
info@yogamountain.com

Elizabeth is also demonstrating the dance in Campbell Hall for those curious and interested.