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Come join us for the first Gypsy Nomads live DVD filming on March 25th 2010! Scott and Samantha will be celebrating 10 years of creative collaboration and what better way than to have a concert at a mid 1800s brewery!

We need the most fun, lively, creative, rambunctious gypsy cabaret fans to come out and play with us. Costumes are a must to enter the filming area which will be in the “Bottling Works Tavern” a space that just oozes atmosphere. A vaudeville-esque stage with balcony and the entire room is wooded with original post and beam construction. A perfect location for an evening a la Moulin Rouge! Costumes galore PLEASE! Faerie/Ren/Steampunk/Gypsy/Vaudeville/Cabaret – go all the way!

We will have other guest performers whose talents will delight you throughtout the evening, the hypnotizing belly dancing of Elizabeth Muise, the myriad talents of the stiltwalking, glass ball contact juggling of the lovely Noelle Burk [of Cirque Voila fame], the entrancing fire and poi spinning of Adam Beatty and much more!

The location is amazing. A brewery that was built by German immigrant, Alois Bube, in the 1800s. The inside is like walking into Europe, you will instantly be transported. Don’t miss this magickal event! This is a 21+ event.

Tickets are $20. For more information, see their web site.

American Classical Orchestra

Carlo Farina was an Italian Baroque composer and earliest violin virtuosos.  His work, the Capriccio Stravagante is his most well known compositions and was highly innovative in its time (the early 1600s) for his use of creating techniques for imitating animal noises with the violin.

Not only will  The American Classical Orchestra be performing works from Farina, Motzart and others, but they will also be performing on period instruments.  It is highly unusual for such an orchestra, using a selection of almost 400 year old instruments to me assembled in Orange County.

After the concert there will be a meet and greet with the performers.  Doors open at 6 pm.

St Mary’s Church
10 Fox Hill Rd (just inside the main gate to Tuxedo Park)
Tuxedo Park, NY

$15. $20 on day of.  $10 for students and seniors.

Tickets are available through TPAG or from Tuxedo Merchants.  Concerts often sell out early

Celebrate the holidays at a special concert at the Newburgh Free Library on Sun., Dec. 13 at 3 p.m. The free concert features vocalist Maureen Morrissey and keyboardist Steve Kessler performing music for the holiday season. In addition, the program will include a performance by the Voices of Hope Children’s Choir, a community organization for children in grades K-6 that is funded by St. George’s Church in Newburgh. Refreshments will be supplied by the Friends of the Newburgh Free Library.

No stranger to the Hudson Valley, Maureen Morrissey might best be described “incredibly versatile”. She masterfully uses her remarkable range, from soft and sweet soprano to warm and expressive contra alto, when performing an almost unbelievably diverse repertoire from American songbook standards of the 30’s & 40’s to cabaret, classical and more. Maureen has been a featured performer with the Bodles Opera House Variety Show and lead singer with the New York Swing Exchange and the Klassics. Other groups Maureen has appeared with include USMA Jazz Knights at West Point, The Saints Of Swing and pianist Dave Myers.

No registration is necessary. For information, call the Newburgh Free Library, 563-3619 or 563-3600.

Free dance lessons at 7.30p, concert at 8p

Cajun Sounds in the Hudson Valley

‘Bons Temp Roulez…Let the good times roll!,‘ as they say in Cajun country, Louisiana. Sugarloaf Music is proud to present, direct from New Orleans’ most famous music club, Tipitina’s, The Bruce Daigrepont Cajun Band, winner of the Big Easy Award for Best Cajun Group and Grammy nominee for two extraordinary ’fai do do’ dance-party concerts.

Coupled with Daigrepont’s appearance for two evenings at the Pavilion of the Lycian Performing Arts Center on Kings Highway in Sugarloaf,  Friday December 4^th and Saturday, December 5^th, attendees will get free dance lessons.  Lessons begin at 7:30 p.m. followed by a dance-concert at 8:00.  Tickets may be purchased at Village Music on Main Street in Warwick and Van Gelder Music, Route 17M in Monroe.  For more information and reservations, call (845) 258- JAZZ (5299).

On the heels of Hurricane Katrina in 2005, Sugarloaf Music Series made a commitment to host at least one New Orleans-based artist in a series of concerts and educational workshops in the Hudson Valley and northern New Jersey. They selected the Bruce Daigrepont Cajun Band. “Their appearance here was so well received by the community-at-large in 2005 and the  Warwick Valley School District, that, by popular demand, Sugarloaf Music in partnership will with Zatarain Foods wiill host their return to Warwick Middle School and Sanfordville School, both co-sponsored by their respective PTA‘s,” says Russ Layne, Executive Director of Sugarloaf Music.

Bruce Daigrepont was born in New Orleans.  His parents, from a rural Cajun farming community in Avoyelles Parish (County), Louisiana, moved to New Orleans shortly after World War II. Cajun French is their first language which is evinced in Daigrepont’s music—totally sung in French. “Gumbo and fricassee are almost always simmering on our stove,” explains the Cajun Music Hall of Fame artist. “We never get tired of those flavors.”

Bruce grew up in a family surrounded by music.  Every family gathering included singing and playing traditional Cajun music. His first instrument, at the age of five, was a guitar his father gave him. At the age of 20, after attending the annual Festival Acadians in Lafayette, Louisiana, he became inspired to play the accordion.  In less than two years, he had formed his own band, instituted Cajun music at the Maple Leaf Bar in New Orleans and almost single-handedly popularized Cajun music, a genre exclusively heard in rural Cajun country.  In 1986, his weekly dance concerts became so popular, he was able to move his performances to New Orleans’ Tipitina’s.

Fast becoming one of Cajun music’s more popular ambassadors, he has been called upon to perform at Lincoln Center, the Wolf Trap Center for the Performing Arts, and the National Folk Festival. His most poignant annual appearances in the Canadian maritime provinces of Nova Scotia and New Brunswick brings him back to his Acadian roots. The Acadians, of French ancestry, were expelled from Canada back in the mid-1700s.

Daigrepont has made several well-received recordings for the Rounder Recording Company.  His infectious, contemporary music “…is pure joi de vivre,” says Layne. “In less than 30 minutes, one can learn to dance Cajun and even zydeco and get a full aerobic workout.”

This concert is sponsored in part by support from New York State Council on the Arts, Zatarain’s Foods, Orange & Rockland Utilities, Target, and The Puffin Foundation.

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 -

On Sunday, October 11, at 3:00 PM, The Grand Montgomery Chamber Music Series and the Village of Montgomery present an encore performance of the Delaware Valley Opera’s production of Giacomo Puccini’s opera La Bohème at the Montgomery Senior & Community Center, 36 Bridge Street, Montgomery, NY 12569. This performance of La Bohème will be fully staged with costumes, sets, super titles and chamber orchestra conducted by Artistic Director Dr. Jim Blanton. Tickets $25 at the door.

Brought back by popular demand, the Delaware Valley Opera’s critically acclaimed production of Puccini’s La Bohème played to sell out audiences in August, 2009. This is a final, one time performance in Orange County and represents the first time a full-scale opera is to be presented at the Montgomery Senior and Community Center. Of this production of La Bohème, critics have said that “The Delaware Valley Opera is presenting a beautifully sung and acted revival of this classic… cast members capture their characters with excellent singing and acting… authority and skill… dramatic verve and virtuosity” (Dr. James Cotter, The Times Herald Record) and that they“have incredible range and deliver strong, powerful renditions of Puccini’s lush and romantic score… beautiful to listen to.” (Jonathan Fox, The River Reporter)

The Delaware Valley Opera located in Sullivan County, provides professional level opera performances to the Hudson Valley and the Catskills and is dedicated to employing local professional singers and musicians. The cast of La Bohème includes Julie Ziavras of Middletown as Mimi, Erik Sparks of East Scranton, PA as Rodolfo, Jeanne-Marie Lowell of Highland Mills as Musetta, Mark Garguilo of Goshen as Marcello, Eric Barsness of Callicoon as Colline, Gustavo Morales of Middletown as Schaunard, Raymond Uy as Benoit and Johanan Bickhardt as Alcindoro. Artistic Direction and conducting is by Dr. Jim Blanton of Port Jervis with stage direction by Kim Eschenberg, costume design by Nancy Hobbs and Norma Schadt and super titles by Wes Shanks.

Tickets for “The Delaware Valley Opera production of La Bohème” are $25 and available at the door or online using Paypal at a dedicated website set up for this show. For further information or directions email jazprod@warwick.net or call: 845-457-9867. The opera begins at 3:00 pm. For press information and passes, please call (845) 343-5023 or email: jazprod@warwick.net.

Springing from collaborations between founders performing today – actor Nigel Gore, violinist Charles Sherba and violist Consuelo Sherba – AUREA’s concerts combine poetry, drama, epistles, classical and folk music, puppetry, and movement into performances that sweep from intimate chamber settings to major theatrical venues.

No reservations accepted, tickets go on sale at 4 p ($10 donation suggested)

Pacem in Terris
96 Covered Bridge Road
Warwick, NY

Newburgh resident Neil Alexander and his stellar Jazz-Fusion trio NAIL will bring a one of a kind performance to the Newburgh Free Library on September 13th at 2 pm. Entitled “A 400 Year Musical Journey”, the performance will feature Keyboardist/Composer Neil Alexander, drummer Nadav Snir-Zelniker and bassist Dan Asher with guest musicians violinist Zach Brock and woodwind master Premik Russel Tubbs. The ensemble will perform music from each century (1609, 1709, 1809) and a group of selections from the 20th Century. The show culminates with Neil’s forward-looking 21st century original compositions, a hi-tech blend of Jazz, World, Funk and Electronica. Learn more at their official website.

13 September 2009, 2p

Newburgh Free Public Library
124 Grand Street Newburgh, NY