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Beyond the Fabric, inspired by African Fabrics, Opens Today
Roslyn Fassett will be exhibiting works from “Beyond the Fabric”, a series of oil paintings based on African textile decoration in the lobby of the Newburgh Free Library from Jan. 8 – 29. The patterns cover the images of women beneath, almost as a veil. “It is a question about what... »
TV Legend Joe Franklin comes to Neversink Valley Museum
Joe Franklin, known as “the king of nostalgia,” will visit the Neversink Valley Area Museum, in Cuddebackville, N.Y. for a live taping of the talk show, Exploring Your World on August 22, 2009. The legendary Franklin hosted televisions’ very first talk show, The Joe Franklin Show. The show began in 1951 on WJZ-TV (later... »
Silent Movies Starring Mary Pickford with Live Piano at Neversink Valley Area Museum
Friday, June 26th , at 8:00pm, the Neversink Valley Area Museum Institute for Early Film Studies presents its second “Women in Early Film” night. Acclaimed silent film pianist Ben Model will accompany an evening of films featuring one of the motion picture industry’s first female entrepreneurs, Mary Pickford. Pickford acted in nearly 250 films from... »
Artist talk by Ronnie Farley
Mount Beacon Fine Art is pleased to announce that photographer Ronnie Farley will be giving an artist talk on the closing weekend of her exhibit, “Earth Keepers:Portraits and Testimonies of Native American Women.” Ronnie Farley is an award-winning photographer and the author of Women of the Native Struggle:Portraits and Testimony of Native American Women, Cowgirls:... »
Franklin D. Roosevelt: A Rendezvous with Destiny – Port Java
Port Jervis Council for the Arts, Port Java, and the Pienpack Company present Franklin D. Roosevelt: A Rendezvous with Destiny. This free program on May 24, 2009, 3:00 PM at Port Java in Port Jervis, NY, presented by local historian Peter Osborne, looks at the life of one of the twentieth century’s most important... »
An Evening “with” Lillian Gish – “Women in Early Film”
The Neversink Valley Area Museum Institute for Early Film Studies presents its first “Women in Early Film” night. Biographer and internationally acclaimed silent film pianist Stuart Oderman will present an evening dedicated to one of the greatest film actresses in history. Oderman met Gish as a teenager, after a MoMA screening of Broken Blossoms and... »
Tate Modern Puts Art Talks on iTunes
This week, Tate Modern in the UK has put all of their art talks online, going back to 2006. Available through iTunes, it’s a treasure trove of information about a massive variety of topics involving artists around the world. Covering everything from street art to architecture, modern abstractism to Islamic art – currently there... »
Poet’s Sunday Supper with Ed Sanders
Ed Sanders is nothing short of legendary. An American poet, singer, social activist, environmentalist, author and publisher, Ed has been on the forefront of the cultural revolution, and often referred to as a bridge between the beatniks and the hippie movements. These days, he invests his time in Woodstock, publishing the Woodstock Journal. Ed... »
Journalist Jeannie Sakol to Speak at Neversink Valley Area Museum
Tuesday, April 14th , the Neversink Valley Area Museum opens its 2009 Lecture Series as former international correspondent Jeannie Sakol, (London Times and Cosmopolitan in Great Britain and the English-language French magazine Passion) shares stories from her life as a journalist, biographer and publicist, and discusses the movie star media industry – from the... »
Explore Sculptor Chakaia Booker’s Life and Works
Join Art History Professor Susan Slater-Tanner to celebrate Women’s History Month with an exploration of contemporary artist, Chakaia Booker’s, bold and beautiful sculptures on Saturday, March 28th, from 11:30a.m.-12:30 p.m. Registration is required for this ADULT/YOUNG ADULT program either in person or by telephone at (845) 477-8377 Ext. 10. Seating is limited; early registration suggested. Booker’s... »