Posted on Wednesday 17 February 2010
For those of us who grew up listening to the Harder They Come soundtrack, which may have only been my brother and me, there is a delightful recent jam session with Toots and The Maytals at Daryl’s House. Daryl being Daryl Hal and this time they’re not at his house, but in Jamaica. Before listening to Sweet and Dandy, be sure to listen to the segment before and learn how to make Suzanne’s jerk sauce. www.livefromdarylshouse.com/index.php?page=ep28. By the way, we found out what the real words were about 25 years later and were quite shocked that they did not match what we interpreted.
Call for Entries –Photowork ‘10 – 23rd Annual National Juried Photography Exhibition, April 17 – May 15, 2010. Juror: Nat Trotman, Associate Curator, Guggenheim Museum, New York, NY. Cash awards /exhibition opportunities. Photography and photo/mixed media. Entry Deadline, Monday, March 1, 2010. Send SASE for prospectus to: Barrett Art Center, 55 Noxon Street, Poughkeepsie, NY 12601, (845) 471-2550, or see our website for application at www.barrettartcenter.org.
The annual Commercial Fruit Growers School and Trade Show, hosted by Cornell Cooperative Extension Hudson Valley Regional Fruit Program will take place at the Holiday Inn located at 503 Washington Avenue in Kingston. The classes are Tuesday, February 23 (Tree Fruit and Trade Show) Wednesday, February 24 (Tree Fruit) Thursday, February 25 (Grapes) and Friday, February 26 (Berries). NYSDEC pesticides re-certification credits will be available. The Trade Show will take place on Tuesday, February 23 in the Holidome from 4:00pm to 7:00pm for registrants only. Registration is $35 per person per day and $45 per person on Friday in advance, price includes lunch. Pre-registration is recommended before February 19. Walk-in registration is $45 each day and $50 on Friday. Registration begins at 8:00 AM each day.
For information about classes and receiving credits contact Mike Fargione, Commercial Fruit Extension Educator, at 845-691-7117. For a complete agenda and registration information or vendor information visit www.cceulster.org or contact Jenny Burkins at 845-340-3990.
Upstate plays Crazy Heart (music by T Bone Burnett) and Last Station (Helen Mirren, oh I adore Helen Mirren) 845-876-2515. www.upstatefilms.org. Upstate has also opened a second location, on Tinker Street in Woodstock. Playing A Single Man.
Moviehouse in Millerton plays Valentine’s Day, Wolfman and Crazy Heart. (518) 789-3408, www.moviehouse.net. Remember, Tuesday is discount night.
The Tremaine Gallery at The Hotchkiss School exhibits Photographs by Anne Day and John Isaac through March 6. The show features works of two accomplished photographers, Anne Day and John Isaac, each of whom has spent a lifetime documenting important social and human issues around the globe and in this country.
Housatonic Camera Club Photography Annual Show And Sale on display at Noble Horizons, Life Long Learning Center, 17 Cobble Road, Salisbury, Ct, through Feb. 28 . Over 75 local artists. General viewing weekends 11 AM to 4 PM. For other hours call Noble Horizons. 860-435-9851. For information about the Housatonic Camera Club call 518-789-3523 www.housatoniccameraclub.org.
Philadelphia Flower Show Bus Trip on Wednesday, March 3, 2010- Take an exotic journey to dozens of destinations around the globe. Cornell Cooperative Extension Dutchess County is now taking reservations for their annual bus trip to the Philadelphia Flower Show www.theflowershow.com. The theme this year “Passport to the World”. Cost is $65 per person, which includes transportation and admission to the show. Leaving from the Farm & Home Center on Rt. 44 in Millbrook promptly at 8am and returning home at approximately 9:30pm. Please call Nancy Halas at 845-677-8223 x 115 to register. Checks should be made out to Cornell Cooperative Extension and mailed to 2715 Rt. 44, Suite 1, Millbrook, NY 12545 Attn: Nancy Halas. Seats will only be reserved upon payment in full. No refunds after February 12. Substitutions are allowed. Limited Seating.
Thursday, February 18:
Red Hook will be the site of the big “salamander counting”, aka Vernal Pool Survey, this spring led by the famous Michael Klemens (IES) and also Neil Curri (GIS guy at cooperative extension). Please consider signing up for the needed core group.
Michael and Neil hold a first meeting at IES late morning or late afternoon. Please contact them if interested or for more information. The first training has been scheduled for Sat. Mar. 6 in the afternoon. Neil Curri
John McCary will discuss “Me and My Brother Against My Cousin: Tribalism in Iraq and the Future of Afghanistan,” at Vassar. Free and open to the public, the lecture will begin at 5:00pm, in New England Building, Room 104. “Sgt. John A. McCary, who speaks fluent Arabic and specializes in ‘human intelligence,’ improvises how he does his job and the Army is improvising how it uses soldiers like him,” wrote The Wall Street Journal in September 2004. “[His] experience in Iraq shows why this war is so hard to win.” McCary’s talk will include his personal experiences from his tour in al Anbar province, Iraq, where he was stationed on a Forward Operating Base deep in hostile territory, halfway between the violent cities of Ramadi and Fallujah. He spent a full year in country starting in the fall of 2003.
Also at Vassar, 5:00 – 9:00pm, Late Night at the Lehman Loeb. (845) 437- 7745 or http://fllac.vassar.edu.
The Millbrook/Washington Historical Society has a fabulous speaker scheduled for an astounding topic, Slavery in the Hudson Valley. Anne Gordon, the Ulster County Historian, will speak on the background of slavery here in the Hudson Valley – why it was used as a source of labor in a new land, who owned slaves and how many. Also covered will be the difference between northern and southern slavery, and what were the reasons it was finally abolished here. Anne will talk a little about the life of Sojourner Truth while she was here in the Valley. I heard her speak at the Fountains on Sojourner Truth and it was amazing information. 7:30 p.m. Lyall Memorial Federated Church. The public is invited and there is no charge. There will be light refreshments served.
With the closing of Seany B’s, Open Mic Thursday resumes at La Puerta Azul. Alternating electric and acoustic, this Thursday is electric. Earlier start – hooray! – 8:30 to 11:30.
Friday, February 19:
Vassar Music Faculty Concert at 8pm. Rachel Rosales, soprano, Robert Osborne, bass-baritone; Todd Crow, piano; and Richard Howard, poet, commentator, and translator. Music by the familiar: Debussy, Duparc, Fauré, Zemlinsky, Chausson, Chabrier, Hindemith, Charpentier, and Vierne; and the not so familiar: Caplet, Gretchaninov, Taneyev, Sauget, Cras, Diepenbrock, Sévérac, Bréville, and Capdevielle. Skinner Hall of Music (845) 437-7294 or http://music.vassar.edu. Free!
Hotchkiss, Melvin Chen & the Portals Resident Quartet will be coming to Hotchkiss for a special winter appearance at 7 p.m. The performance will feature Melvin Chen on piano with Jessica Lee, violin; Harumi Rhodes, violin; Jacob Braun, cello; and Melissa Reardon, viola. Chen, an acclaimed pianist and associate director of the Bard College Conservatory of Music, is artistic director of the Summer Portals program at The Hotchkiss School, and the quartet musicians are music instructors for the program. The Hotchkiss School, at the intersection of Routes 41 and 112 on 11 Interlaken Road in Lakeville, CT. Katherine M. Elfers Hall. Visit www.hotchkiss.org/arts, or 860-435-4423 for more information.
Shakespeare’s Clowns at the Bardavon. See 5th graders after their three week clown residency. An annual event and supposed to be really neat. 7pm and only $5. 845-473-2072, www.Bardavon.org.
Saturday, February 20:
“Hot Chili for Haiti” Fundraiser at Presbyterian Church in Pine Plains. The First United Presbyterian Church in Pine Plains warmly invites our community to a “Hot Chili for Haiti ” Fundraiser in the Fellowship Hall from 4 to 7 pm. The eat-in supper includes a bowl of chili, muffin or roll, dessert, and coffee or tea for $8./adult and $4./child under 10 years. Chili also is available to purchase for $10./quart. Although reservations are not necessary, quarts of chili may be pre-ordered by phoning 518-398.1380.
The Hudson Valley Youth Chorale captures the hearts of their audience with their pure love of singing. Their upcoming concert is “For the Children: A Benefit For the Children of Haiti”. 7pm at Holy Cross Church, Pine Grove Avenue, Kingston, NY. Admission is free and all donations collected will be donated to help the children of Haiti. For more information visit www.hvyc.org or call 845-679-8530
The Importance of Being Earnest – On Stage at Hotchkiss Feb. 20-21. The Hotchkiss Dramatic Association will be performing Oscar play at 7:30 p.m., with a matinee on Sunday, Feb. 21, at 2:30 p.m. in the The Hotchkiss School¹s Walker Auditorium. Tickets are $10 for adults, and $5 for students and senior citizens, and may be purchased at the door or in advance by calling 860-435-3203. All proceeds are to benefit relief efforts in Haiti.
Hudson Valley Philharmonic at the Bardavon highlighting Prokofiev. 3pm. www.baravon.org, 845-473-2072.
Shorty King’s Clubhouse plays at la Puerta Azul, 8:30. 845-677-azul.
Senior Project Exhibit Opens at Mill Street Loft’s Gallery, 5:30 pm at 45 Pershing Avenue, Poughkeepsie. It will be on view Mondays-Fridays 9am-5pm and by appointment on weekends through March 13th. The exhibit features drawings and paintings by 7 area high school students who completed a rigorous fall class designed to challenge and prepare them for college studies in the visual arts. The Artists’ Reception is free and open to the public. www.millstreetloft.org; info@millstreetloft.org; 845-471-7477.
Predators of the Wild with Bill Robinson at the Center for Performing Arts in Rhinebeck. Live Birds of Prey and reptiles. 845-876-3080, 11am and suitable for children.
Vassar Guest Concert. Daedalus Quartet performs Beethoven’s String Quartet Op. 131, Mozart’s String Quartet, K. 589, and Joan Tower’s Night Fields. 8pm, Skinner Hall of Music, (845) 437-7294 or http://music.vassar.edu. Free.
The Kleinert/James Gallery in Woodstock presents “Go, Go, Go Said the Bird,” a day of celebrating T.S. Eliot and Hudson Valley art from ‘noon till nine’. An exhibition of artwork by Joan Ades and Claire Lambe will be accompanied by a reading by Carey Harrison of T.S. Eliot’s Four Quartets, in their entirety, at 2:00 pm and again at 7:00, following refreshments at 6:00. There will also be musical interludes in the form of passages from Johann Sebastian Bach suites and preludes, played by Hudson Valley musicians, between each of the Quartets, marking the tradition of sacred art that runs from Bach to Eliot. The Kleinert/James Gallery is located at 34 Tinker St., in Woodstock, NY. The snow date for the event is Sunday, February 21. For more information call 845-679-1242 or email clairelambe@hotmail.com.
Sunday, February 21:
Winter Ecology Walk at noon. This family-friendly afternoon of exploration, led by our educators, will introduce visitors to the ecology of winter. Discover animal tracks, plant adaptations, cold-weather insects, ice formations, and the wonders of winter survival. A winter craft will be offered. Please RSVP to freemanp@caryinsitute.org or 677-7600 x121. This event will begin at the Cary Institute auditorium, located at 2801 Sharon Tpk., Millbrook. FREE. Please wear boots and bring water. In the event of severe weather, the program will be moved to February 28th. www.caryinstitute.org.
“Under Our Skin” an eye opening documentary about Lyme Disease, in collaboration with the Sharon Women’s Club, 11am, Millerton Moviehouse. Under Our Skin is a gripping tale of microbes and money that exposes the hidden story of Lyme disease, one of the most controversial and fastest growing epidemics of our time. Each year thousands go undiagnosed or misdiagnosed… told that the symptoms are “all in their head.” Following the stories of patients and physicians fighting for their lives and livelihoods, the film brings into focus a haunting picture of the healthcare system. The screening will be followed by a Q&A with Filmmaker, Andy Abrahams Wilson. http://www.underourskin.com, www.themoviehouse.net.
Arlington HS String Quartet plays during brunch at la Puerta Azul, 12 – 2. Also on February 28. Remember, you can buy $25 coupons to Puerta Azul for cheap at www.restaurant.com.
Tuesday, February 23:
The Artful Dodger at noon. The Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center (845) 437-7294 or http://music.vassar.edu.
Wednesday, February 24:
“The Spirituality and Vision of Bruce Springsteen” at 7pm at the Grace Church Parish Hall. This one night class is taught by Father Doug Fisher. All are welcome.
Palmer Gallery Exhibition. 4 x 4. Vassar. Four artists use the Palmer Gallery as a site for collaboration throughout the course of the exhibition. On view through Tuesday March 3. (845) 437-5370 or http://palmergallery.vassar.edu.
“Our Ordinary Three Dimensions in a Quantum Universe”. Philosopher Alyssa Ney will discuss the intersection of quantum mechanics and three-dimensional reality in a lecture. She is the James P. Wilmot Assistant Professor in the Department of Philosophy at the University of Rochester. This is part of the Philosopher’s Holiday Lecture Series at Vassar College. 5:00pm in Taylor Hall, room 203.
Thursday, February 25:
Richard S. Ostfeld, senior scientist at the Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies in Millbrook, NY, will discuss the focus of his current research, “Biodiversity Loss and the Rise of Emerging Infectious Diseases,” at Vassar College. The program, free and open to the public, will begin at 4:30pm in Sanders Physics, Room 207. This presentation will describe two case studies of diseases – Lyme disease and West Nile virus encephalitis – that are exacerbated when biodiversity is reduced. These studies show that the current biodiversity crisis is likely to increase human exposure to many infectious diseases. Similar lecture scheduled at IES on March 5.
Late Night at the Lehman Loeb, 5:00 – 9:00pm. The Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center (845) 437- 7745 or http://fllac.vassar.edu.
Open Mic Acoustic With Freddy Sire at The Blue Door. 8:30 start.
Friday, February 26:
Lick the Toad at La Puerta Azul.
Triple Bill Opera at Bard. The Graduate Vocal Arts Program of The Bard College Conservatory of Music presents an evening and matinée of opera in the Sosnoff Theater of The Richard B. Fisher Center for the Performing Arts on Friday, February 26, at 8:00 p.m. and Sunday, February 28, at 3:00 p.m. The triple bill features three fully staged one-act operas, including the world premieres of two Conservatory-commissioned operas—Song from the Uproar: The Lives and Deaths of Isabelle Eberhardt by Missy Mazzoli and Vinkensport, or The Finch Opera by David T. Little, with libretto by Royce Vavrek—and the 1925 French opera L’Enfant et les sortilèges (The Child and the Magic Spells) by Maurice Ravel, with libretto by Colette. Tickets are $20, $30, and $75 (the latter includes priority seating and an invitation to the February 26 postperformance champagne reception with the artists). To purchase tickets, call the Fisher Center box office at 845-758-7900 or go to www.fishercenter.bard.edu.
Saturday, February 27:
Three Wishes and Wolves in Sheeps Clothing at the Center for Performing Arts in Rhinebeck. 11am, family series. Puppet shows. 845-876-3080, www.centerforperformingarts.org.
The Union Vale Fire Company is holding a Spaghetti Dinner at Union Vale Station 1, Rt. 82, Verbank, from 4-8 pm, to benefit the Piquet family who lost their home and its contents to a fire last month. $7 Advance (call 845-724-4038), $8 at the door. Children 5 and under are free. Take Out or Eat In!
Cabin Fever Dinner at Grace Church at 6pm. Great food and an opportunity for laughter in the midst of a long winter. Donation: $20.
Defensive Driving Course at the Millbrook Library, 10 am – 4 pm. Save 10% on a portion of your auto insurance for 3 years! And reduce up to 4 points from your driving record. The cost is $40.00 payable in cash (this includes $5.00 nonrefundable deposit.) To enroll please contact Daytona Driving School at 845-781-8087 or driving@optonline.net or call the Library @ 845-677-3611, ext. 2. Please bring a packed lunch.
Singing Leaves: The Stories & Songs of the Crickets and Katydids, 2:00pm Sharon Audubon. Join author, photographer and professional recording artist John Himmelman for this presentation that introduces the audience to the creators of the insect songs we have all heard since childhood. While sharing photos and song recordings of species from the Northeast, John will cover where to find crickets and katydids, keeping them as pets, why and how they sing, and fun stories of his adventures up and down the east coast in search of them. John’s new book, “Guide to the Night-singing Insects of the Northeast,” will also be available for purchase and signing. Registration is not required, but highly recommended. Free, but donations always welcome. www.sharon.audubon.org, Route 4, Sharon, CT 06069 / (860) 364-0520.
Oblong Millerton & Rhinebeck to host Ralph Nader, author of “Only the Super-Rich Can Save Us”.
Vassar has four events, free and open to the public.
1:30pm Senior Recital. Emily Bookwalter, viola, assisted by Thomas Sauer, piano. Featuring the Sonata in D Major by Bach, Arpeggione in A Minor by Schubert, Sonata in E-flat Major by Brahms, and Rhapsodie from Suite Hebraique by Bloch.
Skinner Hall of Music (845) 437-7294 or http://music.vassar.edu.
4:00pm Senior Recital. Jon Roth, bass, assisted by David Alpher, piano. Music of Handel, Mendelssohn, Wolf, Donaudy, and Vaughan Williams. Skinner Hall of Music (845) 437-7294 or http://music.vassar.edu.
8:00pm Vassar College Orchestra. Eduardo Navega, conductor. Skinner Hall of Music (845) 437-7294 or http://music.vassar.edu
8:00pm Vassar Repertory Dance Theatre 28th Annual Bardavon Opera House Gala. Performance of faculty and student pieces as well as repertoire by George Balanchine, David Berkey, and Doris Humphrey. Tickets ($9) are available at for purchase, in person, at the Vassar College Info Center in Main Building or in Kenyon Hall at the dance office. Tickets ($11) are also available through Ticketmaster (845) 454-3388. Bardavon Opera House (845) 437-7468 or http://dance.vassar.edu.
Sunday, February 28:
Vassar College and Community Wind Ensemble concert at 3pm. James Osborn, conductor. Skinner Hall of Music (845) 437-7294 or http://music.vassar.edu.
Vassar Repertory Dance Theatre 28th Annual Bardavon Opera House Gala at 3pm, Bardavon Opera House (845) 437-7468 or http://dance.vassar.edu.
Monday, March 1:
Magical History Tour, St. Luke’s Chamber Ensemble, Dia Beacon. 2pm. Celebrate 400 years of history through music. 845-400-0100, www.diaart.org.
Darwin Days Dramatic Reading. Maria Mitchell. A one woman play, performed by Frances Sternhagen ‘51, and written by Barbara Gibbins Duffy ‘51, celebrates the life and achievement of astronomer Maria Mitchell, Vassar’s first professor. 7pm.Vogelstein Center for Drama and Film, Martel Theater (845) 437-5370 or http://arts.vassar.edu.
Wednesday, March 3:
Philadelphia Flower Show Bus Trip. Take an exotic journey to dozens of destinations around the globe. Cornell Cooperative Extension Dutchess County is now taking reservations for their annual bus trip to the Philadelphia Flower Show www.theflowershow.com. The theme this year “Passport to the World”. $65 per person, which includes transportation and admission to the show. Leaving from the Farm & Home Center on Rt. 44 in Millbrook promptly at 8am and returning home at approximately 9:30pm. Please call Nancy Halas at 845-677-8223 x 115 to register. Checks should be made out to Cornell Cooperative Extension and mailed to 2715 Rt. 44, Suite 1, Millbrook, NY 12545 Attn: Nancy Halas. Seats will only be reserved upon payment in full. Substitutions are allowed. Limited Seating.
Thursday, March 4:
Tivoli Bays Talks: Citizen Science: An Eye on Eels. Catherine O’Reilly. 7:30 – 8:30pm Tivoli Bays Visitor Center. Free. 845-889-4745 x105.
UV Town Board Meeting is scheduled, 7:30pm.
Friday, March 5:
Beauty and the Beast. March 5th at 7 PM, March 6th at 8 PM and March 7th at 2 PM. The drama club, ‘97 Miles off Broadway’ is pleased to present Disney’s classic, Beauty and the Beast. Audiences of all ages will be enchanted by the talented presentation of this wonderful Broadway show, directed by Dr. Karen Burrows. Tickets can be reserved by contacting Diane Schnoor at 677-6269 or e-mail dianejacksonschnoor@gmail.com. Seats are $10.00, Senior Citizens and Students $8.00.
