Art
Exhibits
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Sunday
Concert Series
Sponsored by Friends of the Library, concerts
begin at 2:00 PM. and are free to all area residents. Doors open
at 1:45; first come, first seated.
January 6
Lisa Gutkin
Klezmer and more from this world-renowned performer. Join us for an entertaining and informative show.
February 3
The Barefoot Boys
Music of the Catskill Mountains and the Hudson Valley. Take a musical journey to disover the history of our beautiful home.
March 2
Sartori
A classical trio of guitar, flute and clarinet will present an intriguing and exciting program drawing on the works of a wide range of composers.
April 6
LaVita Williams Guitar Duo
Enjoy the rhythms and melodies of Spain as interpreted by two dynamic performers in a program of classics and well-loved works.
May 4
Sweet Rose Review
From blues to classic rock to contemporary to original compositions, this engaging ensemble will present a lively and warm-hearted show.
June 1
Susan Mirwis Broadway Revue
Catch this well-known stage actress/singer in our intimate setting performing musical favorites in a rousing presentation.
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Library
Theater
Theater
events are held at 2:00
PM in the Betty Cobb Stewart Community Room and are
free to all area residents. Doors to the Community Room open
at 1:45 PM. Presented by M&M Productions
Acting Co., Inc.
Sunday, February 24
Having Our Say; The Delany Sisters' First 100 Years
By Emily Mann. Adapted from the book Having Our Say, based on the extraordinary lives of Sadie and Bessie Delany. Their
Their Story is not simply African-American history or women's history. It is our history, told through the eyes of two unforgettable women as they look not only into the past, but also ahead into the twenty-first century. The play play opens as 103-year-old Sadie and 101-year-old Bessie welcome us into their Mount Vernon, NY, home. They take us on a remarkable journey through the last hundred years of our nation's history, recounting a fascinating series of events and anecdotes drown from their rich famiily history and careers as pioneering African-American professionals.
Sunday, March 30
Art of Murder
By Joe DiPietro. In a remote estate in the countryside of Connecticut, Jack Brooks, one of the most accomplished and eccentric painters of his generation, awaits the imminent arrival of his art dealer. But the visit is not a standard one, for Jack feels wronged, and he is intending to kill the man. As Jack lays out his intentions for the evening, his wife, Annie, calmly paints. She is reluctant to go along with the plan, until Jack's threat of violence convinces her otherwise. Harried and annoyed, Vincent, Jack's flamboyant art dealer arrives. Will Jack carry out his plan? Will Annie help him? Or is something else going on? 2000 Edgar (Allen Poe) Award Winner for Best Mystery Play!
Sunday, April 20
Chapter Two
Based on part of Neil Simon's own life Chapter Two mixes laughter with heaertache, George Schneider, a writer whose wife has recently died, returns to a lonely apartment. His younger brother Leo, a theatrical press agent and born matchmaker, tries to snap George out of his emotional tailspin by supplying him with unwanted and unsuccessful dates. The Leo comes up with Jennie Malone and she's a winner. Still it's a rocky road ahead for the not so young lovers. George struggles with contradictory impulses to embrace a new life but remain faithful to the old. George and Jennie stumble on, tripping over George's pent up emotions and Jennie's wariness born of her rencet marital fiasco. In a hilarious, farcical subplot, Leo has a fling with Faye, Jennie's dizzy and neurotic married friend. The author has updated numerous reference in the script to enhance current production s of this timeless comedy.
Sunday, May 18
Terrible Polichiness - Puppet Theater: Louis Duranty's literary, naughty puppet shows of 19th century Paris
Louis Duranty & the Terrible Polichinelle: the literary children's puppet theater of the Tuileries Garden, Paris, 1860-67. A brief history of Punch & Judy and the French Polichinelle, focusing on the 19th century children's puppet theater of Duranty, created with the aid of french wits, writers, and artists; and featuring a staged reading (with hands-on experience!) of one of Duranty's elaborate, Guignol-style polichinelle scripts. Sean Keohane, the author of The Merchant of Blows-with-a-Stick and Other Plays by Louis Duranty, received a 2006 Seed grant from the Jim Henson Foundation to translate and stage 19th century French hand puppet plays. His touring booth theater and lectures have been invited to the Puppeteers of America's National as wellas Regional Festivals; the Orlando Puppet festival in Florida; the High Museum of Art in Atlanta, Georgia; and the Swedish cottage Marionette Theatre in Central Park, New York, on behalf of the Puppetry Guild of Greater New York.
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