NOVEMBER 2005

 

NAC EVENTS

 

Coming SOON TO  A THEATER NEAR YOU!  VERY NEAR! VERY SOON

NAC Holiday Open House will be held at the Northport Theater, December 16th , 7:30 pm. This is going to be a social event and will be lots of fun!!! There will be various wonderful artistic programs going on that evening.  We need volunteers to help with our committee chairpeople in such areas as; decorations, poster design & publicity ( helping to distribute flyers within the community), performance/entertainment ideas & refreshments.  

This is the time to get involved, lend us a hand, and meet new NAC members. Please email Lauren Paige at LSPGemini@aol.com. Choose  the committee you would like to volunteer in  along with your name, tel# & e-mail address so our committee chairpeople can contact you.

 

What a delightful concert at the Northport Library on October 21! Do-ing Music presented: Clarinetist: Mariam Adam, Violinist Hrabba Atladottir, and Flutist Evelyn Ulex.  How fortunate to have such an enriching experience brought to you by NAC and the Northport Library.

 

November 4^th  at 8:00 pm we bring you Opera Night at the Café Portofino. 249 Main St. Northport

November 5th at 7:30 pm The Northport Opera Company performs at  St Paul's Methodist Church  Benefit                Concert, 288 Main St. Northport, NY  an evening of scenes and arias  Call: (631) 261-0804 for tix $15

 

November 22^nd Suffolk Poet Laureate Daniel Thomas Moran will present at the Northport Library Community room at 7:30 pm. On Nov. 9th Dan will be interviewed on "Ticket" on Channel 21 @ 7:30.    They will run an announcement of the Northport reading during the program.

 

The Northport Opera Company entertained a delighted  audience  at the VA Medical Center in Northport on October 22, 2005.  A big hand for the Company. 

 

“Opera in Autumn”

 

 

MUSIC NEWS

Here’s  big and exciting news from Alice Weiser (of Huntington) and Connie Gillies’ (of Northport)!!!

See link Constant Wonder Takes Kids on a Musical ‘Walk With Wonder’ ... Other Northport participants on the CD

Glenn Baldwin- guest keyboard for 2 songs;Steve Whitthoft - guest player on trombone Chris Toland - former student of Glenn Baldwin - our talented producer who provided background vocals and also played bass, guitar, and did all programming. www.constantwonder.com

 

Stephen Bennett – Piano and vocals  Chris Forte – Clarinet Portofino’s  Main Street, Northport  Friday November 11^th 8-10PM

 Works by:  JS Bach, JC Bach, CPE Bach and GF Handel

Beret Arcaya, soprano,Leslie Valentine, mezzo-soprano,Christine Doré, piano,and Lisa Kozenko, oboe

Sunday, November 20, 2005   4:00 PM, St. John’s Church, Main & Prospect Streets, Huntington, New York  GENERAL ADMISSION $15.00 For Bookings and Information, please Call: 631 423-7404 Proceeds to Benefit the St. John’s Building Fund, Please join us afterwards in the Great Hall to Meet the Artists

 

On Nov. 21, Tom Griffith and Martha Tractenberg will be playing at the Port Washington library, along with Little Toby Walker, Pat Wictor, and James O'Malley.  They start at 2:00, and it should be an incredible day of music.

 

From member Kevin McMahon - Explore the World with Stoomzee.com

 

Member Ernie Byrd of the COLD SPRING HARBOR ARTS CENTER reports: Wed's are open mike nights w/ Wayne Sebella & Ernie Byrd/Thurs 11/3 & Fri 11/4  Wayne Schuster Trio (tenor sax) piano & Bass Thurs  11/10 & Fri 11/11  Bill Easley Trio (reeds & flute) piano & bass Thurs  11/17  Art Hirahara Trio (piano) bass & drums Fri 11/18  Sue Giles Trio (vocals) piano & bass Fri 11/25  Eli Yamin Trio (piano) bass & drums Sat's  Ernie Byrd & Friends

 

"RIDOTTO" concerts of English and French Cantatas, Sunday, November 13 at 4 pm, Old First Church, Main St. Hungtington (opp. Town Hall) Reservations: 385-0373, $18tkt

 

Long Island Masterworks - Songs of Love, War and Peace , Bach, Handel, Vaughan Willams, and Copland

Saturday, November 19th, 8 pm, St. Peter's by the Sea, BayShore, Infromation call 262-0200

 

 

FILM NEWS

November is full of exciting movies and special events at Cinema Arts Centre, 423 Park Ave. , Huntington, NY 11743  631-423-7611    Some highlights are below or go to www.CinemaArtsCentre.org  where you can sign up for weekly email schedule.Advance tickets for some events are available at the box office or 631-423-7611

 

The 8th Annual Gay & Lesbian Film Festival

A one-week festival celebrating the finest new gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgendered cinema from such exotic locals as Germany, Australia, the Phillipines and, of course, Long Island. 

 Friday–Thursday, November 11–17 

Attention: Earthlings Puppet Show  An original, multi-media, science fiction story for kids concerning the ecology of planet Earth, performed by puppets.

 Saturday, November 19 at 11am, 1pm, 3pm  

William Eggleston in the Real World - Guest Speaker: Peter Moriarty, photographer, professor, author

An intimate portrait of the legendary photographer William Eggleston, subject of the Museum of Modern Art’s first one-man exhibition of color photographs. Directed by Michael Almereyda

Tuesday, November 22 at 7:30pm

William Shakespeare’s  A Midsummer Night’s Dream

Shakespeare’s immortal classic presented live at the CAC by the Authors’ Playhouse

Wednesday, November 30 at 8:00pm

 

VISUAL ARTS NEWS

 

Smart Art" Classes for young artists and "Foundation Art Classes" (Drawing, Painting and Calligraphy) for adults at Artist's (Emily Eisen) studio in Crab Meadow Beach, Northport
Starts Mondays, November 7th from 4:30-5:45pm (young artists)and Wednesdays, November 9th from 9:30-11am (for adults)  For information and registration call Brainworks Plus @ 631-651-9207.

 

Ward Hooper, Michael Karp & Micheal Mamakos exhibiting their watercolor paintings at Christopher Gallery in Stony Brook Oct. thru Nov 11th under the title, Three Colorful Guys.

 

The Heckscher Museum of Art will present rarely seen prints by three of   the world's greatest artists: Picasso, Braque,& Léger: Twentieth Century  Modern Masters.

 

NAC member Kate Kelly invites all to her exhibit, "roots & Off-shoots," curated by Stan Brodsky, on view  through November 11, at the Alfred Van Loen Gallery, South Huntington Public Library, 145 Pidgeon Hill Rd, Huntington Station. (south off Jericho Tpke, east of Rte 110) Visit http://www.katekellyart.com to preview the work on exhibit. Call the library at 631-549-4411 for more info. 

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And here’s a sample of Elizabeth Yaari’s latest work.

 

 Fall Session- are all Saturdays starting.....October 22nd, 29th, November 5th, 12th, 19th, and finishing up on Nov 26th. Available Class Times : Intermediate and Advanced Students - 9am to 12pm. Sorry Beginners are closed for this session. Elizabeth@elizabethyaari.com

 

 

 

"The Water World of John Ellsworth." Nine color photographs of John Ellsworth are featured in a centerfold spread of the current issue of "Good Old Boat" magazine (November/December 2005). 

 

 

Jo-Ann Corretti, will be the new President of the Southampton Artists Assoc. and she  will be displaying her "I love Long Island" paintings and prints at the Emma Clark Library, in East Setauket, the Cutchogue Library, and the Southampton Library, for the month of Nov...Her Northport Christmas Cards are now available...for more info...joanncorretti.com

 

Purchase a copy of "When There Was Something Wrong With You," the new CD by local singer/songwriter/poet Alan Semerdjian from CDBABY (www.cdbaby.com/semerdjian).  This catalogue of new songs has a whopping 16+ tracks and is currently being met with rave reviews for its sonic, melodic, and lyrical maturity.  Also, visit www.alansemerdjian.com

 

New images have been added to the online gallery of Pamela Long Nolan, Artist.  Landscapes and Portraits are available for viewing at    www.pamelalongnolan.com

  

 

PERFORMING ARTS NEWS

Gene Connor directs "The Compleat Works of Shakespeare (Abridged)" at Syosset High School.  Performance dates are November 17 (7pm), 18 (7:30pm) and 19 (7:30pm).  Come enjoy an evening of zaniness as this award-winning high school program presents all of Shakespeare's plays in 2 hours and with many twists!  For more information and directions call 516-364-5709.

 

Patchogue Theatre will present a benefit for The American Red Cross Hurricane Relief Fund starring the Grammy and Country Music Association (CMA) award-winning rock band "The Kentucky Headhunters" Friday, November 25 at 8:00pm,. Tickets for the American Red Cross Hurricane Relief Fund Benefit concert are $50, $40 & $30 and available at the Patchogue Theatre box office (online a www.patchoguetheatre.com ). Press Contact: Christopher Capobianco 631-275-6494

 
THE BARE BONES THEATER COMPANY is proud to present its annual Fall Showcase, a medley of scenes from contemporary plays and films, Monday and  Tuesday, December 5 and 6, at 8:00 PM at the Posey School,
57 Main Street, Northport.  Admission is free on a first come, first served basis. Try to arrive early as we tend to fill up rapidly.  Donations gratefully accepted.
Please be warned that some material may not be appropriate for children under age thirteen

Dennis Tannenbaum (second from left), owner of the Northport Theater visits backstage at the Patchogue Theatre for the Performing Arts with Christopher Capobianco (L), Patchogue Village Trustee Jack Krieger and Nancy Duncan. Mr Capobianco and Ms. Duncan are members of the Patchogue Theatre board of directors.

Isabella Eredita - Johnson, chairman of the Northport Arts Coalition was recently given a tour of the historic Patchogue Theatre for the Performing Arts. She is seen here with her former Northport High School classmate and Patchogue Theatre board member Christopher Capobianco

 

Dennis Tannenbaum, owner of the Northport Theater and Isabella Eredita - Johnson, chairman of the Northport Arts Coalition were recently given a tour of the historic Patchogue Theatre for the Performing Arts by Patchogue Village Trustee, Jack Krieger and Theater board members Christopher Capobianco and Nancy Duncan. The 1200 seat theatre, located on Main Street in downtown Patchogue, was opened in 1923 and served as a vaudeville house for many years, later becoming a popular area movie theatre. It was purchased and renovated to it's original grandeur in the mid-1990s by the Incorporated Village of Patchogue and is operated by a non-profit organization. Mr. Tannenbaum plans to renovate the Northport Theater for use as an artistic and civic asset to the community and with the help of the Patchogue board members, he and Ms. Johnson were able to glean new insight into ways that the Northport Theater can produce successful programs and provide a welcoming atmosphere to cooperating arts organizations.  

 

DANCE NEWS

 

Posey School announces new classes to begin in November. Modern Dance for adults will meet on Tuesday evenings at 6:00. Ballet, beginning level for teens (boys and girls ages 12 and older) meets on Wednesday at 5:00. We have had requests for a teens drama class; if you are interested please let us know. To register for class or get more information call 631-757-2700 or www.poseyschool.com  

 

POETRY NEWS

Long Island Poetry Archival Center
 We are looking for donations of: * Books by poets who have lived on Long Island, New York* Video tapes, audio tapes, photographs of poetry events or poet of L.I., N.Y.* Essays and articles about poetry and poets on L.I., N.Y.* Tee-shirts, buttons, pins and any other memorabilia about L.I., N.Y. poetry* financial donations in any amount.* book shelves, lamps, tables & chairs* building materials for construction of center* property here on L. I., N.Y. * a building with property here on L.I., N.Y .Please contact MEMBER Tammy Morgan. The North Sea Poetry Scene, 33 Woods Lane, Southampton, NY 11968-1719  631-204-1240 phone/fax

 

Friday, November 11^th, 7:30pm - 9:00pm

PPA presents featured poets Kate Kelly and Annabelle Moseley at Barnes and Noble Bookstore,

380 Walt Whitman Road ,(Route 110; accessible from all E/W highways) Huntington Station, Open reading to follow.

 

Wednesday, November 2^nd, 7:00pm - 8:45pm

PPA presents featured poets Heather Robinson and Geoff Kubilis at Smithtown Library

1 North Country Rd (corner of route 111 and route 25) Smithtown  Open reading follows (631) 265-2072 ext 208

 

A complete poetry calendar can be found on www.poetz.com/longisland  

 

 

MEMBERSHIP  NEWS

We welcome new members: Ann Fox     James Ryan   Maggie Kalas   and      Mildred Willen

 

We invite you to join the Northport Arts Coalition.  One of the many privileges is free announcements in the NAC NEWS,

an e-mail publication which now reaches over 670 recipients.  About 79 members have links in our website which can be reached at www.northportarts.org 

 

To join, send $25.00 to Northport Arts Coalition, P. O. Box 508, Northport, NY 11768
 

Pat Bond, Editor pbond@suffolk.lib.ny.us

Web: www.northportarts.org