JUNE 2011


Westchester County Business Journal • ARTSWNEWS


A9 22/ WEDNESDAY


get more event information, visit www.artswestchester.org Golf for the Arts: June 20th


Spoken Word: Greenburgh Arts and Culture Committee presents Learning to See. Participants in Learning to See will read their original poems after a pot-luck supper. 6-8:30pm. greenburghartsandcul- ture.org


25/ SATURDAY


Film: Jacob Burns Film Center / Media Arts Lab presents The Great Race. A hilarious slapstick comedy about a New- York-to-Paris car race. 6/25-26, 12pm. www.burnsfilmcenter.org


Music: Caramoor Center for Music and the Arts presents Opening Night: H.M.S. Pinafore by Gilbert & Sullivan. The 66th Annual Caramoor International Music Festival opens with a performance of one of the most beloved and delightful of the Gilbert and Sullivan operettas. 8:30pm. www.caramoor.org


Theater: Taconic Opera Invites Choral Singers to Perform in Nabucco. This is an open invitation for all voice parts to join Taconic Opera’s chorus for the 2011 fall performances of Verdi’s Nabucco! Rehearsals: Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. 6/25-7/30, Wed 7-9pm, Sat 3-5pm. www.taconicopera.org


26/ SUNDAY


Music: Caramoor Center for Music and the Arts presents NPR’s From the Top with host Christopher O’Riley. Join this acclaimed pianist and host and a slew of extraordinary young musicians for a broadcast recording of NPR’s From the Top. 4:30pm. www.caramoor.org


Spoken Word: Hudson Valley Writers’ Center Readers’ Series Celebrates Gay Pride Month with a reading by Elaine Sexton and Erin McHugh. 4:30pm. www. writerscenter.org


29/ WEDNESDAY


Music: Caramoor Center for Music and the Arts presents Family Fun! Irish Music with a Global Twist! Cady Finlayson and Vita Tanga blend traditional Celtic fiddle tunes with American folk and world music influences. 5pm. www.car- amoor.org


Music: Katonah Museum of Art pres- ents Shades of Jazz: Joe Lovano and Judi Silvano. Guitarist John Scofield invites three of today’s brightest talents in the bebop and jazz communities to join him. 6:30pm. www.katonahmuseum.org


Music: Tarrytown Music Hall presents Nils Lofgren. Best known for his work with Neil Young and Bruce Springsteen. 8pm. www.tarrytownmusichall.org


Spoken Word: Alan Sklar Presents: Get Turned on to Audiobooks. Jump into the recording studio with audio book narrator Alan Sklar. 7pm. www.whiteplainslibrary. org/


30/ THURSDAY


Music: Caramoor Center for Music and the Arts presents Beijing Guitar Duo: Guitar in the Garden. The young, brilliant Beijing Guitar Duo continues Caramoor’s tradition of magical evenings in the tranquil Sunken Garden. 7:30pm. www. caramoor.org


Theater: Jacob Burns Film Center / Media Arts Lab presents The Cherry Orchard. Captures a poignant moment in Old Russia as it lurches toward revolution. 2pm. www.burns- filmcenter.org


Andrew Benerofe, Golf Co-Chair Benerofe Properties Inc.


Armando Rodriguez, Golf Co-Chair A & A Maintenance


This June marks the 20th anniversary of ArtsWestchester’s golf tournament. Our event has grown from a 9-hole to an 18-hole tournament, which this year will be held at the prestigious Wykagyl Country Club in New Rochelle on June 20, 2011. We have come a long way!


Thanks to dedicated board members and loyal corporate supporters…Aramark, Entergy, IBM, Jacob Burns Foundation, Key Bank, Otis Elevator, PepsiCo, Robison Oil and many others…golfing for the arts is a very popular sport.


Come and join the fun on the links and help the arts. Foursomes are still available for this event, and the new online auction is open at: www. biddingforgood.com/artswauction/artswgolf All proceeds benefit the programs and services of ArtsWestchester. Contact afabrizio@artswestchester.org or 914-428-4220 ext. 326 for tickets and sponsor information.


Rent our affordable and convenient space  Rehearsals


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 Auditions  Meetings  Workshops  Conferences  Seminars


ARTSWESTCHESTER


31 Mamroneck Ave White Plains, NY


FOR MORE INFO call: 914.428.4220 x324


email: esiegel@artswestchester.org


at Wykagyl


Arts Alive Artist Grants provide direct support to artists to create original new work that incorporates the community as context. Projects must be initiated by the artist and reflection of the community must be integral to the project and to the creative process. Two $2,500 awards.


Funding


Opportunities for Artists & Organizations


Guidelines & Application will be available online June 15, 2011


Caramoor Center for Music and the Arts presents Family Fun! Irish Music with a Global Twist! 6/29


Arts Alive Project Grants support arts & cultural programs at the community level. First time applicants are most competitive. Artists must apply in tandem with a fiscal agent organization. Grant awards: $1,000 — $5,000.


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