MAY 2011


Westchester County Business Journal • ARTSWNEWS


A9 get more event information, visit www.artswestchester.org 1/ SUNDAY


Dance: Sarah Lawrence College pres- ents Spring Dance Concert: Program A. Student dance performance. At Performing Arts Center. 5/1, 2pm. www.sarahlawrence. edu


Dance: Sarah Lawrence College presents Spring Dance Concert: Program B. Stu- dent dance performance. At Performing Arts Center. 5/1, 7pm. www.sarahlawrence.edu


Festival: 12th Annual Cherry Blossom Festival. Stroll among the Cherry Blossom trees in Turnure Park and enjoy the cultural wonders of Japan. At Turnure Park in White Plains. 5/1. 12-5pm.


Music: Westco Productions, Inc. pres- ents An Evening with Ben Vereen. Don’t miss this very special opportunity to spend an evening with the legendary actor, dancer, and singer. At Irvington Town Hall Theater. 5/1, 7:30pm. www.irvingtontheater.com


Music: Music Conservatory of Westchester presents Jazz, Rock, Pizza. Eat, drink, and jam out to the sounds of the Music Conservatory of Westchester’s jazz and rock ensembles. At Via Vante! 5/1, 2-5pm. viavanti.com


Music: New Choral Society presents A Little “LIGHT” Music. Season Finale for the New Choral Society. At Hitchcock Presbyterian Church. 5/1, 3pm. www.newchoralsociety.org


Music: New Rochelle Council on the Arts presents May Day in the Shakespeare Garden. Celebrate the delights of spring with an afternoon of family fun in the Shakespeare Garden at Davenport Park. 5/1, 3pm. www.newrochellearts.org


Music: Performing Arts Center in Purchase presents Notes For Japan - Earthquake and Tsunami Relief Benefit Concert. Featuring world- renowned artists. All ticket sales will be donated to the Japanese Chamber of Commerce in New York, Inc. 5/1. 2-4:30pm. www.artscenter.org


Music: Taghkanic Chorale presents The Taghkanic Chorale presents Great American Composers. The spring concert is under the musical direction of Steven Fox. At The Episcopal Church. 5/1, 4pm. www.taghkanicchorale.com


Theater: Hudson Stage Company presents Boston Marriage . Play by David Mamet is the story of two bantering and scheming women of fashion who have long lived together on the fringes of upper-class society. At Woodward Hall Theatre. 5/1, 3pm. 5/6, 8pm. 5/7, 8pm. 5/8, 3pm. 5/13, 8pm. 5/14, 3pm & 8pm. www.hudsonstage.com


2/ MONDAY


Music: Sarah Lawrence College pres- ents Sarah Lawrence Jazz Ensembles. Showcase of SLC student instrumental and vocal jazz ensembles. 5/2, 7pm. www. sarahlawrence.edu


Spoken Word: Color Camera Club of Westchester presents Learn to Improve Your Photography Skills. Please join us for refreshments and some fine photographic presentations. At the American Legion Club. 5/2-5/30, 7:30-9:30pm. Most Monday evenings. www.colorcameraclub.org


3/ TUESDAY


Fundraiser: ArtsWestchester presents Shopping Fundraiser at David Yurman. Join us for a free exclusive shopping event to benefit ArtsWestchester. At The Westchester. 5/3, 6-8pm. RSVP: 914-539-4444


Music: Sarah Lawrence


College presents Cygnus Ensemble. SLC’s ensemble- in-residence plays works by contemporary and student


composers. 5/3, 1:30pm. www.


sarahlawrence.edu Music: Sarah Lawrence Col-


lege presents Sarah Lawrence Or- chestra Concert. Concert perfor- mance of Englebert Humperdinck’s


short opera Hansel and Gretel. 5/3, 7pm. www.sarahlawrence.edu


4/1. Westco Productions, Inc presents An Evening with Ben Vereen


4/ WEDNESDAY


Lecture: Westchester Community College Center For The Arts presents Lecture with Artist Barbara Segal. Join artist Barbara Segal as she lectures about the journey she has taken over the past 35 years. 5/4, 6-8pm. www.sunywcc.edu/arts


Music: Downtown Music at Grace pres- ents Fanfare. John Charles Thomas, trumpet, and Bari Mort, piano. At Grace Church. 5/4, 12:10-12:40pm. www.dtmusic.org


5/ THURSDAY


Film: New Rochelle Council on the Arts presents Shakespeare Film Festival. Three very different cinematic versions of “Romeo and Juliet”, hosted by Iona College professors John Mahon, Tom Pendleton and Amy Stackhouse. At New Rochelle Public Library Ossie Davis Theater. 5/5-5/12, Thursdays, 7pm. www.newrochellearts.org


Lecture: Friends of the Warner Library presents Dutch Settlers in the Hudson Valley . Slide lecture with Dr. Firth Fabend on Dutch Settlers in the Hudson Valley in the 17th and 18th Century. At the Warner Li-


brary. 5/5, 7pm. www.warnerlibrary.org


Music: Downtown Music at Grace presents Thursday Evenings Downtown Concert. This concert features Roosevelt André Credit on Bass-Baritone with James Bassi on Piano. They will be performing a selection of music from the stage and screen. At Grace Church. 5/5, 6-6:45pm. www.dtmusic.org


Music: Sarah Lawrence College presents Fasa Foli African Percussion Ensemble. Famoro Dioubate, Andy Algire and Jonathan T. King, directors. 5/5, 1pm on the South Lawn. www.slc.edu


Theater: Actors Conservatory Theatre presents Barefoot In The Park. Neil Simon’s Romantic Comedy directed by Tom Kramer. 5/5-5/15, Thu, Fri and Sat, 8pm; Sun, 2pm. www.actshows.org


Workshop: ArtsWestchester presents Fine Tune Your Skills: Conflict Resolu- tion and Bullying in the Classroom. Workshop to teach effective and construc- tive strategies to resolve conflict through communication and the performing arts. At The Arts Exchange. 5/5, 5:30-7pm. www. artswestchester.org


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