Local Happenings

Lincoln Center Out of Doors

70 Lincoln Center Plaza, New York
212.721.6500
www.LCOutofDoors.org
July 28 – August 15th
Lincoln Center Out of Doors celebrates 40 years of FREE performances. Enjoy outstanding favorites and discover something new when Out of Doors brings three jam-packed weeks of world-class music, dance, and spoken word to the plazas of Lincoln Center. And it’s absolutely FREE!

The Morgan Library & Museum

225 Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10016
212.685.0008
www.themorgan.org

Free Friday Evenings
Relax and enjoy free Friday evenings at the Morgan from 7 to 9 pm.

Live music is provided by performers from Mannes College The New School For Music.

Dining is available at the Morgan Café. The Café offers a casual atmosphere in the Renzo Piano-designed central court. The menu features salads, sandwiches, and desserts with a nod to early-twentieth-century American fare. Cocktails and wine are also available.

River to River Festival NYC

Lower Manhattan welcomes the world downtown all summer long — to the Financial District — and shows that New York's oldest neighborhood is more unified, more vital, and more exciting than ever before. The Downtown NYC River to River Festival, features hundreds of cultural, arts, and musical events over five months brought together in a single, unprecedented summer spectacular. The combined events make this the largest free arts festival in New York City history. For complete listing and schedule information, please visit the festival’s official website www.rivertorivernyc.com

The New York Botanical Garden
Bronx River Pkwy. (exit 7W) Fordham Rd.
718.817.8700 www.nybg.org
The Edible Garden – through October 17th

This summer and fall, The Edible Garden brings you locally grown, seasonal food with cooking demonstrations every day. Featuring four spectacular kitchen gardens, The Edible Garden teaches you how to grow the best food at home. All proceeds of The Edible Garden benefit the Children’s Gardening program.

SHAKESPEARE IN THE PARK 2010

Al Pacino in “The Merchant of Venice”
June 9 - August 1
425 Lafayette St.
Delacorte Theater in Central Park
212.539.8500

Performed in repertory for 8 continuous weeks

THE WINTER'S TALE
Directed by Michael Greif With Gerry Bamman, Francois Battiste, Linda Emond, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Bill Heck, Marianne Jean-Baptiste, Byron Jennings, Heather Lind, Hamish Linklater, Jesse L. Martin, Nyambi Nyambi, Matthew Rauch, Ruben Santiago-Hudson, Richard Topol, Max Wright

THE MERCHANT OF VENICE
Directed by Daniel Sullivan With Gerry Bamman, Francois Battiste, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Bill Heck, Marianne Jean-Baptiste, Byron Jennings, Heather Lind, Hamish Linklater, Jesse L. Martin, Nyambi Nyambi, Al Pacino, Lily Rabe, Matthew Rauch, Richard Topol, Max Wright

For information about free ticket distribution and much more, visit their new website at www.shakespeareinthepark.org

South Street Seaport Museum
17 Fulton St.
212.748.8600
Public Sails Aboard Pioneer

Enjoy spectacular views of New York Harbor from the decks of schooner Pioneer. Reservations@southstseaport.org.

Wave Hill
W. 249th St. & Independence Ave.
Bronx 718.549.3200

Sunset Wednesday On the grounds, until 8:30 pm. Spend Wednesday evenings in July and the first half of August, for a rare opportunity to enjoy the lush summer gardens as the sun begins to set. Enjoy Sunset Yoga, a guided tour of the gardens of Glyndor Gallery. Grounds open until 8:30 pm, Wave Hill House, Wave Hill Café, Perkins Visitor Center and The Shop at Wave Hill open until 8PM; Glyndor Gallery open until 8PM, except July 28. Shuttle service to and from Metro-North and the #1 subway. Check www.wavehill.org for shuttle schedule and pick-up and drop-off points.

Beekeeping
Aug. 28 -29 Honey Weekend: Honey Extraction Demonstration.

WESTCHESTER & UPSTATE NEW YORK

Caramoor Center for Music & the Arts
149 Girdle Ridge Road, Katonah, NY
914.232.5035
www.caramoor.org
With its outstanding performances, engaging arts-in-education programming, the extraordinary Rosen House, and beautiful grounds, Caramoor is a cornerstone of the cultural life of Westchester County and beyond. Since 1945 visitors have delighted in the exceptional music—from classical to opera to jazz—and the enchanting garden setting that makes Caramoor a unique and treasured resource.

SPECIAL HIGHLIGHTS
Caramoor Jazz Festival I
August 6th Spanish Courtyard, 8:00 pm, Tickets: $25.00, $35.00

Mulgrew Miller Trio: Mulgrew Miller, piano; Ivan Taylor, bass; Rodney Green, drums

Caramoor Jazz Festival II
August 7th Venetial Theatre, 2:00 pm, Tickets: $25.00, $40.00, $55.00

Roswell Rudd's Trombone Tribe; Clarice Assad Sonidos Latinos; Spoken Hand Percussion Orchestra; Stefon Harris Blackout; Bobby Hutcherson Quartet

Caramoor Jazz Festival III
August 8th Venetian Theatre 1:00 pm, Tickets: $25.00, $40.00, $55.00

Brad Shepik's Human Activity Suite; Elio Villafranca Quintet with special guest Brian Lynch; Chuchito Valdes Big Band; Chick Corea's Freedom Band: Kenny Garrett, Christian McBride, Roy Haynes

Continuing and expanding the now illustrious tradition forged over the last sixteen Caramoor jazz festivals, Jazz Producer Jim Luce has crafted a three-day festival packed with jazz greats, new, innovative voices on the scene, and several surprises.

Returning after his superlative solo concert during Caramoor's inaugural fall festival last year, the visionary Chick Corea co-headlines this year's festival with his Freedom Band featuring Kenny Garrett, Christian McBride, and the equally legendary Roy Haynes with the final concert of the weekend. Saturday night's headline event is the World Vibraphone Summit with the legendary Bobby Hutcherson and his ensemble passing on the torch to the young Stefon Harris and his group Blackout. The consummate Mulgrew Miller-arguably the leading pianist of his generation-and his trio kick off the festival Friday with an evening of prowess and captivating elegance.

The afternoon sets capture the sheer breadth of global influences on the jazz scene today. On Saturday, Roswell Rudd brings his Trombone Tribe for a chameleon-like set of music with eclectic influences from down home to Kurt Weill to Eastern European gypsy brass music. The Brazilian Clarice Assad's versatility and sophistication as a pianist, vocalist, and composer ensures a deeply musical experience. A high-energy celebration of polyphonic rhythms, Spoken Hand Percussion Orchestra unifies four percussion batteries into one distinct voice: North Indian tabla, Afro Cuban bata, Brazilian samba, and West African djembe.

On Sunday, well-versed world traveler and guitarist Brad Shepik presents his Human Activity Suite-his most expansive and committed project to date-with Ralph Alessi, Gary Versace, Drew Gress, and Tom Rainey. Cuban pianist Elio Villafranca returns to Caramoor with special guest Brian Lynch. After his solo performance two years ago and his quartet set last summer, Cuban piano monster Chuchito Valdes returns with his Big Band performing the music of his grandfather Bebo Valdes-a central figure in the Golden Age of Cuban music.

1:00pm Brad Shepik's Human Activity Suite 2:15pm Elio Villafranca Quintet with special guest Brian Lynch Brian Lynch, trumpet (special guest) Greg Tardy, tenor saxophone Elio Villafranca, piano Gregg August, bass Lewis Nash, drums

3:30pm Chuchito Valdes Big Band: The Music of Bebo Valdes Sonidos Latinos 4:30pm Sugartone Brass Band: New Orleans Jazz on the picnic lawns 6:00pm Chick Corea's Freedom Band: Kenny Garrett, Christian McBride, Roy Haynes

Just for Jazz: Great Performances® will grill chicken, ribs, burgers and hot dogs on the picnic lawns.

Yo-Yo Ma with The Knights

Sept. 26th Venetian Theatre 4:30, Tickets: $45.00, $60.00, $75.00, $90.00, $110.00

Yo-Yo Ma, cello; The Knights chamber Orchestra; Eric Jacobsen, conductor Ives ~ Saint-Saëns ~ Ljova ~ Golijov ~ Schubert ~ Dvorak ~ Traditional

Ives The Unanswered Question
Saint-Saëns Cello Concerto No. 1 in A minor, Op. 33
Ljova Garmoshka
Golijov Night of the Flying Horses
Schubert Symphony No. 3 in D major, D.200
Dvorak Silent Woods, for Cello and Orchestra
Traditional Ascending Bird

Both a household name and a classical Music icon, Yo-Yo Ma is welcomed everywhere in the world for his generous humanity, peerless virtuosity and musical imagination. His visits to Caramoor, dating from the earliest years of his career, have always been special events and occasions of exceptional audience delight. In this concert, featuring two works for cello and orchestra, Yo-Yo will be joined by The Knights, a chamber orchestra of young colleagues with whom he enjoys close collaborations in the Silk Road Project. The program is a particularly appealing and accessible mix of lesser known works by well-known composers and new discoveries from exotic locales.

Patti LuPone
Sept. 25th
The Gypsy in My Soul
Venetian Theatre 8:00 pm, Tickets: $17.50, $30.00, $42.50, $55.00, $67.50

The Gypsy In My Soul is the newest solo concert by Broadway legend, Patti LuPone. In this show, The two-time Tony Award winner will sing songs that have been associated with her Broadway career (from such shows as Gypsy, Anything Goes and Oliver!) as well as some of her personal pop favorites. It's Broadway's greatest diva singing songs from her life, both on and off the stage.

Hudson River Museum and Planetarium
511 Warburton Avenue, Yonkers
914 963 4550
www.hrm.org

A performance series held the second Sunday of the month showcasing dancers, musicians, storytellers, and more.

Aug. 8 2-3 pm Aimee Allen Sings Jazz Aimée Allen’s intimate connection with music began as a child. Her childhood was quite literally scored with classic jazz, because of her mother's intense love of the music. The influence of the jazz tradition can be heard in Aimée’s musical style and interpretation choices. But Aimée’s listeners can also hear her individual voice, nuanced and sparkling with soul and sensuality.

Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival
Boscobel, 1601 Route 9D, Garrison
845.265.9575
www.hvshakespeare.org

Using the dramatic views of the Hudson Highlands and the sweeping vistas from the elegant lawns of Boscobel as near-perfect stage scenery, the critically acclaimed Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival presents unparalleled productions with the perfect marriage of theater and nature. Audience members are invited to arrive two hours early in order to enjoy a picnic meal - with one of the most spectacular al fresco views - on the grounds of the estate.

2010 Season
Troilus & Cressida
by William Shakespeare, Directed by Terrence O’Brien

Nothing is fair in love an war. Before Romeo and Juliet there were Troilus and Cressida. Betrayal and treachery abound in the bedroom and on the battlefield in Shakespeare’s dark comedy. A glorious cast of heroes from Greek mythology, including Ulysses, Achilles and Ajax, plot and scheme to end the Trojan War. A rare chance to see this biting tale of war, love and jealousy.

The Taming of the Shrew
by William Shakespeare, Directed by Kurt Rhoads

Is she, or is she not the marrying kind? Shakespeare’s uproarious comic battle of the sexes returns. Find out who tames whom in this delightful romp.

The Bomb-itty of Errors
by Jordan Allen-Dutton, Jason Catalano, Gretogy Qaiyum and Erik Weiner, Directed by Christopher V. Edwards

An ad-rap-tation of Shakespeare’s Comedy of Errors. Don’t miss this exuberant tale of lost twins, mistaken identities and hilarious mishaps. Clever, witty and pure fun for the whole family. It’s da-bomb! *Rated PG for language.

Kykuit – the Rockefeller Estate
Pocantico Hills
914.631.8200
www.hudsonvalley.org

The Artist's Eye - A Summer Drawing Intensive, Aug. 16 – 20 9 am – 1 pm
This popular five-day intensive program takes place in the magnificent, terraced gardens of the Rockefeller estate. The class will be led Randolph A. Williams, who is a Professor of Studio and Art Education at Manhattanville College; an instructor and educational consultant to the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Bruce Museum, and the Neuberger Museum; and Artistic Director of the New York State Summer School of the Visual Arts, in which he has been a master teacher for twenty-five years. Fee: $195 ($165 for HHV and National Trust members)

Lyndhurst
635 South Broadway
Tarrytown, NY 10591
www.hudsonvalley.org

Fall Crafts at Lyndhurst – A Festival of Contemporary Craft, Art, Music and Food, Sept. 10 – 12: 10 am – 6 pm
Rated the top show in New York and one of the best in the country. Crafts at Lyndhurst features more than 300 booths filled with handmade American crafts. From pottery to jewelry and furniture to clothing, the dazzling selection of fine crafts represents the best work of artisans from across the nation. For event info, call Artrider at 845.331.7900. Admission: General, $10; Seniors, $9; Children ages 6-16, $4; free to Friends of Lyndhurst.

Montgomery Place
Annandale-on-Hudson, NY
www.hudsonvalley.org

Montgomery Place is located just off Route 9G, three miles north of the Kingston-Rhinecliff Bridge in Annandale-on-Hudson, in northern Dutchess County.

Antique Car Show
Sept. 12 9 am – 4 pm
Calling all car (buffs)! Make sure you save this date. Antique cars will be tooling around the grounds of Montgomery Place at this ticketed special event that will delight automobile enthusiasts of all ages. Check here for more information as the date gets closer.

Paramount Center for the Arts
1008 Brown Street, Peekskill, NY
914.739.2333
www.paramountcenter.org
The Paramount Center for the Arts offers an outstanding array of first-class performers and productions. Check their website for complete calendar.

CHRIS BOTTI
Friday Aug. 6; 8 pm $48- $68
Since the release of his 2004 critically acclaimed CD When I Fall In Love, Chris Botti  has become the largest selling American jazz instrumental artist. His success has crossed over to audiences usually reserved for pop music and his ongoing association with PBS has led to four #1 Jazz Albums, as well as multiple Gold, Platinum & Grammy Awards.

MIKE SUPER - MAGIC & ILLUSION
Sunday Sept. 12; 2 pm $25 Adults, $15 Children/Seniors

See the winner of NBC's hit TV show 'Phenomenon' live on stage! Through spectacular illusions and his own inimitable down-to-earth style and personality, Mike Super has pioneered a new form of magic that transcends the "trick". He creates a totally interactive magic experience where you won't just watch the magic, you'll become part of it! His appeal to both young and old has made him one of the most sought after mystifiers in the world!

Performing Arts Center
SUNY Purchase
735 Anderson Hill Rd., Purchase
914.251.6200
www.artscenter.org
Legendary conductors and their orchestras, ballet and modern dance masters, Sunday salons of music, and spectacular performances of classical, world and gospel music, drama and circus, are all planned for the 33rd season of The Performing Arts Center at Purchase College.

Drawing from the best the world has to offer in music, dance, song and performance, The PAC’s Executive Director Wiley Hausam describes The PAC’s upcoming season as “interactive and intellectual” – one which will continue The Center’s tradition of showcasing world-class performers here in our community. Several of the artists are performing at The Center before they appear in New York City.

The 2010-2011 season features world-class artists of great breadth such as Valery Gergiev, André Previn, Bill McGlaughlin, Bernadette Peters, Suzanne Farrell, The Merce Cunningham Dance Company, the Orion String Quartet, Anna Daevere Smith and Los Munequitos de Matanzas are some of the finest artists in the world of performing arts. We are fortunate to have them interact with us here in an intimate setting.”

Season Opening Gala
October 23rd - The 2010 – 2011 seasons gets a resounding launch with the celebrated and incomparable conductor Valery Gergiev leading the Marlinsky Orchestra of St. Petersburg in the Mahler’s monumental Fifth Symphony. This concert will feature the orchestra’s only evening New York – area performance of Mahler’s Fifth Symphony. There will be a Pre- concert reception and dinner and post-concert reception to honor Maestro Gergiev.

Sunnyside
West Sunnyside Lane, Off Route 9, Tarrytown
www.hudsonvalley.org

Thursdays in August 10 am – 5 pm
From a Child’s Perspective Children explore the world of Washington Irving's Sunnyside on Thursdays in August. Parents and children are invited to take a specially tailored tour of the home of Washington Irving, presented with a child's eye view of the 19th century in a highly engaging, educational program. Enjoy tales of Sunnyside's young residents, an interactive scavenger hunt, hands-on activities, and displays of period toys. A new craft activity is offered each week.

Tarrytown Music Hall
13 Main Street, Tarrytown, NY
914 631-3390
tarrytownmusichall.org
The Music Hall is home to first class jazz, folk, blues and classical concerts, plays, musicals, operas, comedy, dance performances, and independent, foreign, classic, documentary and family oriented films.

Led Zeppelin Experience (9/11)

Considered by many to be the "ultimate Led Zeppelin experience," Hammer of the Gods recreates the mystical aura of an authentic Zeppelin concert, complete with a thunderous sound, a spectacular light show, authentic instruments, vintage-period clothing, and flawless renditions of Zep favorites including Kashmir, Dazed & Confused, Stairway to Heaven, and Moby Dick!

Petula Clark (9/24)

The most successful and beloved female recording artist to hail from England, Petula Clark became America’s number one female vocalist during the musical British Invasion of the 1960’s. Along with the Beatles, Petula conquered the international world of pop music, topping the U.S. charts with the unforgettable million-seller Downtown (earning her the first of two Grammys®). A long string of classics followed: This Is My Song, I Know A Place, My Love, I Couldn’t Live Without Your Love and many more.

Blood, Sweat & Tears (10/15)

A musical institution, Blood Sweat & Tears has left an indelible mark on the American music scene since 1968. One of the greatest horn bands in the history of popular music, BS&T’s alumni roster reads like a Who’s Who of the world’s greatest jazz and rock musicians. With numerous hits that have been a mainstay on radio including; "And When I Die," "God Bless the Child," "Spinning Wheel" and "You've Made Me So Very Happy" BS&T has racked up sales in the millions and earned multiple gold albums and 3 Grammy Awards.

Union Church of Pocantico Hills
555 Bedford Road, Pocantico Hills
914.332.6659

Who would guess that this unassuming country church contains a stained glass window by Henri Matisse and nine windows by Marc Chagall? The enthralling story of the windows, and how they came to be here, is the story of relationships among distinguished patrons and collectors of modern art, two great 20th-century artists, and the leading connoisseurs and tastemakers of the day. www.hudsonvalley.org

Van Cortlandt Manor
South Riverside Ave. (Off Rt.9),
Croton-On-Hudson
www.hudsonvaley.org

Explore the stone manor house and brick ferry house, wander through the heritage gardens, and stroll down a quiet country road along the Croton River. Costumed guides demonstrate and invite visitors to try their own hands at blacksmithing, brick making, open-hearth cooking, spinning, weaving, and other crafts and tasks of the period. These activities and a lively program of special events help bring the past to life. www.hudsonvalley.org

CONNECTICUT

The Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum
258 Main Street, Ridgefield, CT 06877
203 438 4519
Vinyasa Yoga in the Galleries

Saturdays July & August 10:30 – 11:30 am
Each Saturday, from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m., you'll have the chance to work with a local certified yoga instructor while settling on your mat in one of the galleries. “Connect the dots” between the art of yoga and the art on view. Over the course of the Aldrich yoga sessions, you'll rotate through the different exhibitions. So while you're getting in tune with your body, you'll also be getting in touch with the special dimensions of each exhibition. Member • $15 Non-Member • $20

Aldrich Insiders! Wave Hill Garden: Hudson River Sunset Tour

Wednesday Aug. 4th 7 pm.
Aldrich Insiders are invited to Wave Hill for a tour of the exhibition Remediate/Re-vision led by Jennifer McGregor, Director of Arts and Senior Curator. This timely exhibition aims to raise awareness about public art projects that are shaping the built environment and providing a new role for artists through environmental engagement. Remediate/Revision documents remediation and sustainable public art projects that create parks or gardens for public use.

In addition to the tour, guests will enjoy an exquisite view of the sunset on the Hudson from Wave Hill’s private Glyndor Gallery Terrace while enjoying a glass of wine. Wave Hill’s mission is to celebrate the artistry and legacy of its gardens and landscapes, to preserve its magnificent views, and to explore human connections to the natural world through programs in horticulture, education, and the arts.

You won’t want to miss all that Wave Hill has to offer, therefore guests can choose to arrive early to view Wave Hill’s lush 28-acre summer gardens before our tour of the galleries. (Please advise when booking if you plan to arrive earlier than 7 pm, so we can arrange a private guided tour). Wave Hill 675 West 252nd Street Bronx, NY Partner-level members and above · FREE Three-tour series · $150.00 Single tour · $75.00

The Garden of Ideas Tour: Explore A Local Organic Farm
Sunday August 15th 11 am – 12:30 pm.

The Aldrich Atrium, then Garden of Ideas (offsite at 647 North Salem Road, Ridgefield CT), Member · FREE Non-member · FREE REGISTER ON-LINE Enjoy a tour of the Fritz Haeg exhibition, Something for Everyone, with Aldrich curator Mónica Ramírez-Montagut, followed by a visit to the local organic farm, Garden of Ideas. Visitors will gather at the Museum and then drive themselves to Garden of Ideas for the culmination of the tour. For information on Garden of Ideas, please visit gardenofideas.com

First Thursdays: Wine Tasting & Live Music
September 2nd 6:30 – 8:30 pm

The Aldrich is proud to support Turning Wine into Water for a third year. A wine tasting and live music performance will raise funds to build sustainable water and sanitation facilities for people in the poorest regions of the world. First Thursdays will be catered by Nicholas Roberts and feature a docent-led tour of the new exhibitions at 7 pm. Ten percent of all wine orders from the event and 50% of admission will be donated to Turning Wine into Water. Drinks, snacks, and exhibition tours are included with admission. First Thursdays is a great way to get together with old friends, meet new ones, and kick off the month right. For more information, please contact Elizabeth Zeder: ezeder@aldrichart.org, 203.438.4519 extension18, during regular Museum hours. Member - $25. Non-member $30.

Bruce Museum of Arts and Science
1 Museum Dr., Greenwich
203.869.0376
brucemuseum.org
Public Night at the Bowman Observatory
Tuesday, July 27, 2010 — 8:00 pm - 11:00 pm.,
Tuesday Aug. 10 & 24, 2010 – 7:30 pm – 10:30 pm

Astronomical Society of Greenwich. Public Night at the Bowman Observatory. Located on the grounds of Julian Curtiss Elementary School, 180 East Elm St., northeast of the Milbank/Elm St. rotary, the observatory is open to the public free of charge (weather permitting). For information, call 203.413.6744.

The Maritime Aquarium
10 North Water St., Norwalk
203 852 0700
www.maritimeaquarium.org

Meerkats
A family of meerkats, one of Africa’s most entertaining species, will burrow into visitors’ hearts in this new special exhibit.

First popularized by the comical sidekick Timon in Disney’s “The Lion King,” and then celebrated in the Animal Planet television series “Meerkat Manor” (2005-2009), meerkats are members of the mongoose family that live in social “mobs” or “gangs” in burrows in the Kalahari Desert, in the southern African nations of Botswana and South Africa.

No mere cats, meerkats (Suricata suricatta) are fascinating for living in structured but cooperative societies, including a foraging strategy where adults take turns standing guard upright on their hind feet, watching for predators, while the others eat. As the popular “Meerkat Manor” television series showed, the family-based “mobs” are not lacking in daily drama – from internal relationship issues to battles with other “mobs” encroaching on their territory to the ever-present fear of jackals and eagles.

“These are active animals with very charismatic faces and highly interesting social structures, so they’ll be a lot of fun for visitors to watch,” said Jack Schneider, the Aquarium’s curator of animals.
The exhibit will feature six sibling meerkats – three males, three females – born in the Hogle Zoo in Salt Lake City, Utah. Their Maritime Aquarium habitat will offer windows into their underground burrows, so all meerkat activity will be within view. A viewing bubble will even let young visitors stand up right among the meerkats.

Almost like a good television sit-com generates new hit shows, the meerkat exhibit is the second big “spin-off” from The Maritime Aquarium’s major special exhibit, “Africa: From the Desert to the Sea.” The first – “African Penguins,” featuring a small colony of the comical birds native to South Africa – opened in February 2009 and helped the Aquarium to one of its biggest summers ever. “African Penguins” will be open through December 2010.

Stamford Center for the Arts
61 Atlantic Street, Stamford
203.325.4466

Lewis Black

Friday, October 01, 2010
Lewis is one of the most prolific and popular performers working today. He executes a brilliant trifecta as stand-up comedian, actor and author. A passionate performer who is more pissed-off optimist than mean-spirited curmudgeon, he's perfected expressing what the rest of us cannot say in polite company.

For a MATURE AUDIENCE ONLY.
On Sale NOW! Tickets: $55 / $50 /$45 plus SCA charges

Miss India CT

Sunday, October 03, 2010
"Experience the Enchantment of Incredible India" Come and immerse yourself in unique diversity, Bollywood dances, opulant culture, tradition and cuisine through this resplendent pageant. UNBELIEVABLE

Trip to India: $1,800
Miss India Pageant at Palace Theatre: $19.99
Indian Experience: Priceless !!!!

www.missindiact.org
Tickets are $100 (includes pre-event cocktail party)/ $35 / $19.99 Children under 12 1/2 price in sections A & B SCA fees additional

Eva Ayllon

Sunday, October 10, 2010
Peruvian Singer Eva Ayllon, returns to perform at the Palace Theater after 5 years to celebrate her 40th artistic career anniversary. Eva is one of the most popular Peruvian singers in the world also called “Peruvian music ambassador in the world” and nominated three times to the Latin Grammy. Eva produced over 20 records on her career. Eva will celebrate with us singing her most popular hits. www.stinpro.com

La cantante peruana Eva Ayllon, volverá a presentarse en el Palace Theater después de 5 años celebrando su 40 aniversario de carrera artística. Eva es una de las cantantes peruanas más populares en el mundo también llamada “Embajadora de la música peruana en el mundo” y nominada tres veces al Latin Grammy. Eva ha producido más de 20 discos en su trayectoria musical. Eva celebrara con nosotros cantando sus temas más populares.

Tickets: $43 / $33 plus SCA fees

Beethoven's Fifth

Saturday, October 16, 2010 To Sunday, October 17, 2010
Beethoven's Fifth Hero worship, bitter divorce, and revolutionary genius

Prokofiev Symphony No.1 “Classical” Brahms Concerto for Violin and Cello, Erica Kiesewetter, violin, Edward Arron, cello

Beethoven Symphony No.5 Subscriptions available at 203-325-1407 x 10

On sale now!

Coppelia

Saturday, October 23, 2010 To Sunday, October 24, 2010
Connecticut Ballet opens its season, Saturday, October 23 & Sunday, October 24 with the classic story ballet, 'Coppelia.' Set in a Prussian village, this sentimental comic ballet features the diabolical dollmaker, Coppelius, the ever-curious peasant lass, Swanhilda, and her handsome admirer, Franz. Set to a familiar score by Leo Delibes, 'Coppelia' is always a favorite with family audiences.

For further info, www.connecticutballet.com

NEW JERSEY

Bergen Performing Arts Center
30 N. Van Brunt St., Englewood, NJ 07631
201.816.8160
www.bergenpac.org

The Bergen Performing Arts Center (bergenPAC) is a theater of and for the community that it serves throughout northern New Jersey, by being a creative focus, educational resource, and engine of economic vitality. A not-for-profit organization, bergenPAC’s mission is to make the live performing arts accessible to the entire population – building a creative home that guides and liberates the imagination of our young, inspires and expands the lives of our adults, and attracts established and emerging artists of excellence and relevance.

8/19 8:00p Dennis Miller

8/26 8:00p Bob Newhart

9/28 8:00p Chick Corea Trio

10/1 8:00p Richard Marx & Matt Scannell

10/8 8:00p Pat Metheny: Orchestrion

10/9 6:00p and 8:00p Kathleen Madigan

Dennis Miller 8/19 8 pm

It's been said that Miller is "One of the premiere comedy talents in America today..." While others are blunt assessing Miller's comedic stature, Dennis himself makes a virtue of understatement, but there is nothing low key about his career.

Miller is a five-time Emmy Award® winner for his critically acclaimed half-hour, live talk show "Dennis Miller Live" which had a nine year run on HBO. He also wrote and starred in the Emmy-nominated cable comedy special "Raw Feed", his sixth such special. He was the host and executive producer of CNBC's "Dennis Miller", a topical interview talk show featuring reasoned discourse, opinion and humor. Additionally, Miller has appeared on many politically oriented television talk shows.

He has also been cast in films, usually in dramatic roles, most notably in 1994's "Disclosure," 1995's "The Net," and 1996's "Murder at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue."

Over the years, Miller has become both a public and critical favorite. The New York Times said, "Mr. Miller is exquisitely attuned to contemporary foibles...his material can be scathing, his delivery low key...Mr. Miller reaches a bit farther than most comedians for the scorching comment...this smart aleck has an uncommonly sharp eye..." and The Hollywood Reporter called his most recent special, "an hour of topical, scathing brilliance that helps cement Miller's status as the Lenny Bruce of the new millennium...the most cerebral, astute and clever standup ever to put mouth to microphone."

Bob Newhart 8/26 8pm

George Robert "Bob" Newhart (born September 5, 1929) is an American stand-up comedian and actor who is best known for playing psychologist Dr. Robert "Bob" Hartley on the 1970s sitcom The Bob Newhart Show and as innkeeper Dick Loudon on the 1980s sitcom Newhart.

Newhart also appeared in film roles such as Major Major in Catch-22, and Papa Elf in Elf. He provided the voice of Bernard in the Walt Disney animated films The Rescuers and The Rescuers Down Under. One of his most recent roles is the library head Judson in The Librarian Franchise.

Chick Corea Trio 9/28 8pm

Chick Corea Trio featuring Christian McBride(Bass) and Brian Blades (Drum). Pianist innovator Chick Corea returns to bergenPAC with all star trio covering acoustic and electric versions of music ranging from return to forever to now.

Richard Marx & Matt Scannell 10/1 8 pm

For over 20 years, Richard Marx has consistently and powerfully made his mark on the music industry. His debut single “Don’t Mean Nothing” and self-titled debut album kicked off his career as a solo artist in 1987 and went on to sell 3 million copies.

Pat Metheny: Orchestrion 10/8 8 pm

Pat Metheny, among the foremost guitarists of his generation, debuts his new album Orchestrion at BergenPAC while also performing hits from 17 Granny winning albums with the Pat Metheny group as well as collaborations ranging from Joni Mitchell to Ornette Coleman to David Bowie. Orchestrion builds on sound layering begun on his 1978 album New Chautauqua and takes it to a new level.Tickets $29 - $89.

Kathleen Madigan 10/9 6pm and 8 pm

Jay Leno, "One of America's funniest female comics." Lewis Black, "The funniest woman in America." In 2004, Madigan was the only comedian ever to go unchallenged on NBC'S Last Comic Standing and in 2007 was a talent scout during the show's fifth season. In addition to performing in theaters, festivals and on talk shows, Madigan, dubbed by Jay Leno as "one of the funniest female comics," and is a special correspondent for The Dr. Phil Show. Tickets: $29.00

Liberty Science Center
222 Jersey City Blvd. Jersey City
201.200.1000
Nine permanent exhibition galleries show science and technology as they really exist, embedded into all facets of our lives. Experience the thrill of the nation's largest IMAX Dome Theater and check out the engaging 3D and simulator films.

New Jersey Performing Arts Center
One Center Street, Newark, NJ 07102
Administrative Offices: (973)642-8989, Box Office (888) 466-5722
Spotlight Gala 2010
with special guest artist Jennifer Hudson

Saturday, October 02, 2010 7 pm Prudential Hall
This year’s glamorous Spotlight Gala hosts a performance by one of the most distinctive voices in contemporary R&B — Grammy and Academy Award-winning Dreamgirls sensation Jennifer Hudson.

Princeton University Art Museum
Nassau St., Princeton
609.258.3788
princetonartmuseum.org
Late Thursdays
Don’t miss the Art Museum’s first outdoor summer film series! Each film will be screened at sundown outside the Art Museum’s main entrance. Popcorn and soda will be served. Please bring your own seating. In the case of rain, the film will be screened in McCormick 101.

Thursday, July 22, 2010 Chinatown, 1974 Director: Roman Polanski
Thursday, July 29, 2010 Jaws, 1975 Director: Steven Spielberg
Thursday, August 5, 2010 Shampoo, 1975 Director: Hal Ashby
Location: Art Museum Lawn
Date/Time: 08/05/10 8:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Be Late. Be Cool. Summer at the Art Museum

The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey
36 Madison Avenue at Lancaster Rd., (on the campus of Drew University), Madison, NJ
www.ShakespeareNJ.org

No Man's Land

By Harold Pinter, Directed by Bonnie J. Monte
August 11 - 29
A dark masterpiece from one of the world's most important playwrights and winner of the 2005 Nobel Prize for Literature. It marks Ms. Monte's first return to the mysterious and haunting world of Pinter since her acclaimed production of The Homecoming in 1995. This disturbing and provocative piece offers up Pinter's biting wit and brilliant use of language at its best, as well as tour-de-force roles for the two main protagonists. The play contains adult content and is not appropriate for children.

All's Well That Ends Well

By William Shakespeare, Directed by Stephen Fried
September 15 - October 10
Not seen on The Shakespeare Theatre stage in more than a decade, this new vision of Shakespeare's mercurial romance features an ensemble cast of nine actors switching identities as the play moves from Rossillion to Paris to Florence and back again. Whether the love story ends well or not well is often a matter of debate, and that ambiguity is, in part, what has made the tale so compelling to audiences for over four centuries.

The Lion in WInter

By James Goldman, Directed by Paul Mullins
October 20 - November 14
This wickedly biting "domestic comedy" of a dysfunctional family dynasty in the year 1183 was nominated for two Tony Awards when it opened on Broadway in 1966, and later was made into an Academy Award winning film. Few families can boast a more ferocious power struggle than that of the Plantagenet family. Here the battlefield is a psychological one where the weapons of choice are sharp-edged words, acerbic humor, and emotional grenades packed with the bitter shrapnel of the past.

I Capture the Castle

By Dodie Smith, Directed by Cameron Watson
December 1, 2010 - January 2, 2011
A very special holiday gift arrives with the American East Coast premiere of this captivating, romantic comedy, which has been a beloved mainstay of the British stage since it was first produced. This 1930's coming-of-age classic is perfect for family audiences and is chock full of colorful Bohemian characters, wit, wisdom, a fabulous crumbling castle, and a strong dose of love.

Monday, October 25, 2010 7:30 pm • $32
THE F.M. KIRBY SHAKESPEARE THEATRE That famous line from Macbeth sums up this event with chilling precision! Join us for an evening of exciting dramatic readings from ghost and horror classics, featuring actors not only from our company, but from some of your favorite horror films! Listen to excerpts from Shakespeare, Poe, Lovecraft and many more, replete with spooky sound effects, haunting music, and scary surprises. A fabulous kick-off to your Halloween week! The evening begins with cider, fun autumnal treats, and jack-o-lanterns galore. Make your reservations now at 973-408-5600 before all the tickets are spirited away!

SPECIAL EVENTS

Lend Us Your Ears

Sept. 20 Titus Andronicus by William Shakespeare
Oct. 4 – The Good Woman of Setzuan by Bertolt Brecht
Nov. 15 – Henry VIII by William Shakespeare
Fall Play Reading Series 7:30 pm Students: $10 / $25 for all 3 Adults: $15 / $40 for all 3
THE F.M. KIRBY SHAKESPEARE THEATRE

Help Shakespeare Theatre directors, actors and artistic staff explore three works that are being considered for future production. Script-in-hand readings by members of our esteemed company of actors will begin with some background information on the play and its various issues. The reading will be followed by a question and answer and opinion session with the audience in order to get your feedback on the pros and cons of each selection’s prospects for future production.

Something Wicked This Way Comes

Monday, October 25, 2010
7:30 pm • $32
THE F.M. KIRBY SHAKESPEARE THEATRE

That famous line from Macbeth sums up this event with chilling precision! Join us for an evening of exciting dramatic readings from ghost and horror classics, featuring actors not only from our company, but from some of your favorite horror films! Listen to excerpts from Shakespeare, Poe, Lovecraft and many more, replete with spooky sound effects, haunting music, and scary surprises. A fabulous kick-off to your Halloween week! The evening begins with cider, fun autumnal treats, and jack-o-lanterns galore.

Make your reservations now at 973-408-5600 before all the tickets are spirited away!

Tea & Tonic

Sunday, November 14, 2010 4:00 - 7:00 pm
THE PARK AVENUE CLUB, FLORHAM PARK, NJ
Inspired by our very British season, this year’s annual fall fête features an array of pleasures that will entice every appetite. Replete with champagne cocktails, Pimm’s, tonics and gin; a specialty tea-tasting station; a cigar-rolling station; cucumber sandwiches, scones, strawberries and cream, and other delectable high tea classics; lilting music to take a turn ’round the dance floor; and you can even have your tea leaves read! Many other surprises will be in store as well.

Jane Voorhees Zimmerli Art Museum
71 Hamilton St. New Brunswick
732.932.7237
www.zimmerlimuseum.rutgers.edu

The Zimmerli Art Museum’s permanent collection comprises more than 60,000 works, ranging from ancient to contemporary art and featuring particularly rich holdings in the areas of French art of the 19th century, Russian and Soviet Nonconformist Art, and works on paper, including prints, rare books, drawings, photographs, and original illustrations for children’s books.

Water September 1, 2010 – January 2, 2011. Water explores the force of nature as element, purifier, place, allegory, and spectacle. Ranging from a 17th century Chinese landscape to Bill Viola’s visceral video work, Ablutions (2005), works will be drawn from the museum’s own collection of French, American, Russian and Soviet Nonconformist art, photographs, prints, and children’s book illustrations, as well as from other public and private collections.

Featured in the exhibition are more than 90 works of art spanning cultures and a variety of media. Highlights from the Zimmerli’s collection include John Kensett’s lapidary View of the Shrewsbury River, New Jersey (1859); Milton Avery’s serene Inner Harbor (1945); other works include Haitian artist Amena Simeon’s brightly beaded flags portraying Mami Wata (a Divinity of the water) (2000); a rare Yoruban ritual vessel; Lynn Davis’s magisterial selenium toned photograph Iceberg II, Disko Bay, Greenland (2004) and Atul Bhalla’s 20-part photographic installation grid of New Delhi’s historic public water spigots, Piaus (2006).

Edward Ruscha’s Sea of Desire (1983), a three-color etching and aquatint, Geoffrey Hendricks’s Waiting (1998), a performance work in which a watercolor is immersed in water, Maya Lin’s Dew Point (2004), a floor installation of glass orbs, and Wangechi Matu’s video piece Amazing Grace (2005) are among the contemporary works featured.

“Water is an issue of great importance today in the sciences and the humanities,” says Dr. Gustafson, Mellon Liaison for Academic Programs and Curator at the Zimmerli. “Biologists have studied water as the source of life, and have recently been investigating how measurable climate shifts will affect life on our planet. Too much water or too little water are threats to human civilization and to many land-based life-forms.”

To provide information about water in a global context, the museum will create a resource room including internet hook ups to international online sites that discuss issues relevant to the study of water as a global issue.

The Zimmerli will produce an interdisciplinary cell-phone audio guide for the exhibition with descriptions and comments by artists, art historians, biologists, ecologists, geographers, and poets who will discuss individual works of art from their own perspectives. Many of the participants are faculty at Rutgers whose research or interests include water and the ways in which cultures incorporate water into their systems.

Wednesday, September 1, 2010 Art After Hours: First Wednesdays, 6 – 9 p.m. Campus opening reception of this semester-long exhibition.

Wednesday, October 6, 2010 Film screening: Experiments on Film An experimental documentary by Hanna Rose Shell (Assistant Professor, Science, Technology, and Society, MIT) about seeing movement, doing science and filming fish in Naples, Italy.

Sunday, October 10, 2010 3 p.m. Outdoor performances of Handel’s Water Music, Duke Ellington’s Water Suite, and other works celebrating water on the banks of the Raritan River, featuring the New Brunswick Chamber Orchestra with music director Jan Reinhart. Admission is free. (For location, the public may check the Zimmerli website: www.zimmerlimuseum.rutgers.edu.)        

Saturday and Sunday, October 23-24, 2010 12 noon to 12 noon Reading Water – The Big Read A 24-hour reading at the Zimmerli Art Museum of water themed texts of a literary, scientific, and philosophical nature in a multitude of languages.

Wednesday, November 3, 2010 1:00 – 5:00 p.m. The Poetry and Politics of Water in Africa, South Asia, Middle East and the Americas