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Village Productions presents
Metro Banjo
Friday 8 a.m. - 11 p.m., Saturday 8 a.m. - 11 p.m., Sunday 8 a.m. - high noon
Concordia College, 171 White Plains Road, Bronxville, NY 10708
For more information, call 828-682-2402
See website for details on cost, registration, class schedule, and instructors
This July 30 - August 1, 2010, the world’s first, “green” bluegrass and old time music event will happen just north of the city in Bronxville. Metro Banjo, a 3-day, 5-string bluegrass and old time banjo teaching event is scheduled at Concordia College, in Westchester County. Instructors include Tony Trischka, Bill Keith, Eric Weissberg, Marc Horowitz, Ben Freed, Julie Elkins, and Hank Sapoznik. Plus, Bill Keith’s band will perform Saturday evening with a few guest banjo instructors joining in. Attendees can drive to Concordia or take the Metro North Harlem Branch train from Grand Central Station (a 23-minute ride) to the Bronxville station where they will be picked up and drop off at no charge. Students can also take Amtrak, from anywhere in North America, to reach the event. Reasonably-priced lodging and food will be available at the college.

Five Points in America: Walking Tour
5 p.m.
The Museum at Eldridge Street, 12 Eldridge Street, New York, NY 10002
Cost: $15
RSVP hgriff@eldridgestreet.org
The roots of the community that would one day build the Eldridge Street Synagogue lie in the former Five Points area and today's Chinatown. Stroll the streets of these historic areas discovering traces of the Jewish immigrant experience at every turn. Visit former synagogues, an early collect pond and a cemetery in bustling Chatham Square. See also August 22, 2010.

Augusta Heritage Center of Davis & Elkins College presents
BLUEGRASS WEEK 2010
Augusta Heritage Center, Elkins, WV
Tuition: $435
See website for registration form and information for on-campus housing.
For 2010, Bluegrass Week coordinators, John Rossbach and Mary Burdette, bring together a spectacular lineup yet for Augusta’s 27th anniversary of Bluegrass Week. The staff of legendary bluegrass figures will share their talents with students in workshops, demonstrations, special presentations, concerts and picking sessions throughout the week. Two levels of bluegrass vocal classes are offered again this year. Informal picking sessions at all levels will go on into the wee hours all over campus as students get together with old friends and make new ones. Evening concerts will feature exciting combinations of master bluegrass artists with special guests. Picking time with the teaching staff will be part of the program for all students. On Friday afternoon, an optional student showcase will give students the special opportunity to perform for each other and the staff. This year, Jesse McReynolds is Bluegrass Guest Master Artist. Staff Musicians for the week are Dave McLaughlin, Mary Burdette, and Ira Gitlin. Teaching fiddle are Darol Anger, Chris Brashear, and Tammy Rogers. Mandolin will be taught by Herschel Sizemore, Sharon Gilchrist, and Mike Compton. Teaching guitar are Jeff White, Tyler Grant, and Jim Watson. Banjo will be handled by Tony Trischka, Charlie Cushman, and Richard Bailey. Dobro/Resonator Guitar teacher is Mark Panfil. Bass is taught by Mike Fleming. Vocal instructors are Chris Stuart and Janet Beazley and Robin and Linda Williams.

The Hudson Valley Storytelling Alliance presents the 18th Annual Not Just for Kids Storytelling Six evenings of summer stories for audiences of all ages Sundays at 6:00 p.m. Schoharie Crossing State Historic Site, 129 Schoharie Street, Fort Hunter, NY Information: Janice Fontanella (518) 829-7516 July 25 — Stories of a River Rat’s Daughter — Regi Carpenter August 1 — Stories for Family Fun from Africa — Eshu Bumpus August 8 — Ancestors Ancient Irish Tales — Niall de Burca August 15 — Precious Memories — Onawumi Jean Moss August 22 — That Fading Scent: A Seditious Comedy About Women and Aging — Judith Black August 29 — And It Happened Right Here! — Nancy Marie Payne Bring lawn chairs. Rain or shine. Refreshments provided by Friends of Schoharie Crossing. No cost, although donations are encouraged. The Visitor Center exhibit traces the history of the Erie Canal and its impact on the growth of New York State and the nation.

The Boght Arts Center presents SUMMER STORYTELLING VESPERS Wednesdays at 7:30 p.m. 583 Boght Road, Cohoes, NY 12047, 518-785-ARTS August 4 — Portraits of Women: Stories of People Who Made a Difference Mary Murphy and Nancy Marie Payne The Boght Arts Center seeks to explore the connection between faith and the arts. It is a ministry of the Albany Classis of the Reformed Church in America. It is just off Route 9, halfway between Latham Circle and the Mohawk. The Storytelling Vesper series, a partnership with Story Circle at Proctors, builds upon the current Galley exhibit of “Vision and Visage: Portraits from Life and Imagination.” Storytelling is probably the oldest expression of imagination with storytellers sharing tales of family, history, and familiar places. Admission: $10/adult, $5/child, $20/family. Reservations suggested. See July announcement for other events.

The Folk Music Society of New York/New York Pinewoods Folk Music Club hosts
Folk Open Sing
7-10 p.m.
Brooklyn Society for Ethical Culture, 53 Prospect Park West (basement), Brooklyn (near 2nd St.)
Cost: Free
Info: 212-636-6341, or Laura, 718-788-7563. Join us on the first Wednesday of each month for an open sing. Bring your voice, instruments, friends, neighbors, and children. Drop by for a couple of songs or the whole evening.

El Taller Boricua presents SALSA WEDNESDAYS Doors open 5:30 p.m. 1680 Lexington Avenue, 105 St. & 106 St., The 6 Train to 103rd St., New York, 212/831-4333 August 4 Angelo y su Conjunto Modelo August 11 Battle of the DJs: DJ CISCO vs DJ BROADWAY $5 ALL NIGHT August 18 Steve Colon’s SIGLO 20 August 25 Battle of the DJs: DJ CISCO vs DJ CARMEN VEGA $5 ALL NIGHT

Sacred Sites: Walking Tour
7 p.m.
The Museum at Eldridge Street, 12 Eldridge Street, New York, NY 10002
Cost: $15
RSVP hgriff@eldridgestreet.org
Find sanctuary in the city. Visit synagogues, churches and temples encompassing 200 years of religious life in America, from early structures built by wealthy English landowners to houses of worship encompassing the Jewish, African American, Italian, Hispanic and Chinese immigrant experience. See also August 26, 2010.

YWCA Boulton Center for the Performing Arts presents
Moya Brennan of Clannad
8:00 p.m.
Boulton Center, 37 West Main Street, Bay Shore, NY, 631/969-1101
Cost: Tickets available, $35
She sings like nothing you’ve ever heard before! Her live shows — with their trademark intimacy and power are a rich and moving experience. She stands as an icon, forever redefining Irish music. Yet, GRAMMY award winner and Clannad member Moya Brennan continues to explore new challenges and boundaries. The power of her whispered tones and the beauty of her music never fail to touch the soul.
Tickets for this performance are available at www.boultoncenter.org or by calling toll free 866-811-4111 or at the YMCA Boulton Center box office: 37 West Main Street, Bay Shore, NY (631) 969-1101. Box office hours: Weds, Fri., Sat., from 12-4, Thurs. 12-6 and extended hours on performance days.

Caffè Lena presents
Jamcrackers
8:00 p.m.
Caffè Lena, 47 Phila St., Saratoga Springs, NY, 518-583-0022
Cost: $16 advance/$18 at the door (How to get tickets)
For fans of British Isles and American traditional music, three-part harmony and wholesome fun, the Jamcrackers will be just what you’re looking for. Named for the river-drivers who broke up logjams and “got things rolling again,” the band features the extraordinary voice and soulful songs of Peggy Lynn, the rich baritone and original songs of Dan Berggren, and national champion hammered dulcimer player Dan Duggan. This will be a night of sweet, old-fashioned sounding new folk songs that celebrate the people and culture of the Adirondacks.

First Friday GALLERY NIGHT
5-8 p.m.
Downtown Ithaca, NY
15 Shows/Art Events! First Fridays Gallery Night of Ithaca would like to invite you to the August Gallery Night, with exhibits and receptions in thirteen downtown locations, all within easy walking distance of each other. Come and enjoy fine original art by local, national, and international artists. Information is available at participating galleries and at www.gallerynightithaca.com.

Sue Foley & Peter Karp
He Said/She Said Tour
8:00 p.m.
Earlville Opera House, 8 East Main Street, Earlville, NY 13332 (near the intersection with NYS Route 12B), 315-691-3550
Tickets: $23, $18, $13; order online
HE: Gifted songwriter and American troubadour, Peter Karp, is a master songsmith with an art for spinning true-to-life emotions, humor, and candor. With an upbringing that was equal parts southern Alabama and the swamps of New Jersey, Karp’s music is fueled by the Yankee-Rebel juxtaposition. SHE: Sue Foley is considered to be one of the finest blues/roots artists working today. Her first CD Young Girl Blues quickly established her unique talents as a blues guitarist and songwriter. She honed her craft with her paisley Telecastor and working/sharing the stage with such artists as B. B. King, Buddy Guy, Lucinda Williams, and Tom Petty. After moving back to Canada Sue won the prestigious Juno award for her CD Love Coming Down.

Seamans’ Church Institute and New York Pinewoods Folk Music Club hosts
Chantey Sings at the Seaport
8-10:45 p.m.
Seamens’ Church Institute, 241 Water Street at South St. Seaport, New York, NY
Cost: Admission is free but a donation is requested to offset expenses
For info or questions call Al Cuenin (631) 730 6445 or email: spndrft@optonline.net
Bring friends, instruments, voices and songs.

Caffè Lena presents
Session Americana
8:00 p.m.
Caffè Lena, 47 Phila St., Saratoga Springs, NY, 518-583-0022
Cost: $16 advance/$18 at the door (How to get tickets)
This fun-loving, musically superb roots music ensemble from Boston has swept up their hometown’s top awards and taken their show on the road. Comprised of six guys who play with some of the folk world’s top acts (Patty Griffin, Lori McKenna, Treat Her Right), they gather tightly around a small cafe table and throw themselves into a repertoire of classic country music played on an old-time suitcase drum kit, a vintage electric bass, a range of acoustic instruments, and a WWII-era field organ. They draw their audience in with great tunes, theatricality, warmth, joy and camaraderie.

21st Adirondack Folk Festival
Noon-5 p.m.
Schroon Lake Town Park, Schroon Lake, NY, Phone: (518) 532-9259
Free admission
Sample the offerings of our vendors, listen to great music, and watch demonstrations of Adirondack Crafts by our exhibitors. Featured Performers: Roy Hurd, Frank Orsini, Chris and Meredith Thompson, Jamcrackers: Dan Berggren, Peggy Lynn, Dan Duggan, Jamie Savage and Dave Ruch, Celia Evans and Bruce Bough.

The Center for Traditonal Music and Dance (CTMD), in collaboration with Lincoln Center Out of Doors, presents
HERITAGE SUNDAY
2:00-5:30 p.m.
Hearst Plaza/Barclays Capital Grove (Near 65th Street between Columbus and Amsterdam Avenues), New York, NY
Admission: Free; seating will be available on first come, first served basis
This year CTMD commemorates its 12th anniversary of presenting Heritage Sunday at Lincoln Center Out of Doors. A much anticipated annual component of the festival, CTMD has produced some of the most thrilling and memorable presentations featuring artists from world traditions as diverse as Dominican, Albanian, Indo-Caribbean, Soviet Jewish and Haitian, to name a few. This year’s program explores the musical traditions found around the Mediterranean and Black Seas. The program will open with The Maeandros Ensemble, a completely captivating quartet performing the music of Greece and The Near East. Featuring director Mavrothi Kontanis on oud and vocals, and genius clarinetist Lefteris Bournias, this exquisite set will feature urban and rural medleys and rhythms of Greece and Asia Minor. The program follows with Zikrayat, a dynamic and colorful collective of artists showcasing the music and dance of Egypt and the Arab world. Led by versatile violinist Sami Abu Shumays, Zikrayat will highlight the vibrant diversity of the Arab World’s musical traditions. Closing out the afternoon is Yuri Yunakov, the world-renown and virtuosic Turkish-Bulgarian Roma saxophonist, known for his astounding virtuosity and signature style of frenetic and spellbinding improvisation. Yunakov will be accompanied by his seasoned ensemble that is sure to whip the crowd into a dance-filled frenzy.

Love and Courtship Walking Tour
2 p.m.
The Museum at Eldridge Street, 12 Eldridge Street, New York, NY 10002
Cost: $15; $20 in combination with museum tour
RSVP hgriff@eldridgestreet.org
Love is in the air. Before eHarmony and Jdate, there were love letters and elaborate courtship rituals. Discover romance turn-of-the-century style as we visit the sites of former dance halls, cafes, synagogues and other places where sparks once flew. See also August 29, 2010.

COAHSI (Council on the Arts and Humanities for Staten Island) invites you to a
SUMMERFEST Walking Tour — South Shore
2 p.m.
24 Brighton Street, Tottenville
RSVP: gshulick@statenislandarts.org
Often elusive, the South Shore boasts wide open spaces, quaint shops, and yes, some exciting Staten Island history. Meet Tottenville Historical Society Director Linda Hauck at 24 Brighton Street. Follow Linda as she takes you along Amboy Road-Main Street. Middle Main Street, known as “Quality Row,” was lined with majestic trees and stately homes, built by sea captains and oystermen. Did you know that Amboy Road is one of the oldest roads on Staten Island, dating back to the 17th century?

The Folk Music Society of New York/New York Pinewoods Folk Music Club announces
Singalong Evening on the Mary Whalen: Songs of Many Waters
7-9 p.m. (TankerTime aboard the Mary Whalen starts at 5:00 p.m. Come early and hang out before the music starts)
On board the Mary Whalen, Pier 11, Atlantic Basin, Red Hook, Brooklyn
Cost: Free
From oceans to puddles, songs of the seas, lakes, canals, and the ships and sailors who sail them. A singalong evening aboard an historic tanker, the Mary Whalen. Bring voices, instruments, and ears. Bring the kids. Bring a picnic. This will be a grand evening for the whole family.

Caffè Lena presents
Broken String Band
7:00 p.m.
Caffè Lena, 47 Phila St., Saratoga Springs, NY, 518-583-0022
Cost: $14 advance/$16 at the door (How to get tickets)
Enjoy a night of traditional Celtic music with the Broken String Band, the area’s oldest Irish music band. The lively ensemble includes George Ward on banjo, guitar and accordion; John Roberts on concertina and rich vocals; and Ray Wall on the lovely hammered dulcimer and Uilleann pipes.

Hamilton Hill Arts Center presents
A Free Education Concert in Schenectady’s Jerry Burrell Park
Zorkie Nelson and Gballoi
1:00 p.m.
Jerry Burrell Park, Schenectady, New York
The Hamilton Hill Arts Center is proud to prsent Zorkie Nelson and Gballoi in an interactive and educational concert. This unique summer performance will feature world-renowned musicians that highlight the musical heritage of Ghana, West Africa. Gballoi (the prophet band) promotes Ghanaian culture through performance, instruction, and creation of traditional and contemporary dance and music, using traditional bells, hand drums, shakers, and flutes as well as western instruments. Zorkie Nelson is the Hamilton Hills Arts Center’s master drummer and teacher in residence. His resume includes collaborations with traditional and modern musicians, including Wynton Marsalis.

Stoop, Synagogue, Soapbox: Walking Tour
2 p.m.
The Museum at Eldridge Street, 12 Eldridge Street, New York, NY 10002
Cost: $15
RSVP hgriff@eldridgestreet.org
Get ready to rumble. Enter the ring of the early 20th-century Lower East Side politics, when pious Jews, secular firebrands, capitalist businessmen and impoverished peddlers faced of in the crowded work spaces, residences and cafés of this densely populated area.

Caffè Lena presents
Chandler Travis Philharmonic
8:00 p.m.
Caffè Lena, 47 Phila St., Saratoga Springs, NY, 518-583-0022
Cost: $18 advance/$20 at the door (How to get tickets)
A great deal is made in the popular press of the Chandler Travis Philharmonic’s zany stage antics and wild sound. Indeed, the band shares certain personnel and many fans with NRBQ, and Chandler is perhaps best known as George Carlin’s opening act, a post he filled for ten years. His blazing, zany, Dixieland Philharmonic has accrued a die-hard underground following, with three official albums on the market and another twenty un-official. But what is less often noted are the stunningly sensitive, tight arrangements; the poignancy of the odd snapshots of life, and the strange but real beauty of . . . well, men in viking helmets and irridescent cloaks, bunny ears and pajamas, playing with passion and emotional depth. It’s hard to explain, but rarely does a listener leave without craving more, and soon.

Downtown Festivals, Inc.
FESTA ITALIANA Peekskill
Friday 8/13, 6 - 11 p.m.
Saturday 8/14, Noon to 11 p.m.
Sunday 8/15, Noon to 6 p.m.
Downtown Peekskill, South Street, Division Street, Brown Street, Union Ave.
For information, contact Frank Cimino, bilo410@aol.com
Cost: FREE admission, only cost is what you purchase from vendors
FESTA ITALIANA Peekskill isn’t your run of the mill Italian Festival. Sure they’ll have all those wonderful Italian delicacies. And of course they’ll have great music and non-stop entertainment. Yes, they’ll be kiddie rides, carnival games, stilt walkers, balloon makers, magicians and a game of chance or two. But why should you go to downtown Peekskill August 13th through the 15th? What will they have that others don’t? Well, first of all, you can buy one of only a thousand raffle tickets for a chance to win a brand new car. But the number one thing that sets Festa Italiana Peekskill apart from all the other festivals is, they will be hosting the first ever TOMATO SAUCE WARS. A war the whole family can enjoy, and only their egos can get hurt.

Film Screening: MUSIC FROM THE BIG HOUSE
International Documentary Association’s 14th Annual DocuWeeks™ Theatrical Documentary Showcase
Fri., Aug 13 at: 3:45 PM, 9:50 PM
Sat., Aug 14 at: 12:00 PM, 5:30 PM
Sun., Aug 15 at: 1:45 PM, 7:35 PM
Mon., Aug 16 at: 3:45 PM, 9:50 PM
Tue., Aug 17 at: 12:00 PM, 5:30 PM
Wed., Aug 18 at: 1:45 PM, 7:35 PM
Thu., Aug 19 at: 3:45 PM, 9:50 PM
IFC Center on the Ave. of the Americas, 323 Sixth Avenue at West Third Street, New York, NY (212) 924-7771
Filmmakers in person Fri 8/13 at 9:50, Sun 8/15 at 7:35, Mon 8/16 at 9:50, Wed 8/18 at 7:35, & Thu 8/19 at 9:50
Tickets can be purchased here: www.documentary.org/docuweeks2010
Rita Chiarelli, an award-winning recording artist, takes a pilgrimage to the birthplace of the blues: Louisiana State Maximum Security Penitentiary, a.k.a Angola Prison. She never imagined that her love for the blues would lead her to raise the roof in a collaborative jailhouse performance with inmates serving life sentences for murder, rape, and armed robbery. This musical journey is a glance into what used to be the bloodiest prison in America, but now gives lifers something to live for through the power of music. In contrast to sensational stories of convicts, we witness remarkable voices of hope as their love of music radiates humanity and redemption on their quest for forgiveness.

Augusta Heritage Center of Davis & Elkins College presents its annual
AUGUSTA FESTIVAL
Augusta Heritage Center, Elkins, WV
Friday, 8:30 p.m - Contras and Squares in Augusta open-air pavilion — $7/person
Saturday, August 14 - 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Augusta Festival in Elkins City Park — Free admission
Saturday, August 14, 8:00 p.m. (Doors open 7:30) at Harper-McNeeley Auditorium of Hermanson Center, Davis & Elkins College. Admission is $12, $10 for seniors over 60 and kids under 12.
Sunday, August 15, 10:30 a.m.-Noon Gospel Sing in the D&E Chapel. Free

The Augusta Festival is the final weekend that caps off the summer session. It’s a wonderful celebration of traditional dance, crafts, and music. The Augusta Festival kicks off Friday night with Contras and Squares in the Augusta open-air pavilion. On Saturday, join us for the Augusta Festival in the Park. Family-style festivities take place all day under tents in tree-shaded Elkins City Park and in the buildings adjoining the park. This year’s juried Craft Fair will have many of Appalachia’s finest artisans selling their unique creations. There is fun and entertainment for the entire family. Saturday night is the Augusta Festival Concert. There is a dance which immediately follows the concert; it is free for the concert audience. The final event of the Augusta Festival is a participatory Gospel Sing on Sunday morning.

Caffè Lena presents
The Rob Carlson Band
8:00 p.m.
Caffè Lena, 47 Phila St., Saratoga Springs, NY, 518-583-0022
Cost: $16 advance/$18 at the door (How to get tickets)
Rob Carlson, best known to Caffè Lena audiences as one third of the comedy music trio Modern Man, has spent a lifetime making people laugh. He has written commerical jingles we all know by heart, written topical songs for American Comedy Network, and played in a variety of bands. With a funny bone that just won’t stop zinging, Rob will bring us another wonderful evening of songs and comedy, accompanied by long-time friends and collaborators Vincent Pasternak and Paul Payton. Pasternak plays mandolin, violin and guitar and is accomplished in a variety of world-music styles. Keyboard player Payton is a Julliard grad with an encyclopedic knowledge of rock and pop, and a lifelong love of doo-wop.

Heritage Folk Music presents
Joe Hickerson
3-5 p.m.
Kiersted House, Main Street, Saugerties, NY
Cost: $8
Joe was an alumni of Camp Woodland in the Catskills and is very knowledgable about regional folk music. His repertoire includes a vast array of folksongs and allied forms in the English language, many with choruses. Pete Seeger has called him “a great songleader.” Joe calls himself a “vintage pre-plugged paleo-acoustic folksinger.“ He has recordings on the Folk-Legacy and Folkways labels, ranging from 1957 to 2003. Joe also has a career as a folklorist, ethnomusicologist, archivist, and librarian; For 35 years (1963-1998) he was Librarian and Director of the Archive of Folk Song/Culture at the Library of Congress. He lectures and writes on a variety of folk music topics.

Caffè Lena presents
Pesky J. Nixon
7:00 p.m.
Caffè Lena, 47 Phila St., Saratoga Springs, NY, 518-583-0022
Cost: $14 advance/$16 at the door (How to get tickets)
Pesky J. Nixon, not an individual but rather a trio, offers a melodic combination of guitar, accordion, djembe and seamless vocal harmonies. Their folk-rock songs have a contemporary, urban edge delivered in classic southern gospel harmony. Fun-loving and sociable guys with a weakness for stage banter that borders on brotherly bickering, they can be found bouncing around New England at coffeehouses, festivals, Unitarian Church basements, and the streets of Boston, New York, and Portland, gathering new fans and friends where ever they go.

Gangster, Writer, Rabbi: Walking Tour
7 p.m.
The Museum at Eldridge Street, 12 Eldridge Street, New York, NY 10002
Cost: $15
RSVP hgriff@eldridgestreet.org
Gangster Big Jack Zelig, writer Sholem Aleichem and Rabbi Jacob Joseph all lived and died on the Lower East Side, and all three attracted thousands to their funeral processions. Follow the path of these solemn marches, and learn about the political, cultural and religious legacies of these larger-than-life figures.

Caffè Lena presents
Bill Staines
8:00 p.m.
Caffè Lena, 47 Phila St., Saratoga Springs, NY, 518-583-0022
Cost: $16 advance/$18 at the door (How to get tickets)
Bill Staines’ insightful, inspirational songs and funny stories have become a family tradition for many, passing from parent to child and on down the line. They’ve also become a tradition in the music world, having been recorded by Nanci Griffith, Jerry Jeff Walker, Grandpa Jones, and others. Now past his fortieth anniversary of playing the Caffè Lena stage twice a year, Bill Staines’ brand of entertainment continues to be a delightful discovery for new fans every time he comes.

Lewiston Council on the Arts and Neto Hatinakwe Onkwehowe present
EARTH VOICES OF THE GREAT SPIRIT
A celebration of Native American culture expressed through
Music, Demonstrations, Drumming, Dance, Arts, Food, and Storytelling
12-8 p.m.
Hennepin Park Gazebo, 4th and Center Street, Lewiston, NY
No admission charge
For more information, contact Allan Jamieson ajamieson1@roadrunner.com or phone 716/603-4546; or Eva Nicklas, enicklas@artcouncil.org or phone 716/754-0166
Earth Voices encourages multicultural harmony and cultural understanding through traditional and contemporary music and arts. This unforgettable experience will entertain people of all ages, genders, and races and promote a deeper appreciation of the significance of Indigenous history by exporing the rich cultural traditions and heritage of the Native peoples in our community.
Schedule:
12 noon Opening Address
12:30 p.m. Welcome songs by Jordan Smith
1:00 p.m. Tuscarora Migration by Jay Claus
1:30 p.m. Sacarissa Chief’s title by Chief Leo Henry
2:00 p.m. Women’s Hand drum songs by Red Star singers
2:45 p.m. Adrienne Smoke
3:00 p.m. Tuscarora Marching Band
            Children’s activities area starting at 3 p.m.
4:00 p.m. Paleface with Mark Porter
5:00 p.m. TBA
6:30 p.m. Tonemah

Ganondagan Historic Site presents
Longball and Storytelling (Savor the Summer Series)
6:30-9:30 p.m.
Ganondagan State Historic Site, 1488 State Route 444, Victor, NY, 585-742-1690
Friends of Ganondagan Members may attend for FREE! (All ages)
Registration: You may register via the phone (585-742-1690). Via mail with your remittance and a completed registration form to Friends of Ganondagan, P.O. Box 113, Victor, NY 14564. See website for on-line registration. Cash registration the day of the event is possible.
Non-Members: Individuals: $5 Family (Up to 2 adults & 4 children): $15 A great summer night family event! An evening of fun, games, and storytelling. Come earlier than 7 p.m. and bring your picnic supper to eat with the staff or chicken barbecue will be available for purchase. At 7 p.m., join everyone and learn how to play the traditional game of longball, a game that’s great for anyone over the age of 7 years old who can run. As the sky begins to darken, a campfire will help to light your way to sit and hear some old time Haudenosaunee legends. Bring your blankets and flashlights.

Maritime Music Sessions
6:00-7:45 p.m.
Erie Canal Harbor, Central Wharf Area, Downtown Buffalo, NY
For more information, contact Dave Ruch, 718-884-6885, or email druch@verizon.net
Open to All
Musicians and singers — bring some nautically-flavored songs, chanteys, fiddle tunes, etc., to share. Interested others — come listen and celebrate Buffalo’s maritime heritage with us. Very informal, format will be like a typical Irish music session. Chairs provided.
See also August 28, 2010.

Caffè Lena presents
Aztec Two-Step
7:00 p.m.
Caffè Lena, 47 Phila St., Saratoga Springs, NY, 518-583-0022
Cost: $27 advance/$29 at the door (How to get tickets)
Taking their name from a Lawrence Ferlinghetti poem, Rex Fowler and Neal Shulman have spent three and a half decades writing and performing songs that helped make their generation’s musical memories, all the while inspiring a generation of young singer songwriters. Their first four albums, full of sweet singing and timely lyrics, were staples of progressive FM and college radio and helped to bring the music of the 1960s into the 1970s. Today they continue to impress audiences with intelligent songwriting, dazzling acoustic lead guitar, and inspiring “James Taylor meets Simon & Garfunkel” harmonies. Their latest work reflects their musical growth with touches of blues and country added to their familiar pop sound.

Ralph Stanley & Clinch Mountain Boys
8:00 p.m.
Earlville Opera House, 8 East Main Street, Earlville, NY 13332 (near the intersection with NYS Route 12B), 315-691-3550
Tickets: $35, $32, $30; order online
Bluegrass legend Ralph Stanley, now 82 years old, has been performing professionally since he and his older brother, Carter, formed a band in their native southwestern Virginia in 1946. Between that date and 1966, when Carter died, the Stanley Brothers and the Clinch Mountain Boys became one of the most celebrated bluegrass groups in the world. Ralph Stanley’s voice is not of this century nor of the last one, for that matter. Its stark emotional urgency is rooted in a darker time, when pain was the common coin of life and the world offered sinful humanity no hope of refuge. Preserved in the cultural amber of remote Appalachia, this terse, forlorn sound is the bedrock of Stanley’s inimitable style.

Five Points in America: Walking Tour
5 p.m.
The Museum at Eldridge Street, 12 Eldridge Street, New York, NY 10002
Cost: $15
RSVP hgriff@eldridgestreet.org
The roots of the community that would one day build the Eldridge Street Synagogue lie in the former Five Points area and today's Chinatown. Stroll the streets of these historic areas discovering traces of the Jewish immigrant experience at every turn. Visit former synagogues, an early collect pond and a cemetery in bustling Chatham Square. See also August 1, 2010.

Caffè Lena presents
Flipsydz
7:00 p.m.
Caffè Lena, 47 Phila St., Saratoga Springs, NY, 518-583-0022
Cost: $14 advance/$16 at the door (How to get tickets)
Spanning three generations, The Flipsydz sing “the golden oldies” of the doo-wop era. Along with their fun-loving and beautifully performed songs, they lead the audience down memory lane with recollections of the ’50s and ’60s street corner doo-wop ensembles of Philly and Brooklyn. Caffè Lena has seen a lot of sing-alongs down through the years, but nothing matches the full-throated chorus of “Duke, Duke, Duke, Duke of Earl!” inspired by a Flypsydz show! The line-up is baritone Roy O’Dell, Bass/Baritone Tom Torebka, Tenor/Baritone Pete Avilles, and Tenor/Falsetto Stan Simkins.

Mano a Mano: Mexican Culture Without Borders announces Mexicanidad: Classes in Dance, Music, and Visual Arts Mano a Mano @ The Brooklyn School of Music, 126 Saint Felix Street, Brooklyn, NY 11217, 212-587-3070, mexicanidad@manoamano.us Registration begins Monday, August 23, 2010 Open House: Saturday August 28, 2010, Noon-2:00 p.m. — Meet the Instructors Semester: September 13, 2010 — June 18, 2011 Beginning in the Fall Semester of 2010, Mano a Mano will inaugurate a rich series of programs for children, teens and adults, and relocate its administrative offices to 126 Saint Felix Street in the Fort Greene section of Brooklyn — conveniently located near the Atlantic Avenue Station and close to the Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM). Classes for singers, dancers and musicians of all ages, from beginners to experienced students, will be taught by an outstanding faculty of New York-based teachers and performers on four weekday afternoons and evenings, as well as Sunday afternoons. The initial series of classes includes instrumental music, dance, song and visual arts, will be taught by these artists and performers: José Refugio González and Monica Guevara of the Ballet Folklórico Mexicano de Nueva York will teach Folkloric Dance for children, teens and adults on Mondays. Álvaro Paulino. Jr. and Maegan Pacheco of the Mariachi Tapatio de Álvaro Paulino will teach Mariachi Instruments, Voice and Ensemble — for children and adults on Tuesdays. Visual artist Ariel Alejandro Rodriguez will teach Mexican Visions, a survey of the historic movements of Mexican muralism, combined with studio art classes, in two sessions, for teens and adults on Wednesdays. Gabriel Guzmán and Julia del Palacio of Radio Jarocho will introduce students to the Afro-Caribbean rhythms of Son Jarocho and its string instruments (jaranas) and spirited zapateado dance steps on Fridays. Singers will join tenor Alejandro Olmedo and explore classic and folkloric songs of the Mexican Songbook on Sundays. Sunday afternoon Tertulias, monthly programs of performance, exhibition and discussion, will highlight aspects of Mexican culture with visiting artists and specialists, for students, their families and the general public. Our series will include a workshop on indigenous Aztec Dance with Gustavo Arias and members of Atl Tlachinolli. Additionally, Mano a Mano will continue its free Monday evening Creative Writing workshop, held in collaboration with the New York Writers Coalition. Private and Semi-Private/Small Group lessons may be arranged, subject to the schedule of the instructors.

Mandalas: A Five Day Retreat
with Rev. Starr DiCiurcio
10 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Still Point Interfaith Retreat Center, 20 Still Point Road, Mechanicville, NY 12118
Cost: $195 program fee; registration required
For further information, email Starr at StarrRegan@aol.com or contact Still Point at 518/587-4967
Come and join Starr for a week of inner exploration through the practice of mandala creation. Mandalas are circles of color and design found throughout the ages and across cultures. The word mandala comes from the Sanskrit word for circle. The circle symbolizes wholeness. In this retreat we will learn about mandalas, create them, and explore Spirit through them. Each day will include presentations, meditation, mandala creation, an hour of personal practice and fun! Please bring your lunch and a journal. Starr is an interfaith minister who recently completed a mandala facilitator training program with world renowned authority, Susanne Fincher.

Sacred Sites: Walking Tour
7 p.m.
The Museum at Eldridge Street, 12 Eldridge Street, New York, NY 10002
Cost: $15
RSVP hgriff@eldridgestreet.org
Find sanctuary in the city. Visit synagogues, churches and temples encompassing 200 years of religious life in America, from early structures built by wealthy English landowners to houses of worship encompassing the Jewish, African American, Italian, Hispanic and Chinese immigrant experience. See also August 5, 2010.

YWCA Boulton Center for the Performing Arts presents
Joan Osborne (Acoustic Duo)
8:00 p.m.
Boulton Center, 37 West Main Street, Bay Shore, NY, 631/969-1101
Cost: Tickets available, $55
In writing songs for her album Little Wild One Joan Osborne fell under the spell of two of New York’s most beloved poets. “The album’s opening track, “Hallelujah in the City,” is a riff on the idea of the city as a spiritual place,” says Osborne. “This idea comes up in Walt Whitman’s and Alan Ginsberg’s poetry, the concept that the shared bond of humanity of all the citizens, all their interactions, adds up to a unique environment of the soul. The album marks the reunion Osborne with Rick Chertoff, Rob Hyman and Eric Bazilian, the writing producing team that worked with album on her debut, five-million selling breakthrough album Relish, which was nominated for six Grammys. This tour features Joan Osborne on acoustic guitar with Keith Cotton on piano.
Tickets for this performance are available at www.boultoncenter.org or by calling toll free 866-811-4111 or at the YMCA Boulton Center box office: 37 West Main Street, Bay Shore, NY (631) 969-1101. Box office hours: Weds, Fri., Sat., from 12-4, Thurs. 12-6 and extended hours on performance days.

13th Annual Pickin’ in the Pasture World Class Bluegrass
The gate will open by noon on Wednesday and the stage show features world-class bluegrass music from Thursday afternoon through Sunday afternoon.
2515 Covert Road, Lodi, NY 14860, 607-582-6363
Ticket information available online for weekend, or single day tickets. Free camping included with weekend ticket.
Come and experience four days of fun and world-class bluegrass music in the heart of the beautiful Finger Lakes region of New York State. Pickin’ In The Pasture hosts some of the finest professional bluegrass entertainment in the country. Check out the band line-up, featuring Smokey Greene, The Larry Gillis Band, The Jesse Alexander Band, The James King Band, Danny Paisley and the Southern Grass, Straight Drive, David Davis and the Warrior River Boys, Grasstowne, and more.

Caffè Lena presents
Sonny & Perley
8:00 p.m.
Caffè Lena, 47 Phila St., Saratoga Springs, NY, 518-583-0022
Cost: $16 advance/$18 at the door (How to get tickets)
Tonight the Capital District’s favorite jazz duo Sonny and Perley celebrate Caffè Lena’s 50th Anniversary with songs circa 1960 that will be etched into our hearts forever. They’ll be exploring songs that have become standards, including pieces from popular plays and movies such as My Fair Lady, Breakfast at Tiffany’s, and foreign films such as A Man and a Woman, and Black Orpheus, as well as some favorites from the Beatles.

Cemí Underground and Taller Boricua present
HISTORY OF THE AMERICAS From an Indigenous Perspective
Presentation by Bobby Gonzalez
1:00-3:00 p.m.
Taller Boricua Galleries, 1680 Lexington Avenue, El Barrio (106th St. and Lexington Avenue), New York, NY
Free to the public
Space is limited. Register by sending an email to info@cemiunderground.com
Cemí Underground and Taller Boricua offer another presentation in their cultural workshop series: History of the Americas from an Indigenous Perspective. Presented by Bobby Gonzalez, author of The Last Puerto Rican Indian: A Collection of Dangerous Poetry, topics include:
*The Native Peoples of the Western Hemisphere did not migrate here from Asia across the Bering Strait
*Christopher Columbus began the trans-Atlantic slave trade in 1495.
*The Pilgrims were grave robbers and slave traders.
*Africans arrived here centuries before the Conquistadores.

Museum of the City of New York presents
Japanese Taiko Drum
3:00 p.m. Family Performance
Museum of the City of New York, 1220 Fifth Avenue at 103rd St., New York, NY 10029
Free with museum admission. For more information, call 212.534.1672 x3395
Join Taikoza, a thunderous Japanese percussion group that uses large, barrel-like taiko drums, shakuhachi, bamboo flutes known as fue, and the Koto – a 13-stringed instrument, for a fabulous performance of music and dance based on forms traditionally performed at Japanese festivals. The audience will be introduced to all of the instruments and learn the history of the festivals they represent. Presented in collaboration with Community Works and in conjunction with the exhibition Samurai in New York: The First Japanese Delegation, 1860.

Maritime Music Sessions
6:00-7:45 p.m.
Erie Canal Harbor, Central Wharf Area, Downtown Buffalo, NY
For more information, contact Dave Ruch, 718-884-6885, or email druch@verizon.net
Open to All
Musicians and singers — bring some nautically-flavored songs, chanteys, fiddle tunes, etc., to share. Interested others — come listen and celebrate Buffalo’s maritime heritage with us. Very informal, format will be like a typical Irish music session. Chairs provided.
See also August 21, 2010.

Caffè Lena presents
Gandalf Murphy and the Slambovian Circus of Dreams
7 & 9:30 p.m.
Caffè Lena, 47 Phila St., Saratoga Springs, NY, 518-583-0022
Cost: $25 advance/$27 at the door (How to get tickets)
The music of this Hudson Valley band has been variously described as “hillbilly-Floyd,” “folk-pop,” “alt-country, roots-rock,” and “surreal Americana;” — a clear indicator of its singularly indescribable uniqueness. Dancing freely between all existing religious and philosophical mythologies, the music is uplifting, empowering, and a lot of fun. Instrumentally, they’re undoubtedly an all-out rock band (with the unusual addition of accordion), but vibe-wise they’re rootsy, warm, adventurously playful, and definitely psychedelic.

Karen Sovoca & Pete Heitzman
8:00 p.m.
Earlville Opera House, 8 East Main Street, Earlville, NY 13332 (near the intersection with NYS Route 12B), 315-691-3550
Tickets: $17, $15, $12; order online
”She has a voice that could raise the envy of a chorus of angels. His supple guitar accompaniment nestles around her voice until the alchemy is like a priceless vase you can’t take your attention from. She is Karen Savoca. He is Pete Heitzman. They are partners on and off stage and simply one of the best duos that venture out from their mid-state New York home and studio to bring their gorgeous art to your town...talent, skill, musicality, empathy...this duo has it all.”John Ziegler, Duluth News Tribune

Art for Change presents
HACIA AFUERA: TAKING BACK OUR STREETS THROUGH THE ARTS
Free Outdoor Art & Music Festival
12-5 p.m.
105 Street & Lexington Avenue
Art for Change (AfC) is demonstrating its commitment to keeping arts alive in the neighborhood and is pleased to present the 3nd Annual Hacia Afuera public arts festival this summer! Hacia Afuera (“to go outside”) will take place in Spanish Harlem’s public community spaces with live music, performances, site-specific art installations, interactive media art pieces, and arts workshops in partnership with individuals, artists, and community organizations! Featuring artists: Michael Pribich, Aissa Deebi, Patricia Cazoria and Nancy Saleme, Tara Parsons. Live Performances by Los Mas Valientes, La Bruja, The Stepkids, Genesis Be, Camila Meza Trio, and George Trivino. Come and enjoy storytelling by Bobby Gonzalez, live theater by Coatilcue Theatre Co., arts and crafts for kids, film screenings, drumming workshop, food from local street vendors and more!

El Barrio is a neighborhood rich in history and public art, from theater and performance to murals and community gardens, and Hacia Afuera is an opportunity for residents, artists, and performers to reclaim public spaces in celebration of its history and culture. Whether you are an artist, activist, or community enthusiast, please join us in creating this memorable festival! TO VOLUNTEER Contact Junior Manon at uniormanon@yahoo.com or 347-612-7959.
See Call for Artists (deadline: July 9) on July calendar page.

Love and Courtship Walking Tour
2 p.m.
The Museum at Eldridge Street, 12 Eldridge Street, New York, NY 10002
Cost: $15; $20 in combination with museum tour
RSVP hgriff@eldridgestreet.org
Love is in the air. Before eHarmony and Jdate, there were love letters and elaborate courtship rituals. Discover romance turn-of-the-century style as we visit the sites of former dance halls, cafes, synagogues and other places where sparks once flew. See also August 8, 2010.

Caffè Lena presents
Jeanne O’Connor & the New Standard
7:00 p.m.
Caffè Lena, 47 Phila St., Saratoga Springs, NY, 518-583-0022
Cost: $16 advance/$18 at the door (How to get tickets)
Enjoy an evening of “New Standards” from the great songwriters of the ’60s and ’70s, plus newer originals by popular area songwriter Bob Warren. Jazz singer Jeanne O’Connor is a master of her craft with a clear, confident, expressive alto voice and stellar band. She has performed as a soloist with jazz combos and big bands throughout the New York City region and beyond. Jeanne will be joined tonight by a number of musical friends, including Bob Warren on guitar, Peg Delaney on keyboards, Sam Zucchini on percussion, Tony Markellis on bass, and vocalist Mallory O’Donnell.

Writing New York Stories This popular writing workshop is a celebration of New York City in words. Participants have a great opportunity to write about their favorite urban legends, local characters, subway stories, childhood games, vanishing occupations or endangered spaces, and to discover their own voice in the process. Students develop writing exercises in class, and write sketches and stories at home that they read aloud in class. The class assists each writer with the process of discovering what forms they gravitate towards and what is distinctive about their own writing. A number of essays by students have later been published in a variety of publications, and a reading by students and formers students takes place each year at the Bowery Poetry Club at the conclusion of the class. The instructor, Steve Zeitlin, is the director of City Lore and the People’s Poetry Gathering, as well as the author of a number of award-winning books for both children and adults. The class is taught at City Lore on the corner of First and First, a corner once described on Seinfeld as the “Nexus of the Universe.” (72 E. First Street, NYC 10003, closest subway stop - 2nd Avenue on the F; or take the #6 to Bleeker Street). Thursdays, 6:30 PM - 9:30 PM 10 sessions starting September 30, 2010 ending December 16, 2010 (No class on Nov 25, Dec 2) Tuition: $395.00 Classroom location: 72 E 1st St. 2nd floor, New York, NY 10003 Sign up by calling 212-353-4195, or online at Cooper Union Continuing Education website.

NYFS to Sponsor Gatherings for Latino Artists The New York Folklore Society will be sponsoring three gatherings for Latino artists in New York State. Supported by a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts, the gatherings will take place on three locations on three separate dates: October 24, 2010 at Long Island Traditions, Port Washington March 19, 2011 at Go Art!, Batavia May 14, 2011 at Centro Civico, Amsterdam Designed for musicians, dancers, craftspersons, and others who are practicing a traditional artform with its origin in any of the Spanish-speaking communities of North and South America, the gatherings will assist artists in sharing resources and experiences. They will provide an opportunity for future collaborations and technical assistance. For additional information, or to find out how to become a delegate for the gatherings, please contact Lisa Overholser at the New York Folklore Society.

Writing New York Stories This popular writing workshop is a celebration of New York City in words. Participants have a great opportunity to write about their favorite urban legends, local characters, subway stories, childhood games, vanishing occupations or endangered spaces, and to discover their own voice in the process. Students develop writing exercises in class, and write sketches and stories at home that they read aloud in class. The class assists each writer with the process of discovering what forms they gravitate towards and what is distinctive about their own writing. A number of essays by students have later been published in a variety of publications, and a reading by students and formers students takes place each year at the Bowery Poetry Club at the conclusion of the class. The instructor, Steve Zeitlin, is the director of City Lore and the People’s Poetry Gathering, as well as the author of a number of award-winning books for both children and adults. The class is taught at City Lore on the corner of First and First, a corner once described on Seinfeld as the “Nexus of the Universe.” (72 E. First Street, NYC 10003, closest subway stop - 2nd Avenue on the F; or take the #6 to Bleeker Street). Thursdays, 6:30 PM - 9:30 PM 10 sessions starting September 30, 2010 ending December 16, 2010 (No class on Nov 25, Dec 2) Tuition: $395.00 Classroom location: 72 E 1st St. 2nd floor, New York, NY 10003 Sign up by calling 212-353-4195, or online at Cooper Union Continuing Education website.

The Jacques Marchais Museum of Tibetan Art presents:
Tibetan Portrait: The Power of Compassion
Winter Hours: Thursday-Sunday, 1-5 p.m.
Museum of Tibetan Art, 338 Lighthouse Avenue, Staten Island, NY 10306, 718/987-3500
Admission: $5 adults; seniors/students $3; children under 6 - free
Please email info@tibetanmuseum.org for additional information
Tibetan Portrait highlights photographic portraits of Tibetan people by renowned contemporary artist Phil Borges. Borges’ portraits introduce viewers to individuals from a deeply spiritual culture who have been marginalized and displaced by the occupation of their homeland. The portraits range from images of everyday people, including nomads and children, to important historic figures such as the Dalai Lama. Tibetan Portrait also features interactive displays focusing on aspects of traditional Tibetan culture such as a map of Tibet’s changing borders, a moveable display of Himalayan mountains, audio recordings of mantra chanting, and a hands-on display of Tibetan prayer wheels.

March 29, 2010 – December 31, 2010

History: Wayne County and the Burnt-Over District
Museum of Wayne County History, 21 Butternut St., Lyons, NY
For more information ,call 315-946-4943 or visit www.waynehistory.org
The new exhibit, “Wayne County and the Burnt-Over District” is on display in the Changing Exhibition Room of the Museum of Wayne County History. Wayne County is unique in that many religions and religious movements had major connections to the area and three can even call Wayne County their birthplace: Mormonism, Modern Spiritualism, and the Neversweats. This exhibit examines this part of the “Burnt-over District,” a term coined by Charles Grandison Finney who in his 1876 book Autobiography of Charles G. Finney referred to a “burnt district” to denote an area in central and western New York State during the Second Great Awakening. The name was inspired by the notion that the area had been so heavily evangelized during antebellum revivalism as to have no “fuel” (unconverted population) left over to “burn” (convert).

March 10, 2010 – August 7, 2010

Project Mah Jongg
Sun, Mon, Tue, Thur 10 a.m. to 5:45 p.m.
Wed 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Fri 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. (DST) and 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. (EST)
Museum of Jewish History, Edmond J. Safra Plaza, 36 Battery Place, Battery Park City, New York, NY
Cost: $12 adults; $10 seniors, $7 students; members and 12 and younger are admitted free. Free admission on Wednesdays, 4-8 p.m.
Since the 1920s, the game of mah jongg has ignited the Jewish-American imagination in living rooms and gathering spots around the country. Introduced to American audiences by Joseph P. Babcock who began importing sets en masse around 1922, the game delighted players with its beautifully adorned tiles, associations with other lands, and mysterious rules. Introduced to America during a peak in immigration restrictions, the game’s foreign associations stirred both consumer intrigue and stereotypes in the press. Yet mah jongg was—more than anything—a community builder. Mah jongg became a leading device in Jewish women’s philanthropy. Today, hundreds of thousands of people play mah jongg, and it continues to be a vital part of communal, personal, and cultural life. The exhibition, designed by Abbott Miller of Pentagram, features artwork by Christoph Niemann, Isaac Mizrahi, Maira Kalman, and Bruce McCall and was curated by Melissa Martens. Additional research support was provided by the Museum of Chinese in America.

Games Visitors are welcome to play at the game table at any time when the exhibition is open to the public. Mah jongg pick-up games with a Museum representative will be held every Wednesday from May 26th through August 26th at 1 p.m. Free with Museum admission.
Lessons Lessons will be offered at 12 noon on the following days: May 26th, June 23rd, July 28th, and August 25th. A fall schedule for pick-up games and lessons will be posted toward the end of the summer.

May 4, 2010 – January 2, 2011

TRUE LIFE: I’m a Staten Island Girl
Artists: Denise Murphy, Ryan McGivern, Jenna Lucente, Amanda Curtis, Shawn Bishop-Leo and Mikhael Antone
Curator Mikhael Antone
SHOW Gallery, 156 Stuyvesant Place, Staten Island, NY 10301 (up the stairs from the Staten Island Ferry, across from Borough Hall), 718/524-0855
Hours: Wed.-Sat. Noon-7 p.m.
Foucault suggests two primary roles of heterotopia: To create a space of illusion that is for and of the Other, and to create a space of illusion that exposes every real space. It is often compared to a mirror, reflecting society upon itself and making the real seem unreal, as it re-presents, contests, and inverts real social spaces. This exhibition seeks to invert the stereotyped portrayals of Staten Island as seen in the media. This show represents a different cross-section of Staten Island rarely seen on television. A group of artists investigating the idea of “heterotopias” or “other spaces” through an individual female perspective.

July 10, 2010 – August 30, 2010

Strong National Museum of Play presents the:
Whimsical Art Trail
Museum Hours: Monday–Thursday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Friday and Saturday, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.; Sunday, noon to 5 p.m.
Meet Dianne Dengel, Nancy Wiley, and Craig Wilson on Friday, July 23 from 1–4 p.m., and view art demonstrations, special video clips, and the raw materials of their craft.
Strong National Museum of Play, One Manhattan Square, Rochester, NY 14607, 585-410-6359
The Whimsical Art Trail is included with general museum admission fees: Adults $11; Seniors $10; Children (2–15) $9; Children younger than two free; Strong members free.

Take a walk on the Whimsical Art Trail at Strong National Museum of Play. Receive a trail guide when you arrive at the museum Admissions desk and discover the locations of imaginative pieces by local artists Dianne Dengel, Nancy Wiley, Craig Wilson, Brian Wilson, and Albert Wilson, which are displayed throughout the museum. Dianne Dengel, well-known for her cloth dolls, paintings, and sculptures, lives and works today in Rochester from the same tiny home her father built with found lumber scraps in 1949. Doll artist Nancy Wiley has been plying her craft for 20 years. She describes her work as heavily painted doll sculptures. Craig Wilson, from an amazingly accomplished family of sculptors and is a full-time artist on Strong’s Exhibits team, has developed his own, unique technique of steel sculpture. Brian Wilson, the late brother of Craig Wilson, was a photographer who later turned to custom-scale model work and created Fantastic Flying Machines using copper spheres, brass-brazed steel riggings, sails, flags, and figures. Albert Wilson, the late father of Craig Wilson, was a self-taught sculptor who created metamorphosed Steel I-Beams—a transformation of crude, rudimentary I-beams into figures, personalities, and unusual things.

July 23, 2010 – October 24, 2010

Arts Council for Wyoming County presents the:
A Good Ride: Arts and Traditions of the Attica Rodeo
Gallery Hours: Wednesday: 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.; Thursday & Friday: 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.; Saturday: 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Opening: July 30, 6:00 p.m.
31 South Main St., Perry, New York 14530, (585) 237 3517
Come experience the “west” in western New York this summer with our featured exhibit, A Good Ride: Arts and Traditions of the Attica Rodeo. Begun in 1957 by some enterprising teenagers from Attica and Chaffee, the Attica Rodeo has become an important community tradition, as well as one of the best rodeos in the northeast. Now celebrating its 53rd year, the rodeo brings together cowboys and cowgirls, broncs and barrel racers, families and fans from near and far during the first weekend of August. We have been honored to meet many of these people over the last few years and hear their stories, see their skills and artistry, and learn about rodeo’s place in our local and national culture. We are happy to now share this “ride” with you in the ongoing tradition of American rodeo.

July 30, 2010 — September 24, 2010

Asian American Arts Centre presents the:
Eight Artists: From the AAAC Archive
In Collaboration with Cuchifritos: The Artists Alliance Project/Gallery Space at Essex Street Market
Artists: Charles Yuen, Dinh Q. Le , Dorothy Imagire, Eunjung Hwang, Howardina Pindell, Nancy Hom, Roger Shimomura, and, Sin-ying Ho
Opening Reception: Saturday, August 14th, 4-6:30 p.m.
Gallery Hours: Monday-Saturday, Noon-6 p.m. and by appointment
CUCHIFRITOS, 120 Essex Street, Essex Street Market, New York, NY 10002, 212-420-9202
This exhibition of Eight Artists from the Archive brings a few chosen artists to the public, focused on those presented in AAAC’s digital archive. Dinh Q. Le is a fine arts photographer, best known for his woven-photographs. Growing up in Vietnam, Le watched his aunt weave grass mats. Deploying his photo-weaving technique, Le fused together iconic images of the war, from found and personal photographs, and film stills. Dorothy Imagire’s work has addressed issues of Asian American identity through installations on the Japanese American concentration camp (history/family memory), and mixed Japanese American identity since 1989. Recently, she has explored Asian American female stereotypes through her vampire series and other “exotic” fetishes. Charles Yuen eschews gorgeousness. It’s not to say that his pictures aren’t beautiful, but Yuen seems to be saying that too much attention to beautiful craft might lead viewers away from deeper meditations on tensions in every canvas, large or small. Informed by archetype, Yuen invites us to participate in ritual space. Eunjung Hwang’s work represents unique combinations of digital and physical form. Her projects start by creating a variety of characters derived from personal dreams and subconscious imagery. Fantasy narratives unfold as the characters act out their roles within a structure interwoven by dream logic. The works are meant to be enjoyed like rhythmic structure of music rather than as a readable story. Howardena Pindell, an African American artist with strong ties to Asia as well, has created abstract paintings, collages, “video drawings,” and “process art.” Her work explores texture, color, structures, and the process of making art; it is often political, addressing the issues of racism, feminism, violence, slavery, and exploitation. Nancy Hom, is a long time friend who began with the Asian American Movement in NY, giving direction for Kearney Street Workshop in San Francisco for many years, and evolving in her life and work to become active in the practice of American Buddhism. Roger Shimomura’s paintings, prints, and theatre pieces address sociopolitical issues of Asian America and have often been inspired by diaries kept by his late immigrant grandmother for 56 years of her life. Sing Yin Ho, a ceramicist from Hong Kong uses historical and new digital images in her work, referencing a global culture emerging from the collision of East and West.
Opening reception will be accompanied with live music by 7 Tier Tien and complimentary food and drink.

August 14, 2010 — September 11, 2010

Taller Boricua presents
CLARIDAD: 50 AÑOS DE LUCHA
Opening Reception: September 10, 2010, 6-9:30 p.m.
EXHIBITION UPCOMING EVENTS:
September 16: Exhibition Panel Talk
September 23: El Grito de Lares Celebration
Taller Boricua Galleries, 1680 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY 10029, 212.831.4333
Co-sponsored by Taller Boricua, Amigos de Claridad and the Hostos Center for the Arts and Culture, 50 AÑOS DE LUCHA, celebrates the 50th year of uninterrupted, consistent, and valiant reporting by Puerto Rico’s national newspaper, Claridad. The show presents a photographic journey that documents Claridad’s unwavering support of Puerto Rico’s social, political, cultural and labor issues as well as its struggle for independence. Curated by Jose “Pucho” Charron, this traveling exhibition has also been presented in La Habana, Cuba, Vieques and other Puerto Rican municipalities, as well in Chicago.

August 27, 2010 — September 24, 2010

John Michael Kohler Arts Center presents:
Lynda Barry and Roz Chast
Open daily at 10:00 a.m.
John Michael Kohler Arts Center, 608 New York Ave, Sheboygan, WI 53081
Free admission
For more information, contact: 920-458-6144, info@jmkac.org
Often working outside of the mainstream with work appearing in alternative weeklies, Lynda Barry has found great success producing comics that are humorous yet carry serious undercurrents. Known primarily for Ernie Pook’s Comeek, Barry relates stories of childhood angst and examines personal and social topics through a large cast of characters. Since the 1970s, Roz Chast has drawn humor from everyday emotions and experiences for The New Yorker, poking fun at such subjects as guilt, anxiety, aging, families, friends, money, and real estate. Her brand of humor takes routine incidents and events and flips them inside out, exposing them as flawed but funny moments.

May 30, 2010 – September 19, 2010

Also, check out the Norman Pettingill Exhibition: These humorous works by well known Wisconsin illustrator Normal Pettingill are a part of the Arts Center's permanent collection and are available for public viewing for the first time since 1995.

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