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New York Folklore Society Graduate Student Conference Legends and Beliefs CALL FOR PROPOSALS November 12, 2010 Binghamton University, Binghamton, NY Students are encouraged to submit proposals by August 15; the final deadline for submission is September 15. Theme: Legends and Tales Legends and tales present characters under duress in extraordinary circumstances. They preserve cultural patterns and facilitate social change. Legends such as “The Vanishing Hitchhiker” and “The Killer in the Back Seat” have a kernel of truth; tales such as “Little Red Riding Hood” and “The Armless Maiden” are clearly fictional but have complex layers of meaning. When legends and tales inspire literature and films, they bring richly resonant traditions to the minds of readers and viewers. This multidisciplinary conference welcomes papers about legends and/or tales from graduate students in literature, folklore, anthropology, American studies, cultural studies, film studies, ethnic studies, gender studies, social and cultural history, and other fields. We especially encourage papers related to the cultural traditions of New York State. For more information about the upcoming conference, and to download a proposal submission guide and form, visit the NYFS conference page. Questions? Please contact: Ellen McHale, nyfs@nyfolklore.org, 518-346-7008

Caffè Lena presents
Al Stewart
7 p.m.
Caffè Lena, 47 Phila St., Saratoga Springs, NY, 518-583-0022
Cost: $35 advance / $37 at door (How to get tickets)
Al Stewart’s name will forever be tied to his breakout hits “Year of the Cat” and “Time Passages.” But there is much more to this whimsical Scottish folksinger, who weaves humor and historical figures into his polished story-songs. With twenty albums to his name, including 2010’s Uncorked, he remains a distinctively literate and vivid storyteller, time-traveling and teleporting himself and his listeners from World War I battlefields to Sixties bedrooms, from ships to airplanes to ice floes, from the specific to the mysterious. His melodies encompass folk-rock, acoustic ballads, colorful dabs of classical and Eastern music, and even a touch of Little Richard-style piano pounding.

Join Storyteller Marni Gillard and Friends in Schenectady for the storytelling class: Collecting and Connecting Your Life Moments through Storytelling: Making Sense of the Patterns in Our Lives Every Wednesday in August: August 3, 10, 17, 24, 31, 2011 7:15 p.m. at Marni’s Story Studio 833 Parkside Ave. Schenectady, NY 12309 TO REGISTER (limited to 10) EMAIL marni@marnigillard.com or call 518-381-9474 Cost: $100 5-week session (pay as you go possible). Mail $20 deposit to address above to save your space.

Caffè Lena presents
Aztec Two-Step 40th Anniversary Concert
6:30 p.m. Aztec Two-Step Songs
9:00 p.m. Aztec Two-Step Pays Tribute to Simon & Garfunkel
Caffè Lena, 47 Phila St., Saratoga Springs, NY, 518-583-0022
Cost: $30 advance / $32 at door (How to get tickets)
Rex Fowler and Neal Shulman are celebrating four decades writing and performing songs that have formed the soundtrack of their generation. 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 harmonies.The first show tonight will feature Aztec’s own hit songs culled from four decades of recording and touring. In the second show they will perform the songs of that duo to which they have most often been compared, Simon & Garfunkel. With original harmony arrangements and hot lead guitar, Rex and Neal refresh the S & G songs we all love, and share personal stories about how those songs shaped their own work.

Help Save Caffè Lena’s History! Seeking Caffè Lena Audio & Video Recordings For Caffè Lena Archives Did you or someone you know make an audio or video recording at Caffè Lena between 1960–2011? Summer cleaning and found old Caffè recordings in your closet, attic, basement, garage or shed? Please contact the Caffè Lena History Project and help us save Lena’s recorded history. Contact Caffè Lena Historian caffelenahistory.org/index.php?18 For more information visit: www.caffelenahistory.org Since 1960, America’s longest running folk music coffeehouse, Caffè Lena in Saratoga Springs, NY, has welcomed the country’s most notable folk, country, blues, bluegrass, and jazz musicians, poets and actors to its stage. It is now a non-profit organization and continues to host approximately 400 events each year, serving more than 12,000 patrons and artists. The Caffè Lena History Project is working with the GRAMMY Foundation to rescue and preserve all existing Caffè Lena audio and video material for deposit at the Library of Congress. The recordings will be used for educational purposes to benefit Caffè Lena by shedding new light on Lena’s impact on the American folk revival movement. Please contact us with both audio and video recordings from any era of the Caffè’s history. We seek recorded material in any condition including but not limited to the following: live shows at Caffè Lena, rehearsals, benefits and anniversary concerts, Lena Spencer’s memorial service, interviews with Lena Spencer and Caffè Lena artists, radio programs related to Caffè Lena. We are also looking for memorabilia including photographs, posters, articles, calendars, letters etc for inclusion in the collection.

The St. George Waterfront Festival
Discover Staten Island as we celebrate its 350th Birthday
1-9 p.m.
On the esplanade next to the ferry terminal on Staten Island, NY
Cost: Free
The free event is a celebration of St. George as Staten Island’s “gateway” and a commemoration of the Borough’s 350th anniversary this year. It will showcase “The Best of Staten Island” – cultural attractions, history, and ethnically diverse cuisine. The family-fun festival will also feature mainstage entertainment, a local artists’ showcase, living history presentations, ethnic food vendors, craft and retail vendor, and activities for the whole family.
STAGE ENTERTAINMENT
1:00-1:45 p.m. - Band: Bob Wright & Harbortown (Songs about Staten Island)
2:00-2:15 p.m. - Century Dance Complex (dancers & drummers)
2:30-2:45 p.m. - David Suarez & Viktor Payan (Mexican Folk Singers)
3:00-4:00 p.m. - Country Music Sensation Loren
4:30-5:00 p.m. - Red Storm Drummers
5:30-6:00 p.m. - Pizza Eating Contest
6:30-7:30 p.m. - Band: A Sound Affair
8:00-9:00 p.m. - Band: Silas Knight
9:00 p.m. Fireworks

Caffè Lena presents
See the Future! Saturday Night Sampler
Featuring AJ Roach, Caleb Hawley, and Ana Egge
8:00 p.m.
Caffè Lena, 47 Phila St., Saratoga Springs, NY, 518-583-0022
Cost: $10 at door
This is the last “See the Future!” show of our summer season. Each event in this popular series highlights the talents of artists who are creating a bright future for folk music. Tonight we feature three solo singer-songwriters who offer quirky, inventive and very smart new folksongs. Now splitting his time between New York City and Edinburgh, Scotland, A. J. Roach was born and raised in the geographical center of the Appalachian Mountain Range, the birthplace of American country music. A. J. has traveled well over one million miles and performed in more than a dozen countries since the release of his first album in 2003. Caleb Hawley of NYC writes intricate lyrics with lightning fast licks. Receiving top honors in the prestigious New York Songwriters Circle Contest (2008 and 2009), the John Lennon Songwriting Contest (2009), the Telluride Festival (2010) and the Falcon Ridge Folk Festival (2010), Hawley makes an impression with his unique and catchy approach to music. Ana Egge has been forging her own path for over a decade now. In the tradition of her parents, who were “motorcycle-riding hippy farmers in North Dakota, who created the unconventional life they wanted,” Ana’s path as an artist has been much the same—challenging herself to follow her instincts rather than trying to fit into any particular mold. This honest approach has earned Ana a reputation as a musician’s musician, with unforgettable live performances and lyrics that paint vast landscapes and stories.

Schroon Lake Arts Council presents its Boathouse Concert Series 2011
Chris Westfall
8 p.m.
The Boathouse, Schroon Lake (directions online)
Tickets: Adults $12, Students $5
Call Phone:(518) 532-9259 for more information
Chris presents original pieces as well as familiar songs on both piano and guitar. With every song Chris possesses the magical ability to hold the audience in his grasp making each listener feel that he sings only to them. In concert, Chris’ style finds a balance of acoustic folk. His clear tenor voice moves gently from familiar tunes to original interpretations of artists such as James Taylor and John Denver and then on to his own heartfelt compositions.

Little Italy Walking Tour
11 a.m.
Tours begin at The Museum at Eldridge Street/Eldridge Street Synagogue, 12 Eldridge Street, New York, NY 10002
Cost: $15 per person. RSVP required.
RSVP: hgriff@eldridgestreet.org
Jewish and Italian immigrants arrived in America en masse in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. These communities worked side by side in factories, forged union alliances, and created vibrant overlapping ethnic neighborhoods. Discover this rich history with stops that include the site of the San Gennaro Festival and Church, DiPalo’s Fine Foods, Ferrara Bakery & Café, and other iconic Little Italy eateries and sites.

Center for Traditional Music and Dance (CTMD) presents
“El Otro Lado de Colombia — The Other Side of Colombia”
As part of Heritage Sunday, in collaboration with Lincoln Center Out of Doors
1:00-5:30 p.m.
Hearst Plaza Stage, Lincoln Center campus, near 65 Street between Columbus and Amsterdam Avenues, New York, NY
Admission: Free. Seating will be available on first come, first served basis at this outdoor venue.
In its 13th year, Heritage Sunday at Lincoln Center Out of Doors is an annual event that celebrates cultural traditions from around the world and found in New York City. In honor of the United Nation’s declaration of 2011 as the International Year of African Descendents, this year’s Heritage Sunday will showcase the diverse musical traditions of the African descendents found throughout the Atlantic and Pacific coasts of Colombia, and in the thriving immigrant communities of Colombian artists found in NYC. And in a fortuitous twist of fate, Heritage Sunday falls on August 7th, which commemorates Colombia’s Independence Day. As a little known fact, Colombia comes in third, only behind Brazil and The United States, respectively, as having the highest population of people of African descent outside of the African continent. On August 7th, Heritage Sunday seeks to entertain and educate audiences about the rich, yet little-known traditions from Colombia that permeate the cultural landscape of New York. In addition, to commemorate CTMD’s newest project, Heritage Sunday will be held in conjunction with FolkColombia Música y Danza, CTMD’s current Community Cultural Initiative, a project dedicated to preserving, promoting and presenting Colombian performing arts traditions in NYC. Some of the featured artists on include New York-based artists Rebolú showcasing the fiery, percussive rhythms from the Atlantic Coast and Diego Obregón y Grupo Chonta alighting the stage with irresistible marimba music from the Pacific Coast. The program’s featured headliner is the charismatic ensemble Sexteto Tabalá, masters of Afro-Colombian son. Making their U.S. debut direct from San Basilio de Palenque, a small village on the Caribbean coast of Colombia and a designated UNESCO Heritage Site, Sexteto Tabalá promote the traditions of their ancestors—runaway African slaves who founded and populated the remote village now known as “the first free town in America.”

Caffè Lena presents
Fishtank Ensemble
7 p.m.
Caffè Lena, 47 Phila St., Saratoga Springs, NY, 518-583-0022
Cost: $16 advance / $18 at door (How to get tickets)
Formed in 2005 and playing everywhere from the hippest LA clubs to festivals, cultural centers, museums, parades, and even on the street, the band includes two explosive violins, the world’s best slap bass player, musical saw, flamenco and gypsy jazz guitar, trombone, opera, jazz and gypsy vocals, accordion and one little banjolele. Tackling everything from French hot jazz to wild Serbian and Transylvanian gypsy anthems, Flamenco, and oddball originals, a Fishtank Ensemble concert is a not to be missed event for world music lovers!

HARLEM MEER FESTIVAL Sundays, June 19-September 4 2:00-4:00 p.m. Central Park, New York, NY (on the plaza of the Charles A. Dana Discovery Center in Central Park’s beautiful northern end (on 110th Street between Fifth and Lenox Avenues). Cost: Free For more details, day-of weather-related changes or cancellations, and accessibility information, please call 212-860-1370. The Central Park Conservancy’s Harlem Meer Performance Festival, now in its 18th summer, features the best in local established and emerging artists in the genres of jazz, Latin, gospel, blues, and world music. Some chairs are provided, or bring a blanket and picnic lunch to enjoy the music from one of the Park’s nearby lawns. The concerts are free and there is no advance registration required. All ages are welcome. Schedule of performers: June 19: Arturo O’Farrill Afro Latin Jazz Quintet (Latin Jazz) June 26: Calpulli Danza Mexicana (Mexican Dance) July 3: Los Soneros de Oriente (Cuban Salsa) July 10: Stew Cutler (Jazz and Blues Guitar) July 17: The Ebony Hillbillies (String Band) July 24: Pucci Amanda Jhones with the J.B.E.R. Quartet (Jazz Vocals) July 31: Willie Villegas y Entre Amigos (Classic Salsa) August 7: The Steven Kroon Sextet (Latin Jazz) August 14: Charansalsa (Salsa) August 21: Sounds of Deliverance (Gospel) August 28: The Dennis Day Ensemble (Soul Jazz) September 4: The Pedrito Martinez Group (Afro-Cuban Percussion)

Augusta Heritage Center of Davis & Elkins College presents its
2011 Old-Time Week
Augusta Heritage Center, Elkins, WV
Tuition: $440, plus lodging and meals (Includes Festival)
To register, specify To register, specify “Old-Time Week” and your instrument, and your instructor.
Old-Time Week 2011 gathers outstanding performers and teachers from the Southern Appalachians, the Ozarks and beyond. Our guest artist is Paul David Smith. Students take morning classes with their primary instructor and choose from an array of elective workshops and demonstrations including late afternoon Vocal Week and Dance Week sessions. Evenings are filled with lively jams, slow jams, song swaps, dances and concerts.

Schroon Lake Arts Council presents its Boathouse Concert Series 2011
Sonny & Perley Trio
8 p.m.
The Boathouse, Schroon Lake (directions online)
Tickets: Adults $12, Students $5
Call Phone:(518) 532-9259 for more information
Sonny Daye and Perley Rousseau as a husband and wife team have spent the last several years developing and perfecting their unique blend of Jazz, Bossa Nova, American Songbook Standards, and International Cabaret which has become their musical standard. Through their 4 CDs they have generated international airplay and received critical acclaim, but it is through their live performances that they truly shine. Throughout New York, New England, Florida and in Europe they have captivated audiences with their spontaneity, warmth, musical honesty and broad repertoire. They are very well known in the local jazz clubs in NY and they have a huge fan following. For this concert, they will add a bass player to enhance the performance.

Summer Rialto
8-11 p.m.
The Museum at Eldridge Street/Eldridge Street Synagogue, 12 Eldridge Street, New York, NY 10002
Cost: $15 per person. RSVP required.
RSVP: hgriff@eldridgestreet.org
Don your glamorous theater-wear for a summer’s night out on the Jewish Rialto. We will serve kosher period snacks, host a beer tasting, and present live gypsy violins and a comedic performance that hark back to the Yiddish theater experience of the Lower East Side. Think back to entertainers such as Fanny Brice, Molly Picon, and Boris Thomashefsky. We draw inspiration from the boisterous environment of the Yiddish theater district on Second Avenue which had its heyday in the early 20th century and stretched from Houston all the way north to Tenth Street. We will celebrate not only the theaters of the Jewish Rialto, but the restaurants as well. Both actors and fans would frequent the eateries along the avenue before and after shows where the entertainment would continue with live music, jokes and community.

Caffè Lena presents
Jamcrackers
8 p.m.
Caffè Lena, 47 Phila St., Saratoga Springs, NY, 518-583-0022
Cost: $16 advance / $18 at 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 log jams and “got things rolling again,” the band features the extraordinary voice and soulful ballads 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.

The Southern Tier Bluegrass Association of New York presents
Top of the Hill Bluegrass Festival
6226 Lain Road, Canisteo, NY 14823
Call for details and and tickets and camper registration: 607/359-2663 or 607/968-0671 or e-mail festival@stbany.org
Cost: $45 for full weekend; Friday $15 - Saturday $25 - Sunday $15
Hosted by the Harry Lain Family and the Southern Tier Bluegrass Association, this is a festival for the whole family. Bring your lawn chairs, and enjoy the music of Bristol Mountain Bluegrass, Remington Ryde, The Charlie Payne Family Band, C & T Bluegrass, Mathews Family Tradition, Black Diamond, Plexigrass, Diamondback Rattlers, Eva and the Dog Boys, and Rebecca Colleen & the Chore Boys. Workshops, hay rides, food and merchandise vendors.

FESTA ITALIANA Peekskill
Friday 8/12, 5 - 11 p.m.
Saturday 8/13, Noon to 11 p.m.
Sunday 8/14, Noon to 9 p.m.
Historic Downtown Peekskill
For information, contact Frank Cimino, Frank@downtownfestivals.com
Cost: FREE admission, only cost is what you purchase from vendors
FESTA ITALIANA Peekskill is a traditional Italian street festival celebrating the Feast of the Assumption, featuring world-renowned musicians on stage, the second annual tomato war, marionette theater, asphalt art#8212;22 hours of entertainment. View schedule online.

Augusta Heritage Center of Davis & Elkins College presents its annual
AUGUSTA FESTIVAL
Augusta Heritage Center, Elkins, WV
Friday, 8:00 p.m - Contras and Squares in Augusta open-air pavilion
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.
Sunday, August 15, 10:00-11:30 a.m. Gospel Sing in the D&E Chapel. Free
For more information including costs for events not specified as free, phone: 304.637.1209
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, 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. 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.

Earlville Opera House presents
Paul McKenna Band from Scotland
8 p.m.
Earlville Opera House, 18 East Main Street, Earlville, NY 13332, 315/691-3550
Order tickets online: $18, $16 members, $13 students ($5 premium charge on first four rows)
Combining their love for traditional and folk music as well as original songs and tunes the Paul McKenna Band have been playing to audiences throughout the UK since 2006. With a contemporary approach to songs, although not straying too far from their roots, their arrangements are both fresh and innovative. Their exciting sound is created through outstanding vocals, driving guitar and bouzouki, intense fiddle playing, a warm pairing of flute and whistles and dynamic bodhrán and percussion.

¡VOICES IN FLIGHT!: Poetry from the Mexican-American Community
8 p.m.
Terraza 7 Train Café, 40-19 Gleane St., Elmhurst, NY
For more information, contact emartinez@citylore.org, 212-529-1955x306
Hosted by Raúl Hurtado, we will present poetry readings as part of the project, A White Wing Brushing the Building: Poetry in NYC Communities, presented by City Lore and Bowery Arts & Sciences. This event’s poets are Gabriel Rivera, Galix, Chepo, and Abelardo Duran. As part of the reading, poems will be projected onto the facade of the Terraza Café right off Roosevelt Blvd, which is the heart of the Latino community in Jackson Heights and Elmhurst. There will also be music and dance by Ballet Folklorico Mexicano de New York and Zompantli who will perform the danzón, a national dance of Cuba, though beloved in Mexico.

Caffè Lena presents
Frank Vignola & Vinny Raniolo
8 p.m.
Caffè Lena, 47 Phila St., Saratoga Springs, NY, 518-583-0022
Cost: $22 advance / $24 at door (How to get tickets)
There can be no doubt that Frank Vignola is now one of the world’s most highly sought after acoustic guitarists. He has amply demonstrated his mastery of every genre from fusion and commercial pop-jazz to hard bop, post-bop, swing, rock, and blues. Cited by jazz guitar legend Les Paul as one of the top five guitarists of all time, Vignola has toured and recorded with Bucky Pizzarelli, Les Paul, Lionel Hampton, Donald Fagen, Queen Latifah, Ringo Starr, Madonna, David Grisman, and Mark O’Connor. The duo of Frank with guitarist Vinny Raniolo tackles a unique, high-energy repertoire featuring contemporary tunes by The Police, Frank Zappa, and Black Sabbath; not-so-contemporary numbers by Bach and Mozart; and of course jaw-dropping, lightning fast gypsy jazz originals. Their high-octane performances and good-time vibe never fail to bring astonished fans to their feet, making each appearance an unforgettable experience.

Schroon Lake Arts Council presents
22st 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 & Meredith Thompson, Atwater & Donnelly, The Sky Blue Boys, andThe Michelle Fay Band

Caffè Lena presents
Danny Gotham & Jon Shain
With Opener Granville Automatic
7 p.m.
Caffè Lena, 47 Phila St., Saratoga Springs, NY, 518-583-0022
Cost: $14 advance / $16 at door (How to get tickets)
Danny Gotham is perhaps best known to Caffè Lena audiences as 1/3 of the ever-popular North Country band Raquette River Rounders. During his several decades of performing and teaching music, Danny has worked with top artists across the country playing rock, straight ahead jazz, folk, and world music. Now living in North Carolina, Danny is an active part of the burgeoning music scene down there. Tonight he comes with a new duo partner, a fellow North Carolinian who happens to be one of our favorite fingerstyle blues guitarists and songwriters, Mr. Jon Shain. During his years at Duke University, Jon had the good fortune to learn directly from a number of NC’s older blues players, and became a member of Big Boy Henry’s backing band. The mixture of the academic environment and real-world blues has made Jon a knowledgeable, articulate and fiery fingered entertainer. He can turn out fine versions of country blues classics, but especially shines when playing his own memorable songs. Opening act Granville Automatic is Vanessa Olivarez and Elizabeth Elkins of Nashville, TN. The duo write quiet and lyrical ballads pulled from a shared love of history, storms, horses, war and heartache.

Schroon Lake Arts Council presents its Boathouse Concert Series 2011
Woods Tea Company
8 p.m.
The Boathouse, Schroon Lake (directions online)
Tickets: Adults $12, Students $5
Call Phone:(518) 532-9259 for more information
Combining exceptional music skills with wit and humor, Woods Tea keeps it’s audience entertained with Celtic, Bluegrass, Sea Shanties, and folk music. They employ as many as a dozen different instruments from banjos, bezoukis, and bodrhans to guitars and tin whistles. A Schroon Lake favorite.

Schweinfurth Memorial Art Center and Auburn B.I.D. present
Market Street Concert Series
6:00-8:00 p.m.
Market Street Park, Auburn, NY (rain location: Schweinfurth Memorial Art Center, 205 Genesee St., Auburn, NY)
For more information, contact Connie Reilly, Executive Director of Auburn B.I.D., (315) 252-7874/ Allison Graff, Program Coordinator at SMAC, 315-255-1553
Cost: Free
Please bring your lawn chairs and sit under the trees for a delightful summer’s eve filled with happy music!
6:00-7:00 p.m.: Quigsy and The Bird Irish Music
7:00-8:00 p.m.: Oswego Valley Fiddlers

Mano a Mano announces that Student Registration Is Now Open for Mexicanidad 2011-12 Mexicanidad 2011-12 Classes in Nahuatl, Music, Dance & Visual Arts September 19, 2011 - June 16, 2012 Mano a Mano: Mexican Culture Without Borders 126 Saint Felix Street, Brooklyn, NY 11217 Mexicanidad provides people from all over the New York City area the opportunity to learn about and participate in Mexican culture. From mariachi to nahuatl, Mexicanidad offers a variety of classes to students of all ages, taught by instructors who are passionate about what they do. At its heart, Mexicanidad is a celebration of Mexican heritage, a way of promoting Mexico’s rich cultural traditions. However, Mexicanidad is also about eliminating boundaries and bringing people from all walks of life together to share a common experience. We are extremely pleased to welcome our new teachers Alberto Villalobos, of the Villalobos Brothers band; Diana Rosano, a soprano; and Irwin Sanchez, a native Nahuatl speaker from central Puebla, who are joining our talented Mexicanidad teaching artists. This year we are adding Nahuatl language and Huapango. Additionally we are continuing our courses in instrumental music, dance, song, and visual arts, to be taught by distinguished artists and performers. For more information, visit the website. Call 212/587-3070 or email mexicanidad@manoamano.us for more information.

Caffè Lena presents
Bill Staines
8 p.m.
Caffè Lena, 47 Phila St., Saratoga Springs, NY, 518-583-0022
Cost: $16 advance / $18 at 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.

Geneva Historical Society presents
Music and Dance in the 1800s
10 a.m.-2 p.m.
On the grounds of the Rose Hill Mansion (3373 Rt. 96A, one mile south of Rts. 5&20 near Geneva)
Cost: Free
For more information, call the Geneva Historical Society at 315-789-5151.
Music was often part of life in a 19th-century house like Rose Hill, but in the days before recording technology, it was always “live and unplugged.” From the upper class parlor piano to the inexpensive pennywhistle, people entertained themselves, family, and friends with a variety of instruments. Dancing was also enjoyed by all types and classes of people. Interpreters from Genesee Country Village in Mumford will share familiar patriotic and folk songs from America and abroad and teach some dance steps from yesteryear. These one-hour presentations on music and dance will be at 10:30 a.m. and 1 p.m. In addition, there will be other family-friendly activities taking place on the grounds, and the Mansion will be open for special, free, self-guided tours through 2 p.m. Cayuga Lake Creamery will be selling their homemade ice cream on the grounds as well.

City Lore invites you to
An Evening of Haitian Poetry and Music: PWEZI ANBA TONÈL
8:00 p.m.
Five Myles Gallery, 558 St. John’s Place; Brooklyn, NY 11238
Admission: Free. Reservations required. For more information and reservations: Call City Lore at 212/529-1955 x 308 or email cfletcher@citylore.org
A performance of poetry and music by Haiti Cultural Exchange and La Troupe Makandal. Josaphat-Robert Large, poet, novelist, and winner of the prestigious Prix littéraire des Caraïbes, writer and performer Michèle Voltaire Marcelin, poet and short story author Denize Lauture, and Haitian-American poets Jennifer Celestin and Yolaine St. Fort will read their poems on the subjects of life, death, homeland, and love accompanied by building-sized projections of text from their poems projected from the roof of the POEMobile along with traditional Haitian drumming by Master Drummer Frisner Augustin and La Troupe Makandal.

Earlville Opera House presents
Steve Riley & the Mamou Playboys
8 p.m.
Earlville Opera House, 18 East Main Street, Earlville, NY 13332, 315/691-3550
Order tickets online: $20, $18 member price, $15 students. ($5 premium on first four rows)
Rounder Records recording artist, Steve Riley, of Mamou Louisiana, is a widely acknowledged master of the Cajun accordion and its singularly powerful sound. That, combined with his searing, emotional vocals, songwriting, soulful fiddling and onstage front man charisma have led many to refer to the band simply as “Steve Riley.” For many, that would be enough, but for this band, and its devoted fans, there’s much, much more. Kevin Wimmer is one of the finest fiddlers around. He began his musical training at age four with his Mother, a respected violinist who is on the Juilliard School of Music faculty. Ever since meeting Dewey Balfa 26 years ago, Cajun fiddle has been the focus of his career, though he also enjoys playing jazz, Western swing, and old-time. Kevin has toured four continents and countless cities with Balfa Toujours, the Red Stick Ramblers, Racines, Ray Abshire, Ann Savoy and her Sleepless Nights, Danny Poullard and the California Cajun Orchestra, Preston Frank and the Frank Family Band, and more. He’s also an in-demand studio session musician and he teaches regularly at music camps here and throughout the U.S. Sam Broussard generates a cyclone of guitar. On acoustic, electric and electric slide he carries the music of his ancestry farther than it’s ever gone. Add to that his songwriting, arranging and tenor singing and the result is a feast of creativity that can motivate a packed dance hall or a concert audience. Kevin Dugas on drums and Brazos Huval on bass are a Cadillac V-8 of a rhythm section. Known throughout South Louisiana for their hydromatic groove, they are the Wyman and Watts, the Muscle Shoals, the Double Trouble of the bayous, and they draw crowds in their own right wherever they perform.

Caffè Lena presents
Mary Fahl of OCTOBER PROJECT
With Opener Gregory Douglass
8 p.m.
Caffè Lena, 47 Phila St., Saratoga Springs, NY, 518-583-0022
Cost: $18 advance / $20 at door (How to get tickets)
Mary Fahl is an expressive, emotional singer/songwriter who first achieved fame as lead singer and co-founder of the chamber-pop group October Project. Fahl’s elegant, cinematic songs draw on classical and world music sources, American art song, as well as thinking man’s folk-pop. She sings in an earthy, viscerally powerful contralto that Boston Globe critic Steve Morse calls “a voice for the gods that can transport listeners to other realms.” Since her October Project days, Fahl has recorded solo albums for Sony Classical and V2 Records. She has written and performed songs for several major motion pictures. Opener Gregory Douglass has a passionate, evocative style that has been compared to Tori Amos, Jeff Buckley, Fiona Apple. and Rufus Wainwright.

Schroon Lake Arts Council presents
Free Boathouse Concert
8 p.m.
The Boathouse, Schroon Lake (directions online)
Cost: Free
Call Phone:(518) 532-9259 for more information
A community treat—music by Paul Elliott plus Peggy & Emery Williams

Cortland Celtic Festival
Gates open at 10 a.m. Saturday until 9:30 p.m.
Sunday 8 a.m.-3 p.m.
Courthouse Park, Cortland, NY
Cost: Daytime events free to the public. Evening Concert: $10
Celtic Musicians, Vendors, Food Vendors, Irish Step Dancing, Bagpipers, Period Re-enactors, Children’s Highland Games, Celtic and Clan Tents, Celtic Worship Service, Celtic breakfast, Animal Exhibits, Highland Game Audience Clinic with Will Barron, and Sanctioned Professional Championship Heavy Athletic Highland Games all day Saturday with local ESPN coverage! Come see Harrison Bailey defend his international title! A Celtic concert Saturday Evening featuring The Blarney Rebel Band. See schedule of events.

Love and Courtship Walking Tour
11 a.m.
Tours begin at The Museum at Eldridge Street/Eldridge Street Synagogue, 12 Eldridge Street, New York, NY 10002
Cost: $15 per person. RSVP required.
RSVP: hgriff@eldridgestreet.org
Discover romance turn-of-the-last-century style. Before eHarmony and JDate, there were perfumed love letters, elaborate courtship rituals and brokered marriages. Visit the sites where sparks once flew, including former nickelodeons, cafés, parks, synagogues and dancehalls.

Caffè Lena presents
Jeanne O’Connor & the New Standard
7 p.m.
Caffè Lena, 47 Phila St., Saratoga Springs, NY, 518-583-0022
Cost: $16 advance / $18 at door (How to get tickets)
Enjoy an evening of “New Standards” from the great songwriters of the 1960s and 1970s, 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.

Art from Agriculture: BANJO MAKING WORKSHOP with JEFF MENZIES
9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Sylvester Manor, Shelter Island, NY
For more information please contact Jeff Menzies: jeffdbanjer@yahoo.com or 705-456-9939 or Sylvester Manor at sylvestermanor@gmail.com or 631-749-0626.
Cost: $600/six days. To register, visit www.sylvestermanor.com. $30/day Farm-to-Table food plan available.
Learn the craft of banjo making at this unique weekend workshop held at the magnificent and historic grounds of Sylvester Manor, Shelter Island, NY. Using a watch & do approach, noted banjo builder and teacher Jeff Menzies will guide you step by step as you make the pot, craft the neck, and stretch the skin on a gourd banjo. You don’t need to be a woodworker, or know how to play the banjo to enjoy this week-long workshop. But you will end up with a piece of art of highest quality and warmest feeling—as nice on stage as it is in the living room. In the end, you will leave energized, having spent a week in a beautiful place, with a smile on your face and your own banjo tucked under your arm. Free camping or reserve local accomodations.

Long Island Traditions presents
On the Bay Book Release & Signing by Author and Folklorist Nancy Solomon
7:30 p.m.
Seaford Historical Society, 3890 Waverly Avenue, Seaford NY
For more information, call 516-767-8803 or email info@longislandtraditions.org
Cost: Free
The second edition of On the Bay: Bay Houses and Maritime Culture of Long Island will be released on August 23rd at the Seaford Historical Society. Author and folklorist Nancy Solomon will give a presentation about the history, architecture and culture of the vernacular structures which have been built by generations of baymen, duck hunters, and recreational fishermen since the 18th century. The illustrated lecture will be followed by a signing of the 2nd edition.

Caffè Lena presents
Janis Ian
6:30 and 9:00 p.m.
Caffè Lena, 47 Phila St., Saratoga Springs, NY, 518-583-0022
Cost: $35 advance / $37 at door (How to get tickets)
Emerging on the world music scene at age fourteen, Janis Ian, one of America’s finest songwriters, has nine Grammy nominations and twenty albums to her credit. In 2008 Janis reached another career milestone when she published Society’s Child: My Autobiography. This monumental story traces her meteoric rise to fame in the 1960s and beyond.

14th Annual Pickin’ In The Pasture
2515 Covert Road, Lodi, NY 14860
Weekend ticket (includes free camping) $80; tickets also available for individual days. Call 607.582.6363 for more information and tickets
Pickin’ In The Pasture has the reputation for some of the best jamming in the northeast. Whether you are a seasoned player or a beginner, you’ll find some great pickin’. The festival has become a bluegrass musician’s summit where each year many of the most outstanding players and singers gather in the campground to share their talents. This year’s line-up includes The Grascals, The Larry Stephenson Band, Smokey Greene, The Jesse Alexander Band, The Larry Gillis Band, The Beachley & Scott Band, The Cabin Fever Band, Danny Paisley and the Southern Grass, Straight Drive, Travis Chandler and Avery County, Micheale Cleveland and Flamekeeper, Lorraine Jordan and Carolina Road, Goldwing Expess, The Pasture Kids, and Remington Ryde.

New York Foundation for the Arts presents
Eiko & Koma at Barnes & Noble
7-8 p.m.
Barnes & Noble, 150 East 86th Street, New York, NY
Cost: Free
Deborah Jowitt will moderate a discussion with the artists, followed by a signing of the new comprehensive monograph Eiko & Koma: Time Is Not Even, Space Is Not Empty. As the duo Eiko & Koma, Japanese artists Eiko Otake and Takashi Koma Otake (1987 and 1996 NYFA Fellows in Choreography) have been creating dance, movement-theater productions, theatrically staged performances, site-specific works, dance videos, gallery-based performance installations, and intermedia collaborations with many leading music, dance and visual artists for nearly 40 years. The Walker Art Center has published the first book addressing Eiko & Koma’s oeuvre, a 320-page catalogue includes scholarly essays, an interview, and an illustrated and complete “catalogue of works” detailing each of their projects to date accompanied by reprints of primary materials; short essays on specific works; and a bibliography.

Caffè Lena presents
Chandler Travis Three-O
8:00 p.m.
Caffè Lena, 47 Phila St., Saratoga Springs, NY, 518-583-0022
Cost: $18 advance / $20 at door (How to get tickets)
Other than serving as George Carlin’s opening act for a decade, Chandler Travis is best known for leading a highly unconventional nine-piece Dixieland/avant-jazz/pop band called the Chandler Travis Philharmonic. His amazing Three-o prove they can play anything the Philharmonic can play, and then some. The focus is tighter, and the songwriting, which has always been at the heart of Chandler’s bands, gets center stage in a way that is not possible with the riotous pageantry of the full Philharmonic. In addition to Chandler on guitar and lead vocals, the Three-o features string bassist John Clark, and jack of all trades (but especially saxophonist, keyboardist, and clarinetist) Berke McKelvey. And, of course, Fred Boak, aka The Valet, for what good is a Three-o with only three people?

2nd Annual Dunkirk Cultural District Free Music Festival
Friday 6 p.m.
Saturday and Sunday 2 p.m.
The Dunkirk Light House, 1 Point Drive, Dunkirk NY 14048
Free and open to the public. Donations accepted.
See concert poster with schedule and directions
For more information, contact Valerie Walawender, 716/680-0266
The second annual Dunkirk Cultural District music festival will feature nine local bands, food and fun for the whole family. The District is comprised of the Dunkirk Historical Museum, Dunkirk Lighthouse and Adam’s Art Gallery.

Earlville Opera House presents
Strings Attached: Summer Guitar Summit
8 p.m.
Earlville Opera House, 18 East Main Street, Earlville, NY 13332, 315/691-3550
Order tickets online: $17, $12 member price, $10 students.
Tom Rasely – nylon string guitarist/composer
My New Obsession - Unplugged featuring Marc Funaro and Connie Silverbrand
Roy Coston - solo electric guitar, redefining the role of lead guitar
Thistle Dew - Unplugged featuring Jes Sheldon
The evening includes a varied program of some blues and R&B and rock, as well as some light finger style and classical pieces. The program is designed to pick up the tempo as the evening proceeds.An EOH Fundraiser!

Caffè Lena presents
Nick Annis
8:00 p.m.
Caffè Lena, 47 Phila St., Saratoga Springs, NY, 518-583-0022
Cost: $15 advance / $17 at door (How to get tickets)
Drilling for oil in the Midwest. Selling ice cream from a truck. Running a bakery. Starting points for just a few stories Nick Annis deftly weaves between and through song and performance banter. One man medicine show? Itinerant philosopher? Actually, Nick Annis is an award-winning songwriter, but he is also admired by folk fans for the storytelling talent that makes his performances so memorable. Audiences return to hear him deliver spoken word pieces in the style of brilliant songwriter/storytellers like Gamble Rogers, John McCutcheon, and Dave Carter. Drawing on his diverse background and Greek roots, Nick crafts “true” stories and timeless accounts of humanity.

Caffè Lena presents
Sonny & Perley
7:00 p.m.
Caffè Lena, 47 Phila St., Saratoga Springs, NY, 518-583-0022
Cost: $15 advance / $17 at door (How to get tickets)
Tonight the Capital District’s own Sonny and Perley, “a tight jazz duo with a richly varied musical turf,” (Hartford Currant) invite you to share in an evening of evocative songs written or co-written by women composers from the 1930s to present day. Throughout New York, New England and in Europe, Sonny and Perley have captivated audiences with their spontaneity, warmth, musical honesty and broad repertoire. Tonight, joined by their daughter Rain on vocals and guitar, along with other musical guests, the audience will be treated to a great diversity of songs by women artists ranging from Peggy Lee and Dorothy Fields, to Carol King, Joni Mitchell, Ani DiFranco and others.

CALL FOR PAPERS The Society for Applied Anthropology (SfAA) invites Abstracts (sessions, papers and posters) for the Program of the 72nd Annual Meeting: “Bays, Boundaries, and Borders.” In Baltimore, MD, March 27-31, 2012. The Society is a multi-disciplinary association that focuses on problem definition and resolution. We welcome papers from all disciplines. This meeting invites advocates, activists, policy makers, scholars and researchers to respond creatively to the 2012 program theme, “Bays, Boundaries and Borders,” with papers, posters, roundtable discussions, sessions or videos on a broad range of issues, problems or topics including those that arise from the interaction of people with their natural or community environments; those that help us better understand or “push beyond” the current boundaries of our knowledge, methods, practices or theories in helping resolve human problems; and those focused on border control and the crossing or transport of goods, people or ideas across borders. More... The deadline for abstract submission is October 15, 2011. For additional information on the theme, abstract size/format, and the meeting, please visit www.sfaa.net/sfaa2012.html.

John D. Calandra Italian American Institute announces a CALL FOR PAPERS Reconfiguring White Ethnicity: Expressivity, Identity, Race April 27-28, 2012 Deadline for submissions: September 16, 2011. John D. Calandra Italian American Institute Queens College, City University of New York 25 West 43rd Street, 17th floor (between 5th and 6th Avenues). Manhattan This conference situates European-American ethnicities in relation to recent scholarship on whiteness, transnationalism, and diaspora. It positions collectives such as Greek America, Irish America, Italian America, Polish America and others as historically distinct yet interrelated cultural fields, whose complexity has not been sufficiently recognized by scholarship. Globalization and multiculturalism have contributed to significant new developments in the cultural expression of these ethnicities, including revitalization of heritage, institution-building, transnational exchanges, hybridities, and progressive cultural politics that remain severely under-researched. Multi-racial, multi-ethnic, and transnational scholarship, cultural work, and political activism have changed older concepts of white ethnicity. The conference enters into a dialogue with dominant representations of white ethnicity as expressions of primarily individual albeit surface identities, politically conservative anti-minority politics, and full assimilation into the ideology of whiteness. Though particularly valuable in the understanding of power relations and racial hierarchies, these latter trends have neglected emerging and alternative cultural and political expressions of white ethnicity. As a result, European-American ethnicities have largely been devalued as a subject in a number of academic disciplines. The conference seeks to reclaim white ethnicity as a complex and historically-situated site inviting reflections on those heterogeneous and hybridic identities that often challenge hegemonic narratives and histories. The conference theme is concerned with a broad range of groups, not Italian Americans in particular as has been the case with the Calandra Institute’s past conferences. This conference is co-sponsored by the Center for Byzantine and Modern Greek Studies, Queens College, CUNY. Suggested paper topics include, but are not limited to: Review of classic texts, e.g., Herbert Gans’s “Symbolic Ethnicity: The Future of Ethnic Groups and Cultures in America” (1979), Richard Alba’s Ethnic Identity: The Transformation of White America (1990) A historizatation of the “white ethnic revival” movement and the ideology of heritage European ethnicities in mixed race identities Gender and sexual identities in relationship to white ethnicity Transnationalism, “diasporas,” and interactions with the ancestral homeland Comparative approaches of different groups and between different countries Mediascapes, e.g. film, television, the Internet The power of language and narratives to maintain or challenge constructions of history and identity The impact of post-World War II immigration from Europe and elsewhere on white ethnicity, e.g., the politics of empathy or the politics of exclusion? The changing nature of religious belief and practice in re-conceptualizing white ethnicity Commodification and consumption of white ethnicity, e.g., the problematics of food, sports, music Uses of folklore and its revival The academic politics of race/ethnic studies; re-imagining the study of white ethnicity in ways that do not reinforce white racial privilege In addition to scholarly papers and panels, this conference is open to presenting creative work such as memoir, fiction, and poetry. Abstracts for scholarly papers (up to 500 words, plus a note on technical requirements) and a brief, narrative biography should be emailed as attached documents, by September 16, 2011, to calandra@qc.edu, to whom other inquiries may also be addressed. We encourage the submission of organized panels (of no more than three presenters). Submission for a panel must be made by a single individual on behalf of the group, with all the paper titles, abstract narratives, and individual biographies. For further information, visit the website.

A once-in-200 years opportunity A War of 1812 Commemorative Bicentennial Quilting Challenge Sponsored by The Seaway Trail Foundation We invite you to make an authenic 1812 reproduction quilt for the 2012 Great Lakes Seaway Trail Quilt show. Quilting is a popular cultural and arts heritage, even nature, travel theme for the Great Lakes Seaway Trail byway that has clusters of both traditional and modern day quilt makers Trailwide. The Great Lakes Seaway Trail Quilt Show is held annually at the Seaway Trail Discovery Center in Sackets Harbor, NY. For more information, Call: 315-646-1000 x202 or x203 or email lynette@seawaytrail.com. Respond by January 15, 2012 if you intend to participate and receive a registration packet. Guidelines are available online. Visit the blog at www.1812quiltchallenge.blogspot.com to see new fabric collections and links from the 1812 era and other tidbits of interesting information for the quilt project!

You are invited to the exhibit
“Three Generations on the Erie Barge Canal”
Subtitled “Photographs from the Graham Family Collection”
Opening on Downtown Schenectady’s Summer Night
Gallery of New York Traditions, 133 Jay Street, Schenectady, NY, 518/346-7008
Gallery Hours: Monday-Friday 10:00 a.m.-3:30 p.m., Saturday, 10:30-3:00 p.m.
July 15, 2011 — September 9, 2011

Staten Island Museum History Center presents
Portraits of Leadership: African American Entrepreneurs on Staten Island
Opening Reception Saturday, February 12, 1 p.m., free
Staten Island Museum History Center, 1000 Richmond Terrace, Snug Harbor Campus, Building H Staten Island, NY 10301, Telephone: 718.727.1135
Hours: Monday - Friday: 12 a.m. - 5 p.m.; Saturday 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Sunday 12 p.m.-5 p.m.
Recommended admission: Adults $3, Students and seniors $2, Children under 12 and members free
A video and audio exhibit featuring the voices and faces of Staten Island’s African American Community. The wit, wisdom, entrepreneurial spirit, and deep roots of this prolific community are highlighted. Curated by Jeannine Otis with photographer Willie Chu, guest historian Cynthia Copeland, and folklorist Chris Mulé. Also, be sure to check out some upcoming related programs offered by the Staten Island Museum surrounding this exhibit:
(1) Staten Island African American Entrepreneurs: A Community Panel Discussion- Tuesday, February 15, 6-9 p.m.; Spiro Hall II, Wagner College Campus; Featuring Distinguished community members and the Wagner College Department of Historym and
(2) Killa Hill’s Gerald Barclay: The Film Business—February 24, 6-8 p.m.; Staten Island Museum History Center Building H, Snug Harbor Campus.”

February 12, 2011 — November 1, 2011

El Museo del Barrio presents
El Museo’s Bienal: The (S) Files 2011 Takes to the Streets
6th Latino, Caribbean, and Latin American Biennial will showcase 75 emerging artists at 6 venues throughout New York City
El Museo del Barrio, 1230 Fifth Avenue at 104th Street, New York, NY 10029
Curators Rocío Aranda-Alvarado, Trinidad Fombella, Elvis Fuentes, and guest curator Juanita Bermúdez have chosen the street as focal point of this year’s biennial deliberately, to call attention to the direct effect of economic and political crises in art production. “Social tensions as well as economic limitations have historically pushed artists to employ their urban environment as creative setting as well as a source for materials,” explains Fuentes. “The (S) Files 2011 foregrounds both Latino artists who have been involved in New York street art movements like graffiti since the 1970s and others who due to current circumstances are taking on the street for the first time to produce their art.”

It is in this context that this year’s biennial aims to expand the definition of contemporary Latino and Latin American art by taking on a broad exploration of the aesthetics, events, and visual energy of the street. The exhibition will feature works in all media, including murals and graffiti as well as non-traditional presentations in fashion and music. “The (S) Files 2011 explores how the boundaries between public/private and personal/universal are blurred by urban culture, and examines the street as catalyst for change in mainstream culture,” says Aranda-Alvarado. “We are interested in how these social borders mix and dissolve in urban environments, and how artists use these social alterations as points of creative departure.”

Among the themes developed in the exhibition are the influence of early New York street art movements, which were led by Latino artists; popular aesthetics and urban styles of the neo-baroque; and the creation of art works from urban debris. “What stands out is the variety of issues that artists address—from daily life situations, to social behaviors, to economic distress,” points out Fombella. “Some focus on poignant narratives to undermine false notions of comfort and security in times of anxiety, while others revisit past events or appropriate materials to recreate them in a way that is conceptual, edgy, and playful.” While El Museo will exhibit a wide variety of works, the satellite venues will feature art objects grouped by specific themes and/or media. BRIC Rotunda Gallery will showcase video and photo documentation of performance art and other politically motivated works, Lehman College Galleries will focus on animation and illustration, Northern Manhattan Arts Alliance will show graffiti works and art objects made of recycled materials, Socrates Sculpture Park will present large scale works made of materials found in urban landscapes, and Times Square Alliance will display a selection of outdoor sculptures on the street. El Museo will produce a map/brochure including information about all venues, works, and artists featured at each location, as well as an illustrated catalogue including essays by Aranda-Alvarado, Bermudez, Fombella, and Fuentes. The artists featured in The (S) Files 2011, whose backgrounds span almost every Latin American country, hail from multiple neighborhoods across New York City including Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens, and the Bronx.

June 14, 2011 —January 8, 2011

The John D. Calandra Italian American Institute presents
Migrating Towers — The Gigli of Nola and Beyond
Exhibition Opening and Panel Discussion, Wednesday, June 22, 6-9 p.m.
The John D. Calandra Italian American Institute, 25 West 43rd Street, 17th floor, New York, New York
Gallery Summer Hours: Monday-Thursday, 9 a.m.- 5 p.m.
Free and open to the public. Please call (212) 642-2094 to pre-register with the Calandra Institute. Be prepared to show a photo ID to the building’s concierge.
The John D. Calandra Italian American Institute is happy to present a photographic exhibition from the collections of the Museo Etnomusicale I Gigli di Nola and the Archivio della Contea Nolana. The exhibit was curated by Katia Ballacchino (Università di Roma, Sapienza) and Felice Ceparano (Museo Etnomusicale I Gigli di Nola). La festa dei gigli in Nola (Naples province), Campania, is a dramatic reenactment of the safe return of St. Paulinus (354-431) from slavery. The sacred narrative recounts that joyous townspeople greeted bishop Paulinus by waving gigli ("lilies") and by the 19th century, spires representing these flowers and reaching heights of 25 meters (82 feet) were introduced to the annual feast. The eight gigli towers are complex architectural wooden structures built by local artisans, decorated with elaborate papier mâché facades featuring religious, historical, or topical themes. A musical band rides on each individual giglio platform and provides the sonoric accompaniment as the structure is “danced” through the streets. Since 1903, Italian Americans have sponsored giglio feasts in the New York City metropolitan area. This annual tradition continues in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, and East Harlem, Manhattan.

June 22, 2011 —August 19, 2011

The Pat Rini Rohrer Gallery presents
Celebrating Artists of the Finger Lakes
Artist Opening Reception: August 12, 6-8 p.m.
The Pat Rini Rohrer Gallery, 71 South Main Street, Canandaigua, NY
Gallery Summer Hours: Monday, Tuesday, Saturday: 10 a.m.-6 p.m.; Wednesday, Thursday, Friday 10 a.m.-7 p.m.; Sunday 12:30–4 p.m.
Thirty regional artists with new works in painting, sculpture, drawing, pastels, jewelry, glass and ceramics will be featured.

August 12, 2011 —September 17, 2011

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