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Arts in Education Institute of Western New York is hosting
SISTERS OF SHENYNVILLE
Canadian Folk Vocal Group of the Year
10:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Medaille College under the big White Tent, 18 Agassiz Cir, Buffalo, NY
RSVP: beckyh@artsined.com
The Arts in Education Institute is pleased to announce the performance of the Sisters of Sheynville at their Professional Development Workshop Visitor’s Day, Wednesday, July 1st from 10:30AM to 12:30PM. This workshop brings together teachers, student teachers and art enthusiasts to design imaginative ways of integrating the arts into their curriculum and explore new ways to experience works of art. Visitors will have an opportunity to experience the Institute’s workshops and a performance by the Toronto klezmer-swing group, the Sisters of Sheynville. Join teachers, school administrators, political leaders, and artists for this day of celebration. For more information about summer session, or our school programs contact: Jackie Albarella at 821-7516 or jackiea@artsined.com.

Caffè Lena presents
Leigh Gibson and Tony Watt
8 p.m.
Caffè Lena, 47 Phila St., Saratoga Springs, NY, 518-583-0022
Cost: $15/$12 (How to get tickets)
As one half of the powerhouse bluegrass band The Gibson Brothers, Leigh Gibson has made a name for himself as one of the finest purveyors of traditional bluegrass music today. The Gibson Brothers’ last four albums have all gone to #1 on the Bluegrass Unlimited Chart, an overwhelming achievement due in large part to Leigh’s song-writing and singing. Award-winning flatpicking guitarist Tony Watt has been featured in Bluegrass Now and Flatpicking Guitar Magazine, and performed throughout the United States and Europe, including on the Grand Ol’ Opry with Rounder Recording artist Alecia Nugent. Leigh and Tony make music that is a departure from the traditional full bluegrass band sound. Classic country songs and haunting ballads, along with some of Leigh’s favorite material that hasn’t been recorded by the Gibsons, the songs truly steal the show.

POLISH SUMMER FESTIVAL 2009
Polish Community Center, 225 Washington Ave Ext, Albany, NY 12205,518-456-3995
Saturday, July 4, 2-8 p.m.—Eddie Forman and RBO ($15)
Sunday, July 5, Noon—Polka Mass
Sunday, July 5, 2:30-8:30 p.m.—Mark VI and Tony Blazonczyk ($15)
Kids 16 and under are FREE
For reservations and information contact Tom Raymond at 518-283-0129 or Frank Koslow at 518-456-1961
Join us for a weekend full of fun! Lots of music, Polish-American Food, kids’ activities, Polish exhibit. Sunday performance by St. Adalbert’s Polka Dancers.

Caffè Lena presents
Acoustic Strawbs
7 p.m.
Caffè Lena, 47 Phila St., Saratoga Springs, NY, 518-583-0022
Cost: $22/$20 (How to get tickets)
This folk-rock trio is the highly acclaimed acoustic version of the legendary West London electric band so popular during the ‘60s and ‘70s. It is still fronted by the heart and soul of the Strawbs, Mr. Dave Cousins. He writes the songs, sings them in his inimitable style, and provides unique guitar stylings. He is joined by long-time Stawbs Chas Cronk and Dave Lambert who add more guitar, plus banjo and dulcimer. It’s hard to believe, but this trio packs all the intense, emotional energy of the original six-piece electric band and makes intimate coffeehouse engagements possible, a genuine thrill for fans across North America.

El Taller Boricua & Jimmy Delgado present SALSA WEDNESDAYS 1680 Lexington Avenue, 105 St. & 106 St., The 6 Train to 103rd St., New York, 212/831-4333 July 1 Grupo Latin Vibe July 8 Siglo 20 July 15 Wayne Gorbea Y Salsa Picante July 22 Charanga America July 29 Orch Lavoe-AllStars August 5 Bronx Horns

Americans for the Arts presents the second webinar in its Marketing the Arts Series:
CollaborAction: Marketing Together for Stronger Organizations
2:00 PM EDT, 1:00 PM CDT, 12:00 PM MDT, 11:00 AM PDT
Cost: Americans for the Arts Webinars are offered at $85 for members or $125 for nonmembers.
Register on-line.

South Bristol Cultural Center presents Music in The Barn
The Maria Gillard Trio
7:30 p.m.
The South Bristol Cultural Center, 5323 Seneca Point Rd, Canandaigua, NY 14424, (585) 396-5950
Cost is $10 per person or $25 for each group of 4
Maria Gillard is a wonderful singer/songwriter whose music is a mix of folk, blues, and swingy jazz propelled by a rich alto voice. Her original songs invoke universal themes like love, family, and relationships through personal stories and are a perfect mix of warmth and craft. Maria’s energy on stage is inviting and contagious. She leaves audiences laughing, crying, and wanting more.

Caffè Lena presents
Boréal Tordu
8 p.m.
Caffè Lena, 47 Phila St., Saratoga Springs, NY, 518-583-0022
Cost: $15/$12 (How to get tickets)
...And in 2009, representing today’s generation of Acadian-Maniacs and inspiring the populace to forget toil and care, comes Boréal Tordu. More than a revival, this is the reinvention of a culture almost lost to a new generation. The result is a rhythmically unstoppable, lyrically fantastic blend of French-Canadian traditions with original Americana sensibilities. Their 2006 release La Bonne Vie was called “an inspiration to the Franco-American community” by Dirty Linen Magazine, and has been heard on the PBS series Now with Bill Moyers. The band features fiddler/accordionist Steve Muise, and Acadian singer-songwriter and dobro player Rob Sylvain, known for his work in the band Douce with Matthew Doucet of Lafayette, Louisiana. Rounding out the rhythm section is Pip Walter on guitar and backing vocals, and Andy Buckland on upright bass. Thrice nominated for the Portland Phoenix reader’s poll award for Best World Music Act, Boréal Tordu continues to innovate and abide in a genre by itself.

Caffè Lena presents
Jesse and Joseph Bruchac with John Kirk
8 p.m.
Caffè Lena, 47 Phila St., Saratoga Springs, NY, 518-583-0022
Cost: $15/$12 (How to get tickets)
The Bruchac family is one of our region’s greatest folklore treasures, best known for their preservation and perfomance of Abenacki lore. Tonight son Jesse and father Joe will be joined by popular Adirondack fiddler and singer John Kirk for a performance of new and old Native stories and songs. Jesse Bruchac has spent the past fifteen years preserving Abenaki culture through academic work and popular performance. Specializing in native flute and drums, Jesse is a founder of the Dawn Land Singers and has performed American Indian music throughout the United States, Canada and Europe. He performed at Woodstock 2 and as the opening act for The Grateful Dead at Highgate, VT. Joseph Bruchac is a poet, writer, publisher, storyteller and musician who has enlightened countless thousands of school children and adults about the culture of our Abenacki ancestors and neighbors.

Dewey Hall Folk Music Series presents
BRUCE MANDEL
8 p.m.
Old Parish Church, 125 Main St., Sheffield, MA
This singer-songwriter has a mix of sounds including contemporary folk, folk-rock, bluegrass, and Americana.

Caffè Lena presents
Katie Haverly and Scientific Maps
7 p.m.
Caffè Lena, 47 Phila St., Saratoga Springs, NY, 518-583-0022
Cost: $12/$10 (How to get tickets)
Tonight we hear from the Capital Region’s Best of the Best! Katie Haverly’s music displays a wealth of passion, living and maturity. Her songs map the human heart with an understated, but undeniable intensity. Elements of rock, jazz and folk are topped with Katie’s languid, yet fierce singing and an impressive lyrical facility. Tonight she’ll be performing solo, accompanying herself on acoustic guitar. Scientific Maps is a pseudonym for Albany, N.Y. resident and musician, Aaron Smith, former bass player for The Stars of Rock. His unique songwriting reflects influences as varied as the supernatural and crypto-zoological, to British invasion, to Sherlock Holmes to Elephant 6, and then back to the supernatural. He’ll be performing with bandmate Donna Baird on trumpet.

Storytelling Your Life — One Key to Higher Consciousness
Instructor: Marni Gillard
6:30-8:30 p.m.
Cost: $120
All Ages Teen through Adult
In this six-session class, we’ll explore “sparks” – moments of our experience that shine a light on who we are and what matters deeply to us. We’ll practice unconditional listening and offer appreciation to each other for what echoes in our consciousness when we hear a tale. Awakening to the fact that our stories help others is very important. People see their own hopes and frail humanness in our tales and can move forward toward their dreams. Speaking our tales helps us see the circle of life with new eyes too. Storytelling is the most ancient of arts. It is our birthright. We already do it naturally, and it’s FUN! Come journey through your memories and turn your tales into gifts for the world. Marni Gillard has been telling, singing and poem-telling all her life, but didn’t notice she was doing that till she turned 33. Now as a white-haired wise-woman and author of Storyteller, Storyteacher: Discovering the Power of Storytelling for Teaching and Living, she delights in helping others find and shape the tales they want to share. Her double CD of life tales Without a Splash: Diving into Childhood Memories is a favorite of teachers and families.
Reach Marni at www.marnigillard.com, but register at East Line Books 371-4151 or RLDSR12@aol.com. If you need to miss a class because it’s summer that’s fine, but full registration is required.

NYS ARTS Professional Training Webinar Course 3
Online Marketing & Social Networking
Instructor: Rebecca Krause-Hardie
10:00-11:30 p.m.
Online registration
Cost: $25 for NYS ARTS Members, $35 for Non-Members
Succession planning is about preparing for the inevitable, a matter of “when” not “if.” Nearly 75% of nonprofit leaders, the majority from the baby boomer generation, are expected to retire or move on in the next few years. Add to those expected departures are others that are unplanned. The issue of “who comes next” quickly becomes a concern. Strong organizations succeed because they plan. Strong organizations put the right stuff in place well in advance of the executive director’s retirement. How prepared is your organization to replace its current executive in an emergency or to plan for a transition anticipated down the road? These three sessions present for discussion the issues and actions that board and staff can take to ensure smooth transition and nurture leaders in all parts of the organization.

Wednesday, July 16 — Discovering Your Online Audience
Conversations have been happening on the web. People are talking about your organization and the things important to you – even if you’re not a part of it. In this session you’ll learn how to track down those conversations, listen and begin to participate. We’ll look at specific tools and tactics to help get you started, and build social media capacity in your organization, in both rural and urban settings.
Wednesday, July 30 — Thinking Strategically about the Shiny New Toys
Facebook and Twitter are all the rage and every day new tools and choices launch on the web. While many tools are ‘free’, developing competence and capacity using them takes time – perhaps your most valuable resource. Here are some best practice tips to help your team think strategically, and maximize your organization’s social media efforts in both rural and urban settings.
Wednesday, August 13 — Inside Facebook
Facebook has blossomed from the hang-out of choice for college students, to the fastest growing social network for older generations. Facebook has also embraced organizational presences with new features and functionality. We’ll look at specifics, how to navigate facebook, and some case studies of effective use. We’ll also look at a balanced social media tool investment strategy that doesn’t put all of your assets into a single and often fickle “social media du jour basket”.

NYS ARTS Professional Training webinars are offered in real time, and then are available on our Blog. After each webinar, you can post to the Blog and continue discussions with the instructor and Blog editor, Pat Berman. See Course 1 Leadership Strategies and Tools beginning May 13, and Course 32 Online Marketing & Surviving and Thriving during Times of Change beginning June 16.

South Bristol Cultural Center presents Music in The Barn
The Bill Tiberio Band
7:30 p.m.
The South Bristol Cultural Center, 5323 Seneca Point Rd, Canandaigua, NY 14424, (585) 396-5950
Cost is $10 per person or $25 for a group or family of 4.
In addition to being an accomplished and versatile saxophonist and woodwind player, Bill Tiberio is a music educator. He has over 20 years of experience in the field of public music education, and has been at Fairport (NY) high school for 16 years. At Fairport, Bill conducts the top Concert Band, two jazz ensembles, jazz combos, pit orchestras, chamber ensembles, and teaches woodwinds throughout the district. He is the former president of the NY State Chapter of the International Association of Jazz Educators, and is on the summer jazz faculty for the Eastman Community Music School high school program and the founder and director of the Hochstein School of Music summer jazz camp. Bill is also a regular faculty member for the Tritone Jazz Fantasy Camps, held in Rochester in the summer. He is the founder and conductor of the Eastman Community Music School High School Chamber Winds, and was recently appointed to conduct the University of Rochester Wind Symphony.

Caffè Lena presents
Eric Taylor
With Opener Kerri Powers
8 p.m.
Caffè Lena, 47 Phila St., Saratoga Springs, NY, 518-583-0022
Cost: $18/$16 (How to get tickets)
Texas songwriter Eric Taylor’s influence has been instrumental in the development of well-known fellow Texans Nanci Griffith, Lyle Lovett and Robert Earl Keen. He is a sage musician, a lyrical genius and a master of the guitar who learned his chops from Lightnin’ Hopkins, Mance Lipscomb, and Mississippi Fred McDowell. He has headlined the Newport Folk Festival, played NPR’s “Mountain Stage” and appeared on “Late Night With David Letterman” and “Austin City Limits.” It’s always hard to describe with only printed words the emotional impact of a great songwriter so you’ll just have to come to the show tonight and discover for yourself the man Nanci Griffith has called “the William Faulkner of songwriting in our time.”

Monthly Sea Chantey Sings at the Seamens’ Church Institute
8-11 p.m.
Seamens’ Church Institute, 241 Water Street, New York City at the South Street Seaport
Refreshments are available; admission is free but a donation is asked to offset expenses.
For information: 631-730-6445 or e-mail spndrft@optonline.net
Everyone is invited to join in an evening of music from the sea. Lots of Chanteys with rousing choruses sung by everyone in an informal setting. This sing is sponsored by the Seamens’ Church Institute and the Folk Music Society of New York, Inc. Check May 16 and June 20 dates also for Chantey Sings.

Caffè Lena presents
The Angel Band
Nancy Josephson, Aly Paige, Kathleen Weber and more!
8 p.m.
Caffè Lena, 47 Phila St., Saratoga Springs, NY, 518-583-0022
Cost: $25/$22 (How to get tickets)
Angel Band makes big noise. Loud noise. Boisterous, sad, sweet, goofy, glorious and angelic. Whether it’s the crazy-tight three-part harmony, the killer backup playing, the stories, the passion or the compassion, it gets your attention. The songs roam from old time “mountain” music to rock and roll originals, weaving vivid images, powerful lyrics, musical integrity and "chops" to write home about. The core of the band is held by singers Nancy Josephson, Aly Paige, and Kathleen Weber. The crackerjack backup band (lovingly known as “Chum”) is: Bobby Tangrea (mandolin, guitar, fiddle), Bob Taylor (bass), and Jeff Wisor (fiddle, mandolin).

Keepers of the Circle presents
POW WOW: KEEP THE FIRES BURNING
10 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Grand Entry at 12:00 Noon
Keepers of the Circle, 1180 Main Street, Rotterdam Jct., NY 12150, 518/887-2590
Adults $5; Seniors $3; Under 12 free
No alcohol, drugs or firearms
Traditional Pow Wow Dancing with Host Drum, White Buffalo and Head Female Dancer, Kathy “ Walks Not Alone” Johnson and Head Male Dancer, Timberwolf Lamia – All Drums Welcome – All Dancers Welcome – Special Kids Tepee Workshop – Honoring – Storytelling

Songs and Stories of the Great Catskill Mountain Railroads — The Sidetrackers
3-5 p.m.
Empire State Railroad Museum, Phoenicia, NY
Admission: $8
For more information, please contact Bob Lusk at (845) 594-4412
Merging their fascination with railroading with American folk music, the duo band The Sidetrackers will relive the days when the Catskills railroad was alive with hobos, heroes, and villains. Performing at the Empire State Railroad Museum in Phoenicia, NY, songs and stories will include the history of the region where locomotives from the Ulster & Delaware, Catskill Mountain and other railroad companies passed through the region. Both performers have a long history performing regional folk music. Ira McIntosh’s mother is a folklorist-ethnomusicologist and Jim’s great-grandfather was a fireman on the U&D Railroad. Together they play a variety of instruments including guitar, mandolin, harmonica and bass.
This concert is part of the 2009 Hudson River Quadracentennial Celebration organized by the Heritage Folk Music, Inc., a not-for-profit group that highlights regional and historic folk music, folklore, and oral history of the Catskill Mountains and Hudson River Valley.

Caffè Lena presents
Mike and Ruthy
7 p.m.
Caffè Lena, 47 Phila St., Saratoga Springs, NY, 518-583-0022
Cost: $15/$12 (How to get tickets)
With a repertoire of old-timey and topical folk, and just plain love songs, the husband and wife duo of Mike and Ruthy perform heartfelt vocal duets intertwined with lively fiddle and banjo. Brought together in New York City amidst a swirl of rock, anti-folk, and Americana enthusiasm, they harmonized from the first night they met. After seven years touring with folk band The Mammals, they have begun a new chapter, still incorporating the best sounds and textures that old-timey and rock music can offer. Their well-received 2008 CD, The Honeymoon Agenda, is now joined by Waltz of the Chickadee, a collection of moody mountain songs and lively twang to herald the springtime.

CULTURAL DATA PROJECT An Announcement from NYS ARTS News NYS ARTS wants you to know about the launch of the Cultural Data Project (CDP) in New York State. NYS ARTS is a member of the Task Force comprised of public and private funders and arts advocacy organizations working to bring CDP to New York State. We believe that CDP will be a great service to organizations and groups that participate, providing them with valuable tools, more robust and timely advocacy research, and information to inform public policy discussions for and about the cultural sector. CDP is an online system for reporting historical organizational and financial data. It is FREE. CDP will be offered at no charge to arts and cultural organizations, entities/individuals with a fiscal conduit, and to unincorporated artist collectives and festivals across the state. CDP’s sophisticated financial management and analytical tools are supported by free, full-time, on-call help from CDP staff, as well as from a team of nonprofit accounting experts. CDP and its services are available regardless of whether an organization receives funding from any of the participating grantmakers. Once an organization’s data has been entered into an 11-part, web-based form on an annual basis, the organization is able to: Streamline grant applications to participating funders: Once your organizational, programmatic and financial data is entered into CDP, it doesn’t need to be reentered when applying to the funders participating in CDP. Generate any one of 77 on-demand reports: Organizations can produce the data they have inputted for their own reporting and fundraising purposes, including presentations to board members, funders, staff and other audiences. The on-demand reports include balance sheet statements, trend reports, and program activity summaries, as well as financial and organizational analyses...reports that would otherwise take significant resources to produce. Ensure that your organization is included in major advocacy efforts: Aggregate data from CDP is available to all advocates, researchers and interested parties to help make the case for the arts in New York State. Of course, NYS ARTS is very interested in how CDP can also shape our collective policy and advocacy efforts. We also believe that the valuable tools, reports and presentations will be a boon to small and mid-sized organizations in their internal decision-making processes and in presenting themselves to stakeholders...all at no charge to you. Learn more about CDP at www.nysculturaldata.org and sign up for a free demonstration and discussion near you. The NYS ARTS Summit in Schenectady on Sept 22 and 23 will also feature a CDP demonstration and discussion session by Pew Charitable Trusts staff. Free CDP Discussions and Presentations Brooklyn—June 15, 9:30 a.m.—Mark Morris Dance Center Manhattan—June 15, 4:30 p.m.—Gracie Mansion Staten Island—June 16, 9:30 a.m.—St. George Theatre Brooklyn—June 16, 2:00 p.m.—Billie Holiday Theatre Bronx—June 17, 9:30 a.m.—Pregones Theater Manhattan—June 17, 2:00 p.m.—Studio Museum in Harlem Long Island—June 18, 9:30 a.m.—Huntington Arts Council Long Island—June 18, 2:00 p.m.—East End Arts Council Queens—June 19, 9:30 a.m.—Flushing Town Hall Manhattan—June 19, 2:00 p.m.—The New 42nd Street Studios Olean—July 20, 9:30 a.m.—Location to be announced Ellicottville—July 20, 2:00 p.m.—Holiday Valley Resort, Creekside Lodge Buffalo—July 21, 9:30 a.m.—Canisius Amherst Conference Center Geneseo—July 22, 2:00 p.m.—Wadsworth Library Rochester—July 23, 2:00 p.m.—Location to be announced Upcoming Demonstrations and Discussions August 17-20, 2009—Central New York and the Southern Tier September 23-25, 2009—Capital, Saratoga and Mid-Hudson Regions October, 2009—New York City October, 2009—Western New York November, 2009—Adirondack Region Questions? Contact the New York State CDP Help Desk at help@nysculturaldata.org or call 1-888-NYSCDP-1 (1-888-697-2371).

My Life in Words and Pictures / Mi Vida en Palabras y Imagenes
An Intensive Free Workshop for Mexicanas with Patricia Martín
Presented by Mano a Mano: Mexican Culture Without Borders
10 a.m. - 1 p.m.
Mano a Mano: Mexican Culture Without Borders / Cultura Mexicana Sin Fronteras, 64 Fulton Street, Suite 403, New York, NY 10038
Registration / Inscripciones: 212-587-3070, info@manoamano.us; limited space / cupo limitado
If you are a woman, originally from Mexico, over 14 years old, creative and have a camera (or a phone that takes pictures), we invite you to participate in this free workshop. You’ll share how you live your identity in a direct way, through drawings, photography and texts. In order to participate you only need interest and the ablility to talk, write and take photographs of what mexicanidad in NYC means to you. This workshop seeks to open a space for expression, using the language of art to develop creativity among program participants and give them new ways to see themselves and their surroundings. Patricia Martín is a Mexican visual artist. She has studied photography in Mexico, France, and Spain. Her work consists of inviting people to participate in artistic creativity as a means to reflect and overcome barriers.

Free Grant Workshops for Artists
The Funding Ecosystem: What you should know before you start fundraising
Led by Kay Takeda, Director, Grants & Services, Lower Manhattan Cultural Council
6:30 p.m.
Lower Manhattan Cultural Council (LMCC), 125 Maiden Lane, 2nd floor (between Pearl and Water Streets)
Workshop is free, but space is limited. Registrants will be accepted on a first-come, first-served basis and will receive confirmation by email. RSVP is required. This workshop reviews basic information that artists need as they begin to research and apply for grants. The session will review categories of funding sources; frequently used terms in the field of fundraising; what happens once your application is submitted, and necessary structures to follow and understand from the initial inquiry through receipt of a grant. The goal of this workshop is to prepare artists to understand and better navigate the range of funding resources available to the field.

YWCA Boulton Center for the Performing Arts presents
Hal Ketchum
Singer/Songwriter/Drummer
8:00 p.m.
Boulton Center, 37 West Main Street, Bay Shore, NY, 631/969-1101
Cost: Tickets available, $40
Hal Ketchum’s Father Time is the ninth album in a distinguished musical career that includes such indelible Top 10 hits as “Small Town Saturday Night,” “Past The Point of Rescue,” “Hearts Are Gonna Roll”, and “Stay Forever.” It may well be his masterpiece. On the 14-song tour de force, the man hailed as “the most exquisite voice in country music” (USA Today) and “one hell of a storyteller” (the9513.com) who “couldn’t write a bad song if he tried” (All Music Guide) delivers one hell of an exquisite album that plays from first track to last like the work of a lifetime. It’s a musically and lyrically opulent and vibrant opus that is both immediate and timeless.
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.

Falcon Ridge Folk Festival
Dodds Farm, just off Route 22 north of Hillsdale, New York
Tickets will be available at the gate starting Wednesday afternoon, July 22nd The Falcon Ridge Folk Festival is an annual a four-day community of folk music and dance at the foot of the Berkshires in east-central New York State. Performers this year include Ellis Paul, Janis Ian, Karen Sovoca, Kim and Reggie Harris, and Susan Werner and many more. Check the website for a complete listing and links to their websites. Information is also available on food and craft vendors, camping and lodging.

STORYTELLING CAMP
INSTRUCTORS: MARNI GILLARD, LAURA PACKER, KEVIN BROOKS
Pyramid Lake in the Adirondacks — 6 miles from Exit 28 off I-87
Cost: $130; Register at http://www.pyramidlife.org (print the reg form and send a check.)
Contact marnigillard@earthlink.net with questions.
For teens and adults at ANY storytelling level. Fun and instructive workshops, swaps, campfire concert, and a pristine loon-filled lake (free canoes and kayaks). Plentiful GOOD FOOD, lakeside decks, story friendships, and more. AND stay for the women’s writing retreat (7/26-31/09) including great writing teachers, free yoga instruction, storytelling and more!
Friday register anytime after 5. We’ll meet at 7:30 for our opening session.
Saturday two workshops in the morning, playtime in the afternoon.
Saturday night campfire concert Sunday morning final workshop and a story swap by participants. Lunch and farewell

Lowell Folk Festival
7/24, 6:40-10 p.m.
7/25, 12-10 p.m.
7/26, 12-6:00 p.m.
Lowell National Historical Park, 67 Kirk Street, Lowell, MA, 01852
Cost: Free
For more information, contact phil_lupsiewicz@nps.gov
The largest free folk festival in the nation is happening once again this summer, from July 24-26, 2009 in Lowell, Massachusetts. The Lowell Folk Festival has brought an international array of folk music, ethnic foods, craftspeople and artisans to New England every summer for more than 20 years. The festival draws loyal crowds from througout the Northeast.

Kanatsiohareke Speaker Series
Revitalizing Indigenous Languages
with Gerald (Jerry) L. Hill, Bear Clan, Oneida, WI (President, Indigenous Language Institute, Santa Fe...writer, linguist, attorney...father, grandfather, great grandfather)
1-4 p.m.
Kanatsiohareke Mohawk Community, 4934 State Hwy. Rte. 5, Fonda, NY 12068
Registration: $25 payable at the door (includes light supper)
For more information, please contact info@mohawkcommunity.com. Or you may contact Bonnie Jane Maracle at 518-673-4197 or Tami Mitchell at 347-922-1345
Providing a perspective on the Language Revitalization movement underway throughout the indigenous communities in the United States, with discussions on the language programming at Kanatsiohareke and other Iroquois communities. Many methods of instruction are now being used and a wide variety of language learning materials are being developed. All are welcome to attend and share in the discussions!

Caffè Lena presents
Roy Hurd with Frank Orsini and Meadow Merry
8 p.m.
Caffè Lena, 47 Phila St., Saratoga Springs, NY, 518-583-0022
Cost: $15/$12 (How to get tickets)
Roy Hurd is one of the Adirondack’s best-known singer/songwriters, loved by thousands of die-hard fans inside the Blue Line and beyond. His lyrics reflect the country independence and love of nature, family and good times that is so much a part of life in the mountains, with crowd-pleasing melodies that range from roadhouse rock to sweet folk ballads. Joining Roy will be long-time partners Frank Orsini on fiddle and Roy’s daughter Meadow on harmony vocals.

Waterfront Art Festival
10 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Kershaw Park on Lake Shore Drive in Canandaigua New York
The Waterfront Art Festival is a juried fine art and crafts festival, featuring about 200 artists with all hand-made, high quality work, demonstrations, food and entertainment. For more information, contact 585-671-9102, or email info@waterfrontartfestival.com.

Native American Dance & Music Festival
10 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Ganondagan State Historic Site, 1488 State Route 444, Victor, NY
The Native American Dance ’ Music Festival is Ganondagan’s annual summer event that features a wide range of Native American traditional dancers, musicians, storytellers, and artists sharing their cultural heritage, crafts and arts with festival goers. This event also features the ever popular children and adult workshops such as cornhusk doll making, native foods such as fry-bread, interpreted programs in the Visitor’s Center and Bark Longhouse, guided trail walks, and the family drum jam. For more information, visit www.ganondagan.org

The Oak Ridge FM Quartet: Gospel Concert
10 a.m.
First Baptist Church, 134 N. Main Street, Geneva, NY
Cost: Free will offering
The quartet comprises Karl Ermish of Dolgeville, professional photographer and owner of Ermish Studio in Dolgeville and Marrone Studio in Utica, singing bass; Dr. Gary Hopson of Herkimer, veterinarian at Mohawk Valley Veterinary Services in Herkimer, singing baritone; Mark Cammerce of Frankfort, research scientist and engineer subcontractor with the Department of Defense, singing second tenor; and Jim Cotton of Ilion, operations manager for Harbor Point Mineral Products of Utica, a division of Brown’s Feed Inc., singing first tenor. Gary Hopson writes, “the group is working on a CD at a recording studio in Utica. We are blessed and honored to be able to do this as a ministry. We know how powerfully God can use the messages in these songs to touch hearts.”

2nd Annual Neighbor’s Outdoor Art Festival
12 noon - 5 p.m.
People’s Park, Seneca Falls, NY
Cost: Free
For more information, please call 315-568-2703
Artists from all across the Finger Lakes will be displaying and selling photography, original art pieces, jewelry, custom-made furniture and more! Live music, treats from The Cayuga Lake Creamery and loads of fun! Join your neighbors at the second annual Neighbors Arts Festival to benefit the Ludovico Sculpture Trail. You can even help design the newest sculpture for the Trail!

Caffè Lena presents
Seamus Kennedy
7 p.m.
Caffè Lena, 47 Phila St., Saratoga Springs, NY, 518-583-0022
Cost: $15/$12 (How to get tickets)
Seamus Kennedy from Belfast is a seasoned pub-style entertainer with a ready wit and a vast store of songs. With an absurd mix of songs for children, drinking and crying, Seamus has managed to make himself a family tradition during his more than 30 years of touring around North America. He encourages the crowd to sing along to silly lyrics and daft ditties or act out the choruses. When he plays a lively Irish jig or a reel, Seamus will often coax someone to jump up and dance to the music of his guitar or bodhrán – to the delight – and often amazement – of their friends.

Teaching the Hudson Valley presents
BEYOND FIELD TRIPS: TEACHING THE HUDSON VALLEY IN TOUGH TIMES
Henry A. Wallace Education Center
FDR Home and Presidential Library, Hyde Park
Cost: $90
For more information, call Phone: (845) 229-9116, ext. 35 or email: info@TeachingtheHudsonValley.org
This year’s institute will focus on keeping schools, parks, museums, and historic sites connected. THV institutes are a chance for teachers, site staff, environmental educators, and others to learn more about the Hudson Valley and place-based education. Participants choose from a range of sessions including hands-on workshops, panel discussions, field trips, and more formal presentations. Facilitators and speakers span all disciplines and include scholars, teachers, activists, library/media specialists, scientists, and more. This year’s institute offers:

*Details about resources the Valley’s cultural, historical, and natural sites have to offer beyond field trips.
*Ways to use site resources, new technology, and your own schoolyard to take learning outside the classroom.
*No-nonsense strategies for organizing learning around students’ questions.
*Suggestions for maneuvering between the cultures of schools and sites.
*Practical ideas for teaching about the Quadricentennial.
*Certificate for 18-24 hours from the Mid-Hudson Teacher Center.

Workshop: Funding the Arts in Rural Areas
3:30-6:00 p.m.
Hosted by St. Lawrence County Arts Council
51 Market Street, Potsdam, NY
Registration deadline: Monday, July 27th. Call SLCAC at 315-265-6860 or email at: arts@slcartscouncil.org
The workshop will open with a short discussion on the barriers that cultural organizations in rural areas face in maintaining and strengthening their organizational programs and services. This will be followed by an exploration through panel presentations and open discussion on what does work in rural areas. Panelists are: Susan Sweeney Smith, Development Director for North Country Public Radio; Frederick Hanss, Director for Potsdam Planning & Development; Rande Richardson of the Northern New York Community Foundation, Inc., and Steve Thornton, North Country Savings Bank. The program will also include a presentation by Suzanne McBroom, Community Arts Grants Coordinator for SLCAC who will present information on grants available to artists of the North Country. SLCAC Director Hilary Oak will moderate and facilitate the program.

Launching Party of the French Culture Guide to New York: HOT 2009
6:30-11:00 p.m.
Bubble Lounge, 228 W Broadway, (between Franklin St and White St), New York, NY 10013, (212) 431-3433
RSVP: Media@FrenchCultureGuide.com or call 646 391 0030.
The French Culture Guide aims at highlighting the people, places and events that make French life in the Big Apple so unique. It includes resource listings, interviews with prominent French-speaking business owners, photos and useful information.

Caffè Lena presents
Alash Ensemble – Tuvan Throat Singers
With Opener Elizabeth Woodbury Kasius and HEARD
7 p.m.
Caffè Lena, 47 Phila St., Saratoga Springs, NY, 518-583-0022
Cost: $15/$12 (How to get tickets)
Alash Ensemble is a quartet of master throat singers from Tuva, a tiny republic in the heart of Central Asia renowned for the unique traditional music of its nomadic herdsmen. Alash has expanded on the throat singing tradition with new ideas from the West. Under the guidance of Kongar-ool Ondar (best known to western audiences for his role in the film Genghis Blues), they’ve blended western instruments with traditional Tuvan instruments, and experimented with new harmonies and song structures. The result bears the mark of both their ancestors and such western artists as Sun Ra and Jimi Hendrix. They have collaborated with the innovative jazz ensemble Sun Ra Arkestra, the bluegrass/fusion/jazz band Béla Fleck and Flecktones, and the classical Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center’s Student Producers Program. They are guest artists on the Flecktones Grammy-winning holiday CD “Jingle All the Way.”

The Schweinfurth Memorial Art Center presents
A Summer’s Eve of Ethnic Music and Dance
7:00 p.m.-9:00 p.m.
Schweinfurth Memorial Art Center, 205 E. Genesee St. Auburn, NY 13021 For information, contact 315-255-1553, or email sschuster@schweinfurthartcenter.org
Cost: Free
Syracuse’s Keyna Hora Klezmer Band was founded by Sid Lipton fifteen years ago. During the band’s performances audiences often spontaneously jump to their feet to dance to the spirited Eastern European melodies. Enthusiastic band members include Al Kosoff (drums), Mimi Weiner (Conductor), Ernie Was and Elaine Meltzer (violin); Mark Wolf, (drums and accordion), Harry Sommer (singer and dance leader), Harvey Pearl (mandolin), Neil Novelli and Sib Lipton (banjo), Carl Borek and Megan McPherson (clarinet), Sue Wass (keyboard), Cheryl Wolfe (vocals) and Sam Young (baritone horn). The instrumentalists and vocalists perform strictly Klezmer dances and medleys of Hasidic tunes as well as sing the traditional Yiddish folk songs of love, joy, and sorrow.

La Joven Guardia del Teatro Latino founded in 1999 by artistic director José Miguel Hernandez with the support of the Spanish Action League performs traditional Latino dance. Latino dance is influenced by the traditions of many Spanish-speaking countries in South America, Central America, Mexico, and the Caribbean as well as influences from Spain and Africa. La Jove Guardia del Teatro of Syracuse performs salsa, flamenco, samba and rumba. Salsa, flamenco, samba and rumba will be performed by Jessica Varona, Milena Gonzalez, Yanetsy Meriño de Garay. Gleidys Meriño and José Miguel Hernandez of Syracuse.

QUEENS Theatre in the Park presents the
Chase Latino Cultural Festival
Queens Theatre in Flushing Meadows Corona Park (get directions)
Tickets: Order by telephone, in person at the box office, or by fax or online
In 1997, Queens Theatre in the Park founded the Latino Cultural Festival with the Latin American Cultural Center of Queens to celebrate the contributions of Latin American artists to New York’s cultural life. Under the leadership of Claudia Norman, Festival Artistic Director since 1999, QTP highlights Spanish, African and Caribbean influences, presents rich folk traditions, and spotlights a range of popular and cutting edge artists. By amplifying new voices and showcasing classic heritage, she has transformed a modest cabaret series into the nation’s largest and most important Latino multi-disciplinary cultural festival, featuring music, theatre, dance, film and family productions, as well as visual art exhibitions.

July 30, 8:00 p.m. - OYU ORO. Oyu Oro brings Afro-Cuban folklore and faith to vibrant life through an inseparable trinity of dance, percussion, and song. Join us afterward for an opening night party.
July 31, 8:30 p.m. - ANNA SAEKI. Recognized as the Tango Diva, Japanese singer Anna Saeki seeks to expand the reach and visibility of Tango music to wider audiences.
August 1, 8:30 p.m. - Inti-Illimani with Francesca Gagnon. From Chile to Canada, the cultural and musical exchange between Inti-Illimani and Francesca Gagnon has crossed borders onto the performance stage.
August 1, 3:00 p.m. - EXPLORE THE ANDES THROUGH INSTRUMENTS WITH INTI-ILLIMANI. This family-oriented workshop and performance will introduce music lovers of all ages to a stunning menagerie of wind, string, and percussion instruments that hail from the Andes.
August 2, 3:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. - TOLA Y MARUJA. Tola y Maruja return as two of ten contestants on “The World’s Ten Poorest“ – an exploration of how ten contestants would survive on Colombia’s minimum wage. Performance in Spanish.
August 5th, 7:00 p.m. - OPEN MIC (FEATURING EL GRITO DE POETAS). The Latino collective, El Grito De Poetas, hosts this year’s annual open mic showcasing the array of talent in New York City.
August 5, 8:00 p.m. - THE SABRINA LASTMAN QUARTET. Trained in Israel and Uruguay, Sabrina Lastman lives at the intersection of jazz, Afro-Uruguayan traditions like candombe, and the classics of Latin American songwriters.
August 5, 8:30 p.m. - THE GOLDEN AGE (film). The Golden Age explores the lives of Central and South Americans in Corona, Queens who live a double life: laborers during the week, and enthused, passionate soccer players in the weekends.
August 6th, 8:30 p.m. - LUIS GARAY AND BUENOS AIRES DANCE COMPANY. Garay enacts a two part performance: “Gag” a dance exploration of Wittgenstein’s definition which is the WORLD PREMIERE commissioned by Queens Theatre and La Guardia Performing Arts Center and a semi-biographical dance investigating the intersection of sensation and memory entitled “Parto”.
August 7, 8:30 p.m. - TOTO LA MOMPOSINA. Toto La Momposina, recognized as the grandmother of Afro-Colombia song and dance, is a tireless performer who continues to bring the rhythms of Colombia’s Caribbean coast to the world.
August 8th, 8:30 p.m. - ALBITA. Performing originals from her new CD Mis Tacones, Albita’s pop flair and uncanny songwriting ability have given her the ability to move hearts and bodies simultaneously.
August 9, 7:00 p.m. - DON FALLO FIGUEROA AND SON CANDELA. An icon of Veracruz’s son jarocho music, Don Fallo Figuero is joined by up-and-coming Son Candela, considered to be the future of the son jarocho tradition. Join us afterward for a closing reception.

Ithaca Artists’ Market
Presented by the Community Arts Partnership of Tompkins County
2 p.m. - 8 p.m.
Ithaca Farmer’s Market
Ithaca Artists Market has expanded to more than twice its previous size, and will take over the Ithaca Farmers Market on July 31. All 88 booths will be filled. More than 60 visual artists; a dozen arts organizations; food, chocolates, desserts and wine; art-themed boat tours by Tiohero Tours, and live music all day. Visitors to the market will have the special opportunity to meet and talk with all these artists in one place and to buy works of all shapes, sizes, and disciplines: paintings, prints, photographs, functional work, sculpture, stained glass, flame-worked glass, collage, fiber art and digital work. Prices for the art will range from $5 to $500, but attendance to the market is free! See a list of participants here.

Caffè Lena presents
Jeanne O’Connor & the New Standard
8 p.m.
Caffè Lena, 47 Phila St., Saratoga Springs, NY, 518-583-0022
Cost: $15/$12 (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. She has sung at the Blue Note, the Rainbow Room, the Cat Club, and many other top jazz clubs. 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.

Teaching the Hudson Valley’s (THV) EXPLORE AWARDS To help ensure that kids and teachers get out and about during the Hudson-Fulton-Champlain Quadricentennial, THV is changing its grant-making for 2009-10. The Explore Awards create opportunities for students to explore the history, environment, and culture of the Hudson River Valley by connecting their academic studies to significant places in the region. THV’s new EXPLORE AWARDS are smaller than our traditional curriculum development grants because they are intended mainly to help cover transportation and site admissions. However, we will make many more awards and, for the first time, after-school and summer programs, as well as public and private schools, are eligible to apply. K-12 educators in public or private schools and after-school or summer programs located in the Hudson River Valley National Heritage Area may apply. The Heritage Area includes Albany, Columbia, Dutchess, Greene, Orange, Putnam, Rensselaer, Rockland, Saratoga, Ulster, and Westchester counties. Applicants still need to make connections between the trip and their core curriculum or program, but lesson plans and activities are required. Applicants should plan to attend THV’s Summer Institute, this year, in 2010, or both. See How to Apply for details and to download the short application form.

Post-World War II Italian Emigration to the United States Call for Papers for an Edited Volume In standard histories of Italian-American immigration, scholars track a linear narrative of arrival-acclamation-assimilation from immigrant to third generation, taking as a starting point late-nineteenth century immigration to the United States. Such neat accounts omit the phenomenon of post-World War II Italian immigration to United States or, when mentioned, it is relegated to a footnote. The two decades after the Second World War can in fact be seen as the second largest wave of Italian mass migration. In the southern regions alone over three million people left between 1951 and 1971, with at least 400,000 going to the United States. Historian Amoreno Martellini suggests that the postwar trans-oceanic migration of Italians “shows a migratory style that was different from those who had come before them across the Atlantic in the previous decades” (mostrarono un comportamento migratorio differente rispetto a chi li aveva preceduti alcuni decenni prima sulle rotte atlantiche, 2001, p. 373). What are these differing migratory styles and, by extension, what kind of political, economic, and cultural ramifications are there because of post-war migration? While much important work has been done on Italian immigration after World War II to Australia and Canada, for instance, little has been written about the phenomenon in the United States. We are currently seeking contributions for an edited volume on any aspect related to the history and culture of post-World War II Italians to the United States. This transdisciplinary anthology seeks to understand Italian migration as an on-going, fluid experience and gives particular focus to the migratory trends and cultural ramifications brought about after the Second World War. Suggested topics include, but are not limited to: Encounters of the new and the old, e.g., impact on Little Italies, new neighborhoods, and suburbs; relationship between new Italian immigrants and Italian Americans; relationship to “white flight” Issues related to World War II, e.g., refugees as postwar emigrants, “war brides,” and returning former Italian POWs Return of US citizens raised in Italy Illegal immigration Issues related to immigration laws, e.g., the Internal Security Act of 1950, the 1952 McCarran-Walter Act, and the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965 United States in relationship to other immigration sites, e.g. Australia, Canada, Latin America Cultural expressions in literature, cinema, music, vernacular culture Religious dimensions The role of technological and scientific advances, e.g., aviation, the Internet Effects of natural disasters such as the 1980 earthquake Fuga cervello/brain drain, e.g., Italians studying in the United States, impact of H1 visas on Italian emigration, rejection of “Italian American” identifier Deadline for submissions: SEPTEMBER 15, 2009. Abstracts (up to 500 words) and a brief curriculum vitae should be emailed to the editors, Laura E. Ruberto (lruberto@peralta.edu) and Joseph Sciorra (joseph.sciorra@qc.cuny.edu), to whom other enquiries may also be addressed. Abstracts should clearly display the knowledge of previous research and should indicate theoretical perspectives. Authors may expect to be advised of their acceptance or otherwise by February 2010. The editors will be seeking a publisher for the collection shortly afterward. Laura E. Ruberto Professor and Chair Department of Arts and Cultural Studies Berkeley City College lruberto@peralta.edu Laura Ruberto’s co-edited volumes include Italian Neorealism and Global Cinema (2007) and Bakhtin and the Nation (1998). She is the author of Gramsci, Migration, and the Representation of Women’s Work in Italy & the US (2007). Joseph Sciorra Associate Director of Academic and Cultural Programs John D. Calandra Italian American Institute Queens College, City University of New York joseph.sciorra@qc.cuny.edu Joseph Sciorra is a folklorist who has published on religious practices, material culture, and cultural landscapes. He is the co-editor of poet Vincenzo Ancona’s Malidittu la lingua/Damned Language (1990; 2009) and the author of R.I.P.: Memorial Wall Art (1994; 2002).

Terre Promesse Excursions Towards Italian Topographies Call for Papers April 22-24, 2010 John D. Calandra Italian American Institute 25 West 43rd Street, 17th floor (between 5th and 6th Avenues) Manhattan The John D. Calandra Italian American Institute (Queens College, CUNY) announces its third annual conference dedicated to the theme of cultural landscapes. This conference is an opportunity to address issues concerning place in Italy, amongst the Italian diaspora, and in former colonial locales. Issues of home and community, land use and foodways, power and sustainability will be examined as practice and representation. Ultimately, the conference is concerned with “the experiential and expressive ways places are known, imagined, yearned for, held, remembered, voiced, lived, contested, and struggled over” (Steven Feld and Keith H. Basso, 1996). Suggested paper topics include, but are not limited to: * Historic and contemporary land use, e.g., latifondo, hunting, fishing, gardening, foraging, confiscation of mafia lands, agriturismo * Economics, e.g., property, markets * Politics and power, including borders, territoriality, in-between spaces, migratory sites, colonial spaces, etc. * The cultivation, preparation, presentation, consumption of food, wine, herbs, etc. * The Slow Food movement and issues of sustainability * Place consciousness, e.g., campanilisimo, “the old neighborhood,” tourist destinations * Imagined and utopic landscapes * Memory and nostalgia * Aural, olfactory, and tactical experiences * Sacred spaces * Chthonic practices, e.g., cave dwellings, burial traditions * Architecture, the piazza as mise-en-scène, la passeggiata, etc. * Waste and its management In addition to scholarly papers and panels, this conference is open to presenting creative work (fiction, poetry, memoir, film, performance, etc.) The official language of the conference will be English. All presentations are to last no longer than twenty minutes, including audio and visual illustrations. Deadline for submissions: September 15, 2009. Abstracts for scholarly papers (up to 250 words, plus a note on technical requirements, and a brief curriculum vitae) should be emailed as an attached document, by September 15, 2009, to calandra@qc.edu, to whom other inquiries may also be addressed. Proposals to present creative work must include the work itself (plus a note on technical requirements, and a brief curriculum vitae). Films or videos must be mailed as a DVD by the deadline to Terre Promesse Conference, Calandra Institute, 25 West 43rd Street, 17th floor, New York, NY 10036. All proposals will be evaluated anonymously through peer review and prospective presenters may expect to be advised of their acceptance or otherwise by December 1, 2009. The Calandra Institute can not fund conference participants’ travel and/or accommodations. For further information see visit the website or call (212) 642-2094. The Calandra Institute is a university institute under the aegis of Queens College.

70th Annual Meeting of the Society for Applied Anthropology (SfAA) Call for Papers and Participation The 70th Annual Meeting of the Society for Applied Anthropology (SfAA) will be held in Mérida, Yucatan, México, March 24-27, 2010. The theme of the meeting is “Vulnerabilities and Exclusion In Globalization.” The Program Co-chairs, Liliana Goldín (Florida International) and Francisco Fernández Repetto (UADY), invite the interest and submission of abstracts for papers, sessions, posters, and workshops. Please contact either Chair, goldin@fiu.edu, frepetto@uady.mx, or the SfAA Office at info@sfaa.net if you have questions or wish additional information. Abstracts and papers may be in English or Spanish. The deadline for receipt of abstracts is October 15, 2009. A detailed description of the theme and the meeting venue may be found on the SfAA web page at www.sfaa.net and in the recent SfAA Newsletter at www.sfaa.net/newsletter/newsletter.html. The Society is an international association of applied social scientists. The annual meetings emphasize problem definition and resolution. The discussions are inter-disciplinary and informal. A special welcome is extended to non-members.

America’s Chinatown Voices
Artists: Nathalie Pham & Avani Patel
Opening Reception: Thursday, May 13, 2009, 6:30 - 8:30 p.m.
Columbus Park, Chinatown, New York, NY

Columbus Park will be the site of a special outdoor art event that will install and maintain many dozens of painted panels where community people, children, artists and other New Yorkers can express themselves in writing and painted images. This will be one of the first times people who enjoy Chinatown, who live here and care enough about this corner of New York City, will have the opportunity to speak their mind, or just express their joy so that all in the community and visitors to the park can see and hear what they feel and have to say. This is a rare opportunity for the community to see and hear itself, to create images to reflect itself, and to rally the community to come together and express what is important to them

From children to seniors, in English or Chinese, with images or without, this opportunity is for all to be heard and seen. Those attuned to the choices that face Chinatown are also welcome to write their statements that everyone can hear. These voices, ideas, images and statements will be painted by the artists on panels 18x24" around the outside gates of Columbus Park at a distance of 15-20 feet of each other. A total of about 70-80 panels will be installed. Every weekend the artists and volunteers will come to repaint many of the panels with new comments and thoughts, renewing the panels. People can come at these times and be able to paint on the panels themselves with the assistance of the artists. Especially on the first day, on May 9 the artists will attend the installation and invite community members to write their comments on the panels. Or people can send their ideas and words to the artists to be posted later. Each panel will have an email address or phone where the community can send the artists their thoughts and comments to be posted the next week.

Volunteers are welcome, especially those who are fluent in Chinese writing, to sign up and help to mount this extensive weekly effort. Contacting the artists is easy by writing to Nat@npham.com or aaacinfo@artspiral.org.

Supporting this effort by assisting with the postings sent in written Chinese is the Chinese Cultural Art Association. Mr Sang, president of this association and a prominent local businessman, will translate and re-write all submissions sent in written Chinese into beautiful calligraphy every week. So those who wish to write in Chinese need not hesitate to send in their Chinese words. These will be copy correctly onto the panels. Or people can come on the weekends to write their Chinese characters themselves.
May 9 - August 8, 2009

Taller Boricua presents:
Luis Carle: The Divine Journey
and
Armando Soto: Los Taínos Through Nuyorican Eyes
Taller Boricua Galleries 1680 Lexington Avenue, NYC, N.Y. 10029, 212.831.4333
Free admission
For more information, contact the Taller Boricua: tallerboricua@yahoo.com

Luis Carle’s exhibition “The Divine Journey” documents his personal path as a photographer. Spanning the last thirty years, this retrospective of black and white and color photographs is a reflection of observations and experiences throughout his life and travels. The exhibition is constructed from complex interwoven moments, exploring the themes of spirituality, sexuality, politics, and social customs. Including portraiture, still lifes, and landscapes, Carle’s intimate and provocative images form archetypal narratives that project universal messages. Stories that emphasize both human strength and fragility—a testament to the divine journey we all take.

Armando Soto’s exhibition of paintings and drawings, “Los Taínos Through Nuyorican Eyes” is inspired by the Taínos, the indigenous Indians of Puerto Rico, as well as the aspects of traditional Spanish folk and African art that also share Taíno roots. The term “Nuyorican” is a combination of “New York” and “Puerto Rican,” referring to Puerto Rican immigrants who relocated to New York and the integrated culture that grew out their presence here. As a “Nuyorican” himself, Soto explores the influences from the art, symbols, and traditions of these aboriginal cultures through a contemporary viewpoint—many of which relate to his own life experiences. His work is a mixture of both traditional and contemporary religious, musical, and literary references. With bright colors and bold forms Soto creates a visually poetic world somewhere between the past and present, bound by powerful, metaphysical forces of belief and custom.

Taller Boricua/The Puerto Rican Workshop is 39-year old artist-run nonprofit art gallery and performance space in East Harlem, offering programs that stimulate the social, cultural, and economic development of the community through the promotion of the arts.

May 15 - August 22, 2009

Sewing the Seeds: 200 Years of Iroquois Glass Beadwork
Rockwell Museum of Western Art, 111 Cedar Street, Corning, NY 14830, 607.937.5386
Summer Museum Hours: 9 a.m.-8 p.m
For over 200 years Haudenosaunee beadworkers have sewn sparkling glass seed beads into intricate pincushions, purses, and picture frames. Created for tourists, they nonetheless reflect the Haudenosaunee culture in their love of natural imagery and color. More than 100 pieces will be included in the Rockwell Museum’s exhibit, “Sewing the Seeds: 200 Years of Iroquois Glass Beadwork.”

May 23 - October 4, 2009

Keepers of the Circle presents
BASKETS OF THE NORTHEAST WOODLANDS
Opening Reception July 18, 2009, 7 p.m.
Keepers of the Circle, 1180 Main Street, Rotterdam Jct., NY 12150, 518/887-2590
July 18 - September, 2009

“AMERICAN STORY”—A 16,000-square-foot exhibition that gives voice and vision to the American Experience
Opening June 21, 2009
Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays 10:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
Tuesdays and Thursdays 10:00 a.m.–8:00 p.m.
Saturdays and Sundays 10:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m.
John Michael Kohler Arts Center, 608 New York Avenue, Sheboygan, WI, 53081-4507, 920-458-6144

What does it mean to be an American? In its huge new exhibition, “American Story, the John Michael Kohler Arts Center celebrates the power of the individual through fourteen artists who give voice and vision to the American experience in compelling and illuminating works of art. In America, every person embodies a story both shared and unique. Our personal histories are so widely varied as to defy boundaries of any kind. And yet, Americans communally identify with the democratic ideal that set this country in motion and propels it into the future. Within this richly textured homeland, individual stories merge identity, family, experience, and place. “Although Americans share many fundamental beliefs,” notes Senior Curator Leslie Umberger, who has curated the exhibition, “the tapestry of our overall culture is woven from countless distinct and resilient threads.”

The works of art in American Story are as rich and diverse as the individuals who created them. A blind African American from Memphis, a Hawai’ian woman living in New York, a Vietnam veteran, a Navajo medicine man, and a Hmong refugee are among those united by their desire to use art to tell the story of their innermost feelings and record life as they have witnessed it. Fusing personal identity and cultural heritage, the powerful sagas of trained, self-taught, and folk artists alike come to life in paintings, sculptures, and major site-specific installations.

The artists in American Story ask us to ponder the eighteenth-century metaphor of America as a “melting pot,” in other words, a place where a new culture would become a homogenized blend of all its Native Americans and all immigrant groups. The reverently held tenets of freedom and democracy worked, to a large degree, against any out-and-out merging of cultures, and, instead, gave rise to a kind of “tossed salad”—a nation where individual cultural groups could retain beliefs and folkways and, at the same time, craft distinctive American identities. This exhibition series equalizes ways of learning, considering folk, tribal, craft, learning on one’s own, and fine art educations—and the fusions of these modes—as an integral part of the American experience. Artists represented in this exhibition are Xenobia Bailey (NY; b. 1955), José Bedia (FL; b. 1959), Hawkins Bolden (TN; 1914-2005), Vernon Burwell (NC; 1916-1990), Lesley Dill (NY; b. 1950), Jack Earl (OH; b. 1934), Lisa Fifield (MN; b. 1957), Molly Hatch (VT; b. 1978), Yoshiko Kanai (NY; b. 1956), Xao Yang Lee (WI; b.1947), David Lenz (WI; b. 1962), Alison Moritsugu (NY; b. 1962), Gregory Van Maanen (NJ; b. 1948), Adolph Vandertie (WI; 1911-2007), and Charlie Willeto (NM; 1897-1964).

RELATED PROGRAMMING A variety of related programming, including a collaborative project between a visiting artist and the community, a circus-like performance, classes, workshops, gallery talks, the release of a new book, and an online collaboration to collect American stories from the public will be offered throughout the duration of the exhibition, along with other events. Admission to this exhibition is FREE. For more information, please call the Arts Center at 920-458-6144 or visit www.jmkac.org.

Bringing into focus the commonality as well as the distinctions of the American people, the book American Story, due out in the summer of 2009, will feature a chapter dedicated to each outstanding artist in the exhibition. This book by the Arts Center’s Senior Curator of Collections and Exhibitions Leslie Umberger will take you on a pilgrimage to the homeland that brings together the diversity of the world. Featuring more than 100 vibrant, full-color images of works from the exhibition, the 144-page softcover publication is available from the ARTspace shops of the John Michael Kohler Arts Center for $37.95.

June 21, 2009 - December 30, 2009

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