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The World Music Institute (WMI) presents
New Fado: Love in Portugal—António Zambujo
8:00 p.m.
NYU Skirball Center, 566 LaGuardia Place @ Washington Square South, New York, NY
Tickets: $30, $35; $25, $30 for WMI Friends
Call 212.545-7536
With his earthy and atmospheric songs, new fado sensation António Zambujo treats us to a night of nostalgia and romance Portuguese-style. Zambujo has been a major voice in the resurrection of male fado singers in a genre dominated by females in recent years. Winner of the Amália Rodrigues Foundation prize for Best Fado Male Singer, he merges traditional fado with cante alentejano (male chant form southern Portugal with North African influences) and Brazilian popular music.

The World Music Institute (WMI) presents
Spiritual Sounds from the Land of Fire: Imamyar Hasanov
7:30 p.m.
Leonard Nimoy Thalia @ Peter Norton Symphony Space, 2537 Broadway at 95th Street, New York, NY
Tickets: $30; $25 for WMI Friends
Call 212.545-7536 or buy online
Steeped in Sufi mysticism, the music of Azerbaijan (“land of fire”) ranges from the sublime to the ecstatic in both the folk and classical idioms. Imamyar Hasanov, born in Baku, is a virtuoso of the kamancha, a spike fiddle that is the ancestor of the violin and one of the most important instruments in Azeri music. In addition to contributing to the preservation of traditional music, he has created a body of work which has brought this music to the forefront of both the classical and world music fields. His program interweaves acoustic music with informal talk.

Folk Music Society of New York/New York Pinewoods Folk Music Club presents an
Spring Folk Music Weekend
Friday dinner 6:30 p.m. through Sunday lunch
Hudson Valley Resort and Spa, Granite Road, Kerhonkson, NY 12446
(In the Shawangunk Mountains 15 miles west of New Paltz and 15 miles fro Ellenville
For more information, call call 212-957-8386
With Elizabeth & Sandy LaPrelle, Triboro, and more.

El Museo del Barrio presents
VOCES Y VISIONES: Gran Caribe
Rocío Aranda-Alvarado, Curator
Las Galerias, El Museo del Barrio, 1230 Fifth Avenue at 104th Street, New York, NY 10029
This exhibition features works that explore the vast diversity and complexity of the Caribbean basin, as an accompaniment to El Museo’s upcoming exhibition, Caribbean: Crossroads of the World, presented in collaboration with Studio Museum in Harlem and Queens Museum of Art. The Caribbean has been both a subject and a source for visual expression prior to its relationship with Europe. This history, marked by a constant flow of people, objects, ideas, and images into and out of the region, has affected artistic development and practices in the Caribbean basin as well as in its counterparts in the Diaspora. This installation of Permanent Collection objects takes a narrative approach to some of the themes developed in the larger exhibition, exploring the connections between personal experiences and visual expressions. The works seen here explore the human need to move from one place to another, the urge to make epic narratives from personal stories, and the desire to share one’s love for a homeland with others. As the title implies, the islands, the coastlines and the waters that unite them are all part of this study. The exhibition explores four related themes that focus on the connections between spirituality and daily life, the shifting of people into and out of urban spaces, the persistence of abstraction as a visual language, and the constant presence of the water. Among the featured works is a large-scale painting on hand-made paper by Puerto Rican artist Rossana Martinez. This work considers islands: small, golden, irregularly shaped forms that cover the rich cobalt blue of an endless sea. Other featured objects include a selection of Haitian paintings, featuring a work by Prefet Duffaut; Puerto Rican and Guatemalan masks; sculptures by Charles Juhasz -Alvarado and Federico Ruiz; photographs by Ana Mendieta and a trio of En Foco artists, Charles Biasiny Rivera, Roger Cabán and Felipe Dante; and a costume worn by Coco Fusco in a performance as Queen Isabella, created by Pepón Osorio.

December 20, 2011 —December 9, 2012

The Folklife Center at Crandall Public Library presents
Odetta — The Queen of Folk
Monday-Wednesday 9 a.m. to 9 p.m., Thursday-Friday 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., Saturday 9 a.m to 5 p.m.
Folklife Gallery, Crandall Public Library, 251 Glen Street, Glens Falls, NY 12801
Free to the public.
For more information, call 518-792-6508
This exhibition of original paintings, prints, and drawings by Stephen Alcorn celebrates the life and times of Odetta Holmes (1930–2008), and is occasioned by the publication of the critically acclaimed picture book titled Odetta—The Queen of Folk, conceived and illustrated by Stephen Alcorn; poem by Samantha Thornhill; and published by Scholastic Press. Produced by the Folklife Center at Crandall Public Library, this exhibition is made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts Folk Arts Program, with the support of Governor Andrew Cuomo and the New York State Legislature.

January 15, 2012 —June 15, 2012

The Strong National Museum of Play presents a
New Whimsical Art Trail
Saturday, February 18, 1-4 p.m. Meet the artists, learn about their craft, and purchase art
The Strong National Museum of Play, One Manhattan Square, Rochester, NY 14607, 585-263-2700
Museum Hours: Monday–Thursday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Friday and Saturday, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.; Sunday, noon to 5 p.m.
Admission Fees: General Admission: Adults $13, Seniors $12, Children (2–15) $11, Children younger than two free, Museum members free.
Pick up a trail guide and discover amazing glass flowers, imaginative playscapes, vividly colored African animals, and teeny tiny puppets and soft sculptures when you take the Whimsical Art Trail at the National Museum of Play. The continuing series of displays offers fresh and original works by contemporary artists on view at various locations throughout the museum galleries. Among the participating artists along the trail: Nancy Gong , a notable Rochester glass works artist, who says her creations are inspired by the temperament of her Asian background. As she describes it, her curving, graceful steel and glass flowers fuse “line, color, texture, balance, and the silent beauty of glass and metal.” Ingrid Hess , an illustrator and designer, uses flattened, simplified shapes to create bright and happy monkeys, hippos, zebras, and other African animals. She says that the simplicity of her work comes from her Amish/Mennonite roots and the bright colors and patterns are inspired by art from Costa Rico, her childhood home. David Carlson, a Southern California native, has watched the famous orange grove landscapes killed off and replaced with suburban neighborhoods. These themes fuel the creativity of his ongoing body of work called “Play-Scapes,” imaginative scenes created from old toys, small motors and gears, wood, wire, clay, and objects headed for the trash. Amy Brand, the artist behind Sweet Pea Felts, creates one-of-a-kind art toys using earth-friendly wool. Brand brings her puppets and soft sculptures to life through needle and wet felting and says she strives to create playful toys that provide a connection to the natural world. Whimsical Art Trail displays are included with general museum admission fees.

February 18, 2012 —May 20, 2012

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