SHANDAKEN CALENDAR
PIANO AFICIANADOES ALERT... At 2:30pm on Sunday, April 16 at the Olive Free Library in West Shokan Trail Mix Concerts will be presenting the incomparable pianist Nelson Padgett performing a number of works by the masterful Frederic
Chopin, a Paganini, a piece by Franz Liszt, some works by Sergei Prokofiev and Sergei Rachmaninoff, a newer piece by Philip Glass, and the great Variations on a Theme by Paganini Op.35 Book 1, Johannes Brahms. At 12pm (prior to the concert) master piano restorer Israel Schossev will present Introduction to Tuning, a demonstration of some of the basic concepts in tuning. The talk will give an overview of pitch, sound, intervals, timbre, tools, and basic techniques. No prior tuning or knowledge of music theory is necessary. The lecture will take place at Rackelle and Israel's home at 13 Burgher Rd. West Shokan, NY 12494. Reservations are required. call 657 6864 or e-mail woodstockpianos@aol.com. These concerts are not to be missed!
As always we look forward to sharing great music with you.
Yours truly,
Rackelle Roden, Israel Schossev & Gila Goldstein
Pianist Nelson Padgett, whose poetic sensibility and brilliant technique have dazzled audiences around the world, has performed throughout the United States and in the major cities of Europe, South America and Asia as a soloist and collaborative pianist, in repertoire ranging from standard concerti to world premieres of major works by Philip Glass.
Born in North Carolina, he began piano studies at age six and gave his first solo recital at age nine. He attended the North Carolina School of the Arts, the Peabody Conservatory of Music, and the Banff Centre School of Fine Arts. His teachers have included Ruth Walters, Clifton Matthews, Anne Epperson, Ellen Mack, Leon Fleisher, Lee Luvisi, Gyorgy Sebok, and Menahem Pressler. His awards as a soloist include a silver medal from the William Kapell International Competition and a Beethoven Fellowship from the American Pianists Association. He has collaborated with Pamela Frank, Elmar Oliveira, Pinchas Zuckerman, Branford Marsalis, and is an official pianist of the International Violin Competition of Indianapolis, where he won the prize for best performance of a Beethoven Sonata with gold medalist Barnabas Kelemen.
He has performed world-wide with the Philip Glass Ensemble, Steve Reich & Musicians, Orpheus Chamber Orchestra, and the Orchestra of St. Lukes. Every summer since 2000 he has been an official pianist at the Meadowmount School. Recent projects include the soundtrack for "Bee Season" starring Richard Gere. Mr. Padgett has lived in New York City since 1987, where he can be heard every Saturday evening at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, performing solo and chamber music as part of Orion Music's Balcony Series.
Thursday 4/12
11:00AM -12:30PM Breast Cancer Support Group at Olive Free Library, 4033 Route 28A, West Shokan. 2nd Thursday of each month, 845 339-HOPE (4673), www.breastcanceroptions.org.
5:45PM Sufi Zikr (Chanting) at St. Gregory’s Episcopal Church, Woodstock, 679.7215
6:00PM Acoustic Thursdays hosted By Kurt Henry at High Falls Café, Rt. 213 and Mohonk Rd. highfallscafe.com or 687-2699
7:00 PM "Sir! No Sir!" Free movie screening. The repressed story of the GI movement to end the war in Vietnam. The Boiceville Inn.7:00 PM;Voice on Film; screenwriter Ron Nyswaner, writer-director Nicole Quinn, Writers Guild award winner Nina Shengold; Vanderlyn Hall Student Lounge, SUNY Ulster; Stone Ridge; 687-5262; www.sunyulster.edu
7:30-9 PM Gypsy Tribal Style Dance (Beginner-Wise Woman) in Olivebridge. 657-7276, www.twistedtassels.com.
Friday 4/13
All day Customer Appreciation Day-$15 lift tickets; Belleayre Mountain , Highmount; 800-942-6904; www.belleayre.com
8:00 PM Shakespeare’s “Love’s Labor’s Lost” presented by SUNY Ulster Theater; Quimby Theater, Stone Ridge; 687-5086; www.sunyulster.edu
Saturday 4/14
9:00-4:00 PM Great Hudson River Sweep and Trail Day; help turn an abandoned rail line into a nature path at Kingston Point; 331-1682, x132; www.forsythnaturecenter.org
2 pm - 3pm Critically Acclaimed Authors Da & Sunny Chen at Catskill Mountain Foundation Red Barn Main Street/Route 23A in the Village of Hunter, 518-263-2050
3:00 PM Wildlife Walk; Forsyth Nature Center , Kingston 331-1682, x132; www.forsythnaturecenter.org
4:00 PM; Opening Reception: “Evidence”; works by W. Huang, J. Peerna, P. Spergel; Kleinert/James Arts Center, Woodstock; 679-2079; www.woodstockguild.org
5:00-8:00 PM Second Saturday Art Receptions; held throughout Woodstock in various galleries
8:00 PM Shakespeare’s “Love’s Labor’s Lost” presented by SUNY Ulster Theater; Quimby Theater, Stone Ridge; 687-5086; www.sunyulster.edu
8:00 PM “Music in Desperate Times”; with Ars Choralis and chamber orchestra telling the WW2 story of the Women’s Orchestra of the Birkenau concentration camp; Woodstock Jewish Congregation; Route 212, Woodstock; 657-8484
8:00 PM Contradance with live music; Woodstock Community Center; Rock City Road, Woodstock; 246-2121; www.ashokan.org
8:00 PM “Fiddler’s Dream”; music featuring Jay Ungar and Molly Mason, Liz Carroll and John Doyle; Julien J. Studley Theatre, SUNY New Paltz;; 255-1559; www.unisonarts.org
Sunday 4/15
8:00 AM Rail Trail Bird Walk along the Wallkill Valley Rail Trail; Forsyth Nature Center , Kingston; 331-1682; www.forsythnaturecenter.org
10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m Elements of Design, Art as Jewelry Workshop in lobby of Hunter Village Square, Main St., Hunter, 518 263 2060
2:30pm, Trail Mix Concert Series presents Nelson Padgett on Piano at the Olive Free Library, West Shokan
3:00 PM Shakespeare’s “Love’s Labor’s Lost” presented by SUNY Ulster Theater; Quimby Theater, Stone Ridge; 687-5086; www.sunyulster.edu
6:30-9:00 PM; Swing Dance Jam; White Eagle Hall, Kingston; 339-3032
7:30 PM “Music in Desperate Times”; with Ars Choralis and chamber orchestra telling the WW2 story of the Women’s Orchestra of the Birkenau concentration camp; SUNY Ulster, Stone Ridge; 657-8484
Monday 4/16
10:30AM-noon Gypsy Tribal Style Dance (Mixed Level-Nomad Tribe) in Olivebridge. 657-7276, www.twistedtassels.com.
Tuesday 4/17
7-8:30 PM Gypsy Tribal Style Dance (Beginner-Moon Tribe) in Olivebridge. 657-7276, www.twistedtassels.com.
7:00PM - 9:00PM Acoustic Open Mike at ASK Arts Center, 97 Broadway, Kingston, www.askforarts.org or 338-0331.
8:00 PM Spring Choral Concert; Julien J. Studley Theatre, SUNY New Paltz;; 257-3872; www.newpaltz.edu/artsnews
Wednesday 4/18
3:45-4:45 Dance Class (ages 3-5) United Methodist Church, Phoenicia Contact Kelly Peck 518-989-6409 or kelly@dancingvalley.com
7:00 PM; 13th Annual Poetry Forum; featuring poet Charles Simic; Quimby Theater, SUNY Ulster; Stone Ridge; 687-5262; www.sunyulster.edu
7:00 PM “Life and Years of John Burroughs” lecture and slide show at The Empire State Railway Museum, 70 Lower High Street, Phoenicia, 688-7501.
7:30-9 PM Gypsy Tribal Style Dance in Olivebridge. 657-7276, www.twistedtassels.com.
Thursday 4/19
7:30-9 PM Gypsy Tribal Style Dance (Beginner-Wise Woman) in Olivebridge. 657-7276, www.twistedtassels.com.
8:00 PM Shakespeare’s “Love’s Labor’s Lost” presented by SUNY Ulster Theater; Quimby Theater, Stone Ridge; 687-5086; www.sunyulster.edu
Friday 4/20
Spring Family Outdoor Sporting Weekend, includes Free DEC rifle & bow safety classes at Frost Valley YMCA, Claryville, NY. (845) 985-2291, ext. 205 or visit: www.frostvalley.org.
8:00 PM “Harvey “; presented by Coach House Players; 12 Augusta Street, Kingston; 331-2476; www.coachhouseplayers.com
8:00 PM Shakespeare’s “Love’s Labor’s Lost” presented by SUNY Ulster Theater; Quimby Theater, Stone Ridge; 687-5086; www.sunyulster.edu
Saturday 4/21
Spring Family Outdoor Sporting Weekend, includes Free DEC rifle & bow safety classes at Frost Valley YMCA, Claryville, NY. (845) 985-2291, ext. 205 or visit: www.frostvalley.org.
10:00-11:30 AM Modern Dance (adult) The Cooperhood Inn & Spa, Shandaken. Contact Kelly Peck 518-989-6409 or kelly@dancingvalley.com
10:30 AM The Magic Show; hilarious duel between science and magic; Kingston Library; 55 Franklin Street; 331-0507; www.kingstonlibrary.org
11:00 AM Earth Day Celebration; sheep and llama shearing, tree plantings, animal programs and more; Forsyth Nature Center, Lucas Avenue, Kingston; 331-1682, x132; www.forsythnaturecenter.org
11:00 AM-4:00 PM Rosendale Earth Fest and Energy Expo and Earthfest; vendors, speakers, crafts, live music, live reptiles and raptors and more; Community Center; Route 32, Rosendale; 339-3062 or 658-8967
5:00-7:00 PM Opening Artist’s Reception: “Seen But Unseen”; pinhole photographs by Bill DeLanney; galerie bmg; 12 Tannery Brook Road, Woodstock; 679-0027; www.galeriebmg.com
5:00 to 9:00PM Mind, Body & Spirit Art Opening at The Arts Upstairs, Main Street, Phoenicia.
6:00 PM The 8th Annual Heart of the Catskills Humane Society Spring Dance and Auction Fundraiser at Belleayre Mountain's Upper Lodge. 845-246-6917or 845-586-3292 or email info@heartofthecatskills.org.
8:00 PM “Harvey “; presented by Coach House Players; 12 Augusta Street, Kingston; 331-2476; www.coachhouseplayers.com
8:00 PM Shakespeare’s “Love’s Labor’s Lost” presented by SUNY Ulster Theater; Quimby Theater, Stone Ridge; 687-5086; www.sunyulster.edu
8:00 PM New Haven Jazz; Unison Arts & Learning Center, New Paltz; 255-1559; www.unisonarts
8:00 PM “Qantara”; Music Inside the Arch with Simon Shaheen; Kleinert/James Arts Center; 34 Tinker Street , Woodstock; 679-2079; www.woodstockguild.org
Sunday 4/22
3:00 PM Shakespeare’s “Love’s Labor’s Lost” presented by SUNY Ulster Theater; Quimby Theater, Stone Ridge; 687-5086; www.sunyulster.edu
3:00 PM Bach Cantata; Holy Cross Monastery; Route 9W, West Park; 256-9114 or 257-2715; www.kairosconsort.org
7:00 p.m. "An Inconvenient Truth," Earth Day screening, St. Gregory's Church, Rt. 212, Woodstock, 679-8800
Monday 4/23
10:30AM-noon Gypsy Tribal Style Dance (Mixed Level-Nomad Tribe) in Olivebridge. 657-7276, www.twistedtassels.com.
Tuesday 4/24
7-8:30 PM Gypsy Tribal Style Dance (Beginner-Moon Tribe) in Olivebridge. 657-7276, www.twistedtassels.com.
8:00 PM Vivian Gornick, author, essayist, journalist, teacher and feminist, will read from her acclaimed memoir Fierce Attachments at UCCC.
8:00 PM Symphonic Band; Julien J. Studley Theatre, SUNY New Paltz; 257-3872; www.newpaltz.edu/artsnews
Wednesday 4/25
3:45-4:45 Dance Class (ages 3-5) United Methodist Church, Phoenicia Contact Kelly Peck 518-989-6409 or kelly@dancingvalley.com
7:30-9 PM Gypsy Tribal Style Dance (Intermediate-Spirit Tribe in Olivebridge. 657-7276, www.twistedtassels.com.
7:30 PM College Wind Ensemble Concert; Quimby Theater, SUNY Ulster; Stone Ridge; 687-5262; www.sunyulster.edu
8:00 PM Art Lecture: author Lucy Lippard; Lecture Center 102, SUNY New Paltz; 257-3844; www.newpaltz.edu
