Spring Arts Festival Schedule at SHS
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The arts are in bloom this spring, as Scarsdale High School presents its third annual Spring Arts Festival. The festival, a three and one-half week celebration of the arts, includes musical performances, art exhibits, an international day and more. Among the highlights of the festival are the following events:
April 17: AT Art Students Galleries open
April 25: Community International Fair
April 27: High School Band Concert, 8pm
April 29: All District Orchestra and Jazz Ensemble at Heathcote School, 7:30pm
May 4: High School Orchestra Concert, 8pm
May 7: High School Drama Club Revue Show, 8pm
May 11: High School Chorus Concert, 8pm
All events are at Scarsdale High School unless otherwise noted.
For more information, please contact Ann Fraser, president of Friends of Music and the Arts at the Schools, at [email protected]. FMA is a nonprofit organization that promotes and supports arts education and achievement in the Scarsdale schools.
Tom Chapin Saturday in White Plains
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The Child Care Council of Westchester Inc., presents Tom Chapin in concert Saturday April 17 at 1 PM. The Grammy-award winning singer, songwriter, and storyteller will give a concert at Archbishop Stepinac High School in White Plains to support the Child Care Council's work to provide high-quality, accessible early care and education for children in Westchester.
Ticket Prices: Adult Regular Admission: $20, Adult Reserved Seating: $25, Child Regular Seating: $15, Child Reserved Seating: $20
For tickets or to become an event sponsor, go to www.ChildCareWestchester.org or call 914-761-3456 ext 106
Archbishop Stepinac High School
950 Mamaroneck Road
White Plains, New York
Violinist Anca Nicolau to Perform at Hoff Barthelson
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The Hoff-Barthelson Music School HB Artist Series is pleased to present violinist Anca Nicolau with guest artists, Edward Aaron, cellist, and pianist Bernard Rose on Sunday, April 18, 4 pm, at Scarsdale Community Baptist Church, Popham and Autenrieth Roads, Scarsdale.
Violinist Anca Nicolau was born in Bucharest and won her first competition there at the age of nine. Her international career includes performance on both modern and period instruments. Ms. Nicolau is presently a member of the Mozartean Players Piano Trio, the Loma Mar String Quartet, the Amati Piano Trio, Orchestra of St. Luke’s, and the Drottningholm Theatre Ensemble. She often performs with the Axelrod String Quartet, the Smithsonian Chamber Players, The Four Nations Ensemble, the Bach Ensemble, Opera Lafayette, and the Handel and Haydn Society. She has recorded for EMI, Nonesuch, Decca, Musical Heritage and Sony Classical. Her touring and festival performances include Tanglewood, Caramoor, Spoleto, Wigmore Hall and the Royal Albert Hall in London, and the Mozarteum in Salzburg.
The program for the recital will feature Haydn’s Trio in E-Flat Major, Hoboken XV:22; Mozart’s Trio in E Major, KV 542; and Beethoven’s Trio, Opus 1 No. 1.
The Hoff-Barthelson Music School, one of Westchester County’s most cherished and active cultural resources, has achieved national recognition as a premier community music school for its unsurpassed leadership in education, performance and outreach for more than half a century.
Admission to the concert is $15 general, $14 Friends of Hoff-Barthelson, $13 seniors, and free of charge for students. Reservations and information: 914-723-1169
Look Inside to Be Screened at the Burns Film Center
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The Jacob Burns Film Center will premiere screen a film project created through a filmmaking program the JBFC offered at the Westchester County Jail, with the support of the Westchester County Government's Department of Correction and Southern Westchester BOCES. The film Look Inside, will have its premiere on Wednesday, April 7 at 7:00 pm.
This film was created by eight young men from the county jail through the BOCES Incarcerated Youth Program (IYP). The screening of the short film will be followed by a panel discussion with the student filmmakers, and JBFC and IYP staff. This program was not funded with taxpayer dollars.
The digital video project was piloted in the Westchester County Jail in the fall of 2008. “The program integrates core literacy skills with 21st century digital media tools to give students the opportunity for self-expression, communication, and skills to navigate today's workplace,” said JBFC Director of Education Programs Emily Keating. “We are very proud of the work produced by these students and we look forward to screening their work at the JBFC Theater.”
To view the promotional trailer, please visit http://www.burnsfilmcenter.org/education/screening-room.
The class was integrated into the inmates’ full-day BOCES program, which includes literacy for nonreaders, high school academics, GED preparation, life skills, career development and computer skills – all intended to help them function more productively during incarceration and after release. Digital filmmaking programs are also offered at JBFC’s Media Arts Lab, a 21st century state-of-the-art media education center located down the street from the JBFC Theater in Pleasantville.
The students met for several hours a week over the course of eight weeks. They completed one collaborative 20-minute short documentary on the subject of looking “inside”, chronicling both the day-to-day life experiences of incarceration, and the students’ individual self-reflections. The students gained experience with digital video cameras, sound kits, conducting interviews, and editing with Final Cut Pro Express, the industry standard editing software.
The program was taught by JBFC Education Faculty members Sean Weiner and Mike Kraus, who also teach several programs at the JBFC’s Media Arts Lab. The program was originally developed in collaboration with Mike Kraus, curriculum designer, independent video journalism trainer and freelancer. He has developed several video journalism programs with students, including X Marks the Spot, a project for teenagers from an under-resourced community in England. He also worked as a video journalist for BBC.
The premiere will be held at the Jacob Burns Film Center Theater, 364 Manville Road in Pleasantville. The screening is free and open to the public. Those interested in attending should RSVP to Alana Benoit at 914.773.7663, ext. 423 or [email protected].
A Midsummer Nights Dream at SHS
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Despite the terrible storm that caused school closings last Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday, the Scarsdale High School Drama Club put on their unique production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream in the 60s on 3/19 and 3/20. Even during the days of the power outage the cast met at private homes and at the teen center to assure that they would be ready for the weekend performance.
This popular comedy about the misadventures of four Athenian lovers was set during the dreamlike decade of the 1960's. The cast clearly enjoyed themselves during heartfelt soliloquies and slapstick moments of comic relief. There were a few good belly laughs for the audience as well and at the end of the show they stood and cheered the impressive performance. One parent commented on the intense concentration required to memorize difficult lines in Shakespearean English. It was another top-notch, well-attended production from the Scarsdale High School Drama Club.
Acting teacher Adrienne Meyer directed the show. The assistant directors were Caitlin Hayles and Melissa Duarte and the student producer was Alexa Feldman. Original music was written and performed by students Darian Lusk and Ilana Bookner; Peter Mussared handled the costumes and Karen Cohn did the make-up. To view additional photos and purchase copies, go to http://www.JonThaler.com
Here is the complete cast list:
Hermia- Rebecca Edelman
Lysander- Clint Frehill
Helena- Margaret Gandolfo
Demetrius- Michael Strauss
Theseus- Steven Kline
Hippolyta- Jordan Thaler
Egeus- Adam Sperber
Philostrate- Santina Scarcella
Nick Bottom- Greg Seiden
Peter Quince- Ben Weinstein
Francis Flute- Frank Berman
Tom Snout- Asher Stockler
Snug- Will Segal
Robin Starveling- Andrew Feyer
Oberon- Ben Gurin
Titania- Becca Zipursky
Puck- Sam Gonzalez
Fairy 1- Alexa Feldman
Fairy 2- Sarah Warshowsky
Peaseblossom- Lorna Begg
Cobweb- Sophie Laruelle
Mote- Justine Gelfman
Mustardseed- Monica Rajan
Fairy 3- Caitlin Hayles
Fairy 4- Cara Scharf
Fairies:
Katie Birenbaum, Ilana Bookner, Marisa Brown, Rebecca Buckwald, Dorothy Coco, Melissa Duarte, Sunny Feinstein, Becky Goldberg, Hannah Harris, Stephanie Melnick, Emma Miller, Sophie Modlin, Andrea Mosk, Sophie Nobler, Michelle Ostroff, Emma Pendrill, Rebecca Reingold, Sara Sherman, and Taylor Yu.
Music Written and Performed by: Darian Lusk and Ilana Bookner
All photographs provided by Jon Thaler
