Rochester Art Club at Hungerford 3/2/2012

Empire State Lyric Theatre Presents

CHAMBER OPERA FESTIVAL
March 2-4, 2012

Sponsored by
Genesee Regional Bank


Friday, March 2, 2012
LA CAMBIALE DI MATRIMONIO – G. Rossini
An opera in one act with English supertitles
Eric Townell, conductor | Judith A. Ranaletta, stage director
The German House, 315 Gregory Street, Rochester
7:00 pm Reception | 8:30 Opera | 9:30 Dessert Reception
Receptions to include savory and sweet offerings and an open bar.
Tickets: $25 (Opera only) | $50 (Opera and receptions)

Saturday, March 3, 2012
BEAUTY AND THE BEAST– V. Giannini
An opera in one act, based on the original fairy tale
Alison Moritz, stage director | Lyndon Meyer, piano
Presented as part of The Royal Ball Week-end
The Strong’s National Museum of Play, One Manhattan Square Rochester
11:00 am and 1:00 pm
Free with museum admission

Saturday, March 3 & Sunday, March 4, 2012
THE MEDIUM – G. Menotti
An opera in one act
Gordon Porth, music director | Michael Arve, stage director
Preceded by a selection of Opera Scenes directed by Cecile Saine
Rochester Association for Performing Arts, 727 East Main Street, Rochester
Saturday 7:30 pm | Sunday 2:00 pm
Admission: $10

TICKETS AVAILABLE AT GENESEE REGIONAL BANK BRANCHES OR FROM WWW.EMPIRESTATELYRICTHEATRE.ORG
CONTACT:  Susan Delly Cotroneo, Executive Director, ESLT  (585)738-5995


SPECIAL THANKS TO:
Arts & Cultural Council for Greater Rochester
Genesee Regional Bank
New York State Council on the Arts
WXXI

Sonia Gutowski

Long-time ABGer Sonia Gutowski, a painter and sketch artist, passed away on Wednesday, February 22.

Poet Helen Ruggieri at February Rochester Poets Reading

Join us THIS SUNDAY, February 19, 2-4 pm, for our monthly Rochester Poets reading. Our featured writer will be Olean-based poet Helen Ruggieri, whose most recent volume of work, "Butterflies Under a Japanese Moon," a collection of haiku and traditional poems, has been nominated for the Pulitzer Prize!  Helen's reading will be followed by by an open mic.

 

The event is being held in the Ross Art Gallery of the Skalny Welcome Center at St. John Fisher College.

 

 

Helen Ruggieri earned an MFA in Poetry Writing and taught at the University of Pittsburgh campus at Bradford. In 2000,she spent a semester at Yokohama College in Japan and became interested in the literature of early Japan. When shereturned, she became a member of the East Asian Studies program and taught in the Summer Intensive English Program for Japanese students on the Pitt-Bradford Campus. She retired from Pitt in 2009.

She has also worked as a visiting poet in area schools and currently teaches a poetry workshop at the Cattaraugus County Mental Health Association.

Helen been writing for thirty years and her work has been published widely in magazines and anthologies in the US and abroad. She has several books and chapbooks, among them "The Poetess" (Allegany Mt. Press); "Glimmer Girls" (Mayapple Press); "Concrete Madonna" (S & S Press); and "Rock City Hill Exercises" (Allegany Mt. Press). Her book of short prose pieces in the Japanese haibun form is titled "The Character for Woman (Foothills Publishing), and is about living in Japan. Her Pulitizer-nominated collection was published in December by Kitsune Books.

She has published haiku in the Manichi Daily News, Yomiuri Daily, and has won awards from the International Kusamakura Haiku Competition and the Suruga Baika literary festival, Oshiro Matsuri Festival, Kumamoto, Japan prize; Hoshino Takashi Award (sponsored by the World Haiku Club). Her poem, “A Japanese Fable” won 1st prize in Icon’s (Kent State) annual competition.

All are welcome to participate in our open mic: poets, musicians, and singers. The sound system is limited; we always have a mic and speaker (usually a Yamaha amp/speaker combination). No extra cables. The room doesn't require amplification, but if you play electric guitar or piano, it's best to be safe and bring our own amp, cables, any interfaces. A high quality mic would also do justice to your voice!

The Center is the first building immediately on the left when you enter the campus from the main entrance at East Ave & Fairport Rd. There's loads of free parking across from and right next to the building. Here's a link to a map of the Fisher campus http://bitly.com/bw8Qmk, a Google map to get to Fisher http://g.co/maps/gyjph.

 

If you're on Facebook, you can RSVP to this notice at http://j.mp/HelenR. Help spread the word by inviting YOUR area FB friends who might like to attend with the "Invite Friends" button.

 

Refreshments will be served. And Helen will have copies of her book(s) on hand for purchase.

 

We look forward to seeing you Sunday afternoon.

Frank Judge

Rochester Poets
260-9005

Hochstein School of Music News

Reminders from Hochstein School

of Music & Dance!

There's so much going on we don't want you to miss! Summer Camps have been posted online!

FEBRUARY BREAK WEEK IS MONDAY, FEBRUARY 20-SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 25! Have fun, we'll miss you!

New and Continuing Classes After the Break!

Music for Tiny Tots/Tots Sampler

Barb Bonisteel, Instructor

6 Thursdays, March 1-April 5

10:15-11:00am

ages 23 months to 3 ½ years, with parent/caregiver

Flute Choir Reading Sessions

Rita George-Simmons, Instructor

Wednesdays, 6:30-7:30pm, beginning February 29

ages 14-Adult

Upcoming Events You'll Want to See!

February 16: Spotlight on Faculty with Touchstone Trio 7:00pm

February 18: C4 ROC in Concert 7:00pm

February 20: Classical Revolution at Spot Coffee 7:00pm

Hochstein School of Music & Dance            Hochstein @ Canandaigua

50 N. Plymouth Avenue                                435 East Street (at Canandaigua Academy)

Rochester, New York 14614                         Canandaigua, NY 14424

585-454-4596                                                585-396-3778

Joshua Hershman and Carrie Zeller at JGK Galleries

left: Joshua Hershman

right: Carrie Zeller

10 Vick Park A
Rochester NY 14607

585.754.6581

Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
11 - 3

Wednesday
4-8

www.jgkgalleries.com

"Peter's Picks 2010" at Image City Photo Gallery

A number of ABG artists are included in the show Peter's Picks 2010: A Retrospective at Image City Photography Gallery.
















WHO: The featured artists will be world-renowned Peter Marr, and thirty-five artists "picked" by  Peter for excellence in photography in 2010 (see names on invitation card);  The East Gallery will host the intriguing work of Nan Guzauski: Guest Artists are Susan Kaye, Ali Lindsey and winners from Camera Rochester;  also exhibiting will be ten Gallery Partners  and two Artists-in-Residence.
WHEN: February 22 to March 18: Wed-Sat 11-7, Sun 12-4
WHERE: Image City Photography Gallery, 722 University Avenue (at Oxford), in the heart of ARTWalk and the Neighborhood of the Arts
RECEPTIONS:  Friday, February 24,  5-8:30  and FIRST FRIDAY, March 2, 5-9
ADMISSION: FREE and HANDICAP ACCESSIBLE

Events at MoDancing

Dear Dance Friends,

Special Events are happening all week long at MoDancing!!

Monday Night - Ladies Adornment Workshop with Lisa Menard  7:00 - 8:30 PM

Tuesday Valentine's Day - FREE group class with Mo at 6:00 PM

Valentine's Dance with LIVE music by Joe Santoro & Emily Kirchoff & Rich Kendrick

7:00 - 10:00 PM  $12/pp at the door

You can purchase tickets ahead of time and beat the line at the door.  

Advance sale tickets $10/pp

Tickets available this Friday from 7 - 10 PM and Saturday 12 Noon - 5 PM

Friday 2/17 Come help us Celebrate our 2 Year Anniversary of MoDancing!!

We will be kicking up our heels to Swing, Salsa, Samba and so much more....

Special appearance and another musical treat provided by Company B!!!

You may see and hear new side of dancing diva Alexandra Bermel and friends.....

If you have not yet visited my new studio...now is your chance  $5/pp

Pegasus Early Music presents Fioritura, 2/26 4pm

Fioritura

virtuoso chamber concertos for a variety of instruments
Steven Zohn, flute; Aldo Abreu, recorder; Jennifer Roig-Francoli, violin; Gonzalo Ruiz, oboe; Anna Marsh, bassoon; Christopher Haritatos, cello; Deborah Fox, theorbo; Michael Beattie, harpsichord

Sunday, February 26, 2012, 4pm
Pre-concert talk at 3:15pm

Downtown United Presbyterian Church
121 N. Fitzhugh Street, Rochester, NY  



Further information:
(585) 703-3990 or  www.PegasusEarlyMusic.org

Tickets
Patron* $65; General $25; Senior $20; Student $10
*Patron tickets include Preferred Seating and a tax-deductible donation to Pegasus Early Music
Tickets available at (585) 703-3990, Parkleigh, or www.PegasusEarlyMusic.org


Fioritura means "a flowering" or a flourish, and is a term which was used in music during the 18th century to denote embellishment or ornamentation in music. This term is particularly apt for our 8-member ensemble, who play with “style and an infectious sense of joy” (Atlanta Audio Society) and deliver “performances with drive, lyricism and flair” (allmusic.com).  These colorfully scored virtuoso pieces walk the fine line between chamber music and orchestral music, requiring each player to shift quickly and seamlessly between virtuoso solo and accompanimental roles. You will hear all the sounds of the baroque orchestra in a chamber ensemble—winds (oboe, flute, recorder, bassoon), strings (violin and cello), and continuo (lute, guitar, and harpsichord).

  Our program will include favorites from Fioritura's debut CD on Centaur, with music by major composers such as Vivaldi and Telemann; works by Leclair and Boismortier will round out this scintillating program of music from several different countries.

Figurative Fusion Art Exhibition

Mike Yates Opening Reception at Little Theatre Cafe Gallery