Rockwell Museum and Shakespeare, too. August 17

Tuesday, August 17th
More Culture in the Berkshires

A morning at the Norman Rockwell Museum featuring: Rockwell and the Movies

Though Norman Rockwell is often identified with home town life in New England, he was a frequent visitor to California, and was called upon by Hollywood to create imagery for posters advertising entertaining feature films of his day.

This installation exploring Rockwell’s art for the movies features original paintings, vintage posters, lobby cards, and original portraits of movie stars drawn form the Museum’s Art and Archival Collections and private collections of Rockwell’s art. The Magnificent Ambersons (1941), The Song of Bernadette (1943), Along Came Jones (1945), The Razor’s Edge (1946), Cinderfella (1960) and the 1966 remake of the classic, Stagecoach, are among the films the artist branded with his signature style of realism and narration.


 – followed by an afternoon performance of

Richard III

 at Shakespeare and Company starring OBIE Award Winner John Douglas Thompson (if you don’t know his name already, you soon will!)

Reviled by history is a lonely man desperate to prove his own worth and willing to do anything to achieve absolute power. Cast aside by his older siblings, chronically unable to relate to the powerful women in his midst, Richard resolves to wrest away his brother's crown by any means necessary. His misdeeds propel him to dizzying heights atop a kingdom "built on brittle glass," but he cannot forever outrun the ghosts of his conscience.

Cost (including bus and driver tip): $83 (before 7/16); $86 (after 7/16) Members of AAUW and SIP: $79 (before 7/16); $83 (after 7/16)

Leaving at 8:30 AM and returning around 6:30 PM;  all buses leave from the rear of the former Ames in the Kingston Plaza

For reservations, call ViVi at 845-331-0155 or write vvhlavsa@aol.com, then send your check, made out to AAUW–Kingston Branch, to
 ViVi Hlavsa, 191 Lapla Road, Kingston NY 12401.
(Ask about our cancellation policies.)

*Open to all, AAUW trips are part of our mission to offer community enrichment and to raise funds for  scholarships and grants to local, national and international programs, especially in support of women.   Membership in Kingston Branch of American Association of University Women is open to all people.

**Recently formed, Staying in Place (SIP) is a membership organization which provides social, informational and referral services at discount prices for seniors, aged 50 and older who want to stay in their own homes.  Currently based in Woodstock, SIP is actively helping other Ulster County communities form similar groups.

Visit Cooperstown, July 24

Saturday, July 24th
 Something for Everyone in Cooperstown

Enjoy the  Glimmerglass matinee production of Mozart’s The Marriage of Figaro featuring Patrick Carfizzi as Figaro & Lyubov Petrova as Susanna.

– and –

Spend the morning at the Fenimore Museum where you can enjoy two special exhibits -- John Singer Sargent: Portraits in Praise of Women and Magnum Photographers.

In Our Time: The World as Seen by Magnum Photographers -- Celebrating the first 50 years of Magnum Photos, the world's most renowned photographer-owned photographic agency, this exhibit represents 60 photographers. From images by George Rodger, Henri Cartier-Bresson, Robert Capa, and David Seymour to contemporary photographers, including Sebastio Salgado, Chris Steele--kins, and James Nachtwey, these 150 images have helped to create a vivid record of momentous events throughout the world.

The portrait exhibition explores Sargent’s range of styles and depth of characterization in his portraits of society women, as well as his fascination with exotic working-class women of Venice and Capri. The paintings and drawings provide an intimate glimpse into the lives of these women of the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

But, if opera and art aren't your cup of tea, let us know, because --

It's Hall of Fame Weekend! On Saturday, July 24, fan-favorite trivia contest Connecting Generations moves to 11 a.m. and will provide families in the audience the chance to face off against members of the Hall of Fame family. It will be followed by a New York-Penn League Game featuring the Tri-City ValleyCats and the Oneonta Tigers at 1 p.m. at Doubleday Field.


Cost (including bus and driver tip):  $ 96 (balcony); $112 (orchestra)
Members of AAUW and SIP: $93 (balcony); $109 (orchestra)
Bus alone: $39  Note: after June 10th, $3 must be added to each price

Leaving at 8 AM and returning around 7:30 PM

For reservations, call ViVi at 845-331-0155 or write vvhlavsa@aol.com, then send your check, made out to AAUW–Kingston Branch, to
 ViVi Hlavsa, 191 Lapla Road, Kingston NY 12401.
  (Ask about our cancellation policies.)

*Open to all, AAUW trips are part of our mission to offer community enrichment and to raise funds for  scholarships and grants to local, national and international programs, especially in support of women.   Membership in Kingston Branch of American Association of University Women is open to all people.

**Recently formed, Staying in Place (SIP) is a membership organization which provides social, informational and referral services at discount prices for seniors, aged 50 and older who want to stay in their own homes.  Currently based in Woodstock, SIP is actively helping other Ulster County communities form similar groups.

Visit KyKuit & the Cloisters, May 23

Sunday, May 23

Kykuit in the Morning

The Cloisters in the Afternoon

At Kykuit, tour the Rockefeller house and gardens.

At the Cloisters, visit a museum devoted to the art and architecture of medieval Europe, assembled from architectural elements from the twelfth through the fifteenth century.

Leaving at 8:15 AM from the rear of the former Ames in the Kingston Plaza (New Paltz Thruway Park-n-Ride at 8:45); returning at 6:30 PM

Cost (including bus and driver tip): $72 (before 5/10); $75 (after 5/10)
Members of AAUW and SIP: $69 (before 5/10); $72 (after 5/10)
Details

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For reservations, call ViVi at 845-331-0155 or write vvhlavsa@aol.com, then send your check, made out to AAUW-Kingston Branch, to ViVi Hlavsa, 191 Lapla Road, Kingston NY 12461.  (Ask about our cancellation policies.)  

About Kingston AAUW

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Open to all, our trips are part of our mission to offer community enrichment and to raise funds for scholarships and grants to local, national and international programs, especially in support of women.
Membership in Kingston Branch of American Association of University Women is open to all people.

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About Staying in Place
Recently formed, Staying in Place (SIP) is a membership organization which provides social, informational and referral services at discount prices for seniors, aged 50 and older who want to stay in their own homes.  Based in Woodstock, SIP is actively engaged in helping other Ulster County communities form similar groups.

Spend a Glorious Day in Saratoga at the Ballet, July 8

Linda Gold and AAUW present a Midsummer Day's Trip

NY City Ballet at Saratoga Performing Arts Center

A Midsummer Night’s Dream

Thursday, July 8, 2010

Midsummer Night’s Dream is a delightful full-length ballet by George Ballanchine with music composed by Felix Mendelssohn. Based on William Shakespeare’s magical comedy about the romantic adventures and misadventures, quarreling and reuniting, between a set of human lovers and the Queen and King of the Fairies, this enchanting production brings to life Shakespeare's tale of merry romance, mischievous make-believe and mistaken identity. With luscious sets and costumes and a cast of over 100 dancers and students from the School of American Ballet, this classic story of a fairy kingdom and the humans that enter it, is simply not to be missed.

We always have a full bus for our Saratoga trip, so sign up early to insure a spot.

The bus departs from the front of the Monticello Government Center on North Street at 8am and from the back of the former Ames, Kingston Plaza at 9am. We return to Kingston at approximately 7pm and Monticello at approximately 8pm.

We have reserved excellent seats for the New York City Ballet at Saratoga for a matinee performance of the complete Midsummer Night’s Dream. The cost of $120 includes luxury coach, all gratuities, mimosas with breakfast en route, an hour to explore the charming town of Saratoga, elegant buffet lunch at the “Hall of Springs” restaurant, excellent seats for the performance, and a box dinner with a selection of fine wines on the return trip.

Make your check payable to AAUW (American Association of University Women) and mail it to: Linda Gold, 1 Jacobs Lane, New Paltz, NY 12561. For further information call Linda at 845-255-5256 or email
artladyLG@aol.com. Specify “art tours” in the space for “subject” so that your message is not deleted.

Explore Picasso's Lifelong Fascination with Degas, August 1st

Linda Gold and AAUW present a summer trip to Williamstown, MA

The Cliffs at Etretat at the "Picasso Looks at Degas" Exhibit
 

Sunday, August 1, 2010

Picasso Looks at Degas

Sterling & Francine Clark Art Institute

with an optional visit to Mass MoCA

Don’t miss this glorious trip to the Berkshires. We’ll visit the Clark Art Institute - one of the most beloved and respected museums in the world. Our timed tickets for the exhibit “Picasso Looks at Degas” will focus on two of the greatest artists of modern art, and explore Picasso’s lifelong fascination with the life and work of Degas. We will see, first hand, instances of Picasso’s direct response to Degas’s work.

The two artists shared a lifelong obsession with women, seen in images of singers, ballet dancers, laundresses and bathers. Although these are Degas’s signature themes, all are echoed in Picasso’s work.

While at the Clark, we’ll view its renowned collection of French Impressionist paintings by Monet, Degas, Renoir and Pissarro. The color and light-filled “Renoir Room” is extraordinary. The museum is also known for its 19th century American paintings (Homer, Sargent & Cassatt), as well as a gorgeous collection of English and American silver.

During the afternoon, we’ll provide bus transportation for those interested in an optional visit to MASS MoCA – only 5 miles away. This museum houses some of the liveliest, most evocative – and provocative – art of our time in a beautifully restored 19th century mill in the quaint town of North Adams.

If you have not yet visited this museum, you’re in for a treat! There are many exhibits on view, but the highlight is “Sol LeWitt: A Wall Drawing Retrospective.” It comprises 105 large-scale wall drawings, spanning the artist’s career. These occupy an adjoining restored mill with nearly an acre of specially built interior walls that have been installed per LeWitt’s own specifications before his death in April 2007. The installation took nearly 6 months to complete and was achieved by a team of sixty-five artists and students.

Lunch is on your own at either the Clark’s Courtyard Café or Mass MoCA’s Lickety Split.

The small print
The bus departs 8am from the front of the Monticello Government Center on North Street, and 9am from the back of the former Ames in the Kingston Plaza. We return to Kingston at approximately 6:30 pm and to Monticello at approximately 7:30pm.
 
The cost includes luxury coach, all gratuities, breakfast with champagne en route, tickets to the special exhibit, “Picasso Looks at Degas” at the Clark Art Institute, optional transportation to MASS MoCA, and lovely platters of cheeses and fresh fruit with a selection of wines on the return trip. All this for $99!

To sign up, make your check payable to AAUW (American Association of University Women) and mail it to: Linda Gold, 1 Jacobs Lane, New Paltz, NY 12561. For further information, call Linda at 845-255-5256 or email artladyLG@aol.com. Specify “art tours” in the space for “subject”. Your early sign-up will insure a spot.

Note: For those people visiting MASS MoCA, there will be an entrance fee of $13.50.

Play Bridge or Board Games and Raise Scholarship Money

Remember how expensive it was to go to college and graduate school? Well, it didn't get any cheaper! Help us provide scholarships and fellowships for young women.

Bridge +

Kingston AAUW Fundraiser

to benefit the AAUW Educational Foundation

DATE: Friday, May 14th

TIME: 1:00 -3:30 pm

LOCATION: Kingston Area Library

 Bridge + Board Games
Bridge + Dessert
Bridge + Door Prize
= Fun + Scholarship Funds

Cost: $10 per person
includes dessert and a chance to win the door prize

R.S.V.P. to Bette Nitzky at 845-679-2123 no later than May 7th
If you don't play bridge, play Scrabble, Clue, Monopoly. Or, just have dessert!

Reading Her Own Works -- Vivi Hlavsa -- May 20, 2010

Poetry Reading with Vivi Hlavsa

Thursday, May 20,
4:00pm, Reference Room

Stone Ridge Library

Join us for a gathering of Vivi reading her own works. 

Before she retired, Dr. Virginia Hlavsa taught English at Queens College and tutored young adults with learning disabilities. She has three books of poetry, many articles, a 1991 book, Faulkner and the Thoroughly Modern Novel, and she edited a special edition of Women’s Studies on the subject of “Faulkner and Women.” Currently, ViVi runs trips and leads discussions on books, films and social issues for various organizations.

4/24/10: Annual Seedling Giveway in Esopus

Explore with AAUW Kingston Branch

2010 Spring & Summer Bus Trips

 

sponsored by AAUW* and Staying in Place**

 

 1)  Sunday, May 23rd
A morning at Kykuitfor a tour of the Rockefeller house and gardens
followed by
an afternoon at The Cloisters

 

Cost (including bus and driver tip): $72 (before 5/10); $75 (after 5/10)
Members of AAUW and SIP: $69 (before 5/10); $72 (after 5/10)

 

Leaving at 8:15 AM (New Paltz Park-n-Ride at 8:45); returning at 6:30

 

2) Saturday, July 24th
Cooperstown
for the Baseball Hall of Fame Induction
– or –
the special Fenimore Museum exhibit:

In Our Time: The World as Seen by Magnum Photographers
and
the Glimmerglass production of
Mozart’s The Marriage of Figaro featuring Patrick Carfizzi as Figaro & Lyubov Petrova as Susanna

 

Cost (including bus and driver tip):  $ 96 (balcony); $112 (orchestra)
Members of AAUW and SIP: $93 (balcony); $109 (orchestra)
Bus alone: $39  Note: after June 10th, $3 must be added to each price

Leaving at 8 AM and returning around 7:30 PM

3) Tuesday, August 17th
The Berkshires
A morning at the Norman Rockwell Museum
featuring: Rockwell and the Movies

 

 – followed by –

 

an afternoon at Shakespeare & Company
for a performance of
Richard III
starring OBIE Award Winner John Douglas Thompson
(if you don’t know his name already, you soon will!)

 

Cost (including bus and driver tip): $83 (before 7/16); $86 (after 7/16)
Members of AAUW and SIP: $79 (before 7/16); $83 (after 7/16)
Leaving at 8:30 AM and returning around 6:30 PM

 

All buses leave from the rear of the former Ames in the Kingston Plaza

 

For reservations, call ViVi at 845-331-0155 or write vvhlavsa@aol.com, then send your check, made out to AAUW–Kingston Branch, to

 ViVi Hlavsa, 191 Lapla Road, Kingston NY 12401.

  (Ask about our cancellation policies.)

 

*Open to all, AAUW trips are part of our mission to offer community enrichment and to raise funds for  scholarships and grants to local, national and international programs, especially in support of women.   Membership in Kingston Branch of American Association of University Women is open to all people.

 

**Recently formed, Staying in Place (SIP) is a membership organization which provides social, informational and referral services at discount prices for seniors, aged 50 and older who want to stay in their own homes.  Currently based in Woodstock, SIP is actively helping other Ulster County communities form similar groups.

Kaatsbaan 2010 Performances

From Joyce Greenberg:

KAATSBAAN 2010 CALENDAR
Performances, Residencies, Arts In Education

Flamenco Vivo Carlota Santana Residency ~ April 12 - May, 2 Performances - Saturday, May 1 at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday, May 2, at 2:30 p.m., Reserved Regular Seating $25 & Cabaret Tablau Front Tables $30

Flamenco - Arts in Education
Master Class - FLAMENCO DANCE - Studio 1 $25 / person Saturday, April 17 at 1:00 p.m.-3:00 pm
Master Class – FLAMENCO CANTE (Singing) Studio 2 $25 / person Saturday, April 17 at 1:00 p.m.-3:00 pm
Master Class – FLAMENCO GUITAR Studio 3 $25 / person Saturday, April 17 at 1:00 p.m.-3:00 pm

Open Rehearsal at Kaatsbaan
Studio Theatre Thursday, April 29 at 2:00 pm Free & Open to the Public

Mystical Immortals ~ Isadora Duncun, Ruth St. Denis, Loie Fuller
(Bresciani, Vanaver & Sperling Dance)
Performances - Saturday, June 12 at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday, June 13, at 2:30 p.m.

EXTREME BALLET SUMMER SHOWCASE
Free & Open to the Public
Session I Saturday, July 10 12Noon Session II Saturday, July 31 12Noon Session III Saturday, August 21 12Noon