Artists and curators are always looking for new avenues of expression and a popular new route has been pop-up galleries and exhibitions. This dynamic new trend has led to a variety of pop-ups around Westchester. Over the last year, the county has seen everything from an arts and music-centric pop up at the Rye House in Port Chester to a pop-up exhibition of fine art curated as part of an open house in Harrison.
Ballet Hispánico, the premier Latino dance organization in the United States, performs three works at the Emelin Theatre on June 8. Sombrerísimo, choreographed by Annabelle Lopez Ochoa, is inspired by the surrealist world of Belgian painter René Magritte. In Con Brazos Abiertos, choreographer Michelle Manzanales explores iconic Mexican symbols she was reluctant to embrace as an immigrant growing up in Texas. In Danzón, choreographer Eduardo Vilaro takes the traditional Cuban titular dance form and reinvents it with contemporary language in a joyous celebration.
There had been instances of powerful pushback and protests regarding gay rights prior to the events that unfolded over the course of several days at the Stonewall Inn in Greenwich Village in June 1969. Yet, the episode at the welcoming spot for New York City’s underground gay community did more to galvanize the LGBTQ collective call for equal civil rights and protection than any action that had preceded it. As we mark the 50th anniversary of the uprising this June, we recall the impact of that watershed moment.
“Frank’s Picks” is a monthly music column in which music journalist, author and radio producer Frank Matheis helps readers, through his personal recommendations, to find their way through the many concerts and performances that take place in Westchester County.
Dr. Marsha Gordon is President/CEO of The Business Council of Westchester. When she is not advocating for business, building the economy or creating job opportunities, you can find her at the movie theatre enjoying many different film genres. Most of the time, her husband Eli is with her… except if it is football season or if it is a very slow, sappy movie.
Vigorous bands of blue and gold and red practically beg to be touched in the expressionist brushstrokes of Marsden Hartley’s Dogtown from 1934 currently on view in “LandEscape: New Visions of Landscape from the Early 20th and 21st Centuries” at the Katonah Museum of Art.
During the weekend of May 18-19, the City of Yonkers becomes the venue for a dynamic celebration of its art, culture and music scene. Open studios, exhibitions, family-friendly workshops and more, promise fun for everyone.
The environment in which an artist creates can often set the tone for their work. Anne Samat, a rising star in contemporary woven art, recently traveled from her native city of Kuala Lumpur to work and live in the city of Peekskill. Samat’s exhibition Greatest Love opened last Thursday at Hudson Valley MOCA and marked her first solo show in the United States.
Family ArtsBash continues the County’s coolest cultural celebration with child-friendly art workshops and performances throughout the building on Saturday, May 18. This year there’s so much to do that budding Rembrandts will take home enough creations to delight grandparents and then some.
Food, fun and art mix and mingle at ArtsWestchester’s biggest house party of the year. Top chefs serve tasty dishes paired with spirited cocktails and other super sips from local purveyors – all set against the backdrop of contemporary art. Open artist studios and family activities round out the two-day feast of vibrant cultural life in our County.
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