SMART ARTS 2013

poets & wr i te rs The reading and lecture series lets the best of today’s writers share their secrets with literary aficionados. Presentations are in the Classroom Building – Room 200. (Free and open to the public).BRIAN FLEMINGThursday, February 28 10:00 & 11:00 amBrian Fleming is a traditional Irish percussionist, playing the bodhran and other assorted hand drums, including djembe, which he studied with West African masters. He has recorded on over 30 albums with many of Ireland’s best-known musicians including The Chief-tains and Riverdance’s Michael Flatley. He is co-director of the Big Bang Festival of Rhythm. His first one-man show was a sellout at Dublin’s Absolut Fringe Festival in 2011. He is credited in the Guinness Book of World Records 2001 as the creator of the Millennium Drum, the world’s largest drum.

MICHAEL GRAVES Tuesday, March 26 12:30 & 2:00 pm Dirty One is a collection by Michael Graves. These stories follow adolescent characters facing suburbia in the 1980s. Reviewer Richard LaBonte says, “As debuts go, they don’t get much better than this...Dirty One brands Graves

as a next-generation master of prose that is at once remorseless and refreshing.” His fiction has appeared in numerous literary journals and anthologies. His short story, “Seahorse,” was nominated for the Pushcart Prize and the Million Writers Award. His non-fiction can be found in Lambda Book Report, Edge Boston, Chelsea Station and the collection, Lost Library: Gay Fiction Rediscovered.

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Experience dance through performances, workshops, and demonstrations by international renowned companies and guest artists!

DANCEWORKS The college’s electric and eclectic resident dance troupe presents programs delighting audiences of all ages.

DANCEWORKSFOR CHILDRENSunday, February 3 3:00 pmAcademic Arts Theatre

This annual favorite is where the kids get into the action on stage. Great fun for all! (Suitable for children ages 3 and up).Tickets are $10 (general admission).

DANCEWORKSIN PERFORMANCE

Academic Arts TheatreSaturday, April 6 8:00 pm

Sunday, April 7 3:00 pm

Friday, April 12 8:00 pm

Saturday, April 13 8:00 pm

Sunday, April 14 3:00 pm

Tickets are $15 (general admission) and$10 (students, children and seniors).

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CAMERATA CHAMBERClassical & Romantic

Period Favorites SUN, FEB 3 3:00 pm

DANCEWORKSDanceworks/Children SUN, FEB 3 3:00 pm Danceworks In Performance SAT, APR 6 8:00 pm SUN, APR 7 3:00 pm FRI, APR 12 8:00 pm SAT, APR 13 8:00 pm SUN, APR 14 3:00 pm

BLOCKBUSTERLinda Smith’s Artemisia SAT, MAR 23 8:00 pm NEW WORLD VOYAGER Polynesian Paradise Dancers SAT, APR 20 8:00 pm

PAGE 2 STAGERomeo & Juliet SUN, MAR 17 3:00 pm

OF MUSICAL NOTEYuval Ron Ensemble:

Mystical Music SAT, JAN 26 8:00 pmGilbert & Sullivan:

A Little Twist SAT, MAY 18 8:00 pm

WINGS OF DANCEDanceWorks Chicago SAT, FEB 9 8:00 pm

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Take a multicultural trek around the international world of music, dance, and fusion arts.Performance is held in the Academic Arts Theatre.

POLYNESIAN PARADISE DANCERS Saturday, April 20 8:00 pmKnown for vibrant, high energy choreography, this sought after Polynesian Company showcases traditional and modern dances of Hawaii, Tahiti, New Zealand, and Samoa. Since its inception in 1993, founded by Akemi Welsh, the dancers have performed for heads of state and dignitaries worldwide, wowing audiences of all ages. Journey to an exotic culture, without the packing,while basking in the joyous!

Tickets are $22 (general admission), $20 (students/seniors/fac-staff), and $16 (children under 13).

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Take a musical trek around the vibrant sounds of past and present. Performances are held in the Academic Arts Theatre.YUVAL RON ENSEMBLE Mystical Music of the Middle EastSaturday, January 26 8:00 pm

Led by Oscar winning composer Yuval Ron (music for West Bank Story), this is an evening for those seeking truth and to enjoy the traditions of a whirling dervish, belly dancer, vocalist and internationally recorded musicians. Formed in 1999, this ensemble bridges the Judaic-Christian-Muslim worlds of the Middle East through music and dance in a uniquely mystical, spiritual and inspiring cultural celebration. The ensemble includes Jewish, Arabic and Armenian Christian artists actively involved in creating musical connections between people of various faiths and ethnic groups worldwide.

NEW YORK GILBERT & SULLIVAN PLAYERS I’ve Got A Little Twist (Broadway revue)Saturday, May 18 8:00 pm

Broadway’s Great White Way meets Gilbert and Sullivan, The Mikado meets The Music Man, and HMS Pinafore sets sail for Brigadoon making musical theatre a rich tapestry that is truly celebrated in this jewel of a production. As a newly conceived style, the operetta was infused with elements of both opera and musical theatre. This parade of charming favorites pays homage to Rodgers & Hammerstein, Jerry Herman, Bernstein, Sondheim, and Lerner and Lowe. Of course, life is that much sweeter with a little twist.

Tickets are $22 (general admission), $20 (students/seniors/fac-staff), and $16 (children under 13). Series subscription: $38 (See both shows...a $6 savings!)

The stage transforms the literary page…its ever present brilliance in plays, both dramatic and comedic! Performances are in the Academic Arts Theatre.NATIONAL PLAYERS Romeo & Juliet (Shakespeare’s dramatic play) Sunday, March 17 3:00 pm

Love can be a thrilling ride…an emotional whirlwind bursting the seams of young hearts, making them feel things never felt before. But it can also be a dangerous thing—it can split the heart past the point of no return. America’s longest running classical touring company, the National Players, present Shakespeare’s timeless tale of star-crossed lovers, reimagined and irresistibly reinvigorated.

Tickets are $22 (general admission), $20 (students/seniors/ fac-staff), and $16 (children under 13).

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The Spring Season features six outstanding contemporary films representing a broad spectrum of inter-national film talent. It includes a brief introduction to each film, film notes, and discussions. Doors open at 7:15 pm; cookies, coffee and tea are served at 7:30 pm. Screenings begin at 7:50 pm in the Gateway Center Theater. A season subscription costs only $54; WCC staff and seniors (60 and over), $48. A single admission is $11; seniors and staff, $10. Westchester Community College students free with ID.

For more information, call Bob Bruckenthal at 914-723-3186.For college closings, please call 914-606-6900.

** Film titles are subject to change based on availability. All films are shown with subtitles, this includes English language films, when available.

To order FNFS subscriptions, use order form below.

QUEEN TO PLAYApril 5 France (2009) A Corsican maid transforms into a masterful chess player. The film

summons up the obsessive passion that chess evokes. (96 minutes)

STRANGER THAN FICTION April 12 America (2006)Combining comedy and fantasy, this “moral tale” is a meditation on life, art, romance and responsibility. (113 minutes)

SHALL WE DANCE?April 19 Japan (1996)A man taking the train home after work sees a beautiful woman standing at a second floor window. The window sign advertises ballroom dancing lessons. He decides to visit the studio and his life is changed forever. (118 minutes)

LONDON RIVER April 26 England (2009)A tall, old African man makes his way through an olive grove. A sturdy market gardener on the Isle of Guernsey takes the ferry to the British mainland. Terrorists have exploded bombs on London Underground trains and a bus. (87 minutes) BONJOUR MONSIEUR SHLOMI May 10 Israel (2003)A teenager is discovered to be a genius, which turns out to be a less-than-welcome surprise to his family because he looks after everyone. The boy’s math teacher is eager to transfer him away to a better school. (98 minutes)

ROMANTICS ANONYMOUSMay 17 France (2010)Angélique is a shy and gifted chocolatier. Jean-René, also suffers from bashfulness, which threatens to drown his company. He hires Angélique, who becomes attracted to her boss. To help save the company, Angélique anonymously develops a new line of chocolates. (80 minutes)

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WOMEN’S HISTORY MONTH!LINDA SMITH’S TRIBUTE FOLK CONCERT

Artemisia…Best Kept Secret of Renaissance Art Saturday, March 23 8:00 pmIn this enchanting evening of art and song, discover Artemisia Gentileschi (1593-1652), the first recognized female painter in the world of post-Renaissance art. Fascinated by her life, Tragedy to Triumph-The Story of Artemisia is Linda Smith’s first multimedia conceptual piece. The artist’s life, aspirations and masterpieces are captured through glorious folk music, haunting vocalized harmonies and visual art projections. Smith, a Chicago-based classically trained folk singer and songwriter, performs this inspirational show in a quintet format with piano, guitar, bass, violin, flute, drums and vocals, while projecting images of Artemisia’s paintings.

Tickets are $24 (general admission),$22 (students/seniors/fac-staff), and $18 (children under 13).

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The Fine Arts Gallery is located on the third floor of the Academic Arts Building, across from the theatre. It is open Monday through Saturday 10:00 am-3:00 pm, and Thursday evenings 4:00-6:00 pm. Exhibitions and receptions are free and open to the public.

For a complete schedule of gallery events, please visit www.sunywcc.edu/gallery or call 914-606-7867.

Monday, February 11 – Saturday, March 23Materiality: Contemporary Artists Create Their Material World (Curated by Kenise Barnes) Materials are imbued with not only physical qualities such as viscosity, density, malleability and rarity but also with emotional attributes. Artists have two fundamental choices: either they work to transcend the materials or they surrender to the materials and learn to think at their level. The work in this exhibition ranges from ceramic to encaustic to natural found wood and synthetic resin, to name a few.

Monday, April 8 – Thursday, May 16Faculty In Focus: Tom HalsallThe paintings are surrealism-inspired portraits and landscapes. By unlocking the collective unconscious, the work does not conform to conventional narrative expectations. His most recent work continues the tradition of dreamlike scenarios but with more sensational images drawn from reality, open to viewer participation and interpretation.

Monday, April 29 – Thursday, May 16Student SelectionsA wide range of work is displayed by students enrolled in the Visual Arts Seminar, a one-credit portfolio development and professional practices course that serves as a capstone for the AAS Degree in Visual Arts.

Free receptions for both Faculty In Focus andStudent Selections: Thursday, May 2, 4:00-6:00 pm

PURCHASE TICKETS ONLINE! WWW.SUNYWCC.EDU/SMARTARTS In addition to day of performance (cash only) purchases and mail-in (pay by check) orders, tickets can now be purchased online! Online ticket purchases may be made up to 3 hours prior to a scheduled performance time. After that, tickets may only be purchased at the door (cash only please), starting 30 minutes prior to the performance time. Tickets purchased online must be printed out and presented at the door.

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Danceworks For Children (Feb. 3)

Camerata Chamber Players (Feb. 3)

Danceworks Chicago (Feb. 9)

National Players: Romeo & Juliet (Mar. 17)

Linda Smith’s: Renaissance Artist Artemisia (Mar. 23)

DanceWorks In Performance (Apr. 6, 7, 12, 13, 14)

Polynesian Paradise Dancers (Apr. 20)

Gilbert & Sullivan: A Little Twist (May 18)

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STUDENTS: A limited number of tickets will be reserved for Westchester Community College students upto three weeks prior to an event. A $10 cash value from the student activity fee can be used as a one-time discount for one ticket to one event, subject to availability. Student ID is required.TICKETS NOT ISSUED & RESERVATIONS NOT NECESSARY FOR FREE EVENTS

Enter the world of dance…with choreographic creations and the magic movement!Performance is in the Academic Arts Theatre.

DANCEWORKS CHICAGOSaturday, February 9 8:00 pm

Vibrant and innovative, DanceWorks Chicago shares a diverse repertory featuring who is new and what is next in contemporary dance, including exciting work from established choreographers. The company creates an environment conducive to nurturing both artist and audience. Artistic Director Julie Nakagawa and CEO Andreas Böttcher (both founders of Hubbard Street 2) have created an exceptional ensemble of six dancers. The Company brings integrity, passion, and excellence to each performance.

Tickets are $22 (general admission), $20 (students/seniors/fac-staff), and $16 (children under 13).