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Adult Programs – September
Art History with Professor Valerie Franco
Wednesday: September 10 at 7:00 PM
Born in 1859, Frederick Childe Hassam was an accomplished American Impressionist painter, who was responsible for pushing this style into the forefront of the art world. Creating over 3000 oils, watercolors and etchings during his life time, his evocative urban and coastal scenes helped to bring a new image of America to the world.
Art History with Professor Valerie Franco
Wednesday: September 17 at 7:00 PM
Basquiat – Born in 1960, this native New York artist began tagging graffiti on his way to artistic collaborations with Andy Warhol, filmmaker Vincent Gallo and singer David Bowie, before he found his own unique style. He is exhibited at galleries including the Gagosian & Mary Boone, all while pushing the boundaries of art, he helped redefine how the art market moved.
Art History with Professor Valerie Franco
Wednesday: September 24 at 7:00 PM
Connecticut born artist (1852-1919) was a member of the Cos Cob art colony whose impressionist style gave the world a unique perspective on New |England. His involvement in the arts collective, The Ten, helped to introduce Americans to the native born impressionist arts movement.
Italian Language and Culture with Mara De Matteo
Tuesdays: September 2, 9, 16, 23 & 30
at 6:30-8:00 PM
Beginners from 6:30-7:15 PM, more advanced Italian speakers 7:15-8:00 PM.
Mara De Matteo was born and raised in Italy and is very passionate about her native language. Mara combines lively conversation with grammatical instruction in her classes, creating interactive lessons on the richness of Italian culture, past and present, through real-life anecdotes, literature, personal memoirs, films and even photography.
Learn Mah Jongg with Regina Klenosky
Sundays: September 7, 14, 21 & 28 at 1:00 PM
Poems and Stories with Karen Rippstein
Tuesdays: September 9 & 16
at 1:00-3:00 PM
How do we authenticate our experiences and transform them into great poems? Whether you’re just beginning to discover the joys of poetry or have been writing for years, this 3-part series will help you un-mine feelings, memories, and the essence of things. Working from the musical sound and rhythm of language, we’ll discover words that make poems “speak” to us in meaningful ways. For beginners and advanced writers and all levels in between.
Tai Chi with Larry Attile
Saturdays: September 6, 13, 20
at 10:30 AM
Learn specific feldenkrais and chi kung breathing techniques for deep relaxation and apply them to tai chi movement. This is a hands-on class that will be geared to the level of experience of the class and challenge all participants.
Learn Chair Yoga
With Alka Tewani, Registered Yoga Therapist and Certified Chair Yoga Instructor
Wednesdays: September 10, 17 & 24 at 1:00 PM
No Previous Yoga or Fitness Exercise Experience is Necessary! Experience greater flexibility, cardiovascular endurance, improved balance, strengthening and toning of muscles, better digestion, stress reduction, mental clarity, improved breathing, relaxation, and an overall sense of well-being.
Armonk Outdoor Art Show September 20 & 21, 10-5:00 PM
Ranked among the top Fine Art & Design Shows in the New York Metropolitan area.
The Show is 1/4 mile from Exits 3/3S off Route I-684, 10 miles north of I-287 and I-95, 5 miles from the Merritt and Hutchinson Parkways, 20 minutes from the Tappan Zee Bridge. For more information visit: http://www.armonkoutdoorartshow.org/about.html
Friday Night Cinema and Conversation With LIU Professor, Valerie Franco
Friday: September 12 at 7:00 PM
The Navigators – This 2001 feature, directed by Ken Loach, follows the effects of the privatization of the british railway system on five employees. Inspired by the actual demise of an English rail franchise, the film won the screenwriter a BAFTA ( England’s Academy Awards). In English with subtitles.
Friday Night Cinema and Conversation with LIU Professor, Valerie Franco
Friday: September 19 at 7:00 PM
Basquiat – This 1996 feature directed by artist Julian Schnabel looks at the troubled and short life of Graffiti and collage artist Jean-Michel basquiat. (The Wednesday night art class onSept. 17 offers an introduction to Basquiat’s art.)
Friday Night Cinema and Conversation with LIU Professor, Valerie Franco
Friday: September 26 at 7:00 PM
Wah-wah – This 2005 feature, screened at Cannes and packs a powerful cast, with Gabriel Byrne, Emily Watson and Natasha Richardson. Based on the life of the director, Richard Grant, it follows the personal turmoil one family faces while the British rule comes to an end in Africa during the 1960s.
Personal Branding
Saturday: September 27 at 10:30 – Noon
•Understand the importance of personal branding as a career development tool
•Assess and define your desired brand that will communicate your value to an employer or client
•Learn more about your personal communication skills
First Tuesdays Book Club
Tuesday: September 2, at 7:30 PM
Out Stealing Horses by Per Petterson
3rd Annual Booktoberfest Launches Monday, September 8th
Register and Start Reading!. Visit www.norhtcastlelibrary.org
Learn Bridge with Joel Goren
Saturdays: September 13, 20 & 27
at 1:00 PM
Author Talk with Local Author Don Gregg
Tuesday: 9/30 at 6:30 PM
Don Gregg speaks of his life in the CIA with the release of his new book: Pot Shards: Fragments of a Life Lived in CIA, the White House and the Two Koreas.
