UPCOMING EVENTS
Jerron "Blind Boy" Paxton
Sat, October 19th 7:30 p.m. $20 suggested donation $15 students & seniors |
Jerron “Blind Boy” Paxton returns to Tompkins Corners after bringing down the house almost two years ago. He transports audiences back to the 1920s while singing and playing banjo, guitar, piano, fiddle, harmonica, Cajun accordion and the bones. Paxton has the ability to transform traditional jazz, blues, folk, and country into the here and now. In addition, he mesmerizes audiences with his humor and storytelling.
Paxton performed to a sold-out audience for the Lead Belly Tribute at Carnegie Hall in 2016, and sites Fats Waller and "Blind" Lemon Jefferson as primary influences. |
Film Night: "Older than Ireland"
Fri, October 25th at 7:30 pm $10 Suggested Donation |
Come for the movie and stay for the music! Irish sessiun music to follow.
In 2015, filmmaker Alex Fegan interviewed several people in Ireland who had reached or surpassed 100 years of life. The participants talk about what they have seen, and learned, about life in that great period of time. These men and women are, indeed, older than Ireland, for when, in 1923, the Irish won the War of Independence from England, a new nation was born, and renamed “Ireland.” The years since have brought great social and economic change. Once almost exclusively an agricultural society, Ireland has become a major global financial center, and in 2019 is now the fifth wealthiest nation in the world. In the film, the participants describe their personal experiences through these extraordinary tumultuous years; they share how living through such dramatic changes affected their view of themselves, their nation, and the human condition. The fifth film in the TCCC 2019 film series that has been made possible in part by the Putnam Arts Council's Arts Link Grant Program, supported with public funds through the NYS Council on the Arts with support from Governor Andrew M. Cuomo and the NYS Legislature. |
Andes Manta
Sat, October 26th 7:30 p.m. $20 suggested donation $15 students & seniors |
Andes Manta have brought audiences to their feet at Lincoln Center, Carnegie Hall, Kennedy Center, the National Cathedral and the Discovery Channel. Reserve early folks, for this will be a night to remember.
This group brings to Putnam Valley the vibrant and traditional music of the Andean mountains - rooted in the cultural heritage of the Incas and their ancestors. We look forward to an evening of beautiful and powerful renditions of a music that can be traced back thousands of years. Pure and Authentically played with uplifting crystal clarity on no less than 35 traditional instruments including Andean Flutes, Panpipes, Quena and Percussion. |
Cedric Watson
Sat, November 2nd 7:30 p.m. $20 suggested donation $15 students & seniors |
One of the brightest young talents to emerge in Cajun, Creole, and Zydeco music over the last decade, Cedric Watson is a four-time Grammy-nominated fiddler, singer, accordionist, Old-time banjoist & songwriter with seemingly unlimited potential.
Cedric plays everything from forgotten Creole melodies and obscure Dennis McGee reels to more modern Cajun and Zydeco songs, even occasionally throwing in a bluegrass fiddle tune or an old string band number on Banjo. He is also a prolific songwriter, writing almost all of his songs on his double row Hohner accordion. Cedric’s albums are a tapestry of pulsing rhythms and Creole poetry, and his live performances, all at once progressive and nostalgic, are unforgettable. |
Full House - One Act Comedies
Sat, November 3rd 5:00 p.m. $15 suggested donation $10 students & seniors |
A special program to celebrate the end of daylight savings time: six one-act comedies produced by M&M Performing Arts, GoJo Clan Productions and the Aery Theatre Company. The presentation, entitled “A Full House (with One Up the Sleeve)” is a collection of light-hearted looks at everyday life, including:
The Erythrosine Ballad: written and directed by Pat O’Neill, involves a chance meeting at a bus stop that sends two would-be passengers on a ride down the blurred lines of reality - with Jess Beveridge and Lucas Kane; Lady Wife - written, directed and performed by Anne Connolly in which a middle-aged daughter deals compassionately with her father's battle with Alzheimer's Disease.; Bless Me Father by Pat Lennon and directed by Christopher Lukas, concerns a high school seminarian in the late 60's seeking penance from the priest he is terrified by, yet idolizes - with Pat Lennon and Sam Ruck; Speed Date written and directed by Carol Mark, about how a couple that crashes and burns during a speed date session begin to find each other when they slow things down - with Bruce Apar, Ann Gulian and Marisa Lowe; Plattsburgh by Evelyn Mertens, directed by Elaine Hartel, in which a married couple living by the rules of an "understanding" come to realize that they don't understand each other at all; After the Ball by Robin Anne Joseph, that asks: When Cinderella is not quite how Prince Charming remembers her, and Cinderella is in no need of being swept off her feet, do they still live happily ever after? With Jess Beveridge and Sam Ruck. |
Open Mic Poetry Featuring Chris Kingsley
Sun, November 10th 3-5 p.m. $10 suggested donation |
Come hear our feature this month, Chris Kingsley, and bring your work to read!
Chris Kingsley’s poetry has been published widely in such journals as The Massachusetts Review, The Seattle Review, Hamden-Sydney Poetry Review, The Quarterly, Barrow Street and The Atlanta Review, among dozens of others. He is the editor of The Pickpocket Press which exclusively publishes handmade books of his own work (of course…) as well as recordings of his poems by an esteemed group of readers made up mostly of family, friends, neighbors and any other poor sot who will read one. He studied with David Ignatow at the 92nd Street Y Poetry Center, published a non-fiction travel book, The Portable Petswelcome.com, that was awarded the prestigious Maxwell Award for Best General Reference Book by the Dog Writers Association of America (not kidding) and is currently at work on a novel tentatively titled The Good News About Death & Dying. He lives in New Hamburg, New York, with his wife and two dogs. |
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11/24 Art and Crafts at TCCC- Exhibit and Sale
12/1 "Its a Wonderful Life" A Live Radio Play by Joe Landry 12/6 "A Christmas Carol" with Jonathan Kruk 12/8 Open Mic Poetry with Margaret Fox as feature |
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Ongoing at TCCC:
T'ai Chi classes with Master Timothy Pitt are held on Saturdays. Almost beginners meet from 10 to 11 a.m. and total beginners meet from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 pm. Wear comfortable clothing and shoes. For more information, email info@tompkinscorners.org. Check out our CLASSES tab for more. Actors' Workshops Postponed - Please email info@tompkinscorners.org or leave a message at 845 528-7280 for updates on the next workshops. |
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