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Let Smart Arts into your Heart ...as you connect with dance, theatre, music, and more. This intimate setting provides for the perfect cultural journey, as guests come aboard to enjoy mini-lectures and displays, and depart by hob-nobbing with celeb artists. Where performance entertains, Smart Arts edu-tains.

This season discover National Players’ Julius Caesar, Rhythm in the Night (Post St. Patrick’s Day Celebration), International Guitar Night, StepCrew, DanzaNova, National Players’ A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Exeter University’s Semi-Toned, and the Camerata Chamber Players—all at Westchester Community College!

Smart Arts is just that: first-rate, affordable, and conveniently located with ample free parking and ticket discounts for children, students, and seniors.

Purchase Tickets Online www.sunywcc.edu/SmartArts

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By car or by public transportation

FROM THE BRONX RIVER PKWAYtake Virginia Rd., Exit 26. SOUTHBOUND: turn right;NORTHBOUND: turn left. Turn right at end of VirginiaRd. (Rte. 100). Entrance is approx. 1/4 mile on left.

FROM CROSS WESTCHESTER EXPWY(RTE 287) take Exit 4, Hartsdale. EASTBOUND:turn left;WESTBOUND: turn right.Take Knollwood Rd.(Rte. 100A) north approx. 1/2 mile to entrance on right.

FROM SPRAIN BROOK PKWAYtake Eastview Exit. NORTHBOUND: turn right;SOUTHBOUND: turn left (onto Rte. 100). Entrance isapprox. 1/4 mile on right.

FROM SAW MILL RIVER PKWAYtake Eastview Exit. NORTHBOUND: turn right;SOUTHBOUND: turn left (onto Rte. 100C).Entrance is approx. 1-1/2 miles on right.

FOR HANDICAPPED PERSONSparking is available near the Academic Arts Bldg.For more information, call 914-606-6730.

BY BUS OR TRAINWestchester County Bus #15, #40 & #41 cometo the campus. For a schedule, call 914-813-7777.Or, take Metro North’s Harlem Line train toWhite Plains where you can take Bus #40 or a taxi.For train schedule, call 800-638-7646.

Westchester Community College offers a number of academic programs in the arts. They include dance, drama, film, music (vocal, instrumental, computer-engineered) and visual/computer art classes.

Smart Arts programming enriches the classes as students are given opportunities to meet guest artists up close and personal, and participate in residency custom-designed outreach activities.

westchester community college is easy to reach

WINTER INTERLUDE ROMANTIC PERIODSunday, February 7 3:00 pmEnjoy a Mid-Winter Festival serving a repertoire of beloved compositions from the Romantic Period.

Tickets are $20 (general admission), $18 (seniors), $14 (non-WCC students), and free for WCC credit students with ID.

Spring Blockbuster! Exeter University’s SEMI-TONEDSunday, April 17 3:00 pm

This all-male singing sensation reigns as Britain’s champions of a capella, having been named university champions of Voice Festival UK. Their repertoire includes an eclectic mix of songs, focusing on covers of modern rock and pop hits. Since 2014, the group has enjoyed international success and received critical acclaim for performances at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival.

Tickets are $24 (general admission), $22 (non-WCC students/seniors/fac-staff),

$18 (children under 13), and free for WCC credit students with ID.

camerata chamber players matinee

spring blockbusterPerformance takes place in the Academic Arts Theatre.

Enjoy a Sunday afternoon of delightful classical music!Performance takes place in the Classroom Building – Room 200.

great books forum

The Great Books Forum offers an opportunity to encounter classic and modern literature in company with interested readers from the college and the community. Along with the works themselves, discussions focus on issues of context and interpretation.

THE THEME FOR SPRING 2016 is Colonial ShakespeareGateway Center - Room 131 6:00 - 8:30pm

Othello Thursday, February 25(led by Keith Hamilton Cobb)Merchant of Venice Thursday, March 31(led by Prof. Liz Gaffney)The Tempest and Henry V Thursday, April 28(led by Prof. Emeritus Frank Madden)

Participation is free and open to the public – no reservations necessary! The Great Books Forum is sponsored by the English Department and is underwritten by the Cultural Arts Fund of the Faculty Student Association. For information, contact Prof. James Werner by phone at 914-606-6840 or email at [email protected].

viva italia

Club Italiano presents Italian cultural events. For more information, call 914-606-6790.

For tickets, make checks payable to: Westchester Community College/FSA Italian Club Mail to: Professor Maddalena, Westchester Community College, 75 Grasslands Road, Valhalla, NY 10595

Italian Cultural FilmLEONARDO DA VINCI – UNIVERSAL GENIUSWednesday, March 9 11:15 amGateway Center – Davis AuditoriumFree AdmissionThis informative and entertaining film follows DaVinci’s trail from Florence. It covers the period from when he becomes a pupil of Verrocchio, via Milan, to his time in the Amboise Castle in the Loire, following the invitation of the French King Francis I. In his luggage, the old painter took with him the Mona Lisa, the painting that made him famous.This program also features close-ups of many of DaVinci’s masterpieces filmed on location.

Italian Cultural FilmLIFE IS BEAUTIFULWednesday, April 13 11:15 amGateway Center – Davis AuditoriumFree AdmissionWhen an open-minded Jewish librarian becomes a victim of the Holocaust, he uses a perfect mixture of will, humor and imagination to protect his son from the dangers around their camp. The movie stars Roberto Benigni, Nicoletta Braschi, and Giorgio Cantarini. The director is Roberto Benigni.

Art History Lecture ITALIAN MODERN ARTGuest Speaker: CHERISE GORDON Wednesday, April 20 11:15 amGateway Center – Davis AuditoriumFree AdmissionMs. Gordon will discuss Italian art from the beginning of the 20th century, focusing on movements such as Futurism. She will also explore the contemporary art scene in Italy.

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Valentine’s Day Celebration!STEPCREWSunday, February 14 3:00 pm The world’s top talents in Irish step-dancing, Ottawa Valley step-dancing, and Modern Tap are featured in this unique high powered tour-de-force. Backed by a five-piece band, including Celtic vocals and fiddle playing, StepCrew simply drips with energy. “With dancers & fiddlers from the likes of The Chieftains, Bowfire, Cherish The Ladies, and Seven Nations, the cast is outstanding.” (The Boston Telegram). Guaranteed to make precious and long lasting Valentine’s Day memories for all!

Tickets are $24 (general admission), $22 (non-WCC students/seniors/fac-staff), $18 (children under 13), and free for WCC credit students with ID.

Post St. Patrick’s Day Celebration! RHYTHM IN THE NIGHT (Irish Dance Spectacular) Sunday, March 20 3:00 pm This production truly is an epic journey, a tale of good versus evil told through Irish dance with a world class troupe of male and female dancers. The battle scenes transcend the struggle of dark versus light as lightning fast rhythms and a thunderous dance troupe display Irish dance like never seen before. An original soundtrack delivers an orchestral atmosphere as Rhythm in the Night turns an age-old art form into an exciting Irish dance extravaganza the whole family can enjoy!


DANZANOVA (World Music Extravaganza) Saturday, April 23 8:00 pmOriginal compositions, called klezdances, plus folk song compositions from the Middle East, Eastern and Central Europe and Latin America are blended with contemporary elements that evoke passion and emotion. This world fusion ensemble created by Ronn Yedidia brings to life music in its prime form of folk song and dance. The Epoch Times wrote “as a dessert with tunes in the spirit of ethnicity and chanson, DanzaNova exhilarates the audience leaving members ecstatic with bondless pleasure!”


Performances take place in the Academic Arts Theatre.

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SMART ARTS 2016dance delights ticket schedule

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. Performances take place in the Academic Arts Theatre.

Danceworks For Children Sunday, January 31 3:00 pm 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).

The reading and lecture series lets the best of today’s writers share their secrets with literary aficionados.

Presentations take place in the Gateway Center - Davis Auditorium. (Free and open to the public)

AJA MONET Thursday, February 119:30 - 10:45 am Performance & Writing Workshop11:00 - 11:50 am Performance and Q & A Described by Harry Belafonte, Aja is “the true definition of an artist.” She is an internationally established poet, performer, singer, songwriter, educator, and human rights advocate of Cuban-Jamaican descent from Brooklyn.

NINA BELE’N ROBIN Wednesday, March 3010:00 - 10:50 am Performance and Q & A 11:00 am - 12:50 pm Performance, Writing, Workshop, & Open Mic Ms. Robin competed at local poetry slams as a creative writing student at Westchester Community College. Now known as a performance poet, she hits the stage at high profile slam poetry venues with her signature style.

KRISTIN PREVALLET & GEORGE WALLACE Thursday, April 21 9:30 - 10:45 am Performance & Writing Workshop11:00 - 11:50 am Performance and Q & A12:00 noon - 12:50 pm Performance and Q & AGeorge Wallace, an adjunct professor of writing at Westchester Community College and Pace University, has authored 29 poetry chapbooks. Kristin Prevallet is the author of five books and nine chapbooks, including most recently her re-envision of T.S. Eliot’s Four Quartets in Everywhere Here and in Brooklyn, set to music by Colette Alexander.

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BLOCKBUSTEREXETER U’s Semi-Toned SUN, APR 17 3:00 pm

CAMERATA CHAMBER Romantic Period SUN, FEB 7 3:00 pm

DANCEWORKSDanceworks for Children SUN, JAN 31 3:00 pmDanceworks In Performance SAT, APR 2 8:00 pm SUN, APR 3 3:00 pm FRI, APR 8 8:00 pm SAT, APR 9 8:00 pm SUN, APR 10 3:00 pm

HOLIDAY FESTStepCrew (Valentine’s Special) SUN, FEB 14 3:00 pmRhythm in the Night SUN, MAR 20 3:00 pm

OF MUSICAL NOTE International Guitar Night SUN, FEB 28 3:00 pmDanzaNova SAT, APR 23 8:00 pm

PAGE 2 STAGEJulius Caesar SAT, JAN 23 8:00 pmMidsummer Night’s Dream SAT, MAY 14 8:00 pm

Danceworks in PerformanceSaturday, April 2 8:00 pm Sunday, April 3 3:00 pm Friday, April 8 8:00 pm Saturday, April 9 8:00 pm Sunday, April 10 3:00 pmTickets are $15 (general admission) and $10 (non-WCC students, children and seniors).

The stage transforms the literary page…its ever present brilliance in plays, both dramatic and comedic!


NATIONAL PLAYERS Julius Caesar (Shakespearean drama) Saturday, January 23 8:00 pm Considered to be quite the political drama, this play bears relevance in today’s global arena. The Romans venerate their leader, but Brutus sees that Julius Caesar may be too powerful for the good of the nation. Shakespeare's masterful examination of conspiracy, assassination, and the fallout remains hauntingly timeless. A memorable masterpiece!

NATIONAL PLAYERS A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Shakespearean comedy) Saturday, May 14 8:00 pm Unrequited lovers, warring fairies, and amateur thespians run amuck in a mysterious forest, setting a trickster named Puck loose on all. When a love potion gone wrong confuses everyone, who will wind up chasing whom?

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Series subscription: $40 (See both shows… a $4 savings!)

Take a musical trek around the vibrant sounds of past and present. Performances take place in the Academic Arts Theatre.

STEPCREW (Valentine’s Day Celebration) Sunday, February 14 3:00 pm

Combining Celtic music, superlative vocals and three styles of percussive dance (Ottawa Valley Stepdance, Irish Stepdance, and Tap), this is a unique, exhilarating tour-de-force production. The virtuosic cast of eleven dancers/musicians includes four touring members of The Chieftains, Ireland’s traditional music moguls; Canadian fiddle champions; and the powerhouse vocals of Scotland's Alyth McCormack. The StepCrew simply drips power and intensity. “The cast was outstanding, and the group’s energy dazzles.” (Boston Telegram)

RHYTHM IN THE NIGHT (Post St. Patrick’s Celebration) Sunday, March 20 3:00 pm

A tale of good versus evil, love and salvation is told through Irish step dancing with a world class troupe of 18 male and female dancers. This epic 90-minute journey features amazing footwork as Balor seeks to find his way out of the dark world. The battle scenes are particularly powerful with their lightning fast rhythms. Adding to the dramatic excitement, an original soundtrack delivers an orchestral atmosphere. It’s an age-old art form turned into an Irish dance spectacular, a grand and glorious adventure to thrill audiences of all ages!

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

and free for WCC credit students with ID. Series subscription: $42 (See both shows… a $6 savings!)

INTERNATIONAL GUITAR NIGHT (IGN)Sunday, February 28 3:00 pm Classroom Building - Room 200

The world’s foremost acoustic guitarists perform their latest original compositions and exchange musical ideas. IGN founder Brian Gore invites a new cast of guitar luminaries for special concerts of solos, duets and quartets that highlight the virtuosity and diversity within the world of acoustic guitar. Three European guitarists featured will be: Gypsy Jazz legend Lulo Reinhardt, contemporary fingerstyle innovator Mike Dawes, and multi-genre showman Andre Krengel.

DANZANOVA Saturday, April 238:00 pmAcademic Arts Theatre

The troupe’s soul-shaking shows are versatile explorations of ethnic world music, performed by a fiery group of virtuoso musicians. Conceived by composer/ pianist/accordionist Ronn Yedidia, authentic popular ethnic and folk song will be showcased from the Middle East, Eastern and Central Europe, and Latin America. Original compositions by Yedidia, known as klezdances, will add to this world fusion cornucopia.

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TICKETS NOT ISSUED AND RESERVATIONS NOT NECESSARY FOR FREE EVENTS

TICKET PURCHASE OPTIONSOnline: Pay by Credit Card. Available up to 3 hours prior to show time.

Purchasers must present printed email confirmation at the door. Visit www.sunywcc.edu/smartarts

Mail-in: Pay by Check (allow 2 weeks)

At The Door: Available 30 minutes prior to show time. Cash only!

SUBSCRIPTIONSEVENT NO. TICKETS COST EA. $ TOTAL

HOLIDAY FEST $42

OF MUSICAL NOTE $40

PAGE2STAGE $40

SINGLE TICKETSEVENT NO. TICKETS COST EA. $ TOTAL

National Players: Julius Caesar: (Jan 23)

Danceworks for Children (Jan 31)

Camerata Chamber Romantic Period (Feb 7)

StepCrew (Valentine’s Day Celebration) (Feb 14)

International Guitar Night (Feb 28)

Rhythm in the Night (Irish Dance Spectacular) (Mar 20)

Exeter U’s Semi-Toned (Apr 17)

DanzaNova (Apr 23)

National Players: Midsummer Night’s Dream (May 14)

Danceworks In Performance (Apr 2, 3 8, 9, 10)

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SMART ARTS “PATRON” (~ contribution to become a “patron”)

Support the arts at Westchester Community College – Thanks! TOTAL $

~ A portion of your donation may be tax deductible, as allowable by law.

Make checks payable to: FSA/Cultural Affairs, Hankin Academic Arts Building*Enclose a stamped, self-addressed envelope & mail to:

Office of Cultural Affairs, Hankin Academic Arts Building – Room 302CWestchester Community College, 75 Grasslands Road, Valhalla, NY 10595

For further information, call 914-606-6262

*Except Friday Night Film Series: Make check payable and mail to:Westchester Community College Foundation/Friday Night Film Series. (See separate film series order form)

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City State Zip

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With a spoonful of GLEE and a heavy dose of incredible a capella, this all-male singing sensation is the vocal pride of Exeter University and the recent champions of Voice Festival UK. This group has enjoyed international success and critical acclaim, becoming the standard bearer for the trendy a capella genre. The singers perform many award winning modern rock and pop hits. Impossible to beat and hard to match, this group touches the inner singer in all.


$18 (children under 13),and free for WCC credit students with ID.

The Fine Arts Gallery is located on the third floor of the Hankin 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.

PAINTING REASSEMBLEDMonday, February 1 – Saturday, April 16This exhibition brings together the work of Katie Bell, Joseph Montgomery, and Lumin Wakoa to examine the materiality and objecthood of painting through the reassembling of objects, materials, and forms. The artists utilize the process of painting as a catalyst for the generation and regeneration of ideas and imagery. Fragments collected from a wide array of sources, including earlier works, are recycled and reconstructed to create new compositions that challenge the traditional constraints of painting through both collage and assemblage.

STUDENT SHOW Monday, May 2 – Saturday, May 7An end-of-term celebration of student talent and creativity will be showcased. It reflects both student accomplishments and faculty dedication.

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Six outstanding contemporary films represent a spectrum of international film talent. An introduction, discussion and refreshments will be provided.

Screenings begin at 7:45 pm in the Gateway Center – Davis Auditorium. Doors open at 7:10; refreshments are served at 7:20 pm.

For more information, call Bob Bruckenthal at 914-723-3186. For school closings, please visit the college website (sunywcc.edu) or call 914-606-6900.

CASTAWAY ON THE MOON April 8 South Korea (2009) After failing to kill himself, a man washes up on a deserted island, but within view of the city's high-risers. He attempts to escape, but soon accepts the challenges of living on the island. (116 minutes)

KAHAANI April 15 India (2012) Pregnant Vidya Bagchi steps off the airplane from London. Her first stop is the local police station to file a missing persons report. Weeks prior, her husband Arnab arrived in India for a job assignment. Without explanation, his calls stopped. (122 minutes)

CAUTIVAApril 29 Argentina (2003) Cristina's life is thrown into turmoil when she is suddenly escorted from her strict Catholic school

in Buenos Aires. Told she is really the daughter of activists who disappeared in the '70s, Cristina tries to find her true identity. (115 minutes)

BEFORE YOUR EYES May 6 Turkey (2009) Ten-year old Gulistan and her younger brother live happily with their parents in Turkish

Kurdistan. Tragedy strikes when their parents are shot down by paramilitary gunmen before their eyes. Traumatized and orphaned, they are placed in the care of their young, politically-active aunt who soon disappears without a trace. (102 minutes)

LOST EMBRACE May 13 Argentina (Jewish) (2004) A twenty-something Jewish-Argentinean student left the University of Architecture. He wanders downtown where his mother has a lingerie shop and his brother runs an import business. He tries to get a Polish passport and move to Europe. He has never understood why his father left him to fight in the Yom Kippur War. (99 minutes)

THE LUNCHBOXMay 20 India (2013) The film revolves around a mistaken delivery by the Dabbawalas (lunchbox service) of Mumbai, leading to a relationship between a lonely widower and an unhappy housewife, as they start exchanging notes through the daily lunchbox. (104 minutes)

Please return to: Westchester Community College Foundation, Friday Night Film Series, Westchester Community College, 75 Grasslands Road, Valhalla, NY 10595-1698 I enclose a check for Fall 2015 subscription payable to WCC Foundation: Film Series: _______(#) regular subscription(s), $54 each: $ ________(total) _______(#) senior (60 plus), or staff subscription(s), $48 each: $ ________(total) _______(#) student, with copy of ID, subscription(s); Free; $ 0.00 (total)

Name _____________________________________________________________________________ Address ___________________________________________________________________________ Town ___________________________________________State ___________ Zip ______________ Email _____________________________________________________________________________ Phone _______________________________________________(only for Film Series announcements)

NOTE: Film titles subject to change. Films will be subtitled in English, if available.

film series order form

Performance takes place in the Academic Arts Theatre.

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Katie Bell

Lumin Wakoa

WCC Students (registered for credit) are entitled to 1 FREE ticket per event with valid student ID. Present ID at Box Office a half hour before performance time.

Tickets are subject to availability.




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Let Smart Arts into your Heart ...as you connect with dance, theatre, music, and more. This intimate setting provides for the perfect cultural journey, as guests come aboard to enjoy mini-lectures and displays, and depart by hob-nobbing with celeb artists. Where performance entertains, Smart Arts edu-tains.

This season discover National Players’ Julius Caesar, Rhythm in the Night (Post St. Patrick’s Day Celebration), International Guitar Night, StepCrew, DanzaNova, National Players’ A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Exeter University’s Semi-Toned, and the Camerata Chamber Players—all at Westchester Community College!

Smart Arts is just that: first-rate, affordable, and conveniently located with ample free parking and ticket discounts for children, students, and seniors.




By car or by public transportation

FROM THE BRONX RIVER PKWAYtake Virginia Rd., Exit 26. SOUTHBOUND: turn right;NORTHBOUND: turn left. Turn right at end of VirginiaRd. (Rte. 100). Entrance is approx. 1/4 mile on left.

FROM CROSS WESTCHESTER EXPWY(RTE 287) take Exit 4, Hartsdale. EASTBOUND:turn left;WESTBOUND: turn right.Take Knollwood Rd.(Rte. 100A) north approx. 1/2 mile to entrance on right.

FROM SPRAIN BROOK PKWAYtake Eastview Exit. NORTHBOUND: turn right;SOUTHBOUND: turn left (onto Rte. 100). Entrance isapprox. 1/4 mile on right.

FROM SAW MILL RIVER PKWAYtake Eastview Exit. NORTHBOUND: turn right;SOUTHBOUND: turn left (onto Rte. 100C).Entrance is approx. 1-1/2 miles on right.

FOR HANDICAPPED PERSONSparking is available near the Academic Arts Bldg.For more information, call 914-606-6730.

BY BUS OR TRAINWestchester County Bus #15, #40 & #41 cometo the campus. For a schedule, call 914-813-7777.Or, take Metro North’s Harlem Line train toWhite Plains where you can take Bus #40 or a taxi.For train schedule, call 800-638-7646.

Westchester Community College offers a number of academic programs in the arts. They include dance, drama, film, music (vocal, instrumental, computer-engineered) and visual/computer art classes.

Smart Arts programming enriches the classes as students are given opportunities to meet guest artists up close and personal, and participate in residency custom-designed outreach activities.

westchester community college is easy to reach

WINTER INTERLUDE ROMANTIC PERIODSunday, February 7 3:00 pmEnjoy a Mid-Winter Festival serving a repertoire of beloved compositions from the Romantic Period.

Tickets are $20 (general admission), $18 (seniors), $14 (non-WCC students), and free for WCC credit students with ID.


This all-male singing sensation reigns as Britain’s champions of a capella, having been named university champions of Voice Festival UK. Their repertoire includes an eclectic mix of songs, focusing on covers of modern rock and pop hits. Since 2014, the group has enjoyed international success and received critical acclaim for performances at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival.


$18 (children under 13), and free for WCC credit students with ID.

camerata chamber players matinee

spring blockbusterPerformance takes place in the Academic Arts Theatre.

Enjoy a Sunday afternoon of delightful classical music!Performance takes place in the Classroom Building – Room 200.

great books forum

The Great Books Forum offers an opportunity to encounter classic and modern literature in company with interested readers from the college and the community. Along with the works themselves, discussions focus on issues of context and interpretation.

THE THEME FOR SPRING 2016 is Colonial ShakespeareGateway Center - Room 131 6:00 - 8:30pm

Othello Thursday, February 25(led by Keith Hamilton Cobb)Merchant of Venice Thursday, March 31(led by Prof. Liz Gaffney)The Tempest and Henry V Thursday, April 28(led by Prof. Emeritus Frank Madden)

Participation is free and open to the public – no reservations necessary! The Great Books Forum is sponsored by the English Department and is underwritten by the Cultural Arts Fund of the Faculty Student Association. For information, contact Prof. James Werner by phone at 914-606-6840 or email at [email protected].

viva italia

Club Italiano presents Italian cultural events. For more information, call 914-606-6790.

For tickets, make checks payable to: Westchester Community College/FSA Italian Club Mail to: Professor Maddalena, Westchester Community College, 75 Grasslands Road, Valhalla, NY 10595

Italian Cultural FilmLEONARDO DA VINCI – UNIVERSAL GENIUSWednesday, March 9 11:15 amGateway Center – Davis AuditoriumFree AdmissionThis informative and entertaining film follows DaVinci’s trail from Florence. It covers the period from when he becomes a pupil of Verrocchio, via Milan, to his time in the Amboise Castle in the Loire, following the invitation of the French King Francis I. In his luggage, the old painter took with him the Mona Lisa, the painting that made him famous.This program also features close-ups of many of DaVinci’s masterpieces filmed on location.

Italian Cultural FilmLIFE IS BEAUTIFULWednesday, April 13 11:15 amGateway Center – Davis AuditoriumFree AdmissionWhen an open-minded Jewish librarian becomes a victim of the Holocaust, he uses a perfect mixture of will, humor and imagination to protect his son from the dangers around their camp. The movie stars Roberto Benigni, Nicoletta Braschi, and Giorgio Cantarini. The director is Roberto Benigni.

Art History Lecture ITALIAN MODERN ARTGuest Speaker: CHERISE GORDON Wednesday, April 20 11:15 amGateway Center – Davis AuditoriumFree AdmissionMs. Gordon will discuss Italian art from the beginning of the 20th century, focusing on movements such as Futurism. She will also explore the contemporary art scene in Italy.

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Valentine’s Day Celebration!STEPCREWSunday, February 14 3:00 pm The world’s top talents in Irish step-dancing, Ottawa Valley step-dancing, and Modern Tap are featured in this unique high powered tour-de-force. Backed by a five-piece band, including Celtic vocals and fiddle playing, StepCrew simply drips with energy. “With dancers & fiddlers from the likes of The Chieftains, Bowfire, Cherish The Ladies, and Seven Nations, the cast is outstanding.” (The Boston Telegram). Guaranteed to make precious and long lasting Valentine’s Day memories for all!


Post St. Patrick’s Day Celebration! RHYTHM IN THE NIGHT (Irish Dance Spectacular) Sunday, March 20 3:00 pm This production truly is an epic journey, a tale of good versus evil told through Irish dance with a world class troupe of male and female dancers. The battle scenes transcend the struggle of dark versus light as lightning fast rhythms and a thunderous dance troupe display Irish dance like never seen before. An original soundtrack delivers an orchestral atmosphere as Rhythm in the Night turns an age-old art form into an exciting Irish dance extravaganza the whole family can enjoy!


DANZANOVA (World Music Extravaganza) Saturday, April 23 8:00 pmOriginal compositions, called klezdances, plus folk song compositions from the Middle East, Eastern and Central Europe and Latin America are blended with contemporary elements that evoke passion and emotion. This world fusion ensemble created by Ronn Yedidia brings to life music in its prime form of folk song and dance. The Epoch Times wrote “as a dessert with tunes in the spirit of ethnicity and chanson, DanzaNova exhilarates the audience leaving members ecstatic with bondless pleasure!”



CELEBRATINGCULTURAL DIVERSITY

through the arts




W E S T C H E S T E R C O M M U N I T Y C O L L E G E

SMART ARTS 2016dance delights ticket schedule

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. Performances take place in the Academic Arts Theatre.

Danceworks For Children Sunday, January 31 3:00 pm 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).

The reading and lecture series lets the best of today’s writers share their secrets with literary aficionados.

Presentations take place in the Gateway Center - Davis Auditorium. (Free and open to the public)

AJA MONET Thursday, February 119:30 - 10:45 am Performance & Writing Workshop11:00 - 11:50 am Performance and Q & A Described by Harry Belafonte, Aja is “the true definition of an artist.” She is an internationally established poet, performer, singer, songwriter, educator, and human rights advocate of Cuban-Jamaican descent from Brooklyn.

NINA BELE’N ROBIN Wednesday, March 3010:00 - 10:50 am Performance and Q & A 11:00 am - 12:50 pm Performance, Writing, Workshop, & Open Mic Ms. Robin competed at local poetry slams as a creative writing student at Westchester Community College. Now known as a performance poet, she hits the stage at high profile slam poetry venues with her signature style.

KRISTIN PREVALLET & GEORGE WALLACE Thursday, April 21 9:30 - 10:45 am Performance & Writing Workshop11:00 - 11:50 am Performance and Q & A12:00 noon - 12:50 pm Performance and Q & AGeorge Wallace, an adjunct professor of writing at Westchester Community College and Pace University, has authored 29 poetry chapbooks. Kristin Prevallet is the author of five books and nine chapbooks, including most recently her re-envision of T.S. Eliot’s Four Quartets in Everywhere Here and in Brooklyn, set to music by Colette Alexander.

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BLOCKBUSTEREXETER U’s Semi-Toned SUN, APR 17 3:00 pm

CAMERATA CHAMBER Romantic Period SUN, FEB 7 3:00 pm

DANCEWORKSDanceworks for Children SUN, JAN 31 3:00 pmDanceworks In Performance SAT, APR 2 8:00 pm SUN, APR 3 3:00 pm FRI, APR 8 8:00 pm SAT, APR 9 8:00 pm SUN, APR 10 3:00 pm

HOLIDAY FESTStepCrew (Valentine’s Special) SUN, FEB 14 3:00 pmRhythm in the Night SUN, MAR 20 3:00 pm

OF MUSICAL NOTE International Guitar Night SUN, FEB 28 3:00 pmDanzaNova SAT, APR 23 8:00 pm

PAGE 2 STAGEJulius Caesar SAT, JAN 23 8:00 pmMidsummer Night’s Dream SAT, MAY 14 8:00 pm

Danceworks in PerformanceSaturday, April 2 8:00 pm Sunday, April 3 3:00 pm Friday, April 8 8:00 pm Saturday, April 9 8:00 pm Sunday, April 10 3:00 pmTickets are $15 (general admission) and $10 (non-WCC students, children and seniors).

The stage transforms the literary page…its ever present brilliance in plays, both dramatic and comedic!


NATIONAL PLAYERS Julius Caesar (Shakespearean drama) Saturday, January 23 8:00 pm Considered to be quite the political drama, this play bears relevance in today’s global arena. The Romans venerate their leader, but Brutus sees that Julius Caesar may be too powerful for the good of the nation. Shakespeare's masterful examination of conspiracy, assassination, and the fallout remains hauntingly timeless. A memorable masterpiece!

NATIONAL PLAYERS A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Shakespearean comedy) Saturday, May 14 8:00 pm Unrequited lovers, warring fairies, and amateur thespians run amuck in a mysterious forest, setting a trickster named Puck loose on all. When a love potion gone wrong confuses everyone, who will wind up chasing whom?

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Take a musical trek around the vibrant sounds of past and present. Performances take place in the Academic Arts Theatre.

STEPCREW (Valentine’s Day Celebration) Sunday, February 14 3:00 pm

Combining Celtic music, superlative vocals and three styles of percussive dance (Ottawa Valley Stepdance, Irish Stepdance, and Tap), this is a unique, exhilarating tour-de-force production. The virtuosic cast of eleven dancers/musicians includes four touring members of The Chieftains, Ireland’s traditional music moguls; Canadian fiddle champions; and the powerhouse vocals of Scotland's Alyth McCormack. The StepCrew simply drips power and intensity. “The cast was outstanding, and the group’s energy dazzles.” (Boston Telegram)

RHYTHM IN THE NIGHT (Post St. Patrick’s Celebration) Sunday, March 20 3:00 pm

A tale of good versus evil, love and salvation is told through Irish step dancing with a world class troupe of 18 male and female dancers. This epic 90-minute journey features amazing footwork as Balor seeks to find his way out of the dark world. The battle scenes are particularly powerful with their lightning fast rhythms. Adding to the dramatic excitement, an original soundtrack delivers an orchestral atmosphere. It’s an age-old art form turned into an Irish dance spectacular, a grand and glorious adventure to thrill audiences of all ages!

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

and free for WCC credit students with ID. Series subscription: $42 (See both shows… a $6 savings!)

INTERNATIONAL GUITAR NIGHT (IGN)Sunday, February 28 3:00 pm Classroom Building - Room 200

The world’s foremost acoustic guitarists perform their latest original compositions and exchange musical ideas. IGN founder Brian Gore invites a new cast of guitar luminaries for special concerts of solos, duets and quartets that highlight the virtuosity and diversity within the world of acoustic guitar. Three European guitarists featured will be: Gypsy Jazz legend Lulo Reinhardt, contemporary fingerstyle innovator Mike Dawes, and multi-genre showman Andre Krengel.

DANZANOVA Saturday, April 238:00 pmAcademic Arts Theatre

The troupe’s soul-shaking shows are versatile explorations of ethnic world music, performed by a fiery group of virtuoso musicians. Conceived by composer/ pianist/accordionist Ronn Yedidia, authentic popular ethnic and folk song will be showcased from the Middle East, Eastern and Central Europe, and Latin America. Original compositions by Yedidia, known as klezdances, will add to this world fusion cornucopia.

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Journey around the vibrant sounds of past, present and fusion!



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SMART ARTS TICKET ORDER FORM

TICKETS NOT ISSUED AND RESERVATIONS NOT NECESSARY FOR FREE EVENTS

TICKET PURCHASE OPTIONSOnline: Pay by Credit Card. Available up to 3 hours prior to show time.

Purchasers must present printed email confirmation at the door. Visit www.sunywcc.edu/smartarts

Mail-in: Pay by Check (allow 2 weeks)

At The Door: Available 30 minutes prior to show time. Cash only!

SUBSCRIPTIONSEVENT NO. TICKETS COST EA. $ TOTAL

HOLIDAY FEST $42

OF MUSICAL NOTE $40

PAGE2STAGE $40

SINGLE TICKETSEVENT NO. TICKETS COST EA. $ TOTAL

National Players: Julius Caesar: (Jan 23)

Danceworks for Children (Jan 31)

Camerata Chamber Romantic Period (Feb 7)

StepCrew (Valentine’s Day Celebration) (Feb 14)

International Guitar Night (Feb 28)

Rhythm in the Night (Irish Dance Spectacular) (Mar 20)

Exeter U’s Semi-Toned (Apr 17)

DanzaNova (Apr 23)

National Players: Midsummer Night’s Dream (May 14)

Danceworks In Performance (Apr 2, 3 8, 9, 10)

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SMART ARTS “PATRON” (~ contribution to become a “patron”)

Support the arts at Westchester Community College – Thanks! TOTAL $

~ A portion of your donation may be tax deductible, as allowable by law.

Make checks payable to: FSA/Cultural Affairs, Hankin Academic Arts Building*Enclose a stamped, self-addressed envelope & mail to:

Office of Cultural Affairs, Hankin Academic Arts Building – Room 302CWestchester Community College, 75 Grasslands Road, Valhalla, NY 10595

For further information, call 914-606-6262

*Except Friday Night Film Series: Make check payable and mail to:Westchester Community College Foundation/Friday Night Film Series. (See separate film series order form)

Name (please print)

Address

City State Zip

Telephone (Day) (Evening)

Email

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With a spoonful of GLEE and a heavy dose of incredible a capella, this all-male singing sensation is the vocal pride of Exeter University and the recent champions of Voice Festival UK. This group has enjoyed international success and critical acclaim, becoming the standard bearer for the trendy a capella genre. The singers perform many award winning modern rock and pop hits. Impossible to beat and hard to match, this group touches the inner singer in all.


$18 (children under 13),and free for WCC credit students with ID.

The Fine Arts Gallery is located on the third floor of the Hankin 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.

PAINTING REASSEMBLEDMonday, February 1 – Saturday, April 16This exhibition brings together the work of Katie Bell, Joseph Montgomery, and Lumin Wakoa to examine the materiality and objecthood of painting through the reassembling of objects, materials, and forms. The artists utilize the process of painting as a catalyst for the generation and regeneration of ideas and imagery. Fragments collected from a wide array of sources, including earlier works, are recycled and reconstructed to create new compositions that challenge the traditional constraints of painting through both collage and assemblage.

STUDENT SHOW Monday, May 2 – Saturday, May 7An end-of-term celebration of student talent and creativity will be showcased. It reflects both student accomplishments and faculty dedication.

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Six outstanding contemporary films represent a spectrum of international film talent. An introduction, discussion and refreshments will be provided.

Screenings begin at 7:45 pm in the Gateway Center – Davis Auditorium. Doors open at 7:10; refreshments are served at 7:20 pm.

For more information, call Bob Bruckenthal at 914-723-3186. For school closings, please visit the college website (sunywcc.edu) or call 914-606-6900.

CASTAWAY ON THE MOON April 8 South Korea (2009) After failing to kill himself, a man washes up on a deserted island, but within view of the city's high-risers. He attempts to escape, but soon accepts the challenges of living on the island. (116 minutes)

KAHAANI April 15 India (2012) Pregnant Vidya Bagchi steps off the airplane from London. Her first stop is the local police station to file a missing persons report. Weeks prior, her husband Arnab arrived in India for a job assignment. Without explanation, his calls stopped. (122 minutes)

CAUTIVAApril 29 Argentina (2003) Cristina's life is thrown into turmoil when she is suddenly escorted from her strict Catholic school

in Buenos Aires. Told she is really the daughter of activists who disappeared in the '70s, Cristina tries to find her true identity. (115 minutes)

BEFORE YOUR EYES May 6 Turkey (2009) Ten-year old Gulistan and her younger brother live happily with their parents in Turkish

Kurdistan. Tragedy strikes when their parents are shot down by paramilitary gunmen before their eyes. Traumatized and orphaned, they are placed in the care of their young, politically-active aunt who soon disappears without a trace. (102 minutes)

LOST EMBRACE May 13 Argentina (Jewish) (2004) A twenty-something Jewish-Argentinean student left the University of Architecture. He wanders downtown where his mother has a lingerie shop and his brother runs an import business. He tries to get a Polish passport and move to Europe. He has never understood why his father left him to fight in the Yom Kippur War. (99 minutes)

THE LUNCHBOXMay 20 India (2013) The film revolves around a mistaken delivery by the Dabbawalas (lunchbox service) of Mumbai, leading to a relationship between a lonely widower and an unhappy housewife, as they start exchanging notes through the daily lunchbox. (104 minutes)

Please return to: Westchester Community College Foundation, Friday Night Film Series, Westchester Community College, 75 Grasslands Road, Valhalla, NY 10595-1698 I enclose a check for Fall 2015 subscription payable to WCC Foundation: Film Series: _______(#) regular subscription(s), $54 each: $ ________(total) _______(#) senior (60 plus), or staff subscription(s), $48 each: $ ________(total) _______(#) student, with copy of ID, subscription(s); Free; $ 0.00 (total)

Name _____________________________________________________________________________ Address ___________________________________________________________________________ Town ___________________________________________State ___________ Zip ______________ Email _____________________________________________________________________________ Phone _______________________________________________(only for Film Series announcements)

NOTE: Film titles subject to change. Films will be subtitled in English, if available.

film series order form

Performance takes place in the Academic Arts Theatre.

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Lumin Wakoa

WCC Students (registered for credit) are entitled to 1 FREE ticket per event with valid student ID. Present ID at Box Office a half hour before performance time.

Tickets are subject to availability.




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