DEC '08 - The Nyack Villager

Events
continued
in December
from page 19
Hopper House
Art Center
82 N. Broadway in
Nyack. Open 1-5 pm
urs through Sun.
Info / reservations
visit www.Hopper-
House.org or call
(845) 358-0774
• BOOk FAIR
Meet local authors & illustrators; get your books
autographed. Books and child-friendly gifts for
sale during regular gallery hours. Book Fair highlights
this year: A Mercy, a new novel by Nobel
Prize winner Toni Morrison, Evelyn Fitzgerald’s
book of photos and text Green-Wood: Brooklyn's
Historic Cemetery, Danuta Swiatek’s Kimberly Goes
To Poland, illustrated by the author’s 5-year old
daughter. 2 weekends: Dec 6&7 & Dec 13&14.
• ExHIBITS
Focus on the Figure—drawings from the Weekly
Figure Drawing Sessions; Dec 6—21, Opening
Reception, Sat, Dec 6, from 2 to 4 pm.
Poetry For People—a display of poems from the
monthly poetry group, Dec 6 through 21.
WORkSHOpS
• Portrait Painting—Tues, Dec 2, 6 to 9pm; preregistration
required. $28 per session. Supplies
list available upon registration.
• Screenwriting Basics—Sat, Dec 6 & 13, 10am-
12:30pm, teen to adult. 2-day workshop on writing
a commercially viable screenplay.
• Poetry for People—regular meeting Mon, Dec
15 at 7pm. Pre-registration is required.
• Songwriters’ Workshop—Mon, Dec 8 at 7:30pm.
$3 per session. Contact HH to register.
• Weekly Figure Drawing Sessions—urs, 7:30 to
10pm; $14, $6 students with I.D.
Info: hopperfiguredrawing.blogspot.com/
South Nyack Recital Series
At Nyack Library, 59 South Broadway, Nyack NY. Tickets:
$20/$15 senior/$10 student. Saturdays at 7pm. Discounts
available. For more info: www.southnyackrecitalseries.org
or phone 845-358-3370,
• DECEMBER 6—Renowned French pianist, Didier
Castell-Jacomin, performs Mozart, Schubert,
Chopin.
• DECEMBER 13—Pianist Yoni Levyatov, silver
medalist of the 2008 International Bosendorfer
Piano Competition, performs Schumann,
Liszand others.
• DECEMBER 20—Albany native, pianist Daniel
Teitler, will perform Liszt and works by American
composer Joseph Fennimore.
• DECEMBER 27—Nyack College professor,
Tammy Lum, piano and Jacob Nevill, saxophone
present Music of the Americas.
The Velveteen Rabbit
Adaptation of the classic children’s classic: a
stuffed rabbit’s quest to become real through the
love of his owner.
Nyack Village eatre, 94 Main St. (upstairs)
4 Performances: Sat, Dec 13 at noon,
Sun, Dec 14 at noon, Sat Dec 20 at 2pm &
Sun, Dec 21 at 2pm.
Admission: $15. Info & reservations: (845)
367-1423 ✫
Palisades Free Library
19 Closter Road, Palisades, NY 10964; 845-359-0136
Please register at the front desk for all children’s programs.
CHILDREN'S PROGRAM FOR NOVEMBER
• Create a December Calendar. Ages 8 and up.
Countdown to Hanukkah, Christmas, Kwanzaa,
and the New Year. Bring small family photos.
Design holiday cards and tags.
Wed, Dec 3 at 4:30pm
• Home Sweet Gingerbread Home. Ages 5 & up.
Create small gingerbread houses to make a village
on a plate. Bring a box of graham crackers. Fun
to make, yummy to eat!
Wed, Dec 10, 4:30pm.
• Reindeer Reading Fun. For ages 21/2 to 4.
Can reindeer really fly? Find out by listening to
stories and facts. Create a flying reindeer for your
holiday celebrations.
Tues, Dec 16, 4:30pm
Nyack Library
59 South Broadway, Nyack, NY
Info & reg: (845) 358-3370, ex 14
• eatre at the Library: Fiction by Steven Dietz
A new play that looks at how easy it can be to
20 The Nyack Villager December, 2008