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APRIL
| Calendar of Cultural Events |
Saturday April 11,2009: Joel Krosnick and Gilbert Kalish, Cello and Piano Recital
8:00 P.M.
Bailey Hall Cornell University
Ithaca NY
Distinguished American Pianist Gilbert Kalish joins cellist Joel Krosnick, of the Julliard Quartet,
for a duo recital
Saturday,Sunday April 11,12: Opening Weekend at Sheldrake Point Vineyard
Saturday Evening Wine Makers Dinner – four course dinner featuring Sheldrake vineyard wines
Sunday Easter Brunch a special Sunday morning, holiday brunch
Simply Red Lakeside Bistro at Sheldrake Point Vineyards
7448 County Road 153 Ovid, NY 14521
Phone 607-532-9401
Tuesday, April 14: Jewelry Making Class
Call for details
Cortland Senior Center 60 Central Ave
Cortland
Wednesday, April 15: Musical Entertainment By Bob Swarm
5:00 evening meal
Harford Senior Center
Creamery Hills Senior Living
Harford
Wednesday, April 15: Faculty Gala
8 pm, Dowd Fine Arts Theatre,
SUNY Cortland
Members of the Music and Theatre faculty present a varied program of both art forms.
Admission is free.
Saturday, April 18: Frank Vignola Band
8 pm, Center for the Arts,
72 South Main St
Homer
7 pm, social hour. Frank Vignola is considered by many to be among the top ranked guitarists
on the music scene today. An extremely versatile jazz guitarist, Frank Vignola has demonstrated
that he is capable of playing everything from fusion and commercial pop-jazz to hard bop, post-
bop, and swing. Frank performs and/or records with such varied artists as Chet Atkins,
Madonna, Jon Faddis, Woody Allen, Ringo Starr, Manhattan Transfer, Frank Wess, Elvin Jones,
Lionel Hampton and countless legends from the golden age of jazz; he is currently the guitarist
with the David Grisman Quintet. Adults $20, Seniors $16. Purchase tickets online or call (607)
749-4900 or toll-free (877) 749-2787.
Sunday, April 19: College Singers
2 pm, Dowd Fine Arts Theatre,
SUNY Cortland
The college choral group, under the direction of Dr. Stephen Wilson, presents a concert of
varied choral singing. Admission is free.
Sunday April 19th Blodgett’s Stories of Cortland County
2:00pm
don’t miss the latest installment of the East End Center’s History and Heritage Series which
features the stories of churches in Cortland County
Please call the Cortland Youth Bureau at 607 753-3021 to reserve your seat for what promises
to be a fascinating program.
Thursday April 23, a life drawing class
6:45 -8:45 at the Center for the Arts in Homer
Saturday April 25, 16th Annual Finger Lakes Fishing Festival
8 am - 12 noon
Lime Hollow Education Center
3091 Gracie Road, Cortland
This fun-filled program is focused on all things fishy! Come learn about water, aquatic life, and
fishing at this all-ages event! Children ages 3-14 may try to catch and take home one fish.
• “Pathways to Fishing” - tour interactive stations on your way to the fishing pond.
• Multiple Fishing Ponds!
• Crafts and Games - face painting, make a “fishy” t-shirt, bean-bag toss and more.
• New this year!! Secret fishing hole for ages 11-14
Please bring your fishing gear. Pre-Registration is highly recommended! Please pre-register for
this event by calling 607-662-4632. First callers get their start time of choice. Pre-registered $4
per person, walk-ins $5 per person. Program sponsored by the: Lime Hollow Center for
Environment and Culture, USGS Tunison Laboratory of Aquatic Science, BOCES New Visions
Environmental Science Class and Wal-Mart. For more information call (607) 662-4632 or visit
www.limehollow.org.
Saturday, April 25: Folk Festival
12 - 4 pm
J.M. McDonald Sports Complex,
4292 Fairgrounds Road, Cortland
. Showcasing and celebrating the ethnicities and cultural heritages of Cortland County.
Admission will be free thanks to a New York State Community Arts Decentralization grant. The
festival will feature folk dance demonstrations by local ethnic groups. Additionally, fun and easy
folk dances will be taught, and audience participation will be encouraged. Ethnic foods will be for
sale throughout the festival, and a parade of flags will be a highlight of the afternoon.
Multiple sets of square dancers, dancing to “God Bless America,” as choreographed by the late
Dick Leger, will close the festival. Community members are invited to perform this square dance
at the festival by learning and rehearsing the dance prior to April 25. See details.
Festival organizers are also seeking flags from all nations (approximately 3’x5’ large) to use in
the Parade of Flags. If you have a flag that you are willing to loan for use in the festival, please
contact Bess at info@center4art.org. The subject line should read Folk Festival. For more
information contact Bess Koval at Center for the Arts, 749-4900 or info@center4art.org.
Saturday April 25, 100th Annual Charity Ball
6 pm
Tinelli's Hathaway House, Solon.
Hospital Aid is celebrating the 100th annual charity ball. Hospital Aid is the fundraising group for
Maternity, Pediatrics and Nursery departments at the hospital. Tickets will be available March 15
until April 20. The cost is $60/person $120/couple. Tickets can be purchased at CRMC Coffee
shop or at Bangles, Bags and Bling on Rt. 13 Cortlandville, or call Laura Rozelsky at (607) 753-
7381.
Saturday April 25th Father/Daughter Dance
Cortland Youth Bureau Teen Center
4-7pm
$3.oo Admission
Sunday April 26,2009: Bus trip to Philadelphia Art Museum: Cézanne and Beyond
Depart : promptly from the parking lot of old Cortlandville Fire House Rte 281 at 6:00am
Arrive: at the Philadelphia Art Museum at 10:30 am
Depart: Philadelphia At 6:30 pm
Arrive: back in Cortland at 10:30 pm.
Sponsored by the Cultural Council of Cortland County. Tickets $65 students,$68 members, $75
nonmembers. For more information and reservations call 753-7786.
Tuesday, April 28: College-Community Orchestra
8 pm Dowd Fine Arts Theatre,
SUNY Cortland
Students, college faculty and staff, and members of the community combine to present classical
orchestral music at its finest. Under the direction of Ubaldo Valli. Admission is free.
Wednesday April 29,2009: Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra
8:00 Bailey Hall
Cornell University
Ithaca NY
Musical America’s Ensemble of the Year in 2004, San Francisco’s Philharmonia Baroque
Orchestra has been dedicated to historically-informed performance of Baroque, Classical and
early-Romantic music on original instruments since its inception in1981. Program
includes instrumental concerti by Corelli and Vivaldi, duets from Handel oratorios, and
the Stabat Mater by Pergolesi
8:00 P.M.
Bailey Hall Cornell University
Ithaca NY
Distinguished American Pianist Gilbert Kalish joins cellist Joel Krosnick, of the Julliard Quartet,
for a duo recital
Saturday,Sunday April 11,12: Opening Weekend at Sheldrake Point Vineyard
Saturday Evening Wine Makers Dinner – four course dinner featuring Sheldrake vineyard wines
Sunday Easter Brunch a special Sunday morning, holiday brunch
Simply Red Lakeside Bistro at Sheldrake Point Vineyards
7448 County Road 153 Ovid, NY 14521
Phone 607-532-9401
Tuesday, April 14: Jewelry Making Class
Call for details
Cortland Senior Center 60 Central Ave
Cortland
Wednesday, April 15: Musical Entertainment By Bob Swarm
5:00 evening meal
Harford Senior Center
Creamery Hills Senior Living
Harford
Wednesday, April 15: Faculty Gala
8 pm, Dowd Fine Arts Theatre,
SUNY Cortland
Members of the Music and Theatre faculty present a varied program of both art forms.
Admission is free.
Saturday, April 18: Frank Vignola Band
8 pm, Center for the Arts,
72 South Main St
Homer
7 pm, social hour. Frank Vignola is considered by many to be among the top ranked guitarists
on the music scene today. An extremely versatile jazz guitarist, Frank Vignola has demonstrated
that he is capable of playing everything from fusion and commercial pop-jazz to hard bop, post-
bop, and swing. Frank performs and/or records with such varied artists as Chet Atkins,
Madonna, Jon Faddis, Woody Allen, Ringo Starr, Manhattan Transfer, Frank Wess, Elvin Jones,
Lionel Hampton and countless legends from the golden age of jazz; he is currently the guitarist
with the David Grisman Quintet. Adults $20, Seniors $16. Purchase tickets online or call (607)
749-4900 or toll-free (877) 749-2787.
Sunday, April 19: College Singers
2 pm, Dowd Fine Arts Theatre,
SUNY Cortland
The college choral group, under the direction of Dr. Stephen Wilson, presents a concert of
varied choral singing. Admission is free.
Sunday April 19th Blodgett’s Stories of Cortland County
2:00pm
don’t miss the latest installment of the East End Center’s History and Heritage Series which
features the stories of churches in Cortland County
Please call the Cortland Youth Bureau at 607 753-3021 to reserve your seat for what promises
to be a fascinating program.
Thursday April 23, a life drawing class
6:45 -8:45 at the Center for the Arts in Homer
Saturday April 25, 16th Annual Finger Lakes Fishing Festival
8 am - 12 noon
Lime Hollow Education Center
3091 Gracie Road, Cortland
This fun-filled program is focused on all things fishy! Come learn about water, aquatic life, and
fishing at this all-ages event! Children ages 3-14 may try to catch and take home one fish.
• “Pathways to Fishing” - tour interactive stations on your way to the fishing pond.
• Multiple Fishing Ponds!
• Crafts and Games - face painting, make a “fishy” t-shirt, bean-bag toss and more.
• New this year!! Secret fishing hole for ages 11-14
Please bring your fishing gear. Pre-Registration is highly recommended! Please pre-register for
this event by calling 607-662-4632. First callers get their start time of choice. Pre-registered $4
per person, walk-ins $5 per person. Program sponsored by the: Lime Hollow Center for
Environment and Culture, USGS Tunison Laboratory of Aquatic Science, BOCES New Visions
Environmental Science Class and Wal-Mart. For more information call (607) 662-4632 or visit
www.limehollow.org.
Saturday, April 25: Folk Festival
12 - 4 pm
J.M. McDonald Sports Complex,
4292 Fairgrounds Road, Cortland
. Showcasing and celebrating the ethnicities and cultural heritages of Cortland County.
Admission will be free thanks to a New York State Community Arts Decentralization grant. The
festival will feature folk dance demonstrations by local ethnic groups. Additionally, fun and easy
folk dances will be taught, and audience participation will be encouraged. Ethnic foods will be for
sale throughout the festival, and a parade of flags will be a highlight of the afternoon.
Multiple sets of square dancers, dancing to “God Bless America,” as choreographed by the late
Dick Leger, will close the festival. Community members are invited to perform this square dance
at the festival by learning and rehearsing the dance prior to April 25. See details.
Festival organizers are also seeking flags from all nations (approximately 3’x5’ large) to use in
the Parade of Flags. If you have a flag that you are willing to loan for use in the festival, please
contact Bess at info@center4art.org. The subject line should read Folk Festival. For more
information contact Bess Koval at Center for the Arts, 749-4900 or info@center4art.org.
Saturday April 25, 100th Annual Charity Ball
6 pm
Tinelli's Hathaway House, Solon.
Hospital Aid is celebrating the 100th annual charity ball. Hospital Aid is the fundraising group for
Maternity, Pediatrics and Nursery departments at the hospital. Tickets will be available March 15
until April 20. The cost is $60/person $120/couple. Tickets can be purchased at CRMC Coffee
shop or at Bangles, Bags and Bling on Rt. 13 Cortlandville, or call Laura Rozelsky at (607) 753-
7381.
Saturday April 25th Father/Daughter Dance
Cortland Youth Bureau Teen Center
4-7pm
$3.oo Admission
Sunday April 26,2009: Bus trip to Philadelphia Art Museum: Cézanne and Beyond
Depart : promptly from the parking lot of old Cortlandville Fire House Rte 281 at 6:00am
Arrive: at the Philadelphia Art Museum at 10:30 am
Depart: Philadelphia At 6:30 pm
Arrive: back in Cortland at 10:30 pm.
Sponsored by the Cultural Council of Cortland County. Tickets $65 students,$68 members, $75
nonmembers. For more information and reservations call 753-7786.
Tuesday, April 28: College-Community Orchestra
8 pm Dowd Fine Arts Theatre,
SUNY Cortland
Students, college faculty and staff, and members of the community combine to present classical
orchestral music at its finest. Under the direction of Ubaldo Valli. Admission is free.
Wednesday April 29,2009: Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra
8:00 Bailey Hall
Cornell University
Ithaca NY
Musical America’s Ensemble of the Year in 2004, San Francisco’s Philharmonia Baroque
Orchestra has been dedicated to historically-informed performance of Baroque, Classical and
early-Romantic music on original instruments since its inception in1981. Program
includes instrumental concerti by Corelli and Vivaldi, duets from Handel oratorios, and
the Stabat Mater by Pergolesi
Month's Featured Art Work:
"Our Dog," watercolor by Jae Harris
"Our Dog," watercolor by Jae Harris