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Bossy the Frog
Riverspace is a
not-for-profit arts
organization in
Nyack, New York
offering innovative
programming in
music, theater,
film, dance and
education.

Tuesday Night Jazz

MUSIC
TUESDAY NIGHT JAZZ
Riverspace Cafe
Tuesday, February 19

featuring
Ralph Lalama, tenor sax

The House Band: Cameron Brown, Mike Holober, Steve Johns, Mike McGuirk, Richard Sussman,
Ron Vincent.

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Series Sponsors:
The Rockland County Jazz and Blues Society

Tickets: $9;$5 participating musicians

Johnny Markowski

MUSIC
Songwriters by the River
Friday, February 22, 8PM

A monthly series with an eclectic mix of local and national songwriters trading songs and stories in an intimate café setting.  Lynn Crystal, music director of WFDU-FM and host of the radio show “Carnival of Song” will introduce the show.

Co-hosted by Joe D’Urso and Andy Krikun.

Featuring:
Johnny Markowski
American roots music from a member of the legendary New Riders of the Purple Sage and swamp groove band Stir Fried.
www.johnnymarkowski.com

Semaj
Chicago-born, New Orleans-bred, and Rockland-based balladeer blending an intriguing mix of hiphop, soul, and rock.
www.semajmusic.com

Katie Elevitch
Originally from Rockland, this Brooklyn-based singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist fuses elements of rock, funk, and R&B with folk storytelling.
www.katieelevitch.com

Songwriters by the River Season Sponsors:
Casa del Sol and Pilates Central

Tickets: $10

The Rockland Youth Jazz Ensemble

MUSIC
Riverspace Cafe
The Rockland Youth Jazz Ensemble
(under the direction of Peter Furlan)
Monday, February 25

featuring guest artists:
Bob Ferrel - Trombone
David Budway - Piano

Download Color Flyer

Series Sponsors:
The Rockland County Jazz and Blues Society

Tickets: $9

Tuesday Night Jazz

MUSIC
TUESDAY NIGHT JAZZ
Riverspace Cafe
Tuesday, February 26

featuring
Ralph Lalama, tenor sax

The House Band: Cameron Brown, Mike Holober, Steve Johns, Mike McGuirk, Richard Sussman,
Ron Vincent.

Download Color Flyer

Series Sponsors:
The Rockland County Jazz and Blues Society

Tickets: $9;$5 participating musicians

Tony Kenny's Ireland

LIVE MUSIC & DANCE PERFORMANCE
Tony Kenny's Ireland
Sunday, March 2nd, 7:30 pm

O'Malley's of Nyack Presents
Tony Kenny's Ireland
Ticket proceeds to Benefit
Rockland GAA - Youths Programs

Tony Kenny, Ireland's premiere entertainer and star of Jury's Irish Cabaret for more than 20 years. Also with special guests: Comedian Richie Hayes;
The Dublin City Dancers; and singer/dancer
Victoria Kenny.

Website: omalleysofnyack.com

Tickets: $35 / $25

Spelman College Jazz Ensemble

Benefit - Music
SPELMAN COLLEGE JAZZ EMSEMBLE
Sunday, March 16th, 5PM

Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity presents the Spelman College Jazz Ensemble and honors 12 women making history in Rockland. This is a benefit for scholarships for the Eta Chi Lambda Community Service Fund, Inc.

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Website: www.etachilambda.org

Tickets: $55 Preferred seating and reception
$35 / $15 student

Meghan Cary

SONGWRITERS BY THE RIVER
Riverspace Cafe
Friday, March 21, 8PM

A monthly series with an eclectic mix of local and national songwriters trading songs and stories in an intimate café setting. Lynn Crystal, music director of WFDU-FM and host of the radio show “Carnival of Song” will introduce the show.

Co-hosted by Joe D’Urso and Andy Krikun.

Featuring:
Meghan Cary
"A poetic flair reminiscent of Shawn Colvin and the Indigo Girls”. - Billboard Magazine
www.meghancary.com

Compton Maddux
Nyack songwriter blending acoustic based blues with Appalachian ballads
www.comptonmaddux.com

Christine Martucci
Soulful New Jersey rock and roller
www.christinemartucci.com

Series Sponsors:
Casa Del Sol and Pilates Central

Tickets: $10

Swingtime Big Band

MUSIC
"Swing into Spring!"
Swingtime Big Band
Sunday, March 30, 3PM

Music of the greats, including Count Basie, Artie Shaw, Tommy Dorsey, Benny Goodman, Duke Ellington, Harry James and Glenn Miller.

New York’s renowned 20-piece swing-era ensemble was featured as the only swing band in Time Out as New York’s highlight of Lincoln Center’s 2007 Midsummer Night Swing Festival.

An afternoon of fun for the whole family. Refreshments and Dancing in the cafe.

Website: www.swingtimeny.com

Tickets: $25 / $15 students

Bridgman/Packer Dance

LIVE DANCE AND MUSIC
Bridgman/Packer Dance
Trilogy: Seductive Reasoning, Under the Skin
and Memory Bank
A Benefit for Riverspace
Saturday, April 5, 8PM

Choreographers and dancers Art Bridgman and Myrna Packer. Trilogy: Seductive Reasoning, Under the Skin, and Memory Bank dance and video works created in collaboration with filmmakers Peter Bobrow and Jim Monroe, with live music by composers Robert Ian and Ken Fields.

"Ingenious...magical and fascinating"
Roslyn Sulcas, The New York Times

"The most thrilling dance work this reviewer has seen in recent memory...flat-out exhilarating."
Karen Campbell, The Boston Globe

"Video projections have seldom been used so adroitly or with such profligate imagination."
Jennifer Dunning, The New York Times

Website: www.bridgmanpacker.org

Tickets: $20/$15 student, senior
$15/ticket for group over 10

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