2010 Winter/Spring Season

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Salutations!It’s 2010 and this year brings with it a significant milestone in the brief history of our beloved Center. We will mark and celebrate our “5-year Anniversary” as the Center for the Arts of Homer this June! However until that day, what a season we have in store for you!

From across the Atlantic, the Center brings to our stage performers from Ireland and Italy and from within our own continental boundaries, we go from Canada to California and back to our own

northeast for the finest entertainment possible. Our art exhibits are sculptured dolls of various eras and worlds, our 4th Annual “Imagination Celebration” student art exhibit, and a brief history of one man’s work with a camera from the 1960’s through to the 21st century.

Beginning in January, it is the triumphant return of Eileen Ivers & Immigrant Soul, followed next in February with the 10 piece Prime-Time Funk jazz band, a free children’s concert with Dave Ruch and ending the month with the flat-pickin’ guitar wizard Beppe Gambetta being joined on stage by none other than Prairie Home Companion’s own fiddle and mandolin genius Peter Ostroushko.

In March, we bring in the green with Ireland’s critically acclaimed touring sensation, Celtic Crossroads and finish out the month with the leading Irish-American super group Solas. April kicks off with our own thespian troupe C4Act and their production of the comedy “Moon Over Buffalo.” We have a Thursday Night Free with the Syracuse Symphony’s String Quartet and a show to remember with Dan Hicks and his band the Hot Licks.

May starts off with five-time “Guitarist of the Year” winner Duke Robillard and finishes with a legend from the pantheon of influential rock ‘n’ roll figures, Graham Parker. June sees two of Canada’s most popular acts gracing our stage. First is The Dala Girls, called the “angels of folk music” and finally, the first performers the fledgling Center for the Arts of Homer hosted, the Glengarry Bhoys.

As always, please take special note of our season sponsors, our show sponsors and our playbill advertisers. They support us in our endeavors and I ask that you support them. It is all about community!

Our sole purpose is to enrich your life through the arts – so come often to your community arts center and enjoy all we have to share.

See you at the show!Daniel Hayes

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Welcome to the Center for the Arts. You have discovered a jewel nestled in the quaint and historic Village of Homer.

The Arts Center is known not only in Homer, Cortland County and New York State, but also throughout the nation for its diverse entertainment and appreciation of the arts. It has built its reputation through hard work from staff and volunteers and its excellent cultural programs.

The Village of Homer continues to support the Center for making our village a better place to live. Enjoy your visit and the fine programs of the Center for the Arts.

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Eileen Ivers will change the way you think about the violin.

Eileen Ivers - Nine Time All-Ireland Fiddle Champion, London Symphony Orchestra, National Symphony at The Kennedy Center, Boston Pops, musical star of Riverdance, The Chieftains, Hall and Oates, Afrocelts, Patti Smith, Paula Cole, Al Di Meola, Steve Gadd, founding member of Cherish the Ladies, performed for Presidents and Royalty worldwide …this is a short list of her accomplishments, headliners, tours and affiliations. Fiddler Eileen Ivers has established herself as the pre-eminent exponent of the Irish fiddle in the world today.

It is a rare and select grade of spectacular artists whose work is so boldly imaginative and clearly virtuosic that it alters the medium. It has been said that the task of respectfully exploring the traditions and progression of the Celtic fiddle is quite literally on Eileen Ivers’ shoulders. The Washington Post states, “She suggests the future of the Celtic fiddle.”

She’s been called a “sensation” by Billboard magazine and “the Jimi Hendrix of the violin” by The New York Times. “She electrifies the crowd with a dazzling show of virtuoso playing” says The Irish Times. Ivers’ recording credits include over 80 contemporary and traditional albums and numerous movie scores. Her latest CD, entitled Eileen Ivers & Immigrant Soul continues to display why Ivers is hailed as one of the great innovators and pioneers in the Celtic and World music genres.

“The Eileen Ivers Band rocked the house everywhere it played. …A beautifully inventive fiddler …Her playing a tradition-rich yet adventurous, spiced with world, jazz and pop.” - Scott Alarik, The Boston Globe

“She electrifies the crowd with a dazzling show of virtuoso playing …then she focuses her attention outwards to the audience, who shout and cheer and answer her calls in a deafening chorus.” - Mary O’Malley, The Irish Times

“Nobody does it better than Eileen Ivers. Not only does the orchestra savor her musicianship and professionalism, but, she never misses to bring a pops audience to its feet with thunderous ovations.” - Marvin Hamlisch, National Symphony and Pittsburgh Symphony Pops Conductor

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February 13thSaturday Night

Prime Time Funk

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It was 1996 when veteran Rochester musicians James Richmond (sax, keyboard and vocals) and the late Ralph Ortiz (bass) started assembling their dream band. A funk band, of course, and – for once – there would be no compromises on musicianship or material. This would be Prime Time Funk.

One by one, they handpicked the rhythm section, starting with drummer Dave Cohen. When they began recruiting the PTF horns, saxophonist Vince Ercolamento was their first call. It wasn’t long before the dream became a reality – but would it be too good to last?

A debut CD in 2001, Ready and Willing, co-produced by Grammy® Award-winning producer Jeff Tyzik – who also happens to be Principal Pops Conductor for the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra – put the band on a much larger map.

The decision is unanimous: vocalist Ronnie Leigh, drummer Dave Cohen, saxophonist Vince Ercolamento, keyboard player Andy Calabrese, guitarist Joe Chiappone, trumpet players Ron D’Angelo and Derrick Lipp and baritone sax player Mike Edwards join Jim Richmond in announcing the newest addition to PTF: Syracuse bassist Ron France.

Between clubs, colleges, and corporate dates, and from festivals and fundraisers to private celebrations, this premier ten-piece powerhouse is more in demand than ever.

PTF is currently in the studio recording its second CD for release later this year, and will continue to live its dream while living up to its name…

As for audiences, they become fans as soon as they hear this group of extraordinary musicians. The energy and excitement generated by this ten-piece powerhouse– without any stage gimmicks or pretension – is a dream come true for music fans from Rochester’s own International Jazz Festival to the Lionel Hampton Jazz Club in Paris, France.

“Put some of the best rhythm players in Rochester together with the best horns, add vocalist Ronnie Leigh and the production of Jeff Tyzik, and you have Rochester’s answer to Tower of Power: Prime Time Funk.” – City Newspaper

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Dave Ruch is a special musician and performer widely noted for his ability to engage audiences of all kinds. He performs over 325 concerts and workshops each year for schools, music festivals, libraries, historical societies, professional conferences, folk music organizations, museums and community events. Equal parts historian, entertainer, educator, comedian and folklorist, Dave finds his song material in dusty archives, obscure songbooks, diaries, old recordings, scholarly journals and sometimes from his own children, and brings these gems to life in a most entertaining style.

For this performance, Dave brings along his banjo, mandolin, guitar, jaw harp and washtub bass for a special program full of musical fun. Audience members will delight in seeing and learning a bit about these instruments up close while enjoying some great participatory songs performed on each. Expect sing-a-longs, movement songs, laughter, guessing games, even a few cartoon themes...some audience members may even be invited to come up on “stage” and play the washtub with Dave!

Dave Ruch is a member of the New York State Historical Association, New York State Council for the Social Studies, Canal Society of New York State, New York Folklore Society, Western New York Association of Historical Agencies, the Association of Teaching Artists and the New York State Reading Association.

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February 27thSaturday Night

It is the smile that is the key for reading the musical universe of Beppe Gambetta; an open and disarming smile that is also the contagious and irresistible smile of a person who invites you to a musical journey with light heart and curiosity. The destination as for any traveller, is not totally defined because it is beautiful, at the very last, to find ourselves where we never would have expected to be.

From his unique background as an Italian musician in love with both American roots music as well as the music of his native country, Beppe has travelled the world and even crossed the “Iron Curtain” to dazzle and charm music enthusiasts everywhere. After eleven CDs, DVDs, teaching books and collaborations with many other top-flight musicians, Gambetta is increasingly known as one of the true live master innovators of the acoustic guitar.

“Get him on a stage and his fingers speak a language all their own. After all, he’s notknown as the ‘Italian King of the flatpick guitar’ for nothing.” - Steve Wildsmith, The Daily Times

When they write the book on Peter Ostroushko, they may mention that he loved his family and music and cooking and baseball. But there’s no doubt they’ll say he was one of the most accomplished instrumentalists and gifted composers of his generation.

Peter has spent more than 25 years as a frequent performer on A Prairie Home Companion, and for a few seasons, he did a stint as Music Director for the popular radio show. You may have caught Peter on TV, too. He’s appeared on Austin City Limits, Late Night with David Letterman, even Mr. Rogers’ Neighborhood.

“The tunes on Ostroushko’s tour de force are soundscapes in the truest sense… meditative, turbulent, funny, alternately harsh and serene… they unfold like the most leisurely symphony imaginable, indicating Ostroushko has forged a winning synthesis of folk and classical strains. His aim is to paint portraits of a land with a heart at its center, and he is uncannily on mystical target.” – Boston Globe

“Let’s start with the word ‘brilliant’ and move on from there… in addition to flatout mastery of his instruments, Ostroushko dazzles with his command of various musical genres.” -The Advocate

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March 4thThursday Night


Just when you think that you have seen the best that Irish music has to offer, a fresh new show from Ireland is taking the art form to an entirely new level. Celtic Crossroads presents Irish music like never before; they are doing to Irish music what Riverdance has done to Irish dance. Last year saw Celtic Crossroads perform it’s first ever season in the USA. Every show was a complete sell-out, and this year the show is looking at its biggest season yet. Performing from east coast to west, these world-class musicians and dancers are taking the performing arts circuit by storm.

National and international accolades, awards and championship medals are too numerous to mention for this young cast for whom the extraordinary is everyday and the impossible is always achievable. Magical interludes from the haunting Uilleann pipes, whistles, low whistles and of course the Celtic harp along with some of Irelands finest exponents of traditional song transport the listener to that crossroads in Ireland. Tempestuous fiddle playing competes with explosive banjo, intricate mandolin, accordion, mandola and bouzouki and awe-inspiring guitar riffs, while silky classical flutes remind the audience that these fiercely traditional musicians are also classically trained.

Throw in thunderous drum rhythms, saxophone and Cajon and the audience finds themselves recklessly and ecstatically stomping along. As the thunder starts to take hold, rhythms beating, Irish dancers defying laws of speed and gravity, musicians swapping instruments before your eyes, building and rising from a slow groove to a climactic, epic and all encompassing wildness of unadulterated genius, audiences are unable to prevent themselves from jumping to their feet in thunderous ovation. The show’s success is rapidly gathering momentum as it leaves a trail of enthralled audiences behind it.

“Celtic Crossroads hit our stage with unrivaled energy and enthusiasm. The musicians, the dancers and the variety of music styles kept audience members cheering throughout the show. It was one of the most high-energy shows to ever hit our stage!” - Kathy Setterman, Executive Director, Paramount Arts Center, KY.

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March 20thSaturday Night

Since its birth in 1996, Solas has been loudly proclaimed as the most popular, influential, and exciting Celtic band to ever emerge from the United States. Even before the release of its first Shanachie CD, the Boston Herald trumpeted the quintet as “the first truly great Irish band to arise from America,” and the Irish Echo ranked Solas among the “most exciting bands anywhere in the world.” Since then, the praise has only grown louder.

Solas is virtually unique in the new territory it has opened up for Celtic music. It has performed at all the major Celtic and folk festivals, including Philadelphia, Edmonton, the legendary National Folk Festival, and Milwaukee’s Irish fest; but also at Telluride Bluegrass Festival, and the chamber music summer series at Steamboat Springs, Colorado. It has performed at Symphony Hall, Wolf Trap, the Ford Amphitheater, and Queens Hall in Edinburgh, Scotland. In New York City, where the band was based in its early years, it has played at the legendary Bottom Line folk club, but also at vaunted classical venues Town Hall and Symphony Space. The Solas sound today is anchored by founders Seamus Egan, who plays flute, tenor banjo, mandolin, whistle, guitar and bodhran, and fiddler Winifred Horan. They are two of the most respected—and imitated—musicians anywhere in acoustic music. Mick McAuley from Kilkenny plays accordion and concertina; Eamon McElholm from Tyrone plays guitar and keyboards. Solas has emerged as one of the most exciting band in traditional Irish music. The Philadelphia Inquirer Magazine says, “Seamus Egan and Solas make mind-blowing Irish folk music, maybe the world’s best, ” while the Los Angeles Times says, “Solas offers a compellingly original, strikingly contemporary view of traditional Celtic sounds.”

Although Solas can play undiluted traditional Irish music as well as anyone alive or departed, they are always varying the mix of fire tested tradition and contemporary sensibility with an ease and naturalness that is as astonishing as their overwhelming musicianship. As a result, they transcend musical genres into the realm of pure musical expression that only a relative handful of musicians attain. The internationally acclaimed supergroup has not only captured the hearts and ears of Irish music fans, but fans all around the globe with their blend of Celtic traditional, folk and country melodies, bluesy sometimes jazz-inspired improvisations and global rhythms. Solas has built a fanbase that includes the likes of Bela Fleck, Emmylou Harris and the much sought-after rap producer Timbaland who surprisingly sampled the band on his radio hit “All Yall.” Their latest release is a live CD and DVD called Reunion * (Compass Records) which celebrates the bands tenth anniversary. Ten years and still going strong!!

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April 22ndThursday Free

Cristina Buciu, ViolinCristina Buciu, who holds a Master’s Degree in Music Performance from the University of Illinois, a Bachelor’s Degree in Music from the Academy of Music in Bucharest, Romania, and an Artist Diploma from Boston University, joined the Syracuse Symphony Orchestra in 1996.

Petia Radneva-Manolova, ViolinPetia Radneva-Manolova came to the Syracuse Symphony Orchestra in 2000 from the Maryland Symphony Orchestra, where she served as Principal Second Violin.

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April 24thSaturday Night

Beginning as a drummer in the seminal 60’s San Francisco rock band The Charlatans, and continuing with the unique and legendary Dan Hicks and the Hot Licks, Dan Hicks is widely acknowledged as one of the central defining figures in American roots music. Hicks has earned a reputation as a true original with his signature eclecticism and humor. He continues to carve his own way through a number of genres from proto-psychedelia to western swing and jazz; from Tin Pan Alley to country blues, while always cultivating his own unique sound.

The original Dan Hicks and the Hot Licks recorded five groundbreaking and Billboard-charting records for the Columbia, Blue Thumb and Warner Bros. labels. They toured worldwide and Dan appeared on the cover of Rolling Stone Magazine three times. The newest incarnation of DH & HL released the wildly successful Beatin’ the Heat in 2000, featuring collaborations with Bette Midler, Elvis Costello, Tom Waits, Rickie Lee Jones and Brian Setzer. USA Today called it “one of the blessings of the new millennium.” That release was followed by the live CD Alive & Lickin’ in 2001, and the late-2003 CD/DVD Dan Hicks and The Hot Licks Featuring an All Star Cast of Friends. That project reunited Hicks with virtually every musician he has ever played and recorded with. Both Mojo and Downbeat Magazines rated it “Four Stars...one of the best CDs of ‘04.”

2005 brought the newest studio release Selected Shorts featuring special guests Willie Nelson, Jimmy Buffett, Gibby Haynes, Jim Keltner and Van Dyke Parks. Widely touted as the band’s best CD yet -- The New Yorker Magazine remarked “As great as his early masterpiece Where’s the Money? …truly superb.”

March 2009 brings the release of Dan Hicks and the Hot Licks tenth studio CD, Tangled Tales produced by Grammy-winner Chris Goldsmith (Blind Boys of Alabama) and featuring all new Dan Hicks original songs with special guests David Grisman, Roy Rogers, and Charlie Musselwhite, among others. This promises to be another classic addition to the truly unique body of work of this great American songwriter. To quote Daily Variety, “Dan Hicks is at the top of his game…unlike many pop artists today, a new studio album from Dan Hicks is like a new painting from Picasso.” STAY TUNED!

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May 8thSaturday Night

Guitarist. Bandleader. Songwriter. Singer. Producer. Session musician. And a one-man cheering section for the blues, in all its forms and permutations. And every one of those names has shared recording studio space or stage time with a man who is a legend in the blues community.

The Blues Music Awards (formerly W.C. Handy Awards) have named Duke Robillard “Best Blues Guitarist” four years out of five (2000, 2001, 2003, 2004) making him the second most honored guitarist for that award! He was also nominated in that category in 2005, 2007 and again in 2008.

In 2007 Duke received a Grammy nomination for his Guitar Groove-a-rama CD and was also honored with the prestigious Rhode Island Pell Award for “excellence in the arts” along with actress Olympia Dukakis, actor Bob Colonna, and R.I. Choreographer/Festival Ballet director Mihailo “Misha” Djuric. The Pell award is named for Senator Claiborne Pell who help establish the National Endowment for the Arts and Humanities in 1965.

Other awards over the last decade include three Canadian Maple Blues Awards in 2001, 2002, and 2003 for “Best International Blues Artist,” The Blues Foundation’s “Producer of the Year” award in 2004, The French Blues Association “Album of the Year” award in 2002 (Living with the Blues) and “Guitarist of the Year” awards in 1999 and 2002.

Duke Robillard is a man in command of a full range of creative talents — unique in the blues, and rare in the music industry as a whole. He is, in fact, a complete artist at the height of his power.

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May 22ndSaturday Night

Sometimes an artist is anointed a “legend” and Graham Parker is such an artist. In the summer of 1975, Graham Parker and The Rumour were formed and in January 1976, released their first album, “Howlin’ Wind,” to worldwide critical acclaim. Six months later, their second album “Heat Treatment,” garnered similar critical acclaim and Parker was propelled to international recognition. In 1980, after the release of “The Up Escalator,” GP and The Rumour disbanded and Parker went on to forge a solo career that continues to produce powerful work including 1988’s “The Mona Lisa’s Sister,” 1991’s “Struck By Lightning” and the hard rocking “Acid Bubblegum,” released in 1996.

In June 2000, Parker released “Carp Fishing On Valium,” a collection of short fiction published by St. Martin’s Press (US) and Simon & Schuster (UK). He composed songs to compliment the stories and took “Carp Fishing On Valium; the Stories, the Songs” on the road in September/October 2000. The book was also published in paperback in May 2001.

The powerful and eclectic “Deepcut To Nowhere” was released in 2001, on Razor and Tie and was voted one of the ten best albums of the year by Sound And Vision magazine. In November, 2003, Thunder’s Mouth Press published Parker’s new novel, “The Other Life Of Brian,” and in 2004, Parker released “Your Country” on Chicago’s Bloodshot Records, a rootsy collection that included a cover of Jerry Garcia’s “Sugaree.” His version of this classic was much acclaimed by the song’s co-writer Robert Hunter and heralded by horror fiction writer Stephen King as the best ever version of the song in “Entertainment Weekly.” In 2005, he released “Songs Of No Consequence,” followed by the haunting new song “2000 Funerals” released as a one-off single only in downloadable form on itunes and emusic.

Nearly 30 years after he hit the world scene, Graham Parker shows no signs of slowing down. He has earned a place in the pantheon of influential rock ‘n’ roll figures and has two spots in Rolling Stone’s “Top 100 Albums of All Time.”

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June 12thSaturday Night

Pop singer/songwriters Sheila Carabine and Amanda Walther have it all – talent, charisma, looks, charm, and heavenly harmonious singing voices. Combined, their vocal range spans from the darkest depths of the scale to startling and rarely explored heights.

Under the moniker The Dala Girls, this Canadian duo has captivated festival-goers and music-lovers all over North America and the United Kingdom but they are still virtually unknown to the mainstream media but that won’t last long.

Their story is as follows, Sheila sat with her fellow trumpet players. It was the first band rehearsal of her grade 11 year. Upon turning around to check the clock on the back wall, she came face to face with a stranger. A stranger with bright blue hair. A stranger playing the bass clarinet no less. Amanda was new to Mary Ward Catholic Secondary School , and two years Sheila’s senior. Since that first meeting, their friendship has grown strong and they can now tolerate each other for almost hours at a time.

Amanda is a self-proclaimed control freak with a passion for salted snacks, gardening, making her own clothes, biking, smiling and figuring out which controller works the dvd player. She is good with money and absolutely abhors wearing make-up. Amanda makes and keeps friends easily and she loves sushi. She dreams of one day owning a humble farm and a kiln for making pottery. Amanda is the kind of person who will always lend you a bus ticket.

Sheila likes to borrow bus tickets. She is very moody and she reminisces about things before they actually happen. She had a crush on a boy from grade 2 to grade 8 without him suspecting a thing. She played soccer competitively for 14 years, which is why she has muscular calves. Sheila reads Leonard Cohen poetry to help her think her favourite thoughts and she dreams of one day transcending space and time in order to commune with the divine. She is not opposed to wearing make-up, because not ALL of us have perfect complexions AMANDA.

Sheila and Amanda formed The Dala Girls soon after their first meeting in their high school music class. In the summer of 2005 these best friends signed a major label deal with Universal Music Canada and their debut album Angels and Thieves was released that same year. With vocal harmonies guaranteed to give you chills, the girls also make use of their talents on guitar and piano to create their unique brand of acoustic pop. The Dala Girls’ fun and energetic stage presence has made them a fan favourite at festivals across the country. The Dala Girls’ abums Angels and Thieves and Who Do You Think You Are earned them four Canadian Folk Music Award nominations.

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Art Exhibits

From the mind of the artist comes a unique presentation of people. representing many facets of society both high and low, the characters parading before you seem to live and breathe. Stunningly garbed with clothes of suitable periods and places, each doll requires extensive perusal. all of the pieces start with a carefully planned muslin body. Faces and hands are sculpted in clay and then cast in thermo setting resins. They are then painted to give them life and sparkle. Some of the characters have hand set glass eyes. The costumes are carefully researched for authenticity of style and period, whether the dolls are historical or fantasy pieces.

The Unique Dolls of Eolo TestiFebruary 5th - March 27th, 2010 artist reception to be held on February 12, 6-9pm.

The exhibitions are displayed in the Center’s Borg-Warner Morse TeC Gallery. Gallery hours are Thursdays 1– 5pm or

by appointment. Call 607.749.4900.

picture making for personal expression is what I have been doing for 50 years and I am still captivated by

the photographic art. I strive for a direct relationship between what I see in the camera, what I see in the

negative and what I see in the print. I want each step to condense my original response. This is my ideal.

In this exhibit are examples of a 50 year path of picture making. In that time, it was all straight

photography. each print is an attempt to condense what made me stop and look.

Photographic works of Fred Price: A Half-Century Retrospective

May 8th - July 10th, 2010 artist reception to be held on May 21, 6-9pm.

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Classes

PSAT/SAT Class – Sunday , February 28 and March 7, 14, 21, 28

from 1:30 - 5:00pm. Sunday, April 11 will be a make-up class. This five-week program helps prepare local high school juniors and seniors for the standardized tests they are required to take in order to gain admission to most colleges.

CORTLAND CITY BALLET and CCB & BEYOND - Sept -June.Amy Porcaro Taylor is a professionally trained teacher/dancer/choreographer. She offers professional training in Classical ballet, pointe, jazz, hip-hop, tap, modern, pre-school dance, toddler movement, pilates & ball workout classes. Classes are offered from age 2 to Adult, for beginners through pre-professionals. Amy is highly dedicated to teaching dance as an art form as well as an enjoyable recreation to all. When the doors to the Center of the Arts opened she moved her existing school of dance into the Center. Seasonal performances showcase the talents of the students and fill the theater at the Center. For more information about her classes please call Amy Porcaro Taylor at (607) 753-0673 or email at [email protected]

Montague Irish Dance – Mondays from 5 -9:30pm. Classes begin September 14th and continue to August 2010. Beginners to advanced students will be instructed in Irish Step Dancing by Katie Montague, TCRG. Contact Katie at 315-882-1223 or email [email protected]. www.montagueirishdance.com

Scottish Highland Dance –Wednesdays Liz Clough is offering classes in Scottish Highland Dancing on Wednesdays through June. Check with Liz for the new schedule. Call 315-339-0972 or email her at [email protected] for further information.

Tai Chi – Tuesdays and Thursdays 5:15-6:30pm. John Burger will explore the fundamentals on which the many forms of Tai Chi are based, practicing a holistic series of exercises that tap our innate capacities for balance, coordination, flexibility and intelligent strength. Call John to register or for more information 607-351-0366.

Belly Dancing – Classes are Mondays from 7:15-9:15pm. Described as a ‘powerful flame within a delicate flower’, Donia is one of the region’s most sought after teachers and performers. (continues)

Check the Center for the Arts All Inclusive Calendar at www.center4art.org for updates on classes.

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Classes (continued)

(belly dancing continued) Learn to shimmy, sway, and undulate away your stress. Dance away your cares while getting some exercise that’s gentle on the joints. Perfect for all ages and sizes. Contact Donia (Denise Robinson) at 607-753-7584 or email [email protected] for further information. www.hiptwist.org

Ballroom Dancing – Sunday evenings NEW TIME! 5:15pm-7:15pm. Starting Sunday January 10. “May Day Ball” May 1, 2010 7pm-10pm. Check the Center for the Arts Calendar at www.center4art.org for exact dates. Bess Koval provides ballroom dance instruction to dancers of all ability levels, as well as an opportunity for more experienced dancers to hit the dance floor. Ballroom and Latin dances taught in preparation for the “May Day Ball.” Leather soled shoes are preferred for gliding across the dance floor. $10 session, $5 Students. No pre-registration required.

Chinese Dance Chinese New Year will be held on July 31 and August 1, two nights of Ling’s Performing Arts Chinese Classic Dancing, 7pm-10pm. Check website for updates on details.

Kripalu Yoga – Classes begin January 7. Saturdays from 1:00-2:30 and Thursday evenings from 7:00-8:30. Classes are taught by Brenda D’Angelo. The Kripalu style includes a balanced sequence of yoga postures that both stretch and strengthen the body, integrating breath and movement in a focused flow of energy. Kripalu yoga practice develops vitality in the body, calms the mind, and deepens self-awareness, as well as enlivening your life“off the mat.” For more information or to register for a class contact her [email protected].

Dr. Dawn Stranges Offers the following classes: Contact her at 585-465-1460 or 315-345-5636 for times and registration.Tuesday evenings Jan 26th-March 30th. Rejuvelution! The Art of Peak Performance: Meditation - Train and clear the mind to reverse stress. Rejuvelution! Test Assured - Solutions for test anxiety. Rejuvelution! Tweak the Peak Sports Performance - Unburden your body from blockages to self-certainty, flow, awareness and clarity. Great for athletes of all types and fields.Saturday mornings Jan 23-March 27 My Chi - A remarkable new movement therapy that is powerfully healing and outrageously fun. Drumcircle - Experience the Fun and Healing Power of the Drum Circle. Energy Medicine 101 - Enhancing our intuition so we know which energy can heal us.

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Friday Night Film SeriesSPRING 2010 Movie Schedule

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January 22, 2010 Dueling Singing Cowboy’s Night! A Double Feature! Riders In The Sky (1949)The Original Singing Cowboy, Gene Autry and his horse, Champion

(1949) Gene Autry enjoyed considerable success with his recording of Stan Jones’ haunting “Riders in the Sky”. He then parlayed this success into a film, which proved to be one of Autry’s best postwar efforts. The basic plot concerns Autry’s efforts to clear rancher Ralph Lawson (Steve Darrell) of a trumped-up murder charge. The trumper-upper, Rock McCleary, is played by Robert Livingston, a former cowboy star who turned to character roles late in his career. The heroine is played by Gloria Henry, ten years removed from her TV fame as Alice Mitchell in Dennis the Menace. The title song is imaginatively staged by director John English, with a ghostly Tom London riding hard and fast as a montage of moody images play across the screen. So effective was this vignette that Columbia included it in the coming-attractions trailer for Riders in the Sky. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Don’t Fence Me In (1945) Roy Rogers with Dale Evans and his horse Trigger

(1945) Having previously introduced Cole Porter’s hit song “Don’t Fence Me In” in Hollywood Canteen, Roy Rogers performs the song once again in this same-named Republic “special.” When he’s not singing, Rogers is dealing with nosy female journalist Toni Ames (Dale Evans), who hopes to learn the truth about Wildcat Kelly a notorious outlaw who flourished back at the turn of the century. Said outlaw has supposedly been dead for 40 years, but garrulous old-timer Gabby Whittaker (Gabby Hayes) offers to give Toni the lowdown on Kelly. Hmmm…. All Movie Guide

February 5, 2010 - Swing Time (1936) is often named as the best or most popular musical/romance of dancing duo Ginger Rogers and Fred. In their dance series, this feel-good film of the Depression-era is usually regarded as the one with Ginger Rogers’ best, most fluid performance.

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of the Depression Era, the film also served an inspirational purpose for the spirits of the country, especially with the song-dance “Pick Yourself Up.” The love scenes between the stars, composed mostly of break-ups and reconciliations, are played out in movement to music. They dance and act flawlessly together in three duets, expressing various emotional phases of their relationship - attraction and courtship, celebratory happiness of their love, and painful separation: the charming and exuberant “Pick Yourself Up,” the instrumental “Waltz in Swing Time,” and their final eloquent, anguished dance duet, “Never Gonna Dance” - one of the peak examples of their entire dance partnership. AMC Filmsite Review

February 19, 2010 - The Graduate (1967) is one of the key, ground-breaking films of the late 1960s, and helped to set in motion a new era of film-making. The influential film is a biting satire/comedy about a recent nebbish, East Coast college graduate who finds himself alienated and adrift in the shifting, social and sexual mores of the 1960s, and questioning the values of society (with its keyword “plastics”). The theme of an innocent and confused youth who is exploited, mis-directed, seduced (literally and figuratively) and betrayed by a corrupt, decadent, and discredited older generation (that finds its stability in “plastics”) was well understood by film audiences and captured the spirit of the times.

The film was nominated for a total of seven Academy Award nominations, including Best Picture, Best Actor (Dustin Hoffman), Best Actress (Anne Bancroft), Best Supporting Actress (Katharine Ross), Best Adapted Screenplay, and Best Cinematography. The film won only one award - Best Director. AMC Filmsite Review

March 5, 2010 - Old Yeller is one of the best-loved live-action features ever made by the Walt Disney Company. Unabashedly weepy, the film is genuine enough to have become a family classic. Director Robert Stevenson coaxes some fine performances from his cast and does an admirable job recreating farm life in the mid-1800s. The film inspired a number of copycats, and its influence can still be felt in almost any movie that prominently features an animal. AMC Filmsite Review

March 19, 2010 - My Fair Lady is one of the screen’s joyous achievements, an elegant musical filled with adult characters who think before they speak. Exquisitely produced by Warner Bros, it represents the zenith of the movie musical as an art form and as popular entertainment. Rex Harrison leads an impeccable cast, and, yes, that’s Marni Nixon singing for Audrey Hepburn, but Hepburn is perfectly cast otherwise. The major star of the film is perhaps set designer/costume designer Cecil Beaton, whose visual contributions immediately impacted European and U.S. fashion trends. One of the best-looking movies ever made, My Fair Lady took eight Oscars, including Best Picture. AMC Filmsite Review

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Last Monday of the Month Book Club

Women at Work in America: Revolutionary War to Present Day A Continuation of the Fall 2009 Discussion Series

The current discussion group for this series began in November 2009 and will resume the last Monday in January, 2010 at 7 PM in the Board Room of the Center’s Community Building with the third book in the series Slacks and Calluses: Our Summer in a Bomber Factory. The remaining two

books will be discussed the last Mondays in February and March.SPECIAL NOTE: If there is interest, the Center would host a second discussion group for this

series that would begin in January or February of 2010. The second discussion group would begin with the first book of the series and then meet once a month on a day and time agreed to by the group for a total of five sessions. If you are interested in participating, please contact the Center

for the Arts at (607) 749-4900. A minimum of 8 people would be needed to form this second discussion group.

Throughout American History, women have assumed very different positions or roles in the ‘work’ world. Changes in women’s ‘work’ roles often appear to have a direct relationship to times of

social and economic change or precipitous events (WWII). This series will use various fiction and nonfiction books that represent and/or present women’s changing role during key historical periods to explore these changes with an objective of gaining an understanding of how women have arrived

at their current place in the work world. This series was developed by the members of the Center for the Arts Book Club and is being

funded by the New York State Council for the Humanities. Books will be provided upon registration through the Center’s office. Limited quantities of the books will be available so

participants will be limited to the first 15 and books will be shared.

The series opens with a discussion of The Other Civil War: American Women in the 19th Century by Catherine Clinton, a survey of women in the 19th Century as America moved from its early years through the Civil War to the Victorian Era.

This session focuses on The Awakening by Katie Chopin, a fictional account of a woman who becomes increasingly

dissatisfied with her life during the early 1900s.

A conversation about Slacks and Calluses: Our Summer in a Bomber Factory by Constance Bowman Reid, a biographical account of two women who left their ‘traditional’ women’s jobs to work in a bomber factory during World War II.

Writing that captured the sense of women returned to the home after experiencing the more challenging, stimulating men’s world of work has

been used to describe Feminine Mystique by Betty Friedan which is the fourth book in the discussion series.

The series concludes with a discussion of Rosie’s Daughters by M. Butler which is a series of stories by women who are the children of the Rosie the Riveter generation who encouraged them to fulfill their own potential.

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A number of possible topics came to mind when I was asked to pen a page or two on some element of the short history of the Center for the Arts for this edition of the Playbill. While a very young institution without a lot of history behind it to date, there may nonetheless be significant Center for the Arts historical events that are worthy of recording, or at least such was the thought.

After some consideration, I recalled coming across notes several years ago relating to the various choices forwarded and debated by members of the Center’s early Founders Group for the naming of the new enterprise. The Founders group was instrumental in defining the mission and setting forth the vision of the Center beginning with their first meetings in 2001. As we can appreciate today, nine years after the dreaming and planning for the Center began, they did a tremendous job.

As we all recognize today, the naming of a business or enterprise is all part of a general branding process, one that seeks a unique, catchy, appealing identification that brings to mind the image the “owners” want to project. While the Center founders lacked the million dollar budgets some businesses use to select a name and brand, all of these elements were considered in our naming process.

Reflecting the uncertainty of the early discussions, the early meeting minutes of the Founders Group simply called the nascent organization the “Unnamed Center for the Creative & Performing Arts.” A committee was formed and suggestions were solicited from each of the members. As noted above, a unique, appealing, easily remembered and evocative name was sought, with additional considerations such as whether the resulting acronym would be usable as an abbreviated reference name, along the lines of “CRT” (Cortland Repertory Theatre) or “TC3” (Tompkins Cortland Community College).

Some of the suggestions, and the reasoning behind them, were as follows:- The Belfry Center for the Arts (BCA), including the suggestion that the “bats in the belfry” saying could be used by adopting the bat as our official mascot. From my personal perspective, I think it good that this suggestion was avoided, having no good memories of bats, especially those which decide that they prefer living in my house to the outdoors each summer. Then I was reminded of the unfortunate image from the Fall 2009 performance when Executive Director Dan Hayes was induced into wearing a Tutu on stage, and wondered whether, had we become the Belfry Center, Daniel would have been forced to appear in a bat suit flapping his arms and imploring, as he lovingly does at each performance, those in attendance to “Become a Member…become a member….”

- The Art Center on the Green (ACG) was considered, but ultimately rejected when it was pointed out that the home of the Center actually wasn’t on the Village Green, and that some might presume that it was an outdoor venue.

- Some suggestions were considered simply “too risky,” including Holy Cow – Center for Creative Expression (the “holy” evoking images of the prior usage of the Center’s historic structures). Too risky was probably a good assessment…just envision Dan in a cow suit….

- The possibility of creating a river trail along the Tioughnioga from Homer to Yaman Park in Cortland was under serious discussion 10 years ago (and still is!), and several names evoking the river and watershed region were suggested, including the River Trail Center for the Arts (RTCA), and the Tioughnioga Center for the Arts (TCA). While some found the name of our

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most prominent watercourse unique and “euphonious,” others found it difficult or impossible to spell. This author would have to endorse that thought, as I swear I know how to spell Tioughnioga, but admit that my fingers always seem to have a hard time typing it….

- Geographical references designed to promote the Center beyond the immediate Homer/Cortland area were popular, including Apple Country Center for the Arts (ACCA); the Finger Lakes Center for the Arts (FLCA), the Heart of New York Center for the Arts (HNYCA), the Midstate Center for the Arts (The MAC!), and the Seven Valley Center for the Arts (SVCR). None of these references or acronyms was found to be compelling.

Ultimately, the group went for a simple, direct and deliberately all-encompassing name designed to remain open to the “limitless potential” of the enterprise by choosing the title Center for the Arts of Homer. The choice lent itself to easy and catchy abbreviation as the C4A, and even elements of the “Belfry” option, which was so evocative of the historic church building, were utilized, as with the caricature of the bell tower used on our ads and letterhead.

But does that mean that the Center’s name will never change? Not necessarily. For those contemplating making a substantial donation to their favorite Homer-Cortland-Seven Valley-Finger Lakes-Tioughnioga River Watershed Area Arts Center, please keep in mind that if and when a donation meeting the criteria set forth in the Center’s “Named Gift Opportunities” program is received, the (Your Name Here) Center for the Arts could well exist!

Russ OechslePast Chair, Board of Directors

What’s In A Name? (continued)

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Message from the ChairAs we begin a new year here at the Center for the Arts, I am happy to say that despite a struggling economy, we are alive and we are well. The Center has endured the recession and continues to improve people’s lives with the rich and varied opportunities it offers to experience art, culture and wellness.

Since we first opened our doors to the public in June of 2005, the Center for the Arts has undergone an amazing, almost magical transformation, from an idea into a thriving facility that enriches the lives of all who experience it. When people come through our doors, whether to attend a concert or lecture, take a class, watch a holiday movie, see a play, or stroll through the Borg-

Warner Morse TEC Art Gallery, they do so with a feeling of pride: pride in what the facility has become and pride in the community that has come together to support it.

As the Center grows, so does its reputation as a vibrant and growing hub of culture and art. It’s amazing how many of the performers comment on the beautiful, historic setting, the excellent acoustics and the overall feeling of warmth they experience while performing here at our extraordinary center. This year we would like to make the Center even more accessible and give a wider audience the opportunity to be uplifted, inspired and entertained by access to our activities. We look forward to improving the facility and expanding its offerings. In the upcoming months, the capital improvements will be a needed priority. A few of our goals include paving the parking lot, replacing the pews, re-shingling the roof, and restoring the stained-glass windows. Thanks to our dedicated board members and supportive community, we have received an EPF matching grant to help us along with the roof and the windows. The Center for the Arts is a place to be cherished, and the success of the Center is a tribute to the spirit and tenacity of this community that so many of us call home. Creating this dream and bringing it to life took the combined efforts of so many dedicated individuals, and an incredible amount of time, energy and hard work continues to go into keeping the doors open. The faith, foresight and determination of the Founder’s Group, the tireless commitment of the volunteers, the professionalism and excellence of our director, Dan Hayes, the dedication and hard work of the Board, and the all important support of the members in this community have combined to make this dream a reality. Together we have made it happen. We are living the dream, but it’s no time to be complacent. Now is the time to ensure that the dream is protected so that our children and their children can continue to cherish and enjoy this jewel in the heart of Homer. The Founder’s Group took an idea and charged ahead with boundless faith. Let’s keep that faith alive… the possibilities are limitless!

P.S. If you like what you see here, please remember the words of my dear friend Dan Hayes and, “Becoooome a Memmmber”! Tom NiederhoferChair, Board of Directors

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Counseling Services of CortlandTherapy and Evaluations Adults, Children and Families

CHARLIE CAPANZANO, PH.D.Licensed Psychologist

(607) 662-0209 or (607) 261-0024

17-29 Main Street, McNeil Building, Suite 202 Cortland

Offering the Best inWellness Therapy

Massage, Skin TherapyAcupuncture, Counseling

and much more...Call, stop in or visit us onlinewww.invigorationswellness.com

55 Port Watson St.Cortland, NY 13045

607/753-1228

HEALTH SERVICES

Combined Chiropractic & Wellness

Dr. Ellis Smith·Gentle, low force adjusting

·Convenient hours & Centrally located·Now offering Massage Therapy

·Accepting New Patients

Call Brenda for an appointment today! (607) 753-306658 West Main St. Cortland, NY 13045

www.combinedchiro.com

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AJAY PAL, D.D.S.General Dentistry

4281 Homer Ave, Cortland NY 13045 607-753-1355

New Patients Welcome

Office hours by appointment

HEALTH SERVICES

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COTTERILL AGENCY, INC.Personalized insurance for all your

home, business and auto needs.

Bradley Cotterill Douglas Cotterill78 north Street p.o. Box 70

Dryden, new York 13053(607)844-8555 Fax: (607)844-8885

37 Church StreetCortland, New York 13045

(607) 756-5005

www.cortlandbusiness.comand find out how Cortland County

can help your business.

Visit

Proud to be the Center’s Roofer

Call Tom Beach for a free estimate (607) 543-0086

BEACH REMODELINGall types of roofing

Specializing in steep slope roofs

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The Center Circle is a group of volunteers whose purpose is to promote growth and development at the Center for the Arts. They bring physical work, inspiring ideas and constant enthusiasm to the Center.

The efforts of this group have been concentrated on

dressing up the physical buildings with paint and trim, providing the manpower for the Center Social Hour held before each concert, acting as ticket takers, ushers and manning the Center’s ‘booth’ at Holiday in Homer, Pumpkinfest and the Art and Wine Fest. Volunteers also help out with membership drives, bulk mailings and a new opportunity-manning the gallery evenings.

Anyone who is interested in volunteering is encouraged to call chair-person Terri Fendya and to attend one of the organization’s meetings. Past meetings have been the starting points for the Last Thursday Lecture Series, First Annual Masquerade Dance and the Center for the Arts Community Theatre. Bring your ideas for things that you feel could and/or should be going on with the Circle.

Anyone who would like to be a volunteer with the Center Circle can reach Terri at [email protected] (put “Center Circle” in subject line), call (607) 749-2153, or go online to center4art.org, click on “Get Involved” and select “Become a Volunteer” in the drop down menu.

Have a suggestion? Visit the Center’s website at www.center4art.org, click on “Get Involved” and find the Suggestion Box in the drop down menu. Thank you for taking the time to keep the dream alive.

Terri Fendya, ChairCatherine Baranello, First Vice ChairDavid Moreland, Second Vice ChairJack Carr, SecretaryAnn Siegle, Treasurer

VolunteerJoin the Center Circle

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Accommodations Sponsor

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Capital CampaignAs a young organization with big plans, the Center for the Arts is engaged in a capital campaign to pay for necessary renovations to the building. These tax deductible donations will be critical to the ongoing maintenance needed to keep our facilities in the best repair possible and to fund much needed upgrades as we slowly adapt the facilities to the needs of the various arts and educational programs that form the heart of the Center.

Fundraising remains critical to the Center in order to ensure that the Center grows strong roots and becomes an integral part of the quality of life in the Cortland County area. These funds also are frequently needed to provide matching funds allowing the Center to qualify for grants offered by various arts and community foundations.

Contributions by individuals and corporations are entitled to a NYS Empire Zone Capital tax credit equal to 25% of their contribution. This NYS tax credit is in addition to the income tax savings of the charitable contribution tax deduction. For example, for an individual in the 28% Federal tax bracket, a $10,000 gift will end up actually costing the individual $4,000. The minimum gift level that is eligible for these credits is $1,000 per donor.

Please show your support for the Center for the Arts by making a donation to the capital campaign. Contact Daniel Hayes, Executive Director, at 607-749-4900 or one of the members of the Board of Directors to join those who have already made the dream come alive.

If you are interested in making a contribution ask for a copy of the “Case for Support,” which explains the program in more detail.

Outdoor Solutions

For consultation and estimate call Christopher at 607-543-0364

You can live better with our solutions.

Sheds Decks Porches

Restorations Additions Remodeling

Window Replacement Siding

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What We Offer :Payroll Services

Tax Services401(k) and Employee Benefits

HR Administration and ComplianceTime and Labor Solutions

Paychex PremierSM Human ResourcesMedical Insurance

Worker’s Compensation and Disability

For information, call Jim Hopkins at (607)591-1480. Please present this advertisement for star treatment.

“Official payroll service of the Center for the Arts”

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Capital Campaign

Building Preservation – Immediate Needs – Prioritized Amount Totals

Roof of Main Building and Towers $58,000 * Roof of The Fountain House 10,600 Roof of Cayuga Street House 7,200 Parking lot and driveway 56,300 Repair all stained glass windows 107,000 * Entrance Doors 22,745 Bell Tower Repair 15,000 Electrical Upgrade and Repair 147,000 $423,845Program Support – Immediate Needs - Prioritized

Theater Seating $105,000 Phased – Stage Level 73,500 - Balcony 31,500 New theater flooring and carpeting 25,000 Exterior Lighting 2,000 Stage Lighting 80,000

$212,000

Building Preservation – Within 5 years – Prioritized

Replace all storm windows $23,500 Stabilize theater balcony 15,000 Replace boiler 25,000 Paint, trim, cornice eves and gutters 16,000 Landscaping of grounds 12,000 Restoration of outside of building (Brick, mics) 160,000 Repair, repaint wood and metal moldings (interior) 16,000

Special Projects: Restoration of Fountain House $150,000 $417,500

Grand Total $1,053,345

* EPF Grant will provide matching funds

Priorities

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DELUCIA BROTHERS LUMBERFine Northeastern Kiln-Dried Hardwoods

Catering to the Hobbyist - Contractors Welcome

Custom Milled Softwood

Call Patrick DeLucia 607-423-6559

385 Harford Road, Slaterville Springs, NY

www.deluciabrotherslumber.com

CAPCO Head Start is actively seeking3 and 4 year olds for our Center and

Home Based Programs. Call 607-753-6781.

Consumer Directed CareEnergy ServicesHead Start WIC

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Capital Campaign

Theatre Building 1. Pave rear parking lot 2. Replace 6 exterior entrance doors to theatre 3. Replace 6 inside theatre doors 4. Replace flooring in both front theatre vestibules 5. Restore all stained glass windows and window frames 6. Replace theatre roof 7. New theatre seating 8. New carpeting in theatre 9. Replace ceiling fan in theatre10. Fix/improve lights for large stained glass windows11. Sound proof music rooms12. Install new flooring in gallery13. Replace outside cellar stairs and doors14. Improve basement by fixing leaking walls15. Replace rear breezeway entrance roof16. Adjustable, concert style Piano Bench

Community Building 1. Replace bathroom floors 2. Improve heat in classrooms 3. Replace lighting in Community Room

Fountain House (Historic House and the Center’s Office Building) 1. Replace and improve front entrance including doors and steps 2. Replace roof and gutters 3. Remove aluminum siding and restore clapboard to original look.

Wish List

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HARTLEYS AUTO & RVSales:Services:Parts & Bodyshop

Steven HartleyPresident

3830 US Rt. 11Cortland NY 13045

[email protected]

Proud sponsor of The Duke Robillard Band.

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GUARDIAN ANGELThomas Knobel

NYS Parks and Recreation

Dream MakersLIFETIME DONATIONS

SILVER ANGELBorg Warner Morse TEC

McNeil and Co., Inc.

John Ben Snow FoundationRiehlman Shafer and ShaferJames and Cathy BaranelloTom and Karen Caminiti

Joseph and Katherine CompagniIrene Behrenfeld

Kurt and Gail Behrenfeld

VISIONARY

BENEFACTORSheila Cohen

Andrew and Fran ChernowCAPCO Head StartFirst Niagara Bank

Dennis and Ellen WrightUAW Local 1326 Cortland Chapter

Howard D. Kelley M.D.William and Georgia Lane

Alliance BankCortland Ford

Geologic NY, Inc.Tom and Sandy Niederhofer

New York State Art GrantKenneth and Cindy Teter

Tompkins Trust CompanyJames Yaman

Linda Frank and Leonard CohenHarry and Marian Calale

Brockway FoundationFirst Niagara Bank Foundation

Fragnoli Family Fund

GUARDIANRussell and Janet Oeschle

Ralph R. Wilkins FoundationWayne Jennings

Albany International Marie Spollen

Donald and Diane AmesBob Howe

Intertek ETL SEMKO DivisionThe GlassSmith

GOLD ANGELMichael & Patricia Pollak, family & friends

NYS Music FundAnn and Victor Siegle

ANGELNew York State Council on the Arts

J.M. McDonald FoundationDavid Yaman

Cortland County Convention and Visitors Bureau

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Supports the arts in Cortland County

Mardis F. KelsenAttorney & Counselor-At-Law

The Higgins House20 Court Street, Cortland NY, 13045

Tel: (607) 745-4585 Fax: (607) 756-5329 No Service by Fax

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CHAMPIONForrest and Sara Earl

Tom and Galva CoffinJohn Kent and Sue Morehouse

Charles KronenJames and Patricia Clark

Thomas and Mary Ann KiernanLarry and BJ Wright Charitable FundNew York Council for the Humanities

Joan SiedenburgBarry and Marti WarrenDavid and Gloria Kreh

Debra M. RoederD. Jo Schaffer

Bonnie BarrCharlie Bertini

Garry and Katia Marsted FundRaymond and Victoria Delaney

James DoringWard and Jo Ann Dukelow

Fingerlakes Grass Roots FestivalNeb and Florie Hage

Ruth KerrMaguire Sharer, Inc.

National Sweet Teen OrganizationPrice Chopper/Golub Foundation

Mr. and Mrs. Charles SpinaWal-Mart

Dream Makers (continued)LIFETIME DONATIONS

SUSTAINERJohn D. MillerPaul McMillan

Shirley Ladd and Charles Guttman

Herbert and Cynthia HainesLeland and Rosemary Taylor

Howard and Donna LiebermanPhilip and Marie Rumsey

PATRONRoger and Katherine WilliamsRalph and Virginia DudgeonMichael and Nancy Porcaro

Paul and Elima HigginsCortland Savings Foundation

Mardis Kelsen, Esq.Spiegle Foundation

John and Gina SikoraGeorge Dugan

Harley and Teresa AlbroKenneth and JoAnn WickmanBentowski Appraisal AssociatesMichael and Kathryn Cincotta

Cortese RestaurantRussell and Elizabeth Davis

Linda HartsockJoseph H. During CPA

Craig LittleM&T Bank

Pall Trinity MicroPort, Kashdin, McSherry, CPA

Tompkins Charitable Gift FundGrant and Jule Van Sant

Dorothy SarvayKaren and Roger SagerMary Alice Bellardini

Cultural ResourcesJoe and Nancy McAfee

David and Karen HempsonRobert and Regina Grantham

Theresa Rossiter and Dan KellyJoseph Lindsley

Briggs Appraisal ServiceWarren Eddy

Freygish FoundationCharles A. Gibson

Dana HoffmanJohn F Marsellus FoundationJohn and Allison Livermore

Marietta CorporationC. Gregory Sharer

Paul and Genevieve SuitsBernard and Paula Thoma

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mulch needs

(315) 696-6164 (800) 671-0945

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17 Culvert St., Phoenix, NY1-315-663-1469

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Live Bait Fishing Tackle

Interstate Marine Batteries Emergency Marine Supplies

Rotella Motor OilSun Glasses

Quality KnivesCold Drinks & Ice

Grumman Canoes and BoatsCanoe & Kayak Paddles

Michael MayPRESIDENT

cell (607) 345-1846office (607) 753-9873

fax (607) 753-7368

www.michaelmayconstruction.com [email protected]

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SUPPORTERPaul and Peggy DennisPaul and Mary Heider

Bill and Pat InnerstAlan and Yee Rausch

Richard and Tamara BeebeMargaret Perfetti

Central NY Community FoundationSandra Ripic

William and Dorothy HopkinsJoseph Armideo

Central NY Needle Arts GuildClayton and Rita Alcorn

Gregory and Margaret GatesSandy and Louella Gay

Paul and Joanne GittelsonMarina Gorelaya

Douglas and Renee LarisonBryna and David Silbert

Philip and Diane TennantMichael and Vincenza Wahlrab

Donald Wright and Rachel Davis

Cornell Middle Eastern Events CommitteeEric and Margie Amberge

Marianne AnsbroRussell and Grace Bentley

Joseph and Pamela BobinisJack Carr

Steve DafoeJames and Janice Dempsey

George and Mary DossKay Glassgow

Floyd HamiltonCurtis B. Hayworth

Homer Garden ClubCortland Veterinary HospitalJohn and Deborah Nadolski

Charles and Alyce SawyerJohn and Karen Vaughan

Donald Walsh and Sarah McCullochArdis and Newell Willcox

BOOSTERFrancis Uhlir

Mary Beth MatheyJudy Van Buskirk

Dan FergusonBarbara GebhardtSheila Harrington

Barry & Wendy JaffeSteven & Dina KnobelGene & Margaret LittleMark & Andrea RobertsPhilip & Marie Shager

Laura SpencerMichael & Kathleen Stapleton

John TyoJonathan Eld & Kathryn Vreeland

Gilbert & Deborah WilliamsPaul Yaman

Bill & Laura CinquantiJanice Lawrence

Bangles, Bags and BlingSteve & Beverly Berry

KJM Contracting Plan First Technologies

Crazy Cousin Dancers: Erin and MikalaKathleen Beale

Rich and Chris CecconiPaul Coen

Nancy DunbarWilliam & Theresa Grau

Larry & Tina KnickerbockerOrthopedic Group of the Finger Lakes

Robert & Norma RhodesNiels & Mary Schulz

Steven & Susan Sherman-BroylesWXHC-FM

Douglas WallsContento Auto Sales

David NealCathy Robinson

Mike ShaferMichael WinesSandra Attleson

John & Margaret BardsleyScott & Elizabeth Barber-Breese

Peter & Shirley CahillChris Cortese

Cortland County Council of ChurchesJeffrey & Sandra Ehrlich

John & Patricia EvesFritshi

John and Nancy Gustafson

Jill HearnKevin & Ann Howe

In Whan Oh & Hyang JaeRobert & Maureen Isaf

Carol Ann Janik & Karl KleeSamuel Kelley, MFA

Leslie KinslandGlenn LaFrance

Andrew & Laurie LeachChrisand Gail LissandrelloKristin Clark Lowell DMDJohn & Candace MarcellusManuel & Linda Medeiros

Jim & Elin PantasRussell & Terry Perkins

Robert & Marie PonterioBernard & Margaret Potter

Rock Garden Art GroupBert Schwarz

Charles & Judith ShaferC. Jane Snell

Amy Dahlman & Russel SpillmanWesley & Juneann Stisser

Ling WangJean WittmanSusan Young

Dream Makers (continued)LIFETIME DONATIONS

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Carol H. BurgessHome Mortgage

Consultant

Wells Fargo Home Mortgage 3654 The Park, Cortland, NY 13045

607-756-6700 Office607-756-2155 Fax

877-874-3573 Toll [email protected]

[email protected]

1184 Vestal Ave., Binghamton

William Emil Weberowner/designer

Fine DesignManufacture & Repair

Retail Store

E M I L S’

J E W E L R Y Best Wishes to the

Center for the Arts!

-John Folmer

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Become a MemberThe Center for the Arts in Homer, Inc. is beginning its fifth year by coordinating its new program season with an extensive invitation to membership. As a newly formed non-profit corporation, the Center is working hard to establish a firm base of financial support. Membership contributions form a foundation for that base.

A member makes an immediate impact by selecting a level of membership and making the related monetary contribution. Equally important is the indirect contribution as part of a growing community support base. The Center with large and growing membership numbers is much more attractive to the foundation sources supporting community arts efforts. More members maximize those opportunities for additional funding.

The success of the Center is in our collective best interests. The concerts, classes, and exhibitions in our first four years contributed to the quality of life in Central New York. Continued and expanded opportunities can follow only with continuing and expanding support from the individuals of the community. Please respond immediately to this invitation. Help the Center celebrate its fifth anniversary by doubling its membership. Make a statement of support by becoming a member now.

Pick up a brochure or go online at www.center4art.org

Membership

www.inncortland.com(800) 314-4667(607) 756-1968

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Providing DignifiedProfessional ServiceFor Over 100 Years

Wright-Beard Funeral Home, Inc.9 Lincoln Ave., Cortland, New York 607-756-2885

Timothy A. ZechesLarry M. Biviano

Todd A. ZechesHarold A. Pallone IIwww.wright-beard.com

We are proud to be the Center’s landscaper

Stephen Brong - owner, B.S. in Horticulture, Cornell UniversityOver 25 years experience - Residential & Commercial

Cortland, NY 13045 607-749-2274

MOWINGPRUNINGEDGINGTRIMMINGMULCHINGDESIGNLANDSCAPE PLANTINGS (Trees, Shrubs, Perennials)SPRING & FALL CLEANUPSSNOWPLOWING

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Host Your Next Event at C4A

Host your next party, meeting, luncheon or training session at the Center for the Arts!

Whether you’re a group of fifteen or a large wedding party, the Center’s Community Room offers table seating for over 150 people. We offer wireless internet access, sound system, screen & projector (plug your PowerPoint right in) and break out rooms if you need them for those brainstorming sessions. Choose from our list of area caterers, florists, etc., to make your event perfect.

Planning a wedding but can’t find a place to hold the ceremony and have a reception? Our theatre seats 400 and is located in a beautiful church building which served for over 110 years as the First Baptist Church of Homer. We have separate rooms for the bride and groom and our Community Room is ideal for the reception with table seating for 150. The room also boasts a professional dance floor and a full kitchen to make catering the event that much easier.

Looking to throw a Sweet-Sixteen party for your daughter this year? Our Community Room is the ideal space for a memorable evening that your daughter will never forget.

Hold your event at the Center. If you are looking for a place to hold your Bridal Shower, Baby Shower, High School Reunion or Garden Club meeting, or are simply looking for a site for your catered breakfast, lunch or supper event/meeting, the Center’s facilities will meet your needs.

We are an ideal spot for training sessions for staff, teacher workshops or corporate workshops.

It’s never too early to plan your business’s Christmas Party. The Center for the Arts is your year-round facility for all your event or meeting needs.

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Sneak Peek

2010 FALL Season Sneak Peek!SEPTEMBER 18TH

Johannes Linstead www.johanneslinstead.com

OCTOBER 3RD Charlie Bertini

www.applejazz.com

OCTOBER 23RD Frank Vignola www.frankvignola.com

NOVEMBER 4TH An Evening of Johnny Mercer

www.american-song.com

NOVEMBER 6TH MacTalla Mor

www.mactalla.com

NOVEMBER 20TH Jay Unger & Molly Mason

www.jayandmolly.com

DECEMBER 4TH Loudon Wainwright III

www.lwii.com

DECEMBER 18TH It’s A Wonderful Life - The Radio Play

Sheila Cohen & Stan Scobie wish the Center for the Arts

a successful 2010!

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Board of Directors

Executive DirectorDaniel W. Hayes

Board of DirectorsAmy BertiniKaren CaminitiJack CarrSheila Cohen, Ed.DJoseph CompagniTerri FendyaDeonie Finkbeiner

Thomas Niederhofer ChairKaren Sager Vice Chair David Yaman Chief Financial Officer Andy Chernow Secretary

Catherine Baranello, Co-ChairSUNY Cortland Lecturer (Spanish)

Sheila Cohen, Ed.D., Co-ChairSUNY Cortland Associate Professor

David BealeExecutive Director,Cultural Council of Cortland County

Linda HartsockRegional Director Empire State Development Corp.

George KilpatrickDirector of Community Affairs WCNY

Douglas B. LarisonSuperintendent, Homer Schools

Howard LiebermanOwner, Back To Health ChiropracticMusician John A. MasonVice President, Commercial BankingAlliance Bank

Kellyann O’MaraVice President and Branch ManagerCortland Office, HSBC

Robert Rhodes, Ph.D. Professor Emeritus

Mary RobillardAssistant Vice PresidentFirst Niagara Bank

Pam RossCommunity Member

Cecile ScottAssistant Director Cortland Youth Bureau

Ann SiegleArts/Community Volunteer

Amy SimrellExecutive DirectorYWCA Cortland Larry SpringSuperintendent, Cortland Schools

Jamie YamanYaman Real Estate

Advisory Council

Jim HopkinsKim HubbardSamuel Kelley, Ph.D.Michael PollakGreg SharerAnn SiegleJudy Van Buskirk, Ph.D.

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Looking For That Perfect

Gift?center for the arts

gift certificates startat $20.

redeemable & reusable for concerts, events,

merchandise, membership and classes.

C4A Store

Shirt $16.00

The Calliope CaféVisit

in the Community Room. Before shows and during intermission.Great desserts, fabulous wines and beer. Coffee too.

NOTECARDS w/EnvelopesAvailable exclusively at

The Crawl Space, Little York

Weather-Proof “Bumper Sticker” 5” diameter

$2.00

Tote Bag (Assorted Colors) $12.00

$2.00 per card

Frank Vignola CD $15.00

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Index of Advertisers

Ajay Pal, DDS, 57Alliance Bank NA, 66Allstate - Pickney Insurance Agency, 44Ames Law Office, 16Audio Classics, 62Back to Health Chiropractic, 44BDC-IDA Cortland County, 58Beach Remodeling, 58Bead Pixie, 14Beads And Beyond, 38Benson Davis Insurance, 22Bernard's Clothiers, 32Bev & Co, 14BRIX Pubaria, 40-41Brown's Body Shop, 28Brongs Landscaping, LLC, 74Builder's Best Do It Center, 48CAPCO, 64Cardinale & Delvecchio, 50CFCU Community Credit Union, 70Clark CPA, PC, 20Combined Chiropractic & Wellness, 56Community Restaurant, 41Convention & Visitors Bureau, 72Corey Insurance Agency, 52Cortland Area Innkeepers Association, 73Cortland Carpet Outlet, 50Cortland Floorcraft, 42Cortland Podiatry Associates, 57Cortland Self-Storage, 28Cortland Standard, 34Cotterill Agency Insurance, 58Counseling Services of Cortland, 56Creative Cabinet Interiors of CNY, 38Curran Company LLC, 24Dafoe Tree Service, 26David L. Huffman Fine Jewelry, 34David Yaman Real Estate, Back CoverDeLucia Brothers Lumber, 64Economy Paving, 4

Edward Jones, 14Elizabeth Brewster House, 10Emil's Jewelry, 72Eyewear Plus, 50Fadden & Assoc. Physical Therapy, 46Fingerlakes Construction, 22First National Bank of Dryden, 50FML Industries, Inc., 24Frog Pond Farm Folk Art Gallery, 28FTZ Consulting, 22Geologic, NY Inc., 18George B. Bailey Agency Inc., 12Goldwyn & Boyland Physical Therapy, 54Graph-Tex / Geared 2 Sports, 46Gretchen Abbott Design, 14H&R Block, 50Hampton Inn, 60Hartleys Auto & RV, 66Heritage Realty, 22HoBeau's Fireside Grill, 20Hollywood Restaurant, 47Homer Eyecare, 18Homer Laundry & Cleaners, Inc., 14Homer Men’s & Boy’s Store, Inc., 16HSBC Bank, 34Invigorations, 56James Baranello, ESQ, 47Jodi's Hallmark, 32John Folmer, Attorney, 72Kellogg Auto Supply Company, 52Linani’s Catering, 24 Lock 1 Bait & Tackle Shop, 70 M & D Deli / Central Bar & Grill, 47Mardis Kelsen, Attorney, 68McNeil & Company Insurance Risk Services, Inside Back CoverMetrodesign Associates, 24Michael May Construction, Inc., 70Natoli's Rt. 11 Market, 26OBGYN of Cortland, 57

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Index of Advertisers (continued)

Oldies WXHC-FM, 68Optivision, 54Outdoor Solutions, 61Paul Bunyan Products, 70Paul Yaman Construction, Back CoverPaychex, 62Petrella Brothers Auto Body, Inc., 48Piano Services of Cortland, 47Pita Gourmet, 32Place Insurance, 8Plan First Technologies, 6Pomeroy, Armstrong, & Casullo, LLP, 74Quagmire Manor, 24R.H. Osborne's World of Floor Covering, 50Renaissance OB/GYN of Cortland, 36-37Rick & Rich Towing, 20Riehlman, Shafer & Shafer, 26Round House Mill, 46Royal Auto Complex, 52Russel Spillmann Ceramics, 18Sarvay Shoes, 32Sellco Industries, 66Sentry Alarms, 66

Shaw and Boehler, 46Shear Obsession, 26Sheila Cohen & Stan Scobie, 76Sherbrook Apartments, 42Sheridan Jewelers, 34Super Cream Dairy Bar, 20Tanner-Ibbotson, Inc., 53The Crawl Space, 28The GlassSmith, Inc., 12The Stone Lounge, 40The Walsh Law Firm, 46Town & Country Plumbing & Heating, 70TN Custom Homes, Inside Front CoverTompkins Trust Company, 64Ultimate Music, 32Valley View Gardens, 48Village Food Market, 16Wall St. on Court St., 44Wells Fargo, 72Willcox Tire, 53Wright-Beard Funeral Home, 74WRVO Stations, 30Yaman Real Estate, Back Cover

Ballroom Dancingwith

Bess Koval

Sundays 5:15 - 7:15January 10 & 24February 7 & 14March 7 & 21April 4 & 18

May 1 “May Day Ball”Visit www.center4art.org for more information and updates.

Ballroom and Latin dances taught in preparation for the May Day Ball.

2010 Winter/Spring Season

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