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HOLLYWOOD CONCERT ORCHESTRAA Viennese ChristmasFriday, December 5 8:00 pmBring in the holiday spirit with this premier world-renowned ensemble of America’s finestmusicians.The Hollywood Concert Orchestra is known

as the “Orchestra of the Stars”featuring the best and brightestguest artists and soloists in livelyand entertaining performances.The Orchestra’s programdraws from selections of muchloved seasonal and holiday

favorites.This is family entertainment with a touch ofOld World charm and a musical stocking full ofChristmas cheer!

CALADH NUA St. Patrick’s Day Celebration Sunday, March 15 3:00 pm

Caladh Nua is a tightly-knit, vibrant and staggeringlytalented band with its origins deeply rooted in theSouthern counties of Ireland. Comprised of five versatile musicians and singers playing a wide selectionof instruments – from banjo to fiddle, guitar tobodhran, andtin whistle to button accordion – the band has captured theessential qualities oftraditionalIrish music and balanced them finely with an innovative contemporary flair.This troupe bring traditions from Ireland in stories music and song to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day.These Emerald Isleentertainers recreate the joy and innocence of theCeltic past.

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FALL BLOCKBUSTER!WASSA PAN AFRIKA ENSEMBLE Afrika WonbaSaturday, September 20 8:00 pm

Master African drummerand dance choreographerNana Anim and hisgroup the Wassa PanAfrika DanceEnsemble willperform a celebration ofthe cultural heritage of Africafilled with music,dance, stories and songs.Wassa Pan Afrika DanceEnsemble is a renowned traditional African groupfrom Ghana known for their stunning and beautifulperformances. Afrika Wonba features a dynamic anddiverse program of music and dance representingGhana, Guinea, Senegal, Benin, and Mali. In this livemusic and dance concert greater multiculturalunderstanding, unity, and love will be fostered.This dynamic group of professional African

drummers and dancers was chosen to be the openingand closing act at the ceremonies of the Cup ofNations Football Tournament.

SPRING BLOCKBUSTER!LADIES OF LAUGHTER Funny & Fabulous Tour Saturday, May 238:00 pm

Three of the funniestwomen in stand-up comedyperform their edgy, alwaysdistinctive brand of

humor.What startedout as a competition hasbecome the launchingpad of these divas of comedy. Flair, fabulous,and fantastic are foreverwith these three veryfunny ladies of stand-up!

Performances take place in the Academic Arts Theatre.

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

Make checks payable to: FSA/Cultural Affairs *Enclose a stamped, self-addressed envelope & mail to:Office of Cultural Affairs, Student Center – Room 108

Westchester Community College, 75 Grasslands Road,Valhalla, NY 10595For further information, call 914-606-6262

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

Experience dance through performances,workshops, and demonstrations by internationalrenowned companies and guest artists!

DANCEWORKSThe college’s electric and eclecticresident dance troupe presents programsdelighting audiences of all ages.

DANCEWORKSFOR CHILDRENSunday, February 1 3:00 pmAcademic Arts Theatre

This annual favorite is where the kids getinto the action on stage. Great fun for all!(Suitable for children ages 3 and up)Tickets are $10 (general admission).

CAMERATA CHAMBERStrictly for Strings SUN, SEP 14 3:00 pmWinter Interlude SUN, FEB 1 3:00 pm

DANCEWORKSDanceworks/Children SUN, FEB 1 3:00 pmDanceworks in Performance SAT, APR 11 8:00 pm

SUN, APR 12 3:00 pmFRI, APR 17 8:00 pmSAT, APR 18 8:00 pmSUN, APR 19 3:00 pm

BLOCKBUSTERWassa Pan Afrika SAT, SEP 20 8:00 pmLadies of Laughter SAT, MAY 23 8:00 pm

HOLIDAY FESTViennese Christmas FRI, DEC 5 8:00 pm Caladh Nua SUN, MAR 15 3:00 pm

PAGE 2 STAGEMuch Ado About Nothing SAT, OCT 18 8:00 pmTo Kill A Mockingbird SAT, JAN 24 8:00 pm

STRINGS n’ THINGS MARIONETTESSalzburg Marionette Theatre FRI, NOV 7 8:00 pmCashore Marionettes SAT, FEB 21 8:00 pm

WINGS OF DANCEDanceworks Chicago SAT, OCT 11 8:00 pm Antics Dance SAT, NOV 1 8:00 pm

EVENT NO. TICKETS COST EA. $ TOTALBLOCKBUSTER $38HOLIDAY FEST $42PAGE2STAGE $38

STRINGS N’ THINGS MARIONETTES $38

WINGS OF DANCE $42

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

Purchasers must present printed e-tickets at the door.Visit www.sunywcc.edu/smartarts.MAIL-IN: Pay by Check

AT THE DOOR: Available 30 minutes prior to show time. Cash only.

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Tickets are $22 (general admission), $20 (students/seniors/fac-staff), and $16 (children under 13).Series subscription: $38 (See both shows… a $6 savings!).

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Tickets are $22 (general admission), $20 (students/seniors/fac-staff), and $16 (children under 13).Series subscription: $58 (See three shows…an $8 savings!).

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It’s a magical world of life-sized puppets animated by the masterful manipulation of strings.Performances are held in the Academic Arts Theatre.

SALZBURG MARIONETTE THEATERDebussy’s The Toy Box (ballet)Friday, November 7 8:00 pm

This Austriancompany, over100 years old,imparts a virtuosicartistry to anancient artform.

Considered to be “a mesmerizing spectacle”(The New York Times), Debussy’s rarely staged children’sballet The Toy Box, was dedicated to his daughterEmma-Claude. It was not premièred until after thecomposer’s death. It recalls an innocent world.Imitations of music-box tunes, parodies of opera andfolk melodies, plus a reference to Golliwog’s Cakewalkaccompany the ever so charming characters experiencing life,love and conflict…all in a toy box. (Suitable for all ages)

THE CASHORE MARIONETTES Life in MotionSaturday, February 21 8:00 pm

Award winning artist Joseph Cashore creates andmanipulates amazingly lifelike marionettes.This one-of-a-kind performance is a series of scenestaken from everyday life and set to beautiful musicby Beethoven,Vivaldi,Strauss and Copland.Through humor, poeticinsight, and poignancy,the wonders and mysteriesof life are revealed.Thesevignettes include: a schoolgirl distracted fromher homework, a spiritual yogi’s contemplations,a mother rocking her baby, and even an African elephant in mourning.These stories stir the profound in audiences worldwide.(Suitable for 8 years and up)

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The stage transforms the literary page…its ever present brilliance in plays, both dramatic and comedic! Performances are in the Academic Arts Theatre.

TICKETS NOT ISSUED & RESERVATIONS NOT NECESSARY FOR FREE EVENTS

The Fall Season features six outstanding contemporary films representing a broad spectrum of internationalfilm talent. It includes a brief introduction to each film, film notes, discussions, and refreshments.Screenings begin at 7:50 pm in Gateway Center’s Davis Auditorium. Doors open at 7:10; refreshments are served at 7:30 pm. A season subscription costs $54; for seniors (60 and over) and WCCFaculty/Staff, $48. A single admission is $11; for WCC Faculty/Staff and seniors, $10.FREE for WCC students with a student ID.

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

FOOTNOTEOctober 10 Israel (2011)

A great rivalry is harboredbetween father and son,both eccentric professorsin the Talmudic StudiesDepartment of Jerusalem’sHebrew University.The

son is addicted to accolades while the fatherreviles such recognition.The Israel Prize, a mostprestigious national award, brings these two to afinal bitter confrontation. (103 minutes)

THE ATTACK October 17 France (2011)Dr. Amin Jaafari is an assimilated Arab surgeonhighly respected among the Jews in Tel Aviv.After a devastating terrorist suicide bombing byhis beloved deceased wife, Siham, he discoversthe truth and the terrible pain that drove her convictions and extreme actions. (102 minutes)

THE HUNT October 24 Denmark (2012)Lucas, a former school teacher, has been forcedto start over having overcome a tough divorceand the loss of his job. But his life is shatteredwhen an untruthful remark throws his smallcommunity into a collective state of hysteria.Lucas is forced to fight for his life and dignity.(115 minutes)

IN THE HOUSE October 31 South Korea (2012) A sixteen year old boy insinuates himself into thehouse of a fellow student and writes about it forhis French teacher.The teacher enthusiasticallyencourages the boy to continue his writings, butthe student’s intrusion unleashes a series ofuncontrollable events. (105 minutes)

THE SECRET IN THEIR EYES November 7 Argentina (2009) Recently retired as acriminal court employee,Benjamin Espositodecides to write anovel. He draws on hisown past as a civil servantfor a true, moving and tragic story in which he wasonce very directly involved. In 1974, his court was assigned to investigate a rape and murder of abeautiful woman. (129 minutes)

SISTER November 14 France (2012)A 12-year old boy named Simon lives in anapartment block near a ski resort in Switzerlandwith his older sister, Louise, who spends most ofher time with various boyfriends. Simon innatelythinks it’s his responsibility to support them sohe frequently visits the ski resort to steal equipment and sell it to tourists. (97 minutes)

Please return to:Westchester Community College Foundation, Friday Night Film Series,Westchester Community College, 75 Grasslands Road,Valhalla, NY 10595

I enclose a check for the Fall 2014 series subscription made payable to WCC Foundation Film Series for the cost of:

________ (#) regular subscription(s), $54 each Total: $ ________

________ (#) senior (60 plus), or faculty/staff subscription(s), $48 each Total: $ ________

________ (#) student, with copy of ID, subscription(s); Free Total: $ ________

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f i lm ser ies order formNOTE: Films will be subtitled in English. Film titles are subject to change based on DVD availability.

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STUDENTS: A limited number of tickets will be reserved for Westchester Community College students up to three weeks prior to an event. A $10 cash value from the student activity fee can be used

as a one-time discount for one ticket to one event, subject to availability. Student ID is required.

Tickets are $22 (general admission), $20 (students/seniors/fac-staff), and $16 (children under 13).Series subscription: $38 (see both shows… a $6 savings!).

Tickets are $24 (general admission), $22 (students/seniors/fac-staff), and $18 (children under 13).Series subscription: $42 (see both shows… a $6 savings!).

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

fine ar ts ga l leryThe Fine Arts Gallery is located on the third floor of the Academic Arts Building, across from the theatre.It is open Monday through Saturday 10:00 am-3:00 pm, and Thursday evenings 4:00-6:00 pm. Exhibitions and receptions are free and open to the public. For a complete schedule of gallery events, please visit:www.sunywcc.edu/gallery or call 914-606-7867.

STEPHANIE DIAMOND: THIS LAND IS YOUR LANDTuesday, September 2 – Sunday, November 23

This interactive installation will engage interested students,faculty, and gallery visitors. Diamond will work intimately with a group of students and professors to create programming that addresses specific needs and issues pertaining to the student body.The project will be developedthrough conversations with students and faculty, on-campuslectures, and group exercises.

STUDENT SHOW Monday, December 1 – Monday, December 15

A wide range of work by students will be showcased.These students are enrolled in the Visual Arts Seminar,a one-credit portfolio development and professional practices course that serves as a capstone for the college’s AAS Degree in Visual Arts.

AMERICAN SHAKESPEARE CENTER Much Ado About Nothing(comedic play) Saturday, October 18 8:00 pm

Considered to beShakespeare’s bestcomedy, this joyfulplay combines elements of hilaritywith serious reflectionson honor, shame andcourt politics. Bymeans of nothing,which actually meansnoting, as in gossip,

rumor and overhearing, this is a study of opposites as one couple engages in a merry war of wit; whileanother pair is rendered speechless. Despite trickeryand deceit, all ends well with two happy marriages.A memorable masterpiece!

NATIONAL PLAYERS To Kill A Mockingbird(dramatic play)Saturday, January 24 8:00 pm

Harper Lee’s classicnovel offers a keyhole view intothe struggles facedby a small town andits people. Scout, ayoung girl, leaves childhood innocencebehind to enter anadult world ofmorality and decisionmaking. Hergrowth and change is universal, andNational Players is delighted tobring this Pulitzer Prize-winningtale to life.

wings of danceEnter the world of dance…with choreographic creations and the magic of movement! Performances take place in the Academic Arts Theatre.

The reading and lecture series lets the best of today’s writers share their secrets with literary aficionados.Presentations take place in the Gateway Center – Davis Auditorium. (Free and open to the public)

poets & wr i ters

Michael HrebeniakTuesday, September 23, 10:00 am & 12:00 noon

Hrebeniak is Professor and Director of Studies in English at Wolfson College atEngland’s prestigious Cambridge University. His first book, Action Writing: JackKerouac’s Wild Form was nominated for an MLA prize. He is currently working on two new books: a study of ecological currents in postwar American poetry, and apsycho-geographical account of the medieval Stourbridge Fair. His academic careerhas co-existed alongside underground activities as a saxophonist, jazz journalist, anobituary writer for the Guardian, researcher for the Arts Council, editor and publisher of Radical Poetics,and producer of poetry CDs and arts documentaries for Channel 4 TV in England.

Nick PowersThursday, October 30, 10:00 am & 12:00 noon

Nicholas Powers is an Assistant Professor of English at SUNY Old Westbury. Hispoetry collection, Theater of War was published in 2004. He has written extensivelyfor theVillage Voice, the AlterNet, and the Indypendent. His journalism includes titleslike Confederate Vampires: How Abraham Lincoln Fights for the 99 Percent, 11 InterracialRomances that Changed America, and A Long Dark Night: Gun Violence Romanticized and

The New Batman Movie. His latest book, The Ground Below Zero, offers his personal, on-the-ground journalism, that sent him to hot spots like Haiti, Occupy Wall Street, Burning Man, and New Orleans.

Tickets $22 (general admission), $20 (students/seniors/fac-staff), and $16 (children under 13).Series subscription: $38 (See both shows…a $6 savings!)

EVENT NO. TICKETS COST EA. $ TOTALCamerata Chamber Players (Sep 14)

Wassa Pan Afrika: Afrika Wonba (Sep 20)

Danceworks Chicago (Oct 11)

American Shakespeare: Much Ado About Nothing (Oct 18)

Antics Dance: Illuminated Manuscript (Nov 1)

Salzburg Marionettes: Debussy’s Toy Box (Nov 7)

Hollywood Orchestra: A Viennese Christmas (Dec 5)

National Players: To Kill A Mockingbird (Jan 24)

Camerata Chamber Players (Feb 1)

Danceworks for Children (Feb 1)

Cashore Marioenttes: Life in Motion (Feb 21)

Caladh Nua (Mar 15)

Danceworks In Performance (Apr 11, 12, 17, 18, 19)

Ladies of Laughter (May 23)

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DANCEWORKS CHICAGOSaturday, October 11 8:00 pm

Vibrant and innovative, this company shares a diverserepertoire featuring who is new and what is next incontemporary dance as well as exciting work fromestablished choreographers. Danceworks Chicagocreates an environment conducive to nurturing bothartist and audience. Under the inspired leadership ofArtistic Director Julie Nakagawa and CEO AndreasBöttcher, the duo who founded Hubbard Street 2,has now created an exceptional ensemble of sixdancers who bring integrity, passion, and excellence to performances.

ANTICS DANCEIlluminated Manuscript (hip-hop dance theatre)Saturday, November 1 8:00 pm

Through the art of streetdance and multimedia theater performance, thiscompany blurs the linesbetween the past and present with its vibrantinterpretation of The Epic of Gilgamesh.Ten dancersportray key characters fromthis ancient Mesopotamian poem, which follows KingGilgamesh as he struggles to reconcile with mortality and understand the meaning of life. Divided into elevenchapters that correspond to the clay tablets from the original poem, Illuminated Manuscript features a fusion of dance genres in its collaborative “urban street”choreography, with graffiti art video projections of original artwork by one of the troupe’s dancers. Itreclaims hip-hop by expanding the idiom.

Tickets are $24 (general admission), $22 (students/seniors/fac-staff), and $18 (children under 13).Series subscription: $42 (see both shows… a $ 6 savings!).

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