Arts on the Lake News Archive
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July 2013
Press Release: Cajun Rock Band Swamp Gumbo to Perform at Arts on the Lake
The locally-grown and NYC-bred band Swamp Gumbo will close the Summer Concert Series at Arts on the Lake, 640 Route 52, Lake Carmel, Friday, July 26, at 7 pm. Led by keyboardist Jon Cobert, singer/songwriter Kati Mac and trumpeter Tim Ouimette, Swamp Gumbo has a New York following from its performances at 78 Below in Manhattan and a local following from performances at the Mohansic Grill in Yorktown Heights and North Star in Pound Ridge.
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June 2013
Press Release: Too Blue To Open Summer Concert Series Friday July 5
Arts on the Lake’s Summer Concert Series will open with the bluegrass band Too Blue on Friday, July 5, at 7 pm.
The first Friday night concert will be followed consecutively by Tom Chapin and Friends on July 12, Back to the Garden 1969 on July 19 and Swamp Gumbo on July 26.
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May 2013
Lake Writers featured in Journal News (5/26, p5B) and on LoHud
Bill Cary and Joe Larese of the Journal News visited to prepare this Lifestyle posting of Arts on the Lake Writers Group.
Children's Sculpture Garden Grows
The children’s sculpture garden being built in Mary Schreiber’s Thursday Art Class would welcome donations of flowers, potting soil, hanging plants, an outdoor table or bench and other natural materials (unique rocks, logs, slices of a tree trunk). Items can be left behind the shed, after an email to: inquiry@artsonthelake.org.
Vincent Dowling Dies
Internationally renowned Irish actor and director Vincent Dowling who brought his one-man show Wild on Wilde to Arts on the Lake on March 13, 2010 died last week at 83 in Massachusetts where he had been living.
Registration for Spring Art Exhibit Continues through May 10
Artists who wish to participate in the Spring Art Exhibit may register through Friday, May 10. Click here for the Artists’ Prospectus for the Spring Art Exhibit at Arts on the Lake
April 2013
Puppets and Humans Mix In Canterbury Tales at Arts on the Lake
A newly adapted version of Chaucer’s “Canterbury Tales” will be presented at Arts on the Lake, 640 Route 52, Lake Carmel, Friday and Saturday, April 19 and 20, at 8 pm and Sunday, April 21, at 3 pm. Using puppets created by artist Mary Schreiber and a text by writer Jen Gazzo, “The Nun's Priest's Tale,” “The Pardoner's Tale” and “The Wife of Bath's Tale” will be enacted by a cast of 24 puppets ranging in size from six inches to seven feet and a cast of 12 actor/operators. Read full press release.
May Art Exhibit Prospectus Posted
Artists who wish to participate in the Spring Art Exhibit must register by Friday, May 3. Click here for the Artists’ Prospectus for the Spring Art Exhibit at Arts on the Lake.
Press Release: Kersting To Lead Writing Memoir Workshop
The third in Arts on the Lake’s 2013 Community Workshops will be “Writing Memoir” led by Tom Kersting on Sunday, April 14, 3 – 5 pm at the Lake Carmel Arts Center, 640 Route 52, in Kent. “These two-hour Sunday workshops are opportunities to practice an art form with other members of the community with similar interests,” said AotL’s Executive Director James Shearwood. Read full press release.
March 2013
36 Baskets in Rotary Basketball Shootout
James Shearwood with Nicholas Santise
Nicholas Santise made 36 baskets at the CARMEL ROTARY COMMUNITY BASKETBALL SHOOTOUT on Saturday, March 16, to raise funds for Arts on the Lake. Those who pledged a per basket amount are now multiplying their pledge times 36 to determine their contribution. AotL thanks Nick, the Carmel Rotary and all who pledged. If you have questions, email inquiry@artsonthelake.org.