ROOSEVELT ARTS PROJECT: THE 2007-2008 SEASON
OCTOBER 20: The
Art of Taxidermy
NOVEMBER 10-11:
Landau Exhibit & Brahinsky Concert
DECEMBER 8-23:
Robert Mueller-Selections
JANUARY 19: Open
Mic Night
FEBRUARY 9: Roosevelt
Poets
MARCH 15:
French Romantic Piano Music
APRIL 12:
Jersey Homesteads: In the
Architectural Vanguard
APRIL 25-26: The
Roosevelt String Band
MAY 17:
Digital/Context
OCTOBER
The Art of Taxidermy
Saturday, October 20
8:00 P.M. at Borough Hall
Angel Cloughy and David
Schwendeman
will present Taxidermy For
Art’s Sake,
an up-close and personal
retrospective on the art and science of taxidermy accentuated with audio/visual
aids, real props, and maybe even verse!
NOVEMBER
Jacob Landau Exhibit
&
A special concert by
David Brahinsky & Friends
Reception on Saturday,
November 10, 5-8:00 P.M.
Concert at 8:00 P.M.
Exhibit continues on Sunday,
November 11, 1-3:00 P.M.
at the Landau Studio
Numerous Landau works will be
on display,
including original drawings,
woodcuts,
and lithographs.
DECEMBER
Robert Mueller – Selections
An exhibit and sale spanning
the artist’s lifetime
and broad range of media
Saturday, December 8*, Sunday,
December 9
Saturday, December 15, Sunday,
December 16
Saturday, December 22, Sunday,
December 23
*opening reception, 1-5:00 P.M.
all days 1-5:00 P.M.
at the Eleanor Gallery
Pieces to include Bob’s wildly
popular woodcuts,
his expressive, lyrical
“Schema” series,
as well as unusual and
unexpected works that the artist will choose for the show
JANUARY
Open Mic Cafe
Saturday, January 19
8:00 P.M. at Borough Hall
Roosevelt residents 13 and
older,
past and present,
are invited to sing, read, do
comedy, or
play an instrument.
FEBRUARY
Roosevelt Poets
Saturday, February 9
8:00 P.M. at Borough Hall
Join the Roosevelt poets in
celebrating
Toothache Day,
accompanied by music, painful
memories, and
a variety of sweets.
MARCH
French Romantic Piano Music
Saturday, March 15
8:00 P.M. at Borough Hall
Alan Mallach will present the
solo piano music of the
great French composers of the
Romantic era,
from Debussy’s “Clair de Lune”
(in its original setting in that composer’s Suite
Bergamasque),
to Fauré’s nocturnes
and César Frank’s magisterial
Prelude, Chorale
and Fugue.
APRIL
Jersey Homesteads: In the Architectural Vanguard
Saturday, April 12
8:00 P.M. at Borough Hall
A documentary video by resident
Ben Johnson exploring the architectural history of the original Roosevelt
houses
followed by questions/comments
from the audience
APRIL
Roosevelt String Band
Friday, April 25
&
Saturday, April 26
8:00 P.M. at Borough Hall
The 21st annual
concert of the
Roosevelt String Band,
with David Brahinsky, Paul
Prestopino,
Ed Cedar, Joe Pepitone, Sarah
Houtz, and more
MAY
Digital/Context
Saturday, May 17
2-5:00 P.M. at Borough Hall
and various locations around
town
Roosevelt residents and
artists/composers Brad Garton and Wiska Radkiewicz will be presenting their
work (and that of their friends) in various locations around the Borough. Come find digital art in unexpected places!
DIRECTIONS:
Roosevelt is on Rte.
571, about 5 miles east and south of Hightstown. Upon entering town going south on Rte. 571 (Rochdale Ave.) the Borough Hall is the first building on
the left.
Continuing south on
Rte. 571, the third left will be Lake Dr.
The Jacob Landau Studio, a
geodesic dome, is at 30 Lake Dr., on the left.
As
you enter Roosevelt, the first left is Oscar Drive. The factory is at the corner of Oscar Drive and N. Valley Rd.,
with the entrance to the Eleanor Gallery
on the N. Valley Rd. side of the factory.
Voluntary
contributions of $5 per adult are suggested at most RAP events, with $10 per
adult, $5 for seniors and children at the String Band concerts.
Visit the RAP website
at: www.music.columbia.edu/roosevelt
For further information call
Robin Gould at (609)-448-4616.