The O-town Scene - Oneonta, NY
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and non-healers alike from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, April 10 in the Waterfront Room of SUNY Oneonta’s Hunt Union. Demonstrations, hands-on teaching and healing, guided meditation and a question-and-answer session will all be part of the program. The focus will not be on studying techniques, but on discovering natural healing abilities, unlocking the poten- tial for self-healing and heightening our ability to heal others. The workshop is $100 with prereg- istration, $120 at the door or $90 if bringing a massage table (available with preregistration only). To preregister, go to http://oneon- tawellness.com/. Hay also will be booking 90-min- ute healing appointments for now through Friday, April 9, and Monday, April 11 to Friday, April 15. Call 437-7867 or e-mail jennymannion@ yahoo.com to schedule and for more details. Contributed Dance teacher Jo Borning. Try dance styles at RAG sampler Shake off cabin fever with the Roxbury Arts Group’s dance sampler sessions. RAG is offering short lessons starting at 10 a.m. Saturday, April 9, in salsa, Bollywood and belly dancing. Classes will be at Hilt Kelly Hall in the Roxbury Arts Center on Vega Mt. Road in Roxbury. Those interested can then sign up for multi- week sessions in the one that suits best. The samplers are open to all ages and experience levels and cost $5 per family for the entire session. Jo Boring will teach Bollywood and belly dancing. She has been bellydancing since 2003 and is part of the local performance group Badra Bahiya. . Jacinto George will lead the salsa classes. George has been leading salsa sessions locally for several years. No partners are needed for these sessions. And reservations are requested at 326-7908. RAG also offers ballet and tap classes that aren’t part of the sampler. Healer to give workshop at SUCO Australian healer, medium and writer Simon Hay will lead a one-day workshop for healers Folk band to play Oak The Black Oak on Water Street in Oneonta will present folk band Hoots & Hellmouth, with local performer Sophie Gault, at 10 p.m. Friday, April 8. Audience members must be 21 years old and up to gain admission. There is a $5 cover charge. Philadelphia-based Hoots & Hellmouth creates new music for old souls. The group’s second full-length effort, “The Holy Open Secret” continues to blaze a trail forward in the name of progressive folk. Rob Berliner, Andrew Gray and Sean Hoots return as the core trio of string slingers and harmonious vocalizers. An NPR Radio Broad- cast said, “Blending soul, folk, country, gospel, and rock with the sounds of classic Americana, the group lived up to the promise of its revival-like live shows.” The show is being put on by the SUNY Collective, a local production group with goals to further Oneonta’s local music with opportunities to play with larger acts. For more on the collective and per- formance, call Justin Leiberman at (516) 280-0954. Theater looks to raise awareness The Oneonta Theatre will host Take Back the Night, an event focused Contributed Imani Winds. on raising awareness about sexual assault in the Oneonta community. The walking portion of the event will begin at 5:30 p.m., Tuesday, April 12, at Milne Library on the SUNY Oneonta campus, with opening speeches and entertainment. At 6:45, the event moves to the Oneonta Theatre, with performances by local emo pop group Stealing the Sky and funk jazzters !Lis- ten. Also, they’ll be a chance to win an iPad 2 and other prizes for a $5 donation. All proceeds go to the Violence Intervention Program. For details, call 433-8083. Imani Winds to perform in city Grammy-nominated Imani Winds will perform at 8 p.m., Friday, April 15, at First United Methodist Church on the corner of Church and Chestnut streets in Oneonta. Imani Winds is an exciting African- American wind quintet Contributed Steal the Sky. from New York City, known for adventur- ous pro- gramming featuring American, African and Latin American composi- tions. Imani Winds has established itself as one of the most success- ful chamber music ensembles in the United States. These five gifted musicians perform with striking technique and remarkable ease. The group’s chamber music has been recognized Through commissions and performance the quintet regularly collaborates with artists ranging from Yo-Yo Ma to Wayne Shorter to renowned clarinetist/saxophonist/composer Paquito D’Rivera. Tickets are $20 for adults and $6 for stu- dents. Call 433-7252 or visit www.oneonta. edu/oca for more information. Student fashion show Saturday The SUNY Oneonta Student Fashion Society members look to showcase their work at the spring fashion show, with doors opening at 5 p.m. Saturday, April 9, at the Alumni Field House. The show will kick off at 6 p.m. The show will include 28 student designers presenting their work on the runway. Three professional judges — one a New York City professional designer, one a designer from the Ursula of Switzerland Company in Water- ford and the other one a fashion design doc- toral student from Cornell University — will critique the students’ work. The prizes include a dress form valued at $700 to $1,000 for first prize, a $2,050 check for second place and more. The SFS is open to all students interested in fashion. It was founded to promote a better understanding of the dynamic and multidi- mensional nature of the fashion business. Stu- dents are able to apply classroom knowledge and further develop their interest in fashion. The designers must come up with a theme, sketch their designs, find their own models, produce the designs to fit their models, have their models hair and make-up done, train their models and oversee the fashion show. April 7, 2011 O-Town Scene 21