The O-town Scene - Oneonta, NY
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Coming Events SUNY Oneonta to present ‘Prisoner’ Neil Simon’s comedy “The Prisoner of Second Avenue” will be presented at SUNY Oneonta in the Fine Arts building’s Hamblin Theater. Performances are set for 8 p.m. Thursday, April 28, to Saturday, April 30, along with an April 30 matinee at 2 p.m. In the show, Mel and Edna Edison, a middle-aged couple living on the Upper East Side in Manhattan, find ways to cope with unemployment along with the challenging conditions of living in New York City with a summer heat wave, noise pollution, garbage strike and a robbery in their apart- ment. As Mel nearly loses his grip on reality, his brother and sisters reel him back in. The show is student-directed by Ricky DeRose and produced by SUNY Oneonta’s Mask and Hammer Theatre Club. General admission tickets are $5 or $3 with student ID. Tickets can be purchased at the Fine Arts building box office. For reservations and more details, call 436-3100. Duo to read work at Bright Hill Bright Hill continues its celebration of National Poetry Month with a reading by Djelloul Marbrook and a reading combined with screened images by British poet Pascale Petit on Thursday, April 21. They will present their work after an open mic, during which all those present can read from their own writing or that of a favorite poet for up to five minutes. The events begins at 7 p.m. at 94 Church St. in Treadwell. Marbrook was born in Algiers to an American mother, grew up in New York City and attended Columbia University. His book of poems, “Far from Algiers,” won the 2007 Stan and Tom Wick Poetry Prize and the 2010 International Book Award in poetry. His career spanning two major transitions in modern journalism, one from hot-lead typog- raphy to photo-offset and one to the Internet. He blogs frequently about the media, literary and cultural affairs, and mentors journalism students worldwide for the Student Operated Press. Petit’s latest book is “What the Water Gave Me: Poems after Frida Kahlo.” The British edition was shortlisted for the T.S. Eliot prize and was a Book of the Year in The Observer. The collection contains 52 poems in the voice of Mexican painter Kahlo. More than just a verse biography, it explores how Kahlo trans- formed trauma into art after the artist’s near- fatal bus accident. She trained at the Royal College of Art in Britain and spent the first part of her life as a visual artist before deciding to concentrate on poetry. Her poems have been translated into 20 lan- guages. Discussion set on native plants Hartwick College will welcome SUNY Delhi instructor Lisa Tessier, who will lead a discus- sion called “Gardening with Native Plants” at 7 p.m., Wednesday, April 27, in the Straw- bale House at the Pine Lake Environmental Campus of Hartwick College. The discussion is free. “With spring in the air, our thoughts turn to our gardens,” Tessier said. “In this con- versation we will discuss what ‘native’ and ‘invasive’ plants are, and why more home landscapers should consider using native plants.” For more info, call 431-4666 or e-mail morsed@hartwick.edu. ‘Gasland’ director to speak at SUCO SUNY Oneonta will host a screening of the Academy Award-nominated documentary “Gasland” and a talk by director Josh Fox as part in “Green Dragon Week 2011.” The film will be shown at 6:30 p.m., Tuesday, April 26, in the Hunt Union Ballroom on campus. Fox will speak at 8:30 p.m., following the movie. Admission is free. “Gasland” Contributed Esquela explores the impact that natural gas drilling and hydrofracking have had on U.S. com- munities. Fox was prompted to write and direct the film after a gas-drilling company offered to lease his family’s land in Pennsylvania. The documentary premiered at the 2010 Sundance Film Festival, where it received the Special Jury Prize. From noon to 1 p.m. Tuesday, Dr. Gina Keel of the political science department will moderate a panel on gas drilling, featuring SUNY Oneonta faculty members, in Union Square of the Hunt College Union. And on Wednesday, April 27, Mills Hall will host an Earth Day Expo, with participants presenting materials and information related to environmental awareness. For more on Green Dragon Week, call 436-2948. Esquela to play in Andes The six-piece indie/ roots/American band Esquela will perform at 9:30 p.m. Saturday, April 23 at the Andes Hotel, 110 Main St. in Andes. The group features original Georgia Satellites member Keith Christopher and vocalist Rebecca Frame. Fun, festive and loaded with rich orchestrations, the band brings rural sensibilities to the stage. For details, call (845) 676-3980. For more on the band, go to http://esquelathe- band.com/. Graffiti artist film to be screened Hartwick College will present “Exit Through the Gift Shop,” a documentary on British street artist Banksy at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, April 26, in the Anderson Theater. The elusive stencil-master, face concealed via hoodie, shines a light on amateur documentarian Thierry Guetta, appearing to make fun of Guetta. He holds a mirror up to hipsters who’ll fall for anything deemed cool. In conjunction with this, Dr. Leesa Rittel- mann will give the lecture “Out of the ‘Hood and into the Boardroom: The ‘Business’ of Street and Graffiti Art in the Twenty-first Cen- tury” in the same room at 7 p.m., Wednes- day, April 27. Soprano, pianist to perform SUNY Oneonta fac- ulty members soprano Colby Thomas and composer/pianist Jere- my Wall will perform at 7 p.m., Tuesday, April 26, in the Sandford Auditorium (IRC #3). The concert will be “The Art Song; A Cele- bration of Four Musical Traditions: Classical, Jazz, Brazilian and Rock.” In addition to compositions by Wall, other represented will include Claude De- bussy, Richard Rodgers (and Oscar Hammer- stein), Joni Mitchell and Stevie Wonder. For more details, call 436-3419. April 21, 2011 O-Town Scene 23