The O-town Scene - Oneonta, NY
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Orpheus Theatre to present ‘Sugar’ Orpheus Theatre will present “Sugar,” the musical version of the film “Some Like it Hot,” this weekend at the Goodrich Theatre, SUNY Oneonta. Performances are at 8 p.m. Friday, May 13, and Saturday, May 14, as well as at 2 p.m. Sunday, May 15. The show tells the story of Joe (Michael Valinoti) and Jerry (Mark Durkee), two musi- cians who need an “out” after witnessing the St. Valentine’s Day shooting of some Chicago gangsters. They join an all-girl band to make their escape and meet Sugar Kane (Sarah Lynn Serafin.) Others in cast are Carol Dean, Owen Ayre, James Iversen, Sienna Averett, Julia Baxter- MacGregor, Donald Beetlestone, Debra Brennesholt, Benjamin Burke, Jaclyn Courter, Celeste Gaetano, Erik Gonzalez, Robert Gug- liuzzo, Zach Harris, Wendell Lee, Kathleen Mami-Moore, Jeffrey Moore, Kevin Oettinger, Gary E. Stevens, Kathy Tobiassen, John Willis and Adrienne Wise. For tickets, call 432-9392. Tickets are $25 for adults, $22 for seniors/students and $12 for children. Oak to host music, food The Black Oak Tavern, 17 Water St. in Oneonta, will host Eat, Drink and Be Merry on Saturday, May 14. Slammin’ Doris will perform at 9:30 p.m., with food from Cosmos and Stella Luna Ris- torante. The event also will feature prizes from Ommegang and Cosmos. Smithy to open season The Smithy Pioneer Gallery will open its summer season at 5 p.m., Thursday, May 19, with “Memory & Presence,” featuring oil paintings, draw- ings and sketches by Margaret Krug. The artist will be at the gal- lery at 3 p.m., Saturday, May 21, for a lecture and book signing. Her work has been shown at venues such as AIR Gallery and The Whitney Museum of American Art. She is the direc- Contributed ‘Dante’s Alley,’ Margaret Krug, oil on linen. tor of painting, drawing and art history at the Spannocchia Foundation in Italy, as well as an assistant professor of painting at Parsons The New School for Design. Also featured in the gallery will be the ab- stract paintings of Karen Rosasco, and the oil and acrylic pieces by Edmond Rinnooy Kan. For more info, visit smithypioneer.org, call 547-8671 or e-mail at smithypioneer@ gmail.com. The gallery is at 55 Pioneer St. in Cooperstown. Auditions set for ‘Animal Farm’ Catskill Theatre Works will hold auditions for its summer musical, “Animal Farm” at 1 p.m. Saturday, May 14; and at 7 p.m. Mon- day, May 16, and Friday, May 20. Auditions will be at the Orpheus Theatre rehearsal space, 99 Main St. in Oneonta. The show, a musical adaptation of George Orwell’s novel, will be performed at Delaware Academy July 22-24. There are a variety of roles available for men and women of all ages, as well as for a boy narrator, age 10 to 14 years old. Actors should come to the audition prepared to sing a short musical piece. The May 14 audition will be devoted primarily to read- ings and movement. The May 16 and May 20 auditions will include readings, movement and music. For more information, call director Al Da- vino at 746-7396, or visit www.catskilltheatreworks.org. Pianist, cellist to perform Sunday A pair of visiting Polish art- ists will be featured at 3 p.m., Sunday, May 15, perfor- mance at the Cyr Center on West Main Street in Stamford. Pianist Rafal Lewandowski and cellist Jerzy Wujtewicz will play a program of all- Polish composers, including Chopin, Tansman and con- temporary composer Alicia Jonas. Admission donations are re- quested but not required: $10 per person, $5 for seniors/ student, and no charge for those under age 13. For more details, visit www.friendsmusic.org and www.fomstamford.blogspot. com. presents ... Art Scene Opening Exhibit May 19 - June 23 ‘Memory and Presence,’ works by Marga- ret Krug; works by Edmond Rinooy Kan and Karen Rosasco; 5 p.m., The Smithy Pioneer Gallery, 55 Pioneer St., Cooper- stown. For info: 547-8671. Exhibits Through May 14 Jericho Arts Council annual Fine Arts Show, 1 to 7 p.m. daily, Town Hall build- ing, Bainbridge. Through May 15 ‘Homebodies,’ paintings by Ashley Norwood Cooper, East Gallery; seventh annual TeensArt Exhibit, West Gallery; and ‘Light and Landscape,’ paintings by Jonathan Vaughn, Arts Cafe Gallery; Earlville Opera House, East Main Street, Earlville. For info: (315) 691-3550. Through May 20 ‘The Big Picture,’ Main View Gallery, 73 Main St., Oneonta. For info: 432-1890. Through May 21 Annual Juried Student Art Exhibition, Martin-Mullen Gallery, State University College at Oneonta. Through May 27 ‘Excavating the Present, Unearthing Eternity,’ sculpture by Nancy Valley and poetry by Lisa Harris, Word & Image Gallery, Bright Hill Center, 94 Church St., Treadwell. For info: 829-5055. Through May 28 ‘Te Ao Maram — A Duffy Experience in New Zealand,’ photographs by student Ben Wronkoski, Yager Museum, Hartwick College, Oneonta. For info: 431-4480. ‘From Geometric to Fancy: Early 19th Century Coverlets from the Yager Mu- seum Collection,’ Yager Museum of Art & Culture, Hartwick College, Oneonta. Through May 30 ‘On Another Scale,’ paintings by Lisa Ja- cobsen and photographs by John Manzi, Walt Meade Gallery, Vega Mountain Road, Roxbury; ‘Recycled,’ collage and three-dimensional works by Herrat Som- merhoff, Old Bank Gallery, Main Street, Roxbury. Presented by Roxbury Arts Group. Through June 1 Cooperstown Central High School show, Gallery C; 20th annual Regional Juried Art Show, Gallery A; and ‘Memories of Cooperstown’ by Ty Steinbacher, Gallery B; Cooperstown Art Association, 22 Main St., Cooperstown. For info: 547-9777. Through June 3 ‘Photography by Kathleen,’ photographs by Kathleen Moser, 6 On The Square, Oxford. For info: 843-6876. Music by Jule Styne Lyrics by Bob Merill Book by Peter Stone Directed by JACK GARDNER Musical Direcon by TIM IVERSEN featuring... MICHAEL VALINOTI - MARK DURKEE - SARAH LYNN SERAFIN OWEN AYRE - CAROL DEAN - KEVIN MURRAY - JAMES IVERSEN May 12, 2011 O-Town Scene 23 Choreographed by MICHELLE GARDNER … and others!