COMING SOON AT OR AROUND KENDAL ON HUDSON

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July 27: Curator & Artist Tour of “Neighboring Visions” at Hudson River Museum

Date & Time: July 27, 1:30 pm

Karintha Lowe, HRM’s Mellon Fellow in the Public Humanities, will lead a guided tour of “Neighboring Visions: Westchester Artists Then and Now,” a curated collection of exquisite historical and contemporary works inspired by local landscapes. Special attention will be paid to themes of migration, as we explore how artists past and present have traveled abroad and returned to Westchester equipped with new visions, aesthetic strategies, and techniques. Featured artists Alvin Clayton (New Rochelle) and Francine Hsu Davis (Bronxville) will join in conversation, sharing how their experiences living in Paris & Taiwan influenced and have continued to shape their artistic practice.

Free with General Admission.

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August 7: Hot Topics Series: “The Grand Jury System,” at the Shames Jewish Community Center

Date & Time: August 7, 11:30 am - 1:00 pm

Ever wonder about the inner workings of a grand jury — something so powerful that Judge Sol Wachtler once said “could indict a ham sandwich”? Whether you’re well-versed in the justice system or curious about what goes on behind the scenes in a grand jury, join us for this informative and entertaining discussion with JCC member and former criminal defense attorney, Miram Alers.

Free for members and non-members.

To register click below:

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July Through September: Red Grooms at the Hudson River Museum

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July: Sunset Jazz at Lyndhurst

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July: Jazz at Pierson Park, Tarrytown

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July 21: Jazz Gallery at David Rockefeller Arts Center

Multi-Grammy-nominated, award-winning saxophonist and composer Ben Wendel joins forces with Grammy-winning pianist Kevin Hays to perform a wide repertoire of original compositions and beloved standards from the jazz canon. This performance will be held during Upstate Art Weekend, an annual event celebrating the cultural vibrancy of upstate New York through events and open exhibitions. The performance will be followed by a reception with special access to the DR Center gallery, currently showing Portraits of Process.

Presented in partnership with Jazz Gallery and the RBF's Culpeper Arts & Culture program.

July 18, 7:00 – 8:00 pm

Tickets: $16.75

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Wednesdays in July: Movie Day at Warner Library

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June, July & August: Summer Concerts in Tarrytown

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Clearwater Chirpers

If you’re unfortunate enough to wind up in Clearwater, try to get assigned to a room with a bird feeder outside your window. A small team led by Annette Leyden keeps the birds well-fed and in competition with each other for the daily Feeding Frenzy. It’s more entertaining than WWE knock-down wrestling!

FDR and Westchester

An amazing lecture awaits us when an outstanding author will talk about a fascinating book Nothing to Fear:  A Look Back at FDR’s 24 Public Appearances in Westchester County.

 On Monday, September 19, at 7:30 pm in the Gathering Room, author/historian Anthony Czarnecki will tell us the story of FDR’s many connections to Westchester County that were uncovered in his recently published research.

Nothing to Fear reveals that FDR was no stranger to the people and places of Westchester County; his special connection to the firefighters in Sleepy Hollow is also explained.

 Mr. Czarnecki, retired Chief of Staff at the Westchester County Correction Department, has long served on the Board of Trustees of the Westchester County Historical Society.

Andrea Stewart-Cousins Coming to Kendal Monday, September 19

State Senator and Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins will discuss matters of interest to New York State residents from 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm in the Gathering Room.

Upcoming Art Show

Kendal will soon have a new Art Show on the Rue des Artistes.

Theme: “The Real and the Imagined” November 8, 2022 to April 18, 2023.

This is the first announcement to let residents and staff know the theme and give them time to prepare their submissions, which may include assemblages, paintings, drawings, fiber arts (not wearable arts), sculpture, photography: whatever hangs on a wall or fits in a case.

Look for details in future issues of Spotlight.

Curators:: Lynn Brady, Ann Holloway & Judy Baker

Play-Reading Group

Something new has been added to Kendal’s cultural life - a Play-Reading Group

Calling All Would-Be Performers! Gwen Moffat, Jeff O’Donnell, and Jon Masters are organizing a play-reading group in which the members will read/perform scenes of their choice.

While individual members may, from time to time, decide to perform their scenes for a larger audience, the group is intended for those who want to just perform/read scenes.

If you would like to be part of the group, please join us at 7:30 pm, Tuesday, September 13, in the Gathering Room.

Sleepy Hollow Cultural Event September 17

Transportation will be provided to the Cultural Festival on Saturday, September 17 where the Village of Sleepy Hollow will celebrate its residents’ many countries of origin with an annual event in Kingsland Point Park.

Featuring music and dance on two stages, an art exhibit (including works by Kendal artists), and foods and crafts from many lands, this is a very special day. Look for more details on bulletin boards and at the front desk.

Kendal on Hudson is a major sponsor of the event, and is offering van service leaving Kendal at 11:30, 12:15, and 1:00, with return-trip pickups at 12:45, 1:30 and 2:30. Sign up at the Front Desk in the Cultural Festival Transportation notebook.

Saturday Opera

On Saturday, September 17, Giuseppe Verdi’s Otello will be shown in a production by Franco Zeffirelli for the Metropolitan Opera from the 1978/79 season. 

The principals are Jon Vickers in one of his greatest roles as Otello, Renata Scotto as Desdemona, and Cornell MacNeill as Iago. James Levine conducts the Metropolitan Opera orchestra and chorus.

Otello will be shown in the Gathering Room at 1:00 pm.

Lecture September 12: Women, Wisdom, and Ecosystem Leadership

On September 12 there will be an important program in the Gathering Room at 7:30 pm when Antoinette Klatzsky will talk about: “Wisdom, Women, and Ecosystem Leadership”

Women in business have established new norms across business and philanthropy, in part due to the way women lead.

Antoinette Klatzky, a longtime leader in the Eileen Fisher ecosystem, will share her perspective on women’s leadership, the wisdom the business world has been gaining from it, and how philanthropy is changing to support people and the planet. 

 Ms. Klatzky serves as Eileen Fisher Leadership Institute’s Co-Creator and Executive Director as well as the Host, Facilitator, and Co-Producer of “Women Together.”  She holds a BA from Bucknell University.

All are invited to attend.

New Trip Announced

Kendal’s Trips Committee announced a new trip, this one to the Newington-Cropsey Foundation on Wednesday, October 12.

We will visit the home and studio of artist Jasper Cropsey and the Newington-Cropsey Foundation’s art gallery in nearby Hastings-on-Hudson. Jasper R. Cropsey (1823-1900) was one of the 19th-century artists in the Hudson River School of Painters. This group of artists, which included Frederic Church, Thomas Cole, Asher Durand, and others, were inspired by the scenery of the Hudson River Valley.

They created the first paintings of the American landscape in a new Romantic style. These artists also traveled to Europe and painted a variety of other settings and themes.

After many years in Europe, Cropsey purchased a house in Hastings-on-Hudson in 1885 where he lived and worked for 15 years until his death.

The Newington-Cropsey Foundation was started in 1977 to preserve and display Cropsey’s home and paintings. The Cropsey Homestead “Ever Rest,” built in the 1830s in the Carpenter Gothic style, is on the National Register of Historic Homes. Some furnishings were designed by Cropsey; other pieces are European and Asian. The house has been maintained as it was in the Cropsey family’s time.

The Cropsey Gallery, built in 1994, housed in a Gothic Revival building with an ornate rotunda, offers temporary exhibits and art shows. There will be tours of both the house and the gallery, with lunch at Maud’s Tavern in between.