Rockland Photography Club Gallery Exhibition
Now through Wednesday, April 30, Nyack Library, 59 S Broadway, Nyack
The Rockland Photography Club, now over 50 years old, is open to all
photographers, from beginners to professionals, using any camera, even
an iPhone. Our exhibition at the Nyack Library represents the diverse
talents of over half the members. On display is everything from nature to abstracts to landscapes and so much more.
Visit rocklandphotoclub.org our website for more information about the Rockland Photography.
Rona’s Blood Drive
Saturday, March 8, 11:00am-5:00pm, Nyack Library, 59 S Broadway, Nyack
The parents of Rona Edwards invite you to the 2nd Annual Rona Edwards Memorial Blood Drive at the Nyack Library on Saturday, March 8th. The drive the will take place in the community room (lower level) from 11:00am-5:00pm.
Rona died in September of 2023 at the age of six from complications from a stem cell transplant to treat Aplastic Anemia, a rare form of bone marrow failure. In the seven months preceding her death, Rona received more than 100 units of blood products, a combination of platelets, red blood cells, and granulocytes. The kindness of strangers kept Rona alive for seven months.
The drive will honor Rona’s life by paying forward the kindness she received to help other individuals in need of the life saving gift of blood.
You can register here.
Summer Arts Camp Open House and Students and Members Exhibition Opening
Students and Members Exhibition Opening Reception, Saturday, March 8, 1:00-4:00pm and Summer Arts Camp Open House, 2:00-5:00pm, Rockland Center for the Arts, 27 S Greenbush Road, West Nyack
Rockland Center for the Arts’ annual Student and members Exhibition opens tomorrow, Saturday, March 8 and runs through Saturday, March 29. There will be an Opening Reception tomorrow, Saturday, March 8 from 1:00-4:00pm in the gallery. Gallery Hours are Monday through Friday from 1:00-4:00pm and is closed on Sundays.
There will be also be an Open House for Rockland Center for the Arts’ Summer Arts Camp tomorrow, Saturday, March 8 from 2:00-5:00pm. Meet the Camp Director and staff, enjoy a free art workshop, walk the grounds of The Catherine Konner Sculpture Park, and tour the facilities.
Indivisible Rockland Organizes Commemorative Bloody Sunday March
Sunday, March 9, 9:00am, Gather at the South East Corner of Voorhis Ave and S Broadway, Nyack. Route extends to the Painters Point Overlook and back.
March over the Governor Mario M. Cuomo Bridge to commemorate the March 7, 1965 civil rights procession over the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama known as the “Bloody Sunday March” because protestors were assaulted by Alabama State Troopers in an internationally televised attack that eventually led to the passage of the Voting Rights Act.
The Governor Mario M. Cuomo march is being organized by the Indivisible Rockland Organizing Committee.
Commemorative marches, including one on the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma Alabama are taking place across America. A march is planned over the Brooklyn Bridge.
Click here for more information.
La Yave d’Espanya
Sunday, March 9, 2:00pm, JCC Rockland, 450 West Nyack Road, West Nyack
La Yave d’Espanya is a celebration of Jewish heritage in Spain through music and dance. This performance project celebrates the power intrinsic in music to capture the essence and the presence of a people. Despite the systematic excision of the Jewish bodies from Spain, Jewish songs and sounds remain strong components of the sounds of the nation. The beauty of the Jewish culture in Spain resounds through the songs of the Sepharad as well as the music of Spanish composers, such as Manuel de Falla and Isaac Albéniz.
Rivertown Film Screens Rockland County-based Cinematographer Ellen Kuras’ film, Lee, Staring Kate Winslet
Sunday, March 9, 7:30pm, The Nyack Center, 58 Depew Avenue, Nyack
Lee, the directorial debut feature from award-winning Rockland County based Cinematographer Ellen Kuras, portrays a pivotal decade in the life of American war correspondent and photographer, Lee Miller (played by Kate Winslet). Miller’s singular talent and unbridled tenacity resulted in some of the 20th century’s most indelible images of war, including an iconic photo of Miller herself, posing defiantly in Hitler’s private bathtub. Miller had a profound understanding and empathy for women and the voiceless victims of war. Her images display both the fragility and ferocity of the human experience. Above all, the film shows how Miller lived her life at full-throttle in pursuit of truth, for which she paid a huge personal price, forcing her to confront a traumatic and deeply buried secret from her childhood.
Stay for a Q&A between Ellen Kuras and Nancy Savoca, two ground breaking Rockland County based women directors, after the film.
Learn more about the extraordinary life of Lee Miller from a 5 minute documentary narrated by Kate Winslet, here.
Nyack Urban Sketchers
Tuesday, March 11, 2:00-4:00pm, Edward Hopper House Museum & Study Center, 82 N Broadway, Nyack
Join Nyack Urban Sketchers next meet-up at Edward Hopper House Museum & Study Center! Tour their new exhibition Portal: The Window in American Photography and stay and sketch! A $5 donation per person will be collected at the Museum. Contact Kay for more info: kcoppbrown@aol.com. Space is limited. You must be registered to attend.
10th Annual New York Fathering Conference
Thursday, March 13, 8:30am-3:00pm, Westchester County Center, 198 Central Avenue, White Plains
Fatherhood is more than a title. It’s a lifestyle. Fathers are important to the well-being of their children, their families, and their communities.
The conference will explore critical topics, including the role of fathers, parenting, mental health, equity, economic mobility, and community resources and how these subjects contribute to the happiness, security, and success of fathers and families in our communities.
You can register here.
Rockland County Warming Center
7 days a week, 7:00pm, Corner of S Broadway and Burd Street, Nyack
Anyone in need of shelter can come to the corner of South Broadway and Burd Street at 7:00pm., seven days a week, for a ride to the Warming Center. This public service includes a hot meal, a place to rest overnight and a hot shower as well as access to essential services.
