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UNION COUNTY LOCALSOURCE LOCALSOURCE.COM THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 2011 — PAGE 25 Kean announces fall performances By Bea Smith Staff Writer Lindsay Gambini, executive director of the Theater Manage- ment and Programming at Kean University, Union, recently announced Kean Stage's 2011- 2012 performing arts season. Although she does most of the work in getting the programs together, Gambini said, "I do have the assistance of our director of operations, Cory Ransom. The ideas come from suggestions from the people ut the university, and we're always open to suggestions. We consult the dean's faculty, go in hot pursuit of a short list and see what we can work out." Gambini added, "There's a cer- tain amount of art lo putting togeth- er a season, and some kind of aes- thetic that informs it, but a lot of it is the booking process as well." Its lineup includes this year's Grammy Award winner for "Best New Artist," Esperanza Spalding; "An Evening with John Legend," the Taiko drumming of TAO and Compania Flamenca Jose Porcel's "Gypsy Fire." "We have to find out who is touring, can we afford them, is the theater available when they're available? We try to limit our pro- grams to Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays because we want the park- ing available for our patrons." Highlights of Enlow Recital Hall's upcoming season include Jane Krakowski, The 5 Browns, the Bran ford Marsalis Quartet and American soprano and opera diva, Christine Brewer. Dance productions will include the acrobatics and saber work of the Lezginka Dance Company, direct from Russia; The Dance Theatre of Harlem's approach to ballet, and ballet classics, such as the "Nutcracker," "Romeo and Juliet" and "Giselle." "I try to work a lot with New Jersey organizations, such as the New Jersey Ballet Company. New Jersey Dance Theater Ensemble and Juan Caderon Cultural Explo- sion. And," she said, "we try to rep- resent some of the cultural diversi- ties of Central New Jersey. We try to get information and to contact our performers and groups through the websites, industrial organiza- tions, cell phones. Remember the Rolladex?," she laughed. "We hard- ly use them at all." The Concert Artist Series in its 12th season will feature renowned faculty musicians performing chamber music in Enlow Hall and Kean Hall. New this year, she indicated, "is our International Film Series featur- ing award-winning modern foreign cinema on Sunday afternoons in the Jules Irving Schwartz Lecture Hall in the new STEM building." The Kean University main cam- pus is located at 1000 Morris Ave., Union, and the East Campus where Enlow Recital Hall is at 215 North Ave., Hillside. Tickets are available at the Wilkins Theater Box Office on campus, by calling WiS- 737-SHOW, and online at www.keanstage.com. The lineup lor this month includes: The Concert Artist Series. "Beethoven - The Immortal." Sept. 22 at 7:30 p.m. at Kean Hall. U vvili feature chamber works, includ- ing the Archduke Trio and Cello Sonata in A, op. 69 - - starring Joanna Frankel, violin; Na-Young Baek, cello, and Gabriela Martinez, piano. The International Film Series at the Jules Schwartz Lecture Hall in the STEM Building will feature: "The Soundtrack for a Revolution," an 83 minute documentary film by Bill Guttentag and Dan Sturman, Sunday at 3 p.m., and "The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo," a two hour, 32 minute film by Niels Arden Oplev on Sept. 25. Oat Stepping Out is a weekly calen- dar designedto guide our readers to the many arts and entertainment events in the Union County area. The calendar is open to ail groups and organizations in the Union County area To place your free list- ing, send information to: Worrall Community Newspapers, 1291 Stuyvesant Ave., P.O. Box 3109. Union. NJ 07083 or editohal@thelo- calsource.com. CONCERTS This years Union County MUSICFEST presented by Overlook Medical Center will feature perform- ances by area musicians from SCHOOL OF ROCK music schools. MusicFest caps off Union County's summer-long series of free outdoor concerts. Five days of free MusicFest shows will run concurrently with the Union County Fair at Oak Ridge Park in Clark, started on Wednesday and ends on Sunday. School of Rock emerging bands will take the stage on Friday, and the School of Rock All Stars will back up Mike Peters, front- man of The Alarm, on Saturday. On Sunday. School of Rock will perform a Springsteen tribute as part of New Jersey Family Day sponsored by Kean University. MusicFest will also once again feature local bands throughout the event, from Wednes- day through Sunday, on the C Stage sponsored by The Crossroads of Garwood. Previously announced main-stage performer BLONDIE is confirmed for MusicFest on Saturday night, and COLLECTIVE SOUL will headline on Friday night. The City of Linden continues its CONCERTS IN SEPTEMBER at the Raymond Wood Bauer Promenade, 400 North Wood Ave., Linden. ALL CONCERTS ARE FREE. The con- certs are as follows: Tuesday, Rave On — Buddy Holly Tribute Show; Sept. 27, Human Wheels — John Cougar Mellencamp Tribute Show and also Fire Prevention Night. MOVIES MOVIES IN THE PARK for Septem- ber continue in Linden. ALL MOVIES ARE FREE at the Ray- mond Wood Bauer Promenade, 400 North Wood Ave. The schedule of movies is as follow: TODAY, The Beatles "HARD DAYS NIGHT — The First Music Video Ever Made; Sept. 22, 1956 Original "Invasion of the Body Snatchers" —A sci-fi clas- sic. CRANFORD PUBLIC LIBRARY is continuing its ongoing CLASSIC FILM NIGHT every Tuesday at 7 p.m. The films run the gamut from mystery, comedy and romance to thrillers and melodramas. To review the list of films in the series, visit www.cranford.com/library and click on "Events." The fiims will be shown at Cranford Community Center, 220 Walnut Ave. Admission is free and all are welcome. For information about the series, call 908-709-7272 and ask for Fran Housten or send an e-mail to cran- [email protected]. CLARK PUBLIC LIBRARY offers free movies each week. Watch movies that have just been released to DVD each Tuesday evening at 6:30 p.m Additional movies are shown each Monday and Wednes- day at 1 p.m. For information, visit clarklibrary.org and click on the cal- endar tab or call 732-388-5999. This event is open to all ages, however, children younger than 10 must be accompanied by an adult. Registra- tion can be done using their online calendar at www.clarklibrary.org, by phone at 732-388-5999 or in per- son. ART SHOWS ARTS GUILD NEW JERSEY pres- ents Gimme Shelter, an exhibition featuring art about houses and homes. It is a subject that now res- onates even more strongly in the aftermath of Hurricane Irene and her path of devastation to personal property. The show opens SUNDAY and runs through Oct. 13 at Arts Guild New Jersey, 1670 Irving Street in RAHWAY. The exhibit is curated by Lawrence Cappiello, Executive Director of Arts Guild New Jersey. An opening reception will be held on Sunday from 1 - 4 p.m. The exhibition and reception are FREE to the public, and wheel- chair accessible. SUMMIT PUBLIC LIBRARY and the Visual Arts Center of New Jersey has announced an exhibition of works by Eric M. Bienstock and Jane S. Barrow in The Gallery at the Summit Free Public Library, THROUGH SEPT. 30. Bienstock and Barrow, Millburn residents, are husband and wife WATERCOL- ORISTS. Twenty-eight of their paint- ings will be on display in an exhibit they have titled "Country Views", inspired by the scenery of upstate New York where they vacation. The exhibit is open to the public during regular library hours. The library is located at 75 Maple St., Summit, and is open Monday to Wednesday, 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.; Thursday, Friday and Saturday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.; and Sunday, 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. The library is closed on Sundays in August. For more information, visit www. summitlibra ry.org. THE SKULSKI ART GALLERY of the Polish Cultural Foundation pres- ents an exhibition of paintings, sculpture and ceramics by students of I VAN BRATKO'S ART SCHOOL, located at the Foundation since 1999. The exhibit features talented young artists. The Polish Cultural Foundation, a non-profit organiza- tion is located at 177 Broadway, Clark, exit 135 from the Garden State Parkway. For details call Karolina Szczepans- ka, exhibit coordinator after 5 p.m. Monday to Friday. To enquire about shows, contact Aleksandra K. Nowak by email at aknowak@veri- zon.net. On the first Thursday of each month, the city of Rahway will host an ARTS DISTRICT OPEN HOUSE in the downtown area between The Arts Guild on Irving Street and Sem- inary Avenue, and Elrn Street at Irv- ing Street from 6 to 9 p.m. These First Thursday events include visua! arts exhibits, live music, crafts, play readings, free dance lessons and other arts activities at several loca- tions in the area. 'An Evening with John Legend' on Oct. 23 at Kean Gene and Shelley Enlow Recital Hall at Kean University presents a rare opportunity to hear nine-time Grammy award-winning singer and songwriter John Legend in an inti- mate evening of performance and storytelling with audience interac- tion. As a special event of the 2011-12 season. An Evening with John Leg- end will be at 7 p.m. on Oct. 23. John Legend is a multi platinum recording artist, philanthropist and one of TIME magazine's "100 Most Influential People." He was a child prodigy whose grandmother taught him to play the piano. He grew up singing in the church choir and attended the University of Pennsyl- vania where he directed a coed a cap- pel la group. "I used to watch Michael Jackson on television and 1 figured I could do what he was doing," said Legend. Music has been the central theme in his life for as long as he can remember, and now, some twenty- odd years later, this multi-talented singer, songwriter, musician, arranger and producer is fulfilling his childhood dreams and ambitions. Family roots are important to Legend and he recalled growing up in a distinctly musical household: 'There was a piano in the house and I learned to play and read music early on. By the time I was eight or nine, I was playing in the local church for the choir. My grandma taught me a lot of the gospel songs and between lessons in classical music and singing and playing in church, I really developed my 'ear." 1 always loved the feeling when peo- ple responded to my singing and playing so 1 was already making lit- tle gospel records in high school. I was ambitious and just loved being onstage." Legend became an in-demand session musician and songwriter, working with such artists as Alicia Keys, Twista and Janet Jackson. He was soon introduced to up-and-com- ing hip-hop artist Kanye West, and the two musicians collaborated on one another's demos. Legend's 2004 debut album "Get Lilted" went platinum thanks in part to the hit single "Ordinary People," a song he originally penned for the Black Eyed Peas. He went home whh three Grammy Awards for Get Lifted: Best R&B Album. Best R&B Male Vocal Performance and Best New Artist. Legend's sophomore effort, "Once Again," was released in 2006. Legend's musical talent has made him a mainstream star. In 2006, he performed at Super Bowl XL in Detroit, the NBA All-Star Game, and the Major League Baseball All-Star Game in Pittsburgh. Legend's philanthropic work includes numerous performances at benefit concerts all over the world for a multitude of causes. He estab- lished The Show Me Campaign, through which his fans are encour- aged to donate funds toward improv- ing the living situations and prospects of victims of extreme poverty in Mbola, Tanzania. For complete Enlow Hall 2011- 12 Season information, visit the website at http://enlowhall.kean.edu or contact Cory Ransom, Director, Operations at 908-737-5932, ran- [email protected].
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UNION COUNTY LOCALSOURCE LOCALSOURCE.COM THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 2011 — PAGE 25
Kean announcesfall performances
By Bea SmithStaff Writer
Lindsay Gambini, executivedirector of the Theater Manage-ment and Programming at KeanUniversity, Union, recentlyannounced Kean Stage's 2011-2012 performing arts season.
Although she does most of thework in getting the programstogether, Gambini said, "I do havethe assistance of our director ofoperations, Cory Ransom. Theideas come from suggestions fromthe people ut the university, andwe're always open to suggestions.We consult the dean's faculty, go inhot pursuit of a short list and seewhat we can work out."
Gambini added, "There's a cer-tain amount of art lo putting togeth-er a season, and some kind of aes-thetic that informs it, but a lot of itis the booking process as well."
Its lineup includes this year'sGrammy Award winner for "BestNew Artist," Esperanza Spalding;"An Evening with John Legend,"the Taiko drumming of TAO andCompania Flamenca Jose Porcel's"Gypsy Fire."
"We have to find out who istouring, can we afford them, is thetheater available when they'reavailable? We try to limit our pro-grams to Fridays, Saturdays andSundays because we want the park-ing available for our patrons."
Highlights of Enlow RecitalHall's upcoming season includeJane Krakowski, The 5 Browns, theBran ford Marsalis Quartet andAmerican soprano and opera diva,Christine Brewer.
Dance productions will includethe acrobatics and saber work ofthe Lezginka Dance Company,direct from Russia; The DanceTheatre of Harlem's approach toballet, and ballet classics, such asthe "Nutcracker," "Romeo andJuliet" and "Giselle."
"I try to work a lot with NewJersey organizations, such as the
New Jersey Ballet Company. NewJersey Dance Theater Ensembleand Juan Caderon Cultural Explo-sion. And," she said, "we try to rep-resent some of the cultural diversi-ties of Central New Jersey. We tryto get information and to contactour performers and groups throughthe websites, industrial organiza-tions, cell phones. Remember theRolladex?," she laughed. "We hard-ly use them at all."
The Concert Artist Series in its12th season will feature renownedfaculty musicians performingchamber music in Enlow Hall andKean Hall.
New this year, she indicated, "isour International Film Series featur-ing award-winning modern foreigncinema on Sunday afternoons in theJules Irving Schwartz Lecture Hallin the new STEM building."
The Kean University main cam-pus is located at 1000 Morris Ave.,Union, and the East Campus whereEnlow Recital Hall is at 215 NorthAve., Hillside.
Tickets are available at theWilkins Theater Box Office oncampus, by calling WiS-737-SHOW, and online atwww.keanstage.com.
The lineup lor this monthincludes:
The Concert Artist Series."Beethoven - The Immortal." Sept.22 at 7:30 p.m. at Kean Hall. Uvvili feature chamber works, includ-ing the Archduke Trio and CelloSonata in A, op. 69 - - starringJoanna Frankel, violin; Na-YoungBaek, cello, and Gabriela Martinez,piano.
The International Film Series atthe Jules Schwartz Lecture Hall inthe STEM Building will feature:"The Soundtrack for a Revolution,"an 83 minute documentary film byBill Guttentag and Dan Sturman,Sunday at 3 p.m., and "The GirlWith the Dragon Tattoo," a twohour, 32 minute film by Niels ArdenOplev on Sept. 25.
OatStepping Out is a weekly calen-
dar designed to guide our readers tothe many arts and entertainmentevents in the Union County area.The calendar is open to ail groupsand organizations in the UnionCounty area To place your free list-ing, send information to: WorrallCommunity Newspapers, 1291Stuyvesant Ave., P.O. Box 3109.Union. NJ 07083 or [email protected].
CONCERTSThis years Union CountyMUSICFEST presented by OverlookMedical Center will feature perform-ances by area musicians fromSCHOOL OF ROCK music schools.MusicFest caps off Union County'ssummer-long series of free outdoorconcerts. Five days of free MusicFestshows will run concurrently with theUnion County Fair at Oak Ridge Parkin Clark, started on Wednesday andends on Sunday. School of Rockemerging bands will take the stageon Friday, and the School of Rock AllStars will back up Mike Peters, front-man of The Alarm, on Saturday. OnSunday. School of Rock will performa Springsteen tribute as part of NewJersey Family Day sponsored byKean University. MusicFest will alsoonce again feature local bandsthroughout the event, from Wednes-day through Sunday, on the C Stagesponsored by The Crossroads ofGarwood. Previously announcedmain-stage performer BLONDIE isconfirmed for MusicFest on Saturdaynight, and COLLECTIVE SOUL willheadline on Friday night.
The City of Linden continues itsCONCERTS IN SEPTEMBER at theRaymond Wood Bauer Promenade,400 North Wood Ave., Linden. ALLCONCERTS ARE FREE. The con-certs are as follows: Tuesday, RaveOn — Buddy Holly Tribute Show;Sept. 27, Human Wheels — JohnCougar Mellencamp Tribute Showand also Fire Prevention Night.
MOVIESMOVIES IN THE PARK for Septem-ber continue in Linden. ALL
MOVIES ARE FREE at the Ray-mond Wood Bauer Promenade, 400North Wood Ave. The schedule ofmovies is as follow: TODAY, TheBeatles "HARD DAYS NIGHT —The First Music Video Ever Made;Sept. 22, 1956 Original "Invasion ofthe Body Snatchers" —A sci-fi clas-sic.
CRANFORD PUBLIC LIBRARY iscontinuing its ongoing CLASSICFILM NIGHT every Tuesday at 7p.m. The films run the gamut frommystery, comedy and romance tothrillers and melodramas. To reviewthe list of films in the series, visitwww.cranford.com/library and clickon "Events." The fiims will be shownat Cranford Community Center, 220Walnut Ave. Admission is free andall are welcome.For information about the series, call908-709-7272 and ask for FranHousten or send an e-mail to [email protected].
CLARK PUBLIC LIBRARY offersfree movies each week. Watchmovies that have just been releasedto DVD each Tuesday evening at6:30 p.m Additional movies areshown each Monday and Wednes-day at 1 p.m. For information, visitclarklibrary.org and click on the cal-endar tab or call 732-388-5999. Thisevent is open to all ages, however,children younger than 10 must beaccompanied by an adult. Registra-tion can be done using their onlinecalendar at www.clarklibrary.org, byphone at 732-388-5999 or in per-son.
ART SHOWSARTS GUILD NEW JERSEY pres-ents Gimme Shelter, an exhibitionfeaturing art about houses andhomes. It is a subject that now res-onates even more strongly in theaftermath of Hurricane Irene andher path of devastation to personalproperty. The show opens SUNDAYand runs through Oct. 13 at ArtsGuild New Jersey, 1670 IrvingStreet in RAHWAY. The exhibit iscurated by Lawrence Cappiello,Executive Director of Arts GuildNew Jersey. An opening reception
will be held on Sunday from 1 - 4p.m. The exhibition and receptionare FREE to the public, and wheel-chair accessible.
SUMMIT PUBLIC LIBRARY andthe Visual Arts Center of New Jerseyhas announced an exhibition ofworks by Eric M. Bienstock andJane S. Barrow in The Gallery at theSummit Free Public Library,THROUGH SEPT. 30. Bienstockand Barrow, Millburn residents, arehusband and wife WATERCOL-ORISTS. Twenty-eight of their paint-ings will be on display in an exhibitthey have titled "Country Views",inspired by the scenery of upstateNew York where they vacation. Theexhibit is open to the public duringregular library hours. The library islocated at 75 Maple St., Summit,and is open Monday to Wednesday,9 a.m. to 9 p.m.; Thursday, Fridayand Saturday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.; andSunday, 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. The libraryis closed on Sundays in August.
For more information, visitwww. summitlibra ry.org.
THE SKULSKI ART GALLERY ofthe Polish Cultural Foundation pres-ents an exhibition of paintings,sculpture and ceramics by studentsof I VAN BRATKO'S ART SCHOOL,located at the Foundation since1999. The exhibit features talentedyoung artists. The Polish CulturalFoundation, a non-profit organiza-tion is located at 177 Broadway,Clark, exit 135 from the GardenState Parkway.For details call Karolina Szczepans-ka, exhibit coordinator after 5 p.m.Monday to Friday. To enquire aboutshows, contact Aleksandra K.Nowak by email at [email protected].
On the first Thursday of eachmonth, the city of Rahway will hostan ARTS DISTRICT OPEN HOUSEin the downtown area between TheArts Guild on Irving Street and Sem-inary Avenue, and Elrn Street at Irv-ing Street from 6 to 9 p.m. TheseFirst Thursday events include visua!arts exhibits, live music, crafts, playreadings, free dance lessons andother arts activities at several loca-tions in the area.
'An Evening with John Legend' on Oct. 23 at KeanGene and Shelley Enlow Recital
Hall at Kean University presents arare opportunity to hear nine-timeGrammy award-winning singer andsongwriter John Legend in an inti-mate evening of performance andstorytelling with audience interac-tion.
As a special event of the 2011-12season. An Evening with John Leg-end will be at 7 p.m. on Oct. 23.
John Legend is a multi platinumrecording artist, philanthropist andone of TIME magazine's "100 MostInfluential People." He was a childprodigy whose grandmother taughthim to play the piano. He grew upsinging in the church choir and
attended the University of Pennsyl-vania where he directed a coed a cap-pel la group.
"I used to watch Michael Jacksonon television and 1 figured I could dowhat he was doing," said Legend.
Music has been the central themein his life for as long as he canremember, and now, some twenty-odd years later, this multi-talentedsinger, songwriter, musician,arranger and producer is fulfilling hischildhood dreams and ambitions.
Family roots are important toLegend and he recalled growing upin a distinctly musical household:'There was a piano in the house andI learned to play and read music
early on. By the time I was eight ornine, I was playing in the localchurch for the choir. My grandmataught me a lot of the gospel songsand between lessons in classicalmusic and singing and playing inchurch, I really developed my 'ear." 1always loved the feeling when peo-ple responded to my singing andplaying so 1 was already making lit-tle gospel records in high school. Iwas ambitious and just loved beingonstage."
Legend became an in-demandsession musician and songwriter,working with such artists as AliciaKeys, Twista and Janet Jackson. Hewas soon introduced to up-and-com-
ing hip-hop artist Kanye West, andthe two musicians collaborated onone another's demos.
Legend's 2004 debut album "GetLilted" went platinum thanks in partto the hit single "Ordinary People," asong he originally penned for theBlack Eyed Peas. He went homewhh three Grammy Awards for GetLifted: Best R&B Album. Best R&BMale Vocal Performance and BestNew Artist. Legend's sophomoreeffort, "Once Again," was released in2006.
Legend's musical talent has madehim a mainstream star. In 2006, heperformed at Super Bowl XL inDetroit, the NBA All-Star Game, and
the Major League Baseball All-StarGame in Pittsburgh.
Legend's philanthropic workincludes numerous performances atbenefit concerts all over the worldfor a multitude of causes. He estab-lished The Show Me Campaign,through which his fans are encour-aged to donate funds toward improv-ing the living situations andprospects of victims of extremepoverty in Mbola, Tanzania.
For complete Enlow Hall 2011-12 Season information, visit thewebsite at http://enlowhall.kean.eduor contact Cory Ransom, Director,Operations at 908-737-5932, [email protected].
