Roost Restaurant & Union Arts Center

6S: Secret Sandwich Popup Shop
2023-09-30 11:00 - 14:00 (America/New_York) | Roost Union Arts Center, 2 Union Street, Sparkill, NY, 10976, United States
Join Chef Kevin Reilly and his former
sous chef Steven Ryan in Sparkill
Saturday, September 30th from 11 AM – 2 PM

Enjoy casual outdoor dining or opt for convenient pickup at our limited time popup at Roost Restaurant and Union Arts Center!
Our menu includes 3 distinct sandwiches- Top Sirloin French Dip, Chef Kevin’s interpretation of the iconic New Orleans Muffuletta, and a Falafel Sandwich served on our house made Naan bread.
6S Sandwich Menu
New Orleans – Style Muffuletta
fresh focaccia stuffed with artisan charcuterie- mortadella, capicolla, serrano ham, smoked pork loin and black forest ham with aged provolone, fresh mozzarella and green olive relish. pressed and served warm. $18
French Dip
10 oz shaved top sirloin on a toasted italian roll with garlic butter. choice of cabot white cheddar or boursin and onion jam. served with broth for dipping. $21
Falafel Sandwich
house-made green chickpea falafel on freshly griddled naan bread with artichoke hummus, red onion, cucumber, oven-dried tomato and cilantro. finished with garlic buttermilk sauce. hot chipotle sauce on the side. $16
Beverages
All $4
roasted pineapple aqua frescamexican coketopo chico mineral waterpellegrino italian sodas
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Exhibitions by Joyce Byrnes and Dan Lukens
2023-10-03 - 2024-01-09 | Roost Union Arts Center, 2 Union Street, Sparkill, NY, 10976, United States
Meet The Artists Dec 17th | 12 – 2 PM
The Inspiring Collections of Joyce Byrnes and Dan Lukens on Display from October 3 to January 9 at Roost Restaurant, Union Arts Center, Sparkill NY. A journey of art and ambiance awaits!”
Gallery 1: Joyce Byrnes: Reflecting Nature
Joyce Byrnes is a pastel artist and instructor living in Rockland County, NY. In her paintings, she seeks to convey the light, color and textures she observes in nature. After earning a degree in Mathematics from the State University of New York at Binghamton, Joyce worked in diverse fields such as pension plan management and museum administration. Her art education includes coursework at SUNY Binghamton, the Rockland Center for the Arts, the Pastel Society of America, and the Art Students League in New York. She currently teaches a class in Pastel Painting at the Clarkstown Community Learning Center in Congers, NY.
Gallery 2: Dan Lukens: Nurtured by Nature
With a focus on local themes, Dan Lukens’ work is an ode to the familiar places characteristic of his home in the lower Hudson Valley. A life-long Rockland native, Dan earned his BFA from Purchase College art school in 1979 though drawing and painting have been a passion since early childhood.
Artist’s statement: The beauty in the world and the good in it, are in the things we choose to see, appreciate and find value in. In exploring the often overlooked aspects of daily life, I find the points of reflection that are my inspiration.

October Latin lounge with The Carlos Jimenez Mambo Quartet
2023-10-12 18:00 - 22:00 | Roost Union Arts Center, 2 Union Street, Sparkill, NY, 10976, United States
Presented by Mz. Valentine, October’s Latin Lounge will showcase The Carlos Jimenez Mambo Quartet. Mr. Jimenez is an extraordinary flute player and vocalist, as well as composer and bandleader of jazz, Latin jazz and salsa.
This event will include dancing! If you purchase a ticket for the 6pm show it will include a free dance class with salsa instructor Ode Senior from 5-5:45. At the 8pm show, be sure to join Ode and her partner on the dance floor!
In between sets, we will have beautiful bolero music courtesy of our dj James Perez.
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Born in Yonkers, New York, his family moved to Villaba, Puerto Rico when he was six years old. It was there that his musical training began. From a young age, Carlos had an aptitude for percussion and played timbales, bongos and congas. His first lyrical instrument was trumpet. Carlos soon changed his instrument to flute, feeling inspired listening to the music of Mongo Santamaria and how he utilized the flute in his arrangements. He performed with his school’s big band throughout the Island. Thus began his early days as a flutist and his passion for the instrument.
Carlos returned to New York as a young adult to pursue his dream of becoming a jazz flutist. He began studying classical flute at the Music Conservatory of Westchester before expanding his repertoire to include jazz.
To date, Carlos has recorded nine albums of his own compositions as well as his own arrangements of jazz and Latin music classics. As in a fantastic dream come true, some of the very musicians who inspired him in his youth have participated in these recordings. https://carlosjimenezjazzflutist.com/epk-jazz-music
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We have two dinner seatings upstairs with the concert:
Doors open at 5pm first come first served
6pm (arrive by 5:30) and 8pm (arrive by 7:30)
Please arrive promptly. Seating is first come first served. Roost will be offering a delicious seasonal menu with the concert ($25 minimum per person at tables)
We recommend purchasing tickets at least 48 hours in advance.

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Sparkill Concert Series 2023-2024 Season Opening with a Two Piano Festival
2023-10-15 15:00 - 17:00 | NY
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$100 for Three Concerts // $40 for One Concert Online // $50 for One Concert at Door

Sparkill Concert Series is beyond thrilled to announce its 2023-2024 Season with a Two Piano Festival!
SPECIAL PRICE FOR ALL THREE CONCERTS – $100 ($40 for a Single Concert)
It will be a celebration of some of the most important and beloved works written for two pianos, as well as rarely heard masterpieces.
October 15th 2023 Two Piano Festival: Program I
Oxana Mikhailoff/ Vassily Primakov
D. Shostakovich (1906-1975)
Concertino in A Minor, Op.94 (1953)
M. Ravel (1875-1937)
Rhapsodie Espagnole (1907-1908)
I.Prélude à la nuit
II. Malagueña
III. Habanera
IV. Feria

La Valse- poème chorégraphique (1919-1920)
intermission
S.Prokofiev (1891-1953)
Suite from ballet “Cinderella” Op.87 (arranged by M. Pletnev)
I. Introduction
II. Quarrel
III. Winter
IV. Spring.
V. Cinderella’s Waltz
VI. Gavotte
VII. Gallop
VIII. Valse lente
IX. Finale
A. Chasins (1903-1987)
Fledermaus Fantasy on Themes by Johann Strauss
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Sparkill Concert Series: Two Piano Festival: Program II
2023-10-29 15:00 - 17:00 | NY
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October 29th 2023 Two Piano Festival: Program II
Natalia Lavrova/Vassily Primakov
M. Bruch (1838-1920)
Fantasy in D Minor, Op. 11
J. Brahms (1833-1897)
Variations on a theme by Haydn Op.56b
P. Tchaikovsky (1840-1893)
Francesca Da Rimini: Symphonic Fantasy after Dante Op.32
(arranged for two pianos by A. Ancelle)
A.Glazunov (1865-1936)
Sonata No.1 in B Flat Minor Op. 74
(arranged for two pianos by S. Blumenfeld)
F. Liszt (1811-1886)
Concerto Pathétique (S.258/2)

Sparkill Concert Series: Two Piano Festival Program III
2023-11-12 15:00 - 17:00 | NY
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November 12th 2023 Two Piano Festival: Program III
Oxana Mikhailoff/ Vassily Primakov/ Leo Gevisser/Natalia Lavrova
B. Smetana (1824-1884)
Sonata in E minor (1849) for two pianos eight hands
Rondo in C major ‘Mladi’ (1848) for two piano eight hands
S. Rachmaninoff (1873-1943)
Suite No. 1 “Fantasie Tableaux” Op. 5
Suite No. 2 Op. 17
M. Wilberg (b.1955)
Fantasy on themes from Bizet’s Carmen for two pianos eight hands

Sparkill Concert Series: Program in G
2023-12-03 15:00 - 17:00 | Roost Union Arts Center, 2 Union Street, Sparkill, NY, 10976, United States
World renowned cellist Daniel Gaisford and pianist Oxana Mikhailoff perform Sonatas in G Minor by Beethoven, Chopin and Rachmaninoff

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Holiday Latin Lounge: Pedro Giraudo Tango Quartet and Dancers
2023-12-07 17:00 - 22:00 | Roost Union Arts Center, 2 Union Street, Sparkill, NY, 10976, United States
Are you ready for a romantic evening to celebrate the holidays?
Roost Restaurant is happy to invite you to the return of Tango at the Latin Lounge at Union Arts Center! Presented by Mz. Valentine, February’s Latin Lounge will showcase the music of Pedro Giraudo Tango Quartet with guest dancers Mariana Parma and Leonardo Sardella.
Latin GRAMMY Award winner bassist and composer Pedro Giraudo is among the most compelling tango artists today. After two decades performing with the most important interpreters of tango, Pedro Giraudo debuted his own Tango Orchestra at Lincoln Center’s Midsummer Night Swing in July 2015 and since then has become an active cultural ambassador of this beautiful and passionate music of his native Argentina.

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Holiday JazzLounge 12/14: Kimberly Hawkey's Classic Hollywood Christmas!
2023-12-14 17:00 - 22:00 | Roost Union Arts Center, 2 Union Street, Sparkill, NY, 10976, United States
Presented by Mz. Valentine, December Jazz Lounge will showcase a special holiday offering from Kimberly Hawkey and her band: A Classic Hollywood Christmas.
With immortal songs – jazz, Broadway, folk – and a crystalline voice, Kimberly Hawkey transports audiences into a world of beauty, offering an unforgettable shared experience. Recipient of the Johnny Mercer Award, and a Gold Medalist at the American Traditions Vocal Competition in Savannah, Ga., Kimberly is also a two-time winner of the Cabaret Showdown in NYC. Both solo and with her band, the Swingaroos, she’s honed her skills in performance venues nationwide: the Birdland Jazz Club, the Iridium, Caramoor, Hilton Head Symphony Orchestra, the Plaza Hotel, to name a few.

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Artist Reception: Joyce Byrnes and Dan Lukens
2023-12-17 12:00 - 14:00 | Roost Union Arts Center, 2 Union Street, Sparkill, NY, 10976, United States
Celebrate the work of Joyce Burns and Dan Lukens and meet the artists themselves. Light refreshments will be served.

Sparkill Concert Series: Mikhail Voskresensky Piano Recital
2024-01-07 15:00 - 17:00 | Roost Union Arts Center, 2 Union Street, Sparkill, NY, 10976, United States
Legendary pianist Mikhail Voskresensky returns to Sparkill Concert Series to perform works by Mozart, Beethoven, Tchaikovsky and Liszt

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Artist Exhibition: Norman Galinsky and Alberto Reyes
2024-01-09 - 2024-05-07 | Roost Union Arts Center, 2 Union Street, Sparkill, NY, 10976, United States
Experience the works of Norman Galinsky and Alberto Reyes. On display for purchase in the Union Arts Center from January 9th to April 9th. Make sure to mark your calendars, you do not want to miss these ethereal works.
Gallery 1: Norman Galinsky
Norman Galinsky’s abstract geometric art has been inspired and informed by his background in science and engineering, and his ongoing interest and study of meditative and energy healing disciplines and consciousness explorations.
His work represents the intimate relationship between the energetic and quantum nature of reality and the spiritual essence embodied by art. He believes that art expression is energy itself –an aspect of what the Chinese term Qi, the universal life energy. The images depict a “stillness in motion”, drawing the viewer into a meditative dialog with the present moment. His over 30 year practice and teaching of Chinese martial arts, Tai Ji Quan and qigong exercises, as well as study of other energetic healing disciplines have been foundational in helping him generate, cultivate, and utilize energy patterns that often find their way into his images. Additionally, his earlier career and professional background in chemical engineering was instrumental in combining his use of mathematics with “permutational” and intuitive approaches to making art. His understanding and study of sacred geometry became a roadmap to explore how energy, science, and esthetics can be related.
www.normangalinsky.com
Gallery 2: Alberto Hernandez Reyes
Alberto Hernandez Reyes (b. Havana, 1976)
Behind the appearance of natural shapes, hidden behind the beauty of the landscape is the living spirit of the world (Anima Mundi). That invisible, but intuited, soul manifests itself in multiple signs. A sustained contemplation makes us listen to the primal music that comes from the forest, the mist in the morning transforms the old road into an unknown country, a forgotten language makes us understand the underlying codes in the waves of the sea. So many messages, many of which we are not conscious.
Through my paintings I have tried to explore the visuality of this ethereal dimension: The elements of Nature are recognizable on the surface of the canvas but, as the viewer will see, the representation patterns go beyond pure mimesis. It is about exploring and materializing that mystical world through atmospheres full of mystery, giving trees almost human emotions, concentrating, or limiting color in an ascetic, monochromatic range, evoking silence.
The use of light is essential. The spaces addressed are practically surreal scenarios that gravitate between the perception of the birth of Creation and apocalyptic shadows. And light is capable here of tipping the balance towards one concept or another.
Let this be an invitation to discover another physiognomy of the landscape through the inner vision of the artist.
albertohreyes.com

Sparkill Concert Series presents: Vassily Primakov
2024-02-11 15:00 - 17:00 | Roost Union Arts Center, 2 Union Street, Sparkill, NY, 10976, United States
Sparkill Concert Series presents:
Vassily Primakov
Program:
Etudes by Chopin, Liszt, Saint-Sàens, Scriabin, Blumenfeld, Arensky and Rachmaninoff.
Sunday Feb 11th, 3 PM – 5 PM

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Sparkill Concert Series: Vassily Primakov performs all Chopin program
2024-02-18 15:00 - 17:00 | Roost Union Arts Center, 2 Union Street, Sparkill, NY, 10976, United States
By POPULAR DEMAND We are adding one more performance of an unforgettable Chopin magic as Vassily Primakov takes the stage one more time.

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Sparkill Concert Series: Vassily Primakov performs Etudes Extravaganza
2024-03-10 15:00 - 17:00 | Roost Union Arts Center, 2 Union Street, Sparkill, NY, 10976, United States
Get ready for a mind-blowing extravaganza as Vassily Primakov takes the stage, enchanting us with his extraordinary piano etudes on March 10
Vassily Primakov, Piano
Etudes by Chopin, Liszt, Saint Saens, Scriabin, Arensky, Blumenfeld and Rachmaninoff
Among 20 Etudes there will be famous and beloved Etudes “Revolutionary” and “WinterWind” by Chopin, and Campanella by Liszt

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Sparkill Concert Series: Visha Nguyen-Voskresensky performs J. S. Bach The Goldberg Variations
2024-04-14 15:00 - 17:00 | Roost Union Arts Center, 2 Union Street, Sparkill, NY, 10976, United States
Don’t miss an unforgettable afternoon as Visha Nguyen takes the stage to perform J. S. Bach’s mesmerizing Goldberg Variations (BWV 988)

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Sparkill Concert Series Presents: Matt Nakoa in Concert
2024-05-05 15:00 - 17:00 | Roost Union Arts Center, 2 Union Street, Sparkill, NY, 10976, United States
Matt Nakoa was born on a small goat farm in rural Upstate NY and studied piano with Anita B. Humer, a student of Kyriena Siloti and Freda Rosenblatt. Nakoa attended Berklee College of Music in Boston and has made his career as a pianist, singer, guitarist, and composer in many musical genres. The Boston Globe has declared him “a hot-handed phenom who can go from Chopin to beer-drenched honky-tonk in one set.” In addition to performing his own works, Nakoa regularly appears with folk music icon Tom Rush, national touring British Invasion act The Brit Pack, and gives recitals of the classical masters. When not touring, Nakoa divides his time between the New York’s Hudson Valley and NYC.
On May 5th Matt will be performing works by Mozart,Chopin, Liszt, Rachmaninoff and his own compositions entitled ” Antique Dances”
Notes From the Composer (“Antique Dances”)
These melodies were rediscovered in notebooks from my youth, where they had collected dust for decades. In fact, a juvenile incarnation of Waltz No. 1 appeared in my very first piano recital! In early 2012, at the urging of my friend, pianist Vassily Primakov, I went to work resurrecting a few of the tunes. I polished them up, fitted them with harmony, and attempted to breathe new life into them. I took myself to an antique shop, seeking inspiration for my own “antiques”. As I crouched before landscapes and self-portraits by unknown painters, I imagined their toils and triumphs at the canvas. As I read brittle, yellowed love letters, I imagined soft, flushed faces pressing together. I found innumerable old-world toys – model ships and dancing dolls – and heard little ghosts giggling. As I pawed through bins of old photographs, I peered into faces no one recognized while clearing out the attic. I was stirred by the pervasiveness of impermanence. I was spurred to add my relics to the great pile.
On April 13th, 2012, the first six pieces of this collection were premiered by the great Vassily Primakov at the University of Vermont. I attended, of course, and it was joyous trip with much celebrating.
The remaining six works were compiled in 2020 while retreating at my childhood home in Smyrna, NY. They had been written at various times since the premiere of the first batch, and are also largely based on youthful sketches. In one remarkable moment of divine creative grace, my father and I were watching silent 8mm footage of my grandparents when I heard a melody floating through the ether. I recognized it from a long-forgotten brass quintet I had attempted and abandoned in the 8th grade. When I rushed to find the notes on the piano, it poured out in its complete form.
For more about Matt, recordings and other releases, visit www.MattNakoa.com

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James Kimak: Painting Light
2024-05-07 16:00 - 2024-09-10 22:00 | NY
Artist Statement
Recent Honor for James Kimak! Kimak’s painting “Man with Tattoo, Havana” was recently included in a multidisciplinary art presentation at the Kennedy Center in Washington DC.
From my start as an inker at Marvel Comics to work as a newspaper designer and illustrator, to an Art Director in the early years of interactive media at NBC and CNBC, to the creator/designer of murals for large health and education institutions, I have always been active as an exhibiting fine artist.
In 2019, I shifted from my previous focus on pastels to larger pieces in acrylic on canvas. From a gallery statement, “Through the use of vibrant hues and strong light/shadow contrasts, he skillfully captures the interplay between light and form in his paintings. Drawing inspiration from such renowned artists as Edward Hopper, Degas, and Fairfield Porter, among others, his works suggest a hint of abstraction along with its explicit realism. ‘Something catches my eye when I’m not actively seeking a subject. Often, these subjects have a strong structural shape at their core.’ While his paintings are based on specific locations that evoke a distinct sense of place, he also brings his own imagination into the compositions, often omitting or altering details to align with his vision.”
Since 2005, I have also used my graphic and photography skills—often including images of my fine art—in the creation of narrative murals for such clients as Columbia University, Montefiore Hospital, NYU Langone Medical Center and New York Presbyterian Hospitals, among others.
I earned my bachelor’s degree in Fine Arts from the University of Bridgeport. I have participated in numerous exhibitions in galleries in New York and New England, and in museums, including Edward Hopper House Museum & Study Center, the Parrish Art Museum, and the American Museum of Illustration, winning a number of awards, including Gold Medals, along the way. My newest honor is the inclusion of a projected image of my painting, Man with Tattoo, Havana, in a dance and choral stage performance, PORTRAITS, at Washington DC’s Kennedy Center (6/2024)
Following my first solo show at the Edward Hopper House in 1993, I became a founding member of the Flywheel Gallery in Piermont, NY. Afterwards, I was represented by the Allen Sheppard Gallery in New York City, where I held several solo shows. I have also shown at Carrie Haddad in Hudson, NY, Edgewater Gallery in Middlebury, VT, the Jessie Edwards Gallery on Block Island, RI, Ned Kelly & Company in Tappan, NY and Perry Lawson Fine Art in Nyack, NY.
I live and work in Rockland County, NY.
Follow James on Instagram: @kimakart
Visit James’ website: www.jameskimakfineart.com

Artist Reception: James Kimak
2024-06-02 15:30 - 17:30 | Roost Union Arts Center, 2 Union Street, Sparkill, NY, 10976, United States
James Kimak: Painting Light
Artist Statement
From my start as an inker at Marvel Comics to work as a newspaper designer and illustrator, to an Art Director in the early years of interactive media at NBC and CNBC, to the creator/designer of murals for large health and education institutions, I have always been active as an exhibiting fine artist.
In 2019, I shifted from my previous focus on pastels to larger pieces in acrylic on canvas. From a gallery statement, “Through the use of vibrant hues and strong light/shadow contrasts, he skillfully captures the interplay between light and form in his paintings. Drawing inspiration from such renowned artists as Edward Hopper, Degas, and Fairfield Porter, among others, his works suggest a hint of abstraction along with its explicit realism. ‘Something catches my eye when I’m not actively seeking a subject. Often, these subjects have a strong structural shape at their core.’ While his paintings are based on specific locations that evoke a distinct sense of place, he also brings his own imagination into the compositions, often omitting or altering details to align with his vision.”
Since 2005, I have also used my graphic and photography skills—often including images of my fine art—in the creation of narrative murals for such clients as Columbia University, Montefiore Hospital, NYU Langone Medical Center and New York Presbyterian Hospitals, among others.
I earned my bachelor’s degree in Fine Arts from the University of Bridgeport. I have participated in numerous exhibitions in galleries in New York and New England, and in museums, including Edward Hopper House Museum & Study Center, the Parrish Art Museum, and the American Museum of Illustration, winning a number of awards, including Gold Medals, along the way. My newest honor is the inclusion of a projected image of my painting, Man with Tattoo, Havana, in a dance and choral stage performance, PORTRAITS, at Washington DC’s Kennedy Center (6/2024)
Following my first solo show at the Edward Hopper House in 1993, I became a founding member of the Flywheel Gallery in Piermont, NY. Afterwards, I was represented by the Allen Sheppard Gallery in New York City, where I held several solo shows. I have also shown at Carrie Haddad in Hudson, NY, Edgewater Gallery in Middlebury, VT, the Jessie Edwards Gallery on Block Island, RI, Ned Kelly & Company in Tappan, NY and Perry Lawson Fine Art in Nyack, NY.
I live and work in Rockland County, NY.
Follow James on Instagram: @kimakart
Visit James’ website: www.jameskimakfineart.com

Sparkill Jazz Series: Flamenco with Romero
2024-06-26 18:00 - 22:00 | Roost Union Arts Center, 2 Union Street, Sparkill, NY, 10976, United States
Experience the beauty and intensity of Romero’s music as he performs flamenco at the Roost Restaurant & Union Arts Center.
Doors open at 5pm first come first served. 6pm show (arrive by 5:30) and 8pm show (arrive by 7:30) Roost will be offering a delicious seasonal menu with the concert ($25 minimum per person at tables)

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Sparkill Jazz Series Presents: Carlos Jimenez Quartet and Salsa Dancing
2024-07-17 18:00 - 22:00 | NY
Carlos began studying classical flute at the Music Conservatory of Westchester before expanding his repertoire to include jazz. To date, Carlos has recorded nine albums of his own compositions as well as his own arrangements of jazz and Latin music classics.
Doors open at 5pm first come first served. 6pm show (arrive by 5:30) and 8pm show (arrive by 7:30) Roost will be offering a delicious seasonal menu with the concert ($25 minimum per person at tables)

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A Conversation with Artist James Kimak
2024-09-08 10:00 - 11:15 | NY
Sunday, Sept 8th, 10:00 AM to 11:15 AM Gallery Two, Roost Restaurant & Union Arts Center Join us and learn about the artistic process of James Kimak and view his art before the exhibition closes on Monday Sept 9th.

Artist Exhibitions: Mitch Eiss and Joan Hooker
2024-09-10 - 2025-01-06 | Roost Union Arts Center, 2 Union Street, Sparkill, NY, 10976, United States
Gallery 1: A Journey: Photographs by Mitch Eiss
I got my first film camera in the early 1960’s – a Kodak Brownie with a flash bulb – and that was the beginning of a life-long passion for capturing moments and people. As my interest in drawing and photography grew, I entered college as an art major, but turbulent times and my interest in social issues led me to a career in mental health. Then life and responsibility eventually turned me to a corporate career. My one constant throughout was my love for art and photography.

I am now happily devoting my time to making and sharing photographs. (Oh, how proud my father would be.) I have shot major events and small music club venues, but primarily, “I walk the streets.” Each of us can look at an object, a person or scene, and yet, we all see, feel and react differently.For inquiries, please contact mitch@mitcheiss.photography
https://www.mitcheiss.photography/
Gallery 2: Paintings by Joan Hooker
Joan Hooker is an oil painter who concentrates on still lifes, striving to express the essence of her subjects as well as represent in her work the response which motivates her to paint those subjects. As Camille Corot said, “Beauty in art is truth bathed in an impression from nature. While I strive for a conscientious imitation, I yet never for an instant lose the emotion that has taken hold of me. Reality is one part of art; feeling completes it.”Joan’s early education came from the inspiration and tutelage of her grandfather, Pennsylvania impressionist John F. Folinsbee, and her uncle, landscape and portrait painter Peter G. Cook. She received a Master of Fine Arts in painting from the New York Academy Graduate School of Figurative Art in 1993, where she studied with Eric Fischl and Ted Schmidt among others. She had previously studied at Pratt Institute, the Corcoran School of Art, and received her B.A. from Smith College.Joan Hooker’s work has been exhibited at the National Academy of Design, Hirschl & Adler Galleries, Allen Sheppard Gallery, Newington Cropsey Foundation Gallery, Somerville Manning Gallery, the Butler Institute of American Art, the Penobscot Marine Museum, Rockland Center for the Arts, among many others. Her work is currently represented at the Newman Galleries in Philadelphia. She lives and works in Rockland County, NY.For inquiries, please contact jwhooker@gmail.com.
http://joanhooker.com/

Artist Reception: Mitch Eiss and Joan Hooker
2024-09-14 12:00 - 14:00 | Roost Union Arts Center, 2 Union Street, Sparkill, NY, 10976, United States
Celebrate the work of Mitch Eiss and Joan Hooker and meet the artists themselves. Light refreshments will be served.

Sparkill Concert Series: Chopin Piano Works Program I performed by Vassily Primakov
2024-10-13 15:00 - 17:00 | Roost Union Arts Center, 2 Union Street, Sparkill, NY, 10976, United States
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Chopin Piano works performed by Vassily Primakov and Oxana Mikhailoff
Program I: Vassily Primakov, piano October 13, 2024 3PM
CHOPIN
Fantasie in F Minor, Op.49
24 Preludes Op.28
4 Scherzos
Scherzo No. 1 in B Minor, Op.20
Scherzo No. 2 in B Flat Minor, Op.31
Scherzo No. 3 in C Sharp Minor, Op. 39
Scherzo No. 4 in E Major, Op. 54

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Sparkill Jazz Series: SAMBA with Os CLAVELITOS
2024-10-16 18:00 - 22:00 | Roost Union Arts Center, 2 Union Street, Sparkill, NY, 10976, United States
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Sparkill Jazz Series: SAMBA with Os CLAVELITOS
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Sparkill Concert Series: Chopin Piano Works Program II performed by Vassily Primakov
2024-11-03 15:00 - 17:00 | Roost Union Arts Center, 2 Union Street, Sparkill, NY, 10976, United States
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Program II: Vassily Primakov, piano November 3, 2024 3PM
CHOPIN
Polonaise in C Sharp Minor Op. 26,No1
Polonaise in E Flat Minor, Op. 26, No.2
Polonaise in A Major, Op.40,No.1 “Military”
Polonaise in C Minor, Op.40, No.2
Andante Spianato et Grande Polonaise Brillante in E Flat Major, Op.22
Polonaise in F Sharp Minor, Op.44
Polonaise Fantasie in A Flat Major, Op.61
Polonaise in A Flat Major, Op.53

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Sparkill Concert Series: Chopin Piano Works Program III performed by Oxana Mikhailoff
2024-11-17 15:00 - 17:00 | Roost Union Arts Center, 2 Union Street, Sparkill, NY, 10976, United States
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Program III: Oxana Mikhailoff, piano November 17,2024 3PM
4 Impromptus
Impromptu No. 1 in A flat Major, Op.29
Impromptu No. 2 in F Sharp Major Op.36
Impromptu No. 3 in G Flat Major Op.51
Fantasie Impromptu No. 4 in C Sharp Minor Op. Posth.66
3 Waltzes Op. 64
Grande Valse Brillante in E-flat major, Op. 18
4 Ballades
Ballade No. 1 in G minor, Op.23
Ballade No. 2 in F Major, Op. 38
Ballade No. 3 in A Flat Major, Op.47
Ballade No. 4 in F Minor, Op.52

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Sparkill Jazz Series: Laura Anglade with the Ben Rosenblum Trio
2024-12-05 18:00 - 22:00 | Roost Union Arts Center, 2 Union Street, Sparkill, NY, 10976, United States
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French/American singer Laura Anglade is reminiscent of many of the great traditional vocal stylists of the 20th century, but her voice is uniquely her own. As she digs emotionally and eloquently into a lyric, her story-telling abilities portray a soul beyond her years.

Her debut release, ‘I’ve Got Just About Everything’ (Justin Time Records, 2019) saw the vocalist, along with her quintet, fearlessly plunging headlong into a wide range of material drawn from both the Broadway stage as well as the Great American Songbook. On her Juno-nominated sophomore recording, ‘Venez Donc Chez Moi’ (Justin Time Records, 2022), Laura teams up with Montreal guitarist Sam Kirmayer and New York based accordionist Benjamin Rosenblum on two tracks. It is an homage of sorts; a nod to Laura’s beloved France. The record features French classics made famous by Barbara, Charles Trenet, Edith Piaf, and Michel Legrand to name a few.

Laura leads an active international touring schedule and has performed at venues including Olympia (Paris), Royal Festival Hall (London), Town Hall (New York City), the Ace Theatre Hotel (Los Angeles), and the main stage at the Festival International de Jazz de Montreal. She opened for Gregory Porter at the Victoria Jazz Festival (summer 2022), and Melody Gardot (fall 2022), joining her across the east and west coasts of the US and Europe. She is currently based in Toronto.

Award-winning New York City jazz pianist and accordionist Ben Rosenblum has been described as “mature beyond his years,” (Sea of Tranquility), an “impressive talent” (All About Jazz), who “caresses [the music] with the reverence it merits” (Downbeat Magazine). Since the release of his debut trio album, Instead (4 stars, Downbeat), Rosenblum has toured extensively with his trio and sextet throughout the United States, including multiple trips to the Northeast, Midwest, South and West Coast, as well as internationally in Canada, Europe and Japan. He was a featured soloist at Carnegie Hall’s Stern-Perelman Auditorium – with Reona Ito’s New York Harmonic Band – and has appeared at prestigious venues throughout the world, including at the Appel Room at Lincoln Center, Kuumbwa Jazz Center, Ravinia, Himawari-No-Sato Concert Hall in Yokohama, Bird’s Eye in Basel and the Library of Congress. Rosenblum’s second trio album in 2018, River City, was called “richly romantic” and “well-realized” by JAZZIZ Magazine, which featured the title track as part of their Best of Fall 2018 CD. Rosenblum released his third album, Kites and Strings, in 2020, which is the first to feature him on both piano and accordion alongside his new sextet, the Nebula Project. In 2020, the Nebula Project was voted runner-up for Best New Artist in JazzTimes’ Readers’ Poll. After the Nebula Project’s follow-up album in 2023, A Thousand Pebbles, Rosenblum was featured in an article in Downbeat Magazine’s May 2023 issue. Rosenblum has been privileged to share the stage with many highly acclaimed jazz musicians, including extensive work with Curtis Lundy, Winard Harper, Deborah Davis and Chris Washburne, as well as appearances with Bobby Watson, Sean Jones, TS Monk, Warren Wolf, Eliot Zigmund, and many others. Rosenblum’s musical interests also extend beyond jazz to include work in numerous world music scenes, including musical styles from Brazil, Peru, Croatia, Bulgaria, India, Ireland, Jewish traditions and more.

Websites: https://lauraanglade.com/home / www.benrosenblummusic.com

Instagram: @laura__anglade / @benrosenblummusic

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/langlademusic/, www.facebook.com/benrosenblummusic

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Sparkill Classical Series: Celebration of Glorious Music of P.I. Tchaikovsky
2024-12-08 15:00 - 17:00 | Roost Union Arts Center, 2 Union Street, Sparkill, NY, 10976, United States
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Music of P.I. Tchaikovsky- with Violinist Filip Pogady, Cellist Ani Kalayjian, Pianists Vassily Primakov and Oxana Mikhailoff
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Celebration of Glorious Music of P.I. Tchaikovsky With Filip Pogady, violin Ani Kalayjian, cello Vassily Primakov and Oxana Mikhailoff, piano
Program will include:
“Nutckracker” Suite for Piano Four Hands
Trio in A Minor Opus 50
Works for Cello and Piano, and Violin and Piano
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gwMCiSs49m8&t=4s
