Music Sessions @ RoCA

Chatham Rabbits

Saturday, March 23 at 7:30pm 

$25/students & seniors $25

There is something warm and instantly familiar about the beloved roots duo, Chatham Rabbits. Partners in music and life, Chatham Rabbits’ Austin and Sarah McCombie blend their personal histories through deft songwriting and a history that comes from building a life together. Leaning into each other's strengths, their songs present a congenial, collaborative spirit that has captured the pure adoration of fans along the way and earned them praise from Garden & Gun Magazine, American Songwriter, and No Depression.

NEW! Ceramics for Families (ages 5 & up)                                                                Wendy Morris             $180 (per person)                                                                      

Enjoy exploring handbuilding and sculpting with clay along with your child, grandchild, niece, nephew… you get the idea: Bring a child (or two) and come play with clay! First-timers are welcome! Ages 5 and up. Children must be accompanied by a parent or adult family member. 

Registration for this class begins Tues. June 2 at 10:00am.                                   

R15 6 sessions starting Thu. July 2 4:30-6:00pm 

Haven

A Play by Samuel Harps
Part One: Safe Houses of the Hudson Valley

Saturday, February 18 at 8:00pm

LIMITED SEATING IS AVAILABLE FOR THIS SHOW! PLEASE CALL 845-358-0877

Rockland Center for the Arts
27 South Greenbush Road West Nyack, NY

Registration is required and begins Feb. 4^th.
Free of charge or by donation.
Masks encouraged. 

In collaboration with The Gordon Center for Black Culture and the Arts and Shades Repertory Theater.

Starring: Donna James – Steve Allen
Dameon Reilly – Maiysha Jones Reilly
Brian Bagot – Michele Evans – Scott Schneider

Costumes – Zacha Liz
Stage Manager – Allison Schneider

	This project is made possible with funds from the Statewide Community Regrants Program, a regrant program of the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature and administered by ArtsWestchester.

Particle Theory
Saturday, March 11, 7:30pm
$25, students/$20, seniors

Please call RoCA if you have any questions, 845-358-0877.

Since the mid 90s, Gregg Terlizzi, Lee Baronian, and Arthur Toufayan have created some very distinct, colorful music that collaborates Middle Eastern, Jazz and Blue Grass. . . . 

Music Sessions in the Gallery:
Bill and the Belles

Sat., Jan. 14^th at 7:30pm
Tickets: $25, students/$20 seniors; 

“What may be the most innovative modern interpretation of vintage roots music.”—No Depression

“Bill and the Belles is committed to helping early county music remain appreciated—not just replicated.”—Rolling Stone

They’re a joy to watch live, and we bet you can’t make it through their set without smiling.”—The Bluegrass Situation

“Bill and the Belles’ brand of Americana oftentimes feels like it’s turning back the hands of time with their charming vintage sound.”—Pop Matters

“Bill and the Belles blend a traditional stringband sound with ‘60s pop ...”—Wide Open Country

“It’s Americana as dark comedy.”—Tinnitist

Happy Again isn’t exactly happy. But the delightfully deadpan new album from roots mainstays Bill and the Belles is full of life, humor and tongue-in-cheek explorations of love and loss. Out May 21, 2021 on Ditty Boom Records (distribution and promotion by Free Dirt Service Co.), Happy Again marks a new chapter for the group by featuring eleven all-original songs penned by founding member Kris Truelsen. . . . [T]he group has a knack for saying sad things with a bit of an ironic smirk, pairing painful topics with a sense of release and relief. Anyone who’s been to one of their shows can attest that you leave feeling lighter and refreshed. . . . This raw songcraft, along with the deft production touch of Teddy Thompson, son of Linda and Richard Thompson, who encouraged using only first or second takes, gives Happy Again an emotional punch that deepens with each listen.

Sat., April 29 at 7:30pm
Tickets: $25 students/seniors $20

It’s no secret that Deni Bonet can play the violin like nobody’s business. Or that she writes memorable songs that make you want to listen again and again. For years, Deni has been honing her craft as a violinist, singer, songwriter, and performer. Her style ranges from pop to roots-rock to new folk. Although classically trained, Deni quit the classical world because she hated having to wear black and sit still! She has a stellar resume, having performed and recorded with Cyndi Lauper, R.E.M., Sarah McLachlan, and many others. Her previous appearances include four sold-out concerts at Carnegie Hall, NPR’s Mountain Stage, The Great Wall of China, the United Nations, and the White House for President Obama. For the past several years, Deni has been touring in the US and Europe headlining festivals, performing arts centers, clubs, colleges, and concert halls soloing with symphonies. Her music has been featured on HBO, NBC, American Airlines, and several films. She was recently awarded a grant through the Arts Envoy Program of the US Government to spend a month on a residency in Africa teaching violin, songwriting, and rock ‘n’ roll at a music college in Zanzibar. Deni Bonet has released several CDs of her own original music, including last year’s critically acclaimed “Bright Shiny Objects” on Zip Records/Sony-RED. She is currently putting the finishing touches on a new album that will be released in 2022.

Chris Flynn is a guitarist and singer who has accompanied Rock and Roll Hall of Famers Ronnie Spector and Dennis Dunaway (Alice Cooper), along with Simon Kirke (Free, Bad Company), Chris Collingwood (Fountains of Wayne), Garland Jeffreys, Willie Nile, and many others. He has performed at Carnegie Hall and Lincoln Center and served for many years as the musical director of the All Star Irish Rock Revue in New York City, featuring Irish luminaries such as Cait O’Riordan (The Pogues), Joanie Madden (Cherish the Ladies), and raconteurs Alphie and Malachy McCourt. He has been performing and touring with Deni Bonet for the past four years.

Call 845-359-0877 or visit www.rocklandartcenter.org to order tickets.

Music Sessions in the Gallery: Toby Walker

Tickets: $25, students/$20 seniors; 
Sat., February 25 at 7:30pm

Join us for a concert with internationally-acclaimed musician and songwriter, Toby Walker. A virtuoso performer of roots music, who has been hailed as a specialist of fingerstyle guitar. He has toured the US, and Europe to thunderous accolades. Blending the blues, ragtime, country, bluegrass, old-time jazz and rock, Walker’s style is his own.

Call: 845-358-0877 or visit www.rocklandartcenter.org to order.