JANUARY 2009

Thursday, January 15, 7:00 p.m.
HUMAN/NATURE EXPERTS PANEL:
The Climate Change Imperative - no longer an
"inconvenient" truth
Presentations and discussion with Drew University Professor of Economics & Environmental Studies, Fred Curtis, who will provide informative introductions and lead discussions during our film series in January and February, and Marc Sussman, endorsed presenter for Al Gore's Climate Project and host/producer of The Money Message, a nationally syndicated progressive financial talk radio show about green investing heard on the Air America network and XM Satellite Radio.

Free and open to the public.

Rescheduled to Friday, Jan. 16, 7 p.m.
EXHIBITION OPENING RECEPTION
Human/Nature: Green, Black & Blue
Opening reception for gallery exhibition about the human relationship with the environment. Meet exhibited artists and featured guests. Dr. Beth Ravit (Dept. of Environmental Sciences, Rutgers University, and Director of the Rutgers Environmental Research Clinic) will provide a short presentation about the recent reclamation of the Teaneck Creek Conservancy (TCC) supported by the Puffin Fdn. Fred Curtis (Drew Univ. Prof. Economics & Environmental Studies) will briefly intoduce the Human/Nature environmental film series that he will be moderating. Marc Sussman (Air America host of Money Message about green investing) previews planned expert panels. Artists represented will be: Jean-Pierre Roy (RARE Gallery, NYC, oil on canvas), Julie Dermansky (NJ, photography of Katrina aftermath & oil spill cleanup, see photo above), Mary Croteau (Chicago, sculptural installation), Preet Srivastava (India, oil on canvas), Nancy Berger-Kraemer (NJ, sculpture of paper, twigs, string, wire, sea grass, & fiber), Rachel Banai (NJ, photography of wetlands reclamation at our TCC), Eduardo Rabel (NY, conceptual photography, drawing & woodblock), and the ZimmerFrei collective (Italy, audio/video installation based on the TCC).

Free and open to the public.

Closing reception will be on Friday, March 13, 7:00 p.m.

Regular gallery hours: M-F, 1-5 p.m. or by prior arrangement.

Saturday, January 17, 8:00 p.m.
JAZZ: Bradford Hayes Quartet
Bradford Hayes has performed in different musical settings with such jazz greats as Yusef Lateef, Jimmy Heath, Al Grey, Cecil Payne, Rufus Reid, Dr. Lonnie Smith, Jerry Butler, and The Dells. In addition to leading his own band, Bradford spent 15 years with Babatunde Olatunji’s Drums Of Passion Band, serving as Musical Director for the last 3 years, until Mr. Olatunji’s passing. He has also been a successful music educator in the Newark, New Jersey Public Schools for 24 years.

$10 suggested donation.

Thursday, January 22, 7:00 p.m.
NEW EVENT: Songwriter's Forum
Songwriters of all stripes are invited to participate in a lively thought-provoking mix of music and discussion. Each songwriter will get to present a song-in-progress; constructive comments from the group will follow. Perform your song live (use your guitar or our piano) or play a CD. Bring lyric sheets and a pen. If successful, this forum may become a monthly event. Moderated by David Gopoian; songwriter, musician, and teacher with Bachelor's in jazz piano from William Paterson, an MA in teaching from Fairleigh Dickinson, and more than 15 years professional experience.

Free and open to all serious songwriters.

BACK FROM SNOW STORM BY POPULAR DEMAND
Saturday, January 24, 8:00 p.m.
KLEZMER/THEATER: Deborah Karpel's Songs My Mother Never Taught Me
A one-woman musical memoir written and performed by this classically-trained singer/storyteller that unearths hilarious and haunting stories from the fringes of her family’s fractured history and weaves them together to reveal a unique and cohesive story. An acclaimed singer of opera, Yiddish songs, and the American songbook, Karpel blends theatrical monologue, character acting, and a rich musical exploration of Jewish culture into a complex tapestry and deeply personal journey full of both poignancy and humor. Directed by award-winning actor/director (The Night Larry Kramer Kissed Me) David Drake. Musical accompaniment provided by Steve Elson (sax/clarinet), Patrick Farrell (accordion), Shane Schag (piano), and Matt Munisteri (guitar) with music by A. Ellstein, J. Watson, K. Weill, Z. Schnur, E. Tubb, G. Puccini, A. Lebedeff, M. Safka , L. Weiner and more!

$10 suggested donation.

Sunday, January 25, 4:00 p.m.
HUMAN/NATURE EXPERTS PANEL:
Oil, War, and the Climate Crisis
Rev. Fletcher Harper, Executive Director of GreenFaith, is unable to attend the panel and will be replaced by Rabbi Lawrence Troster, Rabbinic Scholar of GreenFaith, the inter-faith environmental coalition in New Jersey that has become a national leader in mobilizing people of diverse religious backgrounds for environmental stewardship. Rabbi Troster became a Rabbi in 1982, worked in congregations in Canada and New Jersey, became Coalition on the Environment and Jewish Life (COEJL) Rabbinic Fellow in 2004, served as a GreenFaith board member 1993-2004, and has served for a decade on the Interfaith Partnership for the Environment (IPE), an advisory group to the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP). Marc Sussman is an endorsed presenter for Al Gore's Climate Project and host/producer of The Money Message, a nationally synidcated progressive financial talk radio show about green investing heard on the Air America network and XM Satellite Radio. Charles Komanoff is an environmental economist and Co-Drector of the Carbon Tax Center widely known for his work as an energy-policy analyst, transport economist and environmental activist in New York City, gained prominence for deconstructing the disastrous economics of nuclear power as author-researcher and expert witness for states and municipalities across the U.S.

Free and open to the public.

Thursday, January 29, 7:00 p.m.
HUMAN/NATURE FILM: Kilowatt Ours
Meet Director Jeff Barrie!
Award-winning film Kilowatt Ours: A Plan to Re-Energize America is a very timely, solutions-oriented look at one of America’s most pressing environmental challenges: energy production and consumption. Filmmaker Jeff Barrie offers hope as he turns the camera on himself and asks, “How can I make a difference?” In his journey Barrie explores the source of our electricity and the problems caused by energy production including mountain top removal, childhood asthma and global warming. Jeff and his wife Heather share a plan to eliminate their use of coal and nuclear power at home by employing energy conservation, energy efficiency and renewable energy sources. This often amusing and always inspiring story shows, “You can easily make a difference and here’s how!” (2007, 55 min.)
Director Jeff Barrie is coming from Nashville!
There will be a Q & A after the screening.

Free and open to the public.

Saturday, January 31, 8:00 p.m.
JAZZ: Martin Wind Quartet
Teaneck resident, bassist/composer Martin Wind celebrates his 2008 release, Salt N' Pepper (Challenge Records, Holland) with Scott Robinson (tenor sax, bass clarinet, valve cornet), Tim Horner (drums), and Bill Cunliffe (piano). Martin was born in Flensburg, Germany in 1968 and moved to New York in 1996 to study at NYU with a scholarship by the German Academic Exchange Service. Since his move to New York Martin has become a regular at all major jazz clubs and is also in demand as a session player; his credits include movies such as The Alamo, Intolerable Cruelty, Mona Lisa Smiles and Fur. Martin has been on the faculty at New York University for close to 10 years and is also a faculty member at the National Youth Jazz Orchestra Germany and at the Neuburg Summer Jazz Camp.

$10 suggested donation.