Friday, October 14, 7:30

Music – World Fusion

Premik Russell Tubbs and Friends

 

- Premik, a composer, arranger, producer and an accomplished multi-instrumentalist

performs on various flutes, soprano, alto and tenor saxophones, Akai EWI and Yamaha

WX7 wind synthesizers, and lap steel guitar.

Premik has worked with artists such as Carlos Santana, Whitney Houston, Herbie

Hancock, Ravi Shankar, Narada Michael Walden, Clarence Clemons, Sting, Billy Joel,

and James Taylor, just to name a few. He is equally skilled in Pop, R&B, Jazz, World

and experimental genres.

Saturday, October 15, 5:00 pm

 

Music- Old Time Country Music jam

Amiel Van Leeuwen host and preforms with other Musicians (mostly from Queens) who

take great pride in keeping this genre of music as alive and fresh as ever.

 

Sunday, October 16, 7:30

 

Reading by Ambassador Anwarul K. Chowdhury (former Under-Secretary-General and

High Representative of the United Nations) from author Mani Sankar Mukherjee’s latest

book “Achena Sri Chinmoy”, in Bengali with English translation. Mr. Mukherjee is one of

Bengal’s best-known and most widely-read authors and has been listed on the top ten

for both Fiction and Non-Fiction at the same time.

 

Monday October 17, 7:30

 

Documentary Film – Gas Land

 

The largest domestic natural gas drilling boom in history has swept across the United

States. The Halliburton-developed drilling technology of “fracking” or hydraulic fracturing

has unlocked a “Saudia Arabia of natural gas” just beneath us. But is fracking safe?

When filmmaker Josh Fox is asked to lease his land for drilling, he embarks on a cross-

country odyssey uncovering a trail of secrets, lies and contamination.

Introduction by City Councilman Jim Gennaro, who also appears in the documentary.

 

Tuesday, October 18, 7:30

 

An evening of traditional Indian music by Malabika Chatterjee.

 

Malabika is a classical Indian vocalist, who started her training at the age of 6. She has

performed all across India and on Indian national radio and television many times. She

has received many awards for her musical virtuosity.

 

Thursday, October 20, 7:30

 

Opera Recital

 

Claudio Mascarenhas, bass-baritone

 

Claudio Mascarenhas, was born in Rio de Janeiro, where he made his operatic debut

as Masetto (Don Giovanni) with the Brazilian Conservatory of Music. He followed as

Mandarino (Turandot), where he was called “a great new voice of Brazil.”

Upon moving to Europe in 1997, Claudio was the recipient of the Danish Free

Education grant, which took him to Italy. He subsequently received a grant from the

Queen Margarethe and Prince Henry Fund and an Opera Ebony Fellowship, bringing

him to his present home of New York.

Claudio frequently performs in the USA, Europe and in his home country of Brazil.

 

Friday, October 21 7:30

 

Poetry Reading

 

“Between Nothingness and Eternity”

 

The poetry of Sri Chinmoy (spiritual teacher, author, peace advocate) who resided in

queens from 1968 until his passing in 2007, performed by students of his teachings.

 

Saturday, October 22 6:00

 

Reading of Play by Lloyd Nerenburg

 

“Creating by Decline” based on the Life of Modigliani. This Lloyd’s third play. There will

be a discussion following the reading.