The Roosevelt Arts Project
Programs/Events – 2012/13
Each year The Roosevelt Arts Project sponsors events from a variety of arts. The 2012-13 program features:
- Roosevelt's 75th Anniversary Celebration: Saturday & Sunday, September 22 & 23
- Jacob Landau, 1917 – 2001: Saturday & Sunday, September 22 & 23
- American Songbook: Saturday, September 22
- Roosevelt–3D: Saturday, October 6
- Generations of the Martins: Saturday & Sunday, November 10 & 11
- Beethoven the Revolutionary: Saturday, December 8
- Rising Stars: Michael Nahmias & Aliya Goldman: Saturday, January 19
- David Brahinsky & Guy DeRosa Sing the Blues: Saturday, February 9
- Roosevelt String Band: Friday & Saturday, April 19 & 20
- RAP's 25th Anniversay Weekend: Saturday & Sunday, May 4 & 5
Roosevelt's 75th Anniversary Celebration
Saturday & Sunday, September 22 & 23, 2012
12:00 Noon - 5:00 PM
Roosevelt Public School and Other Locations
Roosevelt, NJ
Two days of celebration will include: an exhibit of Roosevelt artists and artifacts; keynote speaker Christopher Breiseth PhD, past president and CEO of the Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt Institute in Hyde Park, NY; a panel discussion; a self-guided walking tour of Roosevelt.
Jacob Landau, 1917 – 2001: His Art and Legacy Continue
Saturday & Sunday, September 22 & 23, 2012
1:00 – 4:00 PM at Assifa Space
40 Tamara Drive
Roosevelt, NJ
Accompanying an exhibit of Jacob's work, David Brahinsky will perform songs, and David Herrstrom will discuss the art of Jacob Landau, the nationally and internationally renowned printmaker, painter, and humanist.
American Songbook
Saturday, September 22, 2012
8:00 PM at the Borough Hall
Roosevelt, NJ
David Brahinsky, Alan Mallach, Ron Kostar, and a host of other musicians and crooners will play and sing the beautiful jazz standards that were popular in the 30's and 40's when Roosevelt was just starting out.
Roosevelt–3D
Saturday, October 6, 2012
12:00 – 4:00 PM at The Factory
North Valley Road
Roosevelt, NJ
An exhibit of sculpture, assemblage, ceramics, and more created by Roosevelt artists.
Generations of the Martins
Saturday & Sunday, November 10 & 11, 2012
1:00 – 7:00 PM Saturday; 1:00 – 5:00 PM Sunday
20 South Rochdale Avenue
Roosevelt, NJ
Artwork by friends and family of the Martins, featuring the works of Stefan Martin and David Stone Martin.
Beethoven the Revolutionary
Saturday, December 8, 2012
8:00 PM at the Borough Hall
Roosevelt, NJ
Alan Mallach returns to the works of Ludwig van Beethoven, presenting a piano recital with commentary that traces Beethoven's break from the Classical traditions and his foreshadowing of the Romantic era through his earliest and his last sonatas, beginning with the massive early Sonata in C major, and concluding with two of his final sonatas, op. 109 and op. 110.
Rising Stars: Michael Nahmias & Aliya Goldman
Saturday, January 19, 2013
8:00 PM at the Borough Hall
Roosevelt, NJ
The Roosevelt Arts Project is proud to present two of our locally bred musicians in concert—former Rooseveltian singer-songwriter Michael (Brett) Nahmias and Rooosevelt resident Aliya Goldman.
David Brahinsky & Guy DeRosa Sing the Blues
Saturday, February 9, 2013
8:00 PM at the Borough Hall
Roosevelt, NJ
David Brahinsky (guitar and vocals), Guy DeRosa (harmonicas), Phil McCauliffe (acoustic and electric bass) and Bill Leech (electric guitar) devote the evening to the blues—traditional, contemporary, Dylanesque, Cohenesque...and funky too.
The Roosevelt String Band
Friday & Saturday, April 19 & 20
Special Start Time: 7:30 PM at the Borough Hall
Roosevelt, NJ
As befits our 25th anniversary celebration year, the Roosevelt String Band, with David Brahinsky, Paul Prestopino, Ed Cedar, Sam Cedar, Kai Altair and Joe Pepitone (and we hope to have Howie Jacobson back from South Africa in time) will perform one song from as many of the 25 years that the String Band been performing in Roosevelt as can reasonably fit in.
RAP's 25th Anniversary Weekend
Saturday & Sunday, May 4 & 5
Beginning at 11 AM on Saturday morning May 4 and running through Sunday afternoon May 5, the Roosevelt Arts Project will celebrate its 25th anniversary with a weekend-long series of events. All the events will take place in or around Roosevelt Public School except for the Sunday afternoon piano recital at 15 Pine Drive in Roosevelt. Events are free and open to the public. Light refreshments will be available throughout the day.
Ben Johnson's video documentary on the Jersey Homesteads (which became Roosevelt) will play continuously in one of the school classrooms. And in another classroom you will have the opportunity to tell your favorite Roosevelt story to Sheila Linz on video.
Printable 25th Anniversary Schedule: REVISED 04/29/2013
Saturday May 4
| 11:00 AM | Art Show Opens |
| 11:30 AM-12:00 PM | Music by Bill Leech: Guitar |
| 12:00-12:30 PM | Ben Shahn Mural Talk |
| 12:30-1:00 PM | Music by Ed Cedar: Guitar |
| 1:00-1:30 PM | Poetry Readings |
| 2:00-2:30 PM | Music by David Brahinsky, Paul Prestopino, Nancy Hamilton, and Ed Cedar |
| 2:00-3:30 PM | Open Outdoor Art Tables for Children With Barbara Atwood |
| 3:00-3:30 PM | Ben Shahn Mural Talk |
| 3:30-4:00 PM | Poetry Readings |
| 4:00-4:30 PM | Music by Chris Martin: Guitar |
| 4:00-6:00 PM | Sound/Light Parade Construction at FDR Amphitheater |
| 5:00 PM | Art Show Closes |
| 8:30 PM | Sound/Light Parade Begins at FDR Amphitheater |
Sunday May 5
| 11:00 AM | Art Show Opens |
| 11:00 AM-12:30 PM | Open Outdoor Art Tables for Children With Barbara Atwood |
| 11:30 AM-12:00 PM | Music by Bill Leech: Guitar |
| 12:00-12:30 PM | Poetry Readings |
| 1:00-1:30 PM | Music by David Brahinsky, Paul Prestopino, Nancy Hamilton, and Friends |
| 1:30-2:00 PM | Ben Shahn Mural Talk |
| 2:00-2:30 PM | Poetry Readings |
| 2:30-3:00 PM | Music by Chris Martin: Guitar |
| 3:00-5:00 PM | Piano Recital by Alan Mallach 15 Pine Drive, Roosevelt |
| 5:00 PM | Art Show Closes |
For more information about our 25th Anniversary Celebration, please contact:
Bob Atwood 609.918.0757
Gary Edelstein 609.647.3635
For details of time, location, directions, and other information about general Roosevelt Arts programs, download the current season brochure, so you don't miss a thing.
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