Month: April 2014

The Marlborough Arts Center at 231 North Main Street in Marlborough, CT features musician Susan Lowenkron,  performing Renaissance and Celtic Music at the next 4th Friday @ the Arts Cafe on Friday, May 23, 2014.

Susan Lowenkron is the founder and director of the trio “Tapestry”, a chamber ensemble of Medieval, Renaissance, Baroque, and Celtic music. She is a graduate of the Eastman School of Music, received her Master’s Degree from Hartt College of Music, and teaches both at the Hartford Conservatory of Music and Dance, and the Thames Valley Music School at Connecticut College. She is active as a performer throughout New England and New York.

A 1972 winner of the Bodky Award for Early Music with the Boston-based Renaissance Consort, she plays a variety of instruments including flutes, recorders, krumhorn, whistles, and harp. Her concerts are very interactive as she adds commentary on the more unusual instruments and the colorful texts of the times from medieval motets to dance music of Queen Elizabeth I’s Court, and 18th century music meant for kings and commoners.

The intimate nature and great acoustics of the art-lined Charles W. Hall Gallery at the Marlborough Arts Center is perfectly suited for this musical evening that will bring music of the past into the present.

The concert is from 7:30 – 9:00 p.m., but doors open at 7:00 p.m. so come early, browse the Gift Shop, choose your seats, and settle in for a delightful musical event. Admission at the door is $8 per individual or $15 for two. BYOWine. Other refreshments are available.

The Marlborough Arts Center’s popular 4th Friday @ the Arts Cafe this month is a show for the whole family when dramatic acts come to its Charles W. Hall Art Gallery building at 231 North Main Street in Marlborough on Friday, April 25. The first part of the evening will be Brian Schroth’s  improv group, ” The Last Living Souls” from Epoch Arts in East Hampton, who will be performing short-form improv skits. The actors are: Brandt Sanderson, Brian Schroth, Ben Martin, Jennifer Harris, and Joshua Shook. They will be joined by some of the Epoch Arts’ teenage improv students. After intermission, the RHAM Drama Club, with Lindsay Halle faculty advisor and student director Stella Maranos, will present the one-act “The Hysterical History of the Trojan War”©, taking a comical look at one of the most famous battles of all time. The star-crossed lovers Paris and Helen take refuge in Troy but, in this play, the Greek gods step in and shake things up resulting in chaotic comedy. It’s a war where not everyone dies, but everyone in the audience has lots of laughs and great fun.

The program is 7:30 – 9:30 p.m., but the doors open at 7 so come early to peruse the Gift Shop, choose some refreshments, settle into your seats, and get ready to enjoy the show. Admission at the door is $8/individual or $15 for two.  NOTE: The Arts Center does not take reservations nor hold seats. And, because these performers include teenagers, there will be no alcohol on the premises this evening.

The Marlborough Arts Center at 231 North Main Street in Marlborough, CT is a non-profit regional center for the arts with website www.marlborougharts.org  where detailed information about classes, events, membership, and its history can be found. The telephone is (860) 295-9389.