Ritz Theater

The Ritz Theater Presents Geoff Muldaur on April 21

Briana — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 17:29:11 +0000

The Ritz Theater and La Bella Strings, in association with the Bardavon, announce the last concert of the 2011-12 Tom Humphrey Guitar Series. Geoff Muldaur will perform on Saturday, April 21 at 8 PM. Geoff Muldaur is one of the great voices and musical forces to emerge from the folk, blues and folk-rock scenes. During the 1960′s and ’70′s, Geoff made a series of highly influential recordings as a founding member of the Jim Kweskin Jug Band and the Paul Butterfield’s Better Days group, as well as collaborations with then-wife Maria and other notables like Bonnie Raitt and Jerry Garcia. Geoff may be heard from time to time as a guest on Garrison Keillor’s A Prairie Home Companion and has been featured on a variety of National Public Radio shows, including Weekend Edition, All Things Considered, Fresh Air with Terry Gross, and The World with Lisa Mullins.

The Tom Humphrey Guitar Series serves to honor the memory of the legendary Hudson Valley-based luthier who passed away in 2008. The idea for the concerts came from Tom Humphrey just two months before his death. In a series of meetings with Chris Silva of the Bardavon, Richard Cocco, Jr. of La Bella Strings and Tricia Haggerty Wenz of the Ritz Theater and Safe Harbors of the Hudson, Humphrey laid the ground work for a guitar series at the Ritz which in its first three seasons has presented performances by Odair Assad, Pete Seeger, Cindy Cashdollar, Larry Coryell, and many others.

The concert will be held in the Ritz Theater Lobby at 107 Broadway in Newburgh. Tickets are $25 and can be purchased by calling the Ritz Theater Box Office at (845) 784-1199. For your convenience we now accept all major credit cards. Tickets may also be purchased through TicketWeb at (866) 468-7619, www.ticketweb.com. All tickets are general admission and include a reception with the musicians immediately following the concert. Seating is limited. The Box Office opens at 7:00 PM the evening of the concert, and the doors open at 7:30 PM.

For more information about the series and the historic Ritz Theater, call (845) 784-1199.

The Ritz Presents: The Amazing Kreskin on Saturday, March 24

Briana — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 15:26:10 +0000

The Amazing Kreskin, World-Famous Mentalist

“Even now, I know what you’re thinking!”

The Ritz Theater is pleased to present the world’s most famous mentalist, The Amazing Kreskin on Saturday, March 24 with two performances at 3 PM and 8PM in the Ritz Theater Lobby at 107 Broadway in Newburgh. Kreskin promises to find his hidden check or forfeit his fee!

The Amazing Kreskin, a bona fide mentalist, has been captivating audiences for more than six decades, with a showman’s flair and comedian’s wit! His very name has become an integral part of pop culture throughout the world, invoked in comedy clubs, comic strips, print stories, and TV shows.

In 2008, Tom Hanks produced and co-starred with John Malkovich in “The Great Buck Howard” which was fashioned after the Amazing Kreskin’s life. After over 50 years of performing, Kreskin has a new cult following. To quote David Letterman, “Kreskin should sue the producers of the TV show, “The Mentalist” for stealing his act. He’s the best mentalist in the world and he’s not acting!” Kreskin can tell people things about themselves that only a close family member or friend would know!

For his performance in Newburgh, The Amazing Kreskin has asked that his check be hidden somewhere in the Ritz Theater Lobby during the show. He will attempt to find it and if he fails, he will forfeit his fee. In addition Kreskin will offer $1,000,000.00 to anybody who can prove that he employs paid secret assistants or confederates in any phase of his program to help him perform his mentalist “effects.”

The performances will be held in the Ritz Theater Lobby at 107 Broadway in Newburgh. Tickets are $25 each. Tickets may be purchased by calling the Ritz Theater Box Office at (845) 784-1199, all major credit cards accepted. Tickets are also available through TicketWeb at (866) 468-7619, www.ticketweb.com All tickets are general admission and seating is limited.

For more information about the historic Ritz Theater, and schedule of events call (845) 784-1199.

To purchase tickets online:

3PM performance click here for TicketWeb link.
8PM performance click here for TicketWeb link.

Follow these VIDEO links to view more on Kreskin
Halloween show with Regis & Kathy Lee.
http://www.youtube.com

Late Night with Jimmy Fallon:
http://www.youtube.com

Kreskin live on Fox News with Mike Huckabee
http://www.youtube.com

The Ritz presents Bucky Pizzarelli on March 10!

Briana — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 15:12:27 +0000

The Ritz Theater and La Bella Strings, in association with the Bardavon, are pleased to announce the next concert of the 2011-12 Tom Humphrey Guitar Series. On Saturday, March 10 at 8 PM, Bucky Pizzarelli, is back by popular demand with Ed Laub! A perennial favorite, celebrating 65 years as a performer, Bucky Pizzarelli, will return to the Ritz with 7-string guitar master Ed Laub. For more than half a century, the legendary Jazz guitarist, Pizzarelli has been a part of the fraternity of musicians who have kept mainstream and traditional Jazz alive, and Laub has been playing the guitar for over 50 years and has performed with such artists as Gene Bertoncini, Martin Pizzarelli, Lenny Argese, Frank Vignola, Bill Wurtzel, Jack Wilkins and Kenny Rankin. “Pizzarelli is the complete jazz musician and Laub complements him perfectly.” All About Jazz

The concerts will be held in the Ritz Theater Lobby at 107 Broadway in Newburgh. Tickets are $25 each. Tickets may be purchased by calling the Ritz Theater Box Office at (845) 784-1199, all major credit cards accepted. Tickets are also available through TicketWeb at (866) 468-7619, www.ticketweb.com All tickets are general admission and seating is limited.

The last concert of the 2011-12 season will feature Geoff Muldaur on April 21, 2012. The Box Office opens at 7:00 pm and concerts begin at 8 pm (doors open at 7:30 pm).

For more information about the series and the historic Ritz Theater, call (845) 784-1199.

Tricia Haggerty Wenz (Executive Director)

admin — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 15:00:08 +0000

Tricia is the Founder and Executive Director of Safe Harbors of the Hudson and Ritz Theater- Newburgh, Inc. She formed Safe Harbors with the mission to transform lives and build communities through housing and the arts. In 2004, Tricia was awarded Orange County’s Social Justice Award and in 2007, she was chosen as one of Orange County’s 40 under 40 Rising Stars. In 2010, she was also named a Woman of Achievement by The Girl Scouts Heart of the Hudson and the YWCA Orange County, and received a Women in Distinction Award from the New York State Senate. She lives in Connecticut with her husband John and sons Nick, Luke and Jack.

James Beard (Chair)

admin — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 14:59:36 +0000

James is a Professor of Communication Arts and the former Director of Theatre at Mount Saint Mary College in Newburgh where he has directed over thirty productions during the past twenty years. Prior to joining the faculty, he appeared in numerous professional theatre productions in New York and throughout the country. James has served on the Board of the Orange County Arts Council and is a member of the Association for Theater in Higher Education and the Theatre Association of New York State. James received his professional training at the American Academy of Dramatic Art and earned an M.F.A. in Directing from the Graduate Center of the City University of New York. In 2001, James was awarded the Mount Saint Mary College Faculty Award for meritorious service to the college.

Lynda Parisi (Vice Chair)

admin — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 14:58:54 +0000

Lynda received a degree in International Finance from Seton Hall University and began her career on Wall Street as a securities analyst. After several years, she made the transition to the film industry as Vice President of Development for a major film consortium in California. Since moving to the Hudson Valley, Lynda has turned her attention to working on independent projects. She has produced a feature-length documentary entitled Newburgh Rising…Planting the Seeds for Renewal, a weekly local cable television show, and numerous video projects for nonprofit organizations in the area. In addition, she has participated in artist-in-residence programs in various school districts where she has taught documentary and short film production. She is currently in pre-production on a documentary for HBO Films.

Vivien Collens (Secretary)

admin — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 14:57:23 +0000

Vivien Abrams Collens was born and raised in Cleveland, Ohio. She received a BFA in Painting from Carnegie Mellon University. After earning an MFA from Instituto Allende in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico she returned to Cleveland where she taught at the Cleveland Museum of Art, and was Director of the Media Center at the Cleveland Institute of Art, while developing her artwork and exhibiting throughout the Midwest.

In 1977 she moved to NYC where she established her studio and exhibited her work in galleries there and throughout the country. She has received fellowships from the MacDowell Colony, Yaddo, the Athena Foundation and the Hand Hollow Foundation.

Vivien has been living in Cornwall-on-Hudson since 1987, and has served on the boards of the Museum of the Hudson Highlands, Temple Beth Jacob and Saint Luke’s Cornwall Hospital. She has a studio in Cornwall and continues to exhibit her work throughout the area.

Mindy Ross (Treasurer)

admin — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 14:57:18 +0000

Mindy is Vice President for the Newburgh Campus, SUNY Orange. Formerly Professor of English at SUNY Orange, she holds a B.A. in English from St. Lawrence University, an M.A.T. in English from Colgate University, and an M.A. in Sociology from SUNY New Paltz. As VP she has expanded the visual and performing arts course offerings at the Newburgh campus, created an art gallery to show the work of Hudson Valley artists, and initiated a range of films, theater performances, field trips, and lecture/presentations on the arts at the campus. Also, as the former Vice Chair of the Newburgh Arts & Culture Commission, Mindy worked on Newburgh’s Percent for Art program, the Courthouse Juried Painting Competition, and “Impressed Ink,” a celebration of Hudson Valley authors.

Salvo Guttilla

admin — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 14:56:43 +0000

Salvo is a saxophonist, composer, and multi-instrumentalist whose passion for music has no limits. He has performed for as many as 100,000 people around the world and numerous times on television, including a solo performance at the Miss Italy Pageant. In 2001, just after September 11, Salvo participated in a series of charity events called “Sette Note Per La Place” (Seven Notes for Peace), in collaboration with UNICEF and other organizations. He had released two cd’s and can be seen performing live in concerts and shows such as the popular holiday show “Stelle Magiche.”

Marianna Kennedy

admin — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 14:55:13 +0000

Marianna Kennedy is an attorney and founding member of the New Windsor law firm Drake, Loeb, Heller, Kennedy, Gogerty, Gaba & Rodd PLLC. She obtained her law degree magna cum laude from Pace University School of Law and her undergraduate degree cum laude from Mount St. Mary College. Marianna represents a diverse clientele composed of individuals and businesses in matters involving banking, commercial real estate, acquisitions, divestitures, contracts, securities and other commercial law areas. She currently sits on the Board of Trustees of Mount Saint Mary College and is a member of the Board of Directors of St. Luke’s Cornwall Hospital Foundation, The Greater Hudson Valley Family Health Center and the Opera Company of the Highlands. She resides in her hometown of Cornwall with her husband Tom and son Ryan.