 “Home Is Where Bryce Edwards Is … we got on our feet and applauded again. For 80 minutes, Bryce Edwards had made time stand still and brought us back home, if only in our dreams." — Will Friedwald, Music Journalist and Author/Jazz Historian “Edwards' abilities are unblemished. He can croon, he can belt, he can purr, he can whisper, and he, most adequately, can reproduce the sound of a trumpeter's horn with his voice. He yodels. He scats. He holds nothing back in his attempt to honor the artists living in his heart and his quest to put them and their artistry in the hearts of others.” — Stephen Mosher, Broadway World “Let’s be clear: this kid is going places,” raved Theater Pizzazz. BroadwayWorld called the show “Non-stop fun. The cheekily-titled ‘Bryce Edwards Frivolity Hour’ valiantly and victoriously brings back vintage vaudeville with vim and vigor.” According to noted writer James Gavin, “Edwards replicates the vocal and sartorial style, facial expressions, body language, and humor of 1920s male singers, notably Ted Lewis, to such an astonishing degree that I sat there wondering how this could ever have happened.” Edwards leads his trio with the extraordinary jazzmen Mike Davis (Mike Davis and the New Wonders) on cornet, and Grammy winner, Conal Fowkes (High Society New Orleans Jazz Band) on piano. www.instagram.com/gobbydafoo/   Behind every woman-owned business is a story.
Besides dealing with the challenges of building the business or climbing the ladder, many juggle the big and small victories along with self-doubt, haters, ageism, pandemics, and more! And in between the idea that sparks a new project to the realization of it -- is the HUSTLE and the HEART. Celebrate the stories, struggles & successes of women in business. Before and afterwards, we'll enjoy wine & great conversation! Get inspired and empowered by this panel of extraordinary women. This hybrid workshop and show is the best of both worlds! In the first half, students build their own simple puppet characters. Then our expert puppeteer leads them in a guided, improvised performance using all of their characters in a totally new story! paperheartpuppets.com This program is produced with the support of the State of New York Office of Children and Family Services upon the legislative initiative of Assembly member Jonathan Jacobson. Any opinions or other content of the program are the responsibility of the Howland Cultural Center and do not necessarily represent the opinions, interpretations or policy of the State.   Badass Women Warriors! Building & Breaking Dictators! Surveillance Capitalism! March 20th
March Madness! Three fun-yet-informative visual presentations with music, prizes, refreshments and guaranteed good company. Kicking off Women's History Month, Professor of History and Director of Medieval and Renaissance Studies at Vassar College Nancy Bisaha presents "Badass Women Warriors of the Middle Ages." When you think about the Middle Ages (as one often does!), you probably envision warfare and a lot of knights running around. But you may be surprised by how many historical and literary sources from the period feature dozens of incredible women warriors outside of Joan of Arc. Next, we hear from Comedian and Writer Luke Strathmann who runs the communications team at Yale's Department of Economics with "Surveillance Capitalism & Digital Secrets You Wish Your Family Didn't Know About You." Tech companies track, profile, and monetize us, but sometimes the real risk and embarrassment comes not from Big Tech, but from the people who can see our digital behavior up close: our families who we share passwords with. Finally, investigative journalist and author Cillian Dunne brings us "How a Dictator Is Built and Broken: My Time Living With Noriega’s Right-Hand Man." This talk uses Panamanian dictator Manuel Noriega as a case study to show how dictators are not born but carefully engineered through intelligence agencies, money, and foreign policy. This talk takes the audience behind the scenes of how the same system that builds strongmen eventually turns on them. Be there and be square! Read more about our presenters: hudsonvalley.nerdnite.com  Q&A with film director Sasha Wortzel to follow the screening.
RIVER OF GRASS is a present-day reimagining of environmentalist Marjory Stoneman Douglas’s celebrated book, “The Everglades: River of Grass,” (1947), which forever changed the public’s understanding of the area from worthless swamps to an essential source of freshwater, enabling the ecosystem to endure, just barely, today. In the wake of a hurricane, Douglas visits filmmaker Sasha Wortzel in a dream, catalyzing a prismatic journey across the Everglades with Miccosukee educator and activist Betty Osceola. We meet a mother taking on the polluting sugar industry; a two-spirit Miccosukee environmentalist and poet; a mother-daughter team removing snakes wreaking havoc on the ecosystem; and a family who have fished in the Everglades for six generations. Interweaving Douglas’s writing, personal narration, present-day verité, and archival footage, RIVER OF GRASS reveals how this country’s origin story haunts and inextricably shapes contemporary American life, while asking how we might weather coming storms better together. The film is a critically acclaimed 2025 documentary. Winner of the prestigious Pare Lorentz Award at the 2025 International Documentary Association (IDA) Awards, which recognizes high-level filmmaking and environmental advocacy. The film also won the 2025 Mead Audience Award and the Florida Filmmaker Award at the Tallahassee Film Festival. “Winking and wondrous… bewitching. This isn't a passive narrative.” Robert Daniels (RogerEbert.com) “A vivid love letter to the land and a call for its protection.” Pat Mullen (POV Magazine) ***** Sasha Wortzel (Director, Producer, Editor) is an award-winning filmmaker and interdisciplinary artist. Raised in Southwest Florida and based in New York City, Wortzel specifically attends to sites and stories systematically erased or ignored from these regions’ histories. Wortzel is a recipient of a 2023 Guggenheim Fellowship in Film-Video. Her films have screened world-wide at venues including MoMA DocFortnight, CPH:DOX, True/False, San Francisco International, Hot Docs, Dokufest, Wexner Center for the Arts, and Smithsonian American Art Museum. Her expanded cinematic work has been exhibited at the New Museum, The International Center for Photography, and The Kitchen, among others. Wortzel is a 2023 MacDowell Fellowship, 2020 Oolite Arts Ellies Award, and 2017 NYFA Fellowship. RIVER OF GRASS is her first feature documentary. The film has received institutional support from Sundance, Ford Foundation, Field of Vision, Doc Society, Chicken & Egg Pictures, and Sandbox Films. Her short films include HOW TO CARRY WATER (2023), an IDA Awards nominee for best short documentary and currently streaming on Criterion Channel; THIS IS AN ADDRESS (2020) distributed by Field of Vision; and HAPPY BIRTHDAY, MARSHA! (2018; co-director Tourmaline) which won special mention at Outfest. Her artwork is in the permanent collections of the Brooklyn Museum, Studio Museum of Harlem, Leslie Lohman Museum of Art, and Miami-Dade County Art in Public Places. She has been featured in The New York Times, Artforum, and Art in America. IN-PERSON & STREAMED FROM IRELAND This event celebrated the Irish culture, which was so crucial to New York City’s early development. This lively presentation of literary readings will be interspersed with music and enriched with a series of visual images and/or videos. The mixture of literary genres and the arts exemplifies the extraordinary range and diversity of art that has come out of a relatively small Island. The performance features leading writers and musicians, born in Ireland or raised Irish or steeped in the Irish tradition. The artists’ work and personalities will convey the wit, fun and intellectual richness of a nation that continues to produce fresh and important work, will finish up with the proverbial ceilidh which invites audience members to join in playing music, singing and/or dancing.              Bannerman Castle Trust and Howland Cultural Center Tea party The Tea Party: With a fine selection of Irish tea, coffee, and baked goodies Live Music: Traditional Celtic favorites performed by pianist Thom McCoy & Friends. Meet the Artists: Engage with many of the featured artists in attendance. Celebrating our collaborative exhibition: “Bannerman Island & the Mighty Hudson River.” Fine-Art Exhibition: Explore Hudson Valley Fine Art paintings, watercolors, drawings, pastels, photos and mixed media from over 50 regional artists. All artwork is available for purchase. Proceeds benefit the Howland Cultural Center and Bannerman Castle Trust. The exhibition will remain open through through April 12th. Sláinte! bannermancastle.org   African Drumming with Kofi Donkor A FREE youth workshop focused on developing musical skills, learning about African culture, and improving communication skills through drumming! www.bak2roots.org This program is produced in part with the support of the State of New York Office of Children and Family Services upon the legislative initiative of Assembly member Jonathan Jacobson.  |
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