Arts & Leisure digest - take one

Chorale to present spring concerts Warwick — The Warwick Valley Chorale will present “Mozart and Americana” on Friday, May 20 at the Goshen United Methodist Church and on Sunday, May 22 at the Warwick Reformed Church. Both concerts will begin at 7 p.m. The concert will feature Mozart’s “Vesperae Solennes de Confessore,” as well as a variety of American cultural music. For more information call 222-9809 or visit www.warwickvalleychorale.org. Sugar Loaf Spring Festival is this weekend Sugar Loaf — The Sugar Loaf Spring Festival will be held Saturday and Sunday, May 21 and 22, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. each day and will feature more than 60 food and craft vendors, resident artisans and musicians. There will also be a petting zoo, pony rides and “personal trains.” Sponsored by the Sugar Loaf Chamber of Commerce, the schedule includes the Bertoni Sculpture Garden music concert. On Saturday, May 21, the schedule will be: Noon to 1:40 p.m. Evan Teatum and Lesley (acoustic rock) 2 to 3:40 p.m. Cynthia Summers (folk rock contemporary) 4 to 6 p.m. Little Sparrow (bluegrass, roots, rock) On Sunday, May 22, the schedule will be: Noon to 1:40 p.m. Small Town Sheiks (acoustic roots/blues) 2 to 3:40 p.m. Michael Purcell Band (jazz fusion) 4 to 6 p.m. Mighty Girl (rock) To learn more, e-mail to: sugarloafnewyork@gmail.com or call 469-9181. Concert will benefit Feed the Children Warwick — Six bands from across New York will perform a benefit concert at Warwick Valley High School on Saturday, May 21 at noon. The concert is the senior project for Warwick senior Regina Blanco, and all proceeds will go to Americans Feeding Americans, a project of the domestic arm of Feed the Children which provides aid and food to families who have been impacted by hard economic times. Among the bands performing are Orange County natives The Closers, A Fadelight Rush, More Faster and No Dice, Chicago. Krystal City Crackdown and 4 Point 0 are from the Rochester-Syracuse area. All of the bands are donating their performances. Tickets for the event are available at the door at a cost of $10 and $8 for students with ID. For more information visit the Facebook page at http://tinyurl.com/beatsforeats. Garden club to host flower show SUGAR LOAF — The Garden Club of Orange and Dutchess Counties will host The Artist’s Studio Flower Show on Friday, May 20, from 3 to 5 p.m. at the Seligmann Homestead in Sugar Loaf. The show consists of three divisions: Flower Arrangement, Horticulture and Photography. In all, there will be at least 50 to 60 exhibits, each inspired by the theme, “The Artists’ Studio.” Some examples include, “Water Colors,” in which the exhibitor is asked to design an underwater flower arrangement in the style of the Impressionist artists. In the Horticulture Division, Club members have been invited to create a “Mixed Palette” - a collection of plants in an outdoor planter, and in Photography, a monochromatic photo of “The Artist’s Resting Place.” The club was established in 1913 in Warwick for the purpose of sharing the love of gardening among friends. In its almost 100-year history, the club has been responsible for the care of numerous gardens and parks in Orange and Dutchess counties, all on a volunteer basis. In addition, the club has supported academic scholarships and internships for student and teachers alike. 'Los Tres Balceneros’ return to Lycian Centre Sugar Loaf — The Air Pirates Radio Theater continues its 2011 season with “Los Tres Balceneros: I’d Rather Be Grateful Than Dead,” the third of its series of live radio plays at the Lycian Centre in Sugar Loaf on Saturday, May 21, at 8 p.m. The group performs live in front of an audience while broadcasting live on the radio. An ensemble of five actors portrays all the characters in each episode while the audience is asked to produce all the sound effects. A cue card girl lets the audiences know when it’s time to slam a door, make the footsteps and even shoot the guns during the shows. The pirates even perform the radio commercials live asking the audience to supply the necessary sounds. In the third episode, the Air Pirates pay tribute to the cult rock band the Grateful Dead with parodies of the band’s most popular songs. The story of Sonny, Ringo and the Kid is typical cowboy fare with bad guys, saloon girls and horses. With gunshots, running horses and commercial breaks the audience has plenty to do to move the action along. For information and to order tickets call 469-7563 or visit www.airpirateradio.com. Auditions for 'The Winter’s Tale’ held this weekend Highland Lakes, N.J. - The Illustrious Theatre Company will present Shakespeare’s “The Winter’s Tale” this summer. The company, best known for its outdoor summer production “Shakespeare in the Orchard,” held in Warwick, has moved to Highland Lakes, and will now be known as Shakespeare at the Lake. Show dates are July 22, 23, 24, 29, 30 and 31. Auditions for “The Winter’s Tale” will be held Saturday, May 21, at 1 p.m. at Warwick Town Hall, 132 Kings Highway, Warwick, and on Sunday, May 22, at 7 p.m. at the Highland Lakes Club House, 2240 Lakeside Drive West, (off Breakneck Road), Highland Lakes, N.J. There are for about 25 roles for men and women and one boy age 9 or 10; all roles open. Audition will consist of reading from the script. For information call 973-764-4936 or visit the www.theillustrioustheatre.org.