Annual Memorial Day Potluck Picnic and Arts Celebration on Sunday, May 25th

Pompanuck Farm Hosts its Annual Memorial Day Potluck Picnic and Arts Celebration on Sunday, May 25^th.

White Creek, NY. Every Memorial Day since 1994, Pompanuck Farm has hosted a day of community celebration. It is an “open house” event, a tribute to this day of remembrance and to the creativity of the people of our greater community. The public is invited to enjoy this day-long arts festival and tour Pompanuck’s buildings and grounds. Each year an outdoor stage is constructed and tents and tables are set for a community wide potluck sharing.

Over the years the Memorial Day Picnic at Pompanuck has become an annual festival of community building; networking, play, meal sharing and a performance showcase for musicians and artists in varied media whose offerings often reflect the spirit of peace. Some of this year’s performers are: Evita Cobo, Bob Warren, Ferrilyn Sourdiffe, Deena Smith, Bruce Williamson, Athena Burke, Scott Carrino and Friends, a number of Bennington College musicians and ZUELA – a world music ensemble lead by Barry Hyman and consisting of local teenagers who will surely get you dancing!

This event is free and open to the public. Bring a dish and family and friends. This year, Pompanuck will hold its Memorial Day gathering on SUNDAY, MAY 25 –2:00 P.M.until dark. Rain or shine as Pompanuck now has a new event tent!

Pompanuck Farm is located at 494 Chestnut Hill Road in Cambridge NY. Call 518-677-5552 or email: info@pompanuck.org for info and visit www.pompanuck.org

Songwriters Exchange May 11 @ 7:00pm

Please join us for our fourth monthly Songwriters Exchange Concert on Sunday, May 11th at Pompanuck Farm.

Songwriters Exchange Concert Series:
Performances by area singer/songwriters- come explore the creative process during an evening of listening and conversation between audience members and this month's performers: Bob Warren, Deb Cavanaugh and Greg van Houten.
A songwriter and performer for more than thirty-years, Bob Warren has been on the road bringing his emotionally charged and lyrically astute songs to appreciative audiences throughout North America in venues ranging from coffeehouses like The Caffè Lena (Saratoga Springs, NY) and The Turning Point (Piermont, NY) to outdoor festivals and house concerts. "Musically right on the mark! Irresistible rock, gentle introspection, variety, wit, and killer hooks", Ellen Geisel, Dirty Linen magazine. Find out more about Bob at his website: www.bob-warren.com.
Deb Cavanaugh, the recipient of a "Meet the Composers" grant, was recently a semi-finalist in the annual national JPFolks lyric contest. Deb performs at venues such as Caffè Lena and other coffeehouses in the greater Albany area and teaches songwriting workshops for young people at various summer camps, libraries and schools. Visit her website at www.cavandkav.com
Greg Van Houten grew up in NJ surrounded by garage bands. "Wound up on the B side because all the A side stuff was being done". Living in Southern VT for over 15 years, Greg brings his brand of Americana and folk-rock to small venues in the area with occasional forays into the greater Northeast region. Visit his My Space page at www.myspace.com/gregvanhouten

Hosted by long-time friends, music collaborators and fellow singer/songwriters Scott Carrino and Ferrilyn Sourdiffe.

Sunday, May 11 at The Round House, Pompanuck Farm, 494 Chestnut Hill Rd, Cambridge, NY. 7pm. Admission is $5.
Desserts, coffee and tea available.

Pompanuck Farm Institute and eco-retreat center is in the hills of White Creek, NY, just fifteen minutes northwest of Bennington, VT.
Pompanuck's Roundhouse hosts concerts, lectures, meetings, and public and private events in the upstairs Great Room. With the capacity to seat 50+ people, many fine musicians have noted this room to be remarkable for its excellent sound quality and intimacy.
In addition to concerts, events on Pompanuck's schedule include The International Cordwood Building Conference, benefits for local and international organizations, an annual Memorial Day Arts Celebration, classes and workshops in yoga, TaiJi, bodywork and international cooking, as well as retreats and other gatherings.
Pompanuck also offers educational opportunities for children and adults in a wide variety of subjects - music, theatre, visual arts, dance, circus, and natural-building arts as well as week-long outdoor education opportunities for local and regional schools and disadvantaged teenagers from New York City and local County programs.

Please visit www.pompanuck.org to see the schedule and for info and directions

Songwriters Exchange Concert April 13 @ 7:00pm

Enrichment Program for the Kids in your Life! April VacationWeek...

CircusYoga Programs at Pompanuck!

Friends, Kevin and Erin have taught at Pompanuck for a number of years and what they bring is bigtime Joy, lots of laughter and a powerful sense of peace. These programs are for teachers of all things and parents - really anyone who wants to create more playful and positive relationships with kids and... well... with anyone! Come join in the fun!

CircusYoga Level 1 Teacher Training

Thursday-Sunday, October 16-19, 2008

with Erin Maile & Kevin O'Keefe

In our Level One Teacher Training we will cover:

• The fundamental principles and practices of CircusYoga

• Multi-generational Hatha yoga & partnering practices

• Collaborative group play & creativity

• Practices that unify a group: focus, integrate/incorporate, activate

• Playful and dynamic classroom management techniques

• Cultivation of your authentic teaching voice

Training includes a 2.5-hour Public Workshop

$315/tuition and $45/80-page CYTT1 Manual, plus room & meals for 3 days

See Pompanuck Page for room & meals pricing.

See Registration Page for more details.

CircusYoga Community Workshop

for kids & adults ages 7 to 97

Saturday, October 18, 2008

2:00-4:30pm

CircusYoga celebrates the whole community, the whole family, the whole person. We foster a spirit of play and provide a level playing field for people of all ages and abilities. We create an environment that is relaxed and playful, and invites people of all generations to share new experiences together such as:

• Community (Sangha) Yoga

• Partner Yoga

• Partner Acrobatics

• Group Games & Invention

• Circus Skills: Juggling, Diabolo, Devil Sticks, etc.

• Clowning & Physical Comedy

• Flying Partner Yoga

• Tightwire & Balance

• Dance & Creative Movement

• Partner Thai Massage

Bring your friends and families and join Kevin & Erin Maile O’Keefe for this workshop that embraces the principles of play, connection, and celebration. Enjoy the spirit of community as we explore circus and yoga that is both accessible and adventurous. And learn how to”FLY!”

$20/adult, $10/kid

For registration call 518-677-5552

CircusYoga® Level 2 Teacher Training

Sunday-Thursday, October 19-23, 2008

with Erin Maile & Kevin O'Keefe

In our Level Two Teacher Training we will cover:

• Integrate your skills and practices into CY

• Dive deeper into practicing yoga in community

• Develop a specific practice for your community

• Expand your skills in circus practices such as diabolo, devil sticks, poi

• Master the next level of circus skills you already have

• Practice more advanced partner acrobatics in duos, trios, quartets...

• Discover Mandala Yoga and build human and family pyramids

• Include the energy and creativity of the group

• Analyze Parent-kid dynamics and discern when and how to intercede

• Apply the principles and practice of CY to under-served populations—people with disabilities, seniors, pre-schoolers...

• Create a closing ritual that gives your group closure and a celebration

$420/tuition and $25/40-page CYTT1 Manual, plus room & meals for 4 days

See Pompanuck Page for room & meals pricing.

See Registration Page for more details.

2008 CircusYoga Teachers Gathering

Thursday-Sunday, October 23-26, 2008

CircusYoga Teachers from across the country and around the world... Come together for 3 days to share your practice, play and experiences!

Experienced CY teachers and practitioners working in a wide range of applications will share what they've learned and how they've adapted the principals and practices of CircusYoga to their communities. If you'd like to facilitate a session with the group, send in your proposal.

Here are a few of our guiding inspirations for the gathering:

• Advanced flying, circus skills and partner acrobatics

• Peer-led exchanges

• Bridging diverse communities

• Teaching from your heart

• Our teaching heroes

• Recharging our battery

• New practices and games

• Breaking down the walls of isolation

• Aligning inner and outer

• Transparency in teaching

• Looking at the role of the Teacher in society

• Teaching as a spiritual path

This is our chance as teachers to fill our wells, and mostly... PLAY!

$175/tuition, plus room & meals for 3 days

See Pompanuck Page for room & meals pricing.

See Registration Page for more details.

For more information about programs and teacher trainings:

www.CircusYoga.com

Egg Hunt In the Pompanuck Woods!

Friends,
This is a Free event for families. Last year we had a great deal of fun as 50 families joined us to search for very colorful Mexican Confetti Eggs and chocolates hidden safely around the grounds and Roundhouse. If you would like to help us be the Bunny and would like to contribute dyed eggs to the fun, please call us at 518.677.5552. Come - bring your kids, friends and baskets and join in the fun!

PiZZaJaZZ Big Night! March 29...

Please call 518.677.5552 to reserve your tickets before March 25. Ticket price is $25 in advance and $28 after March 25 and at the door. For students, the ticket price is $15 and $20 at the door. Seating is limited, so please reserve asap! This is an awesome band of musicians, Don't miss this one!

The Creative Music Workshop (CMW) is a team of
creative musicians exploring the boundaries, textures
and shapes of new music and spontaneous
improvisations.

This team of seven New York musicians has found a
common cause in staging performances of unique
singularity. CMW masterfully renders music with
virtuosic brilliance, high wire ensemble interaction
and soaring lyricism to create a performance of
emotional import and stunning power.

In addition to touring and performing around the
world, CMW musicians teach extensively and have
spearheaded many programs for teens and college level
students in creative music and jazz instruction. By
tranferring the spirit of creative music performance
to education CMW has created a unique approach to
music instruction; a integrated team taught program
that features an ever-evolving curriculum of creative
improvisation, new music composition, and ensemble
playing (check it out more @
www.creativemusicworkshop.com).

Featured Musicians:

Yoon Sun Choi (voice) - Originally from Toronto,
Canada, Yoon has been shaking up the New York City
jazz scene since 2001. More than merely the sum
product of a degree in classical piano, theory and
composition, another in vocal jazz performance, and a
lifetime listening to pop and rock, in her music Yoon
has created a new sound, unclassifiable and fresh, and
yet solidly rooted in a jazz improvising tradition.
Yoon has worked with notable musicians such as Cameron
Brown, Steve Coleman, Mark Dresser, Billy Drummond,
D.D. Jackson, Mat Maneri, Ben Monder, Kenny Werner and
Kenny Wheeler. She has performed in a number of music
festivals all over Canada and has toured all over
North America.

Michael McGinnis (saxophones/reed instruments) -
Originally from Sanford, Maine, saxophonist/clarinetist
Michael McGinnis has rapidly ascended the New York
music scene to become one of the most sought-after players today. He has most recently traveled to Paris as part of Steve Coleman's Aquarius
Ingress which boasted a stellar line-up of current
improvisers (Ravi Coltrane, Tony Malaby, Miguel Zenon
and Chris Speed) and has also performed and/or recorded with the Lonnie Plaxico Group, the Ohad Talmor/Steve Swallow Sextet, Ravi Coltrane, Alice
Coltrane, and Art Lande, among others.

Brian Drye (trombone/piano) - Originally from Rhode
Island, he has performed with many famous pop stars
and big bands including The Tommy Dorsey Orchestra,
The Four Tops, Dianne Schuur and Paul Anka. He is a
regular member of "Slavic Soul Party" a Balkan Brass
Band based in NYC and "The Four Bags" a improvising
chamber group.  He has recorded for NCM East Records
with several NYC based groups including "SLOG",
"DDYGG", and "The Morpholinos".  Brian has toured Japan,
Eastern Europe,Turkey and throughout the US and keeps a busy
performance schedule in NYC playing with original
music groups, klezmer bands, rock bands and
improvisation ensembles.

Bob Bowen (bass) - After moving to NYC more than 12
years ago from Cincinnati Ohio, Bob has performed with
many notable and legendary musicians around the world
including Lee Konitz, Jack Wilkins, Tony Trischka,
Mike Clark, Joe Lovano, John Hicks, Art Lande and Matt
Wilson.

Jacob Sacks (piano) - originally from Michigan, Jacob
has been performing regularly in NYC and europe for
over ten years. He has worked with many famous
musicians including Clark Terry, Paul Motian, Joe
Maneri, Charles Gayle, Eddie Henderson, Christian
McBride, Brian Blade, Tony Malaby, Chris Potter, Mark
Turner, Ben Monder, Adam Rogers, Kenny Wollesen, Gene
Jackson, and Matt Wilson. Also a new CD, "Two Miles a
Day", from Jacob and Eivind Opsvik, featuring Paul
Motian.

Vinnie Sperrazza (drums) - originally from Utica NY,
Vinnie has made a big splash on the NYC scene playing
with an incredibly wide range of musicians including
pianist James Williams.

Khabu Doug Young (guitar/ukulele) - Originally from
the great state of Texas, Khabu has played with a
remarkable assortment creative NYC musicians in many
different ensembles including OK/OK, Slog, and the E
String Band. Recently he has been expanding the realm
of solo ukulele playing and you can see some of that
work at the Ukulele Cabaret (http://www.ukulelecabaret.com)

Joining them will be Bruce Williamson, a founding member of Pompanuck and member of Bennington College music faculty (sax & piano). There will be cameo performances throughout the evening with Williamson’s Bennington College students.

This event is part of the Concerts With Bite series to benefit Pompanuck Farm Institute, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. Reservations are required. Tickets are $25.00 before March 25 ($28 after and at the door) and $15 (and $20) for students.