The Student Action Group of Rockland Country Day School is sponsoring a “Sa Kap Fet Pou Ayiti” (Benefit Concert for the Children of Haiti) rock concert on Friday, March 12, from 6p to 10p.  The concert will feature bands including Alorah Saffron, Nick Rocco, Dakota Scholz, Nikolai Stern and others. Tickets are $5.00 and the concert is open to all students in grades 8 and up. All proceeds will go to support Save the Children’s Haitian relief efforts.

The Hopper House has Spring School Vacation Art Workshops for kids 8-13 years old on Monday and Tuesday March 29-30 from 11-12:30p.

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It’s Sunday at the Movies with Rivertown Film’s new series at the historic Lafayette Theatre in Suffern.

The series will begin with Sebastián Silva’s award winning film, THE MAID on Sunday, March 14th at 11:30 AM. This Chilean film won the World Cinema Grand Jury Prize at the Sundance Film Festival.

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Grammy-award winning Tom Chapin celebrates his birthday with a special family concert on Sat March 13th at 1pm at Nyack BOCES.

Described as “totally captivating” by Billboard Magazine, Tom Chapin is a singer, guitar player, TV personality, concert performer, actor, composer, and recording artist. Tom’s concerts span generations and stereotypes, and his recordings have earned him awards from Parent’s Choice, New York Music Awards, and Emmy and Peabody Awards for his work with ABC’s Make a Wish. Tom is also renowned for carrying on the work of his brother, the late Harry Chapin, in combating world hunger.

The Hopper House presents Matthew Murray’s “Abandoned America” and Tracy Silva-Barbosa “Transcending Time” exhibit from March 27-May 9.

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Blue Rock School will host an open house on Saturday, March 13 at 10a for families interested in grades K-8.  The community is invited to come learn about Blue Rock School’s unique, child-centered philosophy and tour their beautiful, three-acre wooded campus.

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by Ronald Romanowicz
The RCDS’ Summer Studios Open Studio offers two programs open to the public on Saturday, March 13.

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“Too White to be Black,”a one-man show about about race and adoption, will be staged on March 21 at 7p as part of the “Sundays at Seven” series at Elmwood Playhouse in Nyack.

Appearing to be white, Ben Nightingale was adopted in the 1930s by an African-American silent film star. A 1986 New York Times interview with Mr. Nightingale says he is “a black man who looks white and a Jew who grew up as a member of Philadelphia’s First African Baptist Church. Ben Nightingale has a fascinating story to tell—and to sing.”

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by Ronald Romanowicz

Come to RCC in March  and see drawing, painting, sculpture, photography, graphic design, ceramics and jewelry from Rockland’s young artists.

“Young Artists at Work,” an exhibit by K-12 art students in Rockland County, is being presented by Rockland Community College and the Rockland Art Educators Association as part of the 12th annual Youth Art Month.

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by Terri Kayden

Actress and author Ellen Burstyn, composer and lyricist Neil Berg and singer and performer Rita Harvey will be the honorees at the Rockland Family Shelter’s 11^th Annual Distinguished Citizen Award Dinner on May 2.

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