Long Sisters Kick Off Watchung Arts Center Fall Season.

The Watchung Arts Center will kick off its 2015-16 concert season with a classical piano performance by the Long Duo, sisters Beatrice and Christina Long. The Long sisters have played as a duo since childhood, as well as having enjoyed distinguished solo careers. As a duo and as soloists, they have performed with symphony orchestras throughout the United States and internationally
The concert, on October 3 at 8:00 PM, entitled “Night Tales”, will feature music by composers Felix Mendelssohn, Maurice Ravel, Frédéric Chopin, Béla Bartok, Antonín Dvorak, Charles Griffes and Karol Szymanovsky. Tickets are $16 in advance, $20 at the door ($18 WAC Members, $10 students) and can be purchased at http://watchungartscenter.eventbrite.com.
Other performances on the fall schedule include:
• October 17 – Marty Eigen’s Beacon Hill Jazz Band presents “Autumn Serenade”, a fond look at the songs of the fall season.
• November 5 - Rio Clemente, “The Bishop of Jazz”. An ImpresaRIO Series concert, featuring pianist Clemente, with the possibility of surprise guest artists
• November 22 – Stephen Fang and Friends: a Sunday afternoon classical performance by cellist Stephen Fang, along with other New Jersey Symphony Orchestra musicians, playing “Beethoven and Bach”.
• December 12 – Marty Eigen’s Beacon Hill Jazz Band 12th Annual Holiday Gala
Each month, the Center displays the work of local artists in its two galleries, opening each show with a gala art reception, open to the public, on the first Sunday of the month. The exhibits scheduled for the fall are:
• October – Unique Visions Workshop; and Ross Wagner exhibit.
• November - New Jersey Photography Forum 21th Anniversary Gala Juried Photography Exhibit
• December – Annual Watchung Arts Center Members Juried Show
In addition to its performance and exhibit schedule, the Watchung Arts Center also features classes for adults and children. The 14-week Fall Yoga session begins on September 8, and an 11-week Zumba class will begin on September16. Children’s classes in Drawing and Painting Enrichment are also slated to begin in September. Life Drawing sessions for adults are held throughout the year.
The WAC also provides meeting space for groups such as the Contemporary Art Group (CAG), the Unique Vision Workshop and the New Jersey Federation of Camera Clubs. The Watchung Arts Center is available for rental for parties and special events, and also offers Children’s Art Birthday Parties, hosted by art instructor Monica Otero.
The Watchung Arts Center is located on the circle at 18 Stirling Road, Watchung, NJ. The office and galleries are open Tues.-Fri. noon-5pm and Sat. 10:00am-3:00pm. To obtain more information about upcoming performances, classes and workshops, and monthly art exhibitions, please visit WatchungArts.org or call 908-753-0190.
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Photo Caption: (L-R) Beatrice and Christina Long