ROCKLAND SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

BENEFIT CHAMBER CONCERT Sunday, May 31 at 4:00pm

Musicians from the Rockland Symphony Orchestra return to Grace next week for a lively chamber performance featuring works by Weber, Mozart, and Dvorak.   For details, go to rocklandsymphony.org or call 845-7090-1451

NYACK ACADEMY OF MUSIC FESTIVAL RETURNS TO GRACE 

JUNE 7 - 20

Festival cellists Jerry Grossman, David Geber, and Julia Lichten perform Popper's Requiem, followed by Brahms' Piano Trio No. 1 in B Major and Dvorak's Piano Quintet in A Major.

Masterpieces - WEDNESDAY, JUNE 10 at 7:30pm

Festival artists in performances of Mozart's Piano Quartet No. 1 and the Piano Quintet in E-flat Major by Schumann. In addition, Korliss Uecker, Christopher Oldfather and Anat Malkin Almani perform Brahms' Songs for soprano, viola and piano.

An Evening of Intimate String Quintets - SUNDAY, JUNE 14 at 7:30pm

There is nothing like the sound of a string quintet- join festival artists, Bracha Malkin, Jerry Grossman, Mikhail Kopelman, Julia Lichten, David Geber, and other artists in string quintets of Mozart and Glazunov.

Flute and Friends - WEDNESDAY, JUNE 17 at 7:30pm

Linda Chesis joins festival artists in the performance of chamber works for flute and strings, followed by Arensky's piano trio in D minor.  

Gala Concert Music Of Grandeur - SATURDAY, JUNE 20 at 7:30pm

Join acting concertmaster of the New York Philharmonic, Sheryl Staples, and festival artists as we bring this season to a close. The festive program features Mendelssohn's Piano Trio in D minor, songs for soprano and piano, and the Piano Quintet by Brahms.

For all the details or to order tickets academyofmusicfestival.com/845-745-8683

Amazing Grace CIRCUS! Summer Day Camp at Grace

June 29 - August 7   A New Session Every 2 Weeks!

9:00am to 4:00pm   All Levels - Ages 5-18

It's another great summer for the Amazing Grace Circus Camp here at Grace, teaching all circus skills: Acrobatics, Aerial, Clown. New this summer: private lessons are available after camp each day AND don't miss the fabulous Showcase of Talents at the end of each session. Visit amazinggracecircus.org for registration forms, or call 845-348-8740 for more information and details.

CLIFFHANGER TALES OF LOVE, LUST, COMEDY, AND DREAMS
Only a few tickets left!

Scheherezade spun enchanting tales to save her life and you still can listen and be spellbound...IF you reserve your seats ASAP. There are two tickets left for the performance of Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival's "The Arabian Nights" on Sunday, June 28 at 7:30pm. Picnicking (optional but great fun) begins at 5:30pm on the scenic lawn at historic Boscobel, weather permitting. And, yes, the performance does go on, rain or shine, under the tent. Contact Barbara Cross during coffee hour, call her @845- 358-4599 or send an e-mail to  babcross@aol.com. Then write a check ($38.00 per ticket) to Grace Episcopal Church (Shakespeare on memo line), hand it in or mail to the church office @ 130 First Ave., Nyack, NY 10960. For those who have ordered tickets already, please send in your payments as well. Our Fellowship Commission has organized this for seventeen summers so you know it must be worth the trip!

CALL HOME

Parishioner Candice Boyle is spearheading an effort to provide those serving in the military with calling cards to help them stay in touch with family when they are deployed overseas. The cards are purchased at a discount from West Point, and then sent directly to troops overseas. If you'd like to help, write a check or money or to New York Veterans, and send it to Soldiers Call Home, c/o Rivertown Magazine, 5 Edge Water Lane, Haverstraw, NY 19827. Cards may also be purchased by calling 800-527-2345 or going to aafes.org or att.com/military and clicking on "Help our troops call home." 100% of your gift is tax deductible.

A Gift
by Denise Levertov

 

Just when you seem to yourself
nothing but a flimsy web
of questions, you are given
the questions of others to hold
in the emptiness of your hands,
songbird eggs that can still hatch
if you keep them warm,
butterflies opening and closing themselves
in your cupped palms, trusting you not to injure
their scintillant fur, their dust.
You are given the questions of others
as if they were answers
to all you ask. Yes, perhaps
this gift is your answer.