GALLERY EXHIBITION The Image Makers: Views Of NYC
When: Sunday, August 30 - Thursday, October 1
Where: Brother Kenneth Chapman Gallery
Admission: Free Admission

Opening Reception: Sunday, August 30, 1:00 - 3:00 pm Meet the Artists Gallery Tour: Thursday, September 10, noon Art and Dessert Closing Reception: Thursday, October 1, noon - 3:00 pm

Westchester Photographic Society Members bring together a photographic collection of the great images of New York City.

NEW ROCHELLE OPERA "Love and Laughter in Opera"
When: Sunday, September 13, 3:00 pm
Where: The Christopher J. Murphy Auditorium
Admission: $18 general admission; $15 senior citizens/students. Free to the Iona College Community

A concert of arias, duets and ensembles highlighting the most beloved and memorable music in opera performed by the company's stellar performers.

JAZZ MUSIC "Jazz: The Art of Duo" Harvie S and James Weidman
When: Thursday, September 17, noon
Where: The Christopher J. Murphy Auditorium
Admission: $5.00 suggested donation

This concert will feature two jazz luminaries performing bass and piano standards. A brief Q and A on the art of imporvisation will follow the performance.

POETRY READING
When: Saturday, September 19
Where: Murphy Hall Room 210
Admission: free admission

Award-winning poet Laura Sims will be reading from her most recent volume of poetry "Stranger".

DANCE: "Step Afrika"
When: Tuesday, October 6, 5:00 pm
Where: The Christopher J. Murphy Auditorium
Admission: $10 general admission: Free to Iona College Community with ID.

Step Afrika celebrates stepping, an art form born at African American fraternities and sororities as well as based in African traditions. As the first professional company dedicated to stepping, this group's intricate kicks, stomps and rhythms mixed with spoken word pound the floor and fill the air. From Appalachia to South Africa, from stepping to gumboot to Zulu, they seek to build connections between people and to highlight the similarities in dance forms.

GALLERY EXHIBITION: "The Faculty Exhibition"
When: Tuesday, October 13 - Thursday, December 3
Where: The Brother Kenneth Chapman Gallery
Admission: Free Admission

Opening Reception: Sunday, October 18, 1:00 - 3:00 pm Meet the Artists Gallery Tour: Thursday, October 22, noon Art and Dessert Closing Reception: Thursday, December 3, noon - 3:00 pm

This exhibition will feature the artwork of Iona's talented art faculty. a variety of media will be presented in the works of Stanley Lapa, Sheila Kriemelman, Ryan Seslow, Robin Tedesco and Br. Kenneth Chapman.

FILM: "As Seen Through These Eyes" - A Film Screening in Commemoration of Kristallnacht
When: Wednesday, October 21 7:30 pm
Where: Christopher J. Murphy Auditorium
Admission: Free admission

Co-sponsored by The New Rochelle Public Library

Produced, directed, and written by Hilary Helstein and narrated by Maya Angelou, this award winning film interviews survivors who give us a journal of the Holocaust as seen through the eyes of the artist - who fought Hitler with the only weapons they had: charcoal, pencil stubs, shreds of paper and memories etched in their minds. Join Hilary Helstein and Judith Goldstein for a discussion after the film.

THEATRE: "Playboy of the Western World" has been cancelled. In it's place, the Iona Players will perform a variety show of songs, monologues and skits.
When: Thursday, October 22 - Saturday, October 24, 8:00 pm Sunday, October 25, 3:00 pm
Where: Doorley Auditorium
Admission: $2 general admission. Bring a canned good for the hungry and receive a further discount!

This production will be directed and acted by student members of the Iona College Players.

CLASSICAL MUSIC: "Music Amici"
When: Thursday, October 29, noon
Where: The Christopher J. Murphy Auditorium
Admission: $18 general admission; $15 senior citizens, free to the Iona College community.

The extraordinary chamber ensemble will perform works for violin, cello and piano including Mendelssohn's Piano Trio in C minor.

CLASSICAL MUSIC: Westchester Chamber Orchestra
When: Saturday, November 14, 8:00 pm
Where: The Christopher J. Murphy Auditorium
Admission: $40 general admission; $35 senior citizens. Free to the Iona College Community.

Founder and Artistic Director, Barry Charles Hoffman leads the orchestra in an all-Dvorak concert. Internationally acclaimed cellist Amit Peled will perform the Cello Concerto, op. 104, B minor and New World Symphony, op. 95, E minor.

THEATRE: "No Exit" by Jean Paul Sartre
When: Thursday and Friday, November 19/20, 7:00 pm Saturday and Sunday, November 21/22, 1:00 pm
Where: Doorley Auditorium
Admission: $10 general admission, $5.00 seniors, faculty, students and staff.

This performance will be directed by faculty member Thomas Donnarumma and performed by members of the Iona student body.

CLASSICAL MUSIC: Westchester Chamber Orchestra
When: Saturday, December 12, 8:00 pm
Where: The Christopher J. Murphy Auditorium
Admission: $40 general admission; $35 senior citizens. Free to the Iona College Community.

In addition to featuring a selection of Baroque muisc, the WCO, under the direction of Barry Charles Hoffman, will feature works by JS Bach. Violinist Alex Abayev will perform Bach's Concerto no. 1 in A minor, BWV 1041, and the Brandenburg Concerto no. 5 BWV 1050, in D Major.

DREAMSCAPES: NEW WORKS BY ARD BERGE
When: January 24 - February 24
Where: Brother Kenneth Chapman Gallery Iona College Arts Center
Admission: Free admission

Opening Reception: Sunday, January 24, 1:00 - 3:00 pm Meet the Artist Gallery Tour: Thursday, January 28, noon Art and Dessert Closing Reception: Thursday Feb. 25, noon - 3:00 pm

Ard Berge, a skilled portraitist, playfully and sardonically populates his canvases with a great American bison, and African peddler on the moon, a fairground on a desolate landscape, an Apache hero engulfed in the stars and stripes, and the White House on a camouflaged lawn...

WESTCHESTER CHAMBER ORCHESTRA
When: Sunday, February 7, 3:00 pm
Where: The Christopher J. Murphy Auditorium
Admission: $40. general admission $35. senior citizens Free to the Iona College Community

This concert, conducted by Barry Charles Hoffman, will feature pianist Alon Godstein in Chopin's Piano Concerto No. 2, Op. 21 in F minor, Elgar's Serenade Op. 20 in E minor and his Introduction and Allegro Op. 47.

Magbana Drum & Dance NYC CANCELLED DUE TO WEATHER!!! RESCHEDULED FOR THURSDAY, MARCH 25 at 5pm
When: Thursday, Feb 11, 5:00 pm
Where: The Christopher J. Murphy Auditorium
Admission: $5. suggested donation

Magbanda Drum & Dance is a multi-cultural performance group of percussionists and dancers who will demonstrate how traditional Guinean drum rhythms and dance interrelate. This high energy performance will describe the cultural contexts in which music and dance co-exist. Magbana's high energy performance fuses world percussion with traditional African drum and dance rhythms, martial arts and contemporary dance.

The Tessera String Band
When: Friday, February 12th 7:00 - 9:00
Where: The Brother Kenneth Chapman Gallery
Admission: Free admission

An informal concert of Americana music. The trio blends guitars and mandolin with vocal harmonies to showcase American roots music as well as covers of more recent pop and rock tunes.

GREASE
When: Thursday, February 25 - Saturday, February 27 8:00 pm Sunday, February 28, 3:00 pm
Where: Doorley Auditorium
Admission: $10. general, $5. senior citizens and students

The Iona Players Spring Musical

Music Amici
When: Sunday, March 7 3:00 pm
Where: The Christopher J. Murphy Auditorium
Admission: $18 general admission $15 senior citizens

This extraordinary chamber ensemble, devoted to traditional as well as new and unusual repertoire, will perform works for violin, cello and piano by Faure, Vitali, and other works connected with the cultural developments during Leonardo DaVinci's lifetime.

Family Matters: Paintings by Patrica Horing and Kristin McElroy
When: March 7 - April 8
Where: Brother Kenneth Chapman Gallery
Admission: Free admission

Opening Reception: Sunday, March 7, 1:00 - 3:00 pm Art and Dessert Closing Reception: Thursday, April 8, noon - 3:00 pm

As part of Women's History Month, painters Patricia Horing and Kristin McElroy explore the pleasures, tensions, ironies and comforts inherent in the concept of family.

MAGBANA DANCE AND DRUMS NYC
When: Thursday, March 25, 2010 5:00 pm
Where: Christopher J. Murphy Auditorium
Admission: $5. suggested donation

for more info: contact PCohen@iona.edu

Magbanda Drum & Dance is a multi-cultural performance group of percussionists and dancers who will demonstrate how traditional Guinean drum rhythms and dance interrelate. This high energy performance will describe the cultural contexts in which music and dance co-exist. Magbana's high energy performance fuses world percussion with traditional African drum and dance rhythms, martial arts and contemporary dance.

Rock the Cross Day
When: Sunday, April 18, noon - 4:00 pm
Where: Robert V. LaPenta Student Union Parking Lot (Rain location: Thomas J. Burke Lounge, Spellman Hall)
Admission: Free admission

Come celebrate Iona's Heritage Week with an outdoor festival of rock/funk/Latin jazz bands, exciting speakers, and free food! These award winning bands have played to standing room only crowds and bring original music infused with a message of faith to inspire your life.

Annual Gospel "Praisefest" Concert
When: Friday, April 16 7:00 pm
Where: The Christopher J. Murphy Auditorium
Admission: $8.00 general admission $5.00 Iona students

for further information, call (914) 632-2772

Hosted by the Iona Gospel Choir. Directed by James and Delores Patterson

Accumulation 2010: The Student Exhibition
When: April 19 - May 6
Where: The Brother Kenneth Chapman Gallery
Admission: free admission

GALA RECEPTION: Thursday, May 6, noon - 4:00 pm

Come celebrate the artistic talents of the Iona student body! The gala reception will feature student artwork and encore performances by the Iona Dance Ensemble and the Iona Singers

Waiting for Godot by Samuel Beckett
When: Thursday and Friday: April 22/23 7:00 pm Saturday and Sunday: April 24/25 1:00 pm
Where: Doorley Auditorium
Admission: $10 general admission $5 seniors/students/Iona community

Directed by Thomas Donnarumma

"Movement Spoken Here"
When: Thursday, April 29, 7:00 pm
Where: The Christopher J. Murphy Auditorium
Admission: $10 general admission free to the Iona College community

Iona Dance Ensemble concert featuring danceworks choreographed by Iona College dance faculty and guest artists from the NYC area.

Westchester Chamber Orchestra
When: Saturday, May 1 8:00 pm
Where: The Christopher J. Murphy Auditorium
Admission: $40 general admission $35 senior citizens free to the Iona College community

WCO's final concert of the season will feature Aaron Copland's Appalachian Spring (Chamber Version) and flue soloist Carol Wincenc will play both Suite Modale by Block and Theme and Variations on Red River Valley by David Amram. This concert will also feature Composters of the Future VII.