Event Calendar
May Exhibition
Upper Gallery: Contemporary Art Group 7th Annual Members’ Show
Exhibition curated by Donna Gustafson, PhD., art historian and current Andrew W. Mellon Liaison for Academic
Programs / Curator at Rutgers University.
Lower Gallery: Alev Necile Dinc —
On the Wings of a Dreamer
Alev’s works of art have been described as transforming the viewer to a mystical world of beauty and fantasy,
where everything has a fluid motion.
Saturday, May 11, 8 p.m.
Adult Improv: The Improvables
All tickets $8
Join The Improvables, the Watchung Arts Center’s cast of hilarious characters. They have been performing to crowds
of families and adults at WAC for nine years. Each show is a new experience, refreshing and full of outrageous moments and hysterical
experiences.
Friday, May 17, 8 p.m.
“JaZZ in the Gallery”: ImpresaRIO Concert: Rio Clemente with special guest Regan Ryzuk
$18 in advance, $22 ($20 for WAC members, $10 for students) at the door
Rio Clemente has played jazz piano on concert stages, in clubs and restaurants, in churches, supermarkets, and even
at the historic 1938 Steinway piano in the East Room of the White House. With Rio’s blessing, Bria Skonberg,
who was to join Rio for this season finale, agreed to perform at a gala event at the Apollo Theatre that night. American
composer and pianist, Regan Ryzuk, has graciously stepped in to join Rio on stage.
Saturday, May 18, 10:30 - 11:30 a.m.
Zumba Open House
Free of charge. Enjoy a trial class featuring twenty-minute sessions catering to adults and children. A chance to
meet the instructor and enjoy light refreshments.
Saturday, June 1, 8 p.m.
“Classicals at the Circle”: Three Piano Divas — Min Kwon, Beatrice Long,
Sophia Agranovich
$18 in advance, $22 ($20 for WAC members, $10 for students) at the door
The Three Piano Divas, who each served as artistic director at different times with Claus Cardinal, will pay tribute to him
as only they can. Min Kwon, Beatrice Long, and Sophia Agranovich join forces in the Upper Gallery
to display their magnificent talents.
Friday, June 7, 8 p.m.
“JaZZ in the Gallery”: Marty Eigen’s Beacon Hill Jazz Band with special guest Leonieke Scheuble
$16 in advance, $20 ($18 for WAC members, $10 for students) at the door
Leonieke Scheuble, who made her debut performance with Marty Eigen’s Beacon Hill Jazz Band last year at the age of ten,
is a gifted pianist who has a rare talent for blues and jazz improvisation at an unusually young age.
Saturday, June 8, 8 p.m.
Family Improv: The Improvables
All tickets $8
Join The Improvables, the Watchung Arts Center’s cast of hilarious characters. They have been performing to crowds
of families and adults at WAC for nine years. Each show is a new experience, refreshing and full of outrageous moments and hysterical
experiences.