Narrowsburg News

Jane Luchsinger
Posted 8/21/12

As Labor Day has passed, so does the end of the summer season as most of us know it. This ending didn’t pass without celebration in Narrowsburg. The Delaware Valley Chamber Orchestra (DVCO) hosted …

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As Labor Day has passed, so does the end of the summer season as most of us know it. This ending didn’t pass without celebration in Narrowsburg. The Delaware Valley Chamber Orchestra (DVCO) hosted “Narrowsburg Music Day” with the Joe Piela Band playing jazz in the afternoon at the Delaware Valley Arts Alliance (threatening weather prevented the concert from taking place on the deck), followed by an evening performance of the Emerald Trio at the Tusten Theater and another jazz jam, complete with vocalist, at Gerard’s River Grill after the concert. The mission of the DVCO is to bring the “music of our time” to the audience, in other words, the music of local composers is often heard for the first time. Our intimate Tusten Theatre is the perfect venue for such an occasion and the professional abilities of the Emerald Trio brought to life the newly composed works by Vertrees, Lockwood, Steinberg and Castle. Glancing around at the audience it was refreshing to see even young children captured by the sound of the trio. One child left the concert proudly saying, “I liked the concert because I’m going to play the viola in school this year.” Truly an inspirational concert for this young girl.

The subject of school is an inevitable topic this time of year. By the time you read this, most students will have returned to the halls of knowledge. How about you? It is never too late to learn and perhaps you need some brushing up on your computer skills. Our Tusten­-Cochecton branch of the Western Sullivan Public Library offers computer support every Saturday from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Perhaps it is time to enroll and learn a bit more about your computer the easy way, face to face with the teacher. Have a skilled person walk you through the steps on Saturday mornings at the library. If nothing else you will be able to have an intelligent conversation with someone under the age of 15….

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