New Lebanon

Classical musician Katherine Liccardo will be performing at the New Lebanon Library on Friday, June 13, at 6:30 pm. She will perform a program of works for violin at this event, which is free and open to the public although donations for the performer are appreciated.

Liccardo, a native New Yorker, began her violin and piano studies at age 3. Her passion for music started at home, growing up in a household of music teachers and performers. She received her Bachelor of Music Degree from Mannes College The New School for Music and is currently pursuing her Master of Music Degree from the Manhattan School of Music. Liccardo has served as concertmaster at both of these prestigious institutions.

An active chamber musician, Liccardo is a founding member and first violinist of NEXTquartet. One recent highlight for the quartet was working with Parsons School of Design and the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra on conductor Marin Alsop’s project to create new orchestral garments for the modern orchestral player. She has a special interest in new music and has premiered works by Elliott Carter, Lowell Lieberman and Robert Cuckson. Liccardo is a certified Suzuki teacher and holds teaching positions at the Center for Preparatory Studies in Music at Queens College and the Saint David’s School. She has had a teaching studio based in New Hyde Park since 2009.

For further information on this event, please call the Library at 518-794-8844. The Library is located at 550 State Route 20, ¼ mile north of the yellow blinking light at the intersection of Routes 20/22.

• June 10 – Exploring  Spirituality Film Series – 6:30 pm – screening Horse Boy.

• June 11 – Spring Clean the Feng Shui Way! – 6:30 pm. Basic principles of Feng Shui, use of color and objects to enhance energy, placement of furniture, clutter and lots of easy things you can do on your own.

For further information on these events, please call the Library at 518-794-8844. The Library is located at 550 State Route 20, ¼ mile north of the yellow blinking light at the intersection of Routes 20/22.

The Berkshire Highlanders Pipe Band will perform on the lawn at the New Lebanon Library on Wednesday, June 4, at 6:30 pm. This event is free and open to the public, although donations for the performers are appreciated. Because the concert will be held outdoors, it is weather dependent.

Established in 1976, the Berkshire Highlanders pipe band marches and plays from St. Patrick’s Day in March to Columbus Day in October in a splendid array of college graduations and alumni reunions, patriotic ceremonies, fundraisers and benefits, Highland games and gatherings, fairs and firemen musters and such one-time engagements as the inauguration ceremony for a Massachusetts governor.

For further information on this event or to check on possible postponement due to weather, please call the Library at 518-794-8844. The library is located at 550 State Route 20, ¼ mile north of the yellow blinking light at the intersection of Routes 20/22.

Local favorites David Grover, Linda Worster and Puggy Demary will be performing together at the New Lebanon Library on Sunday,  June 1, at 2 pm.  The group will be performing originals plus a mix of folk and rock from the 50s, 60s and 70s. From the Beatles to Crosby, Stills and Nash, from Simon and Garfunkel to Joni Mitchell, this group is always wonderful. All are welcome and the event is free, although donations for the performers are encouraged.

David Grover has earned countless awards including a Grammy nomination and Artist of the Year. He spent many years as Arlo Guthrie’s lead guitar and band leader. Linda Worster has toured as a solo musician throughout New England, New York and New Jersey. She has opened for many well known artists including Harry Chapin, David Bromberg, Bill Staines and Joan Baez. Puggy Demary has been performing in the Berkshires for decades. He plays bass, guitar and piano, and is a songwriter as well.

For further information, please call the Library at 518-794-8844. The Library is located at 550 State Route 20, ¼ mile north of the yellow blinking light at the intersection of Routes 20/22.