Blauvelt

Blauvelt is a hamlet and census-designated place, formerly known as Greenbush and then Blauveltville, in the town of Orangetown, Rockland County, New York, United States. It is located north of Tappan, east of Nauraushaun and Pearl River, south of Central Nyack, and west of Orangeburg. As of the 2010 census, the CDP had a population of 5,689.

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Dominican University Christmas Concert to be held December 4th

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Blauvelt, NY – A beloved Dominican University tradition resumes on Sunday, December 4, 2022, with the return of the annual Christmas Concert featuring the Orchestra of St. Peter by the Sea and guest vocalists.  The concert will be held at 3 p.m. in the Hennessy Center at 495 Western Highway in Blauvelt, NY. The event was canceled for the past two years because of COVID. 

The Reverend Alphonse Stephenson, the orchestra’s music director and conductor, is a Catholic priest who founded the 45-member ensemble in 1986 after conducting nearly 3,000 performances of the smash hit A Chorus Line at Broadway’s Shubert Theater.  “The orchestra is made up of all professional, card-carrying, union musicians,” said Father Alphonse. “No other season of the year is so closely associated with music.  To perform the familiar carols and Christmas standards with rich and colorful orchestrations make our concerts particularly joyful.”

The annual Christmas Concert is the most popular community event held at Dominican University, with about 500 people attending each year. Tickets for the concert are priced at $35 for general admission, $30 for seniors and veterans, and $20 for students under age 22 with a school ID.  Concert tickets include a post-performance dessert reception.  In addition, a holiday buffet will be held in the Granito Center at 1 p.m. before the concert, at a cost of $25 per person. 

To purchase tickets, visit https://www.duny.edu/events/christmasconcert2022/ ,

e-mail specialevents@duny.edu or call 845-848-7406.  

Blauvelt Sons of Italy to Host Casino Night Fundraiser on November 5th

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(Rockland, NY) October 12, 2022 — The Sons of Italy, Rockland Lodge 2176 located in Blauvelt, will host a Casino Night on Saturday, November 5 from 7pm until 1am at the lodge located on 46 Van Wyck Road.

The evening, which is a fully licensed event, will include roulette, craps, and blackjack tables with authentic dealers. Attendees, who pay $75 entrance fee at the door, will receive gambling chips and can win cash prizes. Cocktails and food are included in the entrance fee along with $40 in chips. There will be a cash bar available.

The Casino Night is a fundraiser for the Lodge’s scholarship fund which provides money to high schools students every month who are studying the Italian language.

To reserve a ticket and pay via credit card, go to https://rocklandlodge2176.com/ or payment may be made by cash or check at the door.  Space is limited so it is suggested that attendees purchase tickets in advance.

The Rockland Lodge 2176 of the Order of The Sons of Italy in America was established in 1966 with the goal of enhancing the image of people of Italian descent and has grown into one of the most active organizations in the area. In addition to giving scholarship to students, the Lodge runs the largest event in Rockland County – the Italian Feast and Carnival in September — and the funds from various events are donated to a variety of charitable organizations in and around the area. For more information visit www.blauveltsonsofitaly.org  or visit them on Facebook at www.facebook.com/blauveltsons

This Weekend at Maureen’s Jazz Cellar

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Maureen’s Jazz Cellar, located in Nyack NY – has quickly become a go-to location for innovative Jazz, Progressive, Piano and Blues music in Nyack, to name just a few genres.

Below is a lineup of several acts playing Friday 9/30/22, and Saturday, 10/01/22.

Maureen’s Jazz Cellar is named after the late, great jazz vocalist Maureen Budway. Born and raised in Pittsburgh, PA, in 1963, Maureen was a natural who knew at an early age that singing would be her life’s work and joy. Though she is best known for Jazz, she also mastered many other voice genres including Classical Opera- in which she earned her Masters Degree from Carnegie Mellon School of Music in 1987. Through that training, she discovered her linguistic brilliance singing in multiple languages such as Portuguese, Arabic, French, German, Italian and Spanish. Though there are only two CD’s of her work, Jazz the Budway, (1990) and Sweet Candor (2014), Maureen’s stellar live performances can also be enjoyed on YouTube. Stay tuned For the release of the “Three Budways” which features Maureen as lead vocalist on original music Composed by David and Kathy Budway. Maureen performed with many of today’s renowned jazz artists such as Hubert Laws, Jeff Tain Watts, The New York Voices and David Budway, her beloved brother and life-long musical partner.

With her perfect pitch and impeccable interpretation of a lyric, Maureen knew how to bring a song to life and touch the spirit of the listener. Her radiant and generous stage personality engaged her audience in the most personal of ways. Yet, what most of her loyal followers did not know, was that for over 20 years she had been managing breast cancer. Nevertheless she continued throughout her rich, yet all too brief career, to dazzle and uplift her audience till the end. In August of 2014, just months before her passing, she recorded Sweet Candor at Audible Images Studios in Pittsburgh, (purchase here MCG Jazz – Maureen Budway “Sweet Candor”)  which was released on the MCG Jazz label. The album went on to receive 4 ½ stars in Downbeat Magazine.  In December of 2014, she finished out her 15 year teaching career at Duquesne University as a popular adjunct voice faculty member, and in January of 2015, as gracefully as she lived her life, she passed on. Maureen’s Jazz Cellar, launched by Nyack artists and residents, Brianne Higgins, and David Budway, commemorates the great live jazz performances of Maureen Budway by honoring those jazz greats among us today who continue to dedicate their lives to music and the arts, thereby enriching the lives of their listeners. We hope you enjoy the intimate ambiance where good vibes, musical mastery and an appreciation for the arts lives on.

One note of advice, call ahead to reserve a spot. The club fills up quickly. Call them at (845) 535-3143 to make a reservation. You can visit them on the web at www.maureensjazzcellar.com.

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