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Castle Village Presents: Opera Cowgirls

The Opera Cowgirls are an alt-country band where grand opera meets the grand ole opry.

Founded by Caitlin McKechney (mezzo-soprano/guitar/banjolele) after she was asked to open for a rock show at a local bar, the group also includes Sarah Beckham-Turner (soprano/cello), Maria Maxfield (soprano/egg shaker/tambourine), Jessica Sandidge (soprano/mandolin/rival egg shaker/tambourine) and Mila Henry (soprano sometimes/mini-keyboards/percussion).

By blending the greatest operatic hits with some country flavor, the Cowgirls have proven that they can truly cover Puccini to Parton. The Cowgirls have performed at venues ranging from dive bars to cabaret halls and beach bandshells to floating ferries, including the New York-based BAM Lepercq Space, Green Room 42, LIC Bar, Parkside Lounge, Pete’s Candy Store, Le Poisson Rouge and The Slipper Room, and regionally at Avaloch Farm Music Institute (NH), Cedar Rapids Opera Theatre (IA), Delaware Valley Opera (NY), Hopewell Valley Vineyards (NJ), Magic City Opera (FL), Mr. Smalls Funhouse (PA), NightBlue Theater (IL), Opera North (NH), Painted Sky Opera (OK), Pensacola Opera (FL), Sandhills Repertory Theatre (NC), San Francisco Ballet (CA), St. Pete Opera (FL) and West Texas A&M University (TX). They were also presented by Pittsburgh Opera as part of the opening celebrations for the 2023 OPERA America Conference.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xpnx2EKGIB8

TICKETS:
Email events@castlevillage.nyc to reserve.

Castle Village Community Room: Book Talk “Every Day Is Sunday” by Ken Belson

Ever Wonder How Football Became Our Favorite Sport?

Ken Belson, veteran New York Times reporter and CV resident, will discuss his new book “Every Day Is Sunday”, on Sunday, November 9, at 4:00 PM in the Community Room.  “Every Day Is Sunday” is an in-depth look at the business of pro football.  Specifically, Ken hones in on the fascinating roster of characters who have made the NFL the economic and cultural super power it is.  With annual revenues of $23 billion, the NFL’s revenues are comparable to those of Fortune 500 companies like Colgate-Palmolive and Goodyear Tires.

In an expansive and favorable review of “Every Day Is Sunday”, the New York Times summed it up by saying

“His unique access and firm grasp of football culture have produced “Every Day is Sunday”, a polished, entertaining account of what he aptly calls “an immensely profitable American religion.”

Mary Darcy, CV resident, WMHT and nationally syndicated radio host, will moderate.  Please join us:

When:          Sunday, November 9

Where:         CV Community Room

FREE to Castle Village residents

 

Books Will Be Available For Purchase

Castle Village: World Class Harpist Bridget Kibbey

World Class Harpist Bridget Kibbey
Castle Village Oct. 26th at 4pm
“The Yo-Yo Ma of the harp,” (Vogue Magazine), Bridget Kibbey is known for her great musical instincts that transcend the harp. She interprets the masters—Bach, Debussy, Ravel, Bartok—bringing “a fresh face to the familiar music” (Seattle City Arts Magazine), while being a bold advocate of genre-crossing storytelling and newly-commissioned works. Through it all, her virtuosic and soulful ability to communicate draws in the audience. Kibbey has appeared as soloist with the Badisch Staatskapelle Karlsruhe, State Orchestra of Brazil (Pelotas), The Juilliard Symphony, the Israel Youth Philharmonic, and the orchestras of Orlando, Modesto, Illinois, Alabama, Richmond, Skaneateles Festival, Princeton, and the Madison and San José Chamber Orchestras, Metropolis Ensemble, among others. She has been featured as soloist in North America’s top halls – from Carnegie Hall to the Met Opera Main Stage, to Koerner Hall, the Ordway, the 92nd Street Y, to the Gardner Museum, the Phillips Collection, the Menil Collection and beyond. Internationally, she has appeared at Schloss Elmau, Festival St. Denis, ANAM, Festival des Harpes in Arles, France, Festival de Música de Morelia, Pelotas Festival, and the Lucerne Music Festival. Kibbey has recorded for Deutsche Grammophon, SONY Records, and Pentatone, to great critical acclaim. Her debut album was named one of the Top Ten Releases by Time Out New York; and, her next solo release with Pentatone Records is slated for 2026 – a set of surprising keyboard transcriptions. She is the recipient of a prestigious Avery Fisher Career Grant, a Salon de Virtuosi SONY Recording Grant, premiere prix at the Journées de les Harpes Competition in Arles, France, and won a place in the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center’s Bowers Program. Her solo performances have been broadcast on NPR’s Performance Today, New York’s WQXR, WNYC’s Soundcheck, WETA’s Front Row Washington, WRTI’s Crossover, and A&E’s Breakfast with the Arts.

Please email events@castlevillage.nyc to reserve your seats.

Harpist Bridget Kibbey

Venue is Castle Village Community Room, 110 Cabrini Blvd. 4pm, tickets $20

Castle Village: Elizabeth Ziman

Sunday Sept. 28 4pm, we’ll be celebrating the renewed, repainted, refurbished, and refreshed community room by hosting the magnificent @thecatapult!

Ziman has toured with the likes of Amy Helm, Sara Bareilles and Kishi Bashi, collaborated with Esperanza Spalding, Gillian Welch, Blake Mills and Ben Folds, and scored with Paul Brill a variety of international award-winning documentaries including Trapped, a Peabody Award winner. She won an Independent Music Award for Songwriting. Her songs have been featured in national television campaigns for Google and Amazon. One of the singles off her recent album sincerely, e, ‘Together Alone,’ made it onto NPR’s “All Songs Considered 10 Best Songs of 2021” list.

Reserve Seats: events@castlevillage.nyc