April 18th, Friday, 7PM The Uptown Gallery 296 Wall Street, Kingston, NY 12401
Spring has finally sprung and there's no place in the world like April in Paris! Next best thing- join us at Kingston's most artful new event space for a taste of French cuisine, opera and song!
Our Village Garden monthly culinary salons at the gallery are a winning combination of fine dining, music, art and conversation. Book early to assure your place. This is a fundraiser for Opera Theater of Kingston.
Menu coming soon. Vegetarians please choose vegetarian option when booking.
Tickets: $35 available online or by calling 845 331 3261
This month chanteuse Elaine Rachlin performs Jaques Brel and baritone Kerry Henderson is joined by friends (tba) in famous arias, songs and duets from and about France. Gallery pianist Peter Cody plays the gallery's 100 year old Knabe grande.
Our Parisian banquet is courtesy of Chefs Curt Robair and Wendy Grossman. The fine art and sculpture at Uptown Gallery this month are by Sean Bowen, Roberta Sickler and Dave Channon
Bon Appetit!
Photo courtesy Cynthia Del Conte
New Zealand born baritone Kerry Henderson is Executive Director and Founder of the Kingston Festival of the Arts and Opera Theater of Kingston. He has sung major operatic roles throughout the world including at the Sydney Opera House, Teatro di San Carlo in Naples, Italy and in concert several times at Carnegie Hall.
International Chanteuse - Elaine Rachlin, a multi-lingual vocalist. Ms Rachlin performs American Jazz Standards as well as songs in French, Italian, Spanish, Russian, Hebrew and English. Elaine’s sultry voice and performance evokes the soul of Edith Piaf and Billie Holiday.
Peter did his undergraduate work at Temple University, where he studied piano with George Sementovsky, and SUNY New Paltz, where he earned his Bachelor’s in Composition. Peter has studied classical piano with opera singer, pianist, and organist David Ancker, while focusing also on composition and studies in electronic music. He received his Masters in Composition at SUNY Binghamton in December 2013, with thesis works including a piano quartet and a suite for unaccompanied cello.
Born in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, Curt Robair trained under Chef Steven Mungeon , who gained accolades and celebrity as the executive chef of the famous Red Lion Inn in Stockbridge, Massachusetts. Chef Robair’s interest in the culinary arts was cultivated from childhood .Particularly enamored with gardening and obsessed with preparing dishes with homegrown ingredients, he maintains a greenhouse and farm of vegetables, herbs and fruits at home Curt is Executive Chef at the Menla Mountain Retreat.
Wendy Grossman is the assistant chef at Menla Mountain Retreat, cooking with Curt Robair. She has been cooking here in the Catskills at the Garden Cafe and sweet sues, along with a LONG list of restaurants in NYC including Angelica's Kitchen. She has done private cooking for Yoko Ono and Cindy Lauper and Angelica Page Torn among others.