1/27/2012 through 2/7/2012 The Descendants at the Callicoon Theater Delaware Valley Arts Alliance and the Callicoon Theater present George Clooney in "The Descendants" opening Friday, January 27. Clooney stars as a Hawaiian land baron steering his two daughters through a tragic time when his wife is on life support after a boating accident. Director Alexander Payne ("Citizen Ruth," "Election," "Sideways") has a knack for telling stories about people forced into difficult personal decisions. He establishes his lead characters in a web of complex supporting characters, so we understand the pressures they’re facing. Here he has as assembled a consistently outstanding cast, including the teenage daughter Alexandra (Shailene Woodley) and the younger Scottie (Amara Miller). "The Descendants" recently picked up two Golden Globe trophies, including the top honor of Best Dramatic Movie and another for Clooney as Best Dramatic Actor. "The Descendants" is rated R and will screen nightly at 7:30 p.m. Friday, January 27–Tuesday, February 7 with matinees at 2 p.m. on Saturdays and Sundays at the Callicoon Theater, 30 Upper Main St, Callicoon, NY. Admission is $9 ($7 admission on Mondays and matinees. $6 for children under 12). CineArt is a partnership between Delaware Valley Arts Alliance and the Callicoon Theater that promotes and screens independent, foreign, and art films. A percentage of the profits and $1 per person from ticket sales benefit the programs and services of the Delaware Valley Arts Alliance, the Arts Council for Sullivan County. For more information, call (845) 887-4460 or visit www.ArtsAllianceSite.org. ... More >
		1/28/2012 through 2/18/2012 "Be Mine Always" at Alliance Gallery “Be Mine Always,” the fourth annual exhibition of photographs and poetry celebrating love, opens on Saturday, January 28, 2012 with a reception from 2 – 4 p.m. at Alliance Gallery, 37 Main Street, Narrowsburg, NY. This year, “Be Mine Always” has a mostly romantic focus, showcase poetry and photography expressing the various stages of romance, marriage, and lasting love. As in other years, the poetry will be transformed and displayed as a “poem object,” a physical rendition of the poem’s central image or images. These “poem objects,” along with the written poem, will be displayed in the gallery, mingled with photographs on the romantic theme of love. This year exhibition includes new features including a magnetic poetry wall and a “Kissing Glass” window installation. The “Be Mine” opening reception has become the place to be in January in Sullivan County. Come by to enjoy the exhibit, talk directly with the photographers, and listen to the poets reading their poems. At this year’s opening reception, singer Sharon Paige will perform torch songs accompanied by pianist Bob Lohr. Alliance Gallery is located at the Delaware Arts Center at 37 Main Street, Narrowsburg, NY. Hours are Tuesday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. For more information, call (845) 252-7576 or visit www.ArtsAllianceSite.org ... More >