What’s Happening ~ Dec. 21

BY GEORGE J. DACRE
The play “Stick Fly” written by Lydia R. Diamond and directed by Joe Albert Lima to show at Elmwood Playhouse in Nyack, weekends March 9 through April 7. A ‘dramedy’ that explores complex and intertwining issues of family, trust and class in an affluent African-American family. Info: 845-353-1313 or www.elmwoodplayhouse.com.
Orangeburg Library will host a concert and reception with singer/songwriter Christopher Brown, accompanied by guitarist Peter Calo Saturday, January 13 at 1 p.m. Free and open to the public. Brown will also show an exhibit covering his years as a newspaper artist. More information: www.orangeburglibrary.org or call 845-359-2244 extension 10.
Stefan Waldman and Marianne Osiel up next for Borderline Folk Music Club. Performance at the Nanuet Library Sunday, January 28, 2018 at 1:30 p.m. Information at intrend@yahoo.com.
Nyack’s Noel Berg’s “100 Years Of Broadway” to show December 28-31 at Westchester Broadway Theatre in Elmsford. New Year’s Eve celebration on the 31st. Info: www.broadwaytheatre.com or 914-592-2222.
Other WBT events: “Christmas Voyager” continues on main stage through December 23. The Big Bopper and Buddy Holly Tribute January 4 through January 7. “A Chorus Line” opens January 11 and runs through April 1, 2018. “A Chorus Line,” “Sister Act,” “Anything Goes,” “The Newsies” and “Dickens Christmas Carol” announced as headliners for the 2018 WBT lineup. Info: www.broadwaytheatre.com or 914-592-2222.
The West Point Band will have a series of winter and early spring concerts in New York and New Jersey, including performances by the Concert Band, the Hellcats field music group, Quintette 7 and the Benny Havens Band. Concerts take place January 12 through April 30. Contact bandpublicity@usma.edu or 845-938-5202.
“Beauty and the Grease” at Old Tappan Bar and Grill, Old Tappan, NJ on Friday, December 29. Call 201-297-7444.
January 14 at 2 p.m. Milk and Cookies Playhouse presents the award-winning production of “The Dragon King” as part of the fifth annual Puppet Festival featuring the Tanglewood Marionettes. Show will be held at the Ritterhausen Auditorium, BOCES, 131 Midland Ave., Nyack, Tickets: $18. For more information and to purchase tickets, visit www.artsrock.org.