“Self Portrait” by Betsy Podlach at Nardin Galleries
Source: New York Times | Sep 4, 1994
The new solo show at Nardin Galleries in Somers features the gutsy, lushly colored oils and watercolors of Betsy Podlach, plus some of her drawings. Somewhat reminiscent of early 20th-century Russians like Soutine, her work borders on the primitive and Expressionistic.
Ms. Podlach, only 27 years old, has won several grants and awards over the last 13 years from Harvard University, the International School of Art in Monte Castello de Vibio, Italy, the Charles H. Revson Foundation, the Thomas J. Watson Memorial Scholarship and others. She has shown in Italy, Manhattan, Massachusetts and Connecticut. Prices for the 40 works on view through Sept. 28 range from $500 for drawings to $2,200 for an oil still life. There will be a reception next Saturday from 4 to 6 P.M. The gallery, on Route 202, is open Tuesdays through Sundays from 10 A.M. to 6 P.M. Call 276-8485 for more information. OFFBEAT COMEDIENNE
The comedienne Paula Poundstone will give a single performance at the Performing Arts Center of Purchase College on Friday at 8 P.M. Her offbeat improvisational act has earned her a number of cable television awards, but her foray into network television in the 1992 “Paula Poundstone Show” was short lived.
She has made numerous appearances on the David Letterman and Jay Leno shows, “Saturday Night Live,” comedy specials on cable and network channels, and she played her first straight dramatic role on the NBC series “Reasonable Doubts” early this year. In 1992 she was a headliner at the White House Correspondents Dinner in Washington, performing before an audience of journalists, Congressional and Cabinet members and President George Bush.
Tickets for Friday’s show are $15 and $18 and may be reserved by calling 251-6200, or Ticketmaster, 454-3388. The college is on Anderson Hill Road in Purchase. GRANGE FAIR
The 70th Annual Yorktown Grange Fair opens at Rochambeau Park on Moseman Avenue, Yorktown Heights, with an admission-free preview on Thursday from 6 to 10 P.M. Rides and concessions will be open, and visitors can pay $7 for any and all amusement rides during the entire four hours. The fair will continue through Sunday.
Friday’s agenda from 10 A.M. to 11 P.M. includes judging of flowers, rabbits, produce and baked goods; the King Arthur Circus; a Battle of the Bands, and the Monster Truck, which will be available for rides when it isn’t demonstrating its car-crushing skills. Among the circus performers are a group of boxer dogs that play soccer. The circus and the Monster Truck will perform daily through Sunday.
Saturday’s hours from 10 A.M. to 11 P.M. will be filled with poultry and livestock judging, a clogging exhibition by the Tusker Trompers, a tractor parade with live commentary about each vehicle’s age and use, and a variety of music. The tractors and a collection of gas engines will go on display until the fair ends.
Gates open at 10 A.M. on Sunday and close at 9 P.M. There will be dog obedience demonstrations, dog and rabbit costume contests, an exhibition of antique farm equipment and an auction of all the prize-winning fruits, vegetables, jams, jellies, pickles, relishes and baked goods.
Displays of flowers, needlework, handmade rugs, quilts and afghans, and livestock in a new exhibition building will be ongoing from Friday through Sunday, and there will be numerous food concessions for pizza, fish and chips, German, Greek and other ethnic specialties.