Saturday, September 10, 2011

Hudson River Sloop Clearwater September 2011 newsletter



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Power Power of Song

Call For Musicians:
 This Machine Surrounds Hate
 Power of Song
Apprentice Program!

Who? 15 - 23 year olds

What? Join Clearwater's
Youth Musician program

Where? Clearwater Office
724 Wolcott Ave.
  Beacon, NY

When? Wednesdays,
  6:30 - 8:30 p.m.

Contact: Linda Richards
 845-265-8080 x 7105

EMEC
Esopus Meadows  Environmental Center
September Events

 Join Clearwater at Esopus Meadows Preserve near Kingston, NY this September for two free  community events:  
 Seining at EMEC
Sunset Seine and Sing
Saturday 
September 17, 5:30 PM
Take to the river with waders and a net and see what we catch. In the evening enjoy a campfire sing-along. Participants are invited to bring a picnic dinner.

Walk and Wade
Saturday 
September 24,  1:00 PM
 Follow the Kline-Esopus Kill from its mouth to near its source and learn how, over the last 20,000 years, water has shaped the terrain. Take part in the seine program on the Hudson River beach and learn about native and invasive species, collect and identify fish, and don chest waders to help catch fish.

These family events are presented in conjunction with the Town of Esopus Waterfront Advisory Board and Hudson Valley Ramble. For more information, visit the Hudson River Valley Ramble website  

Give to Clearwater 
at the Office
EarthShare Logo 

Clearwater Store!

Pewter Keychain 
Pewter 
Sloop Clearwater
Key Chain
1 1/2" W  x 1 1/2" H
Price $10.00

Pewter Necklace
Pewter
Sloop Clearwater
Necklace
24" Adjustable leather cord
1"W x 1"H
Price $10.00

To make your purchase, or for Clearwater items 
such as Gifts & Clothing 
Books & Music
Sports Bottles 
Jute Bags
please visit the
Clearwater Store at: 
Annual Clearwater 2011 Annual Meeting 
Join fellow Clearwater members at this year's
Annual Meeting for inspiring speakers and music!
Bowsprit 
"A Vision for the Future of the Hudson River"
with keynote speaker Clay Hiles
Saturday, September 17, 2011 
8:30 am - 1:00 pm
at the Clearwater offices:
724 Wolcott Avenue (NYS Route 9D) Beacon, NY 
(former University Settlement Camp)  

  Clay Hiles is the Executive Director of the Hudson River Foundation, advisory board member with Our Hudson Tomorrow, past board president of Clearwater, and friend who will present and encourage dialog about the future of the Hudson River and Clearwater's role in creating a Kingston Home Port as a nexus for the river's maritime history and center for the next generation of environmental leaders.

The 2011 Annual Meeting will also include musical performances by Linda Richards and Walkabout Clearwater Chorus and feature a viewing of the film, Hudson Rising presented by Our Hudson and WMHT. This 28-minute documentary about the challenges facing the Hudson River, and the opportunities, from farmlands to the heart of river cities, explores the diverse ideas that are shaping the future of the Hudson River Valley.

The Annual Meeting is an important event and provides Clearwater members with the opportunity to participate in the vital function of electing board candidates into office. If you haven't already, please put your board ballot in the mail soon! 

This event is free and open to the public. To RSVP, please call (845) 265-8080 x7105 or  e-mail: events@clearwater.org. Shuttle service for Metro-North Railroad Beacon train station is available with reservations.
If you would like to volunteer to help with the planning or on the day of the meeting, let us know when you RSVP.

Wein Clearwater to Honor George Wein

Music Festival Impresario
and Founder of the Newport Folk and Jazz Festivals
Wein and Seeger 

Music festival impresario George Wein will be honored with the first annual "Power of Song Award" on Friday, October 21 at 8 PM, Peter Jay Sharp Theatre, Symphony Space in NYC.

Clearwater is excited to announce this benefit concert with featured performers Pete Seeger, Arlo Guthrie, Suzanne Vega, Joan Osborne, Lucy Kaplansky,  the Power of Song, Tom Paxton, Guy Davis, David Amram, Toshi Reagon, George Wein and others to be announced.

Wein, a celebrated American jazz promoter and producer, founded the Newport Folk Festival, perhaps the best-known jazz festival in the United States, held annually every summer in Newport, Rhode Island. Wein went on to start a number of festivals in other cities, including the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival and the Playboy Jazz Festival in Los Angeles and the JVC Jazz Festival in cities around the world including New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Paris, Warsaw, and Tokyo.

Wein continues to serve on the executive board of Jazz at Lincoln Center and as an Honorary Trustee at Carnegie Hall. Recently he was honored with The French Legion d' Honneur and designated a Jazz Master by the National Endowment for the Arts, the nation's highest honor in jazz.     

Tickets for this show range from $70-$90 and are now on sale at www.SymphonySpace.org 

A limited amount of $250 tickets include premium seating, a post concert reception with the artists, as well as special Clearwater gifts.

Proceeds from the concert benefit Hudson River Sloop Clearwater's educational programs.  

PumpkinPumpkin Sail Is Back!

This fall, Clearwater presents a celebration for harvest time - a tribute to the river communities we live in through food, music and history.
Pumpkin Sail 2011 
During October, the sloop Clearwater will travel the Hudson Valley offering education sails, public sails, and dockside programs. Come enjoy one of the highlights of the fall season! While onboard the sloop Clearwater, you can join in raising the sail and learn about Hudson River life. On shore, enjoy storytelling, music, good food and pumpkin-themed activities.


·Poughkeepsie, Sunday, October 2nd
In conjunction with Kids Expo 
·Rensselear, Saturday, October 8th
 ·Hudson, Monday, October 10th
 ·Kingston, Saturday, October 15th
 ·Beacon, Sunday, October 16th
 In conjunction with Beacon Sloop Club's Pumpkin Festival   
 ·West Harlem Piers Park, Saturday, October 22nd
  

Boat tours and dockside programs are free of charge. Public Sails are two hours in length, $50 for non-members, $35 for members and $15 for children 12 and under. 

Visit our website at www.clearwater.org for more sail information and to make your reservation. Interested in volunteering for these events?  Please contact Linda Richards at events@clearwater.org, or call 845-265-8080 x 7105.   

See you on the river this fall!


Leaders Celebrating Clearwater's
Young Leaders at the Helm

Young Women Helm 2011
Clearwater's Youth Empowerment Programs recently wrapped up its Young Women and Young Men at the Helm programs this August sailing with youth from all over the Hudson Valley. Our youth empowerment programs are coming of age events for many young people. Every summer for the past ten years, Clearwater's Young Women at the Helm and Young Men at the Helm programs have taken youth on a journey on the Hudson River.
       Young Men Helm
Teens are charged with great responsibilities and encouraged to examine their own strengths in order to return to their communities prepared to lead others.The Hudson River and the sloop herself provide the perfect platform for physical, academic and emotional challenges that can help young people find their inner strength and appreciate teamwork.These Youth Empowerment Programs are truly a catalyst for positive change in the Hudson Valley.

To read more about the At the Helm programs, please click here to visit Clearwater's website and read Clearwater Onboard Education Specialist Tom O'Dowd's account of this summer's Young Men at the Helm session.

WaterWeekVolunteers Tackle
Peekskill Creek Clean Up 
 A First Annual PepsiCo Green Partnership 
with Clearwater and Peekskill CAC
PeekskillCreek Clean Up 
Westchester PepsiCo associates motivated to "go green and do the right thing," for our environment joined Clearwater staff,  
Peekskill Conservation Advisory Council (CAC) members, and volunteers from Peekskill Youth Council for a stream clean up and rain barrel workshop in support of a clean and healthy Hudson River as part of the observation of World Water Week, August 21-27, 2011.

The Peekskill Creek Clean up took place on Wednesday, August 24 with volunteers collecting trash and removing invasive plant species along McGregory Brook, a Hudson River tributary that flows through the City of Peekskill, NY and into the river by the Peekskill train station. 

Nina Sander, Clearwater Education Specialist, led a rain barrel construction and painting project.

Clearwater thanks Carol Capobianco and Pat Reber from Peekskill CAC for their help in organizing the event.




724 Wolcott Avenue / Beacon, NY 12508
845.265.8080
www.clearwater.org
Preserving and Protecting the Hudson River.
Creating the Next Generation of Environmental Leaders.



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