Yoga
$20 | Member discounts | RSVP required
16 May 2024 | 2pm RSVP
13 Jun. 2024 | 2pm RSVP
18 Jul. 2024 | 2pm RSVP
Enjoy Yoga in an art gallery setting surrounded by the abstract paintings of Kikuo Saito and Instructed by Karen D. or Annette Kirlew, the instructors at Inner Being.
Karen D. - M.W.B.E., CEO & Founder of Inner Being LLC
Karen’s passion for Yoga has led her down the path of self discovery, self love, self kindness, & self acceptance. With over 200+ hours of Vinyasa Training, her life was changed forever. Karen cannot wait to share this experience with all of you. Her classes are designed to connect the breath with movement, strengthen the physical body, and help quiet & ease the mind.
Annette Kirlew, Co-Founder Inner Being LLC
Annette enjoys working with adults and students of all ages and backgrounds. She has been facilitating classes in the Peekskill City School District since 2018. Her classes are designed for students and faculty, including families with special needs. In addition you can find Annette leading yoga and wellness workshops with her warriors of life Seniors at Drum Hill Senior Living Facility and other senior living residences.
Please bring a yoga mat if you have one, but not necessary. Chairs will be provided.
This is an accessible yoga course suited for all ages, abilities, and skill levels.
Sound Bath
$35 | Member discounts | RSVP required
17 May 2024 | 6pm RSVP
21 Jun. 2024 | 6pm RSVP
5 Jul. 2024 | 6pm RSVP
16 Aug. 2024 | 6pm RSVP
20 Sep. 2024 | 6pm RSVP
Join us for a sound healing session with Rosemary Boyle Lasher. Participants will sit on a chair or lay down on a bean bag, and soak in the sounds of the crystal harp and koshi chimes.
Rosemary helps others see a situation from a higher perspective so that they can gain greater understanding and reveal pathways into a calmer, grounded and more centered experience of life.
Snacks and drinks included.
Spanish Language Film
Official Competition
Free | RSVP required
31 May 2024 | 6pm
Official Competition (2021)
Directed by Gastón Duprat and Mariano Cohn
When a billionaire entrepreneur decides to get into the movie business, he commissions international auteur director Lola Cuevas (Penélope Cruz), Hollywood heartthrob Felix Rivero (Antonio Banderas), and titan of the stage Ivan Torres (Oscar Martínez) to collaborate on a cinematic masterpiece. But when these larger-than-life egos arrive for the shoot, they encounter an unexpected series of "rehearsals" set by Lola in this sharp showbiz satire.
This film is being presented as part of KinoSaito’s Spanish Language Film series, and will be introduced by an expert in film history with a facilitated Q&A discussion to follow.
Japanese Film Series
Tokyo Drifter
Free | RSVP required
14 Jun. 2024 | 6pm
Tokyo Drifter (1966)
Directed by Seijun Suzuki
After yakuza boss Kurata (Ryuji Kita) dissolves his own criminal empire, a rival kingpin offers a position to Kurata's top operative, Tetsuya “Phoenix Tetsu” Hondo (Tetsuya Watari). When the fiercely loyal Tetsu declines, Otsuka taps unstoppable Tatsuzo the “Viper” (Tamio Kawaji), a ruthless gun-for-hire, to assassinate him. As the Viper trails his target through the countryside, the agile Phoenix Tetsu grows concerned that one of his former associates has betrayed him.
This film is being presented as part of KinoSaito’s Japanese Film series, and will be introduced by Joel Neville Anderson with a facilitated Q&A discussion to follow.
Circular Jazz Trio
$20 | Member discounts | RSVP required
15 Jun. 2024 | 6pm
Circular Jazz is a trio dedicated to musical dialogue and conversation in the jazz and new improvised music tradition. Currently exploring the music of the late, great Bert Wilson. Although not a household name in jazz, he and his music has influenced many of the who’s who of the jazz world.
Featuring:
Bryan Copeland | bass
Dan Blake | tenor and alto saxophones
Bob Meyer | drums and cymbals
Upstate Art Weekend
18-21 Jul. 2024 | 10-5pm
UPSTATE ART WEEKEND (UPAW) is a connective annual event, for residents and tourists alike, celebrating the cultural vibrancy of Upstate New York spanning ten counties in the Catskills Mountains and Hudson Valley.
The participants of UPSTATE ART WEEKEND are located throughout the region that is now known as the Hudson Valley, the shared ancestral land of the Lenape, Mohican, Schaghticoke, Haudenosaunee, and Wappinger peoples, who were forced from their lands through colonialism and genocide. We acknowledge that these Native peoples were the original stewards of this beautiful land on which we come together and celebrate the region's cultural vibrancy, and that these peoples continue residing on these lands today. We acknowledge, recognize, and honor the indigenous communities of this region from the past, present, and future.
Japanese Film Series
Tampopo
Free | RSVP required
26 Jul. 2024 | 6pm
Tampopo (1985)
Directed by Juzo Itami
Goro, a truck driver, and his sidekick Gun stop at a roadside ramen shop where they decide to help Tampopo improve the quality of her ramen and better her emerging business.
This film is being presented as part of KinoSaito’s Japanese Film series, and will be introduced by Joel Neville Anderson with a facilitated Q&A discussion to follow.
Japanese Film Series
Paprika
Free | RSVP required
30 Aug. 2024 | 6pm
Paprika (2006)
Directed by Satoshi Kon
Dr. Atsuko Chiba works as a scientist by day and, under the code name “Paprika,” is a dream detective at night. Atsuko and her colleagues are working on a device called the DC Mini, which is intended to help psychiatric patients, but in the wrong hands it could destroy people's minds. When a prototype is stolen, Atsuko/Paprika springs into action to recover it before damage is done.
This film is being presented as part of KinoSaito’s Japanese Film series, and will be introduced by Hiromi Tsuchiya Dollase with a facilitated Q&A discussion to follow.
Remarkable Women Film Series
House
Free | RSVP required
25 Oct. 2024 | 6pm
House (1977)
Directed by Nobuhiko Obayashi
A young girl plans to visit her ailing aunt at her remote country home and asks six of her classmates to tag along. Upon reaching there, the girls come face-to-face with their worst nightmares.
This film is being presented as part of KinoSaito’s Remarkable Women Film series, and will be introduced by an expert in film history with a facilitated Q&A discussion to follow.
Ravel: His Life in Art Song
$25 | Member discounts | RSVP required
16 Nov. 2024 | 6pm
Join Ravel specialists Kristina Cook, soprano, and Kessa Mefford, pianist, in a musical tour through the history of the art songs of Maurice Ravel! They are the only duo in the world to ever perform and make an album of the entirety of these songs. Come for an evening of entertaining backstory on one of the most famous French composers, robust stage interactions between the musicians, and a fully memorized performance, by both singer and pianist.
Featuring:
Kristina Cook | soprano
Kessa Mefford | pianist
KinoSaito Programs are made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature.