INSPIRED! 2023, a benefit for Rivertown Film

People who create are inspirations to us all. But what inspires them? Find
out at Rivertown Film’s 8th Inspired! on Friday, April 21 at Nyack Center,
when fifteen local artists in varied disciplines share the sources of their
inspiration, each using ten slides and twenty seconds per slide to explain
them. Join us for a fast-paced night of creativity and enjoy the many ways
that artists find inspiration. The program starts at 8:00, but arrive early
for complementary hors d’oeuvres and to look over our silent auction items
and raffles. After the presentation, additional hors d’oeuvres, desserts
and beverages will be available as you mingle with the artists. Our food
donors include Bolzano’s Restaurant-Congers, Hudson House, Otto’s Full
Service in Piermont, BJ’s, Prohibition River, Olde Village Inne, Dolce
Vita, Turiellos, Stop & Shop Orangeburg and Boxer Donuts. Tickets are $35
or $25 for members of Rivertown Film.
Taking part this year are:
Event MC: GLEN SCHLOSS, Performer, Producer, Remixer and
Multi-Instrumentalist
The 2023 Inspired! Honorees:
DRU PLUHOWSKI, Choral director
ELLIOTT FORREST, Broadcaster, Director/Producer/Designer/Filmmaker
ELENA MELENER SCHLOSS, Voice Actor, Writer, Director and Content Creator
TREY BOHNAM SCHLOSS, Drummer and Singer
RAY LEVIER, Drummer / Composer / Producer
KIM CROSS, Actor
DOROTHY GILLESPIE, Sculptor represented posthumously by her son Gary Israel
SUSAN HILLARY (aka SHAPIRO), Filmmaker & Painter
KIMBERLY FENNELL, Social Media Content Creator
HERNZ LAGUERRE, JR., Journalist / Video Storyteller
CHARU KRISHAN, Hindi Storyteller / Writer and Translator
J. FAITH ALMIRON, Cultural Studies Scholar and Critic
PETER ARTIN, Sculptor
OSCAR GONZÁLEZ-BARRETO, Scholar /Teacher / Playwright / Radio Host
DAVID SHIRE: Composer