HOOK 57
The art gallery at rockefeller State Park Preserve
proudly hosted an exhibi3on honoring the acclaimed
thangka ar3st Niangben. Niangben has earned interna-
3onal recogni3on for his contribu3ons to this ancient art
form. Thangka is dis3nguished by its vivid depic3ons of
mandalas, dei3es, and significant Buddhist themes. Au-
drey Leeds and Kimberly Rockefeller co-curators. Pictured
clockwise from top le#: Ar3st Niangben with Lily Lin; Cura-
tor, Audrey Leeds with Henry Ye, Secretary-General of
World Tibetan Thangka Founda3on; Dave Lee. Photogra-
phy courtesy of Bonnie Sakoff. IG/FB:rockefellergallery.
Lightclub's Annual Hal-
loween Masquerade Ball
at the Sugarloaf Perform-
ance Center. Begun in
2018, it's become the
mid-Hudson's premier
Halloween party for
grownups. Led by mani-
festor Melissa Somma
with live music for danc-
ing created plenty of
magical memories.
Pictured clockwise from
top, le#: Sabrina Scavone
and Jason Valens; Melissa
Luceri with Event Host
Melissa Paone Somma;
Mary Parish, Jennifer
Padham, Melissa Pad-
ham-Maass; Anna
Bischoff. LightClub's
Shoppes are located in
Warwick and Sugarloaf,
NY. mylightclub.com
