Watch Video Of Peace Masters Concert Performance By Roosevelt Island Resident And Community Icon Roy Eaton - A Collection Of Works By J.S. Bach, Chopin, Joplin, Evans And Roy Too

It's been a rainy and dreary last few days so I hope this musical treat brightens the rest of your day.

Last July 15, Roosevelt Island Concerts, Main Street Theatre & Dance Alliance and RIVAA Gallery joined together for an Evening Of Peace concert by our world renowned neighbor, musician and advertising legend, Roy Easton. According to Roosevelt Island Concerts:

Roosevelt Island Visual Arts Association, Main Street Theater & Dance Alliance, and Roosevelt Island Concerts are joining forces to present a concert to honor our beloved friend and icon of our community, and to bask in the musicality with which he has touched our lives.

Between his successes in both concert music and advertising, Roy Eaton’s life story is one of spiritual and creative triumph, overcoming significant difficulties and adversity. He attributes his success to the practice of meditation, and has crafted an enduring program that will bring that sense of peace back to Good Shepherd for an evening. On this program, "Peace Masters," you can expect to hear a collection of 10 short works by J.S. Bach, Frédéric Chopin, Scott Joplin, Bill Evans, and by Roy Eaton himself:

• Johann Sebastian-Bach/Ferruccio Busoni: Chorale Prelude No. 3, “Nun komm’ der Heiden Heiland,” BWV 659
• Scott Joplin: Solace
• Bill Evans: Peace Piece
• Frédéric Chopin: Berceuse in D-Flat Major, Op. 57
• Frédéric Chopin: Impromptu in F-Sharp Minor, Op. 36
• Frédéric Chopin: Prelude No. 4 in E Minor, Op. 28
• Frédéric Chopin: Fantasie-Impromptu in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 66
• Roy Eaton: Psalm 2020
• Roy Eaton: Variations on "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star"
• Johann Sebastian Bach: Prelude No. 1 in C Major from “The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1,” BWV 846

Enjoy Mr Eaton performing Peace Piece by Bill Evans

and Chopin's Berceuse in D-Flat Major, Op. 57.

Learn more about Roosevelt Island's Roy Eaton advertising career

as well as his struggles and successes which he described during this 2017 talk celebrating Black History Month at the Roosevelt Island Senior Center.

You're Invited To A Roosevelt Island Artist Salon, The Subject Is Music And The Conversation Is With Classical Pianist/Advertising Legend Roy Eaton And Hip Hop Music Producer Vince Pierce Thursday October 27 At Good Shepherd Chapel Sanctuary

 OPEN DOORS NYC Program Associate Alex Eshelman reports:

OPEN DOORS is sponsoring a series of free public salons hosted by Roosevelt Islander Thom Heyer. The premise is to bring together two island residents who are involved in a similar discipline of the Arts, but approach it in different ways. This will be the first of five salons which Thom will be presenting every two months, from now through June 2023. The first salon, entitled "The Subject is Music", will pair Roy Eaton: a classically trained pianist & composer with Vince Pierce: a spoken word/hip-hop musician and producer. Thom will be presenting his guests in an intimate setting with time for Q&A afterwards. Join them this coming Thursday, October 27th at 7pm at the Chapel of the Good Shepherd. The event is FREE. Masks and hand sanitizer will be offered, but not mandatory.

This event is also available to join via Zoom if you're not in town or are unable to attend in person! You can join the call with this link or with the QR code on the flyer, full invitation below.

We really look forward to seeing everyone who can make it on Thursday! I'm really excited about these salons and think it'll be a cool atmosphere for us all to share. Feel free to bring friends along, I reiterate, this event is FREE!

See y'all soon, have a great week 

Here's more on Roy Eaton

 and Vince Pierce

Click here for more info.

Upcoming Arts Presentations At Carter Burden Roosevelt Island Senior Center - June 25 Exhibition Of Drawing & Painting And June 28 Afternoon Tea Party Poetry Reading Featuring Roy Eaton Piano Performance

Upcoming events at the Carter Burden Roosevelt Island Seniors Center (546 Main Street).

On Monday June 25, In Bloom, an exhibition of  Drawing & Painting.

On June 28, Arts In The Garden Afternoon Tea Party and Poetry Reading featuring live piano performance by Roosevelt Island resident Roy Eaton

More info on the Carter Burden Roosevelt Island Senior Center available at their web site.

Roosevelt Island Resident, Musician And Advertising Legend Roy Eaton Plays I Remember Mama Saturday May 26 At Good Shepherd Community Center - You're Invited To This Free Concert

Roosevelt Island resident, advertising industry legend and musician Roy Eaton plays I Remember Mama Saturday May 26 at the Good Shepherd Community Center (543 Main Street) presented by R&R Concerts.

You're invited to this free concert. According to R&R Concerts:

Roy Eaton plays I Remember Mama

The New York Times: "The cumulative effect was deeply satisfying. One came much closer to the heart of Chopin—and by extension, to music itself," in praise of a solo concert by Roy Eaton at Alice Tully Hall.

Don't miss Roy Eaton in concert this coming Saturday, May 26:

7:00 PM at GOOD SHEPHERD CENTER
BACH • MOZART • CHOPIN • BILL EVANS • JOPLIN

No admission fee.

THE R&R CONCERT SERIES 2018 SEASON IS MADE POSSIBLE BY HUDSON/RELATED’S RIVERWALK POINT

AND GENEROUSLY SUPPORTED BY PIERRE COURMONT AND RAYMOND M. WAPNER

Learn more about Roy Eaton's advertising career





and take a listen to his music.



Enjoy the concert.

No Roosevelt Island F Train Service From Manhattan This Weekend - Plenty Of Roosevelt Island Things To Do, Farmers Market, Bike NY Party, RIVAA Reading, Blondes Versus Brunettes Alzheimers Fundraiser, Roy Eaton Jazz Concert & FDR Park Kite Flying

According to the MTA:

F Jamaica-bound trains run via the E after 47-50 Sts to Roosevelt Av

Weekend, 9:45 PM Fri to 5 AM Mon, May 16 - 19

No Jamaica-bound service at 57 St, Lexington Av/63 St, Roosevelt Island and 21 St-Queensbridge.

Plenty of activities on Roosevelt Island this weekend including the Farmers Market,

Bike NY Spring Party,

Roosevelt Islanders, we're throwing a party on Saturday! http://t.co/zroyRdcGdR #BikeRI #bikenyc pic.twitter.com/gfCHjreSWh
— Bike New York (@bikenewyork) May 14, 2014

Gallery RIVAA's:

MIND THE GAP
A New Play by James Barniker, Directed by Nancy Howe
Friday, May 16, 2014 - Saturday, May 17, 2014
May 16th at 7pm and May 17th at 2pm

A Staged Reading of "MIND THE GAP" - A new Play by James Barniker, Directed by Nancy Howe

Blondes Versus Brunettes Alzheimers Fundraiser At Octagon Field,

Buy tickets to the @ATEANYC #Blondes vs. #Brunettes ® game, May 17 on Roosevelt Island! https://t.co/2qUdi92Ohj
— Lou-Ellen Barkan (@alznycceo) May 13, 2014

Roy Eaton Chopin Meets Joplin Jazz concert and

Kite Flying workshop on Sunday

Join us #Sunday for #Caribbean #kite-making & -flying workshops, led by artist Miguel Luciano: http://t.co/N26oC2rEY5 pic.twitter.com/9PMqkqGOKR
— Four Freedoms Park (@4FreedomsPark) May 16, 2014

at FDR Park.

Mad Men Returns To TV Tonight - Roosevelt Island Resident Roy Eaton. First African American Mad Man, Tells Us What Advertising Business Was Really Like

The final season of AMC's Mad Men begins tonight. CNN reports on a real life Mad Man, Roosevelt Island resident Roy Easton, the Jackie Robinson of the advertising industry.



More on Mr. Eaton as an advertising pioneer (he wrote the Beefaroni jingle) and concert pianist from previous posts.

Roosevelt Island Resident Roy Eaton Profiled By Fox & Friends For Black History Month - He Was The Jackie Robinson Of The Advertising Industry And Wrote The Beefaroni Commercial Jingle

Roosevelt Island resident Roy Eaton was profiled by Harris Faulkner of Fox News yesterday. Check out this video of one of our very interesting neighbors.



According to Fox News Insider:

Roy Eaton has been called the Jackie Robinson of the advertising industry, breaking down barriers on Madison Avenue and going on to create some iconic jingles that you may remember from decades past.

Does the Beefaroni song ring a bell?...

Click here for the full story.

Mr. Eaton is also a classical pianist



More on Mr. Eaton at his web site.

A Free Evening Of Roosevelt Island Dance And Music Featuring Choreography By Isadore Duncan, Music By Chopin, Brahms, Scriabin and Performed By Local Residents At Good Shepherd Tonight 7 PM

Are you looking for something to do tonight close to home on Roosevelt Island? Consider this.

Image From RIOC

The Roosevelt Island Residents Association (RIRA) is presenting a free evening of music tonight featuring the choreography of Isadora Duncan and music by Chopin, Brahms and Scriabin. According to the Roosevelt Island Operating Corp (RIOC):

TONIGHT - The RIRA showcase is taking place at 7 PM at the Good Shepherd Community Center - Enjoy this FREE event showcasing your talented neighbors right here on the Island! The performance will feature pianists Roy Eaton, Mark Fiedler and dancer Courtney Ramm. Donations are accepted.

Check it out.

Here's Roy Eaton



performing Chopin Fantasie Impromptu

UPDATE 12/10 - Event organizer Lynn Strong-Shinozaki shares this picture

from the RIRA Music and Dance Showcase evening of Roy Eaton, Courtney Ramm, Adrienne Ramm and Mark Fiedler.

I have heard from people who attended that it was a wonderful event.

This Weekend On Roosevelt Island - Friday Night R&R Concert With Roy Eaton, Early Saturday/Sunday Morning NY Junior League Tennis Program For Kids, Sunday Opening Reception At Gallery RIVAA For Arline Jacoby's Made In America and Sunday Football Too

Here's what is happening this weekend on Roosevelt Island.

Image From R&R Concert

 Later tonight at 8 PM the Rosemarie and Robin Russell Family Concert Series on Roosevelt Island will be presenting local resident Roy Eaton at the Good Shepherd Community Center, 543 Main Street. From R&R Concerts

I Play for Peace
Roy Eaton, piano

Good Shepherd Center
543 Main Street, Roosevelt Island, NY

8:00 PM

Bach, Mozart, Chopin,
Satie, Bill Evans, Arvo Pärt

Admission is FREE

More on Mr. Eaton and listen to him play Chopin's Fantasie Impromptu here.

Early Saturday and Sunday morning there will be a free tennis program for kids. According to the New York Junior Tennis League's (NYJTL) Joyce Mincheff:

The NYJTL will begin our Early Morning Program Saturday, November 12 and ending late March 2012 at the Roosevelt Island Racquet Club (281 Main Street). It's free for all kids 5 to 18 yrs. of age. 6-8 AM on Saturdays and Sundays,  Equipment is furnished, free of charge. We even serve breakfast at 8 AM.  This year we'll feature "10 and Under Tennis" in the new USTA format with minicourts and foam balls.

Also, we will be accommodating PEE-WEES as well, using the USTA 10 and under format. Children may attend from the age of 5 but please know that it's an absolute minimum, 4 years, 10 months is not okay. They really need to wait 'til the child's 5th birthday. Little ones, 5 to 7, start at 7 AM. For all others, the program's hours are 6 to 8 AM.

All children need REAL sneakers.... not just rubber soled shoes. Also, we provide breakfast cereal for the kids at 8 AM.

Sunday afternoon from 1 - 5 PM there will be an opening reception at Roosevelt Island's Gallery RIVAA for resident Arline Jacoby's new exhibit, Made In America.

Image From Gallery RIVAA

According to Gallery RIVAA:

Arline Jacoby presents a mixed-media installation which draws the viewer into a world of American memorabilia with contemporary meaning. She has created a complex assemblage of gleaned and crafted work that invites the spectator to explore their own interaction - mentally and emotionally - with American culture.

The artist uses painting, sculpture, collaging – raiding images of sports, symbols and sacred cows that compose the messages that quilt a collective consciousness.

Jacoby is one of the prime movers in the arts on Roosevelt Island, founder of the Island’s first artist run gallery, art instructor all over the world and widely exhibited painting, sculpture, ceramics.

The Made In America exhibit will be at Gallery RIVAA from November 12 - December 11.

There's also Sunday Football at the Riverwalk Bar & Grill, Jet versus Patriots. GO PATRIOTS!!!! and special football menu with 35 cent wings.

Enjoy the weekend but remember there is no F Train subway service to Manhattan from Roosevelt Island this weekend.

Roosevelt Island Resident & Pianist Roy Eaton Plays Meditative Chopin & Joyful Joplin At Sunday Afternoon Concert - Will He Play Beefaroni Jingle Too?

Image of Roy Eaton at Roosevelt Island's Good Shepherd Chapel from NY Times

As part of the Sunday afternoon Church of the Good Shepherd Concert Series, renowned Roosevelt Island resident and pianist Roy Eaton will be perfoming:

The Meditative Chopin and Joyful Joplin

starting at 2:30 PM at the Church located at 543 Main Street. A sample of Mr. Eaton's work.

Mr. Eaton was recently one of the subjects profiled in a NY Times article about the Sugar Hill neighborhood of Manhattan where many accomplished African Americans grew up as children.

According to the NY Times:

... The son of a taxi mechanic, Roy Eaton was a childhood piano prodigy who became a trailblazer in advertising. His friends on the block included the artist and writer Faith Ringgold; Cecelia Hodges, a Princeton professor and actress; and Sonny Rollins, the “saxophone Colossus,” who is still touring....

and:

... His growth as a pianist continued through college, though his concert career petered out after he served in the military during the Korean War.

He ended up as a copywriter and composer at an advertising agency, a rarity for a black man in the 1950s. He wrote jingles, including the one for Beefaroni, a pop-culture standard burned into a generation’s collective subconscious. (“We’re having Beefaroni. It’s made with macaroni. ...”)

None of his accomplishments were unusual for him, he said, even if others thought they were.

“I went through my life as if racial prejudice did not exist,” he said.

Now the father of 7-year old twins, he is reminded daily of his own early energy. The piano he learned on rests in the softly lighted sanctuary of the Episcopal church next door to his home on Roosevelt Island. In his apartment, the walls feature portraits of him in performance, as well as a quilt by his friend Faith, with women dancing around the George Washington Bridge.

“I am still that little boy that sees an unlimited horizon,” he said....

Great article. Read the whole thing.