There is no better way to shake off the chill of winter than to join your neighbors at the annual Spencertown Revels Fundraiser. Guests support the Academy while enjoying an evening of great food and friends at this moveable feast. We start the evening at the festively decorated Academy for conversation, cocktails and hors d’oeuvres and then move on to delicious intimate dinners hosted by friends of the Academy in private homes throughout the area. If you would like to volunteer to host a dinner or have any questions about the event, please contact gro.y1547904592medac1547904592anwot1547904592recne1547904592ps@of1547904592ni1547904592 or call 518-392-3693. Purchase tickets now.

Back by popular demand! Escape the winter doldrums & create your own treasure with a master crafter. For adults and teens, ages 13 and up. $65 fee includes all materials, refreshments, too! Register today.

Through his acclaimed artwork, Stockbridge denizen, Pops Peterson, boldly imagines Norman Rockwell Paintings through a modern-day lens, rethinking the iconic Four Freedoms. Tickets now available.

The Spencertown Academy presents An Evening of Jazz Classics with Lincoln Mayorga (piano) and Rob Fisch (trumpet). The program will include favorites written by Jerome Kern, Cole Porter, George Gershwin and many more. Fisch explains that, “this core genre is the primary basis for jazz re-interpretation and derivative works for the past century of American music”. He goes on, “many refer to this genre of music as the Great American Songbook, I just call it great music.” Also appearing with the group are Capital District jazz favorites Rich Syracuse on bass and Gene Garone on drums. Tickets now available.

Berkshire arborist Tom Ingersoll will discuss everything about trees, choosing, planting, care, maintenance. Moderated by David Dew Bruner

Local music critic Seth Rogovoy wrote, “The Lustre Kings are more than just another rockabilly revival outfit churning out versions of popular Elvis Presley and Chuck Berry tunes. Lead singer and guitarist Mark Gamsjager has a natural affinity for the music and delivers a rootsy twang on his electric Gretsch guitar.” In Metroland, Paul Rapp said of the group’s frontman, “Gamsjager brings a Chris Isaak-like flair and a Brian Setzer sass to his revival of rock and roll’s roots.”

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Back by popular demand, our Back by popular demand, we are pleased to present our Fourth Annual Members’ Art Show. This show will feature works in all mediums and is open to all Academy member artists. For Submission Guidelines click here.

Since 2005 the sisters have garnered critical acclaim by forging a distinctive musical imprint in which they “wed lilting voices, dynamically complex vocal harmonies, and folk-influenced melodies to dark, wryly sarcastic lyrical content.”

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