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Spencertown Academy presents “For the Love of Me” staged reading of a new play by Kate McLeod on Saturday, December 6 at 7:00pm. This tale, set at Olana in the late 1800s, weaves stories of the Frederic Church family with two Irish immigrants who join their household. General admission tickets ($20 public, $15 Academy members) are available via www.spencertownacademy.org.
Spencertown Academy Roots & Shoots Concerts Series presents Laura Anglade and the Ben Rosemblum Trio—charming fresh takes on the vintage sound of classic jazz in both French and English—on Saturday, December 13, 7:30pm at the Academy’s Blanche Grubin Auditorium. General admission tickets ($30 public, $25 Academy members) are available via www.spencertownacademy.org.
Spencertown Academy Arts Center presents the “Curator as Artist IV” exhibit, featuring paintings, collages, metalwork, and jewelry by members of the Academy curatorial committee, including artists Karen Andrews, Munya Avigal Upin, Norma Cohen, Meryl Enerson, David Lesako, Alice McGowan, and Amelia Toelke. On Saturday, November 15, there will be an opening reception from 3:00p.m. to 5:00p.m. and the show will remain on display through December 7. Gallery hours are Saturdays and Sundays from 1:00p.m. to 5:00p.m. Admission is free and the artworks are for sale, with a portion of the proceeds benefiting the Academy.
Spencertown Academy Arts Center Conversations with Neighbors presents “From Mirette to Einstein: a Conversation with Children’s Book Author/Illustrator Emily Arnold McCully and Playwright Elizabeth Diggs” on Sunday, November 2 at 2:00pm. The duo, who have lived and worked in Spencertown for more than 40 years, will discuss McCully’s 60-year career, her Caldecott Medal for “Mirette on the High Wire,” mission to tell stories with wit and flair about brave girls and extraordinary but overlooked women in science, the arts, politics and sports, and more.
Spencertown Academy Roots & Shoots Concerts Series presents the Amy Ryan Band and the Dusty Wright Four on Saturday, November 1, 7:30 pm at the Academy’s Blanche Grubin Auditorium. General admission tickets ($25 public, $20 Academy members) are available via www.spencertownacademy.org.
Spencertown Academy Arts Center presents Classical Sunday with pianist Joanne Polk on Sunday, October 12 at 3:00pm at the Academy’s Blanche Grubin Auditorium. The program will include Johann Sebastian Bach, Amy Beach, Cécile Chaminade, Alberto Ginastera, and David Shenton. General admission tickets ($25 public, $20 Academy members, $10 students) are available via www.spencertownacademy.org.
Spencertown Academy Roots & Shoots Concerts Series presents the Jen Chapin Trio on Saturday, October 4 at 8:00pm at the Academy’s Blanche Grubin Auditorium. Accompanied by Grammy-nominated bassist Stephan Crump and Jamie Fox on electric guitar, Chapin will debut a new cabaret-style performance of her urban folk songs entitled “Anything Goes, and How Did We Get Here?” General admission tickets ($30 public, $25 Academy members) are available via www.spencertownacademy.org.
Spencertown Academy Arts Center Family Arts Kaleidoscope program announces three fall art and music workshops. Admission is free, but registration is required via www.spencertownacademy.org.
Spencertown Academy Arts Center presents “Art as Memoir: Regional Juried Art Show.” The exhibit was juried in a blind process by guest jurors Ian Berry (director of the Frances Young Tang Teaching Museum and Art Gallery at Skidmore College) and Sienna Patti (founder of Sienna Patti Contemporary Art Gallery in Lenox, MA). It opens on September 27 and will remain on display through October 26 with gallery hours on Saturdays and Sundays from 1:00pm to 5:00pm. In addition, there will be an opening reception and awards ceremony with the artists on Saturday, September 27 from 3:00pm to 5:00pm. Admission is free and artworks are for sale with a portion of the proceeds to benefit the Academy.
Spencertown Academy Arts Center’s 20th annual Festival of Books takes place over Labor Day weekend, August 29 through September 1. The Festival features a giant used book sale, two days of discussions with and readings by esteemed authors, and a children’s program. Featured authors include Chloé Caldwell, Peter S. Canellos, Elizabeth Dias, David Hajdu, Lisa Lerer, Mayukh Sen, and Bonnie Yochelson. Admission is free to all of the events, save for the Members Only Preview early book-buying opportunity detailed below.