Building Community Through the Arts
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All Write, Columbia, now in its third year, is a four-day intensive writing conference focused on the craft and the business of writing nonfiction. The conference is open to all levels of nonfiction writers from beginners who are just starting out to more advanced writers with a memoir manuscript. Learn more.
Derin Oge, pianist, and Anneke Schaul-Yoder, cellist, will present an unusual and virtuosic program that includes the spiritual and intricate music of JS Bach’s D Major Gamba Sonata, Lera Auerbach’s charming and surprising Preludes, and the heroic yet contemplative A Major Sonata of Beethoven. Derin Oge and Anneke Schaul-Yoder have been making music together since […]
Six consecutive Thursdays, October 17-November 21, 1:00pm-2:00pm Class Fee: $120, Academy members $110 To register, please contact Fran Snyder by email at uws.upstate.taichi@gmail.com. This class, taught by Fran Snyder, uses Tai Chi movements and postures as practical tools for building leg strength and cultivating balance. Strength and balance together increase our sense of being connected […]
A theatrical conjuring of Algernon Blackwood’s 1909 supernatural psychedelic horror story, performed by celebrated British actress and voiceover artist Victoria Finney and adapted and directed by Alex Harvey. This storytelling performance saturates audience members in an eerie odyssey to otherworldly realms guided only by the simple elements of sound, candlelight, and spoken word. Get a […]
The Toronto-based jazz vocalist, Laura Anglade, has been charming audiences by bringing a fresh face to the vintage sound of classic jazz numbers in both French and English. Laura along with The Ben Rosenblum Trio (Ben Rosenblum on piano and accordion, Marty Jaffe on bass, and drummer Ben Zweig) will perform their own arrangements drawing […]
November 16-December 15 Opening Reception: Saturday, November 16, 3:00-5:00pm Gallery Hours: Saturdays & Sundays: 1:00-5:00pm Featuring more than 150 small artworks, including acrylic, gouache, oil, pastel, and watercolor paintings, pen and ink and charcoal drawings, encaustics, ceramics, printmaking, collage, mixed media, photography, fiber art, wood, metal, and basketry. View online gallery of work in the […]
This concert is now sold out. This acclaimed guitarist and Grammy-nominated songwriter will perform a solo tour de force program of original songs, blues, tributes to Lucas collaborators Captain Beefheart and Jeff Buckley, covers of 30's Chinese pop, Wagner, Stones, electronic soundscapes, and more. Lucas has performed and collaborated with a who’s who of musical […]
This event has been canceled due to the predicted winter storm. To be rescheduled later this year. Refunds will be issued to ticket holders. The program will include Johann Sebastian Bach, Amy Beach, Cécile Chaminade, Alberto Ginastera, David Shenton, and Cole Porter. Polk’s albums have been deemed “best of the year” by the New York […]
The Revels – AKA Winter at its Warmest!! – is the Spencertown Academy Arts Center’s longest running fundraiser. This year, we changed it up with a fabulous, festive evening held entirely at the Academy. Guests enjoyed conversation, beverages and hors d’oeuvres in our specially curated downstairs Gallery Lounge featuring the visionary artwork of Chatham’s Tom […]
January 16-April 10, twelve week course: Thursdays, 12:30-1:30pm (no class on February 6) Fee: $240, Academy Members: $220 Taught by: Fran Snyder, New York School of Tai Chi Chuan To register, please contact Fran: uws.upstate.taichi@gmail.com Tai chi is a Chinese martial art now recognized for its benefits to physical and mental health. With regular practice, […]
This in person workshop will be held for eight consecutive weeks. The personal memoir has become one of our most popular genres. Every life is a compelling and unique story. Sharing your life story with a group of interested members of the workshop is a moving and gratifying experience. Every level of writing experience is […]
Everyone is unique, and everyone is uniquely funny. In this workshop, you will explore the art of performance, not as a character in a play, but as yourself! You will learn how to make an audience laugh like literally no one else can, and turn mistakes and failure into a celebration of joy. Through games […]