Festival of Books
Labor Day Weekend - September 2-5 Donations accepted July 25-August 21 Waiting to donate books or buy more? Listen to author talks in the tent? The doors will open again […]
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Jim Kweskin
“Jim Kweskin made history in the 1960s by founding the Jim Kweskin Jug Band,” says Gerald Seligman, member of the Academy’s Music Committee. “Along with Geoff Muldaur, who graced our stage a few years ago, and his then-wife Maria Muldaur, they rescued African-American jug band music from obscurity and served it up for a new […]
$20 – $25
Kids Need Music Benefit Concerts
"Tacones y Manos Calientes" - Spanish guitar, flamenco dancing and drumming A concert to benefit Kids Need Music featuring Maria Zemantauski (guitar), La Nina (dance) and Brian Melick (Drums). All proceeds will be used to purchase instruments so that more children can participate in the Hudson City School District music program. Maria Zemantauski is a […]
$15 – $30
Reggie Harris & Greg Greenway: Deeper Than The Skin
Admission is free, registration is required. A suggested $20 donation will benefit the Spencertown Academy Deeper Than The Skin is a musical presentation by two talented musicians with a unique story. Reggie and Greg, born three days apart, ancestry flowing through the same portal of History, Richmond, VA, they are on a pilgrimage together - […]
Free
Deeper Than The Skin Opening Reception
This year’s theme is “Deeper Than The Skin,” is inspired by a lyric from Greg Greenway and Reggie Harris’ musical presentation about race relations that they will perform in conjunction […]
The Witching Hour
The veil between the worlds of the living and the dead is thinning, when a witch comes to communicate with the dead about a local tragedy, more is revealed than meets the eye. Join The Rooted Voyageurs for their production of The Witching Hour. The Witch (Devante Owens) will tell a chilling story inspired by […]
Free
All Write Columbia Reading and Closing Reception
All Write Columbia, our Inaugural Nonfiction Writing Conference, celebrates the conclusion of five days of workshops with selected short readings and a wine and cheese reception, open to the public […]
Free
Deeper Than The Skin Annual Regional Juried Show
Saturday, October 9-Sunday, November 6 Gallery Hours: Saturdays & Sundays, 1:00-5:00pm This year’s theme is “Deeper Than The Skin,” is inspired by a lyric from Greg Greenway and Reggie Harris’ […]
Free
Emily Flitter: The White Wall: How Big Finance Bankrupts Black America
The Spencertown Academy, in collaboration with the Chatham Bookstore, welcomes Emily Flitter in conversation with William D. Cohan on her new book, The White Wall: How Big Finance Bankrupts Black America, an explosive and deeply reported look at the systemic racism inside the American financial services industry. Emily Flitter covers banking and Wall Street for […]
$10
SOLD OUT! Roots & Shoots Concerts presents Christine Lavin & John Forster
We are very excited to welcome these two brilliant singer-songwriters to the Academy. Their resumes are long and varied, and they have performed in many different musical genres, but there’s […]
$20 – $25