• All Write, Columbia

    All Write Columbia, now in its second year, is a four-day intensive writing conference focused on the craft and the business of writing fiction. The conference is open to all levels of fiction writers, from beginners who are just starting to write short stories to more advanced writers with a novel manuscript. Open to writers […]

    8th Annual Members’ Show

    8th Annual Members’ Show

    Show runs: November 18-December 10, 2023 Opening Reception: Saturday, November 18, 3:00-5:00pm Our 8th annual Members’ Art Show features works made by more than 70 Academy members in all media. […]

    Free

    Opening Reception: Members’ Show

    “This year’s Members’ Show is outstanding in so many ways. The artists present an amazing array of media that will keep the audience on their toes,” says Norma Cohen, chair of the Spencertown Academy Curatorial Committee. “Themes offered are light and joyful, as well as serious and moody. And the various uses of color can […]

    Free

    Book Release Celebration for Peter Biskind

    We are pleased to present, in collaboration with The Chatham Bookstore, bestselling author Peter Biskind in an event celebrating his new book, Pandora’s Box: How Guts, Guile, and Greed Upended TV (William Morrow, 2023) He will be joined in conversation with acclaimed historian David Nasaw. The book will be for sale and the author will […]

    Free

    Blues Women of the Capital Region ll

    Roots & Shoots Concerts Series presents “Blues Women of the Capital Region ll in association with the Capital Region Blues Network (CRBN), featuring Gina Coleman, Leslie Barkman, and Robin O'Herin. […]

  • Memoir Writing Workshop with Elizabeth Diggs

    Memoir Writing Workshop with Elizabeth Diggs

    This in-person workshop will be held on 8 consecutive Thursdays at the Spencertown Academy. Registration: Academy Members: $210, Non Members: $240 The personal memoir has become one of our most popular genres. Every life is a compelling and unique story. In this workshop, explore how to shape and explore your stories. Put pen to paper, […]

    $210 – $240

    Winterlude: Classical Sunday

    Winterlude: Classical Sunday with Bob Logan and Julian Müller will feature works for piano and cello by Haydn, Bartok, Schumann, Beethoven, and Paradis. Pianist and composer Logan holds a master’s degree from the New England Conservatory, studying under Meng-Chieh Liu. In early 2020, he joined the Eurythmy Spring Valley Ensemble on their European tour with […]

    $10 – $25
  • Revels 2024

    There is no better way to shake off the chill of Winter than to join your neighbors at The Spencertown Revels. Support the Academy while enjoying a spirited evening of great food and friends at this annual moveable feast. Revels 2024 was held on Saturday, February 10th. Guests gathered at the Academy, festively decorated for […]

    $100 – $500

    Gary Lucas: Solo Electric & Acoustic

    This acclaimed guitarist and Grammy-nominated songwriter will perform a 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. “Gary Lucas’s influence transcends boundaries and cultures,” says Dusty Wright, member of the Academy Music Committee. “We’re in […]

    $20 – $25
  • The Ninth Hour: A Beowulf for the Modern Age

    In our first collaboration with Millay Arts, we are excited to present The Ninth Hour, a rock-noir reimagining of the epic poem Beowulf that explores the intricacies of humankind's relationship with power and violence. This is a classic story of glory and ruin as told through triumphant pop anthems, heart-wrenching lullabies, heroes, and monsters. A […]

    $10 – $15

    The Village Cidiot

    Saturday, March 23 at 7:30pm and Sunday, March 24 at 2:00pm SATURDAY PERFORMANCE CANCELLED. A 2nd PERFORMANCE WILL BE OFFERED ON SUNDAY AT 4:30PM In this fish-out-of-water story, a NYC woman loses her big corporate job and moves, reluctantly, to a tiny upstate town where her city skills are no match for rural reality. Struggling […]

    $20

    The Village Cidiot

    Saturday, March 23 at 7:30pm and Sunday, March 24 at 2:00pm A 2nd Sunday performance has been added at 4:30- tickets will be available at the door In this fish-out-of-water story, a NYC woman loses her big corporate job and moves, reluctantly, to a tiny upstate town where her city skills are no match for […]

    $20