Building Community Through the Arts
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Opening Reception: Saturday March 28, 3-5pm Dates: March 28-April 26 Gallery Hours: Fridays, Saturdays & Sundays, 1-5pm Variations on a Theme features artwork by Betsy Jacks, Jim Krewson, John Morra, Marilyn Orner, Alan Papscun, and Robert Watkins. Co-curated by David Lesako and Alice McGowan, the show focuses on the concept that artists frequently return over […]
Tai Chi is a Chinese martial art recognized for its benefits to strength, endurance, and balance. Professor Cheng Man-Ch’ing, who brought the tai chi form to the US in the early 1960s, described its fluid and controlled movements as “swimming in air” and its emphasis on relaxation as inspiring meditative calm in body and mind. […]
Spencertown Academy Arts Center and Town of Austerlitz present the Town of Austerlitz 2026 Earth Day Festival on Saturday, April 18 from 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. at Spencertown Park (786 NY-203) and Spencertown Academy (790 State Route 203). If weather is inclement, the park activities will move inside Town Hall (816 NY-203). Community partners […]
Good friends Spottiswoode and Kenny White share the stage and trade songs for two sets, often accompanying each other. A virtuoso pianist, Kenny draws from a deep lyrical well—tender, hilarious, […]
Cellist Francisco Vila is known for his fervor, vitality, sensitivity, phrasing elegance, and technical mastery. Through his expansive career and commitment to musical excellence, Vila has solidified his position as […]
New York City’s gritty instrumental trio, Big Lazy, has flourished for over 20 years playing its singular brand of “guitar noir” and “crime jazz” from downtown NYC clubs to the […]
Join us on our first field trip organized by our Curatorial Committee. Come see masterworks in the Clark’s collection with docent & Academy Board Secretary, David Highfill. Pieces from the permanent collection as well as a dozen rarely seen works on paper from the Institute’s archives will be highlighted. We will discuss American paintings by […]
Join us for Spencertown Academy’s first Seedling Swap & Sale, a welcoming celebration of gardening, generosity, and growing together. Local gardeners and plant enthusiasts of all experience levels are invited to share seedlings, swap favorites, or purchase plants to take home for the season ahead — vegetables, herbs, flowers, and more… all plants are welcome!
Roots & Shoots Concerts Series presents Grammy-nominated folk singer-songwriter and author Mary Gauthier with special guest Jaimee Harris, celebrating the 20th Anniversary of “Mercy Now”. This performance will take place at St. Peter’s Presbyterian Church on the Village Green in Spencertown. "I am excited to announce that this year is the 20th anniversary of the […]