Seventh Annual Members’ Show
“This exhibition is an appreciation of the visual artists in our community and neighboring communities who are involved with the universal process of creating. This year, the largest number of […]
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Opening Reception: Seventh Annual Members’ Show
“This exhibition is an appreciation of the visual artists in our community and neighboring communities who are involved with the universal process of creating. This year, the largest number of members ever are participating in the event,” says Norma Cohen, who serves on the Spencertown Academy Curatorial Committee. “We believe this to be a reflection […]
Free
Twelfth Night
Zoe Wohlfeld, Managing Producer The Spencertown Academy is pleased to sponsor this production of Twelfth Night at the Spencertown Town Park. The Rooted Voyageurs is a theater company, founded by Devante Owens (Artistic Director) and Zoe Wohlfeld (Managing Producer), whose mission is to celebrate community through live performance. Their company members are primarily from Columbia […]
Free
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 at the Academy for the beloved extravaganza of all things literary. The Festival of Books opens Friday with a Book Sale Preview for members, and […]
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 - […]
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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 with the exhibit on Sunday, October 9 at 2:00pm. The guest juror is Paula Bernay, co-owner and director of Bernay Fine Art in Great Barrington, […]
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 […]
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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 and free of charge on Sunday, October 23, from 2:00-4:00pm. For this small and focused writers intensive, which specialized in nonfiction, attendees were selected from […]
Free