Events

A recital of music evoking Classical, Romantic, Folk, Asian and Jazzy tones by Meyerbeer, Brahms, Cooke, Hovhaness and Gottlieb played by Trio Nota. For reservations, please email amandaboyd@gmail.com.

The celebration at the Academy will include a wine reception, readings, book signings, and a concert featuring musical interpretations of Millay’s poems in folk, bluegrass, rock and jazz from The Edna Project. Proceeds from the event will benefit the restoration of The Edna St. Vincent Millay Society at Steepletop, Millay's estate located in Austerlitz. For […]

Spencertown Academy Arts Center presents Paul Green and Klezmer East. The concert will spotlight traditional and contemporary klezmer favorites, including Freilachs, horas, and hits from the Yiddish Theater. Directed by clarinetist Green, Klezmer East features Pete Sweeney (drums), Bruce Krasin (saxophone), and Alan Gold (piano/keyboards). General admission tickets ($20/$10 students) may be purchased online in […]

Four extraordinary young area musicians will perform at the Academy. Two violinists (Evan Ducreay and Maya Zhou), a percussionist, (Cooper Martell), and a French horn player (Liri Rhoen) will be competing for money awards to put toward their music studies. While the judges confer, former winners pianist Yee Jin Yuk and mezzo-soprano Margaret Flannigan will […]

Join us for selected readings of the first poetry collection by Benjamin (Bernie) Kukoff. What This Country Needs is at once poignant, funny, wise, and accessible—a journey from Brighton Beach and the poet’s youth as the child of Russian immigrants, to the upper tiers of success in L.A., to trial separation and dating, to getting […]

Friends and neighbors paired with delicious food and libations, all served up in a bucolic setting. Meet new friends and greet the old at this festive kick-off to the summer season while enjoying sparkling beverages and a scrumptious light supper. This year the party will be held at “Falling Waters” in Spencertown, the historic home […]

Doors open at 8:30am. Lecture at 9:00am.

Hidden Gardens celebrates the art of the garden with a full line-up of events designed to inform, inspire and intrigue garden enthusiasts. The Garden Market on the Green 
is a lovely outdoor marketplace held on the Spencertown village green in conjunction with the Hidden Gardens event. The aim of the market is to offer the […]

Delicious food, festive libations, and good friends served up in a bucolic setting. That's the recipe for the annual Twilight in the Garden party. This year's party is at Bezalel Gables (just outside of Chatham), the historic home of Chef David Robinson and Tom Michel. Catering will be provided by the Academy's Let's Eat cooking crew and Culinary […]