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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 […]
Gallery Hours:Saturday and Sunday: 1:00-5:00pm *Saturday,June 18: 9:00am-4:00pm* Don't miss our annual garden-themed gallery show featuring the works of eight accomplished regional artists. The show’s theme is any subject matter that comes from the garden composed into a still life; the media will be oil, pastel and watercolor. This rich offering is diverse in style: […]
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 […]
Opening reception Saturday, June 25, 4:00-6:00pmGallery Hours: Saturday and Sunday: 1:00-5:00pm Pastels are the purest form of artist color, made from pure pigment with only enough binder to allow them to be formed into useable sticks. This media allows artists a choice of many subtle color variations. Pastel techniques are challenging since the medium is […]
Gallery Hours: Saturdays and Sundays 1:00-5:00pm Art and science have much in common from the spark or hypothesis that generates an idea; to the discipline of the process; the risk taking with tools of the trade and the surprise of the result. This exhibit displays the work of six artists who incorporate science to create […]