Donate Books, Music & More
There are two ways to drop off books:
- DONATIONS placed in BOOK BIN Any day July 15 through August 16
- DONATIONS with VOLUNTEERS on hand to help Saturdays and Sundays, 11:00am – 2:00pm July 15 through August 13
18th Annual Festival of Books
Labor Day Weekend 2023
The Spencertown Academy Arts Center is ramping up for its signature celebration of all things literary. The 2023 Festival of Books will take place Friday, September 1, through Monday, September 4.
The Festival opens Friday with a Members Only Preview Sale (free for members, $10 for guests of members). The rest of the weekend – giant book sale, children’s program and author talks – is free.
Upcoming Events And Activities
Curator as Artist III
July 1-August 6
Collages, paintings, ceramics and photographs by Academy gallery curators Norma Cohen, Leslie Gabosh, Barbara Lax Kranz, Moira O’Grady and Lynn Rothenberg. Learn more.
Announcing Our Regional Juried Show
September 30-October 29, 2023
Theme: Homes, Hamlets & Villages: Style and Lifestyle in Small Towns and Rural Communities. See the prospectus. 
All Write, Columbia:
Fall Fiction Writers' Conference
November 9-12
A four day intensive writing conference focused on the craft and the business of writing fiction. Open to all levels of fiction writers. Learn more.
Young Writers’ Contest Winners Announced!
Our judges have deliberated and have chosen winners in both Fiction & Non-Fiction categories. See this year's winners and read the work from these talented young writers. Learn more.
Annual Appeal
Help to support our mission of Building Community Through the Arts, 50 years and going strong. Make your tax deductible gift today.
Watch and Listen to PAST Programming
Dexter Palmer & Rishi Reddi
Discuss their works of historical fiction with Daphne Kalotay. Watch the video on our YouTube channel.
Peter Sis
Discusses his book Nicky and Vera- A Quiet Hero of the Holocaust and the Children He Rescued, with Carl Atkins.
Watch the video.
Rick Rogers
Learn how to make Almas Pite, a delicious Hungarian apple pie.
In conversation with Madaline Sparks. Watch the interview.
HERE'S HOW YOU CAN GET INVOLVED
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Spring/Summer 2023 Newsletter Now Available
Lots in store for the upcoming season.
See the latest as well as past newsletters.
