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A unique experience and opportunity for guests to quilt alongside the artists on a large quilt frame, hear their stories and enjoy the camaraderie of group quilting. Stop by anytime between the scheduled hours and say hello! This demonstration will be held at The Church at Old Austerlitz.
Thanks to Larry Walker: What's Really Good" for the fantastic BBQ, Silver Arrow Band for dance tunes and to all of you who joined us under the Big Top for an unforgettable evening.
A unique experience and opportunity for guests to quilt alongside the artists on a large quilt frame, hear their stories and enjoy the camaraderie of group quilting. Stop by anytime between the scheduled hours and say hello! This demonstration will be held at Spencertown Academy Arts Center, Blanche Grubin Auditorium.
Gee’s Bend: The Legacy Lives On: Spencertown Academy Board Member and quilter, Lisa Bouchard Hoe, will discuss the long tradition of American quilting and how Gee’s Bend quilts—made for use, not display—caused a major shift in thinking about what constitutes a quilt. She will also discuss the changes global fame brought to the Gee’s Bend […]
To be held at The Gallery at Spencertown Academy and at The Church at Old Austerlitz
Academy members have early access to the giant book sale. Free for members, $10 for member’s guest. Memberships for sale online and at the door. Refreshments served from 5:00-7:00pm. Scanning devices prohibited […]
Listen to Marcus Pfister’s classic story, The Rainbow Fish, whose silvery scales are the envy of other fish. A wise octopus helps Rainbow Fish learn to share his scales, making him friends. Kids can pose with the costumed character, and get crafty with fishy art.
12:30pm: Peter Canellos, The Great Dissenter: The Story of John Marshall Harlan 2:00pm: Bonnie Yochelson, Too Good to Get Married: The Life and Photographs of Miss Alice Austen 3:30pm: Lisa Lerer & Elizabeth Dias, The Fall of Roe: The Rise of a New America
11:30am: Chloe Caldwell, Trying: A Memoir 1:00pm: Mayukh Sen, Love, Queenie: Merle Oberon, Hollywood’s First South Asian Star 2:30pm: David Hajdu, The Uncanny Muse: Music, Art, and Machines from Automata to AI
Browse affordable, gently used books, vinyl LPs, CDs, DVDs and audio books. Young readers find books, puzzles and games in the Kids Corner. The Special Book Room holds first edition, out-of-print and collectible books; no scanning devices here. Teachers with IDs get 20% discount, excluding Special Book Room and guest author books.
Creative wearable jewelry, charms and more! Let your imagination run wild and your creativity soar. Trace a picture of a pet or loved one (bring a photo or two with you) or an art masterpiece onto a sheet of polystyrene with markers and colored pencils. Cut them out, punch a hole, put them in our […]
Roots & Shoots Concerts is excited to present Jen Chapin accompanied by GRAMMY© nominated bassist Stephan Crump and “impeccable melodist” (New York Times) Jamie Fox on electric guitar, debuting a new cabaret-style performance of her urban folk songs entitled Anything Goes, and How Did We Get Here? The two-set show weaves historically-informed, jazz-inspired questions and […]