August 2019
Fourteenth Annual Festival of Books
The annual Festival of Books at Spencertown Academy Arts Center is a celebration of books and reading for the whole community. For three days in early September we welcome outstanding writers and poets and nearly 2,000 readers and book-lovers to our 1847 schoolhouse in rural Columbia County. This year’s festival will feature a visit from Froggy on Saturday morning for the kids.
Members Only Preview
Back by popular demand, members have free admission to extended early buying at the Festival of Books. Book sales begin Friday, August 30, at 2:00 pm and continue until 8:00 pm. Members are welcome for free, and their guests for $10. Complimentary refreshments will be served from 6:00-8:00 pm for members ONLY and their guests. We thank our members for their support, and welcome not-yet members to become ones. Memberships will be for sale throughout the Festival. Become a member.
Festival of Books Children’s Program
Visit with Froggy – and pose for a free souvenir photo with this popular storybook character to take home. Book-related art projects in the program tent. Storybook corner readings for the youngest readers. Froggy costume based on the character created by Jonathan London and Frank Remkiewicz. All rights reserved.
October 2019
Sixth Annual Regional Juried Art Show Opening Reception
Show Dates: October 5-27, 2019 Entry Deadline: August 21, 2019 This year's theme "In The Moment" displays how the artist captures the ephemeral in their art. Review the Prospectus.
Find out more »November 2019
Roots & Shoots Concert Series presents the Amy Rand Band
A Magical Brew of Blues, Rock, Jazz and More Over the past five years, the Amy Ryan Band has gained an enthusiastic and growing following. In 2015, the group won Capital Region Blues Network’s qualifying competition to represent the region at the International Blues Challenge in Memphis. Guitarist Richard Green saw an opportunity to join forces with a gutsy female singer with the potential to lead a great blues band. Melding Amy’s country-blues vocal magic and Richard’s urban blues and…
Find out more »Kids Need Music Annual Benefit Concert
Kids Need Music presents a program of art songs, arias and popular songs by acclaimed soprano Kathleen O'Mara and pianist Chris Reynolds. Kathleen O'Mara is a soprano from Fort Washington, Pennsylvania and is studying for her M.M. at Juilliard. Ms. O'Mara has performed in The Magic Flute, The Marriage of Figaro, The Turn of the Screw and Don Giovanni. Chris Reynolds performances have been hailed by Opera News as "exquisite," and played with "jaw-dropping virtuosity." He currently is a Doctoral…
Find out more »December 2019
Roots & Shoots Concert Series presents Geoff Muldaur
Geoff Muldaur is one of the great voices and musical forces to emerge from the folk, blues and folk-rock scenes centered in Cambridge, MA and Woodstock, NY. During the 1960s and ’70s, Geoff made a series of highly influential recordings as a founding member of the Jim Kweskin Jug Band and the Paul Butterfield’s Better Days group, as well as collaborations with then-wife Maria and other notables (Bonnie Raitt, Eric Von Schmidt, Jerry Garcia, etc.). Geoff’s newest albums have met with critical acclaim and feature his interpretations of American material as well as his own compositions.
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