• The Art of Growing Food: A Virtual Lecture with Ellen Ecker Ogden​

    Tickets $10. Registration required. As co-founder of The Cook’s Garden seed catalog, you will learn Ellen’s six steps to successful kitchen garden design based on her years as an artist, a gardener, and a cook. In this lecture Ellen delivers fresh ideas to show you how to bring art and whimsy to the kitchen garden, […]

    $10
  • Why Start Plants From Seed? A Virtual Talk by Mary Ann Iaccino

    The lecture will be about an hour, followed by a Q&A with participants. Tickets are $10. On Zoom. Registration required. Who: Mary Ann Iaccino has been in the education field as a high school biology teacher, a museum educator, and as an adult education instructor. She started as a Master Gardener Volunteer in the 1990s […]

    $10

    Memoir Writing Workshop with Elizabeth Diggs

    Memoir Writing Workshop with Elizabeth Diggs

    This workshop is sold out. The personal memoir has become one of our most popular genres. Every life is a compelling and unique story. This workshop we will explore how to shape and explore our stories through prompts and feedback. Course limited to ten participants. $60 for four sessions. Registration required. Begin the New Year […]

    $60
  • Mixed Media Art Workshop with Jackie Rogers

    Mixed Media Art Workshop with Jackie Rogers

    Winter Break Session for ages 11 to 17, limited to 15 participants. $45 for this three session workshop or $20 each for Session 1 (charcoal) and/or Session 2 (collage). Session 3 is only available with participation in the first 2 sessions as it is a culmination of learned techniques. Registration is required. This is a […]

    All three sessions: $45

    Virtual Revels 2021

    Guests will savor yummy cocktail snacks, a great dinner and a bubbly beverage—just in the comfort of your own home. The evening on Zoom, hosted by emcee Monk Shane-Lydon, will include a concert by blues musician Cathy Grier and a virtual art raffle.

  • Memoir Writing Workshop with Elizabeth Diggs

    Memoir Writing Workshop with Elizabeth Diggs

    This workshop is sold out. The personal memoir has become one of our most popular genres. Every life is a compelling and unique story. This workshop we will explore how to shape and explore our stories through prompts and feedback. Course limited to ten participants. $60 for four sessions. Begin the New Year putting pen […]

    $60
  • Drawing & Storytelling at the Holidays

    This workshop is sold out. Local artist/illustrator Jacqueline Rogers leading an interactive Zoom workshop, Drawing and Storytelling at the Holidays. The program is free and recommended for children age 8 and up, and their families. Support for this program is provided by Metzwood Insurance.

    Free

    Drawing & Storytelling at the Holidays

    This workshop is sold out. Local artist/illustrator Jacqueline Rogers leading an interactive Zoom workshop, Drawing and Storytelling at the Holidays. The program is free and recommended for children age 8 and up, and their families. Support for this program is provided by MetzWood Insurance, Stewart's Shops and Hudson River Bank and Trust Company.

    Free
  • Root & Shoots Streams: 2 Blue

    Join us for a live-stream of 2 Blue,  straight from the Academy stage!  Watch here. This powerhouse duo features Amy Ryan (guitar and vocals) and Richard Green (guitar and vocals) of the renowned Capital Region blues act, the Amy Ryan Band. Formed in 2016, the duo went on to win that year’s local qualifying competition […]

    Free

    Raw Resonance

    We are sorry to announce that this event has been cancelled.  We hope to reschedule this creative duo at a later date. Ages 8 and up. Live Zoom Presentation. Free, registration required. In this energetic 50-minute Zoom session from Amsterdam, Raw Resonance invites you to join them on an interactive musical journey. Make music together, share creative […]

    Free
  • Style and Rhythms of West African Drumming with Greg Mosley

    Style and Rhythms of West African Drumming offers a basic understanding of djembe drum fundamentals. Greg Mosely Join us for this interactive Zoom program which offers a basic understanding of djembe drum fundamentals. Participants may use African hand drums or any available hand drums (drums that don't require sticks). Table tops and plastic buckets are […]