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AUGUST 2007
Thursday, August 2
COMMUNITY EVENT: SATURDAY NIGHT LIV
7:30PM - $20 / $15 members, seniors, students
An evening of music, original comedy, and variety sketches featuring The Really Convincing Players, hosted by Liv Cummings. Presented by Columbia Arts Team. Tickets at (518)329-5484.  Read more about Columbia Arts Team.  
Show repeats August 4

Friday, August 3
KIDSART: TOM LEE
11:00AM – Free
 Master storyteller weave tales from long ago and far away.
Summertime fun for young audiences

Friday, August 3
Family Concert: Ringing Strings
7:00pm - $10 adults / kids free
A lively musical evening for the whole family. Eunice Henderson from the Shetland Islands and Gilly Simpson from Scotland headline a concert of authentic music & songs from Scotland and Shetland. They will be joined by guitarist Andy Davis and outstanding student players from the Summer Sinfonia Music Camp at Hawthorne Valley School.
 
Saturday, August 4
COMMUNITY EVENT: SATURDAY NIGHT LIV
7:30PM - $20 / $15 members, seniors, students
An evening of music, original comedy, and variety sketches featuring The Really Convincing Players, hosted by Liv Cummings. Presented by Columbia Arts Team. Tickets at (518)329-5484.  Read more about Columbia Arts Team.  
Next show September 27.

Wednesday, August 8
BLUES JAM
8:00PM – Free
Monthly drop-in blues jam for professional and amateur musicians.
Second Wednesday each month - listeners always welcome.

Friday, August 10
KIDSART: MADALYN & CICELY PARNAS AND LOUIS  LOHRASEB
11:00AM – Free
Clap along classical music
Summertime fun for young audiences

Friday, August 10
FOLK JAM
7:30PM – Free
Monthly drop-in folk jam for professional and amateur musicians.
Second Friday each month. Listeners always welcome.

Saturday, August 11
BLUES BBQ
6:00PM - $75
Enjoy authentic, slow-cooked southern barbeque, cold beer from Chatham Brewery, and some of the best blues music around. Click here to buy your tickets now. Tickets are strictly limited and last year's event sold out early.

Wednesday, August 15
SHAPE- NOTE SING
7:00-9:30PM - Free
Monthly community sings focused on the American tradition of shape-note singing, a joyful, spirited, and democratic singing tradition. No auditions or performances, just singing for the pure joy of it. Listeners, beginners, and people of all ages are welcome. Meets third Wednesday of each month.
 

Friday, August 17
KIDSART: ALL-STAR TALENT SHOW
11:00AM - Free
Summertime fun for young audiences

Sunday, August 19
SUNDAY SALON: ARTISTS FROM MILLAY
4:00pm – Free
Artists in residence at the Millay Colony for the Arts share their work with members of the community in a relaxed and informal setting.  Read more about the Millay Colony.


Thursday, August 23
COMMUNITY EVENT: CAT COFFEEHOUSE CONCERT
7:30pm – Tickets $20/$15 members, seniors, students
A monthly showcase for local, professional musicians. This month spotlights the best in pop and rock bands featuring Soul Therapy, Chasing Nile, and Chops 'n Sauerkraut. Hosted by singer Christina Dellea. Information and tickets at (518) 329-5484. Presented by Columbia Arts Team.

Friday, August 24
FAMILY DRUM CIRCLE
6:00PM - Free
The drop-in Drum Circle meets the forth Friday of each month and is free of charge. No experience necessary. Participants of all ages are encouraged to bring  percussion instruments, including hand drums, bells, shakers, and homemade instruments; some drums will be provided. Facilitated by Steve Collins.

Saturday, August 25
SECOND ANNUAL SONGWRITERS FESTIVAL
7:30PM - $20 / $15 members
A concert featuring celebrity songwriters performing their own hit songs and sharing the stories behind the music. With special guest Julie Gold, Grammy Award winner for "From a Distance," and many others. Presented by Columbia Arts Team. Read more from Columbia Arts Team

Monthly

JAZZ JAM

Monthly jazz jam for professional and amateur musicians. Click here to contact coordinator for details or call the Academy at

392-3693. Listeners always welcome.

 

 

 

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All performances at Spencertown Academy Arts Center are supported, in part, with funds from the New York State Council on the Arts, a state agency.

 

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