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JUNE 2007

Through Sunday, June 23
ON YOUR MARK: CONTEMPORARY DRAWING
Thursday-Sunday 1:00-5:00pm - Free
A group exhibition of over twenty artists for whom drawing is a primary means of artistic expression.
(Left: Kenneth Polinskie, "Cupid's Folly") Read more about the exhibition.

Saturday, June 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.

Sunday, June 3
GALLERY TALK: ON YOUR MARK
2:00PM - Free
Exhibition curators, Gwenn Mayers and Nancy Van Deren will explore the work on view  in an informal gallery talk. 
(Left: Thomas Martin, "7X9b_001", Sharpie on yuppo)

Monday, June 4
BACHanalia: MASTER CLASS WITH MICHAEL CHERTOCK
"Baroque and Otherwise"
11:30am-1:00pm
Part of a ten-day festival celebrating J.S. Bach and his far reaching legacy. Produced by Close Encounters with Music and PS/21. Advanced registration required to participate in the master class. Click here to contact PS/21 for tickets and information or call 392-6121.

Tuesday, June 5
BACHanalia: MASTER CLASS WITH JESSE LEVINE
11:30am-1:00pm
Part of a ten-day festival celebrating J.S. Bach and his far reaching legacy. Produced by Close Encounters with Music and PS/21. Advanced registration required to participate in master class. Click here to contact PS/21 for tickets and information or call 392-6121.
 

Thursday, June 7
BACHanalia: "BACH AND HINDEMITH" TALK
2:30PM
Part of a ten-day festival celebrating J.S. Bach and his far reaching legacy. Produced by Close Encounters with Music and PS/21. Click here to contact PS/21 for tickets and information or call 392-6121.


Friday, June 8
BACHanalia: MASTER CLASS AND BOOK SIGNING WITH ARNOLD STEINHARDT
3:00PM-5:00PM
Part of a ten-day festival celebrating J.S. Bach and his far reaching legacy. Produced by Close Encounters with Music and PS/21. Advanced registration required to participate in master class. Click here to contact PS/21 for tickets and information or call 392-6121.

Friday, June 8
FOLK JAM
7:30PM – Free
Monthly drop-in folk jam for professional and amateur musicians. Second Friday each month. Listeners welcome.  

Saturday, June 9
SPOKEN WORD: ADAPTATIONS
7:30pm - $15/$12 members
A "book-n-hand" reading of two new plays adapted from novels. “Murderess” a play by Wesley Brown inspired by the 1904 novel of the same name by Alexandros Papadiamantis. Directed by Sharon Wyrrick. The cast includes David Anderson, Benedicta Bertrau, Pippa Raup-Kounovsky, Paul Murphy, Laurie Portocarrero, Fern Sloan, and Susan Willerman.
 “Strange Business” adapted from her book of the same title by Rilla Askew, performed by the author and Paul Austin.
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Wednesday, June 13
BLUES JAM
8:00PM – Free
Monthly drop-in blues jam for professional and amateur musicians. Second Wednesday each month.
Listeners welcome.

Thursday, June 14
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 country music featuring Sky Smeed, Dorraine Scofield & Co., and Don McGrory & Dwight O'Neill. Hosted by singer Christina Dellea. Information and tickets at (518) 329-5484. Presented by Columbia Arts Team.

Saturday, June 16
TEEN COFFEE HOUSE
7:00PM - $10
Come hear the best of the next. Local teen bands and singer/songwriters perform for audience of all ages. Information and tickets at (518) 329-5484. Presented by Spencertown Academy Arts Center and Columbia Arts Team.

Sunday, June 17
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. June artists include Eliza Newman-Saul, Charles Lume, Samita Sinha, Keith Ekiss, Jibade-Khalil Huffman, and Willett Thomas. Read more about the Millay Colony.

Wednesday, June 20
SHAPE- NOTE SING
7:00-9:30PM - Free
The first of new monthly community sings focused on the American tradition of shape-note singing, a joyful, spirited, and democratic singing tradition. There are no auditions or performances, just singing for the pure joy of it. Listeners, beginners, and people of all ages are welcome.

To kick off this new group there will be a singing school taught by Allison Schofield, a resident of Chatham who has taught and sung this music for almost ten years, everywhere from Old Sturbridge Village to the Academy Awards to rural Alabama. Read more about Shape-Note Singing

Friday, June 22
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, June 23
FAMILY CONCERT: SHERI & LINCOLN MAYORGA
3:00pm - $10 adults/kids 12 and under free
"Down the Rabbit Hole and into the Wilds of American Music" a selection of American songs chosen especially for young audiences. Proceeds benefit free summer KidsArt programs.
(Left Sheri Bauer-Mayorga recording with children from People's Choice)

Saturday, June 23
CABARET IN THE COUNTRY: SHERI & LINCOLN MAYORGA
American Snapshots: 200 Years of American Song
6:00PM – Doors open 5:30PM - $25/$50 patrons
Sheri and Lincoln Mayorga wend their way from America's mountaintops, to the ballads and be-bop of the city, and into the storm of American politics. Songs and piano solos delivered with heart and craft forge a musical American panorama with height, breadth, and depth. A special performance to support free KidsArt programs at the Academy. Read more.
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Friday, June 29
TRADITIONAL MUSIC: BODEGA
7:30PM – $15/$12 members
Five young musicians from Scotland play traditional music with a fierce energy, imagination, and joie de vivre. Bodega is taking the Celtic music scene by storm. Gillian Chalmers, pipes and whistle; Ross Couper, fiddle; Tia Files, acoustic and bass guitar; Norrie MacIver accordion, guitar, djembe, vocals; and June Naylor clarsach and piano. Listen to Bodega live on WAMC's Performance Place , Monday, June 25th beginning at 11:00am. Read more about Bodega.
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Saturday, June 30
WORKSHOP WITH BODEGA
10:00am-1:00pm - $20
The talented young musicians from Bodega will lead classes in traditional fiddle playing for students young people and adults at all levels, with offerings in guitar and piano band accompaniment. Based on interest, classes in Celtic harp, Scottish pipes/whistle, and accordion may also be offered. From 11:30-1:00 students and band members will play together with an emphasis on material covered in the class. Call 392-3693 for more details.

Saturday, June 30

GALLERY: ARCADIA: FOUR ARTISTS RECONSIDER THE PASTORAL IDEAL

Opening Reception 4:00-6:00pm - Free

Opening reception with the artists of a group show featuring works that comment on the natural world today. Paintings by Ellen Lanyon and Irene Siegel. Sculpture by David Shaw and Marcella Anna Stasa. Gallery hours Thursday-Sunday 1-5pm. Exhibition continues through August.

 

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 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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