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CALENDAR OF EVENTS 2010
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MAY 2010
Saturday May 1
BRYAN NASH GILL: SCULPTURES & WORKS ON PAPER
Opening Reception with the Artist
4:00-6:00pm Free
The centerpiece of this fascinating exhibition is a series of six sculptures, identical in form, but executed in sizes raging from 7 feet to 5 inches, allowing the viewer to experience the same complex form at different scales simultaneously. READ MORE
Saturday & Sunday May 1&2
TIBETAN SOUND HEALING WORKSHOP
Marcy Vaughn, Instructor
10am-5pm Free
A workshop based on the popular book Tibetan Sound Healing by Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche; edited by Marcy Vaughn. READ MORE CLICK HERE TO REGISTER
Saturday May 1,8,15,22,29
SATURDAY MORNING YOGA
Ione Beauchamp, Instructor
9:15- 10:30am- $15 drop-in / 5 class card $60
Saturday morning yoga returns to the Academy for spring. Gentle/dynamic Vinyasa classes with individual attention. Taught by former Canyon Ranch movement therapist. Contact Ione at ione@ualbany.edu or 518-794-9720.
Thursday May 6,13,20, 27
EVENING YOGA
Ione Beauchamp, Instructor
6:15-7:30pm $15 per class / 5 class card $60
A new yoga class featuring gentle/dynamic Vinyasa style with individual attention. Series cards can be used on Thursday or Saturday. Contact instructor for more information. ione@ualbany.edu or 518-794-9720.
Saturday May 8
CINCO DE MAYO CELEBRATION
A Let's Eat Dinner
6:30pm - $65 per person
The passionate foodies of Let's Eat!, the Academy's outstanding volunteer catering crew, are celebrating Cinco de Mayo with an authentic Mexican fiesta and cooking class. READ MORE BUY TICKETS NOW
Wednesday May 12
BLUES JAM
8:00pm – Free
Monthly drop-in blues jam for professional and amateur musicians. Second Wednesday each month. Listeners welcome.
Saturday May 15
PERSEUS
A Reading by Author Richard Matturro
4:00pm - Free
In his fourth novel, Richard Matturro gives us a contemporary take on the ancient myth of Perseus. Comic, spirited, and unexpectedly tender, Perseus is at heart the mythic quest tale in which the hero, striving with monsters divine and human, ultimately discovers himself.
Sunda
y May 16
A BENEFIT FOR THE ACTORS’ ENSEMBLE
Mrs. Ripley's Trip & Beautiful Hills of Brooklyn
2:00pm - $20 / $15 studentsA special afternoon celebrating the work of The Actors' Ensemble. Fern Sloan and Ted Push perform Mrs. Ripley's Trip, a wry portrait a husband and wife living together in isolation for more than two decades, followed by a screening of director Ragnar Freidank's short film Beautiful Hills of Brooklyn. READ MORE
Saturday May 22
TWILIGHT CONCERT
Joan Rowland, Solo Piano
6:00pm - $12 / $10 members
Canadian-born pianist Joan Rowland performs a program featuring selections from Debussy Preludes Book II plus works by Bach, Shostakovich, and Chopin. READ MORE BUY TICKETS NOW
Sunday May 23
UEL WADE MUSIC SCHOLARSHIP CONCERT
3:00pm - $10 contribution to scholarship fund
Now in its 15th year, the annual competition provides an opportunity to hear some of the area's top young classical musicians perform and compete for scholarships to continue their musical training. (Above: 2009 Winner Soprano Margaret Flanagan) READ MORE
Monthly
Monthly jazz jam for professional and amateur musicians. Click here to contact coordinator for details or call the Academy at 392-3693.
Listeners welcome.
Take advantage of member discounts, click here to become a member today.Classical music programming is supported by a generous grant from the David G. Whitcomb Foundation.
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