Community Calendar

Registration is open for our Spring Session of circus classes - online and in person! Check out our new adult classes: Made for Video Act Creation, Ballet Bar & Active Flex, and Learn to Catch on Flying Trapeze. Other favorite classes include all levels of fabric, trapeze, and youth classes too! Spring into circus and move your body in a new way. Beginners welcome!

ONLINE CLASSES: https://necenterforcircusarts.asapconnected.com/#CourseGroupID=47175

ADULT CLASSES:

YOUTH CLASSES:

WHEN: Weekly classes from March 21 - June 5

WHERE: Trapezium: 10 Town Crier Dr.
Or Cotton Mill Studios: 74 Cotton Mill Hill
Brattleboro, VT 05301

REGISTER: https://necenterforcircusarts.asapconnected.com/

Raven Halfmoon is a Caddo Nation artist from Norman, Oklahoma. She attended the University of Arkansas where she earned a double Bachelors Degree in ceramics/painting and cultural anthropology. Her work has been featured in multiple exhibitions throughout the U.S. as well as internationally. Raven is currently based in Helena, MT where she was recently an artist-in-residence at the Archie Bray Foundation for Ceramic Arts. She is represented by Kouri + Corrao Gallery in Santa Fe, NM. Raven’s Art Omi exhibition, Ancestors, includes recent large-scale ceramic sculptures of Indigenous figures. The exhibition is free and runs through June 12. Visit artomi.org for more information.

The Art of New York: Annual Juried Art Show opens at the Arkell Museum & Canajoharie Library on Friday, May 13. Juror Walter Hatke, Baker Professor of Visual Arts Emeritus, Union College, selected forty-five pieces from artists living in New York State, noting “the entries for this exhibition were quite fine and highly varied”. Artists working in traditional media (watercolor, oil, acrylic, pastel and photography) as well as bonded bronze, ceramic stoneware, charcoal on mylar, and found object assemblage are represented. The show runs through July 24 and will be exhibited in the Regional Art Galleries. Awards are sponsored by Golden Artist Colors and Blick Art Materials. For more information visit arkellmuseum.org or call 518-673-2314.

Visitor Information: The Museum, Regional Art Galleries, and Library are open Tues - Fri, 10 am-5 pm; Sat & Sun, noon-5 pm. The Regional Art Galleries and Library remain open until 6:00 pm on Wednesdays. The Arkell Museum & Canajoharie Library are located at 2 Erie Boulevard. The building has off street parking and is wheelchair accessible.

Image Credit: Kara Lynn Daviau, Minoa, NY, Redemption, acrylic on canvas

This exhibition features visitor favorites, rarely exhibited pieces, and stellar examples from the permanent collection. The installation inspires creative thinking, and asks viewers to consider the faces, postures, attire, and location of the varied portraits to experience close looking and even self-reflection. Artists featured include Mary Cassatt, John Singer Sargent, Gilbert Stuart, Robert Henri, George Bellows, Frank Duveneck, and many more.

New York State Grange Photographs by Andrew Baugnet

This exhibition examines the history, cultural importance, and legacy of New York State granges. Baugnet's images of grange exteriors and interiors feature strong lines and evocative displays of light and shadow. The large-scale back and white photographs offer a stunning homage to the beauty and simplicity of these buildings.

Baugnet became fascinated by New York State grange buildings decades ago after following signs advertising a chicken dinner. Since then, he has spent much of his career photographing grange buildings across the state. Baugnet specializes in documenting historic architecture and the built environment. His grange photographs are visually compelling and serve as important records of rural communities.

May 7 through September 4, 2022

Created in collaboration with Chesterwood to honor the Lincoln Memorial’s centennial in May 2022, this exhibition will highlight the work of illustrators and artists who have incorporated the Lincoln Memorial into their art as a symbolic element – an instantly-recognizable icon upon which to build meaning. Approximately fifty historical and contemporary artworks by noted illustrators and cartoonists will be featured, as will archival photographs, sculptural elements, artifacts, and ephemera.

2022 Quilt Group Show — Salmon Falls Gallery hosts eight quilt and fiber artists in a group exhibit featuring a wide range of quilting styles and techniques.

On view May 5 – June 27, 2022, reception on Sunday, May 8 from 2-4pm.

May 5 through June 27 Salmon Falls Gallery hosts an exhibition of eight mostly local quilters, many of national and award winning renown. Quilting, the stitching of fabrics together, has evolved from being an exercise of necessity to an art form. Along the way, it has become essential housework, social and community exercise, and hobby. The quintessential ‘women’s work’, quilting is a medium of nearly endless possibilities — both alone and coupled with other methods. This group of quilters were chosen for their wide range of styles and techniques, so that a full range of possibilities can be appreciated and contrasted.

Featured are the works of Timna Tarr, Lee Sproull, Carson Converse, Wen Redmond, Sarah Stroud, Ann Brauer, Carol Anne Grotrian, and Audrey Hyvonen.

There is a reception in the gallery for the artists and the community Sunday, May 8th from 2-4pm. All are welcome.

Salmon Falls Gallery is located at 1 Ashfield Street in Shelburne Falls, MA, 01370. Contact the gallery at 413-625-9833 or at salmonfalls@megaplanet.com. Beginning May 1, the gallery is open every day from 11am to 5pm.

This is a fun event for dogs and humans! 1.5 miles of mud and obstacles for both humans and canines! Prizes for the best in weight class, dog oriented vendors, local rescues and K-9 units for all day fun.

The Mayfest Farmers and Makers Market brings a curated selection of the Hudson Valley’s finest producers - farms, distilleries, breweries, wineries, restaurants, artists, artisans, and more - to the Hudson Valley Rail Trail and west approach to Walkway Over the Hudson State Historic Park on Saturday, May 21 and Sunday, May 22 from 12-5 p.m. Vendors will exhibit their wares for tasting or purchase, allowing participants to support several local agribusinesses in one location.

With more than 150 vendors socially distanced throughout the Hudson Valley Rail Trail and the Walkway’s Ulster Welcome Center Plaza (87 Haviland Road, Highland, NY, 12528), Mayfest features not only farm-fresh products, food from local restaurants, and beer, wine, and spirits samples in a designated tasting area, but also art installations, locally made goods, a special area for children’s activities, and more. All proceeds from Mayfest benefit the Friends of the Walkway and Hudson Valley Rail Trail, who have partnered to present this farmers market.

Tasting tickets are available now for $25 per wristband and include full access to wine, beer, spirits, and cider samples from more than 20 area purveyors. Must be 21 & over to purchase tickets. Walkway members, veterans, active-duty military, and senior citizens (65+) receive discounted admission. General admission to Mayfest (excluding the tasting area) is free. Visit walkway.org/mayfest for tickets and more information.

The Mayfest Farmers and Makers Market brings a curated selection of the Hudson Valley’s finest producers - farms, distilleries, breweries, wineries, restaurants, artists, artisans, and more - to the Hudson Valley Rail Trail and west approach to Walkway Over the Hudson State Historic Park on Saturday, May 21 and Sunday, May 22 from 12-5 p.m. Vendors will exhibit their wares for tasting or purchase, allowing participants to support several local agribusinesses in one location.

With more than 150 vendors socially distanced throughout the Hudson Valley Rail Trail and the Walkway’s Ulster Welcome Center Plaza (87 Haviland Road, Highland, NY, 12528), Mayfest features not only farm-fresh products, food from local restaurants, and beer, wine, and spirits samples in a designated tasting area, but also art installations, locally made goods, a special area for children’s activities, and more. All proceeds from Mayfest benefit the Friends of the Walkway and Hudson Valley Rail Trail, who have partnered to present this farmers market.

Tasting tickets are available now for the sampling area is $25 per wristband and include full access to wine, beer, spirits, and cider samples from more than 20 area purveyors. Must be 21 & over to purchase tickets. Walkway members, veterans, active-duty military, and senior citizens (65+) receive discounted admission. General admission to Mayfest (excluding the tasting area) is free.

Sunday, May 22, 2022
1:10 - 2:00 pm (MAIN STAGE)
with Lost Radio Rounders featuring
(Tom Lindsay : Michael Eck : Evan Conway : Paul Jossman)

Caffe' Lena (anniversary celebration)
(part of Singing in the Streets)
47 Phila Street
Saratoga Springs, New York 12866
(518) 583-0022
www.caffelena.org

Celebrate Caffe' Lena's anniversary with several bands playing at several locations around Phila Street in Saratoga Springs, New York as part of the "Singing in the Streets" event on Sunday, May 22, 2022.

Lost Radio Rounders will be performing on Caffe' Lena's historic main stage

1:00 pm - 2:00 pm on 5/22/22

Thank you for your continued support of this historic venue.