Community Calendar

Check out our windows where Joanne Pagano Weber "Portraits of Saugerties” will be on display for the month of April for Poetry Month. Joanne started this project a few years ago and wanted to let each portrait spring from her desire to communicate through the heart of each person, so they tell their stories visually.

Will Nixon is a local poet who wrote “If Not in Heaven, Then in Saugerties” which came out in late 2024. Will’s poetry book has acrostic poems, when the first letter of each new line spells out the word, in this case the businesses in Saugerties. On the cover of Will’s poetry book you will find Joanne’s portraits because they wanted to celebrate the people and places of Saugerties.

You will be able to purchase “If Not in Heaven, Then in Saugerties” by Will Nixon in the front of Newberry Artisan Market and when you check out the windows to see if you know the locals that Joanne painted!

Enjoy midway fun for the whole family with exciting rides and games for all ages and deep-fried treats, sweets and other tasty carnival eats.

Admission and parking are free.

Unlimited ride wristbands (for riders 36" & taller) are $37 on site ($35 cash price) while supplies last or online before 5 pm April 24 for $29 each, 2/$55 or 4/$99.

Visit the website for advance savings on ride tickets, discount coupons for rides and food, and event updates.

Midway hours: 5-10 pm Monday - Thursday, 5-11 pm Friday, noon-11 pm Saturday, noon-10 pm Sunday. Guests under 18 must be accompanied by an adult age 21+.

More information: 866-666-3247 or DreamlandAmusements.com
https://dreamlandamusements.com/upcoming-events-amusement-carnival/jefferson-valley-mall-carnival/

For performing artists and anyone that wants to meet fellow creatives - come to the first Minute Mixer! We are inviting attendees that would like to introduce themselves through performance to bring 1 minute of material for the stage. We'll have a timer and you can use your minute in any way you'd like. Put your name on the sign up sheet when you arrive for stage time. Tue, Apr 29, 6-7:30pm Suggested donation: $10 RSVP: https://bit.ly/4iKMe02 Bridge Street Theatre 44 W Bridge St, Catskill, NY 12414

SPEAKERS & TOPICS:
•Rita Flanagan of PACE University Law speaking on the recently filed petition against DEC for approving the landfill
•Bob Welton of REC on how the permit was approved, what is still missing from it, and what comes next for Rensselaer
•Tracy Frisch of the Clean Air Action Network of Glens Falls on the Impacts of landfill PFAs on air and water quality
•Rebecca Martin project manager for the groundbreaking report on landfill leachate and the legal loophole Dunn (and others) use to pollute the Hudson River -- plus the action needed to stop them!

MORE:
This meeting is free and open to everyone. Free t-shirts, bumper stickers, and lawn signs will be available

HOSTED BY:
REC (Rensselaer Environmental Coalition)
Contact RensEnviroCoalition@gmail.com for more information

In "Ultimate Citizens," Jamshid is an Iranian who came to study in 1970’s America, and due to the Revolution, never went “home.” As a guidance counselor in Seattle Public Schools, Jamshid’s best work takes place on the playing field with “his kids,” the children of refugees and immigrants. Their parents are in the grips of their own struggles to make a living and a home in a strange land. Mr. Jamshid is the charismatic, fiery, funny human with a Frisbee in hand, who shows that love wins on the field, off the field, at home with family, or boldly forging a new community, in a new country - one kid, chicken, ultra-endurance race, and friend at a time.

7 p.m. Tuesday, April 29, 2025
Page Hall, UAlbany Downtown Campus
135 Western Avenue, Albany NY 12203
Free parking. Free and open to the public.
(United States, 2024, 52 minutes, color)
Post-film Q&A will feature director Francine Strickwerda (additional speakers to be determined)
Watch the trailer: https://www.nyswritersinstitute.org/film-screening-ultimate-citizens

As a school counselor for nearly 40 years, Jamshid Khajavi uses the outdoors, play, and the sport of Ultimate Frisbee to help children find healing and belonging. Born in Tehran, Iran, Jamshid immigrated to the U.S. in 1977 where he received an MBA. After six long months working in an accounting firm, Khajavi quit to pursue a doctorate in education - eventually leading him to become a school counselor working with deaf children in San Diego.

Khajavi moved to Seattle Public Schools in 1994 where he is known for his outstanding work with immigrants and refugees. An ultra-endurance athlete who’s run 57 official 100-mile races, he swam the Catalina Channel, Strait of Gibraltar, and around New York’s Manhattan Island -- all numerous times, and he’s a three-time grand slam winner of ultra-running. Now retired from counseling, Khajavi cultivates community at festival screenings of "Ultimate Citizens," the award-winning documentary about his life, and while endurance racing and playing pickle ball every day.

Organized and sponsored by Albany Ultimate Disc Association, RISSE (Refugee & Immigrant Support Services of Emmaus, Inc.), and the NYS Writers Institute.

Co-sponsored by UAlbany’s Rockefeller College of Public Affairs & Policy, Department of Political Science, Department of Public Administration and Policy, Center for Women in Government & Civil Society, School of Social Welfare, College of Integrated Health Sciences, Center for International Education & Global Strategy, and The Institute on Immigrant Integration Research and Policy.

The Norman Rockwell Museum is honored to present a rare series of early twentieth century lighting advertisements by Norman Rockwell and fellow Golden Age illustrators Maxfield Parrish, N.C. Wyeth, Dean Cornwell, Stanley Arthurs, Worth Brehm, and Charles Chambers created for Edison Mazda Lamps, a division of the General Electric Company. These luminous, richly painted works were widely circulated in published advertisements through the 1920s and are on loan to the Museum for the first time through the generosity of GE Aerospace.

Norman Rockwell: Illustrating Humor highlights selections from Rockwell’s most amusing artworks drawn from the Museum’s permanent collection.

Norman Rockwell: Illustrating Humor runs concurrently with What, Me Worry? The Art and Humor of MAD Magazine, this summer’s landmark exhibition of original art from one of America’s oldest humor publications. These thematically linked exhibitions juxtapose and illuminate two strikingly different veins of American humor, from the gently comical to the outrageously satirical. The underlying unity, however, is apparent in the brilliance of the illustrations and the successful intent to prompt viewers’ laughter and, perhaps, invite rueful self-recognition.

“Once a Tree: Continuity, Creativity, and Connection” explores the deep-rooted significance of trees in Haudenosaunee culture, tradition, and creative expression. Featuring the work of 42 artists and more than 100 objects—including decorative and utilitarian baskets, cradleboards, snowshoes, ladles, lacrosse sticks, toys, instruments, carvings, and sleds—this exhibition highlights the important relationship between nature and artistry. Selected from the Museum’s permanent collection, the exhibition was created with guidance from curatorial consultants Terry Chrisjohn III (Oneida), Preston Jacobs (Mohawk), and Sheila Ransom (Mohawk).

"Separated but Unbroken: The Haudenosaunee Boarding School Experience" explores the lasting impact of the Thomas Indian School, once located on the Cattaraugus Reservation south of Buffalo, NY, and The Mohawk Institute near Branford, Ontario. These institutions, which enrolled a significant number of Haudenosaunee students, were part of a larger system that sought to erase Indigenous identities while deeply shaping the lives of those who endured them. Co-curated by Erin Keaton (Mohawk), the exhibition sheds light on Haudenosaunee resilience.

Check out our windows where Joanne Pagano Weber "Portraits of Saugerties” will be on display for the month of April for Poetry Month. Joanne started this project a few years ago and wanted to let each portrait spring from her desire to communicate through the heart of each person, so they tell their stories visually.

Will Nixon is a local poet who wrote “If Not in Heaven, Then in Saugerties” which came out in late 2024. Will’s poetry book has acrostic poems, when the first letter of each new line spells out the word, in this case the businesses in Saugerties. On the cover of Will’s poetry book you will find Joanne’s portraits because they wanted to celebrate the people and places of Saugerties.

You will be able to purchase “If Not in Heaven, Then in Saugerties” by Will Nixon in the front of Newberry Artisan Market and when you check out the windows to see if you know the locals that Joanne painted!

On Wednesday, April 30 4pm-6pm, the Lenox Chamber of Commerce hosts its 3rd Lenox Job Fair at Lenox Town Hall, with participants from across Berkshire County representing hospitality, retail, and cultural organizations offering seasonal and year-round part-time, full-time, and internship opportunities.

Current Lenox Chamber Members are all invited to present at the Job Fair. This year’s participants will include Shakespeare & Co, Trustco Bank, Adams Community Bank, The Gifted Child, BerkshireJobs.com, Canyon Ranch, Bianco’s Limousine, Doctor Sax House, Apple Tree Inn, Design Menagerie, Sohn Fine Art, Tanglewood and more.

The Job Fair is free to attend, no registration or appointments are required, and all potential applicants are encouraged to attend. It is recommended that job seekers bring several copies of their resume with them.

Presenters will be meeting with walk-up potential applicants from 4pm to 6pm at Lenox Town Hall, located at 6 Walker St, Lenox, MA 01240. For more information, visit https://lenox.org/lenoxjobfair/.