Community Calendar

St. Gregory’s Woodstock to Host Award-Winning Juilliard Pianist in Concert Oct. 19

WOODSTOCK—Classical pianist Nicholas Fanara will be in concert on Sunday, Oct. 19 at 3 pm as part of the Juilliard School’s partnership with St. Gregory’s Episcopal Church in Woodstock.

Fanara, who is pursuing a Master of Music degree from Juilliard, has performed at Alice Tully Hall, Rose Studio at Lincoln Center, and the Scandinavia House. He has toured throughout Spain with the New York Youth Symphony as part of their chamber program. Fanara is an alumnus of The Mannes School of Music and in 2019 was named winner of the LaGuardia High School Concerto competition.

The St. Gregory’s concert will feature works by Beethoven and Liszt. This event is open to the public with donations appreciated. St. Gregory’s is located at 2578 Route 212 in Woodstock.

Sunday, October 19 at 3 PM, Friends of Music of Stamford, NY presents the Balourdet Quartet, performing with pianist Asiya Korepanova. These world-class, award-winning musicians are known for taking creative risks on stage, producing both emotionally intense and intimate moments. Featuring Angela Bae (violin), Justin DeFilippis (violin), Benjamin Zannoni (viola), and Russell Houston (cello), the Quartet will play works by Brahms and Sohn, followed by Shostakovich's Piano Quintet in G minor (Opus 57) with pianistic powerhouse Asiya Korepanova.

In 2021, the Quartet won the Grand Prize at New York’s Concert Artists Guild Competition and has also earned prizes in Canada’s Banff International String Quartet Competition and the International Premio Paolo Borciani Competition in Italy, as well as the Gold Medal at the Fischoff National Chamber Music Competition, and Gold Medal and Audience Prize at the Yellow Springs Competition. Asiya Korepanova’s early career garnered accolades in Russia and Europe, then took off after winning the Gold Medal at the Nena Wideman International Piano Competition in 2012. In the years since, she has been featured on CNN, NPR stations, WFMT, and WETA, and performed at the Stern Auditorium at Carnegie Hall, the Phillips Collection, the Newport Classical Festival, Miami International Piano Festival, San Francisco International Piano Festival, and many other notable series, symphony orchestras, and festivals throughout the country.

This event is generously hosted by the First Presbyterian Church at 96 Main Street, Stamford, NY. Admission is by donation at the door; the suggested donation is $15 per person, $10 for seniors & students. There is no charge for those under age 13. Cash or check only; no reservations or advance sales. Visit https://friendsmusic.org/ for more information about this concert and the rest of the Friends of Music 2025 season.

Crescendo's award-winning Andean Instrumentalists Carlos Boltes, charango and viola, and Gonzalo Cortés, quena, zampoña, and flute, are joined by Artistic Director Christine Gevert, virginal and percussion, in a unique chamber music concert of Latin American Music. Explore South America’s music through a blend of indigenous, European, and African musical elements. The ensemble presents transcriptions and arrangements of early compositions and folk themes, alongside contemporary fusion pieces by composers and artists such as Manuel de Zumaya, Antonio Sarrier, Illapu, Los Kjarkas, and others. More information at: crescendomusic.org

250 years ago, eight Shakers fled England, bound for New York in hopes of finding religious freedom. Named for their trembling “religious ecstasies,” the Shakers received gifts of revelation; communications from the spirit world. Led by a woman whom they called, “Mother Ann”, they were subject to bloody persecution. Shakers were beaten, imprisoned, abducted, and chased out of town on both sides of the Atlantic. Undeterred, they persevered to build their vision of Heaven-on-Earth right here, in Albany. We invite you to join us as we pull back the veil separating this world from the next at America’s First Shaker Settlement.

Tours are on Oct. 15, 16, 17, 24, & 25 at 5:30pm.

*This ghost tour touches on sensitive topics including sickness, mental illness, suicide, physical abuse, religious persecution, and death, both of children and of adults. If these topics hit too close to home, we hope that you will take good care and join us for a regular tour another time

Humanist A.W. Bartczak will compare and contrast the actions of President Donald Trump, General Secretary Xi Jinping of China, Supreme Leader Kim Jong Un of North Korea, Prime Minister Viktor Orban of Hungary and President Vladimir Putin of Russia. The hybrid meeting will take place on Sunday, October 19, 2025 at 6pm in the New Paltz Community Center on 3 Veterans Way in New Paltz. This meeting is free and open to the public. All are welcome. Any changes in date (weather problem) or time will be on MeetUp. For more information, email auer1@att.net .

"Hackard Law is excited to support the KCRA 3 Kids Can! Food Drive, which has been assisting our local families since 1987. Running from October 4th to November 7th, this event will provide food aid across Northern California. We are proud to be involved and encourage others in the community to join us! Schools can participate by signing up as donation locations, and we welcome individuals to join our effort by contributing non-perishable food items. Together, we can make a difference!

Visit our event page for more details!
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Skidmore Encore announces registration for its Fall 2025 lecture series delivered by the remarkable Skidmore College faculty for adult learners age 55+ from around the local region. Encore attracts intellectually curious people who are eager to learn. Join us! The 2025 program runs for seven weeks on Tuesdays from September 30 through November 11 in the gorgeous Arthur Zankel Music Center Skidmore College campus. Online registration opens Tuesday, September 2, 2025 at 9:00 AM.

For more information: www.skidmore.edu/encore

Our traditional Holiday Fair promotes the holiday spirit with regional artisans featuring handmade pottery, jewelry, fiber, artisan foods and much more!

All inside our historic 1848 Meeting House.

Choose unique gifts for your loved ones while helping support local businesses this holiday season.

October 8th through December 14th

Tuesdays through Sundays from 10 am to 4 pm
Closed Mondays

Admission is free, donations welcome!

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.

“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.