Community Calendar

Step back into the vibrant world of the 1920s and 1930s with Jazz Age Illustration, a major exhibition exploring the art of popular illustration during this transformative era. Featuring over 100 works by renowned artists such as Aaron Douglas, John Held Jr., and Frank E. Schoonover, the exhibition delves into the cultural impact of illustration during a time of dramatic social change.

Organized by the Delaware Art Museum, Jazz Age Illustration is the first major exhibition to survey the art of popular illustration in the United States between 1919 and 1942—a vibrant and transformative era of innovation, evolving styles, social change, and expanding popular media.

This heartwarming collection of holiday themed works by Norman Rockwell—from Thanksgiving and Christmas to New Year’s—are showcased in this lively installation of enduring seasonal favorites. Renowned for his ability to capture the spirit of American life, Rockwell’s paintings reflect the joy and nostalgia of the season as inspired by classic tales, holiday festivities and greetings, and the artist’s unique brand of gentle humor. His masterful artistry and keen observations of human nature are also revealed in this important collection of original artworks—aspirational images that continue to inspire.
For more information, please visit https://www.nrm.org/2024/09/134735/

6 Sundays
January 4, 11, 18, 25, February 1,8 (Snow day Feb 15)
12:00 - 2:30 pm

Ages 16+

This class is intended for students who have already taken an introductory etching course and are interested in taking their work to the next level with advanced techniques both traditional and experimental. This class will include hardground and aquatint while learning about working back into your plate to develop tonal depth through the expertise of printmaker Ezra Heller. Other methods such as chine collé and intaglio tusche washes will be decided upon through discussion in class.

All materials included.

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Please register at least a week in advance to guarantee your spot. Scholarship availability closes 2 weeks prior to the start of class.

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We believe in access to art education for all. It takes the whole community to generate the equity our pay-what-you-can tuition generates. Behind the scenes, we work to bridge the financial gap between what our students can pay and what we need to sustain our programs. Please consider carefully before you use our discount codes.

Scholarship Codes:
For 25% discount use code "25OFF"
For 50% discount use code "50OFF"
For 75% discount use code "75OFF"

This economic justice map from The Sliding Scale: A Tool of Economic Justice by Alexis J. Cunningfolk is useful to assess where you may fall on the financial spectrum of pay what you can.

To request 100% off tuition, please contact chris@mkad.art

6 Sundays
January 4, 11, 18, 25, February 1,8 (Snow day Feb 15)
12:00 - 2:30 pm

Ages 16+

This class is intended for students who have already taken an introductory etching course and are interested in taking their work to the next level with advanced techniques both traditional and experimental. This class will include hardground and aquatint while learning about working back into your plate to develop tonal depth through the expertise of printmaker Ezra Heller. Other methods such as chine collé and intaglio tusche washes will be decided upon through discussion in class.

All materials included.

Parking: Please park on either Iwo Jima Lane or Cedar Street. Parking that is located in front of the Neighborhood Print Studio are for residents living in the Pajama Factory.

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Please register at least a week in advance to guarantee your spot. Scholarship availability closes 2 weeks prior to the start of class.

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We believe in access to art education for all. It takes the whole community to generate the equity our pay-what-you-can tuition generates. Behind the scenes, we work to bridge the financial gap between what our students can pay and what we need to sustain our programs. Please consider carefully before you use our discount codes.

Scholarship Codes:
For 25% discount use code "25OFF"
For 50% discount use code "50OFF"
For 75% discount use code "75OFF"

This economic justice map from The Sliding Scale: A Tool of Economic Justice by Alexis J. Cunningfolk is useful to assess where you may fall on the financial spectrum of pay what you can.

To request 100% off tuition, please contact chris@mkad.art

The Lee Cultural Council will present Sundays in the Park July 6 - August 10 in the park in front of the First Congregational Church in downtown Lee. Each week, there will be one to two musical performances taking place from 12:30 to 2:30P and will be held sprinkle or shine. The audience is encouraged to bring their own chairs and to bring a picnic or order takeout from any of Lee’s fine restaurants. If final concert cancelled, rain date will be Sunday, August 17.

Rudolph Valentino plays Paris educated Sheik Ahmed who desperately desires feisty British socialite Diana. The only solution (for him) is to abduct her and carry her off to his luxurious desert tent-palace. The free-spirited Diana recoils from his passionate embraces and yearns to be released. Only after being kidnapped by desert bandits (which was her own fault) does Diana realize how much she has grown to love Ahmed. Will he come to her rescue? Will he get there in time?
Plus, Film Short "His Wooden Wedding" with Charley Chase.
Silent Films with Live Accompaniment by Marta Waterman.

Making their debut, this ensemble features some of the leading string players in Europe and has toured throughout the UK and Belgium. Last summer, the quartet performed two concerts at the prestigious Lammermuir Festival in Scotland with one of their champions, Jeremy Denk.

Webern: Fünf sätze
Debussy: Quartet, Op. 10
Leinonen: Soisin
Brahms: C-minor Quartet, Op. 51, No. 1

Winners of the 2025 Naumburg Competition and finishing their Yale Residency this spring, the Terras have impressed our Tannery audience the last two seasons. We’re thrilled to bring them to Memorial Chapel for their Schenectady debut.

Haydn: D-major Quartet, Op. 71, No. 2
Borodin: Second Quartet
Brahms: C-minor Quartet, Op. 51, No. 1

Improvising Quartet with Keith Pray-Saxophones/John Esposito-piano/Otto Gardner-bass/Bobby Previte-drums

Upstairs at Avalon.

Pay what you wish

Step back into the vibrant world of the 1920s and 1930s with Jazz Age Illustration, a major exhibition exploring the art of popular illustration during this transformative era. Featuring over 100 works by renowned artists such as Aaron Douglas, John Held Jr., and Frank E. Schoonover, the exhibition delves into the cultural impact of illustration during a time of dramatic social change.

Organized by the Delaware Art Museum, Jazz Age Illustration is the first major exhibition to survey the art of popular illustration in the United States between 1919 and 1942—a vibrant and transformative era of innovation, evolving styles, social change, and expanding popular media.