Community Calendar

Matt Axton and his band Badmoon will close out the Guthrie Center’s 2025 Troubadour Concert Series on Friday, September 19 at 8pm showcasing Axton’s mountain soul, country rock-n-roll while paying homage to the Axton musical legacy and decades of Axton-Guthrie family and friendship.

The matriarch of the Axton family, Mae Boren Axton, who co-authored “Heartbreak Hotel” (Elvis Presley) is music legend while her son Hoyt Axton penned many hits for notable stars like “Joy to the World (Jeremiah was a bullfrog)” for Three Dog Night and “The No No Song” for Ringo Starr and his own “Boney Fingers.” Like his grandmother and father, Matt Axton’s music spans genres from folk, rock and country to roots, funk and blues while his signature finger picking guitar style and a silky, rich baritone voice are all his own.

“Family” runs deep with the Axtons and the Guthries. Hoyt Axton and Arlo Guthrie are not only blood cousins, Hoyt called Guthrie his “soul brother.” It all started, however, with the late Jackie Guthrie who was best friends with Hoyt while living in Hollywood where Hoyt played the Troubadour club.

This will be Axton’s second appearance at The Guthrie Center, the first in 2013 when Axton was accompanied by his sister, April Axton, and his mother Donna Axton, who was Hoyt Axton’s former piano player. The Berkshires will get a memorable show on September 19. In true troubadour style, Axton will share stories alongside his own original music and music from his family that tells their story and the role it played in Axton’s life. Look out for a potential appearance from Donna, the piano virtuoso, all the way from California.

Matt Axton and Badmoon’s Guthrie Center show is part of the “Beast Goes East Tour” launching September 3rd where he will introduce the Eastern Seaboard to his unique modern spin on Americana that touches on universal experiences.

Join us for a trail run and walk to raise funds for the Preserve and the Rensselaerville Library! The Ramble starts and ends at the Huyck Preserve's Eldridge Research Center and will take you through the Huyck Preserve's beautiful forests for distances of 2 miles, 5 miles, or 8 miles.

Join us each Saturday morning at High Rock Park from 9 AM to 1 PM!

Enjoy live music, restock your kitchen with fresh and local goods, or grab breakfast and lunch from our ready-to-eat vendors! Let’s make Saturdays local and lively - see you at the market!

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.

Come make a beautiful work of art in this workshop with Kim O'Rourke of Earthly Elements Glassworks. This Mosaic Tray is the perfect centerpiece for your home or garden! In this class you will design a 8” x 12” mosaic piece using precut glass pieces, glass gems, and grout.

This class is for all skill levels. All materials will be provided. Please bring gloves.

“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.

6 Saturdays,

September 13, 20, 27, Oct 4, 11, 18, 2025

10 am - 11am

Grades 3-5

Limit 10 students

In this fun and creative class, students will dive into painting, drawing, and printmaking. They'll learn how to build exciting compositions, experiment with layers and textures, and express their ideas through art. Whether they're capturing the world around them or inventing new ones, students will grow their skills and confidence as young artists—all while having a great time making art with their peers!

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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"

For75% 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 Mountain Top Historical Society of Greene County presents the 13th Annual Postcard Show with John Duda, Saturday, September 20, 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM at the MTHS’s Ulster & Delaware Train Station, 5132 Route 23A, Haines Falls, NY.

Peruse through hundreds of postcards produced over many many decades! The MTHS will also be selling ephemera from its attic in a special sale. Vendors contact John Duda at johnalmathduda@gmail.com.

Kadri Pärnamets: Muraka is a new exhibition by one of Project Art’s resident artists. The exhibition features porcelain sculptures reflecting on the universal element of water and natural forms opening during Riverfest and Project Art’s Open House on Saturday, September 20th. The public is invited to a short talk with Kadri and gallery director, Leslie Ferrin followed by a reception at 4:30 pm. The exhibit is on view through November 15, 2025.

The exhibition builds on two bodies of work: Kadri Pärnamets: Choreography of Water, her 2022 solo show at Ferrin Contemporary in North Adams, Massachusetts, as well as her design for her first site responsive public art commission Fire Sculpture at Claytopia at Guldagergaard in Skælskør, Denmark. The works in Muraka continue themes of abstract biomorphic forms inspired by water, air, and the changing environment of the river ecosystem. Pärnamets uses water as a metaphor; her multicolored surfaces and organic forms visually reference water’s vast, expansive body that connects land and sky and its forces that impact both protect and threaten the land, earth’s inhabitants and possibly humanity itself.

Kadri Pärnamets: Muraka opens during RiverFest on September 20th, organized by Cummington Cultural District. The family-friendly, participatory day long programs celebrate the wild and scenic Westfield River that runs through the heart of Cummington, MA. Throughout the festival, artists, humanists, and scientists share their practices and knowledge as a frame for hands-on, experiential, and sensory experiences for participants across a variety of means of engagement, including workshops, walks, guided movement, performances, and public artworks. As part of this, Kadri and her husband, sculptor Sergei Isupov, will host a day-long RAKU firing. Participants may bring up to four bisqued ceramic pieces to glaze and fire during their chosen firing slot. Visit Project Art’s event page to learn more and register.

An event for the entire family! On Saturday, September 20, 2025, Crailo State Historic Site and the Friends of Fort Crailo will present Harvest Faire, a 17th / 18th century inspired agricultural faire highlighting many aspects of traditional fall festivals held in Rensselaerswyck and throughout the Hudson River Valley.
From 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., visitors are invited to enjoy 17th and 18th century musical performances, Native American presentations, along with a variety of demonstrations including medical remedies, hand-forging and brewing, vendors, and games & activities. In addition, the museum will be open free of charge for self-guided tours and an opportunity to visit the Crailo Gift Shop. Piece of Heaven food truck will be available all day.