Community Calendar

The inaugural Hotchkiss International Piano Competition will take place May 15 to 17, 2026 at The Hotchkiss School in Lakeville, Connecticut. Showcasing talented pianists ages 10 to 18 from around the world, the competition features live performances in Katherine M. Elfers Hall in the Esther Eastman Music Center, adjudicated by an international jury. With three age divisions, the event will award $25,000 dollars in prizes and offer concert opportunities to outstanding participants.

The 2026 Capital Region Brain Tumor Walk for a Cure will come together on May 17, 2026 for a 5K and 1 mile walk to raise awareness and funds to support the needs of patients with brain tumors and their families, critial research initives, and the mission of the National Brain Tumor Society.

This event is the continuation of the Team Billy Ride and Walk for Research event hundreds have come to know and love in the Saratoga Springs community. This is a family-friendly event for all ages! Join us for a morning of celebration, remembrance and hope. Your community is here. Let’s discover a cure, together.

4 Sundays
May 3, 10, 17, 24 (Make up Day: May 31st)
2:00 - 5:00 pm

Ages 16 and up

Create one-off pieces working on paper with layered monoprints. In this 4 week workshop we will build a vocabulary of printing techniques to create unique and complex prints. Each week a new technique will be introduced. In subsequent weeks we will combine a newly introduced technique with the one taught previously, to create a series of complex print/collages. We’ll explore monoprinting, stenciling, drypoint, collagraph, chine collé to create texture, marks and brushstrokes.

All levels of experience are welcome, from a novice, interested in exploring a new medium, to an experienced printmaker looking for an inspiration.

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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, or payment plan options, please contact chris@mkad.art

This unique and entertaining music and multimedia event chronicles the extraordinary career of Simon & Garfunkel. The music speaks for itself, performed by Aztec Two-Step 2.0 (anchored by Rex Fowler, co-founder of the renowned folk-rock duo Aztec Two-Step, and his wife, Dodie Pettit, an original cast member of Broadway’s The Phantom of The Opera). The show’s storyline was originally created by Pete Fornatale, the late great pioneer of progressive FM radio and author of Simon & Garfunkel’s Bookends biography. Now telling the stories, emceeing and directing the engaging and amusing multimedia show is Fornatale’s dear friend and protégé, Tony Traguardo, WCWP-FM radio host, noted rock music historian, podcaster and founding board member of the Long Island Music Hall of Fame. Nostalgia and laughter abound, and a sing along is always in the mix!

Champlain Valley Voices proudly presents a landmark musical event:

Mass for a New Millennium
by Dr. Richard Nance

Join us on Sunday, May 17 at 3:00 PM at Plattsburgh HS for a powerful and moving performance of this contemporary choral masterpiece—presented for the first time ever in New York State.

This special premiere will be made even more memorable by the presence of the composer himself, Dr. Richard Nance, who will travel from Seattle to attend the performance.

Don’t miss this rare opportunity to experience a significant new work in the choral repertoire, brought to life by the voices of your community.

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

Upstairs at Avalon.

Pay what you wish

OPA! 🇬🇷The 54th Annual St Sophia Greek Festival is almost here!
Join in the fun Friday, May 15 through Sunday, May 17 at St. Sophia Greek Orthodox Church in Albany.
What to expect:
🎶 Live Greek music and dancing
🍽️ Authentic Greek food and pastries
🛍️ Shopping, church tours, and more
🚐 Free parking and shuttle from Manning Blvd
Admission is just $5, and kids under 12 get in free.
➡️Pro tip: Buy pre-sale tickets on Eventbrite now and save $1 per ticket: https://bit.ly/4sWmnYo
Rain or shine, this beloved Albany tradition is on. See you there! 💙🤍

Direct from its NYC residency at the famed Laurie Beechman Theatre, the “brilliant and blistering” Cindy of Arc makes its Catskills debut at the Bridge Street Theatre on Saturday, May 16 at 7:00 p.m. and Sunday, May 17 at 2:00 p.m.

Finalist for the 2023 Richard Rodgers Award for Musical Theater, the VERY timely celebrated comedy rock extravaganza by playwright and performer Cynthia Kaplan is about the problem men have with lying and where that's gotten the rest of us. Particularly women. Cindy of Arc is directed by Emmy-Winning writer and Tony-nominated producer Dani Davis, who directs a cast of four, including Cynthia Kaplan with Dan Barman, Zachary Larson, and Rob Taube.

What is a scold’s bridle? What is the song Delta Dawn really about? Why are there no Jews in Whoville? In this brand new work of comedy and music, your guide, Cindy of Arc, will answer these and other pressing questions, taking you through an abridged history of the lies men tell in such popular areas as religion, politics, sex, and, of course, songwriting. Think American Utopia but with Nazis, expletives, cannibals, dogs, no David Byrne, and no Utopia. And no choreographer. And no money. And it’s a comedy. And we wear shoes. But otherwise, very similar.

Time Out New York says “You'll laugh until you can't breathe,” and CBS News Commentator Nancy Giles calls Cynthia Kaplan “the funniest, funkiest white girl I've seen.” Cindy of Arc has also been called “A laugh-out-loud event” (Maryland Theatre Guide), "Brilliant and blistering” (NWTheatre.org), “Outrageously hilarious” (DelcoCultureVultures.com), “epically funny, and hyper-intelligent” (Folk Music Notebook Radio), “Hilarious...The show gave me early 90’s riot girl political anarcho-punk folk meets Violent Femmes-style pop-rock” (Baltimore Fishbowl).

“…the leading singer/songwriter of the New Folk movement.” – *Rolling Stone*

Experience an evening with John Gorka, whose rich voice and masterful storytelling have defined contemporary folk music for decades. With 11 acclaimed albums and a career spanning stages across the U.S. and Europe, Gorka delivers timeless songs with warmth, depth, and quiet power.

The inaugural Hotchkiss International Piano Competition will take place May 15 to 17, 2026 at The Hotchkiss School in Lakeville, Connecticut. Showcasing talented pianists ages 10 to 18 from around the world, the competition features live performances in Katherine M. Elfers Hall in the Esther Eastman Music Center, adjudicated by an international jury. With three age divisions, the event will award $25,000 dollars in prizes and offer concert opportunities to outstanding participants.