Community Calendar

Interested in starting your own Homegrown National Park? At this upcoming talk with founder and acclaimed author Douglas Tallamy, learn about the grassroots movement and how small changes made by many people can have a measurable impact on local ecosystems.

This talk will focus on strategies for land care specific to Columbia County and ways, big and small, that individuals can get involved. Specific strategies will include planting natives, creating habitats for the species we love, and ensuring forests are resilient to future threats, such as climate change.

Edward Hirsch is a major American poet, advocate for the art of poetry, and president of the Guggenheim Foundation. His new memoir is My Childhood in Pieces: A Stand-Up Comedy, a Skokie Elegy (2025).

His 1999 book, How to Read a Poem: And Fall in Love with Poetry, was a national bestseller.

7:30 p.m. Thursday, September 4, 2025
Page Hall - University at Albany Downtown Campus
135 Western Avenue, Albany NY 12203

Free and open to the public.

Books will be available. A signing will follow the conversation.

In its review of My Childhood in Pieces, Kirkus Reviews said, “Hirsch channels the voices and personalities of his Chicagoland Jewish childhood to create a memoir composed of jokes and short vignettes, one setup-and-punchline after another… sometimes silly, sometimes off-color, often Yiddish-flavored, with a penchant for puns and dad jokes that never quits…. A unique recreation of a great life in a largely vanished world.”

More about this event at https://www.nyswritersinstitute.org/edwardhirsch

Cosponsored by the Jewish Federation of Northeastern New York.

Based upon the motion picture written by Adrienne Shelly, this hit Broadway musical holds a special recipe for finding love in unexpected places.
Jenna, a waitress and expert pie maker, is stuck in a small town and a loveless marriage. Faced with an unexpected pregnancy, Jenna fears she may have to abandon the dream of opening her own pie shop…until a baking contest in a nearby county and the towns handsome new doctor offer her a tempting recipe for happiness.
“Thoroughly charming! A deep dish of feel-good feminist comfort food.” -The Hollywood Reporter

Music and Lyrics by Grammy-winner Sara Bareilles, Directed by Brittany Proia 

THURSDAYS, FRIDAYS and SATURDAYS at 8 PM, SATURDAYS and SUNDAYS at 2 PM

Join Doug Tallamy, acclaimed author and native plant advocate, for a special walk through the to-be-opened Taghkanic Community Forest.

Through the lens of the Homegrown National Park movement, Tallamy will highlight many of the native plant species found on this property and the benefits each species provides to insects, birds, and other wildlife. Participants will leave with a deeper understanding of how native species interact and the role they can play in keeping Columbia County a beautiful place for the plants, animals, and people who call this place home.

This program was made possible thanks to the generous support of Arthur’s Point Farm and New Leaf Eco Landscapes.

What to expect: The walk will be approximately 1.5 miles over a gravel path through a rolling landscape of forests and open grassland. Following registration, participants will receive the address and directions to the Taghkanic property.

Packing list: Water, weather-appropriate clothing and footwear, and a way to take notes (i.e. notebook, smartphone).

What not to bring: Please, no dogs.

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.

Tugboat Roundup returns to Waterford, NY on Sept 6th -7th (Friday 4:00-8:00pm, Saturday 10:00-9:00, Sunday 10:00-2:00). A maritime festival celebrating the working waterways of New York State. Featuring music, kid friendly activities, food, vendors, tugboat parade (Friday) and fireworks (Saturday).

Farmer's Market. Every Friday starting May 23, 2025 from 11-3 at St. Ann's Church in Lenox.

Every First Friday of the month, organist David Baranowski gives organ recitals at noon for approximately 1/2 hour. Free to the public.

“I’m in the Studio Tonight Because of You” is Delgado’s attempt to take the viewer through her process by breaking down the lines and marks that land on the paper or canvas from beginning to end.

The first mark tends to be towards the right, middle side of the page. Woody sticks, graphite crayons, pigment sticks, stiff brushes and palette knives are her tools of choice.

The woody stick can make really thin lines that ignite each painting’s energy. When water is added it will wash the color out and make light marks that can be seen in small areas under the piles of oil paint. It’s been said that Melanie is a ‘painter’s painter’. When you stand in front of her work, especially the larger oil paintings on canvas you can feel the battle. She is committed to her practice and has a deep love for her students and their work as well.

This show is dedicated to you.

Opening Reception: Sat, Aug 9, 4-6pm
Gallery Hours: Thurs/Sun - 12-5pm, Fri/Sat - 12-6pm