Community Calendar

Join us on July 11 at 2 pm in the Great Hall of the Arkell Museum and Canajoharie Library for a program with naturalist George Steele. We will learn to identify species based on the tracks they make and decorate a bandana with different animal tracks.

This is a free program; all supplies are included. For older kids and tweens.
Registration requested.

For questions call 518-673-2314 ext. 106 or email info@arkellmuseum.org

$25 a drop-in, $80 ($20 a class) for a 4 session punch card, Venmo, CC, check or cash.

Figure Drawing Long pose Open Studio Sessions for experienced adult artists with a live model in a supportive atmosphere. No instructor. Bring your own art supplies/drawing boards. There are a few easels and we also have tables and chairs. Poses for three 1 hour or one 3 hour. Limited to 15 people per session.

For more information, call or email us!

For updates on scheduling and closures, check out our website or social media.

Join the Woodstock Film Festival for a special screening of BAM BAM: THE SISTER NANCY STORY, a powerful documentary about the trailblazing Jamaican dancehall icon, followed by a Q&A with director Alison Duke. Then, turn up the energy with a reggae-inspired DJ dance party featuring Shaman Vybez—celebrating Sister Nancy’s legacy through music and movement!

Award-winning filmmaker Alison Duke blends electric tour footage, powerful interviews (with Janelle Monáe, Young Guru, Pete Rock), and rare archival clips to celebrate Sister Nancy’s groundbreaking impact on reggae, hip hop, and global music culture. Empowering, unforgettable, and full of rhythm.

For decades, the iconic track “Bam Bam” has been a sampled darling within the music industry, creating many new stars along the way. But what do we know of its legendary creator? From Kingston to the world, witness the transcendent stylings and legacy of Sister Nancy.

This milestone Summer Season will support new theater in development created by 220 artists, through 12 public performances, including one immersive dance-concert production, 10 residencies, eight television pilots and screenplays, two panel discussions, and more at Marist University: July 11 to August 3.

Audiences will experience stories in their earliest stages before they go to Broadway, major resident and international theaters, movies theaters or TV.

This group of artists has been recognized by every major award, including the Pulitzer Prize, Tony, Obie, Oscar, Emmy, etc.

-------Piano Man Meets Rocket Man----
Introducing The Billy Joel /Heres Elton 6 piece Tribute Show!-Piano Man Meets Rocket Man!
an exciting and engaging live musical tour thru two piano legends' greatest hits and more!
River of Dreams Billy Joel tribute combines with Russ Davis from the Heres Elton show
The show has been getting rave reviews for making the audience the 7th member of the band!

The New York City Ballet returns for its 59th season at Saratoga Performing Arts Center, July 9-12, with iconic classics and an exciting new work. Experience the full-length story ballet Coppélia, which held its world premiere at SPAC in 1974; Jerome Robbins’ The Four Seasons, an audience favorite set to Verdi’s vibrant melodies; George Balanchine’s masterpiece Stravinsky Violin Concerto; and Justin Peck’s newest work for NYCB, Mystic Familiar.

Coppélia
Wednesday • Jul 09, 2025 • 7:30pm
Thursday • Jul 10, 2025 • 7:30pm
Friday • Jul 11, 2025 • 7:30pm
Saturday • Jul 12, 2025 • 2:00pm

Robbins, Balanchine & Peck
Friday • Jul 11, 2025 • 2:00pm
Saturday • Jul 12, 2025 • 7:30pm

Learn more and buy tickets at spac.org

New York City Ballet returns for its 59th season at Saratoga Performing Arts Center, July 9-12, with iconic classics and an exciting new work. Experience the full-length story ballet Coppélia, which held its world premiere at SPAC in 1974; Jerome Robbins’ spirited In G Major; George Balanchine’s masterpiece Stravinsky Violin Concerto; and Justin Peck’s newest work for NYCB, Mystic Familiar.

A troubadour of truth, Nashville-based Crys Matthews is among the brightest stars of the new generation of social justice music-makers. An award-winning, prolific lyricist and composer, Matthews blends country, Americana, folk, blues, and bluegrass into a bold, complex performance steeped in traditional melodies punctuated by honest, original lyrics. On a mission to "amplify the voices of the unheard, to shed light on the unseen, and to be a steadfast reminder that hope and love are the truest pathways to equity and justice," Crys is made for these times.

A daughter of the South by way of Nashville now and North Carolina forever, and the self-proclaimed poster child of intersectionality, Crys embraces the concept of tradition with boldness and clarity on her new album "Reclamation." As a preacher’s kid, a black woman, a butch lesbian, and a proud southerner, she is not only reclaiming space for black artists in country and Americana, for LGBTQ voices in faith communities, and for women’s autonomy over their bodies, but she is also reclaiming the south that raised her.

Sam Robbins is often described as an "old soul singer/songwriter"- a storyteller troubadour with a modern, upbeat edge. Touring across the US with a new acclaimed album “So Much I Still Don’t See," named one of Atwood Magazine’s 2025 “Artists to Watch," leading songwriting workshops, and performing a Jim Croce song on "The Voice," Sam has gained a reputation as one of the brightest rising stars in the national folk music community. "So Much I Don't See" is a testament to a singer/songwriter’s journey through his 20’s, and the culmination of firsthand experiences gathered through hard travel and big adventures. Sam has shared the stage with artists like Jason Mraz and Liz Longley, and performed at major festivals including Kerrville, Falcon Ridge, and Wheatland.

Music by Sir Arthur Sullivan, Libretto by W. S. Gilbert
July 9, 10, 12 at 7:30 pm, July 11 at 2:00 pm

Start your summer season with this staple of stages from Broadway to Main Street. All are promised a swashbuckling good time and laughs a plenty. From “Poor wand’ring one” and “Oh, is there not one maiden breast” to “I am the very model of a modern Major General”, no one will walk out of this show without a tune in their head.

Join us for the rambunctious Tony Award winning comedy I'M NOT RAPPAPORT starring Tony Award winner Judd Hirsch! Focused on a bench in Central Park, the play follows two feisty octogenarians—Nat, a fiery idealist clinging to his independence, and Midge, a superintendent dodging his tenants—as they resist being pushed aside by society. It’s a rich and relevant comedy, brimming with heart and humanity.

Directed by Tony Nominee Neil Pepe.