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“CALICO REBELLION” FILM SCREENING AT SUNY ONEONTA

ONEONTA, N.Y. -- As part of the Fall 2025 Red Dragon Reading Series at the SUNY College at Oneonta, the documentary film, “Calico Rebellion: The Anti-Rent War and the Second American Revolution,” produced by Oneonta local author and filmmaker Peter Hutchinson. The film will be shown on Tuesday, October 14, 2025, at 7:00 pm in HIRC Lecture Hall 4 on the SUNY Oneonta campus. The screening will be followed by a talk by the film’s director, Victoria Kupchinesky, and a reception. Admission to the event is free, and members of the community are invited to attend.
Victoria Kupchinetsky is an award-winning TV journalist and filmmaker. Her documentary, “The Lakota Daughters,” about women and girls on Pine Ridge Native American Reservation in SD, won the national 2021 Gracie Award for “outstanding storytelling technics,” and the Audience Choice Best Documentary Short Award at the 2021 Kansas City International Film Festival. She has produced and directed documentaries about the first US climate refugees in Louisiana, Guantanamo prison, and Mormon feminists in Utah’s polygamist communities.
“Calico Rebellion” presents the events of the Anti-Rent War, a farmers’ uprising in upstate New York two hundred years ago that changed the course of American history and paved the way to the formation of Abraham Lincoln’s Republican Party. Today,
although largely forgotten, the costumed rebellion lives on through direct descendants of those farmers, through their stories, songs, and the eerie costumes preserved since the 1840s. Through a rich blend of oral history, verité, and magical realism-infused animation, “Calico Rebellion” explores themes of land, belonging, and the intricate fabric of American identity. It is a cinematic journey into small town America, its idealism and the violence that percolates just beneath the surface. The film explores themes of land, belonging, and the historical identity of the people who continue to change the political landscape of their country.
Following the “Calico Rebellion” screening, the Spring 2025 Red Dragon Reading Series at SUNY Oneonta will conclude with a reading by poet Bertha Rogers and novels Libby Cudmore on Tuesday, November 11.
The “Calico Rebellion” screening at SUNY Oneonta is sponsored by the SUNY Oneonta Department of English and supported by a grant from SUNY Oneonta Committee on Public Events.
More information about the Red Dragon Reading Series is available from Dr. Roger Hecht of the SUNY Oneonta Department of English at (607) 436-3033.

"Hackard Law is excited to support the KCRA 3 Kids Can! Food Drive, which has been assisting our local families since 1987. Running from October 4th to November 7th, this event will provide food aid across Northern California. We are proud to be involved and encourage others in the community to join us! Schools can participate by signing up as donation locations, and we welcome individuals to join our effort by contributing non-perishable food items. Together, we can make a difference!

Visit our event page for more details!
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Skidmore Encore announces registration for its Fall 2025 lecture series delivered by the remarkable Skidmore College faculty for adult learners age 55+ from around the local region. Encore attracts intellectually curious people who are eager to learn. Join us! The 2025 program runs for seven weeks on Tuesdays from September 30 through November 11 in the gorgeous Arthur Zankel Music Center Skidmore College campus. Online registration opens Tuesday, September 2, 2025 at 9:00 AM.

For more information: www.skidmore.edu/encore

6 Wednesdays
May 7, 14, 21, 28, June 4, 11
10:00 - 11:15 am

Ages 18+

By creating art, we spend time connecting to our present mind & self and reach a state of mindful "flow". In this process-based class we will be finding a state of wellbeing through the use of different art materials and prompts. Through different guided meditative & projective art prompts you will strengthen your "Vagus Nerve", responsible for stress reduction in the brain and body. The prompts and activities will change weekly. Participants will leave the sessions with a sense of tranquility.

*This class does not serve as a replacement for formal therapy.*

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Please register at least a week in advance to guarantee your spot.

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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" = $113
For 50% discount use code "50OFF" = $75
For 75% discount use code "75OFF" = $38

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

Our traditional Holiday Fair promotes the holiday spirit with regional artisans featuring handmade pottery, jewelry, fiber, artisan foods and much more!

All inside our historic 1848 Meeting House.

Choose unique gifts for your loved ones while helping support local businesses this holiday season.

October 8th through December 14th

Tuesdays through Sundays from 10 am to 4 pm
Closed Mondays

Admission is free, donations welcome!

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.

Edward Heys, currently of Bennington, Vermont, spent 45 years chasing various deadlines of magazine publishing. It required the combined influences of his family and retirement to redirect his efforts toward more whimsical pursuits: the engineering and construction of fairy houses.
Lauren Kenneally is a Registered Nurse working in mental health research. Needle felting is the perfect balancing activity that grounds her and allows her to find the pleasure and beauty of focusing on ordinary scenes. It has become a spiritual practice.
Working with natural materials, each artist discovered that their creations complement each other in their intricate detail. Valley Artisans Market invites the curious visitor to explore these constructions in the context of art vs. craft.

The 26th Annual Woodstock Film Festival runs from October 15th - October 19th, 2025 in Woodstock, Kingston, Saugerties, and Rosendale. For the full and updated festival program and schedule, and to purchase tickets and passes, visit www.woodstockfilmfestival.org.

An exhibition of work by current students in 100–level studio courses in the Department of Art