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Skidmore Encore announces registration for its Fall 2026 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 2026 program runs for seven weeks on Tuesdays from September 29 through November 10 in the gorgeous Arthur Zankel Music Center Skidmore College campus. Online registration opens Tuesday, September 1, 2026 at 9:00 AM.
For more information: www.skidmore.edu/encore

ON TUESDAY'S HARLEM SWINGS and HOPS!

FREE Beginner/Intermediate Lindy Hop Dance Class -1 hour. 7pm - 8pm

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A GREAT Taste and Experience of Harlem Culture! Harlem's signature cultural dance is the world famous Lindy Hop. While nearly a 100 year old dance it is still enjoyed enormously today worldwide - as far as China, Spain and even parts of Africa!

Come on and join us on Tuesday eves so you can experience and learn this exciting cultural dance art form. You'll hear some swinging jazz classics and how to do this swinging dance to some music of today too. No partner necessary, wear comfy shoes. All ages welcome!

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Schedule subject to change; donations accepted. Please check our Facebook page day of for last minute updates The Harlem Swing Dance Society | Facebook

Skidmore Encore announces registration for its Fall 2026 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 2026 program runs for seven weeks on Tuesdays from September 29 through November 10 in the gorgeous Arthur Zankel Music Center Skidmore College campus. Online registration opens Tuesday, September 1, 2026 at 9:00 AM.
For more information: www.skidmore.edu/encore

ON TUESDAY'S HARLEM SWINGS and HOPS!

FREE Beginner/Intermediate Lindy Hop Dance Class -1 hour. 7pm - 8pm

___________________________

A GREAT Taste and Experience of Harlem Culture! Harlem's signature cultural dance is the world famous Lindy Hop. While nearly a 100 year old dance it is still enjoyed enormously today worldwide - as far as China, Spain and even parts of Africa!

Come on and join us on Tuesday eves so you can experience and learn this exciting cultural dance art form. You'll hear some swinging jazz classics and how to do this swinging dance to some music of today too. No partner necessary, wear comfy shoes. All ages welcome!

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Schedule subject to change; donations accepted. Please check our Facebook page day of for last minute updates The Harlem Swing Dance Society | Facebook

An ALL NEW Free, In-Person, Parent Support Group for adoptive, foster, or kinship families in New York City ~ Encompassing the Bronx, Brooklyn, Queens, Staten Island and Manhattan, with a location in BROOKLYN.
All parents are welcome to join us while the Youth Hangouts Community Group runs simultaneously! Register for both below on one form!
We’re thrilled to announce our NEW in-person support groups for adoptive, foster, and kinship caregivers in Brooklyn! Facilitated by NYC AGAPE staff. Each facilitator brings their own lens of lived experience (foster parent, adoptive parent, adult adoptee).

Join us for our monthly New York City Caregiver Connection LIVE event, where we’ll delve into crucial topics such as:
understanding our children’s behaviors
fostering parental resilience
tackling school challenges
addressing social and emotional hurdles
exploring therapeutic versus traditional parenting approaches

We welcome all parents and caregivers seeking a compassionate and understanding community to connect, share, and grow together!

The youth hangouts community group and the parent group are both held at the same time and place, so parents and kids can both get the support they need! We can’t wait to see you!

Canadian pianist Sarah Hagen’s extensive touring has taken her across Canada, to Sweden, Denmark, France, Germany and Italy, and twice to New York City’s Carnegie Hall. With “Perk up, pianist!” Sarah Hagen has transformed her award-winning role as “concert pianist” into a stand-up, or rather, sit-down comedy. Pairing anecdotes from the road with some of her favorite pieces by Chopin, Debussy, and Liszt, Sarah takes audiences deep inside the world of a classical musician as she shares her earnest efforts to keep her spirits up amid troublesome times. Part storytelling and part recital, “Perk up, pianist!” has been described as “one of the best hours I’ve ever spent at the Fringe” [The Coast, Halifax].

Turn back the clock to the golden age of arena rock as Asia brings its iconic 1980s sound to the stage. Formed in London in 1981, the English rock supergroup exploded onto the scene with their 1982 self-titled debut—the year’s biggest album in the U.S.—fueled by soaring synths, towering guitars and radio anthems that defined a generation. Their signature hit, “Heat of the Moment,” became an instant classic, climbing to #4 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #1 on the Mainstream Rock chart, and remains one of the most recognizable songs of the decade.

Fronted by powerhouse vocalist and bassist John Payne, who joined the band in 1992, Asia entered a new era that carried the band’s melodic rock legacy across the globe. Over the next 15 years, Payne led extensive international tours celebrating the band’s beloved classics while introducing new material, releasing seven studio albums along with multiple live recordings.

Expect a night packed with shimmering keyboards, driving rhythms and the larger-than-life sound that defined ‘80s rock radio—a nostalgic journey back to the days of mixtapes, arena lights and unforgettable hooks. Whether you grew up with Asia or are discovering them for the first time, this is pure retro rock energy at full volume.

His last appearance in 2026 was completely sold out. The legendary pianist returns for his final recital at the series in repertoire that cemented his place among the giants of the keyboard over the last fifty years. We’re thrilled that he has chosen Chopin’s music for his return to the series.

Schubert: A-major Sonata, D. 664
Schubert: 4 Impromptus, D. 935
Chopin: Polonaise-Fantaisie, Op. 61
Chopin: Barcarolle, Op. 60
Chopin: Nocturne, Op. 27, No. 1
Chopin: Second Scherzo, Op. 31

In the heart of the Mohawk Valley, Herkimer's Historic Four Corners holds two of New York's most intriguing historic buildings. The 1834 Herkimer County Jail held Roxalana Druse, hanged for the murder of her husband, and Chester Gillette during his trial for the murder of Grace Brown. The 1884 Suiter House, once used for medical examinations in criminal cases, holds Druse's rocking chair, said to move on its own. Join Haunted Rooms America for a six-hour after-hours investigation of both buildings, 8PM to 2AM, with professional equipment provided.

Tickets $129 per person. Ages 18 and over, or 16-17 with a responsible adult. All equipment provided. Tickets are limited.

Tickets and info: https://www.hauntedrooms.com/new-york/ghost-hunts/historic-four-corners

Skidmore Encore announces registration for its Fall 2026 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 2026 program runs for seven weeks on Tuesdays from September 29 through November 10 in the gorgeous Arthur Zankel Music Center Skidmore College campus. Online registration opens Tuesday, September 1, 2026 at 9:00 AM.
For more information: www.skidmore.edu/encore