Community Calendar

September 1 - December 5, 2026
Light and Transient Causes
In the 250th anniversary year of the Declaration of Independence, this exhibition takes its name from a line in the document that suggests that some grievances may prove too fleeting to justify revolution—and considers asymmetries of perception of what is deemed light enough to ignore, transient enough to postpone. Curated by Marisa Espe.

Beth Brown Art & Design Studio welcomes visitors every Second Saturday of the month from 12:00–4:00 PM for Open Studio.

Browse Beth’s gallery of original artwork, step inside her working studio, view current paintings in progress, and learn more about the art classes she offers.

Beth studied drawing and painting at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. A versatile painter, she works in both realism and abstraction, often incorporating collage into her work. Birds, animals, fish, and flowers are some of the recurring subjects in her nature-inspired compositions. She is currently creating a series of large-scale acrylic mixed media paintings featuring horses.

Interested in developing your own artistic skills? Beth teaches weekly lessons in drawing, painting, mixed media, and collage for beginner to advanced levels. Students can study in person at her studio or take lessons online via Zoom. Sign up during Open Studio or register any time at her website www.bethbrownartist.com.

Beth Brown Art & Design Studio is conveniently located at 160 Delaware Ave, Suite 4 in Delmar, NY. Behind the Delmar Hannaford next to Dave’s Glass. Free admission. Artwork available for purchase. To see more of Beth’s artwork, visit www.bethbrownartwork.com.

Join us for our annual Pumpkin Party on the Hill

Community event– come one, come all!

Enjoy pumpkin ice cream, pumpkin painting, and seasonal crafts for all ages at Historic Cherry Hill

Free admission, no registration required

Saturday, 10/10/26

12:00-3:00 pm

PUMPKIN CARVING/ART CONTEST INFORMATION:

Sign up for the Pumpkin Art Contest at Historic Cherry Hill
HERE: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeqeOzwTV9bfJkzWTkqGh9zFyb1tpFbZn5CMuaLihtJJQdTmg/viewform

All ages welcome! Enter as an individual, Group, or K-12 — no cost to enter.

Carve or paint a pumpkin inspired by Cherry Hill’s history!

Pumpkins provided: Pick up at the museum on Friday 10/2; return completed pumpkin by Tuesday 10/6

Pumpkins will be displayed at Historic Cherry Hill throughout October

https://historiccherryhill.org/event/pumpkin-party-on-the-hill-2/

Explore the years before the American Revolution in celebration of the 250th Anniversary of the American Revolution as part of the Albany County Historical Association's Crossroads of History Lecture Series. Innovative research techniques using artifacts, art, and documents will also be discussed, plus a guided walk to important archaeological sites on the Ten Broeck Mansion grounds.

Location: the talks are held at the Ten Broeck Mansion. Free parking in our off-street lot (adjacent to the lecture site). Please use GPS address 136 Livingston Avenue.

Program Schedule:
Lectures and Guided Walk:
12 Noon: Kathryn Kosto, Albany County Historical Association Executive Director, "Peace Was Proclaimed:" Birth & Death, Peace & War in the 1730 Van Den Bergh Bible
1 pm: Evelyn Kamili King, The African Burial Ground: An Ongoing Revolution for Freedom
2 pm: Guided Walk Between Enslaved Persons' Living Quarters to Ten Broeck Burial Site, Ten Broeck Mansion Grounds

Please register for as many events as you would like, but please keep in mind space is limited. We kindly ask you cancel your tickets if you are not able to attend.

The Porter-Phelps-Huntington Museum presents A Reading Frederick Douglass Together Book Club, with sessions facilitated by Dr. Ousmane K. Power-Greene on October 10th and Dr. Nick Bromell on November 7th at 12:15pm. Book club materials will be available for pick up at the event and online, and sessions will be held at the Hadley Public Library in the Community Room at 50 Middle St, Hadley, MA 01035. Register at the ticketing link for the free book club, and find out more about this and other programming at www.pphmuseum.org/events. Reading Frederick Douglass Together events are funded in part by Mass Humanities.

ransome received his MFA from Lesley University. In his practice he combines acrylic paint with an array of found, created, and purchased papers. His work embraces the spontaneity in jazz and the resourcefulness of rural Gee's Bend quilters, utilizing materials at hand to collage and paint to blend a unique yet personal creation.

ransome’s work has been the subject of solo exhibitions at Opalka Gallery, Albany, NY; Gibbes Museum of Art, Charleston, SC; and Geary, Millerton, NY. Group shows include the 2023 Center for Maine Contemporary Art Biennial, Rockland, ME; An Unpredictable Time & Place, MASS MoCA, North Adams, MA; 47th Presentation of Art on Paper, Weatherspoon Museum, Greensboro, NC; as well as exhibitions at the Visual Art Center of New Jersey, Summit, NJ; Band of Vices, Los Angeles, CA, The Southeastern Center for Contemporary Art (SECCA), Winston-Salem, NC; The Dorsky Museum, New Paltz, NY; and the Katonah Museum, Katonah, NY.

ransome received his MFA from Lesley University. In his practice he combines acrylic paint with an array of found, created, and purchased papers. His work embraces the spontaneity in jazz and the resourcefulness of rural Gee's Bend quilters, utilizing materials at hand to collage and paint to blend a unique yet personal creation.

ransome’s work has been the subject of solo exhibitions at Opalka Gallery, Albany, NY; Gibbes Museum of Art, Charleston, SC; and Geary, Millerton, NY. Group shows include the 2023 Center for Maine Contemporary Art Biennial, Rockland, ME; An Unpredictable Time & Place, MASS MoCA, North Adams, MA; 47th Presentation of Art on Paper, Weatherspoon Museum, Greensboro, NC; as well as exhibitions at the Visual Art Center of New Jersey, Summit, NJ; Band of Vices, Los Angeles, CA, The Southeastern Center for Contemporary Art (SECCA), Winston-Salem, NC; The Dorsky Museum, New Paltz, NY; and the Katonah Museum, Katonah, NY.

Take a guided walking tour of downtown Stockbridge and discover how the town and its inhabitants both inspired Norman Rockwell and appeared in some of his most iconic works of art. Explore the history of this 1734 village–including its Mohican origins.

Stops will include Norman Rockwell’s home on South Street, his first studio on Main Street, the Old Corner House (site of the original Norman Rockwell Museum), Chief John Konkapot’s property, the Red Lion Inn, the former site of Alice’s Restaurant, and more!

These tours do not take place at the Museum. Tour groups will meet on Main Street. Transportation to Main Street from the Museum is not provided.
Meet in front of The Old Corner House, 48 Main Street; public on street parking. Tours start promptly at the designated time, please allow ample time for parking. Tour route is mostly flat, and on sidewalks.

Wax Currents: Fusing Tradition and Innovation
October 10 – December 12, 2026
Reception, Saturday, October 10, 2:00 – 4:00 pm

"Wax Currents: Fusing Tradition and Innovation" is a juried encaustic exhibition presented by the International Encaustic Artists (IEA) and Woodstock School of Art. The exhibition will be juried by Dietlind Vander Schaaf.

Gallery Hours: Monday – Saturday, 9 AM – 3 PM