Calendar of Events: Workshops
Painting the Delirious Orange
5-Day Painting Workshop
10am-5:30pm
$375 - $475/pp
Revel in color. A contemplative practice to deepen seeing. Broaden the visual imaginative experience. Color, shape, value, composition and space explored. The instructor, Wendy Shuster, is an exhibiting painter who has taught drawing, painting and sculpture for over 17 years.
Shuster Studio, Hudson
518-567-1332 or [email]shusterstudio@yahoo.com[/email]
Painting the Delirious Orange
5-Day Painting Workshop
10am-5:30pm
$375 - $475/pp
Revel in color. A contemplative practice to deepen seeing. Broaden the visual imaginative experience. Color, shape, value, composition and space explored. The instructor, Wendy Shuster, is an exhibiting painter who has taught drawing, painting and sculpture for over 17 years.
Shuster Studio, Hudson
518-567-1332 or [email]shusterstudio@yahoo.com[/email]
Painting the Delirious Orange
5-Day Painting Workshop
10am-5:30pm
$375 - $475/pp
Revel in color. A contemplative practice to deepen seeing. Broaden the visual imaginative experience. Color, shape, value, composition and space explored. The instructor, Wendy Shuster, is an exhibiting painter who has taught drawing, painting and sculpture for over 17 years.
Shuster Studio, Hudson
518-567-1332 or [email]shusterstudio@yahoo.com[/email]
Painting the Delirious Orange
5-Day Painting Workshop
10am-5:30pm
$375 - $475/pp
Revel in color. A contemplative practice to deepen seeing. Broaden the visual imaginative experience. Color, shape, value, composition and space explored. The instructor, Wendy Shuster, is an exhibiting painter who has taught drawing, painting and sculpture for over 17 years.
Shuster Studio, Hudson
518-567-1332 or [email]shusterstudio@yahoo.com[/email]
Painting the Delirious Orange
5-Day Painting Workshop
10am-5:30pm
$375 - $475/pp
Revel in color. A contemplative practice to deepen seeing. Broaden the visual imaginative experience. Color, shape, value, composition and space explored. The instructor, Wendy Shuster, is an exhibiting painter who has taught drawing, painting and sculpture for over 17 years.
Shuster Studio, Hudson
518-567-1332 or [email]shusterstudio@yahoo.com[/email]
Workshop: Dances for a Variable Population
Led by Naomi Goldberg Haas, director of New York City – based Dances For A Variable Population, based in lower Manhattan, makes concert dances with diverse communities and professional dancers ranging from children who thought dance was only on MTV, to persons with disabilities who thought dance was denied them, to seniors who thought dance was beyond them. Through performances and collaborative community programs, the company aims to erase the border between dancer and non-dancer, returning dance to its initial wellspring: joy.
PS/21, 2980 Route 66, Chatham
518-392-6121
Workshop: Dances for a Variable Population
Led by Naomi Goldberg Haas, director of New York City – based Dances For A Variable Population, based in lower Manhattan, makes concert dances with diverse communities and professional dancers ranging from children who thought dance was only on MTV, to persons with disabilities who thought dance was denied them, to seniors who thought dance was beyond them. Through performances and collaborative community programs, the company aims to erase the border between dancer and non-dancer, returning dance to its initial wellspring: joy.
PS/21, 2980 Route 66, Chatham
518-392-6121
Workshop: Dances for a Variable Population
Led by Naomi Goldberg Haas, director of New York City – based Dances For A Variable Population, based in lower Manhattan, makes concert dances with diverse communities and professional dancers ranging from children who thought dance was only on MTV, to persons with disabilities who thought dance was denied them, to seniors who thought dance was beyond them. Through performances and collaborative community programs, the company aims to erase the border between dancer and non-dancer, returning dance to its initial wellspring: joy.
PS/21, 2980 Route 66, Chatham
518-392-6121
Workshop: Dances for a Variable Population
Led by Naomi Goldberg Haas, director of New York City – based Dances For A Variable Population, based in lower Manhattan, makes concert dances with diverse communities and professional dancers ranging from children who thought dance was only on MTV, to persons with disabilities who thought dance was denied them, to seniors who thought dance was beyond them. Through performances and collaborative community programs, the company aims to erase the border between dancer and non-dancer, returning dance to its initial wellspring: joy.
PS/21, 2980 Route 66, Chatham
518-392-6121
Workshop: Dances for a Variable Population
Led by Naomi Goldberg Haas, director of New York City – based Dances For A Variable Population, based in lower Manhattan, makes concert dances with diverse communities and professional dancers ranging from children who thought dance was only on MTV, to persons with disabilities who thought dance was denied them, to seniors who thought dance was beyond them. Through performances and collaborative community programs, the company aims to erase the border between dancer and non-dancer, returning dance to its initial wellspring: joy.
PS/21, 2980 Route 66, Chatham
518-392-6121
“Seats of Shaker Innovation: The Peculiar Grace of a Shaker Chair”
7pm
$5
Whether as a source for Danish modern design; as a subject of painting, photographs, and sculpture; or simply as a popular product to be copied, Shaker chairs have inspired a host of manufacturers, designers, and artists. Sharon Koomler, an author and lecturer on Shaker life and furniture, will explore the stories of these influences and noted Shaker furniture scholar Tim Rieman will bring along examples of chairs from the Museum’s collection and elsewhere to discuss.
Presented in collaboration with the Lebanon Valley Historical Society. The North Family Forge, Mount Lebanon, 202 Shaker Rd, New Lebanon
518-794-9100
Wet Meadows and Shrubby Hillsides
Ecology Walks at Hawthorne Valley Farm
2-4pm
CLC is co-sponsoring this series of walks with Conrad and Claudia Vispo, Farmscape Ecology Program at Hawthorne Valley Farm, which is protected with CLC easement. The walks will take you to different parts of the farm, introducing you to different on-farm habitats and their wild inhabitants.
Hawthorne Valley Farm Store, County Route 21C, Ghent
518-392-5252 x210
Olana in the Ice Age: A Tour of the Geological Landscape
1pm
Free
Join Robert Titus, Hartwick College geology professor in an exploration of the Ice Age forces that shaped the 19th century artist’s landscape. Space is limited.
Olana State Historic Site, 5720 Rt 9G, Hudson
518-828-0135
Fern Terrariums: Hands-On Workshop
10am
Visit Olana’s 2nd floor exhibition in the Evelyn and Maurice Sharp Gallery from June 6-October 31, 2010: Fern Hunting among These Picturesque Mountains: Frederic Edwin Church in Jamaica. Following this inspiring exhibition, local environmental artist and biologist Elizabeth Schaefer will teach you how to connect with nature by creating your own mini eco-system/ beautiful one-of-a kind fern terrarium. Class size limit: 15; register by preceding Saturday: (518) 828-1872 x 109.
Olana State Historic Site / Wagon House Education Center/Farm Complex, 5720 Rt 9G, Hudson
Kitchen Conversations Lecture
$7/general, $5/members
Check back for further information.
Clermont State Historic Site, off Route 9G, Clermont
518-537-4240
From Garden to Table Series: What are we feeding our kids? From Modern Times to the Good Old Days
1pm
Free
Times have changed since Frederic Church raised real food for his family on the land at Olana. What is in the food we are serving our kids each day? Local nutritionist Betsy Cashen will teach you how to navigate the grocery aisles and the farmers markets and make informed choices about what your family eats. This workshop will educate about the wonders and the pitfalls in the modern food supply. We will also have a hands-on demonstration of making traditional, fermented sauerkraut. Register by preceding Saturday: (518) 828-1872 x 109.
Olana State Historic Site/ Wagon House Education Center/Farm Complex, 5720 Rt 9G, Hudson
Locavore On a Budget: Talk, Workshop and Book Signing
1pm
Free
Most of us want to eat green and local (just as the Church’s farm bounty was presented on the dinner table). Tight schedules and even tighter budgets can make it seem like an unattainable goal. Leda Meredith will cover budgeting; sourcing, growing, and preserving food; shopping efficiently; and supporting local merchants and planet Earth. Meredith will also demonstrate ways to preserve the herb harvest. Her book: The Locavore’s Handbook: A Busy Person’s Guide to Eating Local on a Budget will be available for purchase/signing. Register by preceding Saturday: (518) 828-1872 x 109.
Olana State Historic Site/ Wagon House Education Center/Farm Complex, 5720 Rt 9G, Hudson