New Paltz, N.Y. - The distinguished Poné Ensemble for New Music will be featured in concert at 8 p.m. on March 23, in McKenna Theatre located on the campus of the State University of New York at New Paltz. Tickets at the door are $10 general admission: $8 for New Paltz faculty/staff/seniors; and $3 for students.
The Poné Ensemble will perform Igor Stravinsky’s L’Histoire du Soldat - a story of a soldier who makes a deal with the Devil, trading his magical violin and the love of his sweetheart for the elusive prospect of wealth and knowledge of the future. Read more »
Sackets Harbor, N.Y. — “Who would think that a camera and computer are great quilting tools?” say Piecing with Pixels: Unique Quilts from Your Own Images authors Gudny Campbell and Sandra Hart. The pair is sending 10 of their digitally-designed quilted works to the March 20-21 Great Lakes Seaway Trail Quilt Show in Sackets Harbor, NY. The works feature circular patterns and pieces to fit the show theme of “Circles and Wheels on the Byway.” Read more »
Gloversville, N.Y. - The Fulton County Regional Chamber of Commerce & Industry’s Art Gallery, located at 2 North Main Street, Gloversville, is hosting a “Celebration of 30 Years of Women’s History Month,” an exhibit featuring artwork, photographs, historical artifacts, quilts, and information centered around Women’s history. The exhibit will run through April 25 in the Chamber’s gallery and can be viewed during Chamber office hours, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday. Read more »
Art World to Converge on Garnerville, New York
Garnerville, N.Y. - “This event is like no other art exhibition.” says GAGA President Robin Rosenberg, “Our complex of buildings is the living, breathing, working home where artists create their art for a living. The public gets a chance to see museum quality art, while wandering the back alleys and alcoves of an historic, Civil War era textile mill. After a turn around the art galleries, art studios and outdoor sculpture trail, look out for avant-garde performances, artist tours and cool workshops. There will be music, food, and live demonstrations. GAGA Arts Festival has become a hot destination point drawing nearly 5000 visitors from the Tri-State region including more and more who make the short journey up the Hudson from New York City.” Read more »
Sackets Harbor, N.Y. — Dyan Swamp of Hogansburg, NY, has been named one of the featured quilters at the March 20-21, 2010 Great Lakes Seaway Trail Quilt Show & Challenge at the Seaway Trail Discovery Center in Sackets Harbor, NY. Swamp will display a diverse collection of quilts that fit the show’s Circles and Wheels theme as well work that represent Native culture.
Swamp made her first quilt while awaiting her first child. In 1997, she opened her own quilt store - Dreamcrafters Quilt Shop on the Akwesasne Mohawk Nation in Hogansburg, and now has 6,000 bolts of fabric from which to select colors, patterns and textures for her quilting projects. Read more »
Rochester, N.Y. - Take a look at the great films, exhibitions and discussions taking place at the George Eastman House’s Dryden Theatre in March. You might also like to treat yourself like a VIP and attend the Dryden’s March 7 Academy Awards® Party! Read more »
New York, N.Y. - In a special presentation at The Cloisters museum and gardens-The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s branch devoted to the art and architecture of the Middle Ages-some 30 citizens of Nijmegen (The Netherlands) wearing historically accurate attire based on medieval designs will participate in a lecture demonstration with costume historian Desirée Koslin. The program will take place twice on Sunday, February 28, 2010, at 1:00 p.m. and again at 3:00 p.m., and will focus on 15 different costumes. Read more »
