The Art in the Adirondacks’ events calendar is a centralized resource for arts, culture and heritage tourism and covers events occurring in the following counties: St. Lawrence, Franklin, Clinton, Essex, Warren, Washington, Saratoga, Hamilton, Fulton, Herkimer, Oneida, Lewis, Montgomery and Schenectady Counties. To post your event email the specifics to: [email protected].
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Ceramics Class with Suzanna HUnter
Thursday evenings from 7:00-8:30pm April 18th – May 16th Please return registration form by 4/16/19 Registration Fee (5 weeks) is $65.00 per person and a Materials Fee $40.00 per person and is payable to the instructor. A Ceramics class for folks of all ages. Materials, instructions, and firing of weekly projects is included. For beginners, but more advanced students are always welcome. It is perfect time to make unique and personal holiday gifts for friends and family.
Find out more »Fanciful Felt Landscapes with Robin Blakney-Carlson. #1462-0426. 1 day.
Felt is a perfect medium to capture the essence of the Adirondacks that surrounds AFS in a landscape collage. This workshop requires no prior experience and is intended to uplift your creative spirit! We will combine wool with natural fibers and learn a simple wet felting technique to make our felted "sketches". You will discover the unique felting characteristics of various fibers, and how to use them to their best effect for illustration. This workshop is beginner friendly! NOTE: Students…
Find out more »Rustic Furniture: Sofa or Coffee Table with Jim Schreiner. #1387-0426. 3 days.
All you need to create a true rustic living room is to complement your Rustic End Table with an Adirondack Sofa or Coffee Table. Learn traditional furniture making while using materials found in this region: Birch bark, twigs, logs and more. You will be guided from start to finish and in the process you will learn about material selection, basic joinery and the use of hand tools including Japanese saw, wood chisels, jigs and others. This will be a fun…
Find out more »Starting from “Itch” – Introduction to Blacksmithing with Dick Sargent. #1435-0426. 4 days.
When we set out to thoroughly learn a new skill it is often referred to as "Starting from Scratch". In this beginning blacksmithing class, we're going to be even more complete. To initialize a scratch you must have an itch and that is where we will start. Students will learn how to draw out tapers, upset, cut and split, punch and twist. The basic fuels and their use will be discussed as well as hardening and tempering along with forge…
Find out more »Clinton County Child Advocacy Center presents Heart, Baby! at the Strand Center Theatre
PLATTSBURGH, NY – The Clinton County Child Advocacy Center will screen the movie Heart, Baby! at the Strand Center Theatre at 25 Brinkerhoff Street, Plattsburgh on Friday, April 26, 2019 at 7:30 p.m. Heart, Baby! is a true story of George and Doc, best friends from reform school to life in prison where George becomes an unbeatable prison boxer with songwriter Doc as his cornerman. When George is offered freedom to fight in the 1984 Olympics, he shocks everyone by…
Find out more »A Beekeeping Journey: Your Own Apiary with Tim Norray. #1498-0427. 1/2 day.
Take the step from "want-a-bee" to being a real beekeeper! Yes, this is the exciting day you get to play with live bees. Learn how to successfully introduce your bees into your hive box. We will actually be installing bees at the school, so you can see how it's done. You will learn how to find the queen, and how to handle frames of bees without getting them upset. You will need to bring your bee veil or jacket and…
Find out more »Sharpening and Honing Blades with Howard Schechter. #1324-0427. 1 day.
Sharpening and honing of blades is a mystery to most people these days although our ancestors knew the skill intimately. Technology of honing has definitely improved over the past 100 years and there are many technologies to choose from. Howard will demystify the sharpening process and you will leave the workshop with the skills to sharpen your own blades. Students should bring one or two blades to hone for the class. NOTE: Come prepared to work in a dirty process…
Find out more »Perfect Pictures Every Time for Beginners with Carl Heilman II. #1436-0427. 1 day.
Understanding photography basics is the key to taking control of your camera, and knowing you got the shot when you were taking it. If you would like to take your skill level from shooting in Auto to having full control over your camera, this intensive class is for you! A step by step PowerPoint presentation helps teach the basic principles of photography including: camera options and set-up, peripheral equipment, image exposure and histograms, and will touch on shooting for HDR,…
Find out more »Mohawk Valley Center for the Arts Spring-Tacular Fundraiser
Join us on Saturday April 27th from 12 – 4 as we celebrate Spring and support the Mohawk Valley Center for the Arts with solution sets provided by Thirty-one Gifts. The 401 Gallery will be transformed with samples of the exclusive Spring offers helping you to plan now for your Spring and Summer gift needs with Mother’s Day, Father’s Day, Graduations, Weddings while supporting the programs offered by the Center!
Find out more »Hubbard Hall Announces New Community Dance Series
Hubbard Hall Center for the Arts and Education in Cambridge is proud to announce its 2018-2019 Community Dance Series. Community dances feature traditional New England style folk dancing that can be enjoyed by people of all ages, with no previous dance experience required. The dances combine simple figures such as do si dos, promenades, circles, four-hand stars, and swings in easy-to-learn combinations. Lively music provided by the Hubbard Hall Tune Jam Band, and all dances taught by caller Fern Bradley.…
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