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Spencertown Academy Arts Center’s ‘Conversations with Neighbors’, presents An afternoon with Pops Peterson, Feb 3

Spencertown Academy Arts Center and it’s ongoing series, ‘Conversations with Neighbors’, presents An afternoon with Pops Peterson.

Pops Peterson, boldly imagines Norman Rockwell Paintings through a modern-day lens, rethinking the iconic Four Freedoms.

Spencertown Academy Arts Center and it’s ongoing series, ‘Conversations with Neighbors’, presents An Afternoon with Artist Pops Peterson.

Pops Peterson, boldly imagines Norman Rockwell Paintings through a modern-day lens, rethinking the iconic Four Freedoms.

Celebrating the diversity in today’s America, the series has won Pops a great deal of press coverage, as well as an award from the Northeast Regional Conference on Fair Housing and Civil Rights. He has also been named the first Artist in Residence of the Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination. The Norman Rockwell Museum has embraced the project, presenting Pops’ work and lectures at standing room only events in their main gallery.

DATES/TIMES:
Sunday, February 3, 2019: 2pm

ADMISSION:
$20 adults, $10 students, $15 members
Tickets: https://secure.acceptiva.com/?cst=YaHzbX-

LOCATION:
790 NY-203
Spencertown, NY 12165

MORE:
facebook.com/SpencertownAcademy
info@spencertownacademy.org
518.392.3693

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Tonight is The Monthly ECLECTIMANIAC Radio Show on WGXC

After a short holiday break, ECLECTIMANIAC Radio Show is back with the first show of 2019!

A new year, a new you, a new show! After a short holiday break, ECLECTIMANIAC Radio Show is back with the first show of 2019! Tony@Large and co-hosts Seth Davis (@sethdavisphoto) & Columbia County Current’s Jeff McKinney (@jeffmmckinney) return to shoot the crap and play jams! This month’s show features tracks from Robyn, John Grant, Silk City w/Dua Lipa, benny blanco plus new music from Mariah Carey, Chaka Khan and Mark Ronson! We’ll also have a chat with Legacy Advocate, Jelani Bandele (@tell_legacy), about the importance of honoring and telling your story this year!

Listen @ 90.7 FM Acra/Hudson/Catskill on your radio or live stream @ wgxc.org online. Love is the answer. Tune in.

DATE/TIME
Wednesday, January 16, 2019: 8pm – 10pm

TO LISTEN
Live stream: WGXC.ORG
Tune in: 90.7 FM Acra/Hudson

MORE
WGXC radio, 90.7-FM, is a community radio station based in New York’s Columbia and Greene counties. It’s part of Wave Farm, which is a non-profit arts organization driven by experimentation with broadcast media and the airwaves.

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Guided Tours of The Thomas Cole National Historic Site

Guided Tours Of The Main House and Old Studio are taking place from January through April (2019).

Just a short drive across the Hudson River is the Thomas Cole National Historic Site. Located in Catskill, NY, the site marks the birthplace of American art, where the Hudson River School of landscape painting began.

Guided Tours Of The Main House and Old Studio are taking place from January through April (2019). Explore the historic Main House and 1839 Old Studio with a museum educator.

Visitors will join a guided tour with a Cole Site Educator to explore the 1815 Main House where Thomas Cole lived and worked. The experience features the multimedia installation The Parlors and the exhibition Thomas Cole’s Creative Process which includes original works by the artist.

DATE/TIME:
Sunday, January 20, 2019: 1pm & 3:30pm
Each tour lasts approximately 50 minutes

ADMISSION:
Guided tour tickets are $12 for general admission and free for members.
Each tour is limited to twelve people. Members and non-members must reserve tour tickets online in advance.

Visit www.eventbrite.com for tickets.

LOCATION:
218 Spring Street
Catskill, NY 12414
Tours begin on the front porch of the Main House

MORE:
thomascole.org
facebook.com/ThomasColeSite
info@thomascole.org
518.943.7465

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Winter Architecture Exhibitions Opening at Art Omi

Opening this weekend at Art Omi: EXIT Architecture: Speculations for the Hereafter, and InConstruction: Hariri + Hariri.

Opening this weekend at Art Omi: EXIT Architecture: Speculations for the Hereafter, and InConstruction: Hariri + Hariri, the inaugural exhibition in this new series focusing on architecture and design projects, by contemporary architects presented publicly for the first time. EXIT Architecture is a speculative look at designing for the afterlife in all its potential architectural and design forms, and new ways of marking our exit, and was curated by Warren James, and Julia van den Hout + Kyle May.

Refreshments will be served, with remarks from the exhibiting architects, curators, and Warren James, Director of Art Omi: Architecture.

DATE/TIME:
Saturday, January 12, 2019: 2 – 4 pm

LOCATION:
Omi International Arts Center – Benenson Center
1405 County Route 22
Ghent, NY 12075

MORE:
ArtOmi.org.
FaceBook/Art-Omi
instagram.com/art_omi

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Gail Giles “Winter Light” Art Exhibit at Chatham Bookstore

The Chatham Bookstore provides artists with a venue to display their work. Currently on display is “Winter Light” by Gail Giles.

Screen Shot 2018-12-26 at 3.14.27 PM — SUNSET.Old Pond 23” x 40” oil on canvas

In addition to offering current and classic books for readers of all ages, plus a diverse selection of art supplies, the Chatham Bookstore also provides artists with a venue to display their work.

Currently on display is “Winter Light” by Gail Giles. Giles has been painting and drawing – in all seasons – the pathways, fields and vistas of the Columbia County and Hudson Valley region for more than forty years. The paintings in Winter Light reflect the quiet beauty of our longest season.

DATE/TIME:
Exhibit runs through through January 16, 2019.

LOCATION:
The Chatham Bookstore
27 Main Street
Chatham, NY 12037

ADMISSION:
Free

MORE:
ChathamBookStore.com
facebook.com/thechathambookstore

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