WGXC’s Fall Fundraiser is happening now. The station is hoping to add 250 monthly sustaining donors. Of course, single donations are also greatly appreciated.
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Art Omi’s 2018 Fall Opening to inaugurate new works in the Benenson Center & and Architecture Field is this Saturday.
Art Omi’s 2018 Fall Opening to inaugurate new works in the Benenson Center & and Architecture Field is this Saturday.
Art Omi: Architecture will open the exhibition OnSite: Karla Rothstein in the Kantor Lobby of the Benenson Visitors Center, along with the inauguration of three new pavilions in Architecture Field 01 by Vruti Desai + Avinash Sharma, Viola Ago + Hans Tursack, and Caroline O’Donnell + Martin Miller. The exhibiting architects and the Director of Art Omi: Architecture, Warren James, will give remarks in the Benenson Center at 4 p.m. Refreshments available.
DATE/TIME:
Saturday, October 6, 2018: 2 – 5pm
ADMISSION:
Free and open to the public
LOCATION:
Omi International Arts Center
1405 County Route 22
Ghent, NY 12075
MORE:
ArtOmi.org.
FaceBook/Art-Omi
instagram.com/art_omi
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The 3rd Annual Mountoberfest is this Sunday at Mount Washington House in Hillsdale.
The 3rd Annual Mountoberfest is this Sunday at Mount Washington House in Hillsdale.
We take the BEST BAND in the HUDSON VALLEY, the BEST BBQ in the BERKSHIRES and the BEST LOCAL POTATIONS from both and mix them all together for one fantastic day of eating, drinking and dancing at the historic Mount Washington House in Hillsdale, NY! This event will be outdoors, weather permitting!
It’s SUNDAY, SUNDAY, SUNDAY of Columbus Day Weekend! October 7th. JUKEBOX JUNKIES and maybe a special guest. Ticket includes fantastic BBQ with all the fixins from SMOKEY SWEET BBQ and the Mount. (Yes! There will be pigshots!)
DATES/TIMES:
Sunday, October 7, 2018: 2pm – 8pm
TICKETS:
Until 10/6, tickets will be $30. $35 at the door on day of event.
Music only tickets available for $10!
VIP tickets available for $45 include free t-shirt, commemorative glass and other deluxe surprises.
Tickets can be purchased through eventbrite
LOCATION:
Mount Washington House
2627 RT-23
Hillsdale, New York 12529
MORE INFO:
Mount Washington House
facebook.com/events/1890751034563475/
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Spencertown Academy Arts Center presents its fifth annual Regional Juried Art Show. On Sunday, October 7, there will be an opening reception, and the exhibit will remain on display through October 28.
Spencertown Academy Arts Center presents its fifth annual Regional Juried Art Show. On Sunday, October 7, there will be an opening reception, and the exhibit will remain on display through October 28.
This year’s theme is “Light and Shadow: the Artist’s Eye, Perceptions, and Choices” and the guest juror is Bruce Bergmann. Bergmann, received a B.F.A. from the Rhode Island School of Design and an M.F.A. from Pratt Institute. He went on to work with galleries in SoHo, Chelsea, and the Upper East Side, all while doing his own studio work. In 2003, he opened his own gallery, BCB ART on Warren Street in Hudson, New York. Bergmann has devoted himself to showing the work of international, national, and regional artists. He has extensive experience as a jurist in the Hudson Valley.
The artists to be featured in the Juried Regional Art Show include Karen Andrews (West Stockbridge, MA), Fern Apfel (Kinderhook, NY), Kim Bach (Hudson, NY), Deborah Bayly (Poestenkill, NY), Irja Boden (Ghent, NY), Arlene Boehm (Hudson, NY), Patrick Brown (Valatie, NY), Frank Curran (Kinderhook, NY), Mary Anne Davis (Spencertown, NY), Elizabeth DiPalma (Ghent, NY), Mary Jo Downey (Alplaus, NY), Diane Fader (Kinderhook, NY), Stephanie Frank Sassoon (Ghent, NY), Patricia Frik (Housatonic, MA), Peter Fritsch (Copake, NY), Page Ginns (Valatie, NY), Laura Hammond Toonkel (Millbrook, NY), Eden Hart (Catskill, NY), Valerie Hoffman (Elizaville, NY), Linda Horn (Spencertown, NY), Karen Hummel (Stuyvesant, NY), Marta Jaremko (Delmar, NY), ML Kammel (Tyringham, MA), Gwenn Mayers (East Chatham, NY), Alice McGowan (South Egremont, MA), Bob Newman (Spencertown, NY), Andrew Pellettieri (Kinderhook, NY), Georgia Ranney, (Valatie, NY), Scott Reynolds (Hudson, NY), Mary Ellen Riell (Schenectady, NY), Michael Rose (Walkill, NY), Lori Rothstein (Ancram, NY), Joel Schiller (Chatham, NY), Jody Schoenfeld (Valatie, NY), Laura Shore (Altamont, NY), Amy Silberkleit (Gilboa, NY), George Spencer (Kinderhook, NY), Allison Steel (Old Chatham, NY), Rose Tannenbaum (Great Barrington, MA), Amelia Toelke (Chatham, NY), Marlene Vidibor (Ghent, NY), Betsy Wallin (Kinderhook, NY), and Steven Wildermuth (Ghent, NY).
DATES/TIMES:
Sunday, October 7, 2018: Opening Reception from 3pm to 5pm
Exhibit through October 28: Saturdays and Sundays from 1pm to 5pm
ADMISSION:
Free. Most of the artworks are for sale; a portion of the proceeds benefits the Academy.
LOCATION:
Spencertown Academy Arts Center
790 NY-203
Spencertown, NY 12165
MORE:
SpencertownAcademy.org
facebook.com/SpencertownAcademy
Phone: (518) 392-3693
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If you were listening to The ECLECTIMANIAC Radio Show on WGXC last night (September 19, 7 – 9:30), you might have heard our interview with musician, Ben Smith. Ben spent some time with us to answer questions and discuss his new album, ‘Picardy’.
If you were listening to The ECLECTIMANIAC Radio Show on WGXC last night (September 19), you might have heard our interview with musician, Ben Smith. Ben spent some time with us to answer questions and discuss his new album, ‘Picardy’.
Here’s how Ben describes his new album,
“In music theory, the picardy third–also known as the “happy third”–is an altered tone that turns a sad piece of music into a happy one. It brings a hopeful resolution where the listener was expecting resignation. In the key of C, it’s the difference between an E flat and an E natural. It’s a sigh of relief.
In a more general sense, this is what music does for us: it raises our spirits, one note at a time. It’s a quality we find in our closest friends and one we hope to find in our community and country. In a time of such loud division, wouldn’t it be great if our greatest impulses got the picardy treatment, guided by an elevation towards compassion and respect–and ultimately, love? To a certain extent, that’s what the songs on Picardy are all about.”
We played a couple songs on the show last night from Picardy. If you liked what you heard, and want to hear more or purchase the album, you can do so at Ben’s Bandcamp website. Or on iTunes. It’s also available on streaming platforms: Spotify, iTunes, AppleMusic, GooglePlay, Tidal
The ECLECTIMANIAC Radio Show is a monthly odyssey through a diverse pop landscape featuring new hits, throwbacks, remixes and nu-disco. The show was created by Tony@Large, aka Tony Markham, and is co-hosted by Seth Davis, and me (Jeff McKinney).
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