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Gardan Journal: Open Call for Submissions

March 4, 2023 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Gardan 07 CoverCraigardan is a nonprofit arts organization and educational working farm that leverages collective creativity for social good.

The organization brings people together for place-based and interdisciplinary learning, providing creative residencies, courses, and events that span diverse artistic and knowledge disciplines in order to foster curiosity, inquiry, and collaboration. [Read more…] about Gardan Journal: Open Call for Submissions

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Arts Tagged With: Craigardan

Poem: The Last to Know

March 4, 2023 by Lawrence Venturato Leave a Comment

The Last to Know

Like a sudden slap
It was a rude revelation
When I learned
A private matter
Had gone viral
Leaving me
The last to know

Read More Poems From the New York Almanack HERE.

Filed Under: Arts Tagged With: art, Poetry

Adirondack Howl Story Slam 2023 Season Schedule

March 3, 2023 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

howl story slamAdirondack Center for Writing (ACW) and North Country Public Radio (NCPR) have announced the first six dates of the 2023 Howl Story Slam season. Kicking off in Plattsburgh in March, the Howl Story Slam will also visit Morristown, Newcomb, Lake Placid, Brant Lake, and Ticonderoga, all before July. [Read more…] about Adirondack Howl Story Slam 2023 Season Schedule

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Arts, Events Tagged With: Adirondack Center for Writing, North Country Public Radio

Silver Bay YMCA On Lake George Announces Bluegrass Festival

March 3, 2023 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Bluegrass in HeavenSilver Bay YMCA on Lake George has announced the first ever Bluegrass in Heaven (BGIH) music festival has been set for Friday, September 15th through Sunday, September 17th. [Read more…] about Silver Bay YMCA On Lake George Announces Bluegrass Festival

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Arts, Events Tagged With: Silver Bay YMCA

Women’s Rights Pioneers Monument Event at State Museum

March 2, 2023 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Women's Rights Pioneers Monument Donation Ceremony at the New York State Museum On August 26, 2020, the Women’s Rights Pioneers Monument was unveiled depicting three historic women’s rights leaders – Susan B. Anthony, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, and Sojourner Truth – all hailing from New York State. [Read more…] about Women’s Rights Pioneers Monument Event at State Museum

Filed Under: Arts, Capital-Saratoga, Events, History Tagged With: Monumental Women, New York State Museum

Weegee the Famous: Paparazzo of the Nameless

March 1, 2023 by Jaap Harskamp 1 Comment

Walter Santesso (centre) as freelance photographer Paparazzo in Federico Fellini’s 1960 film LaThe term paparazzo and its plural form paparazzi were first used in English in a Time magazine article dated April 14th, 1961, entitled “Paparazzi on the Prowl.” The piece put the spotlight on a new type of photographer that was giving Rome’s elegant district around Via Veneto an unpleasant reputation. [Read more…] about Weegee the Famous: Paparazzo of the Nameless

Filed Under: Arts, History, New York City Tagged With: Art History, Coney Island, Crime and Justice, Cultural History, Documentary, Film History, Fires, Italian History, Jewish History, Journalism, Lower East Side, Manhattan, modernism, Museum of Modern Art, New York City, NYPD, Photography, Pop Culture History

Becoming Barnum: General Tom Thumb’s Performance

February 28, 2023 by Guest Contributor Leave a Comment

Becoming Barnum podcastIn this episode of the Becoming Barnum podcast, P.T. Barnum tries to navigate a problem at the theater and make sure everything is running smoothly. He’s also eager to get a play about General Tom Thumb ready for an audience. Despite the play not being ready yet, Barnum is in London waiting for it and writes letters to his friends for help. Eventually, he gets the play and makes a big announcement in the newspaper about the General’s upcoming performance. [Read more…] about Becoming Barnum: General Tom Thumb’s Performance

Filed Under: Arts, History Tagged With: Circus, Podcasts, PT Barnum

13th Annual Plein Air Paint Out in Old Forge

February 27, 2023 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Judy Soprano painting across from the MillView, the Center for Arts and Culture in Old Forge, NY, has announced the 13th Annual Plein Air Paint Out has been set for August 24th through 26th.

[Read more…] about 13th Annual Plein Air Paint Out in Old Forge

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Arts, Events Tagged With: View

The Odyssey of Phillis Wheatley: A Poet’s Journey

February 27, 2023 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

The Odyssey of Phillis WheatleyAdmired by George Washington, ridiculed by Thomas Jefferson, published, and read far and wide, Phillis Wheatley led an extraordinary life. Seized in West Africa and forced into slavery as a child, she was sold to a merchant family in Boston, where she became a noted poet at a young age.

Mastering the Bible, Latin translations, and literary works, she celebrated political events, praised warriors, and used her verse to variously lampoon, question, and assert the injustice of her enslaved condition. [Read more…] about The Odyssey of Phillis Wheatley: A Poet’s Journey

Filed Under: Arts, Books, Events, History Tagged With: American Revolution, Boston, Cultural History, Literature, Massachusetts, Massachusetts Historical Society, Poetry, Slavery

Henry Cabot Lodge’s Bronze Hot Dog

February 27, 2023 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Henry Cabot Lodge Bronze Hot Dog (Massachusetts Historical Society)In the mid-20th century, Americans had a great enthusiasm for all manner of keepsakes and mementos cast in bronze. On October 17, 1960, the National Hot Dog Council presented a life-size hot dog cast in bronze on a marble base to Republican vice-presidential candidate Henry Cabot Lodge Jr (1902-1985).

In the blur of events during the hard-fought presidential campaign, Lodge came to mistakenly believe that he had received the unusual gift during a visit to Nathan’s, the famous hot dog emporium in New York City. [Read more…] about Henry Cabot Lodge’s Bronze Hot Dog

Filed Under: Arts, Food, History, New York City Tagged With: Coney Island, Culinary History, John F. Kennedy, Massachusetts, Massachusetts Historical Society, Material Culture, New York City, Political History, Richard Nixon, sculpture

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