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The Armory Show: An Arsenal of Creative Freedom

August 11, 2020 by Jaap Harskamp 1 Comment

International Exhibition of Modern Art event flierThe year was 1911, a new decade had just started. In spite of sharp social divisions and mass immigration, New York was bustling. The scientific revolution was making an impact, radically altering the nineteenth century vision of the world.

New technology changed the face of the metropolis.  The Woolworth Building had been completed, making it the tallest building in town. Electric trains pulled out of the Grand Central Terminal; in the streets horse-drawn carriages were being replaced by automobiles.

It was a period of unbridled patriotism; a golden age for producers of flags and buntings (in April 1908 Emma Goldman had given her fiery San Francisco lecture on the ‘menace’ of patriotism).

New York was waking-up and starting to fulfill its potential. It was a place of new developments and initiatives. Modern was the buzzword. That year a group of artists came together aiming to organize a grand exhibition that would reflect this new confidence. [Read more…] about The Armory Show: An Arsenal of Creative Freedom

Filed Under: Arts, History, New York City Tagged With: art, Art History, Cultural History, New York City

Frick Collection Reopening in 2021 at ‘Frick Madison’

August 11, 2020 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

New Frick Collection design by Selldorf ArchitectsThe Frick Collection has announced that it is set to reopen to the public in early 2021 in the former site of the Whitney Museum of American Art at 945 Madison Avenue.

The temporary location, called Frick Madison, will house the Frick’s collections, programs, and staff during the renovation and expansion of its historic buildings at 1 East 70th Street. [Read more…] about Frick Collection Reopening in 2021 at ‘Frick Madison’

Filed Under: Arts, Events, History, New York City Tagged With: art, Frick Collection, New York City

Fresh Air Schools: Teaching Outdoors For Public Health

August 10, 2020 by Amy Catania Leave a Comment

bassistsAs autumn approaches, schools are thinking about ways to keep students safe by maximizing time outdoors. The concept of outside instruction is not new.

Leading up to the Second World War, open air schools were built in the United States and Europe to protect children from tuberculosis.

In Saranac Lake, in the heart of the Adirondacks, where temperatures in the winter tend to stay well below freezing, some children attended unheated, open air classrooms. [Read more…] about Fresh Air Schools: Teaching Outdoors For Public Health

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Arts, History Tagged With: Education, Historic Saranac Lake, Performing Arts, Public Health, Saranac Lake, tuberculosis

NorthWind Fine Arts Paint & Pixels Show

August 9, 2020 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Hurricane Reflections by Russ HartungNorthWind Fine Arts has announced “Paint & Pixels,” a dual show of new works by award-winning area artists painter Catherine Hartung and photographer Russ Hartung. [Read more…] about NorthWind Fine Arts Paint & Pixels Show

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Arts Tagged With: art, Art Exhibit, nature, NorthWind Fine Arts, painting

The Wind in The Trees, or Learning to Speak Pine

August 8, 2020 by Paul Hetzler 4 Comments

Group of white pine trees courtesy US Fish and Wildlife ServiceThe term psithurism (sith-er-ism) doesn’t exactly roll off the tongue, but it’s not meant to. The word, from the Greek psithuros (whispering), indicates the melody that rolls off pine needles in a gentle wind.  It also means the sound of “proper” leaves shaking in the treetops.

Obviously, we need another word, because these two things – whispering pines and rustling leaves – may both soothe us, but they sound quite different. [Read more…] about The Wind in The Trees, or Learning to Speak Pine

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Arts, Capital-Saratoga, Hudson Valley - Catskills, Mohawk Valley, Nature, New York City, Western NY Tagged With: nature, trees, Wildlife

Poetry: Down by the Pond

August 8, 2020 by George Cassidy Payne 1 Comment

Down by the Pond

When I was 10,
I had a gift. I knew
what silence
meant to frogs.

Read More Poems From The New York Almanack HERE.

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Arts Tagged With: art, Poetry

Oneida Co Historical Selfie Scavenger Hunt Underway

August 7, 2020 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Oneida County History Center Selfie Scavenger HuntOneida County History Center’s 2020 Historical Selfie Scavenger Hunt is now underway through August 31st.

This interactive event invites the public to explore local history and document their journey with a selfie at historic sites, monuments, and markers in Oneida County or Utica. [Read more…] about Oneida Co Historical Selfie Scavenger Hunt Underway

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Arts, Events, History, Mohawk Valley, Western NY Tagged With: Oneida County History Center

‘Amended,’ A Women’s History Podcast Series

August 7, 2020 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Amended PodcastHumanities New York’s (HNY) has announced the Amended podcast, a six-part series about the ongoing struggle for women’s voting rights.

Launching on August 26, 2020, Amended travels from the 1800s through to the present day to explore the quest for women’s full equality, one that has been as diverse, complex and unfinished as the nation itself. [Read more…] about ‘Amended,’ A Women’s History Podcast Series

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Arts, Capital-Saratoga, History, Hudson Valley - Catskills, Mohawk Valley, New York City, Western NY Tagged With: Humanities New York, Podcasts, Political History, womens history

Enrico Caruso & Werner Hertzog’z Fitzcarraldo

August 3, 2020 by Editorial Staff 1 Comment

Enrico CarusoThe Sembrich has launched “Enrico in the Jungle,” the fourth installment of its 20/20: Musical Visionaries summer festival, which looks at the life of Enrico Caruso. [Read more…] about Enrico Caruso & Werner Hertzog’z Fitzcarraldo

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Arts, History Tagged With: art, Opera, Sembrich, Theatre

Poetry: Adirondack August

August 1, 2020 by Edward Zahniser Leave a Comment

Adirondack August

Cutting wood and carrying water
Mind empty with no effort
Nearly stepped in the spring
I hum all day and no repetition
Wind soughs through fir balsams
Night silence so thick I hear it
Can’t keep things straight
Stars don’t seem to mind

Read More Poems From The New York Almanack HERE.

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Arts Tagged With: Adirondack Park, Poetry

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