Photography
is the waterfall
carved by the
elements, a river
bed ticking away,
layer by layer, the
salty, smoked scent
of sycamore mist.
Arts
Virtual Silent Film ‘The Marriage Circle’ With Live Musical Score
The Park Theater in Glens Falls, in partnership with the Chapman Museum, is set to presents “The Marriage Circle” featuring live musical score by Ben Model, via YouTube livestream on September 10th. [Read more…] about Virtual Silent Film ‘The Marriage Circle’ With Live Musical Score
ArtMarket Planned For Saranac Lake
Saranac Lake ArtWorks and the Saranac Lake Area Chamber of Commerce have announced ArtWorks ArtMarket, a safe and socially distanced outdoor market set for Saturday, September 26th, from 10 am to 3 pm. [Read more…] about ArtMarket Planned For Saranac Lake
Sembrich Offers “Conversation with Philip Glass”
The Sembrich has launched “In Conversation with Philip Glass,” a presentation featuring a rare audio interview with Philip Glass conducted by mezzo-soprano Theresa Treadway Lloyd. [Read more…] about Sembrich Offers “Conversation with Philip Glass”
Stravinsky and the Premiere of the Century
The Sembrich has launched “Stravinsky and the Premiere of the Century,” the seventh presentation in its 20/20: Virtual Visionaries summer festival.
“Stravinsky and the Premiere of the Century” looks back to the night of May 29, 1913, the premiere of The Rite of Spring, with vintage images, video clips, and commentary on the night by Stravinsky scholar Charles Joseph. [Read more…] about Stravinsky and the Premiere of the Century
Catskills Folk Art Exhibit at Hanford Mills Museum
Catskills Folk Connection is set to present an exhibit of local artists, “Folk Art in Wood,” at Hanford Mills Museum from Wednesday, September 2 through October 15. The exhibit features artists who work with wood in a wide variety of ways. [Read more…] about Catskills Folk Art Exhibit at Hanford Mills Museum
Poetry: Changes
Changes
Broken by brief rain
dull heat disappears
tail between its clouds
I recall late-August
mornings as a child
dressing by the fire
Oatmeal bubbled thick
in big blackened pot
Mountains unmoved
since we went to bed
Clouds now crest them
heavily like a toddler
riding your shoulders
Annual Plein Air ‘Paint Out’ Goes Anywhere, Online
View’s 11th Annual Plein Air Paint Out is set to be held virtually, from Saturday, August 29th through September 10th.
Over 40 artists are set to donate a painting for the benefit auction, as well as providing one or two paintings for the consignment sale. [Read more…] about Annual Plein Air ‘Paint Out’ Goes Anywhere, Online
Sembrich Launches New Grounds and Gardens Exhibit
The Sembrich has launched “The Bay View Grounds and Gardens,” the fourth exhibit in its 2020 digital series The Thatcher Photos. [Read more…] about Sembrich Launches New Grounds and Gardens Exhibit
An Age of Opulence In London and New York
In economic terms, the Western world made its fortune after the Industrial Revolution(s). Money became the deity of the age. But in the words of John Ruskin, “wise consumption is far more difficult than wise production.”
In the race for material prosperity, the idea of social purpose was lost or forgotten. By the beginning of the twentieth century, both in Europe and America, collective aimlessness deteriorated into vulgarities of excess. [Read more…] about An Age of Opulence In London and New York