The Lake George Arts Project’s Courthouse Gallery has announced “Painted Stories,” a solo exhibition of recent work by Susan Hoffer. The exhibition will be installed in the gallery, and available for the public to view. [Read more…] about Lake George Courthouse Gallery Showing ‘Painted Stories’
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West 67th Street Artists’ Colony Historic District Virtual Presentation
Landmark West, the historic preservation organization of the Upper West Side of Manhattan, is set to host a virtual presentation on the eight buildings of the West 67th Street Artists’ Colony Historic District, with historian Prof. Andrew Dolkart, on Wednesday, January 20th. [Read more…] about West 67th Street Artists’ Colony Historic District Virtual Presentation
Winter Landscapes In Colored Pencil Online Class
View, the Center for Arts and Culture in Old Forge, has announced a 10-week online class on drawing winter landscapes, taught by Bonnie Haney. Participants will meet each Sunday from 1 to 3 pm, from January 10th until March 21st. [Read more…] about Winter Landscapes In Colored Pencil Online Class
Poetry: Forest Recovery
Forest Recovery
The old cabin being too small
for the escalating generations
of our parents’ offspring now
we rented a large log place
down the road maybe
one-third of a mile
whose back porch looks
out on Eleventh Mountain
closer than at the old cabin
making it look
as our sister would have said
“like a whole new mountain”
— that and how the forest
has now grown up to conceal
our former lookout rock
we would climb to as kids
as those back at the cabin
watched for us then waved
mixed forest across the road
from the old cabin may soon
keep the mountain its secret.
Profile: Bruce & Wendy Wasserstein and NYC’s Revival
Bruce Wasserstein, the financier and corporate takeover adviser, and his sister Wendy Wasserstein, the Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright and author, were among the most accomplished and famous New Yorkers of the late 20th and early 21st centuries.
Both died suddenly and somewhat prematurely — Bruce in October 2009 at the age of 61 of a reported aneurism and Wendy at the age of 55 in January 2006 reportedly of lymphoma, but not before they had reached the pinnacle of their chosen professions — Bruce in finance and Wendy in the theater.
Their success was achieved through a combination of shrewd insight and highly effective self-promotion, and the good fortune to live through a period of economic and social revival in New York City, in which they were active participants. [Read more…] about Profile: Bruce & Wendy Wasserstein and NYC’s Revival
Twelve Tavern Rules, Thirteen Toasts and America’s 1814 Anthem
Many eighteenth century publicans framed a list of pre-conditions for the “perfect” tavern which was displayed in full view in British public houses and drinking dens.
The advice to customers consisted of “Twelve Good Rules” that dated back to the rule of Charles I: [Read more…] about Twelve Tavern Rules, Thirteen Toasts and America’s 1814 Anthem
Poetry: Father’s Breakfast
Father’s Breakfast
He ate a crustacean
every morning
the pure wild ones
He called the lobster
a sacrament and cleaned
his table with a napkin
his grandmother sewed
when she was 14 in Idaho
I watched him eat
and the embers from the stove
cooked into crystalline spheres
I once told him that I loved him
just loud enough
so he would not hear
A Virtual Gingerbread House Decorating Contest
The Staatsburgh State Historic Site has announced an online gingerbread house contest for children, families and adults, with prizes in each category. [Read more…] about A Virtual Gingerbread House Decorating Contest
Charles Evans Hughes Documentary Premiering Online
The new feature documentary, My Native Air: Charles Evans Hughes and the Adirondacks, co-produced by MDT Publishing and Snarky Aardvark Films, is premiering on-demand in a limited run from January 15th to February 15th, 2021. [Read more…] about Charles Evans Hughes Documentary Premiering Online
Frick Celebrates An 85th Anniversary
The Frick Collection is set to celebrate the 85th anniversary of its opening with a range of free content across its digital platforms. [Read more…] about Frick Celebrates An 85th Anniversary