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Performing Arts

Clayton ‘Peg Leg’ Bates: Dancer and Resort-Owner

February 1, 2023 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Peg Leg Bates at ResortIn celebration of Black History Month, Ulster County Clerk Nina Postupack has announced the newest display in the Historical Profiles series featuring entertainer and community patron Clayton ‘Peg Leg’ Bates.

The exhibit panel will be on display for the month of February on the 1st floor of the Ulster County Office Building, 244 Fair Street, in Kingston, NY. [Read more…] about Clayton ‘Peg Leg’ Bates: Dancer and Resort-Owner

Filed Under: History, Hudson Valley - Catskills, New Exhibits Tagged With: Dance, Kerhonkson, Kingston, Performing Arts, Ulster County

Buffalo Bill’s Wild West Show in Schenectady

January 5, 2023 by Guest Contributor 1 Comment

Buffalo BillOn the evening of January 11, 1917, the Schenectady Daily Union announced the passing of William Frederick “Buffalo Bill” Cody, who died the day before in Denver, Colorado, at age 71.

The Union Star described Cody as a “remarkable man,” a “hero of thousands of exploits,” and published a photograph of Cody with an extensive survey of his life and career as a guide, trapper, Pony Express rider, stagecoach driver, Civil War veteran, Medal of Honor recipient for gallantry, buffalo hunter (thus the nickname “Buffalo Bill”) and master showman. [Read more…] about Buffalo Bill’s Wild West Show in Schenectady

Filed Under: Arts, Capital-Saratoga, History Tagged With: Circus, Cultural History, Horses, Ned Buntline, Performing Arts, Schenectady, Schenectady County, Schenectady County Historical Society, Theatre

PT Barnum’s Promotion of General Tom Thumb in London

January 5, 2023 by Guest Contributor Leave a Comment

Becoming Barnum podcastIn this episode of the Becoming Barnum podcast, P.T. Barnum works to promote the performances of his famous protégé, General Tom Thumb, in London. He uses handbills, street parades, and even advertising vans to attract a crowd. This episode includes an interesting tale of how Barnum brought General Tom Thumb to the stage in London and offers a unique glimpse into 19th century entertainment. [Read more…] about PT Barnum’s Promotion of General Tom Thumb in London

Filed Under: Arts, History Tagged With: Circus, Cultural History, London, Performing Arts, Podcasts, PT Barnum, Social History

Jazz & African and African American Musical History

December 28, 2022 by Liz Covart Leave a Comment

ben franklins world podcastThis episode of Ben Franklin’s World is the final of a 5-episode series about music in Early America.

Jon Beebe, a Jazz pianist, professional musician, and an interpretive ranger at the New Orleans Jazz National Historical Park, leads listeners on an exploration of how and why African rhythms and beats came to play important roles in the musical history and musical evolution of the Untied States. [Read more…] about Jazz & African and African American Musical History

Filed Under: Arts, History Tagged With: Black History, Jazz, Music, Musical History, Performing Arts, Podcasts

Sullivan County’s ‘White Christmas’ Connection

December 24, 2022 by John Conway 2 Comments

WhiteRoeAerialThe Columbia Inn in Pine Tree, Vermont did not bear much of a resemblance to a Catskills’ hotel of that era, and Dean Jagger’s General Tom Waverly was definitely not much like a Sullivan County hotel owner, but the movie “White Christmas” has a strong local flavor nonetheless. [Read more…] about Sullivan County’s ‘White Christmas’ Connection

Filed Under: Arts, History, Hudson Valley - Catskills Tagged With: Catskills, Christmas, Film History, Livingston Manor, Performing Arts, Sullivan County

Music and Politics in the Early United States

December 21, 2022 by Liz Covart Leave a Comment

ben franklins world podcastWhat was music like in Early America? How did different early Americans — Native Americans, African Americans, and White Americans — integrate and use music in their daily lives? This episode of Ben Franklin’s World is the fourth of a 5-episode series about music in Early America.

The exploration continues with music and politics in the early United States. Billy Coleman, an Assistant Teaching Professor of History at the University of Missouri and author of the book Harnessing Harmony: Music, Power, and Politics in the United States, 1788-1865 (UNC Press, 2020), joins Liz Covart to investigate the role music played in early American politics. [Read more…] about Music and Politics in the Early United States

Filed Under: History Tagged With: art, Art History, Music, Musical History, Performing Arts, Podcasts, Political History

Amateur Musicians in the Early United States

December 14, 2022 by Liz Covart Leave a Comment

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The exploration continues with Amateur Musicians in the Early United States. Glenda Goodman, an Associate Professor of Music at the University of Pennsylvania and the author of the book Cultivated by Hand: Amateur Musicians in the Early American Republic (Oxford University Press, 2020) joins Liz Covart to investigate the role of music in the lives of wealthy white Americans during the earliest days of the early American republic. [Read more…] about Amateur Musicians in the Early United States

Filed Under: Arts, History Tagged With: Music, Musical History, Performing Arts, Podcasts

Jay Heritage Center Receives $1.5 Million Gift

December 8, 2022 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

School group at 1907 carriage house with author Jonah Winter and illustrator Barry BlittThe Jay Heritage Center (JHC) has announced the receipt of a transformative gift of $1.5 million to open the Sue and Edgar Wachenheim III Exhibit and Performance Center at the Jay Estate in Rye, Westchester County, New York. [Read more…] about Jay Heritage Center Receives $1.5 Million Gift

Filed Under: Arts, History, New York City Tagged With: Architecture, Jay Heritage Center, Performing Arts, Rye, Westchester County

Music in British North America

December 7, 2022 by Liz Covart Leave a Comment

ben franklins world podcastWhat was music like in Early America? How did different early Americans — Native Americans, African Americans, and White Americans — integrate and use music in their daily lives? This episode of Ben Franklin’s World is the second of a 5-episode series about music in Early America.

The exploration continues with Anglo-American music in British North America. Liz’s guest is David Hildebrand is a musicologist and an expert on early American music. [Read more…] about Music in British North America

Filed Under: History Tagged With: art, Art History, Music, Musical History, Performing Arts, Podcasts

When Manhattan Spoke German: Lüchow’s, Würzburger & Little Germany

November 2, 2022 by Jaap Harskamp 6 Comments

Lüchow’s in April 1896Since it foundation, German settlers had been present in New Amsterdam (Peter Minuit was a native of Wesel am Rhein), but the significant arrival of German-speaking migrants took place towards the middle of the nineteenth century. By 1840 more than 24,000 of them had made New York their home.

In the next two decades, when large parts of the territory were plunged into deep socio-political and economic problems, another hundred thousand Germans crossed the Atlantic turning New York into the world’s third-largest German-speaking city, after Berlin and Vienna. [Read more…] about When Manhattan Spoke German: Lüchow’s, Würzburger & Little Germany

Filed Under: Arts, Food, History, New York City Tagged With: beer, Culinary History, Cultural History, German-American History, Immigration, Lower East Side, Manhattan, Nativism, New York City, Performing Arts, Prohibition, World War One

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