Sanctuary Radio

Listen Online

Sanctuary TV

Watch Online

Events

Events Search and Views Navigation

Event Views Navigation

Today

Declaration of the Occupation with Reverend Billy and the Stop Shopping Gospel Choir

The Sanctuary 3361 6th Ave, Troy, United States

Reverend Billy and the Stop Shopping Choir are activists, a New York City-based radical performance community with 50 performing members and a congregation in the thousands. They are wild anti-consumerist gospel shouters, earth loving urban activists who have worked with communities on four continents defending land, life and imagination from reckless development and the extractive […]

Democracy Now! Co-Host Juan Gonzalez

The Sanctuary 3361 6th Ave, Troy, United States

Two-time Polk Award-winning New York Daily News columnist and Democracy Now! co-host Juan Gonzalez has emerged as one of the country’s best-known and most-respected Latino journalists during a turbulent career spanning more than 35 years.  Even before he entered journalism, Gonzalez distinguished himself as a leader of the Young Lords, a militant civil rights organization […]

Be The Media! NY Youth Shout Out: “Youth Resolutions” Media Production Workshop

Youth media makers join forces to create short videos. Tweens through young adults brainstorm ideas around the theme "Re:solution/Re:volution/Re:Mix," then shoot and edit in a whirlwind of production throughout the afternoon. The workshop is facilitated by media artists from North Troy's Youth Media Sanctuary and Albany's Youth FX. The workshop is followed in the evening […]

NY Shout Out! 3rd Annual Youth Media Festival

The Sanctuary 3361 6th Ave, Troy, United States

Celebrate the power of the Youth Media movement! Media offers a megaphone to the hearts and minds of young people. Come see the best of their work! Witness the wisdom and talent of New York State filmmakers during the NY Shout Out! Youth Media Festival. The excitement grows as many youth participants return for their third […]

Premiere Screening of “The Apple Pushers,” and Panel Discussion

The Sanctuary 3361 6th Ave, Troy, United States

The Apple Pushers (Mary Mazzio, 2011) is a new documentary that tells the inspiring stories of immigrant street cart vendors who sell fruits and vegetables in the “food deserts” of New York City. A panel discussion will follow the premier screening.

Flaherty on the Road

The Sanctuary 3361 6th Ave, Troy, United States

Drawn from the program of the 57th Annual Robert Flaherty Film Seminar, the 2011 Flaherty on the Road film series explores the audio dimension of documentary.  Two programs will screen: The Artist and the Process, featuring From Zero, a portrait of American composer, philosopher and renaissance man John Cage, and Heart and Soul, a film […]

Media Workshop - an illustration of a black hand holding a red microphone on a gray background

Be The Media! Workshop with Jim de Séve: The Camera as an Interface to the World

The Sanctuary 3361 6th Ave, Troy, United States

Explore the discipline of seeing and the subconscious of the camera.  Through observational and experimental practice, reveal your personal vision. For beginners to pros with award-winning filmmaker and educator Jim de Séve. Jim is an award-winning documentary producer and director. He has an MFA from the Arts Department at Rensselaer, and teaches film production classes at Union College. […]

BikeFest: Troy Bike Rescue Spring Fundraiser and Film Festival

The Sanctuary 3361 6th Ave, Troy, United States

Help support Troy Bike Rescue's self-service community shop as they educate and advocate for alternative transportation and people-powered revolution. At a meet and greet, join North Troy Environmental Education Consortium partners Troy Bike Rescue, Collard City Growers, Missing Link Street Ministry and Youth Media Sanctuary for the start of another Uptown Summer. The Troy Bike […]

Live from Lock One: Tisziji Muñoz Quartet

The Sanctuary 3361 6th Ave, Troy, United States

Electric guitarist Tisziji Muñoz, formerly of Schenectady, is considered by many to be among the greatest and least-known living musicians. His music evokes the cosmic free jazz of John Coltrane's later work and, like a saxophonist, Muñoz plays only one note at a time, yet he can play with such velocity that the notes blur, […]

Juneteenth! With Shokazoba and The Ameros

The Sanctuary 3361 6th Ave, Troy, United States

Join us for the last event of our Spring 2012 season–a spectacular free show to mark the Juneteenth holiday! There'll be lots of music, food, pedal-powered smoothies, bike and helmet decorating, and more as we celebrate the struggle for freedom, equality, culture and community, and commemorate the day two years after the end of the Civil […]

Underground Gallery Opening with Patrick Dodson, Brian Jones, Brenda Ann Kenneally and Ellie Markovitch: Planting Seeds- Four Lenses on North Troy (9/29-12/8/12) 

The Sanctuary 3361 6th Ave, Troy, United States

An exhibition of local photojournalism featuring Patrick Dodson, Brian Jones, Brenda Ann Kenneally and Ellie Markovitch focusing on one long block- home to the Sanctuary for Independent Media, Collard City Growers, Missing Link Street Ministry, Troy Bike Rescue and Upstate Girls. On view from September 29-December 8, 2012.

Rupa and the April Fishes

The Sanctuary 3361 6th Ave, Troy, United States

Four years, festivals and village concerts on three continents, two previous albums, several languages from Hindi to Tzotzil to French, many musical traditions, and countless moments of joy, sorrow, loss, and transformation were the construction materials that came together for Rupa and the April Fishes’ riveting new album, Build. Traveling the long road from solitude […]

Bike! Bike! Northeast 2012

The Sanctuary 3361 6th Ave, Troy, United States

Join bicycle organizers and volunteers from near and not-so-far-off lands for this regional gathering of activists building the networks, infrastructure, and pedal-powered machines for a car-free future, featuring practical workshops and DIY demonstrations.

“Roadmap to Apartheid” with Filmmakers Eron Davidson and Ana Noguiera 

The Sanctuary 3361 6th Ave, Troy, United States

Join filmmakers Eron Davidson and Ana Noguiera for a screening of Roadmap to Apartheid (2012), a riveting new film that juxtaposes the rise and fall of apartheid in South Africa with the harsh reality of life in Palestine today. Davidson is a Jewish Israeli, while Noguiera is a white South African.  Both live in the United […]

“Nosferatu” Screening with Live Accompaniment by the Andrew Alden Ensemble

The Sanctuary 3361 6th Ave, Troy, United States

Many horror film fanatics call Nosferatu (1922), F.W. Murnau's silent German classic starring Max Schreck--who sports grotesque makeup that transforms him into a symbol of pestilence and decay--the scariest Dracula adaptation ever. The film was shot in the Carpathian Mountains of Transylvania during the early days of film. The chilling tale kicks off when a […]

Be The Media! Workshop with Jim De Séve: Field Production Daze, Session #1

The Sanctuary 3361 6th Ave, Troy, United States

Join the Youth Media Sanctuary production team as they head into the field to shoot footage for three short documentaries based in the North Central Troy neighborhood. These workshops are fast-paced, hands-on experiences geared for youth ages 13-18. Participants will learn the art of conducting and shooting interviews, collecting b-roll footage, and capturing quality sound, […]

Be The Media! Workshop with Bread and Puppet Theater: Institute for Subversive Papier Mache

The Sanctuary 3361 6th Ave, Troy, United States

The Bread and Puppet Institute for Subversive Papier Mache offers lessons in state-of-the-art puppet making and street theater technology and parades! Learn how to make picture stories (cantastoria), create signs and use found musical objects, learn about hand puppets and giants for rallies, passion plays and parades. Let Bread and Puppet guide you in creatively […]

Second Annual StoryHarvest A Celebration of Art and Food from Seed to Table at Freedom Square with Sonagi Project and Bread & Puppet Theater

The Sanctuary 3361 6th Ave, Troy, United States

Just as farmers reap the harvest, providing sustenance for all, it is time to celebrate all our harvests--the results of seeds sown through art, education, agriculture, tolerance, and everything we do to build strong, healthy communities. Cultivate community, art and the harvest bounty with StoryHarvest, conceived by multimedia storyteller Ellie Markovitch! The performance by Sonagi […]

Bread and Puppet Institute for Subversive Papier Mache Presents “Circus of Possibilitarians” 

The Sanctuary 3361 6th Ave, Troy, United States

The Circus of the Possibilitarians is a satirical horse and butterfly circus, addressing pertinent national and international issues in a clownish fashion, including rotten ideas, a wild dancing horse and some mellow lions, a solemn salute to the world’s casualties and much more! The Dire Circumstance Jubilation Ensemble provides a little bit of brass and a lot of […]

Sonagi Project 

The Sanctuary 3361 6th Ave, Troy, United States

Sonagi Project is a Korean percussion ensemble that draws from traditional sources to create new, dynamic Korean music. Founded in 2006 by current artistic director Chang Jae Hyo, the group performs on traditional Korean percussion instruments, with a special focus on the janggu, the horizontal double-headed drum that has been integral to many genres of […]

Stay Informed

Sign up with your e-mail address to keep up to date with events, workshops and other announcements from The Sanctuary.

Sign up for our Newsletter

Don’t worry, we ❤️ privacy and won’t sell your information, ever—and you may unsubscribe at any time.

About The Sanctuary

We use art and participatory action to promote social and environmental justice and freedom of creative expression.

Learn More