Events

Eliza Gilkyson and Robert Jensen

The Sanctuary 3361 6th Ave, Troy, United States

Eliza Gilkyson has built a reputation as one of the most original and influential folk artists of our time over the course of 13 albums (most recently, Beautiful World on […]

Free Jazz from the Sanctuary presents The Ras Ensemble

The Sanctuary 3361 6th Ave, Troy, United States

Ras Moshe has been playing in various groups throughout New York City for almost 20 years, with William Hooker, Sabir Mateen, Steve Swell, Marc Edwards and others. His style has […]

Be The Media! Workshop: Beyond the Talking Head

The Sanctuary 3361 6th Ave, Troy, United States

For this workshop, the Sanctuary teams up with SACC TV Channel 16 - Schenectady’s public access television stations. Learn the skills and tricks of creating dynamic video pieces for television […]

“I Need That Record” with Filmmaker Brendan Toller

The Sanctuary 3361 6th Ave, Troy, United States

I Need that Record (2008)  is a documentary feature examining why more than 3,000 independent record stores have closed across the U.S. in the past decade. Greedy record labels, media […]

Ted Daniel’s International Brass & Membrane Corps

The Sanctuary 3361 6th Ave, Troy, United States

The International Brass & Membrane Corps features Newman Taylor-Baker on drums, Charles Burham on violin, Joe Daly on tuba, and Ted Daniel on assorted brass. Ted began his professional career […]

Be The Media! Workshop: Holiday Animation

The Sanctuary 3361 6th Ave, Troy, United States

The Sanctuary Youth Media Team hosts yet another animation whirlwind! Geared specifically for youth (18 & under), this workshop teaches the skills and techniques behind stop motion animation while encouraging […]

Free Jazz at the Sanctuary Presents The Splatto Festival Chorus

The Sanctuary 3361 6th Ave, Troy, United States

The Splatto Festival Chorus is a rare assembly that brings together Todd Reynolds (Bang on a Can, Yo Yo Ma, and Meredith Mond) on violins/laptop; Ed Mann (Zappa) on percussion/electronics; […]

A Best of “Fence”: The First Nine Years

The Sanctuary 3361 6th Ave, Troy, United States

Readings from Capital Region writers Chase Twichell, Sam Truitt, Christian Peet, Laura Didyk, and others in celebration of Fence magazine’s brand new anthology of poetry, creative nonfiction, short fiction and […]

“Upstate Girls,” A Conversation

The Sanctuary 3361 6th Ave, Troy, United States

Teenage girls from throughout the Capital Region share stories about the challenges in their lives, gathering with representatives of the institutions with which they are entwined - including the legal, […]

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