20 events found.
Community Potluck Welcoming the “Peace Pilgrimage for a Nuclear Free Future”
The Sanctuary 3361 6th Ave, Troy, United StatesWelcome the "Peace Pilgrimage for a Nuclear Free Future" as the walkers pass through Troy on their journey from Boston to Albany. They will walk a total of 300 miles, […]
“Seabrook 1977” Screening
The Sanctuary 3361 6th Ave, Troy, United StatesSeabrook 1977 chronicles the dramatic events which made world headlines and sparked the creation of a grassroots antinuclear power movement across the United States. Scenes of the nonviolent demonstration and […]
Training for Transition
The Sanctuary 3361 6th Ave, Troy, United StatesA weekend workshop on The Transition Movement, which is comprised of vibrant, grassroots community initiatives that seek to build community resilience in the face of such challenges as peak oil, […]
Underground Gallery Exhibition: Media Nodes, Photos by Sean Hemmerle
The Sanctuary 3361 6th Ave, Troy, United StatesMedia Nodes was born of award-winning photographer Sean Hemmerle’s desire to document the news media in the midst of an historic transformation. “People throw around this word all the time, […]
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Sidi Touré and Friends
The Sanctuary 3361 6th Ave, Troy, United StatesOur Fall 2011 season opens with music from Mail, the hotbed of new African music, featuring: Sidi Touré, guitar and vocals; Jambla Maiga, kuntigui; Domu Maiga, kurbu. Touré made his […]
“Taking Liberties” with Author Susan Herman, President of ACLU
The Sanctuary 3361 6th Ave, Troy, United StatesOctober 2011 marks the 10th anniversary of the Patriot Act. In the days following 9/11, fear and shock dominated the public and domestic security issues rose to the top of […]
Be the Media! Workshop: StoryHarvest – Youth Voices from the Garden
The Sanctuary 3361 6th Ave, Troy, United StatesA digital storytelling workshop led by artist/chef Ellie Markovitch. Free community workshop for neighborhood youth on basic documentary skills and the art of storytelling. From seed to table, come document […]
StoryHarvest: A Celebration of Art and Food from Seed to Table
The Sanctuary 3361 6th Ave, Troy, United StatesBrazilian-American artist Ellie Markovitch creates a harvest celebration and community potluck. Cultivate community through cooking and eating, sharing stories, making music, and watching films. Bring your seeds, spoons, and stories! […]
“Ciclovida: Lifecycle” with Filmmaker Matt Feinstein
The Sanctuary 3361 6th Ave, Troy, United StatesThe award-winning feature-length documentary Ciclovida: Lifecycle pedals alongside a group of small farmers from Brazil who bicycle more than 6,000 miles across the South American continent. They use the year […]
Be The Media! Workshop with Jim de Séve: Video Camera Boot Camp
The Sanctuary 3361 6th Ave, Troy, United StatesThis hands-on lab, designed to improve your shooting skills, is back by popular demand! Go off automatic, learn the art of covering the action, and engage in the unique potential […]
“Political Advertisements” with Media Artist Muntadas
The Sanctuary 3361 6th Ave, Troy, United StatesThis compilation of commercials, an ongoing series by media artist Mutadas, reveals a land of manipulation. Documenting the selling of the American presidency in political ads from the 1950s to […]
Fiesta Honoring the Ancestors with Taína Asili y la Banda Rebelde
The Sanctuary 3361 6th Ave, Troy, United StatesA rocking show honoring our revolutionary ancestors with an energetic fusion of Afro-Caribbean, reggae, rock, and hip hop freedom sounds to inspire a dance rebellion! Puerto Rican vocalist Taína Asili […]
Opening Reception for Underground Gallery Exhibition: “Media Nodes” Photos by Sean Hemmerle
The Sanctuary 3361 6th Ave, Troy, United StatesMedia Nodes was born of award-winning photographer Sean Hemmerle’s desire to document the news media in the midst of an historic transformation. “People throw around this word all the time, […]
“Cultures of Resistance” with Filmmaker Iara Lee
The Sanctuary 3361 6th Ave, Troy, United StatesIn 2003, on the eve of the Iraq war, director Iara Lee embarked on a journey to better understand a world increasingly embroiled in conflict and, as she saw it, […]
Either/Orchestra: “The Collected Unconscious”
The Sanctuary 3361 6th Ave, Troy, United StatesA return visit by the internationally renowned 10-piece jazz ensemble that combines the agility and freedom of a jazz combo, the raw power and subtle coloring of a jazz orchestra, […]
“Sex in an Epidemic,” with Filmmaker Jean Carlomusto
The Sanctuary 3361 6th Ave, Troy, United StatesA compelling history of the HIV/AIDS epidemic and its ongoing impact, especially on the gay, Afrian-American and Latino communities hardest hit. The film shows a world living with the disease […]
Live from Lock One: Sgt. Dunbar and the Hobo Banned
The Sanctuary 3361 6th Ave, Troy, United StatesThis singularly exciting indie folk group, one of the founding members of Albany’s B3nson collective, brings its kinetic energy to our ongoing series of live recordings of local musicians performing […]
Facing Change: #Occupy Filmfest
The Sanctuary 3361 6th Ave, Troy, United StatesCompelling shorts from struggling independent filmmakers, followed by a discussion of the Occupy movement and role of radical media. Join regional filmmakers in a fascinating and provocative look at the […]
Opening Reception for the Underground Gallery: “Facing Change: Documenting America”
The Sanctuary 3361 6th Ave, Troy, United StatesInstalled in the Underground Gallery, Facing Change: Documenting America is an exhibition features work by some of the nation’s most accomplished photographers, inspired by the Farm Security Administration photography project […]
