Connecting with the Land (on view from March 22 - June 15, 2013) is a photography exhibit that lets us experience local farms through the eyes of youth. The photos were taken during photography classes at farms in Rensselaer and Washington counties. The Farm Photography for Kids is a program by the Agricultural Stewardship Association […]
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With violence topping the news and lawmakers weighing various control measures, the role of guns in our society is a hot topic of debate. This workshop will focus on the North Central Troy community with digital storytelling techniques to explore issues of growing up with guns and violence. Co-sponsored by Missing Link Street Ministry. |
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Digital storytelling meets DIY cooking as we learn and document how to use a pressure cooker to cook dry beans from scratch and on a budget. Please join food artist and multimedia storyteller Ellie Markovitch for a food and digital storytelling workshop. While the beans cook, create media, share, connect! We will learn to use a […]
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Zimbabwe’s pride, most successful artist and national treasure, Oliver Mtukudzi is gifted with a deep and gusty voice plus a talent for writing songs that reflect on the daily life and struggles of his people. His distinctive sound also has made him one of the most popular Afropop artists in the Western World. ‘Tuku’ as […] |
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Louis Massiah is an acclaimed documentary filmmaker and the founder/director of Scribe Video Center in Philadelphia, a media arts center that provides training and equipment access to community groups and the independent film/video community. Massiah will present videos from ongoing programs, including Underground Railroad Routes in the Frankford Neighborhood (Precious Places Community History Project), Neighborhood […] |
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Documentary filmmaker Louis Massiah, along with the Be the Media! artist/educators (Jim deSeve, Andrew Lynn and Branda Miller) will be part of this workshop have designed this workshop for community groups serious about creating something! This workshop is for community groups to use media about their work, representatives (youth, adult, elders) will be asked to […] |
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Join us for a screening of an acclaimed documentary that explores the injustice of solitary confinement and the transformative power of art. There will be a full scale model of a solitary confinement cell on display. Herman's House tells the story of Herman Joshua Wallace, who has spent the past 40 years in solitary confinement […] |
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Resurrecting the ancient sounds of French and Spanish dances alongside the spiritual rhythms of the Congo tribes of West Africa, Louisiana musician Cedric Watson and band members Bijou Creole are bringing their passionate music to North Troy! One of the most promising talents to emerge in Cajun, Creole, and Louisianan Zydeco music, Watson is a […] |
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Birth Story is the story of counterculture heroine Ina May Gaskin and her spirited friends, who taught themselves midwifery from the ground up and created a model of care for women and babies that changed a generation’s approach to childbirth. Screening preceded by a community potluck with "Birthnet" Bake Sale/Silent Auction Fundraiser. The screening will be […] |
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The Nazis imprisoned him. The Vatican tried to silence him. Celebrate the powerful story of renegade gay priest John McNeil and the founding of the outcast gay Catholic group, Dignity. Taking a Chance on God (2011) follows the extraordinary life of 87-year-old John McNeill from his Buffalo, NY boyhood through his experiences as a Prisoner […] |
