Crandall Library’s Folklife Concert Series
An Annual Tradition in Glens Falls
This fall, Glens Falls’ Crandall Public Library is playing host to the Folklife Concerts, a series of ongoing performances on Thursday nights showcasing a variety of artists.
The Center for Folklife, History, and Cultural Programs was created by Crandall Library’s Board of Trustees in 1993 and is [...]
MoHu Fest Comes to the Capital Region: October 8—16
A Celebration of Arts and Culture in the Capital Region
Most festivals are built around a central theme, such as music, dance, or film. The brand-new MoHu Fest is built around all of these and more; it’s a celebration of the arts and culture in the Capital Region, [...]
moe.down 2011 at Gelston Castle, Review
A Look Back at the 2011 moe.down Concert in Mohawk, NY
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Video: Ozomatli down in the crowd at moe.down 2011.
Over Labor Day weekend, at Gelston Castle in Mohawk, NY, the jam band moe. held its 12th annual moe.down concert. The three day concert festival not only featured five sets by the [...]
Lake George Jazz Festival 2011
Musicians, Performers and more at this Year’s Lake George Jazz Fest
This year’s Lake George Jazz Weekend will showcase a range of talent from impressive young artists to legends who offer cultivated and innovative jazz sounds. The 28th annual event is the culmination of the outdoor summer concert series, taking place in [...]
Irish 2000 Arts and Music Festival 2011
Looking Ahead at the Irish 2000 Fest
Ranked among the top 5 Irish Festivals in the United States, the Irish 2000 Arts and Music Festival is known for being a weekend of good times, good music and good beer. Over 30 acts will be performing throughout the course of two days [...]
Forgefest 2011: Tribute Mania
A little ditty, ‘bout Jack and Diane….The heart is a bloom….Just a small town girl, livin’ in a lonely world….You said I cannot get there from here, baby.
If any of these famous first lines made you want to start scouring your collection for your old copies of John Mellencamp, U2, Journey, and [...]
African-American Family Day at Empire State Plaza
Featuring the theme of “A Family Reunion,” the annual African-American Family Day sponsored by McDonald’s will be held at the Empire State Plaza in Albany on Saturday, August 6 from 12pm-7pm. The event is dedicated to embodying the five Community Principles of family, love, peace, unity and respect.
There [...]
The 2011 Grassroots Festival of Music and Dance in Trumansburg
In the summer of 1994, on a whim with a friend from college, we decided to attend a small music festival just north of Ithaca, in Trumansburg. We’d only heard of the festival a few months earlier after we were introduced through a mutual friend to Donna [...]
SAWFest 2011
The annual Salem Art Works Music Festival (SAWFest) will kick off on Saturday, July 16, from 3pm to 11:30pm, and will feature eclectic styles ranging from rock to bluegrass to reggae.
For the uninitiated, Salem Art Works is a nonprofit sculpture park, and art community. SAW supports a variety of artists in the creation [...]
Freihofer Jazz Festival 2011, Saratoga Performing Arts Center
Dave Matthews’ fans across upstate and central New York were disappointed that the band would not perform their traditional two-concert weekend at the Saratoga Performing Arts Center in late June. Dave Matthews’ fans may have to make a pilgrimage to Atlantic City, but area jazz enthusiasts get to [...]
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