Greetings! Welcome to another edition of Around Town With Amy Modesti. How did you all do in the humid weather and the on and off severe storms that swept through the Capital Region?! My positive thoughts go out to several local organizations who received storm damage to their properties, event location, and outdoor theater productions in Albany County. May this week be a much better week for everyone.
Included here is the new “Looking For Something Fun to Do” post with your event listings and future happenings. If you are interested in future collaborations with me concerning the blog, and if you have news that needs to be told, for now on, all messages need to be sent over to me at almartandphotography@gmail.com, and to the Around Town With Amy Modesti social media pages.
Thank you so much. For the moment, time to move onward and take the day (and week), one step at a time.
-Amy (6/25/2024)
Around Town With Amy Modesti Event Listings
The Rooted Voyagers’ The Tempest Rescheduled (SPENCERTOWN, N.Y.)- The Rooted Voyagers’ production of The Tempest has been rescheduled to another viewing date; Thursday, July 11, 7 p.m. Due to the unstable weather conditions for the event’s previous event date for Friday, June 21, the event date was moved. The Tempest, by William Shakespeare, will be showcased at the Spencertown Park, located at 786 NY-203, Spencertown. The play is free and open to the public and money donations to The Rooted Voyagers are encouraged. For more information, go to The Tempest - Spencertown Academy.
(Poster Courtesy of Spencertown Academy Arts Center)
Summer Season Opening Party at Art Omi (GHENT, N.Y) - The summer season has arrived at Art Omi and the museum is ready to party! Come celebrate the beginning of summer at Art Omi, Saturday, July 6 at both the Newmark Gallery and the outdoor Sculpture and Architecture Park from 5-8 p.m. with the unveiling of five new sculptures to the Sculpture and Architecture Park and the exhibition opening of Nathan Young’s Tune It or Die! Inside the Newmark Gallery. In addition, viewers can check out the commissioned works made by artists Riley Hooker and Kiyan Williams, architects Beom Jun Kim and Jimenez Lai, and the American premiere of Germane Barnes’ critically acclaimed Venice Biennale commission. Although the summer party is free, advanced registration is appreciated. To RSVP, go to Summer Season Opening Party - Art Omi.
(Event Poster Courtesy of Art Omi)
Welcome Art Omi Artists to Artist Open Studios! (GHENT, N.Y.) - This summer, Art Omi has welcomed 25 artist residents and two critics-in-residence in taking part in the 2024 Art Omi: Artist’s residency program. This specialty program began in 1992 as a means to invite the artist community; artists, curators, and critics from all over the world to work and hone in on their skills at Art Omi. The public is invited to meet the artists and critics in-person on Saturday, July 13, 1-4 p.m.at the Artists Open Studios. Guests can check out the artists’ pop-up performances, site-specific installations, and other creative activities. The event is free and advance registration to attend is appreciated. To RSVP, go to Art Omi: Artists Open Studios - Art Omi.
Save The Date to Celebrate Lincoln Hall at Hildene (MANCHESTER, V.T.) - Hildene, the Lincoln Family Home wants you to save the date and raise a glass to toast the building of Lincoln Hall on Saturday, Sept. 14. The event will feature cocktails inside the formal garden, dinner, live auction, live appeal, dancing in Lincoln Hall, and a very special guest speaker to be announced. Early access to tickets and invitations will be mailed out in early July to the museum donors who helped contribute to Lincoln Hall through the support of the museum’s capital campaign. If tickets are available, an email invitation will be sent electronically to Hildene members, and for the general public, tickets will be available mid-August, if available. For more information on the event and tickets, please contact Nan Bambara, Advanced Director at 1-(802)-367-7994 or by email at nan@hildene.org.
Built4BBQ Star Spangled Bonanza (TROY, N.Y.) - Come celebrate Independence Day at the Hangar on the Hudson, Friday, July 5, as part of the Built4BBQ Star Spangled Bonanza. This local music show will feature live music from Girth Control, Uncle Frank Says No!, Lemon Law, and Blast-Craze. Doors open for the show at 7 p.m. and the show begins at 8 p.m. Tickets are $5 in advance and $10 on the day of the show. The Hangar on The Hudson is located at 675 River Street, Troy. For ticket information, go to Built4BBQ's Star Spangled Bonanza Tickets, Fri, Jul 5, 2024, at 8:00 PM | Eventbrite.
(Event poster courtesy of The Hangar on the Hudson)
Six Week Childcare Business Development Course Begins July 11 (ALBANY, N.Y.) - Are you an early-childhood educator who is passionate about childcare and is looking to start and grow a childcare business? The Community Loan Fund of the Capital Region, in conjunction with Brightsideup, will be putting together a six-week childcare business development courses taught on Zoom every Thursday evening, starting July 11 and running through Aug. 15, 6-9 p.m. These three-hour classes will be presented by local business experts. Business entrepreneurs can learn about business planning, HR for childcare, start-up costs and cash flow projections, personal credit and financing, understanding financial statements, and developing a marketing pitch. The course cost is $225, and scholarships might be available. For scholarship information, contact Rose at rose@mycommunityloanfund.org. To register for the class, go to www.mycommunityloanfund.org.
(Poster courtesy of Community Loan Fund of the Capital Region)
Save the Date for the 39th Annual Community Loan Fund Event (LATHAM, NY) - Mark the date on your calendar to attend the Community Loan Fund of the Capital Region’s 39th Annual Event, Thursday, Oct. 10, 5:30-7:30 p.m. at The Hangar at 743, located at 743 Albany Shaker Road, Latham. This will be a special event for networking and celebrating the Community Loan Fund. Sponsoring opportunities for the event and contributions will be posted and mailed soon, and event updates will be posted to the Community Loan Fund of the Capital Region’s social media pages.
Writers In Conversation With Karen Hill Anton and Tina deBellegarde (COLONIE, N.Y.) - The Colonie Center Barnes & Noble location will present the in-person writers in conversation presentation with Japanese author, Karen Hill Anton. Karen Hill Anton, who is also a journalist, memoirist, and novelist, will be in town to discuss her novel, A Thousand Pieces, as well as her international career and writing. Joining her will be local author and frequent traveler to Japan will be Tina deBellegarde, who will also join in on the discussion. The event will be held Wednesday, July 17 at 6 p.m., and is free to attend. To learn more, go to Writers in Conversation Karen Hill Anton with Tina deBellegarde (barnesandnoble.com).
Seun Kuti & Egypt 80 at MASS MoCA (NORTH ADAMS, MASS.) - Following in his father’s footsteps as a musician, Seun Kuti, the youngest son of Afrobeat pioneer, Fela Kuti, will bring his father’s band, Egypt 80 to MASS MoCA on Friday, July 12, at 8 p.m. Kuti, also a saxophonist and percussionist, took over his father’s band in 1997 when his father passed away. Kuti is helping to keep the Afrobeat music alive inside the Hunter Center. Advance tickets are $29 and439 of the week of the show. Preferred tickets are $55. For more information, go to Seun Kuti & Egypt 80 | MASS MoCA.