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Bring your acoustic instruments and join in, or just bring your ears. Traditional tunes jam including Jigs, Reels, Waltzes, Rags and more ! All skill levels welcome. Fiddles, Mandolins, Bodhrans, Guitars, Banjos, Ukuleles, Harmonicas, whistles and any other instruments ARE welcome.
Lifelong friends and New Yorkers Lenny Sugarman (Dominic Chianese) and Ruben Liebner (Dick Latessa) barely recognize the city of their youth. When Lenny, a small-time investor who’s always managed by rolling the dice on Wall Street, can no longer keep up with the times, Ruben hatches a plan to get them both out of the city they know and love. But Lenny’s not going anywhere. He’s got two last rolls of the dice: one for the money, and one for the love of a beautiful mystery woman. The Last New Yorker is a tale of friendship, love, and the
Christian McBride is an eight-time GRAMMY-winning bassist, composer and bandleader fusing everything from jazz to R&B, pop/rock to hip-hop/neo-soul to classical. He is the Artistic Director of the historic Newport Jazz Festival, the New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC), the TD James Moody Jazz Festival, and the National Jazz Museum in Harlem. Joining him on stage are saxophonist Nicole Glover, guitarist Ely Perlman, pianist Mike King and drummer Savannah Harris. On sale now at spac.org
Join us for a bourbon-forward culinary experience with James Beard Award Winner Chef Edward Lee. Enjoy pourings by First Fill Spirits, dishes from Lee’s cookbook Bourbon Land and conversation lead by WAMC’s Joe Donahue. On sale now at spac.org
The Calidore String Quartet performs an all-Beethoven program featuring three of the composer’s legendary string quartets. The Calidore Quartet has been praised by the New York Times for its “deep reserves of virtuosity and irrepressible dramatic instinct.” The Los Angeles Times described the quartet as “astonishing,” their playing “shockingly deep,” approaching “the kind of sublimity other quartets spend a lifetime searching” and praised its balance of “intellect and expression.” Recipient of a 2018 Avery Fisher Career Grant and a 2017 Lincoln Center Emerging Artist Award, the quartet first made international headlines as winner of the $100,000 Grand Prize of the
Come join us for our newest music event at The Store at Five Corners on the 1st Thursday of every month from 7 - 8:30PM, it’s the “OK Chorale”, come sing along with others, no charge, no auditions, no performances, no experience necessary, just come sing along and have fun. Come early and grab a dinner at the Store and hang out. Hope to see (and hear) you there.
The celebrated contemporary dance company, A.I.M by Kyle Abraham, renowned for their captivating performances, consistent boundary-pushing, educational programming, community-based workshops across the globe and its work deeply rooted in Black culture, will bring two productions to Spa Little Theater for its Saratoga Performing Arts Center debut. On sale now at spac.org
The celebrated contemporary dance company, A.I.M by Kyle Abraham, renowned for their captivating performances, consistent boundary-pushing, educational programming, community-based workshops across the globe and its work deeply rooted in Black culture, will bring two productions to Spa Little Theater for its Saratoga Performing Arts Center debut. On sale now at spac.org
Ilan Stavans discusses his new book Sabor Judío: The Jewish Mexican Cookbook, coauthored with Margaret E. Boyle. Through 100 recipes it tells the complex story of Jewish life in Mexico, from the conversos in the colonial period to the Sephardic Jews arriving from the crumbling Ottoman Empire at the end of the 19th century and the Yiddish-speaking seekers of the Pale of Settlement at the beginning of the 20th century to the Holocaust survivors of the forties and the Israeli emigrants of the seventies. Stavans, an internationally renowned scholar, translator, lexicographer, and cultural commentator, will reflect on the fusion of
Join us the second Thursday of each month at 7PM for our 'Song Swap' This event occurs every 2nd Thursday of the month and is a gathering for music enthusiasts of all skill levels. Whether you're a songwriter sharing your own compositions or a music lover bringing your favorite tunes, we welcome your contributions. If you prefer to simply enjoy the music, that's great too! Come and be part of our supportive and creative community. Pro tip - Come early and hang out and enjoy some delicious food from the Store.
