- Photography at the Country Corner Cafe by Abagail BernardCancelled
It has been such a fun adventure to share Abby's growth as a photographer over these past few years. So happy to see her first exhibit with Saratoga Arts at the Country Corner Cafe. She has a wonderful collection of photographs to see. I'm also proud to say I was with her when she took a couple of these images.
Come join me for breakfast at the Country Corner Cafe and support the work of a fellow photographer.
Check it out at : Abagail Bernard photography - Saratoga Arts
If you can't make it then, her work will be there from now until end of December.
I hear the breakfast is great there. Hope to see you.
- Troy Glow 2024Troy Music Hall, Troy, NY
#### Troyful Glow: Downtown Stroll
Check in at Troy Savings Bank Music Hall Box Office, 30 Second St.
Local businesses will be activated with live music and art! Presented by the Downtown Troy BID.
Free tours of Glow installations every hour on the hour from 5-8pm. Meet at the Troy Savings Bank on 30 Second St. in Troy.Produced by the Arts Center of the Capital Region, Troy Glow 2024 is a dazzling 10-day festival that will light up downtown Troy, November 1st to 10th, 2024. Visitors can experience 10 light art installations on a 15 minute walk through Troy’s historic streets. Troy Glow cheerfully welcomes winter’s darkness and allows visitors to enjoy beautiful art and all Troy has to offer!
We will have some dinner at Bootleggers in Troy which is a fun place with good food at 6:00.
This will be the tour route Troy Glow map
- Nathan Farb and the Cold War - A documentary of the photography of Nathan FarbPalace Theatre, Lake Placid, NY
I just saw this post from Nathan Farb about an upcoming film about the work of Nathan Farb. He is the photographer that inspired me to become a photographer. "The captivating portrait of a photographer's journey through the vibrant New York of '68, a Russian society on the brink of war, and the majestic Adirondack Mountains." His work is phenomenal. Tickets are not on sale yet but I will follow this.
For those interested we can go to dinner afterwards.Palace Theatre Lake Placid: Palace Theatre 2430 Main St, Lake Placid
From Nathan Farb's post:
I am happy to announce that the documentary that was made about my work, “Nathan Farb and The Cold War”, will be having it’s North American premiere at the “Lake Placid Film Festival” on Sunday, Nov 10th at 3:30PM at the “Palace Theatre” in Lake Placid, NY.Donnie Perkins, “North American Fiddlers Hall of Fame” inductee, who was my childhood neighbor and friend will be playing as people find their seats.
You will soon be able to purchase day passes and individual tickets for the festival through the “Lake Placid Film Festival” website
https://www.adirondackfilm.org/passes-tickets/
Individual tickets are $15. and a day pass is $25 with lots of other good films that day. - Robert Frank "Life Dances on: Robert Frank in Dialogue" at MOMANeeds location
Join us at the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) to see an exhibit that features the work of Robert Frank, "Life Dances on: Robert Frank in Dialogue" is the artists first solo exhibition at MoMA. MoMA exhibit Robert Frank
Robert Frank was a Swiss-American photographer and filmmaker, best known for his influential book "The Americans," published in 1958. The book features a series of striking black-and-white photographs that capture everyday life in the United States, reflecting themes of social issues, alienation, and the American experience in a candid and often unflattering way. Frank's work has had a significant impact on both photography and art, inspiring generations of artists with his innovative approach and unique vision.
MoMA is located in Midtown Manhattan, is one of the world's leading institutions dedicated to contemporary and modern art. We will be joining the "Art of Photography-NYC" meetup group at 10:15 am at the museum. Please sign up at their meetup site so you can later post images to their site for a contest. The ART of Photography-NYC MoMA trip. There will be plenty of time to see more of the museum as well.
Tickets include admission to all galleries and special exhibitions.
Advanced purchase online is required to guarantee Museum entry and to receive key information before your visit. Tickets: Adults $30, Seniors $22,
Book tickets | MoMAWe will have lunch around 1:30. Place TBD.
We will take the Amtrak train from Albany-Rensselaer to Penn Station at 6:50 am so we are there in time to walk to MoMA. Plan on coming home on the 5:47 pm train unless you want to stay longer.
- Berkshire Bird Paradise and Peace Pagoda43 Red Pond Rd, Petersburgh, NY
This is an amazing place with a wide variety of birds. There are eagles , parrots, owls, and much more. While they are technically closed for the season they are willing to lead us around this sanctuary and tell us stories about these birds. There are still several eagles that are out in the open but many birds are inside now. We will be able to take pictures as well of course. Peter just asks that we share images on Facebook Bird of Paradise on Facebook and help promote the sanctuary. They are building a new website and would like me to send pictures as well. He did not mention a charge as he is technically not open but I'd like us to each provide a $10.00 donation. We will meet there at 1:00 and spend a couple of hours.
After that we will go to the Peace Pagoda that is nearby. This is a temple where we can photograph the sunset (not sure exactly where the sun will be). But before that I thought we could enter the temple and meditate for a short time on world peace thinking about the wars that are so tragic and devastating. It is a beautiful temple and quite remarkable to see. To learn more: Peace Pagoda
Dress for the outdoors in November. Sunset is at @4:30 on this day. If people are interested we can go get a bit to eat afterwards. Thank you.
- Winterlights -Naumkeag 2024!50 Main St, Stockbridge, MA
TICKETS ARE ON SALE. We had such a great time last year.
With over 100,000 dazzling lights at this Massachusetts gardens, Winterlights is a holiday light display that can’t be beat. Naumkeag is a public garden and 48-acre, historic, family home in the Berkshires. Called an “architectural masterpiece”, the house has 44-rooms where multiple generations of the Choate family lived from the 1880s until daughter Mabel Choate bequeathed it to trustees in 1958.
Naumkeag’s number one ranking was a part of Fodor’s Travel’s list of the best spots to see holiday lights in all 50 states.
Please acquaint yourself thoroughly with the website as you must purchase a ticket as soon as possible and decide which parking lot you will take a shuttle from. Tickets can be purchased at Winterlights Naumkeag
Please read:Parking for Winterlights - Choose the 4:45 pm ticket. Parking Zone A (your ticket) - will be located in downtown Stockbridge at designated parking spaces on both sides of Town Hall - located at 50 Main Street, Stockbridge MA. If that parking area is full, please feel free to use any parking along Main Street or Elm Street in Stockbridge.
- Bus pick-up and guest check-in for Parking Zone A will be located at the Stockbridge Information Booth between 37 and 39 Main Street, across the street from the Stockbridge Library on Main Street. Please have your tickets ready for check-in, either printed or digital.
- The first shuttle will leave downtown Stockbridge at 4:30PM (for the 4:30 ticket) and run every 5-10 minutes through the run of the show. The last shuttle will depart this parking area to Naumkeag no later than 7:45PM.
- To ensure a positive experience for guests, we ask that you arrive within 15 minutes of your designated time slot. For example, guests with 4:45pm tickets should arrive to the shuttle pick-up location between 4:30 and 5:45. Early/Late arrivals may need to wait to accommodate those with correct timed tickets.
At this point it seems most people are riding out on their own so lets meet at 4:30 at the bus shuttle area in parking zone A and then regroup at the entrance. Please note the driving directions are for parking zone A. If you have a different lot please check your ticket for location.
We will make reservations for dinner afterwards. Likely to be AMICI again since we had so much fun there last year
- A Tale of Two Paintings:The Norman Rockwell Mystery plus visit to covered bridgeNeeds location
Join us for a trip to Arlington and Bennington where we will visit the Arlington Green Covered Bridge, have lunch, and then attend a fascinating presentation about an original Norman Rockwell Painting was discovered in 2006 in a most unusual place.
We will meet at 11:00 at the the Arlington Green Covered bridge to take photographs. Directions:Arlington Covered Bridge
About the :Arlington Green Covered Bridge. It is within walking distance is the former home of famous artist Norman Rockwell. It is now the Inn on Arlington Green.
After that we will go to lunch (TBD)
At 2:00 we will attend the talk at the Bennington Museum, A Tale of Two Paintings: The Norman Rockwell Mystery. After the talk we will visit the exhibit about the story of this painting and also a wonderful Covered Bridge of Vermont exhibit.
I will update this as we get closer to the date.