“I Need That Record” with Filmmaker Brendan Toller
I Need that Record (2008) is a documentary feature examining why more than 3,000 independent record stores have closed across the U.S. in the past decade. Greedy record labels, media […]
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The Sanctuary 3361 6th Ave, Troy, United States
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Be The Media! Workshop with Andrew Lynn and Special Guests: Digital Media Labs
The Sanctuary 3361 6th Ave, Troy, United StatesDigital Media Labs (DML) are all ages (14+) monthly workshops introduced by popular demand. Whether you are working on a documentary, making a music video, or learning to blog and […]
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Ted Daniel’s International Brass & Membrane Corps
The Sanctuary 3361 6th Ave, Troy, United StatesThe International Brass & Membrane Corps features Newman Taylor-Baker on drums, Charles Burham on violin, Joe Daly on tuba, and Ted Daniel on assorted brass. Ted began his professional career […]
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Be The Media! Workshop: Holiday Animation
The Sanctuary 3361 6th Ave, Troy, United StatesThe Sanctuary Youth Media Team hosts yet another animation whirlwind! Geared specifically for youth (18 & under), this workshop teaches the skills and techniques behind stop motion animation while encouraging […]
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“Crime Against Humanity” with Poet and Activist Michael Anthony Reyes Benavides
The Sanctuary 3361 6th Ave, Troy, United StatesA play by poet and activist Michael Anthony Reyes Benavides and former Puerto Rican Political Prisoner Luis Rosa, directed by Michael Anthony Reyes Benavides. Imagine 27 years of your life […]
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Free Jazz at the Sanctuary presents Percussionist William Hooker with Oscar Micheaux’s “The Symbol of the Unconquered”
The Sanctuary 3361 6th Ave, Troy, United StatesPercussionist William Hooker, the genre-bending Free Jazz legend, will improvise a sound track to pioneering African-American filmmaker Oscar Micheaux’s 1920 silent film classic, The Symbol of the Unconquered, originally advertised […]
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Free Jazz from the Sanctuary Presents “Somebody Blew Up America” with Amiri Baraka & Rob Brown
The Sanctuary 3361 6th Ave, Troy, United StatesThe poet icon and political activist Amiri Baraka (1934-2014) will perform with Rob Brown, one of the New York City downtown music scene’s most in-demand saxophonists, in a reading of […]
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Free Jazz at the Sanctuary Presents The Splatto Festival Chorus
The Sanctuary 3361 6th Ave, Troy, United StatesThe Splatto Festival Chorus is a rare assembly that brings together Todd Reynolds (Bang on a Can, Yo Yo Ma, and Meredith Mond) on violins/laptop; Ed Mann (Zappa) on percussion/electronics; […]
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“Little Caughnawaga: To Brooklyn and Back” with Filmmaker Reaghan Tarbell
The Sanctuary 3361 6th Ave, Troy, United StatesThe Kahnawake Mohawk ironworkers who helped to build the famed bridges and skyscrapers of New York City lived with their families in 10 square blocks in Brooklyn - a neighborhood […]
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A Best of “Fence”: The First Nine Years
The Sanctuary 3361 6th Ave, Troy, United StatesReadings from Capital Region writers Chase Twichell, Sam Truitt, Christian Peet, Laura Didyk, and others in celebration of Fence magazine’s brand new anthology of poetry, creative nonfiction, short fiction and […]
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Opening in the Underground Gallery: “Upstate Girls – What Became of Collar City”
The Sanctuary 3361 6th Ave, Troy, United StatesThe photographs are on display in the Underground Gallery at The Sanctuary for Independent Media, available for viewing an hour before, during and an hour after events and by arrangement. […]
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Reception for Exhibit of Iraqi Refugee Children’s Murals at Albany Public Library
The Sanctuary 3361 6th Ave, Troy, United StatesReception for Exhibit of Iraqi Refugee Children’s Murals at Albany Public Library. The murals painted by Iraqi children and teenagers are currently on exhibit on the second floor through March 27. […]
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Iraqi/American Youth Mural Workshop: “How Will They Know Us? Building a Culture of Peace”
The Sanctuary 3361 6th Ave, Troy, United StatesA two-day art workshop will bring together a group of local Iraqi and American youth to collaborate on a mural painting project. These youth share visions of a peaceful, just […]
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“Upstate Girls,” A Conversation
The Sanctuary 3361 6th Ave, Troy, United StatesTeenage girls from throughout the Capital Region share stories about the challenges in their lives, gathering with representatives of the institutions with which they are entwined - including the legal, […]
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“Shoot an Iraqi: Life, Art and Resistance Under the Gun” with Artist Wafaa Bilal
“Virtual Jihadi” artist returns to Capital Region with new book. Wafaa Bilal braves fear of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and Troy censorship to speak again! Iraqi-American digital artist Bilal’s new book […]
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The Autobiography of a Black Panther with Robert Hillary King
The Sanctuary 3361 6th Ave, Troy, United StatesRobert Hillary King became a member of the Black Panther Party while in prison for a crime he did not commit, where he remained in solitary confinement for 29 years […]
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“From the Ground Up” with Filmmaker Su Friedrich
The Sanctuary 3361 6th Ave, Troy, United StatesWake up and smell the global economy with acclaimed filmmaker Su Friedrich as she takes you from Guatemala to South Carolina to New York City to see how her morning […]
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“Two Wheels Good” Bike Movie Screening
The Sanctuary 3361 6th Ave, Troy, United StatesCelebrate bike month with "Two Wheels Good," an evening of short bicycle-themed movies curated by Andrew Lynn and members of the Troy Bike Rescue collective to make you laugh, cry, […]
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“Race Course Against White Supremacy,” with Authors Bill Ayers and Bernadine Dohrn
The Sanctuary 3361 6th Ave, Troy, United StatesBernadine Dohrn and Bill Ayers, the former Weatherman-turned-professor (at the University of Illinois in Chicago), was best known for his lifelong commitment to social justice before being drawn into a […]
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Live from Lock One with Taína Asili y la Bande Rebelde, plus The Ameros
The Sanctuary 3361 6th Ave, Troy, United StatesThis show is the first of a regular series called “Live From Lock One,” documenting some of the most creative local artists on the live music scene. Each of the […]
