Bassekou Kouyate and Ngoni Ba
From the Palace to the People: A Global Griot Saves a West African Tradition with Rock ‘n’ Roll Revelations and Blues Muses! Bassekou Kouyate is a virtuoso picker and musical […]
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The Sanctuary 3361 6th Ave, Troy, United States
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Taína Asili y La Banda Rebelde with DJ Trumastr
The Sanctuary 3361 6th Ave, Troy, United StatesIn celebration of their debut album War Cry, Taína Asili y La Banda Rebelde will play a soulful infusion of Afro-Caribbean, reggae, rock, hip hop and flamenco, with local and […]
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Exhibition Opening: “Freedom Through Collective Improvisation: iEAR Presents! Free Jazz from the Sanctuary”
The Sanctuary 3361 6th Ave, Troy, United StatesFreedom Through Collective Improvisation: iEAR Presents! Free Jazz from the Sanctuary is a new gallery show at The Arts Center of the Capital Region, 265 River Street in downtown Troy, […]
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Matthew Shipp Trio
The celebrated NYC-based Matthew Shipp Trio (featuring Matthew Shipp, piano; Michael Bisio, bass; Whit Dickey, drums) will perform live at the opening of a new gallery show at The Arts […]
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“Sleep Dealer” with Filmmaker Alex Rivera
The Sanctuary 3361 6th Ave, Troy, United StatesSleep Dealer (2009) by filmmaker Alex Rivera is a dystopian fable of globalization disguised as a sci-fi adventure. Set on the US-Mexico border, Rivera's highly stylized, emotional and surreal narrative […]
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“A Chat With Glendora” with Filmmaker Victoria Kereszi
The Sanctuary 3361 6th Ave, Troy, United StatesA Chat with Glendora (2010, 58 minutes, digital video) is Victoria Kereszi's portrait of Glendora Folsom Buell, a physicist, philosopher, and self-made television personality who continues to create weekly public […]
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Independent Journalist Jeremy Scahill
The Sanctuary 3361 6th Ave, Troy, United StatesJeremy Scahill is an investigative journalist and author whose work focuses on global issues, most notably the use of private military companies. He is the author of the best-selling book Blackwater: […]
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Be The Media! Workshop with Jim de Sève: The Camera As Interface to the World
The Sanctuary 3361 6th Ave, Troy, United StatesTrain your eye to think like a camera in this intensive hands-on workshop for beginners to pros with award winning filmmaker Jim de Sève. Explore the discipline of seeing through […]
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Bike!Bike! Northeast
The Sanctuary 3361 6th Ave, Troy, United StatesBicycle organizers from not-so-far off lands will converge on our post-industrial town for a meeting of the minds on all things bicycle culture. Discussions, skill shares, and bicycle fun will […]
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“Veer” Screening and Bike!Bike! Northeast Party
The Sanctuary 3361 6th Ave, Troy, United StatesVeer explores America’s fast-growing bicycling culture by profiling five people whose lives are inextricably tied to bicycling and the bike-centric social groups they belong to. The film follows these characters […]
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“My Suicide,” with Director David Lee Miller
The Sanctuary 3361 6th Ave, Troy, United StatesMy Suicide (2009) by director David Lee Miller, is a dark romantic comedy that speaks candidly about the reality of contemporary teenage life and the effects of suicide in every […]
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World War 3 Illustrated Comic Book Collective’s 30th Anniversary Gala Celebration
The Sanctuary 3361 6th Ave, Troy, United StatesCelebrate 30 years of World War 3 Illustrated collective, creators of America's longest-running political comic book. The event will feature cutting-edge art with multimedia presentations, puppetry, performance, live music and […]
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Be The Media Workshop: Visual Journalism- Comics and Graphic Novels
The Sanctuary 3361 6th Ave, Troy, United StatesAn arts activism intensive with members of the World War 3 Illustrated, including a discussion on zines and comics, and a hands-on collaborative workshop on zines and comics, and a […]
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“Addicted To Plastic” Screening and Information Session
The Sanctuary 3361 6th Ave, Troy, United StatesIn Ian Connacher’s Addicted To Plastic (2008), no ecosystem or segment of human activity has escaped the shrink-wrapped grasp of plastic. This film probes what happens to all the plastic […]
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Be The Media! Workshop with NY Youth Shout Out: Media Live Studio Production
The Sanctuary 3361 6th Ave, Troy, United StatesThe Youth Media Shout-Out Workshop is a media-making event for teenagers. Make a PSA in a day about issues important to you, then screen it and shout out in this […]
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NY Youth Shout Out Media Showcase
The Sanctuary 3361 6th Ave, Troy, United StatesCommunity media centers throughout NY State are empowering young people to take back the media. Media offers a megaphone to the hearts and minds of young people. Come see the […]
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Live From Lock One: Thomasina Winslow and Mother Judge
The Sanctuary 3361 6th Ave, Troy, United StatesA series featuring some of the most creative artists of the local live music scene. Each performance is recorded with a studio audience and streamed live. This season we'll be focusing […]
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Earth First! Journal Roadshow
The Sanctuary 3361 6th Ave, Troy, United StatesSome long time members of Earth First! who work on the EF! Journal are coming through town on tour with the Earth First! Journal Roadshow. in their veggie oil powered […]
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Exhibition in the Underground Gallery: “Invisible: The Crisis of LGBT Youth Homelessness” by Photojournalist Samantha Box
The Sanctuary 3361 6th Ave, Troy, United StatesAcross America, a disproportionate share of the tragedy of youth homelessness falls on those who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender (LGBT). Mostly poor and minority, many of these […]
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Malian diva Khaira Arby
The Sanctuary 3361 6th Ave, Troy, United StatesJoin us for our season opener! Experience desert defiance and womanly power as Malian diva Khaira Arby and her band invoke the mystery, history, and heart of Timbuktu, live in […]
