Just as farmers reap the harvest, providing sustenance for all, it is time to celebrate all our harvests--the results of seeds sown through art, education, agriculture, tolerance, and everything we […]
A trio of groups will be "Moving Heaven and Earth" to benefit the forthcoming new community radio station WOOC 105.3 FM. The Heavenly Echoes performing traditional gospel songs; JV & […]
Two-time Juno-winning banjoist, composer and instigator Jayme Stone appears with his band in an ambitious show paying tribute to the pioneering work of folklorist Alan Lomax. This collaboration brings together […]
With his love of avant-garde and traditional jazz with world rhythms, Hudson Valley jazz percussion icon Tani Tabbal creates dynamic new music. He appears with his trio, featuring Troy native […]
Troy author and activist Amy Halloran will speak about her new book The New Bread Basket: How the New Crop of Grain Growers, Plant Breeders, Maltsters, Bakers, Brewers, and Local […]
Fracking isn’t banned in NY- learn about toxic infrastructure threatening the state. This community exchange is designed to pool resources, research, and best practices for effective organizing. Resistance to fracking […]
The award-winning filmmaker mixes media and activism to explore key threats to the regional environment, from the “bomb trains” in Albany, to the Kinder Morgan pipeline planned across the state, […]
Electrifying jazz pianist Satoko Fujii performs with her quartet Tobira, featuring Natsuki Tamura, trumpet; Todd Nicholson, bass; and Takashi Itani, drums. A master of reinvention, Satoko Fujii transformed her New […]
Saeed "Shariff" Torres, a counterterrorism informant for more than two decades, takes on what he swears is his last job for the FBI and invites filmmakers to follow his covert […]
Lean how to be a radio DJ and producer! We will discuss the theory and practice of community radio, radio equipment, and FCC rules and policy. This is the first […]
Nick Berardini Killing Them Softly (2015) is the story of two brothers, Rick and Tom Smith, who found tremendous success when their company began selling a device that has been called […]
Join a workshop with Ann Kenneally to learn the craft of studio portraiture in a “hands-on” community workshop to create free studio portraits for North Troy families. Co-sponsored by Foto […]
Join us for our fourth annual North Troy Holiday Celebration! We'll have a coat give-away, a Troy Bike Rescue bike give-away, Toys for Tots, plus arts activities!!! And back by […]
Join Joe Barna's Ivory Romance... a live recording documenting brand new music including a piece entitled "Suite Lee," dedicated to pianist Lee Shaw. Because of the generosity KickStarter donors have […]
Taína Asili y la Banda Rebelde will do their second annual MLK Day social justice music celebration, offering a soundtrack to honor the work of our continuing social justice movements. […]
Taína Asili will discuss methods she has gathered from her 20 year history writing songs that seek to reclaim power, break barriers, inspire, and unite. The workshop begins by looking […]
A conversation with Mary Mattingly, sharing her projects on the Hudson with folks from Troy. Mary works with community members on the creation of sculptural ecosystems in urban spaces. Her […]
Learn the different aspects of planning out a garden and the benefits of gardening in general. Basic grafting techniques for fruit trees will be covered and participants will graft a […]
The Sanctuary for Independent Media celebrates its 10th anniversary with a photo exhibition in the Underground Gallery featuring documentation of a decade's worth of cultural programming, social action, and community […]
A multimedia guided art walk led by neighborhood ambassadors, through one block in North Troy. We will start at Freedom Square (the mystical corner where 5th and 6th Avenues meet […]
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