The Sanctuary for Independent Media’s 7th annual outdoor fall event, cultivating community through art, food, stories and music. Special thanks to the acclaimed Villalobos Brothers, all of our volunteers and […]
The Sanctuary’s Underground Gallery presents Susan B. Anthony’s “Troy Project.” This photo series compares the city of Troy’s heyday during the Industrial Revolution with its present challenges, through intimate portraits and cityscapes. The […]
A rising tenor saxophonist taking the jazz world by storm, Melissa Aldana leads a high octane quartet featuring: Michael King, piano; Pablo Menares, bass; Tommy Crane, percussion. Originally from Chile, Aldana […]
This fall, stop by the NATURE (North Troy Art, Technology and Urban Research in Ecology) Lab Gallery on Tuesday afternoons for art viewing, conversation, and an assortment of science, art […]
Join Ellie Irons of the Next Epoch Seed Library and Azuré Keahi of Collard City Growers for an urban seed gathering hike in North Troy, followed by an afternoon of […]
Chilean singer/songwriter, instrumentalist and composer Nano Stern’s style is a unique fusion of jazz, rock, folk and traditional Chilean music. This workshop explores the global state of music for social […]
Nano Stern- appearing with Patricio Rojas on bass and Cristian Carvacho on drums- is the voice of a newly politicized Chilean generation squarely in the nueva canción tradition. The band's […]
Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist New York Times Best Selling author Chris Hedges will speak on fascism in the age of Trump. Prior to his talk will be a fundraiser for WOOC […]
Following our WOOC 105.3 fundraiser vegan dinner, special guest Chris Hedges returns to The Sanctuary to speak about corporatism, government, and "Fascism in the age of Trump." With experience varying […]
Pulitzer prize-winning journalist and New York Times Best Selling author Chris Hedges is returning to the Sanctuary to speak about corporatism, government, and fascism in the age of Trump. Following our WOOC 105.3 fundraiser […]
Join Ellen Rocco, manager of North Country Public Radio, to learn the secrets of covering community news from a national perspective at a time when local journalism is in decline. […]
In his documentary A Sinner in Mecca, Parvez Sharma, an openly gay Muslim, travels to Mecca to reveal a never-before-seen side of Islam with his book and film. Sharma's documentaries […]
Audacity is a free digital audio editor and recording application that runs on almost any Mac or PC. Learn how to use it to make radio! Lead by experienced media […]
Audacity is a free digital audio editor and recording application that runs on almost any Mac or PC. Learn how to use it to make radio! Lead by experienced media […]
An investigative reporter working to fuse righteous journalism and innovative storytelling, Azmat Khan’s groundbreaking work has taken her to conflict zones around the world. Khan joins us at The Sanctuary […]
Learn to propagate fruiting shrubs from cuttings as we plant an edible property line of currants for community consumption at Collard City Growers. NATURE Lab (short for North Troy Art, […]
Learn to harness the power of your voice and the beast broadcasting and recording techniques! Explore your performing capabilities for radio. Tips include: breath and delivery, attitude and tone, vocal […]
An in-depth discussion of the art and technique of cinéma vérité with award winning Quest director, Jon Olshefski, and producer, Sabrina Schmidt Gordon, in collaboration with Albany’s Youth FX media […]
Documentary filmmaker Jonathan Olshefski presents his first feature-length film: QUEST. Quest was filmed with vérité intimacy for over a decade, and is a moving portrait of a family in North […]
Join us for the sixth annual year-end festivities, featuring free food from Unity House, Troy Bike Rescue bike give-away, tours of our new NATURE Lab gallery, on-demand typewriter poetry, music, […]
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