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Welcome to the Fall Season with Poetry. Curated by Ruth Danon Laureates and Friends from the Hudson Valley and Beyond. Featuring: Kate Hymes, Mike Jurkovic, Jason Koo, Raphael Kosek, Stephanie JT Russell and Soraya Shalforoosh    Discovering the Magic of Strings! An interactive musical experience while exploring the world of string instruments . With a lively performance by a string quartet, a discussion about the inner workings of the string family, and build your own boxed violin! Performers: Adrienne Harmon, violin | Kathleen Bosman, violin | Eva Gerard, viola | Naomi Benecasa Lisowski, cello | Gina Samardge, narrator, of Compass Arts Creativity Project This program is produced with the support of the State of New York Office of Children and Family Services upon the legislative initiative of Assembly member Jonathan Jacobson.  Psychedelics, Remote Sensing for Wildlife Conservation & Rehabilitation Through the Arts! Three fun-yet-informative visual presentations! We hear from Jermaine Archer of RTA, Rehabilitation Through the Arts, a program made famous in the Oscar nominated film Sing Sing, Julia Janson, former conservation biologist and interpretive naturalist with The Association of Zoos & Aquariums and the U.S. Forest Service, giving a talk on remote sensing for wildlife conservation and Galen Ballentine, researcher of psychedelics and neuroscience who did one of the largest studies ever on hallucinogenics and psychedelics. Special guest Andrea Talarico joins us representing Stanza Books, a participant in the Beacon Prison Books Project, a program started by Binnacle Books which now includes a number of Hudson Valley bookstores including Stanza. Buy a book or donate to the project! With fun music, prizes, libations and guaranteed good company. Be there and be square!  Kenice Mobley, Eli Walker, Esmond Fountain, Sharon Spell, Kaitlin Becker & Sean O’Brien.
Grit-voiced, multi-instrumentalist folk-Americana powerhouse Tyler Sjöström delivers bone-rattling vocals, genre-blending artistry, and electrifying live intimacy that captivates crowds and stirs the soul. www.tylersjostrom.com/#music-section Since emerging from the Chicago scene, Tyler has shared stages with Tenille Townes, Judah and The Lion, Joseph, and more, and has performed at festivals like SXSW, C2C Berlin, Smiling Acres, and Lollapalooza. His music has been featured in commercials for Aflac and the Euro 2024 Championship, and even on Oprah’s arena tour. With new music on the way, Tyler is bringing his powerful live performance to the Center.  The Lattimore Studio Exhibition was back at the Center, his talented group of participating artists joined Andrew Lattimore! Click here for Lattimore Studio info  MASTER MUSICIANS, INNOVATORS, COMPOSERS AND IMPROVISERS Iva Bittová, voice & violin; Steve Gorn, winds; Timothy Hill, voice & guitar; Michael Bisio, bass. The Chimera collective ensemble are all master musicians, innovators, composers, and improvisers. They have deeply immersed themselves in various musical streams, including avant-garde jazz, Indian raga, Moravian folk music, overtone singing, as well as both early and modern European classical music and American folk. Individually, they have performed with a stunning array of influential creative artists, such as Fred Frith, Bang on a Can All-Stars, ETHEL, Paul Winter, Jack DeJohnette, Paul Simon, David Hykes, Pauline Oliveros, Bill Frisell, Matthew Shipp, Tani Tabbal, and Joe McPhee, to name just a few.  An evening in the round song-sharing, harmonies, and stories with local singer-songwriters NOGA and Rose Stoller, joined by NYC’s Lila Blue.  BEACON’S OWN MUSIC BOOSTER AND SONGWRITER KICKS OFF A NEW SONGWRITER SERIES AT THE CENTER WITH TWO REGIONAL POWERHOUSES KATE MCDONNELL (Albany, NY) has captivated audiences all over the world with her award-winning songwriting, her unusual deft guitar style, and her jaw-dropping voice. Says one recent audience member: “A consummate professional, excellent musician, singer and songwriter and a very slick performer, Kate’s sense of fun and 'joy of being here' shines through and really engages the audience.” FRANK CRITELLI (Meriden, CT) is New England’s Resident Professor of Life, Love, Purpose, Poetry, and Folk Music. A true Johnny Appleseed of the music community, Frank has a gift for turning any space where he opens his guitar case into fertile ground for love, connection, and song. When he's not traveling the country with guitar in hand, Critelli tends to gardens at a quiet nunnery. In a previous life, he spent over a decade as a literature and philosophy professor. His songs draw from these deep wells—stories gathered on the road, wisdom earned from loss and joy alike. He is the velveteen rabbit of folk singer-songwriters—worn soft by experience, and all the more beloved for it. A Relix Magazine "artist to watch,” and your host for the night, STEPHEN CLAIR is known for his wry humor and guitar stylings. He makes honesty sound catchy. Clair is an instinctive and open-hearted writer who doesn't stop touring, releasing albums, or winning fans. Rightly, Performing Songwriter says he’s "the kind of citified troubadour the roots songwriting world needs.”  |
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