ACTING JUST FOR THE FUN OF IT!

Keene Valley/ Keene Library are pleased to offer Acting Just for the Fun of It. Join theatre artist Kathy Recchia for four afternoons of acting out. If you’ve always wanted to give acting a try or want an opportunity to brush up your skills here’s your chance. Four Tuesdays from 4:30 to 6:30 pm beginning on March 15 participants will meet to read plays and talk about how to mount a play in a non-judgmental and positive setting.

To Sign up call the library at 518-576-4335 or via kvla.library@gmail.com

“I’m curious about other people. That’s the essence of my acting. I’m interested in what it would be like to be you.” – Meryl Streep

VIRTUAL STORYTIME: THE DINOSAUR LADY

Sunday, March 13, 2022 4 to 5 pm

Our theme for March is Women’s History Month!

We will read The Dinosaur Lady by Linda Skeers and illustrated by Alvarez Miguens.

Go to The Bookstore Plus’ Facebook page HERE and tune in via Facebook Live on March 13th at 4 pm to celebrate Women’s History Month with us by learning all about Mary Anning aka The Dinosaur Lady!

BONUS!! – Make sure to stop by the Bookstore Plus for your own copy of the book, a recipe for fossil “dough”, AND a mini dinosaur!

The Bookstore Plus
2491 Main Street
Lake Placid, NY 12946
(518) 523-2950

SPRING LYCEUM SERIES—MAKING HOME

What does it mean to be home? Making a home is on ongoing process rather than a one-time choice, reflecting an active effort to sustain natural and human communities through the years. Our spring lecture series is centered on that process with a fascinating variety of speakers. Next up: Homeward Bound: Atlantic Salmon Migrations.

AND ACROSS THE STREET AT WHITCOMB’S GARAGE

Storytelling Open Mic, Wednesday, March 9, 2022, 7 to 9 pm

The Storytelling Open Mic invites community members and visitors from all walks of life, backgrounds and orientations to come together and connect through the sharing of personal stories. This is a safe, supportive environment free from pressure and judgment. No experience is necessary to participate. All are welcome to speak or come and listen.

Hosted by storytellers Teddi Rogers and Mac MacDevitt.

Everyone has a story to tell, and we want to hear yours. Donations gratefully accepted.

1610 NYS Route 22, Whallonsburg

BE AN ARTS HERO OR HEROINE!

SCR GRANTS PROGRAM SEEKS PANEL REVIEWERS & OTHER VOLUNTEER INDIVIDUALS & ORGANIZATIONS

Being a grant applicant is only one way to participate in the Statewide Community Regrants (SCR; formerly Decentralization or DEC) program. Other key roles include:

Panel reviewers. For each annual grant cycle, Community Arts and Arts Education applications are evaluated by a panel of reviewers who assess each proposed project on its own merits, as well as in comparison to the other applications. To help ensure as balanced and diverse a panel as possible, individual artists and arts organization members of all kinds, as well as people who simply love the arts, are encouraged to volunteer now. Panelists for the recently submitted 2022 applications are currently being sought (please see below for contact info to learn more).

Auditors and fiscal sponsors. Once the 2022 SCR awards are determined and projects begin to take place later this year, arts enthusiasts will be needed to serve as auditors, attending SCR-grant-supported events and reporting on how successful they are at meeting the requirements of the guidelines.

For the 2023 SCR cycle, which could potentially start up as early as this summer with “How-to-Apply” grant seminars, nonprofit organizations (including those outside of the arts), governmental/quasi-governmental entities and tribal organizations will be needed to serve as fiscal sponsors. These conduit organizations are necessary to enable individual artists and arts groups that themselves are not official nonprofits to apply for SCR grants.

To learn more about serving as a 2022 panel reviewer or auditor, as well as a fiscal sponsor for the 2023 grant cycle and beyond, please contact SCR Grant Coordinator Fred Balzac at Fred’s work email or 518-588-7275 and visit the Grants section HERE.