Debut author Kate Doyle was a 2020 resident at our annual Anne LaBastille Memorial Writing Residency on Twitchell Lake. Hear her read from her collection, I Meant it Once (Algonquin Books, 2023) and converse with fellow Anne LaBastille resident and ACW’s visiting writer, Erin Dorney. The pair will discuss Kate’s new book as well as...
Book: Ada’s Violin by Susan Hood Ada Ríos grew up in Cateura, a small town in Paraguay built on a landfill. She dreamed of playing the violin, but with little money for anything but the bare essentials, it was never an option…until a music teacher named Favio Chávez arrived. He wanted to give the children...
SpeakEazy Storytelling Open Mic Whitcomb’s at the Grange in Whallonsburg, NY Wednesday, August 9 from 7-9 pm Sign up list opens at 6:45 Everyone has a story to tell, and we want to hear yours. Come and share, or just listen as community members and visitors from all walks of life, backgrounds and orientations come...
Join us in the Recovery Lounge to celebrate the history and future of Upper Jay Art Center! The night will feature special performances by local artists in a variety of mediums (including several exciting new interdisciplinary collaborations). There will also be food and drink, a silent auction of unique items, and all of the fun...
The Hague Historical Society will host its ever-popular local authors book signing event at the Silver Bay YMCA Conference Center in Hague, NY. This is the fifth year for the event. Nearly 20 authors from the region will be present, signing copies of their books and answering questions about their work. The authors represent a...
Write, design, and print your own original book (5 days, 15 hours class time) Instructor: Francesca Padilla Ages: Children in Grades 5-8 Cost: $100 – $250 (Sliding Scale, pay what you can) Goal: Students will write and edit their own creative writing pieces and design original books for distribution. Culminating event: Students will have the...
Book: All the Way to America by Dan Yaccarino Dan Yaccarino’s great-grandfather arrived at Ellis Island with a small shovel and his parents’ good advice: “Work hard, but remember to enjoy life, and never forget your family.” With simple text and warm, colorful illustrations, Yaccarino recounts how the little shovel was passed down through four...
2023 will be the 15th Adirondack Plein Air Festival - a week long, outdoor painting event that attracts artists from all over the country. Hundreds of fresh, new paintings will be produced and displayed in the Town Hall! Artists may be out painting Friday morning, but the main event is the opening reception, the "Special...
What better way to celebrate National Children’s Day than to share the Adirondack Family Book Festival’s 2023 presenters! We are so excited and grateful to be hosting these accomplished authors and illustrators: Sarah Albee, Jose Barreiro, Kalynn Bayron, Lesa Cline-Ransome, Loree Griffin Burns, Maxwell Eaton III, Debbie Michiko Florence, Amy Guglielmo, Angela Kunkel, Grace Lin,...
Book: The Taxing Case of the Cows by Iris Van Rynbach and Pegi Deitz Shea Almost 100 years after the American Revolution, Abby and Julia Smith were fighting against taxation without representation. Women hadn’t been given the vote, and the Smith sisters refused to pay an unfair property tax that they had no voice in...
SpeakEazy Storytelling Open Mic Whitcomb’s at the Grange in Whallonsburg, NY Wednesday, September 13 from 7-9 pm Sign up list opens at 6:45 Everyone has a story to tell, and we want to hear yours. Come and share, or just listen as community members and visitors from all walks of life, backgrounds and orientations come...
The Howl Story Slam is a live storytelling competition. Anyone can sign up to tell a story the night of the event. The rules: true stories, no notes, under 5 minutes Theme: FALLING FOR IT No tickets needed. Admission is a suggested $10 donation at the door. Your donation supports Adirondack Center for Writing and...
