Events Calendar
Happy Heart Yoga with Jeannie at Purple Glass Healing Arts
Come make your heart and soul happy at a Gentle Yoga Class. This class is offered every Wed & Sat at 9am, beginners welcome.
Micropolis Art Gallery
Micropolis' guest artist Diane Castle Babcock has been practicing the art of linoleum block printing for almost fifty years. The process she uses is called the reduction method, because she continually cuts away from one block to create a multiple color image. Her images are created in four to six steps of cutting and printing. As the print is created, the block is destroyed, ensuring a limited edition. She chose linoleum block printing as her medium because of its vibrant colors and textural quality. Diane is inspired by what she sees on walks and hikes through the Adirondacks, where she lived for fifteen years, as well Rochester, NY, her current home. Hallmarks of her work include mountain scenes, white birches, and moonlight scenes. She takes photos for reference, but her work represents the feelings and memories a particular place instills in her. Some of her work is specific to a location. Other pieces are a composite of several photos or derived purely from memory and imagination. Her work is Impressionistic because she works with small dots and lines of color, as well as a sense of light and atmosphere. Diane collects birch bark and branches during her hikes, which she incorporates into her prints. She makes birch bark frames and builds shadow boxes with birch branches included in her landscapes. Diane graduated from Nazareth University and Binghamton University with degrees in art and in art education certification. She worked as a visiting artist with Young Audiences of Rochester. She retired from Adirondack High School in Boonville, NY where she taught art. Diane has received awards at the Clothesline Festival, Corn Hill Art Festival, Artists Row, and Colorscape Chenango. She is a juried member of the Roycroft Arts and Craftsmen Guild. In addition to the artwork of the featured artist, the gallery is filled with paintings, drawings, pastels, photographs, fiber art, mixed media, glass, digital art, jewelry, pottery, woodland assemblages, baskets, turned items of exotic wood and fine art cards by the members of Micropolis Cooperative, Inc. The reception is free and open to the public and is part of a broader evening of arts programming in downtown Gloversville. ?Material Conversations,? an exhibition at Glove Cities Gallery, 52 Church St., Gloversville, will also having a receptions from 4:30-7pm. Both shows will run through the end of April. Micropolis, located inside Mohawk Harvest Cooperative Market at 30 N. Main St., Gloversville, is open Monday-Friday / 9am-6pm and Saturdays from 9am until 2pm.
Barn Quilt Painting Workshop at Peaceful Valley Maple Farms
Join Sara from Little Red Farmette in Holland Patent and paint your own exterior barn quilt sign. Your $70 workshop fee includes: ✔️ 2'x2' exterior signboard, primed and pre-drawn with the pattern of your choice ✔️ exterior paint colors of your choice ✔️use of all of the materials you will need to complete your barn quilt sign ✔️ individual support and guidance to lead you through the process of creating your painted masterpiece that will be a beautiful addition to your home, camp, shed or (of course!) barn--inside or out! ✔️ A slice of Peaceful Valley's delicious, homemade cheesecake! Seating is limited and pre-registration and $20 deposit are required. Register today at https://forms.gle/eX819RuY6i6WGzzVA
CAS Information Session 2 with Liberty Arc
People We Support, Family Members, Guardians, and Care Managers: You're invited to an important information session about New York State's CAS system. Dinner will be served at 5:30 p.m., and we'll learn about this assessment tool and process from CAS expert Tina Chirico beginning at 6 p.m. We know that people have questions about the CAS and how it can affect services for you or your loved one. Join us to learn what to expect with this assessment process and have your questions answered. RSVP online: https://www.libertyarc.org/cas-info-sessions/ or phone to Meghan McCarthy at 518-954-3201 or mccarthym@libertyarc.org. Please note, the same material will be covered in the April presentation.
