Happy New Year!

This weekend:

Fenimore Art Museum 

Fenimore Art Museum is hosting Paint the Town – Community Mural Painting Event this
Saturday, January 3 from 10 am to 4 pm. The mural will depict Cooperstown’s winter scenery, and capture the area’s idyllic gaze. Once completed, the mural will hang on the walls of the museum’s auditorium. The event is open to all ages. For more information, visit http://www.fenimoreartmuseum.org/programs/%5Bfield_program_type-raw%5D/paint_the_town.

Olana

Friday, January 2 Olana estate in Hudson will be hosting Build a Terrarium workshop from 10 am to 12 noon. A terrarium is a miniature ecosystem of plants developed in 1842 by a botanist, and often used as a decorative object. Children are welcome. For more information, visit http://www.olana.org/calendar/build-terrarium/?doing_wp_cron=1419275525.8236470222473144531250.

Albany Institute of History and Art

The Albany Institute of History and Art is hosting an exhibit dedicated to Thomas Cole (1801 – 1848), the founder of the Hudson River School of Painting, on view through January 25. The Institute owns a significant collection of Cole’s works. Included in this exhibit are some of Cole’s Italian paintings, allegorical works, landscapes, and sketches. For more information, visit http://www.albanyinstitute.org/thomas-cole.html.

Windham Chamber Music Festival

Windham Chamber Music Festival will present a jazz concert this Saturday, January 3 at 8 pm. Lynne Arriale, piano, and Larry Coryell, guitar, will perform popular standards at the Windham Civic and Performing Arts Center in Windham. For reservations and more information, visit http://www.windhammusic.com/January_3.html.

Writers in the Mountains

If one of your New Year’s resolutions is to write more, take a look at the variety of workshops offered by Writers in the Mountains: Creative Non-Fiction, Memoir, Poetry, Personal Essay, Playwriting, and other classes led by accomplished writers and educators. For more information, visit http://writersinthemountains.org/.