Saratoga Springs, N.Y. (June 13, 2025) — The Frances Young Tang Teaching Museum and Art Gallery at Skidmore College announces a series of public events in conjunction with the new exhibition Up to Us: Black Dimensions in Art, 1975–Tomorrow. These programs aim to provide deeper insights into the exhibition, which honors the 50-year history of Black Dimensions in Art Inc. (BDA), the Capital Region’s longest-running Black arts collective.
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Final Saratoga Belmont Stakes Paves the Way for Grand Reopening and 2027 Breeders’ Cup at Reimagined Belmont Park
Governor Kathy Hochul and the New York Racing Association, Inc. (NYRA) today announced that the Belmont Stakes Racing Festival will return to historic Saratoga Race Course in June 2026 for a third and final year to allow for the on-time and uninterrupted construction of a new Belmont Park in Elmont, N.Y.
Freedom Fest Returns to Orange County on July 18th
Jun 12, 2025
Orange County, NY - County Executive Steven M. Neuhaus invites you to a wonderful summer evening featuring the Black Dirt Bandits, Julia Roome, food trucks, bounce houses, and, of course, fireworks! Orange County’s beloved Freedom Fest is back on Friday, July 18, 2025, at Thomas Bull Memorial Park in Montgomery, NY - and it’s shaping up to be bigger and better than ever.
Norwich, N.Y. – The Chenango County Historical Society (CCHS) will host its annual Summer Barn Party from 6-8:30 p.m. on June 26 at 43 Rexford St. An evening of fun, food, and friends to benefit the museum, this year’s celebration is inspired by the newest Community Gallery exhibit: “Creativity in Bloom: The Storied Illustrations of Suzanne Bloom.” Live Event NY returns as the event’s Premium Sponsor, with festivities specially designed to reflect the evening’s theme.
The Northern Department Connects partners in NY, VT and Canada to Expand Awareness and Tourism during America’s 250th
Ticonderoga, N.Y. - Regional leaders gathered at Fort Ticonderoga on June 12 to celebrate the 250th of the Northern Department, as part of America’s national Semiquincentennial. A NEW America 250th heritage tourism trail features the Northern Department of the American Revolution, and includes 18 historic destinations and museums across New York, Vermont, Quebec, and tribal nations.
Ancestry: The Photography of Brandon Thomas Brown
Jun 11, 2025
Opening Upstate Art Weekend in Kingston NY
On view 7/17 - 9/2/25, opening Saturday July 19: Artist Talk 5PM, Reception 6-8PM
Kingston, N.Y. – Brooklyn-based artist and photographer Brandon Thomas Brown (b 1988, US) presents his latest body of work in a deeply personal solo exhibition titled Ancestry, on view from July 17 through September 2, 2025 at Pinkwater Gallery (now located at Kingston Social in uptown Kingston, NY). His work weaves together original photography, collage, and symbolic elements to capture the nuances of identity.
Pierrot Chamber Music Festival Announces Concert Series for its 44th Summer Season Starting July 15
Jun 11, 2025
Garden City, N.Y.— The Pierrot Chamber Music Festival celebrates its 44th Summer Season this July with a series of six concerts. The Pierrot Chamber Music Festival is an intensive, two-week program for precollege and college students that focuses on the study and performance of standard and new chamber music repertoire. The Festival Concert Series is supported by the Department of Music at Adelphi University and the Adelphi University Performing Arts Center.
Raise a Glass to Summer at “Buskers & Brews”
Jun 10, 2025
A Downtown Albany Celebration of Music, Drinks, and Local Flavor!
Albany, N.Y. (June 10) – Toast to the summer with an afternoon of live music, refreshing drinks, and local charm as Buskers & Brews takes over downtown Albany 12-4 p.m. Saturday, June 28, in partnership with the Irish Heritage Museum. This self-guided, passport-style event blends the best of the Capital Region’s beverage scene with live music and local flair through a curated crawl inspired by “Once” coming to Capital Repertory Theatre July 11-Aug. 10.
An Exhibition Examining the Red Scare, the Hollywood Blacklist, and Its Impact on American Culture
On view June 13 – October 19, 2025
New York, NY (June 10, 2025)—Opening June 13, The New York Historical highlights the intersection of politics, art, and culture that shaped America’s Red Scare in Blacklisted: An American Story, a traveling exhibit created by the Jewish Museum Milwaukee. Expanded by The Historical, the exhibition builds on the story of the Red Scare and the blacklisting of screenwriters and directors known as the Hollywood Ten, and the countless others who were impacted. Blacklisted captures the tensions of the domestic Cold War, revealing how global politics infiltrated America’s entertainment industry in the late 1940s and 50s through a government crackdown on artistic expression.
July 2025 Programming in DUMBO Announced
Jun 10, 2025
Brooklyn, NY (June 10, 2025) – Dumbo is host this summer to a large variety of free activities that includes concerts, visual arts programming, and more! Team Dumbo programming includes the return of Live at the Archway concerts and visual arts programming (Thursdays at 6pm through July 31 with concerts at 6pm), and Drink and Draw workshops (Wednesdays, 6pm to 8pm through August 13), all beneath the unique setting of the Manhattan Bridge Archway.