The AgeCraft-kits for kids will be available at 5:30 pm; concert starts at 6 pm

Saratoga Springs, NY (July 5, 2023) — The Frances Young Tang Teaching Museum and Art Gallery at Skidmore College is proud to announce that the twenty-second season of Upbeat on the Roof continues Thursday, July 13, with The Age. The music begins at 6 pm on the lawn outside the Tang, and kids can pick up a craft-making kit starting at 5:30 pm.

For Adrian Lewis (The Age), making music is a portal into how he sees the world: piecing together fragments of introspection and humility, through a reflective and universal lens. Weaving together textural authenticity with his live band, The Age touches on themes of devotion, insecurity, and heartache with an optimistic flair. His Neo-Soul tendencies, blended with the electrifying groove of ’70s guitar, help this R&B artist evoke the genuine craftsmanship of the great songwriters before him.

New this year: Tang Art Educators will offer craft kits for kids starting at 5:30 pm. A different craft will be available each week. This week, participants are invited to make Oven Baked Clay Animal Pets: We will help you make animals of your choosing from oven-baked clay! All projects are suitable for children aged 5 and up, with adult supervision recommended. Materials will be distributed on a first-come, first-served basis.

Performances take place on the lawn outside the Tang and are free and open to the public. Visitors are invited to bring picnic blankets, camping chairs, and their own food and drink to make it a night. Free parking is available off Perimeter Road, next to the museum. In case of rain, both the art-making activity and concert will move indoors. Upbeat events continue every Thursday through August 17.

The Museum will be open before and after the concert. Visitors are invited to view:

For more information, call the Tang Visitors Services Desk at 518-580-8080 or visit http://tang.skidmore.edu.  

Image caption: The Age, courtesy the artist

About the Tang Teaching Museum

The Tang Teaching Museum at Skidmore College is a pioneer of interdisciplinary exploration and learning. A cultural anchor of New York’s Capital Region, the Tang’s approach has become a model for university art museums across the country—with exhibition programs that bring together visual and performing arts with interdisciplinary ideas from history, economics, biology, dance, and physics to name just a few. The Tang has one of the most rigorous faculty-engagement initiatives in the nation, and a robust publication and touring exhibition program that extends the museum’s reach far beyond its walls. The Tang Teaching Museum’s award-winning building, designed by architect Antoine Predock, serves as a visual metaphor for the convergence of art and ideas. The Museum is open to the public Tuesdays–Sunday, noon–5 pm, with extended hours on Thursdays until 9 pm. The Tang is a Blue Star Museum, offering free admission to active military and their families this summer through Labor Day.

http://tang.skidmore.edu.

 

Media contact

Michael Janairo

Head of Communications

Tang Teaching Museum at Skidmore College

mjanairo@skidmore.edu

518-580-5542