Events

Event Series Private: The Insects are Present

The Insects are Present

The Insects are Present is a participatory installation by artist Lisa Schonberg that engages with insects and their sound to compose music compositions. Alluding towards Marina Abramović’s 2010 work, Schonberg’s installation asks audience members to spend an extended time listening to insects in real time, both through hearing and touch. Schonberg developed this modular system […]

Creative Place-Making on the Hudson: La Retoire “Sediments” Canoe Journey + Lewis Pugh Swim

Ingalls Avenue Boat Launch 1 Ingalls Avenue, Troy, New York, United States

Where: Ingalls Avenue Boat Launch, 1 Ingalls Avenue, Troy, NY Join the Sanctuary and Riverkeeper at Ingalls Avenue Boat Launch in North Troy to celebrate creative engagement with the Hudson River. Le Ratoire is creating a film project entitled “Sediments”. On September 2nd, join us at 11:00-11:30 am as they depart from the Ingalls Avenue […]

Event Series Hudson Mohawk Magazine Open Hours

Hudson Mohawk Magazine Open Hours

The Sanctuary 3361 6th Ave, Troy, United States

Hudson Mohawk Magazine (HMM) is radio for the community, by community volunteers. If you are curious about the radio and have questions, if you're interested in getting involved, or if you need some support in production, these open hours are a perfect time to come to the main Sanctuary space to work directly with HMM […]

Event Series Corn Workshops

Corn Workshops: Fermentation Fridays

online

Let’s ferment food and ideas in preparation for StoryHarvest 2023. Join Amy Halloran and Ellie Markovitch in making corn kvass or “Aluá de Milho,” a fermented drink. This virtual workshop is part of the corn workshop series. We invite you to a series of remote and in person workshops to study and explore corn, one […]

Campus-Wide Open House, Fall 2023

Curious about our organization?Want to get involved?Drop-in and check out our programs! Throughout our campus, The Sanctuary for Independent Media will have various ways to engage with our organization and our various initiatives. We invite neighbors, students, visitors, and anyone curious about what we do to drop by and engage with our staff, volunteers, and […]

September Healing Day (Campus-Wide Open House)

NATURE Lab 3319 6th Ave, Troy, NY, United States

People’s Health Sanctuary is excited to host our third and final Healing Day of the season as part of the Sanctuary's Campus Wide Open House. Healing Day is a way to connect with community members, healers, providers and anyone invested in building a robust network for communal health across the Capital District.  As in July and […]

Event Series Corn Workshops

Corn Workshops: Fermentation Fridays

online

Let’s ferment food and ideas in preparation for StoryHarvest 2023. Travel with Amy Halloran and Ellie Markovitch through many different dishes, from corn pones to puddings. This virtual workshop is part of the corn workshop series. We invite you to a series of remote and in person workshops to study and explore corn, one of […]

Collard City Growers Jam-Jam!

People's Health Sanctuary 3319 6th Avenue, 2nd Fl, Troy, New York, United States

Location: NATURE Lab, 3319 6th Avenue, 2nd floor The Collard City Growers team has been harvesting and freezing fruit and berries all summer! We've got currants, mulberries, service berries, gooseberries, raspberries, and grapes, and now we're ready to make jam. Join us at the People's Health Sanctuary in the second floor of NATURE Lab to […]

Event Series Corn Workshops

Corn Workshops: Community Cooking with Corn

Bring your corn stories, your corn recipes and your thoughts about corn! Join Amy Halloran, Azuré Keahi, and Ellie Markovitch as they cook as a community and make a variety of cornbreads for our annual StoryHarvest later that afternoon. This workshop will take place in person in the kitchen at People's Health Sanctuary, which is […]

StoryHarvest with Stockbridge-Munsee Musician Bill Miller

Freedom Square 35 5th Ave, Troy, NY, United States

Join us for StoryHarvest–– a festival to celebrate the harvest with music, food, and community! Corn will be a source of food, games, crafts, and jokes in this family-friendly celebration with three-time Grammy award winning musician Bill Miller of the Stockbridge-Munsee Band of Mohicans sharing music and stories on his ancestral homeland at Freedom Square. […]

Free

Herb & Tea Blending

Collard City Growers 3337 6th Avenue, Troy, New York, United States

UPDATE: Due to rainy weather, this event will take place in the 2nd floor of NATURE Lab, 3319 6th Avenue. Join us in the garden! For this week's Collard City Growers open hours, our garden ambassador Sienna Thiem leads us in making our own herbal tea blends! Choose from a selection of dried herbs harvested […]

Therapeutic Play with Photography Workshop & Exhibition Opening

The Sanctuary 3361 6th Ave, Troy, United States

The local, newly established Artsy Fartsy Photo Collective is hosting a workshop where photography and transparent images give space for therapeutic play. Using an overhead projector and transparencies, participants will focus on collaborative image creation. Participants will explore co-creation, boundaries of ownership, and experimental collaging.

Event Series Hudson Mohawk Magazine Open Hours

Hudson Mohawk Magazine Open Hours

The Sanctuary 3361 6th Ave, Troy, United States

Hudson Mohawk Magazine (HMM) is radio for the community, by community volunteers. If you are curious about the radio and have questions, if you're interested in getting involved, or if you need some support in production, these open hours are a perfect time to come to the main Sanctuary space to work directly with HMM […]

Indigenous Lens on Media Making

The Sanctuary 3361 6th Ave, Troy, United States

Kahstoserakwathe Paulette Moore, co-owner of The Aunties Dandelion media organization, transformed her work in mainstream media to her present focus on revitalizing communities through stories of land, language, and relationships. Join us for a conversation where Moore explores how and why The Aunties Dandelion uses an Indigenous lens to create media. This event is organized […]

Wheelchair Procession Along Sanctuary Eco-Art Trail

The Sanctuary 3361 6th Ave, Troy, United States

Join Petra Kuppers on a literal journey, as we will walk the Sanctuary Eco-Art Trail and engage in a number of easy 7-minute improvised dances together. Our dances might develop from touching a leaf or from letting fingertips rest on the soil. We welcome people of all abilities! A co-production of iEAR Presents, sponsored by […]

Petra Kuppers: Dream Performance & Workshop

The Sanctuary 3361 6th Ave, Troy, United States

Connect to the land, its’ histories, & its’ futures with Petra Kuppers for a dream performance & workshop that utilizes movement meditation. Following an improvised Wheelchair Procession along Sanctuary Eco-Art Trail and a community meal, this performance and workshop will take place inside the Sanctuary main space. Petra will use the inspiration from the trail procession to […]

Who’s On Your Face?

The Sanctuary 3361 6th Ave, Troy, United States

Using activities centered on photography, photographer and birth doula Jayana LaFountaine will facilitate conversations around where we come from, and how skills and trauma are passed down in addition to facial features.  Jayana LaFountaine is an Afro-Latina portrait photographer and birth Doula based in Troy, New York. Her work focuses on vulnerability and the preservation of […]

“Black Matrilineage, Photography, and Representation” Book Talk & Discussion

The Sanctuary 3361 6th Ave, Troy, United States

Join us for a conversation around the book Black Matrilineage, Photography, and Representation, edited by Lesly Deschler Canossi and Zoraida Lopez-Diago, the duo that makes up Women Picturing Revolution. They will present their book before a discussion with local photographer and doula Jayana LaFountaine and ending with a Q&A with the audience. 5:00pm-6:00pm: Join Jayana […]

$10

Garden Walk, Seed Saving, and Seed Rematriation

Collard City Growers 3337 6th Avenue, Troy, New York, United States

Join us at Collard City Growers during our regular garden hours for a garden walk and seed saving activity with Lucille Burr Grignon. Rain Location: People's Health Sanctuary in NATURE Lab's second floor (3319 6th Avenue). Lucille Burr Grignon is an enrolled member of the Stockbridge-Munsee Band of Mohican Nation and a direct descendant of […]

Exploring Motherhood: Navigating the Journey of Disability

The Sanctuary 3361 6th Ave, Troy, United States

Join us for an evening of honoring motherhood & disability with filmmakers Nöelle Gentile, Michael Mejia, & Victoria Kereszi, and storyteller Bethany Van Delft. The short film Between Us and feature documentary film Into Loving Hands will be screened, followed by a panel discussion about motherhood, choice, giving birth and advocating for a child with disabilities and […]

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