“The Night of Truth” and “My Lost Home”
Part of the African Film Festival, The Night of Truth (2004) is a drama from Burkina Faso by director Fanta Regina Nacro that mirrors the political strife and genocide in […]
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The Michael Bisio Quartet
Jazz and new music improvisation features Michael Bisio, bass, with Avram Fefer and Stephen Gauci, winds, and Jay Rosen, drums.
“Daughter of Keltoum” and “Whole: A Trinity of Being”
Part of the African Film Festival, in Daughter of Keltoum (2001) Algerian director Mehdi Charef immerses the viewer in a world virtually untouched by contemporary society. Whole: A Trinity of […]
Democracy School, June 1-3, 2007
Learning to reframe single issue work to confront corporate control; on a powerful unified front: people’s constitutional rights. June 1st - 3rd, 2007.
Deep Listening Convergence
Forty five musicians are coming together at the LifeBridge Sanctuary in High Falls NY after a five month virtual residency online to perform three New York State concerts: June 8 […]
Be The Media! Workshop with Victoria Kereszi, Andrew Lynn, Branda Miller, Olivia Robinson: See TV, Be TV- Video Production for Youth
This four-hour workshop is designed for young people to make their own media, and will change the way they watch TV forever! Participants will gain behind-the-scenes experience creating media messages […]
“Subliminal History of New York State: Troy”
Jesse Pearlman Karlsberg and Carrie Dashow lead a locally-themes group made video installation and participatory singing event featuring stories and shape note songs about the city to culminate a week-long […]
Author Joel Kovel
Scholar and activist Joel Kovel talks about his new book, Overcoming Zionism: Creating A Single Democratic State in Israel/Palestine (2007).
Nawal
Putumayo recording artist, singer/songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Nawal and her band weave a rich dialog of cultures, a reflection of the diverse character of life in her native Comoros Islands.
Either/Orchestra: The Collected Unconscious
The 10-piece jazz ensemble known as the "best little big band in America" makes a return appearance to the Capital Region in a free show to celebrate the 100th anniversary […]
Underground Gallery: “Unseenamerica NYS: Layers of Working Life” (9/14/07 – 10/14/07)
Working people are often defined solely by their occupation, yet there is so much more to the story. Each of our lives is comprised of layer upon layer of people, […]
Free Jazz from the Sanctuary presents From Between Trio
From Between Trio is a collaboration of musicians from three continents: Tatsuya Nakatani, percussionist from Japan and now living in the US; Michel Doneda, saxophonist from France; and Jack Wright, […]
Talk by Journalist Laura Flanders
The longtime journalist, author and radio producer will speak about the challenge and necessity of creating for-the-people media in this era of corporate consolidation. Her most recent book is Blue […]
Lost Film Fest with Scott Belbin
A laugh-riot performance with equal emphasis on both "laugh" and "riot." The Lost Film Fest focuses on pranks vs. corporations and government institutions. You'll love the punk rock urgency of […]
Author Reese Erlich
Will the United States and Iran Find Themselves at War? In The Iran Agenda: The Real Story of U.S. Policy and the Middle East Crisis (Poli Point Press, 2007), author […]
Haale
The Sanctuary 3361 6th Ave, Troy, United StatesHaale, vocals, guitarMatt Kilmer, percussionChris Hoffman, cello Haale evokes both the spiritual and traditional culture of her parents' homeland of Iran and the energy of psychedelic rock and roll from […]
“Mission Accomplished”, 10/15 – 11/14/07
The Sanctuary 3361 6th Ave, Troy, United StatesA response to President Bush's statement made early in the Iraq War, Christine Heller's installation, Mission Accomplished is layered with the grey Muslim figures tangled in wire and fencing. Limp […]
Army of None
The Sanctuary 3361 6th Ave, Troy, United StatesWith the Army of None Project, David Solnit aims to counter military recruitment, end war, and build a better world. He is traveling across the United States to share his […]
Journalists Dahr Jamail
The Sanctuary 3361 6th Ave, Troy, United StatesDahr Jamail is an independent journalist who has covered the Middle East for more than four years. He has reported extensively from inside Iraq for eight months and has also […]
Be The Media! Workshop with Jim De Séve: Structure & Storytelling in Documentary
The Sanctuary 3361 6th Ave, Troy, United StatesWorking on a doc or thinking about it? Perplexed about how to tell your story? In this hands-on workshop award-winning filmmaker Jim de Séve leads students to uncover the secrets […]
