Calendar
Sunday, June 14, 2009
All programs are FREE with museum
admission unless otherwise noted.
Lecture
and Performance
Jerry Silverman, author and folksinger
New York Sings
2:00 pm
Jerry Silverman is one of America’s outstanding folksingers, guitar
teachers, and most prolific authors of music books.
In his most
recent book, New York Sings: 400 Years of the Empire State in Song
(Excelsior Editions/SUNY Press, 2009), Silverman has compiled a
remarkable collection of songs about the people, places, and events of
New York’s 400-year history—from Henry Hudson’s Half Moon to Pete
Seeger’s Clearwater, from Montauk to Niagara Falls, from the
sidewalks of New York to the lumber camps of the Adirondacks.
He has published
over 200 books, including folk song collections, anthologies, and method
books for guitar, banjo, and fiddle. He has taught hundreds of people,
young and old, the joys of making music on the guitar and has performed
in folksong concerts at schools, universities, and concert halls in the
U.S. and abroad.
Call
(518) 463-4478
for more information.
Albany Institute of History & Art
2009 Lecture Series
Book
Signing and Performance
Hudson Talbott, author and illustrator
River of Dreams: The Story of the Hudson River
June 14, 2009–3:00 pm
Author and illustrator Hudson Talbott will sign copies and read passages from his new children’s book, River of Dreams: The Story of the Hudson River (Putnam, 2009). This gorgeously illustrated tribute to America’s first superhighway is a wonderful introduction to the Hudson River’s strategic, economic, and cultural significance. Through his stunning paintings and intriguing text, Talbott celebrates this magnificent natural treasure and all the dreamers who have been affected by its power and beauty. Talbott’s appearance will be complemented by composer Frank Cuthbert, who will perform songs based on River of Dreams.
Call
(518) 463-4478
for more information.
Albany Institute of History & Art
2009 Lecture Series
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