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Sat 22 Jun
Artmaking in the Afternoon
Saturday, June 22, 2024 01:00 PM - 04:00 PM
Olana State Historic Site
Inspired by your time at Olana? Join The Olana Partnership educators for hands-on artmaking using professional materials and a series of prompts to get your creativity flowing. Drop-in program; FREE. All materials provided. Located in the Wagon House Education Center.
Sat 22 Jun
Create and Cook: Family Cooking & Art Workshop
Saturday, June 22, 2024 11:00 AM - 01:00 PM
Olana State Historic Site
Explore your creativity in the kitchen and art studio during this program led by The Sylvia Center Chefs and The Olana Partnership educators! In this class, we will make a delicious pasta salad inspired by scrumptious seasonal vegetables, explore Olana State Historic Site's historic kitchen garden, and draw new life and shapes in the meadow. This program is FREE (suggested donation $12) and advance registration is required. Registration includes all art-making supplies, a free lunch for each participant, and a voucher to participate in future cooking classes hosted by The Sylvia Center. Children 18 and under must be accompanied by an adult. This is the first in a series of three classes – register for one or all three! For more information, please contact education@olana.org or call (518) 751-6938.
Thu 20 Jun
Tunes with a View - Trio Candela
Thursday, June 20, 2024 05:00 PM - 07:00 PM
Olana State Historic Site
Celebrate the beginning of summer with live music outdoors at Olana. Listen to Trio Candela perform lively traditional, folkloric Latin music from the Caribbean, Mexico, and Central America.
Thu 20 Jun
FREE Third Thursday at Olana
Thursday, June 20, 2024 12:00 PM - 07:00 PM
Olana State Historic Site
Enjoy FREE house and landscape tours at Olana State Historic Site. Learn more about Frederic Church's artwork, explore his family home, and take in spectacular views! Tickets are FREE but must be reserved day-of. Last house entry is at 3pm; programs are until 5pm. First come first served, space is limited. Want to make a day of it? Join a FREE program happening in the Wagon House Education Center. Learn more below.
Sat 15 Jun
Painting from a Photo Memory with Angela Gaffney-Smith
Saturday, June 15, 2024 01:00 PM - 04:00 PM
Olana State Historic Site
Participants will sketch from a photo or their recollections using watercolor to capture the feeling and color of memories. This three-hour workshop will include a demonstration and discussion. This program is offered in collaboration with Woodstock School of Art on occasion of the exhibition Afterglow: Frederic Church and the Landscape of Memory. To learn more, visit Olana.org/afterglow. $74 per student; register at Woodstock School of Art.
Sat 01 Jun
Bridges to Parks – Hudson River Skywalk 5th Anniversary
Saturday, June 1, 2024 09:00 AM - 04:00 PM
Olana State Historic Site
Join the New York State Bridge Authority, Thomas Cole National Historic Site, Olana State Historic Site and The Olana Partnership for Bridges to Parks, a day of celebrating the 5th Anniversary of the Hudson River Skywalk. To learn more visit, hudsonriverskywalk.org.
Sat 25 May
Planting with Pollinators in Mind: A Guided Walk through Olana’s Legacy Landscape A Digging Deeper Program with the Garden Conservancy
Saturday, May 25, 2024 03:00 PM - 05:00 PM
Olana State Historic Site
Over the course of forty years, the artist Frederic Church worked to create, build, and design Olana's 250-acre landscape. With over 5 miles of carriage roads, scenic views, a man-made lake, and native plantings, the site is both a living landscape painting and a vibrant and diverse ecosystem for native pollinators. Join The Olana Partnership, master gardener and environmental educator Nordica Holochuck, and beekeeper Chris Layman from Fox Farm Apiary for a special walk and workshop to learn more about how to create pathways for pollinators in your own garden inspired by the legacy of Church's garden design at Olana. Register at OLANA.org.
Sat 18 May
Artmaking in the Afternoon
Saturday, May 18, 2024 01:00 PM - 05:00 PM
Olana State Historic Site
Inspired by your time at Olana? Join The Olana Partnership educators for hands-on artmaking using professional materials and a series of prompts to get your creativity flowing. Drop-in program; FREE. All materials provided. Located in the Wagon House Education Center.
Sat 18 May
Create and Cook: Family Cooking & Art Workshop
Saturday, May 18, 2024 11:00 AM - 01:00 PM
Olana State Historic Site
Explore your creativity in the kitchen and art studio during this program led by The Sylvia Center Chefs and The Olana Partnership educators! In this class, we will make a delicious pasta salad inspired by scrumptious seasonal vegetables, explore Olana State Historic Site's historic kitchen garden, and draw new life and shapes in the meadow. This program is FREE (suggested donation $12) and advance registration is required. Registration includes all art-making supplies, a free lunch for each participant, and a voucher to participate in future cooking classes hosted by The Sylvia Center. Children 18 and under must be accompanied by an adult. This is the first in a series of three classes – register for one or all three! For more information, please contact education@olana.org or call (518) 751-6938.
Registration: Required
Thu 16 May
Third Thursday: Bollywood Dancing Workshop and Performance
Thursday, May 16, 2024 05:00 PM - 07:00 PM
Olana State Historic Site
Explore Bollywood dancing during a free class and performance with instructor, Arobi! Learn moves to trendy and iconic Bollywood songs during this fun, beginner-friendly outdoor class at Olana and stick around for a special performance on the East Lawn. For ages 12 and up; space is limited. Email education@olana.org to learn more.Visit OLANA.org/ThirdThursday.
Thu 16 May
Third Thursday: 3D Artbook Workshop
Thursday, May 16, 2024 01:00 PM - 04:00 PM
Olana State Historic Site
Join artist Wennie Huang to make your own paper books using images from Olana. These 19th century 3D books were popular crafts that use layers of images to create the illusion of depth on a small scale. Make your own during this free, drop-in program at the Wagon House Education Center. Visit OLANA.org/ThirdThursday.