Jill Fishon-Kovachick is Sculpting Success at Saratoga Clay Arts
I discovered Saratoga Clay Arts through my good friend Ping Xu who is a member there (Also a board member at Saratoga Arts). She kept telling me that I had to see the amazing facilities and community that she was a part of. Well, I have to say…she was right on all counts. What Founder […]
Arielle Steele : Finance by Day Film by Night | Building a Creative Career One Gig at a Time
I met Arielle Steele recently at a backyard picnic at John Yost‘s house (Film Maker and Founder at Fifth Column Features). After about 30 minutes of engaging conversation I knew I wanted to highlight her story. So many of our freelance creatives are working day gigs with big aspirations of moving full time into their […]
Cohoes Public Library : Rebuilding Connection with the Cities Youth
Please state your name, educational and/or experiential background and what your current title and job description is. My name is Raymond LeMay III. I serve as Library Director at the Cohoes Public Library. Previous to the Library I was a substitute teacher with Capital Region BOCES, I have had a number of experiences working with […]
Troy Library : Resisting False Narratives to Build Community Bridges
Please state your name, educational and/or experiential background and what your current title and job description is. My name is Laurie Dreyer and I am the Branch Manager and Outreach Coordinator for the Troy Public Library. I graduated with a Masters in Library Science and Information from UAlbany back in 2016. But I’ve been working […]
PINT SIZED and NO FUN: A Tale of 3 Cities with Entrepreneur August Rosa
Having been to several shows at August Rosa‘s most recent venue, (including Hand Habits, Tiawan based Mong Tong, the Algonquin Pow Wow Medicine Singers with Yonatan Gat, and then there was that cool ass DAEDELUS show) it always impresses me the incredible variety of all types of music that can be experienced there. I was […]