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 […]
Write This Way : A Conversation w/ SONG CITY’s Scott Womer
About two years ago, I started seeing and hearing about something called Song City. The branding was tight, it felt like something important was happening. Eventually, I realized that it was in fact a local phenom. These shows, upstairs at the RUCK have a very organic feel. Played in a round, musicians all interacting with […]
Taliesin Thomas is Mixin’ It Up : International Gravitas Blends with a Passion for Upstate
I first met Taliesin Thomas at one of my side projects, ARTS BAR, a pop up cocktail bar at the Arts Center in Troy. She was rolling with Ali Herrmann, a Troy based mixed media artist that night. TT is larger than life and unforgettable. Since that fateful meet we have spent many late nights […]