BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Lake George Arts Project - ECPv6.15.20//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:Lake George Arts Project X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://lakegeorgearts.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Lake George Arts Project REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20220313T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20221106T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20230312T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20231105T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20240310T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20241103T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20250309T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20251102T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230916T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230916T150000 DTSTAMP:20260418T072708 CREATED:20230714T182552Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230717T151529Z UID:8474-1694869200-1694876400@lakegeorgearts.org SUMMARY:Naya Baaz: Rez Abbasi & Josh Feinberg DESCRIPTION:Awarded the Guggenheim Fellowship in 2021 for composition\, Voted #1 Rising-Star Guitarist in the 2013 DownBeat Critics Poll and subsequently placed in the top-ten guitarists alongside luminaries Bill Frisell and Pat Metheny\, guitarist and composer Rez Abbasi is one of the most original voices on the current scene. \nBorn in Karachi\, Pakistan\, removed at the age of four to the vastness of Southern California\, schooled at the University of Southern California and the Manhattan School of Music in jazz and classical music\, along with a pilgrimage in India under the guidance of master percussionist\, Ustad Alla Rakha\, Rez Abbasi is a vivid synthesis of all the above stated influences and genres. Making New York home for the past 25 years\, Abbasi is considered by many to be one of the foremost modern jazz guitar players the world over. He has honed his skills with performances throughout Europe\, Canada\, the U.S.\, Mexico and India and has performed and recorded with many jazz greats including\, Grammy winner Ruth Brown\, Peter Erskine\, Kenny Werner\, Barre Phillips\, Tim Berne\, Michael Formanek\, Billy Hart\, Gary Thomas\, Dave Douglas\, Rudresh Mahanthappa\, Mike Clark\, Tim Hagans\, John Beasly\, Ronu Majumdar\, Kadri Gopalnath\, Vishwa Mohan Bhatt\, Vijay Iyer\, Marilyn Crispell\, Greg Osby\, Howard Levy and a host of others. \nWith 14 albums of mostly original compositions under his belt\, Abbasi continues to find new groups of musicians to help his musical vision come to life. His 2005 recording Snake Charmer\, created a stir in the music world partly due to his organic\, original approach in blending two complex musical genres together\, namely jazz and Indian music. The provocative instrumentation of organ\, drums and guitar alongside Indian vocalist Kiran Ahluwalia\, is on one hand\, a sound grounded in jazz and yet uncommon in jazz arenas. 20th Century Guitar reviewed the CD as\, “One of the best examples yet of how to merge Indian Classical music with jazz…Snake Charmer really breaks new ground.” In 2007\, Rez achieved even greater heights with the follow up to Snake Charmer\, Bazaar. Bazaar continues the group’s journey through territories unheard in today’s jazz/world music scene. URL:https://lakegeorgearts.org/event/naya-baaz-rez-abbasi-josh-feinberg/ LOCATION:NY CATEGORIES:Jazz at the lake ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://lakegeorgearts.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Rez-Abassi-2.webp END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230916T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230916T170000 DTSTAMP:20260418T072708 CREATED:20230717T152018Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230717T152423Z UID:8843-1694876400-1694883600@lakegeorgearts.org SUMMARY:Aubrey Johnson DESCRIPTION:Aubrey Johnson\, voice\nTomoko Omura\, violin\nAlex LoRe\, bass clarinet/alto sax\nChris McCarthy\, piano\nMatt Aronoff\, bass\nJay Sawyer\, drums \nAubrey Johnson is a New York-based vocalist\, composer\, and educator who specializes in jazz\, Brazilian\, and creative contemporary music with and without words. She holds a Master of Music degree in jazz performance from the New England Conservatory and will be releasing her debut album\, of her own compositions and arrangements\, in the fall of 2019. She currently teaches at Berklee College of Music in the Voice Department\, and in the Jazz Masters Program at Queens College in New York City. She has also held faculty positions at the New England Conservatory and Montclair State University. \nAs an undergraduate student Western Michigan University\, Aubrey was a member of Gold Company\, the university’s world- renowned vocal jazz ensemble\, and studied classical and jazz voice. As a college student\, Aubrey won two DownBeat Collegiate Student Music Awards for “Best Jazz Vocalist” and “Jazz Vocalist\, Outstanding Performance.” She recorded and performed the original compositions of pianist Ron DiSalvio\, featuring legendary drummer Jimmy Cobb. Her work with Cobb/DiSalvio can be heard on their 2007 Origin Records release “Essence of Green”\, and “Songs For Jazz Legends” (BluJazz\, 2015). In 2007 she relocated to Boston to pursue a Masters Degree in Jazz Performance at the New England Conservatory\, where she studied with Danilo Perez\, Jerry Bergonzi\, Dominique Eade\, Allan Chase\, George Garzone\, and Frank Carlberg. While at NEC\, Aubrey founded\, directed and arranged for an official vocal jazz ensemble at the school. In 2009\, Aubrey graduated with honors\, was awarded the “Gunther Schuller Medal” for “making an extraordinary contribution to the life of the school\,” and won her third DownBeat Magazine Collegiate Student Music Award\, for outstanding performance in jazz voice. \nIn 2009 and 2010\, Aubrey performed (singing wordlessly and playing auxiliary keyboards) with Lyle Mays (keyboardist of the Pat Metheny Group)\, including shows at the Zeltsman Marimba Festival and the Gilmore Keyboard Festival. Also in 2010\, she recorded on Bobby McFerrin’s Grammy-nominated EmArcy release “VOCAbuLaries.” \nIn 2011\, Aubrey moved to New York City where she currently resides. In New York\, she has made appearances at the Blue Note Jazz Club\, Kaufman Center\, The Kitano\, Cornelia St. Café\, The Stone\, Shapeshifter Lab\, the Jazz Gallery\, BAM Café\, Rockwood Music Hall\, Club Bonafide\, Smalls\, Mezzrow\, Le Poisson Rouge\, and the National Opera Center\, with many different ensembles and artists including Janis Siegel (Manhattan Transfer)\, Fred Hersch’s Pocket Orchestra\, Sara Serpa’s City Fragments\, John Zorn’s Mycale Vocal Quartet\, Joe Phillips’ Numinous Ensemble\, Andrew Rathbun’s Large Ensemble\, Rose and the Nightingale\, Travis Sullivan’s Bjorkestra\, Jason Yeager\, Randy Ingram\, and with her own band (Tomoko Omura\, Michael Sachs\, Chris Ziemba\, Matt Aronoff\, Jeremy Noller). Her performing and teaching has taken her throughout the US and Canada\, China\, Taiwan\, Europe\, and South America. URL:https://lakegeorgearts.org/event/aubrey-johnson/ LOCATION:NY CATEGORIES:Jazz at the lake ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://lakegeorgearts.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Aubrey-Johnson-768x574-1.jpeg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230916T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230916T190000 DTSTAMP:20260418T072708 CREATED:20230717T153006Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230717T153208Z UID:8846-1694883600-1694890800@lakegeorgearts.org SUMMARY:Jared Schonig Quintet DESCRIPTION:Marquis Hill- trumpet\nGodwin Louis- saxophone\nLuis Perdomo – piano\nTBA – bass\nJared Schonig – drums \nGrammy-Award winning drummer\, composer & bandleader Jared Schonig has toured and/or recorded internationally with Nicholas Payton\, Dr. Lonnie Smith\, Donny McCaslin\, Darcy James Argue & Secret Society\, The 8-Bit Big Band\, Miho Hazama & m_Unit\, David Foster\, Laurence Hobgood\, Tim Hagans\, Fred Hersch\, Wycliffe Gordon\, Tom Harrell\, Joe Locke\, and Ernie Watts among others. A favorite among vocalists\, Schonig has toured with Grammy Award-winners Kurt Elling\, The New York Voices\, Kristen Chenoweth\, Cynthia Erivo\, Katherine McPhee\, Jessica Vosk and singer/songwriter Donna Lewis\, in addition to rising vocal supergroup Duchess\, Spencer Day\, Laila Biali and Shayna Steele. \nHe has performed around the world from sold-out shows at Carnegie Hall to festivals in Zimbabwe. Schonig co-led The Wee Trio\, which released five critically-acclaimed albums over the past 8 years. The group received praise from numerous publications and toured internationally. He recently released two solo albums of original music (one quintet and one big band) in the fall of 2021 to critical acclaim. When at home in New York City\, Schonig is a fixture in both the jazz and Broadway scene- he recently held the drum chair for the critically acclaimed Tony\, Grammy and Emmy-award winning Broadway Revival of The Color Purple and is currently playing drums and percussion for the 10-time Tony-winning Moulin Rouge! The Musical. He also is an in-demand drummer/percussionist for studio recordings\, jingle sessions and other commercial music recordings. URL:https://lakegeorgearts.org/event/jared-schonig-quintet/ LOCATION:NY CATEGORIES:Jazz at the lake ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://lakegeorgearts.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/jared-schonig.jpeg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230916T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230916T220000 DTSTAMP:20260418T072708 CREATED:20230717T170924Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230717T170924Z UID:8849-1694894400-1694901600@lakegeorgearts.org SUMMARY:Jane Bunnett and Maqueque DESCRIPTION:Jane Bunnett\, soprano saxophone & flute\nJoanna Tendai Majoko\, vocals\nMary Paz\, congas & vocals\nDánae Olano\, piano\nTailin Marrero\, acoustic & electric bass\nYissy García\, drums. \nFive-time Juno Award winner\, Jane Bunnett has turned her bands and recordings into showcases for the finest musical talent from Canada\, the US\, and Cuba. She has been nominated for three Grammy Awards\, received The Order of Canada\, The Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Medal\, and\, most recently\, The Premier’s Award for Excellence. \nWith Maqueque\, Bunnett has created something new and phenomenal in the world of jazz. What started out five years ago as a project to record and mentor young brilliant Cuban female musicians\, has become one of the top groups on the North American jazz scene. Since 2015\, they have played in major jazz festivals like Newport and Monterey\, been featured on NPR’s program Jazz Night in America\, won a Juno Award for their first album\, Jane Bunnett and Maqueque\, were nominated for a Grammy Award for their second release\, Oddara and were nominated for a Juno Award for their latest release\, On Firm Ground/Tierra Firme. Most recently\, were voted as one the top ten jazz groups by the prestigious DownBeat magazine’s critics poll. \nAn internationally acclaimed musician\, Bunnett is known for her creative integrity\, improvisational daring\, and courageous artistry. Her exploration of Afro-Cuban melodies expresses the universality of music\, and her ability to embrace and showcase the rhythms and culture of Cuba has been ground-breaking. She has toured the world bringing her own special sound to numerous jazz festivals\, displaying her versatility as a flutist\, saxophone player\, and pianist. \nTwo documentaries have been made about Bunnett’s work: Spirits of Havana by the National Film Board was presented at numerous film festivals internationally\, on television (CBC\, PBS)\, and in Europe. A more recent film\, Embracing Voices\, has been shown at film festivals and is awaiting commercial release. \nAs an educator\, spokesperson\, and social activist\, JANE remains unafraid to explore uncharted territory in her quest for excellence. URL:https://lakegeorgearts.org/event/jane-bunnett-and-maqueque/ LOCATION:NY CATEGORIES:Jazz at the lake ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://lakegeorgearts.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Jane-Bunnette-and-Maqueque-2019-Hi-Res-02-768x768-1.jpeg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230917T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230917T150000 DTSTAMP:20260418T072708 CREATED:20230717T171825Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230717T190240Z UID:8852-1694955600-1694962800@lakegeorgearts.org SUMMARY:Duduka Da Fonseca & Quarteto Universal DESCRIPTION:Helio Alves – piano\nVinicius Gomes – guitar\nGili Lopes – bass\nDuduka da Fonseca – drums \nThe Percussionist; author and producer\, born in Rio de Janeiro\, Duduka Da Fonseca is a 4-time GRAMMY® Award Nominee Drummer. He has appeared on over 250 albums alongside American Jazz icons as well as Brazilian Jazz Icons\, including 25 albums as a leader/co-leader\, making him one of the most recorded Brazilian drummers in this idiom. \nIn 2002 Duduka’s first solo album\, Samba Jazz Fantasia\, was the first “Samba Jazz” instrumental album ever to be nominated for the American Grammy® Award. He is one of the very few Brazilians and the only Brazilian drummer thus far to be nominated for this prestigious Award with his own solo album. He has recorded and tour with Antonio Carlos Jobim\, Gerry Mulligan\, Astrud Gilberto\, Phil Woods\, Kenny Barron\, Lee Konitz\, Eddie Gomez\, Herbie Mann\, Joe Henderson\, Claudio Roditi\, Rufus Reid\, Paquito D’Rivera\, Slide Hampton\, Wynton Marsalis\, Nancy Wilson\, John Pizzarelli\, John Scofield\,Tom Harrell\, Joe Lovano\, David Sanchez\, Renee Rosnes\, Bill Charlap\, Milton Nascimento\, Dori Caymmi\, Oscar Castro Neves\, Larry Goldings\, Bob Mintzer\, Randy Brecker and many others. \n“Duduka Da Fonseca had the flowing beat doing his bidding\, making one dance while sitting down. A master of “Brasilient” rhythms\, he is equally capable of grooving a jazz 4/4 with his great\, loosey-goosey swing” –Ira Gitler\, American Jazz Historian and Journalist. \n“ Duduka is a fantastic drummer\, he has worked with me and I love the way he plays” — Antonio Carlos Jobim.\n“The universal appeal of Brazilian jazz is how measured\, melodic emotion is energized from within by subtle\, invincible rhythm. Da Fonseca may be the best in the world at motivating and sustaining that special vital pulse.” –Thomas Conrad\, JazzTimes. URL:https://lakegeorgearts.org/event/duduka-da-fonseca-quarteto-universal/ LOCATION:NY CATEGORIES:Jazz at the lake ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://lakegeorgearts.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Duduka-Da-Fonseca-900x675-1-768x576-1.jpeg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230917T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230917T170000 DTSTAMP:20260418T072708 CREATED:20230717T180706Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230717T180719Z UID:8855-1694962800-1694970000@lakegeorgearts.org SUMMARY:Richie Goods / Chien Chien “Connected” DESCRIPTION:“CONNECTED” was formed in 2020. During the COVID-19 lockdown\, Richie Goods and Chien Chien had frequent conversations about the Black Lives Matter movement and the unwarranted hate crimes against Asians. They decided to do a project that would unify people and invoke imagery of love and peace. As often happens\, music was the catalyst that bridged the gap and resulted in a rare collaboration; a partnership that produced “The Path” Sep. 2020\, “We Three Kings” Nov. 2020\, and “Rain” Dec. 2021. They decided to cement their musical relationship by creating “CONNECTED”\, Together\, Richie and Chien Chien create an exciting\, new\, energetic listening experience and attract new audiences everywhere. Their new release\, “Richie Goods & Chien Chien – CONNECTED” was released January 13 2023 and has been on the jazz week charts for 12 weeks. \nCrazy as it seems\, somehow during the shutdown we felt more free and inspired to create. Through all the chaos and violence\, we wanted to do a project that would unify people and invoke imagery of love and peace. We realized one of our pieces\, Donnie Hathaway’s “Someday We’ll All Be Free” does just that. It speaks of freedom and balance. \nWe believe we all share one energy\, one connection. \nXOXO\, Richie & Chien \n“Rarely does an album come about that defines an era but Connected is one such album. As Billie Holiday gave us Strange Fruit and Gil Scott Heron gave us Small Talk at 125th & Lenox\, Richie Goods and Chien Chien’s Connected is a musical historical landmark for our time.” — Andromeda Turre (Sirius Xm real jazz host) URL:https://lakegeorgearts.org/event/richie-goods-chien-chien-connected/ LOCATION:NY CATEGORIES:Jazz at the lake ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://lakegeorgearts.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Richie-and-Chien.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230917T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230917T190000 DTSTAMP:20260418T072708 CREATED:20230717T180931Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230721T200458Z UID:8858-1694970000-1694977200@lakegeorgearts.org SUMMARY:Emilio Solla & the Tango Jazz Orchestra DESCRIPTION:Saxophones: Alejandro Aviles\, Todd Bashore\, John Ellis\, Jeremy Powell\, Terry Goss\nTrumpets: Vitaly Golonev\, Jim Seeley\, John Bailey\, Rachel Terrien\nTrombones: Noah Bless\, Eric Miller\, Mike Fahie\, James Rodgers\nRhythm: Emilio Solla (p)\, Pablo Aslan (b)\, Ferenc Nemeth (d) \nLatin Grammy winner and multi-Grammy nominee\, Argentine-born and New York-based pianist and composer Emilio Solla’s first band\, Apertura\, (1983-1989) was praised by Astor Piazzolla as one of the most interesting new sounds in the Buenos Aires scene in 1986. Today\, with eleven CDs as bandleader and more than forty as arranger/producer\, he is regarded by peers and critics as one of the most outstanding and unique composers in the Tango-Jazz field\, a musical language which blends Argentine tango and folk with jazz and other contemporary music styles. He has performed all around Europe\, Japan\, the US and Latin America to rave reviews in many of the most important jazz houses and festivals\, such as Bim Huis\, Lincoln Center\, Marciac\, Blue Note\, Fasching and more. \nSolla moved to New York in 2006\, and since then he has composed for\, recorded and toured with Paquito D’Rivera\, Arturo O’Farrill\, Edmar Castañeda\, Cristina Pato and many others jazz and classical music greats\, besides performing regularly with his different projects at the Jazz Standard\, Jazz at Lincoln Center and Birdland. Former members of his bands include jazz stars Donny Mc Caslin\, Omer Avital\, Jorge Rossy\, Jeff Ballard and more. \nHe continues to tour Europe and the US while working as a free-lance arranger and pianist in different projects in NY. His NY based quintet Bien Sur! released its first CD in 2010 with special guest Billy Hart. This album was included in the Best of 2010 list by Downbeat Magazine. Since November 2010\, he is leading a nine piece orchestra\, La Inestable de Brooklyn\, featuring some of the strongest jazz players in NYC. Their first CD\, Second Half (2015) was Nominated for a Grammy Award as Best Latin Jazz Album. In November 2014 Solla’s first symphonic work had its World Premiere at the Palau de la Musica\, during the Barcelona Jazz Festival and its US Premier at the Chicago Symphony Hall. 2017 took him back to Buenos Aires for the Premiere of the symphonic version of his Suite Piazzollana. In 2018\, he started composing for a new project\, the Tango Jazz Orchestra\, a 17-piece big band\, taking his blend of Latin American sounds and jazz to a whole new level of accomplishment. This orchestra released its first album\, “Puertos” on August 28\, 2019. This album won the Latin Grammy 2020 for Best Jazz Album and one of Solla’s compositions\, La Novena\, was awarded a Grammy Nomination in 2019 as Best Instrumental Arrangement. \nThe Tango Jazz Orchestra (TJO) is Emilio’s most ambitious project to date. A full 17-piece jazz orchestra which replaces the guitar by a bandoneon. This large ensemble has allowed Solla to take his blend of tango and Latin American music with jazz to a whole new level of accomplishment. The orchestra recorded and released its first work\, “Puertos\, Music of International Waters” in 2019. One of Solla’s compositions was nominated that same year for a Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Arrangement (sharing the honor with Vince Mendoza\, John Williams and Jacob Collier) and the full album was awarded the 2020 Latin Grammy for Best Latin Jazz Album. URL:https://lakegeorgearts.org/event/emilio-solla-the-tango-jazz-orchestra/ LOCATION:NY CATEGORIES:Jazz at the lake ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://lakegeorgearts.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/TJO-at-Dizzys-cropped-768x386-1.webp END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20231007 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20231111 DTSTAMP:20260418T072708 CREATED:20220604T031432Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230929T210925Z UID:7326-1696636800-1699660799@lakegeorgearts.org SUMMARY:Hanna Washburn DESCRIPTION:About the Work \n Hanna Washburn builds sculptures from recycled clothing and textiles\, furniture\, household items\, and other materials that have former utilities and associations. She sews by hand and works intuitively\, allowing the forms to grow organically into complex aggregates of color\, pattern\, and texture. The resulting sculptures gradually emerge as anthropomorphic and bodily: they droop\, gesture\, and hold space. Washburn’s work visualizes the patchwork of identity-forming and the complex joy of existing inside a body. \nJog your Memory is about the colors\, patterns\, forms\, and gestures that remind you of something. Sometimes those connections are strong and vibrant; sometimes they are fuzzy or choppy. Washburn uses the materials of everyday life to build up sculptures with distinct personalities. Washburn will occasionally incorporate the literal object or material from her past—or\, if she no longer has the thing\, will recreate the specific pattern or item in her own hand. \nJog Your Memory also marks the first time Washburn has displayed several of her hanging sculptures together\, a relatively new part of her practice. The hanging sculptures occupy the space of suspended items found in the home: hanging planters\, light fixtures\, and chandeliers. They are inspired in particular by her great grandmother’s front porch—a place Washburn remembers as sunlit and filled with many delightful hanging objects: flowers and bird cages and other intriguing things. Washburn’s hanging sculptures also serve the purpose of occupying the space between the floor\, the wall\, and the ceiling\, interrupting the exhibition and interrupting your thoughts. Washburn thinks of them as representing the way a memory can stop you in your tracks. \nAbout the Artist \nHanna Washburn is an artist and curator based in Beacon\, New York. Washburn’s work has been featured in publications including The New York Times\, Hyperallergic\, Cult Bytes\, and the Femme Art Review. Exhibition venues include SPRING/BREAK Art Fair (New York\, NY)\, the Dorsky Museum of Art (New Paltz\, NY)\, NADA Art Fair (New York\, NY)\, Wassaic Project (Wassaic\, NY)\, Munson (Utica\, NY)\, Sotheby’s Institute of Art (New York\, NY)\, and Rice University (Houston\, TX). Washburn has held artist residences at organizations including Haystack Mountain School (2023)\, Monson Arts (2020)\, Vermont Studio Center (2019)\, the Textile Arts Center (2018)\, and the Woodstock Byrdcliffe Colony (2018). \nWashburn received her MFA in Fine Art from the School of Visual Arts in 2018\, and her BA in Fine Art and English Literature from Kenyon College in 2014. She currently works in the Curatorial Department at Storm King Art Center. \nThe Courthouse Gallery is located at the side entrance of the Old County Courthouse\, corner of Canada and Lower Amherst Streets in Lake George\, NY. During scheduled exhibitions dates our in-person office and gallery hours are Wednesday through Friday 12 – 5 pm\, Saturday 12 – 4 pm.  If you need to reach us between active exhibition dates we are available through phone and/or email: \nThis exhibition is funded in part by the Town and Village of Lake George and LGAP members. Please Join us today! \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Click here for Hanna Washburn - Studio Spotlight Video URL:https://lakegeorgearts.org/event/hanna-washburn/ LOCATION:NY CATEGORIES:Courthouse Gallery ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://lakegeorgearts.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Graphic-2-scaled-e1693594401304.jpeg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20231115 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20231217 DTSTAMP:20260418T072708 CREATED:20220604T031857Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231218T191407Z UID:7327-1700006400-1702771199@lakegeorgearts.org SUMMARY:Jeff Wigman Excelsior DESCRIPTION:Click Here to read the Times Union review of Excelsior: New Oils by Jeff Wigman\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n  Artist’s Gallery Reception:Saturday\, November 18\, 20234:00 – 6:00 PM \nSunday ArtsSunday\, November 19\, 2023Gallery open 1:00 – 4:00PMGallery visit and maker space for all ages \nA Conversation with the Artist:Friday\, December 1\, 20237:00 PMJeff Wigman: Excelsior – New OilsJoin Zoom Meetinghttps://us02web.zoom.us/j/89768965189Meeting ID: 897 6896 5189 \n  \n  \n                                                                                 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\nArtist’s Statement \nPainting is where internal and external experience mix. It’s a way to process and relate to the world\, like conversing with a person or chewing food. My first response to an idea or event is to interpret it\, to make it something I can see. A phrase like “drunken centaur\,” doesn’t go far on its own\, but by turning it over this way and that\, finding forms for invisible notions\, and inviting in accident and precedent\, painting becomes a space of illumination. It’s a way to get past words. In the open space of the page\, metaphors popup like sudden jokes\, fully formed and emblematic. Imagination here isn’t about escape or fancy; it’s a matter of engaging the mind’s eye as the primary interpretive tool. \nI use oil paints\, often making my own. It’s mesmerizing stuff that takes on endless qualities. It mixes so easily with the eye\, ready to become something\, making suggestions as if it has its own desires. Looking closely into it shows something of the mystery of substance and representation altogether\, of how the material world conspires with perception\, mind\, and knowledge to make up our experience. I pay attention to the vitality of the paint layers and the movement of the surface. There are moments like “ah\, I’ve seen that in so and so”—passages of paint that share in a lineage. \nI paint with a range of historical approaches not to mimic a look\, but as a practice. There’s wisdom in method and material. There’s richness. Technical investigation sheds light on and expands the creative process beyond notions of a verisimilitude or style. Painting is an outlook. Rather than just dressing up the ancients in modern clothes\, I see these processes as incisive analytical tools\, like finding an old hand-ground lens that still magnifies whatever it’s placed in front of. \nBio \nJeff Wigman has shown regularly since moving his studio upstate in 2006. His work has been exhibited in venues such as The Albany Institute of History and Art\, Albany\, NY; Opalka Gallery\, Albany\, NY; The Hyde Collection\, Glens Falls\, NY; Manifest Gallery\, Cincinnati\,OH; Bowery Gallery\, Manhattan; Good Naked Gallery\, Brooklyn; and Kunstverein Eisenstadt\, Austria. Jeff earned a BFA in painting and sculpture from Parsons School of Design in 1992. He grew up in southern Ohio and lives and works in Troy\, New York. \n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n  \nThe Courthouse Gallery is located at the side entrance of the Old County Courthouse\,corner of Canada and Lower Amherst Streetsin Lake George\, NY.\nDuring scheduled exhibitions dates our in-person office and gallery hours areWednesday through Friday 12 – 5 pm& Saturdays 12 – 4 pm.\nIf you would like to visit exhibitions outside of Gallery hours or request a tour for a group\, please contact June Waters\, Director of Exhibitions (contact information below)\nIf you need to reach us between active exhibition dates we are available through email:\nJune Waters\, Director of Exhibitions\, june@lakegeorgearts.org\nTanya Tobias-Tomis\, Executive Director\, tanya@lakegeorgearts.org\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n THANK YOU!This exhibition is funded in part by the Town of Lake George\, the Village of Lake George\, The New York State Council on the Arts\, the Glenn & Carol Pearsall Foundation\, the Alfred Z. Solomon Charitable Trust\, Anonymous\, and Lake George Arts Project Members. Please Join us today! \nWe would also like to thank our Media Sponsor: 518 Profiles URL:https://lakegeorgearts.org/event/jeff-wigman/ LOCATION:Courthouse Gallery\, 1 Amherst St\, Lake George\, NY\, 12845\, United States CATEGORIES:Courthouse Gallery ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://lakegeorgearts.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/349_passing_storm-copy-2-300x229-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231118T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231118T180000 DTSTAMP:20260418T072708 CREATED:20231104T192733Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231104T192736Z UID:10884-1700323200-1700330400@lakegeorgearts.org SUMMARY:Jeff Wigman Artist's Reception DESCRIPTION:Opening Reception:  Jeff Wigman – Excelsior\n \n \n \n \n \n Join us in the Courthouse Gallery at 1 Lower Amherst Street between 4:00 and 6:00 PM to meet the artist and hear about Excelsior\, his exhibition of new oils.  These paintings combine metaphor\, humor\, history\, and classically skilled oil painting.\nThis event is free of charge and light refreshments will be served.\nContact June Waters\, Director of Exhibitions\, at june@lakegeorgearts.org for more information.\n \n Learn More URL:https://lakegeorgearts.org/event/jeff-wigman-artists-reception/ LOCATION:Courthouse Gallery\, 1 Amherst St\, Lake George\, NY\, 12845\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://lakegeorgearts.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/258_cake__vkskpn-e1699125894712.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231207T173000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231207T200000 DTSTAMP:20260418T072708 CREATED:20231106T234626Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231106T234626Z UID:10917-1701970200-1701979200@lakegeorgearts.org SUMMARY:2023 Holiday Party & Annual Meeting DESCRIPTION:Holiday Party & Annual Meeting\nThursday\, December 7\, 2023\n5:30pm – Cocktail Hour\n6:30pm – Dinner and Meeting \nWe hope our friends and members can join us for an evening of great company\, a little bit of Arts Project business\, and a celebration of The Arts Project and all that we do.\nSocial & Cocktail Hour starts at 5:30pm\, followed by an amazing buffet dinner and the Annual Meeting at 6:30pm. We’ve got entertainment and a cash bar. \n$45 per person\nTickets can be purchased online (below)\nvia phone: 518-668-2616\nor email: Tanya@lakegeorgearts.org URL:https://lakegeorgearts.org/event/2023-holiday-party-annual-meeting/ LOCATION:The Lake George Beach Club\, 3 Montcalm Street\, Lake George\, NY\, 12845\, United States CATEGORIES:Fundraising Events,Special ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://lakegeorgearts.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Square-holiday-party-annual-meeting.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240127T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240127T180000 DTSTAMP:20260418T072708 CREATED:20231221T165503Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231221T165503Z UID:11519-1706371200-1706378400@lakegeorgearts.org SUMMARY:Artist's Reception: Nathan Meltz DESCRIPTION:Join us in the Courthouse Gallery between 4:00 and 6:00 PM to meet the artist and view the mesmerizing works that address the role of technology in our lives and imaginations.  the artist will be introduced at 5:00 PM.  Light refreshments will be available. Receptions are free of charge and open to all. \nImage: Vessel\, 2022\, Screenprint over three sheets of yupo paper\, 66 x 32″ URL:https://lakegeorgearts.org/event/artists-reception-nathan-meltz/ LOCATION:NY ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://lakegeorgearts.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/1-e1709147727546.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240203T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240203T140000 DTSTAMP:20260418T072708 CREATED:20240131T202614Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240131T202750Z UID:11834-1706958000-1706968800@lakegeorgearts.org SUMMARY:Winter Carnival - Art for All DESCRIPTION:Winter Carnival-Art for All!Saturday\, February 3rd andSaturday\, February 10th11:00 – 2:00 PM\nWinter White\, Red\, and Blue\nAll ages are invited to the Courthouse Gallery\, 1 Lower Amherst Street\, for a collage and watercolor activity making winter scenes!  Free of charge! All materials supplied. URL:https://lakegeorgearts.org/event/winter-carnival-art-for-all/2024-02-03/ LOCATION:NY ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://lakegeorgearts.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/20240131_133235-scaled.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240204T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240204T160000 DTSTAMP:20260418T072708 CREATED:20240131T221340Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240201T180121Z UID:11856-1707051600-1707062400@lakegeorgearts.org SUMMARY:Sunday Arts: The Utopia Machine DESCRIPTION:Sunday Arts:  The Utopia Machine\nSunday\, February 4th\, between1:00 and 4:00 PM\nVisit the Gallery between 1:00 and 4:00 PM for a scavenger hunt\, a brief tour of The Utopia Machine by Nathan Meltz\, and an opportunity to create your own Utopia Machine! The Sunday Arts program is appropriate for all ages; families are encouraged to attend! \nFor more information about this exhibition please click on the link below: \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n The Utopia Machine\n \n \n \n \n \n Images: (Top) Vessel\, 2022\, Triptych\, Screenprint over three pieces of Yupo paper; (Left) Noah’s Ark\, 2021\, Triptych\, Screenprint on three pieces of Yupo paper URL:https://lakegeorgearts.org/event/sunday-arts-the-utopia-machine/ LOCATION:NY ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://lakegeorgearts.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/1-e1709147727546.jpg END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR