Join us as we celebrate National Winnie-the-Pooh Day and honor the birthday of Winnie-the-Pooh author A.A. Milne! There will be various activities for all ages at different times and locations throughout the village. Come to just one, or come to them all! Admission to the day’s programs and activities is free.

Schedule of Events
10 a.m. — Hamilton Public Library (13 Broad Street, Hamilton, NY)
We will kick off the celebration with a special story time at the Hamilton Public Library. Open to children of all ages.

11 a.m. — Colgate Bookstore (3 Utica Street, Hamilton, NY)
Stop in at the Colgate Bookstore for Hundred Acre Wood crafts and snacks.

Noon — Arts at the Palace (19 Utica Street, Hamilton, NY)
Head to the Palace Theater for a live sing-a-long with Jenni Larchar of Jenni’s Music Studio. Children of all ages are welcome to sing and dance along. 

1 p.m. — Hamilton Public Library (13 Broad Street, Hamilton, NY)
Next, it’s time for lunch and a movie! Head back to the Hamilton Public Library and enjoy free pizza from Oliveri’s Pizzeria while watching a movie, sponsored by the Colgate Bookstore. More details about the movie.

LifeLong Learning

LifeLong Learning a collaboration between Colgate University's Upstate Institute and the community to provide adults with ongoing education for the enrichment of their lives in a diversity of fields.

Politics and Dirty Hands

• Date: Thursday, January 9th, 2024

• Time: 3:00 PM

• Location: Arts at The Palace, 19 Utica St., Hamilton, NY 13346

Political life often seems to require actions that ordinary morality condemns. This presentation explores how political theorists have approached this challenge.

Presenter: David McCabe is the Richard J. and Joan Head Chair in Philosophy at Colgate University where he has taught since 1994. His research concentrates on contemporary political philosophy. 

Annual memberships are available for both individuals and families.  However, all presentations are open to non-members for a $10 fee.

For more information visit: www.colgate.edu/community/lifelong-learning

Creative Collective

• Date: Thursday, December 19th, 2024

• Time: 7:00 PM

• Location: Studio Room, Arts at The Palace, 19 Utica St., Hamilton, NY 13346

Arts at the Palace is excited to introduce “Creative Collective,” a once-a-month collective performance that showcases the heart and soul of our community. Join us for an inspiring evening of live music, poetry, writing, and spoken word performances. It’s more than just an event—it’s a celebration of the artistry that makes our community unique. Enjoy some popcorn and a drink and come be a part of these easy-going evenings in our Studio Room as we highlight the amazing talent in our region.

Creative Power Hour

• Date: Tuesday, December 17th, 2024

• Time: 6:00 PM

• Location: Arts at The Palace, 19 Utica St., Hamilton, NY 13346

• Cost: This is a free monthly workshop. Registration not required, simply join us in person!

An hour a month for grownups to quietly pursue their creative in a supportive group setting. Expect 45 minutes of quiet creative time and 15 minutes of optional sharing.

Hosted by Abigail and Andrea.

Support The Arts

Join us December 14th, 2024 as we celebrate the artists and creators who have contributed to our vibrant arts community.

Kicking off the evening, we’ll have our Artist Showcase for Patrons where we will feature a small collection of artists and works we’ve helped produce this past year. This ticketed, Patron pre-event begins at 6pm and includes:

• Access to the Artist Showcase for Patrons

• Reserved seating for the evening and special gift

• 2025 Marketing Packages

• Complimentary Raffle Tickets & Champagne Toast

At 7:15pm, we will open the doors to our General Admission supporters.

There will be a Live Arts Auction featuring a variety of visual arts, ceramics, private performances, and some “non-art” items.

Chartwells is generously providing this year's catering and bar service.

All tickets include:

• Open Bar, Hors D'oeuvres, and Tasting Menu

• Chartwells Signature Cocktail & Mocktail

• Live Music & Dancing

• After-Hours Karaoke party in the Palace Studio

Purchase Tickets Online

Schedule Of The Evening

6:00pm - Artist Showcase for Patrons

7:15pm - General Admission, Open Bar, and elegant tasting menu by Chartwells Catering

8:15pm - Arts Auction featuring regional artists and organizations

8:45pm - Live Music & Dancing

9:15 - Raffle & More Dancing

10:30pm - After-Hours Karaoke Party

“Formal” Attire

We invite you to dress up for the night.

We’ll be handing out a number of fun feathers, accessories, and party favors to accent the night’s theme.

Or bring your own if you’re feeling festive!

LifeLong Learning

LifeLong Learning a collaboration between Colgate University's Upstate Institute and the community to provide adults with ongoing education for the enrichment of their lives in a diversity of fields.

Music in the High Renaissance Part two

• Date: Thursday, December 12th, 2024

• Time: 3:30 PM

• Location: Arts at The Palace, 19 Utica St., Hamilton, NY 13346

This class explores music in the time of Michelangelo, TItian, and Caravaggio, focusing on genres for the church (mass and motet), courtly chamber (Italian madrigal and French chanson), and theater (early opera).

Presenter: Seth Coluzzi is a scholar of the music, poetry, and culture of late-Renaissance Italy, whose research focuses on issues of interpretation, analysis, and mode in early music, particularly in the Italian madrigal. His book, "Guarini's 'Il pastor fido' and the Italian Madrigal: Voicing the Pastoral in Late Renaissance Italy," was published in 2023 by Routledge.

Annual memberships are available for both individuals and families.  However, all presentations are open to non-members for a $10 fee.

For more information visit: www.colgate.edu/community/lifelong-learning

Hamilton Village Quartet

• Date: Saturday, December 7th, 2024

• Time: 3:00 PM

• Location: Arts at The Palace, 19 Utica St., Hamilton, NY 13346

Join us for this special concert with the newly formed Hamilton Village Quartet with select works by Beethoven and Mendelssohn. An afternoon dedicated to classical music at Arts at the Palace, creating a unique and memorable experience for all attendees. Don’t miss this opportunity to enjoy classical music in the heart of Hamilton.

Writers Accountability Group

• Date: Thursday, December 5th, 2024

• Time: 6:30 PM

• Location: Arts at The Palace, 19 Utica St., Hamilton, NY 13346

• Cost: This is a free monthly workshop. Registration not required, simply join us in person!

The “Writers Accountability Group (WAG)” is a free monthly opportunity for writers of all ages and genres to come together in person to offer mutual support, motivate accountability and goal-setting, participate in writing exercises, share work, and offer helpful responses to the work shared. These 90-minute sessions will be based on the philosophy set forth by Amherst Writers & Artists (AWA) founder, Pat Schneider­: “Every person is a writer, and every writer deserves a safe environment in which to experiment, learn, and develop craft”. Structure of the sessions may vary based on the number of participants and their interests.

HOW IT WORKS: Bring your writing notebook and be prepared to share a writing goal for which you’d like to be held accountable. Group facilitators will provide a prompt for a writing exercise during the session (or use the writing time for a work in progress). Each workshop will be facilitated by Women Writers Accountability Group (WWAG) alumnae Joan E. McCarthy, Kit Boyer or Abby Palko.

ABOUT THE FACILITATORS:
Joan E. McCarthy is a poet and copywriter with a degree in American Studies from Smith College. She has participated in many workshops and readings and her poetry has appeared in several literary journals. She received a Vermont Studio Center Fellowship and admission into the Iowa Writers Workshop summer poetry program where she also studied letterpress printing and published a chapbook of her work.

Kit Boyer is a poet and Marine Corps veteran with a degree in English from Arizona State University. Since 2014, she has been involved in the writing community. She's worked as an editor and submissions manager at Four Chambers Press and as a writing workshop moderator. Kit runs an online poetry critique group every other Monday. She also hosts the Writer at Work Podcast with her childhood friend.

Abby Palko is an avid reader who has taught essay writing in a wide variety of settings. After many years of a lot of academic writing and some personal essay writing, she has returned to her first love, fiction writing. She has degrees in literature from Chestnut Hill College, Rutgers University, and the University of Notre Dame. She is working on her first novel, a historical fiction story that draws on her love of needlepoint. 

LifeLong Learning

LifeLong Learning a collaboration between Colgate University's Upstate Institute and the community to provide adults with ongoing education for the enrichment of their lives in a diversity of fields.

Music in the High Renaissance Part One

• Date: Thursday, December 5th, 2024

• Time: 3:30 PM

• Location: Arts at The Palace, 19 Utica St., Hamilton, NY 13346

This class explores music in the time of Michelangelo, TItian, and Caravaggio, focusing on genres for the church (mass and motet), courtly chamber (Italian madrigal and French chanson), and theater (early opera).

Presenter: Seth Coluzzi is a scholar of the music, poetry, and culture of late-Renaissance Italy, whose research focuses on issues of interpretation, analysis, and mode in early music, particularly in the Italian madrigal. His book, "Guarini's 'Il pastor fido' and the Italian Madrigal: Voicing the Pastoral in Late Renaissance Italy," was published in 2023 by Routledge.

Annual memberships are available for both individuals and families.  However, all presentations are open to non-members for a $10 fee.

For more information visit: www.colgate.edu/community/lifelong-learning

Creative Collective

• Date: Thursday, November 21st, 2024

• Time: 7:00 PM

• Location: Studio Room, Arts at The Palace, 19 Utica St., Hamilton, NY 13346

Arts at the Palace is excited to introduce “Creative Collective,” a once-a-month collective performance that showcases the heart and soul of our community. Join us for an inspiring evening of live music, poetry, writing, and spoken word performances. It’s more than just an event—it’s a celebration of the artistry that makes our community unique. Enjoy some popcorn and a drink and come be a part of these easy-going evenings in our Studio Room as we highlight the amazing talent in our region.

Creative Power Hour

• Date: Tuesday, November 19th, 2024

• Time: 6:00 PM

• Location: Arts at The Palace, 19 Utica St., Hamilton, NY 13346

• Cost: This is a free monthly workshop. Registration not required, simply join us in person!

An hour a month for grownups to quietly pursue their creative in a supportive group setting. Expect 45 minutes of quiet creative time and 15 minutes of optional sharing.

Hosted by Abigail and Andrea.

Saturday Jazz Hosted By Brian Stark

• Date: November 16th, 2024

• Time: 12:00 PM

• Location: Studio Room at Arts at The Palace, 19 Utica St., Hamilton, NY 13346

Close out the fall 2024 Saturday Jazz series with another exceptional jazz performance hosted by Brian Stark, Visiting Assistant Professor of Jazz Studies at Colgate University. He will be joined by accomplished local musicians Mark Shiner on percussion, Rich Mollin on bass and special guest Dan Sales on guitar. Come enjoy an afternoon of exceptional jazz music right here in the heart of Hamilton!

LifeLong Learning

LifeLong Learning a collaboration between Colgate University's Upstate Institute and the community to provide adults with ongoing education for the enrichment of their lives in a diversity of fields.

Hamilton, A Village or a Small City?

• Date: Thursday, November 14th, 2024

• Time: 3:30 PM

• Location: Arts at The Palace, 19 Utica St., Hamilton, NY 13346

Most people are unaware of the complexities of our village structure.  This session will review the scope and intricacies of village life, the many things we take for granted, as well as the opportunities and challenges before us.

Presenter: RuthAnn Speer Loveless is the mayor of the Village of Hamilton.

Annual memberships are available for both individuals and families.  However, all presentations are open to non-members for a $10 fee.

For more information visit: www.colgate.edu/community/lifelong-learning

ARTS  AT THE PALACE PRESENTS

HAMILTON COUNTRY DANCERS

CONTRA DANCE

Saturday, November 9th, 2024 at 7:00pm

FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC

ALL AGES AND EXPERIENCE LEVELS WELCOME

NO PARTNER NEEDED

LIVE MUSIC PROVIDED BY STEAMING BEETS

Contra dance is a lively social dance that is easy to learn and doesn't require any previous experience to participate. All dances will be taught on the spot by the caller. We will employ non-gendered language while steps are called in order to encourage everyone to try both roles of leading and following. This event is a great way to connect with the community, make new friends, and get your body moving!

Writers Accountability Group

• Date: Thursday, November 7th, 2024

• Time: 6:30 PM

• Location: Arts at The Palace, 19 Utica St., Hamilton, NY 13346

• Cost: This is a free monthly workshop. Registration not required, simply join us in person!

The “Writers Accountability Group (WAG)” is a free monthly opportunity for writers of all ages and genres to come together in person to offer mutual support, motivate accountability and goal-setting, participate in writing exercises, share work, and offer helpful responses to the work shared. These 90-minute sessions will be based on the philosophy set forth by Amherst Writers & Artists (AWA) founder, Pat Schneider­: “Every person is a writer, and every writer deserves a safe environment in which to experiment, learn, and develop craft”. Structure of the sessions may vary based on the number of participants and their interests.

HOW IT WORKS: Bring your writing notebook and be prepared to share a writing goal for which you’d like to be held accountable. Group facilitators will provide a prompt for a writing exercise during the session (or use the writing time for a work in progress). Each workshop will be facilitated by Women Writers Accountability Group (WWAG) alumnae Joan E. McCarthy, Kit Boyer or Abby Palko.

ABOUT THE FACILITATORS:
Joan E. McCarthy is a poet and copywriter with a degree in American Studies from Smith College. She has participated in many workshops and readings and her poetry has appeared in several literary journals. She received a Vermont Studio Center Fellowship and admission into the Iowa Writers Workshop summer poetry program where she also studied letterpress printing and published a chapbook of her work.

Kit Boyer is a poet and Marine Corps veteran with a degree in English from Arizona State University. Since 2014, she has been involved in the writing community. She's worked as an editor and submissions manager at Four Chambers Press and as a writing workshop moderator. Kit runs an online poetry critique group every other Monday. She also hosts the Writer at Work Podcast with her childhood friend.

Abby Palko is an avid reader who has taught essay writing in a wide variety of settings. After many years of a lot of academic writing and some personal essay writing, she has returned to her first love, fiction writing. She has degrees in literature from Chestnut Hill College, Rutgers University, and the University of Notre Dame. She is working on her first novel, a historical fiction story that draws on her love of needlepoint. 

LifeLong Learning

LifeLong Learning a collaboration between Colgate University's Upstate Institute and the community to provide adults with ongoing education for the enrichment of their lives in a diversity of fields.

Revolutionary Roots: the Seneca Falls Convention and the Origins of the Women's Rights Movement

• Date: Wednesday, November 6th, 2024

• Time: 3:00 PM

• Location: Arts at The Palace, 19 Utica St., Hamilton, NY 13346

In 1848, a small group of women organized a Women’s Rights Convention that ignited a movement for civil rights, human rights, and equality that continues today.

Presenter: Molly Jessup is the education specialist at Women's Rights National Historical Park, part of the National Park Service.

Annual memberships are available for both individuals and families.  However, all presentations are open to non-members for a $10 fee.

For more information visit: www.colgate.edu/community/lifelong-learning

Groomed

A one-act play written & performed by Patrick Sandford

• Date: Saturday, November 2nd, 2024 at 7pm

• Time: 6:30 PM

• Location: Arts at The Palace, 19 Utica St., Hamilton, NY 13346

GROOMED began as a piece of personal therapeutic writing, was seen informally by the General Synod of the Church of England, was performed at the UK Home Office (equivalent of the US State Dept.) in May 2023, and six times (live and film) by the UK government's Independent Inquiry into Childhood Sexual Abuse . 

In November 2023 Patrick performed the play live at the Vatican, invited by the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors, where the performance was well received. Officials described it as 'astounding' and 'transformational'. The Director, Emer McCarthy said she chose GROOMED because it is not theoretical or juridical; it is the lived human experience of a survivor.

The stage play won three Outstanding Theatre awards at the Brighton Festival Fringe. A month at the Soho Theatre, London, followed; Patrick was a finalist as Best Male Performer in the London OFF WEST END AWARDS. At the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2023 GROOMED was listed in the top 11 productions. Many survivors, men, women, trans, have seen GROOMED, as well as trainee social workers, Police, and mental health professionals.

 Astounding and transformational - VATICAN OFFICIAL

Astonishing text and delivery make this a chilling but unmissable study GUARDIAN**** (film)

Sheds much needed light on some dark places GUARDIAN **** (play)

A remarkable and brave piece of theatre FINANCIAL TIMES****

The urging of the need for empathy rather than dismissal, and for simple acknowledgement, hits home hard DAILY TELEGRAPH ****

Should be seen by anyone with a pulse and the memory of the vulnerability of childhood. ROGER GRAEF (BAFTA)

Extraordinary insight into the mind of both victim and abuser. DAME JOAN BAKEWELL

One of the most moving pieces I have seen. I left the theatre educated and entertained, a rare combination. SANDI TOKSVIG

Ferocious in its glorious truth. Much healing can occur because of this artistic generosity. JANETTE FORCE CEO PT Film Festival USA

As if a tiger had suddenly sprung out into the garden. MICHAEL FRAYN

You told your story; you told my story. You hit it way outta the park! Survivor USA

Patrick Sandford is an Award Winning Theatre Director, having been Artistic Director of three British Regional Theatres. His work has been seen extensively across the UK including regularly in London, and  internationally. He is a survivor of sexual abuse, aged 9 and 10, at the hands of his State Primary School teacher in Kent, England.

Patrick says:

"I wrote GROOMED for one reason only - to tell the truth, so that it might lose some of its power over my life. I had no idea it would become an award winning stage performance, and later a film, watched by many survivors. I am particularly delighted that GROOMED seems to speak to many who have no direct experience of sexual abuse; we all have wounds from which we need to recover."

Patrick holds a First Class Hons degree from St John's College Oxford, in French; also an Honorary Doctorate from the University of Winchester, and a Honorary Fellowship at the University of Southampton both for services to the theatre.

The film GROOMED - Screenplay by Patrick Sandford and Nancy Meckler from the original play GROOMED written by Patrick Sandford.

Performed by Patrick Sandford.

Colgate Department of Music presents: Journey West

November 1st, 2024 at 7pm

"Gateways Through Music"

The Mission of Journey West is to celebrate diversity while providing an exciting musical and educational experience for our audiences. Journey West donates 5% of their income to the United Nation High Commissioner for Refugees and the Edward Said National Conservatory of Music 

Journey West is a musical program chronicling the migration of melody through an interactive aural and visual lecture and performance.

Our trek tracks melodies and changing instrumentation beginning in the Middle East, traveling through Eastern and Western Europe, and finally arriving in the United States.

The program illustrates the primary factors involved in carrying melodies to distant land: wars, imperialism, nomadic dispersion, mass emigrations due to political oppression, and musical crazes that sweep the globe. The musical performance is presented with changing PowerPoint slides to help illustrate the regional and musical differences encountered on the Journey West. The musicians offer demonstrations on their respective instruments and provide basic theoretical explanations to accompany the technical examples.

Learn more here: journeywestmusic.com

Creative Collective

• Date: Thursday, October 24th, 2024

• Time: 7:00 PM

• Location: Studio Room, Arts at The Palace, 19 Utica St., Hamilton, NY 13346

Arts at the Palace is excited to introduce “Creative Collective,” a once-a-month collective performance that showcases the heart and soul of our community. Join us for an inspiring evening of live music, poetry, writing, and spoken word performances. It’s more than just an event—it’s a celebration of the artistry that makes our community unique. Enjoy some popcorn and a drink and come be a part of these easy-going evenings in our Studio Room as we highlight the amazing talent in our region.

Fall 2024 Creative Endeavors

Presented in partnership with Colgate TIA (Thought Into Action), The Hub, Hamilton NY and Arts At The Palace.

Creative Endeavors is an 8 week, interactive and project-based workshop led by creative experts and professionals. Take the next step in your creative work, develop your creative process, and launch a project that will help you move forward and connect with your audience.

Throughout the 8 week course, participants will create, develop, and launch their work.

Sessions start Sep. 25th, Wednesdays 6:00 p.m. at The Palace Theater in Hamilton.

Audience:

• Community members and students

• May be interested in making a career out of their creative talent or of doing something on the side

• May be offering a creative service or selling a physical product

Learning outcomes:

• Develop a potentially viable business idea based on your creative talent

• Develop a deeper understanding of your creative process, interests, and desires for your creative talent

• Analyze the specific characteristics of your target audience and ways to reach them

• Understand different funding approaches, careers, and resources available for next steps

Full Schedule & Topics:

Session #1 - September 25th - Identifying Your Process & Practice: Finding Inspiration w/ guest facilitator Lynn Schwarzer (HW - Develop your practice, intro to case-studies, ecologies & "The War Of Art")

Session #2 - October 2nd - Creative "Sweet Spot": Focusing your work for creative longevity. Feat. "Designing Your Life" (HW - Ecologies and Mentoring)

Session #3 - October 9th - One Step -Project Planning and objective setting w/ guest facilitator Carlolyn Strobel-Larson (HW: Finish project objective and planning)

BREAK - October 16th - No class this week

Session #4 - October 23rd - Your Creative Voice w/ Special Guest facilitator and coach (HW: Creative Vulnerability Activity & 9 Squares)

Session #5 - October 30th - Many Creative Careers & Developing Funding w/ Special Guest facilitator

Session #6 - November 6th - Creative collaborators & marketing panel w/ Q&A (HW: Work Session & Project Launch)

Session #7 - November 13th - Work Session & Project Mentoring Feedback w/ special guest mentor & coach

Session #8 - November 20th - Show & Tell - Project Summaries & Reflections (Open to the public)

Creative Power Hour

• Date: Tuesday, October 22nd, 2024

• Time: 6:00 PM

• Location: Arts at The Palace, 19 Utica St., Hamilton, NY 13346

• Cost: This is a free monthly workshop. Registration not required, simply join us in person!

An hour a month for grownups to quietly pursue their creative in a supportive group setting. Expect 45 minutes of quiet creative time and 15 minutes of optional sharing.

Hosted by Abigail and Andrea.

Saturday Jazz Hosted By Brian Stark

• Date: October 19th, 2024

• Time: 12:00 PM

• Location: Studio Room at Arts at The Palace, 19 Utica St., Hamilton, NY 13346

On October 19th, immerse yourself in the world of jazz with Brian Stark, leader of renowned ensembles like the Illinois Flamenco-Jazz Collective, as he hosts another edition of Saturday Jazz. This session features the extraordinary talents of Mark Shiner, a professional freelance percussionist with experience ranging from musical theater to blues. Alongside Rich Molins and Rick Montalbano, offering a vibrant and eclectic jazz experience. Don’t miss this chance to enjoy a stellar jazz performance in the cozy ambiance of the Studio Room at Arts at the Palace.

LifeLong Learning

LifeLong Learning a collaboration between Colgate University's Upstate Institute and the community to provide adults with ongoing education for the enrichment of their lives in a diversity of fields.

Winslow Homer and the Civil War

• Date: Wednesday, October 16th, 2024

• Time: 3:00 PM

• Location: Arts at The Palace, 19 Utica St., Hamilton, NY 13346

One of America's greatest painters, Winslow Homer developed from an illustrator to an artist during the Civil War years. In the process, he provided a compelling visual record that brought the War and its many transformations home to audiences then and now. These illustrated lectures will explore that record in detail.

Presenter: Carl Guarneri is Professor of History Emeritus at Saint Mary's College of California, where he taught for more than 40 years. He is now a Hamilton resident and an Affiliated Scholar in History at Colgate. He is the author or editor of several books on utopian communities, the Civil War, and American history in a global perspective.

Annual memberships are available for both individuals and families.  However, all presentations are open to non-members for a $10 fee.

For more information visit: www.colgate.edu/community/lifelong-learning

LifeLong Learning

LifeLong Learning a collaboration between Colgate University's Upstate Institute and the community to provide adults with ongoing education for the enrichment of their lives in a diversity of fields.

Physical Therapy Fall Risk Assessment, Fall Prevention, Balance Training, Vertigo Assessment and Treatment

• Date: Thursday, October 10th, 2024

• Time: 3:00 PM

• Location: Arts at The Palace, 19 Utica St., Hamilton, NY 13346

Our presentation will focus on identification of fall risk and specific exercises to decrease incidence of falls. We will discuss vertigo etiology and treatment strategies.

Presenters: Rick LaFrance MS, PT, Cert.MDT is owner and operator of LaFrance Physical Therapy. Kevin Froese PT, DPT, CSCS practices as a physical therapist at LaFrance Physical Therapy. Jamie Dickerson PTA is a physical therapist assistant at LaFrance Physical Therapy.

Annual memberships are available for both individuals and families.  However, all presentations are open to non-members for a $10 fee.

For more information visit: www.colgate.edu/community/lifelong-learning

Fall 2024 Creative Endeavors

Presented in partnership with Colgate TIA (Thought Into Action), The Hub, Hamilton NY and Arts At The Palace.

Creative Endeavors is an 8 week, interactive and project-based workshop led by creative experts and professionals. Take the next step in your creative work, develop your creative process, and launch a project that will help you move forward and connect with your audience.

Throughout the 8 week course, participants will create, develop, and launch their work.

Sessions start Sep. 25th, Wednesdays 6:00 p.m. at The Palace Theater in Hamilton.

Audience:

• Community members and students

• May be interested in making a career out of their creative talent or of doing something on the side

• May be offering a creative service or selling a physical product

Learning outcomes:

• Develop a potentially viable business idea based on your creative talent

• Develop a deeper understanding of your creative process, interests, and desires for your creative talent

• Analyze the specific characteristics of your target audience and ways to reach them

• Understand different funding approaches, careers, and resources available for next steps

Full Schedule & Topics:

Session #1 - September 25th - Identifying Your Process & Practice: Finding Inspiration w/ guest facilitator Lynn Schwarzer (HW - Develop your practice, intro to case-studies, ecologies & "The War Of Art")

Session #2 - October 2nd - Creative "Sweet Spot": Focusing your work for creative longevity. Feat. "Designing Your Life" (HW - Ecologies and Mentoring)

Session #3 - October 9th - One Step -Project Planning and objective setting w/ guest facilitator Carlolyn Strobel-Larson (HW: Finish project objective and planning)

BREAK - October 16th - No class this week

Session #4 - October 23rd - Your Creative Voice w/ Special Guest facilitator and coach (HW: Creative Vulnerability Activity & 9 Squares)

Session #5 - October 30th - Many Creative Careers & Developing Funding w/ Special Guest facilitator

Session #6 - November 6th - Creative collaborators & marketing panel w/ Q&A (HW: Work Session & Project Launch)

Session #7 - November 13th - Work Session & Project Mentoring Feedback w/ special guest mentor & coach

Session #8 - November 20th - Show & Tell - Project Summaries & Reflections (Open to the public)

Punk Rock Show at the Palace Theater

• Date: Saturday, October 5th, 2024

• Time: 8:00 PM

• Location: Arts at The Palace, 19 Utica St., Hamilton, NY 13346

• Cost: Free! Pre-Register for a free gift at the door.

Get ready to unleash the energy at the Palace Theater as three powerhouse punk bands take the stage for a night of raw, unfiltered sound in our Studio Room!

Headlining the night are The Surrogates, a fierce punk rock outfit hailing from Syracuse, NY, known for their driving riffs and explosive live performances. @Surrogates315

Alongside them are RED BELLY, a gritty, hard-hitting band delivering high-octane punk anthems with one half Casey Tatengelo and one half his buddy Alex from Maine, and

CHALANT, blending rebellious spirit with sharp lyricism to bring a fresh, dynamic sound to the scene.

Expect electrifying guitars, pounding rhythms, and a crowd that’s ready to jump, mosh, and scream along. This is punk rock in its purest form.

Doors open at 7:30 PM—get there early, grab a spot up front, and prepare to feel the energy of a show that will leave you buzzing for days!

Writers Accountability Group

• Date: Thursday, October 3rd, 2024

• Time: 6:30 PM

• Location: Arts at The Palace, 19 Utica St., Hamilton, NY 13346

• Cost: This is a free monthly workshop. Registration not required, simply join us in person!

The “Writers Accountability Group” (WAG) is a free monthly opportunity for writers of all ages and genres to come together in person to offer mutual support, motivate accountability and goal-setting, participate in writing exercises, share work, and offer helpful responses to the work shared. These 90-minute sessions will be based on the philosophy set forth by Amherst Writers & Artists (AWA) founder, Pat Schneider­: “Every person is a writer, and every writer deserves a safe environment in which to experiment, learn, and develop craft”. Structure of the sessions may vary based on the number of participants and their interests.

HOW IT WORKS: Bring your writing notebook and be prepared to share a writing goal for which you’d like to be held accountable. Group facilitators will provide a prompt for a writing exercise during the session (or use the writing time for a work in progress). Each workshop will be facilitated by Women Writers Accountability Group (WWAG) alumnae Joan E. McCarthy, Kit Boyer or Abby Palko.

ABOUT THE FACILITATORS:
Joan E. McCarthy is a poet and copywriter with a degree in American Studies from Smith College. She has participated in many workshops and readings and her poetry has appeared in several literary journals. She received a Vermont Studio Center Fellowship and admission into the Iowa Writers Workshop summer poetry program where she also studied letterpress printing and published a chapbook of her work.

Kit Boyer is a poet and Marine Corps veteran with a degree in English from Arizona State University. Since 2014, she has been involved in the writing community. She's worked as an editor and submissions manager at Four Chambers Press and as a writing workshop moderator. Kit runs an online poetry critique group every other Monday. She also hosts the Writer at Work Podcast with her childhood friend.

Abby Palko is an avid reader who has taught essay writing in a wide variety of settings. After many years of a lot of academic writing and some personal essay writing, she has returned to her first love, fiction writing. She has degrees in literature from Chestnut Hill College, Rutgers University, and the University of Notre Dame. She is working on her first novel, a historical fiction story that draws on her love of needlepoint. 

Fall 2024 Creative Endeavors

Presented in partnership with Colgate TIA (Thought Into Action), The Hub, Hamilton NY and Arts At The Palace.

Creative Endeavors is an 8 week, interactive and project-based workshop led by creative experts and professionals. Take the next step in your creative work, develop your creative process, and launch a project that will help you move forward and connect with your audience.

Throughout the 8 week course, participants will create, develop, and launch their work.

Sessions start Sep. 25th, Wednesdays 6:00 p.m. at The Palace Theater in Hamilton.

Audience:

• Community members and students

• May be interested in making a career out of their creative talent or of doing something on the side

• May be offering a creative service or selling a physical product

Learning outcomes:

• Develop a potentially viable business idea based on your creative talent

• Develop a deeper understanding of your creative process, interests, and desires for your creative talent

• Analyze the specific characteristics of your target audience and ways to reach them

• Understand different funding approaches, careers, and resources available for next steps

Full Schedule & Topics:

Session #1 - September 25th - Identifying Your Process & Practice: Finding Inspiration w/ guest facilitator Lynn Schwarzer (HW - Develop your practice, intro to case-studies, ecologies & "The War Of Art")

Session #2 - October 2nd - Creative "Sweet Spot": Focusing your work for creative longevity. Feat. "Designing Your Life" (HW - Ecologies and Mentoring)

Session #3 - October 9th - One Step -Project Planning and objective setting w/ guest facilitator Carlolyn Strobel-Larson (HW: Finish project objective and planning)

BREAK - October 16th - No class this week

Session #4 - October 23rd - Your Creative Voice w/ Special Guest facilitator and coach (HW: Creative Vulnerability Activity & 9 Squares)

Session #5 - October 30th - Many Creative Careers & Developing Funding w/ Special Guest facilitator

Session #6 - November 6th - Creative collaborators & marketing panel w/ Q&A (HW: Work Session & Project Launch)

Session #7 - November 13th - Work Session & Project Mentoring Feedback w/ special guest mentor & coach

Session #8 - November 20th - Show & Tell - Project Summaries & Reflections (Open to the public)

LifeLong Learning

LifeLong Learning a collaboration between Colgate University's Upstate Institute and the community to provide adults with ongoing education for the enrichment of their lives in a diversity of fields.

Genealogy: Building Your Family History

• Date: Wednesday, October 2nd, 2024

• Time: 3:00 PM

• Location: Arts at The Palace, 19 Utica St., Hamilton, NY 13346

In this lecture, the  presenter will be discussing genealogy, hoping to inspire attendees to preserve and share their family histories. Information will be provided on how to get started or move to the next level, where to look, how to document, and ultimately how to share the work.

Presenter: Laura Wayland-Smith Hatch, an Oneida Community descendant, was introduced to genealogy when she was a small girl. She has published over 20 books documenting family histories, memoirs, photographs, and even cemeteries. Retired, she’s busier than ever, “giving back” to the Oneida Community Mansion House and her local historical society.

Annual memberships are available for both individuals and families.  However, all presentations are open to non-members for a $10 fee.

For more information visit: www.colgate.edu/community/lifelong-learning