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Adirondack Museum's 59th Season Promises Adventure & Artisanship
May 7, 2016
A range of talented artisans-in-residence will demonstrate the scope of Adirondack craftsmanship, while workshops will give visitors hands-on experience and an Adirondack keepsake.
Nature Walks Opened to Minnow Pond
For the first time, the Adirondack Museum will open its historic trail to secluded
Minnow Pond
to the public. Guided walks with naturalist and Adirondack Guide
Ed Kanze
will be conducted on Thursdays in July, August and September. The scenic trail will also be available daily for self-guided three-quarter-mile hikes concluding at the 100-acre archetypal Adirondack pond, starting in July.
Interactive “Feathered Friends” Display
The museum's new interactive display
“Feathered Friends: Birder's Byway”
will highlight birding in the Adirondacks, a popular pastime since the late 1800s. There are more than 100 species of Adirondack birds, including boreal birds, birds of prey, perching birds and waterfowl. Blue Mountain Lake, in particular, provides the ideal nesting conditions for Bicknell's Thrush. In addition, visitors can see bird-related artisans at work throughout the season: painter
Sue deLearie Adair
, July 15-18; rustic-birdhouse-maker
Donald Polunci
, July 29-Aug. 1; painter
Robert Stump
, Aug. 5-8; woodcarver
Al Jordan
, Aug. 12-15, birch-bark bird painter
Patty Happy
, Aug. 19-22. Stump will lead the
Bird-Painting Workshop
on Aug. 9.
Weaving a Legacy
From sturdy yet elegant utility baskets to fanciful creations, basket making in the Adirondacks goes back well over 150 years. The
“Weaving a Legacy: Mohawk Basketry Traditions”
exhibit will reveal the significance of baskets in the Mohawk community and beyond; the materials, tools and techniques using in their creation; how traditions are passed through generations; and how the community is working to preserve both the craft and natural resources on which basket making depends.
Visitors will meet contemporary Mohawk basket makers who create unique works of art:
Carrie Hill
, July 2-5 and Aug. 6-9;
Robin Lazore
, July 9-12 and July 23-26;
Ann Mitchell
, July 16-19; Sheila Ransom, Aug. 20-23; and
Natasha Smoke Santiago
, Aug. 27-30.
Mohawk Fancy Mail Basket Workshops
will be led by Lazore on July 27 and Hill on Aug. 10.
Shea Farrell Carr
will lead the
Adult-Sized Pack Basket Workshop
on July 19 and Aug. 17.
Santiago, a Rochester native whose grandparents were part of a Mohawk diaspora, will also demonstrate
Mohawk Pottery
July 13-16, and lead the
Haudenosaunee Pottery Workshop
on July 17.
Additional Artisans-in-Residence
The museum's rich Artisans-in-Residence program gives visitors a window into a range of traditional Adirondack crafts every Wednesday through Saturday, June 29-Aug. 27, including
Boat Building
with
Allison Warner
for the entire span;
Bamboo Flyrod Making
with
Doug Moody
, June 29-July 2;
Abenaki Woodworking
with
Denise Watso
, July 20-23;
Stonecarving
with
Matthew Gregson
, Aug. 17-20;
Guideboat Paddles
with
Gordon Fisher
, Aug. 17-20; and
Botanical Prints
with
Cynthia Rice
, July 27-30.
Additional Workshops
Craft single- or double-bladed paddles under the direction of Tremolo Paddles owner
Caleb Davis
in
Traditional Paddle-Making Workshops
on July 1, 8, 17, 22 and 29, and Aug. 5, 12, 19 and 23. Marietta-native
Tom Dwyer
will lead the
Outdoor Photography Workshop
on July 27. Fifth-generation Adirondack native
Bruce Wight
will lead the
Rustic Slab Bench or Table Workshop
on Aug. 26, followed by the
Rustic Birch-Bark Frame Workshop
on Sept. 1.
Signature Adirondack Fairs
More than 50 regional vendors will come together to offer traditional and contemporary arts, crafts, foodstuffs, performances, demonstrations and workshops at the
Third Annual Made in the Adirondacks Fair
on July 23. On Sept. 10 and 11, the
29
th
Annual Rustic Furniture Fair
will bring more than 40 dealers from all over the U.S. to offer unique interpretations of classic and contemporary rustic art, including handcrafted furniture, furnishings and Adirondack paintings. The
Antiques Show and Sale
on Sept. 17 and 18 will feature more than 30 dealers from across the U.S. offering furniture, historical fine art, rare books, antique sporting goods, militaria, folk art, vintage boats, taxidermy, quilts, Oriental rugs, Indigenous People jewelry and crafts, and more.
Special Events
Talented regional and national performers will gather for the
Summer of '16 Music Fest
on July 8. On the evening of July 30, the museum will bestow the prestigious Harold K. Hochschild Award to author, educator and environmentalist
Bill McKibben
at the
2016 Benefit Gala & Harold K. Hochschild Award Presentation
. On Aug. 6, dogs are invited to bring their well-behaved owners for the
Dog Days of Summer
for doggy demonstrations, programs and activities. Visitors can discover life in the wilderness in the 1820s-1840s with
American Mountain Men
on Aug. 12-13 as they showcase a variety of survival skills. The
FallFest and Fiber Arts Fair
on Oct. 1 will include hay rides, pony rides, pumpkin painting, a scavenger hunt, hands-on fall crafts, apple pressing, live music, fiber-art demonstrations, and giant leaf piles from the museum's backyard for raking and jumping.
A Sense of Place & More
Reopening in May for its final season at the museum is
“A Sense of Place: Ellen Phelan's Kenjockety,”
a collection of 24 oversized prints that explore the gardens and landscape of the artist's historic 40-acre Lake Champlain estate in Westport. Phelan's work is included in the collections of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Museum of Modern Art, the Whitney Museum, and the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.
Visitors will continue to enjoy the museum's permanent exhibits, such as
“Boats & Boating in the Adirondacks,” “Woods and Waters: Outdoor Recreation in the Adirondacks,” “The Log Hotel: Hotels, Camps and Adirondack Clubs,” “The Buck Lake Club: An Adirondack Hunting Camp,”
and
“Bull Cottage: Rustic Adirondack Furniture.”
Daily activities include
Old-Fashioned Wash Day
and
Feeding the Trout
.
Sneak Peek at 2017
This season's visitors will get a preview of what's in store for the museum's 60
th
anniversary in 2017, when
The Adirondack Experience
, a brand-new 18,000-square-foot exhibition space with five distinct galleries, will debut in the former Roads and Rails building. This year's new temporary exhibit will feature designs, sample artifacts and prototype interactive experiences, including previews of Indigenous artwork, mining equipment and Anne LaBastille's cabin.
For Members
Adirondack Museum members enjoy a wealth of members-only events and privileges throughout the season. Memberships are available starting at $40 annually. More information is available at
https://www.adkmuseum.org/join_and_support/membership/
.
Schedule & Tickets
The museum will be open 10 a.m.-5 p.m. daily, including holidays, from May 20 through Oct. 10. It will be open until 7:30 p.m. on Mondays in July and August for Museum Monday Nights, each paired with a
Monday Evening Lecture
featuring Adirondack experts in a variety of fascinating fields (schedule forthcoming).
Daily admission is $18 for adults, $16 for seniors 62 and over, $12 for teens 13-17 and students with a valid student ID, $6 for youths 6-12, and free for children five and under, activity military personnel and members. All paid admissions are good for a second visit within seven days. Year-round residents of the Adirondack Park are admitted free every Sunday, as well as May 20-31 and Oct. 1-10, with proof-of-residency. Workshops and certain events require an additional fee.
The museum's
Lake View Café
offers sandwiches, wraps, salads, soups, desserts and beverages daily.
Dates and times are subject to change; please call 518-352-7311 prior to visiting to confirm.
For additional information, call 518-352-7311 or visit
www.adkmuseum.org
.
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