Events

Intro to Entomology (bug science)

We will be reading about and discussing ancient practices of fermentation, followed by the creation of edible bio-art in the kitchen that will take two weeks for microbes to cook [...]

  The Sanctuary for Independent Media welcomes acclaimed South African artist Vusi Mahlasela back to the Capital Region with his full band for a concert at The Egg in Albany to [...]

  Please register for this workshop as well as any others you'd like to participate in by clicking here. $10 Suggested Donation Join us in a fall seed swap and [...]

Spooky-yyy, artsy-yyy, Ecology-yyy!

Join us as we celebrate the release of Leah Penniman's new book, Farming While Black.  The Black Kreyol educator, farmer/peyizan, author, and food justice activist from Soul Fire Farm in Grafton, [...]

The Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and bestselling author shows us an America that should shame us: a land of rampant and deadly drug addiction, of escape into gambling, sadism and pornography, [...]

Ever wonder what's in the air we breathe?

  Trumpeter Chris Pasin performs the music of Ornette Coleman with Adam Siegel, Michael Bisio, Harvey Sorgen and special guests Creative Music Studio founders Karl Berger and Ingrid Sertso. “Absoloutely [...]

Preserving Plants Learn some basic plant ID skills and an archival method for storing dried, pressed plants to add to the NATURE Lab herbarium. Open to all ages Please register here! [...]

Please register for this workshop as well as any others you'd like to participate in by clicking here. The digital revolution has us awash in a sea of media; award-winning [...]

Join us  for a screening and discussion of  the riveting documentary Crime + Punishment, a film chronicling the struggles of a group of black and Latino whistleblower cops and the young [...]

Fish poo, you say? Aquaponics uses fish poo to grow plants. See a small tabletop system, learn how it works, and how to build your own. Open to all ages [...]

A Guide to Living Green Learn why plastic is bad for the environment and our health. We will discuss and brainstorm ways to reduce plastic in our everyday lives. Includes [...]

Please register for this workshop as well as any others you'd like to participate in by clicking here. 3-6PM: Workshophttp://ancestry.com *Please bring a laptop or tablet to work on, and [...]

Join author and activist Ronald Kitchen in a discussion of his memoir "My Midnight Years: Surviving Jon Burge’s Police Torture Ring and Death Row."

How To Compost In A City Life is a cycle, let's experience it by eating over decomposing food! Learn what can be composted and how to compost it. We will [...]

A multimedia performance of "Peace Be With You: Letters from Rap" with the Music Now! Unit. Theodore Burnett III performs music based on letters written by his father during deployment [...]

Lessons Learned and to Come Join us for a potluck social to reflect on our great fall and to postulate the bright future to come. We will display all we [...]

  Admission: sliding scale, depending on what you can contribute: $1 - $350!   It's the most wonderful time of the year! Join us at the Sanctuary for the seventh annual [...]