Events

Be The Media! Workshop with Ellen Rocco: Community Journalism on a Budget

The Sanctuary 3361 6th Ave, Troy, United States

Join Ellen Rocco, manager of North Country Public Radio, to learn the secrets of covering community news from a national perspective at a time when local journalism is in decline. Be the Media! workshops teach multimedia skills to community members to develop urgently needed independent local voices. Our goal is to empower the public through […]

“A Sinner in Mecca” with Filmmaker and Author Parvez Sharma

The Sanctuary 3361 6th Ave, Troy, United States

In his documentary A Sinner in Mecca, Parvez Sharma, an openly gay Muslim, travels to Mecca to reveal a never-before-seen side of Islam with his book and film. Sharma's documentaries and written works dissect the complicated intersection of faith and sexuality. Through his work as a director and writer, Sharma continually confronts the dissonance between […]

Be The Media: Intro to Audio Editing with Audacity

Audacity is a free digital audio editor and recording application that runs on almost any Mac or PC. Learn how to use it to make radio! Lead by experienced media technology teacher Dan Vickery.

$10

Investigative Reporter Azmat Khan

The Sanctuary 3361 6th Ave, Troy, United States

An investigative reporter working to fuse righteous journalism and innovative storytelling, Azmat Khan’s groundbreaking work has taken her to conflict zones around the world. Khan joins us at The Sanctuary to speak about her groundbreaking investigation into civilian casualties in the anti-ISIS air war in Iraq. This event is co-sponsored by Veterans for Peace, a […]

NATURE Lab Workshop: Currant Affair

The Sanctuary 3361 6th Ave, Troy, United States

Learn to propagate fruiting shrubs from cuttings as we plant an edible property line of currants for community consumption at Collard City Growers. NATURE Lab (short for North Troy Art, Technology and Urban Research in Ecology) is a volunteer-led initiative integrating art, science, and technology in regular community workshops, public art installations, and ongoing research […]

Be The Media! Workshop with Tom Hawn: Art of Voice

The Sanctuary 3361 6th Ave, Troy, United States

Learn to harness the power of your voice and the beast broadcasting and recording techniques! Explore your performing capabilities for radio. Tips include: breath and delivery, attitude and tone, vocal placement, pacing and phrasing.  With Tom Hawn, longtime instructor at the New School of Radio and Television.  Tom’s lengthy tenure at The New School began […]

Be The Media! Workshop With John Olshefski and Sabrina Schmidt Gordon: Cinéma Vérité for Human Rights

The Sanctuary 3361 6th Ave, Troy, United States

An in-depth discussion of the art and technique of cinéma vérité with award winning Quest director, Jon Olshefski, and producer, Sabrina Schmidt Gordon, in collaboration with Albany’s Youth FX media makers. And join us later that evening for a screening of Quest featuring a talkback with the director and producer.

“Quest,” with John Olshefski and Sabrina Schmidt Gordon

The Sanctuary 3361 6th Ave, Troy, United States

Documentary filmmaker Jonathan Olshefski presents his first feature-length film: QUEST. Quest was filmed with vérité intimacy for over a decade, and is a moving portrait of a family in North Philadelphia set against the backdrop of a country now in turmoil. Olshefski's intimate style emphasizes the beautiful complexity of relationships, and serves as an example […]

6th Annual North Central Holiday Justice and Peace Celebration

The Sanctuary 3361 6th Ave, Troy, United States

Join us for the sixth annual year-end festivities, featuring free food from Unity House, Troy Bike Rescue bike give-away, tours of our new NATURE Lab gallery, on-demand typewriter poetry, music, arts activities, portraits by internationally recognized photographer Brenda Ann Kenneally, and tree lighting at Freedom Square (at the corner of 101st and 5th/6th Avenue), and […]

Seedy Social: Winter Seed Swap and Potluck

The Sanctuary 3361 6th Ave, Troy, United States

Join the NATURE Lab and Collard City Growers at The Sanctuary for Independent Media for an early spring seed swap and social to get you ready for the growing season. Learn seed keeping methods from local gardeners, acquire seeds to grow, bring your own seeds to show and share. Bring food and stories to share […]

NATURE Lab Crowdfunding Kickoff with Bio-Artist Shu Lea Cheang

The Sanctuary 3361 6th Ave, Troy, United States

Come celebrate the first day of Spring with NATURE Lab and internationally recognized bio-artist Shu Lea Cheang! Cheang' will present a Mycelium Network Society workshop and we'll have a mushroom-themed community potluck.  With the help of a few generous individuals and a NYS Department of Environmental Conservation grant we’ve raised $40,000 of the $100,000 required […]

Ruderal Ecologies: Grounds for Change

The Sanctuary 3361 6th Ave, Troy, United States

CHECK OUT video documentation of RUDERAL ECOLOGIES! This event was free and open to the public, with donations encouraged  to build the NATURE Lab Environmental Education Center.  This symposium marks the last weekend for our NATURE Lab crowdfunding campaign: help us build a center for community science, bioart and environmental justice, right here on our block […]

“oyster” by Joe Diebes

The Sanctuary 3361 6th Ave, Troy, United States

A modern multimedia opera by Joe Diebes, oyster is about iconic folklorist Alan Lomax and his Cantometrics System of categorizing world music, set in the lull between the McCarthy era and the advancing information technology age. Co-sponsored by iEAR Presents!

NATURE Lab Workshop with Ellie Irons: Soil Seed Bank Research

The Sanctuary 3361 6th Ave, Troy, United States

Prepare test patches for a new generation of wild plants whose seeds are dormant beneath lawns and sidewalks, in artist Ellie Irons’ art-science project “(Re)disturbance Regime: Unearthing to Rewild, Remember, Look Forward.”

“Sembene,” with Filmmakers Samba Gadjigo and Jason Silverman

The Sanctuary 3361 6th Ave, Troy, United States

Meet Ousmane Sembène, the African freedom fighter who used stories as his weapon and blaze the trail for generations of writers, filmmakers and scholars. Join Sembene filmmakers Samba Gadjigo and Jason Silverman to see their acclaimed documentary about Sembene's impact on African creatives. Co-sponsored by iEAR Presents! ...

”Healing Voices” with Mental Health Panel Discussion

The Sanctuary 3361 6th Ave, Troy, United States

A film screening of Healing Voices, and panel to challenge the cultural understanding of "mental illness" with a critical look at America's broken mental healthcare system and a message of recovery. Preceded by a reception. Co-sponsored by the Empowerment Exchange. Healing Voices is presented by: The Mental Health Empowerment Project, a section of the Empowerment Exchange. After […]

Collard City Growers: Spring Cleaning and Roots Natty Division Party

The Sanctuary 3361 6th Ave, Troy, United States

Prepare and tidy garden beds that have been resting all winter, to get them ready to receive this year's plantings. If soil permits, learn to turn one plant into many by the simple practice of root division. We’ll meet and work in the Collard City Growers’ Garden, just up the street from The Sanctuary for […]

Rensselaer Land Trust Stream Sampling Presentation and Stream Team Volunteer Appreciation Celebration

The Sanctuary 3361 6th Ave, Troy, United States

The event will consist of a public presentation and a volunteer recognition reception. Fran Martino, of Rensselaer Land Trust, will present their stream sampling results. After the public presentation, a pizza party will be held to honor the Stream Team, composed of citizen science volunteers who helped with the sampling.

Taylor Ho Bynum & Tomas Fujiwara

The Sanctuary 3361 6th Ave, Troy, United States

Cornetist Taylor Ho Bynum and drummer Tomas Fujiwara incorporate all manner of inspiration into their purely musical dialogues to celebrate the roots and branches of jazz. Tomas Fujiwara is a bandleader, composer and drummer who is a member of the trio Thumbscrew, plays as a duo with Taylor Ho Bynum, and is a supporting member […]

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