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Entrees:
Mediterranean Chicken with Chutney of Plum Tomatoes, Olives, Capers and Fresh
Lemon, Italian Oven Roasted Potatoes and Roasted Fresh Vegetables;
Sliced Bistro Sirloin, Oven Roasted Potatoes, Roasted Fresh Vegetables;
Rigatoni, Butternut Squash, Soft Cinnamon Mascarpone, Sage-Butter Broth, Shaved
Manchego.
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Nov. 18
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Take Me Out to the Ball Game and
Other Stories to be Thankful For
Kate Dudding and
Betty McCanty
Listen as Kate and Betty share three baseball stories as well as other stories to get you in the mood for Thanksgiving.
Click here to watch Kate tell one of her stories about
Julia Child.
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Entrees:
Chicken Cutlet with Roasted Primavera Vegetables and Mashed Sweet Potatoes;
Pork Chop with Sage & Apple Chutney, Roasted Primavera Vegetables and Mashed
Sweet Potatoes;
Pasta Primavera with Fresh Vegetables.
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Jan. 6
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Moon of Long Nights
Joe and Jesse Bruchac
A program of Northeastern Native Stories and Songs for the Winter Time, drawn from Abenaki and Haudenosaunee Traditions.
Joseph Bruchac lives in the Adirondack mountain foothills town of Greenfield Center, NY, in the same house where he was raised by his maternal grandparents. Much of his writing draws on that land and his Abenaki ancestry. Although his American Indian heritage is only one part of an ethnic background that includes Slovak and English blood, those Native roots are the ones by which Bruchac has been most nourished. He, his younger sister Margaret, and his two grown sons, James and Jesse, continue to work extensively in projects involving the preservation of Abenaki culture, language, and traditional Native skills.
A graduate of Goddard College, where his thesis was the creation of a syllabus for teaching the Abenaki language, Jesse Bruchac has worked extensively over the past 15 years in projects involving the preservation of the Abenaki language, music, and traditional culture. A musician whose specialty is the native flute, he is the founder of the Dawn Land Singers and has performed American Indian music at festivals and in concert throughout the United States, in Canada, and in several European nations.
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Click here to watch Joe and Jesse tell a traditional Abenaki tale, told in English and Western Abenaki,
"Gluskabe and the Wind Eagle."
A benefit for the
Ndakinna Center which offers people of all ages unique hands-on learning experiences, creative presentations, and exhibit spaces focusing on regional Native American understandings, Adirondack culture, wilderness skills and awareness of the natural world.
Entrees:
Chicken Parmesan with Chef's Choice Vegetable and Ziti with Marinara Sauce;
Baked Scrod with Wild Rice and Chef's Choice Vegetable;
Grilled Vegetables with a Tomato Mushroom Cous Cous
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Jan. 27
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Stories of Coincidence, Wonder and Shared Joy
Three Spirits: Kent Busman,
Alden (Joe) Doolittle, and
Harlan Ratmeyer
Once again, this trio shares stories worth remembering and savoring.
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Click here to watch Kent tell the Native American story from the Pacific Northwest
"How Raven Freed the Daylight and How Loon Lost Her Voice."
Click here to watch Joe tell his personal story
"Pop's Whisper."
A benefit for
Roots and Wisdom - a youth agriculture and community service program of Cornell Cooperative Extension, Schenectady County. They bring together city, suburban, and rural Schenectady County youth – and committed adults - to grow organic vegetables for donation to local food pantries and for sale within the county. Program participants learn about sustainable agriculture, nutrition, hunger and diversity and making a difference in their community.
Roots and Wisdom uses the Central Park Greenhouse to grow seedlings. Since city funding has been decreased, Roots and Wisdom must raise $100,000 to heat and reglaze the Greenhouse.
Entrees:
Chicken Alexander (rolled chicken breast with spinach, mozzarella and roasted red peppers with a sun-dried tomato demi glaze)
with Garlic Smashed Potatoes and Chef's Choice Vegetable;
Beef Tenderloin with Egg Noodles and Chef's Choice Vegetable;
Butternut Squash Ravioli with Sage Brown Butter.
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Mar. 17
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Gaelic Stories and Songs
The Storycrafters
The Storycrafters will delight us with Gaelic tales and songs.
Barry Marshall and Jeri Burns, PhD, have been working together as The Storycrafters since 1991, and have been storytellers for even longer than that. In addition to being nationally renowned storytellers, they are award-winning radio show hosts, recording artists, writers, and the parents of a fiddle-playing, tapdancing classical singer who accompanies them whenever his busy schedule allows.
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They perform and teach their art form in schools, libraries, and other venues all over the US and the British Isles. They have been featured performers at storytelling and folk festivals nationally and internationally.
Click here to listen to the beginning of their story
"Mistress Murray".
Entrees:
Corned Beef and Cabbage;
Crisp Potato and Herb Crusted Salmon with Chef's Choice Vegetable;
Vegetarian Stuffed Cabbage Rolls with Tangy Tomato Sauce.
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