Art, Intuition & Intention: Conversation and Co-Creation with BAC Artist-in-Residence Ziedah Diata Date & Time: Saturday, September 28, 2024 2 - 4PM “Art, Intuition & Intention: Conversation and Co-Creation with Artist, Ziedah Diata” is an artist talk and guided art-making experience. Ziedah will share her views on “participatory art” as a social connector and as […]
Lost My Mind, But I Think You Have It (WIP Showing) with BAC Artist-in-Residence Matthew Flatley Date & Time: Thursday, October 3, 2024 2-3:30PM Please join us for a studio showing and discussion of Matthew Flatley’s current work-in-progress ‘Lost My Mind, But I Think You Have It’. Inspired by the common saying ‘one step forward, […]
Open Mic ARTober Edition with Special Host Poroyé Date & Time: Thursday, ARTober 10, 2024 7:30PM Location: Bethany Arts Community, 40 Somerstown Road, Ossining, NY 10562 Join Hudson Valley Books for Humanity and Bethany Arts Community for our monthly Poetry/Spoken Word/Music Open Mic. Come on by to BAC this month and share your latest poetry/spoken […]
Share Your Story with BAC Artist-in-Residence Kat Sherrell Do you have a story to tell about a place? Do you have experience with mining, engineering, infrastructure building, or rural environments? Have a conversation with BAC Artist-in-Residence Kat Sherrell! Kat is creating a song cycle called MINE which looks at stories from the rural-urban divide […]
Green Drinks: "Sip & Stitch" with BAC Artist-in-Residence Dawn Bisio Date & Time: Thursday, October 24, 2024 7-9PM Location: Sing Sing Kill Brewery - 75 Spring Street, Ossining, NY 10562 Register Here! Learn Sashiko! Sashiko is a traditional Japanese embroidery technique used for repairing clothes and creating a unique style. In this hands-on workshop, visual […]
Stained Glass Workshop with BAC Artist-in-Residence Joseph Cavalieri Date & Time: Monday, October 28, 2024 7 - 8:30PM Joseph Cavalieri, is excited to present a fun and educational workshop all about stained glass. We will start with a quick history of stained glass, then Joseph will demonstrate techniques he uses to make his fun, and […]
“Cooking with My Ancestors: Easter” with BAC Artist-in-Residence Margaret Liston Date & Time: Wednesday, October 30, 2024 7 - 8:30PM A theatrical production, “Cooking with My Ancestors: Easter” is the second installment of Margaret Liston’s food memoir “Cooking with The Ammaccapanes.” She recreates stories and memories of the Easter holidays spent with her big Italian […]
Lecture Performance with BAC Artist-in-Residence Filmmaker Stefan Pavlovic Date & Time: Friday, November 1, 2024 7 - 8PM Stefan Pavlovic, who is developing his second feature film during his time at Bethany Arts Community, will give a lecture performance for the first time, where he is testing voice-overs, text and images from the new film. […]
Gooey’s Toxic Aquatic Adventure, Excerpt Reading and Q&A with BAC Artist-in-Residence Playwright La Daniella Date & Time: Saturday, November 2, 2024 2 - 3:30PM In this puppet-musical, Gooey, a very lonely mermaid, makes an unlikely friend in a rude, mangy rat named Scabby. Together they set out on a journey to the Gowanus Canal, a […]
The Inspiration, History, and Sounds of MINE: a presentation and Q&A with BAC Artist-in-Residence Kat Sherrell Date & Time: Sunday, November 3, 2023, 10:30-11:30 am MINE (a cycle of songs and scenes) is a musical theater piece that traverses the rural-urban divide through the lens of mining, combining magical realism, satire, and vignettes from the […]
Title: Open Mic Date & Time: Friday, November 8, 2024 7:30PM Location: Hudson Valley Books for Humanity, 67 Central Avenue, Ossining, NY 10562 Join Hudson Valley Books for Humanity and Bethany Arts Community for our monthly Poetry/Spoken Word/Music Open Mic. Come on by to HV Books for Humanity this month - or any second Friday […]
Title: Open Mic Date & Time: Friday, December 13, 2024 7:30PM Location: Hudson Valley Books for Humanity, 67 Central Avenue, Ossining, NY 10562 Join Hudson Valley Books for Humanity and Bethany Arts Community for our monthly Poetry/Spoken Word/Music Open Mic. Come on by to HV Books for Humanity this month - or any second Friday […]
Call for Emerging Artists! To apply, see our Submittable page: https://bethanyarts.submittable.com/submit In 2022, Bethany Arts Community (BAC) identified the need and opportunity to support a longer-term fellowship specifically for emerging artists ages 21+. In 2025, BAC welcomes their third Emerging Artist Fellowship, running in two cohorts from May 22 to September 11, 2025 and July […]
Title: Open Mic Date & Time: Friday, January 10, 2025 7:30PM Location: Hudson Valley Books for Humanity, 67 Central Avenue, Ossining, NY 10562 Join Hudson Valley Books for Humanity and Bethany Arts Community for our monthly Poetry/Spoken Word/Music Open Mic. Come on by to HV Books for Humanity this month - or any second Friday […]
Curator Walk & Talk Experience with Joyce Sharrock Cole - Black History & Culture: Eyes Wide Open Date & Time: Wednesday, February 5, 2025 7-8:30PM Fee: $25 Adult/$15 Student/Senior - Spots are limited - Register now to secure your spot! Join "Black History & Culture: Eyes Wide Open" Curator Joyce Sharrock Cole in one of […]
Title: Open Mic - VALENTINE'S EDITION Date & Time: Friday, February 14, 2025 7:30PM Location: Hudson Valley Books for Humanity, 67 Central Avenue, Ossining, NY 10562 Join Hudson Valley Books for Humanity and Bethany Arts Community for our monthly Poetry/Spoken Word/Music Open Mic. Come on by to HV Books for Humanity this month - or […]
Curator Walk & Talk Experience with Joyce Sharrock Cole - Black History & Culture: Eyes Wide Open Date & Time: Wednesday, February 19, 2025 7-8:30PM Fee: $25 Adult/$15 Student/Senior - Spots are limited - Register now to secure your spot! Join "Black History & Culture: Eyes Wide Open" Curator Joyce Sharrock Cole in one of […]
The Spirit of Truth A Powerful Stage Play Illuminating the Untold Journey of Sojourner Truth Friday, February 28 at 7PM - SOLD OUT! Please be advised, this production is meant for mature audiences only. Suggested for audiences 18+. Includes mature language and themes of sex and violence. Step into the untold story of an icon, […]
The Spirit of Truth A Powerful Stage Play Illuminating the Untold Journey of Sojourner Truth Saturday, March 1 at 7PM - SOLD OUT! Please be advised, this production is meant for mature audiences only. Suggested for audiences 18+. Includes mature language and themes of sex and violence. Step into the untold story of an icon, […]
The Spirit of Truth A Powerful Stage Play Illuminating the Untold Journey of Sojourner Truth Sunday, March 2 at 7PM - SOLD OUT! Please be advised, this production is meant for mature audiences only. Suggested for audiences 18+. Includes mature language and themes of sex and violence. Step into the untold story of an icon, […]
The Spirit of Truth A Powerful Stage Play Illuminating the Untold Journey of Sojourner Truth Friday, March 7 at 7PM - ALMOST SOLD OUT! Please be advised, this production is meant for mature audiences only. Suggested for audiences 18+. Includes mature language and themes of sex and violence. Step into the untold story of an […]
The Spirit of Truth A Powerful Stage Play Illuminating the Untold Journey of Sojourner Truth Saturday, March 8 at 7PM Please be advised, this production is meant for mature audiences only. Suggested for audiences 18+. Includes mature language and themes of sex and violence. Step into the untold story of an icon, Sojourner Truth. Her […]
The Spirit of Truth A Powerful Stage Play Illuminating the Untold Journey of Sojourner Truth Sunday, March 9 at 2PM - NEW SHOW ADDED DUE TO POPULAR DEMAND! Please be advised, this production is meant for mature audiences only. Suggested for audiences 18+. Includes mature language and themes of sex and violence. Step into the […]
The Spirit of Truth A Powerful Stage Play Illuminating the Untold Journey of Sojourner Truth Sunday, March 9 at 7PM - ALMOST SOLD OUT! Please be advised, this production is meant for mature audiences only. Suggested for audiences 18+. Includes mature language and themes of sex and violence. Step into the untold story of an […]
Title: Open Mic Date & Time: Friday, March 14, 2025 7:30PM Location: Hudson Valley Books for Humanity, 67 Central Avenue, Ossining, NY 10562 Join Hudson Valley Books for Humanity and Bethany Arts Community for our monthly Poetry/Spoken Word/Music Open Mic. Come on by to HV Books for Humanity this month - or any second Friday […]
Sacred Bodies Workshop Date & Time: Tuesday, March 18, 2025 6-8PM Location: Grace Episcopal Church, Trinity Campus - 7 S. Highland Ave, Ossining, NY 10562 Free! Registration encouraged. Join the artists of Praise! Project for a creative storytelling workshop and community gathering. What is the workshop? Sacred Bodies is a storytelling workshop meant to move […]
Praise! Project Friday, March 21 @ 7PM Praise! Project is an original dance theater performance that opens the door into a conversation around sacred bodies, queerness, and coming in-to ourselves. As the performers crisscross memories and fantasies of divine encounters, the piece asks how we reconcile past experiences to make new meaning for the present. At […]
Praise! Project Friday, March 22 @ 7PM Praise! Project is an original dance theater performance that opens the door into a conversation around sacred bodies, queerness, and coming in-to ourselves. As the performers crisscross memories and fantasies of divine encounters, the piece asks how we reconcile past experiences to make new meaning for the present. At […]
Women's Writes: 24 Hour Play Fest Presented by River's Edge Theatre Company Purchase Tickets Here! 5 Female Playwrights. 24 Hours. Limitless Creativity. Join River’s Edge Theatre Company for a 24 hour play festival featuring only female playwrights! In just 24 hours, our playwrights will pull off the ultimate creative feat - writing short plays from […]
Women's Writes: 24 Hour Play Fest Presented by River's Edge Theatre Company Purchase Tickets Here! 5 Female Playwrights. 24 Hours. Limitless Creativity. Join River’s Edge Theatre Company for a 24 hour play festival featuring only female playwrights! In just 24 hours, our playwrights will pull off the ultimate creative feat - writing short plays from […]
Sing Down The Walls: An Afternoon of Poetry & Community with BAC Poets-in-Residence with H.E. Fisher, Yalonda JD Green, Vanessa Jimenez Gabb, rex renée aka rexylafemme, and KC Trommer Date & Time: Saturday, April 5, 2025 11:30AM-1PM (During BAC's Open House!) Free Admission. Join BAC’s 2025 Poets-in-Residence H.E. Fisher, Yalonda Green, Vanessa Jimenez Gabb, rex […]
Over the past four years, the Bethany Arts Community Black History & Culture Exhibit has illuminated untold stories, honored local trailblazers, and brought to life the Black experience through powerful storytelling, gallery displays and community voices. Year after year, visitors asked, “How can we have access to this material?” Now, for the first time ever….you […]
Gira-Sol Pop-up Art Exhibition in community with Open Door Family Medical Center & New York State Office for New Americans Show Dates & Times: April 21-23 10AM-4PM Opening Reception: April 21, 2025 from 6-8PM Experience the powerful connection between art and storytelling at "Gira-Sol." This unique exhibit showcases the life stories of local community members […]
Gira-Sol Pop-up Art Exhibition in community with Open Door Family Medical Center & New York State Office for New Americans Show Dates & Times: April 21-23 10AM-4PM Opening Reception: April 21, 2025 from 6-8PM Experience the powerful connection between art and storytelling at "Gira-Sol." This unique exhibit showcases the life stories of local community members […]
SARAH, Presented by Project/tag Date & Time: Wednesday, April 30, 2025 7:30 - 8:30PM Fee: FREE! Community Program. Register above! Project/tag is excited to premiere Sarah, a new physical theater piece by Kurdish choreographer and Project/tag founder and artistic director Hussein Smko. Featuring performances from company dancers Kamryn Vaulx, Mizuho Kappa, and Hussein Smko, directed […]
Call for Artwork Submissions for “I’M SCARED TOO" Please read all guidelines prior to submission, thank you! Our Submittable link is at the bottom of this page. Show Dates: October 3 - November 1, 2025 Bethany Arts Community, 40 Somerstown Road, Ossining, NY 10562 Submissions due by Tuesday, July 1, 2025 by 11:58PM Notifications: Friday, […]
Title: Open Mic Date & Time: Friday, May 9, 2025 7:30-9:30PM Location: Hudson Valley Books for Humanity, 67 Central Avenue, Ossining, NY 10562 Suggested Donation: $10-20 Door Proceeds go toward host, performers, and Bethany Arts Community. Join Hudson Valley Books for Humanity and Bethany Arts Community for our monthly Poetry/Spoken Word/Music Open Mic. Come on […]
Sip & Spin w/ John Jarboe of Rose & Christina of the Hudson Valley Queer Collective Date & Time: Wednesday May 14, 7-8:30PM Location: Hudson Valley Books for Humanity, 67 Central Ave, Ossining NY Free Admission. Wear your best floral. RSVP recommended. RSVP above. Sip & Spin your way into Wednesday evening with a special queer night at […]
Rose: You Are Who You Eat Friday, May 16, 2025 @ 7PM Conceived, Written, and Performed by John Jarboe Directed by MK Tuomanen Music Direction and accompaniment by Emily Bate A true story of gender cannibalism, set to music Once upon a vine, John Jarboe’s aunt revealed that John not only had a twin sister […]
Little Explorers Studio with Katrina Holmes Grades/Ages: Kindergarten through 2nd Grade Dates & Times: 4 individual sessions: May 17, 24, 31, June 7, 2025 from 10AM-12PM Fee: $30 Per Class / $100 for all 4 Registration Required. SESSIONS OFFERED May 17 (You're on this page now!) May 24 May 31 June 7 ALL 4 DATES (Discounted!) […]