In February 2021 and 2022, Ossining was gifted a welcomed treat. The exhibit “Ossining Black History & Culture: RESILENCE. DEDICATION. EXCELLENCE,” was an ode to the Ossining African American Community and its historic contributions. With the support of our sponsors and community, the exhibit was a source of local pride and received the 2021 NYS […]
Experience a guided tour of Bethany Art Community’s award-winning Black History Month exhibition with its curator, Joyce Sharrock Cole. Wednesdays, February 1, 8, 15, 22 6-7PM Location: Galleries Tickets: $25 Adult/$10 Student
"Fact or Fiction" is a collaborative creation by the artists of Trainor Dance in which the performers tell stories through language and movement, and the audience votes on the veracity of each. The work is motion and emotion; a joyous and irreverent romp motivated by concern for truth in an age of alternative facts. Please […]
Experience a guided tour of Bethany Art Community’s award-winning Black History Month exhibition with its curator, Joyce Sharrock Cole. Wednesdays, February 1, 8, 15, 22 6-7PM Location: Galleries Tickets: $25 Adult/$10 Student
February 9-11, 2023 @ 7PM TICKETS Loosely based on a Grimm fairy tale, THE HANDLESS MAIDEN weaves together three stories, that of a miller and his wife who have fallen on hard times and whose story includes devils, wizards, and cross-country treks; that of an ambitious New York lawyer who decides to give it all […]
Mosaic I Intensive Weekend Workshop with Chicago Mosaic School with Instructor: Sue Coombs Dates/time: Friday, February 10, 7pm-9pm Saturday, February 11 9am-4pm Sunday, February 12, 9am-4pm Ages: Adult Cost: $425 REGISTER This informative 2 ½ day weekend workshop is geared towards both beginners and those who are primarily self-taught and want to learn about basic […]
Friday, February 10, 2023, 7:30-9PM Fee: $15 per person Location: Hudson Valley Books for Humanity, 67 Central Ave, Ossining, NY 10562 TICKETS We are excited to announce our partnership with Hudson Valley Books for Humanity for this inaugural program in a series about the Village of Ossining, looking at its origins and the many generations […]
Experience a guided tour of Bethany Art Community’s award-winning Black History Month exhibition with its curator, Joyce Sharrock Cole. Wednesdays, February 1, 8, 15, 22 6-7PM Location: Galleries Tickets: $25 Adult/$10 Student
Drink & Draw is a modern take on the classic artistic practice of life drawing. In this non-instructional event, we aim to create a relaxing, social and inclusive environment for the community to come together for a fun night of drawing. Artists of all experience levels and from all backgrounds are welcome. We also encourage […]
Date(s) and Time(s): Sunday, February 19, 2023 – 2PM Location: Ossining Public Library Tickets: Free LEARN MORE For more than 100 years, Black filmmakers have made incredible contributions to American cinema and culture. These groundbreakers created thought-provoking stories about the experiences of Black people and changed film forever. This six-book series examines their lives […]
Experience a guided tour of Bethany Art Community’s award-winning Black History Month exhibition with its curator, Joyce Sharrock Cole. Wednesdays, February 1, 8, 15, 22 6-7PM Location: Galleries Tickets: $25 Adult/$10 Student
Shared Legacies: The African American-Jewish Civil Rights Alliance Date(s) and Time(s): Wednesday, February 22, 2023 at 7pm Location: Bethany Arts Community, 40 Somerstown Road, Ossining NY 10562 Tickets: Free 97 m. Shari Rogers. Menemsha Films. United States. English. Rated NR. This potent and utterly fascinating call to arms deeply explores the alliance between African Americans and Jewish Americans dating back to […]
It's time for your feet to move to the drummer's beat. We are bringing the sound of the motherland home as we explore line dances based on Afro-Beats and House Music. Join us as we celebrate African History Month through Line Dance. Steve "Fun Bunch" Dillard with special guest choreographers Tonya Young of TMCY Experience […]
Saturday, February 25, 2023 – 2PM (FREE EVENT) Location: Ossining Public Library, in-person gathering for streaming event. Virtual streaming option available via Zoom Zoom link HERE LEARN MORE Ossining Village Historian Joyce Sharrock Cole will interview writer and journalist A’Lelia Bundles, author of On Her Own Ground: The Life and Times of Madam C.J. Walker […]
Join us for a night of jazz and historical tidbits about the Swanky all-black country club formed in 1936 in New Castle, NY. Actors will transport us in time to 1936 as we learn about The Rising Sun Golf and Country Club while enjoying the smooth sounds of the incomparable Ted Daniel, Kendall Buchanan, Abe […]
Join us Sunday, February 26, 2023 11AM-12PM! Free for all participants! This African Dance Workshop will focus on dance movement, self-expression and identity which offers participants an opportunity to understand specific dance movements and their connection to traditional and daily life practices such as birth, marriage, harvest, transition, rain, fertility etc. In this program, traditional […]
Title: Parkinson’s Dance Class with Wendy Morsberger Dates and Times of Class: February 28, March 7, 14, 21, 28, April 4, 11, 18, 25 1:30-2:30 PM Cost: FREE Location: At Bethany Arts Community, 40 Somerstown Rd, Ossining, NY Instructor: Wendy Morsberger To register, email or call Judith Ross at jgr@steffinossen.org or (914) 328-1900. Description: Enjoy […]
Title: Cast Drawing: Light on Form Instructor: Peter Leeds Dates and Times of Class: 7 sessions; Thursdays, March 2 - April 20, 2023 (No class April 13) 4:30-6PM Ages: Adult Cost: $180 Location: Right Classroom (Ground Floor) REGISTER Description: We will take an in-depth approach working from plaster casts to gain an understanding of foundational […]