JULY 22ND | 10AM - 5PM

UPSTATE ART WEEKEND (UAW) is a connective annual event, for locals and tourists alike, celebrating the cultural vibrancy of Upstate New York. The fourth edition of UAW will take place July 21-24th, 2023.

THE MILLBROOK ARTS GROUP is excited to be participating in our 2nd year of UAW and will be hosting "MILLBROOK ARTS & OPEN STUDIOS" on Saturday July 22nd.  The day begins at the Thorne Building Community Center at 3323 Franklin Ave, where visitors can pick up an artists' studio map and a schedule of various events happening throughout the village. This year Sharon Bates, June Glasson, Ann Ledy, Dan Lenchner, and Paul Miyamoto will be opening their studios in the village. Located just outside the village, The Hersey Haiku House will exhibit work from their family and from their collection of artists that have created works in the Millbrook Area. In addition, The Millbrook Library will host an exhibition in the lobby gallery that features the work of the Longreach Arts Collective. For kids and adults, the library will also be presenting two workshops on the front porch. Closing the event will be a live outdoor concert at the Village Bandshell.

10AM - 5PM  |  THE FOLLOWING ARTISTS WILL BE HOSTING OPEN STUDIOS  (see map below):

SHARON BATES | www.sharonbatesart.com | www.instagram.com/sharon_a_bates

JUNE GLASSON | ​www.juneglasson.com | www.instagram.com/studio_glasson

HERSEY HAIKU HAIKU OPEN HOUSE | www.cannonhersey.com, www.1future.jp, www.1future.com, www.crosspathculture.org, https://vimeo.com/channels/1future

ANN LEDY | www.annledy.com

DAN LENCHNER |  www.danlenchnerphotography.com

PAUL MIYAMOTO | www.paulmiyamotoart.com

10AM - 4PM  |  THE MILLBROOK PUBLIC LIBRARY WILL BE HOSTING AN EXHIBITION FEATURING THE WORK OF THE HUDSON VALLEY BASED LONGREACH ARTS COLLECTIVE

10AM  |  THERE WILL BE "SIDEWALK STORYTELLING FOR TEENS" IN FRONT OF LIBRARY

10AM - 2 PM | "TAKE OUT TOYS" WITH ARTIST KARDASH ONNIG IN FRONT OF LIBRARY

11AM - 3PM | STUDIO 44 PRESENTS THE 2023 HUDSON RIVER FELLOWSHIP SHOW 

2PM  |  "PAPERMAKING WORKSHOP" ON THE FRONT PORCH OF THE LIBRARY

6PM  |  LIVE MUSIC AT THE VILLAGE BANDSHELL WITH HAMMER & STEEL

Two prominent bands - Hammerhead Horns (Boogie from the Bayou) and Long Steel Rail (Southern String Band Sound) - with roots in Millbrook, NY are co-headliners for a special concert at the Millbrook Bandshell. Each group will perform their own distinct take on particular traditions of American Roots music. Then they'll combine forces and you'll hear how those streams flow together to release the torrent of musical energy, excitement, and imagination that we simple call rock.  
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