Upcoming Events

Kalos is drawn to water. Every performance is like stepping into a river - they never play a song the same twice. They make music inspired by the maritime traditions of Scotland, Ireland, Scandinavia and North America.

Learn to play the joyful Hawaiian instrument, and experience the magical feeling of making music with others! 

Join instructor Alexander Grandy, Folklife Center librarian Kevin Rogan, and Children’s Department library assistant Emma Rogan for this this free ukulele class.

This is a second performance of the band with the support of our partner site in nearby Washington County: the Historic Salem Courthouse, Salem, NY.

A local group of musicians led by Robin Wright, Molly Gallagher, and Harold Shippey is interested in sharing music in an acoustic jam on the third Sunday of the month (March 15, April 19, May 17) featuring folk, old time, country, gospel, rock and

Hudson River Ceili performs traditional Irish and Celtic style music and dance. The group especially enjoys high energy dance tunes from Irish, Quebecois and New England traditions.

Whether you are just starting, or a seasoned pro trying to get unstuck, genealogists Lisa Dougherty & Judith Harper can help you untangle your roots using all of the tools the Folklife Center has to offer. 

A contemporary collage of Scottish and American traditional music, Hildaland is a duo that approaches geographic borders as markers of exploration rather than boundaries to be wary of.

This is second performance of the band thanks to the support of our partner site in nearby Washington County - the Historic Salem Courthouse, Salem, NY.

Join us for a compelling lecture with historian and author Sandra Weber, featuring her newest book, John Brown in New York: The Man, His Family, and the Adirondack Landscape.

Learn photography from professional photographers and exhibit your photos in the Library's Folklife Gallery. Canon t6i digital cameras are provided for this free program. For kids in grades 5-7.

Tim O’Shea brings his songs and tunes from the stunning southwest of Ireland, famed area, steeped in the Irish Folk Tradition. A native of Killarney, Co. Kerry, southwest Ireland.

Learn to play the joyful Hawaiian instrument, and experience the magical feeling of making music with others! 

Join instructor Alexander Grandy, Folklife Center librarian Kevin Rogan, and Children’s Department library assistant Emma Rogan for this this free ukulele class.

Monthly Bluegrass Music Jam hosted by Denise Radtke and Frank Orsini, first Thursdays (through April 2026), 6:30 to 8:30 pm in the Library's Community Room downstairs off the Folklife Gallery. All are welcome, pickers and listeners alike.

Learn photography from professional photographers and exhibit your photos in the Library's Folklife Gallery. Canon t6i digital cameras are provided for this free program. For kids in grades 5-7.

Awarded the OPUS prize for "Discovery of the Year 2017-2018", among the many other accolades since their first album release in 2017, this trio is quickly winning over the hearts of listeners worldwide, young and old alike.

Learn to play the joyful Hawaiian instrument, and experience the magical feeling of making music with others! 

Join instructor Alexander Grandy, Folklife Center librarian Kevin Rogan, and Children’s Department library assistant Emma Rogan for this this free ukulele class.

This is a second free performance thanks to our partnership with the Historic Salem Courthouse in Salem, Washington County, NY.

Whether you are just starting, or a seasoned pro trying to get unstuck, genealogists Lisa Dougherty & Judith Harper can help you untangle your roots using all of the tools the Folklife Center has to offer. 

Long-time friends and collaborators Emily Mann and Wila Frank, known together as Paper Wings, dream up warm, pastoral folk songs furnished with delicate banjo and spellbinding harmonies so close you often can’t tell their voices apart.

This is a free second performance thanks to our partner the Historic Salem Courthouse in Salem, Washington County, NY.

A local group of musicians is interested in sharing music in an acoustic jam on the third Sunday of the month (March 15, April 19, May 17) featuring folk, country, rock, gospel, Americana music in its many forms.