Ancram Center and The Spark of Hudson Offer Free Storytelling Workshops

Whether you’re discovering your story for the first time or refining one you’ve been working on, Ancram Center and The Spark of Hudson Foundation are offering two storytelling workshops this spring. Both workshops are free, but registration is required. Level II Workshop: Refine Your Story  Saturday, March 14, 2:00 –…

Ancram Center for the Arts Hosts Free Storytelling Workshop at Spark of Hudson

Ancram Center for the Arts will host a free workshop at Spark of Hudson on January 10 from 1:30-3:30pm designed to help participants take their storytelling to the next level.  Ancram Center’s unique approach to storytelling was developed through its celebrated Real People Real Stories (RPRS) program and uses creative…

Ancram Center for the Arts Concludes 10th Anniversary Season with “That’s a Wrap” Party

The Final Act of Ancram Center’s 10th Anniversary Season takes place Saturday, Nov. 29th from 3-5 pm with “That’s A Wrap!” a free and festive party featuring DJ Jared Widjeskog, hors d’oeuvres and bubbles, and a sneak peek at the Center’s new Annex, which is almost completed.  “It’s been an incredible year.…

Ancram Center for the Arts Announces Final Phase of Capital Expansion Project

Take Your Seat” and “Fund for Final Improvements” Are Two Ways to Contribute [Oct. 15, Ancram] — Ancram Center for the Arts today announced the final phase of its capital expansion project to rehabilitate an adjacent 1790 building and connect it to the mainstage theater. When completed “The Annex,” as…

Ancram Center for the Arts’ 10th Anniversary Season Continues with a Fresh Take on an Ancient Epic

[Ancram, Aug. 27, 2025] — Ancram Center’s fall season kicks off with Penelope, a cabaret-style musical retelling of Homer’s The Odyssey told from the point of view of Penelope, Odysseus’s long-suffering wife. With music and lyrics by Alex Bechtel and a book by Bechtel, Grace McLean and Eva Steinmetz, who also directs, Penelope will be staged Sept.…

REVIEW: The Plein Air Plays 3.0 at the Ancram Center for the Arts

by Paula Kaplan-Reiss What better way to spend a gorgeous August evening in the scenic fields of Ancramdale than seeing three wonderful short plays? For the third year, Ancram Center for the Arts has treated its audience to this Plein Air experience, with the audience not finding out the location…

Ancram Center for the Arts Kicks Off 10th Anniversary Season with “Real People Real Stories”

Ancram Center for the Arts announced that a new edition of its perennial audience favorite Real People Real Stories will return to The Hilltop Barn at Roeliff Jansen Park on Saturday, June 28 at 7:30pm. Since its inaugural 2016 season, Ancram Center’s Real People Real Stories has showcased community residents…