Join artist Christine Heller for a guided gallery walk through her exhibit "Truth is the Only Safe Ground to Stand Upon" for a discussion of the suffragists she has depicted in portraits and how their work is relevant to women today. Heller will also discuss her own journey as an artist, and how her career has led to this exhibition.

All students, male and female, are welcome to this lively discussion. Through the course of the program, Girl Scouts will fulfill numbers 1, 2, 7, and 9 of the requirement for the "Centennial of Women's Suffrage in New York" patch program.

This is a free program for students elementary through high school, although donations are always welcome. For more information, please contact Jenna Peterson Riley, Curator of Education & Public Engagement at jriley@arkellmuseum.org or (518) 673-2314 x 113.

Many of us know that the construction of the Erie Canal was hailed as one of the greatest architectural feats ever seen, but did you know that it dramatically changed what we eat and how we grow it? From agriculture to industry, the canal's construction brought about sweeping changes. Join the Arkell Museum's Curator of Education & Public Engagement Jenna Peterson Riley for an exploration of these changes, from paper bags to Beech-Nut and beyond!

This program is free but donations are welcome. For more information, please contact Curator of Education & Public Engagement Jenna Peterson Riley at jriley@arkellmuseum.org or (518) 673-2314 x 113.

Join us for a lively celebration of the music of the Erie Canal with songwriters and singers Cosby Gibson & Tom Staudle. Gibson & Staudle have been performing for seven years in hundreds of events. Together they play acoustic and blues-style originals and favorites with a variety of instruments such as guitar, violin, banjo, harmonica, and ukulele, and are excited to celebrate the bicentennial of the Erie Canal with a performance combining the history and music of "Clinton's Ditch."

Doors open at 6:30, and the concert begins at 7:00. Admission is free, and donations are gratefully accepted. For more information, contact Curator of Education & Public Engagement Jenna Peterson Riley at jriley@arkellmusem.org or call (518) 673 2314 x 113.