Actor-singer Byron Nilsson and pianist Malcolm Kogut bring us into the 20th Century with a delightful program of songs and piano solos that capture the spirit of the Ragtime Era, when America’s tunesmiths found a syncopated beat and music changed forever. It all began with Scott Joplin, but once Irving Berlin’s “Alexander’s Ragtime Band” became a hit in 1911, Tin Pan Alley went crazy with imitations. Spirited numbers like “That Shakespearean Rag” (which influenced T.S. Eliot), Eddie Cantor hits and other up-tempo favorites will keep your toes tapping along.
* This performance is underwritten by an Individual Artist Grant from Saratoga Arts, funded by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the office of the Governor and the NYS Legislature.
Museum & Library Event
Wednesday, July 6, 2022 - 11:00am
Wednesday, July 20, 2022 - 11:00am
Wednesday, August 3, 2022 - 11:00am
Wednesday, August 17, 2022 - 11:00am
In Person Pre-K Storytime
Join us in the Great Hall of the Arkell Museum and Canajoharie Library because Pre-K Storytime is BACK!
We have the scarves and the egg shakers. We have the songs and the stories. We just need you and the kiddos!
This will be a twice monthly program.
Masks are optional but encouraged for adults.
This is a FREE program.
Best for pre-k age kids. Older kids are welcome, but might not get the most out of this program.
Museum & Library Event
Tuesday, June 21, 2022 - 6:30pm
Say Gay! Queer Artists in the Arkell Museum Collection
Join Arkell Museum's Curator of Education and Public Engagement, Mary Alexander, at 6:30 pm on Zoom for a special PRIDE month program!
We will look at artists in the Arkell Museum collection who self-identify as LGBTQIA+ or those that scholars have indicated probably were queer. Art historians are just beginning to break the surface of scholarship into queer artists pre-1960s. Words like "gay" or "lesbian" were not in use for much of the history of art. That does not mean that queer artists were not happily living and working during this time. This Zoom presentation will discuss queer artists in the Arkell Collection through use of collection images and recent scholarship on the subject.
Arkell Museum programs are made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature.
The mission of the Arkell Museum at Canajoharie and the Canajoharie Library is to promote and celebrate the understanding and enjoyment of the arts and humanities in Canajoharie, the Mohawk Valley, and beyond.
The Arkell Museum collects, preserves, researches and presents American Art and Mohawk Valley History, and promotes active participation in art and history related activities, to enhance knowledge, appreciation and personal exploration by all.
