FREE | Every Friday: July 7 - September 29
Reception 4:30PM - 5:30pm, Presentation 5PM - 6pm
Join us throughout the summer for our free public series of artist talks, readings, and presentations. We’ll celebrate the series with a NEW weekly reception — arrive early and enjoy free drinks and snacks with our visiting artists-in-residence. We’ll hear from poets, scholars, visual artists, storytellers, and potters. All are welcome!
Craigardan’s Applebarn Series is made possible in part thanks to support from the Charles R. Wood Foundation.
Location: Main Campus. Look for Craigardan Event sign at the end of Main Campus driveway (two “doors” west of the farm store, towards Keene).
Michael “Yoko” Amos spent High School in the Bronx cutting class and learning to mix music in his bedroom: a collection that stretched from his mothers eclectic taste: Blood, Sweat, and Tears; Dizzy Gillespie; thumbed thru Aretha Franklin to Carmen McRae with splashes of Odeta, Richie Havens and a strong dose of Calypso! Michael now travels through life writing his own soundtrack. He became a DJ for family reunions, local parties, clubs, and working the wedding circuit. He can now be found spinning at parties on the east coast from Upstate NY to Florida, and from Columbia, South America to northern Minnesota. He currently resides in Hot Springs, South Dakota. Reflecting back on the musical arc of his life, Michael spreads love through assisting any being who connects to the vibration and is moved in some way with the music he plays. Michael considers himself a 64 year-old “working DJ” who has developed a knack for deep moving and connecting with crows and music.
Lawrence MacDevitt did not begin to emerge as an artist until he was in his 60s. He spent much of his working life as a teacher, a therapist and a facilitator who worked to build community coalitions. Lawrence designed and built a Sky Yurt, the first of a planned series of SkyHigh Shelters to be used by a band of nomadic artists and crafters. The frame was exhibited at the 2013 Champlain Makers Faire. In Chicago, he developed the MyLai Memorial Exhibit, a 2000 square foot traveling exhibit with a set of sculptural interactive art components. Lawrence took the exhibit on tour to Veterans for Peace chapters in 15 different cities in 2018 and 2019. Now back in Essex, NY, Lawrence is working on a series of outdoor sculptures using parts and pieces from the original SkyYurt project. He values setting up conditions where viewers/visitors can become participants/collaborators, and also experience attentive respect from the artist for their contributions. Lawrence currently produces and co-hosts SpeakEazy, a monthly storytelling open mic.
