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SUMMARY:Experts Next Door: American Women and Expatriate Life in Interwar Paris
DESCRIPTION:This event has been rescheduled to March 16 at 7pm. \nSince the founding of the United States\, France and its capital have held a singular place in the American imagination. The trans-atlantic conversation that flourished throughout the 19th century between America and its oldest ally was uniquely important to the development of American identity. After WWI\, this Franco-American relationship only deepened as thousands of Americans flocked to Paris. \nThis discussion will consider an important segment of expatriates to Paris post-WWI: American women. What drove so many American women out of their own country after 1918\, and what\, in particular\, did they hope to find in Paris? To what extent did American women who felt constrained and limited by life at home find freedom in expatriation? Through tracing the lives of women such as the Harlem Renaissance poet Gwendolyn Bennett\, and the founder of the Shakespeare and Company bookstore\, Sylvia Beach\, this presentation will explore the gendered experience of expatriation in this new\, modern era of mobility. \nThis talk forms part of a two-part Women’s History Month series\, Women in Migration: Epistemologies and Expatriation from the United States to the Francophone World. \n \nBio: Caitlin O’Keefe is a PhD Candidate in History and French Studies at New York University. She received her BA in History from Fordham and holds a MA in Women’s History from Sarah Lawrence College. Caitlin’s current project considers the feminist roots and revolutionary reading culture of the Shakespeare and Company bookshop in Paris. Caitlin’s writing on Shakespeare and Company has previously appeared in The New York Review of Books\, the Journal of Cultural Analytics\, and Modernism/ Modernity. \nYour support powers everything we do. All donations are welcome\, and enable us to continue offering the highest quality programming. For this event\, there is a suggested donation of $5. \nRegister HERE
URL:https://brooksidemuseum.org/event/experts-next-door-american-women-and-expatriate-life-in-interwar-paris/
LOCATION:Online
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SUMMARY:Saratoga Opera: Stone Soup
DESCRIPTION:STONE SOUP pairs composer Joe Illick and librettist Mark Campbell for an operatic retelling of the classic European folk tale. Their reimagining will transport audiences to Blessing\, Texas for a rocking-chair view of the comings and goings at Max’s General store. From the opera’s opening notes representing a young girl’s stomach rumblings\, through the whimsically collaborative creation of the title meal\, to its uplifting ending\, Stone Soup imparts a timeless message: we all have something to contribute and sharing makes things better for everyone. \nSTONE SOUP was commissioned by Fort Worth Opera by arrangement with The Barbara Hogenson Agency\, Inc. STONE SOUP is 35 minutes long and sung in English. \nRecommended for Grades K-6 \nFree with registration. \nRegister HERE
URL:https://brooksidemuseum.org/event/saratoga-opera-stone-soup/
LOCATION:Brookside Museum\, 21 Fariground Ave.\, Ballston Spa\, NY\, 12020\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260312T190000
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SUMMARY:Tavern Night: Eve of Revolution
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a Revolutionary meal at Brookside Museum!\n\nTravel back in time and enjoy a tavern-inspired feast featuring traditional recipes and historic ambiance at Brookside Museum. Partake in a delightful three course meal\, served by historians in 18th-century attire\, as they discuss their lives and the events of the day. One drink of beer or water is included in your ticket\, courtesy of Speckled Pig Brewing Co. Join us for an immersive evening of food\, music\, and storytelling in the historic Long Room. \n\nCo-produced by Saratoga County History Center and The Campaign for Saratoga 250\, net proceeds will benefit our combined efforts to preserve Saratoga’s heritage. \nMENU: \nCourse 1: Freshly Baked Bread & Butter\, Assorted Pickled Vegetables \nCourse 2: Hearty stew or meat pie\, provided by a local sponsor \nCourse 3: Gingerbread\, Pumpkin Bread\, Assorted Fruit Tarts \nWe will have two seatings: February 26 (snow date: February 27) at 7:00 PM and March 12 (snow date: March 13) at 7:00 PM. Tickets are $45. \nRegister HERE
URL:https://brooksidemuseum.org/event/tavern-night-eve-of-revolution-2/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260315T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260315T150000
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SUMMARY:Doing Our Part\, Presented by Nancy White
DESCRIPTION:Learn from Nancy White as she describes the development and purpose of her many gardens within The Healing Garden – a unique property certified as a United Plant Savers Botanical Sanctuary\, with an environment rich in biodiversity\, including endangered native medicinal plants and wetlands. The house was built with a focus on sustainability\, i.e.\, to conserve fossil fuels and water\, and with great attention to clean air and renewable materials. Nancy will share practical and economical ways we too can enact environmental improvements in our own backyards. Reservations for tours will be available on the day of the presentation. \nRegister Here
URL:https://brooksidemuseum.org/event/doing-our-part-presented-by-nancy-white/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260318T140000
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SUMMARY:The National Bottle Museum: A Members Tour
DESCRIPTION:The National Bottle Museum was created to preserve\, research\, and exhibit bottles and objects related to bottle making. Visitors can view displays of bottles and glassmaking tools\, learn about the local bottle history\, and the history of bottle production. With Executive Director Chris Leonard\, members of Saratoga County History Center will explore the museum’s diverse collection and view current exhibitions\, including Bottles & Baseball\, Lost Regional Sodas\, and more. Come mingle with fellow members\, and learn more about our museum neighbor! \n  \nThis event is sold-out.
URL:https://brooksidemuseum.org/event/the-national-bottle-museum-a-members-tour/
LOCATION:The National Bottle Museum\, 76 Milton Ave\, Ballston Spa\, New York\, 12020
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SUMMARY:Henry Knox: Resolve Forged by Revolution
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a public screening of the new Saratoga 250 documentary!\nIn the winter of 1775–1776\, hope for a free America was nearly frozen by the British occupation of Boston. One patriot—Henry Knox—answered the call\, leading a dangerous\, expedition through snow\, mountains\, and doubt to move the legendary Noble Train of Artillery. This is a story of courage\, conviction\, and resolve—one that helped liberate Boston and forged an enduring legacy of Americans’ resolve. \n\n\nThis event is presented by Saratoga County History Center and the Campaign for Saratoga 250\, Inc. The program includes an introduction\, film screening\, comments from project partners\, and a look ahead to Saratoga 250 programming in 2026 and 2027. The film was produced with 32 Mile Productions and made possible by the Champlain Hudson Power Express.\n\nRegister HERE
URL:https://brooksidemuseum.org/event/henry-knox-resolve-forged-by-revolution/
LOCATION:Brookside Museum\, 21 Fariground Ave.\, Ballston Spa\, NY\, 12020\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260319T150000
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SUMMARY:Historian Tea Talks: Women of Schuyler Mansion
DESCRIPTION:The “Schuyler Sisters” cause quite a stir in the Broadway musical Hamilton: An American Musical\, but did you know that there were really five sisters? Born and raised in Albany\, they were the daughters of Revolutionary War General and United States Senator\, Philip Schuyler\, and his wife\, Catherine Van Rensselaer of patroon lineage. Coming of age during the country’s formative years\, the sisters lived in a pivotal time in history. George and Martha Washington\, Alexander Hamilton\, Aaron Burr\, Thomas Jefferson\, Benjamin Franklin\, Benedict Arnold\, Horatio Gates\, and Dolley Madison were just a few of their friends\, associates\, and adversaries. In the lives of this large\, vigorous family\, we find stories of power\, romance\, tragedy and intrigue. \nLearn what it was like growing up as a Schuyler with an in-depth look at the history of the Schuyler sisters and the life of their mother\, Catharine. Hear about their daily lives\, and their role in shaping their family’s story. This talk also explores the experiences of women enslaved by the Schuylers\, as well as an inside peek at the process of uncovering their untold stories. With Maria Karasavidis\, Lead Interpreter\, Schuyler Mansion State Historic Site. \nYour support powers everything we do. All donations are welcome\, and enable us to continue offering the highest quality programming. For this event\, there is a suggested donation of $10. \nThis event is sold-out.
URL:https://brooksidemuseum.org/event/historian-tea-talks-women-of-schuyler-mansion/
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SUMMARY:Experts Next Door: African American Women and Expatriate Life in Independent Senegal
DESCRIPTION:Sylvia first set foot in Senegal in 1966 thanks to a personal invitation from the country’s president\, Leopold Sedar Senghor. Originally from Washington D.C. and a graduate from Dunbar High School\, Sylvia went to Trinity College for women in 1954 just months after the Brown v. Board of Education decision integrated the college\, making Sylvia one of the first four African American women to attend the school. At Trinity\, Sylvia’s scholarly interests in French and Latin flourished\, sending her on a path to becoming a Fulbright scholar in France\, a Woodrow Wilson Fellow\, and PhD candidate at Fordham University. However\, Sylvia’s life transformed one night in 1966 when meeting Senegalese President Senghor at a Howard University happy hour. Sylvia impressed President Senghor with her scholarship on his poetry\, the subject of her dissertation\, and he invited Sylvia to teach in Senegal for one year. One year became thirty years\, and Sylvia Washington became Sylvia Washington Bâ. \nThis presentation shares Sylvia’s story as an African American woman in independent Senegal’s cosmopolitan capital city of Dakar. She taught comparative French and African literatures\, Black feminism\, and the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade at the large public university in Dakar before many American universities had such classes. While Sylvia’s story is singular in its uniqueness\, she fostered a community of numerous other African American female expatriates in Senegal\, many of whom did important work to bring both sides of the Atlantic together through professional life\, academia\, and kinship. Following the questions posed in the first part of this series on female expatriates in Paris: how did race\, nationality\, and gender morph the experiences of African American women living in Dakar\, Senegal since 1960? What epistemologies did these women create that put life as African Americans and colonized Africans into conversations? How did their private lives\, marriage to Senegalese men\, and blended families transform their expatriate experience? \nThis talk forms part of a two-part Women’s History Month series\, Women in Migration: Epistemologies and Expatriation from the United States to the Francophone World.  \nJulia Woods is a Ph.D. candidate in the joint program between the History Department and the Institute of French Studies at New York University. She received a B.A. in French and History with a concentration in African Studies from Kalamazoo College (2020) and an M.A. from NYU’s Institute of French Studies (2022). As a doctoral candidate\, Julia studies Senegal as a political foothold to West Africa for France and the United States between colonialism and the Cold War. In her dissertation\, she brings her research close to home by asking how Midwesterners came to know about Africa and Africans in the 20th century\, and vice versa. Originally from Michigan\, Julia traces generations of individuals in migration between the unlikely geographies of the American Midwest and the Senegambia. In doing so\, she finds vast networks of scholarly\, artistic\, humanitarian\, familial\, and friendly exchange that bound these two regions together. \nYour support powers everything we do. All donations are welcome\, and enable us to continue offering the highest quality programming. For this event\, there is a suggested donation of $5. \nRegister HERE
URL:https://brooksidemuseum.org/event/experts-next-door-african-american-women-and-expatriate-life-in-independent-senegal/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260326T180000
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SUMMARY:SCHC Reads: The Cause: The American Revolution and its Discontents\, 1773-1783
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a new History book club at the Saratoga County History Center at Brookside Museum.This year\, in honor of America’s 250th\, we will be reading books that explore the unfolding and impact of the American Revolution. \nEach meeting will take place in the historic Long Room at Saratoga County History Center\, and tea and coffee will be served. All featured books will be available for sale at Northshire Books. Mention that you are a part of the SCHC book club\, and you will receive a 20% discount on your purchase.  \nOur first meeting will be held on March 26\, 2026 at 6 PM\, where we will be discussing The Cause: The American Revolution and its Discontents\, 1773-1783\, by Joseph J. Ellis. \nYour donations power everything we do at Saratoga County History Center. Help us to grow this and other programming by making a donation. \nThis event is sold-out.
URL:https://brooksidemuseum.org/event/schc-reads-the-cause-the-american-revolution-and-its-discontents-1773-1783/
LOCATION:Brookside Museum\, 21 Fariground Ave.\, Ballston Spa\, NY\, 12020\, United States
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SUMMARY:Indie Film Fundraiser: Her Self Inflicted Decapitation
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a fundraiser to support local film!\nMeet the filmmakers and stars of a new short film\, filmed in the galleries and archives of SCHC! \n\nIn 1842\, Sarah Aldridge murdered her Father then removed her own head; a century and a half later\, a curious filmmaker digs through Sarah’s writings seeking inspiration\, but finds her life and Sarah’s bound across time and space in mysterious ways.\n“Her Self-Inflicted Decapitation” is a ghost story following Sarah W.\, a struggling screenwriter trapped in a thankless sitcom writers’ room. Dreaming of writing stories that resonate with her\, she spends a day in the Brookside Museum\, studying Sarah Aldridge’s journal. As she explores the house and digs deeper into Sarah’s story\, she realizes the two share more than a name. And that the horrifying end that Sarah A. met may await Sarah W. as well.\n\nBut this is more than a ghost story. It’s a story about being controlled by forces outside of us\, both those of this world and those not. And how two woman sought to escape their bonds through art. It’s a story about storytelling. It’s eerie\, slowburn psychological horror focused on creeping dread more than explicit violence. The type of quiet horror that makes you wonder if maybe there’s something very wrong with this place.\nAll donations to this event will go to support the costs of filming and producing this independent film\, which will be shooting at SCHC in early March. \nRegister HERE
URL:https://brooksidemuseum.org/event/indie-film-fundraiser-her-self-inflicted-decapitation/
LOCATION:Brookside Museum\, 21 Fariground Ave.\, Ballston Spa\, NY\, 12020\, United States
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