King Corn & Big River
October 12, 7pm
In Peabody Award-winning King Corn, Ian Cheney and Curt Ellis move to the heartland to learn where their food comes from. With the help of friendly neighbors, genetically modified seeds, and powerful herbicides, they plant and grow a crop of America's most-productive, most-subsidized grain on one acre of Iowa soil. But when they try to follow their pile of corn into the food system, what they find raises troubling questions about how we eat - and how we farm.

Big River: Following up on King Corn, Ian Cheney and Curt Ellis have returned to Iowa with a new mission: to investigate the environmental impact their acre of corn has had on the people and places downstream. In a journey that spans from the heartland to the Gulf of Mexico, Ian and Curt trade their combine for a canoe, and set out to see the big world their little acre of corn has touched. Come see both films - 77 min total.

Black Diamonds
October 26, 7pm

Black Diamonds charts the escalating drama in Appalachia over the increase in mountaintop coal mines. Citizen testimony & visual documentation interwoven with the perspectives of government officials, activists, & scientists create a riveting portrait of an American region fighting for its life-caught between the grinding wheels of the national appetite for cheap energy and an enduring sense of Appalachian culture, pride, & natural beauty. 72 minutes.

Program sponsored by: Cooperstown Lions Club, Cooperstown Natural Foods, Artware Oneonta, Otsego 2000, Savor New York, Fly Creek General Store, Green Earth, Farmer's Museum Print Shop.

Theatre

August 12-14, 2011 - Midsummer Madness
A weekend of Shakespeare workshops & performances led by Melinda Hall

Schedule:
Friday Session

1. 3-5pm - Actors ages 20 and under
2. 6-8pm - Actors ages 21+

1. 9-10am - Warm-up - Games - Voice
2. 10am-1pm - Midsummer play read-thru as a company. Everyone will take turns for all parts.
3. 1-2pm - Lunch Break
4. 2-4:30pm - Pyramus & Thisby scene work
5. 4:30-5:30pm - Learn the Lines workshop - Learn techniques for getting off-book quickly and practice running lines with partners.
6. 5:30-7pm - Dinner Break
7. 7-9pm - Shakespeare Community Class - Open to all ages, we'll do cold readings of monologues and scenes from Midsummer. (No class size limit.)

1. 11am-2pm - Rehearsal - Blocking - Experimenting
2. 2-3pm - Afternoon Break
3. 3-4pm - Dress Rehearsal
4. 4-5:30pm - Public Performance: Monologues and Pyramus & Thisby Scene - Reception to follow.

1. Entire 3-Day Package - $100
2. Friday Classes - $20 each
3. Saturday 9-5:30 and all-day Sunday - $75
4. Shakespeare Community Class(Saturday 7-9pm) - $10

Theatre

August 27, 7pm Beauty Shop Stories
New York City 2010 Fringe Festival winning show & storytelling workshop

Storytelling

July 16, 7pm - Heroes: Great Feats & Defeats
August 6, 7pm - Travelers’ Tales
September 10, 7pm - Mischief Makers

Theater-Making
July 6th- August 31st

Children’s Acting
Focus on improvisation and character study. Showcase performance on our new stage with sets and costumes on August 31st. Wednesdays 12:30- 2:30 pm. 9 weeks. $225

Teen Acting
Focus on character and scene study. Showcase performance on our new stage with sets and costumes on August 31st. Wednesdays 3- 5 pm. 9 weeks. $225

Set Design & Prop Mastery
Study the history and art of theatrical set design and props. Students will create sets and props for acting showcases on August 31st. Thursdays 12:30- 2:30 pm. 8 weeks. $200 + $25 materials. Ages 12 and up.

Costume Design
Students will create costumes for acting showcases on August 31st. Tuesdays 12:30- 2:30 pm. 8 weeks. $200 + $25 materials. Ages 12 and up.

10% discount on each additional theatre class you enroll in after the first.

Film Course - Books We Love to Watch
New Schedule to be Announced in September

Mosaics

Mom, Me & Mosaics
Starts July 16th and runs 3 weeks. Saturdays 10 am- 12 pm. Learn the basics of traditional mosaics in this hands on three class project. A creative collaboration between parent and child to create a stained glass mosaic mirror. Participants will learn to cut glass, glue, grout and design a brilliant stained glass mirror. All tools will be provided. $100 + additional fee for materials.

Trash to Treasure Mosaic
Starts July 12th and runs 3 weeks. Ages 14 and up. Anything goes in this free form make it and take it mosaic class! Learn how to transform a discarded or unsightly object into a whimsical new mosaic treasure. That ugly lamp or small table, flower pot, vase or even an old boot can be beautiful- whatever you got or can find! A great way to learn the basics in mosaic application that include instruction on cutting glass and china, gluing, and incorporating design elements. All tools will be provided. $100 + materials fee.

Painting & Drawing

Plein Air Painting with Mary Nolan.
Starts July 20th and runs 6 weeks. Wednesdays 10 am- 12 pm. $165. Materials list provided.

Painting & Drawing.. for Children & Teens
(Instructor works intensively with individuals in a group setting.) Starts July 5th and runs 8 weeks. Tuesdays 3- 5 pm. $200. Materials list provided.

Puppetry

Making & Using Rod Puppets... for Children
(Ages 8- 13). Begins July 11th and runs 8 weeks. Mondays 12:30- 2:30 pm. $200 + $25 materials.

Making & Using Rod Puppets... for Adults
(Ages 14 and up). Begins July 11th and runs 8 weeks. Mondays 3- 5 pm. $200 + $25 materials.

Hand Puppets for Little Hands
(Ages 5- 7). Two sessions: begins July 11th and August 8th and runs 4 weeks each. Mondays 11- 12 pm. $100 + $25 materials.

Dance Party Class
New Schedule to be Announced in September