Events

Sugar Skull Workshop at Fall Spooktacular

Sugar Skull Workshop at Fall Spooktacular

Update 10/20 Spooktacular will be inside Proctors.Sugar Skull decorating with Ana Lorena will be inside Key Hall! Space is limited for this activity, but slots are still open for 2pm and 3pm. Join us for Fall Spooktacular, where tradition bearer, Ana Lorena Diana will...

Design Your Own Hat! For teens ages 11-19.

Design Your Own Hat! For teens ages 11-19.

Participants will be creating their own personal unique designs on hats. This will be a guided workshop where participants will learn how to effectively prime and paint on hats for a long lasting design. Workshop leader, Rae' Frasier is the creator and owner of Art...

Make your own Fascinator or Cocktail Hat

Make your own Fascinator or Cocktail Hat

Perhaps they hearken back to a time of sartorial elegance. “We dress for dinner,” meant that effort was required when tending to one’s attire. In the past, going out was about adding glamour and mystique from head to toe. Sometimes adding a cute little wisp to adorn...

Gifted Hands, Magical Hands: Haircare Workshop

Gifted Hands, Magical Hands: Haircare Workshop

On July 17th and 24th D’Vonne Faulks will host a free two-part workshop on natural haircare at the Amsterdam Free Library. This workshop series will cover basic haircare and braiding. Topics will include washing, detangling, products, seasonal maintenance, and...

Gifted Hands, Magical Hands: Haircare Workshop

Gifted Hands, Magical Hands: Haircare Workshop

On July 17th and 24th D’Vonne Faulks will host a free two-part workshop on natural haircare at the Amsterdam Free Library. This workshop series will cover basic haircare and braiding. Topics will include washing, detangling, products, seasonal maintenance, and...

Mexican Mask Making at the Kids Arts Festival

Mexican Mask Making at the Kids Arts Festival

New York Folklore is pleased to partner again with the Kids Arts Festival, a program of Schenectady's Downtown Arts and Entertainment District. This year, New York Folklore is sponsoring artists, Mateo Cano and Maria Puente Flores, who will be working with kids to...

Winter Sachet Workshop

Winter Sachet Workshop

New York Folklore is pleased to announce it’s January, 2023 workshop, Winter Sachets, which will be held from 11AM to 1PM on Sunday, January 15, 2023 at New York Folklore’s gallery at 129 Jay Street, on the pedestrian mall in downtown Schenectady. The workshop will be...

Mohawk Hudson Folklife Festival

Mohawk Hudson Folklife Festival

A one-day festival of craft, music and dance, food that showcases the cultural diversity found in New York’s Capital Region. Support is provided by the New York State Council on the Arts, with support of the Governor and the New York State Legislature, Humanities NY,...