Annual Festivals & Special Events

A Clemens Center Mary Tripp Marks School-Time Series production
presented by Columbia Artists Theatricals

TURNING 15 ON THE ROAD TO FREEDOM

Available for Streaming Monday, January 10 – Sunday, January 23, 2022

Filled with traditional and original Gospel and Freedom songs, Turning 15 on the Road to Freedom tells the moving and inspiring true story of Lynda Blackmon, the youngest person to walk all the way from Selmato Montgomery, Alabama, on the Voting Rights March in 1965. Linda was jailed nine times before her fifteenth birthday as she and her friends fought alongside Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. to secure the right to vote for African Americans. Ally Sheedy adapted the award-winning memoir by Lynda Blackmon Lowery (DialPress, 2016) for the stage. Turning 15 on the Road to Freedom is directed by Fracaswell Hyman and the music director is Joshuah Brian Campbell. The show is produced by Lynda Blackmon Lowery, Miranda Barry, Amy Sprecher, Voza Rivers and the New Heritage Theatre Group.

Please Note: This show tells the true story of the sometimes brutal period of Civil Rights history in the United States, including video of actual events. Some content may not be appropriate for children under 10.

Curriculum Ties: Black History, Civil Rights

Recommended for Grades 6 – 12   

Show Length: 50 minute performance and a 30 minute documentary-style interview with Lynda Blackmon Lowery

Purchase information:

For Schools:  Cost for schools is $60/classroom.  Each class must be registered.  A fillable Order Form for Schools is available on-line at ClemensCenter.org or you may contact Janice Slocum to register.  Payment or Purchase Order must be received before the link and password will be sent.

For Homeschools and Individuals:  Cost for Homeschools and Individuals is $6/household.  A fillable Order Form for Homeschools is available on-line at ClemensCenter.org or you may contact Janice Slocum to register.  Payment must be received before the link and password will be sent.

Questions?  Please contact Janice Slocum, School-Time Coordinator at 607-733-5639 x 777 or janices@clemenscenter.org

It’s time to turn off your brain and let feelings and stimuli take over. Join us Saturday for amazing wine, small bites, and art by local artist, Stahl Caso.

SPECIAL
$2 off glasses of the new 2020 Cabernet Sauvignon or 10% off bottles. Full cheese and charcuterie menu available for purchase. Masks are required.

FROM THE ARTIST:
In this collection of paintings, I have focused on my relationship with nature, titled “Portal Farming on Rural Moon.” I take a fantastical approach to seeds and plants within our lives.

I use primarily recycled materials in my Art. Found wood and paints, gifted materials from friends and occasionally items bought at second-hand shop like Ithaca Re-Use. I feel like the planet is covered in usable goods and it is one of my priorities to turn them into Art.

My process in making Art consists of multiple layers and formations over days and weeks. Some of my pieces have maybe six or seven previous pictures painted on the material. I just keep going until I feel like the Art has finished its journey. A common theme in my work is the creation of different rooms and doorways within the piece. I’m not entirely aware of why I do this, but it has been a component of my work for years. I do like the idea of life taking me in different directions based on the path I choose to take. Not in a super spiritual way but more of a pragmatic decision-making way. You never know what’s up ahead unless you go there…

Thank you for taking the time to look at my Art and read this short description/artist statement, I hope you found it enjoyable…

– Stahl Caso

A Clemens Center Mary Tripp Marks School-Time Series production
presented by Columbia Artists Theatricals

TURNING 15 ON THE ROAD TO FREEDOM

Available for Streaming Monday, January 10 – Sunday, January 23, 2022

Filled with traditional and original Gospel and Freedom songs, Turning 15 on the Road to Freedom tells the moving and inspiring true story of Lynda Blackmon, the youngest person to walk all the way from Selmato Montgomery, Alabama, on the Voting Rights March in 1965. Linda was jailed nine times before her fifteenth birthday as she and her friends fought alongside Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. to secure the right to vote for African Americans. Ally Sheedy adapted the award-winning memoir by Lynda Blackmon Lowery (DialPress, 2016) for the stage. Turning 15 on the Road to Freedom is directed by Fracaswell Hyman and the music director is Joshuah Brian Campbell. The show is produced by Lynda Blackmon Lowery, Miranda Barry, Amy Sprecher, Voza Rivers and the New Heritage Theatre Group.

Please Note: This show tells the true story of the sometimes brutal period of Civil Rights history in the United States, including video of actual events. Some content may not be appropriate for children under 10.

Curriculum Ties: Black History, Civil Rights

Recommended for Grades 6 – 12   

Show Length: 50 minute performance and a 30 minute documentary-style interview with Lynda Blackmon Lowery

Purchase information:

For Schools:  Cost for schools is $60/classroom.  Each class must be registered.  A fillable Order Form for Schools is available on-line at ClemensCenter.org or you may contact Janice Slocum to register.  Payment or Purchase Order must be received before the link and password will be sent.

For Homeschools and Individuals:  Cost for Homeschools and Individuals is $6/household.  A fillable Order Form for Homeschools is available on-line at ClemensCenter.org or you may contact Janice Slocum to register.  Payment must be received before the link and password will be sent.

Questions?  Please contact Janice Slocum, School-Time Coordinator at 607-733-5639 x 777 or janices@clemenscenter.org

Sample our new release 2020 Cabernet Sauvignon this weekend in our Tasting Room. We only have 99 cases remaining and it’s a killer wine, ready to knock your socks off.

Our snowpeople are guaranteed to last the whole winter through—and then some! Don’t miss our 6-foot snow family, their two 3-foot-tall snow kids, and their pet snow dog Pi-Rex, made by Hot Glass Demo glassmaker George Kennard and team. It's a great photo opportunity!

Plus, warm up in our Make Your Own Glass Studio and make your own glass snowperson, or buy one (or two) in our Shops. 

Our snowpeople are guaranteed to last the whole winter through—and then some! Don’t miss our 6-foot snow family, their two 3-foot-tall snow kids, and their pet snow dog Pi-Rex, made by Hot Glass Demo glassmaker George Kennard and team. It's a great photo opportunity!

Plus, warm up in our Make Your Own Glass Studio and make your own glass snowperson, or buy one (or two) in our Shops. 

Our snowpeople are guaranteed to last the whole winter through—and then some! Don’t miss our 6-foot snow family, their two 3-foot-tall snow kids, and their pet snow dog Pi-Rex, made by Hot Glass Demo glassmaker George Kennard and team. It's a great photo opportunity!

Plus, warm up in our Make Your Own Glass Studio and make your own glass snowperson, or buy one (or two) in our Shops. 

Our snowpeople are guaranteed to last the whole winter through—and then some! Don’t miss our 6-foot snow family, their two 3-foot-tall snow kids, and their pet snow dog Pi-Rex, made by Hot Glass Demo glassmaker George Kennard and team. It's a great photo opportunity!

Plus, warm up in our Make Your Own Glass Studio and make your own glass snowperson, or buy one (or two) in our Shops. 

Our snowpeople are guaranteed to last the whole winter through—and then some! Don’t miss our 6-foot snow family, their two 3-foot-tall snow kids, and their pet snow dog Pi-Rex, made by Hot Glass Demo glassmaker George Kennard and team. It's a great photo opportunity!

Plus, warm up in our Make Your Own Glass Studio and make your own glass snowperson, or buy one (or two) in our Shops. 

Our snowpeople are guaranteed to last the whole winter through—and then some! Don’t miss our 6-foot snow family, their two 3-foot-tall snow kids, and their pet snow dog Pi-Rex, made by Hot Glass Demo glassmaker George Kennard and team. It's a great photo opportunity!

Plus, warm up in our Make Your Own Glass Studio and make your own glass snowperson, or buy one (or two) in our Shops. 

Our snowpeople are guaranteed to last the whole winter through—and then some! Don’t miss our 6-foot snow family, their two 3-foot-tall snow kids, and their pet snow dog Pi-Rex, made by Hot Glass Demo glassmaker George Kennard and team. It's a great photo opportunity!

Plus, warm up in our Make Your Own Glass Studio and make your own glass snowperson, or buy one (or two) in our Shops. 

Our snowpeople are guaranteed to last the whole winter through—and then some! Don’t miss our 6-foot snow family, their two 3-foot-tall snow kids, and their pet snow dog Pi-Rex, made by Hot Glass Demo glassmaker George Kennard and team. It's a great photo opportunity!

Plus, warm up in our Make Your Own Glass Studio and make your own glass snowperson, or buy one (or two) in our Shops. 

Our snowpeople are guaranteed to last the whole winter through—and then some! Don’t miss our 6-foot snow family, their two 3-foot-tall snow kids, and their pet snow dog Pi-Rex, made by Hot Glass Demo glassmaker George Kennard and team. It's a great photo opportunity!

Plus, warm up in our Make Your Own Glass Studio and make your own glass snowperson, or buy one (or two) in our Shops. 

Our snowpeople are guaranteed to last the whole winter through—and then some! Don’t miss our 6-foot snow family, their two 3-foot-tall snow kids, and their pet snow dog Pi-Rex, made by Hot Glass Demo glassmaker George Kennard and team. It's a great photo opportunity!

Plus, warm up in our Make Your Own Glass Studio and make your own glass snowperson, or buy one (or two) in our Shops. 

Our snowpeople are guaranteed to last the whole winter through—and then some! Don’t miss our 6-foot snow family, their two 3-foot-tall snow kids, and their pet snow dog Pi-Rex, made by Hot Glass Demo glassmaker George Kennard and team. It's a great photo opportunity!

Plus, warm up in our Make Your Own Glass Studio and make your own glass snowperson, or buy one (or two) in our Shops. 

Our snowpeople are guaranteed to last the whole winter through—and then some! Don’t miss our 6-foot snow family, their two 3-foot-tall snow kids, and their pet snow dog Pi-Rex, made by Hot Glass Demo glassmaker George Kennard and team. It's a great photo opportunity!

Plus, warm up in our Make Your Own Glass Studio and make your own glass snowperson, or buy one (or two) in our Shops. 

Our snowpeople are guaranteed to last the whole winter through—and then some! Don’t miss our 6-foot snow family, their two 3-foot-tall snow kids, and their pet snow dog Pi-Rex, made by Hot Glass Demo glassmaker George Kennard and team. It's a great photo opportunity!

Plus, warm up in our Make Your Own Glass Studio and make your own glass snowperson, or buy one (or two) in our Shops.