Southgate elementary school in Colonie is holding its Cultural Festival on Friday, March 8 beginning at 6pm in the school gymnasium. Pay a visit to the UREC table. Presentations to be given: Bangladesh, India, St Lucia/West Indies, China, Ukraine, Germany, Judaism, Morocco, Ireland, Italy, Pakistan, Islam, Nepal, Mexico, Sudan, Vietnam, Ecuador, Venezuela, Myanmar, Turkey, Korea,…
Join professional artist and UREC team member Marcus Kwame in this drawing workshop for beginner and intermediate artists. Build skills in composition, line, perspective, depth, lighting, and shading. Students will learn how to draw from observation as well as how to “loosen up" using gesture drawing techniques and thumbnails in order to create more natural…
Learn the real story about the Underground Railroad. Hidey holes? Nope. Dark of night? Nope. Come to The Stephen and Harriet Myers Residence to ‘meet’ Stephen and Harriet Myers and their colleagues to learn about the challenges they faced as they worked to end the institution of enslavement in New York State and the…
The Stephen and Harriet Myers Residence will be closed on Friday, March 29 and Saturday, March 30. The Residence will reopen on Monday, April 1 at normal business hours. Thank you for your understanding.
Buy your Girl Scout cookies in person at The Stephen and Harriet Myers Residence on Friday, April 5 between 5pm-7pm. A list of cookies can be found at https://digitalcookie.girlscouts.org/scout/troop88888153?fpkp=1 When you buy Girl Scout Cookies, you help young entrepreneurs develop five essential life skills: Skill #1: Goal Setting Girl Scouts learn how to set goals and…
Calling ALL regional Albany NY Residents with a story to tell… Looking for the next 2024 “First Friday” thing-to-do? Learn how to weave YOUR story into a unique piece…
Michael Lucas, Archeologist with the State Museum, will discuss the little known but surprising and fascinating story of owner-operated African American farms in the Capital region in the 1800s as…
Excelsior University, the Community Engagement Group, the Center for Social Justice, and the Excelsior University Rope Teams are thrilled to be hosting an amazing panel of internal and external community…
Join Paul and Mary Liz Stewart at the Bach Library branch of the Albany Public Library as they share a new interpretation of an old story. Visit https://albany.librarycalendar.com/event/underground-railroad-revisited-10860 for more information.
In order for UREC to build the Interpretive Center, rezoning of the properties owned by Underground Railroad Education Center must be rezoned from Residential Townhouse (R-T) to Mixed Use -…
Join with the West Hill Neighborhood Association to hear about the amazing Interpretive Center that is being built by Underground Railroad Education Center. Join the conversation to be held on…
Join professional artist and UREC team member Marcus Kwame in this drawing workshop for beginner and intermediate artists. Build skills in composition, line, perspective, depth, lighting, and shading. Students will…
