Events

July 4th Oration is back in person at The Stephen and Harriet Myers Residence on Saturday, July 3 beginning at 11am with an enriching presentation by Rev. Roxanne Booth on…

  The Garden Explorers, a garden club based in the Capital Region, will visit the Stephen and Harriet Myers Residence gardens on Wednesday, July 14 at 6pm. Light refreshments will…

Put on the garden gloves, pick up the rake, and off you go! Would you prefer to work with clippers or a shovel? How about a lawn mower or pitch…

SNCC chair H. Rap Brown was excoriated after a July 1967 press conference where he told reporters: “I say violence is necessary. Violence is a part of America’s culture. It…

African American Marbleization is a series of sculptures by Yvonne Shortt. It is her response to oppression and racisms of African Americans in art, history, and her country. It draws…

The Building and Properties Committee invites members of the community to join board members in collaborating on a range of projects including restoration of The Stephen and Harriet Myers Residence,…

Celebrate the hard work and learning of our teens who were part of the Young Abolitionist Leadership Institute 2021. Economics, Education systems, Web building and Entrepreneurship are the focus of…

we are sorry to say that The Stephen and Harriet Myers Residence will need to be closed on Saturday, August 14. The staff needs to attend a memorial ceremony for A.J. Williams-Myers, retired professor of SUNY New Paltz. A.J. was a long time supporter of UREC, he was the first keynote speaker at the first…

Put on the garden gloves, pick up the rake, and off you go! Would you prefer to work with clippers or a shovel? How about a lawn mower or pitch fork? Are you a gardener? Are you a carpenter? All sorts of garden and grounds activities fill up work party days. Join in the fun.…

Break out your bicycle for a slow roll, stress free ride of 3-5 miles through Arbor Hill and West Hill on Sunday, August 15 from 1pm-2:30pm, beginning and ending at The Stephen and Harriet Myers Residence located at 194 LIvingston Avenue, Albany, NY 12210. There is no charge for the ride. The not-for-profit Underground Railroad…

BARBECUE by Robert O’Hara Black Theatre Troupe of Upstate New York (BTTUNY) kicks off their 2021-22 Season with an outdoor production of BARBECUE by Robert O’Hara. BARBECUE centers around the O’Mallerys, a dysfunctional group of siblings who come together for a park barbeque in order to stage an emergency intervention for their sister Barbara, whose…