Caffe Lena benefit for Roy Hurd
9/3/2010, 7:00 pm
Saratoga Springs, NY, Caffe LenaLake Ave. Elementary Outdoor Education
9/22/2010, 4:00 pm
Ft. Ann, NY, Camp WakpomineeGuest speaker
9/23/2010, 7:00 pm
Paul Smiths, NY, Paul Smiths CollegeTake a child into the Woods Day
9/24/2010, 10:00 am
Blue Mountain Lake, NY, Adirondack MuseumFredonia Storytelling Festival
10/16/2010, 9:00 am
Fredonia, NY, Fredonia Opera House
Photo by Wayne C. Archambeault
Chris on stage at Canal Fest at the Mabee Farm near Scotia NY
Tink acts as "guide" for his buddy Jake
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Tink goes long after a big one,...
Silas muscles one up close,...
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Christopher Shaw
Adirondack singer, songwriter, and storyteller Christopher Shaw has toured all over the United States and Europe for more than 25 years. His music resides in the Library of Congress Folk Archives, his performances have taken him to such venerable venues as the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, the Smithsonian Institute, and the Chautauqua Institute. After ten albums, numerous appearances on PBS, and NPR, and hundreds of thousands of miles touring, he still doesn't have the good sense to quit! We hope you'll enjoy visiting the site and come back often!
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The Adirondack Folk School is the only school of its kind in the country dedicated to teaching the arts, crafts and culture of this unique Adirondack region. Located in Lake Luzerne, we are situated in the southern Adirondack Park, a park of over six million acres of “forever wild” protected land. The beauty and natural abundance of this environment influenced the skilled artisans that created the pack basket, twig furniture, birch bark containers, the Adirondack chair, the guide boat and the Adirondack lean-to. These are the home furnishings, boats, and decor still found in cabins, lodges and homes today throughout the region which have helped create the unique “Adirondack Style”. Today, our region hosts these and numerous other creative forms of expression.
The Adirondack Folk School teaches the joy of learning through hands-on experiences. We’re a non-profit school made up of local artisans, crafts people and volunteers interested in promoting and teaching these skills in a non-competitive environment focused on the student.
Our instructors share their knowledge of crafts and trades and inspire you with their enthusiasm. Our year-round classes range from half-day sessions to full week-long courses. We offer subjects as diverse as Adirondack chair building, twig and rustic furniture, caning, paddle making, birch bark and pine needle basketry, fly tying, snowshoeing, connecting people with nature, organic gardening, fiber arts, soap making, pottery, blacksmithing and more. During these classes you will explore your creativity through hands-on learning.
In addition to our hands-on courses, Adirondack storytellers and musicians share the culture of the Adirondacks through demonstrations, special programs and our fireside evening gatherings. Check out the school in NEWS on the header of this page!