Calling all aspiring weavers! This program introduces kids to the timeless craft of textiles. With wool, linen and hemp, the Mabees could weave the many fabrics that adorned themselves and their home. We’ll explore all these materials and the historic tools used to process them. We’ll weave our own bookmarks to take home.
Reese Fulmer & The Carriage House Band have become one of the fastest-rising groups in upstate NY with expansive live albums highlighting a reputation for compelling performances. With a rotating cast of talented players, a broad and dynamic body of work, and a refusal to set anything in stone, their shows are always fresh, full of joy, and hard to describe.
Once a sleepy farming town with an important harbor, Schenectady experienced a dramatic transformation of its own during the canal era.
This FREE family festival will feature live music and fireworks!
The Mabee Farm will be open just for kids! Tour the entirety of our farm with special demonstrations of colonial crafts. Our fields are almost ready for harvesting and we’ll need your help! Butter making, barn-building and meeting the farm animals are just some of the other activities available.
Join us for an evening stroll past Schenectady mansions and learn about the influential families who shaped the area during this transformative era.
Bold bootlegging, cruel kidnappings and maybe even a few mysterious murders…this tour has it all!
Rusticator is an acoustic band with an Americana spirit. Stripped back drums and an upright bass lend a woody backbeat, while steady acoustic guitar supports jazz-inflected fiddle playing and the group’s three-part harmonies. Their eclectic yet accessible live sets include everything from the Grateful Dead and Bob Dylan to Ray Charles and Van Morrison alongside their well-crafted original songs.
We’ll look beyond the nostalgia and seek differing perspectives on Schenectady’s halcyon days.
This tour tells the story of how New York State’s first historic district came to be.
