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2025 Season Passes Available

We’re excited to announce our 2025 theatre season!
• A Raisin in the Sun directed by Aaron Moore
• Brighton Beach Memoirs directed by Peter Quinones
• At the Wedding directed by Chris Foster
• Puffs directed by Eric Shovah
• The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee directed by Brian Avery
Get your season pass now, and see all five SLCA shows for just $75!

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A Raisin in the Sun

A Raisin in the Sun debuted on Broadway in 1959. The title comes from the poem “Harlem” (also known as “A Dream Deferred” by Langston Hughes. The story tells of a black family’s experiences in south Chicago as they attempt to improve their financial circumstances with an insurance payout following the death of the father. The play deals with matters of housing discrimination, racism and assimilation and is widely considered one of the greatest and most influential theatrical works of all time.
Jan. 31, Feb. 1, 7 and 8 at 7:30 p.m.
Feb. 2 and 9 at 2:30 p.m.

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Movement Medicine (with MF Motion)

Madeline Fritz of MF Motion presents Movement Medicine: an all-levels, beginner-friendly stretch and dance class. This class is nourishing and joyous for the mind, body and soul!
Participants will need to bring a water, a yoga mat and a comfortable pair of shoes for movement on wood floors. Class will begin with 30 minutes of light stretch followed by 30 minutes of dance. You may participate on floor mats or provided chairs.
Madeline Fritz has been a movement instructor for over 15 years. She started teaching dance fitness in 2010, earned her yoga certification in 2018 and earned her fascia flossing certification in 2023. Through MF Motion, Madeline hopes to bring her sparkling light and positive energy through movement to those around her. She incorporates many dance cultures in her choreography and designs each playlist and class to get you sweating and smiling. You will not want to miss this all-in-one feel-good class!
Tuesdays from Jan. 7 to Feb. 11, 10:30 to 11:30 a.m.

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The 2025 Juried Art Show

Submit your work for the August 2025 Juried Art Show, a collaboration with A Still Small Voice 4U.
The theme for this year’s show comes from the writing and activism of Phil Ochs.
Works in all media are invited and should reflect the theme: Many hands built this land.
Submissions, including medium, title and dimensions, can be emailed in JPEG or PDF format to assvsubmit@gmail.com. Please submit by June 15.
No more than two submissions will be accepted. There is no fee.
Prizes for first place, second place, third place and “people’s choice” are $300, $200, $100 and $100, respectively.
Aug. 2 from 1 to 3 p.m. (reception)

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TANYA GORLOW NAMED EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF SLCA

Tanya Gorlow, a marketing and business development/sales leader, producer and actor, has been named executive director of Sand Lake Center for the Arts by its board of directors. She will begin on Jan. 6, 2025.

“Tanya’s experience assisting large and small companies with marketing and business strategies, along with her talent and passion for the arts, makes her an excellent choice to provide leadership at our growing Arts Center,” said Barbara Neu Berti, president of the board of directors. “We are confident she will lead SLCA as it continues to grow both artistically and operationally as a valuable resource in the Capital Region arts community.”

Gorlow captivated the theatre community in her regional debut as Lillian Hellman in Little Wars at SLCA earlier this year. Nippertown critic Bill Kellert wrote of her performance, “Hellman perhaps has the greatest character turnaround by the play’s end and Gorlow’s performance takes a magical ride to get there.”

Gorlow moved to the area in 2022, working as an executive producer for business development at Butcher Bird Studios. Previously she served as integrated marketing leader for small business at Dun & Bradstreet, where she was responsible for the marketing strategy and messaging for brand, products and initiatives in her division. Her artistic portfolio can be found at tanyagorlow.com and her professional work at linkedin.com/in/tanyagorlow.

Gorlow said, “I am thrilled to be able to take my professional and personal passion and experience, and lead SLCA to continued excellence as an artistic hub in a truly wonderful Capital Region community.”

Gorlow earned bachelor of arts degrees in theatre, dance and performance studies and anthropology from the University of California, Berkeley.

Gorlow succeeds Brian Sheldon, who served as executive director from 2017 to 2024.

SLCA RECEIVES “ARTS THRIVE AND GROW” GRANT

We are proud to announce that Sand Lake Center for the Arts has been selected as a recipient of the 2024 Arts Thrive and Grow regrant program through The Arts Center of the Capital Region! This grant will help continue SLCA’s mission of bringing quality, affordable arts programming to the area! Arts Thrive and Grow has been funded by New York State (Kathy Hochul, Governor). We thank Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins for her extraordinary commitment and leadership and our elected officials who represent our grantmaking region: Senators Jake Ashby and Neil D. Breslin; Assemblymembers Scott H. Bendett, Patricia Fahy, John T. McDonald III, Angelo Santabarbara, Phil Steck, and Mary Beth Walsh.