O’Keefe-Fest Activities
Preceding July 22 Musical Production of Nearby Faraway
On the Centennial of Georgia O’Keeffe’s breakthrough years in Lake George, our new Georgia O’Keeffe musical will be the culmination of what Mayor Blais terms an “O’Keeffe Fest,” with GOK-themed activities such as art and historical exhibits, preview concerts, lectures, painting classes and exhibits – the perfect annual warm-up for the prestigious Lake George Music Festival.
Wiawaka Women’s Center –
July 14 preview concert of 4 songs from the show by cast members
Talk by Writer/Producer Neal Herr introducing show
O’Keeffe Week, 7/11-15 (men welcome)
Bolton Museum – July 19 Glenn Long lecture on Alfred Stieglitz & photography
Lake George Arts Project
Call for Art to be used in show as well as exhibit before and after
GOK-inspired plein air oil painting workshop with Joan Reid at Sembrich on July 15
GOK painting facsimiles for beginning artists in three 2-hour workshops by Patrice Jarvis-Weber July 22
The Hyde Collection – one photo and one drawing, plus:
Preview scene and talk in May for farewell to GOK Leaves
Lake George-inspired art with talk by docent July 8
Warren County Historical Society – A Spirit of Presence and Place on sale and mentions in exhibit space in museum on Gurney Lane
Lake George Historical Association – GOK/AS in Lake George Diorama and Exhibit Room and books on sale in gift shop
The Guild of Adirondack Artists – having a members’ exhibit of O’Keeffe-inspired paintings at the Caldwell Library in Lake George all of July