This is a very special year for the Center for Symbolic Studies and The Vanaver Caravan--and we need your support. Please consider making a contribution to our campaign to Build the Caravan Center at Stone Mountain Farm. Your donation will help build a new forever home for The Vanaver Caravan and a much-needed four-season creative space for a myriad of wonderful classes, workshops, performances, and local/international artist residencies.
The Vanaver Caravan celebrates their 50th Anniversary this year with a series of events that highlight the best aspects of their impactful work; both past and present. Join founders, Livia and Bill Vanaver, and the Caravan community as they reflect on their legacy and imagine a bright future – handing the leadership torch to the next generation and building a home dance center in the Hudson Valley. . . READ ON.
Excerpt: I don't know about you, but I could use some good news! So I'm making. My mom, Lexi, published an incredible in-print homeschool newsletter for over a decade. My favorite activity as a kid (aside from dancin') was getting to submit my own artwork, advice, recipes, and writing to a "Real Newsletter"! It was a genius idea, conceived by parents who chose to educate their kids at home. You may not have chosen to educate your kids at home, but here we are! If you’re looking for activities to do at home, scroll through our Good News feed or send in your own submissions.
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From July 3rd-8th, the Company will be on tour in Germany, performing at Germany’s premier folk festival, Rudolsdadt. The Vanaver Caravan performed at Rudolsdadt in 1996 and 2007. We can’t wait to go back! SCHEDULE. If you happen to be in Germany, come find us (or plan a fun stop in Germany for your summer vacation).
Every first Sunday of the month, we will be streaming a concert from The Vanaver Caravan Archives for our communities to enjoy. Get cozy and enjoy our dance and music from your homes! For the first installment of our series, we share last year’s performance of Turn Turn Turn: The Story of Pete Seeger, from the Bardavon Opera House. The show features special guests, Tom Chapin, Maria Muldaur, Happy Traum, the Southern Dutchess Coalition Choir, and the Beacon High School choir.
From July 3rd-8th, the Company will be on tour in Germany, performing at Germany’s premier folk festival, Rudolsdadt. The Vanaver Caravan performed at Rudolsdadt in 1996 and 2007. We can’t wait to go back! SCHEDULE. If you happen to be in Germany, come find us (or plan a fun stop in Germany for your summer vacation).
The Vanaver Caravan has been teaching workshops at Common Ground for over 30 years. Every year, Livia, Bill and co. pack up the Vana-Van and head down to Westminster Maryland to teach and learn, dance and sing, talk and listen, write and craft and laugh, with a huge pool of diverse and talented artists and thinkers. Come join this incredible community for three individual weeks of in-depth courses in art, dance, a variety of musical instruments, film, writing, songwriting, spoken word and literary arts, and a broad range of discussion courses. Evening art lectures, concerts, dances and jams round out this extraordinary experience! College credit available.
Join Bill and Livia along with Christine Lavin, Mister Roper, Amy Laber, Kyle Esposito, Marc Delgado, Dave Brown, Sara Hulse, the Uncommon Gesture for a celebration of Woody Guthrie's 107 birthday. A portion of the proceeds to benefit Huntington's Disease Society of America. Sunday, July 14, 7pm-9pm / $15 advance/ $20 at the door / Towne Crier Cafe / 379 Main St, Beacon, NY 12508, USA
