Program for kids in grades 2-5 (approximately 7-10 years old) on Saturday mornings from 9:30-12:00.
Fall program to run for 11 sessions from Sep 25-Dec 11 (excluding Nov 27, Sat. of Thanksgiving).
Participants may attend all or some of the sessions.
Program to be led by Bonnie Scott Jones .

The focus of the workshop will be on creative construction using cardboard, pre-cut scrap wood, odds & ends, and paint.

In each session, children may choose to work on one or more of the following three activities:

(a) Community Waterfront Building Project – Children may work individually or in collaboration to construct parts of a waterfront model (e.g., boats, barges, cranes, buildings, people) that will be jointly built by all participants over the course of the workshop.

(b) Diorama Making – Children may work individually or in collaboration to construct a scene, a world, a home, etc. using a blank box as their starting point.

(c) Taking Things Apart – Part of the workshop will involve taking things apart (e.g., discarded toys, mechanical parts), for purposes of learning how things work, and for separating out materials that the children can then put to new use in the their own constructions.

To register your child e-mail Linda Mussmann FYI@TIMEANDSPACE.ORG

or stop by and register in person.

Volunteers to assist are welcome. call office and apply.

there is no fee for this workshop contributions are welcome

Met Opera season tickets go on sale next week and PHAEDRE is coming in Sept. (National theater of London production). Not to be missed Helen Mirren is something. Sept. 23

So what else is new??? membership is key to building TSL we have a goal to meet and need you to sign up as a member.

Do it now. Don’t wait. $40 single $60 double $80 family. Call office or send check to TSL POBOX 343 Hudson 12534.

TSL is not a factory art space we manufacture our own ideas and create programs for all ages.

What do we need now?? We need  your help in all ways—some is by volunteering—–some is by contributing—-
some is by attending programs/movies and more.
We can’ t float the boat without you.
We are ready to embark on the 20th year hear in Hudson, NY.
We have miles to go on this road and the landscape changes daily.
Our community has many needs that go beyond the art house that we run. Hudson and Columbia County struggle with economic issues that are daunting and in fact we have many poor people who seek our help in many ways.  This is a vital place and TSL is part of the energy that makes things work a little better.

check out the website and see the things we are doing….and if you like we are always willing to stop our daily activity and give a tour.
TSL is for many the first stop in Hudson to check out what’s happening in the region.

Check out some of the articles in CHronogram, Reg. Star, Kingston Daily Freeman, Metroland and more.
google Time & Space Limited and read about what others have to say.
okay gotta run….Making Macbeth Work is coming the first week of Sept. this is the TSL young peoples project only 2 times. not to be missed. and if you need a calendar we can mail you one.
okay now i am done.
thanks for listening.
linda.

MET tickets go on sale Sept.3rd for MET MEMBERS. if you need to join now is a good time. Tickets sell out fast for the live broadcasts.

12 OPERAS scheduled—if you need more info. e-mail and we will forward the materials to you.

Two more waterfront concerts left in the month of August. PAPRIKA & GIRL HOWDY (see website for more info)
and Two more movies to be screened out side in the pocket park at 328 Warren St.

We have APPALSHOP movies to complete and a host of new indie movies coming at you in September as well as the TSL YOUNG PEOPLES THEATER PROJECT performing an adaption of MACBETH….performs only two times September 9 & 10. not to be missed. THe performance is a special event and a wrap of the summer youth programs.
The ” leaves” are being painted for the mural project designed by RYDER COOLEY. The front of the little orange house near TSL will be getting a face lift soon.

If you want to help out or sponsor this project we are offering sponsorships. From $50 to $500 to help support this art project.

The Big Barn BBQ was a great success–thanks to all— this is the first of many events to come that we will celebrate honoring our 20th year bring cultural events to the Hudson Valley.

If you would like to host an event at your home to help support TSL please e-mail fyi@timeandspace.org

TSL continues to build our base of support which includes NYC as well as the Hudson Valley.  We have many ideas that we would like to present to an audience of people in many places.  We have the time to travel to meet and spread the word about our on-going programs and our future here at TSL.  We have done great things and continue to construct one of the most important cultural spaces in the USA.  TSL is a rare bird in these hard times.  TSL was constructed in the spirit of the times in which the founders have lived…it is vital and alive with ideas and seeks your support.  We would like to meet more people and tell more folks about the work we do and share our hopes and dreams.

Check in join the fun e-mail linda at fyi@timeandspace.org
for help in contributing, volunteering, or ordering tickets.

Today’s Front Page

August 11, 2010

NEWS
TSL CELEBRATES 20 YEARS OF CULTURE

TSL Co-directors Claudia Bruce and Linda Mussmann on the front step of the TSL warehouse Tuesday afternoon. TSL is celebrating its 20-year anniversary. (David Lee/Hudson-Catskill Newspapers)
By Lindsay Suchow
Hudson-Catskill Newspapers
Published:
Wednesday, August 11, 2010 2:14 AM EDT
Time & Space Limited is celebrating two decades in the city of Hudson, and while a lot has changed since the early 1990s, the organization remains a vibrant fixture for arts and culture in the community — and its co-directors and founders intend on keeping it that way for years to come.

TSL’s co-directors and founders Linda Mussmann and Claudia Bruce are using the milestone as an opportunity to reflect on past achievements and embrace the possibilities of the future — not to mention the party they’re throwing this weekend in Ancramdale.

“It’s all been a pleasure,” said Mussmann of the last 20 years at 434 Columbia St., the site of an old bakery which she and Bruce converted into a workspace. “Growing with the community and helping shape and influence the cultural scene in not only Hudson, but Columbia County and the region, are certainly the overall high points.”

TSL was founded by Mussmann in 1973 in New York City, with Bruce joining as co-director three years later. In 1991, TSL became one of four theater companies nationwide to reject a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts, which mandated that recipients of NEA funding sign a censorship clause, Bruce said.

The refusal of the grant, combined with the escalating cost of living in Manhattan, served as “the writing on the wall” for the duo to relocate TSL to Columbia County, said Bruce. The couple were familiar with the area since they acquired a home in Gallatin in 1983.

“There was a lot of ‘How do we stay in New York?’ going on,” said Bruce. “Luckily, after we were (in Columbia County) for a while, we found warehouse space. And the rest is history. Little by little by little, we keep moving forward, step by step.”

Mussmann said a major change TSL has undergone since relocating to Hudson was the introduction of a plethora of offerings for kids.

“We took on children’s programming — that’s something we never did in New York (City),” said Mussmann. “That was influenced by the needs of the community, our neighbors. Many of the kids didn’t have a lot … so we provided things for them to do. And that’s included a whole host of things.”

One of Mussmann’s fondest memories in connecting with area children was when she received the Dewitt Clinton Masonic Community Service Award, the highest honor the organization bestows on a non-masonic organization, she said.

After receiving the accolade, the masons helped TSL send a group of children from Hudson to spend three weeks at Camp Turk Masonic Youth Camp in the Adirondacks.

“It was a life-changing experience for some of those kids, because it was three weeks away from Hudson,” Mussmann said, adding some had never left the comfort zones of their communities at that point in their lives.

TSL’s options for children were bolstered even further with an appropriation from then-Congresswoman, now-U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-NY, which was used to create an area specifically for young people.

“It’s a dedicated children’s space which we just opened this year, and we’re hoping to finish that whole project this year,” said Mussmann. “The appropriation that Kirsten Gillibrand gave us was a big boost that came at a time when the economics were particularly harsh on arts organizations. We did a lot with her gift, and it opened an opportunity for the youth to use our space.”

Another big change at TSL, Mussmann said, was its break into the broadcasting business with the installation of two large satellites atop the facility’s roof five years ago. The dishes enable TSL to offer live transmissions of the Metropolitan Opera’s Emmy Award-winning series “The Met: Live in HD,” as well as live performances from the National Theatre in London.

“It’s an amazing opportunity to see this incredible art form right here in little ol’ Hudson, New York,” said Mussmann. “It’s brought an art form to this community which people are extremely grateful for, when you consider the average ticket at the Met is 200 bucks and (requires) a trip to New York. Come right here, and see the opera live.”

Mussmann also lauded TSL’s free outdoor movies in Pocket Park at 330 Warren St., as well as free concerts on the waterfront.

Festivities are certainly in order for TSL’s year-long 20 Years in Hudson celebration; the merriment kicks off this weekend with a Big Barn Barbecue at the historic Spencer-Shimkin 1799 Barn in Ancramdale at 6 p.m. Saturday. Music will be provided by the Raya Brass Band and Divine Catering will man the grill. Attendees can also enjoy homemade desserts and a raffle to win a new iPad.

Tickets are $20 for adults and $5 for children 12 and under. RSVP via phone at 518-822-8448 or by e-mail at anya@timeandspace.org. Detailed directions to the historic barn can be found on TSL’s website at www.timeandspace.org. All proceeds from the event will benefit the center.

Looking forward, one of Mussmann’s major goals involves ongoing improvements to the facility; particularly, making TSL a greener and more energy-efficient building.

“I would like to address some of the energy issues and be a leader in that area,” she said. “I would love to see TSL be a first to do that.”

Long term, Mussmann would also like to see the expansion of the center’s programming.

But overall, Bruce said she wants TSL to remain a “vital place in the community” more than anything else.

“We’re very proud of the fact that we have seen so many young people come through here,” said Bruce. “We’ve known some of them for a long time, and every once and a while, one we’ve touched in some way or another will wander through the door, and it’s very emotional and touching. They say to us, ‘We’ll always remember what we did at TSL.’ That’s our legacy and I hope that continues after we are long gone.”

To reach Lindsay Suchow, call 518-828-1616 or e-mail lsuchow@registerstar.com.

Some how war has become a major part of my life. It ended with World War 2– the one I was born shortly after and continued on with the Korean war and then Vietnam War and then the invasion of Kuwait which triggered The Gulf War/Desert Storm and then the bombing of Baghdad and the then the invasion of Iraq and now the on going conflict and occupation of Iraq and Afghanistan.

And then there are the wars at home…the battle over women’s bodies— this war has been raging for the entire 20th century and then some—there was a little hope in the Supreme Court decision in 1973 with the victory of ROE V WADE and women gained the legal right to have an abortion—over time the rights have been whittled away and now people are considering forcing women to have a child in the case of incest or rape—
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And then there is the war over who has the right to marry
And the war over who shall serve in the armed forces—

Wow!! the plate is very full– I am sure I left out a few wars–the immigration war is hot and the war on drugs which has made the prison population wild with growth and these prisons have lent a hand to economic development in communities—many in upstate New York communities depend on Prisons for jobs. New York is not alone in this economic driver.

The war over land and water and air and food and and and…
So war is the daily bread in America.
We fight for the environment and yet are chained to BIG OIL and BIG CORN—
Yes! Ike was right– he warned us (in his farewell speech in 1961) of the power of the Industrial Military Complex an idea that would become the driver of our economy and our politics here in America.

Where did those tinkers go?–the ones who think, invent and play in the basements and garages of America??
YES the inventors the humanists the ones who read and think and dream?
Where are we now in our America??— the America we imagine?
Does compassion exist to make room for hopes and dreams?? Do we imagine of deconstructing the constitution to suit the fashion of the times or are we committed to supporting the freedom’s of our nation.
The whole culture is the one based on “shouting” there seems to be little time for discussion and discourse…some how we need to turn the volume down and remember there are wars and there are things worth fighting for—but how do we decide??? Do we let the debate be turned over to the pundits who kick the footballs of chatter into the air and cackle tons of “newspeak” in air conditioned studios far from the “real folks” ….right now in my time we seem to have lost sight of our “bottom nature”—and the idea that we need to “make” something here in America…we need to “fix” things that are broken and we need a community to do this…it is time to lock arms and work together to build America and fight for basic rights here at home.
okay there we are …here I am…as I sit in my room 65 years after we Americans dropped the bomb YES! the big A bomb! on Hiroshima and Nagasaki Japan.
We cannot forget what we did and what this did to people who died and suffered— just as we cannot forget– what we do in Afghanistan and Iraq as we occupy these lands so far away from the public gaze.
War is everywhere and peace must prevail.

Time & Space Limited

434 Columbia St., Hudson

“According to its website, TSL has been “expanding minds since 1973.” Located off the main drag of Warren Street where the Time & Space Theatre Company moved in 1991 from New York City, TSL is celebrating its 20th year at this location as a community arts organization with a mission to educate, enliven, and expand the artistic quality of life in the community it serves. TSL presents original theater and multi-media productions, movies, music, dance, community forums, youth programs, and art exhibitions. In addition it has begun broadcasting live simulcasts of the Metropolitan Opera and the National Theatre of London and has for three years been producing free outdoor movies at the Pocket Park, and the Hudson Harbor Fest.” quote from METROLAND
Tonight APPALSHOP MOVIE FEST begins with Thoughts in the Presence of Fear -Wendell Berry’s response to 9-11 directed by Herb Smith, followed by QUILITING WOMEN–the Applachian women talk about the history of their work and you get a chance to see these women working and talking about their art—and STRANGER WITH A CAMERA the brilliant work of Elizabeth Barret (she will be here in person at Sunday’s screening—an APPALSHOP veteran—please come to hear her story and what this great place in Whitesburg, KY. is doing….this movies is followed by Lily May Ledford a banjo picking woman one of the Coon Creek Girls band. and more and more coming your way…this series is not to be missed…see you at tsl.