Predicting the Future…
Had you told me a month and a half ago that I would be working at the Arts Center, I would have thought you were crazy. In the recent years, I have admired the programming and events that the Arts Center has brought to surrounding communities, subconsciously thinking they were the cool kids of the Adirondacks. However, I was a history major with limited theater or art experience and thought my involvement with the Arts Center would never extend beyond supporter and admirer.
However, last month that all changed. I joined the Arts Center as the Interim Managing Director and have loved every second of this whirlwind process. I remember thinking, “How do they possibly achieve all of this?” and have found out that the excitement conveyed at shows and events extends into every aspect of the work done here. Most of all I love the feeling of community that this place both exudes and embraces.
Today, I am taking a break between two rain-stick making workshops one with our Arts from the Start Early Learning program and the other with consumers at Sunmount in Tupper Lake, NY to write this blog. There is no such thing as a desk job here. I have the opportunity to work within all the communities I love, and there is nothing better than that!
I have had the good fortune of growing up in the Adirondacks, in Long Lake, and even attended preschool here at the Arts Center. I am amazed by the changes that have taken place here at the AC, and am excited to be a part of this organization that I see as invigorating the region I grew up in. Never in my wildest dreams did I think I would be able to live and work in the Adirondacks, and feel challenged and inspired to boot!
I also would never have guessed that one of my all time favorite singers would be performing locally, but on August 12th we will welcome Dar Williams to the Indian Lake Theater. I guess predicting the future is not a strong point, and for that I am very happy!
