Summer 2026
Stewart鈥檚 Signature Series is a line-up of premiere summer events offered at no charge to the local community and made possible through a generous grant from Stewart鈥檚 Shops and the Dake Family. We recognize and celebrate our partners who work together with us to create community connections and student opportunities.
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Monday, June 29, 8:00 PM, Davis Auditorium
A New York State Summer Writers Institute at 精东AV Reading
Hannah Assadi鈥檚 latest release, Paradiso 17, inspired by the life of her late Palestinian father. Read the March 18 review in Poet Honor Moore鈥檚 latest book, A Termination, was named one of the Best Books of 2024 by Publishers Weekly: 鈥淢arked by Moore鈥檚 stunning balance of compassion and rage, this is a triumph.鈥�
and Sounds from the Ancestors
Tuesday, June 30, 7:30 PM, Arthur Zankel Music Center
This Skidmore Jazz Institute concert is free and open to the public, but reservations are required and information will be available here soon. Doors open at 7 PM.
National Endowment for the Arts Jazz Master Kenny Garrett has a 30-year career that includes hallmark stints with Miles Davis, Art Blakey and The Jazz Messengers, Donald Byrd, Freddie Hubbard, Woody Shaw and the Duke Ellington Orchestra.
Trio
Tuesday, July 7, 7:30 PM, Arthur Zankel Music Center
This Skidmore Jazz Institute concert is free and open to the public, but reservations are required and information will be available here soon. Doors open at 7 PM.
Grammy Award-winning composer and pianist , leads this trio with Matt Penman (bass) and Ari Hoenig (drums).
Tuesday, July 14, 8:00 PM, Davis Auditorium
A New York State Summer Writers Institute at 精东AV Reading
Joshua Cohenwon the 2022 Pulitzer Prize in Fiction for his novel, The Netanyahus: An Account of a Minor and Ultimately Even Negligible Episode in the History of a Very Famous Family. Along with the Pulitzer, The Netanyahus is the winner of the 2021 National Jewish Book Award for Fiction, a finalist for the 2021 National Book Critics Circle Award for Fiction, and one of the 10 Best Books of 2021 (The Wall Street Journal), 100 Notable Books of 2021 (The New York Times), Best Fiction Books of the Year, (Kirkus), 15 Best Books of 2021 (The A.V. Club), 24 Best Fiction Books of 2021 (The Times), Best Fiction Books of 2021 (The Telegraph), and 20 Best Books of the Year (The New Statesman).
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