Hands to Work Day

We would greatly appreciate your assistance with outdoor and indoor tasks to spruce up our site! Masks are not required outdoors, but we ask all participants to adhere to social

Walking in the Wicks’ Footsteps

In the fall of 1824, Job and Polly Wicks and their 10 children arrived at the Watervliet Shaker community. So began a 70-year association of the Wicks family with the

Hearth Basket Weaving Workshop

Local weaver Sandy Salada will teach you how to create your own handsome Hearth Basket! The Historical use of a Hearth Basket was used to carry fire wood or kindling

Cyanotype Workshop with Julia Whitney Barnes

Learn how to make your own piece of cyanotype with multidisciplinary artist Julia Whitney Barnes! Sometimes considered a printmaking technique, sometimes a photographic technique, artist/educator Julia Whitney Barnes approaches the

Walking in the Wicks’ Footsteps

In the fall of 1824, Job and Polly Wicks and their 10 children arrived at the Watervliet Shaker community. So began a 70-year association of the Wicks family with the

Confetti Stage “A Midsummer Night’s Dream”

Confetti Stage's summer production of  William Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream will be on the Shaker Heritage lawn! Bring your own chair and come for a night of magical thinking! Performances: On August 5,

Walking in the Wicks’ Footsteps

In the fall of 1824, Job and Polly Wicks and their 10 children arrived at the Watervliet Shaker community and began a 70-year association of the Wicks family with the

As I Progress Art Installation

A collaboration between visual artist Mara Baldwin and composer/percussionist Sarah Hennies that combines drawings, sculptures, and sound that will be installed and performed on the evening of August 14th. Baldwin

Walking in the Wicks’ Footsteps

In the fall of 1824, Job and Polly Wicks and their 10 children arrived at the Watervliet Shaker community. So began a 70-year association of the Wicks family with the

2022 Fall Harvest Craft Fair

Bring your family for a safe and fun weekend featuring pony rides, food, live musicians, and over 80 vendors at our beautiful site. We look forward to welcoming you to