West Kortright Centre
The West Kortright Centre is a non-profit arts and community center in Delaware County, New York.
West Kortright Presbyterian Church | |
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| Location | 49 W. Kortright Church Rd., East Meredith, New York |
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| Coordinates | 42°24′8″N 74°51′8″W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1850 |
| Architectural style | Mid 19th Century Revival, Late Victorian |
| NRHP reference No. | 02001326[1] |
| Added to NRHP | November 15, 2002 |
In 1975, local residents rallied to save the defunct West Kortright Presbyterian Church, and the building began its second life of service as the West Kortright Centre. The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2002.
Performers
Artists presented at the West Kortright Centre over the past 40 years have included:[2][3][4][5][6]
- Composers
- Poets
- Bluegrass, country, and roots musicians
- Rhonda Vincent
- J.D. Crowe
- The Cox Family
- Claire Lynch
- Rail Road Earth
- Mary Gauthier
- Linda & Robin Williams
- Traditional musicians
- Queen Ida and her Zydeco Band
- Solas
- Fairfield Four
- Vässen
- Johnny Cunningham
- Susan McKeown
- Karan Casey
- Barachois
- Naumburg Chamber Music award winners
- Jazz performers
- Jack DeJohnette
- Teddy Wilson
- Mulgrew Miller
- Kenny Burrell
- Jacky Terrasson
- Steve Lacy
- Sonny Fortune
- Dakota Staton
- Folk musicians
- Greg Brown
- Leo Kottke
- Amos Lee
- Odetta
- The Roches
- Ramblin’ Jack Elliot
- Nellie McKay
- Richie Havens
- Blues musicians
- Monologists
- International performers
- Antibalas Afrobeat Orchestra
- Hassan Hakmoun
- Bhundu Boys
- Luciana Souza
- Kanda Bongo Man
- The Skatalites
- Susana Baca
- Oregon
- Vocal Sampling
References
- "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: In the Heart of the Valley. YouTube.
- "West Kortright Centre | Watershed Post". www.watershedpost.com. Archived from the original on 2011-07-17.
- http://focus.nps.gov/nrhp/Download?path=/natreg/docs/All_Data.html
- "Worshipping the arts".
- http://www.westkc.org
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