Susquehanna Summer Solstice Fest

Susquehanna Summer Solstice Fest June 16-22, 2025
French Azilum Historic Site, PA

An arts and roots music festival along one of America's great rivers:
concerts, plein-air painting exhibit and competition, artisan vendors and demos, great food, beverages, outdoor activities and more!

Portrait from life- Brian Keeler paints an alla prima oil portrait - with author Destiny Kinal posing. The portrait stud...
06/22/2025

Portrait from life- Brian Keeler paints an alla prima oil portrait - with author Destiny Kinal posing. The portrait study was done in about two hours on Saturday at French Azilum during the Susquehanna Summer Silstice Fest.
View the video recap here- https://youtu.be/Zd-q1yoGMrA

Dancers, artists, musicians and authors at yesterday’s SSSF at French Azilum. More celebration of the arts today with th...
06/22/2025

Dancers, artists, musicians and authors at yesterday’s SSSF at French Azilum. More celebration of the arts today with thespians part of the schedule. Join us!

Maggie Martin of Watkins Glen, NY makes the front page of this week’s Rocket Courier, the Wyalusing weekly paper. Come ...
06/21/2025

Maggie Martin of Watkins Glen, NY makes the front page of this week’s Rocket Courier, the Wyalusing weekly paper. Come see her new works and the paintings of the other 25 painters at French Azilum.

Stephane Wremble with his gypsy jazz trio last night at SSSF- more great music and art throughout the weekend.
06/21/2025

Stephane Wremble with his gypsy jazz trio last night at SSSF- more great music and art throughout the weekend.

A spectacular cloud day- Brian Keeler paints a pastoral view near Towabda at Ghent- just up the hill from Ulster, PA . S...
06/20/2025

A spectacular cloud day- Brian Keeler paints a pastoral view near Towabda at Ghent- just up the hill from Ulster, PA . See the work of the 26 artists at the final show at French Azilum. $6000 in awards will be presented at the opening at 3:30 on Friday. Get your tickets online- you’ll need admission to view the art- plus the music over the weekend.
View the video recap here- https://youtu.be/qjdLFFm0qx0

Today in Troy, PA- painting local businessman, Roy Cummings- Brian Keeler captures the likeness in oil of this man. Th...
06/19/2025

Today in Troy, PA- painting local businessman, Roy Cummings- Brian Keeler captures the likeness in oil of this man. The artists of the SSSF gathered on Troy today to paint the beauty of the historic area of downtown Troy. Come see the finished paintings at French Aziulm historic site this weekend- June 20 to 22.
View the video recap of this portrait here; https://youtu.be/2WjbzeYZo3Q?si=g-yODXMgMXIHEHFI

Zingology in June- The latest iteration of Zingology combo, an Ithaca-based gypsy swing combo will be playing at SSSF o...
06/19/2025

Zingology in June- The latest iteration of Zingology combo, an Ithaca-based gypsy swing combo will be playing at SSSF on Saturday at 3:45. We will be joined by Scranton violinist extraordinaire, Mark Woodyat. Don't miss this and all the great music and art over the weekend.

Maggie masters maze of metrics- painting "Enterprise Alley" in Wyalusing, PA during the first day of SSSF. Check out th...
06/19/2025

Maggie masters maze of metrics- painting "Enterprise Alley" in Wyalusing, PA during the first day of SSSF. Check out the recap video of this plein air painting here. https://youtu.be/BdbNAANtGz8?si=LkOYcyqIQFPS7FxQ
Maggie is one of about 26 artists participating in the 4th annual Susquehanna Summer Solstice Fest at French Azilum and nearby towns. View this painting in the show opening Friday afternoon at French Azilum. The awards ceremony is at 3:30. The work of all the artists will be on display through Sunday afternoon.
Get your tickets here;
https://www.susquehannasolstice.com

Carlton captures characteristic confluence - of a street scene, Church Street in Wyalusing on the first night of the SS...
06/19/2025

Carlton captures characteristic confluence - of a street scene, Church Street in Wyalusing on the first night of the SSSF in Wyalusing, PA. He shares his goals for this plein air painting in this video. Check it out here. And come see the final show of Friday at French Azilum when our juror, Steve Sliwinski will present his selection for the winners of over $6000 in awards. Carlton is from Freeville, NY (near Ithaca) and this is his second time at SSSF.
https://youtu.be/IDQObv5HWDA?si=UjC96a-oZniu6omP
Get your tickets now- at: https://www.susquehannasolstice.com

At the Grovedale Winery in Wyalusing last night- Brian Keeler’s jazz trio, Apogee playing with special guest vocalist, S...
06/18/2025

At the Grovedale Winery in Wyalusing last night- Brian Keeler’s jazz trio, Apogee playing with special guest vocalist, Sophia Alvarez singing several songs.
A great lineup of music for the weekend including Brian’s other combo Zingology on Saturday.
There’s still time to get tickets on the website and view the schedule.

https://www.susquehannasolstice.com

Today- on the front page of The Daily Review- the Towanda paper. Get your tickets now- on the website- the weather is su...
06/17/2025

Today- on the front page of The Daily Review- the Towanda paper. Get your tickets now- on the website- the weather is suppposed to be sunny and nice this weekend. https://www.susquehannasolstice.com/

Taking it to the streets- in Wyalusing last night as part of the first event of SSSF. Shown here are Maggie Martin, Carl...
06/17/2025

Taking it to the streets- in Wyalusing last night as part of the first event of SSSF. Shown here are Maggie Martin, Carlton Manzano, Basil Bakhshi and Brian Keeler. The first show is tonight at Grovedale Winery from 5 to 8. Join us for great art, food, wine jazz and a presentation in our nation’s art and history.

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