Saratoga North Edition | Thursday, May 19, 2022
New maps would upend races Redistricting plan would draw some candidates out of their districts, shift communities’ representation By JOSHUA SOLOMON
Artisanal Brew Works to Host Academy for Lifelong Learning Fundraiser May 21st SARATOGA - Artisanal Brew Works is hosting a public fundraiser in support of the Academy for Lifelong Learning on Saturday, May 21 from 12noon to 5:00pm at their brand-new taproom at 617 Maple Ave (Route 9) in Saratoga Springs. $1 will be donated to A.L.L. for every beer poured. Choose from New England Style IPAs, Sours, Fruited Ales, Pilsners, Stouts, & Belgians and Enjoy delicious food from Ty’s Taco-Ria food truck. Founded in 1992, the Academy is a nonprofit, membership organization whose members enjoy educational programs and social activities. A self-funded entity, A.L.L. is hosted by SUNY Empire State College. Designed to offer lifelong learning and comradery among seniors, A.L.L. also offers Special Interest Groups, (SIGs) and special events that are held throughout the year. If you would like to support the Academy by becoming a member or for more information, contact the Academy office at (518) 587-2100 ext. 2390 or go to www.esc.edu/all.
ALBANY - A new draft congressional map proffered by a “special master” on Monday would shake up the political boundaries of several Capital Region districts and is “pretty bad news” for Democrats across the state, according to a top national redistricting analyst. “Not unexpected, but this New York map is pretty bad news for Democrats,” Dave Wasserman, U.S. House editor of the nonpartisan Cook Political Report, said in a tweet Monday afternoon. A new map for state Senate districts also was released by the court on Monday and stoked similar concerns about shifting dynamics in some of those areas. Wasserman estimated that under the congressional map, Democrats could emerge from the upcoming midterm elections with as few as 15 of the state’s 26 House seats. Wasserman later said that it is likely Democrats can win at least 16 seats in New York and that an additional five seats would fall into swing districts. New York has 27 seats in Congress but is losing one because of relative population declines compared with other states. There are eight Republicans who represent New York in Congress. “On a partisan basis, this proposal is quite similar to the current map,” Wasserman said in a tweet. “But it’s still a far cry from the struck-down Dem gerrymander.” His remarks came in response to the release Monday of the draft political boundary map drawn by “special master” Jonathan Cervas, a political scientist at Carnegie Mellon who was appointed by a state Supreme Court justice in Steuben County to draw the final maps. The maps are scheduled to be finalized Friday, according to a court order. Initial political lines approved by the state Legislature and signed into law by Gov. Kathy Hochul in February were struck down by New York’s highest court because, in part, they were found to have been illegally drawn with partisan influence. Those maps, political observers noted, could have resulted in 22 House seats for Democrats in New York. “The court has taken these out of our hands, so all we do now is live within the world that is presented to us,” state Senate Deputy Majority Leader Michael Gianaris said Monday. The proposed map substantially alters some existing political boundaries for incumbents and shifts longstanding districts
as it makes some congressional districts more competitive, based on registered voters and recent voting history. Political maps are redrawn every decade after the U.S. census is released, accounting for adjusted population shifts. The New York City metropolitan area generally grew while most of upstate New York had a decline in population. The congressional map is “certainly better than the unconstitutional map enacted by New York Democrats,” said former Congressman John Faso, who has been a spokesman and adviser for the Republican petitioners who filed the litigation successfully challenging the maps created by the Democrat-led Legislature. He said they plan on offering suggestions to “better reflect long-standing communities of interest around the state.” U.S. Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-Brooklyn, issued a statement contending that the draft map was produced as part of a “vicious national pattern targeting districts represented by members of the congressional Black Caucus.” He said the map is “unacceptable, unconscionable and unconstitutional.” “Apparently, Republican operatives and conservative activists have found a sympathetic audience as a result of the broken process set forth by the New York Court of Appeals,” Jeffries said in a statement. “The draft map draws four Black members of Congress into the same district, a tactic that would make Jim Crow blush.” Two longstanding House Democrats with high-ranking leadership positions — U.S. Rep. Jerry Nadler and U.S. Rep. Carolyn Maloney — now reside in the same district in Manhattan, according to renderings of the proposed maps by the Graduate Center of the City University of New York. They both plan to run for the seat. “I believe these newly proposed lines by the special master violate the New York state constitutional requirements of keeping communities of interest together and keeping the cores of existing districts largely intact,” Nadler said in a statement. His existing district infamously snakes through portions of Manhattan and into Brooklyn as it keeps together certain Jewish communities. The 19th Congressional District, a seat held by U.S. Rep. Antonio Delgado, D-Rhinebeck, was expected to see to a highly competitive race between two Hudson Valley county executives after Delgado dropped out of the race when Hochul announced he was to be her new lieutenant governor. Neither Dutchess County Executive Marc Molinaro, a Republican running for Congress, nor Ulster County Executive Pat Ryan have primary residences in the newly created 19th
District where they had been expected to square off after Delgado’s departure from the race. They both reside in the 18th District. Ryan said he will run for the 18th District; state Sen. James Skoufis, D-Cornwall, said he is considering a run for that district as well. very active and earnest candidate,” said Molinaro, noting that the new 19th District is just outside of where he resides. Still, Molinaro said he intends to run for the 19th Congressional District seat. “These are all communities I’ve gotten to know well since my gubernatorial run in 2018,” Molinaro said in a statement. “I’ve spent countless hours and driven thousands of miles meeting old friends and making new friends in this proposed district.” The 19th District, which previously included parts of Rensselaer County, including Hoosick Falls, would no longer reach into the Capital Region. Instead, it would stretch west from the Catskills to Binghamton and Ithaca. The proposed Capital Region 20th Congressional District would include the cities of Albany, Schenectady and Troy, but no longer include Saratoga Springs or Amsterdam. U.S. Rep. Paul Tonko, D-Amsterdam, would now reside in the North Country district that is home to U.S. Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-Schuylerville. Tonko said he is “deeply disappointed” the court excluded Amsterdam and Saratoga Springs from the Capital Region district. He urged the court to amend that decision in its final version, due Friday. “Anything less hamstrings our ability to get things done for our communities,” Tonko said in a statement. Still, Tonko said he expects to run for his current seat in the 20th District, despite living outside of it. The League of Women Voters of Saratoga County urged the Independent Redistricting Commission for Saratoga Springs and greater portions of the county to reside within the 20th District because they said the community is more part of the region encompassed by that boundary than it is part of the North Country. Saratoga County was one of the only counties upstate to experience population growth over the past decade. “Respect and preserve county lines,” Barb Thomas, co-president of the League of Women Voters of Saratoga County, said during a redistricting hearing last summer. U.S. Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney, D-Cold Spring, who is chair of the national Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, would be running in the 17th and not in his current 18th Congressional District. Please see MAPS 6
Melodies among nature Interactive music installation at Saratoga state park ends on June 1 By WENDY LIBERATORE
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the park to listen to music that reflects the surrounding nature. “Ellen was very inspired by the park and the setting and the beauty of the area. That’s why we relaunched it last May with a version that covers nearly the entirety of the park.” It’s free and easy to access by downloading the Ellen Reid SOUNDWALK phone app. Then head to Spa State Park’s walking paths such as the Avenue of the Pines, Geyser Loop Road and Picnic Lane. Listeners need only press the app’s start button, plug their phone into a headset (highly recommended for quality) to be plunged
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This Week in Saratoga County History - The Deer of Congress Park Submitted by Dave Waite, April 28, 2022 Dave Waite is a resident of Blue Corners, Saratoga County and has written many articles on upstate New York history, including several in the recently published book, Saratoga County Stories. Dave can be reached at davewaitefinearts@gmail.com It is difficult to imagine tame deer roaming freely through Congress Park in downtown Saratoga Springs, yet in its early years, it was both a common sight and an eagerly anticipated part of experiencing the city for both young and old. It all began with a gift. Soon after the Civil War, George Mitchell, a Troy, New York native then living in New York City, took a business trip to Tampico, Mexico. During his travels, he acquired both an anteater and a fawn. George was the brother of Caleb Weeks Mitchell, future Saratoga Springs hotel owner, and a two-time village president. At the time of George’s trip, the brothers operated a saloon in New York. It quickly became apparent that deer and saloons did not mix. Caleb, at that time a well-known gambler in Saratoga, determined the ideal place for the fawn was Congress Park. The
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gift was well-received by park management and soon became a favorite of both the employees and visitors. All went well over the next couple of years, with the fawn quickly growing into a magnificent buck. Having no fear of man, this deer accepted tidbits of food directly from a hand and occasionally tolerated being petted. Not always content with the confines of the park, occasionally the buck would wander out the main gates onto the street. During one of these forays, troubles began for this wild creature that up to that time had been taken for granted as the village pet. A man only identified as “Col. Johnson” took it upon himself to return the buck to the park during one of his walks along Washington Street. In an act that defies the imagination, Johnson picked the buck up and carried him towards the park gates. Having tired of being held, the deer kicked and fought to be released, tearing into clothing and flesh with powerful hooves. When Sophie Sparkle visited Saratoga Springs with her family she told of the visiting Congress Park in her 1871 book, Sparkles from Saratoga. By this time the park’s management had realized the potential danger and at times would close the park to visitors when the deer became aggressive, even posting a policeman at the
entrance. Once Park staff were able to move the buck into a fenced enclosure, the park was reopened to visitors. In Charles Henry Webb’s John Paul’s Book, he tells of his daughter Paulina quickly befriending one of these deer and making a habit to visit daily and feed the soft-eyed creature with cake and other treats. On the day that she neglected to feed her new friend she learned a valuable, but painful lesson: “Dear Deer, pretty little Dear,” she said, fondly caressing his black muzzle, “See Papa, how he loves me!” but the gentle creature had by this found out that she had nothing for him to eat, and on the heels of this discovery struck out at her with one of his forefeet” It was fortunate that Paulina came away only with a very black eye and hopefully a greater appreciation for the wildness of these seemingly gentle deer. The end of freedom for the buck occurred when a woman visiting the park attempted to pet the animal in the summer of 1870, coming away with injuries serious enough that a lawsuit was brought against the park’s management. The lawsuit was settled with the park being required to pay ten thousand dollars for the assault, and an equal amount in attorney fees in an unsuccessful appeal.
The paddock was enclosed with a high wire fence in 1876 as part of an upgrade to the southern portion of Congress Park where the Deer Park Spring is located today. This spring, originally a source of freshwater that was appropriately called Fresh Water Spring, was appreciated by those who had no taste for mineral water. As the water quality of this spring could not be maintained, it was later retubed to carry mineral water. It was during the park upgrade in 1876 that the present cast-iron fountain was installed. By 1882 the deer population was again reduced to one buck living in the park’s paddock. At that time park, Superintendent Schuyler had a doe brought in from Albany’s Washington Park. Four years later the herd had increased to four with the birth of twin fawns. In Lee’s 1883 tourist
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AROUND YOUR COMMUNITY Franklin Community Reusable Bag Fundraiser SARATOGA - For the entire month of May, when you purchase a $2.50 reusable Community Bag at the Hannaford located on Weibel Avenue in Saratoga Springs, $1 is donated to Franklin Community Center. Share with family, co-workers and friends anyone who shops can take advantage of this easy, simple way to support their favorite organization! You will find the Community Bags on displays around the store and at the checkout. For more information about the program, please visit hannaford. bags4mycause.com.
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Gateway House Of Peace Annual Spring Yard Sale BALLSTON SPA - June 10th, 11thand 12th from 9:00 AM – 5 PM; 479 Rowland St., Ballston Spa, NY 12020 Donations Needed! Please keep us in mind when you are doing your Spring Cleanouts! Your donations of gently used items are greatly appreciated and will help make our sale a success. Items Wanted-Household items, jewelry, toys, furniture, clothes, kitchenware, antiques, collectables, tools, etc Items Not Taken-TV’s computers, child car seats, books, upholstered furniture, large appliances and mattresses Donations can be dropped off-June 2nd10th 10am-4pm; Please contact Elaine at 518-5875109 with any questions. 100% of the proceeds to benefit Gateway House of Peace! Thank you for your Support!
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WILTON - During the upcoming warmer season the Preserve & Park will be hosting Campfire Chats! Scheduled for one Saturday evening a month, this new program will focus on chatting around the campfire! Each chat will involve discussions of local animal species and what is being done to support these populations. In addition to the discussion, participants will enjoy hanging out around the fire for cocoa, s’mores, and cookies! A special Thank You to the Common Roots Foundation for making this program series possible. Campfire Chats’ Topic Schedule: May 21st, 6:00pm: Native Frogs & Toads June 18th, 6:00pm: Karner Blue Butterflies July 16th, 6:00pm: Native Pollinators August 20th, 6:00pm: Monarch Butterflies September 17th, 6:00pm: Owls Registration is required. Space is limited. To register please visit our
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2022 Ballston Spa Farmers’ Market Seeks Vendors, Volunteers BALLSTON SPA - The 2022 Ballston Spa Farmers’ Market, sponsored by the Ballston Spa Business and Professional Association (BSBPA), will run from June 11 through September 29, 2022. The markets will be held on Thursdays from 3-6 pm and Saturdays from 9 am-1 pm in Wiswall Park on Front Street, in the heart of downtown Ballston Spa. The markets have been serving the local community since 2003. Our mission is to bring together local farms and food/craft producers with consumers and to promote locally created products. The market is now accepting vendors for the 2022 season. New and returning vendors can apply online at https:// www.ballston.org/category/farmers-market. The market bylaws are posted on the application page.
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Craft Fair at Brookside Vendors Wanted BALLSTON SPA - The Saratoga County History Center Seeking vendors of handmade crafts, antiques and farm products for the annual craft fair on Saturday, June 18, 2022 from 10am to 3pm. No mass-produced or commercially-made items will be permitted. Spaces are available outdoors, with limited spaces available indoors. This is a rain or shine event. Please contact Beth Silvestri for more information at (518) 885-4000 or bsilvestri@brooksidemuseum.org Brookside Museum is located at 6 Charlton Street, Ballston Spa, NY, 12020. A well-preserved 1792 mansion, Brookside houses the records, collections, and exhibits of the Saratoga County History Center. The SCHCis dedicated to preserving and sharing the diverse histories of Saratoga County, and offers a wide variety of innovative, exciting, and educational programming both online and in person. Please see the SCHC website (www.brooksidemuseum.org) and our social media accounts (@SaratogaCoHistory) for news and announcements.
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OPINION OPINION Trumpism Is Leaving Old-Line Conservatives Behind. Can They Catch Up? By Paul Waldman
(c) 2022, The Washington Post Throughout the last seven years - since Donald Trump first grabbed hold of the GOP - the old Republican establishment has felt besieged and disoriented, struggling to accommodate itself to the new reality of the right. How do they avoid being cast off by a new and aggressive generation of leaders? Can they retain their influence and guide the GOP's future, or will they become irrelevant? How can they stay on the conservative parade float? You can see them trying in an interesting new proclamation, titled "America's Crisis of Self-Doubt," published Thursday in the National Review and signed by a few dozen old-school conservative luminaries, in which they enlist for the battle of the moment. In the process, they show just where the conservative center of gravity is today; it might have been titled, "Hey, can we get in on this exciting new culture war, too?" The signatories are, to varying degrees, a who's-who of establishment conservatives who clearly are looking to a future that is post-Trump but not post-Trumpism (he's never mentioned). They include magazine editors, think-tankers, former administration officials, public intellectuals, and a few politicians, some still influential but most who seem a bit on the outs. But they want to frame the next phase of conservatism as something they're comfortable with, and a part of. The answer, they suggest, is a new grand struggle against liberalism, one promising all the purpose and glory of the Cold War or the Global War on Terror. The enemy now is those who challenge old hierarchies and raise uncomfortable topics: "Our traditional heroes are under threat of being run out of the national pantheon. Our institutions, from elections to the job market to law enforcement, stand accused of perpetuating a systemic racism that is impossible to eradicate. Our educational system, from kindergarten through graduate school, is increasingly a forum for crude propagandizing. Our system of government is attacked as archaic, unfair, and racially biased. Our traditional values of fair play, free speech, and religious liberty are trampled by inflamed ideologues determined to impose their will by force and fear." This must not stand; their goal is to "reclaim what once was a consensus view of America that has now become bitterly contested." To that end, we must of course reimpose a more agreeable crude propagandizing in schools, attack government for being unfair to us, and invigorate "free speech" by censoring teachers and punishing companies that express views we don't like. Only then can "inflamed ideologues" be defeated. The idea that there was some prior moment in which there existed "a consensus view of America" that was not contested - a view that America is and always has been 99 and 44/100% pure, its mistakes and weaknesses but minor blemishes dealt with long ago - is utterly preposterous. It's only possible to believe that if by "consensus" you mean not the narrative everyone agreed on, but the one imposed from above by those in power which no one else had the ability to challenge. When was this time when we all shared a "consensus view of America"? These conservatives don't say. That's because it never existed. Black people never walked by statues of Confederate generals and said to each other, "Yeah, those guys really were great." The difference now is that challenges to the old narratives are gaining purchase and momentum, creating a deep unease the right wants to exploit. It's the same unease that led Trump to hit upon "Make America Great Again" as his slogan: At some point in the past, things were right and proper, but now they aren't anymore. It may be too soon to tell whether old-school conservatives who care most about upper-income tax cuts and reducing regulations on corporations will be fully on board with the authoritarianism that's become so trendy on the right. With figures such as Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and Missouri Sen. Josh Hawley enthusiastically advocating the use of state power to banish ideas the GOP doesn't like and crush its enemies, the temptation is strong; any lingering affection they have for free-market capitalism may yield to the thrill of targeting people they hate. But for now, conservatives clearly believe that a belligerent nationalism focused on enemies within is enough to create an overarching structure within which all conservatives can feel comfortable. They may be right about that. The idea that America is simultaneously beyond reproach (in its essence and history) and a nightmare of depravity (in its fallen present) is something all conservatives seem to agree on. And even if that was Trump's worldview, it doesn't require his participation, leaving such conservatives free to spurn him as a tactical matter without seriously criticizing anything he did or who he is. Nevertheless, "America's Crisis of Self-Doubt" is reminiscent of a document signed in 2010 by a similar group of Republican greybeards. Titled "The Mount Vernon Statement," unveiled near George Washington's estate, and featuring old-timey parchment and flowing script, it created a way for those Reagan-era conservatives to jump on the tea party bandwagon, a kind of Founding Father cosplay that was terribly in vogue at the time. But it turned out that the tea party was all style; it was just trickle-down economics and racial panic in a tricorn hat. The new authoritarianism is those things too, but it may turn out to be something more frightening. One thing, though, is clear: With the exception of a tiny number of dissenters, everyone in the Republican Party wants to get in on the act.
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Whipping Inflation Then and Now Cal Thomas, Tribune Content Agency
In 1974, when the inflation rate was 11.04 percent, President Gerald Ford came up with a slogan: "Whip Inflation Now." WIN buttons were manufactured by the millions and people were asked to wear them to demonstrate grassroots solidarity to combat the economic scourge. The campaign was later described by Martin Crutsinger in an Associated Press story titled "Ford's WIN buttons remembered" as "one of the biggest government public relations blunders ever." Today the inflation rate is 8.5 percent, up from 7.9 percent in February and the largest year-over-year rise since 1982. The biggest difference, though, is in the price of goods. In 1974, gas prices averaged 53 cents a gallon and a gallon of milk cost $1.34. Who needs to be reminded of the soaring cost of these and other necessities today, even when adjusted in 2022 dollars? President Biden was in Ohio to announce his plan to fight inflation. His remarks were like blaming your credit card for excessive spending. The president claimed his administration has reduced the deficit (but not the $30 trillion debt). That claim has been factchecked by several news organizations and the Congressional Budget Office and found to be mostly untrue. As Daniel Dale writes for CNN's politics website: "...some experts on fiscal policy say Biden is distorting reality when he claims that he is personally responsible for the deficit going down." Prior to Biden's speech, the White House issued a "fact sheet" that contained the usual blame of others and disingenuous assertions that the president's policies are working, or would work if Congress approved them, which it won't. Republicans are blamed for allegedly having no plan to lower energy costs. In reality, the president has little or no direct influence on gas prices. Republicans are quick to claim that under Donald Trump gas averaged $2.17 a gallon, but that was in 2020 in the midst of the pandemic when for more than a year practically no one was on the road. The White House statement again attempts to pressure us into buying electric cars, which are currently too expensive for many Americans. It also engages in economic sleight of hand by claiming some congressional Republicans want to raise taxes on individuals and small business owners when, in fact, the president and congressional Democrats want to raise taxes on "the rich" and "wealthy corporations" who they claim are not paying their "fair share." Sound familiar? It should because this has been the Democrats' mantra since the administration of President Franklin Roosevelt. For Biden and his fellow Democrats there is literally nothing new under the sun. It isn't that we don't have experience with what produces a healthy economy. It is lower taxes, smaller government, loosening federal controls on businesses and tax incentives that allow people to save more to take care of themselves, especially in retirement. It's the difference between relying on yourself as a first resource and government as a last resort. Democrats want it the other way around because big government is addictive and enhances their careers and power. What we saw in the Biden speech and the White House statement is another attempt to fool the public into believing that the failed policies of the past can be made to succeed if the president repeatedly declares his faith in them. If you still have your WIN button stored away, or can find one in an antique store, pin it on your clothing. It will be a great conversation starter and you can explain what it meant, why it didn't work and why the current administration's updated version also won't achieve this president's stated goals.
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“While the process to draw these maps without the Legislature is against the will of voters, if the newly announced maps are finalized, I will run in New York’s 17th Congressional District,” Maloney tweeted. “NY-17 includes my home and many of the Hudson Valley communities I currently represent.” The 17th District is represented by progressive U.S. Rep. Mondaire Jones, who recently moved to White Plains. A special waterfront district, connecting parts of Long Island and Westchester County, that state Democrats proposed — and which drew much skepticism — was not included in the proposed final map. State Sen. Alessandra Biaggi has been campaigning for that now-defunct waterfront district. State Senate maps that had been created by the Democrat-led Legislature were similarly disrupted by the
special master’s draft released on Monday. In the Capital Region, Albany, Troy and Schenectady were all drawn into separate districts. All three of those districts could favor Democrats — including a Saratoga County boundary that includes the city of Schenectady. Rensselaer County would be in a state Senate district that also includes Cohoes and a substantial portion of Washington County. Similarly, districts in western New York were reworked, as were the shape of districts in New York City. In the Capital Region, Albany, Troy and Schenectady were all drawn into separate state Senate districts. All three of those districts could favor Democrats — including a Saratoga County boundary that includes the city of Schenectady. Rensselaer County would be in a state Senate district that also includes Cohoes and a substantial portion of Washington County.
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for matching the music to where you were in nature.” Reid calls SOUNDWALK a self-directed public art installation that allows music to follow
park-goers everywhere at any time for any duration. “SOUNDWALK is designed to be with the listener wherever they are,” said Reid who piloted the project with SPAC in 2020. “My hope is that people take the risk and experience the park maybe in a new way they haven’t
experienced it before. There isn’t one right way.” She describes her music as “a spectrum of sound" that includes chamber music, synth sounds and jazz “all weaved together seamlessly as you walk.” Her inspiration for the project, which has since been installed in numer-
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ous parks in the U.S. and abroad, grew out of her love for city parks and the realization that music “makes us see things differently.” “The impetus was public parks and people's relationship with public parks,” Reid said. “(Spa State Park) is such a beau-
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tiful park. I’m just thrilled it can work.” SOUNDWALK is just one of several projects that Reid is involved in that include opera, sound design, film scores and ensemble and choral works. The Pulitzer-Prize winning composer is also the co-founder of Luna Lab, a program to elevate female composers who identify as non-binary and gender non-conforming. She also serves as creative adviser and composer-in-residence to the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra. When the pandemic hit in March 2020, all upcoming concerts and projects were either canceled or postponed, giving her the time to dedicate to SOUNDWALK. But since there was no travel, Shiley became her stand-in in the park, giving Reid remote tours of the landscape with his phone. “I was her boots on the ground,” Shiley said.
“I was walking around the park and had her on FaceTime. I was showing her everything. She did come up right before we launched the project to put on the finishing touches, but all the initial work was done walking on FaceTime.” It started out in a limited area in 2020 but expanded four times the walking distance with 10 times the audio to encompass the whole park in 2021. Reid did that, she said, as she was so inspired by the park, one of the state’s most popular. “Spa State Park is a great location for SOUNDWALK because it has open fields, tall pine trees and really vast variety of landscape that really works well for SOUNDWALK,” she said. “I really just enjoyed programming the project because there was so much substance in the park itself. … It’s all been really positive.”
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