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Appleby Foundation, Inc.
PO Box 984
Au Sable Forks, NY 12912


Cell: 646-734-7151
RKBallet1@verizon.net
TahawusCenter@gmail.com

AFI Board of Directors:
Rebecca Kelly, (Chair)
Craig Brashear
Pam Gelles
Eric Granger
Carl Marxer
Abby Newton
Alice Schonbek
Tricia Tidwell
Eve Wolfsohn

Tahawus Steering
Committee List

OnStage A 30 Year Legacy,
New York City to the Adirondacks
Selected RKB Youth Dance Videos from: 2007-2019

APPLEBY FOUNDATION, Inc. is a 501(C)(3) not-for-profit, tax-exempt organization, founded in New York City in 1979.
It operates the Tahawus Cultural Center in Au Sable Forks, in upstate New York, and Rebecca Kelly Ballet, a contemporary chamber ballet company formerly located in SoHo, NYC.

OUR MISSION is to create, develop, and present works and ideas that connect artists and audiences, children and adults, and to strengthen and enliven communities through diverse exposure, access to, and participation in the arts. In all our creative expression, our work reminds us to remain ever-inventive and responsive to a changing environment.

BOARD OF DIRECTORS Appleby Foundation, Inc.
RKB is governed by a Board of Directors from the NYC and Adirondack areas. Activities range from special event fund-raising, strategic planning, chairing committees, and grass roots activities. The Board meets 7 times a year in monthly meetings except summer, and in ad hoc meetings. Directors serve a 3-year term, and contribute 5-8 hours/mo in time and expertise. There is a give or get policy.

Purpose and Use of Tahawus Cultural Center on Main Street, Au Sable Forks. The cultural center occupies the two upper floors of the 3-storey building; the 2nd floor Windows Gallery and Education Space, and the 3rd floor Cloudsplitter Dance Studio. Two local business occupy the ground floor. As a gathering place for learning and a catalyst of community growth, Tahawus Center engages people with a range of expressions in the arts in programs including art, film, music, dance, and STEM.  Tahawus serves as a vital space where people connect with each other around familiar and unfamiliar topics.  Tahawus is proud to play its role to support and inspire its community and its visitors.

The main activities of Rebecca Kelly Ballet have  included:

OnStage, annual summer training / performance program for youth in the Northern Adirondacks, since 1987
Kids Co-Motion, the early childhood creative movement program in SoHo and the Adirondacks, since 1993
Cultural programs at Tahawus in dance, STEM, film, music and art - in the Adirondacks since 2012.
RKB Teens - dance instruction and choreography workshops in SoHo and upstate NY
Nutcracker Highlights  - seasonal Open Studio performances of solos and duets in SoHo and Au Sable Forks
RKB public performances and touring

Appleby Foundation accepts contributions of all levels from individuals, foundations, and corporations for general operations and specific cultural and education programs of Tahawus Center and for youth scholarships. Funding categories include the creation of training and presentation projects in ballet/ choreography, and underwriting support for public presentations and gallery exhibits.  Call the Executive Director to discuss planned giving and bequests.