Listen: Laura Shore, Altamont artist buttressing local culture

Thursday, August 29, 2019 - 13:03
Laura Shore

Laura Shore

 

 

Laura Shore is like the Georgia O'Keeffe of vegetables. Part of the profits from her paintings goes to support open-space preservation. Shore, biographer of the late Ev Rau, a farming icon in Altamont, has now plunged into researching Lucie Cassidy — responsible for Altamont’s name as well as for the founding of St. Lucy’s Church — and her family, which will be part of the village’s first Founders Day celebration in October. Shore is president of Altamont Community Tradition and she and her partner, Nancy Ota, live in the historic Jacob Crounse Inn, which they have lovingly restored. In this week’s podcast, Shore talks about the meaning of contributing to community.

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