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\n Written by Jonathon Norcross<\/a> on Entertainment<\/a>, Featured<\/a>. <\/p>\n

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The land on the southeast corner of the County Route 68\/Burke Road intersection, which may be the future site of the Mostly Modern Arts Center. Photo by Jonathon Norcross.<\/em><\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n

SARATOGA \u2014 A new music venue called the Mostly Modern Arts Center is being planned in the Town of Saratoga near the intersection of County Route 68 and Burke Road.<\/p>\n

According to a proposal dated June 2025, the project site would encompass 18.5 acres spread across three parcels located southeast of the intersection. The site is bordered by single-family residential properties and vacant wooded land. Included on the site would be a 10,000 square-foot, three-story \u201cmusic barn\u201d that would host performances, art shows, and community events. A parking lot with 51 paved spaces would be created adjacent to the venue, along with additional overflow parking of 39 grass spaces along the entrance road.<\/p>\n

Two existing single-family homes on the project site will be renovated and used as residences for the project owners and\/or as accommodations for guests, musicians, and artists visiting the center. As many as five cabins would also be built, with each one varying in size between 2,000 to 5,000 square feet. Each cabin would be accompanied by parking spaces for up to two cars, bringing the total number of parking spaces to around 100. 7 or 8 acres of wooded or open fields would be preserved for walking trails and sculpture exhibits. Primary access to the center would be on Burke Road, with secondary access on County Road 68.<\/p>\n

The proposal was prepared for Robert and Victoria Paterson, co-founders of the Mostly Modern Festival that\u2019s hosted at Skidmore College\u2019s Arthur Zankel Music Center. The Patersons have been looking for a new home for the festival, as well as a venue for small concerts, community events, and art exhibits. Their representatives on the project include the Phinney Design Group and the Environmental Design Partnership.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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According to the proposal, \u201cthe proposed project has been designed to maximize the distance from the music and art venue to the existing dwellings while also maintaining existing wooded buffers\u2026 The proposed music venue is designed to hold small concerts in a building that is designed to dissipate and absorb sounds. The small outside venue area is designed [for] more small and intimate performances and will be positioned to prevent the projection of sounds to neighboring residences.\u201d<\/p>\n

Despite such assurances regarding noise pollution, some locals are resisting the proposed project. As of Aug. 18, a petition on Change.org opposing the music venue had garnered 89 signatures, and a Facebook group called \u201cKeeping Burke Road Peaceful\u201d had 53 members.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhile we applaud the development of the arts and economic development, this commercial project does not belong in our quiet neighborhood,\u201d stated the Facebook group\u2019s \u201cabout\u201d section.<\/p>\n

A flyer shared with Saratoga TODAY said the project would bring \u201cloud music and noise pollution,\u201d \u201clarge crowds into our quiet, rural neighborhood,\u201d \u201cincreased traffic,\u201d and \u201ca constant flow of strangers close to our homes and children.\u201d The flyer also encouraged attendance at a public meeting scheduled for Sept. 8 at 7 p.m. at the Saratoga Town Hall.<\/p>\n


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