Erpf Center

Erpf Center in Arkville, Delaware County, is hosting an opening reception this Saturday, May 16 at 2 p.m. discussing works by artists in residence at Platte Clove, a site administered by the Catskill Center in Greene County. Platte Clove, along with Kaaterskill Clove, was an inspiration to early American landscape painters affiliated with the Hudson River School of Painting, a movement initiated by Thomas Cole in 1825. For more information about this event, visit http://catskillcenter.org/events/2015/5/11/inspired-by-platte-clove.

Slabsides

Slabsides, home of naturalist writer John Burroughs in West Park, Ulster County, is hosting an Open House event “The Journals of John Burroughs,” this Saturday, May 16 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. At noon Vassar College student Maura Toomey will be talking about her three years of research, transcribing Burroughs’ hand written journals. Toomey transcribed twenty-two volumes, covering the period 1887 – 1901, and thus gaining insights into Burroughs’ understanding of the natural world. For more information, visit http://www.johnburroughsassociation.org/news/events/item/slabsides-day-open-house-and-the-journals-of-john-burroughs-may-16-2015.

Fisher Center

Fisher Center in Annandale-on-Hudson, Dutchess County, is hosting a classical music performance this Sunday, May 17 at 3 p.m. featuring members of the American Symphony Orchestra, Bard College Conservatory Orchestra, and Bard College Faculty conducted by Leon Botstein. The performance is dedicated to Mahler’s Symphony No. 9. Mahler wrote his last symphony in 1908 – 1909. Leonard Bernstein said about it that “It is terrifying, and paralyzing, as the strands of sound disintegrate … in ceasing, we lose it all. But in letting go, we have gained everything.” For more information about this performance, visit http://fishercenter.bard.edu/calendar/event.php?eid=128576.

Albany Symphony Orchestra

American Symphony Orchestra is hosting the American Music Festival: Migrations this Saturday, May 16 at 7:30 p.m. Migrations is a program dedicated to traditions surrounding American history. Michael Daugherty’s Trail of Tears Concerto for Flute and Orchestra with flutist Amy Porter will be performed, as well as works by Clint Needham and Andrea Reinkemeyer, and Derek Bermel’s Migration Series for Jazz Orchestra. For tickets, and more information visit http://www.albanysymphony.com/concerts_and_tickets/event_details.cfm?ID=172

Catskill Art Society

Catskill Art Society in Livingston Manor, Sullivan County, is hosting a Garden Day event this Saturday, May 16 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Conversant speakers will address a variety of garden-related topics from community gardening to planting techniques, tips and more. For more information, visit http://catskillartsociety.org/events/gardenday.

Enjoy a gorgeous weekend in the Catskills!