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The History of the Catskills: Book Talk with Author Stephen Silverman

Stephen M. Silverman, author of The Catskills: Its History and How It Changed America, published by Knopf in 2015, spoke at the Erpf Center in Arkville, Saturday, April 2 in front of an audience of about forty animated Catskills fans. Co-written with Raphael D. Silver, who passed away in 2013, the book covers all the turning points that shaped the region and made it into … Continue reading The History of the Catskills: Book Talk with Author Stephen Silverman

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Weekend in the Catskills – 4/8/2016

This weekend: Woodstock Writers Festival celebrates its seventh anniversary; Carlos Santana performs at the Bardavon Opera House; And, Dr. Wanda M. Corn from Stanford University speaks at the Thomas Cole National Historic Site, exploring Artists’ Homes and Studios as Archive and Romance Places. Find more at Upstater.com. Continue reading Weekend in the Catskills – 4/8/2016

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The Poetics of Space with Fred Guyot at the Erpf Center

The Erpf Center in Arkville is hosting The Poetics of Space, an art show featuring the works of abstract painter Fred Guyot. Guyot, who received his MFA from Brooklyn College, studied with famous Philip Pearlstein in the 1960s, and developed a style characterized by rich, bold colors. The Poetics of Space includes works produced between 1990 and 2010, and will remain on view through May 27. … Continue reading The Poetics of Space with Fred Guyot at the Erpf Center

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Weekend in the Catskills – 3/18/2016

This weekend: The Ulster Ballet Company presents its annual Festival of Dance at the Ulster Performing Arts Center in Kingston; Catskill Art Society in Livingston Manor presents Saturday Sampler, a series of five art workshops led by Helena Clare Pittman, Saturdays from 2 to 5 pm, March 19 to April 16; And, The Kaaterskill Fine Arts Gallery in Hunter is hosting Older than the Mountain, … Continue reading Weekend in the Catskills – 3/18/2016

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Weekend in the Catskills – 3/11/2016

This weekend: Thomas Cole as designer and architect Sunday lecture at the Thomas Cole National Historic Site in Catskill; Text-based art at the Woodstock Framing Gallery, including stamp art by Molly Rausch; And, Alice in Wonderland Adventures at the Woodstock Playhouse. Read more at Upstater.com.   Continue reading Weekend in the Catskills – 3/11/2016

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Weekend in the Catskills – 3/4/2016

This weekend: “American Stories” exhibition at the Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center in Poughkeepsie includes works by iconic American artists such as Sanford Gifford, William Merritt Chase, and Georgia O’Keefe; Woodstock writer and musician Robert Burke Warren launches his debut novel Perfectly Broken at the Kleinert / James Center for the Arts; And illustrator Loel Barr teaches a Handmade Books as Art workshop at the … Continue reading Weekend in the Catskills – 3/4/2016

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Weekend in the Catskills – 2/26/2016

This weekend: Howard Greenberg at the Samuel Dorsky Museum in New Paltz; Afternoon of a Faun, a documentary about New York City Ballet dancer Tanaquil Le Clercq, at the National Museum of Dance in Saratoga Springs; And, ceramics workshops at the Hudson Valley Pottery School and Studio in Rhinebeck. Find more at Upstater.com. Continue reading Weekend in the Catskills – 2/26/2016

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Weekend in the Catskills – 2/12/2016

This weekend: Mark Gruber Gallery in New Platz is hosting Looking Back – 40 Years, 40 Themes art show; Catskill Jazz Factory presents a Valentine’s Cabaret Evening in Tannersville; And, the town of Tannersville is hosting its fifth annual Ice Sculpture Festival. Learn more at Upstater.com. Continue reading Weekend in the Catskills – 2/12/2016

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