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A Century Under the Stars

Filmmaker Dwight Grimm, owner of Greenville Drive-In Outdoor Cinema, released a short documentary called A Century Under the Stars that brings back into the spotlight how Schoharie, a small Catskills village, became the host of the very first open-air motion picture presentation, entirely free to the public between 1917 – 1942. To learn more about this fascinating story, visit http://www.atlasobscura.com/places/site-of-the-first-known-free-openair-motion-picture-presentation. The Centennial Anniversary of the … Continue reading A Century Under the Stars

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Featured Destination: The Corning Museum of Glass

The Corning Museum of Glass in Corning, Steuben County, has on display some of the world’s most exquisite glass collections, spanning over thousands of years of history. Glass objects and glassmaking techniques from various parts of the world are showcased in several different galleries. A gallery dedicated to Glass in America includes early and rare artistic and decorative pieces. Glassmaking is considered to be the … Continue reading Featured Destination: The Corning Museum of Glass

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Weekend in the Catskills – 6/10/2016

This weekend: Livingston Manor is celebrating its 13th Annual Trout Parade; The Center for Photography at Woodstock is hosting The Art of Prepress for Photobooks, a workshop taught by John Mannion; And Upstate Films in Woodstock is screening Life, Animated directed by Academy award-winning director Roger Ross Williams. Read more at Upstater.com. Continue reading Weekend in the Catskills – 6/10/2016

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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 – 11/06/2015

This weekend in the Catskills: Gospel music with the Fairfield Four at the West Kortright Centre in East Meredith; Contemporary Catskill Watercolors by Michael Mendel at the Erpf Center in Arkville; “Rails to the Catskills” documentary film screening at the D & H Canal Museum in High Falls; And, the third annual Glimmerglass Film Days Festival in Cooperstown. Plenty to do this weekend. Read more … Continue reading Weekend in the Catskills – 11/06/2015

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Weekend in the Catskills – 2/27/15

Saratoga Performing Arts Center (SPAC) Saratoga Performing Arts Center (SPAC) in Saratoga Springs is hosting its traditional Winter Ball this Saturday, February 28 at 8 p.m. The theme this year is Black & White Vintage Hollywood – what can beat that?  Hollywood inspired food, music by the New York Players, a Classic Hollywood Costume Contest are among the evening’s highlights. We hear that the event … Continue reading Weekend in the Catskills – 2/27/15

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Featured Destination: Hanford Mills Museum

The Hanford family purchased the mill in East Meredith, Delaware County, in the 1860s, and developed the site into a vast rural complex. The mill, in existence since 1846, is one of the very few remaining 19th century original mills, and it’s listed on the State and National Registers of Historic Places. The museum, open from mid-May to mid-October and on special occasions, can be … Continue reading Featured Destination: Hanford Mills Museum

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The Second Edition Is Now Available as Paperback and E-Book

  Art in the Catskills, The Definitive Guide to the Catskills’ Rich Cultural Life is a compendium of one hundred and twenty-three arts organizations, events and other attractions in the Catskills and surrounding area, some in the neighboring Hudson Valley, and others elsewhere upstate New York. The guide includes anything from museums and memorial sites to summer festivals, art galleries and residencies, as well as … Continue reading The Second Edition Is Now Available as Paperback and E-Book

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Weekend in the Catskills – 9/12/14

A September weekend filled with art in the Catskills: an art book reception at Longyear Gallery in Margaretville, a multi-media opening reception at the Opera House in Hudson, an art show at the Angeloch Gallery in Woodstock, and a screening of “To Be Forever Wild” in the Wulff Gallery at the Catskill Fly Fishing Center in Livingston Manor. Also, the “Woodstock Nights” event takes place … Continue reading Weekend in the Catskills – 9/12/14

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