Weekend in the Catskills – 8/21/2015

This weekend: Cooperstown Summer Music Festival’s last concert of the season takes place Sunday evening at the Otesaga Hotel – the program includes compositions by Ravel, Stravinsky, Gershwin, and others; The Mohonk Mountain House is hosting a Barnival on Saturday evening; The Open Eye Theater in Margaretville presents Summer Shortcuts V Friday, Saturday and Sunday; And, Hobart Book Village of the Catskills is hosting an … Continue reading Weekend in the Catskills – 8/21/2015

Weekend in the Catskills – 8/14/2015

This weekend: Glimmerglass Opera Festival’s 40th Anniversary Concert; Writers in the Mountains’ Annual Summer Reading Event; The 13th Annual Saugerties Artists Studios Tour; And, Chronogram Magazine’s 3rd Annual Block Party. Read more at Upstater.com. Continue reading Weekend in the Catskills – 8/14/2015

Featured Artist: Baritone Jeffrey Tichenor

Baritone Jeffrey Tichenor was born in Kentucky. He studied opera performance at Murray State University, and after moving to New York City he continued his studies with Richard Barrett at Brooklyn Conservatory. Roles in his repertory include Masetto in Don Giovanni and Gugliemo in Cosi Fan Tutte both by Mozart, Harlequin in Ariadne auf Naxos by Strauss, and Albert in Werther by Jules Massenet. Tichenor … Continue reading Featured Artist: Baritone Jeffrey Tichenor

Weekend in the Catskills – 7/31/2015

This weekend in the Catskills: The Phoenicia International Festival of the Voice celebrates its sixth anniversary: composer Carlisle Floyd and mezzo-soprano Frederica von Stade are among celebrities attending this year; Saratoga Race Course is in full swing (the National Museum of Racing, also in Saratoga, is open every day during the race season in July and August); Jan Harrison is showing at Bright Hill Literary … Continue reading Weekend in the Catskills – 7/31/2015

Weekend in the Catskills – 7/24/2015

This weekend in the Catskills: Lady Gaga and Tony Bennett at Bethel Woods; One Hundred Years of Maverick Concerts in Woodstock; The AMR Open Studios Tour in Roxbury and Margaretville; And A Midsummer Night’s Dream at the Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival. Read article at Upstater.com. Continue reading Weekend in the Catskills – 7/24/2015

Weekend in the Catskills – 7/03/2015

This weekend in the Catskills: Simone Dinnerstein performs Bach’s Goldberg Variations, and Adam Tendler performs John Cage at Maverick Concert Hall; West Kortright Centre celebrates its 40th anniversary with a Gala Dance Party; Stagecoach Run Art Festival celebrates its 20th anniversary – fifty visual artists in the Treadwell – Franklin area will open their studios to the public. Events are scheduled at the Bright Hill … Continue reading Weekend in the Catskills – 7/03/2015