Weekend in the Catskills – 9/18/2015

This weekend: The Alexander String Quartet at the West Kortright Centre; Community Day at the Thomas Cole National Historic Site; And, the City of the Hills Arts & Music Festival in Oneonta. Find more at Upstater.com. Continue reading Weekend in the Catskills – 9/18/2015

Weekend in the Catskills – 9/11/2015

This weekend: Hobart Festival of Women Writers is celebrating its third anniversary this weekend with a variety of workshops from poetry and memoir to blogging and publishing. The Farmers’ Museum in Cooperstown is hosting its 37th Annual Harvest Festival. And, Basilica Hudson, co-founded by Melissa Auf der Maur, who once played with Smashing Pumpkins, is hosting SoundScape, a weekend of music and art. For more, … Continue reading Weekend in the Catskills – 9/11/2015

Weekend in the Catskills – 9/4/2015

This weekend: Vintage baseball and fireworks in Roxbury; The 34th Annual Iroquois Festival takes place in Howes Cave; Happy Traum performs at Maverick Concert Hall; Elena Zang Gallery in Woodstock is showing new works by painter and printmaker Joan Snyder. Read more at Upstater.com. Continue reading Weekend in the Catskills – 9/4/2015

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