This weekend: The Marcel Proust Project at the Fisher Center at Bard College, conceived and directed by Sarah Rothenberg, costume design by Marina Draghici; Ruby Silvious’ Tea & Alchemy Art Show at the Greene County Council on the Arts’ Gallery; And, Writers in the Mountains’ Creative Nonfiction Reading at the Pine Hill Community Center. Read more at Upstater.com. Continue reading Weekend in the Catskills – 1/22/2016
This weekend: New York State Museum in Albany is hosting a Family Fun Day; Catskill Mountain Foundation is hosting a folk concert at the Orpheum Theater in Tannersville; And, Historic Huguenot Street in New Paltz is hosting a book talk and signing. Find more at Upstater.com. Continue reading Weekend in the Catskills – 1/15/2016
Molly Rausch is a stamp artist. Her work has been exhibited throughout the Hudson Valley, New York City, Washington DC, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Barcelona, Oaxaca (Mexico), and Prilep (Macedonia), and is in numerous private and public collections. Molly’s work often deals with themes of communication and thresholds. She has participated in several public art projects, including a Lost and Found Drawing Booth in 2009. Her … Continue reading Featured Artist: Molly Rausch
This weekend: Stamp artist Molly Rausch is showing at the Woodstock Artists Association and Museum (WAAM); Samuel F. B. Morse’s Locust Grove Mansion is open for holiday tours; And, the Open Eye Theater in Margaretville presents A Child’s Christmas in Wales by Welsh poet Dylan Thomas. Read more at Upstater.com. Continue reading Weekend in the Catskills – 12/25/2015
Everything we do is a matter of taste and training – I’m paraphrasing physicist Brian Greene, author of “The Elegant Universe.” How we then form appreciation for and understanding of aesthetics? The individual journey to learning and self-discovery is what forms and cultivates one’s taste. What is art? Roy Lichtenstein argued that “Organized perception is what art is all about.” Émile Zola thought that art … Continue reading What Is Art All About?
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This weekend: The Object Lesson at Fisher Center; Hudson Valley Philharmonic performs Messiah at the Ulster Performing Arts Center in Kingston; Frosty Fest takes place in Ulster Park; And, the SPARKLE Festival is hosted at Boscobel mansion in Garrison. Read more at Upstater.com. Continue reading Weekend in the Catskills – 12/18/2015
This weekend: Poetry at The Coffee House in Phoenicia; It’s a Wonderful Life at the Shandaken Playhouse, also in Phoenicia; And, a traditional Candlelight Evening at The Farmer’s Museum in Cooperstown. Read more at Upstater.com. Continue reading Weekend in the Catskills – 12/11/2015
Jen Dragon is the director of Cross Contemporary Art in Saugerties, a gallery dedicated to showing mid-career artists with a connection to New York City, the Catskills and Hudson Valley regions. Dragon has background in online marketing, but she’s also had an extensive career in the arts – over the years she has curated numerous exhibits for non-profit spaces, and organized various community-wide art projects. Dragon … Continue reading Featured Destination: Cross Contemporary Art Gallery
This weekend: A Holiday Design Show at the Senate House in Kingston; Ulster Ballet Company performs a Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens at UPAC in Kingston; And, the 19th annual Hudson Winter Walk takes place in Hudson, topped with a fireworks display. Read more at Upstater.com. Continue reading Weekend in the Catskills – 12/04/2015
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