Tag: classical music
Weekend in the Catskills – 7/01/2016
This weekend: Jupiter String Quartet performs at Maverick Concert Hall; A traditional Sidewalk Festival takes place in Roxbury; And, Stagecoach Run Art Festival celebrates its 21st anniversary. Read more at Upstater.com. Happy Independence Day! Continue reading Weekend in the Catskills – 7/01/2016
Weekend in the Catskills – 6/17/2016
This weekend: Playing Mozart as Mozart Would Have Played Mozart at the Doctorow Center for the Arts in Hunter; Poetry with Geoffrey O’Brien, editor-in-chief of Library of America, at Cross Contemporary Art Gallery in Saugerties – Ellen Kozak’s oil paintings are currently on view; And a tour of the Woodstock area gardens. Learn more at Upstater.com. Continue reading Weekend in the Catskills – 6/17/2016
Weekend in the Catskills – 12/18/2015
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
Weekend in the Catskills – 11/20/2015
This weekend: Bordering Utopia: Sculptures by Brian Tolle at the University at Albany’s Art Museum; Prometheus Bound at Franklin Stage Company; And, Classics on Hudson with violinist Benjamin Bowman and pianist Peter Longworth at the Hudson Opera House. Read more at Upstater.com. Continue reading Weekend in the Catskills – 11/20/2015
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 – 4/17/2015
Music, books, theater – this weekend is filled with choices for art enthusiasts in the Catskills. Bearsville Theater Bearsville Theater in Woodstock is hosting a concert this Saturday, April 18 at 9 p.m. featuring singer-songwriter Suzanne Vega, a concert sponsored by Radio Woodstock. From the Bearsville Theater: “Widely regarded as one of the most brilliant songwriters of her generation, Suzanne Vega emerged as a leading … Continue reading Weekend in the Catskills – 4/17/2015
Weekend in the Catskills – 2/20/15
New York State Museum The New York State Museum in Albany is hosting its annual fundraiser New York in Bloom, an extremely popular floral show launched in 1992. New York in Bloom will display this year over a hundred floral arrangements from New York’s most exquisite florists and floral designers. Themed activities will be offered throughout the weekend, including demonstrations and children’s activities. The hours … Continue reading Weekend in the Catskills – 2/20/15
Weekend in the Catskills – 11/14/14
The Red Violin at Bard College Fisher Center at Bard College presents “The Red Violin” this Saturday, November 15 at 8 pm, a concert featuring violinist Elizabeth Pitcairn, and pianist Cynthia Elise Tobey. Pitcairn performs on a 1720 Stradivarius – the famous “Red Mendelssohn Stradivarius” – you can read more about it here. Pitcairn and Tobey will perform pieces by Beethoven, Fauré and Schubert, … Continue reading Weekend in the Catskills – 11/14/14
Weekend in the Catskills – 8/15/14
This weekend in the Catskills brings fabulous events for writers, classical and opera music lovers, and design aficionados. Writers in the Mountains presents its annual summer reading event this Sunday, August 17, from 1 to 3 pm at the Erpf Center in Arkville. From the event’s description, “On Sunday August 17th, come hear what your neighbors have been thinking and writing about. Be prepared to … Continue reading Weekend in the Catskills – 8/15/14
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