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Impressions from the AMR Open Studios Tour 2017

Launched in 2012, AMR Open Studios Tour has grown into a major art destination, forging new and unexpected connections between artists, and their patrons from near and far. Given its success in previous years, in 2017 AMR – Artists Making aRt ™ – Open Studios Tours 2017 expanded to include some 40 artists from Margaretville, Roxbury, Stamford, Delhi, and surrounding areas. The tours took place on two … Continue reading Impressions from the AMR Open Studios Tour 2017

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Featured Destination: Fenimore Art Museum

Fenimore Art Museum is located in a monumental Neo-Georgian (also known as Neo-Colonial) mansion built in the 1930s on the shores of the Otsego Lake in Cooperstown. It was built on the site of James Fenimore Cooper’s 19th century farmhouse. The town itself was founded by Cooper’s father, Judge William Cooper. Cooper is best known for the Leatherstocking series, which includes novels such as The … Continue reading Featured Destination: Fenimore Art Museum

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Memorial Day Weekend in the Catskills – 5/27/2016

This weekend: Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec in Bohemian Paris opens at Fenimore Art Museum in Cooperstown; The Woodstock – New Paltz Memorial Day Arts and Crafts Fair takes place at the Ulster County Fairgrounds; And Grammy award-winning musician Jon Cleary and the Monster Gentlemen perform at the West Kortright Centre in East Meredith. Read more at Upstater.com. Continue reading Memorial Day Weekend in the Catskills – 5/27/2016

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Weekend in the Catskills – 10/09/2015

This weekend in the Catskills: The American Ballet Theatre performs at Bard College; Dia:Beacon is hosting an art talk with curator Jenny Jaskey focusing on the works of Robert Irwin; Fenimore Art Museum is hosting its annual Americana Symposium focusing this year on the history of photography, particularly the invention of daguerreotypes and their impact on mid-19th century portrait painters. Read more at Upstater.com. Continue reading Weekend in the Catskills – 10/09/2015

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Memorial Day Weekend in the Catskills

Fenimore Art Museum Fenimore Art Museum in Cooperstown, Otsego County, is hosting an Iroquois Cultural Festival Saturday, May 23 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. The museum’s new Lucy B. Hamilton Amphitheater, located near the shores of the Otsego Lake, will celebrate its grand opening this Saturday. Otsego: A Meeting Place Iroquois Sites are located nearby. Native American music, dance and storytelling performances will be held … Continue reading Memorial Day Weekend in the Catskills

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Weekend in the Catskills – 4/3/2015

This weekend in the Catskills: an exhibit from The Met, a letterpress printing workshop, a Pulitzer Prize winning play, and more.      Fenimore Art Museum What could Mozart, Fenimore Cooper, and Marc Chagall have in common? The Fenimore Art Museum in Cooperstown, Otsego County, re-opened for the season this Wednesday, April 1 with an exhibition of Marc Chagall’s Magic Flute: Highlights from the Metropolitan Opera, … Continue reading Weekend in the Catskills – 4/3/2015

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Weekend in the Catskills – 1/9/15

It’s a frigid weekend in the Catskills with temperatures in the low teens. But perfect though for wandering through art galleries, attending storytelling events, or taking workshops. Art is uplifting. Dia:Beacon Dia:Beacon Gallery in Beacon, Dutchess County, is hosting a Community Day event this Saturday, January 10 from 11:30 am to 12:30 pm with a program dedicated to families with children. Titled “Imaginary Alphabets and … Continue reading Weekend in the Catskills – 1/9/15

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Weekend in the Catskills – 1/2/15

Happy New Year! This weekend: Fenimore Art Museum  Fenimore Art Museum is hosting Paint the Town – Community Mural Painting Event this Saturday, January 3 from 10 am to 4 pm. The mural will depict Cooperstown’s winter scenery, and capture the area’s idyllic gaze. Once completed, the mural will hang on the walls of the museum’s auditorium. The event is open to all ages. For … Continue reading Weekend in the Catskills – 1/2/15

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“Art in the Catskills” Is Four Month Old

Art in the Catskills, published earlier this year, is an inventory of cultural assets in the Catskills, and it essentially serves as a travel guide for art and history lovers. I wrote this book, because this is the kind of book I wish I was handed when I moved to the Catskills ten years ago. And, although some of the cultural projects that I discuss … Continue reading “Art in the Catskills” Is Four Month Old

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Weekend in the Catskills – 11/28/14

A beautiful, snowy Thanksgiving weekend in the Catskills! Windham Festival Chamber Orchestra Windham Festival Chamber Orchestra is performing this Saturday at 8 pm its Annual Thanksgiving Concert at the Doctorow Center for the Arts in Hunter. The orchestra, conducted by Robert Manno, and featuring 24 musicians, will perform compositions by Vivaldi, Shulman, Mozart, Mahler and Haydn. The program includes Vivaldi’s Concerto for Two Horns and … Continue reading Weekend in the Catskills – 11/28/14

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