Writers in the Mountains Announces “Meet the Authors” Third Annual Catskills Book Festival

Writers in the Mountains (WIM) invites authors residing in, working in, or otherwise connected to the Catskills and Hudson Valley regions to a literary arts and community event and celebration we call “Meet the Authors,” the third in our series of annual book festivals. This year the event takes place on Sunday, April 24, from 12 noon to 4 p.m. at the Union Grove Distillery … Continue reading Writers in the Mountains Announces “Meet the Authors” Third Annual Catskills Book Festival

Featured Artist: Molly Rausch

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

Featured Destination: Cross Contemporary Art Gallery

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

Weekend in the Catskills – 11/13/2015

This weekend in the Catskills: Country music with Robert Earl Keen at the Bearsville Theater; Jervis McEntee at the Samuel Dorsky Museum of Art; And, the fourth annual Craftskills Festival at the Bovina Community Hall. Read article at Upstater.com.   Continue reading Weekend in the Catskills – 11/13/2015

Weekend in the Catskills – 10/02/2015

This weekend: The Woodstock Film Festival celebrates its 16th season; The Columbia County Council on the Arts is having its annual Member Show; And, the Rhinebeck Arts Festival takes place at the Dutchess County Fairgrounds. Read more at Upstater.com. Continue reading Weekend in the Catskills – 10/02/2015

Weekend in the Catskills – 6/26/2015

This weekend in the Catskills: An Ideal Husband by Oscar Wilde at Franklin Stage Company; Oklahoma! (music by Richard Rodgers, and libretto by Oscar Hammerstein) at Bard College; Art House Tour at the Woodstock Brydcliffe Guild; And, the Founders’ Day at Bevier House Museum. Read more at Upstater.com. Continue reading Weekend in the Catskills – 6/26/2015