Writers in the Mountains (WIM) is hosting its annual summer reading event called “Writers Exposed!” Sunday, August 21 at 4 pm at The Catskill Center for Conservation and Development (The Erpf Center), located at 43355 State Route 28, Arkville, New York, 12406. This casual but convivial gathering creates a forum and sets a stage for WIM students and instructors to share with each other, other … Continue reading Writers Exposed at The Erpf Center
This weekend: The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center performs at the Saratoga Performing Arts Center; Bethel Woods Center for the Arts is hosting a Woodstock Anniversary Brunch, marking the festival’s 47th anniversary; Thomas Cole National Historic Site is hosting Open House: Contemporary Art in Conversation with Cole featuring the works of multi-media artist Jason Middlebrooks; And, photographer Helane Levine-Keating is showing Liminal Spaces at … Continue reading Weekend in the Catskills – 8/12/2016
This weekend: The Phoenicia International Festival of the Voice celebrates its seventh season; Fisher Center at Bard College presents “The Symphonic and The Operatic” featuring works by Italian composers Giacomo Puccini and Giuseppe Martucci; And Arts Society of Kingston presents “Landscape Still Lives” art show by Richard Kirk Mills. Learn more at Upstater.com. Continue reading Weekend in the Catskills – 8/5/2016
Founded in 1996, Franklin Stage Company (FSC) celebrates its 20th anniversary this summer. FSC produces both classic and contemporary plays, and prides itself in having a free admission policy. Over the years, it has produced plays by William Shakespeare, Anton Chekhov, Molière, Henrik Ibsen, Eugène Ionesco, and many others. Located at Chapel Hall, a landmark building erected in 1855 in the Greek Revival style, the … Continue reading Featured Destination: Franklin Stage Company
This weekend: Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis performs at Fisher Center in Annandale-on-Hudson; The AMR (Andes-Margaretville-Roxbury) Open Studios Tour celebrates its fifth anniversary; And the Poetry Barn in West Hurley is offering a bookbinding workshop for beginners. Learn more at Upstater.com. Continue reading Weekend in the Catskills – 7/29/2016
This weekend, Saturday and Sunday, July 30 – 31, from 11 am to 5 pm over twenty artists in Roxbury, Halcottsville, Margaretville, Fleischmanns, Halcott Center, Arkville, and Andes will open their studios to the public, and show their working spaces. A good place to start the tour is the Wawaka (Halcottsville) Grange, which is true to its original function as a Grange and General Store. … Continue reading Not to Miss This Weekend: AMR Open Studios Tour 2016
This weekend: Franklin Stage Company presents We 3, an adaptation of Chekhov’s Three Sisters; National Dance Institute performs Words with Wings – The Power of Poetry at the Orpheum Theater in Tannersville; And, Saratoga Race Course, the oldest sporting venue in the country, opens for the season. Learn more at Upstater.com. Continue reading Weekend in the Catskills – 7/22/2016
Saturday and Sunday, July 30 – 31, over twenty artists in Andes, Margaretville and Roxbury area (AMR, for short) will open their studios to the public, and show their working spaces. During the tour, artists working in all media will talk about their styles and techniques, and the process of making art. Launched in 2012, AMR has been a great success, attracting a large number … Continue reading Featured Destination: AMR Open Studios Tour 2016
The annual Phoenicia Art Tour, formerly known as the Shandaken Art Tour, takes place this weekend Sat and Sun, July 16 – 17. Close to thirty artists participate, opening their studios to the public and making demonstrations. Concurrent art exhibitions take place at the Arts Upstairs Gallery in Phoenicia and the Catskill Interpretive Center (CIC) in Mt. Tremper, among other places. Start your tour at … Continue reading This Weekend: Phoenicia Art Tour
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