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Weekend in the Catskills – 7/03/2015
This weekend in the Catskills: Simone Dinnerstein performs Bach’s Goldberg Variations, and Adam Tendler performs John Cage at Maverick Concert Hall; West Kortright Centre celebrates its 40th anniversary with a Gala Dance Party; Stagecoach Run Art Festival celebrates its 20th anniversary – fifty visual artists in the Treadwell – Franklin area will open their studios to the public. Events are scheduled at the Bright Hill … Continue reading Weekend in the Catskills – 7/03/2015
Featured Artist: Adam Cohen
Adam Cohen earned his BFA at Philadelphia’s Tyler School of Art at Temple University. He also studied abroad in Rome. Using Photo Shop 1, Cohen was one of the very first artists ever to use the computer for art-making, launching his career as a top illustrator. He worked for clients such as Disney, Visa, MasterCard, Coca-Cola, CBS-TV, McGraw-Hill, Pfizer, Orion Pictures, Verizon, AT&T, The Atlantic … Continue reading Featured Artist: Adam Cohen
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
Featured Destination: Maverick Concert Hall
Maverick Concert Hall, founded in 1916, is the oldest continuous chamber music festival in the country. The festival, running from June to early September, presents an eclectic program of the Catskills folk songs, jazz as well as classical music. On June 28 this year the original 1916 concert, which featured music by Joseph Haydn, Max Bruch, and Robert Schumann, will be reproduced to mark the … Continue reading Featured Destination: Maverick Concert Hall
Weekend in the Catskills – 6/19/2015
This weekend in the Catskills: Bryan Adams at Bethel Woods; Andy Warhol at The Hyde Collection Art Museum; An opening reception at GCCA art gallery in Catskill; And, a hot air balloon festival in Ballston Spa. Read more at Upstater.com. Continue reading Weekend in the Catskills – 6/19/2015
Weekend in the Catskills – 6/12/2015
This weekend in the Catskills: Livingston Manor celebrates its 12th annual Trout Parade; Olana State Historic Site is hosting a lecture exploring Frederic Edwin Church’s reading interests; Blakeley White-McGuire, principal dancer with the Martha Graham Dance Company, performs in Roxbury; And, Melissa Etheridge performs at the Bardavon Theatre in Poughkeepsie. For details, go to Upstater.com. Also, Saratoga Springs is celebrating its 100th anniversary. For more … Continue reading Weekend in the Catskills – 6/12/2015
Weekend in the Catskills – 6/5/2015
This weekend in the Catskills: A nature walk at the John Burroughs Memorial Site in Roxbury; Clara and Robert Schumann Piano Demonstration in Hunter; Robert Plant at the Mountain Jam Festival, also in Hunter; Open Studios at the Woodstock Byrdcliffe Guild; And, an Exquisite Corpse Surrealist-inspired art project at Catskill Art Society in Livingston Manor. Read full article at Upstater.com. Continue reading Weekend in the Catskills – 6/5/2015
Weekend in the Catskills – 5/29/2015
A fabulous weekend in the Catskills: Headwaters History Days celebrating the history of the Central Catskills are taking place in Roxbury, Andes, Pine Hill, Phoenicia and other places. Award-winning author Jenny Milchman is teaching a memoir workshop at the Phoenicia Library. Friends of Historic Kingston gallery is hosting a James McEntee exhibit – McEntee was a landscape painter of the 19th century affiliated with the … Continue reading Weekend in the Catskills – 5/29/2015
Featured Destination: The Center for Photography at Woodstock
The Center for Photography at Woodstock (CPW) was founded in 1977 to exhibit and support photographic art. It was only in the 1970s that the photographic imagery was accepted in the mainstream media as conceptual art, and was included in museum and gallery exhibitions. Since the 1970s, CPW has been presenting exhibitions, and offering workshops and residencies to artists interested in photography. The center organizes … Continue reading Featured Destination: The Center for Photography at Woodstock
Art in the Catskills 