GCCA Gallery Boutique – The Greene County Council on the Arts invites you to visit our gallery boutique, The Artful Hand, in Catskill. Open year-round, we offer fine arts and high quality crafts by local and regional artists, and books by area authors. Send boutique inquiries to niva@greenarts.org. The GCCA Catskill Gallery, located at 398 Main Street, Catskill, NY. Open Monday through Saturday, 10AM-5PM. For more information, contact gcca@greenearts.org or 518-943-3400.

CATSKILL MOUNTAIN FOUNDATION PIANO MUSEUM. 18 beautiful examples of piano making from 1783 to the present, plus fascinating related ephemera, includes pianos from Liberace, Sir Roland Hanna’s and a rare Clementi that was played by the Maestro himself.  Besides the Museum, the Doctorow Center includes 3 movie theaters and a performance space. Across the street is a newly revised restaurant, a fine Art and Craft gift gallery and an excellent Bookstore. Doctorow Center, Main Street, Hunter, NY. 518-263-2036. Hours: 12-4, Friday and Saturday, or by appointment. Groups welcome. 518-263-4908. www.catskillmtn.org

Prattsville Art Center and Residency. EXHIBITS, CONCERTS, LECTURES, ALL AGES MUSIC CLUB AND MUSIC FESTIVALS, NEXT GENERATION ART CLUB, WEEKLY DISCUSSIONS & LECTURES, E(ART)H Club for Young Artists. www.prattsvilleart.org, or facebook:  Prattsville Art Center and Residency.

Summer Programs at Sugar Maples Center for Creative Arts. CERAMICS, PAINTING, PAPERMAKING AND MORE! 518-263-2001 or visit www.sugarmaples.org. Various locations in Tannersville & Hunter.

WORKSHOPS, CLASSES, OUTDOOR HIKES & ADVENTURES, SPECIAL EXHIBIT AND EVENTS.  Visit www.olana.org. Olana State Historic Site. 5270 Route 9G, Hudson.

HUDSON HALL AT THE HISTORIC HUDSON OPERA HOUSE. Full calendar of year round acitivies! PERFORMANCE, EXHIBITIONS, READING, SPECIAL EVENT, KIDS & FAMILY and after school events. hudsonhall.org.  327 Warren Street, Hudson. 518-822-1438

TINY TOTS PROGRAM.   Free and open to children ages birth to pre-K, along with their caregivers, Tuesdays, 1030-1130AM. Songs, fingerplays and rhymes, books, a simple craft, and free-play time. Come, have fun, and meet neighbors and friends, old and new!  Palenville Branch Library, 3335 Route 23A, Palenville, NY. For more info: cplpalenville@mhcable.com   http://catskillpubliclibrary.org/  (518) 678-3357.

Hikes, presentations & special events. MOUNTAIN TOP HISTORICAL SOCIETY. Haines Falls. Call 589-6657 or www.mths.org
Dance Performance Class for High School Students. Operation Unite. FREE Program. MORE info at 518-828-3612

Film Program: SELECTED FILMS. Popular Hollywood, independent; foreign screenings. Lobby café: espresso, cappuccino, tea, desserts; light suppers Saturday, open 1/2 hour before show. Catskill Mountain Foundation Film and Performing Arts Center, Rt. 23A, Hunter. 518-263-4702. www.catskillmtn.org.

HUDSON HALL AT THE HISTORIC HUDSON OPERA HOUSE. Classes, Workshops, Exhibits, Concerts, Music, Programs and Special Events. Year round roster of activities for people of all ages. 327 Warren Street, Hudson, NY. 518- 822-1438. hudsonhall.org

SUMMER IN OUR CATSKILLS: MOUNTAINS & VALLEYS IN LIVING COLOR, a group exhibition of art from the Catskills and Hudson Valley regions. Reception 4:30 to 7 PM. Open Friday 11am-5pm, Saturday, 10am to 5pm and Sunday 11am to 4pm. 917-428-3797 or tina.Accardi@gmail.com. Tannersville Pop-up Market & Gift Shop, 6055 Main Street, Tannersville.

A living museum. Arts, local history, horticulture, botany, environment. Individual, group tours, plant sale. Change of landscape in four seasons. Photogenic woodland walk, native trees, plants. Call for calendar. The Mountain Top Arboretum, Maude Adams Road, POB 379, Tannersville. 518-589-3903. www.mtarbor.org

FOLLIES WITH BOBBY:  Ballet and other smooth moves for women of a certain age and confident men.  Saturdays, 10:30-11:30 AM and Mondays 6- 7 PM. Improve balance and flexibility and transform your body awareness using techniques from ballet, modern dance, jazz, soft shoe, and 4th grade Physical Education class. Taught by Bobby Lupone. Drop-ins welcome. Athens Cultural Center, 24 2nd Street, Athens.  info@athensculturalcenter.org

 RIVERTIDE AIKIKAI, Martial Arts Instruction For All Ages. 3198 Old Kings Rd. just off of Rt. 23A in Catskill. Call 518-943-4000, email info@rivertideaikikai.org or visit www.rivertideaikikai.org.

 Last Monday

POETRY READINGS moderated by visual artist and poet, Robert Tomlinson. 394 Main Café, 394 Main Street, Catskill,

Tuesdays

HIP HOP FOR YOUTH. Operation Unite in collaboration with Hudson Hall.5-6pm. FREE. Hudson Hall, 327 Warren Street, Hudson.

LEGO CLUB FOR ALL AGES, 4:00 PM every Tuesday.  Come, explore the world of building with legos, and meet new friends at your library!  Catskill Public Library, 1 Franklin St, Catskill.  For more info: www.catskillpubliclibrary.org OR call (518) 943-4230.

Stamp Carving Workshop. Lynn Bindler of the Apogee Center leads a workshop in carving rubber stamps. Supplies and tools are provided. 11:00 to 1:00. Come enjoy this easy-to-learn art technique at the Catskill Community Center, 344 Main Street in Catskill. For more information, please call the Community Center at 518-719-8244.

Every Tuesday

KWANZAA Theater Group. Program AGES 10 and UP.  6-7:30pm. FREE. Operation Unite Education & Cultural Arts Center. 360 Columbia Street, Hudson.
First Tuesday

WGXC, PURPLE HOUSE: A MONTHLY FORUM FOR THE ARTS, hosted by visual artist and poet, Robert Tomlinson frequently explores the intersection between images and words. 2-3 pm. 90.7 FM.

 Wednesdays

Watercolor workshops for adults with painter. Washington Irving Senior Center, Catskill, 10AM to Noon. Free. Bring own supplies.

First Wednesday

HUDSON RIVER UKES. Ukulele Club. 6:00-7:30 PM.Contact group leader Ed Greenaway at egreenaway@statetel.com. Heermance Memorial Library at 1 Ely Street, Coxsackie. FREE.  www.heermancelibrary.org or 518-731-8084.

Thursdays

AFTER-HOURS TEEN TIME, 5-7 PM every Thursday.  Ages 12-17 welcome.  Spend an hour on Academic and/or Creative pursuits followed by an hour of relaxed socializing, games, music, etc.  Catskill Public Library, 1 Franklin St. Catskill.  For more info: www.catskillpubliclibrary.org OR speak to Jesse at 518-943-4230.

Seminars for HS Students: Senior Track. 4:30-6:30pm. College preparedness program designed to assist high school seniors through the daunting tasks of college applications, financial aid process, college visits and more. Operation Unite Education and Cultural Arts Center, 360 Columbia Street, Hudson. 518-828-3612. Visit operationuniteny.org

Second and Fourth Thursday

The Greene County Camera Club is a friendly group of intermediate and advanced photographers who meet twice monthly at the Greenville Library Art Gallery located at the intersection of routes 81 and 32 in Greenville.  On the second Thursday, we hold a “digital critique” in which members submitting images in advance receive constructive feedback on their work. Friendship and networking, occasional field trips, an e-Newsletter, member shows and exhibition opportunities and social gatherings are all benefits of membership. For more information: Eileen Camuto morninglight1@verizon.net or Nora Adelman brickrowphoto@icloud.com.

Fridays

Get Up & Stay Up Dance-Literacy Program. Operation Unite. FREE. Bliss Tower Community Room. 41 North 2nd Street, Hudson,

Kuumba Dance & Drum Academy. Operation Unite in collaboration with Hudson Hall. African Drum 10:30-11:30am. African Dance 11:45am-1:00pm. Adults $5.00 – Youth FREE. Hudson Hall, 327 Warren Street, Hudson.

ATHENS PRESQUE BALLET: Ballet and other smooth moves for women of a certain age and confident men.  10:30 -12 noon. Improve balance and flexibility and transform your body awareness using techniques from ballet, modern dance, jazz, soft shoe, and 4th grade Physical Education class. Taught by Bobby Lupone. FREE Drop-ins welcome. Athens Cultural Center, 24 Second Street, Athens. Email to be notified of class cancellations or changes.

Saturdays

Ukulele Camp: Carmen Borgia leads a group who play ukuleles and sing on Saturday afternoons from 1:30 to 3:00 at the Catskill Community Center, 344 Main Street in Catskill. Beginners and experienced ukulele players are welcome. Ukuleles are available for use by people who do not have their own and would like to learn this easy and fun instrument. For more information, please call the Community Center at 518-719-8244.

Third and Fourth Saturdays

ART CLUB FOR KIDS.  Free and open to children of all ages.  11:30 AM – 12:30 PM.  Come, have fun, and be creative! Palenville Branch Library, 3335 Route 23A, Palenville.  For more info: vdombrowski@catskillpubliclibrary.org   http://catskillpubliclibrary.org/ (518) 678-3357.

Fourth Sunday

ATHENS COMMUNITY CHORUS. Anyone who loves to sing is welcome to join the Athens Community Chorus. There are no auditions or membership dues. All that we require is a little bit of talent and a big appreciation for good music. We will get together once a month to share our talents and to sing a rich and diverse selection of vocal works, from classical to jazz standards, and Broadway to madrigals. FREE Drop-ins welcome. Athens Cultural Center, 24 2nd Street, Athens. Email to be notified of class cancellations or changes.

TIME AND SPACE. Exhibits, classical movies on weekends. Time and Space Warehouse Cultural Center. 434 Columbia St., Hudson. 518-822-8448. www.timeandspace.org

JULY 4; 2PM: OMNY Taiko Drummers After a hiatus due to the pandemic, OMNY Taiko Drummers returns to the mountaintop to again present their eagerly anticipated performances.

The Tannersville show is SOLD OUT, but you can still see them in Windham! Arrive early--seating is first-come, first-seated.

Windham Civic & Performing Arts Center, Main Street,

July 7; 7:30PM: Jazz Concert with The Bernie Williams Collective The kickoff event of Catskill Mountain Foundation's 25th Anniversary Celebration weekend features a jazz concert with The Bernie Williams Collective. Bernie Williams is a renowned jazz guitarist and former Yankees baseball star. Doctorow Center for the Arts

July 8; 7:30PM: Cécile McLorin Salvant will be performing with her Quintet as part of the July weekend celebration of the Catskill Mountain Foundation’s 25th Anniversary.

Orpheum Theater in Tannersville

July 9; 2PM: Tribute to Jacques d'Amboise featuring Dancers from the New York City Ballet with Guest Jennifer Homans For seven decades, dance icon and New York City Ballet principal dancer Jacques d’Amboise called Hunter home. He served on the board of the Catskill Mountain Foundation and each summer the National Dance Institute, an organization he founded, came to the Orpheum Performing Arts Center providing educational programs enriching the lives of so many young people in our community.

Orpheum Performing Arts Center

July 13, 14 - 7pm; 15, 2pm & 7pm: 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, A Musical
Maude Adams Theater Hub. Winner of the Tony and the Drama Desk Awards for Best Book, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee has charmed audiences across the country with its effortless wit and humor. Featuring a fast-paced, wildly funny and touching book by Rachel Sheinkin and a truly fresh and vibrant score by William Finn, this bee is one unforgettable experience.

Orpheum Performing Arts Center

July15,16,22,23; 2PM: Dividing the Estate, by Horton Foote Presented by Horton By the Stream.

This comic drama about a family squabbling to grab their share of their family’s estate hits a nerve with anyone who has ever experienced the angst of family dynamics--in other words, everyone. Watch the unraveling in Deep South Texas style.

Doctorow Center for the Arts

July 15-30; As You Like It Presented by Catskill Mountain Shakespeare. The production will be directed by Sydney Berk, a graduate of the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Arts who is currently Assistant Directing Lucy at The Minetta Lane Theater in NYC. The three-week run will feature a diverse cast of NYC and local talent in twelve performances staged within the picturesque landscape of the Catskill mountains. Outside & Under the Tent at the Catskill Mountain Foundation's Red Barn, 7970 Main Street, Hunter

July 22; 7pm: National Dance Institute Mountaintop Summer Residency Performance: Rise National Dance Institute returns to the Catskill Region this summer to conduct a two-week dance intensive for local children. The residency will culminate in a joyful performance featuring local students, with special guest dancers from NDI's Celebration Team in New York City. This year, National Dance Institute honors the groundbreaking poet, activist, and scholar Dr. Maya Angelou

Orpheum Performing Arts Center

July 29; 7PM: American String Quartet Hunter International Music Festival Internationally recognized as one of the world's finest quartets, the American String Quartet has spent decades honing the luxurious sound for which it is famous. For the upcoming season at the Doctorow Center, the Quartet will perform Schubert's String Quartet in A minor, D.804, Bartok's String Quartet No. 3, and Beethoven's String Quartet No. 16 in F major, Op. 135.

Doctorow Center for the Arts

AUGUST 4; 7:30PM: Hunter International Music Festival Faculty Concert Co-founders of the Hunter International Music Festival, pianist Ruiqi Fang and cellist Julian Langford, have poured tremendous talent and passion into this two week music intensive in the mountains of the Catskills, attracting superb teaching artists as well as students to perform and learn in this summer intensive.

Doctorow Center for the Arts

AUGUST 11,12,13: A Midsummer Night's Dream
Orpheum Dance Program This unique production, conceived by former Metropolitan Opera ballerina Victoria Rinaldi, transports the audience to an enchanted wood to witness what hilarity unfolds, when fairies meddle with the love lives of mortals.

AUGUST 19; 8PM: Common Ground on the Mountain American Roots Music: Blues, Folk and Acoustic featuring Professor Louie & The Crowmatix, Greg Dayton, Walt Michael & Company. A night of folk, rock, and bluegrass music featuring Professor Louie & The Crowmatix, Greg Dayton, and Walt Michael & Company.

Orpheum Performing Arts Center

SEPTEMBER 15,16,17: Maude Adams Theater Hub presents "Dedication" Doctorow Center for the Arts

SEPTEMBER16; 7PM: Hope Boykin Dance: "...a STATE of love" This new production, with the working title “… a STATE of love." is a staged moment, centering on an extremely transparent excavation where the words and scripted text, serve as blueprint and balm. Orpheum Performing Arts Center
SEPTEMBER 23; Olivier Tarpaga Dance: "Once the dust settles, flowers bloom" A Partnership Project with The Joyce Theater "Once the dust settles, flowers bloom" is an original evening-length contemporary dance theater and live music work exploring conflicts between feminism and jihadism in Burkina Faso and the Sahel region, specifically the fragility of women's autonomy in the face of invasive religious extremism.

Orpheum Performing Arts Center

OCTOBER 18, 19; 10AM: with a band of Dwarves and draws Bilbo into their quest. Based on the book by J.R.R. Tolkien, in No Strings Marionette Company's adaptation of this stirring adventure fantasy, puppeteers adeptly animate marionettes, life-size body puppets and amazing puppet hybrids. Doctorow Center for the Arts

OCTOBER 21; 7:30PM: Apollo's Fire: "The Road to Dublin" Dublin – the ancient city of pubs, pints, and castles. Wandering bards and musicians have traveled the road to Dublin for centuries. In this new program from Jeannette Sorrell, haunting ballads and legends give way to driving reels, as Celtic fiddlers set sparks flying. Irish singer Fiona Gillespie joins the merry instrumentalists on fiddles, flute, cello, hammered dulcimer, plucked instruments, and harpsichord. Orpheum Performing Arts Center

 

October 27-29; The Rocky Horror Show. Maude Adams Theater Hub's 3rd annual production of The Rocky Horror Show is the perfect way to celebrate Halloween with this cult classic. Local talent comes together to bring this raucous, sexy & hilarious show to life.
Orpheum Performing Arts Center

NOVEMBER 11; 8PM: Once Upon a Time Darcy Dunn, mezzo-soprano; Julia Mendelsohn, pianist; Mark Singer, baritone.  Once upon a time, a musical trio called The Funny Valentines took the stage in the Catskill Mountain Foundation’s Red Barn for the CMF’s first ever musical performance. This November marks the 25th anniversary of that premiere performance, and The Valentines - Darcy Dunn, Julia Mendelsohn and Mark Singer – are back with a program of musical favorites both old and new.

Doctorow Center for the Arts

NOVEMBER 25: 7:30PM: Windham Festival Chamber Orchestra: Works by Bach, Handel & Copland Robert Manno, Conductor Simone Dinnerstein, Piano. This Thanksgiving, the Windham Festival Chamber Orchestra, under the direction of Robert Manno, returns with a holiday program featuring acclaimed piano soloist Simone Dinnerstein.

Orpheum Performing Arts Center

DECEMBER 2,3,9,10: 2 & 7:30PM: The Nutcracker
Orpheum Dance Program The CMF Nutcracker, now in its eighth year, has become a holiday favorite of residents of the surrounding Catskills and Hudson Valley. Featuring ballet stars of the future, this spectacular production has become one of the finest Nutcrackers in upstate New York.

Orpheum Performing Arts Center

DECEMBER 16; 7:30PM: The Hot Sardines: "Holiday Stomp" These mischief-makers of hot jazz have been described as “potent and assured” (The New York Times) and “simply phenomenal” (The Times, London).

Orpheum Performing Arts Center

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THROUGH NOVEMBER 4 Beauty of the Catskills The Catskills are brimming with beauty, and this fine art exhibition will showcase our majestic mountains in all their wonder and glory. Location: Main Street Community Center, 5495 Main Street, Windham Open House: October 8-9, 10 am-5 pm More Info: mainstreetcenter.org

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