November 2025 Guide: Featuring Route 28 and the Village of Phoenicia

IN THIS ISSUE

HEADLINERS AND ONE-LINERS: Songs and Stories of the Catskills Resorts

THE WINDHAM ARTS ALLIANCE PRESENTS THE ELEMENTS SHOW by

Sheila Trautman

DUTCHESS COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOUNDATION HOLIDAY CRAFT FAIR:

The Holiday Craft Show That is More than Half a Century Old Returns, with Quail Hollow Events at the Helm

THE CATSKILL MOUNTAIN FOUNDATION'S ORPHEUM DANCE PROGRAM PRESENTS THE NUTCRACKER: The Tenth Annual Production of the Holiday Favorite Returns to Tannersville

YOUR AUTHENTIC CATSKILLS ESCAPE AWAITS: Rustic Charm for Fall & Winter Getaways at Abeni Estate & Omi Cabin

TASTE THANKSGIVING IN ULSTER COUNTY

CATSKILL MOUNTAINS SCENIC BYWAY

BUSINESSES ALONG

by Jeff Senterman

by Margaret Donsbach Tomlinson

CALENDAR

VOLUME 40, NUMBER 11 NOVEMBER 2025

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Headliners and One-Liners

Songs and Stories of the Catskills Resorts

Twenty years ago, in May 2005, the Catskill Mountain Foundation presented a brand-new musical revue called Headliners & One-liners: Songs and Stories of the Catskills Resorts. The revue was written by Mark Singer, Darcy Dunn and Julia Mendelsohn, who was also the musical director. Headliners was the first show created specifically for the CMF, and that first performance in the CMF’s Red Barn was a huge success with a standing room only crowd. This November 15 at 7:00 pm, Headliners is back, this time at the Doctorow Center for the Arts, 7971 Main Street in Hunter. The show’s originators—Mark, Darcy and Julia—will be joined by Emma Green and Mychal Leverage in this nostalgic (and hilarious) tribute to the heyday of the Borscht Belt, when the best entertainers in the world performed at the legendary resorts of the Catskill Mountains.

At the peak of their popularity, there were over 1,000 hotels drawing over one million guests each summer to what came to be known as the Catskill Mountains’ “Borscht Belt.” They offered a full range of accommodations, from the most basic boardinghouse to 100 acre properties with every conceivable amenity that were the height of elegance. In their heyday, these hotels presented the world’s most vibrant and electrifying singers and comedians. Danny Kaye, Milton Berle, Mel Brooks, Judy Garland, Sid

Caesar, Eddie Fisher, Robert Merrill, Tony Bennett… the list of those who performed in the Catskills is a Who’s Who of American pop culture of the 40’s, 50’s and 60’s. But the Borscht Belt resort boom was a phenomenon that lasted less than 100 years from start to finish. The first hotels were simple rooming houses started by Jewish farmers scrambling to get by during the era of World War I. Eventually, the farmers realized they could make more money in the summer renting rooms to overheated New Yorkers than they could tilling the soil, and a legendary industry was born. By the decade following World War II hotels dotted the Catskills landscape, and the largest resorts were among the most famous vacation spots in the nation, competing with each other to build the most extravagant facilities and present the world’s premier entertainers.

Of course, it was only in their maturity that these resorts were known for glamorous entertainment and the showcasing of the biggest stars. There were several stages in the development of entertainment in the Catskill hotels. It started with the simplest of activities—an afternoon or evening hayride, some excursions on the farm/boardinghouse horses, or perhaps an impromptu performance by some traveling entertainers on the front lawn. By 1920 there were a number of these performers who went from

by Phil Merritt

boardinghouse to boardinghouse, entertaining the guests and then passing the hat afterwards.

As the hotels prospered and expanded in the Roaring ‘20s, their clientele became more demanding. Hotel owners built theaters called “casinos” and started hiring social staffs to keep their guests entertained. At smaller hotels the entire staff might have consisted of a single person, while the larger ones might employ as many as ten, but the key individual was always the Social Director, a performer of limitless energy popularly known as the “Toomler”—the “tumult-maker.” In the words of Joey Adams, a wellknown “Toomler” in his own right, “his job was to keep the guests from getting bored with their card playing, dieting or viewing nature. He had to compensate for the leaking faucets and/or leaky customers…. (He) took over all of the activities, day out and day in. He had to sing, dance, tell stories, arrange parlor games, plan hikes, organize community sings at the campfire, kibitz with the fat old women and entertain in the dining room during meals.”

This was the era of the Catskills as the training ground of great entertainers. Milton Berle, Danny Kaye, Phil Silvers, Henny Youngman—they all got their starts as Catskills Toomlers. Starting in the 20’s, Social Directors and their staff provided entertainment seven nights a week, often according to a standard schedule: Sunday: Introduction night. New guests arrive and girl meets boy at the resort social. Monday: Campfire night. Community sing, comic recitations, dramatic and poetry readings. Tuesday: Costume Night. “Perennial themes characterized these Tuesday

evenings, among them Hillbilly Time, A Night in Old Japan, and a night in old Monmartre.” Wednesday: Amateur Night or Game Night. Guests perform, and the staff gets a bit of a break. Thursday: Nightclub Night. In the words of Joey Adams, “Time for “our ‘intimate night club revue’—a dreary phrase for a quickie, cheapie, throw-away show designed simply to hold the guests until the week-end.” Friday: Basketball Night. The exhausted members of the wait staff would play against each other or staff from other hotels.

The highlight of the week was Saturday Night, when the better resorts would present full productions of Broadway plays and musicals. In 1929 Moss Hart was winding down his career as one of the most sought-after social directors in the mountains and was soon to become George S. Kauffman’s writing partner for the Broadway stage. Of that summer he wrote, “As social director of the Flagler Hotel I had arrived for the beginning of the season with a personal staff of about twenty-six people, not including waiters and musicians…. The Flagler Hotel had decided to build the finest social hall on the Borscht Circuit. They had built a completely equipped little theatre seating fifteen hundred people, whose electrical switchboard, fly loft and scenery dock compared more than favorably with some New York theatres. It was the pride of the Catskills. Its audience dressed to the hilt for the Saturday night shows. At the height of the season overflow crowds came from other hotels from miles around to see the shows, and a couple of hundred were always turned away.”

The Catskills had entered the big time, but the current system could not last. The resort industry staggered through the Depression, and the cost-cutting hit the entertainment budget as well. Full time social staff were expensive to maintain. Not only did they have to be paid, but they required room and board (owners referred to them derisively as “free eaters”), and the rooms they occupied were obviously unavailable to paying guests. Gradually, the resorts moved to a “booking” system, in which performers were hired for individual shows in the nightclubs and casinos. Eventually, the industry came to be dominated by a few well-known booking agents, the most celebrated being the Charles Rapp Agency, whose namesake was known as the “King of the Catskills.”

Starting in the late 1930s, Catskills entertainers were often booked to play two or even three shows per night, moving from hotel to hotel as quickly as the back-country roads would allow. Inevitably, this led to problems. Once, when leaving the second show of the night, comedian Freddie Roman’s car went into a ditch, making it impossible to get to the next show on time. In his words, “I got to the third show at a quarter to two. There was nobody left. The owner of the hotel, at a quarter to two, got onto the public address system: “He’s here! I told you I booked a show! You bastards, you thought I didn’t book a show! I booked a show and he’s here!” And sure enough, like little mice, they came back. And at 2:15 in the morning I went on, till 3 o’clock.”

In the post-war years the Castkills were at the height of their popularity. Elegant nightclubs were built with names like The Cotillion, The Imperial, The Wedgewood, and The Terrace, while the biggest resorts like Grossinger’s and particularly The Concord competed to present the biggest names in entertainment. By now the weekend shows featured comics, singers and a dance show, all backed by an in-house orchestra. On any given weekend you could find performers like Steve and Eydie, Jerry Vale, Dean Martin, Don Rickles and Tony Bennett in the Borscht Belt, and some performers became associated with specific resorts, like Eddie

Fisher at Grossinger’s, and Jerry Lewis at Brown’s. The Catskills were a place to relax, to be entertained, to see and be seen, and the resorts kept building and paying in an effort to stay on top. And the audiences were becoming ever more demanding. As one comedian described the scene, “If an act bombed, if the audience thought the performance wasn’t any good, people would start walking out. There’d be a one-door exit if an act was fair. Then two doors, three doors. Ray Charles was a three-door exit act. Maybe he was too hip. Sandra Bernhard insisted on performing at the Concord without an opening act. She was insulting, dirty and hostile. She set a record. An eight-door walkout.”

Even at their peak, as the 50’s turned into the 60’s, the Catskills resorts were faced with their imminent decline. They simply could not compete with the changes that came with the easy availability of air travel and the advent of legalized gambling, and the sudden accessibility of first, Miami and Las Vegas, and later the Caribbean and Atlantic City. By 1970 the smaller hotels were disappearing in droves, while the larger ones were desperately looking for new ways to attract guests. Even the largest could not make it work. Grossinger’s closed in 1986, and The Concord lingered until 1998. When they finally departed the scene, they left behind a rich entertainment legacy, and for thousands of people, many warm memories of a special time and place.

Revisit those days when singers like Judy Garland, Sammy Davis Jr. and Dean Martin; and comedians like Jerry Lewis, Jackie Mason and Billy Crystal were regulars on the Catskills circuit. “Headliners” has the stories, the laughs and, most significantly, the glorious music of Richard Rogers, Burt Bacharach, Cole Porter, Kurt Weill, Harold Arlen and many others, that made the mid-20th century upstate era such an artistically extraordinary time and place. November 15 will be an evening of theatrical enchantment guaranteed to evoke fond memories, wide grins and toes tapping with uncontrollable delight. Tickets for this show are free, and may be reserved at catskillmtn.org.

The Windham Arts Alliance presents

The Elements Show

By Sheila Trautman

indham Arts Alliance is excited to present The Elements Show in collaboration with the Main Street Community Center. What does the title Elements mean? After we selected the title an interesting discussion ensued. Are we talking about the element of nature or those involved in creating art? How do these two ideas associate? Come to the show to think about your ideas about Elements. As Sadhbh Aborn, the Executive Director of the Main Street Community Center, wrote:

Experience the power and beauty of nature in The Elements, an exhibition featuring works inspired by earth, air, water, and fire. Local artists explore the forces that shape our world through painting, [photography] … and mixed media, capturing both the strength and subtlety of the natural elements.Step into a gallery alive with energy, movement, and imagination.

The principles of art can be compared to the grammar of visual art that leads to a cohesive, intentional and impactful work of art. These are the tools artists use to shape the viewers’ understanding and evoke an emotional response, being used in both realistic and abstract art. Ten of these principles include balance, contrast, movement, emphasis, pattern, rhythm, unity, variety, proportion and harmony. Sometimes rules are broken to emphasize other elements of art such as in some of Kandinsky’s painting “Composition VIII,” where he eliminates the importance of balance to emphasize color and a dynamic impression rather than a feeling of harmony. Does the repetition of a stroke or pattern create a rhythm in the work? We see this when studying works like the “Starry Night” by Van Gogh. None of us are at the level of these famous artists but we all strive to use the principles of art in our work. As you look at the artwork in this show, think about it as

a puzzle that the artist put together to create a satisfying picture. The work can be a painting or a photograph, and in each medium we can see abstract or traditional pieces of art.

In this show the viewer will have the opportunity to examine the paintings and decide for themselves what attracts them to a specific work.

Now the other concept that we discussed was the elements of Nature. The twelve elements of nature are Earth, Water, Wind, Fire, Thunder, Ice, Force, Time, Flower, Shadow, Light, and Moon. We can study these elements of nature in very complex terms or enjoy them for their beauty and sense of excitement. Like the elements of art they give meaning to our creative process. When we include shadows in our work or emphasize light or darkness in a picture or a sunrise or sunset we are using an example of contrast to express an idea. Are we using what we see to express the difference between joy and sadness or purity or negativity? A picture of waves or a stormy day emphasizes motion or a high mountain can show proportion or contrast. A reflection might emphasize water, calm or even unity. How do we see the world around us? Ask an artist or decide for yourself. Sherry Wack says about her pastel called “The Shy Doe,” “The Doe and the forest are both of the earth. They maintain an intimate relationship with each other.” As you look around, fill in the story the artist has created with your own conclusions and sensibilities. That is why art can reach us all. We can interpret what we see through our own experiences. The artist gives us a stepping stone to look into ourselves and see the world in a new light.

The Elements Show runs through January 9, 2026. The Main Street Community Center is located at 5494 Route 23 in Windham. Please visit the Main Street Community Center to enjoy the art and see what other programs they have to offer. For more information, visit mainstreetcenter.org.

Fauré and Friends

Members of the choral ensemble Ars Choralis join the Windham Festival Chamber Orchestra for a beautiful and reflective evening, sharing music of some of the favorite composers of the family in whose memory the concert is sponsored, including:

Mozart: Ave Verum Corpus

Fauré: Cantique de Jean Racine (arranged by John Rutter)

Bach: Piano Concerto in D Major, BWV 1054

Verdi: String Quartet in E Minor (arranged by Arturo Toscanini) Robert Manno: Adagio for Strings

Music Director of the Maverick Concerts in Woodstock, Alexander Platt is honored to follow in the footsteps of Robert Manno as Conductor. This concert is sponsored by the Mapleside Fund in honor of Dr. John Farber.

Dutchess Community College Foundation

Holiday Craft Fair

The Dutchess Community College Foundation Holiday Craft Fair, which celebrated its semicentennial anniversary in 2022, once again offers Hudson Valley locals and visitors the opportunity to shop small (and support handmade!) Thanksgiving weekend. Now in its 53rd year, the fair continues to be a beloved regional tradition. For the third year, the Foundation is partnering with Quail Hollow Events to promote and manage this decadesold holiday celebration of handmade.

Quail Hollow may be best known as the team behind the celebrated biannual Woodstock-New Paltz Art & Crafts Fair, which proudly entered its fifth decade in 2023.

Boasting just over 100 artists, the DCCF Holiday Craft Fair has become a holiday shopping ritual for many in the region, and it’s one that stands in stark contrast to the Black Friday culture propagated by big box stores. This event presents a calm, curated, community-focused alternative to the frenzied post-Thanksgiving shopping experience. Everything on display is handmade, with the artist or maker in attendance. Like Quail Hollow’s other shows, this one is juried, with exhibitors thoughtfully selected to ensure a balanced mix of handmade art, crafts, and edible creations that span a wide range of styles and tastes.

Visitors will find holiday favorites like fresh, locally sourced wreaths, delicate ornaments, and tasty treats, but these seasonal staples are part of a much broader landscape of handcrafted pieces. The fair showcases skilled artists and makers across more than ten media categories. Rows of booths are split between Drumlin and Falcon Halls, and feature something for every taste, and everyone on your gift list, from fine art and photography to ceramics, jewelry, woodwork, fiber art (both wearable and decora-

tive), specialty foods, and small-batch candles, soaps, and body products. Discover heirloom-quality wall art and pottery, displayworthy cutting boards, wearable art like sweater-scarves, wraps, and cold-weather necessities, and fine jewelry ranging from classic to contemporary.

Quail Hollow values the interaction between visitor and maker and hopes to foster this relationship within the halls of Dutchess Community College for decades to come. Says director Ola Rubinstein, “The real center and heart of these festivals is the human connections that are made. The visitor experience involves much more than holiday shopping. Through engaging with the artist, visitors learn about the creative process and the story behind the object they’re admiring.”

The DCCF Holiday Craft Fair will take place at Dutchess Community College in Poughkeepsie, in Falcon and Drumlin Halls, the weekend following Thanksgiving. The event is rain or shine, and free shuttles will transport shoppers between the two halls.

Details and tickets will be available on quailhollow.com and on site.

DCCF Holiday Craft Fair

Dutchess Community College, Poughkeepsie, NY

Saturday, November 29 and Sunday, November 30, 2025 10:00am-4:00pm both days

Admission: Adults: $7; DCC Students, Faculty, Staff, Alumni & Seniors 60+: $5; Children under 12: FREE

IMAGES OF THE NORTHERN CATSKILLS

By Francis X. Driscoll

Tannersville Antiques & Artisans: 518 589 5600

Rustic Mountain Antiques: 518 589 1202

Smitty’s Nursery: 518 734 3489

The Catskill Mountain Foundation’s Orpheum Dance Program, in partnership with Joffrey Ballet School New York and Ballet Hispánico, presents

Nutcracker The

Ring in the Holiday Season in Tannersville with the world’s favorite ballet! On Saturday and Sunday, December 6-7 and December 13-14, the Catskill Mountain Foundation presents the tenth annual production of The Nutcracker. CMF’s Orpheum Dance Program Director and former Metropolitan Opera ballerina Victoria Rinaldi will partner with Joffrey Ballet School New York’s Pre-Professional program, Ballet Hispanico School of Dance, and Aquila Theatre to present this show, which has become a yearly favorite of residents of the Catskills and the Hudson Valley.

Part of what makes this production of The Nutcracker so special is the community involvement. This year record numbers of local children will appear as party children, mice, soldiers, angels, and in the Marzipan and Mother Ginger scenes.

This production of The Nutcracker is indeed a labor of love. For months leading up to the shows, Victoria works tirelessly to

The Tenth Annual Production of the Holiday Favorite Returns to Tannersville

make it as exceptional as it can be, doing everything from rehearsing with both professional dancers and local children, to updating the choreography each year, to freshening the costumes. “It’s a beautiful exposure to a holiday tradition, and a great start to the holiday season,” says Victoria. “This year we’re thrilled to collaborate again with the wonderful dancers at Joffrey Ballet School New York, and Ballet Hispanico School of Dance.”

About The Nutcracker

With a libretto based on a story by E.T.A. Hoffman, The Nutcracker is a two-act ballet, originally choreographed by Marius Petipa and Lev Ivanov with a score by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky. It tells the story of a young girl, Clara, who dreams of a Nutcracker Prince and his fierce battle against a Mouse King. Clara and the Prince travel to the Land of Sweets, ruled by the Sugar Plum Fairy, where she is treated to a celebration of sweets from around

the world. To conclude the night, the Sugar Plum Fairy and her Cavalier perform a pas de deux that for many is the highlight of the ballet.

The Nutcracker Ballet was first presented in St. Petersburg, Russia, in 1892. Choreographer Marius Petipa commissioned Tchaikovsky, the famous Russian composer, to compose the ballet. George Balanchine popularized the ballet with his 1954 production, casting real children for the first time.

This Year’s Production

“Every year there are differences in our production,” says Victoria. “Scenes are embellished, improvements are made. Choreography becomes more advanced as the older students in the Community Class gain more experience. And since we have such large community participation this year, we will once again have multiple casts. We have three full casts this year, making this our largest production yet.”

Those multiple casts will include professional and pre-professional dancers from both Joffrey Ballet School New York and Ballet Hispánico School of Dance. Last year was Ballet Hispánico’s first year participating in the production, and they are already looking “I love working with outside programs,” said Victoria. “Joffrey could not perform the second weekend, as they have their own performance of The Nutcracker in the city. I’m thrilled to welcome Ballet Hispanico for the second weekend of performances.”

This year’s production features some familiar faces from the community returning, some in more challenging roles. Elvis

D’Ambrosia and Kensi Dempsey return to share the role of Clara along with Aria Shoffler, taking on the role for the first time. Caleb Woodcock and Martin Henry will share the role of Fritz. Lada Svechnikova will once again play the Mouse Queen and will also dance the Arabian solo. Charlie Klepner from Joffrey Ballet School New York will return as the Nutcracker Prince the first weekend, and Nathan Smith stepping into the role the second weekend.

Actor Alex Scoloveno from the acclaimed Aquila Theatre Company, who appeared in this summer’s production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream and in last year’s production of The Nutcracker, will once again join the cast as Drosselmeyer.

Ten Years of The Nutcracker

Ten years ago, this production of The Nutcracker was conceived as a thank you to the Catskill Mountain Foundation for allowing Victoria to coach in their beautiful space, The Red Barn. The Foundation wanted to give local children the gift of performing in a ballet. It has developed and grown over the past ten years and has touched both the participants and the audience, and has created a community that loves and embraces dance as something valuable to be shared.

Many alumni from early productions of The Nutcracker are now enjoying careers as professional dancers. The production’s first Clara, Sydney Henson, is now a dancer with the Cleveland Ballet. Orlando Harbutt, the first Nutcracker Prince, now appears with Ballet BC in Vancouver. Nikita Boris, the first Sugar Plum Fairy, just danced the same role at the Kennedy Center in Wash-

ington, DC. And Freeda Electra Handelsmann just performed at the Museum of Modern Art in a performance that was reviewed by both The New York Times and ArtForum

These credentials are impressive, indeed, but it is the participation of local children in major roles that helps this production of The Nutcracker stand out from the rest. “When we started this production 10 years ago, the upstate involvement was limited to party children, mice, soldiers, angels, and Mother Ginger,” said Victoria. “Over the course of those 10 years, the abilities of the local students have grown to the point where I’ve added them as dancers in the Chinese, Ukrainian, Marzipan, and Arabian scenes, doubling their involvement and workload in the show.”

Community Dance Class

Many of the children in this production are year-round students in Victoria’s Community Dance Class. Formed in September of 2017 in response to the growing demand for dance classes on the mountaintop, participation in the class has expanded every year and more sessions are added each year. Everyone is welcome, no matter their ability. To date, over 100 children from the Mountaintop have received low-cost ballet lessons.

The Nutcracker is the Orpheum Dance Program’s premiere performance. In 2019 another yearly performance, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, was added to the roster. This unique production makes the Shakespeare comedy accessible by mixing spoken word with dance and is another perfect opportunity to have children dance alongside professionals.

In 2026, Victoria is excited to partner with Joffrey Ballet School NY, Ballet Hispanico School of Ballet, and Aquila Theatre in an original production of Cinderella, featuring music by Mas-

senet. “I’ve been working on this production for a while,” said Victoria. “It’s funny, beautiful, and a production that people will want to see again and again. I’m even hoping for some audience participation!” Keep an eye out for the Catskill Mountain Foundation’s 2026 schedule of events for more details on this exciting new production.

In addition to the ballet classes, the Program offers a yearly spring recital, participation in all the Program’s productions, including The Nutcracker, plus occasional master classes and open rehearsals with visiting residencies.

Dance training is excellent for almost everyone. A child with dance training will carry themselves differently. They’ll cultivate discipline that will help them in almost every other instance in life. They learn to work well with others, and to take direction and criticism with grace. “For a lot of these kids, this will become a prominent childhood memory for them,” said Victoria. “These kids have a genuine quality of wonder and childlike exuberance and wonder that is lacking in other productions. And when you see them transform and become dancers on that stage, it’s really remarkable.”

For Tickets and More Information

Performances are Saturdays, December 6 & 13, 2025 at 2:00 & 7:00 pm and Sundays, December 7 & 14 at 2:00 pm. The Orpheum Performing Arts Center is located at 6050 Main Street, Tannersville, NY 12485. Tickets purchased ahead are $25 adults; $20 seniors; $7 students. Ticketing fees and higher at-the-door ticket prices apply. To purchase tickets, visit catskillmtn.org, call 518 263 2063, or email boxoffice@catskillmtn.org.

Featuring

Students from the Orpheum Dance Program, local children, and dancers from Joffrey Ballet School New

SIX PERFORMANCES

Saturday, December 6, 2:00 & 7:00 pm

Sunday, December 7, 2:00 pm Saturday, December 13, 2:00 & 7:00 pm

Sunday, December 14, 2:00 pm

Your Authentic Catskills Escape Awaits

Rustic Charm for Fall & Winter Getaways at Abeni Estate & Omi Cabin

As the air turns crisp and the mountains explode into color, the call for a classic Catskills getaway grows stronger. This season, answer that call with a stay at Abeni Estate or Omi Cabin—where rustic charm, comfort, and an unbeatable location create the perfect home base for your adventures.

Abeni Estate: A Private Rustic Retreat

Abeni Estate isn't just one rental; it's a private compound featuring three distinct properties: the Main House, Guesthouse, and Cottage. Full of character and history, these clean and cozy homes are ideal for larger families or groups traveling together. Imagine spending your days hiking through brilliant fall foliage, then returning to your own space to gather around a fire pit under a vast, starry sky. With its unmatched location, just 5 minutes walk from The Pines, It’s the perfect, flexible setup for a memorable Thanksgiving feast or a festive Christmas holiday with your whole crew.

Omi Cabin: Your Secluded Woodland Haven

For a more intimate escape, discover Omi Cabin. This standalone, private house is a true woodland hideaway, perfect for couples or a small family. With two comfortable bedrooms accommodat-

ing up to six guests and a full kitchen stocked with coffee for the morning, it offers a genuine cabin experience. Its secluded setting provides peace and quiet, making it the ideal spot to disconnect, play games, and simply relax.

Minutes from Everything the Catskills Offers

The magic of both properties is their incredible location. You get the peace of the woods while being just minutes from the region's best attractions. Fuel up at the legendary Phoenicia Diner, just a short drive away. Explore the unique art, shopping, and dining of the famous town of Woodstock, only 25 minutes away. Hit the slopes at Hunter Mountain or Belleayre Mountain ski resorts, also just 25 minutes from your doorstep.

From leaf-peeping and hiking to skiing and holiday markets, your adventure is always close by.

Book Your Stay

If you value authentic character over luxury pretense and seek a comfortable, well-located retreat, your perfect Catskills getaway awaits.

Visit our website at abeniestate.com to see more and book your fall foliage or winter ski trip today!

Catskill Mountain Foundation, in partnership with Works & Process at the Guggenheim, presents

“…one of the great movers of modern dance”

—The New York Times

For nearly forty years, Parsons Dance has been devoted to bringing life-affirming performances and joy to audiences worldwide. Praised for its dancers who possess the athletic prowess and technical skill to help achieve this mission, the company will be in residency at the Catskill Mountain Foundation from November 2-9, while it works with choreographer Courtney “Balenciaga” Washington on creating a new piece co-commissioned by Parsons Dance and Works & Process at the Guggenheim. The audience will be treated to a preview of Washington’s full-company work followed by a Q & A with the choreographer, and it will also have the chance to experience some of the most cherished pieces from the Parsons repertory: Nascimento, Balance of Power, and Caught, along with Jamar Robert’s Juke, his critically acclaimed piece commissioned by Parsons Dance in 2024.

TASTE THANKSGIVING IN ULSTER COUNTY

Thanksgiving is more than a meal — it’s an experience of gathering, sharing, and savoring. And in Ulster County, NY, the holiday comes alive in a way few places can match. Surrounded by fertile farmland, orchards, and vineyards, locals have long known that the very best Thanksgiving tables are set with products grown, bottled, and baked right here in the Hudson Valley. This November, instead of rushing through crowded supermarkets, consider crafting your holiday feast around the flavors of Ulster County. From farm-fresh turkeys to award-winning wines, farm market pies to handcrafted condiments, everything you need is within reach — and every purchase supports the farmers, makers, and families who define the character of the region.

The Heart of the Feast:

Local Turkeys and Produce

At the center of most Thanksgiving tables is the turkey, and Ulster County farms deliver some of the freshest and most flavorful birds you’ll find anywhere. Heritage breeds, raised on pasture and free of unnecessary additives, offer deep flavor and juicy meat that’s worlds apart from the mass-produced birds in the frozen section. Many farms and farmers’ market vendors take pre-orders for the holiday — an important step, since quantities are limited and highly sought after.

Beyond the bird, Ulster’s farmers are harvesting an array of late-fall produce that can elevate every side dish. Think butternut and delicata squash roasted with local maple syrup, Brussels sprouts sautéed with Hudson Valley apples, or mashed potatoes enriched with farmstead butter and cream. Stocking up at local markets or farm stands ensures you’re working with ingredients that were in the ground just days before. The result? Better flavor, better nutrition, and a stronger connection to the land.

Raise a Glass:

Ulster County Wines, Ciders, and Spirits

No Thanksgiving spread is complete without the perfect pairing, and Ulster County happens to be one of New York’s most exciting regions for wine and cider. The area’s unique microclimates and well-drained soils make it ideal for cool-climate grapes, producing wines that are balanced, food-friendly, and distinctly Hudson Valley.

At Whitecliff Vineyard in Gardiner, tastings often showcase award-winning Rieslings and crisp Chardonnays — both excellent companions to roast turkey and herb stuffing. For red wine lovers, lighter-bodied styles like Pinot Noir or Cabernet Franc shine alongside dark meat, gravy, and earthy sides. Fjord Vineyards’ award winning Cabernet Franc is an excellent choice for

Thanksgiving, offering bright red fruit and herbal notes that pair beautifully with turkey and seasonal sides.

But wine is just the beginning. Hard cider has deep roots in the Hudson Valley, and Thanksgiving is the perfect time to pour a local bottle. From dry, Champagne-style ciders produced by Twin Star Farms that cut through rich dishes to semi-sweet versions crafted by Kettleboro Cider that complement maple and sweet potato flavors, these bottles offer versatility and a sense of place in every sip.

And if you’re planning a cocktail hour, consider stocking up on locally distilled spirits. From apple brandy to small-batch bourbon, Ulster’s distillers are crafting bottles that turn into simple but impressive holiday drinks.

From Pies to Preserves:

Sweet and Savory Local Additions

Thanksgiving desserts deserve just as much local love as the main course. Skip the frozen pie crusts and visit one of Ulster County’s many bakeries or farmers’ market stands. Fresh-baked pumpkin and apple pies, often using fruit from the very orchards down the road, are as authentic as it gets. Some bakers even offer unique twists — apple crumb with maple glaze, or pumpkin custard with ginger — giving you the chance to surprise guests with something familiar yet elevated.

Farmers markets and farm stores are also excellent sources for the value-add items that make a Thanksgiving spread truly sing: jams, chutneys, pickles, and honeys. A jar of apple butter doubles as a side for biscuits and as a thoughtful hostess gift. Locally made cranberry sauces and savory relishes brighten the plate while keeping with the theme of regional abundance.

Shopping Local: Practical Benefits and Real Value

One common misconception is that buying local automatically means spending more. In reality, it often means buying smarter. A whole pasture-raised turkey might cost more upfront than a supermarket frozen bird, but the quality, yield, and leftovers stretch the value across multiple meals. Seasonal produce, like root vegetables and storage crops, is typically priced fairly — and because it’s fresher, it lasts longer once you bring it home.

Another hidden value is time. Ulster’s markets and farm stands gather many producers in one place, making it possible to stock up on everything from bread to butter to beverages in a single outing. That’s less time under fluorescent lights in long grocery lines, and more time enjoying the crisp fall air of the Hudson Valley.

And finally, there’s the value that’s harder to measure: knowing your holiday dollars are directly supporting small farms, vineyards, and local businesses. Every pie purchased, bottle poured, or turkey roasted strengthens the region’s agricultural future.

Giving Thanks, Ulster County Style

Thanksgiving is about gratitude — for family, for friends, and for the food that brings us together. By leaning into the bounty of Ulster County, your holiday table becomes more than just a meal. It becomes a celebration of the farmers who raised your turkey, the winemakers who bottled your wine, the bakers who crafted your pie, and the community that makes this corner of the Hudson Valley so special.

This November, taste Thanksgiving the Ulster County way: with fresh, local, seasonal ingredients, shared stories, and glasses raised to the good life in the Catskills.

Catskill Mountains Scenic Byway

The NYS Route 28 corridor brings travelers from the NYS Thruway Exit 19 in Kingston going west into the central Catskill Mountains.

You are now traveling along the Catskill Mountains Scenic Byway, the 52-mile route guiding you through the western Ulster County towns of Olive and Shandaken, through the eastern Delaware county towns of Middletown and Andes, and the villages of Fleischmanns and Margaretville.

As you travel along the Byway you will be traveling through the NYS Catskill Park, made up of over 700,000 acres of protected lands. You have also entered the NYC/Catskill Watershed that protects and provides potable water to local residents as well as the millions of people who rely on NYC public water supply.

These two designations have established the rules and regulations that protect these resources for millions of people and links upstate and downstate residents. Both the Ashokan Reservoir in Ulster County and the Pepacton Reservoir in Delaware County border the Byway.

Adjacent to the Ashokan Reservoir is the Town of Olive, where the amazing walkways and biking trails of the Ashokan Rail Trail are located and provide outstanding views of that Ashokan Reservoir. The Ashokan Rail Trail has become a popular destination and is a great use of the old tracks for residents and tourists alike. It’s great for families, too. For more information, visit ashokanrailtrail.com.

As you continue to travel along Route 28 you will see a sign for the Catskill Visitor Center in Mt. Tremper. Take the time to talk with the knowledgeable staff who can help you plan your experience offering maps, Travel Guides, exhibits and details of the variety of outdoor fun to enjoy. Climb the Fire Tower and enjoy the view of the nearby vistas. Find out more at catskillsvisitorcenter.org.

The Catskill Mountains Scenic Byway is an easy direct link to each of our rural communities with just a right hand turn onto each Main Street as you travel west. Shops, restaurants, libraries, arts and theater centers can be found along our Main Streets. Each community offers events that welcome residents and visitors to popular street fairs, concerts in community parks, bicycle rides, annual carnivals and live theater productions.

The CMSB communities are eager to tell you about their unique history and each have a History Center with exhibits, artifacts and seasonal programs. If you like to do research and have a particular interest the knowledgeable staff and volunteers will help.

Our Rail History is celebrated in each town in different ways. The Empire State Railway Museum in Phoenicia has a long history of preserving the rich history of the Catskill Railroads. Find out more at esrm.com. Adjacent to the museum is the Catskills Division of Rail Explorers, a fun way to explore the tracks of the railway. Find out more at railexplorers.net.

The Phoenicia Playhouse in Phoenicia produces outstanding live productions. Explore their calendar of events at phoenicaplayhouse.org.

The Pine Hill Community Center offers Saturday music, many types of weekly workshops for all ages from exercise to the arts. The Thrift Shop is busy and offers a fun look at items for sale. Check out their offerings at pinehillcommunitycenter.org.

Pine Hill is also the home of the Town of Shandaken Historical Museum. It is an amazing display of artifacts and records of the history of Shandaken. For more information, visit shandakennymuseum.org or call 845 254 4460.

Getting back on Route 28, the Byway connects Ulster and Delaware counties at the Belleayre Mountain Ski Center, now run by the Olympic Regional Development Authority (ORDA). From winter skiing to summer concerts, Gondola Rides, Belleayre Beach, two weekends of Fall Festivals in October, and much more, Belleayre is a four-season destination for fun and enjoyment. As soon as it is cold, snow making equipment covers the slopes ready for the ski season. Find out more at belleayre. com.

Just beyond Belleayre Mountain you will enter Delaware County and the Village of Fleischmanns, the home of the Mountain Athletic Club Vintage Base Ball team. The MAC hosts vintage Base Ball games each spring and summer in an historic baseball park that is on the National Register. You can find out more about vintage Base Ball, along with a full schedule of games, at delcovintagebaseball.org.

Fleischmanns also hosts several fairs throughout the year, which are great events to bring community and businesses together for food, live music and lots of fun. Get the full schedule at fleischmannsfirst.org.

As you enter Arkville, the Delaware & Ulster Railroad station comes into view. Find the full schedule of special rides and events at durr.org.

Arkville offers numerous dining options, including the Union Grove Distillery with outstanding brews, and special musical events. Check them out at uniongrovedistillery.com.

If you turn right onto County Route 38, you will come upon the Catskill Recreation Center (a full gym complete with indoor pool), the Catskill Watershed Corporation, and the Catskill Water Discovery Center. Back on Route 28 stop by at the very popular Arkville Bowl for a great weekend family time. The Margaretville Hospital and Mountainside Nursing Home, affiliated with Westchester Medical Center is along the way.

Look for the Margaretville sign and turn right over the bridge into the shopping area. This is a busy village with shops, restaurants and annual community events. The historic GalliCurci Theater offers arts exhibits. The newly renovated Middletown History Center, as mentioned before, is just off of Main Street along Cemetery Road. Learn more at mtownhistory.org

As you drive up and down Margaretville’s Main Street do not be surprised if you see our resident eagles. They enjoy the East Branch of the Delaware Stream as they fish for their next meal.

Continue west along the Route 28 to Andes along winding roads and beautiful vistas into this historic hamlet where many battles of the Anti-Rent War were fought. From June through October, visit the Andes Society for History & Culture on Main Street. Learn more at andessociety.org.

The Historic Andes Hotel on Main Street provides great food, lodging and a friendly bar welcome to all. Located along the Main Street, where the Trailways Bus stops. Visit their website at theandeshotel.com As you come to the end of the Catskill Mountains Scenic Byway you are greeted by the Andes Central School and the very popular Dirty Girl Farm, a goat farm where you can stock up on local dairy and bakery products. Find out more at dirtygirlfarmandesny.com.

Check out the CMSB website at ScenicCatskills.com for more details.

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Businesses Along The Byway

Ulster Savings Bank

58 Main Street

Phoenicia, NY 12464

Ulstersavings.com

845 688 5965

ATM available

Ulster Savings Bank is a locally focused and operated mutual savings bank with locations throughout the Hudson Valley. As a bank with no stockholders, our profits are reinvested back into the communities we serve. We are proud to be the recipient of numerous community awards reflecting our belief that helping community changes lives. We invite you to stop by our location in beautiful Phoenicia to experience the local difference with US. Bank where you matter!

Central Catskills Chamber of Commerce

Margaretville, NY 12455

centralcatskills.com

ScenicCatskills.com

845 586 3300

The Central Catskills Chamber of Commerce works to advance the economic and community vitality of the many hamlets, villages and towns in our region and promote and foster events, programs and initiatives that will support its members. Collaboration and innovation will inspire community enhancement and quality of life opportunities for all who live, work and visit our communities.

Shawn’s Fresh Fish

5150 Route 28

Mount Tremper, NY 12457

On Instagram: @ShawnsFreshFish

845 702 2120

Located at the Migliorelli Farm Stand. We carry a large selection of fresh fish and seafood. Also, try our fresh made soups, salads and locally smoked fish. Requests welcomed.

PLUMBING & HEATING

Rice Plumbing and Heating

Accord:

riceplumbingandheating@gmail.com

845 626 5088

Boiceville: riceplumbingboiceville@gmail.com 845 657 7423

riceplumbingandheating.com

Whether you’re dealing with a leaky faucet, a clogged drain, or a plumbing emergency, we’ve got you covered. Our team of experienced and licensed plumbers, our commit-

ment to quality craftsmanship, prompt service, and customer satisfaction sets us apart. Explore our website to discover our wide range of services, from plumbing repairs and installations to maintenance and inspections. We take pride in using the latest industry techniques and high-quality materials to ensure reliable and long-lasting solutions for all your plumbing needs. We offer quick response times and strive to complete every job efficiently and effectively.

REGIONAL INFORMATION

Catskill Center for Conservation & Development

43355 Route 28

Arkville, NY 12406

catskillcenter.org

845 586 2611

Since 1969, the Catskill Center has led the effort to protect the more than 700,000 acres of the Catskill Park and Catskill Forest Preserve. Their mission is to protect and foster the environmental, cultural,and economic well-being of the Catskill Region.

Catskill Visitor’s Center

5096 State Route 28

Mt. Tremper, NY 12457

catskillsvisitorscenter.org

845 688 3369

Your gateway to Catskills, where you can learn about the vast outdoor recreational opportunities in the area as well as discover the cultural and natural history of the Region. The center features educational exhibits along with maps, books, gear, and gifts, as well a friendly and knowledgeable staff.

RESTAURANTS

Blue Mountain Bistro-To-Go

948 Route 28

Kingston, NY 12496

bluemountainbistro.com

845 340 9800

Open 7 days a week serving homecooked, healthy take-out food and baked goods, Blue Mountain Bistro-To-Go is dedicated to providing well balanced meals as quickly as we can without compromising quality or taste. It’s take out that tastes like dining out. Swing by for a quick bite or to take something back home when you don’t feel like cooking. Blue Mountain Bistro-To-Go is also an award-winning, full-service catering company that will bring our special touch to parties of all sizes. Good food and good service bring the good times to you. Why not let us do the cooking?

Peekamoose

Restaurant & Tap Room

8373 State Route 28

Big Indian, NY 12410

peekamooserestaurant.com

845 254 6500

Devin and Marybeth Mills hail from some of New York City’s finest restaurants, including the famed Gramercy Tavern. Seeking to move closer to the farms supplying their menu, they have beautifully restored this country farmhouse set among the Catskill Mountains. The restaurant supports local growers by changing the menu daily, using the freshest ingredients available.

Phoenicia Diner

5681 State Route 28

Phoenicia, NY 12464

phoeniciadiner.com

845 688 9957

Built in 1962 and moved to the Catskills in the early 80s, the Phoenicia Diner has a long history of serving customers who are drawn to the Catskills’ natural beauty. We offer residents, weekenders and visitors fresh food sourced from Catskills and Hudson Valley farms when available. Our menu is carefully crafted to offer traditional diner favorites, sometimes with a modern twist, using seasonal and local fresh ingredients. Our venue is also a unique setting for one-of-kind events and celebrations.

RETAIL

Kenco Outfitters

1000 Hurley Mountain Road

Kingston, NY 12401

kencooutfitters.com

845 340 0552

Our story started in 1982 with owner Bill Kennedy selling gear out of mother Libby’s station wagon with help from dad Harry, and now we have grown into over 20,000 square feet of outdoor recreation, clothing, and footwear retail. From pickleball paddles to kayak paddles, workboots to water sandals, camping gear to housewares, Kenco has a little of almost everything. If you want to get outdoors, we have you covered. Located on the corner of Route 28 and Hurley Mountain Road. We want to be your favorite store.

Moose Crossing

1 Reservoir Rd.

Shokan, NY 12481

rustic-cabin.com

845 657 9792

Casual, rustic and country Adirondack-style furniture, home furnishings, home decor, accessories, gifts and collectibles. Hand-crafted, Made-InAmerica sold wood furniture and furnishings for your home, lodge or cabin. Jewelry, blankets, pillows, rugs and clothing in Native American, Western and country motifs and styles. The best selection of nature-inspired items hand crafted from artisanal craftsmen located locally and from around the country.

The Shops at Emerson

5340 Route 28

Mt. Tremper, NY 12457

emersonresort.com

845 688 2828

Shopping that feels like a holiday! Explore eight specialty shops housed inside a restored 19th-century barn. Discover the perfect gifts for everyone on your list: Home décor, kitchen gadgets, clothing, jewelry, candles, books, toys & puzzles, bath & body, locally made gourmet items, Catskills-themed gifts, and more. Easy parking and a scenic Catskills setting make it a relaxing and festive shopping experience. While you’re here, don’t forget to check out the World’s Largest Kaleidoscope!

MOOSE CROSSING

Since 1998, Moose Man Dennis and Moose Lady Donna at Moose Crossing in Shokan have brought The Great Outdoors … indoors!

Dennis and Donna do it all, from designing the furniture, sourcing the fabrics, and selecting the wood to make a cocktail table. They travel extensively to select unusual items to offer, and review with the makers how they want a piece to look and make sure the quality is what clients have come to expect. Their mission is to offer the best quality, selection and service in rustic home furnishings.

Moose Crossing offers a wide selection of hand-crafted solid wood furnishings for your home, cabin, or lodge. They make comfy sofas and club chairs in moose and bear fabrics, moose furniture for the patio, and moose rockers for Mama Moose and Little Moose-to-be. And guys, you’ll have a great time moose-ifying your man cave!

Moose Crossing is also your source for cabin décor; original moose, bear, and wolf art for your walls; fixed blade and folding knives with authentic Alaskan carved handles; bear, moose, and Native American jewelry; and gift items including mooselicious pickles, salsas, and jams.

At Moose Crossing the philosophy is simple: rustic country décor that has an appeal and beauty all its own, something that

is uniquely American: warm, inviting and reassuring. They bring you the best selection of nature-inspired furniture, home décor, gifts, clothing, accessories and more from artisanal craftspeople found locally and from around the country.

Moose Crossing is located on Route 28 in Shokan, NY, just 12 miles west of the Kingston NYS Thruway Exit 19, and is open 10:00 am to 5:00 pm Friday, Saturday, Sunday, and Monday. Moosify your life with a visit to Moose Crossing!

Phoenicia Playhouse

10 Church Street

Phoenicia, NY 12464

phoeniciaplayhouse.com

845 688 2279

Phoenicia Playhouse is a theater and creative center for residents of Ulster County, surrounding communities, and Catskills visitors. We believe “community” is at the heart of “community theater.” As a rural arts hub, we present diverse programming 10 months a year, including plays, musicals, concerts, films, readings, youth workshops, and free community events. We believe in the power of the arts to connect, uplift, and inspire—and remain committed to making the arts accessible to all.

THE ARTS LODGING

The Graham & Co.

80 Route 214

Phoenicia, NY 12464

thegrahamandco.com

845 688 7871

Viewed as a trailblazer in the Catskills hotel design revolution, the 20-room Phoenicia hotel recently celebrated its 10th anniversary and continues to provide lodging to guests looking for a true Catskills experience. The three-acre property has a vibe some have called, “a sophisticated summer camp for grown-ups.”

Inspired by the heritage of the Catskills, the Graham and Co. is a modern take on the upstate getaway. The hotel is located just two blocks off Phoenicia’s main street. Close to hiking, fishing and skiing, The Graham & Co. is the perfect place to stay in all four seasons.

Phoenicia Belle B&B

73 Main Street

Phoenicia, NY 12464

phoeniciabelle.com

845 688 7226

Situated in the heart of the Catskill Park, The Phoenicia Belle Bed & Breakfast is a newly restored Victorian House. Come and enjoy a cheerful, restful environment in one of our uniquely decorated and styled bedrooms infused with an artistic sensibility. Walk to great shopping and restaurants on Main Street in Phoenicia. We’re minutes away from world-class outdoor recreation and 10 minutes from the area’s largest ski slopes and just 20 minutes to the town of Woodstock.

Visit Phoenicia

Wellness RX LLC

53 Main Street

Phoenicia, NY 12464

wellnessrxllc.com

518 688 0188

Wellness Rx had a great summer of 2025 being of service to others, treating all patients and customers equally without judgment. We grew our pharmacy department by 22%, realized our first profit/surplus for the first six months of 2025 and continued to strengthen our operations for sustainability and permanence. Our Patient Assistant Fund provided $887 to 42 patients. Donations continue to come from our locals and out of state visitors who love our not-for-profit story

PODCAST

Kaatscast

kaatscast.com

Free to subscribe wherever you get your podcasts.

Kaatscast is a biweekly podcast focusing on Catskills history, community, arts & culture, sustainability, and tourism. Voted “Best Regional Podcast” two years in a row, the podcast has collaborated on programming with several regional organizations and is produced by Brett Barry, of Chichester-based Silver Hollow Audio, a creator of podcasts, audio tours, public radio segments, and audiobooks.

Amy Rosen, Licensed Real Estate Salesperson

Ruth Gale Realty

38 Main Street

Phoenicia, NY 12464

Office: 845 688 5610, ext. 104

Cell: 212 960 3983

amyrosenrealtor@gmail.com

ruthgalerealty.com

Looking for help with a home purchase or sale with an experienced Catskills/Hudson Valley agent? Let’s talk!

“Amy Rosen made selling our prized possession home smooth, fast, and truly stress free. She is extremely knowledgeable and skilled regarding current real estate market conditions in the area and how to navigate them. I highly recommend Amy to anyone interested in a pain free professional real estate selling or purchasing experience.”

—Jim Alessi, Woodland Valley

By Francis X. Driscoll

Mélange Handmade

60 Main Street

Phoenicia, NY 12464

845 688 3171

Where Local Artistry Meets Community Craft. Step into Melange Handmade and discover a treasure trove of authentic, locally-sourced creations that celebrate the artisan spirit. True to its French name meaning “a little bit of everything,” this charming family-owned shop offers an eclectic collection of handcrafted goods that showcase the talents of local makers. Meet the artisans behind the magic: Kim, whose skilled hands create both stunning handmade ceramics and custom clothing tailored to perfection, along with offering a helping hand with Dry Cleaning drop off service. Doug, master of the scroll saw, transforms raw wood into intricate pieces that blend functionality with artistry. And River, who channels nature’s bounty into luxurious herbal soaps, healing salves, aromatic teas, and nourishing body care products. Every item at Melange tells a story of local craftsmanship, sustainable sourcing, and the passion that comes from creating something truly special by hand. When you shop at Melange Handmade, you’re not just purchasing a product—you’re supporting local artisans and taking home a piece of authentic, community-made artistry. Visit Melange Handmade and experience the beautiful mélange of creativity, quality, and community that makes this local gem a must-visit destination.

The Nest Egg

84 Main Street

Phoenicia, NY 12464

thenesteggcountrystore.com nesteggshop.com

845 688 5851

An old-fashioned country store in the heart of the Catskill Mountains, offering relaxed shopping and mountain hospitality. You’ll find lots of specialty and artisan crafted foods here, from local maple syrup, honey, jams, jellies and preserves, to nostalgic candies and gourmet chocolate, to gourmet peanut butter, and more! Your source for mountain clothing and souvenirs, including Minnetonka Moccasins, t-shirts & sweatshirts, local area books and hiking maps, candles, soaps, incense, jewelry, toys, puzzles, games and souvenirs. Our home-made delicious fudge is worth the trip! Owner Robin Kirk’s family has owned The Nest Egg since 1968.

Catskills Past

BURIED TREASURE IN THE CATSKILLS?

By T.M. Bradshaw

It is rumored that Prohibition-era gangster Dutch Schultz hid a fortune in gold, diamonds, and cash in the Catskills, possibly buried somewhere in or near Phoenicia in a specially designed waterproof, airtight safe. But no one really knows if any part of that rumor is true, or if true, if in the ninety years since his death the treasure trove has been found. Catskills gardeners would argue against anyone being able bury such a thing without a backhoe.

“Dutch” was apparently a common nickname; interestingly, it was often paired with Schultz regardless of the moniker-wearer’s real last name. Perhaps it is an indication of one of the nickname’s connotations—toughness—that some of the others so named were also criminals. A story of Manhattan swindlers using delayed race results through wiretapping appeared in the June 5, 1915, edition of The Sun. One of the group was Harry Miller, alias Dutch Schultz. In another, earlier raid on June 11, 1907, also reported in The Sun, a back room at a pool hall was equipped with phones, telegraph equipment, and a vat of acid for dissolving paperwork. The room served as a bookie’s information hub, with race results from numerous tracks coming in. The pool hall’s owner was “Dutch” Henry Schultz.

But the Dutch Schultz with the Catskills connection was born in 1901, much too young to be involved in the1907 pool hall raid, and in 1915 still a couple of years shy of his own criminal career.

Although a number of online sources cite his birth year as 1902, probably because of a 1910 census worker’s estimate based

on his age at the time, Arthur (Dutch Schultz) Flegenheimer was born in the Bronx on August 6, 1901, to German-Jewish parents. His father, Herman, didn’t stick around and young Arthur left school in the eighth grade to help support his mother, younger sister, Helen, and himself. Stints at paper manufacturers, presses, American Express—originally a freight forwarding company— and the Schultz Trucking company occupied him from 1916 through 1919.

Arthur’s next job at a neighborhood night club involved robbing craps games, which soon led to a career as a burglar. Arrested while breaking into an apartment in 1920, Arthur was sentenced to prison on Blackwell’s Island (now Roosevelt Island), but was transferred to a work farm in Westhampton, Long Island because he was an unmanageable prisoner. When paroled in December 1920 Arthur returned to the Schultz Trucking Company. The company’s activities during Prohibition—they smuggled alcohol from Canada into New York City—launched his real career.

Soon he had renamed himself Dutch Schultz, possibly choosing the first name in emulation of previous gangsters and the last name from the trucking company. He claimed the change was because Flegenheimer was too long for newspaper headlines. He also left his job with Schultz Trucking and struck out on his own, becoming a bouncer at the Hub Social Club, a Bronx speakeasy. Schultz wasn’t a very big person physically, but he was mean and ruthless, which impressed his boss, Joey Noe, enough to make him a partner.

Sourcing beer from a New Jersey brewer, the pair then sold it to various other Bronx clubs, as well as supplying the Hub. Those who refused to buy were brutalized, causing all to soon fall into line. When Noe and Schultz had saturated the Bronx with numerous other underground clubs, they set their sights on other markets.

Even though they were raking in money in the Bronx, Noe and Schultz tried to move their operation into Manhattan where the really big money could be found. That market was already flooded with contenders seeking to establish total dominance: A network of Italian gangs, some Jewish mobsters, and the Irish mob led by Jack “Legs” Diamond were battling for control.

The first serious clash between the established gangs and Schultz’s upstart intruders occurred on October 16, 1928, when Noe was shot outside the Chateau Madrid, a speakeasy on West 54 Street. Although seriously wounded, Noe returned fire into a blue Cadillac that then sped away, crashing into several parked cars in the process. When the Cadillac was later found, the body of Louis Weinberg was found in the back seat. Noe died over a month later from his infected wounds.

In early November, Arnold “The Brain” Rothstein, a crime boss in the Jewish mob amenable to negotiating turf boundaries and deals with other mobs, and who had mentored Jack Diamond, was shot in the Park Central Hotel. On the one hand, the killing was said to stem from an unpaid private gambling debt. On the other hand, though, the gunman, George “Hump” McManus, called Schultz’s attorney immediately after the hit and was then driven away by a close associate of Schultz’s, suggesting that Schultz had ordered the assassination.

Schultz and Diamond clashed in locales other than Manhattan, too. Transporting liquor from Montreal brought both gangs through the Catskills and Hudson Valley, resulting in mutual hijackings and gunplay. Legs Diamond was not to remain in Schultz’s way for very long, however. In October 1930 two gunmen forced their way into his room at Manhattan’s Hotel Monticello and shot him five times. Claiming two shots of whiskey gave him the strength to stagger out of the room, Diamond was taken to the hospital and survived the attack. When he was released on December 30 he relocated upstate, utilizing spots in Kingston, Catskill, Cairo, Acra, and Albany as either business locations or safe houses. He was shot again in May 1931 in a speakeasy in Acra. His new business plan was to establish a territory for himself in Albany. It turned out he didn’t have much time left to accomplish that goal. He was shot multiple times in the head on December 18, 1931, while drunk in a rooming house at 67 Dove Street in Albany, bringing his life and crime career to a close.

Schultz likely greeted that news in a celebratory mood. He had previously asked “Ain’t there nobody that can shoot this guy so he don’t bounce back?” It was a valid question—Diamond had been shot so many times since 1916 he was known as “the clay pigeon of the underworld.”

Schultz meanwhile had expanded his operation into gambling, protection, and other illegal activities. It was a logical

step—it had to be obvious that Prohibition couldn’t last. The earlier gangs had started with these types of activities pre-Prohibition, so Shultz was in some cases muscling in on their rackets, but he also came up with a few unique twists of his own. He founded the Metropolitan Restaurant & Cafeteria Owners Association after making deals with the heads of labor unions representing restaurant workers. If a restaurant owner refused to join, he’d find himself faced with exorbitant wage demands, strikes, and stink bomb attacks from the labor unions. Then the association would help settle the matter, on wage terms very favorable to the owner when he agreed to join.

Schultz suspected that Jules Modgilewsky (Julie Martin), the enforcer responsible for funneling the receipts from this restaurant operation to Schultz, had been skimming from the take and believed himself owed about $70,000. In a drunken argument at the Harmony Hotel in Cohoes, NY, Martin eventually admitted to skimming $20,000, to which he felt entitled. Schultz promptly pulled out his gun and shot Martin dead.

Meanwhile, Schultz was on trial for tax evasion. That strategy had brought down Al Capone and U.S. Attorney Thomas Dewey thought it would work to take down Schultz, too. Schultz was indicted in New York City in January 1933, but he fled. Almost two years later, in November 1934, he surrendered in Albany, hoping to have his trial moved out of the city. His first trial, in Syracuse, ended with a hung jury and suspicions that some jurors had been bribed. The venue for the second trial was Malone. Schultz’s plan here was different—in advance of his trial he spent time in Malone, charming the residents and dispensing charitable donations. He was acquitted. Mayor Fiorello LaGuardia was so infuriated by this outcome he issued an order that Schultz was to be arrested on sight if he returned to the city.

Schultz suggested to the National Crime Syndicate, a confederation of mobs, that Dewey, now a special prosecutor, be murdered. Lucky Luciano argued against this plan, citing the likelihood of a massive crackdown on their operations. The syndicate voted unanimously against the plan; Schultz stormed out, saying he was going to do it anyway. When it became apparent that Schultz did mean to follow through, the syndicate met again and voted a hit on Schultz.

On October 23, 1935, in the Palace Chop House in Newark, New Jersey, Schultz’s new base of operations, two hitmen shot Dutch Schultz, his accountant, his chief lieutenant, and his personal bodyguard. By the end of the next day, all were dead. During that last day, Schultz spoke a rambling stream of consciousness monologue that was transcribed by a police stenographer. Analyzing his surreal mutterings has not yielded any clues to the location of his buried treasure—if it exists.

Thanks to David Krajicek for information about Legs Diamond.

T. M. Bradshaw shares other thoughts on history at tmbradshawbooks.com.

Fall in the Catskills

Windham Fine Arts

5380 Main Street

Windham, NY 12496

windhamfinearts.com

518 734 6850, director@ windhamfinearts.com

Windham Fine Arts (WFA) is a contemporary art gallery located in the heart of the Catskill Mountains, at the base of Windham Mountain Club. WFA represents more than 60 artists showcasing a diverse collection of original paintings, photography and sculptures. The gallery offers 3,000 square feet of curated artwork exhibiting inspired landscapes, abstracts, figurative works, Hudson River School style and more. Windham Fine Arts—24 years in business, a gem of artistic inspiration. Custom-designed artwork by appointment. Open Friday and Saturday 11:00 am – 5:00 pm, 11:00 am – 4:00 pm on Sunday.

Sugar Maples Center for Creative Arts

34 Big Hollow Road

Maplecrest, NY 12454

sugarmaples.org

A program of the Catskill Mountain Foundation, Sugar Maples Center for Creative Arts offers short term adult workshop programming in ceramics, painting, drawing, fiber arts and weekly classes in ceramics and fiber arts during the summer season, as well as year-round short courses for adults and youth in ceramics, painting, and drawing. All classes are led by artists who are renowned and celebrated in their field.

Fenimore Art Museum

5798 NY-80

Cooperstown, NY 13326

fenimoreartmuseum.org

607 547 1400

Exploring Calvin & Hobbes on display through December 31 at Fenimore Art Museum in Cooperstown, NY. This exhibition showcases the beloved comic strip created by Bill Watterson from 1985 to 1995 and features the original Calvin and Hobbes daily and Sunday strips as well as specialty pieces by Watterson from his collection of more than 3,000 originals housed at the Billy Ireland Cartoon Library & Museum at The Ohio State University.

ATTRACTION

Catskill Mountain Foundation Piano Performance Museum

7971 Main Street

Hunter, NY 12442

For appointments, email weisbergp@catskillmtn.org

The home of the Steven E. Greenstein Piano Collection, a one-of-a-kind collection of historic pianos and musical artifacts. A destination unlike any other in the U.S., the Piano Performance Museum offers a unique glimpse into the development of pianos in Europe and America over the past four centuries. The collection includes early and modern keyboard instruments, including 200-year-old historic European pianos as well as American pianos built in the early 19th and 20th centuries.

CAR DEALERSHIP

Thorpe’s GMC

5964 Main Street

Tannersville, NY 12485

thorpesgmcinc.com 518 589 7142

Thorpe’s unmatched service and diverse GMC inventory have set them apart as the preferred dealer in Tannersville. With a full-service team of sales and service professionals, visit them today to discover why they have the best reputation in the area. They offer one of the largest GMC inventories in New York, and their trained sales staff will help you every step of the way.

CATERING

Chef Deanna 1645 County Highway 6

Bovina Center, NY 13740

chefdeanna.com

Weddings and special event catering, with delivery available for larger events! Chef Deanna is on the cutting edge of the sustainable food. Surrounded by farmers and local food makers, Chef Deanna creates beautiful dishes using her Sicilian heritage and her love of everything sweet and savory.

COMMUNITY RESOURCE

Phoenix Web Collective

7947 Main Street

Hunter, NY 12442

phoenixwebcollective.com 518 628 5101

Local artist shop, makers’ space, and a free mart, where you can get gently used and vintage clothing, home goods, food, toys, books, music, movies, jewelry, electronics, and more for free or pay-what-you-can. We also host small events and workshops.

Main Street Market

5344 NY-23

Windham, NY 12496

518 734 4134

The oldest operating Italian deli, market, and butcher in the community, Main Street Market has been a purveyor of quality goods in the community for over 40 years. All your favorite Italian specialiaties are right here: fresh baked goods, meats, cheeses, grocery items, freshly made Italian heros, and fresh meat and fish. We cater!

53rd Annual Holiday Craft Fair

November 29 & 30, 2025

Dutchess Community College 53 Pendell Road

Poughkeepsie, NY 12601

quailhollow.com

The Dutchess Community College Foundation Holiday Craft Fair offers Hudson Valley locals and visitors the opportunity to shop small (and support handmade!) Thanksgiving weekend. Boasting just over 100 artists, the fair has become a holiday shopping tradition for many in the region, and one that stands in stark opposition to the Black Friday culture propagated by Big Box Stores. Now entering its 53rd year, the fair presents an alternative to the frenzied buying experience that Black Friday consumers experience. This is not a festival for imported or mass-produced products; everything onsite is handmade, with the artist or maker in attendance.

FARMS & FARMERS MARKETS

Pure Catskills purecatskills.com

A regional, buy local campaign developed by the Watershed Agricultural Council to improve the economic viability of the local community, sustain the working landscapes of the Catskills and

preserve water quality in the NYC Watershed Region. Pure Catskills works to promote hundreds of farm, forest and local businesses throughout Delaware, Greene, Otsego, Schoharie, Sullivan and Ulster Counties. Search their website for local products, or pick up a copy of the Guide to Pure Catskills Products!

FURNITURE & INTERIOR DESIGN

Bell’s Ethan Allen 94 N Plank Road

Newburgh, NY 12550 bellsethanallen.com

845 565 6000

Bell’s Ethan Allen Design Center offers a full line of interior design services, including color choices, design and fabrication of custom window treatments, furniture placement, assistance with purchasing furniture and accessories, and more. Our designers will listen to your needs and wants and help you refresh your space, whether it’s a small project or a complete re-design of your home’s interior. Because we are locally owned and operated, we know the area and understand local preferences. All of our product and services are selected with the needs and tastes of the local community in mind. We are here to help you today, and we will be here in the future, when you may need us again.

Gardens by Trista

The Plant Centre

4865 County Route 23C Jewett, NY 12444

GardensByTrista.com 518 708 7202

Custom landscape design & installation; foundation plantings & perennial gardens; kitchen & herb gardens; and garden maintenance. The Plant Centre is now your ultimate plant destination in the heart of the Catskills! Once home to Kern’s Nursery, The Plant Centre proudly carries on the legacy of premium plants and expert gardening advice. We grow much of our selection right here, ensuring each plant thrives in our unique Catskill climate. From vibrant annuals and hardy vegetable starts to stunning shrubs and trees, we offer everything you need to create a thriving garden.

Houst Hardware

4 Mill Hill Road

Woodstock, NY 12498

housthardware.com 845 679 2115

Shop local with Houst Hardware, independent and family owned for over 90 years. For all your projects, Houst Has IT. Benjamin Moore Paints, Equipment Rentals, Tools, Plumbing, Electrical, Organic and Heirloom Garden Seeds, Organic Soils and Fertilizers, Housewares, Weber grills, Seasonal products, Camping and Toys. Everything you need for work and play.

LIVE PERFORMANCES

Catskill Mountain Foundation 2025

Performing Arts Season

Doctorow Center for the Arts

7971 Main St. Hunter, NY 12442

Orpheum Performing Arts Center

6050 Main St., Tannersville, NY 12485 catskillmtn.org

Ticket line: 518 263 2063

Our Piano Performance Museum Concerts & Conversations series returns at 2:00 pm on November 8, when fortepianist Julian Jensen will perform a program featuring mid to late 19th century music by women composers from Latin America. Parsons Dance will perform at the Orpheum on November 8 at 7:00 pm, presented in partnership with Works & Process at the Guggenheim. The audience will be treated to a preview of choreographer Courtney “Balenciaga” Washington’s full-company work followed by a Q & A with the choreographer, and it will also have the chance to experience some of the most cherished pieces from the Parsons repertory. On November 15 at 7:00 pm at the Doctorow Center for the Arts, we will present a free performance of Headliners and One-Liners: Songs & Stories of the Catskills Resorts, a reprise of a show that was first performed in May of 2005. Headliners is a nostalgic tribute to the heyday of the Borscht Belt resorts of New York’s Catskill Mountains, and to the great entertainers that performed there. On November 23 at 2:00 pm, the International Fortepiano Salon Online will present a special Salon featuring the piano collection of the Piano Performance Museum at the Catskill Mountain Foundation in Hunter New York. Finally, the Windham Festival Chamber Orchestra returns to the Orpheum on November 29 for a concert titled Fauré and Friends. Members of the choral ensemble Ars Choralis join the Windham Festival Chamber Orchestra for a beautiful and reflective evening, sharing music of some of the favorite composers of the family in whose memory the concert is sponsored. Music Director of the Maverick Concerts in Woodstock, Alexander Platt is honored to follow in the footsteps of Robert Manno as Conductor.

LODGING

Greenville Arms

11135 State Route 32

Greenville, NY 12083

greenvillearms.com 518 966 5219

Originally built in 1889, our historically registered Inn is situated on six acres of gardens, lawns, and woodlands. The Queen Anne Revival-style main house, renovated Carriage House, and recently constructed Cottage building are host to 16 guest rooms open year-round to guests. Every guest room is uniquely decorated with a blend of antiques and modern amenities. A hot, cooked-to-order breakfast is included with each room.

Hampton Inn

1307 Ulster Avenue Kingston, NY 12401

Kingston.hamptoninn.com 845 382 2600

Additional location in New Paltz:

4 S. Putt Corners Road New Paltz, NY 12561 Newpaltz.hamptoninn.com 845 255 4200

Our hotel is near I-87, with several restaurants within walking distance. Historic Downtown Waterfront and Uptown Kingston are both just four miles away with many local shops and dining options. Spend some family time at the Dutchess County Fairgrounds, seven miles away. An hour drive or less from 3 popular ski mountains. Unwind in our indoor saltwater pool. Enjoy complimentary hot breakfast and free WiFi.

Windham Manor

1161 Co Rd 10

Windham, NY 12496

windhammanor.com 518 944 1448

Windham Manor is the premiere wedding and event venue in The Catskill Mountains. Our 45-acre property features The Manor House, a Victorian Estate with 12 beautiful guest suites. The property also boasts The Barn, a luxurious space which can hold 300+ guests for dinner, dancing, seminars, and other events, and two incredible outdoor ceremony spaces—The Lawn and The Enchanted Forest. We invite you to Windham Manor for our annual Holiday Market! Shop over 50 artisans and vendors on Saturday, November 29 and Sunday, November 30 There will be a Community Brunch & Photos with Santa on Sunday to benefit The Windham Community Food Pantry & Together For Youth.

Illuminating Wellness/ Mountain Top Massage

illuminatingwellness.care 518 718 4228

Transformative therapeutic massage practice combines elements of many of the healing arts such as Acupressure, Reflexology, Reiki, Chiropractic adjustment and many forms of massage. BioPhoton Light Therapy – Biontology is a European healing process that detoxes, neutralizes and resets the body so that healing begins. This practice finds the root cause of any symptom-producing malady and neutralizes it, raising the body’s immune system.

MOVIE THEATER

Catskill Mountain Foundation

Mountain Cinema

7971 Main Street

Hunter, NY 12442

catskillmtn.org

518 263 4702

Hollywood, foreign & independent films just a mile west of Hunter Mountain and a short drive from Windham. Shows running Friday through Sunday. Also available for rental.

NATURAL MARKET

Sunflower Market

75 Mill Hill Road

Woodstock, NY 12498

24 Garden Street

Rhinebeck, NY, 12572

sunflowernatural.com

845 679 5361 (Woodstock) • 845 876 2555 (Rhinebeck)

Sunflower is dedicated to providing products you can feel good about sharing with people you love. Prioritizing working with local farms, families, and business, we know where our food comes from. Sunflower is devoted to providing clean and sustainably sourced food, 100% organic produce and a selection of carefully curated items that fit all dietary needs.

NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS

Catskill Mountain Foundation

7971 Main Street

Hunter, NY 12442

catskillmtn.org

518 263 2000

Now in its 27th year, the Catskill Mountain Foundation, Inc. is a non-profit organization which offers a variety of programs and workshops centered on the arts. It owns and runs The Orpheum Performing Arts Center, The Doctorow Center for the Arts (which includes the Mountain Cinema, a performance space, and the Piano Performance Museum), Sugar

Maples Center for Creative Arts, a Natural Agriculture farm and the Guide Magazine. The Foundation has long term partnership programs with The Joyce Theater Foundation, Works & Process at the Guggenheim, the National Dance Institute and Catskill Mountain Shakespeare, and is also home to the Hunter International Music Festival, The Academy of Fortepiano Performance, the Orpheum Dance Program, and the Maude Adams Theater Hub.

Windham Foundation

windhamfoundation.org info@windhamfoundation.org 518 734 9636

Our mission is to enhance and enrich our community by providing charitable grants for historical preservation, the arts, education, recreation, and initiatives deemed to make Windham an extraordinary place to live, work, and visit. Established in 2004, the Windham Foundation is run by an all-volunteer Board. Donations are tax deductible. Windham Mountain Club 19 Resort Drive

OUTDOOR RECREATION

Windham, NY 12496

windhammountainclub.com 800 754 9463

Your all-season escape into Upstate New York’s premier wintersport, culinary, and memory-making destination for generations to come. Windham

Mountain Club is an exclusive outdoor wonderland for the discerning set, find world-class skiing, golfing, dining, outdoor pursuits, and memory-making for generations to come. A restorative escape for more than 60 years, Windham Mountain Club has evolved to bring an elevated destination and exclusive year-round amenities and activities for the whole family to enjoy.

PHOTOGRAPHER

Images of the Northern Catskills by Francis X. Driscoll francisxdriscoll.com

A frequent contributor to the Guide magazine, Francis X. Driscoll is an award-winning nature photographer whose work involves total immersion in a setting so that he might capture that rare glimpse. His primary subject is the Catskill Forest Preserve.

RADIO STATIONS

WIOX 91.3FM

MTC Cable Channel 20

WIOXRADIO.ORG on computers and smartphones

WIOX Community Radio—where public access meets public service to build public trust. WIOX programming is wildly diverse, live, local, and noncommercial, broadcasting from the Catskill Mountains, in the heart of the New York City Watershed. WIOX talk and music programs range from farming to brewing to cooking, forestry to healthcare, Rock to Pop, Bach and Goth, Blues, Folk, Country, Americana, Jazz and Salsa. WIOX: produced and supported—by you!

WRIP 97.9FM

wripfm.com

Streaming at rip979.com

The radio voice of the Mountaintop and Valley. Broadcasting 24/7 with the equivalent of 6,000 watts of power, we are the only radio station covering the entire region between the Hudson Valley and Oneonta. WRIP is independently owned and operated. WRIP is heard on these FM frequencies: 97.9 in Windham & Hunter, 97.5 in Durham & Greenville, 103.7 in Catskill & Hudson, 104.5 in Stamford & Delaware County, and streaming worldwide at rip979.com.

REAL ESTATE

Brainard Ridge Realty

237 South Street

Windham, NY 12496

brainardridge.com

518 734 5333

Specializing in Windham Mountain and the surrounding area for over 35 years. Visit our web site at brainardridge.com for a variety of listings both on and off the mountain: Homes, Townhomes, Rentals and Land. Whatever your needs we are here for you. Call us today!

Coldwell Banker—

Timberland Properties

TimberlandProperties.com

CatskillPremier.com

Margaretville: 845 586 3321

Boiceville/Mt. Tremper: 845 657 4177

Delhi: 607 746 7400 • Stamford: 607 652 2220

Sidney: 607 604 4394 • Roscoe: 607 290 4130

Start your real estate career today! Unrivaled agent support & the best training in the region. Call or email to learn more: Debra G. Danner, Licensed Associate Real Estate Broker/ Branch Manager: 518 937 0924 or Debra.Danner@Timberlandproperties.net.

Shaw Country Realty

5359 State Route 23

Windham, NY 12496

518 734 3500

I have been a real estate broker in the mountain top area for nearly four decades, representing buyers and sellers, as well as dealing with various types of properties such as homes, land, and country homes, rentals, indicates a broad expertise in the local real estate market. With our many years in the industry, Shaw Country Realty has built a strong network, deep understanding of the market trends, and a keen ability to match buyers with suitable properties and help sellers navigate successful transactions. If you have any specific questions about real estate feel free to ask!

Win Morrison Realty

5 Tinker St.

Woodstock, NY 12498

Additional locations in Kingston, Catskill, Phoenicia, Saugerties & Windham winmorrisonrealty.com

845 679 9444 (Woodstock)

At Win Morrison Realty we listen to your wants and needs while assisting you to make them a reality. We pride ourselves on being the largest and most respected real estate company in the Hudson Valley. Whether it is a weekend retreat, mansion, land, commercial property or business, our experienced agents will assist you every step of the way. We have seven offices located throughout the Hudson Valley and a team of over 100 real estate professionals. We are members of numerous MLS (Multiple Listing Services) to serve you, from New York City to the Adirondacks.

REGIONAL INFORMATION

Catskill Center for Conservation & Development

43355 Route 28

Arkville, NY 12406

catskillcenter.org

845 586 2611

Since 1969, the Catskill Center has led the effort to protect the more than 700,000 acres of the Catskill Park and Catskill Forest Preserve. Their mission is to protect and foster the environmental, cultural,and economic well-being of the Catskill Region.

Catskill Visitor’s Center

5096 State Route 28

Mt. Tremper, NY 12457

catskillsvisitorscenter.org

845 688 3369

Your gateway to Catskills, where you can learn about the vast outdoor recreational opportunities in the area as well as discover the cultural and natural history of the Region. The center features educational exhibits along with maps, books, gear, and gifts, as well a friendly and knowledgeable staff.

Greene County Economic Development Corporation

411 Main Street

Catskill, NY 12414

greenecountyedc.com

518 719 3290

Your gateway to establishing your business in Greene County. Their team connects entrepreneurs, developers, and corporate leadership with resources, municipalities, and investment incentives for job-creating businesses.

Ulster County Tourism VisitUlsterCountyNY.com

This November, instead of rushing through crowded supermarkets, consider crafting your holiday feast around the flavors of Ulster County. From farm-fresh turkeys to award-winning wines, farm market pies to handcrafted condiments, everything you need is within reach — and every purchase supports the farmers, makers, and families who define the character of the region.

RESTAURANTS

Angela’s Pizza

1923 Ulster Avenue

Lake Katrine, NY 12401

angelaspizzarestaurant.com

845 382 2211

Angela’s is more than just pizza! Soups, salads, pastas, subs, wraps, Italian dinners, desserts … our pizza is awesome, too! Try our specialty pies or build your own! Eat in or take out, and delivery is available. Catering is also available! Download Angela’s mobile app for instant access to online ordering, Angela’s Loyalty Program, coupons, dining & catering menus, wing flavors and much more!

Barnwood Restaurant

14 Deer Lane

Catskill, NY 12414

barnwooddining.com

518 943 2200

Nominated for 9 Best of Greene County 2024 awards, Barnwood Restaurant proudly offers up a vast selection of home cooked American comfort cuisine, delicious brick oven pizza, and authentic BBQ options in a welcoming, rustic environment! Located only 5 minutes from Thruway exit 21 in beautiful Catskill NY.

Brandywine

11157 State Route 23

Windham, NY 12496

brandywinewindham.com

518 734 3838

For the past 35 years, this full-service Italian restaurant has offered great food and impeccable service. Share wonderful memories with your loved ones as we fill your table with delicious Italian cuisine. Born and raised in Southern Italy, owner Louis Caracciolo mastered the art of Italian cookery, and passed it on to his son Joseph, who has continued that art and tradition as chef in the restaurant. We know the formula to capture the rich flavor of your favorite Italian dishes.

Gracie’s Luncheonette

969 Main Street

Leeds, NY 12451

graciesny.com

518 943 9363

Diner-style burgers, fried chicken sandwich, loaded fries and donuts are our signature menu items. All of our breads, pastries and desserts are made fresh in house every day. We make all of our own condiments and even our own cheese. We buy whole beef from Josef Meiller’s farm in Pine Plains and grind our own special blend for our burgers and cut our own steaks. We also cure and smoke our own bacon, pastrami and other meats. Even the potatoes for our French fries are grown right in Catskill at Story’s Farm and hand-cut daily!

Mama’s Boy Burgers

6067 Main Street

(at the traffic light)

Tannersville, NY 12485

Mamasboyburgers.com

518 589 6667

Established in 2015, Mama’s Boy Burgers was voted the “Best Burger Shack” in the Hudson Valley by Hudson Valley Magazine. We are all about fresh and local ingredients. Our burgers are made from local, black Angus beef from a farm 6 miles away. Our seasonal produce comes from Story Farms, our ice cream is made in the Hudson Valley. We also offer vegetarian and vegan options.

Pancho Villa’s

Mexican Restaurant

6037 Main Street

Tannersville, NY 12485

panchovillamex.com

518 589 5134

The Best Mexican Food this side of the Border! Pancho Villa’s is owned and operated by the Oscar and Patricia Azcue family. They have been proudly serving authentic Mexican food on Main Street in Tannersville since 1992. Rooted in tradition, their passion is sharing great food and

good company. All of the traditional Mexican favorites are served here, from enchiladas and burritos to chimichangas and flautas...plus great margaritas and daiquiris! Open every day except Tuesday.

RETAIL

Camp Catskill

6006 Main Street

Tannersville, NY 12485

campcatskill.co

518 303 6050

Your destination for sustainable gear & gifts, including clothing, footwear, backpacks, and hiking gear. Our mission is to help you feel good about what you buy, what you wear, and the gear you use (and reuse) in the wild. We work with brands that care about their impact on the planet and its people, and we donate 1% of our revenue to environmental nonprofits here in the Catskills.

Catskill Mountain Foundation Gift Shop

6042 Main Street

Tannersville, NY 12485

518 589 7500

Operated by the Catskill Mountain Foundation and located next door to the Orpheum Performing Arts Center, our shop features a curated selection of home decor items and gifts from around the Region and around the world. Open Friday through Sunday and holiday Mondays from 11 am to 6 pm.

The Knitting Room

WINDHAM LOCATION

11111 State Route 23

Windham, NY 12496

518 768 1944

NEW LOCATION

6036 Main Street

Tannersville, NY 12485

theknittingroomny.com

The Knitting Room Windham is a cozy, community-focused yarn shop known for its quality fibers, welcoming atmosphere, friendly staff, engaging workshops, and helpful knitting advice. A brand-new location has been added in Tannersville this summer, featuring an expanded selection

of luxurious new yarn—ranging from wool blends to vibrant hand-dyed skeins. Both locations offer updated opening hours to better accommodate crafters: Windham is open Thursday through Sunday 12:00-5:00 pm, and Tannersville is open Thursday, Friday and Monday 12:00-5:00 pm and 10:00 am to 5:00 pm on weekends.

Catskill Appreciation and Gratitude at Thanksgiving

By Greg Madden

Autumn in the Catskill Mountains is a spectacle of natural splendor and a reminder of life’s cyclical beauty. The winter brings bitter cold and lifelessness that dissolves into the spring which produces buds and life’s beginnings, while summer bursts with everpresent greenery, before fall rounds out the year with an awe-inspiring palette of muted yet rich, warm and earthy hues.

These rolling hills, once lush and expanding into fullness of summer blossoming, each year burst into deep oranges, fiery reds, and glowing yellows as the mercury drops. Crisp drier air carries the scent of woodsmoke and fallen leaves and pine needles, while the low sun cascades a brilliant, tepid golden light across the expiring farm crop rows and vividly reflective mountain ridges, as far as the eye can see.

Against this breathtaking backdrop, the season of Thanksgiving takes on a deeper meaning. It becomes not only a holiday of food and family, but also an opportunity to pause, reflect, and recognize the importance of all we are thankful for.

Here in the Catskills, where natural beauty and community traditions intertwine, Thanksgiving is more than a calendar date, it is a tradition of embracing gratitude and grounding ourselves in the fundamentals that matter most.

To give thanks is to acknowledge that much of what sustains us comes from beyond ourselves. Appreciation and gratitude are not merely politeness, or a fleeting sentiment, but a practice that shapes our lives. What are you thankful for? Let’s examine.

Catskill Mountain folks are reminded each day of this truth by our intoxicating surroundings. The hard working farmers here know that a successful harvest depends on unpredictable weather patterns, fertile soil health, and generations of protected family knowledge that has been passed down repeatedly .

Outdoor enthusiasts recognize that the varied trails, mighty kills, and still forests which we all enjoy must be protected by careful stewardship. Families, whether they have lived here in the Catskills for centuries or they have just moved into a nearby small mountain town, realize that neighbors are often the first source of help in times of need for we are all stronger together.

Thanksgiving for most is about our personal connections. Connections to the landscape, to each other, and to the greater rhythms of our lives and so much more on an individual basis. It is a reminder that we are part of something much larger than ourselves or our collective; several communities annually come together and celebrate our oneness at this time of year with interfaith services followed by a meal, making our bond to each other and our community stronger. May we all celebrate each other and each other’s traditions, always.

So clearly, Thanksgiving in the Catskills is not only about the bountiful harvest but also about those who gather to celebrate the season of thankfulness. Small towns and villages across these mountain peaks often host community Turkey Day celebrations where no one is turned away. Churches open their doors to serve

warm meals, and local food pantries work harder than ever to ensure that everyone can enjoy a Thanksgiving feast. Volunteers prepare turkeys, bake pies (now we’re talkin’), and set tables not out of obligation but out of gratitude for the chance to share with one another.

One of the most profound sources of constant gratitude in the Catskills is the plain existence of the natural geographical setting itself. The region is blessed with landscapes that inspire unrelenting awe.Waterfalls continually flow majestically down rocky and jagged cliffs, crystal-clear streams are perpetually pregnant with an abundance of lively hook and fly seekers. Dewy meadows come alive with returning wildflowers in spring, and there is a quiet hush amidst our pine forests each winter.

During Thanksgiving (and pie) season, the beauty of the fall foliage has receded after having recently reached its striking peak splendor, and though many leaves have already fallen ever so gracefully to mother Gaia, the memory of their radiant brilliance lingers.

As residents of these Catskills, along with forever welcomed guests alike, we are thankful for this overwhelming and resplendent abundance of joy and energy that emanates here. For those who hunt these lands, they give thanks for the ample deer and turkeys population that provide nourishment for our Thanksgiving and winter tables. Hikers are grateful for the chance to walk numerous trails that challenge both the body, while refreshing the soul.

Those who till the fields here appreciate the fertile mountain soil that generously yields plump pumpkins, multitudes of squash, bushels of apples, and autumn’s dent corn, all staples of your Thanksgiving feast. Even those who simply enjoy a view from a mountainside cabin window can feel thankful for the absolute serenity that our unrivaled vistas bring.

Nature’s gifts are often predictable but not always guaranteed, and in recognizing their fragility, our heartfelt gratitude deepens.

In a time of climate uncertainty, when heavy storms or unrelenting droughts can upend the balance of these fragile ecosystems, giving thanks for what is still abundant carries with it a sense of responsibility for us to protect, preserve, and cherish the land that literally sustains us.

In the Catskills, where winters can be harsh and often isolating, community support is invaluable. Neighbors with plows clear each other’s driveways, lumberjacks share their firewood, or many check-in on the older neighbors during snowstorms.

This cherished Thanksgiving season is a time to be especially thankful for these bonds and bountiful blessings. Gratitude here is expressed not only in words but also in action by helping, sharing, and showing heartfelt kindness. December is known as the gift giving season, yet these gifts of sharing year-round are the most cherished.

Families also embody this spirit of thankfulness. Generations often gather under one roof, with grandparents telling stories of past Thanksgivings and children learning family recipes. Gathered around the dinner table or hearth people share what they are most grateful for, poignantly our continued health, sustaining jobs, warm friendships, or simply the chance to be together. In the Catskills, where the pace of life is often slower and traditions are cherished, these gatherings take on a timeless quality and tradition.

In a world that often rushes forward with noise, stress, and distraction, the Catskills offer something different, pure simplicity. Thanksgiving here is not always about elaborate displays or extravagant meals. For many, it is about the small, heartfelt, meaningful things, the crackling of a wood stove, lingering embraces and laughter, the smell of fresh bread, and the lasting taste of delicious pies (right!) made with grandma’s family recipe.

This simplicity of the season encourages a deeper, introspective form of gratitude. Instead of chasing more, we, in stillness, recognize the value of enough. A modest meal of roasted veg-

etables, local cheese, and fresh cider can be more satisfying than the grandest feast, because it is shared with love and with those we cherish.

A walk in the woods with our loved ones after the big dinner, bundled up in scarves, wool hats and jackets, can feel more restorative than any expensive or lavish entertainment. Being thankful for simplicity is a way of resisting the pressures of materialism and consumer culture. It allows people to focus on what truly sustains them deeply through sharing, good health, nature and all it offers, including peace of mind.

So we all love the feeling of Thanksgiving, but what are the gifts we receive during this time of year? As we sit at the table of gratitude what nourishes our hearts and souls the most? Gratitude grounds us in place. Gratitude strengthens our communities. Gratitude fosters unyielding resilience and in times of hardship, Gratitude enriches life.

As families in the Catskills prepare for Thanksgiving, the list of what to be thankful for is as diverse as the region itself. Some are thankful for a place where they can live and work in a paradise close to home. Others are thankful for the thriving arts scene in these towns and hamlets where music and creativity bring people together. Many are grateful for the chance to escape the pressure of big city life and find solace in the mountains, whether for a weekend or a lifetime. We chose a lifetime, how about you?

As the snow flies, our kids are thankful for the excitement of WRIP’s Joe Loverro’s announcement of “No School Today in …(insert your town)” where the day(s) itinerary shifts from classroom studies to sledding down hills and momma’s hot cocoa. For parents, they are thankful for schools with smaller class sizes where teachers know each child’s name. Local farmers are thankful for cooperative markets that make local produce accessible. Outdoor enthusiasts are thankful for ski slopes and trails to hike along with preserved lands like the Catskill Park, which safe-

guard wild spaces for generations. Grandparents are thankful for memories of Thanksgiving's past while the young they've raised are thankful for possibilities yet to unfold and the making of their own new traditions.

The season of Thanksgiving in the Catskill Mountains is more than a holiday; it is a meditation on gratitude in all its forms. It is that pause to reflect on appreciation for everything, from the natural world to the community that sustains us, for the simplicity of life in the mountains, and for the countless small blessings that fill each day.

In giving thanks, people honor not only the abundance of present life but also the responsibilities of the future. For each of us to care for the land, nurture new and important relationships, and continue traditions of kindness for all.

In a world that can sometimes feel uncertain or overwhelming, the Catskills remind us that gratitude is both grounding and transformative. It is a way of seeing clearly, of appreciating fully, and of living wisely.

To give thanks is to say yes to life, in all its beauty and complexity. In the glow of a Catskill autumn, surrounded by family, friends, and the gifts of nature, there is no better time to embrace that simple, profound truth that we are thankful for one another, for family, friends, and neighbors who make life in the Catskills rich and meaningful (and of course pie, lots and lots of pie).

Greg Madden is a freelance writer, public relations, branding and marketing specialist who practices ancient healing modalities like Tui-Na Medical Massage and BioPhoton LightTherapy right here in our Catskill Mountains. More at www.IlluminatingWellness.care

SUPPORT THE ARTS ON THE MOUNTAINTOP

THE GREAT OUTDOORS IN THE CATSKILLS

By Jeff Senterman

As the last of the leaves have fallen from our trees, the colder temperatures spread, and snow starts to dust the tops of the mountains, November can be a great time to get outside in the Catskills, especially if you are a sportsperson and enjoy taking part in the numerous hunting seasons that are available throughout the month. For hikers or other non-sportspeople, that means a few extra precautions, so be sure to read through our section on hunting season so you are prepared, but it does not mean that you should not get out and enjoy the woods.

Do not just prepare for hunting season though, November weather can be very unpredictable, so it is best to plan ahead and be prepared so you can enjoy your outdoor adventures in the Catskill Mountains.

Weather can change dramatically between the Hudson Valley and Catskill summits, especially in months like November. What could be a light rain at low elevations can be freezing rain or snow at higher elevations. Wetness and dampness can also quickly escalate to hypothermia as it becomes more difficult to stay warm in cold and wet temperatures. Always plan and prepare!

Hikers, Walkers and Mountain Bikers: Be Alert During Seasonal Hunting Seasons

Bow season for deer hunting in the Catskill Park runs through November 15. Regular (rifle) season for deer hunting begins on November 16 and runs through December 7. Bow season picks back up on the December 8 and runs through the end of the year, with exceptions for the holidays.

There are also seasons for turkey, bear, bobcat and other small mammals. For all the details about hunting seasons, the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC) maintains a website at https://dec.ny.gov/things-to-do/hunting/ seasons with extensive seasonal information on all of the different hunting seasons, their geographic areas and additional information for both hunters and those who wish to recreate during the fall hunting season.

Hikers, walkers and anyone else planning on being in the woods who is not a sportsperson, should always be aware of the hunting regulations in the area where they are recreating and should always wear blaze orange during hunting seasons to reduce the risk of any incidents.

Don’t forget to watch your pets too! Dogs should be wearing blaze orange when they are in the woods with you during hunting seasons and should always remain under your control (preferably leashed) to avoid incidents.

Catskills Visitor Center & Catskill Park Trail Conditions

The Catskills Visitor Center in Mount Tremper is open daily from 9:30 am through 4:00 pm through November, offering expert advice, maps, gift shop with unique Catskills products, and hiking gear for purchase or rent. Connect with staff in person, at info@catskillcenter.org, or at 845 688 3369. Visitors can enjoy the Visitor Center’s exhibits, 1.5 miles of trails and the 80-foot Upper Esopus Fire Tower with stunning views of the surrounding mountains and Esopus Creek valley. Explore online at catskillsvisitorcenter.org, or follow us on Facebook and Instagram at @catskills.visitor.center.

Trail conditions in the Catskills are always changing. Before setting out, visit the Catskills Visitor Center’s Trail Conditions page at catskillstrailconditions.com for the latest updates on trails, campgrounds, and outdoor activities.

Catskill Park Coalition Priorities for 2026: You Can Help Support the

Catskills!

The Catskill Park Coalition represents dozens of organizations who work in and care for the Catskill Park and the surrounding Catskills region. Every year the Coalition prepares priorities for the upcoming NYS budget and advocates for equitable funding of the Catskill Park and Catskills communities. Many of the members of the Coalition partner with New York State, local governments, and other stakeholders to implement critical Catskill Park programs to conserve open space, steward our existing recreational resources, protect and improve water quality, promote responsible forest stewardship, build community resilience, and create new trails and public access.

#RecreateResponsibly in the Catskills

Time in nature, and outdoor recreation has proven to be essential for all.

Especially during uncertain times, all of us, from seasoned outdoor enthusiasts, to families heading out to their local park for the first time, can turn to community and simple reminders about how to safely & responsibly recreate outdoors while caring for one another.

The Recreate Responsibly guidelines came together to offer a starting point for getting outside to keep yourself and others safe while working to maintain access to our beloved natural spaces.

Read on to learn the primary tips on how to responsibly recreate outdoors. Each edition of the guidelines have been developed by bringing together topline issues and experts to distill key concepts that when implemented, build a community of care in the outdoors.

Learn more at recreateresponsibly.org

Know Before you Go

Check the status of the place you want to visit for closures, fire restrictions, and weather.

Plan and Prepare

Reservations and permits may be required. Make sure you have the gear you need and a back-up plan

Build an Inclusive Outdoors

Be an active part of making the outdoors safe and welcoming for all identities and abilities.

Respect Others

There is space for everyone and countless outdoor activities. Be kind to all who use the outdoors and nature differently.

Leave No Trace

Respect the land, water, wildlife, & Native communities. Follow the seven Leave No Trace principles. Learn more at LeaveNoTrace.org

Make It Better

We all have a responsibility to sustain the places we love. Volunteer, donate, and advocate for the outdoors.

The Coalition knows that investments in the Catskill Park protect our natural resources, support important jobs for our region, and provide clean drinking water protection for millions of New Yorkers. The priorities for the Coalition in the upcoming NYS Budget affirm tourism opportunities, natural resource protections, clean water, public health protections, climate resilience, recreational access, job creation, and quality of life for residents of and visitors to the Catskill Park.

Public Safety and Catskill Park Management: The NYSDEC must be adequately staffed, including new staff in the Division of Lands and Forests and annual Forest Ranger Academies, the Catskill Park Coordinator role must be adequately funded, Aid to Localities funding of $100,000 is necessary for Catskill Park Stewardship Programs by Catskill Mountainkeeper and Catskill Center.

Environmental Protection Fund (EPF): Fully fund the Environmental Protection Fund. Within the EPF, maintain existing funding lines for the Catskills including: $10 million Forest Preserve line; $250,000 line for the Catskills Visitor Center; $200,000 line for Catskill Science Collaborative; $500,000 for the “Save the Hemlocks” initiative; and $300,000 in dedicated Catskills funding for Smart Growth Grants.

Supporting Local Economies: Support Catskills communities by investing in projects with direct community benefits. Improve cellular service, support construction of the U&D Rail Trail, expand affordable housing, and improve trail connectivity to downtown main streets.

What can you do to help? Contact your local elected officials (the Governor, State Senators, and State Assemblymembers especially

and let them know that you support the Catskill Park and the priorities of the Catskill Park Coalition. It doesn’t matter where in New York you live, but your elected officials need to know you support the Catskills! Visit catskillcenter.org/advocacy to learn more about how you can help the Catskill Center speak up and advocate for the Catskills.

Catskill Park Advisory Committee

Curious about how decisions are made for the Catskill Park?

Chaired by the Catskill Center and consisting of representatives from local governments and organizations, the Catskill Park Advisory Committee (CPAC) was established to facilitate communication within the Park. Meetings are held quarterly and are open to the public. If you’d like to learn more, join the mailing list or attend the next meeting, please email the Catskill Center at at cccd@catskillcenter.org with CPAC in the subject asking to be added to the mailing list.

Catskills Adventure Challenge

Take the Catskills Adventure Challenge! Choose from eight signature hikes and complete six to earn your patch. Detailed guides are available at the Catskills Visitor Center or online at catskillsadventurechallenge.com.

Hike the Catskills with the Hiker Trash Husbands

For trail previews, adventure stories, and hiking guides check out the Hiker Trash Husbands on YouTube (youtube.com/thehikertrashhusbands) and hikertrashhusbands.com, where we share firsthand insights into hiking across the Catskills and beyond.

Give Back to the Catskills

Protecting the Catskill Park and all its treasures takes community support. By joining or donating to the Catskill Center, you help steward these lands, foster partnerships, and support cultural and educational programs. Become a member or donate online at www.catskillcenter.org/donate or mail a check to Catskill Center, PO Box 504, Arkville, NY 12406.

Let’s keep the Catskills vibrant—now and for the future. See you on the trail!

Jeff Senterman is the Executive Director of the Catskill Center for Conservation and Development in Arkville, NY, a member of the Board of Directors for the Catskill Watershed Corporation, and the Central Catskills Chamber of Commerce. Jeff graduated with a degree in Environmental Science from Lyndon State College and worked for many years as an Environmental Planner in New England before coming back to New York and the Catskills working in the nonprofit sector.

A Greene County Garden in November: Leave the Leaves

By Margaret Donsbach Tomlinson

Have you heard the butterfly-lover’s autumn rallying cry, “Leave the leaves”? Fifty years ago, raking leaves into piles and burning them was a fall ritual. Most gardeners still get rid of fallen leaves, whether by chopping them up with a lawn mower, blowing them into the street for municipal trucks to pick up, or bagging them and taking them to the dump. But with populations of butterflies and other insects in decline, people are starting to learn how important a layer of autumn leaves can be to the creatures we share our gardens with.

Many butterflies and moths overwinter in leaf litter. Great spangled fritillary caterpillars (Speyeria cybele) go into a hibernation-like state called diapause and spend the winter in leaves. The brown and tan cocoon of the eastern tiger swallowtail (Papilio glaucus) is well camouflaged among similarly brown leaves. The spectacular green luna moth (Actias luna) also forms its cocoon in autumn leaves, wrapping one around itself for camouflage. Another glamorous moth, the hummingbird clearwing (Hemaris thysbe) spends the winter in leaf litter as a drab, dark brown pupa.

A few butterflies overwinter as adults. In Greene County, this includes the mourning cloak (Nymphalis antiopa), whose large, deep brown wings are edged with blue spots and an ivory band. As the chill of winter approaches, it moves into sheltered crevices under tree bark or—you guessed it—in leaf litter, which insulates it from freezing temperatures.

Fireflies are another insect that uses leaf litter. We rarely think about them except in summer when, if we are fortunate, they light up our gardens. But fireflies spend most of their lives as larvae, either in the soil or burrowed into leaf litter. Depending on the species, they might spend as much as two or three years as larvae before emerging as adults and beginning their courtship displays.

A lawnmower chopping up the leaves or the hot wind from a leaf blower whirling them about could kill any of these insects at vulnerable stages in their lives. Bagging leaves and sending them to a dump could smother or crush them. If possible, it’s best to leave fallen leaves where they lie. A light scatter on a lawn is rarely enough to harm it. But if leaves must be moved, the best way is to rake them gently into a flower bed. There, they will not only continue protecting the insects that need them, they will also suppress weeds and become food for earthworms and other beneficial soil organisms as they break down over the winter and the following spring.

Margaret Donsbach Tomlinson enjoys gardening in Catskill. She also writes a weekly Substack series, The Generous Garden, online at mtomlinson.substack.com.

The MOUNTAIN CINEMA

ELEANOR THE GREAT

After a devastating loss, witty and proudly troublesome Eleanor Morgenstein, 94, tells a tale that takes on its own dangerous life. 10/31-11/2, 11/7-11/9

THE HISTORY OF SOUND

Two young men during World War I set out to record the lives, voices and music of their American countrymen. 11/14-11/16, 11/21-11/23

WICKED: FOR GOOD

Elphaba, the future Wicked Witch of the West and her relationship with Glinda, the Good Witch of the North. The second of a two-part feature film adaptation of the Broadway musical. OPENS 11/21

BLUE MOON

The story of Lorenz Hart’s struggles with alcoholism and mental health as he tries to save face during the opening of Oklahoma!. 11/28-11/30, 12/5-12/7

2026 PERFORMING ARTS SEASON SNEAK PEEK

SATURDAY, JANUARY 17, 2026

AT 7:00PM

SUNDAY, JANUARY 18, 2026

AT 4:00 PM

AQUILA THEATRE

PRESENTS

THE HOUND OF THE BASKERVILLES

Orpheum Performing Arts Center, 6050 Main St., Tannersville

Aquila Theatre is proud to present a thrilling new production of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s iconic mystery, The Hound of the Baskervilles. Set in the eerie, fog-shrouded moors of England, this spine-tingling tale follows the legendary detective Sherlock Holmes and his loyal companion Dr. Watson as they investigate the mysterious death of Sir Charles Baskerville, rumored to be the victim of a supernatural, ghostly hound. As they uncover chilling secrets and dark family histories, Holmes must use his razor-sharp intellect to solve a case where logic and superstition collide. True to Aquila’s renowned reputation for high-quality, innovative performances, this production will blend suspense, sharp wit, and dynamic storytelling, bringing Doyle’s classic detective tale to vivid life. With Aquila’s legendary style and precision in bringing complex narratives to the stage, audiences will be captivated by unexpected twists, high drama, humor, and the thrill of one of literature’s most celebrated mysteries. Don’t miss this unforgettable theatrical experience— where mystery, suspense, and Aquila’s trademark excellence are sure to leave you on the edge of your seat.

The excellent Aquila, an extraordinary, inventive and disciplined outfit.

—The New York Times

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 2026 AT 7:00PM

MALPASO DANCE

Presented in partnership with The Joyce Theater Foundation Orpheum Performing Arts Center, 6050 Main St., Tannersville

Since its establishment in 2012, Malpaso Dance Company has become one of the most sought-after Cuban dance companies with a growing international profile. Emphasizing a collaborative creative process, Malpaso is committed to working with top international choreographers while also nurturing new voices in Cuban choreography. An Associate Company of Joyce Theater Productions, Malpaso — together with The Joyce— has commissioned original works from a number of prominent international choreographers, including Ron K. Brown, Aszure Barton, Emmy-award winning Sonya Tayeh, Robyn Mineko Williams and

celebrated b-girl Asherie. As a means of foregrounding Cuban choreographers, Malpaso recently has also premiered works by company member Daile Carrazana, bolstering the list of long-toured pieces by Artistic Director Osnel Delgado, which are often accompanied live by Grammy award-winning, CubanAmerican composer/pianist Arturo O’Farrill and the Afro Latin Jazz Ensemble. In 2026, Malpaso will premiere a new work by emerging Thai-American choreographer Keerati Jinakunwiphat and will become the first Cuban dance company to perform a work by Martha Graham.

FEBRUARY 11-15

V-SEASON

Maude Adams Theater Hub

Catskill Mountain Foundation

Doctorow Center for the Arts

FEBRUARY 11 & 14

Six Degrees of Separation by John Guare

FEBRUARY 12 & 14

The Shape of Things by Neil LaBute

FEBRUARY 13 & 15

Circle Mirror Transformation by Annie Baker

MATH’s 4th Annual V Season: three plays that will transport you from your mid-winter blues and into small worlds of wonder.

SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 2026 AT 7:00 PM

MILLION DOLLAR REUNION

THE GENESIS OF ROCK ‘N’ ROLL: ELVIS, JERRY LEE LEWIS, JOHNNY CASH & CARL PERKINS

Orpheum Performing Arts Center, 6050 Main St., Tannersville

Produced by Broadway veteran Bobby Taylor, and featuring former cast members of the worldwide hit show Million Dollar Quartet, the MILLION DOLLAR REUNION takes the audience on a spirited journey to an earlier time, with dynamic performances of some of the greatest hits of Rock and Roll. No one can ever forget Jerry Lee Lewis’, “Whole Lot of Shakin’ Goin’ On”, Johnny Cash’s, “Folsom Prison Blues”, Carl Perkins’, “Blue Suede Shoes”, or Elvis Presley’s, “Good Rockin’ Tonight”. All of these hits, and many more, will remind the audience of a time when a musical revolution was occurring in America and soon the entire world. So, come join us, as we take a musical trip back in time, when the Blues, Country, and Gospel music had a baby, and they named it ROCK AND ROLL!

SATURDAY, APRIL 4, 2026

AT 7:00PM COME HOME

THE CHASE BROCK EXPERIENCE

Direction and Choreography by Chase Brock

Presented in partnership with Works & Process at the Guggenheim

Orpheum Performing Arts Center, 6050 Main St., Tannersville

Propelled by shanties and songs of the sea, North Carolina native Chase Brock steers the latest work for his New Yorkbased dance company directly toward the Port City. This footstomping evening of strapping and evocative dance conjures a crew of restless mariners hurling themselves through salt and spray toward first light.

SATURDAY, MAY 3 AT 7:00PM CATSKILL MOUNTAIN SHAKESPEARE:

THIRD ANNUAL CATSKILLS-WIDE TOURING PRODUCTION

Doctorow Center for the Arts, 7971 Main Street, Hunter

Catskill Mountain Shakespeare is excited to launch its third Catskills-wide Touring Production in the spring of 2026! CMS is one of 40 recipients in the country of the prestigious Shakespeare in American Communities grant, a program of The National Endowment for the Arts in partnership with Arts Midwest. The title of the production will be announced soon! Visit catskillmountainshakespeare.com for updates.

SATURDAY, MAY 9

AT 7:00PM

HAPPY END, BY KURT WEILL AND BERTOLT BRECHT

Presented in partnership with Glimmerglass Festival

Orpheum Performing Arts Center, 6050 Main St., Tannersville

Kurt Weill and Bertolt Brecht wrote Happy End (1929) on the heels of The Threepenny Opera (1928), their sensational adaptation of The Beggar’s Opera, which was translated into 18 languages and performed more than 10,000 times within five years of its premiere. While Happy End is less well known, several of its excellent songs—which include “Surabaya Johnny,” “Bilbao Song,” and “Sailor’s Tango”—have entered the popular repertory. Set in America, the story’s themes, which include not only the connection between religion and business, but also the social power of women, remain ripe for exploration. Our compact adaptation will retain all the songs written for the show, set in a reduced book, with a cast of eight singers and one actor. In the role of “The Lady in Gray”—a.k.a. “The Fly”— we will feature Ana Karneža, first prize winner of the 2024 Lotte Lenya competition.

The Glimmerglass Festival is a professional non-profit summer opera company dedicated to producing new productions each

season, led by Artistic & General Director Rob Ainsley. The company continues its tradition of four new fully staged productions, now including three operas and one work of American musical theater, performed with full orchestra, large cast and no sound amplification. These four productions are supplemented by special performances, cabarets, concerts, lectures and symposiums throughout the season. The company continues to attract an international audience to the scenic Cooperstown area, where the talent of singers, directors, designers and staff from around the world converges in the Alice Busch Opera Theater to produce world-class opera and music theater.

MAY 14-16

A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE, BY TENNESSEE WILLIAMS

Maude Adams Theater Hub

Catskill Mountain Foundation

The Lodge at Hotel Lilien, 6629 Route 23A, Tannersville Fading southern belle Blanche Dubois depends on the kindness of strangers and is adrift in the modern world. When she arrives to stay with her sister Stella in a crowded, boisterous corner of New Orleans, her delusions of grandeur bring her into conflict with Stella's crude, brutish husband Stanley. Eventually their violent collision course causes Blanche's fragile sense of identity to crumble, threatening to destroy her sanity and her one chance of happiness.

RESIDENCY: MAY 27-JUNE 9

ACADEMY OF FORTEPIANO PERFORMANCE FESTIVAL

Doctorow Center for the Arts academyfortepiano.org

An annual event celebrating the works of famed early composers performed on historical keyboards from the Piano Performance Museum.

Directors: Audrey Axinn, Maria Rose

MAY 27-29

WORKSHOP ON MAINTAINING HISTORICAL PIANOS, HARPSICHORDS, AND CLAVICHORDS

Directors: Masayuki Maki and Richard Hester

SATURDAY, MAY 30 AT 7:00 PM FACULTY AND GUEST ARTIST CONCERT:

A concert of piano music featuring faculty and guest artists from the Academy of Fortepiano Performance. Performed on Period Pianos from the Piano Performance Museum Collection

SATURDAY, JUNE 6 AT 7:00 PM STUDENT CONCERT

Concerts & Conversations

The Catskill Mountain Foundation’s Piano Performance Museum presents Intimate concerts and lectures by eminent pianists

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 8 AT 2:00PM

JULIAN JENSEN, FORTEPIANIST

Julian Jensen will perform a program featuring mid to late 19th-century music by women composers from Latin America. Julian began conducting and piano lessons at an early age. Since those days, he has toured the world as an accomplished performer and passionate music teacher with the purpose to use music to improve the community and the world.

Piano Performance Museum, Doctorow Center for the Arts 7971 Main Street • Hunter, NY 12442

Tickets/Reservations at www.catskillmtn.org

There is a piano museum in Hunter with one of the largest collections of historical pianos

Come see the history of this splendid instrument with original instruments from the days of Mozart to the modern era:

Clavichord • Harpsichord • Spinet • Melodion Fortepiano Grands and Squares Modern Piano Era

You can play them all.

Come book a group tour from 4 up to 25 people

Admission: $10/person

For further info: weisbergp@catskillmtn.org

CALENDAR OF EVENTS

This is just a sampling of all of the events in the Catskills this November. To request that your event be included in future calendars, please email tafts@catskillmtn.org

Please call ahead or visit the website for each event to confirm details, including any admission costs.

ONGOING

Experiences at Frederick Farm Goat Sanctuary Experience Adventure Hikes with the Herd, Hugs & Hikes with the Herd, and Art with Heart: Paint with Rescue Goats. By reservation only.

Location: Frederick Farm Goats, 12 Sholam Road, Napanoch

More Info: frederickfarmgoats.com

Delhi Farmers Market

An amazing line up of farmers, bakers, producers, herbalists, and craftspeople selling fresh bread, farm fresh cheeses, vegetables, jams, poultry and more.

Location: Delhi American Legion, 41 Page Avenue, Delhi

Hours: Every Wednesday, 9:00 am-2:00 pm

Kingston Farmers Market

A wide variety of produce, baked goods, alcohol, goodies and gift items.

Location: County Courthouse parking lot, 285 Wall St Kingston

Hours: Every Saturday through November 23, 9:00 am-1:00 pm

More Info: kingstonfarmersmarket.org

Pakatakan Farmers Market

A wide array of food vendors, farmers, producers, herbalists, and craftspeople in a charming barn setting.

Location: 46676 NY-30, Halcottsville

Hours: Every Saturday through November 25, 9:00 am-1:00 pm

Windham Farmers Market

Fresh local produce, meat, cheese, flowers, honey, and handcrafts.

Location: Outside Gem Mercantile, 5399 Main Street, Windham

Hours: Every Saturday, 9:00 am-1:00 pm

More Info: On Instagram @WindhamFarmersMarket

Phoenicia Winter Farmers Market

Phoenicia Farmers Market is a volunteer-led movement to increase access to locally-grown foods. We bring together local farms, artisanal makers, full-time residents, and seasonal visitors to a weekly market to shop, learn, gather, and compost. EBT/SNAP Benefits are accepted.

Location: Pine Hill Community Center, 287 Main St, Pine Hill

Hours: Every Sunday November 9-March 29, 11:00 am-2:00 pm

More Info: phoeniciafarmersmarket.org

Online Meditation with Bushel Meditation sessions that include guided meditation, group interaction, and support. New sitters and seasoned sitters are welcome.

Location: Join via Zoom

Hours: Monday-Friday, 6:30-7:00 am

More Info & Zoom Link: bushelcollective.org/meditation-calendar/

Iyengar Yoga with Carolyn Christie

Iyengar yoga practice gives strength mobility to the body, stability to the mind. Open to all; class is for all levels. Fee payable to instructor.

Location: Bushel Collective, 106 Main St, Delhi

Time: Saturdays, 10:00-11:30 am

More Info: bushelcollective.org

Magic On Main—

An Intimate Parlor Experience

Join Magician Sean Doolan for a magic show in his private library located in a historic building on Main Street in Windham. Sean will weave his personal story of transitioning from a trial lawyer to a magician in interactive magical routines. In this parlor show, By reservation only, no walkins. Dates and times subject to change without notice, see website for updated calendar.

Location: 5428 NY Route 23 (Main Street), Windham

Dates & Times: Check website for most up-todate schedule

Tickets: $20/person

More Info: MagicOnMainWindham.com

THROUGH NOVEMBER 1

Exhibition: Botanical Impressions

Featuring artwork by Bobbi Angell, David Schaengold, Kathleen Sweeney, Tracy Qiu, Carol Woodin and Mallory Zondag, this group exhibition offers different perspectives on the relationship between plants and humans.

Location: Headwaters Arts Center, 66 Main Street, Stamford

More Info: roxburyartsgroup.org

Headless Horseman Hayrides

& Haunted Attractions

A unique, immersive experience with a theme that changes each Halloween season. Headless Horseman continually evolves with unusual monsters, amazing illusions, stunning special fx, unique and original costumes, makeup, animations and frightening detail created by our sister company American Made Monster Studios.

Location: 778 Broadway, Route 9W, Ulster Park

More Info: headlesshorseman.com

THROUGH NOVEMBER 2

Peace, Love & Pumpkins

A cornucopia of family-friendly Halloween fun. During this walk-thru experience, guests will wind through the garden trails of beautiful Bethel Woods, highlighting thousands of unique hand-carved jack-o-lanterns and glowing displays of themed pumpkin art. Delight in displays featuring Woodstock festival icons, dinosaurs, mermaids, witches, and so much more!

Location: Bethel Woods Center for the Arts, 200 Hurd Rd, Bethel

Days & Times: Wednesdays-Sundays, 6:3010:00 pm (last entry at 9:00 pm).

More Info: bethelwoodscenter.org

Misery

Based on Stephen King’s iconic novel, MISERY is a chilling descent into a world fueled by dependency and obsession. After a near-fatal car crash, bestselling romance novelist Paul Sheldon is rescued by his self-proclaimed number-one fan, the uncanny Annie Wilkes. Annie promises to nurse Paul back to health on her idyllic and remote Colorado Farm, but it soon becomes terrifyingly clear: she has no intention of ever letting him go.

Location: The CENTER for Performing Arts at Rhinebeck, 661 Route 308, Rhinebeck

Days & Times: Friday & Saturday @ 8:00 pm; Sunday @ 3:00 pm.

More Info: CenterforPerformingArts.org

Little Shop of Horrors

The hilarious and heartwarming story of Seymour, a meek floral assistant, who stumbles upon a strange and bloodthirsty plant that changes his life — and his neighborhood — forever. With a talented local cast, unforgettable music, and dazzling stage effects, Little Shop of Horrors is a must-see event this season.

Location: Phoenicia Playhouse, 10 Church Street, Phoenicia

Time: Fridays & Saturdays @ 7:00 pm, Sundays @ 2:00 pm.

More Info: phoeniciaplayhouse.com

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TRANSFORMING LIVES THROUGH THE ARTS

THANK YOU TO OUR FUNDERS & SUPPORTERS!

Catskill Mountain Foundation is supported in part by New York State Council on the Arts, the Greene County Cultural Fund administered by the Greene County Legislature, The Jarvis and Constance Doctorow Family Foundation, The Royce Family Foundation, The Samuel and Esther Doctorow Fund, The Orville and Ethel Slutzky Family Foundation, Platte Clove Bruderhof Community, Bank of Greene County Charitable Foundation, The Greene County Youth Bureau, Marshall & Sterling Insurance, All Souls’ Church, Stewarts Shops, Windham Foundation, and by private donations.

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Exhibition: Emily Cole: Ceramics, Flora & Contemporary Responses

A new exhibition placing the art of Emily Cole (1843-1913), daughter of Thomas Cole, into conversation with eight internationally-celebrated contemporary artists.

Location: Thomas Cole House, 218 Spring Street, Catskill

More Info: thomascole.org

THROUGH NOVEMBER 3

Draw Botanical 2025

Nature enthusiasts of ALL artistic skill levels, join Wendy Hollender, Lara Call Gastinger, Giacomina Ferrillo, and Jean Mackay for a special weekend retreat celebrating nature and botanical art. Develop your nature journaling techniques with fellow passionate creators in a friendly, informal learning environment.

Location: The Ashokan Center 477 Beaverkill Rd, Olivebridge

More Info: ashokancenter.org

THROUGH NOVEMBER 16

Louise Kalin: “First Impressions, Second Thoughts” NEW VOICES: Jennifer Lord Rhodes, Jerry Gallo, GG Stanciewicz, Cena Pol Crane Plus Members’ Group Show

Louise Kalin’s art has been influenced by both environment and family, having grown up in the Catskills when dairy farms divided the valleys and slopes of the mountains into geometries of color including hayfields, pastures with cows, and two hundred years of architecture then moving with her family to Cape Cod when she was nine, She worked with her father, James Scribner Hopkins, who painted the Catskill Mountains and was a believer in pure color, and she and her brother, the late local artist and Longyear member John Booth Hopkins, were taught drawing and multi-media by their mother, Pauline Lutz Hopkins.

Location: Longyear Gallery, 785 Main Street, Margaretville

Gallery Hours: Friday-Sunday and holiday Mondays from 11:00 am-4:00 pm

More Info: longyeargallery.org

THROUGH NOVEMBER 30

Sharing the Space | curated by Anne Arden McDonald

Throughout time, people have escaped to nature in search of beauty and quiet, although each generation expresses it differently. The original Byrdcliffe inhabitants were followers of the Arts and Crafts movement, a reaction to the impersonal mechanization of the Industrial Revolution, and the noise, pollution, and repetitive nature of factory work. This movement was born in a time of great change. Our present time is also one of great change, with the Earth taking center stage. This exhibition brings together antique landscape paintings from the Byrdcliffe collection, in a dialogue across time with 50 vastly different landscape photographs from 15 contemporary women artists, all sharing the space of the Hudson Valley.

Location: Kleinert/James Center for the Arts, 34 Tinker Street, Woodstock

More Info: woodstockguild.org

THROUGH DECEMBER 13

Flavors of Change: Food Stories from the Mid-Hudson Valley, 1680-1800,” an Exhibit Flavors of Change takes you on a bittersweet journey through the three culinary traditions that met in the 1600s and 1700s at Historic Huguenot Street. Explore how Indigenous Esopus people, newly arrived European settlers, and enslaved Africans sustained their lives and cultivated the land. Dig into the flavorful, unique ingredients that defined their worlds and reshaped the landscape for centuries to come. Learn about each culture’s rich relationships with food, and how growing, gathering, and cooking food is a powerful preserver of shared cultural memory.

Location: DuBois Fort Center, Historic Huguenot Street, 81 Huguenot Street, New Paltz

Time: Wednesday-Sunday, 10:00 am-4:00 pm

More Info: huguenotstreet.org

Exhibition: In The Open Air: The Art Students League’s Woodstock School of Landscape Painting and Its Impact

Featuring approximately fifty paintings drawn mainly from local private collections and institutions. The exhibition is curated by historian of American art Dr. Bruce Weber, who has focused his attention over the course of the past several years on expanding and deepening knowledge of the historic Woodstock art colony. Panel discussion with Curator Bruce Weber, ASL, Instructors and Alumni on Saturday, November 8 at 2:00 pm. Gallery Talk w/ Curator Bruce Weber (Part 2) on Sunday, November 30 at 2:00 pm.

Location: Woodstock School of Art, 2470 Route 212, Woodstock

Gallery Hours:

Monday-Saturday, 9:00 am-3:00 pm

More Info: woodstockschoolofart.org

THROUGH DECEMBER 14

Exhibition: On Trees: Georgia O’Keeffe and Thomas Cole How Thomas Cole (1801-1848) depicted trees in the year of his transformational first visit to Catskill, NY in 1825 and how Georgia O’Keeffe (1887-1986) did so in her pivotal first visit to New Mexico in 1929. The exhibition features two, stunning, American landscape oil paintings that have never been displayed together before: “Hunters in a Landscape” by Thomas Cole (c. 1825), and “Dead Tree Bear Lake Taos” by Georgia O’Keeffe (1929). Additional paintings and drawings by Cole will augment the show’s exploration.

Location: Thomas Cole House, 218 Spring Street, Catskill More Info: thomascole.org

THROUGH DECEMBER 20

Exhibition: Holding Artemis

This show highlights the work of Jody Isaacson, delving deep into the forest and examining the interactions between humans in the wild. Her large printed works, ceramic pieces and installation work bring a perspective to the hunters and the hunted, the still moments in the forest, inspired by and embracing the ethos of Artemis.

Location: Roxbury Arts Group, 5025 Vega Mountain Road, Roxbury More Info: roxburyartsgroup.org

THROUGH DECEMBER 31

Exhibition: Exploring Calvin & Hobbes

This exhibition showcases the beloved comic strip created by Bill Watterson from 1985 to 1995 and features the original Calvin and Hobbes daily and Sunday strips as well as specialty pieces by Watterson from his collection of more than 3,000 originals housed at the Billy Ireland Cartoon Library & Museum at The Ohio State University.

Location: Fenimore Art Museum, 5798 NY-80, Cooperstown More Info: fenimoreartmuseum.org

Exhibition: Community Portrait Project

At the Roxbury Arts Group’s 2024 Headwaters Music + Arts Festival, local photographer Mark Burnham kicked off the Community Portrait Project, taking photos of community members at the Headwaters Arts Center. This project now stands as an incredible insight into the faces and personalities of our local community.

Location: Virtual Gallery online at roxburyartsgroup.org

THROUGH

JANUARY 9, 2026

Exhibition: The Elements

Experience the power and beauty of nature in The Elements, an exhibition featuring works inspired by earth, air, water, and fire. Local artists explore the forces that shape our world through painting, [photography] … and mixed media, capturing both the strength and subtlety of the natural elements. Step into a gallery alive with energy, movement, and imagination.

Location: Main Street Community Center, 5494 State Route 23, Windham More Info: mainstreetcenter.org

NOVEMBER 1

Wreath Making Workshop

Charlotte Carter, Greene Land Trust Board member, outdoor enthusiast, gardener, and wreath maker, will lead wreath making workshops. Please register early to ensure your place in one of the two workshops! Participants will use dried natural materials, including numerous in-

vasive species which are harvested responsibly. Each participant will leave with a unique wreath of their own creation and a new appreciation for the artistic bounty of our natural environment. Bring a pair of shears for cutting dried plants. Grapevine or bittersweet wreath bases will be provided, along with a variety of dried plant materials and some fresh flowers for “ephemeral” wreathmaking. If you have dried flowers, grasses, ribbon, etc., that you would like to use in your wreath please feel free to bring the materials to the workshop.

Location: Willows at Brandow Point, 480 State Route 385, Athens

Time: Morning Session: 10:00 am-12:00 pm; Afternoon Session: 1:00 pm-3:00 pm More Info & Registration: greenelandtrust.org

Halloween Matinee Marathon: Carnival of Souls (1962) and Dementia 13 (1963)

Step back into the eerie world of 1960s cult horror classics with a special double feature at the Playhouse! Carnival of Souls (1962, B/W, 72 min.) — A haunting masterpiece of low-budget horror, this surreal tale follows a young woman pulled into a ghostly realm after surviving a tragic accident. Its dreamlike visuals and chilling atmosphere have secured its place as a cult favorite. Dementia 13 (1963) — Directed by a young Francis Ford Coppola, this gothic thriller is filled with shadowy castles, family secrets, and shocking twists. A suspenseful and stylish precursor to Coppola’s later masterpieces. Tickets are Pay What You Can!

Location: Phoenicia Playhouse, 10 Church Street, Phoenicia

Time: 1:00 pm

More Info: phoeniciaplayhouse.com

Botanical Impressions Artist Talk

We welcome back Botanical Impressions artists Andie Hope, Tracy Qiu, Ali Shockey, Kathleen Sweeney and Carol Woodin to discuss their artwork, creative process and influences. This is a free event.

Location: Headwaters Art Center, 66 Main Street, Stamford

Time: 1:00 pm

More Info: roxburyartsgroup.org

Ciné Sonica:

Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror (1922)

Ciné Sonica is a series of live film concerts curated by composer Mihoko Suzuki, and performed by Suzuki along with a rotating ensemble of musicians. For the third installment—the Halloween edition—Suzuki and her musicians will play to a silent classic of German Expressionist cinema, Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror (Nosferatu, Eine Symphonie Des Grauens, F.W. Murnau, 1922). Ciné Sonica’s approach to Nosferatu blends tones, textures, ambiences and timbral effects, resulting in a spectral sonic accompaniment to Murnau’s retelling of Dracula. Tickets go fast for these unique, scored performances, so we recommend buying your tickets in advance.

Location: Bushel Collective, 106 Main St, Delhi Time: Shows at 2:00 & 8:00 pm

More Info: bushelcollective.org

Freak Show Rodeo

Step into a world of spook, spells & spectacle at Cavalli’s most anticipated event of the year! This isn’t just a ticket—it’s your passport to an evening with Greene County’s newest creative collective, plotting to woo you with a captivating evening of performances, intrigue, and the levity we all need.

Location: Cavalli Hudson Valley, 2551 NY-385, Coxsackie

Time: 6:00 pm

More Info: cavallihudsonvalley.com

Herman’s Hermits starring Peter Noone

Peter Noone is a multi-talented entertainer, who has been delighting audiences nearly all his life. At the age of fifteen, Peter achieved international fame as “Herman,” lead singer of the legendary pop band Herman’s Hermits. His classic hits include: “I’m Into Something Good,” “Mrs. Brown, You’ve Got A Lovely Daughter,” “I’m Henry VIII, I Am,” and many more . Ultimately, Herman’s Hermits sold over fifty-two million recordings. In all, fourteen singles and seven albums went gold.

Location: Ulster Performing Arts Center 601 Broadway, Kingston Time: 7:30 pm

More Info: bardavon.org

The Mammals Album Release Party

The Mammals are an indie-roots band from New York’s Hudson Valley led by singersongwriters Ruth Ungar and Mike Merenda. With their genre-blending mix of fiddle, banjo, guitar, organ, and drums, they’ve spent over two decades crafting socially conscious, emotionally rich folk-rock hailed as “some of the best songwriting of their generation” (LA Times). Their forthcoming release, Touch Grass Vol. 1 & 2 (2025), is a double album that rages, reflects, and rejoices—equal parts protest and balm. Whether playing international stages or hosting their semi-annual Catskills festival, The Hoot, The Mammals bring warmth, defiance, and harmony to every performance.

Location: Bearsville Center, 277-297 Tinker Street, Woodstock

Time: 8:00 pm

More Info: bearsvilletheater.com

The Helm Family Midnight Ramble ft. Ganessa James

The Helm Family Midnight Ramble is a musical tribute to the founding songbook of Rock and Roll. Born inside the hallowed walls of Levon Helm Studios in Woodstock, NY, the Midnight Ramble has preserved and furthered Levon Helm’s legacy for nearly two decades, playing the iconic music of The Band, and Levon Helm. Singer, songwriter, guitar and electric bassist Ganessa James has been writing songs and collaborating with other independent artists for over 20 years. Most recently, she has become a core member of singer-songwriter and activist Allison Russell’s project.

Location: Levon Helm Studios, 160 Plochmann Lane, Woodstock

Time: 8:00 pm

More Info: levonhelm.com

NOVEMBER 1-15

Exhibition: Radical Jewelry Makeover

Presented by the SUNY New Paltz Metal Program.

Location: D.R.A.W. Gallery, 22-24 Iwo Jima Lane, Kingston Gallery Hours: Tuesday-Thursday 1:00-6:00 pm, Friday 1:00-5:00 pm, Saturday 12:00-4:00 pm More Info: drawkingston.org

NOVEMBER

1-30

Exhibition: Light, Water & Air

From the hills of Normandy to the heart of the Catskills, acclaimed artist Mireille Duchesne, brings us her newest work. Mireille’s landscapes, rich with spirit and passion, reflect nature and its endearing power. Discover her award-winning work at Windham Fine Arts.

Location: Windham Fine Arts, 5380 Main Street, Windham

More Info: director@windhamfinearts.com, 518 734 6850, or windhamfinearts.com

NOVEMBER

2

Member Event: A Closer Look with Director of Education, Carolyn Keogh

Join The Olana Partnership’s Director of Education and Public Programs, Carolyn Keogh, for an exclusive guided exploration of A Closer Look: Frederic Church’s Atmospheric Eye. This is an exclusive member event. Space is limited to the member and a guest. RSVP is required. Location: Sharp Family Gallery, Olana, 5720 Route 9G, Hudson Time: 10:00 am

More Info: olana.org

The Phantom of the Opera (1925) Before Broadway, and several films, there was the original 1925 silent masterpiece of Gaston LeRoux’s 1910 novel: Carl Laemmle’s The Phantom of the Opera starring “The Man of a Thousand Faces”, Lon Chaney in his greatest and most terrifying horror makeup. Laemmle’s version is the most faithful to LaRoux’s novel about an aspiring orphaned young opera singer, Christine Daaé, who discovers that she has a mysterious admirer, intent on helping her become a lead performer. Before the main film, will be the 1924 French silent film Au Secours! (Help!) a horror-comedy directed by Abel Gance and starring comedian Max Linder. Featuring live piano accompaniment by Marta Waterman. Location: Rosendale Theatre, 408 Main Street, Rosendale Time: 2:00 pm

More Info: rosendaletheatre.org

Future Is Now Experience:

Kimyon Huggins and friends

Producer and DJ Kimyon Huggins will be presenting a Bushel-scale iteration of his Future is Now Experience, a multimedia event with DJing and live painting from a rotating group of local and visiting artists. The inaugural Future is Now Experience event happened in 2011 in Detroit. Since then, multimedia artist Kimyon Huggins has brought this multimedia live-painting and DJ event to cities across the country. This event is open to the public; there is no ticket fee, but donations are welcome at the door. Doors open at 4:00 pm and close at 9:00 pm.

Location: Bushel Collective, 106 Main St, Delhi Time: 4:00 pm

More Info: bushelcollective.org

Heather Maloney & Dan Rodriguez

Join us for a fantastic evening of Americana/folk songwriters Heather Maloney & Dan Rodriguez! Location: Colony, 22 Rock City Rd., Woodstock Time: 7:00 pm

More Info: colonywoodstock.com

NOVEMBER

3 & 17

Deep Listening sessions led by Rachel Condry Sonic meditations, deep listening pieces, a variety games, a gentle movement practice (listening through the body) a dream practice (24 hour listening) all work to expand our idea of listening and connects those who practice to themselves, to others and to the world around us. Join Deep Listening practitioner Rachel Condry to experience all that Deep Listening has to offer and become part of the world- wide Deep Listening community.

Location: Bushel Collective, 106 Main St, Delhi Time: 6:30-8:30 pm

More Info: bushelcollective.org

NOVEMBER 5

Murder by Death (1976)

The evening begins with a $50 prix fixe dinner at The Feathers Tavern, followed by a cozy murder mystery screening for $10 at The Rosendale Theatre. An autumn supper followed by dimmed lights, and an evening of mystery—$60 in total. Lionel Twain invites the world’s five greatest detectives to a ‘dinner and murder’. Included are a blind butler, a deaf-mute maid, screams, spinning rooms, secret passages, false identities and more plot turns and twists than are decently allowed. Starring: Alec Guinness, David Niven, Maggie Smith, Peter Sellers, Truman Capote Location: Rosendale Theatre, 408 Main Street, Rosendale Time: Dinner & Movie at 5:30 pm. Movie at 7:00 pm

More Info: rosendaletheatre.org

Yaelokre

Take heed Woodstock! There is story to be sung and a wonder to wield at Colony!

Location: Colony, 22 Rock City Rd., Woodstock Time: 7:00 pm

More Info: colonywoodstock.com

NOVEMBER 5 & 19

Reading: One Thousand and One Arabian Nights

Gather with friends and neighbors for an intimate reading of selected tales from the timeless classic One Thousand and One Arabian Nights

Two local residents will bring these legendary stories to life, weaving magic, mystery, and imagination into every chapter. Whether you’re hearing them for the first time or rediscovering old favorites, you’ll be swept away by the ingenuity, excitement, and exotic charm of these tales.

Location: Athens Cultural Center, 24 2nd Street, Athens Time: 7:00-8:00 pm

More Info: athensculturalcenter.org

NOVEMBER 6

How to Become a Taste NY Vendor: Secrets to Success

Join us for an informational session on how to become a vendor at the Taste NY Store at the Capital Region Welcome Center. This free, in-person workshop will provide an overview of the vendor application process, store requirements, and opportunities available at this location. The Taste NY program creates opportunities for local producers to showcase their products to a wider audience, strengthen their market presence, and connect with new customers.

Location: Capital Region Welcome Center, NYS Thruway Between Exits 21B and 21A Northbound on I-87, New Baltimore Time: 1:00 pm

More Info: ccecolumbiagreene.org

Brother Jax *Album Release* w/ Malerie Day and Harrison Basch

Get ready to rock out to the latest tunes from Brother Jax’s new album, joined by Malerie Day and Harrison Basch!

Location: Colony, 22 Rock City Rd., Woodstock Time: 7:00 pm

More Info: colonywoodstock.com

Saintseneca

Saintseneca’s Zac Little has been thinking a lot about memory, specifically over the idea of memory itself: its resilience, its haziness, how it slips away as we try to hang on, the way it resurfaces despite our best efforts to forget. Memory is the common thread running throughout the Columbus folk-punk band’s fourth album, Pillar of Na. Following 2015’s critically lauded Such Things, the new album’s name is rooted in remembrance, referencing the Genesis story of Lot’s wife who looks back at a burning Sodom after God instructs her not to. She looks back, and God turns her into a pillar of salt. “Na,” meanwhile, is the chemical symbol for sodium. “Nah” is a passive refusal and the universal song word. It means nothing and stands for nothing. It is “as it is.”

Location: Bearsville Center, 277-297 Tinker Street, Woodstock Time: 8:00 pm

More Info: bearsvilletheater.com

NOVEMBER 7

Women Owning Woodlands

Game of Logging: Level 1

A combination of lecture with a hands-on component, so students can practice their newly learned skills. Game of Logging is widely recognized as a leader in logging safety. Game of Logging Level 1 introduces loggers chainsaw safety & operation as well as open face felling and the techniques to safely use it. Other topics covered include personal protective equipment, bore cutting, pre-planning the fell and understanding hinge wood strength. Participants are required to bring their own chainsaw and safety gear, which includes but is not limited to a helmet, eye protection, hearing protection, and safety chaps. This is a full day class held outdoors with strenuous activities operating a chainsaw in the woods. Each participant is required to fell a mature tree to complete the class. Registration is required.

Location: Schor Pond, 58 Shore View Drive, East Chatham

Time: 8:00 am-5:00 pm

More Info: ccecolumbiagreene.org

WEBINAR – Behind the Collection’s Curtain: Conservation Ethics and Logistics of Thomas Cole’s “Solitary Lake in New Hampshire”

Did you know Olana State Historic Site’s collection contains over 90,000 objects and archival documents? Learn more about how this expansive collection is maintained, cared for, and shared with the public during this webinar with two conservators from the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation, and Historic Preservation, Elizabeth Robson and Lauren Ross.

Location: On Zoom

Time: 12:00 pm

More Info: olana.org

First Fridays Athens

The Athens Cultural Center opens its doors to celebrate the rich tapestry of culture and creativity that defines our community.

Location: Athens Cultural Center, 24 Second Street, Athens

Time: 5:00-7:00 pm

More Info: friendsofathens.org

First Fridays Catskill

Local shops are open late, most until 8 pm, offering specials like sips & snacks, pop-ups, music, discounts, and FUN!

Location: Main Street & Bridge Street, Catskill

More Info: firstfridayscatskill.com

Walton First Fridays

Local shops in Walton stay open late with deals and events for the community to enjoy!

Location: Walton

More Info: instagram.com/waltonfirstfridays

The Dictators w/ Steve Conte

Get drenched in pure rock n roll with The Dictators and Steve Conte - faster, louder and better than ever.

Location: Colony, 22 Rock City Rd., Woodstock Time: 7:00 pm

More Info: colonywoodstock.com

Banjo Concert 2025

Join us for a fabulous evening of 5-string bliss in the performance hall with Scott Hopkins, Abigail Washburn, Mike + Ruthy, Joe Newberry, Peter Davis, and Ned Luberecki.

Location: The Ashokan Center 477 Beaverkill Rd, Olivebridge

Time: 7:30 pm

More Info: ashokancenter.org

Joni Mitchell Birthday Celebration with Big Yellow Taxi

New England’s premier Joni Mitchell tribute band Big Yellow Taxi is a one of a kind musical experience. There is no other ensemble playing the music of Joni Mitchell with the dedication and imagination that BYT brings to every show.

Location: Bearsville Center, 277-297 Tinker Street, Woodstock

Time: 8:00 pm

More Info: bearsvilletheater.com

NOVEMBER 7-9

Banjo Weekend 2025

It’s Ashokan’s third annual Banjo Weekend, featuring all styles and levels of instruction, jamming, and fun-filled banjo inspiration with Scott Hopkins, Mike Merenda, Joe Newberry, Peter Davis, Ned Luberecki and Abigail Washburn.

Location: The Ashokan Center 477 Beaverkill Rd, Olivebridge

More Info: ashokancenter.org

Festival of Trees

Admire stunningly decorated Christmas trees, enjoy live music, and indulge in holiday treats.

Location: Anthony’s Banquet Hall, 746 Route 23B, Leeds

More Info: fortnightlyevents.org

NOVEMBER 7-23

And Then There Were None

Agatha Christie’s dramatic adaptation of her best-selling and most-chilling novel. Ten strangers are summoned to a remote island. All that the guests have in common is a wicked past they’re unwilling to reveal and a secret that will seal their fate. When the weather cuts them off from the mainland, the guests are killed in accordance with a sinister nursery rhyme. They must find the killer if they hope to survive.

Location: The CENTER for Performing Arts at Rhinebeck, 661 Route 308, Rhinebeck Days & Times: Fridays at 8:00 pm; Saturday, 11/8 at 8:00 pm; Saturdays, 11/15 & 11/22 at 3:00 pm; Sundays at 3:00 pm

More Info: CenterforPerformingArts.org

NOVEMBER 7-DECEMBER 14

Exhibition: One Foot Square: ACC Members

Small Works Exhibition

Featuring a diverse range of artwork—all (roughly) 12” x 12” or smaller—this annual showcase highlights the incredible creativity and talent of our member artists.

Location: Athens Cultural Center, 24 2nd Street, Athens

More Info: athensculturalcenter.org

NOVEMBER 8

Second Saturday Trunk Sale

Shopping for a Cause! Presented by Cultivate Catskill: Come for the selling, shopping, and socializing!

Location: Greene County Water Street Parking Lot, situated behind the Greene County office building

Time: 9:00 am-1:00 pm

More information: cultivatecatskill.org

Earth Pigment Workshop, with Emily Johnston

Join Emily Johnston for a morning introduction to her earth pigment practice. Attendees will harvest pigment, reflect on our relationship with the land, and paint with Bovina stone earth pigment watercolors. This workshop is offered in conjunction with the current exhibition, “Symbiocene Era: Mycelium, Soils and Roots,” which includes work by Emily Johnson. $5 to attend with advance registration

Location: In Bovina. Address will be shared upon registration

Time: 10:00 am-12:30 pm

More Info: bushelcollective.org

Second Saturdays:

Needle-Felting with Grey Fox Felting

Needle-felt an adorable festive cat design with Grey Fox Felting.

Location: Thomas Cole House, 218 Spring Street, Catskill

Time: 10:30 am-1:30 pm

More Info: thomascole.org

Concerts & Conversations:

Julian Jensen: Women Composers from 19th-century Latin America

Julian Jensen will perform a program featuring mid to late 19th century music by women composers from Latin America. Julian has toured the world as an accomplished performer and passionate music teacher with the purpose to use music to improve the community and the world.

Location: Piano Performance Museum, Doctorow Center for the Arts, 7971 Main Street, Hunter

Time: 2:00 pm

More Info: catskillmtn.org

Knitting Circle

On the second Saturday of every month, come hang out at Made X Hudson for Knitting Circle. Bring whatever you’re working on and join the fun in our beautiful shop, where we’ve got a wall of yarns and crafting supplies for you. For knitting help, whether you are a first-time knitter or more advanced, Cecilia from Nor’Easter Yarns is here for you.

Location: Made X Hudson, 391 Main Street , Catskill

Time: 2:00-5:00 pm

More Info: madexhudson.com

Film Screening & Q&A:

Coming Out Polyamorous for Thanksgiving

Local writer and filmmaker Alex Alberto presents a screening of their 20-minute short film, Coming Out Polyamorous for Thanksgiving, adapted from their memoir Entwined. The audience is invited to stay after the screening for a Q&A with Alex and Maren Lavelle (Director and Producer).

Location: Bushel Collective, 106 Main St, Delhi Time: 7:00 pm

More Info: bushelcollective.org

Parsons Dance

For nearly forty years, Parsons Dance has been devoted to bringing life-affirming performances and joy to audiences worldwide. The company will be in residency at the Catskill Mountain Foundation while it works with choreographer Courtney “Balenciaga” Washington on creating a new piece co-commissioned by Parsons Dance and Works & Process at the Guggenheim. The audience will be treated to a preview of Washington’s full-company work followed by a Q & A with the choreographer, and it will also have the chance to experience some of the most cherished pieces from the Parsons repertory. Presented in partnership with Works & Process at the Guggenheim.

Location: Orpheum Performing Arts Center, 6050 Main Street, Tannersville Time: 7:00 pm

More Info: catskillmtn.org

Max Wareham & The National Bluegrass Team

Max Wareham is a Boston based banjo player, songwriter, and author. If he looks familiar, you may know him as a member of the Peter Rowan Bluegrass Band and he was featured on the Grammy-nominated album Calling You From My Mountain. He will be joined by his all star band, “The National Bluegrass Team.” His solo album Daggomit! was released this past February.

Location: Pine Hill Community Center, 287 Main Street, Pine Hill

Time: 7:00 pm

More Info: pinehillcommunitycenter.org

John Splithoff

John Splithoff is an American singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and music producer. He released his debut studio album All In in 2021 after a number of EPs and singles starting in 2013, including the 2016 Billboard top 10 hit “Sing To You”. His second full-length album, Far From Here, was released March 21, 2025.

Location: Bearsville Center, 277-297 Tinker Street, Woodstock Time: 8:00 pm

More Info: bearsvilletheater.com

Macy Gray: On How Life Is

25th Anniversary Tour

Step into an unforgettable night of soul as the incomparable Macy Gray brings her On How Life Is 25th Anniversary Tour to the intimate Event Gallery at Bethel Woods. With her unmistakable raspy voice and timeless hits, like the GRAMMY Award–winning “I Try,” Gray has captivated audiences worldwide for over two decades. From her triple-platinum debut On How Life Is to her bold new 2024 anthem “I AM” with Big Freedia, Gray continues to inspire with fearless artistry, genre-defying style, and powerful live performances.

Location: Event Gallery, Bethel Woods Center for the Arts, 200 Hurd Rd, Bethel Time: 8:00 pm

More Info: bethelwoodscenter.org

Bella White

A truly original new voice in songwriting, Bella White creates an undeniable magic by mining the rare duality at the heart of her artistry. Although she hails from the Canadian city of Calgary, the 22-year-old singer/multi-instrumentalist grew up on the classic country and old-time music she first discovered thanks to her father, a Virginia native who played in bluegrass bands all throughout her childhood. On her debut album Just Like Leaving, White balances her old-soul musicality with a lyrical perspective that’s entirely of-the-moment, embracing an intense self-awareness as she documents her coming-of-age in real-time.

Location: Levon Helm Studios, 160 Plochmann Lane, Woodstock Time: 8:00 pm

More Info: levonhelm.com

NOVEMBER 8 & 9

Bowls! Bowls! Bowls! – Byrdcliffe Ceramics Studio Pottery Sale

Join us for the Byrdcliffe Ceramics Studio Pottery sale.

Location: Byrdcliffe Theatre, 380 Upper Byrdcliffe Road, Woodstock

More Info: woodstockguild.org

Greene County Women’s League: 2nd Glance Clothing Sale

Shop gently used clothing and accessories, with proceeds benefiting the Greene County Women’s League Cancer Patient Fund. Enjoy giveaways and a 50/50 raffle!

Location: Catskill Senior Center, 15 Academy Street, Catskill Times: 11/8: 10:00 am-6:00 pm. 11/9: 10:00 am2:00 pm

NOVEMBER 8-14

Fallforart.org

30 participating artists offering their wide range of high-quality visual art representing ceramics, fiber, glass, jewelry, mixed media, painting, photography and pottery.

Location: fallforart.org

Time: From 7:00 pm on November 8 through 5:00 pm on November 14

More information: fallforart.org

NOVEMBER 8-DECEMBER 13

Exhibition: Suzanne Stokes: Sky • Land • Sea

Through this series of monotypes, Suzanne Stokes explores water as a substance, its metaphoric allusion, and the collective narrative that addresses mankind’s complicated relationship to this essential natural resource. Water is the lifeblood of our bodies, our economy, our nation, and our well-being. The monotypes look at how the interplay of relationships, spiritualism, and stewardship of the earth shapes our modern world.

Location: Jane St. Art Center, 11 Jane Street, Suite A, Saugerties

Opening Reception: Saturday, November 8, 4:00-6:00 pm

More Info: janestreetartcenter.com

NOVEMBER 9

Songwriters Circle

The Songwriter’s Circle is a musical collective open to songwriters of all levels and genres. The group’s mission is to cultivate creativity, exchange resources, offer constructive critique (if desired), workshop ideas, share new work, and promote collaboration in a focused, supportive environment. Participants are expected to be actively engaged in their songwriting practice.

Location: Bushel Collective, 106 Main St, Delhi Time: 11:00 am-12:30 pm

More Info: bushelcollective.org

44th Asbury Short Film Concert Returns!

Asbury Shorts USA is New York City’s longest running exhibition of award-winning short films and producer Doug LeClaire brings the World’s Best Short Films back the Phoenicia Playhouse! Produced as a fast-paced event in a “Short Film Concert” format, the program features the best in comedy, drama and animation by combining classic shorts with new international festival winners. The festival has a history of mixing older classics with new selections, so this event is perfect if you’re looking for a unique cinematic experience.

Location: Phoenicia Playhouse, 10 Church Street, Phoenicia Time: 2:00 pm

More Info: phoeniciaplayhouse.com

Kennebec x Slow Meadow

Get swept away by the enchanting symphonic blends of Kennebec and the lush soundscape of Slow Meadow.

Location: Colony, 22 Rock City Rd., Woodstock

Time: 7:00 pm

More Info: colonywoodstock.com

NOVEMBER

10

Homeschooler’s Open House

Join us for a fun day filled with history, community building, and resources for you and your family. Attendees can visit a replica wigwam, tour the colonial Daniel (“Abraham”) Hasbrouck House, play colonial and modern era games, and make a craft to take home. Free tours of the Daniel Hasbrouck House will be offered at 10:30 am, 11:30 am, and 1:00 pm. All other educational activities and crafts will be set up for families to explore at their own pace.

Location: Historic Huguenot Street, 60 Huguenot Street, New Paltz

Time: 10:00 am-2:00 pm

More Info: huguenotstreet.org

Follow the River Lecture Series:

A Field of my Own: A Memoir of Place, by Cynthia McVay

Pull on your boots and take a walk with Cynthia McVay and her dogs in a riveting landscape rife with adventure and discovery. In A Field of My Own: A Memoir of Place, lifelong creative and environmentalist McVay chronicles her intimate, two-decade relationship with a flagging orchard in the Hudson Valley. As a single working mother, she was looking for a weekend escape from New York City, a piece of green, a place to call her own. One blustery winter day, she falls in love with a meadow and her life is forever altered. She renovates the modest cottage, builds a pondish-pool, creates pollinating, native gardens, learns to forage and run the tractor. A decade in, she moves an enormous 180-year-old hand-hewn Amish barn to the property to make her sustainable home. This engaging memoir of place is generous and honest, packed with useful know-how and humor. Books will be available for purchase at the event. Admission is $10; $5 for HRMM members

Location: Hudson River Maritime Museum, Wooden Boat School Classroom, 50 Rondout Landing, Kingston

Time: 7:00 pm

More Info: hrmm.org

NOVEMBER 11

Hike & Learn Series: Windham High Peak

Join Moe Lemire, NYS licensed guide and founder of Hike On Guides, for a “Learn to Winter Hike” on Windham High Peak. Discover what gear is essential for winter hiking, observe the impact of Hemlock Woolly Adelgid on an old Hemlock Grove, and explore pasture lands restored to forest by the CCC Catskill Plantations. Cross into first-growth forest untouched by humans and take in the stunning summit views. This is a difficult 7.4 mile hike. Bring water, snacks and lunch, sturdy footwear, trekking poles, and non-cotton layers. A detailed pack list will be provided closer to the hike. Experience winter hiking, history, and breathtaking scenery on this immersive Catskills adventure! Advance registration is required, with a $10 suggested donation.

Location: Windham High Peak (Elm Ridge Lot –parking info and GPS coordinates will be sent before the hike with weather updates).

Time: 9:00 am-4:00 pm

More Info: catskillcenter.org

Stories of WWII Veterans

Presented by Ron Gabriele. $10.

Location: Vedder Research Library, Bronck House Museum, 90 County Route 42, Coxsackie

Time: 7:00 pm

More information: gchistory.org

NOVEMBER

12

Game of Logging: Level 1

Game of Logging Level 1 - Game of Logging combines lecture with a hands-on component, so students can practice their newly learned skills. Game of Logging is widely recognized as a leader in logging safety. Game of Logging Level 1 introduces loggers chainsaw safety & operation as well as open face felling and the techniques to safely use it. Other topics covered include personal protective equipment, bore cutting, pre-planning the fell and understanding hinge wood strength. Participants are required to bring their own chainsaw and safety gear, which includes but is not limited to a helmet, eye protection, hearing protection, and safety chaps. This is a full day class held outdoors with strenuous activities operating a chainsaw in the woods. Each participant is required to fell a mature tree to complete the class. Registration is required.

Location: Lennox Model Forest, 2420 Arbor Hill Road, Delhi

Time: 8:00 am-5:00 pm

More Info: ccecolumbiagreene.org

The True Story of Murder Cafe with Frank Marquette

Frank Marquette, a resident of Rosendale, New York, is the owner-operator of Murder Café, a traveling entertainment company now in its 27th year of operation. His memoir, The True Story of Murder Café, has been published by Troy Bookmakers of Troy, New York. According to Frank, the book’s subtitle offers the reader a big clue as to its content. It reads: How One Families Plunge into Mystery Dinner Theatre Made

the World a Better Place”. Taking the stage this evening, Mr. Marquette will discuss his book and his 27-year history with Murder Café. His remarks will be interrupted by members of his theater troupe; they will offer characters, songs, and comedy taken from Murder Café’s popular shows. After his presentation Frank will take questions and then conduct a book signing.

Location: Rosendale Theatre, 408 Main Street, Rosendale

Time: 7:00 pm

More Info: rosendaletheatre.org

Conservation Book Club: A Sand County Almanac, by Aldo Leopold

We will be reading a classic, A Sand County Almanac, and chatting about how this book has shaped conservation conversations for over 75 years. Note that book club is free but space is limited, so please register to reserve your spot! A few physical copies are available through the Mid-Hudson Library System and a digital copy and audiobook is available on Libby and Hoopla. Looking for your own copy? Consider ordering from your local bookstore!

Location: Willows at Brandow Point, 480 State Route 385, Athens Time: 7:00 pm

More Info & Registration: greenelandtrust.org

NOVEMBER 13

Forest Carbon Programs in New York State

Are you a forestry professional interested in learning more about forest carbon and carbon markets? Join us for this immersive workshop to explore forest carbon’s role in the management of forests in New York State. During this workshop, participants will hear about carbon programs available to forested landowners and how they fit in with other conservation goals. Learn first-hand about climate-adaptive forest management and its ability to enhance carbon storage and sequestration. Discover the inner workings of forest carbon programs, the ecological benefits and the financial incentives along with them. The workshop will begin inside and finish outdoors with a field component. Light refreshments will be provided. This workshop is free, but registration is required.

Location: 4-H Camp Shankitunk, 2420 Arbor Hill Road, Delhi Time: 9:30 am-12:30 pm

More Info: ccecolumbiagreene.org

Teacher Workshop: Industry, American Identity, and Art in 1825

Learn new techniques from history experts on how to use Thomas Cole’s 1825 American landscape paintings to teach the history curriculum topics of Colonial Foundations, Expansion, Nationalism and Sectionalism, Westward Movement, and Industrialization in this free, streamlined, one-day professional development session. Open to all K–12 educators, advance registration required. Sponsored by the Warner Foundation’s Teaching American History Through Art project.

Location: Thomas Cole House, 218 Spring Street, Catskill

Time: 9:30 am-3:30 pm

More Info: thomascole.org

Book Discussion: Mr. Penumbra’s 24-Hour Bookstore, by Robin Sloan

The Great Recession has shuffled Clay Jannon away from life as a San Francisco web-design drone and into the aisles of Mr. Penumbra’s 24Hour Bookstore. But after a few days on the job, Clay discovers that the store is more curious than either its name or its gnomic owner might suggest. The customers are few, and they never seem to buy anything—instead, they “check out” large, obscure volumes from strange corners of the store.

Location: The Lost Bookshop, 120 Main Street, Delhi

Time: 6:00-7:30 pm

More Info: thelostbookshop.com

Jack Manley w/ Diary and the cryptidz Prepare for Indie Rock showgaze wonder with Jack Manley and NY locals Diary and the cryptidz!

Location: Colony, 22 Rock City Rd., Woodstock Time: 7:00 pm

More Info: colonywoodstock.com

Daddy Long Legs

New York City’s legendary Rhythm & Blues street gang Daddy Long Legs have been huffing and puffing and blowing houses down on their never ending world tour and always bring an elevated level of rough and ready intensity to contemporary lo-fi boogie with their explosive fire ceremony. Recent accolades include two Top Ten albums on the Billboard blues charts with Street Sermons and Lowdown Ways (YepRoc Records) earning 5 stars from Rolling Stone magazine with features on NPR and regular airplay on the BBC reaching as high as #10 on the UK’s top 40 Americana charts. A Daddy Long Legs show is equal parts roots rock, blues and guttural soul, stripping down old standards and making them shiny and new again.

Location: Bearsville Center, 277-297 Tinker Street, Woodstock

Time: 8:00 pm

More Info: bearsvilletheater.com

NOVEMBER 13 & 14

Live and Unfinished: A Night of New Theatre

Jim Metzner, Jean E Taylor and Frank Boyd in three solo new and unfinished theatre pieces. In Rediscovering Poppa by Jim Metzner, an unexpected gift ignites a poignant, humorous journey back in time to a shtetl in the old country, searching for a grandfather‘s roots, navigating a few rabbit holes along the way. In Return of the Wild Hare by Jean E Taylor, A research librarian finds herself leading a resistance movement, known as the Wild Hares. She shares details, insights, questions and an urgent call to action, as those who would quiet her, are nearing the door. In Bullpen by Frank Boyd, an eccentric and verbose minor league baseball player prepares his teammates for the end of civilization.

Location: Rosendale Theatre, 408 Main Street, Rosendale

Time: 7:30 pm

More Info: rosendaletheatre.org

NOVEMBER

13-23

On Golden Pond

Ernest Thompson’s contemporary American classic is a heartwarming and poignant work of a family struggling with age, rage, regret, love withheld, love unspoken, disappointment and ultimately (if they’re lucky) forgiveness, acceptance, and renewal. For decades, Norman and Ethel Thayer have spent their summers in a rustic lakeside family cabin in Maine. But this year is different. While Ethel remains a warm, ever-optimistic companion, Norman has started experiencing frightening lapses of memory. Things take an unexpected turn when their estranged daughter, Chelsea, arrives with her new fiancé and his teenage son in tow. Long-standing tensions between Norman and Chelsea rise to the surface, forcing them to confront past wounds and to attempt some kind of reconciliation before it’s too late.

Location: Bridge Street Theater, 44 West Bridge Street, Catskill

Time: Thursday, Friday & Saturday at 7:30 pm, Sunday at 2:00 pm

More Info: bridgest.org

NOVEMBER

14

The Arcadian Wild w/ Common Man

Meet the unforgettable fusion of folk and indie sounds with The Arcadian Wild at Colony with Common Man!

Location: Colony, 22 Rock City Rd., Woodstock Time: 7:00 pm

More Info: colonywoodstock.com

Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue

Trombone Shorty got his start (and nickname) earlier than most: at four, he made his first appearance at Jazz Fest performing with Bo Diddley; at six, he was leading his own brass band; and by his teenage years, he was hired by Lenny Kravitz to join the band he assembled for his Electric Church World Tour. Shorty’s proven he’s more than just a horn player, though. Catch a gig and you’ll see an undeniable star with utterly magnetic charisma, a natural born showman who can command an audience with the best of them.

Location: Ulster Performing Arts Center 601 Broadway, Kingston Time: 8:00 pm

More Info: bardavon.org

Beach Fossils

Beach Fossils is an American indie rock band known for their lo-fi, atmospheric sound, confessional and nostalgic lyrics, and lead singer Dustin Payseur’s laid-back vocal style.

Location: Bearsville Center, 277-297 Tinker Street, Woodstock

Time: 8:00 pm

More Info: bearsvilletheater.com

Sonny Landreth & Cindy Cashdollar

Sonny Landreth and Cindy Cashdollar are making some rare duo appearances in 2022 and 2023. The Louisiana slide guitar wizard’s trademark bottle-neck chops and Cashdollar’s dobro and steel string talents culminate in world renowned showcases of guitar virtuosity. Performing a mix of original songs with contemporary and traditional blues and roots music, the show is electric, virtuosic, and tastefully delivered by these two great instrumental masters.

Location: Levon Helm Studios, 160 Plochmann Lane, Woodstock

Time: 8:00 pm

More Info: levonhelm.com

NOVEMBER 14-DECEMBER 30

The Polar Express Train Ride

Set to the sounds of the motion picture, passengers will relive the classic story as they are whisked away on THE POLAR EXPRESS™ for a magical trip to the North Pole. Once on board, the Conductor will work their way through the coach and punch your golden ticket as you’re served hot chocolate and a delicious cookie by our dancing chefs! Passengers will read along with the classic children’s book, The Polar Express, by Chris Van Allsburg. Once at The North Pole, Santa and his Elves board the train to greet passengers and each guest is given the first gift of Christmas—a silver sleigh bell. During the trip, characters on each car lead passengers in caroling and on board entertainment–just like in the film!

Location: Catskill Mountain Railroad, 55 Kingston Plaza Road, Kingston Time: Fridays through Sundays

More Info: catskillmountainrailroad.com

NOVEMBER 15

Community Gardening Day

Help us get our beautiful gardens ready for winter by volunteering your time and energy on Saturday, November 15 from 10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. We’ll be working on both the Poughkeepsie and Highland sides of the Walkway, focusing on tasks like deadheading, raking, and general garden clean-up to protect and preserve these green spaces during the colder months. This is a fantastic opportunity to earn volunteer hours, connect with fellow community members, enjoy the fresh air and scenic views, and make a real impact on your NY State Park! No experience needed—just a willingness to help! Tools and gloves will be provided (but feel free to bring your own).

Location: Walkway Over the Hudson East & West Entrances, Highland & Poughkeepsie Time: 10:30 am-1:00 pm

More Info: walkway.org

To Register: Call 845 4549649, ext. 4

Clue (1985)

The afternoon begins with a $50 prix fixe brunch at The Feathers Tavern, followed by a cozy murder mystery screening for $10 at The Rosendale Theatre. Clue finds six colorful dinner guests gathered at the mansion of their host, Mr. Boddy, who turns up dead after his secret is exposed: He was blackmailing all of them. With the killer among them, the guests and Boddy’s butler must suss out the culprit before the body count rises. Starring: Starring: Christopher Lloyd, Eileen Brennan, Madeline Kahn, Michael McKean, Tim Curry.

Location: Rosendale Theatre, 408 Main Street, Rosendale

Time: Brunch at 12:00 pm. Movie at 2:00 pm

More Info: rosendaletheatre.org

Deep Imagination Mushroom Circle, with Gabriela D’Elia

In conjunction with the current exhibition “Symbiocene Era: Mycelium, Soils and Roots,” Gabriela D’Elia will lead a Deep Imagination Mushroom Circle as a ritual space to journey with the wildness of the soul-based teachings that arise from fungi.

Location: Bushel Collective, 106 Main St, Delhi

Time: 2:00 pm

More Info: bushelcollective.org

The Catskill Indians, Native People of Greene County For centuries before colonization, the Catskill Indians called Greene County their home. By the mid 18th century, secluded valleys near the headwaters of Catskill Creek, Schoharie Creek and the Delaware River became a refuge for families retreating from environmental degradation in the river towns. This presentation will explore the identity of the Catskill Indians and tell their story from 1,000 years ago through today. Presented by ethnoecologist Justin Wexler of Wild Hudson Valley and Greene Land Trust. Seats are limited, reserve your spot today!

Location: Willows at Brandow Point, 480 State Route 385, Athens

Time: 2:00-3:30 pm

More Info & Registration: greenelandtrust.org

A Minecraft Movie en Español with English subtitles

Four misfits are suddenly pulled through a mysterious portal into a bizarre, cubic wonderland that thrives on imagination. To get back home, they’ll have to master this world while embarking on a quest with an unexpected, expert crafter. In Spanish with English subtitles.

Location: Ulster Performing Arts Center 601 Broadway, Kingston Time: 3:00 pm

More Info: bardavon.org

Sound Bath at The Open Eye Theater

Conducted by healer/percussionist, Marcel Smith, in this meditative experience participants are immersed in vibrational percussive sounds. Bring a yoga mat or sit and listen to the soothing and relaxing sounds.

Location: Open Eye Theater, 960 Main Street, Margaretville Time: 3:00 pm

More Info: theopeneyetheater.org

Reading + Conversation: Listening to Place, with Chelsea Frisbee Johnson

Please join us for a reading from Chelsea Frisbee Johnson‘s new chapbook, Listening to Place, where she weaves together stories, family lore, and reflections from the perspective of her favorite place—the farm her family has stewarded for generations. Enjoy snacks from the farm followed by a reading from the book and conversation with Willard Frisbee, Chelsea’s 96-year-old grandfather, to hear more of his stories and special relationship with Place.

Location: Bushel Collective, 106 Main St, Delhi Time: 7:00 pm

More Info: bushelcollective.org

I’m Your Man: A Tribute to Leonard Cohen

Let’s celebrate the music and poetry of Leonard Cohen with Robert Burke Warren.

Location: Colony, 22 Rock City Rd., Woodstock Time: 7:00 pm

More Info: colonywoodstock.com

Headliners and One Liners: Songs & Stories of the Catskills Resorts

On May 21, 2005, the Catskill Mountain Foundation launched The Mountaintop Celebration of Song, a series of musical revues created for the CMF, with a production of Headliners and One-Liners: Songs & Stories of the Catskills Resorts. The CMF is bringing Headliners back, to be performed by its original creative team of Julia Mendelsohn, Mark Singer and Darcy Dunn, joined by two electrifying performers, Emma Green and Mychal Leverage. Headliners is a nostalgic tribute to the heyday of the Borscht Belt resorts of New York’s Catskill Mountains, and to the great entertainers that performed there. The show has the stories and the laughs—and the glorious music of Richard Rogers, Burt Bacharach, Cole Porter, Kurt Weill, Harold Arlen and many others—that made the Borscht Belt era so extraordinary. This performance is FREE!

Location: Doctorow Center for the Arts, 7971 Main Street, Hunter Time: 7:00 pm

More Info: catskillmtn.org

Flying Cat Music Series: The Slambovian Circus of Dreams “Unplugged” Woodstock-tinged psychedelia hints at southern rock and British folk combined with solid songwriting - a slice of Americana Pie that is irresistible!

Location: Phoenicia Playhouse, 10 Church Street, Phoenicia

Time: 7:00 pm

More Info: phoeniciaplayhouse.com

Annie & The Hedonists Concert

Annie & the Hedonists is a captivating Americana roots band based in New York’s Capital Region, known for its vibrant blend of vintage blues, swing, folk, jazz, and acoustic roots music. Fronted by powerhouse vocalist Annie Rosen, the band draws from a rich tradition of female blues and jazz greats—from Bessie Smith and Ma Rainey to Billie Holiday and Ella Fitzgerald. Their wide-ranging repertoire also includes acoustic blues, Western swing, gospel, and old-timey tunes, all delivered with top-tier musicianship and heartfelt authenticity.

Location: Pine Hill Community Center, 287 Main Street, Pine Hill

Time: 7:00 pm

More Info: pinehillcommunitycenter.org

Sara Milonovich and Greg Anderson

Alt-country singer, songwriter, and fiddler Sara Milonovich and her longtime guitarist Greg Anderson will deliver a heady harvest of fiddledriven original Americana roots music that will captivate you with atmospheric, powerful storytelling; words that paint poignant scenes, and melodies that linger long after the last listen.

Location: Headwaters Art Center, 66 Main Street, Stamford

Time: 7:00 pm

More Info: roxburyartsgroup.org

Return of the Big Band Experience Delight in the big band music of the 20’s, 30’s, and 40’s with Dan Gabel and his orchestra accompanied by vocalist Kimberly Hawkey.

Location: Walton Theatre, 30 Gardiner Street, Walton

Time: 7:30 pm

More Info: musiconthedelaware.org

The Weight Band featuring songs of The Band and the current album Shines Like Gold

The Weight Band is led by guitarist and vocalist Jim Weider, a Woodstock, NY native who replaced Robbie Robertson in The Band. Weider later joined Band drummer Levon Helm in the Levon Helm Band. The Weight Band originated in 2013 inside the famed Woodstock barn of Levon Helm. On their current album, Shines Like Gold, The Weight Band presents a dynamic set of classic Americana that draws upon roadhouse rock, funky swamp pop, blues, country soul, and folk music. Performances are composed of The Weight Band’s original songs as well as fan favorites from The Band’s catalog. Their sets also include songs from Grateful Dead. Allman Bros, Bob Dylan, and more!

Location: Event Gallery, Bethel Woods Center for the Arts, 200 Hurd Rd, Bethel Time: 8:00 pm

More Info: bethelwoodscenter.org

NOVEMBER 16

PFG Vendor’s Market

Explore a wide mix of fresh foods, baked goods, crafts from artisanal makers, antiques, and freshly roasted coffee, among other delights. Every third Sunday of the month through November.

Location: 5419 State Route 28, Mt. Tremper

Time: 10:00 am-3:00 pm

More Info: phoeniciafga.org/pfg-vendorsmarket

GCHS Fundraising Party: Echoes of the Past Join the Greene County Historical Society for an afternoon of history and hors d’oeuvres as we raise funds to help preserve and protect the architectural heritage of the Bronck Museum. Greene County Historian Jonathan Palmer will deliver introductory remarks in a short program featuring friends in the local history community.

Location: The Wire Event Center, 60 South River Street, Coxsackie

Time: 1:00-5:00 pm pm

More information: gchistory.org

“Baroque Music of England,” a concert of chamber music presented by Hudson Valley Baroque English Baroque music offers a combination of charm, cosmopolitanism, and musical greatness. From the sweet, lilting elegance of the dance tunes in Playford’s Dancing Master to the musical brilliance of Henry Purcell (1659 – 1695) and George Frederic Handel (1685 – 1759), the English Baroque thrillingly mixes home-grown musical creativity with contributions by composers from abroad. Presenting this repertoire will be Ruthanne Schempf, keyboard; Susan Seligman, cello; and Gregory Bynum, recorder.

Location: Historic Huguenot Street, 60 Huguenot Street, New Paltz

Time: 2:00 pm

More Info: huguenotstreet.org

Nina Bernat, double bass & Anthony Ratinov, piano

American double bassist Nina Bernat, acclaimed for her interpretive maturity, expressive depth and technical clarity, has carved out a distinctive career as a soloist, redefining the role of her instrument on the world stage. She was hailed by the Star Tribune as a “standout” for her recent concerto debut with the Minnesota Orchestra, praising her performance as “exhilarating, lovely and lyrical… technically precise and impressively emotive.”

Location: First Presbyterian Church, 96 Main Street, Stamford

Time: 3:00 pm

More Info: friendsmusic.org

Film & Sing-A-Long: Wicked (2024)

Step into the world of Oz and sing your heart out with this magical movie event! From “Popular” to “Defying Gravity,” belt out all your favorites in a fun, interactive screening. One week before part two hits theaters! Costumes encouraged – channel your inner Elphaba or Glinda! Concessions available: popcorn, drinks & treats. Bring friends, family, and your best Broadway energy for a wickedly good afternoon!

Location: Phoenicia Playhouse, 10 Church Street, Phoenicia

Time: 3:00 pm

More Info: phoeniciaplayhouse.com

Coffeehouse Concert: Rosetree Celtic, Americana, Eastern European, Scandinavian and other traditional styles.

Location: Walton Theatre, 30 Gardiner Street, Walton

Time: 6:00 pm

More Info: musiconthedelaware.org

Marlon Wayans: Wild Child Tour

Marlon Wayans is an actor, producer, comedian, writer and film director. His films have grossed $1.14 billion in domestic box office and nearly $1.8 billion in global box office. As a stand-up comedian, he is selling out nationwide and adding shows every weekend. Marlon’s latest comedy special Good Grief, which premiered in June 2024 on Amazon Prime Video, hit #1 on the streaming platform its first week. His other critically acclaimed #1 comedy specials include Woke-ish on Netflix and God Loves Me, You Know What It Is, and Marlon Wayans Presents: The Headliners on HBO Max.

Location: Ulster Performing Arts Center 601 Broadway, Kingston Time: 7:00 pm

More Info: bardavon.org

NOVEMBER 18

Authentic Movement for Radical Connection

Authentic Movement is a physical practice developed by Mary Starks Whitehouse in the mid 20th century, integrating her studies in dance and Jungian psychology into a new embodied inquiry toward allowing “the unconscious to express itself in movement.” For a decade and a half this practice has been central to Somatic Experiencing Practitioner, lily gold. Sessions are 1.5 hours. Participants will be invited to move their bodies according to impulses that arise from within, at times while being witnessed and at others, in simultaneous exploration with the group. $0-20 pay what you can. Please RSVP for each session.

Location: Bushel Collective, 106 Main St, Delhi Time: 6:30 pm

More Info: bushelcollective.org

NOVEMBER 19

Knives Out (2019)

The evening begins with a $50 prix fixe dinner at The Feathers Tavern, followed by a cozy murder mystery screening for $10 at The Rosendale Theatre. When renowned crime novelist Harlan Thrombey is found dead at his estate just after his 85th birthday, the inquisitive and debonair

Detective Benoit Blanc is mysteriously enlisted to investigate. From Harlan’s dysfunctional family to his devoted staff, Blanc sifts through a web of red herrings and self-serving lies to uncover the truth behind Harlan’s untimely death. Starring: Ana de Armas, Chris Evans, Daniel Craig, Jamie Lee Curtis, Michael Shannon.

Location: Rosendale Theatre, 408 Main Street, Rosendale

Time: Dinner at 5:30 pm. Movie at 7:00 pm

More Info: rosendaletheatre.org

DakhaBrakha

DakhaBrakha is music quartet from Kyiv, Ukraine. Reflecting fundamental elements of sound and soul, Ukrainian “ethno chaos” band DakhaBrakha creates a world of unexpected new music. After experimenting with Ukrainian folk music, the band has added rhythms of the surrounding world into their music, thus creating the bright, unique and unforgettable sound of DakhaBrakha. They strive to help open up the potential of Ukrainian melodies and to bring it to the hearts and consciousness of the younger generation in Ukraine and the rest of the world as well. Accompanied by Indian, Arabic, African, and Ukrainian traditional instrumentation, the quartet’s astonishingly powerful and uncompromising vocal range creates a trans-national sound rooted in Ukrainian culture. At the crossroads of Ukrainian folklore and theater, their musical spectrum is at first intimate then riotous, plumbing the depths of contemporary roots and rhythms, inspiring “cultural and artistic liberation”.

Location: Old Dutch Church, 272 Wall Street, Kingston Time: 8:00 pm

More Info: bardavon.org

NOVEMBER 20

Third Thursday: Artmaking in the Afternoon: Indigenous Creativity Across the World

Stop by for a chance to celebrate Indigenous History Month and learn more about the history, culture, and craft of native peoples throughout the world. Explore art activities focused on indigenous creative practices like beadmaking and weaving with The Olana Partnership educators all afternoon.

Location: Wagon House Education Center, Olana, 5720 Route 9G, Hudson Time: 2:00-5:00 pm

More Info: olana.org

Thomas G. Waites

Join us for a night filled with stories and laughs as Thomas G. Waites takes the stage.

Location: Colony, 22 Rock City Rd., Woodstock Time: 7:00 pm

More Info: colonywoodstock.com

Concert For Star Route Farm with Nels Cline, John Medeski, Billy Martin, Scott Metzger + special guest Sean Lennon

Live at Bearsville for Star Route Farm, celebrating 10 years of growing food for communities who need it most. Part of Catskills Agrarian Alliance, Star Route keeps farming against this mad world and farming for the health of all people and plants.

Location: Bearsville Center, 277-297 Tinker Street, Woodstock

Time: 8:00 pm

More Info: bearsvilletheater.com

Live Dead & Brothers: An All-Star Celebration of Grateful Dead & Allman Brothers

Step back into the golden era of psychedelic blues as Live Dead & Brothers brings an all-star celebration of the Grateful Dead and Allman Brothers to the intimate Event Gallery at Bethel Woods. Featuring Berry Duane Oakley, Les Dudek, Mark Karan, Scott Guberman, and Pete Lavezzoli, this powerhouse lineup revives the iconic co-billed concerts of 1969–1973 with soulful melodies, improvisational energy, and the spirit of two legendary bands. Don’t miss this unforgettable night of music that bridges generations and captures the magic of a transformative era.

Location: Event Gallery, Bethel Woods Center for the Arts, 200 Hurd Rd, Bethel

Time: 8:00 pm

More Info: bethelwoodscenter.org

NOVEMBER 21

The ReLaTiVeS Punk & New Wave Dance Party

The ReLaTiVeS will kick out over 2 hours of raw powered, authentic sounding covers of punk and new wave anthems.

Location: Colony, 22 Rock City Rd., Woodstock Time: 7:00 pm

More Info: colonywoodstock.com

Live in Concert: Lucy Kaplansky

Lucy Kaplansky is an acclaimed singer-songwriter of rare talent, “a truly gifted performer with a bag full of enchanting songs” (The New Yorker). She has released nine critically acclaimed CDs, two of which were awarded Best Pop Album of the year by the Association for Independent Music. National Public Radio described her 2012 album Reunion as “a master class in making the personal universal,” and National Public Radio’s Scott Simon called her new album Last Days of Summer, “Absolutely wonderful … utterly beautiful and affecting … Lucy sings songs from her life with resonance in ours.”

Location: Rosendale Theatre, 408 Main Street, Rosendale

Time: 7:00 pm

More Info: rosendaletheatre.org

The Lemonheads: Love Chant World Tour

The Lemonheads return in 2025 with Love Chant, their first studio album in nearly two decades – a bold, melodic reaffirmation of Evan Dando’s singular songwriting voice. Written across continents and recorded primarily in São Paulo, Brazil, where Dando now resides, Love Chant finds the frontman reconnecting with

longtime collaborators while introducing new creative voices. It’s a record of fresh starts and familiar sounds – emotionally raw, melodically rich, and unmistakably Lemonheads.

Location: Bearsville Center, 277-297 Tinker Street, Woodstock

Time: 7:00 pm

More Info: bearsvilletheater.com

NOVEMBER 21-JANUARY 4, 2026

Holiday Invitational Exhibit plus Group Show Longyear Gallery’s annual holiday exhibit. Location: Longyear Gallery, 785 Main Street, Margaretville

Opening Reception: Saturday, November 22, 3:00 - 5:00 pm

Gallery Hours: Friday-Sunday and holiday Mondays from 11:00 am-4:00 pm

More Info: longyeargallery.org

NOVEMBER

22

Holiday Wreath Workshop with the Master Gardener Volunteers

Celebrate the season with creativity at the Master Gardener Volunteers’ annual Holiday Wreath Workshop! Join us at either our Hudson office or Acra office for a hands-on, relaxing morning of wreath-making. For $45, you’ll receive all the materials and tools needed to design your own fresh, beautiful holiday wreath. Feel free to bring ribbon, greenery, or personal touches to make your creation unique. Pre-registration is required—this beloved workshop fills quickly, so reserve your spot today and get ready to spread some holiday cheer! This workshop has sold out in past years, so be sure to register early to secure your spot.

Location: In Acra: Agroforestry Resource Center 6055 Route 23, Acra. In Hudson: Extension Education Center, 479 Route 66, Hudson

Time: 9:30 am-12:00 pm

More Info: ccecolumbiagreene.org

Holiday Craft Fair

Join us for a festive day of holiday shopping with over 40 local vendors offering pottery, jewelry, baked goods, home décor, and more. Free admission and parking make it easy to support local artisans and small businesses.

Location: Community Life Church, 20 West Main Street, Catskill

Time: 10:00 am-3:00 pm

Holiday Bazaar featuring Local Artists & Makers

Shop handmade gifts. Featuring a visit by Santa & Mrs. Claus!

Location: Pine Hill Community Center, 287 Main Street, Pine Hill

Time: 11:00 am-3:00 pm

More Info: pinehillcommunitycenter.org

Met: Arabella (Strauss)

On November 22, Strauss’s elegant romance brings the glamour and enchantment of 19thcentury Vienna to cinemas worldwide in a sumptuous production by legendary director Otto Schenk that “is as beautiful as one could hope” (The New York Times). Soprano Rachel Willis-Sørensen stars as the title heroine, a young noblewoman in search of love on her own terms. Radiant soprano Louise Alder is her sister, Zdenka, and bass-baritone Tomasz Konieczny is the dashing count who sweeps Arabella off her feet. This live cinema transmission is part of the Met’s award-winning Live in HD series, bringing opera to movie theaters across the globe. Ticket holders are invited to a pre-opera talk 30 minutes prior to curtain time in the theater.

Location: Ulster Performing Arts Center 601 Broadway, Kingston Time: 1:00 pm

More Info: bardavon.org

Artmaking in the Afternoon

Participate in free, drop-in artmaking in the Wagon House Education Center from 1-4 PM and learn more about Frederic Church’s artistdesigned home and studio on the Hudson. This drop-in artmaking program is open to all ages and skill levels; all materials provided. FREE. No advanced registration required.

Location: Wagon House Education Center, Olana, 5720 Route 9G, Hudson Time: 1:00-4:00 pm

More Info: olana.org

Free Family Tour

Experience learning, looking closely, and conversation as a family during this series of special museum gallery program at Olana State Historic Site. Designed for families with children ages 3 and up. FREE. Advanced registration required.

Location: Sharp Family Gallery, Olana, 5720 Route 9G, Hudson Time: 1:00-2:00 pm

More Info: olana.org

AJ Lee & Blue Summit + East Nash Grass

Stomp your feet and sing along with AJ Lee & Blue Summit + East Nash Grass – enjoy a night filled with bluegrass magic!

Location: Colony, 22 Rock City Rd., Woodstock Time: 7:00 pm

More Info: colonywoodstock.com

Godzilla Monster Double Feature: Godzilla vs. Mothra (1992) and Godzilla 2000 (1999) Godzilla vs. Mothra (1992) (Japanese Version. English subtitles.) Mothra teams up with her adversary “Battra” in an ultimate 3-way battle with Godzilla! Godzilla 2000 (1999) (USA version. English dubbed.) Godzilla battles a UFO, the mutated monster “Orga” and the Japanese military in this monster kick off to the Godzilla “Millennium” Series!

Location: Rosendale Theatre, 408 Main Street, Rosendale

Time: 7:00 pm

More Info: rosendaletheatre.org

Woodstock Symphony Orchestra presents Resonant Beginnings

Join the Woodstock Symphony Orchestra for an exciting opening to the 2025/2026 season. The concert under the baton of Mina Kim, Music Director, will feature Les Préludes by Liszt, Trumpet Concerto by Hummel with soloist Bill Owens, and Symphony No. 2 in D Major by Sibelius.

Location: Woodstock Playhouse, 103 Mill Hill Road, Woodstock Time: 7:30 pm

More Info: woodstockplayhouse.org

Lissie

Midwestern artist Lissie is a multi-talented tour de force who will release her new Americanatinged indie folk album Carving Canyons

Ahead of the release she has unveiled the first song two songs “Flowers” and “Night Moves”. Debuted by FLOOD Magazine, the haunting sun-soaked song “Night Moves” channels Fleetwood Mac grandeur as it explores sensory memory and considering multiple realities vs one’s own point of view when navigating heartbreak.

Location: Bearsville Center, 277-297 Tinker Street, Woodstock

Time: 8:00 pm

More Info: bearsvilletheater.com

NOVEMBER 22 & 23, DECEMBER 6 & 7, DECEMBER 13

Holiday Fineries at the Wineries

Get ready to unwrap the magic of the Hudson Valley’s coziest holiday tradition, hosted by the member wineries and cideries of the Shawangunk Wine Trail! From twinkling lights to the clink of glasses, our wineries will be decked out in festive décor and pouring seasonal wine and cider flights to put you in the holiday spirit. This beloved event sells out quickly. Secure your tickets and make it a holiday tradition!

Location: Wineries along the Shawangunk Wine Trail

Gallery Hours: 11:00 am-5:00 pm

More Info: shawangunkwinetrail.com

NOVEMBER 22-JANUARY 3, 2026

Exhibition: Steamroller Print Exhibit

An exhibition of works created during the 2025 Steamroller Print Fest.

Location: D.R.A.W. Gallery, 22-24 Iwo Jima Lane, Kingston Gallery Hours: Tuesday-Thursday 1:00-6:00 pm, Friday 1:00-5:00 pm, Saturday 12:00-4:00 pm

More Info: drawkingston.org

NOVEMBER 22-JANUARY 31, 2026

Community Photo Show 2025

Featuring work by community members of all ages and at all stages in their creative development.

Location: Headwaters Art Center, 66 Main Street, Stamford

Opening Reception: Saturday, November 22, 3:00-5:00 pm

More Info: roxburyartsgroup.org

NOVEMBER 23

International Fortepiano Salon: The Catskill Mountain Foundation

Piano Performance Museum

The International Fortepiano Salon presents its own home venue, the piano collection of the Piano Performance Museum at the Catskill Mountain Foundation in Hunter New York. Your hosts, Yi-heng Yang, Maria Rose, and Patricia Garcia Gil perform on five special instruments and will introduce the pianos in a short lecture. The program director, Pam Weisberg, and the piano technician, Richard Hester, will join us live to talk about the collection and all the activities taking place around it.

Location: Streaming online on Facebook and YouTube

Time: 2:00 pm

More Info: catskillmtn.org or internationalfortepianosalon.com

Eloise & Co.

Hear the magical tunes of fiddle, accordion, and piano!

Location: The Ashokan Center 477 Beaverkill Rd, Olivebridge

Time: 3:00 pm

More Info: ashokancenter.org

Mihalidaze with Dale and the ZDubs

Expect both solo performances and full band shows that often feature guest musicians, highlighting Mihali’s evolving style which blends reggae spirit with other genres like country and bluegrass.

Location: Bearsville Center, 277-297 Tinker Street, Woodstock

Time: 8:00 pm

More Info: bearsvilletheater.com

NOVEMBER 28

La Pucelle + Adventure

Don’t miss La Pucelle - a rock quartet that feels like Jim Jarmusch characters or a Spaghetti Horror.

Location: Colony, 22 Rock City Rd., Woodstock

Time: 7:00 pm

More Info: colonywoodstock.com

SunDub

SunDub is a testament to the power of inclusion, diversity and unity; their music and community rallies around the concept that we are strongest when people of different backgrounds can work together to create positive change. These core values were first showcased on SunDub’s debut album, Burden of Love (2019), which has amassed millions of streams since coming out.

Location: Bearsville Center, 277-297 Tinker Street, Woodstock

Time: 8:00 pm

More Info: bearsvilletheater.com

The Helm Family Midnight Ramble with Special Guest TBA

The Helm Family Midnight Ramble is a musical tribute to the founding songbook of Rock and Roll. Born inside the hallowed walls of Levon Helm Studios in Woodstock, NY, the Midnight Ramble has preserved and furthered Levon Helm’s legacy for nearly two decades, playing the iconic music of The Band, and Levon Helm.

Location: Levon Helm Studios, 160 Plochmann Lane, Woodstock

Time: 8:00 pm

More Info: levonhelm.com

NOVEMBER 28 & 29

A Catskills Christmas on the Farm

A holiday tradition for over 17 years, find unique handmade gifts, jams, honey, syrup, candles, crafts, art and antiques. Warm up by a fire and sip on some hot cocoa while supporting local farmers, artisans and crafty neighbors.

Location: Maple Shade Farm, 2066 County Route 18, Delhi

Time: 10:00 am-4:00 pm

More Info: mapleshadefarmny.com

NOVEMBER 28-DECEMBER 28

Peace, Love & Lights

Peace, Love & Lights powered by Healey Brothers is back, better and brighter than last year! Starting on Black Friday, experience the sparkling brilliance of our light show, winding through 1.7 miles of the beautiful Bethel Woods grounds from the comfort of your car. Just turn off your headlights and follow the magical glow. Location: Bethel Woods Center for the Arts, 200 Hurd Rd, Bethel More Info: bethelwoodscenter.org

NOVEMBER 29

Windham Festival Chamber Orchestra: Fauré and Friends

Members of the choral ensemble Ars Choralis join the Windham Festival Chamber Orchestra for a beautiful and reflective evening, sharing music of some of the favorite composers of the family in whose memory the concert is sponsored. Music Director of the Maverick Concerts in Woodstock, Alexander Platt is honored to follow in the footsteps of Robert Manno as Conductor. Windham Festival Chamber Orchestra was formed in 2000 by conductor Robert Manno and is comprised of the finest musicians from the New York area and includes current and former members of some of the world’s most esteemed orchestras and ensembles.

Location: Orpheum Performing Arts Center, 6050 Main Street, Tannersville

Time: 7:00 pm

More Info: catskillmtn.org

John Gullo’s ROLLING STONES

The best Rolling Stones experience you can have without going to an actual Stones concert.

Location: Colony, 22 Rock City Rd., Woodstock Time: 7:00 pm

More Info: colonywoodstock.com

bar italia

The last two years have seen the London trio bar italia release two critically acclaimed albums on Matador only several months apart – the poised Tracey Denim and the grand The Twits They’ve traversed the globe with headline performances from Istanbul to Tokyo, sold-out multi-night stints in New York and Los Angeles, and festivals including Corona Capital, Glastonbury and Coachella. bar italia has become an exhibitionist and muscular five-piece – equally comfortable at festival mosh-pit incitement and moments of pin-drop intimacy.

Location: Bearsville Center, 277-297 Tinker Street, Woodstock

Time: 8:00 pm

More Info: bearsvilletheater.com

Ollabelle

What began as a collective of musicians gathering on the Lower East Side of post-9/11 New York City is now a 2025 supergroup. Like The Byrds, The Band, and Fairport Convention before them, Ollabelle reconfigured roots music, in their case taking early American gospel, folk and mountain music and dragging it into the future with respect and abandon.

Location: Levon Helm Studios, 160 Plochmann Lane, Woodstock

Time: 8:00 pm

More Info: levonhelm.com

LATE NIGHT MAJOR MAYHEM KARAOKE with Sabrina

Get ready for a wild night of singing your heart out at MAJOR MAYHEM KARAOKE with Sabrina. Location: Colony, 22 Rock City Rd., Woodstock Time: 10:00 pm

More Info: colonywoodstock.com

NOVEMBER

29 & 30

Schubert’s Finished Symphony: An Evening of Completed Original Works by Paul Schubert A Fundraiser for The CENTER for Performing Arts at Rhinebeck

Paul Schubert, one of the most prolific music directors at The CENTER since its founding, is hosting a special fundraiser concert. The event will showcase a collection of original compositions spanning Paul’s career, from his college years to the present day. The performance will include a wide range of musical styles and instrumentation, including many of The CENTER’s well-known performers. Featured artists include Duane Olson, Matt Woolever, Cheyenne See, Alex Haines, AnnChris Warren, Marisa Trees, Maria Hickey, Nick Edwards, Victoria Howland, the entire Schubert family, and many more.

Location: The CENTER for Performing Arts at Rhinebeck, 661 Route 308, Rhinebeck Days & Times: Saturday, November 29 at 8:00 pm; Sunday, November 30 at 3:00 pm

More Info: CenterforPerformingArts.org

53rd Annual DCCF Holiday Craft Fair

The Dutchess Community College Foundation Holiday Craft Fair offers Hudson Valley locals and visitors the opportunity to shop small (and support handmade!) Thanksgiving weekend. Boasting just over 100 artists, the fair has become a holiday shopping tradition for many in the region, and one that stands in stark opposition to the Black Friday culture propagated by Big Box Stores. Everything onsite is handmade, with the artist or maker in attendance.

Location: Dutchess County Community College, Falcon & Drumlin Halls, 53 Pendell Road, Poughkeepsie Times: 10:00 am-4:00 pm

More Info: quailhollow.com

Windham Manor Holiday Market

We invite you to Windham Manor for our annual Holiday Market! Shop over 50 artisans and vendors. There will be a Community Brunch & Photos with Santa on Sunday from 11:00 am to 2:00 pm to benefit The Windham Community Food Pantry & Together For Youth.

Location: The Barn at Windham Manor, 1161 County Route 10, Windham

Time: 11:00 am-5:00 pm on Saturday; 11:00 am4:00 pm on Sunday

More Info: windhammanor.com

NOVEMBER 30

Holiday Celebration with Santa

Kick off the holiday season with Jolly Ol’ Saint Nick on the World’s Longest Elevated Pedestrian Bridge. This event is free to attend and no RSVP is required. See the cuddly Brays of Sunshine miniature donkeys, enjoy hot chocolate, and take your own festive photos with Santa! Bring a reusable mug for hot chocolate to help us cut down on paper waste.

Location: Walkway Over the Hudson Ulster Welcome Center, 87 Haviland Road, Highland Time: 12:00-3:00 pm

More Info: walkway.org

COLE 200 Beecher Lecture

Join Greene County Historian Jonathan Palmer for a special anniversary lecture, “In the Shadow of the Mountains: Catskill at the Dawn of the Hudson River School.”

Location: Thomas Cole House, 218 Spring Street, Catskill Time: 2:00-4:00 pm

More Info: thomascole.org

The Jinkx & DeLa Holiday Show

Award-winning comedy icons, writers, actors, and drag queen powerhouses BenDeLaCreme & Jinkx Monsoon are coming back to town with the wildly successful, internationally acclaimed, “The Jinkx & DeLa Holiday Show.” Throughout the show’s 8-year history Jinkx and DeLa have met sentient Christmas treats, twisted spacetime with Dickensian Ghosts, escaped the meta clutches of their own holiday traditions, and led a harrowing rescue mission in the Nutcracker’s Land of Sweets – You never know what wild and unexpected sleigh ride these queens have in store. Whatever the twists and turns, fans can expect another year of over-the-top camp spectacle, side-splitting gags, brand new songs, heartfelt storytelling, thrilling dance numbers, and iconic costumes.

Location: Ulster Performing Arts Center 601 Broadway, Kingston Time: 7:00 pm

More Info: bardavon.org

DECEMBER 3

Hike & Learn Series: Boulder Rock Loop oin Moe Lemire, NYS licensed guide and founder of Hike On Guides, for a fascinating hike through the Boulder Rock Loop. Discover the story of The Fried Chicken War—how a hotel was built out of spite between two hoteliers—and explore the historic sites and views that shaped the area. Learn how human activity has forever influenced the forest as you walk through history. This is an easy, 5.1 mile hike. Bring water, snacks and lunch, sturdy footwear, trekking poles, and non-cotton layers. A detailed pack list will be provided closer to the hike. Advance registration is required, with a $10 suggested donation.

Location: Boulder Rock Loop (Scutt Road –parking info and GPS coordinates will be sent before the hike with weather updates)

Time: 9:00 am-3:00 pm

More Info: catskillcenter.org

DECEMBER 5

Neighbor Neighbor is a dynamic quartet that blends ambitious compositions, soulful balladry, and fearless improvisations to create a unique musical experience. Featuring Richard James (vocals, keys) Rob Compa (guitar), Dan Kelly (bass) and Dean Johnston (drums), together they fuel the groove and lay a solid foundation for Neighbor’s “down home” sound.

Location: Levon Helm Studios, 160 Plochmann Lane, Woodstock

Time: 8:00 pm

More Info: levonhelm.com

claire rousay presents a little death claire rousay’s music cascades from a well of documented experience, reflections of the past that compose the present. From her frequent and acclaimed collaborations to her film scoring, from her own compositions to her solo pop work, rousay’s music is delicate yet powerful, carefully constructed with a casual intimacy. rousay collages a wealth of found sounds and field recordings with earthy strings, stately piano, and processed instrumentation, all of which trace the outlines of memories and distinct impressions and create a complex constellation of feeling. a little death illustrates rousay’s ability to sculpt sonic microcosms from disparate raw materials, worlds where sound and feeling are one in the same. Shaped around field recordings she captured at dusk, the album is an homage to the gentle drifts and lurking disquiet of twilight.

Location: West Kortright Center, 49 W Kortright Church Road, East Meredith

Time: 7:00 pm

More Info: westkc.org

DECEMBER

5-21

Georgiana and Kitty: Christmas at Pemberley Shadowland finishes the popular Christmas at Pemberley trilogy with this fun holiday tale based on Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice After years of being overshadowed by their older siblings, Georgiana and Kitty are ready for their own adventures in life and love, starting with the arrival of an admirer and secret correspondent. Meddlesome families won’t stop these two friends from forging their own way in an inspiring holiday story filled with music, ambition, sisterhood and forgiveness.

Location: Shadowland Stages, 98 Center Street, Ellenville

Times: Thursdays & Fridays @ 8:00 pm; Saturdays @ 2:00 & 8:00 pm; Sundays @ 2:00 pm

More Info: shadowlandstages.org

DECEMBER

6

Christkindlmarkt

Join us for our annual Christkindlmarkt! Always a favorite of so many, we have handmade items from local vendors plus a variety of cafe items for a shopping time treat!

Location: Kingston Maennerchor & Damenchor, 37 Greenkill Ave., Kingston

Time: 10:00 am-4:00 pm More Info: kmdchoir.org

The Helm Family Midnight Ramble with Special Guest TBA

The Helm Family Midnight Ramble is a musical tribute to the founding songbook of Rock and Roll. Born inside the hallowed walls of Levon Helm Studios in Woodstock, NY, the Midnight Ramble has preserved and furthered Levon Helm’s legacy for nearly two decades, playing the iconic music of The Band, and Levon Helm.

Location: Levon Helm Studios, 160 Plochmann Lane, Woodstock

Time: 8:00 pm

More Info: levonhelm.com

DECEMBER 6 & 7

Ulster Dance Company presents A Christmas Carol

The Ulster Dance Company’s annual performance of A Christmas Carol is an interpretation in ballet of the well-known Charles Dickens novel. It has been performed at UPAC for the past 26 years and continues to entertain and inspire audiences during the holiday season. It’s a must see ballet at UPAC.

Location: Ulster Performing Arts Center 601 Broadway, Kingston

Time: Saturday at 6:00 pm; Sunday at 2:00 pm

More Info: bardavon.org

DECEMBER

6-7 &

13-14

Orpheum Dance Program presents The Nutcracker

The CMF Nutcracker, now in its tenth 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. This year, Orpheum Dance Program Director, former Met Opera ballerina Victoria Rinaldi, will partner with the Joffrey Ballet School New York and Ballet Hispánico who will provide corps de ballet dancers and dancers for star roles.

Location: Orpheum Performing Arts Center, 6050 Main Street, Tannersville

Time: Saturdays at 2:00 & 7:00 pm; Sundays at 2:00 pm

More Info: catskillmtn.org

DECEMBER

7

Christmas by the River

Experience the true spirit of Christmas at Coxsackie’s annual Christmas by the River event. Join your community for festive lights, Santa photos, carolers, shopping, food, and unforgettable memories.

Location: Coxsackie Riverfront Park, Betke Boulevard, Coxsackie

Time: 11:00 am-4:00 pm

More Info: facebook.com/ChristmasbytheRiver

Sunday Salons: Winter Tours & Tonics

All are invited to the Cole Center building for a gathering of winter fun, beverages, and snacks. Tickets for the Winter Tours will only be available in-person in the Cole Center for $15/ person.

Location: Thomas Cole House, 218 Spring Street, Catskill

Time: 2:00 pm

More Info: thomascole.org

DECEMBER

12 & 13

Catskill Ballet Theatre presents The Nutcracker

For four decades, Catskill Ballet Theatre’s The Nutcracker has been a cherished part of the Hudson Valley’s holiday season, enchanting audiences of all ages with its timeless story, magical sets, and stunning choreography. This anniversary year promises to be a milestone celebration of artistry, tradition, and community. Join us as we follow the enchanted adventures of young Clara from a lavish Christmas party, to a battle with an evil Queen Mouse, through a winter wonderland of snow and ice, and then to the magnificent Land of Sweets where she meets the Sugar Plum Fairy and Cavalier with entertainment from delightful dances from around the world!

Location: Ulster Performing Arts Center 601 Broadway, Kingston

Time: Friday at 7:00 pm; Sunday at 4:00 pm

More Info: bardavon.org

DECEMBER 13

Athens Annual Victorian Stroll

Up and down the historic village’s Second Street, Athens Riverfront Park and all around the Village, businesses, residents and community organizations host family-friendly activities, free goodies to eat and entertainment galore, with nods to Athens’ past.

Location: Second Street, Athens

Time: 1:00-5:00 pm

More Info: athensculturalcenter.org

DECEMBER 19

Maude Adams Theater Hub Holiday Spectacular!

This December, the community gathers once more to sing, read, and share in the seasonal spirit for the 3rd Annual Holiday Spectacular. All are welcome to be a part of the performance, and tickets are free! Rain/snow date: December 20.

Location: Orpheum Performing Arts Center, 6050 Main Street, Tannersville Time: 7:00 pm

More Info: catskillmtn.org

PURCHASE TICKETS AT CATSKILLMTN.ORG

DOCTOROW CENTER FOR THE ARTS

7971 MAIN STREET HUNTER, NY 12442

ORPHEUM PERFORMING ARTS CENTER 6050 MAIN STREET TANNERSVILLE, NY 12485

2025 PERFORMING ARTS SEASON

SATURDAY, JANUARY 11 AT 7:00PM

PRINCESS LOCKEROOO AND THE FABULOUS WAACK DANCERS WITH A DANCE BATTLE!

Presented in partnership with Works & Process at the Guggenheim.

Orpheum Performing Arts Center

Get moving in the New Year with Princess Lockerooo, hailed by The New York Times as the “Queen of Waacking”. Direct from performing on Dancing With the Stars: Soul Train Night, and following a sold out performance with Works & Process at Lincoln Center, Princess Lockerooo will share the history of Waacking, teach a mini lesson, and her company The Fabulous Waack Dancers will perform culminating in a dance battle, all before headlining the Guggenheim Rotunda as part of the Works & Process Underground Uptown Dance Festival. In the 1970s, a dance form called waacking was born in the Black gay underground clubs of Los Angeles. Inspired by old Hollywood films and distinguishable by its rotational arm movements, posing and emphasis on expressiveness, waacking entered the mainstream becoming a global dance phenomenon associated with Toni Basil, performed on “Soul Train” by dancer and pioneer waacker Tyrone Proctor, Princess Lockerooo’s teacher. It eventually was picked up by celebrities and even featured on tour with Diana Ross.

SATURDAY, JANUARY 18 AT 7:00PM

NELLA: A CONCERT INSPIRED BY ANDALUSIAN AND VENEZUELAN MUSICAL ROOTS

Doctorow Center for the Arts

Born in Venezuela, Nella rapidly rose to international fame thanks to her powerful voice and undeniable presence. Merging Venezuela’s folkloric roots, modern production element, and inspiration from Andalusia, Nella’s music echoes globally.

FEBRUARY

12-16 V-SEASON

Maude Adams Theater Hub Catskill Mountain Foundation

Doctorow Center for the Arts

FEBRUARY 12 & 15 AT 7:00PM

Barefoot in the Park by Neil Simon

FEBRUARY 13 AT 7:00 PM & FEBRUARY 15 AT 2:00 PM

Ms. Holmes and Ms. Watson, Apt. 2B by Kate Hamill

FEBRUARY 14 AT 7:00 PM & FEBRUARY 16 AT 2:00PM

Bell, Book and Candle by John Van Druten

V Season: What do a witch, two newlyweds, and a famous sleuth have in common? MATH’s 3rd Annual V Season: three plays that will transport you from your mid-winter blues and into small worlds of wonder.

INTERNATIONAL FORTEPIANO SALONS

ONLINE MUSIC AND IDEAS: COMING TO THE TABLE

Yi-heng Yang, Maria Rose & Patricia García-Gil Hosts

Streaming LIVE on Facebook and YouTube

SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 9 AT 2:00PM BLACK HISTORY MONTH: A PALACE OF LOVE AND POWER

Guest Artist: Jean-Bernard Cerin

SUNDAY, MARCH 9 AT 2:00PM WOMEN’S HISTORY MONTH: WOMEN IN SOUTH AMERICA

Guest Artist: Karin Cuéllar Rendón

SUNDAY, APRIL 27 AT 12:00PM MALCOLM BILSON

SUNDAY, MAY 18 AT 2:00PM ASIAN AMERICAN & PACIFIC ISLANDER HERITAGE MONTH:

Guest Artist: Hilda Huang

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 19 AT 2:00PM FORTE | PIANO FESTIVAL REFLECTIONS

This special edition of the International Fortepiano Salon turns its focus to Forte | Piano: Crafting Soundscapes, a landmark festival which took place at Cornell University’s Schwartz Center in Augustand was shaped by many of the same performers, scholars, and colleagues who have long been part of the Salon community. In this program, a short documentary-style film will revisit highlights of the Festival, while members of the core team join live to reflect on how the experience has shaped us as participants and how it may be shaping the culture of the fortepiano itself. At the heart of Forte | Piano was a theme that also lies at the core of the International Fortepiano Salon: bridging past and future by honoring historical keyboards while imagining the paths they open for us today. By reflecting together, we showcase a long-term collaboration and invite new voices into a growing, international community dedicated to the living culture of the fortepiano.

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 23 AT 2:00PM THE CATSKILL MOUNTAIN FOUNDATION’S PIANO PERFORMANCE MUSEUM

After presenting many fortepianos and artists from around the world during the last 5 years, the International Fortepiano Salon is hosting its own home venue, the piano collection of the Piano Performance Museum at the Catskill Mountain Foundation in Hunter New York. Your hosts, Yi-heng Yang, Maria Rose, and Patricia Garcia Gil perform on five special instruments and will introduce the pianos in a short lecture. The program director, Pam Weisberg, and the piano technician, Richard Hester, will join us live to talk about the collection and all the activities taking place around it.

www.internationalfortepianosalon.com

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 22 AT 7:00PM

OPERA FAVORITES CELEBRATING GLIMMERGLASS FESTIVAL’S 50TH ANNIVERSARY

Presented in partnership with Glimmerglass Festival Doctorow Center for the Arts

The Glimmerglass Festival—a one-of-a-kind summer destination since 1975—blends innovative, world-class opera and musical theater with a relaxed atmosphere and a beautiful lakeside setting in Cooperstown, NY, less than two hours from Hunter. Experience the amazing voices of Glimmerglass Festival artists in concert with Artistic & General Director Rob Ainsley in a thrilling program of opera favorites, musical theater showstoppers, and highlights from the upcoming 50th Anniversary season.

SUNDAY, MARCH 2 AT 2:00PM

THE VANISHING ELEPHANT CAHOOTS THEATER

Orpheum Performing Arts Center

Opu, a young boy in Bengal, dreams of one day becoming an elephant trainer. When he befriends Janu, an Asian Elephant, their friendship is the first step on an adventure so huge, it spans decades and continents. On their separate paths they face many challenges – fearsome encounters, stormy seas and strange new worlds. Years in the future, Opu, now an old man, hears that world famous magician Harry Houdini will vanish an elephant, live on stage in New York City. Could it really be Janu, Opu’s old friend, so far from home? He too must bravely make the long journey into the unknown to find out.

Cahoots Theater: The Vanishing Elephant.

by Melissa Gordon

SATURDAY, MARCH 8 AT 2:00PM

CONCERTS & CONVERSATIONS

MUSIC FROM AMERICA’S GILDED AGE

ANTHONY BONAMICI, FORTEPIANIST

Piano Performance Museum

Doctorow Center for the Arts

Anthony Bonamici will perform a series of pieces by the American composer John Knowles Paine, who was the first music professor at Harvard University. In 1861, he was appointed Harvard’s first University organist and choirmaster. At the end of the episode “A Long Ladder” (S01E04) of the HBO television series The Gilded Age, in a scene set in New York in 1882, the Boston Symphony Orchestra is shown under the composer’s direction performing Paine’s Symphony No.2. Anthony will perform on the 1824 William Geib Square Piano, the 1829 Conrad Graf Concert Grand, and the 1842 John Broadwood Semi-Grand.

SATURDAY, MARCH 22 AT 7:00PM

BALLET HISPÁNICO’S PALANTE JUNIOR ENSEMBLE: A PERFORMANCE

MARCH 27, 28 & 29 AT 7:00PM

TRUE WEST, BY SAM SHEPARD

Maude Adams Theater Hub Catskill Mountain Foundation

The Apex Lounge at Scribner’s Lodge 13 Scribner Hollow Road, Hunter

True West tells the story of two estranged brothers, who reunite at their mother’s home just outside the California desert. The unlikely duo write a screenplay for a producer, and as they navigate their complicated past, conflicting personalities, and combined interests, the lines between reality and fiction begin to blur. This will be the inaugural production on a new, innovative circular stage: the Apex Lounge at the Rounds.

SATURDAY, MARCH 29 AT 7:00PM

PASSION FRUIT DANCE COMPANY: DIMENSIONS

Presented in partnership with Works & Process at the Guggenheim and American Dance Festival

Orpheum Performing Arts Center

Orpheum Performing Arts Center

For over five decades, Ballet Hispánico’s School of Dance has been a beacon of excellence in dance education, igniting the passion for movement in countless young artists. With a legacy spanning 54 years, the school stands as a testament to the transformative power of dance in shaping both individual lives and the broader artistic landscape. Through its dynamic curriculum meticulously crafted for the demands of today’s ever-evolving field, Ballet Hispánico’s School of Dance not only imparts technical prowess but also fosters creativity, resilience, and cultural appreciation.

Ballet Hispánico is honored to partner with the Catskill Mountain Foundation. The artists of the Junior Ensemble will be in residence for one week culminating in this exciting performance on the beautiful Orpheum stage, inspiring and entertaining audiences of all ages.

New York City-based Passion Fruit Dance Company brings their immersive street dance theater blend, putting into full effect the Orpheum’s recent technical upgrades. See the culmination of a technical residency for “Dimensions” prior to the work’s world premiere at American Dance Festival. Led by director and choreographer Tatiana Desardouin, don’t miss this multi-disciplinary experience featuring dance, live music, live painting, animation, body casting, and VJing, inspired by the photography of Lauriane Ogay.

SATURDAY, APRIL 5 AT 2:00PM

THE SCATTERING, OR THE LIGHT, A PROJECT IN PROGRESS BY EMILY COATES

Presented in partnership with Works & Process at the Guggenheim

Orpheum Performing Arts Center

Spurred by George Balanchine’s brief yet pivotal 1933 touchdown in Hartford, CT, dancer and choreographer Emily Coates gathered artifacts of his lingering presence in archives throughout the region. Drawing on her background as a former member of New York City Ballet, and working in close collaboration with Ain Gordon (director-dramaturg), Derek Lucci (performer), Charles Burnham (violinist, composer), and Melvin Chen (pianist), Coates creates an alternative portrait of a choreographic legacy, by collaging far-flung remains: unanswered letters from his mother, lost ballets, 1950s publicity brochures, original muses, and more. Filled with hidden stories and quieted voices, The Scattering, or the light (working title) meditates on the spark that propels art into existence. The poignancy of Coates’ time at the Orpheum is underscored by Catskill Mountain Foundation board member in memoriam Jacques d’Amboise, a dance icon and New York City Ballet principal dancer who worked closely with George Balanchine, called Hunter home for seven decades, and whose legacy continues with the National Dance Institute’s annual summer program on the mountain top. Emily Coates’s new work will premiere at Works & Process at the Guggenheim in Fall 2025.

SATURDAY, MAY 3 AT 7:30PM PERICLES

Doctorow Center for the Arts

Catskill Mountain Shakespeare is excited to launch its second Catskills-wide Touring Production of Pericles in the spring of 2025! From March 24 to May 3, 2025, Catskill Mountain Shakespeare will tour to local middle schools, high schools, libraries, and other community venues throughout the Catskill Region. CMS is one of 40 recipients in the country of the prestigious Shakespeare in American Communities grant, a program of The National Endowment for the Arts in partnership with Arts Midwest. Head to catskillmountainshakespeare.com for more information!

SATURDAY, MAY 10 AT 7:00PM AYODELE CASEL

RENOWNED TAP DANCER CASEL PERFORMS WITH POETS, DANCERS AND MUSICIANS

Presented in partnership with The Joyce Theater Foundation.

Orpheum Performing Arts Center

“Tap royalty” (The New York Times) Ayodele Casel continues to capture the exuberant and tenacious spirit of tap dance. Rooted in expressions of selfhood, culture, and legacy, Casel pushes tap forward while holding reverence for her predecessors and the African American roots of the form. This spring, Casel, her team of collaborators, poets, dancers, musicians, and director Torya Beard will be in residence with Catskill Mountain Foundation, and the group will present excerpts from works-in-process developed during their residency.

SATURDAY, MAY 17 AT 2:00PM ORPHEUM DANCE PROGRAM COMMUNITY BALLET CLASS ANNUAL RECITAL

Victoria Rinaldi

Orpheum Dance Program Director

Orpheum Performing Arts Center

The Orpheum Dance Program Community Ballet Class is a year-round program of ballet instruction for children of all ages which includes an annual student dance recital and participation in two ballets each year–A Midsummer Night’s Dream and The Nutcracker. All performances take place at the Orpheum Performing Arts Center in Tannersville. The recital showcases the work of all students of Director, Victoria Rinaldi and can also include alumnae who have joined acclaimed ballet companies or who are studying dance at major universities. Ms. Rinaldi is a former ballerina with the New York Metropolitan Opera ballet corps.

RESIDENCY: MAY 28-JUNE 8

ACADEMY OF FORTEPIANO

PERFORMANCE FESTIVAL

Doctorow Center for the Arts academyfortepiano.org

An annual event celebrating the works of famed early composers performed on historical keyboards from the Piano Performance Museum.

Directors: Audrey Axinn, Maria Rose

MAY 28-30

WORKSHOP ON MAINTAINING HISTORICAL PIANOS, HARPSICHORDS, AND CLAVICHORDS

Directors: Masayuki Maki and Richard Hester

SATURDAY, MAY 31 AT 7:00 PM

FACULTY AND GUEST ARTIST CONCERT: THE INTIMATE PIANO

A concert of piano music by J.C. Bach, Haydn, Montgeroult, and Chopin featuring faculty and guest artists from the Academy of Fortepiano Performance. Performed on Period Pianos from the Piano Performance Museum Collection

SATURDAY, JUNE 7 AT 7:00 PM

STUDENT CONCERT

SATURDAY, MAY 17 AT 7:30PM AS ABOVE, SO BELOW

Maude Adams Theater Hub Catskill Mountain Foundation

Doctorow Center for the Arts

An extraordinary evening on the State of Grace. Conceived by Chris Cade, As Above, So Below is a multimedia meditation that includes a one-act play, Annie and Zoe, written by Betty Aberlin and featuring Jessica Gibbons and Elisabeth Henry, a solo performance by Astrid Conybeare and Sarah Mahoney, and a short film by Ed Cachianes.

SUNDAY, JUNE 29 AT 3:00PM

OMNY TAIKO

Orpheum Performing Arts Center

SECOND PERFORMANCE: FRIDAY, JULY 4

Windham Civic and Performing Arts Center, Windham

OMNY Taiko Drummers return to the mountaintop to again share their eagerly anticipated performances with the greater Catskill Mountain community. OMNY Taiko’s mission is to foster a culture of community and support through the art of Japanese taiko drumming to impact and connect our global society. The sound of the taiko drum is as pure and as fundamental as the heartbeat and has the power to connect ourselves with those around us and with the universe at large. As such, we seek to develop and share with the audience our abilities as taiko players—rhythm, movement, teamwork, and spirit—and to promote taiko drumming through performances in the New York area and beyond.

THURSDAY, JULY 3 AT 1:00 PM

SATURDAY, JULY 5 AT 1:00 & 6:00 PM

SUNDAY, JULY 6 AT 1:00 PM THE LITTLE MERMAID

Maude Adams Theater Hub Catskill Mountain Foundation

Orpheum Performing Arts Center

Join MATH under the sea over the 4th of July weekend as they tell the beloved tale (pun intended) of a girl who yearns to see the world. Community actors of all ages come together to create magic through acting, puppetry, and plenty of whimsy and pluck.

JULY 12-13, 16-20, 24-27

ROMEO & JULIET

JULY 19-27

HORTON BY THE STREAM

All events take place at the Doctorow Center for the Arts Events are FREE, with a suggested donation of $20 hortonbythestream.org

SATURDAY, JULY 19 AT 7:00 PM FILM SCREENING: MY DINNER WITH ANDRE

Two old friends meet for dinner. Directed by Louis Malle.

SATURDAY & SUNDAY, JULY 19 & 20 AT 2:00 PM MY PIQUE-NIQUE WITH MAUDE, BY MAUDE MITCHELL

Inspired by My Dinner with Andre, this play is drawn from a series of conversations about love, grieving, and theater.

SATURDAY & SUNDAY, JULY 26 & 27 AT 2:00 PM THE OLD FRIENDS, BY HORTON FOOTE

A play about buried jealousies and loves that are rekindled when a hometown beauty returns to Harrison in 1965.

Outdoors & under the tent behind the Big Red Barn

For more information: catskillmountainshakespeare.com

In the heart of summer, two young lovers collide in a world divided by ancient hatred—and dare to imagine a future no one else can see. Set against the breathtaking backdrop of the Catskills, outdoors and under the tent, our production fuses the wild beauty of nature with exhilarating stage combat, stunning design, and epic romance.

SUNDAY, JULY 13 AT 12:00 PM

CATSKILL MOUNTAIN FOUNDATION

ANNUAL BENEFIT: MOVEMENT IN BLOOM, FEATURING DANCERS FROM THE NEW YORK CITY BALLET

Presented in partnership with Works & Process at the Guggenheim Orpheum Performing Arts Center

Star dancers from the New York City Ballet return to the mountaintop for a new annual tradition. The performance is under the Direction of New York City Ballet Principal Adrian Danchig-Waring.

SATURDAY, JULY 26 AT 7:00 PM FILM SCREENING: OLD FRIENDS

A documentary film by Peter Odabashian about trauma, depression, falling in love, getting older, and finding happiness.

JULY 31-AUGUST 10

HUNTER INTERNATIONAL

MUSIC FESTIVAL

Except where noted, all events take place at the Doctorow Center for the Arts huntermusicfestival.com

A unique, immersive, ten-day music festival with solo and chamber music performances.

SUNDAY, AUGUST 3 AT 7:00 PM MUSIC SALON Red Barn

TUESDAY & WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 5 & 6 AT 7:00 PM YOUNG ARTISTS CONCERT SERIES

FRIDAY, AUGUST 8 AT 2:30 PM CHAMBER MUSIC STUDENT CONCERT

FRIDAY, AUGUST 8 AT 7:00 PM

ECHOES OF NATIONS: NATIONALISM IN 19TH-CENTURY MUSIC

Works by Sibelius, Smetana, and Dvořák by faculty and guest artists of the Hunter International Music Festival.

SATURDAY, AUGUST 9 AT 7:00 PM

GUEST ARTIST CONCERT: PARKER QUARTET

Praised by the Washington Post for “exceptional virtuosity (and) imaginative interpretation,” the Grammy Award-winning Parker Quartet has distinguished itself as one of the preeminent ensembles of its generation.

SATURDAY, AUGUST 2 AT 2:00 & 7:00PM

SUNDAY, AUGUST 3 AT 2:00PM

A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM

Orpheum Dance Program

Victoria Rinaldi, Director

Featuring dancers from Joffrey Ballet School New York, Aquila Theatre and Orpheum Dance Program Student Dancers

Orpheum Performing Arts Center

This unique production, conceived by former Metropolitan Opera ballerina Victoria Rinaldi, in partnership with the Joffrey Ballet School New York and Aquila Theatre transports the audience to an enchanted wood to witness what hilarity unfolds, when fairies meddle with the love lives of mortals.

SATURDAY, AUGUST 16 AT 2:00PM

CONCERTS & CONVERSATIONS

CAREFULLY CULTIVATED PERSONAE:

VIENNA & PARIS: WOMEN AT THE KEYBOARD, 1740-1875

PATRICIA GARCIA GIL, FORTEPIANIST

Piano Performance Museum

Doctorow Center for the Arts

This program brings together four composers who navigated restrictive musical worlds by carefully curating not only their artistic identities but also their personal public images. Working in Vienna and Paris across two generations, Marianna Martines, Clara Wieck Schumann, Hélène de Nervo de Montgeroult, and Louise Dumont Farrenc built lives in music that challenged the limits of what women could achieve—and what they could be seen to desire.

SATURDAY, AUGUST 23 AT 7:00PM FEVER PITCH: GROUNDBREAKING SYMPHONIES BY MOZART AND HAYDN

TWELFTH NIGHT ENSEMBLE WITH YI-HENG YANG, FORTEPIANIST

Doctorow Center for the Arts

With the French Revolution around the corner, music was experiencing its own upheaval, driven by the relentless energy and creative power of Mozart and Haydn. On August 23, the sensational period orchestra Twelfth Night and leading fortepiano Yi-heng Yang continue their collaboration, and return to the Doctorow Center to perform grand symphonies by two renegades who reshaped the trajectory of Classical music.

RETREAT: SEPTEMBER 8-14

PERFORMANCE:

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 13 AT 7:00 PM MUSIC OASIS

LED BY GREG DAYTON AND MARLON SAUNDERS

Orpheum Performing Arts Center

The Music Oasis presents a very special evening celebrating songwriting spanning folk, blues, soul, and jazz. Featuring cofounders Greg Dayton and Marlon Saunders, with special guests Professor Louie and Miss Marie and Anson Jones, along with new music and performances from their students spending the weeklong creative workshop and retreat in Hunter.

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 20 AT 7:00PM

THE MOSS ENSEMBLE: CONTINUING A LEGACY OF BRINGING HUMANITY AND MUSIC TOGETHER

Darcy Dunn - Mezzo-Soprano

Marshall Coid - Countertenor, Violin, Composer

Elizabeth Rodgers - Piano

Mary Wooten - Cello, Piano, Composer

Doctorow Center for the Arts

Please join this quartet of world-class performers for an evening of adventurous and beautiful music. This year’s concert marks Moss’s third appearance at the CMF and features new pieces by living composers, works from varied musical periods, and includes favorites from past concerts as well. The ensemble will offer stories that help illuminate the music—all of which we hope will excite and move you.

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 4 AT 3:00PM

ORPHEE MUSIQUE SALON

An invitation-only event at a private home in Elka Park

Created in France, the Orphée Musique Association offers practical training and performing opportunities to young musicians who are entering a professional career. Once a year, they hold a very special event both in Paris and in New York: “7 days 7 concerts”, during which a chosen artist will play seven days in a row, in seven different places; all different programs.

FRIDAY & SATURDAY, OCTOBER 10 & 11 AT 7:00 PM

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 12 AT 2:00 PM

BAREFOOT IN THE PARK, BY NEIL SIMON

Maude Adams Theater Hub Catskill Mountain Founda tion Doctorow Center for the Arts

Paul Bratter is a straight-as-an-arrow lawyer and Corie a free spirit always looking for the latest kick. Their new apartment is her most recent find—too expensive with bad plumbing and in need of a paint job. After a six-day honeymoon, they get a surprise visit from Corie’s loopy mother and decide to play matchmaker during a dinner with their neighbor-in-the-attic, Velasco, where everything that can go wrong does.

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 18 AT 2:00PM

CONCERTS & CONVERSATIONS

STEPHANIE SCHMIDT AND ROBIN MORACE, FORTEPIANISTS

Piano Performance Museum Doctorow Center for the Arts

While completing a piano performance M.M. in Lincoln, NE, Stephanie Schmidt discovered the artistic joys of performing on historical keyboards—and has continued to “look back” ever since. Though progressing towards a traditional piano D.M.A. at the UNC Greensboro, she spends a great deal of time practicing and performing on old and interesting pianos from the mid-1700s to the mid-1800s. Robin Morace holds degrees in performance and composition from SUNY Fredonia, where he studied piano with Fr. Sean Duggan, and is a recent graduate of the doctoral program at UNC Greensboro, where he studied modern piano and historical keyboard instruments with Andrew Willis.

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 25 AT 7:00PM

RENNIE HARRIS PUREMOVEMENT: NUTTIN’ BUT A WORD BY RENNIE HARRIS

Presented in partnership with The Joyce Theater Foundation. Orpheum Performing Arts Center

This suite of works challenges the structural integrity of Campbell locking, house, hip-hop, and B-boying. Now that we are a global hip-hop nation, we seem to have become hip-hop/street dance zealots. This purist attitude has stagnated the natural progression of street dance. Hip-hop/street dance is progressive by design. Nuttin’ But A Word challenges the Hip-hop puritans at every turn and reminds us that we will not evolve as a form without individuality, creativity, and innovation.

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 8 AT 2:00PM CONCERTS & CONVERSATIONS

19TH CENTURY WOMEN COMPOSERS

FROM LATIN AMERICA

JULIAN JENSEN, FORTEPIANIST

Piano Performance Museum

Doctorow Center for the Arts

Julian Jensen will perform a program featuring mid to late 19th century music by women composers from Latin America. Julian has toured the world as an accomplished performer and passionate music teacher with the purpose to use music to improve the community and the world.

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 8 AT 7:00 PM

PARSONS DANCE

Presented in partnership with Works & Process at the Guggenheim

Orpheum Performing Arts Center

For nearly forty years, Parsons Dance has been devoted to bringing life-affirming performances and joy to audiences worldwide. The company will be in residency at the Catskill Mountain Foundation from November 2-9, while it works with choreographer Courtney “Balenciaga” Washington on creating a new piece co-commissioned by Parsons Dance and Works & Process at the Guggenheim. The audience will be treated to a preview of Washington’s full-company work followed by a Q & A with the choreographer, and it will also have the chance to experience some of the most cherished pieces from the Parsons repertory: Nascimento, Balance of Power, and Caught, along with Jamar Robert’s Juke

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 15 AT 7:00PM

HEADLINERS AND ONE LINERS: SONGS & STORIES OF THE CATSKILLS RESORTS

Doctorow Center for the Arts

On May 21, 2005, the Catskill Mountain Foundation launched The Mountaintop Celebration of Song, a series of musical revues created for the CMF, with a production of Headliners and One-Liners: Songs & Stories of the Catskills Resorts. The CMF is bringing Headliners back, to be performed by its original creative team

of Julia Mendelsohn, Mark Singer and Darcy Dunn, joined by two electrifying performers, Emma Green and Mychal Leverage. Headliners is a nostalgic tribute to the heyday of the Borscht Belt resorts of New York’s Catskill Mountains, and to the great entertainers that performed there. The show has the stories and the laughs—and the glorious music of Richard Rogers, Burt Bacharach, Cole Porter, Kurt Weill, Harold Arlen and many others—that made the Borscht Belt era so extraordinary.

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 29 AT 7:00PM

WINDHAM FESTIVAL CHAMBER

ORCHESTRA: FAURE AND FRIENDS

ALEXANDER PLATT, MUSIC DIRECTOR

SPECIAL GUEST, ROBERT MANNO

Sponsored by the Mapleside Fund in honor of Dr. John Farber. Orpheum Performing Arts Center

Members of the choral ensemble Ars Choralis join the Windham Festival Chamber Orchestra for a beautiful and reflective evening, sharing music of some of the favorite composers of the family in whose memory the concert is sponsored. Music Director of the Maverick Concerts in Woodstock, Alexander Platt is honored to follow in the footsteps of Robert Manno as Conductor. Windham Festival Chamber Orchestra was formed in 2000 by conductor Robert Manno and has performed at the Windham Civic Center, the Doctorow Center for the Arts and the Orpheum Performing Arts Center. The orchestra is comprised of the finest musicians from the New York area and includes current and former members of some of the world’s most esteemed orchestras and ensembles.

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 6 AT 2:00 & 7:00PM

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 7 AT 2:00PM

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 13 AT 2:00 & 7:00PM

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 14 AT 2:00PM

THE NUTCRACKER

Orpheum Dance Program

Victoria Rinaldi, Director

Featuring dancers from Joffrey Ballet School New York, Ballet Hispánico Student Dancers, and Orpheum Dance Program Student Dancers

Orpheum Performing Arts Center

The CMF Nutcracker, now in its tenth 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. This year, Orpheum Dance Program Director, former Met Opera ballerina Victoria Rinaldi, will partner with the Joffrey Ballet School New York and Ballet Hispánico who will provide corps de ballet dancers and dancers for star roles.

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 19 (RAIN/SNOW DATE: DECEMBER 20)

HOLIDAY SPECTACULAR

Maude Adams Theater Hub

Catskill Mountain Foundation

Orpheum Performing Arts Center

This December, the community gathers once more to sing, read, and share in the seasonal spirit for the 3rd Annual Holiday Spectacular. All are welcome to be a part of the performance, and tickets are free!

MALPASO DANCE COMPANY

Since its establishment in 2012, Malpaso Dance Company has become one of the most sought-after Cuban dance companies with a growing international profile. Emphasizing a collaborative creative process, Malpaso is committed to working with top international choreographers while also nurturing new voices in Cuban choreography. An Associate Company of Joyce Theater Productions, Malpaso — together with The Joyce— has commissioned original works from a number of prominent international choreographers, including Ron K. Brown, Aszure Barton, Emmy-award winning Sonya Tayeh, Robyn Mineko Williams and celebrated b-girl Asherie.

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