Performing Arts

A fully-staged opera with guest artists:  Metropolitan Opera Bass, Valerian Ruminski, soprano Anne Tormela, tenor Mike Nisula, plus winners of the 2011 Altamura/Caruso International Voice Competition.  Stage Directors:  Carmela Altamura and Alexander Harrington.  Conducted by...

Altamura Center for the Arts, 404 Winter Clove Road, Round Top NY 12473
A one-man play by Danny Bryck written using exact words from interviews and recordings conducted at Occupy Boston.  Hours:  6-8pm.

Brik Gallery, 473 Main Street, Catskill NY 12414
Thirty years ago, the Capitol Steps began as a group of Senate staffers who set out to satirize the very people and places that employed them.  In the years that followed, many of the Steps ignored the conventional wisdom ("Don't quit your day job!"), and although not all of the current...

Doctorow Center for the Arts, Route 23A, Hunter NY 12442
A play by Henrik Ibsen.  Adapted by Arthur Miller.  A play relevant to our times in which "expediency and truth" inexorably clash.  Directed by Alexander Harrington.  Starts at 2pm.  Tickets:  $35/adults, $30/seniors, $20/students, groups 10+ receive a 10% discount....

Altamura Center for the Arts, 404 Winter Clove Road, Round Top NY 12473
Cats on Main Street
Don't miss the opportunity to come and bid on your favorite Catskills Cats, savor some fabulous food and enjoy autumn from the Hudson River shore. Please call or e-mail for ticket information. Starts at 1pm.

This mini opera-ballet revives the creative energy of our most ancient festive traditions performed with authentic instruments and period dance.  American Virtuosi Baroque Opera Theater with Kenneth Hamrick, director and harpsichord; Mark Huggins, Associate Concertmaster, Pittsburgh Symphony...

Doctorow Center for the Arts, Route 23A, Hunter NY 12442
Weekend retreat from Friday-Sunday.  A catalyst to explore our strengths and authentic ways of being.  What you believe in is what you become.

Grey Fox Bluegrass Festival
The 2012 Grey Fox lineup includes Hot Rize, Del McCoury, David Grisman Quintet, David Bromberg, Mountain Heart, The Infamous Stringdusters, The Gibson Brothers, SteelDrivers, Blue HIghway, Tony Trischka & Territory, The Hillbenders, Bearfoot, Frank Solivan & Dirty Kitchen, Monroeville, Ann...

Walsh Farm, 1 Poultney Road, Oak Hill NY 12460
A guided hike on the Hudson River School Art Trail which brings you into the magnificent landscapes that inspired Thomas Cole and other luminaries of 19th-century landscape painting.  This is a moderate hike so expect to be on the trail for at least 4 hours.  Please bring a bag lunch,...

Thomas Cole Historic Site, 218 Spring Street, Catskill NY 12414
Hike on the Hudson River School Art Trail which brings you into the magnificent landscapes that inspired Thomas Cole and other luminaries of 19th-century landscape painting.  This is a moderate hike so expect to be on the trail for at least 4 hours.  Please bring a bag lunch, water and...

Thomas Cole Historic Site, 218 Spring Street, Catskill NY 12414
Guided hike on the Hudson River School Art Trail which brings you into the magnificent landscapes that inspired Thomas Cole and other luminaries of 19th-century landscape painting.  This is an easy hike but expect to be on the trails for at least 2 hours.  Please bring water and a snack....

Thomas Cole Historic Site, 218 Spring Street, Catskill NY 12414
In pre-concert, "Chopin and the Age of Bel Canto," featuring pianist Laura Nocchiero and soprano Anne Tormela, followed by Leoncavallo's I Pagliacci, Opera in two acts.  Conducted by Anton Coppola featuring an international cast:  Tenor Mike Nisula as Canio - Winner of the Altamura/Caruso...

Altamura Center for the Arts, 404 Winter Clove Road, Round Top NY 12473
One of the most renowned and busiest pianists in jazz today, Barron is a multiple-Grammy nominee, was honored with induction into the American Jazz Hall of Fame (2005), and received the MAC Lifetime Achievement Award (2005) and the Mid Atlantic Arts Living Legacy Award (2009).  Also in 2009,...

Doctorow Center for the Arts, Route 23A, Hunter NY 12442
Featuring performances by Jay Ungar & Molly Mason, guitar, fiddle, bass and vocals; Michael Merenda, banjo; Dale Paul Woodiel, fiddle & program artistic advisor; Ira Bernstein, solo percussive dancer.  Perspectives Ensemble:  Sato Moughalian, Artistic Director & flute; Todd...

Doctorow Center for the Arts, Route 23A, Hunter NY 12442
Carmela Altamura, Founder/Director of the Altamura/Caruso International Voice Competition, offers master classes the the Summer Institute's "Encounter with the Master" program, passing the unwritten opera traditions to a new generation of artists.  Admission:  $15/person. 

Altamura Center for the Arts, 404 Winter Clove Road, Round Top NY 12473
Fusion Bande with Kenneth Hamric, director and piano; Anthony Turner, baritone; JP Jofre, bandoneon; Cherylyn Lavagnino Dance Company.  English Ballads, German Lieder, Classic American Tunes and sensual Tangos celebrate the arrival of the summer season.  Music by Schubert, Gershwin, Cole...

Doctorow Center for the Arts, Route 23A, Hunter NY 12442
Zuill Bailey on cello, Robert Koenig on piano.  Franck:  Sonata for Cello and Piano, Debussy:  Sonata for Cello and Piano.  Selected works by Liszt and De Falla.  Hours:  8-9:30pm.  Admission:  General $25, Seniors $20, Contributors $15, Students $5.

Windham Civic & Performing Arts Center, Route 23 (Main St.), Windham NY 12496
From the Opera to Broadway.  Nancy Allen Lundy singing soprano, Philip Cutlip on baritone, and Stephen Gosling on piano.  Arias, Songs & Duets by Mozart, Verdi, Puccini, Lehar and Bernstein.  Hours:  8-9:30pm.  Admission:  General $25, Seniors $20, Contributors $15...

Windham Civic & Performing Arts Center, Route 23 (Main St.), Windham NY 12496
Lyric Piano Quartet in Concert.  Glenn Dicterow on violin, Karen Dreyfus on violin, Fredrick Zlotkin on cello, and Gerald Robbins on piano.  Faure:  Piano Quartet in C Minor Opus #15.  Brahms:  Piano Quartet in G Minor Opus #25.  Hours:  8-9:40pm.  Admission...

Windham Civic & Performing Arts Center, Route 23 (Main St.), Windham NY 12496
Windham Festival Chamber Orchestra Gala Concert.  Robert Manno, Conductor.  Elmar Oliveira on violin.  Haydn:  Symphony #88.  Wagner:  Siegfried Idyll.  Schumann:  Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in D Minor.  Hours:  8-10pm.   Admission:...

Windham Civic & Performing Arts Center, Route 23 (Main St.), Windham NY 12496