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20th Annual Woodstock Film Festival

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ARTS LEADER: Amy Helfand, West Kortright Centre By Robert Tomlinson

WOODSTOCK FILM FESTIVAL: 20 Years Fiercely Independent

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On the cover: The Apollo, a film by Oscar winning filmmaker Roger Ross Williams, will be shown as part of the20th Annual Woodstock Film Festival. For more information about this year’s Festival, please see the article on page 6.


Amy HelfandWest Kortright Centre

ARTS LEADER

By Robert Tomlinson

my is described as a creator and a convener. In 2018, fol-lowing 20 years in Brooklyn, she brought her background

in studio art, enthusiasm for performance and strengthening com-munity to the West Kortright Centre to become its new executive director. In 2012, she founded the House of Love house concert series in Red Hook and has nurtured it into a thriving venue for local, national and international musicians. Amy has a deep involve-ment with Miles of Music Camp, serving on the Advisory Board and managing a weekend camp in Brooklyn. Her art practice has evolved into a decade-long collaboration with weavers in Nepal, who translate her designs into handmade rugs. She has an BA in American Studies from Hampshire College and MFA from The School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Set in a bucolic rural valley in the northwestern Catskill Mountains of New York State, The West Kortright Centre is a

nonprofit organization dedicated, since its founding in 1975, to excellence in the arts, featuring a diverse blend of world-class concerts, workshops, art exhibits, and community events. Visit westkc.org for more information.

We look to the future with a sense of possibility. In addition to con-tinuing our mission of stewardship of our historic building, service to the community and excellent programming, the board and staff are using this period of change to take a fresh look at our organiza-tion’s operations. How do we remain vital, relevant and healthy in a community that is growing and changing? What is the best of what we do? How can we engage younger and more diverse audiences? How can we use new technologies to improve our productivity and gener-ate more income? How does the board evolve to accommodate these changes?

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he Woodstock Film Festival is once again gearing up for its annual celebration of independent cinema from around the

world, this time marking a very special occasion: its 20th Anniver-sary. The festival, which takes place in the Hudson Valley towns of Woodstock, Rhinebeck, Kingston, Saugerties and Rosendale, was founded in 2000 by filmmakers Meira Blaustein and Laurent Re-jto as a grassroots arts organization inspired by the love of film and community. It is now widely acknowledged for showcasing pas-sionate, creative and thought-provoking work by some of today’s most promising and accomplished independent filmmakers. “Woodstock is a name that has long conjured the spirit of artistry, progressive thinking, and independence. Over the past 20 years, the Woodstock Film Festival has been in a unique position to witness the global evolution of independent film, to support it, and to grow with it, and we look forward to the ever chang-ing bright future ahead,” says Meira Blaustein, Woodstock Film Festival Co-founder and Executive Director. Special programming this year will include a free pre-festival kickoff event: a screening of Roger Ross Williams’ The Apollo, which chronicles the unique history and contemporary legacy of New York City’s landmark Apollo Theater, in Kings-ton’s historic Bardavon 1869 Opera House, co-presented with Radio Kingston.

Williams (God Loves Uganda), an award-winning director, producer, writer, and the first African-American director to win an Academy Award for his short film Music by Prudence, returns to the festival as a special guest programmer. He selected the documentary Simon Shaheen: A Musical Journey, a world premiere directed by Tarik Benbrahim, and the festival’s official Kickoff Event. The film takes us on a journey of classical Arabic music as it chronicles the life of the oud and violin virtuoso. A live performance by Shaheen will follow the film. Williams also chose the film Gay Chorus Deep South, by David Charles Rodrigues, in which the San Francisco Gay Men’s Chorus embarks on an activist tour in the Deep South in response to a wave of discriminatory anti-LGBTQ laws in Southern states and the divisive 2016 election. Speaking about Gay Chorus Deep South, Williams says: “This beautiful film has been a massive hit with audiences on the festival circuit. That’s because in these times of great division, hatred and the rise of white supremacy, this film offers a glimmer of hope into the good and reminds us that despite our differences we are more connected than we think [...] As a gay man who grew up in the church, I understand the pain of rejection but film-maker David Charles Rodrigues has made a film that is about the restorative power of art. Gay Chorus Deep South will fill your heart with joy and your mind with wonderful music.”

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Peter Nelson’s The Pollinators will be shown at this year’s Woodstock Film Festival


FILMS ABOUT THE ENVIRONMENTSituated in a region where nature plays an integral role in people’s day-to-day lives, the Festival has always paid special attention to films that bring awareness to the environment. Bamboo Stories, a North American premiere by Bangladeshi filmmaker and cinema-tographer Shaheen Dill-Riaz, is a visually rich and intimate story of five men who must face river pirates and summer storms to trans-port 25,000 bamboo logs to a wholesaler nearly 200 miles down the misty waters of the Kushiyara River in northeastern Bangladesh. Showcasing striking imagery of lush forests and busy waterways, Bamboo Stories illuminates the daily struggles of a profession caught between the tides of natural and modernizing forces. Shot in neighboring India and edited in the Hudson Valley, first time filmmaker Jesse Alk’s Pariah Dog focuses on a com-munity of eccentric street dog caretakers living on the fringes of society in Kolkata. Filmed over the course of three years, the images captured from the streets of this lively port city and of its canine residents are shocking, disturbing and beautiful all at once. Premiering for the first time on the East Coast, Pariah Dog shows how our compassion for animal companions can endure under the harshest of circumstances. In Ash, directed by Andrew Huculiak, wildfires are raging in the Canadian province of British Columbia. Daredevil journalist Stan Hurst (Hudson Valley’s Tim Guinee) is covering the devasta-tion, repeatedly placing himself in danger. But the mammoth fires are dwarfed by the personal demons that Hurst is fighting within.

FILMS TIED TO THE HUDSON VALLEYSeveral films produced or directed by Hudson Valley based filmmakers will be featured, including Accord-based director Peter Nelson’s The Pollinators, a documentary about the billions of honeybees that get trucked around the U.S. to pollinate the multitude of crops that produce fruits and vegetables we eat on a daily basis. With record numbers of bees dying from exposure to parasites, pesticides, poor nutrition, and habitat loss, The Pollina-tors embarks on a quest to determine whether anything can be done to protect these valuable insects. Once Upon a River, directed by Haroula Rose, and based on the best-selling novel by Bonnie Jo Campbell, tells the story of Native American teenager in 1970s rural Michigan who is forced to leave home and journey on the Stark River in search of her estranged mother. Many scenes from the film were shot in the Hudson Valley. In the U.S. premiere of Run with the Hunted, a first solo di-rected film by the Hudson Valley’s Jon Swab, a young boy, Oscar, commits a noble murder and is forced to run away from his rural hometown, leaving behind his best friend, Loux, and joining a ragtag band of lost children. Fifteen years later, as Oscar becomes the leader of his child street gang, secrets begin to emerge. In Swallow, directed by Carlo Mirabella-Davis and shot in the Hudson Valley, a newly pregnant woman’s idyllic existence takes an alarming turn when she develops a compulsion to eat dangerous objects. As her husband and his family tighten their control over her life, she is forced to confront the dark secret behind her uncontrollable obsession. The Land of Little Rivers is a funny, irreverent, hybrid docu-mentary by Aaron Weisblatt set in the Catskill Mountains that examines the unique subculture of “dry-fly” fishing. The film inter-views several infamous and legendary wranglers who are consumed with a burning passion bordering on addiction for a sport that is impacted by environmental regulations and climate change. Scores of additional films will be featured. Be sure to check our website www.woodstockfilmfestival.com for the latest info!

TICKETSFor complete schedule and ticket information, visit www.wood-stockfilmfestival.com Advance single admission tickets will be available for purchase September 12 at www.woodstockfilmfestival.com, by calling 845 810 0131 or at the Festival box office, located at 13 Rock City Road in Woodstock. A limited number of Full Festival Passes are available for purchase online or at the box office. Box office hours are available on our website. Reserve early as shows tend to sell out quickly. Tickets are available at the box office until four hours prior to the event. For sold-out shows, guest can join a standby line at the screening venue on a cash only basis. Please note that all events are subject to change. Check the website to confirm venues and times, and for updated informa-tion about screenings, events and panels.

Jesse Alk’s Pariah Dog will be shown at this year’s Woodstock Film Festival


ust say the name “Woodstock,” and most folks will get a faraway dreamy look in their eyes. The very name calls

up a wistful nostalgia for the ‘60s, whether or not you’re even old enough to have lived in the decade. Peace and love, tie-dye, hippies, drum circles … many people know “America’s most famous small town” as the place that inspired the icon-ic 1969 music festival that bears its name. Yes, Bob Dylan and members of The Band lived and recorded here, as did many other musical icons from the ‘60s. But did you also know that Woodstock’s association with the arts goes way, way back, to the 1900s? In 1902, writer Hervey White, along with Ralph Whitehead and Bolton Brown, founded the Byrd-cliffe Arts Colony as a utopian community of writers, paint-ers, musicians … artists of all kinds. It was at Byrdcliffe that the first Maverick Festivals were held: raucous bacchanalian parties that celebrated the arts; these Festivals planted the roots of famous 1969 Music Festival. And in 1916, Hervey

started sponsoring summer chamber music concerts under the stars: 104 years later, Maverick Concerts is the oldest, continuous summer chamber music festival in America. To this day, Woodstock continues its tradition of hosting fes-tivals that celebrate the arts, and the streets are lined with galleries, shops featuring locally made crafts, music venues, theaters … there’s something going on just about every weekend. It’s a beautiful thing, seeing a town that not only em-braces its history but builds and grows upon it. And every day welcomes visitors to share their own artistic visions, helping to shape its future. Yes, the peace and love, tie-dye, and hippies are all still there! And the drum circle every Sun-day on the Village Green is a hoot—don’t miss it!

For more information about the area,visit woodstockchamber.com or woodstockguide.com.

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Visit WoodstockAmerica’s Most Famous Small Town

Photo courtesy of the Woodstock Film Festival


BASIL GARDENSUPPLY@The Gilded Carriage95 Tinker Street845 679 8137gildedcarriage.com

Since 1996, specializing in teak, wicker and various metal outdoor furniture for your patio, deck, porch, garden or poolside. We are located at the Gilded Carriage where you can also find umbrellas, hammocks and custom cushions. Many different designs available in dining tables & chairs, chaise lounges, benches, deep seating, comfortable lounge furniture. From kit form or fully assembled and delivered. If you need help planning your space, we make house calls!

BIRCHTREE6 Tannery Brook Roadbirchtreewoodstock.com845 679 7585Birchtree Fashions for Women be-gan in 1980 as a small boutique in the heart of Woodstock. As Woodstock has changed and expanded, so have

we. Of course Woodstock still remains a beautiful little artist town, surrounded by the Catskills and right near the Hudson River. Like our town, we at Birchtree Fashions are unique, full of good energy, wisdom, and love. Our customers are stylish women who use fashion and color to enhance and express their inner beauty. They are joyful people interested in elegance and comfort in their clothes, drawn to natural and sustainable fabrics and quality styling.

CATSKILL MOUNTAINPIZZA COMPANY51 Mill Hill Roadcatskillmountainpizza.com845 679 7969The best pizza this side of Brooklyn!

Gourmet pizza, Italian entrees, salads, subs, burgers and more made fresh daily. Gluten free and vegan options avail-able. Eight rotating beers on tap, plus bottles, cans, and wine. Happy Hour weekdays from 4 to 6 pm, and FREE live music every week. Owner Bryan Roefs always strives to give great food at fair prices. Fresh always, local when available.

CENTER FORPHOTOGRAPHYAT WOODSTOCK59 Tinker Streetcpw.org • 845 679 9957The Center for Photography at

Woodstock (CPW) is a non-profit art organization located in the heart of Woodstock and has provided direct support to artists for over 40 years. Programs include exhibitions, residencies, workshops, digital and darkroom workspace, and more. Through its programs, CPW fosters opportunities to create and explore photography, and celebrate its role in contemporary culture.


CHEESE LOUISE940 State Route 28, Kingston845 853 8207On Facebook @Cheese Louise, NYGeez-Louise! Nearly 10 years. No sooner did we put our toes in the wa-ter, we’re in the deep end. It has been and continues to be great in no small part on account ‘o y’all. Many thanks. If you don’t yet count among those we know and love, stop in, become part of the tribe. No oath, no dues, no credo, just good stuff for the table e v e r y day.

CLOUDS GALLERY1 Mill Hill Roadcloudsofwoodstock.com845 679 8155Clouds Gallery has been a part of the Woodstock Art Community since 1974 representing American Artisans in a varied of media. Woodstock has al-ways been a community that thrives on the arts and has a worldwide repu-tation. Stop by and see our unique collection of jewelry, handblown glass and other mediums.


CVS60 Mill Hill RoadCVS.com • 845 679 3686Pharmacy, photo finishing, health and beauty products …

even snacks, cards, small gift items and all the decorations you need for any holiday. Your go-to stop if you’ve forgotten that extra important something on your trip.

DRUM BOOGIEFESTIVALSaturday, September 711am-8pmFREE

Andy Lee FieldRock City Road, WoodstockDrumBoogieFestival.comThis year’s Drum Boogie Festival features renowned musi-cians such as Paul Winter, Jack DeJohnette, NEXUS, NYU Steel, The Big Takeover and more. The Drum Boogie Festival is a free multi-cultural music festival, celebrating the diverse styles of music, dance and voice from around the world. There will be a variety of food trucks and art vendors on site. Bring the whole family, a chair/blanket and stay for the day!

THE GILDEDCARRIAGE95 Tinker Streetgildedcarriage.com845 679 2607For six decades, The Gilded Car-riage has carried on the family-run

tradition of bringing treasures from the far reaches of the world to upstate New York. This lovely shop carries every-thing for the home, gift giving, and hosting the perfect party: beautiful linens, ceramic and stoneware tabletop settings, fragrant soaps and candles, greeting cards, fun toys and gifts for children, gourmet treats and truffles, local honey, beeswax candles, tablecloths and napkins, area rugs, tow-els, decorative mirrrors, accent lamps, outdoor furniture and accessories, and more. Top of the line cookware line the shelves with competitive pricing on every kitchen gadget and small appliance, including the Chemex coffeemaker in addition to some more contemporary types of coffee and espresso makers. Special orders are provided with pleasure, as are wedding, christening or special occasion registries.

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THE GREEN PALATE,Est. 2009thegreenpalate.comThe Green Palate’s husband-and-wife co-owners have al-ways set up shop in an alfres-co setting opposite the Village Green in Woodstock. As of

late, they have been booking major events at select Hudson Valley festivals and street fairs this spring, summer and fall. Look for ‘The Hudson Valley and Catskill Mountains’ FIRST Vegan Food Truck’! Their fun, 1980s-themed truck is a great way to try their Organic Vegan Cuisine and meet the very hands-on owners who prepare and serve it! (try their best-selling “80’s Rice Ball Poppers,” “Spaceballs” Vegan Meatball Mozzarella Sandwich and “Purple Rain” mesclun salad!). The Green Palate also welcomes the opportunity to cater your next wedding or special event, be it a friends & fam-ily gathering, business meeting, birthday or just dinner with some friends. Just can’t get enough of The Green Palate? You can also purchase their award winning vegan burgers & meatballs, legendary hummus and more in the refrigera-tor and freezer sections of many fine markets and groceries. And be sure to check out their in-store eateries, as well as local restaurants for menu items that feature The Green Pal-ate products. See their website for a complete list of stores.

H. HOUST & SON4 Mill Hill Roadhousthardware.com845 679 2115In 1932, Henry O. Houst, father of six children and husband of Anna Mae, opened a small electric motor repair shop on

Rock City Road. The shop was named the Tinker Shop. After a few years, Henry O. added a few tools, hardware and paint to the offerings of the Tinker Shop. Needing more room, he moved the shop to Mill Hill Road—diagonally across from the shop’s present location. In 1943, Henry O.’s eldest child, Henry L., purchased the building presently housing H. Houst & Son, Inc. Several of Henry O.’s daughters were involved in hand carrying all the merchandise across the street to the new location, and one of Henry O.’s other sons became a co-owner and also helped to manage the store until 1966. In 1965, Henry L.’s son Ned returned from three years service as a naval officer and agreed to try his hand at the business “for


a year.” Fast forward to 2019, Ned and his wife Shelby are still active in the business. Jody Bryan, Shelby’s daugh-ter, is the President and General Man-ager, her husband John Despres is the Vice President and Manager of the equipment rental division. H. Houst & Son Inc is a long standing member of the True Value Company and we are proud to have been of service to our community for the last 80 years.

JARITA’S FLORIST17 Tinker Streetweddingsbyjaritasflorist.com845 679 6161Sophisticated flowers for your coun-try wedding. Jarita’s Florist has been proudly serving the mid-Hudson Val-ley area since 1977, offering a rotating collection of flowers, distinctive plants, vases and carefully curated gifts. Overseen by noted floral designer Rita Sands and husband/partner Jay Sad-owitz, they are committed to offering not only the most exceptional floral ar-rangements, but also the exquisite at-tention to detail that comes with over 40 years in the events business.

Drum Boogie Festival. Photo by Gary Hilstead


MANGIA ANDENJOY!Catering withIntegrityMangiaAndEnjoy.com914 494 9951Award winning Farm-to-

Table event catering and private chef company that focuses on utilizing the absolute best and lovingly raised/grown products from the amazing bounty our Hudson Valley Farm-ers have to offer. Local, organic, sustainable delectable food made with loads of flavor and Love! Completely customized menus to thrill you and every one of your guests. Dietary concerns honored creatively. We travel everywhere. Full service event catering, planning, staffing … We debunk the concept of “wedding food” and bring you spectacularly ex-ecuted deliciousness with the freshest and most wholesome ingredients. Please allow us to exceed your expectations. All you have to do is Mangia and Enjoy!

NANCY’S OFWOODSTOCKARTISANALCREAMERY105 Tinker Streetnancysartisanal.com845 684 5329

We have a fresh approach to ice cream and desserts. Nearly everything we put in our ice cream comes from the Catskills—from the milk to the unique ingredients. We want everyone, from our local neighbors to weekend visitors, to feel at home at Nancy’s. We hope you enjoy the familiar tastes of your childhood, as well as new flavor combinations not usually found in frozen desserts.

SHINDIG1 Tinker Streetwoodstockshindig.com845 684 7091Heartwarming comfort food just like your mom used to make, if your mom was rocking organic,

local, and seasonal ingredients, that is. Shindig offers locally-sourced, seasonal comfort fare, all handmade with love. We serve a carefully chosen list of craft and or local beers and ciders, along side an off-the-beaten-path selection of wines enjoyable to all. Throw in a splash of Soju cocktail specials

and you get the perfect end to any type of day … or morning. Open for breakfast, lunch and dinner every day except Mon-day. An array of freshly baked sweets and treats, including warm cookies and pies, are available every day.

THE TEA SHOPOF WOODSTOCK7 Maple Lanewoodstockteashop.com845 679 4100Tea Shop of Woodstock has been providing all things tea to the

area for the last 12 years. Located in the heart of town, we serve cups of hot tea and tea lattes all year round as well as a selection of ice teas in the summer. We stock over 100 varieties of loose leaf and packaged tea, along with tea ac-coutrements of many shapes and sizes.

ULSTER SAVINGS BANK68 Mill Hill Roadulstersavings.com • 866 440 0391In business since 1851, Ulster Savings Bank remains a lo-cally focused and operated bank, with locations throughout the Hudson Valley. Every year, Ulster Savings Bank supports hundreds of local organizations throughout our community, close to home. Woodstock Branch Manager Debra Benn has been an employee of the bank for 15 years and is look-ing forward to helping you. She says that “Woodstock is a very special and unique little town. There is plenty do with the entire family from enjoying a delicious meal, taking in a show, hiking the scenic trails, or just grabbing a drink or an ice cream and listening to the local artists at the green. I have met so many great people and have enjoyed working with the community over the years. It’s my home away from home.”

WAG WEAROF WOODSTOCK65 Tinker Streetwagwear.com • 845 684 5880Dogs Rule. In 1996, Amy Harlow adopted six week-old twin Shiba Inus, Lucy and Tonto, and quickly discovered how difficult it was to


find cool, classic, quality products for dogs that were both fun and functional. With her education in fashion and a success-ful career in modeling, Amy brought her expertise from the catwalk to the dog park and the wagwear brand was born. Founded in 1998, wagwear offers puppy chic in the latest col-ors and trends with fully-functional details such as reflective tape in the leashes and coats, materials such as oil cloth, can-vas and climbing rope, and overall classic design one might find on the beaches of Cape Cod or the streets of Tribeca the same weekend. Stop by her shop for a custom fit or call and be guided through some fairly simple measurements. Wag-wear ships internationally, domestically, down the street, or under the boardwalk. Anywhere your pup goes, we go.

WIN MORRISONREALTY5 Tinker Street845 679 94442 Old Forge Drive845 679 2929

winmorrisonrealty.comAt Win Morrison Realty we listen to your wants and needs while assisting you to make them a reality. We pride our-selves on being the largest and most respected real estate company in the Hudson Valley. Whether it is a weekend re-treat, 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 Val-ley 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. Please stop in or call any of our offices … we are here to serve you.

WOODSOCK97 Tinker Streetwoodsockinc.com845 684 5988Woodsock of Woodstock is a shop dedicated to fun, crazy, sometimes silly and most of-ten beautiful socks. Our little

shop is packed with hundreds of socks for the whole family. Whether you are looking for socks with dogs, cats, sloths or giraffes or something with a culinary bent, say tacos, pizza or waffles and chicken we have socks for you. Be sure to check out our selection of beautiful and luxurious bamboo socks—a treat for your feet. Just say no to ordinary socks!


WOODSTOCKART EXCHANGE1396 Route 28, West Hurleywoodstockartexchange.com914 806 3573Woodstock Art Exchange is on

Route 28, just east of Route 375. Among the most popular items in our gift gallery are colorful beer glasses (made next door in our glassblowing studio), and glass coasters featur-ing musicians and vintage themes. During September, we’re showing “Love, Peace and a Big Splash of Color,” paintings by Woodstock artist Justin Love. Woodstock Art Exchange creates a happy space for travelers and our local community. Come and visit!

WOODSTOCKARTISTSASSOCIATION& MUSEUM (WAAM)28 Tinker Streetwoodstockart.org845 679 2940

The Woodstock Artists Association & Museum (WAAM) is a unique fusion of a contemporary artist membership, a landmark Permanent Collection, an Archives & Library, and a dynamic educational outreach program. Sharing the re-gion’s cultural heritage and inspiring the current and next generation of artists through programs and exhibitions is

central to WAAM’s mission “to promote and foster the visual arts, art education, and artists.” Presenting a vibrant series of contemporary exhibitions annually, the WAAM offers art-ists within a 50-mile radius of Woodstock an unparalleled opportunity to exhibit their artwork and to connect with a community of artists in the region. The WAAM’s landmark Permanent Collection and Archives & Library comprise more than 2,200 works of art, objects and historic material representing the lives and careers of artists associated with the Woodstock region. The Art for Education program serves over 700 students throughout the Ulster County school sys-tem and their families in onsite and in-school programming. Since its founding in 1919, the WAAM remains a vital cultural presence serving the Hudson Valley region for nearly 100 years.

WOODSTOCKFILM FESTIVALVenues in Woodstock,Rhinebeck, Saugerties,Rosendale, and Kingstonwoodstockfilmfestival.comCelebrating its 20th year! Hailed as “A True American Maverick Among Fests” and named among the top

50 film festivals worldwide, the Woodstock Film Festival pre-mieres exceptional films, hosts the most talented emerging and established professionals in the movie industry; pres-ents A-list concerts, panels and parties, and creates stimu-


Halloween Parade. Photo © Woodstock Inn on the Millstream


lating, innovative programming year-round. At the Wood-stock Film Festival, participants and visitors find themselves in a friendly, casual environment, one that is conducive to creativity, networking and a good time, surrounded by some of the most beautiful landscapes in the world. In addition to drawing sold-out audiences from the 20 million people who live within a two-hour drive, the festival has attracted visitors from all parts of the country and the world. The 20th Woodstock Film Festival returns October 2-6, 2019 with an extraordinary lineup of fiercely independent films, pan-els and special events in Woodstock, Rhinebeck, Kingston, Rosendale and Saugerties. For more information about this year’s festival, please see the full article on page 6.

WOODSTOCKHEALING ARTS2470 Route 212woodstockhealingarts.com845 393 4325

Woodstock Healing Arts is a multi-disciplinary holistic heal-ing arts center in Woodstock, NY offering massage therapy, acupuncture, energy work, functional medicine, soul work, and holistic skincare. We are committed to bringing custom-ized, effective, and delightful healing to the greater Wood-stock community. We work with BC/BS, Aetna, United, Cig-na and the VA to cover Acupuncture treatments.

WOODSTOCK INNON THEMILLSTREAM48 Tannery Brook Roadwoodstock-inn-ny.com845 679 8211Where nature meets comfort and creates a perfect get-

away. The Inn’s comfortable, well-appointed rooms are reju-venating for guests of all ages, while the property’s cascad-ing Millstream and lush gardens create a natural sanctuary. Whether your vacation plans include adventure hiking, learn-ing about the arts or simply enjoying quiet, natural beauty, the Innkeepers are excited to welcome you to this unique inn: think bed and breakfast friendliness meets boutique ho-tel amenities. Owner Karen Pignataro arrived in Woodstock 23 years ago, and has been the face of the Woodstock Inn on the Millstream ever since. She’s seen strangers become family, has gone above and beyond most days and her wel-coming ways exemplify the heart of Woodstock.

THE WOODSTOCKPUB17 Mill Hill Road845 684 5470On Facebook:TheWoodstockPub

Occupying the site of the former Landau Grill (and before that, the original Woodstock Pub), the new Woodstock Pub opened this past spring after extensive renovations. New owners Chris Constant, James Constant, and Jennifer Ahearn grew up in Woodstock and bought the old drinking hole just after Thanksgiving of last year. The new Woodstock Pub serves “Pub fare with a Mediterranean flair,” with special Greek and Italian nights in honor of their heritages. Pub fare, soups, salads, burgers and sandwiches. Vegetarian, vegan and gluten-free options. Patio dining and special comedy and trivia nights. Their Sweet Chili Cauliflower Wings were the winner of the 2019 Taste of Woodstock for Best Side Dish!

WOODSTOCKSCHOOL OF ART2470 Route 212woodstockschoolofart.org845 679 2388The Woodstock School of

Art was founded over 50 years ago by four local artists: Robert Angeloch, Franklin Alexander, Lon Clark, Jr. and Wal-lace O. Jerominick. There are no entrance requirements or set curricula. The schedule includes daily classes and inten-sive workshops in drawing, painting, composition, sculpture and printmaking, with workshops in specialized techniques under the guidance of experts in their respective fields. Ad-vance registration is required. The Woodstock School of Art is one of the unique organizations that contribute to the Town of Woodstock’s reputation as a vital, contemporary colony of the arts. All flourish in the stimulating environment and natural beauty in the green valley below the Catskill’s Overlook Mountain.

WOODSTOCKSIDEWALK SALESeptember 14-15The Woodstock Sidewalk Sale has been a Happening in Woodstock for well over 25 years! We like to give back to our customers and have a fantastic shopping weekend!


So come and visit your favorite shop on September 14-15. Check out the fabulous sales outside and come inside to see the new fall lines. Make Woodstock your Vacation Destina-tion … peace & love.

WOODSTOCKWINE & LIQUORS63 Tinker Streetwoodstockwineandliquors.com845 679 6577The only boutique wine store in the heart of Woodstock. Mary Federoff, proprietor, has been selling and tasting wines from

all over the world for 40 years! She personally tastes the wines before they are presented to you. Her extensive trav-eling and experienced palate have brought distinctive wines from around the world to the Catskills in the Hudson Valley. Her staff is knowledgeable and helpful. It is their mission to introduce something new to your palate that will make you fall in love with and/or be as excited as they are about the incredible art of pure magic in a glass! The selection is large and expansive, and with their help you’re sure to find that perfect wine for your palate and price point.

WOODSTOCKYOGA CENTER6 Deming Streetwoodstockyogacenter.com845 679 8700With the Spirit of the 60’s and the intelligence of Now, Woodstock Yoga Center of-

fers H.O.P.E. to all who visit. The area’s premier yoga studio, directed by Barbara Boris (33 years of yoga, 20 trips to India) has the best teachers and styles of yoga, meditation, chant-ing, and sound healing. Students who come here experience H.O.P.E.: Healing, Optimism, Peace, Energy. A respite from the stresses of life through the science of yoga.

Photo © Woodstock Inn on the Millstream


“Cooking is like love, it should be enteredinto with abandon, or not at all!”

—Harriet Van Horne

This principle is the driving force behind Chef Sarah Chianese’s creations at Mangia and Enjoy. Everyone and anyone who enjoys healthy, delicious food made with local, organic ingredients, loads of flavor, and most of all, LOVE, finds a kindred spirit in Sarah. The need to nurture, create and spread health and happiness is expressed by her passion for cooking. Creating magical, personal-ized and memorable flavor experiences on the most celebratory days of your lives is Sarah’s deep and utmost pleasure. Chef Sarah wants nothing more than to provide the most flavorful, heart-warming, healthy and fresh meals for you and your loved ones using local, organic and seasonal ingredients in a creative way—your experience, your palate’s pleasure, and always … always … made with loads of love! Everything she prepares is local, organic, seasonal, farm fresh and full of flavor. She happily accommodates all dietary restrictions and prefer-ences in an ultra-personal and creative way, honoring whatever cuisine brings back your warmest memories of food and love: African, American, BBQ, Brazilian, Cajun, Caribbean, Chinese, Cuban, Eastern European, French, Fusion, Greek, Hawaiian/Polynesian, Indian (North and South), Italian, Japanese, Ko-rean, Latin American, Mediterranean, Mexican, Middle Eastern, Moroccan, Southern, Southwestern, Spanish, Thai, Vietnamese … Sarah will warm your heart and your taste buds with whatever cuisine you desire.

Mangia and Enjoy is a full service catering company, handling everything from the delicious food to set-up, all types of meal service, bartending, clean-up and more. Other services include private chef, cooking classes, meal planning, consulting and much more. Mangia and Enjoy is located in the Hudson Valley of upstate New York, but will travel everywhere! Call Sarah today to see how she can help you make your next event really special: 914 494 9951. You can also visit her website at mangiaandenjoy.com.

“I recently had the pleasure of being a guest at an unforgettable Man-gia and Enjoy catered backyard party. The pleasure began the moment I stepped foot in the small backyard that had been transformed into the most welcoming and delightful summer space with the tasteful use of color and attention to charming detail. The spread of appetizers was a delicious feast in itself. The courses of the main meal offered all the satisfaction of comfort food made memorable by the disciplined restraint of a chef that knows how to let each carefully sourced ingre-dient sing. Of special note was the Osso Bucco for being so tender a knife was unnecessary. It melted in the mouth. I was shocked to later learn that chef Sarah is herself vegetarian. Her cooking is guided by smell, she tells me. What an excellent sense of smell! It is so rare to have good comfort food that is also good for you…. The green beans were picture perfect green, their bite a perfect crisp of lightly flavored yum. The cake, by all accounts (since I do not eat cake), was delicious without being too sweet. The whole event, from aesthetic start to deli-cious finish, was unforgettable.

—Review by Maria on TheKnot.com


Stars and Stripes KitchenWhere the pursuit of happiness is great food

Breakfast & Lunch • CateringHunter Village Square • 7950 Main Street • Hunter, NY 12442

518-263-2033 • On Facebook: Stars & Stripes Kitchen

Hours: 8am to 4pm Tuesday to Saturday (Closed Sunday & Monday)


ow in its seventh year, Hudson Valley Dance Festival brings world-class dance from a diverse range of styles, companies

and choreographers to the heart of the Hudson Valley. But, rival-ing all the festival has brought to the region, the Hudson Valley’s own captivating beauty, palpable sense of community and vibrant artistic energy has enriched the festival in a myriad of ways. The festival, produced by and benefiting Dancers Respond-ing to AIDS, a program of Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS, returns October 12 with two performances at Historic Catskill Point in Catskill. “We strive to inspire the audiences of Hudson Valley Dance Festival because we are so endlessly inspired by the Hudson Val-ley,” Dancers Responding to AIDS Founding Director Denise Roberts Hurlin said. “As the region continues to emerge as a dance destination, the area and the community within it fosters creation from our incredible lineup of performers and choreographers.” Three performances from this year’s program have direct ties to the rich artistic vitality of the Hudson Valley. Dance Lab New York is holding a creative retreat this fall at the Petronio Residen-cy Center in Round Top, NY, in Greene County. At the festival, Dance Lab New York will share a work created by artistic director Josh Prince, who choreographed the Broadway hit Beautiful—The Carole King Musical. Omari Mizrahi, a Senagalese dancer and choreographer who fuses traditional African dance with house and voguing, is creating a piece for his company Les Ballet Afrik

during a residency at Kaatsbaan in Tivoli. An excerpt of the work in progress will be performed at the festival and the full piece will premiere as part of the Guggenheim’s Works & Process series.And earlier this year, celebrated male repertory company 10 Hairy Legs shared a sneak peek performance with Hudson Valley Dance Festival supporters at Catskill’s LUMBERYARD Center for Film and Performing Arts. The company returns to the festival this year to share a piece from its acclaimed repertoire. They’ll join a lineup that also includes Gallim Dance, a duet from former Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater dancers Mi-chael Francis McBride and Samuel Roberts, and RIOULT Dance NY. Choreography by Joshua Beamish, Larry Keigwin, James Kinney, Andrea Miller and Pascal Rioult will be featured. More companies and choreographers are set to be added leading up to the festival. The location of the festival is, in itself, a celebration of the region’s beauty and bounty. At Catskill’s breathtaking Historic Catskill Point, a 19th century warehouse is transformed into a dance venue, set along the idyllic banks of the Hudson River. And in a region so defined by the vibrancy of its seasons, the surround-ing nature is speckled with vivid reds, oranges, yellows and browns, creating the ultimate fall cultural escape for locals and visitors alike. Since its inception, Hudson Valley Dance Festival has been a product of the community’s vision and support. The festival was originally proposed by Greene County residents Duke Dang,

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Charles Rosen and Todd Whitley, building on Dancers Respond-ing to AIDS’ two decades of creating unique dance performances. Thanks to foundational support from Hudson Valley homeowners and Dancers Responding to AIDS supporters Nina Matis and Alan Gosule, the festival has been able to expand, flourish and further become deep-rooted within the region. And for all that the Hudson Valley gives to the festival, Dancers Responding to AIDS is committed to giving back locally to people in need. As part of Broadway Cares’ National Grants Program, grants have been awarded to 13 AIDS and family service organizations within the Hudson Valley: Albany Damien Center and Alliance for Positive Health in Albany; Animalkind, Colum-bia-Greene Community Foundation and Hudson Valley SPCA in Hudson; Matthew 25 Food Pantry and Community Hospice in Catskill; Hudson Valley Community Services in Hawthorne; Hud-son Valley LGBTQ Community Center in Kingston; Rock Steady Farm in Millerton; Roe Jan Food Pantry in Hillsdale; TOUCH (Together Our Unity Can Heal) in Congers and Troy Area United

Ministries in Troy. This is in addition to more than 450 other organizations in all 50 states, Puerto Rico and Washington, D.C. Tickets to the festival are on sale at dradance.org. Perfor-mances are at 2 pm and 5 pm. Prices range from $40-$275 with sponsorship opportunities also available. VIP tickets include an intimate dinner with the artists after the 5 pm performance. The dinner will be at W&G SPACE, a stunning renovated art studio along Catskill Creek owned by Wenling Zhao and Guorui Shi, a celebrated Chinese artist who specializes in photography. Shi’s work will be on exhibit at Catskill’s Thomas Cole House. All tickets at the $125 level and higher include a cocktail reception at 3:30 pm at Historic Catskill Point. “We are so lucky to call the Hudson Valley our festival’s home,” Hurlin said. “We hope that with each year, we further plant roots within this special community as it blossoms into a center for art, dance and performance.” Hudson Valley Dance Festival is generously supported by corpo-rate sponsor The New York Times.

From the 2018 Hudson Valley Dance Festival: Annmaria Mazzini and Michael Trusnovec. Photo by Nina Wurzel


ormer female basketball star Terri Mateer will perform her solo show A KIND SHOT at the Doctorow Center for the Arts,

7971 Main Street in Hunter on Saturday, September 21 at 8 pm. In A KIND SHOT, 6’1” blonde spitfire Terri Mateer tells her life story of becoming a pro basketball player in France. Raised by a single, hippie mom, an African American surrogate father steps in and teaches Terri how to play the game. Being 6’1” in the sixth grade, she’s a natural, but she dreams of becoming an architect. Terri’s unbelievable no-holds-barred journey includes playing pro ball, modeling, stripping, designing Michael Jordan’s head board and, taking lots of shots at life. Terri Mateer (writer/performer) is the tallest actress to ever play Molly in Israel Horowitz’s Line and brought out her FSU high tops to play Meredith in Five Women Wearing the Same Dress. Other credits include: Joseph in Jesus Christ Superstar, Olive in the female version of The Odd Couple, Mona in The Secret Lives of David Ives’s, Rosalind in As You Like It, Vivian in Lucy, and Jill in

With & Without. She has played Helena in A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Sergeant O’Hara in Arsenic and Old Lace, Marianne in The Miser, and in Carey Harrison’s Midget in A Cat Suit Recit-ing Spinoza in addition to The Full Monty. Terri produced and performed in The Vagina Monologues to raise money for a local women’s shelter. She has written two solo shows: Going Public and A Kind Shot. Running time is 70 minutes, and the show is recommended only for ages 18 and up (Adult Language). Terri will meet with the audience for a talk-back after the show.

Tickets are $15 in advance online at AKINDSHOT.comor by calling 1 800 838 3006, or $20 cash at the door 1 hour before

show. For more information please visit AKINDSHOT.com.

The Doctorow Center for the Arts is located at7971 Main Street, Hunter, NY 12442.

Former Basketball StarTERRI MATEER’s A KIND SHOT in Hunter

“Terri Mateer is a presence in the room.””

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Catskill Mountain Foundation presents

ORPHEUM FILM & PERFORMING ARTS CENTER6050 Main Street, Tannersville, NY 12485

Tickets Purchased Ahead: $25; $20 seniors; $7 studentsAt the Door: $30; $25 seniors; $7 students

Tickets available at catskillmtn.org or 518 263 2063Catskill Mountain Foundation is supported in part by the Greene County Legislature through the Cultural Fund administered by the Greene County Council on the Arts,

the Jarvis and Constance Doctorow Family Foundation, the Samuel and Esther Doctorow Fund, Catskill 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.

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 12 @ 7:30 PM


“As the crow flies, so does the witch...”a lecture/performance with Kay Turner

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 14 @ 2 PM

KAATERSKILL FINE ARTS GALLERYHunter Village Square

7950 Main Street, Village of Hunter518 263 2060 • www.catskillmtn.org

GALLERY HOURS: Friday, Saturday & Monday, 11 am-5:30 pm; Sunday 11 am-4:00 pm

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since the early 1970’s, beginning with her first solo show at the Son-

raed Gallery in 1971 and a group exhibition at the Brooklyn Mu-

seum of Art in 1974.

In 1974 she received her B.S. degree from Empire State College

S.U.N.Y., after studying at the infamous Art Students League of

New York from 1964-67.

Ms. Azara has taught and lectured widely and her works are in

the collections of many notable museums including Amherst Col-

lege, Everson Museum, Yale Art Museum, The Los Angeles County

Museum of Art, The Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Museum

of Modern Art in New York. She is also the author of Spirit Taking

Form: Making a Spiritual Practice of Making Art.

Nancy Azara’s work is distinct in many ways, beginning with her profound understanding of the materials she uses to

create her pieces. This deep connection to the language of her materials provides a spiritual as well as intuitive path to

articulating her visions in wood or on paper.

The Catskill Mountain Foundation’s Kaaterskill Fine Arts Gallery is delighted to present Meeting of the Birds, a solo

exhibition that will feature works on paper, three-dimensional sculptures and a series of small paintings.

Regarding this new body of work, Azara states, “I made collages, prints, banners, and carved and painted sculptures

that recorded my journey of ideas and memories around the unseen and the unknown, reflecting on time and mor-

tality through facets of my personal history. I juxtapose real tree limbs and vines with arboreal imagery—including

renderings of witch hazel and rhubarb leaves—using them as stand-ins for my own presence, and as expressions of the

dogged persistence of life.

Processes of pressing and rubbing, cutting and pasting, scraping and gouging are evident throughout the finished im-

ages and objects. I often balance instinctive marks against more considered decisions, arriving at a dynamic interplay

between the deliberate manipulation of materials and the operation of chance. The heraldic banners, which suggest

clothing or birds’ plumage, can be exhibited indoors or outdoors, where they are continually reshaped by the elements.

In my recent “Crow and Sandal” series of works on paper, the recurring motif of the crow acts as a symbolic messenger

and metaphorical self-portrait, while the sandal (which in Hinduism represents a realization of the spiritual) functions

as a symbol of the infinite. Here, as in other works, the images’ repetition suggests an attempt to examine and suspend

their power in time and space.”

—Robert Tomlinson

Director, Kaaterskill Fine Arts Gallery

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CROW AND SANDAL SERIES 8, mixed media with mylar and paper, 22 x 30 inches, 2019

CROW BANNER 1-3, printed on Kodak UV-curable display film, 67.75 x 49 inches, 2019


ardeners who love digging their fingers into the soil while planting may feel nostalgic this month for springtime. But

planting season is not quite over. For garlic, it’s just starting. Mid-September to mid-October is the ideal time in Greene County to plant this exceptionally cold-hardy vegetable, which can survive temperatures colder than we experience—as cold as -30º. Fall-planted garlic develops large, sturdy root systems before winter to support quick growth in spring. Meanwhile, an inch or so of green shoots persisting through the snow make a cheerful reminder that winter will not last forever. Garlic is appreciated all over the world. It was grown in China as far back as 2000 B.C.E., where it was used medicinally to support the digestive and respiratory systems. In ancient Egypt, it was fed to the slaves who built the pyramids to make them stronger. Thanks to Hollywood, we know its reputation in Tran-sylvania for keeping vampires at bay. Over thousands of years and across the world, hundreds of varieties have developed. The two most basic categories are soft-neck, which can be made into garlic braids, and hardneck, which produces the curly scapes that are such a treat in late spring. Softneck garlic usually keeps longest; some varieties, like Silver White, will keep a year or more. Hardnecks produce larger, more

evenly sized cloves and are often spicier, like the potent Bavarian Purple. Hardnecks actually need sub-freezing weather to stimulate the bulbs to divide. Almost any garlic variety will grow well in our climate. Our biggest challenge is giving it the rich, loamy soil it grows best in. Greene County’s glacial soils can be very fertile; it’s the texture that’s tricky, typically a mixture of rocks and fine-textured clay, waterlogged when wet and hard when dry. In too-wet soil, garlic may rot. Hard soil makes it tough for the bulbs to expand. Mixing lots of compost into the first few inches of soil is a big help. Deep-rooted cover crops, planted in the previous season, can also be useful. Oats, clover and field peas break up dense soil and, when chopped down and left as mulch, add humus and support earthworms. A handful of composted chicken manure or another high-nitrogen organic fertilizer, worked into the soil be-fore planting for a fertility boost, also helps grow superior garlic. Harvest your garlic in next summer’s heat, when the soft-necks’ foliage starts flopping over, or when hardnecks start turning yellow. Making garlic braids with the softnecks is easy and fun. Hardnecks, tied together in loose bunches so the air can circulate around the bulbs, are almost as attractive. Save the biggest bulbs to divide into cloves and plant again next year.

By Margaret Donsbach Tomlinson

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llenville has had its share of setbacks over the years, includ-ing but not limited to, the historic Nevele resort remaining

shuttered due to a lack of financing for a proposed regional sports complex. Then six months ago in early February, it appeared another landmark of Ellenville was going to close when the members of the picturesque nine-hole Shawangunk Country Club voted to sell the club to a developer who specializes in subsidized senior and workforce rental housing. This was discouraging news for golfers in Ulster County who didn’t belong to private courses as two 18-hole public courses—the Hudson Valley Resort and Spa in Kerhonkson and Rondout Country Club in Accord—remained closed in 2019. Though plans call for Rondout to reopen as a nine-hole course and the Hudson Valley Resort has recently been purchased by new own-ers, local options for golfers are rapidly dwindling. But the loss would have been even more devastating to the village of Ellenville where the course is located, according to Mayor Jeff Kaplan. “Shawangunk has been a real asset for the community for over 90 years,” Kaplan said. “One thing Ellenville has enough of is subsidized housing. The village and the town (of Wawarsing)

thought this would be a step back for us because this open space is probably the prettiest golf course you’re going to find in upstate New York. It’s magnificent.” Fortunately, the village had adequate funds to purchase the golf course from a previous sale of land on the Shawangunk Ridge years ago and decided to let the public vote on acquiring the golf course in a special election on April 30. It passed by a nearly 5-1 margin and the golf course was purchased by the village on May 15. The final cost to the village is expected to be less than the original $450,000 price tag, Kaplan said. Kaplan and Wawarsing supervisor Terry Houck were both ec-static about saving the golf course, which will also feature winter activities such as sledding, tubing, ice skating and cross country skiing. “The residents and the taxpayers of Ellenville agreed this was by far the best use of those funds,” Kaplan said. “The village is excited about the prospect of a new chapter in the history of Shawangunk Country Club. Ellenville needs a local golf course and this way there will be a sense of permanency where we don’t have to worry whether the golf course is going to be open or not.” “People were overwhelmingly in favor of saving Shawan-gunk,” Houck said. “The history and the beauty of the property

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has been and will continue to be an integral part of Ellenville and the town of Wawarsing community. The ‘Gunk,’ as it’s referred to, sits on a property that has a spectacular view of our Valley and the Shawangunk Ridge.” Although the village purchased Shawangunk Country Club in May, Kaplan said the club will run it through 2019. He said another benefit of keeping it open is that the Ellenville High School boys and girls golf teams will continue to use it as their home course. “The Ellenville High golf team was going to go to Tarry Brae Golf Course in Sullivan County about 20 miles away if the course didn’t remain open,” Kaplan said. “Now they can continue to play their home matches in Ellenville. Frank Muller, the president of Shawangunk Country Club and the Ellenville High golf coach for 28 years, said the course that opened in 1927 is in tremendous shape this year under the leadership of new golf course superintendent Tom Wright. “He formerly worked on the golf course at Mohonk and then went into landscaping,” Muller said. “He wanted to get back working on golf courses. It’s been in the best shape it’s been in in years.” Muller, who estimates that he’s won the club championship “16 or 17 times,” said the par-34 course is relatively short, mea-suring 2,806 yards from the championship tees. But it’s hardly easy, he said.

“The course is very challenging with the shots that you have to hit off the sloping fairways,” he said. “You get a lot of uphill, downhill and side hill lies that make it difficult.” Muller said the owners of Tony & Nick’s Italian Kitchen in Ellenville plan to have the restaurant open soon in the clubhouse. As a tribute to the late village manager Joe Stoeckeler Jr., who tragically passed away on May 11 just four days before the village closed on Shawangunk Country Club, it was recently decided that the establishment will become known as “The Joseph P. Stoeckeler Jr. Memorial Golf Course and Park. “Joe was the driving force in saving the ‘Gunk’ as an open space for a multi-purpose use,” Houck said in explaining the name change. Houck believes the new operation will thrive and can be a “revenue neutral venture” with proper planning. “Special events such as community organizational meetings, birthdays, anniversaries, weddings and outdoor concerts all will provide a facility that is local, in a beautiful setting and help offset costs to run the operation,” Houck said. The Shawangunk Country Club is located at 38 Nevele Road in Ellenville. For more information, please call them at 845 210 4602 or visit their Facebook page @theshawangunkcountryclub.

Rick Remsnyder is the Ulster County Tourism Director and an avid golfer.


ave you been enjoying your summer in the Catskills? The month of September brings cooling temperatures and hints

of the vivid leaf colors that will peak in early October. September is a great time to get outside and enjoy the region. Crowds are starting to thin, the temperatures are moderating, and there is generally good weather, all of which make it the perfect time to take the hike, bike trip or any other Catskills adventure you had been planning!

The Catskills Are Busy: What Is The Catskill Center Doing To Protect Them?30,915 is the number of people that have interacted with the Catskill Stewards Program thus far during the 2019 season. At Kaaterskill Falls, Peekamoose Blue Hole, and Platte Clove, the Catskill Center’s stewards can be found educating visitors of the region how best to have a safe and enjoyable visit without leaving a trace. The Catskill Park has been at the center of American tourism since the early 1820’s. Fresh air, mountain houses and nature-inspired art made the scenic Catskills a refuge. Much like today,

travelers in the 1800’s sought the wilderness and expansive views of upstate New York—a reprieve from their NYC daily routines. The iconic views in the Catskill Park have been made wit-ness to another, more recent, surge of the tourism industry. With pristine waters, exceptional landscapes, and a plethora of amaz-ing agricultural tourism, it’s no wonder the Catskills were named “number two” in Lonely Planet’s Top Regions, Best of Travel for 2019. Visitation provides a needed economic driver for Catskill communities, and the increase in sightseers brings people and their travel dollars to our rural towns, as well as our natural spaces. Two of the most iconic, visited, and cherished destinations in the Catskill Park are Kaaterskill Falls and the Peekamoose Blue Hole. A quick internet search of, ‘things to do in the Catskills’ yields a top recommendation to visit Kaaterskill Falls … and for good reason! The natural gem boasts a drop of over 260 feet over two tiers. The stream continues past the main falls area over nu-merous smaller falls and ledges before cascading over the final falls of this section of stream, Bastion Falls. Needless to say, if you’re one to hike, take pictures in nature, or are just looking for a big waterfall, Kaaterskill Falls is the place to visit.

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Catskill Center stewards at the viewing platform at Kaaterskill Falls


After the successful 2018 season of stewardship at the Peekamoose Blue Hole, the Catskill Center prepared for 2019 by identifying other high-use loca-tions in the Catskills. Taking what was learned from the Blue Hole and adapt-ing our language, outreach technique, and ultimately the size of the program to better meet the needs of other locations; the Catskill Stewards Program now covers three iconic locations within the Catskill Park: Kaaterskill Falls, Peekamoose Blue Hole, and Catskill Center’s Platte Clove Preserve.

Stewards are on site to:• welcome people to the Catskills;• provide information about where to explore and what to avoid;• describe impacts that are harmful to each location;• educate how everyone can help reduce their impacts;• inform people of the most important rules and regulations; and• be a resource for any questions people have about these areas and others across the Catskills.

The 2019 steward season is break-ing the Catskill Stewards Program’s 2018 records. Visitors will continue to come to the Catskills in ever increasing numbers, and bring with them the reminder that everyone needs the tools and skills neces-sary to enjoy the outdoors responsibly. When stewards are not present, litter increases, natural resources are harmed, and people are less informed about the intricacies of the unique landscape they’re visiting. Next time you visit one of the three stewarding locations, take a moment to introduce yourself to a steward and per-haps thank them for their time and com-mitment to protecting the pristine quality of the Catskills. After all, the Catskills belong to all of us, a beautiful resource of public lands to enjoy, and protect, for future generations to come. The Catskill Stewards Program is a program of the Catskill Center, support-


ed by funds from donations by our members and donors. Major supporters of the Catskill Stewards Program include the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, Rondout Neversink Stream Program, REI and the Church Communities Foundation. Additional supporters include the Catskill Mountain Club, Catskill 3500 Club and the Hunter Foundation.

Visit the Catskill Park’s Visitor CenterBefore you embark on any adventure in the Catskills, be sure to stop at the Park’s official Visitor Center, the Congressman Mau-rice D. Hinchey Catskills Visitor Center! Located on Route 28 in Mount Tremper, the Catskills Visitor Center is your gateway to the Catskills and the official visitor center for the Catskill Park. Here you can learn about the vast outdoor recreational opportu-nities in the area as well as discover Catskills communities and our region’s rich cultural and natural history. The Catskills Visitor Center is open seven days a week from 9 am to 4 pm. At the Center, you can explore the interpretive exhibits, gather information and speak with knowledgeable staff about the Catskill Park and Region. In addition to information, exhibits and staff, the Center is home to more than a mile of walking paths, fishing access to the Esopus Creek, and a covered pavilion for picnicking. Coming in the fall of 2019, a full-sized fire tower will be open on site! The Catskills Visitor Center is also home to numerous events and activities throughout the summer, including Family Days, in-

teractive workshops and presentations, a Catskill Mountain Book Festival, guided outdoor adventures and more! Visit catskillsvisitorcenter.org, call 845 688 3369, or e-mail [email protected] for more information. The Catskills Visi-tor Center is located at 5096 Route 28 in Mount Tremper.

2019 Catskills Lark in the Park!The Annual Lark in the Park will offer exciting hiking, paddling, cycling, fishing, nature walks and lectures as well as cultural and educational events throughout the entire Catskill Region. From Saturday, October 5 through Monday, October 14, you can enjoy dozens of outdoor activities during the 10-day Lark celebration! Help mark the anniversary of the creation of the Catskill Park by hiking to a Catskill fire tower, paddling the Pepacton


Reservoir, cycling on the Catskill Scenic Trail, learning about the region’s ecology, and much more. Lark in the Park group activities are typically free of charge – everyone is welcome! Learn more atcatskillslark.org or follow Catskills Lark in the Park on Facebook (facebook.com/CatskillsLarkinThePark). Events are al-ways being added to the on-line schedule so be sure to check back frequently. Lark in the Park was originally celebrated in 2004 to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Catskill Park’s found-ing. It is now an annual celebration of the Catskill Park and the Catskill region led by the Catskill Center and the Catskill Mountain Club.

The Catskill Center Earns National RecognitionOne thing that unites us as a nation is land: Americans strongly support saving open spaces they love. Since 1969, the Catskill Center for Conservation and Development has been doing just that for the people of the Catskill Region. Now the Catskill Center announced it has achieved national recognition—joining a network of over 400 accredited land trusts across the nation that have demon-strated their commitment to professional excellence and to maintaining the public’s trust in their work. Jeff Senterman, Executive Director of the Catskill Center, says, “As a conserva-tion organization, we value the protec-tion of our unique natural resources and landscapes in the Catskill region. The seventeen easements held by the Catskill Center allow property owners to make the Catskills’ grandeur their personal legacy. Together, we protect important lands in perpetuity.” Markley Boyer, Catskill Center Board Chair, says, “For 50 years, we at the Catskill Center have recognized the value of protecting the natural state of New York’s Catskills, and we are thrilled to now have our conservation work accredited by the Land Trust Accredita-tion Commission. Over the years, we’ve been trusted to care for precious Catskills


lands such as the Thorn Preserve in Woodstock and Platte Clove in Hunter. To be so honored in the midst of our 50th Anniver-sary year empowers and reinforces our commitment for the next 50 years.” The Catskill Center provided extensive documentation and was subject to a comprehensive third-party evaluation prior to achieving this distinction. The Land Trust Accreditation Com-mission awarded accreditation, signifying its confidence that the Catskill Center’s lands will be protected forever. Accredited land trusts steward almost 20 million acres of land—the size of Denali, Yellowstone, Grand Canyon, Glacier, Everglades and Yosemite National Parks combined. “It is exciting to recognize the Catskill Center with this national mark of distinction,” said Tammara Van Ryn, executive director of the Commission. “Donors and partners can trust that the more than 400 accredited land trusts across the country are united behind strong standards and have demonstrated sound finances, ethical conduct, responsible governance, and lasting stewardship.” The Catskill Center is one of 1,363 land trusts across the United States according to the Land Trust Alliance’s most recent National Land Trust Census. A complete list of accredited land trusts and more information about the process and benefits can be found at landtrustaccreditation.org.

Catskill Park Advisory CommitteeDid you know that there is a group of Catskill Park stakehold-ers working together to address issues of park-wide importance in the Catskills? The Catskill Park Advisory Committee (CPAC) was established by the Catskill Center in consultation with the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) several years ago. The CPAC is a group of representatives from local governments and organizations currently chaired by the Catskill Center and provides a forum for communities and user groups of the Catskill Park and the Catskill Watershed. The purpose of the Committee is to provide assistance, advice and guidance to the DEC, the New York City Department of Envi-ronmental Protection and other land managers in the manage-ment of the New York State Forest Preserve, the Catskill Park and the Catskill Watershed. 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 contact the Catskill Center at 845 586 2611 or e-mail them at [email protected].

Love the Catskills to Life!We often hear how a place is “loved to death” and can easily see how overuse can negatively impact the natural areas that people want to visit. As part of anything that we do, we want to make sure we are able to welcome more visitors to the Catskills to enjoy our important places, all without harming those places! We want to make sure our visitors help invest in and regenerate our natural areas and our communities—we want to love the Catskills to life!

In my mind, we can all take a few steps in that direction: 1. As residents or visitors, we need to ensure that we do not just take from the Catskills. We need to find ways to give back, whether they are large or small. When you’re hiking and see a candy bar wrapper, pick it up and pack it out! Thinking bigger? There are lots of volunteer opportunities in the Catskills tackling everything from invasive species to trail maintenance to staffing a fire tower!

2. We need to raise our voices for the Catskill Park. We need to continue the good work that has been accomplished in Albany and ensure continued funding to improve the infrastructure of the Catskill Park. These improvements make the Park more acces-sible, but at the same time help ensure natural resources protec-tion and make for a better Park experience.

3. We need to pass on our love and appreciation for wild areas and the Catskills to new users and generations while understand-ing that those we talk to may have none of the experiences we have had, and their frames of reference are likely completely different.

Catskill Center stewards at Kaaterskill Falls


4. We need to help the communities of the Catskills. When we enjoy the great outdoors, we need to make sure we also stop on main streets and enjoy our local communities. Get a coffee at a local shop, buy a sandwich for lunch at a deli within the Catskills. Outdoor enthusiasts need to use their economic potential for good in the Catskills!

Do your part and #LoveItToLife! Give Back to the CatskillsThe natural beauty, the majesty of the mountains, the protection of the Catskill Forest Preserve, the region’s natural and cultural resources, all needs your help! By supporting the work of the Catskill Center, you support: stewardship of our Catskill Park and its vast natural resourc-es; the Center’s collaborative spirit as we convene, create partnerships and facilitate discussions that benefit the region; and the Center’s work to support education, arts and culture throughout the Catskills. To support the work of the Catskill Center, become a member online at-catskillcenter.org/membership or donate by mail: Checks made out to the “Catskill Center” can be mailed to Catskill Center, PO Box 504, Arkville, NY 12406.

Jeff Senterman is the Execu-tive Director of the Catskill Center for Conservation and Devel-opment in

Arkville, NY, a member of the Board of Directors for the American Hiking Society, the Catskill Watershed Corporation and the Central Catskills Chamber of Commerce. Jeff graduated with a degree in Environ-mental Science from Lyndon State College and worked for many years as an Environ-mental Planner in New England before coming back to New York and the Catskills in the nonprofit sector. To learn more about the work of the Catskill Center in the Catskills, visitcatskillcenter.org.


POETRYCurated by Robert Tomlinson

Kaaterskill Fine Arts Gallery & Bookstore Director

THIS IS OUR WORLD

Scallop shells, hostages in my palms,I look for guidance, shoreline

receding near a mesh fencethat my body cannot pass through, though

my shadow passes through its shadow.The moon zippers

through clouds like spermracing to ova,

like the red pupil in the iris of a fish,finning up a pool of goddesses.

At sea level, life jackets dangleornament style

from the limbs of a tree.A damp voice seeps from the foam:

Look everywhere,you will find what you need.

Poet Pauline Uchmanowicz died in June. The Hudson Valley lost a dear friend,wonderful poet and dedicated teacher. In tribute, we offer a selection of her poems

from Starfish, her chapbook published by Twelve Winters Press in 2016.

THE LOWERCASE

it’s visceral the way the gof green or ground

dips below the sentence lineplanting cabbage in a child

naked to the waistseated before a bowl of borscht

purpling herself with a spoonturned sideways

as brain gears crankin ukrainian and english—

muse or lucky ear—whatever her secret

may she never in any languagesuffer from onomatophobia

or fear stars calling fields miracleswhether or not we name them


If you would like to have your poems considered for publication,please send three poems to Robert Tomlinson at [email protected].

IN THE PASSING LANE

The you inside of me today seems tangible.A clapboard cottage beside a frozen pond: that is you.My drive up the road: that is you too.Like reading a sign, I see in the distance called pastyou passing me the concept of constantly holdingfriends in my mind, which reaffirms that all timehappens at once, as firmly as these pines linethe side of the road. In this moment, as a line of slow-moving cars with headlights on in daylightmoves on the other side of the median strip,I recollect last week, in the face of a youthbound for Alaska, you, red-headed parrot of travelset against gimmicks that make us hate the cold.This is told to you in this and every other moment.

LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE

Sheltered in a domesticated woodland,humbling one of those upscale country towns,a roughly hewn gazebo lit by firefliesimplies a secular chapel, sanctifiednot by a cross on its secular copulalinking wind and blows, staked between mallard’sbrass-winged migration and weathervane mount.

The gardener christens the structure a folly,a shady pace to watch pond water catch starswhile twilight unfolds, setting suitable forsummoning bride and groom to nuptials,even should purplish clouds unexpectedlyengulf the firmament like a spreading bruise.

CATSKILL MOUNTAIN REGION GUIDE PHOTOGRAPHY PORTFOLIO

The Mountain Cloves Scenic Byway

Autumn is a beautiful season to drive the Mountain Cloves Scenic Byway, a NY State routethat is also an inspiring travel experience in the Northern High Peaks of the Catskill Mountains.

For centuries, the same setting that inspired the Hudson River School painters has continued to draw artists and sightseers to its panoramic views of rugged mountains and picturesque valleys

and streams. The Byway offers authentic insight into our history, as well as accessto our many recreational and cultural pursuits and idyllic pastimes.

mtnclovesbyway.com

Catskill Escarpment. Photo by Francis X. Driscoll, francisxdriscoll.com

Kaaterskill Falls. Photo by R.B. Sheridan

Kaaterskill Clove. Photo by Francis X. Driscoll, francisxdriscoll.com

Platte Clove. Photo courtesy of the Platte Clove Community

All Soul’s Church. Photo courtesy of Greene County Tourism

Catskill Escarpment. Photo by Francis X. Driscoll, francisxdriscoll.com

The monthly photography portfolio was a regular (and very popular) feature of the Guide for many years.It is a marvelous vehicle to showcase the rich culture and beauty of the region and the talentof the region’s photographers, and we are pleased to reintroduce it into the Guide this year.

If you would like to have your photos considered for publication,please send three samples of your work to Sarah Taft at [email protected].

Mountain Top Arboretum. Photo courtesy of the Mountain Top Arboretum


SEPTEMBER AT THE CATSKILL MOUNTAIN FOUNDATION

Where the Performing Arts,Fine Arts, Crafts, Movies, Books,

and Good Friends meet

MOUNTAIN CINEMAORPHEUM FILM & PERFORMING

ARTS CENTER6050 Main Street

Village of Tannersville

DOCTOROW CENTER FOR THE ARTS7971 Main Street Village of Hunter

SEPTEMBER FILMSThese are some of the films we will show in September. The schedule changes each week.

Shows open on Friday and run through Sunday.SCHEDULE SUBJECT TO CHANGE. Please call 518 263 4702 or visit www.catskillmtn.org

for the most up-to-date schedule.Ticket Prices (Screens 1 (in 2D), 2 & 3, and the Orpheum): $10 / $8 seniors & children under 11

3D Ticket Prices: $12/ $10 seniors & children under 11View trailers for our films online at www.catskillmtn.org

ORPHEUM FILM & PERFORMING ARTS CENTER6050 Main Street, Village of Tannersville

MAIDEN (RATED PG, 97 MINS)DIRECTED BY ALEX HOLMESSTARRING: TRACY EDWARDS,JENI MUNDY, MIKAELA VON KOSKULL The story of Tracy Edwards, a 24-year-old cook on charter boats, who became the skipper of the first ever all-female crew to enter the Whitbread Round the World

Race in 1989. 8/30-9/8 Friday 7:30; Saturday 4:00 & 7:30; Sunday 7:30. NO SHOWS SATURDAY, AUGUST 31

“... an engaging, suspenseful story with layers of social resonance. ”

—Caryn James, The Hollywood Reporter

THE FAREWELL(RATED PG, 100 MINS)

DIRECTED BY LULU WANGSTARRING: AWKWAFINA, TZI MA,DIANA LIN A Chinese family discovers their grand-mother has only a short while left to live and decide to keep her in the dark, sched-

uling a wedding to gather before she dies. 9/13-9/22 Friday 7:30; Saturday 4:00 & 7:30; Sunday 7:30.

“The little dramas and themes that emerge during the reunion of the film’s far-flung brood become, like a family, more than the sum of its individual parts, and an incredibly satisfying meal of a film. ”

—Emily Yoshida, New York Magazine (Vulture)

Sugar Maples Pottery Festival August 31-September 1

Terri Mateer A KIND SHOT

Photo by Barry Hollyw

oodSeptember 21 Susan Beecher

Nancy Azara: The Meeting of the Birds

Through October 6


DAVID CROSBY:REMEMBER MY NAME (RATED R, 95 MINS)DIRECTED BY A.J. EATONSTARRING: DAVID CROSBY,JACKSON BROWNE, JAN CROSBY Meet David Crosby in this portrait of a man with everything but an easy retirement

on his mind. 9/27-10/6 Friday 7:30; Saturday 4:00 & 7:30; Sunday 7:30.

“ ... Crosby’s willingness to bare naked his personal strug-gles on-camera makes for a truly poignant movie.”

—Jordan Ruimy, The Playlist

DOCTOROW CENTER FOR THE ARTS7971 Main Street, Village of Hunter

YESTERDAY(RATED PG-13, 116 MINS)

DIRECTED BY DANNY BOYLESTARRING: HIMESH PATEL, LILY JAMES, SOPHIA DI MARTINOA struggling musician realizes he’s the only person on Earth who can remember The Beatles after waking up in an alternate

timeline where they never existed. 8/30-9/8. Friday 7:00; Saturday 4:00 & 7:00; Sunday 2:00, 4:30 & 7:00

“ A glowing tribute to The Beatles and their music, this is both a toe-tapping pleasure to watch and a smart, occa-sionally scathing look at how we get things wrong.”

—Helen O’Hara, Empire

LATE NIGHT (RATED R, 102 MINS)DIRECTED BY NISHA GANATRASTARRING: EMMA THOMPSON,MINDY KALINGA late-night talk-show host suspects that she may soon lose her long-running show. 8/30-9/8. Friday 7:15; Saturday 4:15 & 7:15; Sunday 2:15, 4:45 & 7:15

“ ... smartly sends up not just the cloistered world of late night television, but a current cultural climate struggling to evolve in a changing world.”

—Kate Erbland, IndieWire

IT CHAPTER TWO(RATED R, 165 MINS)

DIRECTED BY ANDY MUSCHIETTISTARRING: BILL SKARSGÅRD,FINN WOLFHARD, JESSICA CHASTAINTwenty-seven years after their first en-counter with the terrifying Pennywise, the Losers Club have grown up and moved

away, until a devastating phone call brings them back. 9/6-9/15. Friday 7:30; Saturday 4:30 & 7:30; Sunday 2:30 & 7:30

MIKE WALLACE IS HERE (RATED PG-13, 90 MINS)DIRECTED BY AVI BELKINSTARRING: MIKE WALLACE,JOHNNY CARSON, MICKEY COHENA look at the career of 60 Minutes news-man, Mike Wallace. 9/13-9/22.Friday 7:15; Saturday 4:15 & 7:15;

Sunday 2:15, 4:45 & 7:15

“ A masterful, cinematic biography that unpacks a man’s life through his work, showing us an uncompromising and difficult man who apparently wouldn’t have had it any other way.”

—Sam Fragoso, TheWrap

LUCE (RATED R, 109 MINS)DIRECTED BY JULIUS ONAHSTARRING: NAOMI WATTS,OCTAVIA SPENCER, TIM ROTH A married couple is forced to reckon with their idealized image of their son, adopted from war-torn Eritrea, after an alarming discovery by a devoted high school teach-

er threatens his status as an all-star student. 9/27-10/6. Friday 7:15; Saturday 4:15 & 7:15; Sunday 2:15, 4:45 & 7:15

“ This film, ultimately, is a major work of contemporary American cinema: complex, beguiling, and full of meaty discussion points that will challenge audiences throughout 2019 and beyond. ”

—The Film Stage

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A carefully curated selection of 3000 titles, including contemporary poetry,art, fiction, local geography, sustainability and children’s books

LOCATED IN HUNTER VILLAGE SQUARE7950 MAIN ST/RTE. 23A • VILLAGE OF HUNTER

518 263 2060 • WWW.CATSKILLMTN.ORGHOURS: FRI., SAT. & MON. 11AM-5:30PM • SUN. 11AM-4PM

We have wonderful gifts and cards for all occasions at affordable prices!

Ceramics by Ruth Sachs Notebooks by Roger LaBorde Trays by Wolfum


The Catskill Mountain Foundation presents

SATURDAY, AUGUST 31st11AM TO 5 PM

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 1st11AM TO 4PM

Sugar Maples Center for Creative Arts54 Main St. Maplecrest, NY 15424

www.sugarmaples.org

These outstanding local potters produce exquisitehand-made pottery each with their own individual

style, for you to enjoy using in your own home and togive as special gifts! The artists use a wide range of

clays, glazes and firing methods to produce their one-of-a-kind pieces. It will be an amazing experience

to see all the varied styles that will be present.Don’t miss this special opportunity! The potters willdonate a portion of their sales to the Sugar Maples

Center for Creative Arts.

POTTERSSusan Beecher • Susan Bogen • Mace Burr

Flo Gillen • Emma Louise KayeHarry & Meredith Kunhardt • Elizabeth McAdams

Tess Pelham • Max Seinfeld • Andrew SotoNancy Waterhouse • Matthew Wickens

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In case of rain exhibitswill be in the Ceramic Studio

THIRD ANNUALPOTTERY FESTIVAL

SHOW & SALEA Unique Exhibition of Local Ceramic Artists

PLEIN AIR PAINTINGIN THE CATSKILLSInstructor: Dmitri Wright

This 3-day Plein Air Painting workshop is appropriate for beginners, intermediate and advanced landscape

painters. The workshop will be enriched by the unique beauty of the Catskill Mountain views. Students willdiscover how to develop personalized sketches andstudies from the foundations used by the Academy

and the Hudson River School. American and European Impressionistic techniques will be discussed featuring illustrative and expressive brushstrokes. Focus will be on utilizing the student’s natural abilities to create apersonalized visual narrative through this plein air

experience studying the nature of art in nature.Students are free to work in oils, acrylic, pastel or

watercolor. Students will receive: demonstrations &lectures; individualized guidance; one-on-one

instruction; and personalized and group critique.Students need to bring their own supplies. A supply

& materials list will be mailed after registration.September 6-8, 2019 • 10:00 am - 4:00 pm

Course Fee: $295

REGISTER NOW ASSPACE IS LIMITED!

Register at sugarmaples.org

PAINT WITH AMASTER INSTRUCTOR

While experiencing the Unique Beautyof the Catskills in the fall


The Catskill Mountain Foundation presents

DOCTOROW CENTER FOR THE ARTS7971 Main Street, Hunter, NY 12442

Tickets Purchased Ahead: $10; $7 studentsAt the Door: $12; $7 students



WEDNESDAY,OCTOBER 16 @ 3:45PM


Catskill Mountain Foundationpresents

DOCTOROW CENTER FOR THE ARTS7971 Main Street, Hunter, NY 12442

Tickets Purchased Ahead: $25; $20 seniors; $7 studentsAt the Door: $30; $25 seniors; $7 students



AritmiaMerima Ključo & Miroslav Tadić

“Tadić is a guitarist whose brilliance ex-tends beyond technical accomplishment... A true innovator on his instrument.”

—All About Jazz

“Ključo’s playing — rich in atmospherics — takes many forms and constantly springssurprises... a uniquely beguiling sound.”

—The Independent

2019 CONCERTS & CONVERSATIONS SERIES

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 9 @ 8:00 PM


Catskill Mountain Foundation presents

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 30 @ 8:00 PMDOCTOROW CENTER FOR THE ARTS

7971 Main Street, Hunter, NY 12442Tickets Purchased Ahead: $25; $20 seniors; $7 students

At the Door: $30; $25 seniors; $7 studentsTickets available at catskillmtn.org or 518 263 2063

Catskill Mountain Foundation is supported in part by the Greene County Legislature through the Cultural Fund administered by the Greene County Council on the Arts,the Jarvis and Constance Doctorow Family Foundation, the Samuel and Esther Doctorow Fund, Catskill 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.

“These two dozen musicians from Brooklyn…playfully combine early music with avant-garde, great classics with world music – constantly blowing away audiences because this mix is simply irresistibly refined.”

—Hamburger Abendblatt (Germany)

2019 CONCERTS & CONVERSATIONS SERIES


by Marc CamolettiDirected byMichael KoegelProduced by thePhoenicia PlayhouseWith special permissionby Samuel French Inc.

The Catskill Mountain Foundation presentsThe Phoenicia Playhouse in a production of

Ticketsavailable at

catskillmtn.orgor 518 263 2063

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 2@ 8:00pm

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 3@ 2:00pm

Catskill Mountain Foundation is supported in part by the Greene County Legislature through the Cultural Fund administered by the Greene County Council on the Arts,the Jarvis and Constance Doctorow Family Foundation, the Samuel and Esther Doctorow Fund, Catskill 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.

ORPHEUM FILM &PERFORMING ARTS CENTER

6050 Main StreetTannersville, NY 12485


CATSKILL MOUNTAIN FOUNDATION PRESENTS

ORPHEUM FILM & PERFORMING ARTS CENTER6050 Main Street, Tannersville, NY 12485

Tickets Purchased Ahead: $30At the Door: $35

Tickets available at catskillmtn.org or 518 263 2063Catskill Mountain Foundation is supported in part by the Greene County Legislature through the Cultural Fund administered by theGreene County Council on the Arts, the Jarvis and Constance Doctorow Family Foundation, the Samuel and Esther Doctorow Fund,

Catskill 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.

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 26 @ 7:30 PM


APRILI Spy Butterfly: Faye Dupras PuppetryWednesday, April 24 andThursday, April 25 @ 3:45pmDoctorow Center for the Arts

MAYAmerican Ballet Theatre Studio CompanySaturday, May 11 @ 7:30pmOrpheum Film & Performing Arts Center

Academy of Fortepiano PerformanceFaculty ConcertSaturday, May 25 @ 8:00pmDoctorow Center for the Arts

Alexei Lubimov: Beethoven, Dussek & RomanticismSunday, May 26 @ 8:00pmDoctorow Center for the Arts

JULYOMNY Taiko Free Community ConcertSaturday, July 6 @ 6:30pmOrpheum Film & Performing Arts Center

Catskill Mountain Foundation BenefitSaturday, July 13 @ 6:00pmOrpheum Film & Performing Arts Center

Voices of Change: National Dance InstituteMountain Top Residency PerformanceSaturday, July 20 @ 7:00pmOrpheum Film & Performing Arts Center

AUGUSTBridge to Beethoven: Shai Wosner & Jennifer KohSaturday, August 3 @ 8:00pmDoctorow Center for the Arts

Fun in the Mountains:Manhattan in the Mountains Faculty ConcertSaturday, August 10 @ 8:00pmDoctorow Center for the Arts

A Midsummer Night’s DreamSaturday, August 17 @ 7:30pmSunday, August 18 @ 2:00pmOrpheum Film & Performing Arts Center

David Gonzalez and The Band Upstate: Oh Hudson!Saturday, August 24 @ 8:00pmDoctorow Center for the Arts

OPEN PRACTICE: On the High Wire with Philippe PetitSaturday, August 31 @ 7:30pmOrpheum Film & Performing Arts Center

SEPTEMBERTerri Mateer’s A Kind ShotSaturday, September 21 @ 8:00pmDoctorow Center for the Arts

OCTOBERCirque MeiSaturday, October 12 @ 7:30pmOrpheum Film & Performing Arts Center

Nick of Time: No Strings Marionette CompanyWednesday, October 16 @ 3:45pmDoctorow Center for the Arts

Stayin’ Alive: The World’s #1 Tribute to the Bee GeesSaturday, October 26 @ 7:30pmOrpheum Film & Performing Arts Center

NOVEMBERPhoenicia Playhouse in Boeing BoeingSaturday, November 2 @ 8:00pmSunday, November 3 @ 2:00pmOrpheum Film & Performing Arts Center

Aritmia: Miroslav and MerimaSaturday, November 9 @ 8:00pmDoctorow Center for the Arts

The Knights Chamber OrchestraSaturday, November 30 @ 8:00pmDoctorow Center for the Arts

DECEMBERThe NutcrackerFriday, December 13 @ 7:30pmSaturday, December 14 @ 2:00pm & 7:30pmSunday, December 15 @ 2:00pmOrpheum Film & Performing Arts Center

Bringing the Community Together through the Arts

Tickets on sale at catskillmtn.org or 518 263 2063

2019 PERFORMING ARTS SEASON

Knights Chamber Orchestra Cirque Mei

Aritmia: Miroslav and Merima ABT Studio Company

Philippe PetitCredit: Photo Matthew Bannister &

Keith Bomeley DBOX


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• Presents and hosts more than 20 per-formances and lectures.

• Offers free or subsidized arts pro-grams that are enjoyed by hundreds of local children.

• Offers works of over 40 regional artists, along with the a hand-curated collection of over 4,000 books.

• Hosts arts residencies bringing many artists to our community for extended stays.

• Is the home of the Piano Perfor-mance Museum, a rare collection of historic playable pianos.

• Runs a dozen studio arts programs, with students from around the U.S.

• Shows more than 100 films on our four screens in Hunter and Tannersville.

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SEPTEMBER EVENTSAT A GLANCE

Full film schedule was not available at press time. New films start every Friday, and run through Sunday.

Schedule subject to change. Please call 518 263 4702 or visit www.catskillmtn.org

or the most up-to-date schedule.

While there, sign up for e-mail updates so you can get the newest schedule delivered to your e-mail box each week!

FILMS AT THE DOCTOROW

FILMS AT THE ORPHEUM

(F) AUG 30 (S) AUG 31 (S) SEP 1YESTERDAY 7:00 PM

LATE NIGHT 7:15 PM

MAIDEN 7:30 PM

POTTERY FESTIVAL 11:00 AM-5:00 PM

OPEN PRACTICE: PHILIPPE PETIT 7:30 PM

YESTERDAY 4:00 & 7:00 PM

LATE NIGHT 4:15 & 7:15 PM

POTTERY FESTIVAL 11:00 AM-4:00 PM

YESTERDAY 2:00, 4:30 & 7:00 PM

LATE NIGHT 2:15, 4:45 & 7:15 PM

MAIDEN 7:30 PM

(F) SEP 6 (S) SEP 7 (S) SEP 8

(F) SEP 13 (S) SEP 14 (S) SEP 15

(F) SEP 20 (S) SEP 21 (S) SEP 22

(F) SEP 27 (S) SEP 28 (S) SEP 29

PERFORMANCES

GALLERY EVENTS

YESTERDAY 7:00 PM

LATE NIGHT 7:15 PM

IT CHAPTER 2 7:30 PM

MAIDEN 7:30 PM

YESTERDAY 4:00 & 7:00 PM

LATE NIGHT 4:15 & 7:15 PM

IT CHAPTER 2 4:30 & 7:30 PM

MAIDEN 4:00 & 7:30 PM

YESTERDAY 2:00, 4:30 & 7:00 PM

LATE NIGHT 2:15, 4:45 & 7:15 PM


MAIDEN 7:30 PM

MIKE WALLACE IS HERE 7:15 PM

IT CHAPTER 2 7:30 PM

THE FAREWELL 7:30 PM

GALLERY TALK WITH KAY TURNER 2:00 PM

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THE FAREWELL 4:00 & 7:30 PM

MIKE WALLACE IS HERE 2:15, 4:45 & 7:15 PM



MIKE WALLACE IS HERE 7:15 PM


TERRI MATEER’S A KIND SHOT 8:00 PM

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THE FAREWELL 4:00 & 7:30 PM

MIKE WALLACE IS HERE 2:15, 4:45 & 7:15 PM


LUCE 7:15 PM

DAVID CROSBY: REMEMBER MY NAME 7:30 PM

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