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Engage in inspiring art workshops and events in the Catskills. From performances to hands-on classes, experience creativity in the mountains!
Auditions for Orpheum Dance Program's Annual Production of The Nutcracker will be held on
Saturday, October 3rd from 11 AM - 1 PM
at the
Red Barn, 7970 Main Street, Hunter, NY
"Close your eyes when you roll through town and open them when you get to the driveway," is essentially how Peter and Sarah Finn jokingly welcomed friends to their Hunter home in the mid-1990s — when dilapidated buildings and FOR SALE signs dominated Main Street.
The Finns turned frustration into action, buying a rotting dairy barn and a struggling movie theater, and building what would become the Catskill Mountain Foundation in 1998.
Performance
October 09-11
Al Lewis (Michael McDonald) and Willy Clark (Gary Falk) are a pair of feuding vaudeville comedians (Lewis and Clark, naturally) who performed together for 47 years before finally calling it quits. Clark's nephew Ben, a young and hungry talent agent, has the brilliant idea of reuniting the duo for a TV special about the history of comedy. Once the reunion is on, the sparks and one-liners start to fly with equal speed. But can Lewis and Clark put aside their differences long enough to collect one last paycheck? Neil Simon's classic curmudgeons come to life at the Doctorow Center for the Arts this October!
Doctorow Center for the Arts
Performance
October 17
Drs. Joanne Polk and Jeffrey Langford return to the CMF to present a program appropriate for the celebration of the 250th anniversary of the U.S., as they explore the music and times of Amy Marcy Cheney Beach, America’s first great female composer.
Doctorow Center for the Arts
Performance
October 18 - November 01
A play that explores the profound impact of the U.S. Constitution on four generations of women, told through an autobiographical lens. Directed by Caitlin McColl and featuring Molly Gaebe, John Remington, Avery Kashman, Isadora Konnoff, and Laila Monsen.
The Pull
Film
October 02-04
Two best friends become stranded on the mystical world of Nakali, where their only escape might cost them their shared lifetime of memories.
Mountain Cinema
Film
October 02-04
Haru and Luis love competing in Tokyo's ballroom dance scene, but after tragedy strikes, Haru withdraws into isolation. When friends coax her back to the studio, she develops an infatuation with the new instructor.
Mountain Cinema
Film
October 02-11
The most powerful man in the world embarks on a frantic mission to prove he is humanity's savior before the disaster he's unleashed destroys everything.
Mountain Cinema
A rural festival of live poetry and experimental sound, with an independent book, cassette, and record market.
Performances:
Friday, October 2nd, 6pm - 10pm
Saturday, October 3rd, 1pm - 10pm
Market:
Saturday October 3rd, 11am-6:30pm
Location:
Sugar Maples Center for Creative Arts
35 Big Hollow Road, Maplecrest, NY
Registration is now open for Fall weekly ceramics classes at the Sugar Maples Center for Creative Arts, featuring the best-equipped studio in the Catskill and Mountain Top region! Spots are limited to ensure ample individual attention, so reserve your seat today!
Register Today!
our programs
We are proud to bring world-class concerts, events, and entertainment to the mountaintop. A cornerstone of our programming is community outreach through our art workshops. You can help us reach our goals by contributing to the Catskill Mountain Foundation.
For over 25 years, we have brought top quality performances in music, dance, and theater to the Catskill Mountains.
Explore our Performances
We show top Hollywood, foreign, and independent films at the Doctorow Center for the Arts in Hunter. With over 70 films a year in high definition and digital surround sound, offerings in 3D, and an Independent film program, we have something for everyone.
Discover the Films
Year-round studio workshops and classes in ceramics, painting, drawing, and fiber arts led by artists who are nationally known in their field.
Explore the Workshops
Give your kids the opportunity to be creative all summer with hands-on and interactive experiences. Scholarships are available for most programs.
Discover our Youth Programs
We offer several virtual programs throughout the year, from our International Fortepiano Salons, to taped versions of performances on our stages. Subscribe to our YouTube page to get notifications when we release new content!
Find Us on YouTube!
CMF is proud to call much of the Mountaintop home. We are spread over the villages of Hunter and Tannersville, and the hamlet of Maplecrest in the town of Windham. With distinct artistic home bases in each town, there is something for everyone on the mountaintop!
Tannersville, NY
The Orpheum Performing Arts Center is a spectacular, 12,500 square foot, 245-seat theater. The stage is 40 feet wide, 35 feet deep, and features a sprung floor, making it perfect for dance. It's also a great venue for other performances that require a larger space.
Maplecrest, NY
The Sugar Maples Center for Creative Arts is located in the heart of the Northern Catskill Region of New York State, in the scenic hamlet of Maplecrest. Its mission is to create a center for the study of studio arts and natural agriculture, and to offer a beautiful mountain setting for artist retreats.
Hunter, NY
The Doctorow Center contains Evelyn Weisberg Hall, a 165-seat performing arts center; the Mountain Cinema, a three-screen film venue; the Piano Performance Museum; and our administrative offices. Click on "Read More" to see the full technical specifications. Across the street from the Doctorow Center is the Red Barn, which features residency housing.
Events
this season is bigger and better than ever with something for everyone!
Guide Magazine readers
throughout the Catskills and beyond!
Tickets
sold a year; we are proud to offer programs and classes for our neighbors of all ages!
Hear what some people are saying about the Catskill Mountain Foundation!
“Over the past two years I have been fortunate enough to bring my company, Twyla Tharp Dance, to the Catskill Mountain Foundation’s properties for two residencies. The generosity of the CMF makes serious work possible for the artist. Their unique facilities, the Red Barn and Orpheum Theater, provided an environment for us to get away from the distractions of life and focus on the work, while the beauty of the natural surroundings offered a sense of peace and relaxation outside the dance studio. Buoyed by the extraordinary support of the CMF staff, we were able to accomplish many great things, and we are ever grateful.”
Twyla Tharp
“In late summer 1998 we met an amazing couple with a great vision for bringing the Arts to the Mountaintop. That marked the beginning of a deep friendship and collaboration with Peter and Sarah Finn and the magnificent Catskill Mountain Foundation. It’s been a great pleasure to share in their journey these past 20 years and we are so grateful for their friendship and our ongoing collaborations. Happy 20th Anniversary to the Catskill Mountain Foundation!”
Robert Manno & Magdalena Golczewski, Windham Chamber Music Festival
"One of the most meaningful things we have done as a company – if not THE most meaningful – is come together, in residency (an inseparable part of the history of modern dance in America from Ted Shawn and Ruth St. Denis at Jacob’s Pillow to Martha Graham at Bennington), and make work. And one of the most inspiring places we’ve ever had the opportunity to do that is Catskill Mountain Foundation, where we’ve had two incredible residences – one in 2009, and one in 2017. Away from the pressures of our New York City lives, we listen differently, we breathe together, we create work as an ensemble, we connect with the environment and the community around us. We see, we hear, we reinvent. I cannot fully express our gratitude to Catskill Mountain Foundation – and our tremendous desire to return! Catskill Mountain Foundation is a priceless asset to the arts community, and to the area."
Chase Brock
"My name is Sarah Yarger; I am eleven years old, and live in Lexington. I participate in Miss Victoria’s community ballet class. My experience has been fantastic! Miss Victoria is a wonderful teacher; she has the perfect amount of strictness that we improve every week while having fun. Since the fall I have developed a new appreciation for dance. Miss Victoria has been very inspirational. The workshops that the dancers did were amazing! I was so happy afterward that my mom told me I was glowing! I really wanted to do the Nutcracker, but I had a conflict. My brother was able to do it though! He absolutely loved it. I have made many memories here and look forward to the community ballet class every week."
Sarah Yarger
"...the Catskill Mountain Foundation brings so much pleasure to the Mountain Top, and I’m so grateful for it."
Ellen Schorsch
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Al Lewis (Michael McDonald) and Willy Clark (Gary Falk) are a pair of feuding vaudeville comedians (Lewis and Clark, naturally) who performed together for 47 years before finally calling it quits. Clark’s nephew Ben, a young and hungry talent agent, has the brilliant idea of reuniting the duo for a TV special about the history of comedy. Once the reunion is on, the sparks and one-liners start to fly with equal speed. But can Lewis and Clark put aside their differences long enough to collect one last paycheck? Neil Simon’s classic curmudgeons come to life at the Doctorow Center for the Arts this October!
