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THROUGH MONDAY JUNE 12, 2023

Academy of Fortepiano Performance Workshop & Festival

DOCTOROW CENTER FOR THE ARTS, VILLAGE OF HUNTER, NY

The Academy of Fortepiano Performance is a perfect introduction for pianists who have an interest in playing early instruments, as well as an intensive study opportunity for experienced students of period performance practice. Led by renowned performers and specialists, students will participate in lessons, master classes, and workshops supported by plentiful access to pianos from the 18th and 19th century or their modern replicas.

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Lecture/Recital with Stephanie Schmidt: Music at Home: The Life of a Square Piano in the early 19th Century

May 31, 2023

Lecture/Recital with Stephanie Schmidt: Music at Home: The Life of a Square Piano in the early 19th Century

DOCTOROW CENTER FOR THE ARTS, VILLAGE OF HUNTER, NY

An aural journey to the past, featuring little-known works and composers chosen to match the personalities of the instruments. Taking inspiration from a time when home entertainment was, of necessity, locally-sourced, a variety of contemporaneous dances, transcriptions, character pieces, and folk-based music are brought back to life.

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THROUGH SATURDAY DECEMBER 16, 2023

Our 2023 Performing Arts Season

DOCTOROW CENTER FOR THE ARTS, HUNTER AND ORPHEUM PERFORMING ARTS CENTER, TANNERSVILLE

2023 marks our 25th Year of bringing performances in music, dance and theater to the Mountain Top, and we are THRILLED to celebrate with our most impressive season yet!

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Lecture-Concert with Robert Levin: Ornamentation and Improvisation in Mozart's Keyboard Music

June 3, 2023

Lecture-Concert with Robert Levin: Ornamentation and Improvisation in Mozart's Keyboard Music

DOCTOROW CENTER FOR THE ARTS, VILLAGE OF HUNTER, NY

A lecture-performance exploring extempore ornamentation in Mozart’s keyboard music. Mr. Levin will explain the historical basis for the practice of performers adding ornaments to Mozart’s music, illustrating this practice through his perforning of selected Mozart sonata movements, a performance of one of Mozart’s complete sonatas and his completion of one of Mozart’s unfinished sonata fragments.

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June 6 - 12, 2023

Workshop for Pianists and Vocalists: The German Lied Repertoire, led by Drew Minter

DOCTOROW CENTER FOR THE ARTS, VILLAGE OF HUNTER, NY

Immersion in the repertoire for voice and piano from the classical and romantic eras using the collection of historical instruments in the Piano Performance Museum

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June 7 - July 26, 2023

Weekly Weaving I

SUGAR MAPLES CENTER FOR CREATIVE ARTS

Weaving is an ancient art form that involves interlacing threads to create fabric

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Schubertiade: Auf dem Wasser zu Singen

June 10, 2023

Schubertiade: Auf dem Wasser zu Singen

DOCTOROW CENTER FOR THE ARTS, VILLAGE OF HUNTER, NY

Songs of Franz Schubert on texts of Goethe, Mayrhofer and others. Featuring Drew Minter, baritone and Maria Rose, fortepiano.

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June 16 - 20, 2023

Ceramic Science for the Artist Plus!

SUGAR MAPLES CENTER FOR CREATIVE ARTS

Whether you’re a recent arrival to the glaze and clay calculation world, or you’ve previously studied this fascinating science, this NEW workshop will blow your mind

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June 16 - 18, 2023

Introduction to Oil Painting

SUGAR MAPLES CENTER FOR CREATIVE ARTS

This introductory course will provide students with the basic principles and techniques when working with Oil Paint.  Students will be introduced to paint-handling techniques, color mixing, composition, and different methods for developing a representational painting

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Resistance is but Vain: Staging Charms and Perplexities of Love in Songs from Late 17th Century London Plays

June 17, 2023

Resistance is but Vain: Staging Charms and Perplexities of Love in Songs from Late 17th Century London Plays

DOCTOROW CENTER FOR THE ARTS, VILLAGE OF HUNTER, NY

The Labyrinth Baroque Ensemble, founded in 2015 by director, lutenist and scholar Richard Kolb, performs music by Purcell, Eccles, and contemporaries, in a program created by Artistic Director Richard Kolb with staging by mezzosoprano Tracy Cowart.

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June 21 - August 23, 2023

An Enthusiast's Guide to Wheel Throwing

SUGAR MAPLES CENTER FOR CREATIVE ARTS

A sure-fire way to enjoy summer in the mountains, this weekly course is for those who have always wanted to learn how to make pots, want to brush-up on skills, or have a desire to extend their abilities and knowledge about handmade pottery

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June 23 - 27, 2023

Evocative Animal Heads in Clay

SUGAR MAPLES CENTER FOR CREATIVE ARTS

Starting with simple featureless plaster animal head forms (Dog, Rabbit and Vulture provided by the instructor) we will jump start your exploration of narrative, emotional, and conceptual potential of animal heads in clay

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June 23 - 27, 2023

Mural Boot Camp

SUGAR MAPLES CENTER FOR CREATIVE ARTS

Rarely does the opportunity arise to take a workshop in mural painting

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June 23 - 27, 2023

Sweet & Salty: Cone 6 Firing

SUGAR MAPLES CENTER FOR CREATIVE ARTS

This workshop gives participants the opportunity to work with one of the country’s first studio potters to pursue soda firing at cone 6

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Embraceable Gershwin

June 24, 2023

Embraceable Gershwin

DOCTOROW CENTER FOR THE ARTS, VILLAGE OF HUNTER, NY

Is there anything sweeter than a Saturday matinee with pianist Joanne Polk performing arrangements of songs by George Gershwin while Jeffrey Langford walks us through the life and times of the composer?

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June 30 - July 2, 2023

The Whole Enchilada: A Beginner's Journey in Clay

SUGAR MAPLES CENTER FOR CREATIVE ARTS

Have a blast getting creative and a little messy in this workshop with three Dynamos

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June 30 - July 2, 2023

Step by Step: Methods in Contemporary Landscape Painting

SUGAR MAPLES CENTER FOR CREATIVE ARTS

In this workshop, participants will consider all aspects of making a successful landscape painting, from beginning to end

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OMNY Taiko Drummers

July 2, 2023

OMNY Taiko Drummers

ORPHEUM PERFORMING ARTS CENTER, VILLAGE OF TANNERSVILLE, NY

After a hiatus due to the pandemic, OMNY Taiko Drummers returns to the mountaintop to again present their eagerly anticipated performance at the Orpheum Performing Arts Center in Tannersville, NY.

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July 7 - 11, 2023

Cyanotype Workshop

SUGAR MAPLES CENTER FOR CREATIVE ARTS

Participants will learn the basics of how to make cyanotype prints from mixing chemistry, coating paper and/or fabric, and utilizing the always amazing Catskill sunlight to develop the prints

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July 7 - 9, 2023

Join Us the for Catskill Mountain Foundation’s 25th Anniversary Celebration

RED BARN

Please join us the weekend of July 7, 8 and 9 to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Catskill Mountain Foundation and the $4.5 million investments being made in the Orpheum Performing Arts Center Complex in Tannersville. The celebration continues all weekend with a spectacular lineup of events!

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July 7 - 11, 2023

Lush & Layered Surface: Decoration Techniques for Greenware

SUGAR MAPLES CENTER FOR CREATIVE ARTS

Are you looking to learn how to create rich depth on the surfaces of your ceramic work

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Bernie Williams Collective

July 7, 2023

Bernie Williams Collective

DOCTOROW CENTER FOR THE ARTS, VILLAGE OF HUNTER, NY

Jazz concert with the Bernie Williams Collective. Bernie Williams is a renowned jazz guitarist and former Yankees baseball star.

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Cécile McLorin-Salvant

July 8, 2023

Cécile McLorin-Salvant

ORPHEUM PERFORMING ARTS CENTER, VILLAGE OF TANNERSVILLE, NY

Cécile McLorin Salvant will be performing with her Quintet at the Orpheum Theater in Tannersville as part of the July weekend celebration of the Catskill Mountain Foundation’s 25th Anniversary.

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A Tribute to Jacques d'Amboise

July 9, 2023

A Tribute to Jacques d'Amboise

ORPHEUM PERFORMING ARTS CENTER, VILLAGE OF TANNERSVILLE, NY

This tribute to Jacques on Sunday, July 9 is performed by superb dancers from the New York City Ballet and will include signature works danced by Jacques d’Amboise in the past. Join the audience to celebrate the life of this extraordinary dancer and choreographer whose educational program contributes each summer to the lives of so many young people in our community.

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National Dance Institute Mountaintop Summer Residency

July 10 - 21, 2023

National Dance Institute Mountaintop Summer Residency

ORPHEUM PERFORMING ARTS CENTER, VILLAGE OF TANNERSVILLE, NY

National Dance Institute (NDI), founded by Jacques d’Amboise, brings its award-winning dance program to the Catskill Mountain Region, with a two-week residency for children in Grades 3 through 8.

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July 12 - August 30, 2023

Clay for Seniors Weekly (Call to be placed on the waiting list)

SUGAR MAPLES CENTER FOR CREATIVE ARTS

Please call our office at 518-263-2001 to be placed on the waiting list for this course. This class is offered to senior citizens living in the Mountaintop area who enjoy working with their hands in a supportive, fun, and lively community

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The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee

July 13 - 15, 2023

The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee

ORPHEUM PERFORMING ARTS CENTER, VILLAGE OF TANNERSVILLE, NY

Winner of the Tony and the Drama Desk Awards for Best Book, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee has charmed audiences across the country with its effortless wit and humor.

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July 14 - 18, 2023

Surfacing

SUGAR MAPLES CENTER FOR CREATIVE ARTS

In this hands-on workshop we will focus on wheel thrown pots and embellishment of the clay surface

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July 14 - 18, 2023

Embroidery on Paper

SUGAR MAPLES CENTER FOR CREATIVE ARTS

Embroidery is a fantastic means of embellishing fabric, but we will take the needle and thread to paper to explore the drawn line as a stitched line

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July 21 - 23, 2023

Expanding Your Creative Process Through Painting

SUGAR MAPLES CENTER FOR CREATIVE ARTS

In this three-day workshop you will explore ideas and techniques using your own personal story to direct your art

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July 21 - 25, 2023

Building the Rocket Kiln: Low Emission Wood Firing

SUGAR MAPLES CENTER FOR CREATIVE ARTS

This informative and exciting workshop will offer participants the opportunity to work together in the construction of the “Rocket” wood-fired kiln

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July 21 - 23, 2023

Beginner Watercolor Workshop

SUGAR MAPLES CENTER FOR CREATIVE ARTS

This workshop is designed for beginners and students who wish to continue working with watercolor

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July 22 - 25, 2023

Geologically Biologic

SUGAR MAPLES CENTER FOR CREATIVE ARTS

Engaging in a mutual dialogue with clay, students will learn to let the process unfold in intuitive ways

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National Dance Institute

July 22, 2023

National Dance Institute

ORPHEUM PERFORMING ARTS CENTER, VILLAGE OF TANNERSVILLE, NY

National Dance Institute returns to the Catskill Region this summer to conduct a two-week dance intensive for local children. The residency will culminate in a joyful performance featuring local students, with special guest dancers from NDI's Celebration Team in New York City.

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July 28 - August 1, 2023

Storytelling in Sculpture

SUGAR MAPLES CENTER FOR CREATIVE ARTS

This hands-on workshop is guaranteed to be a unique opportunity to study sculptural techniques using clay to explore personal and cultural ideas

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July 28 - August 1, 2023

Clay as Canvas

SUGAR MAPLES CENTER FOR CREATIVE ARTS

In this hands-on workshop, students will learn how to apply graphic imagery onto porcelain surfaces

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July 23 - August 6, 2023

Hunter International Music Festival

DOCTOROW CENTER FOR THE ARTS, VILLAGE OF HUNTER, NY

Hunter International Music Festival is a unique, two-week music festival experience focusing on both solo and chamber music training

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July 29, 2023

Field Basket (Call to be placed on the waiting list)

SUGAR MAPLES CENTER FOR CREATIVE ARTS

Please call our office at 518-263-2001 to be placed on the waiting list for this course. Using rattan, this basket begins with a double spoked base with tapered secondary stakes; students will learn to weave and shape the sides of this handsome, utilitarian round basket

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American String Quartet

July 29, 2023

American String Quartet

DOCTOROW CENTER FOR THE ARTS, VILLAGE OF HUNTER, NY

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

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August 4 - 8, 2023

Surface Design for Pottery

SUGAR MAPLES CENTER FOR CREATIVE ARTS

Exploring surface techniques on hand-built pottery will be the focus of this workshop

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August 4 - 7, 2023

Nontraditional Approaches to Sculpture

SUGAR MAPLES CENTER FOR CREATIVE ARTS

This workshop explores sculpture from inside out, how to communicate through form, materials, and process

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Hunter International Music Festival Faculty Concert

August 4, 2023

Hunter International Music Festival Faculty Concert

DOCTOROW CENTER FOR THE ARTS, VILLAGE OF HUNTER, NY

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

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August 11 - 15, 2023

By Design: Prototyping, Mold Making and Slip Casting

SUGAR MAPLES CENTER FOR CREATIVE ARTS

During this five-day workshop, students will learn methods for designing and fabricating models and molds

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A Midsummer Night's Dream

August 11 - 13, 2023

A Midsummer Night's Dream

ORPHEUM PERFORMING ARTS CENTER, VILLAGE OF TANNERSVILLE, NY

This unique production, conceived by former Metropolitan Opera ballerina Victoria Rinaldi, transports the audience to an enchanted wood to witness what hilarity unfolds, when fairies meddle with the love lives of mortals.

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August 12 - 15, 2023

Crystalline Glazes & Voluptuous Bottles (Call to be placed on the waiting list)

SUGAR MAPLES CENTER FOR CREATIVE ARTS

Please call our office at 518-263-2001 to be placed on the waiting list for this course. Create dramatic effects on your pottery with crystalline glazes and learn to throw beautiful bottles during this four-day workshop

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August 18 - 20, 2023

Fun with Vessels that Pour

SUGAR MAPLES CENTER FOR CREATIVE ARTS

This hands-on workshop will focus on making beautiful pouring vessels while improving your throwing skills and demonstrating new altering techniques

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August 18 - 21, 2023

Natural Dyes and Pigments for Painting

SUGAR MAPLES CENTER FOR CREATIVE ARTS

This workshop will explore the history of color through the creation of natural dyes and pigments

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Common Ground on the Mountain

August 19, 2023

Common Ground on the Mountain

ORPHEUM PERFORMING ARTS CENTER, VILLAGE OF TANNERSVILLE, NY

A night of folk, rock, and bluegrass music featuring Professor Louie & The Crowmatix, Greg Dayton, and Walt Michael & Company.

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August 23 - October 11, 2023

Weekly Weaving II

SUGAR MAPLES CENTER FOR CREATIVE ARTS

This continued weaving course is designed for students who have some basic knowledge of weaving.  This class will build upon the existing skills of the student and learn more advanced techniques

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August 25 - 29, 2023

The Real Big Burn: General Mayhem (Call to be placed on the waiting list)

SUGAR MAPLES CENTER FOR CREATIVE ARTS

Please call our office at 518-263-2001 to be placed on the waiting list for this course. If you love to fire

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August 25 - 27, 2023

Plein Air Oil Painting

SUGAR MAPLES CENTER FOR CREATIVE ARTS

This workshop is meant for intermediate to experienced level painters who have already taken beginning courses

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August 25 - 27, 2023

Rug Hooking

SUGAR MAPLES CENTER FOR CREATIVE ARTS

Rug Hooking is a traditional art form

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September 1 - 3, 2023

Repurpose, Reuse, Rethink: Upcycled Textile Crafts with Felt, Embroidery, and Sewing

SUGAR MAPLES CENTER FOR CREATIVE ARTS

This 3-day workshop focuses on the repurposing of felted wool, clothing, and other textiles

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September 1 - 5, 2023

The Real Big Burn: General Mayhem Session 2 (Call to be placed on the waiting list)

SUGAR MAPLES CENTER FOR CREATIVE ARTS

Please call our office at 518-263-2001 to be placed on the waiting list for this course. If you love to fire

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September 8 - 12, 2023

Five Days with Adjectives (Call to be placed on the waiting list)

SUGAR MAPLES CENTER FOR CREATIVE ARTS

Please call our office at 518-263-2001 to be placed on the waiting list for this course. John Gill is widely known for his unique approaches to constructing colorful planular vessels that enjoy both contemporary and historical associations

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September 8 - 10, 2023

Methods and Materials

SUGAR MAPLES CENTER FOR CREATIVE ARTS

Materials and Methods is designed for those interested in not only the basic understanding of paining techniques and applications, but advanced knowledge of practical uses

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Hope Boykin Dance: "...a STATE of love"

September 16, 2023

Hope Boykin Dance: "...a STATE of love"

ORPHEUM PERFORMING ARTS CENTER, VILLAGE OF TANNERSVILLE, NY

This new production, with the working title “… a STATE of love." is a staged moment, centering on an extremely transparent excavation where the words and scripted text, serve as blueprint and balm.

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Olivier Tarpaga Dance: "Once the dust settles, flowers bloom"

September 23, 2023

Olivier Tarpaga Dance: "Once the dust settles, flowers bloom"

ORPHEUM PERFORMING ARTS CENTER, VILLAGE OF TANNERSVILLE, NY

"Once the dust settles, flowers bloom" is an original evening-length contemporary dance theater and live music work exploring conflicts between feminism and jihadism in Burkina Faso and the Sahel region, specifically the fragility of women's autonomy in the face of invasive religious extremism.

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No Strings Marionette Company: "The Hobbit"

October 18 - 19, 2023

No Strings Marionette Company: "The Hobbit"

DOCTOROW CENTER FOR THE ARTS, VILLAGE OF HUNTER, NY

Bilbo Baggins is a Hobbit who wants to be left alone in quiet comfort in his home in The Shire. But the Wizard Gandalf comes along with a band of Dwarves and draws Bilbo into their quest. Based on the book by J.R.R. Tolkien, in No Strings Marionette Company's adaptation of this stirring adventure fantasy, puppeteers adeptly animate marionettes, life-size body puppets and amazing puppet hybrids.

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Apollo's Fire: The Road to Dublin

October 21, 2023

Apollo's Fire: The Road to Dublin

ORPHEUM PERFORMING ARTS CENTER, VILLAGE OF TANNERSVILLE, NY

Dublin – the ancient city of pubs, pints, and castles. Wandering bards and musicians have traveled the road to Dublin for centuries. In this new program from Jeannette Sorrell, haunting ballads and legends give way to driving reels, as Celtic fiddlers set sparks flying. Irish singer Fiona Gillespie joins the merry instrumentalists on fiddles, flute, cello, hammered dulcimer, plucked instruments, and harpsichord.

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Once Upon a Time

November 11, 2023

Once Upon a Time

DOCTOROW CENTER FOR THE ARTS, VILLAGE OF HUNTER, NY

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

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Windham Festival Chamber Orchestra Featuring Simone Dinnerstein, Piano

November 25, 2023

Windham Festival Chamber Orchestra Featuring Simone Dinnerstein, Piano

ORPHEUM PERFORMING ARTS CENTER, VILLAGE OF TANNERSVILLE, NY

This Thanksgiving, the Windham Festival Chamber Orchestra, under the direction of Robert Manno, returns with a holiday program featuring acclaimed piano soloist Simone Dinnerstein.

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The Nutcracker

December 2 - 10, 2023

The Nutcracker

ORPHEUM PERFORMING ARTS CENTER, VILLAGE OF TANNERSVILLE, NY

The CMF Nutcracker, now in its eighth year, has become a holiday favorite of residents of the surrounding Catskills and Hudson Valley. Featuring ballet stars of the future, this spectacular production has become one of the finest Nutcrackers in upstate New York.

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The Hot Sardines

December 16, 2023

The Hot Sardines

ORPHEUM PERFORMING ARTS CENTER, VILLAGE OF TANNERSVILLE, NY

These mischief-makers of hot jazz have been described as “potent and assured” (The New York Times) and “simply phenomenal” (The Times, London).

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