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THROUGH SATURDAY MAY 6, 2023
Ceramics Open Studio
SUGAR MAPLES CENTER FOR CREATIVE ARTS
Sugar Maples Center for the Creative Arts has a beautiful ceramics studio
THROUGH SUNDAY APRIL 30, 2023
Independent Study: Painting & Drawing
SUGAR MAPLES CENTER FOR CREATIVE ARTS
This course is designed for students who already have some basic knowledge of painting & drawing concepts and techniques and would like to begin a new project or continue working on existing works in a supportive, welcoming environment
THROUGH SUNDAY APRIL 30, 2023
Making Pottery: Your Journey in Clay
SUGAR MAPLES CENTER FOR CREATIVE ARTS
There are many reasons that making pottery on a potter’s wheel has become so popular
THROUGH SUNDAY APRIL 2, 2023
Shazam! Fury of the Gods
DOCTOROW CENTER FOR THE ARTS, VILLAGE OF HUNTER, NY
The film continues the story of teenage Billy Batson who, upon reciting the magic word "SHAZAM
THROUGH SUNDAY APRIL 2, 2023
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DOCTOROW CENTER FOR THE ARTS, VILLAGE OF HUNTER, NY
Leo and Remi are two thirteen-year-old best friends, whose seemingly unbreakable bond is suddenly, tragically torn apart
THROUGH SUNDAY APRIL 30, 2023
Introduction to Drawing: Taking a Line for a Walk
SUGAR MAPLES CENTER FOR CREATIVE ARTS
In this exciting course, the student learns the methods, materials, and visual information needed to draw what they see
THROUGH WEDNESDAY MAY 3, 2023
Open Studio: Painting & Drawing
SUGAR MAPLES CENTER FOR CREATIVE ARTS
The Open Studio is un-programmed time for participants interested in working on personal projects, share ideas and build community
THROUGH SATURDAY MAY 6, 2023
Kids Clay & Art Camp
SUGAR MAPLES CENTER FOR CREATIVE ARTS
Making art at this age is indispensable for interacting, sharing, and communicating
April 2, 2023
"Like Courtiers in the Presence of the Master": Piano Sonatas with Violin Accompaniment around 1800
DOCTOROW CENTER FOR THE ARTS, VILLAGE OF HUNTER, NY
Antonia Nelson and Maria Rose will perform various works for violin and piano to showcase some of the historical pianos at the Piano Performance Museum.
THROUGH SUNDAY APRIL 2, 2023
Cocaine Bear
DOCTOROW CENTER FOR THE ARTS, VILLAGE OF HUNTER, NY
An oddball group of cops, criminals, tourists and teens converge on a Georgia forest where a huge black bear goes on a murderous rampage after unintentionally ingesting cocaine. "This is a genuinely well-crafted horror gem with a winning cast, some nifty twists and a very good bear who betrays its CGI origins maybe 10% of the time but for the most part looks like an actual, cocaine-fueled black bear with lightning-quick reflexes, a big bite and an insatiable appetite for coke on the rocks." —Richard Roeper, Chicago Sun-Times Want to Reserve Your Seat in Advance
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!
April 8, 2023
Ibex Puppetry
ORPHEUM PERFORMING ARTS CENTER, VILLAGE OF TANNERSVILLE, NY
"Ajijaak on Turtle Island" tells the story of Ajijaak, a young whooping crane who is separated from her family. She must make her first migration on her own, finding her voice and a family through the interconnectedness of all of creation.
April 15, 2023
The Moss Ensemble
DOCTOROW CENTER FOR THE ARTS, VILLAGE OF HUNTER, NY
Join this quartet of world-class performers for an evening of adventurous and beautiful music. Expect pieces by Chopin and Haydn and works from living composers, as well as stories that help illuminate the music….all of which we hope will excite and move you.
April 22, 2023
Chanticleer
ORPHEUM PERFORMING ARTS CENTER, VILLAGE OF TANNERSVILLE, NY
The GRAMMY® Award-winning vocal ensemble Chanticleer has been hailed as “the world’s reigning male chorus” by The New Yorker, and is known around the world as “an orchestra of voices” for its wide-ranging repertoire and dazzling virtuosity.
April 28 - May 7, 2023
The Quiet Girl
DOCTOROW CENTER FOR THE ARTS, VILLAGE OF HUNTER, NY
COMING SOON. Rural Ireland 1981
April 30, 2023
Academy of Fortepiano Performance Salon #15
VIRTUAL EVENT ON FACEBOOK AND YOUTUBE
Canadian fortepianist Anders Muskens and Tobias Cramm on rhetoric and early Romantic improvisation.
May 6, 2023
"Go Home Tiny Monster"
DOCTOROW CENTER FOR THE ARTS, VILLAGE OF HUNTER, NY
After a sudden storm, Sylvie and her loving family of homespun creatures find themselves in need of a new home. Luckily, they have an audience full of people who can help them out! Go Home Tiny Monster is a wildly creative theatrical ode to a community's generosity.
May 13, 2023
Kyle Marshall Choreography
ORPHEUM PERFORMING ARTS CENTER, VILLAGE OF TANNERSVILLE, NY
Founded in 2014, Kyle Marshall Choreography (KMC) is a company that sees the dancing body as a container of history, an igniter of social reform, and a site of celebration.
May 20, 2023
Comedy in the Catskills
DOCTOROW CENTER FOR THE ARTS, VILLAGE OF HUNTER, NY
An evening of stand up comedy, produced by Hunter-based comedian Josh Fromer. The show will feature headliner and comedy superstar Derek Drescher along with an all-star ensemble of established and upcoming nationally touring comedians.
May 25 - 27, 2023
Workshop on Maintaining Historical Pianos, Harpsichords and Clavichords
DOCTOROW CENTER FOR THE ARTS, VILLAGE OF HUNTER, NY
This workshop provides the participants with a better understanding of the unique structure and mechanism of historical keyboard instruments.
May 27, 2023
The Brothers Doobie
ORPHEUM PERFORMING ARTS CENTER, VILLAGE OF TANNERSVILLE, NY
Always delivering a high-energy, high-level performance, Brothers Doobie - A Doobie Brothers Experience performs the full range of Doobie Brothers top hits.
May 28, 2023
Memorializing the Masters: Works by Mozart, Hüllmandel, Beethoven and Clara Schumann
DOCTOROW CENTER FOR THE ARTS, VILLAGE OF HUNTER, NY
The renowned faculty of the Academy of Fortepiano Performance will present a diverse program of music played on historical pianos from the Catskill Mountain Foundation Piano Performance Museum, Steven E. Greenstein collection. The sound world of the 18th and 19th century masters is recreated as the music is performed on the instruments of their time.
May 28 - June 5, 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.
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
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
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
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
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.
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
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
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
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?
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
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
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.
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
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
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.
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.
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.
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
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.
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
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
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
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
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
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.
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
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
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
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
July 29, 2023
Field Basket
SUGAR MAPLES CENTER FOR CREATIVE ARTS
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
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.
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
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
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.
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
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.
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
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
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
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.
August 21 - 27, 2023
Pianists in the Mountains
DOCTOROW CENTER FOR THE ARTS, VILLAGE OF HUNTER, NY
This unique one-week residency will accept only 15 pianists and will focus on unusual repertoire for the piano.
August 21, 2023
Lecture by Dr. Jeffrey Langford
DOCTOROW CENTER FOR THE ARTS, VILLAGE OF HUNTER, NY
Dr. Jeffrey Langford of the Manhattan School of Music delivers a lecture as part of the Pianists in the Mountains residency.
August 22, 2023
Piano Concert: Joanne Polk & Inesa Sinkevych
DOCTOROW CENTER FOR THE ARTS, VILLAGE OF HUNTER, NY
Pianists Joanne Polk & Inesa Sinkevych perform a duo piano concert as part of the Pianists in the Mountains residency.
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
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
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
August 25 - 27, 2023
Rug Hooking
SUGAR MAPLES CENTER FOR CREATIVE ARTS
Rug Hooking is a traditional art form
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
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
September 8 - 12, 2023
Five Days with Adjectives
SUGAR MAPLES CENTER FOR CREATIVE ARTS
John Gill is widely known for his unique approaches to constructing colorful planular vessels that enjoy both contemporary and historical associations
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
November 4, 2023
Romantically French: Music of Debussy, Ravel, and Cécile Chaminade
DOCTOROW CENTER FOR THE ARTS, VILLAGE OF HUNTER, NY
Come join husband and wife team Dr. Jeffrey Langford and Dr. Joanne Polk as they take a nostalgic musical stroll through 19th century Paris.
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.
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.
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.
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).