Special Events
Aug 10: AUNTS camp3
Choreography collective AUNTS brings their experimental camp3 project to the scenic Mount Tremper grounds. By collecting artists like Charlotte Gibbons, Stephanie Acosta, and Jennifer Kjos from across many disciplines, camp3 results in a performance like no other: part dance, part party, all of it dedicated to groundbreaking performance art.
Mount Tremper Arts, Mount Tremper, 845.688.9893, www.mounttremperarts.org
Aug 23-25: Summer Hoot
The region’s coziest music festival returns for a weekend of string music and family fun. Get ready for performances by local and international acts including The Restless Age, Heather Maloney, and more.
Ashokan Center, Olivebridge, 845.657.8333, www.ashokancenter.org
Aug 24–25: The Olana Summer Market
This popular annual event returns with more than 30 vendors of local arts, crafts, food, and more, as well as live music, set up on the historic 250-acre site.
Olana Historic Site, Hudson, 518.828.1872, www.olana.org
Aug 25: General Washington on the Hudson
Military re-enactors gather on the historic Boscobel grounds to drill, fire artillery, and receive an inspection from “George Washington” himself.
Boscobel House and Gardens, Garrison, 845.265.3638, www.boscobel.org/events
Our Picks
|
Music
Aug 2: The Sweet Clementines
John Burdick’s long-running smart-pop group comes to Marlboro for a night of tasteful melodies and creative arrangements.
The Falcon Underground, Marlboro, 845.236.7970, www.liveatthefalcon.com
Aug 14: Tommy Castro & The Painkillers
Deep blues and wild funk are on tap with this acclaimed guitarist and his all-star band.
Towne Crier Café, Beacon, 845.855.1300, www.townecrier.com
Aug 15: Johnny Nicholas and Cindy Cashdollar
Two Americana masters meet for a night of folk, blues, and swing, combining the traditional songwriting of Nicholas with Cashdollar’s virtuoso lap steel work.
Colony Woodstock, Woodstock, 845.679.7625, www.colonywoodstock.com
Aug 16: Belew, Levin, Mastelotto & Friends
Though you might better recognize the musicians they’ve played with, from David Bowie to King Crimson, Talking Heads, Frank Zappa, and XTC, these legendary sidemen are masters in their own right. Get ready for a night-long experimental exploration.
Colony Woodstock, Woodstock, 845.679.7625, www.colonywoodstock.com
Aug 17: Simi Stone & Friends
Woodstock’s own Simi Stone applies her vocal chops to folk, R&B, and more for this intimate hometown show.
Colony Woodstock, Woodstock, 845.679.7625, www.colonywoodstock.com
Our Pick
|
Aug 18: Janis Ian + Livingston Taylor
Two folk greats co-headline this double bill. You’ll likely catch renditions of classics like “At Seventeen,” “Boatman,” and “I Will Be in Love With You.”
The Egg, Albany, 518.473.1845, www.theegg.org
Aug 25: The Spirit of Harlem
This octet of young jazz stars tackle a program billed as “From Blues to Bebop.”
The Falcon Underground, Marlboro, 845.236.7970, www.liveatthefalcon.com
Aug 25: David Temple – Guitar Alive!
Local nylon-string virtuoso performs a program comprising classical guitar, Spanish-style, and more.
The Center for the Performing Arts at Rhinebeck, Rhinebeck, 845.876.3080, www.centerforperformingarts.org
Aug 30: A Journey of Song
This vocal trio traverses European and American song in a concert covering the works of Purcell, Brahms, Porter, Schumann, and more.
Hudson Hall at the Historic Hudson Opera House, Hudson, 518.822.1438, www.hudsonhall.org
Theater, Dance, and Comedy
Aug 2-3: Ephrat Asherie: Odeon This “street and social dance” group will perform a piece combining breaking, hip hop, and vogue, set to the Afro-Brazilian rhythms of composer Ernesto Nazareth.
PS21, Chatham, 518.392.6121, www.ps21chatham.org
The Spiegeltent
|
Aug 2: Call Me Ishmael – A Story of Exploitation
Shaneika McIntosh’s production uses the 200th anniversary of Herman Melville’s birth to expand upon the themes of Moby Dick and its connection to modern environmentalism, the brutality of the whaling industry, and the forced migration of black Africans via the slave trade by way of multi-media, spoken word, and dance.
Hudson Hall at the Historic Hudson Opera House, Hudson, 518.822.1438, www.hudsonhall.org
Aug 3: NY Neo-Futurists – The Infinite Wrench
Thirty plays are performed in random order, the performers racing to get them all in before the on-stage clock reaches one hour.
Hudson River Museum, Yonkers, 914.963.4550, www.hrm.org
Aug 8: Tom Segura
Segura has come to much fame after a run of successful hour-long Netflix specials, and he hosts the Your Mom’s House podcast with wife and fellow comedian Christina Pazsitzky.
Palace Theatre, Albany, 518.465.4663, www.palacealbany.org
Aug 9-10: Philadelphia Dance Company (Philadanco)
Philadanco is dedicated both to preserving and innovating within African American dance traditions. Their work combines ballet with more modern styles and includes work by Ronald K. Brown and George Faison.
PS21, Chatham, 518.392.6121, www.ps21chatham.org
Aug 10: The Sleeping Beauty The Ajkun Ballet Theatre performs the classic Tchaikovsky ballet, romantic strings, baroque sets, and all. Appropriate for all ages.
The Egg, Albany, 518.473.1845, www.theegg.org
Our Picks
|
Aug 10: The Consul
Soprano Yolanda F. Johnson directs and stars in this free performance of Gian Carlo Menotti’s 1950 opera about the fight for freedom and the absurdity of tyranny.
Hudson River Museum, Yonkers, 914.963.4550, www.hrm.org
Aug 23: A Midsummer Night’s Dream
Albany Berkshire Ballet’s production of Shakespeare’s classic comedy features all-new choreography by Paula Weber and music by Felix Mendelssohn, appropriate for all ages.
The Egg, Albany, 518.473.1845, www.theegg.org
Aug 23-24: Parsons Dance
This company focuses exclusively on modern and cutting-edge styles in dance, aiming to perform diverse compositions for diverse audiences.
PS21, Chatham, 518.392.6121, www.ps21chatham.org
Aug 24: Mina Nishimura and Kota Yamazaki
Though long-time partners, collaborators, and spouses, Nishimura and Yamazaki duet for the very first time on The Otherself, a work of butoh and experimental dance.
Mount Tremper Arts, Mount Tremper, 845.688.9893, www.mountremperarts.org
Aug 31: CoLab Dance
Founder and artistic director Lauren Post deploys dancers from the American Ballet Theater for groundbreaking and avant-garde work.
Kaatsbaan International Dance Center, Tivoli, 845.757.5106 ext 112, www.kaatsbaan.org
Art
Through Aug: A Century of Lunar Photography and Beyond
This ongoing exhibition celebrates the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing by displaying NASA images alongside the oldest surviving lunar images taken in a Westchester observatory in the 1840s, and many creative attempts to get a glimpse of the moon’s surface from the more than a century between them.
Hudson River Museum, Yonkers, 914.963.4550, www.hrm.org
From Aug 10: Tema Stauffer – UPSTATE
Stauffer’s color photographs both depict and explore the landscape, urban and rural, around Hudson. Relics and accidental artifacts find themselves taking center stage in a story of development and change.
Hudson Hall at the Historic Hudson Opera House, Hudson, 518.822.1438, www.hudsonhall.org
Our Picks
|
Film
Aug 3: Alien
Ridley Scott’s 1979 classic of deep-space wonder and terror finds Sigourney Weaver and a crew of character-actor greats – Yaphet Kotto! John Hurt! Tom Skerritt! – trying their best to survive an unstoppable killing machine that hatches onboard their spaceship.
Jacob Burns Film Center, Pleasantville, 914.773.7663, www.burnsfilmcenter.org
Aug 6: Black Ballerina This documentary tells the story of several generations of black women who studied and became virtuosos in ballet, despite the racism, sexism, and cultural exclusion that worked to marginalize them.
PS21, Chatham, 518.392.6121, www.ps21chatham.org
Aug 6: Chico & Rita
This tenderly-animated 2010 film follows the romance between two musicians, and the music, crime, and heartache that characterize their lives.
Jacob Burns Film Center, Pleasantville, 914.773.7663, www.burnsfilmcenter.org
Aug 8: Treasure of the Sierra Madre
One of the all-time great stories of greed and punishment, John Huston’s adaptation of the B. Traven novel stars Humphrey Bogart in a career-best performance as a prospector whose search for a serious payday threatens to destroy his entire world.
The Fisher Center at Bard College, Annandale-on-Hudson, 845.758.7900, www.fishercenter.bard.edu
Aug 18: 2001: A Space Odyssey Stanley Kubrick’s science-fiction vision is a real ‘See It Big’ experience, from its vivid special effects to sternum-shattering score with works by Strauss, Ligeti, and more.
The Fisher Center at Bard College, Annandale-on-Hudson, 845.758.7900, www.fishercenter.bard.edu
Aug 31: Rock ’n’ Roll High School
The Ramones invade and revolutionize a particularly square high school in this low-budget musical classic. Come for the iconic musical numbers, stay for the mop-tops and corny jokes. A joy all around.
Jacob Burns Film Center, Pleasantville, 914.773.7663, www.burnsfilmcenter.org
Family
Aug 10-11: Disney’s The Jungle Book
This staging of the swinging Disney musical will be performed by the Center’s Intro to Musical Theater Camp.
The Center for the Performing Arts at Rhinebeck, Rhinebeck, 845.876.3080, www.centerforperformingarts.org
Aug 17-18: Fiddler on the Roof Jr.
Tevye the Milkman’s story of family, tradition, and persecution has been adapted for a younger audience, and will be performed by the Kids on Stage Performance Group.
Center for the Performing Arts at Rhinebeck, Rhinebeck, 845.876.3080, www.centerforperformingarts.org
Aug 19-23: Arts Immersion Camp Program
Kids ages 4-8 learn about the history and legacy of the site, along with games, art projects, performances, and more. $250 for the week.
Bethel Woods Center for the Arts, Bethel, 866.781.2922, www.bethelwoodscenter.org/events
Aug 20: Incredibles 2
Brad Bird’s follow-up to his beloved superhero family comedy finds the Incredibles once again navigating the travails of marriage and teenagerdom – alongside, well, a plot to destroy superheroes once and for all.
Palace Theatre, Albany, 518.465.4663, www.palacealbany.org
Our Picks
|
Workshops/Classes/Lectures
Aug 3, 17, 31: Architects on Olana – Clara (Mu) He + Cathryn Dwyre & Chris Perry
These one-of-a-kind house tours give leading architects a vehicle to reinterpret Olana’s iconic fusion style according to their own interests.
Olana Historic Site, Hudson, 518.828.0135, www.olana.org
Aug 10: Artists on Olana – Dr. Christopher Bellochs
Take a walk around the grounds with saxophonist Bellochs, who will explain the connections between Frederic Church’s art and his relationships with composers of the era.
Olana Historic Site, Hudson, 518.828.0135, www.olana.org
Aug 25: Yoga of the Earth
Stephanie Fischer leads a gentle yoga practice on the historic site’s scenic grounds. The group meets at the Visitor Center at 9 a.m. and is available by voluntary donation.
Olana Historic Site, Hudson, 518.828.0135, www.olana.org
