STATE OF THE ARTS... Ric Dragon of Chichester is showing his abstract representational monotype works (above) at the Brooklyn Art Gym Gallery from October 17 to 23 with a reception from 6 to 8 PM on Saturday, October 20. The gallery is located at 168 7th Street in the Gowanus/Park Slope area. Visit www.brooklynartistsgym.com for info. Meanwhile, this Thursday, Ocober 11, the hot Manhattan-based artist Will Cotton, originally from up here, will be showing some of his works, lecturing, and regaling visitors at a reception at the Murodd-Kostler Gallery at SUNY Ulster, the community college over in Stone Ridge. Talk about the breadth of culture these days...
Thursday 10/11
All Day… Woodstock Film Festival; independent film festival drawing top talent; featuring films, concerts, panels and more; Woodstock; 679-4265; www.woodstockfilmfestival.com
11:00 AM-12:30 PM Breast Cancer Support Group Olive Free Library, 4033 Route 28A, West Shokan. 845 339-HOPE (4673)
3:45 PM 24th Annual Benefit Auction for Unison Arts & Learning Center; Locust Tree Pavillion, New Paltz; 255-1559; www.unisonarts.org
5:30 PM Chamber of Commerce of Ulster County. 3rd Annual Business Awards Recognition Dinner The awards recognize Ulster County entrepreneurs and businesses that are leaders in their field, have achieved outstanding achievements, or shown dedication and commitment to furthering business in Ulster County. Wiltwyck Golf Club, 404 Steward Lane, Kingston. 338-5100 or www.ulsterchamber.org
7:00 PM Art Lecture and Gallery Opening by Will Cotton, internationally acclaimed artist; Vanderlyn Hall, SUNY Ulster; Stone Ridge; 687-5262; www.sunyulster.edu
7:30-9:00 PM American Tribal Style Bellydance, Beginner Level 1. For all ages, sizes & shapes. Course w/ bring you into the Beg 2 & 3 level class immed following. Ancient Callings Studio, Olivebridge. 657-7276
Friday 10/12
All Day… Woodstock Film Festival; independent film festival drawing top talent; featuring films, concerts, panels and more; Woodstock; 679-4265; www.woodstockfilmfestival.com
6:00-8:00 PM Artist’s Reception: “Fear and Loathing in Mexico ....Hunter S. Thompson; photos by Al Satterwhite; East Village Collective; Woodstock; 679-2174; www.eastvillagecollective.com
7:00 PM “Seussical”; Quimby Theater, SUNY Ulster; Stone Ridge; 687-4758; www.goldenstoneproductions.com
8:00 PM Performance by Natalie MacMaster; Celtic music; Ulster Performing Arts Center; Kingston; 3319-6088; www.upac.org
9:45 PM Film Premiere: Night Of The Living Jews. After party featuring He’Brew beer and bacon cheeseburgers. Bearsville Theater. 679-4406
Saturday 10/13
All Day… Woodstock Film Festival; independent film festival drawing top talent; featuring films, concerts, panels and more; Woodstock; 679-4265; www.woodstockfilmfestival.com
9:00 AM-4:00 PM 7th Annual Northeast Small Farm and Rural Living Expo and Trade Show; educational workshops, farmers market, children’s learning activities, farm animals, blacksmith demonstrations and more; Ulster County Fairgrounds, New Paltz; 677-8223; www.smallfarmexpo.org
9:30 AM Slide-Lecture of architect Myron Steadman Teller by Dr. William Rhoads and walking tour in uptown Kingston featuring buildings Teller designed or restored; lunch at Wiltwyck Chapter of DAR; Friends of Historic Kingston Gallery; 336-0232; www.fohk.org or www.hvva.org
11:00 AM - 4:00 PM Woodstock Farm Animal Sanctuary. 35 Van Wagner Road off Rte 212, Willow. 679-5955 or www.WoodstockSanctuary.org
11:00 AM-5:00 PM Fall Festival; hands-on activities - broommaking, apple cidering, blacksmithing, tinsmithing; live music, Jay Ungar and Molly Mason, animals, food and more; Ashokan Field Campus; Olivebridge;; 657-8333; www.ashokanfieldcampus.org
11:15am, 1:15pm & 3:15pm Fall Foliage Train Ride. Aboard the Catskill Mountain Railroad,the train travels along the Esopus Creek, stops at the Phoenicia Historic 1900 Railroad Depot, passengers can visit the Empire State Railway Museum. 688-7400 or www.catskillmtrailroad.com
1:00PM Guided Tour of the Byrdcliffe Arts Colony; meet at Byrdcliffe Theatre; Woodstock; 679-2079; www.woodstockguild.org
1:00-5:00 PM Washington Irving comes to Barneche Design for high tea. Plus opening of Leslie Bryce’s outdoor lighting sculptures. Route 214, Chichester.
4:30pm to 7:30 pm Town of Rochester Democratic Fall Harvest Celebration, 2784 Lucas Avenue, Accord, 1.5 miles north of Route 209. Featuring a silent art auction, live entertainment, and a vintage motorcycle exhibition. 626-3285 5:00 PM; Artist’s Reception: “Jane” by Regan Stacey; Galerie BMG; Woodstock; www.galeriebmg.com 7:00 PM “Seussical”; Quimby Theater, SUNY Ulster; Stone Ridge; 687-4758; www.goldenstoneproductions.com 7:00 PM Jazz Concert. Pianist Armen Donelian Trio with bassist David Clark and drummer George Schuller. ADAM’SPACE, 3091 Route 28, Shokan 8:00 PM Faith Healer Brian Friel’s (of “Dancing at Lughnasa”fame) masterwork, at MaMA, 3588 Main Street, Stone Ridge 338-6793 8:00 PM Pablo Ziegler Quintet with Claudia Acuna; Julien Studley Theater, SUNY New Paltz; 255-1559; www.unisonarts.org 8:00 PM Mike Dowling, Grammy-winning guitarist; Kleinert/James Arts Center; Woodstock; 679-2079; www.woodstockguild.org
Sunday 10/14
All Day… Woodstock Film Festival; independent film festival drawing top talent; featuring films, concerts, panels and more; Woodstock; 679-4265; www.woodstockfilmfestival.com
All Day 5th Annual Forsyth Nature Center Fall Festival; exhibits, animals, vendors, music, food and more; Forsyth Park; Lucas Avenue, Kingston; 331-1682; www.forsythnaturecenter.org
All Day Halloween Theme Weekend. Frost Valley YMCA, Claryville. 985-2291ext. 205 or www.frostvalley.org
All Day 2007 NY Bikes: Mountainbike Dual Slalom Series. 1 day NORBA lic. required & available on site; Plattekill Mountain, Roxbury. 607-326-3500 or www.plattekill.com
9:00 AM-4:00 PM 7th Annual Northeast Small Farm and Rural Living Expo and Trade Show; educational workshops, farmers market, children’s learning activities, farm animals, blacksmith demonstrations and more; Ulster County Fairgrounds, New Paltz; 677-8223; www.smallfarmexpo.org
10:30 AM Pathwork Spiritual Lecture Reading/Discussion. Begins with meditation. Free. 74 Main Street, Phoenicia. 688-2211
11:00 AM - 4:00 PM Woodstock Farm Animal Sanctuary. 35 Van Wagner Road off Rte 212, Willow. 679-5955 or www.WoodstockSanctuary.org
11:15am, 1:15pm & 3:15pm Fall Foliage Train Ride. Aboard the Catskill Mountain Railroad,the train travels along the Esopus Creek, stops at the Phoenicia Historic 1900 Railroad Depot, passengers can visit the Empire State Railway Museum. 688-7400 or www.catskillmtrailroad.com
1:00 PM Ione’s 12th Annual Dream Festival. Linda Montano. Program of Deep Listening Institute Ltd. at Alternative Books, 35 N. Front St., Kingston. 331-5439, 338-5984 or www.deeplistening.org
2:00 PM - 5:00 PM Opening Reception: “Sound and Vision.” Works by Val Bertoia, Barbara Bash, Marty Carrey, Jane Herold and Tim Rowen. Pearl Arts Gallery, 3572 Main St., Stone Ridge. 687-0888 or www.peearlartsgallery.com.
3:00 PM “Seussical”; Quimby Theater, SUNY Ulster; Stone Ridge; 687-4758; www.goldenstoneproductions.com
3:00 PM “Faith Healer” Brian Friel’s (of “Dancing at Lughnasa”fame) masterwork, MaMA, 3588 Main Street, Stone Ridge. 338-6793
3:30 PM Writers In The Mountains presents “Life in Brief: A Series of One-Act Plays.” At the Open Eye Theater, Main Street, Margaretville.
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM Ulster County Historical Society Annual Meeting. Bevier House Museum, 2682 Route 209, Marbletown. 338-5614
Monday 10/15
Noon Ulster County SPCA Charity Golf Outing; BBQ lunch, 18 holes of golf, cocktail hour and dinner; Wiltwyck Golf Club, Kingston; 201-349-5834
Tuesday 10/16
7:00 PM Lecture, Film and Photography by adventurer and explorer Jon Bowermaster; Vanderlyn Hall, SUNY Ulster; Stone Ridge; 687-5262; www.sunyulster.edu
Wednesday 10/17
6:00 PM Beginners class in Tai Chi Chuan at the Phoenicia Elementary school gymnasium. The class is free and open to everyone. 688-5444
Thursday 10/18
Friday 10/19
All day Historic Burning of Kingston; reenactments, encampments, exhibits, demonstrations and tours; throughout Kingston ; 800-331-1518 or 331-7517; www.ci.kingston.ny.us
7:00 PM “Seussical”; Quimby Theater, SUNY Ulster; Stone Ridge; 687-4758; www.goldenstoneproductions.com
Saturday 10/20
All day Historic Burning of Kingston; reenactments, encampments, exhibits, demonstrations and tours; throughout Kingston ; 800-331-1518 or 331-7517; www.ci.kingston.ny.us
All Day Halloween Theme Weekend. Frost Valley YMCA, Claryville. 985-2291ext. 205 or www.frostvalley.org
10:00 AM Olive Meet The Candidates event, sponsored by the Olive Press and moderated by the League of Women Voters, Town Meeting Hall, Bostock Road, Shokan.
10:30 AM The Legend of Sleepy Hollow; Washington Irving’s tale with dazzling
shadow puppets; presented by Puppetree; Kingston Library; 55 Franklin Street; 331-0507
11:00 AM - 4:00 PM Woodstock Farm Animal Sanctuary. 35 Van Wagner Road off Rte 212, Willow. 679-5955 or www.WoodstockSanctuary.org
11:15am, 1:15pm & 3:15pm Fall Foliage Train Ride. Aboard the Catskill Mountain Railroad,the train travels along the Esopus Creek, stops at the Phoenicia Historic 1900 Railroad Depot, passengers can visit the Empire State Railway Museum. 688-7400 or www.catskillmtrailroad.com
4:00 - 7:00 PM “Bringing the Divine Inward, Dancing the Divine Outward”
Workshop for Women in Dance at Ancient Callings Studio in Olivebridge. 657-7276.
5:00-7:00 PM Opening Reception: Woodstock Biennale; Kleinert/James Arts Center; Woodstock ;; 679-2079; www.woodstockguild.org
7:00 PM “Seussical”; Quimby Theater, SUNY Ulster; Stone Ridge; 687-4758; www.goldenstoneproductions.com
8:00 PM Woodstock Chamber Orchestra; all Mendelssohn program; Pointe of Praise Family Life Center; 243 Hurley Avenue, Kingston; 246-7045; www.wco-online.com
Sunday 10/21
All day Historic Burning of Kingston; reenactments, encampments, exhibits, demonstrations and tours; throughout Kingston ; 800-331-1518 or 331-7517; www.ci.kingston.ny.us
All Day Halloween Theme Weekend. Frost Valley YMCA, Claryville. 985-2291ext. 205 or www.frostvalley.org
11:00 AM - 4:00 PM Woodstock Farm Animal Sanctuary. 35 Van Wagner Road off Rte 212, Willow. 679-5955 or www.WoodstockSanctuary.org
11:00 AM-12:30 PM Self Defense for Women @ the Chichester Yoga Center, 536 Route 214, Phoenicia. www.FemaleAwareness.com
11:15am, 1:15pm & 3:15pm Fall Foliage Train Ride. Aboard the Catskill Mountain Railroad,the train travels along the Esopus Creek, stops at the Phoenicia Historic 1900 Railroad Depot, passengers can visit the Empire State Railway Museum. 688-7400 or www.catskillmtrailroad.com
3:00 PM Woodstock Chamber Orchestra; all Mendelssohn program; Bearsville Theater; Route 212, Bearsville; 246-7045; www.wco-online.com
6:30-9:00 PM Swing Dance Jam; White Eagle Hall; 487 Delaware Avenue , Kingston; 339-3032
7:00 PM “Seussical”; Quimby Theater, SUNY Ulster; Stone Ridge; 687-4758; www.goldenstoneproductions.com
8:00 PM CD Release of “Gathering in the Light”; Krishna Das with Baird Hersey and Prana; Bearsville Theater; Route 212, Bearsville; 679-4406; www.bearsvilletheater.com
Tuesday 10/23
7:00 PM Onteora School Board, Regular Meeting at the Bennett School, Boiceville.
Wednesday 10/24
6:00 PM Beginners class in Tai Chi Chuan at the Phoenicia Elementary school gymnasium. The class is free and open to everyone. 688-5444
