Mariella Bisson, a resident of the Samsonville area, is a master landscape artist who works in a collage format piecing together her own painting on paper and canvas to give her depictions of local waterfalls and other scenic wonders the complexity and awesomeness of real nature, true geology. Originally from the Northeast Kingdom of Vermont, she’s found that the Catskills more than reflect the world she grew up in... they are of a specialness all their own that she says will keep her here, now, for posterity. Talk about the rest of us being blessed. A show of her recent works, monumental in scale and effort, can be seen at Elena Zang Gallery on Route 212 in Shady, between Mt. Tremper and Woodstock. Visit www.mariellabisson.com or www.elenazang.com for further information.
Thursday 4/26
1:25 pm - 2:25 pm “Family Matters” by Sandra Fenichel Asher… a new play performed by Open Eye Theater at the Margaretville Central School For info visit www.theopeneye.org.
7:30 PM Lecture: Civil War Medicine by Les Buell; Hurley Reformed Church; 17 Main Street , Hurley; 338-1661
7:30-9 PM Gypsy Tribal Style Dance (Beginner-Wise Woman) in Olivebridge. 657-7276, www.twistedtassels.com.
Friday 4/27
12:15 PM and 7:30 PM Spring Choral Concert; Quimby Theater, SUNY Ulster; Stone Ridge; 687-5262; www.sunyulster.edu
8:00 PM Performance by Jorge Caballero, classical guitarist; Unison Arts & Learning Center, New Paltz; 255-1559; www.unisonarts.org
8:00 PM “Harvey”; presented by Coach House Players; 12 Augusta Street, Kingston; 331-2476; www.coachhouseplayers.com
10:00 PM Venetian Masquerade; Oriole9 Restaurant; 17 Tinker Street, Woodstock; 679-5763; www.oriole9.com
Saturday 4/28
All Day The Hudson Valley Beer & Fine Food Festival at Hunter Mountain. Craft breweries and brewpubs from across the state compete. Visit www.huntermtn.com.
All Day Spring Craft Making Festival; Ashokan Field Campus, Olivebridge; 657-8333; www.newpaltz.edu/ashokan
8:30 AM -3:30 PM Cornell Garden Day 2007; hands-on and how-to classes for gardeners from absolute beginners to the most advanced aficionados; Vanderlyn Hall, SUNY Ulster; Stone Ridge; 340-3478; www.cce.cornell.edu/ulster
9:30 AM to noon Historical Society of the Town of Olive Stories, Histories & Tall Tales morning at Reservoir Methodist Church Fellowship Hall, Route 28, Shokan.
1:00-11:00 PM 17th Annual Beltane Festival; Renaissance and Craft Faire; celebrate the arrival of Spring; Center for Symbolic Studies at Stone Mountain Farm; rain date: April 29; 658-8540; www.symbolicstudies.org
4:30 PM on Roast Beef Supper at the Lanesville Church, Route 214. All are welcome.
6:00 PM Troop 60’s High Adventure Penny Social at the Phoenicia Parish Hall, Main Street. Drawing begins at 7:30 PM
6:00 PM An Old Style Russian Celebration Benefit for the Pleshakov Piano Museum at the CMF Performing Arts Center (Red Barn), Rte. 23A, Village of Hunter 518-263-2063
7:30 p.m., “Love Letters,” at St. Gregory’s Church, Woodstock. Performance followed by coffee and dessert. 679-8800.
8:00 PM “Harvey”; presented by Coach House Players; 12 Augusta Street, Kingston; 331-2476; www.coachhouseplayers.com
8:00 PM Maestro 2 Maestro: All Beethoven concert; performed by Woodstock Chamber Orchestra; Pointe of Praise, 243 Hurley Avenue, Kingston; 246-7045; www.wco-online.com
Sunday 4/29
9:00 AM - 11:00 AM Organic Gardening Seminar with Melody Newcombe at the Mt. Tremper School. Bring a one cup sample of your garden soil along with your gardening questions. 845-688-5472 or email MtTremperSchool@yahoo.com
10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Rabies Clinic and Pet Wellness Fair at SUNY Ulster, Senate Gymnasium, Stone Ridge. (845) 687-5233.
1-4 p.m Healthy Kids Day at Frost Valley YMCA in Claryville, NY. The event is free. (845) 985-2291, ext. 305, or e-mail sbalzano@frostvalley.org.
6:00 p.m. Yonatan Shapira from the heart of Zionism at the Unitarian Universalist Congregation, 320 Sawkill Road. 845-679-3299 or 518-678-2076.
2:00-6:00 PM Silent and Live Auction; family entertainment; dance and concert with Joshua Pearl, Peter Dougan, Uncle Rock and others; Bearsville Theater; Route 212, Woodstock; 853-5706
3:00 PM Maestro 2 Maestro: All Beethoven concert; performed by Woodstock Chamber Orchestra;; St. John’s Church , West Hurley; 3:00 PM; 246-7045; www.wco-online.com
Monday 4/30
10:30AM-noon Gypsy Tribal Style Dance (Mixed Level-Nomad Tribe) in Olivebridge. 657-7276, www.twistedtassels.com.
Tuesday 5/1
7-8:30 PM Gypsy Tribal Style Dance (Beginner-Moon Tribe) in Olivebridge. 657-7276, www.twistedtassels.com.
Wednesday 5/2
9:30 AM - 11:30 AM Play in the Clay Workshops with Henry Needham at the Mt. Tremper School. 688-5472 or email MtTremperSchool@yahoo.com.
3:45-4:45 PM Dance Class (ages 3-5) United Methodist Church, Phoenicia Contact Kelly Peck 518-989-6409 or kelly@dancingvalley.com
7:30 - 9 p.m A Separated and Divorced support group will meet at St. Catherine Laboure Church, Lake Katrine. 382-1270 or 336-7658.
Thursday 5/3
12:15-12:45 PM Milika Nevarez and Friends; piano with violin and vocal guests; Old Dutch Church , Kingston; 338-6759; www.olddutchchurch.org
8:00 PM Musician Tim Reynolds with Dave Cahill; Bearsville Theater; Route 212, Woodstock; 679-4406; www.bearsvilletheater.com
Friday 5/4
7:00 PM Solo Concert by Christopher O’Riley, pianist, interpreter of classical and rock music and host of NPR musical show, “From the Top”; Quimby Theater, SUNY Ulster; Stone Ridge; 687-5262; www.sunyulster.edu/events
7PM. James Krueger headlines Phoenicia Phirst Phriday open mic to benefit the Pine Hill Community Center. Arts Upstairs - 60 Main St. Phoenicia.
8:00 PM Performance by Dar Williams with special guest Ryan Scott; Bearsville Theater; Route 212, Woodstock; 679-4406; www.bearsvilletheater.com
Saturday 5/5
All Day Quilting Weekend with famed instructors Kris Driessen and Sherry Sega at Frost Valley YMCA’s Straus Center in Claryville, NY.
All Day 2nd Annual Hudson Valley Mayfaire; King Henry VIII’s England is this year’s setting; armored joust on horseback, food and drink, comedy and drama, Shakespeare, song and dance and more; Ulster County Fairgrounds, New Paltz; 338-3468; www.hvmayfaire.com
All Day 13th Annual 2-Day Striped Bass Tournament and Barbecue; cash awards; Certified Marine Service, Connelly; 339-3060; www.certifiedmarineservice.inc
8:00 AM -4:00 PM 7th Annual Women’s Health and Fitness Expo; fitness and cooking demonstrations, seminars, doctor-is-in booth, free screenings and more; Tech City, Kingston;; 338-2855; www.womenshealthexpo.com
9:30 AM - 11:30 AM Home Repairs for Dummies at the Mt. Tremper School 688-5472 or email MtTremperSchool@yahoo.com.
10:00-11:30 AM Modern Dance (adult) The Cooperhood Inn & Spa, Shandaken. Contact Kelly Peck 518-989-6409 or kelly@dancingvalley.com
10:00 AM-4:00 PM Opening Day of Hurley Heritage Society Museum; exhibit: “Bluestone-A Quarryman’s Tale”; 338-1661; www.hurleyheritagesociety.org
12:00-8:00 PM Cinco de Mayo Festival; dancing, bands, authentic food and more; Casa Villa Restaurant; Albany Avenue, Kingston; 331-7646
12:00-6:00 PM Opening Day of Hudson River Maritime Museum; exhibit: “Racing the Wind: Two Centuries of Ice Boating on the Hudson “; 50 Rondout Landing, Kingston; 338-0071; www.hrmm.org
1:00-4:00 PM Opening Day of Friends of Historic Kingston Museum Gallery with “ Kingston ‘s Mom and Pop Stores” exhibit; at Fred J. Johnston Museum; corner of Main and Wall Streets, Kingston; 339-0720; www.fohk.org
5:00-8:00 PM First Saturday Art Receptions; held throughout Kingston in various galleries; 331-0331; see www.askforarts.org for schedule
8:00 p.m Dance Performance: Jennifer Muller/The Works presented by the Catskill Mountain Foundation at the Hunter/Tannersville High School, Rte. 23A, Village of Tannersville. 518-263-4908 or www.catskillmtn.org.
8:00 PM Performance by Dar Williams with special guest Ryan Scott; Bearsville Theater; Route 212, Woodstock; 679-4406; www.bearsvilletheater.com
8:00 PM Singer/songwriter Bar Scott; Kleinert/James Arts Center, Woodstock; 679-2079; www.woodstockguild.org
Sunday 5/6
All Day Quilting Weekend with famed instructors Kris Driessen and Sherry Sega at Frost Valley YMCA’s Straus Center in Claryville, NY.
All Day 2nd Annual Hudson Valley Mayfaire; King Henry VIII’s England is this year’s setting; armored joust on horseback, food and drink, comedy and drama, Shakespeare, song and dance and more; Ulster County Fairgrounds, New Paltz; 338-3468; www.hvmayfaire.com
All Day 13th Annual 2-Day Striped Bass Tournament and Barbecue; cash awards; Certified Marine Service, Connelly; 339-3060; www.certifiedmarineservice.inc
Noon to 2:00 pm Ulster County Democrats annual fundraising “kick off” brunch special tribute to Congressman Maurice Hinchey at Wiltwyck Golf Club, Kingston, call 845-399-9951 or go to www.ulstercountydemocrats.com.
2:00-3:00 PM A Musical Interlude: Songs from the Bluestone Years; featuring singer Richard Marone; Hurley Heritage Society Museum; 52 Main Street, Hurley; 331-0593; www.hurleyheritagesociety.org
3:00 PM “A Measure of Harmony-30 Years of Song”; featuring Mid-Hudson Women’s Chorus and the Mendelssohn Club of Kingston; St. James United Methodist Church, Kingston; 679-7165
Monday 5/7
6 – 10:00pm life Guard Training course. Call 338-7020 or visit www.ulsterredcross.org.
7:00 PM Shandaken Town Board Meeting at Shandaken Town Hall, Allaben.
7:30 PM Annual Spring Student Recitals; Quimby Theater, SUNY Ulster; Stone Ridge; 687-5262; www.sunyulster.edu/events
Tuesday 5/8
7:00 PM Lecture: “History of Ice Boating” by Brian Reid; Hudson River Maritime Museum ; Kingston; 338-0071; www.hrmm.org
8:00 PM Messiah, Parts 2 and 3; performed by the College-Community Chorale with soloists and orchestra; Julien J. Studley Theatre, SUNY New Paltz; 257-3872
Wednesday 5/9
9:30 AM - 11:30 AM Play in the Clay Workshops at the Mt. Tremper School. 688-5472 or email MtTremperSchool@yahoo.com.
3:45-4:45 PM Dance Class (ages 3-5) United Methodist Church, Phoenicia Contact Kelly Peck 518-989-6409 or kelly@dancingvalley.com