Mount Tremper Arts holds its free Season Opening Celebration on Saturday, July 10th, with a series of events starting with a 3:00 PM performance of choreographer Rashaun Mitchell (seen above) responding to new poetry by Anne Carson in collaboration with dancer Silas Riener , followed by a 4:00 PM concert by the post-classical string quartet ETHEL performing work by Terry Riley, John King, Phil Kline and Julia Wolfe, followed at 5:30 PM by members of the Merce Cunningham Dance Company performing an Event - site-specific choreographic collage. At 6:00 PM things will wind down with a pig-roast and vegetarian dishes for a nominal fee. Mount Tremper Arts is located at 647 Plank Road between Mt. Tremper and Phoenicia. For further information call 688-9893 or visit www.mounttremperarts.org.
Thursday 7/1
10:00-11:30 AM Gentle/Beginner Kripalu Yoga Class, Reservoir United Methodist Church, 3056 Route 28, Shokan. 657-5751
2:00 - 3:00 PM Strength training and balance exercise class for Seniors at Catskill Mountain Physical Therapy, 90 Main St Phoenicia. 688-2888
6:00-11:30 PM; Annual Firemen's Carnival and Fireworks. Rides, live music, and food. Village Park, 982 Village Park, Margaretville; Contact Mike 586-3507; www.margaretville.org
Friday 7/2
7:30 AM Alcoholics Anonymous; Clean & Green Big Book Meeting, Phoenicia UMC, Church Street, Phoenicia
6:00 -11:30 PM; Annual Firemen's Carnival and Fireworks. Rides, live music, and food. Village Park, Margaretville; Contact Mike 586-3507; www.margaretville.org
7:30 PM Phoenicia Phirst Phriday featuring Paul McMahon, Rupert Wates, and Friction Farm. Arts Upstairs Gallery, 60 Main Street, Phoenicia.
8:00 PM Only Kidding. Presented by the Star Mountainville Group at the Byrdcliffe Theatre, Upper Byrdcliffe Rd., Woodstock. 679-4561
Saturday 7/3
10:00 AM - 3:00 PM Book Sale at the Woodstock Library. Woodstock Library, 679-2213
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM Independence and Ice Cream with brass bands Bevier House Museum, 2682 Rte 209, Marbletown. 338-5614
10:00 AM - 04:00 PM Roxbury Sidewalk Festival Children's Activities, Live Music. Main Street, Route 30, Roxbury
10:30 AM The Phoenicia Knitting Circle... all levels welcome. Phoenicia Library, 48 Main St., Phoenicia. mmcelroy62@aol.com or 646-812-2702.
11:00 AM - 4:00 PM Woodstock Farm Animal Sanctuary Tour. 5 Van Wagner Road, Willow. 679-5955
1:00-11:30 PM. Annual Firemen's Carnival and Fireworks. Rides, live music, and fireworks, Village Park, Margaretville; www.margaretville.org
3:30pm: Wood and Strings Puppet Theater perform "Out of the Mist A Dragon" at the Doctorow Center for the Arts, Rte. 23A, Village of Hunter, 518/263-2063 or www.catskillmtn.org.
3:30 & 7:30 PM World's Largest Demolition Derby and Fireworks. Dutchess County Fairgrounds, 6550 Springbrook Ave, Rhinebeck; 876-4000; www.dutchessfair.com
5:00 - 8:00 PM First Saturday Gallery Openings throughout Kingston. 331-0331 or visit www.askforarts.org
7:00 PM on... Campfire Night with Kailin Garrity at the Emerson Resort & Spa, Route 28, Mt. Tremper. 688-2828 or www.emersonresort.com
7:00 PM George Gee and the Jump Jive and Wailers Swing Orchestra at the Doctorow Center for the Arts, Rte. 23A, Village of Hunter, 518 263 2063
8:00 PM "Red, White & Bluegrass" featuring Ricky Skaggs and Kentucky Thunder followed by Fireworks, Belleayre Music Festival, Route 28, Highmount, N (800) 942-6904 or www.belleayremusic.org
8:00 PM Actors & Writers Presents MILK, a new play. 20 Maverick Rd, Woodstock, 679-8348 or maverickconcerts.org.
8:00 PM Oleksander Kozarenko, pianist. Grazhda Concert Hall, Route 23A, Jewett, www.grazhdamusicandart.org
8:00 PM Only Kidding. Presented by the Star Mountainville Group at the Byrdcliffe Theatre, Upper Byrdcliffe Rd., Woodstock. 679-4561
8:00 PM Creative Music Studio Orchestra. The Colony CafÈ, 22 Rock City Rd., Woodstock. 679-5342
8:00 PM Hudson Valley Community Dance. Hurley Reformed Church, Main St, Hurley. 452-2483 or www.ashokan.org
9:00 PM Grizzly Adamz. Bearsville Theater, 291 Tinker Street, Woodstock
Sunday 7/4
11:00 AM - 4:00 PM Woodstock Farm Animal Sanctuary Tour. 5 Van Wagner Road, Willow. 679-5955
1:00-11:30 PM. Annual Firemen's Carnival and Fireworks. Rides, live music, and fireworks, Village Park, Margaretville; www.margaretville.org
4:00 PM Maverick Concert: Shanghai Quartet. Schumann and Friends. Maverick Concerts, 120 Maverick Rd., Woodstock. 679-8217 or www.maverickconcerts.org
7:00 PM Only Kidding. Presented by the Star Mountainville Group at the Byrdcliffe Theatre, Upper Byrdcliffe Rd., Woodstock. 679-4561
8:00 PM The Dharma Bums. The Colony CafÈ, 22 Rock City Rd, Woodstock. 679-5342
Monday 7/5
12:30-2:00 PM Tribal Style Belly Dance Class. Ancient Callings Studio in Olivebridge, 657-7276
4:15 PM Pilates Mat, 90 Main Street, Phoenicia. 688-1369
6:00-7:30 PM Qigong: Healing Sounds and Cleansing with Amy Brown. Phoenicia Healing Arts. 688-2363.
6:30 PM - 9:00 PM Open Door Art Studio- Make Art have Fun! With artist Michelle Spark. 25 Esopus Ave., Phoenicia. 688-2893 or spark.michelle@gmail.com
7:00 PM Bingo! at the American Legion Hall, 903 Main Street, Margaretville. 586-3416
Tuesday 7/6
9:30 - 11:30 AM Computer Workshop: Music on the Web. Senior Computer Learning Center, Business Resource Center, Ulster Avenue, Kingston. 331-9360
6:00 - 7:00 PM Through The Looking Glass: Women looking for self-discovery and self-esteem at The Pine Hill Community Center, 287 Main Street, Pine Hill, 254-5469
6:30pm Feldenkrais with Chris Becker, 90 Main St, Phoenicia. 688-1369
7:00 PM Blues & Dance Party with Big Joe Fitz. High Falls CafÈ, High Falls. 687-2699
Wednesday 7/7
7:30 AM Alcoholics Anonymous; Clean & Green Step Meeting, Phoenicia UMC, Church Street, Phoenicia
9:30 - 11:30 AM Organize Pictures & Files. Senior Computer Learning Center, Business Resource Center, Ulster Avenue, Kingston. 331-9360
10:00 AM Senior Yoga, age 55+, Olive Free Library, Rte 28A, West Shokan. 657-8028
4:00 - 8:00 PM Woodstock Farmer's Market, with Cleoma's Ghost Cajun music, Houst's Parking Lot, Woodstock.
4:30-6:00 PM Free Introductory Kripalu Yoga Class, Reservoir United Methodist Church, Shokan. 657-5751.
6:00 PM T'ai Chi For Beginners at the Phoenicia Elementary School gym. Free. 688 5444
Thursday 7/8
2:00 - 3:00 PM Strength training and balance exercise class for Seniors at Catskill Mountain Physical Therapy, 90 Main St Phoenicia. 687-5108
3:00 PM Poet Reading: Elga Antonsen. West Hurley Public Library, 42 Clover St., West Hurley. 679-6405 or www.westhurleylibrary.org
4:00 PM - 7:00 PM Book Sale at the Woodstock Library for the convenience of those who can't make the Saturday Sales. 679-2213
6:00 - 7:00 PM Beating the Blues: A Group for Men Coping With Depression The Pine Hill Community Center, 287 Main Street, Pine Hill, 254-5469
6:00-7:30 PM I "Relax, Reconnect, Rejuvenate, Renew" creative play for the young-at-heart. Phoenicia Healing Arts. 688-2363.
8:00 PM The Lee Boys. One of America's finest African-American sacred steel ensembles. Bearsville Theater, 291 Tinker Street, Woodstock
Friday 7/9
7:30 AM Alcoholics Anonymous; Clean & Green Big Book Meeting, Phoenicia UMC, Church Street, Phoenicia
6:00 PM 42nd Annual Children's Day Parade. "Summer Fun in the City". Starts at Kingston High School on Broadway, ends Kingston Plaza Carnival, Schwenk Dr, Kingston; 331-7517.
8:00 PM Jakob Dylan and Three Legs One of America's finest African-American sacred steel ensembles. Bearsville Theater, 291 Tinker Street, Woodstock
Saturday 7/10
9:00 AM Pilates Mat with Ruth Beyl, 90 Main Street, Phoenicia. 688-1369
9:00 AM - 2:00 PM The Annual King's Daughters of Shady... Summertime Fair, Church Road - Rt. 212, Woodstock. 679-2982
10:00 AM - 6:00 PM High Falls Fair Day. Route 213, High Falls. 399-9300. highfallscivic.org
10:00 AM-4:00 PM Stone House Day. Main St, Hurley. 331-4121, www.stonehouseday.org
10:00 AM - 2:00 PM Native American Celebration. Pine Hill Community Center, 287 Main St., Pine Hill. 254-5469 or www.pinehillcommunitycenter.org
10:00 AM Walking Woodstock with Michael Perkins & Will Nixon. Golden Notebook, 29 Tinker St., Woodstock. 679-8000
11:00 AM - 4:00 PM Woodstock Farm Animal Sanctuary Tour. 5 Van Wagner Road, Willow. 679-5955
11:00 AM Elizabeth Mitchell and Family. Free for young people, 120 Maverick Rd, Woodstock, 679-8348 or maverickconcerts.org.
12:00 - 5:00 PM Healing Arts Day. Demonstrations, presentations, and plenty of art at the Woodstock Artists Association and Museum, 28 Tinker St., Woodstock. www.woodstockart.org
3:00 - 7:00 PM Woodstock Second Saturday Events all around town... art openings and more starting at The Woodstock School of Art on Route 212
3:00 - 7:00 PM Free Festival Opening Extravaganza! The string quartet, ETHEL, with members of the Merce Cunningham Dance Company ... plus a pig-roast! Mount Tremper Arts, 647 South Plank Rd., Mount Tremper. 688-9893 or www.mounttremperarts.org
3:00 - 5:00 PM Woodstock School of Art Outdoor Sculpture Show, 2470 Route 212, Woodstock. 679-2388
6:00 PM Woodstock Legends: An Evening with Folksinger Happy Traum. Maverick Concerts, 120 Maverick Rd., Woodstock. 679-8217 or www.maverickconcerts.org
7:30 PM African Day presents documentary film, "iThemba", plus an evening of African music at The Roxbury Arts Center, 5025 Vega Mt. Rd., Roxbury, 607-326-7908
8:00 PM Contra Dance. Woodstock Community Center, 56 Rock City Rd, Woodstock, 246-2121 or www.ashokan.org
8:00 PM Broadway Superstar Patti LuPone at the Belleayre Music Festival, Route 28, Highmount. (800) 942-6904 or www.belleayremusic.org.
8:00 PM Contradance with live music. Woodstock Community Center, Rock City Rd., Woodstock. 246-2121 or www.ashokan.org
8:30 PM "I Slept With Joey Ramone" - A Tribute Event To The Definitive Voice Of Punk Rock with Mickey Leigh, Joey Ramone's Brother... Book Reading, discussion, signing and music. Bearsville Theater, 291 Tinker Street, Woodstock
9:00 PM A Celestial Evening with Skyman Bob. Bring your binoculars, a blanket, and a flashlight and meet at the parking lot of the Mountaintop Arboretum, Route 23C (Maude Adams Road), Tannersville, 518-589-3903, www.mtarboretum.org
9:30 PM The New York L.A. Singer's 'n Dancer's Hook- Up! Free-style and choreographed dance routines at the Holiday Inn Nightclub, 503 Washington Avenue, Kingston. 338-0400 or /www.holidayinnkingstonny.com
Sunday 7/11
11:00 AM - 4:00 PM Woodstock Farm Animal Sanctuary Tour. 5 Van Wagner Road, Willow. 679-5955 or www.WoodstockSanctuary.org
11:00 AM - 2:00 PM Pine Hill Community Center 10th Birthday Celebration. Pine Hill Community Center, 287 Main St., Pine Hill. 254-5469 or www.pinehillcommunitycenter.org
4:00 PM Maverick Concert: Parker Quartet. Maverick Concerts, 120 Maverick Rd., Woodstock. 679-8217 or www.maverickconcerts.org
Monday 7/12
9:00 AM - 4:00 PM Youth in the Outback - Summer Youth Adventure Program. Catskill Outback Adventure, Rt 28, Big Indian. 254-9888
12:30-2:00 PM Tribal Style Belly Dance Class. Ancient Callings Studio in Olivebridge, 657-7276
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM Basic Skills. Senior Computer Learning Center, Business Resource Center, 105 Development Court, Kingston. 331-9360
4:15 PM Pilates Mat, 90 Main Street, Phoenicia. 688-1369
6:00-7:30 PM I Love My Body Women's Summer Camp Phoenicia Healing Arts. 688-2363.
6:30 PM - 9:00 PM Open Door Art Studio- Make Art have Fun! With artist Michelle Spark. 25 Esopus Ave., Phoenicia. 688-2893 or spark.michelle@gmail.com
7:00 PM Bingo! at the American Legion Hall, 903 Main Street, Margaretville. 586-3416
8:00 PM Poetry Open Mic. Featured poet Leslie Gerber. Harmony Cafe @ Wok 'n Roll, 50 Mill Hill Rd., Woodstock. 679-3484
Tuesday 7/13
9:30 - 11:30 AM Learning The Keyboard. Senior Computer Learning Center, Business Resource Center, Ulster Avenue, Kingston. 331-9360
6:00 - 7:00 PM Through The Looking Glass: Women looking for self-discovery and self-esteem at The Pine Hill Community Center, 287 Main Street, Pine Hill, 254-5469
6:30 Feldenkrais with Chris Becker, 90 Main St, Phoenicia. 688-1369
8:00 PM Todd Rundgren. Bearsville Theater, 291 Tinker St., Woodstock. 679-4406 or www.bearsvilletheater.com
Wednesday 7/14
7:30 AM Alcoholics Anonymous; Clean & Green Step Meeting, Phoenicia UMC, Church Street, Phoenicia
3:00 - 8:00 PM Woodstock Farm Festival. Music by Bar Scott. Houst Parking Lot and Mower's Market Field, Maple Lane, Woodstock. www.woodstock-farmfestival.com
4:30-6:00 PM Free Introductory Kripalu Yoga Class, Reservoir United Methodist Church, Shokan. 657-5751.6 -8 PM Catskill Cornucopia presentation on Arts in the Catskills at Catskill Center Arkville
6:00 PM T'ai Chi For Beginners at the Phoenicia Elementary School gym. Free. 688 5444
