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SUMMARY:Celebrate Byrdcliffe
DESCRIPTION:Join us for Woodstock Byrdcliffe’s annual celebration and fundraiser\, Celebrate Byrdcliffe! Gather with others in the community for a fun-filled afternoon of food\, libations\, a silent auction\, and a live performance by Brian Mitchell. \nThis year we are honoring Arts Executive\, Historic Preservationist and Architectural Enthusiast Benjamin Prosky and artists Portia Munson and Jared Handelsman.\n\nThis event will be held at the Byrdcliffe Barn\, 485 Upper Byrdcliffe Rd\, Woodstock\, NY \n  \nPRICING –  \n – Tickets $150 each. ($105 is tax deductible) \nPurchase tickets \nYour support of Celebrate Byrdcliffe helps ensure that Woodstock Byrdcliffe Guild continues to inspire artists\, preserves a unique historic arts setting\, and contributes to the arts in the Hudson Valley\, nationally\, and internationally. To pledge additional support: \n – SPONSORSHIP – \n1). $250 (1 ticket to the event) — $205 is tax deductible \n2). $500 (2 tickets to the event) — $410 is tax deductible \n3). $1000 (a reserved table for 4) — $820 is tax deductible \nSponsorships of $500+ will have their name or business logos listed on our website and other materials \nUnable to attend Celebrate Byrdcliffe? DONATE WHAT YOU WISH \nSponsor an Artist: ARTIST RESIDENCY FELLOWSHIPS \n  \n2025 HONOREES \n \nBENJAMIN PROSKY grew up between Brooklyn and Woodstock. A third generation Woodstocker\, his family established roots in the village in 1942\, drawn then as now to Woodstock’s beauty\, culture\, and diverse artistic community\, which owes so much to the legacy of Byrdcliffe. About 15 years ago Ben had the pleasure of joining the Byrdcliffe board\, on which he served for nine years. His time on the board was formative and enriching; further instilling a life-long love of Byrdcliffe and the Woodstock Community. In his professional life\, Ben has been fortunate to serve in several leadership roles at prestigious institutions. With a degree in Urban Studies from Vassar College\, followed by graduate work in Urban Planning at Columbia University\, Prosky has devoted his career to a range of projects dedicated to the promotion and interpretation of architecture and urbanism. \nIn 2023 Ben was named President of the Richard Hampton Jenrette Foundation whose mission is to advance education\, stewardship and innovation in historic preservation through the support of scholars\, educators\, curators and crafts people. He has held prior leadership roles at several institutions\, serving as Executive Director of the American Institute of Architects New York and the Center for Architecture; as Assistant Dean for Communications at Harvard’s Graduate School of Design and Director of Special Events and External Affairs at Columbia’s Graduate School of Architecture\, Planning and Preservation. In earlier roles at international museums and cultural institutions\, such as the Canadian Center for Architecture in Montreal\, Canada\, and the Institute français d’architecture in Paris\, France\, his work focused on developing public educational programs and exhibitions. Like previous generations of his family\, Ben divides his time between Woodstock and Brooklyn\, along with his husband\, Jozef and daughter\, Maeve. \n  \n \nPORTIA MUNSON creates maximal installations\, sculptures\, paintings\, and digital prints using a vast accumulation of ready-made products to decipher the latent cultural codes embedded in mass-produced items. The resulting works emphasize the role of consumerism on the formation of identity and the resulting connection between the ongoing struggle for gender equality\, reproductive rights\, and the dire ecological crisis. \nMunson lives and works in Catskill\, NY. She holds a BFA from Cooper Union\, an MFA from Rutgers University\, and studied at the Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture. Her work has been the subject of over twenty solo exhibitions at the Museum of Sex\, New York\, NY; P·P·O·W\, New York\, NY; White Columns\, New York\, NY; MASS MoCA\, North Adams\, MA; Pamela Salisbury Gallery\, Hudson\, NY; and Art Omi\, Ghent\, NY\, among others. Her public works include Pink Projects with the Art Production Fund\, Rockefeller Center\, New York\, NY; Art in the Terminal\, the Albany International Airport\, Albany\, NY; MTA Arts for Transit\, Bryant Park MTA Station\, New York\, NY; and a permanent Metropolitan Transit Authority installation in Brooklyn\, NY. Portia Munson is represented by PPOW gallery in NYC. \n  \n \nJARED HANDELSMAN is a visual artist based in Catskill\, New York whose artistic practice of over thirty years includes land based site specific works\, found object sculptures\, landscape photograms and videos and photographs that explore the nature of light. Jared has made sculptures suspending boulders and slabs of rock over their place in the forest\, video and photographs made inside a treehouse camera obscura\, photograms with flashlights\, car headlights and moonlight and videos and photographs documenting interior solar landscape projections. \nJared was educated at Vassar College\, where he received a BA in Philosophy and at Rutgers University\, Mason Gross school of Art\, receiving an MFA. He also attended Cranbrook Academy of Art. Jared has received fellowships from Yaddo and MacDowell Colonies\, from The Fine Arts Work Center\, Provincetown and from Vassar College. \n  \nABOUT BRIAN MITCHELL \n \nBRIAN MITCHELL has worked with artists such as Levon Helm & The Midnight Ramble Band\, Bob Dylan\, BB King\, Al Green\, Dolly Parton\, Buster Poindexter\, and Allen Toussaint. Mitchell has appeared on five Grammy Award-winning recordings\, three with Levon Helm\, and one each with BB King and with Les Paul. In 2015\, Brian was inducted into the New York Blues Hall of Fame. He is known to have versatility on piano\, Hammond B-3 organ\, accordion\, various vintage keyboards and harmonica\, plus his distinct vocal stylings. Mitchell believed that music is life music can heal people \nMitchell is a native New Yorker and is a part of Manhattan’s competitive live music scene. Known for kicking out high-energy performances\, Mitchell’s music “features a unique blend of gutbucket blues\, funky New Orleans style R&B\, quirky Latin rhythms\, and occasional visits into outer space.” \n  \nCELEBRATE BYRDCLIFFE 2025 SPONSORS \n \n \n\nThe Badner – Falcon Family\nKerrie Buitrago and Oscar Buitrago\nHenry T. Ford and Michael Knauth\nSam Freed and Dee Hoty\nDouglas C. James Charitable Trust\nSuzannah Kellner\nFloyd Lattin and Ward Mintz\nKatharine L. McKenna\nCatherine McNeal\nThe Prosky Family\nBenjamin Prosky and Jozef Sulik\nAlice Tisch\nMelissa Cowley Wolf of MCW Projects LLC
URL:https://www.woodstockguild.org/event/celebrate-byrdcliffe/
LOCATION:Byrdcliffe Barn\, 485 Upper Byrdcliffe Rd\, Woodstock\, NY\, 12498\, United States
CATEGORIES:Concert,Special events
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SUMMARY:Women Sculpture Group Walkthrough of SALVAGE STORIES exhibition
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a gallery walkthrough hosted by the Women Sculptor Group (WSG) in collaboration with the Woodstock Byrdcliffe Guild\, of the current exhibition\, Salvage Stories: Seven Sculptors\, co-curated by Alice Zinnes and Carol Diamond. This special sculpture show features artworks by Eric Banks\, Ken Butler\, Carol Diamond\, Bonny Leibowitz\, Shari Mendelson\, Shivani Patel\, and Mark Van Wagner.\nExhibiting artists Carol Diamond\, Shivani Patel\, Shari Mendelson\, and Eric Banks\, will be present to speak about their work\, together with co-curator Alice Zinnes as moderator.\nPanel Artists: Carol Diamond\, Shari Mendelson\, Shivani Patel\, Eric Banks in conversation with co-curator Alice Zinnes\n\nAbout Salvage Stories: Seven Sculptors: Seven artists transform the mundane detritus of contemporary society into sculpture that takes on new life from upcycled materials. Curated by Alice Zinnes and Carol Diamond. Exhibition Catalogue. \n\nAbout the Women Sculptor Group: The Women Sculptor Group is a NY-based organization that supports women sculptors by attending shows\, doing walk-throughs\, and sponsoring open calls and exhibition events.
URL:https://www.woodstockguild.org/event/women-sculpture-group-walkthrough-of-salvage-stories-exhibition/
LOCATION:Kleinert-James Gallery\, 34 Tinker St\, Woodstock\, NY\, 12498\, United States
CATEGORIES:Artist talk,Exhibition,Special events
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SUMMARY:Nanna\, a reading of a new play by David Simpatico
DESCRIPTION:Purchase tickets \nDirected by Sydnie Grosberg Ronga \nNanna\, an 88 year-old woman comes back from the dead to settle some unresolved issues with her grandson\, but along the way\, examines her own history of child abuse and her role in the intergenerational pathology of incest. Part sex comedy\, part Greek tragedy\, Nanna uses black comedy to examine the intimate turmoil of intergenerational incest\, and to find a potential escape from the cyclical prison of abuse. \nDavid Simpatico\nCareer highlights include: the book/stage adaptation of Disney’s High School Musical; The Screams of Kitty Genovese (Jonathan Larson Award; music by Will Todd); Garden of Light\, libretto for choral symphony\, with composer Aaron Jay Kernis. His musical adaptation of Twelve Angry Men\, music and lyrics by Michael Holland\, received its world premiere production in June\, 2022 at Theater Latte Da in Minneapolis\, directed by Peter Rothstein. His grand opera\, The Life and Death(s) of Alan Turing\, with music by Justine F. Chen\, received its world premiere at Chicago Opera Theater in March\, 2023\, also directed by Peter Rothstein. He is currently adapting Wally Lamb’s She’s Come Undone\, with co-bookwriter Darrah Cloud\, and composer/lyricist\, Michael Holland. He is also working on That Hellbound Train\, a new jazz opera with composer Lisa DeSpain\, based on the short story by Robert Bloch. His oratorio adaptation of Dickens’s A Christmas Carol\, with score by Will Todd\, received its first production with Opera Holland Park in London\, Dec\, 2024. \nTickets: $10 members\, $15 not-yet members\nPurchase tickets \nThis performance will take place at the Byrdcliffe Theatre at 380 Upper Byrdcliffe Rd in Woodstock\, NY.  \n\n\n\n\nPart of the Round the Bend Theater Company script reading series. The Woodstock Byrdcliffe Guild is pleased to collaborate with Round the Bend Theatre Company in presenting a series of new plays. Each selected play will be read by professional actors in front of a live audience with the playwright engaging with the audience at the conclusion of the performance.  
URL:https://www.woodstockguild.org/event/nanna-a-reading-of-a-new-play-by-david-simpatico/
LOCATION:Byrdcliffe Theatre\, 380 Upper Byrdcliffe Rd\, Woodstock\, NY\, 12498\, United States
CATEGORIES:Theatre
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SUMMARY:The Fugs: Celebrating the 60th Anniversary Year of Their First Concert
DESCRIPTION:The Fugs was one of the leaders of the underground scene of the 1960s and became an important part of the American counterculture of that decade. The group is known for its comedic\, even lewd\, nature but also earned fame through its persistent anti-Vietnam War sentiment during the 1960s. \nEd Sanders came up with the idea that became the Fugs in late 1964.He has led the Fugs in the years since\, through 58 years of albums and performances. The Fugs have had their current line-up since 1985. \n\nByrdcliffe is excited to welcome back The Fugs for two performances in celebration of the 60th anniversary of their first concert. \npurchase tickets for Friday’s performance \npurchase tickets for Saturday’s performance \n\n  \n \n\n\n\nAbout the band: \nSteven Taylor collaborated on poetry and music works with Allen Ginsberg for 20 years. Other long-time collaborators include Kenward Elmslie\, Anne Waldman\, Ed Sanders\, and Tuli Kupferberg\, as well as choreographer Douglas Dunn (Bessie Award nomination for best sound design 2015). He joined the Fugs in 1984. His poems\, essays\, reviews\, and songs have been published via magazines\, anthologies\, and albums. He holds a PhD in music from Brown University. His book False Prophet: Field Notes from the Punk Underground was published by Welseyan UP in 2003. His most recent publications are Don’t Hide the Madness: William S. Burroughs in Conversation with Allen Ginsberg (Three Rooms Press)\, and William Blake’s Songs of Innocence and of Experience (Ace Records). \nEd Sanders — founder and singer-songwriter — invents musical instruments such as the Talking Tie and the microtonal Microlyre. One of Sanders recent books\, illustrated by Rick Veitch\, is Broken Glory\, the Final Years of Robert F. Kennedy. Sanders is primarily a poet whose collected poems\, Thirsting for Peace in a Raging Century won an American Book Award in 1988.  He has written biographies in verse of Charles Olson\, Allen Ginsberg\, and Anton Chekhov.  He is the author of a 9-volume America\, a History in Verse\, and a investigative history of the Manson group\, The Family\, which is in print in a number of countries. \nSteve Taylor— vocals and guitars — his beautiful voice gives the Fugs outstanding vocal qualities on tunes set to the poems of William Blake and classics such as “Crystal Liaison\,” “Slum Goddess\,” and “Morning Morning.” Taylor is a professor of writing at Naropa University in Boulder Colorado\, and a noted composer who performed with Allen Ginsberg for many years. His string quartet setting to Allen Ginsberg’s poem “White Shroud” is an important 20th century poetry composition. \nCoby Batty— drums\, percussion and vocals. Coby is a well known musician and song- writer with his own band in Richmond\, Virginia. Batty has performed with Don Cherry\, John Zorn\, Eugene Chadbourne and many others. He has a powerful singing voice\, and is a renowned actor in movie and television productions \nScott Petito — bass and keyboards — is a well-known record producer who operates NRS Recording studios in Catskill\, NY\, where many groups have recorded such as The Band\, The Fugs\, and a number of others. Petito performs with the singer Leslie Ritter\, and with numerous other important musicians. He has developed an outstanding career as a recording artist\, producing a sequence of acclaimed records. \n\n\n\n\nThe Story of The Fugs First Concert \n\n \n\nRight around the time that Tuli and I decided to form a singing group of poets\, an idea had formed in my noggin— open a bookstore! I could place my mimeograph machine there\, and great poet Allen Ginsberg and I had been discussing forming a Committee to Legalize Marijuana\, which I thought could be run from the bookstore. I started looking for a storefront to rent in the Lower East Side. I intended to call it the Peace Eye Bookstore. \nI was a new father\, had family obligations\, and needed to have a source of income beyond weekends at the Times Square cigar store where I worked the late-night shift. I could put my mimeograph machine there\, and create a cultural facility and the world’s first mimeo print center as well.  \nI signed a two-year lease for Peace Eye on November 10\, 1964. The first year was $50 a month; which went to $60 for the second year.  \nThere was much group singing among my friends from the peace and Civil Rights movements\, and many an acquaintance had a guitar at the ready in their apartments. \nI had been inspired by a benefit for the General Strike for Peace at which an unknown singer with a harmonica wired to his face named Bob Dylan had wowed the crowd at the Living Theater on 6th Avenue.  \nWe began rehearsing at the Peace Eye Bookstore.  Our afternoon rehearsals at Peace Eye became packed with our friends who wanted to savor our songs. Tuli and I added the musical duo of Steve Weber and Peter Stampfel  (also performed The Holy Modal Rounders)\, so we now had a five-man ensemble. \nOur first concert was at the March ’65 opening of Israel Young’s famous Folklore Center at its new location on 6th Avenue and West Third Street in NYC.  The night before our first concert\, Ken Weaver’s buffalo hide drum was stolen during a break-in at Peace Eye\, so for our World Premiere Ken performed with a drum made out of a cardboard Krasdale peach box!!! \n– Ed Sanders \n\n\n\n\nThe Fugs – Celebrating the 60th Anniversary Year of their First Concert\nByrdcliffe Barn | 485 Upper Byrdcliffe Road\, Woodstock\, NY. \nFriday\, August 22nd\nSaturday\, August 23rd\nDoors open at 7:30 pm\, concert at 8 pm. \n\n\n\n\nTICKETS:\n$30/person WBG members\n$35/person not-yet-members\n$35/person at doorpurchase tickets for Friday’s performance \npurchase tickets for Saturday’s performance \nQuestions: 845.679.2079
URL:https://www.woodstockguild.org/event/the-fugs-celebrating-the-60th-anniversary-year-of-their-first-concert-2/
LOCATION:Byrdcliffe Barn\, 485 Upper Byrdcliffe Rd\, Woodstock\, NY\, 12498\, United States
CATEGORIES:Concert
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SUMMARY:Byrdcliffe Artists-in-Residence Open Studios - Session 3
DESCRIPTION:The Artists-in-Residence at the Byrdcliffe welcomes the public to the third of four Summer Open Studios for 2025. \nCome celebrate the creative work of our artists-in-residence. With map in hand\, meet the artists\, see their studios\, and experience work in painting\, drawing\, sculpture\, ceramics\, writing\, sound\, and more\, all amidst Byrdcliffe’s historic campus nestled in the Catskill mountains. \nFor a map of participating artists\, location of studios\, and performance line up – Go to Villetta Inn (3 Upper Byrdcliffe Way\, Woodstock\, NY.) \nStudios open 1 – 4 pm; readings and performances 4 – 5 pm at Byrdcliffe Theatre. This event is free and open to all! \nCome early and step inside White Pines\, the original home of Byrdcliffe’s founders Ralph and Jane Whitehead\, with Byrdcliffe Historian Henry T. Ford and discover how this 1902 utopian arts and crafts colony began. \nMeet on the front porch of White Pines (454 Upper Byrdcliffe Road\, Woodstock\, NY) at noon; suggested donation\, $10. \n\nHome
URL:https://www.woodstockguild.org/event/byrdcliffe-artists-in-residence-open-studios-session-3/
LOCATION:Villetta Inn @ Byrdcliffe Colony\, 3 Upper Byrdcliffe Way\, Woodstock\, NY\, 12498\, United States
CATEGORIES:Open studios
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SUMMARY:The Fugs: Celebrating the 60th Anniversary Year of Their First Concert
DESCRIPTION:Ed Sanders came up with the idea that became the Fugs in late 1964.  He has led the Fugs in the years since\, through 58 years of albums and performances. The Fugs have had their current line-up since 1985. \nByrdcliffe is excited to welcome back The Fugs for two performances in celebration of the 60th anniversary of their first concert. \n\npurchase tickets for Friday’s performance \npurchase tickets for Saturday’s performance \n\n  \n \n\nAbout the band: \nSteven Taylor collaborated on poetry and music works with Allen Ginsberg for 20 years. Other long-time collaborators include Kenward Elmslie\, Anne Waldman\, Ed Sanders\, and Tuli Kupferberg\, as well as choreographer Douglas Dunn (Bessie Award nomination for best sound design 2015). He joined the Fugs in 1984. His poems\, essays\, reviews\, and songs have been published via magazines\, anthologies\, and albums. He holds a PhD in music from Brown University. His book False Prophet: Field Notes from the Punk Underground was published by Welseyan UP in 2003. His most recent publications are Don’t Hide the Madness: William S. Burroughs in Conversation with Allen Ginsberg (Three Rooms Press)\, and William Blake’s Songs of Innocence and of Experience (Ace Records). \nEd Sanders — founder and singer-songwriter — invents musical instruments such as the Talking Tie and the microtonal Microlyre. One of Sanders recent books\, illustrated by Rick Veitch\, is Broken Glory\, the Final Years of Robert F. Kennedy. Sanders is primarily a poet whose collected poems\, Thirsting for Peace in a Raging Century won an American Book Award in 1988.  He has written biographies in verse of Charles Olson\, Allen Ginsberg\, and Anton Chekhov.  He is the author of a 9-volume America\, a History in Verse\, and a investigative history of the Manson group\, The Family\, which is in print in a number of countries. \nSteve Taylor— vocals and guitars — his beautiful voice gives the Fugs outstanding vocal qualities on tunes set to the poems of William Blake and classics such as “Crystal Liaison\,” “Slum Goddess\,” and “Morning Morning.” Taylor is a professor of writing at Naropa University in Boulder Colorado\, and a noted composer who performed with Allen Ginsberg for many years. His string quartet setting to Allen Ginsberg’s poem “White Shroud” is an important 20th century poetry composition. \nCoby Batty— drums\, percussion and vocals. Coby is a well known musician and song- writer with his own band in Richmond\, Virginia. Batty has performed with Don Cherry\, John Zorn\, Eugene Chadbourne and many others. He has a powerful singing voice\, and is a renowned actor in movie and television productions \nScott Petito — bass and keyboards — is a well-known record producer who operates NRS Recording studios in Catskill\, NY\, where many groups have recorded such as The Band\, The Fugs\, and a number of others. Petito performs with the singer Leslie Ritter\, and with numerous other important musicians. He has developed an outstanding career as a recording artist\, producing a sequence of acclaimed records. \n  \n\n\n\n\nThe Story of The Fugs First Concert \n\n \n\nRight around the time that Tuli and I decided to form a singing group of poets\, an idea had formed in my noggin— open a bookstore! I could place my mimeograph machine there\, and great poet Allen Ginsberg and I had been discussing forming a Committee to Legalize Marijuana\, which I thought could be run from the bookstore. I started looking for a storefront to rent in the Lower East Side. I intended to call it the Peace Eye Bookstore. \nI was a new father\, had family obligations\, and needed to have a source of income beyond weekends at the Times Square cigar store where I worked the late-night shift. I could put my mimeograph machine there\, and create a cultural facility and the world’s first mimeo print center as well.  \nI signed a two-year lease for Peace Eye on November 10\, 1964. The first year was $50 a month; which went to $60 for the second year.  \nThere was much group singing among my friends from the peace and Civil Rights movements\, and many an acquaintance had a guitar at the ready in their apartments. \nI had been inspired by a benefit for the General Strike for Peace at which an unknown singer with a harmonica wired to his face named Bob Dylan had wowed the crowd at the Living Theater on 6th Avenue.  \nWe began rehearsing at the Peace Eye Bookstore.  Our afternoon rehearsals at Peace Eye became packed with our friends who wanted to savor our songs. Tuli and I added the musical duo of Steve Weber and Peter Stampfel  (also performed The Holy Modal Rounders)\, so we now had a five-man ensemble. \nOur first concert was at the March ’65 opening of Israel Young’s famous Folklore Center at its new location on 6th Avenue and West Third Street in NYC.  The night before our first concert\, Ken Weaver’s buffalo hide drum was stolen during a break-in at Peace Eye\, so for our World Premiere Ken performed with a drum made out of a cardboard Krasdale peach box!!! \n– Ed Sanders \n\n\n\n\nThe Fugs – Celebrating the 60th Anniversary Year of their First Concert\nByrdcliffe Barn | 485 Upper Byrdcliffe Road\, Woodstock\, NY. \nFriday\, August 22nd\nSaturday\, August 23rd\nDoors open at 7:30 pm\, concert at 8 pm. \n\n\n\n\nTICKETS:\n$30/person WBG members\n$35/person not-yet-members\n$35/person at door  \npurchase tickets for Friday’s performance \npurchase tickets for Saturday’s performance \nQuestions: 845.679.2079
URL:https://www.woodstockguild.org/event/the-fugs-celebrating-the-60th-anniversary-year-of-their-first-concert/
LOCATION:Byrdcliffe Barn\, 485 Upper Byrdcliffe Rd\, Woodstock\, NY\, 12498\, United States
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SUMMARY:"Don Barry: A Quixotic Exploration" free film screening
DESCRIPTION:DON BARRY is a 94 minute cinematic exploration (in English and Spanish\, with subtitles) that seeks to place the first great modern narrative\, Don Quixote\, into the lives of real people in a real place. \nThe film introduces the experimental filmmaker Barry Gerson\, now in his eighties\, as Don Barry\, who mixes his own thoughts into the character’s speech\, much as Miguel de Cervantes’ hero mingled chivalric quotes with his own ideas. Genda Monter\, a young animator\, is the Don’s assistant Sanchia. The setting is the Mexican city of Guanajuato during its high season. \nDon Barry‘s themes are the same as those in Cervantes’ great novel: mortality\, dreams versus accomplishment\, and the means by which one retains sanity in a mad world. In addition\, dives into the beauty of Gerson’s experimental cinema and his work at taking what he’s learned about light as an inspiration for healing. As well as the beauty of allowing one’s life work to become transformative\, and to allow the landscapes we inhabit to provide catharsis for inner growth. \nMusic is by Karen y Los Remedios and Jiony\, two contemporary existential Cumbia artists; the GTO Imp Symph and its talented composers Michael Severens and Alex Applegate; and the late folk-jazz genius John Martyn. \nwritten directed and produced by Paul Smart \nQ&A with filmmakers after the screening \nFree\, donations accepted \n \n 
URL:https://www.woodstockguild.org/event/don-barry-a-quixotic-exploration-free-film-screening/
LOCATION:Byrdcliffe Theatre\, 380 Upper Byrdcliffe Rd\, Woodstock\, NY\, 12498\, United States
CATEGORIES:Film Screening
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SUMMARY:Flow: David Van Tiegham Acoustic Collaboration with sculptor Ian Laughlin
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a special sonic collaboration with renowned musician David Van Tieghem\, together with FLOW\, an acoustic sculpture by Ian Laughlin\, on Sunday\, August 10th at 5 pm (rain date August 17th at 5 pm) at the Woodstock Spa located at 62 Ricks Road\, Woodstock\, NY 12498. David Van Tieghem is an American composer\, percussionist\, and sound designer\, best known for his philosophy of utilizing any available object as a percussion instrument. Ian Laughlin is an artist whose work is dedicated to exploring injustices and finding solutions to the many challenges facing the planet.\nMore about past collaborations between these two artists can be viewed here. \nThis special event is part of S.C.A.P E.\, the 2025 outdoor biennial sculpture park sponsored by the Woodstock Byrdcliffe Guild on the meadows and woodlands of the Woodstock Spa. This concert is free and open to the public. \nABOUT DAVID VAN TIEGHEM\nDavid Van Tieghem is an American composer and sound designer known for his philosophy of utilizing any available object as a percussion instrument. In his long career\, Van Tieghem has performed and composed for numerous films and productions\, as well as collaborating with Steve Reich\, Laurie Anderson\, Brian Eno\, Talking Heads\, David Byrne\, Deborah Harry and Chris Stein of Blondie\, Adrian Belew\, Jerry Marotta\, John Zorn\, Sylvia Bullett\, and Happy Traum. Along with many other awards\, Van Tieghem was the recipient of a Guggenheim Foundation Fellowship for Music Composition (2007). \nABOUT IAN LAUGHLIN\nOriginally from New Zealand\, Ian Laughlin is a multi-media eco-artist who was active in New York City’s Lower East Side in the 80s. A resident of the Hudson Valley since 1990\, Laughlin has been dedicated to exploring injustices and finding solutions to the many challenges facing the planet through his art installations and acoustic sculptures. \nABOUT S.C.A.P.E.\nS.C.A.P.E. – (Sculpture\, Community\, Arts\, Peace\, Environment) is an Exhibition of Contemporary Outdoor Sculpture in Woodstock\, NY. Curated by Linda Dubilier and Jen Dragon\, the 2025 outdoor sculpture installation presents contemporary sculpture set in the Catskill Mountain landscape. The Woodstock Spa\, adjacent to the historic Byrdcliffe Colony\, hosts this year’s exhibition. S.C.A.P.E. features fourteen artists’ sculptures that explore The Woodstock Spa’s surrounding meadows and woodlands. Participating artists include: Erika deVries\, Stuart Farmery\, William Greenwood\, Wendy Klemperer\, Bernard Klevickas\, Pascal Knapp\, Alex Kveton\, Ian Laughlin\, Alison McNulty\, Eva Melas\, Lowell Miller\, Portia Munson\, Eileen M. Power\, Gregory Steel\, Suzy Sureck\, Stephen Whisler \nAbout the Woodstock Spa\nThe Woodstock Spa is a day spa that neighbors the historic Byrdcliffe Art Colony in the heart of the Catskill Mountains. With trained practitioners\, modern amenities\, and beautiful surroundings\, the Spa is inspired by nature and art to heal\, support\, and improve the lives of the community.
URL:https://www.woodstockguild.org/event/flow-david-van-tiegham-acoustic-collaboration-with-sculptor-ian-laughlin/
LOCATION:Woodstock Spa\, 62 Ricks Road\, Woodstock\, NY\, 12498\, United States
CATEGORIES:Concert,Exhibition,Special events
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SUMMARY:Fail Better\, a reading of a new play by Bay Zisman
DESCRIPTION:Purchase tickets \nDirected by Beth Ryan Troxell \nIn a modern take of Samuel Beckett’s Waiting for Godot\, Fail Better follows a conversation between two stoned buddies as they wait for their endlessly late drug dealer. Throughout their intimate back and forth\, the two friends share laughs and secrets as they contemplate the meaning of a life well lived. \nBaila Eve ‘Bay’ Zisman was born and raised in the Hudson Valley and has known she wanted to be a writer since before she was capable of the act. A graduate of NYU Tisch’s dramatic writing program\, her absurdist work often explores life’s subtleties\, magnifying their importance day-to-day. In the summer of 2023\, she assisted Sydnie Grosberg Ronga in staging The Lifespan of a Fact\, at Rosendale Theatre and is delighted to now work with Round The Bend Theatre. \nTickets: $10 members\, $15 not-yet members\nPurchase tickets \nThis performance will take place at the Byrdcliffe Theatre at 380 Upper Byrdcliffe Rd in Woodstock\, NY.  \n\n\n\n\nPart of the Round the Bend Theater Company script reading series. The Woodstock Byrdcliffe Guild is pleased to collaborate with Round the Bend Theatre Company in presenting a series of new plays. Each selected play will be read by professional actors in front of a live audience with the playwright engaging with the audience at the conclusion of the performance. 
URL:https://www.woodstockguild.org/event/fail-better-a-reading-of-a-new-play-by-bay-zisman/
LOCATION:Byrdcliffe Theatre\, 380 Upper Byrdcliffe Rd\, Woodstock\, NY\, 12498\, United States
CATEGORIES:Theatre
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SUMMARY:Puppet Making for Stop-Motion Animation
DESCRIPTION:Register here \nEver wanted to bring a creature to life? Take a Sunday and learn how to build a fully-poseable character that you can bring to life through stop-motion animation in this extensive course! \nWe’ll generate ideas (feel free to show up with one!)\, make a bendable wire skeleton\, add hardware so it can stand on its own\, bulk out the body with foam and clay\, and give it some character by needle felting on fur and\, of course\, adding eyes and a mouth \nThis course uses the products Propoxy 20 and Barge All-Purpose Cement\, gloves will be provided and encouraged to be used! \nAll materials are provided and covered in the cost of the class \nJOHN QUINN is a current Byrdcliffe Artist-in-Residence\, graduate of Pratt Institute’s 2D Animation program\, and a presenting animator  in this past year’s Woodstock Film Festival.  His work is often experimental and analog – a mix of stop motion and various mediums on paper.  A goal outside of his personal practice is to make animation more accessible\, which is the idea behind this workshop series.  Lately he’s been drawing inspiration from programs like The Electric Company and Schoolhouse Rock and animators Sally Cruikshank and Vince Collins.  “‘The magic of animation’ I think turns a lot of people away from the medium\, and even though it is kind of magic\, anybody can do it – even people that can’t draw”. \nWorkshop fee: $140 WBG members\, $150 not-yet members\nRegister here \nWorkshop limited to 6.
URL:https://www.woodstockguild.org/event/puppet-making-for-stop-motion-animation/
LOCATION:Kleinert-James Gallery\, 34 Tinker St\, Woodstock\, NY\, 12498\, United States
CATEGORIES:classes & workshops
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SUMMARY:"Salvage Stories" Opening reception
DESCRIPTION:Seven sculptors transform the mundane trash of contemporary society into sculpture that ranges from emotional resonance to historical allusion\, grounded earthiness\, and musical innuendo. Though their decision to repurpose discarded detritus connects to the environmental movements of our time\, more significantly\, these seven artists have chosen upcycled materials because of the compelling textures\, colors\, and indeed also mystique of the items’ utilitarian origins. This show is an exhibition of contrasts between the “high” and “low” of society’s creations\, the destruction of consumerism and the discoveries of art\, the ugly and the beautiful\, the serious and the playful. With skillful twists of form\, manipulation of abstraction\, and subtle – and sometimes even quite direct – references to the figure\, these sculptors bring the long-forgotten stories of human refuse into the poignant personal stories of the artist\, and in the process\, turn the ashes of our manmade world into poignant works of art. Curated by Alice Zinnes and Carol Diamond \nABOUT THE ARTISTS \nEric Banks– Using everything from lint to rusty pipes\, Eric Banks creates unified raw constructions of hope within decay and humor within life’s tortured complexities. \nKen Butler is a musician-artist. Recombining disassociated found objects\, he constructs – and often performs on innovative musical instruments\, transforming our useless waste into objects of whimsy\, joy\, and rhythmic musicality. \nIn Carol Diamond‘s artworks\, found street “junk” of metal\, glass\, concrete\, fabric\, and wire mesh expresses tensions that synthesize into a vision of unity\, repair\, and wholeness. \nBonny Leibowitz produces objects\, installations\, and paintings utilizing manmade and organic materials in ways that often disguise their origin\, blurring the boundaries between the manufactured and the natural. \nReferencing ancient artifacts\, Shari Mendelson’s glistening vessels\, made from plastic bottles\, are so elegant\nand authentic\, that their humble origins are all but impossible to believe. \nWith repurposed cardboard boxes\, concrete\, and sand particles\, Mark Van Wagner’s sculptures suggest archaeological\, architectural\, and anthropomorphic metaphors of conflict and ruin\, protected within a shield of humor and restoration. \nFragility and healing are themes that characterize Shivani Patel’s sculptures and wall pieces. Assembled from scavenged metals\, umbrellas and found rods\, old jewelry\, and other sundry things\, they evoke an intimate poetry of twisting costume design\, and the ornate details of ancient religious architecture\, reflecting her family’s Hindu-Indian heritage. \nABOUT THE CURATORS: \nAlice Zinnes has had seven solo NYC exhibitions\, as well as shows upstate and beyond.  She is a tenured adjunct full professor at Pratt Institute\, and writer of @Entropvisions\, a blog about art exhibitions. She has been an environmentalist her whole life. Between 2007 and 2014\, she was at the center of the burgeoning anti-fracking movement\, and more recently\, she served as the Sustainability Coordinator in her department at Pratt.  She has received awards from The VCCA\, Cummington Community for the Arts\, and The National Academy of Design. \nCarol Diamond is an artist and educator based in New York City.  Her current body of work focuses on hand-built sculpture made from found materials.  Awards include a Purchase Prize from the American Academy of Arts and Letters\, and the National Academy Museum’s Edwin Palmer Prize.  Her art writing has been published in journals such as Art Critical and Two Coats of Paint. Diamond’s artwork is included in public and private collections\, including the Portland\, Oregon Museum of Art. \nRuin\, reconstruction\, and rebirth come into play in the spontaneous processes of these 7 artists – processes open to subconscious unveilings – and which present as enigmatic expressions of the rich mutability of materials. \nFor the exhibition’s closing event\, Ken Butler will perform his original music on some of the sculptural instruments he has made. \nOpening Reception: Saturday\, August 2\, 4-6 pm\nClosing Event and Ken Butler Musical Performance: Sunday\, Sept. 14\, 2-5 pm
URL:https://www.woodstockguild.org/event/salvage-stories-opening-reception/
LOCATION:Kleinert-James Gallery\, 34 Tinker St\, Woodstock\, NY\, 12498\, United States
CATEGORIES:Exhibition,Opening reception
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SUMMARY:I for an I\, a reading of a new play by Lewis Arlt
DESCRIPTION:purchase tickets \nDirected by Sydnie Grosberg Ronga \nMax is a confident and energetic Broadway performer.  But when he comes face to face with his old school chum Vern\, he senses things aren’t quite right.  He works hard to get back to the old friendship\, but Vern leads him deep into their mutual past\, with the girl they both knew fifteen years ago.  And when she turns up\, things become even scarier. \nLewis Arlt\nA veteran actor for 35 years\, Lewis performed in multiple stints on Broadway\, regional theatre\, and on television\, as well as directing episodes for soaps\, and penning numerous scripts for daytime dramas\, for which he won an Emmy and multiple WGA Awards. \nLewis resides with his wonderful wife Juli in Woodstock\, at the foothills of the Catskill Mountains.  He’s a Trustee on the Board of the Historical Society of Woodstock\, delivers for Meals on Wheels\, and supports the rebirth of the Hudson Valley small farm movement\, and local farm to table ventures.  He is supported by his amazing three daughters\, their spouses and their five extraordinary grandchildren. \nHe and Syd shared quality theatre time in St. Louis at Webster College’s Loretto Hilton Repertory Theatre.  And more recently at two table reads with RTB. \nIt’s good to be back. \nTickets: $10 members\, $15 not-yet members\npurchase tickets \nThis performance will take place at the Kleinert/James Center for the Arts at 34 Tinker St in Woodstock\, NY.  \n\n\n\n\nPart of the Round the Bend Theater Company script reading series. The Woodstock Byrdcliffe Guild is pleased to collaborate with Round the Bend Theatre Company in presenting a series of new plays. Each selected play will be read by professional actors in front of a live audience with the playwright engaging with the audience at the conclusion of the performance.  
URL:https://www.woodstockguild.org/event/i-for-an-i-a-reading-of-a-new-play-by-lewis-arlt/
LOCATION:Kleinert-James Gallery\, 34 Tinker St\, Woodstock\, NY\, 12498\, United States
CATEGORIES:Theatre
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SUMMARY:Growing Up in the Woodstock Generation… In Song with Marc Black
DESCRIPTION:Presented by Marc Black\, NY Blues Hall of Fame Inductee\nFeaturing Multi-Media Design by Susan Black\nSpecial Guest Michael Esposito (Swami Salami) \nCome together for an evening of timeless music\, heartfelt memories\, and the undeniable spirit of the Woodstock Generation. \nPurchase tickets: https://bit.ly/4mYzPZd \nTake a heartfelt\, humorous\, and musical journey back in time with acclaimed singer-songwriter Marc Black in this unforgettable two-person show that celebrates the spirit\, culture\, and music of the Woodstock Generation. \nPart concert\, part storytelling\, and part visual time capsule\, Growing Up in the Woodstock Generation is a multi-dimensional experience designed to entertain\, enlighten\, and evoke nostalgia. Much like Marc’s acclaimed “History of the 1950s and ’60s Through Popular Song\,” this program dives deep into the transformative decades of the ’60s and ’70s—where music wasn’t just the soundtrack to our lives\, but a driving force behind social change\, spiritual exploration\, and a new way of seeing the world. \nMarc serves as both your musical guide and cultural historian\, performing iconic songs of the era—alongside his own originals—with warmth\, wit\, and wisdom. Each song is artfully framed with vivid storytelling\, transporting audiences to a time of flower power\, protest\, poetry\, and personal awakening. Expect laughter\, reflection\, and spontaneous singalongs. \nThe show is enhanced by a sparkling multi-media presentation by Susan Black\, weaving together archival images to create a rich\, immersive experience that captures the spirit of the times. \nAnd it all comes to life on Claudette\, Marc’s beloved guitar of 50 years\, a constant companion on his musical journey. \nMarc also shares captivating personal anecdotes\, including tales from his high school band’s rise to the Top 40 and tours with legends like The Doors\, Van Morrison\, and Neil Diamond. These moments add a rare and intimate behind-the-scenes glimpse into the rock ‘n’ roll era. \nWhether you lived through it or wish you had\, this event is a tribute to the joy\, struggle\, and soul of a generation that redefined music—and the world. \nDoors: 7 PM | Show: 7:30 PM\n$20 WBG members | $25 Not-yet-members \nPurchase tickets: https://bit.ly/4mYzPZd
URL:https://www.woodstockguild.org/event/growing-up-in-the-woodstock-generation-in-song-with-marc-black/
LOCATION:Kleinert-James Gallery\, 34 Tinker St\, Woodstock\, NY\, 12498\, United States
CATEGORIES:Concert
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SUMMARY:Byrdcliffe Artists-in-Residence Open Studios - Session 2
DESCRIPTION:The Artists-in-Residence at the Byrdcliffe welcomes the public to the second of four Summer Open Studios for 2025. \nCome celebrate the creative work of our artists-in-residence. With map in hand\, meet the artists\, see their studios\, and experience work in painting\, drawing\, sculpture\, ceramics\, writing\, sound\, and more\, all amidst Byrdcliffe’s historic campus nestled in the Catskill mountains. \nFor a map of participating artists\, location of studios\, and performance line up – Go to Villetta Inn (3 Upper Byrdcliffe Way\, Woodstock\, NY.) \nStudios open 1 – 4 pm; readings and performances 4 – 5 pm at Byrdcliffe Theatre. This event is free and open to all! \nCome early and step inside White Pines\, the original home of Byrdcliffe’s founders Ralph and Jane Whitehead\, with Byrdcliffe Historian Henry T. Ford and discover how this 1902 utopian arts and crafts colony began. \nMeet on the front porch of White Pines (454 Upper Byrdcliffe Road\, Woodstock\, NY) at noon; suggested donation\, $10.
URL:https://www.woodstockguild.org/event/byrdcliffe-artists-in-residence-open-studios-session-2/
LOCATION:Villetta Inn @ Byrdcliffe Colony\, 3 Upper Byrdcliffe Way\, Woodstock\, NY\, 12498\, United States
CATEGORIES:Open studios
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SUMMARY:Open house at Byrdcliffe Colony - Tour Historic White Pines
DESCRIPTION:Step inside White Pines\, the original home of Byrdcliffe’s founders Ralph and Jane Whitehead\, with Byrdcliffe Historian Henry T. Ford and discover how this 1902 utopian arts and crafts colony began. \nMeet on the front porch of White Pines (454 Upper Byrdcliffe Road\, Woodstock\, NY) at noon; suggested donation\, $10. \nAfterwards\,  the Artists-in-Residence at the Byrdcliffe welcomes the public to the second of four Summer Open Studios. \nCome celebrate the creative work of our artists-in-residence. With map in hand\, meet the artists\, see their studios\, and experience work in painting\, drawing\, sculpture\, ceramics\, writing\, sound\, and more\, all amidst Byrdcliffe’s historic campus nestled in the Catskill mountains. \nFor a map of participating artists\, location of studios\, and performance line up – Go to Villetta Inn (3 Upper Byrdcliffe Way\, Woodstock\, NY.) \nStudios open\, 1 – 4 pm; readings and performances\, 4 – 5 pm at Byrdcliffe Theatre. This event is free and open to all!
URL:https://www.woodstockguild.org/event/open-house-at-byrdcliffe-colony-tour-historic-white-pines-2/
LOCATION:White Pines @ Byrdcliffe Colony\, 454 Upper Byrdcliffe Rd\, Woodstock\, NY\, 12498\, United States
CATEGORIES:Open House / Tours
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SUMMARY:Calvin Grimm: Studio Selects
DESCRIPTION:Curated by Susana Leval and Sylvia Leonard Wolf\, this special solo exhibition features paintings from Calvin’s archive housed in his hand-built home studio in Shady\, NY. The exhibit is a celebration of Calvin’s lifelong career in abstract expressionism and as a fixture of the Woodstock artistic community
URL:https://www.woodstockguild.org/event/calvin-grimm-studio-selects-2/
LOCATION:Byrdcliffe Barn\, 485 Upper Byrdcliffe Rd\, Woodstock\, NY\, 12498\, United States
CATEGORIES:Exhibition
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SUMMARY:Calvin Grimm: Studio Selects
DESCRIPTION:Curated by Susana Leval and Sylvia Leonard Wolf\, this special solo exhibition features paintings from Calvin’s archive housed in his hand-built home studio in Shady\, NY. The exhibit is a celebration of Calvin’s lifelong career in abstract expressionism and as a fixture of the Woodstock artistic community
URL:https://www.woodstockguild.org/event/calvin-grimm-studio-selects/
LOCATION:Byrdcliffe Barn\, 485 Upper Byrdcliffe Rd\, Woodstock\, NY\, 12498\, United States
CATEGORIES:Exhibition
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SUMMARY:Experimental Animation
DESCRIPTION:Register  here \nForget what you know about Disney and Nickelodeon cartoons (as cool as they are) – animation can be anything and made by anyone! In this workshop we’ll make mesmerizing looping animations by learning two experimental techniques: “weaving loops” and “the Ehrlich Effect” \nNo prior animation experience needed\, nor is it preferred.  Come animate in this pressure-free environment\, and by the end of the night leave with a satisfying gif you can show people at parties \nFor inspiration\, we’ll also take a look at the works of animators Anna Firth\, Caleb Wood\, David Ehrlich\, Amelia Johnston\, and Cecily Russo. \nJOHN QUINN is a current Byrdcliffe Artist-in-Residence\, graduate of Pratt Institute’s 2D Animation program\, and a presenting animator  in this past year’s Woodstock Film Festival.  His work is often experimental and analog – a mix of stop motion and various mediums on paper.  A goal outside of his personal practice is to make animation more accessible\, which is the idea behind this workshop series.  Lately he’s been drawing inspiration from programs like The Electric Company and Schoolhouse Rock and animators Sally Cruikshank and Vince Collins.  “‘The magic of animation’ I think turns a lot of people away from the medium\, and even though it is kind of magic\, anybody can do it – even people that can’t draw”. \nWorkshop fee: $70 WBG members\, $75 not-yet members\nRegister  here \nWorkshop limited to 10.
URL:https://www.woodstockguild.org/event/experimental-animation/
LOCATION:Kleinert-James Gallery\, 34 Tinker St\, Woodstock\, NY\, 12498\, United States
CATEGORIES:classes & workshops
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DTEND;TZID=UTC:20250713T170000
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SUMMARY:Adelaide & the Devil\, a reading of a new play by Lora Lee Ecobelli
DESCRIPTION:purchase advance tickets \n\n\nDirected by Beth Ryan Troxell \nAdelaide and the Devil is a dark absurdist morality play in the style of commedia dell ‘arte. Using archetypes from the Tarot\, religious imagery\, satire and pantomime. The story follows two minor saints and a brave young maiden as they attempt to escape the clutches of an evil obsession.  A ruckus adventure tale that takes our heroes through many perilous escapades.  Think Monty Python meets Noel Coward. \nLora Lee Ecobelli’ is an award winning Actress\, Filmmaker\, Writer\, Director and Teacher. As an actress\, Lora Lee has performed both On and Off-Broadway and in regional theatre’s throughout the country in leading roles from the contemporary to the classics. She can also be seen in many independent films and television Lora Lee is the recipient of the Harold Clurman award for best leading actress in an Off-Broadway Play for her performance in The Vice by Luigi Pirandello. \nAs a filmmaker and director\, she is committed to telling personal women’s stories. Her experimental film La Transazione\, which she wrote and directed has stacked up numerous best picture awards at film festivals around the globe including the prestigious Cannes Short Film Festival. Her Latest film Laurina is currently on the festival circuit. \nAs a writer\, Lora Lee has several plays and monologues published by Smith and Krause and Art Age Publications. Her plays have been produced numerous times at the Samuel French Festival as well as at regional theaters throughout the county. She is also the co-author along with her brother Tom Ecobelli of a popular Italian cookbook published by Square Circle Press. She has just completed her first graphic novel called Wanda-Allen. \nLora Lee is the Artistic director of The Blue Horse Repertory Company\, a Hudson Valley Theatre Collective. She has taught a popular adult acting program at The Theatre Institute at Sage College for the past twelve years. \nLora Lee is a proud member of Actors Equity Association and SAG/AFTRA. \nTickets: $10 members\, $15 not-yet members\npurchase advance tickets \nThis performance will take place at the Kleinert/James Center for the Arts at 34 Tinker St in Woodstock\, NY.  \n\n\n\n\nPart of the Round the Bend Theater Company script reading series. The Woodstock Byrdcliffe Guild is pleased to collaborate with Round the Bend Theatre Company in presenting a series of new plays. Each selected play will be read by professional actors in front of a live audience with the playwright engaging with the audience at the conclusion of the performance. 
URL:https://www.woodstockguild.org/event/adelaide-the-devil-a-reading-of-a-new-play-by-lora-lee-ecobelli/
LOCATION:Kleinert-James Gallery\, 34 Tinker St\, Woodstock\, NY\, 12498\, United States
CATEGORIES:Theatre
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DTEND;TZID=UTC:20250712T210000
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SUMMARY:Teen Angst '25
DESCRIPTION:an event for all ages \npurchase tickets: https://bit.ly/4339WPT \nThe dream of the 90s is alive in – Woodstock! Teen Angst ’25 features 3 teen bands\, bringing the angst and energy of Riot Grrrl\, Punk\, Grunge\, Alternative Rock\, and Power Pop\, reinterpreted through a Gen Z lens. \nAll female trio Mona Freaka have been making waves playing with everyone from punk bands to Moon Unit Zappa\, and come fresh off the release of their first EP “Pucker & Pout”\, released on limited edition pink vinyl & usb cassette. LowLight channels Seattle grunge vibes & early era emo with covers & originals\, while Rhythm Rivival find their inspiration across a multi-genre spectrum. Check out the sounds of the next generation! \nTickets: $20 adv / $25 door\npurchase tickets: https://bit.ly/4339WPT \nThis performance will take place at the Byrdcliffe Theatre at 380 Upper Byrdcliffe Rd in Woodstock\, NY. 
URL:https://www.woodstockguild.org/event/teen-angst-25/
LOCATION:Byrdcliffe Theatre\, 380 Upper Byrdcliffe Rd\, Woodstock\, NY\, 12498\, United States
CATEGORIES:Concert
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SUMMARY:Linda Diamond Dance Co: "Mother Earth Beckons"
DESCRIPTION:  “Mother Earth Beckons” is the theme of the dance concert and will feature dancers Nina Deacon and 11 year old Dorothy Rabstenek who will perform three duets which have interrelated themes. Mother Earth\, a duet from the film Hymn to the Earth\, is the prelude to the longer work\, some of which shall be shown in a film with other dance company members. \n\n\n\nThere will be short dance films in between the duets that will include Parachute with music by well-known Woodstock composer Bar Scott; Hernando’s Hideaway with Nina Deacon\, Marcos Vasquez and two 9 year-old dancers\, Niyah Berger and Luna Anata.  Another dance film with choreography by Linda Diamond and music by the late Jonathan Kramer will also be shown.  Dancers are Linda Diamond & Clifton Brown – a guest artist at the time from Alvin Ailey American Dance Company.\n\n\n\nWoodstock composer Tom Desisto’s music shall be featured in the Mother Earth duet as well as in the film section of Hymn to the Earth\,  a Dance odyssey for our times.  \n\n\n\n\nLINDA DIAMOND & COMPANY is celebrating its 25th anniversary in Woodstock.  The company has received awards in the past from Arts MidHudson\, Harkness Foundation for Dance\, Mary Duke Biddle Foundation and others.\n\n\n\n\nSuggested donation $15. Purchase advance tickets
URL:https://www.woodstockguild.org/event/linda-diamond-dance-co-mother-earth-beckons/
LOCATION:Kleinert-James Gallery\, 34 Tinker St\, Woodstock\, NY\, 12498\, United States
CATEGORIES:Dance
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SUMMARY:Sean Schulich and Friends
DESCRIPTION:The Woodstock Byrdcliffe Guild is pleased to welcome back Woodstock’s own Sean Schulich who performed a dynamic show on Valentine’s Day at the Kleinert/James with his jazz trio. This time Sean is joined by his NYC-based band\, Silver Goat\, who will be performing their unique jamjazz. Their hypnotic and spellbinding sound will transform the audience to new dimensions. \nSean Schulich hails from Woodstock\, NY\, and after earning his Masters from Yale\, he won Artists International\, selling out his debut at Carnegie’s Weill Hall. Being a multi-genre musician\, he then went on to co-found the fusion group Alpha Mosaic\, winning a Sony Jazz Competition. Sean’s playing is described as “audacious” and “staggering” by jazzreview.com. \nSean Schulich has performed with the Funky Meters\, the Dirty Dozen Brass Band\, the New Orleans Suspects\, Bernie Worrell\, Charles Neville\, Meshell Ndegeocello\, Zigaboo Modeliste and recorded with Haitian House music-icon Jephte Guillaume.  His recent projects include Sunlight Origami (with Woodstock icon Vinnie Martucci) and Silver Goat\, a high-powered improv trio in NYC.  He’s played Jazz Fest in New Orleans\, The Mint in LA\, the Kennedy Center in DC and BB King’s\, BAM\, Brooklyn Bowl\, Bowery Ballroom and the Blue Note in NYC. \nPurchase tickets: https://bit.ly/3SyouBa \n$20 advance / $25 at door
URL:https://www.woodstockguild.org/event/sean-schulich-and-friends/
LOCATION:Kleinert-James Gallery\, 34 Tinker St\, Woodstock\, NY\, 12498\, United States
CATEGORIES:Concert
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SUMMARY:Handbuilding Planter Workshop
DESCRIPTION:Make an earthenware planter with extruded clay parts. \nThis is a four hour handbuilding workshop using extruded clay tube shapes to create a unique planter for your garden or home. \nThe workshop will start with a demonstration of laying out the planter design cutting\, joining extruded pieces to build the walls and forms. After the demonstration\, the remainder of the class will be assembling your own pieces with guidance. The finished planters will be around 8” x 12” x 6” to fit on a widows sill or shelf. \nClay and tools are provided. No clay experience needed but helpful. \nThe pieces will be finished in one class\, left to dry and fired when ready. \nInstructor Julie Knight \n$40 individuals (includes materials for one planter) \n$70 special for parent and one child (includes materials for two planters) \n\nRESERVE YOUR SPACE: https://www.woodstockguild.org/events/handbuilding-planter-workshop/
URL:https://www.woodstockguild.org/event/handbuilding-planter-workshop/
LOCATION:Byrdcliffe Ceramics Studio\, 485 Upper Byrdcliffe Rd\, Woodstock\, NY\, 12498\, United States
CATEGORIES:classes & workshops
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20250622T150000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20250622T170000
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SUMMARY:Let’s Misbehave\, a reading of a new musical by Rich Orloff
DESCRIPTION:purchase advance tickets \nDirected by Sydnie Grosberg Ronga \nA new musical using 1920’s Cole Porter songs in a tale that blends the frothy style of early musical comedy with modern sensibilities about sexuality and identity.  Set in 1925 Paris\, Let’s Misbehave is about a woman who leaves her loveless marriage in Dayton to go to Paris for fun and sexual adventures\, but neither she nor her husband (who follows her) are prepared for the complications that come with sexual freedom.  Let’s Misbehave is about the challenge of letting go of who you’ve been\, so you can embrace who you might become. \nRich Orloff is an internationally acclaimed\, not-yet-famous playwright. The New York Times called his play Big Boys “rip-roaringly funny” and named Funny As A Crutch a Critic’s Pick.  His comedy Romantic Fools  has had over 120 productions in the USA\, Africa\, Asia and Europe\, including two productions in Madrid\, where apparently they’re no better at romance than we are.  His short plays have had over 2000 productions on six continents – and a staged reading in Antarctica.  His musical Esther In The Spotlight has been performed in New York\, Miami\, Toronto and Tel Aviv\, and his educational children’s play Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs Fight Tuberculosis Together was a big hit in Kosovo.  This season his plays are being produced in Finland\, Sweden\, Greece and Utica NY. \nTickets: $10 members\, $15 not-yet members \nPurchase advance tickets \nThis performance will take place at the Byrdcliffe Theatre at 380 Upper Byrdcliffe Rd in Woodstock\, NY.  \n\n\n\n\nPart of the Round the Bend Theater Company script reading series. The Woodstock Byrdcliffe Guild is pleased to collaborate with Round the Bend Theatre Company in presenting a series of new plays. Each selected play will be read by professional actors in front of a live audience with the playwright engaging with the audience at the conclusion of the performance.  
URL:https://www.woodstockguild.org/event/lets-misbehave-a-reading-of-a-new-musical-by-rich-orloff/
LOCATION:Byrdcliffe Theatre\, 380 Upper Byrdcliffe Rd\, Woodstock\, NY\, 12498\, United States
CATEGORIES:Theatre
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DTEND;TZID=UTC:20250621T213000
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SUMMARY:Tim Moore\, His Band and Friends Live
DESCRIPTION:The Woodstock Byrdcliffe Guild is delighted to present Woodstock’s master singer-songwriter Tim Moore for a rare concert appearance. Moore released five superb albums on Asylum Records\, joining a roster of singer-songwriters that featured Joni Mitchell and Jackson Browne.  This will be the first time a legacy Woodstock Arts Colony organization offers an intimate evening with Tim. \nTim will  be joined by a TBA lineup of his longtime musical friends. \nPurchase Tickets: https://bit.ly/4dQq6A8 \nWBG members: $30 in advance\, $35 at door \nNot-yet-members: $35 in advance and at door \nThis performance will take place at the Byrdcliffe Theatre at 380 Upper Byrdcliffe Rd in Woodstock\, NY. 
URL:https://www.woodstockguild.org/event/an-evening-with-tim-moore-and-friends/
LOCATION:Byrdcliffe Theatre\, 380 Upper Byrdcliffe Rd\, Woodstock\, NY\, 12498\, United States
CATEGORIES:Concert
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SUMMARY:Byrdcliffe Artists-in-Residence Open Studios - Session 1
DESCRIPTION:The Artists-in-Residence at the Byrdcliffe welcomes the public to the first of four Summer Open Studios for 2025. \nCome celebrate the creative work of our artists-in-residence. With map in hand\, meet the artists\, see their studios\, and experience work in painting\, drawing\, sculpture\, ceramics\, writing\, sound\, and more\, all amidst Byrdcliffe’s historic campus nestled in the Catskill mountains. \nFor a map of participating artists\, location of studios\, and performance line up – Go to Villetta Inn (3 Upper Byrdcliffe Way\, Woodstock\, NY.) \nStudios open 1 – 4 pm; readings and performances 4 – 5 pm at Byrdcliffe Theatre. This event is free and open to all! \nCome early and step inside White Pines\, the original home of Byrdcliffe’s founders Ralph and Jane Whitehead\, with Byrdcliffe Historian Henry T. Ford and discover how this 1902 utopian arts and crafts colony began. \nMeet on the front porch of White Pines (454 Upper Byrdcliffe Road\, Woodstock\, NY) at noon; suggested donation\, $10. \n\nHome
URL:https://www.woodstockguild.org/event/byrdcliffe-artists-in-residence-open-studios-session-1/
LOCATION:Villetta Inn @ Byrdcliffe Colony\, 3 Upper Byrdcliffe Way\, Woodstock\, NY\, 12498\, United States
CATEGORIES:Open studios
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SUMMARY:Open house at Byrdcliffe Colony - Tour Historic White Pines
DESCRIPTION:Step inside White Pines\, the original home of Byrdcliffe’s founders Ralph and Jane Whitehead\, with Byrdcliffe Historian Henry T. Ford and discover how this 1902 utopian arts and crafts colony began. \nMeet on the front porch of White Pines (454 Upper Byrdcliffe Road\, Woodstock\, NY) at noon; suggested donation\, $10. \nAfterwards\,  the Artists-in-Residence at the Byrdcliffe welcomes the public to the first of four Summer Open Studios. \nCome celebrate the creative work of our artists-in-residence. With map in hand\, meet the artists\, see their studios\, and experience work in painting\, drawing\, sculpture\, ceramics\, writing\, sound\, and more\, all amidst Byrdcliffe’s historic campus nestled in the Catskill mountains. \nFor a map of participating artists\, location of studios\, and performance line up – Go to Villetta Inn (3 Upper Byrdcliffe Way\, Woodstock\, NY.) \nStudios open\, 1 – 4 pm; readings and performances\, 4 – 5 pm at Byrdcliffe Theatre. This event is free and open to all!
URL:https://www.woodstockguild.org/event/open-house-at-byrdcliffe-colony-tour-historic-white-pines/
LOCATION:White Pines @ Byrdcliffe Colony\, 454 Upper Byrdcliffe Rd\, Woodstock\, NY\, 12498\, United States
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SUMMARY:King of Lawns: a reading of a new play by Marc Wolf
DESCRIPTION:Directed by Beth Ryan Troxell \n\n\nMatt has not spoken with his sister Ruth for years\, but her imprisonment for environmental terrorism forces an unwelcome reunion. Ruth has no patience for Matt’s lawyerly approach to solving the world’s problems\, while Matt abhors Ruth’s use of violence and her acceptance of a devastating consequence of her imprisonment: separation from her young son Sky. Sky’s uncertain future pushes Matt and Ruth to search for new ways to create change\, as they attempt to heal both their immediate family and an earth spinning dangerously out of control. \nMarc Wolf’s solo performance pieces have been presented nationally and internationally. He won an Obie Award and was nominated for the Drama Desk and Outer Critics Circle Awards for the Off-Broadway production of his Another American: Asking and Telling at The New Group\, directed by Joe Mantello. Another American was revived at the DR2 Theatre in New York and was filmed under the title Don’t Ask\, Don’t Tell\, starring Marc\, directed by John Walsh and Mary Harron\, and produced by Michael Eisner and Daryl Roth. Marc was commissioned by McCarter Theatre to write and perform The Road Home: Re-Membering America\, which was produced at McCarter Theatre and New York Theatre Workshop’s Summer Residency directed by Emily Mann\, and at Huntington Theatre and Geva Theatre directed by David Schweizer.  He performed his play This Blessed Plot\, co-written with Robert Westfield\, at Weston Playhouse and New York Theatre Workshop’s Summer Residency\, directed by Joanna Settle. Recently he has appeared with the Maude Adams Theatre Hub in Casa Valentina and God of Carnage. On television\, he has appeared on The Sopranos\, Law & Order and as Brent Lawrence/Marian Crane on Guiding Light. In addition to the Obie Award\, Marc is the recipient of two National Endowment for the Arts awards and has won the Helen Hayes\, GLADD\, IRNE\, Garland and Bay Area Theatre Critics Circle Awards. Another American is published in the anthology Political Stages: Plays that Shaped a Century.  Marc is a graduate of Williams College\, where he majored in Political Science and Theatre. He is currently Director of Horticulture and Environmental Stewardship at Mountain Top Arboretum in Tannersville\, NY. \nTickets: $10 members\, $15 not-yet members \nThis performance will take place at the Byrdcliffe Theatre at 380 Upper Byrdcliffe Rd in Woodstock\, NY.  \n\n\n\n\nPart of the Round the Bend Theater Company script reading series. The Woodstock Byrdcliffe Guild is pleased to collaborate with Round the Bend Theatre Company in presenting a series of new plays. Each selected play will be read by professional actors in front of a live audience with the playwright engaging with the audience at the conclusion of the performance.   \n\n\nAdvance tickets available: https://bit.ly/45Lccx5 \n  \n 
URL:https://www.woodstockguild.org/event/king-of-lawns-a-reading-of-a-new-play-by-marc-wolf/
LOCATION:Byrdcliffe Theatre\, 380 Upper Byrdcliffe Rd\, Woodstock\, NY\, 12498\, United States
CATEGORIES:Theatre
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SUMMARY:Seph Rodney in Conversation with Andrew Lyght & Osi Audu
DESCRIPTION:Art writer Seph Rodney will moderate a discussion with artist Andrew Lyght and exhibition curator Osi Audu about the exhibition “Touch Wood.” $10: tickets available at: https://bit.ly/rodneylyghtaudu \n  \nSeph Rodney\, PhD is a regular contributor to The New York Times\, and a former senior critic and opinions editor for Hyperallergic. He has also written on art for CNN\, NBC\, Art in America\, Art Forum\, The Guardian\, and several other publications. In 2020 he won the Rabkin Arts Journalism prize and in 2022 won the Andy Warhol Foundation Arts Writers Grant. He is also a curator of contemporary art exhibitions\, including co-curating Get in the Game\, the largest show that the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art has undertaken\, which opened October 2024 and will travel to other venues. \nAndrew Lyght’s works combine drawing\, painting\, sculpture\, and installation art. Through matching industrial elements with vibrant colors and smooth geometric shapes\, Lyght transforms hard-edge\, functional construction objects into artworks that are graceful and lyrical. \nThe work of Nigerian-American artist Osi Audu focuses on the dualism of form and void\, the tangible and intangible. Audu is a recipient of the 2020 New York Foundation for the Arts award (NYSCA/ NYFA Artist Fellowship); Pollock-Krasner Foundation grant 2018/2019; a Wellcome Trust Commission and purchase award\, 2002; and a South East Arts Grant for a Mural\, Maidstone\, England\, UK\, 1997\, among other awards. \nTickets $10 \nPurchase tickets: https://bit.ly/rodneylyghtaudu
URL:https://www.woodstockguild.org/event/seph-rodney-in-conversation-with-andrew-lyght-osi-audu/
LOCATION:Kleinert-James Gallery\, 34 Tinker St\, Woodstock\, NY\, 12498\, United States
CATEGORIES:Artist talk
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DTEND;TZID=UTC:20250720T170000
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SUMMARY:Andrew Lyght | Touch Wood • curated by Osi Audu
DESCRIPTION:The Woodstock Byrdcliffe Guild is pleased to announce Touch Wood\, an exhibition curated by Osi Audu featuring the constructed paintings of artist Andrew Lyght. The exhibition will be on view June 8 – July 20\, 2025.
URL:https://www.woodstockguild.org/event/andrew-lyght-touch-wood-curated-by-osi-audu/
LOCATION:Kleinert-James Gallery\, 34 Tinker St\, Woodstock\, NY\, 12498\, United States
CATEGORIES:Exhibition
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