Jewelry & Metalworking class begins
2026-04-15 | Byrdcliffe Jewelry Studio, 17 Whitehead Road, Woodstock, 12498, United States
Wednesdays, 2 – 5 pm
April 15 – May 20 (6 weeks – April 15, 22, 29 and May 6, 13, 20)
SPRING SESSION IS SOLD OUT
Byrdcliffe offers an exciting program of courses and workshops in Metalwork and Jewelry design and creation at the Jewelry Studio on the Byrdcliffe Arts Colony.
SPRING SESSION IS SOLD OUT

byCONTRAST exhibition opens
2026-04-18 | Kleinert James Gallery
On exhibit 18 April – 10 May
Gallery hours: Friday – Sunday, 12 – 5 PM
in partnership with Studio Art Quilt Associates (SAQA)
Quilt traditions abound in all cultures, and this exhibition is a testament to the complexity and beauty of this important art form. Thirty SAQA fiber artists created work exploring contrasts found in everyday expressions. The selected entries examine seemingly contradictory or incongruous figures of speech used for dramatic, humorous, or ironic effect. The show was curated by fiber artist Ann Johnston, whose experimentation with dye and fabric has led to numerous exhibitions worldwide, including over twenty solo exhibits and multiple publications.

byCONTRAST Artist Talk & Reception
2026-04-25 15:00 - 17:00 UTC | Kleinert James Gallery
Meet the artists! Join us for a walk and talk of the quilt exhibition byCONTRAST. Artist reception to follow.
in partnership with Studio Art Quilt Associates (SAQA)
Quilt traditions abound in all cultures, and this exhibition is a testament to the complexity and beauty of this important art form. Thirty SAQA fiber artists created work exploring contrasts found in everyday expressions. The selected entries examine seemingly contradictory or incongruous figures of speech used for dramatic, humorous, or ironic effect. The show was curated by fiber artist Ann Johnston, whose experimentation with dye and fabric has led to numerous exhibitions worldwide, including over twenty solo exhibits and multiple publications.

Last day for byCONTRAST exhibition
2026-05-10 12:00 - 17:00 | Kleinert James Gallery
Last opportunity to view and purchase work from the quilt exhibition byCONTRAST
Quilt traditions abound in all cultures, and this exhibition is a testament to the complexity and beauty of this important art form. With vibrant, varied fabrics and small stitches, an exhibition of contemporary artist quilts comes to Byrdcliffe in partnership with Studio Art Quilt Associates (SAQA).
Thirty SAQA fiber artists created work exploring contrasts found in everyday expressions. The selected entries examine seemingly contradictory or incongruous figures of speech used for dramatic, humorous, or ironic effect. The show was curated by fiber artist Ann Johnston, whose experimentation with dye and fabric has led to numerous exhibitions worldwide, including over twenty solo exhibits and multiple publications.

Ceramics: All Levels Wheel Throwing class begins
2026-05-12 | Byrdcliffe Ceramics Studio, 485 Upper Byrdcliffe Rd, Woodstock, NY, 12498, United States
Tuesdays, 2:00 pm – 4:30 pm
May 12 – June 23 (7 weeks)
Instructor: Rich Conti
Tuesdays, 5:30 pm – 8:00 pm
May 12 – June 23 (7 weeks)
Instructor: Rich Conti
Advanced registration is required to attend class
Register here
This class is designed for beginners, novice potters, and self-guided learners. If you’re new to the potter’s wheel, you’ll learn to center clay and master the basics of throwing pottery. Those with prior experience will have the opportunity to refine their skills and explore creating cups, bowls, vases, plates, or anything else you can imagine. The class includes demonstrations on making handles, lids, knobs, and spouts. All work will be fired in a gas kiln to stoneware temperatures in a reduction atmosphere.

Ceramics: Intermediate & Advanced Soda Firing class begins
2026-05-12 | Byrdcliffe Ceramics Studio, 485 Upper Byrdcliffe Rd, Woodstock, NY, 12498, United States
Tuesdays, 10:00 am – 12:30 pm
May 12 – June 23 (7 weeks)
Advanced registration is required to attend class
Register here
Soda firing is an atmospheric process that creates unique and unpredictable effects as soda ash vapors react with the clay and glaze at high temperatures. This class will cover the materials and techniques required to prepare for a soda firing. The kiln will be shared equally among participants, and students will also have the option to fire their work in gas reduction

Ceramics: Beginner/Intermediate Wheel Throwing class begins
2026-05-13 | Byrdcliffe Ceramics Studio, 485 Upper Byrdcliffe Rd, Woodstock, NY, 12498, United States
Wednesdays, 10:00 am – 12:30 pm
May 13 – June 24 (7 weeks)
Byrdcliffe Barn
Instructor: Rich Conti
Advanced registration is required to attend class
Register here
This class will teach new students the basic skills to make pottery and reenforce skills to people who have had some experience and are looking to gain the confidence to make larger more complex pottery. People with no experience will focus on centering and making bowls and cylinders. Intermediate students will hone their skills working on shaping and additions of handles lids knobs and spouts. We will then learn how to glaze and understand the firing process.

Ceramics: All Levels Wheel Throwing class begins
2026-05-13 | Byrdcliffe Ceramics Studio, 485 Upper Byrdcliffe Rd, Woodstock, NY, 12498, United States
Wednesdays, 2:00 pm – 4:30 pm
May 13 – June 24 (7 weeks)
Instructor: Rich Conti
Advanced registration is required to attend class
Register here
This class is designed for beginners, novice potters, and self-guided learners. If you’re new to the potter’s wheel, you’ll learn to center clay and master the basics of throwing pottery. Those with prior experience will have the opportunity to refine their skills and explore creating cups, bowls, vases, plates, or anything else you can imagine. The class includes demonstrations on making handles, lids, knobs, and spouts. All work will be fired in a gas kiln to stoneware temperatures in a reduction atmosphere.

Flock: 2026 Artists-in-Residence Exhibition opens to the public
2026-05-24 12:00 - 17:00 | Kleinert James Gallery
The 2026 Artists in Residence (A.i.R.) exhibition presents the work of the Byrdcliffe 2025 Artists-in-Residents. In a world that prioritizes production, residency programs offer a place for artists to generate ideas, experiment at their own pace, and, most of all, reflect on their practice. This exhibition and Showcase presents work representing a wide variety of creative practices of visual, literary and performing arts inspired by their 2025 Residency season.
On exhibition: 24 May – 21 June, 2026
Gallery hours: Friday – Sunday, 12-5 PM

Artists-in-Residence Literary Artists & Performers Presentation
2026-05-24 15:00 - 16:30 | Byrdcliffe Theatre, 380 Upper Byrdcliffe Rd, Woodstock, NY, 12498, United States
Join us as we welcome back Artists-in-Residence from our 2025 season who will share work created during their residency. The 2025 Artists-in-Residence Literary Artists & Performers Presentation will feature literary artists, musicians, and performance artists who attended Byrdcliffe’s Artists-in-Residence program during the 2025 season.
Flock, visual work by our 2025 Artists-in-Residence program will be on exhibition at the Kleinert James Gallery in downtown Woodstock from May 24 – June 21, 2026.

Tour of White Pines
2026-06-13 12:00 - 13:00 | White Pines @ Byrdcliffe Colony, 454 Upper Byrdcliffe Rd, Woodstock, NY, 12498, United States
Purchase tickets for June 13 group tour
Step inside White Pines, the original home of Byrdcliffe’s founders, Ralph and Jane Whitehead, and discover how this 1902 utopian Arts and Crafts colony began.
Group Tours
The Group Tour includes a guided tour of White Pines home and a Self-Guided Walking Tour & History Map of the Byrdcliffe Colony Campus that you can use either before or after your White Pines Tour.
$15 Byrdcliffe Members
$20 Not-Yet-Members
Additional group tour dates:
June 13, 2026: purchase tickets
July 18, 2026: purchase tickets
August 22, 2026: purchase tickets
September 26, 2026: purchase tickets
Private Tours
If you cannot make a scheduled Group Tour, or would like to gather some friends for a special occasion, we offer a Private Tour of White Pines scheduled at your convenience for $250. To schedule a tour, please email info@woodstockguild.org

Artists-in-Residence Open Studios
Visit with our Artists-in-Residence during Open Studios immediately following your tour. With map in hand, meet the artists, see their studios, and experience work in painting, drawing, sculpture, ceramics, writing, filmmakers, animators, and more.

Open Studios: Artists-in-Residence Summer Session I
2026-06-13 13:00 - 16:00 | Villetta Inn @ Byrdcliffe Colony, 3 Upper Byrdcliffe Way, Woodstock, NY, 12498, United States
Byrdcliffe welcomes the public to the first of four Artists-in-Residence Summer Open Studios for 2026. This event is free and open to all! For a map of participating artists, location of studios, and performance line up – Go to Villetta Inn (3 Upper Byrdcliffe Way, Woodstock, NY.)
Celebrate the creative work of Byrdcliffe’s 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. Some artist works will be available for sale.
For a map of participating artists, location of studios, and performance line up – Go to Villetta Inn (3 Upper Byrdcliffe Way, Woodstock, NY.)
Studios open 1 – 4 pm; readings and performances 4 – 5 pm at Byrdcliffe Theatre. This event is free and open to all!
Open Studio dates for 2026:
Session I: June 13
Session II: July 18
Session III: August 22
Session IV: September 26
Come 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. Purchase tickets for the White Pines tour.

The Dummies Guide to Murdering Your Husband, a reading of a new play by Nathan Johnson
2026-06-14 15:00 - 17:00 | Byrdcliffe Theatre, 380 Upper Byrdcliffe Rd, Woodstock, NY, 12498, United States
PURCHASE TICKETS
A pair of filthy rich and disgruntled husbands escape for a romantic getaway in a remote mountain cabin unaware that each has hatched a plot to murder the other. If you’ve ever loved someone so much but still thought, “I could murder him”—welcome home.
Nathan Johnson is a queer performer/playwright/artist. He was a finalist for the Dramatists Guild Fellowship and the Primary Stages Echoes Writing Group, a recipient of the National Queer Theatre-WIO Fellowship, winner of the Meanwhile Park Playwriting Prize, and Recipient of the Primary Stages Louise Rockwell Scholarship. His plays have been performed and/or received finalist positions at The SAUK, American Stage, The Artistic Home, Best Medicine Rep, B-Street Theatre, The Chain Theatre, The Magnetic Theatre, and many others. As an actor, he’s worked in off Broadway, television, and film (My Big Gay Italian Wedding, The Party planner with David Tutera, One Life to Live). MFA: Columbia University.
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In partnership with Round The Bend Theatre — a mobile theater company with a mission to encourage Hudson Valley playwrights and their work in development. Through the process of inclusive readings and reflection, new voices are nurtured for future work.
Each play in the series will be read by professional actors, followed by a discussion with the playwright and audience.
Additional Round the Bend Theater productions at Byrdclffe Theater:
Sunday, June 14, 2026, 3 PM
The Dummies Guide to Murdering Your Husband, a reading of a new play by Nathan Johnson
PURCHASE TICKETS | ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Sunday, June 28, 2026, 3 PM
Play-Off, a reading of a new play by Jason Wang
PURCHASE TICKETS | ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Sunday, July 12, 2026, 3 PM
Loving Vivian, a new musical by Timothy Brown and Daniel Chadwick
PURCHASE TICKETS | ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Sunday, July 26, 2026, 3 PM
The Goodness Robot, a reading of a new play by Paul Allman
PURCHASE TICKETS | ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Sunday, August 9, 2026, 3 PM
Let There Be, a reading of a new play by Stephen Kaplan
PURCHASE TICKETS | ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Sunday, August 23, 2026, 3 PM
Julia C, a reading of a new play by Daniel Pink
PURCHASE TICKETS | ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Last day for Flock: 2026 Artists-in-Residence Exhibition
2026-06-21 12:00 - 17:00 | Kleinert James Gallery
This is the last day to view and purchase work from Flock: 2026 Artists-in-Residence exhibition. The 2026 Artists in Residence (A.i.R.) exhibition presents the work of the Byrdcliffe 2025 Artists-in-Residents. In a world that prioritizes production, residency programs offer a place for artists to generate ideas, experiment at their own pace, and, most of all, reflect on their practice. This exhibition and Showcase presents work representing a wide variety of creative practice across the board of visual, literary and performing arts inspired by their 2025 Residency season.

Play-Off, a reading of a new play by Jason Wang
2026-06-28 15:00 - 17:00 | Byrdcliffe Theatre, 380 Upper Byrdcliffe Rd, Woodstock, NY, 12498, United States
PURCHASE TICKETS
The Super Bowl has begun, everyone is hyped and ready to watch. In this comedy-drama, old friends, and new friends, fight old battles, begin new ones, learn secrets and choose sides. Some still try to enjoy this one night event.

Jason Wang is a proud Connecticut native who often travels to New York City to catch new shows. Every time he steps into a theatre, he’s inspired by the creativity on stage—stories that make audiences laugh, cry, or feel a mix of both. After each show, Jason finds himself motivated to write something of his own, hoping one day to see his work performed Off-Broadway or on Broadway.
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In partnership with Round The Bend Theatre — a mobile theater company with a mission to encourage Hudson Valley playwrights and their work in development. Through the process of inclusive readings and reflection, new voices are nurtured for future work.
Each play in the series will be read by professional actors, followed by a discussion with the playwright and audience.
Additional Round the Bend Theater productions at Byrdclffe Theater:
Sunday, June 14, 2026, 3 PM
The Dummies Guide to Murdering Your Husband, a reading of a new play by Nathan Johnson
PURCHASE TICKETS | ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Sunday, June 28, 2026, 3 PM
Play-Off, a reading of a new play by Jason Wang
PURCHASE TICKETS | ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Sunday, July 12, 2026, 3 PM
Loving Vivian, a new musical by Timothy Brown and Daniel Chadwick
PURCHASE TICKETS | ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Sunday, July 26, 2026, 3 PM
The Goodness Robot, a reading of a new play by Paul Allman
PURCHASE TICKETS | ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Sunday, August 9, 2026, 3 PM
Let There Be, a reading of a new play by Stephen Kaplan
PURCHASE TICKETS | ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Sunday, August 23, 2026, 3 PM
Julia C, a reading of a new play by Daniel Pink
PURCHASE TICKETS | ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Opening Reception for "Going Upstate: The Avery Family in Woodstock"
2026-07-11 15:00 - 18:00 | Kleinert James Gallery
March Avery, Zena Cornfield, 2001, oil on canvas, 56″ x 40″

curated by Dr. Bruce Weber
Exhibition on view July 11 – October 25, 2026
Opening reception
Saturday July 11, 2026, 3-5 PM
For 125 years, Byrdcliffe has cultivated a community of artists at the base of Mount Guardian in the hamlet of Woodstock, NY. Founded on principles of camaraderie, fidelity to quality, a reverence for nature and deep respect for fellow creators, Byrdcliffe has welcomed an impressive roster of artists and thinkers to this important art colony.
While many of these creative denizens went on to reknown — Laszlo Moholy-Nagy, Bob Dylan, Eva Hesse, Philip Guston, Thorstein Veblen and many more — few so embodied the spirit of Byrdcliffe than the Avery Family.
Spanning four generations, the exhibition brings together works by Milton Avery and Sally Michel Avery, their daughter March Avery, her husband Philip G. Cavanaugh, their son Sean Cavanaugh, and his child Delilah Cavanaugh. For the first time, the public will have the opportunity to experience an intimate look at the art created in Woodstock by the Avery family — a body of work deeply rooted in American modernism.

Loving Vivian, A New Musical by Timothy Brown & Daniel Chadwick
2026-07-12 15:00 - 17:00 | Byrdcliffe Theatre, 380 Upper Byrdcliffe Rd, Woodstock, NY, 12498, United States
PURCHASE TICKETS
At 82, Vivian, a legendary singer, actress, and songwriter, is incommunicative with dementia. When she moves into her daughter, Eleanor’s home, everyone in the family is excited, except Eleanor. When her son brings home an avid Vivian fan and would-be biographer who knows how to get Vivian talking lucidly about her checkered past, Eleanor becomes even more uneasy. What secrets might be revealed?
Daniel Martin Chadwick (Book, Lyrics, and Music) is an American playwright, novelist, short story writer, lyricist, and composer. His fiction is mostly horror, speculative, urban fantasy, and psychological thrillers that come from the dark catacombs of his mind. He lives in a secret paradise in South America where he fills his days with reading, writing, chocolate, coffee, lots of sunshine, and his two cats, Tadzio and Fausto, who may or may not be reincarnated gods, (but probably are).
Timothy Brown (Music and Arrangements) Composer, arranger, and copyist made his debut in music for the theatre with Curious George which toured nationally in a production by Theatreworks/USA for nearly ten years. Soon after that success his short musical, The Cost of Living – with Broadway veteran, George Gorham – premiered at The West Bank Theatre. Another Gorham/Brown collaboration, Come Dance With Me, was a finalist in the Dramatists Guild showcase. Tim was honored to be included in a concert of “classical” works by “theatre” composers presented by The Other Side of Broadway; his Incidental Dance Suite for solo piano was premiered alongside pieces by renowned Broadway composers, Galt MacDermot, David Amram, and Charles Strouse at Merkin Concert Hall in New York. He has been a music assistant to Broadway legend John Kander and on several major shows for Broadway music directors, David Loud, Patrick Vaccarrielo, and Todd Ellison. Tim is a veteran of the Lehman Engel Musical Theatre Writers Workshop (BMI).
PURCHASE TICKETS

In partnership with Round The Bend Theatre — a mobile theater company with a mission to encourage Hudson Valley playwrights and their work in development. Through the process of inclusive readings and reflection, new voices are nurtured for future work.
Each play in the series will be read by professional actors, followed by a discussion with the playwright and audience.
Additional Round the Bend Theater productions at Byrdclffe Theater:
Sunday, June 14, 2026, 3 PM
The Dummies Guide to Murdering Your Husband, a reading of a new play by Nathan Johnson
PURCHASE TICKETS | ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Sunday, June 28, 2026, 3 PM
Play-Off, a reading of a new play by Jason Wang
PURCHASE TICKETS | ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Sunday, July 12, 2026, 3 PM
Loving Vivian, a new musical by Timothy Brown and Daniel Chadwick
PURCHASE TICKETS | ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Sunday, July 26, 2026, 3 PM
The Goodness Robot, a reading of a new play by Paul Allman
PURCHASE TICKETS | ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Sunday, August 9, 2026, 3 PM
Let There Be, a reading of a new play by Stephen Kaplan
PURCHASE TICKETS | ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Sunday, August 23, 2026, 3 PM
Julia C, a reading of a new play by Daniel Pink
PURCHASE TICKETS | ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

White Pines open house
2026-07-18 12:00 - 13:00 | White Pines @ Byrdcliffe Colony, 454 Upper Byrdcliffe Rd, Woodstock, NY, 12498, United States
Reserve your space for July 18 group open house
Step inside White Pines, the original home of Byrdcliffe’s founders, Ralph and Jane Whitehead, and discover how this 1902 utopian Arts and Crafts colony began.
Group open house
The Group Tour includes a guided tour of White Pines home and a Self-Guided Walking Tour & History Map of the Byrdcliffe Colony Campus that you can use either before or after your White Pines Tour.
$10 suggested donatioin
Additional group tour dates:
August 22, 2026: reserve your space
September 26, 2026: reserve your space

Private Tours
If you cannot make a scheduled Group Tour, or would like to gather some friends for a special occasion, we offer a Private Tour of White Pines scheduled at your convenience for $250. To schedule a tour, please email info@woodstockguild.org

Artists-in-Residence Open Studios
Visit with our Artists-in-Residence during Open Studios immediately following your tour. With map in hand, meet the artists, see their studios, and experience work in painting, drawing, sculpture, ceramics, writing, filmmakers, animators, and more.

Open Studios: Artists-in-Residence Summer Session II
2026-07-18 13:00 - 16:00 | Villetta Inn @ Byrdcliffe Colony, 3 Upper Byrdcliffe Way, Woodstock, NY, 12498, United States
Byrdcliffe welcomes the public to the second of four Artists-in-Residence Summer Open Studios for 2026. This event is free and open to all! For a map of participating artists, location of studios, and performance line up – Go to Villetta Inn (3 Upper Byrdcliffe Way, Woodstock, NY.)
Celebrate the creative work of Byrdcliffe’s 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. Some artist works will be available for sale.
For a map of participating artists, location of studios, and performance line up – Go to Villetta Inn (3 Upper Byrdcliffe Way, Woodstock, NY.)
Studios open 1 – 4 pm; readings and performances 4 – 5 pm at Byrdcliffe Theatre. This event is free and open to all!
Open Studio dates for 2026:
Session I: June 13
Session II: July 18
Session III: August 22
Session IV: September 26
Come 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. Purchase tickets for the White Pines tour.

"Going Upstate: The Avery Family in Woodstock" gallery talk with curator Bruce Weber
2026-07-25 15:00 - 16:00 | Kleinert James Gallery
image: Sean Cavanaugh, Water, Mist and Mountain, 2018, watercolor on paper, 9″ x 12″
Join curator Bruce Weber for a tour of the exhibition Going Upstate: The Avery Family in Woodstock.
Spanning four generations, the exhibition brings together works by Milton Avery and Sally Michel Avery, their daughter March Avery, her husband Philip G. Cavanaugh, their son Sean Cavanaugh, and his child Delilah Cavanaugh. For the first time, the public will have the opportunity to experience an intimate look at the art created in Woodstock by the Avery family — a body of work deeply rooted in American modernism.
$10 Byrdcliffe members / $15 Not-yet-members
Reserve your space

About the Curator
Art historian and poet Bruce Weber received his Ph.D. in art history at the Graduate School of the City University of New York, where he studied with his longtime mentor Dr. William H. Gerdts. A leading scholar of American art of the past two centuries, Dr. Weber has served as a curator at several museums, including the Norton Museum of Art, the National Academy Museum and the Museum of the City of New York, and as the director of research and exhibitions at Berry-Hill Galleries in New York from 1990 to 2007.
Dr. Weber has published widely and curated numerous exhibitions on, among others, the artists William Merritt Chase, Marsden Hartley, Yasuo Kuniyoshi, Stuart Davis and Will Barnet, and has organized shows on such diverse topics as the apple and rose in American art, late 19th and early 20th century American bronze figurative sculpture, and images of New York’s Flatiron Building and Washington Square. For the past several years he has been focusing his art historical attention primarily on the historic Woodstock art colony. Since 2020, Dr. Weber has curated twelve historical exhibitions in town and has produced and written extensively for his website Learning Woodstock Art Colony.

The Goodness Robot, a reading of a new play by Paul Allman
2026-07-26 15:00 - 17:00 | Byrdcliffe Theatre, 380 Upper Byrdcliffe Rd, Woodstock, NY, 12498, United States
PURCHASE TICKETS
A devastating explosion kills hundreds of people and collapses a building. Searchers are looking for survivors. A robot designed for such emergencies – The Goodness Robot – is dispatched to the scene of the crime. Her name is Shelley, and she is fearless by design.
Paul Allman’s plays include Metesky, Appendix, Dog in the Manger, Aloyssius Day, The Puritan, Kill the Vumpire, Otis Furioso, Bombers Row, Dig We Must, and Kenneth – What is the Frequency? Allman served as Playwright-in-Residence at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, Screenwriting Fellow at the Sundance Institute, and Playwriting Fellow at the Playwrights Lab at the Sundance Institute. He has published two young adult novels and one literary novel with St. Martin’s Press, and his fiction has appeared in Paris Transcontinental, Harpers’s Magazine, Film Comment, and Witness, where his short story “We Have Time” won a Pushcart Prize. He has appeared sporadically and unpredictably as Captain Croaker, performing his sea-chanty opera “Break of Dawn” with the Mercantillers band at small venues in the city.
PURCHASE TICKETS

In partnership with Round The Bend Theatre — a mobile theater company with a mission to encourage Hudson Valley playwrights and their work in development. Through the process of inclusive readings and reflection, new voices are nurtured for future work.
Each play in the series will be read by professional actors, followed by a discussion with the playwright and audience.
Additional Round the Bend Theater productions at Byrdclffe Theater:
Sunday, June 14, 2026, 3 PM
The Dummies Guide to Murdering Your Husband, a reading of a new play by Nathan Johnson
PURCHASE TICKETS | ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Sunday, June 28, 2026, 3 PM
Play-Off, a reading of a new play by Jason Wang
PURCHASE TICKETS | ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Sunday, July 12, 2026, 3 PM
Loving Vivian, a new musical by Timothy Brown and Daniel Chadwick
PURCHASE TICKETS | ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Sunday, July 26, 2026, 3 PM
The Goodness Robot, a reading of a new play by Paul Allman
PURCHASE TICKETS | ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Sunday, August 9, 2026, 3 PM
Let There Be, a reading of a new play by Stephen Kaplan
PURCHASE TICKETS | ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Sunday, August 23, 2026, 3 PM
Julia C, a reading of a new play by Daniel Pink
PURCHASE TICKETS | ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Film screening "threeASFOUR: Full Circle" + Q&A with Director Sean Ono Lennon & the artists
2026-08-08 19:00 - 21:00 | Tinker Street Cinema, 132 Tinker St, Woodstock, NY, 12498, United States
Byrdcliffe is pleased to partner with our friends at the Woodstock Film Festival for a special screening of threeASFOUR: FULL CIRCLE, the inspiring story of the visionary NYC fashion collective whose groundbreaking designs weave peace into every garment. Stay afterward for a Q&A with director Sean Ono Lennon and artists Gabriel Asfour, Angela Donhauser, and Adi Gil.
Tinker Street Cinema
132 Tinker Street, Woodstock
Purchase tickets / additional information

About the Woodstock Film Festival
Founded in 2000, the Woodstock Film Festival (WFF) is a not-for-profit 501(c)(3) organization that nurtures and supports emerging and established filmmakers, sharing their creative voices through an annual festival and year-round programming to promote culture, diversity, community, educational opportunities and economic growth.
WFF provides innovative mentoring and inspired educational programs benefitting filmmakers, students and diverse audiences, while serving as a powerful cultural and economic engine for New York’s Hudson Valley and beyond. Such efforts have consistently resulted in the festival being hailed as one of the top regional film festivals worldwide.
The Woodstock Film Festival is an Oscar®-qualifying festival in the short film categories – Live Action Short Film, Animated Short Film, and Documentary Short Film.
The 27th Annual Woodstock Film Festival takes place October 14-18, 2026 in Woodstock, Kingston, Saugerties, and Rosendale.

Let There Be, a reading of a new play by Stephen Kaplan
2026-08-09 15:00 - 17:00 | Byrdcliffe Theatre, 380 Upper Byrdcliffe Rd, Woodstock, NY, 12498, United States
PURCHASE TICKETS
In 1883, two women—one married to the scientist inventing the lightbulb, the other to the reverend resisting it—sit down over birthday cake to debate the future. Sides aren’t what you expect and parlor talk jolts from lightbulbs to AI in a reality-bending collision of past, present, and the terrifying hope of technology racing faster than we can reckon with.
Stephen Kaplan Selected awards and productions: NNPN Rolling World Premiere: Tracy Jones (Finalist: ScreenCraft Stage Play Contest, B Street New Comedies Festival, Trustus Playwrights Festival); Long Drive Home (Theatre Aspen Solo Flights); Un Hombre: A Golem Story (Winner: Barbour Award; Finalist: Gulfshore Playhouse New Works Festival, Jewish Plays Project, Chameleon Theatre Circle’s New Play Contest, Wild Imaginings Epiphanies; Development: NJ PlayLab, RTB); Branwell (and other Brontës) (Semi-Finalist: O’Neill); Community (Finalist: Seven Devils; Road Less Traveled National Residency, Semi-Finalist: Premiere Stages, March Forth Productions); Exquisite Potential (Theatre Ariel, Dezart Performs, Project Rushmore; Winner: NJ Playwrights Contest, Across the Generations New Jewish Play Festival, Finalist: Woodward/Newman Award, Semi-Finalist: Seven Devils); A Real Boy (59E59 Theatre, Last Act Theater, This Is Water Theatre and Semi-Finalist: PlayPenn, Ashland New Play Festival, Dayton Playhouse FutureFest and MTWorks’ Newborn Festival). SPACE at Ryder Farm. MFA: Point Park University.
PURCHASE TICKETS

In partnership with Round The Bend Theatre — a mobile theater company with a mission to encourage Hudson Valley playwrights and their work in development. Through the process of inclusive readings and reflection, new voices are nurtured for future work.
Each play in the series will be read by professional actors, followed by a discussion with the playwright and audience.
Additional Round the Bend Theater productions at Byrdclffe Theater:
Sunday, June 14, 2026, 3 PM
The Dummies Guide to Murdering Your Husband, a reading of a new play by Nathan Johnson
PURCHASE TICKETS | ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Sunday, June 28, 2026, 3 PM
Play-Off, a reading of a new play by Jason Wang
PURCHASE TICKETS | ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Sunday, July 12, 2026, 3 PM
Loving Vivian, a new musical by Timothy Brown and Daniel Chadwick
PURCHASE TICKETS | ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Sunday, July 26, 2026, 3 PM
The Goodness Robot, a reading of a new play by Paul Allman
PURCHASE TICKETS | ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Sunday, August 9, 2026, 3 PM
Let There Be, a reading of a new play by Stephen Kaplan
PURCHASE TICKETS | ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Sunday, August 23, 2026, 3 PM
Julia C, a reading of a new play by Daniel Pink
PURCHASE TICKETS | ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

The Fugs live at Byrdcliffe
2026-08-14 20:00 - 22:00 | Byrdcliffe Barn, 485 Upper Byrdcliffe Rd, Woodstock, NY, 12498, United States
NOTE: Friday, August 14th’s performance has been cancelled. If you purchased tickets for Friday, they can be transferred to Saturday’s performance or you may receive a full refund. There are limited tickets available for Saturday, August 15.
“I founded the Fugs with Tuli Kupferberg 59 years ago to combine music, poetry, topical themes, and universal dancing!!! The Fugs are very much here and now, and ready for a New World to blossom forth!!!”
— Ed Sanders
Do you know of The Fugs? If not, then you should.
The Fugs began on the Lower East Side of Manhattan in 1964. Their music combined rock and roll, humor, and protest that documented the 1960s underground scene and the American counterculture of that decade. They gained notoriety through touring, their friendships with other countercultural figures, and their participation in antiwar politics, which included an attempt to levitate the Pentagon in 1967 as a protest of the Vietnam War.
The Fugs retired in 1969, but re-formed in the mid-’80s and have performed and recorded regularly ever since. The current line-up includes founder Ed Sanders, Steve Taylor on guitar, Coby Batty on drums, and Scott Petito on bass and keyboards.
Byrdcliffe is thrilled to welcome The Fugs to the historic Byrdcliffe Barn in Woodstock. In addition to two live performances, we will also screen the 2025 “Fugs Film!” at the Byrdcliffe Theater. The documentary features archival footage and interviews with Ed Sanders, Aline & R. Crumb, Lenny Kaye, Penny Arcade, Jeffrey Lewis and more to tell the story of NYC’s original punks. A conversation with director Chuck Smith and Ed Sanders will follow the screening.
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A Conversation About the Avery Family of Artists in Woodstock, With Sean Cavanaugh, Harvey Shipley Miller and Robert Selkowitz
2026-08-15 15:00 - 16:30 | Kleinert James Gallery
“Going Upstate: The Avery Family in Woodstock” curator Bruce Weber will moderate a conversation with artist and Avery family member Sean Cavanaugh, renowned collector Harvey S. Shipley Miller and artist and Avery family friend Robert Selkowitz.
$10 Byrdcliffe members / $15 Not-yet-members
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Sean Cavanaugh was raised in Greenwich Village before attending Pitzer College in Claremont, California, where he majored in Studio Art and Environmental Studies. He is a director of the Milton Avery Trust, over-seeing the artistic estates of his grandparents, Milton Avery and Sally Michel Avery, as well as the work of his mother, the painter March Avery (Cavanaugh). He is Vice President of The Milton and Sally Avery Arts Foundation, furthering its mission to enrich education in the visual arts.
Cavanaugh divides his time between lower Manhattan and Bearsville, where he lives with his wife and child, also an artist. He maintains a rigorous artistic practice of his own—his work pervaded by environmental consciousness. He has exhibited in the United States and internationally; most recently (in 2024) he was the subject of a solo exhibition, Eyes on Nature: The Art of Sean Cavanaugh, at the Morris Museum in New Jersey.

In spring 2003, Harvey S. Shipley Miller embarked on a massive shopping spree which has seen him amass some 2,500 drawings by four hundred contemporary artists from twenty countries, a trove he plans to offer to MoMA, Jason Edward Kaufman writes in the Art Newspaper. Miller’s philanthropic activities extend far beyond this high-profile gift; in 1993 he became executor of Judith Rothschild’s $42 million estate. As sole trustee of the Judith Rothschild Foundation, Miller disburses grants promoting under-recognized artists and engages in “discretionary initiatives” that benefit museums. He has become a patron of the Metropolitan Museum, the Whitney Museum, the National Gallery, and the Philadelphia Museum, among others, serving on various committees and donating art and money. — from ArtForum, 2004

Robert Selkowitz is the author of three books of paintings with maps showing where the paintings were done: A Painter’s Path through the Catskill Mountains (2004), A Painter’s Path on Cape Breton Island (2006) and A Painter’s Path through the Adirondack Mountains (2012).
His paintings have been published in art posters by Portal Publications, in art notes by H. George Caspari and Bay View Press, and in calendars by Ronnie Sellers Productions.

Fugs Film! screening and conversation
2026-08-15 15:00 - 17:00 | Byrdcliffe Theatre, 380 Upper Byrdcliffe Rd, Woodstock, NY, 12498, United States
Do you know of The Fugs? If not, then you should.
“I founded the Fugs with Tuli Kupferberg 59 years ago to combine music, poetry, topical themes, and universal dancing!!! The Fugs are very much here and now, and ready for a New World to blossom forth!!!”
— Ed Sanders
In addition to two live performances over the weekend, we will also screen the 2025 “Fugs Film!” at the Byrdcliffe Theater. The documentary features archival footage and interviews with Ed Sanders, Aline & R. Crumb, Lenny Kaye, Penny Arcade, Jeffrey Lewis and more to tell the story of NYC’s original punks. A conversation with director Chuck Smith and Ed Sanders will follow the screening.
The Fugs began on the Lower East Side of Manhattan in 1964. Their music combined rock and roll, humor, and protest that documented the 1960s underground scene and the American counterculture of that decade. They gained notoriety through touring, their friendships with other countercultural figures, and their participation in antiwar politics, which included an attempt to levitate the Pentagon in 1967 as a protest of the Vietnam War.
The Fugs retired in 1969, but re-formed in the mid-’80s and have performed and recorded regularly ever since. The current line-up includes founder Ed Sanders, Steve Taylor on guitar, Coby Batty on drums, and Scott Petito on bass and keyboards.
Purchase tickets for 15 August FUGS FILM! screening/conversation
Purchase Saturday package: FUGS FILM! screening and concert on Saturday evening
Purchase tickets for Friday, 14 August concert
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The Fugs live at Byrdcliffe
2026-08-15 20:00 - 22:00 | Byrdcliffe Barn, 485 Upper Byrdcliffe Rd, Woodstock, NY, 12498, United States
“I founded the Fugs with Tuli Kupferberg 59 years ago to combine music, poetry, topical themes, and universal dancing!!! The Fugs are very much here and now, and ready for a New World to blossom forth!!!”
— Ed Sanders
Do you know of The Fugs? If not, then you should.
The Fugs began on the Lower East Side of Manhattan in 1964. Their music combined rock and roll, humor, and protest that documented the 1960s underground scene and the American counterculture of that decade. They gained notoriety through touring, their friendships with other countercultural figures, and their participation in antiwar politics, which included an attempt to levitate the Pentagon in 1967 as a protest of the Vietnam War.
The Fugs retired in 1969, but re-formed in the mid-’80s and have performed and recorded regularly ever since. The current line-up includes founder Ed Sanders, Steve Taylor on guitar, Coby Batty on drums, and Scott Petito on bass and keyboards.
Byrdcliffe is thrilled to welcome The Fugs to the historic Byrdcliffe Barn in Woodstock. In addition to two live performances, we will also screen the 2025 “Fugs Film!” at the Byrdcliffe Theater. The documentary features archival footage and interviews with Ed Sanders, Aline & R. Crumb, Lenny Kaye, Penny Arcade, Jeffrey Lewis and more to tell the story of NYC’s original punks. A conversation with director Chuck Smith and Ed Sanders will follow the screening.
Purchase tickets for Saturday, 15 August concert
Purchase tickets for 15 August FUGS FILM! screening/conversation
Purchase Saturday package: FUGS FILM! screening and concert on Saturday evening

Open Studios: Artists-in-Residence Summer Session III
2026-08-22 13:00 - 16:00 | Villetta Inn @ Byrdcliffe Colony, 3 Upper Byrdcliffe Way, Woodstock, NY, 12498, United States
Byrdcliffe welcomes the public to the third of four Artists-in-Residence Summer Open Studios for 2026. This event is free and open to all! For a map of participating artists, location of studios, and performance line up – Go to Villetta Inn (3 Upper Byrdcliffe Way, Woodstock, NY.)
Celebrate the creative work of Byrdcliffe’s 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. Some artist works will be available for sale.
For a map of participating artists, location of studios, and performance line up – Go to Villetta Inn (3 Upper Byrdcliffe Way, Woodstock, NY.)
Studios open 1 – 4 pm; readings and performances 4 – 5 pm at Byrdcliffe Theatre. This event is free and open to all!
Open Studio dates for 2026:
Session I: June 13
Session II: July 18
Session III: August 22
Session IV: September 26
Come 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. Purchase tickets for the White Pines tour.

Julia C, a reading of a new play by Daniel Pink
2026-08-23 14:00 - 16:00 | Byrdcliffe Theatre, 380 Upper Byrdcliffe Rd, Woodstock, NY, 12498, United States
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A razor-sharp reimagining of Julius Caesar set inside a soaring AI startup. When Emor AI’s CEO slips an absolute-power clause into the company’s IPO filing, her co-founders face a brutal choice: loyalty or revolt? At once a hilarious sendup of corporate culture and a searing exploration of power in the algorithm age, Julia C asks: In a world where truth is malleable and leadership is a brand, who deserves to rule?
Daniel Pink is the author of seven bestselling nonfiction books on a range of topics, from human motivation to the science of timing to a graphic novel career guide. His books include the New York Times bestsellers The Power of Regret, A Whole New Mind, and When—as well as the #1 New York Times bestsellers Drive and To Sell is Human. His deeply researched works have been translated into 46 languages and have sold more than five million copies around the world. Over the years, he has also hosted a National Geographic television series, worked as a columnist at the Sunday Telegraph and the Washington Post, served as chief speechwriter to Vice President Al Gore, and been a clue on Jeopardy. Writing plays is his next act.
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In partnership with Round The Bend Theatre — a mobile theater company with a mission to encourage Hudson Valley playwrights and their work in development. Through the process of inclusive readings and reflection, new voices are nurtured for future work.
Each play in the series will be read by professional actors, followed by a discussion with the playwright and audience.
Additional Round the Bend Theater productions at Byrdclffe Theater:
Sunday, June 14, 2026, 3 PM
The Dummies Guide to Murdering Your Husband, a reading of a new play by Nathan Johnson
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Sunday, June 28, 2026, 3 PM
Play-Off, a reading of a new play by Jason Wang
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Sunday, July 12, 2026, 3 PM
Loving Vivian, a new musical by Timothy Brown and Daniel Chadwick
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Sunday, July 26, 2026, 3 PM
The Goodness Robot, a reading of a new play by Paul Allman
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Sunday, August 9, 2026, 3 PM
Let There Be, a reading of a new play by Stephen Kaplan
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Sunday, August 23, 2026, 2 PM
Julia C, a reading of a new play by Daniel Pink
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“Going Upstate: The Avery Family in Woodstock” gallery talk with curator Bruce Weber
2026-08-29 15:00 - 16:00 | Kleinert James Gallery
image: Milton Avery, Dark Lake, 1962, oil on paper, 23″ x 35″
Join curator Bruce Weber for a tour of the exhibition Going Upstate: The Avery Family in Woodstock.
Spanning four generations, the exhibition brings together works by Milton Avery and Sally Michel Avery, their daughter March Avery, her husband Philip G. Cavanaugh, their son Sean Cavanaugh, and his child Delilah Cavanaugh. For the first time, the public will have the opportunity to experience an intimate look at the art created in Woodstock by the Avery family — a body of work deeply rooted in American modernism.
$10 Byrdcliffe members / $15 Not-yet-members
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About the Curator
Art historian and poet Bruce Weber received his Ph.D. in art history at the Graduate School of the City University of New York, where he studied with his longtime mentor Dr. William H. Gerdts. A leading scholar of American art of the past two centuries, Dr. Weber has served as a curator at several museums, including the Norton Museum of Art, the National Academy Museum and the Museum of the City of New York, and as the director of research and exhibitions at Berry-Hill Galleries in New York from 1990 to 2007.
Dr. Weber has published widely and curated numerous exhibitions on, among others, the artists William Merritt Chase, Marsden Hartley, Yasuo Kuniyoshi, Stuart Davis and Will Barnet, and has organized shows on such diverse topics as the apple and rose in American art, late 19th and early 20th century American bronze figurative sculpture, and images of New York’s Flatiron Building and Washington Square. For the past several years he has been focusing his art historical attention primarily on the historic Woodstock art colony. Since 2020, Dr. Weber has curated twelve historical exhibitions in town and has produced and written extensively for his website Learning Woodstock Art Colony.
