Let There Be, a reading of a new play by Stephen Kaplan
2026-08-09 15:00 - 17:00 UTC | Byrdcliffe Theatre, 380 Upper Byrdcliffe Rd, Woodstock, NY, 12498, United States
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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.
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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
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
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The Fugs live at Byrdcliffe
2026-08-14 20:00 - 22:00, 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.
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Panel discussion for "Going Upstate: The Avery Family in Woodstock"
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
Purchase tickets for Saturday, 15 August concert

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
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, 2 PM
Julia C, a reading of a new play by Daniel Pink
PURCHASE TICKETS | ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

“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.

Celebrate Byrdcliffe
2026-09-19 16:00 - 18:30 | Byrdcliffe Barn, 485 Upper Byrdcliffe Rd, Woodstock, NY, 12498, United States
Celebrate Byrdcliffe is our annual fundraiser dedicated to supporting this unique and vital cultural resource. The 2026 event is particularly significant as we gear up for our 125th milestone and reflect on Byrdcliffe’s impact on the art, culture, and community of the Hudson Valley and beyond.
We remain committed to preserving this historic place while allowing it to continue evolving as a vibrant center for artistic experimentation, learning, and creative exchange. Through residencies, exhibitions, performances, classes, and public programs, we seek to provide meaningful opportunities for artists and audiences to connect with one another and with the enduring legacy of the Arts Colony.
Byrdcliffe is proud of our role in helping the region value its natural environment and cultural heritage, as well as our contributions to the local civic and economic infrastructure. We deeply appreciate those who continuously support Byrdcliffe and recognize the value we bring to the community.
Please join us in celebrating Byrdcliffe’s enduring impact on the arts and honoring its legacy as the oldest continuously running arts colony in the country.

Purchase Celebrate Byrdcliffe ticket: $175
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Leadership Level Sponsorships:
Visionary Level: $10,000
This sponsorship level includes tickets for 8 guests. In addition:
● VIP Champagne Reception prior to event at White Pines (3 – 4 PM), with a behind the scenes tour of White Pines, the historic Founders home, a gorgeous 1903 Arts & Crafts architectural masterpiece
● A one-of-a-kind tintype portrait created by Byrdcliffe Artist-in-Residence, Courtney Robertson using the historic wet plate collodion process. Handcrafted on metal and made to endure for generations, each portrait is a unique work of art and a lasting keepsake of the occasion
● Priority table seating for 8 for the main event at the historic Byrdcliffe Barn, with food and beverage waiter service
● Private Tour of Going Upstate: The Avery Family in Woodstock exhibition, led by Bruce Weber; refreshments will be served
● Recognition from the podium
● Prominent logo placement on all printed and digital materials associated with the event
Benefactor Level: $5,000
This sponsorship level includes tickets for 6 guests. In addition:
● VIP Champagne Reception prior to event at White Pines (3 – 4 PM), with a behind the scenes tour of White Pines, the historic Founders home, a gorgeous 1903 Arts & Crafts architectural masterpiece
● Priority table seating for 6 for the main event at the historic Byrdcliffe Barn, with food and beverage waiter service
● Recognition from the podium
● Prominent logo placement on all printed and digital materials associated with the event
Patron Level: $2,500
This sponsorship level includes tickets for 4 guests. In addition:
● VIP Champagne Reception prior to event at White Pines (3 – 4 PM), with a behind the scenes tour of White Pines, the historic Founders home, a gorgeous 1903 Arts & Crafts architectural masterpiece
● Priority table seating for 4 for the main event at the historic Byrdcliffe Barn, with food and beverage waiter service
● Prominent logo placement on all printed and digital materials associated with the event
Supporter Level: $1,000
This sponsorship level includes tickets for 2 guests. In addition:
● Two catalogues of Going Upstate: The Avery Family in Woodstock
● Priority table seating for the main event at the historic Byrdcliffe Barn
● Prominent logo placement on all printed and digital materials associated with the event
Friend Level: $500
This sponsorship level includes tickets for 1 guest. In addition:
● Priority table seating for the main event at the historic Byrdcliffe Barn
● Prominent logo placement on all printed and digital materials associated with the event

Thank you to our Sponsors

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White Pines open house
2026-09-26 12:00 - 13:00 | White Pines @ Byrdcliffe Colony, 454 Upper Byrdcliffe Rd, Woodstock, NY, 12498, United States
Reserve your space for September 26 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 Opn House 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 donation
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 IV
2026-09-26 13:00 - 16:00 | Villetta Inn @ Byrdcliffe Colony, 3 Upper Byrdcliffe Way, Woodstock, NY, 12498, United States
Byrdcliffe welcomes the public to the last 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.
