WEDNESDAY 29
WORKSHOPS & CLASSES
Healing with Mental Imagery 2-4pm. $25/$20. With uthor Dr. Gerald Epstein. Mirabai of Woodstock, Woodstock. 679-2100.
MONDAY 27 KIDS & FAMILY
‘Kids Rock’ Boot Camps $275. Week-long camp for ages 10-11. Beacon Music Factory, Beacon. 202-3555. Puppet Show Summer camp $250. A Puppet Show Camp starts with a ‘mini’ puppet show and concludes with a children’s performance for parents and siblings. Each child will take his puppet home to make many more shows. Beacon Art Studios, Beacon. 728-2542. Rock Band Boot Camp $275. Week-long camp for ages 12-16. Beacon Music Factory, Beacon. 202-3555. Week Four Panorama: The Mysterious Benedict Society Visits Olana 9am-3pm. Through July 31. Trenton Lee Stewart’s children’s novel series “The Mysterious Benedict Society” celebrates youth who develop their special skills (rather than super powers.) Olana State Historic Site, Hudson. (518) 828-1872.
LITERARY & BOOKS
Actress Mary Louise Wilson 7pm. Sharing her memoir My First 100 Years in Show Business. Morton Memorial Library, Rhinecliff. 876-2903. Mystery Mondays Book Discussion 11am. Discussing The Ice Princess, by Camilla Läckberg. Led by Suzanne Christensen and Ellie Charwat. Boardman Road Library, Poughkeepsie. 485-3445.
MUSIC
Heart 7:30pm. Palace Theater, Albany. (518) 465-3334. Joe Carozza Trio CD Release Event 7pm. The Falcon, Marlboro. 236-7970. PianoSummer Recital: 2015 Jacob Flier Piano Competition 7pm. $10. Studley Theater, New Paltz. 257-7869.
TUESDAY 28 FAIRS & FESTIVALS
American Travelling Morrice 11:30am. Hawthorne Valley Farm Store, Ghent. (518) 672-7500.
FILM
The Mighty Ducks 1pm. Palace Theater, Albany. (518) 465-3334. Strangers on a Train 8:30pm. PS21, Chatham. (518) 392-6121.
KIDS & FAMILY
Curtains Up! Theater Improv 1-3pm. Through July 30. Ages 7-11, explore your creativity and spontaneity while learning the basics of Improvisational Theatre through games and movement with actress Jessica Iva Coons. Athens Cultural Center, Athens. (518) 945-2136. Secret Agent Lab: Mad Science of the Mid-Hudson 1-4pm. Calling all sleuths and agents! This camp is part forensics and part spy science; uncover the science in evidence gathering and analysis. For grades 3–6. Kingston Library, Kingston. 331-0507. Writing for Environmental Change 3:30-5:30pm. Through July 30. Ages 12+, gather together in a writing workshop to develop short pieces inspired by the four elements: earth, water, fire, air. Guided by stories from Native American and other indigenous cultures that have been traditional guardians of the environment, students will create pieces that speak to earth’s protection with writer Neil Smith. Athens Cultural Center, Athens. (518) 945-2136.
MUSIC
PianoSummer Master Class: Alexander Toradze 2:30pm. $10. Studley Theater, New Paltz. 257-7869.
FILM
Throw Momma from the Train 8:30pm. PS21, Chatham. (518) 392-6121.
KIDS & FAMILY
Secret Agent Lab: Mad Science of the Mid-Hudson 1-4pm. Calling all sleuths and agents! This camp is part forensics and part spy science; uncover the science in evidence gathering and analysis. For grades 3–6. Kingston Library, Kingston. 331-0507.
MUSIC
Dancing at Dusk: Greek Dancing The Band Ethos with Kostas Psarros 5-6pm. $10/$5 children. Explore rebetiko (Greek blues) as well as other styles and regional genres of Greek music hailing from the islands to the mountains. Caramoor Center for Music and the Arts, Katonah. The English Beat 8pm. $40. Ska, reggae, pop and punk backing band. Ridgefield Playhouse, Ridgefield, CT. (203) 438-5795. Ethel Smyth: The Wreckers 2pm. $25+. Opera. The Richard B. Fisher Center for the Performing Arts at Bard College, Annandale-on-Hudson. 758-7900. Phoenicia Festival of the Voice 8pm. $25. Voices of Distinction- Broadway, pop, folk, jazz. Parish Field, Phoenicia. PhoeniciaVoiceFest.org. Pure Joy 7pm. Arlington Business Improvement District summer concert series. Holy Trinity, Poughkeepsie. 452-1863.
Gabriel Kahane & Rob Moose The Ambassador and More 7-8:45pm. $15-$40. With one foot in the tradition of chamber music, and the other firmly planted in forward-looking folk tinged with a daring harmonic sensibility and mordant lyricism, the two will offer up a dozen of Kahane’s songs interspersed with works by Franz Schubert, Benjamin Britten, Jerome Kern, and John Adams in a performance. Caramoor Center for Music and the Arts, Katonah.
In a Nutshell Storytelling Night Every third Friday, 7pm. A for tales real and imagined. They can be anything! Something that happened to you while walking down the street, a noteworthy limerick, a piece of writing that’s ready to flee from the sheet, or even a tale you’ve read that deserves to be made audible for a reflective audience. Ten minute maximum. Michel’s Coffee Shop, Poughkeepsie. 454-5176.
Harlem on the Hudson: Heatin’ up the Hudson 8-10pm. $25. Trombonist Chris Washburne and his acclaimed group Syotos return to Bard with the Brazilian pianist André Mehmari. Syotos pushes the genre of Latin jazz, combining Afro-Cuban, funk, jazz, gospel, and contemporary classical music. The stellar band will be joined by special guest André Mehmari. Spiegeltent, Annandale.
Ethel Smyth: The Wreckers 7:30pm. $25+. Opera. The Richard B. Fisher Center for the Performing Arts at Bard College, Annandale-on-Hudson. 758-7900.
John Simon and The Greater Ellenville Jazz Trio 7pm. Aroma Thyme Bistro, Ellenville. 647-3000. Phoenicia Festival of the Voice 8pm. $25. A Little Night Music- Sondheim Ron Raines and Susan Powell. Parish Field, Phoenicia. PhoeniciaVoiceFest.org. PianoSummer Student Recital III 7pm. $10. Nadia & Max Shepard Recital Hall, New Paltz. 257-2700.
Tedeschi Trucks Band 7pm. Saratoga Performing Arts Center, Saratoga Springs. (518) 584-9330.
Trio Mio 7-9:30pm. Trio Mio is the “world’s only four piece trio!” Driven by singer songwriter guitarist Fran Palmieri, and ably complemented by drummer and vocalist Robert Muller, guitarist and vocalist Bruce Hildenbrand, and bassist and vocalist Steve Massardo, the group plays dance-friendly songs about life and love. Terri Massardo occasionally joins the “trio” with her beautiful vocals. High Falls Cafe, High Falls. 687-2699.
OUTDOORS & RECREATION
OUTDOORS & RECREATION
WORKSHOPS & CLASSES
THEATER
Richard Wilson with Violinist Joseph Genauldi 8pm. Vassar College, Poughkeepsie. 229-0425.
NY Horse & Pony Show (VI) $5/children free. HITS Showgrounds, Saugerties. 246-8833. Tango at the Pavilion 6-8pm. $14/$5 open dance. Join Nina Jirka, of Tango New Paltz, and learn how to Tango. Come for an hour-long lesson from 6pm7pm and stay for open dance from 7pm8pm. Bring water and comfortable shoes for dancing. All ages welcome. Mohonk Preserve, New Paltz. 255-0919.
THURSDAY 30
NY Horse & Pony Show (VI) $5/children free. HITS Showgrounds, Saugerties. 246-8833. Oklahoma 8pm. $32-$40. The classic American musical and first Rodgers & Hammerstein collaboration, having set the standards and rules of musical theatre still being followed today. Woodstock Playhouse, Woodstock. 679-6900. Souvenir: A Play by Stephen Temperley 5pm. STS Playhouse, Phoenicia. 688-2279.
FRIDAY 31
DANCE
American Travelling Morrice 10:15am. Old Chatham Country Store and Café, Old Chatham. (518) 794-6227
FILM
Murder on the Orient Express 8:30pm. PS21, Chatham. (518) 392-6121.
FOOD & WINE
Burger and Beer Bash 6-10pm. $40. The event will include local vendors grilling up signature sliders, sides and more. Enjoy live music, beer, desserts and side dishes, on the beautiful Hudson River. Shadows On the Hudson, Poughkeepsie. 486-9500.
MUSIC
Amina Figarova Group 7pm. The Falcon, Marlboro. 236-7970. Bill Kirchen 8pm. Melding of rock, blues, country, bluegrass and swing. Daryl’s House Club, Pawling. 289-0185. The Bush Brothers 9-11:30pm. Their music is a combination of traditional country, bluegrass and gospel music fused with contemporary acoustic sounds delivered with great vocals and instrumental solos. High Falls Cafe, High Falls. 687-2699. The Duhks 7:30pm. Towne Crier Cafe, Beacon. 855-1300.
DANCE
American Travelling Morrice 4pm. Crossroads Brewing, Athens. Crossroadsbrewingco.com.
FILM
Buster Keaton’s The General 8:30pm. PS21, Chatham. (518) 392-6121. Movies Under the Stars: Beetle Juice 8:30pm. Forsyth Park, Kingston. 338-3810, x 102.
KIDS & FAMILY
Storyteller Mime Motoko 1pm. Storyteller Motoko enchants children of every age with folktales from her Japan leavened with music, mime, and humor. PS21, Chatham. (518) 392-6121.
LECTURES & TALKS
Latte Lecture: American Composers and American Critics 10am. Mama’s Boy Cafe, Phoenicia. 688-3050.
LITERARY & BOOKS
19th Annual Sharon Summer Book Signing 6-8pm. $30. Sip wine, sample hors d’oeuvres, and purchase the latest titles from thirty-two authors and illustrators hailing from the tri-state area. Hotchkiss Library, Sharon, CT. (860) 364-5041.
MUSIC
Hélène Grimaud 8-9:30pm. $35-$59. Caramoor Center for Music and the Arts, Katonah. . John Menegon 3Rio 6-9pm. Lekkers, Stone Ridge. 687-9794. KJ Denhert & The New York Unit 7pm. The Falcon, Marlboro. 236-7970. Phoenicia Festival of the Voice 6pm. $25. The Medium: Gian Carlo Menotti Victoria Livengood stars. STS Playhouse, Phoenicia. 688-2279. PianoSummer: Symphony Gala with the Hudson Valley Philharmonic 8pm. $39/$34. One special evening includes Mahler’s Adagietto from Symphony No. 5, a performance by the 2015 Jacob Flier Piano Competition winner, and Brahms’ Symphony No. 4 finishing off the program. Studley Theater, New Paltz. 257-7869. Roomful of Blues 8pm. Daryl’s House Club, Pawling. 289-0185. The Slackers with Opener Los Thujones 9pm. $20. Bearsville Theater, Woodstock. 679-4406. A Summer Evening at the Rosens’ Cocktails, Dinner & Concerts 5-6:15pm. $82. Experience what it was like to be a guest of the Rosens at one of their celebrated soirées. Enjoy a social cocktail hour in the Sense Circle Garden before entering the magnificent Music Room for a brief presentation on the Rosen Family and a short theremin concert and demonstration, followed by an elegant and dinner on the stunning East Porch. The evening ends with an uplifting performance in the Venetian Theater. Caramoor Center for Music and the Arts, Katonah.
OUTDOORS & RECREATION NY Horse & Pony Show (VI) $5/children free. HITS Showgrounds, Saugerties. 246-8833.
THEATER Noir 8pm. $30. Presented by Vassar & New York Stage and Film’s Powerhouse Theater. A new musical with music by Duncan Sheik, book by Kyle Jarrow, lyrics by Kyle Jarrow and Duncan Sheik. Powerhouse Theater, Poughkeepsie. 437-5599. Oklahoma 8pm. $32-$40. The classic American musical and first Rodgers & Hammerstein collaboration, having set the standards and rules of musical theatre still being followed today. Woodstock Playhouse, Woodstock. 679-6900. Singin’ in the Rain 8pm. $27/$25. Rhinebeck Center for Performing Arts, Rhinebeck. 876-3080. Souvenir: A Play by Stephen Temperley 2pm. STS Playhouse, Phoenicia. 688-2279.
WORKSHOPS & CLASSES Herbs for the Brain: Clarity, Focus, Memory, Mood 2-5pm. $30/$25. With author Susun Weed. Mirabai of Woodstock, Woodstock. 679-2100.
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