This troupe performs a sci-fi ballet about surviving in a post-apocalyptic world choreographed by its artistic leader, Leonard Ajkun. 

Cost: $29, $19 children

Where:
The Egg
Empire State Plaza
Albany, NY
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Telephone: 518-473-1845
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Sponsored by the Orange County Antique Auto Club, this vehicle show includes cars of every description, as well as trucks, motorcyles — even lawn tractors. Food, music, a kid’s...

Cost: $3, $2 seniors; under 12 and military/vets with ID free

Where:
Thomas Bull Memorial Park
211 Rte. 416
Montgomery, NY  12549
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Sponsor: Orange County Antique Auto Club, Inc.
Telephone: 845-856-2970
Contact Name: Bob Hull
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Nosh on a blueberry pancake breakfast and baked goods at this annual event. Guests enjoy craft demonstrations, antiques, live music, kids’ activities, animals, and sheep-shearing,...

Cost: $6, under 12 free

Where:
Old Austerlitz
11550 State Route 22
Austerlitz, NY  12017
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Sponsor: The Austerlitz Historical Society
Telephone: 518-392-0062
Contact Name: Moira
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Frost Valley YMCA Day Camp provides a magical summer experience to children, ages 4-15, from the local community. Counselors experienced in childcare and recreation lead kids through days of...

Cost: Contact info@frostvalley.org

Where:
Frost Valley YMCA
2000 Frost Valley Road
Claryville, NY  12725
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Sponsor: Frost Valley YMCA
Telephone: 845-985-2291
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A juried exhibition of paintings, drawings, photographs, prints, ceramics, and sculptures created by SUNY college students during the last academic year. 

Where:
New York State Museum
Empire State Plaza
Albany, NY
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Telephone: 518-474-5877
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This juried biennial show presents natural history illustration; works are chosen based on their scientific accuracy as well as aesthetic achievement. Tues.-Sun. 9:30 a.m.-5 p.m.

Where:
New York State Museum
Empire State Plaza
Albany, NY  12201
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Telephone: 518-474-5877
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Along with its permanent collection of large-scale outdoor sculptures, the art center features a special exhibit of works by Chinese contemporary artist Zhang Huan. The centerpiece of the show...

Cost: $15, $12 seniors, $8 students & children 5-18.

Where:
Storm King Art Center
1 Museum Rd.
New Windsor, NY
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Telephone: 845-534-3115
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The new exhibit,  “Standing in Two Worlds: Iroquois in 2014”, showcases Iroquois art which explores contemporary issues including the environment, the digital/disposable age, the impact of...

Cost: $8 adults. $5 children

Where:
Iroquois Indian Museum
324 Caverns Road
Howes Cave, NY  12092
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Sponsor: Iroquois Indian Museum
Telephone: 518-296-8949
Contact Name: Kathy Condon
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All the Raj Sketches and paintings, as well as a selection of furniture and accessories, created by Lockwood de Forest can be seen at Hudson River School artist Frederic Church’s...

Cost: $9, $8 seniors & students, under 12 free

Where:
Olana State Historic Site
5720 Rte. 9G
Hudson, NY
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Telephone: 518-828-0135
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Master Cole was already an established artist when a young Frederic Church came to study with him at his Catskill home. This show examines the close relationship between these two icons of the...

Cost: $10, $9 seniors, under 12 free

Where:
Thomas Cole National Historic Site
218 Spring St., Catskill
, NY
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Telephone: 518-943-7465
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Founded in 1791, the Albany Institute of History and Art has a (well-deserved) reputation for its collection of items produced in centuries past. But Small and Seductive, the group exhibit...

Cost: $10, $8 seniors & students, $6 children under 13, under 6 FREE

Where:
Albany Institute of History and Art
125 Washington Ave
Albany, NY
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Telephone: 518-463-4478
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This documentary installation shines light on the Historic Artists' Home and Studios (HAHS) program of the National Trust for Historic Preservation.  This exhibition features information about...

Cost: Free, $5/vehicle charge applies on weekends

Where:
Olana State Historic Site-Coachman's House Gallery
5720 State Route 9G
Hudson, NY  12534
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Sponsor: The Olana Partnership
Telephone: 518.828.0135
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Photography as Fine Art Local photographers Tom Doyle and Mel Kleiman exhibit works depicting both rural and urban scenes. 

Where:
Karpeles Manuscript Library Museum
94 Broadway, Newburgh
, NY
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Telephone: 845-569-4997
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American Impressionist Paintings, watercolors, and drawings by this Catskills native are on view. A self-taught artist who spent his life in the village of Stamford, Hasbrouck (1860-1934) is...

Where:
Zadock Pratt Museum
Main St./Rte. 23
Prattsville, NY
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Telephone: 518-299-3258
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In 1844, renowned artist Thomas Cole invited an 18-year-old painter named Frederic Church to study with him at his home in Catskill. Over the course of the next two years, teacher and student...

Cost: $10, $9 senior citizens, free under 12

Where:
Thomas Cole Historic Site
218 Spring Street
Catskill , NY
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Telephone: 518-943-7465
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In 1964, photojournalist Bill Eppridge covered the U.S. visit of a relatively unknown music quartet from England for Life magazine. He followed the band for six days, taking dozens of photos of...

Cost: $5-$15

Where:
Bethel Woods Center for the Arts
200 Hurd Blvd
Bethel, NY  12720
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Telephone: 866-781-2922
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Olana, painter Frederic Church's 250-acre estate and Persian-style mansion, ushers in its summer season with an exhibit entitled All the Raj. The show focuses on the relationship between...

Cost: $9, $8 seniors & students, under 12 free

Where:
Olana State Historic Site
5720 Rte. 9G
Hudson, NY  12534
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Telephone: 518-828-0135
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Twelve artists have contributed artworks, which are installed outdoors along the museum’s Pond Trail. The works range from oversized insects to painted tree stumps that double as benches....

Where:
Hudson Highlands Nature Museum
Muser Drive
Cornwall-on-Hudson, NY  12520
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Telephone: 845-534-5506
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Bazaar-on-Hudson is a thoughtfully curated indoor flea market established by the proprietors of two Cold Spring businesses to help revitalize the area. Find some of the finest goods from local...

Where:
Bazaar-on-Hudson
103 Main St.
Cold Spring, NY  10516
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Composed of images of natural and man-made objects; her latest work is on view along with paintings by Woodstock artist Lila Bacon. Sat.-Sun. 11 a.m.-5 p.m. & by appt. 

Where:
Galerie BMG
17 Cricket Ridge
Woodstock, NY
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Telephone: 845-679-0027
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The Valley’s cultural calendar regularly includes both art shows and music performances. But it’s not every day that we can tell you about a “sound art” exhibition. In...

Where:
Hudson Valley Center for Contemporary Art
100-150 N. Water St.
Peekskill, NY
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Telephone: 914-788-0100
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Forbidden Fruit Gallery owner Nick Zungoli exhibits black and white photos taken during his monthlong visit to Cuba in 2013.

Where:
Exposures Gallery
1357 Kings Hwy., Sugar Loaf
, NY
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Telephone: 845-469-9382
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The gallery features artwork by two female painters — Martha Diamond (July 1-13) and Brenda Goodman (July 17-Aug. 10) — in the main rooms. Thurs.-Mon. 11 a.m.-5 p.m. & by appt.

Where:
John Davis Gallery
362 1/2 Warren Street
Hudson, NY  12534
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Telephone: 518-828-5907
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Worlds of Wonder Curated by the director of Skidmore College’s Tang Museum, this group exhibit highlights the output of 16 regional artists. The works on view — paintings, photos,...

Where:
Dorsky Museum of Art
SUNY New Paltz campus. 1 Hawk Dr., New Paltz
, NY
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Telephone: 845-257-3844
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From July 13th - August 31st, the Betsy Jacaruso Studio & Gallery will be displaying new works by Betsy Jacaruso & the Cross River Artists. Opening Reception will be on Saturday, July 19th...

Cost: 0

Where:
The Betsy Jacaruso Studio & Gallery
43-2 East Market Street
Rhinebeck, NY  12572
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Sponsor: The Betsy Jacaruso Studio & Gallery
Telephone: 845-516-4435
Contact Name: Betsy Jacaruso
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Joining forces: Woodstock’s Galerie BMG — a gallery that specializes in fine art photography — and the Sweetheart Gallery have moved in together, sharing a newly renovated...

Where:
17 Cricket Ridge
Woodstock, NY  12498
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Telephone: 845-679-0027
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ndulge in the benefits of Mommy and Me Yoga with Mary Mashburn, RYT Attach deeply while finding balance with baby! This class focuses on a gentle flow of movement and breath, while connecting...

Cost: $90 for 6 week workshop

Where:
, NY

Gallery 66 NY opens the month of July with two shows. The first, called “Form and Fantasy,” features works by photographer Cali Gorevic and painter Polly King.  The second,...

Cost: $0 (FREE)

Where:
Gallery 66 NY
66 Main St.
Cold Spring, NY  10516
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Sponsor: Gallery 66 NY
Telephone: 845-809-5838
Contact Name: Barbara Galazzo
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Art at the Core Subtitled “The Intersection of Visual Art, Performance, and Technology,” this 10-month-long exhibit features works by two dozen contemporary artists. Using...

Where:
Hudson Valley Center for Contemporary Art.
1701 Main St., Peekskill
, NY
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Telephone: 914-788-0100
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The artist exhibits six contemporary sculptures based on works by neoclassical artist Hiram Powers.

Cost: $6, $4 seniors & students, $3 youth ages 3-18

Where:
Hudson River Museum
511 Warburton Avenue
Yonkers, NY  10701
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Telephone: 914-963-4550
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A star-studded line-up appears at this Italian-style villa, with performances taking place at multiple locations (including the 1,700-seat Venetian Theater, the outdoor Spanish Courtyard, and...

Where:
Various Locations
Katonah, NY  10536

Telephone: 914-232-1252
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Historians and art lovers alike will want to check out the Woodstock Byrdcliffe Guild’s latest exhibit. Works by painter Katharine L. McKenna can be viewed at the Walls of White...

Where:
Walls of White Pines
454 Upper Byrdcliffe Rd
Woodstock, NY
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Telephone: 845-679-2079
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What it is: This diverse fest offers music of all types — rock, blues, country, jazz, even opera — in the bucolic setting of the Catskills high peaks. What’s...

Where:
Belleayre Ski Center
181 Galli Curci Road
Highmount, NY  12441
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Telephone: 800-942-6904, ext. 1344
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At Frost Valley YMCA, we offer sports, arts and crafts, hiking, horseback riding, rock climbing, canoeing, swimming, singing, storytelling around the campfire, and sleeping underneath a canopy of...

Cost: Contact info@frostvalley.org

Where:
Frost Valley YMCA
2000 Frost Valley Road
Claryville, NY  12725
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Sponsor: Frost Valley YMCA
Telephone: 845-985-2291
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Greer, a Seattle-based artist, creates installations inspired by mythology and fairy tales. This site-specific work encompasses sculpture, photography, fabric, video, and performance art.

Cost: $6, $4 seniors & students, $3 youth ages 3-18

Where:
Hudson River Museum
511 Warburton Avenue
Yonkers, NY  10701
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Telephone: 914-963-4550
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Bartenders from around the Hudson Valley test their skills in this competition while guests vote for their favorite, sample cocktails and spirits, and enjoy music.  Notes: Ages 21+...

Cost: $30 in advance, $40 at the door

Where:
Rock and Rye Tavern
215 Huguenot St.
New Paltz, NY  12561
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Telephone: 845-255-7888
Contact Name: Cassie Fellet
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Equestrian stars and the ‘crème de la crème’ of equine athletes will converge at HITS Saugerties for eight weeks of exciting show jumping. 

Cost: Admission is free (Except Sundays $5). Children under 12 are free.

Where:
HITS Saugerties
454 Washington Avenue Extension
Saugerties, NY  12477
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Sponsor: HITS Horse Shows
Telephone: 845-246-8833
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Kayak Demo Program We want you to find the boat that fits and meets your paddling needs. We take great pride in helping you select the kayak, canoe or SUP that is just right for you. We...

Cost: $10 per paddler

Where:
The River Connection Boathouse
6 Dock St.
Hyde Park, NY  12538
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Sponsor: The River Connection, Inc.
Telephone: 845-229-0595
Contact Name: Marshall Seddon
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PVRC presets the eighth season of the Putnam Valley Farmers Market. Located at Grace United Methodist Church, 337 Peekskill Hollow Road, Putnam Valley 10579. Every Friday from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m....

Cost: Free

Where:
, NY

The Capital Region’s free Thursday evening concert series returns for its 25th summer. This month, catch indie folk band Lord Huron (July 10); Albany Invasion, a trio of local bands (July...

Where:
Albany Riverfront Park Amphitheater
Corning Preserve
Albany, NY  12207
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Telephone: 518-434-2032
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Woodstock Shakespeare Festival’s 19th summer season opens with one of the bard’s most hilarious comedies,Twelfth Night. Performed by Bird-On-A-Cliff Theatre Company on...

Cost: Free

Where:
Woodstock Outdoor Elizabethan Stage
45 Comeau Drive
Woodstock, NY
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Telephone: 845-247-4007
Contact Name: Elli Michaels
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  Sunday Sounds is a weekly show of Blues, Rock N Roll, jazz and R&B entertainment. Every Sunday 6pm - 9pm A portion of each weeks show will be giving to local charities to assist with...

Cost: $5

Where:
Virgo's
469 Fishkill Avenue
Beacon, NY  12508
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Sponsor: Virgo's
Telephone: 845-831-1543
Contact Name: Mike
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Exhibition Dates:July 11 – August 8, 2014Free Opening Reception and All-Age Art Workshop:Friday, July 11, 6:30-8:00pm Pelham Art Center is pleased to present its highly popular Faculty and...

Cost: free

Where:
Pelham Art Center
155 5th Ave
Pelham, NY  10803
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Sponsor: Pelham Art Center
Telephone: 914-738-2525
Contact Name: Gallery and Public Program Manager
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This country music star — who appears with Colt Ford and Krystal Keith — has a current hit single with “Shut Up and Hold On.” Notes: Call or visit Web site for...

Where:
Bethel Woods
200 Hurd Rd.
, NY
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Telephone: 866-781-2922
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The West Point Band is proud to announce its annual “Music Under the Stars” concert series in the summer of 2014 at the beautiful Trophy Point Amphitheater. Come continue the...

Cost: Free

Where:
Trophy Point Amphitheater
West Point, NY

Sponsor: West Point Band
Telephone: 845.938.2617
Contact Name: Philip Stehly
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SUNY New Paltz’s annual celebration of piano music includes master classes, recitals, and the Jacob Flier Piano Competition. Two highlights: Russian-American master pianist Vladimir...

Cost: $24-$29

Where:
McKenna Theatre at SUNY New Paltz
SUNY New Paltz campus, 1 Hawk Dr., New Paltz
, NY
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Telephone: 845-257-3880

In this crime-based comedy, chaos results when two rookie cops and a pretty accountant plan to catch their town’s mayor in the act of embezzling funds. Note: Thurs.-Sat. 8 p.m., Sun. 2...

Cost: $39 evenings, $34 matinees

Where:
Shadowland Theatre
157 Canal St.
Ellenville, NY
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Telephone: 845-647-5511
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"Les Miserables" is the phenomenal Broadway musical, winner of 13 Tony Awards that captures the power of the human spirit.. Fridays & Saturdays at 8:00 PM; Sundays at 3:00 PM

Cost: $27 adults; $25 seniors

Where:
The Center for Performing Arts
661 Route 308
Rhinebeck, NY  12572
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Sponsor: The Center for Performing Arts
Telephone: 845 876 3083
Contact Name: Eileen
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It’s 1939 and famed Hollywood producer David Selznick has a crisis: He’s weeks into shooting his latest epic, Gone With the Wind, but the script just isn’t working. What...

Cost: $22 includes dessert at intermission

Where:
The Playhouse at Museum Village
1010 Rte. 17M
Monroe, NY  10950
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Sponsor: Creative Theatre Group
Telephone: 845-294-9465
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From classical and opera to jazz and roots music, this fest has a star-studded lineup that caters to all tastes. A few of the many highlights this month: Donizetti’s opera Lucrezia Borgia...

Where:
Caramoor Center for Music & the Arts
149 Girdle Ridge Rd
Katonah, NY
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Telephone: 914-788-0100
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Variety is the spice of this 12-week-long multi-arts festival, which features a variety of music, dance, theater, and film presentations.

Where:
PS21: Performance Spaces for the 21st Century
PO Box 364
Chatham, NY  12037
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Telephone: 518-392-6121
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PS21: Performance Spaces for the 21st Century, Columbia County’s summer arts fest, offers everything from live theater to films, jazz concerts to community sings. This season, dance takes...

Where:
PS21: Performance Spaces for the 21st Century
2980 Rte. 66
Chatham, NY
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Telephone: 518-392-6121
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Based on the 1974 film of the same name, this musical parodies the horror movie genre, especially the Frankenstein films of the 1930s.  Note: Call or visit Web site for show times. 

Cost: $29-$30, matinees $28, children $12

Where:
Mac-Haydn Theatre
1925 Rte. 203
Chatham, NY
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Telephone: 518-392-9292
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These two fests are joined at the hip. SummerScape presents seven weeks of music, theater, film, and cabaret performances, many of which tie directly into the theme of the Music Festival —...

Where:
Fisher Center at Bard College
Campus Road
Annandale-on-Hudson, NY  12504
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Telephone: 845-758-7900
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Braves Travel Baseball is seeking competitive players 7-14 years old for for Spring, Summer, and Fall Baseball. Contact Gordon A. Moccio 845-667-4289 or go to kentbraves.com for more...

Cost: Vary

Where:
, NY

This brand-new summer arts program in Tannersville focuses on music and dance performances. The season opens with the Orpheum Ballet Company’s production of Les Oeufs de Fabergé...

Where:
23A Initiative
Tannersville, NY

Telephone: 716-696-2823
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Leave it to the folks at the Jacob Burns Film Center to help us beat the heat by providing a good excuse to spend a couple of hours in an air-conditioned theater. The center’s...

Where:
Jacob Burns Film Center
364 Manville Rd
Pleasantville, NY
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Telephone: 914-7474-5555
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Water Way From the fjords of Norway to our own Hudson River, artist Foster’s vibrant oil paintings depict water in all its many colors and configurations. Note: Open daily, call or...

Where:
Beacon Institute for Rivers and Estuaries
199 Main St., Beacon, ext. 10.
, NY
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Telephone: 845-838-1600
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This large-scale “sound art” exhibit, which features 15 installations at five Valley sites, including the Hudson Valley Center for Contemporary Art. The center hosts Aaron Taylor...

Cost: $5, $4 seniors, $2 students & children

Where:
150 N. Water St.
Peekskill, NY
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Telephone: 914-788-0100
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Adapted to the stage from the beloved film, this musical introduces us to a magical nanny who uses her special powers to transform a dysfunctional family in Edwardian London. Songs you’ll...

Where:
Westchester Broadway Theatre
1 Boradway Plaza
Elmsford, NY  10523
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Telephone: 914-592-2222
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Among the offerings are perennial favorites The Music Man (June 5-8 & 11-15), 42nd Street (July 3-6, 9-13, 16-20), and Guys and Dolls (August 7-10 & 13-17), along with the kid-pleasing...

Where:
Mac-Haydn Theatre
1925 Route 203
Chatham, NY  12037
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Telephone: 518-392-9292
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From blues to Broadway, there is something for every music fan at this diverse festival. The fun begins with the Belleayre Festival Orchestra performing the music of Queen (July 5). Blues legend...

Where:
Belleayre Mountain Ski Center
Rte. 28, Highmount, , ext. 1344
, NY
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Telephone: 800-942-6904
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For 30 years, this collaboration between Vassar College and New York Stage and Film has brought both well-known and emerging writers, directors, and actors to Poughkeepsie to develop new works...

Where:
Vassar College
124 Raymond Avenue
Poughkeepsie, NY  12601
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Telephone: 845-437-5907
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Documents on display illustrate the contribution to American history made by John, John Quincy, Samuel, and Abigail Adams. Thurs.-Sat. 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Sun. 12-4 p.m.

Where:
Karpeles Manuscript Library Museum
94 Broadway
Newburgh, NY  12550
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Telephone: 845-569-4997
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More than a few of the Valley’s summer concert series have been around for years — but none tops the Maverick Concerts in Woodstock, which has been offering “music in...

Cost: $25, $5 Students

Where:
Maverick Music Hall
Maverick Road
Woodstock, NY  12498
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Telephone: 845-679-8217
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From the fjords of Norway to our own Hudson River, artist Fredericka Foster’s vibrant oil paintings depict water in all its many colors and configurations. Open daily, call or visit Web...

Where:
Beacon Institute for Rivers and Estuaries
199 Main Street
Beacon, NY  12508
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Telephone: 845-838-1600
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The Ecstatic Moment Greer, a Seattle-based artist, creates installations inspired by mythology and fairy tales. This site-specific work encompasses sculpture, photography, fabric, video, and...

Cost: $6, $4 seniors & students, $3 youth 3-18

Where:
Hudson River Museum
511 Warburton Ave.
Yonkers, NY
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Telephone: 914-963-4550
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The region’s only resident Shakespeare company celebrates the Bard’s 450th birthday with three productions that run in repertory throughout the summer. Performances take place...

Where:
Boscobel House & Gardens
140 Main Street
Garrison, NY  10524
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Telephone: 845-265-9575
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Thru July: Art at the Core Subtitled “The Intersection of Visual Art, Performance, and Technology,” this 10-month-long exhibit features works by two dozen contemporary...

Where:
Hudson Valley Center for Contemporary Art
1701 Main St.
Peekskill, NY
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Telephone: 914-788-0100
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Back for its 43rd year, this free event features live entertainment; rabbit, livestock, and reptile shows; Revolutionary and Civil War encampments; and a to-die-for chicken BBQ dinner. Call...

Where:
Putnam County Veterans Memorial Park
201 Gipsy Trail Rd.
Carmel, NY  10512
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Telephone: 845-278-6738
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Enjoy 10 days of fun at this annual event, which features a midway provided by James E. Strates Shows.  Note: Call or visit Web site for exact schedule and ticket information. Mon.-Fri....

Where:
Orange County Fairgrounds
100 Carpenter Ave.
Middletown, NY
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Telephone: 845-343-4826
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Frost Valley YMCA Day Camp provides a magical summer experience to children, ages 4-15, from the local community. Counselors experienced in childcare and recreation lead kids through days of...

Cost: Contact info@frostvalley.org

Where:
Frost Valley YMCA
2000 Frost Valley Road
Claryville, NY  12725
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Sponsor: Frost Valley YMCA
Telephone: 845-985-2291
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This juried biennial show presents natural history illustration; works are chosen based on their scientific accuracy as well as aesthetic achievement. Tues.-Sun. 9:30 a.m.-5 p.m.

Where:
New York State Museum
Empire State Plaza
Albany, NY  12201
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Telephone: 518-474-5877
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A juried exhibition of paintings, drawings, photographs, prints, ceramics, and sculptures created by SUNY college students during the last academic year. 

Where:
New York State Museum
Empire State Plaza
Albany, NY
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Telephone: 518-474-5877
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This documentary installation shines light on the Historic Artists' Home and Studios (HAHS) program of the National Trust for Historic Preservation.  This exhibition features information about...

Cost: Free, $5/vehicle charge applies on weekends

Where:
Olana State Historic Site-Coachman's House Gallery
5720 State Route 9G
Hudson, NY  12534
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Sponsor: The Olana Partnership
Telephone: 518.828.0135
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Join Audrey Gilbert in creating a historical "Victory Garden" at the Opera House. Over the course of this week-long workshop, participants design, plant, and decorate a small garden...

Cost: free

Where:
Hudson Opera House
327 Warren Street
Hudson, NY  12534
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Sponsor: hudson opera house
Telephone: 518-822-1438
Contact Name: joe
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The new exhibit,  “Standing in Two Worlds: Iroquois in 2014”, showcases Iroquois art which explores contemporary issues including the environment, the digital/disposable age, the impact of...

Cost: $8 adults. $5 children

Where:
Iroquois Indian Museum
324 Caverns Road
Howes Cave, NY  12092
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Sponsor: Iroquois Indian Museum
Telephone: 518-296-8949
Contact Name: Kathy Condon
Website »

In 1964, photojournalist Bill Eppridge covered the U.S. visit of a relatively unknown music quartet from England for Life magazine. He followed the band for six days, taking dozens of photos of...

Cost: $5-$15

Where:
Bethel Woods Center for the Arts
200 Hurd Blvd
Bethel, NY  12720
View map »

Telephone: 866-781-2922
Website »

All the Raj Sketches and paintings, as well as a selection of furniture and accessories, created by Lockwood de Forest can be seen at Hudson River School artist Frederic Church’s...

Cost: $9, $8 seniors & students, under 12 free

Where:
Olana State Historic Site
5720 Rte. 9G
Hudson, NY
View map »

Telephone: 518-828-0135
Website »

Olana, painter Frederic Church's 250-acre estate and Persian-style mansion, ushers in its summer season with an exhibit entitled All the Raj. The show focuses on the relationship between...

Cost: $9, $8 seniors & students, under 12 free

Where:
Olana State Historic Site
5720 Rte. 9G
Hudson, NY  12534
View map »

Telephone: 518-828-0135
Website »

The first museum exhibition devoted to the finely crafted and researched costumes, objects, furniture, and drawings that Mary Reid Kelley creates for her acclaimed videos.

Cost: $0 (FREE)

Where:
University Art Museum
University at Albany
1400 Washington Ave.
Albany, NY  12222
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Sponsor: University Art Museum
Telephone: 518-442-4038
Contact Name: Naomi Lewis
Website »

ndulge in the benefits of Mommy and Me Yoga with Mary Mashburn, RYT Attach deeply while finding balance with baby! This class focuses on a gentle flow of movement and breath, while connecting...

Cost: $90 for 6 week workshop

Where:
, NY

At Frost Valley YMCA, we offer sports, arts and crafts, hiking, horseback riding, rock climbing, canoeing, swimming, singing, storytelling around the campfire, and sleeping underneath a canopy of...

Cost: Contact info@frostvalley.org

Where:
Frost Valley YMCA
2000 Frost Valley Road
Claryville, NY  12725
View map »

Sponsor: Frost Valley YMCA
Telephone: 845-985-2291
Website »

What it is: This diverse fest offers music of all types — rock, blues, country, jazz, even opera — in the bucolic setting of the Catskills high peaks. What’s...

Where:
Belleayre Ski Center
181 Galli Curci Road
Highmount, NY  12441
View map »

Telephone: 800-942-6904, ext. 1344
Website »

A star-studded line-up appears at this Italian-style villa, with performances taking place at multiple locations (including the 1,700-seat Venetian Theater, the outdoor Spanish Courtyard, and...

Where:
Various Locations
Katonah, NY  10536

Telephone: 914-232-1252
Website »

PVRC presets the eighth season of the Putnam Valley Farmers Market. Located at Grace United Methodist Church, 337 Peekskill Hollow Road, Putnam Valley 10579. Every Friday from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m....

Cost: Free

Where:
, NY

 The Rockland Center for the Arts (RoCA) announced that it is launching Art Worlds, a pilot after school art program for students (grades 1–12) in Spring Valley, NY. This exciting new...

Cost: 0 (FREE)

Where:
MLKMPC , EELEF, SVHS
Spring Valley
Spring Valley, NY  10977
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Sponsor: RoCA & Wells Fargo Bank
Telephone: 845-821-5657
Contact Name: Julian Palmer
Website »

The Capital Region’s free Thursday evening concert series returns for its 25th summer. This month, catch indie folk band Lord Huron (July 10); Albany Invasion, a trio of local bands (July...

Where:
Albany Riverfront Park Amphitheater
Corning Preserve
Albany, NY  12207
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Telephone: 518-434-2032
Website »

The Orange County Pop, Rock & Doowop Series 2014.  The line up includes music of the 50s and 60s like doowop, motown, pop and classic rock.  The concerts are held every Tuesday in July and...

Cost: FREE

Where:
OC Arboretum Thomas Bull Memorial Park
41 Grove Street
Campbell Hall, NY  10916
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Sponsor: Ferry Godmother Productions
Telephone: 225-366-2442
Contact Name: Aquanetta Wright
Website »

Exhibition Dates:July 11 – August 8, 2014Free Opening Reception and All-Age Art Workshop:Friday, July 11, 6:30-8:00pm Pelham Art Center is pleased to present its highly popular Faculty and...

Cost: free

Where:
Pelham Art Center
155 5th Ave
Pelham, NY  10803
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Sponsor: Pelham Art Center
Telephone: 914-738-2525
Contact Name: Gallery and Public Program Manager
Website »

Join acclaimed musician and composer Steve Rust  for bi-weekly workshops starting on Feb. 25. Soundpainting is a multi-disciplinary live composing sign language for musicians and performing...

Cost: $25 per session

Where:
Trillium Gallery
228 Main St.
Saugerties, NY  12477
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Sponsor: Trillium Gallery
Telephone: 845-706-6309
Contact Name: Steve Rust
Website »

SUNY New Paltz’s annual celebration of piano music includes master classes, recitals, and the Jacob Flier Piano Competition. Two highlights: Russian-American master pianist Vladimir...

Cost: $24-$29

Where:
McKenna Theatre at SUNY New Paltz
SUNY New Paltz campus, 1 Hawk Dr., New Paltz
, NY
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Telephone: 845-257-3880

"Les Miserables" is the phenomenal Broadway musical, winner of 13 Tony Awards that captures the power of the human spirit.. Fridays & Saturdays at 8:00 PM; Sundays at 3:00 PM

Cost: $27 adults; $25 seniors

Where:
The Center for Performing Arts
661 Route 308
Rhinebeck, NY  12572
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Sponsor: The Center for Performing Arts
Telephone: 845 876 3083
Contact Name: Eileen
Website »

The region’s only resident Shakespeare company celebrates the Bard’s 450th birthday with three productions that run in repertory throughout the summer. Performances take place...

Where:
Boscobel House & Gardens
140 Main Street
Garrison, NY  10524
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Telephone: 845-265-9575
Website »

Leave it to the folks at the Jacob Burns Film Center to help us beat the heat by providing a good excuse to spend a couple of hours in an air-conditioned theater. The center’s...

Where:
Jacob Burns Film Center
364 Manville Rd
Pleasantville, NY
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Telephone: 914-7474-5555
Website »

As you’d expect, the Ulster County Fair — which celebrates its 128th birthday this year — is brimming with top-notch agricultural exhibits and thrilling midway...

Cost: $15, $40 per car on Tuesday

Where:
Ulster County Fairgrounds
249 Libertyville Rd.
New Paltz, NY  12561
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Telephone: 845-255-1380
Website »

This brand-new summer arts program in Tannersville focuses on music and dance performances. The season opens with the Orpheum Ballet Company’s production of Les Oeufs de Fabergé...

Where:
23A Initiative
Tannersville, NY

Telephone: 716-696-2823
Website »

Water Way From the fjords of Norway to our own Hudson River, artist Foster’s vibrant oil paintings depict water in all its many colors and configurations. Note: Open daily, call or...

Where:
Beacon Institute for Rivers and Estuaries
199 Main St., Beacon, ext. 10.
, NY
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Telephone: 845-838-1600
Website »

Thru July: Art at the Core Subtitled “The Intersection of Visual Art, Performance, and Technology,” this 10-month-long exhibit features works by two dozen contemporary...

Where:
Hudson Valley Center for Contemporary Art
1701 Main St.
Peekskill, NY
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Telephone: 914-788-0100
Website »

From blues to Broadway, there is something for every music fan at this diverse festival. The fun begins with the Belleayre Festival Orchestra performing the music of Queen (July 5). Blues legend...

Where:
Belleayre Mountain Ski Center
Rte. 28, Highmount, , ext. 1344
, NY
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Telephone: 800-942-6904
Website »

The Ecstatic Moment Greer, a Seattle-based artist, creates installations inspired by mythology and fairy tales. This site-specific work encompasses sculpture, photography, fabric, video, and...

Cost: $6, $4 seniors & students, $3 youth 3-18

Where:
Hudson River Museum
511 Warburton Ave.
Yonkers, NY
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Telephone: 914-963-4550
Website »

Based on the 1974 film of the same name, this musical parodies the horror movie genre, especially the Frankenstein films of the 1930s.  Note: Call or visit Web site for show times. 

Cost: $29-$30, matinees $28, children $12

Where:
Mac-Haydn Theatre
1925 Rte. 203
Chatham, NY
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Telephone: 518-392-9292
Website »

PS21: Performance Spaces for the 21st Century, Columbia County’s summer arts fest, offers everything from live theater to films, jazz concerts to community sings. This season, dance takes...

Where:
PS21: Performance Spaces for the 21st Century
2980 Rte. 66
Chatham, NY
View map »

Telephone: 518-392-6121
Website »

These two fests are joined at the hip. SummerScape presents seven weeks of music, theater, film, and cabaret performances, many of which tie directly into the theme of the Music Festival —...

Where:
Fisher Center at Bard College
Campus Road
Annandale-on-Hudson, NY  12504
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Telephone: 845-758-7900
Website »

Braves Travel Baseball is seeking competitive players 7-14 years old for for Spring, Summer, and Fall Baseball. Contact Gordon A. Moccio 845-667-4289 or go to kentbraves.com for more...

Cost: Vary

Where:
, NY

From classical and opera to jazz and roots music, this fest has a star-studded lineup that caters to all tastes. A few of the many highlights this month: Donizetti’s opera Lucrezia Borgia...

Where:
Caramoor Center for Music & the Arts
149 Girdle Ridge Rd
Katonah, NY
View map »

Telephone: 914-788-0100
Website »

Variety is the spice of this 12-week-long multi-arts festival, which features a variety of music, dance, theater, and film presentations.

Where:
PS21: Performance Spaces for the 21st Century
PO Box 364
Chatham, NY  12037
View map »

Telephone: 518-392-6121
Website »

New Yoga Classes Opening at Path to Bliss Yoga Studio! Pleasant Valley welcomes Cynthia Glynn, ERYT-500, who will be teaching two new classes on Tuesday and Wednesday mornings: Tuesdays,...

Cost: 16 drop in

Where:
Path to Bliss Yoga
1558 Main St.
Pleasant Valley, NY  12569
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Sponsor: Cynthia Glynn, ERYT500
Website »

From the fjords of Norway to our own Hudson River, artist Fredericka Foster’s vibrant oil paintings depict water in all its many colors and configurations. Open daily, call or visit Web...

Where:
Beacon Institute for Rivers and Estuaries
199 Main Street
Beacon, NY  12508
View map »

Telephone: 845-838-1600
Website »

Frost Valley YMCA Day Camp provides a magical summer experience to children, ages 4-15, from the local community. Counselors experienced in childcare and recreation lead kids through days of...

Cost: Contact info@frostvalley.org

Where:
Frost Valley YMCA
2000 Frost Valley Road
Claryville, NY  12725
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Sponsor: Frost Valley YMCA
Telephone: 845-985-2291
Website »

A juried exhibition of paintings, drawings, photographs, prints, ceramics, and sculptures created by SUNY college students during the last academic year. 

Where:
New York State Museum
Empire State Plaza
Albany, NY
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Telephone: 518-474-5877
Website »

This juried biennial show presents natural history illustration; works are chosen based on their scientific accuracy as well as aesthetic achievement. Tues.-Sun. 9:30 a.m.-5 p.m.

Where:
New York State Museum
Empire State Plaza
Albany, NY  12201
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Telephone: 518-474-5877
Website »

All the Raj Sketches and paintings, as well as a selection of furniture and accessories, created by Lockwood de Forest can be seen at Hudson River School artist Frederic Church’s...

Cost: $9, $8 seniors & students, under 12 free

Where:
Olana State Historic Site
5720 Rte. 9G
Hudson, NY
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Telephone: 518-828-0135
Website »

Along with its permanent collection of large-scale outdoor sculptures, the art center features a special exhibit of works by Chinese contemporary artist Zhang Huan. The centerpiece of the show...

Cost: $15, $12 seniors, $8 students & children 5-18.

Where:
Storm King Art Center
1 Museum Rd.
New Windsor, NY
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Telephone: 845-534-3115
Website »

In 1964, photojournalist Bill Eppridge covered the U.S. visit of a relatively unknown music quartet from England for Life magazine. He followed the band for six days, taking dozens of photos of...

Cost: $5-$15

Where:
Bethel Woods Center for the Arts
200 Hurd Blvd
Bethel, NY  12720
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Telephone: 866-781-2922
Website »

Olana, painter Frederic Church's 250-acre estate and Persian-style mansion, ushers in its summer season with an exhibit entitled All the Raj. The show focuses on the relationship between...

Cost: $9, $8 seniors & students, under 12 free

Where:
Olana State Historic Site
5720 Rte. 9G
Hudson, NY  12534
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Telephone: 518-828-0135
Website »

Join Audrey Gilbert in creating a historical "Victory Garden" at the Opera House. Over the course of this week-long workshop, participants design, plant, and decorate a small garden...

Cost: free

Where:
Hudson Opera House
327 Warren Street
Hudson, NY  12534
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Sponsor: hudson opera house
Telephone: 518-822-1438
Contact Name: joe
Website »

The new exhibit,  “Standing in Two Worlds: Iroquois in 2014”, showcases Iroquois art which explores contemporary issues including the environment, the digital/disposable age, the impact of...

Cost: $8 adults. $5 children

Where:
Iroquois Indian Museum
324 Caverns Road
Howes Cave, NY  12092
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Sponsor: Iroquois Indian Museum
Telephone: 518-296-8949
Contact Name: Kathy Condon
Website »

In 1844, renowned artist Thomas Cole invited an 18-year-old painter named Frederic Church to study with him at his home in Catskill. Over the course of the next two years, teacher and student...

Cost: $10, $9 senior citizens, free under 12

Where:
Thomas Cole Historic Site
218 Spring Street
Catskill , NY
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Telephone: 518-943-7465
Website »

Founded in 1791, the Albany Institute of History and Art has a (well-deserved) reputation for its collection of items produced in centuries past. But Small and Seductive, the group exhibit...

Cost: $10, $8 seniors & students, $6 children under 13, under 6 FREE

Where:
Albany Institute of History and Art
125 Washington Ave
Albany, NY
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Telephone: 518-463-4478
Website »

This documentary installation shines light on the Historic Artists' Home and Studios (HAHS) program of the National Trust for Historic Preservation.  This exhibition features information about...

Cost: Free, $5/vehicle charge applies on weekends

Where:
Olana State Historic Site-Coachman's House Gallery
5720 State Route 9G
Hudson, NY  12534
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Sponsor: The Olana Partnership
Telephone: 518.828.0135
Website »

Master Cole was already an established artist when a young Frederic Church came to study with him at his Catskill home. This show examines the close relationship between these two icons of the...

Cost: $10, $9 seniors, under 12 free

Where:
Thomas Cole National Historic Site
218 Spring St., Catskill
, NY
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Telephone: 518-943-7465
Website »

The first museum exhibition devoted to the finely crafted and researched costumes, objects, furniture, and drawings that Mary Reid Kelley creates for her acclaimed videos.

Cost: $0 (FREE)

Where:
University Art Museum
University at Albany
1400 Washington Ave.
Albany, NY  12222
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Sponsor: University Art Museum
Telephone: 518-442-4038
Contact Name: Naomi Lewis
Website »

Forbidden Fruit Gallery owner Nick Zungoli exhibits black and white photos taken during his monthlong visit to Cuba in 2013.

Where:
Exposures Gallery
1357 Kings Hwy., Sugar Loaf
, NY
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Telephone: 845-469-9382
Website »

Worlds of Wonder Curated by the director of Skidmore College’s Tang Museum, this group exhibit highlights the output of 16 regional artists. The works on view — paintings, photos,...

Where:
Dorsky Museum of Art
SUNY New Paltz campus. 1 Hawk Dr., New Paltz
, NY
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Telephone: 845-257-3844
Website »

ndulge in the benefits of Mommy and Me Yoga with Mary Mashburn, RYT Attach deeply while finding balance with baby! This class focuses on a gentle flow of movement and breath, while connecting...

Cost: $90 for 6 week workshop

Where:
, NY

Greer, a Seattle-based artist, creates installations inspired by mythology and fairy tales. This site-specific work encompasses sculpture, photography, fabric, video, and performance art.

Cost: $6, $4 seniors & students, $3 youth ages 3-18

Where:
Hudson River Museum
511 Warburton Avenue
Yonkers, NY  10701
View map »

Telephone: 914-963-4550
Website »

At Frost Valley YMCA, we offer sports, arts and crafts, hiking, horseback riding, rock climbing, canoeing, swimming, singing, storytelling around the campfire, and sleeping underneath a canopy of...

Cost: Contact info@frostvalley.org

Where:
Frost Valley YMCA
2000 Frost Valley Road
Claryville, NY  12725
View map »

Sponsor: Frost Valley YMCA
Telephone: 845-985-2291
Website »

What it is: This diverse fest offers music of all types — rock, blues, country, jazz, even opera — in the bucolic setting of the Catskills high peaks. What’s...

Where:
Belleayre Ski Center
181 Galli Curci Road
Highmount, NY  12441
View map »

Telephone: 800-942-6904, ext. 1344
Website »

The artist exhibits six contemporary sculptures based on works by neoclassical artist Hiram Powers.

Cost: $6, $4 seniors & students, $3 youth ages 3-18

Where:
Hudson River Museum
511 Warburton Avenue
Yonkers, NY  10701
View map »

Telephone: 914-963-4550
Website »

A star-studded line-up appears at this Italian-style villa, with performances taking place at multiple locations (including the 1,700-seat Venetian Theater, the outdoor Spanish Courtyard, and...

Where:
Various Locations
Katonah, NY  10536

Telephone: 914-232-1252
Website »

PVRC presets the eighth season of the Putnam Valley Farmers Market. Located at Grace United Methodist Church, 337 Peekskill Hollow Road, Putnam Valley 10579. Every Friday from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m....

Cost: Free

Where:
, NY

 The Rockland Center for the Arts (RoCA) announced that it is launching Art Worlds, a pilot after school art program for students (grades 1–12) in Spring Valley, NY. This exciting new...

Cost: 0 (FREE)

Where:
MLKMPC , EELEF, SVHS
Spring Valley
Spring Valley, NY  10977
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Sponsor: RoCA & Wells Fargo Bank
Telephone: 845-821-5657
Contact Name: Julian Palmer
Website »

The Capital Region’s free Thursday evening concert series returns for its 25th summer. This month, catch indie folk band Lord Huron (July 10); Albany Invasion, a trio of local bands (July...

Where:
Albany Riverfront Park Amphitheater
Corning Preserve
Albany, NY  12207
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Telephone: 518-434-2032
Website »

Wonder by R.J.Palacio 5:30-6:30pm for Students Entering 3 and 4 6:30-7:30pm for Students Entering Grades 5 and 6 In collaboration with Hudson City School District, students and their...

Cost: free

Where:
Hudson Opera House
327 Warren Street
Hudson, NY  12534
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Sponsor: hudson opera house
Telephone: 518-822-1438
Contact Name: joe
Website »

Whether you are an enthusiast interested in creating bouquets for yourself, an event, a Bride, or toying with a career change; these hands on workshops will give you a great foundation of both...

Cost: 75.00

Where:
Good Old Days Ecoflorist
270 Walsh Ave
New Windsor, NY  12553
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Telephone: 845-562-2820
Contact Name: Lynn
Website »

The Newburgh Jazz Series 2014 line up includes swing, world jazz, Latin jazz, contemporary jazz, bluesy jazz and much more.  The concerts are held every Wednesday in July and August at 6:30 to...

Cost: FREE

Where:
OC Arboretum Thomas Bull Memorial Park
41 Grove Street
Campbell Hall, NY  10916
View map »

Sponsor: Ferry Godmother Productions
Telephone: 225-366-2442
Contact Name: Aquanetta Wright
Website »

Exhibition Dates:July 11 – August 8, 2014Free Opening Reception and All-Age Art Workshop:Friday, July 11, 6:30-8:00pm Pelham Art Center is pleased to present its highly popular Faculty and...

Cost: free

Where:
Pelham Art Center
155 5th Ave
Pelham, NY  10803
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Sponsor: Pelham Art Center
Telephone: 914-738-2525
Contact Name: Gallery and Public Program Manager
Website »

"Les Miserables" is the phenomenal Broadway musical, winner of 13 Tony Awards that captures the power of the human spirit.. Fridays & Saturdays at 8:00 PM; Sundays at 3:00 PM

Cost: $27 adults; $25 seniors

Where:
The Center for Performing Arts
661 Route 308
Rhinebeck, NY  12572
View map »

Sponsor: The Center for Performing Arts
Telephone: 845 876 3083
Contact Name: Eileen
Website »

As you’d expect, the Ulster County Fair — which celebrates its 128th birthday this year — is brimming with top-notch agricultural exhibits and thrilling midway...

Cost: $15, $40 per car on Tuesday

Where:
Ulster County Fairgrounds
249 Libertyville Rd.
New Paltz, NY  12561
View map »

Telephone: 845-255-1380
Website »

Thru July: Art at the Core Subtitled “The Intersection of Visual Art, Performance, and Technology,” this 10-month-long exhibit features works by two dozen contemporary...

Where:
Hudson Valley Center for Contemporary Art
1701 Main St.
Peekskill, NY
View map »

Telephone: 914-788-0100
Website »

From the fjords of Norway to our own Hudson River, artist Fredericka Foster’s vibrant oil paintings depict water in all its many colors and configurations. Open daily, call or visit Web...

Where:
Beacon Institute for Rivers and Estuaries
199 Main Street
Beacon, NY  12508
View map »

Telephone: 845-838-1600
Website »

This brand-new summer arts program in Tannersville focuses on music and dance performances. The season opens with the Orpheum Ballet Company’s production of Les Oeufs de Fabergé...

Where:
23A Initiative
Tannersville, NY

Telephone: 716-696-2823
Website »

Braves Travel Baseball is seeking competitive players 7-14 years old for for Spring, Summer, and Fall Baseball. Contact Gordon A. Moccio 845-667-4289 or go to kentbraves.com for more...

Cost: Vary

Where:
, NY

PS21: Performance Spaces for the 21st Century, Columbia County’s summer arts fest, offers everything from live theater to films, jazz concerts to community sings. This season, dance takes...

Where:
PS21: Performance Spaces for the 21st Century
2980 Rte. 66
Chatham, NY
View map »

Telephone: 518-392-6121
Website »

Variety is the spice of this 12-week-long multi-arts festival, which features a variety of music, dance, theater, and film presentations.

Where:
PS21: Performance Spaces for the 21st Century
PO Box 364
Chatham, NY  12037
View map »

Telephone: 518-392-6121
Website »

The Ecstatic Moment Greer, a Seattle-based artist, creates installations inspired by mythology and fairy tales. This site-specific work encompasses sculpture, photography, fabric, video, and...

Cost: $6, $4 seniors & students, $3 youth 3-18

Where:
Hudson River Museum
511 Warburton Ave.
Yonkers, NY
View map »

Telephone: 914-963-4550
Website »

Water Way From the fjords of Norway to our own Hudson River, artist Foster’s vibrant oil paintings depict water in all its many colors and configurations. Note: Open daily, call or...

Where:
Beacon Institute for Rivers and Estuaries
199 Main St., Beacon, ext. 10.
, NY
View map »

Telephone: 845-838-1600
Website »

From blues to Broadway, there is something for every music fan at this diverse festival. The fun begins with the Belleayre Festival Orchestra performing the music of Queen (July 5). Blues legend...

Where:
Belleayre Mountain Ski Center
Rte. 28, Highmount, , ext. 1344
, NY
View map »

Telephone: 800-942-6904
Website »

These two fests are joined at the hip. SummerScape presents seven weeks of music, theater, film, and cabaret performances, many of which tie directly into the theme of the Music Festival —...

Where:
Fisher Center at Bard College
Campus Road
Annandale-on-Hudson, NY  12504
View map »

Telephone: 845-758-7900
Website »

From classical and opera to jazz and roots music, this fest has a star-studded lineup that caters to all tastes. A few of the many highlights this month: Donizetti’s opera Lucrezia Borgia...

Where:
Caramoor Center for Music & the Arts
149 Girdle Ridge Rd
Katonah, NY
View map »

Telephone: 914-788-0100
Website »

New Yoga Classes Opening at Path to Bliss Yoga Studio! Pleasant Valley welcomes Cynthia Glynn, ERYT-500, who will be teaching two new classes on Tuesday and Wednesday mornings: Tuesdays,...

Cost: 16 drop in

Where:
Path to Bliss Yoga
1558 Main St.
Pleasant Valley, NY  12569
View map »

Sponsor: Cynthia Glynn, ERYT500
Website »

Among the offerings are perennial favorites The Music Man (June 5-8 & 11-15), 42nd Street (July 3-6, 9-13, 16-20), and Guys and Dolls (August 7-10 & 13-17), along with the kid-pleasing...

Where:
Mac-Haydn Theatre
1925 Route 203
Chatham, NY  12037
View map »

Telephone: 518-392-9292
Website »

The region’s only resident Shakespeare company celebrates the Bard’s 450th birthday with three productions that run in repertory throughout the summer. Performances take place...

Where:
Boscobel House & Gardens
140 Main Street
Garrison, NY  10524
View map »

Telephone: 845-265-9575
Website »

Leave it to the folks at the Jacob Burns Film Center to help us beat the heat by providing a good excuse to spend a couple of hours in an air-conditioned theater. The center’s...

Where:
Jacob Burns Film Center
364 Manville Rd
Pleasantville, NY
View map »

Telephone: 914-7474-5555
Website »

Based on the 1974 film of the same name, this musical parodies the horror movie genre, especially the Frankenstein films of the 1930s.  Note: Call or visit Web site for show times. 

Cost: $29-$30, matinees $28, children $12

Where:
Mac-Haydn Theatre
1925 Rte. 203
Chatham, NY
View map »

Telephone: 518-392-9292
Website »

Frost Valley YMCA Day Camp provides a magical summer experience to children, ages 4-15, from the local community. Counselors experienced in childcare and recreation lead kids through days of...

Cost: Contact info@frostvalley.org

Where:
Frost Valley YMCA
2000 Frost Valley Road
Claryville, NY  12725
View map »

Sponsor: Frost Valley YMCA
Telephone: 845-985-2291
Website »

A juried exhibition of paintings, drawings, photographs, prints, ceramics, and sculptures created by SUNY college students during the last academic year. 

Where:
New York State Museum
Empire State Plaza
Albany, NY
View map »

Telephone: 518-474-5877
Website »

This juried biennial show presents natural history illustration; works are chosen based on their scientific accuracy as well as aesthetic achievement. Tues.-Sun. 9:30 a.m.-5 p.m.

Where:
New York State Museum
Empire State Plaza
Albany, NY  12201
View map »

Telephone: 518-474-5877
Website »

Photography as Fine Art Local photographers Tom Doyle and Mel Kleiman exhibit works depicting both rural and urban scenes. 

Where:
Karpeles Manuscript Library Museum
94 Broadway, Newburgh
, NY
View map »

Telephone: 845-569-4997
Website »

All the Raj Sketches and paintings, as well as a selection of furniture and accessories, created by Lockwood de Forest can be seen at Hudson River School artist Frederic Church’s...

Cost: $9, $8 seniors & students, under 12 free

Where:
Olana State Historic Site
5720 Rte. 9G
Hudson, NY
View map »

Telephone: 518-828-0135
Website »

Master Cole was already an established artist when a young Frederic Church came to study with him at his Catskill home. This show examines the close relationship between these two icons of the...

Cost: $10, $9 seniors, under 12 free

Where:
Thomas Cole National Historic Site
218 Spring St., Catskill
, NY
View map »

Telephone: 518-943-7465
Website »

Founded in 1791, the Albany Institute of History and Art has a (well-deserved) reputation for its collection of items produced in centuries past. But Small and Seductive, the group exhibit...

Cost: $10, $8 seniors & students, $6 children under 13, under 6 FREE

Where:
Albany Institute of History and Art
125 Washington Ave
Albany, NY
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Telephone: 518-463-4478
Website »

The Adams Family Documents on display illustrate the contribution to American history made by John, John Quincy, Samuel, and Abigail Adams. 

Where:
Karpeles Manuscript Library Museum
94 Broadway, Newburgh
Newburgh , NY
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Telephone: 845-569-4997
Website »

Along with its permanent collection of large-scale outdoor sculptures, the art center features a special exhibit of works by Chinese contemporary artist Zhang Huan. The centerpiece of the show...

Cost: $15, $12 seniors, $8 students & children 5-18.

Where:
Storm King Art Center
1 Museum Rd.
New Windsor, NY
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Telephone: 845-534-3115
Website »

In 1844, renowned artist Thomas Cole invited an 18-year-old painter named Frederic Church to study with him at his home in Catskill. Over the course of the next two years, teacher and student...

Cost: $10, $9 senior citizens, free under 12

Where:
Thomas Cole Historic Site
218 Spring Street
Catskill , NY
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Telephone: 518-943-7465
Website »

This documentary installation shines light on the Historic Artists' Home and Studios (HAHS) program of the National Trust for Historic Preservation.  This exhibition features information about...

Cost: Free, $5/vehicle charge applies on weekends

Where:
Olana State Historic Site-Coachman's House Gallery
5720 State Route 9G
Hudson, NY  12534
View map »

Sponsor: The Olana Partnership
Telephone: 518.828.0135
Website »

The new exhibit,  “Standing in Two Worlds: Iroquois in 2014”, showcases Iroquois art which explores contemporary issues including the environment, the digital/disposable age, the impact of...

Cost: $8 adults. $5 children

Where:
Iroquois Indian Museum
324 Caverns Road
Howes Cave, NY  12092
View map »

Sponsor: Iroquois Indian Museum
Telephone: 518-296-8949
Contact Name: Kathy Condon
Website »

Olana, painter Frederic Church's 250-acre estate and Persian-style mansion, ushers in its summer season with an exhibit entitled All the Raj. The show focuses on the relationship between...

Cost: $9, $8 seniors & students, under 12 free

Where:
Olana State Historic Site
5720 Rte. 9G
Hudson, NY  12534
View map »

Telephone: 518-828-0135
Website »

Join Audrey Gilbert in creating a historical "Victory Garden" at the Opera House. Over the course of this week-long workshop, participants design, plant, and decorate a small garden...

Cost: free

Where:
Hudson Opera House
327 Warren Street
Hudson, NY  12534
View map »

Sponsor: hudson opera house
Telephone: 518-822-1438
Contact Name: joe
Website »

In 1964, photojournalist Bill Eppridge covered the U.S. visit of a relatively unknown music quartet from England for Life magazine. He followed the band for six days, taking dozens of photos of...

Cost: $5-$15

Where:
Bethel Woods Center for the Arts
200 Hurd Blvd
Bethel, NY  12720
View map »

Telephone: 866-781-2922
Website »

The first museum exhibition devoted to the finely crafted and researched costumes, objects, furniture, and drawings that Mary Reid Kelley creates for her acclaimed videos.

Cost: $0 (FREE)

Where:
University Art Museum
University at Albany
1400 Washington Ave.
Albany, NY  12222
View map »

Sponsor: University Art Museum
Telephone: 518-442-4038
Contact Name: Naomi Lewis
Website »

From July 13th - August 31st, the Betsy Jacaruso Studio & Gallery will be displaying new works by Betsy Jacaruso & the Cross River Artists. Opening Reception will be on Saturday, July 19th...

Cost: 0

Where:
The Betsy Jacaruso Studio & Gallery
43-2 East Market Street
Rhinebeck, NY  12572
View map »

Sponsor: The Betsy Jacaruso Studio & Gallery
Telephone: 845-516-4435
Contact Name: Betsy Jacaruso
Website »

The gallery features artwork by two female painters — Martha Diamond (July 1-13) and Brenda Goodman (July 17-Aug. 10) — in the main rooms. Thurs.-Mon. 11 a.m.-5 p.m. & by appt.

Where:
John Davis Gallery
362 1/2 Warren Street
Hudson, NY  12534
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Telephone: 518-828-5907
Website »

Worlds of Wonder Curated by the director of Skidmore College’s Tang Museum, this group exhibit highlights the output of 16 regional artists. The works on view — paintings, photos,...

Where:
Dorsky Museum of Art
SUNY New Paltz campus. 1 Hawk Dr., New Paltz
, NY
View map »

Telephone: 845-257-3844
Website »

Forbidden Fruit Gallery owner Nick Zungoli exhibits black and white photos taken during his monthlong visit to Cuba in 2013.

Where:
Exposures Gallery
1357 Kings Hwy., Sugar Loaf
, NY
View map »

Telephone: 845-469-9382
Website »

A time capsule of the Gilded Age, the 79-room Mills Mansion opens for the season with a new exhibit highlighting the life of Ogden Livingston Mills, who was born into wealth yet devoted himself...

Cost: $8, $6 seniors, children under 13 free

Where:
Staatsburgh State Historic Site
9 Old Post Road
Staatsburgh, NY  12580
View map »

Telephone: 845-889-4100
Website »

ndulge in the benefits of Mommy and Me Yoga with Mary Mashburn, RYT Attach deeply while finding balance with baby! This class focuses on a gentle flow of movement and breath, while connecting...

Cost: $90 for 6 week workshop

Where:
, NY

At Frost Valley YMCA, we offer sports, arts and crafts, hiking, horseback riding, rock climbing, canoeing, swimming, singing, storytelling around the campfire, and sleeping underneath a canopy of...

Cost: Contact info@frostvalley.org

Where:
Frost Valley YMCA
2000 Frost Valley Road
Claryville, NY  12725
View map »

Sponsor: Frost Valley YMCA
Telephone: 845-985-2291
Website »

Greer, a Seattle-based artist, creates installations inspired by mythology and fairy tales. This site-specific work encompasses sculpture, photography, fabric, video, and performance art.

Cost: $6, $4 seniors & students, $3 youth ages 3-18

Where:
Hudson River Museum
511 Warburton Avenue
Yonkers, NY  10701
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Telephone: 914-963-4550
Website »

What it is: This diverse fest offers music of all types — rock, blues, country, jazz, even opera — in the bucolic setting of the Catskills high peaks. What’s...

Where:
Belleayre Ski Center
181 Galli Curci Road
Highmount, NY  12441
View map »

Telephone: 800-942-6904, ext. 1344
Website »

A star-studded line-up appears at this Italian-style villa, with performances taking place at multiple locations (including the 1,700-seat Venetian Theater, the outdoor Spanish Courtyard, and...

Where:
Various Locations
Katonah, NY  10536

Telephone: 914-232-1252
Website »

The artist exhibits six contemporary sculptures based on works by neoclassical artist Hiram Powers.

Cost: $6, $4 seniors & students, $3 youth ages 3-18

Where:
Hudson River Museum
511 Warburton Avenue
Yonkers, NY  10701
View map »

Telephone: 914-963-4550
Website »

PVRC presets the eighth season of the Putnam Valley Farmers Market. Located at Grace United Methodist Church, 337 Peekskill Hollow Road, Putnam Valley 10579. Every Friday from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m....

Cost: Free

Where:
, NY

The Arlington Business Improvement District kicks off another season of the weekly Arlington Farmers' Market. The market features more than 20 vendors selling local vegetables, fruits,...

Cost: $0 (FREE)

Where:
Vassar Alumni Flats Lawn
Raymond Ave.
Poughkeepsie, NY
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Sponsor: Arlington Business Improvement District
Telephone: 845-462-4979
Contact Name: Filomena E. Fanelli
Website »

 The Rockland Center for the Arts (RoCA) announced that it is launching Art Worlds, a pilot after school art program for students (grades 1–12) in Spring Valley, NY. This exciting new...

Cost: 0 (FREE)

Where:
MLKMPC , EELEF, SVHS
Spring Valley
Spring Valley, NY  10977
View map »

Sponsor: RoCA & Wells Fargo Bank
Telephone: 845-821-5657
Contact Name: Julian Palmer
Website »

The Capital Region’s free Thursday evening concert series returns for its 25th summer. This month, catch indie folk band Lord Huron (July 10); Albany Invasion, a trio of local bands (July...

Where:
Albany Riverfront Park Amphitheater
Corning Preserve
Albany, NY  12207
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Telephone: 518-434-2032
Website »

Hudson Valley Magazine’s second annual Burger & Beer Bash spotlights the region’s top burger restaurants in a competition to see who serves the best slider. Enjoy...

Cost: $40

Where:
Shadows on the Hudson
176 Rinaldi Blvd.
Poughkeepsie, NY  12601
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Telephone: 845-486-9500
Website »

Exhibition Dates:July 11 – August 8, 2014Free Opening Reception and All-Age Art Workshop:Friday, July 11, 6:30-8:00pm Pelham Art Center is pleased to present its highly popular Faculty and...

Cost: free

Where:
Pelham Art Center
155 5th Ave
Pelham, NY  10803
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Sponsor: Pelham Art Center
Telephone: 914-738-2525
Contact Name: Gallery and Public Program Manager
Website »

In this crime-based comedy, chaos results when two rookie cops and a pretty accountant plan to catch their town’s mayor in the act of embezzling funds. Note: Thurs.-Sat. 8 p.m., Sun. 2...

Cost: $39 evenings, $34 matinees

Where:
Shadowland Theatre
157 Canal St.
Ellenville, NY
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Telephone: 845-647-5511
Website »

The classic American Music Theatre gem that has captured the hearts of audiences for decades; with roots in William Shakespeare’s ‘Romeo & Juliet’. Sharks vs. Jets and a...

Cost: $28-$40

Where:
Woodstock Playhouse
103 Mill Hill Road
Woodstock, NY  12498
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Sponsor: Pan American Dance Co. not-for-profit
Telephone: 845-679-6900
Contact Name: Randy Conti
Website »

"Les Miserables" is the phenomenal Broadway musical, winner of 13 Tony Awards that captures the power of the human spirit.. Fridays & Saturdays at 8:00 PM; Sundays at 3:00 PM

Cost: $27 adults; $25 seniors

Where:
The Center for Performing Arts
661 Route 308
Rhinebeck, NY  12572
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Sponsor: The Center for Performing Arts
Telephone: 845 876 3083
Contact Name: Eileen
Website »

Documents on display illustrate the contribution to American history made by John, John Quincy, Samuel, and Abigail Adams. Thurs.-Sat. 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Sun. 12-4 p.m.

Where:
Karpeles Manuscript Library Museum
94 Broadway
Newburgh, NY  12550
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Telephone: 845-569-4997
Website »

The region’s only resident Shakespeare company celebrates the Bard’s 450th birthday with three productions that run in repertory throughout the summer. Performances take place...

Where:
Boscobel House & Gardens
140 Main Street
Garrison, NY  10524
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Telephone: 845-265-9575
Website »

Leave it to the folks at the Jacob Burns Film Center to help us beat the heat by providing a good excuse to spend a couple of hours in an air-conditioned theater. The center’s...

Where:
Jacob Burns Film Center
364 Manville Rd
Pleasantville, NY
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Telephone: 914-7474-5555
Website »

Based on the 1974 film of the same name, this musical parodies the horror movie genre, especially the Frankenstein films of the 1930s.  Note: Call or visit Web site for show times. 

Cost: $29-$30, matinees $28, children $12

Where:
Mac-Haydn Theatre
1925 Rte. 203
Chatham, NY
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Telephone: 518-392-9292
Website »

PS21: Performance Spaces for the 21st Century, Columbia County’s summer arts fest, offers everything from live theater to films, jazz concerts to community sings. This season, dance takes...

Where:
PS21: Performance Spaces for the 21st Century
2980 Rte. 66
Chatham, NY
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Telephone: 518-392-6121
Website »

Among the offerings are perennial favorites The Music Man (June 5-8 & 11-15), 42nd Street (July 3-6, 9-13, 16-20), and Guys and Dolls (August 7-10 & 13-17), along with the kid-pleasing...

Where:
Mac-Haydn Theatre
1925 Route 203
Chatham, NY  12037
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Telephone: 518-392-9292
Website »

Water Way From the fjords of Norway to our own Hudson River, artist Foster’s vibrant oil paintings depict water in all its many colors and configurations. Note: Open daily, call or...

Where:
Beacon Institute for Rivers and Estuaries
199 Main St., Beacon, ext. 10.
, NY
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Telephone: 845-838-1600
Website »

This brand-new summer arts program in Tannersville focuses on music and dance performances. The season opens with the Orpheum Ballet Company’s production of Les Oeufs de Fabergé...

Where:
23A Initiative
Tannersville, NY

Telephone: 716-696-2823
Website »

From blues to Broadway, there is something for every music fan at this diverse festival. The fun begins with the Belleayre Festival Orchestra performing the music of Queen (July 5). Blues legend...

Where:
Belleayre Mountain Ski Center
Rte. 28, Highmount, , ext. 1344
, NY
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Telephone: 800-942-6904
Website »

Braves Travel Baseball is seeking competitive players 7-14 years old for for Spring, Summer, and Fall Baseball. Contact Gordon A. Moccio 845-667-4289 or go to kentbraves.com for more...

Cost: Vary

Where:
, NY

From the fjords of Norway to our own Hudson River, artist Fredericka Foster’s vibrant oil paintings depict water in all its many colors and configurations. Open daily, call or visit Web...

Where:
Beacon Institute for Rivers and Estuaries
199 Main Street
Beacon, NY  12508
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Telephone: 845-838-1600
Website »

These two fests are joined at the hip. SummerScape presents seven weeks of music, theater, film, and cabaret performances, many of which tie directly into the theme of the Music Festival —...

Where:
Fisher Center at Bard College
Campus Road
Annandale-on-Hudson, NY  12504
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Telephone: 845-758-7900
Website »

Spanish music is the focus of this four-day fest, which celebrates the human voice as an instrument. Thursday evening’s concert, “Voices of Distinction: Baroque” features...

Cost: $25-$55

Where:
Main Stage, Phoenicia Park
Mt. Ava Maria Dr.
Phoenicia, NY
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Telephone: 845-586-3588
Website »

From classical and opera to jazz and roots music, this fest has a star-studded lineup that caters to all tastes. A few of the many highlights this month: Donizetti’s opera Lucrezia Borgia...

Where:
Caramoor Center for Music & the Arts
149 Girdle Ridge Rd
Katonah, NY
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Telephone: 914-788-0100
Website »

Variety is the spice of this 12-week-long multi-arts festival, which features a variety of music, dance, theater, and film presentations.

Where:
PS21: Performance Spaces for the 21st Century
PO Box 364
Chatham, NY  12037
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Telephone: 518-392-6121
Website »

As you’d expect, the Ulster County Fair — which celebrates its 128th birthday this year — is brimming with top-notch agricultural exhibits and thrilling midway...

Cost: $15, $40 per car on Tuesday

Where:
Ulster County Fairgrounds
249 Libertyville Rd.
New Paltz, NY  12561
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Telephone: 845-255-1380
Website »

The Ecstatic Moment Greer, a Seattle-based artist, creates installations inspired by mythology and fairy tales. This site-specific work encompasses sculpture, photography, fabric, video, and...

Cost: $6, $4 seniors & students, $3 youth 3-18

Where:
Hudson River Museum
511 Warburton Ave.
Yonkers, NY
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Telephone: 914-963-4550
Website »

Thru July: Art at the Core Subtitled “The Intersection of Visual Art, Performance, and Technology,” this 10-month-long exhibit features works by two dozen contemporary...

Where:
Hudson Valley Center for Contemporary Art
1701 Main St.
Peekskill, NY
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Telephone: 914-788-0100
Website »

Frost Valley YMCA Day Camp provides a magical summer experience to children, ages 4-15, from the local community. Counselors experienced in childcare and recreation lead kids through days of...

Cost: Contact info@frostvalley.org

Where:
Frost Valley YMCA
2000 Frost Valley Road
Claryville, NY  12725
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Sponsor: Frost Valley YMCA
Telephone: 845-985-2291
Website »

A juried exhibition of paintings, drawings, photographs, prints, ceramics, and sculptures created by SUNY college students during the last academic year. 

Where:
New York State Museum
Empire State Plaza
Albany, NY
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Telephone: 518-474-5877
Website »

This juried biennial show presents natural history illustration; works are chosen based on their scientific accuracy as well as aesthetic achievement. Tues.-Sun. 9:30 a.m.-5 p.m.

Where:
New York State Museum
Empire State Plaza
Albany, NY  12201
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Telephone: 518-474-5877
Website »

Founded in 1791, the Albany Institute of History and Art has a (well-deserved) reputation for its collection of items produced in centuries past. But Small and Seductive, the group exhibit...

Cost: $10, $8 seniors & students, $6 children under 13, under 6 FREE

Where:
Albany Institute of History and Art
125 Washington Ave
Albany, NY
View map »

Telephone: 518-463-4478
Website »

American Impressionist Paintings, watercolors, and drawings by this Catskills native are on view. A self-taught artist who spent his life in the village of Stamford, Hasbrouck (1860-1934) is...

Where:
Zadock Pratt Museum
Main St./Rte. 23
Prattsville, NY
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Telephone: 518-299-3258
Website »

Olana, painter Frederic Church's 250-acre estate and Persian-style mansion, ushers in its summer season with an exhibit entitled All the Raj. The show focuses on the relationship between...

Cost: $9, $8 seniors & students, under 12 free

Where:
Olana State Historic Site
5720 Rte. 9G
Hudson, NY  12534
View map »

Telephone: 518-828-0135
Website »

Along with its permanent collection of large-scale outdoor sculptures, the art center features a special exhibit of works by Chinese contemporary artist Zhang Huan. The centerpiece of the show...

Cost: $15, $12 seniors, $8 students & children 5-18.

Where:
Storm King Art Center
1 Museum Rd.
New Windsor, NY
View map »

Telephone: 845-534-3115
Website »

Join Audrey Gilbert in creating a historical "Victory Garden" at the Opera House. Over the course of this week-long workshop, participants design, plant, and decorate a small garden...

Cost: free

Where:
Hudson Opera House
327 Warren Street
Hudson, NY  12534
View map »

Sponsor: hudson opera house
Telephone: 518-822-1438
Contact Name: joe
Website »

The Adams Family Documents on display illustrate the contribution to American history made by John, John Quincy, Samuel, and Abigail Adams. 

Where:
Karpeles Manuscript Library Museum
94 Broadway, Newburgh
Newburgh , NY
View map »

Telephone: 845-569-4997
Website »

In 1844, renowned artist Thomas Cole invited an 18-year-old painter named Frederic Church to study with him at his home in Catskill. Over the course of the next two years, teacher and student...

Cost: $10, $9 senior citizens, free under 12

Where:
Thomas Cole Historic Site
218 Spring Street
Catskill , NY
View map »

Telephone: 518-943-7465
Website »

This documentary installation shines light on the Historic Artists' Home and Studios (HAHS) program of the National Trust for Historic Preservation.  This exhibition features information about...

Cost: Free, $5/vehicle charge applies on weekends

Where:
Olana State Historic Site-Coachman's House Gallery
5720 State Route 9G
Hudson, NY  12534
View map »

Sponsor: The Olana Partnership
Telephone: 518.828.0135
Website »

In 1964, photojournalist Bill Eppridge covered the U.S. visit of a relatively unknown music quartet from England for Life magazine. He followed the band for six days, taking dozens of photos of...

Cost: $5-$15

Where:
Bethel Woods Center for the Arts
200 Hurd Blvd
Bethel, NY  12720
View map »

Telephone: 866-781-2922
Website »

All the Raj Sketches and paintings, as well as a selection of furniture and accessories, created by Lockwood de Forest can be seen at Hudson River School artist Frederic Church’s...

Cost: $9, $8 seniors & students, under 12 free

Where:
Olana State Historic Site
5720 Rte. 9G
Hudson, NY
View map »

Telephone: 518-828-0135
Website »

The new exhibit,  “Standing in Two Worlds: Iroquois in 2014”, showcases Iroquois art which explores contemporary issues including the environment, the digital/disposable age, the impact of...

Cost: $8 adults. $5 children

Where:
Iroquois Indian Museum
324 Caverns Road
Howes Cave, NY  12092
View map »

Sponsor: Iroquois Indian Museum
Telephone: 518-296-8949
Contact Name: Kathy Condon
Website »

Master Cole was already an established artist when a young Frederic Church came to study with him at his Catskill home. This show examines the close relationship between these two icons of the...

Cost: $10, $9 seniors, under 12 free

Where:
Thomas Cole National Historic Site
218 Spring St., Catskill
, NY
View map »

Telephone: 518-943-7465
Website »

Worlds of Wonder Curated by the director of Skidmore College’s Tang Museum, this group exhibit highlights the output of 16 regional artists. The works on view — paintings, photos,...

Where:
Dorsky Museum of Art
SUNY New Paltz campus. 1 Hawk Dr., New Paltz
, NY
View map »

Telephone: 845-257-3844
Website »

A time capsule of the Gilded Age, the 79-room Mills Mansion opens for the season with a new exhibit highlighting the life of Ogden Livingston Mills, who was born into wealth yet devoted himself...

Cost: $8, $6 seniors, children under 13 free

Where:
Staatsburgh State Historic Site
9 Old Post Road
Staatsburgh, NY  12580
View map »

Telephone: 845-889-4100
Website »

The Valley’s cultural calendar regularly includes both art shows and music performances. But it’s not every day that we can tell you about a “sound art” exhibition. In...

Where:
Hudson Valley Center for Contemporary Art
100-150 N. Water St.
Peekskill, NY
View map »

Telephone: 914-788-0100
Website »

The gallery features artwork by two female painters — Martha Diamond (July 1-13) and Brenda Goodman (July 17-Aug. 10) — in the main rooms. Thurs.-Mon. 11 a.m.-5 p.m. & by appt.

Where:
John Davis Gallery
362 1/2 Warren Street
Hudson, NY  12534
View map »

Telephone: 518-828-5907
Website »

From July 13th - August 31st, the Betsy Jacaruso Studio & Gallery will be displaying new works by Betsy Jacaruso & the Cross River Artists. Opening Reception will be on Saturday, July 19th...

Cost: 0

Where:
The Betsy Jacaruso Studio & Gallery
43-2 East Market Street
Rhinebeck, NY  12572
View map »

Sponsor: The Betsy Jacaruso Studio & Gallery
Telephone: 845-516-4435
Contact Name: Betsy Jacaruso
Website »

Forbidden Fruit Gallery owner Nick Zungoli exhibits black and white photos taken during his monthlong visit to Cuba in 2013.

Where:
Exposures Gallery
1357 Kings Hwy., Sugar Loaf
, NY
View map »

Telephone: 845-469-9382
Website »

The first museum exhibition devoted to the finely crafted and researched costumes, objects, furniture, and drawings that Mary Reid Kelley creates for her acclaimed videos.

Cost: $0 (FREE)

Where:
University Art Museum
University at Albany
1400 Washington Ave.
Albany, NY  12222
View map »

Sponsor: University Art Museum
Telephone: 518-442-4038
Contact Name: Naomi Lewis
Website »

ndulge in the benefits of Mommy and Me Yoga with Mary Mashburn, RYT Attach deeply while finding balance with baby! This class focuses on a gentle flow of movement and breath, while connecting...

Cost: $90 for 6 week workshop

Where:
, NY

Greer, a Seattle-based artist, creates installations inspired by mythology and fairy tales. This site-specific work encompasses sculpture, photography, fabric, video, and performance art.

Cost: $6, $4 seniors & students, $3 youth ages 3-18

Where:
Hudson River Museum
511 Warburton Avenue
Yonkers, NY  10701
View map »

Telephone: 914-963-4550
Website »

The artist exhibits six contemporary sculptures based on works by neoclassical artist Hiram Powers.

Cost: $6, $4 seniors & students, $3 youth ages 3-18

Where:
Hudson River Museum
511 Warburton Avenue
Yonkers, NY  10701
View map »

Telephone: 914-963-4550
Website »

At Frost Valley YMCA, we offer sports, arts and crafts, hiking, horseback riding, rock climbing, canoeing, swimming, singing, storytelling around the campfire, and sleeping underneath a canopy of...

Cost: Contact info@frostvalley.org

Where:
Frost Valley YMCA
2000 Frost Valley Road
Claryville, NY  12725
View map »

Sponsor: Frost Valley YMCA
Telephone: 845-985-2291
Website »

What it is: This diverse fest offers music of all types — rock, blues, country, jazz, even opera — in the bucolic setting of the Catskills high peaks. What’s...

Where:
Belleayre Ski Center
181 Galli Curci Road
Highmount, NY  12441
View map »

Telephone: 800-942-6904, ext. 1344
Website »

A star-studded line-up appears at this Italian-style villa, with performances taking place at multiple locations (including the 1,700-seat Venetian Theater, the outdoor Spanish Courtyard, and...

Where:
Various Locations
Katonah, NY  10536

Telephone: 914-232-1252
Website »

Equestrian stars and the ‘crème de la crème’ of equine athletes will converge at HITS Saugerties for eight weeks of exciting show jumping. This week features [gp], starting at approximately...

Cost: Free

Where:
HITS Saugerties
454 Washington Avenue Extension
Saugerties, NY  12477
View map »

Sponsor: HITS Horse Shows
Telephone: 845-246-8833
Website »

PVRC presets the eighth season of the Putnam Valley Farmers Market. Located at Grace United Methodist Church, 337 Peekskill Hollow Road, Putnam Valley 10579. Every Friday from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m....

Cost: Free

Where:
, NY

 The Rockland Center for the Arts (RoCA) announced that it is launching Art Worlds, a pilot after school art program for students (grades 1–12) in Spring Valley, NY. This exciting new...

Cost: 0 (FREE)

Where:
MLKMPC , EELEF, SVHS
Spring Valley
Spring Valley, NY  10977
View map »

Sponsor: RoCA & Wells Fargo Bank
Telephone: 845-821-5657
Contact Name: Julian Palmer
Website »

Woodstock Shakespeare Festival’s 19th summer season opens with one of the bard’s most hilarious comedies,Twelfth Night. Performed by Bird-On-A-Cliff Theatre Company on...

Cost: Free

Where:
Woodstock Outdoor Elizabethan Stage
45 Comeau Drive
Woodstock, NY
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Telephone: 845-247-4007
Contact Name: Elli Michaels
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The Capital Region’s free Thursday evening concert series returns for its 25th summer. This month, catch indie folk band Lord Huron (July 10); Albany Invasion, a trio of local bands (July...

Where:
Albany Riverfront Park Amphitheater
Corning Preserve
Albany, NY  12207
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Telephone: 518-434-2032
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Exhibition Dates:July 11 – August 8, 2014Free Opening Reception and All-Age Art Workshop:Friday, July 11, 6:30-8:00pm Pelham Art Center is pleased to present its highly popular Faculty and...

Cost: free

Where:
Pelham Art Center
155 5th Ave
Pelham, NY  10803
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Sponsor: Pelham Art Center
Telephone: 914-738-2525
Contact Name: Gallery and Public Program Manager
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"Les Miserables" is the phenomenal Broadway musical, winner of 13 Tony Awards that captures the power of the human spirit.. Fridays & Saturdays at 8:00 PM; Sundays at 3:00 PM

Cost: $27 adults; $25 seniors

Where:
The Center for Performing Arts
661 Route 308
Rhinebeck, NY  12572
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Sponsor: The Center for Performing Arts
Telephone: 845 876 3083
Contact Name: Eileen
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In this crime-based comedy, chaos results when two rookie cops and a pretty accountant plan to catch their town’s mayor in the act of embezzling funds. Note: Thurs.-Sat. 8 p.m., Sun. 2...

Cost: $39 evenings, $34 matinees

Where:
Shadowland Theatre
157 Canal St.
Ellenville, NY
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Telephone: 845-647-5511
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Leon Russell is a music legend and perhaps the most accomplished and versatile musician in the history of rock ‘n roll. In his distinguished and unique 50 year career, he has played...

Cost: 65 advance/$70 at door

Where:
The Towne Crier Cafe
379 Main St.
Beacon, NY  12508
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Telephone: 845-855-1300
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These two fests are joined at the hip. SummerScape presents seven weeks of music, theater, film, and cabaret performances, many of which tie directly into the theme of the Music Festival —...

Where:
Fisher Center at Bard College
Campus Road
Annandale-on-Hudson, NY  12504
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Telephone: 845-758-7900
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Documents on display illustrate the contribution to American history made by John, John Quincy, Samuel, and Abigail Adams. Thurs.-Sat. 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Sun. 12-4 p.m.

Where:
Karpeles Manuscript Library Museum
94 Broadway
Newburgh, NY  12550
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Telephone: 845-569-4997
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From classical and opera to jazz and roots music, this fest has a star-studded lineup that caters to all tastes. A few of the many highlights this month: Donizetti’s opera Lucrezia Borgia...

Where:
Caramoor Center for Music & the Arts
149 Girdle Ridge Rd
Katonah, NY
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Telephone: 914-788-0100
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The region’s only resident Shakespeare company celebrates the Bard’s 450th birthday with three productions that run in repertory throughout the summer. Performances take place...

Where:
Boscobel House & Gardens
140 Main Street
Garrison, NY  10524
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Telephone: 845-265-9575
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Based on the 1974 film of the same name, this musical parodies the horror movie genre, especially the Frankenstein films of the 1930s.  Note: Call or visit Web site for show times. 

Cost: $29-$30, matinees $28, children $12

Where:
Mac-Haydn Theatre
1925 Rte. 203
Chatham, NY
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Telephone: 518-392-9292
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From the fjords of Norway to our own Hudson River, artist Fredericka Foster’s vibrant oil paintings depict water in all its many colors and configurations. Open daily, call or visit Web...

Where:
Beacon Institute for Rivers and Estuaries
199 Main Street
Beacon, NY  12508
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Telephone: 845-838-1600
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More than a few of the Valley’s summer concert series have been around for years — but none tops the Maverick Concerts in Woodstock, which has been offering “music in...

Cost: $25, $5 Students

Where:
Maverick Music Hall
Maverick Road
Woodstock, NY  12498
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Telephone: 845-679-8217
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From blues to Broadway, there is something for every music fan at this diverse festival. The fun begins with the Belleayre Festival Orchestra performing the music of Queen (July 5). Blues legend...

Where:
Belleayre Mountain Ski Center
Rte. 28, Highmount, , ext. 1344
, NY
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Telephone: 800-942-6904
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This brand-new summer arts program in Tannersville focuses on music and dance performances. The season opens with the Orpheum Ballet Company’s production of Les Oeufs de Fabergé...

Where:
23A Initiative
Tannersville, NY

Telephone: 716-696-2823
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Spanish music is the focus of this four-day fest, which celebrates the human voice as an instrument. Thursday evening’s concert, “Voices of Distinction: Baroque” features...

Cost: $25-$55

Where:
Main Stage, Phoenicia Park
Mt. Ava Maria Dr.
Phoenicia, NY
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Telephone: 845-586-3588
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The Ecstatic Moment Greer, a Seattle-based artist, creates installations inspired by mythology and fairy tales. This site-specific work encompasses sculpture, photography, fabric, video, and...

Cost: $6, $4 seniors & students, $3 youth 3-18

Where:
Hudson River Museum
511 Warburton Ave.
Yonkers, NY
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Telephone: 914-963-4550
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Water Way From the fjords of Norway to our own Hudson River, artist Foster’s vibrant oil paintings depict water in all its many colors and configurations. Note: Open daily, call or...

Where:
Beacon Institute for Rivers and Estuaries
199 Main St., Beacon, ext. 10.
, NY
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Telephone: 845-838-1600
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Leave it to the folks at the Jacob Burns Film Center to help us beat the heat by providing a good excuse to spend a couple of hours in an air-conditioned theater. The center’s...

Where:
Jacob Burns Film Center
364 Manville Rd
Pleasantville, NY
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Telephone: 914-7474-5555
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This large-scale “sound art” exhibit, which features 15 installations at five Valley sites, including the Hudson Valley Center for Contemporary Art. The center hosts Aaron Taylor...

Cost: $5, $4 seniors, $2 students & children

Where:
150 N. Water St.
Peekskill, NY
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Telephone: 914-788-0100
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As you’d expect, the Ulster County Fair — which celebrates its 128th birthday this year — is brimming with top-notch agricultural exhibits and thrilling midway...

Cost: $15, $40 per car on Tuesday

Where:
Ulster County Fairgrounds
249 Libertyville Rd.
New Paltz, NY  12561
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Telephone: 845-255-1380
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Variety is the spice of this 12-week-long multi-arts festival, which features a variety of music, dance, theater, and film presentations.

Where:
PS21: Performance Spaces for the 21st Century
PO Box 364
Chatham, NY  12037
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Telephone: 518-392-6121
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PS21: Performance Spaces for the 21st Century, Columbia County’s summer arts fest, offers everything from live theater to films, jazz concerts to community sings. This season, dance takes...

Where:
PS21: Performance Spaces for the 21st Century
2980 Rte. 66
Chatham, NY
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Telephone: 518-392-6121
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Braves Travel Baseball is seeking competitive players 7-14 years old for for Spring, Summer, and Fall Baseball. Contact Gordon A. Moccio 845-667-4289 or go to kentbraves.com for more...

Cost: Vary

Where:
, NY

Among the offerings are perennial favorites The Music Man (June 5-8 & 11-15), 42nd Street (July 3-6, 9-13, 16-20), and Guys and Dolls (August 7-10 & 13-17), along with the kid-pleasing...

Where:
Mac-Haydn Theatre
1925 Route 203
Chatham, NY  12037
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Telephone: 518-392-9292
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Frost Valley YMCA Day Camp provides a magical summer experience to children, ages 4-15, from the local community. Counselors experienced in childcare and recreation lead kids through days of...

Cost: Contact info@frostvalley.org

Where:
Frost Valley YMCA
2000 Frost Valley Road
Claryville, NY  12725
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Sponsor: Frost Valley YMCA
Telephone: 845-985-2291
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This juried biennial show presents natural history illustration; works are chosen based on their scientific accuracy as well as aesthetic achievement. Tues.-Sun. 9:30 a.m.-5 p.m.

Where:
New York State Museum
Empire State Plaza
Albany, NY  12201
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Telephone: 518-474-5877
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