Saturday, August 12: In the morning, the Harlem String Quartet will perform a concert for children. All children are admitted free. That evening, internationally known and innovative percussion ensemble NEXUS takes the stage at Maverick. Headed by Woodstock’s master percussionist and instrument-builder Gary Kvistad, NEXUS performs Modernist compositions and world music on a staggering variety of instruments: Swiss cowbells, Chinese drums, Tibetan prayer bowls, Middle Eastern hand drums, Southeast Asian water buffalo bells and much more.

Saturday, August 12: Watch local artists as they work, creating paintings inspired by the landscape of the Huguenot Street National Historic Landmark District.

Saturday, August 12: Nowadays, the German-born artist is headquartered part of the time in Catskill and draws inspiration from the Hudson River School. “Since moving there, I have been enthralled by the Mawignack, the lowlands where the Catskill and Kaaterskill Creeks converge,” Smith reports.

Tuesday & Wednesday, August 15-16: Brooklyn art-rock celebrities Grizzly Bear are not only back-room material, but also material enough for two nights of it.

Friday, August 11: The British-born music star was the first reggae artist to have a number-one hit worldwide.

Saturday, August 12: The home is adjacent to property along Catskill Creek where Thomas Cole sketched some of his Hudson River School paintings. It is described as “magnificently tattered.”

Saturday, August 12: From the podium and in his capacity as artistic director, longtime Hudson Valley Philharmonic conductor Randall Craig Fleisher has been a highly visible bridge-builder between the Big Show wing of classical music and the world of pop – especially rock – music.

The festival runs from August 11-20, and includes 16 musical programs and discussion panels. Pieces range from solo piano to opera, and include not just the eponymous composer, but others from the 19th century.