Site-specific production of Makbet at Opus 40
Saturday, July 7: The audience follows the performers around Opus 40 during the “Scottish play,’’ and the scenes take on different auras as they move through different parts of Harvey Fite’s sculpture.
Entertainment
Justin Vivian Bond channels Karen Carpenter at Spiegeltent
Saturday, July 7: Down on Creation: On Top of the World with the Carpenters offers a glimpse into the troubled life of the ’70s icon and the music she left behind.
Falcon hosts Bobby Harden’s Soul Blues Revue
Saturday, July 7: Familiar to audiences as the current lead singer of the world-famous Original Blues Brothers Band, Harden has shared the stage with Solomon Burke, Eddie Floyd, Ben E. King, Robert Cray and Delbert McClinton.
Vladimir Feltsman’s PianoSummer at SUNY-New Paltz
July 10-27: The Festival is full of events open to the public, ranging from master classes to full-length recitals, but its main focus is on the 25 students who come from literally around the world to study with master teachers.
Samantha Hunt reads from The Seas in Rhinebeck
Tuesday, July 10: Dave Eggers declared the Tivoli writer “one of the most distinctive and unforgettable voices I have read in years.” Hunt’s recently reissued novel is about a young woman who believes herself to be a mermaid. She falls in a love with a damaged veteran of the first Iraq war, a fisherman named Jude.
Jason Aldean to perform at Bethel Woods
Friday, July 13: He’s touring in support of his ambitious new genre-defying release Rearview Town.
Erica’s Cancer Journey: “Sacred waters”
It turns out this shortness of breath wasn’t caused by fluid in my lungs; it was 1.04 liters of fluid in my heart!
Manhattan show remembers Clarence Schmidt
Clarence Schmidt’s House of Mirrors, a legendary outsider architectural wonder that existed on Woodstock’s Ohayo Mountain from the 1940s into the early 1970s, burning twice during its last half decade, has risen back to life this summer in a New York City art gallery.
Kingston After Dark: Kingston’s yacht rock ship is coming in
Do you like piña coladas? Getting caught in the rain? And have you ever wondered why this city, blessed with a fine marina for tying up your boat and then tying one on, doesn’t have a more passionate yacht rock scene?
Center for Photography at Woodstock’s Summer Love
When the Center for Photography at Woodstock kicks off its Woodstock Summer Love with a huge framed art sale, tintype photo booth and special programs Saturday, June 30 for a two week celebratory run through July 16, it won’t have quite the impact that last year’s 40th anniversary bash of the same name had. But according to all involved, it will likely be even better, given that it will have been more finely tuned this time around.