Fighting Heroin Festival in Saugerties Saturday, August 5
The intention of festival organizers is to bring awareness to the growing heroin and opiate epidemic in the Hudson Valley.
The intention of festival organizers is to bring awareness to the growing heroin and opiate epidemic in the Hudson Valley.
Sunday, May 21: See work by local artists on equine canvases before they hit the streets.
‘We have a major problem, and it’s important that we bring the families and those suffering out of the shadows and let them know there is hope.’
This year, the town is throwing itself into International Sculpture Day— not just on the official day of April 24, but all month.
Saugerties Pro Musica welcomes the return of the esteemed pianist Yalin Chi, principal pianist of the Hudson Valley Philharmonic, on Sunday, February 19 at 3 p.m.
Demolition of the structure’s interior was to begin the next weekend, so Jennifer Hicks decided to invite 19 artists from around the region to “have fun with the blank walls” before they disappeared.
A call for participation in an April event has been attracting diverse local talents
It’s the Esopus Creek Conservancy’s biggest fundraiser of the year. It’s called “100 for 100,” meaning that 100 artists from all over the Hudson Valley (and even from New York City) create works on canvases of identical size, which are sold for $100 each. The artwork, astonishing in its variety, is unsigned. The buyer only finds out who created it after making the purchase and, as an extra bonus, gets to meet the artist.
Headliner singer Landau Eugene Murphy, Jr. is best known for his version of songs of the classic crooners, and especially Frank Sinatra. The $25-a-ticket event, a benefit for the high school’s choir and for a local drug awareness program, will be held November 19.
Artists in Saugerties will be opening their studios to the public on August 13 and 14, from 10 a.m. to