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GUIDEAugust 2011

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VOLUME 26, NUMBER 8 August 2011

PUBLISHERSPeter Finn, Chairman, Catskill Mountain FoundationSarah Finn, President, Catskill Mountain Foundation

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On the Cover: Cellist Yehuda Hanani in a public lesson with student Eru Matsumoto. Photo by Peter Blandori.For more information on the Catskill High Peaks Festival, see page 8.

THE ARTS

INSPIRED BY THE DEVONIAN ERA IN SCHOHARIE COUNTY: The Art of Kristen Wyckoff Will Be Displayed in Hunter this September

HIGH PEAKS FESTIVAL: A Place to Let Your Hair Down and Make Music with Altitude!

MAIN STREETS WITH A MELLOW VIBE

FOOT TRAIL AROUND NORTH-SOUTH LAKES By Carol and David White

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Jazz at the Maverick opens on August 6Most Saturday Evening Concerts Open at 8:00 pmMaverick Concerts introduces a new series within its 96th season this year: Jazz at the Maverick. Jazz at the Maverick will feature per-formances by three leading artists: clarinetist Don Byron, along with his Ivey-Divey Trio, on August 6; pianist Bill Charlap on August 13; and pianist Uri Caine on August 20. The Maverick festival has in recent years embraced the idea of broadening the definition of “chamber music” to include almost any small ensemble playing music in a small, fairly intimate setting. Historically, chamber music, which has been with us since the early days of the Renaissance, has gone from being entertainment for the idle aristocracy to being “the music of friends.” Some of the most profound and heartfelt compositions in all of music are to be found under its rubric. In addition to the traditional classical repertoire, the Maverick roster has included, over the past several seasons, folk and world music as well as jazz. This year, Maverick’s 96th, the festival has strengthened its commitment to the jazz idiom with three concerts over consecutive Saturdays in August. And in a change from recent practice, most of Maverick’s Saturday concerts have moved from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm. Concertgoers can plan for a festive night out, not just an early-evening, after-dinner diversion. Clarinetist Don Byron will be taking the Maverick stage on Saturday, August 6, at 8:00 pm, for an evening with his Ivey-Divey Trio. Don’s has long been a singular voice in an astounding range of musical contexts. He explores a wide variety of musical traditions and continually reaches for what he calls “a sound above genre.” Indeed, he continues to redefine every type of music he engages in: classical, salsa, hip-hop, funk, rhythm & blues, klezmer, or any jazz style from swing and bop to cutting-edge downtown improvisation. Pianist Bill Charlap makes his Maverick debut on Saturday, August 13, at 8:00 pm. A pianist since the age of three, Bill has re-corded seven albums for the Blue Note label, including two Grammy-nominated CDs. He has recorded with many of the greatest jazz masters, including Gerry Mulligan, Benny Carter, Phil Woods, Wynton Marsalis, Tony Bennett and Barbra Streisand. Bill appears at least twice a year for lengthy runs at some of the world’s major jazz clubs. Uri Caine, also making his Maverick debut, will perform a program titled “Mahlerian Journey” on Saturday, August 20, at 8:00 pm. Uri is an esteemed and prolific composer, performer, and arranger. In addition to his treatments of Mahler, he is well known for his settings of Bach, Beethoven, Wagner, and Schumann. Uri is composer-in-residence of the Los Angeles Philharmonic Chamber Or-chestra and has worked with masters in diverse genres—Don Byron, Dave Douglas, John Zorn, Terry Gibbs, Buddy DeFranco, Clark Terry, Annie Ross, and many others. A recent project combines jazz, funk, instrumental hip-hop, and jazz fusion, and he has been commissioned to write for ensembles like the Seattle Chamber Orchestra and the Beaux Arts Trio. Maverick Concerts is the oldest continuous summer chamber music festival in America and a winner of the Chamber Music America/ASCAP Award for Adventurous Programming. Built by Maverick Art Colony founder Hervey White, Maverick Concert Hall first opened its doors to music lovers in 1916. The rustic hall is located at 120 Maverick Road, Woodstock, NY 12498. With acoustics ideally suited to the intimacy of live chamber music performance, it is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. For additional details, including a schedule of concerts, ticket prices, and seating information, visit www.maverickconcerts.org or call Maverick’s recorded message line at 845 679 8217.

Left to right: Bill Charlap, photo by Carol Friedman; Don Byron, photo by Cori Wells Braun; Uri Caine, photo by Jan Caine


In its 29th Year, Classical Music Will Thrive Again at the Grazhda The 29th concert season is currently underway at The Music and Art Center of Greene County—the first and oldest classical music sum-mer festival in the region, founded in 1983 by Ihor Sonevytsky.

On August 6, the Grazhda will proudly feature the debut of the budding Ukrainian soprano Sophia Solovij. Ms. Solovij, winner of several vocal competitions, has been living in Italy for the last decade. She has appeared in such operas as Anna Bolena and L’Elisir d’Amore. Ms. Sovij’s program will feature operatic arias and Ukrainian art songs, with composer Myroslav Skoryk at the piano. On August 13, the Music and Art Center will host its annual fund-raising concert in memory of the 85th birthday of the insitu-tion’s founder, Ihor Sonevytsky. The program will spotlight new talents such as soprano Sophia Solovij, as well names beloved on the MAC stage, such as pianist Volodymyr Vynnytsky (MAC’s current director) and audience favorites, cellist Natalia Khoma and re-nowned composer Myroslav Skoryk. Solomia Soroka, violin and Arthur Greene, piano, will give a recital on August 27. The Soroka-Greene duo is a husband-wife team of international prize-winning soloists. They have toured and recorded extensively, and are known for showcasing premieres of a num-ber of contemporary Ukrainian composers. The final concert of the season will take place on September 3 and will feature an exciting program by the Music at Grazhda Chamber Society with violinists Anna Rabinova and Irena Krechkovsky, violist Borys Deviatov, cellist Natalia Khoma and pianist Volodymyr Vynnytsky. In additions to the concerts, MAC is sponsoring courses on Ukrainian folk arts: Easter Egg making and ceramics (August 1-4, So-fika Zielyk instructor) and Wreath-making (August 1-4, Natalia Sonevytsky, instructor). In addition, on August 5 at 7 pm, participants of the Ukrainian folk singing course for children will give a traditional singing recital. Unless otherwise noted, all concerts take place on Saturdays at 8 pm at the acoustically impeccable wooden chamber of the Grazhda Con-cert Hall on Rt. 23A in Jewett, NY. Tickets are $15 general admission and $12 for members and seniors. More information can be obtained on the Music and Art Center’s Web site: www.GrazhdaMusicandArt.org, or by calling 518 989 6479.


an the hard science of geology blend with the fragile creativity of an artist?

Can something that happened 380 million years ago feed the imagination of someone living today? Of course, the answer is yes and from September 3 through November, residents and visitors to the Northern Catskills may see for themselves the artistic progeny that results from a unique marriage of art and science, this one using the Schoharie County town of Gilboa, NY as its backdrop. On Saturday, September 3, the Kaaterskill Fine Arts Gallery in Hunter Village Square is proud to present the paintings and watercolors of Kristen V.H. Wyckoff, an artist whose work derives its energy and inspiration from the natural history and geology of Schoharie County, New York. Painting has always been a central part of Kristen’s life. Her mother’s career in art and her father’s work as an earth science teacher in Middleburgh helped to form the synthesis of aesthetic and scientific influences that is so evident in her work today. Art museums, sidewalk art shows and fossil hunting expeditions were all important parts of her upbringing. Kristen sold her first paintings, done on local slate, at age fourteen and won grand prizes in regional art competitions as a high school student. After graduating from college with a degree in floriculture and floral design, Kristen pursued painting and fossil collecting privately, balancing her work as an artist with the demands of raising children and running a family business. After moving to the town of Gilboa, Kristen became intense-ly interested in the rich fossil records of the Devonian era that are abundant in the local streams and creekbeds. These Gilboa fossils are records of the point at which plants came out of the sea and

colonized the land—to be followed by the first animals to emerge from the ocean and develop lungs. Fossils have been in Gilboa that are mong the oldest in the world. The small town of Gilboa, in southern Schoharie County, is the home to the Gilboa Fossils. 380 million years ago, during the Devonian Period in the Geologic Time Scale, Gilboa was located on the shore of the gigantic Devonian Sea. This was a tropical world, situated approximately twenty degrees south of the equator. Tree-like plants grew near the shore. Wind and rain were all that was heard, since this early world was devoid of birds and land animals. Long periods of drought were followed by monsoon rains and flooding. Occasionally, severe storms buried much of the shore forest in sand, killing plants. In time, the trees rotted. The molds of the stumps left in the sand were eventually filled with more sand, leaving us with the tree-stump fossils on display at the Gilboa Museum on Route 990V in New York State. No one knew the fossils existed until, in 1850, an amateur naturalist found a sandstone cast of a portion of a Devonian-age tree trunk in the Schoharie Creek near Gilboa after a huge flood. The samples were sent to Canada where the specimens were described and illustrated by McGill University paleontolgist John W. Dawson. This was the first documented discovery of fossil tree stumps in North America. The importance of the Devonian Period lies in the great changes which then occurred all over the world. The period was an intermediate stage, a transition, from a wholly marine to the terrestrial world. As plants began to evolve, so too did the land-scape. The earth was forever altered when the first vegetation ap-

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peared in shore areas of the coastal plains. Oxygen levels increased as the result of plant respiration, topography became more varied. The climate changed. Niches of all kinds became available and began to be filled with new life forms. In 1920, after the City of New York claimed the village of Gilboa to build the Gilboa Dam and the Schoharie Reservoir, the New York State Museum ordered a full-scale search for these fossils. About 50 were found: some were shipped to the State Museum; Hugh Nawn, the contrac-tor building the dam, shipped others around the world; and nine were left in Gilboa. These are the oldest tree fossils in the world. Scientists are still working to understand their significance to the world today. Inspired by these remarkable fossils, Kristen painted her first Devonian scene as a mural on the wall of the family’s liv-ing room. Since then, she has discovered dozens of fern tree fossils in Schoharie Creek and has done many paintings of the Gilboa fern tree forest of 370 million years ago. In addition to her paintings of the Devonian Period, Kristen’s current work also depicts the area as it is today. One canvas, part of the exhibit but not for sale, depicts the original town of Gil-boa, submerged in the 1920s the social and economic upheaval caused by the displacement of an entire town to provide the water needs of New York City merge in Kristen’s most recent work. An opening reception for this exhibition will be held on Saturday, September 3 from 4 to 6 pm. The artist will be attending this exhibition and will be available to answer any questions you may have. Kaaterskill Fine Arts is located in Hunter Village Square on Main Street in Hunter. Gallery hours are Wednesday through Friday from 10 am to 5 pm, Satur-day from 10 am to 7 pm, and Sunday from 1 pm to 5 pm. For more information, call 518 263 2060 or visit www.catskillmtn.org/gallery.


onnections and convergences: These are the central themes of the Catskill Mountain Foundation’s first annual High

Peaks Festival: Music with Altitude! which will premier in the idyllic fresh-air village of Hunter in the Northern Catskills the week of August 27 through September 3, 2011. Featuring internationally renowned performers including violinist Shmuel Ashkenasi, guitarist Eliot Fisk, and pianists Vassily Primakov and James Tocco, the festival will offer special workshops, discussions and lectures; open master classes with 21 rising young musicians from around the world; daily discussions, lectures and coachings open to the public; films on music and lec-tures on American Romantic painting and literature; and a Labor Day weekend chamber music concert. Presented by the Catskill Mountain Foundation, Close Encounters with Music, and the Windham Chamber Music Festival, the Festival will take place at multiple venues throughout the scenic and historic New York mountaintop towns of Hunter, Windham and Tannersville. Serving as a backdrop for the High Peaks Festival, these magically beautiful summer landscapes will be a draw for musicians, listeners and culture-lovers alike to visit a destination where artists and musicians have gathered for hun-dreds of years.

Now in its twelfth year—despite the economic turndown—programming at the Catskill Mountain Foundation, founded by Peter and Sarah Finn, just keeps getting better. “We have long been committed to bringing the finest artists and performances to our Mountaintop community,” said Sarah Finn, speaking for her husband as well. “We consider ourselves very fortunate to have an opportunity to partner with Close Encounters with Music and Yehuda Hanani. They bring the highest quality classical music programming to the Foundation and our community and we are certain that they will help us develop the High Peaks Festival into a special experience for music lovers.”

The Rich History—and Future—of theArts in the CatskillsConnections and convergences, underscores Yehuda Hanani, acclaimed cellist and Artistic Director of the High Peaks Festi-val: “The idea is to bring young artists from divergent cultures together in a very special place that signifies the best of American history—the idealism of painters and writers.” Hanani is mak-ing reference, of course, to the Northern Catskills’ rich artistic and cultural history, especially as the home of the Hudson River School of Art, America’s first native art movement.

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As a result of the High Peaks Festival, Hanani hopes to draw attention to the revitalization of the Catskill Region as Americans rediscover their own national treasures. “We also want to intro-duce world renowned performers to the beauty of the area and present them in the informal, wholesome setting of Hunter and Tannersville,” he said in an interview. What makes the High Peaks Festival in Hunter, NY differ-ent from Tanglewood or Close Encounters with Music, both set in the Berkshires? Hanani joked, “There are no parking lots with tiered parking privileges!” On a more serious note, he said, “Our students are at the same level—if not higher—than the major festivals. They are bril-liant young artists on the cusp of careers and some of them will be showcased in Prelude performances at several of the concerts this season. We can all let our hair down—have communal meals, play frisbee, work hard at our respective instruments, and take in-spiring walks in nature together. It’s brand new, so we’re all going to be inventing this festival together.”

A Level of Performance ExcellenceWhat the High Peaks Music Festival does share with those well-established other festivals is the level of excellence of its teachers and performers and the gathering of an international student body in the tiny village of Hunter, NY, population 490. “Shmuel Ashkenasi is absolutely revered as a chamber music and violin guru the world over and [pianist] James Tocco is a master! Eliot Fisk is probably the preeminent guitarist alive and I’m not chopped liver, either….” quipped Hanani. The 21 master students attending the Festival from all over the world also have impressive pedigrees. Take Jingzhi Shen, for example. Jingzhi is a first year master student of Hanani, and is originally from Suzhou, China, famous for its silk and for its gar-dens. Her father is a garden designer, specializing in the rockwork for the stone caves that are so representative of classical Chinese gardens. She said of her residency: “I look forward to the daily master classes, organic food, fresh air, comfortable living space, unbelievable practice rooms and lots of fun there.”

For complete biographies of the teachers and performers at this year’s Festival, as well as biographies of some of the students, visit the High Peaks Festival page at www.catskillmtn.org.

Concerts, Master Classes and More…Unique Opportunities to Hear Great Music Performed by Eminent MusiciansFestival-goers will have multiple opportunities throughout the week to hear these eminent musicians perform a variety of works in a variety of venues…from formal concerts to intimate master classes and workshops. Four concerts are scheduled throughout the week. The opening night concert, on August 27, will feature Yehuda Ha-nani, James Tocco and Shmuel Ashkenasi performing trios by Mendelssohn and Beethoven. On Friday, September 2, pianist Vassily Primakov will perform pieces by Chopin, Rachmaninoff and, with a nod to the Mountain Top connection to Mark Twain, the inclusion of works by Ossip Gabrilowitch (son-in-law of Mark Twain—see the sidebar on this page). The following night, Saturday, September 3, the Windham Chamber Music Festival will host the Lyric Piano Quartet, who will perform Quartets by Fauré and Brahms. The Festival will be capped off with a closing night concert featuring guitarist Eliot Fisk and Yehuda Hanani, perform-ing works by Boccherini, Albeniz, Bach, Villa-Lobos, Paganini and de Falla. Many of these concerts will feature Prelude performances by young musicians attending the High Peaks Festival. There will also be opportunities to hear these young musi-cians in a series of master classes and workshops—all free and open to the public—scheduled throughout the week.

It’s Not Just About the Music…It’s a Celebration of The Arts in the RegionAs a companion piece to the High Peaks Music Festival, the Catskill Mountain Foundation is also offering a series of lectures, talks, readings and book-signings for those with a more literary bent. Bound to break new ground in the Catskill Region’s quest to uncover new scholarship about the Hudson River School of

Why Ossip Gabrilowitch?As a special treat for audiences as well as a homage to Mark Twain, who visited the Town of Hunter frequently in the late nine-teenth century, regaling friends and fellow artists with tall tales and amusing anecdotes in the now-defunct Bull & Bear Inn, the High Peaks Festival program will include a musical tie-in to Mark Twain, in the works of Ossip Gabrilowitch, son-in-law of Twain and husband of Clara Clemens, which will be played at one of the performances. Addressing the question of why an obscure musical composer like Gabrilowitch will share the bill with such musical titans as Chopin, Rachmaninoff, and Shostakovitch, Yehuda Hanani explained, “We like the extra-musical dimension. At the Frick Collec-tion where we present two annual concerts, we researched musical links to Henry Clay Frick and his family. Pablo Casals played in their Fifth Avenue mansion in 1917; they knew Saint-Saëns and Fritz Kreisler personally. We found that his favorite book was Benvenuto Cellini’s autobiography. We created a fascinating program around these connections and had actress Jane Alexander read from the Cellini. In the Berkshires we presented programs celebrating Edith, Edna and Emily, three great artists who all had strong links to the area: Edith Wharton to Lenox, of course; Edna St. Vincent Millay to Austerlitz; and Emily Dickinson to Am-herst. We commissioned composers to write works using their poetry and Richard Chamberlain read from Wharton’s works.”


Art and Literature, Dr. Amala Levine’s lecture series, “The View from the Top: The Panoramic Landscapes of the Hudson River School in Literary Context” is certain to captivate audiences. This series of lectures explores the panoramic views of the Catskills painted by the leading representatives of the Hudson River School within the larger context of European Romanti-cism and American Transcendentalism. The painters shared with the major poets of English and German Romanticism and with Emerson and Thoreau the same fundamental conception of nature as deeply permeated by spirit that is intuited by the poetic and painterly imagination. “The View From the Top” offers a transcen-dent experience that the painters, poets and writers of the first half of the 19th century expressed either visually or verbally using the same iconography. Some of the major Romantic poems describe precisely what the Hudson River school artists painted, utilizing the same symbolic imagination that is fundamental to the period. The lecture series will be held Friday, Saturday and Sunday, September 2, 3, 4, in the Hunter Village Square Conference Room and is $5 per person, per lecture. Each presentation is 90 minutes long and envisioned as a combination of lecture interspersed with the reading of Romantic poetry and prose by Eric Levine. Amala Levine, PhD (UCLA 1978), Comparative Literature, has worked academically since 1967 at SMU, UCLA, University of Alaska, Anchorage, and New School University (Graduate Faculty of Social and Political Science/Liberal Studies Commit-tee), NY throughout the 1990s. Since 2002 she has been teaching at the College for Living & Learning associated with Marymount Manhattan and since 2011 at the Lifetime Learning Institute as-sociated with Bard College. In the area of Romantic Studies, she has published Spatio-temporal Consciousness in English and German Romanticism and “German Orientalism.” Amala Levine is also the founder and president of The Mill-brook Symposium, offering biannual symposia in the world of ideas and literature. To further enrich the literary theme of this festival experi-ence, a series of hikes to several iconic Mountain Top spots are scheduled. The hikes will be led by Carol and David White, regular contributors to the Guide magazine and authors of Ad-irondack Mountain Club publications, Catskill Day Hikes for All Seasons and editors of Catskill Trails. Some hiking experience is recommended, and hiking boots are required for all of these hikes.

Friday, September 2, 11:00 amCatskill Mountain House Site, Boulder Rock & Split RockHike to the Historic Catskill Mountain House site with splendid views of the Hudson Valley, and ascend the Escarpment Trail south to Boulder Rock and Split Rock. This route features views, varying types of sedimentary rock, and Boulder Rock, a glacial er-ratic 1800 feet above Palenville. From the cliff, views are southeast over the Hudson Valley and across Kaaterskill Clove to Kaaterskill

High Peak near to the south. A short distance beyond is Split Rock, which passes next to sharp drops where blocks of the con-glomerate cliffside have split off. Passing another balanced rock in the woods, the route loops back past lush evergreen mountain laurel adorning the trail. Total round-trip: 1.5 miles; total elevation gain: 200 feet.

Saturday, September 3, 9:00 amArtist’s Rock, Sunset Rock & Catskill Mountain House siteThis hike will ascend to the Historic Catskill Mountain House site, which thrived from 1824 until the mid-twentieth century. The great hotel, with thirteen white Corinthian columns, was located on the very edge of the escarpment, 1600 feet above the Hudson Valley. The cream of society escaped from polluted cities via steamboat and carriage, and later by a stationary engine Otis Railroad Line up the escarpment to a new paradise of forests, fresh air, lakes and sweeping vistas. From this site, the hike will continue north for 0.8 miles on the Escarpment Trail to Art-ists Rock, a rock ledge on the escarpment favored by Thomas Cole and other artists of the Hudson River School. The hike will continue another 0.7 miles to Sunset Rock, a beautiful open rock zone cleaved with rock crevices, with beautiful views of North-South Lakes and nearby Kaaterskill High Peak. Total round-trip: 3.5 miles; total elevation gain: 200 feet.

Sunday, September 4, 9:00 amPlatte Clove Waterfall & Quarry on Sugarloaf MountainVisit a large waterfall atop the “Devil’s Kitchen” region on the Platte Clove Preserve property. Nearby is a splendid view of Kaaterskill High Peak and the valley from great stone thrones created at the historic Dibble’s Quarry on Sugarloaf Mountain. Explore a variety of creative stonework. Beyond is a rushing brook and after some ascent (optional), an active beaver pond is reached with views of nearby Catskill high peaks. Total round-trip, both areas: 2.5 miles (3.5, optional, to beaver pond); total elevation gain: 300 feet.

Hudson River Valley from the Escarpment Trail. Photo by David White


But Wait…There’s Still MoreAs if concerts, master classes, workshops, lectures and hikes weren’t enough, there’s still more. On Thursday, September 1, James Tocco and Yehuda Hanani will present an informal talk entitled “Reflections on Premiering, Recording and Befriend-ing America’s Leading Composers;” and on Friday, September 2, Shmuel Ashkenasi will present “The Art of the String Quartet.” Both of these talks are free and open to the public. Also open to the public are showings of films with a classical music theme, from documentaries about performers to feature films about great composers. Finally, special events, such as a special tour of the Catskill Mountain Foundation Piano Performance Museum, a lunch with guitarist Eliot Fisk, and a special program for kids and families, are planned for the week. For a run-down of all events, see the schedule of pages 14-15 of this issue of the Guide, or visit www.catskillmtn.org.

Establishing a New Traditionof Cultural Retreat in the RegionAs Artistic Director and therefore the life-blood of the Festival, Hanani hopes to establish a new tradition of cultural retreat in the Hudson Valley region—“a wonderful area for tourism,” he notes—that will combine great artistry and relaxed summer pleasure. “We hope to develop into a significant teaching institution where we can infuse students over a relatively short period with love and enthusiasm for their chosen vocation and with an appre-ciation of past traditions and a spirit of adventure of discovery,” said Hanani, before rising to pack for another engagement where music will once again take center stage in his life. For more information about the High Peaks Festival, keep on the lookout for the program book, which will be available throughout the Mountain Top in August, or visit www.catskillmtn.org.

Top, left to right: Yehuda Hanani, photo by Judith Grunberg; Shmuel Ashkenasi;Bottom, left to right: Lyric Piano Quartet; Vassily Primakov; Eliot Fisk, photo by Keitaro Yoshioka


DeBaun Art Gallery

Green Pastures Oil 24 X 36

Featuring the Paintings ofBarry DeBaun

4091Trail Motel, Rt.28, Boiceville, NY 12412(845) 657-2552 www.debaunart.net

The Gala Orchestra ConcertSaturday July 16, 2011 at 8:00 PM

The 2011 Season is made possible in part with public funds from the Greene County Legislature through the Greene County Cultural Fund, administered in Greene County by the Greene County Council on the Arts.

Windham Chamber Music FestivalWindham Civic & Performing Arts Center

5379 State Route 23 (Main Street)Windham, NY 12496

Reserve: 518-734-3868 or [email protected]

Lyric Piano QuartetSaturday September 3, 2011 at 8:00 PM

Peter Serkin in Recital With Shirien Taylor-Donahue

Saturday August 13, 2011 at 8:00 PM

www.windhammusic.com


“Combined with the extraordinary scenery and mountain air that inspired the Hudson River School of painters—as well as engaging symposia on great literary works—Catskill High Peaks Festival: Music with Altitude! Is the perfect culmination to your summer plans. I enthusiastically welcome you to the summits of chamber music, literature and art, and a chance for encounters, friendship and inspiration!”

—Yehuda Hanani, Artistic Director, Catskill High Peaks Festival

Presented by The Catskill Mountain FoundationIn partnership with Close Encounters with Music and Windham Chamber Music Festival

All performances take place at the Doctorow Center for the Arts,Weisberg Hall on Rte. 23A in the Village of Hunter, N.Y. unless otherwise indicated

Reservations: 518/263-2063 or www.catskillmtn.orgInformation: 518/263-2066 and www.catskillmtn.org

Saturday, August 278pm: Concert: A Night of TriosBeethoven Trio opus 11 in B-flat and Mendelssohn Trio No. 2 in C minor with James Tocco, piano, Shmuel Ashkenasi, violin and Yehuda Hanani, cello. Prelude performance showcasing the Sahato Trio, young artists-in-residence playing Rachmaninoff Trio Elegaic

Sunday, August 2810am – 12noon: Master class with Yehuda Hanani: “When Technique Meets Music.” Free and open to the public

Monday, August 2910am – 12noon: Master class with James Tocco: “Individual Expression vs. Ensemble Blend in Chamber Music.”Free and open to the public

2pm – 3:30pm: Tour of Piano Performance Museum with Kenneth Hamrick (to be confirmed)

Festival Events


Tuesday, August 3010am – 12noon: Master class with Shmuel Ashkenasi: “Knowing the Score.”Free and open to the public

2pm – 4pm: Music in Film Series: Film TBD

Wednesday, August 3110am – 12noon: Master class with James Tocco: “The Architecture of Sound.”Free and open to the public

2pm – 4pm: Music in Film Series, TBD

Thursday, September 110am – 12noon: Master class with Shmuel Ashkenasi: “Styles and Tastes in Music.”Free and open to the public

2pm – 3:30pm: Encounters: “Reflections on Premiering, Recording, and Befriending America’s Leading Composers”An informal talk with James Tocco and Yehuda Hanani

Friday, September 210am – 12noon: Master class with James Tocco: “An Unequal Marriage – The Challenges of Works for Strings and Piano.”Free and open to the public

11am: Hike to Catskill Mountain House Site, Boulder Rock & Split RockHike to the Historic Catskill Mountain House site with splendid views of the Hudson Valley, and ascend the Escarpment Trail south to Boulder Rock and Split Rock.

1pm – 2pm: Encounters: “The Art of the String Quartet”An informal talk with Shmuel Ashkenasi, gold medal winner of the Tchaikovsky Competition and founding violinist of the famed Vermeer Quartet.

2pm – 4pm: The View from the Top Lecture Series: “German Romanticism and the Hudson River Painters”

8pm: Concert: Vassily Primakov, pianistMusic of Chopin, Rachmaninoff, and, with a nod to theMountaintop connection to Mark Twain, works of OssipGabrilowitch, son-in-law of Twain and husband of ClaraClemens. Prelude performance showcasing TROIKA, young artists-in-residence playing Shostakovitch Trio movements.

Saturday, September 39am: Hike to Artist’ Rock, Sunset Rock & Catskill Mountain House SiteCarol and David White will lead a hike to the Historic Catskill Mountain House site, then continuing north on the Escarpment Trail to Artists Rock, a rock ledge on the escarpment favored by Thomas Cole and other artists of the Hudson River School. Then we will hike to Sunset Rock, with beautiful views of North-South Lakes and nearby Kaaterskill High Peak.

10am – 12noon: Master class with Yehuda Hanani: “In the Beginning There Was Bach….”Free and open to the public

12noon – 1:30pm: Lunch and Conversation with Eliot Fisk ($25 charge)

2pm – 4pm: The View from the Top Lecture Series: “Cole, Church, Durand and the Road to American Transcendentalism in the Works of Thoreau and Emerson.”

2pm – 3:30pm: “Classical Kids”A special program for families, with young artists of the Catskill High Peaks Festival performing favorites for children and re-counting their early experiences on their instruments. Location to be announced.

8pm: Concert: Lyric Piano QuartetPresented by the Windham Chamber Music Festival.Location: Windham Civic Center, Windham, NY

Sunday, September 49am: Hike to Platte Clove Waterfall & Quarry on Sugarloaf MountainVisit a large waterfall atop the “Devil’s Kitchen” region on the Platte Clove Preserve. Nearby, we will hike to a splendid view of Kaaterskill High Peak and the valley from great stone thrones created at the historic Dibble’s Quarry on Sugarloaf Mountain.

10am – 12noon: Performance Class with Micah Fusselman: “Baroque Regime Change: The Emergence of the Cello and the Receding of the Viola da Gamba”Free and open to the public

2pm – 4pm: The View from the Top Lecture Series

8pm: Concert with Eliot Fisk & Yehuda HananiMusic of Boccherini, Villa-Lobos, de Falla, Albeniz,Paganini and more. Prelude performance showcasing pianist Woori Kim, young artist-in-residence. After-concert Sangria Celebration at the Doctorow Center

Festival Events


ibrant communities. It makes one think of a color wheel that bedazzles the eye. A flourish of activity. A bustling

scene upon which you descend. Our western Catskills communi-ties are incredibly vibrant, but maybe more so in a way that is easy on the eye, that makes you slow down and relax, invites you to recreate, shop, dine, relax, and most definitely instills a desire to return again.

The Western Side of the Catskill ParkNowhere is this more true than in Margaretville, the “big” village that will have you chilled out in no time at all. Relax by the East Branch waters after a ride on the train or day spent fly-fishing. Try your had at Hanah’s 18 hole golf course or the Meadows min-iature golf if that’s more your speed. Kayak on the East Branch of the Delaware River or hike the Catskill Park trails with access from the trails across from the village parking lot. Use Margaret-ville as a base for an amazing road bike ride down to and long the Pepacton Reservoir. With all this activity you’ll definitely work up an appetite. You’ll find a great range of options in Margaretville and Arkville from morning breakfast sandwiches on freshly baked bagels to a dinner of classic weiner schnitzel and a nice Reisling to go with it. Shop here for upscale staples with a twist. Cooking and din-ing supplies at Home Goods of Margaretville, the Bed and Bath

Shoppe for you guessed it, the Cheese Barrel for international food provisions, Sweet Peas or Little Sprouts kids clothes—all will give you a respite from big box shopping. The Catskill Mountain Artisans Guild and Longyear Gallery give artistic choices for your creative needs, country furnishings at Gerard Interiors will help you style your home, high-end fashion at Reprise, bargain finds at Just SHOP Boutique, and Foothills for fancy and casual shoes will update your wardrobe. Bibliobarn’s second literary outpost is here. And antique and country ware stores, like 768 Main or McIntosh Auctions, run from Main Street out to Route 28 into Arkville. Events from the Ride N Peak for bikers, Cauliflower Festival for foodies, Catskill Forest Festival for woodworkers, and the An-nual Street Fair for bargain shoppers, plus many others will have you coming back over and over again. It’s just a short drive to evenings of magical music at the Belleayre Music Festival too. If you haven’t visited these delightful towns on the western side of the Catskill Forest Preserve, or haven’t been back in a while, now is the time to get to know them again—especially Marvelous Margaretville. Check out business profiles and events in these towns at the Central Catskills Chamber Web site at www.centralcatskills.com. Experience all the Great Western Catskills has to offer at www.greatwesterncatskills.com. Same Mountains. Different Vibe.

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n August, our thoughts turn to water. Hiking around the North-South Lakes Foot Trail is a great idea for an August

hike—take a break from swimming and lying on the beach, get some exercise, and then cool off after the hike! This trail is marked with yellow Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) markers and can be accessed from the beaches at South Lake and at North Lake, and from campsites and picnic areas near the lakefront. It can also be accessed from the first parking area, right, on South Lake Road at the west end of the lake. When North-South Lake State Campground is closed, there’s a barrier beyond this parking area, so we’ll describe the hike from here—but read through this description, start wherever you are, and hike in either direction. From the parking area at the west end of South Lake, the trail to the left of the lake begins across the field beyond an infor-mation board; it’s the easier route on level terrain, running next to the lake and reaching the far end of North Lake sooner than does the route on the right side of South Lake. This route has evidence of beaver activity with lots of chewed trees, and freshwater clam shells in the shallows are probably remains of raccoon dinners. This route might appeal more to children.

Our description starts on the right side of South Lake beyond the brown guard rail, where there is a yellow marker and “Trail” sign. The trail ascends a bit and levels out, and in a tenth of a mile the route swings to the right uphill, briefly (it may ap-pear to continue straight ahead). At 0.3 miles, the trail descends to the lake and this area can be wet. At 0.5 miles, a bridge leads to South Lake beach. Cross the beach past the last building to where the trail again enters woods at 0.6 miles and crosses large flat rocks to a lovely stretch with many picnic tables; the footing in this section is excellent. At 0.7 miles, look for “dinosaur rock”—or “T-Rocks” to the right, up in the woods; it’s definitely worth a close look! At 0.8 miles the trail reaches a dirt road and the marked trail turns left, reaching flat rocks at lakeside with excellent views. This is a great spot to take a break and put your feet in the cool water. A tiny island is not far offshore. If you turn to the right on the dirt road, you’ll pass “alliga-tor” rock—or “cROCKodile”—which must’ve been constructed by the same creative geniuses who crafted “T-Rocks.” Visit “cROCKodile” before retracing to the lakeside and continuing along the yellow-marked trail. You may also want to continue not

IDinosaur Rock, alias “T-Rock” at South Lake. Photo by David White

FOOT TrAIL ArOUND NOrTh-sOUTh LAKesBy Carol and David White


far beyond “cROCKodile” to the final South Lake Road park-ing area, from which you can hike to spectacular views across the Hudson Valley on another 0.2-mile easy trail. Walk around the barrier gate across the parking lot from the pavilion to access this trail to Pine Orchard, which was the site of the famous Catskill Mountain House; this famous hotel thrived from 1824 to the 1960’s; an information board offers detail about this landmark. To continue on the yellow-marked trail, retrace to the park-ing area, take the trail past “cROCKodile” back to where the yellow trail came in, and continue to the lakeside. After enjoy-ing a break at the shore on the broad flat rocks, continue on the yellow trail along a scenic stretch with shady pine and hemlock woods, and places where you can approach the water. At an open area at North Beach, turn left and cross the beach to the yellow trail, a macadam path near the lake through picnic areas, at times on roads or cross-trails. Look for DEC yellow Foot Trail markers; you may have to avoid walking through campsites; just loop back toward the water and find the trail. At 1.7 miles, the trail crosses a bridge over an inlet stream into a picnic area and reaches the first campsite driving loop, sites 4 and 5. At nearly 2.0 mi, a side path goes out to the end of a peninsula that’s across from the flat rock area you enjoyed earlier. Back on the main yellow foot trail, it forks to the left (leaving the road) on level trail mostly along the lakeside to the end of South Lake (the route you could take from the parking area). Notable features are beaver activity and being close to the lake on a nice level trail with excellent footing. At information boards, the trail comes to the end of South Lake and passes a yellow barrier gate at 2.45 miles, not counting side trips.

Kaaterskill Falls—Two Tiered Wonder Kaaterskill Falls features two spectacular waterfalls that total 260 feet in height, the higher one a 175-foot elegant thin falls and the lower one an 85-foot handsome falls often displaying rainbows. This is one of the higher waterfalls in New York, and one of the Eastern United States’ taller waterfalls. The only problem with this hike is the Molly Stark parking area: First, it is always very crowded, so if you can visit earlier or later in the day than the crowds, or on a weekday, chances of finding a parking space are better. Second, it is located 0.2 miles up Route 23A and you must walk down to the trailhead on a busy curving road with virtually no shoulder, and cross the road both ways with cars driving too fast—great caution is necessary! An initial climb up a good improved trail brings you close to the stream and it is not a difficult total ascent to the base of the falls—slightly less than half a mile, but it is an elevation change of 350 feet. You’ll enjoy not only tremendous waterfalls at your des-tination, but also everything else on this trail that’s big—boulders, shale cliffs across the stream, big trees and tree roots. Enjoy the spectacular rocks at the base of the falls, and the cool breezes and awesome views; don’t attempt to climb to the intermediate section of the falls, because rocks are steep, slippery and unstable, and

people fall with some regularity. Deaths by falling off the edge are not infrequent.

The Magical Quarry on sugarloaf MountainThis is a terrific short hike on a summer day, one mile to a fasci-nating large old quarry where creative people spend much time building and reshaping ever-changing rock thrones and stairs. This is a great destination for children. On our visit on July 10, we met three people hiking in ball gowns, yes, fancy dresses!1 They were hiking in their lovely attire to raise money for the Catskill 3500 Club.2 We got pictures of them sitting on a series of three thrones at Dibble’s Quarry! What could be more perfect than that? We can’t guarantee that you’ll meet people dressed like queens sitting on thrones, but we can guarantee that you’ll enjoy sitting on these remarkably comfortable rock thrones viewing distant mountains and even the Hudson Valley beyond, on a clear day. There is a good view of Kaaterskill High Peak. Beyond the throne area, explore other creations and visit a pretty stream past the quarry in 0.2-miles.

Kaaterskill Falls after a hurricane. Photo by David White


The trail begins between boulders where you can see black Devonian era wood fossils in the sedimentary rock. There was an ancient sea in this region (hard to believe), and its sediments hardened into rock.3 Reaching a trail register, the DEC recom-mends signing in, both to monitor trail use and for your protec-tion. In a quarter-mile, you reach a junction; turn left. The trail passes mossy rock ledges and goes past another small quarry; much flat rock characterizes this section of the trail. After a while the trail levels out and the mountainside steepens to the right. After you’ve entered a shady hemlock woods, look to the left for the trail, which goes steeply down boulders to the quarry. (The route appears to go straight ahead in the hemlock woods). You

very soon break out into the open magical quarry, as we call it in our guidebook, Catskill Day Hikes for All Seasons. On your return, turn right at the trail junction. From the parking area, slightly downhill, visit the bridge over the gorgeous Roaring Kill, which is worth a look and per-haps a dip to cool off after the hike.

1 Visit www.gowns4greenbacks.wordpress.com, Gowns for Greenbacks! Hikers don ball gowns and hike in them to raise funds and have fun.

2 Visit www.catskill-3500-club.org for infor-mation about the Catskill 3500 Club, whose members have climbed the 35 peaks over 3500 feet in the Catskill Forest Preserve, four of them in winter.

3 Tectonic collisions formed mountains in the eastern United States and an ancient sea

formed in the Catskill region. Eight thousand feet of sediments accumulated; a final collision caused the uprising of the Catskill Delta. The cloves and notches we love to hike were gouged out over millennia.

Carol and David White are authors of Catskill Day Hikes for All Seasons (Adirondack Mountain Club, 2002) and editors of Catskill Trails, 3rd edition: Volume 8 (Forest Preserve Series, Adirondack Mountain Club, 2005). Carol is editor of Catskill Peak Experienc-es: Mountaineering Tales of Endurance, Survival, Exploration & Adventure from the Catskill 3500 Club (Black Dome Press, 2008). Signed copies of all of these books are available at the Village Square Bookstore and Literary Arts Center in Hunter, NY.

To reach Trailheads:To Reach North-South Lakes and the Parking Area: From Route 23A in Haines Falls, turn on County Route 18 at a DEC campground sign, turn right in one block and travel 2.2 miles to the campground gatehouse. Inside, turn right on South Lake Road to the first parking area on the west end of South Lake.

To Reach Molly Stark Parking Area for Kaaterskill Falls: Below Haines Falls on Route 23A, the parking area is 0.2 miles above the trailhead. Walk down the road with great caution, facing traffic, to the trailhead at a very sharp curve before the bridge.

To Reach Roaring Kill Parking Area for Dibble’s Quarry: From Route 23A in Tannersville, take Depot Road at traffic light south to County Route 16. East of Hunter village, just east of the junction of Routes 23A and 214, turn right on Bloomer Road (also County Route 16). At a junction of County Route 16 and the road to Elka Park, continue on Elka Park Road, south, fork-ing left at Green Hill Road. Continue past Park and Mink Hollow Roads and drive along an unimproved road, crossing the Roar-ing Kill bridge to the parking area.

All these areas can be reached by traveling on Route 28 west from Kingston for 24 miles to Phoenicia, turning north on Route 214 to Route 23A, and turning right, east; then follow above directions.

Heather Rolland, Paula Rae, and Danny Davis hiking in ball gowns to raise funds for the Catskill 3500 Club, enjoying the thrones at Dibble’s Quarry. Photo by David White


AUGUST AT THE CATSKILL MOUNTAIN FOUNDATION

wHErE THE pErFOrMING ArTS, FINE ArTS, CrAFTS, MOvIES, bOOKS, GrEAT FOOD AND GOOD FrIENDS MEET

Mountain CineMaAt the Doctorow Center for the Arts, Main Street, Hunter

August Schedule for Screen Two, the only place on the Mountain Topto see the best Foreign and Independent Films

Ticket Prices: $8 / $6 seniors & children under 11Film schedule subject to change, please call ahead to confirm: 518 263 2002 (recorded messages)

or visit www.catskillmtn.org.

TUrTLE: THE INCrEDIbLE JOUrNEY

(Rated g, 81 minutes)DIrECTED bY NICK STrINGErTurtle: The Incredible Journey is the story of a little log-

gerhead turtle, as she follows in the path of her ances-tors on one of the most extraordinary journeys in the natural world. Born on a beach in Florida, she rides the gulf stream up towards the arctic and ultimately swims around the entire north atlantic across to africa and back to the beach where she was born. But the odds are stacked against her—deep and powerful changes are happening in the oceans—and just one in ten thousand turtles survive the journey. When she finally returns to the shores of Florida, 25 years will have passed, and un-der a million stars, she’ll crawl out of the sea to lay her own eggs and keep the turtle’s Journey alive. 8/2-8/7. Tuesday-Friday 7:15; Saturday 4:15 & 7:15; Sunday 2:15, 4:15 & 7:15

“A compelling subject for a nature film… Spectacularly shot.”

—Sheri Linden, Los Angeles Times

CONAN O’brIENCAN’T STOp

(Rated R, 89 minutes)DIrECTED bY

rODMAN FLENDErafter a much-publicized departure from hosting nBC’s Tonight Show—and the severing of a 22-year relation-ship with the network—O’Brien hit the road with a 32-city music-and-comedy show to exercise his performing chops and exorcise a few demons. the “Legally Prohib-ited From Being Funny on television tour” was O’Brien’s answer to a contractual stipulation that banned his appearance on television, radio and the internet for six months following his last show. the resulting docu-mentary is an intimate portrait of an artist trained in im-provisation, captured at the most improvisational time of his career. it offers a window into the private writers room and rehearsal halls as O’Brien’s “half-assed show” (his words) is almost instantly assembled and mounted to an adoring fan base. 8/9-8/14. Tuesday-Friday 7:15; Saturday 4:15 & 7:15; Sunday 7:15

“Thoroughly entertaining doc… shows O’Brien funnier than ever, even when wounded.”

—The Hollywood Reporter

Pharmacophore, August 19

Manon, August 14Romeo and Juliet, August 6


HI DEF OpErAAT THE DOCTOrOw CENTEr FOr THE ArTS, MAIN STrEET, HUNTEr

MANON,bY MASSENETpeRfORmed AT gRAn TeATRe deL Liceu

Sunday, auguSt 14 at 2:15 pmTickets: $20

2 hours, 55 minutes with one intermissionIn French with English subtitles

Manon is massenet’s most popular and famous work. Based on L’histoire du chevalier des Grieux et de Manon Lescaut by the abbé Prévost, it tells the tale of two adolescents—an attractive young girl on her way to a convent and a provincial nobleman who has fallen madly in love with her—who elope to Paris. there life’s harsh realities uncover their true characters.

NAbUCCO, bY vErDIpeRfORmed AT TeATRO AnTicO

Sunday, auguSt 28 at 2:15 pmTickets: $20

2 hours, 40 minutes with one intermissionIn Italian with English subtitles

Based on the biblical story, Nabucco follows the plight of the Jews as they are assaulted, conquered, and sub-sequently exiled from their homeland by the Babylo-nian King nebuchadnezzar. the historical events are used as background for a romantic and political plot.

THE TrIp(unRated, 107 minutes)

DIrECTED bY

MICHAEL wINTErbOTTOMThe Trip is an improvised tour of the north of

england reuniting comedy favorites steve Coogan and Rob Brydon. in the style of Curb your Enthusiasm, the story is fictional but based around their real personas. When steve is commissioned by the food supplement of a sunday newspaper to review half a dozen restau-rants, he decides to mix work with pleasure and plans a trip around the north of england with his food loving american girlfriend. But when his girlfriend decides to leave him and return to the states, steve is faced with a week of meals for one, not quite the trip he had in mind. Reluctantly, he calls Rob, the only person he can think of who will be available. Rob, never one to turn down a free lunch (let alone six) agrees, and together they set off for a culinary adventure. Over the course of six meals at six different restaurants in and around the Lake district, Lancashire and the Yorkshire dales, this ultimate odd couple find themselves debating the big questions of life such as how did i get to here, where do i go next, over a series of culinary delights. 8/16-8/21. Tuesday-Friday 7:15; Saturday 4:15 & 7:15; Sunday 2:15, 4:15 & 7:15

“Hysterical. Line for line, insult for insult, The Trip is the year’s most addictively quotable movie.”—Stephen Rebello, playboy

bUCK (Pg, 88 minutes)DIrECTED bY CINDY MEEHLWinner of the u.s. documentary award at the 2011 sundance Film Festival, Buck follows real-life “horse whisperer” Buck Brannaman from his abusive childhood to his phenom-enally successful approach to horses.

Buck possesses near magical abilities as he dramati-cally transforms horses—and people—with his under-standing, compassion and respect. 8/23-8/28. Tuesday-Friday 7:15; Saturday 4:15 & 7:15; Sunday 7:15

“A haunting, beautifully told tale about a genuine American original.”

—Andrew O’Hehir, Salon.com

MIDNIGHT IN pArIS(Rated Pg-13, 94 minutes)

DIrECTED bY wOODY ALLENMidnight in Paris tells the story of a family that travels to the picturesque French

capital on business. the party includes two young people who are engaged to be married in the fall and have experiences there that change their lives. 8/30-9/5. Tuesday-Friday 7:15; Saturday 4:15 & 7:15; Sunday 2:15, 4:15 & 7:15; Monday 7:15

“Allen’s best film in more than a decade.”—new York magazine


bAD TEACHErafter being dumped by her sugar daddy, a foul-mouthed, junior high teacher begins to woo a colleague —a move that pits her against a well-loved teacher.

bEGINNErSa young man is rocked by two announcements from his elderly father: that he has terminal cancer, and that he has a young male lover.

THE CHANGE-Upafter making a wish in a fountain, a married man switches bodies with his single best friend.

COwbOYS AND ALIENSa posse of cowboys are all that stand in the way of an alien spaceship that lands in arizona in 1873.

CrAZY, STUpID, LOvE.a father deals with a marital crisis and tries to manage his relationship with his children.

FrIENDS wITH bENEFITSafter a string of bad relationships, dylan and Jamie soon discover that adding the act of sex to their friend-ship does lead to complications.

HOrrIbLE bOSSESthree friends drunkenly discuss how to kill their awful bosses, and before they know it, they’ve hired a murder consultant to help them pull off the three deeds

LArrY CrOwNEafter losing his job to downsizing, affable, amiable Larry Crowne heads to his local college to start over and reinvent himself.

rISE OF THE pLANET OF THE ApESan origin story set in present day san Francisco, where man’s own experiments with genetic engineering lead to the development of intelligence in apes and the onset of a war for supremacy.

THE SMUrFSWhen the evil wizard gargamel chases the tiny blue smurfs out of their village, they tumble from their magi-cal world and into ours.

THE TrEE OF LIFEthe life journey a young man through the innocence of childhood in 1950s texas to his disillusioned adult years as he tries to reconcile a complicated relationship with his father.

wINNIE THE pOOHthe adventures of Christopher Robin and his friends Pooh, tiger, eeyore, Piglet and more in the Hundred acre Woods.

ZOOKEEpEra group of zoo animals break their code of silence in or-der to help their zookeeper find love—without leaving his current job for something more illustrious.

In the Doctorow Center for the ArtsMain Street, Village of Hunter

Screens One and Three, showingthe best of first-run Hollywood films.

We show the very best Hollywood films available each week. The following are some films that we will

show during the month of August.

For the most up-to-date schedule, call 518 263 2002 orcheck www.catskillmtn.org. While there, sign up for our e-mail updates so

you can get the newest schedule delivered to your e-mail box each week!


CATSKILL MOUNTAIN FOUNDATION PIANO PERFORMANCE MUSEUM

Featuring the Steven E. Greenstein Piano Collection

The expanded collection and new educational displays are open to the public weekly:Friday and Saturday, noon-4 pm, and by appointment. Group tours and guided tours are available.

For more information or to make an appointment for a tour, please phone David Peskin at 518 263 2036.

Route 23A, Main Street, Village of Hunter • www.catskillmtn.orgThe CMF Piano Museum is funded in part by the Jarvis and Constance Doctorow Family Foundation

• A collection of close to 20 early and modern keyboard instruments • Tuning Tools and Tool Kits• The American Piano Experience

• Pianos and the White House• Piano Shawls• Piano and Composer Timeline• Piano Manufacturing

The Collection Features:

Please join us for a Benefit for the Piano Performance Museum on October 1.

Visit our Web site, www.catskillmtn.org, for more details as they become available.

KaateRSKiLL fine aRtSAn eveR cHAnging SeLecTiOn Of fine ARTS

And exquiSiTe cRAfTS

HUNTEr vILLAGE SqUArE7950 MAIN ST/rTE. 23A, HUNTEr

518 263 2060 | [email protected]/gallery

GALLErY HOUrS: wED.–FrI. 10AM-5pM,SAT. 10AM–7pM, SUN. 1pM-5pM

Agricultural Scenes of the Catskills

THrOUGH AUGUST 28, 2011

ArT OF THE FArM

The Kaaterskill Fine Arts Gallery of the Catskill MountainFoundation is pleased to announce Art of the Farm: Agricultural

Scenes of the Catskills. The exhibition will feature a number of local artists who work in a variety of media, including photography,

oil and watercolor paintings, wood, and stained glass.

When a small group of compassionate citizens came together some years ago, their purpose was quite simple: to enrich life on the mountaintop. This

progressive group of second homeowners, soon to become the Windham Chapter, has taken many small steps to make great strides in our community. As a division of the Catskill Mountain Foundation, the Windham Chapter is

committed to supporting projects in the arts, education, and recreation.

Their impact has been felt on many levels; from the very public to the intensely personal: radio and emergency equipment for local firefighters, medical care for families, band uniforms for WAJ students and college

scholarships for deserving graduates. This group saw a need and made a commitment to help fill it. Since 2003, the Windham Chapter has awarded

nearly 2 million dollars to local non-profit organizations.

Some people want things to happen, some people wish things to happen...

The Windham Chapter makes things happen.

The Windham Chapter is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization, governed by an all-volunteer board.

Windham Chapter• P.O. Box 600• Windham, NY 12496 www.windhamchapter.com


Events at the Catskill Mountain FoundationFor Tickets, call (518) 263-2063 or purchase online at www.catskillmtn.org

Unless otherwise noted, all performances take place at the Doctorow Center for the Arts, Main Street, Hunter

Theater 2020 Shakespeare’s Romeo and JulietSaturday, August 6, 8pmTickets: $20;$15 seniors/students

This event is funded in part by the Jarvis and Constance Doctorow Family Foundation.Theater 2020 “Visions for a New Millennium” presents William Shakespeare’s classic tragedy Romeo and Juliet with a modern twist. A troupe of ten street perform-ers, playing multiple roles and using puppetry, tell this timeless tale of adolescent love through the prism of 21st century attitudes and prejudices: when two Middle East-ern teenagers, he a Hindu and she a Muslim, fall in love at first sight, sparks fly igniting centuries old tribal pas-sions. Love and laughter is followed on the heels by death and despair, but through the pain of the loss of this pair of star-crossed lovers, there is a glimmer of a hope for peace, raising once again the ageless question: why must it take tragedy to bury ancient animosities?

PHARMACOPHOREFriday, August 19, 8pmTickets: FREE andOpen to the PublicLocation: OrpheumPerforming Arts Center, Main Street, TannersvillePHARMACOPHORE, a dance/

design collaboration between Harrison Atelier and chore-ographer Catherine Miller, offers a meditation on the role of psychotropic drugs in contemporary society. The cast includes acclaimed performers Jenna Fahkoury and Reid Bartelme, from Lars Lubovitch; Lonnie Poupard, Jr. from Mark Morris and Mark Dendy, and choreographer/per-former Catherine Miller. PHARMACOPHORE is directed, designed and dramaturged by Ariane and Seth Harrison

of Harrison Atelier. Storefront for Art and Architecture’s “Instant Architecture” December 2010 event featured a ten-minute segment from PHARMACOPHORE.

The Second CitySaturday, August 20, 8pmTickets: $20;$15 seniors/studentsThis event is funded in part by the Jarvis and Constance Doctorow Family Foundation.50 Years of Funny!The Second City has been bringing

laughter and joy to packed houses all over North America for over forty-five years. Last summer, they drew a packed audience to the Doctorow Center in Hunter. They are back by popular demand with a new show. Funny and fast-paced, the touring troupes at The Second City have been the springboard for generations of the comedy world’s best and brightest, including Alan Arkin, Joan Riv-ers, John Belushi, Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, Gilda Radner, John Candy, Martin Short and many more.

High Peaks Festival: Music with AltitudeAugust 27-September 4A week-long event featuring internationally renowned performers, open master classes with rising young

music stars, discussions, lectures, films and literary events focused on American Romantic painting and literature. For a complete schedule of events, see the schedule on pages 14-15.

Pick up a copy of our 2011 Performing Arts Season brochure,which lists all of our events this year!Or log onto www.catskillmtn.org for a complete calendar.

Photo by Peter Blandori


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Moonbeam in my Pocket:a Mystery of the negro LeagueDiscussion & booksigning withEd Erikssondate: saturday august 6, 1:00 pmLocation: Village square Bookstoreadmission: FReeed eriksson will read from and discuss his new book, Moonbeam in my Pocket: A

Mystery of the Negro League. Here is a sports-mystery novel about the negro League, taking place in 1946 and narrated by the main character, Carl “moonbeam” slyder, second baseman for the fictional Jersey City Bluebirds. the novel reviews racial attitudes of the 1940s as the major Leagues are about to be integrated. Comedy and baseball action mix with the serious theme of lost talent in a world that failed to appreciate the black ball player.

the Challenges and Joys ofRetranslating a ClassicLiterary Dialogue with ros Schwartzdate: saturday august 13, 6:30 pmLocation: Village square Bookstoreadmission: FReeBritish translator Ros schwartz discusses her

acclaimed new translation of saint-exupéry’s The Little Prince, described by sandra smith in the Times Literary Supplement as “an excellent interpretation of the emotive content, lyricism and shape of the original.”

Castles of new yorkDiscussion & booksigning with Scott Ian barrydate: saturday, august 16, 1:00 pmLocation: Village square Bookstoreadmission: FReeOften the highlight of any european vaca-

tion, castles have captured the hearts of architecture buffs and romantics for generations. However, splendid examples of the form can be found right here in new York, as award-winning

photographer scott ian Barry shows in this architectural and historical tour of twenty-nine of his favorite castles throughout the state. in words and in stunning photographs, Barry tells us the story behind each castle, while also exploring along the way what draws him—and us—to these monumental buildings.

Keeping the Catskills’ trails openDiscussion with Jeff Sentermandate: saturday, august 27, 1:00 pmLocation: Village square Bookstore admission: FReeHave you ever wondered how the hiking trails in the Catskills were developed and why they ended up where they are now?

the Catskill region is rich with trail development and building history and is home to one of the oldest maintained trails in the east. it is easy to overlook the amount of work that goes into building, maintaining and improving the trails and lean-tos located throughout the region and a large portion of this work is done by volunteers. Jeff senterman is the new York-new Jersey trail Confer-ence’s Catskill Regional Program Coordinator. He works full time managing the trail Conference’s efforts in the Catskills and work-ing with communities and organizations in the Catskill region to promote and improve the region’s recreational potential.

Write in the Heart of the CatskillsDiscussion with Stephen Foremandate: saturday, august 27, 2:00-4:00 pmLocation: Village square Bookstore admission: FReeWhat does it mean to be a writer in the Catskills? What does it take to finish that short story or novel? How do you start and how do you finish? What do you do after that? novelist stephen H. Foreman, author of Toehold and Watching Gideon will discuss writing and publishing as he knows it. mr. Fore-man received a Ba from morgan state university and an mFa from the Yale school of drama, and taught writing at various universities before working in California as a screenwriter and director. this workshop has been partially funded by Poets & Writers, inc.

The Village Square Bookstore & Literary Arts Center has over 10,000 titles in stock including books on the visual arts, crafts, film, poetry, drama, illustrated children’s storybooks, cooking, gardening,

fiction and non-fiction, bestsellers, publishers’ overstocks and one of the largest selections of books on the Catskill Region in the area. We also carry an assortment of games, gifts and cards.

Schedule of Literary events(the Hunter Village Square Bookstore is always adding programs to its calendar of events so please check

our Web site at www.catskillmtn.org frequently!)


Catskill Mountain Foundation

Arts PartnershipsThe Catskill Mountain Foundation Celebrates its Arts Partnerships in 2011

The Orchard Project / eXchangeMay 29 – July 2

The Orchard Project is a theater development center where theater companies and artists from around the globe gather each summer for intense work and collaboration on new productions. More than two-thirds of these works have gone into production, on stages rang-ing from Broadway to regional theaters, from off-off Broadway to international houses. Every project in residence at the Orchard Project opens its laboratory doors for an “Open Rehearsal” towards the end of its stay in the Catskills. For a schedule of these open rehearsals, please visit the Orchard Project’s website at www.exchangenyc.org.

Hudson River FellowshipJuly 5 – 31

The Hudson River Fellowship is an initiative that offers a historical Hudson River School location for painters to develop their skills us-ing techniques reminiscent of the nineteenth-century American real-ist painters. The Hudson River Fellowship is led by Jacob Collins, an extraordinarily respected artist, teacher, and role model in the field of contemporary realism. Look for these artists making their field studies throughout the Mountaintop area in July.

National Dance InstituteJuly 17 – 30

The National Dance Institute (NDI) was founded by Jacques D’Amboise, former principal ballet dancer with the New York City Ballet, to use dance as a catalyst to engage children and motivate them towards excellence. Children discover the arts through dance and develop a pride of achievement and a curiosity about the world that supports their success in school and in life. For more informa-tion on NDI, see www.nationaldance.org. NDI offers a two week dance residency for children on the Mountaintop who will have an opportunity to hone their dance skills, gain self-confidence and to have lots of fun. At the end of the two weeks, the children will participate in a fully staged performance at the Orpheum Theater.

Harrison Atelier andChoreographer Catherine Miller

July 24 – August 31Harrison Atelier and choreographer Catherine Miller will continue development of their new dance work PHARMACOPHORE at the Orpheum Theater during the month of August. This new dance work offers a meditation on the role of psychotropic drugs in con-temporary society. On August 19, PHARMACOPHORE will be showcased at the Orpheum. All are encouraged to see this work at the end of the residency on the Mountaintop, and look forward to seeing it produced internationally in the future.

Amati Music FestivalAugust 8 – 21

Amati Music Festival returns to the Mountaintop in 2011 with a residency for a small group of young musicians from the Republic of China and from America who will experience a unique program of music performance and appreciation. Studies will include instruc-tion in violin, viola and piano.

Close Encounters with Music & Windham Chamber Music Festival

August 27 – September 4Close Encounters with Music, led by Artistic Director Yehuda Ha-nani, and Windham Chamber Music Festival, led by Robert Manno and Magdalena Golczewski, are our partners in the creation of the Catskill High Peaks Festival: Music with Altitude!. This festival will host 23 international students of piano, violin and cello and present 4 classical music concerts. For more information, seewww.catskillmtn.org/events/high-peaks-music-festival/index.html

The vision of the Catskill Mountain Foundation is to develop the arts as a way to transform our community into an internationally known arts destination. We believe that partnerships with other arts organizations that enable

them to bring their talent and creativity into our community are a key element of this vision. The Catskill Mountain Foundation is proud to be working with these organizations to bring artistic excellence to our mountaintop community.


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Every Saturday night, 5 pm to 9 pmfeaturing classic Italian and Asian specialties, such as: Mango Salad with Seared Salmon,

Thai Tofu & Butternut Squash Curry, Pasta with Ragu Bolognese,Penne with Herbed Grilled Chicken Alfredo and Spaghetti with Shrimp Fra Diavolo

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Thai-Italia

august 4-8Pouring and Drinking Pots: a tour

Mark Shapiro

august 11-16finding form and Surface: High/Low fire: achieving

atmospheric effects on your WorkMichael Connelly

august 13beautiful bountiful bowlsMaureen Donovan-Garcia

august 19-23the allure of the altered Pot

Susan beecher

See our web site for complete course descriptions, or to register online: www.sugarmaples.orgOr call and register today: 518 263 2073

Lisa Naples

Don’t Miss the special Exhibit of Ceramics by Sugar Maples Instructors! at Kaaterskill Fine Arts Gallery, Main Street, Hunter

Through August 28

Mark Shapiro


Help Us Meet Our $75,000 Challenge!An anonymous donor has given the Catskill Mountain Foundation a $75,000 challenge grant. The donor will match dollar for dollar all funds we raise between Memorial Day Weekend and

December 2011 that are in excess of the funds we raised during this same period in 2010.

Please help us meet this challenge. A portion of the proceeds from the challengewill be used toward the purchase of theatrical lighting and sound equipment for the

Orpheum Performing Arts Center in Tannersville.

All funds raised at our annual benefit, all new memberships or membership renewals,and all donations made through our web site, by mail or in our retail operations

will count toward this challenge. Every pledge made during this time period will also count.

Every donation and pledge, no matter how small or large,will help us raise more funds in 2011 to meet this challenge.

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