Catskill Mountain Region AUGUST 2019 COMPLIMENTARY GUIDE catskillregionguide.com WITH A SPECIAL SECTION: VISIT HUNTER / TANNERSVILLE August 2019 • GUIDE 1 2 • www.catskillregionguide.com IN THIS ISSUE www.catskillregionguide.com VOLUME 34, NUMBER 8 August 2019 PUBLISHERS Peter Finn, Chairman, Catskill Mountain Foundation Sarah Finn, President, Catskill Mountain Foundation EDITORIAL DIRECTOR, CATSKILL MOUNTAIN FOUNDATION Sarah Taft Kaaterskill Falls. Photo courtesy Photo iStock.com/brandtbolding Kaaterskill Falls. ADVERTISING SALES Barbara Cobb Steve Friedman CONTRIBUTING WRITERS On the cover: Rita Gentile, Jeff Senterman, Margaret Donsbach Tomlinson, Robert Tomlinson ADMINISTRATION & FINANCE Candy McKee Justin McGowan & Isabel Cunha 4 ROXBURY ARTS GROUP CELEBRATES PRINTING 40 YEARS WITH THE SEASON OF FREE Catskill Mountain Printing Services DISTRIBUTION 8 ARTS LEADERS: Catskill Mountain Foundation Dr. Joanne Polk & Dr. Jeffrey Langford By Robert Tomlinson EDITORIAL DEADLINE FOR NEXT ISSUE: August 10 10 6th ANNUAL 23ARTS SUMMER MUSIC FESTIVAL The Catskill Mountain Region Guide is published 12 times a year by the Catskill Mountain Foundation, Inc., Main Street, PO Box 16 SPECIAL SECTION: VISIT HUNTER / TANNERSVILLE 924, Hunter, NY 12442. If you have events or programs that you would like to have covered, please send them by e-mail to tafts@ catskillmtn.org. Please be sure to furnish a contact name and in- clude your address, telephone, fax, and e-mail information on all 24 DRUM BOOGIE FESTIVAL: The Sixth Festival in Woodstock correspondence. For editorial and photo submission guidelines send a request via e-mail to [email protected]. Showcases a Diverse Lineup of World-Class Percussionists The liability of the publisher for any error for which it may be held legally responsible will not exceed the cost of space ordered or occupied by the error. The publisher assumes no liability for 26 ORPHEUM DANCE PROGRAM’S errors in key numbers. The publisher will not, in any event, be liable for loss of income or profits or any consequent damages. A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM By Joan Oldknow The Catskill Mountain Region Guide office is located in Hunter Village Square in the Village of Hunter on Route 23A. The magazine can be found on-line at www.catskillmtn.org by clicking on the “Guide Magazine” button, or by going directly 30 AN AUGUST BOUNTY IN GREENE COUNTY to www.catskillregionguide.com By Margaret Donsbach Tomlinson 7,000 copies of the Catskill Mountain Region Guide are distributed each month. It is distributed free of charge at the Plattekill, Sloatsburg and New Baltimore rest stops on the THE HUNTER FOUNDATION’S ANNUAL New York State Thruway, and at the tourist information offices, 34 restaurants, lodgings, retailers and other businesses throughout SUMMER CELEBRATION: Garden Party Pop-Up Greene, Delaware and Ulster counties. Home delivery of the Guide magazine is available, at an additional fee, to annual members of the Catskill Mountain Foundation at the $100 membership level or higher. 36 CAROLE MONTGOMERY TO HEADLINE SECOND ©2000 Catskill Mountain Foundation, Inc. All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part without STAND-UP COMEDY SHOW IN THE CATSKILLS written permission is prohibited. The Catskill Mountain Region Guide is not responsible for unsolicited manuscripts. All photo- graphic rights reside with the photographer. 38 THE GREAT OUTDOORS IN THE CATSKILLS By Jeff Senterman 42 POETRY Poems by Rita Gentile, curated by Robert Tomlinson 46 CATSKILL MOUNTAIN REGION GUIDE THE CATSKILL MOUNTAIN FOUNDATION 7971 MAIN STREET, P.O. BOX 924 PHOTOGRAPHY PORTFOLIO HUNTER, NY 12442 Photos by Garth Battista PHONE: 518 263 2000 • FAX: 518 263 2025 WWW.CATSKILLMTN.ORG 53 AUGUST AT THE CATSKILL MOUNTAIN FOUNDATION August 2019 • GUIDE 3 Roxbury Arts Group Celebrates 40 Years with the Season of FREE Cimarrón performs at Veteran’s Memorial Park in Stamford this August n celebration of the Roxbury Arts Group’s 40th Anniversary, THURSDAY, AUGUST 8 @ 7 PM I they are offering the Season of Free in 2019! All of their per- CONCERTS IN THE PARK: CIMARRÓN formances at all of their venues will be offered at no cost as they Veteran’s Memorial Park celebrate with the community that has nourished and inspired Main Street and Railroad Avenue | Stamford NY the Roxbury Arts Group for four decades. Reservations for some Free, donations welcome events are required. Any individual can reserve up to FOUR Sponsored by: Margaretville Telephone Company TICKETS per event. Any reservation exceeding the four ticket Cimarrón performs joropo music from the Plains of the Orinoco limit will be voided. Please bring your reservation confirmation River with a global and contemporary sound. Their powerful with you to your performance. If you need to cancel your reserva- scenic force achieves a unique blend of its Andalusian, Indigenous tion, or if you have any questions, please call 607 326 7908. American and African roots, with an impetuous and deep ethnic Thank you for supporting the Roxbury Arts Group’s mission to singing, amazing stomp dance and fierce instrumental virtuosity make the arts an integral part of life right here in the Catskills. of strings and percussions. Their music includes four-stringed cuatro, harp, maracas, and AUGUST SCHEDULE also peruvian-flamenco cajón, brazilian surdo, afro-colombian tambora, a stomp dance as a percussion component and tribal THURSDAY, AUGUST 1 @ 7:30 PM indigenous whistles never seen before out of Latin America. It is MATT ANDERSEN sure to get you out of your seat and moving! at the Roxbury Arts Center 5025 Vega Mountain Road | Roxbury NY THURSDAY, AUGUST 15 @ 7:30 PM FREE | Reservations required ESSENTIAL THURSDAYS: Sponsored by: The Jean Orr Team at Keller Williams STRINGS BY WAY OF JUILLIARD A powerhouse performer with a giant, soul-filled voice and com- Old School Baptist Church manding stage presence, Matt Andersen has built a formidable County Route 36 & Cartwright Rd Intersection | Denver, NY following the old-fashioned way: touring worldwide and letting Sponsored by: Beaverdam Builders his stunned audiences and new devotees spread the good word A native of Vancouver, Canada, violinist Byungchan Lee made of his righteous tunes all over. In addition to headlining major his concerto debut at age 12. Since then, he has garnered inter- festivals, clubs and theatres throughout the world, he has shared national recognition as a prizewinner at the Yuri Yankelevitch the stage and toured with Bo Diddley, Buddy Guy, Greg Allman, International Violin Competition, as one of Canadian Broadcast- Tedeschi Trucks Band, Randy Bachman, Serena Ryder, and more. ing Corporation’s 30 Hot Canadian Classical Musicians Under 4 • www.catskillregionguide.com August 2019 • GUIDE 5 30, and for performing alongside Stevie Wonder for the Songs in SATURDAY, AUGUST 24 @ 7:30PM the Key of Life tour at the Bell Centre in Montreal. Previously, KAIA KATER Lee was named one of CBC Radio’s “Next!” classical music stars at the Roxbury Arts Center and recorded two national broadcasts for CBC/Radio-Canada. 5025 Vega Mountain Road | Roxbury NY Rae Gallimore is a viola player and chamber musician hailing FREE | Reservation required from the WestCoast of Canada. She is currently studying at the A Montreal-born Grenadian-Canadian, Kaia Kater grew up Juilliard School, completing her Masters of Music. Other than between two worlds: her family’s deep ties to folk music and the performing, Rae loves educating all ages, music theory, organizing years she spent soaking up Appalachian music in West Vir- concerts in unconventional locations. ginia. Her old-time banjo-picking skills, deft arrangements, and Noah Koh is a cellist born and raised in Queens. He is cur- songwriting abilities have landed her in the spotlight in North rently studying at the Juilliard School, where he will finish his America and the UK, garnering critical acclaim from outlets such Masters of Music in 2020. as NPR, CBC Radio, Rolling Stone, BBC Music, and No Depres- sion. AUGUST 22 @ 7:00 PM CONCERTS IN THE PARK: AUGUST 29 @ 7:00 PM BRYAN BRUNDAGE & HIS PIGGLY WIGGLIES CONCERTS IN THE PARK: LEATHERSTOCKING JAZZ Veteran’s Memorial Park Veteran’s Memorial Park Main Street and Railroad Avenue | Stamford NY Main Street and Railroad Avenue | Stamford NY Free, donations welcome Free Sponsored by: Margaretville Telephone Company Leatherstocking Jazz is a 16 piece big band made up of music The Piggly Wigglies are a swing band from Albany, NY, that are teachers, professionals, and students from Otsego, Deleware dedicated to jazz and dance music from the 1920s-1940s. and Chenango Counties. This very special collaboration of folks Bryan Brundige and His Piggly Wigglies always uplift their play music that will take you back and rekindle fond memories. audience while getting their feet movin’ and groovin! Bryan, Leatherstocking Jazz bring you the big band jazz sounds featur- heading up the Piggly Wigglies, is a trombonist and audio engi- ing music by George Gershwin, Sammy Nestico, Glenn Miller, neer from Albany, NY. He is a member of several bands including Sonny Rollins and other jazz legends! Bring a lawn chair, some The Chronicles, the Fried Banana and the Dylan Perrillo Orches- friends and relax to sounds of this great era in music. tra. Gathering together this group of fine and fun musicians to form the Piggly Wigglies was a brilliant idea…. It’s a show that’ll Visit roxburyartsgroup.org for more information make you feel like dancing! and to reserve your FREE tickets today! 6 • www.catskillregionguide.com CATSKILL MOUNTAIN FOUNDATION KAATERSKILL FINE ARTS GALLERY PRESENTS NANCY AZARA of themeeting the birds AUGUST 24-OCTOBER 6, 2019 Opening Reception: Saturday, August 24, 4-7 pm “As the crow flies, so does the witch...” a lecture/performance with Kay Turner SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 14 @ 2 PM KAATERSKILL FINE ARTS GALLERY Hunter Village Square 7950 Main Street, Village of Hunter 518 263 2060 • www.catskillmtn.org GALLERY HOURS: Friday, Saturday & Monday, 11 am-5:30 pm; SundayAugust 11 am-4:00 2019 • GUIDE pm 7 ARTS LEADERS Dr.