Mixed media by Nancy Wells, necklaces by Nancy Ens and audio art by Marc Sloan will be featured at Nancy Wells open house the weekend of July 9 and 10, part of Catskill Arts Society’s 10th Annual Artists’ Studio Tour.

Editor's pick: Artist’s open house

Mixed media at Nancy Wells’ studio

Sat., July 9 and Sun., July 10, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Part of the Catskill Arts Society’s 10th Annual Artists’ Studio Tour. 1809 Cochecton Turnpike, Damascus, PA 18415. 570/224-4192.

A mixed-media artist working as a painter, printmaker, digital artist, photographer, doll maker and sculptor, Nancy Wells will provide an unusual stop along this weekend’s Tenth Annual Artists’ Studio Tour, sponsored by the Catskill Arts Society.

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‘War of the Worlds’ wages a war on itself

How does a film so purposefully cynical degrade into one so corny and manipulative? The first two-thirds of Steven Spielberg’s “War of the Worlds” are a truly spectacular experience, so full of unmitigated horror and uncertainty that I was sure that it would hit every top-ten list by the end of the year, and stand alongside the director’s towering classics of decades past.

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NaCl setting up for longest season yet

HIGHLAND LAKE, NY—The North American Cultural Laboratory’s (NaCl) eclectic international festival of original theater, The Catskill Festival of New Theatre, will span over seven weeks this summer. Produced by NaCl founders Brad Krumholz and Tannis Kowalchuk, the festival, featuring daring artists from the United States, Canada and Europe, will begin its sixth season on Friday, July 16.

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Other stories in this issue:

• To Hawley I go
• Klezmorim kick off cultural series
• ‘West Side Story’ sparkles at Forestburgh
• Good Vibes jazzes up Central Park
• Editor's pick: Art opening
• Editor's pick: Murder Mystery dinner theater
• Concept of focus binds artists

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