A.C.T. Group, INC.
theactgroupportjervis.com
About:
The Actors Community Theater Group, INC.(The A.C.T. Group, INC.) is a charitable organization focused on bringing quality full-staged productions to the Port Jervis area.

Coming up:
“Steel Magnolias” will be performed Friday through Sunday, June 13, 14 and 15 at the Port Jervis Community Center, 134 Pike St.

Arts Nest
6692 Rte. 52, Lake Huntington
845/887-3083; delawarevalleyopera.org
About:
The Arts Nest, affiliated with the Delaware Valley Opera (see below), hosts performances and exhibitions during the year.
Coming up:
Saturday, May 24: Folk singer-songwriter Rupert Wates, 7 p.m.
Saturday, May 31: Americana performers Lucas Maehara and Brewster Smith, 7 p.m.

Barryville Area Arts Association
For the Barryville Area Arts Association, which is based in Shohola, PA, see the Hello Summer PA listing.

Bethel Lakeside Music
Facebook: Bethel Lakeside Music
About:
Bethel Lakeside Music offers a summer concert series beginning in July on Thursdays from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Gazebo Park, 3562 Rte. 55 in Kauneonga Lake.
Coming up:
Thursday, July 3: Jaketown Road and Forestburgh Players in a tribute to first responders
Thursday, July 10: Parisi and Dutcher, and Cris Spinner and Spin City

Bethel Woods Center for the Arts
www.bethelwoodscenter.org
200 Hurd Road, Bethel
About:
“Located 90 miles from New York City in Bethel, NY, our lush 800-acre campus includes a Pavilion Stage amphitheater with a seating capacity of 16,000, an intimate 422-seat indoor Event Gallery, the award-winning Museum at Bethel Woods, and a Conservatory for creative learning programs. As a 501(c)3 nonprofit cultural organization, our goal is to provide innovative, program-driven experiences for all ages.”
Currently:
Saturday, May 24: The Dave Matthews Band, 7:30 p.m. in the Pavilion
Coming up:
Thursday, May 29: Luke Bryan, 7 p.m. in the Pavilion
Sunday, June 22: Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis, 7 p.m. in the Pavilion
Friday, July 25: “Girls Just Wanna Have Fun” farewell tour, Cyndi Lauper, 7:30 p.m. in the Pavilion

Borscht Belt Historical Marker Project
borschtbelthistoricalmarkerproject.org
About:
Established in August 2022, the Borscht Belt Historical Marker Project is a group of locals, artists and historians dedicated to commemorating the history of the Borscht Belt, an era in American Jewish life, American culture and Catskill history. Its mission is the creation of a large-scale historic marker trail that permanently cements the famed era in its physical place while paying tribute to its legacy. Enhanced by photographs and QR codes, when complete the 20-marker trail will be united by a self-guided audio driving tour.
Currently:
Saturday, May 24: Historic marker dedication at 3 p.m. at the Ellenville Library, 40 Center St. Reception to follow at 4 p.m. At 5 p.m., The Common Good (119 Canal St.) will host an engaging illustrated lecture on Ellenville’s Borscht Belt history, titled “Borscht Belt Reborn: Art, History, and the Ellenville Legacy,” featuring photographers Isaac Jeffreys and Marisa Scheinfeld. The event will also offer themed cocktails and a book and print signing.
Coming up:
Other markers will be dedicated on July 17 in Loch Sheldrake, August 23 in Woodbourne and October 5 in Parksville.

Callicoon Depot
www.thecallicoondepot.org
40 Lower Main St., Callicoon
About:
The mission of the Callicoon Depot is to serve as a community space and activity space, where locals and visitors can gather and learn.

Catskill Art Space
845/436-4227; www.catskillartspace.org
48 Main St., Livingston Manor
About:
The Catskill Art Space (CAS) is a nonprofit organization focused on public interest, participation and enjoyment of the arts. Through its multi-arts center, CAS explores contemporary art practices and facilitates creative and professional development for established and emerging artists.
Currently:
An exhibition of works by Wade Kramm, Howard Schwartzberg and Susan Silas is on view through June 21.
Coming up:
Saturday, May 24: The Ardsley Dance Residency will perform at 5 p.m. at Catskill Art Space.
Saturday, June 7: The Thurman Barker Trio will perform at 4 p.m. at Catskill Art Space.
Saturday, June 21: “100 Pink Smoke Flares,” an outdoor installation by Raphaele Shirley at the Deep Water Literary Festival in Narrowsburg. Takes place at 6 p.m.
Saturday, July 5: An exhibit of the works of Arlene Shechet will open with an artist talk from 3 p.m. to 4 p.m. and a reception from 4 p.m. to 5 p.m. The exhibition continues through August 23.

Catskill Public Theater
www.catskillpublictheater.com
About:
The mission of the Catskill Public Theater is to present free-admission live theater to audiences in and adjacent to Sullivan County. A mobile stage is used for performances and can be rented to other organizations as a portable public assembly platform.
Coming up:
All performances take place at Catskill Brewery, 672 Old Rte. 17, Livingston Manor.
Thursday, July 10 and Friday, July 18: “Woodstock Ripples,” 7:30 p.m.
Friday, July 11 and Saturday, July 19: “Renegade,” 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, July 12 and Thursday, July 17: “Gingame,” 7:30 p.m.

Deep Water Literary Festival
Friday through Sunday, June 20-22
deepwaterfestival.com
Takes place throughout Narrowsburg
About:
The Deep Water is a weekend of ideas, performance and community engagement held in the town of Narrowsburg, on the Delaware River. It combines author conversations, readings and educational outreach with multi-disciplinary arts programming.
The theme for 2025 is “Metamorphosis & Transformation.”

Delaware Valley Arts Alliance
845/252-7576; delawarevalleyartsalliance.org
37 Main St., Narrowsburg
About:
The Delaware Valley Arts Alliance (DVAA) serves as the arts council for Sullivan County. The DVAA presents year-round programs in the visual, performing and community arts, and it provides arts resources for a county- and valley-wide constituency of artists, arts groups and the general public. Many events are held at the Tusten Theatre.
The organization is responsible for annual events such as the Big Eddy Film Festival, Riverfest and the Deep Water Literary Festival.
Currently:
Artist Bobby Abate is exhibiting “Big Bad” until June 22 in the Alliance Gallery. “Coffee and Conversation” with the artist will be held Saturday, June 14 at 1 p.m. at the arts alliance.

Delaware Valley Opera Center
845/887-3083; delawarevalleyopera.com
6692 Rte. 52, Lake Huntington
About:
At the Delaware Valley Opera Center, area talent can study and perform opera. The organization stages performances that introduce opera to young people and the general public.
The center has numerous performances scheduled through the summer. Visit its website to learn more.
Coming up:
Saturday, June 7 and 14: “Knightly News, a Children’s Opera” by Jonathan Stinson, 10 a.m. and 2 p.m.
Sunday, June 15: “Knightly News,” 2 p.m. and 5 p.m.
Saturday, July 12 and 19: “Speed Dating Tonight” by Michael Ching, 8 p.m.
Sunday July 13 and 20: “Speed Dating Tonight,” 2 p.m.
Saturday, August 2 and 9: “Don Giovanni” by Mozart, 8 p.m.
Sunday, August 3 and 10: “Don Giovanni,” 2 p.m.

The Eldred Preserve
845/557-8316; theeldredpreserve.com
1040 State Rte. 55, Eldred
About:
The Eldred Preserve combines The Eldred Preserve, The Bradstan Country Hotel, and The Homestead Restaurant. It offers, among its amenities, an event space with a performance stage and on-site live entertainment.
Currently:
Sunday, May 25: Lorna Luft, Broadway performer and gifted concert/cabaret artist, 7 p.m.
Coming up:
Sunday, June 29: Margo Seibert, Drama Desk winner, Broadway performer and concert vocalist, 7 p.m.
Sunday, July 6: Billy Stritch, renowned pianist, singer, accompanist and musical director, 7 p.m.
Sunday, July 20: John Pizzi, comedian, magician, ventriloquist and mentalist, 7 p.m.

Forestburgh Playhouse
845/794-1194; fbplayhouse.org
39 Forestburgh Road, Forestburgh
About:
The Forestburgh Playhouse “has continuously presented hundreds of musicals, plays, cabarets and concerts.” Actors, directors, dancers, musicians, designers and more create professional live theatre each summer. The organization also hosts an academy, the Tavern and the In the Works ~ In the Woods festival.
Coming up:
Friday, June 13: The Forestburgh Playhouse launches its 79th season with a celebration of LGBTQ+ pride and performance excellence. Drag Me to the Catskills returns at the Tavern with “Comedy Queens of the Catskills,” hosted by Mrs. Kasha Davis. 7 p.m.
Saturday, June 14: Lady Bunny takes to the mainstage for Wigstock in the Catskills, which pays tribute to the glamour, music and history of drag performance. 7 p.m.
Sunday, June 15: Drag Me to Brunch at the Tavern, 11 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Features the River Reporter’s own Jonathan Charles Fox as a special guest.
Mainstage productions follow. For details, see the website.
Tuesday, June 17 through Sunday, June 22: “Boeing Boeing.”
Tuesday, June 24 through Sunday, June 29: “Next to Normal.”
Tuesday, July 15 through Sunday, July 27: “Mel Brooks’ Young Frankenstein The Musical.”

Fort Delaware Museum of Colonial History
845/252-6660; thedelawarecompany.org/fort-delaware-museum/
6615 Rte. 97, Narrowsburg
About:
“Fort Delaware Museum of Colonial History was founded by former Sullivan County Historian James W. Burbank, and opened in 1957… [It] was not a fort in the military sense, but was designed as a replica of the stockade that had been known as the ‘lower fort’ of the Cushetunk settlement.” It is a living-history museum with “authentic, immersive programming.”
The following is a selection of the many activities at Fort Delaware. Most events take place in the event tent behind the fort. Events are free of charge and open to the public.
Currently:
Saturday, May 24: Bold Gold Media Speaker Series, “The Battlefield Death of Dr. Benjamin Tusten” by John Conway (Memorial Day weekend program about one of the first Veterans to give his life in battle), 4 p.m.
Monday, May 26 (Memorial Day): A special program will be held at the fort.
Coming up:
Saturday, June 14: Bold Gold Media Speaker Series, “God Save Benedict Arnold: The True Story of America’s Most Hated Man” discussion and book signing by author Jack Kelly, 4 p.m.
Friday, July 4: Bold Gold Media Speaker Series, “What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?” by Oliver King as Frederick Douglass, 4 p.m.
Saturday, July 5: Bold Gold Media Speaker Series, “The Spirit of Philadelphia: A Call to Rediscover the Founding Principles” discussion and book signing by author Chris Gibson, Ph.D, 4 p.m.
Saturday, July 12: “Patriots and Loyalists,” The Reading of the Declaration of Independence and the Loyalist Rebuttal, 1 p.m.
Saturday, July 19 and Sunday, July 20: Queen Esther’s Refugees on the Warpath, encampment and siege of Fort Delaware (Fort closes at 3 p.m. on Saturday for the Commemoration of the Battle of Minisink at 4 p.m.
Saturday, July 19: Commemoration of the Battle of Minisink, 4 p.m., at Minisink Battleground Park. Terry Bernardo, NSDAR, is the keynote speaker. The park is located about one mile northeast of Route 97 at Minisink Ford, on County Route 168.)

Frederick Cook Society
845/434-8044; frederickcookpolar.org
265 Main St., Hurleyville
About:
The Frederick Cook Society is a worldwide organization of people interested in the life and work of Dr. Cook. The society has a gallery and a research library in the Sullivan County Cultural Center & Museum, and frequently sponsors concerts at the cultural center. Check the website for upcoming events.
Coming up:
Saturday, June 28: The Frederick Cook Society and the Gallery at the Neversink General Store will present an exhibition of photographs taken by Dr. Cook during his expeditions to Greenland, Antarctica, Alaska, and more at the gallery, 4 Schumway Road, Neversink. 5 p.m. to 8 p.m.

Hall Space by Nonneta
732/647-6340; hallspaceny.com
550 Rte. 55, Eldred
About:
A teaching ceramics studio, Hall Space is also “a space where artists can gather and create, where people can begin their journey with ceramics, and where complete strangers get together and become friends.” The plan is to host more art shows, gatherings, programs and events.
An art gallery and retail space has carefully curated art, exhibits, solo and group art shows, and hosts various pop-up designer collections and presentations. Check the website or call for event details.

Hurleyville Performing Arts Centre
845/985-4722; hurleyvilleartscentre.org
219 Main St., Hurleyville
About:
The Hurleyville Performing Arts Centre (HPAC) celebrates the environmental and social diversity of the Catskill region through performance, film and visual art. It presents programs that create shared experiences to inspire, challenge and connect audiences.
Check the website or call the Centre for details about upcoming programs.

Music in the Park
info@wurtsboro.org; www.wurtsboro.org
PO Box 907, Wurtsboro, NY 12790
About:
The Wurtsboro Board of Trade’s mission is to promote good will and cooperation among its members; to foster trade and commerce in the Village of Wurtsboro; to render constructive civic services for the promotion of the welfare of the community and of the citizens of the Village of Wurtsboro. It sponsors many events in the summer and beyond.
Coming up:
Music in the Park, held every Thursday at 6:30 p.m. beginning on June 12. The schedule for June:
June 12: Dog Party; June 19: The Nowhere Men; June 26: Laurieanne and Midnight Slim. See website for future dates.
The Wurtsboro Street Fair takes place Saturday, July 12 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Sullivan Street.

Nesin Cultural Arts
845/798-9006; nesinculturalarts.org
About:
“Nesin Cultural Arts… promotes the importance of the arts in enhancing the quality of community life by contributing to economic development, inspiring creativity, celebrating diversity, and fostering an awareness of world cultures.”
For information about upcoming performances, visit the website, and see the Sullivan County Chamber Orchestra entry, below.

North American Cultural Laboratory (NACL)
845/557-0694; nacl.org
110 Highland Lake Road
About:
NACL is an artist-run center for research, development and experimentation in the performing arts. We provide space and time to independent artists and ensembles, present artist findings to live and virtual audiences, and produce and maintain a library documenting artistic works as active, embodied courses of discovery.
Currently:
Friday, May 23: Performing Arts Community Backyard Bar-B-Que, 6 p.m. Celebrate the official start of summer.
Coming up:
Saturday, June 7: The Outrage: A Queer Writers’ Residency, led by C. Julian Jimenez, 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, July 19: “Birding for Beginners (A Eulogy for Pilgrims)” by Jess Almasy, 7:30 p.m. A voyage fashioned after the seabound pelagic birding tour.

River Rep Theatre
www.riverrep.org
6692 Rte. 52, Lake Huntington
About:
Since 2022, River Rep Theatre has been staging acclaimed productions in underserved communities throughout the Sullivan Catskills. Each year, the company presents a full season of Mainstage productions, readings and reprise performances of hit plays from its repertoire.
Coming up:
Saturday, June 21 and June 28: “The Neverending Story,” 7 p.m.
Sunday, June 22 and June 29: “The Neverending Story,” 2 p.m.
All performances will be held at the Delaware Valley Opera Center in Lake Huntington.

Rock Valley Schoolhouse
917/612-8585; therockvalleyschoolhouse.com
9178 County Hwy. 28, Long Eddy/Rock Valley
About:
The Rock Valley Schoolhouse is a one-room schoolhouse built in 1885; it now promotes the arts—especially music—and culture in the community. It also serves as a museum, highlighting the history of rural schoolhouses and the communities that loved them. Summer offers a roster of events.
Coming up:
Sunday, June 15: Colin Dempsey, with friends Ruby Rae and Mary-Elaine Jenkins, 4 p.m.
Sunday, June 29: Andrea & Jay’s Newfoundland Kitchen Party, 4 p.m.
Saturday, July 12: Filmmaker and actor Kevin Bewersdorf will screen “New Kingston,” about the repair and maintenance of houses and the small-town people who live in them. 7 p.m.

The Ruffed Grouse Gallery
ruffedgrousegallery.com
144 Main St., Narrowsburg
About:
Located in the Catskill Mountains of New York along the scenic Delaware River Valley, the gallery is unique to the region in that it presents high-quality, thought-provoking folk, self-taught and contemporary art. The Ruffed Grouse showcases established as well as less-recognized or previously unknown self-taught and contemporary artists working in a variety of two-dimensional media and sculpture.
Currently:
“The Delphic: Adam Lovitz | Stuart Shils | Misha Wyllie” is on view at the gallery through July 13. This is the first exhibition at The Ruffed Grouse Gallery for the three Philadelphia-based artists and features new paintings, ceramics and works on paper.

Shadowland Stages
shadowlandstages.org
157 Canal St. (Mainstage) or 14 Market St. (The Studio), Ellenville
About:
The Main Stage of Shadowland Stages offers professional contemporary theatre and world premiere plays and musicals. The Studio (a recently completed flexible black box theatre) and The Academy (which runs arts classes for all ages) are important components. Shadowland prides itself on being a vibrant part of the community.
Coming up:
Friday, May 30: Herb Gardner’s classic comedy “I’m Not Rappaport,” directed by Neil Pepe and starring Judd Hirsch. Performed on the Shadowland Mainstage, Thursdays through Saturdays at 8 p.m. and Sundays at 2 p.m. Closes June 29.

Shandelee Music Festival
845/439-3277; shandelee.org
The Sunset Concert Pavilion; 442 J. Young Road, Livingston Manor
About:
“The Shandelee Music Festival encourages and promotes the careers of young, exceptional classical musicians through an annual series of summer concerts in New York’s Catskill Mountains.” Performances take place at its Sunset Concert Pavilion, at Bethel Woods and in local schools and care facilities. The season begins on Saturday, August 5 and ends on Saturday, August 19. All shows at the Sunset Pavilion start at 8 p.m.
Coming up:
Saturday, August 2: The 32nd season of the Shandelee Music Festival opens with Harp & Viola, presented by the SMF and Catskill Art Space (CAS), held at CAS, 48 Main St., Livingston Manor. Subin Lee on the harp and Julian Seney on the viola. 5 p.m.
Saturday, August 9: The SMF collaborates with A Single Bite to offer a dinner at 6 p.m. on the SMF premises at the Sunset Concert Pavilion, followed by a performance featuring pianist Sara Davis Buechner at 8 p.m.
Other performances include Trio Bohémo (August 12), the Silberger-Kalayjian-Fisher Trio (August 14) and the Hermitage Piano Trio (August 16). 8 p.m.

Sullivan County Chamber Orchestra
845/798-9006; Facebook: sccoplayers
13 St. John St., Monticello
About:
The Sullivan County Chamber Orchestra serves the community and elevates “the quality of life for all generations through artistic expression and cultural experiences,” promotes an economic resurgence and more.
Coming up:
Saturday, June 7: The Sullivan County Chamber Orchestra will present a dynamic concert with a chamber arrangement of Sergei Prokofiev’s “Peter and the Wolf” alongside an original arrangement of Edvard Grieg’s “Peer Gynt” Suite No. 1., 6 p.m. at St. John’s Episcopal Church, 15 St. John St. in Monticello. Purchase tickets at linktr.ee/nesinculturalarts.
Sunday, June 8: Performances will be repeated (and presented by the Delaware Valley Arts Alliance) at the Tusten Theater, 210 Bridge St. in Narrowsburg, 1 p.m. Purchase tickets at delawarevalleyartsalliance.org/event. Tickets are also available at the door.

Sullivan County Museum/Historical Society
845/434-8044; www.sullivancountyhistory.org
265 Main St., Hurleyville
About:
The museum houses the Sullivan County Historical Society, which preserves and presents the history of Sullivan County. (It also houses the Frederick Cook Society.) As a cultural center, the building offers space for events that showcase the county’s artistic heritage.
Coming up:
Saturday, June 7: The Sullivan County Historical Society is planning an Author and Illustrator Book Fair, to be held at the museum in Hurleyville, noon to 4 p.m.
All writers participating live in the county, have lived there, or have written about it. Authors include Nancy Bachana, Lily Barrish Lerner, Nancy Bilyeau, Nancy Hackett, Pedro Tweed, Hope Blecher, Mark Kramer, Kim Simons, John Conway, Roslyn Bernstein, Bizzy Coy, Gordon Gilbert, Diane Houghtaling, Kristin Kandibo, William and Julie Rozar, Sally Gladden, Jack Luster and Ken Shaw.
The event is free of charge, and each author will have copies of their books for purchase and signing.

Sullivan Public
www.sullivanpublic.com
16 Proctor Rd., Eldred
About:
Sullivan Public is a community art space, a store and a place to gather. Classes are held for adults and children, and events are hosted to nurture and grow the community.
Currently:
Saturday, May 24: Pottery workshop for adults. Learn pottery and make cases for springtime flowers in the ceramic studio, 1 p.m.
Sundays: Ceramics classes for kids aged three to 14, 10 a.m.
Coming up:
Saturday, May 31: Raku workshop with Brady Candell, 10 a.m.
Sunday, June 8: Town-wide clothing swap
Ceramics classes for kids continue.
Future workshops include learning to make pickles, making a shirt with Pamela Mayer, silkscreening with Jann of Lucky Fish and more.

Weekend of Chamber Music
917/664-5185; wcmconcerts.org
PO Box 147, Jeffersonville
About:
The Weekend of Chamber Music brings “transformative performances of and discussion around chamber music to a wide variety of venues across the region… we bring our work straight to the people wherever they are.” The work “ensures that our audiences come to see chamber music as a vital, contemporary, evolving art form, one that speaks directly to them, of their lives and their shared humanity.”
Coming up:
Thursday, July 17: “MusicTalks: An Evening With Augusta Read Thomas,” 7:30 p.m. at Catskill Art Space, 48 Main St., Livingston Manor.
Friday, July 18: Open rehearsal and discussion on works of Chavez, Copland, Ginastera, Haydn and Thomas, 7 p.m. at the Arnold House, 839 Shandelee Rd.
Saturday, July 19: “Traditions Intersecting,” including Ginastera’s String Quartet no. 2, Thomas’ “Klee Musings” for piano trio, “Preludes for Piano” by Chavez, Copland’s Violin Sonata and Haydn’s String Quartet Op. 76 no. 6. Performance begins at 7:30 p.m and it is preceded by a pre-concert chat at 6:30 p.m. Takes place at Catskill Art Space.
Sunday, July 20: “Music for Kids” at Catskill Art Space, 11 a.m.

Zane Grey Plein Air

www.zanegreypleinair.com
Narrowsburg Union, 7 Erie Ave., 105A, Narrowsburg
About:
Zane Grey Plein Air offers seasonally inspired art events and workshops in sync with life in the Upper Delaware.