Pop
Music
Concerts
9
Maple Avenue
9
Maple Ave., Saratoga Springs, 583-CLUB, 9mapleavenue.com.
6/18:
Tim Olsen Quartet. 6/19: Benoit, Savage &
Borello Band. 6/25: Jill Hughes. 6/26: Ted
McKenzie Quartet.
Bearsville
Theater
291
Tinker St., Woodstock, (845) 679-4406, bearsvilletheater.com.
6/18:
Marco Benevento Trio, Charlie Hunter. 6/19:
Terry Adams Rock & Roll Quartet. 6/20: Adrian
Belew, Joey Eppard. 6/24: Zappa Plays Zappa.
6/26: Babe the Blue Ox, Johnny Society, the
Mommyheads, Ida. 6/26: Tosh 1, We Must Be.
7/3: Grizzly Adamz. 7/8: the Lee Boys. 7/9:
Jakob Dylan and Three Legs. 7/20: Langhorne Slim,
the Low Anthem. 7/29: Yim Yames, Ben Sollee,
and Daniel Martin Moore. 8/26: Medeski, Martin and
Wood. 8/28: 3, Terrible Things.
Caffe
Lena
47
Phila St., Saratoga Springs, 583-0222, caffelena.com.
6/18:
the Fighting 86s. 6/19: Lucy Kaplansky. 6/20:
Dan Bern. 6/23: Sam Whitehouse Duo. 6/25:
Yarn. 6/26: Roy Hurd, Frank Orsini and
Meadow. 7/9: Kevin Welch. 7/10: Voices Remembered:
A Tribute to Steve Goodman, Kate Wolf, Dave Carter and Stan
Rogers. 7/16: Red Lion. 7/17: Jack Williams.
7/18: the Greencards. 7/24: Woods Tea Company.
7/30: Boreal Tordu. 7/31: Richard Shindell.
8/6: Jamcrackers. 8/7: Session Americana.
8/13: Chandler Travis Philharmonic. 8/20: Bill
Staines. 8/21: Aztec Two-Step. 8/22: the Flipsydz.
8/27: Sonny & Perley.
Calvin
Theatre
19
King St., Northampton, Mass., 413-586-8686, iheg.com.
6/18:
Chris Botti. 6/25: Mary Chapin Carpenter.
7/13: Natalie Merchant. 7/20: Alejandro Escovedo
and the Sensitive Boys, Kathleen Edwards. 8/20:
Natalie MacMaster. 9/21: Broken Social Scene.
Club
Helsinki
405
Columbia St., Hudson, 828-4800, clubhelsinkiweb.com.
7/10:
Grupo Fantasmo. 7/24: Eilen Jewell.
Colonial
Theatre
111
South St., Pittsfield, Mass., 413-997-4444, thecolonialtheatre.org.
6/17:
Los Lonely Boys. 6/27: Young @ Heart Chorus.
6/29: Rosanne Cash. 7/10: Bruce in the USA.
7/30: Ricky Nelson Remembered with Matthew and Gunnar
Nelson and the Stone Canyon Band. 8/7: Catie Curtis,
Jonatha Brooke. 8/21: Blue: The Music of Joni Mitchell.
8/27: Ute Lemper.
The
Egg
Empire
State Plaza, Albany, 473-1845, theegg.org.
6/24:
Mary Chapin Carpenter. 6/25: Johnny Winter,
James Cotton. 7/3: Steve Hackett and Renaissance.
7/14: Joan Armatrading. 7/30: Steve Earle,
Hot Tuna. 8/1: Doc Watson with Richard Watson
and David Holt. 8/6: George Thorogood and the Destroyers.
8/11: John Mayall and the Bluesbreakers. 9/12: Carolina
Chocolate Drops, Guy Davis.
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| Paramore
at Glens Falls Civic Center. |
Glens
Falls Civic Center
1
Civic Center Plaza, Glens Falls, 798-0202.
Aug.
1: Paramore, Tegan and Sara, New Found
Glory, Kadawatha. Aug. 11: Slayer, Megadeath,
Testament.
Guthrie
Center
4
Van Deusenville Road, Great Barrington, Mass., (413) 528-1955,
guthriecenter.org.
6/18-19:
Country Joe McDonald. 6/25: The Songs of Richard
and Mimi Farina with Caroline Doctorow. 7/26: Angel
Band. 7/2: Gandalf Murphy and the Slambovian Circus
of Dreams. 7/3: Milton. 7/9-10: Jonathan Edwards.
7/16-17: Sarah Lee Guthrie and Johnny Irion. 7/23:
Richard Shindell. 7/24: John Gorka. 7/30-31:
Jimmy Webb. 8/6: Work O’ The Weavers. 8/7:
Jay Ungar and Molly Mason. 8/13: Rani Arbo and
daisy mayhem. 8/14: Lucy Kaplansky. 8/20: Aztec
Two Step. 8/21: Stonehoney. 8/27-28: Tom Paxton.
9/3-4: Christine Lavin and Don White.
The
Icehouse
70
Putnam St., Saratoga Springs, 261-1766.
6/17:
Ten Year Vamp. 6/18: Green. 6/19: Tailspin.
6/25: JT Maple Trio. 6/26: the Remainders.
7/2: Audiostars. 7/3: Tailspin. 7/9: the Remainders.
7/10: IMI. 7/15: Ten Year Vamp. 7/17: Green.
7/23: JT Maple Trio. 7/24: the Remainders.
7/29: Ten Year Vamp. 7/30: Jocamo. 7/31: Green.
8/5: Ten Year Vamp. 8/6: Gravity. 8/7: the
Remainders. 8/12: Jocamo. 8/13: Green.
8/14: the Remainders. 8/19: Ten Year Vamp.
8/20: Ill Funk Ensemble. 8/21: Gravity. 8/27:
Jocamo. 8/28: Green. 8/29: IMI. 9/2:
Audiostars. 9/3: Gravity. 9/4: the Remainders.
9/10: Ill Funk Ensemble. 9/11: Green.
Iron
Horse Music Hall
20
Center St., Northampton, Mass., (413) 586-8686, iheg.com.
6/17:
Jose James/Jef Neve Duo. 6/17: Josiah Wolf,
Chocolate Horse. 6/18: Tift Merritt. 6/19:
Muswell Hillbillies Live. 6/19: Danny Pease and
the Regulators. 6/20: Samantha Crain, Truth
and Salvage Co., Haunt. 6/21: Sam Amidon.
6/22: James Hunter Band. 6/23: Coco Montoya,
Eva Cappelli and the Watershops Band. 6/24: Greg
Laswell, Harper Blynn. 6/25: Shemekia Copeland.
6/25: Apse, Client #9. 6/26: Nathan and
the Zydeco Cha Chas. 6/27: Adrian Belew. 7/2:
Pure Prairie League. 7/3: the The Band Band.
7/8: the Heavy Pets. 7/9: John Eddie. 7/10:
Jill Sobule, Julia Sweeney. 7/11: Amos
Lee, Mutlu. 7/15: Rosie Ledet and the Zydeco
Playboys. 7/14: Bear in Heaven, Twin Sister.
7/15: Suckers. 7/16: Albert Cummings. 7/18:
Clem Snide, the Heligoats. 7/19: Langhorne
Slim. 7/24: Loudon Wainwright III. 7/28: Andy
McKee. 7/29: Frazey Ford. 7/30: Justin Townes
Earle. 8/2: Cory Chisel and the Wandering Sons,
Dawes. 8/13: Jane Monheit Group. 8/14: Debbie
Davies Band. 8/15: Cherryholmes. 8/16: Beth
Orton. 8/24: John Lee Hooker Jr. 8/25: Chris
Barron. 8/27: Lady Sasquatch. 9/3: Geoff
Muldaur, Jim Kweskin. 9/4: Dave Alvin and
the Guilty Women. 9/6: Tortoise. 9/8: Wayne
“The Train” Hancock.
The
Linda
339
Central Ave., Albany, 465-5233 ext. 4, wamcarts.org.
6/19:
Adrian Belew.
MASS
MoCA
87
Marshall St., North Adams, Mass., (413) 662-2111, massmoca.org.
6/18:
Roomful of Teeth. 6/26: Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey.
7/2: Richie Havens. 7/10: Dave Hill. 7/14-31:
Bang on a Can Festival. 7/17: the Ukuladies. 7/24:
the Music of George Crumb. 7/31: Bang on a Can Marathon.
8/7: Uncle Rock. 8/7: Clare and the Reasons.
8/13-15: Solid Sound Festival with Wilco, the Autumn
Defense, On Fillmore, Pronto, Nels
Cline Singers, Avi Buffalo, Mavis Staples,
Sir Richard Bishop, Vetiver, Mountain Man,
Brenda, the Books, the Deep Blue Organ
Trio. 8/28: Califone. 9/4: Meta and the Cornerstones.
Mountain
Park
Route
5, Holyoke, Mass., (413) 586-8686, iheg.com.
6/27:
moe., Martin Sexton, Ryan Montbleau Band.
7/21: Counting Crows, Augustana. 7/24: the Flaming
Lips, Stardeath and White Dwarfs. 8/8: Willie Nelson
and Family. 8/11: MGMT, Violens. 8/15:
Gov’t Mule, Jackie Greene. 8/25: My Morning
Jacket.
Northern
Lights
North
Country Commons, Route 146, Clifton Park, 371-0012, northern
lightslive.com.
6/19:
Skinless, Burning Human, Wasteform,
Israfel, Circle Nine. 6/21: Thrice,
Kevin Devine, Bad Veins, the Dig. 6/22:
Ted Nugent. 7/7: Ed Kowalczyk. 7/8: George
Clinton and Parliament Funkadelic. 7/9: Minus the
Bear. 7/12: Attack! Attack!, Parkway Drive,
Pierce the Veil, Confide, Rick Whispers.
7/26: Shadows Fall, Chimaira, Winds of
Plague. 7/27: Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros.
8/10: Public Enemy. 9/13: Cake.
Palace
Theatre
19
Clinton Ave., Albany, 465-4663, palacealbany.com.
7/7:
Melissa Etheridge. 9/7: Jackson Browne, David
Lindley.
The
Parting Glass
40-42
Lake Ave., Saratoga Springs, 583-1916, partingglasspub.com.
6/18:
Rhett Tyler. 6/19: Hair of the Dog. 6/25:
Jeff Strange. 6/26: Forthlin Road.
Pearl
Street
10
Pearl St., Northampton, Mass., (413) 586-8686, iheg.com.
6/18:
Ingrid Michaelson, Matt Morris. 7/11: Titus
Andronicus, Hallelujah the Hills. 7/24: Mat
Kearney. 7/25: Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros,
We Are Each Other. 7/31: Rebelution. 8/14:
Deerhunter, Kurt Vile, K Holes.
Putnam
Den
63A
Putnam St., Saratoga Springs, 584-8066, putnamden.com.
7/16:
Paranoid Social Club, the Suggestions.
Red
Square
388
Broadway, Albany, 432-8584, redsquarealbany.com.
6/17:
Sean Price. 6/18: the Chronicles, the Get
Down. 6/19: JP and Crooked Toe, Ben Karis-Nix,
the Big Show Band. 6/24: Okbari Middle Eastern
Ensemble. 6/25: Timbre Coup, Dopapod.
6/26: Alta Mira, Emerald City Lights, the
Tins, Boyish Good Looks. 7/2-3: Beat Shot
Music Festival.
Saratoga
Performing Arts Center
Saratoga
Spa State Park, Saratoga Springs, 583-0022, spac.org.
6/19-20:
Phish. 7/3: Chicago, the Doobie Brothers.
7/22: Goo Goo Dolls, Switchfoot, the Spill
Canvas. 7/23: Rush. 7/24: Brad Paisley,
Darius Rucker. 7/26: Celtic Woman. 7/30:
Maroon 5. 7/31: Sting. 8/1: O.A.R., Citizen
Cope. 8/8: John Mayer, Train. 8/25: Creed.
8/27: Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, Crosby
Stills and Nash.
The
Stockade Inn
1
North Church St., Schenectady, 346-3400, stockadeinn.com.
6/17:
Pat DiCesare. 6/24: Francesca Tanksley. 6/25:
Ian MacDonald.
Tanglewood
Lenox,
Mass., (413) 637-1600, tanglewood.org.
7/2:
Keith Lockhart and the Boston Pops Orchestra with
Idina Menzel and Doc Severinson. 7/3-5: James
Taylor, Carole King. 8/9: Herbie Hancock.
9/1: Crosby Stills and Nash.
Times
Union Center
51
S. Pearl St., Albany, 487-2000.
7/17:
American Idols Live. 8/25: Justin Bieber, Sean
Kingston, Jessica Jarrell. 9/2: Yo Gabba Gabba!
Live!
The
Van Dyck
237
Union St., Schenectady, 348-7999, vandycklounge.com.
6/18:
Doña Oxford.
Valentine’s
17
New Scotland Ave., Albany, 432-6572, valentinesalbany.com.
6/17:
Moraine, Elf Project. 6/18: Strike Anywhere,
Bane, Touche Amore, Lowtalker. 6/18:
Hell Bent. 6/18: Plastic Jesus, Jetty Boys,
Roman Line, Bourbon Scum. 6/19: Honeycreeper,
Shinobi Ninja, Jack Move. 6/19: Mirk and
the New Familiars, Tweed McGee. 6/21: Burning
Streets, Dead Aces, Slackjaw. 6/25: Maaze.
6/26: Kitty Little, Scientific Maps split
7” record release, Complicated Shirt. 7/9-10: the
Devil Wears Prada, Miss May I, Your Demise.
7/12: Titus Andronicus, Hallelujah the Hills,
Beware! The Other Head of Science.
Vapor
Nightclub
Saratoga
Gaming and Raceway, 342 Jefferson St., Saratoga Springs,
584-2110, vapornightclub.com.
6/18:
Wylder. 6/19: Parrotbeach. 6/25: the Big
Smoothies. 6/26: Total Soul.
Festivals
Adirondack
Homegrown Music Festival
Bandstand,
Shepard Park, Lake George, 928-0170.
8/14:
Center Of Detention, Pillowhead, Evil TV,
the Third Figure, Capital Zen, Adam Brockway,
Flakjacket, the Woodshed Boys.
The
Big Up
Sunnyview
Farm, 140 Arch Bridge Road, Ghent, thebigup.com.
8/5-7:
Raq, Telepath, OTT, Emancipator,
Kung Fu, Sugarproof, Marco Benevento Trio,
Roots Of Creation, the Indobox, the Breakfast,
MacPodz, Dirty Paris, Timbre Coup,
Positive Mental Trip, more.
Camp
Bisco 9
Indian
Lookout Country Club, Mariaville, campbisco.net.
7/13-15:
Disco Biscuits, LCD Soundsystem, Ween,
Thievery Corporation, Girl Talk, Bassnectar,
Pretty Lights, Major Lazer, the New Deal,
Diplo, Gift of Gab (of Blackalicious), Earl
Greyhound, C-mon & Kypski, Spiritual Rez,
the Album Leaf, Rubblebucket Orchestra, more.
Clearwater
Great Hudson River Revival
Croton
Point Park, Croton-on-Hudson, (845) 418-3596, clearwater.org.
6/19-20:
Buckwheat Zydeco, Pete Seeger, Shawn Colvin,
Steve Earle, Keller Williams, Joan Osbourne,
Mike Doughty, Rhett Miller, Dan Bern,
Donna the Buffalo, more.
Falcon
Ridge Folk Festival
Dodds
Farm, 44 County Road 7D, Hillsdale, (866) 325-2744, falconridgefolk.com.
7/23-25:
John Gorka, the Kennedys, Vance Gilbert,
Red Molly, Dala, Seth Glier, Eliza
Gilkyson, the Ebony Hillbillies, We’re About
9, Notorious, Jimmy LaFave, more.
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| Al
Jarreau at Freihofer’s Jazz Festival at SPAC. |
Freihofer’s
Jazz Festival
Saratoga
Performing Arts Center, Saratoga Spa State Park, Saratoga
Springs, 587-3300, spac.org.
6/26-27:
Freihofer’s Jazz Festival with Gladys Knight, Al
Jarreau and the George Duke Trio, Taj Mahal,
Al Di Meola, Ramsey Lewis and Ahmad Jamal,
more.
Green
River Festival
Greenfield
Community College, 1 College Drive, Greenfield, Mass., (413)
775-1000.
7/17-18:
Cake, Calexico, Old Crow Medicine Show,
Allen Toussaint, the Felice Brothers, the
Low Anthem, more.
Grey
Fox Bluegrass Festival
Walsh
Farm, Oak Hill, (888) 946-8495, greyfoxbluegrass.com.
7/15-18:
Del McCoury, Donna the Buffalo, the Greencards,
Sam Bush, Railroad Earth, the Gibson Brothers,
Kathy Mattea, John Kirk, Trish Miller
and Ed Lowman, more.
Old
Songs Festival of Traditional Music & Dance
Altamont
Fairgrounds, Route 146, Altamont, 765-2815, oldsongs.org.
6/25-27:
Old Songs Festival of Music and Dance with the Tennessee
Mafia Jug Band, Paul McKenna Band, James Keelaghan
Trio, Madcat and Kane, Elizabeth LaPrelle
and the Fruit Dodgers, Moscow Nights Trio, Babik,
Alan Kaufman and the A-Ks, Kim and Reggie Harris,
Matt and Shannon Heaton, Groovemama, more.
Warren
County Summerfest
Chester
Municipal Center, Chestertown, 494-2722, northwarren.com.
6/10:
Quickstep: John Kirk, Trish Miller,
Ed Lowman and Sara Milonovich, more.
WGNA
CountryFest
Altamont
Fairgrounds, Route 146, Altamont, wgna.com.
7/10:
WGNA Countryfest with Blake Shelton, Gretchen
Wilson, Jason Michael Carroll, David Nail,
Chuck Wicks, the JaneDear Girls.
Free
Concerts
Alive
at Five Concert Series
Albany
Riverfront Park Corning Preserve, Albany, 434-2032, albanyevents.org.
6/17:
Gregg Rolie, the Foy Brothers. 6/24: Boyz
II Men, Soul Session. 7/1: Gin Blossoms,
Ten Year Vamp. 7/8: the Ruffians, the Town
Pants. 7/15: Gloria Gaynor, Solid Smoke.
7/22: Eddie Money, Tom Healey Band. 7/29:
Who’s Bad?, the Big Smoothies. 8/5: Fran
Cosmo, Crossfire.
Freedom
Park Concerts
Freedom
Park (next to Jumpin’ Jacks), Scotia, 370-0662, freedomparkscotia.com.
6/19:
the Blisterz. 6/20: Happy Daze. 6/23: Alan
Payette Band. 6/26: Captain Squeeze and the Zydeco
Moshers. 6/30: New York Players. 7/2: Hillbilly
Horns. 7/3: Air National Guard Band. 7/7: Scotia-Glenville
Pipe Band. 7/8: Scotia-Glenville Community Band.
7/10: Ernie Williams. 7/14: Soul Session.
7/17: Grant Austin Taylor. 7/18: Jill Hughes.
7/21: the Audiostars. 7/22: Scotia-Glenville Community
Band. 7/24: Chris Shaw and Kevin McKrell. 7/25:
Route Fifty 5. 7/28: Joey Thomas Big Band.
7/31: Storm Front. 8/1: Maria Zemantauski and
Alegria featuring Taina Asili. 8/4: the Lustre Kings.
8/7: Sensemaya. 8/11: the Refrigerators. 8/14:
Dyer Switch. 8/15: TS Ensemble. 8/18: Electric
City Chorus. 8/25: Rymanowski Brothers Orchestra.
Jazz
on Jay
The
Circle, State Street, Schenectady, 382-3884 ext. 14, albanyjazz.com.
6/17:
Joe Finn. 6/24: Jazz Machine. 7/1: Sketches
of Influence. 7/8: Tommy Verrigni. 7/15: Michael
Benedict. 7/22: the Chronicles. 7/29: John
McIntosh. 8/5: Keith Pray. 8/12: Sensemaya.
8/19: Mo Rancourt. 8/26: Sonny & Perley.
Powers
Park Concert Series
111th
St. and 2nd Ave., Troy, 270-4493.
7/10:
Cryin’ Out Loud. 7/17: Al Bruno. 7/24: Blue
Hand Luke. 7/31: Renee Lussier and Branchwater.
8/7: Four. 8/14: Solid Smoke. 8/21: the Greyhounds.
Rockin’
on the River
Front
Street, Troy, 727-9786.
6/23:
Unforgettable Fire. 6/30: Solid Smoke with the
Mount Olive Gospel Choir. 7/7: Hair of the Dog.
7/14: Aquanett. 7/21: Albert Cummings. 7/28:
40 Oz. to Freedom. 8/4: Ryan Cabrera. 8/11:
Super 400. 8/18: Urban Sun. 8/25: Blue
Hand Luke.
Summer
Sounds of Salem
Gazebo,
Main Street, Salem, 854-9296.
6/19:
Al and Kathy Bain. 6/26: Blueprint. 7/3: Smokey
Greene. 7/10: Zuela. 7/17: Ramblin Jug Stompers.
7/24: Bob Beaver. 7/31: Moe Harrington/White Chapel
Band. 8/7: Dana and Susan Robinson. 8/14: Red
Haired Strangers. 8/21: Bluegrassic Park. 8/28:
Rachel Cuite Trio. 9/4: Saloonatics.
WEQX
Pearl-Palooza
North
Pearl and Pine streets, Albany, weqx.com.
7/3:
Rusted Root, We Are Scientists, Civil Twilight,
Locksley.
Classical
Aston
Magna Festival
Bard
College, Olin Hall, Annandale-on-Hudson; The Daniel Arts
Center at Simon’s Rock College-Bard, Great Barrington, Mass.
(800) 875-7156, astonmagna.org.
June
18 (Bard, 8 PM); June 19 (Simon’s Rock, 6 PM): The Virtuoso
Violin: Bach’s Three Partitas for Solo Violin. June 25 (Bard,
8 PM); June 26 (Simon’s Rock, 6 PM): Completely Mozart.
July 9 (Bard, 8 PM); July 10 (Simon’s Rock, 6 PM): Early
Italian Comic Opera. July 16 (Bard, 8 PM); July 17 (Simon’s
Rock, 6 PM): 17th-Century Italian Art and Music: What Artemisia
Heard.
Bard
Music Festival: Berg and His World
Bard
College, Annandale-on-Hudson, (845) 758-7900, bard.edu/fishercenter.
The two-weekend festival celebrating the works and musical
world of Alban Berg is presented at various venues on the
Bard campus, as part of the summer-long Bard Summerscape
festival.
Aug.
13-15: Berg and Vienna. Aug. 20-22: Berg the European.
Carillon
Concert Series
Albany
City Hall, Albany. Enjoy the bells from the parks near City
Hall. All concerts at 1 PM. 434-8036.
June
20: Charles Semowich. June 27: Amy Heebner.
July 4: Daniel Kehoe. July 11: Hans Hielscher.
July 18: Marcel Siebers. July 25: Jon Lehrer.
Aug. 1: George Matthew, Jr.
Hudson
Valley Chamber Music Circle
Olin
Hall, Bard College, Annandale-on-Hudson, (845) 758-7900.
Performances begin at 8 PM.
June
19: Dolce Suono Trio. June 26: Kalichstein-Laredo-Robinson
Trio.
Glimmerglass
Opera
Alice
Busch Opera Theatre, Cooperstown, (607) 547-2255 or glimmerglass.org.
Evening and matinee performances. Visit Web site for times
and complete schedule.
July
9-Aug. 24: Puccini’s Tosca. July 10-Aug. 21: Copland’s
The Tender Land. July 17-Aug. 22: Mozart’s The
Marriage of Figaro. July 18-Aug. 23: Handel’s Tolomeo.
Lake
George Opera at Saratoga
Spa
Little Theater, Saratoga Spa State Park, Route 9, Saratoga
Springs, 584-6018 or lakegeorgeopera.org.
July
8-18: Bizet’s Carmen. July 9-17: Donizetti’s Viva
la Mamma (Le Convenienze ed Inconvenienze Teatrali).
Marcella
Sembrich Concert Series
Marcella
Sembrich Opera Museum, 4800 Lake Shore Drive, Bolton Landing.
Other venues as noted. This season celebrates the music
of Samuel Barber.
June
19 (2 PM): Young Performers Showcase. June 23 (1:30 PM):
Seagle Colony Singers season preview. June 26 (7:30
PM): Lake George Opera Apprentices. July 7 (1:30
PM): Silver Bay Ensemble. July 10 (7:30 PM): Soprano
Megan Weston and pianist Michael Fennelly.
July 16 (10 AM, Bolton Central School): Jack and the
Beanstalk children’s opera. July 17 (7:30 PM): The
Davydov/Fanning Duo. July 24 (7:30 PM): Resonanz.
July 31 (7:30 PM): Hyperion String Quartet, pianist
Sarah Leibowitz, baritone Christopher Herbert.
Aug. 7 (7:30 PM): Pianist Christopher Johnson, From
Beethoven to Barber. Aug. 11 (7:30 PM): Bel Canto Singers.
Aug. 15 (7:30 PM): Philadelphia Orchestra Wind Players.
Aug. 20 (7:30, location TBA): Cantores Minores. Aug.
28 (7:30 PM): Mezzo-soprano Mary Ann McCormick. Sept.
4 (7:30 PM): Lyric Consort, An Evening of American
Choral Music. Sept. 15 (7 PM): Hyperion String Quartet.
Maverick
Concert Series
Maverick
Concert Hall, 120 Maverick Road (off Route 375), Woodstock,
(845) 679-8217 or maverickconcerts.org.
June
27 (4 PM): Tokyo String Quartet. July 4 (4 PM): Shanghai
Quartet. July 10 (11 AM): Young People’s Concert with
Elizabeth Mitchell and Family. July 11 (4 PM): Parker
Quartet with pianist Shai Wosner. July 17 (11
AM): Young People’s Concert with Imani Winds. July
17 (6 PM): Woodstock Legends perform Indian classical
music. July 18 (4 PM): Imani Winds. July 24 (6 PM):
Pianist Pedja Muzijevic. July 25 (4 PM): Trio
Solisti. July 31 (8 PM): Benefit concert for Woodstock
Byrdcliffe Guild with Steve Reich and So Percussion.
Aug. 1 (4 PM): Pianist Lara St. John. Aug. 7 (11
AM) Young People’s Concert with Garry Kvistad and
Bill Cahn. Aug. 7 (6 PM): Opus Two. Aug. 8
(4 PM): Miró Quartet. Aug. 14 (6 PM): Soprano Maria
Jette and pianist Alan Murchie. Aug. 15 (4 PM):
Amernet String Quartet with baritone Michael Chioldi.
Aug. 22 (4 PM): Ebène Quartet of Paris. Aug. 28 (6
PM): Maverick Chamber Players. Aug. 29 (4 PM): Borromeo
String Quartet with pianist Judith Gordon.
Music
From Salem
Hubbard
Hall, 25 E. Main St., Cambridge, 677-2495 or hubbardhall.org.
July
10 (8 PM): Peter Matzka, Judith Eissenberg,
violins; Lila Brown, viola; Rhonda Rider,
cello; Judith Gordon, piano. Works by Beethoven,
Brahms, John Williams. July 18 (2 PM): Fenwick Smith,
flute; Katie Lansdale, violin; Lila Brown,
viola; Kari Ravnan, cello; Nina Tichman, piano.
Works by Milhaud, Mozart, Schubert, Beethoven. Aug. 7 (8
PM): Joe Donahue, narrator; Ariadne Daskalakis,
violin; Lila Brown, viola; David Russell,
cello; Judith Gordon, piano. Works by Poulenc, Beethoven,
Schumann. Aug. 15 (2 PM): Jorja Fleezanis, Meesun
Hong, violins; Lila Brown, viola; Rhonda Rider,
cello; Judith Gordon, Karl Paulnack, piano.
Works by Copland, Beethoven, Bloch.
Resonanz
Opera
Arts
Center of the Capital Region, 265 River St., Troy, 273-0552.
Aug.
5-7 (7:30 PM); Aug. 8 (2 PM): The Dialogues of the Camelites.
Saratoga
Performing Arts Center
Saratoga
Spa State Park, Route 9, Saratoga Springs, 587-3330. SPAC
is the summer residence of the Philadelphia Orchestra and
Saratoga Chamber Music Festival.
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| Sarah
Chang with the Philadelphia Orchestra at SPAC. |
The
Philadelphia Orchestra
Main
stage. Orchestral performances take place at 8 PM unless
noted. The majority of concerts feature conductor Charles
Dutoit, who is in his final summer season at SPAC.
Aug.
4: Cellist Yo-Yo Ma; Strauss, Elgar, Stravinsky.
Aug. 5: Vocalists Christiane Noll and Doug LeBrecque;
Broadway Night. Aug. 6: Narrator Alec Baldwin, pianist
Kirill Gerstein; Prokofiev’s Peter and the Wolf,
Glinka, Liszt, Stravinsky. Aug. 7: Mendelssohn Club of
Philadelphia and vocal soloists; Beethoven’s Symphony
No. 9, Mozart. Aug. 11: Pianist Jean-Yves Thibaudet;
all-Gershwin program. Aug. 12: Charles Dutoit and
Chantal Juillet farewell concert; Shostakovich, Korngold,
Debussy, Respighi. Aug. 13: Cirque de la Symphonie with
jugglers, trapeze artists. Aug. 14: Pianist Andre Watts;
Barber, Beethoven and Tchaikovsky. Aug. 18: Violinist Sarah
Chang; Barber, Beethoven, Tchaikovsky. Aug. 19: Wicked
Divas night. Aug. 20: Pianist Garrick Ohlsson; Rachmaninoff,
Dvorák, Musorgsky. Aug. 21: Pianist Khatia Buniatishvili;
Tchaikovsky Spectacular.
Saratoga
Chamber Music Festival
Spa
Little Theater. Featuring members of the Philadelphia Orchestra,
with guests as noted. The music director is violinist Chantal
Juillet.
Aug.
2: Kalichstein-Laredo-Robinson Trio; Beethoven, Shostakovich,
Brahms. Aug. 3: Violinist Sarah Chang; Ravel, Fauré,
Franck. Aug. 9: Pianists Kirill Gerstein, Jean-Yves
Thibaudet; Schumann, Dohanyi, Fauré. Aug. 10: Wister
Quartet; Mozart, Tchaikovsky. Aug. 15: Pianist Andre
Watts; Chopin, Schubert, Liszt, Brahms. Aug. 17: The
Ebène Quartet; Mozart, Bartók, Beethoven.
Tanglewood
Lenox,
Mass., (413) 637-5165 or tanglewood.org. The Boston Symphony
Orchestra will perform under the direction of various
conductors this season, along with a variety of visiting
artists, in the Koussevitzky Music Shed or Ozawa Hall.
July
2 (8:30 PM, Shed): Boston Pops Orchestra, Idina
Menzal, Doc Severinsen. July 5 (2 PM, Ozawa)
Tanglewood Music Center Orchestra. July 6 (8 PM,
Ozawa): Emerson String Quartet; Bach, Mozart. July
9 (8:30 PM, Shed): Boston Symphony Orchestra, Tanglewood
Festival Chorus; Mahler. July 10 (8:30 PM, Shed): BSO;
all-Beethoven program. July 11 (2:30 PM, Shed): BSO,
Pinchas Zukerman; Mozart, Strauss. July 12 (8 PM,
Ozawa): TMC Orchestra; Bach, Schubert, Carter, Strauss.
July 14 (8 PM, Ozawa): Boston Symphony Chamber Players;
Mozart, Villa-Lobos, Gandolfi, Brahms. July 15 (8 PM, Ozawa):
Kalichstein-Laredo-Robinson Trio. July 16 (8:30 PM,
Shed): BSO, Tanglewood Festival Chorus; Stravinsky,
Mozart. July 17 (8:30 PM, Shed): TMC Orchestra, American
Boychoir; Mahler’s Symphony No. 3. July 18 (2:30
PM, Shed): Boston Pops, Arlo Guthrie, Alec
Baldwin. July 21 (8 PM, Ozawa): Benjamin Bagby.
July 22 (8 PM, Ozawa): Pieter Wispelwey, cello. July
23 (8:30 PM, Shed): BSO; all-Mozart program. July
24 (8:30 PM, Shed): BSO, Peter Serkin; all-Brahms
program. July 25 (2:30 PM, Shed): BSO; all-Strauss
program. July 25 (8 PM, Ozawa): TMC Orchestra. July
29 (8 PM, Ozawa): Matthias Goerne, Andreas Haefliger.
July 30 (8:30 PM, Shed): BSO, pianist Kirill Gerstein.
July 31 (8:30 PM, Shed): BSO, soprano Hei-Kyung
Hong; Berg, Strauss, Mahler. Aug. 1 (2:30 PM, Shed):
BSO, Yo-Yo Ma. Aug. 3 (8:30 PM, Shed): Tanglewood
on Parade. Aug. 5 (8 PM, Ozawa): Mezzo-soprano Bernarda
Fink. Aug. 6 (8:30 PM, Shed): BSO, pianist Richard
Goode. Aug. 7 (8:30 PM, Shed): BSO, Hilary
Hahn. Aug. 8 (2:30 PM, Shed): BSO, violinist
Arabella Steinbacher. Aug. 8 (8:30 PM, Shed): Yo-Yo
Ma, Silk Road Ensemble. Aug. 10 (8 PM, Ozawa):
Chamber Orchestra of Europe. Aug. 13 (8:30 PM, Shed):
BSO, flautist Elizabeth Rowe, cellist Alisa
Weilerstein. Aug. 14 (8:30 PM, Shed): Boston Pops’
Film Night at Tanglewood. Aug. 15 (2:30 PM, Shed): BSO,
Jean-Yves Thibaudet; Gershwin, Berstein, Schuller.
Aug. 18 (8 PM, Ozawa): Australian Chamber Orchestra.
Aug. 19 (8 PM, Ozawa): Ebène String Quartet. Aug.
20 (8:30 PM, Shed): BSO, Dawn Upshaw; Mozart,
Canteloube, Golijov, Ravel. Aug. 21 (8:30 PM, Shed): BSO,
Joshua Bell. Aug. 22 (2:30 PM, Shed): BSO,
Gil Shaham. Aug. 24, Aug. 26 (8 PM, Ozawa): Garrick
Ohlsson; all-Chopin programs. Aug. 27 (8:30 PM, Shed):
BSO, Tanglewood Festival Chorus; Poulenc, Holst.
Aug. 28 (8:30 PM, Shed): BSO, Emanuel Ax;
Brahms, Dvorák. Aug. 29 (2:30 PM, Shed): BSO, Tanglewood
Festival Chorus and solo vocalists; Bach, Beethoven.
Tannery
Pond Concert Series
The
Tannery, Mount Lebanon Shaker Village and Darrow School,
Route 20, New Lebanon, (888) 820-9441. Concerts are at 8
PM.
June
19: An Evening of Brazilian Music with flautist Paula
Robinson, guitarist Romero Lubambo, percussionist
Cyro Baptista. July 3: Pianist Jeremy Denk;
Bach, Liszt. July 31: Pianist Kirill Gerstein; Bach,
Chopin, Schumann. Aug. 14: Mezzo-soprano Vivica Genaux,
pianist Craig Rutenberg; Berlioz, Rossini, Hayden,
Fauré, more. Sept. 4: Jennifer Frautschi (violin),
Eric Ruske (horn), Pedja Muzijevic (piano);
Beethoven, Schoenberg, Liszt, Czerny.
Windham
Chamber Music Festival
Windham
Performing Arts Center, 5379 Main St., Windham, 734-3868.
Performances are at 8 PM.
July
10: Windham Festival Chamber Orchestra. Sept. 4:
Violinist Elmar Oliveira.
Dance
Bard
College
Fisher
Center for the Performing Arts, Route 9G, Annadale-on-Hudson,
(845) 758-7948.
Bard
SummerScape: July 8-10: Trisha Brown Dance Company.
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| Dance
Theatre of Harlem Ensemble at Jacob’s Pillow. |
Jacob’s
Pillow Dance Festival
Off
Route 20 (eight miles east of Lee), Becket, Mass., (413)
243-0745.
Ted
Shawn Theatre: June 19: Season Opening Gala. June
23-27: Nina Ananiashvili & the State Ballet of Georgia.
June 30-July 4: Les Ballets Jazz de Montreal. July
7-11: Barak Marshall’s MONGER. July 14-18:
Armitage GONE! Dance. July 21-25: Bill T. Jones/Arnie
Zane Dance Company. July 28-Aug. 1: CND2. Aug.
4-8: Trey McIntyre Project. Aug. 11-15: Les Ballets
Trockadero de Monte Carlo. Aug. 18-22: The Göteborg
Ballet. Aug. 22: A Jazz Happening. Aug.
25-29: Hubbard Street Dance Chicago.
Doris
Duke Theatre: June 23-27: Dance Theatre of Harlem Ensemble.
June 30-July 4: Camille A. Brown and Dancers. July
7-11: Shantala Shivalingappa. July 14-18: Pichet
Klunchun Dance Company. July 21-25: Jacoby &
Pronk and Dancers. July 28-Aug. 1: Monica Bill Barnes
& Company. Aug. 4-8: Trey McIntyre Project.
Aug. 11-15: Kyle Abraham/Abraham.in.Motion. Aug.
18-22: Lucy Guerin Inc. Aug. 25-29: The Vanaver
Caravan.
New
York City Ballet
Saratoga
Performing Arts Center, Route 9, Saratoga Springs, 587-3330.
New York City Ballet is in residence July 7-18. Performances
are at 8 PM Tuesday-Saturday, with 2 PM matinees on Thursdays
and Saturdays.
July
6 (8 PM): Fancy Free, Red Angels, Barber Violin Concerto,
Who Cares?. July 7 (8 PM): A Midsummer Night’s
Dream. July 8 (2 PM): A Midsummer Night’s
Dream. July 8 (8 PM): La Source, Fancy Free,
Who Cares?. July 9 (8 PM): Divertimento No.
15, Red Angels, Barber Violin Concerto, Fancy Free.
July 10 (2 PM): A Midsummer Night’s Dream. July
10 (8 PM): New Ratmansky Ballet, New Wheeldon Ballet.
July 13 (8 PM): N.Y. Export: Opus Jazz, In the Night,
The Concert. July 14 (8 PM): The Steadfast
Tin Soldier, Walpurgisnacht Ballet, New Ratmansky
Ballet. July 15 (2 PM): Divertimento No. 15,
Red Angels, Barber Violin Concerto, New Wheeldon Ballet.
July 15 (8 PM): La Source, After the Rain,
Stravinsky Violin Concerto. July 16 (8 PM): N.Y.
Export: Opus Jazz, In the Night, The Concert. July
17 (2 PM): The Steadfast Tin Soldier, Walpurgisnacht
Ballet, After the Rain, Stravinsky Violin
Concerto. July 17 (8 PM): Walpurgisnacht Ballet,
Stravinsky Violin Concerto, Divertimento No. 15.
Art
& Exhibits
Albany
Institute of History & Art
125
Washington Ave., Albany, 463-4478.
Through
June 27: Tomorrow’s Masters Today. June 19-Oct.
3: Ransoming Matthew Brady: Re-Imagining the Civil
War. Through December 2010: Hudson River Panorama:
400 Years of History, Art and Culture.
Arkell
Museum & Canajoharie Library
Canajoharie,
673-2314.
June
19-Through Oct. 3: Reflections on Water in American
Painting. Ongoing: Arkell’s Inspiration: The
Marketing of Beech-Nut and Art for the People.
bjsartworksgallery
71
Lawrence St., Glens Falls, 793-9350.
June
19-July 24: An Artist’s Journey: Paintings by Ann
Larsen.
Boght
Arts Center
583
Boght Road, Cohoes, 785-ARTS.
Through
Aug. 27: Vision and Visage: Portraits from Life and
Imagination.
Broadway
Arts Center
Arcade
Building, 488 Broadway, Albany, 489-0866.
Through
June 30: Clay Broads on Broadway.
Brookside
Museum
6
Charlton St., Ballston Spa, 885-4000.
Through
July 31: Sharon Miller Equine Art.
Carrie
Haddad Gallery
622
Warren St., Hudson, 828-1915.
Through
July 5: Dots, Lines and Figures.
CCS
Bard Galleries/Hessel Museum
Hessel
Museum of Art, Bard College, Annandale-on-Hudson,
(845) 758-7598.
June
26-Dec. 19: At Home/Not At Home: Works From the Collection
of Martin and Rebecca Eisenberg. June 26-Sept. 26:
Philippe Parreno.
Center
for Photography at Woodstock
59
Tinker St., Woodstock, (845) 679-9957.
Through
Aug. 29: Partly Cloudy Mostly Sunny. Through
Aug. 29: Photography Now 2010: Either/And.
Children’s
Museum of Science & Technology
250
Jordan Road, Troy, 235-2120.
Ongoing:
Living Indoor Hudson River; Operation
W.I.L.D.; Weather Front; Go
Power!; Molecularium Animated Dome Show.
Clark
Art Institute
225
South St., Williamstown, Mass., (413) 458-9545.
Through
June 23: Constable and After: Sir Edwin Manton and
the British Landscape. Through Sept. 12: Picasso
Looks at Degas. Through Oct. 17: Juan Muñoz.
Clement
Art Gallery
201
Broadway, Troy, 272-6811.
Through
June 24: Gary Shankman: A Quarter-Century of Painting.
Columbia-Greene
Community College
Foundation
Gallery, 4400 Route 23, Hudson, 828-4181.
Through
Aug. 27: Student Art Show.
Eric
Carle Museum of Picture Book Art
125
West Bay Road, Amherst, Mass., (413) 658-1100.
June
29-Sept. 26: An Exquisite Vision: The Art of Elisabeth
Zweger.
Esther
Massry Gallery
Massry
Center for the Arts, 1002 Madison Ave., Albany, 485-3902.
Through
Sept. 3: Art + Design Faculty Show.
Fenimore
Art Museum
Lake
Road, Route 80, Cooperstown, (607) 547-1400.
Through
Sept. 6: In Our Time: The World as Seen by Magnum
Photographers. Through Dec. 31: John Singer
Sargent: Portraits in Praise of Women. Through Dec.
31: Watermark: Michele Harvey & Glimmerglass.
Galerie
BMG
12
Tannery Brook Road, Woodstock, (845) 679-0027.
Through
June 28: Keith Carter, By Twilight.
Hudson
Opera House
327
Warren St., Hudson, 822-1438.
Through
Aug. 14: Local Self Portraits.
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| Andrew
Wyeth: An American Legend at The Hyde Collection. |
The
Hyde Collection
161
Warren St., Glens Falls, 792-1761.
Through
Sept. 5: Andrew Wyeth: An American Legend.
John
Davis Gallery
362
1/2 Warren St., Hudson, 828-5907.
Through
June 20: Andrew Dunhill: New Work.
Lake
George Arts Project
Courthouse
Gallery, Canada and Lower Amherst streets, Lake George Village,
668-2616.
July
10-Aug. 13: Kathleen Ann Thum.
Local
Color Art Gallery
961
Troy Schenectady Road, Latham, 786-6557.
Through
June 30: Of Fruit & Flowers.
Mabee
Farm Historic Site
1080
Main St., Rotterdam Junction, 877-5073.
Through
Sept. 25: Whatsits.
MASS
MoCA
87
Marshall St., North Adams, Mass., (413) 664-4481.
Through
Oct. 31: Gravity Is a Force To Be Reckoned With.
Through Feb. 2011: Everything That Rises Must Converge.
Through Feb. 2011: Material World. Through
Nov. 2033: Sol LeWitt: A Wall Drawing Retrospective.
McGreevy
Prolab & ProPress
376
Broadway, Albany, 426-1039.
Through
July 30: Mélange Incongru Photographique Redux.
National
Museum of Dance
99
S. Broadway, Saratoga Springs, 584-2225.
Ongoing:
On Broadway: The Evolution of Dance on the Broadway
Stage; Kenn Duncan; Ballet Russes;
The C.V. Whitney Hall of Fame.
New
York State Military Museum
61
Lake Ave., Saratoga Springs, 581-5100.
Ongoing:
Picturing Battle: Memories of War, Art
of Thurlstrup, U.S. Army Signal Corps and
Steve Jordan, Dewitt Clinton Falls: Uniform
of the National Guard.
New
York State Museum
Empire
State Plaza, Albany, 474-5877.
Through
Sept. 6: Birds of New York and the Paintings of Louis
Agassiz Fuertes. Through Oct. 31: Focus on
Nature XI. Through March 2011: Citizen Soldier.
Nicole
Fiacco Gallery
336
Warren St., Hudson, 828-5090.
Through
June 12: Myths of the Near Future.
Norman
Rockwell Museum
Stockbridge,
Mass., (413) 298-4100.
Through
Oct. 31: A Day in the Life: Norman Rockwell’s Stockbridge
Studio. Through Oct. 31: William Steig: Love
and Laughter. July 3-Oct. 31: Rockwell and
the Movies. Through Nov. 27: Norman Rockwell
and the Boy Scouts.
North
Main Gallery
196
N. Main St., Salem, 854-3406.
Through
July 31: New Work.
Opalka
Gallery
Sage
Colleges, 140 New Scotland Ave., Albany, 292-1778.
Through
July 31: Ransoming Matthew Brady: Searching for Celebrity.
Salem
Art Works
Cary
Lane, Salem, 854-7674.
Through
June 27: Donna Wynbrandt: Solo Exhibit. Ongoing:
Marcel Donaj Photography. Through Oct. 31:
Cary Hill Sculpture Park. July 25: The Screens
Project. July 31-Aug. 22: SAW Collaborative Exhibit.
Aug. 28-Sept. 19: Bryony Graham: Porch Pieces.
Sanctuary
for Independent Media
3361
6th Ave., Troy, 272-2390.
Through
June 26: 30 Years of the Art of World War 3 Illustrated.
Sand
Lake Center for the Arts
2880
Route 43, Averill Park, 674-2007.
Through
June 30: School Lunch: Paintings by Lisa Weinblatt.
Saratoga
Automobile Museum
110
Avenue of the Pines, Saratoga Spa State Park, Saratoga Springs,
587-1935.
Ongoing:
NYSSCA Hall of Fame; Racing in New York.
Saratoga
County Arts Council
Arts
Center Gallery, 320 Broadway, Saratoga Springs, 584-4132.
Through
July 31: The Space Within: Marjorie Derrick + Ben
Schwab.
Schenectady
Museum and Suits-Bueche Planetarium
Nott
Terrace Heights, Schenectady. 382-7890.
Ongoing:
FETCH! Lab.
Schick
Art Gallery
Skidmore
College, Saratoga Springs, 580-5849.
Through
June 27: The Figure Five Ways.
Tang
Teaching Museum and Gallery
Skidmore
College, 815 Broadway, Saratoga Springs, 580-8080.
Through
Aug. 22: For You. Through Aug. 31: Opener
19: Los Carpinteros. July 17-Feb. 2011: Suzanne
Bocenegra: I Write the Songs. July 17-April 2011:
Opener 20 Paula Hayes: Understory.
Terra
Nova Gallery
409
River St., Troy, 833-0504.
Through
June 22: Edges and Undercurrents.
Visions
Gallery
40
N. Main St., Albany, 453-6600.
Through
June 25: Playing With Dolls at 70. Through
June 25: Sacred Moments.
Williams
College Museum of Art
Williamstown,
Mass., (413) 597-2429.
Through
July 25: Remington’s Bronco Buster: From Art Icon
to Pop Icon. Through Aug. 1: Tradition and
Transition: Recent Chinese Art From the Collection.
Through Aug. 8: Tristan Lowe: Mocha Dick.
Through Oct. 31: Works as Progress/Works in Progress:
Drawing in 18th and 19th Century France.
Theater
Massachusetts
Barrington Stage Company
30
Union St., Pittsfield, Mass., (413) 236-8888. Call for performance
times.
Main
Stage: June 17- July 17: Sweeney Todd.
July 22-Aug. 7: Art. Aug. 12-29: Absurd
Person Singluar.
Stage II: May 26-June 13: The Whipping Man. June
22-July 3: Freud’s Last Session.July
13-Aug 8: Pool Boy. Aug. 18-29: The
Memory Show.
Berkshire
Fringe Festival
Daniel
Arts Center, Bard College at Simon’s Rock, 84 Alford Road,
Great Barrington, Mass. (413) 320-4175. Call for performance
times.
July
28-Aug 2: Monster, PT Clowns, Quake:
A Closet Lovestory. Aug. 4-9: Give Us Bread,
Viva La Evolucion, It or Her. Aug. 11-16:
Draw the Circle, Ridgefield Middle School Talent Nite.
Berkshire
Theatre Festival
Main
Street, Stockbridge, Mass., (413) 298-5576. Call for performance
times.
Main
Stage: June 22-July 10: The Last 5 Years.
July 13-31: The Guardsman. Aug. 3-14: Macbeth.
Aug. 17-Sept. 4: A Delicate Balance.
Unicorn
Theatre: June 17-July 3: K2. July 6-24: Endgame.
July 27-Aug 28: Babes in Arms.
Chester
Theatre Company
Middlefield
Street, Chester, Mass., (413) 354-7771. Call for performance
times.
June
30-July 11: Molly Sweeney. July 14-24: Last
Train to Nibroc. July 28-Aug 8: See Rock City.
Aug. 11-22: Gulf View Drive.
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| Women
of Will at Shakespeare and Company. |
Shakespeare
& Company
70
Kemble St., Lenox, Mass., (413) 637-1199. Call for performance
times.
Founders
Theatre: Through July 24: Women of Will. July
2-Sept. 5: Richard III. July 15-Sept. 5: A
Winter’s Tale. July 29-Sept. 4: The Taster.
Elayne P. Bernstein Theatre: Through Sept. 10: Mengelberg
and Mahler. June 26-Sept. 4: Comedy of Errors.
July 9-Sept. 4: Sea Marks. Aug. 4-
Sept. 12: Bad Dates.
Rose Footprint Theatre: June 23-Aug 28: The Amorous
Quarrel.
Special
Events: July 4: The Declaration of Independence.
Williamstown
Theatre Festival
The
’62 Center, 1000 Main St., Route 2, Williamstown, Mass.
Tickets: (413) 597-3400. 24-hour info line: (413) 597-3399.
Call for performance times.
Main
Stage: June 30-July 11: A Funny Thing Happened on
the Way to the Forum. July 14-25: Six Degrees
of Separation. July 28-Aug 8: Our Town. Aug.
11-22: Fifth of July.
Nikos Stage: June 24-July 4: It’s Jewdy’s Show: My
Life as a Sitcom. July 7-18: Samuel J. and
K. July 21-Aug. 1: The Last Goodbye.
New
York
Adirondack Theatre Festival
Charles
R. Wood Theater, Glens Falls, 798-7479. Call for performance
times.
June
23-July 8: What a Glorious Feeling.
July 8-17: Brush the Summer By. July
22-31: Murder for Two. July 25-26: Loving
Leo.
Bakerloo
Theatre Project
Rensselaer
Polytechnic Institute, Troy, 892-2241. Call for performance
times.
June
25-26: Jane Austen City Limits. July 9-22:
Romeo and Juliet. July 16-24: Under
Milk Wood.
Bard
Summerscape
Theater
Two, Bard College, Annandale-on-Hudson, (845) 758-7900.
Call for performance times.
July
15-25: Judgement Day.
Capital
Repertory Theatre
111
N. Pearl St., Albany, 462-4531. Call for performance times.
Through
June 28: The Marvelous Wonderettes.
Curtain
Call Theatre
210
Old Loudon Road, Latham, 877-7529. Call for performance
times.
Through
June 26: King ’O the Moon. July 16-Aug.
21: On Golden Pond.
Fort
Salem Theater
11
E. Broadway, Salem, 854-9200. Call for performance times.
July
2-4: Brigadoon. July 9-18: Forever Plaid.
July 23-Aug. 1: 110 In the Shade. Aug 6-8:
Into the Woods. Aug. 13-22: Star Crossed.
Helderberg
Theater Festival
Indian
Ladder Farms, 342 Altamont Road, Altamont, 765-2956. Call
for performance times.
July
25-Aug 3: Wonderful Wizard of Oz, Twelfth
Night, Sixth Annual Directors Project.
Hubbard
Hall
25
E. Main St., Cambridge. 677-2495.
Through
June 27: Another Antigone.
Mac-Haydn
Theatre
Route
203, Chatham, 392-9292. Call for performance times.
Through
June 20: Anything Goes. June 24-July 4: The
Secret Garden. July 8-18: Chicago. July
22-Aug.1: Damn Yankees. Aug. 5-15: Mame.
Aug. 19-Sept. 5: Showboat.
Park
Playhouse
Washington
Park Amphitheater, Albany, 434-0776. Call for performance
times.
Main
Stage: July 6-Aug. 15: Annie Get Your Gun. Park
Playhouse II: July 30-Aug. 15: The Wiz.
Stageworks/Hudson
41-A
Cross St., Hudson, 822-9667. Call for performance times.
Through
July 4: Or. July 21- Aug. 8: Imagining
Madoff. Aug. 18-Sept. 5: The Amish Project.
Theater
Barn
Route
20, New Lebanon, 794-8989. Performances 8 PM Thu-Fri; 5,
8:30 PM Sat; 2 PM Sun.
Through
July 2-11: Red, White and Tuna. July 15-25:
Spider’s Web. July 29-Aug. 8: Lies and
Legends: The Musical Stories of Harry Chapin. Aug.
12-22: Altar Boyz. Aug. 26-Sept. 5: The
Full Monty.
Vermont
Dorset Theatre Festival
Dorset,
Vt., (802) 867-57777. Performances 8 PM Tue-Fri; 2 PM Wed;
4, 8:30 PM Sat; 3 PM Sun.
June
30-July 11: The Pavillion. July 14-25: Fallen
Angels. July 28-Aug. 15: Murder on the Nile.
Aug 18-29: The Novelist.
Oldcastle
Theatre Company
Bennington
Center for the Arts, Route 9 and Gypsy Lane, Bennington,
Vt., (802) 447-0564. Call for performance times.
Through
June 11: Dangerous Obsession. July 17-Aug.
1: Leading ladies. Aug. 20-Sept. 5: A
Song for My Father.
Fairs,
Festivals & Special Events
June-September:
Art Night Schenectady. Downtown Schenectady. Third
Friday of every month, 5-9 PM. Various performances, special
offers, exhibitions. artnight schenectady.com.
June-September: Catskill’s Second Saturday. Catskill.
Second Saturday of every month, 5-9 PM. Enjoy a leisurely
evening of arts and music. catskillny.org.
June-September:
1st Friday. Downtown Albany. First Friday of every
month, 5-9 PM. Various performances, exhibitions, venues,
restaurants and bars will take part. 1stfriday albany.org.
June-September: First Friday. Downtown Ballston Spa.
First Friday of every month, 6-9 PM. Various performances,
special offers, exhibitions. 885-2772 or ballston.org/first-fridays.
June-September:
Third Thursdays. Downtown Pittsfield, Mass. Third
Thursday of every month, 5-8 PM. Live music, shopping, dining,
art and more. (413) 499-9348 or pittsfield-ma.org.
June-September: Troy Night Out. Downtown Troy. Last
Friday of every month, 5-9 PM. A monthly offering of Troy’s
galleries, restaurants, retail shops and performance spaces.
Free. troynightout.com.
June-Sept. 6: Adirondack Extreme Adventure Course.
Hendricks Road, Bolton Landing. Adult and kids courses:
rope swings, zip-lines, scramblings walls, wobbly bridges,
more. 494-7200.
Through October: Woodstock Farm Festival. H. Houst
& Son Hardware parking lot, 4 Mill Hill Road, Woodstock.
Every Wednesday, 3 PM-dusk. A wide-range of locally grown
produce, meats, and more, plus music, seasonal activities,
and community information. 272-7396. woodstock farmfestival.com.
June 18-20: Juneteenth. Central Park, Schenectady:
Celebration to mark the end of slavery. 346-1262 or hamiltonhillartscenter.org.
June 19-20 and 26-27: Bavarian Summerfest. Riedlbauer’s
Resort, Round Top. This annual festival features Bavarian
bands, kiddie rides, food, beverage and craft vendors throughout.
622-9584 or riedlbauersresort.com.
June 19: Troy River Street Festival. Downtown Troy.
10 AM-6 PM. Arts and music festival, featuring a juried
arts event, and the works of dozens of artists, painters,
potters, and more. There will be food and magic, too. 273-0552.
June 19: Strawberry Fest. Upper Union Street, Schenectady.
10-3 PM. Trolley rides, pony rides, drawing, music, food
and, of course, strawberries. schenectadycounty.com.
June 19: Saratoga Brewfest. Ellms Family Farms, Ballston
Spa. Lots of beer, barbecue, music and guest speakers. saratogabrewfest.com.
June 20: Local Food Festival. Indian Ladders Farms,
342 Altamont Road, Altamont. Featuring fabulous food grown
and produced in the area. 765-9109 or indianladderfarms.com.
June 25-27: Old Songs Festival of Traditional Music and
Dance. Altamont Fairgrounds, Altamont. Featuring various
musicians and dance troupes from around the world. Evening
concerts, participatory dances, classes, family activities,
storytelling and all kinds of food offerings round out the
annual music and dance celebration. oldsongs.org or 765-2815.
June 25-27: Lake George Summerfest. Shepard Park,
Lake George. 10 AM-6 PM. Festival includes arts and crafts
show as well as live musical entertainment each day. 668-2688.
June 26: Art on Lark. Lark Street, Albany. Noon-5
PM. Visit Lark Street and enjoy hundreds of artists’ displays,
live music including We Are Jeneric, Super 400, Musicians
of Ma’alwyck, Ashley Pond and Palatypus, Creative Chaos
Zone, People’s Choice Art Show, and sidewalk chalk competition.
434-3861 or larkstreet.org.
June 26: Saint Paul’s Strawberry Festival. Sylvester
St., Kinderhook. Berries, games, crafts, music, berries.
June
26-September: Yaddo Gardens Tours. Union Avenue,
Saratoga Springs. Experience the grounds and architecture
of this famous artists’ retreat firsthand. Tours are on
Saturdays and Sundays at 11 AM and Tuesdays during racing
season at 11 AM. 584-0746 or yaddo.org/garden.
June 26-27: Grand Encampment of the French and Indian
War. Fort Ticonderoga. Reenactors depict French, Canadian,
British, Provincial, and Native American forces coming together
in this colorful recreation of the mid-18th-century struggle.
fort-ticonderoga.org.
June 26-27: Round Lake Antique Festival. The Parks
and Greens of the Village, Round Lake. 9 AM-5 PM. Features
250 vendors. 899-4094.
June 27: Strawberry Festival. Stephentown Historical
Society, Stephentown. So many strawberries. 733-5675.
July 2-4: The Berkshires Art Festival. Ski Butternut,
Route 23, Great Barrington, Mass. 10 AM-6 PM Fri-Sat; 10
AM-5 PM Sun. A wide range of world-class art exhibits and
live entertainment. 800-834-9437 or berkshires artsfestival.com.
July 3: Waterford Steamboat Meet. Canal front, Waterford.
Fireworks and more. 9-9 PM. town.waterford.ny.us.
July 3-Aug 15: Sterling Renaissance Festival. Sterling.
10-7 PM Sat-Sun, rain or shine. It’s classic, yet naughty,
with more romance than Valentine’s Day, more costumes than
Halloween and all the rowdiness of Mardi Gras. Also features
many award-winning artisans, Elizabethan fare, theater and
music. sterling festival.com.
July 4: All-American Independence Day Festival. Norman
Rockwell Museum, Stockbridge, Mass. 11-3 PM. Featuring games,
music, food, classic cars, and a game of catch. 413-298-4100
ext. 221 or nrm.org.
July 4: Wilmington Fourth of July Fireworks. Baker’s
Field, Wilmington, Vt. wilmingto nvermont.us or 802-464-8591.
July 4: Fireworks over the lake. Lake George Village.
9:30 PM.
July 4: Wardsboro Annual Parade and Street Fair.
Wardsboro, Vt. 10 AM. Starting with a parade, this old-fashioned
celebration features music, floats, antique cars, crafts,
refreshments and an afternoon auction. (802) 896-6141.
July 4: Price Chopper Fabulous Fourth Festivities.
Empire State Plaza, Albany. 3-10 PM. Featuring live music,
food, crafts, entertainment and fireworks display. ogs.state.ny.us.
July 4: July 4 Celebration. Roger’s Memorial Park,
Bolton Landing. 7 PM. Fireworks, professional DJ, and more.
boltonchamber.com.
July 4: July 4 Celebration. Clifton Commons, Vischer
Ferry Road, Clifton Park. Arts and crafts, sporting events,
entertainment, displays and music. Fireworks in the evening.
371-6667.
July 4: July 4 Family Fest. Columbia County Fairgrounds,
Route 66, Chatham. Fireworks, music, free kids’ rides, magic,
hay maze, and more. 392-2121.
July 4: 4th of July Parade. Pittsfield, Mass. 10
AM. (413) 447-7763 or pittsfieldparade.com.
July 9-18: SEEDS Festival. Earthdance, Pittsfield,
Mass. “Somatic Experiments in Earth, Dance + Science,” film,
dance, lecture, and more. earthdance.net/seeds.
July 10 and Aug. 24: Art in the Park. Congress Park,
Saratoga Springs. 10 AM-6 PM. Art and entertainment will
take place at this outdoor visual-art show and sale. 584-4132.
July 10: Athens Street Festival. Riverfront Park
and Second Street, Athens. All-day festival at 10 AM-dark
(rain date July 12). Features live entertainment, an antique
car show, food, crafters, vendors, children’s rides and
games in the park. Topped off with fireworks at dusk. athensstreetfestival.com.
July 10: Craft Fair. Shaker Historic Site, near Albany
Airport, Albany. 10 AM-4 PM. Crafters, tours, exhibits,
demonstrations, and more. 456-7890.
July 11-17: Catskills Irish Arts Week. Sponsored
by the Michael J. Quill Irish Cultural & Sports Centre,
Route 145, East Durham. Traditional artists from all over
the United States and Ireland, includes dance and music.
634-2286, (800) 434-3378, east-durham.org.
July 12: GE Kids Day. Empire State Plaza, Albany.
noon-5 PM. ogs.state.ny.us.
July 14-18: New England Motel Antiques Market. Brimfield,
Mass. One of the largest antique shows in the Northeast.
508-347-2179.
July 15-17. Camp Bisco VIII. Indian Lookout Country
Club, Mariaville. Featuring over a dozen musical acts and
plenty of non-musical activities. campbisco.net.
July 15-18: Grey Fox Bluegrass Festival. Walsh Farm,
Oak Hill. Long lineup of bluegrass stars, as well as workshops
and special events. greyfoxbluegrass.com.
July 16-18: SolarFest: The New England Renewable Energy
Festival. Forget-Me-Not Farm, McNamara Road, Tinmouth,
Vt. Featuring performers on two solar-powered stages, with
keynote speaker Amy Goodman, and a number of workshops on
sustainable living and renewable energy. 802-235-2707 or
solarfest.org.
July 17-18: Green River Festival. Greenfield Community
College, Greenfield, Mass. Music, crafts, food, dancing,
and hot-air balloon rides. greenriverfestival.com.
July 17-18: Troy Pig Out. Downtown Troy. Sat 11-10
PM, Sun 11-3 PM. Featuring a barbeque competition, chef
demonstrations, and live music. visittroyny.com.
July 20-25: Saratoga County Fair. Saratoga County
Fairgrounds, Ballston Spa. 9 AM-midnight. Music, food, rides,
midway, animals and cotton candy. saratogacountyfair.org
or 885-9701.
July
21-Aug. 23: Cooperstown Music Festival. Cooperstown.
Concerts featuring performances by world-class musicians.
cooperstownmusicfest.org or (877) 666-7421.
July 23-25: Falcon Ridge Folk Festival. Dodds Farm,
44 County Route 7D, Hillsdale. Four stages of contemporary
folk, and a huge dance tent. falconridgefolk.com.
July 24: Capital Region Craft Brewer’s Festival.
Joseph L. Bruno Stadium, Troy. The first major brewers festival
on the Capital Region to be sanctioned by the New York State
Brewers Association. 698-8330 or capitalbrewfest.com.
Aug.
6-7: Northeast Kingdom Music Festival. Chilly Ranch,
Albany, Vt. Camping, community, culture,
circus acts, poetry, performance, politics,
and eclectic improvisational music on two stages.
nekmf.com.
Aug. 6-8: Southern Vermont Art and Craft Festival.
Hildene Meadows, Manchester, Vt. 10 AM-5 PM. Live entertainment,
beer and wine tent, and more. craftproducers.com.
Aug. 7: African-American Family Day. Empire State
Plaza, Albany. Noon-7 PM. This annual community celebration
and musical entertainment featuring the Chi-Lites with Shaun
H. Mykals. 473-0559.
Aug. 14: Capital District Caribbean Carnival Festival.
Central Park, Schenectady. Multicultural carnival, parade
and festival. 346-7625 or carama.org.
Aug. 15: Canalfest at Mabee Farm. Mabee Farm Historic
Site, 1080 Main St., Rotterdam Junction, 887-5073.
Aug. 14-15: German Alps Festival. Hunter Mountain
Ski Bowl, Hunter. A festival rooted in Bavarian tradition,
featuring a variety of brews from around the world as well
as authentic German entertainers, expositions, craft shows
and plenty of food. 263-4223.
Aug.
17-22: Altamont Fair. Altamont Fairgrounds, Route
146, Altamont. Three-county fair, free grandstand, three-ring
circus, country music, exhibits, petting zoo, midway, contests
and events. 861-6671 or altamontfair.com.
Aug. 20-22: Madison-Bouckville Antiques Show. Route
20, Madison-Bouckville. 9 AM-5 PM. Rain or shine. More than
1,000 dealers are expected for this annual antiques extravaganza.
315-824-2462 or bouckville antiqueshows.com.
Aug. 21-22: International Celtic Festival. Hunter
Mountain Ski Bowl, Hunter. Featuring plenty of bagpipers
and drummers. Festivities include live entertainment, bagpipe
competition, Celtic vendors and kids’ entertainment. 263-4223.
Aug. 21-22: Round Lake Arts & Crafts Festival.
The Historic Park Grounds, Round Lake. Sat. 9 AM-5 PM; Sun.
10 AM-4:30 PM. This show will feature 200 skilled artists
and craftsmen, selling and demonstrating their unique products.
899-2800.
Aug. 21-22: Stockbridge Summer Arts and Crafts Show.
Berkshire Botanical Garden, Routes 102 and 183, Stockbridge,
Mass. More than 90 exhibitors featuring ceramics, wood,
jewelry, fine art, leather, furniture and fiber clothing.
(413) 298-5200.
Aug. 26-Sept. 6: New York State Fair. State Fair
Grounds, off I-690, Syracuse. Festival features agricultural
exhibits, a demolition derby, midway, crafts and live entertainment.
800-475-FAIR.
Aug. 28: Albany LatinFest. Washington Park, Albany.
11 AM-6 PM. A celebration of the contributions of Hispanics
to the cultural arts. The best in Latin music, food, crafts.
339-9270 or albanylatinfest.com.
Sept. 1-6. Columbia County Fair. Chatham. Crafts,
petting zoo, rides, games, food and many other attractions.
columbiafair.com or 758-1811.
Farmers
Markets
Ballston
Spa Farmers Market
Wiswall
Park, Ballston Spa
Thursdays,
3-6 PM; Saturdays 9 AM-noon opens mid-June.
Cambridge
Farmers Market
Cambridge
Railroad Yard, E. Main and Washington streets, Cambridge
Sundays,
10 AM-2 PM.
Canajoharie
Farmers Market
One
block east of junction of West Main and Church Streets,
Canajoharie
Fridays,
1-5 PM.
Capital
District Farmers Market
Broadway
(Route 32) and Route 378, Menands
Saturdays,
9 AM-1 PM.
Central
Avenue Farmers Market
Parking
lot of The Linda, Central Avenue and Quail Street, Albany
Saturdays,
9 AM-1 PM.
Chatham
Farmers Market
Chatham
Real Food Market Co-op, 15 Church St., Route 203, Chatham
Fridays,
4-7 PM.
Clifton
Park Farmers Market
St.
George’s Church, Route 146 at Maxwell Drive, Clifton Park
Thursdays,
2-5 PM (opens July 1).
Cohoes
Farmers Market
Municipal
Parking Lot, Remsen St., Cohoes
Fridays,
4-7 PM.
Delaware
Area Neighborhood Farmers Market
St.
James Church, 391 Delaware Ave., Albany
Tuesdays,
4-7 PM (opens June 22).
Delmar
Farmers Market
Bethlehem
Central Middle School, 332 Kenwood Ave., Delmar.
Saturdays,
9 AM-1 PM.
Downtown
Albany Farmers Market
SUNY
Plaza, State Street and Broadway, Albany
Thursdays,
11 AM-2 PM.
Empire
State Plaza Farmers Market
North
end, near Legislative Office Building, Albany
Wednesdays
and Fridays, 10 AM-2 PM.
First
United Methodist Church Farmers Market
428
Kenwood Ave., Delmar.
Tuesdays,
2:30-6 PM.
Fort
Edward Farmers Market
Broadway
Bowl Parking Lot, Route 4, Fort Edward
Fridays,
10 AM-1 PM
Fort
Plain Farmers Market
12
Willett St., Fort Plain
Wednesdays
and Saturdays, 9 AM-3 PM.
Greenwich
Farmers Market
Former
IGA Lot, Main Street, Greenwich
Thursdays,
2-5:30 PM.
Hudson
Farmers Market
North
6th and Columbia streets, Hudson
Saturdays,
9 AM-1PM.
Hudson
Falls Farmers Market
Sutherland
Farms, 190 Lower Dix Ave., Hudson Falls
Tuesdays,
10 AM-1 PM.
Johnstown
Farmers Market
Old
Johnstown Hotel, E. Main Street, Johnstown.
Tuesdays,
3-6 PM.
Kingston/Old
Town Stockade Farmers Market
Wall
Street, Kingston
Saturdays,
9 AM-2 PM.
Pakatakan
Farmers Market
Historic
Round Barn, Route 30 (five miles north of Arkville), Halcottsville.
Saturdays,
9 AM-2 PM.
Queensbury
Farmers Market
Elks
Lodge, 23 Cronin Road, Queensbury
Mondays,
3-6 PM.
Salem
Farmers Market
Town
Park, Route 22, Salem
Saturdays,
10 AM-1 PM.
Saratoga
Farmers Market
High
Rock Park, High Rock Ave., Saratoga Springs
Saturdays,
9 AM-1 PM; Wednesdays, 3 PM-6 PM.
Schenectady
Farmers Market
City
Hall, Franklin and Jay Streets, Schenectady
Thursdays,
9 AM-2 PM.
Schenectady
Greenmarket
Jay
Street near City Hall, Schenectady
Sundays,
10 AM-2 PM.
Troy
Little Italy Farmers Market
Hill
Street (between Washington and Liberty streets), Troy
Wednesdays,
3-6 PM.
Troy
Waterfront Farmers Market
Riverfront
Park, 433 River Street, Troy
Saturdays,
9 AM-1 PM.
Upper
Union Street Farmers Market
Parking
lot between upper Union Street and Eastern Parkway, Schenectady
Saturdays,
9 AM-1 PM.
Watervliet
Farmers Market
Hudson
Shores Park, Broadway and 23rd Street, Watervliet
Tuesdays,
2:30-5:30 PM (opens July 7).
Sports
Appalachian
Mountain Club
Mohawk
Hudson Chapter, 1303 Huntington Court, East Greenbush, 269-1858.
June
20: Pleasant Valley Wildlife Sanctuary, Berkshires
June
23: Vroman’s Nose, Middleburgh
June
27: Westkill Mountain, Catskills
The
Empire Skate Troopers
Washington
Avenue Armory, 195 Washington Ave., Albany, 694-7160.
June
19: Queen City Roller Girls.
Tri-City
Valley Cats New York-Penn League Baseball
Joseph
L. Bruno Stadium, Hudson Valley Community College, Troy,
629-2287.
June
18-20: Connecticut Tigers
June
23-25: Vermont Lake Monsters
June
26-27: Lowell Spinners
July
1-3: Connecticut Tigers
July 4-6: Batavia Muckdogs
July
11-13: Jamestown Jammers
July 17-19: Brooklyn Cyclones
July
28-30: Lowell Spinners
Aug.
2-3: Vermont Lake Monsters
Aug.
10-12: Williamsport Crosscutters
Aug.
13-15: Staten Island Yankees
Aug.
20-22: Aberdeen Ironbird
Aug.
24: Connecticut Tigers
Aug.
28-30: Hudson Valley Renegades
Hellions
of Troy Roller Derby
2710
Hamburg St., Schenectady, hellionsoftroyrollerderby.com.
July
24: Manchvegas Roller Girls
Aug.
14: Central Mass Roller Derby
Saratoga
Polo
Whitney
Field, Saratoga Springs, 584-8108, saratogapolo.com.
July
9-11: The spirit of Saratoga Cup
July
16-25: Mid-July Tournament
July
28-Aug 1: The WCT Women’s Tournament
Aug.
6-8: The Whitney Cup
Aug.
13-15: The Ylvisaker Cup
Aug.
20-29: The Barrantes Cup
Sept.
3-5: The Celebrate Saratoga Cup
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