Putnam Arts Council
845-803-8622
Mailing Address: P.O. Box 156, Mahopac, NY 10541
LOCATION: Belle Levine Art Center
521 Kennicut Hill Road, Mahopac, NY

General Office Hours: Tuesday – Friday, 11:30am-3:30pm & by appointment

www.putnamartscouncil.com

Fall into the ARTS! Art classes for adults, teens and children will begin the end of September into early Oct.
Days, evenings, weekends and afterschool. Visit our website for fees, info. and to register.

Yorktown Stage
914-962-0606
1974 Commerce Street, P.O. Box 877, Yorktown Heights, NY 10598
www.yorktownstage.org

Little Shop of Horrors: Feed the need for musical hilarity with this delicious sci-fi smash. The story of a meek florist assistant who finds a strange plant, finds out there is more to this plant than he realized, and hilarity ensues. Performed by a teen cast ages 12 – 20.
Tickets: $12 – $20.
Friday, September 27, 7:30 pm.
Saturday, September 28, 12:00 noon.

Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival
845-265-9575
143 Main Street, Cold Spring, NY 10516
www.hvshakespeare.org

• Much Ado About Nothing by William Shakespeare
• Cymbeline by William Shakespeare
• Cyrano by Jason O’Connell and Brenda Withers, Adapted from the play by Edmond Rostand
• Into the Woods, Music and Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, Book by James Lapine
• Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare

Five plays are currently performed on a rotation schedule on various dates through September 8. Performances take place under an open-air theater tent at Boscobel, 1601 NY-9D, Garrison, NY, on the banks of the Hudson River. Grounds are open for picnicking at 5:30 pm. All performances start at 7:30 pm. Please visit the website or call for detailed information. Free parking.

Family Nights & Free Family Matinees: On select dates, Children and Students receive $10 tickets and interactive pre-show enhancements to make their earliest theater experiences unforgettable!
Tickets: $10 – $100 with discounts most days for children, students, seniors, veterans, and active duty military.

Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival in partnership with six Hudson Valley libraries and the Putnam County Historian
845-265-9575
143 Main Street, Cold Spring, NY 10516
www.hvshakespeare.org

BAKE-OFF Community Playwrighting Series: The BAKE OFF will begin with a series of playwriting workshops after being given a series of prompts and “ingredients” surrounding a unifying theme to create a ten-minute play for consideration to be chosen for development and performance in the fall. A total of 5 to 7 plays will be selected to be included in the final presentation of two staged reading style performances (matinee and evening), which will take place at the Philipstown Depot Theatre, 10 Garrison’s Landing, Garrison, NY on Sunday, November 24, 2:00 and 7:30 pm.
Free Admission to workshops and final performance.
Workshops: (Call 845-265-9575 for workshop locations, times and wheelchair access.)
BAKEOFF Kickoff Event, Community Playwriting Session 1, Sunday, September 22.
Community Playwriting Sessions 2-4, Saturday, September 28, Sunday, September 29.
Community Playwriting Sessions 5-6, Saturday, October 5, Sunday, October 6.

Brewster Theater Company
845-206-9013
PO Box 918, Brewster, NY 10509
www.brewstertheatercompany.org

Neil Simon’s Laughter on the 23rd Floor: Based on Neil Simon’s experiences as a junior writer for “Your Show of Shows,” and set in 1953, the play follows the star/ host of a weekly comedy variety show and his hilarious staff of writers. Directed by Stacy Dumont. Presented at The Theater at Drew Methodist Church, 28 Gleneida Avenue, Carmel, NY.
Tickets: $18-$20.
Friday, October 25, November 1, 7:30 pm.
Saturday, October 26, November 2, 7:30 pm.
Sunday, October 27, 2:00 pm.

The Doansburg Chamber Ensemble
845-228-4167
35 Upper Lake Road, Mahopac, NY 10541
http://doansburg.org/

Chamber Orchestra: The Doansburg Chamber Ensemble will present their Chamber Orchestra with Christine Smith, flutist as the featured soloist. The Orchestra will perform Mozart’s Flute Concerto No. 2 in D Major, Symphony in C Major Z21 by V. Pichi, Arriaga’s Symphony in D Major, and Symphony 74 in E flat Major by Haydn.
Tickets: $10, $9 seniors and students.
Performed at St. Mary in the Highlands Church, 1 Chestnut Street, Cold Spring, NY on
Saturday, August 31, 7:00 pm.
Performed at Trinity Lutheran Church, 2103 Route 6, Brewster, NY on
Sunday, September 1, 4:00 pm.

The Doansburg Chamber Ensemble
845-228-4167
35 Upper Lake Road, Mahopac, NY 10541
http://doansburg.org/

Flute and Harp: The Doansburg Chamber Ensemble will present their duo of Flute and Harp, featuring Christine Smith, flute and Joy Plaisted, harp. The Ensemble will present works by Marino, Telemann, and Rust to be enjoyed by listeners of all ages.
Tickets: $10, $9 seniors and students.
Performed at St. Mary in the Highlands Church, 1 Chestnut Street, Cold Spring, NY on
Sunday, September 15, 4:00 pm.
Performed at Trinity Lutheran Church, 2103 Route 6, Brewster, NY on
Sunday, September 29, 4:00 pm.

Mahopac Public Library
845-628-2009
668 Route 6, Mahopac, NY 10541
www.mahopaclibrary.org

The Golden Apple Chorus: The Golden Apple Chorus, an award winning all-female group, will perform a variety of American Songbook tunes in the a Capella style in four-part harmony.
Free admission. Free parking.
Sunday, September 22, 2:00 pm.

Twilight Orchestra Jas: Jazz with a twist. Old favorites and deep cuts featuring the arrangements of acclaimed trumpeter, Tim Ouimette, and vocals by Kati Mac. A five-piece combo of drums, bass, keyboards, trumpet and vocals that keep you boppin’!
Free admission. Free parking.
Sunday, October 20, 2:00 pm.

Brewster Theater Company
845-206-9013
PO Box 918, Brewster, NY 10509
www.brewstertheatercompany.org

Cabaret of ”One Hit Wonders”: Director Ted Schwartz and Musical Director Melissa Jones present an evening of popular music known as One Hit Wonders. Presented at The Theater at Drew Methodist Church, 28 Gleneida Avenue, Carmel, NY.
Tickets: $15.
Friday, October 4, 7:30 pm.
Saturday, October 5, 7:30 pm.

Tompkins Corners Cultural Center
845-528-7280
729 Peekskill Hollow Road, Putnam Valley, NY 10579
www.tompkinscorners.org

Jerron Paxton at Tompkins Corners: Jerron Paxton is the living embodiment of the true blues in the 21st Century, but he plays it all in the true songster tradition: ragtime, hokum, old-time, French reels, Appalachian mountain music, blues and more.
Suggested donation: $20 adults, $15 students & seniors.
Saturday, October 19, 7:30 pm.

Tompkins Corners Cultural Center
845-528-7280
729 Peekskill Hollow Road, Putnam Valley, NY 10579
www.tompkinscorners.org

Film Night – “About Face – Supermodels Then and Now”: About Face explores beauty and aging through the stories of the original supermodels: women, now between fifty and eighty years old, whose images defined our sense of beauty over the last half-century. Shot in Timothy Greenfield-Sanders’ intimate portrait style, participants include Isabella Rossellini, Christie Brinkley, Marisa Berenson, China Machado, Beverly Johnson, Carmen Dell’Orefice, Paulina Porizkova, Jerry Hall and Christy Turlington among others. They discuss the fashion industry, their careers, aging, plastic surgery, botox, and how they have reassessed and redefined their own sense of beauty as they have aged. Tim Greenfield-Sanders will present the film and do a Q&A afterward.
Tickets: $10 suggested donation.
Friday, September 13, 7:30 pm.

Tompkins Corners Cultural Center
845-528-7280
729 Peekskill Hollow Road, Putnam Valley, NY 10579
www.tompkinscorners.org

Open Mic Poetry at Poets’ Corner: Poets’ Corner is a welcoming space at Tompkins Corners where writers come and read their work. Our featured poet will be George Kraus, a published and prolific writer. After our feature, the mic opens to all for 5 mins each.
Tickets: $5 suggested donation.
Sunday, September 8, 3:00 – 5:00 pm.

Desmond-Fish Library
845-424-3020
472 Route 403, Garrison, NY 10524
www.desmondfishlibrary.org

Hudson Highlands Poetry Series reading: Three poets read from their work:
Ruth Danon of Beacon, the author most recently of Word Has It, is the founder of Live Writing, a project devoted to teaching, performance, and curating of poetry.
Heller Levinson of Garrison is the originator of Hinge Theory. His most recent book is Un–.
Edwin Torres of Beacon is the author of ten books of poetry including, Xoeteox: the infinite word object and is editor of The Body in Language: An Anthology.
Free admission.
Saturday, October 26, 1:30 – 3:30 pm.

Putnam Arts Council
845-803-8622
Mailing Address: P.O. Box 156, Mahopac, NY 10541
LOCATION: A. Eric Arctander Gallery
@ the Belle Levine Art Center
521 Kennicut Hill Road, Mahopac, NY
www.putnamartscouncil.com
Free admission. Free parking.

Connect Forum: a free monthly visual arts forum created by artists for artists – intended to provide visual artists an opportunity to interact, exchange ideas and share information. Each meeting features one participating artist along with a topic for group discussion. The topics will be announced on our website. Open to artists throughout the region. Meetings are held in the A. Eric Arctander Gallery at the Putnam Arts Council.
Thursday, September 12, 7:00 pm.
Thursday, October 10, 7:00 pm.

Putnam Arts Council’s
Arts Link Community Grant Program for 2020

Call to artists and arts organizations
Funding available to arts organizations and to individual artists partnering with arts organizations, for projects in the arts which will happen in Putnam County in 2020.
To be eligible, applicants must be based in Putnam County and hold a current non-profit status.
Application deadline is November 20, 2019.
Guidelines and sample application are available here.
Contact 845.803.8622 to reserve your space in one of our upcoming mandatory informational seminars:
– at Putnam Arts Council, 521 Kennicut Hill, Rd, Mahopac: Thursday, September 26, 2019 at 6:30pm or Tuesday, October 1st at 2:00pm

– at Chapel Restoration’s Chancery, 45 Market Street, Cold Spring: Thursday, October 17, 2019 at 6:30pm