December 20, 2025 - February 15, 2026 First Fridays: 1/2/26 & 2/6/26, 5-7PM Photographs by Thierry Casias Through portraiture, landscape, and archival imagery, Esperanza, Hope traces the many migrations that have shaped Athens, New York, from the region’s Indigenous roots and Underground Railroad history to the arrival of Italian settlers, African American laborers, and today’s […]

Stop in at the Reher Center for a conversation about immigration and a book discussion of The Undocumented Americans by Karla Cornejo Villavicencio!

Megaphones & Monoliths includes over a dozen recent drawings, primarily executed in oil based pigment sticks, as well as architectural sculpture of wire, wood and wax, installed in our storefront project space. Johnson’s drawings explore the tenuous balance between order and chaos essential to navigating the challenges of being human. He embraces the absurd while […]

February 14 – March 21, 2026 Robert H. Angeloch Gallery / Woodstock School of Art Reception, Saturday, February 14, 2:00 – 4:00PM Students of the following instructors will be on view: Students of the following instructors are eligible to submit: Peter Clapper, Jenne Currie, Donald Elder, Angela Gaffney-Smith, Cris Gamet, Carol Griffin, Keith Gunderson, Rie […]

Learn to paint loose, expressive florals in acrylic with Tracy Loring. You'll learn how to mix vibrant colors and create harmony, use brushwork to create unique textures, and how to layer acrylics for depth. All supplies included! Registration required. Ages 13 and up.

In this hands-on class, artist Ruby Silvious guides participants through the creation of a collage accordion book, combining image, text, and structure into an intimate, portable form. Drawing on experimentation and close observation, the workshop invites participants to explore sequencing, narrative, and material play in a supportive, process-oriented environment.

Soulful original and cover music that is socially conscious. With special guests Dante DeFelice, RoseAnn Fino, and Ulster County Poet Laureate Michael Jurkovic. Raising funds for Local at Heart to support Ulster County Food Pantries. $10 suggested donation.

This is more than an event: it’s a call to action, and a space for the community to come together to create, inspire, and connect. Most importantly, it is “a moment to honor Black brilliance in all its forms."

This galère gathering isn’t simply about the poems, but also the poet’s muse, how the verse came to be. So, if writers write to expose themselves and actors act to hide themselves . . . poets pose as spiritual coroners—examining both the living and the dead—via self-evisceration. A psychic operation that allows the assemblage to […]

The Calling All Poets Series (CAPS) returns to in-person feature readings at Full Circle Gardiner, welcoming an evening of powerful voices, community, and conversation. Award-winning poet Mary Makofske and Martin Steingesser, Portland, Maine’s Inaugural Poet Laureate, join CAPS President and host Mike Jurkovic, who will also be celebrating the launch of his new book, Circling […]

Join us in the Steinberg Room on Thursday, March 12th at 7:00PM for Poetry as Protest and Political Action with Ulster County Poet Laureate Mike Jurkovic. He will be joined by Greg Cornell, Tim Brennan, and former UCPL Kate Hymes for an animated discussion of sustained resistance, poetry, and politics in our troubled times. Register […]

Join us for a one-day Gather & Sing Pop-Up event! Gather & Sing is a non-auditioned, multi-generational community singing collective led by Elissa Maas Weinzimmer. Singing together boosts our mood, lowers stress levels, and creates strong social bonds. Come build community resilience by gathering to sing. All ages and vocal abilities are welcome! In addition […]

Presented in collaboration with transdisciplinary artist Marian (Mau) Schoettle, the program will honor the 146 garment workers who lost their lives in the 1911 fire. Participants will gather for a collective reading of the victims’ names, with a bell rung after each in remembrance. The program will also reflect on the enduring significance of labor […]