Current Season
Yarnslingers - Storytellers
Sunday October 26, 2025 from 1-4pm
Doors open 12:30pm
Dedicated to the art and craft of story, Yarnslingers was founded in 2011 by writer/musician Ramona Jan. She believes that, “Everyone has a story…or two,” and encourages people from all walks of life to spin their spellbinding tales.
Callicoon Station
Friday October 31, 2025 at 7pm - 9pm
Doors open 6:00pm
Admission $20 Buy Now on My River Tickets
Callicoon Station was voted Best Local Band by The River Reporter Readers in 2021.
- Brewster Smith, singer/songwriter/guitarist/percussionist extraordinaire has written songs that rock and beautiful ballads that may open hearts. Former co-owner of Rafter’s Tavern in Callicoon, when he’s not penning his witty & sensitive tunes, he’s coaching clients from all over the map in power & presence.
- Elizabeth Rose, singer/songwriter/guitarist/keyboards, is a serial performer. Her one woman musical comedy, “Relative Pitch,” was produced Off Broadway by the iconic Cherry Lane Theatre. (It previewed first at The Tusten Theatre). Her music video, “The Set Aside Song,” was screened at last year’s Big Eddy Film Festival. Her songs have been featured in various media. She serves on the Board of Directors of the Society of Composers & Lyricists (SCL). Also, she co-hosts the popular Songwriters Night: NYC @ The Bitter End 4x a year. She needs a lot of attention.
- Jim Lownes, can bow, pluck, slap and groove on a variety of basses. His groove drives the band forward. A retired middle school music teacher (i.e.: “survivor”), Jim has built and is running a first class recording studio. He plays, writes, produces, engineers, mixes & masters beautiful songs by music creators on both coasts.
- Don Castellow, plays baritone sax, clarinet, contra-bass clarinet and low Irish whistle (that he fabricated), wearing the moniker “low horn” that blues legend Pinetop Perkins gave him while on tour. He’s also toured with Boz Scaggs and played on The Rosie O’Donnell Show. Locals are aware of his talents running audio for Rafter’s Tavern. A somewhat self-effacing, gentle man from Yorktown VA, he taught elementary band and a penny whistle course of his own design in the South Bronx for many years. He raised the funds for this venture. Four of his students were accepted into the Jazz @ Lincoln Center Middle School Jazz Band & one to a Julliard series. His program received two Save The Music Awards from VH-1 and was featured on NY1. But he’ll never tell you that.
Please join us on All Hallows Eve for a night of mostly original tunes, harmonies, great grooves and joy.
Many thanks to Kathy Geary & The Arts Nest for inviting us to perform on Halloween. Oh yeah…we’re going all Halloween-y!!
Route One
Americana Duo
Saturday October 25, 2025 at 7pm - 9pm
Doors open 6:30pm
Admission $20 Buy Now on My River Tickets
Route One (Mikal Federici & Anna Savchuk) is a singer/songwriter duo formed in 2024, in Asheville, North Carolina. Following the aftermath of Hurricane Helene, the pair moved north, resettling in Warwick, N.Y. With scores of clever and catchy original music, along with handfuls of complementary covers, Route One touches on notes of folk, pop, rock and blues, combining the standard musical forms into a package that is all their own. Between sweet, mellifluous harmonies, shadowy minor-key pieces, or charging rock progressions, Route One explores the range of the American musical idiom, with lyrical content that does just the same. The clean, unburdened two-piece arrangement between Federici & Savchuk gives listeners a chance to connect with both the duo and the songs they deliver, making for intimate performances audiences are sure to remember.
We have a table at the Callicoon Country Fair and invite you to stop by and visit with us.
A celebration of River Rep’s artists and audience, featuring the River Rep ensemble and a talented lineup of local and visiting artists, the 2nd Annual Gala Benefit will include musical performances and staged scenes from River Rep’s 2025 season opener, the beloved fantasy classic The Neverending Story, Harold Pinter’s Betrayal, Oscar Wilde’s The Importance of Being Earnest, and much more!
Artists include: Arthur Aulisi, Jonathan Brody, Luna Ditacchio, Tiffany Esteb, Tibor Feldman, Donna Jean Fogel, Ellie J, Kazzrie Jaxen, Harrison Killian, Tannis Kowalchuk (artistic director, Farm Arts Collective), Raye Levine Spielberg, Cooper Quinn, Oliver Schumacher, Jason Sherwin, Jim Sullivan, Gregory Thomas, Laura Velez and Waverly Van Aalsburg. Directed by Christopher Peditto. Additional direction by Arthur Aulisi and Josh Liveright.
A full buffet will be served with delicious food from top Sullivan Catskills restaurants. A cash bar will be open throughout the event. A Silent Auction will launch online in early April and continue through Gala night, where patrons can bid on a variety of art, goods and services from local artists and businesses.
Seating is limited, reserve early! (Reserved tables available, call 646-244-3423)
Tickets $50 in advance, $65 at the door.
Purchase at myrivertickets.com.
Learn more at RiverRep.org.
Joe Crookston - November 17, 2024, 4pm
Doors open 3:30, music at 4pm.
Joe Crookston is an American folk singer from Randolph, Ohio. As of February 2023, he has released four albums and one EP (Chapter) on the Milagrito Records label:
- 2004's "Fall Down as the Rain"
- 2008's "Able Baker Charlie & Dog"
- 2011's "Darkling & the BlueBird Jubilee"
- 2014's "Georgia I'm Here"
- 2023's "NINE BECOMES ONE chapter 9 [start brave]" (February 19, 2023)
Joe is a force of nature on stage. He is in his power AND he communes with his audience and welcomes them into the magic.
From touring with Gordon Lightfoot, headlining major US festivals, receiving Folk Alliance International "Album of the Year," releasing NINE BECOMES ONE (2023) to being named Folk Alliance International Artist-in- Resident, Joe is on fire. He's played with Suzanne Vega, Dar Williams, David Francey, John McCutcheon, John Gorka, Judy Collins and 100's more. His songs are are being made into award winning films. Watch this trailer for Brooklyn in July.
He'll surprise you. He awakens the cynics. He's plumbing for lyrical gold.
His rhythm is infectious. In concert, he is funny as hell one moment and transcendent the next.
HE BELIEVES IN STORIES
Come to a show. Visual, artful and surprising. Brooklyn in July, Oklahoma towns, rattlesnake tails, turbary thieves, meter maids and drunk roosters. At the end of the night, you'll leave inspired. "The Long Note" is a phrase in Irish culture. "The Long Note" is that place of resonance and transcendence where the music, the voices, the instruments, and the community ALL come together and unite.
THERE IS A LONG NOTE & JOE IS REACHING FOR IT
Whether he's weaving through lap slide songs or fiddling an American Southern tune, he'll draw you in. It happens every time. Watch a YouTube video...it's fine, but it’s not the same. You gotta come to a show. With unwavering courage to be himself, he is literate, poignant and funny as hell.
He lives in Ithaca NY, and tours regularly in the US, Ireland and Canada.
$20 per person - BUY NOW via My River Tickets
Best quote~ "I hate folk music, but I absolutely LOVE Joe Crookston's music.!"
Landscapes in Focus: The Art of Joseph Bilger
Opening Reception & Artist Talk: September 29th, 4:30 PM - 6:00 PM
On Exhibit: September - December 2024
Admission: Free and open to the public
The Arts Nest is thrilled to present a solo exhibition by local artist Joseph Bilger, showcasing his evocative landscape works from September through December 2024. The exhibition offers a unique opportunity to immerse yourself in the serene and captivating natural scenes depicted in Bilger’s art.
Experience the evocative landscapes of Joseph Bilger in this captivating solo exhibition. Joseph's work transports viewers into serene natural settings, capturing the beauty and tranquility of the world around us. The exhibition features a stunning collection of oil landscapes that highlight the delicate interplay of light and shadow, along with a series of watercolors inspired by his travels to Guadalupe. Each piece is a journey through nature's splendor, reflecting Joseph's deep connection to the environment and his keen eye for detail. Join us to explore these visual narratives that invite you to pause, reflect, and immerse yourself in the beauty of the natural world. CURATED BY JODI SIBILIA
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