Arts Society of Kingston (ASK)

Meditation class with Naoko Oshima and Arthur Driscoll. Help relieve stress and emotional problems in this 45-minute beginner meditation class taught by Naoko Oshima and Arthur Driscoll.

Bon Voyage An exhibition by ASK members of foreign places, exotic cultures, and unknown histories. On view May 6-27 Opening

Improve your skills with individualized teaching for beginners and intermediate in landscape, still life and portraiture. Instructor Paul Abrams shares his experience and knowledge in how to create a successful painting. To register call 845-338- 0333

ASK for Music is an acoustic singer-songwriter showcase event featuring Hudson Valley performers. www.facebook.com/events/286592758461338 Garrin Benfield www.garrin.com Marty McDermott and Tom Holland www.thereverberators.com Austin Bonk austinbonk.bandcamp.com/releases

Entering the Third Dimension- A sculpture show ASK members sculpture show Opening Reception - Saturday June 3rd, 5-8 pm On view June 3-24

Robert Burbank - Finding Impressionism in Nature June 3-24 Opening Reception:June 3, 5-8pm The paintings are Impressionistic Nature scenes; intended to be filled with color, have strong composition, & to show the Nature's beauty.

First Saturday Opening Reception at the Arts Society of Kingston(ASK) Saturday June 3rd , 5-8 pm Exhibitions On view June3-24 Gallery Hours :Tuesday-Saturday, 1-6 pm SPOTLIGHT EXHIBITION Robert Burbank - Finding Impressionism in Nature *The paintings are primarily impressionistic Nature scenes plus two of my earlier paintings. The paintings are intended to be filled with color, have strong composition, and to show the Nature's beauty. MEMBERS EXHIBITION Entering the Third Dimension- A sculpture show Refreshments provided by: JK's Wine &…

The Phantoms are a 5-piece group - Joe Veillette, Charlie Staxx, Brian Becker, Dorraine Scofield and Mike McDonough, based in Woodstock, New York. Join us before the show , from 5-8 pm, for ASK's First Saturday Opening Reception. Two new exhibitions. Refreshments will served. Acappella resists modern recording techniques. Click tracks, isolation booths, one-at-a-time overdubs all seem to dilute this style born of vocal groups imitating big band sounds with nothing but voices. Acappella thrives on the stoop, the subway…

An American Timeline Music from Tin Pan Alley to the Twenty first Century Laura Intravia, soprano Omar Najmi, tenor Brendon Shapiro, piano

This yoga workshop is designed for people 50 and older that are interested in trying yoga for the first time. Pre-registration required. Bring your own yoga mat and blocks. Patty Mooney has been practicing Hatha Yoga for 10 years and is a certified yoga instructor through Shakti Yoga of Woodstock.

Hosted by: Ken Shilling, Ilene Marder, Evelyn Meier Milonga Del Corazón brings you one of the very best dance floors anywhere, with gorgeous inspiring music, intimate milonga ambiance, and a crowd of wonderful dancers from across the Hudson Valley and NYC metro area. GORGEOUS SMOOTH OAK FLOOR! FRIENDLY VIBE FOR BEGINNERS! TERRIFIC DANCERS FROM TRI-STATE AREA! MUSIC THAT WILL MAKE YOU SWOON INTO YOUR PARTNER'S ARMS! Refreshments Buffet (Contributions Always Welcome)~BYOWine !! Please join us to celebrate tango, Spring and…

ASK for Music is an acoustic singer-songwriter showcase event featuring Hudson Valley performers. Austin Bonk www.austinbonk.bandcamp.com/releases Ron Renninger www.ronrenninger.com Dave Kearney www.reverbnation.com/davekearney

First Saturday Opening Reception at the Arts Society of Kingston (ASK) Facebook Event : www.facebook.com/events/108754359776147 Saturday August 5, 2017 5-8 pm The Arts Society of Kingston (ASK) presents 2 new exhibitions on view August 5-26. " Many Faces of ASK ", a showcase of ASK members portrait works, and ASK's 2017 Distinguished Artist: Ernest Shaw's "MORTAL." For his exhibition as 2017 Distinguished Artist at the Arts Society of Kingston, "MORTAL", Shaw has selected drawings, paintings and sculpture that are emblematic…

Rich Chiger and Renee Bailey with the SAINTS OF SWING

Lost Rondout: A Story of Urban Removal Presented by Filmmakers Stephen Blauweiss and Lynn Woods Friday, September 15th, 7pm, $10

Lost Rondout: A story of Urban Removal Presented by filmmakers Stephen Blauweiss and Lynn Woods Friday September 15th, 7pm, $10

Opening Reception at Ask - Arts Society of Kingston Saturday October 7th from 5-8pm Members Exhibition: Night Visions Spotlight Exhibition: Longreach Arts

Spotlight exhibition: Longreach Arts And Members exhibition: Night Visions - Interpretations of the night.Works with overwhelming dark colors, photographs of evening landscapes,or even dark subject matter.

Milonga Del Corazon: Hosted by Maia Martinez and David Salvatierra from DOJO DANCE COMPANY Saturday October 21st 7pm-12am

Milonga Del Corazon: Hosted by Maia Martinez and David Salvatierra from DOJO DANCE COMPANY Saturday October 21st 7pm-12am

Chai on Music: is a whirlwind tour of Jewish music from Klezmer to the Yiddish theatre and Broadway. Sunday October 22nd 3pm

Opening Reception from 5 to 8 pm at ASK - Arts Society of Kingston Free Entrance Members exhibit: A tribute to the Hudson Valley Spotlight Exhibit: Mohonk Preserve Volunteer Photographers

Hudson Valley All Stars: Stand up Comedy Friday December 15th Doors open at 7pm - Show 8pm $15

Milonga Del Corazon Hosted by Evelyn Meier Saturday January 20th 7.30pm-11pm

Drawing with Life Model Led by Naoko Oshima Thursday January 25th 6-9pm $20 per person

March 2, 10, 31 At 8pm More info and tickets at: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/roast-madness-preliminary-2-tickets-42215669203

Join us for the opening reception of Glenn DeWitt's exhibition "Landscape Variations". Digital photographic constructions. Small works, affordable art.

THE ANNUAL GALA EVENING FOR THE ARTS SOCIETY OF KINGSTON IS COMING UP, AND WE WANT TO INCLUDE YOU! Join us for cocktails in the main gallery, a silent auction offering goods and experiences from the Hudson Valley. Followed by a delicious buffet dinner catered by Stone Soup in our Great Room upstairs where there will be live music, drinks and dancing. The annual ASK Gala is vital to helping us make our annual budget and is a wonderful event…

Opening reception for Tom Dinchuk's solo exhibition at ASK. "This show is my interpretation of nature’s spirit, as I see it, in the materials of steel ,wood and canvas. It’s been an evolving journey for me, not only in the materials but the art itself. I’ve seen my images become more expressive, free form and stylized. They’ve gone from describing nature to actually becoming part of it. Canvas, wood and now painted steel forms existing in a landscape. It’s an…

Hear the inside story! After extensive research and careful restoration of rare, never-before-seen photos, the authors have created a visually-stunning, full-color book about the old Kingston post office and surrounding neighborhood in Midtown during the twentieth century. Enjoy a lively photo presentation and talk by Stephen Blauweiss telling the intriguing story that begins in 1907 and ends tragically in 1970, followed by a sneak peek at the forthcoming book. We guarantee a fun evening, and you’ll even learn a thing…

Abstract works by local artists

Opening reception

Half the Battle Theater presentation

Live Stand Up Comedy

an Actors & Writers presentation

Join us for an evening of music for the 21st century with Poné Ensemble for New Music. The program for the evening: Duo for Clarinet and Bassoon: Gordon Jacob (1895-1984) The Seed of Dream, for mezzo-soprano, cello and piano: Lori Laitman (b. 1955) Sonata (Three Lakes), for flute and piano: Daniel Dorff (b. 1956 Trio in Two Parts with an Interval Between, for oboe, bassoon & viola: David Mecionis (b. 1967) Solilóquio for Solo Violin: Marcos Lucas (b. 1964) Sonatina…

Agnes Evans discovers that her deceased younger sister Tilly played the fantasy game Dungeons & Dragons, when she finds a notebook containing a game scenario that Tilly had written, Agnes enlists a “dungeon master” to help her in playing the quest Tilly described. As Agnes does so she discovers the sister she never really knew. Performed by students from The Hudson Valley Sudbury School, including a live band! Tickets are $12

Agnes Evans discovers that her deceased younger sister Tilly played the fantasy game Dungeons & Dragons, when she finds a notebook containing a game scenario that Tilly had written, Agnes enlists a “dungeon master” to help her in playing the quest Tilly described. As Agnes does so she discovers the sister she never really knew. Performed by students from The Hudson Valley Sudbury School, including a live band! Tickets are $12

More Than Jokes presents : Punch Up! A story teller show with ATTITUDE. Story tellers gather to share tales of holiday happenings with a panel of comedians! Watch the laughs unfold on the Great Stage at ASK! Hosted by: Jimmy McDonald (Levity Live, Speakeasy Comedy Club) Featuring panelists: Ryan DeNisco (WPDH, World Series of Comedy) Andy McDermott (Woodstock Comedy Festival, WPDH) Drinks available, Comedy Club atmosphere, and a night of laughs you won’t forget! Get your tickets now!

This workshop by K.J. Holmes is an entrance into our wide and vivid imaginations through the experiential research of Body-Mind Centering®, contact improvisation, ideokinesis, and structures and scores for dancing and creating theater. The course, designed for performers, creators and teachers in dance, theatre and performance, will bring forth skills, tools and practical experience of somatic studies and improvisation, to become more tuned to physical centers and subtleties of touch, direction and intention. It will explore how to use these…

Dykeman Donovan Theater Lab reinterprets Anton Chekhov’s short plays “The Bear” and “The Proposal” and short story “Kashtanka” in a mash-up of live original music, acting and puppetry. This production is a whirlwind of comedy and serious moments that examines both the respectable and the ugly nature of human beings. “Chekhov Revisited” will leave the audience asking questions about their roles in society and the more animalistic sides of their humanity–and hopefully laughing while they’re doing so.

In this workshop, Dykeman Donovan Theater Lab will bring the attendees through our process of finding an inspiring piece of literature, brainstorming, and building short scenes as part of a larger show. The workshop will address how to use text, movement, and object manipulation/puppetry to create a show. Open to all ages and experience levels–the only requirements are wearing comfortable movement clothes and a willingness to try new things!

Dance from then to dance for now. From them to us, from us for you. A-Y/dancers, the Hudson Valley's new repertory dance company, presents their 2019 Season at Art Society of Kingston April 26-28. See the work of iconic post-modern master Merce Cunningham, acclaimed contemporary dance maker Doug Varone, and compelling, emerging choreographer Hannah Garner, side-by-side in one dynamic and eclectic program.

ASK Presents: Lokaspar?a Dance Projects - The Southern Thing, a new dance work created by improvisor/choreographer clyde forth. Reaching down below the Mason-Dixon line of her consciousness she conjures up a haunting but often humorous impression of growing up - and out - of the deep south. Ms. forth recreates "memories" and channels semi-fictional characters with her signature blend of audience rapport and idiosyncratic, dynamic improvisation. She tears into some fundamental realities of southern upbringing with humility and ferocity, embracing…

ASK presents the David Lopato Quintet, a stellar ensemble of brilliant musicians performing original compositions by award-winning pianist-composer David Lopato. The concert, sponsored by Catskill Arts Supply, will also feature a newly rebuilt Knabe grand piano in a beautiful performance space! Lopato’s music defies categorization. His involvement with traditional and avant-garde jazz, blues, funk, Indonesian gamelan, and performance art has produced an astonishingly broad range of compositions, and his concerts reflect that eclecticism. David Lopato: piano, composer Lucas Pino: saxes,…

Directed by Phillip Mehl Produced by Sam Jones A presentation of Hudson Valley Improv A middle aged queer married dad in a shirt and tie stands on the bare stage. He tells the audience that he has written a few poems he’d like them to hear. As he goes on to explain the meaning of the title, he strips down to only his boxer shorts, signifying that what is to come is just as raw and surprising. What follows is…

Dabble your toes in the improv technique developed over 25 years by Founder/Director of Hudson Valley Improv, Samantha Jones. In this workshop you will join up to 14 other participants for a full 90 minutes of transformative play. Never done improv? You're not alone. 95% of HVI students have never improvised before and aren't performers of any ind. This method is designed to reacquaint you with the nature instinct you were born with to PLAY. All that's required is that…

A concert reading of a new opera by Victor Caruso (Music) and Paul Cooper (Libretto). Cooper describes the plot as a "haunted love story," while Caruso describes the music as "Gian Carlo Menotti meets Paul McCartney."

The Hudson Valley Performing Arts Laboratory brings you Euripides' famous tragedy, reimagined through the eyes of Medea. The Lab continues their exploration of storytelling, devised theater and experimentation with this second incarnation of Medea. Initially developed with a cast of twelve, the Lab narrows the players down to six to examine the question of how Medea might tell her own story, if she had the chance. Using devised theater techniques and written collaboratively, this production invites the audience to experience…

Free performances of the inaugural production of Kingston STEP! www.kingstonstep.org The Student Theatre Enrichment Program is a free, 2-week program for local teens. Taking on the roles of writers, actors, directors, and technical crew they have created a brand new one-act play. Come see All Day Permanent Red, a mash-up of Odysseus and Little Red Riding Hood. Kingston STEP was made possible through funding from The City of Kingston Participatory Budgeting Fund.

Little Ghost Theatre is thrilled to be partnering once again with the Arts Society of Kingston for the 2019 ASK Presents series. Venus in Fur, a witty and sexy comedy by David Ives, was nominated for a Tony for Best Play in 2011. This show is an intricate power play between actor and director; male and female. Thomas, the writer of “Venus in Fur,” has given up hope on finding an actress for his show. Then Vanda walks in. When…

CelebrateWomxn845 is so happy to bring musician/performance artist Holly Overton to the Hudson Valley ft. an opening performance by Kingston’s own AmeliaMoon! Saturday, October 5, 2019 (during Kingston's First Saturday) 8:00PM | $10 at the door @ Arts Society of Kingston (97 Broadway) Holly Overton Music (she/her) is a Brooklyn based musician and performance artist. She performs on piano with interpretive movements and designs her costumes, masks and set design. She is currently performing her forthcoming concept album, 'The Woman…

The Poné Ensemble for New Music will present its fall 2019 concert at the Arts Society of Kingston and on Friday, October 11, 7:30pm. The performance will feature Sarabande and Rigaudon for oboe, viola and piano by American composer, Arthur Foote, as well as music by George Tsontakis, a Hudson Valley native, Nikolai Kapustin, Walter Gieseking and Ken Wilson. Admission is $20 and free for students.

The Poné Ensemble for New Music will present its fall 2019 concert at two dates and locations. On Friday, October 11, 7:30pm at the Arts Society of Kingston and Sunday, October 13, 3pm at the New Paltz United Methodist Church. Both performances will feature Ravel’s “Chansons madecasses” for mezzo soprano, flute, cello and piano, and works by California composer, Leanna Primiani, George Tsontakis from New York City, Nikolai Kapustin, Walter Gieseking and Ken Wilson. A reception will follow the performance.…

Created and performed by Charlotte Gibbons. Advance tickets online $18/13 students and ASK members. $20/15 at the door. Oct. 18 & 19 at 8PM | Oct. 20 at 3PM If an organism is an embodied theory of it's environment and history, then sensing making sense is a chronicle of my experience of being a theory. This theory of me is informed and altered by what I touch, taste, smell, see and hear. It unfolds as a process; born of intelligent…

How do you solve the problem of your own existence? Straight White men by Young Jean Lee grapples with this question and many more hot-button topics that revolve around privilege, who has it, who doesn’t, and what to do about it. Centered around a family gathered for Christmas, this bitingly satirical comedy dissects the nature of identity and tests familial bonds. Featuring Milo Paz and Miya Witte With Pierce Davis, Brent Felker, Douglas Keller and John Remington Stage Manager: Jamie…

In celebration of Women's History Month, CelebrateWomxn845 and the Pop-Up Gallery Group (PUGG) are hosting an exhibition of six women, femme, and/or nonbinary artists; FemGens ? FemGens is an intergenerational show featuring six artists from different backgrounds with different perspectives on the world, art, and themselves. FemGens is more than a show-- it's recognizing six voices from the Kingston community and having them tell their stories through their individual works. The Opening Reception will be on March 7, 2020 from…

Nearly 50 artists from Woodstock School of Art show what they have been creating during this unprecedented time.

Nearly 50 artists from Woodstock School of Art show what they have been creating during this unprecedented time.

Nearly 50 artists from Woodstock School of Art show what they have been creating during this unprecedented time.

Nearly 50 artists from Woodstock School of Art show what they have been creating during this unprecedented time.

Nearly 50 artists from Woodstock School of Art show what they have been creating during this unprecedented time.

Artwork created during the time of COVID by students from the Woodstock School of Art.

Nearly 50 artists from Woodstock School of Art show what they have been creating during this unprecedented time.

Nearly 50 artists from Woodstock School of Art show what they have been creating during this unprecedented time.

Nearly 50 artists from Woodstock School of Art show what they have been creating during this unprecedented time.

Nearly 50 artists from Woodstock School of Art show what they have been creating during this unprecedented time.

Nearly 50 artists from Woodstock School of Art show what they have been creating during this unprecedented time.

Nearly 50 artists from Woodstock School of Art show what they have been creating during this unprecedented time.

Nearly 50 artists from Woodstock School of Art show what they have been creating during this unprecedented time.

Nearly 50 artists from Woodstock School of Art show what they have been creating during this unprecedented time.

Nearly 50 artists from Woodstock School of Art show what they have been creating during this unprecedented time.

Nearly 50 artists from Woodstock School of Art show what they have been creating during this unprecedented time.

Nearly 50 artists from Woodstock School of Art show what they have been creating during this unprecedented time.

Nearly 50 artists from Woodstock School of Art show what they have been creating during this unprecedented time.

Nearly 50 artists from Woodstock School of Art show what they have been creating during this unprecedented time.

Nearly 50 artists from Woodstock School of Art show what they have been creating during this unprecedented time.

Nearly 50 artists from Woodstock School of Art show what they have been creating during this unprecedented time.