January 1st
Dialogues for the Ear and Eye ✹ 236 Main St. ✹ 1-8pm
Join us at Newberry Artisan Market for the first event of the New Year in Saugerties: Out of This World: The Hudson Valley New Year’s Day. This spoken word/performance extravaganza will include 120-plus performers as well as an open mic. Admission is free. Suggested donations of non-perishable food or drink for Saugerties Food Pantry and books for Greene Correctional Facility.
CALL FOR ARTISTS ✹ Saugerties Public Library
The Saugerties Public Library is seeking artists or artist teams to create temporary artwork installed inside the building made from books / paper garnered from discarded books. The library has 22 volumes of outdated encyclopedias that will be used to create unique and interesting artworks. The library offers site specific spaces for hanging paper sculptures, free standing paper sculptures and large windows to adhere paper to as potential locations for the artworks. Interested parties must contact the Library Director, Jennifer Russell at director@saugertiespubliclibrary.org, to set up an appointment to tour the designated spaces during the week of January 22 nd – 26 th . At that time, each participating artist will receive a book and choose one of the locations to create their site-specific work. Appointments are reserved on a first come, first served basis.
January 2nd
Dialogues for the Ear and Eye ✹ 3 Simmons Pl. ✹ 7-9pm
Join Dialogues for the Ear and Eye for their monthly multi-disciplinary arts series curated by Joanne Pagano Weber and Bruce Weber at 9W Diner. This month’s event will feature writer Thaddeus Rutkowski, painter Molly Mackaman and guitarist/songwriter Bruce Balmer. A limited, three minute max open mic will follow.
January 4th
Saugerties Stitchers ✹ 207 Market St. ✹ 9:30am-3:00pm
Join the Saugerties Stitchers at the Senior Center for a day of sewing, crochet and conversation. All levels of sewers and crafters are welcome! Bring your machine, materials, rulers, cutters, etc. There will be ironing boards and cutting mats for those who need it. The group meets the first and third Thursday of every month. If you have any questions please reach out to Deborah Whittaker Perry on the Saugerties Village Facebook Group.
January 8th
Upstate Films ✹ 156 Main St. ✹ 7pm
The Elephant 6 Recording Co, a doc film the ’90s lo-fi indie rock collective that launched Neutral Milk Hotel, The Olivia Tremor Control, The Apples in Stereo, and other indie rock bands is screening at Upstate Films in Saugerties on Monday Jan 8th at 7pm. Ben Crum with E6 band Great Lakes will be performing and Executive Producer, Daniel Efram will be there for a Q&A. This film is about the next generation of creative minds in the Athens, GA area, inspired by the musicians in REM and The B-52s. More info and trailer at The Elephant 6 Recording Co.
January 12th
Saugerties Public Library ✹ 91 Washington Ave. ✹ 3:30pm
Join Saugerties Public Library for Story & Craft: Snowpeople. Enjoy two stories about snowmen and then craft your own paper snowperson afterwards! Recommended for children ages 4 and older!
The Local ✹ 16 John St. ✹ 7pm
The hugely popular John St. Jam returns! Terri and Steve Massardo will bring together musicians ranging from contemporary folk, to blues, bluegrass, and country in their signature circular arrangement where "the audience surrounds the musicians like a big hug." For this show, guests will be Erene Mastrangeli, Kurt & Cheryl, Abby Lappen, Bennett Harris, Matt Holloran, Jeff Entin & Bob Blum. Doors open at 6pm. Wine and beer are available for purchase. The Local is ADA accessible. If you need ADA access please write to Thelocalsaugerties@gmail.com.
Upstate Films ✹ 156 Main St.
A funny new movie based on the Mean Girls musical, about traversing high school cliques opens at the Orpheum. The whirling and funny musical inspired by the 2004 film is now a film… again! Teenager Cady Heron (Angourie Rice) navigates the choppy waters of high school boys and cliques. Screenwriter Tina Fey’s bubbling, witty script about fitting in versus staying true is just as wonderful as it was before. So fetch!
January 15th
Upstate Films ✹ 156 Main St. ✹ 7pm
Syd Barrett is often stigmatized with a certain kind of genius, sadness, and mysticism, but there was more to him than met the eye. This documentary attempts to untangle the story of the misunderstood artist and his dance with LSD. “Have You Got It Yet?, a documentary initiated by the late Hipgnosis co-founder Storm Thorgerson (who went to school with Syd and Roger Waters), unravels Barrett’s complex, unknowable enigma better than ever before.” - Louder Sound
January 18th
Saugerties Stitchers ✹ 207 Market St. ✹ 9:30am-3:00pm
Join the Saugerties Stitchers at the Senior Center for a day of sewing, crochet and conversation. All levels of sewers and crafters are welcome! Bring your machine, materials, rulers, cutters, etc. There will be ironing boards and cutting mats for those who need it. The group meets the first and third Thursday of every month. If you have any questions please reach out to Deborah Whittaker Perry on the Saugerties Village Facebook Group.
January 21st
Saugerties Pro Musica ✹ 67 Washington Ave. ✹ 3pm
Join Saugerties Pro Musica for their first concert of the New Year! The free concert will include Frisson, a piano and woodwind quartet with Marika Bournaki on the piano, Bixby Kennedy on the clarinet, Tom Gallant on the oboe and Remy Taghavi on the bassoon. The group will be playing selections from Chopin to Bernstein. A “Meet The Musicians” reception will follow with free refreshments.
The Local ✹ 16 John St. ✹ 6pm
The Local and Chosen Family present: The Spontaneous World of Lonnie Holley. Artist and musician Lonnie Holley recorded his first album in 2012 at age 62 after making home recordings for more than two decades. Holley’s music, like his art, defies classification — haunting vocals, keyboards, and new renditions of songs with every performance. He has collaborated with musicians such as Dirty Projectors, Animal Collective, Bill Callahan, and Bon Iver. Holley’s medium is the moment. Each of Holley’s live performances contains new material, created spontaneously. Lonnie will be joined by the duo Nelson Patton and Lee Bains. Doors open at 5pm. Beer and wine available for purchase. Grab your tickets here!
January 22nd
Upstate Films ✹ 156 Main St.
Trust us, you’ve heard them. That perfect recording of Girl From Ipanema? It’s Elis and Tom. This documentary exposes creative differences between the younger musicians, singer Elis Regina and singer-songwriter Antônio Carlos Jobim, who was already established worldwide as one of the masterminds behind Brazil’s Bossa Nova explosion. Filled with 16 mm images from the 1974 sessions, and an array of beautiful, happy music. “The images, beautiful restored in 4k, along with the excellent sound editing and mixing are strong evidence of the talent and eventual chemistry amongst those involved in the project.” – Sounds and Colours
January 26th
Upstate Films ✹ 156 Main Street
A documentary by an artist, for an artist. Pioneering director Wim Wenders uses 3D and 6K-resolution to weave an immersive experience about the enigmatic painter and sculptor Anselm Kieffer. Anselm’s work elucidates humanity and intellectualism. Wim Wenders is most famous for embracing the fragility of setting and a person’s choice. The film connects the fibers of both artists as it follows Anselm’s life from Germany to his current home in France. “...a very particular study of a singular man’s soul, told through images of his oeuvre, augmented by sensational use of archive rendered in 3D.” – Variety
January 29th
Upstate Films ✹ 156 Main Street
Join the Orpheum for the book signing of Will Hermes’ biography, Lou Reed: The King of New York signing, facilitated by writer Holly George-Warren.