5 Best Performing Arts in Hunter, The Catskills

Doctorow Center for the Performing Arts

In a pretty building along the main drag, the Doctorow Center for the Performing Arts multi-arts complex hosts an active program of music, dance, and theater events. Besides performances in the Evelyn Weisberg Concert Hall, there are also first-run movies at the Mountain Cinema and a one-of-a-kind collection of historic pianos at the Catskill Mountain Foundation Piano Performance Museum.

Grazhda Music and Art Center of Greene County

In the shadow of the architecturally stunning St. John the Baptist Ukrainian Catholic Church, Grazhda is also a beauty in its own right. The dramatically peaked roof is covered with wood shingles and dotted with dormer windows. Every Saturday night from July 4 through Labor Day weekend you can hear classical music and jazz at this lovely space. During the first two weeks in August, Ukrainian arts-and-crafts workshops are offered.

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Kaaterskill Fine Arts

Part of Hunter Village Square, Kaaterskill Fine Arts is a bright, well-lighted space showcasing high-quality crafts and fine arts by artists with ties to the region. In a corner is the Village Bookstore, stocking the largest selection of regional books in the northern Catskills. It also has an extensive general-interest collection and gift items crafted by regional artists and artisans.

Oktoberfest

For four weekends in September and October, Hunter Mountain becomes a stand-in for the Alps when the harvest is celebrated with German and Austrian music, food, and dance. Watch men imitate courting rituals of the wood grouse during traditional dances; after a couple of beers, you may be tempted to try it yourself. You won't feel out of place in your dirndl or lederhosen.