All Events

Woodstock Byrdcliffe Guild hosts a variety of special events throughout the year. These events are held at the Kleinert/James Center for the Arts in the village of Woodstock as well as the Byrdcliffe Theater, the Byrdcliffe Barn, and other venues throughout the historic arts colony.

Theatre

Wednesday, April 16,
7:30 pm

The Hardest Cut, a reading of a new play by Catherine Berg

This sharp dramedy explores the messy, hilarious, and heartfelt ties that bind—and sometimes strangle—a family. A production of Round the Bend Theatre Company

Kleinert/James Center for the Arts, 34 Tinker St, Woodstock, NY

Exhibition / Opening Reception

Saturday, April 19

4 – 6 pm

 2025 A.i.R. Show

The 2025 Artists in Residence (A.i.R.)  exhibition presents the work of the Woodstock Byrdcliffe Guild 2024 Artists-in-Residency program participants.

Kleinert/James Center for the Arts, 36 Tinker Street, Woodstock, NY

Performance

Friday, May 2,
7:30 pm

Byrdcliffe First Fridays

Offers a unique and intimate musical experience on the first Friday of each month at 7:30 PM. Each concert will feature 2-3 local acts, showcasing the incredible talent of the region’s music community in a cozy, artistically rich setting.

May performers: Brian Mitchell, Carolyn Marosy, Paul McMahon

Kleinert/James Center for the Arts, 34 Tinker St, Woodstock, NY

Theatre

Wednesday, May 7,
7:30 pm

Renewal, a reading of a new play by Mike Power

Follow interlocking pieces in the puzzle of love – a young woman going through a painful breakup deals with an older man’s infatuation as they attend a vow renewal ceremony. A production of Round the Bend Theatre Company

Kleinert/James Center for the Arts, 34 Tinker St, Woodstock, NY

Theatre

Wednesday, May 14, 7:30 pm

What We Will Be, a reading of a new play by Joe Thristino

It’s 1990 and leaving the priesthood for love is not the only surprise that happens. A production of Round the Bend Theatre Company

Kleinert/James Center for the Arts, 34 Tinker St, Woodstock, NY

Theatre

Saturday, May 17 and Sunday, May 18

 

If It Bleeds, It Leads

Set against the ultraviolent, unstable times of New York City in 1993 It If Bleeds It Leads is the true story of reporter Sean Allison’s coming of age chasing murder, mayhem and love full speed behind the wheel of an auctioned off cop car on the streets of the biggest media market in the world.

Byrdcliffe Theatre, 380 Upper Byrdcliffe Rd, Woodstock, NY

Theatre

Wednesday, May 21, 7:30 pm

Date My Mom, a reading of a new play by Louisa Valardi

Charlie’s unconventional community service senior year project is called “Date My Mom”. Will she embrace this unconventional path to healing, or will the past consume her? A production of Round the Bend Theatre Company

Kleinert/James Center for the Arts, 34 Tinker St, Woodstock, NY

Workshop

Saturday, June 7 & Sunday, June 8, 2025, 11-2 PM

Byrdcliffe Plein Air Workshop with Anne Leith

Landscape painter Anne Leith will lead a 2-day plein-air painting workshop on the grounds of the historic Byrdcliffe Colony. 

Byrdcliffe Colony,  Woodstock, NY

Workshop

Saturday, June 7 & Sunday, June 8, 2025

Chris Baskin Integral Potter – Two Day Workshop

Join us for two days of hands on making, demonstrations and discussion with Portland, Oregon based potter Chris Baskin. 

Byrdcliffe Ceramics Stusio,  Woodstock, NY

Workshop

Saturday, June 28, 2025

Handbuilding Planter Workshop

This is a four hour handbuilding workshop using extruded clay tube shapes to create a unique planter for your garden or home. 

Byrdcliffe Ceramics Stusio,  Woodstock, NY

Theatre

Sunday, June 8, 3 pm

King of Lawns, a reading of a new play by Marc Wolf

How does climate change change the relationships in a family? Meet an impassioned family that has gone their own way until the need to unite demands an answer. A production of Round the Bend Theatre Company

Kleinert/James Center for the Arts, 34 Tinker St, Woodstock, NY

White Pines Tour

Saturday, June 14, 12-1 pm

Step inside White Pines, the original home of Byrdcliffe’s founders Ralph and Jane Whitehead, with Byrdcliffe Historian Henry T. Ford and discover how this 1902 utopian arts and crafts colony began. Meet on the front porch of White Pines at noon; suggested donation, $10

White Pines, 454 Upper Byrdcliffe Road, Woodstock, NY

Open Studios

Saturday, June 14, 12-4 pm

Artists-in-Residence Open studios: Session One

Come celebrate the creative work of our artists-in-residence. With map in hand, meet the artists, see their studios, and experience work in painting, drawing, sculpture, ceramics, writing, sound, and more, all amidst Byrdcliffe’s historic campus nestled in the Catskill mountains.

Byrdcliffe Colony, 380 Upper Byrdcliffe Rd, Woodstock, NY

Theatre

Sunday, June 22, 3 pm

Let’s Misbehave, a reading of a new musical by Rich Orloff

1925 Paris.  A place where a woman can have fun, fun, fun! Until her husband shows up. A new Cole Porter Musical. A production of Round the Bend Theatre Company

Byrdcliffe Theatre, 380 Upper Byrdcliffe Rd, Woodstock, NY

White Pines Tour

Saturday, July 19, 12-1 pm

Step inside White Pines, the original home of Byrdcliffe’s founders Ralph and Jane Whitehead, with Byrdcliffe Historian Henry T. Ford and discover how this 1902 utopian arts and crafts colony began. Meet on the front porch of White Pines at noon; suggested donation, $10

White Pines, 454 Upper Byrdcliffe Road, Woodstock, NY

Open Studios

Saturday, July 19, 12-4 pm

Artists-in-Residence Open studios: Session Two

Come celebrate the creative work of our artists-in-residence. With map in hand, meet the artists, see their studios, and experience work in painting, drawing, sculpture, ceramics, writing, sound, and more, all amidst Byrdcliffe’s historic campus nestled in the Catskill mountains.

Byrdcliffe Colony, 380 Upper Byrdcliffe Rd, Woodstock, NY

White Pines Tour

Saturday, August 23, 12-1 pm

Step inside White Pines, the original home of Byrdcliffe’s founders Ralph and Jane Whitehead, with Byrdcliffe Historian Henry T. Ford and discover how this 1902 utopian arts and crafts colony began. Meet on the front porch of White Pines at noon; suggested donation, $10

White Pines, 454 Upper Byrdcliffe Road, Woodstock, NY

Open Studios

Saturday, August 23, 12-4 pm

Artists-in-Residence Open studios: Session Three

Come celebrate the creative work of our artists-in-residence. With map in hand, meet the artists, see their studios, and experience work in painting, drawing, sculpture, ceramics, writing, sound, and more, all amidst Byrdcliffe’s historic campus nestled in the Catskill mountains.

Byrdcliffe Colony, 380 Upper Byrdcliffe Rd, Woodstock, NY

White Pines Tour

Saturday, September 27, 12-1 pm

Step inside White Pines, the original home of Byrdcliffe’s founders Ralph and Jane Whitehead, with Byrdcliffe Historian Henry T. Ford and discover how this 1902 utopian arts and crafts colony began. Meet on the front porch of White Pines at noon; suggested donation, $10

White Pines, 454 Upper Byrdcliffe Road, Woodstock, NY

Open Studios

Saturday, September 27, 12-4 pm

Artists-in-Residence Open studios: Session Four

Come celebrate the creative work of our artists-in-residence. With map in hand, meet the artists, see their studios, and experience work in painting, drawing, sculpture, ceramics, writing, sound, and more, all amidst Byrdcliffe’s historic campus nestled in the Catskill mountains.

Byrdcliffe Colony, 380 Upper Byrdcliffe Rd, Woodstock, NY