Arts on the Lake

08/09/2024

Arts on the Lake presents the 3rd Annual Prog on the Lake (POTL)! 
You won’t want to miss this one-of-a-kind picnic concert, overlooking historic Lake Carmel surrounded by lush greenery of the Hudson Valley. Join us for a carefully crafted showcase of the best progressive rock/metal bands on the East Coast, featuring both new talent and seasoned veterans. Bring your pic-a-nic basket & blanket and rock out with a gentle breeze, sunshine, food & drinks!
 
All Ages Show
Free Parking!
Outside Food/Drink Allowed
Concessions Available For Sale
Arts on the Lake
640 NY-52
Carmel, NY 10512
 
Tickets are $10 in advance and $12 at the door.
 
To buy tickets or to learn more about each performer visit artsonthelake.org

07/26/2024

07/25/2024

The last of our Friday night concert series is not one you want to miss! Based in Brooklyn but with their musicians’ roots in Puerto Rico and South America, Williamsburg Salsa Orchestra imparts its infectious energy to all.

The Williamsburg Salsa Orchestra is a thrilling large salsa group which plays dynamic, dura arrangements of indie rock tunes we love. No bananas in the hair; this is innovative, astonishing salsa with a new, vibrant aesthetic. With an ever-evolving set list that includes songs by Arcade Fire, TV On The Radio, Spoon, M83, the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, The Black Keys, and many more, the WSO has taken the typical salsa form and infused it with a completely modern identity. The explosive arrangements have established the band as a groundbreaking force in the New York underground, and has led to international acclaim for its completely new approach to the genre.

The WSO has been featured recently at TEDx Bushwick, New Year’s Eve 2014 at The Kennedy Center, in Rolling Stone Magazine (on the Latin Hot List), and on MTV Iggy, Telemundo, Univision, and on the nationally syndicated program LatiNation on Fox. Recent shows include Blue Note Jazz Festival at B.B.Kings 42nd Street, The Brooklyn Bowl, SOBs (Sounds of Brazil), The Tribeca Performing Arts Center, Subrosa, Musikfest PA, and many more.

Our Summer Concert Series in July concerts are generally offered on a pay-as-you-wish basis and take place on the Boyd Family Concert Lawn aside Lake Carmel.

All concerts in this July series are on Fridays and start at 7 PM. Concerts are rain or shine and may be held indoors if it is severe weather.

Lawn chairs, food and drink are welcome. Limited refreshments will be available on site. Parking is limited so we suggest arriving at least 20 minutes before the concert.

All these events are made possible by the many local business sponsors who support us, so we ask that you support their endeavors.

Email [email protected] for any questions or call 845 228 2685

07/18/2024

Next up on our Summer Concert Series is professional Western Entertainer, Ernie Sites. To learn more about Ernie’s background visit artsonthelake.org

Our Summer Concert Series in July concerts are generally offered on a pay-as-you-wish basis and take place on the Boyd Family Concert Lawn aside Lake Carmel.

All concerts in this July series are on Fridays and start at 7 PM. Concerts are rain or shine and may be held indoors if it is severe weather.

Lawn chairs, food and drink are welcome. Limited refreshments will be available on site. Parking is limited so we suggest arriving at least 20 minutes before the concert.

All these events are made possible by the many local business sponsors who support us, so we ask that you support their endeavors.

Email [email protected] for any questions or call 845 228 2685.

07/11/2024

Carmel Schools' music teachers, will be leading the Arts on the Lake Summer Strings Camp. This camp is for upcoming 6th - 9th grade students. They will continue developing their technique and skills playing orchestral and fiddle music. The week culminates with an evening performance.

07/11/2024

For the next part of our summer concert series we welcome the legendary singer, pianist, composer and arranger, Darryl Tookes back to Arts on the Lake!

To read more about his extraordinary background visit artsonthelake.org

Our Summer Concert Series in July concerts are generally offered on a pay-as-you-wish basis and take place on the Boyd Family Concert Lawn aside Lake Carmel.

All concerts in this July series are on Fridays and start at 7 PM. Concerts are rain or shine and may be held indoors if it is severe weather.

Lawn chairs, food and drink are welcome. Limited refreshments will be available on site. Parking is limited so we suggest arriving at least 20 minutes before the concert.

07/06/2024

The Midhat Serbagi Classical Music Program has been a part of Arts on the Lake’s offerings for over 15 years. We are proud of the quality of the artists we have been able to bring to our area. We can not do this with out the support of the Friends of Classical Music Group who have donated generously over the years. This concert will be a fundraiser for this series, so we ask that you join the Friends group! Membership includes all the concerts in the series as well as a to be announced special reception

Kayoung An, the artist on the first concert of this classical music series, is an extremely passionate and talented pianist. To see the program for this concert visit artsonthelake.org

Our website also has information on how to buy tickets.

07/05/2024

The first of the Summer Concert Series in July!!

This beloved group returns to celebrate the wonderful music of the Woodstock era.

In 1969 half a million people came to a small dairy farm in upstate New York.

They came to be a part of what would become an historic event.�They came to be a part of “a gathering of the tribes.”�They came to be a part of the music.�They came to “the Garden.”

Now, over 50 years later, we invite you to return with us.

These concert series are generally offered on a pay-as-you-wish basis and take place on the Boyd Family Concert Lawn aside Lake Carmel.

Lawn chairs, food and drink are welcome. Limited refreshments will be available on site. Parking is limited so we suggest arriving at least 20 minutes before the concert.

Email [email protected] for any questions or call 845 228 2685

06/27/2024

This is an outdoor music concert and fireworks night on our Boyd Family Concert Lawn! Bring your lawn chairs, drinks and food. Some refreshments will be available. The "doors" open at 5 PM with music starting at 5:45.

Parking is limited so plan to arrive early and consolidate cars. The police will be guiding and restricting traffic as the night gets closer to the time for fireworks. Once you are here, you will not be able to leave very easily until after the fireworks.

There is NO better place to watch the fireworks than here, we are directly across from where they are launched.

Tickets are $10 and are available on our website and at the door. There is a rain date on June 30th for this event. To get a detailed introduction on each performer visit artsonthelake.org
We hope to see you there!

06/18/2024

This is an all day Rock Fest with 4 distinct bands bringing their music to the Lake! Organized by Pierre DeGalliande of Melomane, the musicians are coming from the city and various locations around the Hudson Valley. It promises to be a great way to start the summer.

Lawn chairs, food and drink are welcome. Limited refreshments will be available on site.

Parking is limited so we suggest arriving at least 20 minutes before the concert.

Tickets can be purchased at artsonthelake.org and they will also be available at the door. There is also more information about each band on the website.

We hope to see you there!

06/09/2024

This second Open Stage event, led by Putnam County Dance Project and joined by multiple guest dancers, gives you an intimate look at how dances are constructed and what the artists are trying to express through their particular movement/choreography.

The “Open Stage” performance will feature brand new dance works and sketches – rough draft ideas and works-in-progress followed by a casual talk-back which invites the audience to stay, enjoy a beverage and talk with the choreographers.

Final presentation of pieces will occur during the Putnam Falls for Dance weekend in September. The event is free with a suggested donation and registration is requested.

Learn more about this event at artsonthelake.org or if you are interested in presenting new choreography please email [email protected]

04/28/2024

Alex Shundi continues his series of Art and Culture lectures with an exploration of the works of those considered outside our cultural norms. These include extremes from those considered insane, and from children who see with very different sensibilities.

This is a 6 week lecture series on the Zoom platform starting at May 1st, 7pm. We are now moving these lectures to Wednesday nights per request from previous participants.

Each session is recorded and available for review each week. Links for each session are provided on each of the days of the lectures.

If you have any questions please contact Ed Durkee at [email protected] or visit artsonthelake.org for more information.

04/25/2024

Arts on the Lake will, once again, be participating in the Lake Carmel Community Tag Sale. Our Tag Sale will take place for 2 days, on Saturday April 27th and Sunday April 28th. Arts on the Lake’s tag sale will be held rain or shine with no rain date.

Plan to come and browse and find that treasure you have been looking for, or didn’t even know you wanted!

For more information on vendor info visit artsonthelake.org

04/10/2024

This is an exhibition of work by the Reflectionist Group!

This group has been created by students who have studied painting with Alex Shundi over many years. The exhibition is for the current and recent students of the Intensive Painting class that Shundi has taught at Arts on the Lake for the last 10+ years.

To see the hours this exhibition is open for all guests to see visit artsonthelake.org

04/05/2024

Cadenza is coming to Arts on the Lake Soon!!

A brief description of the play includes:

What starts as a challenging encounter between a piano teacher and a manual laborer turns into an intense and surprising relationship.

When the student returns after eight years it’s clear that the piece of music she taught him has altered the course of his life. He’s now challenging her to reverse their roles and learn from him.

With Maia Guest and Nixon Cesar.
Directed by Kym Moore, this is the seventh Hutchinson work presented at AotL.

03/28/2024

Tuesdays, 10:30 am – 4:30 pm, Apr 2 – May 21
8 weeks of intensive painting.

Through discussing and demonstration of technique with each student, Alex Shundi brings his remarkable understanding, capabilities and teaching to this class. This class has a number of students that have attended his class over a period of years because of the growth they have experienced in the work.

This class will explore the human condition through individual development of ideas with discussions on formation of concept, approaches and materials. The class is designed for students regardless of disciplines chosen: landscape, figure, still life, abstract, etc. Students should bring whatever medium is preferred and whatever previous work they would like to discuss and present.

To learn more about Alex Shundi or this class visit artsonthelake.org

03/26/2024

A brief description of the play includes:

What starts as a challenging encounter between a piano teacher and a manual laborer turns into an intense and surprising relationship.

When the student returns after eight years it’s clear that the piece of music she taught him has altered the course of his life. He’s now challenging her to reverse their roles and learn from him.

With Maia Guest and Nixon Cesar.
Directed by Kym Moore, this is the seventh Hutchinson work presented at AotL.

03/15/2024

Come see Putnam Theater Alliance’s play, “Dirt” this weekend at Arts on the Lake! This play is about the land battles of heiress Mary Philips, enslaved miller Caesar, and Chief Daniel Nimham at the time of the American Revolutionary War. Eight actors play fourteen characters seeking land, justice or new beginnings.

You can see all this excitement at Arts on the Lake on Friday, March 15th, at 7:30 pm, Saturday, March 16th, at 7:30 pm and Sunday, March 17th, at 3 pm.

To buy tickets or to learn more information visit artsonthelake.org
We hope to see you there!

03/05/2024

The “Open Stage” performance will feature brand new dance works and sketches – rough draft ideas and works-in-progress followed by a casual talk-back which invites the audience to stay, enjoy a beverage and talk with the choreographers.

This is the first performance this year at Arts on the Lake created by Putnam County Dance Project and is the first of the choreographic development series.

Choreographers will return to share developments and changes on June 15th. Final presentation of pieces will occur during the Putnam Falls for Dance weekend in September.

If you are interested in presenting new choreography, please email [email protected]

03/02/2024

The Good Witch of Salem is here and getting ready with quite a few helpers! 1 to 3 today!

03/01/2024

Life Drawing Sessions are offered for area artists and students of any level who wish to sketch using a live model.

There is no instructor, and each participant works in whatever media they wish to bring. Participants must bring their own matierals. Easels and tables are provided.

Walks ins are Welcome!

For more information visit
artsonthelake.org and to be on the notification list for Life Drawing email [email protected]

02/04/2024

Dive into the world of painting!

This is a 6 class session that meets on Mondays from 1:30 to 4:30. The dates for the next session will be announced shortly. It will begin sometime in early February. We are figuring the best week to start based on the schedules of the present students. Space is limited so if you are interested please let us know at [email protected]. Registration will open after dates are set.

"This class is an introduction to the world of painting. We will explore various methods of approaching an image: technical, formal, and conceptual. We will reference art history for inspiration and to understand the function of art. We will also address setting up your palette, understanding color, and the importance of developing a composition. All levels are welcome."

Tuition: $180.00 Public
$160.00 Members

01/22/2024

We are so excited to announce the creation of “Lakeside”, a mixed a capella chorus to be based at the Arts Center.

The roots for this new chorus come from the founders (Robert Bradley, Wynn Gadkar-Wilcox) love of singing.

The first songs the chorus will be working on are “Blue Skies” and “Fly Me to the Moon”.

All singers are invited and welcome to join.

For more information go to artsonthelake.org or email [email protected]

01/19/2024

Come join this lecture series on Zoom! This course includes learning about how the subjects of the “new world” greatly influenced European artists when they came to the Americas. We will be exploring how this nationalistic subject turned into the creation of a huge mythology by examining the arts from all sides.

Links are provided each session and recordings of every class. There will be 6 sessions starting on January 22nd.

For more information visit artsonthelake.org or email [email protected]

09/24/2023

We are having a busy weekend with another performance today by A Trio of Friends - Classical Music Series Event

This is the fourth event in the 2023 Classical Music Series. This concert brings 3 powerful and accomplished musicians. They will bring this to the music of Poulenc, Debussy and Brahms.

Mitch Kriegler - Clarinet,
Rob LaRue - Cello
Anastasia Dedik - Piano

Sunday, September 24, at 2:00 pm

There is still time to get your tickets online or at the door!

Please visit our website for more details and ticket information!

https://artsonthelake.org/event.php?ev_id=26939

09/23/2023

Don’t miss today’s performance with Anthony Patellis as he convincingly reads a new play written for him by Ron Hutchinson after working together on The Hook in Brooklyn.

Breaking Heads, a new play of the waterfront by Ron Hutchinson today Saturday, September 23, at 7:30 pm!

Please visit our website for more details and ticket information!

https://artsonthelake.org/event.php?ev_id=24971

09/16/2023

September Events happening at Arts On The Lake!

Saturday, September 23, at 7:30 pm
Breaking Heads, a new play of the waterfront by Ron Hutchinson

Sunday, September 24, at 2:00 pm
A Trio of Friends - Classical Music Series Event

Saturday, September 30, at 12:00 pm
2023 Arts on the Lake Annual Fall Art Exhibition

Please visit our website for more details!
We hope to see you there!

https://artsonthelake.org/event_list.php

08/20/2023

Not much to say except, astounding. 16 and 18 year old Hina and Fiona Khuong-Huu at Sedgewood Boathouse concert.

08/19/2023

Today August 19th @ 4pm!

The 2nd annual Prog on the Lake rock event comes to our outdoor stage. Bringing hard rock groups, both local and touring Prog on the Lake is an excellent way to spend the day rocking out on the lake in the dead of summer.

Unfortunately due to certain circumstances the line up has changed for todays performance but the rest of the show will go on!

4:00 - Doors Open

5:00 - LarkWay (Instrumental Prog-Rock & Jazz-Fusion, PA)
https://larkway.bandcamp.com

5:45 - Involute (Prog-Metal, NY)
https://involuteband.bandcamp.com

6:20 - Pizza Arrival and Merch Raffle!

7:00 - Event Horizon (Alternative Prog-Rock, NY)
https://evhomusic.bandcamp.com

8:05 - Head With Wings (Cinematic Prog/Art-Rock, CT)
https://headwithwings.bandcamp.com

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$10 Cover Charge (Cash or Venmo)
All Ages Show
Free Parking!

Outside Food/Drink Allowed
Concessions Available For Sale!