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Hudson, N.Y. – Neverstill Wines, in partnership with Standard Space Gallery, is thrilled to announce the opening reception celebrating the work of renowned photographer Jeannette Montgomery Barron. Please join us in Hudson for a glass of wine to welcome this striking new exhibition, highlighting Barron’s evocative Mirrors and Table Tops series.

Tuesday, July 21, 2026 at 7:00 PM at Fenimore Farm and Country Village

Cooperstown, N.Y. - The Cooperstown Summer Music Festival presents the Caroga Arts Ensemble in a concert featuring saxophonist Eddie Barbash and the KASA Quartet on Tuesday, July 21 at 7 PM at Fenimore Farm and Country Village, Cooperstown, NY.

New York, N.Y. - The 8th annual Rogue Theater Festival (RTF) returns to Tribeca next week featuring a dynamic and diverse group of new works and artists. The week-long festival will showcase 37 original productions, including fully staged plays, short plays, staged readings, and digital streaming performances. Performances run July 6–12 at The Flea Theater. The festival continues its partnership with Abingdon Theatre Company for the third year in a row. …

North Hudson, NY (July 1, 2026) - The Brimfield Adirondack Traveling Antique Show, Flea Market, and Food Truck Rally will take place from Friday, July 24, through Sunday, July 26 in North Hudson. 

The event is expected to bring thousands of antique lovers, collectors, and treasure hunters to the small Adirondack village, at a location just off Exit 29 of I-87, Hay Fields Antiques & Flea Market, which offers easy access for visitors traveling from New York’s Capital Region, New York City, Syracuse, Northern New York, and locations to the east. …

Redesigned Accessible Wading Pool, Improved Water Slides and Plunge Pool 

The Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation (OPRHP) today announced the opening of a renovated Peerless Pool complex at Saratoga Spa State Park. The $3.6 million renovation has transformed the “kiddie pool" area utilizing specialized designs to emphasize the park’s natural beauty and promote mental and physical wellness of young park goers. …

The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) and Adirondack Architectural Heritage (AARCH) today announced the continuation of its free electric wheelchair program at Great Camp Santanoni for 2026. Feedback from participants and the public from 2024 and 2025 helped DEC design an expanded program with increased dates, more flexible reservation times, and a simplified reservation system to continue improving access to the Historic Great Camp Santanoni for persons with disabilities.

The milestone edition brings together bold new voices, global storytellers, and Brooklyn's creative community under the theme "Unbound."

Brooklyn, NY — Fifteen years ago, the Greenpoint Film Festival was founded with a simple but ambitious idea: create a home for filmmakers whose stories might never find one elsewhere. Today, that vision has grown into one of Brooklyn's most distinctive cultural events.

Norwich, N.Y. — The Chenango County Historical Society (CCHS) and the Chenango County Historian’s Office—along with collaborators C.S Miller Books, Colorscape Chenango, Commerce Chenango, Live Event NY, and the Otselic Valley Fishing & Heritage Association—are hosting the “America’s Potluck & Turtle Island Festival” from 4–8 p.m. on July 5 at the Chenango County Fairgrounds.

AARP, Dinosaur Museums and Other Attractions Everyone Will Love, May 5, 2026 

Fodors Travel, 10 Small U.S. Cities Hosting Amazing Pride Celebrations, June 5, 2026

Travel Pulse, America 250: Experiences Like No Other, June 8, 2026…

July 23–August 16 at AMT Theater in the Theater District

New York, N.Y. - The Broadway Bound Theatre Festival opens next month at AMT Theater in the heart of Manhattan's Theater District. Over the course of the month-long festival, two musicals and ten plays will receive their world premieres. The festival is pleased to announce the directors for each production, as well as its post-show talkback schedule. (Please see the show schedule below.)…