Scratch art illustration is a form of direct engraving where the artist scratches off dark ink to reveal a white or colored layer beneath.  Scratchboard refers tp both a fine-art medium and an illustrative technique using tools for engraving into a thin layer of white China clay that is coated with dark, often black India ink.  Scratchboard can be used to yield highly detailed, precise and evenly textured artwork.  Works can be left black and white, or colored.  Materials provided.  Limited enrollment.

Viorica Stan teaches art and art workshops to grades Kindergarten to12th at the Ideal School of Manhattan.  Her mixed-media works capture her fascination with inner fantasy landscapes as well as Hudson Valley's rich light, color and beauty.  Awards and scholarships include Seth Tobias Award, Paulette Goddard Scholarship, Westmoreland Art Nationals, and Black and White Award for Excellence.  Her work is represented in private collections around the world.

Location: Design Saugerties Gallery, 114 Partition Street, Saugerties, NY

WATERCOLOR WALK, with ANGELA GAFFNEY-SMITH

We will explore:  the paint and the landscape.  We will use gesture to simplify line and form into bold shapes using brushes larger than half an inch.  

Limited enrollment.

Angela Gaffney-Smith is a figurative painter and print-maker, whose current body of work combines original pieces in mixed media.  Her collage "Athena Knew Alcyoneus" was recently included in Kotaj Magazine.  Angela is the recipient of the Alan Koff and Lucille Blanch Awards for artistic excellence at the Woodstock Artist Association and Museum, in Woodstock, NY.  She has taught multi-media workshops through New York State Council on the Arts and Greene County Council on the Arts.  Her work is included in collections throughout the US and Ireland.  www.angelagaffneysmith.com 

Location: Saugerties Lighthouse Parking Lot

NATURE AND POETRY with WILL NIXON

A walk out to the Saugerties Lighthouse with a notebook and pen in hand to see what nature has to teach. We' ll write a poem that stretches our imagination as well as our observation skills. If you can look at an autumn leaf and see a story of life, you can write a poem. "If I were to name the three most precious resources of life I should say books, friends, and nature; and the greatest of these, at least the most constant and always at hand, is nature," wrote John Burroughs, the celebrated Catskills nature writer, a century ago. 

Will Nixon and Michael Perkins were recently honored by The Woodstock Land Conservancy for their popular book,WALKING WOODSTOCK: JOURNEYS INTO THE WILD  HEART OF AMERICA'S MOST FAMOUS SMALL TOWN. Will Nixon's poetry books include ACROSTIC WOODSTOCK, LOVE IN THE CITY OF GRUDGES, and MY LATE MOTHER AS A RUFFED GROUSE.

CLASS SIZE LIMITED TO 10 PARTICIPANTS

CRAFT AND VISION: WRITING FOR FILM with KATIE COKINOS

$10.00

Saturday, October 20th, 3:45pm - 6:30pm

Location: Reformed Church of Saugerties, 173 Main St, Saugerties, NY 12477

CRAFT AND VISION: WRITING FOR FILM with KATIE COKINOS

Any and all concerns about screenwriting do’s and don’ts will be left outside the door of this non-screenwriting-but-writing-for-film-workshop. We will be diving enthusiastically into the realm of our watery imaginations. Let’s figure out a way to awaken, support, and cultivate our own voices so we can in turn liberate our own stories. 

Katie Cokinos is a writer and director who has made over ten shorts, and a featurette, Portrait of a Girl as a Young Cat (2000), and whose feature film, I Dream Too Much (2016), starred Eden Brolin, Diane Ladd and Danielle Brooks and was filmed in Saugerties. PORTRAIT is available on Vimeo and IDTM is on Netflix.  She is presently working on her next project, THE NATURE OF THINGS, also set in Saugerties.

Tickets can be purchased at Alleyway Ice Cream and The Saugerties Farmer’s Market. Cash or check only.

The perfect event for a Fall Foliage Weekend is a celebration of the season’s bounty. That’s why Shout Out Saugerties is hosting a Food & Art Walkabout Saturday, October 20th, as part of its annual festival. Join international culinary travel writer Richard Frisbie in a tour of the best eats in his home town of Saugerties.

The tour will begin at the Farmers Market with an introduction to some of the farmers by the market founder (and NYC’s Greenmarket founder) Barry Benepe. You’ll have a chance to hear from some of the hardest workers on the planet before tasting the fruits of their toil. Their fresh, just-picked-at-the-peak-of-its-flavor produce and tastes from market vendors will give you an insight into why the Hudson Valley is one of the Nation’s finest food baskets.

Then, the tour will stroll through Saugerties Village’s Historic District, noting the art shows in the windows between stops at some of our finest eateries. You’ll sample the region’s bounty in every form as the skilled chefs and bakers share cooking tips, recipes, and their tastiest creations.  On the menu you can expect to savor: house-made kielbasa, artisanal beer, local artist-decorated cookies at the Best Bakery in the Hudson Valley, house-smoked brisket sliders, locally made ice cream (Finalist New York State's Best Ice Cream), pizza from one of the Top Ten USA Today New York State Pizzerias, local cheeses and a surprise from a James Beard recognized chef. This is the ultimate foodie tour of Saugerties Village.

Participation is very limited. Only 18 people will receive the best introduction to the growers, the cooks, the art – and especially – to the wonderful foods of the Village of Saugerties.  $40 each gets you all that, plus discount coupons, great memories and a swag bag of local goodies.  Dress appropriately – we’re committed to rain or shine – so wear walking shoes and, if necessary, bring an umbrella . . . and an appetite!

Location: Reformed Church of Saugerties, 173 Main St, Saugerties, NY 12477

DOCUMENTING REALITY with JAIME BERNANKE and TERESA GIORDANO

Learn how to transform true stories and real-world experiences into narratives for the small screen. DOCUMENTING REALITY guides you through the non-fiction TV writing world outlining the tools needed to create television programming that is informative and engaging, from natural history, history, science and biography to programs focusing on true crime and social justice. 

Jaime Bernanke and Teresa Giordano are documentary television writers with decades of experience writing and producing all forms of non-fiction television. They’ve worked on long and short form specials and series for various networks including National Geographic, PBS, History Channel, Discovery, Starz, OWN, and A&E. 

CLASS SIZE LIMITED TO 10 PARTICIPANTS

Location: Reformed Church of Saugerties, 173 Main St, Saugerties, NY 12477

WRITING THE PERSONAL ESSAY with NANCY KLINE

What do I know? (Que sais-je?) asked Michel de Montaigne, and in an effort to find out, he invented the essay. (Essayer in French translates as “to try” or “to assay.”) In this hands-on workshop, we’ll explore what we know and don’t know and didn’t know we knew. 

Nancy Klein's short stories, essays, memoirs and translations of modern French poetry have appeared widely. Her personal essay “Missing Paris” appeared in Best Women’s Travel Writing 2011. Writes for The New York Times Sunday Book Review, published nine books. She teaches for the Bard Prison Initiative, Poets & Writers and the Woodstock Library.

CLASS SIZE LIMITED TO 10 PARTICIPANTS

Location: Reformed Church of Saugerties, 173 Main St, Saugerties, NY 12477

A craft class for anyone who wants a way to dive in and produce energized writing, an effective way to free yourself from static and second-guessing and get words down on a page. By the end of this workshop you’ll have a short prose piece on its way to finished that gleams with your voice. 

Jana Martin is a fiction and nonfiction writer, editor and teacher.  Her work includes RUSSIAN LOVER, SMOKE GETS IN YOUR EYES, articles and stories in The New York Times, Cosmopolitan, Glimmer Train, The Weeklings.

CLASS SIZE LIMITED TO 10 PARTICIPANTS

Writing Contemporary Satire, meeting for three sessions. We will work under the headlines to reflect on contemporary policies (and whatever else comes our way).

Joan Reinmuth is a retired nurse with a good track record for persuasion. Classically trained on the streets of New York City where comedy lives. Experience with festivals, cabaret, NYC comedy club scene, house concerts and writing workshops.

These sessions will be held at Inquiring Minds Bookstore.