LTW is touring screenwriter Katie Cokinos' adaptation and update of the classic novel Railway Children, by Edith Nesbit. 

Shelley Wynant directs a cast of five -- Melissa Mathews, Lisa Nicholas, Hannah Munson, John Remington, and Jared Reinmuth -- in this tale of a family displaced from their city home to a country cottage. A train runs by the house and leads the kids to a station with unusual characters. LTW once again tours to summer programs in the area with a stop at the Orpheum.

Donations accepted.

“Words move hearts and hearts move limbs." - Hamza Yusuf ,

Shout Out Saugerties presents readings and songs from new and historic speeches, and original writing that speak to our present times. 

On the first Wednesday of every month, Jan Alexander leads a Fiction based book club focused on novels that reflect the diverse world we live in.

Book Club meets from 5:30 to 7:00 either on Zoom or in-person. Contact info@shoutoutsaugerties.org for more information.

Paper Spells, is a group art exhibit produced in collaboration with the Elm St.Art Salon. The Salon comprises a group of women artists and writers who have been meeting monthly for several years to share their work and give support to new projects. The Paper Spell project came about in response to the stress and pressures that many of us are experiencing in current times. Paper Spells use the power of images and words to draw positive energies to redirect events that arise in our lives.
Participating artists include Amanda Gulla, Nansi Lent, Ann Sherrill, Elin Menzies, Debra Moskowitz, Tracy Phillips, Martha Hill, Virginia Casper, Joan Barker, Katherine Burger, Leslie Ruckman, Yvonne Rojas-Cowan, Cameron Myler, Sandy Silverman, Veronica Lawlor, Suzanne Parker, Angela Gaffney-Smith, Anne Leith, Anne Crowley, Linda Shultz, Gloria Mirsky, Carol March, Sabine Reckewell, Lucille Colin, Theresa Landi Daniel, Gabrielle Walter and Tania Kravath.

The exhibit will be open Saturdays and Sundays June 8-June 29th from 1-5.

Paper Spells, is a group art exhibit produced in collaboration with the Elm St.Art Salon. The Salon comprises a group of women artists and writers who have been meeting monthly for several years to share their work and give support to new projects. The Paper Spell project came about in response to the stress and pressures that many of us are experiencing in current times. Paper Spells use the power of images and words to draw positive energies to redirect events that arise in our lives.
Participating artists include Amanda Gulla, Nansi Lent, Ann Sherrill, Elin Menzies, Debra Moskowitz, Tracy Phillips, Martha Hill, Virginia Casper, Joan Barker, Katherine Burger, Leslie Ruckman, Yvonne Rojas-Cowan, Cameron Myler, Sandy Silverman, Veronica Lawlor, Suzanne Parker, Angela Gaffney-Smith, Anne Leith, Anne Crowley, Linda Shultz, Gloria Mirsky, Carol March, Sabine Reckewell, Lucille Colin, Theresa Landi Daniel, Gabrielle Walter and Tania Kravath.

The exhibit will be open Saturdays and Sundays June 8-June 29th from 1-5.

Author Gail Straub will read from her new memoir - Home Inside the Globe, Embracing our Human Family.

In a world run amuck with seemingly irreparable differences and conflicts, Gail Straub’s memoir offers an antidote. As a seeker on pilgrimage across the Sahara with indigenous Tuaregs, trekking off the beaten trail high in the Himalayas, the intrepid Straub seeks out all that is different so that she can become whole. As an activist, Gail becomes immersed in Gorbachev-era Russia and Deng Xiaoping-era China. She empowers sex-workers in India and Syrian refugees in Jordan. Here out beyond man-made political borders, she finds a boundless realm where we connect as human beings transcending nationality, skin color, gender, socio-economic status, and religion. Home Inside the Globe is an invitation to awaken as individuals so that we can fully participate in creating a better world for all people.

Gail Straub is the author of eight award-winning books. As the co-founder of the Empowerment Institute, she is a leading authority on women’s empowerment where her work to help women heal from violence and lead productive lives has impacted several million people throughout Africa, India, and the Middle East. gailstraub.com 

A disccussion with Bev D’Onofrio and audience Q&A will follow the reading.

Beer, wine, sodas, coffee, and food will be available for purchase during the event.

This interactive workshop is for adults, children, and families.

Storyteller and artist Jill Oleskar, recipient of the 2025 Susanna Meyer award, will bring candles down by the Creek for a storytelling circle. There, people can share their stories of the Lower Esopus Creek from Saugerties to the Hudson River. They will then have the opportunity to draw any stories or memories that they have told, as well as any other Creek or River stories that come to mind. Each participant is invited to draw two pennants. One will be hung by the Creek for a while so the stories will be carried to the Creek by the Wind, while the second pennant will be taken home by participants. This workshop will run for roughly two hours. Participants should bring their own lawn chairs if possible.

Can’t make this workshop? Jill is offering another workshop at the Tina Chorvas park on Friday, June 13 from 6-8PM

Paper Spells, is a group art exhibit produced in collaboration with the Elm St.Art Salon. The Salon comprises a group of women artists and writers who have been meeting monthly for several years to share their work and give support to new projects. The Paper Spell project came about in response to the stress and pressures that many of us are experiencing in current times. Paper Spells use the power of images and words to draw positive energies to redirect events that arise in our lives.
Participating artists include Amanda Gulla, Nansi Lent, Ann Sherrill, Elin Menzies, Debra Moskowitz, Tracy Phillips, Martha Hill, Virginia Casper, Joan Barker, Katherine Burger, Leslie Ruckman, Yvonne Rojas-Cowan, Cameron Myler, Sandy Silverman, Veronica Lawlor, Suzanne Parker, Angela Gaffney-Smith, Anne Leith, Anne Crowley, Linda Shultz, Gloria Mirsky, Carol March, Sabine Reckewell, Lucille Colin, Theresa Landi Daniel, Gabrielle Walter and Tania Kravath.

The exhibit will be open Saturdays and Sundays June 8-June 29th from 1-5.

A workshop on making Paper Spells will be given by Elin Menzies and Debra Moskowitz, co-authors of the how-to book, Paper Spells, Making Magic with Words and Images. The workshop is open to ages 10 and up. Free! Space is limited. To attend, please email us at info@shoutoutsaugerties.org

Paper Spells, is a group art exhibit produced in collaboration with the Elm St.Art Salon. The Salon comprises a group of women artists and writers who have been meeting monthly for several years to share their work and give support to new projects. The Paper Spell project came about in response to the stress and pressures that many of us are experiencing in current times. Paper Spells use the power of images and words to draw positive energies to redirect events that arise in our lives.
Participating artists include Amanda Gulla, Nansi Lent, Ann Sherrill, Elin Menzies, Debra Moskowitz, Tracy Phillips, Martha Hill, Virginia Casper, Joan Barker, Katherine Burger, Leslie Ruckman, Yvonne Rojas-Cowan, Cameron Myler, Sandy Silverman, Veronica Lawlor, Suzanne Parker, Angela Gaffney-Smith, Anne Leith, Anne Crowley, Linda Shultz, Gloria Mirsky, Carol March, Sabine Reckewell, Lucille Colin, Theresa Landi Daniel, Gabrielle Walter and Tania Kravath.

The exhibit will be open Saturdays and Sundays June 8-June 29th from 1-5.

Paper Spells, is a group art exhibit produced in collaboration with the Elm St.Art Salon. The Salon comprises a group of women artists and writers who have been meeting monthly for several years to share their work and give support to new projects. The Paper Spell project came about in response to the stress and pressures that many of us are experiencing in current times. Paper Spells use the power of images and words to draw positive energies to redirect events that arise in our lives.
Participating artists include Amanda Gulla, Nansi Lent, Ann Sherrill, Elin Menzies, Debra Moskowitz, Tracy Phillips, Martha Hill, Virginia Casper, Joan Barker, Katherine Burger, Leslie Ruckman, Yvonne Rojas-Cowan, Cameron Myler, Sandy Silverman, Veronica Lawlor, Suzanne Parker, Angela Gaffney-Smith, Anne Leith, Anne Crowley, Linda Shultz, Gloria Mirsky, Carol March, Sabine Reckewell, Lucille Colin, Theresa Landi Daniel, Gabrielle Walter and Tania Kravath.

The exhibit will be open Saturdays and Sundays June 8-June 29th from 1-5.

Paper Spells, is a group art exhibit produced in collaboration with the Elm St.Art Salon. The Salon comprises a group of women artists and writers who have been meeting monthly for several years to share their work and give support to new projects. The Paper Spell project came about in response to the stress and pressures that many of us are experiencing in current times. Paper Spells use the power of images and words to draw positive energies to redirect events that arise in our lives.
Participating artists include Amanda Gulla, Nansi Lent, Ann Sherrill, Elin Menzies, Debra Moskowitz, Tracy Phillips, Martha Hill, Virginia Casper, Joan Barker, Katherine Burger, Leslie Ruckman, Yvonne Rojas-Cowan, Cameron Myler, Sandy Silverman, Veronica Lawlor, Suzanne Parker, Angela Gaffney-Smith, Anne Leith, Anne Crowley, Linda Shultz, Gloria Mirsky, Carol March, Sabine Reckewell, Lucille Colin, Theresa Landi Daniel, Gabrielle Walter and Tania Kravath.

The exhibit will be open Saturdays and Sundays June 8-June 29th from 1-5.

Join us for this interactive workshop for adults, children, and families.

Storyteller and artist Jill Oleskar, recipient of the 2025 Susanna Meyer award, will bring candles down by the Creek for a storytelling circle. There, people can share their stories of the Lower Esopus Creek from Saugerties to the Hudson River. They will then have the opportunity to draw any stories or memories that they have told, as well as any other Creek or River stories that come to mind. Each participant is invited to draw two pennants. One will be hung by the Creek for a while so the stories will be carried to the Creek by the Wind, while the second pennant will be taken home by participants. This workshop will run for roughly two hours. Participants should bring their own lawn chairs if possible.

Can’t make this workshop? Jill is offering a second workshop at the Saugerties Beach on Sunday, June 22 from 1-3PM

Paper Spells, is a group art exhibit produced in collaboration with the Elm St.Art Salon. The Salon comprises a group of women artists and writers who have been meeting monthly for several years to share their work and give support to new projects. The Paper Spell project came about in response to the stress and pressures that many of us are experiencing in current times. Paper Spells use the power of images and words to draw positive energies to redirect events that arise in our lives.
Participating artists include Amanda Gulla, Nansi Lent, Ann Sherrill, Elin Menzies, Debra Moskowitz, Tracy Phillips, Martha Hill, Virginia Casper, Joan Barker, Katherine Burger, Leslie Ruckman, Yvonne Rojas-Cowan, Cameron Myler, Sandy Silverman, Veronica Lawlor, Suzanne Parker, Angela Gaffney-Smith, Anne Leith, Anne Crowley, Linda Shultz, Gloria Mirsky, Carol March, Sabine Reckewell, Lucille Colin, Theresa Landi Daniel, Gabrielle Walter and Tania Kravath.

The exhibit will be open Saturdays and Sundays June 8-June 29th from 1-5. Opening reception is June 8th from 4-6PM

On the first Wednesday of every month, Jan Alexander leads a Fiction based book club focused on novels that reflect the diverse world we live in.

Book Club meets from 5:30 to 7:00 either on Zoom or in-person. Contact info@shoutoutsaugerties.org for more information.

ShoutOut participates yearly in the Annual Saugerties Library Street Fair. This year ShoutOut Member Chloë Saban-Mayor will offer a drawing workshop Animal Alphabet for kids to have fun decorating their names. Materials provided. May 31st, 10am to 2pm, behind the Library.

Jan Alexander leads a Fiction based book club focused on novels that reflect the diverse world we live in. This month features the book, Isola, by Allegra Goodman.

Book Club meets from 5:30 to 7:00 either on Zoom or in-person. Contact info@shoutoutsaugerties.org for more information.

ShoutOut and the Orpheum present an evening of moderated discussion exploring future growth for the Village and Town.

Free.

Facilitated by: Suzanne Bennett, Katie Cokinos

Books Alive presents a reading of selections from the children's classic Charlotte's Web.
Featuring Little Theater of Wonder actors Gary Brownlee, Hannah Munson, Lisa Nicolas, Philip X Levine, and Chantez Engeleit. The reading will be followed by a creative arts activity with Lisa Nicholas. Please contact info@shoutoutsaugerties.org if you are interested in attending.

This project is made possible with funds from the Statewide Community Regrants Program, a regrant program of the New York State Council

Second reading added!

Poetry month is back and we’re celebrating. Poets featured in "Poems in the Windows" will read selected works at The Pig. Join us for an afternoon of poetry!

Taking place in The Esopus Bend Nature Preserve from the Sterley Avenue entrance to the fabulous South Trail, this is the second of four seasonal outings sponsored in part by ShoutOut Saugerties, Susana Meyer grant for the arts.  

On this special day we are also celebrating  WORLDWIDE TAIJI/QIGONG DAY!

Following an opening poetry welcome by Mikhail Horowitz, Celeste will lead a group qigong session to attune with the nature of the season, preparing bodies, minds, hearts and spirits for a silent walk through the preserve to the edge of the creek.  Upon returning there will be an opportunity to share experiences and to watch presentations of Taiji and Qigong forms offered by Ulster County students and practitioners of these arts.

Meet up for carpooling at Simmons Plaza, (northerly side), 1 pm.

Contact Celeste for more information:

celestegraves@gmail.com   845 943 0375

Raindate: April 27

Poetry month is back and we’re celebrating. Join Tina Barry, Mikhail Horowitz, Guy Reed and others in our annual poetry reading. Guy Reed’s latest book “Time Under the Overlook” will be available for purchase at the event. About the Poets:

Tina Barry: Books: I Tell Henrietta (Aim Higher, Inc.), Beautiful Raft and Mall Flower (Big Table Publishing). Once a restaurant critic for the Brooklyn Paper, she wrote food and relationship stories for the NY Daily News, among other papers; 5 Pushcart Prize nominations. Teaches at The Poetry Barn and Writers.com

Mikhail Horowitz: Books: Big League Poets (City Lights; The Opus of Everything in Nothing Flat (Outloud/Red Hill; Rafting into the Afterlife (Codhill Press); Ancient Baseball (Alte Books). Performed throughout the U.S. with Giles Makine, musician and composer. Wrote and performedwith Actors and Writers of the Hudson Valley. For years, Horowitz was Arts Editor for the Woodstock Times.

Guy Reed: Books: Time Under the Overlook (Bushwack Books), Second Innocence (Luchador Press), The Effort To Hold Light (Finishing Line Press), and co-author, with Cheryl A. Rice, of Until The Words Came (Post Traumatic Press). Winner 2022 Littoral Press poetry prize. Graduate of The American Academy of Dramatic Arts, wrote and performed for the film I Dream too Much. 

Following the reading, a conversation will take place among the authors facilitated by Phillip X Levine, poet and editor of poetry for Chronogram.

Doors open at 5:00. Beer, wine, sodas, coffee, and food will be available for purchase during the event.

This event is funded in part by Poets & Writers with public funds from the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature.

Books Alive presents a reading of selections from the children's classic Charlotte's Web.

Featuring Little Theater of Wonder actors Gary Brownlee, Hannah Munson, Lisa Nicolas, Philip X. Levine, and Chantez Engeleit. The reading will be followed by a creative arts activity with Lisa Nicholas. All are welcome.

On the first Wednesday of every month, Jan Alexander leads a Fiction based book club focused on novels that reflect the diverse world we live in.

Book Club meets from 5:30 to 7:00 either on Zoom or in-person. Contact info@shoutoutsaugerties.org for more information.

Venerable memoirist Abigail Thomas reads from her new book, Still Life at Eighty: The Next Interesting Thing.

Jana Martin, recipient of the 2024 Susana Meyer Creative Arts Award for individual art, will lead a discussion about Thomas’s passion for spinning everyday life events into irreverent prose, the writing life with canine companions, and the memoir form in general.

Beer, wine, sodas, coffee, and food will be available for purchase during the event.

An evening of moderated discussion exploring current issues, including the local retail economy, housing, state of public transportation, and pedestrian safety. Plus stories of creative community-driven design.

Speakers include: Diane Colello, Rosemary Quinn, Karine Duteil; Stephanie Bassler, Alex Rappoport

Open to all. First come, first served seating.

Facilitated by Suzanne Bennett and Katie Cokinos

Celeste Graves leads seasonal Qigong excursions into movement, art and nature. This will be the first in a series.

Easy to follow, pleasurable movements restoring harmony and balance to the body, mind and spirit. Followed by Tai Chi and Qigong Demonstrations performed by Celeste and other students of the Qi-Arts. Also appearing is special guest poet, Mikhail Horowitz. All are then invited to join in a silent walk to the Historical Society grounds where we will conclude our winter excursion amongst the extraordinary trees that live there. They are expecting us.

Partially funded by the ShoutOut Saugerties Susana Meyers grant for the arts.

For more information contact Celeste: Celestegraves@gmail.com

Readings from THE TALE OF DESPEREAUX by Kate DiCamillo. This Newberry Award winning fantasy adventure tells the story of a brave French mouse who betrays his mouse heritage for his love of music, and infatuation for the human Princess Pea.

Historian Bruce Weber discusses painter Charles Edward Townsend’s beautiful landscape, Catskill Mountains from Barclay Heights, and what led his move to Saugerties.

Bruce Weber is an historian of American art whose recent focus has been on the Woodstock art colony.

Registration required: 845-246-4317 ext.2

For Zoom email: bruweber942@gmail.com