The Blackfeather Retreat Artists' and Writers' Colony P.O. Box 588 - 1833 Route 209 Westbrookville, N.Y. 12785 (Directions) Summer Calendar 2018 Presents the 'First Fridays' Series The First Friday of every month, we have something just for you. Whether you are an artist, writer, poet or someone interested in the arts and culture or just an entertaining evening out, join us for this wonderful series of 'events'. See the listings below for details. Meet the artists and view the exhibits. Listen to artists, writers, musicians, and performers talk about their favorite topics. Give your talent a voice! Learn about the artist's or writer's craft. Get published! Produce that masterpiece! Meet interesting people! Exhibitions and Presentations in the Studio Art Gallery Evening Entertainment in the Absinthe Café Annual Artist / Figure Model Day Read this brochure for details Email: artist@spiritcrow.com 973-614-9101 WWW.SPIRITCROW.COM

The Blackfeather Retreat
Highlights

MAY
MAY 4 - 'First Friday' - "Women of the Blues" - Introduction and recordings - 6 PM - to - whenever
Ma Rainey, Bessie Smith, Alberta Hunter, Ida Cox; they're all here!
Enjoy some delicious dessert and coffee. If you prefer, bring your own bottle of wine. No smoking! …includes open-mic readings.
No Fee - however, donations are welcomed

MAY 5 - JULY 1 - GALLERY EXHIBIT

SATYRIC DREAMS - by Mark Philip Stone - Including Mathemetaphysical Sketches by Mark Pilipski

Mark Philip Stone is a Monstré Sacré, the cousin everyone dearly loves yet never discusses in polite conversation. His opinions border on revolution. He reminds us that his creed is; Sexuality is Creativity. "Polymath, author, scientist, artist, photographer; he moves with facility over several genres allowing them to seamlessly overlap, he simply does not see the boundaries that constrain the rest of us." 1 His current artistic works portray select emotions in photographic form. For the pieces in this exhibit, we see the interplay of form and dimensionality; from a privileged perspective, one-dimensional lines become two-dimensional figures.
He is an artist in residence at The Blackfeather Retreat Artists' and Writers' Colony in the rural town of Westbrookville, NY.
The mathematical drawings by Mark Pilipski began as an investigation into the relationship between prime numbers and elliptical curves.

	Lonely Wood Nymph		Prime Disks

MAY 5 Saturday - MAY 6 Sunday : the Gallery is open 11 AM - 6 PM
Featured Exhibit is "Satyric Dreams" by Mark Philip Stone
Other works and artists are also showing.

MAY 12 Saturday - MAY 13 Sunday : the Gallery is CLOSED

MAY 19 Saturday - MAY 20 Sunday : the Gallery is open 11 AM - 6 PM
Featured Exhibit is "Satyric Dreams" by Mark Philip Stone
Other works and artists are also showing.

MAY 26 Saturday - MAY 28 Monday (Memorial Day) : the Gallery is open 11 AM - 6 PM
Featured Exhibit is "Satyric Dreams" by Mark Philip Stone
Other works and artists are also showing.

JUNE
JUNE 1 - 'First Friday' - "An evening in Paris" 6 PM - to - whenever
"Westbrookville is the Paris of New York"
A surreal evening, return to fin de siècle Paris (the end of the 1800s) enjoy a surrealist evening in the Absinthe Café.
Artists are encouraged to discuss their works and ideas.
Play the 'Exquisite Corpse.'
Go home with an original work of art. Enjoy some delicious dessert and coffee. If you prefer, bring your own bottle of wine. No smoking! …includes open-mic readings.
No Fee - however, donations are welcomed.

JUNE 2 Saturday - JUNE 3 Sunday : the Gallery is open 11 AM - 6 PM
Featured Exhibit is "Satyric Dreams" by Mark Philip Stone
Other works and artists are also showing.

JUNE 9 Saturday - JUNE 10 Sunday : the Gallery is CLOSED

JUNE 16 Saturday - JUNE 17 Sunday : the Gallery is open 11 AM - 6 PM
Featured Exhibit is "Satyric Dreams" by Mark Philip Stone
Other works and artists are also showing.

JUNE 16 Saturday : Figure Drawing Session 6 PM - 7:30 PM

Figure drawing sessions, held within the Studio Gallery, after closing, welcome established and beginning artists. Artists must bring their own materials and supplies!
There is a $ 20 model fee to attend. (Bring it with you.)

JUNE 23 Saturday - JUNE 24 Sunday : the Gallery is open 11 AM - 6 PM
Featured Exhibit is "Satyric Dreams" by Mark Philip Stone
Other works and artists are also showing.

JUNE 30 Saturday - JULY 1 Sunday : the Gallery is open 11 AM - 6 PM
Featured Exhibit is "Satyric Dreams" by Mark Philip Stone
Other works and artists are also showing.

JULY

JULY 1 Sunday : the Gallery is open 11 AM - 6 PM
Featured Exhibit is "Satyric Dreams" by Mark Philip Stone
Other works and artists are also showing.

JULY 6 - 'First Friday' - THEATER and MUSIC
"Theater-Theseus in the Labyrinth" 6 PM - to - whenever
Free theater! There will be a dramatic reading of an act from the play, THESEUS IN THE LABYRINTH by Mark Philip Stone. Your comments will be welcomed. Interact with the actors! Enjoy some delicious dessert and coffee. If you prefer, bring your own bottle of wine. No smoking! …includes open-mic readings.
No Fee - however, donations are welcomed.

"Music-Dan will play"
The artist know as DAN resides in Orange County NY. He graduated in 1974 from the Music and Art High School. DAN held the guitar seat for the Swing Shift Orchestra, a 19 piece Big Band for five years. "The best years of my life were at M&A, studying voice and guitar, and forming the Cat's Cradle Blues Band playing in various NYC venues, like the Bottom Line and Little Carnegie Theater, The West End Bar, and in Central Park. I met a wonderful array of talent in this period of my life including some famous artists. The songs featured on my page are compositions that I have had in mind to do for a very long time had finally came to fruition by putting together an orchestra willing enough to work cheap, for the love of the music. A video recording of Dan singing a blues version of Freddie King's "Have You Ever Loved A Woman", was recorded in Middletown NY in 2012. Performers featured in this video are local musicians to the area and the filming of this session was entirely uncut and spontaneous. Dan graduated from CCNY's Picker Film Institute in 1976 and released a short film entitled "A Visit", winning a NYC city-wide short film award for best short, he then attained another degree from the State University of New York, College at New Paltz, New Paltz NY in 1980.

A new play by Mark Philip Stone will be presented for your entertainment and review in a 'Coffee House' setting, on stage at the Absinthe Café. Refreshments will be served - BYOB. A collection will be taken (We will 'pass the hat.')

JULY 7 - SEPTEMBER 2 - GALLERY EXHIBIT
Lester Johnson - Nested Spheres

	Whirlwind		Nested Spheres

Lester Johnson is an artist living and working in East Orange, NJ. He is a self-proclaimed master of the nested spheres, more commonly known as 'Balls in a Cage.' Adept in many mediums, Lester prefers sculpting wood. Many of his pieces utilize found or recycled wood.

JULY 7 Saturday - JULY 8 Sunday : the Gallery is open 11 AM - 6 PM
Featured Exhibit is "Nested Spheres" by Lester Johnson
Other works and artists are also showing.

JULY 14 Saturday - JULY Sunday : the Gallery is CLOSED

JULY 21 Saturday - JULY 22 Sunday : the Gallery is open 11 AM - 6 PM
Featured Exhibit is "Nested Spheres" by Lester Johnson
Other works and artists are also showing.

JULY 21 - Figure Drawing Session - 6 PM - 7:30 PM
Figure drawing sessions, held within the Studio Gallery, after closing, welcome established and beginning artists. Artists must bring their own materials and supplies!
There is a $ 20 model fee to attend (Bring it with you.)

JULY 28 Saturday - JULY 29 Sunday : the Gallery is open 11 AM - 6 PM
Featured Exhibit is "Nested Spheres" by Lester Johnson
Other works and artists are also showing.

AUGUST

AUGUST 3 - 'First Friday' - "Poetry Reading" 6 PM - to - whenever
Enjoy some delicious dessert and coffee.
If you prefer, bring your own bottle of wine.
No smoking!
…includes open-mic readings.
No Fee - however, donations are welcomed

AUGUST 4 - AUGUST 26 - GALLERY EXHIBIT

John Edward Hartwig - Camera Visions

John (Jack) Edward Hartwig is a photographer living and working in Medford, NJ. He is a 'train' enthusiast and never misses an opportunity to photograph an abandoned train station or simply a scene from along the tracks. His photographs offer us a glimpse into the extraordinary revealed within our everyday world.

	One Photographer Catching an Amateur in the Act

AUGUST 4 Saturday - AUGUST 5 Sunday : the Gallery is open 11 AM - 6 PM
Featured Exhibit is "Camera Visions" by John Edward Hartwig
Other works and artists are also showing.

AUGUST 11 Saturday - AUGUST 12 Sunday : the Gallery is CLOSED
HOWEVER We will be exhibiting a new ground sculpture entitled "TESSERACT" at the DUSKLIT art fair in Sugar Loaf, NY.
Visit us there!

AUGUST 18, 2018 Saturday 10 AM -5 PM
Artist / Figure Model Day - Annual Event
$ 45 with advanced registration.
Register online or by mail.
$ 60 at the door
Artists must bring their own materials!

Come to the Black Feather Retreat Artists' and Writers' Colony in beautiful Sullivan County, NY (a little more than one hour from NYC) and spend a day with artists and art lovers. Experience the pastoral pleasure of clean fresh air, private meadows, woods, streams, springs, ponds, gardens, stone walls, old barns, country roads and the delightful company of others, like yourself, who enjoy sketching, the human form, art, reading, listening and writing. We have planned a wonderful day of many different types of activities. We will awaken your senses with a delicious brunch and begin a continuous series of figure model sessions, lasting until late afternoon. Rain or shine, you will have a wonderful day filled with art. The large Studio Barn (an 18th Century structure) will provide our work space and stage, if it rains, otherwise, there will be ample seating at chairs and tables in the meadow or, if you prefer, you may spread a blanket on the lawn or wander the grounds at will all day. Aside from the scheduled program of figure models, brunch, dessert, and performances, there will be music, poetry readings and amenities such as water, drinks, maps, toilet facilities, and a friendly staff to help you enjoy the day. Despite the beauty of the surroundings, this is an adult program and we do not recommend that you bring children to this program. The pool will be closed for this day. Attendees will be admitted FREE to our Cabaret Evening in the Café Absinthe. You will be delighted stepping back in time to a Parisian Café.

There is a separate webpage for more details and photos about this event
ANNUAL ARTIST / FIGURE MODEL DAY

AUGUST 18 Saturday - AUGUST 19 Sunday : the Gallery is open 11 AM - 6 PM
Featured Exhibit is "Camera Visions" by John Edward Hartwig
Other works and artists are also showing.

AUGUST 25 Saturday - AUGUST 26 Sunday : the Gallery is open 11 AM - 6 PM
Featured Exhibit is "Camera Visions" by John Edward Hartwig
Other works and artists are also showing.

AUGUST 26 Sunday - GALLERY LAST DAY

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Directions:
The BLACK FEATHER RETREAT
Box 588 - 1833 Route 209
Westbrookville, NY 12785
(973)-614-9101

From NYC:
GWB to the Palisades Interstate Parkway North to the NY Thruway.
Take the NY Thruway North to Exit 16 (Harriman.)
Take Route 17 W to Exit 113 (Wurtsboro.)
Make a left turn on to Route 209. (Look at your odometer.)
Go 4.8 miles to 1833 Route 209.
The entrance to the Black Feather Retreat is on the right.
(If you enter the little town of Westbrookville, you have just passed the entrance.)

From Northwest NJ:
Take Route 23 North to Port Jervis.
Turn right onto Route 209.
Go 12 miles to Westbrookville.
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Take the NY Thruway North (Follow the signs for Albany) to Exit 16 (Harriman.) and then follow the directions above.

From PA:
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Pick up Route 209 in Port Jervis.
Continue on Route 209 or turn right onto Route 209.
Go 12 miles to Westbrookville.
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By Train:
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