Arts & Culture
Some people say that the Warwick Valley sits upon ley lines of creative energy, others feel that our enveloping natural setting inspires, but there is no mistaking that creative power is unleashed here. From the dulcet tunes of musicians of all types to the disciplined, and undisciplined, expression of dance, movement, and theater, to the many are mediums of art, from clay to paint to textiles. Always creating, always available for us to enjoy, always Warwick Valley.
With each new day in the Warwick Valley, there is an opportunity for you to do something you’ve not done before. The experiences that our communities offer have endless options, and there is truly something for folks of all ages.
From our lush and glorious outdoors to the creative and artistic spirit that exists here, there is the potential to discover those parts of us yearning for more, to fill our souls and connect us with our community and authentic selves.
Don’t miss your chance to experience what Greenwood Lake, Florida, Pine Island, and Warwick can add to your life.
The Warwick Valley is an adventure for your taste buds. Not only is the abundant local farmland a great source for a bounty of regional foods, but it’s also home to top-ranked wines, spirits, brews, and ciders.
Wondering where to eat in Pine Island, Florida, Greenwood Lake, or Warwick? Check out all of our listings and sort for your favorites along the way. From easy-going pubs, waterfront dining, and chef-owned bistros, to friendly local cafes and one-of-a-kind bakeries, Warwick Valley's food scene is inspiring.
The time to gather is around the corner and the Warwick Valley’s vineyards, orchards, and crops are just part of what makes for luscious libations in our villages.
Whether you’re looking for an outdoor spot to take in the season, an intimate and elegant setting, or the ease of a local tavern, we have it all. Cheers!
The past couple of years have impacted all of us, and small businesses have been especially affected by quarantine and social distancing.
Fortunately, things are improving, and now is a great time to start shopping locally again. Not only will you be supporting local prosperity, but you will discover a wonderful selection of goods not found online or in the big box stores.
Shopping in Warwick, Greenwood Lake, Pine Island, and Florida have endless possibilities, so save some time and gas and start your holiday shopping here in the Warwick Valley.
Escape from the city or make it a staycation, in the Warwick Valley you choose — from B&Bs to Inns, in the woods, or near the lake. Plan your getaway today.
Give Back, Join In, Get Involved — there are so many ways to become part of the Warwick Valley community. Check out all the listings of Non-profits, Community Organizations, Sports Clubs, and more in Warwick, Florida, Greenwood Lake, and Pine Island.
Nestled in the cozy hamlet of Amity, the Amity Gallery is a charming and unique venue for cultural events including art exhibits, performances, and workshops for the Warwick community and the Hudson Valley.
110 Newport Bridge Road, Warwick NY 10990
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This Greenwood Lake-based modern art gallery is only 45 minutes North of NYC, and Continuum is a venue for art, photography, and live music. Find out about the live Jazz schedule for Fall 2021!
97 Windermere Ave., Greenwood Lake, NY 10925
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If you’ve not been to one of these concerts, there is just nothing like listening to great music while watching the sunset over the mountains. This is really one of the Hudson Valley’s best-kept secrets, so bring your coolers and a light snack and make it a night to remember.
Thomas P. Morahan Lakefront Park, Greenwood Lake, NY
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Greenwood Lake Theater offers patrons a stimulating, dynamic, and entertaining experience by retelling classic stories through theater, education, film, music, and art. The Theater is Orange County's only Equity Professional Theater company and had its humble beginnings in New York City as Mercia Entertainment in 2011, in 2013 was awarded non-profit status, and over the last 8 years, has produced fundraisers, cabarets, readings, outdoor Shakespeare, and their 4th summer musical. Once the company shifted to Orange County, NY, it was renamed and rebranded as Greenwood Lake Theater to better reflect the community. In 2021, Greenwood Lake Theater will celebrate 10 years as a non-profit organization and five years in its current home of Warwick, NY.
110 Newport Bridge Road, Warwick NY 10990
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The Hudson Valley Ebony Strings is a string chamber group comprised of young and talented African American musicians who have a pure love for music. This group was established in 2017 by E’lissa Jones; a violinist, singer-songwriter, and also an original member of the Colorado Ebony Strings Quartet. Jones’ goal is to promote classical music played by African American musicians as well as inspire other young African American’s to embark upon classical music with all four strings. With a strong classical background, members of this group effortlessly demonstrate various styles of music as well as traditional classical favorites.
The Hudson Valley-based Film Festival features a curated, diverse selection of films screened at the historic Warwick Drive-In Movie Theater, located only 55 miles from NYC.
The Hudson Valley Jazz Festival operates a little differently, it’s a collaborative. The festival is not just a single-stage event, it’s held in multiple locations, clubs, cafes, restaurants, performing arts centers, and parks. While the Festival has hosted the likes of Wallace Roney, Arturo O’Farrill, Buster Williams, John Abercrombie, Dave Liebman, Lenny White, and The Vanguard Jazz Orchestra, the series is a celebration of jazz primarily featuring groups led by Hudson Valley, NY-resident jazz artists.
Originating in Warwick NY in 2012, the Hudson Valley String Quartet was formed with the immediate goal of performing for community-based events but quickly found there was a need for more chamber music performances in every community. The Quartet is dedicated to bringing great string quartet literature to concert scenes in the greater Hudson Valley region and beyond – performing in concert series, fundraising events, house concerts, and sometimes in venues where you'd least expect us.
Stop into the Lake Effect Co, GWL Trading Post, on Windemere Avenue in Greenwood Lake, and discover the gallery space featuring works by the local artists. While you’re there, learn how Lake Effect Co. GWL Trading Post can showcase your local business and connect consumers and businesses. And be sure to get your unique lake-inspired goodies available for sale.
73 Windermere Avenue, Greenwood Lake, NY 10925
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The Moving Company Dance Center is a school of contemporary dance that offers a variety of dance classes to students of all levels and abilities, at any age, and with or without dance experience. For over 30 years, director and owner Linda Mensch has encouraged students to learn, create, choreograph, and perform in an environment that allows them to express themselves freely and creatively.
17 Main St., Warwick, NY 10990 (now located in the Vastu Studio)
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Internationally recognized, and the Hudson Valley’s pre-eminent landscape photographer, Nick Zungoli’s work has been widely collected since he opened Exposures Gallery in the Hudson Valley’s Art and Craft Hamlet of Sugar Loaf, New York. The gallery’s main room is devoted to Hudson Valley photographs and an additional special exhibit room has changing shows of worldwide travel images. Exposures Gallery was voted as “Best Art Gallery” by the readers of the Times Herald-Record and Nick Zungoli was honored as “Artist of the Year” by the Orange County Arts Council.
GPS- 1357 Kings Hwy, Chester, NY 10918
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Warm Nights, Hot Bands, Cool Concerts! “On the Lawn” is the Hudson Valley’s premier summer concert series and thousands have enjoyed the variety of musical offerings over the past seven years. For more information about the concert series visit facebook.com/onthelawnatsugarloafcrossing or call 845-469-2713.
Sugar Loaf Crossing, Sugar Loaf, NY 10981
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Painter, sculptor, and author, Frederick Franck (1909-2006) was known for his books on life, art, and transreligious thought. From his Belgium childhood at the dawn of the First World War, to his training as a dental surgeon working with Dr. Albert Schweitzer, being raised agnostic, and as a lifelong student of Zen Buddhism, Franck’s works were deeply influenced by these experiences. Franck, with his wife Claske, transformed the ruin of a watermill across the river from his Warwick, NY home into Pacem in Terris - a transreligious Oasis. The old mill and the grounds of the house – filled with the sculpture he referred to as 'Icons,' are open to the public during late spring through early fall. No admission is charged.
96 Covered Bridge Rd., Warwick NY 10990
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Serving Greenwood Lake, Warwick, West Milford, Monroe, Chester, Florida, The Rock Underground is Warwick Valley's innovative music school! They offer lessons, performance ensembles, live shows, recording, glee, toddler jams, an adult program, music gear, and much more. Call for a free trial lesson.
The Seligmann Center is committed to celebrating the artistic and intellectual legacy of Swiss-American Surrealist Kurt Seligmann, honoring the history of its site, and presenting contemporary work by emerging and established artists. The Center is home to four galleries and performance spaces, housed in the homestead’s converted farmhouse buildings, and the Robert Fagan Art Library, the largest public collection of art books in the county. The Seligmann Center’s Permanent Collection features 112 prints, and 19 paintings by Kurt Seligmann, and more. The history of the site is palpable—Max Ernst slept in the Guest House; Marcel Duchamp shot five bullets into the barn foundation; Alexander Calder pulled prints from the very same press that is still in use today, and others, including Yves Tanguy, Kay Sage, Peggy Guggenheim, and Meyer Schapiro, spent time on the property.
23-26 White Oak Drive, Sugar Loaf, NY 10981
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The Sugar Loaf Performing Arts Center has been a hub for the artistic and creative community in Sugar Loaf, NY, since its construction in 1992. Originally known as the Lycian Center for the Performing Arts, the center is dedicated to enriching the lives of the citizens of the Hudson Valley through the presentation of the finest local, national and international artistic performances, and providing education and community involvement.
1351 Kings Highway, Sugar Loaf, NY 10981
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A Village of Warwick tradition started about 15 years ago, the free concerts on the beautiful downtown Railroad Green are the perfect ending to a summer evening (due to Covid, held this year in nearby Stanley Deming Park). Bring your blankets, chairs, and dancing shoes. The series has grown significantly over the years thanks to the many sponsors who donate.
Railroad Green, Warwick NY 10990
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The Warwick Art League is a group of local artists and patrons who support the visual arts. The League is a not-for-profit, volunteer-based organization sponsored by membership and dedicated to promoting and supporting the visual arts and encouraging artists within the community. Since its inception in 1955, The Warwick Art League has provided support for local emerging and established artists.
Founded in 2017 by Melissa Padham-Maass, the Warwick Center for the Performing Arts offers professional training in ballet, dance, and musical theater. Padham-Maas is a Warwick native and accomplished dancer, and recently opened the Center’s remarkable new home in an airy, light-filled, state-of-the-art performance space.
28 Church St. Suite 9, Warwick, NY 10990
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Open to all, the Warwick Drawing Group has non-instructional life drawing sessions that are offered weekly. Bring your own drawing materials, and an easel if you wish. There are some tables and chairs for your use, and a sink if water is needed for wet media. Please clean up your area after each session. The poses vary, starting off with five two-minute gestures, one five-minute pose, one ten-minute pose, and three twenty-minute poses, (with five-minute breaks between the twenties). Drawing is done silently and usually chat during the five-minute breaks.
Seligmann Arts Center, Lower Gallery Building, 23 White Oak Drive, Sugar Loaf, NY 10981
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Since 1950, the Warwick Drive-In Theater has been giving movie-goers the ultimate theater experience. The Warwick Drive-in is a family-owned and -operated business since 1977. The present owners, Beth and Ernie Wilson, purchased the theater from Beth's father, Frank, in 1995. The theater is one of around 350 drive-in theaters left in the United States. With 3 screens, the theater is able to play six first-run movies a night. This allows for a movie that caters to everyone! It doesn't matter if you're looking for a night of family fun, a romantic date with your sweetheart, or if you just want to hang out with some friends, the Drive-In will provide you with an unforgettable night.
5 Warwick Turnpike, Warwick NY 10990
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The Warwick Valley Chorale is a nonprofit community choir that has enveloped the Hudson Valley in music for over 75 years. The Chorale members range from high school students to senior citizens and join from many communities within Orange County, as well as neighboring New Jersey.
Wickham Works is a non-profit, community-driven arts organization based at the Warwick Community Center. It hosts a creative reuse maker space and produces public art events and workshops open to all.
3 Forester Ave., Warwick NY 10990
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