Arts Society of Kingston

Got2Lindy Swing Dance Classes
2027-02-23 18:00 - 21:00, 2027-02-16 18:00 - 21:00, 2027-02-09 18:00 - 21:00, 2027-01-26 18:00 - 21:00, 2027-01-19 18:00 - 21:00, 2027-01-12 18:00 - 21:00, 2027-01-05 18:00 - 21:00, 2026-11-24 18:00 - 21:00 (America/New_York) and 6 more dates | NY
Got2Lindy Swing Dance Lessons

Beginner to Advance

Every Tuesday Night @ ASK6pm-9pm

4-week sessions:6:00 pm – 7:00 pm: Beginner Swing7:00 pm – 8:00 pm: Intermediate Swing8:00 pm – 9:00 pm: Advanced Swing

Register Here!

Open Source Forms / Dancing the Inner Landscape Workshops with Teresa Smith
2026-12-18 13:00 - 14:30, 2026-12-03 17:30 - 19:00, 2026-11-20 13:00 - 14:30, 2026-10-16 13:00 - 14:30, 2026-10-01 17:30 - 19:00 | Arts Society of Kingston, 97 Broadway, Kingston, NY, 12401, United States
Movement Laboratory + Somatic Meditations + Bodywork + Dance Improvisation

$20 per workshop (scholarships available)

Register required in advance: earthbodybreath@gmail.com

(each workshop will cancel one week in advance if registration is low)

Open to people of all abilities and levels of experience.

In Open Source Forms we enter a creative process; letting go of outer layers of holding to find primal energy and ease. Guided by embodied imagery as a powerful tool for transformation we’ll access moving with agility, transparency and depth. Through alignment studies, movement exploration and group improvisation we’ll cultivate a deep connection to our inner and outer environments. In this series we’ll explore three unique states of dancing; I move, it moves me, It moves! A remarkably effective way of learning, the OSF approach can catalyze transformation in many kinds of practice, in unique movement virtuosity, and in daily life.

What to expect:This is a guided improvisational dance class for all levels of movers, and can be done with any amount of energy. Kinesthetic insight is approached in multi-directional, structural and poetic ways. Partnered bodywork is included to inform our movement explorations. Music and silence is interwoven with (spoken) poetic imagery, deep meditations and active, focused improvisation.

Biography

Teresa Smith brings to her teaching a warm appreciation of each person’s essence and delights in awakening the creative spirit. She is a certified teacher of Open Source Forms™ (Intro – Adv levels), and practiced the root form Skinner Releasing™ for three decades. Through her dance company ‘Earthbody’ she presents performance, artwork and workshops emerging from an intimate conversation with the body, psyche and natural environment. Teresa’s exploration of shifting states of consciousness informs a wide range of her somatic research and knowledge. In addition to teaching OSF, she is a certified teacher of Sufi Dancemeditation™, and a certified facilitator of Dreamshadow Transpersonal Breathwork® and Grof® Legacy Breathwork. She also teaches and facilitates contact improvisation, dance composition / improvisation and authentic movement. She has performed internationally in her own work and with La Fura dels Baus, Ellen Webb, Stephanie Skura, Lance Gries, David Hurwith, Yvonne Meier, Kiori Kawai, and in numerous improvisation ensembles and collaborative projects.

(dancer: Teresa Smith, photo by Simone Federman)

HV Improv: Level 2 Improv Performance
2026-11-18 18:00 - 21:00, 2026-11-16 18:00 - 21:00, 2026-11-09 18:00 - 21:00, 2026-11-02 18:00 - 21:00 | Arts Society of Kingston, 97 Broadway, Kingston, NY, 12401, United States
Audience is 50% of the show. You have learned our CORE work and now you’re ready to learn how to do this in front of an audience. In this class you will deepen your skills as a performer and learn more about structure of games & audience empowerment. This is where audience becomes a major piece of your improv puzzle.

Class and Show is held at Art Society of Kingston in the Second Floor Theatre

Participants must be over 18 and have completed Level 1 and passed.

This class takes place on 3 Mondays and 1 Wednesday

Monday, November 2, 9, 16, Wednesday, November 18

6-9pm

Class take place @ASK in Kingston

Final Show Saturday, November 21st @7pm (call time 6pm)

Hudson Valley Improv trains adults to improvise with depth, confidence, and authentic presence. Founded by actor Samantha Jones, our conservatory-informed Improv Empowerment method blends core acting technique with fearless ensemble work—unlocking creativity many people were taught to bury years ago.

We develop performers who listen deeply, make bold choices, and trust themselves onstage and off. Our training is rigorous, human-centered, and rooted in real artistic practice, while our community remains supportive, inclusive, and unapologetically fun—because every human was born to play.

Join us.

HV Improv: Level 1 Improv Empowerment
2026-10-21 18:00 - 21:00, 2026-10-14 18:00 - 21:00, 2026-10-07 18:00 - 21:00 | Arts Society of Kingston, 97 Broadway, Kingston, NY, 12401, United States
You know nothing? You start here. Have improv experience? You start here. This class is designed to teach deep ensemble and our CORE techniques needed to improv. Students learn tools to give and take focus, expand and explore in ensemble games, create characters and physical memory. Students will learn performance based improv games and learn how to start a scene, be a strong team player, save their fellow performers, come up with ideas for scenes and more. This is a safe creative environment without the pressure of a show at the end. YAY!

Wednesday, October 7, 14, 21

6-9pm

Class take place @ASK in Kingston

Participants must be over 18+

Hudson Valley Improv trains adults to improvise with depth, confidence, and authentic presence. Founded by actor Samantha Jones, our conservatory-informed Improv Empowerment method blends core acting technique with fearless ensemble work—unlocking creativity many people were taught to bury years ago.

We develop performers who listen deeply, make bold choices, and trust themselves onstage and off. Our training is rigorous, human-centered, and rooted in real artistic practice, while our community remains supportive, inclusive, and unapologetically fun—because every human was born to play.

Join us.

HV Improv: Level 1 Improv Empowerment
2026-09-28 18:00 - 21:00 | Arts Society of Kingston, 97 Broadway, Kingston, NY, 12401, United States
You know nothing? You start here. Have improv experience? You start here. This class is designed to teach deep ensemble and our CORE techniques needed to improv. Students learn tools to give and take focus, expand and explore in ensemble games, create characters and physical memory. Students will learn performance based improv games and learn how to start a scene, be a strong team player, save their fellow performers, come up with ideas for scenes and more. This is a safe creative environment without the pressure of a show at the end. YAY!

Mondays, September 14, 21, 28

6-9pm

Class take place @ASK in Kingston

Participants must be over 18+

ARTIST TALK: ELISA PRITZKER
2026-09-27 15:00 - 17:00 | Arts Society of Kingston, 97 Broadway, Kingston, NY, 12401, United States
ART TALK: ELISA PRITZKER

Join us for an Art Talk with Elise Pritzer moderated by Curator Jaime Ransome.

September Show: Members Gallery
2026-09-27 12:00 - 17:00 | Arts Society of Kingston, 97 Broadway, Kingston, NY, 12401, United States
Poetry of the Ordinary

ASK Members Juried Exhibition

Poetry of the Ordinary invites viewers to pause, look closer, and discover the beauty, mystery, and meaning woven into everyday life. This juried exhibition celebrates the moments, objects, places, and rituals that often go unnoticed, revealing how the familiar becomes extraordinary through artistic vision.

Through observation, memory, humor, intimacy, and reflection, the exhibiting artists transform the commonplace into something resonant and unexpected. Whether documenting reality, abstracting lived experience, or reimagining everyday surroundings, these works uncover the quiet poetry hidden within daily existence.

Featuring a wide range of work by our member artists, the exhibition reminds us that wonder is often found not in grand gestures, but in the simple moments that shape our lives.

Featured Artists

Larry Arvidson • Sharon Ascher • Bob Barnes • Stuart Bigley • David Budd, The Artful Drummer • Patricia Cummins • Maria Farr • Walter Fancourt • Beth Feinstein • PJ Flanagan • Stacie Flint • Patti Gibbons • Terry Haas • Jean Haines • D.A. Hamlin • Tom Hackett • David Held • Laura Helfant • David Holt • Barbara Johnston • Virginia Kaufmann • Pearl Lau • Jim McCann • Terry Murray • Tonia Papke Waterbury • Carol Pepper-Cooper • John Phillips • Joseph Pine • Geraldine Popko • Eileen Power • Harry Ross • Karen Schaffel • David Schaengold • Thea Stiriss • Carolyn Winters

September Show: Spotlight Gallery
2026-09-27 12:00 - 17:00 | Arts Society of Kingston, 97 Broadway, Kingston, NY, 12401, United States
Iceland by 4

Featuring Photography by Chris Acosta, Lee Courtney, Mark Howenstein, and John Verner

Icelandic folklore is inseparable from its dramatic landscape, with stories of elves, trolls, ghosts, Vikings, towering mountains, and cascading waterfalls woven into its history. Known as the Land of Fire and Ice, Iceland is often described as one of the world’s most breathtaking destinations.

To discover whether these legends and landscapes lived up to their reputation, four Hudson Valley photographers—and their spouses—set out to explore the island together. Traveling to both iconic destinations and hidden locations, the photographers captured Iceland’s remarkable terrain through their own unique artistic perspectives. Several members of the group have returned to Iceland multiple times, continually inspired by its ever-changing light and atmosphere.

The result is Iceland by 4, a collaborative exhibition that offers four distinct visual interpretations of one extraordinary place. Rather than explaining Iceland, the photographers invite viewers to experience it through their images—its immense beauty, rugged weather, quiet moments, and unforgettable landscapes.

About the Artists

Chris Acosta is a self-taught photographer based in Ulster County whose passion for photography began more than fifty years ago while learning traditional black-and-white darkroom techniques. His work ranges from intimate documentary images to sweeping landscapes gathered during extensive travels around the world. Acosta has exhibited throughout the region and currently serves as Vice President of the Arts Society of Kingston Board of Directors.

Lee Courtney is a fine art and commercial photographer whose work has appeared in solo and juried exhibitions throughout the Hudson Valley and the Southwest. While widely recognized for her ethereal floral imagery, travel photography has become an equally important part of her artistic practice. Courtney holds a degree in Photography & Digital Media Arts from Richland College in Dallas, Texas, and lives in Rhinebeck, New York.

John Verner is a fine art, commercial, and stock photographer represented by Getty Images. His photographs have appeared in numerous national publications and organizations, including The Wall Street Journal, CNBC, Food & Wine, The Huffington Post, and many others. In addition to exhibiting nationally, Verner regularly lectures on photography and serves as a juror for photographic competitions. He holds a BFA in Fine Arts and resides in Rhinebeck, New York.

Mark Howenstein is a landscape photographer based in New York’s Catskill Mountains. With more than fifty years of photographic experience, his work explores the fleeting interplay of light and landscape, revealing moments of quiet transcendence. Following a career as Professor of Law and Society at Ramapo College, Howenstein devoted himself to photography, studying with internationally recognized instructors while exhibiting and presenting throughout the Hudson Valley.
