The Arm of the Sea Theater accomplishes their mission through the poetic visual / musical language of mask and puppet theater. Through collaborations with funders and community partners, a majority of our performances are offered free to the public.

Teacher, Rapper, Hero. DJ, Author…Guinness World Record Holder! Today, Mega Ran maintains a rigorous touring and recording schedule, traveling the world playing rap shows, DJing and striving to entertain and educate at the same time.

Fire Performer

After dark Erica will present her pyrotechnic show of twirling fire sticks set to music.

Founder and Fun Guy at Catskill Fungi

Catskill Fungi is founded and cultivated by mycologist John Michelotti and friends. As former President of the Mid-Hudson Mycological Association (MHMA), John co-founded the Catskill Regional Mycoflora Project as well as the Gary Lincoff Memorial Scholarship. He serves as Medicinal Mushroom Committee Chair and is a Poison Control Consultant for the North American Mycological Association. He is an instructor for the Wild Mushroom Food Safety Certification courses in NY. He was chosen by the Catskill Center as a "Steward of the Catskills" for his contribution to the environment. He served on the Mushroom Advisory Panel for Certified Naturally Grown to develop ecological standards in mushroom production.

Charles Ellsworth is a New York City transplant originally from the White Mountains of Arizona. He cut his teeth breaking into the Salt Lake City music scene during early adulthood and brought his red-dirt rock to the Big Apple five years ago. When he’s not touring the lower 48, he’s living in Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn; playing the local circuit and being engaged with his community.

Bryan Charles Wilson, a cellist, composer, educator, and author hailing from New Jersey, USA, is a versatile musician known for his soulful cello compositions. Blending drum beats and synthesizers into his evocative pieces, he specializes in improvisation across genres, seamlessly navigating classical, rock, hip-hop, and electro music landscapes. His musical journey showcases an impressive array of experiences and releases.

Amy Masters is a painter and a printmaker. There are times when those two worlds require total separation and then there are times when they compliment one another.

Nature informs her work but is not always directly represented. Sometimes it is a memory or a moment related through color or line or both. Edges and color meet up against one another and that dynamic is the experience of both looking at the work and creating it.

Lubomir Smilenov is a multi-instrumentalist living in New York City, with a Balkan / Indian / West African / classical / electronic fusion band called Amalgamy.He appears twice on the new album Steep Dreams, playing kaval (a Balkan shepherd's flute) on Human Rising, and kora (a West African string instrument) on Strong Tea.

With over 40 years experience, Heidi’s work offers a holistic and cross-disciplinary approach to learning through the arts, scientific study, and community action. She uses her background in dance, theater, science, yoga and body-work to facilitate connection to ourselves, each other and the Earth. Through this integration, we can begin to change the current course of global environmental events and affect positive outcomes for humanity.

In 2020, Heidi moved with her family to the Catskill Mountains where they are creating an art & education center, Arts Inn Collective.

Barbara Mellon-Kolb is an accomplished artist, based in the Catskill Mountains, who has won awards for her imaginative mosaic creations.

Barbara Mellon-Kolb also has broad business experience and has managed to combine the two worlds, bringing to the arts arena the practical skills hard-won in financial control and analysis roles for the Alpine Board of Education, Town of Woodstock, Festival of the Voice, Arts Inn Collective, and Catskill Mountain Artisans Guild Ltd. She has also put these skills to work first as the sole proprietor of Mellon Music Management, managing the performance career of her husband, pianist Justin Kolb.

Claire Porter, known for her comedic text-movement dances and her skilled teaching, has performed her work, Claire Porter / PORTABLES, in venues around the world. Porter has performed her piece, Fund Raiser, at special events and fundraisers including for the Woman’s Fund-Raising Coalition of America and her piece, Green Dress Circle, for openings including for Mikhail Baryshnikov’s Gala Opening of The Baryshnikov Arts Center and the Grand Opening of the Aronoff Center at the University of Cincinnati.

Alan Powell is an electronic media artist whose fifty-year career has steadily pushed the boundaries of expressing information through visual art. From 1978 to the 1990s, he and partner Connie Coleman worked almost exclusively with video and electronic imaging. With moments in many genres, spanning a multitude mediums, from sculpture and painting to experimental videography, multichannel installations and audio compositions, Alan’s work ultimately coheres as an investigation into man’s relationship to his natural and political environments.

Alan lives and works in the Catskill Mountains in New York.

Lesley A. Powell brings together her unique career as a dancer, choreographer, world acclaimed Pilates instructor, movement educator and artist.

Lesley Powell’s Movements Afoot, 1993-2014, was founded with the philosophy of teaching people the basic concepts of movement theory: proper movement initiation, integrating breath with movement and spinal integrity, by equipping people with the necessary tools for a lifetime of fitness and wellness. Besides being a Pilates studio, Lesley incorporated the best education in the somatics field: Bartenieff Fundamentals, BodyMind Centering, Franklin Method, Feldenkrais and yoga. Lesley Powell has appeared in many articles about Mind Body Fitness including Elle, Newsday, the Village Voice, Shape Magazine, etc.

In New York City, she teaches classes and workshops online and in New York City at Space Pilates and Westside Dance Physical Therapy.

Jeff Schaer-Moses is a photographer, photojournalist, and the creator of Dream City Postcards, a passion project induced by the Covid-19 pandemic. His work has been featured in Maxim Magazine, The Arizona Republic, The Phoenix New Times, The Rogue Valley Messenger, Entertainment Voice, and many other vertices.

An incredible talent,  pianist and vocalist Adam Ippolito's  career  has spanned over the decades  He’s recorded and played with some of the most iconic names in music history and been featured on countless records while performing both on stage and screen.
Adam Ippolito’s career has seen him record and play with music greats John Lennon, Kool and the Gang, Chuck Berry, Cissy & Whitney Houston, James Moody and many others. In addition, he’s played for the Joffrey Ballet and Broadway shows such as ‘Dancin’ and ‘Grease.

Margot Farrington is a poet, writer, and performer. Trained in theater—her earliest love—she has read and performed widely as poet and as storyteller, garnering praise both for her work and for dynamic readings and performances. Farrington is the author of four full - length collections, most recently “The Blue Canoe Of Longing” (Dos Madres Press, 2019). Other writing includes essays, interviews, and reviews of poetry and art.

The Arm of the Sea Theater accomplishes their mission through the poetic visual / musical language of mask and puppet theater. Through collaborations with funders and community partners, a majority of our performances are offered free to the public.

callie mackenzie (she/they) is a Hudson Valley based musician, artist, and organizer.

Armed with a guitar, callie writes music with an acoustic soul feel that reflects their lived experiences as a Queer Black woman experiencing the quest for liberation and the every day feels of love, hope, joy, and loss.

Minh Bui is a Dance/Movement Therapist and member of American Dance Therapy Association (ADTA.org), who graduated from Sarah Lawrence College in New York with an M.S in Dance/Movement Therapy in 2015 (under the Fulbright Student Program). She has been applying her Dance/Movement Therapy in education to benefit her community.

Boris and the Joy!

Trio Lets Vamos - Some of the best forrozeiros in North America!

Joanna Schubert, the Brooklyn-based singer/keyboardist/composer/arranger behind Oropendola, creates kaleidoscopic chamber pop filled to the brim with energy and emotion. Her debut full-length album, Waiting for the Sky to Speak (recorded with Zubin Hensler) was released on March 17th, 2023 with Spirit House Records and Wilbur & Moore Records.

Charles Ellsworth is a New York City transplant originally from the White Mountains of Arizona. He cut his teeth breaking into the Salt Lake City music scene during early adulthood and brought his red-dirt rock to the Big Apple five years ago. When he’s not touring the lower 48, he’s living in Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn; playing the local circuit and being engaged with his community.

Freebo is a genuine folk, rock and blues icon who, after over 40 years of recording and touring with many of the great artists of our time (Bonnie Raitt 10 years, CSN, Maria Muldaur, John Mayall, Ringo Starr, Dr. John, Neil Young, & many more) is regarded as one of the most gifted singer-songwriters of today. A multi award winner and finalist in numerous songwriting contests, Freebo was also recognized as the 'Best Folk Artist 2007' by the Los Angeles Music Awards. In addition, he has appeared on Saturday Night Live, The Muppet Show, The Midnight Special, and in concert with the legendary Spinal Tap.

Musician, Band

Think 1970s rock slash Laurel Canyon songwriters with real instruments, no autotune, and a folk soul.

Wonder House

Musician, Band

Kimberly Hawkey isn't just a singer; she's a weaver of timelessness, a storyteller with a voice that bridges generations and genres. So, lend an ear, and let her transport you to a world where music truly transcends time.

Bryan Charles Wilson, a cellist, composer, educator, and author hailing from New Jersey, USA, is a versatile musician known for his soulful cello compositions. Blending drum beats and synthesizers into his evocative pieces, he specializes in improvisation across genres, seamlessly navigating classical, rock, hip-hop, and electro music landscapes. His musical journey showcases an impressive array of experiences and releases.

Master kora player Yacouba Sissoko devotes his musical gift to expand the awareness of West African history and culture, spread the word of peace, and empower his listeners to take charge and realize their imagined futures. His performances have a magical effect on audiences as he skillfully transforms traditional songs and stories that he learned from his forefathers into modern day messages of peace, love, and harmony.

Chest Fever is far from a cover band. They are reinterpreting classic music with their own collective voice. “We consider it an honor to be performing this music live and having the opportunity to carry the torch of The Band.”