Special events offer opportunities for Fisher Center and Bard Music Festival supporters to build community and artistic connections.
From intimate gatherings to backstage tours, artist studio visits, and grand summer parties, we invite you to have fun together while sustaining world-class creativity.
Jubilation
An Afternoon in Support of Artistic Innovation
Saturday, July 12 at 3 pm
Join us for an afternoon in the LAB benefiting the Innovation Fund, including a special reading of Jubilee with remarks from playwright Suzan-Lori Parks and Fisher Center Artistic Director and Chief Executive Gideon Lester, a hard hat tour of the Performing Arts Lab studio building designed by Maya Lin, and a reception in the picturesque Manor House.
Bard Music Festival Opening Night Social
Friday, August 8 at 5 pm
Celebrate the official start of the 35th Bard Music Festival at the magnificent and picturesque 1916 Ward Manor House. Enjoy a savory spread while taking in the expansive views of the Catskill Mountains ahead of Program One: The Peripatetic Career, the opening night program of Martinů and His World.
Summer SoiréE
Saturday, August 16 at 3:30 pm
As SummerScape ends and the Bard Music Festival draws to a close, there is one more chance to come together and celebrate. Nestled perfectly between Bard Music Festival Program Eight: Martinů and the Craft of Composition and Program Nine: Renewing the Public Power of Tradition, this annual affair includes performances, signature cocktails, light fare, and a guaranteed good time.
Members Get More
Our members support world-class performing arts and enjoy a variety of discounts and benefits, such as waived fees, early access to tickets, and invitations to complimentary special events* including:
Pastoral Opening Night Member Toast
Friday June 27
Dalibor Cast Party
Sunday, July 27
Bard Music Festival Book Launch
Sunday, August 3
Bard Music Festival Patron Lounge
August 9–10 and 16–17
For more information on member events or to RSVP, email us or call 845-758-7916.
*Benefits vary by member level.
