Upcoming Events


Open Mic Night
Jul
18

Open Mic Night

Join us for 3rd Thursdays Open Mic at our new home of 9 Paradies Lane in New Paltz! We are excited to host a monthly open mic night open to all types of performers!

Sign-ups from 6:00 PM to 6:30 PM – performances starting at 7 PM.

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Upstate Art Weekend
Jul
18
to Jul 21

Upstate Art Weekend

We are excited to share our participation in the fifth edition of Upstate Art Weekend, July 18-21, 2024! Over 140 cultural organizations will participate in this year’s edition, celebrating art and culture in ten counties in the Catskill Mountain and Hudson Valley.

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Open Mic Night
May
16

Open Mic Night

Join us for 3rd Thursdays Open Mic at our new home of 9 Paradies Lane in New Paltz! We are excited to host a monthly open mic night open to all types of performers!

Sign-ups from 6:00 PM to 6:30 PM – performances starting at 7 PM.

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Open Mic Night
Mar
21

Open Mic Night

Join us for 3rd Thursdays Open Mic at our new home of 9 Paradies Lane in New Paltz! We are so excited to host a monthly open mic night open to all types of performers!

Sign-ups from 6:00 PM to 6:30 PM – performances starting at 7 PM.

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Open Mic Night
Feb
15

Open Mic Night

Join us for Third Thursdays Open Mic! We are so excited to host a monthly open mic night open to all types of performers!

Sign-ups from 6:00 PM to 6:30 PM – performances starting at 7 PM.

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Open Mic Night
Jan
18

Open Mic Night

Join us for Third Thursdays Open Mic! We are so excited to host a monthly open mic night open to all types of performers!

Sign-ups from 6:00 PM to 6:30 PM – performances starting at 7 PM.

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Open Mic Night
Dec
14

Open Mic Night

Join us for Third Thursdays Open Mic! We are so excited to host a monthly open mic night open to all types of performers!

Sign-ups from 6:00 PM to 6:30 PM – performances starting at 7 PM.

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Sky Islands: Open Rehearsal –  Composition by Percussionist & Sound Artist Susie Ibarra
Dec
13

Sky Islands: Open Rehearsal – Composition by Percussionist & Sound Artist Susie Ibarra

Percussionist and sound artist, Susie Ibarra creates a new work for two percussionists, flute, piano and string quartet, entitled Sky Islands, in collaboration with UNISON arts center.   Please join the artists, pianist Alex Peh, flutist Claire Chase, percussionist Levy Lorenzo and the Bergamot string quartet for an open rehearsal and preliminary first hearing of this work December 13th, 4-6 pm, in Shepard Recital Hall in College Hall, SUNY New Paltz. 

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Error Code: Bolts, Bytes and Betrayal – A Sci-fi Puppet Noir Mystery! – *2nd Performance*
Dec
10

Error Code: Bolts, Bytes and Betrayal – A Sci-fi Puppet Noir Mystery! – *2nd Performance*

Join us for a sci-fi puppet noir mystery! Paper Heart Puppets presents “Error Code: Bolts, Bytes and Betrayal'“ The show is free to attend, but please register below. Each performance has a capacity of 50 guests. There will be 2 performances held, the first on Sat. Dec 9th at 5pm, and the second on Sun. Dec 10th at 5 pm.

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Error Code: Bolts, Bytes and Betrayal – A Sci-fi Puppet Noir Mystery! – *1st Performance*
Dec
9

Error Code: Bolts, Bytes and Betrayal – A Sci-fi Puppet Noir Mystery! – *1st Performance*

Join us for a sci-fi puppet noir mystery! Paper Heart Puppets presents “Error Code: Bolts, Bytes and Betrayal'“ The show is free to attend, but please register below. Each performance has a capacity of 50 guests. There will be 2 performances held, the first on Sat. Dec 9th at 5pm, and the second on Sun. Dec 10th at 5 pm.

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32nd Annual Craft, Art & Design Fair Fundraiser
Dec
1
to Dec 3

32nd Annual Craft, Art & Design Fair Fundraiser

Friday, Saturday & Sunday December 1st–3rd, Unison Arts partners with the SUNY New Paltz Department of Art at the College Terrace at SUNY New Paltz for the Unison Craft Art & Design Fair!

We are still accepting applications to be a vendor! You can download the application here.

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JOY! Small Works Exhibit Opening Reception
Nov
19

JOY! Small Works Exhibit Opening Reception

Join us for the opening reception of JOY! on Sun. Nov 19th, 4-6pm

Come and be part of our final show at this space! We'll be celebrating 47 years of Unison at 68 Mountain Rest Rd and an exciting new chapter at our permanent 9 Paradies Lane home.

JOY! Small Works Our Regional Open Call for the JOY! Small Works show has been extended to November 8th at midnight. – Apply Here!

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Silent Disco
Nov
11

Silent Disco

Mark your calendars for our super fun Silent Disco event! Hosted by Alex Wojcik, the Silent Disco will take place in the bucolic grounds of Unison Arts on Friday October 20th, 7-9pm. The event will take place outdoors in the garden, or indoors in case of inclement weather.

DJing the event are prolific Hudson Valley DJs, Rodan of MindChurch & DJ Shaman Vybes.

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Unison’s Fall Festival Fundraiser!
Oct
28

Unison’s Fall Festival Fundraiser!

Unison is delighted to invite you to our Fall Festival fundraiser! - An indoor and outdoor celebration of community support for Unison’s unique arts programming. Wander our beautiful grounds in peak fall foliage season; and enjoy snacks & drinks from top local vendors.

This is a family-friendly event with all-ages games and activities, including:

• interactive music box project with 2022 Guggenheim Fellow, composer Phyllis Chen

• soft-sword-battling with the Wayfinder Experience team

• live and silent art auctions

• live music in the grounds

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Bloom, The B2s, & Perennial
Oct
15

Bloom, The B2s, & Perennial

Join us for Unison favorites, vocal ensembles Bloom, The B2s, and Perennial are performing live at 68 Mountain Rest Rd. The concert will be outdoors weather permitting, in the case of inclement weather, the performance will be moved indoors.

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Third Thursdays Open Mic
Sep
21

Third Thursdays Open Mic

Join us for Third Thursdays Open Mic! We are so excited to host a monthly open mic night open to all types of performers!

Sign-ups from 6:00 PM to 6:30 PM – performances starting at 7 PM.

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Hudson Valley Jazz Fest – Circular Jazz: The Guitar Trio
Aug
11

Hudson Valley Jazz Fest – Circular Jazz: The Guitar Trio

Join us for an evening of jazz as part of the celebration of regional jazz musicians, Hudson Valley Jazz Fest

Circular Jazz; The Guitar Trio will be performing music from the great American Song Book plus selections by jazz greats such as Thelonious Monk, John Coltrane and others. In addition they will present select music from the late, great Bert Wilson. The trio consists of Bob Meyer on drums & cymbals, Adam Coté on bass, and Luke Franco on guitar.

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