Films

“The Love of Jeanne Ney” — Bard Summerscape presentation of a 1927 G.W. Pabst film, a romance set against the backdrop of the post-revolutionary civil war in Russia and a politically turbulent France. Silent film with English text and live piano accompaniment. Jim Ottaway Jr. Film Center, Bard College, Annandale, 7 p.m. July 18, $8. Call 758-7900 or visit http://fishercenter.bard.edu/calendar.

“Pandora’s Box” — Bard Summerscape presentation of a 1928 G.W. Pabst film, one of the greatest of all silent films thanks to its eroticism, psychological tension and fatalistic atmosphere and performances by Fritz Kortner, Francis Lederer and the American Louise Brooks. Silent film with German text, English subtitles and live piano accompaniment. Jim Ottaway Jr. Film Center, Bard College, Annandale, 7 p.m. July 22, $8. Call 758-7900 or visit http://fishercenter.bard.edu/calendar.

“Speedy” — Silent film comedy starring Harold Lloyd and featuring an appearance by Babe Ruth. Port Jervis Free Library, 138 Pike St., Port Jervis, 2:30 p.m. July 17, free.

“The Thin Man” — 1934 comedy starring William Powell and Myrna Loy as married sleuths. Thrall Library, 11-17 Depot St., Middletown, 2 p.m. July 21, free. Call 341-5454 or visit www.thrall.org.

“Where the Wild Things Are” — 2009 feature directed by Spike Jonze and based on the children’s book by Maurice Sendak. Pocket Park, Warren Street, Hudson, 8 p.m. July 16, free.

Opera

“Rigoletto” — Verdi opera is staged by Opera Company of the Highlands. United Church of Christ, OLd Dominion Road at Route 94, Blooming Grove, 3 p.m. July 18. Talk by Cori Ellison 45 minutes before the performance. Tickets $25. Call Ross at 496-9626.

“Turandot” — Encore simulcast of a Metropolitan Opera production of a Puccini opera starring Maria Guleghina and Marcello Giordani. Seelig Theatre, Sullivan County Community College, 112 College Road, Loch Sheldrake, 6:30 p.m. July 21, $20, $10 students. Call 434-5750. Also: Time and Space Limited, 434 Columbia St., Hudson, 6:30 p.m. July 21, $15. Reservations required; call 518-822-8100 or e-mail anya@timeandspace.org. Visit www.timeandspace.org.

Plays & Musicals

“The Bomb-itty of Errors” — Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival production of the rap adaptation of the Bard’s “The Comedy of Errors.” Boscobel, Route 9D, Garrison, 8 p.m. July 23 and 31, Aug. 6, 13, 21 and 27, Sept. 3; and 7 p.m. July 28, Aug. 3, 25 and 31. Tickets $29-$47. Call 265-9575 or visit www.hvshakespeare.org.

“Bonfire Night” — Vassar & New York Stage and Film presents a workshop of a musical by Justin Levine, directed by Alex Timbers. Martel Theater, Vassar College, 124 Raymond Ave., Poughkeepsie, 8 p.m. July 16-17, 2 p.m. July 18. Call 437-7235 or 437-5599 or visit powerhouse.vassar.edu.

“Boy Gets Girl” — Rebecca Gilman’s 2000 drama concerns a dating situation that turns into stalking. Elmwood Playhouse, 10 Park St., Nyack, 8 p.m. July 16-17, 23-24 and 30-31 and Aug. 5-7 and 2 p.m. July 18 and 25 and Aug. 1. Tickets $21, $18 senior citizens and students Thurs., Fri. and Sun. Call 353-1313 or visit www.elmwoodplayhouse.com.

“A Chorus Line” — Tony Award- and Pulitzer Prize-winning musical reveals the hopes and dreams and realities of dancers trying out for a Broadway musical. Forestburgh Playhouse, 39 Forestburgh Road, Forestburgh, 8 p.m. July 16-17, 3 p.m. July 18. Tickets $33-$40. After-show cabaret follows the evening show Tues.-Sat. Call 794-1194 or visit www.fbplayhouse.com.

“The Complete Works of William Shakespeare — Abridged” — Comic compression of the Bard’s works, staged by Exit 18 Theater Company in cooperation with Unison Arts and the Chenango River Theater Parker Theatre. Parker Theatre, SUNY New Paltz, 1 Hawk Drive, New Paltz, 8 p.m. July 16-17 and 2 p.m. July 18. Tickets $12-$24. Call 255-1559 or visit www.unisonarts.org.

“Dirty Rotten Scoundrels” — Golden Stone Productions revival of the 2005 Yazbek-Lane musical about two Riviera con men. SUNY Ulster, Quimby Theater, 491 Cottekill Road, Stone Ridge, 8 p.m. July 16-17 and 22-24 and 3 p.m. July 18 and 25. Tickets $22, $18 senior citizens and students. Call 687-4758 or visit www.goldentstoneproductions.org.

“Evening Cabaret: John Kelly: Paved Paradise Redux” — Bard Summerscape presentation of Obie Award-winning multimedia artist who pays tribute to Joni Mitchell in the Fisher Center Spiegeltent, Bard College, Annandale, 8:30 p.m. July 16-17, $25. Call 758-7900 or visit fishercenter.bard.edu/calendar/event.

“Guest Artist” — John Astin stars in a semi-autobiographical comic drama by Jeff Daniels about the risks, rewards and responsibilities of being an artist. Shadowland Theatre, 157 Canal St., Ellenville, 8 p.m. July 16-17, 2 p.m. July 18. Tickets $28 Thurs.-Sat., $24 Sun., $2 discount senior citizens and students. Call 647-5511 or visit www.shadowlandtheatre.org.

“Hand-Me-Downs: Scenes From a Life” — Donna Barkman performs her solo show about constrictive gender roles and prescriptive motherhood. BeanRunner Cafe, 201 S. Division St., Peekskill, 4:30 p.m. July 18, Admission $10; all proceeds donated to WCLA/Choice Matters. www.choicematters.org. Call 914-737-1701 or visit www.beanrunnercafe.com.

“Judgment Day” — 1937 thriller written in Nazi-ruled Berlin by Odon von Horvth. Theater Two, Bard College, Annandale, 3 p.m. July 18, 21 and 25 and 8 p.m. July 16-17 and 22-24. Tickets $25-$55. Call 758-7900 or visit http://fishercenter.bard.edu/summerscape/2010.

“Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar and Grill” — Musical two-person show set in a small bar where singer Billie Holiday performed four months before her death in 1959. Nelly Goletti Theatre at Marist College, 3399 North Road, Poughkeepsie, 8 p.m. July 16-17 and 2 p.m. July 18. Tickets $30, $25 senior citizens and students. Call 575-3133 or visit www.rivervalleyrep.com.

“The Light in the Piazza” — Musical drama about a mother whose slow-witted daughter falls in love in Italy in the 1950s. Nelly Goletti Theatre at Marist College, 3399 North Road, Poughkeepsie, 8 p.m. July 22-24 and 29-31 and 2 p.m. July 25 and Aug. 1. Tickets $30, $25 senior citizens and students. Call 575-3133 or visit www.rivervalleyrep.com.

“The Lives of Women” — Composite title for a presentation of two one-act plays, “Breakfast” by Rilla Askew and “Dolores” by Edward Allan Baker. The plays contain language not suitable for children. 109 S. Main St., Liberty, 7:30 p.m. July 22-24 and 29-31 and 3 p.m. July 25 and Aug. 1. Seating is limited, and reservations are recommended. The audience is invited to gather after the performance for food, drink, and music. Call 292-3788 or visit www.libertyfreetheatre.org.

“The Miss Firecracker Contest” — Beth Henley comedy about a young woman who seeks to escape her small-town life in Mississippi by winning a local beauty pageant. Lycian Centre, 1351 Kings Highway, Sugar Loaf, 8 p.m. July 16-17 and 23-24 and 3 p.m. July 18 and 25. Tickets $25. Call 469-2287 or visit www.lyciancentre.com.

“My Life With Men — and Other Animals” — Vassar & New York Stage and Film presents a workshop of a play by Maria Cassi and Patrick Pacheco as directed by Peter Schneider and featuring performance artist Cassi. Susan Stein Shiva Theater, Vassar College, 124 Raymond Ave., Poughkeepsie, July 16-18. Call for time and ticket info, 437-7235 or 437-5599, or visit powerhouse.vassar.edu.

“On Golden Pond” — Coach House Players revival of Ernest Thompson’s play and subsequent film comedy-drama about what looks to be an elderly couple’s last summer at their lakeside retreat. Coach House, 12 Augusta St., Kingston, 8 p.m. July 16-17 and 2 p.m. July 18. Tickets $18, $15 age 62 and older and age 12 and younger. Call 331-2476.

“Peter Pan” — Revival of the 1954 Broadway musical about the ever-young flying boy who whisks the Darling children off to Neverland. Westchester Broadway Theatre, 1 Broadway Plaza, Elmsford, through Aug. 15. 11:30 a.m. lunch and 1 p.m. show Wed. and Thurs.; 6 p.m. dinner and 8 p.m. show Wed.-Sat.; noon lunch and 1:30 p.m. show, 5 p.m. dinner and 7 p.m. show Sun. Tickets $60-$73. Call 914-592-2222 or visit www.broadwaytheatre.com.

“Pirate” — 14th work by Pulitzer-, Tony- and Oscar-winning writer John Patrick Shanley to premiere at Vassar & New York Stage and Film. Powerhouse Theater, Vassar College, 124 Raymond Ave., Poughkeepsie, 8 p.m. Wed.-Sat., 2 p.m. Sat.-Sun., July 21-Aug. 1. Tickets $35. 437-7235 or 437-5599, or visit powerhouse.vassar.edu.

“Play On” — Rick Abbot provides a comic look at the behind-the-scenes and onstage antics of a community theater troupe staging a play by a local playwright. Creative Theatre-Muddy Water Players at the Theatre at Museum Village, 1010 Route 17M, Monroe, 8 p.m. July 16-17 and 22-24, 7 p.m. July 18, 3 p.m. July 25. Tickets $20, including dessert at intermission. Call 294-9465 or visit www.ctmwp.org.

“The Rainbow Connection: Richard Hunt, Gay Muppeteer” — Jessica Max Stein is working on a biography of Hunt, based on her zine. Two-hour presentation includes more than an hour of Muppet clips interspersed with details of Hunt’s life as a Muppeteer. Cunneen-Hackett Arts Center, 12 Vassar St., Poughkeepsie, 2 p.m. July 18, Tickets are $5, cash at the box office/day of show. Reservations suggested, seating is limited. Contact 917-502-4098, info@upinarms.biz.

“The Rocky Horror Show” — Sci-fi horror musical with audience participation encouraged. Center for Performing Arts, 661 Route 308, Rhinebeck, 8 p.m. July 16-17, 23-24 and 30-31 and 3 p.m. July 18 and 25 and Aug. 1. Tickets $22, $20 senior citizens and children. Call 876-3080 or visit www.centerforperformingarts.org.

“Romeo and Juliet” — Vassar & New York Stage and Film presents the Powerhouse Apprentice Company outdoor production of the tragedy by William Shakespeare. Outdoor Amphitheater, Vassar College, 124 Raymond Ave., Poughkeepsie, July 16-18, free. Call for time, 437-7235 or 437-5599, or visit powerhouse.vassar.edu.

“Shooting Star” — Romantic comedy by Steven Dietz about the accidental reunion of former peace-activist lovers (Karen Ziemba, Greg Edelman) 25 years later. Penguin Rep, 7 Crickettown Road, Stony Point, Performances through Aug. 1: 8 p.m. Thurs.-Sat., 4 p.m. Sat., 2:30 p.m. Sun. Tickets $32, $16 age 29 and younger. Call 786-2873 or visit www.penguinrep.org.

“Singin’ in the Rain” — Stage adaptation of a beloved and hilarious 1952 film musical portrays the rocky transition from silent movies to talkies in late 1920s Hollywood. Forestburgh Playhouse, 39 Forestburgh Road, Forestburgh, 8 p.m. Tues.-Sat., 2 p.m. Wed., 3 p.m. Sun., July 20-Aug. 1. Tickets $33-$40. After-show cabaret follows the evening show Tues.-Sat. Call 794-1194 or visit www.fbplayhouse.com.

“The Taming of the Shrew” — Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival production of the Bard’s comedy about the war between Kate and Petruchio. Boscobel, Route 9D, Garrison, 8 p.m. July 16 and 30, Aug. 7 and 28; 6 p.m. July 18, Aug. 1, 15 and 22, Sept. 5; 7 p.m. July 22 and 27, Aug. 4, 11, 19 and 24, Sept. 2. Tickets $29-$47. Call 265-9575 or visit www.hvshakespeare.org.

“Troilus and Cressida” — Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival production of the Bard’s dark comedy about betrayal and treachery in the bedroom and on the battlefield during the Trojan War. Boscobel, Route 9D, Garrison, 8 p.m. July 17 and 24, Aug. 14 and 20, Sept. 4; 7 p.m. July 21 and 29, Aug. 5, 10, 12, 18 and 26, Sept. 1; and 6 p.m. July 25, Aug. 8 and 29. Tickets $29-$47. Call 265-9575 or visit www.hvshakespeare.org.

“War and Peace — Thoughts and Notes” — New piece by Claudia Bruce and Linda Mussman as directed by Mussman and performed by Ryder Cooley and Bruce, who are the actors, “readers” and musicians. Time and Space Limited, 434 Columbia St., Hudson, 7:30 p.m. July 16-17, $10. Call 518-822-8448 or visit timeandspace.org.

“Water and Stone” — Celebration of local stories, told in theater, music, and dance. Inspired by interviews with community residents about the land and cycles of time. Written and directed by Will MacAdams and choreographed by Melissa Padham. Pennings Orchard and Farm Market, Route 94 and Warwick Turnpike, Warwick, 6 p.m. July 18. Admission $10 per person, $20 per family. Part of the Warwick Arts Festival: “Water and Stone.” Call 986-5359 or visit www.warwickarts.org.

Poetry & Readings

Arts Society of Kingston — ASK Playwrights’ Lab, 97 Broadway, Kingston, 6:30 p.m. July 20. Also: A peer critiquing group for writers of all genres meets 4-6 p.m. July 21. Call 338-0331 or visit www.askforarts.org.

Florida Public Library — Featured poets are Alison Koffler, Dayl Wise, Robert Milby, plus open reading. Host Robert Milby. Florida Public Library, Cohen Circle, Florida, 7 p.m. July 16. Call 651-7659 or or visit www.rcls.org.

Hamish & Henry Booksellers — Poetry reading and book signing by “Tony’s World” author Barry Wallenstein, 34B Main St., Livingston Manor, 3 p.m. July 17. Call 439-8029.

Mudd Puddle Cafe — Poetry reading with Donald Lev and Frank Boyer plus open reading. Host Robert Milby. 10 Main St., New Paltz, 7 p.m. July 17, $2. Call 255-3436.