Saugerties, NY | June 20 - 21, 2026

A summer-solstice concert inside one of the Hudson Valley’s great stone landscapes, during the 50th-anniversary season of Opus 40.

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At the foot of Overlook Mountain, Opus 40 rises out of an old bluestone quarry: ramps, terraces, walls and platforms laid into the land by sculptor Harvey Fite over decades of work. This season marks 50 years of this place, and on Saturday night the site opens for a summer-solstice concert against an entirely majestic backdrop.

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Diamond Mills sits above the Esopus Creek waterfall in the center of Saugerties, with 30 very polished rooms and furnished balconies facing the water.

It’s really a remarkable riverfront stay: village just outside, the falls below, and the Catskills beginning to gather around the edges.

You have reservations for Sat. June 20. Just arrive.

Photo via Diamond Mills Resort

On Saturday night, Opus 40 — a monumental bluestone sculpture of sorts, built into a former quarry — stays open late for Summer Solstice: Desert Blues with Nour Harkati, a concert marking the longest day of the year.

Harkati’s music draws from Tunisian, Mediterranean and desert-blues traditions, sounds possibly even more distinctive set inside the sweeping, fantastical backdrop of the earthworks.

You’ll have tickets for two. 7:30pm on Saturday.


Photo via Opus 40.

Dinner is at Miss Lucy’s Kitchen, a Saugerties standby on Partition Street. The room is casual and local, with wood-fired cooking, generous plates, everything beautifully presented.

Dinner for two on Saturday evening, 5pm. $150 food and drink credit. Reservations at 5pm, before the music. Order right off the menu.


Photo via Miss Lucy’s

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