About

History

The heartbeat of the small Catskill town of Woodstock, Bearsville, and all that transpired in this small hamlet on the edge of Woodstock, created the music revolution of the sixties. The story of Bearsville is the story of Albert Grossman, a music entrepreneur and manager of musicians. High in the Catskill Mountains surrounded by forests and streams, Albert established a creative and nurturing community in which his artists could live and work. He built cabins, a record label, and created the Bearsville Studios. Bob Dylan moved to Woodstock to take advantage of his vision, and artists like Janis Joplin, Allen Ginsberg, Johnny Cash, George and Pattie Harrison followed his lead. Albert then planned an acoustically perfect Bearsville Theatre, where he could showcase his artists. Bearsville Theater was originally built for the music industry to experience the best that Albert’s vision could provide. Today, The Bearsville Theater remains an exceptional and unique setting for artists from around the globe to sojourn to, to perform to an audience in our intimate, acoustically perfect auditorium.

New Management

With a commitment to excellence and a fresh perspective, Bearsville Theater will be under new management beginning Summer 2024 led by Dayglo Presents Founder & CEO Peter Shapiro. Dayglo Presents is a live music and media company. Since its inception as Dayglo Ventures in 2012, Dayglo has built a reputation for creating unique and meaningful experiences. The company operates Brooklyn Bowl venues in multiple cities, The Capitol Theatre and Garcia’s in Port Chester, New York and LOCKN’ Farm in Arrington, Virginia. Dayglo Presents also originated The Rock and Roll Playhouse, a national family concert series that currently takes place in over 25 markets across America. Dayglo created FANS.live, the immersive livestreaming platform. Dayglo Presents also publishes Relix Magazine, two highly trafficked music websites Relix.com and Jambands.com, and owns digital ad agency Hear & There. Other live events and experiences created and/or produced by Peter Shapiro and his team at Dayglo Presents include Fare Thee Well, Celebrating 50 Years of the Grateful Dead, Jazz & Colors, a unique set of concerts in Central Park and other locations, The Women’s March, The March for Science, Easy Rider Live, Brooklyn Bowl Family Reunion at SXSW and the Bob Weir & Phil Lesh Duo tour for example.

Bearsville Theater sits in the center of Bearsville Campus, a multi-purpose entertainment and hospitality hub in Woodstock, NY owned by Lizzie Vann.