(Poughkeepsie, NY)-- The Bardavon is pleased to announce its complete 2009-2010 season of performances at the Bardavon Opera House in Poughkeepsie and the Ulster Performing Arts Center (UPAC) in Kingston. This is the Bardavon's fourth full season presenting performances at both theaters since the Bardavon took over management of the Kingston venue in May, 2006. This season promises to be an especially rich and lively one. There will be diverse international music, theatre, dance, comedy and film plus challenging new shows in our Daytime Performance Series, the exciting Hudson Valley Philharmonic (HVP) symphonic season, plus the launch of the Metropolitan Opera's innovative: MET OPERA-Live in HD at both Bardavon and UPAC!

Tickets go on sale to Bardavon members on Tuesday, September 8th at both the Bardavon Box Office, 35 Market Street in Poughkeepsie (845-473-2072) and the UPAC Box Office, 601 Broadway in Kingston (845-339-6088), and to the general public on Tuesday, September 15th at the Bardavon and UPAC box offices and through Ticketmaster, (845) 454-3388 or www.ticketmaster.com. For more information: www.bardavon.org or www.upac.org.

The performances in September, October and November represent the great variety that sets the tone for the entire year. These performances will include rock icons: The Black Crowes September 18 at UPAC, 3 time Grammy Award winner Lucinda Williams October 8 at Bardavon and alternative rocker Ben Folds October 9 at UPAC, the MET LIVE in HD broadcast of Puccini's Tosca October 10 at Bardavon, comic superstar Lewis Black October 16 at UPAC, the HVP's Mozart a la Marsalis with violinist Anne Akiko Myers October 17 at Bardavon, the mind blowing thrills of The Shaolin Warriors October 22 at UPAC, the MET LIVE in HD broadcast of Verdi's Aida October 24 at UPAC, Grammy winning singer/songwriter Rickie Lee Jones October 24 at Bardavon, Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Jackson Browne November 6 at UPAC, HVP's Brilliantly Brahms November 7 at Bardavon, the MET LIVE in HD broadcast of Puccini's Turandot November 14 at Bardavon, clairvoyant Lisa Williams November 14 at UPAC and Lyle Lovett and His Large Band at UPAC November 15, plus classic films and daytime children's performances. And that's just the first eight weeks of the new season!

Other featured performances at the Bardavon or UPAC will include Itzhak Perlman, Pilobolus, Pat Metheny, Los Lobos, David Sedaris and much more. For ticket information or a free season brochure call the Bardavon at 845-473-2072 or UPAC at 845-339-6088 or check out the Bardavon web site at www.bardavon.org or the UPAC web site at www.upac.org. Complete season listing follows:

BARDAVON/UPAC SEASON 2009-10
(Performances are at the Bardavon unless otherwise indicated.)
September
18 The Black Crowes at UPAC
25 Film: Woodstock (1970) at UPAC

October
8 Lucinda Williams
9 Ben Folds at UPAC
10 Met Live in HD: Tosca
16 Lewis Black at UPAC
17 HVP I with violinist Anne Akiko Meyers
22 Shaolin Warriors at UPAC
24 Met Live in HD: Aida at UPAC
24 Rickie Lee Jones
27 Daytime: Jason & the Argonauts
30 Film: The Birds (1963)

November
6 Jackson Browne at UPAC
7 HVP II with violinist Li Lao
13 Film: The Godfather: Part 2 (1974)
14 Met Live in HD: Turandot
14 Lisa Williams at UPAC
15 Lyle Lovett & His Large Band at UPAC
17 Daytime: Pigeon Party!
18 Daytime: Pigeon Party! at UPAC
19 Matinees & Music: Big Band Tribute
20 Film: Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979) at UPAC

December
4 Celebration of Lights in Poughkeepsie
4 Film: Mary Poppins (1964)
6 A Christmas Carol
10/11 Daytime: The Nutcracker
12/13 The Nutcracker
18 Film: It's A Wonderful Life (1946) at UPAC
19 Met Live in HD: Les Contes d'Hoffmann
20 HVP III with pianist Yefim Bronfman

January
9 Met Live in HD: Der Rosenkavalier at UPAC
16 Met Live in HD: Carmen
29 Film: 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)

February
2 Daytime: Rumpelstiltskin
5 Film: Goldfinger (1964) at UPAC
6 Met Live in HD: Simon Boccanegra
16 Daytime: Black Violin
17 Daytime: Black Violin at UPAC
19 Shakespeare's Clowns

March
5 Film: North by Northwest (1959)
5 Shakespeare's Clowns at UPAC
6 Itzhak Perlman at UPAC
12 Film: Casablanca (1942)
13 Daytime: Very Eric Carle
13/14 Hudson Valley Philharmonic 2010 String Competition at Skinner Hall, Vassar College
16 Daytime: The Very Hungry Caterpillar at UPAC
19 Hip Hop Theatre
23/24 HVP Young People's Concerts
25 HVP Young People's Concerts at UPAC
27 Met Live in HD: Hamlet
28 Los Lobos with Leo Kottke

April
9 David Sedaris at UPAC
10 HVP IV with pianist Yeol Eum Son
16 Film: Singin' in the Rain (1952)
23 Film: Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) at UPAC

May
1 Met Live in HD: Armida
8 HVP V with trombonist Joe Alessi
16 Pat Metheny
21 Hip Hop Theatre at UPAC
23 Pilobolus

Returning and new rental organizations also dot the 2009-2010 season. At the Bardavon they include dance with the Vassar Repertory Dance Theatre and the Marist College Spring Concert. At UPAC audiences will also enjoy dance with the Ulster Ballet Company, Catskill Ballet Theatre, Rhinebeck Dance Center, Saugerties Ballet Center and The New York Conservatory for the Arts.

Tickets go on sale to Bardavon members on Tuesday, September 8 at both the Bardavon Box Office, 35 Market Street in Poughkeepsie (845-473-2072) and the UPAC Box Office, 601 Broadway in Kingston (845-339-6088), and to the general public on Tuesday, September 15 through Ticketmaster, (845) 454-3388 or www.ticketmaster.com. The Bardavon and UPAC are wheelchair accessible and offer an infra-red listening device for the hearing impaired. For more information contact www.bardavon.org or www.upac.org.


Photos & artist interviews are available for most performers