Stone Ridge, New York · Hudson Valley

A 1934 roadhouse, rebuilt for sound, music and metaphysics.

The Tavern is an arts center and residency. It is home to The Center for Sonic and Psychospiritual Research, a nonprofit that presents new and original music, documents experiments in sound, and brings together music, the healing arts and metaphysics.

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The Tavern at dusk, warm light spilling out of the open front door — Photo by Claudio Strueby

Shakoor Hakeem leading a conga workshop in The Tavern's dance-hall, with bottle walls and open timber framing behind them — Shakoor Hakeem drum workshop

The Tavern's original wooden bar, lit in purple and gold, with framed plates on the plaster wall behind it — The original bar

At The Tavern

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The building

The Tavern

Brown's Hilltop Tavern poured drinks from 1934 to 1984. Now its dance-hall is a performance space, its walls are going up in adobe, and its upstairs is becoming artist housing.

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The nonprofit

The Center

The Center for Sonic and Psychospiritual Research presents concerts of new music, records experiments in sound and sponsors Meta-Artists in residence.

Mission and vision

1934–84Brown's Hilltop Tavern serves drinks and food

2022The Tavern begins its new life with a triple-bill concert

75+Events presented here so far

3 acresHalf lawn, half forest

4 roomsUpstairs, becoming residencies

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