Widow Jane Mine

We are a 500 "seat" venue based in the Widow Jane Mine, a 19th centry Rosendale, NY natural cement mine. The cavernous room and pilar construction create a natural ampitheatre with amazing acoustics and unobstructed audience views due to the sloaping floors. The audience faces the stage with a pond as backdrop. Light filters in from 4 openings to the outside.

Acoustics are unique and ideal for unamplified or lightly amplified music and human voice. We can park up to 150 cars plus room for staff. Handicap parking is accompdated near the mine entrance. The audience brings their own chairs and blankets but we do have a limited number of plastic chairs. Keep in mind the Mine runs about 55° year around so sweaters are necessary for guests and staff.

We have basic house lights and electricity via a generator. Most performers provide their own lighting and sound. Through grants and donations in 2023, we hope to acquire more sophisticated equipment.