The historic Woodstock building where Bob Dylan once lived upstairs is set to welcome another brand of celebrity on Friday—the stars of Bravo’s “The Real Housewives of New Jersey.”
Mike DuBois, who owns the Tinker Street building with his wife, Kelly Sinclair, said filming will take place on Friday afternoon in the couple’s downstairs business, Happylife Productions.
Neither DuBois nor Sinclair has watched any of the “Real Housewives” series. The same goes for Lily Korolkoff, co-owner of Station Bar & Curio on Tinker Street, which will also host the production for filming on Friday. Both businesses received unsolicited phone calls about participating.
“I’m open-minded,” DuBois said. “I like to have fun and, besides, I think it’s going to be entertaining. If nothing more, it will get Happylife some good publicity.”
Representatives of NBCU Television & Streaming didn’t respond to email inquiries about the Woodstock visit by a show renowned for its relationship melodramas and rivalries. The series airs on the Bravo cable network and is available to stream on Peacock. NBCUniversal owns Bravo and operates Peacock.
The visit by RHONJ, as the program is known, underlines the Hudson Valley’s allure for film and television crews for national productions. Such productions generated a $90 million economic impact on the region last year alone.
Apple TV+’s “Severance” filmed scenes at the Phoenicia Diner and in Kingston. “Disclosure Day,” the Steven Spielberg film that stars Emily Blunt and opens June 12, shot scenes in Haines Falls and Catskill.
Friday’s filming in Woodstock will also include a stop at Pearl Moon, a bar, restaurant, and live music venue on Mill Hill Road.
Pearl Moon owner Scott Mitchell didn’t respond to multiple requests for comment. Byron Frayne, Pearl Moon’s artistic director, declined to comment on the visit.
Across town at Station, filming during the early evening Friday is scheduled to capture cast members enjoying cocktails, with “a guided art project element,” Korolkoff said. Korolkoff, who is also a member of the Woodstock Town Board, said she didn’t have details on the project.
“It started as just cocktails before they walked through town and shopped, and turned into something else altogether,” Korolkoff said.
She said she was drawn to the production by the potential exposure for Station.
“Honestly, we just hope they’re in and out as quickly and tastefully as possible,” Korolkoff said.
John W. Barry is a reporter for The Overlook. Reach him at john@theoverlooknews.com.
