Arts & Culture

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Portfolio: Judy Pfaff

Multimedia artist Judy Pfaff’s prints and drawings.

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A Tradition of Subversion

Political theater troupe Bread and Puppet visits TSL in Hudson.

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Flailing Grade

Sharon Breslau brings her one-woman show, “Naked & Flailing,” to Woodstock.

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Dirty Dancing

The Bardavon hosts the Vassar Repertory Dance Theater’s 25th annual gala.

Food & Drink

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Excitement on Main Street

The Artist’s Palate is transforming the taste of downtown Poughkeepsie.

Books

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'A Hardware Store as Proof of the Existence of God'

A poem by Nancy Willard.

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Wishing Well

Nina Shengold profiles essayist, novelist, poet, and writer of children’s books Nancy Willard.

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Book Review: Generation on Fire

Generation on Fire: Voices of Protest from the 1960s—An Oral History by Jeff Kisseloff.

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Short Takes

Five publications that will broaden your horizons.

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Book Review: Reading Like a Writer

A Guide for People Who Love Books and for Those Who Want to Write Them.

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Book Review: The Long Chalkboard and Other Stories

We may grow past the stage when picture books amuse us, but do we ever really reach the place where we’ve got life all figured out?

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The Holy Baseball Tarot Deck

Fiction writer Brent Bovell’s metaphysical pitch.

Lucid Dreaming

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Decisions, Decisions

Debunking the myths behind juried art shows.