Local Luminary: Jeanne Fleming

Jan Larraine Cox interviews December local luminary, Jeanne Fleming.

Chronogram Seen: December 2010

Photographs of events sponsored by Chronogram.

Letters, December 2010

Letter to the Editor

Editor's Note

Brian K. Mahoney discusses the period of adjustment that comes with the season ahead.

Esteemed Reader: December 2010

“When you die, it’s not just your things that you can’t take with you,” the shaman said to the assembled circle. “It’s also your inner stuff.”

On the Cover: Catherine Winkler Rayroud

Catherine Winkler Rayroud’s papercutting “Global Warning! Stop Messing with Us!” appears on the December 2010 cover of Chronogram.

While You Were Sleeping

Health questions around alcohol/caffeine beverages, donations to charities dropped 11 percent in 2009, the rising price of chocolate, and more.

Class Warfare

Larry Beinhart on why tax cuts for the wealthy are bad news for everyone else.

Jack DeJohnette: Beating Heart

Peter Aaron talks to one of jazz’s greatest living drummers, Jack DeJohnette.

Nightlife Highlights, December 2010

Handpicked by music editor Peter Aaron for your listening pleasure.

CD Review: Belle Boussole

Crispin Kott reviews Belle Boussole’s self-titled album.

CD Review: Big Joe Fitz

Michael Eck reviews Big Joe Fitz’s album “This is Big.”

CD Review: David Temple

Sharon Nichols reviews David Temple’s album “Winter Stillness (In Flight)”

A Mulled Measure of Merry Mishegas

Peter Schickele, Gilles Malkine, and Mikhail Horowitz will perform “A Mulled Measure of Merry Mishegas” at the Bearsville Theater on December 11. EDITOR’S NOTE: Due to an unexpected illness, Peter Schickele has had to cancel his appearance at the December 11 performance. Horowitz and Malkine will soldier on alone, together.

“After the Fall” at the Hudson Valley Center for Contemporary Art

“After the Fall” will be exhibited through July 24, 2011, at the Hudson Valley Center for Contemporary Art in Peekskill.

“In Retrospect: Artists’ Books by Nava Atlas, Maureen Cummins, and Ann Lovett,” at SUNY Ulster

“In Retrospect: Artists’ Books by Nava Atlas, Maureen Cummins, and Ann Lovett,” is an exhibition at SUNY Ulster’s Muroff-Kotler Gallery through December 10.

"Saint Misbehavin’: The Wavy Gravy Movie" at Upstate Films

“Saint Misbehavin’: The Wavy Gravy Movie” will screen at Upstate Films in Woodstock on December 11.

O Positive, The Movie

Maciek Godlewski’s short film recapping the O+ Festival of Music, Art, and Health in October.

Hero’s Gold

Vanni Cappelli talks T. E. Lawrence with Lawrence biogrpaher Michael Korda.

Book Review: Rose in a Storm


Susan Krawitz reviews Jon Katz’s book “Rose in a Storm.”

Chronogram Picks: Holiday Gift Books for 2010

Our annual round-up of holiday gift books.

Parting Shot

Photographs by Monica d. Church, will be shown at the “Walk on By…” exhibit at the James W. Palmer III Gallery at Vassar College in Poughkeepsie through December 17.

Four Seasons

Eric Francis Coppolino on the magic carpet ride of the seasons.

Horoscopes for December 2010

Eric Francis Coppolino’s horoscope predictions for December.

New Year's Eve Events

Hudson Valley New Year’s Eve celebrations.

Satisfying a Deeper Hunger

Peter Barrett visits The Queens Galley in Kingston, where Diane Reeder and a squad of volunteers are serving 9,000 free meals a month.

Food & Drink Events, December 2010

Cookie Swap with Molly O’Neill, truffle dinner at Il Barilotto in Fishkill, and more.

Flowers Fall, December 2010

Bethany Saltman remembers the women who paved the way for her.

Community Yoga

Wendy Kagan on low-cost yoga classes across the region.

Holotropic Breathing: An Immersion

a participant’s account of a Holotropic Breathwork workshop at Kripalu in September.

Poem: Erato Speaking Directly

A poem by Susan Hoover.

Poem: Mare Frigoris (Sea of Coldness)

A poem by Mary Kathryn Jablonski.

Poem: Chillum

A poem by Kenneth Wapner.

Poem: Why I’ve Gotten Up So Early Most Of My Life

A poem by Anthony G. Herles.

Poem: Beefstew, Too

A poem by Donald Lev.

Poem: Road Kill

A poem by Dayl Wise.

Poem: The Loser

A poem by Steve Clark.

Poem: Dear Dad

A poem by Irene Zimmerman.

Poem: Bad Girl

A poem by Richard Donnelly.

Poem: Wisdom

A poem by Thomas Perkins.

Poem: The Sun Sets

A poem by M. DiStefano.

Poem: The Roofers

A poem by Philip Pardi.

Woodstock

Sharon Nichols uncovers the dual personality of Woodstock: hippie nirvana and weekend haven meets a very ordinary village with ordinary concerns.

New Windsor & Washingtonville

Gita Nádas reports on two historic Orange County towns.

CELEBRATE THE HOLIDAYS AT THE RHINECLIFF

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This Friday night Dec 3rd – You’re Invited to a RockaBilly Holiday Dance Party w/The Lustre Kings, on Saturday it’s the 26th Annual Champagne Party, on Sunday enjoy brunch w/the Bernstein Bard Trio, then in the Evening it’s the Jazz Club Jam at 7:30. Combine a unique, intimate Hudson River location, great food and drink, some of the area’s best musicians and unique events and you have what many are calling one of the hottest hotels and “must go to” dining establishments in the Hudson Valley. Reserve now 845-876-0590 or visit www.therhinecliff.com.