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Photographer Barbara Leon’s Lens Captures Underwater Mysteries
Photographer Barbara Leon captures stunning images below the surface of the water. Her photos are displayed in her first-ever solo show at Rosendale’s new venue the Muse.
Top Hudson Valley Events This Week | August 26-September 1
An underground opera, a meeting with the Very Hungry Caterpillar, and the climactic close to the month-long Phoenicia Festival of the Arts in this week’s top events in the Hudson Valley. This Week Only Ongoing
Top Hudson Valley Events This Week | August 19-25
A trip to the east coast gay clubs of the ’70s, a lip-smacking hot sauce smackdown, homey porch-side performances, and more in the Hudson Valley this week. This Week Only ✖ Event Details Hunter Stone Carving Seminar Mon., Aug. 12, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Tue., Aug. 13, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Wed., Aug. 14, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.,…
Top Hudson Valley Events This Week | August 12-18
A parade of wacky sculptures on wheels, an outdoor stone carving studio, a landmark Supreme Court decision, and a trip to Margaritaville this week in the Hudson Valley. This Week Only Ongoing
Top Hudson Valley Events This Week | August 5-11
A high-wire walk to the vocalizations of Sting, a historic replica ship docked in Kingston, hundreds of beers, thousands of blueberries, and more in this week’s top events. This Week Only Ongoing
Top Hudson Valley Events This Week | July 29-August 4
Unseen footage from Brian Eno’s career, Talking Heads members in Tarrytown, Minneapolis legend Venus de Mars, and more artistic experiments this week in the Hudson Valley. This Week Only Ongoing
Exploring the Healing Power of Cannabis: A Journey to Self-Care
With a growing awareness for the wellness benefits of cannabis, more and more consumers are seeking medicinal relief from medical dispensaries, rec-use dispensaries, and CBD stores.
Bang on a Can LOUD Weekend at Mass MoCA
The three-day experimental music series caps the 2024 Bang on a Can festival.
Rock-Inspired Ice Cream Truck The Rolling Cones to Park at Kingston Standard
Alex Lauri and Nikki Freihofer’s take on the classic ice cream truck is actually a sleek Airstream trailer, which will be parked next to Kingston Standard brewery starting late July. The Rolling Cones will be dishing out artisanal soft serve ice cream in cups, cones, and sundaes with homemade toppings.
Philippe Petit to Perform for 50th Anniversary of WTC Walk
The Woodstock aerialist will commemorate the feat with two all-star performances at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine.
Top Hudson Valley Events This Week | July 22-28
With rich brass in the bluestone-filled Opus 40, Ben Seretan’s colorful and experimental Italian album, and Bobby Previte’s boundary-crushing drum solos, there’s plenty of music and more in this week’s top Hudson Valley events. This Week Only Ongoing
Circles: New York-Style Bagels with a Local Flare in Hudson
Bagel pop-up turned brick-and-mortar business Circles creates a dazzling experience for guests by combining the best of both worlds: a nod to the fresh New York bagel with the nuance of the local Hudson Valley ingredients.
La Sorella Mercato Offers Italian-Inspired Casual Eats & Provisions in Fishkill
From the owner of Fishkill favorites Il Barilotto (now defunct) and Il Figlio Enoteca, comes the cafe and provisions shop La Sorella Mercato, which serves Italian-inspired elevated casual bites to eat in and take to go, plus simple cocktails and good wine.
In Memoriam: Happy Traum (1938-2024)
The folk legend and longtime Woodstock resident passed away on July 17.
Abortion Access Benefit with Gail Ann Dorsey, Kyp Malone in Kingston
The two acclaimed musicians will perform at Unicorn Bar on July 19.
Top Hudson Valley Events This Week | July 15-21
Oscar-winning documentaries, cult-classic musicians, hypnotic aerial acrobatics, bloodthirsty “Messy White Gays,” and more in this week’s top Hudson Valley events. This Week Only Ongoing
Top Hudson Valley Events This Week | July 8-14
From comedies to cinematic titans, airborne oranges, risqué cabaret, and the depths of Alaskan waters, there’s plenty to enjoy in this week’s top Hudson Valley happenings. This Week Only Ongoing
Woodstock Film Festival July Events Feature Matt Dillon Visit
The acclaimed actor will appear in celebration of the festival’s 25th anniversary.
Editor’s Note: Cabinet of Curiosities | July 2024
Brian K. Mahoney constructs a cabinet of curiosities.
2024 Finance & Services Winners
2024 Chronogrammies winners in the finance and services categories.
“Pride and Protest: Photographs by Fred W. McDarrah” at the Center for Photography at Woodstock
“Pride and Protest,” an exhibition of photos by Fred W. McDarrah at the Center for Photography at Woodstock in Kingston, chronicles Manhattan’s early queer liberation movement.
Gemini Horoscope | July 2024
GEMINI (May 20–June 21) The floodgates are open for ideas coming into your mind and out of your mouth! You’re probably not thinking twice about the appropriateness of what you’re sharing, because right now you feel like showing off. All of your thoughts and clever turns of phrase seem like gems. The truth is, your…
Top Highlights of 2024 Upstate Art Weekend
Chronogram’s picks for what to see during Upstate Art Weekend.
Chronogrammies Spotlight: Valerie Ellsworth
A spotlight on Valerie Ellsworth, of the Nothing But Love Canine Foundation, 2024 Chronogrammies winner in the animale welfare advocate category.
Album Review: Maya Beiser X Terry Riley: In C
Seth Rogovoy reviews Maya Beiser’s latest album Maya Beiser X Terry Riley: In C.
2024 Weddings Winners
2024 Chronogrammies winners in the weddings categories.
Leo Horoscope | July 2024
LEO (July 22–August 23) Our enemies have so much to teach us. If you don’t have any, go out and find one. A worthy opponent can be more valuable than 10 of your most agreeable but unchallenging friends. A good nemesis energizes us, focuses our skills, and forces us to push our own limits. Of…
The Factory: A First-of-Its-Kind Immersive Art Hotel Opens in Beacon
From the team behind the Dutchess Inn & Spa, The Factory in Beacon is a gut-renovated 125-year old former sewing factory reimagined as a creative enclave of 20 hotel rooms, artist residences, and event and workshop space .
Poetry | July 2024
A selection of poetry published in the July 2024 issue of Chronogram.
J. Ryan Ulsh’s Photography Book Cycles
Photographer, filmmaker, and author J. Ryan Ulsh’s first fine art photography book, Cycles, seeks to capture the rhythmic ways of our existence and our connection to nature.
Libra Horoscope | July 2024
LIBRA (September 23–October 23) I’ve studied dance for most of my life, and there’s one movement concept that I use for a lot of different situations: root to rise. Too often, we think that the way to ascend (or get longer and taller) is to reach and stretch ourselves skyward. This causes a lot of…
Farmhouse Canvas: An Artist and Horticulturalist’s Hillsdale Farm and Barn
Howard Danelowitz and Mark Fischer have created a rural idyll for art and agriculture in Hillsdale.
2024 Health & Wellness Winners
2024 Chronogrammies winners in the health & wellness categories.
Aquarius Horoscope | July 2024
AQUARIUS (January 20–February 19) You’re standing at the threshold of your own becoming. It’s as if you’ve been toiling away in obscurity on a project that required the utmost secrecy, sensitivity, and tenderness. The time has come for a great unveiling, and it looks like that project is located in or on your body. The…
Pisces Horoscope | July 2024
PISCES (February 20–March 19) Have you been exiled from school, your monthly book club, or favorite watering hole? Have you been diverted from your usual route to work? Whatever rude disruption is severing ties to your normal routines, go with it. For all we know, the rude disruptor is you! You may be sensing (correctly)…
Broad Spectrum: Worlds of Autism Advocacy
In “Spaces on the Spectrum: How Autism Movements Resist Experts and Create Knowledge,” Dr. Catherine Tan dives into the worlds of autism advocacy.
2024 Nature & the Outdoors Winners
2024 Chronogrammies winners in the nature & the outdoors categories.
Aries Horoscope | July 2024
ARIES (March 20–April 19) In the coming weeks you will be shown, beyond a shadow of doubt, who your true allies are. They are the people, organizations, and institutions that you feel safe with. If you find yourself curtailing your true expression, needing to omit aspects of yourself in the name of peacekeeping, or compromising…
Chronogrammies Spotlight: Willa
A spotlight on Willa, the 2024 Chronogrammies winner in the new restaurant category.
Chronogrammies Spotlight: Bailey Pottery
A spotlight on Bailey Pottery, 2024 Chronogrammies winner in the art supply category.
Hudson Valley Dining Guide
It’s no secret that dining in the Hudson Valley, Catskills, and Berkshires is one of our favorite pursuits—and yours, too! With so many new establishments opening all the time it can be easy to make a full editorial meal of the latest and greatest, but we know that there are plenty of well-loved spots that…
Cancer Horoscope | July 2024
CANCER (June 21–July 22) To secure your own safety and stability you must go your own way this month. If others want to follow you, terrific! Don’t be seduced into thinking that what other people are doing is correct, simply because most people are doing it. History has proven that it’s completely possible for most…
Sagittarius Horoscope | July 2024
SAGITTARIUS (November 22–December 22) Every single thing that’s ever happened to you is a resource—something that supports you. When you realize the experiences, objects, and relationships you’ve accumulated up to this moment are things you can fall back on, you can be open to what’s in front of you. However, you do have to lean…
Chronogrammies Spotlight: Blue Devil Dairy Bar
Ellenville’s Blue Devil Dairy bar earned 2024 Chronogrammies in several food categories: number one for chicken wings, chili, and dog-friendly dining, and second in fries, gluten-free options, and hot dogs.
2024 Individual Winners
2024 Chronogrammies winners in the individual people categories.
Capricorn Horoscope | July 2024
CAPRICORN (December 22–January 20) You may be getting flashbacks from the major transformations you went through during the last stretch of the Pluto-in-Capricorn years (2020 to 2023). You are a very different person at this juncture, but before the door finally closes on that chapter, you have a chance to confront and reclaim one last…
Scorpio Horoscope | July 2024
SCORPIO (October 23–November 22) The familiar structures in your life, which include your ruthlessly organized mind, might need some freeing up. Don’t dismiss on principle new ways of interpreting the world around you, especially if those ways seem “soft.” Hard data tells only a small part of any story. Look beyond the usual sources to…
Chronogrammies Spotlight: Hudsy
A spotlight on Hudson, 2024 Chronogrammies winner in the arts organization category.
Taurus Horoscope | July 2024
TAURUS (April 19–May 20) This is a month of liberation for you as you break free from the tyranny of certain stories that may be a part of your lineage. Even if we’re very proud of who and where we come from, we don’t always need to adopt the identities of our family line. We…
2024 Results
The results of the Chronogrammies are in! Nearly 25,000 people voted to determine the 2024 winners. And again this year, we’re throwing a party for all the winners. Come celebrate with us on August 22 at Hudson House Distillery in West Park. Details on page 67.
5 New Places to Eat in the Hudson Valley This July
Restaurant Matilda 39 Goshen Road, Hensonville Established as The Hensonville Hotel in the early 1900s, the building that currently houses the Henson inn and its onsite restaurant Matilda has a sterling, century-long track record in the hospitality industry. In 2015, the property passed hands and after years of renovations bringing it into the 21st century,…
Virgo Horoscope | July 2024
VIRGO (August 23–September 23) Guilt is a pretty useless feeling. It doesn’t motivate us to improve, repair, or take action. If anything, all guilt does is promote hiding and shame. This leads me to believe that some people experience guilt itself as a guilty pleasure. If we are “bad” enough and “wrong” enough, why would…
Getting to a Good Place: Ellenville
Despite being faced recently with a $1 million budget hole, Ellenville is on the rise, with new businesses and established residents working together for the future.
Sound Check: Holly George-Warren’s Listening Picks
Music author Holly George-Warren shares her favorite music.
Chronogrammies Spotlight: WKZE / Rick Schneider
A spotlight on WKZE’s Rick Schneider, 2024 Chronogrammies winner in the Radio Station/Radio Personality category.
Chronogrammies Spotlight: Rosegold
A spotlight on Rosegold, 2024 Chronogrammies winner in the local band category.
Album Review: Setting Sun | The Feelings Cure
Morgan Evans reviews Setting Sun’s latest album, The Feelings Cure.
July 2024 Astrology Report
July will serve as a meditation on the many expressions of heat: The friction that initiates new feelings and ideas, the desire to radiate and express oneself, and the strengthening and suppression of these very things. Multiple inner planet aspects to Uranus and Pluto during the entire month create a volatile and shadowy atmosphere under…
2024 Advocacy Organization & Activists
Affordable Housing Advocate/Activist First Place: Michael Berg, Family of Woodstock Second Place: Kevin O’Connor, RUPCO Inc. Third Place: Alexandria Wojcik Affordable Housing Organization First Place: Gateway Hudson Valley 1 Amy Kay Parkway, Kingston (845) 331-1261 https://ghv.org/ Facebook Instagram Gateway Hudson Valley is a nonprofit social service agency that has been providing essential services to people…
A Review of Ruth Reichl’s The Paris Novel
Susan Yung reviews The Paris Novel, Ruth Reichl’s latest, about a young copy editor content with her daily routine in New York until her mother dies and bequeaths her a plane ticket to Paris.
A Language of Belonging: Warwick
Warwick thrives on unity, tourism, and preservation, fostering growth and resilience through storytelling events, infrastructure projects, and cooperative initiatives.
2024 Arts & Entertainment Winners
Annual Event First Place: Woodstock Film Festival Inc Second Place: Hudson Valley Garlic Festival Third Place: Witchingtonville After Dark Art Classes First Place: Woodstock School of Art Inc Second Place: Cone Zero Ceramics Third Place: Women’s Studio Workshop Inc Art Gallery First Place: Headstone Gallery Second Place: Jane St. Art Center Third Place: ArtPort Kingston…
Billy Bragg at the Bearsville Theater
Blending folk, pop, and punk, Billy Bragg has sung about the plight of the working class as well as cynical love songs for over 40 years.
5 Hudson Valley Books to Read in July
Short reviews of Party Boys: How the Ballinger Brothers Built the Greatest Nightclubs on Earth by Lon Ballinger; I Make Envy on Your Disco by Eric Schnall; Trust and Safety by Laura Blackett and Eve Gleichman; Odie Is being Called Back, and Other Poems by Gerard Malanga; and Becasue of Eve by Rondavid Gold.
2024 Drink Winners
Bartender (person/business) First Place: Yaza Goldstein, Camp Kingston Second Place: Randy Benson, Old Drovers Inn Third Place: Deanna Carr, Peekamoose Restaurant Beer List (Bar/Restaurant) First Place: West Kill Supply Second Place: Camp Kingston Third Place: Lasting Joy Brewery Bloody Mary First Place: Camp Kingston Second Place: Ship to Shore Third Place: Phoenicia Diner Brewery First…
Album Review: Johnny Society | Johnny Society Sings Cheap Trick
Dan Epstein reviews Johnny Society’s latest album, Johnny Society Sings Cheap Trick.
2024 Education & Learning Winners
Classes/Workshops First Place: CLUB ASL® Second Place: YWCA Ulster County Third Place: Bard College at Simon’s Rock College First Place: SUNY Ulster 491 Cottekill Rd, Stone Ridge, NY 12484 845) 687-5000 https://www.sunyulster.edu/ Facebook Instagram XLinkedIn SUNY Ulster offers over 60 academic programs after which students transfer to four-year colleges throughout the nation or begin their…
Gandini Juggling’s “Smashed2” at PS21
Gandini Juggling brings its story of revenge, “Smashed2,” to PS21 in Chatham July 12 and 13.
