Mike & Ruthy Release Video in Support of Standing Rock Protests
In solidarity with the actions by Native American tribes against the Dakota Access Pipeline, the Woodstock folk duo recently unveiled a clip of Ruthy’s song “My Baby Drinks Water.”
Johnny Irion Releases Anti-Trump Track, Returns to Hudson
The singer-songwriter and his band set unearthed Woody Guthrie lyrics to newly written original music. He plays solo at Club Helsinki on November 5.
Crouching Tiger, Listening Scorpion?
How the new moon in Scorpio will affect your day-to-day.
Shonen Knife at Quinn’s in Beacon
An interview with the Japanese pop-punk trio, playing at Quinn’s November 2.
Crossing Waters Screening and Immigration Discussion
A screening and discussion of Jane Watson’s documentary chronicling the immigrant experience from past to present will be at FDR Museum’s Henry A. Wallace Center October 28.
Big Thief Steals into Kingston and North Adams
The Brooklyn indie outfit will perform on November 3 and 5.
HalloWoodstock at the Woodstock Farm Sanctuary
On Sunday, October 30th, the Woodstock Farm Sanctuary is marking the last day of their season with a not-so-spooky fall festival in High Falls.
Artist’s New Work Forum Presents: “I Do Too” by Nina Shengold
Presenting a staged reading of Nina Shengold’s new screenplay, October 26 at Rosendale Theatre Collective.
Good Work Institute: Spring 2017 Fellowship
The Good Work Institute is beginning to accept applications for their next series of regional leadership development program sessions.
Hothouse Flowers Vocalist to Visit Red Hook
Liam Ó Maonli will perform at Solas An Lae Studio on November 3.
Second Annual Catskills Conf
Hudson Valley Tech gains steam with their second Catskills Conf at the Ashokan Center, October 21-23.
Report from the Woodstock Film Festival
“Magnificent Burden” is an action-adventure-thriller disguised as a documentary about a four-year-old.
Vijay Iyer and Craig Taborn Converge for Troy Concert
The jazz piano greats will make a rare duo appearance at EMPAC on October 29.
Reel Expressions International Youth Film Festival
This all-day all-youth-produced film festival returns to the Bardavon Friday, November 4.
6th Annual Ulster County Cultural Heritage Week
Explore local history and cultural heritage in a week-long series of events throughout Ulster County.
The Kids’ Movement Project
On the weekend of October 22nd and 23rd, a group of practitioners using the Feldenkrais Method will be holding a clinic, called “The Kids’ Movement Project” to provide free sessions to children.
Angry Orchard Harvest Fest
Join Angry Orchard for their first annual harvest fest Saturday, October 15 featuring music, food, and cider tastings.
Yoga and Music Festival Heads to Hunter Mountain
Grammy nominee Jai Uttal is among the Ahimsa Music and Yoga Festival’s 2016 performers.
Surprise! It’s a Wild-Card Full Moon
This week’s Planet Waves Horoscope, and how the Aries Moon will impact your self expression.
Rufus Wainwright to Perform in Hudson
The acclaimed singer-songwriter will deliver a special solo concert to benefit Basilica Hudson on October 22.
Mindful Creative Parenting Workshop
Registration is now open for a Mindful Creative Parenting Workshop, as well as for a broad range of other mindfulness classes and therapeutic groups being offered this fall at the Wellness Embodied Education Annex in New Paltz.
Haunted Huguenot Street Tours Return to New Paltz
For three weeks in October, history and storytelling combine at this immersive tour experience on Huguenot Street.
Meadow Fest: A Celebration of Books and Music
A fantastical literary event for the whole family, coming to High Meadow School in Stone Ridge.
Hudson’s Tommy Stinson Reunites His Post-Replacements Band
The singer-songwriter’s 1990s outfit Bash & Pop returns with a vinyl reissue and a forthcoming new album.
The Storm King Art Center
Throughout October, give yourself an extra long weekend in the Hudson Valley at Storm King Art Center.
Urge to Purge: Sun-Pluto and Self-Aware Self-Expression
This week’s Planet Waves advice on the “urge to purge.”
Columbus Day Weekend happenings at Omi!
Opening receptions for Nicole Cherubini and Remy Jungerman, Oct. 8 at 2 PM in the gallery; Kahn+Selesnick update Freya Powell’s zeotrope with new imagery; Steam Canoe installation is underway, and Ward Shelly + Alex Schweder take a final spin in ReActor!
“Life Animated” and Academy Award winning director Roger Ross Williams at Upstate Films on Wednesday, 10/12
“A brilliant, uplifting story”. This award winning documentary is about the coming of age of a young man with autism, whose journey was made possible by his passion for Disney animated films. Followed by a Q and A with the film’s director and Devereux’s executive director.
Food & Wine Magazine’s Top 10 HV Wine Spots
Many of our favorites have recently appeared in Food & Wine’s article, “The Hudson Valley’s Best Wine Spots.”
Campaign Launched for Film About Great Barrington Drummer
The son of the late percussionist Randy Kaye is seeking backing for a documentary on his father’s life and music.
The Woodstock Film Festival’s Teen Programming
On October 14th, the Woodstock Film Festival hosts a lineup of teen programming that shines a spotlight on local youth, locations, and talent.
The Clemente Course in the Humanities at Bard College
Information and an interview concerning Bard College’s tuition-free program.
Hudson Valley Dance Festival 2016
AIDS is known for its devastation on the body. Dance is known as a performative art rooted in the body’s beauty. Both topics combine at this year’s Hudson Valley Dance Festival. Supporting world-renowned acts and activism, the festival returns for its fourth year in Catskill. The event is produced by and benefits Dancers Responding to…
Woodstock Film Festival
The Woodstock Film Festival screens dozens of films October 13 to 16.
Horoscopes: Libra
You must take the lead in your relationships. By this I mean take a strong hand in setting the agenda in both business and personal partnerships. If you don’t, you could be subjected to the wild swings that other people take you through. Another approach could be to take a step back and be detached.…
Poem: “Phase”
Phase These were the kids who’d try to pick the white out of TV static Play in traffic while the parents laughed They grew up wondering what it was that made the cars go But were too afraid to ask They thought that all you had to do to float Was get in the water…
Poem: “You Should Have This”
You Should Have This You left a poem In the street Near your place Where you knew I’d be walking. On a sheet printed with several others, Folded, an arrow and a star above The one That moved me. The first stanza somehow always Already committed to memory As when we walked together: Light from…
Arty, but Crafty
“Byrdcliffe’s Legacy: Handmade in the 20th Century” examines the creative history of Woodstock through October 9.
Horoscopes: Scorpio
Though it will be tempting to use pressure or force on certain people who seem stuck, that would not help your situation. Instead, do something that’s relatively easy: let them know you want to understand where they’re coming from. Then really strive to understand their viewpoint and the emotional reality behind it. Your persistent focus…
Life of Pie
How two pizza nerds took their obsession to the next level via Kickstarter.
Editor’s Note: Letter to Adeline*
Editor Brian Mahoney’s letter of life advice to his newborn niece.
Poem: “Open”
Open I left the office open all weekend nothing was taken I was offended —Richard Donnelly
Horoscopes: Sagittarius
Now would be the time to focus on increasing your income. You have the ideas, and you have the motivation. Most of all, you have the opportunity. It’s rare to put all of those factors together in the same place and time. That’s your direct opportunity to take advantage of what you’ve got available. Most…
The Evolution of O+
The Kingston-based festival of health and art goes national to change healthcare.
While You Were Sleeping
Evil cats, fake fish, the death penalty hits an all-time low, and more you may have missed in the news recently.
Poem: “Saturday Poetry Workshop: What Have You Learned”
Saturday Poetry Workshop: What Have You Learned? I learned … that a huge weight lifted off my shoulders just moves to land hard on my heart. I wish I felt empty. I learned that time moves according to memory and not the other way around. I could say I learned how to navigate the miasma…
Horoscopes: Capricorn
You’re going through a phase of catching up with yourself. True, you’ve made plenty of progress the past couple of months, despite factors that would have deterred others. Yet you still need to gain some essential experience, so that you can focus your direction based on real information. It’s essential that you be willing to…
Larry Beinhart’s Body Politic: The Rich, Entrepreneurs, & Political Promises
Larry Beinhart on why the rich just can’t be trusted with money.
Poem: “Cannonsville in the Catskills, New York”
Cannonsville, NY, was flooded in 1964 to make way for the Cannonsville Reservoir. Cannonsville in the Catskills, New York If you haven’t noticed the mists on mountains let me remind you of their drifts like ghostly drapes over cliff and pine and fountain. Tonight, the storm has come to gather heavy heat then leaves in…
Beth Gill Dance
Beth Gill Dance performs its dreamy dancescapes at Bard’s Fisher Center.
Horoscopes: Aquarius
This month comes in two distinct phases—before and after the Full Moon of October 16. Rather than arrive at phase two and wonder what you were so worked up about, I suggest you pace yourself and turn your squelch knob up to about eight. (Squelch is the thing on a two-way radio that suppresses background…
Art of Business: Fun-Only Zone
Fun-Only Zone Mari Kirwood Bird has been applying her unique gift for combining fine workmanship, color and design sensibilities into custom interiors for a couple of decades; in the past eighteen months, she’s been decorating fun-loving humans. At her boutique Willow Wood, she’ll help you nail the perfect look for leisure. “I’ve always been known…
Poem: “Labor Day, Upstate NY”
Labor Day, Upstate NY The familiar great blue heron visits again on Labor Day, Passing overhead with lazy sweep of wings And raspy cry, Before settling at water’s edge to tiptoe In the chilly shallows where The deer and the bear slaked their summer thirsts. A hurricane threatens from the south, Wetting the empty strands…
“Extraordinary Measures”
One-man showstopper James Lecesne returns in “Extraordinary Measures.”
Horoscopes: Pisces
You must be discerning about your ideas, your talents, and your possessions. It’s true that you’re in a time of changing fortunes, and you don’t really know what each day will bring. You do have plenty to work with; yet you need to sift through your resources carefully and select the gems. Regarding your talents:…
The Emerson Resort & Spa
Stop by, pause, refresh The Emerson Resort and Spa is more than just a luxury compound introducing travelers to the beauties of the Catskills, with a New American restaurant (Woodnotes Grill), splendid boutiques and the world’s largest kaleidoscope. Marketing director Tamara Murray wants locals to know they’re welcome too. “As we go about our business…
Timeless & Evolving New Paltz
History and modernity intermingle in the shadow of the Shawangunks.
Grace Bonney
Design*Sponge founder Grace Bonney reads from her new book in Rhinecliff.
Booking It: 12 Years of Hudson Valley Literary Bounty
Books Editor Nina Shengold reflects on 12 years of drinking from the deep well that is the Hudson Valley’s river of words (also the title of her book on the subject).
Art of Business: Everything Else But
Everything Else But 394 Main in Catskill is as much fun for espresso and eggs Benedict as for lunch, dinner, or apres-theater bar bites—but don’t go in there looking for white bread. “We do a lot with organic stone ground local flour, a lot of croissants and scones, and I think we may be the only…
Manchild in the Promised Land
A profile of Grammy-winning producer and ex-Fighting McKenzies trombonist.
Terrapin Craft Beer Experience
The Terrapin Craft Beer Experience puts NY State food and drink front and center.
Art of Business: Savoring Memories, Making New Ones
Savoring Memories, Making New Ones Over the past decade, the Falcon in Marlboro has forged a reputation for drawing top-tier talent thanks to excellent acoustics, Tony Falco’s warm hospitality, and the love shown by audiences at the donation box (there’s never a cover charge.) Now, the club has thrown open its Falcon Underground Taproom/Beer Garden,…
Ben Neill at Manitoga on October 30
Neill’s site-specific work celebrating the historic home and grounds of designer Russel Wright.
Election 2016: It’s Time to Grow Up
Eric Francis Coppolino looks at the astrological conditions of the election.
Poem: “Near Gupo Station”
Near Gupo Station Up at 3 A.M. for an early train drive down a street of young women sitting in pink-lit windows waiting for a college boy or lonely husband tired of varicose veins. What one leans and whispers to a co-worker isn’t likely about positions that feel good if an old man gave a…
Art of Business: Q&A with Jennifer Grimes of Red Cottage
Rent-a-Dream Before there was AirBnB, before the region started racking up “coolest town” awards, Jennifer Grimes was brokering brief stays in magazine-worthy Catskills properties to eager visitors; 11 years later, Architectural Digest drools over her portfolio (“5 Reasons Why We Want To Try Red Cottage,” April 2016.) We asked her for the story. In 2005,…
Nightlife Highlights: Peter Case
Singer-songwriter Peter Case returns to the Low Beat.
Horoscopes: Aries
There are those moments when you must give up control over the course of events, and you’re veering into one of them now. You might find this helpful, because there are certain possibilities you may not have fully connected with, and those have a better chance of coming to the forefront if you’re not trying…
Poem: “A Swimmer’s Mind”
A Swimmer’s Mind LAP ONE: Did I close the garage door? I hope I closed the garage door. Ugh, water up my nose. Why do I have to share the lane with Captain Splashy McSplash Splash? LAP TWO: I regret everything I ate for lunch… riding kind of high now. I should eat healthier—quinoa, kale, cauliflower……
Nightlife Highlights: Maceo Parker
James Brown’s legendary saxophonist comes to Infinity Norfolk.
Horoscopes: Taurus
As the next few weeks progress, you may feel as if you’re going to burst. The amount of activity, both physical and psychic, may push you toward the edge, particularly around the Full Moon on October 16. Even people who are not prone to anxiety may be feeling more of the stuff, though there are…
Poem: “Kitchen Haiku”
Kitchen Haiku A large slotted spoon separates “save” from “don’t save” like a dream catcher Broccoli florets like tiny green Bonsai plants— internal wisdom I will make a soup selecting vegetables whose flavors embrace Spinach adds iron to nutritious lentil soup; Are we healthy yet? The mug in your hand awaits the next hot liquid;…
Comeback Kid Kingston
The little city that could continues its entrepreneur-driven renaissance.
Nightlife Highlights: Weird Owl
October 21. From Brooklyn come Weird Owl, formed in 2004. The outfit’s stoned droning crosses Pink Floyd and Crazy Horse-saddled Neil Young with the head-nodding heaviosity of newer acts like Dead Meadow and Black Mountain. Although the Owl’s nest is in the south, the group has a bit of a local connection in that the…
Horoscopes: Gemini
You must be careful what you commit to this month. During the Mercury retrograde into late September, you got a clue just how little it takes to create a misunderstanding. You need to be vigilant about this going forward. That means understanding your responsibilities and commitments under any contract you sign or promise you make.…
Poem: “Atlas”
Atlas I’ll draw out a map of each and every place I long to take you. —Lauren Yaro
Isles of the Forever Wild
A look Irene O’Garden and John Pielmeier’s Georgian style home, Windway.
Nightlife Highlights: Pitchfork Militia/Tulula/Shadow Witch
The Anchor Kingston welcomes these three Hudson Valley underground groups for an evening on October 29.
Horoscopes: Cancer
You have been working toward something, though you might discover that it was something other than what you thought. Whatever unusual developments arrive in your professional life, meet them full on and without hesitation. You have been preparing for this moment. It’s your chance to do two things. One is to break free of some…
Poem: “The Piano Lesson”
The Piano Lesson a moth floats across warm summer grass hesitates—then flies away disappearing into a peeling white sky on the driveway a cat casts a momentary shadow crows call out in a fluttering rain of wings —petals of sunlight falling. —E Gironda, Jr.
Short Takes: Short Book Reviews for October 2016
DYING IN DUBAI: A MEMOIR OF MARRIAGE, MOURNING, AND THE MIDDLE EAST Roselee Blooston Apprentice House/Loyola University Press, 2016, $16.99 It’s hard to imagine a tenser journey than the one in this riveting memoir’s opening pages. Playwright Blooston and her son are on a 14-hour flight to Dubai, where Jerry, her husband of 24 years,…
Shade Gardens: A Conversation with Victoria Coyne
A conversation with Victoria Coyne of Victoria Gardens.
CD Review: Carla Bley/Andy Sheppard/Steve Swallow’s “Anando el Tiempo”
Carla Bley / Andy Sheppard / Steve Swallow Anando el Tiempo (2016, ECM Records) Although during her 60-plus-year career Carla Bley has previously recorded in small settings, the Woodstock pianist and composer is first identified with the ambitious modern big band work of influential epics like 1971’s Escalator Over the Hill and 1974’s Tropic of…
Horoscopes: Leo
You may need to work hard, though that’s also an invitation to work brilliantly. You will save yourself effort and get better results by applying intelligence first to any situation. Get a concept, an overview, a vision. Rather than a sense of direction, what you will benefit from is a concept of what you’re working…
Poem: “Moon Language”
Moon Language We should still love the moon even on nights it isn’t full. —Alexis Hill
Book Review: The Fat Artist and Other Stories
Benjamin Hale is a ruthless, gifted storyteller. The seven tales in The Fat Artist may not be for the squeamish, but they’re delicious reads. You might call his characters troubled: These are people who tend to wreak havoc, but given their lives, you can’t hardly blame them. Not too many softhearted or thriving folk dwell…
Poem: “Ode to a Macaroon”
Ode To A Macaroon A macaroon goes in my mouth and I taste the splendor of crunchiness, The true sweetness. Like a mini sandwich With just the right crunch and A unique cream in the middle. With many different colors to marvel at, The famous French pastry Gives satisfaction to my empty stomach Longing for…
CD Review: Pony in the Pancake’s “Whispers of Love”
Pony in the Pancake Whispers of Love (2015, Independent) Activated in 2003 by cousins Dan Prockup (drums) and Rob Flynn (lead and rhythm guitar, vocals) as a basement jam session of James Brown, Grateful Dead, and Merle Haggard covers, Pony in the Pancake have been a mainstay on the Capital District music scene ever since.…
Horoscopes: Virgo
Somehow recently the financial stakes went up, and it seems that you see more potential for yourself than usual. It’s a fact that you are now in a position to expand your income, though this will take a degree of personal commitment and dedication that you might decide is just not worth it. We live…
Poem: “Chasing the Wind”
Chasing the Wind In the Bible These characters The Christians Become self aware And realize they’re in the book And then it ends
Book Review: Eleven Hours
A woman in labor enters a New York City maternity ward just before Christmas. Though she wears a jeweled band on her left ring finger, she’s come alone. Lore Tannenbaum’s pregnancy has been medically uneventful, but emotionally harrowing. She discovered that her best friend, the person who introduced her to the baby’s father, has been…
Poem: “The Artist”
The Artist Hold those darts —steady— ready to let them loose. I wear these balloons, filled with crayon-colored dreams and syrupy acrylic aspirations, to burst over my canvas skin. Pop as many as you wish. But don’t you worry about my heart; Small —punctured— red stains my breast but one more hole will not kill…
CD Review: Quiet in the Head
Quiet in the Head Quiet in the Head (2015, Independent) Hailing from Hudson, Quiet in the Head might seem anything but. Risk-taking, expressive improvisation is the forte of this classical acoustic trio, which consists of Jonathan Talbott on violin, Seamus Maynard on guitar, and Jonah Thomas on cello. Occasionally, guest musicians step in, drummer Otto…
Confrontation and Harmony in Bizzaro-Land
This week’s Planet Waves studies how the Mercury in Libra this Thursday will affect your communication and energy.
Poem: “Frames”
Frames Days sealed with goodnight kiss are unbattered frames We pass through. Friction Glances and sweet nothings wedge something between Soft touches and singed sheets. —Elsewhere, bolts slip-turn, doors dangle from hinges and shadows close in slivers of illuminated pathways littered in pages— Pinched bones creak out our room into living room So heavy hands…
