Peripheral Wine Festival | Backbar | November 3
Natural wines step into the upstate limelight with Peripheral Wine Festival in Hudson.
Joe Henry Visits Woodstock Next Week
The Grammy-winning singer-songwriter and producer will perform at Levon Helm Studios on December 9.
Weekly Astrology Forecast for November 30
With Mercury in big-picture Sagittarius, staying intentionally mindful of the details becomes even more important. Yet Mercury retrograde can also be an incredibly useful period of introspection and review. In Sagittarius, you might find yourself encountering reminders of how you’ve come to believe what you believe.
Hudson Valley Bands Band Together for Label Launch
Subfamily Records will present new music from Mark Donato, the Sweet Clementines, American Film History, and other local acts.
Edson’s First Auction
The Monkey Bars auction is a community date night where people can nibble, drink, score deals on holiday shopping lists, and raise money for much-needed new playground equipment at Kingston’s largest elementary school.
Guitar Great Gary Lucas Returns to Beacon
The former Captain Beefheart and Jeff Buckley sideman will play at Quinn’s on December 3.
Weekly Astrology Forecast for November 23
With Mercury approaching Saturn, we get an illustration of a parent-child dynamic. In other words, even though you may be an adult, you’ll want to notice when your interactions with others cause you to revert to childhood behaviors of the kind you had with your parents.
Laugh It Up!
Laugh out proud with three stand-up comics in Poughkeepsie on Saturday, November 25th, to benefit the Hudson Valley LGBTQ Community Center.
Hudson Rocker Tommy Stinson’s Bash & Pop Drops Single
This week, the Replacements cofounder’s other outfit offers a new collaboration with singer-songwriter Nicole Atkins.
Bialecki Architects Receives 3 AIA Design Awards
Matthew Bialecki and Bialecki architects proudly announce their receipt of three 2017 AIA Design Awards.
Weekly Astrology Forecast for November 16
The paradigm of lopsided sexual power dynamic has entered the national spotlight. This is the attention-drawing interruption, so that something new has space in which to emerge. You can assist in the regeneration, even by taking steps in your own sexual healing.
Woodstock’s Cindy Cashdollar Injured in Car Crash
The guitar goddess and Bob Dylan accompanist was in an auto accident last week.
Plan Your Dutchess 2017 Holiday Getaway Now!
From tours of lavishly decorated Great Estates to each town’s tree lighting ceremony, a getaway to Dutchess will put you in a festive mood. From Thanksgiving through New Year’s Eve, enjoy the old-fashioned holiday spirit found in the Hudson Valley
Birthday Concert Honors Jazz Icon Roswell Rudd
The event in New York on Thursday will celebrate the Kerhonkson trombonist’s legacy and new album, with him in attendance.
Shop Local: Holiday Gift Fair Round-Up
A round-up of ideas to help you sink into the Hudson Valley’s inspired holiday gifting experiences.
10 Hudson Valley Culture Essentials for November
You cultural checklist for: 10 things to eat, see, do, and experience in the Hudson Valley in November.
Weekly Astrology Forecast for November 9
Jupiter magnifies whatever it touches; with Venus, it’s all about emotions and relationships. It’s up to you to notice what’s increasing in your life and respond appropriately
We Free Strings Visit Newburgh
The jazz sextet will perform at Atlas Studios on November 18.
SUNY New Paltz’s Engineering Innovation Hub
On October 31, SUNY New Paltz broke ground on its state-of-the-art Engineering Innovation Hub, which will house their engineering and 3D printing programs.
Sonny Rollins DVD Recaptures Saugerties Concert
Saxophone Colossus chronicles the jazz legend’s 1986 performance at Opus 40.
Suffragettes Bicycle Parade and Community Convening
On Saturday, November 11th, the Newburgh Suffragette Bike Parade and Community Convening will be a celebration in two parts.
Astrology Forecast for the Week of November 2
The Taurus full moon has a busy chart with a lot of moving parts. Now is the time to summon your strength for some kind of breakthrough, break out, or even a clean break.
Pulitzer-Winning Performance Artist Taylor Mac Visits Ancram
The celebrated cabaret/drag performer will appear at the Ancram Opera House.
Portfolio Day for Student Artists
The 16th Hudson Valley Regional Portfolio Day on Friday, November 3rd, is a great opportunity for young artists to gather feedback from professional representatives from some of the best colleges in the nation.
Shana Falana Unveils Uplifting Music Video
The Kingston-based indie rocker recently released a visual treatment for the song “Cool Kids.”
America’s Biggest Legoland is Coming to The Hudson Valley
Legoland’s next location? The Hudson Valley! On Wednesday, October 20 parent company Merlin Entertainment and local officials from the town of Goshen announced that America’s Biggest Legoland will open in 2020. The town of Goshen planning board voted unanimously last week to move forward with the $350-million Lego-themed park. The board granted a site plan,…
Album Review: Ear Op | Los Doggies
Mike Campbell reviews the album Ear Op by Los Doggies.
New York’s Constitutional Convention Debate
Hillary Harvey explores the 20-year question of whether or not New York should hold a convention to revise and amend its state Constitution.
Hudson Company
The FSC-certified wood mill in Dutchess County specializes in reclaimed and select harvest wood products, rescuing the region’s architectural relics and turning them into floors, beams, paneling, and molding for architects’ use.
Community Profile: Central Dutchess County
There’s a well-curated, quietly bustling feel to this triad of Dutchess County towns, where business blends with pleasure in a nimble, practiced sort of way.
David Shrigley’s Memorial at Art Omi
David Shrigley’s Memorial, a monumental shopping list, is on display at Art Omi through 2020.
Hudson Hil’s
This charming breakfast-brunch-lunch joint in Cold Spring serves up gourmet fare, with over 90 percent of the products (including sausage and baked goodies) are made in house.
Libra Horoscope for November 2017
Your purpose on Earth will be revealed and you must take the message and act on your knowledge with your body as well as your mind.
Gardens at Rhinebeck
The Gardens at Rhinebeck condominium complex has over 170 units already standing, with another 76 planned for construction over the next few years, including accessible housing.
Album Review: New Lore | Sean Rowe
Jason Broome reviews the album New Lore by Sean Rowe.
Holiday Book Signing with Local Authors | Beekman Arms
89 Local authors convene for a cozy Holiday Book Signing at the Beekman Arms Hotel in Rhinebeck.
The Voynich Manuscript Deciphered | Mountainview Studios | November 4
Jim Handlin tries his hand at decrypting the mysterious Voynich Manuscript.
Harvey Sorgen/Marilyn Crispell/Joe Fonda The Falcon | November 29
Harvey Sorgen, Marilyn Crispell, and Joe Fonda join forces for a show at the Falcon in Marlboro November 29.
Pisces Horoscope for November 2017
Now is your moment to claim your place in the world, which means the right to do what you do best.
Walking Out: A Wilderness Survival Tale
In the film Walking Out, co-written and directed by Woodstock resident Alex Smith, a father and son stranded on a mountain unpack their issues.
Sagittarius Horoscope for November 2017
SAGITTARIUS (November 22-December 22) Let’s continue to focus on the movement of Saturn through the last degrees of your sign, which might only occur twice or maybe three times in your lifetime. Saturn is the lord of the material plane; that is, of physical reality and its structures as we know them; and that has…
Hudson Valley Holiday Events 2017
A round-up of the region’s seasonal festivities from Sinterklaas to holiday markets to the bicycle menorah of Beacon.
Stephen Clair and the Pushbacks Record Release Shows
Stephen Clair and the Pushbacks play 3 record release shows in November.
Esteemed Reader
Jason Stern attempts to identify the various in-roads to an expanded state of consciousness.
Patterned Simplicity: A Handcrafted Rhinecliff Farmhouse
Dunja Von Stoddard revives a Rhinecliff farmhouse, raises her son, and rediscovers her art in the process.
Rock this Joint: Lara Hope and the Arktones
Peter Aaron talks with Lara Hope about her rockabilly outfit Lara Hope and the Arktones.
The Mother of Us All | Hudson Hall
Local performers bring to life the rarely staged opera “Mother of Us All” in Hudson.
Love Catskills Style: An Impromptu Honeymoon
Cat Greenleaf and the community come together to throw an impromptu honeymoon for a Houston couple.
Photography of Amanda Means
The subject of Amanda Means’s current photos are the elemental materials of photography itself: paper, chemistry, light.
Scorpio Horoscope for November 2017
You’re likely to be feeling more optimistic; not just about life but about who you are. That’s most of what you need to go on in life.
Amy Helm Presents “Skylark: A Night of Songbirds” | November 3
Singer Amy Helm has assembled an amazing nest of lady talent.
The Iran Nuclear Deal and the Alternatives
Larry Beinhart discusses the Obama-era Iran nuclear deal and examines the alternative options.
Aquarius Horoscope for November 2017
It’s often said that knowledge is power, and the one thing that Aquarius of all the signs must be aware of is what you do not know.
Ocean Vuong Poetry Reading | SUNY New Paltz | November 9
Ocean Vuong reads from his latest poetry collection at SUNY New Paltz.
Book Review: A Murderous Summer at Bard
Anne Pyburn Craig reviews the mystery novel A Murderous Summer at Bard by Glenda Ruby.
Aries Horoscope for November 2017
Know what you have to offer. You will feel relevant in your relationships based on what you give; not what you take, or ask for, or expect.
Taurus Horoscope for November 2017
You possess the gift of healing; in particular, helping others unravel their emotional and physical knots.
Poem: A National Geographic Article Helped Me Understand My Mother
A poem by Kate Bond.
Book Review: Loving Violet | Steven Lewis
Anne Pyburn Craig reviews Steven Lewis’s new novel Loving Violet, a story of love, family, and literary fame.
Cancer Horoscope for November 2017
The charts for Cancer have not been this good in a long time.
Catchers of the Rye: Whiskey Distilling Returns to New York State
The New York State whiskey distilling tradition gets a new shot of life with the advent of the Empire Rye.
6 Short Book Reviews: November 2017
Take a break from family this Thanksgiving with this month’s selection of science, philosophy, equestrian, and fiction books.
Capricorn Horoscope for November 2017
There’s a direct, mutual, and immediate benefit between what serves you and what serves your family, company, community or public.
Kaatsbaan’s Passion for Dance Gala | November 11
Bubbly and world-class ballet are staples of Kaatsbaan’s Passion for Dance Gala.
Vassar Brothers Medical Center: The Wave of the Future
Privacy, comfort, and forward-looking technology define the Vassar Brothers Medical Center of the future.
A Poem by Barbara Sheffer
This was a blank sheet of paper. Four sides. Front and back. White. 8 ½ by 11. Unremarkable. Rippable. Scrunchable. Tearable. Terrible? Gosh, no. I hope not. It used to be a tree, poor thing. What a step backward if it believed in Reincarnation. Maybe it was a bad tree, though—a tree that would spitefully…
Chronogram Conversations Recap: Kingston
On October 12 the Chronogram community gathered aboard the barge Pennsy 399 to discuss new paradigms in economic development with regard to Kingston.
Astrology Forecast for November 2017
Slow-moving planets are finally changing signs, allowing us to shift stuck attitudes.
Virgo Horoscope for November 2017
It’s time to leave behind any embarrassment about the actual ideas you are interested in and have sensitive conversations in person.
News Headlines You May Have Missed from October 2017
The death of an overworked salesman, bird-drone faceoffs, KFC in Ghana, and other juicy tidbits from the October 2017 news cycle.
Hudson Valley Philharmonic Plays Antarctica | November 18
Hudson Valley filmmaker Jon Bowermaster’s documentary Antarctica will screen at the Bardavon with live accompaniment by the Hudson Valley Philharmonic.
Gemini Horoscope for November 2017
Bring a sense of play into this thing we call work. Bring your loving heart and quick mind everywhere you go.
Terry Reid & The Derelicts | Colony Woodstock | November 17
Late 60s British rocker Terry Reid pops into Woodstock for a show at Colony on November 17.
The Surreal Photography of Lisa DiLillo
Lisa DiLillo’s photographs of fictional botanical species are surreal yet familiar.
Album Review: Serenity Knolls | Bill Brovold & Jamie Saft
James Keepnews reviews the album Serenity Knolls by Bill Brovold and Jamie Saft.
Leo Horoscope for November 2017
You need to get to the point where you are your own authority, and consciously boot the vestiges of your parents and various other control freaks out of the way.
Crown Maple
In just seven years, Crown Maple has become the third-largest syrup producer in the US.
The Tastings Train
Hop aboard The Delaware & Ulster Railroad (DURR) Tastings Train for a leisurely-paced excursion through the scenic Catskill Mountains on Saturday, November 4. Come with your appetite; passengers will be treated to samples of local craft beverages, cheeses, and charcuterie while seated aboard the recently restored historic Rip Van Winkle Flyer. During the 3-hour round-trip,…
