Comedy, music, and theater are all on the docket of Hudson Valley events this week, March 11-17.
“Every Brilliant Thing”
March 8-17 at the Park Theater
When a six-year-old boy hears that his suddenly hospitalized mom “finds it hard to be happy,” he starts a list of things worth living for—Kung fu movies, ice cream, laughing so hard you shoot milk out your nose—and leaves it on her pillow. It’s a childlike response to a serious problem, and the power of this innocent list as it grows with its author becomes sustenance on a tangled journey through the ravages of depression. The hour-long play by Duncan McMillan, performed by Broadway veteran Scott Barrow, is both heart-wrenching and hilarious. $25. Hudson.
Borscht Belt Comedy Club
March 16 at Shadowland Stages
Stand-up comedy is retiring to its Borscht Belt roots. The Manhattan-based New York Comedy Club and the Borscht Belt Museum are joining forces to create a new stand-up comedy series in Ellenville, once home to some of the region’s most storied hotels and nightclubs. The first show features Michael Hirsch, Jesse Eigner, Rachel William, and Eitan Levine in Shadowland’s 120-seat black box theater. More shows are in the works for April and May, with a weekly line-up planned for summer. $25. 7:30pm. Ellenville.
“Low Fidelity”
March 9-31
Photographer Bobby Grossman captured the birth of punk in Downtown New York City in the 1970s. The New Gallery has curated a show of his work, "Low Fidelity," which will be exhibited at Time and Space Limited March 9-31. There will be an opening reception on March 9, from 5 to 9pm. The event will feature a vinyl and digital deep cut set by DJ Climax and a performance by New York City-based musician Ben Seretan. There will be live music in the gallery by Lulu Lewis on March 16 at 7pm, with a closing party on March 30.
