Looking to get out of the house this week? Here's what's happening near you in the Hudson Valley this week.
The Artichoke Presents: Storytelling Open Mic
February 28 at the Howland Cultural CenterLocal storytelling series The Artichoke features award-winning storytellers from such well known series and podcasts as "The Moth," "Story Collider," and "Risk," as well as the occasional Beaconite thrown in to round out the lineup of curated tales told live onstage. The open mic event is for all who can tell a true personal story from memory in under six minutes.
It’s Basic Film Screening
February 28 at Hudson HallThe idea behind the Universal Basic Income concept is a simple one—giving unrestricted direct payments to the people will improve their financial circumstances. Since 2020, HudsonUP has launched three UBI cohorts in the city of Hudson and currently serves 128 Hudson residents who receive $500 a month, guaranteed. Marc Levin’s film It’s Basic profiles several UBI pilot programs in the US and explores the power of money, the importance of dignity, and the ongoing work of providing an income floor through the eyes of guaranteed income recipients who have witnessed firsthand the life-altering effects of financial stability. Panel discussion following the 6pm screening. Free.
Ballet Hispanico
March 2 at the Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center
Ballet Hispanico is not only one of the nation’s most renowned Latino dance organizations, it is also a catalyst for social change, providing a haven for Black and Brown families seeking place and artistic sanctuary since 1970. By creating the space for Hispanic dance and dancers to flourish, Ballet Hispanico uplifts marginalized artists and youth, which, combined with the training, cultural pride, and the power of representation, fuels the organization’s trajectory. For its stop at the Mahaiwe, the company will perform Línea Recta by Annabelle Lopez Ochoa, ¡Si Señor! ¡Es Mi Son! (excerpt) by Alberto Alonso, Danse Creole (excerpt) by Geoffrey Holder, Buscando a Juan (excerpt) by Eduardo Vilaro, and 18+1 by Gustavo Ramírez Sansano. 8pm. $34-$84. Great Barrington.
SoloFest 2024
March 1-24 at Bridge Street Theatre
Come celebrate Women’s History Month at Bridge Street Theatre with any or all of four original solo shows created and performed by women and calibrated to bring laughter, tears and deep reflection. March 1-3, it’s “Mirele Lernt Zich Yiddish (Mirele Learns Yiddish)” by Miryam Coppersmith; March 8-10, “Top Drawer,” written and performed by Adelaide Mestre, March 15-17, “The Great Divide,” written and performed by Amy Crossman, and March 22-24, “Longing Lasts Longer,” created and performed by the legendary Penny Arcade. $25 or $75 festival pass. Catskill.
“The Circulators”
March 3 at the Orpheum Theatre/Upstate Films
Glass Eye Shadow Pictures, the duo of composer/musician Adam Lipsky and visual artist Alisa Javits, tell stories through the ancient art of shadow play. For this production, they bring to life the hallucinatory world of the Circulators, a mysterious group of living beings who live symbiotically with human societies. Created with shadow collage and live musical score, this immersive, dreamlike experience is an experimental performance with an otherworldly quality that’s been compared to Grimm’s Fairy Tales. 7pm. $15. Saugerties.
