Jazz and Poetry Meet in Midtown Kingston
New York wordsmiths Steve Dalachinsky and Yuko Otomo will read alongside musicians Michael Bisio and Adam Siegel this Sunday.
Homespun Music Hits 50-Year Mark
Happy Traum and Jane Traum’s Woodstock music instructional label began in 1967.
From Universal Lover to Love Warrior
Most people I know are feeling pretty raw and overwhelmed by the state of the world and the never-ending parade of things to be shocked by, and to fight against or mourn. If Venus really is morphing from “universal lover” into “love warrior,” remember that the word in common is love.
MOVE Music Festival Returns to Capital District
The 2017 lineup features 25 acts and takes place in Albany, Troy, and Cohoes.
World Class Women’s Cycling
The Women’s Woodstock Cycling Grand Prix (WWCGP) is celebrating its fifth year as the only women’s single day, out-and-back road race course in the United States. It’s a great day for families to support athletes, inspire young ones, and enjoy community.
Arranged Marriage NP Performs in New Paltz
The experimental duo will celebrate their debut release with a live set at Smolen Observatory at 7:30pm.
Hurry Up and Wait
Painter discusses taking things slow in the coming weeks when it comes to making any decisions.
Spark Media Project Film Release
A finalist in the Tribeca Film Institute’s “The America I Am,” will be showcased at the Tribeca Film Festival on April 19.
Vanaver Caravan Summer Dance Programs
The Vanaver Caravan summer programs are held at Stone Mountain Farm near NewPaltz. With a backdrop of several hundred acres of nature, it’s a beautiful place to foster a love of dance or delve even more deeply into one.
Tinker Street
The first series of readings out of Tinker Street will be on May 28 at 3pm.
Contemporaneous Premieres New Works in Tivoli
The former Bard College ensemble will perform at Murray’s café on Saturday.
Feeling Your Way Into a Softer Revolution
Painter discusses how the movement of the Sun and its tie to the horoscopes effects the world around us.
GARNER Arts Festival – May 20/21 – 11am – 6pm, Rain or Shine
GARNER Arts Festival celebrates art with exhibitions, performances, open studios, workshops and demonstrations throughout 14 acres of pre-Civil War industrial spaces. Food trucks, kids’ art workshops, and on on-site craft brewery round out the weekend. Kids under 14 free!
Woodstock Bookfest
In its 8th year, the formerly named Woodstock Writers Festival has announced its lineup of panels, keynote speakers, and workshops for 2017.
Joe Lovano Leads Jazz Stars in Kingston
The saxophone great heads up a night of genius improvisers this Saturday.
Women in Politics: Past, Present, and Future
A two day conference in honor of the centennial of women’s suffrage.
Crown Maple and Horseshoe Brands Launch New Hot Sauce on Saturday, April 8
Crown Maple and Horseshoe brands collaborate to make a Maple Cayenne hot sauce.
Monty Python and the Holy Grail Sing-A-Long
A new sing-a-long version of the classic Monty Python and the Holy Grail will be screened at UPAC in Kingston in honor of the film’s 42nd anniversary.
The Mammals Play in Garrison on Saturday
The previous project of Hudson Valley folk rock duo Mike & Ruthy will visit the Philipstown Depot Theater.
Enthusiasm, Accountability, and Mercury Retrograde
Painter discusses the change of the Horoscope moons.
SUNY New Paltz to cohost women’s suffrage centennial conference, April 21 & 22
Registration is open for “Women in Politics: Past, Present & Future,” a conference commemorating the centennial of women’s suffrage in New York, which will begin on Friday, April 21, at the FDR Library in Hyde Park, N.Y., and will continue on Saturday, April 22, at SUNY New Paltz.
Jazz Giant Roswell Rudd Raps it Up on New Track
The legendary Kerhonkson trombonist’s new project, the Olders, fuses Dixieland and hip-hop.
Art of Business: My Analyst Told Me…
Barbara Boris discusses how Woodstock yoga studios came to be.
Most Intimate Health Questions, Answererd
Kagan asks health professionals to share their clients most intimate health questions.
Parting Shot
[Image-1] [Image-2] For well over a century now, baseball and the month of April have been happily intertwined. After a punishing winter, in which we paid court to cardiac arrest by shoveling immovable mounds of snow, or slogged through slush to free a Civic entombed in a dolmen of ice, we suddenly joy, one day,…
Art of Business: Q & A with John Carroll, Healer
Grace Alone sits down with John Carroll, a man know for his healing practices.
Our Gardens as Ecosystems
Diane Greenberg of Catskill Native Nursery on creating an ecological landscape.
Art of Business: The Taste of Teamwork
Co-owner of Milea Estate Vineyards, Bruce Tripp discusses the vineyards success.
“Faust 3”: Bread & Puppet at Time & Space Limited on April 14
Bread and Puppet’s latest show “Faust 3” will appear at Time and Space Limited in Hudson on April 14.
Forbidden: Undocumented and Queer in Rural America
Tiffany Rhynard’s documentary, “Forbidden,” follows the life of Moises Serrano, a gay illegal immigrant. The documentary will be screened on April 28 at the Family Partnership Center in Poughkeepsie.
The Drone Zone
Aaron discusses the 24 hour long music event, “24-Hour Drone,” happening at Basilica Hudson on April 28-29.
CD Review: Joshua Redman and Brad Mehldau
Two jazz masters come together for one album.
Book Review: The Quarry Fox:And Other Critters of the Wild Catskills; The Moth Snowstorm: Nature and Joy
A book review of The Quarry Fox:And Other Critters of the Wild Catskills and The Moth Snowstorm: Nature and Joy.
Neil Gaiman and American Gods
Neil Gaiman will be with executive producer Bryan Fuller at the Fisher Center to discuss taking his book from text to television.
CD Review: Shana Falana
Seven year resident of the Hudson Valley, Shana Falana releases her second LP.
Nightlife Highlights: Gary Lucas
Guitarist Gary Lucas will be playing a show at Quinn’s in Beacon.
Art of Business: Paving The Way
Lorne Browe, proprietor of L. Browe Asphalt, discusses how paving is a craft that takes years to master.
Half Moon Theater stages “Cul-de-Sac”
[Image-1] Popular culture has had a long-standing fascination—part-scorn and part-adoration—with suburbia. Television shows like “Weeds” and “Desperate Housewives” and movies like Blue Velvet and American Beauty reveal the comedic, sadistic, secretive, and sad reality of suburban life. When you look past the perfectly manicured lawns and shiny, new cars, what do you see? Do you…
Steve Wright at UPAC
The show originally set for January 11 is rescheduled for April 22.
Everything But: Kitchen Sink Food & Drink
Brian Arnoff’s tiny giant of a restaurant in Beacon.
On The Cover: John Fallon
“Performance: Paintings by John Fallon” are on exhibit through May 31 at Gillette’s FRG Objects & Design/ Art gallery, on the second floor at 217 Warren Street in Hudson.
Nightlife Highlights: New Cicada Trio
The New Cicada Trio makes mysterious magic for the Howland Cultural Center.
The Ripple Effect
Hillary Harvey sits down with the parents of Maya Gold and discusses their efforts to honor Maya’s memory.
Varla Jean Merman
Big Gay Hudson Valley presents, Varla Jean Merman, for shows at the Cunneen-Hackett Arts Center, Rosendale Theater, and Helsinki Hudson.
Art of Business: Jewel Box Joint
Owner of Jar’d Wine Pub, Theresa Fall discusses how people are the real gems of her business.
The Most Important Room in the World: Svalbard Seed Vault
A look at Cary Fowler’s work and the creation of Svalbard Seed Vault.
Engage Film Series at Upstate Films
Upstate Films will be kicking off their Engage Film Series with I Am Not Your Negro on April 1.
Chronogram Conversations: Live at Atlas Industries & Studios
The timing couldn’t have been better for the second in Luminary Media’s series of salon events. Chronogram Conversations took place in Newburgh on March 8 at Atlas Industries and Salon.
Nightlife Highlights: Vanilla Fudge
Vanilla Fudge will be at Daryl’s House as part of their “Spirit of ’67” Tour.
Short Takes
April is National Poetry Month. A curated selection of collections by regional poets, reviewed by Marx Dorrity.
Well Bred: An Alpaca Farm in Stanfordville
A look into the Alpaca Farm owned by Alicia and Daniel Adams.
Eat Before Dinner: A Gluten-Free Manifesto
Coppolino reflects on past gluten-free articles he has written for Chronogram and how gluten-free has been a trend.
Monitored Relations
Alexandro Segade’s “Future Street,” part of “We’re Watching”will be at Bard College’s Fisher Center, April 27-30.
While You Were Sleeping
Teenagers move toward e-cigarettes, Four automakers knew Takata airbags were dangerous, Representative Steve King is in hot water after retweet, and we think we are nicer than we actually are, etc.
Larry Beinhart’s Body Politic: Dumb, Deceptive, and Destructive. And Dumb.
Larry Beinhart discusses Donald Trump’s move to cut funds for Meals on Wheels.
Nightlife Highlights: Joey Alexander Trio
Joey Alexander Trio is set to play at the Woodstock Playhouse
Newburgh & Cornwall: A Riverfront with Two Faces
A tour of the waterfront communities of Orange County.
Editor’s Note: Lions & Lambs
Brian Mahoney reflects on events that occurred during the month of March.
