Hudson Valley Record Stores
We’ve rounded up a list of all the vinyl shops in the Hudson Valley, Catskills, and Capital Region. These independent shops carry a large range of formats and genres, music experts on hand to chat and help you find what you want. Get out the calendar because you’re going to want to road trip to…
Primrose Hill Summer Camp Programs
Primrose Hill School, a Waldorf-based pre-K through 6 school in Rhinebeck, NY, offers a variety of summer camp options.
A “Who’s Who” of NY19 Democratic Congressional Candidates
In anticipation of New York primaries on June 26, we give an admittedly subjective look at the 7 Democratic congressional candidates in District 19.
Weekly Astrology Forecast for April 26–May 3
Having the Scorpio Moon and the Taurus Sun making right angles to the North Node in Leo and the South Node forms what is called a grand cross in fixed signs. All grand crosses are considered aspect patterns of strength, because they indicate obstacles that demand action.
NYS’s I Love My Park Day Returns May 5
NYS’s I Love My Park Day is coming up on May 5. Learn more and register to volunteer at one of your favorite local parks, preserves, or historic sites.
Big Gay Hudson Valley Takes Queer Entertainment To the Next Level
May 5 marks the launch of a new series of programming by Big Gay Hudson Valley at the Rosendale Theatre with “Wonder Merman,” a comedic cabaret by Varla Jean. And next up in June is “Porn to Be a Star,” a new play by Chris Harder.
Newburgh Gets the Blues with Slam Allen
The soulful guitarist sings this Friday for Safe Harbors of the Hudson’s Blues on Broadway series.
Niche Modern Lighting Sale This Weekend, 4/28-4/29
Niche Modern Lighting in Beacon offers 50 to 80 percent off lighting fixtures on April 28 and 29.
John Faso’s got seven problems and Diane Neal ain’t one of them
Our unscientific stab at picking an early winner in the Democratic primary race in the 19th congressional district.
Palizzata’s Authentic, Northern Italian Cuisine
Palizzata, an authentic Northern Italian restaurant opens in Uptown Kingston in May, at the corner of John and Wall Streets.
Sheep and Wool Showcase on April 21
Round up the family for a lively, outdoor celebration of sheep and wool at Clermont Historic Site in Germantown, this Saturday, April 21.
Tommy Stinson Hosts Little Leauge Benefit Concerts in Hudson
The Replacements rocker and friends will perform on May 5 and 12.
Weekly Astrology Forecast for April 19-26
With the Sun moving into Taurus tonight you might notice yourself refocusing on your values in some way. This could be in relation to news or it might be related to something more personal and less public. Values and “value” are inherent Taurus traits.
6 Earth Day Events in the Hudson Valley
From a music festival to nature cleanups, there are a variety of Earth Day events that you can sign up for to celebrate the Earth and show you appreciation for our region’s natural treasures. So step outside, embrace the natural world, and celebrate Earth Day 2018 in the Hudson Valley.
Steve Slagle Blows into Tarrytown
The saxophonist and his quartet will appear at the Jazz Forum on April 29.
Choosing the Right Hardwood Flooring for Your Home
If you’re planning to install hardwood floors, read these pro tips on picking the right cut and species for your needs.
Jagerberg Hall Serves Up the Full Alpine Experience
Since opening right across from Hunter Mountain in February 2018, this modern twist on an Alpine tavern has rapidly become the go-to place for winter sports junkies to kick off their ski boots, order a brew, and sink back in tired contentment.
Weekly Astrology Forecast for April 12–19
Storm phases, direct stations, new moons—there is a lot happening astrologically at the moment, and it may have you on edge.
Elevated Classic: The Dutch Ale House Reopens
After a short hiatus the legendary Saugerties bar and restaurant The Dutch Ale House reopens under new ownership, with a renovated space and revamped menu.
“Avenue Q” Opens April 19 at SUNY New Paltz
The SUNY New Paltz Department of Theatre Arts presents: Avenue Q.
Win a $100 gift card to Kitchen Sink Food & Drink in Beacon NY
Enter for your chance to win a $100 gift card to Kitchen Sink Food & Drink in Beacon, NY!
Paul de Jong Booked to Play in Hudson
The former Books member will appear at Time & Space Limited this Saturday.
Cocktail Recipe: Pleased to Meet Me
Josh Rosenmeier, Head Bartender at the Stockade Tavern in Uptown Kingston offers his delicious riff on a Jungle Bird cocktail.
“Displaying Warhol: Exhibition as Interpretation”
SUNY New Paltz and Vassar College will co-host a two-day symposium titled “Displaying Warhol: Exhibition as Interpretation,” focusing on the history and significance of different approaches to exhibiting the work of Andy Warhol.
Weekly Astrology Forecast for April 5-12
A combined square is creating an image of tension. If you’re feeling frustrated, you might notice how much of that energy is directed at yourself, versus how much of it you’re projecting (or unleashing) onto others.
‘Who the F**K is That Guy’ in Troy
Music executive Michael Alago will answer questions at Hudson Valley Community College following a screening of the documentary about his career.
Simple Techniques to Manage the Stress of Everyday Life
Mindfulness meditation is a powerful stress-fighting technique that we can apply to handling stress no matter where it occurs. Nina Smiley, Ph.D., Director of Mindfulness Programming at Mohonk Mountain House leads private sessions and weekend programs at Mohonk Mountain House.
Spero Plays Nyro in Woodstock
The Christine Spero Group will pay tribute to the influential 1960s singer-songwriter at Colony on Saturday.
Poem: Streetpoet
I live in the street I sleep in the gutter Among the shabby hordes that stumble and mutter I do my best to sing for my supper And distinguish myself before you It’s true I do steal cigarette butts from ash cans And I have been known to drink But suffer me my friends I…
Rocket Number Nine: Records in Uptown Kingston
Buy and sell records with Doug Wygal at his record store in Uptown Kingston.
Marko Shuhan’s Timber Frame Home in Accord
It’s the house that Marko built. Inspired by the book Chainsaw Milling, Marko Shuhan got to work building a home adjacent to his FirstDay kit home. The house is now complete–take a closer look in this month’s Hudson Valley house profile.
Peter Max at Bethel Woods
Pop artist Peter Max will exhibit at the Museum at Bethel Woods starting April 7.
A Guide to Orange County Towns: Newburgh and Cornwall
Explore the rise of arts and culture in Newburgh and Cornwall as part of this month’s Hudson Valley communities feature.
Out of the Closet: Vintage Clothing in Tannersville
Vintage-style clothes are in, and Tannersville has just the store for the trend.
Laird Scranton Talks Cosmology at Vassar on April 21
“A Day of Instruction on Ancient Cosmology” comes to Vassar College on April 21 for an explanation on the universe’s origins.
Got Land? Tentrr Wants You As a Campkeeper
New York City-based Tentrr is like the Airbnb of camping.
Poem: All You Hear Is a Squeak
The creaking as the wind holds the door open. The breeze pushes back the yellow tipped grass with a swish. As you gaze out the window you see your own reflection. You reach out to touch it but all you feel is the firm flat surface of glass and all you hear is a squeak.
Poem: I Remember
I remember a Sunday winter in the Bronx the barren streets enveloped by a bitter cold sky a grey blanket covering our apartment buildings I remember the wind cutting through the alleyways whipping across the elevated train tracks lifting falling swirling passing McArdle’s bar the cutting wind issuing a drunken howl before turning the corner…
The Craft Beverage Industry Flourishes in the Hudson Valley
Breweries and distilleries are seeing success in upstate New York. From beer and cider to wine, spirits, and mead, the craft beverage industry is booming across the Hudson Valley.
H. Jon Benjamin Visits Bard May 2
As heard on Bob’s Burger’s, Archer, and other comedies, H. Jon Benjamin will read and sign his new book Failure is an Option at Bard College on May 2.
Westwood Metes & Bounds Realty
From the river that gives the region its name to the serpentine network of creeks, brooks, ponds, and lakes that dot the map, water features are a defining characteristic of the Hudson Valley’s lush landscape. Driving upstate, it seems that around every bend there is a winding creek or an expansive reservoir that leaves you…
Sagittarius: A Hudson Valley Horoscope for April 2018
Your zodiac sign will thrive in creativity this month.
Poem: Ouroboros
I found you coiled on my doorstep, patiently waiting for the locks to turn so you could show me how to shed my old skin. But I hissed and slithered back to safety, unwilling to accept the time had come.
Live Music Shows in the Hudson Valley in April 2018
Venues across the Hudson Valley will host performances by renowned musicians this April.
Opalka Gallery Presents: “The 40th Annual Photo Regional: Effects that Aren’t Special”
The 40th Annual Photo Regional will feature photographers with an eye for editing, curated by artist and Bard professor Tim Davis.
Poem: Imagery
Pushed by the wind, A leaf skates across the icy pond Though the day is mild.
The Mammals Release New Album on 4/20
The Mammals will release new album Sunshiner on April 20 and perform at Colony in Woodstock on May 19.
Gemini: A Hudson Valley Horoscope for April 2018
Your zodiac sign will use its social gifts for good this month.
Poem: Indigo Child
God’s messenger drifts through the hallway, scattering scraps in her wake. She keeps The Word on a Post-it, mistranslates Rilke to taste truth in a foreign tongue, tears leaves from old books and whites out lines to reveal the kernel that sprouts because poetry is the seed of all things. Every day she composes scripture.…
Mikel Hunter: A Fashion Boutique in Hudson
Mikel Hunter, a fashion stylist and art director in New York City for 25 years, now owns a clothing boutique in Hudson.
Aquarius: A Hudson Valley Horoscope for April 2018
Your zodiac sign will see a wealth of collaboration and new ideas this month.
O+ Auction Includes Gaia’s Tiger Rabbit
The mastermind behind two of Kingston’s largest murals has a piece for bid in the O+ Auction.
Scorpio: A Hudson Valley Horoscope for April 2018
You zodiac sign will seek fulfillment in the workplace this month.
PS21 Black Box Theater Opens in Chatham
A new black box theater, PS21, will open in Chatham on April 14 with a performance by Caleb Teicher and Nic Gareiss.
ONE Fair at Basilica Hudson Talks Renewable Energy
Gather for an exchange of information about renewable energy and environmental issues with local activists from Riverkeeper, Bread Alone, Green Mountain Energy, and more.
Leo: A Hudson Valley Horoscope for April 2018
You zodiac sign will embark on a spiritual journey this month.
Poem: No Fishing Allowed
No Se Perite La Pesca On the Rondout Creek, we watch a heron tiptoe across a tight rope from dock to boat. We cheer him on to rev the engine, speed out on the water, wave his legs to a gaggle of geese. Boys equipped with worms and rods, ignore the signs, throw out lines,…
TMI Project’s #BlackStoriesMatter Returns at Bard College
TMI Project to perform #BlackStoriesMatter for the second year, this time at Bard College.
Aries Horoscope | April 2018
Your zodiac sign will seek self-reflection and healing this month.
Planet Waves Astrology Forecast for April 2018
Planet Waves essayist Eric Francis Coppolino ponders current political players in the federal government.
Hemp Takes New Form in High Tea
High Tea company sells teas infused with hemp extract for herbal remedies.
Jon Bowermaster’s Hope on the Hudson Screening This Month
The new short films by Jon Bowermaster will be screening in the region throughout the month.
Cancer: A Hudson Valley Horoscope for April 2018
You zodiac sign will take charge and assume leadership this month.
Libra: A Hudson Valley Horoscope for April 2018
Your sign will start to re-evaluate relationships this month.
Heirlooms Along the Hudson, with Susan MacAvery
Susan MacAvery shares her experience with heirloom gardening in an interview for the April 2018 issue of Chronogram.
The Therapeutic Powers of Hypnosis
Chronogram staffer Wendy Kagan speaks with certified hypnotherapists in the Hudson Valley about the therapeutic benefits of hypnosis.
Tim Youd Retypes The Group at Vassar College
Los Angeles-based artist Tim Youd will visit Vassar as part of his ongoing project, 100 Novels.
Gina, She-Wolf of the CIA
Larry Beinhart discusses Trump’s nominee to head the CIA, Gina Haspel.
Books to Read in April 2018
Add these six books by Hudson Valley authors to your reading list this month.
Poem: The Thief
“Grieved I, when, as the hope-hour stroke its sum, You did not come…”—Thomas Hardy I stole a jelly jar of wishbones once from a dead man— they sang like a rattle, those ten conjoined clavicles, and I spent the day dreamily shaking them like a cup of dice— wondering if I could harvest hope; wondering…
Capricorn: A Hudson Valley Horoscope for April 2018
Your zodiac sign will want to reconsider its tribe mentality this month and think deeper about individuality.
Pisces: A Hudson Valley Horoscope for April 2018
Your sign will experience a shift in motivation this month.
Poem: The Bus Stop Gang
You were all tiny then, excited to play with each other in the morning on the patch of grass in front of our home until the yellow bus appeared. In the afternoons, we rushed from work to gather you up with twirls and hollers of joy, tussling your heads, or sometimes with silence and a…
Poem: Epiphanies VIII.
Through April mud I track cloven hooves to tread the trail of hidden deer, though a subtle music on the boughs suggests instead that Pan is near.
Arrested Development Plays Colony in Woodstock April 15
Hip-hop group Arrested Development will play at Colony in Woodstock on April 15.
The Suicide Commandos – Time Bomb | Album Review
Jeremy Schwartz reviews Time Bomb, the new album from The Suicide Commandos.
Poem: Déjà Vu
We make eye contact Instantly, I am dazzled. I know that sparkle because it’s inside of me, too and always has been. Déjà vu This is the first time I’m here, but it is my home-sweet-home. Oh, how I’ve missed this place I’ve never been.
Poem: A Poem for Joel
A poem for you sits meditates on the blazing woodstove puts its feet up on the hearth oak smoke permeates every line This particular poem talks freely says what it wants breaks a sentence but does not judge knows when to stoke the fire
Esteemed Reader
Esteemed Reader of Our Magazine: What is a human being for? This is a question that appears in my consciousness like Hale-Bopp streaking across the sky at unpredictable intervals. It appears at random times, on a schedule completely independent of the regular movements of celestial bodies or other contrivances like hours, weeks, or years. The…
My Ex-Life: A Novel by Stephen McCauley | Book Review
You can recognize great writers in their minor characters. For every inspiring Elizabeth Bennet, there’s a devious Caroline Bingley, and for every devastating Mr. Darcy, there’s an unfortunate Mr. Collins. Stephen McCauley belongs to an elite club of authors who create such memorable supporting roles, and in his latest, My Ex-Life, he serves up a…
Poem: Love Letters
You don’t write to me anymore Cursive curves and letters forgotten You don’t want to waste the paper
N&S Supply: Bathroom Remodel Made Easy
With several Hudson Valley locations, N&S Supply is a premier plumbing and HVAC supply company in the region and can make your bathroom remodel go a lot smoother.
12 Weird News Headlines You May Have Missed in March 2018
A KFC chicken emergency, Gandhi’s correspondence, and other strange, juicy headlines you may have missed in March 2018.
Taurus: A Hudson Valley Horoscope for April 2018
Your zodiac sign will become more aware of the inner self this month.
Poem: Leaf and Tree
Number six train: dad reads book to son amid din; leaf and tree seem one.
Poem: April is National Poetry Month
So every year around this time I ask myself (I’m stumped!) Where are all the words that rhyme With April, poetry, or month?
Philipp Gerschlauer/David Fiuczynski – Mikrojazz! Neue Expressionistische Musik | Album Review
James Keepnews reviews Mikrojazz! Neue Expressionistische Musik, the new album from Philipp Gerschlauer/David Fiuczynski.
Virgo: A Hudson Valley Horoscope for April 2018
Your zodiac sign will learn to open up and reveal itself this month.
Poem: Seeking Conquistadors
I can’t explain to you why I’m suddenly in the market for antique Spanish swords from our war against Iberians in Teddy Roosevelt’s Caribbean but here I am hoping that geographic cures will work— A call to arms that only the wounded would heed. It hurts to be so sober on a Friday, half past…
Policing in the Hudson Valley
Issues of excessive use of force in the Newburgh and Kingston police departments daylight struggles and opportunities for law enforcement in communities of color.
Stephen Clair and the Pushbacks – Pushback | Album Review
Mike Campbell reviews Pushback, the new album from Stephen Clair and the Pushbacks.
Editor’s Note: Trunk Sale
“What’s the point of trying to please everybody? We can’t fit them in here anyway.” —Rich Reeve, chef and co-owner of Elephant Back in the early aughts, Lee Anne and I used to frequent a place for brunch called 23 Broadway. The food was mediocre, but the Bloody Marys were good, the atmosphere was cozy,…
