Woodstock’s New Shop Is Sew Fabulous

Photosensualis The new SEW Woodstock in Bearsville This Labor Day Weekend, come sew your wild oats. Sew yourself a little black dress, or some beaded fingerless gloves. All weekend long, today through Monday, you can come and stitch for free at SEW Woodstock, the new shop on Route 212 in Bearsville, a quarter-mile down from…

A Women’s Health Retreat in Milton

Ladies: Here’s a chance to sneak away for four days to recharge body, mind, and spirit. Wellness and nutrition expert Nicole Glassman, founder of Mindful Health in New York City, is leading a “Mindful Mosaic Women’s Retreat,” September 27-30, at the gorgeous Buttermilk Falls Inn + Spa in Milton. The getaway includes a morning yoga…

Hudson Valley Jazz Festival

The Hudson Valley Jazz Festival takes place from August 8 through 11, featuring musicians Dave Liebman and John Abercrombie. A jazz workshop will take place from August 5 through 11, which gives students the chance to learn from and jam with the professionals.

Sagittarius

Speaking at the recent Queer Astrology Conference, I started my talk by reminding everyone that sex leads to existence, and that people who don’t like or don’t approve of sex are likely to have some deep misgivings about being on the planet. Your charts are reminding you of this connection. Because religion has gone so…

Capricorn

As you make your way through life, pay attention to who notices you, who makes eye contact, who returns your smile, who offers you emotional resonance. Notice who laughs at your jokes and who cares when you talk about a topic or issue that’s important to you. You may have become so accustomed to the…

Aquarius

Your charts suggest that this is an interesting, even cosmic, moment in your relationships. Yet the same astrology is also cautioning that you may feel like everyone but you is getting what they need. There’s an illustration of you in the role of healer, facilitator, or the one who holds space for others. You may…

Virgo

Note the presence of a different kind of intelligence—the kind that does not run in circles or work against itself. It’s off the plane of mental cognition and accesses the level of direct knowledge. This kind of intelligence knows something is true and then figures out how it works in practical terms. As you get…

Pisces

Your charts say you have everything going for you, all at the same time. These are rare moments and thanks to astrology you can have some confirmation that this particular one is real. The highlight of your astrology is not just equal emphasis on both creativity and work, but the removal of the dividing wall…

23rd Annual Taste of New Paltz

Area restaurants prepare their specialties and sell taste-size portions of their best dishes. Local farm markets will entice your tastebuds with delicious fresh-picked produce, while our area wineries will introduce you to tastes of our rich Hudson Valley grapes.

Aries

If you understood how much of your insecurity was about trying to please others, you might find yourself getting angry. And if you do find yourself getting angry, consider that it’s about trying to make sure that everyone approves of everything—from your plans to your state of mind—before you allow yourself to make a move.…

Taurus

You’ll have more fun when you can take a risk without obsessing over everything from trivial concerns to your worst fears. This may come in the form of thinking through every single possible contingency, which is good for some things in life and not so helpful for others. It’s good for things like marketing campaigns…

Gemini

You’re about to begin a new chapter of the season, based on a recent discovery that has helped you get your priorities in order. Said another way, you seem to have figured out what you want and don’t want. This has come at a cost, such as being dragged through a bath of uncertainty and…

Cancer

If you’re finally tired of not really living the life you want, now is your chance to step out. To some degree we are all pushed into a state of compromise between our potential and actually expressing it. Some of that is about circumstances. Some is about how difficult it is to connect with the…

Leo

There is astonishing strength that comes from devoting your life to service. I don’t mean servitude, codependency, or subjugation. I mean devotion to something in yourself that connects to the world around you in a profound way. It’s helpful to get the order of things correct: Devotion is an inner phenomenon, not a commitment to…

Libra

If you recognized that you don’t have to go it alone, you would feel a lot better and your life would be easier. This transformation would happen without much fuss, and the results would be easy to see. It’s true that you are subject to forces outside your ability to control them, and lately you’ve…

Scorpio

You are being handed an opportunity to think of your career in a whole new way, to redefine your idea of achievement and to embrace a notion of success that has the power to change your life. There is something in the chart—something strong and beautiful—about doing what you do for its own sake, rather…

Another Reason for Meatless Mondays?

Last month, scientists at the Cleveland Clinic gave us another reason to avoid red meat. In a small study, the researchers suggested a link between increased heart disease risk and a red meat substance called carnitine. Once free from suspicion, carnitine – a word that takes its root from the Latin word carnis (eg., carnivore)…


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