Short Takes: December 2008
The eternal feminine takes many forms—Goth girl, sister, mother, wise woman, goddess—in six new books by Hudson Valley women.
CD Review: Verdes
Jason Broome reviews the latest from Verdes, a New Paltz-based group that brings the best out of the alt-radio songs you hate to love, mated with the Americana rock greats of the ’70s.
CD Review: Jeff “Siege” Siegel Quartet
Cheryl K. Symister-Masterson reviews the latest release from the Jeff Siegel Quartet.
While You Were Sleeping: December 2008
Stolen radioactive materials, seniors footing the bill for Medicare drug plans, and other news you may have missed in the back pages of the media maelstrom.
Esteemed Reader: December 2008
With a view from the turning point, Jason Stern expresses some hope for the future.
Local Luminary: Gerald Celente
Author of several books and journals that track current events and predict future trends, Gerald Celente offers a few of his ideas about our troubled times.
On the Cover: Jennifer Grimyser
With signs, captions, and photographed messages, Jennifer Grimyser experiments with the role of language in art. Her work “Change is Now” is on this month’s cover.
Ghost in the Machine
Singer-songwriter-guitarist Jeffrey Foucault will perform at the Rosenfale Café on December 13 at 8pm.
Masters Revealed
“Revealed Anew,” a show consisting of various paintings, portraits, and drawings too fragile to leave the vaults for extended periods of time, will be on display at the Frances Lehman Loeb Arts Center at Vassar College through January 4.
Well-Respected Man
Ray Davies, the father of British rock, will perform at the Bardavon in Poughkeepsie on December 6 at 8pm
Moments in the Margins
“Converging Margins” is on view at the Center for Photography at Woodstock through January 11.
Revving Homeward
Kingston-based Mercury Rev will perform at the Bearsville Theater on December 4 at 9pm.
Poem: How the Eerie Left Town
A poem titled “How the Eerie Left Town,” by J.R. Solonche.
Poem: Respite with Chardonnay
A poem titled “Respite with Chardonnay,” by Steve Clark.
Flowers Fall: Field Notes from a Buddhist Mom’s Experimental Life, December 2008
Bethany Saltman takes a Zen approach to “attachment parenting”
More than a Snip
Angela Starks investigates the medical, cultural, and religious aspects of circumcision.
Portfolio: Andrew Lichtenstein
Andrew Lichtenstein talks about his work photographing prison complexes and the incarcerated.
Planet Waves: The Branching of the Road
While December builds toward an astrological hot spot, Eric Francis Coppolino muses on the political thinking of his peers and the changes promised by the Obama administration.
Larry Beinhart’s Body Politic: Alan Shrugged
Larry Beinhart slaps the invisible hand (and Alan Greenspan).
The Nuclear Option
A fifty-billion-dollar question: Judith Lewis investigates the possible advantages, disadvantages, and dangers of using nuclear power.
Parting Shot: Richard Dupont
Richard Dupont’s sculptures will be on view through January 18 at the Hudson Valley Center for Contemporary Art in Peekskill.
CD Review: Hopewell
Sharon Nichols reviews Beautiful Targets, an album by the New-York foursome Hopewell.
Nightlife Highlights: December 2008
DJ Wavy Davy gives you the skinny on holiday-season nightlife.
Avant Goddess
Peter Aaron talks with jazz legend Carla Bley about the Jazz Composer’s Orchestra, her Remarkable Big Band, and the culmination of “Christmas all year ’round.”
Holiday Gift Guide
Hillary Harvey makes a few suggestions and offers some local solutions for thoughtful shopping.
It’s All Downhill from Here
Gabrielle Compolongo delivers the third installment of seasonal scenes and exciting activities in Greene County.
Editor’s Pick: Best Comfort Food in the Hudson Valley
Brian K. Mahoney recommends a few comfort dishes at some Hudson Valley restaurants that opened this year.
Book Review: Dreaming Up America
Jay Blotcher reviews Russell Banks’s Dreaming Up America
Get it On
Nina Shengold profiles Beacon resident David Rees, creator of Get Your War On and Adventures of Confessions of St. Augustine Bear.
