Sarah Kilborne Gives Hudson ‘The Lavender Blues’
The singer and performance artist will present an LGBT history-themed show at Club Helsinki next month.
Ray Blue Honors Martin Luther King in Beacon
The saxophonist and trio will pay tribute to the civil rights icon at Quinn’s on January 18.
New Paltz Effort Helps Syrian Refugees
A drive to collect used baby carriers in New Paltz is helping parents in need, half a world away.
Rockabilly Returns to Rosendale with Lara Hope & the Ark-Tones
The Hudson Valley’s hard-working roots rockers will perform on January 9.
Albany’s Last Conspirators Plan Album Release
The long-running punk band’s fourth full-length drops January 8.
A Last-Minute Holiday Gift with a Lot of Heart
Green Chimneys, a special education school and residential treatment center in Putnam County, New York celebrates a nearly 70-year tradition of helping children and animals.
A Cancer Full Moon Carol
See what happens when you communicate directly and bring your full self to the conversation, rather than ignoring that little voice and having it come out reactively or passive-aggressively.
Gustafer Yellowgold’s Grammy Nomination
Local artist and musician, Morgan Taylor, happened upon a lucky formula in his multi-media creation, Gustafer Yellowgold. Recently, that landed the new album, Dark Pie Concerns, with a Grammy nomination for Best Children’s Album.
Albany’s Move Music Festival Open for Artist Submissions
The three-day indie rock event will return to the Capital Region for its fifth year.
Hudson’s Bobby Previte Stars on New Christmas Album
The famed drummer has collaborated with guitarist Charlie Hunter on We Two Kings.
A Little Light Goes a Long Way
Diplomacy is great up to a point, unless the other person is not getting the message.
Flying Deer Nature Center Programs
At Vacation Camp and all of the Flying Deer Nature Center programs, kids internalize new possibilities for themselves as they awaken to the joys of self-directed learning.
Weigh in on a Proposed Shooting Range near Kingston High School
There’s a plan for Midtown Kingston to build a shooting range. It’s something that parents might want to learn more about and weigh in on.
An Evening with Chris Botti December 12th at 8pm
For tickets or to join the Paramount mailing list for a chance to win free tickets visit paramounthudsonvalley.com.
Thoughts Are Power: Broaden Your Perspective
What if you are one of the people who can stay actively engaged with the news and social media and activism, and still keep the greater good for all as your guide?
Clearwater’s Open Boat Sessions
Step on board the sloop Clearwater as she undergoes restoration work this winter, and enjoy live, local music, children’s arts and crafts projects, and a potluck dinner.
Op-Ed: A Mother Reacts to Sheriff Van Blarcum’s Comments
A mother reacts to Sheriff Van Blarcum’s comments re the responsibility of gun owners carrying their weapons after the recent shootings in San Bernadino.
Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival Presents NORTHERN LIGHTS
Start your holiday season with a new play that celebrates the power of kindness, family, love and imagination to warm the heart and light the way home.
Christmas with the Celts
Christmas with the Celts December 10th @ 7pm at The Paramount Theater in Peekskill.
Empowerment, Devotion and Ethical Ambition
As I write this on Wednesday, the COP21 UN Climate Summit in Paris is in its third day. The ban on public protests that was instituted as part of a ‘state of emergency’ (which some are calling a police state) in the wake of the Nov. 13 attacks was scheduled to end Tuesday; instead, it…
Editor’s Note: Autumn’s Tendrils
Brian K. Mahoney ponders a favorite spot at a park near his house.
CD Review: Samuel Claiborne’s “Love, Lust, and Genocide”
A review of the latest release from Samuel Claiborne.
Beinhart’s Body Politic: Occupational Hazard
Larry Beinhart weighs the pros and cons of greater engagement with the Islamic State.
CD Review: The Tony DeGregorio Sextet’s “I Love Pancakes!”
The latest release from the Tony DeGregorio Sextet.
While You Were Sleeping for December 2015
Executive action from Gov. Cuomo on transgender discrimination, Morocco becomes a beacon fro solar power, NASA seeks astronauts, and more.
Midwives Rising
Private midwife practices are getting their moment in the sun, delivering more freedom and choice (and yes, babies too).
Nightlife Highlights for December 2015
Maucha Adnet with the Brazilian Trio, Elvis Perkins, Queen of the Hudson Series, and more.
Well Spent: Stocking Stuffer Edition
`Tis the season, no matter what holidays you celebrate, so consider these sweet local treats for your loved ones.
Maya Kaimal: Spice Girl
Rhinebeck-based chef and entrepreneur Maya Kaimal dishes about the food business,
Books: Holiday Gift Guide
Deck the halls with homegrown books and go to author events at local bookstores. Signed books make great gift for all ages.
An untitled poem by Sabine Anya Crane-Euvino
An untitled poem by Sabine Anya Crane-Euvino
Vision Quest: Into the Mysteries of 2016
People are driven by religious belief far more than they recognize. Religion has done a fine job of taking over all ideas about creation of life, birth and death. It is an unconscious relationship with death in particular that drives people to cling to their beliefs. But then along the way, sex has been corrupted…
Making Books: Thornwillow Press
Luke Ives Pontifell’s Thornwillow Press is thriving at the high-end of the publishing paradigm in Newburgh.
Parting Shot: Francesco Mastalia
“Technology removes our senses from what we’re doing. We’re losing a human connection to things.”—Francesco Mastalia
Agnostic Front at the Chance on Dec. 5
One perception of New York hardcore punk is that it’s always been purely about unyielding aggression. Not true. Its original crop of bands carried traces of the stylistically diverse 1970s punks who had inspired them—consider Kraut’s melodic Brit-punk leanings, the False Prophets’ arty theatrics, DC transplants the Bad Brains’ reggae-fusion interludes. With the second generation…
Clearwater: Floating the People’s Boat
The Stonewall of the environmental movement,” explains Peter Gross, Executive Director of Clearwater, “was the battle for Storm King Mountain.” It was the first time conservationists (Pete Seeger among them) banded together against a vested corporate interest and won, preventing a major construction project that would have radically altered the landscape of the Hudson Highlands.…
Aries for December 2015
ARIES (March 20-April 19) You must use strategy to accomplish your goals. Effort and passion are necessary (and you have plenty) but they will not be enough. Motivation is drive, and strategy is guidance. That means thinking. By this, I mean manual mode, step by step, careful and reflective thought. We’re not accustomed to this…
“Greetings!” at Shadowland Theatre
Catholic parents Phil and Emily live with their disabled adult son, Mickey, whose vocabulary is limited to two or three words. But when their other son, Andy, visits for the holidays with his new Jewish atheist fiancé, arguments arise and a peaceful holiday is in jeopardy.
Bread of Life
Jennifer and Vinicius Rosa sleep on a single mattress without a bed frame. They own a bed, but it’s in the guest bedroom for when his parents visit. They also own a sofa, a flea-market dining room table and six chairs. There’s a build-it-yourself desk in an office and a crib in the nursery for…
ArtScene TV Episode 12
Each month, filmmaker Stephen Blauweiss produces “ArtScene” a monthly video web series with short segments on artists, galleries, and museums in the Hudson Valley.
“The Object Lesson” at Bard’s LUMA Theatre
Geoff Sobelle’s uncategorizable philosophical/comedic performance is staged at Bard Dec. 17-19.
Zen of Tango with Carina Moeller
Renowned Tango instructor Carina Moeller teaches a master class at Unison in New Paltz on December 5.
Holiday Events Round-up
We’ve got a little bit of everything for the holidays, from Sinterklaas to tree lightings to a variety of performances of holiday staples like “The Nutcracker” and “A Christmas Carol.”
Brad Mehldau and Chris Thile at The Falcon
The jazz pianist and mandolin virtuoso play a rare local gig on 12/29 at The Falcon.
Peekskill Project 6
The sixth installment of the citywide art exhibition is on view throughout the city.
Rosendale Theater Comedy Showcase
On December 11, up-and-coming comedians take the stage in Rosendale alongside industry vets like ventriloquists like Jake LaMarca (and Louie).
Play is a Four-Letter Word
It was Tasty Tuesday at the Hudson Valley Sudbury School (HVSS) outside Woodstock. Or so four boys deemed it for their improvised game. The oldest stood atop a landscape of stacked car tires suggesting words, and the younger boys, balancing on a beam nailed horizontally between two trees, referenced each by making a shape with…
Echoes of the Borscht Belt
Marissa Scheinfeld’s photos of the Borscht Belt are on view at Valley Variety in Hudson this month.
On the Cover: Elliott Landy
Elliott Landy’s The Band Behind Big Pink, Easter Sunday, West Saugerties, NY, 1968, appears on this month’s cover of Chronogram.
Elliott Landy’s Photos of The Band
The Band is the focus of The Band Photographs: 1968-1969 (Backbeat Books), a fine-art book overflowing with classic and previously unseen images of the fathers of Americana.
CD Review: The Mike & Ruthy Band’s “Bright As You Can”
A CD review of the latest from the Mike & Ruthy Band.
