The Power of Seeger
Musician-activist Pete Seeger is honored in the movie Pete Seeger: The Power of Song, playing at Upstate Films in Rhinebeck the second week of this month.
Making Babies
Filmmaker Abby Epstein’s most recent documentary, The Business of Being Born, takes a look at women giving birth outside of hospitals.
Still Life With Torture
Daniel Heyman interviewed 25 detainees in Istanbul making transcript/portraits of them which will be at the Samuel Dorsky Museum this month.
The Wooly Emancipator
Four portraits of Abraham Lincoln by Oscar Strodl will be shown at Incident Report in honor of Lincoln’s birthday.
American Masters
John Hiatt and Lyle Lovett will perform Sunday February 17 at UPAC in Kingston.
The Sprint to 2012
The year 2012 has been seen as something special since the Harmonic Convergence in 1987 and the astrology for 2008 puts us into the final approach for 2012.
Chronogram Seen: January
The events we sponsor, the people who make a difference, the Chronogram community.
Drawn Together
The Garrison Art Center will be holding the exhibition “Drawing Revealed” showing many different drawing styles and techniques.
Editor’s Note
Losing the wiffle ball in the high grass on the summer solstice, a year-and-a-half ago on the back side of the Shawangunk Ridge in High Falls. Twelve of us drinking wine, having a picnic, saying any absurdity that entered our heads—meaningless things you believe you’ll always have time for on the longest night of the…
Esteemed Reader
The notion of embracing suffering might sound perverse, but if it follows the prior step of acceptance, it’s sublime.
Parting Shot
While in southern Lebanon during the Lebanon Conflict photographer Paolo Pellegrin shot many pictures of the country and it’s people.
The Words of a Wedding
Stories of couples who chose to write their own vows and how they decided upon the words to use.
Poem: My Inner Polonius’s Advice to My Inner Laertes at the Dawn of a New Romance
My blessing with thee!
Poem: They Set Your Body On Fire
It went something like this: You are sitting there with a forkful of salad in your mouth Telling me about the guy you met at Artie’s The other night Over a plate of spaghetti.
CD Review: Von Robinson & His Universe
Wappingers Falls’s Von Robinson & His Own Universe release a sugary Indie rock album.
CD Review: Mike & Ruthy
Michael and Ruth Ungar spent their Honeymoon in the recording studio making a beautiful album as a duo.
CD Review: Bar Scott
Award-winning Hudson Valley songwriter and chanteuse Bar Scott releases an album of standards that span the 1930s and 1960s.
The Pathwork
Dating back to the 1970s the spiritual guidance known as The Pathwork is being restored.
Book Review: Shooting for the Moon: The Strange History of Human Spaceflight
Bob Berman highlights a century of space exploration.
Book Review: Like You’d Understand, Anyway
A collection of 11 captivating short stories focusing on disaster and triumph.
Book Review: Hats and Eyeglasses: A Family Love Affair With Gambling
Martha Frankel tells of her battle with a gambling addiction and her family’s help.
Origins
Poet Barbara Louise Ungar discusses her latest book, winning the Gival Press Poetry Award and being a mother.
Ramble On
Triumphing over many hardships, local legend Levon Helm continues to make great music.
Italy (via Brooklyn) in Newburgh Caffè Macchiato
With its outstanding menu and friendly atmosphere Caffè Macchiato in Newburgh is a hit.
Urgent Care Centers
Walk-in medical services also known as urgent care centers are convenient and popping up in more communities.
Dot Com DJ
Mark Stutzman is bringing the mixtape into the 21st century through his website.
Beinhart’s Body Politic
It’s official. Talk of recession. We might or might not be in one.
With Friends Like These
Facebook continues to draw more and more users in everyday, but is there really any benefit to having a Facebook account?
Local Luminary Tricia Haggerty-Wenz
Executive director of Safe Harbors on the Hudson Tricia Haggerty-Wenz is helping to make Newburgh a better place.
On The Cover
Artist Joanne Klein continues to develop her style of painting becoming more and more abstract.
