Film Series at The Tibetan Center
Expand your cultural horizons through The Tibetan Center’s new film series, experiencing motion pictures from the 1930’s classics to modern documentaries.
Celtic Music Comes to Albany
A roster of Irish and Scottish sounds kicks off tonight at the Egg with a concert by Gaelic Storm.
Social Venture Institute / Hudson Valley: Weekend Retreat for Emerging Social Entrepreneurs
SVI Hudson Valley is no ordinary experience: a weekend of profound problem solving, visioning and connecting, all in the inspired setting of one of the world’s premier educational retreat centers. Think of it as an ad hoc advisory board, with depth.
Get Juiced in Red Hook: Juices, kale chips & a healthy lunch
A review of Get Juiced in Red Hook
Hudson Valley Weekend: The Lowdown
Treat yourself this weekend with theatre, maple, and mead.
Pony in the Pancake Headlines in Hoosick Falls
The lo-fi indie pop band will perform at the newly opened Gnostic Church of L.V.X. on March 22.
Pisces New Moon, Suspended in Time
This is not the time to be a bull in a Chinese restaurant. Take it slow, study the menu and make choices that actually make sense for you.
Ashokan Center Hosts Scottish Music Camp and Concert
Esteemed musicians and teachers Alasdair Fraser and Natalie Haas will lead workshops and wind down the weekend with a special performance.
Giselle Potter on the Cover of NYT Book Review
Rosendale-based artist Giselle Potter illustrated the cover for the February 23New York Times Book Review.
Free End-of-Life Doula Training Comes to the Hudson Valley
Our culture has precious few resources to help us cope with death and dying. Hospice nurse Suzanne O’Brien is working to change that. The Pine Plains-based RN has created the End-of-Life Doula Program to help train volunteers to become a resource and support to individuals and their families during one of life’s most important journeys.…
India, Italy, Australia…Saugerties?
Saugerties makes Lonely Planet’s top 10 most extraordinary places to stay in 2014 list!
Hudson Valley Weekend: The Lowdown
Kick back this weekend with legendary music, imaginative theatre, and a bowl of chili.
Bermiss Plays Marlboro Brunch on Sunday
The funk-soul keyboardist and singer revisits the Falcon for a daytime appearance.
Pisces: Headwaters and Delta of the Zodiac
Neptune is providing a fresh inflow of watery energy into Pisces this week.
Podcast Episode 49: Natural Wine with Michael Drapkin
Michael Drapkin of the Kingston Wine Co. talks about the growing awareness of natural, or uncorrected wines.
“poesie” by Jacques Prevert
Sparrow reviews a book of French poetry he found for free at the thrift shop in Phoenicia.
“Vocal Accompaniments to Brahms Songs,” John Wustman, pianist, Music Minus One Records
Sparrow deeply considers a Brahms record he found for free at a thrift shop in Phoenicia.
Effort Assists Kingston Music Shop Owner
An online donation campaign has been set up to help Reservoir Music’s Fred Perry with mounting medical costs.
Rosendale Theater Launches Opera Series
The historic cinema begins HD broadcasts this Sunday.
One Voice Global: Teens for Change
Based in Woodstock and founded by Evelyne Pouget, One Voice Global reaches out and aids children around the world thanks to local teens.
Cupcakes & Hearty breakfast at Roosterdoodles Bakery & Cafe in Cairo
A review of Roosterdoodles Bakery & Cafe in Cairo.
Hudson Valley Weekend: The Lowdown
Spend your weekend blinded with science, art, and music.
Maggie Estep (1963-2014)
The Hudson Valley author and spoken-word performer passed away this week.
Have Some Heart: The Leo Full Moon on Valentine’s Day
if you’re feeling antsy, confrontational, or as though a relationship is at loggerheads, it’s likely the building Full Moon you’re feeling.
Podcast Episode 48: DJ Dave Leonard
Dave Leonard talks about shaping the listening map of the last 25 years for Hudson Valley radio, and the persistence of his syndicated program, “Radio Unleashed.”
Sounds and Stories: An App Dedicated to Preserving the Hudson Valley
A new smartphone application lets us access Hudson history, along with recording and sharing our own stories.
Falana Fuels Tour with Kickstarter Campaign
The psychedelic chanteuse is offering a compilation of rare tracks to campaign backers.
Treat Your Sweet: Valentine Wellness Events
bamboothaimassage.net Thai Partner Yoga with Pamela Herrick This Valentine’s Day, think outside the truffle box, and treat your honey and yourself to something decadent but good for you, too. Events at local wellness studios invite couples and singles alike to stretch, unwind, and enjoy throughout the Valentine weekend. Choose from yoga and chocolate in Cold…
Rachel Loshak & Morgan Taylor Benefit Concert in Woodstock, Feb. 16
Rachel Loshak’s soft soprano, layered over the low tones of her bass guitar, is known for its trancelike, siren-call effect. But when that voice weaves together with Morgan Taylor’s, what emerges is something different altogether. Something like love. If Loshak and Taylor were not already married, their perfectly enmeshed voices would have run off together…
Hudson Valley Weekend: The Lowdown
The best of these weekend’s events, from art and music to German longsword fencing. Beth Orton Few contemporary artists have done more to bring the British folk idiom into the modern era than Beth Orton. The singer emerged in the 1990s with a sound that merged her homeland’s acoustic traditions with trip-hop and electronica—Central Reservation…
Podcast Episode 47: One Simple Change with Winnie Abramson
Healthy Green Kitchen Blogger Winnie Abramson talks about easy ways to transform your life from her new book One Simple Change.
Mindful Wading: Mercury Stations Retrograde in Pisces
Eric Francis has done a detailed reading of the charts of Philip Seymour Hoffman.
Daniel Levine, “The Way Around” (Churner and Churner)
Sparrow attempts the near-impossible: to review a gallery full of all-white paintings.
Campaign Funds Album by Woodstock’s Ashton
Ex-Psychedelic Furs guitarist John Ashton’s new project stars members of Gang of Four, the B-52s, Tears for Fears, and the David Bowie, Lenny Kravitz, and Todd Rundgren bands.
“Indulge” at Artigiani Del Gelato in Rhinebeck
A review of Artigiani del Gelato in Rhinebeck
In Memory: Evelina Brown and Sarah McCausland
Evelina Brown and Sarah McCausland, who had been photographed for the February issue of Chronogram, were struck and killed by a drunk driver while walking along Route 9G on Friday night. Thomas Smith tells the story of how he came to photograph the Bard students.
Chronogram Exclusive: ArtBridge Kingston Announces Banner Winners
Deborah Mills Thackery and Frank Wright chosen to adorn the bridges over Broadway in Midtown Kingston.
An Evening with Anna Deavere Smith
Anna Deavere Smith is one of the most provocative writers and performers of our time. Join the Obie Award winner and Tony–nominated actress for an intimate performance of vivid portraits of fascinating people she has embodied throughout her career.
March at The Paramount Hudson Valley
Featured events happening at the Paramount Hudson Valley this month.
2014 Summer Camps Almanac
In the Hudson Valley, the camp experience has been transformed from simply getting outside to a genuine exploration of who our kids are, and what truly captivates them.
American Symphony Orchestra Performs Schumann, Joan Tower, and Erkki Melartin
Conducted by music director Leon Botstein, the American Symphony Orchestra presents its second concert on February 21 and 22. The program features Robert Schumann’s Symphony No. 2; Joan Tower’s Stroke; and Erkki Melartin’s Concerto in D Minor, for violin and orchestra.
Burning Spear: Dread-ful Weather
Burning Spear performing at MASS MoCA in North Adams, Massachusetts, on February 15.
Fallen N° 457
A photograph by Tanya Marcuse from the exhibition “On Time and Place: Celebrating Scenic Hudson’s First 50 Years,” at the Tremaine Gallery at the Hotchkiss School.
Parting Shot: Mary Reid Kelley
“Mary Reid Kelley: Working Objects and Videos” premiers in The Dorsky Museum this month.
Chris Washburne and the SYOTOS Band at Bard Performing Arts Center
A February 14 show for lovers of Latin jazz.
Judy Linn’s Collection of Patti Smith Photographs
Selections from Judy Linn’s photography series, Patti Smith 1969-1976, will be on display in Albany. Michael Eck interviews the artist.
Beer & Barns
The second annual Beer and Barns takes place at Grand Cru in Rhinebeck on February 14.
Hudson Valley Summer Camps 2014
This year’s guide to Hudson Valley summer camps, specializing in athletics, arts, athletics, nature, religious, special needs, and more.
Planet Waves
Eric Francis Coppolino shares his experiences with mercury retrograde, and explains why it’s so powerful in our lives.
One Billion Rising Screening of Shelter
Shelter, a film raising awareness about local women affected by domestic violence, premiers in Kingston this month.
Patrick Brennan/Cooper-Moore Play in Beacon
February 17 show with alto saxophonist Patrick Brennan and fabled multi-instrumentalist Cooper-Moore.
Peter Wolf at Bearsville Theater
Peter Wolf revisits some of his Geils gems on February 22.
The Pembles Play New Beacon Nightspot
The Pembles join the Dogwood’s singer-songwriter series on February 23.
CD Review: A Break In The Weather
Jeremy Schwartz reviews A Break In The Weather by The Charlie Watts Riots.
Editor’s Note: Neighbors
Brian K. Mahoney’s tribute to a man who exceeded all of his neighborly expectations.
Meet The Minister
An inside look into the different approaches that wedding officiants take, from traditional to wacky.
CD Review: Love Makes Us Weird
Robert Burke Warren reviews Stephen Clair’s Love Makes Us Weird.
While You Were Sleeping: February 2014
Laughter may be harmful, kosher food isn’t just for Jews anymore, and more.
Janet Hamill Raises a Toast to La Vie Boheme
Nina Shengold sits down with Janet Hamill to talk about her new novel, Tales from the Eternal Café.
Larry Beinhart’s Body Politic: Major Systemic Financial Failure
In December, President Obama gave a speech in which he said that income inequality “is the defining challenge of our time.” Which makes it, probably, maybe, one hopes, part of our actual national dialogue. It’s about time. Income inequality was one of the defining issues of the Roaring Twenties, which ended with the Crash of…
Book Review: The Stranger In The Attic
Robert Burke Warren reviews The Stranger in the Attic: Finding a Lost Brother in His Letters Home.
Winnie Abramson’s One Simple Change
Peter Barrett dines and gets health tips from Winnie Abramson: how to eat well in a diet-driven world.
Turning Back The Clock
Why hormone therapy may be the fountain of youth you’ve been looking for.
Jamie Saft: Glory Days
The story of Jamie Saft’s life as a musician, building up to his release of The New Standard.
Exclusive Video: Ken Polinskie, Artist and Animal Lover
Ken Polinskie reveals that this work is a comment on how we covet power, and explains his artistic process.
Beth Orton Plays in Hudson
A singer who brings the British folk idiom into the modern era plays a show February 7.
Short Takes: February 2014
Hudson Valley and New York food, travel, and history, for book lovers.
Nature Theater of Oklahoma’s “Romeo and Juliet”
Live Arts Bard presents “Romeo and Juliet” from February 21 to 23 at Bard’s Fisher Center.
A Ranch Raised in Rhinebeck: Ed Bergstraesser
Jennifer Farley explores the rich interior of Ed Bergstraesser’s Rhinebeck ranch.
