Jazz Legend Reggie Workman Plays Hudson on Sunday
The iconic bassist will perform at the Hudson Opera House in a concert presented by Hudson Jazzworks.
Cold Spring Concert Series Kicks Off Next Week
Rhythm on the Riverfront runs three weekend dates and features music and fun.
El Amor Bruju
The Phoenicia Festival of the Voice opens its fifth season with a new production of “El Amor Bruju.”
Millbrook Horse Trials Honors Olympic Rider
The annual event returns and honors Courtney King Dye, who competed in the 2008 Beijing Olympics and later suffered a Traumatic Brain Injury while riding.
Nina Violet Returns to Rosendale
The Martha’s Vineyard indie folk singer plays Market Market on August 1.
Chronogram Block Party: Full Schedule
Chronogram’s second annual Block Party returns to Uptown Kingston on August 16, 4-11pm
The Phoenicia Flea
Supporting local businesses has never been easier. Chronogram’s already spotlighted the Hudson Valley’s handmade craft movement, now the Graham & Co. hotel in Phoenicia is stepping up to support local trade. The hotel will be holding its first annual Phoenicia Flea, a showcase dedicated to local artisans. The very best the region has to offer…
Albany Label Unveils Unheard Jobriath Album
Eschatone Records recently released As the River Flows, which brings together rare 1970s tracks by the late glam rocker.
Clarimonde Workshopped in Phoenicia
The Phoenicia International Festival of the Voice, in conjunction with On Site Opera, offer a workshop of a new opera by composer Frederic Chaslin and P.H. Fisher on Saturday, August 2.
Carolyn Marks Blackwood Exhibition in Albany
The Rhinecliff resident is is part of a five-photographer show at the Albany Institute of History & Art through September 7.
Hudson Valley Chalk Festival Returns
The celebrated event returns to New Paltz for its third year.
Star House Gallery Kicks Off Second Season
Kingston’s Star House Gallery opens its second season with “Parallel Places,” featuring the works of Owen Harvey and Michael Hunt.
Elizabeth Mitchell Plays for Kids in Woodstock
The Grammy-nominated children’s performer will headline a special Young People’s Concert on Saturday.
Buddy Guy at Belleayre, July 12
Buddy Guy, 78 years old, played on a mountaintop last Saturday.
Yidstock Kicks Off in Amherst Tomorrow
The Yiddish music celebration features traditional and modern sounds.
I Remember You: Tommy Ramone (1952-2014)
The original Ramones drummer and part-time Phoenicia resident passed way on July 11.
Cold in July Screens Locally
The Hudson Valley Programmers Group hosts four screenings of Cold in July, a film directed by Jim Mickle and shot in Ulster County, July 21 to 26.
Enzo’s Ristorante & Pizza in Kingston: Gluten-free pizza & family friendly
A review of Enzo’s Ristorante and Pizza in Kingston
Preventing Lyme: 10 Top Tips
Social media is crawling these days with personal reports of tick bites and bull’s eye rashes. We can hardly see a grassy path or forest edge without visions of deer ticks – tiny messengers of the borrelia virus that causes Lyme, the scourge of our modern age. What’s a nature lover to do? I spoke…
Artist Soap Box Derby Returns to Kingston
After taking a year off, Kingston’s Artist Soap Box Derby will return on August 24.
The Definitive History of Bocce
In anticipation of our Full Moon Bocce Party this weekend, we offer you a historical survey of the sport.
Hudson Benefit Stars Lukas Nelson, Tommy Stinson, Rhett Miller, and More
The July 18 concert will benefit FarmOn!, a local agricultural advocacy organization.
Norm Magnusson Speaks at Kleinert/James
Artist Norm Magnusson talks about his “descent” from painting to creating public works with political messages.
Hurley Stone House Day
Step into over 350 years of history this Saturday when the town of Hurley will host its annual Stone House Day on July 12. This year, eight of the town’s historic stone houses will be open to the public. Settled in 1662, Hurley has been witness to many key events in our country’s history. The…
The Low Anthem to Lay it Down in Hudson
The Rhode Island indie Americana faves play the Half Moon next week.
Monastery Vinegar Festival
Our Lady of the Resurrection Monastery holds its annual vinegar festival in LaGrangeville.
Invasive Species Awareness Week at Cary Institute
The Hudson Valley is being invaded. The week of July 6-12 marks New York State’s first ever Invasive Species Awareness Week. To commemorate this event, and raise awareness, the Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies in Millbrook will be holding an invaders hike. An invasive species is any kind of living organism that is not native…
Crude Oil on the Hudson
Basilica Hudson hosts a public meeting and presentation on the dangers of New York’s virtual pipeline.
Crosby, Stills, & Nash
The trio bring their famous harmonies back to Bethel Woods on July 5.
Don’t You (Forget About Her)
You don’t have to be a child of the 80’s to want to spend an evening with Molly Ringwald. The star of such John Hughes classics as Pretty Pink, Sixteen Candles, and the mother of all teen angst dramas, The Breakfast Club, has earned a cross-generational appeal thanks to the enduring popularity of her Brat…
Take a Breath—Inner Planets Are All Direct
Mercury stationed direct Tuesday, ending a long run of inner planet retrogrades. Take advantage of this period of calm to act on plans and truly be yourself.
Awaken the Dragon!
The Hudson River Rowing Association hosts Dutchess County’s first-ever dragon boat race.
Joseph Luzzi Conjures Two Italies
Nina Shengold talks with Joseph Luzzi, author of My Two Italies.
Bread is on the Rise in the Hudson Valley
Brian Cronin reports on the growing number of artisanal bakeries in the Hudson Valley.
A Spacious Log Home in Chichester
Jennifer Farley profiles a contemporary take on the classic cabin in the Catskills National Park.
Planet Waves: Good as Gold
Eric Francis Coppolino discusses the value of cultivating self-esteem.
Woodstock Playhouse 2014 Season
The Woodstock Playhouse presents its fourth season of summer repertory.
Mill House Brewing Company
Chronogram takes an exclusive tour inside one of the Hudson Valley’s hottest new breweries.
Home & Garden Events: July 2014
Garden tours and a horse show from Amenia to Millbrook.
Variegation: The Spice of Plant Life
Michelle Sutton on how to make the most of plants with imperfect leaves.
The Wassaic Project Summer Festival
The Wassaic Project’s annual festival takes a nonconformist approach to art and its presentation.
Unnecessary Farce
Shadowland Theatre presents “Unnecessary Farce” from July 11-August 3.
Jupiter Crosses the Threshold
As Jupiter leaves Cancer and enters Leo, look forward to a chance to express yourself more freely—but don’t let pride get in the way.
Book Review: Dept. of Speculation
Marx Dorrity reviews Jenny Offill’s Dept. of Speculation.
Toward the Leo New Moon
As we approach the Leo New Moon on Saturday evening and Mercury in a square aspect to Pluto, prepare for a period of passion and challenge.
34 Artists Open Their Studios during Saugerties’ Open Studio Days
The Annual Saugerties Artists Studio Tour returns August 9-10, 10am – 6pm with new artists and new work by all your favorite artists. Opening reception August 8, 5-7pm at Opus 40, Saugerties. Free tour maps available at studios and Saugerties businesses.
PianoSummer at SUNY New Paltz
The School of Fine & Performing Arts at SUNY New Paltz celebrates the 20th season of PianoSummer.
Opening Tomorrow: Carl Maria von Weber’s opera Euryanthe
Opening this Friday, July 25, and running through August 3, Bard SummerScape presents Euryanthe, Carl Maria von Weber’s “greatest masterpiece” (NPR). Hailed as “musically sublime” (The Guardian), Euryanthe is a story of jealousy and betrayal in which layers of deceit and repressed desire motivate lovers traveling in a darkly gothic world.
Two Performances Left! Carl Maria von Weber’s opera Euryanthe
There are two more chances to see Carl Maria von Weber’s “musically rich, lyrical and expansive” Euryanthe (Wall Street Journal), a story of jealousy and betrayal in which layers of deceit and repressed desire motivate lovers traveling in a darkly gothic world.
Music Invasion Film Festival
Rosendale celebrates the Fourth with a British Invasion.
Editor’s Note: Let’s Get Small
Editor Brian K. Mahoney reflects on the Hudson Valley’s burgeoning craft movement.
SummerScape presents Carl Maria von Weber’s opera Euryanthe
Bard SummerScape presents first U.S. Revival in 100 Years of Carl Maria von Weber’s Euryanthe. Headlined by Ellie Dehn, “a charmisatic soprano with great stage presence” (Wall Street Journal), Bard’s original staging is by Kevin Newbury, creator of SummerScape’s “gold standard production” (WQXR) of Richard Strauss’s Die Liebe der Danae.
Mars Square Jupiter: You Have Permission to Exceed Yourself
Dear Chronogram Reader: Mars is in Scorpio square Jupiter in Leo — a refreshing concept if only because both planets are in new signs and telling new stories. We’ve been feeling this energy all week, though the square is exact Friday at 6:46 pm EDT. I’ve thought about my take on Mars square Jupiter for…
Book Review: The Cloud of Unknowing: Stories
Jana Martin reviews The Cloud of Unknowing: Stories, by Mimi Lipson.
World Premiere of John Banville’s Love in the Wars
Next weekend, Bard SummerScape presents the world premiere of Love in the Wars, directed by Obie Award–winner Ken Rus Schmoll. Based on the mythical encounter of Achilles with the Queen of the Amazons, Heinrich von Kleist’s masterpiece Penthesilea is given new life in this funny, explosive, and surprising adaptation.
Euryanthe at Bard SummerScape
Carl Maria von Weber’s 1823 dark opera “Euryanthe” is finally seeing its first stateside revival in a century.
While You Were Sleeping: July 2014
Minimum wage, worldwide weight problems, human-bound books, and more.
Stephin Merritt: Make Mine Dry
Peter Aaron interviews Magnetic Fields frontman Stephin Merritt.
Podcast Episode 60: Greg Gattine of WDST
The DJ and Hudson Valley native talks about the state of the radio business, how music is chosen for radio play, and reflects on a wild and wooly career.
Short Takes: July 2014
Hudson Valley writers declare independence in myriad ways. Here’s to rebels, renegades, and river dwellers from the Hudson to the Mississippi.
CD Review: Children of the Rythm
Jeremy Schwartz reviews The Big Takeover’s Children of the Rhythm.
Netsayi at MassMoCA
Zimbabwean contemporary folk singer Netsayi comes to MassMoCA July 19.
Phoenicia International Festival of the Voice
The Phoenicia International Festival of the Voice returns to the Catskills.
85th Music Mountain Festival
The Music Mountain chamber series continues this month through September 14.
The Hudson Project
The Hudson Valley is getting a new music festival from July 11-13.
Larry Beinhart’s Body Politic: Report from Tunisia
Larry Beinhart on Tunisia and the evolution of the Arab Spring.
Handmade-on-Hudson
Lynn Woods discovers the Hudson Valley’s growing indie craft, DIY community. More and more local entrepreneurs are taking advantage of the region’s thriving art, culture, and food scene to create independent, homegrown businesses.
Mandolin Orange at Seligmann Center for the Arts
The North Carolina folk duo plays Seligmann July 9.
Roswell Rudd at Kleinert/James
Roswell Rudd, the father of free jazz trombone, is coming to the Kleinert/James Center for the Arts.
Syracuse/Siegel Duo in Woodstock
Bassist Rich Syracuse and drummer Jeff “Siege” Siegel play Catskill Mountain Pizza Company in Woodstock.
Mike + Doug Starn: Bambú Shots
Artists Mike and Doug Starn have a new show at the Kleinert/James Gallery.
Grand Cross, Grand Trine, Full Moon
The Full Moon is about to release more energy than Jupiter ever could.
The New Age of Digital Fitness
Wendy Kagan delves into the world of exercise apps and fitness-focused social media.
On the Cover: Elisa Pritzker
Elisa Pritzker’s work is featured on this month’s cover.
Kingston: History Remixed
Susan Piperato explores Kingston as it discovers its identity as a vibrant small city.
Dispatches from the Not-So-Empty-Nest
Robert Burke Warren discovers that for parents whose children recently flew the coop, life is actually quite full.
Parting Shot: Tasha Depp
Tasha Depp’s first solo show, “Connected Vision,” will run July 5 through September 1 at the Greene County Council on the Arts Gallery.
