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On the Cover: Taylor Mac
Performer and drag-queen extraordinaire on their latest work in progress.
Felice Brothers Headline in Livingston Manor on Saturday
The inaugural Catskill Back Forty Revival also stars Steve Gunn and others.
Jon Stickley Trio Jams in Albany
The acclaimed North Carolina roots-folk group will play a free show at Empire State Plaza on August 24.
Experience the 7th Annual Phoenicia International Festival of the Voice
The world’s best vocal talent in opera, Broadway and beyond gather for four unforgettable days of performances and events in Phoenicia, New York. Join us on August 4-7 as we celebrate Shakespeare and the British Isles through music.
Does the Door Say ‘Push’ or ‘Pull’?
How have you been doing with getting, or expressing, what you want since around June 9? Have you been able to take the lead in any effective ways to move toward your goals or desires? I ask because June 9 was when Mercury in Taurus opposed retrograde Mars in Scorpio, highlighting the question, ‘what do…
Website Promotes Live Music in the Hudson Valley
Bands Near Me is a resource for locally gigging musicians.
READ & FEED at Basilica Hudson
The inaugural mini-festival combines food and literature on Saturday, July 29.
Black Maria Film Festival
The Black Maria Film Festival, a traveling film festival in its 35th year, will be coming to Upstate Films in Rhineback on July 29.
Opera in Phoenicia Park
With its open-air format, where attendees picnic in the parks and watch the stars emerge during performances, and its $5 youth tickets, the Phoenicia International Festival of the Voice is the perfect place to share with children a love of music and theater, in a variety of styles.
Fiddle Fever Reunites for Summer Hoot
Jay Ungar and Molly Mason’s legendary 1980s folk band will reform for the Ashokan Center’s annual music and arts festival.
Four Artists to Host Exhibition at the John Davis Gallery
On July 23, the work of sculptors Yi Zhang and Willard Boepple, photographer John Dugdale, and painter Mark Tambella, will be exhibited.
Cunneen-Hackett Arts Center’s Brew Fest & Jazz in the Valley
Stop by Cunneen-Hackett Arts Center’s 3rd Annual Vassar Street Brew Fest September 24th. End summer with a day of jazz on the Hudson River in Waryas Park on Aug. 21st. Start fall when Dutchess hosts Fireball Run: 10th Anniversary Season!
Mark Brown Returns to Rosendale Cafe
The singer-songwriter and his sidemen Dean Jones, Ken McGloin, and Warren Perrins will perform on August 6.
The Hudson Valley Chalk Festival
It only happens every two years. The fourth biennial Hudson Valley Chalk Festival will take place this year on July 22-24.
Spoon River Apology
For the past two years, Mikhail Horowitz of Actors and Writers wrote Spoon River Apology, a parody of Edgar Lee Masters’ classic Spoon River Anthology. Masters’ book length poem was composed of short postmortem monologues that portray the fictional midwestern town of Spoon River. So Horowitz created the fictitious town of Woodspoon, New York where…
Little Donny Trump Needs a Nap
Hudson Valley artist and writer Matt Maley alludes to why Trump is such a grump. Maley’s Little Donny Trump will have you wondering if our republican candidate still needs a nice, long nap. Because he’s clearly too busy telling people what he thinks. The terror that is baby Donny Trump wreaks havoc—insulting his peers including…
The Spirit of St. Louis Soars Again
Charles Lindbergh flew the Spirit of St. Louis and completed the first trans-atlantic flight in 1927. Now, a recently completed replica is on display at the Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome.
Jazz and Blues Festival Swings Peekskill
The Peekskill Jazz and Blues Festival returns on July 23.
Rory Block Performs in Tannnersville
The acoustic blues great will visit the Tannersville Theater this Saturday.
Shakespeare Festival’s Friday Night Prologues
On Friday, July 15 the Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival at Boscobel offers a free prologue before a showing of performance of “As You Like It.” There will be an engaging pre-show talk and combat demonstration by acting company member Shawn Fagan and conservatory company member Christopher Cruz. The pre-show offers an exclusive, behind the scenes…
Joyce Carol Oates to Host Reading and Discussion
The event will take place on Thursday, July 14 at the Kleinert/James Center for the Arts in Woodstock.
Party in a Berkshires Barn
The newly restored Egremont Barn is hosting its inaugural live music series this summer, and Trout Fishing in America plays July 23rd.
Teaching the Hudson Valley Summer Institute
A three day institute on place based learning taking place July 26-28.
Club D’Elf Brings World Psychedelia to Kingston
The Boston band will be joined by keyboardist John Medeski at BSP on July 15.
Millbrook Winery’s Jazz at the Grille & Poughkeepsie’s Jazz in the Valley
End summer with a day of jazz on the Hudson River in Waryas Park on Aug. 21st. Enjoy Millbrook Winery’s outdoor jazz concert series, now through August 27th. Start fall when Dutchess hosts Fireball Run: 10th Anniversary Season!
Celebrating 20 Years! The Kaleidostore at the Emerson Resort & Spa Saturday, July 9, 2016 10:00a.m. to 5:00p.m.
Join us in celebrating 20 years of sharing the World’s Largest Kaleidoscope and a unique collection of one-of-a-kind kaleidoscopes with collectors, guests and tourists! The day-long celebration on Saturday, July 9th will be highlighted by the premiere of a brand new kaleidoshow and the grand opening of the World’s Largest Kaleidoscope Exhibit and Gallery.
Roosevelt Dime Rolls into Beacon
The Brooklyn-based Americana outfit will perform at the Towne Crier on July 10.
The Hudson Valley Hot-Air Balloon Festival
With a festival atmosphere centered around five timed balloon launches, this might just be the biggest Balloon Festival yet!
Serving the Underserved, Kingston Midwives Need Our Help
Two local midwives have dedicated their careers to bringing quality health care to low-income families. To keep going, they need our help.
Scorpio for July 2016
Monthly horoscope for those born between October 23 and November 22.
Book Review: Living with a Dead Language
Rhinebeck-based author Ann Patty has crafted a memoir peopled with quirky, passionate folk and layers of meaning that emit an eloquent, pleasurable glow. A smart if imperious girl turned brilliant, driven woman suffers a jarring loss and embarks on a new endeavor to fill the gap. Not an unusual arc, yet Patty offers a compelling,…
Poem: Donald Trump
do not make me vote for Donald Trump do not lie to me tell Hillary to stop smiling or at least stop taking selfies with fans tell CNN to grow up tell Fox News to admit they are biased or at the very least ignorant call the FBI or Homeland Security and report anti-Bernie agitators…
Poem: (Outdated) An Antique Café
Like the Woolworth’s Five and Dime of my childhood, now steeped in sepia and must a gesture to nostalgia and all things swell. This is where the writers commune to serve up words with cappuccino and sweet pastry a veil of dust like fine chocolate over all. Tonight’s featured poet reads a series of elegies…
Book Review: The Last Woman Standing
Josephine Marcus, the beautiful, common-law wife of Wild West icon Wyatt Earp, is one of the more intriguing figures of the post-Civil War era. The daughter of Prussian Jewish immigrants, she met Earp when he was 32 and she was 19, and remained at his side until his death at 81. Yet much of her…
Poem: To Her Mother In Florida
Your daughter is neither a barbaric yawp nor a dove, either. She’s not a melodious robin or the lime in the cocktail. She wishes you’d quit wagering on whether Peter Pan loses his virginity or Tinker Bell slips through the keyhole. Your betting is burning up cable bills. Nor is the lost boy on Survivors…
PlaceInvaders Comes to Woodstock
An elusive pop-up dining event is coming to a location near Woodstock for three days, July 8-10.
CD Review: Chris Maxwell’s “Arkansas Summer”
Arkansas Summer lures the listener in gently, drenched in Sparklehorse-like dreaminess, before the second track guitar-stomps us into late Lennonesque territory. The album settles in with a mix of indie-folk influences, revealing an artfully voiced collection of catchy songs with following power. Written, mixed, and produced by Chris Maxwell, the record leads the listener on…
Poem: Ashokan Spillway Walk With Alice G.
The Ashokan Reservoir in the eastern Catskills was constructed between 1907 and 1915. Italian immigrants were among the laborers. 1. By the reservoir we stop for the view.     Blue mountains rim the horizon.     Their overlapping slopes are soft,     inviting as women. “Voluptuous,” you say.     “Bella,” I say,…
CD Review: The Sweet Clementine’s “Lake Victoria”
The Sweet Clementines guitarist and singer John Burdick and bassist Jason Sarubbi have been entrenched in New Paltz’s local music scene long before the area became a destination for Brooklyn and Manhattan expats, and you will still not find two better representatives of the town’s rich sonic soil. Five years following their illuminating debut, Though…
Positive Development: The Shirt Factory
Mike Piazza transforms factory buildings in Midtown Kingston to artists lofts.
CD Review: Joseph Bertolozzi’s “Tower Music/ Musique De La Tour”
As a college radio DJ in the early ’80s, I used my airtime as an excuse to explore new artists and new sounds. I sought out David Van Teighem’s These Things Happen largely because of his association with Laurie Anderson and Brian Eno, but also because I was intrigued by a 1983 news story about…
When the Whole World Feels Like a Scraped Knee
What do you do when you have a cut or scrape? Do you ignore it or keep picking at the scab trying to form? When resources, knowledge, motivation — or a value on healing — are lacking, those can seem like the only two options. But there are others. Depending on how severe the wound…
Rhinebeck Department Store
Patrons of the iconic Rhinebeck Department Store will notice new fixtures and a lighter, brighter look. But proprietor Barbara Schreiber says they’ll recognize the feel—and the merch. “Clothing evolves, store fixtures evolve,” she says. “For example, we’ve been getting ladies’ sweaters with the desirable silhouettes we like and nice details—pockets, borders—that we couldn’t fold and…
Uranus, Eris, and the Riddle of the Internet
Eric Francis Coppolino on his tutelage with Marshall McLuhan and son.
Hudson Valley Hot Air Balloon Festival
Over 100 balloons will launch at the Hudson Valley Hot Air Balloon Festival.
Healed By Horses
Equine-assisted therapies offer unbridled opportunities for self-discovery, healing and growth.
Art of Business: Hinkein Realty
Real estate agent Patricia Hinkein grew up on the same Germantown street where she now lives, and has watched the town evolve all her life. “My mom sold real estate too, and we went into business together in 1987,” she says. “I still know every person on my street, and it’s been great helping the…
Parting Shot: Martin Parr
“Strange Paradise” photographs by Martin Parr on display from July 2 through August 27. Opening reception on July 9 from 5 to 8pm.
Historic Tavern Trail of the Hudson Valley
Historic Tavern Trail events, which combine local drinks, history and food, occur monthly. The next event will be held on July 29 at Painter’s Restaurant.
Art of Business: Dancing Cat Saloon
Bethel’s Catskill Distilling Company and Dancing Cat Saloon owners Stacy Cohen and Monte Sachs keep showing the world why they make the perfect host and hostess in a spot renowned for peace, love, and music. Catskill Straight Rye Whiskey garnered a national industry gold medal in April, the latest of a couple of dozen other…
Aquarius for July 2016
Monthly horoscope for those born between January 20 and February 19.
While You Were Sleeping for July 2016
The first penis transplant in the US, people who are taking antidepressants aren’t depressed, homicide rates in 20 major US cities jump and more news.
Isabel Lewis: “Occasions and Other Occurences”
Isabel Lewis, DJ, lecturer, choreographer, and dancer will be performing her “occurrences” every Saturday and Sunday through July 17 at Long Dock Park in Beacon.
Esteemed Reader
Jason Stern remarks upon real and subjective events in terms of conciseness.
The Arc of Life
The first time Linda and Andy Weintraub saw the meadow and woods that were to become their vibrant “homestead” in Rhinebeck, it was raining. Strewn with granite and bordered by streams, the 11 acres of raw land abutting Camp Ramapo promised them spectacular views of the Catskill Mountains and provided a setting both bucolic and…
Editor’s Note: Disassemblage
Editor Brian Mahoney reflects on how easy it is to deconstruct.
Bard Summerscape: The Descent of Iris
Talise Travigne sings the lead in Pietro Mascagni’s opera “Iris” at Bard Summerscape.
Larry Beinhart’s Body Politic
Larry Beinhart explains how the rich and privileged use the courts to pursue private grudges.
Nightlife Highlights: Electric Frankenstein
Electric Frankenstein and White Knockle Rodeo play the Anchor in Kingston July 9.
Capricorn for July 2016
Monthly horoscope for those born between December 22 and January 20.
Powerhouse Theater: Dynamo of Drama
Powerhouse Theater, which gave birth to many successful Tony winning plays, runs through July 31.
Sun in Leo: Keeping House in Your Heart
Dear Chronogram Reader: “Let Love Rule” is a catchy slogan, and the title of an old Lenny Kravitz song. Yet putting it into actual practice belies its surface simplicity to reveal how much work and adjustment and self-awareness it can take. On the one hand, we humans are designed for it; on the other, we…
Nightlife Highlights: Josh Ritter and the Royal City Band
Josh Ritter and the Royal City Band play the Egg in Albany on July 22.
Shaken or Stirred? Five Hudson Valley Cocktails
A list of five cocktail recipes perfect for a Hudson Valley summer.
Secret City: Filled with the Spirit
Secret City, a high intensity church-style performance, will be at the Beasrville Theater in Woodstock on July 31 for its third annual year.
Down in the (Warwick) Valley
A profile of Warwick and Sugar Loaf highlighting festivals, stores, performances, and art exhibitions in each town.
Nightlife Highlights: Jack and Amanda Palmer
Jack and Amanda Palmer play at Basilica Hudson on July 23.
Woman Warrior: Emily Barton
Emily Barton, award winning author, on her new book: The Book of Esther.
Phoenicia International Festival of the Voice
Limmie Pulliam will sing the lead role in Verdi’s “Otello” on August 6.
Art of Business: Izlind Institute
Izlind Integrative Wellness Center and Institute of Rhinebeck, founded by Dr. Beth Gershuny, is a one-stop shop for a wide range of integrative health-care services. We asked Dr. Gershuny a few questions about how and why Izlind (named for her nieces Isabel and Lindsay) came to be. What sparked your decision to leave academia and…
Behold! New Lebanon
The first living museum of contemporary life hosts Saturday programs for the whole family.
Ice Cream, You Scream
A comprehensive list of some of the best places to enjoy ice cream throughout the Hudson Valley.
The Gift of Adventure
An in-depth look at three summer exchange programs and different families’ experiences with each.
Libra for July 2016
Monthly horoscope for those born between September 22 and October 23.
The Brews of Summer
Some of the best places to grab a beer throughout the Hudson Valley are profiled in this piece.
Art of Business: Mirabai
“Customers are drawn to the crystals lately,” says Jeff Cuiule of Mirabai, the Woodstock bookstore and center for conscious living he and his wife have been stewarding since 2000. “We try to curate things so that everyone, from the long-term seeker to the curious dabbler, can find what drew them in. The more we create…
Nightlife Highlights: Miracle Legion
Miracle Legion plays at the Iron Horse Music Hall on July 21.
Outdoor Dining in the Hudson Valley
There are many reasons why more and more New York chefs are opening restaurants upstate—and the scenery is one of them. Sure, Paris has its sidewalk cafes and Tavern on the Green has its crowded patio. But when it comes to offering a diverse selection of outdoor dining experiences neither can match the varied scenarios…
Surfing Cancer’s Waves, and Loving It
One way to read the planets right now is that they are all about relating and relationships. But what if you’re not in a capital-R ‘Relationship’ currently? That’s okay: as a human being, a great part of your existence is concerned with relating to others in a wide variety of roles—work colleague, friend, sibling, parent,…
Sagittarius for July 2016
Monthly horoscope for those born between November 22 and December 22.
Nightlife Highlights: Mamadou Kelly
Mamadou Kelly plays at the Falcon in Marlboro (July 20), Freedom Square in Troy (July 23), and BSP in Kingston (July 29).
Poem: Amuse Bouche
There is not enough time in my days to think about you. I am exceedingly ruffled by anyone who interrupts my thoughts. Especially with a kindness. Such an inconvenience to these strings of loveliness! How dare you refill my coffee with a smile? How incredibly rude, that cheery morning greeting. I am superbly busy with…
Poem: Bushy Brow Girl From The Book Festival
She had thick, black, bushy eyebrows Reminded me of a an old cigar-chompin’, bingo number-reader named Moe A perfectly-too-small-to-fit-fedora, leveled on her head Beautifully worn—sundown jeans—were strategically torn, patched, and torn again, tucked into rusty suede boots with orange fringe, an olive green rucksack sat high upon her shoulder I waited I waited I heard…
A Water-Wise Teaching Garden for the Hudson Valley
SUNY Ulster Xeriscape Garden is as green and lush as any other Hudson Valley garden.
Poem: To Whom It May Concern
The best rejections have room for explanation so that when you wake at three in the morning you feel love and regret, not shame and yearning, and you know the connection was real, just untenable, and you both want to try again, with someone else, sometime fairly soon.
Poem: Slow
I envy the slow ones who take their time to answer especially the hard questions questions with pain or need folded into them. They know the tea will brew in the warm sun & the glass won’t crack, and if it does, well, of course it does. Dry curled leaves in the little mesh bag…
Bike It!
Two summer bicycle programs hosted by the YMCA of Kingston and Ulster County help kids to take the slow lane and enjoy the Hudson Valley by bicycle.
Calling All Visual Artists
Artists for Soup, a non-profit organization working with New York and Nicaraguan locals, seeks donations from visual artists
