Performance Piano Museum Now Open in Hunter
The museum features over 20 rare and restored antique pianos.
Self-Care is Sexy-Care When Relationships Are Balanced
This weekend’s astrology says you have a choice, and a chance to reset the balance in this equation if it’s gone askew in your life.
Mike & Ruthy Shine for ‘Bright As You Can’ in Bearsville
The acclaimed Americana duo and their band celebrate their new album on Saturday.
Coney Island’s Got Nothing on Rosendale
Taking action to get back their town pool, the First Annual Rosendale Mermaid Parade teaches kids to be creative and dream big.
Bringing Local Food to Families in Need
Not just for privileged palates, local food is coming to Hudson Valley’s food pantries. A new educational program will help families in need, offering free information, cooking demos, and of course, healthy local food on their plates. Eat Local NY partnered this spring with the Community Food Pantry of Sleepy Hollow and Tarrytown to bring…
Opera Performances at Basilica Hudson This Weekend
New York opera-training organization Il Cuore Canta will present “The Enchanted Pomegranate” in two performances.
Dorsky Museum Digital Database Launch
Info on more than 7,000 objects from the collections of five local art institutions are now available online.
Kate Pierson of The B-52’s Releases New Music Video
Watch the new music video for Kate Pierson’s song “Matrix” before catching her performance at the Clearwater Festival.
Albany Artist Bell’s Roar Rings Out With New Album
The singer-songwriter also known as Sean Desiree recently signed to Tom Morello’s Firebrand Records label.
Tour de Force
On June 28th, the Tour de Kingston-Ulster celebrates its 10th anniversary with a bicycle-seat view of the historic houses, artisanal restaurants, mountain glimpses, and studied urban decay that make our fair city such a fun place to explore. You should do it with your kids!
Just Announced: Lake Street Dive at Club Helsinki!
Lake Street Dive will play a September 5 show at Club Helsinki in Hudson. Tickets will go fast, so order yours now!
Vassar College Stomps Out its Cigarettes
Vassar College bans smoking on campus, but how effective will it be?
Spring for Sound Music Festival
The fifth anniversary of this all-ages event brings together an array of sounds, from folk to hip-hop, in the vivacious town of Millerton.
Mark Brown Unveils New Album in Rosendale
The acclaimed singer-songwriter will return to the Rosendale Cafe for a record release show on June 26.
Using Your Tools of Awareness: Mercury Stations Direct
Mercury is coming out of retrograde at last.
Celebrate International Yoga Day
Spend International Yoga Day at Shanti Mandir! Activities include yoga lessons, a presentation on the benefits of yoga, and a free vegetarian lunch.
Ani DiFranco at The Towne Crier Cafe
Let Ani DiFranco’s soft, funky sounds lull you into summer at The Towne Crier Cafe in Beacon.
Rachel Grimes Performs at Helsinki Hudson
The founding pianist of the chamber group Rachel’s will perform with special guest Alexander Turnquist.
Oral History Summer School 2015
International professionals will gather in Hudson, NY for intensive, hands-on training in the craft of Oral History.
CIA’s Pangea to End Run July 1
The Culinary Institute of America’s temporary restaurant Pangea will be closing Wednesday, July 1.
Walk on Wire
“The Walk” starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt is based on the true, death-defying story of tight-rope walker Philippe Petit.
Fired Up
With multiple wheels for throwing, racks of sophisticated glaze colors, and professional artist teachers, kids’ ceramics classes have come a long way, baby.
Facts, Not Fears, About Alzheimer’s Disease
A series of free talks presented by the Alzheimer’s Association will help to demystify a disease that strikes fear into the hearts of many. Today, 1 in 3 seniors dies with Alzheimer’s or another type of dementia. The number of Americans living with Alzheimer’s has reached 5.3 million, and that number is expected to grow…
Kristin Hoffmann Brings Ethereal Sounds to New Paltz
The composer will perform at Unison Arts Center on Saturday.
Celebrating National Trails Day
On Saturday, June 6th, it’s officially National Trails Day when the American Hiking Society encourages us to celebrate our local trails. And that’s a bandwagon you just gotta love.
Nightlife Highlights: Fred and Toody
Fred & Toody June 16. Now here’s a billing few of us tuned-in music nuts thought we’d ever see in the Hudson Valley: the first couple of garage punk, Fred and Toody Cole of the legendary band Dead Moon—especially since the 67-year-old Fred Cole underwent open-heart surgery little more than a year ago. But here…
Aries for June 2015
Aries (March 20-April 19) You may have changed your mind about something in the past month, something that really matters. You may even rethink that same thing several times in the coming few weeks. And you may be wondering why you’re not able to get a clear fix on your real position, though you’ve learned…
Short Takes—June 2015
LIVING LARGE: WILNA HERVEY & NAN MASON Joseph P. Eckhardt Woodstock Arts, 2015, $39.50 Six-foot-three-inch heiress Wilna Hervey found fame as “Powerful Katrinka” in the 1920s Toonerville Trolley comedies, where she met Nan Mason, an artist nearly her height. Living large in all senses, “the Big Girls” hobnobbed with celebrities and Maverick-era Woodstock bohemians, loving…
Outdated
“Hi Baby” “Hi Blue Eyes” Swoosh…up into those arms, feet dangling—mile wide smiles We like to keep things simple Could this be love?
Nightlife Highlights: Leni Stern
Leni Stern June 20. In 1977, Leni Stern, the wife of fellow guitarist Mike Stern, swapped acting in her native Germany for playing music in the US, and the jazz world has been all the better for it. She made her recording debut in 1985 with Clairvoyant, which features the veteran greats Paul Motian on…
Cancer for June 2015
Cancer (June 21-July 22) Emphasize what works, especially where money is concerned. Over the past few seasons you’ve likely figured out where there are resources to be had, and where they are less likely to turn up. Those are not absolute truths, however. Leave yourself room to experiment. Most of all, make sure you invest…
On the Cover: Mike Cockrill
In The Puzzle, Existential Man is taking himself apart. “It’s a test,” Cockrill says. “He has figure out how to put himself back together. He’s being tested to see if he is up to the task.” Another interpretation: Existential Man has nothing to do at this job all day but think about his existence as…
Capricorn for June 2015
Capricorn (December 22-January 20) You may be in the midst of a struggle about where you fit into society. This goes beyond what job you do, and what calling you follow. I’m talking about the most basic elements of establishing your unique place in the world. And that’s precisely the thing—unique means one of a…
Book Review: A Hand Reached Down to Guide Me: Stories and a Novella
Sink into the expansive yet tightly wrought world of a David Gates story and you may find yourself clucking with recognition. A Hudson Valley part-timer, Gates knows the milieu of which he writes: Rhinebeck, small upstate towns and weekend houses, clapboard or modernist architecture, the train station and the commute down to the city, the…
Meat Your Match: Provisions Deli & Barb’s Butchery
As awareness of the meat industry’s unappetizing practices spreads, so, too, has the demand for meat that is humanely raised by local farmers—a shift in consumer consciousness that is taking place both nationally and locally.
Esteemed Reader: The Drunkards and the Tavern
I’m sharing a poem I learned from a Persian dervish. We sang it in Farsi, together with complex rhythms on dumbeks, daffs, and zarbs. Those who knew how would play the melody on the ney, setar, and kemancheh, all traditional Persian instruments.
Gemini for June 2015
Gemini (May 20-June 21) You’re never one to keep silent for long, though you may be pushing things lately. Between Mars in your sign and Mercury retrograde there as well, you’re speaking with unusual boldness, though some may perceive you as arguing both sides of an issue. While I would never urge you to dial…
The Math of My Heart
When you add laughter and poetry you get love. When you subtract laughter from poetry you just get words. —Kaya Lanier (7 years)
Passion and Discipline: Venus Trine Saturn
Amanda Painter finds connections between cultivating a healthy relationship and developing an artistic talent, all against the backdrop of the current astrological alignments.
Editor’s Note: Dream a Little Dream
I meet a lot of dreamers in my role as editor of Chronogram. People seeking amplification and dissemination of their wild imaginings in these pages—they want to tell the most compelling story they know to the Hudson Valley.
Leo for June 2015
Leo (July 22-August 23) Self-improvement is a real distraction from growth. It’s like the theory as compared with the reality. Growth means change, and for you right now, change means expansion. The quest to “be a better person” is questionable; to make the most of your life, and to use every experience as an opportunity…
The Visitor
“Oh, dearie, it will brighten up the room,” she said, Carrying that massive green bowl of flowers like a newborn, Cradling it close to her breast for its first feeding, As if she were the only nourishment it had ever known. She made me hate their riot of color, Those nasty, shouting yellows and roaring…
The Stem Cell Solution
An experimental therapy is injecting hope and healing into the fight against multiple sclerosis.
While You Were Sleeping—June 2015
Staggering lottery statistics, the latest in big-brand antibiotic-free chicken, an inadequate punishment for federal agents, and more.
Libra for June 2015
Libra (September 22-October 23) Pay attention to how you think others perceive you. It may not be true, but your ideas will tell a story. Then you can check whether that story teaches you anything useful. The reality, as I see it, is that you have tremendous respect and admiration coming from your peers. You…
Topography of the Bit Players
Tonight I miss her like a dying man misses a country he never saw. In fact, he never left this town we’re in together where the weight of air pushes our veins towards our bones and dust flickers in the spot lights between the shadows that indicate people taking the scene in. The scene is…
Stars Fell on Pollepel
To see “Constellation” from every angle, you must take a boat. Boat tours will be organized by the Bannerman Castle Trust and kayak trips provided by Storm King Adventure Tours. A free downloadable audio tour will be available on McGill’s website.
Larry Beinhart’s Body Politic: The Grand Bargain
Our dominant myth is that earnings and wealth come from hard work and talent. That poverty is the result of indolence and indulgence. So the rich are to be admired and the poor are to be despised.
Pisces for June 2015
Pisces (February 19-March 20) First, the question of the month is: how good do you think your life can be? Keep that in mind for a moment. Meanwhile, you may be going through a phase of insecurity beyond what’s normal for you. This has a great benefit—you’re asking questions about what makes you feel safe,…
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drinking Kombucha out of coffee mugs playing cards with my six year old son listening to a later De La Soul record the word Fuck and my good parent bad parent gauge starts to swing but then I recall my own introduction to Fuck cold peanut butter toast no skippy or jif but late 1970s…
Gemini New Moon, Looking into the Galactic Core
In recent weeks most attention has been focused on early Gemini, as Mercury stationed direct there several days ago. You may still be noticing the retrograde effect—for some, it’s more palpable in the days and weeks after the retrograde ends. Now late Gemini is the focus.
Classic Fantastic: Rhinebeck, Red Hook, & Tivoli
Anne Pyburn Craig explores the thriving cultures of Hudson Valley towns of Rhinebeck, Red Hook, and Tivoli.
Sagittarius for June 2015
Sagittarius (November 22-December 22) If you added it up, you would be surprised how much time you spend solving the problems of others. By that I mean people you know are in your environment, and people who lived on Earth before you (parents and other ancestors). By problems, I mean their hang-ups; their anxieties; the…
Not a Gift of Tongues
She spoke in the dialect of mist and persistent drizzle that never lets up, barely takes a breath. Nonetheless, she rarely finished a story or answered a direct question. Her punctuation was carved in fallen trees, or sometimes rode a leaf to an unconcerned earth. After storms, heavy downpours of chaos and obscenity-laced raining, she…
Innisfree Garden
Guided tours conducted by the landscape curator are available for $15 per person, while regular admission costs $6 Wednesdays through Fridays and $7 on weekends and holidays.
Well-Spent: The Happy Couple Edition
It’s wedding season—are you ready? We’ve picked out some great gift and registry options from local purveyors of the truly handmade, artisanal, and anything but generic.
Scorpio for June 2015
Scorpio (October 23-November 22) Saturn spent more than two years in your sign, and now it’s about to make one last visit to Scorpio before taking up residence in Sagittarius till late 2017. This is a reminder that an emotional growth phase is not quite over. You’ll also figure out how little you need to…
Ritual
In the caged-in cage of safety, the children bounce and freeze and play dead man who tags himself back to life, the trampoline shredding its edges with foam emerging and flakes of plastic tumbling between feet. Holding the netting, the frogs hop higher squeezing their knees to pop their young heads above the rim of…
A Light That Never Goes Out
The Newburgh Illuminated Festival takes place on Saturday, June 20, from 11am to midnight on Liberty Street and Broadway in Newburgh. Newburghilluminatedfestival.com.
A Most Cherished Address: Lang Syne on Leggett Road
“The minute I crossed the threshold, I felt warmth and the love of family,” says Linda. “The house’s positive karma was immediately evident,” remembers Linda. The sense of home, the location, and the surrounding 36 acres were perfect. The address, 86 Leggett Road, sealed the deal.
Interstellar Movement
The Lar Lubovitch Dance Company will be appearing at Kaatsbaan International Dance Center in Tivoli on Saturday, June 20, at 7:30pm. Tickets: $10 to $30. (845) 757-5106; Kaatsbaan.org.
Taurus for June 2015
Taurus (April 19-May 20) The return of Saturn to your opposite sign, Scorpio, will slow down the movie and allow you to evaluate whether a new commitment is right for you. Evaluation does not imply that something is wrong, or that you need to step back; rather, it implies an experiment that will help you…
Shuffle
I have seen this shuffle The diminution of muscle Legs pared down to turkey bones Knees too large for thighs. I have seen this thinning Of hair and wrist and hand Pants that hang flat behind Watches that slip and slide. I have seen this shrinking Of mind and matters Dreams cut into bite-sized pieces…
Cancer Solstice: Summer’s Big Picture
People in this part of the world tend to think of summer as the “free and easy” season, thanks to the amenable weather and memories of childhood summers off. But in all honestly, how often have you over-scheduled and overextended yourself, racing to make the most of summer fun, only to find yourself exhausted and…
Tree Care Fundamentals: Q&A with Arborist Phil DiLorenzo
A good arborist will, while on your property, assess the health of your cherished trees and be on the lookout for future problems that can be averted. That will save you money in the end.
Final Flight
On June 6 at 7pm, Slotnick’s Figures in Flight 4 takes the stage for its final performance, at Quimby Theater at SUNY Ulster. Tickets: $20. Figuresinflight.eventbrite.com.
Virgo for June 2015
Virgo (August 23-September 22) So much is happening behind the scenes that you’ll be amazed when it starts to emerge. At the moment it may seem like your most ambitious actions and your very best plans amount to little more than a windstorm. At least you aspire to greater things and you’re taking action. Yet…
Aubade
At first light a splotch of cardinal plunges into the dense green of July maple, bleeding into inconsequence. A sudden rain rinses the mind of all ambitious aftertaste.
ArtScene Episode 6
Stephen Blauweiss gives a behind-the-scenes look at what to expect in this month’s segments of ArtScene.
Detachment Parenting: Giving Kids Free-Range
At some point, the family focus shifted from an experiential, spontaneous childhood to an idealized, blog-worthy parenthood. When did we start hollering at the teenaged umpires during our kids’ soccer games? When did we stop letting our children run barefoot in the grass?
“The Little Things”
Hudson Valley locals—hikers and indoorspeople alike—know that with the warmer weather come the dangers of Lyme disease. “The Little Things” shines a personal spotlight on the deadly effects of the tick-borne disease, based on transcribed conversations with the Elone family of Poughkeepsie.
Parting Shot: Magnus Agustsson
The Agustsson Gallery shows not only the artist’s work for whom it’s named, but also paintings by local, New York City, and Boston artists. Both the paintings and Augustsson’s sculptures are available for purchase. Agustssongallery.com. The Agustsson Gallery in Kingston will hold an open on June 6 from 5-9pm.
Two-Stage Solstice
Sunday, June 21, is the longest day of the year here in the Northern Hemisphere. As such, the Sun ingressed the sign Cancer at 12:38 pm (16:38 UTC) EDT Sunday. The Moon then ingressed Virgo a few minutes later. This is an interesting, even spectacular chart, and much in the planetary landscape has changed the…
Western Litchfield: Where Nature Meets Culture
To some, the sleepy villages of western Litchfield County appear to be nothing more than a series of scenic communities nestled in the Connecticut countryside. But the region’s bucolic setting is a place where nature meets culture.
BRAWL Men’s Beauty Pageant
Whether you’re straight, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex, or anything in between, if you identify as male, you’re invited to vie for the throne.
Nightlife Highlights: Blonde Redhead
Blonde Redhead June 20. New York outfit Blonde Redhead began in 1993 as a noisy quartet—females Kazu Mikino (vocals, guitar) and Maki Takahashi (bass) and twin Italian brothers Simone (drums, vocals) and Amadeo Pace (guitar)—that was in thrall to early Sonic Youth and ’70s No Wavers like DNA (they’re named for one of the latter’s…
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And then there are the wild geese, Mary. Whose moving stitches across the sky suture me inside something Reminding me that whether I go or stay, I am not without my own migration. And then there is this mulch pile, given freely from the town full of sleeping snakes and baby mice. I stab into…
2015 Summer Arts Preview—Music
Spend your days and nights this summer enjoying the best in arts and culture that the Hudson Valley has to offer.
2015 Summer Arts Preview
Spend your days and nights this summer enjoying the best in arts and culture that the Hudson Valley has to offer.
Behold! New Lebanon
The first living museum of contemporary American rural life, Behold! New Lebanon, will be offering tours July 4 through September 26 in the Columbia County town.
CD Review: Bluebird
One of the hottest trends in acoustic music these past few years has been for a bunch of Berklee-trained kids to throw their chops behind a budding young songwriter and call it bluegrass. The old guard pitches a fit, but the youngsters win accolades and inspire other, even-younger youngsters to do the same thing. The…
An Escapist’s Daydream
I needed that key to open the filing cabinet. It’s full of yellowing paperwork. I’m sure you handed me the key. I can picture it in my grasp. In my hands, I’m directing it into the keyhole. Now it’s gone. I haven’t moved, I’ve been sitting right here, in this exact spot. The thing is,…
2015 Summer Arts Preview—Theater
Spend your days and nights this summer enjoying the best in arts and culture that the Hudson Valley has to offer.
Nightlife Highlights: Femi Kuti & Positive Force
June 6. As Afrobeat king Fela Kuti’s eldest son, Femi Kuti learned the family craft firsthand by playing in his late father’s band, Egypt 80. His eponymous 1995 album, which offered a more compact take on the sound Fela had pioneered, was a hit in much of Africa and Europe and established Femi as a…
Life With and Within the Robot
The Internet is an environment, and by a definition I like to work with—that of Marshall McLuhan—an environment is an invisible phenomenon. Most people do not consider the Internet a robot, but that’s exactly what it is, and it’s exactly how we use it.
CD Review: Volume 1: Songs of Exile
Mkrtich Naghash, a 15th-century priest who fled his Armenian homeland to become a migratory mystic poet, inspired this extraordinary ensemble arranged and conducted by John Hodian, who locals may remember from the popular world music duo Epiphany Project. He spent months researching in libraries worldwide for text to accompany his latest compositions, ultimately landing upon…
Six Month Results
Undetectable! (0.04) That’s what’s known as a little less than perfect Double zeroes the wanted goal Blessed with reserved happiness— the real deal in spades Other stuff waiting in the wings— should things go downhill; actually uphill to be more exact Meanwhile softness still reigns— maybe the needle will help Manufactured hardness, dry sensations— new…
2015 Summer Arts Preview—Visual Arts
Spend your days and nights this summer enjoying the best in arts and culture that the Hudson Valley has to offer.
Nightlife Highlights: Tom Paxton
Tom Paxton June 12. Rightly awarded a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award for a career that spans more than 50 years, singer-songwriter Tom Paxton is an outright folk legend. The Chicago-born composer of such treasured tunes as “The Last Thing on My Mind,” “Bottle of Wine,” and “Ramblin’ Boy,” Paxton was a mainstay of the original…
Aquarius for June 2015
Aquarius (January 20-February 19) You may be wondering what kind of crazy romantic karma you have going on. What, exactly, is the purpose of your involvements? Where are they leading you? They seem to start off as one thing and end up as another. The current mix of Mercury retrograde plus Mars is a reminder…
CD Review: The Wild Irish Roses
Until New Paltz-based family band the Wild Irish Roses kicks into their cover of the Sex Pistols’ “God Save the Queen”—track four on their rollicking eponymous debut—you’d be forgiven for thinking you’re listening to a field recording made in a Dublin pub, circa mid 20th century; pre-rock ‘n’ roll, pre-youth culture, pre-multitrack technology. The Rose…
The Chipping Sparrow
Somewhere, somewhere in the hills this feathered beast comes without frills. I see you there in the tree. Pretending that you don’t see me. What are you doing? You know full well Chipping sparrow spawn of hell; Oh, wing -ed demon, foul wicked fowl. Chip chip chip Chip stop it NOW! Searing like a burning…
