Where You Can Watch Fireworks This July
With 4th of July falling on a Thursday, find out where to watch fireworks this Independence Day.
The National Throws a Release Party at Basilica Hudson
The National Throws a Party at Basilica Hudson to celebrate the release of their single “Guilty Party” off their forthcoming album Sleep Well Beast.
SuperTone Music Festival Returns to Hillsdale
The July 22 roots/folk event will benefit the town’s firefighters.
Empathy, Honesty and Power Struggles
As you head into the pre-holiday weekend, you’ll want to know that the astrology has some things to say about power struggles and confrontations. Mercury and Mars, both in Cancer, are opposing Pluto in Capricorn.
The Sylvia Center’s 10th Annual Farm to Table Dinner
Celebrate the Tenth Anniversary of The Sylvia Center at the Annual Farm to Table Dinner — Saturday, July 15th. 6pm Cocktails | 7pm Dinner. For ten years, The Sylvia Center has inspired young people to grow, cook and share food. Read more about this event here.
Dead Empires Honor New Album in Kingston
The prog metal band unveils its new album and recently added vocalist at the Anchor on July 7.
The CENTER’s Family Series Begins July 8th
You can make your own family memories every summer Saturday morning through August 19th at The CENTER for Performing Arts in Rhinebeck.
Cycles and Your Inner Sea: Cancer New Moon
The sea is one of nature’s embodied paradoxes: though it is in one sense constant in its vastness and depth, it is also constantly changing—such as with the tides. True, storms and certain types of currents can seem to come up suddenly, but the tides offer a cycle of continual shift that is dependable and…
Hudson Valley Hot Air Balloon Festival 2017
It’s the Hudson Valley Hot-Air Balloon Festival, hosted by the Dutchess County Regional Chamber of Commerce from July 7 – 9. The festival at Barton Orchards in Poughquag puts the emphasis on family fun, from 10:00 am – sunset daily.
Vomit Fist Grinds it Up in Beacon
The New York underground metal trio will raise a little hell at the Howland Cultural Center on June 30.
CCE4Me
The Center for Creative Education has encouraged thousands of youth to realize their dreams through arts, wellness and technology-based educational programming. So is it any surprise they’re hosting one of the biggest, free health and wellness fairs in the Hudson Valley?
Lera Lynn Brings Dark Country Sounds to Hudson
The star of HBO’s “True Detective” will perform with John Paul White at Club Helsinki on June 24.
A Skyway Classic Corn Roast & Homecoming Fit for a Chili King | 8.26.17
Skyway Camping Resort celebrates its annual Skyway Classic Corn Roast/Chili Cook-Off & Homecoming on August 26, 2017. Enjoy fresh, local roasted corn, cook up your chili recipe and enter it in the cook-off, and enjoy live party music in the early evening.
Mind-Mapping Your Approach to the Solstice
As summer solstice approaches, the Gemini sun opposes Saturn and the centaur planet Ixion in Saggitarius. Aspects involving Gemini means there’s an emphasis on mental energy, your thought processes, and how and what you’re communicating. Specifically, it means you’ll want to notice how you’re handling anything with two sides to the story.
John Hall Jams to Help Hudson Special Needs Facility
The Orleans leader and former congressman will perform with Laurel Masse to aid Triform Camphill Community.
Opening Party at SallyeAnder’s Flagship Store
On Saturday, June 17th, check out the all-natural soap company’s flagship store with a family-friendly opening party that includes live music, food, a kid-friendly discussion of ingredient foraging, and a soap-making demo.
Stone Ridge Concert Benefits Pop Opera
Proceeds from the performance will support singer Debbie Lan’s “On a Midsummer’s Night.”
Sagittarius Full Moon: Recognizing Your Freedom to Care
What do you see when you look at your ideas of freedom? Can you integrate them with your thoughts on what it means to care and nourish?
Local Jazz Super Group Debuts This Week
The new quartet is called Hudson and features drummer Jack DeJohnette and other greats.
Think Differently Dash
On June 10th, the Think Differently Dash will line Main Street with cheering, athleticism, empowerment, and fun. Whether you participate as a racer or a spectator, it’s a sweet way for families to spend a Saturday morning.
Bounty of the Hudson
This year’s two-day event (June 10-11) includes up to 20 Hudson Valley winemakers, hard cider and distilleries, as well as local (specifically made in the Hudson Valley) marketplace purveyors offering cheese, honey, baked goods, produce and more.
Aquarius for June 2017
A monthly horoscope for those born between January 20 and February 19.
Nightlife Highlights: The Suitcase Junket
June 3. From Northampton, Massachusetts, to Club Helsinki comes dumpster-diving indie folk/blues artist Matt Lorenz—aka the Suitcase Junket.
Rock and Resist
Rock and Resist will bring community action groups and musicians together at the Bearsville Theater on June 11.
Summer Stroll: Rhinebeck, Red Hook, and Tivoli
Between a glorious stretch of the Hudson to the west and rolling farmland to the east, Northern Dutchess has always been physically stunning, but it’s the people who make it so amazing.
The Anti-McMansion
The Tiny House & Green Living Freedom Fest takes place Friday, June 30 through Sunday, July 2, and includes speakers, live music, food trucks, kid activities, and tiny house vendors.
Art of Business: Augustine Nursery
The Augustine Nursery in Kingston occupies 60 acres containing 30 different varieties of carefully nurtured trees.
Fernández Vs. Church
“Overlook: Teresita Fernández Confronts Frederic Church at Olana” will remain at Olana, in Hudson, until November 5.
Nightlife Highlights: Bill Frisell and Thomas Morgan Duo
Bill Frisell and Thomas Morgan duo perform on June 28 at Daryl’s House Club in Pawling.
Larry Beinhart’s Body Politic: Nobody Dies Because They Don’t Have Health Care
The congressman for my district, New York’s 19th, is John Faso. The most striking piece of legislation he’s introduced or co-sponsored is the Pet and Women Safety Act. I wouldn’t make that up. That’s the bill’s name. Its acronym is the PAWS Act.
The New York Restaurant
Located on Main Street in the historic-yet-perpetually-up-and-coming village of Catskill, the New York Restaurant offers live music, a full bar, and classic American and Polish cuisine—also known as “stick-to-your-ribs” kind of food.
Summer of Trust: The Great American Eclipse
On Monday, August 21, the Moon will pass in front of the Sun, blocking the Sun and casting a shadow over the Pacific Ocean.
The Boxwood Wants to Live!
“The first myth is that all boxwoods smell like cat urine,” says Kevin Lee Jacobs, the Kinderhook-based food and garden blogger.
Virgo for June 2017
A monthly horoscope for those born between August 23 and September 23.
Woodstock’s Colony Makes a Comeback
Spring is, of course, a time of great renewal. And perhaps for the Hudson Valley music scene this year’s greatest spring-renewal story is the reopening of Woodstock’s former Colony Cafe as, simply, Colony.
Cold Spring’s New Italian Art Mecca: Magazzino
Magazzino, a sprawling new Italian postwar art museum, opens in Cold Spring with 18,000 square feet of exhibition space that will display the work of Arte Povera greats, landscaped grounds for outdoor sculpture installations, an a library with over 5,000 items.
Scorpio for June 2017
A monthly horoscope for those born between October 23 and November 22.
The Teledoctor Will See You Now
For a busy working mom like Kieran Geffert, the thought of having access to a doctor 24/7 via Facetime video on her phone was very intriguing.
Sagittarius for June 2017
A monthly horoscope for those born between November 22 and December 22.
Pisces for June 2017
A monthly horoscope for those born between February 19 and March 20.
Libra for June 2017
A monthly horoscope for those born between September 22 and October 23.
The Alternative Baker in Rosendale
Famed for his lemon velvet cakes and for creating delicious goodies without gluten, dairy, animal products, bleached flour or anything in the least prefabricated, Rosendale’s Alternative Baker—aka Essell Hoenshell-Watson—found his niche in baking after a career in the art world and polished his skills at the Culinary Institute of America.
Editor’s Note: What the World Needs Now
A note from Chronogram’s Editor, Brian K. Mahoney.
Book Review: “Grief Cottage, A Novel”
Gail Godwin will be reading on June 6 at 6pm at Oblong Books in Rhinebeck and June 30 at 6pm at The Golden Notebook Bookstore in Woodstock.
Chronogram Conversations: Terrapin in Rhinebeck
In anticipation of the Rhinebeck, Red Hook, and Tivoli Community Pages feature (see page TK), we hosted yet another Chronogram Conversations event at Terrapin in Rhinebeck in May.
2017 Young Readers’ Summer Roundup
These picture books teach valuable lessons of friendship and the importance of nutrition, while others offer the chance to learn about Huguenot history and animal sleep patterns.
Capricorn for June 2017
A monthly horoscope for those born between December 22 and January 20.
On the Cover: Sean Andrew Murray
Sean Andrew Murray is in the business of building worlds.
Rhinebeck Crafts Festival
The Rhinebeck Crafts Festival will occur on June 24 and June 25.
Nightlife Highlights: Isle of Klezbos
June 17. New York all-female klezmer sextet Isle of Klezbos really should win a prize for having one of the cheekiest band names of all time.
Geeking Out: A Peek at the Passions of Hudson Valley Kids
We asked kids ages 10 to 17 from all around the region to show us what they get nerdy about. It’s a peek at where the passions of Hudson Valley kids lie.
Gardiner Art Crawl
The crawl combines three Gardiner events over the course of the weekend of June 3 and June 4.
While You Were Sleeping for June 2017
The gist of what you may have missed for June 2017.
