The Item: Trivets, Garden Shows, and Green Seats
Lee Anne Albritton reviews some of the newest and hottest green products for your home and garden on the market.
CD Review: Elly Wininger
Robert Burke Warren reviews the finger picking, lively performances of Elly Wininger.
New Masters On Main Street
A peek into the upcoming exhibit, “New Masters on Main Street.” Up and coming artists from around the area, and country will be displaying art in vacant storefronts in the town of Catskill.
CD Review: Jim Sande
Cheryl K. Symister-Masterson reviews the compositions of instrumentalist, author, and musician Jim Sande.
Revolution in the Aires
Revolution is seething in one of the unlikeliest of regions of the world: North Africa and the Middle East. We might have guessed it would happen right around when Uranus and Pluto lined up in their current square aspect.
The Question: Green for Green
Gregory Schoenfeld explains why renewable-energy home improvements are one of the best investments homeowners can make right now.
CD Review: Lara Hope & the Champtones
Jeremy Schwartz reviews Heartbeat, a new album by this local rockabilly band lead by “badass” front woman Lara Hope.
Short Takes: March 2011
In like a lion, out like a lamb. A March mélange of new fiction by local authors to keep your brain warm till the snowbanks recede.
Cat Sitting for Christo
The documentary Herb and Dorothy will be shown at Dia:Beacon on March 12 as a benefit for rehabilitating the Beacon Theater.
Cycledelic Summit: Robyn Hitchcock and Joe Boyd at Mass MoCA
Accompanied by singer-songwriter Robyn Hitchcock, Joe Boyd will read from “White Bicycles,” his revelation rich 2006 memoir, at MassMOCA on March 12.
Book Review: The Memory Palace
Emily Nelson reviews this riveting, saddening memoir about a mother’s slow descent into schizophrenia. Written by Berkshires resident Mira Bartok.
Good Neighbors: Cold Spring, Garrison, and Putnam County
Max Watman shares how the vibes, views, and convenience of Cold Spring lured him and his wife from Brooklyn to this off-beat river town.
A Guide to Hudson Valley Restaurant Week
Tips and tid-bits to help you navigate Hudson Valley Restaurant Week with ease.
Book Review: The Captain Asks for a Show of Hands and Brushstrokes and Glances
Two Hudson Valley writers Nick Flynn and Djelloul Marbrook release new, project-based poetry books.
Trifecta: Highland, Milton, and Marlboro
Lindsay Pietroluongo explores the many wineries, restaurants and season festivals that make these towns beautiful and eventful.
Moby-Duck
Donovan Hohn will discuss “Moby-Duck” at the Cary Institute in Millbrook on Friday, March 11 at 7pm.
Trifecta: Highland, Milton, and Marlboro
Lindsay Pietroluongo explores the many wineries, restaurants and season festivals that make these towns beautiful and eventful.
Catskill Cowgirl
Nina Shengold interviews Holly George-Warren, self-proclaimed cowgirl and author of numerous music anthologies.
Circle Mirror Transformation
“Circle Mirror Transformation” will be staged by Half Moon Theatre at the Cunneen-Hackett Arts Center in Poughkeepsie, March 10-20.
Spaced Out! The Final Frontier in Album Covers at Bethel Woods
To honor the first manned American space mission, the Museum at Bethel Woods hosts a special space-themed exhibit of album covers from the ’50s and ’60s.
Flowers Fall: Something Good
A cold winter, with many days trapped in the house leads Bethany Saltman to reflect on her own childhood, and the life of her daughter.
While You Were Sleeping: March 2011
Anti-Homosexuality sentiments in Uganda are perpetuated by Americans, Federal taxes reach their lowest since 1950, and “fracking” process comes into question.
Deadly Spin
Wendell Potter, a health care industry insider, and author of Deadly Spin explains why profit motives have corrupted our health care system, and also sheds some light on why there might be good changes to come.
Words of Wellness
As Lorrie Klosterman prepares to depart from Chronogram, she recalls some of the most resonating advice she has received from experts during her years as Whole Living editor.
Esteemed Reader: March 2011
Revolution is in the air. Jason Stern discusses the importance of a revolution of consciousness, and our ideas of what is important.
Class Warfare III
Larry Beinhart explains why big corporations hold increasingly more power, and why this leads to less justice for the average citizen.
Melissa Auf der Maur
Montreal native, and former bassist of the Smashing Pumpkins and Hole tells Peter Aaron where her musical roots come from, her love of the dark room, and her first run-in with Billy Corgan.
Editor’s Note: Bending Toward Justice
Editor Brian K. Mahoney reflects on the spreading sentiment of unrest and revolt, says goodbye to Lorri Klosterman, and hello to our new Home section.
Local Luminary: Trey Kay
Local radio journalist Trey Kay, awarded the Alfred I. DuPont-Columbia University Award for his coverage of the 1974 textbook controversy, talks with Brian K. Mahoney.
Parting Shot: Paul Newman, New York City
Timothy White’s celebrity photographs will be exhibited through June 5 at the Aldrich Museum in Ridgefield, CT.
Irish Sounds at New World
New World Home Cooking features Irish music throughout the month.
On the Cover: Ruth Wetzel
Chronogram‘s March Cover Artist, Ruth Wetzel, reveals her inspirations, shares experiences, and discusses what worries her about the future.
The Craft: Green Demolitions
Few businesses truly embrace the principles of green building: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle. Green Demolitions does, Ronnie Citron-Fink explains how.
Woodstock Goddess Festival
The Woodstock Goddess Festival is a three-day celebration of dance, music, and poetry that also happens to raise much-needed funds for Family of Woodstock’s battered women’s shelter.
Catskill Perch: Gabriel Piedrahita’s Tree House
Anne Pyburn Craig takes you inside the home of Gabriel Piedrahita, who has designed a stunning 2,400 square feet, three-story Eco-conscious tree house.
