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On The Cover: Kingsley Parker
Parker’s Oceans Apart, is a multimedia installation currently taking over the Thompson Giroux Gallery in Chatham that explores of the current state of our oceans.
24-Hour Drone Festival Returns to Basilica Hudson
The transcendent experimental event happens once again this month.
Radical Interventions of the Uranus-Eris Kind
You might have seen this news item from last week and rolled your eyes with a sigh or a ‘tsk-tsk’: Researchers at Microsoft decided to let loose on Twitter a form of Artificial Intelligence (AI)—a machine learning program—to learn how to interact like a human being on social media.
Social Justice Hip-Hop Theater Company Comes to the Hudson Valley
Truthworker Theater Company brings two of their plays to Poughkeepsie this weekend.
Albany Pro Musica Sings in Troy
The acclaimed choral ensemble will present “A City of Immigrants” this Sunday.
It’s a Circus in Phoenicia
On Sunday, April 3rd, the award-winning local favorite Arm of the Sea Theater will perform The Rejuvenary River Circus on stage at the Phoenicia Elementary School.
Learn Ecstatic Dance with Banafsheh in Woodstock
Whirl, dance, and embody your true Self with renowned spiritual dancer Banafsheh Sayad on May 18.
Sweet Clementines Celebrate New Album in Marlboro
The upstate art rockers’ latest release is titled Lake Victoria.
Online Campaigns Launched for Bad Brains Medical Expenses
The legendary hardcore punk band’s guitarist and vocalist have each been hospitalized with different health crises, and their friends and families have set up GoFundMe pages to help with expenses.
Fill Your Easter Basket at the Farm
Enjoy a maple-infused Easter brunch and egg hunt at Madava Farms this weekend.
Joe McPhee and Michael Bisio Jam in New Paltz
The free jazz greats will perform in a rare duo configuration on Sunday.
Call for Artists: Design the O+LD Capital Can
The O+ Festival is teaming up with Keegan Ales for a collaboration of art, health, and hops.
Upstater’s Peekskill Getaway Weekend
Hey folks, it’s contest time again! We’re proud to announce our newest contest, the Peekskill Weekend Getaway! Spring is almost here and what better way to bring in the warm weather than a weekend away. This time we’ve partnered up with local businesses all over Peekskill to give you our biggest giveaway yet! Over the…
Ulster County’s Largest Train and Hobby Show
The Kingston Model Train & Railroad Hobby Show will feature 11,000 square feet of operating train layouts, dealer and vendor tables, and Lego© cities. It promises to be a spectacular family fun day!
Jack DeJohnette and Terri Lyne Carrington Play in Woodstock
This Saturday’s show is part of the Jazzstock series.
Grassroots Activism in Education
Education Matters: The Past, Present and Future of Grassroots Activism in New York will be held tonight at 6:00p at SUNY New Paltz’s Lecture Center 108.
Radio Woodstock’s ‘The Heavy Light Show’ Looks to Expand Schedule
Host Ida Hakila has launched a crowd-funding campaign to cover the costs of taking her fantastically eclectic Saturday night program to a full five nights a week.
Rising Appalachia Adds Another Night at BSP Kingston
Rising Applachia plays at BSP Kingston on March 29 and March 30.
Nap Eyes Tuck into Hudson Tonight
The Nova Scotian indie rockers will appear with Cian Nugent and Alexander Turnquist at the Half Moon.
Maple Fest
If you’ve never experienced the engaging community ambiance at the Ashokan Center in Olivebridge, the maple festival might be the sweetest time.
Point Your Canoe Toward How You’d Like to Feel
Does ‘winning’ an argument really put your heart at ease? Or can you set your sights on something gentler, something that feels joyful, loving and grounded—and that opens the way for all the dreaming, co-creating and passion you’d like to experience in your life?
Robert Burke Warren Rocks His Debut Novel
Nina Shengold speaks with Robert Burke Warren about his new novel, Perfectly Broken.
Pucker Up: Sour-Beer Tasting Notes
Five great examples of sour beer being brewed in the area.
Dennis Hopper: The American Dreamer
A documentary on the making of Dennis Hopper’s film The Last Movie screens in Beacon on March 8.
Girls Are Doing It for Themselves
Leah Rabinowitz interviews comedian Corinne Fisher, creator of the anti-slut shaming podcast “Guys We F#@$!d.”
Here Come the Videofreex
A documentary about the radical, homegrown video collective known as Videofreex.
Book Review: Roadie and The Big Rewind
Anne Pyburn Craig reviews Roadie and The Big Rewind.
Pucker Up: Sour Beers on the Rise
Erik Ofgang explores various sour beers crafted in the Hudson Valley.
Larry Beinhart’s Body Politic: The “L” Word
Donald Trump is doing something absolutely wonderful. I wouldn’t say it outweighs his racism and xenophobia. Or, if you’re considering him as a president, that relying on his promises—”I would build a great wall, and I will have Mexico pay for that wall” and “I will be the greatest jobs president God ever created”—would be…
The House Nostalgia Built: A Collector in Rifton
Lynn Woods explores Frank Basile’s house in Rifton.
Well Spent
Jana Martin previews selected houseware items from stores throughout the Hudson Valley.
Basile’s Theater of Nostalgia
Frank Basile’s lakeside house is a theater of nostalgia, with its teeming population of TV and music characters, shelves full of Looney Tunes glasses and other cartoonware, the working jukeboxes, games and toys, and piles of brown paper-sleeved 45s.
Between Eclipses: Focus and Flow
Tuesday night was the Pisces New Moon with a total solar eclipse. This puts us in ‘the eclipse zone’: the two weeks between a matched set of eclipses, one solar and one lunar.
Birds of a Feather
Sparrow previews “The Nest: An Exhibition of Art in Nature” at the Katonah Museum of Art, starting March 6.
The Illusion and the Reality of Conservatism
Over Valentine’s Day weekend, Antonin Scalia, who had served on the Supreme Court for 29 years, died while on a hunting vacation in Texas.
Nightlife Highlights: Titus Andronicus/Craig Finn
Titus Andronicus and Craig Finn play at the Hollow in Albany.
Restoring Community with Restorative Justice
A community of social justice activists and schools are flying in the face of zero tolerance suspensions, and turning school discipline on its head: aiming for restorative justice’s inclusive policies.
Hudson Valley Restaurant Week
Over 200 restaurants throughout the region are participating in Hudson Valley Restaurant Week March 7-20.
From Equinox to Eclipse: Take Action on Your Intentions
We’re on the cusp of a new season: Sunday, March 20 at 12:30 am EDT, the Sun enters Aries for the spring equinox.
Spark! A Feel for Creative Science
This exhibition at Vassar College’s Palmer Gallery through March 6 explores the intuitive, creative side to scientific experiments and inventions.
Aries for March 2016
You may have the sensation that you’re sitting out in a lobby of a theater, while the most fabulous show ever is going on right on the other side of those doors.
The Mountain Goats
On April Fool’s Day, John Darnielle brings his longtime indie folk-rock outfit The Mountain Goats to the Bearsville Theater.
Cancer for March 2016
One of the most brilliant inventors of the 20th century, Buckminster Fuller, was born under the sign Cancer.
Yo La Tengo Performs at Club Helsinki
Yo La Tengo plays at Club Helsinki in Hudson on March 26.
Capricorn for March 2016
Your chart looks as if you’re writing the greatest novel ever created.
Esteemed Reader: On Selfishness
Jason Stern shares insights from teaching a children’s meditation class.
Nightlife Highlights: Wanda Jackson
Wanda Jackson plays at Club Helsinki on March 24.
Gemini for March 2016
As you know, it’s easier for you to have wide, general goals rather than specific ones.
Dear President Obama
Jon Bowermaster’s latest film,Dear President Obama: The Energy Revolution is Now, screens in Rosendale and Rhinebeck this month.
Leo for March 2016
Clinging to yourself, your ideas, your ideals, your money or your energy does not help.
Behind the Scenes of Our Fashion Shoot at Le Shag
We teamed up with Le Shag for hair and makeup on our fashion shoot.
While You Were Sleeping for March 2016
A study published in January revealed the truth about bugs in our homes. In North Carolina, researchers visited 50 houses within 30 miles of Raleigh to collect any arthropods they could find. More than 100 species of flies, spiders, beetles, lice, and other arthropods were found in each house. Researchers wore kneepads and headlamps as…
Virgo for March 2016
You seem to be in a situation where you must handle the changes someone close to you is going through in a fully conscious way.
Meat Loaf at UPAC on March 21
Nothing quite says shameless ’70s radio-rock excess like “Paradise by the Dashboard Light.”
Parting Shot: Tricia Cline
Tricia Cline’s porcelain sculptures create a fantastic, enchanted world where magical creatures dwell.
After the Eclipse: How Will You Fill the Square?
As I write this on Wednesday, the Libra Full Moon and penumbral lunar eclipse was exact only a few hours ago, with the early Libra Moon opposing the early Aries Sun. So it’s a little early for me to be able to assess the full effect of this eclipse. What I can do is comment…
Prince Rama at BSP Kingston on March 2
Brooklyn experimental “Now Age” art-pop duo Prince Rama love a goofy ruse.
Libra for March 2016
Put your health and wellbeing first, and all else will flow from there.
Nightlife Highlights: Riyaaz Qawwali
Riyaaz Qawwali bring their hypnotic Sufi devotional music to the Garrison Institute on March 17.
Art Scene TV Episode 15: Grey Ivor Morris
Each month, filmmaker Stephen Blauweiss produces “ArtScene,” a monthly video web series with short segments on artists, galleries, and museums in the Hudson Valley.
Sagittarius for March 2016
You seem to be alternating between the feeling of wanting to run coast-to-coast, and that of being backed into a corner.
The Science Center @ MHCM
The Mid-Hudson Children’s Museum (MHCM) was brimming with activity last weekend. That’s not new, but what was different about last weekend was the new Science Center @ MHCM.
