Salt Point Meadery’s Golden Elixirs
With locally-crafted alcoholic beverages on the rise in the Hudson Valley, Salt Point Meadery is entering the market with its mead, a honey-based alcoholic drink.
On the Cover: Marco Anelli Photographs Magazzino
Marco Anelli, the photographer who captured Marina Abramovic, is the first artist in residence of Magazzino. He has spent the last two years documenting the renovation of the art warehouse facility and the workers behind it.
Klezmer Duo Heats Up Hudson Next Month
The Rogovoy Salon presents the Merlin and Polina Shepherd Klezmer Duo at Club Helsinki on April 8
Weekly Astrology Forecast for Mar 29–April 5
The sky is not only building to a Full Moon in Libra on Saturday, there’s some additional astrology that may be testing the balance between what you desire, what you feel obligated to do, and what’s actually reasonable to try to accomplish.
Sweet Clementines Bring Pop Treats to Marlboro
The area indie rockers will appear at the Falcon Underground next month.
Spring Farm Day in Harlem Valley
Spring is a busy time on every kind of farm. On March 25, meet the farmers and food producers of Harlem Valley in Dutchess County, and follow along as they go through their seasonal activities, from boiling maple syrup to milking dairy cows to caring for baby goats.
Breaking News: Elephant to Close Saturday, March 24
Saturday, March 24 is the last day for Kingston’s cult favorite, Elephant Food & Wine bar. Get Uptown a enjoy your last meal before the show is over.
Patsy’s Rats Rock Albany Next Month
The West Coast punk band will perform at Pauly’s Hotel on April 1.
Weekly Astrology Forecast for Mar 22-29
Mercury is stationing retrograde in Aries, so despite this being a natural time of year to want to start new things, you may be experiencing some hitches in executing your plans.
Kairos: A Consort of Singers Performs in West Park
The vocal ensemble will present “Lessons & Hymns” at Holy Cross Monastery on Sunday.
Jessie’s Harvest House Opens in Tannersville
Blue Hill at Stone Barns alum Phil DeFalco has taken over the former Swiss Chalet in the shadows of Hunter Mountain. His “elevated comfort food” uses farm-fresh meat and produce in a spin on traditional family dishes like his grandma’s meatballs.
Hudson Valley Farm & Flea Market Returns March 24 & 25
Makers, growers, and thrifters will vend at the fourth, biannual Hudson Valley Flea & Farm Market.
Weekly Astrology Forecast for March 15-22
Chiron, which has been in Pisces since 2010, is preparing to exit the sign. The Pisces New Moon on Saturday thus calls for a focused level of review and introspection as you prepare yourself for a new phase of growth.
National Symphonic Orchestra of Cuba Comes to Troy
Troy Chromatic Concerts will present the event next Monday.
“FOCUS: Abstract Heart” Opens in Woodstock
“FOCUS: Abstract Heart” is a group show of 10 artists, which will run from March 17-April 29 at Woodstock Artist Association and Museum (WAAM).
Sylvan Esso Visits North Adams
The electropop duo will perform at Mass MoCA on March 31.
Wood-Fired Flatbread Recipe
Snowed in or not, Silvia’s organic wood fired flatbread is just what you need on a cold winter day. This fun, easy recipe allows you to put your own spin on the toppings.
Serving up Goodness in Chatham
A new bakery is in town. Chatham NY welcomes Main St. Goodness, the home of Pieconic NY, as well as a breakfast and lunch cafe.
The Duality of Chelsea Manning: In the Spotlight at Bard
In the wake of her controversial decision to run for US Senate, Chelsea Manning spoke at Bard College in February 2018. Read one audience member’s take on event.
Dustbowl Faeries Video Honors International Women’s Day
Inspired by the #metoo movement, the Hudson band’s “Siren” has been making noise online.
Weekly Astrology Forecast for Mar 8-15
On March 8, Jupiter stations retrograde in Scorpio, prompting a review and integration of any major experiences or recurring dynamics that have been at play since mid-October 2017.
ROCK FOR OUR LIVES! Benefit Concert in Woodstock
Almost a year after a proposed firearm storage law failed to find resolution at a Woodstock Town Board meeting, local philanthropic branding company Mazel Co. is kicking off “ROCK FOR OUR LIVES!,” a benefit concert for “national, regional, and local gun safety laws,” this Sunday March 11 at Colony Woodstock.
Indian/Electronic Trio Plays Hudson on Saturday
The Unstuck Sound will perform at Ör Gallery & Tavern.
Titus Andronicus Show at BSP Kingston | 3/7
Indie punk rockers +@Titus Andronicus kick off an acoustic North American tour March 7 with an unplugged show at BSP.
Weekly Astrology Forecast for Mar 1-8
With Neptune adding extra softness and lubrication to the Virgo full moon, you might find it easier to sidestep blowups or shift perspective in a way that opens up your options.
What is Jewish Renewal?
Shir Yaakov of Kol Hai explains the origins, philosophy, and practices of Jewish Renewal phenomenon and how you can get involved in the Hudson Valley.
The Other Night at Quinn’s Book Release
Review of author Mike Faloon’s book about music adventures at Beacon venue Quinn’s.
Tricia McLaughlin’s Art on Display at WCC
Artist Tricia McLaughlin has work on display at The Westchester Gallery of the Peekskill Extension Center of Westchester Community College through May 4.
Poem: Tucson
The last time I saw my good friend the codger, he was as alert as I had ever known him, his poetry as Existential, but his knuckles were red with arthritis. They were inflamed, I supposed, by the dropping barometric pressure of an approaching late-season snow storm. In gravely Brooklynese, he told me that the…
Angry Orchard’s Walden Cider House
The nationally-acclaimed cider brand, Angry Orchard, welcomes guests to its Innovation Cider House in Walden, New York.
Andrew Bird Plays UPAC on March 7
Pop musician Andrew Bird comes to UPAC in Kingston this month.
What to Read in March 2018 | Hudson Valley Authors
Ladybug Girl and the Rescue DogsDavid Soman and Jacky Davis Penguin Random House, 2018, $17.99 Ladybug Girl is onto her next adventure: holding a pet parade. When she discovers rescue dogs at an adoption fair, she becomes inspired to get others to adopt them. Rosendale writer-illustrator duo Jacky Davis and David Soman tell the series’…
The Phillipstown Home of Stephanie Diamond
Stephanie Diamond, founder of the Listings Project, cherishes her Phillipstown NY home.
A Poem by Audrey Wojciechowski
Birds never question Their ability to fly They simply jump Out of the nest and Believe In the morning, I’m pulled to the east. In the evening, to the west. My gaze is always being drawn To what is beautiful and true. I would never turn my back on the sky, When it’s showing me…
Gemini: A Hudson Valley Horoscope for March 2018
As Mercury goes into retrograde by the end of the month, you’ll want to keep your distance from conflict, Gemini. There are some relationships in your life that won’t be worth controlling.
Poem: The Woman With A Live Cockroach In Her Skull
felt a tingling crawling in her nostril a burning in her eyes when it moved Alive in there full grown nestled at the base of the skull How did it get in? reading online keeping her awake at night How to get it out? The experts flummoxed warn of infection spreading She wakes screaming each…
Excerpt from The Ashokan Way by Gail Straub
Author and Hudson Valley resident Gail Straub reflects on life and nature in her new book The Ashokan Way.
Kite’s Nest: Learning Liberation
Kite’s Nest in Hudson is a center for liberatory education: a learning environment for young people to engage in meaningful critical inquiry and creative expression.
Lockwood Skincare’s Natural Personal Care Products
Owner Carina Liebeknecht makes natural skincare products for all ages and genders with a strong commitment to sustainability.
Stuff Awaits: A Vintage Decor Shop Opens in Rosendale
From furniture and art to antiques and odds & ends, the new Rosendale shop Stuff sells home decor with flair.
Conscious Eldering Through Relational Wisdom Retreat
Local organizations partner to provide conversation about bridging the gap between generations and valuing our elders.
Poem: Do Not Bury Me
Do not bury me: Set my body beside the tree on the hill Where fireflies light summer nights Wherever that might be—turn my head let my eyes look east on the rising sun That reaches us from Europe. Burn my cabin down with all of my books Because I know they do not hold anything…
Woodstock Bookfest 2018 | Preview
Woodstock Bookfest will “read to resist,” as its theme suggests, from March 22 to 25.
Poem: A Quibble with the Highly Educated
They know nothing of madness and are therefore susceptible. Seek madness and you shall find it. Avoid madness and it shall seek you. Sanity is a narrow path, neither seeking nor avoiding. What does narrow mean? What if the birds stopped vectoring and scrawled cursive s’s in the folds of the sky? What you can…
Esteemed Reader
Esteemed Reader of Our Magazine: Speaking of heroes, on rare occasions I’ve met an exceptional person. These meetings transmitted something extraordinary, call it an energetic pattern, and not by hearsay or an inspiring story but in direct experience. I am not knocking mythology. In fact, I love well-constructed stories conveying the experience of heroic beings…
Poem: Sparks
Two sparks approach in the high grass. The meeting of their eyes ignites a flame. The mingling of blood in their cut palms set off a brilliant conflagration, seen for miles. Their friendship scorches the earth. –Every new adventure leaves a burning cross. –Every new idea leaves a tree split by lightning. For years, they…
Leo: A Hudson Valley Horoscope for March 2018
This month, you’ll gain a new perspective on relationships by putting your own emotional needs first.
Poem: Parabolic Skis
I called my friend I didn’t call him, I sent him A Text But he was my friend I said Dear Greg, I hate these new skis They bow out, like I’m not capable of Handling straight lines You understand, don’t you? My friend called me back He didn’t call me, he sent me A…
David Kraai — North Mountain Rambling | Album Review
Album Review: David Kraai’s North Mountain Rambling
5 March Movie Picks
Leave March Madness behind, and get movie-watching; here are 5 Hudson Valley film events you don’t want to miss in March 2018.
The Vinyl Room: All-In-One Bar, Record Store, and Music Space
The Vinyl Room is a hip record store bar in Wappingers Falls.
Beating Out Breast Cancer with New Treatments
From new screening tests to targeted, molecular therapies, innovations in breast cancer treatment are lifting survival rates and vasting improving quality of life.
Poem: Late Afternoon
As I watch the night approach Somewhere a newborn takes a first breath While an elder takes his last
Libra: A Hudson Valley Horoscope for March 2018
As other signs gain energy, you’ll need to stand your ground and make some hard decisions this month.
Dave Davies at Infinity Hall | April 6
Dave Davies, the legendary lead guitarist of the British band The Kinks, will perform at Infinity Hall in Norfolk, Connecticut, on April 6.
Poem: Emily Dickinson’s Garden, Twilight, 8/26/17
Miss Dickinson, Your garden is lovely in the twilight. The oak tree by your house Is larger and shadier Than it was in your day. Much has changed: The view from your window, The world beyond, the language. Still, the feeling of longing Remains the same: a long line of silk That the soul pulls…
Pisces: A Hudson Valley Horoscope for March 2018
You’ll find new ways to approach your financial situation this month, Aries. And you’ll feel good about the work you’re putting in.
Scorpio: A Hudson Valley Horoscope for March 2018
It’s time to let go of fears this month, Scorpio. You feel on edge and will have to overcome this to experience more variety in your life.
The Templars of Doom — Bring Me the Head of John the Baptist | Album Review
Album Review: The Templars of Doom
Poem: Beauty
All the beauty singing in the background, The ubiquitous breastwork of loveliness Encompassed me, if I would but open my mind, At least as wide as I could open my eyes. This periscopic gaze, a gift to me As a toddler, slowly bleached, as I aged, Into the gray of the everyday Unfocused haze, when…
On the Cover of Chronogram: David Maisel’s Aerial Photography
Aerial photographer David Maisel’s work will be shown at Rockland Center for the Arts beginning March 25.
Sagittarius: A Hudson Valley Horoscope for March 2018
You’ll need to set priorities in both your financial and social life this month, Sagittarius.
Taurus: A Hudson Valley Horoscope for March 2018
You’ll find it best to reach out instead of turning inward this month, Taurus. Channel your inner nature and be there for the ones around you.
Susie Ibarra Plays at SUNY New Paltz on March 10
Jazz drummer Susie Ibarra’s musical career led her to New Paltz.
Poem: Entropy
Rust gnaws on a dilapidated Toyota pickup while water licks the shell of a ship reclined on the shallows and the gulls fret on the froth of the ocean’s churning deep. The child shrieks when a wave surges up and chomps down on her grainy castle, dragging its walls and battlements asunder. The dreamer on…
B-Side Ballroom Boasts Love of Music
The music venue and restaurant in Oneonta has been hosting performing musicians for six years now.
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The Art of Conversation [Sponsored]
Discover the benefits of Toastmasters International’s network of public speaking clubs, which employ a learn-by-doing approach.
Virgo: A Hudson Valley Horoscope for March 2018
This month you’ll re-evaluate your relationships in search of more identity and independence, Virgo.
Berkshire Hathaway Real Estate Welcomes Young Blood
Meet Bronté Uccellini, a new agent at Berkshire Hathaway Real Estate’s Rhinebeck office.
Poem: Basement Apartment
Down here, I know the lord has gained some weight His heavy footsteps strain Heaven’s hardwood floors More and more I think the sky is going to fall Up there, I know the lord is comfortable I can hear him take dehumidified breaths Opening his shades To let sunlight flood his smile Down here, the…
Cancer: A Hudson Valley Horoscope for March 2018
As you enter a new phase of your life, you’ll find more fun in your day-to-day schedule. This will open you up to new experiences you never thought possible, Cancer.
Planet Waves | March 2018
Hudson Valley Planet Waves essayist gives a March astrology forecast, talks mass shootings and the gun control debate.
Aquarius: A Hudson Valley Horoscope for March 2018
You’ll begin to understand yourself more this month as you bring yourself into the physical world and out of the fears in your head.
Poem: Armchair Recital
(Loosely inspired by the opening and closing cello passage to Andante of Brahms’ Second Piano Concerto) Vieux vielle vielle; Back, breast, rib, and spine Of classic pine and staving; Broad boards of shoulder rounded, Neck arched like a shepherd’s crook, Or a gaffer’s hook, Stooped with mild pangs And with steep pains That only oils…
Chronogram Conversations: The Reckoning: Work, Sex, Power, and #MeToo | Recap
Chronogram staffers join community members and activists, including a representative from Mid-Hudson Valley Planned Parenthood, in a panel discussion on work, sex, power, and the #MeToo movement.
A Poem by p | excerpt “Soon”
The day. The day is light. And the day is long and has many rooms between the hours.
Andy Warhol Exhibits Grace Hudson Valley
College art galleries in the Hudson Valley exhibit the work of Andy Warhol after a generous donation from the Andy Warhol Foundation.
Divine Dining: 4 Destination Restaurants in Delaware County
Jeff Crane shares his culinary adventures at these Delaware County, NY eateries. This Western Catskills region seem a little far out? Three of the four restaurants offer lodging—so you make a getaway out of it.
South Kent School: Excellence for Boys
South Kent School’s Grade 6-12 education program stresses rigorous academics and personal transformation to foster develop knowledge, courage and strength of character in young men.
Capricorn: A Hudson Valley Horoscope for March 2018
When Mars arrives in your sign mid-March, you’ll have to take initiative to get what you want and leave what you don’t.
Poem: Adam’s Dream
First there was this strange sensation. It felt like a finger running along my ribs. It was quick, firm, with neither pleasure nor pain. Then I was lying on my back. A great tree took root between my legs. In a moment it grew to its full height, swaying in the wind. Then it exploded…
Groundhog Day: Foreshadowing Inflation?
Larry Beinhart’s Body Politic analyzes the current state of the United States economy.
Aries Horoscope | March 2018
Rediscover your deepest values this month, Aries. By tapping into what motivates you most, you’ll find the crux of your real desires.
Livingston Street Early Childhood Community
With a focus on emotional/social development, communication skills, and community, Livingston Street creates an enchanted and engaging learning environment that is appropriately challenging and fun for children.
Hudson River Contamination Sparks Action
Hillary Harvey plunges into Hudson River water contamination and the protection movement that arose from it.
8 Strange News Headlines from February 2018
We’ve rounded up some of the quirkiest global headlines of February 2018.
Editor’s Note: Some Guidelines
Brian K. Mahoney shares some of the things he learned this month.
Hudson Valley Restaurant Week 2018
Valley Table’s Hudson Valley Restaurant Week will have over 200 restaurants with offering inexpensive meals.
Live Music Shows in the Hudson Valley | March 2018
A roundup of live music events in upstate New York for March 2018.
A Guide to Ulster County Towns: Rosendale, High Falls, and Stone Ridge
Check out things to do in these upstate New York towns: Rosendale, High Falls, and Stone Ridge.
If I Die Tonight | Book Review
Alison Gaylin tells the story of a single mother and her trouble son in the dark, mysterious If I Die Tonight, which takes place in Woodstock and other parts of the Hudson Valley.
Upcoming Arts & Culture Events in the Hudson Valley
SUNY New Paltz Theatre, Abby Z and the New Utility, and Bread and Puppet Theatre all have intense performances lined up at Hudson Valley theaters in March.
