The Slackers Skank into Kingston This Month
The New York ska revivalists will play at BSP on June 11.
Shale Hill Music Fest Rocks Saugerties
Singer-songwriter Tracy Bonham will headline the afternoon event.
John Ashton’s Satellite Paradiso Plays Kingston Next Month
The new band headed by the ex-Psychedelic Furs guitarist will headline at BSP on June 8.
Meshell Ndegeocello Among Artists at Big Indian Event
The maverick musician will serve as a guiding artist at the Creative Music Studio’s Spring 2016 Workshop.
Saturday Workshops at Omi
The art workshop at Omi International Arts Center in Ghent takes place every Saturday for kids ages 4 ½ through 12 within the sculpture park. A summer session is new this year. And that’s just one of the things happening at Omi.
Upstate Magic at Maha Rose North
Come for a wellness workshop, or make it a full-on weekend retreat, at Maha Rose North this Memorial Day Weekend.
Rebecca Coupe Franks Premieres Musical in Rosendale and Marlboro
The trumpeter and music educator will unveil Hubert’s Block this month.
Hudson Program Examines 3-D Sound
Princeton’s groundbreaking acoustician Edgar Choueiri will demonstrate his groundbreaking at Time & Space Limited on May 22.
Stockade FC’s First Home Games
This weekend, the stands of Dietz Stadium will fill as Stockade Football Club (Stockade FC), which competes in the 4th division of the US Soccer Pyramid, plays the first two home games of the 2016 season, and you don’t have to be a soccer fan to enjoy it.
What’s New at Historic Huguenot Street
Historic Huguenot Street has made a few changes to their tour.
Peter Wolf Howls in Albany Tomorrow Night
The J. Geils Band vocalist and guests Larry Campbell and Teresa Williams will rock the Egg.
5th Annual Riverkeeper Sweep: Saturday, May 7
This Hudson River Estuary cleanup event spans from Brooklyn to Troy in an effort to decrease the amount of pollution found on the river’s shorelines.
Beautiful Mind, Intelligent Body, Artful Emotions
This weekend’s astrological highlights are definitely emphasizing the tangible ways that you can process your thoughts and emotions.
East-West School of Music Center at Ananda Ashram Opens New Music Space
In early March, the East-West School of Music Center at Ananda Ashram inaugurated its official music room.
Iris DeMent Performs in Tarrytown
The acclaimed country folk singer will share the bill with Loudon Wainwright III at Tarrytown Music Hall this Friday.
Free Day at Dia:Beacon
On Saturday, May 14th, Dia:Beacon is even more hospitable when admission is free for locals, and offers playful, family-friendly programming.
O+ Festival Art Auction at Outdated Café on May 20
The second annual O+ Festival art auction will be held on Friday, May 20, at 6:30pm at Outdated Café in Kingston
Taurus New Moon and Your Inner Beltane Celebration
How often do you think about the difference between what it means to be fully present with your entire being during sex, versus “performing” sex or “acting sexy” to meet cultural expectations?
Omega Institute to Offer Resilience Programs for Veterans
Omega Institute for Holistic Studies is offering scholarships for programs aimed at assisting veterans suffering from post traumatic stress disorder and helping them reintegrate after the effects of war.
Spring Celebration at Stony Kill Farm
While the major draw of the Spring Celebration at Stony Kill Farm in Wappingers Falls is to highlight the plant sale (a fundraiser for the farm), there’s also some great family-friendly fun to be had there.
Sagittarius for May 2016
Monthly horoscope for those born between November 22 and December 22.
Book Review: Thomas Jefferson Dreams of Sally Hemings
Marx Dorrity reviews Stephen O’Connor’s Thomas Jefferson Dreams of Sally Hemings.
Starman
An interview with astrologist Eric Francis Coppolino, celebrating his 20 years with Chronogram.
On the Cover: Mac Conner (A New York Life)
As a child in his father’s grocery store in New Jersey, McCauley (“Mac”) Conner eagerly awaited the arrival each week of The Saturday Evening Post with Norman Rockwell’s images.
Mama Said: Elizabeth Crane’s “Great Things”
Elizabeth Crane will appear May 22 at 3pm at The Golden Notebook Bookstore, Woodstock, hosted by Nelly Reifler.
Larry Beinhart’s Body Politic: The Ideological Bunker
The Hillary-Bernie contest raises a significant issue. Which is better: pragmatism or idealism?
Bringing Cycles to Light
The Hudson Valley is a place where creativity and ecology have always converged to make things happen, so it’s no surprise that this region is a hotbed for phenology.
Esteemed Reader
When we conceived Chronogram 24 years ago, we had a clear intention: The magazine was to be an example, or paradigm, of the creative work and the community brought to light within its fold.
Mars Retrograde: What Do You Want?
Our planet began its passage between Mars and the Sun recently, which astrologers call Mars retrograde. That started April 17 and ends June 29. Mars is rarely retrograde, so this qualifies as a special event.
Full Moon, Mercury Direct and Making a Decision
Have you ever thought about the difference between being grounded versus being resistant for its own sake?
Carrie On
When the Carrie Haddad Gallery opened in May 1991, it was the only art venue in Hudson. As of last year, there were 32 galleries in the city. “When we first started, probably the most expensive piece we had was $500; now it’s the least expensive piece we have!” Haddad laughs. She helped found the…
Parting Shot: Barbara Masterson
Last May, plein air painter Barbara Masterson spent time painting in the fields of Hepworth Farms in Milton. Migrant workers on the farm captured her interest, and Masterson was drawn to portray them in her art. “I started including them in my landscapes. Gesturing them in, if you will. As the summer went on, I…
Second Annual Short Play Festival
The second annual Short Play Festival comes to Rhinebeck on May 6 through May 8.
Art of Business: Wm. Farmer and Sons Boarding and Barroom
“Truth, tradition, and family” are the touchstone at Wm. Farmer and Sons Boarding and Barroom.
The Master’s Hands: SushiMakio
Meet Makio Idesako, chef/owner of SushiMakio, a sushi restaurant tucked away on Morton Boulevard in Kingston.
CD Review: Numinous’s “Changing Same”
John Burdick reviews Numinous’s “Changing Same.”
Art of Business: Milne Inc.
Milne’s at Home Antiques and Gallery is a 6,000-square-foot restored factory filled with fine found objects of all ages in Kingston’s Rondout.
Nightlife Highlights: Gary “Nesta” Pine
Gary “Nesta” Pine comes to the Bearsville Theater on May 14.
Gardiner Cupcake Festival
The Gardiner Cupcake Festival takes place on Saturday, May 14.
Art of Business: Pet Country
Area residents with fur family often rely on Pet Country, set back from Rt. 9 across from the Phantom Gardener in Rhinebeck, to meet needs that the supermarket and big-box pet supply places can’t.
Capricorn for May 2016
Monthly horoscope for those born between December 22 and January 20.
Nightlife Highlights: Allison Miller and Boom Tic Boom
Allison Miller and Boom Tic Boom play on May 7 at Mass MoCA.
Art of Business: Hunt Country Furniture
“The Hunt family lived in what’s now our Wingdale showroom,” says Hunt Country Furniture Showroom Manager Gail Keating. “They made furniture in the carriage barn and sold it a few pieces at a time by the side of the road; people loved it, word spread, and they built their first factory in the ’50s.”
Nightlife Highlights: “Looking at Sound” Opening
May 7. Billed as an exploration of the interaction between visual arts and sonic arts, “Looking at Sound” is an exhibit at the newly opened Artbar Gallery curated by local musician, artist, and educator Bill Brovold. Brovold arose in the early ’80s No Wave scene in New York, where he played guitar in the Rhys…
Andrew Solomon
Andrew Solomon reads at the Morton Memorial Library in Rhinecliff on Saturday, May 14, at 6pm.
Art of Business: Nutshell Realty
Tim and Laurel Sweeney, owners of Stone Ridge Wine and Spirits, started selling homes around Marbletown as Nutshell Realty in 2001.
Fireball Run Coming to Dutchess County
Dutchess County is a featured destination in the Fireball Run 26-episode adventure travel series’ 10th Anniversary Season.
We Can Talk About It Now: John Simon
John Simon’s “Truth, Lies, and Hearsay” will premiere at the Kleinert/James Center for the Arts in Woodstock on May 14 at 7:30pm.
Capturing the Cosmos: Frederic Church Painting Humboldt’s Vision of Nature
The exhibition highlights sketches and artifacts and Church’s diary, on view for the first time, from these trips that trace Church’s daring escapades to capture Humboldt’s “Cosmos.”
Art of Business: Ye Olde Warwick Book Shoppe
A Q&A with Maria Stasolla of Ye Olde Warwick Book Shoppe in Greenwood Lake.
Aquarius for May 2016
Monthly horoscope for those born between January 20 and February 19.
The Shift: The Rise of the Stay-At-Home Dad
While the stay-at-home parent population is still dominated by moms, Hunt is among a growing faction of stay-at-home dads.
Short Takes for May 2016
Nonfiction books by Hudson Valley authors take on topics great and small.
Get Out!: Place-Based Education in the Hudson Valley
Often, school-aged children led by the organization Wild Earth will be directed to split up and find their “sit spots,” places to rely solely on their senses to feel closer to nature.
Won’t Get Fooled Again: Beacon, Cold Spring, & Garrison
A look at what’s happening in Beacon, Cold Spring, and Garrison.
Harmony of Home
Musicians Morgan Taylor and Rachel Loshak have made a home just as colorful and eclectic as their art.
ArtScene TV Episode 17
Each month, filmmaker Stephen Blauweiss produces “ArtScene,” a monthly video web series with short segments on artists, galleries, and museums in the Hudson Valley.
CD Review: Professor Louie & the Crowmatix’s “Music From Hurley Mountain”
Michael Eck reviews an album by Professor Louie & the Crowmatix.
Voice of America
On May 4, the venue announced that the Evening with Ira Glass at UPAC in Kingston on May 21 was cancelled.
Scorpio for May 2016
Monthly horoscope for those born between October 23 and November 22.
CD Review: The Oswalds’ “Hasta La Bye Bye”
Jeremy Schwartz reviews The Oswalds’ Hasta La Bye Bye.
Take the Controls
The Big Takeover opens for Gary “Nesta” Pine at the Bearsville Theater on May 14.
