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The Mythologic Explorations of Painter Melora Kuhn
Melora Kuhn’s open-ended explorations into the self and society are featured in “Freaky Flowers,” a group show at September gallery in Kinderhook.
Edie Sedgwick Book Talk at the Clark
A new memoir by the Warhol superstar’s sister, Alice Sedgwick Wohl, will be discussed at the Berkshires art museum.
2023 Pride Month events in the Hudson Valley
A round-up of all the celebratory and educational Pride Month events slated for June 2023 in the Hudson Valley.
Pretty to Think So: The Lost Generation, Found in Rhinebeck
The hospitality trio behind Staatsburgh’s acclaimed The Dutchess reunites for a new fine dining concept in Rhinebeck.
Bob Dylan Birthday Celebration in Bearsville
Teh annual concert will benefit the Family of Woodstock Hotline and the John Herald Fund for Musicians and Artists.
24-Hour Drone Festival Returns to Hudson
Tickets are on sale for the durational music event, which will take place at Basilica Hudson.
Casa Susanna: Modern Mexican That Brings Exciting New Flavors to the Catskills
Chef Efren Hernandez brings the flavors of his Jaliscan heritage to Casa Susanna, the restaurant at the heart of Camptown, a renovated Catskills motor lodge recently opened by the team behind Rivertown Lodge in Hudson.
Art Review: “Audrey Francis: Bird Brain” at LABspace
“Audrey Francis: Bird Brain,” a solo exhibition of paintings by the Hudson Valley-based artist, is on display through June 25 at LABspace in Hillsdale.
“The Listening Room” Music Series in Tivoli
Mick Lynch will perform with special guest Mary Stuart Masterson at Kaatsbaan Cultural Park on May 12.
Editor’s Note: Letter of Recommendation | May 2023
Brian K. Mahoney looks for traces of himself in a letter of recommendation written 35 years ago.
Sound Check: Will Hermes’s Listening Picks | May 2023
Music listening recommendations from art critic Will Hermes.
Poetry | May 2023
Poems by Nidhi Agrawal, Forrest Sessler Brookmire, Nicole Grivois, James Croal Jackson, L. U. Kaski, C. P. Masciola, Emily Murnane, Drew Nacht, Liz Pickett, Eileen Sikora, J. R. Solonche, Eugen Spierer, Meagan Towler, Mike Vashen. Edited by Phillip X Levine.
Of Grape Concern
Climate change is affecting the wine industry in the Hudson Valley, with local weather patterns growing warmer and extreme weather events, such as droughts and hurricanes, impacting grape yield and quality. Northeast growers and enologists are looking at what grapes and grape hybrids will thrive in the anticipated warmer temperatures.
Community Streetside Artist Exhibit in Wappingers Falls
The Community Streetside Art Exhibit has placed art all over the village of Wappingers Falls.
5 New Places to Eat in the Hudson Valley this May
Recent openings include Bimi’s Canteen, Atelier Ku-Ki, Mill and Main Restaurant, and a second Moonburger location.
Horoscopes for May 2023
While May kicks off in a dearth of sorts, mid-month things shift into a Taurus-fulled moment of abundance and indulgence.
Craft Beverage Spotlight
With picturesque rural surroundings, robust farm-to-table menus, and of course, top-notch pours, these craft breweries and cideries are detour-worthy destinations all their own. Catskill Brewery 672 Old Route 17, Livingston Manor Catskillbrewery.com Catskill Brewery makes award-winning ales, lagers and mixed fermentation beers in a LEED Gold certified building powered by the Earth and Sun. We…
Aquarius Horoscope | May 2023
You’re swept up in personal transformations surrounding home and personal life—don’t leave your significant other on the outside. Invite them in!
Sunflower Market: In Full Bloom
Founded in 1978, Sunflower Market, with locations in Woodstock and Rhinebeck, is an independent grocery store committed to locally sourced, organic, all-natural, and non-GMO products to promote health and the Hudson Valley economy.
Gemini Horoscope | May 2023
GEMINI (May 20–June 21) On May 21st, the Sun enters your sign, heralding a time when your vision of who you are and how you’d like your life to be comes into focus. Inspiration is high and you have all the tools you need at your disposal to align your experience with your ideals. At…
A More Perfect Union
A Woodstock family purchases a historic 1961 Ranch-style home to prevent it from becoming a short-term rental and to address the lack of affordable housing in their community.
Aries Horoscope | May 2023
Money—and all the feelings around it—come into the spotlight this month, requiring transparency, communication, and the balancing of accounts.
Businesses Surrounding Beacon
The towns and villages surrounding Beacon are full of businesses that offer everything from fitness to outdoor adventures to self-care and culinary treats.
Leo Horoscope | May 2023
You may be coming in hot with your ideas and need for recognition, but brace for some pushback this month—not ALL the credit is yours.
Beacon: Leading Light
To know Beacon is to know people who moved in from elsewhere. The first European to do so was Madam Brett, who left Manhattan for the upstate wilds in 1707, essentially “founding” Beacon. It’s been much the same ever since, with the pandemic accelerating the one-way northbound traffic and the city keeping up as best…
Cancer Horoscope | May 2023
You’re desire to be seen and accompanied by people is complemented by your own radiance and magnetism this month.
17 Things to Do this May in the Hudson Valley
Common Ground May 4-7 at Fisher Center Situated at the political crossroads of land and food, this year-long international program returns to Annandale-on-Hudson with four newly commissioned works. Kenyon Adams premiers Communion: A Ritual of Nourishment and Commemoration, inspired by the artist’s early experiences in the Black Protestant churches of his childhood; architect, activist, and…
Van-tastic Logistics
The locally owned and newly Wappingers Falls-based business Res/Comm Truck & Van Rental offers practical solutions for businesses and individuals.
Libra Horoscope | May 2023
For a year and a half, you’ve been learning about modulating your self-worth in regard to relationships. This month, give freely and see how much you recieve in return.
“Black Photobooth” at CPW Through June 4
“Black Photobooth” at the Center for Photography at Woodstock collects antique photobooth portraits.
6 Books to Slide into This Spring
Susan Yung reviews Skull Water, Heinz Insu Fenkl’s magical realist novel of Korean life post-World War II. Plus short reviews of Bannerman Island: Reflections of a Time Gone By by Neil Caplan; Silver Dollar Girls by Margaret DiBenedetto; Marfa’s River by Marina Antropow Cramer; Reading Old Books: A Farce in Two Novellas by Tom Tolnay;…
Capricorn Horoscope | May 2023
You are in the midst of a boom of fertillity—a dynamic of growth, nurturing, and cultivation in all things act as a salve to recent discord.
“Ellsworth Kelly Centennial: An Exhibition of Historic Posters”
The Spencertown Academy for the Arts celebrates the centennial of Ellsworth Kelly’s birth with an exhibit of his posters curated by the Ellsworth Kelly Studio.
RYAN House in Saugerties Offers Giant Steps in Recovery
RYAN House, a Saugerties-based organization founded in 2015 to raise awareness about narcotics and provide support for those struggling with substance abuse, has opened a facility for 12-step meetings and plans to provide affordable, safe, supportive housing for men in recovery.
Pisces Horoscope | May 2023
This month all your creative energy and ideas find fertile ground.
A Sense of Balance: Molly Prentiss
In her latest novel, Old Flame, Red Hook-based author Molly Prentiss draws on her experiences working in Italy’s tastemaking fashion houses.
Album Review: Larry Campbell and Teresa Williams | Live at Levon’s!
Seth Rogovoy reviews Larry Campbell and Teresa Williams’s latest album, Live at Levon’s!
Sagittarius Horoscope | May 2023
The lights dim a bit this month. Disregard the discomfort and take advantage of the steadness to hone your focus.
The End Is Not What I Thought It Would Be Screens in Rhinebeck
During the early days of lockdown in New York City, writer and artist Andrea Kleine made a performance film with her partner, the musician Bobby Previte. The End Is Not What I Thought It Would Be screens in Rhinebeck.
Album Review: Michael Eck | Your Turn to Shine
Jeremy Schwartz reviews Michael Eck’s latest album, Your Turn to Shine.
Scorpio Horoscope | May 2023
It’s time to trust in those you care for and stop resenting their success. If they have abundance they are able and willing to share with you!
Dark Comedy “Through the Wind Gate” Films Pilot Upstate
Julia Barrett-Mitchell is completing filming for her TV pilot “Through the Wind Gate,” about a group of millennials who have either gone to heaven or the Hudson Valley, or both.
Album Review: Big Noise | Falling Underground: The Lost Album
Peter Aaron reviews Big Noise’s latest album, Falling Underground: The Lost Album.
Taurus Horoscope | May 2023
Recognize the plenitude in yourself and your resources, and begin to practice sharing—or letting go—in the name of growth.
Esteemed Reader: Being As a Process | May 2023
Jason Stern seeks to open new portals to harmony within nature and humanity.
2023 Map of Hudson Valley Craft Beverage Producters
The definitive map of craft breweries, cideries, wineries, and meaderies in the Hudson Valley.
Virgo Horoscope | May 2023
Your worldview is getting an expansion and makeover—embrace theory, learning, and new teachers or guides to ride this wave.
