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Former President Barack Obama in Luang Prabang, Laos, 2016. Image by Pete Souza.
On November 18, about 125 scientists, artists, educators, activists, journalists, entrepreneurs, and developers convened at SUNY New Paltz for the fourth Hudson Valley Future Summit organized by the university. The theme of this year’s invite-only forum was “Creating Equity in the Hudson Valley,” a thorny topic tackled along seven different vectors: the arts, climate change,…
Thanksgiving is upon us. That means the holiday shopping season has been hammering us for a month, so far. Here’s a smattering of upcoming, holiday-themed Hudson Valley happenings, along with a couple of musical chestnuts, to gobble up.
Christopher Kimbrough lives in the East End of Newburgh, an especially dangerous part of the city. When considering his family’s current apartment, on the third floor of the building, he and his wife judged its height to be a benefit, despite the walk up with their five children—the chances of a stray bullet flying through…
Local artist Jan Harrison recently won a fellowship for New Surrealist art. We take this award as the departure point to explore the influence of Surrealist methodology and mindset in Hudson Valley painters.
ZZ Top on the big screen, photographer Elliott Landy, the return of Farm & Flea, and more. Stuff your Thanksgiving-month schedule with these savory events.
One of the most notable wins among the raft of progressive policies passed this summer in the New York State legislature was the Driver’s License Access and Privacy Act, better known as the Green Light bill, which made the state one of 13 to allow undocumented immigrants to obtain driver’s licenses. In addition to improving…
Poughkeepsie’s newest nightclub and event venue will open with a bag on November 23, with a performance by award-winning band Remember Jones, who will perform a full-album cover of Amy Winehouse’s famed Back to Black at the Reveal: Dress to Impress party.
The weather is turning colder, but we’ve got all of your hot Hudson Valley action right here. Readings, rock ’n’ roll, and renewable energy—plus more!
It sometimes seems like there’s no good news about the state of health in the United States in 2019. Opioids are an epidemic. Teen smoking is skyrocketing. Our life expectancy declined every year from 2013 to 2018. We spend more on health care than comparable countries around the globe, but have worse health outcomes. And…
While the man or woman on the street has been dutifully loading up his or her cloth bag with organic produce from the local farmer’s market or CSA in recent years, a new term has risen to the top of the farmer’s dung heap: regenerative. The difference between organic and regenerative farming? Practitioners of the…
November’s Hudson Valley cornucopia brings jazz, film, maritime model making, a celebrated explorer and TV host, and—despite Halloween being last week—more zombies!
The Bank of North Dakota was founded in 1919 at a time when the US economy looked much like it does today. Income inequality was extreme; deregulation was a hallmark of the financial, trade, and environmental sectors; and new technologies were imperilling the livelihoods of entire classes of workers. Populist movements and progressive policy proposals…
When Nita Lowey announced her retirement on October 10, it rocked the state political establishment and sent lower-Hudson Valley Democrats into a mad dash to succeed her. The lengthy tenure of the 17th district congresswoman, who has represented Westchester and Rockland for three decades and chairs the powerful House Appropriations Committee, means there is a…
Hempire State Growers Hudson Valley, a new co-op of hemp farmers, allows members to pool their resources and see larger profits.
Six local literary picks for your November reading from the experts at Chatham Bookstore, Postmark Books, Rough Draft, Spotty Dog, Golden Notebook, and Oblong Books.
Six live music shows to pencil in from Grandmaster Flash to Patty Griffin.
Partners in life and party-planning, Leisah Swenson and Monica Byrne are building a devout following for their pocket-sized brunch hotspot Home/Made Hudson.
Album review of Tempest in a Teacup by Blueberry.
This month will feel like a small rebirth. Prepare to kick unnecessary things to the curb.
Five foodie adventures for November.
Album review of Deepscape by Jay Anderson.
This month the planetary alignments will be yours, use them wisely and practice patience with others.
Album review of Dossier by Patrick Higgins.
Lorelai Kude scans the skies and plots our horoscopes for November.
Album review of Pleased to Meetcha! by The Acquaintances.
You will have the energy you’ve been needing… Success will be long lived.
In his one-man show “Shiva Arms,” actor/writer Doug Motel pirouettes through 11 roles and a sine graph of grief and hilarity.
Prepare to fight this month, but don’t fight to win, learn instead.
Teabag-painting, Insta-famous artist Ruby Silvious is renowned for embracing unorthodox found materials in her small-scale work.
A little bit of authority issues give way to balance later this month.
With a goose for mayor and a wily Rhymester, the whimsical new musical “JAMOT” playfully explores the nature of time.
The seeds you plant this month will have long lasting effects.
Musician-designers Hilary Davis and Jordan Moser build a temple to Mid-Mod sensibilities out of a Mount Beacon A-Frame.
A list of 10 happenings this November in the Hudson Valley.
Melissa McGill’s Red Regatta project dotted the Venice lagoon with red-sailed boats.
As CBD products fly off the shelves everywhere from gas stations to wellness boutiques, we peek at the science behind the hype.
Bestselling author Suzannah Cahalan dives into mental illness in her new book The Great Pretender.
Time to clean up loose ends and take the credit for good ideas.
Curious and creative minds flourish in an academic setting where compassion and joy are an integral part of the learning culture.
As the popularity of hunting declines and the deer population soars, we look at a cross-section of local hunters who are sticking by the sport.
Some confessions, perhaps drama during the holidays… Just be kind.
Publisher Jason Stern discusses his upcoming birthday, its significance and questions whether a person’s spirit lives on in others for years to come.
It’s nighttime in New Paltz. The traffic may have died down, but the restaurants and watering holes are open late, and the town is still churning.
Be impeccable with your words and don’t get sucked in by gossip.
Our editor Brian Mahoney discusses his experiences with deer, their culling, their death and seeing deceased animals on the side of roads.
Amidst a fraught reality of immigrant detention, deportation, and political bullying, several community leaders in the Hudson Valley are fighting back against federal policies targeting immigrants.
A Hudson Valley gallery guide for November.
Remembering Pauline Uchmanowicz, an accomplished scholar and poet and frequent contributing writer for numerous Chronogram pieces.
Like dreams dripping with cryptic symbolism, Chris Buzelli’s distorted biomorphic illustrations blend the innocuous and the bizarre in order to scrutinize ourassumptions.
This month may feel like deja vu, but use those previously learned lessons and listen to your inner self.
Kesai Riddick shares his upbringing with a white mother and no father. Although he struggled with not knowing his dad Buddhism helped him understand that it’s better to know yourself.
The Palestinian Hosting Society, which began as a way to share Palestinian cultural identity, has developed into a way to return agency to a displaced people.
You should really go for it this month. Your relationships will be strong whether they be intimate or professional.
The October’s Chronogram Conversation was on economic development, community planning, and gentrification in the Hudson Valley.
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