Pop Artist: A. C. Newman
Peter Aaron talks pop with A. C. Newman of the New Pornographers.
Woodstock Film Festival: Dear Governor Cuomo
Jay Blotcher interviews Jon Bowermaster, award-winning journalist, author, and filmmaker responsible for Dear Governor Cuomo.
Town and Country: Hopewell Junction, Wappingers Falls, and Pawling
Communities with the perfect ratio of nature, industry, and culture.
Design By Nature Conference
Omega’s Design by Nature Conference will be held on October 19 to 21.
Dark Dark Dark
Minneapolis quintet Dark Dark Dark plays Hudson’s Club Helsinki on October 8.
Woodstock Film Festival: First Winter
Jay Blotcher interviews director Ben Dickinson and lead actor Paul Manza of First Winter.
Celebration of the Arts
New Paltz’s Celebration of the Arts returns to Hasbrouck Park on October 6.
Mike Watt and the Missingmen
Mike Watt and the Missingmen play Valentine’s in Albany October 18.
Woodstock Film Festival Intern Eddie Bennett
Eddie Bennett discusses why the Woodstock Film Festival Internship will bring him closer to appearing at a movie house near you.
The Woodstock Invitational Luthiers Showcase
Buy your dream guitar at the Woodstock Invitational Luthiers Showcase.
Blackie and the Rodeo Kings
Blackie and the Rodeo Kings play Enigma Music Hall in Rhinebeck on October 13.
Beyond the Boiler: Rethinking the Way You Heat
From load calculation and boiler specs to biomass and radiant heating, Anne Pyburn has the cutting-edge methods to get the most bang for your buck this winter.
Woodstock Film Festival: Preview
Jay Blotcher, our esteemed film critic, explains how a local film festival could save the world, and gives his top two recommendations from his previews this year.
CD Review: These Years on the Boat
John Burdick reviews These Years on the Boat by Fairweather Friends.
Collaborative Concepts’ Farm Project
Collaborative Concepts’ Farm Project—a sculpture exhibition on a working farm.
Woodstock Film Festival: Capsule Reviews
Previews of 36 films from the 2012 festival by our esteemed critic.
CD Review: The NYC EP
Robert Burke Warren reviews The NYC EP by Hudson Valley soul-folk duo Mike & Ruthy.
Chronogram Seen: October 2012
Amanda Palmer, Gloria Steinem, the Hudson Valley Food and Wine Fest, Hooley on the Hudson, and more in this month’s Chronogram Seen.
Woodstock Film Festival: Bad Brains: Band in DC
Jay Blotcher interviews Mandy Stein, co-director of the documentary Bad Brains: Band in DC.
CD Review: Groovin’ in the Garden
Michael Eck reviews Groovin’ in the Garden by Story Laurie McIntosh.
Frack Watch: The Renewable Energy Crossroads
Lynn Woods considers possibilities for long- and short-term investments into renewable energy, and how they conflict with one another.
A Nontraditional College for the Early Achiever
Bard College at Simon’s Rock is a nontraditional college for the early achiever.
While You Were Sleeping: October 2012
Is the Internet making it easier to cheat? Are private cities in Honduras the answer? Does acupuncture really work? Find out in this month’s roundup.
Local Notable: Josh Morgenthau
Josh Morgenthau, general manager and part owner of Fishkill Farms in Hopewell Junction, is this month’s local notable.
Gotterdammerung! It’s the Re-Flight of the Chickenhawks
Is Mitt Romney the next George Bush?
Local Notable: Vinny Lamorte
Vinny Lamorte, owner and namesake of Vinny’s Deli in Pawling, is this month’s local notable.
Pocatello Record Release Show
The Pocatello record release show is at the Spotty Dog in Hudson on October 19.
Joseph Campbell Conference: Celebrating the Mythic LIfe
The Center for Symbolic Studies hosts a Joseph Campbell conference.
Events: Pawling, Hopewell Junction, and Wappingers Falls
Find out what’s happening in Wappingers Falls, Hopewell Junction, and Pawling.
How Warren Norstein Became Big W
Chef Warren Norstein’s career path offers a new definition of success.
Esteemed Reader for October
Jason Stern reflects on the question, “What is success in this life?”
On the Cover: Michael X. Rose
Michael X. Rose’s painting, “Yeti Throws My Great Grandfather from Mount Washington, British Columbia, 1913,” is on the cover this month.
Events: Poughkeepsie, Hyde Park, and Pleasant Valley
Poughkeepsie, Hyde Park, and Pleasant Valley have things to do in every season.
Book Reviews: Die a Stranger, Silent Slaughter, and NYPD Red
Anne Pyburn reviews three additions to detective serials.
Editor’s Note: Safety Last
Brian K. Mahoney takes the wheel in this month’s Editor’s Note.
Film Columbia Festival
The 13th annual Film Columbia Festival from October 17 to 21 includes Hyde Park on Hudson with Bill Murray as President Franklin D. Roosevelt.
Local Notable: Carole Wolf
Carole Wolf, founding executive director of Mill Street Loft, is this month’s local notable.
Honor Moore’s Family Portraits
Honor Moore’s family portraits include her father, Reverend Paul Moore, Jr., in her memoir “The Bishop’s Daughter.”
Parting Shot: Yva Momatiuk and John Eastcott
“Clouds,” an exhibit of work by Yva Momatiuk and John Eastcott at the Center for Photography at Woodstock, is featured in this month’s parting shot.
Why Am I Not Famous?
Why isn’t Jason Downs famous? See his show at the Rosendale Theater.
Fair Dutchess: Poughkeepsie, Hyde Park, and Pleasant Valley
A fresh look at some historic Dutchess County.
Planning an Urban Retirement
Why Rich Morris and Nora Strano chose commercial over rural living.
Town and Country: Hopewell Junction, Wappingers Falls, and Pawling
Communities with the perfect ratio of nature, industry, and culture.
Fall Literary Events in Hudson and New Paltz
A listing of literary events in New Paltz and Hudson this Fall.
Don’t Feed the Animals…Your Prized Flower Bulbs
Michelle Sutton suggests critter-resistant bulbs for flowers that will last.
The Way of the Bodhisattva: Really?
Bethany Saltman discusses putting the self aside for others.
Woodstock Film Festival: In Our Nature
Jay Blotcher interviews Brian Savelson, director-screenwriter of In Our Nature.
Short Takes: October 2012
Six Hudson Valley writers light the way through life’s darker passages.
Events: Pawling, Hopewell Junction, and Wappingers Falls
Find out what’s happening in Wappingers Falls, Hopewell Junction, and Pawling.
