Contemporaneous Comes Back to Bard to “Breathe”
The contemporary classical ensemble will premier a new work by composer Albert Behar on November 16.
“Last Waltz LIVE” Takes Great Barrington Stage
The Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center concert will benefit music and school programs.
Sip & Sign for the Holidays with 25 Authors
A festive holiday book signing at Millbrook Winery, Saturday, November 9th, from 1-4PM, with 25 Hudson Valley authors and gourmet food purveyors. Find unique gifts and meet fascinating people while tasting wonderful wines. Free and open to all!
Fat Bikes arrive in Woodstock at Overlook Mountain Bikes
New snow bikes at Overlook Mountain Bikes
Daryl Hall Moves “House” to Pawling
The Hall & Oates singer will film his hit TV show in the former Town Crier nightclub.
Columbia Costumes: Halloween costumes for everyone
A review of Columbia Costumes in uptown Kingston
Podcast Episode 34: TMI Project
A preview of TMI’s upcoming performances of “What to Expect When You’re Not Expecting at the Rosendale Theatre” on October 25 and 26.
Woodstock’s Elizabeth Mitchell Presents Christmas Album
The Grammy-nominated artist and Ida band member pays tribute to Ruth Crawford Seeger with The Sounding Joy.
Erik Lawrence Serves Jazz Brunch in Marlboro
The Levon Helm Band saxophonist plays the Falcon on Sunday.
Art Tour, Dinner & Concert to Benefit Woodstock Library Annex Project
Painting by Hattie Iles You’ve heard of a pub crawl. How about an art crawl? This kind of happening invites you to caravan by car from one artist’s studio to the next – and while some venues have wine or cocktails waiting, it’s mainly about imbibing creativity. This coming weekend, on Saturday, October 26, an…
“Before I Die Project” at Oriole 9 in Woodstock
The “Before I Die Project” at Oriole 9 in Woodstock
Yoga & Music Fest Comes to Windham Oct. 26
The hills are alive with the sound of yoga music. Think of Julie Andrews chanting Om rather than yodeling alpine-style. That’s how it will be when the Ahimsa Yoga & Music Festival comes to Windham Mountain next Saturday, October 26. Yogis and yoginis, take note: This one-day festival brings a great lineup of yoga teachers…
Hudson’s Meshell Ndegeocello Unveils New Video
The Grammy-nominated bassist-composer collaborated with fans on the project.
Podcast Episode 33: FilmColumbia
A preview of FilmColumbia with with festival director Calliope Nicholas.
Sunfrost Farms in Woodstock: Soups, sandwiches & pumpkins!
A review of Sunfrost Farms in Woodstock
Kurt Vile Comes to Kingston This Month
The Philadelphia Psych Wonder Plays BSP Lounge on October 24.
Date night splurge: The Local restaurant in Rhinebeck
A review of The Local restaurant in Rhinebeck
The Battle of Pussy Willow Creek
The Downing Film Center in Newburgh hosts showing of Hudson Valley native mockumentary The Battle of Pussy Willow Creek.
Helsinki Hudson restaurant in Hudson: Rustic New American cuisine
A review of Hudson Helsinki restaurant in Hudson
Farting & Laughter
What is the relationship between humor, farting and laughter? Sparrow gets to the bottom of this sticky question.
Vijay Iyer Performs in Ulster County Tonight
The acclaimed pianist plays a concert sponsored by Woodstock’s Creative Music Studio.
Podcast Episode 32: O+ Festival
The O+ Festival kicks off on Friday, October 11 for three days of music, art, and health in Uptown Kingston.
Simi Stone sings new songs at Colony Cafe
Review of Simi Stone concert at Colony Cafe during Woodstock Film Festival
Sonic Youth’s Lee Ranaldo in Hudson Tonight
Lee Ranaldo and the Dust will celebrate the release of their debut album with a show at Club Helsinki.
An Interview with Street Artist Gaia
Street artist Gaia, who just completed a six-story mural for the O+ Festival, talks with Chronogram about public art and his process.
Woodstock Film Festival: “American Revolutionary: The Evolution of Grace Lee Boggs”
Filmed over 12 years, “American Revolutionary” studies the inspirational Detroit activist Grace Lee Boggs.
Spanish Brunch: Sala on Hudson in Croton-on-Hudson
A review of Sala on Hudson restaurant in Croton-on-Hudson.
Meg Ferrigno Speaks at The Tibetan Center in Kingston
Meg Ferrigno of The Pureland Project speaks at The Tibetan Center in Kingston.
Pete Seeger Portrait at Towne Crier
The Town Crier Cafe in Beacon now holds Michael D’Antuono’s oil painting of Pete Seeger.
Woodstock Film Festival: “Orenthal: The Musical”
“Orenthal: The Musical” is a humorous but probing look at theater, racism and O.J. Simpson.
Weekend Idyll: Old Stone Farm
The Hudson Valley has a new wellness retreat center and inn, a new reason for modern seekers and explorers to come hither and escape. Old Stone Farm in Staatsburg, just south of Rhinebeck, describes itself as “a field of dreams for mind, body, and spirit,” a place for personal transformation and equestrian-style R&R. Think of…
Phoenicia Hosts “Cowboy Upstate”
Phoenicia hosts first ever Wild West Weekend, October 12 and 13.
Genesis Chapman’s Works as Meditations at One Mile Gallery
Genesis Chapman’s ink drawings on yupo are reflections on water and home. They invite meditations on much else.
Leonard Freed Photo Exhibit at Vassar
Freed’s iconic photographs mark the 50th anniversary of the 1963 March on Washington.
Woodstock Film Festival: “Concussion”
“Concussion” is the story of Abby, a lesbian housewife with a midlife crisis who becomes a call girl in New York City.
Further Thoughts on the Woodstock Comedy Festival
Sparrow considers the ultimate meaning of comedy, including Dick Cavett’s strange taste for puns.
Podcast Episode 31: Eddie Mullins and Justin Rice of “Doomsdays”
Director Eddie Mullins and actor Justin Rice talk about “Doomsdays,” which will have its US premiere at the Woodstock Film Festival on October 3.
Hudson Valley Body Works: Aromatherapy Massage in uptown Kingston
A review of Hudson Valley Body Works in uptown Kingston.
Testing, Testing: Does Assessment Make Better Students?
Anne Pyburn Craig explores the current mania for standardized testing.
Marina Abramovic Is Dying
The legendary performance artist is erecting a temple to house her legacy in Hudson.
Life, Meet Death: Talking to Kids about Mortality
Robert Burke Warren asks parents how they talk to their kids about death.
Chronogram Seen: October 2013
Check out this past month’s music festivals, art exhibits, and comedy shows in the Hudson Valley.
CD Review: Postcards from Vermont, Volume 1
Robert Burke Warren reviews the new album by Michael Veitch.
Nilaja Sun’s “No Child”
Nilaja Sun brings her one-woman show “No Child” to Bard College this month.
Gemini
Maintain your boundaries, especially at work. You may not be able to mind your own business but it will be helpful if you give the impression that you’re doing so. Rather than asking questions, listen to what people say. You’re likely to find that people voluntarily tell you everything you need to know. All you’ll…
Hopewell Junction and Wappingers Falls
Two Dutchess County communities that have reinvented themselves post-IBM.
ArtsWalk Literary Festival in Hudson
The ArtsWalk Literary Festival hits Hudson October 4 to 13.
Montgomery Chamber Series: Masters of the Piano
The Montgomery Chamber Series plays the Montgomery Senior Center on October 19.
“What to Expect When You’re NOT Expecting!”
The TMI Project’s “What to Expect…” is staged this month in Rosendale.
A Poem: Illness
I hold my face in the bed. Me: What is my future? Shon: Flowers. You are marrying flowers.
Dear Life: Memoir Writers Hold On, Let Go, and Bear Witness
A profile of Abigail Thomas’s memoir-writing group for cancer survivors.
Cider Week Returns to the Hudson Valley
Cider Week puts apples front and center the week of October 18-27.
On the Cover: Abshalom Jac Lahav
Lahav’s paintings employ feature well-known images of the famous in new contexts.
Irish Sod in Saugerties
A fifth-generation fixer-upper for Ulster County power couple Ed Gerard Himberger and Brigid Walsh.
The 2013 Kingston 0+ Festival
Peter Aaron previews the upcoming festival of music, art, and health.
Esteemed Reader: October 2013
Jason Stern discusses being in the world, but not of the world.
Woodstock Invitational Luthiers Showcase
The fifth Woostock Invitational Luthier’s Showcase touches down this month.
Lucy Wainwright Roche and Suzzy Roche
The mother daughter-folk rockers play the Rosendale Cafe on October 11.
Short Takes: October 2013
Six Hudson Valley authors examine the many meanings of “spirit”: soul, essential principle, strength of character, and supernatural presence.
While You Were Sleeping: October 2013
Global increase in chicken consumption, fizzy drinks linked with unruly behavior in children, poverty lowers your IQ, and more.
Million Women Drummers Gathering in New Paltz
Million Women Drummers Gathering converges in New Paltz on October 13.
Book Review: Blythewood and The Angel Stone
Anne Pyburn Craig reviews Blythewood by Carol Goodman and The Angel Stone by Juliet Dark.
Editor’s Note: Anxiety of Influence
Brian K. Mahoney treks to the top of Shaupeneak Ridge in search of inspiration.
Spores and Spores of Mushrooms
Michelle Sutton explains how to get started growing mushrooms at home.
The Battlefield Band at the New Towne Crier
Battlefield Band plays the opening weekend of the new Towne Crier Cafe.
Beinhart’s Body Politic: Syria
Larry Beinhart on the uneasy detente between Russia and the US in Syria and the hundreds of thousand of Syrian lives that hang in the balance.
The Mighty Mushroom
Just look under your feet for one of nature’s most potent prescriptions.
Hyde Park, Poughkeepsie, Pleasant Valley
History and modernity weave brilliant strands in Central Dutchess County
Astrological Hurricane Season
Eric Francis Coppolino previews two powerful eclipses headed our way.
Hudson Valley Dance Festival
The Hudson Valley Dance Festival takes the stage in Catskill on October 12.
Making Cheese at the Abbey of Regina Laudis
Peter Barrett pays a visit to the Abbey of Regina Laudis in Bethlehem, Connecticut.
Parting Shot: John Gould
An illustration by John F. Gould (1906-1996), painter, illustrator, and longtime resident of Cornwall.
Radiant Heating
Erik Ofgang talks with local installers about getting the most out of radiant heat.
“Kill Me Now”: Theater for the Apocalypse
Stageworks/Hudson presents “Kill Me Now” October 3 to 13.
Adie Russell Artist’s Talk at Dorsky Museum
Adie Russell will give an informal artist talk at the Dorsky Museum on Saturday September 28th at 2pm.
No Wave Art Show Hits Woodstock
With works by musicians-cum-artists Bob Bert and Pat Place, the group exhibition opens at Ai Earthling Gallery next week.
Scenes from the Woodstock Comedy Festival
Sparrow steals some of the best jokes from the recent comedy conclave.
A Cube for Storytelling
Eileen McAdam’s Sound and Story Project of the Hudson Valley features new transportable recording booth called The Cube.
