La Paulée at The Amsterdam

A celebration held at the end of the grape harvest, La Paulée was once a widespread practice throughout medieval France, with the most well-known festivities held in Meursault, Burgundy. La Paulée de Meursault is part of Les Trois Glorieuses, or “the three glorious days,” that take place around the walled town of Beaune, the center…

Hudson Valley Climate Salon Series

Bard College Montgomery Place Campus, 26 Gardener Way, Red Hook, NY

Sundays- Oct. 29, Nov. 5, Nov. 12, Nov. 19 2:30-5:30

This lecture series brings the climate discussion home to the Hudson Valley and the Catskills, and explores the potential impacts of a changing climate on the people and places of our communities.

YOGA: The Secret of Life – The Photographs of Francesco Mastalia

Following the resounding success of its 2014 Francesco Mastalia exhibition Organic: Farmers & Chefs of The Hudson Valley, The Moviehouse Studio Gallery will feature the first public show of the Rhinebeck-based photographer’s latest project, Yoga: The Secret of Life. Mastalia’s photographs document the personal experiences of 108 of today’s renowned yogis, including well-known names like…

Catoberfest 2017

Come enjoy the fall feline celebration of foods, refreshments, and music to help support Mid Hudson Animal Aid (MHAA), a no-kill, free-range cat sanctuary in Beacon, NY. There will be a cash bar with a great selection of beverages along with the famous Catoberfest Fancy Feast German style meal. Tickets for food may be purchased…

The Barn of Terror and the Circle of Hell

Thrill seekers, adrenaline junkies, and daredevils beware. The dark shadows of evil have converged upon the Barn of Terror to haunt, heckle, and harrow even the bravest among us. Named one of the “Top Ten Haunted Houses in New York State” by USA Today, the Barn of Terror features 8 rooms of bloodcurdling barn frights,…

Debating a Constitutional Convention

Every twenty years, a question is automatically added to the New York State ballot: “Shall New York hold a convention to revise the constitution and amend the same?” In five weeks, on November 7th, voters all over New York will be asked to mark, yes or no. And on Monday, October 16th, that question will…

Weekly Astrology Forecast

Pluto seems to be suggesting you go deeper with everything that is coming up for you this week. Be willing to look beneath the surface of any apparent conflict, disagreement, or stalemate you’re caught up in. How deep are those roots, and what’s truly at stake?

The Photography of Fred Cray

For several years, Brooklyn photographer Fred Cray has traveled to an unfamiliar city to spend the summer. He’s stayed in Tokyo, Rome, and Berlin, taking photos of the landscapes. The architecture. The people. Snapshots of everyday life. “If you live in New York, you get overly familiar with what’s right in front of you,” says…

Poem: A Visitor

It came one morning Gently but persistently Perched in my mind, Cooed all day long. I nurtured it, claimed it for my own, Although all the time I knew the world beyond the window Owned it totally. Still, when hope alights, Even for a brief visit, It deserves nothing less.

Poem: Untitled #1 (For Her)

everything is everything is nothing without the way you smile when words don’t come outright and forthright and proper but I’d take a million jumbled letters just to have an extra thousand seconds to stand and stare and watch you there forming sentences about nothing being everything when I’m with you

Griffin Dunne’s New Film on Joan Didion

There’s nothing like a first audience to spike an actor/filmmaker’s blood pressure. Having starred in `80s film classics An American Werewolf in London and After Hours, and most recently in Amazon’s hit TV show “I Love Dick” with Kathryn Hahn; producing such indie classics as Chilly Scenes of Winter and Baby It’s You; and directing…


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