October 2022

Oct 1-31, 2022 / Vol. 23 / No. 11
Happy October! We welcome in the new month with this tender cover by illustrator James Christopher Carroll. Don’t snooze on this issue, which has our second annual Fall Arts Preview—a stacked line-up of all the best concerts, staged performances, and art exhibitions to catch this season. We also visit the haunted octagonal home of artist […]

Cover Story

On the Trail with Josh Riley

In October, I invited Josh Riley, Democratic candidate for the House of Representatives in New York’s 19th District, to step off the campaign trail and onto a hiking trail at the Greenport Conservation Area, just outside of Hudson.  With two weeks until election day, the race for NY-19 remains highly contested. First-time candidate Josh Riley,…

Peripheral Natural Wine Fest is Back November 12

Though award-winning chef Zak Pelaccio may have left Hudson for redder pastures (his Taos, NM wine bar Corner Office opened in September), the one-day natural wine fair that he launched in 2016, Peripheral, has stuck around. On November 12, under the direction of local sommelier Lila Holland, who has produced the event since 2017, Peripheral will…

FilmColumbia Returns to Crandell Theatre October 21-30

This weekend marks the return of FilmColumbia, Chatham’s impressively ambitious film festival, back in person after its pandemic hiatus. Always provocative, this year’s 10-day lineup includes a slew of award-winning, independent and international films, as well as special screenings, workshops, events with filmmakers, and an intriguing line-up of Q&As. All films are to be shown…

RIP: Rosendale Cafe Closed As of October 1

When the Rosendale Cafe opened its doors in 1993 in what is now the 1850 House Inn & Tavern, the town—and indeed the entire Hudson Valley—was a very different place. Susan Dorsey Morganstern fell in love with the original space, previously a shop called Junk & Foibles, and offered to rent it from the owner…

Champetre: A Pedrigreed French Chef’s Boite in Pine Plains

On Pine Plains’s sleepy main drag in a shoebox building with no sign out front but an understated, cursive “Restaurant,” chef Michel Jean is dishing out the rustic, time-honored French food to delight even the most refined palette at Champetre. After running an acclaimed SoHo brasserie for 20 years that was the gathering place for…

What to Do this Week in the Hudson Valley | October 3-9

With the long weekend ahead, the Hudson Valley is buzzing with things to do this week, from a stand-up show by Ilana Glazer to O+ Festival in Kingston. “Right Before I Go” at the Woodstock Playhouse | October 5-6 Written by and starring Stan Zimmerman (“Gilmore Girls,” “The Golden Girls,” “Roseanne”), the new play “Right…

Healthcare Heroes of the Hudson Valley

This month, we put a spotlight on local health-and-wellness changemakers, including a globetrotting MD on a mission to crush cervical cancer, an acupuncturist who’s moving the needle on access to holistic care, and a spiritual intuitive with training in emergency mental health.

6 Books to Read this October

Betsy Maury reviews Nineteen Reservoirs, a history of the creation of New York City’s watershed by Lucy Sante. Plus short reviews of How to Write a Song That Matters by Dar Williams; Stories by Sparrow; Witch Wisdom for Magical Aging by Cait Johnson; Witches and Warlocks of New York by Lisa LaMonica; and Lily Narcissus…

6 Hudson Valley Shops & Boutiques to Visit this Fall

The Hudson Valley shopping landscape has emerged resplendent and lively from the challenges of the pandemic, with new residents and visitors energizing decades-old legacy shops and inspiring wildly creative new ventures. The wares will enhance your life and the experiences will feed your soul. Canvas + Clothier | Poughkeepsie Mary Vaughn Williams of Hudson Clothier and…


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