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The Amazonian Visions of Painter Roldan Pinedo
Shipibo-Conibo Peruvian artist Roldan Pinedo will be exhibiting his rainforest-inspired work at the Kingston Pop Museum this month.
The Yoga House Set to Expand to Poughkeepsie with a Studio Planned for 2025
Beloved Ulster County yoga studio the Yoga House is in construction to open their first Dutchess County location in Poughkeepsie in 2025. The new 1,400-square-foot studio wil offer a range of yoga styles strength-building classes like Pilates, Barre, and TRX.
“ritual”: Paintings by Susan Carr at LABspace
Susan Carr’s vibrant exhibition “rituals” at LABspace blends joy and loss through colorful, playful paintings and figurines, exploring themes of sensuality, mortality, and personal narrative.
Spookiest Halloween Celebrations In The Hudson Valley
The Hudson Valley’s Halloween season kicks off with costume contests, dance parties, spooky karaoke, and live music at local breweries, venues, and even ice cream shops.
Building a Livable Wage for Hudson Valley and Berkshires Arts Workers
Arts and culture workers in the Hudson Valley and Berkshires face low wages and limited benefits, prompting unionization and participation in a growing regional pay equity project.
Inside the 2024 Woodstock Film Festival: Highlights and Hidden Gems
Sparrow,Chronogram‘s resident cineaste, reports on the bevy of movies he saw at the 2024 Woodstock Film Festival.
Joyce Carol Oates Reads at Bard College
The world-renowned author will appear in a free event today at the Annandale-on-Hudson campus.
Good Vintage: Chemistry Wine Brings Cozy Antique Vibes to a Wine Bar Setting
Everything is vintage at Chemistry Wine Bar in Catskill, from the 1800s brick building with its original tin ceilings to antique armchairs and sofas to the low-intervention wines by the glass. With board games, books, and Sunday football, Chemistry makes wine a casual affair.
“Transylvanian Dance” Comes to Kingston
The performance combines music by Lucian Ban and Mat Maneri and poetry by Denver Butson.
Brat Fall: Charli XCX Takes Storm King
Charli XCX held an exclusive listening party for her new remix album at Storm King Art Center on October 10.
FilmColumbia Is Back For Its 24th Season at the Crandell Theatre in Chatham
This year’s programming includes the works of local filmmakers and multiple international films.
“Voice of Silence”: Photographs by Susan Wides at Public Private Gallery in Hudson
Susan Wides’s recent abstract nature photographs are on exhibit at Public Private Gallery in Hudson through November 10.
Two Hudson Valley Makers and Collectors Bring Original Dust To Newburgh
Friends and Businesses owners, Anna Bergin and Rachel Scher, opened their new antique and vintage shop, Original Dust.
Understanding Eclipses Part Two: October’s Solar Eclipse in Libra
All eclipses come in pairs. The second eclipse of this pair (the first was September 17th) occurs on October 2nd, and this time it’s a solar (new Moon) eclipse. You can read about the previous lunar eclipse, and other information about eclipses in last month’s article. During a solar eclipse, the light of the Sun…
Album Review: Johnny Irion | Sleeping Soldiers of Love
Michael Eck reviews Johnny Irion’s latest album, Sleeping Soldiers of Love
Aquarius Horoscope | October 2024
AQUARIUS (January 20–February 19) The term “galaxy brain” was coined for your ilk; the ones who are able to zoom out and make the bigger ideological connections that everyone else misses. You are also the zodiac’s intellectual architect—designing new blueprints and building conceptual scaffolds from which to hang our lived experience. This month, you’ll have…
Sound Check: Karen Schoemer’s Music Recommendations
Listening recommendations from Karen Schoemer, poet and writer and vocalist with experimental rock band Sky Furrows.
Pisces Horoscope | October 2024
PISCES (February 20–March 19) Do not underestimate your ability to be savvy and judicious in the face of emotional pressure. Don’t let any criticism or self-concept of your being a “softy” discourage you from using your keen powers of discernment to untangle situations of enmeshment. Pisces doesn’t usually get the credit it deserves for understanding…
Top Films to See at the 2024 Woodstock Film Festival
Chronogram’s top picks for what film screenings and events to catch at the 2024 Woodstock Film Festival.
Fall Arts Preview 2024
A rigorously curated round-up of the top arts and cultural events in the Hudson Valley for fall 2024.
Poetry | October 2024
Poetry submitted by readers and published in the October 2024 issue.
Fall 2024 Art Exhibits
Highlights of museum and gallery shows across the Hudson Valley region this fall.
Sound Healing at Sage Academy
Lea Garnier, founder of Sage Academy of Sound, guides students through the ancient practice of sound healing, revealing how resonant frequencies from Tibetan singing bowls and other instruments can restore balance and foster physical and emotional wellness.
2024 Woodstock Film Festival Preview with Meira Blaustein
Woodstock Film Festival head honcho Meira Blaustein previews this year’s WFF events with Peter Aaron
Astrology Report for October 2024
Libra’s trademark balance is scarce this month as we plumb our emotional depths and explore the beauty of darkness and extremity. Traditions may be challenged, lines (re)drawn, and drastic actions taken.
“The Road to Jerusalem” October 4-20 at Shadowland Stages
Nicky Glossman’s new play, “The Road to Jerusalem,” gets its world premiere at Shadowland Stages this month.
Aries Horoscope | October 2024
ARIES (March 20–April 19) What’s worth fighting for? Who’s worth fighting for? Can self-preservation be taken too far? These are the types of questions that are likely to come up this month as you reevaluate the delicate balance between self-advocacy and compromise. Someone might ask you to give something up, let them go, or that…
Plush Punk: The Dresden Dolls at Bearsville Theater
The Dresden Dolls reunite for two nights at Bearsville Theater.
Esteemed Reader: Domains of Resonance
Jason Stern on the illuminating science of cymatics.
Taurus Horoscope | October 2024
TAURUS (April 19–May 20) How do you balance all-encompassing passion for other people with your need to maintain healthy relationship habits? Your astrology suggests that you will have to reckon with some unruly and rather delicious opportunities to lose yourself in a new obsession. You don’t need to resist these urges, but you might want…
Top Fall 2024 Music Shows in the Hudson Valley
Not-to-be missed concerts this season include Half Waif, Puddles Pity Party, Los Lobos, and Todd Rundgren.
Gemini Horoscope | October 2024
GEMINI (May 20–June 21) You need to rewrite the rules for pleasure and self-expression. You’re hitting an uncomfortable patch in your creative life. Dexterity and cleverness are seeming a little stale, and you want something deeper, darker, and more challenging. I would suggest taking a look at your everyday routines as a way to begin…
Top Fall 2024 Comedy Shows in the Hudson Valley
These 6 upcoming Hudon Valley comedy shows are sure to put a stitch in your side.
Psychic Medium Julia Drahos’s Haunted House in Wappingers Falls
Julia Drahos uncovers the haunted history of Miss Fanny’s Victorian farmhouse in Wappingers Falls, blending her work as a psychic medium with her passion for preserving the home’s rich, eerie past.
Cancer Horoscope | October 2024
CANCER (June 21–July 22) Disturb the peace now for more peaceful times later. There needs to be more room for you in your home, your family, and your own body. You might need to fight for this extra space, but it’s well worth it and there’s no better time. After a few years of adjusting…
Cornell Creative Arts Center Has Classes for All Interests
Located in Midtown Kingston, the CCAC offers classes in art-making, music, dance and movement, and more; hosts shows at its art gallery; and can be rented for events.
Childcare Programs at the YMCA of Kingston and Ulster County
The YMCA of Kingston and Ulster County offers a range of childcare programs ranging from swimming to boxing and reiki.
Leo Horoscope | October 2024
LEO (July 22–August 23) There are mental habits that need excavating. There are routines and ways of relating that keep your interactions unfulfilling. You have a good mind that’s practical and very aesthetic, but it might be too good at intellectualizing big, mysterious feelings. This month, allow yourself to be mesmerized by your own emotions,…
Top Fall 2024 Plays & Staged Acts to See
“The Weir” Through October 27 Tony-nominated playwright Conor McPherson’s “The Weir” takes place at a salty pub on a blustery night in rural Ireland. There, its five characters share what are, ostensibly, ghost stories—but turn out to be tales that offer deeper glimpses of themselves. At the Unicorn Theatre in Stockbridge, Massachusetts. “Bat Boy: The…
The Yearning of Kingston
Hillary Harvey explores the deep-rooted nostalgia and evolving identity of Kingston, through the lenses of loss, longing, and community change. From vanishing landmarks to housing crises, the city embodies the generations-old tensions between past, present, and future.
Virgo Horoscope | October 2024
VIRGO (August 23–September 23) It’s helpful to do some relationship inventory every so often to keep affairs balanced. Of course, this should include self-questioning as to what you bring to the people in your life. We’re here on this earth to be useful to each other. Even the most seemingly individualistic endeavor is in relationship…
Top Fall 2024 Dance Performances
Top dance performances to see this fall 2024 in the Hudson Valley.
Book Review: Our Narrow Hiding Places | Kristopher Jansma
Susan Yung reviews Our Narrow Hiding Places, Kris Jansma’s new novel linking Holland in World War II with the present day.
Libra Horoscope | October 2024
LIBRA (September 23–October 23) New moon, new you! A solar eclipse in your first house of body, energy, and spirit indicates a bone-deep makeover. Considering that this is a south node eclipse, it might be a “make-under.” What types of things get in the way of your agency, your voice, and sense of self? The…
Top Fall 2024 Film Events
Top film screenings and festivals to catch this fall in the Hudson Valley.
5 Books to Read in October
Short book reviews of The Usual Silence by Jenny Milchman; A Slow Rise: Favorite Recipes From Four Decades of Baking with Heart by Dan Leader; Dispelling the Shadow: Activities Exploring Life and Death with Young People by Mala Hoffman and Lucy Moran; Pat Metheny: Stories Beyond Words by Bob Gluck; and When Rape Goes Viral:…
Scorpio Horoscope | October 2024
SCORPIO (October 23–November 22) The portmanteau “frenemy” made from the words “friend” and “enemy,” describes relationships that are maintained for superficial benefit that are built on the foundation of distrust, ill-will, or other nefarious agendas. Right now, you have the opportunity to weed out and dispense with people that consistently sabotage your best efforts or…
Top Fall 2024 Fairs & Festivals
Top fairs, festivals, and open studios to attend in the Hudson Valley this fall.
Sagittarius Horoscope | October 2024
SAGITTARIUS (November 22–December 22) You’re usually not one who cares too much about the social politics that surround you. “I am who I am, I said what I said, now deal with it.” This month, however, you could learn a lot by paying attention to your colleagues, comrades, and the communities you circulate through. There’s…
Album Review: Gabbarein | Gabbarein
Tristan Geary reviews Gabbarein’s self-titled album.
Capricorn Horoscope | October 2024
CAPRICORN (December 22–January 20) A long time ago, when you were young, someone impressed upon you the importance of being pleasing. No matter what your personal aesthetic or sense of morality is, you received the impression that to be successful, you must be seen as unfailingly fair, logical, and attractive. This month, you get to…
Klocke Estate Distillery in Claverack Makes Traditional Brandy With Catskills Terroir
Set on 160 rolling acres with views of the Catskills, the newly opened Klocke Estate distillery is a sumptuous sense experience beyond just the housemade line of spirits, chief among them brandy.
