Community Healing at Omega This Monday

Calling all wellness professionals: Get inspired to heal your communities and strengthen your business at a daylong conference at The Omega Institute in Rhinebeck on Monday, September 23. Created by Re>Think Local, a collaborative nonprofit of locally owned independent businesses, the event includes expert talks and includes plenty of opportunities for networking, exploration, information sharing,…

Pulitzer-Winning Author Speaks at Vassar College

Pieter M. van Hattem Jennifer Egan If you have been affected by technology in any degree, your patience for reading a novel has grown as thin as grandpa’s hair. Though my grandfather’s hair remains relatively thick, the metaphor still applies. Nevertheless, the internet, in all of its complexities, has grown to distract people from the…

Some Thoughts on “Regional Art”

Art in the Hudson Valley is sometimes considered regional art. “Regional art” is often a pejorative expression used to describe bad art. Considering the artists who work and show here and work and show in New York and elsewhere does it make sense to use either of the two expressions—regional art and Regional art?

Stuck in Your Head? Try Thai Massage

If you’ve ever had a pair of thumbs lodged in the deep muscles of your neck, or gently circling the skin around your temples, you know how blissful a head massage can be. The rest of your body turns to pudding as thoughts, tension, and fatigue melt away. Now you can learn how to give…


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