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August 2017 Chronogram

August 2017 Issue

Aug 1-7, 2017

Valerie Shaff's Gothic cottage, the dirt on tree roots, Cuomo's Excelsior Scholarship, and Maurice Hinchley's degenerative speech disorder are just some of the things covered in this issue.

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Books & Authors

Book Review: The Dark Dark: Stories

By Carolyn Quimby
Aug 1, 2017
Books & Authors

Jonathan Lerner: Memoirs of a Revolution

By Sparrow
Aug 1, 2017
Books & Authors

Short Takes: August 2017

By Chronogram Staff
Aug 1, 2017
Festivals

Forecast: In Full Voice

By Benjamin Powers
Aug 1, 2017
Festivals

Huichica East

By Chronogram Staff
Aug 1, 2017
Festivals

Dutchess County Fair

By Chronogram Staff
Aug 1, 2017
Festivals

Wassaic Project

By Chronogram Staff
Aug 1, 2017
Festivals

The Chronogram Block Party is BACK for Year 5!

Aug 3, 2017
Music

Active State | Aaron Dessner of The National

By Peter Aaron
Aug 1, 2017
Music

CD Review: Howard Johnson and Gravity

By Seth Rogovoy
Aug 1, 2017
Music

CD Review: Phineas and the Lonely Leaves

By Mike Campbell
Aug 1, 2017
Music

CD Review: Marco Benevento

By John Burdick
Aug 1, 2017
Music

Nightlife Highlights: Hush

By Peter Aaron
Aug 1, 2017
Music

Nightlife Highlights: Belew, Levin, Mastelotto, and Friends

By Peter Aaron
Aug 1, 2017
Music

Nightlife Highlights: Jazz in the Valley

By Peter Aaron
Aug 1, 2017
Music

Nightlife Highlights: Mazzstock 2017

By Peter Aaron
Aug 1, 2017
Music

Nightlife Highlights: Robyn Hitchcock

By Peter Aaron
Aug 1, 2017
Music

Forecast: Hibernation Culmination

By Peter Aaron
Aug 1, 2017
Poetry

Poem by Jack River O'Neill (Age 7)

By Jack River O'Neill
Aug 1, 2017
Poetry

Poem: Wild Violets

By Ken Sutton
Aug 1, 2017
Poetry

Poem: Keelhauled

By Steven Swyryt
Aug 1, 2017
Poetry

Poem: Old Road, Lomontville

By Matthew J. Spireng
Aug 1, 2017
Poetry

Poem: Table for One on Cobblestone

By Michelle Williams
Aug 1, 2017
Poetry

Poem: Quatrain for Rosario

By Roger Whitson
Aug 1, 2017
Poetry

Poem: Duck Laughter

By Diane Webster
Aug 1, 2017
Poetry

A Poem by p

By P
Aug 1, 2017
Poetry

Poem: For What It’s Worth, Emily

By Darren Lyons
Aug 1, 2017
Poetry

Poem: loVe PoEm

By Evelyn Augusto
Aug 1, 2017
Poetry

Poem: Seven Directions (based on a Native American concept)

By Richard R. Binkele
Aug 1, 2017
Poetry

Poem: Seasick and Songful

By Lachlan Brooks
Aug 1, 2017
Poetry

Poem: À La Belle Étoile—A snappy day fer sure

By "ooznozz"
Aug 1, 2017
Poetry

Poem: Summer Cycle

By Steven Baltsas
Aug 1, 2017
Poetry

Poem: Moose

By Anne Richey
Aug 1, 2017
Poetry

Poem: Grip

By Anya Ptacek
Aug 1, 2017
Poetry

Poem: The Cloud (james comey elimination poem)

By Alexandra Marvar
Aug 1, 2017
Theater

"Pride and Prejudice" at Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival

By Chronogram Staff
Aug 1, 2017
Visual Art

On the Cover: Pete Mauney

By Marie Doyon
Aug 1, 2017
Visual Art

Forecast: Shining a Light through Darker America

By Zan Strumfeld
Aug 1, 2017
Visual Art

In Solidarity

By Marie Doyon
Aug 1, 2017
Visual Art

Fall for Art, Juried Art Show, Sale & Fundraising Reception

By Chronogram Staff
Sep 7, 2017

Sweets & Treats

From the Local to the Global

Stick to Local Farms Project

By Diana Waldron
Aug 1, 2017
Culinary Events

27th Annual Taste of New Paltz

By Chronogram Staff
Aug 3, 2017
Culinary Events

Hudson Valley Wine & Food Fest – September 9-10, DC Fairgrounds, Rhinebeck

By Chronogram Staff
Aug 10, 2017
Craft Beverage Industry

Roll Out the Barrels: Hudson Valley Brewery

By Erik Ofgang
Aug 1, 2017

Gardening

Plates, Not Mirrors

How Tree Roots Grow and What that Means for Gardeners

By Michelle Sutton
Aug 1, 2017
House Profiles

Capturing the Wild

A Photographer Finds the Right Frame in Germantown

By Mary Angeles Armstrong
Aug 1, 2017

Art of Business

Art of Business: Dreaming Goddess

By Anne Pyburn Craig
Aug 1, 2017
Art of Business

Art of Business: Woodstock Art Exchange

Aug 1, 2017
Art of Business

Art of Business Kaatsbaan

By Anne Pyburn Craig
Aug 1, 2017
Art of Business

Art of Business: Halstead Realty

By Anne Pyburn Craig
Aug 1, 2017
Editor's Note

Editor's Note: "Oh Rats!" or, Lessons from the Infestation

By Brian K. Mahoney
Aug 1, 2017
Esteemed Reader

Esteemed Reader

By Jason Stern
Aug 1, 2017

Garrison

Robert Polito + Tina Chang: No Walls Here: Writing and Art along the Edges, Borders, and Margins

By Chronogram Staff
Aug 24, 2017
Peekskill

The Fighting City: Peekskill

By Timothy Malcolm
Aug 1, 2017
Woodstock

Body & Soul: A Guide to Woodstock & Saugerties

By Tom Gillon
Aug 1, 2017

Chronogram Conversations

Chronogram Conversations: The Persistence of the Arts in Woodstock & Saugerties

By Chronogram Staff
Aug 1, 2017

General News & Politics

While You Were Sleeping

By Diana Waldron
Aug 1, 2017
General News & Politics

Batteries Vs. Hydrogen

By Larry Beinhart
Aug 1, 2017

Daily Dose

John Abercrombie (1944-2017)

By Peter Aaron
Aug 29, 2017
Daily Dose

Rene Bailey Celebrates New Album in Rosendale

By Peter Aaron
Aug 10, 2017
Daily Dose

Punk Poet John S. Hall Performs in Hudson

By Peter Aaron
Aug 24, 2017
Daily Dose

WGXC Lodge Returns to Round Top

By Peter Aaron
Aug 15, 2017
Daily Dose

Ryan Montbleau Rambles into Woodstock

By Peter Aaron
Aug 31, 2017
Daily Dose

Brooklyn Raga Massive to Visit Hudson

By Peter Aaron
Aug 17, 2017
Daily Dose

Hope Rocks Festival Happens in Saugerties

By Peter Aaron
Aug 8, 2017
Daily Dose

Newburgh-Linked Living Colour Unleashes New Album

By Peter Aaron
Aug 22, 2017
Daily Dose

Eat Drink 28 | Gourmet Row Grand Opening

By Leah Habib
Aug 2, 2017
Daily Dose

Peachtopia

By Hillary Harvey
Aug 7, 2017
Daily Dose

The Kingston Artist Soapbox Derby Reboots

By Hillary Harvey
Aug 14, 2017
Daily Dose

Vanishing Hudson Valley

By Hillary Harvey
Aug 16, 2017
Daily Dose

Ulster Alums

By Hillary Harvey
Aug 28, 2017

Medical

A Quiet Crusader

Always a fighter for the people, Maurice Hinchey now battles a rare brain disease.

By Wendy Kagan
Aug 1, 2017
Mental Health

Wisdom Quest for Leaders | Garrison Institute

A Retreat to Connect, Regenerate, and Create Impact

By Coherence Collaborative
Aug 1, 2017
Retreats

Loving Awareness, Wisdom and Compassion in Tough Times

By Chronogram Staff
Aug 1, 2017

Education Supplement

The Excelsior Scholarship

Is Tuition-Free College Really Free?

By Anne Pyburn Craig
Aug 1, 2017

Aries

Aries for August 2017

Aug 1, 2017
Monthly Forecast

The Fulcrum, the Venturi, and the Cycle of Fire

By Eric Francis Coppolino
Aug 1, 2017
Taurus

Taurus for August 2017

Aug 1, 2017
Gemini

Gemini for August 2017

By Eric Francis Coppolino
Aug 1, 2017
Cancer

Cancer for August 2017

By Eric Francis Coppolino
Aug 1, 2017
Leo

Leo for August

By Eric Francis Coppolino
Aug 1, 2017
Virgo

Virgo for August 2017

By Eric Francis Coppolino
Aug 1, 2017
Libra

Libra for August 2017

By Eric Francis Coppolino
Aug 1, 2017
Scorpio

Scorprio for August 2017

By Eric Francis Coppolino
Aug 1, 2017
Sagittarius

Sagittarius for August 2017

By Eric Francis Coppolino
Aug 1, 2017
Capricorn

Capricorn for August 2017

By Eric Francis Coppolino
Aug 1, 2017
Aquarius

Aquarius for August 2017

By Eric Francis Coppolino
Aug 1, 2017
Pisces

Pisces for August 2017

By Eric Francis Coppolino
Aug 1, 2017
Weekly

Entering the Eclipse Room

By Amanda Painter
Aug 3, 2017
Weekly

Navigating Mercury Retrograde Between Eclipses

By Amanda Painter
Aug 10, 2017
Weekly

Traveling the Long Arc, Living in This Eclipse Moment

By Amanda Painter
Aug 17, 2017
Weekly

Astrological Alchemy, Post-Eclipse

By Amanda Painter
Aug 24, 2017
Weekly

Fire Fire, Burning Bright

By Amanda Painter
Aug 31, 2017