A nosh from the north
Great coffee and Montreal-style bagels at the Mud Club in Woodstock.
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New Paltz bike and kayak rental business makes scenery accessible, by the hour
Six years ago, Craig Chapman noticed that nobody was renting kayaks by the Wallkill. “I wanted to be outside full-time, so I figured I’d hang out by the river one summer with some kayaks for rent, and the business took off from there.”
See the secret gardens of Mountain Top Arboretum
Lichen Walk this Saturday, October 6: This public garden situated on 178 acres above Tannersville is a stunning nature sanctuary. The nearly finished timber-frame Education Center designed by architect Jack Sobon features 21 native tree species.
Fine food at the Underwear Factory
Sept. 7: Earth, Wind & Fuego and North River Roasters liven up Poughkeepsie’s Middle Main
Eugene O’Neill’s Anna Christie on stage at Certified Marina in Connelly
Fridays-Sundays, September 7-23: Bruce Grund and his adept cast of five characters have contemporized the play to “fit the Romantic and not-so-Romantic realism of today.”
Reviving the ancient art of cooperage in High Falls
John Cox of Quercus Cooperage is doing his best to meet the increased demand for American white oak whisky barrels.
U-pick flowers for a cause at Germantown Farms
Visitors can grab a bucket and wander through the colorful field, picking as much flowers as will fit in the bucket. The donation goes to one of five local worthy causes, which the picker gets to choose.
Pfälzerbräu: New Paltz Brewing Company’s German-style brewery
Saturday, August 11: Giesberg brothers host a summer ale release party in Wawarsing.
Charming Disaster at Kingston’s Rough Draft
Wednesday, August 8: The Brooklyn-based duo present the odd and offbeat in storytelling and music. “We read a lot, and our music is as influenced by books as it is by other music. We’re working on a song cycle around Marie Curie and her work.”
Shindig in Saugerties
Saturday, July 21: Feed watermelon to rescued pigs and learn how to cook vegan delicacies at Catskill Animal Sanctuary’s celebration