Our region is a crucible of comic creation
As Quinn O’Callaghan has documented in depth in his Almanac Weekly story titled “Many comic book heroes have Hudson Valley roots,”
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Shawangunk Nordic Ski Association envisions more groomed trails, fun XC events
It isn’t often that you’ll find people above elementary school age complaining because their meeting wasn’t canceled on account of
Twelve companies to perform at DanceFest In New Paltz
Hard to believe that “DanceFest!” the annual midwinter presentation of works in various dance genres by students from a dozen
Videofreex: The Art of Guerilla Television in the Catskills
[portfolio_slideshow id=14420] All photographs courtesy of Videofreex On Saturday, February 7 from 5 to 7 p.m., the Samuel Dorsky
Susan Zimet accepts new full-time job in Albany, will remain full-time supervisor in New Paltz
Last week Town of New Paltz supervisor Susan Zimet announced that she had been offered and accepted the post of
American Symphony Orchestra to perform Korngold & Tchaikovsky
Conductor André Previn once quoted a music critic’s assessment of Erich Wolfgang Korngold’s Violin Concerto in D Major as “more
Kids’ Almanac (Feb. 5-12)
“The most serious charge which can be brought against New England is not Puritanism but February.” – Joseph Wood Krutch
J. K. Simmons terrorizes aspiring jazz musicians terrifically in Whiplash
What makes a great cinema villain? On paper we look for a bit of nuance and moral ambiguity, but on
American Sniper offers simplistic view of Iraq War, veterans’ issues
Confession: I’m reviewing American Sniper this week only because every new movie opening last week was getting uniformly abysmal reviews
Town board defers filling vacancy after Jean Gallucci’s rsignation
The announcement on January 20 of Jean Gallucci’s resignation from New Paltz’s town board climaxed months of speculation over her