Closed Circuit is a crisp, paranoid thriller whose time has come
Another week, another WikiLeak. What with the endless parade of revelations about governments spying on civilians, high-level industrial espionage, whistle-blowers
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Taste of New Paltz returns to Ulster County Fairgrounds on Sunday
Summer has wound down in the Hudson Valley, but Labor Day doesn’t spell the end of the festival season by
Williams Lake segment of Wallkill Valley Rail Trail opens to public
The weather gods must approve of rail trails — and perhaps the Wallkill Valley Rail Trail (WVRT) in particular. The
Sober reflection: Bill W. and Dr. Bob at Shadowland
Shadowland, that sprightly, spruced-up gem of an Art Deco-style vaudeville theatre in downtown Ellenville, is winding up another splendid summer
Rosendale to screen French film classic Children of Paradise
Folks who lived in and around New Paltz during the 1970s heyday of its illustrious repertory cinema, the Academy Theatre
Simon Pegg battles big-box pubs in The World’s End
Maybe you knew this already, being the sophisticated Almanac reader that you are, but it’s news to this reviewer: Apparently,
Tower of power: Bard fêtes master composer’s 75th birthday
Quick! Who are the greatest American classical composers who are still amongst the living? You’ll probably think first of the
Monroe’s wedge of cheese history
One of the pleasures of the transition to adulthood is the discovery that there are far more adventurous and rewarding
Rosendale Theatre renovations well underway
Rosendale residents and folks just passing through on Route 213 alike have been wondering for the past three weeks or
Tickets on sale now for 23rd annual Taste of New Paltz
College students are back and summer festival time is winding down in the Hudson Valley, but Labor Day weekend doesn’t