Django Unchained is irreverent, overblown fun – but not for everybody
Being so naturally squeamish about gore that I used to leave the room when my mother pulled the giblets out
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Black History celebration in Rosendale
When president Gerald Ford announced the adoption of February as Black History Month as an official government observance in 1976,
The game is afoot at DanceFest
The art of dance is alive and well in the Hudson Valley, with a plethora of companies and schools dedicated
SUNY-New Paltz professor to premiere new opera about Harriet Tubman
With the growth of interest in heritage tourism, one hears more and more these days about sites in the Hudson
New apartment complex approved for downtown Gardiner
After more than two years of review before the Gardiner Planning Board, a small development in the hamlet originally intended
Francesco Attesti fronts Northern Dutchess Symphony Orchestra
What the heck is a boyar, anyway, and what were they doing marching into Bucharest to the tune of Norwegian
Marion Cotillard soars as double amputee in Rust and Bone
French director/screenwriter Jacques Audiard’s latest feature Rust and Bone (De rouille et d’os) is a remarkable film in several respects.
The loneliness of the long-distance data analyst
There has been a lot of grumbling over movie studios’ increasing practice of releasing “important” films in only a couple
Paco Peña Flamenco Dance Company comes to Bardavon
I keep telling my teenager to take warning from his mother’s youthful lack of foresight and keep a scrapbook of
Towne Crier Cafe to move to Beacon
Acoustic music-lovers of the mid-Hudson, rejoice! The Towne Crier Café will soon be moving from its longtime home in Pawling.