See 100 bands in two days at the Rosendale Street Festival
The festival celebrates its 40th anniversary this year, July 21-22.
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Highland Public Library hosts Comic Fest July 21
The Comic Fest will have stations set up throughout the Highland Public library, offering a wide sampling of different kinds of fandom fun for all ages.
Day of Action draws hundreds to canvass, meet candidates, volunteer for Dems
On Sunday at the New Paltz Community Center, NY19Votes, IndivisibleNY19 and scores of activists from the Hudson Valley organized a Unity Day of Action to reach out to and engage voters in the upcoming primary and general elections
Shamrock Beer & Tobacco holds grand opening in Highland
Located on the site of a former Ford dealership on Route 9W, Shamrock Beer & Tobacco is an outgrowth of the Shamrock Wine & Liquor store — literally, in that a wall of the old automobile showroom was bumped out and a roomy extension constructed, complete with large walk-in coolers and a temperature-and-humidity-controlled humidor room for cigars. The building complex is owned by the Patel family, and the new beer store is being operated by Shyan Patel and his wife Kristin.
Schumer to NASA: Send astronaut for Walkway’s new Starwalk program
The senator’s request has been honored: An astronaut will be in attendance for a September installment of the Walkway’s guided nighttime talks and sky observations.
Live theater roundup: What’s on stage now in the Hudson Valley
For culture fans, it isn’t really summer without live theater, whether it’s performed under the stars, in a tent or a shed or a converted barn or an air-conditioned former vaudeville house.
Fun aplenty, provisions scanty at New Paltz Fireworks 2018
Did you miss New Paltz’s Independence Day fireworks celebration this year? You’re not alone; attendance at the Ulster County Fairgrounds was unusually light, despite the welcome return to fine summer weather after a week of oppressive heat and humidity.
High levels of bacteria found in New Paltz stream
Saw Kill Brook, which SUNY New Paltz students may know as “The Gunk,” has tested high for the bacteria enterococcus and will be tested for e. coli next.
Hudson Valley Hot-Air Balloon Festival in Rhinebeck
Friday-Sunday, July 6-8: Scattered in years past over many locations, the 2018 Hudson Valley Hot-Air Balloon Festival will be concentrated in one spot: the Dutchess County Fairgrounds in Rhinebeck. Nearly 100 balloon launches are scheduled, as well as aerial thrills of all kinds.
Highly acclaimed new documentary, Won’t You Be My Neighbor?, will make you miss Mister Rogers
His show, while constantly reinforcing messages that helped children feel secure and loved and valuable, was anything but “safe.”