Final weekend for County Players’ Guys and Dolls in Wappingers Falls
Friday-Sunday, May 18-20: The dialogue remains as fresh and funny and snappy as ever, the songs as sprightly and singable.
All posts by Frances Marion Platt
Losing Aaron is a moving account of one family’s experience with a catastrophic mental illness
On Saturday, May 19, New Paltz author Ingrid Blaufarb Hughes will be giving a live reading at the Adriance Memorial Library in Poughkeepsie, along with Nina Belén Robins, author of The Supermarket Diaries and A Bed with My Name on It.
“Youth Ambassadors” come home inspired by Nepal adventure
They made the trip through New Paltz’s Maya Gold Foundation, which is dedicated to creating supportive programs for local teens and fostering cross-cultural exchanges with Nepal.
“Finding Rosendale” project signage installed
It has been a long time coming, but motorists passing through downtown Rosendale and pedestrians and cyclists on the Wallkill Valley Rail Trail may find that it was worth the wait — especially if they’ve been trying to figure out where to park their car to access the Rondout trestle, or how exactly to pop downtown for a cold beverage in mid-hike.
Live reading of Nicholas Kahn & Richard Selesnick’s 100 Views of the Drowning World
Saturday, May 19: The artistic duo works in the fields of photography and installation art, specializing in fictitious histories set in the past or future or what Art + Design has described as “cautionary mythology.”
Tully wrings wry comedy from the dark underbelly of new motherhood
If you’ve been there, you’ll be grateful to see the postpartum ordeal depicted so grittily and grungily. The film still manages to qualify as a comedy, but without glossing anything over with unearned cuteness.
Wallkill Valley Land Trust receives grant for Joppenbergh habitat restoration
The $18,500 grant will be used to manage invasive species.
New Paltz Regatta marks 63rd anniversary
One might not think that anyone brave enough to chance a dunk in the Wallkill River would worry much about getting wet in the rain. But a threatening sky might have been to blame for the fact that only seven teams ended up competing in the New Paltz Regatta last Sunday.
See history-themed art in New Paltz
The Village of New Paltz Historic Preservation Commission unveiled its fourth annual art exhibit and announced the award-winners at a reception Saturday, April 28. The show will remain on view in the community room of the Elting Memorial Library during regular library hours through May 12.
New Paltz Regatta returns to the Wallkill River May 6
Sunday, May 6: It started out as a fraternity stunt and went on to become a beloved community tradition.