New Paltz’s Moxie Cup transforms into Redstart Coffee
Moxie Cup, midtown New Paltz’s popular cupcakes-and-java hangout, is no more — not by that name, anyway.
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Highland SpringFest features 5K run, vehicle show, shopping cart relay & local microbrews
Founded in 2013 as a public/private partnership of the Town of Lloyd Events Committee and the Highland Business Association, SpringFest will be back in the Highland hamlet this Saturday, May 20 from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Gardiner Cupcake Festival returns to Wright’s on May 20
Each year, thousands of people turn out for the live music, fun kids’ activities, a 5K race to run off all those calories and, most importantly, a bewildering array of choices of mouthwatering morsels of the cakey kind.
A Quiet Passion unflinchingly renders the inward quest of Emily Dickinson
The film keeps its focus on the woman herself, and on the apotheosis of her art as loss and suffering hone her core down to diamond hardness of mind and ineffable permeability of spirit.
Kalleco Nursery in Tillson hosts Garden Center ribbon-cutting May 18
It has taken longer than expected to get there, but Kalleco Nursery in Tillson is finally getting ready to cut the ribbon on its permanent headquarters building.
New Paltz’s Gomen-Kudasai marks anniversary and Mother’s Day with new desserts
But the secret ingredient underlying many Japenese desserts is “kanten” or “agar-agar,” a vegan gelatin made from seaweed. “It’s a totally amazing material,” says the restaurateur. “It’s 78 percent fiber, high in iodine; it feeds your thyroid and gets rid of heavy metals from the body.”
Gardiner Planning Board chair Boylan ousted
Councilman Mike Reynolds said it was important for the board to “take a look at a fresh perspective.” While expressing appreciation for his many years of service to the town in a “thankless job,” he termed Boylan’s ouster “something that’s been brewing for a while…. People are energized by this issue.”
Apple Blossom Day: A Red Hook tradition
Saturday, May 13: The village will come alive with fair food and free festivities for all ages, including live animals, arts and crafts and a stage with live music. At the center of the action will be the Red Hook Public Library, which will host a giant bubble station, face-painting and “unconventional electronics,” and a performance by The Orchestra Now from the Bard Conservatory.
Sculptor/animator Joe Laudati releases new YA book about a prankster fairy
He comes off as a low-key, soft-spoken guy; but in the ComicCon world, he’s something of a legend.
Marybeth De Filippis takes the helm at Historic Huguenot Street
“Huguenot Street deserves to be an international destination. It’s unique in America.”