The Reher Center for Immigrant Culture and History, located in a historic bakery in the Rondout that catered to the Kingston community for much of the 20th century, is making major strides toward becoming a bona fide museum.
Despite the cruel season, Saugerties has gotten a jump on spring, thanks in part to a village-wide display of sculpture including a knock-out show at Cross Contemporary in honor of International Sculpture Day.
Tuesday-Thursday, March 13–15: Before becoming deeply involved in philanthropy and moving to Ulster County, Peter Buffett grew up “normal” in Omaha and then established a successful career as a composer and musician. His bestselling autobiography, Life Is What You Make It: Find Your Own Path to Fulfillment, which has been translated into 15 languages, is the basis for this upcoming show at Bard.
February is Black History Month, and Kingston is celebrating as never before, with events scheduled nearly every day through the end of the month.
Saturday, Feb. 10: Named America’s Best Architect by Time Magazine, which praised him for designing “buildings that satisfy the spirit as well as the eye,” Rhinebeck’s Steven Holl is the subject of a solo exhibition at the Dorsky Museum in New Paltz.
Possible uses for the money include Uptown transportation, a Midtown rail trail, sprucing up parks and other public spaces, free public WiFi, and many others.
Ulster People started as a way “to continue Bernie’s political revolution by getting local people elected and educating people about how government works and pressuring our representatives to support policies we believe in.” It was unsuccessful in its most recent effort to shift the balance of power in the county legislator, but organizers see signs of progress in the election results.
Each year, Friends of Historic Kingston’s annual preservation awards serves to showcase an impressive recent restoration project and last Thursday’s event was no exception.
If you are not an aficionado of abstract art, three solo exhibitions on display this month at galleries in Shady, Hudson and Poughkeepsie may convert you, especially if you take your time and linger before the work.
Central Hudson Gas & Electric Corp., owned by Canadian holding company Fortis Inc., is requesting a 21.2 percent increase in delivery revenues — a total of $63.4 million.