Saturday-Sunday, June 23-24: Join two hundred of America’s finest independent artists and craftspeople for a celebration of all things handmade and unique: contemporary craft and art, gourmet specialty foods, tastings from Hudson Valley distilleries and wineries, interactive craft demonstrations and family activities.
A public hearing will be held Wednesday, June 27 to discuss the proposal.
Saturday, June 23: This year’s roster includes the energetic New Paltz “ska-grass” ensemble Los Thujones, the great folk/pop singer/songwriter Jude Roberts, Carole White, Mars America, Protius, Stone by Stone and Temple Roots. The site is a private yard with generous riverside frontage.
Sunday, June 24: The Rosendale Theatre presents a National Theatre Live performance of Yerma, Simon Stone’s radical reworking of García Lorca’s masterpiece about a young woman driven to the unthinkable by her desperate desire to have a child.
Saturday, June 23: This new one-day music festival features live music that emphasizes improvisation. Its diverse lineup includes traditions from jazz to electronica to world and New Age.
Detectives from the Ulster County Sheriff’s Office are investigating the drowning death of a 17-year-old male in High Falls.
Lift Every Voice, an exhibit presented by the Saugerties Historical Society featuring seven sculptures created the Saugerties resident, civil rights activist and sculptor opened on Feb. 17 and will be on display until this August at the historic Kiersted House, 119 Main St.
A business owner is not pleased with a Saugerties county legislator’s remarks, plus some letters about the Democratic primary.
Saturday, June 16 : His iconic orchestral works, to be performed by the Northern Dutchess Symphony Orchestra, have come to define the many hit films he has scored, including Star Wars, Jaws and the Harry Potter series.
Friday, June 15: It will be a Mecca of alt-Americana for one night, when three of the genre’s foremost figures team up for a Pavilion show.