Mohonk Preserve offers free month pass to local residents
Ulster County residents can enjoy the Preserve free of charge this spring. Here’s how.
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Men’s Beauty Pageant in Rosendale
Friday, April 13: Eight contestants will compete for the elusive crown in three categories: Talent, Swimwear and Evening Attire.
Junot Díaz to speak at Vassar
Wednesday, April 18: Díaz won the 2008 Pulitzer Prize and National Book Critics’ Circle Award for his novel The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao, but this week in particular, the world of belles-lettres is abuzz with admiration for Díaz’s moving account in The New Yorker about the fact that he was raped at the age of eight, and the way that the need to conceal that fact has twisted his life and relationships ever after.
Dancing with the Stars Ulster-Style in Saugerties
Friday, April 13: Ulster County Executive Mike Hein and his wife Christine will face stiff competition as they vie for the “Dancing with the Stars Ulster-Style” crown in Saugerties.
Male a capella vocal group Straight No Chaser comes to UPAC
Saturday, April 14: This virtuosic group covers a remarkable amount of stylistic ground, from traditional to beatbox R & B and all manner of pop reinterpretation.
New Paltz man seeks Green Party nod for congress
New Paltz-based musician, social media gadfly, WKNY commentator, volunteer firefighter and former school board member Steve Greenfield has thrown his hat into the ring for US Congress.
Basilica Hudson hosts ONE (Our New Energy) Fair
Saturday, April 7: “The Hudson Valley is the birthplace of the American environmental movement, with the Hudson River as central Muse and catalyst,” says Melissa Auf der Maur, alt/rock musician and co-founder/director of Basilica Hudson.
“The Golden Age of New Paltz: Part II” at Wired Gallery in High Falls
Saturday, April 7: By focusing on the relationships that took shape among faculty, students and artists unaffiliated with the college, “Golden Age” tells the story of a small-town scene that would produce art of a significance disproportionate to the town’s and the program’s size.
Bettye LaVette on stage at Helsinki Hudson
Saturday, April 7: After nearly 50 years in the music business, Bettye LaVette’s 2005 album I’ve Got My Own Hell to Raise introduced the legendary Detroit-raised R & B vocalist to a wider audience for the first time. It has been red carpets and Grammy nominations ever since.
Intercollegiate West African dance/music concert in New Paltz
Friday, April 6: Students from Marist, Bard, Vassar and SUNY-New Paltz come together to present “Kingdom Come: The West African Experience.” What began as the senior project of New Paltz Communications major Nathalie Mensah has blossomed into a much larger unifying initiative.