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Abby Z & the New Utility dance at Bard

Abby Z & the New Utility dance at Bard

Saturday-Sunday, March 31-April 1: Her high-adrenaline choreography combines elements of hip-hop, punk, West African and street dance, praised by The New York Times as “an onslaught of thwacking arms, emphatic kicks, dizzying spins, swift somersaults, perilous balances and slippery contortions.”

Keegan Ales to host Brewmates mail-order beer kit launch party

Keegan Ales to host Brewmates mail-order beer kit launch party

Saturday, March 24: Each kit will feature a unique recipe, easy-to-follow instructions, the ingredients needed to brew five gallons of beer and a promotional item from a different independent craft brewery. To celebrate the launch of the Keegan Ales homebrew kit, which will feature Keegan’s limited-edition California Common beer, Brewmates will be hosting a party. Admission is free, and guests aged 21+ can sample a free pint of California Common. There will also be drawings to win Brewmates recipe kits, tickets to the Tap NY Festival and other prizes.

John Burroughs Literary Awards honor top nature writers

John Burroughs Literary Awards honor top nature writers

Area residents typically think of the John Burroughs Association as a local not-for-profit organization that maintains Slabsides and the surrounding nature sanctuary and trails in West Park. But the Association also has a national profile as a respected conferrer of annual literary awards in the genre of nature writing, helping to keep alive the primary profession of the great 19th-century naturalist himself.