Amedore not running for re-election to the state Senate
State Sen. George Amedore, (R-Rotterdam) announced today that he will not seek re-election next year. Amedore represents the 46th Senate
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Children rule as Sinterklaas visits Kingston this week, Rhinebeck next
Saturday, November 30: The Children’s Maritime Parade will wend its way down Broadway: giant puppets, grumpus heads, star lanterns, fish, flags, boat models, stiltwalkers, long rippling banners representing the River itself, Rip Van Winkle and of course Sinterklaas. The traditional Dutch antecedent of Santa Claus will make his voyage from Kingston (representing Spain) to Rhinebeck (representing Holland) on the Hudson River’s only solar-powered boat.
Basilica Farm & Flea Holiday Market this weekend features 100+ vendors
Friday-Sunday, Nov. 29-Dec. 1: The annual three-day marketplace of local, handmade and vintage goods returns for its seventh year over Thanksgiving weekend in Basilica Hudson’s reclaimed waterfront factory.
Loudon Wainwright III returns to Towne Crier
Friday, Nov. 29: Always a critical favorite for whom the personal and the topical, the satiric and the authentic are meaningless distinctions, Loudon Wainwright III probably draws a higher percentage of songwriters to his club shows than anyone else on the road today. They want to see how it is done.
Bardavon presents Hot Tuna with Larry Campbell & Teresa Williams
Thursday, Dec. 5: What a dream pairing: Hot f&#@ing Tuna still going strong, teaming up with the Hudson Valley’s resident stars of deep roots and Americana, Larry Campbell & Teresa Williams. If L and T don’t join J and J at some point, something is terribly wrong in America.
Ex-legislator pleads not guilty on trespassing charge
Ex-county legislator Chris Allen, in Saugerties Village Court Monday night, pleaded not guilty to a misdemeanor charge of criminal trespass stemming from an October incident where he allegedly got into a shouting match with resident Paul Fowler and refused to leave Fowler’s domicile.
Kaatsbaan names Stella Abrera artistic director
She joins executive director Sonja Kostich at the helm of the prominent 30-year-old Hudson Valley dance organization. Says Kostich, “Stella is an extraordinary figure in the cultural world and an inspiring advocate for Kaatsbaan, both as a female Filipino-American leader and as an artist, and I’m elated to welcome her as my new partner at Kaatsbaan.”
Sanders’ Glyphs at the Mothership
A Glyph, as defined by poet, writer, activist, musician Ed Sanders, is “a drawing that is charged with literary, emotional, historical or mythic and poetic intensity. A Glyph has the power to shake the spirit. It emblazons shapes, lines, colors, space and words into an intense zone of enhanced visualization…”
Letter: The Kingstonian’s trinity of deficiencies
“The Kingston Planning Board’s determination that the proposed Kingstonian project won’t have an impact on the character of the Stockade district highlights the ethical, personnel and institutional deficiencies in our city government,” writes a reader. “It defies reality.”
Hudson Valley Hullabaloo, ‘where arty meets the party,’ returns to Kingston
Saturday/Sunday, Nov. 23-24: This holiday market puts as much emphasis on activities as on showcasing a curated collection of handmade food and spirits, jewelry, ceramics, woodworking, kids’ and baby goods, clothing and health and beauty products from some 75 creators and small businesses.