Friday, Feb. 15: Farinacci has been recently credited the title Global Ambassador to Jazz at Lincoln Center by Wynton Marsalis, working to further integrate jazz into communities around the world.
Thursday, Feb. 21: SUNY-New Paltz presents A Musical Refuge under the Stars: a special planetarium show featuring Music Department students performing Arvo Pärt’s Spiegel im Spiegel and Fratres under the direction of Department of Music professor Alex Peh, as well as improvised pieces inspired by the planetarium show.
Women’s Studio Workshop has received a Mid-Size Capital Facilities grant of $70,000 secured with the support of the New York State Council on the Arts through the Mid-Hudson Regional Economic Development Council and the Arts and Cultural Facilities Improvement Program.
Supporters of county executive candidates make their cases; Who decides about art?; No dumbing it down.
Saturday, Feb. 9: The first annual Sojourner Truth Life Walk proceeds from Port Ewen to the Ulster County Courthouse, ending with a live in-person reenactment of Sojourner Truth’s “Ain’t I a Woman?” speech at the Old Dutch Church.
Saturday, Feb. 9: Hilarie Burton, Jeffrey Dean Morgan & Paul Rudd will try to scare you in Kingston.
Friday, Feb. 8: Fronted by the irresistible singer/songwriter Nee Nee Rushie, the Big Takeover combines a deep reggae groove with a Motown-inspired pop sensibility and subtle and sophisticated horn-powered arrangements.
Sunday, Feb. 10: Readings feature fiction and memoir about the rough-and-tumble of finding love, feeling love, losing love and keeping love. The featured readers include Jana Martin, Nina Shengold, Robert Burke Warren, Beverly Donofrio and Lisa Phillips.
Saturday, Feb. 9: Dr. Michael Crupain believes that circadian rhythms have an important influence on healthy eating, and he expounds on this premise in What to Eat When: A Strategic Plan to Improve Your Health and Life through Food.
Tivoli on ice: Not-for-profit opens pop-up community skating rink | “Ridge & Tower” art exhibition in New Paltz to benefit students.