The pastel-and-ink paintings and porcelain-and-clay sculptures of Kingston-based artist Jan Harrison defy stylistic pigeonholes, but their otherworldliness and dreamlike logic relate to Surrealism, the 1920s Paris-based movement that celebrated the unconscious as the root of the creative impulse and exulted in the element of surprise.
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.
Saturday, Nov. 23: Located at 32 Cannon Street in an 1845 former Masonic Temple, right outside the Bardavon stage door, Revel 32° has been created by co-owners Jim and Gina Sullivan, who recently opened 40 Cannon Street, an apartment complex, brewery, wine bar and coffeeshop.
Saturday, Nov. 23: There’s an organization in our region with boots on the ground and pertinent training, intervening on behalf of targeted immigrants and refugees. This grassroots, all-volunteer coalition was formed by concerned residents and local faith communities to provide a network of safety and support to immigrants regardless of status.
Sunday, Nov. 24: Their latest material leans hard toward funk and soul – a kind of roots mashup that will strike some listeners are a somewhat scruffier and less conservatory-groomed version of Lake Street Dive, with whom they have toured.
Friday, Nov. 22: Clarinetist and tenor saxophonist Linus Wyrsch is a native of Switzerland who has been based in New York City for well over a decade, where he has become one of the most sought-after instrumentalists. His group features Turkish vocalist Gizem Gokoglu, accordionist Dallas Vietty and bassist Martin Pizzarelli (Bucky’s son).
Olivebridge resident Kate McGloughlin’s family goes back 12 generations in Ulster County, and her maternal ancestors were among the 2,000+ people displaced when the Ashokan Reservoir was constructed between 1907 and 1915. Twelve communities were inundated when a 12-mile stretch of the Esopus Creek was impounded and flooded to provide drinking water for New York City.
Saturday, Nov. 16: Conductor Randall Craig Fleischer leads the HVP in Copland’s evergreen classic of Americana, Appalachian Spring, as well as in Michael Daugherty’s 2015 Tales of Hemingway Cello Concerto, featuring the decorated cellist Zuill Bailey.
A recent discovery by owner Lizzie Vann and her team, which is renovating the newly renamed Bearsville Center at 291 Tinker Street, came in the form of dozens of sketches by artist John Cuneo covering the walls of two restrooms at The Peterson House, the old white house next to the Bear Café.
Friday, Nov. 8: A genuine iconoclast and musical outlier, Kinky Friedman’s Resurrection and the Merry Kinkster Tour makes its way to Marlboro.