Making art in the Catskills
As Roxbury writer Simona David points out in the introduction to her new ebook How Art is Made in the Catskills, our region has nurtured creative people from Washington Irving to John Cage, from Thomas Cole to Bob Dylan.
Art & Music
Kingston After Dark: True colors
Hey there, gang. By the time this is posted we will know if we all survived the Tuesday Snowpocalypse of March 2017 or whether we are but a frozen memory.
Tribute to Pauline Oliveros in Kingston
Sunday, 3/19: The City of Kingston owes a lot to this musical innovator, and it’s tough to imagine its current arts-driven renaissance having happened without her inspiration.
Tesla Quartet to perform in Kingston
Saturday, 3/18: This young chamber music ensemble has snagged prizes at music competitions and festivals all over the world.
French chansons in Tannersville and at Bard
Friday & Saturday, 3/17 & 18: The latest offering from the Catskill Jazz Factory is a program devoted to French popular song and it features Parisian chanteuse Camille Bertault and Franco-American virtuoso pianist Dan Tepfer.
“Rising Artists” at Roost Studio in New Paltz
Saturday, 3/18: The exhibit, focusing on Hudson Valley and SUNY-New Paltz artists, epitomizes Roost’s ongoing mission to uncover new talent and inspire new audiences.
Kingston After Dark: Four guns, one love
It’s hard to believe the area’s finest Outlaw Americana band 4 Gun Ridge is already on its third album.
Old and on the road
In which our intrepid middle-aged music critic samples the life of a young punk on tour.
Four Nations Ensemble to perform at historic Rhinebeck church
Sunday, 3/12: Rhinebeck Chamber Music Society brings eminent early-music specialists to play in the historic Church of the Messiah.
Yale Russian Chorus Alumni to perform at Bard
Saturday, 3/11: Perhaps you need to have lived through the Cold War to realize how remarkable it was for Russians to stumble upon a band of American singers in downtown Moscow.