Art & Music

“5 x 7 Show” in Woodstock

“5 x 7 Show” in Woodstock

Preview party on Friday, Dec. 1: The five-by-seven-inch works were donated by Hudson Valley artists for the fundraiser and will be exhibited anonymously at Byrdcliffe’s Kleinert/James Center for the Arts. Each is priced at $100. Given the art-world notables who regularly donate a work to the event – including Milton Glaser, Portia Munson, the Starn Twins and Joan Snyder – some buyers who purchase a piece for the love of art find out later that they made a good investment, too.

David Amram marks 87th birthday at Marlboro’s Falcon

David Amram marks 87th birthday at Marlboro’s Falcon

Sunday, Dec. 3: Well into his ninth decade, the award-winning composer/conductor/multi-instrumentalist and author is receiving awards and honors worldwide, composing two new commissioned symphonic works, performing at major folk, jazz, classical, spoken-word and film festivals, working on his fourth book, and posing as the subject of a new feature film documentary by filmmaker Michael Patrick Kelly.

Darlene Love holiday show at Colony in Woodstock

Darlene Love holiday show at Colony in Woodstock

Tuesday, Dec. 5: Numbered among Darlene Love’s most ardent advocates, supporters and superfans are a few names you might know: first, Bruce Springsteen and Bette Midler, both of whom performed with Love at the singer’s induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame; next, Elvis Costello, Jimmy Webb and Steven van Zandt, all of whom (along with the Boss) penned songs expressly for Love.

WAAM names its 2017 award winners

WAAM names its 2017 award winners

It’s now the holiday season, and as local art aficionados await the annual 5 by 7 show at the Kleinert, the big cultural news comes from the Woodstock Artists Association & Museum’s major year end awards, presented as part of the reception for WAAM’s annual Holiday Show last Saturday, November 18.

Locust Grove hosts Artisan Marketplace

Locust Grove hosts Artisan Marketplace

Friday-Sunday, Nov. 24-26: This Poughkeepsie estate was once home to artist and inventor Samuel F. B. Morse. The site’s museum exhibits on his dual accomplishments as a painter and inventor of the telegraph and Morse Code are well worth the visit. This carefully curated show of some 40 vendors offers a range of handmade goods for purchase.

A cavalcade of carols: Hudson Valley yuletide concert schedule

A cavalcade of carols: Hudson Valley yuletide concert schedule

We may not know the words per se, but the sound transports. This season’s musical landscape features all genres, including two Messiahs and a holiday concert by the internationally fêted jazz phenom Cécile McLorin Salvant at Bard. Take it from Wynton Marsalis: “You get a singer like this once in a generation or two.” Hark the herald.