Brian Wilson to perform Pet Sounds in Kingston
July 22: The music continues to be the rarest example of an achievement equally revered by the general public and by the avant-garde.
Entertainment
Erica’s Cancer Journey: “MBC: Maureen, Brooke, Charlotte/Metastatic Breast Cancer”
“She died,” I heard three different times this month. Now, I know I will die from my disease. What I did not realize was the number of friends I would lose along the way to Stage IV metastatic breast cancer, including most recently Charlotte, Maureen and Brooke.
Boombox Kitchen and Bar serves up wings, gyros, beer and video gaming with a retro vibe in New Paltz
“My vision for this place is to walk in and be able to pretend I’m in a cafeteria at a 1985 roller rink,” says Lou Milano about his newly-opened Boombox Kitchen and Bar on Main Street.
Is there such a thing as too much zucchini?
The maligned zucchini is the cliched veg of overabundance, spilling out of home gardens in great quantities, big as baseball bats, is the cliched veg of overabundance. You are advised to keep your car locked during zucchini season lest some gardeners get rid of their extras by sneaking a paper bag full of them into your back seat. August 8 is widely celebrated as National Sneak Some Zucchini onto Your Neighbor’s Porch Day. Gardeners grate their supply into breads, cookies and cakes that mask the zucchini’s texture and taste.
Lee Reich’s new gardening book is another keeper
Reich is highly regarded as a national expert, but even more exciting is the fact that he’s a local! He knows our pain. How can we trust an expert from New Jersey, or worse, someone from California (who is probably just a surfer) with our delicate apple blossoms? We can not.
Woodstock School of Art wants to keep art non-toxic
Some of the chemicals used in marking art for decades aren’t good for your health.
New black box theatre taking shape in New Paltz
Right now it’s just a big, gray box, but by year’s end, it’s due to become a black box theater.
Geezer Corps takes on a delicate mission: Moving a beloved Woodstock mural
A few days before he and fellow Geezer Corps members Lorin Rose and Jim Hanson were set to release Paul Wesley Arndt’s 32 foot six inch long canvas painting from the Bank of America wall it has made beautiful for decades, town historian Richard Heppner had a slight note of apprehension in his voice.
Director brings documentary on “The Notorious RBG” to Rhinebeck
The film RBG celebrates the achievement, endurance and unlikely cult status of US Supreme Court justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who, at 84, has become an unexpected pop-culture icon.
Gardiner Cupcake Festival returns this weekend
The Gardiner Cupcake Festival will be held this Saturday, May 19 from noon to 5 p.m., rain or shine, at Wright’s Farm in Gardiner. The festival offers something for everyone in the family, from adults to children. Activities for kids include face painting, cupcake decorating, kids’ zone, pony rides, wagon rides and bouncy houses. Most of the childrens’ activities are free of charge.