Radius 50, the new regional exhibit that’s up at the Woodstock Artists Association & Museum this month, pushes both WAAM and the Woodstock art scene into fresh territory via its serious inclusion of bold new visions, savvy Janus-faced simultaneous takes on a shared art history and emerging visual culture, and diverse receptivity to our contemporary world.
Saugerties’ gallery scene is seeking to transform the town into a must-visit destination for art aficionados. Four outstanding shows this month are clustered within two blocks. Paintings, drawings, prints and sculptures have overflowed the gallery walls and are showing up in storefront windows and inside restaurants.
Tuesday, August 22-Sunday, August 27: It’s the second-largest county fair in the state, and this year’s entertainment includes 3 Doors Down, the Brothers Osborne, the Marshall Tucker Band and the Old Crow Medicine Show.
The thirteenth annual Hudson Valley RibFest will be held at the Ulster County Fairgrounds Friday through Sunday, August 18 through 20.
Sunday, August 20: This year’s headliners include jazz royalty in trombonist Delfeayo Marsalis and the revered modern jazz pianist Cyrus Chestnut.
Sunday, August 20:This spirited roll down lower Broadway is more of a handmade parade-on-wheels than a race.
Sunday, August 20: Today she is the music director for the Samsonville United Methodist Church, but over her extensive musical career René Bailey has performed with such luminaries as Louis Armstrong, B. B. King, Aretha Franklin, Dave Brubeck, Ruth Brown, Paul Anka and Sam Cooke.
The fifth annual Chronogram Block Party will fill the streets of Uptown Kingston with music, food and beverage, ritual and the general essences of cool on Saturday, August 19.
Saturday, August 19: lt/rock hitmakers the Goo Goo Dolls have two distinct sets of fans: those who insist, often with raised voices and a chance of fisticuffs, that the hardscrabble Buffalo-bred rockers were actually cool before they got big with radio hits that tend toward the sensitive side of ’90s rock; and those who made them get big.
Friday, August 18-Sunday, August 20: Sixty teams vie for top honors at the Hudson Valley RibFest in New Paltz this weekend.