Kingston After Dark: Be undeniable
One band that never forgets to try and unite people around a good time and across backgrounds is the hard-rock group Hellyeah.
Entertainment
Saugerties car show expected to be biggest of all time
Bob Siracusano predicts 500+ cars for the July 9 event.
Phoenicia Playhouse performs The Wedding Singer
July 7-23: The musical comedy, based on the Adam Sandler film of the same name, has been called the Grease! of the 1980s and is chock-full of singing and dancing, along with period costumes and impersonations of 80s pop singers, from Cyndi Lauper to Boy George.
New blood revitalizes Woodstock’s Creative Music Studio
CMS has a kick-ass new board, a supercharged trio of artistic directors, and the original god-parents of World Music, Karl Berger & Ingrid Sertso, imperturbably at its heart.
Feltsman’s dream realized
July 10-28: Now tuition-free, PianoSummer brings top emerging pianists from all over the world to SUNY-New Paltz. This year the Flier Competition carries a new first prize: a solo debut recital at Carnegie Hall.
Summer evenings at Water Street Market in New Paltz offer free movies and live music
Films are shown Mondays. Upcoming titles include: “Breakfast at Tiffany’s,” “Cinema Paradisio,” “Mask,” and “Lion.” Music is perform Thursdays. Upcoming acts include Cornbread Jam, Vicki Russell and The Big Distraction.
Kids’ Almanac (7/6-13)
Sail to Bannerman’s Island, fly at Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome, and travel back in time at Stone House Day in Hurley.
Josh Radner’s Sacred Valley at Vassar’s Powerhouse Theater
Friday-Sunday, July 7-9: Television star’s bittersweet comedy deals with the ramifications of a mushroom trip gone awry.
Pride & Prejudice & pratfalls
July-August: Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival spins up a giddy Jane Austen classic. Amazingly, deliciously, it all works; but purists should consider themselves forewarned.
Taiko drumming in the Widow Jane Mine
Sunday, July 9: Bring a folding chair and a light jacket, sweater or sweatshirt, even if it’s a 95-degree day up top, it will be refreshingly cool in the cave.