A new Woodstock publishing entity, Wapner & Brent Books, has just come out with a new version of Dao De Jing, the Chinese master Laozi’s great work, on which the idea of Taoism is based.
New Paltz pho lovers will no longer have to cross the river to get their fix.
The New York State Museum acquired Anderson’s “significant collection of artwork of the historic Woodstock Art Colony,” which includes 1500 paintings, works on paper, sculptures, and archival material and by more than 170 artists from the first half of the 20th century. The release dubbed it “the largest comprehensive art collection of its type.”
Friday, May 19: The Woodstock Farm Festival will kick off its season with a scrumptious dinner with a twist – the dishes will be made with what chefs across the country are calling “rescued food” – perfectly tasty, fresh vegetables, fruits, grains and more that would otherwise have gone to waste, filling landfills and speeding climate change.
But the secret ingredient underlying many Japenese desserts is “kanten” or “agar-agar,” a vegan gelatin made from seaweed. “It’s a totally amazing material,” says the restaurateur. “It’s 78 percent fiber, high in iodine; it feeds your thyroid and gets rid of heavy metals from the body.”
Friday, May 12: In a perfect pairing for fans of garage attitude, New York City’s badass punk/soul band the Mighty Fine teams up with the Young Skulls for a show at BSP in Kingston.
Friday, May 12: Two longtime regional favorites will perform simultaneously at the Falcon in Marlboro. Good thing there are two venues.
May 13-14: Jonesing for an injection of the lively arts into your life after a long rainy bout of cabin fever? This weekend, the City of Beacon is the place to be.
Opening May 13: The Oracle of Lacuna is the latest in Heather Hart’s interactive “Rooftop Oracles” series in which viewers are invited to crawl over and inside what appear to be the severed roofs of houses, life-sized.
“We want people to mingle and linger… There’s something about that Dutch DNA – that simplicity and celebration of everyday life. It’s honest, straightforward. And to me, that’s what the Hudson Valley is like: It’s unpretentious.”