Colonial Kingston comes alive at the Hoffman House
If it weren’t for Kingston historian Edwin Ford, this treasured building wouldn’t exist: Hoffman House was one of several Colonial-era stone buildings targeted for demolition in the late 1960s.
Entertainment
Piano four hands in Tivoli
Babette Hierholzer & Jürgen Appell’s Kaatsbaan program will span the centuries, featuring works by Johann Pachelbel, J. S. Bach, Johannes Brahms, Robert Schumann, Ernesto Lecuona and Richard Wagner.
Broad shoulders: Jacinta Bunnell is an artist, activist, author & philanthropic arm-wrestler
“The ethos of zine culture has always been that if you are not finding what you want to be reading, go and make it yourself.”
Everything’s gluten-free at Ella’s Bellas Café & Bakery in Beacon
“Our goal is to have really delicious food that everyone in the family can eat. Most of the time what happens is that people try something and say, ‘Really? This is gluten-free?’ We’re trying to be subtle about it.”
Woodstock writer Alison Gaylin nominated for top mystery novel prize
“What Remains of Me” a finalist for the Edgar Award, given yearly by the Mystery Writers of America (MWA).
At the brickyard
Praise be the performance deities that Bardavon/UPAC executive director Chris Silva was able to sign such a box-office favorite and former Woodstock resident Bob Dylan for an outdoor concert at the Hutton brickyards property on North Street on the Hudson River waterfront.
Judith Kerman’s Aleph, broken
The mud-luscious season we entered as soon as this past pile of snow started melting is perfect for poetry. Or at least its reading.
Kingston After Dark: Adventure time
There are a lot of interesting bands and solo performers these days. Even for a music addict like me there is always more to learn about and reason to keep your ear to the ground or head in the clouds.
ACLU benefit concert at Bearsville
Friday, 3/24: Our benefit concerts used to be driven by bad weather – really bad weather. Now they seem more likely to be about sustaining critical and endangered social institutions. This concert was partly produced by Fenner Osmond Friedman, age 15, as part of a final project for a school-run mentorship with WDST.
Kids’ Almanac (3/23-30)
Our weekly roundup of fun things you can do with the family.