Holidelic at Helsinki Hudson
Everett Bradley of the E Street Band brings his funkified holiday classics to Hudson
Entertainment
Lucas Handwerker collaborates with Philippe Petit on a new show
Philippe Petit, 68, the high-wire artist who walked a cable between the World Trade Center’s Twin Towers in 1974, began his career with magic shows at the age of six. Lucas Handwerker, 23, who performs as a mentalist, also started out as a six-year-old magician. The two men are collaborating on Piece of Mind, a performance by Handwerker, and will present sneak previews at Arts Society of Kingston Dec. 9-10.
The inspired Nellie McKay plays Beacon’s Towne Crier this Friday
Nellie McKay, with special guest Timothy Dark, performs at the Towne Crier Café in Beacon on Friday, December 9 at 8:30 p.m. Tickets cost $30. The Towne Crier is located at 379 Main Street in Beacon. For tickets and additional information, visit www.townecrier.com.
Almanac music roundup (12/8-14)
Includes: Nellie McKay at Town Crier, Holidelic at Helsinki Hudson, Larry Campbell & Teresa Williams play Bearsville, New Paltz candlelight concert on Huguenot Street, Guitar Junior Johnson plays Beacon’s Towne Crier, Listen to Bridge Music all winter at Marlboro’s Falcon.
Meet Samir Hrichi of Ship to Shore, a Kingston culinary institution
An avid traveler, Samir Hrichi has taste-tested every continent except Antarctica, and Ship to Shore’s menu reflects his culinary discoveries. “My parents are immigrants – my father is Moroccan and my mother is Latvian – so there were always lots of interesting foods when I was growing up.”
Kate Hamilton’s gigantic bonnet and bow-tied blouse on view at Carrie Haddad Gallery in Hudson
The New Paltz artist’s oversized garments evoke memories of childhood, when you were small and adults were tall.
See the “lost” works of Alice Guy-Blaché in Rhinebeck
Alice Guy-Blaché, the first female movie director and studio-owner, made her first film in 1896 at the age of 23. She went on to write, direct or produce more than 1,000 films. She could be considered the first director (male or female), because she was the first to give direction to actors and to separate her role from the cameraman. Surprisingly, this pioneer of cinema was largely forgotten for decades.
A studio visit with Julia Santos Solomon
Julia Santos Solomon looks back — with paint and gold leaf — at her Dominican Republic childhood. “You see the world from those eyes – where you’re from,” says the Woodstock artist whose work has been collected by the Smithsonian.
Loving takes an intimate view of the interracial marriage that overthrew miscegenation laws
Loving is not your typical soul-stirring, flag-waving courtroom drama. As a film about race relations, it’s almost in a class by itself.
Seasonal shows to keep you in a holiday mood
See local performances of The Nutcracker, A Christmas Carol, A Christmas Story: The Musical, Every Christmas Story Ever Told and Handel’s Messiah.