Entertainment

Kingston’s Pauline Oliveros, world-renowned composer, passes on

Kingston’s Pauline Oliveros, world-renowned composer, passes on

The sudden passing at age 84 on Thanksgiving Day of Pauline Oliveros, an internationally known and celebrated electronic music composer and performer who resided in a rambling Victorian house in Kingston’s Rondout neighborhood with her long-time partner and collaborator Ione, shocked the many people who knew and loved her, locally and around the globe.

Almanac Weekly’s local music roundup (12/1-9)

Almanac Weekly’s local music roundup (12/1-9)

Matt Pond PA in Kingston, Joey Alexander in Hudson, Miki Orihara with Senri Oe in Tivoli, Ars Choralis in Kingston, Woodstock, Foodstock at the Chance, America plays Bardavon, bossa nova in Kingston, Rock ’n’ Roll Flea Market in Kingston, Darol Anger holiday concert in Hudson, Tuba Christmas, Irish Christmas in Beacon, Joan Osborne in Hudson

The Vly’s Dutch history lives on in Lucy Van Sickle’s book

The Vly’s Dutch history lives on in Lucy Van Sickle’s book

Vly-Atwood, known hereabouts as “the Vly,” was a hamlet where people attended school and church, and gathered for social congress. Named from the Middle Dutch word vley or valeye, meaning valley or swamp, the Vly is actually situated in an upland area of the Town of Marbletown, above the buried aqueduct that takes water from the Ashokan Reservoir to New York City, and the Esopus Creek, which flows through a narrow canyon below.

Kids’ Almanac (Dec. 1-8)

Kids’ Almanac (Dec. 1-8)

A David Bowie covers album to benefit the It Gets Better project, a host of local holiday-themed family activities, A Christmas Carol ballet and on stage, the science of sound in Kingston, Victoria St. George reads from The Rainbow Book in New Paltz, shadow stories at SUNY-Dutchess, scavenger hunt tours at Locust Grove, gingerbread workshop, Sinterklaas…