Ellenville’s in the running for a “Hometown Takeover”
“For this pitch, you have to feature what’s wrong – total warts-and-all, and we’ve got a few warts in Ellenville. It’s a reality TV show, so we needed to be real.”
Entertainment
Sign of spring: Cherries Ice Cream reopens its doors
Alyson Reidy owns and operates a beloved spot on Route 209 in Stone Ridge where ice cream has been served for nearly 70 years.
Make harvest grain bowls with cookbook author/activist Maria Reidelbach at Kingston’s Old Dutch Church
Saturday, Feb. 15: “I wanted to create a cookbook for people who had sort of fallen out of the practice of cooking or who had never learned to cook in a way that is flexible, incorporating different ingredients on the fly, which is what you get if you have a garden or shop at the Farmers’ Market. It also helps you avoid waste.”
Terri Weagant dazzles in Elizabeth Heffron’s Bo-Nita at Denizen Theatre
Wednesday-Sunday through Mar. 1: It’s an astonishingly demanding play, and Weagant gives it her all and then some. You don’t want to miss this one – especially in as intimate a setting as Denizen’s little black box.
Hudson Valley burrito named one of nation’s best
Ingredients include vegetable rice, black beans, coleslaw, guacamole, pico de gallo, onion marmalade, a sweet chili sauce and cilantro. But the star of it all is the tender, juicy, short rib.
Kingston After Dark: Lionel Johnson on Hell’s Teeth and Kingston
For decades, Lionel Johnson has been one of the all-around good people in the local music scene I respect the
Bardavon, UPAC screen the Met’s Porgy and Bess
Saturday, Feb. 8: The Gershwins’ American masterpiece has its first Met performances in almost three decades, starring bass/baritone Eric Owens and soprano Angel Blue in the title roles.
Ruth Lauer-Manenti’s Remnants at CPW
There’s a brittle beauty in Ruth Lauer-Manenti’s work, which will be shown in the Center for Photography at Woodstock’s solo exhibition gallery alongside its latest Members’ Show, beginning with a 4 p.m.-6 p.m. reception on Saturday, February 8. Lauer-Manenti was chosen as Reviewers’ Pick during the Woodstock Portfolio Reviews of CPW members last year. The result is Ruth Lauer-Maneti’s Remnants.
Falcon hosts Alexis P. Suter birthday concert
Saturday, Feb. 8: A talent celebrated rapturously by the likes of B. B. King and Levon Helm, Suter is supporting her widely acclaimed 2019 full-band release Be Love.
Jan Sawka exhibition opens at Dorsky Museum
Saturday, February 8: High Falls artist Jan Sawka (1946-2012), originally from Poland, was known for his diverse creative output, which included paintings, prints, sculptures and a movable ten-story stage set for the Grateful Dead’s 25th-anniversary tour.