Mavis Staples, Ani DiFranco, Wailers, Railroad Earth headline Clearwater
Saturday-Sunday, June 15-16: The folkcentric-but-adventurous-and-inclusive Clearwater Festival takes to scenic Croton Point
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Stone Ridge Library hosts its 73rd annual Library Fair
Saturday, June 8: The festivities will include an outrageously stocked book sale, plant sale, children’s activities, craft and gift booths, food and drink and entertainment all day.
Amazing dogs on screen in Buddy at Rosendale Theatre
Wednesday, June 12: Depicted are six pooches that open and close drawers, turn their mistress over in bed, remove paper from the computer printer, push a syringe into flesh, put on a woman’s socks and pull up her blanket. They soothe a veteran with PTSD and a severely autistic child.
Grinds go wild in Booksmart
They’re politically “woke,” break no rules and look down on all their less-serious age peers. Picture a couple of Californian Hermione Grangers and you’ve got the gist.
Memorial and concert in New Paltz to celebrate the life of Erica Chase-Salerno
Sunday, June 16: Joyful Sounds for Erica, a free all-ages outdoor concert featuring many of Erica’s favorite local musician/friends, begins at 3 p.m. in Hasbrouck Park. Scheduled performers include Rhett Miller, Dean Jones and Dog on Fleas, John Burdick and friends, Rachel Loshak and Robert Burke Warren.
Mountain Jam heads for its new digs at Bethel Woods
Thursday-Sunday, June 13-16: Warren Haynes is back on the scene, both as organizer and for two sets with the festival’s flagship band, Gov’t Mule. Willie Nelson & Family and Phil Lesh & Friends represent the old guard of progressive American musical movements, while relative youngsters like the Avett Brothers bring more reverence for tradition to their roots.
Michael Beschloss & Susan Dunn headline Roosevelt Reading Festival
Saturday, June 15: Throughout the day, from 9:45 a.m. to 5 p.m., 15 authors of recently published books that draw upon the Roosevelt Library archives or focus on the FDR era will present book talks followed by question-and-answer sessions and book-signings.
New Woodstock bakery will deliver
“We get flowers delivered. Why not a cake?” mused Rigdzin Drolma, the proprietor of Me3 Bakery, an online business providing gourmet, elaborately decorated cakes to Woodstock and the surrounding region.
Dizzying array of products await Saugerties Farmers’ Market attendees
The Saugerties Farmers’ Market opened its season on a nearly perfect day, sunny and warm but not hot. The opening day drew a large crowd, and several new vendors provided a mixture of meats, vegetables and many non-food items. The market this year has a new manager, Beth Troxell.
Country Living Fair returns to Rhinebeck
Friday-Sunday, May 31-June 2: The Country Living Fair brings the magazine’s content to life in three outdoor settings across the country. Each Fair features 200+ vendors from more than 30 states and is expected to draw more than 20,000 visitors.