David Sedaris coming to the Bardavon
Friday, Apr. 5: When the dust clears from the still-raging oral history/memoir/spoken-word renaissance, David Sedaris may well stand as the one to credit or to blame for the whole damn thing.
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11 Jane Street, Saugerties’ newest art and performance space, opens this weekend
Saturday, Mar. 30: “When There Were Birds” by Millicent Young is the site-specific inaugural installation for the gallery, which is located in Jennifer Hicks’ elegantly restored 125-year-old warehouse.
International Sculpture Day in Saugerties
Saturday, Mar. 30: International Sculpture Day, or “ISDay,” is an annual celebration held worldwide with the purpose of furthering public understanding of sculpture and its contribution to contemporary society. Saugerties recognizes ISDay each April with a month-long sculpture exhibition by artists who live or work in Saugerties or the surrounding areas. The opening will be held at J. J. Newberry, the former “five-and-dime” on Main Street.
California nightmare: Jordan Peele delves deeper into horror genre with Us
The cast of Us does a terrific job with the challenge of bringing to life both the core characters and the doubles who threaten them.
Looking for a mountain cabin studio?
Apply before April 12 for the free Platte Clove Artist-in-Residence Program. Since the early 19th century and the beginning of the American Landscape movement, the Catskill escarpment has remained an enduring source of artistic inspiration for generations of artists. The residency provides a tranquil and rustic workplace located in the landscape where American landscape art began.
90 Miles Theatre Company will go “Back to the ’80s” at their upcoming cabaret
In the 1985 film, Back to the Future, Michael J. Fox’s character, Marty McFly, travelled through time back to the ‘50s in a souped-up DeLorean converted into a time machine. But no such device will be necessary for modern-day Hudson Valley-ites who wish to go back to the ‘80s for a night: all one needs is a ticket to the 90 Miles Theatre Company’s next themed cabaret, “Back to the ‘80s,” on Saturday, March 30 at Boughton Place, 150 Kisor Road in Highland.
Omara Portuondo’s farewell tour to visit Bardavon
Sunday, Apr. 28: The legendary Cuban diva Omara Portuondo was an original member of the seminal Buena Vista Social Club (the Ry Cooder album and the Wim Wenders film), and she helped reintroduce the sophisticated and singular music of Cuba to American audiences.
YouTube stars Rhett & Link to perform at Civic Center
Saturday, May 4: Best friends since the first grade, Rhett & Link are a comedic duo known for hosting the most-watched daily show on the Internet, Good Mythical Morning. Their narrative series Rhett & Link’s Buddy System and the award-winning weekly podcast Ear Biscuits, as well as their wildly popular comedic songs, sketches and low-budget local commercials, have established the pair as viral superstars of the new model.
Andy Frasco & the UN to perform in Woodstock
Saturday, Mar. 23: They lit up 2018 Mountain Jam with a wild set or organ-fired funky rock ‘n’ roll led by an irrepressible entertainer who understands nothing of restraint.
The eyes of Carrie Haddad
The pioneering gallerist looks back at Hudson’s remarkable renaissance.