Chris Victor’s jury-rigged art on view at SUNY-Ulster
Given his reliance on the synthetic and man-made (a favorite place for scavenging materials is the Town of Rochester dump), Victor’s deep connection to nature is not immediately obvious.
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Mohonk and the Smileys chronicles 150 years of stewardship
Not only alcohol but also cards and dancing were prohibited at the original Mohonk (quite a change from the tavern of John Stokes, from whom the Smileys bought the original chunk of property, and who was known to chain unruly drunks to a tree). But the resort also served as the site of numerous conferences and social initiatives that were, by the standards of the time, progressive if not downright incendiary.
Dominick Farinacci salutes Clifford Brown at Mountain Top Library
Friday, Feb. 15: Farinacci has been recently credited the title Global Ambassador to Jazz at Lincoln Center by Wynton Marsalis, working to further integrate jazz into communities around the world.
Special planetarium show/live concert at SUNY-New Paltz
Thursday, Feb. 21: SUNY-New Paltz presents A Musical Refuge under the Stars: a special planetarium show featuring Music Department students performing Arvo Pärt’s Spiegel im Spiegel and Fratres under the direction of Department of Music professor Alex Peh, as well as improvised pieces inspired by the planetarium show.
Erica’s Cancer Journey: “What her death looked like to me”
You undoubtedly recognize my last name, but maybe not my first. Even though I was the one born in this town, Erica’s social star quickly eclipsed mine – not that it was much of a task for her supernova. Don’t worry, I won’t get mad if you call me Mister Erica.
Wilde Beest: Uptown Kingston’s latest culinary safari
“We don’t have a set menu. We cook jazz; it changes almost daily.”
Coogan & Reilly persuasively embody Stan & Ollie
Their humor ages amazingly well.
The long, twisty career of film director Peter Bogdanovich
The son of Eastern European immigrants, Peter was born in Kingston in 1939. His first language was Serbian.
Photographer John Fischer reclaims his roots in “Ulster County: Discovering Home”
Fischer’s new self-published book, Ulster County: Discovering Home, captures a moment in time in which some old familiar settings are fading away and new ones coming into focus.
Public terrace and outdoor exhibition space to be built at Women’s Studio Workshop
Women’s Studio Workshop has received a Mid-Size Capital Facilities grant of $70,000 secured with the support of the New York State Council on the Arts through the Mid-Hudson Regional Economic Development Council and the Arts and Cultural Facilities Improvement Program.