Erica’s Cancer Journey: “What’s so hard about “new”?”
When is boring preferable to interesting? Cancer appointments. No one wants to be the “interesting” patient.
Entertainment
The Wailers are coming to Woodstock
Sunday, Oct. 28: The Wailers that will appear at Colony are no Menudo – no distant descendants of the founders, with maybe “the original gear,” as the joke goes. These Wailers are led by famed bassist and founder Aston “Familyman” Barrett, joined by fellow original Wailers Junior Marvin and Donald Kinsey.
Osi Audu’s work at Kleinert
Hurley-based Osi Audu will be the focus of a rare one-person exhibit opening with a 3 p.m. talk and a 4 p.m. reception Saturday, October 20 at the Kleinert/James Center for the Arts, 36 Tinker Street in Woodstock.
Women Who Rock writers to read at Golden Notebook
“It’s a fundamental feminist act to make women aware of other women’s achievements,” said Evelyn McDonnell, editor of Women Who Rock, which profiles 104 key female “game changers” in the world of rock and associated genres. Contributors to the book include local music writers Holly George-Warren and Jana Martin, who will both read, along with McDonnell and former Flying Lizards member Vivien Goldman, at the Golden Notebook Bookstore in Woodstock on Saturday, October 20 at 3 p.m.
NYS Sheep & Wool Festival at Dutchess Fairgrounds
Saturday-Sunday, Oct. 20-21: This Rhinebeck festival features live demonstrations of shearing and spinning, master classes and expert talks, the Northeast Angora Goat Show, kid-friendly activities such as llama parades, sheepdog demos and Mad Science shows, and of course, vendors of wool, tools and supplies for the hobbyist.
Local cultural fest, Shout Out Saugerties, continues
Writers, established and prospective alike, will be celebrated this third weekend of the local culture fest Shout Out Saugerties.
Paul Rudd to headline Hudson Valley Votes at UPAC
Saturday, Oct. 20: An evening of music, performance and activism in Kingston with Natalie Merchant, Aaron Dessner of the National, Jack DeJohnette, Dar Williams, Mary Stuart Masterson, Paul Rudd, Lili Taylor, Eve Ensler and many more.
Feed the animals & eat vegan treats at Catskill Animal Sanctuary’s Gobble & Groove
Saturday, Oct. 20: You can join in a special feeding of the turkeys’ (and pigs’) favorite treats, decorate a pumpkin for Halloween, shop a vegan marketplace, do yoga outdoors, learn new recipes and try free samples at food demos. Best-selling author Gene Stone (The How Not to Die Cookbook) will be the guest speaker.
Meshell Ndegeocello at Bard’s Fisher Center
Saturday, Oct. 20: From a Billboard perspective and in the rebel language of rock narrative, the great songwriter, bassist and recordmaker registers as confoundingly, demonstratively eclectic. Contrarian, even: one who runs from what the market wants her to be, one who ignores the nervous directives of label men. That story perplexes me.
Harlem Renaissance sculptor Augusta Savage’s legacy preserved in Ulster County
Savage had met the eccentric bohemian writer Joe Gould at a poetry reading, after which he became “romantically” obsessed with her. So in 1945 she decided to leave her city life behind, relocating to Saugerties.