Kids’ Almanac (10/18-10/25)
Haunted tours, tales and rails, pumpkin-carving, a festival of scarecrows and more Halloween treats
Entertainment
Emo Philips plays Kingston’s Beverly
Friday, Oct. 19: The comedian once described by Jay Leno as “the best joke writer in America” scored big in several films and television shows, memorably playing a table-saw demonstrator in the cult classic UHF and playing himself as a featured client in the popular Comedy Central cartoon Dr. Katz.
Twyla Tharp in Tannersville
Saturday, Oct. 20: Following a month-long residency at the Orpheum Film & Performing Arts Center, the iconic and iconoclastic modern dance choreographer and her dancers will stage a performance of two earlier works, plus works-in-progress.
Ulster County farm launches obstacle course
Hurd’s Family Farm in Modena has taken abandoned, broken- down farm equipment and arranged it into a Ninja Warrior-styled obstacle course on which kids (and adults) can test their strength and agility.
That winning feeling: Woodstock FIlm Fest winners celebrated
A house packed with filmmakers, film industry participants, community leaders, and audience members witnessed Tony, Emmy and Grammy-winning, and Oscar-nominated filmmaker Julie Taymor receiving the Honorary Maverick Award at the Festival’s Maverick Awards Ceremony October 13 at Backstage Studio Productions in Kingston.
Erica’s Cancer Journey: “Setbacks or spirals?”
It’s not my time to stop. Not yet. I still have plenty of bounce in me.
A look at mid-century country life in the Catskills
“Laurels by Laura” is an account of life in Shandaken that will leave readers nostalgic for days gone by, even if they weren’t there to see them.
Hidden gems at the Woodstock Film Festival
A look at some of the can’t-miss films that might be lost in the shuffle.
Focus on women at the 19th Woodstock Film Fest
Wednesday-Sunday, October 10-14: This preview of WFF’s 2018 offerings (about half of them made by women, overall) focuses solely on works by female directors whose narratives explore relationships among women.
Kids’ Almanac (10/11-10/18)
Ever see the statue of Sojourner Truth in Port Ewen? Trina Greene’s statue of a young Sojourner Truth is filled with surprises. Look carefully at the ground on which Truth walks.