Fallen woman rising in Philomena
Until very recently, most of us didn’t know about the so-called Magdalene laundries: grim places run by the Catholic Church
Stage & Screen
Divine undertaking: Ars Choralis to perform Johanna Hall’s opera in Woodstock
Ars Choralis is a singing group whose ranks include people from all walks of life in the Hudson Valley. For
The Nutcracker and the Mouse King in New Paltz
The Rondout Repertory Theatre Company’s Young Actors’ Troupe will perform a stage version of E. T. A. Hoffman’s original story
Ulster Ballet stages A Christmas Carol at UPAC
As Christmas 1843 approached, Charles Dickens was facing some serious financial problems. He was already famous and revered by the
Abolitionism for the new millennium
The smash success of the much-lauded recent film 12 Years a Slave must surely have resulted in a whole lot
Eisenstein’s silent classic Battleship Potemkin with live piano this Sunday
When contemporary filmmakers want the audience to feel a sense of dread, they have a formidable technological arsenal at their
Repressed, resentful & rebellious in Catching Fire
When a screen version is released of a pop-culture phenomenon as instantly iconic as the Hunger Games series, a movie
Gardiner B&B-owner brings her corrections background to Orange Is the New Black
She has a place in Gardiner, a bed-and-breakfast with sprawling grounds but a cozy feel. She’s got a classic GMC truck
Do-overs unlimited in About Time
With Thanksgiving nearly upon us, it’s time to start thinking about sitting down with usually scattered family members for a
Philharmonic performs Holst’s The Planets with NASA backdrop at the Bardavon
Gustav Holst complained late in life that the fame his orchestral suite The Planets, like some kind of musical kudzu,