Woodstock Writers’ Festival, April 7-10
Interesting things happen when writers congregate. They discuss craft and the logistics of the publishing business. They share their work
Stage & Screen
Men in tights get in fights: Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice
Sometimes it’s best to go with your gut. Having found Zack Snyder’s 2013 intro to the DC Comics cinematic universe,
Critical mass: Daniel Mendelsohn in conversation with Fran Lebowitz at Bard
For Bard College literature and theater students, the bad news is that superstar fantasy author Neil Gaiman is taking a
Zootopia is fun, thoughtful kiddie fare that won’t bore grownups
Hollywood studios aren’t stupid. They know that during elementary schools’ Easter break, parents all over America are looking for ways
SNL veteran Denny Dillon teaches improv at Kingston’s Old Dutch Church
You’ve probably walked away from a conversation and immediately thought of all the things that you could have said to
The Crucible meets The Exorcist in The Witch
Being an unabashed Wiccan sympathizer whose 1980s handfasting (Pagan wedding) ceremony was officiated by Drawing down the Moon author Margot
Free members’ screening of Moretti’s Mia Madre at Upstate Films Rhinebeck
Mia Madre (2015), the latest film by Palme D’Or-winning Italian director Nanni Moretti (The Son’s Room, Dear Diary, We Have
Solas An Lae’s Rhinebeck show to feature The Celtic Soul of Van Morrison
“We’ve coined it American Irish, because it’s a training concept first and foremost,” says Patrick Brown, technical director for the
An evening of Walt Whitman in New Paltz
The literary eminence and tastemaker Ralph Waldo Emerson declared Walt Whitman to be the first truly American poet. His sustained
Festival of Dance at UPAC in Kingston
The increasing popularity of competitive “dance-off” programs has been one of the happier outcomes of the rise of reality TV.