Alaska & the Aurora: pilgrimage to see the fabled Lights
I just returned from a weeklong lecture jaunt to a hot-spring resort in the middle of nowhere, 90 minutes east
Nature
Rosendale to screen Gregory Bateson biopic and host Q&A with director Nora Bateson
The Ecology of Mind, a film by Nora Bateson, celebrates a person whose teaching and work in various academic and
Celestial beauty: Take a peek at Venus at her peak
After the Moon, Venus is the brightest thing in the night sky. Nothing else even comes close. No wonder civilizations
Vegetarianism guru Frances Moore Lappé lectures this Friday at Cary Institute
Vegetarians and vegans these days have it easy, compared to what it was like back in the early ‘70s when
Kids Almanac: Save the eels, shadowtales, showtunes & signs of spring
Years ago when our son was born, I didn’t know any other area parents with a baby, and it
Open boat day for refurbished Clearwater in Saugerties on March 24
The sloop Clearwater’s first sail of 2012 is still about a month away, but fans of the 108-foot-long tall ship
Venus and Jupiter reach spectacular conjunction this weekend
You’ve already seen it. You couldn’t help it. There in the west after sunset, two brilliant “stars” grab attention because
Everybody in the pool! “Water” exhibition opens in Stone Ridge
When I commented to Portia Munson about the number of artists listed on the invitation for the new “Water” show
Tap into our local maple festivals
As this issue of Alm@nac goes to press, it’s Shrove Tuesday or Mardi Gras, known in some places as Pancake
Astronomy Night returns to SUNY-New Paltz
SUNY-New Paltz’s Astronomy Night, scheduled for the first and third Thursdays of the month, features a show at the college’s