The worst time for clouds
On Saturday and Sunday nights, Dec. 15 and 16, Bob expects Comet Wirtanen to achieve naked-eye visibility – the first comet in years to do so.
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Kids’ Almanac (12/13-12/20)
See It’s a Wonderful Life on the big screen at UPAC.
Kingston After Dark: BillyBio’s crazy Petri dish
Graziadei kindly spoke to me in advance of his upcoming tour with Thy Will Be Done which touches down at The Loft in Poughkeepsie on Thursday, Dec. 13.
The preppers are coming to town
The New York Times alerts us to a new trend: millennials buying property in the Catskills because it’s “filled with natural resources.” The piece makes for a satisfying rage-read.
Kids’ Almanac (12/6-13)
Into the Light at Kaatsbaan; Holiday Cookie Decorating for Kids; Frozendale; Snowflake Festival
Comet over the Hudson Valley and other cool stuff for December
Comet Wirtanen will soon pay Earth its closest-ever visit. It should be large and blobby-looking, appearing as a fuzzy glob the size of the full Moon.
Belleayre’s long shadow
It’s the end of an era. Dean Gitter, the Don Quixote of the Catskills, the singular force of nature behind the decades-long effort to build the Belleayre Resort atop Highmount, has died.
Kids’ Almanac: Local holiday happenings
Ralph Breaks the Internet; Sinterklaas comes to Rhinebeck; Winter Walk in Hudson; Celebration of Lights in Poughkeepsie; A Christmas Carol ballet in Kingston; WoodstockLand.
Kingston After Dark: An interview with Hackedepicciotto
The group’s latest effort, Menetekel, is a remarkable and unusually colorful journey that follows the duo’s creative north star through soundscapes ranging from ominous to elevating. I was thrilled to touch base for an interview with the philosophical group prior to their upcoming gig at The Beverly Lounge on Friday, Dec. 7.
Kids’ Almanac (Nov. 22-29)
First port of call for Sinterklaas: Kingston takes the place of Spain | Adventure Lab, Peter Rabbit puppet theater and great crafts at Olana.