How might extraterrestrials communicate with us?
We always assume aliens would know about circles and pi, and realize that hydrogen is the element that dominates the universe, even though most humans don’t know these things.
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Arthur Getz New Yorker cover exhibition at Millerton’s Moviehouse
He was the publication’s most prolific art contributor, producing a grand total of 213 covers between 1938 and 1988.
Joan Tower to be honored at Bard concert
Saturday, June 2: The program features six chamber and solo works by this Grammy-winning composer, conductor and performer, including a preview of her new work.
Erica’s Cancer Journey: The space between
This interior glimpse will yield two words that I wish were different: progression and swelling. My tumors are squatters, sprawled out, feet up on the table, defiant, undaunted by previous attempts to evict them.
Dispatch from Death’s door
Having been dead, I can’t testify to exactly what happened as I lay on my back.
Philip Roth is laid to rest in Annandale
How did Philip Roth, widely acclaimed as the greatest living American novelist at the time of his death last week, come to be buried at Bard College?
Kids’ Almanac (5/24-5/31)
Make your own binoculars at the Catskill Interpretive Center’s Family Day; History Scavenger Hunt in Uptown Kingston; World War II events at FDR Library & Museum; Map Launch Party at Arrowood Farms.
Woodstock-New Paltz Art & Crafts Fair at Ulster County Fairgrounds
Saturday-Monday, May 26-28: There will be two huge vendor tents and rows of outdoor craft booths, plus separate tents for furniture, architectural crafts, specialty foods and healthcare products, crafts supplies and live demonstrations.
The Falcon in Delusionville
Saturday, May 26: Springfest this year will conceptually revolve around Ron English’s Rabbbits in Delusionville rock opera and artwork. Curated by English, the three-stage, noon-to-close show boasts an impressive list of performers, including the incendiary folk/rocker Michelle Shocked, legendary jam band (and Soulive antecedent) Moon Boot Lover, local star Decora, former We Must Be songwriter Christine Dominguez and many more.
Superior interiors: Designer Showcase Home Tour of Hudson
Saturday-Sunday, May 26-27: This weekend you can go at your own pace on a self-guided tour of the Bronson House and six other architecturally significant Hudson homes, each with a room that showcases the work of a local designer.