Flamenco Vivo lionizes Latina heroines at Kaatsbaan
Saturday-Sunday, May 12-13: The dance is a feminist tour de force meant to remind the world of the contributions of two Latina powerhouses of centuries past.
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A mega-immersion in microbrews
For breweries, the season launches at Hunter Mountain at the end of April with the TAP New York Craft Beer & Food Festival. The 2018 gathering that I attended last weekend was the 21st year running, making TAP NY itself old enough, technically speaking, to drink legally.
Erica’s Cancer Journey: Times like these
I hate clock-time. I love life-time.
Millay Society fights to save Steepletop
Pulitzer Prizewinner Edna St. Vincent Millay has stood the test of time both as poet, feminist and cultural icon. Without help, Steepletop, her 200-acre preserved home and grounds in the Columbia County town of Austerlitz, will close to the public.
Sir Tom Jones takes the stage to help the Bardavon
Tuesday, May 1: A legendary performer well into the sixth decade of his hit-studded career, Jones effortlessly bridges camp and art because he probably doesn’t give a damn about either. He has sold more than 100 million records, scoring not just hits, but cultural landmarks with such tracks as “It’s Not Unusual,” “Delilah,” “What’s New, Pussycat?” and a cover of Prince’s “Kiss” that sent his already-established career hurtling into the pop stratosphere.
TAP New York Craft Beer & Food Festival at Hunter
Saturday-Sunday, April 28-29: This weekend, 126 New York-based craft breweries will be on hand, pouring more than 400 varieties of local beer. We’re not talking about big-corporation beer that comes out of huge vats. We’re talking about handmade beer with personality and genuine taste, made with pride by people who truly enjoy a quality, flavorful beer.
Kids’ Almanac (4/29-5/3)
Great family-friendly festivals throughout the region: KidVenture, Bright Ideas, Beltane, Pinkster and AFS!
H. Jon Benjamin of Bob’s Burgers at Bard
Wednesday, May 2: Benjamin’s new overtly self-effacing first book, Failure Is an Option: An Attempted Memoir is a detailed litany of failure and, ultimately, a defense of it: an “apology” in the old sense of the word.
Rootbrew plays BSP in Kingston
Friday, April 27: This New Paltz-area band is serious, studious and fastidiously respectful of the music they have loved and learned well. They have apprenticed whenever possible with “the real thing,” but make no claim to being it themselves. They play their thing: a fusion of authentic West African “butterfly” guitar pop, island grooves and various folk styles from their own soil.
Comic Eddie Pepitone at Woodstock’s Colony
Sunday, April 29: Known in certain quarters as “the Bitter Buddha,” Eddie Pepitone blends social rage and self-flagellation to brilliant comedic effect.