Kids’ Almanac (June 1-8)
Touch-a-Truck but not a snapping turtle.
Almanac Weekly
Sections
Country Living Fair in Rhinebeck
Friday-Sunday, June 2-4: The Fabulous Beekman Boys will be back for another cooking demo, and you’ll be able to meet the editors of Country Living magazine plus more than 200 vendors from 25 states, including antiques sellers, food purveyors, artists, furnituremakers and crafters.
John Mayall plays Bearsville
Sunday, June 4: For both his role as a kind of finishing school for British rock stars and for the impressive and massive body of work, Mayall is not only a face on the Rushmore of British blues; he has been for about 50 years.
Gardiner Art Crawl this weekend
Saturday-Sunday, June 3-4: Take the open studio tour and see what else this beautiful little town has to offer.
Pride Parade & Festival in New Paltz
Sunday, June 4: Writer/activist Tim Murphy has been chosen as this year’s grand marshal.
Upstate Films screens Documented in Rhinebeck
Saturday, June 3: In 2011, Pulitzer Prizewinning journalist José Antonio Vargas outed himself as an undocumented immigrant in an essay published in The New York Times Magazine. The autobiographical documentary film will be followed by a panel discussion.
See Jerry’s “favorite unknown guitarist” in Hudson
Saturday, June 10: Of all the typically hyperskilled guitarists who have found bill-paying work in the void left by the death of Jerry Garcia, Steve Kimock holds a distinction.
Juilliard String Quartet at Bard
Saturday, June 3: The Hudson Valley Chamber Music Circle opens its June Concert Series with a dazzler.
Check out Goshen’s Historic Track, Harness Racing Museum and Hall of Fame
A leisurely ride down Route 207 in Orange County will take you to the region’s one and only historic harness racing track, commanding more than 20 acres in the middle of the village of Goshen.
Taste of Country Festival at Hunter Mountain
June 9-11: Taste of Country is the region’s secret little alternative universe. And it is hopping as all get-out.