Woodstock’s Kleinert to host Jack DeJohnette’s concert for inner peace
A jazz iconoclast of the highest order, DeJohnette has long been a genuine, walking-the-talk community member as well.
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A. J. Williams-Myers African Roots Community Center Library now open in Kingston
Like its sister library in Poughkeepsie, the A. J. Williams-Myers African Roots Community Center Library was created to promote literacy through teaching and learning about the African roots experience, particularly in the Hudson Valley.
A Monster Calls is a gorgeous, heartfelt fable about letting go of a dying parent
On the surface, A Monster Calls looks a CGI-heavy thrill ride for the YA crowd, and the elaborate special effects involved in bringing one of Great Britain’s ancient yew trees to terrifying life are indeed impressive. But this is no conventional monster movie. It’s a powerfully emotional, intimate parable about the internal struggle between denial and acceptance in a child whose beloved parent is dying of a slow, wasting disease.
Club d’Elf launches new LP at Helsinki Hudson
Club d’Elf is the rotating-membership collective headed by Boston-based bassist and composer Mike Rivard. The rotation has featured a number of luminaries over the years, but the most frequent big name on the marquee has been the wicked exploratory keyboardist and Hudson Valley resident John Medeski.
Kids’ Almanac: Activities for the MLK weekend
Local family activities for the long weekend, including pirate school, weird science, a reptile show, MLK Day of Giving and a birthday tribute, an intro to Broadway and more.
Journalist, political advisor discuss the history of U.S. presidential transitions
Mark McKinnon and Alexander Heffner will discuss the historical transfer of power and the future of American politics at the FDR site in Hyde Park. McKinnon, former advisor to two governors and co-creator/host of Showtime’s The Circus: The Greatest Political Show on Earth; and Heffner, journalist/essayist/educator and currently host of The Open Mind on PBS will consider presidential transitions from Roosevelt to Trump, just days before the 45th president’s inauguration.
The Big Takeover to debut new LP in Kingston
This Saturday at BSP- The band has long been the region’s premier reggae/ska/global pop group – maybe the only band that can pack the Bearsville Theater, the Falcon, Club Helsinki and BSP, the grand slam of our small-to-mid-sized national-circuit rooms.
New Paltz climbing guru Rich Gottlieb philosophizes about preserving our local landscape and way of life
“People who live here, hike here, cross-country ski here all thrive when there’s proper interaction. Sharing experiences, climbing, life, is beautiful and serious. You have to be properly prepared and get the right advice from experienced people. There’s value to that.”
Hudson Valley Rail Trail WinterFest in Highland
There will be plenty of family-friendly activities, including hayrides and games, but the centerpiece is the chili competition, in which more than 20 regional restaurants bring their best batches of chili.
Oblong Books’ “Fiction into Film” dissects Our Man in Havana
Upstate Films in Rhinebeck will host a film screening of Our Man in Havana (1960) on Sunday, January 15 at 12:30 p.m. Those planning to attend are invited to read the book on which the film is based beforehand, sign up for Oblong’s book group, then stay after the screening for a book-versus-movie discussion.