Kids Almanac (August 1-8)
“Sometimes I wish I had a terrible childhood, so that at least I’d have an excuse.” ~ Jimmy Fallon
Almanac Weekly
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Remembering the serpent goddess
The Beat Generation peaked before feminism’s Second Wave came along, and although its ethos was far too iconoclastic to be
Bart Plantenga and the gnosis of yodeling
One of these fine days, when the thrashing grounds are free and clear, it must be thrashed out whether the
A night of tango
Bard SummerScape and Woodstock Tango will present the return of Noche Porteña: A Night of Argentine Tango at the Bard
Beth Orton at Bearsville
A good half decade before there was “folktronica” and “laptop folk,” there was Beth Orton, the British songwriter whose albums
Food-truck festival seeks new home
A popular monthly food truck festival will likely cease operations at its Rt. 212 location after getting hit with zoning
Commander Cody’s other side
Sometimes art just has to find its public. It rises from its makers without pretense or ironic intent (or context)
Woodstock’s Byrdcliffe Theater hosts festival of experimental dance
Zack Jacobs works as the stage manager at Poughkeepsie’s Bardavon, but in his off-hours he’s busy putting on his own
Perry Beekman at the Maverick Concert Hall
Woodstock guitarist and vocalist Perry Beekman will perform a program of songs by Rodgers & Hart at the Maverick Concert
Verdi, Wagner at Phoenicia Festival of the Voice
Now in its fourth year, the Phoenicia Festival of the Voice, held Thursday, August 1 through Sunday, August 4, continues