The state of farming in the Hudson Valley
I was back in Texas for a funeral. The cemetery is out on what I call “the old home place,”
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Robert Hite show opens in High Falls
The sharecropper shacks that dotted the flat agricultural landscape of Tidewater Virginia in Robert Hite’s youth, and the metal-roofed sheds
Woodstock Byrdcliffe Guild tour this Saturday
The nonprofit Woodstock Byrdcliffe Guild is sponsoring a series of artist studio tours this spring and summer. The first event
Howling at shadows with Cave Dogs in Kingston
Sensory experiences, by their very nature, are hard to put into words. And some things are harder to explain than
Bern & the Brights in Rosendale this Saturday
Hoboken’s Bern & the Brights kick off their crisp, bracing EP Work with “Slave Driver,” a track that, almost in
Man Man to play BSP in Kingston
I can’t believe I have finally grown tired of detecting and celebrating the influence of Tom Waits in modern music.
Kids’ Almanac (May 16-May 23)
A child of five would understand this. Send someone to fetch a child of five. – Groucho Marx Sil
A splash in the face
The Nora Ephron film Julie & Julia, which starred Meryl Streep as famed TV chef Julia Child, was partially based
Inaugural Taste of Woodstock on May 22
The Woodstock Film Festival won’t be back in town until October, but in the meantime it’s gearing up for the
Bardavon Gala to star showbiz legend Liza Minnelli
One might say that Liza Minnelli was destined from birth to become Ms. Show Business. She’s one of only 12