Picturing the universe: Hard – or impossible?
After giving two major lectures this past week, questions from the audience made me realize why everyone’s frustrated when trying
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The fossil photographs of Art Murphy
For most people, “local history” means names and events dating back at best a century or two. But for Art
Ramping it up
Appreciation for the ramson dates back to Elizabethan England, and the same wild leek, under its American name the ramp,
42 is old-fashioned, inspiring Hollywood moviemaking
If, like this correspondent, you’re not a baseball fan, the number 42 is first and foremost the Answer to the
Albert Bierstadt show opens this Sunday at Cedar Grove in Catskill
Think of the grandeur of landscape painting, and odds are that most will close their eyes and imagine one of
Steve Earle plays Bearsville this Sunday
During the course of his illustrious career, Virginian-born and Texan-raised singer/songwriter Steve Earle has stirred the political pot, played on
Black Uhuru’s Mykal Rose, Sister Carol at Chance this Saturday
Back in the ‘80s, the Hudson Valley’s peaks and valleys began echoing with the sounds of reggae music. If promoter
Master the maypole at 23rd annual Beltane
For many people, the mention of May Day instantly brings to mind the image of a ribbon-festooned Maypole. We know
Aztec Two-Step returns to Bearsville this Saturday
Two guys with acoustic guitars, who write songs and sing them simply, with maybe a little harmonica thrown in now
TAP Craft Beer & Fine Food festival at Hunter
Remember when good beer was anything slightly brown or red in color, and exotic referred to anything made beyond the