Dylan Doyle plays Unison
Saturday, Feb. 23: The New Paltz theater continues its hot streak of musical bookings with a performance by the next-gen blues guitarist and songwriter.
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Rachael & Vilray play Club Helsinki
Wednesday, Feb. 27: Rachael & Vilray pairs Rachael Price, singer of the popular band Lake Street Dive, with her mysterious compadre Vilray, whom she met at the New England Conservatory of Music in 2003, long before Lake Street Dive took off. The two share a love for the pop music of the ’30s and the ’40s.
Hudson filmmaker hopes to make documentary about Ella Fitzgerald’s reform school sojourn
The institution now known as the Hudson Correctional Facility in the City of Hudson was, from 1904 to 1975, the state’s only reformatory for delinquent girls. Jazz singer Ella Fitzgerald arrived there in April 1933 – described in the logbook as “ungovernable” – and soon became one of the notorious institution’s runaways.
Check out the Woodstock Art Exchange & Pablo Glass Studio in West Hurley
Think artisan, and you picture a maker space in a factory loft or farm cottage and handcrafted items artfully displayed in a charming storefront on a pedestrian stretch of Main Street. Since last fall, however, some serious artisan activity has been taking place right off the highway. Easy to miss as you’re whizzing by on Route 28 on your way from Kingston to Woodstock, the Woodstock Art Exchange and Pablo Glass Studio are located in a complex of buildings in West Hurley. Rather than gasoline and coffee, they offer art, hand-blown glassware and an array of unique handcrafted items – plus glassblowing.
Free admission for locals on Sunday at Dia:Beacon
Hudson Valley residents receive free admission to Dia:Beacon on the last Sunday of each month, which falls on Sunday, February 24 this month. Additionally, City of Beacon residents (including the adjacent Hudson Valley communities of Chelsea, Fishkill and Glenham) receive free admission to Dia:Beacon every Saturday and Sunday. Qualifying guests are asked to present identification and proof of residence at the admissions desk.
Learn to navigate by the sun & stars
The Hudson River Maritime Museum will present a series of courses taught by celestial navigator Frank Reed on two weekends in March and April.
Casting call at Civic Center for Mark Ruffalo HBO series
Saturday, Feb. 23: Does appearing as an extra in a movie or TV show sound appealing? If you’re willing to hang out at the Mid-Hudson Civic Center for most of the day this Saturday, your wish might come true.
Take your friend or partner on a Valentine Alpaca Walk
Friday-Sunday, February 15-17: At the end of the hourlong walk, a professional photo is taken of the walkers with their animal companions, and a heart-shaped frame is included in the package.
Get matched for a Friend Date, if you dare, at Dakota Lane’s Lovefest in Woodstock
Saturday, Feb. 16: “When I was a kid in Woodstock, I got my little brother to write these secret notes with me. We’d write love notes, notes of positive affirmation, like ‘You’re doing great; just keep going!’ And we would spread them all over town, slip them into chocolate -bar wrappers in the Grand Union and put them into library books – just dozens of notes everywhere.”
Black History Month in Kingston features talks, performance, The Wiz & dance this weekend
Friday-Sunday, February 15-17: This year marks the 400th anniversary of the arrival of the first Africans to be sold into bondage in North America, at Jamestown.