Sing to the trees at Angry Orchard’s Wassail
Saturday-Sunday, Feb. 2-3: Try this mid-winter English tradition that involves making a racket to awaken the apple tree spirits and encourage blossoming for a good harvest.
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Imbolc Riverfire pageant at Basilica Hudson
Saturday, Feb. 2: In ancient Celtic tradition, Imbolc is the halfway point on the Wheel of the Year between the Winter Solstice and Vernal Equinox. Installation and performance artist J. Patrick Doyle is preparing an Eleusinian festival of fire and light.
Winter Hoot at Ashokan Center this weekend
Friday-Sunday, Feb. 1-3: More than just a season concert festival, the Winter Hoot at Ashokan is a celebration of community and purpose. In addition to great music, there will be a screening of Kingston Calling and Building the Democratic Economy, followed by a discussion with filmmaker Laura Flanders, Peter Buffet and Jimmy Buff.
Mark Ruffalo to play twins in HBO miniseries scouting locations in Poughkeepsie
The series for which HBO has been scouting sites is I Know This Much Is True, based on the 1998 novel of the same name by Wally Lamb. It’s a tale of a dysfunctional Italian-American clan in which twins and mental illness both run in the family.
Jazz Bastards play Unison in New Paltz
Saturday, Feb. 2: The ensemble, featuring New Paltz native Glen Heroy, uses toys, spoons, tap, electronics and standard jazz instrumentation, playing a weird, musically rich cocktail of standards and original jazz compositions with a vaudeville edge.
DJ Bamboozle at Colony in Woodstock
Saturday, Feb. 2: Eli Goldstein, of Soul Clap fame, came to prominence in the US rave scene as DJ Elyte, spinning house and jungle tracks and distinguishing himself as one the first supporters of the two-step and grime styles.
The Arsonists on stage at Denizen Theatre
Wednesday-Saturday, Jan. 31-Feb. 24: New Paltz’s new black-box performance space in the Water Street Market concludes its inaugural season with a regional premiere by Jacqueline Goldfinger.
Mary Stuart Masterson directs The Face of It at SUNY-Ulster
Saturday, Feb. 2: These three one-act plays about identity were written by Jeremy Davidson and based on conversations with Hudson Valley residents.
Love songs at the CIA
Saturday, Feb. 2: The Northern Dutchess Symphony Orchestra celebrates Valentine’s Day early at the Marriott Pavillion at the Culinary Institute of America. To complement this evening of romance, the CIA will open the Caterina de’ Medici restaurant for a special $39 pre-performance dining experience.
Kids’ Almanac (Jan. 31-Feb. 7)
New riff on the Matter of Britain in The Kid Who Would Be King; Dragon King marionettes; Chinese New Year crafts; Help out during the amphibian migration; Groundhog Day at Hudson Highlands Nature Museum; Ice Harvest Festival.