Colony to host Amanda Palmer’s Party in the Cemetery
Friday, Nov. 30: A special night of Gothic celebration with the singer/songwriter, Dresden Doll, playwright, filmmaker, music-business theorist and author.
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Rodents of Unusual Size screens in Rhinebeck and Hudson
Friday-Saturday, Nov. 16-17: Invasion of the swamp rats. Members of this furry caravan from South America grow up to 20 pounds apiece, reproduce faster than they can be hunted and are gnawing away at vegetation that helps protect the Louisiana shoreline from the impact of hurricanes.
Isabella Rossellini brings her Link Link Circus to Bard
Saturday, Nov. 17: In this show, Rossellini addresses the latest scientific discoveries about animal minds, intelligence and emotions.
A brine time: International Pickle Festival in Rosendale
Sunday, Nov. 18: There’s a competition for home-fermented concoctions, 100 vendors, live music, and late in the afternoon, the Pickle Triathlon gets underway with a Pickle-Eating Contest, a Pickle-Juice-Drinking Contest and a Pickle-Tossing Contest.
Hudson Valley Hullabaloo in Kingston
Saturday-Sunday, Nov. 17-18: Once called “the nexus of arty and party,” this curated craft fair features more than 75 vendors, offering everything from food and spirits to jewelry, ceramics, clothing, woodworking, leather goods, health and beauty products.
Kids’ Almanac (Nov. 15-22)
Mini-Maker Faire in Poughkeepsie; Puppy Day in Rhinebeck; Mary Poppins the Musical; Meet a sloth at the Civic Center, and more.
Ryan Keberle & Catharsis play Senate Garage
Saturday, Nov. 17: The lauded trombonist explores the intersection of indie art song, jazz and world music with Catharsis, whose latest politically charged record, Find the Common, Shine the Light, was described by The Nation as “unpretentiously intelligent and profoundly moving.”
Music from the Silk Road at the Bardavon
Saturday, Nov. 17: This concert will feature classical music with Asian influences: Stravinsky’s Nightingale and Bartok’s Mandarin, plus Silk Road Ensemble clarinetist and composer Kinan Azmeh will perform in his own Suite for Improvisor and Orchestra.
Felice Brothers play homecoming show at Bearsville
Wednesday, Nov. 21: The brothers Felice, sporting a revamped lineup and a bottomless catalogue of classic Americana surrealism, will be joined by Not My Sister.
Ernest Shaw’s “The Form of Shadows” exhibition opens at SUNY-Ulster
Friday, Nov. 16: According to the artist, who also practices psychiatry and teaches mediation, “Psychologically, the shadow worlds are viewed as a projection of denied aspects of the ‘self’ onto an ‘other’… I view these photographs as narrative, our place in this world.”