NDSO to perform Rodgers & Hammerstein at new CIA theater
Whatever happened to Rodgers and Hammerstein? Young theater fans these days may know all the songs from Les Mis and
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Classical Smackdown: Debussy versus Prokofiev in New Paltz
Pianist Frederic Chiu’s “Classical Smackdown” concerts – Web-enabled, crowd-judged competitions between two composers – would seem to be a somewhat
Music on the menu at Gomen Kudasai Noodle Shop in New Paltz
“When I started my business back in 2008, there was no understanding about what real Japanese food is,” says Youko
Blues Hall-of-Famer Robert Cray at Bardavon
Robert Cray is one of the most accomplished blues musicians with whom far too few people seem to be familiar. The five-time
What’s in a name? Ruminations on the Duke McVinnie Band
I believe that every band will live to regret its name at some point, except maybe Avenged Sevenfold, who were, like,
Winter Hoot at Ashokan Center this weekend
The Winter Hoot returns to the Ashokan Center in Olivebridge from January 30 through February 1. An affirmation of both
Last of the Cubists
The aurochs, deer and horses that have animated the cave walls of Lascaux for more than 17,000 years have begun
Vassar’s Modfest highlights Alice in Wonderland sesquicentennial
Now in its 13th year, Modfest is Vassar College’s annual winter series of free programs and performances celebrating 20th– and
Many comic book heroes have Hudson Valley roots
Professor X studied biology at Bard and Jean Grey spent her childhood in Annandale, and the X-Men are based in Westchester. Alan Moore’s League of Extraordinary Gentlemen series mentions Sleepy Hollow and Palenville. DC’s “Hudson College” is a fictional university located just outside New York’s first capital (Kingston). Nightwing once pursued a cadre of brainwashers and rogue geneticists to their base on Bannerman’s Island. Numerous other characters are from Hudson Valley towns or mention them.
Pioneering architect Frances Halsband got her start on Woodstock’s Village Green
[portfolio_slideshow id=14281] Frances Halsband began working as an architect when few women were in that profession. Four years after