Friday, July 7: Emmylou Harris and Carlene Carter join him on stage during his Sad Clowns and Hillbillies tour.

Saturday, July 8: His source material comes from the works of Hildegard von Bingen, the great 12th-century mystic nun.

Friday-Saturday, July 14-15: To celebrate the release of their new single “Guilty Party,” the National will be playing two intimate shows at Basilica Hudson.

The July 10 performance features guitarist Adam Rogers and legendary bassist (and Jim Hall duo-mate) Scott Colley. The July 17 trio is all rhythm, baby, featuring MM&W drummer Billy Martin and the great percussionist Cyro Baptista; the July 24 show features guitarist Matt Munisteri and bassist Danton Boller. The series concludes on July 31 with a trio featuring New Zion trio bandmates keyboardist Jamie Saft and bassist Brad Jones.

Saturday, July 1: “The Golden Age of New Paltz” show at Wired Gallery charts an explosion of creativity in a college town.

Saturday, July 1: Touring in support of her ten-CD career retrospective The Natalie Merchant Collection, Natalie Merchant’s June 30 stop at the Bardavon is sold out; but some imaginative folks have figured out a way to include more fans in the festivities.

Saturday, July 1: Twenty-one disappearing and reappearing poems will be stenciled on sidewalks with water-repellent spray. When wetted down, the biodegradable, invisible “ink” emerges in verse.

Saturday & Sunday, June 24-25: It’s a celebration of all things handmade, featuring 200 independent artists and craftspeople from all over the U.S.

Friday & Saturday, June 23-24: The postmodern indie/classical string quartet plays WAAM and Maverick mini-residency.