The event includes a NSFW (Not So Fast, Washington) coloring party toward the end of mailing persuasive illustrations to elected officials.

Supporting their spanking-new release Real Midnight, the soul/folk duo Birds of Chicago visit Club Helsinki in Hudson on Sunday, February 12 at 8 p.m.

With St. Patrick’s Day less than six weeks away, we’re getting into the time of year when Irish bands and dance troupes are in heavy touring mode, offering plenty of opportunities to remind ourselves of the joys of Celtic culture.

Her most recent album Live at the Mauch Chunk Opera House, winner of the Indie Acoustic “Album of the Year” award, is a collection of 24 tracks recorded live at one of America’s oldest vaudeville theaters.

Accomplished veterans of the Caribbean styles, the members of Cuboricua arrived at their name by colliding “Cuba” and “Puerto Rico.”

“I decided to do 108 pieces in 108 days: the number of beads in a mala. I wanted to make this a meditation on peace, love and joy.”

Scott Bradlee’s Postmodern Jukebox has racked up a ridiculous number of internet plays with their imaginative and flawlessly executed “this hit meets that style” musical gamesmanship.

On view- “Carl Walters and Woodstock Ceramic Arts”; Sara Greenberger Rafferty’s “Gloves Off;” Text/ures of Iraq: Contemporary Art from the Collection of Oded Halahmy” and “Intimately Unfamiliar: New Work by SUNY-New Paltz Art Faculty.”

Punch Brothers banjoist Noam Pikelny plays Club Helsinki Friday, Feb. 10.