Dar Williams to play benefit at Towne Crier
Singer/songwriter Dar Williams took my call while she was stuck in a traffic jam near Gainesville, Florida – and no,
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Light a big menorah, stalk a moustache bandit, sculpt a watershed or be dazzled by a Christmas lightshow
Holiday on Huguenot Street in New Paltz
In years past, the New Paltz Regional Chamber of Commerce, Historic Huguenot Street and the New Paltz Reformed Church have all
Celebration of Lights parade, film & fireworks in Poughkeepsie
No matter what astronomical, meteorological, spiritual, historical, mythological or cultural phenomenon you personally consider the “reason for the season,” there’s
Mark Morganstern reads from his Dancing with Dasein at Rosendale Café
The 14 short stories contained within Mark Morganstern’s newly published Dancing with Dasein and Other Stories are populated with vivid
Don Byron to front eclectic sextet at Helsinki Hudson
The great jazz reed-player and student of style Don Byron came to fame with his avant-garde klezmer fusion. This was
Security Project plays Peter Gabriel at Bearsville
Peter Gabriel’s smash-hit fifth solo album, the Daniel Lanois-produced So, was the one that fully transformed the theatrical prog-rock trickster
A pleasurably tense, well-orchestrated Wait until Dark on stage in Rhinebeck
Ever since I first saw Terence Young’s 1967 film version of Frederick Knott’s 1966 Broadway drama Wait until Dark, it
Kids’ Almanac: Meet a real reindeer, build a LEGO Christmas City, bid Sinterklaas bon voyage
“I am grateful for what I am and have. My thanksgiving is perpetual.” – Henry David Thoreau Volunteering for
Basilica Farm & Flea in Hudson
When native Canadian Melissa Auf der Maur first heard about “Black Friday” holiday shopping in this country, it seemed obvious