Bread & Puppet in Hudson
Thursday- Friday, March 29-30: Peter Schumann’s legendary troupe puts on two shows at TSL.
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New film about the Native American Seed Sanctuary in Hurley
Wednesday, March 28: The Hudson Valley Farm Hub, Seedshed and Oceans 8 Films premiere a new film — Seeds of Hope — that follows the planting and harvesting of at-risk Native American seeds on a 28-acre plot at Hurley’s Farm Hub. (One species of red corn had been reduced to just two ears; last year hundreds of pounds of corn were produced.) The film, part of Jon Bowermaster and Oceans 8 Films’ Hope on the Hudson series, documents the shared effort of local farmers and seed experts with the Akwesasne tribe to preserve both seeds and culture.
Neil Gaiman interviews John Cameron Mitchell on stage in Annandale
Friday, March 16: Part-time Bard College professor Gaiman is back in the Hudson Valley after showrunning the new TV mini-series Good Omens in the UK and South Africa. John Cameron Mitchell wrote, directed and starred in the cult rock musical Hedwig and the Angry Inch. He recently directed a film based on Neil Gaiman’s short story “How to Talk to Girls at Parties,” which stars Nicole Kidman and Elle Fanning. It’s due for general release in May.
Comedian Louie Anderson at the Bardavon
Sunday, March 18: Anderson co-stars (with Zach Galifianakis) in the hit FX series Baskets. His extraordinary performance as Christine Baskets, the matriarch of the Baskets clan, won him his third Emmy Award.
Millerton’s Moviehouse to screen Cézanne: Portraits of a Life
Tuesday, March 20: Featuring interviews with curators from the National Portrait Gallery in London, MoMA in New York, the National Gallery of Art in Washington and the Musée d’Orsay in Paris, the film takes audiences beyond the exhibition to the places Cézanne lived and worked and sheds light on an artist who is perhaps the least-known of all the Impressionists – until now.
Tony Kushner to talk at Bard about Leonard Bernstein & Spielberg remake of West Side Story
This January, the news dropped that Steven Spielberg is doing a big-screen remake of the stage musical West Side Story. Leonard Bernstein’s iconic music will be retained, but one of the most brilliant of contemporary playwrights, Pulitzer Prize- and Tony Award-winner Tony Kushner (Angels in America), has come aboard to rewrite the screenplay.
Free Newtown screening and gun safety reform panel at UPAC
Friday, March 16: Using intimate testimonials from bereaved families of Sandy Hook Elementary School students and other affected residents, the film focuses on the community of Newtown, Connecticut in the aftermath of the largest mass shooting of schoolchildren in American history.
See The Big Lebowski on the big screen
For a mere $6, you can enjoy The Big Lebowski on the big screen again on Friday, March 9 at 7:30 p.m. at the Ulster Performing Arts Center in Kingston. Bathrobe or bowling attire is encouraged.
Values of a fulfilling path: Concert/conversation with Peter Buffett at Bard
Tuesday-Thursday, March 13–15: Before becoming deeply involved in philanthropy and moving to Ulster County, Peter Buffett grew up “normal” in Omaha and then established a successful career as a composer and musician. His bestselling autobiography, Life Is What You Make It: Find Your Own Path to Fulfillment, which has been translated into 15 languages, is the basis for this upcoming show at Bard.
Agnès Varda & JR blow up the French working class in delightful Faces Places
In it, the celebrated filmmaker and photographer/muralist travel through the French countryside, learning the stories of the locals they encounter and producing epic-sized photographic portraits of them, which are then displayed in unexpected places.