Happy & Friends Solstice concert Dec. 17 at Woodstock Playhouse
Woodstock Tradition has it that the Winter Solstice won’t happen unless Happy Traum and his Friends get together to perform a concert celebrating its arrival.
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Tom Pacheco at Rosendale Cafe, Dec. 17
About this time each year, singer/songwriter Tom Pacheco designates a local appearance as a “Peace Concert…”
Yogi and the fat lady: Trout season’s last day
Unlike opening day, there are no more tomorrows, no more redoes nor reruns, no more second chances; it’s now or never
Tracks to nowhere: Will Catskill Mt. Railroad trains float away in a flood?
CMRR, having lost its lease on the tracks between Phoenicia and Mount Tremper, is facing a Dec. 15 deadline for removal of its rolling stock from the Ulster County-owned rails. But it’s not easy to relocate tons of train cars when dealing with zoning regulations, floodplain requirements, and neighbors who oppose the storage of trains near their homes.
New 11.5-mile rail trail proposed for Ashokan Reservoir
The rail trail design is moving forward after years of controversy and negotiation over the long, narrow piece of real estate that is the 38.5-mile Ulster and Delaware rail corridor, owned by Ulster County. While some attendees at a recent public meeting said the tracks should remain, the majority — hikers, cyclists, businesspeople, and members of local environmental organizations — expressed enthusiasm.
Ulster County needs to adapt to the changing economy
The county’s vision for its economic future, Ulster Tomorrow, is in need of a major update— particularly in how the nature of work has changed, perhaps the most profound economic trend in the past decade. It completely escaped the Ulster Tomorrow net.
Proposed 23-unit ‘eco-hotel’ in Woodstock reaches deal with neighbors
“We were all pleasantly surprised…It felt like a Christmas Miracle to me.”
Lucas Handwerker collaborates with Philippe Petit on a new show
Philippe Petit, 68, the high-wire artist who walked a cable between the World Trade Center’s Twin Towers in 1974, began his career with magic shows at the age of six. Lucas Handwerker, 23, who performs as a mentalist, also started out as a six-year-old magician. The two men are collaborating on Piece of Mind, a performance by Handwerker, and will present sneak previews at Arts Society of Kingston Dec. 9-10.
Checking out the Woodstock Library alternatives
The public will have its first opportunity to see more detailed concepts for library expansion and ask the architects and planners questions at a 10 a.m. forum Saturday, Dec. 10 at the Mescal Hornbeck Community Center, 56 Rock City Road, Woodstock.
Ulster County real estate market mostly stagnant, with a few areas seeing a surge of activity
With a few exceptions, such as Uptown Kingston, things are quiet, but changes loom on the horizon.