“Rondout Revisited” exhibit & slideshows at Kingston’s Persen House this Saturday
The Matthewis Persen House, one of four Colonial stone buildings occupying the crossroads of John and Crown Streets in Uptown Kingston, is one of Uptown’s most-visited historic sites. Owned and partially restored by…
Philippe Petit, Peter Schickele & Jane Bloodgood-Abrams to receive “The ASKar”
The Art Society of Kingston (ASK)’s upcoming gala at the Steel House on Saturday, May 19 honors three very different artists: Philippe Petit, the “poet laureate” of the highwire, most famous for his…
Apple Blossom Festival marks kickoff of Red Hook’s bicentennial
This year is Red Hook’s bicentennial. When local officials conduct a commemorative opening ceremony at 1 p.m. on Saturday, May 12, rather than the usual conventional notion of progress, many residents will cherish…
Fighting for a good cause in Kingston
For many years, boxing matches were held at the Midtown Center in Kingston: the brick building with the crenellated tower that once served as the city’s Armory. In 2006, former professional boxer Billy…
Website preserves history of Kirkbride asylums like now-closed Hudson River Psychiatric
With its soaring towers, slate mansard roof, arched entranceways and Gothic windows set in polychrome high brick walls, the massive Hudson River Psychiatric Center, located on a bluff overlooking the Hudson River in…
Choreographer Jennifer Muller this Saturday at Kaatsbaan
Over a span of nearly 40 years, choreographer Jennifer Muller has created more than 100 pieces, sometimes incorporating other media in her compositions; she has collaborated with such disparate and noteworthy artists as…
Hudson hosts Ramp Fest this Saturday
A group of Hudson Valley and New York City chefs are heading to a restored factory in Hudson on May 5 to celebrate the ramp: a wild onion that traditionally nourished mountain folk…
What’s the buzz? New exhibit at Storm King Art Center features apiary
Nora Lawrence, associate curator at Storm King Art Center, was so taken with Peter Coffin’s piece Music for Plants at the Palais de Tokyo in Paris that she approached the artist about possibly…
Rhinebeck’s Devin Pickering & the tale of the YouTube chorus
Rhinebeck’s Devin Pickering is the editor of a new documentary called Once in a Lullaby, which is premiering at the TriBeCa Film Festival on April 29. The film, which he also hopes to…
Tribe vibes
Talk about a talented family: Jerry Teters is a professional drummer, art teacher and painter who lives in New Paltz. His wife, Betty Marton, is a writer who just started a business specializing…
