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…
Kids Almanac: Get a job, fly a kite & make way for Pet Palooza, Cupcake Festival & Phools
When I saw Fa-Mulan, the title of Cocoon Theatre’s latest production, the first thing I thought of was Mulan of Disney fame. I wasn’t alone; Ada Graham-Lowengard, 12-year-old homeschooler and local actor playing…
Dead Empires’ metal with a mission
Somewhere in the middle of the forest in a forgotten corner of Woodstock, Phil Bartsch sits behind a drum kit in an upstairs room. Black cords snake the floor, powering amps and microphones…
You call that a jam?
Mountain Jam comes to Hunter May 31-June 3 Mountain Jam’s 2012 logo is a classic, compact bit of psych-art, toned down perhaps for more sober times but still singing unironically of ’60s rock…
John Medeski & Amy Helm headline benefit for High Meadow this Saturday
Paul and Sharyn Alexander are active members of the Woodstock community, where they’ve been putting their love for the town into a host of events over the years. Now they have a kid…
Suzanne Vega plays Bethel Woods this Sunday
There’s a certain numeric logic to Suzanne Vega’s upcoming performance in the Event Gallery at the Bethel Woods Center for the Arts: an artist who came of age in the 1980s playing a…
Willie Nelson comes to UPAC this Sunday
He has become so ingrained in the public consciousness, it’s hard to imagine a time when Willie Nelson wasn’t around. For all the discussion about bandanas and braids, celebrity collaborators and grey-area herbal…
Soundout/Bob Dylan Birthday Celebration at Bearsville on May 18
Donald Fagen, Amy Helm, Happy Traum, Larry Campbell & Teresa Williams, Don Byron, Kate Taylor, Jerry Marotta, Mike & Ruthy, Aaron Freeman, A. C. Newman, Zee Avi, Simi Stone, Doug Yoel and Connor…
Gord’s gold: Lightfoot plays UPAC in Kingston this Friday
One of the most remarkable changes that happened in the pop music world during that watershed time of the late ‘60s was the transition from AM to FM as the dominant form of…
Sparkle Park installation in Bearsville to raise awareness of human trafficking
Recording artist Sarah Fimm and friends are going to hang thousands of tiny mirrors and place hundreds of solar hummingbirds in the trees and shrubs behind the Bearsville Theatre next month and illuminate…
