It Takes a Village
Millbrook’s Merritt Books will have its first ever book festival, complete with story telling, reading, a parade and book signings.
Arts & Culture
Aluminum Pipes, Amplified CactusMixing jazz, chamber music, cabaret, spoken word, the Chamber Arts Festival of Marbletown will be held at SUNY Ulster. |
It Takes a VillageMillbrook’s Merritt Books will have its first ever book festival, complete with story telling, reading, a parade and book signings. |
Springing to Different DreamsVarious multimedia art projects are taking place around the Hudson Valley as part of the “Plugged In” exhibit. |
Dancing at DiaWith 60 years of dancing under his belt, Merce Cunningham is instructing a new wave of dancers in his dance company. |
No Rules, Just PhotosWith no topic to be guided by, images from all over the country were sent to be judged for the Barrett Art Center’s 21st Annual Juried Photography Exhibition. |
Portfolio: Laura MoriartyLaura Moriarty discusses her paintings, sculptures and the decision to not go to school. |
Fiction: Happy ValleyA story by Jennifer Wai-Lan Huang which won honorable mention in our 2007 Literary Supplement. |
Outdoor ArtAn art tour of work by both national and international artists on display in five outdoor locations. |
Books
Book Review: Thinking About Memoir and Chosen ForeverSusan Krawitz reviews Chosen Forever and Thinking About Memoir. |
Book Review: The ReserveCaitlin McDonnell reviews The Reserve by Russell Banks. |
Great StridesBenjamin Cheever goes the distance in both writing and running. |
Short TakesSix area authors invite you across the universe: London, Shanghai, czarist Russia, Neanderthal think tanks, the Italo-Cuban Catskills, and the wilds of Yankee Stadium. |
Music
The BridesRock quartet The Bride’s release their second album. |
Mikhail Horowitz & Gilles MalkineThe comedic duo Mikhail Horowitz and Gilles Malkine release their latest recording of political meanderings combined with blues, hip hop, rap, and bop. |
GlobetrottingMusicians Steve Gorn, Brian Melick, and John Davey, came together to release an album. |
Sound From SilencePeter Aaron finds musical history in West Hurley. |
News & Politics
Larry Beinhart’s Body PoliticLarry Beinhart reveals that the real start of the secession was seven years ago. |
While You Were SleepingThe gist of what you may have missed in the back pages of the global media maelstrom: campaign finance deform, secret trials, and uncollected taxes. |
Talking TurkeyLorna Tychostup talks with ex-CIA Agent Robert Baer about Turkey’s recent incursion into Iraqi Kurdistan. |
Horoscopes
HoroscopesHoroscopes for the month of May. |
Sex and the Problem of Self-EsteemEric Francis Coppolino examines the interlacing among self-esteem, sex, and relationships. |
Whole Living
Beyond GlassesLearn ways to improve vision without glasses, contacts, or lasik surgery. |
Home & Garden
There's No Place Like GnomeDiscover the many different garden decorations the Hudson Valley has to offer. |





