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view from the top 09 EDITOR’S NOTE Brian K. Mahoney writes a letter to Scott McClellan.

12 ESTEEMED READER Jason Stern on the false guidance of superficial preferences.

news and politics 12 RUNNING ON EMPTY By David Bryce. Oil industry analysts are predicting that the top producers are about to peak. How will the US cope in a world without oil? 20 SOCIAL INSECURITY Reagan Haynes investigates possible changes to Social Security and the how the rhetoric of privatization masks a massive giveaway to Wall Street.

32 FRANKLY SPEAKING Loving Love. By Frank Crocitto. What is it that you love? 34 EAR WHACKS Walking the Talk. By Sharon Nichols. CD Reviews, Nightlife Highlights.

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On the Cover

Ahouatcha Mahinou Cotonou, Benin lori grinker, chromogenic print, 1991

n 1991 while visiting the Vietnam War Memorial photojournalist Lori Grinker noticed children looking at the veterans “with an odd curiosity.” She realized “there was something inherently different about them…They carry the war with them day to day. There is an aura around them, an aura born of having witnessed something that should never be seen.” Thus began Grinker’s 15-year journey around the world seeking out veterans—soldiers and civilians, adults and children—who took up arms willingly or under force. With camera and tape recorder she worked “to see veterans beyond their wounds—but to capture the war in their wounds and through their memories.” Afterwar: Veterans from a World in Conflict is Grinker’s collection of portraits and stories of war survivors from over 30 countries, from the Iraq War back to World War I. Presented more as meditations than as political statements, the survivors’ stories and images speak for themselves, creating what is possibly the quietest, strongest, most eloquent and most searing indictment against war yet. The subject of the cover photograph, Ahouatcha Mahinou, a native of Benin, was conscripted into the French Army at the age of 20 and served from 1942-1946 fighting against the Axis powers in Algeria. Mahinou’s leg was amputated in 1960 due to lingering problems from an injury he received during WWII. An exhibition of large-scale color photographs from Afterwar was exhibited at Nailya Alexander Gallery in NYC in March. Afterwar was published last year by the Millbrook-based fine art publishing firm de.Mo (www.de-mo.org; www.afterwar.com).

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Editor’s Note DATE: March 24, 2005 TO: Scott McClellan, White House Press Secretary SUBJECT: Deciding who is a Journalist

ear Mr. McClellan, First, in the interests of full disclosure, I would like to describe myself as a big fan of your work. Being under the hot lights at the White House press briefing defending controversial administration policies every day can be a thankless task, but you have handled your tenure there with aplomb, especially following in the footsteps of such a consummate pro like Ari Fleischer. (Didn’t you just love it when he announced in the week following 9/11 that Americans now “had to watch what they say”?) You’ve served admirably as the administration’s mouthpiece, deftly outmaneuvering the feisty White House Press Corps at every turn, spinning straw into gold on so many losing issues for the Bush administration—privatizing Social Security, maintaining that Abu Ghraib was just the result of a “few bad apples,” and so on. You also possess a good deal of poise, seemingly lacking the brittle, fight-or-flight defensive crouch of Mr. Fleischer, who was often needlessly dogmatic and combative, qualities that served as a lightning rod for his critics. I did want to make mention, however, of the Jeff Gannon contretemps. In case you’ve forgotten, Jeff Gannon was the Talon News reporter who attended daily press briefings for two years. As you may recall, the Standing Committee of Correspondents, the normal accrediting organization for White House press passes, wouldn’t provide Gannon with credentials, citing questionable ties between Talon News and its wealthy Republican backers in Texas, some of the same people who were behind that terrific Kerry smear campaign, Swift Boat Veterans for Truth. You might also recall the January 26 presidential press conference at which Gannon (whose real name turned out to be James D. Guckert, and who may have been running a gay escort service through a Web site; can you confirm that for me?) slipped in the jab that the Democrats were “divorced from reality” in a question to the president about Social Security. This sent the rabid liberal blogosphere into a tizzy. They subsequently found out that Gannon had been exploiting a loophole in the credentialing process, whereby he could get daily access to briefings through your office; and of course the whole Talon News/Republican operative/gay escort thing. (Thank God the media haven’t made more of the gay escort angle, huh? ) Why am I bringing up the whole sordid Gannon business again? Well, it’s because of something you said, and I’d like to offer my help. At a press briefing following the Gannon affair, you pleaded ignorance to the special consideration that Guckert (oops! I mean Gannon, sorry!) received from your office and his ties to known Republican agents, stating: “In this day and age, when you have a changing media, it’s not an easy issue to decide, to try and pick and choose who is a journalist.” I couldn’t agree more with that assessment. Technology, especially the Internet, is changing the way that we think of journalism; it’s not like the old days when you knew a journalist by his fedora and raincoat. Today, anybody can hang out a shingle on the Internet and call him- or herself a journalist. However, I think there are certain criteria that might help you figure out at least who is not a journalist, thereby saving you from Gannon-type sticky situations in the future. What follows is a partial list of people I believe you should be suspect of, and think twice about credentialing if they should come calling for such. (I might also suggest, as a rule, allowing the Standing Committee of Correspondents to handle all the credentialing, as they are all working journalists and have a fairly good grip on what constitutes a working journalist.) Armstrong Williams. Mr. Williams accepted payment of $240,000 from the Department of Education for promoting the No Child Left Behind Act on TV and in a syndicated newspaper column. (FYI: Taking money from someone you’re writing about is no-no in journalism.) Williams himself maintains that he is not a journalist—he has no formal training as such—and that he is only an “entrepreneur.” Maggie Gallagher. Ms. Gallagher vigorously defended President Bush’s push for a $300 million initiative encouraging marriage as a way of strengthening families in her syndicated column in 2002. Ms. Gallagher, however, failed to mention that she had a $21,500 contract with the Department of Health and Human Services to help promote the president’s proposal. Michael McManus. Mr. McManus, a marriage advocate whose syndicated column, “Ethics & Religion,” appears in 50 newspapers, received $10,000 to promote the Bush marriage initiative. Glad to have been of some assistance. —Brian K. Mahoney

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Litany A Sampling of What You’ll Find in this Issue Three of the 17 dancers in Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo are currently sidelined with injuries. (p.108) n A language is a dialect with an army and a navy. (p.76) n Flea collars for your cat or dog contain pesticides that amount to placing a poison necklace on your pet. (p.30) n Goldilocks gets busted for breaking and entering. (p.110) n Each of the world’s seven largest oil companies will begin seeing production declines in the next four years. (p.18) n Fiddle Fan wiggled out a wide one. (p.44) n While imprisoned for carjacking, Ray Materson began embroidering with threads he unraveled from socks. (p.113) n The Flybar 1200 can bounce a 200 lb. person more than five feet in the air. (p.47) n A typical garam masala contains a mixture of cumin, coriander, cardamom, pepper, cinnamon, and clove. (p.64) n 58 percent of Americans disapprove of President Bush’s position on Social Security. (p.12) n Steve Heller will paint flames on just about anything. (p.26) n Babies develop more regular, deeper sleeping patterns when they sleep in the same bed with their mother. (p.84) n Do you know how hard it is to spend the majority of the day in the same room if you have ADD? (p.24) n Sweat lodges are not intellectual. (p.88) n Each kilometer of I-95 that was built in Maine displaced 130 pairs of breeding birds, which translated into 62,400 pairs of breeding birds along I-95 in the state. (p.83) n Beer is cited as a civilizing influence in the 6,000-year-old Sumerian Epic of Gilgamesh. (p.119) n The Farm Security Administration left behind nearly 80,000 photographs taken during the Great Depression. (p.28) n How you feel about you has everything to do with how you feel about everyone else. (p.38) n

Esteemed Reader

Esteemed Reader of Our Magazine: here is a little-known story of Moses who as a child was in the presence of the Pharaoh. As we know, he had been brought into court by Pharaoh’s daughter who rescued him from his basket in the reeds, where his mother had placed him to save him from the then-current genocide on Jewish baby boys. In this story Pharaoh decides to test the baby’s wits to see if he represents a threat and places before him a tray with two objects—a beautiful gem and a glowing-hot ember—and beckons Moses to choose. The baby reaches first toward the gem, but then grasps the ember (guided by the hand of angel Gabriel, the story tells) and shoves it in his mouth (as babies are wont to do with every thing large, small, hot or cold). This, it is said, is why Moses had a speech impediment. It also saved him once again from Pharaoh’s sword and propelled him forward on his task of rescuing his people from bondage. This story is potent in illustrating that power, depth, and possibility result from choosing what is less pleasant, “likeable” and apparently valuable. Moses’ ordeal with the hot coal not only saved his life, it also provided the boon of further difficulties to overcome in the accomplishment of his mission. After all, his was largely a public relations job and it is difficult to be convincing when you can’t speak straight. Because of this he would have been obliged to develop through adversity an aspect of himself that speaks for itself—his being. The chief tragedy of our lives is that we throw out so many things because we dislike them. Situations, relationships, tasks, duties, opportunities of every kind are cast away when feelings of irritation, impatience, repugnance or disgust arise. We become the victim of our most automatic reactions with the result that we ruin innumerable fresh and bright possibilities. Life itself is sacrificed to the graven image of superficial preference. How much of life is guided by this most mechanical and least authentic of our capacities—this bipolar disorder of “like and dislike.” It is as base as the guiding impulse of the worm, moving away from light, open air, heat, and toward the gratification of the appetites for food, sex, and comfort. We see we “like” something when it makes us feel comfy and cozy; we gravitate toward the people that puff up our egos, situations that allow us to coast through without too much effort. Everything from the choice of books, films, restaurants, and varieties of exercise to political and sexual orientation, friends and long-term relationship partners, can be guided by this most automatic function of like/dislike. “But what else is there?” you might ask. “After all, my likes and dislikes, preferences and tendencies are what define who I am!” In answer I suggest that this is not the case. There is something deeper, closer to the marrow, that makes up a person’s identity, that we never get to experience because we are ever-reacting to details of existence. This finer instrument is the part that truly wants what it wants. It isn’t simply avoiding the uncomfortable and gravitating toward the pleasant. And indeed the way to gain access to this part is to choose the less pleasing, and cook, however briefly, in the oven of discomfort. This is the key to the deeper realm of authentic desiring. The admonition from the esoteric tradition to “like what ‘it’ does not like” is a finger pointing in the direction of the heart’s desire. It suggests that we approach our lives with the knowledge that we are multi-layered beings; that on our surface is the conditioned part, the constructed personality that is held together by a tenuous web of deceit. It is the validity of that picture of ourselves which we are always seeking to prove, but which is fundamentally unprovable, because it doesn’t exist! It is this fictional character to which the “it” of the esoteric intimation refers. Beneath it, closer to the core, abides the part of us which is sensitive, intelligent, and truly authentic. Only by choosing the less comfortable, and that which is more fertile with possibility, can the latent self see the light of the world and breath the fresh air of life (that Life to which we toast when we say “l’chaim!” or what dervishes invoke when they chant “hi, hi, hi...”). Clearly the strife and wars in the world are born of fear of the loss of what isn’t possessed. Take the arrogant US regime which subjugates the world, maiming and slaughtering its inhabitants, to assure the continuance of a mode of living that is already impoverished, meaningless, and empty, amassing a bankrupting debt to the future earth in order to avoid seeing itself as it is. But the possibility for a finer life—a life lived courageously, in presence, responding to what is true in the moment—does not depend on the malignant structures in which we live. A life rich with the childlike magic of discovery, embracing the hazards of unexpected situations, flowing with love and bereft of fear, is attainable in tiny moments of openness to the unknown. From such an openness we choose what is bold and unforeseen, what brings new possibilities into being, for ourselves and the world. —Jason Stern 4/05

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RUNNING ON EMPTY DRIVING TOWARD PEAK OIL The leading energy analysts who foretold Enron’s demise have an alarming new claim: the world’s major oil companies are about to hit peak production levels before a long, expensive decline into a world without oil.

our years ago, the analysts at John S. Herold Inc. were the first to call bullshit on Enron. On February 21, 2001, three Herold analysts issued a report that said Enron’s profit margins were shriveling, the company had too few hard assets, and its stock price was way too high. Less than 10 months later, Enron filed for bankruptcy. Today, the analysts at Herold—a research-only firm that issues valuations on several hundred publicly traded energy companies—are making predictions even bolder than their call on Enron. They have begun estimating when each of the world’s biggest energy companies will peak in its ability to produce oil and gas. Herold’s work shows that the best minds in the energy industry are accepting the reality that the globe is reaching (or has already reached) the limit of its own ability to produce ever increasing amounts of oil. Many analysts have estimated when the earth will reach its peak oil production. Others have done estimates on when individual countries will hit their peaks. Herold is the first Wall Street firm to predict when specific energy companies will hit their peaks. Since last fall, Herold has done peak estimates on about two dozen oil companies. Herold believes that the French oil company, Total S.A., will reach its peak production in 2007. Herold expects 2008 to be critical, with Exxon Mobil Corp., ConocoPhillips Co., BP, Royal Dutch/Shell Group, and the Italian producer, Eni S.p.A., all hitting their peaks. In 2009, Herold expects ChevronTexaco Corp. to peak. In Herold’s view, each of the world’s seven largest publicly traded oil companies will begin seeing production declines within the next 48 months or so. Executive vice president Richard Gordon, who heads Herold’s global strategies team, says the firm’s goal in doing peak-production estimates for individual oil companies is simple: “If

the dinosaurs are going extinct, we are trying to figure out which ones are going to go extinct the soonest.” Herold’s projections have enormous ramifications both for stockholders in the major oil companies and for every energy consumer on the globe. If Herold is correct, and the world’s biggest oil companies cannot increase their production in the coming years, then several things appear certain: n Oil prices—which are already at record levels—will continue rising as demand outstrips supply. In a few years, gasoline prices of $2 per gallon could seem like a bargain. n State-owned oil companies like Mexico’s Pemex, Venezuela’s PDVSA (Petroléos de Venezuela) and Saudi Arabia’s Saudi Aramco may be unable to increase their production enough to meet burgeoning global demand. n The producers who belong to the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries, and Saudi Arabia in particular, may have even more leverage over the global oil market in the coming years. n The United States will be ever more reliant on oil imported from countries filled with people who don’t like George W. Bush or his policies.

THE FIRST CANNONBALL While Herold’s projections provide ammunition to the growing chorus of analysts who believe peak oil is imminent, they are not being welcomed by the oil companies. Last month, when I asked ChevronTexaco’s chairman and CEO, David J. O’Reilly, to respond to Herold’s projection that his company would reach its peak production in 2009, he replied snappishly, “I’m not going to comment on that.” A spokesman for Royal Dutch/Shell in London was similarly coy, saying in an e-mail

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that the company had “no comment” on Herold’s projection. However, the company’s spokesman, Simon Buerk, pointed to a September 2004 report published by Shell that predicts the company will be producing the equivalent of 4.5 million barrels of oil per day by 2014, not the 4 million barrels per day that

he applauds Herold’s research, saying that no other reputable firm “has been willing to make this type of prediction.” Another energy industry veteran, John Olson, comanager of Houston Energy Partners, an energy hedge fund, agrees. Olson believes that Herold’s predictions

Scientists, pundits, and oil men have been predicting that the world will run out of oil ever since the gusher blew at Spindletop. Herold foresees for that time frame. Charley Maxwell, an analyst at Weeden & Co., a Connecticut brokerage, says oil industry officials are loath to discuss Herold’s projections because doing so would “circumscribe their future prospects and the future growth of their stock, and executives have no interest in doing that since so much of their compensation is tied to their stock options.” Maxwell, one of the most respected stock pickers in the energy business, believes the non-OPEC oil producers will hit their peak oil production in the next five years. And

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about peak production are “very significant. It is perhaps the first cannonball over the bow of a big tanker.” But Herold has its critics. Brian J. Jennings, the chief financial officer of Oklahoma City’s Devon Energy Corp., which Herold believes will hit its peak in 2009, says that Herold’s analysis is “a truncated look at the company. It assumes that nothing we are going to do over the next five years will increase our production.” Jennings says Devon expects to increase its oil production by 25 percent over the next five

years—and that figure does not include fields that the company is developing in the Gulf of Mexico. Of course, scientists, pundits, and oil men have been predicting that the world will run out of oil ever since the gusher blew at Spindletop in Texas in 1901. Despite those predictions, the last century has been one of unbroken increases in supply. Each year, the oil industry has produced more oil than it did the year before. Today, the industry is producing about 83 million barrels of oil per day. New oil fields in the deep-water Gulf of Mexico, in the Caspian Sea, and in Saudi Arabia will soon begin pumping oil onto the global market. Plus, huge deposits of oil are available in the Canadian tar sands and American oil shale. But turning tar sands and shale into motor fuel is a very expensive proposition. And those new, unconventional oil sources may be insufficient to replace the decline in production from existing fields, which deplete by about six percent per year. Further, they may be too small to quench the demand from the developing world—China in particular. Last month, at a conference in Houston, Zhu Yu, the president of China’s Sinopec Economics and Development Research Institute, said that between January and September of 2004, motor fuel use in his country soared by 20 percent. Yu also predicted that China’s oil consumption will double over the next 15 years to more than 10 million barrels of oil per day. Meanwhile, the Energy Information Administration expects India’s oil consumption to increase by nearly 30 percent over the next five years.

POLITICAL INSTABILITY The oil industry has plenty of other reasons to be nervous. The royal rulers of Saudi Arabia, the world’s biggest producer, appear vulnerable to terrorist attacks and civil unrest. The Saudi government’s biggest enemy, Osama bin Laden, has focused his ire on both the Saudi royals and the oil infrastructure in the Persian Gulf. And his loyalists are eager to attack both of those targets. In Iraq, insurgents are continually attacking that country’s oil infrastructure—thereby crippling the war-torn nation’s economy and its future prospects. In Venezuela, which has the biggest oil deposits in the Western hemisphere, president Hugo Chavez has threatened to cut off the flow of oil to the United States if the Bush administration continues its efforts to undermine his government. In Russia, president Vladimir Putin’s brazen, state-sponsored theft of Yukos, one of that country’s biggest oil companies—and his jailing of the company’s CEO, Mikhail Khordokovsky—is likely to slow investment in Russian oil fields for years. Furthermore, spare oil-production capacity has largely disappeared. Oil producers are running their wells at maximum capacity. Indonesia, a member of OPEC, cannot meet its OPEC quota of 1.4 million barrels per day. In February, Indonesia was able to produce only 942,000 barrels per day, its lowest level of production in 34 years. And in early March, Algeria’s energy minister, Chakib Khelil, said that OPEC “does not have the production capacity to increase its quotas.” All of these factors are sending oil prices to record highs. In midMarch the NYMEX closing price for light sweet crude was $54.95 per barrel. In early March the Department of Energy issued a report saying that it expects prices to stay near or above $50 per barrel for the rest of this year. That’s a big change for an agency that has always been conservative in its price projects. At about this same time last year, the agency was predicting that oil would cost about $29 per barrel throughout 2005. Whatever price projections are used, it’s increasingly clear that the era of cheap oil is over and that oil companies are having a harder time finding new oil to replace the oil they’re pumping. In short, it appears 4/05

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that the late M. King Hubbert, a geophysicist who worked for Shell in Houston, is being proved right. In the 1950s, Hubbert used mathematical models to predict that American oil production would peak in the early 1970s. That’s exactly what happened. Now, Hubbert’s theories are being tested on a global scale. Herold’s owner and CEO, Art Smith, is a believer in Hubbert’s work. Smith and his fellow analysts at Herold have been building their peak production databases since 1996. About 10 months ago, Herold began publishing what it calls “strategic evaluations” of specific companies, which include graphics showing when that company will reach its peak production. Herold does not do geologic analysis. Instead, its analysts mine the company’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. It also looks at the oil properties that the company has acquired or sold, along with new projects being drilled, and older oil fields in the company’s portfolio. “We look at this data, put it into a financial model, and start asking questions,” says Herold analyst Gordon.

THE ERA OF CHEAP ENERGY IS OVER Herold isn’t the only Wall Street firm considering the issue of peak oil. In early December, Deutsche Bank issued a report that predicted global oil production will

of oil a day.” The key word here is “eventually.” Even now that approvals for drilling ANWR have received congressional approval, the first oil from the refuge would not reach the continental United States for years. Furthermore, as the New York Times reported in February, it appears that the major oil companies may have cooled in their desire to drill in the refuge. During his speech, Bush also talked about efficiency measures that could save homeowners electricity. But during his 4,600-word, 35-minute-long speech, Bush uttered the words “hybrid vehicle” exactly one time. It’s astonishing that Bush, the former Texas oil man, still doesn’t understand the fundamental problem of America’s imported oil addiction. Nor does he appear to grasp the threat that is posed by the possibility of peak oil. The majority of the oil that the United States imports from places like Saudi Arabia and Venezuela is used as motor fuel in automobiles. Yet the president conflated the idea that burning more coal and building more nuclear power plants will somehow allow America to reduce its oil imports. In his speech, Bush refused to discuss the obvious: We cannot cut our oil imports (read: gasoline addiction) without dramatic changes to our auto fleet. At some point, the United States will have to force the automakers

China’s oil consumption increased by 20 percent in the first nine months of 2004 and is expected to double in the next 15 years. peak in 2014. The Deutsche Bank report also stresses political instability and China’s surging demand. Those factors, Deutsche Bank believes, “could trigger a shortage shock leading to a price crisis.” And while many analysts in Houston are convinced a peak in global production is in the offing, there are others who believe that today’s high prices will trigger a surge in new oil production. David Pursell, a partner at Pickering Energy Partners, a Houston brokerage, says with oil at $50 per barrel, “a whole lot of oil fields that used to be woefully uneconomic suddenly become profitable and that means that any peak projections get delayed.” Although Pursell is not ready to agree with Herold’s projections about individual energy companies, he—along with virtually everyone else in the oil industry—agrees that the era of cheap energy is over and that America must begin adapting to the new geopolitical realities that come with that fact. Alas, it appears the Bush administration hasn’t made that same transition. Last week, President Bush gave a speech on energy policy in Columbus, Ohio, in which he encouraged Congress to pass an energy bill. Once again, he touted his plan to drill for oil in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, a move he said would “eventually reduce our dependence on foreign oil by up to a million barrels

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to build more efficient automobiles. And a key part of that efficiency changeover will mean replacing increasing numbers of America’s 200 million cars and trucks with hybrid vehicles. Even some of Washington’s most hawkish neoconservatives are embracing the idea of highmileage hybrid vehicles. Former CIA director James Woolsey, a key backer of the war in Iraq, is driving a Toyota Prius. Woolsey, along with neocons like Frank Gaffney have begun preaching the Greens’ gospel of energy efficiency. The neocons haven’t joined the Sierra Club. Instead, they’re arguing that energy conservation is simply smart strategy when dealing with the Muslim extremists who reside in the oil-rich countries of the Persian Gulf. But so far, the neocons haven’t been able to get Bush’s ear. Remarkably, when it comes to thinking about peak oil and what it means for the future of America, Wall Street analysts and neocons are taking the lead, while the former oil man from Midland keeps his head up his tailpipe. Robert Bryce, a contributing editor at the Texas Observer, is the author of Cronies: Oil, the Bushes, and the Rise of Texas, America’s Superstate. This article was originally published at Salon.com.

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SOCIAL INSECURITY TINKERING WITH THE SAFETY NET Since its inception in 1935, politicians have been forecasting Social Security’s impending demise. But few stories currently circulating in the media about private accounts, Social Security overhauls, and projected shortfalls explain what Social Security actually is, how it works, and what the numbers mean.

toked by winning his bid for re-election, George Bush made no bones about the direction his “mandate” had given him. Top on his to-do list was a make-over of the government retirement program. “Social Security was a great moral success of the 20th century, and we must honor its great purposes in this new century,” he stated in his 2005 State of the Union address. “The system, however, on its current path, is headed toward bankruptcy.” Bush's plan would see part of payroll taxes opened and made available to workers so they could use them to privately invest in stocks and bonds. From this great formerly untapped pristine wilderness of tax funds set aside to ensure Americans some sort of fiscal surety, Bush asserts Social Security can avoid bankruptcy. A slim majority of Americans, however, disagree with the Bush plan. A Harris poll taken in midMarch found that 58 percent of Americans disapprove of Bush’s position on Social Security.

THE STATE OF SOCIAL SECURITY The first thing to understand is the numbers we hear echoing throughout the media and from the government are based largely on guesses. Common are sweeping statements like: “Social Security will have a projected shortfall by the year 2042,” using the president’s numbers, or by 2052 using congressional numbers. In truth, “Social Security is healthier than it’s ever been in its history,” said Mark Weisbrot, an economist at the nonpartisan Center for Economic and Policy Research and author of Social Security: The Phony Crisis, (2000). According to Weisbrot, who is listed on the “expert’s page” of the Social Security Administration’s Web site, the “projected shortfall” really translates to a guess based on

pessimistic economic projections by the Social Security Administration Board of Trustees. The scenario projected by the trustees assumes only 1.9 annual percent growth of the economy—a smaller number than the one used by other arms of government, according to leading economists. The Board of Trustees are a group of six: four are always the secretaries of the departments of Health and Human Services, Labor, Treasury; and the Social Security Commissioner. The other two are appointed by the president to four year terms. The board always weighs as many factors as possible when making projections, such as mortality, population growth, job productivity, birth rate, and immigration. According to the 2004 Trustees' report, over the next 75 years the shortfall is $3.7 trillion in 2004 dollars—0.7 percent of GDP over the same period. They have stated three guesses as to what will happen in the future of Social Security if nothing changes. The most optimistic example shows a healthy Social Security as far as the eye can see. Several economists agree there is more guesswork going on that includes pessimistic economic forecasts. “As with any projection, it’s exactly that,” said Mark Lassiter, spokesman for the Social Security Administration. “Things won’t occur exactly as projected, clearly, but it’s their best guess.” According to Lassiter, that projection, as well as the worst projection, is “very unlikely.” The shortfall is based on the intermediate 1.9 annual projection of economic growth. However, according to Weisbrot, the latest (June 2004) estimate from the non-partisan Congressional Budget Office projects that Social Security can pay all promised benefits, with no changes at all, until 2052. That's nearly half a century. This so-called problem

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BUSH’S PLAN FOR PRIVATIZING SOCIAL SECURITY WOULD STRIP LOW-INCOME AMERICANS OF A CRUCIAL SAFEGUARD AGAINST POVERTY.

is not large, explained Weisbrot. In fact, the projected shortfall for the whole 75-year planning period is less than what was fixed in each of the following decades: the 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s. It is also about one-third the size of the tax cuts enacted during the Bush administration. Jonathan Schwarz, an economist who used to work for the Center for Economic and Policy Research, said the guesses often change. "When you listen to the news it sounds like this 'shortfall' is something that definitely will happen at a definite date. But these numbers are not givens. They’re best guesses about the future, guesses that can be wrong and have been wrong in the past.” Late in the Clinton administration the issue of solvency in Social Security also emerged. “When Clinton raised this issue in 1997, trustees said, ‘By 2029, we’re in trouble,’” said William Spriggs, a senior fellow at the nonpartisan Economic Policy Institute. ”Now when Bush raises it, it’s 2042. The only thing that has changed between 1997 and 2005 is we have more information. It’s obvious it can’t be all that precise if you can get 15 years of solvency just because you got more information.” But the word “guess” is one that might surprise many Americans, said Spriggs. “It astounds me when people take this with all this seriousness when the weather guy is talking about what’s going to happen tomorrow and everybody laughs.”

FDR & THE NEW DEAL It’s difficult to grasp the fiscal specifics of Social Security without understanding the system and its basic elements. While economically educated readers may already understand the complexities of the Social Security system, even the most intelligent, educated people—and likely the majority of average Americans, don’t know how to answer when asked about what they actually know about Social Security, or how and when it began. In 1935, toward the end of the Great Depression, Franklin D. Roosevelt signed into law a social insurance program for Americans. Many of the current features of the program stem

from the original law that established the system as a nationwide, federally administered contributory system. A person could not opt out. Benefits were tied to past earnings, although weighted in favor of lower-income beneficiaries; the retirement age was set at 65. In 1939, one year before the first benefits were paid, benefits were weighted more heavily towards low-wage workers than they had been in the 1935 law; workers with dependents were also favored and benefits were increased. In 1967, three Supreme Court cases challenged the program as unconstitutional but lost. The arguments against the program echo the current debate with a cry many of us have been hearing since we were old enough to watch the news: The demise of the program is imminent and inevitable. In the 1970s, cost of living adjustments (COLA) were made to Social Security; benefits were tied to the cost of living so that they would help workers maintain their standard of living. The last major overhaul happened in 1983, when economists agreed Social Security faced serious threats due to the influx of baby boomers that would flood the system when they retired. When the Reagan administration and Congress couldn’t agree on a plan to help the program, Alan Greenspan headed a nonpartisan committee that came up with much of the model we use today. The plan included increases in payroll tax and inclusion of workers previously outside the system (like members of Congress). Congress also decided to gradually raise the full retirement age from 65 to 67 (for those born after 1960), bringing the program into balance through the end of the typical 75-year projection period. The compromise in 1983 raised payroll taxes beyond what was needed to pay immediate benefits; the excess is used to buy government bonds and build up the Social Security Trust Fund in preparation for the baby boomers. So when politicians say the system in place today is the same one that was administered in the 1930s, that’s only partially true. Adjustments have been made along the way to accommodate population, growing life expectancy and other factors. 4/05

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HOW IT WORKS Today, said Schwartz, the average retiree collects about $15,000 annually in benefits. Those benefits are protected against inflation as a result of COLA. To collect the money, the government takes 12.4 percent of every worker's paycheck in what are called "payroll taxes." It works like this: Every worker pays 6.2 percent of their salary (up to the payroll cap, which is $90,000) in FICA taxes, named for the authorizing bill called the Federal Insurance Contributions Act. Their employers pay an equivalent 6.2 percent, for a total of 12.4 percent of the workers salary, which is withheld from workers' paychecks. If you're self-employed, you're responsible for paying the 12.4 percent yourself. Then the Social Security Administration sends the money off to current retirees and other beneficiaries. The amount each retiree gets varies depending on income. On average, Social Security replaces about 40 percent of pre-retirement earnings—about 60 percent for low-wage earners and 20 percent for high-wage earners, Lassiter of the Social Security Administration explained: “It’s actually progressive in the sense that lower-wage earners have a higher percentage of return. The idea behind that is lower

libertarian Cato Institute, which supports privatizing Social Security, said the government would have to implement another tax to afford to pay back bonds set aside for social security. But, according to Weisbrot, anytime money is loaned to the federal government in bonds, it is spent. The government pays interest and repays what it borrowed. “The same is true for the Social Security trust fund.” The fund has been running at an annual surplus—now at $10 billion— since 1983, he said. The bonds have the faith and credit of the US government, which hasn’t defaulted on its bonds in our entire history as a nation. “It’s not really the public’s problem since that money was promised,” Brannon counters, “but it would cost taxpayers in other areas.” However, the projected shortfall in Social Security is about one-third the size of the tax cuts enacted during the Bush Administration, economists say. “The government has to get enough money in general revenue to pay off the bonds,” said the Economic Policy Institute’s Spriggs. “It’s confusing. The Bush Administration has gone around saying they’re going to give all these tax cuts knowing they are going to owe this money.” The Cato Institute and Bush Administration

The projected shortfall for Social Security for the next 75 years is one-third the size of tax cuts enacted during the Bush tenure. wage earners have fewer opportunities for savings and retirement.” “An important thing to remember is that Social Security is an insurance program—its official name is Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance, or OASDI,” said Schwarz. “So, it doesn't really make sense to ask what portion of payroll taxes translate into benefits later, because, like any form of insurance, it varies so widely from individual to individual.” According to Schwartz, benefits paid are directly tied to how long a person lives. Someone who lives an average life span gets an average return on investment; someone who dies early gets “a bad deal” because they paid in and do not get much return, though survivors get survivors’ benefits. “But this bad deal is comparable to someone who pays fire insurance premiums their whole life and never has their house burn down. Fire insurance is a bad deal for them, but that doesn't mean it was stupid for them to have fire insurance.”

SPINNING THE NUMBERS Besides the years 2042 and 2052, another number is circulating in Social Security discussions. It is said that in 2018, the trust fund is expected to begin drawing down its assets to pay benefits. Until then, payroll taxes will exceed outgoing benefits. Berna Brannon, a Social Security analyst for the

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maintain that the retirement of the baby boomers will bankrupt the program, but several economists contend that the foreseen shortfall was corrected by Alan Greenspan’s committee in the 80s.

ECONOMIC GUESSWORK Another argument for a failing program is the reduced number of workers paying into the program, in comparison to the number of people drawing on it. In its infant stages, about 13 workers paid into Social Security for each worker that got benefits. Now it’s about 3.3 workers for each beneficiary. In 2035, the ratio will be about 2 to 1. The main economic issue is not the number of workers-per-retirees but productivity, economists say, which is constantly increasing. Output-per-hour will grow by more than 70 percent by 2035. Workers are working longer hours, so fewer workers are doing more work than in the past. “There are fewer farmers now than there were 100 years ago, but is there less food?” said Weisbrot. “No. There’s much much more.” The same is true of the auto industry, echoed Spriggs. There are fewer factories now than in 1935, but more cars because productivity has improved; there is no way to predict productivity when it relies so heavily on technology and new inventions. But according to Brannon, economists for Social Security have taken

future inventions and productivity into account. “These are the best economists in the world; they have thought of everything.” And yet Spriggs said it is impossible to fathom the future. “I know these are people with great skills looking at models that make sense. I just think in 1900 if someone made this type of projection and said, ‘We need this government program because of what’s going to happen in 1975, we would have laughed.” For example, he explained, people in 1900 would have put a heavy economic emphasis on trains as the main mode of transportation. Since, air transportation has superseded train travel, increasing productivity beyond imagination in 1900. “Would they be able to look ahead in 1975 to see what we’re doing on computers?” “In his own budget, he [Bush] says the economy is going to do better than this 1.9 percent, but that’s what the trustees are saying,” said Spriggs. “I think it [the optimistic projection] is closer to what would play out as real. I think anyone who says they want to make a radical change to the program based on an enormous piece of speculation...is not being prudent. You would really want to get closer to the point in time, you would want more evidence that that’s what productivity will really be.”

PRIVATIZATION Privatization won’t fix the problem of the projected shortfall in Social Security, Brannon and the White House have said. But it will give workers control of their own money, and enable them to pass it down to their children—unlike Social Security, in which a worker would have paid in more than she collected if she died in early retirement or earned higher wages. Though details still haven’t emerged, privatization would probably work like this: part of the 12.4 percent of each worker's salary that goes to Social Security now could be diverted to a private account in the worker's name. Bush will likely propose allowing up to 4 percent of a worker's salary, or about one-third of their Social Security payroll taxes. The funds would be collected by the government to cut down on administrative fees, and then turned over to a company operating in the stock market. Companies would bid on government contracts; companies would then invest the money at huge profits. “This would provide incentive to [Social Security] benefit cuts,” said Brannon. “Workers would have more control.” Benefit cuts would be necessary to fix the shortfall, since private accounts would not supplement the fund. According to Weisbrot, the Bush plan would likely reduce benefits by about 34 percent. “Note that currently, Bush seems to be pushing a plan that would offer a very small number of options and would be tightly controlled by the federal government,” said economist Jonathan Schwarz. “This would be fairly low cost compared to most private plans now, although fees would still be much higher than

with Social Security.” Schwartz claims administrative costs would rise from .6 cents per dollar to several cents. “If you retire during a long bear market, you'd be screwed,” much like workers who saw their 401(k) accounts plummet in recent years. Under the plan, workers would have very little control over investments. “You'd likely have a choice of three to five slightly different investment vehicles. You couldn't withdraw the money early. So it would be more like forced saving than actually giving you control of your money.”

WHO STANDS TO GAIN? Brannon asserts that everybody stands to gain from privatization since they would be responsible for their own funds and could opt not to invest in the private accounts. Other economists suspect the wealthy would gain. “Social Security is a better deal for people who earned less money through their working lives, and a comparatively worse deal for people who earn more,” said Schwarz. According to Spriggs, that’s because the point of the insurance program is to ensure a family isn’t devastated if the main worker is unable to work because she is too old or sick. “You cannot replicate that through individual accounts,” because that changes the nature of the insurance program and gives workers back exactly what they put in, instead of higher benefits going to lower-income workers. He added that companies that were awarded government contracts could also stand to gain. “Bush has decided that the federal government would take on tracking 100 million tiny accounts so companies won’t have to. This is pretty much pure profit whatever [companies] charge. Essentially they would be given a lump of money and told, ‘Here, manage this money,’ so that’s a big windfall.” Schwarz agreed with this assessment. “In the most direct sense, it will benefit Wall Street because the accounts will have to be managed by someone. These fees will go to Wall Street firms, and in other countries that have done this, the fees have been quite substantial.” In light of accounting scandals at Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae, Spriggs said it could be scary to trust this money in pseudo-government hands. “Will they behave themselves is the question? Not enough people have raised the question of mismanagement. What happens if the company that is managing this money does something similar [to Freddie Mac]? They actually want them to restate earnings and say they made 9 billion dollars less than they said.” Indeed, according to Spriggs, the Security and Exchange Commission is not in the position to head such a huge undertaking, and privatization could mean a new government agency would be required to oversee companies and watch how they are using Americans’ retirement money. Aside from an administrative nightmare, it could also mean tipping the market. The price of a stock share could change because of the amount of money involved. 4/05

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“It would be very complicated for them not to fix the price they wanted to buy it at,” he said. “We’re talking about buying hundreds of thousands of shares. The problem is, how do you put that amount of money in the market without affecting price?” Schwarz said privatization could also mean more subtle political leverage from Wall Street. “It could mean that companies argue against tougher environmental regulations, for example, because it will affect their productivity and hurt grandma. They could make people think their interests are aligned with corporate America, saying: ‘Who's more important, the spotted owl or grandma?’”

DO WE DARE TO WAIT? There are really only a few ways a shortfall can be addressed, politicians and economists across the board agree. Those are to cut benefits, raise the payroll tax, increase the retirement age, raise the cap on taxable wages, or combine two or more of those options. Brannon recommends cutting benefits; Schwarz thinks waiting is best. “If for stupid political reasons we have to do something, the only thing I personally would recommend at present is raising the payroll cap back to a level that covers 90 percent of wages,” said

Schwarz. Right now, the payroll cap is at 85 percent, or $90,000 for 2005, and it’s wage-indexed, meaning it goes up every year the same percentage as the average wage rises. In 2004 it was $87,000, covering about 85 percent of all wages paid. Schwartz said that under the Greenspan compromise, the payroll cap would have covered 90 percent of wages. “It's dropped since then because people at the upper end of the income spectrum have seen higher wage increases than others. Just raising the payroll cap back to 90 percent would eliminate much of the projected shortfall in Social Security.” Weisbrot feels raising taxes a couple of percentage points would be worth it to keep the benefits aligned with wages and cost of living. And many think it makes sense to wait a bit before tampering with the program that has been viable for 65 years, even throughout cries that it was doomed. “In the long run, the wealthy benefit from the Bush plan,” said Spriggs. “Because the president wants to do what many of those in 1935 wanted to do, which is get rid of social insurance.” Reagan Haynes is a former Associated Press writer and award-winning daily newspaper reporter. She now freelances from her home in Michigan. 4/05

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Molly Maeve Eagan PHOTOS BY Beth Blis

INDIE/ASPIE STUDENTS NATE (ABOVE) AND JACK (BELOW)

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In a bright, sunlit room off Route 28 in Boiceville, a group of high school students is learning how to stand during a job interview. The lesson is important because these kids are not used to fitting in. They are intently focused on their teacher, Ron Rubio, a presence hard to ignore. Rubio is part of the Community School, an alternative program for kids who don’t respond to any existing curriculum offered by the district, and one of the first of its kind in the nation to be incorporated by a public school district. Occasionally, Rubio has to ask someone to stop talking. One student has his feet up on the table; another looks like he might be asleep. In that way, it is no different from any other classroom. But there are some key distinctions. Instead of 30 or more kids sitting in rows, about 10 sit around a big round table. Four computers line one wall, and on the mezzanine above, more computers sit in patches of sunlight falling from the slanted roof. While at times the school reflects the chaos of its students, who are used to breaking all the rules, there is also a powerful feeling of mutual respect and community. The Community School began as an experiment five years ago for kids with average or above-average intelligence, who for other reasons were in danger of dropping or failing out of Onteora High School. With mounting pressure to meet federal standards tied to funding, teachers are rarely able to slow down to attend to individual problems, and more and more kids are slipping through the cracks of the narrowing mainstream. Onteora, like many school districts, faces a restricted budget, and with assistance from the state, spends up to $100,000 per child to outsource their special education. When an educator named Judy Upjohn approached the district with a concept for returning these kids to the community, Onteora felt ready to try something new. “Any kind of change that happens outside the public school system doesn’t help the majority of kids. My hope was that this school would serve as a model for what is possible in the public system,” Upjohn said. Upjohn’s concept began as a seminar, grew into an elective film course, then a supplemental program, and finally into a full-time school. They called the school “Indie,” for Independent, and the kids “Indies.” The full-time program, now in its first year, serves 34 kids in ninth and tenth grades. Additional Indie-inspired classes are offered to more students at the high school. A year after the Indie program was launched, Valerie Paradiz, the single mother of a student with Asperger’s Syndrome, got permission to set up a program in the same building. These kids were called “Aspie,” short for Asperger’s. The two programs,

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while separate, operate side by side as Indie/Aspie, and both cater to students who might otherwise miss out on a good education, or any education at all, because of their social or emotional differences. Jack, a 10th-grader at the Community School, said throughout middle school in Kingston his peers tormented him for his finite attention to detail and his highly sensitive artistic senses. While extremely intelligent, Jack has been diagnosed with Asperger’s Syndrome, a high functioning form of Autism that makes it even harder to emotionally and socially connect to the outside world because of sensory and social overwhelm. This made junior high school unbearable, Jack said, and he was in danger of dropping out of school altogether.

“They end up in the court system, or as drop-outs, in private facilities, or disenfranchised for whatever reason,” she said. “They get our attention when some angry kid shoots up the cafeteria, as in Columbine. I’m not saying that a program like this prevents that, but it focuses on kids who feel that alienation or lack of connection with the bigger school system. Whether it’s bad behavior, substance abuse, or poor grades, Indie’s role is to cut through all that and give them a point at which to begin again.”

Indie students are granted more freedom to choose

While Indies and Aspies are intellectually capable of meeting mainstream academic standards, they say they have been labeled as misfits, throwaways, and failures because they do not conform to any of the typical diagnoses. They do not fit into Special Education classes because they do not have traditional learning disabilities. They do not respond to the Boards of Cooperative Educational Services (BOCES), an extension of the public schools that provides vocational training for kids from many districts. Traditionally, BOCES was the last step for potential dropouts who could be inspired by learning a trade. Other options for districts include private, and very expensive, residential services for the severely emotionally disturbed. But when kids fall through the cracks, they don’t go away, Onteora High School Principal Barbara Ruben said.

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how they learn. They might “return to their childhoods” and sculpt Play-Doh during one period; the next, they might compose music on a computer program. There is a media class, playwriting, and, of course, math, English, and science to keep up with state-mandated requirements and performance tests. Teachers also have the freedom and resources to stop a class to address social or emotional problems. Both Indie and Aspie students often go back and forth to the high school for some lessons and for activities like gym. Spencer Davis, a 10th grader who spent two years dropping in and out of Onteora High School, says the program saved him academically and socially. “There’s more freedom and they treat you with respect. [At Onteora] you’re confined; everything’s by the book. I was doing really bad in school and I was on probation. This was kind of like my second chance.” Jasmine, who was diagnosed with Attention Deficit Disorder, said that when she was in Special Ed at Onteora, she had to spend the majority of her day in the same room. . . . C O N T I N U E D

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the windows to a crowd of grazing metal dinosaurs and animals gathered watch the launch. The miniature hot rods that the aliens must have driven to the site are parked around the yard. Nearby a few smaller ships prepare for take off in the shadows of the Catskills. It is the amazing world of Steve Heller and his Fabulous Furniture located on Route 28 located in Boiceville. And that’s just what’s out in his yard. Steve Heller met with me in late in January on a zero degree day after returning from his annual trip to the Los Angles car shows. A compact wiry man with a full head of white hair, a thick beard, and a quick smile, he was trying to adjust to the 90-degree temperature swing from the day before. He told me: “Yeah, I went to a few big-time hot-rod shows. The first weekend was Pomona, West Coast’s largest swap meet and car show. Outside in the 80s. Beautiful. And the weekend after was the National Roadster show. That’s the granddaddy of all the hot rod shows.” A hot-rodder at heart, like a proud father he shows me pictures of his low riding ‘59 Cadillac Coupe Deville that shoots flames out of the tailpipe. Heller restored it himself and like many of his possessions it has a flame paint job. His life long love of hot rods has resulted in lots of flames—flames on his Caddy, flames on his van, flames on the joiner in his workshop, and many of his sculptures. He recently even painted flames for a customer on a brand new Nissan pickup truck. As you approach the entrance to Fabulous Furniture, Heller’s “greeters” are a five foot metal ostrich and Wrenchasaurus, the legendary Kingston soap box derby champion. An eight-foot pink guitar sculpture fashioned from the seamlessly welded fins and quarter-panels of a ‘53 Pontiac named ‘Stratocruiser’ dominates the entryway. Stepping up into the main room, you are confronted by another large bird. Deconstructed from a Harley Davidson Sportster, the five-foot bird is in full stride, with taillight eyes, chrome tailpipe legs, peg feet, and a flamelicked gas tank body. But with all of the vintage car furniture and futuristic spaceship models and scrap metal creatures, what keeps demanding attention is the wood. This is probably because it is working with wood that gave Heller the successful foundation to construct his retro futuristic world in the heart of the Catskills. Heller does his own logging, searching for trees both on his own land and throughout the Catskills. Furniture construction begins with tree selection. Of particular interest to him are the diseased trees, especially what is known as spalted maple, the disease’s scars leaving marbled grain patterns resembling fine ink drawings. After harvesting the wood, Heller mills it himself on one of his two sawmills located behind the store. His conventional sawmill in his workshop can handle trees up to 19” in

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We walked around the yard strewn with scrap metal in every direction.

diameter. For larger cuts, which Heller is partial to, he uses a custom built chainsaw mill with two engines that takes multiple people to operate for planks up to an astonishing 50” in diameter. Too big for the workshop, it is stored in one of his many tractor trailers nearby.

The next important step is slow drying it in a controlled environment. As he showed me the property we came to a few rusting tractor trailers that he converted into kilns. He opened a door to show me a number of trees that had been cut into Damien Hirst like slices and reassembled with slats between each plank. “All of this stuff is ready to go. It’s all in the log. We cut it and then put it back together to dry it. Then we always make our furniture from the same tree so the grain and color always match perfectly.” He showed me “the stump room.” “We dry our stumps as slowly as possible. And then we throw them in the kiln for another five months, that kills anything still living in them and shows all the cracks we’ll have to deal with later.” In the shop he showed me a cross-section cut destined to be a table. It was an enormous slab over 2” thick and almost 40” in diameter. On the other end of the large workshop crowded with industrial machinery, Heller introduced me to his two assistants, Mike Karps and Dan Marshall. Occupying center stage was an unpainted 16’ foot spaceship, all gleaming raw metal and primer, with a chrome nose cone and taillights. Her workshop name is Back to the Fuchsia, a referring to the future paint job of the craft. Fabricated from the tailfins and quarter panels of a ‘56 Dodge Custom Royal, Fuchsia will debut at the Kingston Sculpture Biennial this summer.

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“My fin collection is getting really low,” he said shaking his head. “This is all the stuff for the junk sculptures, this is old car parts all over here. Believe it or not, it’s all organized,” he said laughing. “I really know where everything is.” Commenting on his ever growing menagerie of metal monsters crowding his property he said, “I like to make the animals outside because then I can look around and pick and choose parts from the piles of stuff. That way if it doesn’t work, like sometimes I get the head on and I change my mind, I chop it off, grab something else, make another head.” Dissecting a wounded life size giraffe destined to be recycled, he went through some of the parts, “That’s a ‘51 Buick grill. This is a ‘55 Caddy grill here. A couple of old bumpers, a Mercedes [grill], a ‘65 Buick Riveria, on the back leg, Volkswagen bumper.” Reflecting on his success, he said “I’ve been here over 32 years and always doing my thing. I never had to go to teaching, I never had to go to kitchen cabinets, I never had to go to firewood.” He shook his head, squinting into the sun on a bright and snowy day. “It’s pretty amazing, you know.” I nod in agreement, but know what is also amazing is his ability to physically construct his vision of the retrofuture, filled with flame licked vintage cars, spaceships and dinosaurs, and of course, his fabulous wood furniture. He added with a laugh “Unfortunately, I’m probably going to have to die for this stuff to be worth anything.” 4/05

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Lucid Dreaming BY BETH E. WILSON

Frames of Reference hotography is an incredibly mutable medium. Using a relatively simple machine (the camera), photographers can capture the best or the worst of people; highlight crying need and contrast it with indifferent wealth; capture the adrenaline-charged heat of combat, the traumatized flight of displaced refugees, or the life-goes-on humanity expressed by a stray smile caught in the midst of a war zone. Two exhibitions of documentary photography on view this month call attention to the almost shocking plasticity of the medium as it has been used, in various ways, to capture a piece of what we like to think of as “reality”—a concept that, when placed under serious scrutiny, quickly collapses. At the FDR Presidential Library in Hyde Park, there is a special exhibition on view that is truly not to be missed. “This Great Nation Will Endure: Photographs of the Great Depression” assembles almost 200 images drawn from the nearly 80,000 photographs (and another 68,000 unprinted negatives) left behind by the “Historical Section” of the Farm Security Administration (FSA), directed by the incomparable Roy Stryker. Included are some of the most memorable—and most widely reproduced—photographs of all time, such as Arthur Rothstein’s photo of a Dust Bowl farmer and his two sons trotting into a stiff headwind and Dorothea Lange’s Migrant Mother, a close-up portrait of a strong but weathered woman and three of her children, bravely but almost hopelessly staring down adversity. The goal of these works was to create a visual record of Americans in need during the Great Depression, in order to generate support for FDR’s New Deal programs in Congress and beyond. Stryker marshaled an impressive group of photographers to document the extreme needs of farmers, sharecroppers, fruit pickers, and others (even city dwellers), secure in the knowledge that once revealed in such graphic fashion, the situation would be impossible to ignore. The current exhibition features work by 10 FSA photographers, from the previously mentioned Lange and Rothstein to such notables as Ben Shahn, Gordon Parks, Marion Post Wolcott, and Walker Evans. One of the first things that struck me on entering the exhibition was the installation itself. The antithesis of a fineart photography show, the exhibit has no mattes or frames in sight, no prized “vintage” prints; the images are plastered

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government building in Washington, DC—

are grouped geographically: “The Great

proudly wielding her mop like a battle standard,

Plains and the Southwest,” “California and

framed by a large American flag hanging on

the Far West,” “The South,” and so on. The

the wall behind her—takes on an entirely

photographs themselves are obviously newly

different feeling when seen (in an interactive

generated prints (the exhibition pamphlet

kiosk) in the context of the photographs

gives credit for “design and fabrication” of

Parks took when he followed her home,

the show to People+Machines of New York),

taking care of her grandchildren, and so on.

some blown up to enormous, nearly floor-to-

The significance of context in the

ceiling scale. While many of the images on

meaning and consumption of ostensibly

display have gone on to form an essential

“documentary” photographs is the focus

aesthetic contribution to the history of

of an exhibition opening at the Center

photography (Walker Evans’ cool, objective

for Photography at Woodstock on April

dispatches are an art world favorite), this

9. “Framing War” is the master’s thesis

means of display emphasizes the content of

exhibition of Judy Ditner, a degree candidate

the work over the preciousness (and market

at Bard’s Center for Curatorial Studies. The

value) of unique, vintage prints.

images in this show, by photographers

While this mode of presentation can,

Alexandra Boulat, Ron Haviv, Gary Knight, and

at times, seem a bit too synthetic, a bit too

Antonin Kratochvil (all members of the VII

contemporary—these are, after all, now

photo agency), are all drawn from reportage

historical images—it remains faithful to the

on the war in Iraq. According to the press

original intent of the works, which were

release, the show will “investigate recent

commissioned by Stryker and his agency

changes in the field of photojournalism

explicitly for their propaganda value, not as

including digital advances, embedded and

works of art. The images were reproduced

unilateral reporting, and the increasingly

in various formats, distributed to members

smooth transition from news contexts to

of Congress, and perhaps more importantly,

books and exhibitions.”

were sent out to newspapers and magazines

“Documentary” is an incredibly loaded

throughout the country, where picture

term. The FSA project charged it with a

editors had their way with them.

desire to effect social change; as practiced

quick.

by generations of photographers since, it has taken on a variety of different inflections, each he most striking part of the FDR Library

dependent on the objectives and worldview

exhibit is a section that calls attention to the

of the person wielding the camera. The recent

various ways in which these photographs

upsurge of the (fine art) photography market

were used, and the many ways in which their

has thrown gasoline on the fire, accelerating

meaning can be manipulated or changed

the aesthetic fetishization of images that

through cropping, juxtaposition, and a million

just yesterday appeared in the newspaper.

other means of presentation. A photograph

There will be a panel discussion on April

of a white Southern land owner, resting his

10 by photographers, critics, editors, and

foot on the bumper of his car, surrounded

others at CPW on these and other issues in

by a small group of his black sharecroppers,

conjunction with the exhibition.

loses its incisive racial overtones when

The importance of critically understanding

reproduced, enlarged, and severely cropped,

how these contexts alter—and construct—the

in a book of Archibald MacLeish poems. Bled

meaning(s) of these documentary images is as

off the edges of the page, the pudgy white

essential today as being able to read, if we are to

man (now apparently by himself) seems more

comprehend what the hell is going on, beyond

comical than anything, the caricature of the

the “no-spin zones” and the ideological

Southern “good ol’ boy.”

divides of our own historical moment.

THIS GREAT NATION WILL ENDURE PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE GREAT DEPRESSION THROUGH JULY 17 AT THE FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY & MUSEUM, 4079 ALBANY POST RD., HYDE PARK. (800) FDR-VISIT; WWW.FDRLIBRARY.MARIST.EDU.

FRAMING WAR GROUP PHOTOGRAPHY EXHIBITION CURATED BY JUDY DITNER APRIL 9 - 24. THE CENTER FOR PHOTOGRAPHY AT WOODSTOCK, 59 TINKER ST., WOODSTOCK. (845) 679-9957; WWW.CPW.ORG. OPENING RECEPTION: APRIL 9, 5-7 PM. PANEL DISCUSSION ON APRIL 10; CONTACT CPW FOR DETAILS.

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Life in the Balance BY SUSAN PIPERATO

Party for Progress ’m not the sort of person who considers spending a Sunday afternoon talking with 25 other adults, mostly strangers, about sustainable ways to go about keeping house to be a good time. But last month, I did just that—and enjoyed myself and learned a lot to boot. At a Home-Eco Roy Gumpel

Party, held at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Poughkeepsie, party-goers discussed everything from nontoxic drain unclogging and mold removal to the carcinogenic ingredients in shampoo to making your own truly biodegradable laundry detergent using Dr. Bronner’s Castile Soap. We learned that baking soda, vinegar, and essential oils go a long way—and shared a lot of laughs, along with earth-friendly household hints. The party was facilitated by Barbara Corona, who was trained to hold Home-Eco Parties through Northwest Earth Institute, the 12-year-old Portland, Oregon-based organization that has introduced Americans to the nowpopular trio of group study courses: "Voluntary Simplicity," "Exploring Deep Ecology," and "Discovering a Sense of Place." The Home Eco-Party is a two-hour interactive event that is designed to be “an enjoyable way to examine household practices and consider alternatives that reduce impact on the earth” and provide “opportunities to make homes more earth-friendly,” according to Northwest’s Web site (www.nwei.org). Corona, a Dutchess County psychotherapist, is offering to facilitate Home-Eco Parties free of charge to any group of eight or more people who would like to look at their own home practices. The hope behind the parties is that once people get it together at home, they’ll spread the word on sustainability to their workplaces, relatives, and friends. Prior to the party, Corona gave me a checklist asking some tough questions about the way I live. The list outlined practices related to energy, water, solid waste, and household chemicals, and a few of the questions frankly made me balk: How high is the post-consumer recycled content of your toilet paper? How many items do you purchase in bulk using your own container? Do you compost food scraps in a worm box? Do you hang your clothes to dry at least one-third of the year? Although I’ve tried to keep up on my sustainable household practices—taking pains to recycle, keeping the use of plastics low, and planning to take advantage of New York State Energy Development Authority incentives to have solar panels installed on my roof—I have to admit that cer-

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tain items on the checklist put me to shame.

Dutchess Business Network, an organization

I mean, I’ve never kept track of how many

of local businesses committed to “creating

miles per gallon my car gets, for instance, or

businesses that are more ecologically sound

compared my winter and summer electricity

and plugging into what customers need and

readings, or considered a flea collar as a pes-

want in the way of earth-friendly products,”

ticide. So I approached the party feeling a tad

says LaGoy.)

guilty for my sustainable infractions, imagining that everyone at the party would have traveled much further along the sustainability

ome of what I learned at the party

path than me, and wondering how much of a

about earth-friendly domestic maintenance

“party” the event would actually be.

was quite surprising—like when the group

But not to worry: the atmosphere was

passed around a clear plastic bottle filled

nonjudgmental and friendly. “Everyone has

with LaGoy’s Velvet Hammer, a creamy foam

to go at their own pace,” says Corona. “If not,

scented with eucalyptus and spearmint that’s

you’ll probably end up miserable, especially

as much about moisturizing your hands as it

if you try to make changes in a drastic way.

is about scrubbing clean your tile, fiberglass,

And it’s easier not to make them by yourself.”

or butcher block. The rest of the nontoxic

Seated in a sun-filled room that afternoon

household hints I picked up were fairly com-

I joined in a few lively discussions inspired

monsense (like using baking soda, vinegar,

by a talk given by Ann LaGoy, proprietor of

and hot water for whatever ails your kitchen

Clearly Natural cleaning products. “A lot of

or bath), but then again, as a woman seated

times when you’re talking about things like

near me remarked, “Who has time for com-

making changes and becoming more eco-

mon sense anymore?”

friendly, you start thinking along your own

Barbara Corona will host a Home Eco

track about what to do, and then someone

Party on April 10 at 12pm at the Unitarian

else comes up with something that really sur-

Universalist Fellowship of Poughkeepsie,

prises you. These parties are about sharing

167 S. Randolph Street. Admission is free. To

ideas, and finding out you’re not the only one

host a party, free of charge, in your home,

who cares about this,” says Christina Serviss,

workplace, or faith center, contact Corona at

owner of The Rustic Bohemian in New Paltz,

(845) 297-6814 or Sustainable Hudson Valley

who gave a talk on natural body and bath

at (845) 679-9597; check out SHV’s Web site

care at the January gathering. (Both LaGoy

(www.sustainhv.org) to download a “Home

and Serviss are members of Sustainable

Eco Party Checklist.”

LET THE SUN SHINE!

Rosendale is the latest Mid-Hudson Valley mu-

nicipality to convert its central offices to solar energy, following Woodstock, New Paltz, Rhinebeck, and Red Hook. On April 16, 8am-5pm, the Town of Rosendale’s Recreation Center (Rt. 32), a geothermal heated and cooled Green Building, is the venue for the Hudson Valley’s most impressive Renewable Energy Expo. The day-long expo features an extensive vendor show; morning workshops on Green Building practices and resources; and afternoon sessions on solar, wind, geothermal, and biodiesel energy. “We’ve brought together the 22 best presenters and exhibitors from the Hudson Valley,” says organizer and Rosendale Environmental Commission member Manna Jo Greene. Proceeds from the Expo will be used to offset the cost of installing a 10KW photovoltaic (PV) solar energy system at the site, which will cut heating and cooling bills by 50 percent. Registration includes lunch and refreshments. Tickets are $35 in advance, $40 at the door, and $15 and $20 for students, seniors, and low-income. To register, call Greene at (845) 4547673 ext.113 during the day, or (845) 687-9253 evenings, or visit Rosendale Town Hall or www.townofrosendale.com. Following the Expo, the PV solar energy system will be installed on the roof of the recreation center’s pavilion during a five-day solar installation training course, May 23-27, with Dr. Gay Canough. The course includes the basics of how to site, design, and install PV systems for grid-connected and off-grid systems; orientation, tilt, and shading issues; sizing and design of systems to serve a given electrical load; various mounting systems and their effects on roofs; safety practices; electrical code and interconnection. Tuition is $600 with scholarships available for Town of Rosendale residents and some others. For more information, visit www.etmsolar.com/Rosendalepv.pdf; call (845) 687-9253, or e-mail mannajo@aol.com.

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Frankly Speaking BY FRANK CROCITTO

Loving Love ver ask yourself what it is that you love? I don’t mean trivial things—things like baseball in October or prime rib with a good Bordeaux. What exactly is it that you love? When you get down to the nitty-gritty, there’s only one answer you can give: yourself. When you find someone to whom you say, Mike Dubisch

“Oh, I love you,” what are you loving? What do you see in this man or woman, this object of your affection? What do you see in them? What’s the only thing you can see in them? You can only see in them what you see in you. You see that in them, whatever it may be, and you love them. You can’t stand the rest you see in them: their slovenly habits, their weird attraction to French movies or the New York Yankees. If you could only get rid of those weaknesses, it would be a perfect relationship. But this original awareness that prompted you to feel love for another is what love is all about. Being conscious of that awareness, you become aware of who is who. Now you look at this other being and what do you see? You see that same awareness. You see your Self, fully. Now you look around and everywhere you look you see your Self. When you’re in love, you’re constantly in this state. This is what John meant when, in a burst of understanding in his first letter, he wrote “God is love.” What a fantastic definition. If you’ve experienced the love that flows from having seen yourself, you can understand what he meant: the awareness in the heart that is everywhere, which is constantly flowing, which is the abundance of everything. When you’re tapped in like this, everything is love. There’s nothing else. And that’s God. Here’s how this awareness enters the heart: first, through awareness, which is a function of the mind. When awareness is connected to in the mind when you look out, you recognize yourself in every being. You recognize You, and you can’t help loving you. There’s no other way. There was an old song I remember—old enough that we had it on an old crank-up 78. It was called “My Love.” Maybe the Ink Spots sang it. The lyrics went something like this: “I see your face in every flower, your eyes in stars above…” It sounds like the most typical treacle, but if understood a certain way, it describes the experience of love that I’ve been talking about. When you’ve been in love, however long ago that may have been, what did you see? You saw the person you loved everywhere. It was a constant thing—everything that

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was beautiful was them. This is the essential

to do is spit in your face. “I’m not you,” he

experience of the lover and the beloved.

says. “I’m the other. I’m different from you.

This is the constant theme of the Sufis—the

I’m me. We’re enemies, not lovers.”

relationship between the Absolute and the

Now, how do you love someone like that?

lover. It’s a love affair, and it makes the

How do you get past what they’ve put out?

Islamic hierarchy, the fundamentalists,

This isn’t unusual behavior—people do it

itchy as hell.

all the time. What do you do? How do you

This Sufi approach is, on the face of it,

handle it?

almost adolescent—they’re always talking

You have to see past the resistance, see

about love, about being drunk on love,

through it to what you know, and relate to

about how they can’t get enough of the

that. That’s where the real testing gets done.

beloved. That’s just the surface of what you

What do you do when someone slaps you

can see, but it turns out that the adolescent

in the face—whether it’s a real slap or a

version of love is the same at the God-

psychological one? You know the answer,

realized level of being. It’s the same, except

at least according to Christian doctrine: you

now it’s immense, encompassing, complete.

turn the other cheek. You take it and you

It’s still the same paradigm. Love is love no

don’t return fire. You don’t go down to the

matter what. You love a dog. A cat. A child.

level of your attacker but stay connected to

A spouse. When you love something, you

what you know about love.

can’t get enough of it. It doesn’t wear thin. If it’s the real thing, it keeps getting deeper, fuller. It’s all you see.

o lose your awareness of what it means to love is to be in hell. To keep hold of it is to be in heaven. With every moment, we’re

f there’s only one cupcake left on the

in one or the other; we’re either there with

plate, the lover gives it to his beloved.

our awareness or without it. We’re always

That’s what lovers do. This is why, in poor

moving, shifting, from one place to the other.

countries where there is little food, parents

You can dwell in the constancy of hell, the

won’t eat—they give their food to their

world of anger and hate and denial, or you

children. They may die, but they’d rather

can discover the constancy of heaven. That’s

their children live, for the simple reason

what’s meant by the phrase “Thy kingdom

that they love their children.

come.” That means let it come here, so that

Let’s be specific. You run up against

I’ll be in it. I’ll be remembering my awareness

someone and all you see is this thing that

constantly—knowing who I am constantly.

is other than you. They insist they are not

At the risk of being repetitious, let me

you. They laugh at the idea. They insist on

repeat myself: Being who I am—being a lover

being who they think they are, and the one

of all I see and recognize as my Self—that’s

thing they know is that they are not you.

being in heaven. Not being who you are,

Not even close.

ignoring or denying the reality of love, is hell.

So here you are, you’ve had a taste of this

It’s your choice.

love I’ve been talking about, and you’re ready to love this person. But he’s not interested.

Frank Crocitto is the author of Insight is Better

He resists and resents the very idea. You’re

than Ice Cream and A Child’s Christmas in

ready to embrace him and all he can think

Brooklyn.

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Ear Whacks BY SHARON NICHOLS

Walking the Talk rancis Dunnery is no stranger to interviews. The guitarist/ singer/songwriter has spent a good portion of his life discussing his creative processes, song choices, and experiences touring with Robert Plant, Santana, Yes, Marillion, Jethro Tull, yadda yadda. But those familiar with his name may Angelika Rinnhofer

not be aware of the man behind the music, the eternal student who’s engrossed himself in the fields of psychology and astrology. No, he hasn’t abandoned his music career. He has a new album out this spring and has been collaborating with Woodstock-based keyboardist David Sancious. But he’s also transforming lives through astrological counseling, meeting with clients in Manhattan, Philadelphia, Boston and Sharon, CT. Snow is falling heavily outside my window as I call the Northern England-born Dunnery at his Manhattan flat. The warm temperatures and traffic aren’t allowing the snow to settle there; Upstate there’s a foot on the ground already. Dunnery’s thick Scottish accent is punctuated with laughter as we chat, and he’s charismatic and comical. He’s also no-nonsense, particularly adamant about being taken seriously regarding his astrological studies and 16year background in Jungian psychology. “Certain horoscopes make it harder for people to accept astrology into their lives, simply because they’re absolutely ridiculous,” he begins. “I’m talking about something that’s incredibly intellectual, and if people think I’m Mystic Meg with a crystal ball, it’s insulting.” He speaks a bit more of appearances, referencing Rod Stewart’s faux pas in 1973. “They’ll say put the clown shoes on, then they take a photograph of you, and you end up looking like a complete asshole.” Currently there are no clown shoes in this man’s closet. His keen intellect is apparent from minute one, his observations about life right on target. Clearly, Dunnery gets it. He’s moving through the period he calls “the middle passage” of life, laughing at who he once was. “A long blonde haired, nice skinny chap with leather pants, running across the stage shouting ‘We’re gonna kick ass tonight!’ By the time the universe had ripped me an asshole about 65 times, there wasn’t much of that left. The journey between 35 and 42 is quite difficult sometimes. You go in one end as one person and come out the other end as something completely different. Who we think we are gets killed by who we really are. We suffer

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reading the horoscope in a magazine is like

were at 35. At the ripe old age of 42, I’m not

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what I want to do and I’m going to do it.”

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interested in themselves, really.” He laughs. “Aren’t they?”

at age 11, but never felt fully authentic. Parts

Dunnery also loves to write, expounding

of him seemed missing, and music alone

his ideas in lengthy psychology articles.

couldn’t contain him. Looking back, he sees

Slowly, he plans to move into other areas

how desperately he tried to find outlets for

of writing. “I have secret ideas about going

his person. He studied psychology, read

up against the medical profession, and the

Seth books, and attended UK lectures by

way the drug companies are killing people.

astrologer Liz Greene, yet he realized he

It’s a real sham how we’re being lead down

was sacrificing parts of his own nature by

a garden path of money to believe the only

getting caught up with the wrong people,

way to health is through some tablets. It’s a

flunking out of school, and going on the

real nasty way of doing things. The balance

road to rock.

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anything out of it...it’s almost like having a pond and you take the flies away. It has a unnery first came to prominence in

devastating effect, especially down the road.

the mid–’80s with the prog-rock UK band

This is what the medical profession is doing

It Bites, at the helm with his flashy guitar.

with tablets and things. They’re taking things

They recorded three albums. He later took

out of the psyche or adding things, and they

his high-energy musicianship and seductive

don’t know what they’re doing. There’s

tales into a solo career, moving from Virgin

some great help the drug companies are

to Atlantic Records and recording six albums.

doing with insulin and things like that, but

He’s been compared to kindred spirits Elliott

the way they’re handing them out now like

Smith, Peter Gabriel, Richard Thompson and

candy, it’s very, very, very damaging.”

Mary Lou Lord, though his edgy, melodic

Dunnery’s frustration is apparent in

sounds and grand variety of musical styles

our interview. He knows he can’t be taken

have earned him a successful name on his

seriously if he tries to address these types of

own. When Dunnery entered his middle

heavy issues while known as an astrologer,

age, however, everything changed. He’s

especially one without a proper education.

at Touro College in NYC full-time now

“People laugh at me when I tell them I’m

and graduates with a Bachelor’s in June.

an astrologer and I don’t have a doctorate.

He’s been accepted into Columbia and will

I can’t blame them, I really understand. It’s

move toward his Doctorate in Psychology

a natural reaction from anybody who’s in

beginning next January. “Touro was the

the corporate or government world of

only college to take me, given the fact that

what’s acceptable. You could be the worst

I have no qualifications,” he explains. “No

psychologist on the planet, but if you’ve got

GED, nothing. On paper, I’m as dumb as a

a doctorate...that’s just the way the world

box of spanners.”

is. And it ain’t gonna change for me. So, I

Dunnery has recently begun putting his

have a choice, I can either address it and

fringe ideas out there on the airwaves. He co-

do something about it, or I can sit there

hosts a talk/music radio show with Christine

and complain like a loser. And I’m not really

Zoro of WKZE 98.1 FM, identifying Zoro as

about that. I owe it to myself to do this.”

“the fair, honest, and decent face,” and

Of course, Dunnery is still a musician

himself as “the bastard.” Though “Aquarian

at heart. He’s mastering the new album,

Nation” will eventually be aired on WKZE

The Gulley Flats Boys, on the night of our

and is in the process of being marketed

interview. “It’s driving me crazy. It’s like

to radio stations nationwide, it’s currently

giving birth, isn’t it? It’s a very difficult

aired only at www.aquariannation.com and

thing to do, and a painting or a song is no

www.365live.com. Musically, the program

different. It’s the same creative process that

plays everything from Captain Beefheart to

projects our inner ideas into the physical

Donny Osmond, but Dunnery tends not to

world. And then you look at your work, and

talk about astrology on the show. “I know

you either approve of who you are, or you

how annoying it is for people who aren’t into

don’t.” Dunnery really doesn’t care if others

it,” he says. “It pisses them off. Unfortunately,

approve of him, as he says he has his own

people don’t study it that much. As Liz says,

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NIGHTLIFE HIGHLIGHTS

BY DJ WAVY DAVY

JOHN HAMMOND APRIL 2. Not content with just “the blues,” Hammond leapfrogs genres on albums like Southern Fried and Wicked Grin, a 2003 collection of Tom Waits chestnuts. His latest, In Your Arms Again, is just out on Back Porch Records. The Colony Cafe opens this show with neighbors The Rock City Road Gang, featuring the town’s best blues musicians. 8pm. $20. Woodstock. (845) 679-5342. WWW.WOODSTOCKBLUES.COM

LESLIE RITTER & SCOTT PETITO APRIL 9. They’ve been sought out by James Taylor, Shawn Colvin, Todd Rundgren, Keith Richards, and Stevie Wonder, but see them here at the Hyde Park Free Library’s Living Room Concert Series. Leslie will lead a vocal workshop this afternoon for singers who want to improve their pitch, tone, stamina, and confidence. (Reservations must be made in advance by e-mailing hpflconcerts@aol.com.) 8pm. $8 (show only). Hyde Park. (845) 229-7791. WWW.LESLIEANDSCOTT.COM

KAT MILLS APRIL 9. Even though Mills divides her time between the Hudson Valley and points south, she is still one of this area’s favorite performers. Her repertoire is a pristine example of well-crafted originals and crisply tailored cover songs. (On April 17 the Ron Finck Memorial Scholarship concert, featuring Roswell Rudd, returns to the Rosendale Cafe.) 9pm. $10. Rosendale. (845) 658-9048. WWW.ROSENDALECAFE.COM

NERVOUS SYSTEM/THE GREENTEEM APRIL 15. Expect more singin’ than blingin’ when two live hip-hop crews descend on the forward-thinking forum lounge. Nervous System, from New Haven, CT, performs with a three-piece band and has won every regional music award in New England. The GreenTeem, based locally in Hudson, is a gifted five-man squad that syncs humor with reality. Yours truly, DJ WD, spins old-school before and after the bands. 9pm. $10. Kingston. (845) 331-1116. WWW.FORUMLOUNGE.COM

ANITA O’DAY APRIL 15. In 1941 O’Day shattered the traditional image of a female vocalist by swinging as hard as the guys, from Gene Krupa to Stan Kenton. Her 1981 autobiography High Times, Hard Times spoke candidly about beating heroin, yet even today her voice remains critically acclaimed. 8pm. $42 (premium seating w/ artist reception), $27, $22. Studley Theater, SUNY New Paltz. (845) 257-3880. WWW.NEWPALTZ.EDU/ARTSNEWS

UNCLE MOON APRIL 16. Uncle Moon is an arty, genre-diving band from NYC’s avant-garde scene that draws on the unique possibilities of guitar, accordion, violin, saxophone, and double bass. More than just an eclectic folk band, their music explores jazz, bluegrass, klezmer, Cajun, cabaret, and spoken word. Joining them will be Las Rubias del Norte (think of a 1950s Cuban radio program) and Life in a Blender, featuring Poughkeepsie native Don Ralph. At the Black Swan, the hottest spot between Red Hook and Germantown. 9pm. $5. Tivoli. (845) 757-3777.

DAVID SANBORN APRIL 30. Legendary saxophonist Sanborn is a native son of sorts (Woodstock were his ‘70s digs) and his last UPAC show was a heartfelt reunion with friends and family. His signature squeal breaks through on Bowie’s classic “Young Americans” and on hundreds of records since. In support of his new release Closer (Verve), Sanborn graces us with another worldclass show. 8pm. $45, 42. Kingston. (845) 339-6088. WWW.UPAC.ORG

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CD REVIEWS JIM WEIDER: PERCoLAToR MOON HAW RECORDS, 2005

Venerable guitarist (and former member of The Band) Jim Weider has assembled an all-star cast—Tony Levin, John Medeski, Sid McGinnis and Randy Ciarlante, and producer John Holbrook—as he steps slightly away from his musical roots on his latest release, PERCoLAToR. Well, more than slightly. He comes out blazing in the rock/fusion fueled “The Maze,” where he wails and squeals his way through a catchy tune. Hard-hitting title track “Percolator” is propelled by funk elements, while the gorgeous melodies of “New Day” and “Smooth Move” juxtapose the muscular, heavy hitting “Troll.” The real departures, “Flight” and “Rain Daze,” are stocked with synth bass and drum programming and sound quite contemporary. Weider’s guitar work is often fast, furious, and fluid, but he never overplays. He relies on finesse, touch, and technique to tell his stories without words. Ultimately, Weider is at the top of his game and not limited to just one style or genre. www.jimweider.com —David Malachowski

LEVON HELM BAND STARRING LITTLE SAMMY DAVIS: LEVON HELM STUDIOS, 2005 THE MIDNIGHT RAMBLE SESSIONS, VOL. 1 The legendary Levon Helm’s latest music party is a live CD/DVD recorded at his Woodstock studio. Starting with the slow simmer of “Sad Hours,” the songs here are tried and true, well worn gems, like Muddy Waters’ “Blow Wind Blow,” Little Walter’s “Oh Baby,” and Willie Dixon’s “I’m Ready.” But they never sound tired. Davis’ own tunes, “I Ain’t Lyin’” and “California Blues” (aided and abetted by Garth Hudson’s accordion), fit like a glove, powered by his down and dirty voice and the lonesome howl of his harmonica. Mike Merritt effortlessly brings real life to inherently simple bass lines, while guitarist Fred Scribner’s superb chording and fills provide unusual texture. The companion DVD provides inside glimpses of how this music was recorded before a small audience. The shots of Helm playing border on an instructional video for drummers show perfectly how he works his magic. The exuberant Davis is a treat to watch as well. It seems anything Helm has his hand in is true American music. Here he provides the heart and soul of the project, as he does wherever he goes. But this configuration has a real chemistry and timeless feel. www.levonhelm.com —David Malachowski

MEG JOHNSON BAND: BETWEEN YOU & THE GOLDEN SUN FLUKE RECORDS, 2004

It’s uplifting music like this that makes me wish Ear Whacks was multi-media. If it were, you would see the big, wide grin on my jowly mug and know how I feel about the music instead of having to wade through the punditbabble I’m about to spew. Those looking for proof positive that spring is just around the corner need only listen to the bluegrass clarity of the effervescent “Wide River,” wherein Johnson, her voice as clear and true as that first warm breeze, stares at the daisies on her window sill, imagining herself running through open fields with her partner. Heartfelt and rootsy folk rock rules the day, as “Could It Be,” “Sailboat,” “Start Over,” and the exquisite “Deer” ably display. Dynamic and textured ensemble playing by husband Kyle Esposito, Steve Mayone, Kevin Maul, Doug Marcus, Eric Parker, and Bob Resnick shines throughout, most impressively on the Allman-ish drive of “One More Time.” Because there is such an abundance of fine music emanating from our glorious valley, I regretfully don’t get to hear it all. But I will say without hesitation, this is some of the finest talent around. www.megjohnsonband.com —Mike Jurkovic

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Planet Waves BY ERIC FRANCIS COPPOLINO

Rebirth of the Sun n March 20, the Sun entered Aries, bringing the Vernal Equinox and beginning of spring in the Northern Hemisphere. At the moment of the Equinox, the Sun was in an exact conjunction to the asteroid Amor. One might think that a glorified rock floating in space might Emil Alzamora

lack influence, but both Alfred Kinsey and Casanova were born with Sun conjunct Amor—so look out. The Equinox was in other respects a busy day for Aries. Mercury stationed retrograde in the middle of this rather important sign, and Mars, the sign ruler, reached the very end of Capricorn and entered Aquarius. Aquarius is good for Mars; Mars is the original “me” planet, and if we can turn that first letter of the word upside down, we have an even more useful word, “we,” which is a property offered by Aquarius like nowhere else. An exact opposition (or 180 degree aspect) between the Moon and Mars just as Mars changed signs offered the image of a passionate, emotionally edgy season where nothing is quite certain and where we just know that, for some good reason or another, it cannot be. There is a sense of rapid transit to early spring, accelerated by the presence of two eclipses in the immediate future. The first of these occurs in Aries, on April 8. It is an annular solar eclipse, meaning that it would be a total eclipse except that the Moon is a bit too far from the Sun to cover the disk of the Sun exactly. As the eons progress, we will have more and more annular eclipses. The Moon is slowly spiraling away from the Earth, making it appear astronomically smaller with each cycle. Eventually, there will be no more total eclipses; the entire phenomenon of a total eclipse is transient. And what they will be replaced by is annular eclipses. So these are, in a sense, the eclipses of the future. And this one is a powerful image of the rebirth of the Sun. Following the theme of the season, this is an amorous eclipse, occurring in an exact conjunction to Venus. But it’s a kind of amorous that is somewhat self-centered: Venus in Aries has a particular quality that really benefits from spending a lot of time listening to what other people go through in life. At the same time, when it comes to the self-love that really could be quite natural, we tend to fall way short of the necessary quotient to hold up our end of the emotional bargain. Love is an economy, and that economy is supported by self-esteem. Once again, the eclipse week is a busy time for all things Aries. Mars is about to make a conjunction with

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Neptune, in Aquarius. Mars-Neptune was

a deeply sensitive region of space. For some

once described by a really smart astrolo-

reason, when there are astrological events

ger, whose name is buried in the Akashic

either on, or in aspect to, the first degree

records, as the kamikaze. Other astrologers

of Aries (and this counts for sure), there are

have described it as poetic, creative, visual,

often important collective events.

cinematic, passionate—or alternately as

At times, there are revelations; at others,

weak-willed, lacking energy and strength,

weird stuff goes down. And in some way the

and prone to sickness. This is, in any case,

world learns to raise its awareness and get

a rich and daring aspect, and it occurs in a

together. The war in Iraq began in 2003 with

sign that deals with the collective, with shared

the Sun in a close conjunction to this degree.

resources and responsibilities, and which has

And within hours of the Cancer Full Moon

a good way of diffusing selfishness if given

on December 26, which was making a close

half a chance.

square aspect to the Aries Point (coming, as it did, a few days after the Winter Solstice), the world experienced the worst natural disaster

t the same time, Mercury is getting

of our lifetimes—the Asian tsunami.

ready to end its three-week retrograde, four

The Aries point has a few interesting

days later. This eclipse occurs in the midst

qualities. For one thing, it can involve a lot

of what some astrologers call the “Mercury

of people. This seems to run counter to the

storm,” those turbulent days that surround

highly individualized nature of Aries, but

the exact station, when it’s not a good idea to

the Aries Point itself is almost always some

buy a big (or even small) hunk of technology,

kind of invitation to the mass of humanity to

or back up your disk drive.

think of itself as one. In a distinct way, this

With this particular station direct, Mercury

Mercury retrograde and the associated Ar-

is doing something particularly interesting:

ies eclipse amplify the message, “We’re all

it has gone in reverse just about all the way

in this together.” And a second: “How you

back to the beginning of the zodiac—called

feel about you has everything to do with how

the Aries Point. The station takes place in the

you feel about everyone else.” Remember

second degree of the tropical horoscope, in

that, please.

HATS OFF! PLANET WAVES 10TH ANNIVERSARY This edition marks the 10th anniversary of Planet Waves, which began as The Navigator in April 1995. It appeared for the first year in the now-retired Free Time and was picked up by Chronogram in the spring of 1996. Fair to say that when I sat down that night at my old Mac II and began writing, I had no idea what kind of adventure I was embarking on. Apropos of its name, Planet Waves has been written in quite a few countries: Rosendale and lots of other places in the States, as well as Sicily, Germany, Canada, England, France, Holland, and Spain. In recent years, my work has begun to appear in the highly competitive tabloids of London’s Fleet Street, including the Daily Mirror and the Daily Mail. On those days, it also appears in the Sydney Herald and the Melbourne Sun in Australia. And Planet Waves has a truly global readership on PlanetWaves.net. Writing this column is now my primary vocation. I’d like to invite you to visit my premium homepage, PlanetWavesWeekly.com, and check out the excellent services we offer to subscribers—including a daily astrology forecast, horoscopes distributed twice a week, a birthday report, searchable archives, a full-length essay each Friday, and much more. I have many people to thank for the success of this column and its associated projects, and most of them are in the Hudson Valley: my clients who supported my writing and astrological studies for years; Steve and Jessica from Free Time; Jason, Brian, and Amara at Chronogram; Bob Miller from Oldies 97; Joe Trusso, the Woodstock-based holistic therapist; and Geraldo Montano, whose kindness and support have been truly awesome. More recently, an astrologer named Jonathan Cainer in the UK has at times put the full strength of his reputation and organization behind mine. And there was Patric Walker, who gave me the crazy idea that, with reference to astrology, “This sodding stuff works!” My close colleagues and good friends Chelsea Bottinelli, Tracy Delaney, and Pam Purdy have worked tirelessly, for years, to help make Planet Waves real and strong, and together we have succeeded at doing so. And thank you for your loyal and devoted readership. —ERIC

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SIGN-BY-SIGN

April 05

ARIES March 20-April 19

sulting sense of understanding contains an

With a solar eclipse tak-

alchemical quality that is likely to wake up

ing place in your sign

something deep inside you, something that

this month, you may be

you’ll never forget as long as you live.

feeling a bit nervous about some inevitable change you feel ap-

GEMINI

May 20-June 21

proaching. This is a natural feeling to have

The current Mercury retro-

around an eclipse, but I suggest you take

grade offers you an excel-

over the energy and ask yourself straight

lent chance to go back to

away: what kinds of changes do I feel like

the egg with certain close

making now? With an eclipse, there is

friends: with you starting

certainly a no-turning-back quality to the

over with who you are, and

moment. I think you know exactly what

allowing them to start over with who they

you need to know to make the best of that.

are. It’s not that there have been any great

There is certainly plenty that you want to

differences, but it’s always refreshing when

leave behind, but without pushing it away.

people allow one another to be someone

There is plenty you need to go beyond,

new. To be that new someone, it may be

but without denying it. And the doors to

necessary to review how you got to be

that kind of forward motion and authentic

the way you are; during that process you

growth are wide open now. But you will

can pick up the pieces of many forgotten

need to, in a sense, take a deep breath and

plans, dreams, hopes, and desires. These

dive headfirst into what promises to be a

you will be able to reconstruct into some-

passionate wave of change.

thing entirely new, with considerably more

TAURUS

potential than you remember their having.

April 19-May 20

What we think of as “identity” is really a

If you’re feeling pushed

relationship to the world, and to the people

up against a cliff, I sug-

around us. At this point in your life, change

gest you stop, take a look

really is another word for growth—so let

around, and check out the scenery. You are certainly under some unusual pressure, but you have a rare

yourself fly.

CANCER June 21-July 22

perspective that is allowing you to see the

Professional matters

totality of your life in a way that is usually im-

now thunder to the fore-

possible. You could say the perspective of

front of your life. To some

your “outer life” that’s being offered—how

extent, you have done what you can in terms

you appear in the world, who people are

of setting the theme, the tone, and the di-

to you, and what you want to achieve—is

rection. Now you will need to let nature take

now being influenced by a potent sense

its course. If there seems to be a pinch on

of inner vision that you’re unlikely to have

your resources, it’s not as bad as you think:

ever experienced. This is a sign that you

the astrological equation looks more like

are changing, deeply and rather quickly,

something guiding you toward efficiency

but the experience of seeing and the re-

to hasten certain breakthroughs that would

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of your decisions was not exactly what you

wit, and beauty are essential characteristics

would call “informed,” and not particularly

for those who would inspire confidence in

original. With new information and honest

others, so spread good vibes, be generous

self-assessment, obvious choices will sur-

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LEO July 22-Aug 23 There seems to be an unusual amount of tension between the way you want things to be and what seems possible. Obviously, great

happening on the mental level rather than the level of events; it involves assessing your personal worldview, and your fundamental definition of yourself.

LIBRA September 22-October 23 An eclipse of the Sun in your

potential exists right now; you’re looking

birth sign later in the month

right at it. Yet there seem to be hidden limits,

suggests an unexpected open-

perhaps in the form of fears, or perhaps as

ing in a relationship situation,

situations for which you need to be ready. Yet

which could shake out one of many differ-

events this month are destined to push you

ent ways: a change in a partner, a change of

beyond your own sense of limitation, what-

partners, someone appearing rather mysteri-

ever its source, and into a much wider world

ously, or your proceeding on your own in a

of possibilities. Limitations are in fact tools.

new way that feels remarkably healthy. The

They provide guidance, as long as you know

solution set partly depends on where you

you’re dealing with them. The most insidious

are now, and what you decide you want. But

blocks and limits are the ones we don’t know

I suggest you be scrupulously honest about

we have—for example, an unconscious be-

where you are and what you want, because

lief of your mother’s that, perhaps, some

they are the two determining factors besides

certain thing is impossible. So find your

the usual dash of fate that comes with an

limitations, and put them to work for you.

eclipse anywhere in our particular solar sys-

VIRGO August 23-September 22 Circumstances have likely compelled you to go back to the beginning on two critical matters: your health and

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SCORPIO Oct. 23-Nov.22

your work. Most of the time

Every now and then, astrology opens

we live with the sense that life is a done

up a chance to resolve ancient family

deal—things are the way they are, too bad if

issues. Now is such a time, and

we want something new. Not only is this not

there is no overstating the case.

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SIGN-BY-SIGN

April 05

Like everyone’s family, yours was a mixed

like “Who benefits?” or “What do we need?”

bag. They taught you some things very well,

Ask, “Does this really need to change?” and

giving you a serious advantage in the world;

“What is the minimum we can change to

they also had some fascist tendencies,

get the desired results?” Get in the habit

which left you a bit hobbled in some areas

of boiling down ideas to simpler language.

of your life where you really need to walk

You are going through a particularly com-

with a full stride. If you are able to take the

plex time psychologically, but this does not

current opportunity to look at exactly what

need to affect anything in your outer world;

influences were at work in shaping you, you

in fact, the more you strive for clarity in the

will be able to make mighty achievements in

world around you, the more you will find

letting go of past issues, while making the

it within you. And through that simple clar-

most of resources offered to you by your

ity, something—a potential, idea, or break-

various family lineages. I suggest this be

through—will emerge in grand style, with

done with expert help: a mentor, or a few

much to offer everyone.

well-timed and focused therapy sessions, will do the trick. Then, explore the results of

CAPRICORN Dec. 22-Jan. 20

this work with your counsel of peers.

After many months’ retrograde, Saturn has taken off for its last pass

SAGITTARIUSNov.22-Dec.22

through your opposite sign, Cancer. This represents a truly

At the moment, anything and anyone flying under the Sagittarius

significant turning point in

banner is having a slight

your life—not only your relationships. You

issue with seeing the

are in the final phases of a clearing project,

world in slightly-too-complex

as if you’ve been moving everything toward

terms. What your creative process, and life

the door for a long time, and are now ready

process, needs is simplicity—and you will

to haul it off to recycling. Therefore, get out

benefit greatly as a result. Think in terms

the agenda you’ve been working on for a

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April 05

while, and assess where you are in all of

the people with whom you associate, or

your personal development projects. It

where you associate with them; it may have

would be an understatement to say that

something to do with making a major deci-

your life is unrecognizable from when this

sion about your location or your community.

transit began in the late spring of 2003. But it would still be fair to say that the most impor-

PISCES February 19-March 20

tant parts of the tasks at hand still await your

You need routine. It’s

attention. Mostly, these require attention

possible for you, more

and care, not hard labor—and they will all

than most anyone, to

benefit from clear agreements with partners

immerse yourself in oceans of possibilities.

that the future has begun.

For the foreseeable future, you need to work

AQUARIUS Jan. 20-Feb. 19

with a measure of discipline to make those possibilities you see real, and to keep on

Few people think of Aquarius as

top of life’s usual supply of minor problems

a “fixed” sign, but in astrologi-

before they back up. “Moderation” is your

cal terms that’s precisely what

best one-word motto, and that applies to

it is. Aquarius represents pat-

the structures and routines that I’m talking about. Within those, you mainly need to allow room for yourself, for how you feel,

of them are social. Patterns have a way of

and what you need. If you can create just a

trapping us, be it in our routines, concepts,

little space, you will come light years on the

or our sense of self. What occurs as a result

issue of feeling better about yourself and

of the April eclipses is that your fixed prop-

what you have to contribute to the world.

erty gets a moment to forget its existence.

You have a great deal in the way of positive

In that interval of non-time, something new

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POETICA

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These words won’t lay flat. They’re slanted and sloped and filled with out of kilter. -p

Fiddle Fan Fiddle Fan wiggled out a wide one and he smiled, a one and a two and a three four, and he wiggled out.

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The doctor, rubber glovey and oozie picked upside down and wacked him one on the behind, just to hear him yell.

Tuesdays are Bingo days. Red, Blue, and Yellow chips scatter beneath the wheels of clumsy wheelchairs like tiny lily pads, untouched.

Fiddle Fan, not knowing what was going on about him, seeded out for a couple couple months, having a good time and stuff.

And on Thursday, the sharp scent of pink polish is filling the room where the young hands are filing the old nails, And painting some youth and color back.

They named him, Billy, Louie, Willy, Joey something or other so Fiddle Fan forgot his name, name don’t matter nothing nowhere.

Bette’s my favorite, she glows telling me about her blood transfusion, and, Oh, she’s feeling so much better, and, Oh, she knew I’d be glad to hear.

Now then, duration doubled, tripled, homerunned him in size, till time jacked him up to six feet, and eighteen summers past.

Louise wanders through the same two halls, and she tells me She’s too young for grandchildren, and she asks who those kids are In the picture on her dresser?

Ole uncle called him up to serve in latest war somewhere or other for somethin or other now, real jazzy uniform, too.

Edith mutters and stares and frowns. She says it’s been hard for her, And she’d just rather sit. Then she mutters and stares And frowns alone.

Fiddle Fan fall in love here there anywhere, have hell of a time till someone slap some metal in him just to hear him yell.

I briskly walk out of the self-opening doors, into the cold February air, Cars are moving loudly, quickly, on the highway nearby, and The day is still light, it’s still afternoon.

Now, duration homerunned, tripled, doubled, singled, zeroed him and they dropped him down six feet, real jazzy funeral too.

—Kate O’Keefe

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There is little chance of you living today, and if so, barely an existence—your faint breaths pulled through tube-swelled nostrils. Round arms withered, big hair fallen out, scolding creases all smooth by now. And those things I made fun of: the smoking and the weight… I was only ten, too old for my brother’s sitter, and yes, happy when you did quit, happier when it was because of something I said. Years later, while I ate dinner, opened a window, or walked dully along, you must have died. But last night, out of my sleep, smoke curled your nostrils, thick fingers strangled a cigarette, demanding this poem, this apology.

As if love was a thing that could be created, constructed from cookies and pipe cleaners, or earned like a prize with green stamp points. As if when our timed bodies join as wet fire, it is a choice; we are following a recipe or a connect-the-dots picture, as if when we kiss, and I feel my heart pass out from my lips and dip down to take a bite of yours, as if we were creating this love instead of finding it now, together, at the same window, me looking out, you looking over at the land that has always been, in this now, our time to travel it together, noting the path, enjoying the view, dreading the sunset and first star’s night.

—James D. May

—Cheryl A. Rice

For Helen Z. On Her Death

—Shelton J. Epstein

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Making Love

Session From a vision experienced while reading Tillie Olsen’s Silences. We sit in a circle, critiquing a piece of prose by violently poking our fingers into the air, hurting the writing, hurting the hedgehog or whatever, drawing it differently, noting that the horizontal in the crossword must be entered at a certain hour, violently opposing our continued infiltration, interpreting the process of meditation. In our circle we are indispensable, inseparable from our cats is what we are sometimes. Before a forced separation for dinner, there’s preparation for lunch,

Smoke before Fire I am skies of white smoke. Come closer. My prayers have piled a stack of timber & twigs. Breathe into the tiny spark.

and we have some latitude about what we’ll eat. Vigorous, violent oppositional methods: Won’t do that again, will we? After mealtime, the ring ringing of the bell sounded the hour in one of the places it wasn’t contested. —Nancy Graham

All Things Woman

Closer. Rouse the light. Come closer, God. Ohhhh! Shield your eyes. Everyone! My life is about to ignite. —David Tucker

I have taken, been given, or made, all things woman. Some happened by chance and some were planned. I am daughter, granddaughter, sister, cousin, niece, aunt, wife, mother, and now, grandmother. I have taught, befriended, loved and forgave. At times reversing these things, to have them come back even greater. All things woman...is there more? —Donna Dittus

White Horse in Meadow He wants me to watch him. I slow down; he prances, nods his large white head, calibrates flawless buttocks, expert legs. Through drizzle, drifting leaves—a virtuoso performance. I pull over, turn to the player, shapely in the floating mist—a cloud ringing his wild neck. Feel the stallion’s heat. He jibs, bridles into the brume.

To Mom, After the Divorce I really want to know when the whole thing cracked apart, and more than that I want to know if the myth is true: that no matter what I do I will become you. I swam inside you for almost a year and you cupped me with one, then both hands, and you rocked me asleep and probably you hated me sometimes for the way I made you so large and the world a little smaller and harder to navigate. Sometimes I think about you when you were this young still, and your smiles in pictures weren’t shot through with strain and what you see as hopeless wrinkling. I try to imagine you jumping over fences and taking long drives in cars, exhaling smoke, trying like me to act cool after you’d escaped high school and thought you were free. You used to have long hair (I saw it in pictures), and you were thin and probably felt really light sometimes. (The question I’m trying to ask is if you ever thought you might not want me there at all.) When you were nineteen and skipping school did you imagine one day you’d be sitting in your house reading books other people recommended, soaking your hands in paraffin wax? Did you ever think you’d change the locks and only give your daughters the key? But before I can begin this excavation I should ask if you’ve been here before: nineteen, living under the guise of being on your own, feeling like you can probably do anything if you want it enough, and trying to dive back into the empty space left when you broke into the world screaming, raising hell like always, trying to figure out what it means that you eventually repeat all her same mistakes. I want to know if I will end up fifty like you, scaring off men with my laugh, not caring, painting my nails bright red and putting my feet up on my desk, wild after all, alive despite the damage.

Friend, I dreamed I walked a nowhere street. You emerged from a wall, hands on knees, gray stone—indifferent as sculpture. Your blank eyes swayed me; I shrank to fit. Words hung in thick array, then arced; the facade of your face crazed. I drive on; arrive again and again.

—Sydney Chaffee

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Enterprises has had its ups and downs. But now, thanks to a high-flying innovation, the fortunes of the Ellenville-based company that invented the first modern pogo stick are starting to soar. “In the days of Gameboy, Sega, and Nintendo, who wanted a pogo stick? We’ve worn many hats and managed to get along, but in the 1990s I saw the writing on the wall,” explains Irwin Arginsky, who purchased SBI from its founder, George Hansburg, in 1967. “Seeing that, I said, we have to find the ultimate pogo, to distinguish ourselves from a traditional pogo stick.” And so, he recalls, “along comes Bruce Middleton,” an MIT-trained physicist who designed an “adjustable elastometric spring system” with champion skateboarder Andy MacDonald. After a mere five years of development, it became the Flybar 1200. The pogo action of the Flybar 1200 is created by a series of thick rubber bands. There are 12 bands in each Flybar, which can each accommodate up to 20 pounds of weight. These are arranged around a center shaft. As the bands are stretched down, they gather the force and energy necessary to then bounce in the opposite direction, essentially springing the rider into the air. Unlike classic pogo sticks, which rely on a large metal spring in order to bounce, the Flybar operates similarly to a trampoline. According to Arginsky, the control factors for operating the device are a person’s weight, leg strength, and the piston setting (which adjusts the level of stretch). Used to its full potential, the Flybar 1200 can bounce someone more than five feet in the air. The response since its unveiling in September 2004 has been explosive, according to Arginsky. “I feel as if I’m in a batting cage and six machines are sending me balls simultaneously, because of the interest in the Flybar,” he says. In addition to the Flybar’s inclusion in Sobe Beverage’s 2004 summer promotion, SBI has received calls from Coca-Cola and Campbell Soup, as well as from other companies worldwide. The “pogo on steroids,” as Arginsky calls it, was also featured on the Discovery Channel. “We’ve gotten $15 million worth of free publicity from every type of media,” he points out. Given the price of $350 and a limited market (the 1200 is geared for those 14 years old and up who weigh more than 120 pounds), the item’s success bodes well for the next two versions—the Flybar 800, designed for ages 12 and up and 100 pounds, and the Flybar 400, for those 10 and up—which are expected to be sold at $250 and $150 respectively. There is also a line of protective gear and apparel in the works. There is one sore spot for Arginsky. Unlike the other pogo sticks SBI Enterprises produces, the Flybar is being made completely overseas. “It kills me, because I know it could bring 75 or 100 jobs to Ellenville, but when I cost it out, I would pay $72 or $73 an hour domestically, when I’m paying five dollars in China,” Arginsky says. Still, he says, he’s working with both the village and the state to devise a system to use outsourcing for the more intricate work and then assemble, warehouse, and ship the products locally, which is what he currently does for the other toys. “I could

irwin arginsky holds a flybar 1200 at the sbi enterprises warehouse in ellenville still have my cake and eat it,” he says. “It’s who we are, it’s where we live,” he adds. “I have a lifelong attachment to Ellenville. I’m determined to do it. I’m not giving up on it.” SBI Enterprises currently employs 85 people. When Arginsky and his partners, the Jargowsky family, first purchased SBI Enterprises, it was housed in a chicken coop in Walker Valley, and the pogo sticks it produced were stored in ice houses throughout the area. “This lawyer I knew said there was a pogo stick business for sale. I said, ‘Pogo sticks, what the hell’s a pogo stick?’” Arginsky, who grew up as an Orthodox Jew in the Brownsville section of Brooklyn, recalls. “He said it’s a very good business. The only thing is, he [owner Hansburg] will not allow you to see the books and you can’t even see the factory. So I bought a company sight unseen that was making a product I hadn’t heard of until then.” A few years later, SBI relocated to the old Sun Ray building in Ellenville, which was built in 1906. Its main offices remain there still, though the factory was relocated to another site on Route 209 to make room for JM Originals, a clothing company started by Arginsky’s wife, Martha, and Myrna Jargowsky, one of his partners, in their home. “They needed 500 square feet 30 years ago,” Arginsky adds. “They threw me out in 1985. Out of the kitchen came a very nice design company.” With the Flybar’s impending success, Arginsky is hoping to parlay those profits back into both SBI and the community as well. “Goal number one is to bring jobs to Ellenville. You can’t be philanthropic unless you have the money to give. That’s going to come with the success of the Flybar,” he notes. “We want to take an 87-year-old pogo stick company and build a company that’s going to work to do good things and to feel good about what it does.” For more information about the Flybar, go to www.flybar.com. To contact SBI Enterprises, call (845) 647-8400.

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or Irwin Arginsky, bringing SBI Enterprises back into the commercial forefront with the unveiling of the Flybar 1200 has had its own rewards. The company, which at one time was selling 500,000 pogo sticks annually and still is the largest producer of the toys, was dropped by the J.C. Penney department stores in 1986 when it moved its corporate headquarters from Manhattan to Dallas. “In an effort to streamline the company, each sales representative was told to stop buying a single product from a single company,” Arginsky recalls. “And so a 35-year relationship, a perfect relationship, went out the window. I could not get it back.” Recently, however, things have changed. During the toy show at the Javits Center in New York City in February, many heads, including that of the buyer from J.C. Penney, were turned upwards at the sight of the Flybar demonstration, in which a six-foot-tall man was bouncing seven feet off the ground. “He saw our demonstrator’s head 13 feet in the air and his jaw dropped,” Arginsky says of the buyer. “He came to me and said, ‘We love the Flybar. We want to feature the Flybar in our catalogue.’” Arginsky countered with: “‘You want the Flybar. I want the pogo stick business.’ He knew what I was saying.” The renewed relationship, pogos included, will soon be finalized, making Arginsky very happy. “You know the saying ‘Every dog has its day,’ or ‘Good things come to those who wait?’” he says. “Every cliché you can think of, that’s how I feel.” —mh

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ungent powders and cooking oils coat the air with tantalizing odors when Kiran Ramgotra Sancious conducts “Indian Home Cooking” classes in her clients’ homes. Lyrically describing the qualities of each ingredient and enchanted dish, she presides over the festivities dressed in a silky sari and traditional handcrafted apron. “I want to create the whole authentic aesthetic experience of preparing food in an Indian kitchen,” Ramgotra Sancious imparts, her reverence for the art recalling the manner of Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni’s culinary heroine in The Mistress of Spices. The novel revolves around Tilo, an Indian woman with magical powers who runs an Oakland spice shop from which she dispenses cures for troubled customers. Similar to Tilo, Ramgotra Sancious tailors her handson sessions to individual tastes and dietary preferences. Each small-group lesson culminates in a sit-down family meal. Such classes—part cooking demonstration and part performance—have joined the 24-hour Food Network, culinary tours, and vacation cooking schools in the latest trend of “entertainment cookery.” The spice mistress cultivated her culinary finesse growing up in a family of lively, garrulous cooks, their legacy stretching back several generations to Punjabi Sikhs from northern India. (A wheat-basket farming region, Punjab, meaning “land of five rivers,” is known for its hearty peasant food.) Part of the Indian diaspora, their descendants immigrated to Kenya, where Ramgotra Sancious’s father was born in a seacoast town on the shores of Lake Victoria; her India-born mother moved to Nairobi at the age of three. Childhood friends who united in an approved love match (as opposed to an arranged marriage), the couple later lived in London, where the young husband completed medical school and Kiran and two siblings (brother and sister), were born. Resettling in Saskatchewan, Canada, the Kenya transplants raised their offspring in Saskatoon (Joni Mitchell’s hometown), a city set on a river (reminiscent of Punjab as well as Lake Victoria) with a thriving Indian population. Here the children learned to stain their hands with turmeric, ginger, and cayenne pepper. “It was drilled into us—and I mean drilled—that

clockwise from top left: chicken samosas, a masala dabba, and indian fried chicken; ramgotra sancious teaches personalized indian home cooking classes; ramgotra sancious garnishes masala-marinated indian fried chicken. we had to learn to cook; we didn’t have any choice,” Ramgotra Sancious recollects. Throughout her childhood, the Ramgotra clan customarily hosted big, extended family gatherings. “My mother was always cooking. My father was also a great chef with a love of seafood dishes. Our Martha Stewart-like kitchen was huge, gorgeous and sophisticated, with a 10-foot maple island. Before the local Sikhs had a temple, the temple was at our house, where every Sunday 20 women would be cooking for sometimes a hundred people.” According to Ramgotra Sancious, Sikhs believe in feeding the stomach as a prelude to fortifying the spirit. “The midday common meal known as langer (serving others) stretched into afternoon tea, maybe a snack, and Indian desserts. No one wanted to leave and everyone got to take food home.”

Ramgotra Sancious transported the cooking skills perfected in her youth to Vancouver, where she worked in the fashion industry during her 20s. Eschewing restaurants, she preferred cooking and hosting dinner parties at home. Over the next decade, she provided friends with lessons in Indian cookery. During this same period, she met David Sancious, noted pianist and keyboard player whose catalogue includes recordings with Bruce Springsteen, Sting, Seal, and other celebrated acts. Kiran and David married in 1999, and made Woodstock their home. A desire to preserve her culinary ancestry instigated Ramgotra Sancious’s most recent foray into entertainment cookery. “I used to only keep recipes in my head,” she admits. But fearing dishes passed down

Ramgotra Sancious’s classes—part cooking demo and part performance—have joined culinary tours and vacation cooking schools in the latest trend of “entertainment cookery.”

from her great-great-grandmother would disappear as younger family members continued to intermarry, she began writing down cooking instructions and amusing anecdotes about growing up in a boisterous Indian family for her nieces and nephews. This material has spawned her nearly completed first cookbook, Food Time Stories, for which she will soon seek a publisher. More than a hundred recipes later, she decided to launch formal cooking classes, offering students printed versions of selected items. “I was not that eager to give away my family’s secrets; I had to meditate on that. But this is a fast food nation, and the medicinal, nutritious property of Indian food has been known for thousands of years,” says Ramgotra Sancious, whose clients include the terminally ill. “At times I feel like I’m channeling my father [the physician] and my maternal grandmother [a homeopathic herbalist]. Everyone should eat the Indian way.” During a typical two-hour tutorial, students learn Ramgotra Sancious’s “five-step design,” a layering procession of onion, ginger, garlic, chili, and tomato that’s the foundation of most Indian dishes. c o n t i n u e d

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tastings EAST & WEST OF THE HUDSON CATERING Pad Thai Catering

Delicious, affordable, and authentic Thai cuisine served with authentic Thai hospitality to your group of six or more. Lunch or dinner served in your home by Chef & Owner Nuch Chaweewan. Please call (845) 687-2334 for prices and information. DAIRY Bobolink

42 Meadowburn Road,Vernon, NJ 07462. nina@cows outside.com. GOURMET MARKETS Bella Carne

The bold tastes of Italy arrive in the Hudson Valley. Enticing ambiance meets old world flavors of traditional Italian cooking. Handmade Ravioli, Manicotti, fresh wet Mozzarella, imported Prosciutto, and many other tasty treats. Daily changing lunch and dinner specials offered along with mouthwatering selections featured in the meat counter. Catering is available for all occasions. (845) 331-4523. Totis Gourmet

Totis Gourmet is a market and cafe located at 490 Main Street in historic downtown Beacon. We feature locally grown produce, dairy, and meat in our cooking, and on sale in our market. We also provide a wide range of gourmet foodstuffs and inspiration for those who love to eat! (845) 831-1821.

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MEATS Fleisher’s Grass-fed & Organic Meats

A retail and wholesale butcher specializing in pasture-raised and organic meat, poultry, dairy, eggs, and cheese. Also glatt Kosher meat and poultry. Special orders welcome. Curbside delivery available—call first. Chef/owners Jessica & Joshua Applestone will also create delicious meals-to-go on the premises including rotisserie chicken and hot soups. Open Monday-Friday 10am7pm, Saturday 9am-5pm. 38 John Street, Kingston. (845) 338-MOOO (6666). PASTA La Bella Pasta

Fresh pasta made locally. Large variety of ravioli, tortellini, pastas, and sauces at the factory outlet. We manufacture and deliver our excellent selection of pastas to fine restaurants, gourmet shops, and caterers throughout the Hudson Valley. Call for our full product list and samples. Open to the public Monday through Friday 10am to 6pm, Saturday 11am to 3pm. Located on Route 28W between Kingston and Woodstock. (845) 331-9130. www.labellapasta.com. RESTAURANTS Aroma Osteria

114 Old Post Rd, Wappingers Falls, NY 12590. (845) 298-6790. Bacchus

Celebrating our 28th Year! Enjoy creative cuisine with

seafood and Southwest specialties in a casual, relaxed atmosphere. Offering a full salad bar; over 300 varieties of bottled beers, 13 on tap, plus a full wine list. Open Daily. Lunch 11am-4:30pm; Dinner 4:30-10pm. Weekend Brunch, late-night menu, and takeout available. 4 South Chestnut Street, New Paltz. (845) 255-8636. Beech Tree Grill

Since 1991, this funky American bistro has entertained the Vassar College/Arlington Community and beyond with its sophisticated yet unpretentious menu that offers something for everyone in a comfortable and relaxing environment, including a fine selection of wine, beer, and microbrew that is as diverse as its clientele. 1-3 Collegeview Ave., Poughkeepsie. (845) 471-7279. Monday dinner 5-11pm; Tuesday-Saturday lunch 11:30am-3pm, dinner 5-11:30pm; Sunday brunch 11:30am-3:00pm, dinner 5:00-10:00pm. Live music Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday. MC, V, AE, D. www.beechtreegrill.com. Beso

Located on Main St. in the heart of New Paltz is Beso, formerly The Loft. Spanish for “kiss, ”Beso offers casual fine dining by owners Chef Chadwick Greer and Tammy Ogletree. Fresh, modern American cuisine, seasonally inspired by local Hudson Valley farmers. Get cozy in the intimate din-

ing room under skylights and glowing candlelit tables, or sit at the bar for a more casual experience. Housemade pastas like Acorn Squash Raviolis, Hazelnut Crusted Halibut, or Braised Beef Short Ribs. And for dessert, Maple Mascarpone Cheesecake. Private parties, families, children welcome. Dinner six days a week, weekday lunch and weekend brunch. Closed Tuesday. 845.255.1426 www.besorestaurant.com Catskill Rose Restaurant

Four-star dining and catering in a comfortable and elegant dining room with antique art deco bar plus gorgeous gardens and outdoor dining. Chefs and proprietors Peter and Rose draw on years of creative experience to prepare the familiar and comforting to the classical and innovative. Soups and desserts made in-house from scratch. Route 212, Mt. Tremper. (845) 688-7100. www.catskillrose.com. Cosimo’s on Union Ristorante & Bar

The most unique modern Italian Restaurant in Orange County, featuring woodfi red pizza, gourmet Italian pasta dishes, and other specialties from our open-air kitchen. Homemade Desserts, Espresso, Cappuccino, Full Bar, Party Rooms on request. Private Wine Cellar Dining; New Expansion; On- & Off-Premise Catering; Highly Rated, Zagat’s; Award of Excellence, Wine Spectator; Winner, Best of Hudson Valley 1994-1998; “5-Star Service”–Poughkeepsie Journal. Union Avenue, Newburgh. (845) 567-1556.

The French Corner

Routes 213 West and 209, Stone Ridge, just minutes from Kingston. Experience Chef Jacques’ menu which features recipes using ingredients from his native Franche-Comte, France, combined with fresh seasonal products from Hudson Valley farmers. The French Corner dining room and bar are decorated with antiques and artifacts from Eastern France. Families and children are welcome, private dining room available. Dinner Tuesday through Sunday and Brunch Sunday. Closed Monday. (845) 687-0810. Gilded Otter

A warm and inviting dining room and pub overlooking beautiful sunsets over the Wallkill River and Shawangunk Cliffs. Mouthwatering dinners prepared by Executive Chef Larry Chu, and handcrafted beers brewed by GABF Gold Medal Winning Brewmaster Darren Currier. Chef driven & brewed locally! 3 Main St., New Paltz. (845) 256-1700. Hana Sushi

Best authentic sushi in the Hudson Valley! Superb Japanese sushi chefs serve the best authentic sushi with extended Dining Area. Sit at the counter or tables and enjoy all your favorites from Chicken Teriyaki and Udon to Yellowtail and Special rolls. Eat-in, take-out, and private room is available. Hours: Tuesday-Friday Lunch 11:30am-2:30pm. Monday-Thursday Dinner 59pm. Friday Dinner 5-10pm. Saturday Dinner 4:30-10pm. 7270 South Broadway, Red Hook, NY. (845) 758-4333. www.hana-sushi.com.

The Inn & Spa at Emerson Place

Hickory BBQ Smokehouse

Choose to dine in the elegant tapestry Dining Room, in the privacy of the Wine Room, or under the moonlight on The Terrace. Extraordinary cuisine complemented by a 6,000-bottle wine collection and the impeccable service of our European-trained staff. Spa and Lunch packages available. Lunch 12:30-2:30pm and dinner 6:30-9pm served daily. Reservations required. 146 Mount Pleasant Road, Mt. Tremper. (845) 688-7900 or www.emersonplace.com.

Located on historic Route 28 between Kingston and Woodstock, Hickory offers diners Hudson Valley’s finest barbecue and smokehouse cuisine such as ribs, pulled pork, smoked beef, fish and free-range chicken. Whether enjoying your meal by the fireplace in Hickory’s threestar dining room or sipping a cocktail at the wood bar, Hickory’s staff is trained to make you feel as comfortable as you would at home. Hickory also features several vegetarian 4/05

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options, steaks, homemade desserts, happy hour specials, a complete take-out menu, and catering and special events in our private dining room. You can enjoy live music featuring the area’s hottest bands on Friday and Saturday night. Open daily for lunch and dinner. 743 Route 28 (3.5 miles from NYS Thruway Exit 19). (845) 338-2424 www.hickory restaurant.com. The Hoffman House

Located at the corner of the Stockade District in uptown Kingston, the Hoffman House is a National Historic Landmark, which during the 1600s served as a lookout for marauding Indians canoeing up the Esopus. Today, you can enjoy relaxed dining as you warm yourself near a soothing fireplace in one of Kingston’s oldest stone houses. Take a step back in time and savor the cuisine and service that the Hoffman House has been providing to their customers for over 27 years. Open Monday through Saturday for lunch and dinner, 94 North Front Street, Kingston. (845) 338-2626. Joyous Café

Is it any wonder that Joyous Café is the most exciting new eating experience in Kingston? Whether it’s Breakfast, Lunch, or Sunday Brunch, the wonderfully prepared food and attentive service are outstanding. Open Monday through Friday 8 am - 4:30 pm Saturday 10 am 2:30 pm and Sunday Brunch 10 am- 2:30 pm. Serving Dinner evenings of UPAC events. 608 Broadway, in The Heart of Broadway Theater Square, Kingston. (845) 334-9441. www.joyouscafe.com. Kyoto Sushi

337 Washington Ave, Kingston, NY 12401. (845) 339-1128. Machu Picchu Peruvian Restaurant

The only authentic Peruvian restaurant in Orange County, NY. Family owned and operated since 1990. Serving the community traditional dishes from the mountains and coast of Peru. Trained in Peru, our chefs make authentic dishes come alive. Wine list available. Serving Lunch and Dinner Sunday through Thursday 10am-10pm and

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Friday and Saturday 10am11pm. Closed Tuesday. 301 Broadway, Newburgh. (845) 562-6478. www.machu picchuperuvianrest.com. Main Course

Four-star, award-winning, contemporary American cuisine serving organic, natural, and free-range Hudson Valley products. Open Lunch and Dinner Tues-Sun, & Sunday Brunch. Wed and Thurs nights, food & wine pairing menu available. Voted “Best Caterer in the Hudson Valley.” 232 Main Street, New Paltz. (845) 255-2600. Visit our Web site at www.maincourse restaurant.com. Main Street Bistro

Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner! Voted “Best Breakfast in the Hudson Valley” by Hudson Valley Magazine 2003! Creative American & Vegetarian Cuisine. Gourmet breakfasts, unique salads & sandwiches, homemade soups, burgers, pastas, vegan dishes & so much more! Join us for Tex Mex Mondays & Pasta Night Thursdays! Open at 8am daily, Saturday & Sunday open at 7am. Dinner served Thurs- Mon. 59 Main Street, New Paltz, NY. (845) 255-7766. www.main streetbistro.com.

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Casual and comfortable dining, warm country inn atmosphere. Price range $13.95 - $32.95. Now offering daily 4-Course Prix Fixe specials starting at $15.95. House specialties : Pate Du Jour, Duck Laprousse Grand Marinier, Coquilles St Jaques, and Filet Tornodos. Marcels is proud to announce it is celebrating 33 years of fine food and service. Check out our web 4/05

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site for our seasonal menu @marcelrestaurant.net or to check the date on our next jazz night. We have a complete take out menu and catering is available. We have also recently added a vegetarian menu and a young guest menu.Our hours of operation are ThursdayMonday 5-10pm. Sundays 39pm. Located at 1746 Route 9W, West Park, NY. Call 384-6700 to place an order or to make a reservation. Maxie’s Urban Italian Bistro

22 South Front St. Hudson, NY 12534. (518) 828-9081. madillingham@cox.net.

FRIDAYS $10 All-You-Can-Eat Buffet 4-9 PM and Live DJ! (No Cover)

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Mexican Radio

537 Warren St, Hudson, NY 12534. cpmljs@ecoipm.com. (518) 828-7770. Mina

Mina restaurant is an intimate fine dining establishment serving Hudson Valley Cuisine with French and Italian influence. Chef/Owners Natalie and John DiBenedetto craft the menu weekly to capture the rapidly changing seasons in the area. A wholehearted effort is put forth to use local purveyors, farmers, and food artisans whenever possible. A spectacular wine list of old- and new-world varietals has been created using producers that preserve fine, traditional, & artisanal winemaking. The staff at Mina is very passionate about our art & are sure that passion will be reflected in your time spent with us. 29 West Market Street, Red Hook, NY 12571. (845) 758-5992. Neko Sushi & Restaurant

Voted “Best Sushi” Restaurant by Chronogram readers and rated four stars by Poughkeepsie Journal. Serving lunch & dinner daily. Eat in or Take Out. We offer many selections of Sushi & Sashimi, an extensive variety of special rolls & kitchen dishes. Live lobster prepared daily. Parking in rear available. Sun.-Thurs. 12-10pm; Fri. & Sat.12-11pm. Major credit cards accepted. 49 Main St., in the Village of New Paltz. (845) 255-0162.

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dishes available. Given four stars by the Daily Freeman. 18 Garden St., Rhinebeck. (845) 876-7338 or 8767278. Visit our second location at 74 Broadway, Tivoli. (845) 757-5055. Plaza Diner

Established 1969. One of the finest family restaurants in the area. Extensive selection of entrees and daily specials, plus children’s menu. Everything prepared fresh daily. Private room for parties & conferences up to 50 people. Open 24/7. 27 New Paltz Plaza, New Paltz. Exit 18 off NYS Thruway. (845) 255-1030. The Red Onion Restaurant & Bar

The Red Onion Restaurant & Bar, a robust international bistro, invites you to join us for casual, upscale service & dining in comfortable elegance. Offering the freshest quality seafoods, diverse daily specials, and entree varieties in a glamorous new smoke-free facility. Located just outside Woodstock on scenic Route 212. The Red Onion wants you to enjoy house-made ice creams & desserts as well as expertly crafted cocktails using nothing but freshly-squeezed juices. The Red Onion also boasts the region’s most extensive wineby-the-glass program. Closed Weds. Dinner Daily 5pm. (845) 679-1223. Soul Dog

Featuring a variety of hot dogs, including preservative-free and vegetarian hot dogs, chili, soup, sides, desserts & many gluten-free items prepared inhouse. Open for lunch MonFri 11am-4pm. Redefining the hot dog experience! 107 Main St., Poughkeepsie, NY. (845) 454-3254. Yanni’s Restaurant & Cafe

Specializing in authentic, homemade Greek cuisine. Vegetarian and traditional American favorites. Gyros, Souvlaki, Stuffed Grape Leaves, Spanakopita, Tyropita, Veggie Wraps, Mythological Platters, homemade Greek desserts. All prepared fresh daily. Catering available. Bring the whole family. Open daily. New Paltz. www.yannirestaurant.com. (845) 256-0988. 4/05

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POETIC DETECTIVE Be it a family portrait or lone Jesus, a dusty landscape or Elvis-on-velvet, the pictures we choose to decorate our homes seem telling. Framed and hung, they are presented as talismans. And yet, they could be misleading; perhaps

there by accident, left by a previous tenant, or unwanted gifts hung out of politeness and forgotten.

t’s doubtful that the artifacts on the walls of Luc Sante’s Lomontville home are accidents, but perhaps there was some kismet involved. In one hallway there’s an early 1900s spirit photo, a ghostly image of the deceased, and an 1896 X-ray of a baby’s arm with the indication that the shot, a pose normale, took 20 to 25 minutes, from a time when such a thing was considered safe. These curiosities speak of eras gone by, evoking not just other worlds but whole belief systems. They seem to be touchstones for the way Sante works as a writer. Under his gaze, a remnant from another era can be a gateway to understanding. There are clues to this contemplative process in Sante’s essay “My Lost City.” Sante writes of sifting through street vendors’ wares of early-1980s New York, mostly recycled through the garbage: “You had the feeling you would one day find there evidence in your missing twin, your grandfather’s secret diary, a photograph of the first girl whose image kept you awake at night.” Sante began collecting the old books and mementos he found on the street, the beginning of a journey that would become his book Low Life: Lures and Snares of Old New York. (“My Lost City” is the afterword to the new edition.) An essayist, social historian, and professor of the history of photography at Bard College, Luc Sante has a talent for mulling over a word, image, object, person, place, epoch—until a poetic truth

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is disclosed. For instance, Sante’s essay on the cool eroticism of cigarettes (“No Smoking”) reads as an eloquent eulogy for a beloved friend, and captures both the intimacy of the habit (“Just below in the unconscious lay an impossible image: you and your love object connected by a single cigarette, smoking each other”) and its brutality (“Cigarettes, like factory-farmed chickens, are born to die”). Sante is known for a body of work—most notably Low Life and Evidence—that has made him the “go to” guy on historic New York and the slang of outsiders. You want to know the difference between a wipe and a swipe, a roper and a rag? Ask Luc Sante. You need a historical consultant for your movie on old New York? Get Luc Sante, as Martin Scorsese did for Gangs of New York. It would seem to be an accident, then, that Sante, with his affinity for outsiders and love of cities, would leave Manhattan and move up to the rural Hudson Valley. Even his house, a square Victorian, appears displaced in the rolling farm fields that surround it. It’s a perfect spring day in winter; deep snow, bright sun. As Sante’s five-year-old son Raphael amuses himself with a soccer ball in the background, we sit outside to talk. Sante has unearthed such riches reflecting on cities. He once wrote of New York, “Instead of disappearing, local history has been preserved as a seasoning, most visibly in the names of bars.” I wonder, how does he see his new terrain, and what details, mundane to my eyes, are for him clues to the past?

“Look right here,” he says, gesturing at his Victorian house with its French Mansard roof. “My house is 101 years old. It was built in 1904. The original house burned down in 1900. And it’s hysterical. I love it. It’s like a piece of folk art. Farmer and wife must have gone into Kingston, where there are a whole bunch of these houses. And you can tell they built it without blueprints. One of the strong points of this kind of architecture is symmetry, and there’s no symmetry in this house. Everything is off, including the pitch of the roof. This house is an anomaly right here.” Luc admits he hasn’t done much research into the history of this area, but would like to know a lot more. He observes, “Distances have shrunk. Up until the 1950s, kids in Woodstock had to go to Kingston to go to high school. They would usually board in Kingston during the week and come home on weekends.” That fact—a Woodstock empty of teenagers all week—conjures a different world. “Somebody really has got to write a history of the African American culture of Ulster and neighboring counties. I’m struck by the fact that one of the villages that was sunk under the Ashokan Reservoir was Broadhead Bridge. A large percentage of the Broadhead family was black. Then there’s the Peg Leg Bates story, and the Father Divine story, which has not really been chronicled either, as far as I know. Father Divine was ‘God,’ and the buildings he called ‘the heavens’ were mostly in New York City, but he had four farms up here. He had the better part of Krumville. He had the Hasbrouck house in Marbletown.”

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We speak of the local legend of The Vly being haunted, and Sante tells of another magnetic area. “In old books, people talk of The Tongore. I have a postcard that shows the area of The Tongore, and it’s from the part that was sunk under the reservoir. You ask people where The Tongore is and they’re vague. To loosely quote the 1912 book Picturesque Ulster, they’ll say, “you know, it’s kind of over there, but you’ll know it.” “Years before I moved here,” Sante continues, “I bought a postcard that was sent to somebody in Lomontville from Coney Island. And I thought, where’s Lomontville? I had no idea, and I wind up living here.” Born in French-speaking Belgium, Sante emigrated to and grew up in New Jersey. He has written extensively on his own history, both in a memoir on his Belgian roots, The Factory of Facts, and for an anthology entitled The Genius of Language. His parents spoke French, English, and sometimes Walloon. “Walloon is the ancient language of our people. It’s the tenth romance language, although it’s been downgraded to a dialect. People say a language is a dialect with an army and a navy. It’s a language if it’s powerful, a dialect if it’s not. Walloon is an earthy language. It reminds me of Yiddish in certain ways; it’s a psychologically complex, but resolutely nonabstract language. My parents used to forget what language they were speaking, and they’d lapse from English into Walloon because there are so many similarities. I would not have become a writer if I hadn’t learned English as a second language.” I step over a train (Raphael’s), on the way to Luc’s study. Pinned to the wall are several rows of old postcards that look to be of small-town America. Postcards are by nature accidental. They are chosen on the run, often not very carefully, travel miles, and can end up re-sold at flea markets, in the hands of a stranger—a disposable litter of travel communication. I wonder about the happenstance that brought those postcards to Luc Sante’s wall, and the postcard to Lomontville that seemed to presage his arrival to

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the town. With his uncanny ability to look at the ordinary and see the luminous, I secretly hope for an eventual essay on our rural area and the kind of small-town America depicted in the postcards. Sante’s wife, author Melissa Holbrook Pierson, has spread the kitchen table with cutout hearts and glue, homemade Valentines for Raphael’s classmates. Luc looks down at all this and says, “I had things I wanted to say about doom.” He is referring to our earlier conversation about the state of the world. I had planned to ask Sante, as a historian, for his insights into where we’re headed, but it seems impossible now. The warm spring-like air, bright sun, the red and pink hearts strewn about the table—the topic is suddenly

unbearable. A few lines from Sante’s “The Unknown Soldier,” a haunting poetic imagining of every man’s end time, flash in my mind: “So give my eyes to the eye bank, give my blood to the blood bank. Make my hair into switches, put my teeth into rattles, sell my heart to the junkman.” Sante goes to check on Raphael, who has been yelling from the next room, demanding the spelling of certain words. When Sante returns, he announces “Raphael wrote the sentence, ‘We go to California on the train.’ I think he’s predicting the future.” A train, a postcard, a cigarette, a song—wherever Luc Sante turns his poetic gaze, he passes a generous gift on to his readers: new eyes with which to see.

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l a t e b l o o m e r, m a y i n s p i r e c r e a t i v i t y i n m a n y forms. These recent books feature paintings, music, poetry, photographs, and exuberant tap dance by denizens of our magnificent mountains. THE SACRED ART OF CHANT: PREPARING TO PRACTICE ANA HERNANDEZ SKYLIGHT PATHS PUBLISHING, JANUARY 2005, $15.99

Peekskill resident Hernandez believes everyone can benefit from spiritual chanting. She includes music and texts in Tibetan, Sanskrit, Hebrew, Latin, Chinese, and Zuni. To quote one of her chapter titles, Incline Your Ear and Pray Like Hell.

IN MINE EYES: EARLY POEMS 1994-2001 CHRISTOPHER PORPORA ANNE’S HOUSE PRESS, 2004, $10

A collection of well-honed, sometimes formal poems Porpora is unafraid of such oldfashioned subjects as love and nature, or even the urge to rhyme. “Every rock must, before long / come into its own / smooth, polished stone.”

QUINN’S PASSAGE KAZIM ALI BLAZEVOX BOOKS, 2005, $16.95

A found-object sculptor attends a Cape Cod artists’ colony, bringing minimal clothing, a notebook, and Virginia Woolf’s The Waves. In spare, evocative phrases Beacon resident Ali has fashioned a graceful prose poem of a novel. See OUT & ALOUD for author events.

TAPPING THE SOURCE: TAP DANCE STORIES, THEORY AND PRACTICE BRENDA BUFALINO CODHILL PRESS, 2005, $24.95

New Paltz treasure Bufalino has been “laying down the iron” for 60 years, a feisty white woman in a field dominated by dapper black men. She offers memories of her partnership with the great Honi Coles, and of creating the American Tap Dance Orchestra, plus a section on tap techniques.

THE CATSKILL PARK: INSIDE THE BLUE LINE NORMAN J. VAN VALKENBURGH AND CHRISTOPHER W. OLNEY BLACK DOME PRESS, 2004, $21.95

A century old in 2004, the Catskill Park predates the National Forest system by decades; its 700,000 acres have been dubbed “America’s First Wilderness.” This detailed history of its conservation includes dozens of vintage photos. It’ll make you love home.

A PAINTER’S PATH THROUGH THE CATSKILL MOUNTAINS ROBERT SELKOWITZ MOUNTAIN ARTS, JANUARY 2005, $19.95

Selkowitz’s vivid, whimsical pastels feature extremely local landscapes: a crossroads in Olivebridge, Ohayo Mountain vistas, a cluster of barns near Andes. With maps of the 48 paintings’ locales and the artist’s reflections on his beloved home turf. Studio and book information, (845) 657-6982.

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Crimes Against Nature

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. harper collins, 2004, $21.95

he fat cats are running the country. Robber barons on corporate welfare—big oil, energy, mining, lumber, agribusiness—are freely polluting with little or no penalties and raising costs for consumers to keep shareholder earnings high. In his riveting and painfully apocalyptic book Crimes Against Nature: How George W. Bush and His Corporate Pals Are Plundering the Country and Hijacking Our Democracy, Robert Kennedy Jr. says corporate capitalists are eviscerating America’s free-market system, which promotes competition between cleanrunning industries and holds polluters accountable. Without a free market, Kennedy says, there can be no democracy. Kennedy details the rampant cronyism in Bush’s White House, where profits come before public health and safety. Our corporate-run government is the machine that puts industry lobbyists on the payroll and funnels large contributions to political campaigns. Protagonists include House of Representatives majority leader Tom DeLay, former bug exterminator who vowed to get rid of “pesky pesticide regulations” and considered DDT as “safe as aspirin”; Newt Gingrich, of the “greenwashed” language legislation attacking “big government and excessive regulations”; former Halliburton CEO and big oil ally Dick Cheney, who directed President Reagan to veto a wilderness bill for the first time in American history; and Secretary of the Interior Gale Norton, a former co-chair of the Colaition of Republican Environmental Advocates, a lobbying group for auto, coal mining and development interests, who opened nine million acres of Alaska’s North Slope to oil and gas development. Bush’s dream team: their dreams, our nightmares. A 2001 nightmare became reality when the Environmental Protection Agency bowed to White House orders to stop filing new cases against giant agribusiness meat farms for illegally releasing emissions of the deadly gases sulfide, ammonia, methyl mercaptan, methyl sulfides, particulate matter, and airborne animal allergens affecting the public with “severe respiratory problems, gastrointestinal diseases, eye infections, nosebleed, nausea, miscarriage, and psychological problems.” The anti-environmental blueprint for the nation was drawn up in George W.’s Texas, where vast wastelands occupied by unregulated polluting industries make the La Brea tar pits look like heaven. Kennedy cites a Houston study that estimates health care costs at between $2.9 and $3.1 billion in a city that leads the nation in childhood cancer and asthma. Childhood asthma yanks at Kennedy’s parental heartstrings because three of his sons have the disease, and says “on bad-air days, I watch them struggle to breathe.” Kennedy also scrutinizes corporate-driven national security, in part because he lives 11 miles from the Indian Point Nuclear Power Plant, which has an evacuation plan so “comically absurd” that his neighbor Chevy Chase considered using it in a stand-up routine. Pitted against 260 elected officials, 35 municipalities, 56 environmental and civic groups, and labor unions who want the plant shut down is the Nuclear Energy Institute, a lobbying group that pours several million dollars a year into the Republican Party. The government has also handed off the responsibility for protecting the public against terrorist attacks to the nuclear power industry, which Kennedy says has done next to nothing. While many New Yorkers liken their recycling habits and reverence for green spaces to a second religion, the White House’s cynical policies belittle those efforts. As Kennedy so astutely observes, Mr. Bush “is allowing his corporate cronies to steal America from our children.” And probably from our children’s grandchildren. That could be the worst crime of all. —Abby Luby

The Midnight Diary of Zoya Blume

Laura Shaine Cunningham harper collins children’s books, 2005, $15.99

oya Blume is hovering in the midlands between childhood and adolescence—a wise 12, small for her age but older than her years. She and her mother inhabit an apartment they’ve inherited from her staid grandmother, in an unnamed city with a Manhattan-like feel. Zoya’s mom is a warm, bright whirlwind of a woman who understands when to bend the rules, and favors bright colors and honesty. When she has to go away for a week, she leaves a special diary for Zoya to keep—and a magician friend as a babysitter. That first separation can be a traumatic experience for a child—especially, as in this case, when it echoes an earlier separation that was permanent. Adopted at four, Zoya has only vague memories of her Russian birthplace and birth parents, supplemented by the sketchiest of information from her elders. Being left with Leon (aka The Astounding Armand) and a profusion of curious events around the apartment building all converge in a moment that has her ready to hide under the covers for a few years. Her nemesis, The Buka—the archetypal witch of every child’s nightmares—is gaining on her at a dangerous rate of speed. It’s one of those times when one must fall apart or grab life by the gonads. Zoya, a true Cunningham heroine, steps up to the task. She leaves no stone unturned, no creepy noise uninvestigated. She’s scared, but she barely lets it matter. (The one who really gets scared, it seems, is babysitter Leon. The cool former love of Mom’s wins his young charge over with a laidback style and a quick schooling in the secrets of magicians, even as he mutters, “I didn’t see this coming,” with each crisis.) Zoya, Leon, and best friend Quinn—daughter of a gypsy fortuneteller—transcend a series of daunting obstacles together. A stray cat has kittens in the bathtub; secrets about Zoya’s birth family come to light; there are encounters with a grandmother as ferociously dark and bleak as mother is light and open, with difficult building super Mr. Uzzle, and with a neighbor that Zoya and Quinn are wont to call the Disgusting Boy. Most terrifying of all is Zoya’s gradual realization that her mom is undergoing exploratory surgery. Her absence is extended by three days, during which Zoya has a birthday. This is Stone Ridge author and memoirist Cunningham’s first venture into young readers’ territory, and hopefully won’t be her last. She keeps the plot swinging right along, but doesn’t condescend to a younger readership. She seems to really recall at gut level what it’s like to be 12, to miss Mom awfully, and to hover just shy of the edge of discovering adulthood—along with everything else in that eventful week, Zoya must face her first dance. Zoya’s journey resonates like the journeys of young adventurers in classics like The Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis and Madeleine L’Engle’s A Wrinkle in Time. Like every child in a classic tale, her courage in facing herself and the world reaps rewards and revelations. Bright boys will enjoy the no-nonsense Zoya just as much as girls. If you don’t have a child to buy this book for, borrow or rent one. —Anne Pyburn

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OUT & ALOUD

n eclectic sampling of some upcoming literary events in the Mid-Hudson

Valley. CURATED BY PHILLIP LEVINE. Send your events listings to outaloud@chronogram.com THURSDAY, 4/7 7PM PAULINE UCHMANOWICZ Reading, signing, open mike with poet Pauline Uchmanowicz, author of Sand & Traffic. Jacobson Faculty Tower 1010, SUNY New Paltz. (845) 257-2751. Free.

FRIDAY, 4/8, 7:30PM KAZIM ALI Reading and Book Party, for novelist Kazim Ali’s, Quinn’s Passage. Oblong Books, 6420 Montgomery Street, Rhinebeck. (845) 876-0500. Free.

SATURDAY, 4/9, 2PM SPARROW AND BRETT BEVELL Woodstock Poetry Society poetry reading & open mike. Woodstock Town Hall, 76 Tinker Street. Hosted by Phillip Levine. www.woodstockpoetry.com. Free.

SATURDAY, 4/9, 2PM RUSSELL EDSON Reading, reception, open mike with Prose poet, Russell Edson. Catskill Mountain Foundation, Main St., Rte. 23A (movie theater), Hunter. (518) 263-4908. Teenspeakpoetry@aol.com. Free.

SATURDAY, 4/9, 7PM IONE & PAULINE OLIVEROS Book party, readings and dream talk with Ione, author of Celebrating Listening in Dreams and Pauline Oliveros, author of Deep Listening; A Composers Sound Practice. Alternative Books, 35 N. Front Street, Kingston. (845) 331-5439. Donation.

THURSDAY, 4/14 7PM DAVID APPELBAUM Reading, signing, open mike with poet David Appelbaum, author of Nieuw Pfalz. Jacobson Faculty Tower 1010, SUNY New Paltz. (845)257-2751. Free.

SATURDAY, 4/16, 12-5PM HUDSON VALLEY LITERARY MAGAZINE & SMALL PRESS FAIR 2pm: “Publishing 101: Getting Past the Gate,” panel with Council of Literary Magazines’ Jeffrey Lependorf. 3:30pm: reading by Ledig House International Writers Residency Program at Art Omi. Hudson Opera House, 327 Warren Street, Hudson; (518) 822-1438. Free.

TUESDAY, 4/19, 7:30PM GUY REED & ARIELE RUTH BROOK Poetry reading & open mike with Guy Reed & Ariele Ruth Brook. Cross Street Atelier/Gallery, 7 Cross Street, Saugerties; (845) 331-6713. Hosted by Teresa Costa. $3 suggested.

WEDNESDAY, 4/20 11AM, 7:30PM JANE HIRSHFIELD Poet, essayist, and translator Jane Hirshfield. 11am: Informal presentation (Vanderlyn Hall Student Lounge); 7:30pm: Reading & reception (Quimby Theater); SUNY Ulster, Stone Ridge, (845) 687-5262. Free.

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Chögyam Trungpa: His Life & Vision Fabrice Midal

shambhala publications, 2004, $26.95

abrice Midal begins his book by letting his readers know exactly where he stands on his subject, Chögyam Trungpa, the reincarnated lama from Tibet and one of the most illustrious and controversial Buddhist teachers. Midal writes: “I wrote this book in the hope that, at a time when people are so disoriented that they are open to all sorts of charlatans, the depth and brilliance of Chögyam Trungpa’s vision may help them to rediscover their true path.” While this is a noble hope, it is also a bit odd in light of the fact that his subject encouraged disorientation in ways that were sometimes so extreme that, almost 20 years after his death, they are still felt and pondered. Chögyam Trungpa’s outrageous behavior—excessive drinking, sleeping with his students, asking students to adopt an Oxford accent, wear military uniforms, and wait on him like liveried servants—can certainly be seen as ways to throw people way off of their conventional understandings, and thus open them to the radical teachings of the Buddha. But since Trungpa is viewed as a no-holds-barred-ego-slayer, anything that he did can be understood (some may say excused) in this light. In 1970, Trungpa moved to the US and was greeted by what Midal calls “Hippie America.” Trungpa immediately began his subtle war on people’s ideas by pointing out the aggression in his students’ desires to become “enlightened.” He had a remarkable capacity to communicate in English and was very direct, even funny, trying to jolt people out of their complacency by saying things like, “You are put into the big dungeon and boiled like lobsters, and you work until you die.” He was also a remarkable artist, pilling together Western forms such as Beat poetry and drama, and Eastern forms such as calligraphy and flower arranging, into one dynamic dharma activity. Trungpa’s relentless quest to “turn ego on its head,” which included many books (Cutting Through Spiritual Materialism, Shambhala: Sacred Path of the Warrior, The Heart of the Buddha, The Myth of Freedom, Journey Without Freedom, Dharma Art, and Meditation in Action, to name a few), and attracted thousands of students. He was also a master organizer: he established Naropa University in Boulder, spearheaded huge organizations such as Shambhala, developed dharma arts programs, and worked with some of the leading voices of his day, including Allen Ginsberg and Ram Dass. Midal’s book takes the reader through the various aspects of Trungpa’s life and teaching, and shows how tirelessly this teacher worked on behalf of his students’ awakening. Midal interviewed many people who were close to Trungpa, some well-known such as the Buddhist teacher Pema Chödrön. Midal does a wonderful job of painting a portrait of Trungpa’s life and vision. Reading the book, one can almost imagine what it might have been like to study with Trungpa. And what a trip that would have been! However, as much as Midal tries to allow for complexity, his book reveals that he has placed Trungpa high on a pedestal, thus missing the most compelling point of dharma practice and Trungpa’s teaching: that there is no difference between Buddhas and ordinary beings. Trungpa himself said, “With regard to your inquiry about my lifestyle, you must understand that I regard myself as an ordinary person.” As he wrote in one of his final poems, “it is time to be a human being.” —Bethany Saltman

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Pinhook

Janisse Ray chelsea green publishing company, april 2005, $12.

he Pinhook is a piece of the world we have not stepped too hard on,” says author Janisse Ray. In geologic terms, Pinhook is a “pocosin”; an enormous wetland reaching from Northern Florida to Pogo’s famed Okefenokee. But this waterlogged tract isn’t merely a “dreary dismal...too deep for a human to wade in, too shallow for a boat to draw.” It’s a vibrant place of wildness Ray’s come to know with intimacy, respect, and grace. Ray is an environmental activist as well as an award-winning author. (Her Ecology of a Cracker Childhood won the American Book Award.) Her connection to land is passionate, but in this age of drill-for-oil-on-the-wildlife preserve, it’s conjoined with a keen awareness of the worldly issues that work against it. The theme of wholeness versus fragmentation threads through the book the way catnettle vine weaves through palmetto scrub. Information mixes liberally with awe; the book is by turns soberly informative and fiercely elegiac. Ray’s prose is fresh and many chapters present a duet of voices that read like the contradictory urgings of love and reason: “How can I hate roads? They are the way we pass through this world, the way we visit each other, the way we connect places. They are the formula by which my beloved comes home to me.” “In 1979, C.R. Ferris determined that in Maine, each kilometer of I-95 displaced 130 pairs of breeding birds, which translated into 62,400 pairs of breeding birds along the 480 kilometers of 1-95 in the state.” Ray celebrates wildness in details small and large. We learn of the “wonking” baby alligators and the clinking song of the cricket frog, the fruit-bearing gallberry bush and the jessamine vine that flowers yellow at the slightest hint of spring. There are people here too: the preservationists who helped save the swampscape, locals, farmers, and moonshiners. “The world,” Ray says, “is a globe of leaf green continents amid five blue green oceans, land we knife into smaller and smaller scraps.” At 120,000 saved acres, Pinhook is a rare scrap made larger; it’s part of the largest area of protected space east of the Mississippi. One could argue that saving this kind of land must have been easy. It’s swamp--who’d want it anyway? Swamps can be drained, and the timber companies, building contractors, and chemical companies wanted it. But because of the efforts of Ray and her fellow conservationists, they won’t have Pinhook—instead, the titi bushes will have it, and the slash pines, and Suwanee cooters. And so will the people. It’s a lesson in the value of pulling back versus pushing forward, of slowing down instead of moving faster, and of prioritizing wholeness in our world—and subsequently, in ourselves. These are concepts some upstate New Yorkers, like the principals of the Belleayre Resort and Awosting Reserve, would do well to note. —Susan Krawitz

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tarting aturally nurturance for baby ’ s first year whether you believe your infant is a blank slate to be inscribed or a complete divine being from the start, that little bundle of joy you’ve created requires a lot of responsibility from you. holistic health practitioners have some suggestions that won’t be in the conventional baby care brochures.

few giddy hours after your child’s birth, the monumental significance of your responsibilities as a parent begins to seep in. Maybe the hospital staff or the midwife will tackle that first diaper, but after that everything is up to you. These days the art of parenting is rich with ideas, products, and practitioners drawing from holistic, natural, spiritual, and emotional wisdom. Here is a sampling to get your newborn off to a good start.

breast is best Mothers are still battling disapproving glances and verbal reprimands when breastfeeding in public, but even conventional medical authorities now encourage what nature intended. That’s because breast milk is loaded with exactly the nutrition a human infant needs and provides antibodies that are a baby’s surrogate immune system for about the first half year of life. Physical health benefits, as well as emotional ones, extend to later life. “There is a greater incidence of allergies and chronic illnesses among adults who were not breastfed,” says Stacy Mapstone, co-leader (along with Lynn Ojarovsky) of our region’s La Leche league. “SIDS [Sudden Infant Death Syndrome] is lower in breastfed babies as well,” she adds, “maybe because mother is attending to the baby more often, since breastfed babies are fed more often.” Not every mother finds breastfeeding easy or relaxing, which is why a specialty called “lactation consultation” has appeared, and why La Leche League sponsors weekly support groups in several communities (those gatherings also aid women and families in many other aspects of parenthood). Dads who want to participate in feeding by offering a bottle may be soundly rejected by baby,

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but can create an intimate bond through other activities. Mapstone’s approach encourages breastfeeding mothers to trust intuition and use common sense, without strict rules or comparisons among babies. “Society has imposed worries on us like ‘How much is he getting?’ and ‘Do I have enough milk?’ Comparing your child to everyone else’s isn’t necessary, and it can just add stress. If your baby is reasonably content, is growing, thriving, and hitting milestones, then he’s doing great.” A working mom can pump breastmilk and keep a supply in the freezer, so the daytime caregiver can offer it in a bottle. Some women will need to pump milk while at work because going for hours with milk-laden breasts is uncomfortable and hampers sustained milk production. “Some women are afraid to ask for the time to do that,” Mapstone says, “but the data supports breastfeeding as giving more productivity, because babies are sick less often when they are breastfed.” That means fewer days missed by the mother to care for a sick child. The caveat with breastfeeding, of course, is that mother’s milk delivers potentially harmful substances like alcohol, medications, food additives, pesticides, inhaled toxic residues, heavy metals, and more—whatever the mother has been exposed to. For example, neurological damage has been documented in children exposed to heavy metals or PCBs through breastfeeding (or in utero). A nursing mother who eats organic foods will minimize the infant’s exposures to these. Inhalation of toxic chemicals like cleaners, exhaust fumes, cigarette smoke, pesticides, and herbicides must be avoided. (Pregnant women also should follow these guidelines to prevent placental transfer to the fetus, and starting even before pregnancy helps clean out mother’s system.)

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the digestion connection Much of baby’s health depends on a healthy digestive system. One of the most frequent challenges to that is allergy to foods, which can begin through breastmilk. Naturopathic doctor Tom Francescott (Dr. Tom) in Rhinebeck finds many manifestations of allergy in his young patents. “If an infant is nursing and comes in with something like colic, diarrhea, constipation, or asthma, getting mom off certain foods can really help.” Among the most common allergy triggers are wheat, dairy, soy, eggs, corn, citrus, sugar, peanuts, chocolate, and various synthetic food additives. Deciphering which might be causing symptoms in the baby is best evaluated by having the mother eliminate them all, then add each back into her diet one by one, noticing the baby’s responses. As breast milk is replaced by foods, allergic reactions may be triggered directly in the baby’s digestive tract. It’s a good idea to keep a record of what foods are added, one at a time, to the baby’s repertoire. A new food should be given in small amounts (like a teaspoon a day), working up to a tablespoon after a couple of weeks. Adverse reactions suggesting allergy can include things you’d expect like diarrhea, constipation, colic, and rashes, but less intuitive reactions can include unusual odor of the body or diaper, runny nose, and behavior changes like hyperactivity, lethargy, or irritability. Digestive problems may arise from something other than a food allergy. For example, factors in the baby’s environment may be causing stress, ranging from noise and disruption to the emotional state of the mother or other people around baby during feeding. A naturopath, nutritionist, or MD with nutritional training will help diagnose baby’s digestive problems, treat them as needed with homeopathic and herbal remedies, and help families to identify and remedy environment factors. Dad can greatly assist here by protecting a distractionfree nursing time for mom and infant.

supporting infant immunity As a nursing infant relies less on mother’s milk, its own immune system is taking over the job of keeping pathogens at bay and helpful microbes in proper balance. One way that parents can proactively support their child’s immune system is keeping added sugars out of baby’s diet. Scientific research has linked sugar intake with suppression of normal immune function and a corresponding increase in the incidence of a variety of ailments. The low sugar guideline means minimizing consumption of that once-touted favorite, fruit juice. Most are sweetened with added sugars,

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whether fructose, corn syrup, honey, or other natural sweeteners. Don’t substitute with cow’s milk, which is increasing linked with childhood illnesses (see, for example, Don’t Drink Your Milk by Frank Oski, MD). Water is a sufficient source of fluids, though for variety and an added nutritional and wellness support, try herbal “juice” (such as chamomile, red clover flowers, and lemon balm steeped in hot water, then cooled to room temperature or chilled), or a fruit smoothie made of pureed fruits and unsweetened juice or water. Dr. Tom raves about cod liver oil to boost immunity, aid in digestion, and provide essential omega 3 oils. That’s not just any cod liver oil, but an ultra-pure product devoid of heavy metals and other toxins. Another of his immune support staples is probiotics (acidophilus bacterial cultures). “A lot of immune cells line the digestive tract, and more and more research is showing that probiotics help the immune system. Also, if there is a food allergy, digestion is not optimal in the gut. Probiotics are a piece of the treatment.” He has concocted some recipes for baby that have nutritional and immune benefits, like a smoothie of banana, yogurt, flaxseed oil, frozen berries, unsweetened juice or water, protein powder, and acidophilus. An increasingly common problem in infants is an overabundance of yeast (candida), especially in the digestive tract, mouth (called thrush), and as diaper rash. Candida normally is present on and within a healthy body in small amounts, but populations can flourish when digestive health and immune function are compromised. A common cause of yeast overgrowth (“infection”) is antibiotic treatment, which kills off beneficial bacteria that normally keep yeast growth to a minimum. Megan Park is a client of Dr. Tom who is battling yeast infections in both her sixmonth-old, Tess, and herself after both received antiobiotics prophyllactically in the hospital. “The baby went through a period of being really cranky, gassy, and constipated for two weeks. All the flora in her intestines were off balance.” Park had infections in her milk ducts as well. She and her daughter both have taken probiotics, fish oil, and homeopathic remedies. “It’s not a quick fix,” she says, “but it’s working.”

cosleeping Cosleeping is the ancient practice that other mammals do: sleeping with their young. Also called “the family bed” because it can include dad and maybe some other kids, the practice is a sleep-saver for parents who otherwise would

be getting out of bed to tend to an infant’s around-the-clock needs. But it’s also proving better for baby. “From the minute you bring baby in—it may be right after birth or later, [she or he] does better when sharing a bed,” says Stacy Mapstone. “In sleep studies, babies developed regular, deeper sleep when they slept with mother. Their respiratory and heart rate patterns become the same. That tells you there’s a natural relationship.” Note that if mom is sleeping poorly, it’s a good reason for her to get help with that. Fears of injury to a baby while cosleeping are unfounded in most cases (but never cosleep on a waterbed, or if the adult’s arousal may be hampered by alcohol consumption or drug use, or if a parent is severely obese or a smoker). “I’ve been doing this a long time and I’ve never had anybody who woke up on top of their baby,” assures Mapstone. “It just doesn’t happen.” In fact, the incidence of SIDS is lower in babies who have a combination of cosleeping, breastfeeding, and better immunity, though it’s hard to extricate the independent effects of those. (For useful tips on cosleeping, contact La Leche League.) Eventually children do move out and sleep apart, when it seems natural. As Mapstone recalls about her son, “At around six moths old, he was taking up tons of space. When his feet were in my husband’s liver, it was better to move him out. I would nurse him to sleep in our room, then move him to his crib. And he did fine with that.”

the power of touch Focused time with baby that includes attentive, caring touch is not just enjoyable for baby (and parent), it’s essential for normal growth and many aspects of development. Infant massage, for example, has been shown to improve baby’s sleep, soothe colic, enhance immunity, improve skin texture, promote endorphin release in the brain (associated with a sense of well being), and more. It’s also a great time to provide vital emotional and psychological connection through soothing words, music, and eye contact. “You’re actually building neural pathways and connections in the brain that are associated with nourishing touch and kind words,” says Jan Bergaven, a massage therapist and mother of three in Tivoli. Like many parents, Bergaven is very busy, sometimes overwhelmed. How does she find time for infant massage? “I started nighttime routines early,” which included infant massage for as long as the baby seemed to like it—a few minutes to half an hour—a

few nights a week, at least. She scheduled it in after bath time. “I use a little chamomile and lavender essential oil in a gentle carrier oil, and put the baby in a warm cozy towel in a warm room, like just on the bed. Use steady, slow, calm strokes. They like pressure, but not too deep. Just firm, like you are trying to mimic the womb.” Books such as Hands on Baby Massage by Michelle Kluck-Ebbin teach techniques of infant massage, and include this important reminder: massage is something you do only if baby responds well to it—and some don’t. Never force touch on a child who shows disapproval or struggles. Like other aspects of baby care, there is a role for fathers in giving baby nurturing, safe touch. It can be through massage, bathing the baby or cobathing (together in the tub), baby-wearing (slings are great, parents report), cosleeping, holding baby while singing, chanting, or meditating, or other soothing activities. Burgaven mentions works by Riane Eisler (Chalice and the Blade, and Sacred Pleasure) and David Loye (Darwin’s Lost Theory of Love and The Partnership Way, coauthored with Eisler), which place loving nurturance in a context of human social evolution. Men who experience the physiological, emotional, and spiritual benefits of nurturing their children will better aid in weaving a more peaceful, cooperative, social fabric.

opening new channels These are just a few of a wealth of natural and holistic tactics for nurturing a newborn’s health. Talk to other parents and natural health practitioners to learn more. Incorporating those that most appeal to you can enrich your health as well as your baby’s. Then surround yourself with support for your choices. Enjoy the help of friends and family, but inform them, as well as babysitters and caregivers, about how you do things. And very importantly, design your child’s first day—the birth day—as you would most like it to be. Birthing options are more diverse than ever, so fantasize about what would best welcome a new being. Things probably won’t go exactly as planned, but aim for an environment and attendants that both support mom and allow for undistracted nurturance and celebration of the new life. Being held, soothed, wanted, and unconditionally loved at birth is an irreplaceable beginning for a healthy lifetime. To join a local La Leche League group, contact Stacy Mapstone at (845) 657-8795.

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TRADITIONAL REBIRTHING

BILL RECORD (MEDICINE BEAR) PREPARING A SWEAT LODGE AT OMEGA TEEN CAMP

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n the banks of Coloradoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Green River one summer night, I was with a group of people who fashioned a sweat lodge on the sand out of saplings covered with tarps. We heated some smooth rocks in a fire, brought them into the lodge, and doused them with river water to create steam. Inside, we crouched down, breathing deeply in the pitch black silence, enduring the rising heat. No sight, except for the soft glow of red rocks and the rising steam when the water was poured; no sound but my beating heart, and the outside elements flickering at the tarps. The intensity of the physical sensations flooded my brain, chasing out petty problems. The space around me grew thick with connection to the natural world. When the flaps of the tarps were opened, we burst out onto the beach, into the sharp, sand-specked wind and the icy river water, feeling renewed and reborn, as if facing the elements for the first time. Though I was unaware of the connection at the time, our sweat lodge was fashioned after an ancient purification ritual still being practiced today by indigenous people and, increasingly, by people with no direct lineage to the tribes that are keeping the practice alive. Sweat lodges in their original form are sacred ceremonies rooted for the most part in Native American cultures, although there are similar traditions from Norway and Russia. While there are hundreds of variations of the ceremony, the universal goal is purification and healing of the body, mind, soul, and spirit. The lodge structure represents the womb of Mother Earth; those who enter are in direct contact with, and under the influence of, the barest elements of the earth. In that protective space, the old self is shed and a better self reborn. Most traditional lodges were, and still are, constructed of willow or other saplings tied into a dome shape, covered completely with blankets. Inside, a hollow pit is dug in the center to receive stones that are heated beforehand in a large fire nearby. Building a lodge, which takes hours, is part of the ritual and conducted with as much reverence as is the ceremony that will take place inside. When the stones are red hot, participants enter the lodge under the guidance of a medicine man or woman (tradition-

ally), and sit in a circle on the ground. Stones are brought in to the pit one at a time. The lodge leader pours water on them and sometimes adds sacred herbs or medicines, filling the lodge with aromatic, healing steam. The doorway is covered over, and all is dark except for the glowing, sizzling stones. Ujjala Schwartz, a Hudson Valley health educator and interfaith minister who has participated in many lodges, says that in the Lakota tradition, this darkness is the dying period. “Some people have reactions of claustrophobia or panic. Those are the layers we want to get rid of, so we start chanting to free ourselves of these games. We surrender to the lodge and let go. Sometimes, you’ll hear crying or laughing. It’s a real opening.” New stones are brought in three more times, for four rounds. The leader designates an intention for the rounds, such as the four directions, the elements, or the body, mind, soul, and spirit. Some rounds are of gratitude and affirm our connection with all life in the past, present, and future. The ceremony lasts anywhere from one hour to many. Charlie Thom, also known as Red Hawk, from the Karuk tribe in Northern California, occasionally leads lodges in New Paltz. He says he does not follow any specific tradition when leading a sweat; he lets Spirit guide him, and each ceremony is different as a result. “It’s an all natural healing that completely turns people around. They cry, scream, holler, sing, or dance, and come out joyful.” But, he emphasizes, in order to receive healing, “you have to believe, you have to have faith.” Sparky Shooting Star, of Cherokee and Irish descent, is a Peace Elder based in Western Massachusetts, and comes to the Center for Symbolic Studies in New Paltz once a month to lead traditional Lakota sweat lodges. “Everyone gets something different,” she says, “and it’s up to us to use the energy. You have to be ready to open up. You have to ask for healing, and be ready in your heart and soul to let go.” She says the lodge renews the elements in our bodies, enabling us to release old fears and resentments, giving us the opportunity to see anew and make amends. “We are connected to all life and all time in these ceremonies.” Bruce Schneider, a chiropractor in New Paltz who has participated in and organized sweats, says the experience is hard to put into words. “It helps me get out of my head and into my heart, and that’s hard to translate into language. It’s not intellectual at all, which is what we’re used to. It works on a totally different elemental level. It helped me to let go

of my prejudices and preconceived notions of things.” Jone Miller, a High Falls resident, says it provides a way to expel old feelings and resentments, allowing her to be present for new people, feelings, and experiences. “We carry toxins from emotions we carry with us. For me, the sweating is part of the release. It’s so penetrating, it’s like letting go of all those feelings that no longer serve me to hold on to.” Sweat lodges are increasingly popular among people seeking an alternative to mainstream religion and healing practices. Native American culture respects all living things, and that perspective is growing among non-native people, as natural environments around us have receded, and lifestyles become more hectic and disconnected. “There’s a real longing in most people’s hearts to connect to something very deep,” Schneider explains. “If you look around in our culture, there’s a very shallow view of things, and people are looking for that direct connection, something larger than our five senses.” Some people object to non-native people participating in lodges, and in some cases leading them, even if trained by a medicine man or woman. Others feel it is acceptable, if conducted with the right intent and with respect for the culture from which it was borne. Charlie Thom has received flak for introducing non-native people to sweat lodges, but says he does not discriminate. “My prayers go worldwide, not just to my tribe. I don’t even miss the flea on the dog’s back. They go out to every living thing on Mother Earth.” Some Native Americans hope that sharing their traditions will help rescue humanity from a relentless cultural downslide. As the experience broadens to more people, it’s wise to do some inquiry into what a traditional lodge expects, and who is leading it, before attending one. Not all retain the original sacred intent. Traditionally, nudity was not required, so don’t get talked into that if you don’t want to. The energies of women on their period are considered too powerful to partake in the lodge. If you choose to “do a sweat,” remember it is considered a privilege to enter the sweat lodge, and deserves the utmost respect. The Center for Symbolic Studies in New Paltz holds sweat lodges monthly with Sparky Shooting Star. Contact Nick & Barbara (845) 657-6431 or Ann (718) 783-6772. The next sweat lodge with Charlie Thom in New Paltz is scheduled for June. Contact Ujjala Schwartz at (845) 255-6360; Ujjalas@hvi.net.

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Whole Living Guide ACUPUNCTURE Dylana Accolla, LAc

HOURS FOR HEART AND SOUL: *for entertainment purposes only 11AM - 7:30 PM Annette’s Heart and Soul Holistic Center Inc. is a Non-Denominational www.cms.edu & Ministry (under N.Y. State Education Law 216 Section 404, subdivision www.heartandsoul.org (d) and of the Not-for-Profit Corporation Law)

Treat yourself to a renewed sense of health and well-being with acupuncture, herbal medicine, Chinese bodywork, and nutritional counseling. My emphasis is on empowering patients by teaching them how to practice preventative medicine. Great for gynecological problems, chronic pain, and managing chronic illness. Two locations: Haven Spa, 6464 Montgomery Street, Rhinebeck, and Woodstock Women’s Health, 2568 Route 212, Woodstock. (914) 388-7789. Acupuncture Health Care, PC

Peter Dubitsky, MS, LAc, an acupuncture teacher for 12 years, examiner for the national board for acupuncture (NCCAOM), and member of the NYS Board for Acupuncture. He combines acupuncture, physical medicine, and traditional Asian techniques for effective treatment of acute and chronic pain conditions, and is available for acupuncture treatment of other medical conditions as well. Callie Brown, LAc, also an experienced acupuncturist specializing in acupuncture facial rejuvenation, combines her training in clinical nutrition with the latest in painless acupuncture techniques to treat the effects of aging. 108 Main Street, New Paltz. (845) 255-7178. Stephanie Ellis, LAc, DiplCH

Ivy League graduate experienced in pain management, infertility, menopause, fibromyalgia, complementary cancer care, autoimmune conditions, and digestive diseases. Combining Chinese, Japanese, and trigger-point release needling techniques. Herbal medicine without acupuncture also offered. Special post-graduate training in classical Chinese herbal medicine. Rosendale and Beacon. (845) 546-5358. The Organic Tao, Inc.

Grace Okhiulu, RN, LAc, Diplomate Chinese Herbology (NCCAOM) combines

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Acupuncture, Chinese Herbs, and Pure Sound to treat many conditions. Sound Acupuncture is a needleless technique using specially designed tuning forks, not needles. Provides certified Acupuncture Detoxification, effective for smoking cessation, certified in Constitutional Facial Acupuncture Renewal® or facial rejuvenation (needleless option available). Main Office: 515 Haight Ave., Poughkeepsie, NY 12603. (845) 473-7593. www.pcomgirl.byregion.net. Facial rejuvenation at Marlene Weber Day Spas. Millbrook: 2647 Rte 44, Millbrook. (845) 677-1772. www.marlene weber.com. Patients with Physical Therapy concerns are seen at Phyllis Moriarty & Associates, 301 Manchester Rd (Rte 55) Ste101,Poughkeepsie,NY12603. www.phyllismoriartyassociates. com. (845) 454-4137. Hoon J. Park, MD, PC

For the past 16 years, Dr. Hoon J. Park has been practicing a natural and gentle approach to pain management for conditions such as arthritis, chronic and acute pain in neck, back, and legs, fibromyalgia, motor vehicle and work-related injuries, musculoskeletal disorders, and more by integrating physical therapy modalities along with acupuncture. Dr. Hoon Park is a boardcertified physician in physical medicine and rehabilitation, pain medicine, and electrodiagnostic studies. His experienced, friendly staff offer the most comprehensive and individualized rehabilitative care available. Please call the office to arrange a consultation. New patients and most insurances are accepted. 1772 Route 9, Wappingers Falls, NY 12590. Half mile south of the Galleria Mall. (845) 298-6060. ALEXANDER TECHNIQUE Judith Youett The Alexander Technique

The Alexander Technique is a simple, practical skill that, when applied to ourselves, enhances coordination, promoting mental,

emotional, and physical well-being. Improve the quality of your life by learning how to do less to achieve more. Judith Youett, AmSAT. (845) 677-5871. AROMATHERAPY Joan Apter

Offering luxurious massage therapy, including Raindrop Technique, with therapeutic essential oils to relieve stress, boost the immune system, and address system imbalances. Natural animal care, individual consultations for a healthy home and personal concerns, spa consultant, classes, and keynotes. Essential Oils, nutritional supplements, personal care, pet care, children’s and home cleaning products from Young Living Essential Oils. For more information contact Joan Apter, CMT. (845) 679-0512. japter@ulster.net. www.joan apter.younglivingworld.com ASTROLOGICAL CONSULTING Eric Francis: Astrological

Consultations by Phone. Special discount on follow-ups for previous clients from the Hudson Valley. (206) 854-3931. eric@ericfrancis.com. Lots to explore on the Web at www.PlanetWaves.net. BODY & SKIN CARE Absolute Laser , LLC

Absolute Laser offers commitment to beautiful skin through outstanding care and service. Offering Laser Hair Removal, Microdermabrasion, Vitalize Peel, and Fotofacial RF. The Fotofacial RF is the next generation in high-tech skin enhancement. These gentle, no downtime treatments are used to improve cosmetic appearance of the face, neck, hands, and body. The results are brighter, smoother, more radiant and luminescent skin. This process delivers results that skin care products alone cannot do! Recover and rediscover the youth and vitality of your skin. Call for a complimentary consultation: Janice DiGiovanni, (845) 876-7100. Springbrook Medical Park, Rhinebeck.

Blissful Beauty by Brenda

Relax and revive with a professional beauty treatment from Brenda Montgomery, Licensed Aesthetician. Specializing in Burnham Systems Facial Rejuvenation, Belavi Facelift Massage, Anti-Aging facials, Acne treatments, and Body treatments. Also offering airbrushed makeup for a flawless, natural look for your next big event. Your skin is not replaceable; let Brenda help you put your best face forward! Call (845) 616-9818. Made With Love

Handcrafted lotions, crèmes, and potions to nurture the skin and soul! Therapeutic oils, salves, and bath salts made with the curative properties of herbal-infused oils and pure essential oils. No petroleum, mineral oils, or chemicals are used. Host a home party! Products available at Hudson Valley Therapeutic Massage, 171 Main Street, New Paltz. For a full product catalogue e-mail madewithlove@hvc.rr.com or call (845) 255-5207. BODY AWARENESS Body Central

Body Central Massage and Body Therapies is a multiple-therapist massage studio offering a variety of bodywork promoting injury recovery, pain management, stress reduction, and emotional balance. Treatments are tailored to the specific needs of clients. Therapies include facials, massage, ultrasonic facials, manicures, pedicures, reiki, acupuncture, body treatments, chemical peels, waxing, henna tattooing, hot stone massage, and craniosacral therapy. 8 Livingston Street, Rhinebeck. (845) 876-7222.

words to contact the physical tension that limits our full experience of life. As the body relaxes or releases this muscular tension, awareness of the underlying purpose of this tension can become conscious. Rosen Method provides the safety to hear from within what is true for us and to trust that truth. Transformation then becomes possible. Julie Zweig, MA. (845) 255-3566. www.RosenCenterEast.com. BODYWORK bodhi studio

Through bodywork one can connect with the body's own inherent wisdom and self healing abilities. With skill, intuition, and care we offer therapeutic massage, bodhiwork, Reiki, warm stone massage, aromatherapy, earconing, and a full range of ayurvedic treatments including Shirodara, Abyanga, and Swedna. Melinda Pizzano, LMT and Helen Andersson, D.Ay. Call for an appointment. (518) 828-2233. CHI GONG/TAI CHI CHUAN Second Generation Yang

Spiritual alchemy practices of ancient Taoist sorcerers yielded these two treasures of internal arts. Chi Gong prepared the body to withstand rigorous training and overcome the battle with time. Tai Chi Chuan became the expression of the energy in movement and self-defense. These practices have brought health, vitality, and youthfulness to myself and my students. The only requirement is determined practice of the principles and the will to persevere. Call Hawks, (845) 687-8721. CHILDBIRTH Catskill Mountain Midwifery

BODY-CENTERED THERAPY Irene Humbach, CSW, PC

See Midwifery.

Body of Wisdom Counseling & Healing Services. By integrating traditional and alternative therapy/ healing approaches, including Body-Centered Psychotherapy, IMAGO Couples’ Counseling, and Kabbalistic Healing, I aim to offer tools for self healing, to assist individuals and couples to open blocks to their softer heart energy, thereby increasing their capacity to cope, create in the world, and love. Offices in Poughkeepsie and New Paltz. (845) 485-5933.

Kary Broffman, RN, CH

Rosen Method Bodywork

The physical body is the gateway to our emotional and spiritual being. Rosen Method uses touch and

See Hypnotherapy. Judy Joffee, CMN, MSN

See Midwifery. CHINESE HEALING ARTS Chinese Healing Arts Center

The Wu Tang Chuan Kung Association was founded by Doctor Tzu Kuo Shih and his family for the purpose of providing the American public with instruction in the ancient Chinese arts of Tai Chi Chuan, Chi Kung, and traditional Chinese Medicine. 264 Smith Avenue, Kingston. (845) 338-6045 or (203) 748-8107.

CHIROPRACTIC Dr. David Ness

Dr. David Ness is a Certified Active Release Techniques ® (ART) Provider and Certified Chiropractic Sports Practitioner® specializing in helping athletes and active people quickly relieve their pain and heal their injuries. In addition to providing traditional chiropractic care, Dr. Ness utilizes ART® to remove scar tissue and adhesions in order to restore mobility, flexibility, and strength faster than standard treatments will allow. If you have an injury that has not responded to treatment, call Dr. Ness for an appointment today. (845) 255-1200. Dr. Bruce Schneider

New Paltz, New York 12561. (845) 255-4424. COACHING Mind-Body-Spirit Connections, Sheila Pearl, MSW

See Consegrity. COLON HYDROTHERAPY Connie Schneider, Advanced Level I-ACT Certified Colon Hydrotherapist

Colon Hydrotherapy is a safe, gentle, cleansing process. Clean and private office. A healthy functioning colon can decrease internal toxicity and improve digestion; basics for a healthy body. New Paltz, NY. (845) 256-1516. See display ad. COUNSELING SERVICES Elizabeth Cunningham, MSC

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Counselor, interfaith minister, and novelist, Elizabeth brings humor, compassion, and a deep understanding of story to a spirited counseling practice for individuals and couples. If you are facing loss, crisis in faith, creative block, conflict in relationship, Elizabeth invites you to become a detective and investigate your own unfolding mystery. 44 Schultzville Road, Staatsburg. (845) 266-4477. E-mail: medb44@aol.com. CRANIOSACRAL THERAPY Craniosacral Therapy

A gentle, hands-on method for enhancing the body’s own healing capabilities through the craniosacral rhythm. Craniosacral aids in the release of stress-related conditions such as anxiety, nervousness, insomnia, depression, digestive, menstrual, and other problems with organ 4/05

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function, breathing difficulties, and headaches. Increase energy, reduce pain, and improve immune system function. Effective for whiplash, TMJ, sciatica, fibromyalgia, scoliosis, arthritis, low back tension, and chronic pain. Also helpful for children with birth trauma, learning difficulties, chronic ear problems, and hyperactivity. Hudson Valley Therapeutic Massage, Michele Tomasicchio, LMT. (845) 255-4832. DREAMS & ART Earthdreams Gallery

Karen Silverstein, Dreampainter, Dreamteacher, and apprentice of Robert Moss, offers ongoing adventures in Dream Travel. Classes offered include: Beginner Active Dream classes, 1-day dream workshops, and Draw-Relax-Dream classes. Come take a class or view dream paintings on display at the Earthdreams Gallery within the Healing Arts Center of Pawling, 54 East Main St., Pawling. Call (845) 855-0550 or e-mail Karen@earthdreams.com. www.earthdreams.com. FENG SHUI Healing By Design

Feng Shui consultations, classes. Explore how Feng Shui can increase the flow of abundance, joy, and well-being in your life. Create your home or office to support your goals and dreams. Contact Betsy Stang (845) 679-6347 or bebird@aol.com. HEALING SCHOOLS One Light Healing Touch: Healer Training School

Join us for an empowering, life-enhancing, six-month, transformational training. This comprehensive program includes: Meditation, Visualization, Sound work, Breath work,

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Movement, Sacred Ceremony, Essential Grounding and Releasing Practices, and 33 Professional Healing Techniques. School starts September 23, 2005. Two free special intro evenings: SelfHealing with OLHT April 29 & May 6, 7:00-9:00pm; Distance Healing Weekend Intensive April 30-May 1; Access Your Healing Potential May 7-8. Call (845) 876-0259, email ronlavin@aol.com. www.One LightHealingTouch.com. Ron Lavin, MA, founder and director of the OLHT schools, is a respected spiritual healer with 26 years of experience. He heads seven OLHT schools in Germany and one in Rhinebeck, NY. He has worked with the NIH in Distance Healing studies for eight years. Appointments and Distance Healing sessions are available in Rhinebeck, NY. HEALTH & HEALING FACILITIES The Sanctuary: A Place for Healing

A quaint healing center in a quiet part of downtown New Paltz. Specializing in Craniosacral Therapy, Stress Point Release through Chiropractic, Swedish & Sports Massage, Shiatsu, and Energetic Reiki. New offerings include meditation and nutritional counseling. 5 Academy Street, New Paltz. Call for an appointment. (845) 255-3337. HEALTH FOOD Pleasant Stone Farm

130 Dolson Avenue, Middletown, NY. pleasantstonefarm@ usa.net. (845) 343-4040. HEALTH PUBLICATIONS Hudson Valley Healthy Living

A comprehensive directory of Mid-Hudson health services, products,andpractitioners,along with articles on health issues of

interest. Published biannually (April/October) by Luminary Publishing, Inc., the creators of Chronogram, 50,000 copies are distributed in the region throughout the year. Contents are also available on the Web at www.hvhealthyliving.com. The upcoming Spring/Summer 2005 issue will be available in March. See www.hvhealthyliving.com for advertising rates or call the HVHL sales team at (845) 334-8600. HERBS Monarda Herbal Apothecary

In honoring the diversity, uniqueness, and strength of nature for nourishment and healing, we offer organic and ecologically wildcrafted herbs using tradition as our guide. Certified Organic Alcohol Tinctures, Teas, Salves, Essential Oils, and more. Product Catalog $1. Workshops and Internships. www.monarda.net. (845) 688-2122. HOLISTIC CENTERS Annette’s Heart and Soul Holistic Center

Annette’s Heart and Soul is a non-profit, non-denominational ministry dedicated to helping you heal your heart and soul while enhancing your body. We have some of the most gifted spiritual counselors, and body workers, who are fully trained in many areas. We offer fully accredited classes and much, much more. Twice a month basis we hold “Reunions,” getting in touch with those we have loved and lost. 500 Main Street, Beacon, NY 12508. (845) 440-0724. HOLISTIC HEALTH Body of Truth

Body of Truth®: The Place for Whole Health. Body of Truth®:

The Spa at Stone Ridge. Treatment team, with over 200 years joint experience, offers unique healing approach using the mind to heal the body and the body to release the mind. Licensed practitioners offer continuity of care with local medical community. Kingston & Stone Ridge. (845) 331-1178, fax (845) 331-2955. www.bodyoftruth.com. Priscilla A. Bright, MA, Energy Healer/Counselor

Specializing in women’s stress, emotional issues, and physical illness, including stress-related anxiety, depression, and physical burnout. Women in transition, businesswomen, mothers, all welcome. Experienced counselor. Faculty, Barbara Brennan School of Healing. Convenient offices in Kingston & New Paltz. Initial phone consultation no charge. (845) 688-7175. John M. Carroll, Healer

John Carroll is an intuitive healer, teacher, and spiritual counselor , who integrates mental imagery with the God-given gift of his hands. John has helped individuals suffering from acute and chronic disorders, including back problems and cancer. Remote healings and telephone sessions. Call for consultation. Kingston. (845) 338-8420. Spirittus Holistic Resource Center

See Workshops. HYPNOSIS One-Session Hypnosis with Frayda Kafka

Building on my success with smoking cessation in 1978, I have continued to help clients with weight loss, pain, childbirth, stress, insomnia, habits, phobias, confidence, and almost any behavior you can

think of… Known for my easy, light manner and quick results, I have an intuitive knack for saying just the right thing at the right time so that a major shift can be initiated. Phone hypnosis, gift certificates, and groups are available. Please call me at (845) 336-4646. Offices in Kingston and Pleasant Valley. info@CallTheHypnotist.com or www.CallTheHypnotist.com. HYPNOTHERAPY Achieve Your Goals with Therapeutic Hypnosis Sharon Slotnick, MS, CHt.

Increase self-esteem; break bad habits; manage stress; alleviate pain (e.g. childbirth, headaches, back pain); overcome fears and depression; relieve insomnia; improve study habits, public speaking, sports performance; heal through past-life journeys, other issues. Sliding scale. Certified Hypnotherapist and Counselor, two years training Therapeutic Hypnosis & Traditional Psychotherapeutic Techniques. (845)389-2302. New Paltz, Kingston. See also Psychotherapy. Kary Broffman, RN, CH

A registered nurse with a BA in psychology since 1980, Kary is certified in Ericksonian Hypnotherapy, Hypnobirthing, and Complementary Medical Hypnotherapy with the National Guild. She has also studied interactive imagery for nurses. By weaving her own healing journey and education into her work, she helps to assist others in accessing their inner resources and healing potential. Hudson Valley Healing Arts Center, Hyde Park. (845) 876-6753. Alan Feldman

New Paltz, NY. (845) 594-9134.

Ruth Hirsch

Call me for help moving forward! What are you ready/almost ready to change? Stop smoking? Weight loss? Old patterns you realize you are repeating? I have more than 20 years experience helping people using hypnosis and teaching stress reduction. It is a comfortable, enjoyable process. Office: 44 Main Street, Kingston. Phone me. Ruth Hirsch: (845) 246-8601 or (845) 255-8601. Adele Marcus, LCSW-R, ACHT

See Psychotherapy. INFANT MASSAGE INSTRUCTION Baby Touch

Learn infant massage and gift yourself with the knowledge and skill to massage your child. Children need loving touch to grow emotionally and physically strong. Massage helps your child relax and let go of tension. Clinical studies show that regular use of massage helps promote faster weight gain, improves cardiac and respiratory output, and also enhances sleep patterns. Children from infancy and older can benefit from the gift of nurturing touch. For further information, please call Francine Phillips, MS.Ed.(845) 485-7106 or Nancy Pate, OTR/ L, CIMI (845) 296-0739. INTEGRATED ENERGY THERAPY Integrated Energy Therapy

IET heals with the pure energy of SPIRIT and the gifts of the angels. Suppressed emotions, limiting beliefs, and past-life memories are cleared from the Energy Anatomy on a cellular level. Remember and LIVE the true expression of your soul’s purpose. Also combining Spiritual Guidance, IET, and Massage. 15 years experience.

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Dona Ho Lightsey, LMT, IET Master. New Paltz. (845) 256-0443. www.learniet.com/ dona_ho_lightsey.asp.

information, contact Joan Apter, CMT. (845) 679-0512. japter@ ulster.net. http://joanapter. younglivingworld.com.

INTERFAITH MINISTRIES Elizabeth Cunningham, MSC

bodhi studio

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See Counseling Services. Holistic Approach to Career and Life Transitions Coaching to help you find fulfillment, balance and meaning in work and life. Programs and workshops include: Discovering Your Soul’s Work Bridging the Gap... from College to Career . Living with Passion in the Wisdom Years . Executive/Entrepreneurial Coaching . .

25 years experience. NYC and Kingston offices

www.allieroth.com (845)336-8318/(212)490-9158

Ione, Director, Ministry of Maat, Inc.

Spiritual and Educational organization with goals of fostering world community. (845) 339-5776. Reverend Kevin Kraft, Interfaith Minister

Sacred Intimate Joyful. “Honor Tradition and Have the Ceremony You Want.” Together we develop a meaningful ceremony that expresses who you are while considering sensitive concerns. Personal attention to details ensures your needs are thoughtfully addressed and creates a joyful ceremony expressing your vision completely. Weddings, Unions, Renewals, Rites of Passage, and Spiritual Counseling. Hudson Valley Interfaith Fellowship. 89 N. Front Street, Kingston. (845) 338-8313. E-mail: Kevin@spirittus.org. JEWISH MYSTICISM/ KABBALAH Chabad of Woodstock

Providing Jewish people from all backgrounds the opportunity to experience the depth and soul of the Jewish teachings and vibrant way of life. Offering Jewish resources, workshops, gatherings, and classes. Rabbi Yisroel Arye and Ilana Gootblatt, co-directors. (845) 679-6407. www.chabadof woodstock.com. JIN SHIN-JYUTSU Kenneth Davis, CPLT

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Hudson Valley Therapeutic Massage

Michele Tomasicchio, LMT, specializes in Integrative Massage—incorporation of various healing modalities: Swedish, Myofascial Deep Tissue, Craniosacral, and stretching to facilitate the body’s healing process. A session may include all or just one modality. No fault accepted. Gift certificates available. By appointment only. 171 Main Street, New Paltz. (845) 255-4832. Monica Sequoia Neiro, LMT

Self-Healing through Bodywork Massage tailored to the individual, promoting your body’s healing response. I am certified in Swedish, Deep Tissue, and Lymphatic massage, as well as Zen Shiatsu Acupressure, Craniosacral Energy Work, and TMJ treatment. Pregnancy cushion. Gift certificates available. Great shower or wedding gift! See ad for Rhinebeck Cooperative Health Center. Rhinebeck. Cell (845) 300-3569, or (845) 876-5556. Shiatsu Massage Therapy

Leigh Scott is a licensed Shiatsu Massage Therapist with 20 years experience and a former teacher at the Ohashi Institute in New York City. Leigh uses her skills and knowledge of Shiatsu, as well as Reflexology and Polarity to give a very satisfying hour-long massage. (845) 679-3012. MEDITATION Sivananda Ashram Yoga Ranch

See Yoga. MASSAGE THERAPY Joan Apter

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Zen Mountain Monastery

Offering year-round retreats geared to all levels of experience: introductions to Zen meditation and practice; programs exploring Zen arts, Buddhist studies, and social action; and intensive meditation retreats. South Plank Road, Mt. Tremper. (845) 688-2228. MIDWIFERY Catskill Mountain Midwifery, Home Birth Services

Give birth as you wish, in an environment in which you feel

Homebirth and Gynecology Practice of Judy Joffee, CNM

This practice offers a unique and exquisite opportunity for woman care in a powerfully compassionate and sacred manner. I offer complete prenatal care focused toward homebirth. For the nonpregnant woman, individualized gynecological care, counseling, and self-determination await you. No cost consultation. Also offering school, work, and general physicals for all ages. Call for no cost telephone consultation. (845) 255-2096. NATURAL FOODS Healthy Gourmet To Go

Try our colossal coconut macaroons dipped in dark chocolate or ourdelectablepan-searedcornmeal crusted homemade seitan cutlets over rosemary smashed potatoes with mushroom gravy. From oldfashioned home cooking with a new healthful twist to live/raw foods and macrobiotics, HGTG has dishes to please every palate. Weekly Meal Delivery right to your door. Organic, vegan, kosher. Baby Registry. Gift Certificates. Catering. www.carrottalk.com. (845) 339-7171. Sunflower Natural Food Market

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nurtured and secure; where your emotional well-being, privacy, and personal preferences are respected. Be supported by a tradition that trusts the natural process. Excellent MD consult, hospital backup. (845) 687-BABY.

At Sunflower we know the food we eat is our greatest source of health. Sunflower carries certified organic produce, milk, cheeses, and eggs; non-irradiated herbs and spices; clean, pure organic products to support a healthy lifestyle; large selection of homeopathic remedies. Sunflower Natural Foods is a complete natural foods market. Open 9am-9pm daily. 10am-7pm Sundays. Bradley Meadows Shopping Center, Woodstock. (845) 679-5361. NATURAL HEALING Suzanne Meszoly & Associates, Inc.

174 Palentown Rd, Kerhonkson, NY 12446. (845)626-5666 NATUROPATHIC MEDICINE Naturopathic Medicine

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Body – Energize Your Spirit! Solve health issues, enhance wellness, and gain awareness. Scientifically proven naturopathic solutions for challenging and/or chronic health concerns. I offer naturopathic expertise in a sacred space to help you feel better. Graduate of the prestigious Bastyr University. Call Rhinebeck Cooperative Health Center: (845) 876-5556. www.drtomnd.com. NUTRITION Vicki Koenig, MS, RD, CDN

Creating Wellness for individuals and businesses. Nutrition counseling: combining traditional and integrative solutions to enhance well-being. Health Fairs for Businesses wanting to improve employees’ productivity. Providing help with diabetes, cardiovascular conditions, weight loss, digestive support, women’s health, and pediatric nutrition. Many insurances accepted. Offices in New Paltz and Kingston. Call (845) 255-2398 for an appointment. www.Nutritionwise.com. Jill Malden, RD, CSW

Prominent Nutritionist specializing in eating behavior and eating disorders for 15 years. Warm, nonjudgmental treatment. Understand the effects of nutrition on your mood, anxiety level, cravings, concentration, energy level, and sleep, in addition to body weight. Recover from your eating issues and enjoy a full life! 199 Main Street, New Paltz. (845) 489-4732. NUTRITIONAL COUNSELING Hopewell Nutrition Center

Are you doing the best you can for your body? Are you living the lifestyle that promotes optimal health? Are you ready to take charge of your nutritional health status? Our nutritionist team holds graduate degrees in human nutrition, and are New York State licensed and certified in nutrition. We offer comprehensive one-on-one nutritional consultation that will assist you in weight management, heart disease, blood sugar disorders, chronic fatigue, eating disorders, cancer, women’s health and wellness, GI disorders, and other health issues. Hopewell Nutrition Center, 129 Clove Branch Road, Hopewell Junction, NY. Free consultations. 845-223-5940.

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OSTEOPATHY Applied Osteopathy

Joseph Tieri, DO, & Ari Rosen, DO. Drs. Tieri and Rosen are New York State Licensed Osteopathic physicians specializing in Cranial Osteopathy. As specialists in Osteopathic manipulation, we are dedicated to the traditional philosophy and hands-on treatment of our predecessors. We have studied with Robert Fulford, DO, Viola Freyman, DO, James Jealous, DO, and Bonnie Gintis, DO, and completed a two-year residency in Osteopathic Manipulation. We treat newborns, children, and adults. 257 Main Street, New Paltz, (845) 256-9884. 138 Market Street, Rhinebeck, (845) 876-1700. By Appointment. For more info call or visit www.appliedosteopathy.com. PHYSICIANS Women Care Center

Empowerment through information. Located in Rhinebeck and Kingston. Massage and acupuncture available. Gynecology—treating our patients through the most up-to-date medical and surgical technologies available, combined with alternative therapies. Obstetrics—working with you to create the birth experience you desire. Many insurances accepted. Evening hours available. Rhinebeck (845) 876-2496. Kingston (845) 338-5575. PILATES BODYCODE

Pilates & Gyrotonic work refreshes and integrates, forming the basis for deep, transformative body/mind work. Strengthening, lengthening, and organizing our basic structures. Inhabiting our bodies in a balanced, skillful, and graceful way. In all tasks, a well-trained body is at work, a poorly trained one is overworking. We can retrain the body so it thinks not just better, but differently, more efficiently, coherently, and organically. 103 Warren Street, Hudson. (518) 263-5161 or (917) 715-8665. www.bodycode.us. PSYCHOLOGISTS James Cancienne, PhD

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ficulties, and those wishing to expand their personality and gain greater satisfaction from their relationships and work. Some insurance accepted and sliding scale. Hudson. (518) 828-2528. Carla J. Mazzeo, PhD

Licensed Clinical Psychologist offering psychodynamic psychotherapy for adolescents and adults. I have experience working with trauma, mood disturbances, sexual assault, depression, anxiety, grief/bereavement, eating/body image difficulties, alcohol/substance concerns, teenage problems, relationship difficulties, sexuality issues, or general selfexploration. Dream work also available. New Paltz location. (845) 255-2259. Reduced fee for initial consultation. Mark L. Parisi, PhD

Licensed psychologist. Offering individual psychotherapy for adults. Specializing in gay menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s issues, anxiety, depression, relationship concerns, adjustment, issues related to aging, disordered eating, body image, sexual identity, and personal growth. Medicare and some insurance accepted. 52 South Manheim Boulevard, New Paltz. (845) 255-2259. Jonathan D. Raskin, PhD

Licensed psychologist. Insightoriented, meaning-based, problem-focused, person-centered psychotherapy for adults and adolescents facing problems including, but not limited to, self-esteem, interpersonal relationships, life transitions, family issues, career concerns, depression, anxiety, loneliness, and bereavement. 199 Main Street, New Paltz. Free initial consultation. Sliding scale. (845) 257-3471. Diane L. Weston, PhD, CPP Health Education Counselor

Specializing in treating addiction disorders. Over 25 years experience using alternative, interdisciplinary, counseling approaches to substance abuse and other stress-related behaviors. Integrating Cognitive, Behavioral, and Humanistic interventions to motivate Harm Reduction. Discreet location. Affordable rates. Sliding fee scale. Half rate for initial consultation. (845) 242-3857 or 452-2811.

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children, adolescents, and adults. Ongoing Open Studio Workshops combine art and writing Development of solutions for self-directed inner work. No through simple self-observa- art experience needed. New Paltz. tion, reflection, and conversa- (845) 255-8830. tion. Short- or long-term work around difficult relationships; Ruth Hirsch life or career transitions; Couples, Individual, Family ethical, spiritual, or psychic Counseling. Use my 20 years dilemmas; and creative blocks. experience to move forward Roots in yoga, dreamwork, and feel better about your life! spiritual psychology, and exis- Comfortable, effective work. tential psychotherapy. Sliding Extensive training in stress reducscale. Offices in Woodstock tion, phobias, parent-child and and Uptown Kingston. family issues, Gottman Institute (845) 679-5511 x4. Advanced Couples Therapy Training. Office at 44 Main Heather Bergen, LMSW Street, Kingston. Phone me, Holistic, heart-centered psycho- Ruth Hirsch: (845) 246-8601 therapy for adults, adolescents, or (845) 255-8601. and children. Healing process through dreamwork, art therapy, Dr. Rita E. Kirsch play therapy(for children), and Debroitner, PhD spirituality by connecting to Certified clinical social worker. inner wisdom and highest self. A Holistic Psychotherapist, BioSpecializing in women’s issues. feedback Specialist, and WholeAlternatives Health Center of Person Fertility Practitioner. Tivoli. (845) 220-8602. Successful program helps children and adults overcome ADD Judith Blackstone, MA without medication. Change Subtle Self Work is a transforma- starts from within! Available for tive practice integrating nondual long-distance and out-of-state spiritual realization, psycho- consultations and appointments. logical healing, and awaken- (845) 876-3657 or (800) 958ing the energy/light body. 4-ADD. rkirsch@hvc.rr.com. Private sessions for individuals www.addnondrug.com. and couples, weekly classes, monthly meditation retreats, Peter M. del Rosario, PhD teacher/certification train- Licensed psychologist. Insightings. Judith Blackstone, MA, oriented, culturally sensitive author of The Enlightenment psychotherapy for adults and adoProcess and Living Intimately, lescents concerned with: relationdirector of Realization Center, ship difficulties, codependency, Woodstock. (845) 679-7005. depression, anxiety, sexual/physiwww.RealizationCenter.com. cal trauma, grief and bereavement, eating disorders, dealing Debra Budnik, CSW-R with divorce, gay/lesbian issues. Traditional insight-oriented 199 Main Street, New Paltz. psychotherapy for long- or Free initial consult. Sliding scale. short-term work. Aimed at (914) 262-8595. identifying and changing self-defeating attitudes and Rachael Diamond, CSW,CHt behaviors, underlying anxiety, Holistically-oriented therapist ofdepression, and relationship fering counseling, psychotherapy, problems. Sliding scale, most and hypnotherapy. Specializing insurances accepted, including in issues pertaining to relationMedicare/Medicaid. NYS-li- ships, personal growth, life censed. Experience working with transitions, alternative lifestyles, trauma victims, including physi- childhood abuse, codependency, cal and sexual abuse. Educator on addiction, recovery illness, and mental health topics. Located in grief. Some insurance accepted. New Paltz, one mile from SUNY. Office convenient to New (845) 255-4218. Paltz and surrounding areas. (845) 883-9642. PSYCHOTHERAPY Kent Babcock, MSW, CSW Counseling & Psychotherapy

Andrea Grumbine, MFA, MS, ATR Beyond Words

Eidetic Image Therapy

Psychotherapy that engages the healing potential of the creative process through art therapy, psychodramatic techniques, and sand play. Individual sessions for

A fast moving, positive psychotherapy that gets to problem areas quickly and creates change by using eidetic (eye-DET-ic) images to promote insight and growth.

The eidetic is a bright, lively picture seen in the mind like a movie or filmstrip. It is unique in its ability to reproduce important life events in exact detail, revealing both the cause and solution of problem areas. Dr. Toni Nixon, EdD, director. Port Ewen. (845) 339-1684. Amy R. Frisch, CSWR

Psychotherapist. Individual, family, and group sessions for adolescents and adults. Currently accepting registration for It’s a Girl Thing: an expressive arts therapy group for adolescent girls, and The Healing Circle: an adult bereavement group offering a safe place to begin the healing process after the death of a loved one. Most insurances accepted. Located in New Paltz. (914) 706-0229.

New Healing Circle in Kingston begins February 13 Woman of Passion Retreat March 12&13

Irene Humbach, CSW, CBT

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Author and psychotherapist: Qigong, Meditation, Hypnotherapy, and Dreams. Specializing in the creative process. Healing retreats, Local and Worldwide. (845) 339-5776. Elise Lark, LMSW, LMT Acorn Hill Healing Arts

Soul Expressions utilizes bodycentered dialogue, touch, spontaneous self-expression, dreams, and self-awareness practice to explore bodymind symptoms and psychospiritual issues, and to access healing resources within. LGBT Guided Meditation, Trauma Recovery, and Women’s Groups. Elise Lark, LMSW, LMT, Acorn Hill Healing Arts, Olivebridge (845) 657-2516. Adele Marcus, LCSW-R, ACHT

Life Design: Creative Healing. Heart/Body/Mind-centered psychotherapy. Gestalt, Hypnotherapy, Expressive Arts. Fifteen years experience working with adults/youth, families, and groups; anxiety/fear, depression, abuse/trauma, addictions, grief, spirituality. Honoring the Soul women’s group/workshops; expressive movement classes. New Paltz. (845) 255-9717. lidesign@earthlink.net. Dr. Nancy Rowe, PhD, CET

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sandplay, expressive arts, and/ or movement. Background in transpersonal psychology, play therapy, family therapy, spiritual guidance, authentic movement, and expressive arts therapy. Offices in Woodstock and Kingston. Call Nancy, (845) 679-4827. www.wisdomheart.com.

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Potential-Centered Therapy (PCT) alters thoughts, feelings, and behaviors that block growth. A psycho-dynamic approach incorporating NLP, EMDR, and hypnosis, PCT resolves addictions, trauma, limiting beliefs, and destructive behaviors. Twenty years experience and a gentle spirit guide you through an accelerated process of profound healing. Gardiner. (845) 256-6456. richard smithcsw@earthlink.net. Judy Swallow, MA, TEP

Integrative body/mind therapist using Rubenfeld synergy and psychodrama in her work with individuals, couples, groups, and families. Inquire for workshops and training, as well as therapy. New Paltz. (845) 255-5613. Lee TenEyck, CSW-R

Dynamic, growth-oriented psychotherapy for individuals, couples, and adolescents. Engage in a collaborative, supportive process geared toward making effective, positive changes in your life and relationships. Offices in Kingston and New Paltz. Weekend appointments available. (845) 255-3895. Wellspring

Evolutionary coaching using movement and breath to access and clear lifelong patterns and transform relationships. Rodney and Sandra Wells, certified by Gay and Kathlyn Hendricks. (845) 534-7668.

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New Paltz, NY 12561. jzweig@earthlink.net. (845) 255-3566 REBIRTHING Susan DeStefano

Heart-centered therapy for healing the body, mind, and emotions. Improve relationships, release the past, heal the inner child through personal empowerment. (845) 255-6482. SCHOOLS & TRAINING Institute of Transpersonal Psychology

ITP is an accredited graduate psychology school offering clinical and nonclinical certificates, MA and PhD degrees. The curriculum combines mind, body, and spiritual inquiry with scholarly research and self discovery. Graduates have strong clinical skills and can communicate in a variety of complex relational circumstances. (650) 493-4430. itpinfo@itp.edu. www.itp.edu. SHIATSU Leigh Scott

See Massage Therapy. SPAS & RESORTS Body of Truth

Body of Truth®: The Place for Whole Health. Body of Truth ® : The Spa at Stone Ridge. Voted Mid-Hudson Valley’s #1 health spa. Luxury & Necessity combined. Professionally licensed experienced practitioner team provides the most comprehensive list of services and pure organic products. Stone Ridge location offers couples massages by the fire, and aromatherapy baths. Kingston & Stone Ridge. (845) 331-1178, fax (845) 331-2955. www.bodyoftruth.com.

The Inn & Spa at Emerson Place

This extraordinary, historic property has been beautifully transformed into an oasis for connoisseurs of fine living. The Asian-inspired spa immerses you in a world of personally tailored therapies and stress-recovery programs. The spa offers more than 40 personalized services for men and women by Europeantrained therapists, including an array of Ayurvedic Rituals, Vichy shower, Oxygen Facials, Aromatherapy Massage, Hot Stone Therapy, and Detoxifying Algae Wraps. (845) 688-7900 or www.emersonplace.com. Jenkinstown Day Spa

45 Jenkinstown Road, New Paltz, NY 12561. (845) 2553160. SPIRITUAL Bioenergetics/Hands-On Healing, Irene Humbach, CSW, CBT

See Body-Centered Therapy. Clairvoyant Counseling with Rev. Betsy Stang

If you carry a dream for transformation and healing deep within your heart, now is the time to listen to your inner wisdom. Betsy acts as a facilitator for that process. Her deep listening can give us the strength and affirmations to move ahead in alignment with our soul’s unfolding. For appointments, or classes and programs call (845) 679-6347 or email bebird@aol.com. Ione

Egyptian Mysteries, Scarab Teachings™, Journeys to Sacred Sites. (845) 339-5776. New York Region Pathwork

The Pathwork is a way of life, a community of seekers, a school, and a philosophy. It is based in a

profound set of teachings channeled over a 30-year period by Eva Pierrakos that show a way to live in this world with complete inner freedom and happiness. Learn more at Pathworkny.org, or (845) 688-2211. Pathwork and Channeled Guidance by Flowing Spirit Guidance

Is something missing in your life? Are you restless but don’t know why? Do you have a longing but don’t know how to fill it? Pathwork is a deep spiritual path based on knowing God by uncovering the God within. We have forgotten who we are and what we are a part of. By making the unconscious conscious, and transforming those parts of ourselves that don’t serve us any longer, we uncover our greatness, our beauty, our divinity. Pathwork Lecture Study Class beginning Wednesday, September 10. Committed (after 1st class) 8-session class, every other Wednesday. Call for prices and early enrollment deadlines. Also in-person, phone Pathwork, or channeling sessions available. Contact Joel Walzer. (845) 679-7886. www.flowingspirit.com.

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Shakra Center for Humane Development

Our practitioners support individuals and communities on paths to enlightenment using different modalities. Transformational healing increases when we embody enough light that we feel safe to explore our shadows with an open heart. Please visit our website at www.shakracenter.com. Now excepting applications for the 2005 Mystic Apprentice Program. PO Box 747, Woodstock NY 12498. (845) 679-4553.

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See Workshops. TAI CHI/CHI GONG Red Land Internal Arts

High Falls, NY. redland@geekinajeep.com. 845-687-8721. THERAPY Toni D. Nixon, EdD Therapist and Buddhist Practitioner

Offering a unique combination of techniques that integrate therapeutic goals and spiritual practice. The basic principles of Buddhism and psychotherapy are concerned with the goal of ending human suffering. Both paths to liberation are through greater self awareness, a broader view of oneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s world, the realization of the possibility of freedom, and finding the means to achieve it. In essence, effective psychotherapy moves toward liberation, and Buddhist practice is therapeutic in nature. Eidetic Image therapy is a unique and powerful method that encourages the liberation of the mind and spirit from obstacles that block the way to inner peace. Specializing in life improvement skills, habit cessation, career issues, womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s issues, and blocked creativity. (845) 339-1684. www.eidetictherapy.com. By phone, online, and in person. WEDDINGS & COUNSELING Reverend Kevin Kraft, Interfaith Minister

See Interfaith Ministries. WORKSHOPS Spirittus Holistic Resource Center

The Spirittus Holistic Resource Center is a healing environment where people gather to explore Spirituality, Health, and Holistic Living. Each month we host 25 + workshops. Weekly meditation, monthly Nutrition, Astrology, and Reiki Study groups. We have a private healing room offering Reiki, Counseling, Hypnotherapy, and CranioSacral Therapy. We provide access to a holistic library, holistic referral network, and the holistic gift shop. 89 N. Front St, Kingston. www.spirittus.org. (845) 338-8313. Kevin@ spirittus.org.

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StoneWater Sanctuary

See Holistic Wellness Centers. WOMEN’S GROUPS Honoring the Soul with Adele Marcus, LCSW-R, ACHT

See Psychotherapy. WOMEN’S HEALTH Women’s Health & Fitness Expo

womensexpo@hotmail.com. (845) 338-7140, YOGA Jai Ma Yoga Center

Offering a wide array of Yoga classes, seven days a week, from Gentle/Restorative Yoga to Advanced. Meditation classes free to all enrolled. Chanting Friday evenings. New expanded studio space. Private consultations and Phoenix Rising Yoga Therapy sessions available. Gina Bassinette, RYT & Ami Hirschstein, RYT, Owners. New Paltz. (845) 256-0465. The Living Seed

Sivananda Yoga offered five days a week. Serve, Love, Give, Purify, Meditate, Realize–Sivananda. 521 Main Street (Rte. 299, across from Econo Lodge), New Paltz. (845) 255-8212. Pondicherrry Yoga Arts

Full line of organic cotton & hemp yoga wear for men & women, yoga supplies, videos & books, chant & Indian Classical CDs. Inspired by Auroville, an international spiritual community in South India based on the integral yoga of Sri Aurobindo. The shop carries Auroville handicrafts such as meditative wall hangings, meditation cushions, & cotton yoga mats with matching bags. Winter hrs: 11:30am-5:30pm Thurs–Mon. Woodstock. (845) 679-2926. Info@pondi.biz. Satya Hudson Valley Yoga Center

Satya Hudson Valley Yoga Center is located in the heart of Rhinebeck village, on the third floor of the Rhinebeck Department Store building. We offer classes for all levels, 7 days a week. There is no need to preregister: we invite you to just show up. For more information, call (845) 876-2528 or visit www.hudsonvalleyyoga.com.

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Shanthi Yoga in Mt. Tremper

Gentle hatha yoga integrating mind, body, and breath. Suitable for all ages. Conscious breathing synchronized with postures creates a deeper peace and harmony. Emphasis on stretching and strengthening the lower back before performing a full range of asanas. Group classes and privates taught by Wendy Swaha Lines. Trained at the Sri Aurobindo Ashram, Pondicherry. Over 20 years experience. Mount Tremper, NY. (845) 679-5358 or Wendy@matagiri.org. Sivananda Ashram Yoga Ranch

77 acres of rolling hills and woodlands. Breathtaking views, hiking, and cross-country ski trails, organic garden, swimming pond, and sauna. Daily Sivananda Ashram Schedule of Yoga Asanas, Pranayama, and Meditation. Year-round Yoga vacations. Weekend Workshops on health, Yoga, and meditation. Karma Yoga residential programs. Yoga Teachers Training, September 7-October 5. Founded in 1974 by Swami Vishnu-Devananda. Woodbourne, NY. (845) 4366492. YogaRanch@Sivananda.org or www.sivananda.org/ ranch.htm. Yoga on Duck Pond

Grounded in the alignment of the inner and outer body, yoga can reduce your stress, reshape your body, recharge your mind. “Working with Donna is a spiritual and physical adventure for me. I experience a renewed sense of well-being, increased mobility, clarity of mind, and a natural diet adjustment. She is helping me change my life.” –Carlo Travaglia, sculptor. Donna Nisha Cohen, director and certified instructor, over 20 years experience. Stone Ridge. Classes Sunday through Friday. Call for times, and information on pre-natal and private sessions. (845) 687-4836.

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APRIL 1-30 Photography Month Celebration Barrett Art Center celebrates Photography Month with “Photowork’05,” the 18th annual national juried photography show, and the “Polaroid Invitational Show,” both on exhibition through April 16. Special photography workshops scheduled throughout this month for professionals, amateurs, and families include Polaroid Instant Creativity, Self-Portrait Polaroid, Portfolio Review, Liquid Emulsion, Publishing Your Book, World Pinhole Day, Basic Photography, The Art of Digital, Stock Photography, Marketing and Selling Your Work, and Lighting. Barrett Art Center, Poughkeepsie. (845) 471-2550.

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ho says ballerinas must be svelte, graceful, and female? Not Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo. Known affectionately as “The Trocks,” this group has shown that men in bell tutus and massive toe shoes can be ballerinas too. And though they may occasionally knock over minor pieces of scenery, they can also exhibit real sublimity—for example, the pas de deux between Gerd Tord and Maria Gertrudes Clubfoot. Les Ballets Trockadero first performed on September 9, 1974 in a loft theater run by the West Side Discussion Group on West 14th Street in Manhattan. Since then, they’ve danced in more than 500 cities worldwide, on every continent except Antarctica. The Trocks have appeared on TV and last year they danced at the Bolshoi Theatre in Moscow and in Beijing. They perform in Japan for 10 weeks each summer. The Trocks are not a joke, however. “They’re all professional dancers who have worked with other companies. They all have years of training,” says Eugene McDougle, general director of the company. The first requirement is that the dancers be talented, he explained. They learn the comic elements later. The Trocks’ dances are more strenuous than ordinary ballet because they combine the rigors of ballet with the perils of slapstick, observes McDougle, a Columbia University Theater Arts graduate who has devoted “30-and-a-half” years of his life to this troupe. Three of the 17 dancers are currently sidelined with injuries. “In a sense, they’re in the same category as Ginger Rogers, when she danced with Fred Astaire. Her comment was she had to do everything he did—backwards and in high heels.” Though the performances appear spontaneous, they are carefully choreographed. “When a dancer comes running across the stage and bowls another dancer over and knocks him into the wings, that is not an accident. That was deliberate. But we want the audience to think it was an accident,” McDougle explains. Not every Trock cross-dresses in each dance. Some of the men appear as men, though they are subordinate to the “females.” “In 19th-century ballet in particular, the ballerina was supreme, and the men were there just to partner her,” remarks McDougle. The Trocks perform mostly classical ballets, such as Don Quixote, Giselle, and The Nutcracker, as these are easiest to parody. Elena Kunikova, a Russian dancer who performed with the Leningrad Maly Theatre, stages a number of their ballets. They do perform some modern dances, but rarely. “It is very difficult to satirize something that does not have a clear vocabulary that the audience knows,” says McDougle. “The typical modern [dance] is abstract, and the audience doesn’t know whether we’re being serious or we’re being funny.” —Sparrow LES BALLETS TROCKADERO DE MONTE CARLO WILL PERFORM ACT 2 OF SWAN LAKE AND OTHER PIECES AT THE BARDAVON, 35 MARKET ST., POUGHKEEPSIE, ON APRIL 29 AT 8PM. TICKETS ARE $36.50. (845) 473-5288; WWW.BARDAVON.ORG.

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Rhinecliff resident Sam Hall, creator of the cult vampire TV show “Dark Shadows,” debuts his new play “War Games” at the Center for Performing Arts in Rhinebeck. Based on Hall’s experiences in the army during World War II, “War Games” is the true story of a company of soldiers outside Luxembourg during the Battle of the Bulge. “War Games” is directed by Wally Carbone. 4/1 & 4/2, 4/8 & 4/9 at 8pm; 4/3 & 4/10 at 3pm. (845) 876-3080. www .centerforperformingarts.org.

APRIL 2-30 Ryan Cronin Paintings and works on paper from faux-naif artist Ryan Cronin. (Chronogram readers may remember Cronin’s graphic, cartoonish The Dust Mask, which appeared on our August 2002 cover.) Cronin’s work is full of childlike scribbles, icons, slogans, and bright colors. His paintings inhabit a space somewhere between Pop Art, unbridled enthusiasm, and agitprop. Backstage Studio Productions, Kingston. Opening reception 4/2, 7-9pm. (845) 338-8700.

ticker APRIL 2-30 Denise Orzo Through the month of April, an exhibit of recent encaustic paintings by Denise Orzo at Kingston's Wright Gallery. Orzo's current work features dark portraits of young girls in motion—skipping rope, dancing, running—against desolate backdrops. Opening reception 4/2, 5-8pm. (845) 331-8217.

APRIL 1-17 We Won't Pay! “Nothing is funnier than unhappiness,” Samuel Beckett wrote, especially when it comes to the work of political activist, Nobel Prize winner, and playwright Dario Fo. “We Won’t Pay! We Won’t Pay!” Fo’s political comedy about working class struggle, is a fastpaced play filled with slapstick that’s been staged in over 30 countries. Cocoon Actors Theatre presents the play in the style of “The Honeymooners” and “I Love Lucy.” Cocoon Theatre, Rhinebeck. 4/1, 4/2, 4/8 & 4/9 at 8pm; 4/3 & 4/10 at 3pm. Hudson River Theatre, Hudson. 4/15 & 4/16 at 7pm; 4/ 17 at 3pm. $15. (845) 876-6470; www.cocoontheatre.org.

APRIL 2-MAY 28 Rifka Angel Exhibition Lithuanian-born painter Rifka Angel (1899-1988) brought encaustic painting back from the dead when she took up the obscure medium in Chicago in 1932. Invented in ancient Egypt, encaustic’s jewel-like wax colors lent immortality to Fayum funeral portraits. Today encaustic painting has taken hold among American and Canadian artists, but Angel remains the master, compared to Matisse and Chagall. This is a rare chance to see her work. The Gallery at R&F Encaustics, Kingston. Opening reception 4/2, 5-7pm. (845) 331-3112.

APRIL 9 Vusi Mahlasela In the 1980s, Vusi Mahlasela used his music to give voice to the anti-apartheid revolution

Art Galleries ALBERT SHAHINIAN FINE ART 196 Main Street, Poughkeepsie. 454-0522. “A Decade of Discovery.” Christie Sheele. Through May 31.

ALDRICH CONTEMPORARY ART MUSEUM 258 Main Street, Ridgefield, CT. (203) 438-4519. “Bottle: Contemporary Art and Vernacular Tradition.” Explores the use of bottle in contemporary art making. Through April 10. “Selected Works by Recent MacDowell Colony Fellows.” “Alyson Shotz: Light, Sound, Space.” “Shannon Plumb.” 8 short films with herself as the only performer. Through June 22.

AWAKE GALLERY 10 Downs Street, Kingston. 532-2448.

DEBORAH DAVIS FINE ART 345 Warren Street, Hudson. (518) 822-1890. “Impresions.” Thomas Froese, Christine Heller, Michael L. Williams. Through May 1.

DUTCHESS COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE ART GALLERY Dutchess County Community College, Poughkeepsie. 431-8622. “John Nastasi, Architecture.” April 7-May 10. Opening Thursday, April 7, 5-7pm.

ELISA PRITZKER STUDIO & GALLERY 257 South Riverside Road, Highland. 691-5506. “Small Worlds.” Group art exhibition. April 2-April 30.

“Useful Objects: Artisan Creations.” Handmade functional art. April 2-April 30.

ERIC JARMANN & CO. GALLERY 691 Broadway, Newburgh. 561-7960.

Opening Saturday, April 2, 5-8pm.

“Still Life.” Through May 14.

BACK ROOM GALLERY 475 Main Street, Beacon. 838-1838.

FRANCES LEHMAN LOEB ART CENTER Vassar College, Poughkeepsie. 437-5632.

Twelve artists exhibit various media. April 9-30. Opening Saturday, April 9, 5-8pm.

BARRETT ART CENTER 55 Noxon Street, Poughkeepsie. 471-2550. “Photowork ‘04.” National juried photography exhibition. Through April 16.

BAU 161 Main Street, Beacon. 591-2331.

“Second Sight: Originality, Duplicity and the Object.” Through April 10. “Time and Transformation in 17th Century Dutch Art.” April 8-June 19.

FRIENDS OF THE NEWBURGH FREE LIBRARY 124 Grand Street, Newburgh. 565-6329. “Friends of the Newburgh Free Library Art Show.” April 3-April 30.

“The Book of Art...Epilogue.” Gary Jacketti. Through April 3.

Opening Sunday, April 10, 2-4pm.

“Shadow Echo: Proof I’m Here.” Peter Iannarelli/Angelika Rinnhofer. April 9-May 8.

GALERIE BMG 12 Tannery Road, Woodstock. 679-0027.

Opening Saturday, April 9, 6-9pm.

“Toward Omega.” Photographs by Vincent Serbin. April 15-May 23.

CASOLA GALLERY 927 South Street, Peekskill. (914) 734-2154. “To(o) Perfect…A Journey Into Contemporary Art.” Through May 1.

CENTER FOR PHOTOGRAPHY AT WOODSTOCK 59 Tinker Street, Woodstock. 679-9957. “Framing War.” Photographs from the war in Iraq by Alexandra Boulat, Ron Haviv, Antonin Kratchovil, and Gary Knight. April 9-April 24. Opening Saturday, April 9, 5-7pm.

COFFEY GALLERY 330 Wall Street, Kingston. 339-6105. “Nudes.” Dan Feldman, encaustic and watercolor paintings and Joyce Washor, small oil paintings. April 2-April 30. Opening Saturday, April 2, 5-7pm.

COLLABORATIVE CONCEPTS 348 Main Street, Beacon. 838-1516. “Span.” Addresses the relationship between space, time and the progression of work. Through April 1.

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GALLERY AT DEEP LISTENING SPACE 75 Broadway, Kingston. 338-5984. “Spirit Photos.” By Ione. Through April 30.

GREENE COUNTY COUNCIL ON THE ARTS MOUNTAINTOP GALLERY 398 Main Street, Catskill. (518) 943-3400. “Warped.” Fabric and fiber art group show, featuring quilts, soft sculpture, wall hangings and wearable art. Through April 24. “Artsmart.” Show of outstanding preK-12 student works. Through April 30. “Greene County Arts and Crafts Guild Show.” April 30-June 12.

HUDSON OPERA HOUSE 209 Warren Street, Hudson. (518) 671-6213. “Juried Art Exhibition.” Greene County Council for the Arts. Through April 2. “Kathleen Migliore-Newton.” Works that focus on the urban environment. April 9-May 7. Opening Saturday, April 9, 6-8pm

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Art Galleries “Annual Juried Art Exhibition.” Paintings, works on paper, mixed media and photographs. Through May 5.

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“Winter Group Show.” Featuring contemporary Native American artists. Through April 2.

INQUIRING MIND GALLERY 65 Partition Street, Saugerties. 246-5155.

“Kico Govantes Solo Exhibition.” April 16-June 2.

“Outside Art: Inside.” Images from the Art Programs of Hospital Audiences, Inc. Through April 10.

Artist Talk Saturday, April 16, 6-8pm

MUROFF KOTLER VISUAL ARTS GALLERY SUNY Ulster, Stone Ridge. 687-5113.

JAMES DOUGLAS GALLERY 22 Railroad Avenue, Montgomery. 978-1371.

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“Figurative Landscapes.” Paintings by Joan Lesikin. April 1-29.

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KIESENDAHL+CALHOUN CONTEMPORARY ART GALLERY 192 Main Street, Beacon. 838-1177.

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MODO GALLERY 506 Warren Street, Hudson. (518) 828-5090.

“Open Ends: The Narrative Impulse.” Through April 15.

Opening Saturday, April 2, 3-7pm.

“Visions from a Cuban Outsider.” Paintings by Corso de Palenzuela. Through May 13.

N25 GALLERY 25 North Division Street, Peekskill. (914) 293-0811. “Of Land and Water.” Paintings by Anne Johann. Through April 10.

KLEINERT/JAMES ARTS CENTER 34 Tinker Street, Woodstock. 657-9714.

NORTH POINTE CULTURAL CENTER 62 Chatham Street, Kinderhook. (518) 758-9234.

“A Life In Paint.” Henrietta Mantooth. Through April 10.

“Ichabod Crane Student Work.” Through May 9.

LIVING ROOM 45 North Front Street, Kingston. 338-8353.

OPEN STUDIO 402 Main Street, Catskill. (518) 943-9531.

“Abstract Reality.” Investigations of the abstract in objective & non objective forms. Through April 24.

“Earthly Delights.” Sculpture, objects and works on paper by Dina Bursztyn and Julie Chase. April 16-May 21. Opening Saturday, April 16. Call for times.

MARK GRUBER GALLERY 17 New Paltz Plaza, New Paltz. 255-1241.

PENDULUM GALLERY 230 Partition Street, Saugerties. 246-6791.

“Recent Paintings.” Keith Gunderson and John Varriano. Through April 20.

“Amanda Wachob and Jason D’ Aquino.” April 9-May 12.

MAXWELL FINE ARTS 1204 Main Street, Peekskill. (914) 737-8622.

Opening Saturday, April 9, 6-9pm.

“Word Wack.” Inspired by GoogleWack. Through April 30.

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ticker in South Africa. By the 1990s he had become a megastar. Known as “The Bob Dylan of South Africa,” Mahlasela now tells South Africa’s story to the world, and is signed to Dave Matthews’s record label. Kleinert/James Art Center, Woodstock. 8pm. $20/$15. (845) 679-2079.

APRIL 9 & 10 Goldilocks on Trial Presented by The Arts Community Children’s Theatre, “The Trial of Goldilocks” by Joseph Robinette is a rollicking comedy written in verse, in which the traditional story is given a few twists, including a jury that plays furniture and forest animals for the prosecuting and defense attorneys. In the end, the girl receives a rather interesting sentencing. Parker Theatre, SUNY New Paltz. Sat. 2pm and 7pm; Sun. 2pm. $2. (845) 255-9371.

APRIL 9 Stan Goff A retired US Army Special Operations officer, Stan Goff is also a lead organizer of “Bring Them Home Now,” a coalition of soldiers’ families opposed to the war in Iraq, and a contributing author to American Soldier: Stories of Special Forces from Iraq to Afghanistan (Thunders Mouth, 2002). An ardent anti-war critic, Goff challenges Leftist orthodoxy and liberals’ “moral imperialism,” encouraging the military and the Left to unite to stop the war in Iraq. Time & Space Limited, Hudson. 8pm. $15/$10. (518) 822-8448.

APRIL 16 Civil War Encampment Experience living history as reenactors from the 150th New York Volunteers and Hudson Valley Ladies Aid Society set up tents, conduct military drills, and provide an authentic glimpse into the lives of Ulster County’s Civil War soldiers and civilians. Rare artifacts on display. Rain date: 4/17. Bevier House Museum, Marbletown. 10am-3pm. Free. (845) 2559400 x106.

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ticker APRIL 17 American Farm In the newly released American Farm, director James Spione pays tribute to a rapidly vanishing way of life as he explores the 150-year struggle of his motherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s family to keep a small dairy farm going near Cooperstown. Through interviews with three generations, Spione leads the audience to his familyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s farmâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s current crisis: no one is willing to take over, so the ultimately successful operation, and its history, must be sold. Spione opens his film with a talk. Upstate Films, Rhinebeck. 1pm. (866) FILM-NUT; www. upstatefilms.org.

APRIL 20 Center for an Examined Life The newly opened Center for an Examined Life presents guided meditation with Subagh Singh Khalsa, a student and practitioner of Sat Nam Rasayan Healing, an ancient form of Indian healing. Founded by Guru Ram Das, 16th century Indian saint and fourth Guru of the Sikh faith, this form of meditation is believed to awaken innate healing powers. Dr. Khalsa is a retired dentist who treated holistically stress-related diseases of the head and neck. He has been a Sikh minister since 1972. Center for an Examined Life, West Hurley. 7pm. $8. (845) 3313390; www.examinelife.com.

Art Galleries 214 Main Street, Poughkeepsie. 454-0522.

â&#x20AC;&#x153;Reawakenings: A Homage to Spring.â&#x20AC;? April 1-April 24.

â&#x20AC;&#x153;Past Works & Over the River.â&#x20AC;? Christo and Jeanne-Claude. Through April 3.

Opening Saturday, April 2, 6-8pm.

â&#x20AC;&#x153;Retrospective in Memorium.â&#x20AC;? A Howard Knotts retrospective. Through June 30.

UNISON ARTS & LEARNING CENTER 65 Mountain Rest Road, New Paltz. 255-1559.

RICHARD SENA GALLERY 238 Warren Street, Hudson. (518) 828-1996. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Stain and Scout.â&#x20AC;? Images that depict the plight of the working class. Through April 16.

RIVERWINDS 172 Main Street, Beacon. 838-2880. â&#x20AC;&#x153;ArtWear.â&#x20AC;? Art to wear and benefit for Miles of Hope Breast Cancer Foundation. Through April 4.

â&#x20AC;&#x153;Roberto Azank: A Still Life Retrospective.â&#x20AC;? April 3-April 24.

VAN BRUNT GALLERY 460 Main Street, Beacon. 838-2995. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Paintings and Drawings.â&#x20AC;? Richard Butler. Through April 18. Stanford Kay & Sydney Cash. Paintings & sculptures. April 23-May 23. Opening Saturday, April 30, 6-9pm.

ROSHKOWSKA GALLERIES 5338 Main Street, Windham. (518) 734-9669.

VAULT GALLERY 322 Main Street, Great Barrington, MA. (413) 644-0221.

â&#x20AC;&#x153;Ultra Realism from Here to China.â&#x20AC;? Photos and abstracts by Howard Finkelson. Through April 3.

â&#x20AC;&#x153;Labyrinth.â&#x20AC;? Sculpture, photography and painting. April 1-April 30.

SAMUEL DORSKY MUSEUM SUNY New Paltz, South Manheim Boulevard, New Paltz. 257-3844. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Co-Conspirators: Artist and Collector.â&#x20AC;? The Collection of James Cottrell and Joseph Lovett. Through April 10. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Master of Fine Arts and Bachelor of Fine Arts Exhibitions.â&#x20AC;? April 30-May 25.

SPENCERTOWN ACADEMY 790 State Route 203, Spencertown. (518) 392-3693. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Crossover.â&#x20AC;? Prints and other media by Holly Hughes and Nacy Van Deren.

WOODSTOCK ARTISTSâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; ASSOCIATION 28 Tinker Street, Woodstock. 679-2940. â&#x20AC;&#x153;With Affection: Personal Inscriptions and the Art of Giving.â&#x20AC;? Prints, drawings, paintings, and other works drawn from the WAA Permanent Collection. Through May 1. â&#x20AC;&#x153;April Shows.â&#x20AC;? Coffee, Tea and Me; Solo Exhibition by Yale Epstein; With Affection: Personal Inscription and the Art of Giving. April 9-May 1. Opening Saturday, April 9, 4-6pm. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Recent Work and People of Cuba 2005.â&#x20AC;? Through April 3.

â&#x20AC;&#x153;Fiber and Beyond: Baskets and Rugs.â&#x20AC;? Luis Allenman and Jeffery Moore. April 2-April 30.

YELLOW BIRD GALLERY 19 Front Street, Newburgh.561-7204.

Opening Saturday, April 2, 4-6pm.

â&#x20AC;&#x153;Curatorial Thesis Exhibitions.â&#x20AC;? Estranged Objects, Looking Both Ways, and A Forest and a Tree/Four Compass Points. April 9-April 24.

TIVOLI ARTISTS CO-OP 60 Broadway, Tivoli. 757-2667.

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APRIL 30 Beltane Festival Stone Mountain Farm presents its 15th annual celebration of spring, including Renaissance & Craft Faire, Maypole, pageantry, puppets, performers, and players, bonfire, and over 1,200 folks making the scene. Bring colorful costumes, blankets for seating, and musical instruments, but skip the alcohol. Shuttle bus from Rosendale Rec. Center for Symbolic Studies, New Paltz. 1-11pm. $7/$5/free. (845) 658-8540; www.symbolicstudies.org.

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Calendar FRIDAY 1 APRIL ART The Book of Art...Prologue 6-9pm. Gary Jacketti. bau, Beacon. 591-2331. BODY / MIND / SPIRIT Women’s Wellness Weekend Call for times. Yoga, astronomy, inner healing, workshops. Frost Valley YMCA, Claryville. 985-2291. Fools Journey 7-9pm. W/Dr. Nancy Rowe. Spirittus, Kingston. $20. DANCE Cajun Dance 8pm. Cajun waltz, 2-Step, Jitterbug. Colony Café, Woodstock. 384-6673. $10. EVENTS Cousin Brucie Rocks Around the Clock Weekend Call for times. Mohonk Mountain House, New Paltz. (800) 772-6646. Kirtan, Chanting With Keshav Das Call for times. Yoga Ranch, Woodbourne. 436-6492. Tower of Babble Weekend Call for times. Mohonk Mountain House, New Paltz. (800) 772-6646. FILM Millions Call for times. Upstate Films, Rhinebeck. 876-2515. Off the Map Call for times. Upstate Films, Rhinebeck. 876-2515. Networking Social and Movie Night 7pm. “Fierce Creatures” by John Cleese and crew of “A Fish Called Wanda”. Sustainable Living Resource Center, Cottekill. 679-9597. $10. Viridiana 7:30pm. Time and Space Limited, Hudson. (518) 822-8448. Friday Night Film Series 8pm. Meet the Fockers (R). Dutchess County Community College, Poughkeepsie. 431-8050. MUSIC Housewives On Prozac Call for times. Towne Crier Café, Pawling. 855-1300. $20/$17.50. Two Dollar Goat 5-7pm. Acoustic, bluegrass, old-time, traditional. Keegan Ales, Kingston. 331-BREW. Duo Loco Mark Dziuba & Studio Stu. 6:30-9:30pm. Eclectic mix of genres. Neko Sushi and Hibachi, Wappingers Falls. 298-9869. Pianist Justin Kolb 7:30pm. SUNY Ulster, Stone Ridge. 687-5262. $8. Susan Werner 8pm. Singer/songwriter cabaret jazz to pop and blues. Unison Arts & Learning Center, New Paltz. 255-1559. Wildflowers Acoustic Duo 8pm. Hickory BBQ Smokehouse, Kingston. 338-2424. Greenstreet Jazz Trio 8:30pm. Experimental jazz, rock. Mary’s Pub & Music room, Millbrook. 677-2282. SPOKEN WORD Michael Korda 12pm. Dutchess County Community College, Poughkeepsie. 431-8434. THEATER Community Playback Theater 8pm. Improvisation based on audience

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members’ experiences and dreams. Boughton Place, Highland. 691-4118. $6.

War Games 8pm. Sam Hall’s WWII drama. Center for Performing Arts, Rhinebeck. 8763080. $20 adults/$17 seniors/children. SATURDAY 2 APRIL ART Go, Van Gogh Opening 3-5pm. Mentor program exhibition. Garrison Art Center, Garrison. 424-3960. Joan Lesikin Opening 3-7pm. Figurative landscapes. James Douglas Gallery, Montgomery. 978-1371. Crossover Opening 4-6pm. Prints and other media by Holly Hughes and Nacy Van Deren. Spencertown Academy, Spencertown. (518) 392-3693. Fiber and Beyond: Baskets & Rugs Opening 4-6pm. Luis Allenman and Jeffery Moore. Spencertown Academy, Spencertown. (518) 392-3693. Polly Rogers Opening 4-8pm. Paintings and Drawings. Hippocrates Gallery, Kingston. 339-6077. Nudes Opening 5-7pm. Dan Feldman, encaustic and watercolor paintings and Joyce Washor, small oil paintings. Coffey Gallery, Kingston. 339-6105. Useful Objects: Artisan Creations Opening 5-8pm. Handmade functional art. Awake Gallery, Kingston. 532-2448. Reawakenings: An Homage to Spring Opening 6-8pm. The Tivoli Artists Co-op, Tivoli. 757-2667. BODY / MIND / SPIRIT Women’s Spirituality Gathering 7:30pm. With Gitaprana & friends. Vivekananda Retreat, Stone Ridge. 687-4574. DANCE 22nd Anniversary Gala of Catskill Ballet Company 7pm. Short performance and silent auction. Wiltwyck Country Club, Kingston. 679-2518. New World Symphony 8pm. Dvorak’s symphony, as “visible music.” Sunbridge College, Chestnut Ridge. 425-0055 ext. 13. English Country Dance 8-11pm. Workshop at 7:30. Hurley Reformed Church, Hurley. 679-8587. $8. Freestyle Frolic 8:30pm. Alcohol-free and shoe-free environment with a wide range of music. Kingston Knights of Columbus Hall, Kingston. 658-8319. Adults $5/teens, seniors $2/children & volunteers FREE. EVENTS Shepherds Day At School 8:30am. Dutchess County Sheep and Wool Growers Association. Dutchess County Farm and Home Center, 266-3312. $20/$10. 7th Annual Twin County Science Fair 10am-2pm. Sponsored by the Columbia-Greene Superintendents’ Association. Columbia-Greene Community College, Hudson. (518) 828-4181, ext. 3327. AUUction 2005 6pm. Fundraiser for fellowship activities. Call for location, 471-6580. $5.

17th Annual Beaux-Arts Ball 6:30pm. Black-tie benefit for the Greene County Council on the Arts. Copper Tree Restaurant, Hunter. (518) 943-3400. FILM Millions Call for times. Upstate Films, Rhinebeck. 876-2515. Off the Map Call for times. Upstate Films, Rhinebeck. 876-2515. Closely Watched Trains 4pm. Time and Space Limited, Hudson. (518) 822-8448. Knife in the Water 6pm. Time and Space Limited, Hudson. (518) 822-8448. The Terrorist 7:30pm. Hippodrome Theater, Loch Sheldrake. 482-4141. $5-$10. Danton 8pm. Time and Space Limited, Hudson. (518) 822-8448. Golden Silents 8pm. Comedy shorts of Max Linder & Charlie Chaplin. Spencertown Academy, Spencertown. (518) 392-3693. Micro-cinema Featuring Works By Michael O’Reilly 9pm. Include “Glass Jaw” and “Maine.” Rosendale Café, Rosendale. 694-4287. $6. KIDS Cottontails Tales 10am. Museum of the Hudson Highlands, Cornwall. 534-5506, ext 206. $5/$3 children. Aesop’s Fables 11am. Center for Performing Arts, Rhinebeck. 876-3080. MUSIC John Stewart Call for times. Towne Crier Café, Pawling. 855-1300. $25/$22.50. Recital for students up to age 18 1pm. Dutchess County Community College, Poughkeepsie. 431-8916. $10/ $5 students, faculty, seniors & children. Elizabeth Panzer 6pm. Gallery at Deep Listening Space, Kingston. 338-5984. The Original MudBone Boys 6-10pm. Acoustic, bluegrass, blues, country, gospel, swing, American Roots Music. Gadeleto’s Seafood and Bandstand, New Paltz. 255-1717. Don Braden and Xavier Davis 8pm. Jazz saxophone and piano. North Pointe Cultural Center, Kinderhook. (518) 758-9234. Greater Newburgh Symphony Orchestra 8pm. Classical, solo, symphonic. Newburgh Free Academy Auditorium, Newburgh. 562-1800. Hudson Valley Philharmonic 8pm. Bardavon, Poughkeepsie. 473-2072. John Simon 8pm. Piano with his wife, C.C. Loveheart. The Shadowland Theater, Ellenville. 647-5511. $12. John Hammond/The Rock City Road Gang 8-10pm. Blues. Colony Café, Woodstock. 679-7600. Thunder Ridge 9pm. Country, rock. Hickory BBQ Smokehouse Restaurant, Kingston. 338-2424.

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ight years ago, I was homeless, I was insane, I was a drunk. Today I have a spiritual life, I have a craft, I have a home,” remarked Michael Lavery in 1996, after working for 20 years in a dye factory, falling victim to alcoholism, losing his home and his wife, and pulling himself back up by falling back on the craftsmanship he’d learned from the many hobos he’d befriended in his childhood. After circumstances had him living as a squatter for a time, he and three other homeless men formed “The Hermitage Artists” in Troy, New York, in 1992. They made “tramp art,” a type of woodcarving using discarded cigar boxes and crates. The collaborative produced thousands of boxes, picture frames, and special commissions before they disbanded in 2002. No longer homeless, Lavery currently lives in the Greene County town of East Durham, but continues to create tramp art. While the genre usually turns out small pieces that can be easily carried by transients, Lavery is now constructing larger pieces, including furniture, and also expanding his color palette to include brighter hues—like in the patriotic imagery of majestic fields and mountain peaks that tramps would view while riding the rails in search of work. Ray Materson can also be classified as an “Outsider” artist, and his work is included, along with Lavery’s and others, in “Left Field,” curated by Linda Mussmann. Materson’s artistic career began while in prison for carjacking in Connecticut, where he used threads from unraveled socks to embroider badges, flags, and pictures of flowers next to the word “Mom.” “So I’m doing all these Harley Davidson emblems and Puerto Rican flags, and I started thinking, ‘This has an impressionistic look to it,’” Materson remembers. That’s when he began to copy paintings into embroidery: first Renoir’s La balançoire (The Swing), then Chagall’s Violinist In an Upside-down World. Materson designed a series of embroideries based on Shakespeare’s “Hamlet,” then one illustrating Biblical stories. He then began to draw on images from his own past. In the meantime, embroidery was changing his life. “It was serving all these functions: I’ve got something to do, plus I’m making money, plus I’m earning respect, which can be really hard to come by in the joint, unless you’re a real tough macho guy—and I’m not,” Materson observes. It was his sister in Albany who first entered his work in a folk art show, and ultimately, his embroideries were accepted by the American Primitive Gallery in SoHo. Materson’s aims are more than purely aesthetic. He claims making art has helped him heal, and wants to spread the word that it can do the same for others. The American Visionary Art Museum in Baltimore featured Materson’s sock-embroideries in a show called “High on Life: Transcending Addiction,” which led to a grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation to help young people with drug problems find direction through art. Materson began an Artist-In-Residence Program at the Berkshire Farm Center in Canaan, New York, which serves young men recovering from abusive histories. Several residents of the Berkshire Farm Center are represented in “Left Field,” as well as three of the teachers. War, morality, and transcendence are a few other themes you can expect to encounter. —Sparrow “LEFT FIELD” WILL BE ON DISPLAY AT TIME AND SPACE LIMITED, 434 COLUMBIA STREET, HUDSON, UNTIL APRIL 24. (518) 822-8448; WWW.TIMEANDSPACE.ORG.

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The Center for Performing Arts at Rhinebeck A new play about WWII by Sam Hall

War Games Dying and Surviving

Directed by Wally Carbone

April 1 - 10 The CENTER for Performing Arts at Rhinebeck

P HONE 845-876-3080 F OR R ESERVATIONS 4/05

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Burning Cold 10pm. Alternative, heavy metal, rock. Stubby’s, Milton. 795-9929.

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Fantom Frequency & SoSoHuman 10pm. Alternative, gothic, industrial, pop, punk, rock, Darkpop. Cabaloosa, New Paltz. 255-3400.

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Four Dogs Playing Poker 10pm. Heavy metal, pop, rock. The Barking Frog, Beacon. 831-1337.

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Little Scotty and the Knockouts 10pm. Blues. Michael’s Sports Café, Fishkill. 896-5766. THE OUTDOORS Rainbow Falls Hike 10am. Difficult 6 mile hike. Minnewaska State Park Preserve, New Paltz. 255-2011. SPOKEN WORD Antiques Lectures 10am-3pm. John Watts DePeyster Firehouse, Tivoli. (518) 537-8687. $30/$25. Elinor Fuchs 7pm. Reading from Making an Exit: A Mother Daughter Drama of Alzheimer’s, Machine Tools, & Laughter. Ariel Bookstore, New Paltz. 255-8041. Living With Black Bears 7-8:30pm. With Pam Uihlein. Mohonk Preserve, New Paltz. 244-0919. Samuel Claiborne to Read Poetry on the Loose 8pm. Unitarian Universalist Church, Middletown. 294-8085. THEATER War Games 8pm. Sam Hall’s WWII drama. Center for Performing Arts, Rhinebeck. 876-3080. $20 adults/$17 seniors/children. WORKSHOPS Our Daily Bread Call for time. Bread baking workshop. The Pfeiffer Center, Chestnut Ridge. 352-5020 ext. 20. Cosmic Salon 10:30am-12pm. Mirabai, Woodstock. 679-2100. Awakening Your Power 12-6pm. Inner Voice Drawing workshop. New Paltz Healing Arts, New Paltz. 255-2225. $75. Creating the Life of Your Dreams 2-4pm. Treasure Mapping Collage. Arlington Yoga Center, Poughkeepsie. 473-9074. $30. Finding Out Who You Really Are Through Talk and Touch 2-4pm. Cornwall-on-Hudson. 534-9808. SUNDAY 3 APRIL ART Roberto Azank: A Still Life Retrospective 4-6pm. Unison Arts and Learning Center, New Paltz. 255-1559. BODY / MIND / SPIRIT Open Healing Circle Call for time. With Laila Brady Walzer and Latif Mann. 679-7215. DANCE Argentine Tango Workshops 3pm: Tango essentials. 4:45: Intermediate. W/Pulpo y Luiza. Mountain View Studio, Woodstock. 246-1122. Swing Dance 6:30-9pm. Lesson at 6pm. Arlington Reformed Church, Poughkeepsie. 3393032. $5. EVENTS Kingston Train and Hobby Expo 10am-4pm. Presented by the Kingston Model Railroad Club. Tech City, Kingston. 334-8233. $5/$1 children. Annual Grace Smith House Spring Brunch and Auction 11:30am-2:30pm. Benefits victims of domestic violence. Dutchess Golf and Country Club, Poughkeepsie. 471-3038.

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Cirkus Bezurkus 3pm. A Waldorf youth circus. Simon’s Rock College, Great Barrington, MA. (518) 672-7092 ext. 114. $12/$8 children/$30 family. FILM Millions Call for times. Upstate Films, Rhinebeck. 876-2515. Off the Map Call for times. Upstate Films, Rhinebeck. 876-2515. Danton 2pm. Time and Space Limited, Hudson. (518) 822-8448. Viridiana 4:45pm. Time and Space Limited, Hudson. (518) 822-8448. Knife in the Water 6:45pm. Time and Space Limited, Hudson. (518) 822-8448. MUSIC Northern Lights Call for times. Towne Crier Café, Pawling. 855-1300. $17.50/$15. John Gorka 3pm/6:30pm. Singer-songwriter. Morrison Mansion, Middletown. 343-3049. Dorian Wind Quintet 4pm. Howland Cultural Center, Beacon. 297-9243. $25/$12. Traditional Irish Music 4pm. Followed by a session. American Legion Hall, Rhinebeck. 876-4429. $5. THE OUTDOORS Mohonk Preserve Singles Hike: Mine Hole Gully 8:30am-3:30pm. Strenuous, 8-mile hike with some rock scrambling. Mohonk Preserve, New Paltz. 255-0919. $8. THEATER War Games 3pm. Sam Hall’s WWII drama. Center for Performing Arts, Rhinebeck. 876-3080. $20 adults/$17 seniors/children. Auditions for Oklahoma 7-10pm. Needed: Adult actors, singers and dancers ages 18 - 60. The Center for Performing Arts, Rhinebeck. 876-5348. WORKSHOPS Deer-Proofing Your Landscape Call for time. W/Brad Roeller. The Phantom Gardener, Rhinebeck. 876-8606. Numerology, The Calendar & Color Choices 7-9pm. Mirabai, Woodstock. 679-2100. $15/$20. MONDAY 4 APRIL BODY/MIND/SPIRIT Roycross & Gnosis: Philosophy & Realization 8pm. 13-week intro course. Lectorium Rosicrucianum Ctr., Chatham. (518) 392-2799. CLASSES Absurd Word Series 6:30-8pm. Adult story and craft class, Fish in Fashion. Gardiner Library, Gardiner. 255-1255. $7 a class/$25 for the series.

SPOKEN WORD Panel Discussion on Charles Darwin 4:30pm. Bard College, Annandale-onHudson. 758-7512. THEATER Auditions for Oklahoma 7-10pm. Needed: Adult actors, singers and dancers ages 18 - 60. The Center for Performing Arts, Rhinebeck. 876-5348. TUESDAY 5 APRIL ART Ichabod Crane Student Work 4:30-6:30pm. North Pointe Cultural Center, Kinderhook. (518) 758-9234. BODY / MIND / SPIRIT Health Class Call for time. With Dr. Mark Jordan. New Paltz Healing Arts, New Paltz. 255-2225. $5. CLASSES Tilling the Soil Business Training 12-9 and 8-2. Cornell Cooperative Extension of Dutchess County, Millbrook. (315) 787-2622. $250. FILM Millions Call for times. Upstate Films, Rhinebeck. 876-2515. Off the Map Call for times. Upstate Films, Rhinebeck. 876-2515. MUSIC (Some of) My Favorite Things 8pm. Barbara Hardgrave. SUNY New Paltz, New Paltz. 257-3872. $5/$4/$3. John Carty & Ged Foley 8pm. Woodstock. 679-2033. $20. THE OUTDOORS Early Birds 6:30am. Bird watching. Minnewaska State Park Preserve, New Paltz. 255-2011. SPOKEN WORD Harold Klemps Talks on Video 8-9pm. The Power of Love. SUNY New Paltz Student Union Building, New Paltz. 257-2121. THEATER Ten Things You Need to Know to Survive Shakespeare 10am. By The Young Will Traveling Troupe, for grades 6 and up. The Center for Performing Arts, Rhinebeck. 876-3080 ext. 13. $8/student. WORKSHOPS Hands-On Cooking Class Lead by Holly Anne Shelowitz, CNC. Using all organic ingredients - includes a full dinner. Uptown Kingston location.Call 845-658-7887 or email nourishingwisdom@aol.com to register. 6:30-9:30 pm WEDNESDAY 6 APRIL CLASSES Yoga for Health & Stress Reduction 9:30-10:45am. 6 sessions. Unison Arts and Learning Center, New Paltz. $15/ $12 members/$75 for 6/$60 members. Aperitif and Dessert 7:30pm. The New Paltz Wine School, New Paltz. 255-0110.

FILM Millions Call for times. Upstate Films, Rhinebeck. 876-2515.

Off the Map Call for times. Upstate Films, Rhinebeck. 876-2515.

MUSIC New Paltz High School Fundraiser Show 7-10pm. Several bands. Bacchus, New Paltz. 255-8636.

MUSIC Elly Wininjer 9pm. Singer/Songwriter/Guitarist. Joyous Lake, Woodstock. 679-8100.

Open Mike 7:30pm. Featured artists of the week on at 9pm. Cantina Grille, Rhinebeck. 876-6816.

Ariel 10pm. Acoustic, folk, original, rock. Bacchus, New Paltz. 255-8636. WORKSHOPS De-Clutter & De-Stress 7-8:30pm. Milton Library, Milton. 795-2200.

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COMEDIAN BRIAN REGAN

F IS FOR FUNNY

ne evening a few years ago, a friend brought over a videotape for us to watch. Her two teenage daughters were obsessed with standup comedy and had spent countless hours recording every Tom, Dick, and hairy-backed Mary who made a rubber face onstage. But the must-see comedian of all time, my friend insisted, was this dude, Brian Regan. So, we popped it in. By the time Regan had started doing his bit about the International House of Pancakes, I had literally fallen out of my chair. I hit the floor and lay there curled up in a ball, laughing so hard that no sound emerged. I thought I might have to be hospitalized. I have only experienced Brian Regan that one time, but I’ve heard similar reports from others who’ve witnessed his act and wound up with injuries. I recently found out that he’s making his way to Kingston. Immediately, every synapse began to quake in remembrance of that exquisite agony. Regan...in the flesh. No tidal wave nor nuclear holocaust could keep me from him, but one thing has been made abundantly clear: first I must go and purchase some sort of sturdy helmet. And a diaper. For those who don’t know about the enthusiastic Brian Regan, I believe emphatically that you should. First of all, he’s one of the clean guys. Ranking up there with Ellen DeGeneres and Jerry Seinfeld, he’s a comedian the whole family can enjoy without being rendered mortally aghast by vulgarities. He’s known as an observational comic, touching on universally familiar topics in a stoopid way—donuts, seat belts, spider webs, belly buttons, the first day of school, peanut butter and jelly, Evel Knievel. He even expounds upon his own youth as a hopeless boob. No matter what age you are, you’ll understand his brand of humor. He’s released but one live CD and video, yet his followers are legion, declaring this animated marvel to be the funniest man on this whirling ball of dirt. Regan was a huge fan of Johnny Carson while growing up, but it was Steve Martin that pushed him over the edge. In his college years, the economics major switched to communication and theater arts and started getting laughs. In the early ’80s, he performed at a small club in Florida while flipping burgers, and eventually found his way into the comedy club circuit. Things really took off for Regan when he moved to New York City in the mid ’80s. After winning a $10,000 award for K-ROCK/Miller Lite’s Funniest Person in New York in 1988, he moved to headliner status, appearing finally on “The Tonight Show” with his childhood idol. Since then, he’s had specials on Showtime and Comedy Central, appeared regularly on “Late Night with Conan O’Brien” and the “Late Show with David Letterman,” and has opened for Seinfeld himself. If laughter is indeed the best medicine, Dr. Regan is your cure. Call UPAC ASAP to schedule your appointment. —Sharon Nichols BRIAN REGAN WILL PERFORM AT UPAC, 601 BROADWAY, KINGSTON, ON SATURDAY, APRIL 16 AT 8PM. TICKETS ARE $25. (845) 339-6088; WWW.BRIANREGAN.COM.

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THURSDAY 7 APRIL ART Women Artists of the Hudson Valley Exhibit Call for times. Presented by The Arts Alliance of the Lower Hudson Valley. Call for locations, Newburgh. 534-5284. John Nastasi, Architecture 5-7pm. Dutchess County Community College Art Gallery, Poughkeepsie. 431-8622. Capoeira Angola for Adults 7:30-9pm. 6 sessions. Unison Arts and Learning Center, New Paltz. 255-1559. BODY / MIND / SPIRIT Acupressure Tricks + Essential Oils 7-8:30pm. Help counter stress. New Paltz Healing Arts, New Paltz. 255-2225. $10. CLASSES Acting for Real 3:30-5:30pm. 8-week class by the Hudson River Playback Theater for 14-18 year olds. New Paltz High School, New Paltz. 658-8866. Capoeira Angola with Mario Pereira 7:30pm. 6 Thursday sessions. Unison Arts & Learning Center, New Paltz. 255-1559. $60 members/$75 non-members.

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FILM Millions Call for times. Upstate Films, Rhinebeck. 876-2515. Off the Map Call for times. Upstate Films, Rhinebeck. 876-2515. The Future of Food 7pm. Time and Space Limited, Hudson. (518) 822-8448. MUSIC Violinist Drew Youmans 12:15-12:45pm. Old Dutch Church, Kingston. 338-6759. Recital for students up to age 18 1pm. Dutchess County Community College, Poughkeepsie. 431-8916. $10/$5 students, faculty, seniors and children.

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Little Scotty and the Knockouts 8-11pm. Blues, R&B, soul. The Woronock House, Wappingers Falls. 462-6600.

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THE OUTDOORS Hike for Tykes 2pm. Up to age 6. Minnewaska State Park Preserve, New Paltz. 255-2011.

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New Moon Reservoir Walk 7:30pm. Ashokan Reservoir. 657-2516. SPOKEN WORD Reading by Pauline Uchmanowicz 7pm. Author of Sand and Traffic. Faculty Tower, SUNY NP. 257-2751. WORKSHOPS Our Overweight Children: What Educators, Schools & Communities Can Do 8:30am-3:30pm. Holiday Inn, Fishkill. 340-3990. $55/$65. Animal Communication 6:30-9:30pm. With Sundance “Sunny” Kid, 2 sessions. Burnt Hills Ballston Lake Continuing Education, Burnt Hills. (518) 399-9141 ext 5075. $12/session. FRIDAY 8 APRIL BODY / MIND / SPIRIT Being Alive Together, Celebrating Our Fullness 7-9:30pm. Creative exploration & celebration for women. Acorn Hill Healing Arts, Olivebridge. 657-2516. $45/$240 for the series. CLASSES Modern Dance Intermediate Technique Class 5-6:30pm. For mature, motivated dancers in open/noncompetitive atmosphere. SUNY New Paltz Elting Gym, New Paltz. 943-6700.

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EVENTS Fasting Weekend Call for times. Yoga Ranch, Woodbourne. 436-6492.

Amanda Wachob & Jason D’ Aquino Opening 6-9pm. Pendulum Gallery, Saugerties. 246-6791.

FILM Breakfast at Tiffany’s 7pm. Dinner and film. North Pointe Cultural Arts Center, Kinderhook. (518) 758-9234.

Shadow Echo: Proof I’m Here 6-9pm. Peter Iannarelli/Angelika Rinnhofer. bau, Beacon. 591-2331.

Scared Sacred 7:30pm. Time and Space Limited, Hudson. (518) 822-8448. MUSIC The Kennedys Call for times. Towne Crier Café, Pawling. 855-1300. $20/$17.50. Duo Loco Mark Dziuba & Studio Stu 6:30-9:30pm. Eclectic mix of genres. Neko Sushi and Hibachi, Wappingers Falls. 298-9869. Two Dollar Goat 7-10pm. Acoustic, bluegrass, old-time, traditional. Oasis, New Paltz. 255-2400. Folk Jam 7:30pm. Spencertown Academy, Spencertown. (518) 392-3693. On Beyond Bands 7:30-11pm. Michael Truckpile, Guitars & Hearts. Spons. by Project for Democracy. Rosendale Rec. Ctr., Rosendale. 658-3567. $5. Jonny Lang 8pm. Acoustic band. Bardavon, Poughkeepsie. 473-2072. Alison Dennis 8-11pm. Acoustic, blues, folk, pop, rock, soul. The Colony Café, Woodstock. 679-5342.

CLASSES Sushi Making with Youko Yamamoto 2-4pm. Unison Arts and Learning Center, New Paltz. 255-1559. $20 members/$25 non-members. DANCE Starburst 7:30pm. A ballet gala. Kaatsbaan International Dance Center, Tivoli. 757-5107. KIDS The Ways of the Wolf 10am. The Wolf Conservation Center (WCC) will present a program about wolves. Pre-register. Museum of the Hudson Highlands, Cornwall. 534-5506, ext 206. $22/$16 children. Survival in the Old West 11am. Center for Performing Arts, Rhinebeck. 876-3080. MUSIC Commander Cody & His Lost Planet Airmen Call for times. Towne Crier Café, Pawling. 855-1300. $25/$22.50. Darden Smith & Stacey Earle 8pm. Singer-songwriters. Morrison Mansion, Middletown. 343-3049. Jimmy Eppard & Charlie Knicely until 2am. Blues duet. Air Studio Gallery, Kingston. 331-2662.

Thunder Ridge 10pm. Country, rock. Holiday Inn, Kingston. 338-0400.

Panama LTD 10am-1pm. Blues, R&B, rock. Lost in Mexico, Fishkill. 896-7000.

SPOKEN WORD Travel to Argentina: New Years at the End of the World 7:30pm. Photographic presentation of Unison¹s new Travel Program. Unison Arts and Learning Center, New Paltz. 255-1559.

Faculty Group Concert 4pm. Dutchess County Community College, Poughkeepsie. 431-8916. $10/ $5 students, faculty, seniors & children.

THEATER Nightmare by Yelena Elkind and Perverted Roberta by Mira Gibson 7pm. Bard College, Annandale-onHudson. 758-7045.

John Simon 8pm. Piano. Uncommon Grounds Coffee House, Wurtsboro. 888-2121. $10.

Monster in the Closet 7:30pm. Follows the tradition of Monsters, Inc. New York Conservatory for the Arts Cabaret Theater, West Hurley. 339-4340. War Games 8pm. Sam Hall’s WWII drama. Center for Performing Arts, Rhinebeck. 876-3080. $20 adults/$17 seniors/children. WORKSHOPS Yantra Painting with Mavis Gewant Call for times. Learn to construct and paint traditional yantras. Ananda Ashram, Harriman. 782-5575. $175. SATURDAY 9 APRIL ART 3 Shows Opening 4-6pm. Coffee, Tea and Me; Solo Exhibition by Yale Epstein; With Affection: Personal Inscription and the Art of Giving. Woodstock Artists’ Association, Woodstock. 679-2940. Framing War Opening 5-7pm. Group show of war photographs. Center for Photography, Woodstock. 679-9957. Small Worlds Opening 5-9pm. Group art exhibition. Elisa Pritzker Studio & Gallery, Highland. 691-5506. 12 Artists Exhibit Opening 5-8pm. Various media. Back Room Gallery, Beacon. 838-1838. Kathleen Migliore-Newton Opening 6-8pm. Works that focus on the urban environment. Hudson Opera House, Hudson. (518) 822-1438.

Gwen Laster 8pm. Music from “I Hear You Smiling.” Howland Center, Beacon. 831-4988.

Ralph Stanley 8pm. W/Ramblin’ Jack Elliot. Bardavon, Poughkeepsie. 473-2072. Rory Block 8pm. Acoustic and blues. Unison Arts and Learning Center, New Paltz. 255-1559. $12/$22. Traditional Concert: Aiofe Clancy 8pm. Folk. Spencertown Academy, Spencertown. (518) 392-3693. Vusi Mahlasela 8pm. “The Bob Dylan of South Africa.” Kleinert James Art Center, Woodstock. 679-2079. Professor Louie & the Crowmatix 9pm. W/Commander Cody. 855-1300. Kat Mills 9pm. Acoustic, contemporary, folk. Rosendale Café, Rosendale. 658-9048. THE OUTDOORS Spring Pools 10am. Explore the temporary ponds. Minnewaska State Park Preserve, New Paltz. 255-2011. Mohonk Preserve Singles Hike: Giants Workshop 10am-4pm. Strenuous 8-mile hike. Mohonk Preserve, New Paltz. 255-0919. $8. SPOKEN WORD Regional Science Fair 8:30am-4:45pm. Dutchess County Community College, Poughkeepsie. 471-5462. Seasonal Allergies: Conventional & Holistic Approaches 11am. With Dr. Sam Schikowitz. New Paltz Healing Arts, New Paltz. nphealingarts.com.

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SUZZY

POEMS

& MAGGIE ROCHE

PRAYERS

f you haven’t heard of the Roche sisters, please crawl out from under your rock. This successful trio of Jersey girls has graced the world with their contemplative folk sound for more than 25 years. Their debut album, The Roches, produced by King Crimson’s Robert Fripp and released by Warner Brothers, was named “Album of the Year” by the New York Times. They’ve written music for film and TV, performed and recorded with Philip Glass, Paul Simon, Was Not Was, Laurie Anderson, and the Indigo Girls, and have appeared on “Oprah” and “SNL.” But after 10 albums and myriad world tours, The Roches remain mysteriously shy of mainstream consumption. The three bohemians—Suzzy, Maggie, and Terre—still create a stir in alternative music circles with their assaulting harmonies and thought-provoking lyrics, blending aspects of church choir music, traditional Irish folk, contemporary folk, rock, country, and pop. When their voices meld, the instrument is one of harmonic brilliance. For reasons undeclared, Terre has backed off from the trio for a while. But Suzzy and Maggie are still pumping out musical poetry. Their latest release, Why The Long Face, is a fine example. With the two sisters on guitar, piano, and vocals, and many guest artists on various percussion and strings, this refreshing album is a thematic one, examining the thin line between opposites—comedy and tragedy, hope and despair, political and personal, truth and lies, success and failure, simple and complex. “I Don’t Have You” takes the listener to a lonely city after the loss of a love, yet the song remains upbeat. “La Vie C’est La Vie” is a melancholy poem adapted froman anthology of black verse. “Training Wheels” is a heartbreaking ode to a taunted child. A Beach Boys cover, “A Day in The Life of a Tree,” bemoans our modern day existence, and the peppy stream of consciousness prayer “The Warwick Flog” is based on 20 women’s words from a dream workshop. “For Those Whose Work Is Invisible” is yet another prayer for the unnoticed workers among us. Why The Long Face is the follow up to the critically acclaimed Zero Church, an unusual set of musical prayers representing a wide range of religious, ethnic, and social backgrounds. It was originally slated for release on September 11, 2001, but it was pulled so Suzzy could add “New York City,” a powerful elegy for the heroes, victims, and their families. Other tracks on the profound recording remember an AIDS patient, a Vietnam soldier, a nun, an African slave, and hate-crime victim Matthew Shepard. Terre was also absent on Zero Church, but resurfaced last fall with a song she wrote with Maggie for the Presidential election. She won’t be joining her sisters on their current tour, but the duo promises to pack plenty of heart into every performance. —Sharon Nichols SUZZY AND MAGGIE ROCHE WILL PLAY THE ROSENDALE CAFE, 434 MAIN STREET, ROSENDALE, ON SATURDAY, APRIL 30, AT 9PM. (845) 658-9048; WWW.ROSENDALECAFE.COM.

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The Forecast

Brett Bevell and Sparrow 2pm. Woodstock Poetry Society meeting. Woodstock Town Hall, Woodstock. 246-8565.

MUSIC Glengarry Bhoys Call for times. Towne Crier Café, Pawling. 855-1300. $17.50/$15.

Who Collects the Days 2pm. By Howard Altmann. Hudson Opera House, Hudson. (518) 822-1438.

Dee Carstensen 3pm. Harpist singer/songwriter. Morrison Mansion, Middletown. 343-3049.

Bert Darrow 5pm. Reads & signs Bert Darrow’s Practical Fly Fishing. Golden Notebook, Wdstk. 679-8000. Glenn Soberman 7pm. Reading from Letting Go: A Self Help Manual for Emotional Well Being. Ariel Bookstore, New Paltz. 255-8041. Ione Book Signing 7pm. Listening in Dreams. Gallery at Deep Listening Space, Kingston. 338-5984. Time To Talk 8pm. Stan Goff. Time and Space Limited, Hudson. (518) 822-8448. THEATER The Trial of Goldilocks 2pm/7pm. Performed by The Arts Community Children’s Theater. Parker Theater, SUNY New Paltz. 255-9371. Auditions for Annie 10am. Presented by SummerStar Theater. SUNY Orange, Middletown. 341-4790. Nightmare by Yelena Elkind and Perverted Roberta by Mira Gibson 7pm. Bard College, Annandale-onHudson. 758-7900. Monster in the Closet 7:30pm. Follows the tradition of Monsters, Inc. New York Conservatory for the Arts Cabaret Theater, West Hurley. 339-4340. War Games 8pm. Sam Hall’s WWII drama. Center for Performing Arts, Rhinebeck. 8763080. $20 adults/$17 seniors/children. WORKSHOPS Write Saturday 8:30am-4pm. With Wallkill Valley Writers. New Paltz. 255-7090. Learning Styles Workshop 10-11:30am. Woodstock. Call for info. 679-4508. Tarot Intensive Series: Fool through Chariot 10am-5pm. Rhinebeck. 876-5797. How to Audition for Television Commercials 10:30am-12pm. 3 sessions. SUNY Ulster, Stone Ridge. 339-2025. $59. Spring Fling 2-5pm. Mirabai, Woodstock. 679-2100. $25/$30.

Feeling Foolish?

A Good Reason for a New Tattoo

SUNDAY 10 APRIL ART Friends of the Newburgh Library Art Show 2-4pm. Friends of the Newburgh Free Library, Newburgh. 565-6329. BODY / MIND / SPIRIT Being Alive Together, Celebrating Our Fullness 9-11:30am. Creative exploration & celebration for women. Acorn Hill Healing Arts, Olivebridge. 657-2516. $45/$240 for the series.

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Lance Koonah Innerworkings 3pm. Quartet offers “Music That Moves,” contemporary jazz compositions by saxophonist Lance Koonah. Newburgh Free Library, Newburgh. 563-3619. Benefit Concert 4pm. Featuring French Connection. Fishkill United Methodist Church, Fishkill. 897-4348. $ 20/$25/children 12-18 $10. Traditional Irish Music 4pm. Followed by session. American Legion Hall, Rhinebeck. 876-4429. $5. Overkill, Vyle, Thrash Ratchet, and Assault 7pm. Heavy metal. The Chance, Poughkeepsie. 626-7780. $15. THE OUTDOORS Table Rocks/Bonticou Plus Hike 10am-3pm. Moderate 6-mile hike. Mohonk Preserve, New Paltz. 2550919. $8. SPOKEN WORD Ecovillages: How Do We Get There from Here? 4-6pm. Presented by Mohonk Consultations. Mohonk Mountain House, New Paltz. 256-2726. $10/$5 seniors. THEATER Monster in the Closet 2pm. Follows the tradition of Monsters, Inc. New York Conservatory for the Arts Cabaret Theater, West Hurley. 339-4340. The Trial of Goldilocks 2pm. Performed by The Arts Community Children’s Theater. Parker Theater, SUNY New Paltz. 255-9371. $2. War Games 3pm. Sam Hall’s WWII drama. Center for Performing Arts, Rhinebeck. 8763080. $20 adults/$17 seniors/children. MONDAY 11 APRIL BODY / MIND / SPIRIT From Surviving to Thriving: Recovering the Body, Discovering the Self 6:30-8pm. Trauma Self-Healing Group, 3 sessions. Acorn Hill Healing Arts, Olivebridge. 657-2516. $45/$240 for the series. MUSIC Open Mike 7:30pm. Featured artists of the week on at 9pm. Cantina Grille, Rhinebeck. 876-6816. Jazz with Chris Macchia and Friends 10pm. Bacchus, New Paltz. 255-8636. SPOKEN WORD Chip Fleischer Call for time. Publisher of Dawn Powell’s works. Barnes and Noble, Kingston. 336-0590. Cosmic Revolution 4:30pm. Bard College, Annandale-onHudson. 758-7512.

Basic Daosist Alchemy 10am-5pm. Jeff Antin. Unison Arts and Learning Center, New Paltz. 255-1559. $85/$95 non-member.

WORKSHOPS Balance Your Life & Melt Your Stress Away 7-8pm. LaGrange Library, LaGrange. 452-3141.

CLASSES The Vegetarian Gourmet 4-7pm. Whole Foods Whole People. Salt Point. 266-4282.

Four-Season Trees & Shrubs Call for time. W/Eli Joseph-Hunter. The Phantom Gardener, Rhinebeck. 876-8606.

FILM Catching Out 3pm. Time and Space Limited, Hudson. (518) 822-8448. My Terrorist 5pm. Time and Space Limited, Hudson. (518) 822-8448.

TUESDAY 12 APRIL BODY / MIND / SPIRIT Health Class Call for time. With Dr. Mark Jordan. New Paltz Healing Arts, New Paltz. 255-2225. $5.

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hose familiar with the 6,000-year-old Sumerian Epic of Gilgamesh will remember that the primitive hero Enkido becomes cultured, indeed human, only after introduced to beer. In fact, a look at its historical and cultural tradition will show that beer’s stamp on humanity is not only positive; in a real sense the invention of beer symbolically marks a change from hunter-gatherer to agriculture-based (agrarian) society. A far cry from the debauchery in which the majority of college-aged Americans, including myself, frequently experience the drink, it’s in this spirit of regard to beer’s seminal importance culturally and religiously, as well as its influence in respect to cuisine, that the Hudson Valley Beer and Food Festival invites the public to experience TAP-New York. TAP-NY, now in its eighth year and one of the largest craft beer and fine food festivals in New York State, was originally held at the Culinary Institute of America in Hyde Park. The ever-growing event moved to Hunter Mountain in 1999, expanded in 2002, and will be growing again this year after record attendance in 2004. Designed to highlight excellence in craft-brewed beer, with “craft” defined as “home-brewed beers with personality and genuine taste,” the festival, which takes place on Saturday, April 23 and Sunday, April 24 will showcase more than 100 craft-brewed beers from more than 30 brewers throughout New York State. Those planning to attend the festival should not expect to find the “big-corporation” beers such as Coors or Budweiser. What you will find, according to Bill Woodring, co-founder and president of the festival, is “everything from pale ales and pilsners to weisbiers, porters, stouts, and scotch ales.” The festival committee is encouraging patrons to take advantage of the festival’s educational and culinary aspects. As Jeff Friedman, Assistant General Manager of Hunter Mountain, explained, “TAP-NY is not simply a chugging or beer-guzzling festival.” (Of course attendees are expected to indulge in all that’s available to drink.) But in addition to the many specialty and gourmet beers available for tasting, the admission price also covers all you can eat, and a host of seminars and other informative activities that will be held all weekend. Each year TAP-NY picks a particular culinary theme, and this year it’s barbecue. Ric Orlando from New World Home Cooking and many other chefs will be on hand to perform cooking demonstrations. Of course there’s also the competition aspect of the festival, in which expert and non-expert beerenthusiasts award prizes for “Best Beer” in the Hudson Valley and in New York State. Additionally, the F.X. Matt Memorial Cup and the Matthew Vassar Cup will recognize the “Best Craft Beer Brewery in New York State” and “Best Craft Beer Brewery in the Hudson Valley,” respectively. Past winners include the Woodstock Brewing Company and the Brooklyn Brewery. If all goes as the festival committee has planned, on April 23 a “nice, eclectic crowd” will converge on Hunter Mountain to enjoy a laid-back, dinner-party atmosphere with fine beer and fine food in a beautiful setting; it’s anybody’s guess if the degree of civilization will increase or decline with each sip.

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Healing with Astrology 7:30-9:30pm. W/Sue Wilens. Spirittus, Kingston. $20. EVENTS Knitting Group 7-8:30pm. Newburgh Free Library, Newburgh. 563-3619. THE OUTDOORS Early Birds 6:30am. Bird watching. Minnewaska State Park Preserve, New Paltz. 255-2011. Babes in the Woods Hike 10am. For parents with babies. Minnewaska State Park Preserve, New Paltz. 255-2011. SPOKEN WORD Orange County in the Civil War 7pm. Story of NY soldiers who went to war to preserve the Union, or die in the attempt. Visitor Center at the D&H Canal Park, Cuddebackville. 754-8870. $5.

WORKSHOPS String Trio of New York 10:30am. Jazz Through the Ages. SUNY Ulster, Stone Ridge. 687-5262. $5. The Kabbalah of Prayer 7-9pm. Sacred Sounds and the Soul’s Journey. Mirabai, Woodstock. 679-2100. $25/$30. FRIDAY 15 APRIL

Chip Fleischer 7:30pm. Publisher of Dawn Powell’s works. Woodstock Library, Woodstock. 679-2213. Harold Klemps Talks on Video 8-9pm. The Road to Spiritual Freedom. SUNY New Paltz Student Union Building, New Paltz. 257-2121.

FILM My Fair Lady 7:30pm. Bardavon, Poughkeepsie. 473-2072.

WORKSHOPS On The Table in 30 Minutes Flat! 6:30-9:30pm.Hands-On Cooking Class lead by Holly Anne Shelowitz, CNC. Using all organic ingredients - includes a full dinner. Marbletown Community Center, Stone Ridge Call 658-7887 or email nourishingwisdom@aol.com to register.

KIDS Family Art Night 6-8pm. Saugerties Art Lab. Dutch Arms Chapel, Saugerties. 246-3166.

Equine Skills Level 1 Call for times. For riding instructors/ horse handlers working in the field of hippotherapy. Winslow Therapeutic Center, Warwick. 986-6686.

Duo Loco Mark Dziuba & Studio Stu 6:30-9:30pm. Eclectic mix of genres. Neko Sushi and Hibachi, Wappingers Falls. 298-9869.

Woodstock Writers Workshops 6:30-8:30pm. Writing and how to get it published with Iris Litt. Village Green, Woodstock. (8450 679-8256. $15. WEDNESDAY 13 APRIL BODY / MIND / SPIRIT LGBT Guided Relaxation & Meditation 7-8:30pm. Facilitated by Elise Lark. Acorn Hill Healing Arts, Olivebridge. 657-2516. $10. Craniosacral Group 7-9pm. W/Susan Moran. Spirittus, Kingston. $20. A Course in Miracles 7:30-9:30pm. Unitarian Fellowship, Poughkeepsie. 229-8391. MUSIC Blues Jam 8pm. Spencertown Academy, Spencertown. (518) 392-3693.

The Zydeco Pilots 10pm. Bacchus, New Paltz. 255-8636. SPOKEN WORD Chip Fleischer 7pm. Publisher of Dawn Powell’s works. Saugerties Library, Saugerties. 246-4317. WORKSHOPS Melt Your Stress Away 7-8:30pm. Four-week program. Arlington High School, Poughkeepsie. 486-4860 ext. 2101, ext. 8. THURSDAY 14 APRIL FILM Catching Out 7pm. Time and Space Limited, Hudson. (518) 822-8448. KIDS Family Storytelling 7:30pm. Sunbridge College, Chestnut Ridge. 425-0055 ext. 13. $20 includes materials.

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The Laramie Project 8pm. Presented by Performing Arts Program and the Masquer’s Guild of DCC. Dutchess County Community College, Poughkeepsie. 431-8916. $10/$5 students, faculty, seniors and children.

CLASSES Modern Dance Intermediate Technique Class 5-6:30pm. For mature, motivated dancers in open/noncompetitive atmosphere. SUNY New Paltz Elting Gym, New Paltz. 943-6700.

Da Capo Celebrates Bard 8pm. The Bard Center, Annandale-onHudson. 758-7425.

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MUSIC Pianist Evelyn Jaworski 12:15-12:45pm. Old Dutch Church, Kingston. 338-6759.

MUSIC Trout Fishing In America Call for times. Towne Crier Café, Pawling. 855-1300. $20/$17.50.

Anita O’Day in Concert 8pm. SUNY New Paltz, New Paltz. 257-3872. $15-$42. John Simon 8pm. Piano. Colony Café, Woodstock. 679-5342. $15. Nervous System 9pm. Hip hop, rock. Forum Lounge, Kingston. 331-1116. SPOKEN WORD Chip Fleischer 12pm. Publisher of Dawn Powell’s works. Kingston Library, Kingston. 331-0155. Open Mike Night for High School Students 7-11pm. VFW Hall, Cold Spring. 424-3960. Time to Talk 7:30pm. A Panther in Africa with Jim Beal. Time and Space Limited, Hudson. (518) 822-8448. Tsunami Presentation with Julian and Wendy Lions 7:30pm. Multimedia presentation on the relief work in South India. Unison Arts and Learning Center, New Paltz. 255-1559. $10. THEATER The Laramie Project 8pm. Presented by Performing Arts Program and the Masquer’s Guild of DCC. Dutchess County Community College, Poughkeepsie. 431-8916. $10/$5 students, faculty, seniors and children. Art 8pm. Yasmina Reza’s wise and witty comedy on how different tastes can make friends become foes. Center for Performing Arts, Rhinebeck. 876-3080. $18. Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream 8pm. Presented by the SUNY Ulster Theater Department. Quimby Theater, Stone Ridge. 687-5086.

SATURDAY 16 APRIL ART Earthly Delights Call for times. Sculpture, objects and works on paper by Dina Bursztyn and Julie Chase. Open Studio, Catskill. (518) 943-9531. Raku Workshop & Tea Ceremony with Bill Shillalies 11am-4pm. Unison Arts and Learning Center, New Paltz. 255-1559. Poughkeepsie Gallery ArtHop 4-8pm. Albert Shahinian Fine Art, Poughkeepsie. 454-0522. $10. Kico Govantes Solo Exhibition Opening 6-8pm. Modo Gallery, Hudson. (518) 828-5090. BODY / MIND / SPIRIT Healing Forms for Women 1-2:45pm. Dream Awareness, Qi Gong, meditations and informal discussion. Per Ankh, Kingston. 339-5776. $25. CLASSES Reiki I Certification 10am-5pm. Become a certified Reiki practitioner. Woodstock. 336-4609. DANCE Contradance 8pm. With caller Don Flaherty with The Puddin’ Head Wilsons. Arlington Reformed Church, Poughkeepsie. 473-7050. $8. Freestyle Frolic 8:30pm. Alcohol-free and shoe-free environment with a wide range of music. Kingston Knights of Columbus Hall, Kingston. 658-8319. Adults$5, teens, seniors $2/ children & volunteers free. EVENTS Pasta Primo Vino Call for times. Winery tour, recipes. Rivendell Winery, New Paltz. 255-2494. Rosendale Green Building & Renewable Energy Expo 8am-5pm. Rosendale Recreation Center, Rosendale. 454-7673 ext. 113. $40/ seniors, students, low income $20. Civil War EncampmentRe-Enactment and Artifacts 10am-3pm. Presented by the Ulster County Historical Society and the Ulster County Civil War Roundtable. Bevier House Museum, Marbletown. 255-9400 ext 106. Earth Day Celebration 11am-3pm. Museum of the Hudson Highlands, Cornwall. 534-5506, ext 206. $7/$5 children. Sheep and Wool Showcase 11am-4pm. Clermont State Historic Site, Germantown. (518) 537-4240. $5. Hudson Valley Literary Magazine & Small Press Fair 12-5pm. Hudson Opera House, Hudson. (518) 822-1438.

FILM Paternal Instinct 7:30pm. One gay couple’s journey to parenthood. Hippodrome Theater, Loch Sheldrake. 482-4141. $5-$10. KIDS Artistry and Archetypes: Puppetry for the Young Child 9am-4pm. Sunbridge College, Chestnut Ridge. 425-0055 ext. 13. $95.

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Turtles Here and There Workshop 10-11:30am. 12 and up. Mohonk Preserve, New Paltz. 255-0919. Robert Rogers’ Puppet Theater 10:30am. Ages 6 and up. Kingston Library, Kingston. 331-0507. The Snowmaiden 11am. Center for Performing Arts, Rhinebeck. 876-3080. MUSIC Annie Haslam with David Sancious Call for times. Towne Crier Café, Pawling. 855-1300. $30/$22.50. Baird Hersey and Prana Call for times. Woodstock Indian Culture Weekend. Mountain View Studio, Woodstock. 679-0901. Dorraine Scofield 2-3pm. CD party, acoustic, country, folk. Olive Free Library, West Shokan. 657-2482. Terrence Simien & the Zydeco Experience 3pm. Morrison Mansion, Middletown. 343-3049. Viennese Foursomes 6pm. Piano quartets. St. James Church, Great Barrington, MA. (800) 843-0778. Project Mercury 6:30-10:30pm. Acoustic, folk, original, rock. Gadaleto’s Seafood and Bandstand, New Paltz. 255-1717. Cosy Sheridan in The Pomegranate Seed 8pm. Explores appetite, body image and myth in modern culture. Unison Arts and Learning Center, New Paltz. 255-1559. $12/$16. World Jazz Concert 8pm. Albert Shahinian Fine Art, Poughkeepsie. 454-0522. $10. Deep Singh 8pm. Time and Space Limited, Hudson. (518) 822-8448. Laurel Masse & The Francesca Tanksley Trio 8pm. Jazz and cabaret. North Pointe Cultural Center, Kinderhook. (518) 758-9234. $25/$22.50 seniors/$20 members/$10 students. Pacifica String Quartet 8pm. Church of the Messiah, Rhinebeck. 876-3533. $20/students $5/children free. Piano- King of Instruments Series 8pm. Catskill Mountain Foundation Performing Arts Center, Hunter. (518) 263-4908 ext 202. $12/$30 whole series. Allison Dennis 8-11pm. Blues, folk, soul. The Beech Tree, Poughkeepsie. 471-7279.

Robin Rayfield Memorial Reception and Annual Charity Auction 2-5:30pm. Benefits the Child Abuse Prevention Center of Dutchess County. The Links at Unionvale, LaGrangeville. 454-0595. $35.

Uncle Moon 9pm. Eclectic folk. The Black Swan, Tivoli. 757-3777.

Grand Opening Ceremony 5pm. Center For An Examined Life, West Hurley. 331-3390. $8.

Life in a Blender 11pm. Modern. The Black Swan, Tivoli. 757-3777.

Party with the Arts: A Benefit Auction 5-10pm. Antiques, memorabilia, vacations, NYC and Hudson Valley dining. Vassar College Alumnae House, Poughkeepsie. 462-7600, ext. 108. $75.

THE OUTDOORS Mohonk Preserve Singles Hike: Zaidee’s Bower 9:30am-2:30pm. Meet at the Coxing Trailhead, strenuous, 8-mile hike. Mohonk Preserve, New Paltz. 255-0919. $8.

Woodstock Indian Culture Weekend 6pm. Food, music, yoga demonstrations and talks all relating to Indian Culture. Mountainview Studio, Woodstock. 679-3804.

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Las Rubias Del Norte 10pm. Latin music. The Black Swan, Tivoli. 757-3777.

Spring Pools 10am. Explore the temporary ponds. Minnewaska State Park Preserve, New Paltz. 255-2011.

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WORKSHOPS Report? Paper? Essay? Making Connections Call for registration and times. Conference for teachers. Bard College, Annandale-on-Hudson. 758-7484.

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SPOKEN WORD Public Issues Forum 9am-3pm. Explore ideas on improving how NYS runs its government. Dutchess County Community College, Poughkeepsie. 431-8515. Turtles Here and There 10-11:30am. Mohonk Preserve, New Paltz. 255-0919. $8. Bert Darrow 7pm. Bert Darrow’s Practically Fly Fishing. Ariel Books, New Paltz. 255-8041. Dances With Werewolves 8pm. Carl Welden. Stone Ridge Center for the Arts, Stone Ridge. 687-8890. THEATER Art 8pm. Yasmina Reza’s wise and witty comedy on how different tastes can make friends become foes. Center for Performing Arts, Rhinebeck. 876-3080. $36 includes food.

Aches, Pain and Headaches 10am-2pm. With Dr. Mark Jordan. New Paltz Healing Arts, New Paltz. 255-2225. $25. Tarot Intensive Series: Fool through Chariot 10am-5pm. Rhinebeck. 876-5797. How to Audition for Television Commercials 10:30am-12pm. Anthony Giaimo. SUNY Ulster, Stone Ridge. 687-5262. $59.

Simply Organize! 1pm. De-clutter your life. Must register. Newburgh Free Library, Newburgh. 563-3619.

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Swing Dance Jam 6:30-9pm. Lesson at 6pm. White Eagle Hall, Kingston. 339-3032. $5.

Earth Day Celebration 11am-3pm. Museum of the Hudson Highlands, Cornwall. 534-5506, ext 206. $7/$5 children.

Earth Day Recycled Art 12-4pm. Workshop with Sara Sheppard. Unison Arts and Learning Center, New Paltz. 255-1559. $8/$10.

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DANCE Sunday Master Class Series 2-4pm. Presented by the Hudson Valley Modern Dance Cooperative. SUNY New Paltz, New Paltz. 943-6700.

Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream 8pm. Presented by the SUNY Ulster Theater Department. Quimby Theater, Stone Ridge. 687-5086.

Circle of Clarity 9-11am. Mandala Labryinth Project. SoulPaths Spirituality and Healing Institute, Barrytown. 417-1345. $20/$25.

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CLASSES Reiki II Certification 10am-5pm. Become a certified Reiki practitioner. Woodstock. 336-4609.

EVENTS Pasta Primo Vino Call for times. Winery tour, recipes. Rivendell Winery, New Paltz. 255-2494.

WORKSHOPS Let the Sun Shine! 8am-5pm. Renewable Energy Expo. Town of Rosendale Recreation Center, Rosendale. 454-7673 x 113. $35/$40 at the door.

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SUNDAY 17 APRIL BODY / MIND / SPIRIT Naked Sundays 7:30-9:30am. Early Morning Movement & Meditation. Acorn Hill Healing Arts, Olivebridge. 657-2516. $15.

The Writer’s Eye 8pm. Presented by Hudson River Playback Theater. Unitarian Congregation, Kingston. 255-7716. $10/$8.

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FILM American Farm 1pm. With director Jim Spione. Upstate Films, Rhinebeck. 876-2515. My Terrorist 4pm. Time and Space Limited, Hudson. (518) 822-8448. KIDS Wow! 3pm. Family-oriented magic show. Center for Performing Arts, Rhinebeck. 8763080. $20 adults/$15 children/seniors.

Dave Ellison and Gian Starr 6pm. Acoustic, alternative, bluegrass, folk, progressive. Gadaleto’s Seafood and Bandstand, New Paltz. 255-1717. Dances With Werewolves 7pm. Carl Weldan. Varga, Woodstock. 679-4005. Natalie Cole 7pm. 2005 Bardavon Gala. Bardavon, Poughkeepsie. 473-2072. THE OUTDOORS Mohonk Preserve Singles Hike: Millbrook and Peters Kill 9:30am-4:30pm. Strenuous 10 mile hike. Mohonk Preserve, New Paltz. 255-0919. $8. SPOKEN WORD Time to Talk Brunch 11am-2pm. White House Project with Marie Wilson. Time and Space Limited, Hudson. (518) 822-8448. THEATER Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream 2pm. Presented by the SUNY Ulster Theater Department. Quimby Theater, Stone Ridge. 687-5086. The Laramie Project 3pm. Presented by Performing Arts Program and the Masquer’s Guild of DCC. Dutchess County Community College, Poughkeepsie. 431-8916. $10, $5 students, faculty, seniors and children. WORKSHOPS Alpine Plants Call for time. W/Diana K. Weiner. The Phantom Gardener, Rhinebeck. 876-8606. MONDAY 18 APRIL

MUSIC Michael Packer Blues Band Call for times. Towne Crier Café, Pawling. 855-1300. $17.50/$15.

BODY / MIND / SPIRIT From Surviving to Thriving: Recovering the Body, Discovering the Self 6:30-8pm. Trauma Self-Healing Group, 3 sessions. Acorn Hill Healing Arts, Olivebridge. 657-2516. $45/$240 for the series.

Second Helpings: Contemporary Chamber Music Series 2pm. Featuring St. Luke’s Chamber Ensemble. Dia:Beacon, Beacon. 440-0412. $20/$10.

MUSIC Kirtan--Devotional Singing 7:30pm. With Gitaprana & friends. Vivekananda Retreat, Stone Ridge. 687-4574.

Madison String Quartet 3pm. Presented by the Ulster Chamber Music series. Church of the Holy Cross, Kingston. CCEdev@aol.com.

Open Mike 7:30pm. Featured artists of the week on at 9pm. Cantina Grille, Rhinebeck. 876-6816.

Beth Craig & Larry Wallach 3pm. Works of Beethoven, Messiaen for cello & piano. Kellogg Music Ctr., Simon’s Rock College, Great Barrington, MA. (413) 528-8809.

Studio Stu 10pm. Bacchus, New Paltz. 255-8636.

Pianist Bari Mort and soprano Kimberly Kahan 3pm. Works by Debussy. Bard College, Annandale-on-Hudson. 758-7425. Alexander String Quartet 4pm. Howland Cultural Center, Beacon. 297-9243. $25/$12.

SPOKEN WORD The Reformation and the Myth of Yourself 4:30pm. Bard College, Annandale-onHudson. 758-7512. WORKSHOPS De-Clutter Your Life 7-8:30pm. East Fishkill Library, Hopewell Junction. 221-9943.

TUESDAY 19 APRIL BODY / MIND / SPIRIT Health Class Call for time. With Dr. Mark Jordan. New Paltz Healing Arts, New Paltz. 255-2225. $5. CLASSES Basic Hand Building Ceramics 1-3:30pm. 5 sessions. Yoko’s Studio, Highland. 691- 6008. $125 + $30 materials. Intermediate Hand-Building Ceramics 6-8:30pm. 5 sessions. Yoko’s Studio, Highland. 691- 6008. $125 + $30 materials. THE OUTDOORS Early Birds 6:30am. Bird watching. Minnewaska State Park Preserve, New Paltz. 255-2011. Babes in the Woods Hike 10am. For parents with babies. Minnewaska State Park Preserve, New Paltz. 255-2011. SPOKEN WORD Chip Fleischer 1pm. Publisher of Dawn Powell’s works, AAUW book discussion. Kingston Library, Kingston. 331-0155. WORKSHOPS Thai Flavors Cooking Class 6:30-9:30 pm. Lead by Holly Anne Shelowitz, CNC. Prepare authentic Thai dishes using all organic ingredients - includes a full dinner. Marlbletown Community Center, Stone Ridge. 845658-7887; nourishingwisdom@aol.com to register. Poet Iven Laurie 7:30pm. A writing method from the body/mind as well as the heart. Esoterica Books, New Paltz. 255-5777. WEDNESDAY 20 APRIL BODY/MIND/SPIRIT Embodied Kabbalah Conscious Eating 7pm. W/Ellen Weaver. Spirittus, Kingston. $20. CLASSES Terrier 7:30pm. Learn about the effects of soil, sites and climates on wines. The New Paltz Wine School, New Paltz. 255-0110. DANCE Youth Inspiring Youth Benefit 8pm. Presented by Something Good in the World, Inc. Paramount Center for the Arts, Peekskill. (914) 217-9249. $25/$10 students/$5 children. FILM The Great Dictator 7:15pm. Harriman Hall Film Theater, Middletown. 341-4891. $2. MUSIC What Bach Knew 8pm. Bard College, Annandale-onHudson. 758-7425. Dave Ellison & Gian Starr 10pm. Acoustic, alternative, bluegrass, folk, original, pop, rock. Bacchus, New Paltz. 255-8636. SPOKEN WORD Hudson Valley Publishing Network Meeting 7-9pm. Featuring Sandi Gelles-Cole. Backstage Studio Productions, Kingston. 338-8700. $5. Mid-Hudson Sierra Free Speaker Social 7:30pm. New Paltz Jewish Community Center, New Paltz. 255-5528. Poetry Forum 7:30pm. With poet Jane Hirschfield. Quimby Theater, Stone Ridge. 687-5262. THEATER Honk! 10am. By The Rhinebeck Theater Society, all ages. The Center for Performing Arts, Rhinebeck. 876-3080 ext. 13. $10 per student.

WORKSHOPS Excellence in Customer Service 9am-1pm. SUNY Ulster Business Resource Center, Kingston. 339-2025. Art Teacher Appreciation Workshop II 5-7pm. Meaning Matters: The Place of Content in Teaching Art to Young People. SUNY New Paltz, New Paltz. 257-3850. Subagh Singh Khalsa 7pm. Student and practitioner of Sat Nam Rasayan Healing. Center For An Examined Life, West Hurley. 331-3390. $8. Estate Planning 7:30pm. Unison Arts and Learning Center, New Paltz. 255-1559. $10/$12. THURSDAY 21 APRIL BODY/MIND/SPIRIT Spiritual Seekers Book Club 7pm. W/Rev. Kevin Kraft. Barnes & Noble, Kingston. 338-8313. FILM Knife in the Water 7pm. Polanski thriller. Time and Space Limited, Hudson. (518) 822-8448. KIDS One Family/One Planet 2pm. Kim and Reggie Harris. Spencertown Academy, Spencertown. (518) 392-3693. Honk! 7pm. Adaptation of “The Ugly Duckling.” Center for Performing Arts, Rhinebeck. 876-3080. $18/$16 seniors/ children/$15 groups (10+). MUSIC Cellist Noelle Ziegenfelder 12:15-12:45pm. Old Dutch Church, Kingston. 338-6758. Jazz Jam 8pm. Spencertown Academy, Spencertown. (518) 392-3693. THE OUTDOORS Hike for Tykes 2pm. Exploration for up to age 6. Minnewaska State Park Preserve, New Paltz. 255-2011. SPOKEN WORD John Ashbery Poetry Series 5pm. Rob Fitterman and Bard professor Tim Davis. Bard College, Annandaleon-Hudson. 758-7425. Sufi Poetry Night 7-9:30pm. Woodstock. 679-2358. THEATER A Midsummer Night’s Dream 8pm. Quimby Theater, Stone Ridge. 687-5086. WORKSHOPS Create the Life of Your Dreams – Refresh and Renew 7-9pm. Sarabrae Women’s Spirituality Center, New Windsor. 569-1038. $30/ $25 members. FRIDAY 22 APRIL BODY / MIND / SPIRIT Being Alive Together, Celebrating Our Fullness 7-9:30pm. Creative exploration & celebration for women. Acorn Hill Healing Arts, Olivebridge. 657-2516. $45/$240 for the series. CLASSES Modern Dance Intermediate Technique Class 5-6:30pm. For mature, motivated dancers in open/noncompetitive atmosphere. SUNY New Paltz Elting Gym, New Paltz. 943-6700.

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FILM Oldboy Call for times. Upstate Films, Rhinebeck. 876-2515. KIDS Honk! 7pm. Adaptation of “The Ugly Duckling.” Center for Performing Arts, Rhinebeck. 876-3080. $18/$16 seniors. MUSIC Odetta Call for times. Towne Crier Café, Pawling. 855-1300. $25/$22.50.

Cabaret Voltron 9pm. Electro party. The Sweetwater Café, Kingston. 339-7800. THE OUTDOORS Shawangunk Earth Day Hike 9am. Strenuous hike on Gertrude’s Nose. Minnewaska State Park Preserve, New Paltz. (914) 234-6618.

Eliot Fisk 8pm. Classical guitarist. Studley Theater, New Paltz. 255-1559. $23/$28.

Winter Bird Walks 9am. Clermont State Historic Site, Germantown. (518) 537-4240. $2.

SPOKEN WORD Lowell Handler 12pm. From his book Twitch and Shout. Dutchess County Community College, Poughkeepsie. 431-8434.

Mohonk Preserve Singles Hike: Peters Kill 9:30am-4:30pm. Strenuous, 10+-mile hike with some rock scrambling. Mohonk Preserve, New Paltz. 255-0919. $6.

THEATER Hudson River Playback Theater 7pm. Sponsored by Kids Connection at Oncology Support Program. Benedictine Hospital, Kingston. 334-3171.

Annual Spring Plow 10am-4pm. By the Hudson Valley Draft Horse Association. Kelder’s Farm, Kerhonkson. 626-7284.

You Can’t Take It With You 8pm. Presented by the Pawling Theater Company. Pawling High School, Pawling. 855-1965. WORKSHOPS The Living Arts: Creating Strength and Resiliency in Our Children 9am-4pm. Sunbridge College, Chestnut Ridge. 425-0055 ext. 13. Heart Advice: How to Live Compassionately in a Troubled World 7pm. Pema Chödrön, Tibetan Buddhist teachers. Omega Institute, Rhinebeck. (800) 944-1001. $335 plus accommodations. Environment Weekend 4/22-24. Blacksmithing, Native American encampment, +. Ashokan Field Campus, Olivebridge. 657-8333. SATURDAY 23 APRIL BODY/MIND/SPIRIT Reiki Level 1 Training 10am-5pm. W/Rev. Kevin Kraft. Spirittus, Kingston. $20. 338-8313. ART Right Brain Saturday 10am-12pm. Ages 6-10, explore methods and issues of exhibiting artists. Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum, Ridgefield, CT. (203) 438-4519. CLASSES Reiki I Certification & Attunements 12-5pm. Hurley. LumenOcculere.com. $50. FILM Oldboy Call for times. Upstate Films, Rhinebeck. 876-2515. Scared Sacred 5:30pm. Time and Space Limited, Hudson. (518) 822-8448. My Terrorist 7:30pm. Time and Space Limited, Hudson. (518) 822-8448. KIDS Salamander Sleuths and Frog Finders 10am. Museum of the Hudson Highlands, Cornwall. 534-5506, ext 206. $5/$3 children. Earth Day at the Farm 11am-4pm. Stamp your own T-shirt. Greig Farm Marketplace and Bakery, Red Hook. 758-6561. $10 a t-shirt.

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MUSIC The Bobs Call for times. Towne Crier Café, Pawling. 855-1300. $25/$22.50.

Duo Loco Mark Dziuba & Studio Stu 6:30-9:30pm. Eclectic mix of genres. Neko Sushi and Hibachi, Wappingers Falls. 298-9869.

Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream 8pm. Presented by the SUNY Ulster Theater Department. Quimby Theater, Stone Ridge. 687-5086.

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Honk! 7pm. Adaptation of “The Ugly Duckling”. Center for Performing Arts, Rhinebeck. 876-3080. $18/$16 seniors/ children/$15 groups (10+).

SPOKEN WORD Shalom Auslander 5pm. Reads & signs Beware of God. Golden Notebook, Wdstk. 679-8000. THEATER Peter and the Wolf by Ballet Long Island 11am. Dutchess County Community College, Poughkeepsie. 431-8050. Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream 8pm. Presented by the SUNY Ulster Theater Department. Quimby Theater, Stone Ridge. 687-5086. You Can’t Take It With You 8pm. Presented by the Pawling Theater Company. Pawling High School, Pawling. 855-1965. WORKSHOPS Build Your Own Drum 10am-4pm. African or Native American style drum. The Center at High Valley, Clinton Corners. 266-8661. Varies by drum choice. How to Audition for Television Commercials 10:30am-12pm. Anthony Giaimo. SUNY Ulster, Stone Ridge. 687-5262. $59. SUNDAY 24 APRIL BODY / MIND / SPIRIT Being Alive Together, Celebrating Our Fullness 9-11:30am. Creative exploration & celebration for women. Acorn Hill Healing Arts, Olivebridge. 657-2516. $45/$240 for the series. CLASSES Magick for Beginners 7-9pm. Followed by full moon ritual, lunar eclipse in Scorpio. Hurley. LumenOcculere.com. $20. FILM Oldboy Call for times. Upstate Films, Rhinebeck. 876-2515. Catching Out 3pm. Time and Space Limited, Hudson. (518) 822-8448. The Future of Food 5pm. Time and Space Limited, Hudson. (518) 822-8448. KIDS Earth Day at the Farm 11am-4pm. Stamp your own T-shirt. Greig Farm Marketplace and Bakery, Red Hook. 758-6561. $10 a t-shirt. Honk! 3pm. Adaptation of “The Ugly Duckling.” Center for Performing Arts, Rhinebeck. 876-3080. $18/$16 seniors/ children/$15 groups (10+).

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MUSIC Jeff Coffin Mu’tet Call for times. Towne Crier Café, Pawling. 855-1300. $20/$17.50. Bard Festival String Quartet 3pm. Bard College, Annandale-onHudson. 758-7425. Steve Burgh Tribute/Benefit 5pm. Joyous Lake, Woodstock. 679-8100. THE OUTDOORS Annual Spring Plow 10am-4pm. By the Hudson Valley Draft Horse Association. Kelder’s Farm, Kerhonkson. 626-7284. Open House at Van Leuven Cabin 11am-2pm. Easy 2-mile hike. Mohonk Preserve, New Paltz. 255-0919. SPOKEN WORD Sufi Zikr 4-6:30pm. Mount Tremper. 679-2358. WORKSHOPS Uncommon Fruits for Every Garden Call for time. W/Lee Reich. The Phantom Gardener, Rhinebeck. 876-8606. Build Your Own Drum 10am-4pm. African or Native American style drum. The Center at High Valley, Clinton Corners. 266-8661. Varies by drum choice. MONDAY 25 APRIL ART East Coast Swing Dance Level 1 7-8pm. Unison Arts and Learning Center, New Paltz. 255-1559. East Coast Swing Dance Level 2 8:15-9:15pm. Unison Arts and Learning Center, New Paltz. 255-1559. BODY / MIND / SPIRIT From Surviving to Thriving: Recovering the Body, Discovering the Self 6:30-8pm. Trauma Self-Healing Group, 3 sessions. Acorn Hill Healing Arts, Olivebridge. 657-2516. $45/$240 for the series. FILM Oldboy Call for times. Upstate Films, Rhinebeck. 876-2515. MUSIC Open Mike 7:30pm. Featured artists of the week on at 9pm. Cantina Grille, Rhinebeck. 876-6816. Bill Davis Band 10pm. Acoustic, alternative, original, pop, rock. Bacchus, New Paltz. 255-8636. SPOKEN WORD On the Subject in Psychoanalysis 4:30pm. Bard College, Annandale-onHudson. 758-7512. TUESDAY 26 APRIL BODY / MIND / SPIRIT Health Class Call for time. With Dr. Mark Jordan. New Paltz Healing Arts, New Paltz. 255-2225. $5. Self Healing with One Light Healing Touch Call for times. Healer Training School, Rhinebeck. 876-0259. EVENTS Knitting Group 7-8:30pm. Newburgh Free Library, Newburgh. 563-3619. The Parent’s Circle Family Forum 7:30pm. Promoting Israeli-Palestinian understanding. LC 100, SUNY New Paltz. (516) 643-0222. FILM Oldboy Call for times. Upstate Films, Rhinebeck. 876-2515. MUSIC David Grover and the Big Bear Band 7pm. Benefit for the Stanford Nursery School. Millbrook High School, Millbrook. 868-1819. $10.

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Shape Note Singing 7pm. Songs from The Sacred Harp. Holy Cross Church, Kingston. 658-3485. THE OUTDOORS Early Birds 6:30am. Bird watching. Minnewaska State Park Preserve, New Paltz. 255-2011.

KIDS Honk! 7pm. Adaptation of “The Ugly Duckling”. Center for Performing Arts, Rhinebeck. 876-3080. MUSIC Lyric Soprano Melanie Graniano 12:15-12:45pm. Old Dutch Church, Kingston. 338-6758.

Babes in the Woods Hike 10am. For parents with babies. Minnewaska State Park Preserve, New Paltz. 255-2011.

Little Scotty and the Knockouts 8-11pm. Blues, R&B, soul. The Woronock House, Wappingers Falls. 462-6600.

SPOKEN WORD Harold Klemps Talks on Video 8-9pm. All Has Meaning. SUNY New Paltz Student Union Building, New Paltz. 257-2121.

THE OUTDOORS Hike for Tykes 2pm. Exploration for up to age 6. Minnewaska State Park Preserve, New Paltz. 255-2011.

WORKSHOPS Indian Flavors Cooking Class 6:30-9:30 pm. W/Holly Anne Shelowitz, CNC. Prepare authentic Indian dishes using all organic ingredients - includes a full dinner. Marlbletown Community Center, Stone Ridge. 658-7887; nourishingwisdom@aol.com to register.

SPOKEN WORD Sufi Zikr 7-9:30pm. Woodstock. 679-2358.

De Clutter Your Life 11am-12pm. Millbrook Library, Millbrook. 677-3611. Woodstock Writers Workshops 6:30-8:30pm. Writing and how to get it published with Iris Litt. Village Green, Woodstock. (8450 679-8256. $15. WEDNESDAY 27 APRIL ART Wendy Ewald 7:30pm. Photography and collaborator. SUNY New Paltz, New Paltz. 257-3872. BODY / MIND / SPIRIT LGBT Guided Relaxation & Meditation 7-8:30pm. Facilitated by Elise Lark. Acorn Hill Healing Arts, Olivebridge. 657-2516. $10. Medical Intuitive 7pm. W/Heather Avery Foy. Spirittus, Kingston. $20. 338-8313. FILM Oldboy Call for times. Upstate Films, Rhinebeck. 876-2515. MUSIC Spring Band Concert 7:30pm. Quimby Theater, Stone Ridge. 687-5262. Woodstock Chamber Orchestra 8pm. Bard College, Annandale-onHudson. 246-7045. $12. Sweetie Pie Jonus with Jim and Todd 10pm. Acoustic, alternative, original, pop, rock. Bacchus, New Paltz. 255-8636. SPOKEN WORD An Evening With Ulster County Home Educators 7pm. Panel presentation followed by small group discussions. New Paltz Town Hall, New Paltz. 255-5299. Earth and Religion 7-9pm. With Judith Asphar. Sustainable Living and Resource Center, Cottekill. 679-9597. THEATER The Rhinebeck Theater Society 10am. By The Rhinebeck Theater Society, all ages. The Center for Performing Arts, Rhinebeck. 876-3080 ext. 13. $10.00 per student. WORKSHOPS How to Start a Business Call for time. W/Myriam Bouchard. Rosendale Library, Rosendale. 658-9013.

Evidence of Dutch Culture in Coastal New York 7:30pm. Hurley Reformed Church, Hurley. 331-0593. THEATER A Mid Summer Night’s Dream Call for times. McKenna Theater, SUNY New Paltz. 257-3880. You Can’t Take It With You 8pm. Presented by the Pawling Theater Company. Pawling High School, Pawling. 855-1965. FRIDAY 29 APRIL CLASSES Modern Dance Intermediate Technique Class 5-6:30pm. For mature, motivated dancers in open/noncompetitive atmosphere. SUNY New Paltz Elting Gym, New Paltz. 943-6700. DANCE Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo 8pm. Bardavon, Poughkeepsie. 473-2072. May Dance 8pm. Bard College, Annandale-onHudson. 758-7900. FILM An Evening of Turkish Documentaries 8pm. Spencertown Academy, Spencertown. (518) 392-3693. KIDS Honk! 7pm. Adaptation of “The Ugly Duckling”. Center for Performing Arts, Rhinebeck. 876-3080. $18/$16 seniors/ children/$15 groups (10+). MUSIC Rod Piazza & The Mighty Flyers Call for times. Towne Crier Café, Pawling. 855-1300. $25/$22.50. Duo Loco Mark Dziuba & Studio Stu 6:30-9:30pm. Eclectic mix of genres. Neko Sushi and Hibachi, Wappingers Falls. 298-9869. Sonny & Perley 8pm. Dinner and a mix of jazz, samba, bossa nova, swing, and Brazilian tunes. North Pointe Cultural Center, Kinderhook. (518) 758-9234. $10. Profesor Louie & the Crowmatix 10pm/11:30pm. Rock and blues. Joyous Lake, Woodstock. 679-8100. SPOKEN WORD Chip Fleischer 7pm. Publisher of Dawn Powell’s works. Program and book fair. Barnes and Noble, Kingston. 336-0590.

BODY/MIND/SPIRIT Reiki Practitioners’ Circle 7:30-9pm. Spirittus, Kingston.

THEATER Carlo DeBlasio 7:30pm. Mystyria, with Master of Mystery. Unison Arts and Learning Center, New Paltz. 255-1559. $11/$15.

FILM Oldboy Call for times. Upstate Films, Rhinebeck. 876-2515.

Pippi Longstocking 7:30pm. Community Children’s Theater of Dutchess County. Spackenkill High School, Poughkeepsie. 221-3107.

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WORKSHOPS Organic Bee Keeping Workshop Call for time. Wirh Gunther Hauk. The Pfeiffer Center, Chestnut Ridge. 3525020 ext. 20. SATURDAY 30 APRIL ART Stanford Kay & Syd Cash Opening 6-9pm. Paintings and sculptures. Van Brunt Gallery, Beacon. 838-2995. BODY / MIND / SPIRIT Distance Healing Call for times. Healer Training School, Rhinebeck. 876-0259. Creating Your Wedding Ceremony 11am-12:30pm. W/Rev. Kevin Kraft. Spirittus, Kingston. $20. 338-8313. Contemplative Rhythmic Movements 2-5pm. W/Javad. Bliss Yoga Center, Wdstk. (212) 362-4354. DANCE Tango Zen 3pm. Realizing & expressing one’s true nature through dance. Mountain View Studio, Woodstock. 246-1122. Contradance 8pm. With caller Peter Stix with Stacy Phillips, Ellen Cohn. Arlington Reformed Church, Poughkeepsie. 4737050. $8. May Dance 8pm. Bard College, Annandale-onHudson. 758-7900. Multicultural Dance Concert 8pm. Dutchess County Community College, Poughkeepsie. 431-8959. EVENTS Beltane Festival, Renaissance & Craft Faire 1-11pm. Center For Symbolic Studies, Rosendale. 641-9266. Hot Diggity Dog Family Radio Show 2pm. Unison Arts and Learning Center, New Paltz. 255-1559. $7/$9. Spring Gala 2005 6:30pm. Benefits the Hawthorne Valley School. Time and Space Limited, Hudson, (518) 784-2399. $50. FILM Issues: US Detainment 4pm. 3 short films about detentions and deportations. Spencertown Academy, Spencertown. (518) 392-3693. Issues: Immigration 8pm. 3 short films. Spencertown Academy, Spencertown. (518) 392-3693. KIDS Honk! 7pm. Adaptation of “The Ugly Duckling”. Center for Performing Arts, Rhinebeck. 876-3080. $18/$16 seniors/ children/$15 groups (10+). MUSIC Dave Alvin Call for times. Towne Crier Café, Pawling. 855-1300. $25/$22.50. Tift Merritt With Special Guests 7pm. Rock, country, blues. ColumbiaGreene Community College, Hudson. (518) 828-4181. $20. On the Town: Glimmerglass Opera in Concert 8pm. Hudson Opera House, Hudson. (518) 822-1438. $15. David Sanborn 8pm. Jazz saxophone legend. UPAC, Kingston. 339-6088. Studio Stu 8pm. Jazz and exotic lounge. The Blue Pearl, Windham. (518) 734-6525. Work of the Weavers 8pm. Celebrate the music of America’s coming of age. Unison Arts and Learning Center, New Paltz. 255-1559. $14/$18.

THE OUTDOORS Botany Hike 10am-1pm. Moderate 4-mile hike. Mohonk Preserve, New Paltz. 255-0919. $8.

The Forecast

You Can’t Take It With You 8pm. Presented by the Pawling Theater Company. Pawling High School, Pawling. 855-1965.

SPOKEN WORD Janine Pommy Vega 5pm. Reads & signs The Green Piano. The Golden Notebook, Wdstk. 679-8000. Fergus Bordewich 7pm. Reading and signing Bound for Canaan. Ariel Books, New Paltz. 255-8041. THEATER Pippi Longstocking 7:30pm. Community Children’s Theater of Dutchess County. Spackenkill High School, Poughkeepsie. 221-3107. You Can’t Take It With You 8pm. Presented by the Pawling Theater Company. Pawling High School, Pawling. 855-1965. WORKSHOPS Cornell Garden Day 8:30am-3:30pm. Hands-on and howto classes. SUNY Ulster, Stone Ridge. 340-3478. Exploring Health & Healing 12-6pm. Voice Drawing workshop with Monika Kretschmar. New Paltz Healing Arts, New Paltz. 255-2225. $75. Asparagus Cooking Demonstration 1pm. Greig Farm Marketplace and Bakery, Red Hook. 758-6561. The Tenets and Practices of Buddhism 3:30pm. By the Venerable Lama Pema Wangdak. Buddhist Center, Philmont. (518) 672-5216.

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SUNDAY 1 MAY BODY/MIND/SPIRIT Contemplative Rhythmic Movements 2-5pm. W/Javad. Bliss Yoga Center, Wdstk. (212) 362-4354. CLASSES Modern Dance Intermediate Master Class 2-4pm. Hudson Valley Modern Dance Cooperative, Saugerties. 943-6700.

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The Vegetarian Gourmet 4-7pm. Whole Foods Whole People, Salt Point. 266-4282. DANCE May Dance 3pm. Bard College, Annandale-onHudson. 758-7900. Swing Dance 6:30-9pm. Lesson at 6pm. Arlington Reformed Church, Poughkeepsie. 339-3032. $5.

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KIDS Honk! 3pm. Adaptation of “The Ugly Duckling.” Center for Performing Arts, Rhinebeck. 876-3080. $18/$16 seniors/ children/$15 groups (10+). MUSIC Joe Jackson and Todd Rundgren 7pm. Bardavon, Poughkeepsie. 473-2072. SPOKEN WORD Mikhail Horowitz & Gilles Malkine 3pm. Verbal acrobatics, parody, satire. Morrison Mansion, Middletown. 343-3049. THEATER Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival 3pm. “Season Teaser,” a preview of the Shakespeare plays to be offered during its summer 2005 season at Boscobel. Newburgh Free Library, Newburgh. 563-3619. Pippi Longstocking 7:30pm. Community Children’s Theater of Dutchess County. Spackenkill High School, Poughkeepsie. 221-3107. WORKSHOPS Asparagus Cooking Demonstration 1pm. Greig Farm Marketplace and Bakery, Red Hook. 758-6561.

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Business Directory ACCOUNTING Dennis Abbott Certified Public Accountant

An alternative CPA firm for those who prefer the personal attention so rarely found these days. Taking care of the tax and accounting needs of individuals, LLCs, partnerships, and small business corporations for over 30 years. The office is located in New Paltz. (845) 255-3482. ACTING Sande Shurin Acting Classes

Revolutionary new acting technique for Film/Stage/TV. The book: Transformational Acting...A Step Beyond, Limelight Editions. The technique: Transform into character using current emotions. No recall. No forward imagining. Shurin private coaches many celebrities. The classes: Thursday eves at 7pm, Woodstock. Master classes at the Times Square Sande Shurin Theatre. (917) 545-5713 or (212) 262-6848. ANTIQUE RESTORATION G. Leibovitz, Antiques

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GLR specializes in the expert care and restoration of fine, period antiques using traditional methods and materials. Repairs are performed with an emphasis on the preservation and conservation of the original object. Services offered include hand-rubbed shellac finishing, repairs to marquetry and inlay, water gilding, carving, and structural repairs. 269[RZ1] Route 7A, Copake, NY 12516. (518) 329-1933. ARCHITECTURE DiGuiseppe Architecture

Inspired, Sensitive, and Luxurious…these are the words that describe the quintessential design work that is DiGuiseppe. The firm, with Design Studios in Accord, New York City, and Boca Raton, provides personalized Architecture and Interiors for each and every client. Whether the project is a Sensitive Historic Renovation, a Hudson Valley Inspired Home or Luxurious Interiors, each project receives the attention of the firm’s principal, Anthony J. DiGuiseppe, AIA

RIBA, an internationally published architect and award-winning furniture designer. Accord (845) 687-8989, New York City (212) 439-9611 diarcht@msn.com,www.diguis eppe.com. ART CENTERS The Living Seed

The Living Seed Yoga Center offers Sivananda Yoga classes 7 days a week. All levels and ages welcome. Morning meditations are free. Yoga Day 2nd & 4th Sundays. Sauna. Art Gallery. Dance. Drum. Workshops. And so much more. Serve, Love, Give, Purify, Meditate, Realize Sivananda. 521 Main St. (Route 299) New Paltz (845)-255-8212. www.thelivingseed.com. ART CLASSES Ceramic Classes

Develop your creativity and learn the art of clay in a small Saturday class for adults with any experience level. Classes are taught by Doris Licht in a large, working pottery studio with gas kiln. Learn handbuilding, wheelthrowing, decorating, glazing, and kiln firing. Visit the showroom by appointment. Phone: 845-679-5620. ART GALLERIES Art Forms

Specializing in later 20th & early 21st Century American Fine Art, Photography, Furniture, Lighting, Ceramics, Glass, and Jewelry. Featuring emerging artists, as well as American Masters. Artists on view: George Tice, Lichtenstein, Wesselman, Dine, Sica, Scheele, Richichi, Hirsch, Thomas Mann, Caldwell, Corbett, Horowitz, Yale Epstein. Hours: Friday-Monday 12-5pm. (845) 679-1100. The Gallery@Highland Studio

A wide variety of art using highend digital printmaking. Large format on heavy papers and canvas using archival ink. Printing done on premises. Bi-monthly shows. 176 Main Street, Beacon, NY. (845) 838-3700. Van Brunt Gallery

Exhibiting the work of contemporary artists. Featuring abstract

painting, sculpture, digital art, photography, and video, the gallery has new shows each month. The innovative gallery Web site, www.vanbruntgallery.com, has online artist portfolios and videos of the artists discussing their work. 460 Main Street, Beacon, NY 12508. (845) 838-2995. Varga Gallery

Varga is the artists co-operative representing outsider, lowbrow, pop, self-taught, and emerging artists. Artists share space in monthly exhibitions, and new artists are welcome to submit work. New exhibitions open every 2nd Saturday of the Month with a reception from 5 - 7PM. VARGA Gallery of Woodstock, 130 Tinker Street, Woodstock, NY 12498, 845.679.4005, gallery@christinavarga.com. Open Thurs. - Sun. 12 - 5pm. ART SUPPLIES Catskill Art & Office Supply

Traditional fine art materials, studio furnishings, office products, journals, cards, maps, and gifts. Creative services, too, at all three locations: photo processing, custom printing, rubber stamps, color copies, custom picture framing, and full-color digital output. Pushing the envelope and creative spirit for over 20 years. Woodstock (845) 679-2251; Kingston (845) 331-7780; Poughkeepsie (845) 452-1250. Manny’s

Since 1962, big city selection and small town service have made Manny’s special. We offer a full range of art materials, custom picture framing, bookmaking supplies, and the best selection of handmade and decorative papers north of Manhattan. Manny’s, it’s more than just an art store. 83 Main Street, New Paltz. (845) 255-9902. R & F Handmade Paints

Internationally known manufacturer of Pigment Sticks and Encaustic paint right here in the Hudson Valley. Stop in for a tour of our factory, get paints at discounted prices, sign up for an Encaustic or Pigment Stick workshop, or check out

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bi-monthly exhibits in the Gallery. Open Monday-Saturday 10am-5pm. 506 Broadway, Kingston. (845) 331-3112. www.rfpaints.com. ATTORNEYS Schneider, Pfahl & Rahmé, LLP

Manhattan law firm with offices in Woodstock, provides legal services to individuals, institutions, professional firms, companies, and family businesses. Specific areas include: Real Estate, Estate Planning, Corporate, New Media and Arts, and Entertainment Law. Each matter is attended to by a senior attorney who develops a comprehensive legal plan with the client. (845) 679-9868 or (212) 629-7744.www.schneider pfahl.com; www.nycrealestate attorneys.com. AUTOMOTIVE Roberti Motor Cars

Specializing in previously owned SAABs. Over 150 pre-owned SAABs in stock at all times. Authorized SAAB service center. Large selection of new and used SAAB parts available. Prices range from $1,500 to $25,000. All cars warranteed bumper to bumper. (845) 339-SAAB. 385 Foxhall Avenue, Kingston, NY. www.roberti.com. BED & BREAKFASTS Sparrow Hawk Bed & Breakfast

A romantic getaway serving a full gourmet breakfast, 15 minutes from New Paltz and Kingston, nestled between the Shawangunk and Catskill Mountains. This registered brick Colonial farmhouse sits in a stand of 200-year-old black locust trees. Each morning Chef Howard, a graduate of the New York Restaurant School, delights guests with his culinary talents, served fireside or on the patio. Entire facility is air-conditioned. Antique-decorated rooms, some with fireplaces, will make your getaway complete. You only need to decide among the many activities and fine restaurants just minutes away. BEVERAGES Esotec

Choose Esotec to be your wholesale beverage provider. For 20 years we’ve carried a complete line of natural, organic, and unusual juices, spritzers, waters, sodas, iced teas, and iced coffees. If you are a store owner, call for details or a catalog of our

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full line. sales@esotecltd.com. or www.esotecltd.com. (845) 246-0965. Leisure Time Spring Water

Pure spring water from a natural artesian spring located in the Catskill Mountains. The spring delivers water at 42oF year-round. The water is filtered under high pressure through fine white sand. Hot and cold dispensers available. Weekly delivery. (845) 331-0504. BOOKSTORES Alternative Books

Fine used and out-of-print books, and new books from great local presses. Tens of thousands of handpicked beauties you won’t find at the mall. Art monographs, poetry, signed and first edition fiction, Americana and regional history. Hundreds of current magazine titles and unusual journals. We have the largest collection of French language books in the region. Children’s books, film, music, theatre, dance, spirituality, esoterics, classics, humanities, sciences, travel, home, garden, cookbooks. More. We travel from town to town searching through attics to fill our store. Just for you. We also buy books at the counter. Special orders, book searches, libraries purchased. 35 North Front Street in lovely uptown Kingston, at the head of Wall Street. Open 7 days 11-5, occasionally more. (845) 331-5439. Barner Books

Used books. From kitsch to culture, Thoreau to thrillers, serious and silly. We have the books you read. Monday - Saturday 10-7, Sunday 12-6. Located at 69 Main Street, New Paltz, NY. (845) 255-2635. E-mail: barnerbk@ulster.net. The Golden Notebook

A feast for book lovers located in the heart of Woodstock, we are proud to be a part of Book Sense: Independent Bookstores for Independent Minds. In addition to our huge database, we can special order any book in or out of print. Our Children’s Store located right next door has an extensive selection of books and products exclusively for the under-14 set. We also carry the complete line of Woodstock

Chimes. 25-29 Tinker Street, Woodstock. (845) 679-8000, fax (845) 679-3054. the goldennotebook@hvc.rr.com. www.goldennotebook.com. Mirabai of Woodstock

The Hudson Valley’s oldest spiritual/holistic bookstore, providing a vast array of books, music, and gifts that transform, renew, and elevate the spirit. Exquisite statuary and other art works from Nepal, Tibet, Bali. Expert Tarot reading, astrological charts/interpretation available. 23 Mill Hill Road, Woodstock. (845) 679-2100. www.mirabai.com. Oblong Books

Oblong Books & Music is a full service independent bookstore with two locations, one in the heart of Millerton since 1975, and the other in the center of Rhinebeck since 2001. A true general bookstore, Oblong stocks the best and most interesting books and music in all categories with author and music events throughout the year. Hours: Millerton—Monday-Thursday 9:30am-6pm, Friday-Saturday 9:30am7pm, Sunday 11am-5pm. (518) 789-3797. Rhinebeck— Monday-Thursday 10am-6pm, Friday-Sat. 10am-9pm, Sunday 11am-6pm. (845) 876-0500. www.oblongbooks.com. BUSINESS SOLUTIONS Articulate Solutions: Organic, Inspired Marketing

Holistic, Creative, and Service Professionals: Don’t know where to start with your marketing? Coach with a seasoned, intuitive marketing expert to discover your unique niche. We’ll handle the rest while you enjoy your work and the abundance! Starter and custom Web packages, brochures, marketing plans, ads, and more. Call Kathleen Boyd at Articulate Solutions, (845) 255-5541. www.articulatesoul.com. CARPETS / RUGS Anatolia Tribal Rugs & Weavings

Direct importers since 1981– Natural-dyed Afghan carpets; Balouchi tribal kilims; Russian sumaks; antique Caucasian carpets; silk Persian sumaks; Turkish kilims. Hundreds to choose from 2’x3’ to 9’x12’. Kilim pillows, $20-$55. We encourage customers to try our rugs in their homes with-

out obligation. Open 6 days a week 12-6pm. Closed Tuesdays. MC/Visa/AmEx. 54G Tinker Street, Woodstock. (845) 679-5311. CHILDREN’S ART CLASSES The Children’s Art Workshop & Gallery

For ages 7+ (and adults). Classes offered: oils, watercolors, acrylic, pencil, clay, mixed media, perspective, color theory, and design, intro to decorative arts, graphic design, and illustration concepts without using the computer. Students also learn to curate and show art in the “Artists in Training” gallery. Hours: Mon.-Wed. 1-5pm, Sat.11am12:30pm. Call (845) 255-7990. www.nancycatandella.com. CHILDREN’S PROGRAMS Deep Clay

Expressive Clay Groups ages 5 to 14. Parent-child lessons. High school student classes to develop portfolio. Michelle Rhodes, Deep Clay Studio. (845) 255-8039. CINEMA Upstate Films

Great International Cinema. Contemporary & Classic. 26 Montgomery Street, Rhinebeck. (845) 876-2515. www.upstatefilms.com. CLOTHING

of prices. Open Daily. 28 East Market Street, Rhinebeck, New York. (845) 876-6250. www.haldora.com. COLLEGES Dutchess Community College

Dutchess Community College, part of the State University of New York (SUNY) system, was founded in 1957. The College offers an educational policy of access, quality, opportunity, diversity, and social responsibility. DCC’s main campus in Poughkeepsie is situated on 130 scenic acres with facilities that are aesthetically pleasing and technologically advanced. The College has a satellite campus, Dutchess South, in Wappinger Falls, and learning centers in Carmel, Staatsburg, and Pawling. (845) 431-8020. www.sunydutchess.edu. Marist College

Ranked among the top 10 percent of all American colleges by the Princeton Review, Marist College stands with over 70 years of educating adults. The School of Graduate and Continuing Education offers undergraduate and graduate degrees, and certificates, noncredit professional programs, and personalized services in Poughkeepsie, Fishkill, Goshen, Monticello, Kingston, and online. Phone: (845) 575-3000 x6039. Fax: (845) 575-3166. E-mail: Josh.Reed@marist.edu. Web: www.marist.edu/gce.

Haldora

Haldora, a family name from Iceland meaning Goddess of the Mountains. Haldora designs a lifestyle in women’s clothing and scarves—styles which are timeless, understated, and have a forgiving elegance. She designs and cuts her own line, then sends it to her seamstress where it is sewn locally in New York State. Her fabrics are mostly natural, including many kinds of silk, linens, and cotton in many colors, with wool added in winter. Also at Haldora, you will find other complimentary lines. In season, she has wool, cotton, and cashmere sweaters, which include Margaret O’Leary and Kincross Cashmere. Haldora carries a full line of Hanro of Switzerland undergarments and sleepwear. Shoes are also important to finish your look. Some of the lines carried are Arche, Lisa Nading, and Gentle Souls. Haldora also carries jewelry in a wide range

Mount Saint Mary College

An independent liberal arts college offering more than 30 undergraduate programs; graduate programs in business (MBA), education, and nursing; and noncredit courses. 2,500 women and men. Its beautiful campus overlooks the Hudson River and is conveniently located off I-84 in Newburgh. (845) 569-3222. www.msmc.edu. COMMUNITY ASSOCIATIONS Hawthorne Valley Association

Cultural renewal through education, agriculture, and the arts. Hawthorne Valley Farm, Hawthorne Valley School, Visiting Students Program and Summer Camps, Adonis Press, Alkion Center for Adult Education, Farmscape Ecology Program, Center for Social and Environmental Responsibility. 327 Route 21C, Ghent, NY 12075. www.hawthornevalley association.org, or call us at (518) 672-5118.

CONSIGNMENT SHOPS Past ‘n’ Perfect

A quaint consignment boutique that offers distinctive clothing, jewelry, shoes, and accessories, and a unique variety of high quality furs and leathers. Always a generous supply of merchandise from casual to chic, contemporary to vintage, with sizes from infant to adult. Featuring a diverse and illuminating jewelry collection. Open Tuesday to Friday 10am-5pm, and Saturday 10am-4pm. Conveniently located at 1629 Main Street (Route 44), Pleasant Valley, NY–only 9 miles east of the Mid-Hudson Bridge. (845) 635-3115.www.past nperfect.com. The Present Perfect

Designer consignments of the utmost quality for men, women, and children. Current styles, jewelry accessories, and knickknacks. Featuring beautiful furs and leathers. Open Monday-Saturday 10am-5pm, and Sunday 12-5pm. Located at 23G Village Plaza, Rhinebeck, NY 12572. (845) 876-2939. CRAFTS Crafts People

Representing over 500 artisans, Crafts People boasts four buildings brimming with fine crafts, the largest selection in the Hudson Valley. All media represented, including sterling silver & 14K gold jewelry, blown glass, pottery, turned wood, kaleidoscopes, wind chimes, leather, clothing, stained glass, etc. Open Friday through Monday 10:30am-6pm. 262 Spillway Road, West Hurley. (845) 331-3859. DANCE Freestyle Frolic

An alternative to the club scene: dancing in a smokefree, alcohol-free, and shoefree environment to a wide range of music spun by some very eclectic DJs. Usually first and third Saturdays, 8:30pm to 1am at Kingston Knights of Columbus Hall, 389 Broadway. Adults $5, Kids Free! (845) 658-8319.www.Freestyle Frolic.org. DANCEWEAR First Street Dancewear

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warm-ups, ballet, jazz, tap shoes, gymnastics wear, skatewear, accessories, and gift items. We also feature a line of women’s active wear clothing suitable for Yoga and Pilates. Phone (845) 247-4517. www.first streetdancewear.com

Putnam, and Orange counties & now with new stops in Peekskill, Westchester County. Call us at (845) 334-8600 x107 or e-mail distribution@chronogram.com.

Actionpact Solutions is your premiere, award-winning, full-service graphic, Web, and multi-media design firm located in Kingston, NY. We offer fresh, fun, and functional advertising and design solutions for businesses of all sizes. Make a pact for action and contact us today for your free consultation! (845) 532-5398 or support @actionpactsolutions.com. Little Cabin Graphics

Start the New Year off right...increase your business income potential with a professional Web site, business card, or brochure. Little Cabin Graphics is an established, fullservice graphic art and Web design company specializing in graphic design of business logos, ads, illustrations, and superior Web site development. We also offer competitive Web site hosting and maintenance. For more information visit www.littlecabingraphics.com, or call (845) 658-8997, or (845) 688-5075. DISTRIBUTION Chronogram Is Everywhere!

Have you ever noticed how wherever you go, Chronogram is there? That’s because our distribution is so damned good. We can distribute your flyer, brochure, business card, or publication to over 700 establishments in Ulster, Dutchess, Columbia, Greene,

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See Art Supplies. Manny’s

See Art Supplies. DIVORCE SERVICES Lois M. Brenner

See Attorneys. DESIGN Actionpact Solutions

FRAMING Catskill Art & Office

EDITING Manuscript Consultant

See Literary. ELECTRICIAN JR Electric

Prompt and Reliable Service. Renovations, additions, new construction, violations removed, no job too small. Free estimates, fully insured. All work guaranteed. Quality work at reasonable rates. Over 30 years experience. Serving the Hudson Valley area. Call JR Electric. (845) 255-4088 EVOLUTION Discovery Institute

To Know. To Understand. To Be. Offering intensive training in a living school of psychotransformism in the tradition of G.I. Gurdjieff. (845) 255-5548. discover@bestweb.net. FINANCIAL SERVICES Center for Financial Wellness, Inc.

I don’t sell anything! Robin Vaccai-Yess, Certified Financial Planner™, Registered Investment Advisor, and founder of the area’s first fee-only financial planning firm, will help you achieve financial independence through smart money management techniques. Reduce your taxes, save and invest more, get out of debt, and build a nest egg. 691-9700. Post Office Box 738, Highland NY 12528. www.financiallywell.com

FURNITURE & FURNISHINGS North Park Woodcraft Ltd.,

Your wood furniture destination. Our showroom features custom and factory-built pieces—dining and kitchen tables and chairs, bedroom sets, entertainment and computer centers, display cabinets, and bookcases. Our finishing department offers standard wood tones, custom colors, and paint; also specialty, antiqued, crackled, and/or handdecorated finishes. Route 9G, Hyde Park. (845) 229-2189, fax (845) 229-6843.www.north parkwoodcraft.com. GARDENING & GARDEN SUPPLIES Mac’s Agway in Red Hook /New Paltz Agway

Specializing in all your lawn and garden needs. We carry topsoil, peat moss, fertilizers, organics, grass seed, shavings, straw, fencing, pet food, bird seed, bird houses, and more. Mac’s Agway, 68 Firehouse Lane, Red Hook, NY (845) 876-1559; New Paltz Agway, 145 Route 32N, New Paltz, NY (845) 255-0050. Hours for both locations: Monday-Friday 8am-5:30pm; Saturday 8am-5pm; Sunday 9am-3pm. The Phantom Gardener

At Phantom we provide everything you need to create and enjoy an organic, beautiful landscape. Our dedicated and knowledgeable staff will help you choose from an unbeat-

able selection of herbaceous or woody plants, garden products and books. We offer professional design, installation, and maintenance services. Visit us! Rhinebeck, NY. 9am – 5pm daily. (845) 876-8606. www.thephantomgardener.com. See display ad.

Jacobs, BA of Music, 15 Years Performance & Teaching Experience. (845) 384-6477. DJacobsmusic@Yahoo.com. Get Started Today and Receive One FREE Lesson the First Month.

GIFTS

Trends is a cutting-edge hair design center offering New York City styles at Hudson Valley prices, specializing in modern color, cut, and chemical techniques for men and women. Waxing and nail services available. Open Tuesday through Friday, 9am to 7pm; Saturday, 10am to 3pm. Gift certificates available. 29-31 West Strand, Kingston. (845) 340-9100.

Sapphire

The newly opened Sapphire is a unique gift shop like none other. Featuring handmade quality gifts of pottery, stained glass, jewelry, wooden bowls, bags, prints, cards, and home accents made by American and Hudson Valley artisans. Located in downtown Rosendale, Sapphire is open Monday: 2-9, closed Tues. & Wed., Thurs: 2-9, Fri: 2-9, Saturday: 12-9, and Sunday: 11-4. 415 Main St., Rosendale. (845) 658-3315. sapphire skyllc@hvc.rr.com. GLASSBLOWING Glassblowing.com

The glassblowing.com studio offers Beginner Workshops in both Glassblowing and Beadmaking. Lee Kind has been teaching glassblowing since 1990 and has the ability to make this hot medium safe for anyone to try. In addition to teaching, Lee creates a line of “one of a kind” lamps and lighting installations for both homes and businesses. For more information call (845) 297-7334 or www.glassblowing.com. GUITAR & BASS LESSONS Learn Guitar or Bass Guitar!

Beginner to Advanced, all Styles. All Ages Welcome! Note Reading, Theory, Chords, Harmony. Modern Fun Approach. Call Today! Dennis

HAIR SALONS Trends Hair Design

HOME DESIGNS Eco-Arch Design Works Janus Welton, AIA, BBEI

An award-winning design architect, offering over 15 years of Traditional Chinese Feng Shui expertise to her Ecological and Healthy Building Design Practice: combining Building Biology, Solar Architecture, and Feng Shui to promote “Inspiring and Sustainable” environments for the 21st Century. Unlock the potentials of your site, home, or office to foster greater harmony, prosperity, spirit, health,and ecological integrity. Services include: Architecture, Planning, Commercial Interiors, Professional Seminars and Consultations. E-mail: ecoarchitect@hvc.rr.com or see www.JanusWeltonDesign Works.com. (845) 247-4620. HOME FURNISHINGS & GIFTS The Pearl Gallery

The Pearl Fine Decorative Arts Gallery specializes in

handcrafted furniture and sculpture by local artists and renowned 20th-century designers. The gallery also offers African and Native American Art, handmade jewelry, and hand-blown glass. Among other items featured are exceptional 20th-century prints, lithographs, and photography. 3572 Main Street, Stone Ridge. (845) 687-0888. chrissy@pearlartsgallery.com. www.pearlartsgallery.com. White Rice

531 Warren St, Hudson, NY 12534. (518) 697-3500. shaunwr03@aol.com. HORSEBACK RIDING LESSONS Frog Hollow Farm

English riding lessons for adults and children. Solarheated indoor, large outdoor, cross-country course, extensive trails. Summer camp, boarding, training, and sales. Emphasis on Dressage as a way of enhancing all horse disciplines. Holistic teaching and horse care. 572 Old Post Road, Esopus. (845) 384-6424. www.dressage atfroghollowfarm.com. INTERIOR DESIGN DeStefano & Associates

Barbara DeStefano. (845) 339-4601. See Whole Living Guide under Feng Shui. INTERNET SERVICE PROVIDERS Hudson Valley Internet

Local Internet access and commercial Web site hosting. Fast, reliable, easy to use, flexible pricing…Want more? How about: free software, extra e-mail, K56Flex support, personal web space, helpful customer service, and no setup charges. (845) 255-2799.www.hvi.net.

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Blazing fast broadband Internet access. Featuring symmetrical bandwidth, superior personal attention and technical support, rock-solid security and reliability, and flexible rates. Complementary services include e-mail, Web hosting, accelerated dialup, server collocation and management, and customized networking solutions. Webjogger is a locally grown company with offices in Tivoli and Kingston. (845) 757-4000. www.webjogger.net. JEWELRY Luna Blue Jewelry Boutique

On-line shopping in the Hudson Valley at its best! Luna Blue Jewelry Boutique features contemporary jewelry and accessories in silver and gold, hand-made Hudson Valley artisan pieces, wedding and bridal party gifts. Our merchandise is of the highest quality and at the lowest prices. Personalized customer service sets us apart from the rest; your e-mail and telephone inquiries are always welcome… yes, a human to talk to! Free gift with every order! www.lunabluejewelry.com (845) 725-7977. LITERARY Submit to Chronogram

Seeking submissions of poems, short stories, essays, and article proposals. Accepting pieces of all sorts. With SASE, send submissions to Chronogram, 314 Wall Street, 2nd floor, Kingston, NY 12401. info@chronogram.com. www.chronogram.com. Ione

Writing workshops and private instruction for writers. (845) 339-5776. MAGAZINES Chronogram

The only complete arts and cultural events resource for the Hudson Valley. Subscribe and get the lowdown first. Whether you live in the Hudson Valley or just visit, you’ll know what’s going on. Send $36 for yearly subscription to: Chronogram, 314 Wall Street, 2nd floor, Kingston, NY 12401. info@chronogram.com. www.chronogram.com. MEDIATION & CONFLICT RESOLUTION Pathways Mediation Center

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couples going through divorce, or families in conflict with the innovative, combined services of two professionals. Josh Koplovitz has 30 years as a Matrimonial & Family Law Attorney, and Myra Schwartz has 30 years as a Guidance Counselor. This male/female team can effectively address all your legal and family issues. Use our one-hour free consultation to find out about us. (845) 331-0100. Rodney Wells, CFP, Member AFM & NYSCDM

If you’re separating, divorcing, or have issues with child support, custody, or visitation, choose mediation. On average, mediated agreements are fulfilled twice as often as litigated court decisions and cost half as much. I draw on my experience as a financial planner, psychotherapist, and pro se litigant to guide couples in a responsible process of unraveling their entanglements, preserving their assets, and creating a satisfying future. Cornwall, New Paltz, and NYC. (845) 534-7668. www.mediated-divorce.com. MUSIC Burt’s Electronics

Good music deserves quality sound! Avoid the malls and shop where quality and personal service are valued above all else. Bring Burt and his staff your favorite album and let them teach you how to choose the right audio equipment for your listening needs. 549 Albany Avenue, Kingston. Monday through Friday 9am-7pm; Saturday 9am-5pm; and Sunday 12-4pm. (845) 331-5011. Drums of Woodstock

The ultimate source for all your jammin’ needs. Check out our diverse collection of Djembe, Dun Dun, Conga, Bougarabou Drums, Didgeridoos, Rain Sticks, Chimes, and Hand-Held Musical Instruments. 77 Tinker Street, Woodstock, NY 12498. (845) 810-0442. www.drums ofwoodstock.com. Rhino Records

Rhino Records is your hometown record shop; the musical mecca of the Hudson Valley. Staffed by local music aficionados whose vast knowledge and love of music is outshone only by their courteous demeanor, Rhino embraces both the esoteric and the popular. We stock CDs, LPs, and DVDs by art-

ists from the top of the charts to the deepest recesses of many musical vanguards. Rhino has thousands of new and used CDs for sale, as well as an ever-growing collection of vinyl. And Rhino recycles! You can trade in your unwanted CDs, LPs, videos, and DVDs for credit or cash. Come into Rhino and let the warm glow of music embrace you. 188 Main Street, New Paltz. (845) 255-0230. WVKR 91.3 FM

Vassar College, Poughkeepsie. A listener-supported, non-commercial, student-run, alternative music station. Programming is provided by students and community members, and includes jazz, new music, folk, hip hop, polka, new age, international, blues, metal, news, and public affairs programming. WVKR Web casts at www.wvkr.org. (845) 437-7010. NURSERIES

See Landscape Products & Services. PAINTING Professional Painting Co.

Music & Movement for Young Children and the Adults Who Love Them!

Hire the best for residential and commercial painting. Our skilled staff uses quality materials and combines the necessary resources to complete each job to your satisfaction. Painting improves the appearance of your residence, protects your investment, and increases its value. Call Trevor @ (845) 430-1290 or (845) 679-4232.

Infants, toddlers, preschoolers, parents and caregivers make music together in this innovative, research-based early childhood program. Offering weekly classes in New Paltz, Poughkeepsie, Kingston and Stone Ridge. Now accepting spring registrations!

PAYROLL

Mid-Hudson Music Together � 845.658.3655 www.mid-hudsonmusictogether.com

Paychex

Paychex eases the burden of payroll and payroll taxes for hundreds of thousands of businesses nationwide. Our sophisticated electronic network capabilities handle all the intricate business needs, from payroll direct deposit and laser check signing to 401(K) recordkeeping. Our payroll service supplies a comprehensive business solution that is accurate, confidential, and affordable. (845) 896-6100. PERFORMING ARTS Hudson River Performing Arts Center

29 Elm St, Fishkill, NY 12524. (845) 896-1888. hudsonriver performingarts@yahoo.com. Powerhouse Summer Theater/ Lehman-Loeb Gallery

Vassar College Box 225, Poughkeepsie, NY 12604.

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(845) 437-5902. befargislanc@ pop.vassar.edu. PERSONAL ASSISTANTS Personal Assistant

Office and personal assistant more than able to provide full-spectrum support. Intelligent, dependable, industrious, discreet long-term resident can handle it all. Plan a travel itinerary or a dinner party? Organize a wardrobe or a year’s worth of accumulated clutter? Bring order to chaos? No problem. Treat yourself. Free yourself. Your style is my objective. Contact lucabra@earthlink.net or phone (518) 945-3311. PET SERVICES & SUPPLIES Angel & Us Pet Sitting

We’ll treat your pet with tender loving care in your home. Feeding, walking (when applicable), and of course playtime! Special requests and requirements considered. Also, household services such as watering plants and getting mail while you’re away. Reliable. References. Reasonable rates. Bonded. (845) 658-3637. Pussyfoot Lodge B&B

The Pioneer in Professional Pet Care! Full house-pet-plant -sitting service, proudly serving three counties for 32 years. Experienced, dependable, thorough, and reasonable house sitting for your pets’ health and happiness. Also offering a cats-only resort with individual rooms. Extensive horticulture and landscaping knowledge in addition to domestic and zoo animal experience. Better Business Bureau Metro NY/ Mid-Hudson Region Member. (845) 687-0330. PHOTOGRAPHY France Menk Photography & Photodesign

A fine art approach to your photographic and advertising requirements. Internationally exhibited. Major communications/advertising clients. My work is 100% focused on your needs. (845) 2560603. www.photocon.com. Michael Gold

Artistic headshots of actors, singers, models, musicians, performing artists, writers, and unusual, outlandish, off-the-wall personalities. Complete studio facilities and lighting. Creative,

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warm, original, professional. Unconditionally guaranteed. www.michaelgoldsphotos.com and click on to the “Headshots” page. The Corporate Image Studios, 1 Jacobs Lane, New Paltz. (845) 255-5255.

competitive in the northeast region. Call John DeSanto or Larry Read for more information. (845) 457-2442.

Andy Wainwright

Monkfish publishes books that combine spiritual and literary merit. Monkfish books range from memoirs to sutras, from fiction to scholarly works of thought. Monkfish also publishes Provenance Editions, an imprint devoted to elegant editions of spiritual classics. Monkfish books are available at your favorite local or online bookstores, or directly from us. Rhinebeck, NY. www.monkfishpublishing.com (845) 876-4861.

Creative photography of artwork, architecture, people, and products. Grant proposals require outstanding 35mm slides to be successful, and your web site can be improved with fresh and imaginative images. The impact of a stunning postcard/announcement should never be underestimated. Andy possesses cutting edge digital skills and 28 years of experience exceeding the client’s expectations. Spectacular lighting, all the tools, and an impassioned interest in your goals. Take a look: andywainwright.com. (845) 757-5431. Michael Weisbrot Studio

Wedding Photography. Color and Archival, Museum-quality, B&W Photography. Customized packages. I’m an experienced professional whose work combines sensitivities of an artist with storytelling skills of a photojournalist. General commercial freelance. Studio and location. Portraits, Theatre. Custom B&W darkroom work. Exhibition Printing. Call for prices, samples, and appointment. mandm8377@usadatanet.com or (845) 338-0293. Marlis Momber

Call Marlis for all your photographic needs: commercial and personal, portraits, events, art. Free in-depth consultations to meet your photographic needs and budget. Studio or location. Monday-Saturday. (845) 255-7993. PLUMBING & BATH N & S Supply

205 Old Route 9, Fishkill, NY 12524. (845) 896-6291. cloijas@nssupply.com. PRINTING SERVICES New York Press Direct

At NY Press Direct we exist for one reason - to delight our customers! What does that mean to you? Worry-free shopping for all your printing and fulfillment needs. Our solutions are leading edge in the industry. Our pricing is among the most

PUBLISHERS Monkfish Book Publishing Company

REAL ESTATE Willow Realty

Willow Realty is a small, personalized Real Estate Agency in Ulster County, New York. We have access to all the properties in the Multiple Listing Service, but high-pressure tactics are not part of our sales kit. We have extensive experience in buyer agency and new construction. We listen to you!!! New Paltz. (845) 255-7666. SCHOOLS Hawthorne Valley School

Hawthorne Valley School offers Waldorf Education pre-K to twelfth grade in Columbia and surrounding counties in an expanded campus with a new kindergarten, teaching kitchen, and fine arts wing through a curriculum integrating academics, arts, and practical work. The goal is to educate young people in mind, heart, and body. 330 Route 21C, Ghent, NY. (518) 672-7092. Hudson Valley Sudbury School

A radically different form of education based on the belief that children are driven by a basic desire to learn and explore. We trust that children, given the freedom, will choose the most appropriate path for their education. Our democratic School Meeting expects children to take responsibility for their lives and their community. Year-round admissions. Sliding-scale tuition. www.hudsonvalleyschool.org (845) 679-1002.

High Meadow School

Pre-kindergarten through 8th grade, committed to a childcentered education that engages the whole child. Intimate, nurturing, with small class size and hands-on learning. A program rich in academic, artistic, physical, and social skills. Fully accredited. Route 209, Stone Ridge, NY. Call Suzanne Borris, director. (845) 687-4855. Maria’s Garden Montessori School

Cultivating independence, confidence, compassion, peace, and a lifelong love of learning. Serving children 3 years through first grade in a one-room country schoolhouse surrounded by gardens, woodlands, and streams. 8:30 am-3:30 pm, with part time options for preschoolers. Half or full day kindergarten. Affiliated with the American Montessori Society. 62 Plains Road, New Paltz, NY 12561. (845) 256-1875. info@marias gardenmontessori.com. Mountain Laurel Waldorf School

At the Mountain Laurel Waldorf School, not only can all students do their best in academic basics, they can find and achieve a balance in rich programs of drama, speech, Spanish, Russian, painting, music, creative writing, woodwork, and more. Waldorf Education: for the head, heart, and hands. Nursery-8th Grade. 16 South Chestnut Street, New Paltz. Call Judy Jaeckel. (845) 255-0033.

through high school students since 1972. Small classes and a 6:1 student-to-teacher ratio allow us to give each child the individualized consideration necessary for a positive learning experience. PO Box 1, Woodstock. (845) 246-3744. www.woodstockdayschool.org STONEWORK

See Landscape Products & Services. TAROT Tarot-on-the-Hudson Rachel Pollack

Exploratory, experiential play with the Tarot as oracle and sacred tool, in a monthly class, with Certified Tarot Grand Master and international Tarot author Rachel Pollack. All levels welcome. Tarot Readings in person or by phone. Appointment/ Info: rachel@rachelpollack.com. (845) 876-5797. Rhinebeck. Also see ad. TATTOOS Pats Tats

Since 1976, Pat Sinatra and her team create custom, one-of-akind tattoos in a friendly and relaxed atmosphere. Excellent portraits, tribal, gothic, Oriental, Americana, and realism. Gray, black, and color. Appointments are advised. Walk-ins available Tuesdays and Fridays. More than just a mark, it’s an experience! 948 Route 28, Kingston, NY 12401. (845) 338-8282. pat_sinatra@yahoo.com. WEB DESIGN Actionpact Solutions

See Design.

Woodstock Day School

HDS Internet

Woodstock Day School, a statechartered, independent school and member of NYSAIS, providing quality education for pre-school

See Internet Service Providers. Karen Williams Design

Your creative solution...concept

to completion. Web design, maintenance, domain registration and hosting for $80 per year for sites under 50MG. All sites are custom made for your individual needs. Free estimates. www.karenwilliamsdesign.com. (845) 883-9007. WEB DEVELOPMENT Curious Minds Media Inc.

Want a website that works for you? We’ve got solutions to fit any budget, and we understand the needs of small businesses. Flash, Ecommerce, database applications. CMM has what it takes to get you results. Mention this ad and receive 3 months FREE hosting! www.curiousm.com. Call now toll-free, at (888) 227-1645 WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHY fete accompli

Why choose an ordinary photographer for your extraordinary event? fete accompli offers photojournalistic-style photography for all your gala occasions. We excel in artistic, journalistic imagery that records the most poignant and surprising moments of your event, capturing the details without interrupting the flow of the occasion. www.feteaccompliphoto.com or (845) 838-3990. WRITING WORKSHOPS Wallkill Valley Writers

Creative writing workshops in New Paltz led by Kate Hymes, poet and educator. Aspiring and experienced writers are welcome. WVW provides structured time, a supportive community and a safe place for you to fulfill the dream of writing your stories, real or imagined. Many writers find the community of a workshop benefits their work and keeps them motivated. (845) 255-7090. khamherst writers@aol.com.

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“Do you know how hard that is when you have ADD?” she asked.

approval. “I don’t need anyone else’s. And I don’t mean

Will Lytle is an Indie graduate and now an intern at the program. At Onteora, he said,

that in a nasty way. I mean, I hope everybody hails me as a

he was known as “a horror” by the teachers. In the 10th grade, he joined Indie. It was

new pope, and puts me on a pedestal and shouts, 'He truly

the people he met at the school—the administrators, teachers, and other students—who

is the Son of God.’” He laughs again. “But I’m quite happy

allowed him to grow to his full potential, Lytle said. He was no longer an outcast. Instead,

with them not doing that. I know what I’ve done. I’ve made

he became part of a community that recognized him as a unique individual with a bright

a good record. It’s fantastic, I swear to God.”

future. And the creative courses provided an outlet in which Lytle could connect to

He speaks of the CD as being an intimate record of the

learning. Lytle described it as an awakening, and is now majoring in environmental biology

middle passage, filled with subtleties he hopes the listener

at Ulster County Community College. “I was outgoing, but never for the right reasons,”

can pick up on. It’s not about dwelling on the past, but

Lytle said. “Indie was exactly what I wanted in an education. Suddenly someone gave me

looking back from the perspective of someone over 40. The

a very personal reason to get involved in my own education.”

biggest revelation that comes forth is Dunnery’s sense of

Valerie Paradiz, a former professor of Humanities at Bard, and author of Elijah’s Cup,

power, the knowledge that he doesn't have to be on the

said she watched her son, diagnosed with Asperger’s, headed for disaster in his public

receiving end of the music industry’s political games. He

school and was inspired by the Indie program, where she worked part-time. “Even though

doesn’t buy it anymore and has created his own Web site,

[Indies and Aspies] are very different, some of their needs and challenges are very similar,

record company, radio station, and distribution system. “I

like not being able to cope or having to be in constant cope mode in the mainstream

don’t have to kiss people’s asses left, right, and center. It’s

system,” Paradiz said. “For kids with Asperger’s especially, there is too much social input

such an undignified thing to do. I would rather sell three

to really be able to function in the mainstream. They have too many sensitivities to light,

copies on my own than sell 100,000 through means like that.

noise, and smell. The fluorescent’s flicker can disrupt everything, and also the stigmatizing

I can’t do that anymore, and tour dates are no different.”

that goes on. A lot of kids have had extremely traumatic experiences being persecuted,

Dunnery mentions the possibility of touring again

teased, bullied, and completely misunderstood. We started this school to circumvent

in September with Sancious and hosting a seminar on

that damage by building a model program that could be replicated elsewhere.”

relationships somewhere in the area later this year. But for

The Aspie program is now in its second year now and carries 16 students from seventh

now, his path is about walking the talk on air. “And that’s

to 10th grades. While the Aspie program, like Indie, follows state-mandated curriculum,

it,” he concludes, sending me off to shovel my driveway.

the kids have the support of a specially trained staff and a sensory friendly environment.

“Onward and upward. I’m fat, I’ve got a bald head, and I’m

Small classes, a “crash room,” a modified homework program, and no fluorescent lights

doing great.”

all provide an Aspie-friendly environment. Head Aspie teacher Michelle DeFelice said that in addition to speech and social skills therapies, the Aspie program provides selfadvocacy and media literacy classes. Kids learn about autism and how to think about it in a critical-analytical way, and teachers are trained to respond to Aspie needs.

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Traditionally, Paradiz said, many Aspies learned that autism is a tragic disease. But, she

Featured menus include vegetables, legumes (a mainstay in

explained, “It’s not a disease. You don’t die from it. There are some kids who don’t realize

Indian homes), curries (meat, chicken, fish, or vegetable),

that. They thought it was something like AIDS and were living in fear for many years until

and specialty breads. Attending a recent class along with

they came to this school. The goal is not to make them normal or appear normal, but

five others, I learned to prepare alu gobhi subji (potato and

to work with their self-esteem so they can have pride, a sense of identity, and face the

cauliflower curry), tikka masala (mild chicken curry in a

challenges of their weaknesses.” Paradiz plans to expand the program by a new grade

tomato-based sauce), and naan (puffy bread).

every year and offer transition into the high school if and when appropriate.

Ramgotra Sancious began with an overview of commonly

The Aspie program is funded by tuition from out-of-district kids. Sending a student

used spices (which she prefers grinding) essential to Indian

to Aspie costs their home districts about the same as sending a kid to BOCES, and is

recipes. Displayed in a masala dubba (inherited from her

reimbursable by the state. The Onteora District saves money on costs by returning their

grandmother and also spelled dhuba, dabba, and duubo),

students from other out-of-district programs.

a round stainless steel container resembling a cookie tin

The Onteora School District pays about 60 percent of the annual Indie budget,

with smaller, round lidless containers arranged inside

which Upjohn said came to a total of about $170,000 last year. Upjohn has to raise the

(six around the edges and one in the middle), its panoply

rest from private sources, an increasingly difficult job in such a depressed economic

includes cumin, mustard seeds, coriander, turmeric, clove,

climate. But in order to be effective, Upjohn said, the program needs special resources

cardamom, cayenne pepper, and garam masala. This last,

the district doesn’t pay for, like Ron Rubio, who is not a certified teacher, but a martial

most potent offering is a blend perfected by the maestro’s

arts instructor.

great-grandmother. “Every Indian household has its own

The program does not currently have the money to expand past the 10th grade; many Indie kids said they will either try to go back to high school or get their GEDs.

garam masala,” according to our instructor. Masala literally means “spice,” and a typical garam contains cumin, coriander,

Both programs have peaked the curiosity of other districts. In March, principals from

cardamom, pepper, cinnamon, and clove. With sleight-of-

Saugerties, Kingston, and New Paltz visited. Saugerties High School Principal Tim Price

hand deftness, she then jiggled several cloves of garlic in

said his district needs an alternative to what is currently being offered, and pointed out,

a small, closed-lid saucepan until their skins magically fell

“It’s either pay me now or pay me later. We’re going to pay for this at some point. How

away. “You can never have too much garlic or ginger,” she

productive are people going to be if they don’t have an adequate education?”

said. “I like to add cayenne generously too. I’m not talking

For Jack, the highlight of a recent class trip to Manhattan was visiting the legendary Howard Johnson’s in Times Square. Times Square might be the worst place for a kid with

about burning spice but nice heat. Tasting all the elements is what Indian cooking is about.”

Asperger’s: fluorescent lights, loud noises, the clash of a thousand scents at once. Jack

At the heart of many dishes is tarka masala, carmelized

said he got some great photographs for his next collage. “I’m happier,” he said. “I’ve got

onions accented by a mélange of spices. To prepare, we

a lot of friends. I’m just not as afraid of things as I used to be.”

warmed a cast-iron skillet for several minutes before

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adding and heating canola oil. The spice mistress then drew from the masala dubba, tossing in mustard seeds; once they started to pop she quickly added crushed cumin and coriander seeds. Layering in the five-fold foundation (selecting the fiery habañero chili pepper) and stirring the spice blend with a favored slotted spoon, she combined chopped onions, sautéing them on low heat until golden brown (about 15 minutes). A INDIAN SPICES

tablespoon of minced garlic, a half-cup of

chopped tomatoes, two tablespoons of tomato paste, cayenne, and salt came next. After cooking for 10 minutes (until the tomatoes softened and absorbed the mixture), we let it cool down before pureeing the potion in a food processor until well blended.

ll the while the tarka masala took form, we worked in stages to prepare other parts of the meal. Resurrecting her parents’ former teaching style, the animated spice mistress’ effervescent personality and expansive sense of humor belied her sharp

and directive ability to keep us on task. Some students worked with Ramgotra Sancious to make the naan (which she insists is easy but I fear trying on my own), hand-kneading ingredients into dough, then rolling, shaping and baking. Others executed prerequisite dicing and chopping of vegetable ingredients (cauliflower, Yukon gold potato, carrot, and onion) for the alu gobhi subji. Our instructor had prepared the chicken breasts, cut into cubes, hours earlier in a marinade of goat-milk yogurt blended with ginger, turmeric, cumin, salt, cilantro (including stems for added flavor), and lime. We also learned techniques for perfecting basmati rice (with fresh or frozen peas), including washing and soaking the grain, and spicing the cooking water with clove and cardamom. The final cooking stages of the vegetable dish required layering ingredients in a stockpot of heated tarka, adding vegetable stock (water may be substituted), salt, and turmeric, and bringing it to a boil, then simmering for 30 minutes. Next we lightly fried the marinated chicken, then removed and set it aside, adding tarka to that pot. Folding in heavy cream, we brought the mixture to boiling and then simmered, slipping in the chicken pieces and cooking for 10 more minutes. Both dishes were presented sprinkled with garam masala and fresh cilantro. Our plates garnished with fresh spinach, we served ourselves buffet style, sitting down at a dining table decorated with colorful scarves. We washed down the sumptuous meal with Shiraz, pinot noir, Indian pale ale, and Flying Horse

DIRECTORY OF INDIAN GROCERS & SUPPLIERS KIRAN RAMGOTRA SANCIOUS Ramgotra Sancious can be booked for private cooking classes in your home. Later this spring, she

lager. For dessert, our instructor/

will join a roster of teaching chefs offering regularly

host served us Burfi, leaf-shaped

scheduled tutorials at Blue Mountain Bistro in

cookies made from almond and

Saugerties. (845) 679-4563; kiran@netstep.net.

pistachio arranged on a plate like the Dharma Chakra, the spokewheeled center of the Indian flag. “I get the occasional ‘I don’t know how to cook,’ which is great,”

SARASWATI GROCERIES Ready to tutor customers about Indian cookery supplies and preparation, sari-clad co-owner Dipika Patel whirls among stock at this compact,

Ramgotra Sancious tells us as we

family-run Indo-Pak wholesale store, special-

record our comments in a journal

izing in spices, select fresh vegetables, and

she breaks out at the end of each

instant foods. 1299 Route 9, Wappingers Falls,

culinary lesson. “It’s great to set

(845) 297-9203.

people who are green on a path. Indian cooking is labor intensive, but once you learn to make the basic preparations you can store

KALUSTYAN’S ORIENT EXPRESS Aziz Osmani’s landmark fine and specialty foods store features 4,000 varieties of spices, dozens of

those and pull together a meal at

legumes, teas, and other select Indian and Middle

any time.” Toasting her words, we

Eastern gourmet items. Browse nearby Indian

clicked glasses of cold champagne

grocers located in the same vicinity. 123 Lexington

to the spice mistress, thankful for

Avenue, Manhattan, (212) 685-34551.

our passage to India.

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KINGSTON

845-339-2322

DARROW SCHOOL

NEW LEBANON

518-794-6006

A & E FINE ART

KINGSTON

845-331-5077

DAWNA M. CSERVAK PHOTOGRAPHY

WAPPINGERS FALLS

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RHINEBECK

845-876-7100

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WOODSTOCK

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PORT EWEN

845-339-4601

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845-657-2850

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RHINEBECK

845-876-1777

ADAM’S PIANO

GERMANTOWN

845-343-2326

DIAMOND, RACHEL

HIGHLAND

845-883-9642

ADAMS FAIRACRE FARMS

POUGHKEEPSIE

845-454-4330

DION OGUST PHOTOGRAPHY

WOODSTOCK

845-679-4135

ADVANCED AESTHETICS OF NEW PALTZ

NEW PALTZ

845-255-1919

DISCOVERY INSTITUTE / PRESENT COMPANY

NEW PALTZ

845-255-2242

AFLAC

POUGHKEEPSIE

845-401-1237

THE DREAMING GODDESS

POUGHKEEPSIE

845-473-2206

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NEW PALTZ

845-255-0050

DUTCHESS COMMUNITY COLLEGE

POUGHKEEPSIE

845-431-8405

ANNETTE’S HEART & SOUL HOLISTIC CENTER

BEACON

845-440-0724

DUTCHESS DAY SCHOOL

MILLBROOK

845-677-5014

ALLURE HAIR SALON

RHINEBECK

845-876-7774

EARTHDREAMS GALLERY

PAWLING

845-878-6214

ALTERNATIVE BOOKS

KINGSTON

845-331-5439

ECO-ARCH DESIGN WORKS

SAUGERTIES

845-247-4620

ANDROGYNY

NEW PALTZ

845-256-0620

ED’S SERVICE MOTORCYCLES

HYDE PARK

845-454-6210

ANDERSON SCHOOL

STAATSBURG

845-889-4034

EL COQUI LATIN RESTAURANT

KINGSTON

845-340-1106

AROMA OSTERIA

WAPPINGERS FALLS

845-298-6790

ELLINWOOD, LYDIA

NEW PALTZ

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MILLBROOK

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MT TREMPER

845-688-2451

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NEW PALTZ

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ENTELECHY

NEW PALTZ

845-256-1127

ASHOKAN FIELD CAMPUS

OLIVEBRIDGE

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STONE RIDGE

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COLD SPRING

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NEW PALTZ

845-255-5777

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POUGHKEEPSIE

845-485-7106

ESOTEC

KINGSTON

845-246-0965

BACKSTAGE STUDIO PRODUCTIONS

KINGSTON

845-338-8700

EVEREADY DINER

HYDE PARK

845-229-8100

THE BAKERY

NEW PALTZ

845-255-8840

FABULOUS FURNITURE

BOICEVILLE

845-657-6317

BARNABY’S

NEW PALTZ

845-255-2433

FELDENKRAIS

DOYLESTOWN

215-230-9208

BARNER BOOKS

NEW PALTZ

845-255-2635

FETE ACCOMPLI

BEACON

845-838-3990

BARDAVON OPERA HOUSE

POUGHKEEPSIE

845-471-5313

FINGER LAKES SCHOOL OF MASSAGE

ITHACA

607-272-9024

BARD COLLEGE CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY

ANNANDALE

845-758-7162

FIONN REILLY PHOTOGRAPHY

SAUGERTIES

845-246-4230

BEECH TREE GRILL

POUGHKEEPSIE

845-471-7279

FLEISHER’S GRASS FED & ORGANIC MEATS

KINGSTON

845-338-6666

BEGNAL MOTORS

KINGSTON

845-331-5080

FLOWING SPIRIT GUIDANCE

MT TREMPER

845-679-7886

BENJAMIN FRANKLIN SCHOOL

HIGHLAND

845-883-7051

FLOWER NEST

KINGSTON

845-331-4440

BERNSTEIN, ADAM

LANESVILLE

518-589-7140

FOREST STUDIO FOR BODY/MIND FITNESS

NEW PALTZ

845-255-2243

BESO

NEW PALTZ

845-231-2191

FOREIGN WIDE

NEW PALTZ

845-255-8822

BETTERWAY DIAPER SERVICE

KINGSTON

845-338-1211

FOSSETT, JIM

BLOOMINGTON

845-334-9918

THE BESTY JACARUSO STUDIO

RED HOOK

845-758-9244

FOUR PAWS HOLISTIC VETERINARY CENTER

WEST HURLEY

845-679-9445

BLACKSTONE, JUDITH

WOODSTOCK

845-679-7005

FRANCIS DUNNERY PSYCHOLOGICAL ASTROLOGY

SHARON

860-318-0624

BLISSFUL BEAUTY BY BRENDA

KINGSTON

845-616-9818

FRANK WELLINGTON DUNN REAL ESTATE

KERHONKSON

845-626-4185

BOB AUDE

HURLEY

845-338-0084

THE FRENCH CORNER

STONE RIDGE

845-687-0810

BOBOLINK DAIRY

VERNON

973-764-4888

FRISCH, AMY

ROSENDALE

845-658-3730

THE BODY STUDIO

NEW PALTZ

845-255-3512

FROG HOLLOW FARM

ESOPUS

845-384-6424

BODY CENTRAL

RHINEBECK

845-876-7222

GABRIELS

KINGSTON

845-338-7161

BODYCODE

HUDSON

917-715-8665

GALARIE BMG

WOODSTOCK

845-679-0027

BODHI MASSAGE AND BODYWORK STUDIO

HUDSON

518-828-2233

GARRISON ART CENTER

GARRISON

845-424-3960

DONALD V BODEEN CHIROPRACTOR & IRIDOLOGIST

POUGHKEEPSIE

845-473-3276

THE GARRISON

GARRISON

845-424-3604

BOOK COVE

PAWLING

845-855-9590

GEORGE COLE AUCTIONEERS

RED HOOK

845-758-9114

BOP TO TOTTOM

KINGSTON

845-338-8100

GINO’S RESTAURANT

WAPPINGERS FALLS

845-297-8061

BRENDON MONTESSORI SCHOOL

LAGRANGEVILLE

845-223-3783

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POUGHKEEPSIE

845-297-7334

BREAST CANCER OPTIONS

MOUNT TREMPER

845-657-8222

GOLDEN NOTEBOOK

WOODSTOCK

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MT TREMPER

845-688-7175

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845-626-3402

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NEW PALTZ

845-256-9830

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845-229-0209

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845-876-6753

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845-334-2762

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845-687-2109

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KINGSTON

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518-828-2528

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845-876-6250

CARROLL, JOHN M.

HURLEY

845-338-8420

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RED HOOK

845-758-4333

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ROSENDALE

845-658-3883

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KINGSTON

845-339-9090

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KINGSTON

845-331-7780

HAVEN

RHINEBECK

845-876-7369

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COTTEKILL

845-687-2229

HAWTHORNE VALLEY SCHOOL

GHENT

518-672-7092

CATSKILL NATIVE NURSERY

KERHONKSON

845-626-3502

HEALTHY GOURMET TO-GO, INC.

WOODSTOCK

845-339-7171

CATSKILL ROSE

MOUNT TREMPER

845-688-7100

HEAVENLY SENSE

CORNWALL

845-534-1132

CENTER FOR PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT THROUGH MUSIC

LAGRANGEVILLE

845-677-5871

HENNA BODY ART BY MICHELLE

PHOENICIA

845-688-2238

CENTER FOR DENTAL WELLNESS

FISHKILL

845-265-9643

HIGHLAND STUDIO

BEACON

845-838-3700

CENTER FOR POSITIVE THINKING

PAWLING

845-855-5000

HIGH MEADOW SCHOOL

STONE RIDGE

845-687-4855

CENTER FOR ADVANCED DENTISTRY

HIGHLAND

845-691-5600

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KINGSTON

845-338-2626

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WOODSTOCK

845-336-8318

HONDA OF KINGSTON

KINGSTON

845-338-5400

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RHINEBECK

845-876-3080

HOPE FARM PRESS & THE BOOKTRADER

SAUGERTIES

845-246-3522

CHEFS ON FIRE BISTRO

HIGH FALLS

845-687-7778

HOPEWELL NUTRITION CENTER

HOPEWELL JUNCTION

845-223-3050

CHELSEA GREEN PUBLISHING COMPANY

WHITE RIVER JUNCTION

802-295-6300

HOULIHAN LAWRENCE LAVERY REAL ESTATE

EAST FISHKILL

845-227-4400

THE CHILDREN’S ART WORKSHOP

NEW PALTZ

845-255-7990

HUDSON RIVER PERFORMING ARTS CENTER

FISHKILL

845-896-1888

CHILDRENS MEDIA PROJECT

POUGHKEEPSIE

845-485-4480

HUDSON RIVER VALLEY ANTIQUE AUTOMOBILE ASSOC.

RHINEBECK

845-876-3554

CHINESE HEALING ARTS

KINGSTON

845-338-6045

HUDSON VALLEY SCHOOL OF MASSAGE

HIGHLAND

845-255-0013

CLASSIC COUNTRY

EAST CHATHAM

518-392-2211

HUMBACH, IRENE

POUGHKEEPSIE

845-485-5933

COFFEY GALLERY

KINGSTON

845-339-6105

HUMMINGBIRD JEWELERS

RHINEBECK

845-876-4585

COLDWELL BANKER VILLAGE GREEN REALTY

WOODSTOCK

845-679-2255

HUDSON VALLEY CLEAN ENERGY, INC.

RHINEBECK

845-876-3767

COLUMBIA-GREENE COMMUNITY COLLEGE

HUDSON

518-828-4181

HUDSON VALLEY LEARNING CENTER

NEW PALTZ

845-255-4704

COMMUNITY PLAYBACK THEATRE

NEW PALTZ

845-255-5613

HUDSON VALLEY PHOTOGRAPHY

KINGSTON

845-340-9016

THE COMMUNITY SCHOOL

NEW PALTZ

845-943-8870

HUDSON VALLEY SUDBURY SCHOOL

NEW PALTZ

845-679-1002

CORN CRIB GREENHOUSES

POUGHKEEPSIE

845-471-5956

HUDSON VALLEY SUNROOMS

BEACON

845-838-1235

C0RNWALL REALTY

NEW PALTZ

845-471-2605

HURLEY RIDGE WINES & SPIRITS

WEST HURLEY

845-679-8444

COSIMOS

NEWBURGH

845-567-1556

INDIAN MOUNTAIN SCHOOL

LAKEVILLE

860-435-0871

COUNTRY CUPBOARDS

KINGSTON

845-382-2888

IN GOOD TASTE

NEW PALTZ

845-255-0110

COYOTE GRILL

POUGHKEEPSIE

845-471-0600

INNER TRADITIONS \ BEAR & COMPANY

SANTA FE

505-660-6167

CURIOUS MINDS MEDIA

GARDINER

845-790-3357

INN AT STONE CREEK

HOPEWELL JUNCTION

845-227-6631

DARMSTADT OVERHEAD DOORS

KINGSTON

845-331-0191

INQUIRING MIND BOOKSTORE

CATSKILL

518-943-7772

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PALO ALTO

650-493-4430

PLANET WAVES

TALLAHASSEE

206-567-4455

INSTITUTE FOR INTEGRATIVE NUTRITION

NEW YORK

212-730-5433

PLAZA DINER

NEW PALTZ

845-255-1030

INSTITUTE OF ECOSYSTEM STUDIES

MILLBROOK

845-677-7600

PLEASANT STONE FARM

MIDDLETOWN

845-343-4040

IONE

KINGSTON

845-339-5776

POUGHKEEPSIE DAY SCHOOL

POUGHKEEPSIE

845-462-7600

JACKS MEATS & DELI

NEW PALTZ

845-255-2244

POUGHKEEPSIE JOURNAL CAREER FAIR

POUGHKEEPSIE

845-454-2000

JACOBOWITZ & GUBITS

WALDEN

845-778-2121

POUGHKEEPSIE TENNIS CLUB

POUGHKEEPSIE

845-471-1120

JAI MA

NEW PALTZ

845-256-0465

POWERHOUSE SUMMER THEATER/LEHMAN-LOEB GALLERY

POUGHKEEPSIE

845-437-5902

JANE MOORE PAINTING

ANCRAM

518-329-3423

PROFESSIONAL PAINTING COMPANY

WOODSTOCK

845-430-1290

JENKINSTOWN DAY SPA

NEW PALTZ

845-255-3160

PSYCHIC READINGS BY DREW

WOODSTOCK

845-810-0442

JOFFEE, JUDY

NEW PALTZ

845-255-2096

THE RANDOLPH SCHOOL

WAPPINGERS FALLS

845-297-5600

JOYOUS CAFE

KINGSTON

845-334-9441

REBIRTHING

SAUGERTIES

845-246-1640

KITCHEN DRAWER

HYDE PARK

845-229-2300

THE RED ONION

SAUGERTIES

845-679-1223

KOENIG, VICKI

NEW PALTZ

845-255-2398

RED HOOK NATURAL FOODS

RED HOOK

845-758-9230

KYOTO SUSHI

KINGSTON

845-339-1128

RHINO RECORDS

NEW PALTZ

845-255-0230

LEHMKUHL LANDSCAPING

PLEASANT VALLEY

845-266-4295

RHINEBECK COOPERATIVE HEALTH CENTER

RHINEBECK

845-876-5556

LEISURE TIME SPRING WATER

KINGSTON

845-331-0237

RHINEBECK WOMEN’S HEALTH

RHINEBECK

845-876-0494

THE LIVING SEED

NEW PALTZ

845-255-8212

ROBERTI MOTOR CARS

KINGSTON

845-339-7222

LUNA BLUE JEWELRY

NEW PALTZ

845-532-9161

ROCK CITY YARN

WOODSTOCK

845-679-9600

LUMEN OCCULERE

HURLEY

845-340-0220

ROSE CROSSING

WANTAGH

516-978-2260

MAIN COURSE

NEW PALTZ

845-255-2600

RUDOLF STEINER SCHOOL

GREAT BARRINGTON

413-528-4015

MALDEN, JILL

NEW PALTZ

845-256-1420

THE RUSTIC BOHEMIAN

NEW PALTZ

845-255-8731

MANE STREET

HUDSON

518-828-5527

THE SANCTUARY

NEW PALTZ

845-255-3337

MANNY’S

NEW PALTZ

845-255-9902

SANCTUARY

BEACON

845-831-8002

MARIST - ADULT EDUCATION

POUGHKEEPSIE

845-575-3800

SAPPHIRE

ROSENDALE

845-658-3315

MARK GRUBER GALLERY

NEW PALTZ

845-255-1241

SATYA YOGA CENTER

RHINEBECK

845-876-2528

LIFE DESIGN CREATIVE HEALING

NEW PALTZ

845-255-9717

SCHNEIDER, CONNIE

NEW PALTZ

845-256-1516

MARIA’S GARDEN

NEW PALTZ

845-256-1875

SCHNEIDER, BRUCE

NEW PALTZ

845-255-4424

MASSACHUSETTS COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS

NORTH ADAMS

413-662-5410

SCHNEIDER, PFAHL & RAHME

WOODSTOCK

845-679-9868

MAXIE’S URBAN ITALIAN BISTRO

HUDSON

518-828-9081

SIMON’S ROCK COLLEGE

GREAT BARRINGTON

413-528-0771

MERRITT BOOKSTORE

MILLBROOK

845-677-5857

SIMMONS WAY

MILLERTON

518-789-6235

MERRIWEATHER’S

POUGHKEEPSIE

845-454-5566

SIVANANDA ASHRAM YOGA RANCH

WOODBOURNE

845-436-6492

MEXICAN RADIO

HUDSON

518-828-7770

SOJOURNER TRUTH LIBRARY

NEW PALTZ

845-257-3673

MINA

RED HOOK

845-758-4413

SOUL DOG

POUGHKEEPSIE

845-454-3254

MIRIAM’S WELL

SAUGERTIES

845-246-5805

SPARROW HAWK BED & BREAKFAST

STONE RIDGE

845-687-4492

MIRABAI

WOODSTOCK

845-679-2100

SPIRITTUS HOLISTIC RESOURCE CENTER

KINGSTON

845-679-4293

MISTER SNACKS, INC.

AMHERST

800-333-6393

SPIRIT ROOT SERVICES

HOPEWELL JUNCTION

845-897-3280

MODO GALLERY

HUDSON

518-828-5090

ST. FRANCIS HOSPITAL

POUGHKEEPSIE

845-483-5000

MOHONK IMAGES

NEW PALTZ

845-255-6800

STONE RIDGE CENTER FOR THE ARTS

STONE RIDGE

845-687-8890

MOHONK PRESERVE

NEW PALTZ

845-255-0919

STORM KING SCHOOL

CORNWALL

845-534-9860

MONARDA HERBAL APOTHECARY

PHOENICIA

845-688-2122

SUMMER GROUP

POUGHKEEPSIE

845-452-3208

MONKFISH PUBLISHING

RHINEBECK

845-876-4861

SUNFLOWER NATURAL FOOD MARKET

WOODSTOCK

845-679-5361

MOTHER EARTH’S STOREHOUSE

KINGSTON

845-336-5541

SUNY CONTINUING & PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION

NEW PALTZ

845-257-2894

MOUNTAIN GATE RESTAURANT

WOODSTOCK

845-679-5100

SUNY SCHOOL OF FINE AND PERFORMING ARTS

NEW PALTZ

845-257-3872

MOUNTAIN LAUREL WALDORF SCHOOL

NEW PALTZ

845-255-0033

SUNY ULSTER

STONE RIDGE

845-687-5262

MOUNT SAINT MARY COLLEGE

NEWBURGH

845-534-4780

SUZANNE MESZOLY & ASSOCIATES, INC.

KERHONKSON

845-626-5666

THE MOVING BODY

BEARSVILLE

845-679-7715

SWALLOW, JUDY

NEW PALTZ

845-255-5613

THE MOVEMENT CENTER

KINGSTON

845-331-0986

TAROT ON THE HUDSON

RHINEBECK

845-876-5797

N & S SUPPLY

FISHKILL

845-896-6291

TAYLOR, MARY

WAPPINGERS FALLS

845-298-7417

NATURES PAVILION

KINGSTON

973-831-5804

TERRAPIN

RHINEBECK

845-876-3330

NEKO SUSHI & RESTAURANT

NEW PALTZ

845-255-0162

THREE CRAZY FRIENDS, INC.

CORNWALL

845-534-8355

NESS, DR. DAVID

NEW PALTZ

845-255-1200

TIBET HOUSE US

NEW YORK

212-807-0563

NEWBURGH VETERINARY HOSPITAL

NEWBURGH

845-564-2660

TORCHES ON THE HUDSON

NEWBURGH

845-568-0100

NEW YORK PRESS DIRECT

MONTGOMERY

845-457-2442

TOTIS GOURMET

BEACON

845-831-1821

NEW YORK REGION PATHWORK

PHOENICIA

845-688-2211

TROUTBECK

AMENIA

845-373-9681

NEW YORK SCHOOL OF SOCIAL GRACES

CORNWALL

845-534-1010

TIME AND SPACE LIMITED

HUDSON

518-822-8448

NEW YORK CONSERVATORY FOR THE ARTS

HURLEY

845-339-4340

TYCHOSTUP, LORNA

NEW PALTZ

845-255-9467

NIXON, DR.TONI

PORT EWEN

845-339-1684

ULSTER BOCES

NEW PALTZ

845-255-1400

NORTH PARK WOODCRAFT

HYDE PARK

845-229-2189

UMBERTO’S RESTAURANT

POUGHKEEPSIE

845-462-5117

NORTHWESTERN MUTUAL

NEWBURGH

845-569-1425

UNITED SMOKE SHOP

RHINEBECK

845-876-7185

NUTSHELL REALTY

STONE RIDGE

845-687-2200

UPHOLSTERY UNLIMITED

HUDSON

518-828-0500

NEW YORK STATE HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION

COOPERSTOWN

607-547-1426

UPSTATE FILMS

RHINEBECK

845-876-4546

OAKWOOD FRIENDS SCHOOL

POUGHKEEPSIE

845-462-4200

VALLEY FARMERS

STANDFORDVILLE

845-677-5729

OBLONG BOOKS

MILLERTON

518-789-3797

VAN BRUNT GALLERY

BEACON

845-838-2995

OMEGA INSTITUTE

RHINEBECK

845-266-4444

VASSAR BROTHERS MEDICAL CENTER

POUGHKEEPSIE

845-431-5663

ONE LIGHT HEALING TOUCH

RHINEBECK

845-876-0259

VIBRANT LIVING

AMHERST

413-253-2110

OPERATION FREE FALL

KINGSTON

845-340-3443

VIOLET ALCHEMY

NEW PALTZ

845-883-7899

ORGANIC TAO

POUGHKEEPSIE

845-473-7593

WAINWRIGHT, ANDREW

RED HOOK

845-757-5431

ORGANIC NECTARS

WOODSTOCK

845-246-0506

WDST 100.1 RADIO WOODSTOCK

WOODSTOCK

845-679-7266

ORIGIN COMMUNICATIONS

SEATTLE

206-285-9615

WEBJOGGER INTERNET SERVICES

TIVOLI

845-757-4000

OSAKA RESTAURANT

RHINEBECK

845-876-7338

WELLSPRING

CORNWALL

845-534-7668

THE OWL AND THE SERPENT

NEW PALTZ

845-255-2882

WESTWOOD METES & BOUNDS REALTY

NEW PALTZ

845-255-9400

PAD THAI CATERING

KERHONKSON

845-626-4200

WHITE RICE

HUDSON

518-697-3500

PANZER, ELIZABETH

ACCORD

845-626-8195

WILLSON, SUSAN

STONE RIDGE

845-687-4807

PARK, HOON, MD

WAPPINGERS FALLS

845-298-6060

WIN MORRISON REALTY

KINGSTON

845-339-1144

THE PARENT TEACHER STORE

KINGSTON

845-339-1442

WINDCHIME REALTY

BEACON

845-831-1451

PATHWAYS MEDIATION CENTER

KINGSTON

845-331-0100

WISDOMHEART CENTER

WOODSTOCK

845-679-5724

PATS TATS

KINGSTON

845-338-8282

WOMEN’S CARE CENTER

RHINEBECK

845-758-1141

PAULINE OLIVEROS FOUNDATION

KINGSTON

845-338-5984

WOMEN’S HEALTH & FITNESS EXPO

KINGSTON

845-338-7140

PEGASUS COMFORT FOOTWEAR

WOODSTOCK

845-679-2373

WOMEN’S STUDIO WORKSHOP

ROSENDALE

845-658-9133

PFEIFFER CENTER FOR BIODYNAMIC GARDENING

CHESTNUT RIDGE

845-352-5020

WOODSTOCK DAY SCHOOL

WOODSTOCK

845-246-3744

PHANTOM GARDENER

RHINEBECK

845-876-8606

WOODSTOCK DAY SCHOOL CAMP

WOODSTOCK

845-246-3744

PHOTOSENSUALIS

WOODSTOCK

845-679-5333

WOODSTOCK WOMENS HEALTH SPA

WOODSTOCK

845-679-6699

PILATES OF NEW PALTZ

NEW PALTZ

845-255-0559

WVKR

POUGHKEEPSIE

845-437-7178

PILATES HUDSON

HUDSON

518-929-0931

YOGA ON DUCK POND

STONE RIDGE

845-687-4836

PINE PLAINS TRACTOR AND EQUIPMENT

PINE PLAINS

518-398-7107

ZEN MOUNTAIN MONASTERY

MOUNT TREMPER

845-688-7993

PIQUE BOUTIQUE

RHINEBECK

845-876-7722

ZWEIG, JULIE

NEW PALTZ

845-255-3566

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RENOVATED COUNTRY HOME

BEST VIEWS IN THE COUNTY

GREAT INVESTMENT

Artistic, eclectic incredible space! Multi-levels, exposed brick walls, original beams and plenty of light. This 3 bedroom home has an open layout with fireplaces in living room and dining room. Peaceful setting with views. $425,000. High Falls. (845) 687-4355.

One of the most spectacular and dramatic views in Ulster County,this 4,000+ sq. ft. home boasts stunning Catskill Mtn or HV views from nearly every room. Easy walk to Sam’s Point. MBR and FR still in progress. Wrap-around deck in front and view-decking in back. Main living area (LR, formal DR room, kitchen and second dining area) is free-flowingand perfect for casual enjoyment. A great family house or roomy weekender. $799,000.Kingston. (845) 331-5357.

Historic post & beam bldg. is a great space for an artist, musician, craftsperson or anyone needing more room. Upstairs has large, open floor plan, HW floors & beautiful chestnut trim, plus several smaller rooms which would make great bedrooms or offices. 2 units downstairs. Rushing creek behind. Mountain views, too! Close to charming Phoenicia, skiing & hiking. $360,000. Woodstock. (845) 679-2255.

NEW PALTZ NEW CONSTRUCTION

PRIVACY & PROPERTY

NEW HIGHLAND CONDO

Top of the line Custom Built new Colonial design. Set on 2.5 acres down a long private drive in one of New Paltz’s AAA neighborhoods. 4 BR, 2.5 baths. Cozy up by the fireplace! Asking $439,000. Helen Nickerson @ Westwood Metes & Bounds Realty. helenindia@msn.com. (845) 255-9400, ext 104.

This lovely 3000+ sq. ft. contemporary Center Hall Colonial sits on 16+ acres with a pond. It features 3 or 4 BRs, 3 full baths, plus a 20’x30’ living room w/ 10’ ceiling, custom media wall & a slate fireplace. Walk outside on a huge cedar deck that overlooks apple trees, woods, fields & a Bluestone niche waiting for your hot tub. 3 separate garages (total 2100 sq.ft.), 1 is heated! Rondout Schools. Perfect for horses or an active life. $535,900. Cindy Graham. (845) 626-3402.

Highland - New 2Br Condo plus Den at Bridgeview complex, woodsy back yard, patio, central-air, laundry hookup.Walk to shops, New Pool, Clubhouse, Tennis Court, Playground, cul de sac. Located next to the Mid-Hudson Bridge, minutes to the train $215,000. Cornwall Realty Corp. (845) 471-2605. harry@cornwallrealty.com.

AMAZING HOME

GARDINER CONTEMPORARY

MARBLETOWN COLONIAL

Amazing 2 year old, 3 BR, 2 BA home in Bishops Gate, a most desirable Saugerties neighborhood. Many upgrades. Superior 10 ft wall construction in basement creates many possibilities for additional living space. MBR suite has a unique, multi-level design. Other features are: two car attached garage, above ground pool and mature landscape; Just a few of the amenities that make this house not your average home. Move right in, just minutes to HITS. $299,900 Nutshell Realty. (845) 687-2200. www.Nutshellrealty.com.

Lovely Contemporary in Gardiner. Open floor plan with cathedral ceilings and lots of natural light makes this home great for entertaining. Living room with hardwood floors and handsome brick fireplace, ceramic tiled kitchen and first floor master suite. Additional office/guest BR on main level. 2 BRs upstairs with bonus room. Don’t miss the BRAND NEW BOSCH washer and dryer. Ready for your clients to move right in! Minutes to Minnewaska!! $374,500 Nutshell Realty. (845) 687-2200. www.Nutshellrealty.com.

Quality construction is evident throughout this spacious center hall colonial, on 2.4 acres. First floor contains: beautiful hardwood floors, a lovely stone fireplace in the family room, a formal living room & dining room & a large gourmet kitchen w/ access to the sun porch & open deck. Large Den/Playroom has full access to outdoors at ground level and would make a great media room. All walls of the house completely refinished; stripping, wallpaper and repainting. New carpet has been installed upstairs. $449,000 Nutshell Realty. (845) 687-2200. www.Nutshellrealty.com.

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BRING THE HORSES!

A MUST SEE!

NEW FARMHOUSE

Beautiful active 14.7 acre horse farm located on a quiet country road between Highland & New Paltz. Contemporary home boasts 4BR, 3 1⁄2 baths, spiral stairs, balconies and much, much more. Farm includes 13 stall center aisle, 2 story barn with tack room and chicken coop. Barn has electric, hot water & own well. Beautiful grounds, additional barns, stone well house and Colonial smoke house all for $975,000. Win Morrison Realty. Call Marilyn at (845) 339-1144 or Gloria at (845) 679-9444.

Great sun filled 4 bedroom, 1.5 bath Cape. Home features 1800+ sq. ft of living space, laundry, half bath, bright kitchen, DR, FR, LR, den and private office on first floor. Second floor has 4 bedrooms and full bath. All situated on 6.7 acres with huge beautiful decking surrounding pool. Extra deep 2 car garage and bonus barn used for entertaining complete with electric and wet bar. $399,000. Win Morrsion Realty. Call Mary at (845) 339-1144.

Architect designed home with old world character and details.Wide board floors, brick fireplace, tiled baths, stainless steel and soapstone gourmet kitchen.Two covered porches with views of mountains and protected farmland. Large garage/barn with future expansion space above. 3 Bedrooms 2 1/2 Baths, 3 Acres $499,000. Frank Wellington Dunn R.E. LLC. New Paltz. (845) 255-2593.

CONTEMPORARY WITH VIEWS

THE HUDSON VALLEY IS THE FASTESTGROWING REGION IN THE NORTHEAST. List in Chronogram's DWELLINGS section for $85 each single listing or $215 for three, and your properties will get double exposure on our Web site, www.chronogram.com.

Dutchess, Columbia, Westchester & Putnam Counties Contact Ralph Jenkins (845) 334-8600 x105 / ralph@chronogram.com

Home on spacious corner lot in desirable Beacon Hills. Enjoy this naturescape property with inground pool and large deck. Act now and be in the pool by summer! Call Grace at Windchime Realty (845)831-1451. Visit www.WindchimeRealtyOnline.com to check this and many more available properties.

Ulster, Greene, Rockland & Orange Counties Contact Jamaine Bell (845) 334-8600 x112 / jbell@chronogram.com

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