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Gas companies are spending a fortune on lobbying, global carbon emissions rise, one of five women report being raped or sexually assaulted, and more.
21 beinhart’s body politic: a tale of two citizens Larry Beinhart on the difference between being a grunt and a CEO.
Michelle Sutton surveys local private elementary schools.
weddings & celebrations 66 dressing the bride and groom Anne Reynolds offers tips on hot looks for the upcoming wedding season.
HOME 22 the house: kingston restoration
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26 the item: chicken coop, cutting-board oil, firewood bin
Melissa Esposito on products to add dash and verve to your home.
29 the craft: New ways of thinking about kitchen cabinets. By Erik Ofgang.
community pages 30 hyde park, pleasant valley, poughkeepsie: gaining momentum
Three Dutchess County towns that tell a tale of a region on the rise.
58 new paltz: berkeley of the east Site of a state university, New Paltz skews hip, exciting, and exuberant.
88 the vitamin debate
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90 flowers fall: a descent into the dream world
Bethany Saltman interviews writer Andre Dubus III on fatherhood and karma.
Community Resource Guide 81 tastings A directory of what’s cooking and where to get it. 84 business directory A compendium of advertiser services. 92 whole living directory For the positive lifestyle.
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FOOD & DRINK 76 heart-shaped box
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48 music Peter Aaron takes a stroll down the yellow brick road with The Wiyos.
51 cd reviews Cheryl K. Symister-Masterson reviews Steampunk Serenade by Honey Ear Trio. Peter Aaron reviews Shore by Susan Surftone. Mike Wolf reviews Tower of Spacious Karma by Venture Lift.
52 books Nina Shengold profiles Paul Russell, author of The Unreal Life of Sergey Nabokov.
54 book reviews Anne Pyburn reviews Miss Timmins' School for Girls by Nayana Currimbhoy. Marx Dorrity reviews Survival of the Beautiful by David Rothenberg.
56 Poetry Poems by William L. Alton, Dana Carrico, Nancy Ebel, Geordi Edel, Amanda Nicole Gulla, Grace Locke, Roalinda McGovern, Ed Morris, Anne Richey, Max Rivinus, Rachel Sanborn, and Kalli Taka. Edited by Phillip Levine.
112 parting shot Circle #1, A corrugated cardboard construction by Richard Klimowicz.
the forecast 98 daily Calendar Comprehensive listings of local events. (Daily updates at Chronogram.com.) PREVIEWS 97 The Catskill Film and Video Festival takes place on January 29 in Catskill. 98 The Mid-Hudson Adirondack Club leads a hike up Halcott Mountain. 99 Annie Leibowitz talks about her latest book at Oblong in Rhinebeck on January 7. 100 The Bindlestiff Family Cirkus brings its winter cabaret to Helsinki Hudson this month. 101 Critic Will Hermes talks with Peter Aaron about the `70s music scene in NYC. 102 Audrey's Rapoport's "Funny Stories" gets staged at the Woodstock Playhouse. 104 Steven Strauss's Bronze is screened at Downing Film Center on January 30. 105 R&F Handmade Paints hosts an exhibit of drone paintings by Anne Surprenant.
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norman rockwell | olil on canvas | 1961 “Do unto others...” For most Americans in 1961, the familiar adage really meant, “Do unto others who look like you.” Norman Rockwell, in his painting, Golden Rule, challenged that hypocrisy and laid the truth of “the other” smack dab in the middle of America’s coffee tables. Golden Rule appeared on the cover of the Saturday Evening Post on April 1, 1961. The social and political climate (JFK had just been inaugurated, Amnesty International had just been organized, and the Saturday Evening Post finally agreed to let colored people appear on a cover) was perfect for the “big picture” declaration of tolerance Rockwell had been trying to make for decades. Norman Rockwell detested bigotry. Despite what seemed to be America’s need to petrify him within a cult of innocence, the illustrator had been making small jabs against social injustice throughout his career. He placed a multi-ethnic group in the Four Freedoms poster commissioned by the US government in 1943. In 1953, Rockwell began creating a tribute to the UN.The mural displayed the world’s peoples amassed behind UN delegates, “waiting for the delegates to straighten out the world, so that they might live in peace and without fear.” The artist used actual delegates as models for the work, and, in that tumultuous post-Stalin period, Russian delegates changed often. It was impossible for Rockwell to keep up, and he abandoned the project. Then, in 1961, Rockwell tried again. The Post accepted “Do unto others” as a cover concept, and the illustrator resurrected his “peoples of the world” theme. But the models for Golden Rule were all local people, Rockwell’s friends, acquaintances, or neighbors, a fact that reveals the panorama of “others” who were a part of Rockwell’s life. David Gunn, Jr., the black man in the upper right corner, was the son of one of Rockwell’s pipe smoking buddies. The brown girl in the red shawl at the bottom center is Darlene Simon, niece to Michael Abdalla, Stockbridge’s Lebanese grocer and a neighbor of Rockwell’s. And the black boy in back of Darlene is Paul Adams. Paul, along with his sister Pauline, portrayed at the bottom left, sang in a family gospel group based in their hometown of Cambridge, outside Saratoga. Grandma Moses, a resident of Cambridge and a close friend of Rockwell’s, introduced the family to the artist whose home and studio were only 15 minutes across the state border in Arlington, Vermont. In Golden Rule, people are no longer waiting for world leaders to straighten out anything. Instead, Rockwell has each of us looking directly into the faces of all of us: young, old, black, white, brown, male, female. We are each “the other,” responsible to each other for the world we create. Or, in the parlance of today, “We are the 99 percent.” Norman Rockwell understood that long before Zuccotti Park. —Jane Allen Petrick Jane Allen Petrick is currently working on her book, Hidden in Plain Sight: The Other People in Norman Rockwell’s America. www.janeallenpetrick.com. Visit www.chronogram.com to watch a short film on Norman Rockwell's legacy of social justice by Stephen Blauweiss and Amy Loewenhaar, produced by www.artistdvd.com
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LETTERS Chronogram Sells Out To the Editor: Think global, act local, right? Apparently not for Chronogram. Just 100 days after the biggest natural disaster in our region’s living memory, with hundreds still without permanent homes and thousands still effected, I search in vain for any acknowledgement in your December issue of the serious ongoing struggles many of our neighbors—and your readers—still face. As we go into the Christmas season, (you may not believe in religion, but you sure can sell those Christmas ads), this was a rare opportunity to rally local help by shining a light on the many grassroots groups that are struggling with slim resources to help their communities. I did notice you allowed one flood victim to buy a quarter page ad about how he was screwed by his insurance company and lost his home (page 50). Mighty big of you. If there were an award for a cash-driven, consumerist publication that demonstrated maximum obliviousness to what’s going on in its own community, I’d nominate Chronogram’s December issue for the 2011 prize. Believe it or not, you have readers whose interests extend beyond personal entertainment, artisanal cheese, psychotherapy, and treatises on what’s wrong with the rest of the world and how to fix it. Ken McCarthy, Kingston An Appeal for the 1% To the Editor: Thank heaven for the 1%. In the December issue of Chronogram, Larry Beinhart’s closing remark was “tax the rich. It’s good for you,” which implies that the rich are not sufficiently taxed. But wealthy people help America’s economy and they do so because it’s built into our system. Greed is a human factor, but there are greedy Marxists, socialists, libertarians, and capitalists. The human condition may be subject to conversation but economic systems shouldn’t take the blame. Here’s a news flash Larry: Socialist countries have greedy people too. So please let me mention our hypothetical one percenter named John Doe. John is 55 years old and his engineering firm has been a major success. John has 600 people working for him. The past few years John has earned about $5 million per year and his net worth is $100 million. John’s home cost him $4 million. The raw materials that went into the house generated $72,000 in sales tax. Construction workers were getting significant taxable income too. John and his family have five cars, for which a total of about $16,000 in sales tax was paid. The cars use gas on which they pay federal excise tax and state tax of about $2,500. John pays property taxes, water and sewer taxes, school taxes, as well as sales tax on all purchases. On average John and his family spend about $100,000 per year on vacations which generate about $8,000 in sales tax and benefit other businesses. But here comes the big stuff. John has 600 mostly professional employees with an average income of $100,000 per year. He has 36 highly paid executives.The total payroll of John’s company is around $60 million. Most employees pay income, property, and sales tax. We find that John’s business is providing a service and generating around $30,000,000 per year in various forms of taxation. We haven’t even mentioned the taxes John’s company pays or that he pays personally! So here’s the question, as Jack Cafferty would say on CNN. How does Larry Beinhart’s contribution to our world compare? Larry not only promotes jealousy of those who have been more fortunate than most but he wishes to actually punish them! Perhaps if the Beinharts of this world succeed with their message, the John Does of our world will disappear along with our viable economy. Ed Fertik, Philmont
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Local Luminaries Lissa Harris and Julia Reischel The Watershed Post, an online newspaper or “news hub” covering news and events in the Catskill region counties of Delaware, Ulster, and Greene, went live on January 18, 2010. Current unique monthly visitors: 20,000. Visitors on Sunday, August 28, 2011, when Hurricane Irene swept into the region: 60,000. The 10 days after the flood, the Watershed Post ran a continuous live blog—visited by 80,000 people—and fielded about 10,000 comments and posts from readers. The Watershed Post staff: two. Post Irene, Lissa Harris and Julia Reischel appeared live on Democracy Now, CNN, and WNYC. Many more media outlets from around the nation and the world contacted them for information. In October, The Post was awarded “New Business of the Year” by the Delaware County Chamber of Commerce for their flood coverage. Veterans of the Boston media scene—Reischel has a degree from Harvard, Harris a masters in science writing from MIT—and partners in real life, they married in Boston in 2009, the same year that the New York Times threatened to shutter the Boston Globe. Reischel and Harris credit the implosion of the journalism scene for prompting them to strike out on their own. Harris’s Catskill heritage combined with the region’s need for local news inspired them to create the Watershed Post, with a mission to be “indispensable and useful but not a chore.” Taking just one year from concept to realized live site, Harris and Reischel modeled the Post after another successful online newspaper, Universal Hub, run by Adam Gaffin, a personal friend and the Post’s website designer. In addition to researching and writing original stories, the Harris and Reischel curate the news for the site by keeping track of news sources from around the Catskill region, including four daily newspapers, dozens of weekly newspapers, scores of blogs, and hundreds of Facebook and Twitter accounts. Harris and Reischel then write short posts about the new stories pertinent to the whole Catskill region, often quoting from the sources, adding original reporting, and always with attribution. While sometimes deemed controversial by the lions of journalism, (the former managing editor of the Washington Post recently referred to it as content theft ) news curation or aggregation is an increasingly essential method of news reporting for a small editorial staff attempting to bring local news to small towns in rural areas. —Karin Ursula Edmondson
Why is news aggregation controversial? Harris: It is not really something that the large lions of news organizations typically do. We are a window into the media landscape locally. We fill in the gaps for towns with no newspapers. Although there are four dailies in our five-county region, all of them are at the very edge of our territory, organized around cities and more populated areas. The Catskills, a large rural area with significant natural resources, is environmentally important. No daily serves the whole territory. The Phoenicia Times and the Olive Press folded in 2010. Do you see the Watershed Post filling the need? Are the readerships the same for hard-copy news and digital news? Harris: The first time the New York Times wrote about us was because [New York Times “Our Towns” columnist] Peter Applebome saw our little obituary online about the Phoenicia Times. He was taken that an online newspaper was sad for the demise of print newspapers. We’re not jazzed abut print going out. Print and online readerships are not the same. There is some overlap, but people read differently online, in more varied ways. Facebook lets people see what their friends are reading. Follow a link and before you know it, you are reading a magazine you have never heard of. Reischel: Readership of online news is bigger than print because Facebook and social media outlets make it easier to pass around links. Readership is there. Appetite for interesting news is bottomless.
What was life like at the Watershed Post during Irene? Harris: Our apartment in Andes was never out of power— and, amazingly, our Internet connection stayed open, thanks to luck and the hard work of the Margaretville Telephone Company. So we never had to relocate to get power. We prepared for a possible power outage by launching a live blog session and inviting multiple people, journalists and nonjournalists from around the region, to help us keep it updated in the event that we lost power. That live blog stayed live for 10 days straight and was updated 24 hours a day for the first few days of that. It took a team of about 15 volunteers to keep it going. We also published about 20 posts a day during the ten days after the flooding. Nether of us really slept. Describe a typical day for you at the Watershed Post. Harris: Honestly, we sit here at our laptops fueled completely by endless pots of PG Tips with milk and sugar. We comb various information feeds, e-mails, newspapers, and stuff coming in from State Police, work on our original stories. Julia spends more time on ad sales. I spend the morning in my pajamas. We work a lot but don’t go anywhere. Our commute is downstairs to the living room. Reischel: I’m in bed at 8pm and up at 5am. Load the woodstove, make tea, and start reading gazillions of e-mails, scan local headlines, write gazillions of e-mails, take the kid to daycare, look at the terrifying list of things to do, book radio guests for our weekly radio show, Google webchat meetings, schedule interviews and remote handling with ad work in front of computer. There
are breaks to breathe the air, feed the cats, hang the laundry. It’s wonderful but the stress level is shockingly high. Every time we can’t do something, we feel like we‘re letting readers down, which we don’t want to do. Any words of advice to others in rural communities— neighboring or far flung ? Harris: Start doing it. Live cheaply, and see how long you can hang on. Once you build something your community values, the community will begin to support you with advertising. Also, make sure that you find good people to work with you—you’re going to need help. And stay loose and open to invention—this world changes fast and you need to change fast with it. Finally: Be willing to collaborate. Help comes from truly amazing and unexpected quarters, and you want to be ready to accept it when it comes. What does the future hold for the Watershed Post? Harris: We hired a part-time managing editor, Andrea Girolamo. We have no predefined notion of how big it should be, although I know from looking at the territory what it deserves—15 or 20 people. Reischel: We are cash-flow positive. At $15,000 in revenue this year, it is not enough for our salaries—more of an honorarium. We need to hire ad sales staff. I think it can make $50,000 to $100,000 a year. So we grow it or go back to a big city licking our wounds and get out of journalism. The bar to entry is zero. The bar to entry to producing high-quality journalism while making enough money to live—nobody knows where that bar is. 1/12 ChronograM 13
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Winter Solstice Concert with Happy Traum and Friends on December 16 at the Woodstock Playhouse. Photo: Catherine Sebastian
Curator Yasmil Raymond speaking at the press preview for Jean-Luc Moulène's exhibition "Opus + One" on December 14 at Dia:Beacon. Moulène's Body (2011), a sculpture made from aluminum, basalt fiber, pigment, and resin, domiantes the gallery. “Opus + One”will be exhibited through December 31, 2012. Courtesy of the artist and Galerie Chantal Crousel, Paris. Photo: Brian K. Mahoney
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Outspoken Occupy Wall Street supporter Cornel West speaking at Vassar College on November 30. West visited the Occupy encampment in Hulme Park in Poughkeepsie after his lecture. Photo: John Abbott Š Vassar College
Clockwise from top left: Woodstock Film Festival Executive Director Meira Blaustein and filmmaker Noah Hutton at a screening of Hutton's More to Live For at the Rosendale Theater on December 9. Photo: Betty Greenwald Natalie Merchant, Daniel Littleton, and Chris Wood (on bass) performing at the Shelter from the Storm concert at UPAC on November 18. The concert raised $100,000 for victims of Hurricane Irene. Photo: John Desanto/Times-Herald Record Charles Lindsay performing Trout Fishing in Space at the Center for Photography at Woodstock on December 10. Photo: Phil Mansfield Unidentified person, Linda Mussmann, Claudia Bruce, and Ryder Cooley (seated) at Time and Space Limited in Hudson after a production of Haywire on December 3. 1/12 ChronograM 15
Esteemed Reader Once again, we need to observe, observe our inner gestures of refusal, our clutching at whatever we are lost in. The way is clear. We need to learn to make a gesture of relaxation and learn to renew it. Through relaxation we can become free. —Pierre Elliott Esteemed Reader of Our Magazine: The two young boys and I were lying in darkness. I was telling them about Odysseus and his great wooden horse. I described how the Trojans marveled at the horse, thinking it was a parting gift, and then rolled it inside; and how, in the darkness, the Greek warriors emerged and opened the gates for their marauding comrades to come in and win the long war. So exciting it was hardly a bedtime story. I was planning to continue as far as the blinding of the Cyclops, and told about our heroes trapped in the cave, eaten by the monster a few at a time. The boys had heard it before so they jumped in when the Cyclops, Polyphemus, asks Odysseus his name, and he slyly answers— “Nobody!” the boys yelled in unison. And just as they blurted it out we heard a strange sound outside our house, like a loud whistling, and then boom, boom, CRASH! We all leaped out of bed. “What was that?!” “Put on your coats and come outside!” I told them, as I grabbed my phone and dialed 911, for I already knew there had been an accident. Across the street in a field we could see the outline of a car balanced on its side, smoking, engine running, wheels still spinning. I took a breath and prepared for the worst as the boys followed me over. Arriving, we found a tall young man, stumbling around the field, face covered in blood. I took his shoulders and looked in his eyes; they focused in on mine. He looked scared, confused. He smelled of liquor. “You’re OK,” I said, as much to myself, as to him. “Now, sit down.” Beside him was another young man, his head between his knees. When he looked up we saw blood coming down his face in little rivulets. “Don’t call the cops,” he mumbled. “Just relax,” I said. He began talking about how his life was ruined. I took off my coat and put it around his shoulders. Uls ter C ounty! I looked at the car, which was crushed flat. It was impossible to understand how these young men had avoided being mangled beyond repair, let alone emerging from ARTS & CULTURE | WINE & CUISINE | RESORTS & LODGING | YEAR-ROUND FUN the car to sit on the grass. It appeared to be a miracle. As the police cars and ambulances drove up, turned on spotlights, rolled the driver and passenger away on stretchers, and began studying the scene, the boys and I moved away. “How did they survive that crash?” the older one asked. “The car is destroyed!” EXPERIENCE THE STYLE OF ULSTER “They must have been really very relaxed,” I heard myself say, thinking they were quite drunk. COUNTY THIS WINTER. STAY AT ONE OF OUR In that moment, I marveled at the effect of their drunkenness. Though the young LUXURIOUS RESORTS, QUAINT LODGES men in the car probably would not have gotten into the crash had they not been drinking, it was likely the resulting state of relaxation saved their lives. Ironically, what had OR COMFORTABLE INNS. FIND PLENTY gotten them into trouble got them out. TO DO WITH CHALLENGING SLOPES AND So often I find myself tensing in the face of shocks—I was tense in that moment, with the stress of an accident outside my door. Faced with a challenge, I am afraid to HUNDREDS OF MILES OF TRAILS FOR CROSS relax, afraid that I will spin out of control and crash. COUNTRY SKIING AND SNOWSHOEING. Sensing the tightness in my shoulders, and jaw, back and solar plexus, I realized I had the choice to relax. I saw that when I sense and inhabit tension, other possibilities THERE ARE ALSO ICE CLIFFS TO SCALE, besides the dual extremes of fight or flight come into view. CHARMING TOWNS, HUNDREDS OF Relaxation, of course, is more than a physical event. It truly begins when I relax my thoughts, turning attention to the real, living impressions entering the senses, and RESTAURANTS, A RENOWNED WINE TRAIL away from memories and interpretations, images and phrases that clog the mind and AND MUCH MORE. supplant a direct perception of what is. The tension is often emotional—whether it is the shock of being criticized, the shock of reading news of terror and destruction, or the shock of another person’s anger or resentment. The tension creates an urge to battle or run. As we walked back across the street to our house, I felt the boys’ warm hands firmly holding mine, and I relaxed more deeply. In the bedroom once again, the boys clamored, “Can we have bedtime all over again? Tell us how Odysseus escaped from the Cyclops!” “No,” I replied. “We lived our own adventure story tonight. Now lie in your bed, and relax your body. Let go of this day and let yourself sink gently into the wooly arms of sleep.” Hudson Valley/Catskill Regions And they did. —Jason Stern
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t’s the new year, and a thoughtful editor’s mind turns to endings—or at least predictions of endings. Apocalypse, in other words. Like every year that passes without the universe actually going kablooey, 2011 wasn’t great for doomsayers. Just ask Harold Camping of Christian Radio, who predicted the end of the world on May 21, and then again on October 21. (Camping had previously prophesied the Rapture—the righteous flying up to heaven like William Katt in “The Greatest American Hero,” the wicked visited with plagues of hackey-sacking rollerbladers and other bits of nastiness.) This year was looking like a good year for the apocalypse for a while, what with the Mayan calendar ending and all, but in recent months, experts have been backpedaling on what the actual “end” of the Mayan calendar means. As Sandra Noble of the Foundation for the Advancement of Mesoamerican Studies tells Eric Francis Coppolino in “The Most Important Year of Your Life,” (p. 106), a doomsday event associated with the end of the Mayan calendar is “a complete fabrication.” According to Noble, the ancient Maya were not hamstrung by notions of cataclysm, instead they viewed reaching the end of the calendar as a cause for “a huge celebration to make it to the end of a whole cycle.” Our house astrologer makes another salient point about how we incorporate the End Times into our cultural DNA: Christianity has always been waiting on the Four Horsemen, like a bus that never arrives, since just after the death of Christ and the writing of the Book of Revelation (also known as the Apocalypse of John) in the first century. The word apocalypse itself is dominated by its stapling to John’s morbid chronicle of torment and savagery presaging Christ’s triumphant return. Though John probably wrote his Gospel in Aramaic, the root form is the Greek apokálypsis, “lifting of the veil,” or “revelation.” As I’ve never found the revelations in the Book of Revelations all that revelatory (other than the excited imagination of its author), I’d like to shelve the “bad” apocalypse and bring on the “good” apocalypse, invoking the pulling-back-the-curtain quality of its meaning to highlight some the revelations we have in store this month. Nutritional Apocalypse Harvard scientist Victor Herbert famously noted 20 years ago that Americans have the most expensive urine on Earth, due to our consumption of expensive vitamins that have little effect on overall health.The efficacy of nutritional supplements has been much debated in the ensuing two decades, and a pair of new studies that link supplements to worse health outcomes has brought the issue into bright relief. In “The Vitamin Debate: To Pop Them or Toss Them” (p.88), Wendy Kagan reports on what nutritional supplements actually are and how to think about whole health nutrition. Apocalypse of Childhood Resident Zen mommy Bethany Saltman had the good fortune to interview writer Andre Dubus III for her column this month (Flowers Fall, p. 90). Dubus
documented his rocky childhood relationship with his father (also a celebrated writer) in his latest book, Townie, and how he overcame neglect and abuse through creativity. Dubus, a father of three, saw his relationship with his father deepen as his father aged. There’s hope for us all, I guess. Natural Apocalypse We were taken to task this month by one of our readers (Letters, page 11) for not adequately covering the ongoing cataclysm that is the damage wreaked by the post-Irene floods in the Catskills. The same cannot be said of online newshub the Watershed Post. During the Noachian-type deluge, the Post was publishing emergency information continuously, and received 80,000 visits in 10 days. Karin Ursula Edmondson talks with Lissa Harris and Julia Resichel of the Post about the possibilities of grassroots digital journalism in newsstarved rural communities. Personal Apocalypse Photographer Annie Leibowitz has been through a lot in the past few years. She lost her life partner, Susan Sontag, in 2004, and since then has endured some nasty financial troubles which were fodder for both the tabloids and the business pages. Her new book, Pilgrimage, contains photographs of places of iconic significance to Leibowitz and to us all—Pete Seeger’s cabin, the desert landscape that Georgia O’Keefe painted. Leibowitz has described the project as “an exercise in renewal.” Jay Blotcher previews her upcoming appearance at Oblong Books & Music in Rhinebeck on January 7 (“Modern Reliquaries,” page 99). Technicolor Apocalypse Talk about pulling back the curtain. Twist, the latest release from roots revisionists The Wiyos, is a sly homage to The Wizard of Oz, an impressionistic journey loosely based on the film that Music Editor Peter Aaron describes as Big Pink meets Pink Floyd. Peter spent some time with these theatrical cabaret rockers prior to their engagement at Club Helsinki in Hudson on January 28 (“Off to See the Wizard,” page 48). Apocalypse Chow The chocolate apocalypse would undoubtedly be most everyone’s favorite form of Götterdämmerung. (Except mine, as I never developed a taste for the sensual brown stuff, having been raised in the Soviet Union to spy on your country.) In Food & Drink this month, Jonathan Dixon visits three local chocolatiers to find out the decadent secrets hidden within their confections. (“Heart-Shaped Box,” page 76). Dixon, a Woodstock resident and itinerant journalist, is the author of Beaten, Seared, and Sauced: On Becoming a Chef at the Culinary Institute of America (Clarkson Potter, 2011), and will be penning a few pieces for us while Food Editor Peter Barrett is on an artmaking sabbatical.
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The Department of Justice estimated that 188,380 Americans were victims of sexual violence in 2010. A government study on domestic violence and rape in which 9,086 women and 7,421 men were interviewed was released on December 14. Nearly one in five woman surveyed said they had been raped or experienced an attempted rape. The report suggests that 1.3 million woman may be victims of rape or attempted rape annually. According to the study, one in 71 men had been raped, many before age 11. A few days before the survey was released, Pennsylvania’s Liquor Control Board pulled an ad meant to warn young adults about the links between heavy drinking and rape. The ad had an image of a woman’s legs on the floor of a bathroom with her underwear around her ankles, and the words “She didn’t want to do it, but she couldn’t say no.” Critics said the ad suggested the victims are to blame for rape. Sources: New York Times, Associated Press The Environmental Protection Agency has connected contamination in drinking water to hydraulic fracturing. In a study released on December 8, the EPA reported that high levels of chemicals commonly found in hydraulic fracturing fluid such as benzene, synthetic glycol, and alcohol were detected in ground water in Pavillion, Wyoming. Three years ago, people on the Wind River Indian Reservation in Pavillion contacted the EPA to complain that their water had a bad taste and smell. When the agency began sampling drinking water wells in 2009, it found low levels of methane and other hydrocarbons. Concerned that higher concentrations might be elsewhere in the aquifer, the agency drilled two wells and discovered lots of chemicals far higher than safe drinking water standards. The EPA continues to investigate the potential impact of hydraulic fracturing in a recently launched nationwide study. Sources: National Public Radio, Watershed Post According to the updated USDA National Farmers’ Market Directory, the number of winter farmers’ markets increased 38 percent from last year. New York is the top state for farmers’ market activity happening between November and March. Hoop house technology has allowed smaller growers to extend their production season into colder climates at low cost. Winter farmers’ markets are beneficial to producers who need income for their farms and families, and for consumers who want to buy fresh locally grown food throughout the year. Sources: USDA, Hudson Valley Food Network The owners of Upper Big Branch coal mine in West Virginia, Alpha Natural Resources, will reportedly pay more that $200 million to settle civil and criminal claims resulting from an explosion that killed 29 people last year. Earlier this year Alpha bought the company from Massey Energy. The settlement includes cash payments to the families of the 29 miners and apparently resolves criminal liability acquired by Alpha as a corporate entity, though former Massey executives and managers are still individually subject to criminal charges. A similar deal was criticized in 2008 when the government did not seek criminal charges against high-level Massey officials in another deadly mining disaster. Source: National Public Radio
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A study published in the Journal of Sexual Medicine compared the health and sex habits of 118 penile cancer patients to 374 healthy men, focusing on people who lived in rural areas of Brazil. Researchers found that men who have sex with animals may have an increased risk of penile cancer. The proportion of men that reported having sex with animals was 44.9 percent in the cancer group and 31.6 percent in the healthy group. Researchers speculate sex with animals may cause microtrauma to penile tissue, which could come in contact animal secretions that are likely harmful to humans. Source: Los Angeles Times The federal government is providing substantially less home heating aid in the Northeast this year. Some Northeast states already have decreased heating aid benefits to families while Congress considers cutting more than $1 billion from last year’s $4.7 billion Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program that assisted almost 9 million households. Resources are strained by higher home heating oil prices and a greater number of families seeking aid. Families in New England can expect to pay $3,300 to heat their homes with oil this winter, about $500 more than last winter. Source: Boston Globe According to the Wall Street Journal, banks posted their highest quarterly profits in four years with a net income of $35 billion in Q4 of 2010. That’s a 49 percent increase from the same quarter last year and the industry’s ninth consecutive profitable quarter. With their growing profits, banks are spending more money on lobbyists. Data from the Center for Responsive Politics, a research group that tracks federal lobbying activity, shows that the commercial banking industry had spent about $42 million on lobbying at this time last year. The figure stands at nearly $47 million this year so far. The industry fights to abate or repeal hundreds of rules being formed by federal regulators. Among the biggest spenders is San Francisco-based Wells Fargo, putting 80 percent more money into lobbying efforts than last year. Source: The Slatest Global emissions of carbon dioxide rose 5.9 percent last year, according to an analysis released on December 4 by the Global Carbon Project. Scientists said the half-billion extra tons of carbon pumped into the air was the largest percentage increase since 2003. The level of carbon dioxide has increased 40 percent since the Industrial Revolution. The report found that combustion of coal represented more than half of the growth. Emissions dropped 7 percent in the United States during the recession in 2009 but rose by just over 4 percent last year, pumping 1.5 billion tons of carbon into the atmosphere. Source: New York Times Oregon Governor John Kitzhaber announced he will issue a reprieve for any condemned inmates facing execution during his term in office. because he believes it is morally wrong. Two men have been executed in Oregon since the death penalty was reinstated in 1984. Kitzhaber’s decision halted the execution of 49-year-old Gary Haugen, one of 37 inmates on Oregon’s death row, who was scheduled to be executed by lethal injection on December 6. Proponents of the death penalty criticized the governor’s decision saying he is usurping the will of voters who have supported capital punishment. Since the policy on capital punishment is a matter for voters to decide Kitzhaber said he would not use the authority given to him by Oregon’s constitution to commute the sentences of all death row inmates. Source: Associated Press Since the beginning of 2010, companies that drill for natural gas have spent more than $3.2 million lobbying state government, according to a review of public records. Natural gas companies and industry groups have donated more than $430,000 to New York candidates and political parties, including over $106,000 to Governor Andrew Cuomo. The money those companies have spent in New York to influence lawmakers and regulators is more than four times the approximate $800,000 the most prominent environmental groups in the state have spent on their lobbying efforts. Chesapeake Energy, a major gas driller, has organized 11 lobbyists this year, hiring three private companies to support the Chesapeake employees given the task of promoting hydraulic fracturing in Albany. It has spent more than $1.6 million on lobbying over the past three years, while only spending $40,000 in the three years prior to that. Source: New York Times Compiled by Sunya Bhutta
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A Tale of Two Citizens
Morgan Stanley only exists today because of the $10 billion in public money they received via TARP. Last August, Bloomberg News released a story that Morgan Stanley received another $107 billion in secret loans from the Federal Reserve as part of a $1.2 trillion secret slush fund. A later story upped that number to $7.7 trillion. This month, the Levy Economics Institute, based at Bard College, released Working Paper 698, “$29,000,000,000,000: A Detailed Look at the Fed’s Bailout by Funding Facility and Recipient.” If you got lost in the zeros, that’s $29 trillion. Citigroup got the most, Merrill Lynch was second, and Morgan Stanley, in third place, got $2,274,300,000,000 (two trillion, two hundred and seventyfour billion, three hundred million dollars). Morgan Stanley used to be a financial services company. In 2008 it became a “bank holding company,” a company that owns or controls at least one bank, in order to qualify for bailout money. In 2010 James P. Gorman became CEO. Gorman had been at Morgan Stanley since 2006, with a variety of executive suite titles. He was high enough up that it’s fair to say that he participated in Morgan Stanley's fiscal meltdown. Henry Paulson, Secretary of the Treasury, desperate for a private company to rescue Morgan Stanley, made a personal overture to JPMorgan Chase. Paulson said, Please, you can have them for free! Zero. For nothing. Just take the damn thing. JPMorgan said no. Before he came to Morgan Stanley, Gorman was at Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. From 1999 to 2005, he’d been chief marketing officer, head of corporate acquisitions strategy and research, and president of global private client businesses. Merrill Lynch was also overexposed and overleveraged. During that crazy weekend when Lehman Brothers went under and AIG got its first big bailout, Ben Bernanke at the Federal Reserve and Paulson at Treasury bribed Bank of America with guarantees to get them to take over Merrill Lynch. When Bank of America waffled, they were threatened with regulatory retaliation. Gorman has been a top player on two teams. Each team led a major financial company to bankruptcy. One was saved by selling itself to a buyer who only took it with a regulatory pistol held to their head and because the deal was supported by government billions. The other stayed afloat only by receiving huge sums of public money, mostly in secret. You would think that you could hire a guy like at a deep discount. That he’d pay just to get back into the game. In 2010 Morgan Stanley paid James P. Gorman $15,185,737. While Gorman was aiding and abetting the ruination of two of America’s great financial institutions, bringing on a crash the likes of which haven’t been seen since 1929, and merrily making millions for himself, US Army Sergeant James Hurley was serving in Iraq. In 1994 James Hurley bought a nice wooded lot next to a creek in rural Michigan. He put a double-wide manufactured home on the property. Then, as Diana Henriques reported in the NewYork Times, he “added a deck, hunting blinds, floating docks. and storage buildings.” Hurley was also in the National Guard. In March 2003 the United States went to war in Iraq. The military wasn’t big enough for all its missions, so the Guard was called up. In the summer of
2004, “his National Guard unit sent him to California to be trained to work as a power-generator mechanic in Iraq,” Henriques further reported. “Veterans of that duty advised him to buy certain tools not readily available in the war zone, he said in his affidavit. With that expense and his reduced income, he said, he fell behind on his mortgage—a difficulty many part-time soldiers faced when reserve and National Guard units were mobilized.” In October 2004 James Hurley’s National Guard Unit shipped out to Iraq for an 18-month deployment. Going back as far as the CivilWar, we have recognized that when servicemen and servicewomen are called to active duty, it represents a special circumstance. Doubly so in combat zones.Their earnings are severely restricted.Their ability to receive and respond to a civil action and to access the courts is severely limited. They therefore received certain special protections from civil litigation, foreclosures, and repossessions while they serve, plus 90 days so the vultures can’t pounce the day they return, by the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (SCRA). So Sergeant Hurley was protected. It was illegal for the bank to foreclose without a special court order after a hearing in which his military status was taken into account. Hurley had taken out his mortgage with Bankers Trust. Bankers Trust had been taken over by Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, which used another company, Saxon Mortgage Services, to administer the mortgage. Saxon is a subsidiary of Morgan Stanley. Which takes us back to James P. Gorman, because he’s the CEO, making $15 million a year. According to District Judge Gordon J. Quist, who later heard the case, “There is plenty of evidence that Deutsche Bank was aware that Sgt. Hurley was ordered to active duty. For example, Deutsche Bank’s call log shows that Sgt. Hurley’s mother had several conversations with Deutsche Bank’s representative about Sgt. Hurley’s upcoming period of service. In addition, Deutsche Bank produced from its own files a copy of a fax that Captain James Jennette, Sgt. Hurley’s commander, sent to Deutsche Bank on October 12, 2004, that included a copy of the unit order and other information pertaining to the deployment. Finally, Deutsche Bank admits that on October 14, 2004—one day after the foreclosure sale—it changed Sgt. Hurley’s account status to VIP, indicating that he was entitled to SCRA protection.” Nonetheless, Saxon, the subsidiary of Morgan Stanley, decided to move forward with foreclosure proceedings. In the summer of 2005, Sergeant Hurley tried to call his wife, Brandi. He got a message that his phone service had been cut off. He kept calling and getting the same message. Finally, after four days of not knowing what the hell was going on, he tracked her down through his uncle and discovered that Saxon had foreclosed on the mortgage, the sheriff had come out and evicted his wife and their two girls, and the bank had taken his home. By the time Sergeant Hurley returned from Iraq, in December 2005, his home had been sold to another buyer. One guy goes off and serves his country. He gets about $750 a week. His wife and children are thrown out of their home by the sheriff, who takes his property. Another guy stays home. He participates in the downfall of two major financial institutions. One of which owns the company that kicked the other guy out of his house. He receives $15 million a year. 1/12 ChronograM 21
The House
Occupy a Co-op
Alternatives to Single-Family Living By Jennifer Farley Photographs by Deborah DeGraffenreid
Kavitha Rao, Stephen Switzer, and Samiha Golden making apple pie at Common Fire’s communal house in Tivoli.
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haring anything you call home with people outside your family quickly becomes a fairly radical act when multiplied often enough. It’s not for everyone, of course, but there are those who love it. Consider, for example, having the option of dining casually with friends, weeknights at 6:30 pm—but having kitchen duty just once a week. Or for a very reasonable and predictable monthly fee, a shared expanse of land, but freedom from mowing, gardening, trash hauling, and snow removal, plus septic and well maintenance. But perhaps most of all, enjoying an enhanced sense of tribal belonging, with this affiliation available in doses small or large. The Hudson Valley has boasted an array of creative and spiritually based group residences for many years. However, a new phalanx is emerging, secular in flavor, with sustainable and cooperative living as its common denominator. Lean economic times, smaller families—to include a widening cast of permanent singletons—plus bargain-priced older buildings or grant-subsidized supergreen new construction, have combined to sprout collective habitats with avant garde social structures. This month, Chronogram looks at Friendly Acres Homeowners Association in Kerhonkson and Common Fire Housing Co-op in Tivoli, alternative residential arrangements that may be the future of group living. Friendly Acres: Like a New York Apartment Condo in the Country “Every time I walk into this house, I say ‘Thank you, Mom,” says Judy Swallow, a psychotherapist who has lived at the Friendly Acres bungalow community since 2002. Initially, Swallow rented her winterized 1950s cottage, which she purchased a year later. Like all Friendly Acres homeowners, she owns her roughly 1,000-square-foot home and its footprint independently, plus a share of the eight acres the community holds jointly. Formally established in 1999, the Friendly Acres Homeowners Association (FAHA) functions much like an apartment condo in the country. 22 home ChronograM 1/12
The opportunity to buy at Friendly Acres “came along at the right time in my life,” says Swallow. She’d been married for 19 years, and together with her husband owned a home in New Paltz, but she needed her own space, free of his clutter. “With the money my mother left me, I was able to buy this place outright, and it saved our marriage!” exclaims Swallow. Swallow loves the age range and mix of occupations represented by the residents of Friendly Acres’ eight bungalows. She visits about once a week. Friendly Acres is located four miles from the entrance to Minnewaska State Park. At present, it’s a mix of owner-occupied residences and tenants, with one home for sale. Its owner, a songwriter and professional stilt walker, is moving back to New York City. At Friendly Acres, basically anyone can rent or buy a place to live, subject only to market conditions. There’s no formal approval process. The residents jointly own a lawnmower, ladder, gazebo, outdoor table, recreation room, and a big fire pit for barbecues. There’s also a 30’-by-30’ fenced organic garden; the yield is shared. In exchange for all these extras, homeowners pay $200 a month in addition to their mortgage (if they have one) for maintenance of everything pertaining to the larger property, including taxes and insurance. There’s also an annual labor commitment of 40 hours. Residents can pay $20 an hour, or $800 total, instead of working on the premises. FAHA runs a surplus, sticks to its budget, pays for storm damage and capital improvements, and hasn’t raised the monthly fee in over a decade. Friendly Acres residents often gather for cookouts during the summer, and there’s one annual meeting. Other routine business is conducted via e-mail. Although residents often do become friendly and share leftovers and pet sit for one another, they basically keep to themselves. Architect Adam Kushner, a Manhattan native, became acquainted with Friendly Acres through a rock-climbing partner in the mid-90s. Being Jewish, Kushner says he also had a great fondness for the mid-century Dirty Dancing-era bungalow colony. “It’s the anti-NewYork,” says Kushner. “You have lawns, you have neighbors you talk to, and you have space.”
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Clockwise from top left: Common Fire in Tivoli; The Friendly Acres Bungalow colony in Kerhonkson; Jeff Golden and Samiha Golden dancing while Kavitha Rao, Johanna Greenberg, and Stephen Switzer enjoy the morning sun and conversation in the dining room at Common Fire; Bibi Farber at home in her bungalow at Friendly Acres; solar panels at Common Fire.
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The summer colony stood abandoned for 20 years. A local realtor bought it in the 80s with plans for a spiritual community. That never materialized, but eventually people who rented the renovated bungalows wanted to buy them. After years of visiting and renting, Kushner and his wife Louise, a doctor, bought their place in 2000 for $55,000. Adam estimates they come up as a family about 15 times a year, and he also takes a solo winter retreat. “It’s cheaper than therapy, but I’ve found it equally as healing,” says Kushner, who has designed and built several internationally recognized structures. He says he’s completely unsatisfied with the idea and ideal of the single-family house. In contrast, a bungalow community is “more than the sum of its parts.” At the next annual FAHA meeting, Kushner hopes members will vote to buy solar panels to power the recreation room. He’s offered to install them, since he’s a licensed contractor, as part of his work commitment.
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Gaining Momentum Hyde Park, Poughkeepsie, and Pleasant Valley by Anne Pyburn photos by David Morris Cunningham
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also offers kids the Mid-Hudson Children’s Museum, complete with a planetarium, a giant bubble machine, a climbing wall, and a 12-foot mastodon skeleton, to name but a few of the attractions in a welcoming, hands-on world of wonders. Higher Education All of this is in addition to the vast cultural banquet brought to Poughkeepsie by its institutions of higher education. Vassar’s Powerhouse Theatre is a nationally renowned 28-year-old collaboration with New York Stage and Film, typically offering as many as 20 projects in a summer season. The college’s Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center is 36,000 square feet holding over 18,000 works; it’s free and open to the public, with extended evening hours and programs for all ages. (An image from Marco Maggi’s upcoming exhibition “Lentissimo” at the Loeb appears on page 47.) Marist College sponsors the Hudson River Valley Institute, a comprehensive clearinghouse of information about the region’s art, history, ecology, commerce, and more. Bring on the Night Around the corner from the venerable Bardavon, Main Street has become one of several centers of a fresh nightlife scene gaining steam in places like Bull and Buddha, Brasserie 292, and Karma Lounge. “The Walkway has done great things for the scene around here- Poughkeepsie’s actually becoming a decent place to hang out,” says Craig Rich, sipping a craft beer at Karma. It’s his sisterin-law’s place and he’s thrilled to show a newcomer around, pointing out the paintings by New Paltz artist Dave Wagner and the rocker photos by Michael Polito, the comfy couch that came all the way from an Los Angeles recording studio, and the courtyard where bands play outdoors in season. Rich grew up in Poughkeepsie, lived in New Paltz for a while, and has moved back home at 33. “We always needed places like this, where people can relax,” Rich says.
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Karma proprietor Sally Rich says she’s proudest of her original drinks— creations like the Thai Chili Blood Orange Margarita (“Insanely good” says Rich), the Black Currant Basil Mojito, and the Rosemary Bliss, created with infusions of local fruits and spices. Karma won the Dutchess County Economic Development Council’s Business Excellence Award as Best Newcomer for 2011. “I had to give a speech in front of like 3,000 people,” says Rich, who sold her Harley to keep Karma growing. “I thought I was going to pass out. I’d rather be here.” Nor does Poughkeepsie lack cafe society. Out near Vassar, Babycakes does it European-style, offering made-from-scratch food and live music. Nearer the bridge, Cafe Bocca, Caffe Aurora, and Lola’s are all well-loved by seekers of edibles, ambiance, and the perfect cup of java.
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Andy Warhol’s legendary Factory was not just chronicled but heavily influenced by a young man from Poughkeepsie. Born William Linich, Billy Name had headed south to Greenwich Village in 1958, waiting tables and then becoming a lighting director, apprentice to Obie award-winner Nick Cernovich. Name and Warhol became close friends, lovers, and collaborators early on, before Warhol became famous. It was Name who helped silverize the Factory in 1963. “I picked up a lot from Billy,” Warhol once said. Living in a closet at the Factory for a number of years, Name chronicled a veritable encyclopedia of seminal 1960s moments through the lens of a 35 mm single-lens reflex Honeywell Pentax Warhol had given him. It was Name who held the bleeding Warhol in his arms till the ambulance arrived when the pop icon was shot by unhinged writer Valerie Solanas. “We knew it mattered,” Name says of the Factory’s heyday. “We were breaking ground and it had the feel of importance, power and glamour to it.” Today, Name lives quietly in the second floor of a modest Poughkeepsie two-story with a river view, surrounded by objets d’art from an eclectic mix of cultures. “I landed back here after going all over the world,” he says of his hometown. “Maybe there’s some kind of magnet in it.” When he goes out, he’s a fan of the Bardavon and the cafes of the Mount Carmel neighborhood. Name’s silkscreened works will be prominently featured in an autumn 2012 Warhol exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and his “Photobooth Series” of self portraits are featured in Lid magazine. “How about that,” he says, delighted. “They reached out to me.”
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Events Hudson River Valley Ramble This celebration of mind-blowing beauty, colorful history, and outdoor fun takes place at locations across the Hudson Valley. All the big players like the National Park Service and the Greenway participate, along with 180 organizations that host events. Hike, paddle, bike, fish, and tour the sights. www.hudsonrivervalleyramble.com Poughkeepsie Fourth of July Celebration Independence Day at Waryas Park on the riverfront is a joyous moment. Poughkeepsie does it right, with savory street eats and noteworthy music. www.cityofpoughkeepsie.com. Hudson Valley Philharmonic Annual String Competition The competition takes place the second weekend March at Skinner Hall on the Vassar College campus, where 30 young musicians from conservatories around the world compete. www.bardavon.org.
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Summer Concert Series at the Vanderbilt Mansion On Wednesday evenings from June through August, free concerts are held on the lawn of the Vanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site in Hyde Park. www.nps.gov/vama. FDR Library World War II Bivouac Time travel back to the 40s at the Franklin Delano Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum in Hyde Park on Memorial Day Weekend as experts reenact a World War II Bivuoac and USO show. The historic site also hosts lectures and educational programs throughout the year. www.fdrlibrary.marist.edu Powerhouse Theater Since 1985, this collaboration between Vassar College and New York Stage and Film has mounted an intense eight-week summer residency on the Vassar campus where professional theater artists workshop productions that often go on to Broadway and topranked theaters nationwide. www.powerhouse.vassar.edu
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Dutchess County Balloon Festival The skies will fill with color for the Balloon Fest in early July. In (and above) Waryas Park, you can learn all about these big beauties, set up a ride, or just watch them from the Walkway over the Hudson. www.dutchesscountyregionalchamber.org. Guelaguetza Festival This traditional Oaxacan festival, organized by Grupo Folklorico, brings a bright blast of Mexican music, food, and dance to Waryas Park at the end of July. The word guelaguetza translates as “mutual offering.” A spirit of giving prevails. gavel1202@hotmail.com Greek Festival The Kimisis Greek Orthodox Church on Grand Avenue holds a fourday festival every September with music, dance, midway stuff, and fantastic eats. Colorful, lively, and free. www.kimisisny.org Hyde Park Tree Lighting On the first Sunday in December the town comes together for a festive afternoon at the Town Hall that culminates in the lighting of the town Christmas Tree. www.hydeparkny.us.
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Celebration of Lights Poughkeepsie’s annual winter celebration features tree lightings, a parade, and fireworks. After the fireworks, there’s a free concert on the Bardavon’s Wurlitzer pipe organ followed by a family friendly movie. www.bardavon.org. Italian Festival Savor the flavors of Italy in early September at the annual Italian Festival and connect to the deep history of Poughkeepsie’s Italian-American community. At the Italian Center on Mill Street. www.theitaliancenter.com.
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Good Neighbors To the north, neighboring Hyde Park’s got its own college: the world famous Culinary Institute of America. Besides offering five restaurants of its own, the alma mater of Sara Moulton, John Besh, Michael Symon, Anthony Bourdain, and Cat Cora has arguably raised the bar for kitchens throughout the region, as promising young chefs imbibe the addictive ambiance of the mid-Hudson whilst perfecting their seasoning skills. Hyde Park’s a history lover’s mecca, with the Roosevelt holdings and the Vanderbilt manse all beckoning you to spend a day learning and exploring. To the east of Poughkeepsie lies bucolic Pleasant Valley, where you’ll find the Pleasant Valley Department Store, a throwback to the days when malls were scarce and service was sweet. There are some nice places to grab a bite nearby—try the Amore Pizzeria and Cafe for Italian, or grab a burger and a beer at the Publick House. The Poughkeepsie area beckons you to shake up your routine. Check out DJ Skate Night at the McCann Ice Arena or groove on some grand opera, or dance the night away at the Chance, built for vaudeville in 1912 and still going strong. Wander any of the resurgent neighborhoods—Main Street, Little Italy, or the classy collegiate ambiance of Raymond Avenue—and prepare to be surprised and delighted by the old and the new in a fine small city with a great big heart.
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The Whole Child
Choosing the Right School for Your Elementary-Age Child
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ichelle Wolin and her husband Phil believe in the public school system and always assumed their child would attend public school. As their son Zack was about to enter first grade, the family moved to a town with highly regarded public schools—but fate played a little trick. Zack had gone to full-day kindergarten and was reading above his grade level, but as a result of recent budget cuts, his new classmates had only attended half-day kindergarten, which meant that many of them were reading below grade level. “For the first time in his life, Zack was bored and unchallenged,” says Michelle Wolin. “He was miserable, and at that time, the school actually frowned upon accelerated learning programs for individuals.” Perhaps this sounds familiar? Wolin, who has an MA in elementary education and runs a preschool in her home, went to an open house at Poughkeepsie Day School (PDS). “I cried when I saw the PDS classrooms and met the teachers and felt the learning and the creativity just pouring through the walls,” Wolin says. “I said to my husband, ‘Can we try to make this work for now?’” They qualified for some financial aid, and Zack is now in fifth grade (PDS goes through high school). The strengths of PDS—the smaller class size, hands-on approach to learning, ability to work with kids with different learning abilities and styles, and freedom from oppressive standardized testing—are the strengths of many independent schools. Wolin says, “At PDS, they look at the whole child, and work with the child and the family. When kids have learning challenges, they aren’t looking for a quick neurological fix.” Where Leaders Shape Themselves Perhaps the most unconventional private school in the region is the Hudson Valley Sudbury School (HVSS) in Woodstock. There are more than 30 Sudbury schools around the world, in which students from age four to 19 democratically determine their own
curriculum and objectives. A small staff of adults serves not as principal or teacher but rather as facilitator for the curriculum as set by the students. This may sound anarchic to those of us conditioned to public school norms. But Sudbury schools are founded on the premise that children are naturally motivated to learn if given the freedom to pursue what interests them. Many of us can identify with that from our own experience as children—we came alive when we got home from school and could read, study, or tinker with whatever we chose. HVSS public relations clerk Jeff Collins (author of many informative essays about the Sudbury approach) relates the story of a student who came from a private academy where she was being groomed to be a doctor or lawyer. She was unhappy there, so her parents, to their credit, tried putting her in HVSS. Collins says, “When kids find what they want to do, there’s no stopping them.” In this case, the student discovered that what she really loves is the arts; she parlayed her natural talents into admission to Bennington College’s arts program.This was also the right path for the HVSS student who was obsessed with video animation, created an extensive portfolio of his own designs, and got accepted into NYU Film School. A survey of graduates of the oldest Sudbury school, the Sudbury Valley School (SVS), founded in 1968 in Framingham, Massachusetts, showed that 87 percent of the graduates continued on to some form of further education, be it four-year college, community college, performing arts school, culinary institute, or other professional training. SVS also generated a notably high percentage of entrepreneurs (42 percent). Collins says, “The reason we think that happens is that when kids go to a Sudbury school, they learn that they are in charge their lives, their education, every aspect of what happens to them. When they get into the work world, they know how to work with others, but they naturally tend to want to be in charge of what they do.” 1/12 ChronograM educatIon 37
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The Wisdom of Waldorf, the Merits of Montessori Worldwide, there are more than 900 Waldorf schools and 1,600-plus early childhood programs. Waldorf education was founded in 1919 by Austrian scientist, philosopher, and educator Rudolf Steiner. Waldorf, or Steiner education, emphasizes the creative and imaginative life of young people and beautiful surroundings that nurture heart and spirit as well as intellect. One facet of Waldorf education in which most, but not all schools participate, is eurythmy, which is music or prose made visible in movement. Rather than interpreting music through one’s feelings or personal reactions to it, eurythmy mirrors the movement of musical notes—for instance, as they rise and dip. But the best way to understand eurythmy is to watch it:There are some truly charming videos onYouTube of kids of all ages in eurythmy class and some beautiful and mesmerizing performances by young adults in the San Francisco Youth Eurythmy Troupe and adult ensembles. The practice of eurythmy is also one means of engaging those students who have difficulty concentrating. Ingrid Almquist is a teacher at Mountain Laurel Waldorf School (MLWS) in New Paltz, a school for children from nursery school through eighth grade. “In the earlier grades the length of time that children are expected to sit still and concentrate is far shorter than it would be in a public school setting,” she says. “In grades one to three, ‘circle time’ activities begin the day, so that even though the children are learning, they are also moving around and generally on their feet, not sitting. This makes it much easier for the children with mild to moderate ADHD-like symptoms to successfully engage and participate.” Almquist has taught the same group of children from first through eighth grade. She says, “The intense teamwork that is necessary between the parents and teacher in order to work harmoniously together over eight years is extraordinary. Eight years is longer than many marriages last, and to maintain a healthy, symbiotic working relationship between teacher and parents over such a length of time is one of the greatest challenges and most rewarding aspects of the Waldorf model.” People often conflate the Waldorf and Montessori approaches, but they are quite different. The concept of “purposeful activity” is paramount in Montessori. Children are given the opportunity to work alone for several hours a day in a concentrated way on projects of interest to them, with teachers providing resources and guidance. According to the American Montessori Society, in these classrooms, “independent activity constitutes about 80 percent of the work while teacher-directed activity accounts for the remaining 20 percent.” This independent activity can occur in groups when students initiate shared projects. In Montessori, the theory is that as children master tasks, they become more selfconfident and kind, and it is felt that this was the best kind of socialization. Founder Maria Montessori, the first female doctor in Italy, had observed when she established her first school in 1907 that children would rather cook than pretend to cook, or play the violin rather than pretend to play the violin. She felt that creativity naturally followed when children were provided the time and materials to master new skills.
for her bachelor’s degree and to Bank Street Graduate School of Education in New York City for her MA. “I’ve never been in a place where kids are so consistently treated with respect and trust by the people around them,” Algava says. “Randolph excels in seeing and celebrating each child’s uniqueness and supporting them in doing projects that really matter to them.” For instance, recently the three-to-five-year-olds wanted to learn all they could about dinosaurs, so they took over an entire room and made a “dinoverse” with rivers, volcanoes, tar pits, and habitat for dinosaurs based on what they were learning from their reading. Kristin Williams-Foley’s three daughters all benefitted from time spent at Randolph. Her oldest daughter attended there for grades five through eight, and is now, at 19, already a junior in college at the New School in NYC, where she studies urban studies and gender studies, blogs on feminism, and is engaged in social activism. Williams-Foley says, “Even if you can only afford to send your child to a school like Randolph for a few years, it’s worth it, because the kids get validated for their ideas and who they are, and that really helps build self-esteem. My daughter blossomed at Randolph.” Further north one finds Woodstock Day School (WDS), founded 35 years ago for ages two through 18. WDS emphasizes creative approaches to learning and boasts a 100 percent college admittance rate for its graduates. In terms not just academic, WDS “firmly believes there is no such thing as an average student.” WDS Head of School Jim Handlin describes how fourth and fifth graders, when studying immigration, will bring in their family trees to share, and everyone maps out their ancestors’ origins on the globe. Then the students establish relationships with penpals in these countries, where the true significance and scope of immigration comes to life. Down the hall, preschoolers pick a country like China or India and have to “pack their suitcase” for a class play about their imagined trip to that country. In so doing, they learn about other countries, weather, culture, foreign languages, and being part of the world community.
From Wappingers to Woodstock The Randolph School (currently offering pre-K through fifth grade) on Route 9D in Wappingers Falls, founded in 1963, has its mooring in the educational philosophies of John Dewey and Jean Piaget. Alisa Algava is the school director and a former Randolph student and college intern at the school. She went to Brown University
An Entrepreneur and the Last Word When considering private schools, meet with alumni. Are they happy in their work? In their personal lives? Alexander Basek, freelance travel writer and co-founder of the travel itinerary service Fortnighter.com, graduated from Poughkeepsie Day School in 2000 and feels good about his career choice. “PDS taught me not to be afraid of following a path that’s unconventional,” Basek says. “It also gave me comfort with handling a lot of different things at once. It taught me not to pass people by who at first blush seem really different. Thanks to PDS I have a whole set of friends—and even business partners—that has enriched my life greatly.” RESOURCES Poughkeepsie Day School www.poughkeepsieday.org Hudson Valley Sudbury School www.sudburyschool.com Mountain Laurel Waldorf School www.mountainlaurel.org Waldorf Education www.whywaldorfworks.org Montessori Education www.montessori.edu The Randolph School www.randolphschool.org Woodstock Day School www.woodstockdayschool.org 1/12 ChronograM educatIon 39
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3 BEEKMAN STREET, BEACON 440-0100. “Franz Erhard Walther: Work as Action.” Through February 13. “Circa 1971: Early Video & Film from the EAI Archive.” Through September 4. “Opus + One.” Jean-Luc Moulene. Through December 31.
ALBERT SHAHINIAN FINE ART UPSTAIRS GALLERY 22 EAST MARKET STREET, RHINEBECK 505-6040. “Annual Collectors’ Showcase & 15th Anniversary Exhibit.” Through January 31. “Solo Shows by Arnold Levine, Henrik Haaland & Lennart Swede Ahrstrom.” Through January 31.
ANN STREET GALLERY 140 ANN STREET, NEWBURGH 562-6940 ext. 119. “Woven Stories: Contemporary Tapestries.” Through January 28.
THE ART AND ZEN GALLERY 702 FREEDOM PLAINS ROAD, POUGHKEEPSIE 473-3334. “Retrospective Look @ Our First 5 Years.” Through January 30.
BARRETT ART CENTER 55 NOXON STREET, POUGHKEEPSIE 471-2550. “Annual Members Exhibition.” Through January 16.
BAU 161 MAIN STREET, BEACON 440-7584. “Go West.” Karlos Carcamo, Greg Slick and Eleanor White. January 14-February 5. Opening Saturday, January 14, 6pm-9pm. “The Hangover Show.” Carol Flaitz, Michael Gaydos, Carla Goldberg, Tom Holmes, Gary Jacketti, Kirsten Olson, Grey Zeien and Lisa Zukowski. Through January 8.
THE BEACON INSTITUTE FOR RIVERS & ESTUARIES 199 MAIN STREET, BEACON 838-1600. “The Hudson’s Seasons & Spans.” Works by photographer Ted Spiegel. Through March 4.
CABANE STUDIOS FINE ART GALLERY AND PHOTOGRAPHY 38 MAIN STREET, PHOENICIA 688-5490. “Astrid Nordness: Contemporary Painting and Ceramic Art.” Through January 15. “Richard Edelman: The Uninhabited Landscape.” Through January 15.
CENTER FOR THE DIGITAL ARTS 27 NORTH DIVISION STREET, PEEKSKILL (914) 606-7304. “Shades of New York: An Exhibition of The Hart Island Project.” Through January 14.
CENTER FOR PHOTOGRAPHY AT WOODSTOCK 59 TINKER STREET, WOODSTOCK 679-9957. “Carbon.” Multimedia work of Charles Lindsay. Through January 29.
COLUMBIA COUNTY COUNCIL ON THE ARTS 209 WARREN STREET, HUDSON (518) 671-6213. “Holiday Show: Small Works.” Through January 6.
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DORKSY MUSEUM OF ART SUNY NEW PALTZ, NEW PALTZ 257-3858. “Thoughts of Home: Photographs from the Center for Photography at Woodstock Permanent Collection.” Through March 18. “The Illustrious Mr. X: Museum Collection as Character Study - Part II.” Through July 17.
DU BOIS CENTER 684 MAIN STREET, GREAT BARRINGTON, MASSACHUSETTS (413) 644-9595. “Bein’ Green: Why Every Color is Beautiful.” Original Muppets artwork. Through February 13.
DUCK POND GALLERY 128 CANAL STREET, PORT EWEN 338-5580. “Cartoon Frolics.” Andrew Potolsky. January 7-29.
FOVEA EXHIBITIONS 143 MAIN STREET, BEACON 765-2199. “Gays in the Military: How America Thanked Me.” Through February 11.
GABRIEL’S CAFÉ 50 JOHN STREET, KINGSTON 338-7161 Artwork by residents of the Pine Ridge Reservation. Curated by the Floating Foundation of Photography. Through February 29.
GALERIE BMG 12 TANNERY BROOK ROAD, WOODSTOCK 679-0027. Gallery Selections: Group Show of Featured Artists. Through February 6.
GCCA CATSKILL GALLERY 398 MAIN STREET, CATSKILL (518) 943-3400. “Salon 2011: Holiday Exhibition and Sale.” Annual non-juried exhibition and sale of members’ small works under 24” in any dimension. Through January 7.
HEALING ART GALLERY ELLENVILLE REGIONAL HOSPITAL, ELLENVILLE 616-7629. “The Tree Series, Drawings and Paintings.” Works by Nancy Ostrovsky. January 3-February 23. Opening Thursday, January 12, 5pm-7pm.
HUDSON COFFEE TRADERS 288 WALL STREET, KINGSTON 338-1300. “The Covers Show.” Exhibit of 75 covers of Chronogram. January 6-February 29. Opening Friday, January 6, 6pm-8pm.
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1701 MAIN STREET, PEEKSKILL (914) 788-0100. “CIRCA 1986.” 70 artworks from more than 40 international artists who emerged with significant artworks between 1981 and 1991. Through July 31.
27 NORTH MAIN ST. #1, KENT, CONNECTICUT (860) 592-0207. “Carefully Selected Estate Finds for the Holidays: Antique to Contemporary Art, Tabletop, Serving, & Barware.” Through January 15.
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362 1/2 WARREN STREET, HUDSON (518) 828-5907. “Paintings by Dionisio Cortes.” January 5-7. Opening Sunday, January 29, 7pm-8pm.
6 ELM STREET, STOCKBRIDGE, MASSACHUSETTS (413) 298-1025. “Alchemy of Memory.” Solo exhibition featuring photographic collage work by Fran Forman. Through March 5.
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20 SAINT JAMES STREET, KINGSTON 331-2739. “Anthony Spotten: A Retrospective.” Art show/fundraiser for Darmstadt Shelter. January 6-February 29.
60 BROADWAY, TIVOLI 758-4342. “Invitational: Greene County Council on the Arts.” Through January 30.
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105 ABEEL STREET, KINGSTON www.kmoca.org. “Recent Photography by John Eastcott, Yva Momatiuk, and Candace Feit.” Through January 31.
frances lehman loeb art center vassar college, poughkeepsie 437-5243. “Marco Maggi: Lentissimo.” January 20-April 1.
LYCIAN CENTER 1351 KINGS HIGHWAY, SUGAR LOAF 469-2287. “Peer-Reviewed Photo Exhibit by Hudson Highlands Photo Workshop.” Through January 4.
11 INTERLAKEN ROAD, LAKEVILLE, CT (860) 435-3663. “Recent Work in Corrugated Cardboard.” Henry Klimowicz. January 4-February 2. Opening Saturday, January 7, 4pm-6pm.
TWISTED SOUL 442 MAIN STREET, POUGHKEEPSIE 705-5381. “The Study.” Art exhibition featuring new paintings by Don Rothman.
UNFRAMED ARTIST GALLERY
“Masters on Main Street Round 3.” Through January 30.
173 HUGUENOT STREET, NEW PALTZ 255-5482. “Magical: Mystical.” Connie Noelle, prismacolor: “Faiere 3” Christina Carp, acrylic: “After the Ark.” Through January 7.
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87 MARSHALL STREET, NORTH ADAMS, MA (413) 662-2111 “The Workers.” Group exhibition curated by Susan Cross. “Memery: Imitation, Memory, and Internet Culture.” Curated by Emily Leisz Carr and Oliver Wunsch. Through January 29.
MILL STREET LOFT’S GALLERY 45 45 PERSHING AVENUE, POUGHKEEPSIE 471-7477. “Art Institute Senior Project Exhibit.” Through March 19.
WATER STREET MARKET, NEW PALTZ 255-1559. “Works by Jessica Poser.” Through February 6.
VASSAR COLLEGE’S JAMES W. PALMER GALLERY RAYMOND AVENUE, POUGHKEEPSIE 437-5370. “Process + Content: Paintings by Donise English.” Through January 6.
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48 MAIN STREET, MILLERTON (860) 435-2897. “The Freewheelin’ Bob Dylan.” Photographs by Don Hunstein. Through February 16.
5380 MAIN STREET, WINDHAM WWW.WINDHAMFINEARTS.COM “Beholden to Beauty.” Through January 9. “White Spaces.” Recent paintings by Lisa Laebofsky. January 14-February 12. Opening Saturday, January 14, 3pm-5pm.
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8 LONG DOCK ROAD, BEACON 471-7477. “American Bounty.” Paintings, pottery, jewelry & glass. Through January 8.
28 TINKER STREET, WOODSTOCK 679-2940. “Shakespeare and Other Subjects.” Prints and Drawings by Milton Glaser. Through January 2.
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Music
Michael Farkas, Sauerkraut Seth Travins, Teddy Weber
Off to See the Wizard The Wiyos
By Peter Aaron Photograph by Fionn Reilly
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T
he cultural impact of the film The Wizard of Oz is simply a given, so pervasive as to be unquantifiable. Over the years, the Homeric yarn has seen allegorical interpretations that make its case as everything from a veiled polemic on bimetalist economics in a 1902 stage adaptation (with the Yellow Brick Road representing the gold standard) to a coming-out parable (Dorothy, played in the film by gay icon Judy Garland, exits her repressive, black-and-white Kansas for the welcoming, Technicolor Oz). This month, however, the mutable fable gets an innovative new airing with the release of Twist (Independent), the fifth album by roots-revisionist band the Wiyos. Rather than being yet another collection of retreads of the film’s Harold Arlen-Yip Harburg chestnuts, Twist is a song cycle loosely based on the Hollywood epic. The disc’s 14 tracks offer dreamlike, impressionistic, wryly funny snapshots rendered via the Wiyos’ high-energy cabaret/blues rock. The introductory “Yellow Lines,” pumps with barrelhouse piano and honking brass and harp, its verses a winking nod in line with film’s infamous stoner appeal (“the Knickerbockers [who] stop to smoke their bowls,” and old Farmer John, who won’t share his joints), and the hazy, pastoral “Poppy Fields” aptly amps the hallucinogenic quotient. “Scarecrow 2” staggers with Tom Waitsian drunkenness and trucks out like a rockabilly train asit serves up contemporary commentary by its titular character, who laments his lot amid encroaching Monsanto factory farms. Recorded over the course of a year, Twist unravels, track by track, like a surreal Americana opus—Big Pink meets Pink Floyd. “We all love the movie; it’s a classic ‘hero’s journey’ story,” says vocalist Michael Farkas, who also plays harmonica, accordion, and percussion. “But as the title alludes, [the album] is our own ‘twist’ on it. It’s this crazy, psychedelic, poetic storyline that people can enter to find their own narrative. There’s some satirical stuff in there, but it also relates to the touring experience: You might play in some palatial theater one night and in the morning wake up under a park bench. Plus it also reflects all of the changes that have happened with the band over the years.” For the Wiyos there have been many changes, and many journeys, since the group began. The act’s online bio starts like a parlor joke: “In 2002 Michael Farkas walked into a bar in the old Five Points district of lower Manhattan. Sitting in the corner was Parrish Ellis with a guitar. Michael pulled out a harmonica and 24 hours later…a band was born.” A simplified account, perhaps? “No, that’s pretty much what happened,” recalls Farkas. “I met Parrish like that, and the next day I sat in on a gig he had at CBGB’s Gallery with Joebass [aka Joseph Dejarnette]. It felt really right.” Taking their name from a 19th-century Five Points street gang, the young trio hit the rails with its steampunk trunk of old-timey acoustic jugband blues and ragtime swing, cutting 2003’s Porcupine (Independent) and busking in New Orleans. And busking was in Farkas’s blood long before the Wiyos came to be. Farkas grew up on Long Island. His family kept a second home near Cold Spring, the town he’s lived in since 2010. While attending Syracuse University, a friend opened a musical door when he made him a mixtape of New Orleans radio broadcasts featuring Delta and Crescent City blues greats like Professor Longhair. After Farkas’s grandfather died, in the old man’s attic the aspiring performer found a dusty movie projector and a box of vintage film reels of silent classics starring Charlie Chaplin, Buster Keaton, and others. The movies hooked him hard. “I got the projector working, and I’d make my own soundtrack by playing on pots and pans and other junk,” says Farkas, foreshadowing the washboard and percussion rack he would later use as a Wiyo. “And those old movies also led me to study to become a mime.” Yes, Farkas is a trained mime, and studied at Ohio’s Goldston-Johnson School of Mime and even briefly in Paris with Marcel Marceau himself. For a period he lived and worked as a street performer in San Francisco, where he began to incorporate visual humor into his act. “The scene there was very competitive,” Farkas explains. “To keep a crowd, you needed to do it all. So I started working in gags to grab people’s attention.” Such gimmicks would later become integral aspect to the silent persona he developed for the early Wiyos, as the band released two more CDs of stripped-down hokum (2006’s Hat Trick and 2007’s self-titled set) and honed its barnstorming vaudeville approach. “We’d crash music industry conferences and play unannounced in the hotel lobby,” says Farkas. “We were pretty punky back then.” It was at one of these industry schmooze-fests that the threesome met up with guitarist, singer, and multi-instrumentalist Teddy Weber. Then a member of rural country unit the Hunger Mountain Boys (profiled in the July 2007 issue of Chronogram), Weber felt a ready kinship with the Wiyos. “We were aware of each other’s bands. We’d been playing a lot of the same places on what I guess you’d call the ‘new folk’ circuit,” says Weber on the line from his Vermont rental. “I started sitting in with them, played on some recordings. I ended up joining full time when the Hunger Mountain Boys stopped because [co-founder] Kip Beacco had his second kid and couldn’t really tour.” Weber arrived at a pivotal juncture, around the time the Wiyos had added electric instruments and beatboxer Adam Matta to the mix for 2009’s decidedly eclectic Broken Land Bell
(Independent).The set’s healthy helping of expected acoustic numbers went down well with longtime fans, but some were put off by its juxtapositions of banjos with carnivalannouncer megaphone vocals and dashes of rock and hip-hop. “We still love playing the acoustic stuff, but we’ve always had diverse musical interests,” says Farkas. “My favorite bands have always been the ones that evolve. Actually, Adam’s vocal percussion, the beatboxing, is a lot like what the Mills Brothers did in the 1930s [the prewar vocal quartet’s imitations of various instruments was a signature device], so to me it fits in with the ‘old-time’ thing.” But while the move may have cost the outfit some of its more tradition-obsessed fans along the way, it was about to gain many more. In 2009, the band, by now a quintet, was featured on “Folk America: Hollerers, Stompers, and Old-Time Ramblers,” a BBC documentary. And later that year, something else happened that was pretty amazing: The Wiyos were invited to tour with Bob Dylan. “One of our CDs made its way to his booking agency,” Farkas says. “We were told Dylan loved it and asked to have us as on the tour of old baseball fields he was doing with Willie Nelson and John Mellencamp.” The band went over surprisingly well as the first-up opener, although Farkas’s guerilla performance tactics occasionally created some unplanned fracas. “I’ve dropped it now, but at that time I was still doing this silent-performance persona for shows. Before we went on, I’d go into the audience and do an interactive clown routine, and then hop up and join the band onstage just as we were starting the set. But even though the actual tour security people knew who I was and what I was doing, the security people at most of the ballparks didn’t. So sometimes there’d be these stadium police chasing me through the stands, Keystone Cops style. We never got to meet Dylan, but he had someone else on the tour give me one of the harps he played. Which of course still blows me away.” Yet despite the Dylan slot and the newfound fans, Parrish and Dejarnette were spent as touring musicians and left in early 2010. Farkas and Weber brought in bassist Sauerkraut Seth Travins (whose nickname derives from his work in organic lactofermentation at Hawthorne Valley Farms), and the three recorded an EP, Foxtrots, Polkas, and a Waltz (Independent) with guest Andy Bean of the Two-Man Gentleman Band. Then came an odd call from Nick Johnson, Farkas’s old teacher at the Ohio mime school. Johnson, now at Kansas’s Wichita State University, had been working on a project called “The Wiyos of Oz,” a modern dance performance that combined The Wizard of Oz story with the music from Broken Land Bell, and had secured funding to hire the band as live accompaniment. “I think what gives the Oz story its resonance with people is that everybody loves a little magic, everybody likes to dream,” says Johnson. “The Wiyos’ music was perfect [for the production] because like the show—which was this odd combination of dance, mime, live musicians, and projections—it encompasses many things but also defies categorization. [The music on] Broken Land Bell lent itself well to the project because, like the story, it has a mood of deep longing and that sense of joy and adventure that comes from being on the road.” “It was pretty amazing,” Weber recalls about the project. “When we got there, we walked into this rehearsal room and there were all of these dancers working on choreographed routines to recordings of our music. The whole thing got us thinking, ‘Hey, we should really do our own take on TheWizard of Oz.’” Once they weren’t in Kansas anymore, Weber, Farkas, and Travins started working up the material for Twist and booked time at Catskill’s Old Soul Studios with owner and producer-engineer Kenny Siegel of the band Johnny Society. During the process Siegel ended up joining the band as an adjunct member on keyboards, bringing along his Johnny Society band mate, drummer Brian Geltner. A five-piece once more, the Wiyos got reacquainted with the road and in late November performed at one of Levon Helm’s celebrated Midnight Ramble sessions in Woodstock. “[Playing the Ramble] was just incredible for us,” gushes Farkas, adding that he and his four cohorts are, unsurprisingly, staunch fans of The Band. “At the end of the night, we played [The Band’s] ‘The Weight’ with Levon’s band. They had me take a verse, and while I was singing I looked over at Levon and he was smiling at me. That was just…‘Wow!’” Last fall, Farkas signed on as a faculty member at the Beacon Music Factory, a music school spearheaded by his old friend, teacher and musician Stephen Clair. “Besides teaching mouth harp, I’m planning classes on making kazoos and washboards and helping kids put together their own junk-band orchestras. It’s a lot of fun.”The Wiyos’ most devoted following is in the folk-and-blues-friendly UK, where they’re touring again in February. This month, however, they’re holding a release party for Twist at Hudson’s Club Helsinki, where in the past they’ve hosted “Gamville,” a recurring revue featuring other area acts. But while the band will continue to do shorter jaunts in support of the new record, Farkas maintains that for now there no plans for the rambunctious longform tours of yore. “We have day-jobs and family obligations now,” he says. “So for the most part we’ll be sticking close to home.” And as someone once said, three times while clicking her heels together, “There’s no place like home.” The Wiyos will perform at Club Helsinki in Hudson on January 28. 1/12 ChronograM music 49
nightlife highlights Handpicked by music editor Peter Aaron for your listening pleasure.
Hamell on Trial January 14. One-man acoustic folk-punk army Hamell on Trial (aka Ed Hamell) began his career in his native Upstate locale before moving to Austin, Texas. He did some time with the majors and Ani DiFranco’s Righteous Babe label before signing with Rykodisc Records for his most recent effort, 2008’s live The Terrorism of Everyday Life. Crassly funny and political as hell (see “[Ann] Coulter’s Snatch” from 2006’s Songs for Parents Who Enjoy Drugs), Hammell hammers the Howland Cultural Center this month. (The Rivertown Kids with Pete Seeger and Guy Davis play to benefit the Howland January 16; the Mommyheads rock January 27.) 8pm. $10, $12. Beacon. (845) 831-4988; www.howlandculturalcenter.org.
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Orlando Marin January 6. A contemporary of New York’s “Big Three”—Tito Puente, Tito Rodriguez, and Machito—Orlando Marin is revered as the only surviving orchestra leader from the golden age of mambo. The timbalero, who spices up the Bean Runner Cafe this month, was a regular attraction at the famous Palladium, worked with venerated pianist Eddie Palmieri, and was recently honored by Congressman Jose E. Serrano for his nearly five uninterrupted decades of contributions to Latin music. Here’s your chance to cha cha cha. (The Alva Nelson Trio jams January 7; the Chip White Ensemble sits in January 14.) 7:30pm. $10. Peekskill; (914) 737-1701.
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Stefan Grossman and Steve Katz January 20. Acoustic blues guitarists Stefan Grossman and Steve Katz each started out as students of the great Reverend Gary Davis and were charter figures of the New York folk and folk rock scenes; Grossman played in the Fugs, Katz was in the Blues Project, and both were in the path-making Even Dozen Jug Band. Here, the pair settles into the Rosendale Café for an evening of roots-blues ambrosia to match the eatery’s savory vegetarian cuisine. (Jim Hurst picks January 7; Mourka and the Russian Folk Instrument Ensemble perform January 14.) 8pm. $15. Rosendale. (845) 658-9048; www.rosendalecafe.com.
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January 22. An undisputed gospel giant, Mavis Staples rose to prominence as the arresting lead voice of the legendary Staple Singers (1971’s “Respect Yourself”). Although the Staples Singers have been less active since the 2000 passing of founder Roebuck “Pops” Staples, Mavis, who this month performs at the Mahawie Theater, has remained a favorite on the soul circuit and at festivals and concert halls. She connected with a new audience in 2010 with You Are Not Alone, a set produced by Wilco’s Jeff Tweedy. (The Met Opera’s “The Enchanted Island” screens live in HD January 21 and 25; the Paul Winter Consort arrives February 4.) 7pm. $40, $45, $70. Great Barrington, Massachusetts. (419) 528-0100; www.mahaiwe.org.
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January 21. Thanks to her nearly two subsequent decades as an acclaimed solo artist, Aimee Mann has long shaken the one-hit-wonder tag she’d had from her time with ’80s pop quartet ’Til Tuesday. Since then, such lauded albums as Lost in Space (2002), The Forgotten Arm (2005), and @#%&*! Smilers (2008) have cemented her renown as a crafter of mature and evocative songs and won her the admiration of Elvis Costello, Squeeze’s Chris Difford and Glenn Tilbrook, and others. This show at the Bearsville Theater marks Mann’s first 2012 area appearance. (The Bearsville Sessions V Band celebrates the British Invasion January 13; Langhorne Slim rides in January 28.) 8pm. $25, $35, $50. Bearsville. (845) 679-4406; www.bearsvilletheater.com.
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cd reviews Honey Ear Trio Steampunk Serenade (2011, Foxhaven Records)
During a recent radio interview, world-renowned jazz festival and concert promoter George Wein said that when he receives releases with all original compositions, he doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t listen to them. Really? How perplexing that someone who professes to revere artistry would pay short shrift to artists who also compose. And the members of Honey Ear Trioâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;saxophonist Erik Lawrence (Levon Helm Band), bassist Rene Hart (James Hunter, Julian Priester), and drummer Allison Miller (Natalie Merchant, Dr. Lonnie Smith)â&#x20AC;&#x201D; are definitely skilled composers as well as artists. After being brought together for a month by fate (the volcanic eruption in Iceland last year), the three New York friends laid down 13 tracks; all but one are originals (so maybe Wein would listen at least to that tune). The mix of casual banter on â&#x20AC;&#x153;Matter of Timeâ&#x20AC;? with the throw-down of â&#x20AC;&#x153;Olney 60/30â&#x20AC;? exemplifies Honey Earâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s masterful interplay and cut-to-the-quick, focused playing. The seductively swank â&#x20AC;&#x153;High Water,â&#x20AC;? the clamorous â&#x20AC;&#x153;Beautiful Nightmare,â&#x20AC;? and the maudlin â&#x20AC;&#x153;Window Seat Nostalgiaâ&#x20AC;? feature Hudson Valley fixture Lawrenceâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s air-dried sound. Groovy is the title tune, with electronics by Hart, who also employs looping during his solo on the standard in question, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Over the Rainbow,â&#x20AC;? a song that never seems to wear around the edges. Miller keeps her eyes on the prizes before her, sensing where to fill in the nooks and crannies of a piece. Sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s so good. A recommendation to Wein: Hold standards up to the light, but donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t block the light with themâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;or you may miss Steampunk Serenade. www.honeyeartrio.com. â&#x20AC;&#x201D;Cheryl K. Symister-Masterson
Susan SurfTone Shore (2011, Acme Brothers Records)
Hudson, New York, might not come to mind as being the hometown of one of the surf revivalâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s brightest guitarists. But think again, hodad: The Columbia County city begat Susan SurfTone (born SusanYasinski), who graduated from Hudson High School (Class of 1972) and took lessons at the now-gone Osbourne Music store. Before learning her trade with 1980s new wave bands, she soaked up the Beatles, â&#x20AC;&#x2122;60s garage rock, and â&#x20AC;&#x2122;70s punk. In 1993 she consummated her love of instrumental surf music and started Rochesterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Susan and the SurfTones, which released several albums, toured Europe repeatedly, and placed tunes in MTVâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;Real World: Syndeyâ&#x20AC;? before crashing ashore in 2011. SurfTone now makes her home a bit closer to the Pacific: in Portland, Oregon. Those expecting curl-shooting pyrotechnics Ă la Dick Dale may at first be thrown off by SurfToneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s cooler, more subdued sound. But, while being perhaps more idiomatically representative, her light â&#x20AC;&#x2122;nâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; loungey style also recalls the influence jazzers like Johnny Smith and Charlie Christian had on the Venturesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Bob Bogle and Don Wilson and other early surf players. Producer Steve Kravacâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s (Blink 182, Less Than Jake) antiseptic approach often has the instruments sounding demo-ish, as if theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re plugged straight into the mixing board rather being played live in the room by the band. Nevertheless, cork-bobbing cuts like â&#x20AC;&#x153;Jadeâ&#x20AC;? and â&#x20AC;&#x153;Trainâ&#x20AC;? have characteristic charm, and the eerie, atmospheric slink through the Doorsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; â&#x20AC;&#x153;Riders on the Stormâ&#x20AC;? is a must-hear. www.susansurftone.com. â&#x20AC;&#x201D;Peter Aaron
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SPEAK, IMAGINATION
Paul Russell Conjures Nabokovâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Gay Brother By Nina Shengold Photograph by Jennifer May
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wo brothers, born to an aristocratic Russian family, emigrate during the chaos of the Bolshevik revolution. Vladimir Nabokov goes on to become the celebrated author of Lolita, Pale Fire, and dozens of other works. His brother Sergey is arrested for homosexual activity and dies in a Nazi concentration camp, nearly forgotten by history. “I’m a little embarrassed that I hadn’t thought of Sergey as a subject before, because I’ve been living with his brother for years,” says novelist Paul Russell, whose PhD dissertation at Cornell explored the effect of Nabokov’s physical and linguistic exiles on his protean body of work. Then again, Vladimir rarely mentioned Sergey, barely eleven months his junior. “All I knew until I read Lev Grossman’s essay [“The Gay Nabokov,” Salon, 2000] were two pages he added to the third edition—the third edition—of Speak, Memory. It was clear he had a very painful relationship with his brother,” Russell says. “You could read between the lines and tell Sergey had been gay, but Grossman filled in enough details to suggest a potential character whose life could be expanded further.” Russell’s just-released novel The Unreal Life of Sergey Nabokov (Cleis Press, 2011) does just that, brilliantly re-creating the many worlds in which the historical Sergey moved: pre-revolutionary St. Petersburg, Cambridge University, the gay demimonde of expatriate Paris, a fairy-tale castle in the Austrian Alps, war-torn Berlin. “Every time Sergey changed countries, I’d think, ‘Oh great, now I have to build a whole new stage set,’” Russell says with a laugh. “I’m very dependent on the research of others, because I never leave my house.” This is clearly not true—he teaches literature at Vassar and just gave a reading at Philadelphia landmark Giovanni’s Room—but his Rosendale farmhouse does have the air of a private retreat. It’s easy to picture Russell poring over research books in front of the living room woodstove, with his feet on a Turkish rug and one of his four cats curled nearby, or sitting amid the rambling gardens he’s built over the past 20 years, which even in winter attest to a landscaper’s vision. “The research was great fun—I read lots of diaries, which were the most helpful.You find out what sorts of buttons people had on their shirts and what they ate for dinner,” Russell says. The Unreal Life of Sergey Nabokov, whose title shares some DNA with brother Vladimir’s The Real Life of Sebastian Knight, is Russell’s sixth novel and first period piece. The Salt Point (Dutton, 1990), Boys of Life (Dutton, 1991), and The Coming Storm (St. Martin’s Press, 1999) take place in various urban and upstate New York locales; War Against the Animals (St. Martin’s, 2003) unfolds in “Stone Hollow,” a translucently fictional stand-in for Rosendale. Sea of Tranquillity (St. Martin’s, 1994) spans 20 years and many locations, from Florida to the moon; one of its characters is an astronaut. Russell did extensive research on NASA and space flight, but nothing like the in-depth historical and cultural immersion required for The Unreal Life, a seamless blend of fact and fiction. The flamboyant, doomed teenage friends with whom Sergey forms the selfproclaimed Left-Handed Abyssinians are “totally and completely invented,” but one becomes the sexual plaything of a historical personage, actor Yuri Yurev, gaining the trio access to a fabulous Czarist drag ball. This unlikely sounding event really took place, as did the myriad Paris art parties described in the novel with details of decor, celebrity guests, and outrageous garb that seem nearly first-hand. (“I’m older than I look,” Russell quips.) During his Paris years, Sergey crosses paths with a queenly, opium-smoking Jean Cocteau, Diaghilev and his Ballets Russes coterie, and the “young men” of Gertrude Stein and Alice B. Toklas’s salon. But if the supporting cast suggests a remix of Midnight in Paris directed by Pedro Almodovar, the leading man might recall another Woody Allen creation: Zelig, the enigmatic everyman who disappears into his surroundings. “Sergey was the hardest character by far,” Russell says. “With the real-life historical figures, if you read enough of their work, they supply you with their personalities. With Sergey, I had to invent his personality pretty much from scratch.” Sergey Nabokov’s actual words exist only in four letters archived at the New York Public Library. Three are about such mundane matters as an impoverished student asking his mother for money, but the fourth is a passionate defense of his relationship with Austrian aristocrat Hermann Thieme, strikingly bold for its time, in which Sergey asserts that he cannot consider anyone who criticizes his choices a friend or ally. Russell had found the seed of his narrator’s voice. Though at first he wavered between first and third person, he chose the more intimate first. “I wanted to give voice to this silenced voice, and thought this would give it more power,” he ex-
plains. Being inside Sergey’s head also minimizes the need to reproduce his painful stutter; Russell decided early on he did not want to use the conventional dashes (“t-t-t-talk”), so Sergey’s affliction comes up mostly through his social fears and self-consciousness about stuttering under pressure. The choice of first-person narration also determined the book’s ending, since Sergey could not tell readers about his death in Neuengamme concentration camp in 1945, four months before its liberation. This information is instead conveyed in a terse afterword; Russell regrets not saying a bit more about his hero’s real demise. “Sergey was apparently sort of a saint in the camp—he spent all his time in prayer, and when he received packages from the outside, shared their contents with others. I didn’t want any faux sentimentality to break in, but in his last months, he was quietly heroic.” Some of Russell’s readers have found his fictional evocation of Sergey’s famous brother, nicknamed “Volodya,” unflattering. Charismatic and hyperaware of his genius, he’s painfully homophobic and can be lofty and cold to those closest to him. “I wanted the portrait of Volodya to be mixed—he’s clearly a difficult person, very self-absorbed, but also one of the great artists of the 20th century,” Russell says. His Sergey eventually comes to a generous realization about his mercurial brother: “I saw now that Volodya, apparently so indifferent to me, had in reality all along been patiently teaching me that the only way to know him was through his art. Everything else was incidental; it was only in his books that he lived, intimately revealed, fully and forever available.” If this observation extends to the man who penned it, readers may learn more of Paul Russell through his novels than the few autobiographical facts he lets drop. He grew up in Memphis, the oldest of three boys. His mother was a devout Southern Baptist, his mathematician father an atheist. Though this schism “almost made the marriage not happen in the first place,” they agreed she would bring up their sons in her faith. “Mom would take us off to Sunday school and church, and Dad stayed home to read the paper,” Russell reports. He attended Oberlin College, an alma mater he gives to War Against the Animals’ protagonist Cameron Barnes, along with his own Memphis roots and passions for gardening, cats, and traveling in Turkey. Local readers may recognize Stone Hollow’s uneasy admixture of long-entrenched locals and wealthy gay newcomers, along with such locations as a twinkle-lit vegetarian café on Main Street and a nearby waterfall where local boys “danger-dive” off the cliffs (“Very Thomas Eakins,” enthuses one character). “A number of people claim to have recognized versions of themselves,” Russell says, adding that “all the characters are amalgamations. Sometimes two or three people claimed to be the same character. In some cases, I had stolen some gesture or tone of voice, but in others—I hate to say it, but it never crossed my mind.” However authentic its sources may be, fiction is an alchemical cauldron in which much can transmute. With The Unreal Life of Sergey Nabokov, Russell says, “It was very much the novelist’s imagination and not the biographer’s imagination that was writing the book.” (His biographer’s imagination got a workout with his 1994 book The Gay 100: A Ranking of the Most Influential Gay Men and Lesbians, Past and Present; Birch Lane Press.) He’s just completed the first draft of a new novel about a right-wing politician from Tennessee brought low by a sexual scandal. Russell’s twist is that he’s not a closeted hypocrite, but a profoundly tortured man, “a homosexual who genuinely believes that homosexuality is evil, without any hypocrisy involved, but with all the anguished soul struggle you would have to endure every minute of every day with those irreconcilable sides of yourself,” he says. “I enjoy the perplexed laugh when I tell friends that it’s autobiographical. I don’t suffer from inner homophobia, but there’s something about the shape of my politician’s struggle that feels very recognizable to me.” Would he ever consider writing a novel without a gay lead? “It’s a challenge I’ve thought about,” says Russell. He’s already mulling his next novel, and “it actually seems possible that the two major characters are straight, with a peripheral gay character. But things can change, and often do, from the first stirrings of a novel to the actual writing of it.” The actual writing will wait until summer. Like many academics, Russell finds it impossible to focus on fiction while teaching a full course load. Gardening, on the other hand, is the perfect companion activity. “The way I work is I write half a sentence, then go outside and weed, then come back and write the other half. Not quite literally.” He pauses. “Well, yes, sometimes literally.” Readers can enjoy the profusion of prose that blossoms in Paul Russell’s garden. 1/12 ChronograM books 53
SHORT TAKES End of the Mayan Ba’ak’tun? Dawn of a New Consciousness? Roland Emmerich flick? Fill your 2012 calendar with these New Year’s reading resolutions for mind, body, and spirit. Great Space of Desire: Writing for Personal Evolution Dara Lurie Transformative Writing, 2011, $18.95
Workshop leader and manuscript coach Lurie inspires with a vibrant mix of memoir and instructional guide. Her personal stories explore biracial identity, bulimia, working in a strip club while attending Vassar, living in Berlin’s political and theatrical fringe, and self-transformation through art; practical exercises prompt budding writers to coax their own stories into the light. The Natural Health Companion: An Integral Handbook Using Eastern and Western Techniques Gregg R. St. Clair Squire Wing Press, 2011, $19.98
Upstate acupuncturist, Qi Gong/Tai Chi teacher, and natural healer St. Clair set out to write the book he wanted to hand to his clients: a wide-ranging, brisk, and jargon-free guide to healthier living. With appendices including menus, exercise plans, spiritual practices, and healing therapies, this slender but muscular book is one-stop shopping for personal wellness. Down There: Sexual and Reproductive Health the Wise Woman Way Susun S. Weed Ash Tree Publishing, 2011, $29.95
If your clitoris could speak, what would it say? Woodstock herbalist Weed goes below the belt with this frank, joyous, and occasionally wiggy owner’s manual to the female and male genitalia. Uninhibited about sexuality and informative about ailments, offering healing modalities from “wait and see” to herbal support and surgical alternatives, Weed’s words hum with wisdom. Caregiver Revolution: 5 Easy Steps to Enlightened Caregiving Grant Abrams & Patricia Elizabeth, drawings by Lin Larsen Gateways Books & Tapes, 2011, $19.95
New Paltz physical therapist Abrams and terminal midwife Elizabeth have worked with the dying for decades. Their empathetic, affirmative approach will be a godsend for anyone caring for loved ones in need, offering practical advice, exercises, discussion starters, and resources. The authors encourage caregivers to see this important work as a privilege, not a burden. Bare-Bones Spirituality: Teachings in a Secular Age Peter Broner Epigraph, 2011, $14.95
A searching and deeply personal collection of essays and dialogues about religious precepts, consciousness, and metaphysics. Though his perspective is heavily influenced by Buddhism and Advaita Vedanta Hinduism, Broner carves his own spiritual path through God’s “U-Pick-It vineyard,” one that is rooted in inquiry and openness rather than dogma. Children of the Seventh Fire: An Ancient Prophecy for Modern Times Lisa A. Hart, illustrated by Joe Liles, foreword by Edward BentonBanai McDonald & Woodward, 2011, $18.95
Warm-hearted, respectful, and empowering, this gentle tale of listening to an Anishinabe elder encompasses lessons about Native American spirituality, oral traditions, sustainability, bullying, and the joys of baby spinach. West Shokan author Hart offers young readers, parents, and teachers a homegrown organic antidote to snarkiness.
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Miss Timmins’ School For Girls Nayana Currimbhoy Harper, 2011, $14.99
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haru is a loved and sheltered 20-year-old, circumspect and shy; her father’s professional ruin and her facial birthmark have made her an analytical loner. When she takes a position at a girls’ school in Panchgani, her Brahmin parents believe she’ll be safe and sound, tucked away from the drugs, sex, and rock `n’ roll that pervade Indian youth culture in the 1970s. It never occurs to them that she’ll end up a murder suspect. For her part, Charu is afraid Miss Timmins’ School will be a continuation of her childhood and adolescence as a wallflower. The reader can feel the weight of caste and tradition weighing on her shoulders, relentless as the monsoon rains. But even in this backwater, there’s a small hippie contingent, and Charu falls in love with freedom, rock music, THC, and two people at once. Most especially, she’s drawn to her charismatic and controversial colleague Moira Prince. The two begin an intense affair, which confuses Charu no end. She knew her marriage prospects were nil due to the birthmark but hadn’t expected to find herself experiencing ecstatic lovemaking with another woman. Her desire for Moira conflicts resoundingly with her conventional sense of self. The many layers of religious and social complexity that mingle in Indian culture are more than a backdrop for these characters—they’re the very air they breathe. Separating from one’s parents and sorting out a new job would be plenty to deal with, never mind finding yourself unexpectedly in love, but Charu’s rolling with it, teaching Shakespeare with flair and loving her wild evenings out, finding her way through her own complex family issues. The repressed mess that is Miss Timmins’ School comes to a head one monsoon night. Charu, her lover, their principal, and three of the brightest girls in the school are all out past curfew. One of them doesn’t come back alive. Currimbhoy then turns the narration over to Nandita, Charu’s favorite student and a charter member of the Rule Breakers Club of 1974, fervently dedicated to selective disobedience: “It was decided to term all housekeeping rules...as too trivial to break, and the ‘sin’ rules involving contact with the members of the opposite sex—which could get us thrown out—as too grave. They would have to be middle-ground rules. But the breaking of these rules would have to contain acts of courage and daring.” Nandita knows a bit about the murder. So do Charu and the principal. Inspector Wagle is certain that at least one of the aforementioned knows more than she’s telling. Everyone claims to want truth and justice, and everyone has an agenda. And though they may be trapped within a system that attempts to monitor the very elastic in their underwear, Nandita and friends are well supplied with courage and daring—as is Charu, somewhat to her own surprise. Columbia County resident Currimbhoy crafts a lovely spell. One feels a pervasive dampness from weeks of monsoon rain—or is it the weight of centuries of an incredibly complex culture? Charu’s discovery of herself as a strong, brave, and talented young woman is a joy to share; the collisions between teachers and teens, between Brahmins and hippies, between Christians and Hindus are great fun. Most of all, the compelling mystery of a young woman’s death is well framed within the larger mysteries of another young woman’s life, an era, and a culture. The novel resonates, sticking with you like a nutritious meal. —Anne Pyburn
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Survival of the Beautiful: Art, Science, and Evolution David Rothenberg
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hilosopher, clarinetist, and Cold Spring resident David Rothenberg has done much to demonstrate that respect for animals can go beyond a humane sense of fairness. Known for his musical collaborations with songbirds and whales, Rothenberg began his far-reaching new book, Survival of the Beautiful, upon a realization about previous field recordings. He noticed that the mating songs of the nightingale and the humpback, though differing in tempo and register, were unmistakably alike in pattern. That this congruence should occur across such a far stretch of the animal kingdom posed a contradiction to our understanding of Darwinian process, leading Rothenberg to examine the scientifically radical notion that there are aesthetic decisions, and even aesthetic commonalities, at the heart of all life. In discussing the Australian bowerbird, which erects intricate, wildly decorated structures in his effort to attract a mate, Rothenberg points out that land artists such as Andy Goldsworthy, who makes sculptural works of twigs, moss, and icicles, have helped us recognize the merits and artistic intentionality of the bowerbird’s objects. Trends in art and in evolutionary theory are loosely intertwined in Rothenberg’s inquiry. Readers may come to sense that the contemporary importance of Jackson Pollack is that he has enabled our species’ appreciation of Siri the elephant, whose abstract drawings prompted Willem de Kooning to remark, “That’s a damn talented elephant. I look forward to following his career.” Rothenberg is not really that far out on a limb as a post-humanist aesthete, and it is clear his conjectures garner some support in the scientific community. He gives special attention to the research of Yale biologist Richard Prum, who asserts, “If we really think about what we know about bird song, we would eliminate any definition of art as a human enterprise alone.” No stranger to other biotic art worlds, Rothenberg also happens to be very engaged in ours. Art followers may be impressed when he tells of participating in the 2007 Tino Seghal piece, The Situation, based on Guy Debord’s influential Situationist movement. But when he applies the term “relational aesthetics”—a mainstay of exhibition catalog writing—to interspecies projects, one worries the philosopher may be losing his bearings. Rothenberg’s range is nonetheless reassuring, and he seems uniquely qualified to be herald and interlocutor for the present convergence of biology and art. He writes with feeling and ease, as evidenced in his take on a work by Alexander Ross, one of several 21st-century artists inspired by the microbe illustrations of 19th-century evolution enthusiast Ernst Haeckel: “Its hand-drawn forms inspired by life but doggedly abstract, with a fattened sense of whimsy.” Polemical battles in art may be a thing of the past; perhaps, as the author suggests, because “we’re too sorry for ourselves and what we’ve done to the planet.” The emerging eco-diverse scene, in fact, promises to wash away the relics of absolutist discourse. In evolutionary science, however, the terrain remains fierce. The opinion that the peacock’s tail has an adaptive purpose— albeit a difficult to fathom one—is still prevalent. The hypotheses of selection that we learned in college—for example, that males compete against males, with female creative input being nil—are now ripe for the revision that Rothenberg hopes to provoke: “There is meaning in nature far beyond use; there is form and beauty far beyond function.” —Marx Dorrity
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POETRY
Edited by Phillip Levine. Deadline for our February issue is January 5. Send up to three poems or three pages (whichever comes first). Full submission guidelines: www.chronogram.com\submissions.
The Trestle
Why do guys always? Why do guys sometimes? Why do guys never?
The girl jumps in the river, and the sweet wind kisses her face, leaving a mark like a song. And the sun sinks in the horizon, its rays outstretched like arms, reaching into the forever-ending sky. The heat soaks into my mind, like a memory.
Because a girl. —p
It will never go away. I jolt. I follow her down down
down.
—Grace Locke (12 years)
Mr. Moon When 99% + 1% does not = 100% I am 99% sure that I will wake up tomorrow morning I am 99% sure that tomorrow will actually come I am 99% sure that I will eat something today I am 99% sure that I will receive my paycheck this week I am 99% sure that I will have a job tomorrow I am not 99% sure how I will be when I retire I am not 99% sure if I will have health insurance when I retire I am not 99% sure how I will survive once I am old Are you one of the 99% that are not sure of their future? Are you one of the 99% who’s freedom of speech is not free? Are you one of the 99% that is over taxed? I am 100% sure I am not one of the 1% —Ed Morris
Inspection Let’s begin with things: a chair, maybe; a table; a computer sitting on the floor waiting for someone to come along and lift it up and push the right buttons, anything to make it useful again. After we’ve catalogued everything, we’ll sift through, looking for something with meaning. Maybe there’ll be a note, an explanation. We’ll grow tired and sloppy. We’ll miss things. The only certainty in the room is the blood pooled in the carpet, the smell of determination. Now, let’s go home to our beds and dream of dead men, of desperation, of suicide.
Mr. Moon and I had a few too many. It started off innocently. A toast to the night then another to the sun, who made this night possible. Then we started toasting to past loves and this is when things got interesting. Mr. Moon slurred that him ‘n venues had a fling. Then drunkenly slipped past the mountain ridge crying. The darkness reminded me how alone I truly am. I’m sure tomorrow night, Mr. Moon will be late to rise. —Rachel Sanborn
Solid As A
It’s dusk, Pharaoh, my brother’s aging Siamese and I are in our small, Harlem, backyard. A few fireflies join us, then more and soon, like stars, or people pleading, there are too many to count. I wonder if Pharaoh sees the fireflies, he certainly no longer sees the mice.
I paid that boy five dollars for rock and roll, he said it was a deal and would make me rich, unlike jazz which just made me poor and stoned and got me false teeth and a turtle neck but rock will get me a palace next to Ronnie Shaboom and I will own the world of sounds until the sky falls at my feet
—Geordie Edel
—Rosalinda McGovern
—William L. Alton
Fireflies
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The Fear of the Lemon I’m afraid— I have blisters on the inside of my breast and crow’s feet and I am wet like a baby or a woman who never found what she was looking for I’m afraid I’ve gone white at the roots and yellow at the tips I’m afraid: my body sets up in sections, cloisters and it’s some rude journey from scalp to sole I’m afraid my pores have turned to liver spots— nothing comes in nothing goes out but a soft warning from my organs I’m afraid, I’m afraid I have small girls inside pressing my bones and veins toward my skin I’m afraid in a city of sour eyes I am a quiet man’s sweet wife —Max Rivinus
The Orchard
It’s Funny
Ripe fruit bows earthward as grape clusters would. One perfect apple beckons from the branches, laden like garlands for the mantel.
It’s funny, but funny like the way that your face looked when he told you that you were loved and you didn’t know.
My lover climbs toward it finding lower limbs to support him.
oh, what a mess it made.
With amazement I watch as he bites into crisp sweetness, his breath billowing in the autumn air. How simply he takes this life. Moment by moment, for his enjoyment alone.
funny like when you fell drunkenly out of the tree that you promised you could climb but couldn’t descend. funny like when you got up on that rotted out roof and your leg went all the way through, skin scraping off against the rough shingles, and you bleeding but peeling off your clothes in the moonlight all the same. funny like when you went to kiss him and the blood rushed up the cheeks and out the nose and came to rest smeared on your face and his. funny like how you both chose to ignore it and continue on.
funny like go ahead and try to laugh. funny like no one’s smiling, but they want to. funny like your college education—sophisticated funny—self-righteous funny—owe a lot of money so get your laughs in now funny. like ha-ha funny but without the noise, chuckles passed slyly from one desk to another on a scrap piece of paper. serious, sober funny, like satire but not as sharp. funny. —Dana Carrico
—Kaili Taka
The Catskills in Winter
How I’ll Know That I’m Really Gone
Tribute 1: for Janine Pommy Vega
Exit Lowe’s and there they are, bluntly notching the horizon: thickset and muscular. It’s that squat solidity that tugs at my eyes and brings me to a standstill. It makes me want to be Cezanne in late life, off in a corner of the parking lot studying the hunched contours the cold’s exposed, slabbing pigments wintry as smoky quartz on canvas. Shoppers pushing their piled carts would barely notice me, such a fixture I’d become, cloudy days and sunny days, high on core geometries, forging a new way to see depth within the limits of my means. But I am myself, and stamping to unfreeze my feet, I recall the history of this place: the Catskills are the site of an ancient inland sea, the ferns along its shore once tall as trees. How deep, I wonder, where a frozen lake of asphalt now lets us walk? Cezanne, perched across from Mont Sainte-Victoire, knew the latest theories of earth’s great shifts— or so I’ve read: the true source, I like to believe, of his fever to nail the eternal in that mountain. Winter works a forever-kind-of-look on the Catskills which belies their transience. I could gaze at them all day. Drivers’ nudging patience with my distraction hints at sympathy as if they understand one can not always be thinking of batteries and rock salt, or where one parked one’s car.
When you erase my voice from your telephone, my number from your dog-eared book
It does not matter where we were going, just that the phone rang and Pat said, “I have bad news.”
—Anne Richey
—Amanda Nicole Gulla
When you never speak my name anymore When the private jokes are forgotten When you pull the bookmark from my pages, return the volume to its shelf. When my recipes are handed down from the parties they just don’t give anymore When my scent is off the sheets When the radio dial is turned When acquisitions become artifacts, fossil records of impulse When my room has been entered When the books, seashells, rocks, scissors, papers are inventoried When my face in photographs stops you in your tracks When you have to explain who that was, flushed and grinning on the mountain top.
It was winter. We were on our way to North Creek. “This is going to be hard,” he said. No, I insist. I’m just a puppy romping on the edge of truth, a hungry ghost skulking in the shadows. I would have followed across glaciers for a night at your fire, but I am not ready for you to be gone. And you look at me, shaking your head, smiling, “Aw, child.” You open your arms, and I leave off nosing in the shrubbery to hug you one last time: those fragile bird bones, the fluttering of your heart. —Nancy Ebel
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Alisha-Mai Frank, Angelique Alexander,
Jacquelyn Borello and Destiny Scott
and Amelia Parker at The Village TeaRoom
Tedd Prudhomme at Barner Books
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John Lefsky at Jack’s Rhythms
James Walsh at Mudd Puddle
Danielle Tate and Kate Driscoll at Enchanted Toys
Justin Davis at Manny’s Art Supplies
John Bridges at Rhinebeck Artist’s Shop
Clement Lau and Sean Case at Earthgoods Market
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hen Occupiers pulled a “mike check” on the New Paltz Village Board at the December board meeting, it was something of a nonevent. “They were surprised but smiling,” notes an occupier on the group’s Facebook page. And why not? Mayor Jason West had already helped them choose a campsite and an amiable liaison with the police had been established. This is, after all, a community where the Women in Black’s weekly vigil on Main Street in front of Elting Library is outlasting the seemingly interminable wars. West, one of the most renowned mayors in local history for his bold instigation of the Great Gay Marriage Rebellion of 2004, was recently put back into office by a village that decided they just plain liked his leadership, drama or no. Also recently reelected is Susan Zimet, supervisor of the town from 1996-2000, famed for leading the effort that stopped Walmart in its tracks. Ask Zimet what she loves about New Paltz and you get a torrent: “Just being downtown. I love the [Main Street] Bistro, the [Village] Tearoom, the Bakery—any of those for breakfast or brunch. Then there are the bookstores: Barner Books and the Inquiring Mind. Just hanging around Church and North Front street is amazing. Handmade has such beautiful decor, the Groovy Blueberry has all that tie-dye. Bruce [Kazan] has the most wonderful food at Main Course. My newfound place is Paul’s Kitchen. But the thing about New Paltz is, even the standard stuff becomes transformed. The post office, the Mobil station, the wine store. Do your errands and then go hit 58 new paltz ChronograM 1/12
the Gilded Otter for drinks with the teachers. You can’t get through the supermarket without ending up in a discussion. The diner, PDQ copy shop—I mean, even the copy shop rocks!” How so? Exceptional ownership. “Last time I was at PDQ, Craig [Shankles] told me he’d asked Kathy [Cartagena] from Family of Woodstock how many families were gonna be hungry this holiday. Kathy said, ‘46 families and 80 kids.’ So we’re getting with ShopRite and Stop-n-Shop and Moxie Cupcake and making sure none of those people do without for the holidays, but we’re also brainstorming and organizing how to make sure they don’t go without period. Ever. Because this is New Paltz.” Berkeley of the East New Paltz, once nicknamed the Berkeley of the East Coast, has been transforming—revitalizing, devitalizing, shape-shifting and growing—since the 17th century. Zimet and West are both partaking of a grand tradition that started with a dozen French Huguenot immigrant families who built houses of stone so sweet and sturdy no one has knocked them down yet. Huguenot Street, the oldest in the United States with its original buildings intact, is managed as a living museum, offering educational programs along with community events. Come autumn, it’s harvest festivities and hauntings; around Christmas, period celebrations; in springtime they’ll be hosting a literary workshop slyly entitled Women’s Writes. The Historic Huguenot Street
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folk are a fermenting cauldron of ideas, embracing all aspects of the heritage of a street that, any time of year, is a world class place to take a walk. It’s far from the only world class walk in town. Care to make your walk quieter? Try the Rail Trail or the less-frequented Huguenot Path down near the community gardens along the Wallkill River. More athletic? Head west a little ways and you’ve got the miles of carriage trails of Mohonk Preserve. Slower? A walk from the movie theatre to the post office can fill three hours with mini-adventures with no trouble at all. If you don’t know folks to stop and talk with, you soon will, because college towns are made for chance encounters. And there is simply no better town in the known universe for a pub crawl, whether you prefer your company curmudgeonly, comely, or both. From Truman’s 9,000 sexy and sophisticated square feet and Joe’s East West to the east, down through the triangle formed by P&G’s, McGillicuddy’s, and Murphy’s, and on into the west end—Oasis, Bacchus, Snug Harbor—you’ll find hot live music and laughter. Rather have yours nonalcoholic? Check out places like the Village Tearoom (not only for tea, but also for dinner and delectable desserts), the Cafeteria, and SlashRoot, where you can have all of your computing problems solved at a reasonable price whilst drinking fair-trade coffee and getting the absolute latest. Grabbing a slice or a sandwich or a taco is the easiest thing in the world. The uptown Taco Shack serves up a quality that packs ‘em in—call your order ahead—as does Mexicali Blue, a taco joint with such personality that Anthony Bourdain stopped by to film a segment of “No Reservations.” In this town, even the snacks are special. A Village of Small Shops And so is the retail. Zimet remembers how, during her earlier tenure as supervisor, still fresh and green, she encountered Republican stalwart Paul Benson in his eponymous Gardiner pub and steakhouse during a community event.
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Gerald Benjamin came to New Paltz from Columbia in 1968, newlywed, an assistant professor of political science, passionate about his field of study. Besides teaching in Italy and Japan, Benjamin has built a resumé that reflects his ability not just to teach Poly Sci but to practice it. Elected to the county legislature in 1981 was just the beginning of his extracurricular adventures in regional governance: He rose to be majority leader, garnered a bouquet of awards, recognitions, and citations, and was included on the Times Herald Record’s “Most Powerful People” list two years in a row. When Ulster County decided to move to a charter form of government, Benjamin was the unanimous and bipartisan choice to lead the effort. “I really love this school and its mission,” he says of SUNY New Paltz. “We’re not educating the elite here, we’re providing a very democratic opportunity. And when I first came here, the college and the community were not particularly connected—I always felt they should be.” That vision, shared by recent college president Steven Poskanzer, became the Center for Research, Regional Education and Outreach, which Benjamin directs. “It’s a big achievement for us, being more connected to the psyche of the larger community. I love being part of a university that’s in the vanguard, doing interesting and important things. And I love this community—I’ve met such a diverse array of people here. It’s a gem of a place to raise a family.”
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Until very recently her fierce opponent, Benson took her aside and said she’d been one hundred percent correct in her opposition to Walmart. Benson’s family had owned a downtown New Paltz department store that folded in the wake of the opening of Simmons Plaza, the beginning of a downward spiral for local business that has long since reversed as Simmons Plaza has matured into a well-loved part of the community in its own right. (A strip mall it may be, but it’s also home to the world-class Mark Gruber Gallery. And in order to obtain final blessings, Stop-n-Shop had to agree to tailor its branch to meet the community’s need for basic department-store needs.) Instead of a Walmart, New Paltz eventually saw an abandoned lumberyard turn into the Water Street Market, an eclectic array of shops, galleries, and restaurants down by the riverside.The Water Street’s benches and courtyards invite hanging out—especially when performance poet Carl Welden is hosting the free Sunday night movie outdoors, the Broads Regional Arm Wrestling League is BRAWLing, or a chili cookoff is in progress, like it will be on January 28. Certainly one of the prime engines that makes New Paltz New Paltz is the college. For generations, it’s been a gushing pipeline full of smart kids from the city, many of whom fall in love with its charms and settle in to contribute to the mix. Joint town/college projects such as One Book, One New Paltz, an alliance pulling together readers and nonreaders alike around a single significant book, further facilitate the cross-pollination. How does Zimet intend to govern such a place? “For brainstorming purposes, why don’t we just throw every last written rule out the window,” she suggests, “and start a Utopia Commission? How do we do this as our best selves? What would it look like? Then we go talk Albany into changing the rules so things will actually work right. Who the hell can stop us? Why would they want to?”
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When the Hyland family started to outgrow apartment living, Jim and Julie Hyland drew a circle around New York City at the two-hundredmile mark. In May, 2005, they found themselves in New Paltz with fouryear-old James, two-year-old Jack, and Ryan on the way. “Being passionate about food and outdoor life, it was easy to fall in love with New Paltz.” says Hyland. “We instantly felt at home, and before I knew it I was starting a local food company.” A committed locavore, Hyland wanted to be able to enjoy the bounty even in the colder months—and his company, Winter Sun Farms, provides processing, packaging and distribution that make it possible for the Hylands and many others to do just that. From a modest beginning offering “winter shares” to folks around New Paltz, Winter Sun has grown to embrace 2,400 members in four locations. For fun, the Hyland clan hikes in Mohonk Preserve and Minnewaska State Park. Jim and Julie, runners, thrive on a steady diet of benefit events like the Family of Woodstock annual Turkey Trot. “Even the boys joined in for the Survival of the Shawangunks triathlon for kids,” says Hyland.
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New Paltz Events New Paltz/Woodstock Arts and Crafts Fair On the Memorial and Labor Day weekends, the Ulster County Fairgrounds get taken over by top-shelf exhibitors in a wide range of media. Quail Hollow Crafts has been organizing this juried exhibition for 30 years, turning the fairs into much-anticipated bookends to the summer season. www.quailhollow.com. Taste of New Paltz Held in September at the Ulster County Fairgrounds, the Taste showcases fine local food and more—artists, businesses, and organizations strut their stuff as well. Known from Maine to Key West as an event to remember, it retains a community-picnic flavor that’s simply delicious. www.newpaltzchamber.org. New Paltz Regatta In early May, all ages and persuasions gather by the river for a homemade boat race that gets more creative every year. Yeah, that giant turtle made it through the parade, but what will happen when it tries to float? www.newpaltzny.net/regatta
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Pride March The annual rainbow celebration of civil rights and freedom ought to be especially celebratory this year, now that New York State has recognized that Jason West was right. Held in early June. www.lgbtqcenter.org/pride. Elting Library Fair This town loves to read. And learn. And celebrate together. The Library Fair, with its thousands of used books for sale, is put together by brilliant, fun people and it shows, from the raffle prizes to the layout to the refreshments. Elting Library Friends. www.eltinglibrary.org. Fourth of July Local bands to delight your ears, followed by a bang-up fireworks show. Bring a picnic and your favorite people, the company’s great. The celebration is held at the Fairgrounds. www.ulstercountyfair.org.
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Historic Huguenot Street Colonial Street Festival Historic Huguenot Street revs up the wayback machine with the Colonial Street Festival in early August. The old French church and the stone houses are all open. Weaving, quilting, butter churning, musket firing, and sheep shearing are demonstrated. www.huguenotstreet.org. OPEN WEDNESDAY THRU FRIDAY AT 5 SATURDAY, SUNDAY AT 2 5 CHURCH ST. • NEW PALTZ, NY • 845.255.2772 SURUCHIINDIAN.COM
Ulster County Fair In early August. the Ulster County Fair blends big-name entertainment and all that midway flash with hometown 4-H, tractor pulls, pig races, and all kinds of exhibits. Don’t miss the train display or the Hat Guy and his bargains. www.ulstercountyfair.org.
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PianoSummer The SUNY New Paltz Fine and Performing Arts Department hosts a series of festival concerts by world-class pianists in July and August. Led by Maestro Vladimir Feltsman, even the student recitals are hot stuff. Things reach an ecstatic crescendo with the Symphony Gala. www.newpaltz.edu/piano. Farm Day at Phillies Bridge One of the oldest CSAs in the region welcomes you to a celebration each October. Celebrate the harvest with folks who really know how. Animals, great people, good eats. www.philliesbridge.org. Halloween Halloween is a great time to be in New Paltz. Offerings not to be missed include The Bakery’s Night of 1,000 Pumpkins, the haunted house at the Teen Seen, the period shivers of Haunted Huguenot Street, and the community parade down Main Street.
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Details of wedding attire taken by Kingston-based photographer Hillary Harvey.
The Attire Have you heard of “The Kate Effect?” It’s a bridal industry expression that was coined after the recent royal wedding and is making a huge impact on what brides are wearing down the aisle. Sleeves are becoming fashionable once again! Beloved Twilight star Bella Swans’s long-sleeved sheath dress and Lauren Bush’s high-necked, long-sleeved gown have also brought a more modest style of dress into bridal magazines and blogs. Gladys Portalatin, owner of The Bridal Cottage in Kingston says, “Not only have we seen resurgence in long sleeves since the royal wedding, we have an order for an exact replica of Kate’s dress on order right now.” She goes on to say, “People have always wanted sleeves and our store works with a specific manufacture that can alter any gown to add them.” The reception dress is also gaining popularity among brides, giving them the chance to flaunt a sexier, shorter and often, more comfortable style of dress for the reception. It’s their time to shine, so it’s the perfect opportunity for a wardrobe change. Portalatin says, “We have brides who enjoy the ability to change into the reception dress and carry styles in the store where the skirt can transform from longer to shorter for a different look.” She also mentions, “Some of our brides actually buy two reception dresses. One for the majority of the reception and one dress for when they leave the wedding.” That “Going Away” dresses that Portalatin references is a throwback to our grandparent’s generation and is making a comeback among brides today. As we all know, fashions come and go, and because a style is trending does not mean that it’s necessarily right for you. Elizabeth Morrison, of Pomona says, “I’ve found that the dress style that looks best on me is either a full A-line or a ball gown with a sweetheart neckline. I also prefer a lace-up back. It’s the signature design of wedding dress designer, Maggie Sottero.” Morrison plans to
shop at Letitia’s Bridals in Monsey, one of the premier carriers of the Maggie Sottero line of gowns. Be it a long-sleeve dress with sleeves, a ball gown, or perhaps a vintage tealength style; finding the perfect wedding dress is one of the most important details of wedding planning. So important, in fact, that it’s often one of the first items to be checked off your wedding to-do list. Heather Graham, co-owner of Chamonix bridal salon in Rhinebeck recommends ordering your dress one year in advance. Her advice is, “You book the venue first, and that determines the style of your dress you’ll choose, which can take up to eight months to order. This leaves time for alterations, which adds another month to six weeks.” For the gents, the classic black, single-breasted tux remains the formal wear of choice. Peter Esposito, owner of Esposito’s Tux Shop in Kingston, says, “When you’re purchasing a tuxedo, you’d not want to buy anything else but the classic.” At his full-service shop they’re seeing the grooms and his wedding party experiment with color, and it’s often in the accessories. It’s not uncommon for the wedding party to wear a different color of tie or vest than the groom. Esposito says, “We recommend that the groom is set apart (even subtly) from the wedding party. The vest or even boutonnière is one way to do it, but the groom can also rent a higher-end tux that still complements the rest of the group.” Accoutrements and Accessories When it comes to accessories, many brides choose to wear a veil. The options are vast, and styles can accommodate the most traditional to funkiest of bride; from the birdcage to a cathedral. Portalatin says, “The trend in veils now is very simple so that the dress shows through.” She also points out how fascinators have become in vogue and are made with feathers and Swarovski crystals to be 1/12 ChronograM weddings & celebrations 71
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Beauty and (yes) Manscaping From perfectly coifed hair, manicured and monthly facials, the bridal beauty industry is booming and now extends to the male population. Leah Brady, hair designer at Allure Salon and Spa in Rhinebeck says that, “The Hollywood glam look, like Veronica Lake, is making a comeback.” She says that brides are now coming in for soft waves and chignons. “Darker lips, like reds and burgundy are big, with a softer eye. We’re seeing less of the smoky eye and nude lip combo that was popular last year,” Brady says. Men are also more focused on spiffing themselves up for the big day. Brady mentions that, “The guys tend to take better care of their hair and skin before the wedding and even come in for facials.” And speaking of facials; it’s recommend that they’re done in advance. Beth Rango, owner of Soul Therapy Spa in Fishkill, New York, recommends getting a facial no earlier than a week before the wedding to avoid reactions or breakouts. She says, “I’d also recommend massages for relaxation, especially as the wedding gets closer.” Soul Therapy is popular for their nail services. “Not only can the bride and their wedding party come in to have their nails done together to look nice for the rehearsal dinner and the wedding day,” Rango says, “but it’s fun for the group too.” The salon serves food and beverages and makes it a party for the girls for the ultimate bridal bonding experience. RESOURCES Allure Salon and Spa www.allurerhinebeck.com The Bridal Cottage www.thebridalcottage.com Chamonix www.chamonixbride.com Esposito’s Tux Shop (845) 339-8899 Letitia’s Bridals www.letitiasonline.com Reginella www.reginellabridal.com Soul Therapy Spa www.soultherapyspa.com 1/12 ChronograM weddings & celebrations 75
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Heart-Shaped Box For the Love of Chocolate
By Jonathan Dixon Photographs by David Morris Cunningham
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hat happens when you eat a piece of chocolate? When I ask about chocolate I’m not talking about a Mars bar. I’m referring to real chocolate: the pure stuff, the genuine article. It’s worth drawing a distinction. Real chocolate and a candy bar have a third-cousin, twice-removed degree of kinship with each other, and it’s barely worth asking what happens when you eat a candy bar—a fleeting minute of pure pleasure that becomes one more droning note in your indistinct sense memories. There’s nothing wrong with candy bars. Even if it’s fleeting, the pleasure is still reliable, and it plugs us right into childhood, when the best pleasures were immediate and unsubtle. But real chocolate is something else altogether, something refined, something people get fanatical about and devote vocations to. So, what happens when you eat a piece of chocolate? It’s a complex answer that, depending on who you ask, might include science, the spirit, memory, and some of that good old immediate pleasure, too. If you ask a scientist, you’ll be made to understand the physiological effects of chocolate. Chemicals called flavonoids, present in chocolate, increase blood flow and may stabilize blood pressure, as well as working a little moisturizing magic on the skin.Theobromine, which is heavily concentrated in chocolate, is a mood enhancer. And there are other compounds present, too: phenethylamine, linked to sexual arousal; anandamide, which produces euphoric feelings by working on the brain much like marijuana does. Chocolate also boosts serotonin levels, which theoretically helps alleviate depression. But that’s all pretty clinical stuff at a good remove from real experience, like trying to get at the magic of a piece of music by understanding how it affects your brain waves. 76 food & drink ChronograM 1/12
The Romanticist If you ask Oliver Kita, owner of Oliver Kita Chocolates in Rhinebeck, you get an answer that straddles hard science and mystery: Chocolate is art, and to eat a piece of chocolate is to have, essentially, an artistic experience. Kita moved to the Hudson Valley over 20 years ago to attend the Culinary Institute of America, operated the restaurant Heaven in Woodstock for more than a decade, and then became entranced by chocolate. He trained at prestigious schools in both Europe and Canada, under masters of chocolate making, and has operated his company ever since. Oliver Kita Chocolates occupies a former firehouse in the center of Rhinebeck. The interior is whitewashed and spacious, with cases and shelves full of chocolates and baked goods, giving out to a wide workspace where a few employees pack the confections for display or shipping, and an enclosed kitchen beyond that. Kita himself looks a lot younger than his 54 years, which may lend a little credence to theories about chocolate’s physical benefits. He’s a good talker, articulate and reflective, and one Friday afternoon he told me a story: “I have one really lovely customer who will get her box [of chocolate], she’ll go into her room—her children cannot come in the room—and she’ll have 15 minutes to herself with her book. She’ll eat a piece of chocolate and she’ll have her moment, for herself, and that’s kind of like her quick trip.” The company’s motto is “Mind — Body — Chocolate Every Day.” Kita says, “Our chocolate is like a work of art. It has the same joy and beauty as a work of art.You can have it every day.” The experiences that come via confections like Kita’s Palet d’Argent— a piece of Venezuelan chocolate—or the smoke-infused, blood orange flavor of his Palet d’Opium have artistic origins too. “I draw my inspiration from
Above (l-r): Bryan Graham of Fruition Chocolate in his kitchen in Shokan; Oliver Kita in front of his chocolate bar in Rhinebeck. Opposite: Chocolates on display at Oliver Kita Chocolates.
museums around the world. We were just at the Art Institute of Chicago and I saw a pen-and-ink drawing of insects on the wall. And I said, ‘That’s a great Halloween idea—the insectarium.’ So we made edible bugs in a box.” He continues: “If you look at some of the flavors, the flavor names of the chocolates are derived from the artist’s palette of colors. So there’s Vermillion Fruit, there’s Scarlet Caramel. I’m a Romanticist at heart.” The Nostalgist Over in Shokan, near the reservoir along Route 28, Bryan Graham, the owner of Fruition Chocolate, says that what happens when you eat a piece of chocolate is something of a flashback to childhood’s simpler, more unadulterated pleasures. “For me, it’s a nostalgic thing. I grew up eating chocolate and I just love it. Whenever I’d go out with my parents, I’d just beg them for candy bars.” Pushing those nostalgic buttons isn’t a haphazard process. Consistent effects require solid knowledge and control. To achieve that control, Graham takes a complete DIY approach: He’s one of a handful of artisans that makes his own chocolate, bean to bar, entirely in his workspace. Fruition stands in a small complex just off the highway next to a pizza joint and a few other anonymous businesses. Recently opened to the public for retail, the interior is sparse: a few shelves and a wood and steel deco counter stocked with chocolate bars and chocolate confections. The big work happens in the back. Graham starts with a sack of cacao beans that he roasts in a convection oven. The beans are broken up and the shells separated from the nibs, which are the useful components of the bean. The nibs go into a grinder with sugar and a little cocoa butter, and over the course of a few days, 40-pound granite wheels crush and liquefy the mixture. The chocolate is poured into pans, aged for a few weeks, then remelted and formed into bars and confections. The results are relatively straightforward. Most of that chocolate ends up in bar form, gradated by the percentage of cacao—60, 70, etc.—and the majority of those bars are just plain chocolate. There are some deviations, though, that touch on most people’s first chocolate experiences. “We make milk chocolate. Not many bean-to-bar chocolate makers are doing milk chocolate. It’s considered a little déclassé. But I think a really well made milk chocolate can be a beautiful thing. That flavor, that melt-in-yourmouth creaminess.” Graham is another Culinary Institute graduate and did his internship with master chocolatier Jacques Torres in Manhattan. After he graduated, he returned to the CIA to work in its Apple Pie Café, where one of his jobs was to figure out things to do with chocolate. He moved on to a pastry chef position at the Bear Café in Bearsville. Upon leaving the restaurant, he and his wife took a cross-country road trip and hatched the concept of Fruition, both as a chocolate-making and a confectionary concern. In addition to the bars, Graham has been developing a selection of confections such as house-smoked, chocolate-covered almonds and an olive oil and breadcrumb ganache coated with his own chocolate, among others.
Both chocolate making and confection making are equally consuming: “As a chocolatier, you need to know the fundamentals of perfect temper, working with colors, working with bold flavors, balancing flavors. With chocolate making, you have to understand the process and it uses a whole other set of equipment that most chocolatiers don’t have. It’s incredibly labor intensive, time intensive. It’s expensive to get started doing either one, but doing both is challenging.” The Intensifier Rae Stang, proprietor of Lucky Chocolates in Saugerties, finds that what happens when you eat a piece of chocolate is a moment of pure experience. When you take a bite of something like her sour lemon chocolate, there’s little else going on—you are bombarded with the flavor of it. “I’m not subtle,” she says, sitting in the small retail area of the store, which pushes in on three sides with a crush of chocolates, candies, and toys. “I really like intense flavors. I found that most of the chocolates I ate in my life—even the fancy ones—you couldn’t really tell what they were. This is lemon? Okay, maybe, and they were all too sweet. I don’t like things that are really sweet, so I try and make things that have very intense flavors. If it’s fruity, it should be intensely fruity.” Stang’s conversion to chocolate came about six years ago. “I was a cook; I did a lot of work at guest ranches and places like that out west. I have an art background, but I’ve always really liked food. I went to the CIA for a shorter class on professional baking. I wanted to revamp my career—I was getting older. And we had two weeks of confectionary, and it seemed really magical.” Of these three chocolatiers, Stang is the most playful. She offers “grownup versions” of Snickers and Milky Way bars, and says her PMS bar—potato chips, caramel, peanut butter sweetened with agave, and salt—is one of her best sellers. Whether it’s Kita’s artistic approach, Graham’s earthiness, or Stang’s lighter-hearted take, all three are single-minded about ingredients: fair-trade and organic. Kita is one of the few chocolatiers anywhere who buys directly from the exclusive Valrhona company in France; Graham’s cacao comes from a fair-trade collective in Peru; Stang is on a constant shifting search: “I’m always looking for more sources. It’s hard to find fair-trade in this country that’s also organic.” So what happens when you eat a piece of chocolate? Oliver Kita, Bryan Graham, and Rae Stang have different answers and approaches but make sure it’s a singular moment—and each offers an experience worth undertaking. RESOURCES Fruition Chocolate www.tastefruition.com Lucky Chocolates www.luckychocolates.com Oliver Kita Chocolates www.oliverkita.com 1/12 ChronograM food & drink 77
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608 Broadway, Kingston. (845) 383-1101 www.b3ny.com B3 is located in an Empire-style building with a rustic interior. The Build-Your-Own Burger-Bar offers a patty choice of Black Angus beef, veggie, or fish ($8.95). Pick cheese from the selection of American, cheddar, Swiss, pepper jack, and gorgonzola or add more protein with the option of Applewood smoked bacon, pulled pork, or fried egg ($.50-.85). There is also an expansive selection of gourmet sliders including duck confit ($3.75) served with spaghetti squash, roasted raisins, and apple cider-chocolate sauce. Open for lunch and dinner Monday through Saturday.
Farm to Table Bistro
1083 Lawrence Plaza, Route 9, Fishkill. (845) 297-1111 www.ftbistro.com The regional American cuisine offered at Farm to Table Bistro mostly sources ingredients from local and regional farms. Dinner options include a roasted pistachio-panko crusted halibut finished with sweet and spicy red pepper coulis ($23) and their signature dry-rubbed beer braised short ribs served with sweet beer demi-glace reduction ($25). Also available is the smothered organic breast of chicken sautéed in white wine, roasted garlic sundried tomatoes, kalamata olives finished with soppressata and sharp provolone ($21). Open seven days for lunch and dinner.
Union Square
51 Market Street, Poughkeepsie. (845) 232-5675 www.unionsquarepok.com Opened by the owners of McGillicuddy’s in New Paltz and Darby’s in Hyde Park, Union Square offers a variety of pub fare including their popular World of Wings ($7.50) with 11 different flavors to choose from. A few entrée options are macadamia nut chicken breast topped with papaya marmalade and soy cream ($13.95) and Asian fish and chips, ahi tuna with sweet potato fries and wasabi aioli topped with a soy glaze ($15.95). Burgers and sandwiches are also available. Open every day for lunch, dinner, or nightlife.
Liberty Public House
6417 Montgomery Street, Rhinebeck. (845) 876-1760 Liberty Public House is a Renaissance tavern located in the historic 1860 Starr Institute, featuring engravings and memorabilia from the Civil War. Some of the menu highlights are Devils on Horseback, organic dates filled with blue cheese and wrapped in apple wood smoked bacon ($7) and the Liberty Burger, made from Hereford beef with a brisket and Manchego cheese center, served with homemade tomato jam and freedom fries ($16). The fries are dusted with garlic, Parmesan, and chopped rosemary and thyme. Open for lunch Monday through Thursday, lunch and dinner Friday and Saturday, and brunch on Sunday.
Moxie Cupcake
215 Main Street, New Paltz. (845) 255-2253 Josie Eriole, chef and owner of Moxie Cupcake Bake Shop, uses local ingredients in her scratch-baked desserts. Being a professional jazz singer, she names all her creations after songs. “Sugar Buzz,” a caramel macchiato in cupcake form, is vanilla bean cake filled with caramel and topped with a bold espresso buttercream and caramel ($2.99 classic standard size). “Sunday Morning” is a French toast cake topped with maple syrup butter cream and organic crispy bacon. Some savory cupcake options include a three cheese macaroni topped with breadcrumbs or sausage and pepper meatloaf. Open Wednesday through Sunday.
Seoul Kitchen
469 Main Street, Beacon. (845) 765-8596 Seoul Kitchen is an authentic Korean deli offering all-natural homestyle cooking. Chef and owner Heewon Marsharo prepares all of the food herself. The menu changes often though some featured items include bibimbap, a signature Korean dish of sautéed and seasoned vegetables covered with rice and served with red pepper sauce ($8.50), duenjang kuk, fermented soybean paste soup ($3.50), and kimchi fried rice ($6.99). Open for lunch and dinner Tuesday through Sunday. Compiled by Sunya Bhutta
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Crafted Kup 44 Raymond Avenue #1, Poughkeepsie, NY (845) 483-7070 www.craftedkup.com
The Bees Knees Café at Heather Ridge Farm 989 Broome Center Road, Preston Hollow, NY (518) 239-6234 www.heather-ridge-farm.com Great lunches right on the farm! Enjoy views of the Catskill Mountains from shaded picnic tables or eat inside our 1820s farmhouse. Our own grassfed meats and pastured poultry lovingly prepared with local organic produce and cheeses. Café and farm store open Saturdays and Sundays, Mem. Day through Col. Day Weekends. Menu and schedule on website. “Soup Kitchen” Saturdays, Nov-April.
Delis Jack’s Meats & Deli 79 Main Street, New Paltz, NY (845) 255-2244
Restaurants Akasaka 40 Front Street Suite #103, Newburgh, NY (845) 568-5889
Baba Louie’s Woodfired Sourdough Pizza 517 Warren Street, Hudson, NY (518) 751-2155 286 Main Street, Gt. Barrington, MA (413) 528-8100 34 Depot Street, Pittsfield MA (413) 499-2400 www.BabaLouiesPizza.com
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Gourmet take-out store serving breakfast, lunch, and dinner seven days a week. Featuring local and imported organic foods, delicious homemade desserts, sophisticated four-star food by Chefs Richard Erickson and Jonathan Sheridan. Off-premise full-service catering and event planning for parties of all sizes.
Handcrafted with fresh, all natural ingredients. Italian brick-oven woodfired pizzas made with sourdough crust & fresh mozzarella. Choose from our creative signature pizzas or build your own! Heaping salads with fresh greens, house made soup, pasta specials, lunchtime sandwiches & ciabatta panini. Family friendly! Delicious gluten-free and vegan options available everyday! Poughkeepsie, NY (845) 473-0292 www.brasserie292.com
Bull and Buddha 319 Main Street, Poughkeepsie, NY (845) 337-4848 www.bullandbuddha.com Bull and Buddha restaurant fuses an urban interior with exotic design elements of the East nestled in Poughkeepsie’s revitalized downtown. Served under the watchful eye of a hand-carved two-ton Buddha, the Asian-themed menu reflects the bounty and diversity of the Hudson Valley: an inspired dining experience in a chic yet casual setting. Upstairs is Orient, Hudson Valley’s newest and most elegant Ultra Lounge. Orient sets a new standard for destination nightlife and an experience once unavailable outside of Manhattan’s Meat Packing district.
Cafe Mio 2356 Route 44/55, Gardiner, NY (845) 255-4949 www.miogardiner.com
Cathryn’s Tuscan Grill 91 Main Street, Cold Spring, NY (845) 265-5582 www.tuscangrill.com
Dermot Mahoney’s Irish Pub 40 Broadway, Kingston, NY (845) 853-8620 www.dermotmahoneys.com
Gilded Otter 3 Main Street, New Paltz, NY (845) 256-1700 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 and brewed locally!
Our hours are 11AM to 6PM, Friday - Sunday 10 Ann Kaley Lane, Marlboro, NY 12542 Phone: (845) 236-7620.
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Hillside Manor 240 Boulevard Route 32, Kingston, NY (845) 331-4386 www.thehillsidemanor.com
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Sushi Village 26 Raymond Avenue, Poughkeepsie, NY (845) 471-5245 www.sushivillagepoughkeepsie.com Sushi Village serves authentic, great tasting Japanese food and sushi with friendly service
27 W. Main Street, Goshen, NY (845) 294-5561 www.howellsdeli.com
Hyde Park Brewing Company 4076 Albany Post Road, Hyde Park, NY (845) 229-8277 www.hydeparkbrewing.com
Karma Lounge 201 Main Street, Poughkeepise, NY (845) 473-4294 www.karmalounge.us
Karma Road Organic Café 11 Main Street, New Paltz, NY (845) 255 1099 www.karmaroad.net info@karmaroad.com
and great prices. Located near Vassar College in Poughkeepsie, Sushi Village offers all-you-
Swoon Kitchen Bar 340 Warren Street, Hudson, NY (518) 822-8938 www.swoonkitchenbar.com
6426 Montgomery Street, Rhinebeck, NY (845) 889-8831 www.terrapincatering.com hugh@terrapincatering.com Local. Organic. Authentic. At a Terrapin event, you can expect the same high quality, awardwinning cuisine and service that you know and love at Terrapin Restaurant. Terrapin’s professional event staff specializes in creating
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The Would Restaurant
1433 Route 300, Newburgh, NY (845) 564-3446
120 North Road, Highland, NY (845) 691-9883 www.thewould.com
Mahoney’s Irish Pub and Restaurant
Towne Crier Café
35 Main St, Poughkeepsie, NY (845) 471-7026 www.mahoneysirishpub.com
Pawling, NY (845) 855-1300 www.townecrier.com
Osaka
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18 Garden Street, Rhinebeck, NY (845) 876-7338 or (845) 876-7278 www.osakarestaurant.net
80 Vineyard Avenue, Highland, NY (845) 834-2828 www.vignetocafe.com
direct link to Japan’s finest cuisines! Enjoy the freshest sushi and delicious traditional Japanese small plates cooked with love by this family owned and operated treasure for over 16 years. For more information and menus, go to osakarestaurant.net.
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Yobo Restaurant Route 300, Newburgh, NY (845) 564-3848 www.yoborestaurant.com
Snacks Mister Snacks, Inc. 500 Creekside Drive, Amherst, NY (800) 333-6393 www.mistersnacks.com steve@mistersnacks.com
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Accommodations
Antiques
Aspects Gallery Inn
Jenkinstown Antiques
Woodstock, NY (917) 412-5646 www.aspectsgallery.com liomag@gmail.com
520 Route 32 South, New Paltz, NY (845) 255-4876 www.jenkinstownantiques.com
The new Aspects Inn resides in the heart of the historic artists’ colony of Woodstock, NY, nestled in the famed Catskill Mountains ski and summer resort region. Aspects provides a unique and exclusive sensual retreat with two private luxury two-bedroom apartments joined to a 2,000 square-foot cathedral ceiling, cedarand-glass enclosed, climate-controlled spa with 40’ saline pool, Jacuzzi and therapeutic infrared sauna.
Red Hook, NY (845) 758-0202
Diamond Mills 25 South Partition Street, Saugerties, NY (845) 247-0700 www.DiamondMillsHotel.com info@DiamondMillsHotel.com
Rhinecliff Hotel
The Red Hook Emporium
Water Street Market Antiques Center 10 Main Street, New Paltz, NY (845) 255-1403 www.waterstreetmarket.com
Architecture North River Architecture 3650 Main Street, PO Box 720, Stone Ridge, NY (845) 687-6242 www.nriverarchitecture.com
Art Galleries & Centers Ann Street Gallery
4 Grinnell Street, Rhinecliff, NY (845) 876-0590 www.therhinecliff.com
104 Ann Street, Newburgh, NY (845) 784-1146 www.annstreetgallery.org facebook.com/annstreetgallery
Windham Mountain Ski Resort
The Ann Street Gallery is pleased to present its newest exhibition Woven Stories: Contemporary Tapestries. This exhibition features hand-woven works by a group of select artists, giving visitors an opportunity to experience a unique style of contemporary art. The exhibition runs through to January, 28, 2012. Artists featured: Bren Ahearn, Kate Anderson, and Janet Austin. George-Ann Bowers, Barbara Burns, Betty Ferguson, Louise Halsey, Susan Iverson, Tari Kerss, Mary Kester, Susan McGehee, Margo MacDonald, Pavlos Mayakis, John Paul Morabito, Erin M. Riley, Sarah Salin, Cameron Taylor-Brown, Betty Vera, Linda Wallace, Sherri Woodard Coffey, and Marzena Ziejka.
Windham, NY (518) 734-4300 www.windhammountain.com edewi @windhammountain.com
Sky Lake Lodge Bed and Breakfast 22 Hillcrest Lane, Rosendale, NY www.skylakelodgebnb.com www.skylake.shambhala.org On the northern crest of the Shawangunk Ridge, Sky Lake Lodge Bed and Breakfast offers a unique setting of natural beauty and comtemplation. Sky Lake Lodge is a Shambhala Buddhist Meditation Center with spacious grounds, pond, indoor and outdoor meditation areas, and sumptuous organic breakfasts from local farmers. Rest and Renewal.
Alternative Energy Hudson Valley Clean Energy, Inc. (845) 876-3767 www.hvce.com
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Back Door Studio 9 Rock City Road, Woodstock, NY (845) 679-3660 sydhap@aol.com
Exposures Gallery 1357 Kings Highway, Sugar Loaf, NY (845) 469-9382 www.exposures.com
Internationally recognized and the Hudson Valley’s pre-eminent landscape photographer, Nick Zungoli’s work has been widely collected since 1979 when he opened Exposures Gallery in the Art and Craft Hamlet of Sugar Loaf. He has been a contributor to National Geographic Magazine, the New York Times and Sierra Magazine, and has produced numerous exhibitions and books from his extensive travels. Contact Nick to inquire about purchasing.
Audio & Video Markertek Video Supply www.markertek.com
Auto Sales & Services Begnal Motors 552 Albany Ave, Kingston, NY (845) 331-3322
Gray Owl Gallery
Jenkinstown Motors, Inc.
Water Street Market, New Paltz, NY www.grayowlgallery.com
37 South Ohioville Road, New Paltz, NY (845) 255-2500
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Mark Gruber Gallery New Paltz Plaza, New Paltz, NY (845) 255-1241 www.markgrubergallery.com
Mill Street Loft’s Gallery 45 45 Pershing Avenue, Poughkeepsie, NY (845) 471-7477 www.millstreetloft.org info@millstreetloft.org Mill Street Loft’s Gallery 45 features yearround exhibits of works by a wide variety of distinguished Hudson Valley artists as well as students from the Art Institute of Mill Street Loft, the Dutchess Arts Camps and art courses and workshops. Mill Street Loft provides innovative educational arts programming for children and adults of all ages and abilities in Poughkeepsie, Beacon, Millbrook & Red Hook.
Samuel Dorsky Museum of Art 1 Hawk Drive, New Paltz, NY www.newpaltz.edu/museum
Vassar College, The Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center Poughkeepsie, NY (845) 437-5632 fllac.vassar.edu
Vivo Fine Art 105-A Mill Hill Rd., Woodstock, NY www.vivofineart.com
Windham Fine Arts 5380 Main Street, Windham, NY (518) 734-6850 www.windhamfinearts.com info@windhamfinearts.com
The Stylist’s Chair, Ltd. 321 Main St. Cornwall, NY (845) 534-3117 www.thestylistschair.com At The Stylist’s Chair, we offer avant guard hair coloring and hair designing. Our commitment to quality and great customer service is of the upmost importance. We assess each clients facial structure and hair texture to give each individual a style and color that best suits them. We specialize in hair color, hair designing, body waves, special occasion updos, all foiling techniques and waxing.
Beverages Esotec (845) 246-2411 www.esotecltd.com www.thirstcomesfirst.com www.drinkesotec.com sales@esotecltd.com Choose Esotec to be your wholesale beverage provider. For 25 years, we’ve carried a complete line of natural, organic, and unusual juices, spritzers, waters, sodas, iced teas, and coconut water. If you are a store owner, call for details or a catalog of our full line. We’re back in Saugerties now!
Book Publishers Monkfish Publishing 22 East Market Street, Rhinebeck, NY (845) 876-4861 www.monkfishpublishing.com
Bookstores Inquiring Minds Bookstore 6 Church Street, New Paltz, NY (845) 255-8300
Mirabai of Woodstock 23 Mill Hill Road, Woodstock, NY (845) 679-2100 www.mirabai.com The Hudson Valley’s oldest and most comprehensive spiritual/metaphysical bookstore, providing a vast array of books, music, and gifts for inspiration, transformation and healing. Exquisite jewelry, crystals, statuary and other treasures from Bali, India, Brazil, Nepal, Tibet. Expert Tarot reading.
Broadcasting WDST 100.1 Radio Woodstock Woodstock, NY www.wdst.com
Building Services & Supplies American Green Home Builders (845) 688-4358 www.aghbuilders.com
Cabinet Designers 747 Route 28, Kingston, NY (845) 331-2200 www.cabinetdesigners.com
Woodstock Design 9 Tinker Street, Woodstock, NY (845) 679-8776 www.shopwoodstockdesign.com
Collaborative Workspace Beahive Kingston 314 Wall Street, Kingston, NY www.beahivekingston.com bzzz@beahivebeacon.com
Consignment Shops Past N’ Perfect 1629 Main Street (Route 44), Pleasant Valley, NY (845) 635-3115 www.pastnperfect.com A quaint consignment boutique that offers distinctive clothing, jewelry, accessories, and a unique collection of high-quality furs and leathers. Always a generous supply of merchandise in sizes from Petite to Plus. Featuring a diverse & illuminating collection of 14 Kt. Gold, Sterling Silver and Vintage jewelry. Enjoy the pleasures of resale shopping and the benefits of living basically while living beautifully. Conveniently located in Pleasant Valley, only 9 miles east of the Mid-Hudson Bridge.
Cooking Classes
Glenn’s Wood Sheds
Natural Gourmet Cookery School
(845) 255-4704
48 West 21st Street, New York, NY (212) 645-5170, Fax (212) 989-1493 www.naturalgourmetschool.com info@naturalgourmetschool.com
Kitchen Cabinet Company
N & S Supply www.nssupply.com info@nssupply.com
Williams Lumber & Home Centers (845) 876-WOOD www.williamslumber.com
Cinemas Rosendale Theater Collective Rosendale, NY www.rosendaletheatre.org
Upstate Films 6415 Montgomery St. (Route 9), Rhinebeck, NY (845) 876-2515 132 Tinker Street, Woodstock, NY (845) 679-6608 www.upstatefilms.org
Country Clubs 44 Golf Course Road, Copake Lake, NY (518) 325-4338 www.copakecountryclub.com
Custom Home Design and Materials Atlantic Custom Homes 2785 Route 9, Cold Spring, NY www.lindalny.com www.hudsonvalleycedarhomes.com
Farm Markets & Natural Food Stores Adams Fairacre Farms
(845) 633-2475 letjoeclean@yahoo.com
Mold Mitigations
Berkshire Co Op Market
(845) 462-2638 moldmitigations@yahoo.com
42 Bridge Street, Great Barrington, MA (413) 528-9697 www.berkshire.coop
Joe Clean
Clothing & Accessories NYC Flair Fashions 190 South Plank Road, Newburgh, NY (845) 561-3550 NYC Flair Fashions is a quaint woman’s boutique that understands the value of offering customers the finest fashions at affordable prices. Because we are smaller than major retail chains, we have the freedom to select the most innovative fashions for our clientele. We have a unique line of apparel and accessories by designers worldwide. Casual and formal, petite to tall and plus to women sizes, NYC Flair will allow you to show-off your distinctive style with confidence.
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Copake Country Club
1240 Route 300, Newburgh, NY (845)569-0303 1560 Ulster Avenue, Lake Katrine, NY (845) 336-6300, 765 Dutchess Turnpike, Poughkeepsie, NY (845) 454-4330 www.adamsfarms.com
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We plan and organize organic landscaping, work crews, green housekeeping and more. •
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Mother Earth’s Store House 1955 South Road, Poughkeepsie, NY (845) 296-1069 249 Main Street, Saugerties, NY (845) 246-9614 300 Kings Mall Court, Route 9W, Kingston, NY (845) 336-5541 www.motherearthstorehouse.com Founded in 1978, Mother Earth’s is committed to providing you with the best possible customer service as well as a grand selection of high quality organic and natural products. Visit one of our convenient locations and find out for yourself!
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17 Van Kleeck Drive, Poughkeepise, NY (845) 471-6480 www.kitchencabinetco.com
ONLINE MARKETING Search Engine Optimization / Pay-per-Click Management / Social Media
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Sunflower Natural Foods Market
William Wallace Construction
75 Mill Hill Road, Woodstock, NY (845) 679-5361 www.sunflowernatural.com info@sunflowernatural.com
(845) 750-7335 www.williamwallaceconstruction.com
Since 1978, Your source for organic and local, farm fresh produce, eggs, dairy products, bulk coffee, rice, beans, granolas, teas, all natural body & skin care, supplements, homeopathy. And so much more!
Architectural Stylist
Financial Advisors Third Eye Associates, Ltd 38 Spring Lake Road, Red Hook, NY (845) 752-2216 www.thirdeyeassociates.com
Florists Good Old Days Eco Florist 270 Walsh Avenue, New Windsor, NY (845) 562-2820 www.goodolddaysflorist.com
Gardening & Garden Supplies Mac’s Agway 68 Firehouse Lane, Red Hook, NY (845) 255-0050
Graphic Design
Interior Design (914) 213-1598 www.architecturalstylist.com amy@architecturalstylist.com
Internet Services DragonSearch (845) 383-0890 www.dragonsearchmarketing.com dragon@dragonsearch.net
Site Optimized (845) 363-4728 www.dougmotel.com
Jewelry, Fine Art & Gifts Dreaming Goddess 44 Raymond Avenue, Poughkeepsie, NY (845) 473-2206 www.DreamingGoddess.com
Hummingbird Jewelers 23 A. East Market Street, Rhinebeck, NY (845) 876-4585 www.hummingbirdjewelers.com hummingbirdjewelers@hotmail.com
Annie Internicola, Illustrator www.aydeeyai.com
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Allure
Open 7 days from 10AM, until 6PM Sun-Thurs, until 7:30PM Fri & Sat
12 Garden Street, Rhinebeck, NY (845) 876-7774 allure7774@aol.com
Androgyny 5 Mulberry Street, New Paltz, NY (845) 256-0620
Dazzles Salon & Day Spa 2722 W. Main Street, Wappingers Falls, NY (845) 297-5900 738 Route 9, Fishkill Plaza, Fishkill, NY (845) 897-5100 www.dazzlessalon.com
Sensational Nail Creations 9 Grand Street, Suite 5, Kingston, NY (845) 532-8784
OPEN HIVE ORIENTATION + GATHERING We're opening our 3rd hive next month in Albany. To celebrate we’re having a little soirée in the Kingston hive to introduce our new way to work and all things BEAHIVE — and bring together folks in the community. Meet Scott from BEAHIVE and our Chronogram partners. Snacks and wine, people and a good time.
KINGSTON
JAN 18, 5:30pm 314 Wall Street Meet the folks. See the space. Engage. DETAILS AT BEAHIVEBZZZ.COM
ALBANY ORIENTATION FEB 8, 5:30pm 418 Broadway
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Home Furnishings & Decor Freight Liquidators 702 Main Street, Poughkeepsie, NY (845) 473-3070 www.freightliquidatorshv.com
Lounge High Falls, NY (845) 687-9463 www.loungefurniture.com
Wickham Solid Wood Studio 578 Main Street, Beacon, NY (917) 797-9247 www.jessicawickham.com
Home Improvement Certapro Painters (845) 987-7561 www.certapro.com
Hudson Valley Contracting Group Inc. 2713 Route 17M, New Hampton, NY (845) 294-8242 www.hudsonvalleykitchens.com
Sheeley Roofing (845) 687-9182 www.sheeleyroofing.com
Kitchenwares Warren Kitchen & Cutlery 6934 Route 9, Rhinebeck, NY (845) 876-6208 www.warrenkitchentools.com
Landscaping Coral Acres, Keith Buesing — Topiary, Landscape Design, Rock Art (845) 255-6634
Lawyers & Mediators Jacobowitz & Gubits (845) 778-2121 www.jacobowitz.com
Jane Cottrell (917) 575-4424 www.janecottrell.com Mediation is the best opportunity for the disputing parties, not courts or juries, to control the outcome of a dispute. Experienced lawyer and mediator certified in US and UK. Choice of mediation techniques. Landlord/tenant, debtor/ creditor, commercial/business, wills/trusts, arts/ creative, employment. Free consultation.
Wellspring (845) 534-7668 www.mediated-divorce.com
Martial Arts Woodstock Aikido At the Byrdcliffe Barn, Upper Byrdcliffe Road, Woodstock, NY (845) 679-8153 www.woodstockaikido.com A traditional United States Aikido Federation affiliated dojo situated in the Byrdcliffe artist community in Woodstock, NY. We have the extreme privilege of training under Harvey Konigsberg, Shihan.
Music Rondout Music Lounge 21 Broadway Kingston, NY 12401 (845) 235-7098 www.rondoutmusiclounge.com
Woodstock Byrdcliffe Guild 34 Tinker Street, Woodstock, NY (845) 679-2079 wguild@ulster.net
Musical Instruments
Real Estate
Imperial Guitar & Soundworks
Kingston’s Opera House Office Bldg.
99 Route 17K, Newburgh, NY (845) 567-0111 www.imperialguitar.com
275 Fair Street, Kingston, NY (845) 399-1212 Contact Bill Oderkirk (owner/manager) 3991212@gmail.com
Organizations Country Wisdom News (845) 616-7834 www.countrywisdomnews.com Country Wisdom News — Subscribe to Country Wisdom News, Ulster County’s newest source for good news— age old and modern thoughts on food, the land, and the home. An annual subscription is $35. Send checks to PO Box 444, Accord, NY, 12404.
Performing Arts
Willow Realty 120 Main Street, Gardiner, NY (845) 255-7666 http://friendlycircle.weebly.com LWillow@Aol.com
Recreation Mountain Skills Climbing Guide (845) 853-5450 www.mountainskills.biz info@mountainskills.biz
Schools
Bardavon Opera House 35 Market Street, Poughkeepsie, NY (845) 473-2072 www.bardavon.org
Falcon Music & Art Productions 1348 Route 9W, Marlboro, NY (845) 236 7970 www.liveatthefalcon.com
The Richard B. Fisher Center for the Performing Arts at Bard College
Adelphi University www.adelphi.edu
The Ark and The Dove of Saint Denis Church 604 Beekman Road, Hopewell Junction, NY (845) 227-5232
Banner Mead Educational Consultants
Annandale-on-Hudson, NY (845) 758-7900 www.fischercenter.bard.edu
(845) 240-8066 www.walkway2college.com banner-mead@walkway2college.com
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The Vitamin Debate Pop Them or Toss Them?
When it comes to vitamin supplements, the experts offer a mixed bag of advice.
by wendy kagan illustration by annie internicola
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f you’re like most Americans, you have one or more vials of vitamin or mineral supplements in your medicine cabinet.You’ve been lured by the health claims, hopeful studies, and pop folklore surrounding these nutritional powerhouses—from vitamin C for colds to biotin for thinning hair. You’re tired? Could be low iron. Looking to combat the ravages of aging? Bring on the vitamin E. Your doctor is pushing a multivitamin on you, and a message in your Inbox makes you feel like an idiot for not downing Omega-3 soft gels daily.Yet for every silver-bullet declaration, it seems there’s a study out there to turn the research on its head and reveal yesterday’s cure as today’s snake oil—just one more reason that, as the outspoken Harvard scientist Victor Herbert said 20 years ago, Americans have the most expensive urine on Earth. When it comes to vitamin supplements, the messages are mixed, and even the most objective nutrition experts seem to lock heads in disagreement.Two papers published in the fall of last year—an Iowa Women’s Health study that signaled a slight increase in mortality (yes, increase) among older women who took multivitamins, and a select trial that linked vitamin E supplementation with a higher risk of prostate cancer in men—found pundits questioning the effectiveness and even the safety of some vitamin supplements. To complicate matters, some experts expressed doubt over the soundness of the multivitamin study. Through it all, and undeterred by a sluggish economy, the industry remains robust. Americans spent $28 billion on vitamins and other supplements in 2010, a 4.4 percent increase from the previous year, according to Nutrition Business Journal, a trade publication. In 2011 the GNC brand reported a 15.5 percent increase in annual revenue, and stock in the company was up. Many Americans, particularly the well-educated and affluent, have enough vitties in their possession to power a small army. What works and what’s trash? Which vitamin supplements do our bodies really need, and what simply gets flushed down the toilet? Just before writing this article, I dutifully purchased some doctor-recommended B-complex capsules. But after reading about a few studies and talking to my first expert—Marion Nestle, professor of nutrition, food studies, and public health at New York University—I left the vial unopened with its receipt in my car, a kind of vitamin purgatory. The act felt rebellious. But before I was going to swallow that oversized pill and its hefty price tag, I wanted some answers. SUPPLEMENTARY OR SUPERFLUOUS Nestle (who bears no relation to the chocolate-bar maker and global brand) has been a vitamin naysayer for years. In her books and Food Politics blog (foodpolitics.com), she has stated that food is better than supplements because the range of nutrients is greater and better balanced. You’ll be hard pressed to find a nutrition expert who disagrees with that.Yet Nestle departs from the pack by going one step further: She discourages vitamin use as a preventive measure to safeguard health. Nestle tells me via e-mail, “People who are vitamin or mineral deficient or who eat vegan diets need supplements and benefit from them.” But for the rest of us, she’d rather we didn’t swallow any horse pills. Asked about the multivitamin and vitamin E studies from fall 2011, Nestle says flatly, “They confirm the results of a whole series of studies during the past few years:
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Vitamin supplements do not make people healthier.” To hammer yet another nail in the supplement coffin, Nestle points out that the industry is poorly regulated. As a result many supplements don’t actually offer the dosage reflected on the bottle; many also contain a range of “fillers” of no use to the body, as well as heavy metals that could very well cause harm. But don’t go blaming the FDA. Their hands are tied thanks to the Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act, passed by Congress in 1994. For Nestle, this is yet another reason to look to food as, in most cases, the only source of trustworthy vitamins and minerals. She has also stated—somewhat controversially—that even with ubiquitous fast foods and unhealthy eating habits, it’s hard for most Americans to achieve a true vitamin deficiency. Yet she offers one caveat: “Supplements make people feel better. Is this a placebo effect? Maybe, but feeling better has benefits on its own.” The placebo effect doesn’t seem like a compelling enough reason to release my vitamins from their purgatory in my car. Onward to the next expert. A SAFETY NET YOU CAN SWALLOW Jeffrey Blumberg could be Marion Nestle’s alter ego. A researcher and professor of nutrition science at Tufts University in Boston, Blumberg is pro-vitamin, and his impatience with detractors is perceptible in his voice. “I disagree completely that the only indication for taking a dietary supplement is a strong medically based cause such as symptomatic nutrient deficiency,” he says. Blumberg believes everybody should be taking a multivitamin as a basic health insurance policy, and he questions the integrity of certain recent studies that seem to suggest the contrary. And don’t get him started about the American diet. “People tell me that Americans are really well nourished. They say, look at us, we’re overweight and obese. We eat too much as it is; we’re overnourished. Well, I hope they appreciate that obesity is not overnutrition. It’s too many calories—and often, too many calories of nutrient-empty junk food. Many overweight and obese people in fact have low blood levels of several vitamins and minerals.” The problem is not just evident in overweight people. Only three percent of Americans adhere to the USDA’s dietary guidelines, which tell us that we need to eat five to nine servings of fruits and vegetables a day, and that at least half of the grains we consume should be whole grains. Perhaps as a result, most of us are falling short on one or more essential vitamins or minerals. According to Blumberg, this does impact general health. “We’ve agreed that adult women should be getting 75 milligrams of vitamin C a day,” he says. “Many women are getting just 50 milligrams a day. Are they going to get scurvy? No. But those biochemical systems that require vitamin C for healthy cellular function are not getting enough. We also know there’s such a thing as a subclinical deficiency, or a nutrient inadequacy, that is associated with some impaired function. It may not be a disease.You may just feel more lethargic, or your memory isn’t great, or your immune system is not working optimally.” Recalling somewhat hazily that low B12 is linked with poor memory, I begin to pine for the vitamin vial held hostage in my car. Blumberg concludes with a kicker that encourages accountability. “I come from a public health point of view: Let’s prevent the risk for deficiencies by ensuring that while hopefully you eat a well-balanced diet, at the very least, take a multivitamin so that you are less likely to come up deficient.”
GOLD-STANDARD VITTLES Before I trot over to my car to retrieve the captive vitamins, I remember Nestle’s words of warning about supplement safety. Blumberg shrugs off the issue of lax regulation, saying he doesn’t think it’s worth the worry. “These companies aren’t unregulated,” he notes. “Many of them have good manufacturing processes, and the FDA has shut down some of the companies that don’t.” How is it, then, that surprises like lead, mercury, cadmium, and arsenic are routinely found in dietary supplements? And how do we ensure that the vitamins we’re taking are clean and of good quality? Enter Josh Boughton, the vitamin buyer and supplement formulator at Woodstock Apothecary. Boughton, who has worked for a few supplement companies and has amassed a surprising amount of expertise in his 27 years, is a font of information and a local treasure. Walk into the Apothecary any time of day and you are likely to hear him expostulating to customers about the merits or shortfalls of a particular vitamin brand, or explaining what goes into the best probiotic on the market. Though he sells supplements, more than anything Boughton considers himself a “salad salesman.” Echoing Nestle, he holds fast to the belief that no supplement can compete with good, whole food for nutritional prowess. Yet, like Blumberg, Boughton thinks the American diet is abominable. “Pizza now counts as a vegetable in school in a law passed by Congress. Pizza! It’s ridiculous,” he says. “The best thing is to eat a varied diet of fruits and vegetables, lots of colors, and good-quality protein. But people don’t do that.” The solution for Boughton is simple: Build a better vitamin. He points out a couple of brands (NutriPlex Formulas is one) that are already doing just that by producing a “whole food” vitamin—that is, a supplement that doesn’t just isolate a particular compound but that contains all of the components found in real food. “People buy vitamin
C and they think it’s ground-up oranges. It’s not. About 99 percent of all vitamin C sold is made from corn sugar.We’ve evolved to eat food, not one isolated chemical. An orange has over 10,000 constituents in it that we’ve discovered so far.When you eat an orange or broccoli, it’s not just the ascorbic acid or folate that has the benefits; it’s the combination with other compounds, like flavonoids and phytochemicals, that protect you.” Yet, while Boughton champions whole food vitamins and refers to clinical studies proving their efficacy, most consumers don’t even know they exist.You won’t find them in CVS or Walgreens. Most of us will continue to buy synthetic vitamins—but among these, certain brands are better than others. For a brand to earn its place on the shelves at Woodstock Apothecary, it must have a perfect track record. (Consumerlab. com is one place to do your own research.) “Everything needs to be lead and contaminant free, and needs to contain the dosage that it claims on the bottle,” Boughton says. “I have to be able to sleep at night.” EAT RIGHT, POP WITH CAUTION Now that I’ve heard from the nutritionists and the salad salesman, I need a doctor to weigh in. Lauren Vigna, MD, who blends Western medicine with holistic accents at her family practice in Highland, tells me she doesn’t blanketly prescribe multivitamins. “I try to keep people eating as best they can so they don’t need them.You have to look at vitamins like a prescription.You need to know what you’re taking and why.” That said, Vigna believes that two supplements should be in everyone’s medicine cabinet: fish oil for Omega-3s (to help reduce inflammation and improve brain function) and vitamin D (necessary for calcium absorption and healthy bones). Most Americans are deficient in both. Pen ready, I start my drugstore list. But first, I have another order of business: to fetch the neglected vitamins from my car. And gulp one down. 1/12 ChronograM whole living 89
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Flowers Fall By Bethany Saltman
Yet, though it is like this, simply, flowers fall amid our longing, and weeds spring up amid our antipathy. — Dogen Zenji, Genjokoan
A Descent into the Dream World: Andre Dubus III on Fatherhood, Karma, and Creativity Andre Dubus III is the author of The Garden of Last Days and House of Sand and Fog (a finalist for the National Book Award, and a major Hollywood film). His latest book, Townie, blew my mind. It in, he describes growing up broke and largely unattended in a rough Massachusetts neighborhood with his three siblings, and his hard-working mom, while his father, the celebrated fiction writer Andre Dubus II, lived across the river and saw the kids on the weekends. After a childhood spent in fear, the young Dubus became an impressive street fighter, then a boxer, always on the lookout for someone to defend.What touched me so deeply about the book was the way Dubus talks about untangling himself from a net of violence, and finding himself in creative life. His relationship with his father remained friendly but superficial until he, Dubus Senior, was in a terrible accident where he stopped his car to check in with a couple who had been in a crash, only to be run into by an oncoming car. He lost one leg as a result, and was in a wheelchair and chronic pain for the rest of his life. His son Andre Dubus III stepped right in and did everything he could to help his dad heal and return to his writing. Townie is a pretty incredible story filled with wisdom. Bethany Saltman: In Townie, you write about realizing that your dad had no idea what your life had been like. And then, “We were headed to a place where only hurt feelings could surface, both of us misunderstood, a universal human plight, it seemed. I changed the subject. But I told myself that he and I would have to talk openly about this one day. And what was this, anyway?” Can you talk a little bit about that choice? Andre Dubus III: I think most people’s childhood is painful. And one of the things I find troubling about American culture is this overly psychological approach to pain. We have very little tolerance for pain, loss, ambiguity, emotional confusion, a lack of clarity. We’re such little worker bees with goals. I’ve always been really hesitant to try to fix something emotionally fraught too soon, too readily, with something like a conversation with my father. I think it’s kind of a talk-show approach, that when we have a problem, we must fix it. All of your three siblings and yourself suffered terribly. How did you all stay so connected as a family? People who were marooned on a boat for 17 days on an open sea with no food and sharks circling—I think there’s a bond from that kind of shared suffering. I also think that no matter what my parents were good or not so good at, I think somewhere along the way, we must have felt loved.Though I won’t say I felt treasured. You write a lot about karma in your book. For instance, when writing about the energy of violence you call it, “the light that shot into your brain, how it made you want to do the same to another.” It’s incredible to me how you transformed those karmic forces into a creative life. 90 whole living ChronograM 1/12
I think you’re right, and it has to do with my having gone to the belly of the beast with the violence. It was karmic. I knew innately that the more violence I did, the more I drew to me, and the violence got more and more dangerous. The truth is, for me anyway, writing got me out of the ego, this whole practice of sitting with a pencil in my hand, staring at a page, and trying to become another human being really put me in a place of empathy. I think as a kid I looked at people as good guys and bad guys: Bullies were bad, and victims were good. It was the really rigorous discipline of writing fiction that got me into looking at people in a more complex way. Including yourself? Starting with myself. One of my favorite short stories ever, and definitely my favorite of your dad’s, was “A Father’s Story.” That’s also one of mine. It ends with the narrator having a conversation with God. Who the hell can pull that off? I know. The love the narrator has for his daughter is so mindblowingly present and tender. Forgive me if this is too personal, but reading that, did you ever feel a hope, like,Wow, maybe my dad felt that way about me? Yeah, you’re right on. I think when I read the degree of love that the narrator had for his daughter, I was surprised at how much love was coming out of this father for a child. I think 99 percent of us wake up trying to have the best day we know how to have. That’s not the same as the best day we can have. The truth is, my father’s capacity to show fatherly love surprised me in his work, and he got better as he got older, and especially after he became a crippled man. Talk about the Buddhist letting go thing, this guy had to sit still and listen. He was in a wheelchair, and he has to actually look at whoever is in the room and ask them for help. He was humbled, literally, which then humbled him spiritually. He told me he would still stop on that highway knowing everything he was going to lose. You used to study the cultural forces that create meaning—class structures, etc.—but in the end you found creativity to be meaning enough. Yes, this whole karma thing is fascinating to me. When I made the decision to box—which was, ironically, one way I was trying to control my violence—that probably created the space in which I sat down, brewed some tea, and wrote my first scene. Something made me sit down. And when I was done, I was in a heightened state of awareness. I could see, with great clarity, my dirty little rented kitchen in a way I hadn’t seen it before. I had no intention of being a writer; it was just the act itself that got me, this descent into the dream world. I was more myself. And I was more awake. And it was drug free, and I loved that.
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Body-Centered Therapy Julie Zweig, MA, Certified Rosen Method Bodywork Practitioner, Imago Relationship Therapist and NYS Licensed Mental Health Counselor 66 Mountain Rest Rd, New Paltz, NY (845) 255-3566 www.zweigtherapy.com julieezweig@gmail.com 20+ years of experience successfully treating adults, couples, families, children and adolescents. The physical body is a gateway to our emotional and spiritual being. Rosen Method uses touch and words to contact the physical tension that limits our full experience
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Chiropractic Dr. David Ness (845) 255-1200 www.performancesportsandwellness.com Dr. David Ness is a Certified Chiropractic Sports Practitioner, Certified Active Release Techniques (ART®) Provider, and Certified Kennedy Decompression Specialist. In addition to traditional chiropractic care, Dr. Ness utilizes ART® to remove scar tissue and adhesions from injured muscles, ligaments, tendons, and nerves. Dr. Ness also uses non surgical chiropractic traction to decompress disc herniations in the spine. If you have an injury that has not responded to treatment call Dr. Ness today.
Counseling Claudine Craig. Ph.D., LMHC, CASAC
IONE ‚ Healing Psyche (845) 339-5776 www.ionedreams.us www.ministryofmaat.org IONE is a psycho-spiritual counselor, qi healer and minister. She is director of the Ministry of Maåt, Inc. Specializing in dream phenomena and women’s issues, she facilitates Creative Circles and Women’s Mysteries Retreats throughout the world. Kingston and NYC offices. For appointments contact Kellie at ioneappointments@gmail.com.
CranioSacral Therapy Michele Tomasicchio, Holistic Health Practitioner New Paltz, NY (845) 255-4832 essentialhealth12@gmail.com Headaches? TMJ? Insomnia? Pain? Brain trauma? Depression? CranioSacral is a gentle approach that can create dramatic improvements in your life. It releases tensions deep in the body to relieve pain and dysfunction and improve whole-body health and performance. If you need help feeling vibrant call or e-mail for a consultation.
Dentistry & Orthodontics Holistic Orthodontics‚ Dr. Rhoney Stanley, DDS, MPH, Cert. Acup, RD 107 Fish Creek Road, Saugerties, NY (845) 246-2729 and (212) 912-1212 www.holisticortho.com I believe in expansion and gentle forces. Too much pressure squeezes out essential blood supply and there is no support for tooth movement. I do not recommend extraction of permanent teeth. When teeth are extracted, the bone that holds the teeth is lost and the skin of the face sags. With aging, this is exaggerated. As a holistic practitioner, I consider the bones, teeth, and face, components of the whole. Dental treatment has an impact on whole health. The amount of plaque and calculus on the teeth is correlated with that
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Fitness Centers MaMa 3588 Main Street, Stone Ridge, NY (845) 687-8890 www.cometomama.org
Fitness Trainers Sage Fitness of New Paltz 40 Sunset Ridge Road, New Paltz, NY (845) 633-8243 www.sagefitness.blogspot.com sagefitness@ymail.com Sage Fitness of New Paltz, where intelligent exercise translates into profound results-for everyone. Master Trainer Anna McConnell, CPT, NSCA has helped people of all ages achieve their fitness and weight goals for over 23 years. Individualized personal training programs are carefully designed to motivate, educate and empower you to achieve results. The Studio also offers fitness classes with a personal training touch. Choose from spin, pilates , yoga and over 25 classes per week. We are happy to intoduce Tracy Cherry Clark, LMT, as our new massage therapist at Sage Fitness which enable Sage to be the only studio where the Massage Therapist and Personal Trainer work together to help restore flexibility and a higher level of muscular conditioning for their clients.
At Kripalu, we invite you to breathe—to intentionally pause the ongoing demands of life, bring your attention inward, and rediscover your authentic nature. Conscious engagement with the breath connects you with the intelligence and power of the life force within and around you. Whenever you are faced with a challenge—on the yoga mat, in a relationship, at work, or with your health—you can draw on a deep sense of ease, purpose, and mastery to create positive change. We call it the yoga of life.
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Herbal Medicine & Nutrition Empowered By Nature (845) 416-4598 www.EmpoweredByNature.net lorrainehughes@optonline.net Lorraine Hughes, Registered Herbalist (AHG), offers Wellness Consultations that therapeutically integrate Asian and Western Herbal Medicine and Nutrition with their holistic philosophies to health. This approach is grounded in Traditional Chinese Medicine with focus placed on an individual’s specific constitutional profile and imbalances. Please visit the website for more information and upcoming events.
Holistic Health John M. Carroll 715 Rte 28, Kingston, NY (845) 338-8420 www.johnmcarrollhealer.com John is a spiritual counselor, healer, and teacher. He uses guided imagery, morphology, and healing energy to help facilitate life changes. He has successfully helped his clients to heal themselves from a broad spectrum of conditions, spanning terminal cancer to depression. The Center also offers hypnosis, massage, and Raindrop Technique.
Kary Broffman, RN, CH (845) 876-6753 Karyb@mindspring.com 15 plus years of helping people find their balance. As a holistic nurse consultant, she weaves her own healing journey and education in psychology, nursing, hypnosis and integrative nutrition to help you take control of your life and to find True North. She also assists pregnant couples with hypnosis and birthing.
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in blood vessels. Movement in orthodontics affects the balance of the cranium, the head, and the neck. To support holistic treatment, I am certified in acupuncture and a registered dietician, trained in homeopathy and cranial osteopathy. At every visit, I do cranial treatments for balance. I offer functional appliances, fixed braces, invisible braces, and invisalign. I treat snoring and sleep apnea as well as joint and facial pain. We welcome children, teenagers, and adults. Insurance accepted. Payment plans available.
Nancy Plumer, Energy Healing and Spiritual Counseling
High Ridge Traditional Healing Arts
Stone Ridge, NY (845) 687-2252 www.womenwithwisdom.com nplumer@hvi.net Nancy is an intuitive healer, spiritual counselor and long time yoga teacher. Would you like to relieve stress, anxiety, fear, pain and increase your vitality, joy, balance and connect to one's True Self? Nancy guides one to release blocked or stuck energy that shows up as disease/illness/anxiety/discomfort/fear and supports one to open to greater self-acceptance, integration and wholeness.
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Do you have chronic neck, back or shoulder problems? Headaches? Numbness or tingling? Or do you just need to relax? Utilizing a blend of soft tissue therapies, we can help you resume the activities you need to do and love to do with freedom from discomfort and pain.
Mid-Hudson Rebirthing Center (845) 255-6482
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Julie Zweig, MA, Certified Rosen Method Bodywork Practitioner, Imago Relationship Therapist and NYS Licensed Mental Health Counselor 66 Mountain Rest Rd., New Paltz, NY (845) 255-3566 www.zweigtherapy.com julieezweig@gmail.com 20+ years of experience successfully treating adults, couples, families, children and adolescents. The Imago Dialogue is a simple, respectful and effective way to talk with your partner about the things that really matter. In Imago, there’s no blame, shame or criticism. Instead, a stronger connection comes through attentive hearing and being deeply heard in an emotionally safe environment. Then surprising answers to age-old conflicts can emerge. “Conflict (in relationship) is growth trying to happen” -Harville Hendrix. Find out more at www.gettingtheloveyouwant.com.
Massage Therapy Hudson Valley Therapeutic Massage Michele Tomasicchio, LMT, Vesa Byrnes, LMT 7 Prospect Street, New Paltz, NY (845) 255-4832 hvtmassage@gmail.com
Psychotherapy Amy R. Frisch, LCSW New Paltz, NY (845) 706-0229
Debra Budnik, CSW-R New Paltz, NY (845) 255-4218 Traditional insight-oriented psychotherapy for long- or short-term work. Aimed at identifying and changing self-defeating attitudes and behaviors, underlying anxiety, depression, and relationship problems. Sliding scale, most insurances accepted including Medicare/Medicaid. NYS-licensed. Experience working with trauma victims, including physical and sexual abuse. Educator on mental health topics. Located in New Paltz, one mile from SUNY.
Healing Mind Psychiatric Care 8 Garden Street, Rhinebeck, NY, 222 Main Street, New Paltz, NY (845) 255-1117 www.nphealingarts.com
Janne Dooley, LCSW, Brigid’s Well New Paltz, NY (347) 834-5081 www.Brigidswell.com Janne@BrigidsWell.com Brigid’s Well is a psychotherapy and coaching practice. Janne specializes in childhood trauma, addictions, codependency, relationship issues, inner child work, EMDR and Brainspotting. Janne’s work is also informed by Emotional Intelligence and Interpersonal Neurobiology. Coaching for all life transitions as well as Mindful Parenting, Mindful Eating and Circle of Women. Call for information or consultation. FB page: www.BrigidsWell.com/facebook.
Judy Swallow, MA, LCAT, TEP 25 Harrington Street, New Paltz, NY (845) 255-7502 www.hvpi.net
Julie Zweig, MA, Certified Rosen Method Bodywork Practitioner, Imago Relationship Therapist and NYS Licensed Mental Health Counselor New Paltz, NY (845) 255-3566 www.zweigtherapy.com julieezweig@gmail.com 20+ years of experience successfully treating adults, couples, families, children and adolescents through verbal body-centered psychotherapy, Rosen Method Bodywork, Play Therapy and Imago Relationship Therapy. I can guide you from feeling stuck, and experi-
encing painful symptoms, to blossoming into your genuine self...a place of ease.
Meg F. Schneider, MA, LCSW Rhinebeck, NY (845) 876-8808 www.megfschneiderlcsw.com I work with adolescents and adults struggling with depression, anxiety, anger, eating disordered behaviors, loneliness and life transitions. I’ve helped teens and adults with substance abuse and trauma connected to physical, emotional and sexual abuse. My approach is psychodynamic, linking the painful past with current and cognitive problems which reframes negative beliefs allowing for positive outcomes. I also practice EMDR, a technique for relieving distress by exploring critical memories.
Michelle Rhodes LCSW ATR-BC New Paltz/Gardiner and New York City, NY (845) 255-8039 www.deepclay.com deepclay@mac.com 25 years experience providing individual and group psychotherapy and inter-modal expressive arts therapy. Brief intensive counseling for teens and adults, psychoanalytic psychotherapy, child and family play therapy, parent counseling, and “Dreamfigures” a clay art therapy group for women.
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Marlene Weber Day Spa 751 Dutchess Turnpike, Poughkeepsie, NY (845) 454-5852 www.marleneweber.com
Retreat Centers E-vam Institute 171 Water Street, Chatham, NY (518) 392-6900 www.evam.org
Retreat Centers Garrison Institute Rt. 9D, Garrison, NY (845) 424-4800 www.garrisoninstitute.org garrison@garrisoninstitute.org Retreats supporting positive personal and social change in a renovated monastery overlooking the Hudson River. Featuring Krishna Das: Heart of Devotion Retreat, January 27-29, and Compassion and Presence: Skills training in Contemplative Care, March 1-4.
Spiritual Interfaith Sanctuary of the Hudson Valley 99 Long Hill Road, Highland Mills, NY (845) 913-8636 www.theinterfaithsanctuary.org rev.naomifay@gmail.com
Tarot-on-the-Hudson‚ Rachel Pollack Rhinebeck, NY (845) 876-5797 www.rachelpollack.com rachel@rachelpollack.com
Yoga Clear Yoga: Iyengar Yoga in Rhinebeck Suite 6423 Montgomery Street, Rhinebeck, NY (845) 876-6129 www.clearyogarhinebeck.com
Hot Spot Kingston, NY www.hotspotkingston.com
Kripalu Center for Yoga and Health Stockbridge, MA (800) 741-7353 www.kripalu.org
River’s Edge Yoga 35B Garrison Landing, Garrison, NY (914) 282-7514 www.riversedgeyoga.net mia@riversedgeyoga.net
Satya Yoga Center
The Mother-Daughter Connection a parenting support group
Rhinebeck and Catskill, NY (845) 876-2528 www.satyayogacenter.us
Yoga Nude in Albany Albany County, NY (518) 577-8172 www.yoganudeinalbany.com yoganudeinalbany@yahoo.como Transcend body & mind. Transcend societal & religious negativity around the body. Experience your sensual self with naked bodies flowing in movement ignited by their ujjaji breathes. Private sessions for couples or individuals.
Yoga on Duck Pond (845) 687-4836 www.yogaonduckpond.com A dynamic yet subtle approach to yoga based on the premise that we develop habitual patterns of movement that can effectively be changed by bringing unconscious movement into conscious awareness. Only then can we explore new combinations of ways to move. Learn how to experience yoga poses comfortably and beneficially, from the inside out, without strain or struggle. When we slow down, we can sense and feel more clearly and comfortably how we move. Experience a style of yoga that is dynamic, rejuvenating, empowering and transformational. Donna Nisha Cohen, RYT, with over 30 years experience. Classes daily. Privates available.
A support group for women raising teenage daughters
Saturday mornings and Wednesday evenings • New Paltz, NY Facilitator: Amy Frisch, LCSW (845) 706-0229 for more information www.itsagirlthinginfo.com
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Yoga Society of New York — Ananda Ashram 13 Sapphire Road, Monroe, NY (845) 782-5575
Yoga Way 985 Route 376 at Brookmeade Plaza, Wappingers Falls, NY (845) 227-3223 yogaway@earthlink.net www.yogaway.info Yoga Way is celebrating its 10th year of Service! Classical Yoga, taught in a way that is both practical and accessible, at every state of life. Ongoing classes offered for adults and special short-series programs offered for meditation, prenatal, babies, toddlers and kids. January Introductory Workshops will be held on Saturday the 7th and again on the 21st. Call to reserve your space. Yoga Way is an affiliate of Lakulish Yoga LLC. Jahnvi Formisano, Director.
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A still from Correspondence, a 2011 Student Academy Award-winning short film by Zach Hyer, part of the Catskill Film and Video Festival.
Art —> to Empty Buildings It’s an inescapable truism in the eternal battle between art and commerce: When real estate falters, the art world prospers. Consider Manhattan’s East Village in the 1980s, when shooting galleries thrived next door to storefront galleries along the war zone known as Alphabet City. As rents skyrocketed, however, those crucibles of new creativity were transformed into trendy cafés and boutiques. Main Street in Catskill, while not an al fresco drug den, has fallen in its fortunes as of late. The result is many empty storefronts. But thanks to a group of visionaries from the Greene County Arts Council, a fiscal downside has been transformed into an artistic renaissance. The Masters on Main Street project filled those empty windows with the artwork of college artists still hungry enough to create art for free and still brash enough to make statements calculated to unnerve. That project spawned a film festival last year, showcasing 20 works. “We’re trying to make lemonade here,” explains Arts Council officer Fawn Potash in an e-mail interview. “Our mission is to showcase fresh art forms and ideas from studio programs across the country, inspiring new interest in Main Street by engaging local audiences and visitors from outside the area.” The Arts Council will hold the second annual Catskill Film and Video Festival (CFVF) on January 29, featuring 32 works by 34 artists. This year’s festival was curated by Jacqueline Weaver, a video artist from the College of Saint Rose’s MA program. Weaver has mounted several exhibitions in the Capital Region and her short video Gaza, January 3, 2009 was featured on the PBS series “TV Film.” In her festival selections, Weaver strives to elevate the reputation of video. “For the video work, I wanted to choose pieces that would show the versatility of video art,” Weaver says. “I think video art often has a bad reputation for being sloppy, and I wanted
to chooses pieces that might help change this opinion.” CFVF will represent the work of several local artists. Greene County’s Zach Hyer will screen Correspondence, an animated short that focuses on issues of power and during wartime. Hyer, a 2010 MFA graduate from Pratt Institute in digital art, received the Gold Medal in 2011 for the 38th Annual Student Academy Awards. Brunswick by Capital District resident Nate Simms is a documentary about a veteran farmer, Sanford Bonesteel, facing the news that a residential development is planned for his former land. Orphaned, by SUNY Albany MFA graduate John Yost, is a feature about a man who returns home after a yearlong absence to find his family in turmoil. Two Boats, One River, by Bard undergraduate Carolina Gonzalez-Hutton, is an experimental documentary depicting a journey on the Hudson River as seen by a New York City fire boat and tugboat. Running Still by Columbia County resident Dawn Breeze is a video piece that playfully illustrates how our past selves may often collide with our president identities. A panel of judges, including Woodstock Film Festival co-founder Meira Blaustein, has screened the CFVF films and will present awards. “We are hoping more artists and creative entrepreneurs will move here, open up shops, restaurants and galleries,” says Potash. “So far, it’s working.” New business include a chocolate shop, home-style bakery, produce market, ladies boutique and ceramics studio/gallery. Perhaps the battle between art and commerce can end in a truce here in Catskill? The second annual Catskill Film and Video Festival will be held on January 29, from 10am to 6pm at the Community Theater in Catskill. Free admission. Festival snow date February 5. (518) 943-3400; www.greenearts.org. —Jay Blotcher 1/12 ChronograM forecast 97
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Annual New Year’s Yoga and Meditation Retreat Call for times. Menla Mountain Retreat, Phoenicia. 688-6897. Mama with Baby Pilates and Prenatal Pilates 10am-11am. $15. Waddle n Swaddle, Rhinebeck. 876-5952. New Year's Day Meditation 12pm-1pm. Establish your focus, your purpose, and your attitude for the year to come through this guided meditation experience. Yoga Way, Wappingers Falls. yogaway.info New Year's Day Yoga Class 2pm-3:30pm. Detoxifying twists and breathing exercises, and sequences that bring about poise, openness, and a ready heart. The Yoga House, Kingston. (845) 706-YOGA. New Year's Clairvoyant Channeling 2pm. $25/$20. Mirabai Books, Woodstock. 679-2100.
Community Style Acupuncture 10am-12pm. $30. Waddle n Swaddle, Poughkeepsie. 473-5952. Yoga for Mama with Baby 10am-11am. $65/$12 drop-in. Waddle n Swaddle, Rhinebeck. 876-5952. Zumba 5:30pm-6:30pm. $10. Cornell St. Studios, Kingston. 331-0191. International Cesarean Awareness Network Meeting 6:30pm-8pm. Waddle n Swaddle, Poughkeepsie. 473-5952. A Course in Miracles 7:30-9:30pm. Study group with Alice Broner. Call to verify. Unitarian Fellowship, Poughkeepsie. 229-8391.
Dance New Years' Fiddle and Dance Fest Call for times. Workshops, music, dancing, singing. $495/$455. Ashokan Center, Olivebridge. 657-8333.
Classes Intro to Improv Class 7pm. Backstage Studio Productions, Kingston. 338-8700.
Events Live Improv Comedy 8pm. Backstage Studio Productions, Kingston. 338-8700.
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Kids Art For Kids - Color Splash 11:30am-12:15pm. Ages 1-3. $72 series/$15 class. Waddle n Swaddle, Rhinebeck. 876-5952.
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Body / Mind / Spirit Mama's Group with Breastfeeding Support 11am-2pm. Waddle n Swaddle, Rhinebeck. 876-5952.
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Euro Dance for Seniors & Others 1:30pm-2:30pm. $5/$8 couples. Unison Arts & Learning Center, New Paltz. 255-1559.
Adult Beginner Contemporary Ballet 1:30pm-2:30pm. Backstage Studio Productions, Kingston. (914) 204-7185.
FRIDAY 6 The Covers Show 6pm-8pm. Exhibit of 75 covers of Chronogram. Hudson Coffee Traders, Kingston. 338-1300.
Kingston Farmer's Market 10am-2pm. Old Dutch Church, Kingston. www.kingstonfarmersmarket.org. Randolph School Open House 10am. Randolph School, Wappingers Falls. 297-5600.
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Private Angelic Channeling 11:30am. $125. Mirabai Books, Woodstock. 679-2100. Kids Yoga 4:30pm-5:30pm. Class will blend postures, breathing exercises, relaxation techniques with story-telling and creative play. $16.50. Yoga Way, Wappingers Falls. Prenatal Yoga 6pm-7:15pm. Yoga Way, Wappingers Falls. Craniosacral Studies 6pm-8:30pm. With Lea Garnier. $30. Sage Center for the Healing Arts, Woodstock. 679-5650. The Bradley Method of Natural Childbirth 6:30pm-8:30pm. Through Jan. 27. $300. Waddle n Swaddle, Poughkeepsie. 473-5952. Unifying Divine Aspects Within 7pm-9pm. With Kelly McDowell Moeller. $20. Woodstock Wellness, Woodstock. 679-6700.
Bach at New Year's 4pm. The Six Brandenburg Concerti presented by Berkshire Bach Society. Troy Savings Bank Music Hall, Troy. (518) 273-0038. 4th Annual New Year's Day Harmonic Choir 4pm-5:30pm. An interactive sacred sound concert and vocal meditation to uplift our personal and planetary well-being. $20/$15. The Celebration Chapel, Kingston. (914) 388-0632. Live Jazz 7pm. Kindered Spirits, Saugerties. (518) 678-3101.
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Classes African Dance 6pm-7:30pm. $10. Backstage Studio Productions, Kingston. 338-8700. Group: Spiritual, Psychic Development Meditations and Practices 7pm-8:30pm. $40 series of 4/$15 session. Ascensive Light, New Paltz. (561) 271-7245.
Spoken Word Meeting of Dutchess Peace 7pm-8:30pm. All those interested in peace, social justice, and the revolution of the 99% are invited. Unitarian Fellowship, Poughkeepsie. 876-7906.
TUESDAY 3 Body / Mind / Spirit Private Spirit Guide Readings 12pm-6pm. $75/$30. Mirabai Books, Woodstock. 679-2100. Gentle Flow Yoga 6pm-7pm. 6-week session. $72. Cornell St. Studios, Kingston. 331-0191.
Classes Beginning Ballet 4pm-5pm. Ages 4-8. Backstage Studio Productions, Kingston. 338-8700. Hip Hop I 5pm-6pm. Ages 5-16. Backstage Studio Productions, Kingston. 338-8700. Belly Dance Class 7pm-8pm. $60 series of 4/$20 session. Ascensive Light, New Paltz. (561) 271-7245. Mother/Daughter Belly Dancing Class 7:30pm. $20/4 weeks $69/mother daughter $118. Casperkill Rec Center, Poughkeepsie. (914) 874-4541.
Music The Hudson Valley Music Revue 7pm. Backstage Studio Productions, Kingston. 338-8700. Blues & Dance with Big Joe Fitz & The Lo-Fi's 7pm-2pm. High Falls Café, High Falls. 687-2699. Community Music Night 8pm-9:45pm. Six local singer-songwriters. Rosendale Café, Rosendale. 658-9048.
Workshops Acting For the Fun of It 6pm-9pm. Class for Actors and Non-Actors with Richard Genaro. Pine Hill Community Center, Pine Hill. 254-5469.
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Plush Crustaceans, Avondale Airforce Call for times. Backstage Studio Productions, Kingston. 338-8700. Live Jazz 7pm. Kindered Spirits, Saugerties. (518) 678-3101. The Kurt Henry Band 7pm. Acoustic. Mezzaluna Café, Saugerties. 246-5306. Alva Nelson Trio 7:30pm. Jazz. Bean Runner Café, Peekskill. (914) 737-1701. The Harvest Duo 8pm. Dance music. Hyde Park Moose Lodge No.904, Hyde Park. 229-7287. Jim Hurst 8pm. Acoustic. $10. Rosendale Café, Rosendale. 658-9048. Liv Carrow + Wood Spider + Apocalypse F&D 8pm. Spotty Dog Books & Ale, Hudson. www.thespottydog.com Susan Werner 8:30pm. With Vance Gilbert. Towne Crier Café, Pawling. 855-1300. Dan Lavoie 9pm. Hyde Park Brewing Company, Hyde Park. 229-8277. McMule 9pm. High Falls Café, High Falls. 687-2699.
The Outdoors
Body / Mind / Spirit Private Soul Energy Readings 12pm-6pm. $75/$30. Mirabai Books, Woodstock. 679-2100. Mama’s Group with Breastfeeding Support 1pm-2pm. Waddle n Swaddle, Rhinebeck. 876-5952. New Mother's Adjustment Support Group 6pm. 8 sessions. $100/$80 members. Waddle n Swaddle, Poughkeepsie. 473-5952. Women's Healing Circle 6:30pm-8pm. With Adrienne DeSalvo. Sage Center for the Healing Arts, Woodstock. 679-5650. Qigong with Zach Baker 7:30pm-8:30pm. $15/$13 members. Unison Arts & Learning Center, New Paltz. 255-1559.
Events
Halcott Mountain Wild Forest Hike If you’re trying to join the Catskill 3500 Club, you need to hike all 35 Catskill High Peaks (those over 3,500 feet) and repeat four peaks—Slide Mountain, Balsam Mountain, Blackhead Mountain, and Panther Mountain—in winter. Fifteen of the peaks lack trails. Of those, Halcott Mountain is thought to be one of the easiest to navigate. On January 7, the Mid-Hudson Chapter of the Adirondack Mountain Club hike leader David Koehler will guide a hike up Halcott, reading the land and sky for direction while traveling offtrail. The goal of the hike is not necessarily to summit, but to take natural pathways and also follow tracks left by wild animals, leading where they will. Expect to be in the woods on a winter day from 10am to 3pm and ascend 1,500 feet. Reservations required. k2david121@gmail.com; www.midhudsonadk.org. Zumba 5:30pm-6:30pm. $10. Cornell St. Studios, Kingston. 331-0191. Dementia Support Group 6pm. Benedictine Hospital Auditorium, Kingston. 334-2813. Prenatal Yoga 6:15pm-7:30pm. $90 series. Waddle n Swaddle, Poughkeepsie. 473-5952. Gathering with Clark Strand 6:30pm-9pm. Weekly conversation/contemplation. $10. Sage Center for the Healing Arts, Woodstock. 679-5650. Qi Gong 6:30pm-7:30pm. $10. Hands of Serenity Healing, Fishkill. 896-1915.
Classes Quilting Classes 6pm-7:30pm. Roeliff Janson Community Library, Hillsdale. (518) 325-4101.
Events The Crooked Book Open Mike 7pm. Backstage Studio Productions, Kingston. 338-8700.
Film The One Percent: Film Screening 7pm. The Crafted Kup, Poughkeepsie. 483-7070. Wisdom's Way DVD Series 7pm-8:30pm. Author Guy Finley. New Windsor Community Center, New Windsor. 764-6892.
Kids Kids' Yoga 4:30pm-5:15pm. Ages 5-10 with Susan Silverstream. $80 8-week session. Mudita Yoga Center, Kingston. 750-6605.
Music Talking Machine Call for times. The Wherehouse Restaurant, Newburgh. 561-7240. Acoustic Thursdays with Kurt Henry 6pm. High Falls Café, High Falls. 687-2699. The Chris O'Leary Band 7pm. Live @ The Falcon, Marlboro. 236-7970. DJ K Super Thursday Gay Party Night 8pm. River Terrace Restaurant, Beacon. 831-5400.
Halcott Mountain Wild Forest Hike Call for time. Adirondack Mountain Club. (917) 613-2043. Vanderbilt Mansion Walk 1pm. Vanderbilt Mansion, Hyde Park. 373-8202. Coping with the Cold Hike 2pm-3pm. Learn how the critters cope. Mud Creek Environmental Learning Center, Ghent. (518) 828-4386 ext. 3.
Spoken Word Gays in the Military: How America Thanked Me 5pm. Fovea Exhibitions, Beacon. 765-2199. Chronogram Open Word 7pm. Chronogram poetry editor Phillip Levine hosts this poetry/prose/performance event. Beahive Kingston, Kingston. 246-8565.
Theater American Buffalo 8pm. David Mamet's story of a pair of two-bit criminals' efforts to steal a coin collection. $20/$18 seniors. Center for Performing Arts, Rhinebeck. 876-3080.
Workshops
Music The Residency Call for times. With DB Leonard, The Duke McVinnie Band. Backstage Studio Productions, Kingston. 338-8700. New Zion Trio 7pm. Live @ The Falcon, Marlboro. 236-7970. Orlando Marin, The Last Mambo King 7:30pm. Bean Runner Café, Peekskill. (914) 737-1701. Phoenicia Phirst Phriday 8pm. Featuring Kurt Henry and Cheryl Lambert. $3. Arts Upstairs, Phoenicia. 688-2142. The McKrells 8:30pm. Towne Crier Café, Pawling. 855-1300. Maria Hickey Band 9pm. Hyde Park Brewing Company, Hyde Park. 229-8277. The Black Dirt Band 10pm. Blues. National Hotel Bar and Grill, Montgomery. 457-1123.
Theater American Buffalo 8pm. David Mamet's story of a pair of two-bit criminals' efforts to steal a coin collection. $20/$18 seniors. Center for Performing Arts, Rhinebeck. 876-3080.
SATURDAY 7
Random Writing Poetry Workshop 10am-12pm. 6-week session with Cheryl A. Rice. $120. Cornell Street Studio, Kingston. 679-8348. Wire Working Jewelry Class 1pm-4pm. 2-week class. $80/$15 materials. Cornell Street Studio, Kingston. 679-8348.
SUNDAY 8 Body / Mind / Spirit Mama with Baby Pilates and Prenatal Pilates 10am-11am. $15. Waddle n Swaddle, Rhinebeck. 876-5952. Sacred Chanting 10:30am-12pm. Unison Arts & Learning Center, New Paltz. 255-1559. Bright Shadows and Dark Radiance: The Chod Practice 2pm-4pm. With Dr. Craig Lennon, Psychologist. $20. Sage Center for the Healing Arts, Woodstock. 679-5650. Crystalline Resonance Self 5pm-6pm. With Philippe Pascal Garnier. $20. Sage Center for the Healing Arts, Woodstock. 679-5650. Full Moon Meditation for World Service 7pm. Lifebridge Sanctuary, Rosendale. 338-6418.
Art
Classes
Recent Work in Corrugated Cardboard 4pm-6pm. Henry Klimowicz. Tremaine Galley, Lakeville, CT. (860) 435-3663.
Family and Friends CPR and First Aid for Children 1pm-3pm. $45. Waddle n Swaddle, Rhinebeck. 876-5952.
Body / Mind / Spirit Qi Gong 10am-11am. $10. Inner Light Health Spa, Hyde Park. 229-9998. Introductory Orientation Workshop 11:30am-1:30pm. Workshop will cover postures, breath, and relaxation techniques, along with an overview and approach to yoga practice. $15. Yoga Way, Wappingers Falls. Reflexology Clinic Day 11:30am-4:30pm. Inner Light Health Spa, Hyde Park. 229-9998. Intense Zumba 1pm-2:30pm. $20 non-members. YMCA, Kingston. (914) 388-4012. New Year Ceremony of Light 7pm-10pm. The Andean Despacho with James Riverstone. $30. Sage Center for the Healing Arts, Woodstock. 679-5650.
Dance Don Quixote 2pm. Performed by the Bolshoi Ballet in HD. $7. Rosendale Theater, Rosendale. 658-8989.
Events Rhinebeck Winter Farmers' Market 10am-2pm. Rhinebeck Town Hall, Rhinebeck. www.rhinebeckfarmersmarket.com. Legacy Farm Cohousing Information Session 12pm-2:30pm. Rosendale Recreation Center, Rosendale. www.legacyfarmcohousing.org. Noo Moves Entertainment's Artist Showcase 4pm-7pm. Including poetry, hip-hop, comedy, R&B and other styles of live music. Bean Runner Café, Peekskill. (914) 737-1701.
Film My Reincarnation 8pm. Rosendale Theater, Rosendale. 658-8989.
books annie leibovitz © Annie Leibovitz. From Pilgrimage (Random House, 2011) Skeleton of a pig studied by Charles Darwin, Natural History Museum at Tring, Hertfordshire, England, 2010.
Modern Reliquaries When a life partner is wrenched from this world, the survivor begins a communion with existence on another level. The deceased is seen in possessions left behind, their presence tangible in a favorite chair or even in an empty room. The corporeal, for the bereaved, now shares space with the evanescent. The result is not a morose view of this plane but a more expansive one in which we acknowledge the vibrations that linger after a life of consequence. Photographer Annie Leibovitz lost her life partner, the essayist, feminist, and intellectual Susan Sontag, to leukemia in 2004. Her new book Pilgrimage (Random House, 2011, $50), which contains photographs of the homes, possessions, and worlds of great artists and thinkers, is more than a visually eloquent exploration of her personal grief; the book is a celebration of the ways in which people survive beyond death and continue to nurture the living. A discussion of Pilgrimage, led by the author, will take place on January 7 at 4pm at Oblong Books & Music in Rhinebeck. Admission is free but reservations are required—a reminder of the astounding popularity of the photographer, whose fame has nearly equaled that of her subjects. Pilgrimage, which Leibovitz calls “an exercise in renewal,” was originally conceived by she and Sontag as a travelogue to the couple’s favorite places. Embarking on the journey without her mate, the photographer (and Dutchess County resident) has created an elegy for some of the most accomplished people of the 19th and 20th centuries: From statesmen Abraham Lincoln and Eleanor Roosevelt to men of science Sigmund Freud and Charles Darwin; from women of letters Emily Dickinson, Louisa May Alcott and Virginia Woolf to maverick performers Martha Graham, Elvis Presley, Marian Anderson and Annie Oakley. But here, the woman who brashly reconfigured the iconography of celebrity in her portraits for Rolling Stone, Vanity Fair and Vogue, concentrates instead on what remains after these personalities passed from this world. (The only living person represented is
Pete Seeger via his cabin, vegetable garden, and chaotic workshop in Cold Spring.) Thus we find ourselves pondering Woolf’s ink-stained writing desk, the leather gloves Lincoln wore on his night out to Ford’s Theater, Anderson’s concert gown, Freud’s couch, and a RCA Victor TV with a bullet hole courtesy of The King. The images are exquisitely photographed, natural lighting allowing the mute totems to sing. Landscapes are recorded with such startling depth of field that they resemble paintings. These are reliquaries of modern saints and Leibovitz prods us to glean their significance. The text of Pilgrimage is the distillation of Leibovitz’s impressions of places she visited and the emotions that were stirred. (These random observations were ordered and augmented with historical fact by editor Sharon DeLano.) We are treated to a history of photography, meditations on the cult of celebrity and a look at the people who maintain museums and archives—often manipulating mythology to draw the faithful. On this latter point, the author is genial and respectful; for a snarkier exploration of this world, savor slacker-historian Sarah Vowell’s delightful Assassination Vacation. Notoriously guarded for years, Leibovitz allows a small peephole into her own life here, divulging emotions as well as mentioning her three children who share the journey. She even refers, albeit briefly, to the mammoth fiscal troubles that have earned her unwelcome news coverage in recent years. The random nature of the author’s peregrinations is engaging; the random order of the text—Lincoln’s dying moments are interrupted by photos of Elvis’s childhood cabin—can be vexing. Ultimately, Pilgrimage is about healing. “Looking at history,” Leibovitz writes, “provided a way of going forward.” A discussion of Pilgrimage by Annie Leibovitz will be held on Saturday, January 7, at 4pm at Oblong Books & Music in Rhinebeck. For reservations, call (845) 876-0500 or write rsvp@oblongbooks.com. —Jay Blotcher 1/12 ChronograM forecast 99
WEDNESDAY 11
Kids Art For Kids - Color Splash 11:30am-12:15pm. Ages 1-3. $72 series/$15 class. Waddle n Swaddle, Rhinebeck. 876-5952.
Music Tony Jefferson Call for times. Live @ The Falcon, Marlboro. 236-7970. George Cole Quintet 4pm. Hudson Opera House, Hudson. (518) 822-1438. Kimberly Kahan: Soprano 4pm. Presented by the Rhinebeck Chamber Music Society. Church of Messiah Parish, Rhinebeck. www.rhinebeckmusic.org. Elizabeth Friedberger 6pm. Fiery Furances singer. Spotty Dog Books & Ale, Hudson. www.thespottydog.com Live Jazz 7pm. Kindered Spirits, Saugerties. (518) 678-3101. Kneebody 7pm. Live @ The Falcon, Marlboro. 236-7970.
Theater American Buffalo 3pm. David Mamet's story of a pair of two-bit criminals' efforts to steal a coin collection. $20/$18 seniors. Center for Performing Arts, Rhinebeck. 876-3080. Sylvester and the Magic Pebble 3pm. Projected scenery and animation; much-loved children's book by William Steig. $12. The Egg, Albany. (518) 473-1845.
Body / Mind / Spirit Community Style Acupuncture 10am-12pm. $30. Waddle n Swaddle, Poughkeepsie. 473-5952. Yoga for Mama with Baby 10am-11am. $65/$12 drop-in. Waddle n Swaddle, Rhinebeck. 876-5952. Zumba 5:30pm-6:30pm. $10. Cornell St. Studios, Kingston. 331-0191. Heart Opening Channeling 7pm-8:30pm. With Nancy Leilah Ward. $20. Sage Center for the Healing Arts, Woodstock. 679-5650. A Course in Miracles 7:30-9:30pm. Study group with Alice Broner. Call to verify. Unitarian Fellowship, Poughkeepsie. 229-8391.
Spoken Word
Body / Mind / Spirit
Meeting of Middle East Crisis Response 7pm-8:30pm. Woodstock Library, Woodstock. 876-7906.
Tantra in Beacon: Living Principles of Tantra 11am-4pm. With Arabella Champaq. $45. Beacon. www.meetup.com/Tantra-in-Beacon. Introductory Orientation Workshop 11:30am-1:30pm. Workshop will cover postures, breath, and relaxation techniques, along with an overview and approach to yoga practice. $15. Yoga Way, Wappingers Falls. Yoga, You, and Zumbatonic 12pm-1pm. $50/$25 members series. YMCA, Kingston. (914) 388-4012. The Sacred Feminine and the Courageous Heart 6pm-8pm. With Lea Garnier & Katya Varlamova. $20. Sage Center for the Healing Arts, Woodstock. 679-5650. Himalayan Singing Bowls Mediation Concert 7pm-9pm. With special guest Lumena. $20. Sage Center for the Healing Arts, Woodstock. 679-5650.
Events Live Improv Comedy 8pm. Backstage Studio Productions, Kingston. 338-8700.
Events Supply and Demand! 1pm-2pm. Pumping information session. $10. Waddle n Swaddle, Poughkeepsie. 473-5952.
Kids School's Out Winter Fun 12pm-4pm. Meet six magnificent birds of prey courtesy of Bill Streeter. Long Dock Park, Beacon. 473-4440 Ext. 273.
Music The Hudson Valley Music Revue 7pm. Backstage Studio Productions, Kingston. 338-8700.
Spoken Word Hudson River Bald Eagles: Back From the Brink 6:30pm-8pm. Long Dock Park, Beacon. 473-4440 Ext. 273.
Workshops Acting For the Fun of It 6pm-9pm. Class for Actors and Non-Actors with Richard Genaro. Pine Hill Community Center, Pine Hill. 254-5469.
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Workshops Doody Calls! 1pm-2pm. $10. Waddle n Swaddle, Rhinebeck. 876-5952. Babywearing Bonanza 1pm-2pm. $10. Waddle n Swaddle, Rhinebeck. 876-5952.
Bindlestiff Family Cirkus Winter Cabaret Bindlestiff returns to Helsinki Hudson on January 13 for the Bindlestiff Family Cirkus Winter Cabaret (for grown-ups only!), a Hudson Valley extension of their 16-year winter cabaret tradition in New York City. Expect aerial rope acts, contortion, sword swallowing, juggling, physical comedy, burlesque and boylesque, and oddball novelty turns, all set to live music. Internationally acclaimed physical comedian Rob Torres, fresh from his year as the Big Apple Circus' featured clown, and the velvet-voiced Diamond Redd, a channeler of Cab Calloway and the Harlem Renaissance, will also perform. Bindelstiff regulars Mr. Pennygaff and Ringmistress Philomena emcee the evening. $20/$15. (518) 828-4800; www.helsinkihudson.com.
Vanaver Caravan Dance Institute Call for times. First day of classes for the spring season. Vanaver Caravan, New Paltz. 256-9300. Swing Dance Class Beginners at 6pm, Intermediate at 7pm, Advanced at 8pm. Art Society of Kingston, Kingston. 236-3939. African Dance 6pm-7:30pm. $10. Backstage Studio Productions, Kingston. 338-8700. Group: Spiritual, Psychic Development Meditations and Practices 7pm-8:30pm. $40 series of 4/$15 session. Ascensive Light, New Paltz. (561) 271-7245.
Beginning Ballet 4pm-5pm. Ages 4-8. Backstage Studio Productions, Kingston. 338-8700. Hip Hop I 5pm-6pm. Ages 5-16. Backstage Studio Productions, Kingston. 338-8700. Belly Dance Class 7pm-8pm. $60 series of 4/$20 session. Ascensive Light, New Paltz. (561) 271-7245. Mother/Daughter Belly Dancing Class 7:30pm. $20/4 weeks $69/mother daughter $118. Casperkill Rec Center, Poughkeepsie. (914) 874-4541.
Theater
Swing Dance Class Beginners at 6pm, Intermediate at 7pm, Advanced at 8pm. Boughton Place, Highland. 236-3939. Intro to Improv Class 7pm. Backstage Studio Productions, Kingston. 338-8700. The Best Winter Soups 7pm. $65. Cooking class. Beacon. (917) 803-6857.
Classes
Classes
music
Classes
Chronic Disease Self-Management Program 10:30am-12:30pm. Standford's peer-centered workshop provides effective management methods for people with long term health problems. Woodland Pond at New Paltz, New Paltz. 338-6400. Mama's Group with Breastfeeding Support 1pm-2pm. Waddle n Swaddle, Rhinebeck. 876-5952. Stretch Your Body, Strengthen Your Back and Center Your Mind 4:30pm-5:30pm. 4-week session. $48. Cornell St. Studios, Kingston. 331-0191. West Coast Swing 6pm-7:30pm. 4-week session. $50. Cornell St. Studios, Kingston. 331-0191.
Tai Chi Demonstration 6:30pm. East Fishkill Community Library, Hopewell Junction. 226-2145. Full Moon Meditation and Guided Relaxation 7pm-7:30pm. Mudita Yoga Center, Kingston. 750-6605. Merkaba Activation Under the Guidance of Master Teachers 7pm-8:30pm. With Suzy Meszoly. $20. Sage Center for the Healing Arts, Woodstock. 679-5650.
Kids' Yoga 4:30pm-5:15pm. Ages 5-10 with Susan Silverstream. $80 8-week session. Mudita Yoga Center, Kingston. 750-6605.
Reading by Donald Rothschild 7pm. Author of Shadow Bay. Oblong Books & Music, Rhinebeck. 876-0500. Brian Regan 8pm. Comedy. $37.50. Palace Theater, Albany. (518) 465-3334.
Kids
Annie 8pm. $26/$22 seniors and children. Center for Performing Arts, Rhinebeck. 876-3080.
MONDAY 9
Body / Mind / Spirit
Spoken Word
Acoustic Thursdays with Kurt Henry 6pm. High Falls Café, High Falls. 687-2699. Briars of North America 7pm. Spotty Dog Books & Ale, Hudson. www.thespottydog.com. Aabaraki 7pm. Live @ The Falcon, Marlboro. 236-7970. DJ K Super Thursday Gay Party Night 8pm. River Terrace Restaurant, Beacon. 831-5400.
Body / Mind / Spirit
TUESDAY 10
Melancholia 7:15pm. Rosendale Theater, Rosendale. 658-8989.
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SATURDAY 14 Art Go West 6pm-9pm. Karlos Carcamo, Greg Slick and Eleanor White. BAU, Beacon. 440-7580.
Classes Adult Beginner Contemporary Ballet 1:30pm-2:30pm. Backstage Studio Productions, Kingston. (914) 204-7185.
Dance Swing Dance 7:30pm-10:30pm. Include basic lesson. $10. Reformed Church of Port Ewen, Port Ewen. 236-3939. Contradance 8pm. Eric Hollman calling, music by Tunescape. Woodstock Community Center, Woodstock. 246-2121.
Events Millerton Farmers' Market 10am-2pm. Gilmore Glass, Millerton. www.neccmillerton.org. Annual Winterfest 11am-2pm. Fire and Ice chili tasting contest, children's activities, wagon rides, refreshments. $2. Highland Rotary Pavilion, Highland. www.hudsonvalleyrailtrail.net.
Film Melancholia 8:30pm. Rosendale Theater, Rosendale. 658-8989.
Music
The Crooked Book Open Mike 7pm. Backstage Studio Productions, Kingston. 338-8700. Open Hive/Game 7:30pm. Socialize, laugh, think, play. Beahive, Beacon. 418-3731.
Geezer, The Dead Exs, The Blood Letters Call for times. Backstage Studio Productions, Kingston. 338-8700. Chris Cubeta & The Liars Club 7pm. Opening: Patti Rothberg. Live @ The Falcon, Marlboro. 236-7970. Master Guitarist Peter Calo 7:30pm-10:30pm. $10. Bean Runner Café, Peekskill. (914) 737-1701. 2nd Friday Jams with Jeff Entin & Bob Blum 8pm. High Falls Café, High Falls. 687-2699. Zachary Cale + Woody Pide + Trummors 8pm. Spotty Dog Books & Ale, Hudson. www.thespottydog.com. Uncommon Ground 8:30pm. Acoustic. Towne Crier Café, Pawling. 855-1300. Four Guys in Disguise 9pm. Hyde Park Brewing Company, Hyde Park. 229-8277.
Tigriss, The Blind Ambassadors Call for times. Backstage Studio Productions, Kingston. 338-8700. Wolf Critton 1pm. Acoustic. Taste Budd's Chocolate and Coffee Café, Red Hook. 758-6500. Live Jazz 7pm. Kindered Spirits, Saugerties. (518) 678-3101. Sketchy Black Dog 7pm. Live @ The Falcon, Marlboro. 236-7970. John Street Jam 7:30pm. Americana. Dutch Arms Chapel, Saugerties. johnstreetjam.net. Johnny Winter Band 7:30pm. $29.50. The Egg, Albany. (518) 473-1845. Rhett Miller 8. Rock. Orient Lounge, Poughkeepsie. www.radiowoodstock.com. Matt Finley, Don Miller, Peter Tomlinson, Chris Bowman 7:30pm. Jazz with Brazilian flair. Jack and Luna's, Stone Ridge. 687-9794. Mitch Katz 7:30pm. Presented by the Rock Tavern Chapter of the Hudson Valley Folk Guild. Followed by open mike. $6/$5 members. Unitarian Universalist Congregation, Rock Tavern. 978-5620. The Chip White Ensemble 7:30pm. Jazz. Bean Runner Café, Peekskill. (914) 737-1701. Hamell On Trial 8pm. Mix of acoustic punk, comedy and commentary. $12/$10. Howland Cultural Center, Beacon. 831-4988. Reality Check 8pm. Rock. La Puerta Azul, Millbrook. 677-2985. Shandy 8pm. Crossroads Brewing, Athens. (518) 945-2337. Bluestone Unplugged 9pm. Acoustic. Babycakes Café, Poughkeepsie. 485-8411. Petey Hop Solo 9pm. Hyde Park Brewing Company, Hyde Park. 229-8277. The Very Sexy Trio 9pm. High Falls Café, High Falls. 687-2699.
Film
The Outdoors
Spoken Word
Wisdom's Way DVD Series 7pm-8:30pm. Author Guy Finley. New Windsor Community Center, New Windsor. 764-6892.
Tuesday Trek: Gertrude's Nose Hike 9am-4pm. Minnewaska State Park and Preserve, New Paltz. 255-7059.
Lesa Cline Ransome & James Ransome 6pm. With discussion. Oblong Books & Music, Rhinebeck. 876-0500.
Kids Kore's Kids Club 9am-12pm. Group for all children ages 5-12 who wish to learn more about Eclectic Paganism. Akasha's Journey, Wassaic. www.koreskids.webs.com.
Workshops Breastfeeding Essentials 6pm-8pm. $55. Waddle n Swaddle, Poughkeepsie. 473-5952. Photoshop Demonstration 7:30pm. Presentation from Hudson Valley Photoshop. Topics will include: masking, layers, and color correction. Beahive, Beacon. (718) 204-8335.
THURSDAY 12
Euro Dance for Seniors & Others 1:30pm-2:30pm. $5/$8 couples. Unison Arts & Learning Center, New Paltz. 255-1559.
FRIDAY 13 Body / Mind / Spirit Kids Yoga 4:30pm-5:30pm. Class will blend postures, breathing exercises, relaxation techniques with story-telling and creative play. $16.50. Yoga Way, Wappingers Falls. Prenatal Yoga 6pm-7:15pm. Yoga Way, Wappingers Falls. Medical Intuitive Connection 6pm-8pm. With Darlene Van de Grift. $20. Sage Center for the Healing Arts, Woodstock. 679-5650.
Art
Events
The Tree Series, Drawings and Paintings 5pm7-pm. Works by Nancy Ostrovsky. Healing Art Gallery, Ellenville. 616-7629.
Bindlestiff Family Cirkus Winter Cabaret 9pm. $20/$15 in advance. Club Helsinki Hudson, Hudson. (518) 828-4800.
Body / Mind / Spirit
Film
Mama's Group with Breastfeeding Support 11am-2pm. Waddle n Swaddle, Rhinebeck. 876-5952. Zumba 5:30pm-6:30pm. $10. Cornell St. Studios, Kingston. 331-0191. Prenatal Yoga 6:15pm-7:30pm. $90 series. Waddle n Swaddle, Poughkeepsie. 473-5952. Gathering with Clark Strand 6:30pm-9pm. Weekly conversation/contemplation. $10. Sage Center for the Healing Arts, Woodstock. 679-5650. Qi Gong 6:30pm-7:30pm. $10. Hands of Serenity Healing, Fishkill. 896-1915.
Melancholia 7:15pm. Rosendale Theater, Rosendale. 658-8989.
Events
Music
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Author Will Hermes; the cover of Love Goes to Buildings on Fire, designed by Mark Alan Stamaty; Bob Dylan and Patti Smith in 1975
New York Groove From 1973 to 1977, the years covered in senior Rolling Stone critic, NPR contributor, and former SPIN editor Will Hermes’s riveting new book Love Goes to Buildings on Fire (Faber and Faber, Inc.), New York’s five boroughs literally rocked with an explosion of revolutionary new musical movements: hip-hop, punk, free jazz, disco, salsa, Minimalism. Once they left their Gotham incubator, these bold new styles would spread like wildfire and inspire whole new variations, but their idiosyncratic, big-bang incarnations could only have been born in New York City. Its name a riff on the title of Talking Heads’ 1977 debut single, Love Goes to Buildings on Fire maps out the concurrent gestations of the key players in each of the above genres as they broke new ground amid the concrete and asphalt. Hermes, who lives in New Paltz and has taught journalism and creative writing at SUNY Albany, SUNY New Paltz, and the University of Minnesota, will read from the book at the Golden Notebook in Woodstock on January 14 at 4pm. Admission is free. (845) 679-8000; www.goldennotebook.com. —Peter Aaron Writing about New York and any facet of its hectic cultural history—even a fiveyear span, as you’ve done here—seems a daunting proposition. What made you decide to take it on? Back in 2005, I interviewed Patti Smith and Lenny Kaye for the Village Voice on the occasion of the 30th anniversary [of the Patti Smith Group's debut] Horses, a pivotal record that also meant a lot to me personally growing up. It was inspiring to talk about how they saw their music as simultaneously upholding and upending tradition, with one foot in the ’60s and another in the thin air of the ’70s. And it made me think about how much other incredible musical innovation happened during those years. To paraphrase a disco song, once I got started, I couldn’t stop. What makes the book especially enthralling is how the narrative flits back and forth between what was happening in all of these seemingly disparate genres, demonstrating how often things intersected, with the artists inspiring each other—e.g., Lou Reed jamming with free jazz trumpeter Don Cherry, who lived upstairs from Talking Heads’ Chris Frantz and Tina Weymouth, or avant-gardist Rhys Chatham having an epiphany while seeing the Ramones at CBGB. Did you have any inkling of the extent of this melting pot phenomenon beforehand? Any other examples of this that really surprised you? Both those examples surprised me. So did David Byrne when he told me about his love for the Monday night “Salsa Meets Jazz” sessions at the Village Gate—of course, he’d go on to make a sort of salsa record himself, Rei Momo. But New York always holds a lot of parallel universes side by side, and sometimes the connections were simply proximity. I was amused when the saxophonist David Murray told me he lived a few doors down from the Ramones; he knew and liked the guys. Apparently, they all bought weed from the same dealer. Perhaps the most obvious parallel to the artistic revolution going on New York between 1973 and 1977 is the one that happened in Paris not long before World War II. In the case of mid-’70s New York it was a perfect storm of cheap rents and a generation of artists finding its voice. Do you believe this can happen in a given city again, or has the socially and artistically collaborative advent of the Internet totally done away with the need for “physical” communities of artists?
That’s a really interesting question. There’s no doubt that the Internet has created vital virtual communities. But then again, musicians from all over still flock to Brooklyn to set up shop. I love that I live in a music-rich community in the Hudson Valley, and I appreciate how the Internet helps foster connections even on a local level, to publicize shows and swap recordings. Music is a communal act; nothing will ever replace the experience of live performance. So there are a few ways of looking at it. You’ve said you weren’t a disco fan back in the day. Indeed, for many of us at the time (and many still) disco was an anathema; the vapid soundtrack of velvet ropeclimbing elitists and substance-fueled decadence that is today mirrored by the dance club segments of “Jersey Shore.” But your book makes clear that before the 1977 arrival of Studio 54 disco was a comparatively egalitarian movement, one fomented by DJs who, in the days before records made specifically for the disco market, played all kinds of music. Can you elaborate? For the record, I’ve never had a problem with substance-fueled decadence; just velvetrope elitism. I loved a lot of disco songs; still do. But plenty of it was just hollow, bullshit music. It was interesting to learn that downtown disco DJs and uptown hip-hop DJs dug a lot of the same records, often R&B jams with hot Latin-influenced breakdowns; after all, hip-hop’s first pop moment, “Rapper’s Delight,” was built on a “disco” song—Chic’s awesome “Good Times.” The pioneering DJs, like David Mancuso and Nicky Siano, prided themselves on eclectic mixes that kept bodies in motion: gay or straight, black or white or Latino. The club culture was innovative and inclusive—it introduced records like [African saxophonist Manu Dibango’s] “Soul Makossa” into the mainstream. It was when serious money entered the picture that things went downhill, as is often the case. You’ve also said that discovering salsa music during the book’s research was a revelation. Can you recommend some favorite salsa recordings, and tell us why they resonated with you? Eddie Palmieri’s The Sun of Latin Music mixes salsa with out-jazz improv and some crazy psychedelic studio techniques; it won the first Latin Grammy in 1976 but has never received a proper reissue treatment, which is a crime. Concepts in Unity by Grupo Folklorico y Experimental Nuevayorquino is a gorgeous, soulful record that digs into salsa’s Cuban roots—it was the Buena Vista Social Club of its day, but without any major-label muscle to help it cross over. Plus, the group name was a mouthful! Celia Cruz is on par with Aretha Franklin or Otis Redding, one of the greatest singers ever. Celia & Johnny is a salsa classic. Her ’60s Cuban recordings with Sonora Matancera, seminal to the ’70s salsa scene, are sublime too. New York has always been a city of perpetual change. But with the onset of gentrification and the recent economic downturn, it’s tempting to say the New York music scene has had its day and likely won’t again experience a golden age on the level of the one in Love Goes to Buildings on Fire. How strongly do you agree? Is the current scene in Brooklyn comparable, or is it still too early to tell? History is always about the past tense, so it’s hard to tell. My favorite record of 2011, whokill by tUnE-yArDs, was born out of the Brooklyn scene, which appears to be as fertile, energetic, collaborative, and world-class as Lower Manhattan in the ’70s. But the scene is bigger, more disparate and spread out, maybe more market-conscious. It’s different. But New York is still a stage that people from all over the world want to climb up on. It’s a beautiful thing. 1/12 ChronograM forecast 101
Theater
Film
Scenes From Past Productions 12pm. Enjoy theater & dance from 2011. Cocoon Theater, Rhinebeck. 876-6470. Annie 8pm. $26/$22 seniors and children. Center for Performing Arts, Rhinebeck. 876-3080.
Amigo Call for times. Rosendale Theater, Rosendale. 658-8989. Rabbit Proof Fence 2pm. $3. Rosendale Theater, Rosendale. 658-8989.
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Workshops Hot Sheet Forming with Vivian Beer Call for times. Center for Metal Arts, Florida. 651-7550. Designing the Front Yard Garden 10am-1pm. $45/$37. Berkshire Botanical Garden, Stockbridge, Massachusetts. (413) 298-3926. Finding Irish Ancestors 1pm. East Fishkill Community Library, Hopewell Junction. 226-2145. Babywearing Bonanza 1pm-3pm. Waddle n Swaddle, Poughkeepsie. 473-5952. January Pin Up Workshop 3pm-7pm. Get all dolled up by Heather Williams (hair and makeup) then have your photos taken by photographer Drew Tynan. $175. Cornell Street Studio, Kingston. 679-8348.
SUNDAY 15 Body / Mind / Spirit Mama with Baby Pilates and Prenatal Pilates 10am-11am. $15. Waddle n Swaddle, Rhinebeck. 876-5952. Himalayan Singing Bowls Practical Training 10:30am-5pm. With special guest Lumena. $90. Sage Center for the Healing Arts, Woodstock. 679-5650. Toddler/Preschooler Yoga 1:15pm-2:15pm. Toddlers through age 4 and their care-givers establish early connections to yoga, body movement, and breath awareness. $16.50. Yoga Way, Wappingers Falls. Baby Yoga 2:30pm-3:30pm. Non-walking babies, including newborns through crawlers, along with their care-givers, establish early connections to yoga, body movement, and breath awareness. $16.50. Yoga Way, Wappingers Falls.
Body / Mind / Spirit Tao Study Group 4pm-6pm. Ageless wisdom for living in the modern world with Stephen Sharkey. $10. Mudita Yoga Center, Kingston. 750-6605. High Frequency Channeling: Archangel Metatron and Master Teachers 7pm-8:30pm. With Suzy Meszoly. $20. Sage Center for the Healing Arts, Woodstock. 679-5650. Transformation Through Kinesiology 7pm-9pm. Explore a particular theme and use Transformational Kinesiology to access and clear subconscious blocks, suck places and limiting beliefs that have been getting in your way. $20-$40. The Sanctuary, New Paltz. (413) 259-4369.
Classes Beginning Ballet 4pm-5pm. Ages 4-8. Backstage Studio Productions, Kingston. 338-8700.
Zumba 5:30pm-6:30pm. $10. Cornell St. Studios, Kingston. 331-0191. A Course in Miracles 7:30-9:30pm. Study group with Alice Broner. Call to verify. Unitarian Fellowship, Poughkeepsie. 229-8391.
Bryan Adams 7:30pm. Ulster Performing Arts Center, Kingston. 339-6088. DJ K Super Thursday Gay Party Night 8pm. River Terrace Restaurant, Beacon. 831-5400.
Classes
Euro Dance for Seniors & Others 1:30pm-2:30pm. $5/$8 couples. Unison Arts & Learning Center, New Paltz. 255-1559.
Swing Dance Class Beginners at 6pm, Intermediate at 7pm, Advanced at 8pm. Boughton Place, Highland. 236-3939. Intro to Improv Class 7pm. Backstage Studio Productions, Kingston. 338-8700.
Events Open Hive/Kingston Gathering + Orientation 5:30pm. Learn all things BEAHIVE and meet folks in the community. Beahive Kingston, Kingston. 418-3731. Live Improv Comedy 8pm. Backstage Studio Productions, Kingston. 338-8700.
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West Coast Swing Dance 7pm. Beginner's lesson at 6:30pm. $8/$6 FT students. Reformed Church of Port Ewen, Port Ewen. 255-1379.
Film Amigo Call for times. Rosendale Theater, Rosendale. 658-8989. Dark Girls 7pm. Movie premiere with special post-show Q&A with actor/director Bill Duke. Palace Theater, Albany. (518) 465-3334.
Kids Art For Kids - Color Splash 11:30am-12:15pm. Ages 1-3. $72 series/$15 class. Waddle n Swaddle, Rhinebeck. 876-5952. Hip Hop I 5pm-6pm. Ages 5-16. Backstage Studio Productions, Kingston. 338-8700. Belly Dance Class 7pm-8pm. $60 series of 4/$20 session. Ascensive Light, New Paltz. (561) 271-7245. Mother/Daughter Belly Dancing Class 7:30pm. $20/4 weeks $69/mother daughter $118. Casperkill Rec Center, Poughkeepsie. (914) 874-4541.
Theater
2012 Carbon Farming Workshops in Regenerative Agriculture Call for times. The Pfeiffer Center, Chestnut Ridge. 352-5020. The Dutchess County Holistic Moms Meeting 6:30pm-8:30pm. Waddle n Swaddle, Rhinebeck. 876-5952.
Annie 3pm. $26/$22 seniors and children. Center for Performing Arts, Rhinebeck. 876-3080.
Workshops West Coast Swing Intermediate Workshop 5:30pm-6:30pm. $12. Reformed Church of Port Ewen, Port Ewen. 255-1379.
MONDAY 16 Body / Mind / Spirit Chronic Disease Self-Management Program 10:30am-12:30pm. Standford's peer-centered workshop provides effective management methods for people with long term health problems. Woodland Pond at New Paltz, New Paltz. 338-6400. Mama's Group with Breastfeeding Support 1pm-2pm. Waddle n Swaddle, Rhinebeck. 876-5952.
Classes Swing Dance Class Beginners at 6pm, Intermediate at 7pm, Advanced at 8pm. Art Society of Kingston, Kingston. 236-3939. African Dance 6pm-7:30pm. $10. Backstage Studio Productions, Kingston. 338-8700. Group: Spiritual, Psychic Development Meditations and Practices 7pm-8:30pm. $40 series of 4/$15 session. Ascensive Light, New Paltz. (561) 271-7245.
Events Bob Kirwood's Benefit Dinner for Autism 5pm-8:45pm. $25. The Local Bar and Restaurant, Rhinebeck. 336-2616 ext. 100. 2012 Hudson Valley Horror Tryouts 7:30pm. Hyde Park Roller Magic, Hyde Park. join@ horrorsrollerderby.com.
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Music Moses Patrou 7pm. Live @ The Falcon, Marlboro. 236-7970. The Hudson Valley Music Revue 7pm. Backstage Studio Productions, Kingston. 338-8700. Blues & Dance with Big Joe Fitz & The Lo-Fi's 7pm. High Falls Café, High Falls. 687-2699. Community Music Night 8pm-9:45pm. Six local singer-songwriters. Rosendale Café, Rosendale. 658-9048.
Workshops
The Black Power Mixtape 1967-1975 7:15pm. Rosendale Theater, Rosendale. 658-8989. Music Together Babies Only: Birth - 9mo 10am-10:45am. Waddle n Swaddle, Poughkeepsie. 473-5952.
Prenatal Yoga 6:15pm-7:30pm. $90 series. Waddle n Swaddle, Poughkeepsie. 473-5952. Qi Gong 6:30pm-7:30pm. $10. Hands of Serenity Healing, Fishkill. 896-1915. Gathering with Clark Strand 6:30pm-9pm. Weekly conversation/contemplation. $10. Sage Center for the Healing Arts, Woodstock. 679-5650. Community Acupuncture 7pm. Evan Schwartz will elucidate the benefits of the ancient Chinese healing practice and share the growing community-based approach that harkens back to its beginnings. Beahive, Beacon. 220-8435.
Classes Healthy Weeknight Suppers 10am. $65. Beacon. (917) 803-6857. Quilting Classes 6pm-7:30pm. Roeliff Janson Community Library, Hillsdale. (518) 325-4101.
Events The Crooked Book Open Mike 7pm. Backstage Studio Productions, Kingston. 338-8700. 2012 Hudson Valley Horror Tryouts 7:30pm. Hyde Park Roller Magic, Hyde Park. join@horrorsrollerderby.com.
Film
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Kids
Community Style Acupuncture 10am-12pm. $30. Waddle n Swaddle, Poughkeepsie. 473-5952. Yoga for Mama with Baby 10am-11am. $65/$12 drop-in. Waddle n Swaddle, Rhinebeck. 876-5952. Diabetes Support Group 4:30pm-5:30pm. The Kingston Hospital Diabetes Education Center, Kingston. 334-4249.
Film
Kids
Tax Talks- Tips and Changes 10:30am. East Fishkill Community Library, Hopewell Junction. 226-2145. Acting For the Fun of It 6pm-9pm. Class for Actors and Non-Actors with Richard Genaro. Pine Hill Community Center, Pine Hill. 254-5469.
Body / Mind / Spirit
Kids Yoga 4:30pm-5:30pm. Class will blend postures, breathing exercises, relaxation techniques with story-telling and creative play. $16.50. Yoga Way, Wappingers Falls. Prenatal Yoga 6pm-7:15pm. Yoga Way, Wappingers Falls. passing of years. yogaway.info
Mama's Group with Breastfeeding Support 11am-2pm. Waddle n Swaddle, Rhinebeck. 876-5952. Zumba 5:30pm-6:30pm. $10. Cornell St. Studios, Kingston. 331-0191.
Music Mozart’s Don Giovani 2pm. $20. Rosendale Theater, Rosendale. 658-8989. Unplugged Acoustic Open Mike 4pm. Unison Arts and Learning Center, New Paltz. 255-1559. Swing 4 4pm. Swing, jump, big band. Bean Runner Café, Peekskill. (914) 737-1701. Live Jazz 7pm. Kindered Spirits, Saugerties. (518) 678-3101.
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Audrey Rapoport’s “Funny Stories” Performing Arts of Woodstock presents veteran comic actors Audrey Rapoport and James Judd in a three-show stand this month staging “Funny Stories,” a series of humorous vignettes. Former members of the famous Los Angeles sketch comedy group the Groundlings, Judd and Rapoport bring a hilarious array of characters to life in “Funny Stories,” from a harried Republic-an Town Hall organizer stalling for a tardy Richard Nixon, to a boozy ex-Mouseketeer determined to get through her nightclub act before being thrown out of Disneyland, to the challenges of pledging the sorority Kappa Delta Fang. Wigs included at no extra charge. January 27 & 28 at 8pm; January 29 at 3pm. Kleinert/James Arts Center, Woodstock. $20/$25. (845) 679-7900; www.performingartsofwoodstock.org.
Dance
Workshops
Wisdom's Way DVD Series 7pm-8:30pm. Author Guy Finley. New Windsor Community Center, New Windsor. 764-6892. The Hidden Hand 7:15pm. $7. Rosendale Theater, Rosendale. 658-8989. Kids' Yoga 4:30pm-5:15pm. Ages 5-10 with Susan Silverstream. $80 8-week session. Mudita Yoga Center, Kingston. 750-6605.
Music Acoustic Thursdays with Kurt Henry 6pm. High Falls Café, High Falls. 687-2699. The Mojo Myles Mancuso Band 7pm. With "Eddy Loves Frank" with the Ed Palermo Big Band. Live @ The Falcon, Marlboro. 236-7970.
Music Jeremy Bernstein Call for times. Backstage Studio Productions, Kingston. 338-8700. Gus Wieland and Brian Conigliaro 7:30pm. Blues. Bean Runner Café, Peekskill. (914) 737-1701. The Harvest Duo 7:30pm. Dance. The Italian Center, Poughkeepsie. 454-1492. Mavis Staples 8pm. Rhythm and blues. The Bardavon, Poughkeepsie. 473-2072. ASK for Music 8pm. Featuring Small Town, Ernie and the Kurt Henry Band. ASK Arts Center, Kingston. 338-0331. Nailed Shut 9pm. Hyde Park Brewing Company, Hyde Park. 229-8277.
Theater Annie 8pm. $26/$22 seniors and children. Center for Performing Arts, Rhinebeck. 876-3080. Urinetown: The Musical 8pm. $18/$15 members. Ghent Playhouse, Ghent. (518) 392-6264.
SATURDAY 21 ART African American Stories 9pm. Explores historic and contemporary responses to Black life and literature in an exhibit and published collection. GCCA Catskill Gallery, Catskill. (518) 943-3400.
Body / Mind / Spirit Qi Gong 10am-11am. $10. Inner Light Health Spa, Hyde Park. 229-9998. Hudson Valley Community Reiki 11am-1pm. New Paltz Recreation Center, New Paltz. www.HVCReiki.org. Reflexology Clinic Day 11:30am-4:30pm. Inner Light Health Spa, Hyde Park. 229-9998. Yoga, You, and Zumbatonic 12pm-1pm. $50/$25 members series. YMCA, Kingston. (914) 388-4012. Restorative Yoga 12pm-2pm. With Shawn. $20. Mudita Yoga Center, Kingston. 750-6605. Hopelight Healing 2pm-5pm. With special guest Sean Lathrop. $20. Sage Center for the Healing Arts, Woodstock. 679-5650. Restorative Yoga of Passive Poses & Sacred Sound 5:30pm-7:30pm. Lea and Philippe Garnier. $35. Bliss Yoga Center, Woodstock. 679-8700. VortexHealing 5:30pm-7pm. Divine healing through the magic of Merlin. $20. Sage Center for the Healing Arts, Woodstock. 679-5650.
Classes HoneybeeLives Winter Organic Beekeeping Natural approach to beekeeping. $175. Sustainable Living Resource Center, Rosendale. www.HoneybeeLives.org. Adult Beginner Contemporary Ballet 1:30pm-2:30pm. Backstage Studio Productions, Kingston. (914) 204-7185.
Events Indoor Kingston Farmer's Market 10am-2pm. Old Dutch Church, Kingston. www.kingstonfarmersmarket.org.
Film The Black Power Mixtape 1967-1975 8pm. Rosendale Theater, Rosendale. 658-8989.
Kids The Ivy Vine Players Puppet Theater 10:30am. Kingston Library, Kingston. 331-0507.
Music
Theater
Vaudeville Circus and Masquerade Call for times. With The Lucky Jukebox Brigade, The Metropolitan Hot Club, Gigi and Pop, Martina Markota, and Honor Amongst Thieves. Backstage Studio Productions, Kingston. 338-8700. Take One Car Call for times. The Wherehouse Restaurant, Newburgh. 561-7240. The MET Live in HD: The Enchanted Island 11am. Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center, Great Barrington, Massachusetts. (413) 528-0100. The MET Live in HD: The Enchanted Island 1pm. The Bardavon, Poughkeepsie. 473-2072. Live Jazz 7pm. Kindered Spirits, Saugerties. (518) 678-3101. Tigran Hamasyan Quintet 7pm. Live @ The Falcon, Marlboro. 236-7970. Midnight Slim and The Strangers 7:30pm. Blues. Bean Runner Café, Peekskill. (914) 737-1701. Albany Symphony Orchestra 7:30pm. Copland, Barber & Bernstein. $19-$45. Palace Theater, Albany. (518) 465-3334. Marc Black Band 8:30pm. Featuring Amy Fradon & Warren Bernhardt. $25/$20. Towne Crier Café, Pawling. 855-1300. Aimee Mann 9pm. $50/$35/$25. Bearsville Theater, Woodstock. 679-4406. Steve Black 9pm. Hyde Park Brewing Company, Hyde Park. 229-8277. Voodelic 9pm. High Falls Café, High Falls. 687-2699.
Urinetown: The Musical 2pm. $18/$15 members. Ghent Playhouse, Ghent. (518) 392-6264. Annie 3pm. $26/$22 seniors and children. Center for Performing Arts, Rhinebeck. 876-3080.
The Outdoors Bashakill Wetlands Area Call for times. Hike, snow shoe, or cross country ski. Wurtsboro. 454-4428. Winter Explorations in Columbia County 1pm-3pm. Walk to explore winter ecology and land use. Farmscape Ecology Program Creekhouse, Ghent. (518) 672-7994.
Spoken Word Discussion with David Margolick 5pm. Author Elizabeth and Hazel: Two Women of Little Rock. Woodstock Library, Woodstock. 679-2213.
Theater Annie 8pm. $26/$22 seniors and children. Center for Performing Arts, Rhinebeck. 876-3080. Urinetown: The Musical 8pm. $18/$15 members. Ghent Playhouse, Ghent. (518) 392-6264.
Workshops Designing Perennials with a European Flair 10am-12pm. $27/$22 members. Berkshire Botanical Garden, Stockbridge, Massachusetts. (413) 298-3926. Chakras in Depth 11:30am-6pm. Energy healing workshop with Susan Shanley and Judy Wyman. $135/$110. Mirabai Books, Woodstock. 679-2100. Beadweaving Jewelry Class 1pm-4pm. 2-week workshop. $80. Cornell St. Studios, Kingston. 331-0191.
SUNDAY 22 Body / Mind / Spirit Mama with Baby Pilates and Prenatal Pilates 10am-11am. $15. Waddle n Swaddle, Rhinebeck. 876-5952. Beginners Series: Intro to Yoga 12pm-1pm. With Shawn. $15/$50 series. Mudita Yoga Center, Kingston. 750-6605. Delivering the Message 1pm-5pm. Dynamic speaking and teaching skills for healers with Peter Blum. $40. Sage Center for the Healing Arts, Woodstock. 679-5650. New Moon Sound Healing 6pm-7pm. With Philippe Pascal Garnier. $20. Sage Center for the Healing Arts, Woodstock. 679-5650.
Events Rhinebeck Winter Farmers' Market 10am-2pm. Rhinebeck Town Hall, Rhinebeck. www.rhinebeckfarmersmarket.com.
Film Into the Abyss Call for times. Rosendale Theater, Rosendale. 658-8989.
Kids Art For Kids - Color Splash 11:30am-12:15pm. Ages 1-3. $72 series/$15 class. Waddle n Swaddle, Rhinebeck. 876-5952.
Music Live Jazz 7pm. Kindered Spirits, Saugerties. (518) 678-3101. Mavis Staples 7pm. Rhythm and blues. $40-$70. Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center, Great Barrington, Massachusetts. (413) 528-0100.
Spoken Word Lecture with Artist Rick Prol & Collector Ari Straus 4pm-5pm. Hudson Valley Center for Contemporary Art, Peekskill. (914) 788-0100. Reading by Carol Goodman 4pm. Author of The Demon Lover. Oblong Books & Music, Rhinebeck. 876-0500.
MONDAY 23 Body / Mind / Spirit Chronic Disease Self-Management Program 10:30am-12:30pm. Standford's peer-centered workshop provides effective management methods for people with long term health problems. Woodland Pond at New Paltz, New Paltz. 338-6400. Mama's Group with Breastfeeding Support 1pm-2pm. Waddle n Swaddle, Rhinebeck. 876-5952. Transformation with Shamanic Sound 6:30pm-9pm. The return of ancient Peruvian whistling vessels with Grandmother Barbara Threecrow Healing. $20. Sage Center for the Healing Arts, Woodstock. 679-5650.
Classes Spring Semester 2012 Call for times. Opening day for classes in creative movement, improvisation, storytelling, drama, scene study, exercise, poetry/masks, choreography, poetry/ dance, portrait drawing, and modern/ballet dance. Cocoon Theater, Rhinebeck. 876-6470. Swing Dance Class Beginners at 6pm, Intermediate at 7pm, Advanced at 8pm. Art Society of Kingston, Kingston. 236-3939. African Dance 6pm-7:30pm. $10. Backstage Studio Productions, Kingston. 338-8700. Group: Spiritual, Psychic Development Meditations and Practices 7pm-8:30pm. $40 series of 4/$15 session. Ascensive Light, New Paltz. (561) 271-7245.
Film Into the Abyss Call for times. Rosendale Theater, Rosendale. 658-8989. Three Stooges Film Festival 7pm. $5/$3 children. Palace Theater, Albany. (518) 465-3334.
Workshops Close Encounters: Identifying Your Spirit Guide 7pm-9pm. $20/$15. Mirabai Books, Woodstock. 679-2100.
TUESDAY 24 Body / Mind / Spirit High Frequency Channeling: Archangel Metatron and Master Teachers 7pm-8:30pm. With Suzy Meszoly. $20. Sage Center for the Healing Arts, Woodstock. 679-5650. What You Should Know About Cervical Cancer and the HPV Vaccine 7pm. Benedictine Hospital Auditorium, Kingston. 339-2071 ext. 100.
Classes Beginning Ballet 4pm-5pm. Ages 4-8. Backstage Studio Productions, Kingston. 338-8700. Hip Hop I 5pm-6pm. Ages 5-16. Backstage Studio Productions, Kingston. 338-8700. Belly Dance Class 7pm-8pm. $60 series of 4/$20 session. Ascensive Light, New Paltz. (561) 271-7245. Mother/Daughter Belly Dancing Class 7:30pm. $20/4 weeks $69/mother daughter $118. Casperkill Rec Center, Poughkeepsie. (914) 874-4541.
Music The Hudson Valley Music Revue 7pm. Backstage Studio Productions, Kingston. 338-8700.
Workshops Acting For the Fun of It 6pm-9pm. Class for Actors and Non-Actors with Richard Genaro. Pine Hill Community Center, Pine Hill. 254-5469.
WEDNESDAY 25 Body / Mind / Spirit Community Style Acupuncture 10am-12pm. $30. Waddle n Swaddle, Poughkeepsie. 473-5952. Yoga for Mama with Baby 10am-11am. $65/$12 drop-in. Waddle n Swaddle, Rhinebeck. 876-5952. Zumba 5:30pm-6:30pm. $10. Cornell St. Studios, Kingston. 331-0191. Message Circle: Receive Messages from Your Loved Ones in the Afterlife 7pm-8:30pm. With medium Adam F. Bernstein. $20. Sage Center for the Healing Arts, Woodstock. 679-5650. A Course in Miracles 7:30-9:30pm. Study group with Alice Broner. Call to verify. Unitarian Fellowship, Poughkeepsie. 229-8391.
Classes Swing Dance Class Beginners at 6pm, Intermediate at 7pm, Advanced at 8pm. Boughton Place, Highland. 236-3939.
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Intro to Improv Class 7pm. Backstage Studio Productions, Kingston. 338-8700.
Events Live Improv Comedy 8pm. Backstage Studio Productions, Kingston. 338-8700.
Workshops Newborn Essentials 7pm-9pm. $55. Waddle n Swaddle, Poughkeepsie. 473-5952.
THURSDAY 26 Body / Mind / Spirit In The Caravan of Rumi: An Introduction To Sufi Poetry & Practices Call for times. Miriam's Well, Saugerties. 246-5805. Mama's Group with Breastfeeding Support 11am-2pm. Waddle n Swaddle, Rhinebeck. 876-5952. Zumba 5:30pm-6:30pm. $10. Cornell St. Studios, Kingston. 331-0191. Prenatal Yoga 6:15pm-7:30pm. $90 series. Waddle n Swaddle, Poughkeepsie. 473-5952. Qi Gong 6:30pm-7:30pm. $10. Hands of Serenity Healing, Fishkill. 896-1915. Gathering with Clark Strand 6:30pm-9pm. Weekly conversation/contemplation. $10. Sage Center for the Healing Arts, Woodstock. 679-5650.
The Christine Spero Duo 8:30pm. Pop, soft rock. Last Chance Tavern, Tannersville. (518) 589-6424. Ryan Montbleau Band 8pm. Rock. Orient Lounge, Poughkeepsie. www.radiowoodstock.com. Reality Check 9:30pm. Rock. Hyde Park Brewing Company, Hyde Park. 229-8277.
Theater Funny Stories 7pm. Featuring James Judd. $20. Kleinert/James Arts Center, Woodstock. 679-2079. Crazy Mary 8pm. Play by A.R. Gurney, with Maryann Matthews and Pam Tat. Unison Arts and Learning Center, New Paltz. 255-1559. Urinetown: The Musical 8pm. $18/$15 members. Ghent Playhouse, Ghent. (518) 392-6264. Annie 8pm. $26/$22 seniors and children. Center for Performing Arts, Rhinebeck. 876-3080.
Workshops Swing Dance Workshops Learn the Foxtrot. Introduction: 6:30-7:15; Intermediate patterns: 7:15-8:00. $15/$20 both. Poughkeepsie Tennis Club, Poughkeepsie. 454-2571.
The Trapps 9pm. High Falls Café, High Falls. 687-2699. The Wiyos 9pm. Club Helsinki Hudson, Hudson. (518) 828-4800.
Kids
The Outdoors
Music
Snowshoe Demo and Guided Tour 10am-1pm. Black Creek, Esopus. 473-4440 Ext. 273. Crazy Mary 8pm. Play by A.R. Gurney, with Maryann Matthews and Pam Tat. Unison Arts and Learning Center, New Paltz. 255-1559.
Spoken Word Reading and Book Signing with Carol Goodman 7pm. Author of The Demon Lover. Inquiring Mind Bookstore, New Paltz. 255-8300. Snow is Good 7pm. Peter M. Groffman will discuss how mild winters threaten soil productivity, plant growth, and freshwater resources. Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies, Millbrook. 677-5343.
Theater Funny Stories 7pm. Featuring James Judd. Winterfest benefit with reception. $25. Kleinert/James Arts Center, Woodstock. 679-2079. Urinetown: The Musical 8pm. $18/$15 members. Ghent Playhouse, Ghent. (518) 392-6264.
The Crooked Book Open Mike 7pm. Backstage Studio Productions, Kingston. 338-8700.
Meeting of Middle East Crisis Response 7pm-8:30pm. Woodstock Library, Woodstock. 876-7906.
Workshops Euro Dance for Seniors & Others 1:30pm-2:30pm. $5/$8 couples. Unison Arts & Learning Center, New Paltz. 255-1559. Using Self-Hypnosis to Change Habits 6:30pm. East Fishkill Community Library, Hopewell Junction. 226-2145.
FRIDAY 27 Body / Mind / Spirit Prenatal Yoga 6pm-7:15pm. Yoga Way, Wappingers Falls.
Dance Swing Dance to The Baby Soda Quintet 8:30pm-11:30pm. Beginner's lesson 8-8:30. $15/$10. Poughkeepsie Tennis Club, Poughkeepsie. 454-2571.
Events Supply and Demand! 1pm-2pm. Pumping information session. $10. Waddle n Swaddle, Rhinebeck. 876-5952.
Kids Music Together Babies Only: Birth - 9mo 10am-10:45am. Waddle n Swaddle, Poughkeepsie. 473-5952. 1-2-3 Imagine! with Elmo & Friends 7pm. Sesame Street Live. Palace Theater, Albany. (518) 465-3334.
Music Dead Unicorn, Chron Turbine Call for times. Backstage Studio Productions, Kingston. 338-8700. Emilio Solla 7pm. Live @ The Falcon, Marlboro. 236-7970. Kati Mac's CD Release Party: Save Me from Myself 7:30pm-10:30pm. $10. Bean Runner Café, Peekskill. (914) 737-1701. Marc Von Em 8pm. High Falls Café, High Falls. 687-2699.
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Spoken Word Reading by Bradford Morrow 4pm. Author of The Uninnocent. Oblong Books & Music, Rhinebeck. 876-0500.
Theater Urinetown: The Musical 2pm. $18/$15 members. Ghent Playhouse, Ghent. (518) 392-6264. Annie 3pm. $26/$22 seniors and children. Center for Performing Arts, Rhinebeck. 876-3080. Funny Stories 3pm. Featuring James Judd. $20. Kleinert/James Arts Center, Woodstock. 679-2079.
Body / Mind / Spirit
Open Hive/Film 6:30pm. A film with a message, each month at this intimate, informal gathering at the hive. Beahive, Beacon. 418-3731. Wisdom's Way DVD Series 7pm-8:30pm. Author Guy Finley. New Windsor Community Center, New Windsor. 764-6892.
Spoken Word
Nuclear Lake Call for times. 4-mile moderate hike. Nuclear Lake, Poughquag. 471-9892.
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Film
Acoustic Thursdays with Kurt Henry 6pm. High Falls Café, High Falls. 687-2699. The Funk Junkies 7pm. Live @ The Falcon, Marlboro. 236-7970. Django A Go-Go Festival 7:30pm. French guitarist Stephanie Wrembel. $24. The Egg, Albany. (518) 473-1845. DJ K Super Thursday Gay Party Night 8pm. River Terrace Restaurant, Beacon. 831-5400.
The Outdoors
Mastering Wok Cooking 3pm-5pm. With Youko Yamamoto. Unison Arts and Learning Center, New Paltz. 255-1559.
Events
Music
Carolina Chocolate Drops 7:30pm. American string band music. $29.50. The Egg, Albany. (518) 473-1845.
Nutrition for the First Year 10am-12pm. $55. Waddle n Swaddle, Poughkeepsie. 473-5952.
Guide to Winter Braising 7pm. $65. Beacon, Beacon. (917) 803-6857.
Kids' Yoga 4:30pm-5:15pm. Ages 5-10 with Susan Silverstream. $80 8-week session. Mudita Yoga Center, Kingston. 750-6605.
Live Jazz 7pm. Kindered Spirits, Saugerties. (518) 678-3101.
Workshops
Classes
Kids
Art For Kids - Color Splash 11:30am-12:15pm. Ages 1-3. $72 series/$15 class. Waddle n Swaddle, Rhinebeck. 876-5952.
Chronic Disease Self-Management Program 10:30am-12:30pm. Standford's peer-centered workshop provides effective management methods for people with long term health problems. Woodland Pond at New Paltz, New Paltz. 338-6400.
Bronze Hudson Valley filmmaker Steven Strauss’s latest film concerns 12 fateful hours in the lives of three teenage girls. Their "girls' night out" is a dark journey into the heart of sexuality and violence, placing them in harm's way. Bronze questions conventional pieties and wonders to what extent “bad girls” are knowing actors. Or are these oversexualized teenagers merely naïve girls taking cues from societal influences? The film will be shown at the Downing Film Center in Newburgh on January 30. A discussion will follow the screening. Bronze was an official selection at the Denver Underground Film Festival, Zero Film Festival in Brooklyn, and the Minneapolis Underground Film Festival. www.downingfilmcenter.com.
SATURDAY 28 Body / Mind / Spirit Yoga, You, and Zumbatonic 12pm-1pm. $50/$25 members series. YMCA, Kingston. (914) 388-4012. Meditation, Intention and the Zero Point Field 2pm-4pm. With Ricarda O'Conner. $20. Sage Center for the Healing Arts, Woodstock. 679-5650. Disappearing Sound 7pm-9pm. With Peter Blum and Philippe Garnier. $30. Sage Center for the Healing Arts, Woodstock. 679-5650.
Classes Adult Beginner Contemporary Ballet 1:30pm-2:30pm. Backstage Studio Productions, Kingston. (914) 204-7185.
Dance Ballroom by Request with Joe Donato & Julie Martin 9pm-11pm. Lesson 8pm-9pm. $12. Snap Fitness, LaGrange. 227-2706.
Events Starr Library's 150th Anniversary Celebration Call for times. Starr Library, Rhinebeck. 876-4030. Millerton Farmers' Market 10am-2pm. Gilmore Glass, Millerton. www.neccmillerton.org.
Music Splendora Techno Party: Cyber Dance Call for times. Backstage Studio Productions, Kingston. 338-8700. Live Jazz 7pm. Kindered Spirits, Saugerties. (518) 678-3101. Fred Smith Jazz Ensemble 7:30pm. Bean Runner Café, Peekskill. (914) 737-1701. Yonkersville Marching Society 8pm. W/Alex P. & the Shoestring Review. Spotty Dog Books & Ale, Hudson. www.thespottydog.com. Reality Check 8:30pm. Rock. Hyde Park Brewing Company, Hyde Park. 229-8277. Big Joe Fitz 9pm. Blues. Mohonk Mountain House, New Paltz. (800) 772-6646. Langhorne Slim 9pm. $13. Bearsville Theater, Woodstock. 679-4406.
Annie 8pm. $26/$22 seniors and children. Center for Performing Arts, Rhinebeck. 876-3080. seniors. County Players, Wappingers Falls. 298-1491.
Workshops Basics of Blacksmithing with Vivian Beer Call for times. Center for Metal Arts, Florida. 651-7550. Intensive Labor 10am-4pm. $155. Waddle n Swaddle, Poughkeepsie. 473-5952. Dowse that House! 2pm-4pm. Space dowsing with Diane Anderson. $20/$15. Mirabai Books, Woodstock. 679-2100. Doody Calls! 2pm-3pm. $10. Waddle n Swaddle, Poughkeepsie. 473-5952. Seed-Saving Vegetables 10pm-12pm. $27/$22. Berkshire Botanical Garden, Stockbridge, Massachusetts. (413) 298-3926.
SUNDAY 29 Art Paintings by Dionisio Cortes 7pm-8pm. John Davis Gallery, Hudson. (518) 828-5907.
Body / Mind / Spirit Mama with Baby Pilates and Prenatal Pilates 10am-11am. $15. Waddle n Swaddle, Rhinebeck. 876-5952. Beginners Series: Intro to Yoga 12pm-1pm. With Shawn. $15/$50 series. Mudita Yoga Center, Kingston. 750-6605. Akashic Record Reveled 2pm-4pm. June Brought. $20. Sage Center for the Healing Arts, Woodstock. 679-5650.
Dance Cinderella 3pm. Performed by New York Theatre Ballet. $18/$12 children. The Egg, Albany. (518) 473-1845.
Film 2nd Annual Catskill Film and Video Festival 10pm-6pm. Community Theatre, Catskill. (518) 943-2410. Collaborators 2pm. A new play by John Hodge, National Theatre Live from London. $12/$10 members. Rosendale Theater, Rosendale. 658-8989.
Mama's Group with Breastfeeding Support 1pm-2pm. Waddle n Swaddle, Rhinebeck. 876-5952.
Classes Swing Dance Class Beginners at 6pm, Intermediate at 7pm, Advanced at 8pm. Art Society of Kingston, Kingston. 236-3939. African Dance 6pm-7:30pm. $10. Backstage Studio Productions, Kingston. 338-8700. Group: Spiritual, Psychic Development Meditations and Practices 7pm-8:30pm. $40 series of 4/$15 session. Ascensive Light, New Paltz. (561) 271-7245.
Music Rise Against 7pm. With A Day to Remember. $37. Mid-Hudson Civic Center, Poughkeepsie. 454-5800.
TUESDAY 31 Body / Mind / Spirit High Frequency Channeling: The Divine DNA Hybridization 7pm-8:30pm. With Suzy Meszoly. $20. Sage Center for the Healing Arts, Woodstock. 679-5650.
Classes Beginning Ballet 4pm-5pm. Ages 4-8. Backstage Studio Productions, Kingston. 338-8700. Hip Hop I 5pm-6pm. Ages 5-16. Backstage Studio Productions, Kingston. 338-8700. Belly Dance Class 7pm-8pm. $60 series of 4/$20 session. Ascensive Light, New Paltz. (561) 271-7245. Mother/Daughter Belly Dancing Class 7:30pm. $20/4 weeks $69/mother daughter $118. Casperkill Rec Center, Poughkeepsie. (914) 874-4541.
Events Dutchess Doulas 10am-11pm. Waddle n Swaddle, Rhinebeck. 876-5952.
Music The Hudson Valley Music Revue 7pm. Backstage Studio Productions, Kingston. 338-8700. Community Music Night 8pm-9:45pm. Six local singer-songwriters. Rosendale Café, Rosendale. 658-9048.
Workshops Acting For the Fun of It 6pm-9pm. Class for Actors and Non-Actors with Richard Genaro. Pine Hill Community Center, Pine Hill. 254-5469. Love Magic for the New Year 7pm-9pm. Cait Johnson. $20/$15. Mirabai Books, Woodstock. 679-2100.
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Anne Surprenant, Drone 1, graphite, pigment stick and encaustic on panel, 2011
Out of the Blue and Into the Black An artist is a spy. She looks around her, noting “top secret” details. Then she conveys this forbidden knowledge to her spy network (i.e. the walls of her gallery). Anne Surprenant is one such spy, revealing the secrets of unmanned aerial vehicles in “Out Of the Blue,” a show at the gallery at R&F Handmade Paints in Kingston. Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs)—commonly called “drones”—are either piloted by remote control or operate autonomously. The United States military uses them frequently in remote regions of Pakistan and Afghanistan. Surprenant’s first picture, Drone 1, is a theatrical “dragonfly drone,” with a doughnut hole above which hovers a circle of reedlike protrusions, like the undulating tentacles of a sea anemone. ( I’ve never seen a drone, I realized.) Surprenant renders these mechanisms with painstaking pencil drawings, covered with a thin layer of shiny beeswax. This may be the first art show ever devoted to drones (though an Australian rock band called The Drones was founded in 1998). One aspect of Surprenant’s art is a romance with flight, the surprising fact that machines can zoom through the air without flapping their wings. (Surprenant is French for “surprising.”) One notices the absolute immobility of her aircraft, as they hover above the Safed Koh Mountains, between Pakistan and Afghanistan. The wax layer adds to the illusion of floating. “Out Of the Blue” was conceived when Surprenant heard an author reading from his book on the radio in July. He narrated the story of an Afghan man strolling away from his compound to see the sunset, during a large family gathering. The Afghan patriarch heard a drone approaching, rushed back, but it was too late. His entire extended family was destroyed. Out of the blue. On the Internet, Surprenant found a video titled “What It Looks Like When a Drone
Vaporizes Humans.” A black-and-white camera captures tiny figures running, being targeted, and exploding. The artist chose three images from the video to mount behind nylon polymer screens, giving viewers the experience of being drone navigators. America was built on slavery, and today we have fashioned a new race of slaves for military use—mechanical slaves who will never complain, call in sick, or demand their freedom. They fly through the sky, blowing up women washing their hair. It’s embarrassing to see “our tax dollars at work”—a shameful American family secret. Drones are not fearsome; rather, they are awkward, insectlike. They seem to be facing backward, because their propellers are in the rear. A hump at the front houses the “brain.” Beneath, they have spindly legs. “Usually, what makes a plane elegant is the lack of landing gear,” Surprenant points out. “In every picture I’ve seen, drones have landing gear.” Her titles are extremely flat and inexpressive: Drone 3, Untitled 1, TV 3. Surprenant is deliberately draining the anger and outrage from her images, as she drains the color, relying on gray graphite, surrounded by bands of black. “One of the feelings that I wanted you to have color-wise, from this show, was a sense of falling asleep in front of a TV,” Surprenant explains. Is this “political art”? It doesn’t depict raised fists or weeping mothers. It avoids the satisfaction of melodrama. But it raises difficult questions I would call political—or perhaps moral. What is our culpability, as Americans, for these foolish-looking angels of death? “Out Of the Blue,” an art show by Anne Surprenant, will be exhibited at the gallery at R&F Handmade Paints in Kingston through January 21. (800) 206-8088; www.rfpaints.com. —Sparrow
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The Most Important Year of Your Life
t was someone named José Arguelles who first described 2012 as the time we would take what he called the leap beyond technology. In his 1987 book The Mayan Factor, he told us that the 13th baktun of the Mayan long-count calendar would be ending on the winter solstice of 2012, personally starting the whole obsession with that date. A baktun is 144,000 days; 13 baktuns add up to about 1.8 million days, or 5,125 years, which is one-fifth of a full precessional cycle (that is, the cycle of all 12 “ages” in Western astrology). Over the past 25 years, predictions of both doomsday and spontaneous enlightenment have flooded New Age literature and bled into mainstream thought, though in all of that time, none of it has struck me as particularly meaningful. Said another way, I’ve hardly ever heard a 2012 narrative I could even vaguely relate to. Pretty much everyone knows that 2012 is an important date in the Mayan calendar, but hardly anyone can tell you what it “means” without drifting into speculation. Our sin-obsessed Christian culture, clouded by truly horrid visions from The Book of Revelation (sometimes called The Apocalypse of John)—the last book of the New Testament—always seems to be waiting on doomsday. However, Judgment Day is our shit, not that of the ancient Mayans. Arguelles got things going with the Harmonic Convergence of August 16-17, 1986, a global meditation for peace. I took part in a major event as part of a spiritual community, and it had nothing to do with the “end of the world” or doomsday. To the contrary, we had our minds on getting the world out of the mess that it was in, not into a bigger one. In recent years, Mayan scholars and Mayan leaders have objected to the obsession with gloom and cataclysm. “For the ancient Maya, it was a huge celebration to make it to the end of a whole cycle,” says Sandra Noble, executive director of the Foundation for the Advancement of Mesoamerican Studies in Crystal River, Florida. To render December 21, 2012, as a doomsday event or moment of cosmic shifting, she says, is “a complete fabrication and a chance for a lot of people to cash in.” The Western Astrology of the 2012 Era That said, 2012 is going to be one of the most significant years that any of us have ever lived through. It’s really an era that spans from 2011 to 2016, and in truth it extends much further in both of the commonly known directions of time. Yet one year from today, we will note that 2012 was indeed a radical turning point. The Western astrology illustrates sweeping changes in culture and geopolitics, and corresponding profound changes in the lives of individuals. Most of the planets involved in the alignments were not known to the ancient Mayans—among them, Chiron, Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto, all of which were discovered by modern science.
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These are the gods of change, and for the next few years they are working in concert with one another, propelling us to wake up, pay attention, and consciously advance our lives. While some will experience this as little other than a wild ride, we are being summoned to participate in existence as a personal event—and as a collective event. Yet that statement calls attention to what it would mean not to participate: to merely observe, to decline participation on the basis of fear, or to attempt to stay stuck in old ways of thinking. If you’re experiencing fear and chaos rather than a bold quest, then it’s time to update your files. Collectively, we have arrived at a point of extreme contraction of awareness, denial, paranoia, and surrender of our power. We are being smothered in our own technology. If we don’t do something about this, global conditions will get worse. It would be fair to say that we’ve arrived at a moment of potentially reclaiming what we’ve given up, and perhaps of claiming something new, but it won’t come in the form of an iPhone app. The astrology you’re about to experience is a calling to personal responsibility and, most significant, to use what we have learned in all these years of study, workshops, yoga classes, many efforts at healing, self-improvement, and personal growth that have become so popular since the 1960s. Now is when we put the pieces together, with a momentous feeling; we are indeed at a point of no return, whether we’re talking about the environment, civil liberties, or going beyond paralyzing fear and judgment. In short, it’s now time to decide what matters the most, and take action. Not in the future—right now. Here are the top five events that illustrate the changes. Each of them influences you personally. To learn out more about how that works, visit www. PlanetWaves.net/2012. The following will give you an overview. Uranus Square Pluto Look to the defining aspect of our era in history, Uranus square Pluto when you’re trying to figure out how it’s possible that Arab Spring, the labor movements of Wisconsin and Ohio, and the Occupy movement all happened within a few months. There are many factors that make 2011 distinct in modern history, and 2011 was just the beginning. When Uranus and Pluto get together, we enter an epoch of revolution. The way that revolutionary movements start is that individual people stir to awareness, notice something, feel a need to participate, and then join forces. Uranus square Pluto combines the revolutionary nature of Uranus with the evolutionary power of Pluto, and focuses them into a powerful force for renewal and change. The last time experienced anything like this was in the mid-1960s, when Uranus and Pluto were in a conjunction. Now that cycle is about to reach the exact first-quarter point, where we can put the many lessons of the ‘60s to work for us. By lessons, I mean the many beautiful opportunities that era teased us with, and the many disasters we witnessed.
Venus Transit of the Sun One of the rarest predictable events in astronomy, this is a precise conjunction of Venus and the Sun—so close that if you’re in the right place, with the right equipment, you will be able to watch Venus trace a line across the Sun. In astronomy, this is the most Mayan thing about 2012, because the Mayan astronomers and lore masters loved the cycles of Venus. Venus’s transit of the Sun is about expression of the solar feminine—that is, the side of the feminine that is not reflected light but rather direct light. Said another way, the Sun becomes Venus for a little while in 2012. Taking place in Gemini, this suggests we can begin to experience ourselves as more balanced in our masculine and feminine attributes. Most of the conflict that humanity experiences (and by that I mean war, torture, and greed) has its deepest roots in sex, gender, and homophobia. It is the combination of repression, inner division, and fear of self that I believe leads to our tolerance of the violence we witness and experience. For those who are interested, we are approaching a rare, concentrated opportunity for emotional integration and gender balance. Planets in the Water Signs In 2010 Chiron began its ingress into Pisces (coinciding with the BP oil spill), arriving to stay in 2011 (this lasts till 2019). Last year, Neptune visited Pisces briefly, and takes up residence in February. It will remain in Pisces for about 14 years. In October Saturn arrives in Scorpio. These water placements describe at least two things: our global water crisis, and our emotional maturity crisis. It’s no coincidence that in many places the drinking water is contaminated with Prozac. That’s because many communities drink “purified” sewage effluent—something that will become increasingly necessary as time goes on. Emotionally, as a society we’re not doing much better, as we drown our sorrows at Walmart and drink the somewhat less purified effluent of our parents and other ancestors. These important planets in the water signs—especially Neptune, the god of oceans—point to a get-real moment of emotional healing, and indicate that our emotions are the heart of the matter where growth is concerned. They remind us that water is the heart of the matter where sustaining our bodies is concerned. The quality of the groundwater, rivers, and oceans connects to our emotional state. Enough oil spills, nuclear meltdowns, and fracking. It’s time to grow up. Mercury Retrograde on Election Day. If you thought the 2010 election was crazy, and if you’ve been following the race for the Republican primary this year, just wait for the actual 2012 election. We live in an era when voter rights are being systematically narrowed down (for students, the elderly and the poor). The 2010 Citizens’ United case has opened the floodgates to politics being a wholly owned subsidiary of corporate America. During the past six months we have been treated to a slate of candidates who cannot identify China as a nuclear power, who want to shut federal agencies they cannot name, who think gay people can be “cured,” who want the smaller, less invasive government to regulate every uterus, who want to eliminate entire circuits of the federal courts and drag judges before Congress, and who have racked up more sexual harassment and cheating than—okay, I will shut up! Here is my point. Mercury stations retrograde on Election Day 2012. The only other election day in American history when a Mercury retrograde was exactly involved was 2000. We are looking at the potential for some huge scam or something really weird, like an electoral college tie. As far as I can tell, we’re about to go post politics. We need to create something functional in its place. Stardate 13.0.0.0.0: The End of the 13th Baktun The Mayan cycle that got the whole conversation going is the X-factor in the equation. Obviously it is significant that a 144,000 day cycle is turning over, particularly involving some of the people who occupied the Americas long before the Europeans arrived. Yet there has been more speculation as to the meaning of this event than there has been grounded creative discussion. We are fast approaching the point where the culture that grew out of the European colonies is simply unsustainable but seems on the verge of collapse. This may be more of a synchronicity than a prediction on the part of the ancient Mayans, but their calendar is all about synchronicity. Certainly, something is changing in the nature of time and how we experience it. Technology does seem to be at the heart of core of the situation. Remember that when José Arguelles was coming up with his ideas about the path beyond technology, nobody had a computer in their pocket. Most people had never even (ever) worked on a computer, much less had several of them in their house. In Conversations with God by Neale Donald Walsh, there is a warning. I think of it as the Atlantis passage, and I’ve quoted it a few times before. “As I have said, this isn’t the first time your civilization has been at this brink,” God tells Walsh. “I want to repeat this, because it is vital that you hear this. Once before on your planet, the technology you developed was far greater than your ability to use it responsibly. You are approaching the same point in human history again. It is vitally important that you understand this. Your present technology is threatening to outstrip your ability to use it wisely. Your society is on the verge of becoming a product of your technology rather than your technology being a product of your society. When a society becomes a product of its own technology, it destroys itself.” Read more from Eric Francis Copplino at www.planetwaves.net.
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Planet Waves Horoscopes Aries (March 20-April 19) This year is about precision. You’ve been feeling this calling for a while, in particular since your ruling planet Mars entered Virgo this past autumn. Your quest may extend to your mental and physical health, your work, and many other factors in your environment. You may apply this as a drive for impeccability, integrity, or even perfection. The problem is that humans are not creatures of precision; we are works in progress. Mars stationing retrograde in Virgo is cautioning you against taking overbearing positions with yourself: pushing yourself too hard, or trying to solve all your problems at once. You would best be served by an approach that works in layers. It’s a little like housecleaning—you sweep before you mop; getting the dishes out of the way is always a good start; you wash, dry, and fold in order. I suggest you take that approach to personal improvement. Meanwhile, beware of overemphasis on the past. You may encounter old issues that are calling for focus. While you’re doing that I suggest you adapt a “clean as you go” approach with present-moment subject matter. Keep your current relationships, enterprises, and work patterns as clear as you can. Proceed carefully and even a bit meticulously, so that you avoid creating new problems. Yet most of all, recognize that shifting your mental outlook will shift the way the world appears to you. If the world looks broken, consider whether that’s how you feel. And remember that your ultimate goal is wholeness rather than perfection.
Taurus (April 19-May 20) There is something about sex that you seem to be trying to work through with every cell in your body. I will start by saying this: You cannot simultaneously exist in a world dominated by vanity, glamour, and the appearance of purity at the same time you reach for authenticity, healing, and being clear about your desires. You must choose to exist in one world or the other. The first set of properties describes a way of life that is based on cloaking yourself in various illusions, while the second is about going deeper than appearances and reaching the substance of who you are and what you have to share. When we talk about sexual healing, we might well ask what exactly we would strive to resolve, correct, or improve. I would propose, first, that you would benefit from being real about what you want, and noticing any fear or guilt that comes up as you name the specifics. Then make an inventory of the situations in your life where love and guilt are transacted as if they are equivalents. Last, check in where you are attempting to experience intimacy without vulnerability, or vulnerability without trust. These three things—intimacy, vulnerability, and trust—together combine to form this thing we outwardly label “love.” The risky territory you’re exploring involves working out just that formula, but beware that to get there, you may have to move many lesser values out of the way. To accomplish that, you must be vigilant.
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Gemini (May 20-June 21) Your relationship life has been nothing less than surreal the past few months, and you may feel like you’re experiencing a kind of replay of everything that you’ve been through. The question now and for the foreseeable future involves commitment. Relationships of any kind call for being held in a container made of agreements. For you right now, both the content and the structure of those agreements is what is up for review. One particular relationship is calling for a complete revision of the “sacred contracts” that are involved, some of which are not so holy. Once you start, this will naturally branch out into the other relationships in your life. As you embark on that you may notice that your current agreements contain all kinds of odd little clauses, riders, and addenda that take you off the main point of what your relationships are about. These are silent expectations, and many of those you can trace back to your parents and grandparents. It’s similar to how the deed on a house or piece of property can contain requirements on subsequent owners, based on agreements made 100 years ago. Note that the first of those supposed requirements where a relationship is concerned involves the concept of ownership itself, which is infused through nearly all of our ideas about “romantic” partnership or marriage. This is the place to start asking questions—or rather, the first things to question are the obvious ones.
Cancer (June 21-July 22) You must accept the fact that a relationship is changing, which does not necessarily mean changing for the worse. Actually, you get considerable influence over what form and direction the change takes, though you’re also being confronted by essential elements that are out of your control. Borrowing from the serenity prayer, you have to sort out the difference. Meanwhile, I suggest you review the history of the relationship. There was a turning point between 2008 and 2009. If the relationship in question dates prior to that era, study the developments at that time; otherwise, consider this date range as a turning point in your relationship history, in total. The changes that are upon you involve both the form of your relationships, and their content. In short, the old forms can no longer hold what you want to express, what you feel, or what you need. They are simply not flexible enough. Yet you may not be aware of what new structure to use. I suggest you allow form to follow function. In other words, what is the purpose and the content of the relationship? Then based on that, how to have the relationship will be more obvious. Yet this is a bigger change than most people think. We tend to put the form of the relationship over the content or purpose. We try to fit people (including ourselves) into preconceived ideas about relationships and this is precisely what is changing.
Planet Waves Horoscopes Leo (July 22-August 23) Focus on what is necessary. Aim your entire concept of beauty or creativity on efficiency—that is where you will tap your creative power. Do your best to expend every drop of your energy consciously. There is a feeling described in your charts, which is doing precisely what is necessary to get the result that you want. You will find that this takes less effort than you think; the operative concept is leverage—not you being leveraged, but you having the leverage. I have noticed that the value of ideas to get things done is grossly underrated, even by many people who work in the realm of ideas. You might consider something carefully until you have a good working concept of what you want; it’s possible that the idea you need will just come to you. In either event it will help you significantly if you delineate what you want to get done or what problem you want to solve. This way you will have a sense of whether an idea that just arrives, or an idea that you gradually brew up, is the one that might do the job. If you don’t define the puzzle first, you’ll be much less likely to notice whether you’ve fit the pieces together correctly. One other thing to be sensitive to is whether you’ve already worked something out. If you need something, check if you already have it. If something is puzzling you, pause and think back and remember if you’ve already solved it.
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Virgo (August 23-September 22) This month, Mars stations retrograde in your birth sign. This is another way of saying Mars will spend a total of eight months in Virgo, about 10 weeks of which it will seem to be traveling backward. Mars is the most assertive planet, so this backtracking is often considered challenging— but it serves a crucial purpose, for you and for us all. The planets seem determined to teach you how to use this mysterious, elusive thing known as your will. Everything you experience must be filtered through one question—what do you want? You will develop the skill of discernment; for example, sorting out everything in your life on the basis of whether it helps you or hurts you. You can learn new ways to correct what is not working about your life, and what you don’t like about yourself. Mars is a hot, sharp object, and it has no morals of its own. You therefore need to be the intelligence behind the changes, and cultivating that awareness is the whole point. Proceed with surgical precision, getting clear on the mental level, then checking with the deeper emotional level and, finally, making your actual adjustments meticulously and carefully. Take the whole duration of the retrograde (January 23 to April 13) to identify and correct the patterns you don’t like, and to cultivate the ones that you know you want and need. Take nothing for granted. There’s no such thing as too careful—unless you spend your days in hesitation.
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Libra (September 22-October 23) If you want to understand yourself, study the nature of fear. There are a few different kinds of the stuff, ranging from a kind of lurking anxiety to paranoia about specific things. Lately you may be experiencing the fear of specifics: of what might happen if you don’t take care of details, or correct certain flaws that you might perceive in yourself. There is a kind of microscope pointing into your deep hidden nature, and you need to use it carefully. Beware of obsession in any form, or of any violent thoughts you might direct toward yourself. By “beware” I mean be aware, and be wary. Notice these mental patterns and see if you can trace them back to their early origins. Despite your laid-back exterior, you possess a kind of deep perfectionism, though it’s not always the healthy kind. Be especially cautious of what you think that others think of you. This is almost always incorrect, though your projections of what others might think is a good indication of what you’re signaling to yourself. If it’s not already clear, you must send yourself more positive messages, and you have plenty of material to work with. In the end it will come down to a question of which viewpoint is true. Which makes you feel healthier? Which leads to your being happier and more productive? This is indeed a time when you will make many improvements to your mental patterns and emotional habits; it’s just a question of how you go about it.
Scorpio (October 23-November 22) To what extent do you rely on outside structure to hold up your life? We all do, to some extent. I am always glad to have a house to live in and boots on when I walk outside in the winter. But it’s also essential to have a strong internal structure, so that you’re the person who is actually guiding your life, and whose spine supports your being. If you’re going to put any personal growth project on top of your list for the next year, strengthening your internal structure is the one. Nearly every important transit that’s happening to you is a commentary on some form of discipline, self-mastery, or being conscious of the boundaries of your life. These serve a purpose: To help you contain, cultivate and direct your creative energy. You may feel like you have so many changes to make that you’re overwhelmed at times. You have a feeling for how much territory you’re going to cover before these particular processes are over, but your inner workings also have significant momentum. You’ve achieved more than you think, though at this point there really is no looking back except to check in, briefly, with where you started. Trust that you have a solid beginning. One of the next places you’re going to be directing your energy is your reputation. The question is, are you known for who you really are, or is there something else going on? One of the themes of 2012 for you is impeccability, which in this instance translates to absolute authenticity. 1/12 ChronograM planet waves 109
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I suggest you use imperfection as your teacher. Since perfection doesn’t exist except as a concept, you need to put to good use the things you perceive as “wrong” with yourself. What’s interesting is that what you perceive as being a problem and what you perceive as being your best assets may be very close together, so close that they are inseparable. You may notice, for example, what is “imperfect” about your body just as you notice your own beauty. You might observe that you’re in good health but before you have time to appreciate that, you may be annoyed by the one or two persistent problems you have—and the negative can have a way of dominating the discussion. It’s like the small issue gets your attention and obscures your perception of everything else. Obviously, this is not the way to make progress, especially if you want to develop your talents, be of service, and feel better about yourself—all things that are eminently possible right now. You’re being challenged to work with a functional standard of quality and monitor your judgments of what is good and what is not (especially about yourself). Yet most significantly, you need to develop a sense of perspective. Perfection may not be a value, but improvement certainly is a useful one. I often think of what my old friend Melinda scrawled into my high school yearbook: Someone is not a true artist until they can see the flaws in their own work.
Capricorn (December 22-January 20) Faith is one of the most difficult-to-grasp concepts, but as an actual thing in the world, it’s fairly easy to see. And it’s what you need to be the most vigilant about now. Your solar charts suggest that you’re having a crisis of faith in yourself, so you may notice this quality more by its absence than by its presence. This will work—as long as you recognize what’s going on, and go to the next step. One thing I can tell you about faith is that it comes from inside you. If there is an external source, then by my definition anyway, it’s not faith. Therefore, seek that internal source of connection. At the same time, you seem to be in a colossal struggle to work out what you believe: about life, about yourself, and, ultimately, about what is possible. You may be feeling the effects of disappointments relating to prior plans, or a sense of failing to meet your own potential—and these may be influencing what you believe is possible. Let’s stick with that for a moment. If what was possible in the past is any indication of what is actually possible in the future, then humanity would have made no progress on anything, ever. What is possible today is, specifically, what was not possible previously. Therefore, consider what seems impossible today as an indication of your true potential. If you can gently notice where you lack faith, you’re halfway to being filled with it.
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For the next few months, you’re going to be working out the details of a partnership that may have you going over old ground. This is not about backpedaling; it really is about resolving unfinished business. The good news is that once this phase ends, you’ll be able to proceed with actual courage and confidence. The lessons you’ll learn include the nature of commitments and what it means to get into them (and out of them), and how much care you must take to ensure that the fine points are really what they should be; and a big wake-up to the power you have when you step forward with your independence rather than thinking you need others to be involved in every decision. What seems like a review will really be a planning phase for a period of your life that I would describe as a period of achievement. There is a warm-up to this phase, and you’re in it now. The more you have a grasp on the history of recent years (and some long-gone ones), the more successful you will be. In the most positive sense, your success comes down to one thing: knowing what you want. That, in turn, breaks down into several subtopics, including knowing exactly what would get in the way of that awareness. In the process, you will map out your psyche and the maze of your life, and this map will be an extremely useful tool as you move forward.
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